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PAGE 4 WEDNESDXYT—nsc. 23. 1964. An Outstanding Citizen One. of Prince Edward Island‘s

most. outstanding citizens pa s s e it

away yesterday in he person of

Lieut. Colonel D. A. MacKinnon.‘

DSO. whose varied career included

noteworthy achievements as an ath-

lete in his younger days. as a

soldier and expert marksman. as a

business man and Fox breeder.

a harness racing enthusiast. and

the driving power behind the Pro-

vincial Exhibition Association man- agement for many years.

Colonel MacKinnon lived ripe old age. but. he remained young physically and in spirit until his last illness. and continued to give daily attendain to his business af- fairs at. his office on Kent Street. His brisk movements were charac- teristic of one who had made physiraltraining a daily discipline from his early years. and who sceni- ed to have developed an immunity from the. ills that age is heir to. His mental faculties remained as keen as ever. and his interest in current affairs unabated.

Those who served under Colonel MacKinnon in the First World War tell of his outstanding qualities of coolness. courage and initiative. and of the concern which he showed for the comfort of his men under the most trying conditions. Indeed. he became something of a legend in this respect. although to the Colonel it seemed the other way about—for he always maintained that he had been fortunate in having under his command the finest outfit in the Canadian army. It was this mutual respect‘that accounted for much of his success as an officer. But the Same courteous consideration for others. and conscientiousness in the discharge of every duty he under-

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took. characterized his peacetime activities as well. ('olonel .‘IacKinnnn was asso-

ciated for many years with the late Mr. W. Chester S. McLure. both in fox farming and as secretary and president respectively of The Guar- dian Publishing (“ompany Many of our readers will recall. also. the splendid weekly articles on harness ra ci n g he contributed to The Guardian under the title “Down The Back Stretch." which were regarded as the most authoritative reports of their kind in Canada.- The Colonel was always ready with a helping hand to others. a I smile and word of encouragement. He never talked in a moralizing vein. but. his life was an example of good citizenship. and his memory will be treasured by generations of ourcitizens who havebeen privi- leged to know him.

On Parliament Hill In the flag debate of unlamented memory—or rather at. its demise—— it was suggested by Gerald Regan. Liberal MP for Halifax. that when the Red Ensign was finally lowered from the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. it should be with a ceremonial dignity befitting the occasion. This would be an appropriate gesture. Ind it may be that some such cere- mony can still be arranged. v. . The right. time would have been 'lut Friday, h0wever. before Parlia- . inont adjourned. when the Ensign down from the tower pole at I! minutes past. four. for what. is ~' ly to be the last time. Its death . I had been sounded at noon that d ‘ . when the Senate formally pass- It Into history. According to the Ottawa Jour. ' O wept for the presence of a y " reporter and photographer nice the occasion went im- PIrliament Hill. As the ‘thobig tower clock Iwung

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to the hour of sunset. I public works employee swung open the small trap door opening on to the peak of the tower, 302 feet above ground. and reeled in the massive cotton Ensign.

He cradled it in his arms a moment. .

pulled shut the door and said: “That's it. I guess."

By tradition the national flag flies from the Peace Tower only when Parliament is sitting. When it next sits in the new year Canada should have another flag. Only the death of a member of Parliament or a Senator between now and the proclamation of the new flag would call for the Ensign‘s return—at half mast—40 the tower pole. But even then it would be a smaller flag. reserved for such occasions. that would be flown.

The employee whose job it is to m: ke the climb to the tower‘s peak twice a day when Parliament is in session. and who had served under the Ensign with the Royal 22nd Regiment in Germany. folded the big flag neatly fo'r'consignment to a flag locker in the basement of the Parliament Buildings. “I guess they will want to put it in some place special." he said.

Thus without. drums or fanfare. almost anonymously. the and came for the flag that. Canada didn't want. Perhaps it. will have a better requiem than the bitter north wind that whistled through the narrow opening in the peak of the Peace Tower in Friday‘s sunset. Perhaps the Government will see that it gets one. for the sake of all concerned. Let us hope so. before it fades into oblivion.

Whither The Gaelic?

From Scotland comes the sad news that the number of Scots who can speak “the old tongue" is rapid- ly dwindling. Some 150 years ago about one-fifth of the population (300,000) spoke Gaelic as their sole language. or were bilingual in G a e l i c and English. Nowadays fewer than 100.000 out of the total population of nearly five and a quar- ter million are that fortunate.

This neglect. in the words of Donald Thompson. president of the National Mod—the annual festival of Gaeldom—is “a big. black blot on the civilization of Britain.” Of course it is. and it. is to be hoped that. the remedial steps now being taken. though woefully belated, will meet. with some measure of success.

Many schools. for example. are now encouraging children not only to sing in Gaelic but, to speak it. The same call has gone out to the Mod competitors; they must acquire skill in the spoken word as well as in the words of the Gaelic songs. The organizers are determined to change a situation in which singers may gain medals. but be unable to converse in the language.

Another step in the effort to save Gaelic is the appointment of a full-time director of the Mod. who will study the situation and make further recommendations.

How acute the crisis is may be gathered from the fears expressed by some that Gaelic may not be spoken at all within ten years. Let us hope. indeed. that the revival the Mod promoters have in mind will forestall this calamity.

Think of our Premier Shaw mak- ing another visit. to the Highlands and not finding a soul to converse with in the language of his ances- tors! There are many other Prince Edward Islanders who can't speak it themselves. but who have a warm place in their hearts for it. Perish the thought that it should ever become extinct amid its native glens and braes!

EDITORIAL NOTES

Without prolonged and acrimon- ious debate, Saskatchewan adopted I flag the same week that the Com— mons in'Ottawa voted approval of the red maple leaf. It has a red and green field with a stem of wheat at the left and the Saskatchewan coat of arms at the upper right. The flag was adopted for the province's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, to be opened officially in Regina on Janu- ary 11.

O I! O I

The proportion of A m e r i c a n families with incomes over $7.000 has risen from 8 per cent. to 42 per cent. while the proportion of fam- ilies with incomes under $3.000 has dwindled from 49 per cent to 19 per cent since World War Two. ac- cording to the US. Department of Commerce. Median family incomes, has more than doubled from about $3,000 in 1947 to about $6,200 In 1963

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WINTERiSPOkT, KENSINGTON ROAD

SOEKARNO'S DESIGNS

International Support For Moloysio

Latest developments in thci aggressmn by Indonesia against Malaysia make it harder than ever to guess exactly what. Pre- sident Soekai'no hopcs to acliic- vc by his “crush Malaysia" pols If’_\‘. This policy. however sharp. ly in conflict with all normal‘ rules of international behaviour. might have some sense If it were producing any “successes” from the point of view of Indon:, nationalism. In reality. months. it has; nothing to show but a series oft failures. t

President Sockarno‘s "con- frontation" has not even begun to split Malaysia or to disrupt the new Federation from “'llll- in Instead. it has welded thc‘ peoples of Malaysm more firm-. Iy together. and has perhapsi had the effect of helping them? to overcome lllPll‘ differences and to work together.

“Confrontation” has not “on for Indonesia prcstigc or the admiration of world opinion. or that of other Asian nations. On the contrary. Indonesia is be- coming more and more isolated from the rest of Ihc world—me.

cept. of (-oursc. from Commun- ist China. Finalli Prosidcnt Sockarno's

attempt to crush Malaysia has achicvcd no military succcss. Its chief result has bccn the. capture. or SllI‘I‘CIldCI‘. of a num- ber of h€\\'llf‘lCl'Dd and disillus- ioned Indonesian soldiers and officers. who are now wonch- Im: why on cartfi they were ever sent into Malaysia.

DEFENSE PRECAUTION

At the same time. this policy has forced the young Malaysian I Federation to build up its mlli~l tary strength. with the help oft its friends. far more rapidlyl and extensively than it would’ have done otherwise. Moreover.! Malaysia's allies are preparing! themselves to aid the Fedora-t tion still more effectively if thel need should arise. l

Nevertheless. PI‘PSldPnl Sne- karno has appeared to be deter— l mined to pursue his policy of confrontation to the limit. He has followed up his giicrilla as-, saults on the Borneo territorieSj of Malaysia. his ceaseless prop-i aganda \varfarc. and his sub-. verslve activitics with attempt-E ed air and sca landings on the ‘ Malayan mainland and in Sin- gapore. He ignored and floutcd the Security Council's resolution. supported by all Afro- A slan members. dcploring such ac- tIons and took no heed of the marked indifferencc and lack of sympathy shown by the Cairo conference of non-aligned nI-l tionl. .

He also ignored the practical‘ support Malaysia has received from her friends. particularly: the commonwealth. and the moral support gIven at. the Com- monwealth PrImc MInIstenI Conference.

A Canadian defence mission has visited the Federation to discuss ald. Australia has given most striking proof of It: for- ward- looking determination to deal wIth the dangers created by Indonesian aggression. There Ire. of course. already British. Aultralian and New Zealand troops taking an active part In Malaysia‘s defence and now. for the first time in peace the Au:- tralian Government has announ- ced plans to conscript men for two ycars' military servlcc. In- cludlniz scrvicc overseas. BRITAIN'S SHARE

Britain. which has been hear- ing the biggest. outsider's share In the defence of the Federation. will continue Ihls course under the new Labour Government. Mr. Harold Wilson. the Prime MInIstcr. has told the House of Commons that he has plans Ion tncreaslniz Britain's effective-f not: In areas other than Eur-‘ ope, including her Ibillfy to! help Malaysia in resisting Invas- Ion and aggression.

The United States. despite her: inc-occupation elsewhere in the Area. has offered military aid. When the Malaysian P r I m 9 MInIster. Tunku Abdul Rahman.. vfslted Washington last July to‘ uk for Ild In strengthening the:l rcantIon's armed forces to r.- IlIt IndoimIIn Invasion. [but

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Britlsh Information Service

was received with warm sympa-

thy by President Johnson. As a result of that visit.

Americanmission has been vis-

' period from

Driving And Drinking

By Dr. Theodore R. VIII Delhi: I nglla'nd nd Wales lIIt year. traffic accidents jumped 50 per cent during the four-day Dec. 23 to 26. The rate was so high the mlnister of transport Inked he road re- search laboratmy to investigate the circumstancel under which the mishaps ace. Th e amount of traffic was found to be same as on other days In December. or less. The ch-' ther did not play I role. even though It was bad In some dis- tric 5. Use of alcohol headed the list of causes. One-third of all ped- estrians killed had been Imbib- Ing. The same applied to - third of the drivers involved and one-quarter of all riders of mot- orcycles or blcycile's.

In addition, alcohol played I role In 48 per cent of the accl- dents and In nearly three-quart- ers of the staple vehlcle. non- pedestrian Injuries. A somewhat similar study was done in Illin- ois durlng a previous season and 57 per cent of the traffic fatali- ties involved someone who had been drinking.

e road research laboratory had no way of determining how many people who had indulged Were not involved in accidents and. In this respect. I statistic- al study of this type is Incom- pletc. Several

entering Evanston. 4111.. on I Sat- urday evening and asked Whe- ther they had been drinking. A high percentage admitted to one or more cocktails. We as- sume that the same situation exists elsewhere and that the majority of drinkers get home

sale . "Happy drlvlng" also entered

training for members of the

. Malaysian aIr force and army.

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iting Malaysia and has offered. aid. in the form of financial hclp ‘

Amcrican especally jct, together with

in buyin: equipment. ers.

military fight-

specializod ‘

The total result of President Soekarno‘s policy has therefore been to rally powerful support for the independence and into- grity of Malaysia— and to isol- atc Indonesia. He has. clearly. made a very big mistake.

Peoce Brings Own Problems

By Harold Mon-Icon Canadian Press staff Writer

Tranquillity on the East~Wcst

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frontier is probably the greatg

est gift mankind can hope to re- ceive in 1965 But brought its problems. I. has opened the way for intensified sniping within the Western fam- Ily of nations.

peace has ‘

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9 Paris conference of min- .

istci‘s last week blowup that might stroycd the present shape of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tion. But the divisive factors are still there and while the cri- sis has been averted. it has not been eliminated. At the cen- Irc of the problem is the nu- clear Canada fears the push to- wards some form of Atlantic or multilateral nuclear force may lead to a separate Western club that onc day may rival and shoot down the existing NATO striictiirc. In fact, the British for an Atlantic nuclear force is based on the develop- ment of a central controlling Structure that. would bc scparale from but could be

' linked with NATO. British offi-

cials say the need for this sep- aration is that certaln NATO countries. such as Norway and Denmark. want no part of any nuclear roles.

Britain says its nuclear club- house would always be open to

full NATO membership —— if other countries want to join. But rance has indicated it

would shun the club. trying to persuade other European mem-

' bers to agree to a separate Eu- ropean nuclear deterrent under 3 F .

rench leadership. Since one per cent of the Western nu- clear deterrent. this kind club holds little attraction for such powers as est rmany which wants a finger on the nu- clear trimger as added protec-

France has less than

averted a ‘, have de-.

._ gle. France keeps on talking of

tion against the threat from the East

SolBonn looks to Washington rather than Paris for a possible nuclear solution. Amid the jun-

mB‘SS‘lVe retaliation as Its nu- . siirategy which makes Britain tremble for this would mean that France. even with its tIny supply of bombs. could start. a nuclear holocaust through immediate escalation of an East-West war.

It would appear. therefore. to the benefit of Britain and other worried partners that France has agreed in principle to co- ordinate targeting of her weap- ons with those of the United States—in effect. agreeing io lock French bombs In certain fixed directions and on certain targets. This would have limit- ing effect on French flexibility and on accidental wars BRITISH DISSATISFIED

But this has not entirely sat- isfied either Britain or West Germany. Britain now claims that while targeting co-ordina- tion is a good thing. the United Siates has in effect elevated French prestige and given sup-

rench nuclear Inde- pendence instead of continuing o exert pressure on President Charles de Gaulle to join in some form of Atlantic nuclear

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Dissatisfaction weaves I thread through the Western Al- liance. Some of emailer powers have pressed for deeper consultation by the nuclear members. The NATO ence recognized the in their plea; but it seems that in 1965 the cleavage inside NATO may Increase. There may be in- creased consultation among two separate NATO groups -- those with nuclear bargaining power and those without.

Proliferation Danger

Winnipeg Free Prelc

China's atomic cxplosio n has done more than change the power picture In Southeast Asia‘ I-ihas raised spectre of a plethora of countries each wiel- ding its own atomic bomb. 8 n d each capable of blowing up the worl .

Indeed. President Johnson and Prime Minister Wilson agreed In their Washington talks last week nhat the proliferation of nuclear weapons was the most dangerous threat to peace.

At the same time. at the Unl- ted Natlons. External Affairs Minister Paaul Manntin was peeling to the Genera-I Assembly

no for action to halt what he called

the expansion of the nuclear club. Mr. Martin's call was most timely. but how In 1' It will be heeded is another mat- or

China. wh I c Ii accordlu to Washington sources In about to explode Its second nucleIrde- vitce. has begun I chain react- ion ihal. unless IiIltcd. m I, have dire connequcnccl. IndlI. I recent victim of moose II- gresiion. IIII been most concen- ned about ClikiI'I poo-cum of the bomb. Ind strong volch are being heard In India advocating the nuclear arming of IndlIn for-

lndII has both the reactors and the technical knowl e d g e and could explode I nuclear device fairly won. IndoncIII'I nuclear ambit- ions are more e. Indo- nesla. too. In her duire to pol- sess nuclear wuponc has been spurred on by China's expla- ion. but her“: man I feeling of emulation thn of fear. Whether Ind III I“ “:9 m I unclai- data 1" w

debated. but there are Western experts who are not ready to dil- miss out of hand Indonesia‘s claim that by next year she too will come a nuclear power.

The prospect of Indonesia II I

nuclear power has naturally al- rmed neighboring AustrI‘III where. too. vote I I

Nkmmch salt! to be do- tcrmlned thItblI II tobc tho first blIck country to enter the bu b I d

i may MlIln. I and land will but!

the picture. A few drinks II. a party may be worse than enou- gh to make a person too ineb- rlated to drive. Even an expert may fumble at the wheel when his judgment and usual caution are dissolved by two or three martinis.

There is no such thing as safe- ty in numbers when it comes to holiday motoring. Imagine what I busy highway Is like when four out of flve drivers have been sivigging at a Christmas party. There Is a general tend- ency to drive too fasu

TEETH AND SlNUS M. S. writes: Could sinus dis- ease causc toothache?

REPLY Yes. The roots of the upper teeth are quite close to the bot- tom of the maxillary sinusas on each side of the nose. Now and then an Infection in these sinus- es 15 associated with painful

MUTE FOR DAYS 0 .J. H. writes: I live alone and sometimes do not talk to anyone for three or four days. Will this affect my power of speech?

REPLY No. and you always can talk to yourself and sing in the bath- tub If you are concerned about

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IRRITATION A. A. G. writes: Is gastritis

caused by the type of food eat-

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REPLY Hot, foods and overtndulgencc In alcohol may Irritate the lin- Ing of the stomach. CHILD BEATING Mrs. M. writes: Can a child be injured internally by a severe Ing on the buttocks by I

man? REPLY

Yes.

(NOTE: All correspondence to Dr. Van Dcllen should be Iddrcsscd to: Dr. Theodore Van Dellen. co Chicago Trib- une. Chicago. Illinois.)

"T ‘ NOTES BY THE WAY ‘

Th who E “IN. ram: I IIIIIfIctoi-y mower or everything. only the Ignor- Int on fill that bfll.— St. Cl'fll- crimes Standard.

Three checn for the two VII- couver dogs thIt were IWIrded the canine equivalent of the Vic- torII Cross the other dIy for barking an alarm when the I 1' houses were on fire. Come to think of It, there's I pooch JuIt down the road from us thIt fan- cIeI there‘s I fire in his house every night. 0:- maybe he'I Just practhlng.— Hamilton Specta- tor.

A young mu entered the jew- elry store and handed the jewel- er I ring with the sly request. “I'd like some names engrav- ed on this ring. please." “From Fred to Jane." explained the young man. The jeweler smiled! “Take my advice. son." suggested, "Ind have It engrav- ed simply. ‘From Fred‘." —C II- ton Times-Journal.

II on the inn? Ap- parently It i! In Alberta. and we suppose It Is everywhere. It II one of those things most likely to be discarded an «imitation advances. From an aesthetic and hygienlc standpoint. pcrhIpI it Is Just as well. Still. ' . rled an alt of bra-wny masculin- ity about It which once made It popular and will make Its dc- clliie regretted by members In older generation thinking nostalglcally of the pasts—Cal- gary erald.

Whllc Flilo II min; expen- sive liver from his puppy bowl hubby may be catlng c be I p frozen chops. This picture Is culled from debates It the Re- tail Meat Traders Federation at Brighton recently. Dogs 3 re among their best customers. the butchers said. British women sometimes spend more on meat for their dogs than for their hus- bands.—- Christian Science Mon- itor.

Then seems no logicIl reason why all MP5 should receive the same stipend whatever their age or ex ricnce. No suc rule ap- plies In other spheres of activ- ity. An MP in his 405 or 505. the most expensive period of his life. needs more Income than I ounger m n. e I some- thing to be sald for grading the pay of MP3 according to age and length of service.— Brant- ford Expositor.

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Intent-I water. on TV. in thc an opportunity of . lacing Io of then cowboy: wlth tbelr fIIt drIWI. However. the latest draw we know of II when money ll deposlled in the Joint bInk Iccnunt.—- Elkhorn Inde- pendent.

II III only I filler In I nun- Plper. but It left I long In our heart. A California court decid- cd that I resident who declIrcI himself bInkrupt need not [Iva up possesslon of I muIIcIl In- strument such as I plano. Such Instruments are “essential to the life and well-being of the In- dividual," laid the judicial op~ Inlon. We are glad to tad of I court with I nice on for hum- Inlty.— Christin Science Mon. tor.

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