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AGE 4 WEDNESDAY. JULY 29. 1964.

Z A Peltilogging Answer

1 Industry Minister Drury has :given the brushoff to proposals for assuring further aircraft repair and refit work for the plant. of the Enamel and Heating Company in Charlottetown. He says such pro- posals are impractical. And when hueried on the subject in the House of Commons on Monday by Mr. Heath Macquarrie, the minister add- ed something else to his disappoint- ing statement.

‘ As reported by Canadian Press, he said he believed that. he had con- vinced the representatives of the Prince Edward Island government to this effect. Namely, that their proposals for obtaining further em- ployment on governmental projects for this plant, in place of shutting it down, were “quite impractical"!

j .' This, says the CP report, refer- red to suggestions by P.E.I. Industry Minister Rossiter, whom The Guard- ian contacted yesterday and who flatly denies that Island representa- jives gave any indication of being persuaded that their proposals were pot practical and equitable. jndeed should they?

:r If there were convincing reasons for excluding a plant in this prov- nce from a small part of the em- ,‘ployment benefits accruing from military contracts. why didn’t Mr. Drury give them in reply to Mr. iMacquarrie’s query in Parliament? ,Why, instead. did he bring provin- cial authorities into the matter, im- plying that they had presented such fen unconvincing case that he had 310 trouble in sending them home converted to his own negative views bn the subject?

, The minister didn't quite say :this. of course; he said he “thought” this to be the result of his meeting with the Island government repre- sentatives. But he had evidently no grounds whatever for this belief, and certainly no right to inject it into what purported to be a factual geply to a parliamentary question.

' Just what Ottawa regards as f‘practical” in the allotment of de- fense contracts may be gathered from figures released last week, pre- pared for the Commons defence pommittee by the department of de- fense production. They show that Yfor 1962-63, of total expenditures of about $258,000,000 Montreal got $117,000,000. the rest of Quebec $13,000,000, greater Toronto $62.- DO0,000. the rest of Ontario $31,000.- 000, and the remainder of Canada $36,000,000. Of this latter figure. only $15,000,000 was spent in the At- antic Provinces. Our provincial allot- ment was so small that it does not. appear as a separate item.

Perhaps that is why it. has be- come "impractical" to continue it It all, in the opinion of the hon. member for Saint-Antoine-West- mount. How, we wonder. does this coincide with the opinion of his Babinet colleague, the hon. member lor Prince?

Much Too Tempting

- The Canada. Pension Plan has

ltill to be threshed out in Parlia- bent, and therefore a Word of warn- ng sounded by the Financial Post in connection with the disposal of funds which will accrue under the nan may be given the consideration

1 1‘. would appear to merit.

There can be little doubt, says Poet, that. this gigantic accumu- , .01 money will lead provincial : . into temptation with , frequency. By 1967. it is b that the provinces will

Why .

$8,000 million. which is almost as much as Canada‘s banks and life in- insurance firms have managed to collect in their entire history.

What guarantee is there that at least a portion of the funds won't be channeled into public projects dear to the heart of the politicians but poor investments for pension fund participants? Attention is call- ed to recent New York City expat. ience as an example of the dangers inherent in the political administra- tion of funds of this kind.

New York taxpayers have had to produce an extra $400 million in the past 25 years to wipe out deficits in the pension fund maintained for city employees. Pension money had been consistently. invested in large blocks of low-interest New York City bonds. This was no doubt easy financing for the city , but the yield wasn’t big enough to produce the pensions guaranteed to the plan’s participants.

Beginning 30 months ago. the fund's comptroller began investing the flow of new contributions in good grade higher—yielding secur- ities and mortgages. The fund was put back on a sound basis and the annual deficit wiped out as soon as the fund administrators returned to investing in the type of issue that a prudent investor would buy.

Very likely, adds the Toronto financial paper, the Canadian gov- ernment will try to build into its over—all plan a range of investment. safeguards or the provinces will establish a list of “approved” invest- ments. That. certainly. is the least that can be done to avoid the ap pearance of running a multi-billion- dollar slush fund.

Fantastic Mission

We have become accustomed to reading about fantastic experiments in space. but this flight of Ranger 7 to the moon with a mission of tak- ing several thousand close-up photo- graphs of areas where American astronauts may land in 1969, is surely one of the most complex and difficult undertakings in the history of science. Here is what the di- rector of the California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Labora- tory has to say about the objectives of the spacecraft launched at Cape Kennedy yesterday: - '

“Ranger 7 must hit a target one quarter of a million miles away with a high degree of accuracy. The equipment must perform a variety of functions It is a piece of flying hardware that must embody all the complexity of a guided missile. Af- ter launching it must pause brief- ly in a “parking orbit" about earth. Then it must accelerate to escape velocity and set sail in the general direction of a. lunar intercept.

“In its early hours, it must under- go a complicated set of adjustments to lock onto earth and sun, thus stabilizing itself in space. About 16 hours out it must undergo a mid- course maneuver to edge itself on a precise intercept trajectory. Just before impact, if it finds it- self in the wrong attitude for pic- ture-taking. it must swing around. It must then turn on its cameras, take good clear pictures, and send them back to earth before crash- ing.”

That is a lot to ask. Added to which is the marvellous complexity of the camera‘s. There are three separate ways to turn them on at the proper moment, about 10 min- utes from impact. They are on two separate and independent "chains." so that if one unit fails the other can still; get pictures, starting 1.120 miles above the lunar surface and continuing to operate up to a fraction of a second before contact. The last pictures taken and telemetered back to earth are expected to distinguish objects on the moon as small as an automobile.

EDITORIAL NOTES Our farmers will be interested to learn, on the authority of a West German doctor. that the cluck-cluck

that goes on in their chicken yard ,

is part of an “international lungL uage” consisting of 30 distinct sounds. Apparently the vocabulary enables chickens of different types and different countries to commun- icate without difficulty. The Ger- man researcher. who has kept his ears attuned to the barnyard for more than 60 years, claims to have got the hang of the language, and to have joined in some of the hen- houee chatter himself. ‘

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Against Time Limits on House Debate

Patrick Nicholson’s guest columnit today is J. Ernest Pascoe. Progressive Con- servative MP for Moose Jaw- Lake Centre.

When editors are short of material for the daily expres- sion of their views they fre- quently turn to a rather shop- worn subject they describe as the Public Image of Parliamen . The general tenor of these edi- torials is nearly always the same, that Parliament is most- ly t a l k and not much action. There may be some justificat- ion for this view because'bhe word Parliament is derived from the French word “parler” which means “to spe k".

However. any attempt. to draw a public image of the House of C o m mone as a place of time - wasting speeches and

wrap trusses the

partisan main point of democratic gov- ernment. The very fact that relevant debate may be car- ried on until all disputed points are either clarified or with- drawn is the public's greatest safeguard a n . ' - ed or irresponsible legislation.

Recently there appears to be a concerted effort in some quar- ters to impose definite time li- mits on House debate and criti- cism of government legislation. The result of such a move would be to restrcf the main purpose of the Official Opposition. which is to examine with greatest care and in the light of national interest all proarams and poli- cies brought before Parliament.

Of course the Official Opposi- tion must act at all times with responsibility and reason. be- cause bhe fundamental basis for a good Parliament is to have a strong Official Opposition offering an alternative to the governing party and prepared to assume office at the call of the electorate.

The present Prime Minister,

when he was leader of the offi- cial Opposition, stated this pos- ition very clearly in these words, as reported in ansard: "..it is the duty of all Membens of the Opposition in this House to give the people a chance to return what they would consid- er to be a tter government. We can only do that by getting rid of this one..." External Af- fairs Minister Paul Martin, when he wasa member of the Official Opposition. described the situation even more directly. The job of the Opposition. he indicated, was to defeat the government at any cost and by any means. Health Minister Judy LaMarsh, when in Oppo- sition, said: “All members of the Opposition were elected for one purpose and that was opposition to the Government." In earlier times Parliament functioned on a two - party basis, with the, Prime Minister as the head of the Govern- ment and the Leader of the Opposition sitting directly oppo- site as a s checkmate. A possible flaw in the Public Im- age of th e present Parliament is that there are now live panics. flour of hem in Opposition with leaders who insist on their right to speak on all occasions. even though Parliament a ry Rules prescribe only one leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. When a government policy is announced in the House and the leaders of the th ree smaller parties claim the ’ ' follow in 3 Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker in stating their views there may be some justification for Press Gallery comment on excessive oratory. Admitting this degree of rep- etitious talking does not deft-rut om the Opposition's watchdog role in all Government legisla- tion: to wit, its role in the 1963 Budget. the initial Pension pro- posals. the $75 a month Old Age Pension, and the flag debate.

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The charge against Opposition MPs that their critical exam- ination of all government gislation is delaying Parlia- ment can be refuted by the re- cords of this session.

here is no justification for the present attempt to pre- vent full Parliamentary discus- sion by icnpmimg time limits for consideration of each piece of government legislation.

PUBLIC FORUM

This column to open la the dlscusatel by correspondent: of questions of In- terest. The Guardian does not eerily endorse Ilsa oplu n of corres- pondente. All letters published are sub ject to editing and condensation where necessary. ‘l‘b Guardian ts unable to enter Into any carrrespoudeuce reglrb lug lefbere submitted.

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WRONG IMPRESSION

Sir.— Will you kindly publish this in your paper in fairness to the tourist industry of P.E.I. who are wondering why n of more to coming in your lovely Island.

We were told at Aulac not to go to the Island as every place was filled, but we took a chance and found many places have vacancies here and found excellent accommodation in Charlottetown th8 week.

It is time this wrong impres- sion is corrected as many from USA wish to come here.

I am. Sir, etc.. HJ. WAITE

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Spine Curvature Common Ailment

is used as a corrective support in spinal curvatures, Because it is adjustable, the patient can remain comfortable while' sif- ting. lying down, standing, or walking.

Curvature of the spine (scoli-

of growth and often is recogniz- ed before the ale. of 14. Boys are more likely to be affecth during the early school years but the situation changes in ad- olescence when three to fl times more girls than boys de- velop it. The curve may be shaped like a C or an 8.

en poor posture. is respon- sible the burdock is be- cause the vertebres and struc- tures otherwise are normal. Other children are born with defective vertebral or paraly- sis of the muscles of the trunk on one side. The latter destroys the normal balance of the sup- porting muscles.

The back muscles may weakened or‘paralysed by pol or other neurological afflictions. Spinal curvature when one leg is shorter than the other. Injury is another possibo le origin of curvature.

Despite the cause,. the creek- edness may escape detection for years because it comes on slowly and seldom produces die-- tress. The left shoulder may be higher than the right or .a hip or shoulder blade may be prom- A

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_ . The the noted first when a parent sees the child in a bathing suit or a young girl is being fitted for a dress. Now and then fatigue and backache provide clues. curvature may

8 the‘day. provided the youngster makes an effort to sit and stand erect. Exercises keep the spine flexible and improve the bal- ance of the trunk muscles. They must be done faithfully over a long period. Progressive curva- ture calls for more specialised care. involving fraction or' the use of corrective plaster jackets and braces. Approximater five per cent are severe enough to

nequir-e surgery. OBSTRUCTlNG

SCAR TISSUE F. R. writes: What is meant by scar tissue following duoden- al ulcer? This is said to affect the stomach valve.Y L

Some duodenal ulcers leave scars after healing, especially when the lesion is chronic or has recurred many times. The scar may pull on the exit valve of the stomach and obstruct the passageway.

TEEN-AGE TALK E. G. writes: My 14- year- old daughter insists that if you eat a lemon after a full meal you won't gain weight. Right or wrong?

REPLY Wrong. She Is rather young to be spreading old wives’ tales. Calories do count, regardless of unscientific claims to the con-

trary. BONE FRACTURE B. H. writes: How could a person come up with a cracked bone in the leg if he has not had a fall or other injury? REPLY

This is unusual unless the bone is defective. Cysts and tu- mors, for example. weaken the skeletal structure so that spon- taneous fractures occur.

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competitive system, mid have no such trouble.

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unfortunate fact occurred in

British Columbia this year. It

has now been revealed that a

text on Canadian history b

Innis St. Lau- peot." The text book. "This Golden Age of Conflict.” was corrected after it) first print- fun, without any explanation.— Brockvllle Recorder.

Butler’s MoscOw Visit

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Canadian Press

The Russians have enmred that Britain’s forum secre

fury. R. A. (Rab) Butler, will have

be to .plenty to talk about on his first

visit to Moscow. ' The Kremlin has apparently accorded priority to “Leos. tit

range from Germany to clear weapons to trade.

self-effecting air but be less than human if thoughts of the forthcoming British gen- eral election did not tickle his imagination in this trip .

Ever since the assassination of US. president Kennedy, there has been talk in Marion that. perhaps Britain will regain

_ an increasing role In world af-

fairs. Thls has been encouraged. if anything, by recent: develop- ments in the United States. The Republican party's stabilisation of Senator Barry Goldwater ea presidential candidate is widely interpreted in Europe as a de- plorable lurch to extremism. Some observers also feel that frictions in the lone post-war honeymoon between France and West Germany point to new opportunities for British diplo.

macy. TORY ELECTION ISSUE

'Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home has already put the Tory government’s conduct of foreign affairs on the line as an election issue. Any success- ful initiatives by Butler would be warmly welcomed.

Butler will be eager to ap- pear at least as statesmanltke as Harold Wilson, the Labor party leader_ Wilson recently made his 14th trip to Moscow and received a distinctly cor-

dial reception from Premier Khmehchev and his lle'uten. ants. . The Russians caused disquiet threatening practicary on the eve of Butler’s Visit to with- draw tea-chairmanship of the ltuatiou Geneva com- mittee which negotiated so- called neutrality in Laos in 1962. Britain has a sort of vested interest in talking Russia out of that intention because the two countries share the chairman-

ship.

lt has always been hoped that Russia would use what- ever influence it still has “llLll Communist China toward re- storing ace in Laos whose ambles are traced to Peking.

NATO MATTER

Andrei Gromyko, Soviet for- eign minister, has said “Euro- pean security” is one of the topics he wants to discuss “'lll‘l Butler and ’it is thought the German problem is what he has to mind. Butler is armed with extensive exchanges with West Germany and the US. and is thus able to tqu on Germany in the NATO context. There ad been high hopes that last year's nuclear test-ban treaty would be followed by an- other against the apread of nu-

clear weapons, but the wee has stalled badly. Butler is ex-

pected to investigate whether progress can be attempted now and specifically whether Rus- sia’s attitude is dictated by its division with Red China.

Britain now suffers a 2-to-l. trade disadvantage with Russia and Butler plans to point out the advantages of bigger pur- chases ln his country, particu- leriy since it has approved the principle of long-term credits.

Spocewomon Wanted Item Dally M

The increasing sire and weight of the North American man may rule him out as an ee- tronauf in the future with the role of reaching Mars being of- fered to women, according to United states Space Expert Neal Stanford

Both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and important space con ac have reached the conclusion that the present mo of estro- neuts is too heavy and too tell. And the benefits of vitamin -

These helght and (lends will not be

rich living may further aggra- vate the problem in the future. ' Under current NASA rules. as- tronauts must be under six feet tall, but the average is 5 feet 10 inches and the average weight is 165 pounds. weight stan- a handicap trip is no (the moon. a three-day jaunt away. But when the destination is Mars— as it in ten years- travell-

can in: time is six months and

every inch and pound is a cost-

ly addition.

Bangor. Maine.

DISCUSS LEVELS OTTAWA (CP) - 'The low water level in the Great Lakes is to be discussed by a Com- mo ' i R e sources Minister Lalng gave notice Tuesday of a motion to refer the subject to one committee on mines. forests

and waters.

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