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Mr. Harkness Resrgns

In his letter of resignation from the Diefeubaker Government Mr. Harkness made clear why he Could no longer carry on as defense minis— ter. For over two years he had be- lieved that warheads should be sup- plied to the four weapons systems Canada has acquired, and which are adapted to their use. He had stated what he considered to be the minimum position he could accept and several times had offered to re- sign unless this was agreed to. Dur- ing the past few days it had become “quite obvious" that the Prime )lin- ister’s views and his on this question were not capable of reConciliation.

It was a dignified letter. credit- able to the man. to his honorable re- Cord in public life and gallant ser- vice as a soldier. There can be no question as to the sincerity of his views or of the motives which in- spired his decision to break with his Cabinet colleagues at this time.

There is no reason. either, to doubt that those who differed with him in the Cabinet were not equally sincere. Many of them—such as Ex- ternal Affairs Minister Green and our Island representative. Fisheries Minister )Iaclcan—also had dis- tinguished war records and do not need to apologize on this score for the defense policies to which they subscribe.

It was an honest difference of opinion. But it \V‘tlllltl have been better, perhaps, if Mr. Harkness had not waited long before acknowledging the fact of its ex- istence. Only last Thursday he de- clared in the Commons that there was no division botweeil him and the Prime Minister on nuclear arms policy. He maintained that the Gov- ernment’s Course had hcen “clear and responsible" throughout, and that the l'nitcd States criticism on this score was unwarranted. It was at best an error in judgment to have made these asservations in view of what happened yesterday.

The public. if not Mr. Harkness, has known for a long time that dvissensions were brewing in the Cabinet on this issue and weakening it at a time when. if ever, it should be speaking with united voice.

Whether or not, it leads to dis- solution of Parliament and the call- ing of another election. Mr. Hark- ness’ resignation has served to clear the air. We believe. with the Government, that this is a time for making haste slowly on the nu- clear arms question and for that reason that his resignation is a good thing. But he rates a respectful sal- ute as he steps down.

Space Race Goes On

The launching of satellites is no longer a matter of sensational news. Most of us have lost count of the number of entries in this fantastic race, but for the record it is worth noting that while the United States has lost some spectacular firsts to the Soviets, Its ahievement to date reﬂects a massive success. Since launching~ its first satellite, Em- peror 1, five years ago last week, it has placed 119 other satellites in orbit and sent six instrumental craft beyond the earth's zone of gravita- tional inﬂuence. Launchings of 51 other satellites and 11 space probes, during the same period. were fail- It“.

For ampedson, the Soviets have successfully launched 33 satel- lites end four spece probes since

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have been proportionally In those in the Amer-

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loan program, but we don't hear much about that from the other side.

In reporting to Congress as chairman of the National Areonau- tic and Space t'ouncil recently. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnston not- ed that 1962 could be called “a period of acceleration, accomplish- mcnt. and relative progress for the l'nited States in its space leadership drive." This was the year in which the American manned space-flight program hit its stride with three orbital flights. Active communica- tion satellite experimentation was started. Venus was observed at close range.

Equally striking was the fact that satellite launching reliability had improved to a point where 83 per cent of such launchings last year were successful. In the early days of the program, only 38 per cent of American satellite launch- ings were successful. Moreover, the tiny satellites that did get into orbit were overshadowed by the massive sputniks.

From the beginning. there have. been scientifically valuable, if not dramatic, achievements. Explorer 1 gave the first indications of the earth’s natural radiation belts. This discovery still ranks as outstanding among the results of space research. The little grapt‘ruit-sized Vanguard 1. launched March 17, 1958, as the second American satellite, yielded important data on the pressure of sunlight and showed the earth to be slightly pear-shaped.

From these small beginnings has grown the space capabilities that last year placed 54 US. satellites in orbit as Compared to 15 launched by the Soviets. The report rightly notes. however, that competition from the Soviets continues to be stiff. They can still launch heavier payloads than can the United States and they have used this ability to maintain an impressive lead in manned space flight.

The Athabaskan Sands

A few weeks ago the Alberta government approved a $125 million program of Great Canadian Oils, Ltd.. to extract. oil from the Atha- baskan sands. The area to be de- veloped lies 280 miles northwest of Edmonton and is believed—hold your breath l—to comprise 300,000 million to 500,000 million barrels of Oil, a large proportion of it extract- able. These sands, in fact, are be- lieved in some quarters to contain the largest-known reserves of pe- troleum in the world, potentially enough to meet Canada’s require- ments for eight centuries.

For many years they were re- garded as potentially useless be- caus, in spite of their oil content, no practical process was available for separating the oil from the sand and making it available for trans- portation to distant markets. But the development of a water flotation process for separating the sand and water has provided the spur for de- velopment and attracted the interest of major oil companies.

The same process may prove valuable in developing the‘ poten- tial of other areas of northern Gan- ada where the geological formations and their characteristics indicate the presence of large pools of oil. This is true of the recently located Mel- ville Island deposits, l,450 miles north of Edmonton, which. however. are not as extensive as those of Athabasca. And being farther from the market, their commercial de- velopment may be delayed for some time.

Financing of the Athabaska pro- ject is expected to be completed dur- ing the coming fall. with construc- tion of plant and other facilities to start about one year from now. The company plans a 290 mile pipe- line to connect with the existing in- terprovincial pipeline system. Initial production capacity is expected to be about 35,000 barrels a day. which will not interfere with other companies’ markets as it represents only about 5 per cent of current production in Canada.

EDITORIAL NOTE

The financial position of our hos- pitals is a matter of public concern. There are many things which the Hospital Insurance plan does not make allowance for, and which may necessitate an appeal for funds to carry on in the near future. Why this is so is set forth in statements in today’s issue which we commend to the serious attention of all our readers.

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OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Impressive Record As A Go-getter

George flees in his life has played many parts college boxing champion. Grey Cup foot- baller. combat soldier. business- man and politician to name a

During the recent gathering here of the Conservative Party workers, we saw him one day doing calislhenics ill his shirt- sleevcs on theI breakfast table. honouring the Maritimcs by wearing Highland costume. and entertaining the delegates by singing in a high-hat costumed quartet.

But more impressive than his back-slapping clowning tailored to mvc' a convention mood is the statistical record of his hard-grind achievements tailor- cd to serve his country in his present ministerial role.

As NIini»t-:-r of T' “1": “ill Com merce, Hon. George Hccs has chased the lead out of the pants of our hitherto not-too-aggres- sive salesmen. and sent them scurrying around the world in search of orders. And orders they have certainly found. volume which has astonished them and sent thcir companies' profits soaring. And — more — important —— sent their compan- ics‘ work forces and payrolls soaring too.

The simple facts are that George Hces has been our Min- ister of Trade and Commerce since October 1960. And in h is first 24 months at that job, our exports soared about 24 per cent ALL-TIME RECORD

In the first eleven months of last year, our cxports easily ex- ceedcd the total in our best previous twelve-month year. Not cvcn the muc't-nmiscd “'I‘radcr" Howe evcr achieved an increase of half-a-billion dollars in our exports of peacetime goods in eleven months. as George Hees did last year.

Literally within a week of be- coming our Minister of Trade. George Hoes showed that he en- visaged his new job as being to help Canadians to trade with other countries and to boost our commerce. To this end. he at once set to work to organize Canada's first mammoth Export Trade Promotion Confer-

ence. That gathering. held in Dec-

Our Yesterday’s

(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (February 5, 1938) Among the recently admitted members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia is R. Eare MacEwen, C.A., formerly of Rollo Bay. P.E.I. Mr MacEwen received his earlier education at Prince of Wales College and was at one time a member of the staff of the Bank of Montreal in

Charlottetown.

Since July, 1937, Henry Mac- Leen, Mt. Edward Road, a been Inspector of the SPCA for Charlottetown, and. except for the maintaining of a car, use in an official capacity. which responsibility the society assum- es, is. giving his services freely.

TEN YEARS AGO (Fehmery 5. 1053) TORONTO CP) -— For the second year in succession. Gov- ernor- General Vincent M e ~ sey heads the list of Canada's 10 best dressed men. the Men's Fashion Council of Canada In- nounced last night. This year's judges were inﬂuenced by the "vice- regal simplicity" of Mr. Messey'e wardrobe.

The Board of Examiners of the Prince Edwerd Island Phar- mnccuflcel Aeneiadon coan- ed examinations in Charlotte-

wn Ind Summerslde recently. John MacDonald, IE. Creighen and M as Rose Bell of Charlotte— town; Keith Metheson and Miss Eve Macmillan. O'Leery and Kenneth Linkletler, Summer- eido. the mainline.

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‘ember 1960. brought 1.365 Can- adian businessmen. represent- in;y 1.133 companics intcrestcd in exports. to Ottawa to hold a total of 10.502 interviews with 110 Canadian Government Trade Commissioners based in count- rics all around the world. GATHERING MOMENTUM But George Hccs. who certain- ly has no lead in his own pants. is not crutcnt to rest on that achievement. He has had Can- adian businessmen come to him and tell him that. as a result of his energetic export drive. they have booked foreign orders for as much as two years' output from their plants in one trade

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This avhicvcmcnt, mcasurcd by the soaring dollar value of our exports. has played a con- siderable part in creating the 195.000 additional jobs in Cana- da during Mr. Hec's first two years as Trade Minister.

But even more jobs are need- ed. for those Canadians now without jobs. for the young Can- adians who will be leaving school this year and next year. for the immigrants who will be coming to Canada.

So for 1963 Mr. Hees has plan- ned his “Operation World Mar- kets." with four phases design- cd to bring foreign buyers to

Canada to learn about our pro- ducts and to show Canadian salesmen how they can sell I more of our products overseas.

Trade shows. special aircraft ; loaded with businessmen repre- senting billions of dollars in buying power. export conferenc- . es, visits to Canadian factories . -— promotion. promotion. promo- tion ~—— all is motion in Canada's Department of Trade and Com- merce.

And our bo om i n g exports should boom more in 1963.

t An Unnece

ssary Issue

Globe and Mail, Toronto

Finance Minister G e o r g e Nowlan has been invited to ap- pear before the Commons pub- lic accounts committee today to‘ explain his part in the withhold- ing of income tax files from the Auditor-Generai‘s Office. Mr. Nowlan should do so.

The need for such an explana- tion might ncvcr have arisen if the Auditor-General had been ' given the requested material in the first place. It had been sough because. as Auditor-Gen- eral A.M. Henderson has said. there appeared to havc been a failure in normal collection pro- cedurcs. and he felt it was his duty to sce what had happened.

Mr. Nowlan, then Revenue , Minister, refused access to the files on the ground that income ltax information was confiden- t tial. So it is, and so it should be ~—but the Auditor- General's pur- ' pose is to look into the operation of the machinery of Govern- ment. not to harass individuals. Mr. Nowlan talked of getting a

ruling from the Justice Depart-

ment. but the Financial Admin— ‘

istralion Act gives the Auditor-

General the right to inspect ac-

count files of any Government :

depaztmcnt. “notwithstanding ‘ c ".

It was Mr. Now-Ian who re- v vealed to the public that the » tax files of Members of Parlia- : ment were included in those un« l der discussion. This was an un- necessary statement. and on e . not likely to win him Parliamen- l tsry support. By saying this 3 much without naming names.:2 he placed all MPs in a position i of embarrassment.

Mr. Henderson's point we: simply that he was trying to do the job that is assigned to him by the law: refusal to let him do so has resulted in a contro- versy that. without ground. may lead to unfortunate and unfound- ed implications. It is to be hop- ed that Mr. Nowlan will now clear up an issue that need nev- er have become clouded.

Avoiding colds these damp. cold days may be difficult. But there is one way. And even if the circumstances revealed in Modern Medicine do not fit you.

there are lessons which could help you to keep fit. Forly- two men in St. Paul.

‘Minn., have been free of upper respiratory infectior‘ for up to 31 years. They have one thing in common: Each works eight hours a day in temperatures be- tween 32 deg. and 47 deg. at the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co. gThe cold- free periods re 21 ge ; downward to nine years and cor- ;respond to the time each man has been in his present job. Evidently the men wear only slightly heavier clothing than

How To Beat A Cold

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workers in farmer areas. but do insist on wool clothing a n d rubber- boots to keep their feet warm. The work. in cellars and filter room, keeps them active all day. They shower and dry thoroughly each evening before leaving the plant.

And note this? Most take ed- vantage of company policy that allows workers to drink beer on the job. This may sound pleas- ant. but the me who wrote the story for the company magazine

iand works In In office II also I . bee-r drinker — and a chronic [cold sufferer.

; And here's another point: The cold- free brewery workers stay healthy by keeping their home abkooda'theneverase—os dog. to 70 deg.

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The Dutch have invented a game called roll curling. It i played with curlim

ed on shed

ence. Instead of ice. the nlnk eur- feoe is paved I WM- rocks roll. just as in ling. Wh' e the anal all”. mice

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Care Is Needed

With Tronquilizers

When Pregnant

By Dr. Theodore R. Yen Dellen

Y drugs pass through the placenta and into the circula- tion of the unborn child. None produces the deformities that developed when thalidomide was used. But some precautions are advisable because we know so little about causes of birth defects. Pregnant should not take any medicine whatsoever unless it is prescrib- ed by the physician.

Ordinary aspirin passes through the placental barrier. It never has been known to harm the fetus but large amounts may interfere with the clotting mechanism and lead to bleed- ing. Some of the anti-coagulant drugs also reach the baby. Thcse products are given in vein infections; they do not de- form the baby but too in u c h could p bleeding in the mother or fetus.

A number of cross the barrier but do not - courage the defects noted after thalidomide. The fetus may be affected by reserpine, which is utilized in treating high blood

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pressure associated with th e toxemia of p r e gnanc . The child is born with a slight nasal

discharge and, for a few days. is lethargic, nurses poorly. and has respiratory distress.

Some hormones, such as the progestins, testosterone. and stilbeslrol. have a temporary masculinizing effect upon the female fetus. Cortisone induces changes in unborn mice but not in humans. Anti- thryoid drugs, including the iodides, may depress the development of the child‘s thyroid. especial- ly when taken by the in other after the third month of preg- nancy.

The physician knows that cer- tain antibiotics and sulfonamid- es must be prescribed with caution during pregnancy. Al- most all pain-killers pass the barrier. This has been the main objection to employing anes- thetics suc as morphine, curare, or the harbituates bring oblivion during delivery. The baby is born too sleepy to co-operale. even to the extent of wanting to breathe.

Most physicians are in agree~ ment that all drugs should be

NOTES BY THE WAT

When e husband gels In all right in the wee hours he gets in wrong. -Sherbrooke Record.

One of the toughest talks fec- ing a new employee is how to look busy and important when you are not. — Kitchener-Water- loo Record

“She told me that you told her the secret I told you not to tell her." “Hm-m. I told her not to tell you I told her." “Well, don't tell her that I told you she told me. -—Montreal Star.

Adam may have had his trou- bles. but he never had to listen to Eve talk about the other men she could have married. —Mon- treal Star.

It seems that It to impossible to buy liver in East German but- cher shops. An unhappy citizen

East Berlin was given this explanation at his meat market. “This is the latest miracle of the Communists. They succeeded in producing cattle without livers. Since the animals get so little to eat. they have no need of t em". — eutsche Zie- tung. Stuttgart.

A proposed name for the east- ern section of the Northwestern Territories is Nunasslaq. an Es- kimo word meaning beautiful land. and pronounced noo-na- see-alt. It got the most Eskimo votes of 10 suggested Eskimo names for the vast area of 720,- 000 square miles.

The Northwest Territories Council would do best to choose Nunassiaq in deference to maj- ority Eskimo preference in the area. but why not spoil the name phonetically. as it is pro- nounced? However. most Cana- dians soon would learn to pro- nounce Nunassiaq as the Eski- mos do.

Radio broadcasts are the mam teachers of pronuncia- tion nowadays, although often confusing when the men behind the microphones do not agree among themselves on a consis- tent pronunciation for so com- “sche-

monly used a word as dule." for instance. Many Canadians of the mild-

er regions of their land may not

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the biggest dividends is 8d ‘Port

I The kind of lying th . in ﬂattering people. i Arthur News-Chronicle. The fellow in the next of‘ says he is waiting for somelliiil; to turn up. He could start with his shirt sleeves. -Galt Repor. ter.

In re ard to teachln Fre to Enngsh speaking chgildrenngli an :a'ly age. We notc'? brain surgeon, Dr. Wilder Peufieid said recently: “The child’s bran; before the age of 10 has a Very special capacity for the learn. ing of languages which lessen.

in. aer care." And whoever tried his advice has found it to be worthy. —- Catherines

Standard.

In Trento. Italy. a jealous hug. band who tied his wife's leg to his own every night so she would not deceive him. was jailed for cruelty. We have heard of the bonds of matrimony but never of the knot being tied at the kneecap. -— Stretford Beacon-

Herald

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Cape Breton Post

see the Far North as beautiful in the conventional use of the word, but if it is beautiful to the Eskimos, the original nat- lves. that matters tremendously to them. and should have our sympathy.

How right and true it is for people to discern beauty in whatever region they inhabit. with a discernment based familiarity. To anybody with 3 eye for beauty. it can be found anywhere. In the Northwest Ter- ritories there is the stark and terrible beauty of the long win- ters and even on the trecless sub-Arctic tundra there is a co- lourful beauty in the summers, in the low growth of grass and little berry plants that garb the blunt nakedness of the earth. and beauty too in the songs and flights of birds. in the sheer magnificence of sunsets in the pure atmosphere without the obscurity of smoke and dust present in our so-called more favored region.

avoidcd during the first three months of pregnancy. unless they are needed to save the ;

mother's life.

LOOKING INTO BRONCHI G. W. writes: When is a bron- choscopy indicated? REPLY

The bronchoscope enables the physical] to look into the windpipe and larger bronchi. This is done to investigate the possibility of tumors or other disease processes. to obtain if necessary.

such as pins or peanuts. HEREDITY AND LEUKEMIA Mrs. J.H. writes: ls cancer of the blood inherited? E r The cause of leukemia is not known At present. a v i ru 5 is

implicated but more research

‘ will be needed before this con-

cept receives universal accept-

ancc. URINARY TRACT INFECTION D. 0. writes: Can infection in the bladder or kidneys be cured without operation? REPLY

Yes. and this applies to the majority of victims. Best results are obtained when the cause of the infection is determined and treated accordingly.

I Missile Mating Problems

Milwaukee Journal

Enormous problems are in- volved in the proposed fitting of .American built Polaris missiles lwilh British nuclear warheads and then launching them from IBrltish submarine

Some scientists I ternational missile m a t twouldn't be worth the effort even though it worked in the end. They say the diplomatic and military stresses during the development and testing pro- cess would be too disruptive.

William Pcrkinson. staff writ- er for the Baltimore Sun, points out what can happen when even “a little bit of change" is made In a reliable rocket. During the United States' high altitude hy- drogen bomb tests in the Paci- ific last summer. new type war- ‘heads were placed atop Ameri- ca's thoroughly tested Thor missile.

Three times the missile had lto be destroyed in flight before lthe new type warhead was ex- iploded. 0n the fourth try. th e itesi succeeded. And the Thors

s. thlnk the in-

(n

were launched from a perman-

‘ent island base. not from inside is new type submarine under-

neath the ocean.

Under the recent Nassau agreement, between this coun- try and Britain, failures are

expected to be compounded un-

less C o n g r e s e authorizes a greater sharing of atomic infor- mation and engineering techni- ques. Business Week magazine recently chronicled the headach- es ave developed over

:production, with no secrecy in- volved, of the F-104' Star-fighter

an , plants under

German and Italian license from Lock-

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Evcry component of a missile can be tested under laboratory conditions more severe th s n any existing in space. Yet when

:put together one or more com-

ponents may fall. Why? The en- gincers wish they knew. What they do know is that such failur- es will occur regardless of the agreements entered into by heads of state.

North American Life Reports to Policyholders

Another year of significant PROGRESS

The record of growth of North American Life was further enhanced in 1962. The protection and savings represented by more than $2.7 billion of assurances and annuities in force reﬂects the continued conﬁdence of the holders of more than 243,000 Ordinary policies and 155,000 Group certiﬁcates in the services which the Company has to offer.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 82ND ANNUAL REPORT Beneﬁt Payments end .... 57,173,585

Increase $5,080,170

cw Aseunncee and Increase 39,362,039

350,037,727

AMI“ and Annuities in Increase $245,967,048 --S297209425,853

Tole! Assets Increase 330374.089

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397,713,963

A copy of the complete Annual Report for the year 1962 is available on toque!

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