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“The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink" FRIDAY, Minn. 26, 1963

What, No Kilt?

Reading about all the glamor at the wedding of Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy, son of the Earl and Countess of Airlie, at West- minster Abbey on Wednesday, one is struck by the fact that the groom wore drab morning clothes instead of a braw tartan kilt. The explana- ‘tion, as given in the London press, is that Scots don’t wear the kilt south of the border; but this is like- ly to touch off a hot argument. Many Scots, both in England and across the world, regularly don the Tkilt. In would not have occurred to them that propriety was involved, and in this case there emerge some Highland undercurrents that are worth noting.

Not long ago the Duke of Argyll (head of the Clan Campbell) pre- sided as Chieftain 0f the day at a Highland games gathering some 30 miles from London wearing a for- mal suit, a raincoat, and a black hat. Since most of the competitors and a goodly proportion of the spec- , tators were in the kilt, this caused

quite a stir. Now—say the com- mentators—by siding against the commonality on this issue the aris- tocracy has allied the Ogilvys to the Campbells. What then? Hoot, mon! In Highland history did not the Campbells oppOse the ’45 ris- ing of Prince Charles Edward?

The bride in this case, however, was graciously tactful to the bride- groom’s compatriots. The five—feet- :high wedding cake had icing replicas

of bagpipes in the Ogilvy tartan. So the amenities were preserved. .The Scots, being not without a streak of contentiousness, may feel this gesture to have been inadequate, but they will no doubt accept it ,with good grace. And they will be further mollified by the fact that at the wedding the Abbey’s dean, :Dr. Eric Abbott, wore the crimson : and gold cape made more than 300 'years ago for the coronation of King Charles II. That was something to stir proud memories!

Regional Distribution

Prime Minister Pearson will have with him the best wishes of all his countrymen in seeking to heal the strains and tensions that have arisen in French Canada. marked by the recent growth of separatist movements and, in re- cent weeks, by bombings and other outrages. If a stronger cabinet rep- resentation for Quebec can achieve this end, the policy would seem to be justified.

Perhaps at this juncture, how- ever, Mr. Pearson would be wise to have refrained from commenting, on he is reported by Canadian Press to have done, that the Confedera- tion problem was “aggravated dur-

‘V-fng the period of Progressive Con- ,eervative administration." It would be better, surely, to let his own policies speak for themselves. It may be true, as he says, that Mr. Dlefessheker in his 6 years of office never had more than six French-

minietere in his cabinet,

., " Mr. Pemonhaaaeven;but the obvious, ranch for that is that

' W Commutive Prime

' V .ddn't have the support

' Mr. Pearson

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ttonal government, the situation with respect to some other provin- ces is not so satisfactory. While there are three representatives from the erstwhile Tory Toronto and no fewer than six from greater Mont- real, Saskatchewan has no repre- sentation at all. The only province other than Quebec and Ontario to secure more than a single seat in British Columbia, which has two.

In the case of Saskatchewan, of course, the Liberals failed to elect a member. But Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King was in a similar posit. ion in 1921, when he had no mem- ber from Alberta. He solved this problem in a different way, by appointing a Liberal who was the first former premier of Alberta, Charles Stewart, and opening up a seat for him in another province.

We have no complaint in this Province, whe re the Conservative precedent of giving us a cabinet rep- resentative was followed in the well- merited appointment of Mr. Mac- Naught. But in general the regional distribution of the new Pearson cabinet gives the Central Provinces the greatest power they ever en- joyed in policy making at Ottawa. The vote in the less industrialized areas, generally, has been weakened to a corresponding extent.

“This concentration of members from the two Central Provinces," says the Montreal Gazette, “recog- nizes the sources of existing strength, rather than of potential strength.” It would be truer to say that it recognizes the sources of strength that elected the Pearson Government to power. In any case, it is a. fact to be faced, and to be watched with close interest.

Moscow's Predicament

The new eruption of fighting in Laos is regarded seriouslyby both the United States and Great Britain. For one thing, it jeopardizes the Geneva agreement that ended the Laotian civil war last July. This 14-n-ation pact was intended to take the country out of the cold war and was hailed at the time as a triumph for diplomacy in East-West rela- tions. Red China was am 0 n g the signers, and it is Red China that is causing the trouble now.

If the Western powers are un- easy at the present turn of events, it is safe to say that the Soviet Union is also disturbed. There is no reason to doubt that Moscow has tried to obtain a cease-fire, follow- ed by a supervised truce. But the more it does to aid Western policy in this respect, the more it comes into open conflict with Peking. At the moment the Russians would ap- pear to be more concerned with holding their own against Commun- ist China than with seeking fresh causes of friction.

Moscow's failure to prevent fur- ther trouble in Laos recalls the fact that it once staked out this field for Soviet exploitation. This is re- garded as a striking manifestation of its shortened range of power. Its writ once ranged deep into Africa and Asia; but it has been almost expelled from Africa and has no major effect today anywhere in Southeast Asia. Moscow’s real prob- lem now may be to find the point where this process can be checked and a new line held.

The best Western appraisal of the situation seems to be that Prem- ier Khrushchev would prefer to

avoid another international crisis'

over Laos. He has sought quietly to discourage it, but he is not prepar- ed to make a louder noise which would serve only to reopen the raw wound of the controversy with China over the proper strategy of Communism in this present phase of events.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The National Geographic Society says that some Monarch butterflies travel more than 1,000 miles on their Spring migration northward. They cruise at about 10 miles an hour but can race along at 30.

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According to Prof. RObert W.'

Nero of the University of Saskat- chewnn, the climate in that province is getting warmer. He bases his as- 'eumption on a careful study of birds. The kinds of birds found in the north differ distinctly from thoae in the south, but in the north today there are outhern species not forum there 40 years ago. This. Prof. Nero says, suggests a Warm- ing taped. "

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BATTER UP

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Davie Fulton Hits The Western Trail

Davie Fulton has left this field of federal politics, and has re turned to his native British Col- umbia to load the Conservative Party in the provincial field.

He has left Ottawa after a stay of seventeen years. But he took a return ticket - mentally.

dmund Davie Fulton, ju st back from the war, took his seat in Parliament for the first time in our first post - war session. in September 1945. The 29 year old Major of the Seaforlih High- landers had won Kamloops from the Liberals by the nar- row margin of 177 votes.

Before the war, "Davie" had won 11 Rhodes scolanship to Eng- land’s Oxford University. This genuine hallmark of great intel- lectual capability won him grow- ing repute among the handful of Conservative M.Ps in his salad days: later it made him a stand-out among the many cerebral virgins included in the Diefenbaker cabinet.

RISE IN STATURE

Fulton built Kamloops into a Conservative citadel, giving him progresively larger majorities. He built himself into a challen- ger for the leadership of his Party“ and bravely aimed f or that position shortly after his 40th birthday. But the New Frontier accent on youth in lea- dership had not yet swept North America, and he ran only third, b hi his older parliamen- tary rivals J. Diefenbaker and

. g.

Nevertheless, six months Iat— er he drew a very flattering consolation prize. His conquer- or became prime minister, and appointed the young Kamloops lawyer to the prestige - laden portfolio of Minister of Justice.

From that point, Fulton ceas- ed to climb. He suffered his

PUBLIC FORUM

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FUNERAL HOME SITE

Sin—You would oblige me by publishing the following in reference to Mr. W.J. Brown, funeral director, who has serv— ed his country well during the Second World War and deserves the consideration of the City Council regarding the Altken property on Longworth Avenue for a funeral home.

On the border of Lougworth Avenue there is a non-commer- cial club known as the Charlottetown Curling Club. On the other corner of the same street there is a grocery store. They anticipate tearing down the old hospital building on Long- worth Avenue to make a park- ing lot for the new church on Cumberland Street. Next there In Blechwood High School, then two apartment houeee across from each other which have parking space for their care, in off the street. We have a lumber establishment. two transfer llnu. coal company, oil company. dry cleaning plant. service station,

“wary es

plant, milk plant, livestock plant. heavy machinery plant, and Jul all within a half a mile.

As a past City Councillor I would like to ask His Worship the Mayor and his fellow Coun- cillors why they would wish to kick this issue around when we are obliged to buy the dead?

I am told the Roman Catholtc Church would be wtlllng to ad- vance the funeral services one hour so as not to interfere with the pupils going to school at Birchwood High.

I do not know of any finer place in Charlottetown to have a funeral home than on the Alt ken property.

I am Sir, etc, PERCY G. GAY Owner and Manager Sea Island DIM.

quota of unhappy experiences in camera, like all his cabinet colleagues. Indeed his outstand- ing ability brought him into more trouble than some others, because it would not permit him to “be seen but not heard" as a member of cabinet. The young army veteran on the 0p- position bac

grown into a political veteran on the government front bench; but the parliamentary baby with the shock of red hair and a pro- mising future had become heavily built and lantern jawed ministerial pundit without much future beckoning.

For he had initiated a private poll. to ascertain his prospects of winning the next leadership convention. His enquiries shat- terineg revealed that he could not beat George Hees.

"If you can't buck the line.

an and run." That a good adage on the football field: Ful- ton determined to try it on the political gridiron.

Siren songs had wooed him for several years from BC. where the provincial castle of his Party lay in rubble. He fin- ally responded. To his surprise and pleasure, he was able to announce in Cabinet his retire- ment from the federal scene, because his somewhat stif conditions had unexpectedly been

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met by the BC Tories: report- edly, a five year contract as provincial leader at $20,000 per year. plus generous travel a nd entertainment allowances, plus a home rent free.

OTTAWA FUTURE BRIGHTENS

The money had been subscrib- ed privately by party support- ers. and was in the bank. The signatures were on the agree- ment. Fulton was the new lead- er ln the provincial field of 30's smallest party.

Then suddenly the line ahead in Ottawa seemed to crumble, perhaps eliminating the need for that end run through BC. Was the federal leaders h l p coming close to his grasp, and sooner than expected, through unfore- seen developments in Ottawa?

To tantalize Fulton further, a swing through EC showed him clearly that he could not expect to lead his party into better than third place in the next pro- vincial election.

The greener grass on the oth- er side of the fence proved not so green.

So when Davie Fulton left Ottawa this week, the man who had arrived 17 years earlier as a young Major left as “The Honourable" - and mentally took a return ticket.

Good Market For Canada

Department of Trbde and Commerce

During 1962, Canadian export- ers sold to Latin America goods to the value of $220 mlllion and sales generally rose throughout the year, with the notable excep- tion of Cuba, where the value of our exports dropped from $31.1 million in 1961 to $10.9 million in 1962. This is reported in a re- cent issue of “Foreign Trade" summarizing Canada's tr e d e throughout the world.

Canadian exporters slightly in- creased their share of the Latin American import market which tended to contfact during 1962. following decreases in foreign exchange of many of the pri- mary export commodities from this area.

Imports by all 20 Latin Amer- ican countries are estimated at about $8 billion a year, says "Foreign Trade,” with four of them -—- Argentina, Brazil, Mex- ico and Venezuela — tn the class of billion ~ dollar importers. Ca-

nada's share of the market In 196! and 1962 was three per cent in earlier years. In contrast. the United States' share has drop- ped in recent years to approxi- mately 45 per cent from over 60 per cent in 1956.

Trade with Latin America has assumed increasing importance in recent years, reports “For- eign Trade," and these count- ries should continue to provide valuable markets for Canadian raw materials and foodstuffs, as well as highly manufactured pro- ducts. Most Latin American countries are vigorously imple~ menting industrial development programs, thus creating a big demand for capital equipment.

A number of sales to Latin

America by Ca adlan - era of capital goods are being assisted by the long - term

financing facilities recently es- tablished by the Export Credits Insurance Corporation

The Power Of Electricity

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

What is the most popular amenity our civilization has to offer? Judging by a report of the Dominion Bureau of Stella- tics, tl is electric power.

The latest report on household facilities and equipment shows that last year 97 per cent of the households in Canada had elec- tric lighting. And because elec- tricity was available, lt enabled 93 per cent of the homes to oper- ate refrigerators. Next m o It desirable amenity, if we can judge from the number posses» lug it. is runnlng water, with 90 per cent thus equipped.

‘ A quite striking comparison results when the statistics for 1962 are compared with what were reported for I951. Electri- clty, for instance, rose fro to 97 per cent. The refrigerators shot up from 48 per cent to 93 . The muulng water.

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showed gain, pointing to the in. creased standard of living he- fits enjoyed by a greater num- ber of Canadlans. It has been a ham Most of progress. Outstanding in the list of Ila- tlstics la the fact that televis- ion is to be found in 87 per cent

of Canadian homes. Back In ill, up

since ttils couatry had not em« barked on its picture broadcast- taxthe number was seellsl It smash: ts uses bee

medium of communication has caught on, and virtually outstrip- ped every other household ap- pliance in popularity.

The sudden growth of this in- dustry traces back to the avall- ability of electric power. In- deed, there are few of the ap- pliances which are offered to the public that do not requlre el- ectricity. Most of the central heating avallable today depends in some way on electrlcity. So too do the vacuum cleaners, the washing machtues and electrlc stoves. It is probably true that it in the availability of electric power that has made our high standard possible.

There remains a slzeable mar- ket for many of these amenlties, and helping to upgrade Cana- da's standard of living should be instrumental in adding to the general level of prosperity that we now enjoy.

NAME OTTAWA (cm—Appointment of Eric Winner, as. Grey-Bruce, as chief opposition, wpr la the Ni Parliament nnotmced

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Iont will be deputy wpr

of the M—membar Progressive

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Hemiclify Hike Eases Dry Skin

,3: Dr. W n. v.- belles MANY individuals have found humidity

of heating systems also steal m from,t.be air.

Winter itch is more likely to occur ,in the elderly. Women‘us- ually blame,dlahpen bands on soaps and detergents but. in many instances, too little hum- idity in the air is at fault. We know stack of moisture in the outer layers of the skin is sponelble for dryness. Applying oils or fatty selves helps by keeping in the moisture.

In the past,,vlctlme of dryness were advised to use cleansing cream or oils instead of bath-

many of this is true of the ideas about soap and water. W hing re- moves the neutral oils of the skin' and allows the water to evaporate, making the skin dry.

,All this can be avoidedby bathing (soaking is wonderful) or showering and applying‘ a greasy preparation immediately to lock in the moisture. Several bath olla and other emollient products are available to com- bine the method. The main haz- ard of this bath-oil mixture, es- pecially for the elderly, is climb- ing out of a slippery tub. Be careful. Meanwhile, making the home more humid will lessen the eve poratlon of moisture from the skin.

Ordinary dryness should not be confused with the scaling, redness, and itching associated with skin diseases. Thls la a troublesome feature of many forms of dermatitis. The symp- tom may be part of the skin con- dition and correcting the dry- ness is helpful but not curative.

In others, treating the dryness leads to cure of the dermatitis. Examples include sheet derma- titis in bedfast persons and the dry scaling and redness that de- velop after long exposure to hot air from a register on the car

eater.

THE CRANBERRY REMEDY . H. writes: Woul drinking cranberry juice help a urinary tract infection? REPLY

This has been a favorite home remedy for years but there are better urinary antiseptics on the market. On the other hand, cranberry juice increases the hippuric acid content of the urine. This acid kills bacteria if taken in large concentrations. Cranberries rarely c o n t a i it enough of this acid to have this antiseptic effect.

MORNING CLUMSINESS N. S. writes: When I first get up in the morning my fingers are clumsy. I have trouble han- dling bobby pins and getting coins out of a change purse. Later in the day I’m more nim- ble. Is this due to poor circula- tion or arthritis? REP

LY These symptoms have the ear- marks of arthritis. The joints usually limber up after they have been used.