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Governor's Proclamation ine serious disruption of com- munications and electric power in

A Book Report

Statistics recently released by sections of the United States book publishing industry show some in- teresting things, including the "P formation that Americans - and probably Canadians. E00. H1008" this is only an inference-are read- ing more than ever before. More important is the fact that they-are reading better and more serious lit:-ratui-e. And. perhaps more im- portant still is that more money was actually spent on booksin 1955) than in any Other Year Since the end of the war. This implies less de- pendence on public librai'ies which. though they cannot be Pllalsed t0” liiglily. were never intended to take the place of private ownership of

Prince County and the western par! of Queens has been officially noted '1 by a proclamation issued by the , Lieutenant Governor in Council.

proclaiming these sections a disaster - area until further notice. The pro l clamation followed an inspection . tour of the area by several members I of the Pl'0l'lllI'lal Government. a- rcporlcd in ycs.ci'u:iy's issue, who expressed tlieinsrlvcs as sliockcd by the widespread damage caused. ,

Just how assistance can best be

rendered in this emergency is the , question of most concern. As Mayor l Wedge of Summerside pointed out I in acknowledging the offer of assist , ance from the Cliarlotveioiiii City '

Council, the immediate need is lot technical equipment. It is doubtful if this can be obtained in the Mari- times in view of the devastation wreaked by the storm in Nova Scotia and the urgcnl demzmds for similar relief in the neighboring province. But the Lieutenant Gov- ernor's proclamation may serve a good purpose in calling nation-wide attention to the situation, and may speed up federal assistance. our western citizens are doing every- thing they can to help themselves. and are organized under able leader- ship. If equipment is available in any part of Canada at the present time. there should be no delay in rushing it here.

The Visiting Fish For some years now there have been reports of the presence of strange. tropical fish in Northern wagem. A few of the visitors have been put down as "worth catching":

. but most of them have been given

nuisance status. This, at least, h-as ; been the unofficial view; and i't is now confirmed by experts attached to biological stations at St. An-

As to the reason or reasons for this influx of unusual fish, this is a mat- ter that the experts are not too anxious to discuss authoritatively, although it has been generally sup- posed that the mild winters the North has been experiencing in re- cent years have had something to . do with it.

Whether scientifically based or nol, this view was, of course. com- forting to those people-including ldmost everybody-who were quite lure that the winters are warming up. Obviously. fish wouldn't go to the trouble and risk involved in moving northwards unless they were reasonably certain of finding nongenial q u a rte rs resembling those back home. The present win fer, however, which has been any- Cling but semi-tropical so far, has Ioused experts it n d non-experts alike to reconsider the prevailing optimism. Indeed, there were a few days around Christmas time when it was easy enough to find supporters of the theory that we are headed for another ice-age rather than per- petual Warmth and sunshine. The h'uth probably is that we are head- Id for neither one nor the other and lint, taking one winter with an- : other over it reasonable period, the inmate has not changed much and B not likely to do so.

All of which brings us back to the case of the strange fish. who knows? Perhaps." as happens to Ionic humans every now and then. they simply grew tired of staying Irottnd home and decided to see for

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books where financial means make this privilege economically feasible. As usual. works of fiction led the list of best-sellers-and, pre- Sllnlilllll the list of books that wen l'tld(l4-lll 193.3. Here. too. there was a plcaszmt development; serious fic- lion seems to have been in greater and llltll'(' sustained demand than in otlitw yezirs, atlthe expense of st-iisutioiial and trivial works. An extraordinarily pleasant bit of in- formation is that next to adult fic- tion panic books for young people. So. after, all the fears and forebod- lngs. it may be that the threat of iolmis-ion on the reading habits of tho young has lost some of its power. There could be no better news than that in this or any other year. Third place was taken by rev ligious books, a classification which. admittedly. covers a lot of territory, some of it of doubtful jurisdiction. It is good to know that the Bible. which for many years has been in greater demand than any ofhei single book, has retained that dis- tinction. Whether or not it is read more than any other book is, of course. another matter. and one for which it would be difficult to fur- nish statistics. 0 n e surprising l statistic has to do with books of science. It shows that, despite all the pressures of modern scientific development and outcry, such books occupy a relatively low place on the list of both publication and sales. Their place, in fact, is only a notch higher than that enjoyed by such works as essay ,,literary critipism. and others in t '&a field of intellect- ual stimulation. This last, it is true is not a new showing. Like mild winters-and hard ones. too-sit seems to come in cycles. It may. therefore, be nothing more than a

fad. which will have its brief day and then disappear. Even so, it is worth noting.

EDITORAL NOTES

A British M. P. is quoted as say- ing "if men worked as hard as women do. England would never be faced with an economic crisis." He couldn't have done too well with the women's vote in the last elec-

lion! 0 I 0

Scientists have discovered still another use for fish: bread-making. Fish will not have come into their own, however, until some bright fellow finds a way to take all the irritating qualities out of herring bones the moment they come from the not.

Is the belief that another great war will not come in the foreseeable future as strong as is commonly thought? No. it isnlt, if one may judge from the results of a poll sponsored by the United States De- fence Department among severed thousand young men of military V age. A substantial majority answer- ed "yes" to the question "Do you believe the United States will be- come involved in another war in your lifetime?"

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Ottawa did not mention any pend- ing legislation on the proposed new federal-provincial .fiscal arrange- ment. It stated, however. that in specific proposal had been present- ed to the Provinces. to begin next year when the existing tax rental agreements expire. Also of interest to this part of Canada is the an- nouncement of A boost in the size of loans available from the Canadian Far-in Loch Bonrd. The aimnt problem of Prairie grain growers iI emphasized but there does not Ip-

limit to be any. reference to the

potato situation. which. Ilougfi posing problem of least magni- 'tude.lsof-v tmudi eohcamto lfuitiuie ;. ...aeu.

The Speech from the Throne al I

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This column ll upon to lhr dlnrIIl- hlnu by rorrespoiidnits ol uiinliom -if Iulerolt. The Guardian don not nu-unrlly oudoru lhr hpininn -I oorrelpoudento.

EMERGENCY IN BORDEN

Sir,-In a report published in Tuesdayls Guardian it says that investigators were iiiluriiied in Borden that conditions u('l'e fairly good. Such stuteinc-nls were in- correct. Certainly 70 per cent of the people rely on hydro for heat- ing but nothing is said about the 98 per cent who rely on hydro for water supplies. Summerside ha- been rightly designated a disaster area and they are better off than we inasmuch as they have limited water supplies and sewerage

Surely we in the Borden arca.l

with no hydro for heating. no water supplies and no sewerage are as badly off as Summersirlc! Why should such misleading st.ilc- merits he made and accept:-ii?

The Army are assisting New Brunswick and should also be called in here - a squad oi Engineers with a portable gon- erator could run temporary lines and have hydro on in 72 hours. An accurate appraisal of the sit- uation in this town would reveal that in the event of a cold snap. the 70 per cent without adcqii.-ite heat would be in a serious plight.

Yet as a result of such erron- eous statements as those made to the Red Cross. the Burden area will be left until later - "we are in fairly good shape!"

This is as much a disaster area as Summersidc and the sooner the fact Ls acl-uiowlcdged thr hel- ler!

I am. Sir. cit-. R S. F. MACKAY Bordcii.

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WINTER EVENING

To-night the very horses springing by

Toss gold from whitened nostrils. In a dream

The streets that narrow to the westward gleam

Like rows of golden palaces: and

8 From all the crowded tower and die A thousand aiircolcs. Down in the west The brimming plains bc..eath the sunset rest. One burning sea of gold Soon. soon shall fly The glorious vision. and the hours shall feel A mightier master; height to height, with silence and the sharp uu Pilying stars. Stern creeping frosts, and iiinds that much like steel. Out of the depths beyond the cast- ern bars. Glittering and still shall conic the awful night. -Archibald Lampman.

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HONITON. England fCPt "An overflow pipe in this llcvonshtre town was blocked by :1 swarm of bees. Beekeepers spent two hours tryuigklo clear it.

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'l'lir n-.iv-vu- ml imniests for tlir Primc lliinsit-iw ziutograpli conn- not front t';iiiuili.-iii teenagers, but from adult AlllCl'lt'Lill collectors. A

peak of demand was reached in '

11354. .'iIit-r Mr. Si l.;iiirent.'s rnunil I the xll(Il'ltl luur , ' ljvcii sit. the iiiiinlicr of l'Pllll(l.sl'- iItl('s nut equal tlinsr addressed In the lair lluckciixic lung in his liry day, iliuiigli a couple of bang-up. Callil(llilll-Anli?l'lL'Llll occasions. such as the Ogdensliurg conference or ilic llyilc Park iicweiiient, might quickly rcdrcss llli: balance. ; The majority of requests for photograplis, conlrariwise, come from Canadian school pupils--boys just as much as girls. l In general, ruiuzlily two thirds i of the mail a(l(lrt-.xsc(l to H103 PM has luu-n sent to tho wrniiu Iiiiiiisl- er. For cxzimplc. numerous lcltcrs of the ”Tliere-miclit-to-be-u-lmv" or types, plus requests for pensions and such. have to be readdrcssed to the nppkofriate departnicnt.

BUSY ASSISTANTS

I lcarned lllt'S(' tliings by im- portuning the Prinic Miiiisteris secretariat in the East Block. Miss lVlarizm'ct Coniiiffr opcns llie PM's voluminous mail. Among other duties she has llll' task of remind- ing the Prime llinistcr wlion to send letters of ft-lit-italiun to couples celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary or to citizens reaching their ninctictli hirtliday. (If you celebrate your rlimiiond wcslulims jubilee or live to he .1 liiintlrcd. you also rate a letter from the Qiim-in

Miss Florciice Moore. who joined the late Prime Mini-:Ivr King's staff

track of the PMis cimagemr-..'.s. h

- of invitations. most of which have l in be refused. for six montlis. fills a fat lonsc-leaf binrlt-r l

I:Il.AIl()R lTI-I TIME TABLE

As for his time table. liillier-to has required three separate en-

The Age Old Story

(lull upon Me in the day trouble: I will deliver thee. thou shalt glorify Me.

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formidable matter. (A mere listinr l

Free Press

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t-rt-ry day: one for the whole week;

and one railicr tentatively listing

eiigagemeiit highlights for three I months. Teiitatively, because law firm appointments can be made more than six weeks Ihead since soniclliing of critical importance may upset them. But. because of the Coiiinionweallh Prime Minist- ;ci'sl coiifcrence in London next .lune. Miss Moore is now working on a six months' schedule. The problem of scheduling the PM: day is made easier by Mr. St. Laurent's unusual , ' lity.

Many party matter: may be ro- routed to the National Liberal Federation (probably toH. E. Kidd). For political advice. the PM goes to the Cabinet miniat- ers from each particular province.

However. during election camp- aigns. one or other of the PM: private secretaries does travel with him. for two reasons. First. "government must go on". second- ly, these secretaries provide him with background material. culled from various departments. which he may use in his speeches. But they remain very much civil ser- vents.

NOTED SCIENTISTS

HYDERABAD. India fCP)-The Indian academy of sciences has awarded honorary membership: to Dr. Ira S. Bowen. director of the Paloninr and Mount Wilson obser- I vatnrles in Callfoniia. and Dr. 1 llm-nld C. Urey of the institute of l l

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A FEW ADJUSTMENT! WILL INIUIE BATHROOM SAFETY - While the bathroom iI I rdI- tlvoly safe place in couipIi-loan with other moms in most homes. there are many luiurdn hen milclil can be eumlnwad with I o

The very combination of two fhillll you'll find in every bath- room. wItu- and electricity. pre- sent the cutest hnnrdf

Most everyone. of course. know! the danger of touching any elec- tric fixture pr appliance with wet luuidu or while Itanding on I damp floor. Yet. did you know that merely touching I metal wot- er faucet while turning on an un- insulated light fixture might be lost In fatal?

METAL FAUCET

Simultaneous contact with 3 met- al flucet and the bran portion of I light socket or pull chain com- pletes a circuit. If you have I light over the waiihbowl in your bath- room which is controlled by a pull device make sure this chain and the outside of the light socket are not made of metal.

Bathroo pull cords, if poss- ible. shoul be replaced by wall switches. If you cannot do this. make sure the metal chains are replacedwvith cords or at least that an Insulated link is installed in the chain about one inch from the opening shell of the light.

All electric appliances excepl electric shavers should be banned from the bathroom.

Since most home accidents in- volve falls. place a good. firm ”L' shaped handrail on the wall along side the bathtub. And shower cur taln rods should be anchored finn- ly to the studding. not merely to the plaster. These are the first first tiiings a falling bother tries to grasp.

Keep all soap in .a soap dish or container that will hold even tiny pieces.

Hanging clothes in the bath- room can be very dangerous. But if you must dry them there. haul them over the tub so that drip ping water won't. make the floor slippery.

Replace all porcelain handles with handles made of metal or other safe materials. Porcelain

Serious cuts.

Sertinns of medicine cabinets containing dangerous drugs. lux- Itivies and the like should be lock- ed. And do not forget an open medicine cabinet door might mean I nasty bump on the head.

Place Ill towel and clothes hooks Ibove eye level to prevent face injuries. And do not use more than one type of toilet or bathtub clean- er at one time. Some cleaners and solvents produce I deadly got when used at the same time.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Y. E. T.: My brother had a cul on his face. which healed with 3 very large, red scar. will the scar recur if it is cut out?

Anlwer: Certain people have I tendency to form large scars or keloids following injury. Usually they do have I tendency to recur However. X-ray treatment during the healing stage can prevent this to some degree.

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Mayor u.T...........i bu lhII week

supported a siigsestton made in

the Loader-Put I year no that discarded Christmas trees Ihould be collected and placed on open ground near the city. On Jan. 8., the Feast of Epiphany marking the end-of-the Christmas season. the trees will be set alight in I spect- acular bonfire which should do-

light the hearts of young and old Ilike. -Reglnii Leader-Post.

..For the third time the New York City Board of Health is bring in 3

, report favoring fluoridation. Four

years has passed since the Ameri- can Public Health Association said: "New York City is most strongly urged to fluoridate its water sup- ply as soon as possible". The high- est medical and dental authority throughout the land concurs in sup- port of fluoridation. The cost in- volved is insignificant-except in the damage done to children by

' delay. We ask again? What are we

waiting for? -New York Times.

A new chemical has been found which produces temporary silliness in otherwise well-balanced people. At first glance it would seem super- fluous as there is more silliness in evidence than is strictly neces- sary. But it is hoped that the drug may open the way to new treat- ment of mental ills. The chemical may be produced in the body and may touch off some of the mental conditions which cause so much

suffering. it is interesting to note ,

that the discoverer was a Cana-

dian, Dr. Abram l-loffer. of Univer-

sity Hospital. Saskatoon. -London Free Press

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supplement the food. Only -those, who give food to the little feather-

lon of Illlll thorn flutter down in In instant Ind swarm over the breId or grain. twittering and chattering their gratitude.

-st. Thomas Times-Journlil

After two-year's Inlpeiision. Ibo R.C.MP.'s world-famous "musical- ride" is to return. It was Ilmoot exactly two years ago that 0t-l town announced the ride was be-. his suspended. becaupe first-class”

riders were difficult to find undfjji

the training and engagements of .,.

the ride interfered excessively with police training, on the face of them. these reasons sound solid enough. But the deeper truth II. that the ride is much more than equestriaii-display. The ride is I symbol. just as the Queen's House- hold ,Cavnlry is. a symbol. ,Tha- ride is a symbol, a living moiiu- ment as It were. to the gigantic task of opening up the Canadian - west which was accomplished by the first North West Mounted Po-'.'., lice detachments. The ride is CanI- . dlan history in the flesh. Both for the public, Canadian and otlirwise and for the Mounties themselves. tthis symbol has importance. It will always llve in our history books. But it is so much better to see it "live." --Monti-cal Gazettl

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