"Conformism" Criticism ls Battling To One Newsman

By FORBES RI-IUDE

t cit "iaa Press Ittstacss Editor

S l'l. things said at the week- .-n- ,..i er.nce in Toronto of the Canadian institute of Public Af- lalfi bat.le me.

i get the eerie feeling that I must have humbled in from an- other planet.

The earth. we heard. is a place where "caplc are deluded and tiuckstcred by advertising and pub- he relations men, and by radio. television and newspapers.

i couldn't recognize it as the world i think i see in my daily job -- one of people Pushing back frontiers: of eager young engin- eers hunting out mysteries of places and things; of eager young Women grappling with problems of finance and business which used to be the prerogative of men: of -young ' building new homes rno worrying about their children and sending them to ballet le's- sons and all sorts of other cul- tural and practical activities; and a world of more new ideas than one can keep up with.

WRONG IDEAS

I had bad, it seems, the wrong iiicas. All these people are lonely. eien if they don't know they are li.nely. and their activity is becom- ing akin to that of social ants.

"Confonnism" seems to be the curse of the age.

l-'or one thing, people drive the'

-same sort of cars. But. one might

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. "Fifty years ago when hardly any one had a car. was that in- dividualism? Was it conformism? Of what lost intellectual '3- was the buggy a symbol?"

Then. too. People live in the same sort of houses. Again, one might say:

"But they have the houses. and even if modern housing projects aren't as imaginative as they might be, is there not individual- ity on the inside May not the ”con'orming" house. rather than marking an end to individuality. make possible the start of new ad- ventures lll it?"

NOT POPULAR

A few vn”-es did ask questions like that bs ludging from vocal reactions. t ) weren't popular questions and the audience seemed to be bent on a wingding of intro- spectlon.

Topic of the conference was "Buying and voting - who makes up your mind?" and the wording seemed to set the tone for a field day against advertising and mass media. -

J. B. Priestley. British author. started off the attack. He cited the following case:

His father used one straight razor all his life. He himself ha? used dozens of safety razors an thousands of blames. His son uses an electric razor. His son's son

probably would use something re-

quiring a trailer. x

This. he said. was regression and nonsense; and. as related with his incisive wit. it sounded eon- vincing and drew a big laugh.

But for the life of me I couldn't see any dire significance in this except. perhaps. for loss of the homely art of razor stropping. FIGHT BACK

Advertising and public relations men on the panels tried to fight back. They agreed there are many things wrong with their profes- sions and they hope to do better. But they believed their work had done a lot to bring about current rrosperity and they couldn't see much wrong in people having "too many" things.

it seemed to me - and all this is just a personal view-that most major expressions at the confer- ence lndicated a lack of faith in the genius of the human race.

It has come a long way and 1 don't think even today's traffic jams will crush its soul.

I expressed some of these views to'a public-relations man and be said:

"What we have heard may sound like nonsense to you and me, but on the intellectual level it is probably true."

This baffled me more than ever and made me feel lonely. So I came back to the office and wrote this piece and. having done some work. feel better already.

EASTERN GUARDIAN

LADY CURL!-Ills - important meeting at Mrs. George lnman's Thursday. 8.00 pm. Please attend.

HOCKEY! "THE EVENT OF the scaon." Prince of Wales Col- lege vs. Montague All Stars, Fri- day, no mo. Skato after.

G'Town High School Holds Annual Sports

The annual Georgetown High school Ice Sports were held in the rink on Friday night. Competition was keen in all events. The follow- in officials capably handled th 0 events. Miss J Murphy. Mr. D. A. Maccorinac . Mr. Charles Fra- ser, Mr. Howard M-acltean. Mr. N. W. Hansen and Mr. Cecil LeLa- cheur.

Followiu are tho results.

Girls 1 and under: 1. Lucretia Lsvandlr; 1. Janet MacDonald; 3. Janis David.

Boys 7 and under: 1. Donnie lllacDonald; 2. Philip Boudreault; 3. Francis Macloean.

Girls I years: 1. Beverley sol- oman: 1. Rose Mario Macbean; 3. Marie MacDonald.

Boys 8 years: 1. Eldon Bat- chiider; 2, Brian MICLGID; 3. Ronnie Gotell.

Boys Quarter Mile: 1. Chester David; 1. Stephen Ai enault; 3. Joseph Martcll.

Girls it years: 1. Jo-Ann Prosper: 1. Linda Lavandier; 3. Gail Mar- tell.

Boys I years: 1. Hal Macl.ean; I. Wilfred Prosper: I. Peter Walsh

William Tell Race: 12 and over (Couples): 1. Joseph Martall and Ruth LeLacheur: 2. Lawrence Batchilder and Mario MacLean; ll. Chester David and Frances Baker.

Doll Carriage Parade: 1. Marie MscDonald and Janis David (tied)

Girls to years: 1. ltaatha David; '1. Dianne Solomon; 8. Isobel Cur- ey.

Boys to years: I. Ernie Pros- ver; 2. Kenneth Botchildar; I. Gerald Martell.

Girls Quarter Mile: 1. Paulette Burke; 2. Betty Ann Stevens: 1. Marion Murphy.

Girls 11 years: 1. Mary K. Le- Lachcur; 2. Pauline Mlrtelll 3. Doreen Gallant.

Kim it years: 1. Stewart Burke: 1. Carl Solomon: 1. John Allen.

Bllvs Half Milo: 1. Chester

David: 2. Stephen Arsonault; 3. Joseph Martell. Girls ll years: 1. Paulette

Burke; 1. Laverne David; I. Hel- sine Baker.

Boys 11 years: 1. Dougie Mar- tell: 1. Joseph Itartoll: I. David Hartman. -

Candle loos (Girls): 1. Frances Rakfr; I. Joan Lohschsur; 8. ca-

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Candle Race I l: 1. Charter David: 2. Walt! i ult; 3. Harvey Ismail.

Obstacle laoa (Girls): 1. Do Gallant; I. Jo-An Prosper;

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On Monday night in St. Mary's Parish Hall. Souris High won a unanimous decision over Monta- gue ln the first contest of the Kings County Debating League.

Catherine Gaudet and Margue- rite Mossey upheld the affirmative for Souris High School, while Mar- garet MacDonsld and Caroid Wal- ker upheld the negative for Montague on the topic "Resolved that the achievements of the United Nations have justified its existence.

Joseph Gallant. grade twelve student at Souris High was chair- man. The Judges, Rt- Rev. .i.A. Murphy. Mr. Winston Fudge and

Souris High Debating Team is Winner Over Montague School

Mr. Leo Griffin. praised both sides highly for their excellent arrange- ment. presentation and delivery but the rebuttal gave the decision to Souris.

Mr. Fudge and Mr. Griffin scored the debate a tie up to the rebuttal after which they decided in favor of Souris. Msgr. Murphy had Souris scored one point ahead. but after the rebuttal Souris ad- vanced another point.

Concerning the formation of the Kings County Debating league Msgr. Murphy said. "I do not think there is anything better that could be established in Kings County than this extra-curricular activity.

I. O. D. E. Choptor Hold Annual Meeting

The Annual meeting if the Earl of Hlllsborough Chapter l.0.D.E. was held on Monday. February lath. at the home of Mrs- E. M. Phillips with the Regent. Mrs. A. L. Roop plesiding.

The meeting opened with the Prayer of the Order followed by the. reading of the minutes of the last Annual Meeting which stood approved as read. Mrs. W. S. Mc- Murtry. Secretary, gave the an- nual report, stressing particular- ly the Educational projects car- ried out during the year.

Mrs. W. A. Henry. Educational Secretary, reported that books and magazine subscriptions had been donated to the library at Queen Charlotte High School and also I number of books for young pupils had been placed In West Kent School. Empire Day Programs had been sent to adopted schools and calendars placed in several rural schools and various class- rooms in the urban schools.

Mn. Ronald Clarke gave the re- port of Services at Home and A- broad Commlttee. Wool and nan-

sweaters. babies ' titles. etc -Con- tributions of new and used cloth- ing were sent in response to the Greek Appeal and Save the Chil- dren Fund. A donation had been made to the Peace Garden. Cana- dian Scene. Halifax School for the Blind.

The Treasurer and lstant treasurers reports were read and adopted, also the Annual reports of the following commltttees Em- pire and World Affairs. immigra- tion and Canadlanlsation and Film

The Nominating Committee pre- sented the following slate of offl- cors: Honorary Regent. Mrs. W. A. Stewart. Regent. Mrs. A. L- ltoop. ist. Vice Regent. Mrs. F. H. Johnson, 2nd Vice Regent, Mrs. J. S.' MacDonald. "t ,, In. W- 8. Mcllfurtry. Tlilaurer lliu Marjorie. Stewart. Educa. tlonal socrotary. Miss Jean Mae.

W. A. Henry.

The sub-committees were nom- lnlud as follows A ' , Tregg. uror. Mrs. Wilfred Hunter. lim-

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son. Membership. Mrs. E. M. Phil- lips. Hospitality, Mrs. W. W. field.

The usual contribution was vot- ed to the Musical Festival.

Plans were discussed for a Mar- athon Bridge which would com- mence lhe first week in March. Miss Margaret MacMiIlan volun- teered to convene this bridge. Miss Dorothy Keefe repeated the al- firmation and was welcomed into the Chapter by the Regent-

There being no further business the meeting closed with "The Queen." Lunch was served by the hostess. assisted by Mrs. P. E. Brydges and Miss Margaret Mac- Millan.

Special Service At Montague United Church

An interesting service was held in Trinity United Church. Monta- gue. on Sunday evening. The Choir. with Mrs. l..A- Johnston as organ- lst. sang the anthem "We Extol Thee. 0 God". Mrs. Douglas Cof- fin and Mrs. Arnold Wightman rendered the duct" "Sweet Will

nelettc had been purchased for 0, God

Rev. J.M. Fraser conducted the service, and read Isaiah. Chapter 5. The three older boys who had attended the recent Boy's Parlia- ment in Charlottetown. gave a help- ful account of the subjects which were " t at the P..." t relating them to vital teachings in the word of God:- Jimmy John- ston spokc on capital punishment. Edgar Dewar on the dangers of social drinking. and the Church and television. John Clary spoke on the Bible and life.

At the morning service Mr. LG. Phillips sang the solo 'I Heard the Volre of Jesus say. Come on to Me and Rest". while the mini- star based his sermon on the tan: "Ye are the salt of the earth"

Big Minstrel

. Show Tonight

Citisens of Montague and vicin- no

will see the first performance of "The Trinity Mlnstrels". under the direction of l.G. Phillips. which is being staged by the chi" M Trinity United Church. Montague. Due to the sellout of tichsta before opening night. theft Will N perfonnance staged

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There is little doubt that Dr. L.G Dewar (rightl. Progressive Con- servative member from Second Prince will not. as the Session of the House continues, be in such complete agreement as he appears

ERIE Dl.Y CHAT AT TEA

to be dialling over a cup of tea yesterday afternoon with Mr. George Saville (Left! Liberal mem ber from Fifth Kings and Will- iam Acorn (centre). Liberal ! member from First Kings. Mr. Sa-

The Guardian Page 5 Wed., February 27. 1957

will also serve on the Halifax sealer Arctic Sealer.

The five Newfoundland si-ziliiig ships are the Glcnwood. Terra Nova and Algerine out of St John's: the Placeniia nul til Tre- passey on the soilllicrii shore and the Bessie Marie out of "millin- gate on the northeast was

POLICEMEN CIHRGED

NICOSIA. Cyprus lllculersi Two Greek Cypriot polici-nien and I post office wtirkcr Tilt"-tl:iy were charged on four couiii- of illeg- ally possessing arms iiillllll.lil'll()lI bombs and 9Xplllsl'.t"- l'ii li-r t-m- . ergeney regulatiniis iii.-y lllilwl ha 3'

Surplus U. S. Products For Poland Discussed

By JOHN l'i('ALl l

WASHINGTOIN 'API T H E United States beeiiis l'llrN'i acn- nomic talks lA'lll'l Poland today to determine WllPlll('i' American lllll-. lars and surplus farm products! can help ease Must-ovt's lzrip on the Polish economy.

The visiting five-man delegationf is led by Henryk Koilicki. director general of the Polish finance min- istry. lle was to outline his gov- ernment's problem to an Ameri- can group headed by Thorsten V. Kalijarvi. acting deputy undersec-

keepiiiu with the step-by-step pol- icy in be pursued pending more information on Poland's economic conditions and obligations.

A niajor ill)-slllw factor seemed to be that Eisenhower administra- tion desire to avoid upsetting the Soviet government. which is known to be watching the talks with suspicion.

Agricultural s u r p l a s com- modities may be sold for Polish currency. This currency in turn could be used to pay for admin- istrative expenses of the Ameri- in Warsaw. or if

deter! of state for 900!"-mic It can embassy executed if t"fiIli'I('lo'(l l' i. 'lld v fairs feasible. in buy strategic raw ma- first time Gr----t n......i n..i.;-..- . : The Ainvricans were rvimrtvd terials which Poland miizhi have men have fared Nllltll c'li.'lf:l'2- ready to listen caiitlnuxly but available, ----- - El.

sympallictieally iii an expected. formal request for surplus wheal.i corn. fats and oils as well as credit In buy coal mining ma- chinery.

An agieeint-nt meeting at least- part of the Polish plea for aid- appeared likely before the talks end in about three weeks. pPLAN MODEST All)

Eight Ships For Spring Seal Hunt ST. JOHN'S. Nild. (CPI-New

foundlaiid seal hunters are pre- paring to take to the ice flows

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of the Souris I-lr:ii.i-ii i-f iIii- it F..l.

,' Responsible authorities said the this year in eight shllipsnthree of Fish and (;3m,. ,t...... , 3...... Wm U.S. attitude will be to emphasize them registere at a l ax. the held in Mon,” , .l.' ,. my .-as much as possible the desir-l The sealing ships Theron 'd:llid!EFeby 28 at 8 Owwklil ,H”'.'::(will'

bility of restoring normal tradelTheta out of Halifax will reer . imany of their seal hunters from be films shnwn. Bay on!

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i a Ville l5 I Velerln ill filim.l' Years-and commercial relations in the Legislature wt-ile Dr. Dewar Any American aid package. lthe villages of Conception is beciunin. his second session ' they said, "would be modest" in the east coast. ..'e-'

Mr. Acorn has been a member oli the Hr - since 1951. l

Montague legion Auxiliary Meets

The February meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary. Canadian Legion Montague branch. was held at lthe home of Mrs- John Clair Fri- day evening with the president Mrs. George MacKinnon in the chair.

There were fourteen members present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and the correspondence was read by the secretary, Mrs. Wellington Campbell. The financial report was read by the treasurer, Mrs. Garnet Mclniyre.

A donation of 55.00 was voted towards the March of Dimes and 82.00 to the P.E.l. Chapter Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Mrs. Clair and Mrs. Campbell were appointed on the visiting com- mittee for three months.

Final arrangements tiere dis- cussed for conducting the lied Cross campaign in Montague next month-

The program was under the di- rectlon of Mrs. Nell Hooley and a number of t sts were enjoyed by everyone.

At the lunch hour the hostess was assisted in serving by Mrs. Stewart Dewar. Mrs. Aihol Dewar, and Mrs. McKeeman.

Nursery Club Meeting Held

The regular weekly meeting of the Kings County Hospital Nur- aery Club was held at the home

evening with ten members pre- sent. Mrs. Horace Fraser presided during the business meeting.

Minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. Mrs. Pep- ler. it was moved by Mrs. Leon Johnsto and seconded by Mrs. Scott that the following articles needed in ction with the nursery be purchased: A plastic dislipan. a bottle brush. and a coffee percolator. Miss Flnrie Benton reported that baby shirts have been ordered and Mrs. Cirl Stewart reported that the curtains for the nursery have been completed and put up-

Inqulries are to be made con- cerning the posslbillty of holding a cooking school here in the early summer. The club plans to have a white iaphanl sale sometime in March.

The I of the was occupied with sewing quite a number of articles completed.

Lunch was served by the lins- tess. assisted by Mrs. Roy Gillis Next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Carl Stewart and the lunch committee will he Airs Scott and Mrs. John Tredcniek.

i -' evening a n d WCFE

Gives Comment on Insurance Delays

OTTAWA lCPl James Mc- Gregor. chief claims officer of the Unemployment Insurance Com- inlallon. laid Tuesday the com- lniulon is responsible for few de- lays in the payment of unemploy ment insurance benefits.

He made the statement to the Commons industrial relations committo which is investigating complaints of delays in payments bi opposition parties in Parlia- ment. :

Mr. Mcaregor said delays in

payments generally are due to

roastno beyond the control of the

. II a -number of in- werc caused by It!- ants.

of Mrs. Vic Pepler on Monday 29

.ilme to gather the facts.

iOniorio Changes System .Of Insuring Motorists

i By THE CANADIAN PRESS Legislation under which unin- sured car owners in Ontario would pay an extra S1 in licence fees into the unsatisfied judgment fund 1was introduced in the Ontario ilegislature Monday. Twenty - two other amendments to the High- way Traffir Act also had first reading. I

Insured niiitorists would con- tinue tn pay 81 into the fund from which payment is made when an uninsured motorist loses a court action arising out of an accident or to a person killed or injured by an auto which falls to stop at the scene of the accident.

Under the proposed changes a motorist would be considered in- sured after Jan. 1. 1958. if he has liability insurance of 35.000 for property damage. Sl0.000 for a single death or injury and 520.000 for two or more deaths or injuries.

The Prince Edward Island leg- islature was to open today and there were indications education might be the chief topic.

Speaker N. V. Bachynsky changed his mind on a ruling in. the Manitoba legislature Monday; after Premier Campbell suggested. a CCF non-confidence motion was out of order.

RULING UPHELD

The Speaker had accepted a non-confidence motion from CCF Leader Lloyd Stinson. Mr. Camp- bell sugggested the motion was out of order- The Speake so ruled. When Mr. Stlnson challenged the ruling, it was upheld by a vote of

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The CCF leader's motion re- gretted the government's failure to institute a comprehensive hos- pital insurance plan."

A Liberal opposition member in the Saskatchey-an ' i Iatiire said the CCF government was discrim- inating against the farmers in that pmvlnc. D. F. MeFarlan9, the member for ii'Appelle-Wols- eley. said agricul ure remains the province's basic industry but the farmer's needs have been pushed aside in such things as the rural electrification program.

Municipal Affairs Minister A..l. Hooke defended the extent of the Alberta government's grants to municipalities. He said a survey had shown that last year the grants made up at least half the total expenditure in 30 of the 50

rent of claimants for benefits failed to produce their insurance books at the tlfne of claim. Others failed to give a proper explana- tion of the uicumstances of sep- aration from their jobs and it took

PRESENT MEDALS

LONDON (Reuters)-The Qiinen, at Buckingham Palace Tuesday presented medals and insignia to 190 men and women. most of them named in the New Years ' onors list. It was the second in a

serle! of six Tuesday lnvestitiires in the palace'a whitetnnd ROM ballroom. -

SOLD OUT i

All tickets for Wedncs-. day evening's performance by Trinity Minstrels have been sold out. By popular demand the show will be re- peated on Thursday. Feb. 28 in Yeo's"i'liei-are at 8.00 p.m. with tickets for sale at the door. Admbsion .75