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“The strongest memory is weaker man ‘ the weakest ink." Pe so 4 wEDNEsDAvT1hA'EEiiis,' i938
Member's Responsibilities
NV lnhis speech at O’Leary the Hon. E. Davie Fulton called attention to
a fact which is sometimes overlooked I
in popular thought, namely, that a member of Parliament has a. duty to
the country as a whole as well as to T
his constituency.
Actually, much of the routine work of a Federal representative is not parliamentary work at all. By per- sonal contacts or written communica- tions with departmental officials he seeks to bring to his riding certain specific benefits——-to one‘ community a public building, to another a wharf, to another a breakwater and so on. These are the things by which he is usually judged; and,_of course, his opponent in an election campaign is bound to say that he didn’t do enough, that he was negligent in looking after ,his_, constituency. A
It is doubtful, however, whether this is a member’s chief responsibili-
ty, though it is of great importance. ‘
Obyi«)usly, it would be useless to send a man to Ottawa who was not fam- iliar with the needs of his area or careless about supplying them. But, after all, he is a Member of Parlia- ment; and Parliament is the place where national issues——which may or may not bear a. relation to regional
«cla._ims—-—are discussed. He should,
therefore, be in a. position to take part in these discussions intelligently.-
That doesn't mean that he should cultivate the habits of 9. loquacious busybody, but only that he should‘ be able to express his views clearly in the proper time and season. Above all, he must bear in mind that he ‘is a. servant of Canada and not merely the representative of the folks back home——and not at all the slave of an organization. The fact that he is a Conservative or 3. Liberal or what not
ought not to destroy his independence _
as a free citizen. His unwillingness to’ betray his_ conscience on any issue in which he might be in disagreement with the majority does not make him less useful to the party. It_ ought," indeed, to enhance‘ his usefulness.
It is well to remember that under our system the real Government is the Parliament. What we call “the Government” or “the Cabinet” is a device of convenience for administra- tive purposes. The Liberals forgot this in the last few years of their ad- ministration, o. fact which no doubt contributed to their defeat last year.
Timely Observalions. Because of their timely importance, we are publishing for the benefit of those of our readers who mightvnot have had the privilege of reading the original text a few extracts from a
speech delivered recently before the
Canadian Club in Montreal by Mr. Neil J. McKinnon, President of the
Canadian Bank of Commerce.
“Nineteen hundred and fifty-eight seems likely to pose some challenging problems tb Canadians. But, we need to-‘ apply cool perspective in apprais- ing our problems and in assessing their solutions. At this time in par- ticular we need to recollect our past doubts and our past successes. in ‘the face of those doubts. If we go back
only three years, to 1955, we may re- ‘
call that even in the midst of a re- markable economic expansion‘ there always seemed to be some worrisom
topic for business conversation. In‘
mid—1954, too, when our economy was experiencing what is now recognized as only a. mild recession, there were prophets of stagnation among us. If we‘ go back as far as 1945, there were suggestions that we were moving into 3 severe postwar depression. Our gloomier seers spoke.o:l.' the letdown after World War One, of the acute stresses of the ’20’s. Yet, with only a slowing to catch its breath, Canada moved out of the Second World War years into a. succession of expansions which confounded the pessimists. I offer these recollections to make a point: optimism and pessimism can each be a little out of focus, each in its own time. 7
“We do need more scientists, re‘- S€>ll“C.ll€l‘S, engineers, chemists and p.h.ysic.lsl:.s, and great emphasis must he laid on this need. But at the same time_we must avoid a society domin-
ated solely by these considerations. E(lll(‘.?lllO.Yl in the arts and social dis- ciplines must be advanced as well. so that we shall be assured of a people with the balance, the understanding, the creative spark, the real riches of the soul and mind which only the broader vista of the humanities can bring.
‘Of primary importance is the role of the individual in national progress. Do we put security ahead of adven- ture when it is only adventure that, in the end, can produce security? Per-
haps we might do well, as individuals ‘
and together, to think a little more about how, as a nation, we could pro- mote growth over 9. long period of years rather than put first emphasis on easing the recurring twinges of national growing pains. Important and -immediate as economic injections may be for the ills of today, they must not be allowed to preoccupy us at the expense of the larger future.
“Canada is not off-stride; we are adjusting our gait for a necessary interval, while we gather new force for the surge ahead. And that con- viction, I am sure, is shared by. every Canadian who pauses, even briefly, to think back along our path”.
Gifted Students
Dr. R.,W. Burnett, Professor of Science Education at the University of Illinois, has come forward with a. suggestion which, if adopted gener- ally, might help to "solve at least one problem in education. His suggestion is that special classes for exception- ally gifted and interested students be set up in schools on all levels. “Itfis
possible to give special attention ‘to
the brilliant child”, he told a“meeting ,
of educators recently, “without being
undemocratic and neglecting the maj- ’ ority of average children”.
Generally, our system of education seems tobe based on the assumption that students have equal capabilities for learning or that, in any case, the
“average” pupil should be permitted . i to set the pace. In recent years in
some schools consideration have been given pupils who for one reason of
‘ another‘ are unable to keep up with -
their fellows. This, certainly, is a commendable step forward. However retarded a. pupil may be, he is en- titled to whatever amount of academic developmenthe can manage to achieve under careful and com- petent guidance. More than one “less
,than average".pupil has gone on to
achieve competence, even distinction, in one field or another. / A g T
‘ But, surely, the brilliant student ought to have facilities to encourage his moving ahead at 3. more rapid pace than those in the average class, which no doubt include the majority of pupils. If a. pupil can finish in six months a. course of studies which average pupils take I Year *0 3°‘ complish, isn’t it right that he should be given the opportunity?
EDITORIAL NOTES
There were no i- acclamations on Nomination Day. That’s all to the good. There always seems to be some- thing lacking in political ‘~ interest when a. contest goes by default.
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American naval officers won’t say whether the “thing” their ships were tracking in the Atlantic was 9. Rus- sian submarine, 3. big fish, or a. whale. They admit, however, that it had a “steel hide”. That’s a pretty good clue. We have never heard of a. fish‘ or a whale with a. steel hide.
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Public opinion surveys predict the re-election of the Conservative Gov- ernment with a good majority. That, of course, is welcome news to Con- servative candidates. It must be remembered, however, that the re-
sults. of these- surveys are by -no
means infallible prophecies. They can
"easily lead unwary candidates into a
trap. , ' 1- 1- 4: The importance of discovering how
I to obtain power efficiently from the
atom is abvious in the rate of increase in the world’s consumption of energy. The measurement of power employed by. scientists is a standard which they call the Energy Unit. From the year ‘or the birth of Christ to 1860 the
world used six and a half Energy ‘
Units. Consumption‘ from 1860 to 1957 was five EnergyUnits, and now the world is using two-tenths of an EU annually. It is estimated that by the year 2000 ten to twenty more units will have been consumed. So it is no exaggeration to say that exhaus- tion of the world’s supply of the con-
_ ventional fuels is within sight. Per-
fection of the nuclear—fission reactor, which produces heat to make steam. to (lrive conventional Tll‘rlCl1lll€El‘_V to generate electricity is man’s new great quest. I V
its c.’-Tron finer;
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OTTAWA REPORT‘
ECK_ EXTNDED
Getting out The Vote
By Patrick Nicholson Special Correspondent for The Guardian
Ottawa: Vote how you like —- but go out and‘ vote.
On Monday, March 31st, adult Canadians in every community will be entitled to the democrat- ic privilege of choosing ne of our fellow-citizens, perhap. one of our neighbors, to represent us in our federal Parliament at Otta- wa.
5‘ The 265 men and women chosen by our votes that day will govern
,or daily lives for the next five years. They will decide how much we must pay in taxes each year. They will set the policies which will influence our standard of liv- ing and our jobs, and direct the course of our country.
How much will you pay, over the next five years, to the fed- eral Government in direct and in- direct taxes? If you are an aver-
, age family, you will pay in total
enough to buy two new low—pric- ed cars. Three-quarters of your tax payments will be in ‘‘hidden’' taxes; which you don’t know you are paying. l
How much thought and time would you devote to choosing be- tween buying a Chevrolet or a Ford? Ynu should not spend less thought and time in choosing be- tween voting Conservative or Lib- eral.
BUT VOTE .
In our last election, only 75 per cent .of our voters took‘ the trou- ble to exercise their privilege. But in Russia's last election, 99.6 per cent went to vote their docile. "Yes." Couldn't 99.6 percent of us free Canadians take sufficient interest in our country and our children's country to go to ex- press our own choice as to who should govern us‘?
Our forefathers fought and suf- fered ln civil war and in revolu- tion to obtain their right and our right to selflgovernmentt and de- mocratic elections. They consid- ered that the right to vote was worth risking death for. Who are we now to throw away that blood-
hallowed privilege? Who are we to consider that the right to vote is not worth walking a few blocks for? VOTE HOW YOU LIKE
You may. think that your vote won't count, that your absence from the polling booth won’t‘mat- ter. You‘ may excuse yourself by saying that your favourite will win, or that that other idiot will beat, your choice, whether you vote or not. But; that is not true.
Do you know that last June so .
many voters ,stayed away from the polls that in many constitu- encies the absentees formed the largest group of voters, outnum- bering the, supporters of Difen-
baker’s Progressive Conserva-.
tive candidate and outnumbering the supporters of the Liberal can- didate. . ~ ' This is I surprising fact, but it. is true. In only 24 con- stituencies did the M. P. elected last summer obtain a majority large enough to have been safe if all the nion-voters had gone to the polling booths and plumped for his nearest rival.
John Diefenbaker's majority in Prince Albert outnumbered the §4I‘1in§/I Albert stay-at-homes. But
ened, right up to the time the polls closed. by that large dom- ’care stay-lat-home vote. VOTE HOW YOU LIKE
In no less than five provinces, a full turn-out at the poll might have changed every‘ single ejgc. tion result in the province. These were P. E. I., Nova Sootia, New-, fwlldland. New Brunswick and Alberta. - p
Make it a record turn-out at the polls this year. Give your Parliamentary choice as much considenation as you would give to your new car choice.
And don't forget to help your neighbours, perhaps by giving them a lift to the polling sta- tion with ‘you; perhaps by baby- sitting for the few minutes while they go to record their vote.
on Wells ln Galilee
National Geographic Society
Discovery of a deep oil deposit
- in Is/rael’s. northern province of
Galilee may create a new econo- mic frontier in that ancient Bib- lical region. , .
Oil already is gushing from southern wells opened in 1955 in the Negev Desert Each new find brightens Israel's prospects tor eventual independence from ex- pensive. fuel imports
The oil, deposit reported near Mount Tabor in Galilee lies a- bout 25 miles from the huge re- fineries of Israel's Mediterran- ean port, Haifa. The refineries are operating now at roughly a third of capacity as a result of long interruption to the pipeline flow from Iraq.
STRIKING FEATURES ,
Galilee, where Jesus spent his boyhood and carried on much of his ministry, is a land of strik- ing physical features.
Generally hilly, it is divided in- to upper and lower districts that
- hold various geological forma-
tions suggesting possible oil naps. In northern or Upper Galilee, the nation’s tallest peak is 3,963-foot Mount Jarmaq. Mount Tabor, in Lower Galilee, looks down from a height of 1,929 feet on the lush- ly productive Esdraelon plain and valley.
The head-waters of the remark- able Jordan River flow through the northeastern panhandle se - tion of the province, lying be- tween Lebanon and Syria. Plung- ing ever lower, the streams meet in Israel’s Lake Hula at 260 feet above sea level, then rush down- ward into Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee) at nearly 700 feet seal level.
iPl.enl.F.iul rainfall and l-‘r9rti.ls= vol- canic soil make Galilee one of the countr_v’s most fruitful areas. New Israeli settlements along
wooded hillsides and flower-filled valleys recall the prosperous and populous communities that fl’our- ished there 2.000 years ago.
From toclay’s farms and or- chards corne grains, vegetables, tobacco, orgames, almonds, grap- es, olives and figs. The old pap- yrus swamps around Lake Hula have been drained, more land for cultivation.
Fishing fleets take a rich har- vest from the Sea of Galilee --' a reminder that Jesus chose His first disciples from among lake fishermen. TOURIST TRADE BOOMS
A lively tourist trade, based on hot springs and history, has developed at the resort city of Tiberias. Named for the Roman Emperor Tiberius, the city was founded by Herod Antipas AD. 19. It became a center of Hebrew learning after Jeru-salem’s des- truction ln the 2nd cent.ur‘y.
Ruins of ancient Greek. Rom- an, and Hebrew settlements dot the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus lived and performed many healing miracles at Capernaum. In the hills beyond stands still irnportant Safad —- seat of early Jewish mystics, and later a Cru- sader fort.
Mount Tabor rises to the south. between Nazareth and the lake. 1f the oil deposit is proved, the wells will have as a neighbor the hill reputed to be the scene of Je- su.s’s Transfiguration (Mark 9:2). In the vicinity Napoleon fought one of the battles of his ill-fated Near East campaign.
As modern Israel builds for the future. arrwliaenlogists dig deeper inl,n Galilee‘; past. Recent e’x1<-'a— vations at l:l1e site of the great Canaanile city of Hazor. north of the Sea. of Galilee, reveal and
. ' i bby deal from Ottawa-— we
_P’s were elected by de- . fault. with their majority threat-’
releasing ,
PUBLIC FQRUM
This column is open to the discus-
sion by wrrespondents of question of
interest. The Guardian does not nasce-
sarily endorse the opinion of corres- ' pondents.
A snocxn-D FARMER
Sir,—-I notice that the Conserv- atives are hopping mad about the statement of the Premier in the Legislature calling the Conserva- tive treat ent of this Province since June enth a “shabby deal”. I can assure the Conservatives that m'any‘Liber.al farmers feel the same way about that state- ment. We, Liberals and Conserva- tives alike, know all about :1
ve had twenty-two years to let it sink in. _
Now I know of no other state- ment made anywhere by. a man in public office, before June 10th or ‘after, that will do more good to the Conservative cause than the statement made by the “Fairn- ier. If the Conservatives could en-' courage the Premier to make more ‘statements like that one, they would have no further‘— wor- ries about March thirty-first.
I am Sir, etc.,
I R. A. pnorrrr rrebcovm. 9.12.1. ’
. DAYLIGI-I1‘ SAVING
Sir,-—There is one topic of great interest to your readers which so far asl know has not been discussed in your paper in 1958. I refer to Daylightsaving Time for Prince Edward Island. It is not necessary to trace the his- tory of .opin~ions, discussions and laws on the subject. In general they are common knowledge. For a moment please consider the situation at present."
It is generally agreed the pop- ulations of Charlottetown and Ro- yalty, Sumrmerside, Montague and Kensington desire Daylight Sav-
balance of ‘our Island population if not as strongly for Daylight Time as such is indiflferent on the matter just so long as we have uniform time. Thgre re- mains a small out-spoken minor- ity which for assorted reasons im- poses Standard Time on thegrest of us. These reasons vary in‘im- portance, and in length of time effective. But can the arguments of the advocates of Standard time be as important to that group as ’the need for Daylight Saving Time is to the majority of the people who imfortunately have no advocate? ’
City and town councils, Boards of Trade and Chambers of Com- merce, _Serv»ice_ Clubs, Institutes, Merchants Associations and Clubs of all kinds find themselves con- fronted with a legislature which because of political expedience or inertia will not raise the subject. The rest of Canada operates suc- cessfully on Daylight Time, why should we be out of tune? Would it really make a great difference to anyone to have Daylight Sav- -ing Time for a few short summer months? Let those who oppose have regard for their neighbours, and let the legislature now in ses- sion arrange for Daylight Time to give the greater benefit to the people of this Drovinre. It w_i_11 call for some fellow feeling and courage. Is it too much to hope for?
I am Sir. e’r.c..
SALES CLERK. Charlottetown .
earth-walled chariot park dated about 1700 B.C. Authorities say the “parking lot" ‘niay have been used by the l-l.vl<.s.os. vuhose horse- drawn chariots launched the world's first blitzkreig into wea- tern Asia and Egypt.
MAXIMS
'l'l::ei-e is no such thing: as a lit-
list again some of these contag- , ious diseases’ and their early signs and symptoms.
raised dots which turn into flu.-
, cation pro-bably will be a rash
ing Time. The majority of the’
Ecirly Signs Worth Noting
Ry H.r-rnian Bunclesen.
Diniing my years as a medical (_:n_lumnisl. l have written count- less articles about children's di-. seases. describing their symptoms and treatment.
But I continually receive re- quests from mothers asking ab- out symptoms of illnesses such as measles, chickenpox, whooping cough and others. So I’d like to
RASH AND FEVER
Chickenpox - There is a skin eruption associated with fever. The rash occurs early and con- sists of successive crops of red,
id-filled blisters and then dry up to form scabs. The rash is thick- est on the trunk of the body.
Measles —--This disease starts like a cold with fever, watery eyes and nose and sometimes sneezing and a, slight cough. The rash, which occurs on the third to fifth ‘day after the fever be- gins, ,is composed of groups of , dull red blotches which begin on’ the face and spread downward over the body.
SLIGHT SWELLING German Measles -— First indi-
and a slight swelling of the glands on back of the neck. The rash of small. Din-kish - red blothces be- gins behind the ears and on the ace;
Mumps —v There is no rash with mumps. Symlptoms consist of fe- ver, nausea, pain and the famil- iar swelling about the jaws. , Whooping Cough -— This starts with symptoms similar to those of 1 cold. You might be deceived until the characteristic “w-hoop” develops in the cough. . oughing frequently occurs in spasms and is accompanied by vomiting. NOT MANY CASES We don't, have too many cases of the following in,Amer-ica any more, thanks to our vaccination Programs, but perhaps I had bet- ter list the symptoms anyway: Smallpox —— There is a sudden onset of high fever, headache and backache. On the third or fourth. d_aY this is followed by an erup- tion of red spots which become elevated and turn into watery and then I>us~f1lled blisters. Generally, all the lesions are in the same stage: They first appear 91'} the face and forearms. PATCHES ON THROAT Diptheria —- A sore throat with gray-white patches is the first sign. There also will be moderate‘ fever and a croupy ‘cough. There is no rash: ‘ Scarlet Fever --1 This "disease bbglns suddenly with fever, vom- iting. sore throat and development of a rash and “strawberry tongue. ‘pPi_n,-‘point bright red dots usually appear first on the neck and" __upper chest, although in some cas- » es they do not appear at all. QUESTION AND ANSWER. L. T: I have calluses on the soles of my feet. They have been removed several tims but recur. Is there any way "I can get rid of them permanently‘? ' *5 ‘
can be removed by the use of dry ice. The cure usually is perm- anent, once they have been re- moved. .-
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The Eskimos suffer from poor eyesight. Reading in bed until half-past February does it. - Brandon Sun
Our TV private eye reports that there were 18 murders and one accidental death during six hours of television the other night. In addition, a couple of songs were subjected to slow and agonizing deaths, and several products were talked to death.—-Port Ar- thur News-Chronicle
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THE RAINS G0 DOWN The rains go down, the earth’ arises, rises. I
The places change, the lofty with the low. The vapors shrink, the sods swell up their sizes.
' \ The rains go down, and earth arises, rises. The clouds diminish while the stemlets grow, and both exaggerate t-heir alter-
ed guises.
Down gofthe rains as seedlings skyward go.
and grayness fades. and green- ness aggrandizw.
Wet rains dig underground, dry earth arises
~to'reve1ance and moist, enormous show. w
0 how the weather shifts and analyzes the states of nature: flow. . ,. and flux to quiet. Earth arises, rises, as rains gown down to roots and I und-ertow, and ground is flexed in verdant exercises.
stillness into’
‘Hurry, hurry: the eye is slow, too slow . ‘
to take in all these seasonal re- prises;
all upcome liveliness and extra glow,
compromises, 0
33 ~ 2 ,. All earth, lwhich rises. E at t h 2 which realizes.
re the Christian Science Monitor.
Bntnow . ye also. put off all these; anger, wrath, malice; blas-
of your mouth.
No mean.instalil~ments- here,‘ no <'
but all-out alhpreachinig and out- I
—No‘rma Father. I j The Old Story I
phemy, filthy communication out
P. D0111], r from the Council it/ion as City E1e¢f,1m.I lis- The cxcutivg, erat1on.:xif‘Agri¢u1, on recor as 03,-“ . . cilal Goverfimgp», is ation f, 1-_b‘d “ the right ‘in-l1flj"1ll'1§'lm a1 or international’ ~ Mr-‘B. A. Pmfitt, . President, said He the Government';__mM, in coinpell.ing.1o¢,1. ‘ ~
V main independent, . .
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A_ new two-rooni . adjoining quar{;e1v,', ‘ instructor is being mm
the Indian” _
new‘ Sch_ool.forthé mi of the new schoolmi‘
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costs little. Be wise et pep ‘ k, -an-j_f way. Try Osti-ex tddgity. Al: gllmfiruggistz
NEW GLASGOW RD-All * C0-A ‘ ’ , i g WI-Ll. BE HELD , _ NEW GLASGOW. HA . ON wEnN«EsuAYlit* MARCH 19th -AT 2,9.
tle r.ou.n.lI.'y. The g.r'€-at ple is no more deft-‘r1 .. their number than the g}’ea\:n9g5
of a man is determined by his heislit. ‘
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MODEL PARLVIAMENT
held in The Alumni Auditorium!“
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Progressive’ Conservative and A ‘ Liberal S-peokeris will be present. ‘Moir.l9-- First Sitting . . . 7-3°_P'M Mar. 20 -- Second Sitting . . 2-30 Mar. 20-. Third sitting . . .. 7.30 PM
. . i ‘ 9 The Public is fiordially Invited T0 A”’“d'
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