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The Radar Lines

The opening of the Distant Early Vi'aming line across Canada's North- land means that the North Ameri- can Continent is now protected. in theory at least. by three warning systems. Two of them. IIICW and Pine Tree, are owned and operated by the US. Air Force. The 0lh9I'. Mid-Canada, is uttdet' Canadian con- trol. The total cost of building the three lines was somewhere in the vicinity of Kl!-. billion. a small sum to pay for protection, considering the many billions which are spent annually on other security measures.

It is questionable. limiever, whe- ther these radar lines are as pro- tective as they were intended to be or. indeed, protective at all. When they were started they were de.-ign- ed to give 5 or 6 hotirs warning of approaching Soviet aircraft. heavy bombers and the like, from Siberia. But since then Soviet development of jet planes has progressed to the point where the warning period has been reduced to two hotirs or even less. Besides, it seems likely that any Soviet invasion will be by means of long range missiles which would travel so fast that, as far as the civilian population is concerned. there would be no warning and precious little to military establish- ments.

This is not to suggest that DEW, Pine Tree and Mid-Canada are use- less things. It is possible that war, should it come, will be fought with so-called "conventional" weapons-- it seems that more and more mili- tary experts are coming around to this belief-in which case, an hour's warning would conceivably allow millions of persons to go under- ground-that is, if there are any holes to receive them. The lines have a certain psychological value, too, which is of some account, pro- vided it does not build up another "Maginot Line" complex. But, cer- tainly, there has been such It great change in technological conditions since the lines were planned that their potential usefulness has been seriously reduced.

Combating Asian Fiu

There was no World Health Or- ganization in 1918 when the "Span- ish flu" spread around the world

and killed between 15 and 20 million'

people. There was therefore no means of collecting world-wide data and of co-ordinating a world-wide assault on the disease: nor were there antibiotics and sulfa drugs to fight the after effects, such as poeti- monia. that did so much of the kill- lng. Yet the new virus disease that is sweeping through the Far East and has already begun to make its presence felt in Europe itnd North America. cannot be taken lightly. Very few deaths have been scientifi- cally proved to be due to the Asian flu; but the world organization ad- mits that there is an epidemic on, and it is using its 37 influenza centres in 47 countries in the fight to check its spread.

The center of the present epi- demic runs in ll sweepinng are from India to Australia and up to Japan. It started in the northern part of mainland China in January. In Feb-

":-unry it spread south to Shanghai,

and in March in Canton. Apt1'l saw the virus invade Hong Kong, where

' than have been 500,000 cases and hnthn. Then it fumed up in For-

1 with 2,(Xl),000 cases: in WC

'i.,Jvith 1.5001110 cases and

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and Pakistan, and now

i an lend to 1 nsreup is his luhnnn. Dr. Maurice Hillemnn of the US. Armyls Walter Reed Institute be- lieves that a flu epidemic in the United States is "a good bet," and that the new disease could become known as "world flu.” Vaccine pro- duction has started in several coun- tries, bitsed on virus specimens coi- iected and distributed by the World Health Organization. This might provide limited protection against the disease. but as for treatment once the flu sets in, there is none.

U. S. Stalte In Canada

In his address before the Ameri- can Society of Newspaper Editors in San Francisco, Hon. L. B. Pearson, former Canadian Minister of Exter- nal Affairs, cited U.S. investments as one important reason why our Southern neighbor should have an interest in Canada's prosperity. His statement was well within the truth. United States investments in Canada now run into ten and one-third bil- lion dollars. Moreover. U.S. tax ad- vantages, due to complex regulations not widely understood in Canada, are given to 11.5. subsidiaries which remain largely in American owner- ship. Depletion write-offs under US. tax laws provide an advantage to American oil and mining companies operating in Canada. The result of these and other factors is that some industries on which a substantial measure of Canada's economic activ- ity must depend are dominated or greatly influenced by directors and sliareholtlers who reside solely out- side Canada.

An aid to understanding of this situation will be provided in the new Rf)-man committee of business lead- ers that, under the National Plan- ning Association of Washington, DC., will conduct studies of mutual problems. The committee will be under the joint chairmanship of Hon. Douglas Stuart, former US. ambassador to Canada, and Robert Ill. Fowler, president of the Cana- dian Pulp and Paper Association and chairman of the Royal Commis- sion on Broadcasting which reported earlier this year. Washington re- ports say the committee will not be strictly a Canadian grievance com- mittee: but its attention will un- doubtedly be focused on the prob-

bor.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Europe has lost one of its truly great men in the passing of Dr. Sem Dresden, Dutch composer and for- mer director of the Amsterdamoand Ilague academies of music. Dr. Dres- den enjoyed a world-wide reputation.

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Egypt's President Nasser says that the Israelis would not have been able to seize the Gaza Strip last fall if Britain and France had not interfered. He'd better not say it too often or too loudly, or the Israelis will do it again.

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At an international convention of the Y's Men Clubs in Toronto Egyptian delegates refused to shake hands with delegates from Israel, although the latter went out of their way to be friendly. They should simply put it down to bad manners and let it go at that.

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”i)oukhohors are mostly peace- ful.” says one of their leaders. That's title. But a few had sheep can spoil a flock; and there is no doubt about the incorrigible lawless- ness of the small group known as the "Sons of Freedom"-or rather their leaders: for there is evidence that some of the "sons", if left to themselves, would be good citizens.

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How we came to get assistance from the Carnegie Corporation for educational and public library pur- poses is recalled by Dr. W. J. P. Mnclviillan, O.B.E., in an interesting letter in today's Forum columns. Dr. MacMlllnn as Minister of Education played a vital part in these arrange- ments. which have proved of in- estimable value over the past quar- ter of a century.

0 5 o All Islanders, irrespective of re-

iems Canada has with its big neigh-

WANTED: A BE TTER BALANCE

PUBUC FORUM OTTAWA REPORT By Word Formers' Morket

By Patrick Nicholson

This column is Upon to the dint-In lion hv t-urresputuais of question nf interest. The (lus.d'nn does not necro- snnl.V endorsn ins notation of ens-too" pondentn.

DR. KEPEUS VISIT

Sir. -In your ”'I'wenty - Years Ago Today" column i read sboiit the memorable visit of Dr. F.F. Kepel. President of the Carnegie Corporation. to this Pro- vince. It was indeed a truly bene- ficeni visit and its good results can never be too highly appraised.

In I932 in my capacity as the first Minister of Education in P.E. island I was building I new Prince of Wales College to replace the building destroyed by fire. For some years I was wondering why the Carnegie Corporation. while making large grants of money to . nrilinie universities and colleges, had never given anything to this

five l

Province. It was indeed n lucky ;

thought when I wrote to Dr. Kzpcl.

. whnn every kind of farm produen

the President, whom I found most ,

friendly and co-operative so that I finally invited him to come to P.E.I., giving as a reason that I would appreciate advice and help in the construction of our Normal School at P.W.C.

Dr. Kepel came, accompanied by my great friend Dr. A. True- man, President of Mount Allison University. Dr. Kepel and I visited Bishop 0'Sullivsn, Dr. Robertson. the Principal of P.W.C.. Dr. Herb on Show. Superintendent of Edu- cation. and St. Dunslnnis Univers- ity. Dr. Kept-I said to me: "Dr. Maclliillan, you asked me a straight question and I will give you a straight answer. The Carne- lie Corporation cannot give any- tbinlz to P.I-3.1. because your two institutions. Prince of Wales Col- lege and St. Diinstsnls. won't agree

i mnrs offor nverydtlng in season.

' before Christmas. the big trade

on common ground." I asked Dr. ,

Kc-pel where they could agree and he told me that after examining the curricula of both colleges, he felt that what was needed st P.W. C. was snotltcr chair. that of 30'-lifliilf-1.V' and Rural Economics: and the professor could teach half time in each institution. He pointed otit that with the added chair Prince of Wales Collcile could be made it full Junior College giving four year courses. and saving also much money for our students.

When I laid the proposition be fore Bishop O'Stilllvnn he consent- ed at once. and I ss Minister agreed for P.W.C So eventually I received a cheque for seventy-five thousand dollars in American money. carrying a premium .1 twenty-one or-two percent. I nu ct-lved E18,!!!) which I invented in New Brunswick bonds which have yielded our Provincial Govern- ment 84.000 annually. After.nego- nation with the Carnegie Corpor- nlion. two teachers at P.W.C. have been paid out of this grant.

But that is not all. Dr. Kepnl spoke of the Island being n flu place for s Provincial Library sys- tem. and I was only too pleased in give him permission to go nhend. The Corporation sent the talented Miss Nora Bsiemn here and paid her expenses for three years, and gave us till!) a year for three

Vtlese.

I: times I have add

V sendlngbr. Kcpel to Prince ldwnrd final.

Ottawa: One of the most colour- ful scones in this Capital. a scene missed by most tourisu although . it is almost under the shadow of 1 Parliament's Pence Tower, By i Ward fnrmers' market.

Six dsys A week in every week of the year, bar public holidays. this huge market is doing busi- ness in the open sir. on a busy Saturday in July. there are as many as 500 stalls set up by the district farmers: in contrast, on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday in mid-winter. there are only n handful of stalls. walled with tar- pnulins and heated with oil stoves. when frozen meat is being sold.

Normally the market Is fully sc- tlvn only on Tuesdays. Thursdays

I no Saturdays. Its posit of bustle

is ruched on Summer Saturdays.

in available in abundance. Along the six city blocks when the stalls are set up. the truck far-

Thern are flowers in abundance. fruit. vegetables, meat. poultry. eggs and fish. For three weeks

is in Christmas Trees and tur-

.: POST OFFICE STAFF

Sir.-We notice that the larger Charlottetown stores seem to be amply staffed, with clerks who courteously and efficiently look after strangers Ilka myself. and so we are surprised to find your local Post Office, although housed in a beautiful, new. and up-(o- - date building. ssdly lacking in the simple service of stamp selling. .

or course the personnel are very courteous but. i would venture to say. seriously under-stuffed. From

? our observation, every other win-

dow is usually closed and one nun is seen-vainly endeavouring to handle a line-up of stamp buyers. many of them visitors. who of ne- ; ceulty must take up time in ask- ing questions. As far as I could , discern. there is no regular "ln- , formation" clerk.

We-should think that. during the tourist season. at least one of the extra stamp wickets could be operated. is this a local post of- fice policy or Just the idea of some "ivo tower" individual in your federal capital?

In any case. we hope we may be forgiven for suggesting an im- p. vemcm.

I am. Sir. etc.. .l.V. LARIMER Charlottetown, July nth.

NEGLECTED ROAD

sir.-How much longer must the long-suffering

Y steaks" 'Harltness agreed with me that

is in boxes of seedlings, for the civil servant who makes up the bulk of the capitals purchasing power is s very keen backyard gardener. In the Summer. cut now- ers. fresh vegetables and locally- grown berries are the big sellers. in the Fall, those gardeners are back, buying evergreens to add to their landscaping.

LOW OVERBEADS

The spaces in the streets, ad- joining the sidewalks. are leased to various farmers for the modest annual fee of 510 to am. accord- ing to location. On top of that, the farmer must act to claim the splcn he has thus reserved. This he does by arriving before 3.30 s.m. and paying a day fee of 75cents.lf he does not claim his sits. anoth- nr fsrmnr may take it for the day.

In an average Summer month, fsrm produce to tho value of 8250.000 is sold. The jostling buy- ers may ' ' ” anyone and every- one in Ottawa.

Ssturdsy. especially in the lum- mer, is "Father's Dsy" in By Wsitd market. Especially on a hot day. it is no place for children.

, and Mama is happy to uk Fatb-

. hemp In the Sprmm the hm "id! It or to go to do the shopping.

One day recently. I saw I-Ion. Douglas Hnrknsss. Minister of A- grtcuituro inctlngi. in the marital. was be studying farmers” market-

, lng yioblems. the number one top-

lc of letters, telegrams and visit-

I ors reaching his office at this time

of year? No. he wss doing the chores on his day off. shopping for the "little cottage up the Gntinenu Valley" which he and Colonel Alf Brooks. Minister of Veterans Af- fairs, have rented for this summer of Conservative hard work before the Fall session of Pullsment. SUPERIOR STEAK!

Colonel Harkness and Colonel Brooks are living as temporary bachelors. and Colonel Hnrkness was choosing. very csrruliy. tho

; steaks which he would inter cookg

in the market store hurt: a sign- ed autograph of President Eisen-

I bower. Ind a letter testifying to

the excellence of the "superior sold here. But Colonel

they do not attain the superiority of the marshmallow-tender steaks of his home town. Calgary. which lws were both enjoying a week enr- lff.

I said that civil servants makn

T up the bulk of the buying power

of this "company town" spawned by the federal government. Nonr- by,I found the man who is out

I greatest expert on Arctic affairs.

carefully canning the new potato- es. and trying to find some whose newness matched the size of golf balls rather than baseballs. This was another former Colonel of the Canadian Army, Graham lov- ley. who is nowmecretnry to the important '

Defense Bngiris On Home Front

nu-in N. nus-us. ll-ll Ignite isn't rained yet. no 101'!

gut guarttldonltw

nydlwur uyvhnsntons

been lsthcnunbunf cnsossuchas

polio as you Inlsh ,

chief uumbunz block II that there is no characteristic sign or IymP' tom which is found in every 01”- STUDIBS NEEDED

Laboratory studies often on needed to establish a dlllllollf If-" curately. And these tests can! be made until symptoms develop. That's why it's one of the utmoil importance to detect and row" to your doctor immediately any suspection of polio.

Be especially alert if anyone in mg family, particularly s child. onmplalns that he cannot bend his head forward as far as usual.

Be on the lookout also for n fev- er associated with a bad headache. or with muscle pains in the legs or arms or neck or back.

During this polio season be sus- piclous even of minor uliseil 1- mong the children. Agslight cold linked with pain the joints. or Just nausea. vomiting or disrrhea means summoning the doctor. OTHER SYMPIOMS Very often a youngster coming down with polio may be drown! 0" restless. He may be irritable and feverish. He's apt In wmvllin I- hout being moved and resist all efforts to move him.

The odds. of course. are on Your side. Large numbers of cases of polio are so slight that ttie.ViC- tims pus them off as simple sum- mer colds. And many more har- bor the virus without sny visible reactions at nil.

Very often a youngster comlnl the disease and mmpnrstlvely 1" are seriously affected in fsct. a- bout half of those who let the di- scan senously enough to eventu- ally become parslyned recover completely. And many more have only slight after effects.

But don't count on odds to pro- feet you or your children. Use com- mon senso. Consult your family

doctor.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

P,G.: if a woman has been oper- ated on and sterilised. is it POI- siblo for her to have another op- eration so that she can have ano- tber bnbyl

Answer: In most cues. an op- nrsilai to nature the fallopian tubes cannot be carried out suc- cessfully. Ifowevnr. is some few instances such restoration of the tubes is " possible-

You must consul with the physician who performed the OP- oration.

T . PHOENIX Fabulous bird of eternal life. Risen from your ashes cold!

Living in this world of strife, Until you up us! old-

A Flash of gold in the ,iungie's heart, A steam in the excellent sea. A spark of light in the velvet sky. It is thee, but it is not the.

Art thou the symbol of living life. Teschlnl us to forget the past. And on its ashes of dead mistakes. To rise triumphant at last?

Ever to live in the gleaming Now.

Never on what has gone.

But working. striving with Endu- vours' plow.

From each new dawn to the Dawn.

Rollo Bay and Charlottetown

OUR YESTERDAYS

from the Guardian Fllu

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (August I. IN!)

lummnrsldn is the first school In the province to offer grads clov- en based on the system set up n few years ago by the Mlrlliml Psovlncu and Newfoundland in which n Bord of Examiners will rend sli smlnnil and decide on s student's standing for Uni- versity. The new course will in- clude sublecls of such quality on to provide a complete preparation for entry into first you univer- sity.

World was received yesterday

gton, that he will arrive in Char- lottetown to attend the Provincial

Major lloporin the was nillbn

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car-Winnipeg Trlbunn

phers meets in India next You and we trust will achieve more lasting results than the diploma- tic, mlllisry. business and other

and speak and are forgotten in I

wicked gleam in his eye. It's the setting sun striking his blfocsln- Peierbomugh 'xamlnnr

from a high window in n down town building is like looking out across n forest glndo. The sun's rays may sting and sluts as they . ricochet from stone to brick to asphalt to cement along tho bull- neu tliorougbfsros. but than us be few cities In the world whose streets src shaded by a (none. more luxuriant pnrasol t.bnn Win-

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Whntonshnppnnnlbio tlnsnrnjectndsttltnrvhn sbothllnnulfllntnnd 5?

per cent. by sublnctlng chickens to ultraviolet ray t.rnntment.s. To the little red hen this must seen some nsw kind of shell unsu- St Catbsrincs ltnndnsd

Mssy. sstsnnbtln. hnnrnnon firms put hlgltnr rntns on bubclc driven than on tnnrrlod nun It's hard to grasp tin slniflcnncs of this. unless it renects the fact that husbands so seldom got to use the

A world eufennco of philnsb

Lop-level conferences that moot

week-Ottawa Journal Many an all nsnn still has n

Tolooknlstherossthlncltv

nipeg's-Winnipeg Free Press

Elli: girl? Jill if: IE3: l3; 1"

iii Fist:

that sometimes you might Wonder whether there's enough room left for whatever it is that's supposed to got the dirt off.-Hamilton spec. tntor

When fines and loll terms Illll to reform the dangerous drirt-r, how about sentencing him to ride a bicycin for a sufficiently em- bnrssslng period? The possibility of such n senten might put it real fright into the average road hog.-Montreal Gnuttn