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,__. Welcome Visitations 'iThe Canadian Area Common- wealth Parliamentary Association cbncludes its four-day convention h re this afternoon. The delegates wfire enabled to visit many points oft‘gintercst throughout the province, meet many of our people, and gain first hand information about our activities and problems. By all re- ports, this first conference of its kind to be held in the Cradle of Con- federation has proved enjoyable as well as profitable. and it. is to be hoped the participants from what we Maritimers call the outlying parts of the country will come and visit. us again.

'It. was particularly pleasing to have the Association members with us. for the special ceremony yes- terday. at which the Centennial Fountain. a generous gift from the British Government to the Fathers of ,Confederation Memorial, was of- ficially presented by His Excellency the High Commissioner to Canada. Sir 'Henry Lintott

Another gathering here this week is of more than usual interest. This is the first. meeting ever to be held outside Montreal of the national executive. advisory board and ex— ecutive council of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Munici— palities. The conference is a remind- er—if reminder should be necessary ——o'f the importance of civic af- fairs in the political life of the country.

We imagine this to be a concept of quite recent origin. But it is now more. than a century ago that De Tocqueville. celebrated French statesman and historian, made this reflection on the subject:

"A nation can establish a system of free government, but without municipal institutions it has not the 'spirit of liberty'. Strong inter- mediate and local institutions are democratic necessities. They en- courage men and women to take an active part in the business of govern- ment; and while there may be limi- tations on local freedom, especially wl‘len the economy works on a nar- row margin. it is healthy to have a .division of power between the centre and the locality. The ensuing ten- sions and accommodations are in themselves productive of life and vigor."

That couldn't have been better expressed today, as a commentary on .l‘fhe significance of the meeting l of jh'e heads of some 50 municipal ‘ in Charlottetown on

Frightening Porlent he new United Nations Demo- graphic'Yearbook has just been is- eued: It hasn’t made the headlines but it contains a statement that should be sending cold shivers down the backs of statesmen everywhere. Thigh to the effect that the world d on is now” increasing at the I nearly 63 million a year. has been added in a year a tit the equivalent of the popu- _,,of France, plus the Nether- “: plus Norway. But the great- ' '. is not- in these compara-

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place in areas that can't y'eupport the people they

{grim consequences already ‘ and the prospecte are At the

speaking on this subject the other day. Dr. Raymond Ewell. vice-chancellor for research at the State University of New York. warned that “the greatest disaster in the history of the world is just around the corner." If populations continue to explode, he said, famine will strike India. Pakistan and China in the early 1970s. then spread to Indonesia. Iran, Turkey and Egypt, and by 1980 reach most of the other countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

The United States, with food in abundance, has an annual population growth of 1.6 per cent. Thriving Europe’s rate is even lower—.9 per cent. But Central America has 2.9 per cent. Individual countries outdo the averages. Costa Rica. for in- stance. has a 4.3 per cent annual rate of increase and the Dominican Republic 2.6 per cent.

The stark fact is that if has taken up to 200,000 years for the world's population to reach its

present level. But unless the growth is checked. po,ulation will nearly DOUBLE in the next 35 years.

This news. as the New York Times well says. means more in the long run than elections. economic trends. catastrophies and interna- tional crises—and is. in fact. related to all of these. What gives awesome proportions to the problem is that these millions of new lives are each as potentially valuable to society. each as entitled to protection and opportunity as any that have pre- ceded them. Surely some means could be found of getting the world nations together in a sober assess- ment of the situation.

Still In The Dark

Could the Northumberland Strait causeway be built by a private firm in from three to four years at a cost that would pay for itself in 20 years. as has been rumored? We still don't. know. but the responsible minister at Ottawa now says that a “proposal” has been received. though he is not in a position at present to make any reply to it.

is it. true, as rumored. that only highway traffic is being provided for in the plans now being con- sidered? Again. after weeks of silence, the. responsible minister says no decision has been made on this point.

These answers leave us as much in the dark as ever about the Gov- ernment‘s intentions in the matter. Meanwhile. the C‘NR ferry ser- vice is back on its fall schedule and we are reminded that here too we could do with a little enlightenment on the subject of how adequate this provision will be for the heavy ship- ping season ahead. How much longer can we rely on the old Prince Ed- ward lsland to keep going without a complete and final breakdown?

What of the new ice-breaking ferry. with regard to which it was announced last June that tenders had been called, that construction would begin next year and that the ferry Would be in operation by 1967? Has any tender been accepted? There are rumors to the effect that there has been some hitch in this matter as well, but we trust that this is not the case.

What is needed. surely. is a full and frank report on what is going on at Ottawa to remedy our trans- portation difficulties. Why there should be any need for secrecy in such matters is beyond our compre- hension.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Here. according to an Ottawa Journal scribe. is the gist of a re- mark dropped by an MP over the coffee cups in the Parliamentary Cafeteria the other morning: “Holi- days ?" “No problem. I just take’ em. Many people back home in the con- stituency think I’m working up here in the House. and the Whip thinks I’m down there working in the Con-

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Speaking before the special Parliamentary committee on food and drugs recently. Dr. C. A. Mor- rell. director of the Food and Drug Directorate. made the disturbing statement that "today anyone can purchase raw materials abroad and set up as a manufacturer without having to notify us. We don't know who is in the business. We don’t have the personnel to maintain a constant check on newcomers to the industry. and therefore we are hin- dered in our efforts to enforce the Food and Drug Act."

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NOBODY GAINING IN THIS GAME

NEW ZEALAND EXAMPLE

Ombudsman Proves A Doubtful Help

A House of Commons com- mittee has been visited by real live ombudsman. Sir Guy Powles of New Zealand. He i did not draw a large attendance }

in the West Block committee room.

This is a hint that it is a mi- nority among Canadian MiPs i which believes that an ombuds- man would rig it. every injustice 1 done by big government — and l

fake a load off the backs of elected representatives. .- Sir Guy did not take. long to

make clear that a New Zealand ombudsman is not a kind of Scandinavian sea god dashing1 to the rescue of every innocent; caught in the nets of government 5 administration. . 9 found only about half the? complaints made to him worth investigating. Some 20 per cent of those examined had a basis of justification and a grievance was recfi' a departmental procedure modified or other re.- commendation implemented. ILLUMINATING

Two years of ombudsmanshlp in New Zealand had proved that i elected members do not pass on 3 most of their problems: they attempt. to deal with complaints c'iemsclves.

This is illuminating. lf sug- gests that parliamentarians are not just waiting for the oppor- tunity to let George or the Om- budsman do their job.

It is one thing for responsible bodies in Canada such the Glassco Commission and a par- ty leader such as Mr. R obe rt Thompson to suggest we have a Canadian parliamentary com- missioner of ombudsman sta- ‘

lure.

But. are MPs at large prepar- ed to abandon tedious but essen- tial tasks of personally reassur-l in: their constituents? An MP

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who has an injustice rightedl through intervention with; an official or a minister brings 3 gratitude —— an le to himself. Conversely. He who would duck behind the‘i broad shoulders of an Ombuds-l man appears to be trying to3 avoid responsibility for the acts. of Parliament. .

In the Canadian system an MP inquiring into any com-'

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plaint is not likely to find way impeded by any official or have any doors slammed by any minister. Further. he had oppor-

detailed inquiries into Govern- ment actions. often with the as- sistance of the Auditor General. an officer of Parliament.

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"No Man Is

An Island”

Sarnia Observer

While If is sometimes dif- ' limb to generalize on such a wldespread topic as incivility.‘ there appears to be just cause in recent years for all of us to 1 be judged on our guilt by ass- ‘ oclation

Common decency. the Gold- on Rule and plain fairness seen. l to us to be on ihe wane across Canada. We are all either too busy with our own little probl- ems or we are fast becoming. disinterested in our fellow men with the result that. the beers are beginning to outnumber the 'nice guys.’ I

This is particularly notice able in the service trades. 'oni. are the days of the ‘Good Mon- ning‘ smile. the sincere hanu shake and me genuine and sym pathetic 'How are you?’ That and

maybe cllches anaemli platitudes to many. but we are inclined to believe still that all of us are brothers and that 'nu man is an island.‘

A restaurant owner who mistakenly thinks he can shori- change a 11.5. tourist by declin- ing to allow him a premium on his dollar. deserves to lose

Herds, Not Birds

Guelph Mercury A peaceful revolution is gath-I

ering force in Scotland. Pro-

tests are sharper over devotion ‘-

of huge areas to hunting and fishing by the extremely weal- thy. The National Farmers' Un- ion. with tiie slogan of “herds.

not birds". demands that enor-. Lav be i fame. 190.000: the Duke of Ath-

mous tracts of oorland sprayed to kill off the heather on which the grouse feed. atd then be seeded in bay to sustain livestock. Sir David Robertson. a Conservative MP. contends that Scotland should be develop- ed as a mutton and beef produc- er on a large scale.

The royal family has 36,000 acres at Balmoral. and leases 11,000 acres more. Yet It is not among the really big land own-

his busmess. Similarly. the

who cannoz manage a smile or keeps a customer wal ting unduly for service sur cl 3 lacks a basic understanding of human nature. Patience can b:

PoorEofing Habits In Aged

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Delleu Many elderly people have poor eating habits. I recall an old Florida fishing guide w he lived in a one-room shack near t'ie water's edge. He kept on his stove a large black kettle containing fish chowder. From time to time he added water or scraps of fish, including the bones. This was his daily menu ex- cept when treated to sandwich- es and other food by fishermen using his boat. The kettle proba- bly never was emptied and un- doubtedly held minute pieces of the first fish tossed into it.

It is easy for lonesome oldsf- ers to slide into careless eating habits. They cannot waste any- thing and leftovers are put in the refrigerator for tomorrow‘s use. They find it just as easy to cook enough vegetables or soup for eight servings as for one and this means eight meals of the

same food. The most economic can of 5 may have four helpings —— beans or r

ays. The trouble with this sketchy

kind of eating is that it leads to .

malnutrition. This encourages weight loss and ill health. This is one reason why some married middle - aged people beg their elderly father or mother to live with them or go to a nursing or convalescent home. ey are not trying to get rid the parents but want to help them eat properly. The owners of these homes usually are aware of the need for a balanc- ed diet and attractive menus. The food industry has come to the reseue of many oldst e r 5 who live alone. TV dinners, for example. are easy to heat and eat. The freezers of most mar- kets offer a large varier of prepared foods. including dell- cacies. I understand t t

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some elderly persons eat dog and cat. oods.

It would be nice to dine four times a week but many old- l sters cannot afford the luxury. I Not every community is equi- ppcd with the means on wheels l program. Supplementary vif- l amins and minerals are of value ‘I when the menus are lopsided. but there is no substitute for a balanced diet. NOSE PULLING

Mrs. A. E. Writes: eral years my 18 - yea - old son has had the habit of pulling his nose. It has become soft and

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a magnificent virtue but it also 1 can be strained to the breaking .

point where it rebels into right eous indignation.

Oui- American coousins are great believers in hospitalitt They have built business, even empires on this intangible. yet vital. aspect of their nature. 1i. may be even true to say that they are the most warm-heart ed and extroveried people on earth. Whatever their collec

five personality they have the i

right approach when it comes to meeting ihe public in genera. Canada. we feel. has yet. to mature in matching Americas hospitality. Welcome is it won derful word but meaningless until it is sincere and offered with a personal touch. a hot cup of coffee. a ready smile and, perhaps. a lasting impression

Every day we hear of unfort- unate incidents that couid have been avoided with a little understanding and lolerance. After all. life's too short —— and

enjoyable — to be spoiled by i kejnids,

boars who should know better —

era. The for instance. owns half a lion acres. Others. reports

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include the Countess of Seafield

; with 216,000 acres: the Duke of

Sutherland with $0.000; aft of Lovatt's

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0!. 120.000: the Marquis of Bute. i117.000; e Duchess of West- minster and faml : Lord Thurso, 100.000: . ville. 60.000: of Cawdor. [55,000. These astronomical ii- i sures are possibly difficult to l digest. As a yardstick, relate l them to a mile square. That's a 1 good-sized farm. It out. 640 acres.

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An Almost Meery'Englond

Christian Science

One poll doesn‘t. make a Bri- tish political summer. nor two. But the second swallow is a welcome bird. even if the somber raven still croaks ne-

vermore.

To the Daily Mail's public-op- inion sampling which last week showed Britain's Conservatives edging ahead of the Labor Par- ty by just under one percent. add the Daily Express poll which now shows the Conserva- tives 2.3 percent better off than La

her.

But the Gallup Poll continues to put Labor-,6 percent ahead of the Tories.

So the British season wears on. and Prime Minister Douglas -Home is expected to name an October date for the national

not helpful to the Conservatite cause. Aeale the balance runs against Britain. But this la in line with a recent trend and not unexpected. And the balance-of- paymenla difficulties which arise artly from the trade situation ave been more amen

Rem from Britain lend to back up the polls' indication that he Conservatives are gaining. They have had an unforeseeable boost from the weather. which Is always close to the meteorolo- gical center of Britain‘s mood. A summer has glven peo- ple very little to grumble at dur- ing the holidays. Coming on top of the “never had it so good" of the Machllau era. what may come to be known as "Sir Alec'l Summer" is maktn arder for British voters to malntaln the grumplness which "outs" usually regard as moral fervor. Of course the motor roads were jammed. and the bodies were crowded. But ft is not in the p' tic and fair-minded Brltlsh aeter to take it out on the government just because that Jones boy trod allover “our Susie‘s" sand castle. Whether the present period la a sort of political solstice boiling nothing In particular for elfhel st or a calm before a . the polls don’t tell. But,people are beginning to talk about a

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possible close election.

Duke of Buccleuch..

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FEELS THE PULSE

E. A. E. writes: Can a deaf physicla it get. an accurate. blood pressure recording? l

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feeling for the pulse as the I pressure falls. He cannot get, the diastolic pressure. ' LUNG DISEASE '

S. C. writes: What are the. reasons for removal of a lung? Cancer. tuberculosis. bron- chicctasis. and emphysema. Best results are obtained when

ARTHRITIC VERTEBRAS

A. K. writes: Could arthritis cause a pinched nerve in the ‘ neck?

REPLY

Yes. when he vertebras of the neck are involved and pinch the nerves of the brachlal ple- l xes.

COLD SURGERY

UB writes; What is cryo-

cautery (for keloidsl?

EPLY This Is a method of destroying tissue by freezing. Extreme cold ls used to cauterize the thicken- ed scar tissue associated wi

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A Common Problem

} Winnipeg Free Pres!

One of the more

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wealth co - operation in recent l years has been in the realm of l education. The co - operat i o it here has 8 e n 'especia l l y heartening in a day when Com- monwcalth interests so often seem to diverge.

But education is a common .cause. The education problem ; is as re at in Canada and In Britain as it is in the newest state. The needs In the various parts of the Commonwealth may vary. but. there is none that is not confronted with an edu- cational crisis in one form or another