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PAGE a ransom, NOVIiNI—I-iEfl 19153. Joey ths Agatn

The expected happened yester- day in Newfoundland. The only sur- viving Father of Confederation re- ceived another mandate from his people. The most that the Conser- vatives and the NDPS hoped for was to increase the size of the Oppos- ition in the 42-seat House of Assem- bly, and in that they succeeded. Few if any of them could have‘ nursed the possibility of defeating the man who is regarded as the giver of all good things.

For, as one commentator has re-

marked, regardless of how much Ottawa contributes to the amen- ities of life and progress in New- foundland. Premier Smallwood gets the credit. He continues to person- ify to thousands of people in the outports of his province their old age pensions. family allowances for their children and the new roads that have ended their isolation. True, the Trans-Canada Highway isn‘t completed, but Mr. Smallwood blames Ottawa for that, and in the meantime the voters see bulldozers excavating for new schools and hos- pitals and road-builders pushing ahead. . Well, the Premier was largely responsible for bringing Newfound- land into Confederation. He knows well how to capitalize on his prestige in this regard whether he's for or against the powers that be at Ot- tawa. Some day, of course, his devot- ed supporters will awaken to discov- er progress continuing under a new premier, but that will be when he chooses to step down, as he has in- dicated that he intends to do before his new term expires. He’s finding it a. little dull. he says—not enough stiff opposition.

He finds opposition enough in the larger urban areas, but that doesn‘t count in the overall result when he goes to the country. It is fortunate. perhaps, that he is uni- que in this respect, for his one-man type of government isn't conducive to the kind of democracy that we associate with Canadian public life. But Newfoundlanders have a right to vote as they please. And when it comes to having a strident spokesman for their grievances, real or imagined, against the federal au- thorities, it must be said in all fair- ness that they could go farther and fare worse.

To Aid Coal Industry

A locomotive that looks like any other diesel train on the railroads ‘ today, but isn’t, may prove of great value to the coal industry. It is a new experimental coal burning locomo- tive now being road tested by the Union Pacific Railroad in the United States, using processed coal as fuel instead of the residual-type oil in other units. Nugget sized coal is carried in a coal tender attached to

‘ the locomotive and is pulverized by

equipment in the tender and then thed automatically to the fuel burner.

This is said to be the world's -‘ ref direct-fired coal burning gas .. chin: electric locomotive. It was reigned and built by the Union

Io feasibility of using coal to pow- gee turbine in locomotive ser-

the news report of this exper. ', t it. m'indicated that similar ”, i." had been carried on m at McGill Uni- but teeta have been

acifie and will be used to eval'wte ‘

mentary on the lack of Canadian in- itiative. ‘

Prior to dieselization, the Can- adian National Railway reportedly purqhased over one million tons of Nova Scotia coal annually. The tests now under way in the States could be a “break through” for coal and could be of major importance to the industry in this Maritime area.

Both in Canada and the United States, recent studies have shown the possibility of other means of re-

lieving the distressed condition of_

the coal industry. Already many communities have reached the end of their 'ater-generated power re- sources and are turning to other sources of energy. Some of the new generating plants of hydro are using coal and the trend may expand, de- spite the development of nuclear power.

Development along these lines, industrially and by the railroads, Would mean the rebirth of iany collieries and a great boost to the national eConomy. We should be hearing more about it in the House of Commons from our Maritime members.

A Lot Of TaXes

Not to be recommended as bed- time reading for worried taxpayers is the 1962-63 edition of The Na- tional Finances, published by the Canadian Tax Foundation. The study is mainly devoted to an analysis of revenues and expenditures at Ottawa, but included are tables setting out the taxing and spending activities of Canadian governments at all levels—federal, provincial and municipal. These figures reveal the staggering rate at which combined government expenditures have gone up since 1947, the first of the full postwar years. That year the total amounted to $1.5 billion, or 11.7 per cent of the Gross National Product. Last year, the total had risen to $7.2 billion, 19.5 per cent of the GNP.

Again, in 1947. Ottawa spent $629 million, the provinces spent $382 million and the municipalities spent $530 million. By 1961, Ottawa was spending $2.9 billion. the prov- inces $1.5 billion and the municipal- ities $2.6 billion. In terms of Gross National Product, Ottawa’s spending had increased from 4.8 per cent to 8.1 per cent; provincial spending

from 2.9 per cent to 4.1 per cent and

municipal spending from 4 per cent to 7.3 per cent.

The figures produced by the Foundation indicate that Canadians now spend one full day each week working so that governments may spend. Three hours and fifteen min- utes are spent working on account of Ottawa, three hours for the municipalities and one hour and forty minutes for the provinces.

Tests For Trade Act

What is seen as a major test for President Kennedy’s new trade ex- pansion act has come up in the dis- pute over lumber imports from Canada, particularly softwoods like pine and fir. American lumber pro- ducers, mostly in the northwestern states, complain that the cheaper imports are hurting their business. The tariff commission is 11 nd er great pressure to protect the do- mestic industry by imposing emer- gency quotas or higher tariffs.

It is reassuring to note the strong stand taken against this pressure by several leading Ameri- can newspapers. They recognize that lumber shipments to the United States are vital to Canada’s balance of payments position. which has been precarious in recent months. To jeopardize this important source of foreign exchange might bring retaliatory measures against US. exports into Canada, which total about $3.7 billion annually. Such action. too, would make a mockery of the whole idea of non-restrictive trade, which the new trade bill is designed to promote.

EDITORIAL NOTES The United Nations Operation in the Congo has been commemorated on two stamps issued by the UN. postal administration. Wouldn’t it be better to have waited until the operation showed some signs of being a succeSs? ' e a Inventors and engineers in the United States have been asked to compete in designing a wheelchair for the handicapped which will go up and down stairs. A prize of $5,000 has been offered by an anonymous donor In a nation-widegontest. \ y 1,,

TEST PATTERN

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Recolling The Atlantic Unity Decloroiion

Canadians have played a pro- minent part in

Atlantic Treaty Organization in the economic. political, and cultural fields, as well as in military affairs.

“Declaration of Atlantic Unity", which was presented to the Conference of NATO Parlia- mentarians in Paris by 5 Senator Estes Kefauver. acting on behalf of 242 citizens of 1-1 NATO countries.

Prominent Canadians who

signed this Declaration includ-.

ed Claude Judoin. President of thc (‘anadian Labour Congress. and William Mahoney, Director of Unitcd Steelworkers of Am- erica: J.R.H. Sutherland, form- er president of the anadian Daily Newspapers Association: lion. Lester B. Pearson, lead-

er of the Libcral‘Party, a nd , M

Hon. Patti Martin M.P.: . . Coldwcll. president of the New Democrat Party: Willson Wood- sidc. director of the United Nations association in Canada; Nicholas Monsnrrat: Glen Wil- ton Q.C.: Dr. N.A.M. MacKen- zie. former president of Univer- sity of British Columbia: Sena- tor Wishart Robertson P.C.: Senator L.M. Gouin: Paul Des- marais. business executive: Al- istair Stewart C.A.: John J. Fitzpatrick .lr.

The first “Declaration of At- lantic Unity" was presented to the (‘ouncil of NATO in Dcccm- ber 1954. by a delegation head- ed by the Canadian Newspaper publisher Roy Thomson. That was signed by Prime Minister John Dicfcttbakcr and Veterans

Affairs Minister Gordon Church- ;

ill as well as by many of the Canadians listed above, As this new Declaration. like the first, will also be submitted as a pc- tltion to the government of ev-

v NATO country. their pre- sent position in the government of Canada precluded Mr. Dief- enbaker and Mr. Churchill from being invited to sign this second Declaration.

Signers of that earlier appeal wereinstrumental in organizing Conference in 1955: the Organ- ization for Economic Coopera. tion and Development in 1960- 61; the Atlantic institute in 19- 61: and the Atlantic Citizens Convention this year. The sign- ers of that Declaration included such world figures as ex-Pres- idem Harry Truman and Gen- eral George (Marshall Plan)

Marshall. At the same lebel. the

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (November 20. 1937)

The invention of a vertical brush for use in fox pelt clean- ing by Anthony Lund of th e Charlottetown Fur Sales was explained yesterday. The brush- es, simple in appearance, are at present operating In the prov- ince and have been termed a “quicker and safer" method by their operators, as well as ex- perts who have inspected them

Professor Alfred Linkletter. of the Prince of Wales College teaching staff, was guest speak- er at the weekly meeting of the Charlottet o w n “Y's” Men's Club last night. He gave an in- teresting talk on the Far East.

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(November 20, "52)

LONDON. Nov. 17-4 Reuters) —The first mail box in Britain bearing the Royal Cipher of Queen Elizabeth II, was set up oday. The box opened today Is the nearest one to 10 Downl Street, the Prime Minister's res-

idence. and will be used or Winston Churchill's mall.

w ‘ I. ‘ f 0 Ralph Macfnnle were kllled

near the owner's driveway at Sea Cow Pond. early Sunday morning, when struck by mm: from Tignlah. The horses appar- ently jumped from 'fbe side at the road directly in front of the taxi. one belie filled Instantly.

launching a; drive to strengthen the North*

social ,

This drive ; takes the form of a second i

try's resources of silver.

islgners of the new Declaration include 42 former cabinet min- isters of whom 11 have been 1 Prime Minister or Foreign Min- ister

PRAISEWORTHY AIMS

This Declaration call upon ‘ our governments to take steps designed to promote the enjoy- ment of life. liberty and the pur- suit of happiness by all Cana- dians and by all the citizens in our allied countries. Specifical- 1y, it urges steps more positive than mere international consul- tation and embracing _ than the present European Com- . : mon Market proposals. And al- though aiming to build upon the

ATO alliance of 15 nations, it 1 leaves the door open to partner- ship with ”other qualified na- I tions of the free world" in l : trade. I

The seven concrete recom-' mendations include: i

l. The establishment of a gov- ernmental commission on At- lantic Unity to draw up a Char- ter for an Atlantic Community.

. The development of the NATO Parliamentarians Confer- ence into a consultative Atlan- tic Assembly.

3. The formation of a trade partnership between the Euro- pean Common Market and Ca— nada and U.S.A.

4. The promotion of measures to ensure more effective de- fence, including a unified com- mand, a common world-wide strategy, standardisation of weapons, and arms production sharing.

“Only by our unity in th c to »

matters can we preserve the liberties we enjoy. and only by our example will they appeal to all mankind." said Senator Ke-

‘ fauver, in presenting this sec

ond Declaration of Atlantic Un- ity.

Conodok

The intellectual vigor and l richness of a country may. to a certain extent, be measured by the comprehensiveness of its li- ‘ braries. And as a recent report i to the National Conference of ‘ Canadian Universities and Col- leges says, Canada’s libraries are not sufficiently comprehen-

. sive and in many fields are very poor. This is not, of course, a new conclusion, but it draws at- tention to an important need. Canadians must hear much of the blame for this, through neg- lect and a lack of public inter- est. It is notorious that Canad- Ians are not, .by and large, a ‘ "bookish" people. Yet much of ' this has to be expected in a young country, especially one with Canada's peculiar condi-

a.

It is suggested in the report to the Canadian Conference of Uni. versities and Colleges »t h at grants might be used more for books and less for buildings, ,

With the prlce of silvar sky- rocketing to its highest level for labout 45 years in Scotland, there are now suggestions be-

ing made that an investigation is ould be made into the coun-

At various periods. silver has ,been found. and in considerable j‘quantities in Scotland, and a like present prices. interested parties claim, it might be worth- while taklng another look at this natural resource.

'Some of the silver is fund in a aw state, but more often in go eat! ore. from which lead is extracted. The galena and all- ver occur in veins which In

cut vertically Enough the state or neck for- in

so

ation. More than 300 years ago all-

For many years now the world has known no real penc . There are constant battles. Iigious and racial wm. border dispute: and threatened were.

In the Himalayas, China and India are massing their troops, making ready for more blood- shed. In the Middle East. fem

lkellhood

Libraries

Montreal Gazette

since “books are a better a n d more permanent investment for a university than buildings. ' Yet Canadian universities, like those in many other_ countries. have had to provide space for a massive increase in the number of students. They have had lit- tle alternative but to evote money to this basic need.

However, when all allowance is made for Canada's particular requirements conditions, the fact remains that her librar- ies are inadequate, and qui poor when compared to those of other countries. '

If Canada is to contribute to the intellectual stirrings in the Western world, she will have to build rich collections of books and, where possible, of manu- scripts, not only relating to her own history, but in all fields. As the centenary of their country draws near, Canadians should be thinking of this conspicuous need.

Scotland’s Silver

Guelph Mercury

ver was found in considerable quantities around the Hilder- ston area in Scotland and in later years other famous silver mines were unearthed.

It was in 1820 that Sir Thom-

-n‘ , vost of Aber- deen, went to London. England, ltrh ‘ specimens of sil- ver, but Sir Thomas died with- out disclosing in which part of the country he found this rlbh silver ore, and the mine has still to be discovered.

These mines, worked in the primitive manner of bygone days, proved at there are resouces of silver In Scotland.

Wt e advent of electric power. modern machinery. and new metelluglcal‘procesaes. It Is being felt that the silver mines could bring about a new industry in Scotland.

No Prize For Peace

Globe and MI“. Toronto

pro-Castro saboteure have been blamed for the destruction of

‘ United States-operated oil In-

mllatlons.

It Is llttle wonder then that the Nobel committee of th a Norwegian Parliament has de- cided not to award the Nobel Peace Prize this year. It Is lym- bolleofourtlmeethauhelau

Uncontrolloble Desire To Sleep Said Narcolepsy

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen A YOUNG MAN was lean against a lamp post, waiting for I bus, when suddenly he slump- ed to the sidewalk. The onlook- ers were unconcerned at first because they thought he we a

oxicated. Later someone tried to arouse him. When this couldn't be done, an ambulance was called. The man awakened on the way to the hospital and. on reaching the emergency room..was found to be perfectly

uorma .

This chap had narcolepsy (not‘ to be confused with epi- lepsy). Victims of this disorder have an uncontrolable desire to sleep while reading, driving a car, walking on the street. talk- lng to friends. eating, or play—

cards. A brief nap may overcome be feeling temporar- ily but usually the individual drifts into an abnormal sleep from which.he cannot be awak- ened readily. In this respect. It resembles coma.

Other sleep disorders may coexist. Two out of three n ar- colepsy sufferers have cata- plexy, with muscular weakness and occasionally temporary paralysis induced by emotional excitement. Collapse may occu after being frightened. disap~ pointed, angry, or surprised, or on laughing heartily.

Dr. J... Neilson tells of an iron molder with narcolepsy who refused to pay any atten- tion to what was said by his fellow workers. He learned to do this after laughing at a hu- morous remark while pouring molten iron and fell with a la- dle of iron.

Narcolepsy sufferers also may be plagued with sleep paralysis, a peculiar sensation of not being able to move as they doze off or awaken from a nap. Touching or speaking to the sleeper brings him to. Sleep paralysis may be accompanied by hypnogogic hallucinations in which the victim feels as though he were drifting into space or hearing strange noises. Inci- dentally, sleep paralysis and hypnogogic hallucinations are experienced also by normal persons.

Some authorities believe nar- cblepsy is a form of epilepsy. This is a moot question at pre- sent. At any rate. symptoms of-

n can be controlled with stim- ulants ofthe amphetamine type

’I

(Bienzedrtne. Benedrex. Dexe- drine, or Methedrine). Dr. Van Dellen will answer

questions on medical topics If stamped, self-addressed enve-

.lope accompanies request.) AL

x-RAYS

G.B.N. writes: My dentist takes X-rays of the mout every three years. Is this dan- gerous?

REPLY

No. The amount of radiation is so small there is no need for concern. In addition. it is so far away from the reproductive organs there is no need to wor- ry about creating mutations In future generations.

TIFF GATT

Mrs. K. writes: A few months ago our 28-month-old child be- gan walking in a stiff manner. particularly after he awakens from a nap. Please advise.

REPLY

re are several bone and

joint disorders capable of doing this. Consult your physician so he can pinpoint the cause after X-rays and other tests.

NERVES AND VITAMINS

J.M. writes: Are vitamin 812 shots helpful in nervous exhaus- tion?

REPLY Large doses (1,000 meg.) are of value in some cases. But physicians are divided in their opinion about the value of the vitamin for this purpose. Is it a true tonic or are the good ef- fects psychological? RED AS A BEET .B.S.-writes: I’m extremely fond of garden beets and notice my urine has a reddish color for two days after eating them. Is thi due to a kidney dis- order?

REPLY No. Blame the heels. TODAY'S HEALTH HINT— Faulty eating habits are a common cause of overweight.

SAYS, HOUSING POOR

TORONTO (CP) — A United Church minister says Toronto is subsidizing slums because wel- fare in n “ no choice" but to spend half their