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PAGE 6 WEDNESDAY. rT(TonER 17. 1932

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Not Very Illuminating

The announcement that. three engineering firms had been hired by the Federal Public Works Depart- ment to stud_v the task of construct- ing a causeway between Prince Ed- ward Island and the mainland was featured in our Ottawa news _vester- day-—-not because it. was new but because it represents all we have heard from official sources about this project since before the last federal election.

On June ll, under the heading “Reassuring News”, we commented on this anouncement when it was first made. noting that the three firms mentioned have headquarters in-Ontario and Quebec. with offices in the Maritimes, which we inter- preted as meaning that the work would be distributed pretty widely throughout Eastern Canada.

At that time. the announcement indicated that definite action had been taken in launching this great undertaking. We construed it as a guarantee that the Conservative causeway pledge would be redeemed ——not some time in the indefinite future, but without further loss of time. Otherwise, we suggested, this action in engaging engineering firms would be a piece of political trickery that our electors would not easily forgive.

NOT MUCH PROGRESS—Mon- day’s statement in the House of Commons indicated that while the engineering firms have combined to form a company called Northumber- land Consultants Limited, no re- ports have yet been submitted to the minister. It is time, we submit, that they got busy.

In the pre-election statement last. June we were assured that “the plans should be completed, ready for construction to start in two years," and that the project itself would take a further six or seven years to complete. This was something of a letdown from Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s earlier statement in Charlottetown in which confidence was expressed that the causeway would be completed in 1967——the Confederation centennial year. We discounted that at the time, how- ever, as a piece of campaign oratory, since it appeared to have no support from the government's engineers. But we did accept as valid the pledge that the work would start within two years. and we mean to keep this assurance in the forefront in discussing the matter from now on.

HOPE DEFERRED—When the Speech from the Throne came out at the opening of the new session of Parliament. we scanned it hopefully for some evidence of the Govern- ment's concern about the pledge that had played such an important part in re-electing four Conservatives in this Province. There was none. Then we waited until the receipt, yester- day, of the Hansard report of the tpeech given in the debate, on Oct. 11, our junior member for

~ Queens, Mr. Heath Macquarrie. We

. . build a few lines there about the ~ ppeeway, all riglrt’, but the refer-

wae disappointingly v a g u e.

M jhad mentioned the cause-

the evtilsiitly felt .\ reply’,-.. ‘t

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will require for the atudlee which must precede the eventual construct- ion.” Mr. Macquarrie then went on to express the hope that “all hon. members in this House will come across that causeway before too long." That was all there was from our representative on the sub- ject. In a speech occupying six and a half columns of Hansard, there wasn’t any more!

We are hoping, however, that something more tangible will come out during the current session. We are hoping that our Island members will be responsible for bringing it out, and that we can give them credit for their zeal in this connection. But they haven’t made 9. very auspicious start, and they will have themselves to blame if the public gets the idea that we are in for another political runaround on this issue. It requires to be kept before the House as a matter of major importance to the whole Atlantic area. Nor should there be any excuse for Opposition spokesmen getting up from time to time, as in the past, to request the information we want and are en- titled to get as to the progress that is being made.

The 87th Congress

The longest Congressional ses- sion since 1951 is now over at Wash- ington. With adjournment, the mem- bers who have chafed to get to the hustings will be free at last to cam- paign for the November elections. Of the 536 members of the 87th Congress, 422 are seeking re-elect- ion and six House members are bidding for the Senate. On the elect- orate's judgment of the record—- embracing issues of both national and local concern——will depend how many of those 428 legislators will be back when the next Congress con- venes on January 8.

According to the New York Times, the one outstanding accom- plishment of Congress this year was its approval of the President's bold program for expansion of foreign

commerce; but even this was hedged ‘

with protectionist devices and a par- ticularly harmful change of policy toward trade with Poland and Yugo- slavia. The most glaring deficiencies in the record were inythe rejection of virtually all bills that entailed any. element of‘ originality or experi- mentation in coping with urgent do- mestic probems.

It was a session that had long since completed its major work, but lingered on in maneuvering over issues of special concern to individ- ual members. Among the issues were appropriations and the “pork bar- rel.” This latter issue involved two bills—-one a $2.2 billion measure authorizing federal construction pro- jects in a number of Congressional districts, the other an appropria- tion bill for some previously autho- rized “pork barrel” projects.

A Gongressman’s salary is $22,500 a year, and there are a lot of “extras” that go with the job. The cost to the taxpayer of Congress and the agencies that provide ser- vices for the lawmakers will exceed $147 million this year, which is at the rate of almost $275,000 for each of the 437 representatives and 100 senators. This may explain much of the difficulty the President ex- perienced in getting his reform measures through.

As one Washington commentator put it, “The first rule of :1 Congress- man is to get re-elected. And once a lawmaker tastes the rich broth of economic and social security in the most elaborately and expensively appointed parliamentary body in the history of the world, not even a Kennedy can make him break that rule."

EDITORIAL NOTES

Premier Shaw is back on the job. with the best wishes of all our citizens for the continued enjoyment of his oldtime vigorous and buoyant good health.

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The facts about the military buildup in Cuba were put on a U.S. congressional committee record the other day by Mr. George Ball, Undersecretary at State. Contrary to what'~eome political spellblndere have been saying they showed, con- clusively, that this buildup is not only not capable of offensive action,

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but also it"4ia not capable of defeat 4

eive a\ction nainet the United States. The United States, urine only son-

WALKING ON EGGS

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Over $50 Million A Year Turkey Business

of-«fat than our standards will

The appetizing odouns tradit- ionally associated with kitchen prcparations on the se c on d Monday in October aroused my curiosity.

Are those delicious precursors traditional? The Columbia Encyclopedia reassured me:

“T rkey — large game bird. allied to the pheasant and na- tive to North America. In the early days the abundant wild turkey provided abundant food for the colonists. Turkeys are polygamous. Turkeys are rais- ed especially for Thanksgiving Day, of which they are a tradi- tional symbol, and for Christ- mas. The customary turkey on Thanksgiving Day is a remind- er of e four wild turkeys serv- ed at the Pi1g»riims' first thanks- giving feast. which commemor- ated the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony in 1621, after a winter of great starvation and privation."

Most importantly. I also learned that the wild turkey is now exterminated in Canada and the north-east United

States.

So there we have the w h ole story with its traditions: thanks- giving for h a r v e st, the cus- tomary turkey, no wild turkeys left so it must be a store tur- key — and that North America custom enshrined in the divorce court might have originated in the habits of the turkey.

TRADE FOLLOWS CUSTOM

But I was surprised to notice the inscription on the cellophane vest in which the family turkey had arrived. “Inspected for wholesomeness by U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture — eviscer- ated young turkey — product of U.S.A. — ready to cook — Val- ley packed in the turkey centre of the west—Califiornia. U.S.A.”

Enquiries at the Department of Agriculture here put me’ touch with a well- informed and helpful official. who told me the story behind my apparently rare—not in the culinary —- immigrant turkey.

Ten years ago we used to import as much as 12 million pounds of turkey from U.S.A.

every year. “Canada is tra- ditionally a deficiency country in turkeys," the official told me. But about eight years ago, imports were clamped to a dead stop for two years. This enabled our own producers to step up their flocks and to convert to the modern evlscerating and processing. At about that time

so, a great effort was made’

\to breed smaller turkeys which would fit into the average fam- lly oven and the average lem- lly menu.

The U.S. turkey-growers pro- tested loudly. We had no legal r t to lose border to turkeys, they charged. So out border

That is about one-third of their

previous unrestricted exports of

turkey to us.

NEW CANADIAN LINE But meanwhile, our own

lannere exipa

market that they now produce

and sell —- in Canada — some

100 million pounds of turkey

each year. - The . . birds are slightly

cheaper. but there is a duty of

5 cents per

pound to our own farmers. as well ae

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turkey -— all the way from California — e In" Ottawa for 47 cents ad, "while a hen a

imported turkeys and our

ficials inspect them for grading ipass. con- 1 and l harvest thanksgiving

on the four standards: formation, fat. finishing

processing. Our standards are

slightly higher than U.S., but they accept birds carrying more

So that is how the European crossed the Atlantic and brought to Canadian farmers a domestic demand for a new product.

Further Sq

It's autumn again and the dis- appearing summer weather ap-

ueeze On Berlin

y Carmen Cummin Canadian Press Staff Writer

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parently is taking with it the ,

period diplomats were calling the “cold war pause."

Once again the Soviet Union -

is pressing its plan to sign a ‘

separate peace treaty with East Germany. This time many West- ern l e a d e r s, particularly in Washington, believe the us- slaps will follow through. A

1. least some of the appre-V hension grows out of the Soviet ‘ l

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States gets its Nov. 6 congres- sional elections out of the way.

Soviet-U.S. negotiations are expected to be renewed then, and a number of American leaders have forecast a further squeeze on Berlin if the West has nothing new to offer. GERMANS STAND PAT

The West is not expected t.o have anything now. West Ger- many's Chancellor Adenauer. standing inflexibly on his policy of “patience. toughness and te- nacity,“ has scheduled a visit to Washington for Nov. 7--after thc elections but in time to beat Premier Khrushchev if he de- cides to visit the United Nations and meet with President Ken- ned

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The emphasis in Western thinking is not so much on what to do if Russia signs a separate treaty as on what action will be necessary afterward to de-

nd Western rights in Com- munist-surrounded West Berlin.

Specifically. what reaction would be necessary to counter restriction of civilian access to Berlin, which East Germany al- ready controls? Or on harass- ment or blocking of Western

Their Own Brooclcosters National Geotrlahlc Social!

Two grizzly bears in Yellow-

stone National Park are now

operating their own radio stat-

Mlnlature transmitters,

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‘would be any East

. their Berlin garrisons.

military access, which would pass to East German control with the signing of a peace treaty?

The U.S. has assured West German Foreign Minister Ger- hard Schroeder, now in Wash- ington, that it will maintain the right of civilian as well as mili- tary access. There have been rumors that Germany would require diplomatic visas t'_oi west Germans going to Bet-

1!‘. TRADE THREATS

Much more serious, however, erman move to cut off the Allies from

Defence Secretary McNamara has warned that the U.S. would use atomic weapons if neces- sary to protect Western access to the city. Russia has promised in turn that if the West refuses to recognize East German sov- ereignty, Soviet forces would block any attempt to break into Berlin.

Khrushchev, presumably, as anxious as the West to avoid such a confrontation.

Thus it seems improbable that he would hand over to East Germany unlimited control of the Berlin lifelines. More likely. he will insist, a peace treaty is signed. that the East Ger- mans tread cautiously until the Communist gain as been con- solidated ano tension has eased.

This would be ll with Russia's so-called "salami" tac- tics of removing Western rights slice by slice. There would be time enough afterward to work for the removal of Western forces and the transformation of Berlin into a "free and de- mil.itarized" city.

Hossbock Nurses Roa in ‘Kentucky

By Dr. Theodore 1!. Va Dellen “HOSSBACK nurses" are

Kentucky. Most. of their horses have been replaced with four wheeled vehicles. In addition. the-i1 duties have been lightened through the introduction of run- ning w a t e r and indoor plumb- ing and improved diets and medications. The organization Is geared to serve 10,000 per- sons over 700 square miles. . The F.N.S. was founded by Mrs. Mary Brecldnrldge in 1925. According to Joe Creason. of the Louisville Courier. after e lost her own two young- stcrs,she devoted her life working for the children of oth- er mothers. There was no better place to than in the remote coun- At

talus The horse was the only means of transportation to cer- tain points; from there it be- came necessary to walk.

Mrs. Brecklnrldge is 80. Most of the success of the venture stems from her executive abil- ity and planning. The hospital at Hyden became the hub. with at: (now five) nursing centers scattered throughout the area. Each center has subsidiary out- posts where weekly clinics are held and two nurses, a grad- uate and a nurse-midwife, usu- ally live at each center.

More than 13.000 babies have been delivered by the nurse- mldiwives of the F.N.S.; 8,000 were delivered at home and only 11 mothers died. But the main function of the members of this organization is general nursing care of mothers and Preventive medicine and social service are pro- vided. Last year, more t han 25.000 house calls were me d e and the nurses saw almost as many more in their clinics.

The ability to pay never has ‘ Mrs

pay something. This is in keep- ing with the independent spirit of the mountain people.

an Dellen will answer questions on medical topics if stamped, self-addressed envel- ope accompanles request.)

ACIIING HEELS L.G. writes: After 1y i n g down for five or ' six hours, I notice pain at the bottom of my heels when I get up. Have you anv suggestions a b o u t the

ause REPLY

This may stem from strain, arthritis. or spurs. Examina- tion, along with X-rays and per- haps a blood test. will be need- ed to determine the exact cause. It does not sound seri- ous and you must decide whether the condition bothers you enough to warrant the time and expense of these examina-

STOMACII ACID F.T. writes: When you are told you have too little acid In the stomach, do you have take drops of acid in water for

the rest of your life.

REPL

Additional acid is not neces- sary unless the deficiency is causing stomach distress. It is a paradox that some people with indigestion have too much gastric acid and others have. none

OUR YESTERDAYST

(From the Grin:-dlan Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO October 17, 1937

His I-lonor Lieutenant Gover- nor DeBlols has agreed to head a provincial committee of lay- men and physicians to link up with a proposed Canada-wide organization for better control of cancer.

Montreal,‘ P.Q.. Oct. 17 First of 50 which will soon go into regular service on Cana- dian National trains. two new air-conditioned coaches w e r e delivered to the railway today by the Canada Car and Foundry Company Limlt_ed.

TEN YEARS AGO October 17. 1953

Lorne MacLean. president of the Canadian Institute of Char- tered Accountanta. Vancouver,

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arrived in Charlottetown to at- tend . the semi-annual meeting of the P.E.I. Ins te of Char- tered Accountants lug held at the Queen note!‘ this evening Also present for the occasion is King, Director of Account- Research. Tomato.

aev. A.E. Armatron on. who returned from Korea sever- al, months ago addressed pub- 11 meeting in Hear-tz I-Ia last evening, dealing with conditions

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big tits discourse Dr. 300!’ Illlliolal.

quoted Lt- Col J.R. Stllfl of the

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. THE WAY‘

‘A British doctor aayea bowl- ,er hat. like a crash helmet. is safety. N o I in the winter when the weather ll right Journal.

Golfer far off In the . rough) “Say, caddy, why do you keep looking at your watch?” Caddy:

“It isn't a watch, sir, it's a

compau.'— Montreal Star.

Country constable: “Pardon, Miss. but swimming is not al- lowed in this lake." Tourist: "Why dl¢h't you tell me before I undressed?" Constable: “Well. there ain't no law against un- dressln'." —— Montreal Star.

for anowballe. — Ottawa,‘

Probably the only'un‘ilerstat$'. ment ever made by P.'I‘. Bam. um was that there was ‘a sucker born every minute.— W o 0 ii, \'stock Sentinel-Review. -

The only sure way to double your money is to it and put it in your pocket. - Welland Tribune. -

Women will sit in Iraq’: par.‘ llament beside men.‘ Premier Abdul Karim Kassem has an- nounced. Women now w an. joy complete equality with men in Iraq. It will be only the mat- ter of a short time when Iraq's women will fire of equality and yarn for the return of the gold

old days when they were boss. -— Sarnla Observer.

President Kennedy has one too but that doesn't make anyone

secretary called it an "upper respiratory infection" and that's the way doctors like to talk. The doctors. of course. also speak learnedly of viruses.

If there is one bit of useless knowledge to give a man with a cold. it is to tell him he has a virus. A cold by any other name feels as miserable.

But we must be scientific if we can't offer a cure. There are cold viruses, Influenza viruses. adeno viruses, to mention only a few of the common garden var- iety. The symptoms are all sim- ilar. give or take a fever or a sore throat.