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The Canadian Travel Bureau wants to see Canadian artists encouraged in every way and merchandized as they deserve to be. but the flood of junk being offered for sale on every hand is something else again.

Mr. Guy Sylvestre, administration of- ficer of the Bureau, found it necessary to tell the conference in Quebec of Federal- Provincial travel directors that the Gov- ernment won't spend money publicising handicrafts until the "atrocities" are weed- ed out from among those now on sale.

The rebuke is well merited. The very word ”souvenir” has come to mean a cheap and gaudy trinket, usually fabricated in Japan and calculated to arouse no endear- ing memories of the locality which it is supposed to symbolize.

Fostering lbcal handicrafts is difficult enough. It is all too easy to adopt stand- ardized "for tourists only" techniques which those same tourists can find in identical form anywhere from Panama to the Arc- tic Circle. It is even worse for stores every- where to feature mass-produced "souvenirs of Americaville" which no self-respecting housewife would permit to remain out of the trash can.

The first requirement of local handi- craft is that it be useful and acceptable io-

,cally, truly characteristic of its place of origin. Merchants can go far to bring about its development by featuring local products for sale, both during the tourist season and through the rest of the year.

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Information about Canada's external affairs has for some years past been handled with considerable skill by the De- partmentis Information Division at Ottawa. Canadians as well as people from other countries have had access to factual in- formation both through officers of the division as well as through the useful and attractive monthly External Affairs Bulle- tin.

External Affairs Minister L. B. Pear- son has now carried the information ac- tivities of the Department a step farther. A Press office has been set up in the East Block. Function of the Press officer in

. charge is to simplify the task of editors

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and reporters seeking information about Canada's external affairs. Explanation of this latest move is that it will leave the Information Division free to discharge its duties in the rapidly growing realm of cul- tural relations with other countries.

Since the External Affairs Press of- ficer will be in touch mainly with Cana- dian newspapermen, rather. than foreign correspondents, it is important that he should not allow himself to become a buf- fer between the Press and the Minister, who, after all, must remain the ultimate source of information on matters of policy. Data, statistics, official documents, back- ground information, and similar matters may properly be delegated to him, but the Press must continue to have direct access to Mr. Pearson. .

Thoughtful newspapermen and others will wonder whether an External Affairs Press officer is, after all, really necessary. A lot of things may be desirable in of- ficial circles, but their implementation means adding staff to an already swollen public service at a time when economy is supposed to be the keynote.

Ailloisorallo Battle

Six years ago this .month, in October 1944. the First Canadian.Army fought one of its toughest and most important battles of the entire campaign in Northwest Eu- rope. This was the battle ofrthe Scheldt Estuary: Under the inspired leadership of Lt. Gen. G. G. Simonds, the troops fought and splashed their way through a month of hell-on-earth under the most appalling conditions lmsgsinsbie. At the time, the ,Alllss,ossrooultofsspeedyd.-ishbys Erltishiarmoursd columnhhad secured Ant- werp. 'l'hls mesnt if the approaches to tho port could boclesred, the unbeliev- sbiy long supply lines -which had been hampering the Allies In their drive through Bsluumsndliolluid, wouldbetre- insndously -jenny forces were dnt1'IllclIId"MI both bsnlu of the svstioldts connects l Antwerp 'tbythosui tastorstho portcouid be of dnsmyhsdto be A those positions. To the

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Canadians fell the task of clearing the Breskens pocket. South Bevelsnd had to be cleared and Walcheren had in be cap- tured although an attack was not launch- ed against the latter until November 1. South Beveland fell at the end of Octo- ber, and Walcheren November 7 with the capture of the town of Middleton. Much of the fighting had been done in the open, over terrain waist-deep in mud and water. The men, more often referred to as River Rats, were cold, wet an very, very weary. Of the operation, both General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery have said that they consider the battle to be the most important operation carried out by the First Canadian Army in the Northwest Europe campaign.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Great weather for repairing streets and roads. ' o It is early for Indian Summer, but by any name balmy Fall days are pleasant. O O O

The demand for (rural electricity is in- creasing incessantly. In Belfast district. especially, the need isdsaid to be clamant.

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The Temperance forces lack direction and organization and, of course money to finance the movement.

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Invitations have been issued for the inauguration of His Honor T. W. L. Prowse in the office of Lieut.-Governor.

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One does not need to be a close observ- er of wild life to determine that official measures against the skunk population have met with less than complete success.

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A sixteen-inch fall of snow in British Columbia was reported to the Canadian Press from Edmonton, Alberta. Presum- ably the information was smuggled past West Coast censorship. O

Apples, pears and plums are ripe on the trees. Corn is about at its best. Like fruit that is slightly over-ripe the farm nnd gar- den reach a state of mature perfection just before becoming merely a memory to lin- ger during chill evenings.

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The freeing of the Canadian dollar was almost a complete surprise although specu- lation on possible revaluation was general. It is striking evidence of how firmly the idea of controls is entrenched in Canadian thinking, that the official action should have been preceded by no clamour whatsoever.

Those who are not in the export or import business have little to gain or lose in the freeing of the dollar. With them it means 100 cents in the dollar, neither more nor less. To those in business it is a different story, a loss of ,10 per cent

more or less.

The proposals of the Canadian Con- gress of Labour on state housing, unem- ployment insurance and health insurance will certainly be sympathetically received, but their implementation will depend very largely on what margin" is left after all necessary measures are taken for national defence. If that should fail the other bene- fit would not be of long duration. Their attitude on our Confederation claims is "a horse of another colour."

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Whats in a name? A great deal of worryiand annoyance sometimes when fond parents at baptism bestow Christian names of popular heroes, or events of the day, to the family cognomen. To remedy this in England, according to a Canadian Press despatch, "Little Dunkirk Ramsbotham" has been reprieved by the Church of Eng- land. So have Winston Churchill Smith and Clement Attlee Partington-Fish, if any there be bearing those handles. Under a new Church law they can disown their baptismal names for those of their own choosing when they are old enough to be confirmed. The Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr. Henry Wilson”, said: "I think this is a very wise provision."

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Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, died this date 1658; He headed.the independents in poll- tics and religion, became Commander in Chief, dismissed the "Long Parliament": defeated the Scots at Dunbar and the Royslists at Worcester. Ho summoned the "Little Parliament"; appointed '3 council which created him dictator. Warring on the continent, he obtained a great name as a general, and a movement in England wanted to malts him King. He refused the title owing to the army's obiectlo At his death ho was burledln Westtninsts Abbey; his,,body was exhumed and hanged at the

Rclliofition. He believed the end justi- fied the means, and acted accordingly.

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"rhe disastrous 3rd of October 1851. will long be remembered in the annals of Princ Edward Island. The afternoon was arm and still: the sky was heavily clouded, but yet no indications of the approach- ing tempest were apparent, except- ing s lurid, brassy appearance to the north and northwest about sunset: in the West Indies, the sure har- binger of 9. hurricane. The moon had pas::d her first quarter, but the dense canopy of clouds. and heavy rain, rendered her light hardly perceptible. About an hour after sunset. the wind blew from the north, and soon increased to a hea- vy gsle. which then continued with unabated violence until nearly noon on Sunday.

"A few miles from the North Shore, and embsyed between the extreme horns of the Island, were a number of American fishing ves- sels. for which there was no es- cape but the harbour. when they became conscious of their desper- ate position. they ran for shelter leeward; but having no lights to direct their course to safe anchor- age, as there should, we regret ,.to say that a fearful loss of life and property has been the result. Prone as the people of this Island are to exaggeration, we fear that it is, in the present case, exceeded by the sad reality, which transcends the scale of their imagination. Whilst we write, the actual loss has not been ascertained -, perhaps never will - but we have good authority for stating that about fifty corpses were '”m'iv"t-Iii" "ashore PPTSBLWEHI Brackley Point. and Cavendish a distance of only about 20 miles - within 24 hours after the storm had abated. or those. ten sleep in Cav- endish church-yard.

"As the sand generally shoals gradually to a great distance from the shore of this Island, the ap- proach is, for the most. part, safe and wrecks seldom attended with loss of life. Butsthose sandy shores, in the late calamity. seem to have been the most fatal. A ridge of hills. forming the backbone of the Island, stretch across it from Cra- paud, and terminate in lofty. verti- cnl cliffs, called the New London Capes, on the north shore. Against those frightful preciplces at least two fishing schooner: have been dashed. but in neither case, we be- lieve, have they been accompanied with loss of life. About two o'clock on Saturday morning, one of them was thrown high on a ledge of rocks, close against the wall of the precipice. and her crew escaped by it path. up which a goat. would ex- perience no little difficulty in mak- ing its way, in day-light. The length of the schooner on either side. and every soul must. have per. ished.

"Many a widow has been left de- s0lnl-B. and many I child father- less. to say nothing of the immense loss of property. from s. culpable want of a marine barometer on board of each schooner. to afford llmely warning of the approaching storm." - -The Islander. oct. 11. mi.

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COMMONWEALTH 01!; ' The Island of Trinidsd is the premier oil-producing colony of the British Oommonwoslth.

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discussion by com-pendent-I ; correspondents.

of questions of intcrelt. The Aqua staaxlu

Sir,-Did ever a home have such mingled associations of 'reek from the chimney lum", narrow ancient historical houses; palace and castle; closes hiding filthy slums: fine, stone-built houses with the Adam bi-others' unmistukiible fa- cades bordering wide. well paved streets; the Royal Mile stretchirll from the castle on its lock in a straight line to Holyrood Palace at its end. passing such houses as Lady Stair's,- whose vary stones breathe intrigue, and the home of John Knox. where he lived with his girl-wife. and from the tiny balcony of which he thundered his denunciation of hapless Mary Stuart.--"the Scarlet Woman".- and of Bothwell and Darnley, her "psramours?"

Amid Reekie-Edinbu gh,--is one of the loveliest clue in the world. To walk down Princes Street. on an early spring evening well wrapped against the search- ing wlnd. when the lights begin to gleam from the Mile windows high above the ardens at the foot of the Castle Rock. when the shops at the opposite side of the street throw a brilliant golden glow on the tweeds. the lovely woollens, the antique silver, china and furniture exhibited in their windows: when, if one is lucky. in military pipe band will come marching down the streets. kilts iiswlng."piperdroning- and-sklrling to reuse a music in the blood of all Highlanders, yes. and in the blood of Lowlanders. and even 'of the poor Sassanach, that is indeed an experience.

The city did well, three years ago. to make Auld Beckie the scene of an International Festival of music. drama, opera. film. art. and trade. Never has a hazardous project been more amply justified in the event. Not only visitors. but artists have come from all ends of the earth to take part in the Festival; American Ballet: the Grlller Quartettc; Spanish dancers; the Scsln company of orchestra and chorus from Milan: the Monte Carlo Ballet; the Con- certgcbouw orchestra liorn Hol- land: all these in addition to no- tive growths, such as the Halls and Philharmonic orchestras. the Sndlers Wells ballet. Glyndebourne Opera company. and the excellent Glasgow Orpheus Choir. under Sir Hugh Roberton have been amongst the high lights which have at- tracted such illustrious visitors as Queen Elizabeth of England and the Princesses Elizabeth and Mar- lza et. the Queen-Mothrr of the Be glans with her daughter. the ex-queen of Italy and her two grand-daughters and Don Juan. Pretender to the Spanish throne and many others.

Plans for next year's Festival. the Festival of Britain year, In- clude s four-dsy Gathering of the Clans in August. The Gathering will be held at the famous Rugby football ground at Murrsyfield. a groundvcspable of holding 80,000 people. There Is to be a grand Ceilidh in Edinburgh”. Usher 3.11. in Highland ball in ths Assembly Rooms, the Gathering of the Clans and Highlsnd games at Murroyfleld. and s march of mass- ed Dino bsnds sio-ig Princes street. with finally. church sor- vicos. There are 85 known clans in the Scottish Highlands and Low- llndl. and 86 for. very few nova

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FAITH

0 world, thou choosest not the better part!

It is not wisdom to be only wise..

And on the inward vision close the

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But it is wisdom to believe the heart. .

Columbus found 8 world. ondthsd no chart,

Save one that faith deciphercd in the skies;

Tb trust the soul's invincible sur- m so

Was slit his science and his only ar. r

Our kniiwledge is a torch of smoky p ne

That lights the pathway but one step ahead i

Across a void of mystery dread.

Bid. then. the tender light of faith to shine

By which alone the mortal heart is

Unto the thinking of the thought divine.

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-George Santsysns.

shown definite reluctsiice.to lake -part.-the reluctsnceeseems to be dus to the idea that such a par- ade would be contrary to Highland dignity. The organizers are doing their utmost to disprove this no- tion. At the Highland games about 20 bands. including bonds from Canada. New Zcaland and U. S. A. will play. It is said that this will be the first great Gath- ering slnce the '45.

It is hoped too. to lnclude ti performance of Lconldc Massint.-'s new Scottish ballet. 'Donald of the Burt.hens'. Masslne has already been working on this bullet since 1947. and its first performance hss been postponed several times. but critics who have been priv- llezed to see it in rehearsal. speak very highly of It. It has been inspired by Scottish legends and Scottish dances. on is the first representation in choreo- graphy of Scottish tradition.

I am. Sir. etc. RUTH SILLITOE.

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sir, - ! hsvo known for some time that shoe polish, strained through losf bread, is used II drink: sud I knew a man in Kings coun- ty who drank that stuff. and his old more hsd sense enough to bring her msstcr home in A box sleigh in his wife and little children at 2 o'clock in the morning desd. For s good while I have been hearing of shoe polish and lemon extract. as cross-producing and death-desllng drinks, but not. until recently have I heard of shellac thst s clerk from s big store in Summorsido told me about. Addicts come to the score to buy this stuff for drinking pur- poses. I suppose they strain the gum out to give the Ileohol ll chance to go through snd explode.

Do we know that throughout Osnsds there no over 50.000 per- sons so enslaved to drink that they will risk death to get it! No one say more need describe the deter- ioration in personality of such per- sons bstwoon the first drink snd thst state where s than will risk his life for a drink. This is well known and than people often, per- haps usually on ossontislly the but of pooplo- soholsrs, doctors, ministers of religion. I know s bril-

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sterner stsnd -sgslnst. which are travelling .

snd out at traffic. tnxpu-ukisfths motoring public. A low fines would sound result -in cu-csnrlsr compon- los instructing their drivers to change their tactics and would re- sult in more sensible schedules be- ing devised. A csr-carrier smnoh-up makes an ordinary motor car colli- sion look like child's plsy.-Bsock- vllls Recorder sud Times.

British Cohuublsns who luvs fanatic Dodkhobors as neighbors msy be excused if they greet the announcement of remission of son- tences sgsinst s number of those pooplo.,with s doubt born of long experience. Nobody will puts the rocommendstion of tho vin- cisl research committee not the action of Federal Minister of Jus- tice Vasrson in freeing the -nude psrsdets It the request of Aster- ney (lcnsnl Wismer. Keeping those people in Jail at great expense is

liant student from s first clsss P. E

of a man who came to ruin through

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wastage of human life through it goes on all the time day and

night. pity is so lacking for such people devil through drink than they can

we in this sge become so accus- tomed to brutality and the wastage of human life that we are immune to pity? Do we no more care what happens. even to our own country- men? It is said that ministers of

on temperance from the pulpit. An eldor said to me recently, "For the

s consistent follow trsvollor, no but preached T

achieving nothing but a bill for tho

Island family who under the dc- presslon of drink committed sul- cide. one of the best. Bible oom- mentaries in my librsry is the work

drink, a prince of professors he was. These are not isolated and unusual

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