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for this tremendous market. The train made out of empty
a spools on which cotton thread was _ wound has been replaced by modern
of mechanization. The pop- gun with the harmlessjcork has been disearded in favor of modern “weapons” and electronic devices.
The little girl’s rag doll has become -an almost lifelike masterpiece that
not only can be fed from a bottle but must also have its diapers chang- |
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rocket gun powered by a battery. . ~ In earlier days the movie-makers baffled their film fans with camera tricks, lighting and gadgets to arouse wonder. Nuclear age children know the secrets to magic and how it was performed. It is the same with radio and television. Children have learned about airwaves and transmission, and take these things in their stride.
. It is a wonderful world for today’s boys and girls; and adults are just as fascinated as their children in the products of the modern toy factories.
niS is AOU! iTITE 1as NeiD ed in putting clamps on the too- ambitious manufacturer producing toys that can be dangerous to life and limb. More care is now being given to meeting this requirement,- and the result is a truly. bewilder-_ ing array in. our stores at this sea- son of toys that are both harm- less and entertaining. '
Savings On Diesels
One objective of the Royal Com- mission on Railway Problems, which during the past few months has been holding hearings in various parts of the country, is to delve into the rail- way economies. One of the promises held out by the railways since the end of the war has been that extra rev- enues, if granted by the Transport Board, would be used to finance cost- reducing technical improvements. Yet the hearings have more than doubled the general level of freight rates in the Atlantic ahd Western Provinces. It has been difficult to assess the savings achieved by new and more economical equipment, particularly in the use of new diesel units, which has now become very general. |
In this connection the Winnipeg Free Press recalls that in March, 1953, Mr. Justice Kearney, then chair- m2n of the Board of Transport Com- missioners, commented on “the pau- city of specific technical evidence submitted in response to repeated i --om provincial counsel on the suvjett of operating dollar sav- ings actually realized or anticipated through the conversion from steam to_diesel power.” More evidence on diesel savings was submitted at later hearings, but much of it was frag- mentary and of little value to pro- vincial counsel.
' Over the years, however, consid- erable evidence on diesel savings has come to light from other sources. In 1953, for example, the Interstate Commerce Commission published an interesting study of the economies
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per cent of the work (measured in hours) for 48.9 per cent of fuel con- sumption. The Commission also found that one hour of yard switching consumed 899 pounds of coal at a of $2.40. A the same
the CNR has undergone a similar transition. The economic gains thus effected should certainly be given .very careful scrutiny at the Canadian Commission hearings now in pro- gress.
_ Worth Watching _ There are about 725 textile plants
in Canada, most of them in Quebec
and Ontario. In order-to keep them
in existence the Diefenbaker Govern-
ment has taken measures to make
control of imports at customs.more
stringent. It has revised the definit- ion of the word “dumping” to mean
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should include—not only. production costs, but selling-and administration costs and profit as well: Also, it has insisted that textiles sold in Canada ~ be clearly labelled to indicute their quality and where they were made. This would seem to be pretty adequate protection. But the textile industry doesn’t think so. It is now demanding a parliamentary inquiry with a view, according to Mr. Maurice Allard, P.C. member for Sherbrooke, of asking the Government to set textile import quotas. :
(Concluded from Saturday’s Gdn)
Towards the close of his life Rand wrote a short account about his distribution of the Micmac translations. Far from attribut- ing this production to his own re-
sources he stated. ,
prejudice and: the suspicions of the tribe aroused against us to
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tioned to be appreciated: With all the natural talent with which God had endowed me for the) work, for which I am amply cre- dited, if any one imagines the task was easily accomplished, I can only say he is very much mistaken. If the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ had not been with me, encouraging and aiding me in a most marvellous manner, it never would or could have been done, But it was done, blessed be His name forever!”
His travels were incessant, as he went from camp to camp,
‘from wigwam to wigwam, The
same account. continued: “T have, within the last three or four years, seen Indians all
OUR ORBITING STATESMEN SILAS TERTIUS RAND:
Missionary And Linguist
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ow c'd they are we have no means of knowing. It is evident that several have been borrowed
in Dr. Rand's collection with the one entitled ‘The Weaver's Son’ in Jeremiah Curtin’s ‘Folklore of Ireland,’ we must be convinc- ed that the Micmac Legend is an incomplete version of the Irish story. Some of the Legends may have been borrowed from every people with whom whom ‘the Mic-
_tory. So, it may-be said, is the whole future of this country in its trade relations with the outside -wédrid. Other countries. have already taken the “turn” in forming free trade blocs that threaten to leave us in splendid isolation. It would be well ! for our Maritime members to keep _ a sharp eye on this new protection- ist move when Parliament meets.
EDITORIAL NOTES
The 90-nation radio conference of the International Telecommunications Union, meeting in Geneva, has re- commended the eonvening of an ex- traordinary conference by the end of 1963 to study the problem of space telecommunications. At the speed we are moving in space exploration, it may be necessary to hold it before
then,
In an effort to solve continuing problems of over-production and low prices, Ontario poultrymen have or- ganized the Poultry Producers Coun- cil of Ontario. The council succeeds the 22-year-old Poultry Industry Committee, and has been provided with an initial budget of $5,000. A management committee, set up in November, was directed to hire a manager and work with him in developing a suitable method of fi- nancing the new operation.
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A commer ~/ive stamp honoring World Refugee Year (June 1959 to June 1960) has been issued by the United Nations Postal Administrat- ion. The stamp, which depicts hands held protectively over a refugee, is the emblem adopted by the U.N. for World Refugee Year. It has been issued in two colors—a 4-cent de- “nomination in red with olive-gold lettering in the border, and an 8-cent denomination, blue with olive-gold -
lettering. * s *
Since Newfoundland became a province barely. eleven years ago, school registration has increased by 75 per cent, the number of teachers has gone up by nearly 70 per cent, ‘and public expenditure has _ risen from $3,700,000 to about’ $16,000,- 000, or more than 400 per cent. Education has. become a much more complicated process than it was be- fore union and now, on the eve of the new decade, it has been proposed that a Royal Commission be appoint- ed to measure and evaluate progress
and rationalize new objectives. ;
FIRST POTATO GRADER
Sir,—The firet potato grader on this Island was built in Desable by my brether George MacKay. After he was killed in a car &c- cident I continued to work on it for some time.
This same George built a bicy- cle driven by a leather belt. He also constructed an air plane, man-powered, the p'lot having to turn a crank. A man could not keep up with it on the ground but it did not heve enough epeed to fly.
The graders mentioned above were built with two chains.
I am, Sr, etc., ALEXANDER MacKAY New Haven, P.©.I.
ROAD PAVING NEEDED
Sir,—Nearly every day I read in the papers about the many roads that are being paved or going tc be paved in the coming. years. What about the road between North Rustico and Cavendish, which should have been done tei years ago?
It is only four and a half miles and it is travelled a lot by tourists, and there are at least seven tourist homes on it. Last summer, at times, it was hardly safe to drive on for dust.
I am not blaming any govern- ment; but if we we . anytiing, we won't get it. ng this road is paved first thing in the Spring.
I am, Sir, etc., W. P. SMITH North Rustico.
THOSE BUNNY CARCASSES
Sir,—Even upon my mind that pile of 75 Christmas bunny car- casses, shown in a recent picture in the paper, made a deep impression.
You could not very well put the blcm? upon the hunter. If the flame of life, which human beings have not yet learned how ‘to create, means nothing to him, then it means nothing. Yet we may ask, was he once a_ child who watched of pore ne
have a feeling of disappointment at seeing the beauteousness of life disappear and leave only a dead heap of fur, bones and meat? Did he ever go out to supply skins to make a fur coat for one of us
How much easier it is these days, when we have
the way-from Topique, . Frederic- ton, St. John, The Restigouche, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton; in all these places I have distributed copies of the Scrip- tures and of a small volume en- titled ‘A First Reading Book in Micmac and English;’ ard in all these places I have found intelli- gent Indians who could read them, and have been most kind- ly and cordially received and listened to by them, as I read and preached and prayed and sang hymns to them in their own ton- gue; and I have scarcely met with what deserved the name of opposition.”
PCETIC EFFORTS
Rand had a flare for poetry. With him. Christian minstrelsy was not a-thing of the past. Let anyone read his “Dying Indian's D-eam,” starting thus:
“Upon his bed of clay,
Wasting away,
Day after day,
A sick and suffering Indian lay;
No lordly Chieftan he,
Or famed for bravery
In battle or for cruelty;
He was of low degree,
The child of poverty,
And from his infancy,
Invred to hardship, toil and pains;
He was a hunter, bold and free,
Of famed Acadia’s plains.”
And as the description mounts we are transported to primal scrotes;
“He'd roamed at will.
O’er rock and hill,
And every spot he knew,
Of forest wide.
Of mounta’n side,
Of bush and brake,
Of stream and lake,
Of sunny pool and alder shade,
Where.the trout and the salmon played,
Where the weeping willow wept,
Where the whistling wood-cock kept,
Where the mink and the martin crept, , £
Where the wolf and the wild-cat stept,
Where the bear and the beaver slept,
Where the roaring torrent swept,
“by | Where the wandering woodman
strayed, Where the hunter’s lodge was made, Where his weary form was laid.” The heavenly city is painted in a@ picturesque language that e- quals Newman's ‘‘Gerontius.” Sentimental i may a to soph'sticated mid-twen cen. turians, but there is e power and deep pathos in all of it.
LATIN LYRICS
Not only did he write English poems and lyrics, but his Latin versification is as good as any
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tinct charm to the Latin rhym- ing of such well - known hymns as “Abide With Me,” “Just As I Am,” and “Rock of Ages.” Psalms: 23 and 100 have both a descriptive tone and colour appro- priate to each, Hear the majesty of this:-7~
“Rupes Saeculorum, Te
Pro me fissa, condam me!
macs came in-contact since their ancestors first began to wander from’ the highlands of Asia.”
LABOR INSPIRED
Dr. Rand's outlook was not earthly, but heavenly. He la- boured in the\ spirit of a con- stant love of christ. Clark felt the inadequacy of his lttle volume to record the life of a man of such stature. He said:
“Tt may be that at some future time the life of, the remarkable men may be written, narrat- ing in order ail the incidents from his birth at Brooklyn Street, Cornwallis, N.S.; his lessons re- specting truth and righteousness learned when ten years old at his grandmother Tupper’s knee; his experiences on the farm, at his trade, in school, and in the work of the pastorate. . .I might give you page after page from his Diary which records his heart- searching questionings, and his exuberant exclamations of joy over victories of which God alone knew the megni‘ude. Page after paze might be transcribed until the volume would be as large as the volume which records the labours of David Brainerd, which this in character so much resem- bles.”
Surely the time has come when such a volume is needed.
(All references are from “Rand and the Micmacs”’ by Jer- emiah §. Clark, Charlottetown,
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Others find overeating a tem- porary respite from financial, so- cial and even sexual frustrations. And an,unmarried woman — or man, for that matter — may over-
eat simply to escape attention
from the opposite sex, thus avoid- ing the responsibilities of marri-
vel during the 12-month period ending June 30, says the World Health Organization. The disease occurred on board 11 ships and two traffic. aircraft engaged in international traffic. The WHO
Committee on International Quar- antine, which met in Geneva
247,000 cases of smallpox were
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TEN YEARS AGO (Dec. 21, 1949)
A memorable and impressive ceremony of Car.ada-wide signi- ficance was carried out yester- day at the RCAF Station, Sum-
ion were Air Vice Marshall R. Slemon, Lt. Gov. nard and Lt. Gov. J.
REGRESSION TO INFANCY Another type is the passive, de- pendent individual who associat-) es the consumption of food with feelings of love and being pro- tected. In effect, it is a regres-
of person feels lonely, unloved. :
There“also is the opposite type, the aggressive person, who eats to make himself bigger so he lit- erally is able to throw his weight around. He loves oral activities. He loves to eat, drink, chew, swal- low, smoke, talk and bite.
QUESTION AND ANSWER _ Mrs. T. S.: Is there anything
a flat - chested person can do to increase her measurements? —_-_|
Answer: If by “flat - chested” you mean small breasts, not too much can be done.
In some cases, certain-hormon- es may help. Pregnancy and nursng a ‘baby will frequently enlarge the breasts.
Your doctor can advise you if your case can be helped. .
The chest itself can be devel- oped by deep breathing exercises and other physical measures.
MAXIMS
There fis no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their number than the great- ness of a man is determined by his height. Z
NEW VOTE PROCEDURE?
VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia coast loggers veted Thursday to seek abolition of the government supervised strike vote, a new conciliation proce dure and income tax deductions for travelling and lodging ex- penses. Secretary Fred Fieber of Local 171 of the . International told tme loggers’ local two-day convention that government - su- pervised strike votes should be abolished because returning offi- cers in some areas have shown
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US, And Latin America
By David
Rowntree
Canadian Press Staff Writer
President Eisenhower is al- ready thinking. of another trip next year. In addition to his pro- jected journey to Rvs:ia in the spring and the possibility of one or more visits to a European summit, he weuld like to see Latin America: _
It is understood that Eisen- hower doesn’t want to give the impression that he thinks Europe, Africa and Asia are of more im- portance to the United States than central and South America..
However, storm warnings are out south of the Rio Grande and a number of observers think the president would be wise to let the matter die. .
Some of the warnings: Anti- Americanism promises to be a feature of election campaigning shortly in Brazil, Panama and Ecuador. Castro continues: to up Cuban _ resentment
Secretary of State Herter told oe recently that in
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U.S. import restrictions on lead and zinc crimp some South South American economies. Coffee prices are low because of a glut—and coffee accounts for a quarter and a third of all U.S, imports from Latin America, Im- ports of Venezuelan oil are con- trolled by quota. And countries such as Argentina,, Braz'l and, to a lesser extent, Uruguay, have economit troubles that need mil- lions of dollars to cure.
But while the mobs cry in Cuba and Panama, Washington will not be over-willing to make conces- sions.
Washington {s anxious to regain friends and influence in South America for two reasons:
In the United Nations, the U.S. has increasing trouble mustering support for its policies and the Latin bloc is not as ready to take
The Communists are showing greater interest in central and South America. The Russians are buying Brazilian coffee and have invited an economic mission to Moscow. Red China is shopping for Chilean copper and nitrates. Trade offers to Cuba have been made by Russia, Czechoslovakia and East Germany.
The Age Old Story
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And manners, climates, councils,
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Vice-President, Frank Perry; se- cond vice-president,.John Poirier; secretary, F.. MacNeill; Sgt. at arms, Arthur LeClair.
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