Provincial Exhibition

This week's Provincial Harvest Festival is an event that is long overdue. The fact that it is being held in conjunction with the Rural Youth Fair-an important event in its own right-makes it all the more interesting and, no doubt, will help in attracting visitors.

This Province is in great part an agricultural community. Its prosper- ity in practically every aspect of its economic life depends in large mea- sure on azricultural production. Yet, it is years since farmers had the

. opportunity of displaying 'matured

crops in a well organized exhibition. This was a mistake, and it is to be hoped that from now on the fall festival will be a regular event. It will probably not attract the great crowds which patronize Old Home Week, since of course the height of the tourist season has passed, and many of the side attractions of the earlier event will be missing from this one. Nevertheless, the attend- ance will be quite satisfactory and any deficiency in numbers will be more than compensated by the per- sonal interest so many of our own citizens will have in the products on display.

in any case, the event will be a dramatic representation of the Island's basic industry; and, as such, its value will reach far beyond the exhibition itself into the cultural life of the community. Premier Mathe- son is to be heartily commended for his consistent advocacy of the plan which is not taking shape.

Federal Nominations

The Conservatives are following a wise course in getting their federal candidates early in the field, as well as in losing no time over selecting a new leader in place of the Rt. Hon. Mr. Drew. The generally accepted rumor is that the election will be called in June of next year; but the Prime Minister's decision on this point is still to be announced, and in any case preparedness on the part of Opposition parties is essential if they are to function effectively when the campaign is on.

The Queen's County Conserva- tives are to be congratulated upon their largely attended convention In Charlottetown and the calibre of the candidates they have chosen. Mr. Macbean, the sitting member, has proven an able and conscientious representative, and his associate, Mr. Macquarrie, is a brilliant speaker as- well as student of public affairs. Whether they win, lose or draw we may be sure that they will give a good account of themselves. The -Liberals have still to nominate their man; but it is no disparagement either of the sitting Liberal mem- bers or his prospective running mate to su' that with such opponents they will have a strong fight on their hands.

That is as it should be. Elections

' all not always won on the personal

rmrits of the candidates, but no pr-ty can afford to minimize the importance of this factor. It is the bsst way of maintaining the prestige

idppllblicofflcsandofensuring vig-

and competent representation ldttawi. We need this more than tn&, if we are to realiss our . hly Pionssracl heading of cattle is I it ' fnthlscamtry.

t O m known, H370 expslmsnb & '50:"! i were the first zeeoulsd use of artificial insemination in cattle. . At the present time, approxi- ”mately 600.000 head of cattle ars bred artificially in Italy. The Milan artificial breeding unit alone breeds approximately 45,000 head in a year. The greatest concentration of cattls in Italy is in Lombardy. where there are approximately 1,500,000 head, of which roughly 50 per cent are Hol- ateins, the balance being Brown Swiss. The group of Italians are visiting Canada in order to study our Hol. stein cattle. and to Purchase a few bulls of top calibre breeding. These will be used in the Italian artificial breeding units. TI'adili0na11.V'. Italy has pui-chased her cattle from Swit. sex-15nd and from liolland. However, Prof. Bondonna and the other mem- bers of his pzWY.V have been im- pressed by the record of Canadian Holstein bulls that have been ship- ped to Italy in recent years, and have come to this country in con. Sequence. I

Agricultural Prospects

At. least. mu; uciiiescnu.-iii must be credited to the recent annual con- vention of the Maritime Provinces Board of Trade. It drew public at- tention to a weakness in the econo- mic situation for which there is not the slightest excuse: the importation by all sections of the region of vast quantities of foodstuffs which could just as easily be produced at home in good quality. Mr. H. H. Smith, port and industrial commissioner of Saint John, N.B. stated: "Markets here are flooded with imported pro- duce. We must find a solution if we are to have a stable economy.” Mr. Mr. C. M. McLean. manager of the Co-op Supermarket in this city, backed up Mr. Smith's view by say- Ing: "We don't produce a quarter of what we could sell.” As If that were not enough evidence to support the general argument that the Marl- times are neglecting ready-made op- portunities for economic expansion, Dr. Waldo Walsh, Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Nova Scotia, spoke up tosay that "last year the Marl- times spent millions of dollars on imported beef."

Here, surely. is one field in which the Maritime Provincms are capable of holding their own with any area in Canada or the United States. It is of little use to seek new industries, which may or may not prove to be economically feasible, so long as we pay little or no attention to expand- ing and improving the one big in- dustry which is common to all the Provinces. There can be no question of the ability of Maritime farmers to increase productivity to meet the needs of local markets. Apparently, the only thing needed is an incentive in the'way of reasonable credit facilities. That ought not to be too difficult a thing to bring about if governments and trade organizations would get together in unity of pur- pose and in a genuine effort to find a way. It would surely be preposter- ous to keep on assuming that such a rich agricultural region as this Is can produce no more than one- quarter of the present population's needs.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The weather here since autumn made its formal appearance has been disappointing enough; but it has been even more so in other places. Toronto has had at least one snow flurry, and in upper New York State - there has been a full inch of it. So, we must not complain too loudly.

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The United States Department of Agriculture has decided to subsidize potato growers again this year, pro- vided they agree to keep lown qual- ity products from tho markets. The subsldywlllbesocsntsperloolbs. for potatoes sent to starch factules. flour mills and feed lots from now toDec. 31st. AfbrIhatthcllNdy will be 40 gents.

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Sick Mariners Service

Canadian Press, Halifax

Behind the headlines telling of, sick or injured seamen landed at Canada's ports is the story of clinic and hospital services pro- vived for men and women who I have made the sea their liveIi- , hood. The Sick Manners Service in , Canada is administered by the federal department of health and welfare. Ships of all nations. call- ing at Canadian ports, help in some measure to defray cxpenlel. .

For the fiscal year 1954-55.x Sick Msrin2rs' Treatment Serv- ices spent about 8066.590 while dues collected from Ihlps totalled only 8311,11).

At the port of Halifax. revenue from ships" dues for 1935 was M.- 234.ll0. Dues are two cents per registered ton. collected three times a year from regular users of Canadian ports.

If a vessel makes less than three calls s year, It pays on each

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In 1955, Halifax hospitals ban- died about marine cases, most of which were covered by the Sick Mariners Fund. Medical treatment is given either at the Halifax lnflrmatary or Camp l-lull Hospital.

BENEFIT IIEQUIREMENT

To qualify for benefits under the Canadian Shipping Act, a mariner must be landed at port by the yes-

sel on which he signed. if he is ;

transferred from one ship to an- other whlle at sea and lauded by the latter. he doesn't qualify as a sick mariner.

This does not apply to fisher- men whu may qualify if they have made at least one trip during the year on a vessel that has paid sick mariner's dues.

seamen of many nationalities are treated in the course of a year. in cases of linguistic dif- ficulties. ship personnel are some- times able to act as Interpreters. Sometimes. the hospital has to find an interpreter.

Excepting emergency cases, the patient is examined at the Sick MarIners' cllnlc before admission to hospital. After treatment. he returns in the clinic for medical clearance and is sent home or back to his ship.

Many minor ailments are treated at the clinic. It was kept busy last year treating 2.652 cases of influenza and assorted cuts. bruises and infections.

In addition. several hundred seamen are vaccinated annually by the doctors of the clinic, and Halifax is the only centre in the province where inoculations against yellow fever are given.

Inoculation is free to any per- sons planning a trip to tropical areas where danger of contract- ing tlie fever exists.

In SchweiIzer's "F-gioisleps

The full happy life of a well- msnnered rnlllionalrs was beginn- ing to unfold for William Lsrlmcr Mellon. Jr., In 1947.

scion of the Pittsbur Mellons,

g Mellon. at 31. say had retired-from whatever it Is that millionaires retir&to his new house and ranch In Arlsons with his wife and children.

Then cns day tbs lounging mil- lionaire chanced to flip through a picture magazine and came across an article on the work of Dr. Albert Schweltssr la the jungles of Africa.

From that day on, Mellon was consumed with a passion to serve life rathir than constantly call on it for service.

Mellon went back to school. Seven years later be emerged from Tulane University medical school in New Orleans as Dr. Will- iam Larlmsr Mellon Jr. IIEMIMIIIED HAITI

With his wife. the former Gwen

' Grant, when family established

the philanthropic Grant Founda- lion, Mellon had visited Haiti is 1052. no remembered tbs poverty, the helplessness. tbs physical mis- eries of the rural atlon.

in the broad, slop Artibcuits Valley at Descliapellss. Dr. Mal- los built the Albart lcliweltssr

Memorial Hospital. I 82.000.U)0 50- bed hospital in cos of the poorest and most thickly populated areas in the Western Her-nlsphera. On his doth birthday last June lib. two years after construction be- gun, he quietly opened the doors. To avoid being swamped with applications from all over the Is- land, Mellon had to limit his is- cllltles to treating the sumo na- tives who lived nearby. lie map out a 400-acre hospital dis ct. Thou outside the perim- eter must ms the dispensary-htw pftals run by the government board of health. GOVERNMENT HELPS Dr. Mellon built his modern. alr- condltlonsd hospital, complsfs with three sting rooms. x-ray facilities. in stories, dental clinic and morgue. on s in-acre tract granted by the government. Annual upkssp run: to about mo.- ooo. Anothnr in-am sovorsmsnt grant prcvldsd farm land M the Institution to rain Its own food. The Grant. Pounds” donstsd if staff bungalows. Four Anssrlean physicians, sll lsllsts. two laboratory techni- ns and but nurses, in addition other

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of the more than .000 spent by American hospitals 1954 was for payrolls.

this direction.

in industry. salary increases are absorbed somewhat by increases in labor productivity. This prod- uctivity increase is not possible In hospitals.

Another factor In booting hos- pital labor costs. Superlntsndent Brown points out. is that there is far more competition for female help from industry and labor than before World War 11. -, OVERHEAD CONTINUES

R E . too. that overhead continues on empty beds. And be- lieve it or not. the average oc- cupancy of hospital beds has dropped during the last nine years from 71 to 71 per cent.

Because of shorter working hours and new services and pro- cedurss required in diagnosis and treatment. hospitals need more- emplcyes these days. Back in 1946 hospitals required 1.48 cm- ployes per patient per day. By 1964 they needed 1.98 employes.

Your hospital bills are high. but hospital costs are higher. too. How- ever. you get more and better care today than ever before. QUESTION AND ANSWER

T.E: A cousin of mine has lub- erculosis of the kidney. is it cos- tsgious?

Answer: Usually, tuberculosis of the kidney Is not readily trans- mitted to another person.

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WASHINGTON (AP)-U.S. Fla) and wildlife service officials are optimistic that Aluknn salmon runs are headed back to previous peaks. The harvest bounced back strongly this last summ after several seasons of low catch. Es- caparnsnt of fish to the spawning grounds also was good.

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ildlsa. tribes. la. Canada will soon have to keep a directory uf honorary "white man" chiefs if they keep on with this busincn of handing out feathered head sear. Every few weak: or montlis another "white brother" is made an Indian cbief.-Sud- bury Star

some 50 nations not very long ago signed a convention for the protection of cultural property in the event of an armed conflict. Unfortunately the atom bomb has not learned how to distinguish be- tween a building used for cultural purposes and an ordinary bulld- Ing.-Fort William Times Jour- nal

it would appear that the Com- munlsts can at last defend their claim to al "first" invention. In East Gsrrnany they are producing a midget cigaret for people who only want a few puffs. it Is about two Inches long. shorter by three- quarlers of an Inch than the reg- ulars nnd one and three-afghths Inches shorter than king-size.- Welland Tribune

We would Imagine that if Ila truth were known, those whose task it is to train the soldldrs would be much happier without the sur- roundings of luxury. Unfortunate- ly. such trimmings are all too fre- quently thrust upon the arnw by back office boys In the Defence Department who have no idea of how an army should be trained. it might be an Idea to curtail much of the luxury now evident.-Moon Jaw Times-Herald

Dr. Benjamin Dinar died the other day in New Haven at the age of eighty-four. That is re- markable enough. But even man noteworthy Is the way in the years since the University of

Wisconsin imposed its autnuIllc-

retirement at seventy. lie wagbkj en on as a research consultant by Lederle Laboratories and led the team of scientists which discov- ered the wonder drug aurooIny- cln. Can it be that In retiring men llke.Dr. Dunsr automatically we are wasting one our most valuable resources'l-Lond- on Free Press

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A convention which. is many respects. put the GOP and De. rnocrats to shuns was held the other day down in Britt, luv",

it was the annual get-togethgr of-

tlie I-loboes of America; the happy. go-lucky boys of the United States- Snd gwanads wb:m;l;ie' the rail; u y are g in -

want cushions for box cars',yilty-kg" Pious. and bigger and better handouts of Mulligan new, 13' lesntes promised "not in sun is any time with more than three sheets in the win ".-lcthbrldge Herald

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TWENTY-FWE YEARS AGO (Sept. 37. 1081) Announcement was made of tho appointment of Major C.C. Thorn- PSOIII. M.C., to the Pensions Trib-

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A reduction In the train service both local and inter Provincial by

the Canadian National Railway WII Itmnsly protsstad Pre- mier Stewart. it meant dis-

continuance of connections with the Maritime Express wostbound and the Ocean Limited westbound.

(Sept. I1, mo L.A. In and was elected pres- Idsnt at e organisation muting of the Canadian Legion lrsacli

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