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A Disturbing Report .

Our citizens will read with grave concern the report of the Grand Jury on conditions prevailing in the old Hillsborough Hospital. This men- tal institution is badly overcrowded, and this, of course, is the main cause of the trouble. But the report goes into details which indicate a lack of facilities of the most ordinary kind, with stairways in bad condition, ceil- ings and floors in need of repair, leaky taps, broken bed springs and other evidences of gross neglect. Fifty patients on one floor have to use one bath tub and one shower, and in this .case even the privacy of doors is lacking. The report exonerates the staff, which it des- cribes as most competent; it does not fix the blame but it goes with commendable thoroughness into the living conditions of the patients, which can only be termed disgrace- ful.

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In marked contrast are the con- I

ditions at the new Riverside Hospital and at Beach Grove, which are given high commendation. Granting that the older institution is more difficult to keep in proper shape, surely there is no. excuse for the situation which

the jurors found on their inspection ‘

tour. The Queen’s County Jail also requires renovation. These-‘matters should be attended to at once. In particular, some means, must ‘be found of relieving the congestion at Hillsborough, and the building-given a thorough overhauling-

Two. In A Row

It is noteworthy that of four out- standing laymen chosen to represent Canada at an important NATO conference in Parisgnext week, two of them should be from this little Province of Prince Edward slsland. We refer to Professor Edgar ‘Mac-

Innis, President of the Canadian In-.

stitute of International Affairs and‘ formerly of Charlottetown, and Dr. Frank MacKinnon, Principal of

Prince of Wales College.

The invitation to the conference, was extended by NATO itself to dele- gates nominated by all member na- tions, and the appointment of the Canadian delegates was made by

the Federal Government. As noted '

in the news story in today’s issue, a full five day agenda hasbeen. ar- ranged for the conference. It will include addresses and discussions on various NATO activities, and visits

to SHAPE and other allied enter-,

prises in Europe. - Dr. MacKinnon was taken quite

by surprise when he received the ’

intimation of his appointment from NATO, authorities, and he is still wondering what it is all about. What is evident is that his. abilities are highly appreciated at Ottawa. This

tribute is one in which his fellow T

citizens will concur most heartily. Whatever responsibilities may de- volve upon him, there is no doubt but that he will discharge them_with credit to himself, to his Province and to the country.

Professor Maclnnis has had a distinguished career as edubationist, author and authority on interna- tional affairs, and has travelled wide- ly in connection with his present responsible duties. It is a striking coincidence that he and Dr. Mae- Kinnon are both winners of the Gov- ernor General’s literary award-the highest in Canada; Mr. Maclnnis for his history of World War Two, and

’Dr. MacKinnon for his history of

Government in Prince Edward Is- land.

Keeping Them Guesing

Quite properly, Prime Minister Diefenbaker is keeping opposition members guessing about the pro- spects of an election in the near future. Replying to a question as to whether another federal-provincial fiscal conference will be held before the election or after it, he stated that “that would naturally depend on my honourable friends opposite and the degree to which they follow -the course of action that they have fol- lowed in recent weeks”.

That could mean that if the L")- erals remain as co-operative as they

have been thus far——and certainly they could not have been more co- operative——the Government will carry on indefinitely, perhaps for the full term. And why not? So long as it does not meet defeat in Parlia- ment, a minority Government is just as stable as a majority one and just as capable of carrying out its legis- lative program.

On the other hand, of course, the Prime Minister’s statement could mean that he is getting a little weary of one motion of no-confid- ence after another, brought forward by the CCF group in the hope that the Liberals would join them in their mischief, and has decided to “fling down the gauntlet” at an early date‘. One thing is sure: Barring a defeat in the Commons, the election will come when the Prime Minister thinks the time is propitious and not when the Liberals, C€Fers and Social Creditors would like to see it.

It may be that, once their new leader is duly and ‘solemnly installed, the Liberals will cease their gentle ways and proceed to breathe forth threatenings and slaughter, But that is by no means certain. Before they can hope to win an election they have to reorganize their whole ap. proach to the electorate" and show visible and convincing signs of re- .pentance for past arrogance. This will take time. Our guess is that at

the moment. the Liberals are more_

anxious than the Government to have the election deferred for an- other year or so.

Caribbean Trade

’ Mr. W. Pickersgill’s comments in Parliament are sometimes a bit flippant. But there are times, too, when he comes up with a really

. worth-while suggestion. His propos-

al that a Canadian delegation be sent to the newly created Caribbean Federation is a case in point, a]. though one is inclined to believe that it ought to be a trade mission and not a “parliamentary” one as he proposed.

The’ communities’ which make up the new Federation are well able to look ‘after themselves " politically. Their long experience under British tutelage has seen to that; and it is doubtful that any group of Can. adian ;politicians could help them very much. What they are interest- ed in and what they need atfthis im- portant gtage of their development

is two-way trade with Canada and

lots of it. For generations they have V

‘been taking large quantities of New-

foundland fish (this, of course, is Mr. Pickersgill’s chief interest, since

_-he “represents a_ Newfoundland con-

stituency); but in the past it has been very much a one-sided traffic. If these and other Canadian exports are to receive’ favoured treatment inithe future, the sooner Canada ex-

plores the possibility of increasing

imports from the island, the better. The United States already has

trade missions to _the Caribbean; and

not only trade missions but economic advisors and technicians in’ many fields. The Canadian Government would be well advised to do likewise and do it quickly. As for the par- liamentarians who might wish to go on a jaunt to Trinidad, they would do well to forget about it, at least

for the present. Practical business

men would serve the purpose much better. T

, EDITORIAL NOTES

The social scientists know every- thing. One group, armed to the teeth with statistics, recently de- clared that the evangelist Billy Gra- ham will lose his popularity in an- other two or three years and that it will be 40 years before another of “similar impact” enters the picture.

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Canada exported 27,900,000 "bus- hels of wheat in November, the lar- gest shipment for that month since 1952 and the best for any month since June 1956. 800,000 bushels went to ’India, the first to go to that country since 1955. 3,100,000 bushels went to the Soviet Union. The big- gest shipment—9,600,000 bushels—- went to the United Kingdom.

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Actress Helen Hayes, the chair- man of Women's Activities of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in the United States, told a meeting sponsored by the Mothers’ March'on Polio that “workers must never stopvwaging war against polio- myelitis because the virus never stops looking for new victims”. It is good advice for all who are engaged in the fight against polio. There is still need for the “March of Dimes” ——and dollars to go forward aggres- sively.

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Briiliont Actor‘-Writer

By Patrick Nicholson Special Correspondent for The Guardian

Ottawa: A vivid pictur-e of a past era is receiving well-deserv-_ ed praise from book reviewers across Canada. This is “Bulls in Th Meadows," written by the bril an’; English character actor Peter Bull. 4 . ‘

“The Meadows" was the name of the huge old-fashioned home in south-west Lo d-on where Sir Wil- liam Bull gr ised his family of four highly individualistic sons. The book is based‘ largely on Sir Wil1lam's diaries and scrap-books so it contains much contempor- ary ‘description of family life in i the London of half a century ago, -and a very vivid picture of the hard task of a politician of that era. For those years were the last of the seven hundred years of hondrary unpaid work by leg- islators; if an M.P. lacked in- herited wealth sufficient to main- tain his family, then he had to have some work for no salary was paid to those public-spirited pensons who were chosen to re- present their» fellows in parlia- ment. _ ' This hilarious record of a hap- py family is evidently enjoying a warm reception in Canada. But what astonishes me is that the

-author’s previous book, “To Sea in a Sieve,” did not appear to find its way into many of our book-stores. ' A SIEVE IS A SIEVE

,The sieve in which actor Peter Bull went to‘sea as a reluctant but voluntary sailor was one of those war-time naval monstrosi- ties a tank landing craft. They did not all ‘become sieves, but Peter Bull’s private wartime .floa- ting stage generally managed to get where its actor - skipper would have liked it to be, in the limelight — the Nazis’ limelight. And the Nazis’ guns made it into a fair imitation of a sieve.

That was without any exception the funniest wartime autobiogra- phy I ever read. Peter Bull start- ed his story by asserting that the sea was not in-his blood; and he took jolly good care to ensure that his bloodwas not in the sea. But from the start, as “extra-or- dinary seamen”, in 1941, to the final curtain as lieutenant -com- mander, decorated with the Dis-; tinguished Service Cross but still hating the sea, in 1945, it is ‘a vivid picture, absolutely; true to life, of a crew of amateurs whose

gallantry could never be over-

i, The Paper Clip Scondoii

Bruce Hutchis_on_ in the Winnipeg Free Press

It is a relief to find that the American Congress, though over- burdened by its investigation of destructive missiles, is not over- looking -the constructive and vit- al aspects of life. Paper clips, for instance.

A Congressional committee (I read this news remotely in the accurate Owen Sound Sun Times) has completed a study of paper clips. And if anyone supposes that paper clips are not constructive and vital let him consider where government would be without them. It is all very well to talk about the Constitution and the~sta- »tuites but remove those pieces of twisted wire and the whole struc- ture of democracy falls to pieces.

Wisely, therefore, the Congress decided to find out what happens to a typical sample of 100,000 pa-

‘ OUR YESTERDAYS

(From The Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Jan. 16, 1933)

The new Prince of Wales Col- lege, which has been completed in less than a year since 1:: first one was destroyed by fire, will be officially opened on January 20th. The new building is modern in every detail and admirably suited to the educational require-

, ments of Prince Edward Island.

Councillor Dan F. MacNeill, Chairman of the Street Commit- tee of Town of Summerside has had a considerable number of men engaged for some weeks cut- ting poles from woodland with which to repair the town wharf and west end butment thereby providing work for men at this time of the year.

TEN YEARS AGO (Jan. 16, 1948)

More emphasis on the study of Agriculture in the schools is be- ing considered by the Provin- cial Department of Education, Mr. L. W. Shaw, Director of Ed- cation, stated at a dinner held ‘last n-igiiit in connection with a conference of agricultural offic- ials now in progress at the Do- minion Eirperimental Farm.

Mr. D. L. Mullins, Mt. Stewart. has the distinction of owning what is probably the most modern and efficient vehicle for winter traval which has ever appeared in this Province. The machine is a snow- mobile powered with a 120 HP. engine and has caterpillar rub- ber - treaded tracks. Skiis are located on the front of the ma- chine.

per clips. Then the whole resour- ces of modern research, the de- tective methods of congressional inquiry and no doubt those vast and fool-proof mechnical brains were mobilized to determine whe- ther paper clips are economical- ly used or wasted.

EASY TO ANSWER

The youngest office boy could have answered the question with- out a moment's thought. of Course but that would not have been a scientific answer. It would have provided no work for a Congres- sional committee. It would have left _the mechanical brains idle. It would have put a large corps of highly-oaid sleuths on the unem- ployment rolls.

The results of the inquiry are now issued in fascinating detail, thiis: or the 100,000 paper clips under study 20,000 were used to cup paper; 3,000 were used as pipe cleaners; 5,038 as nail clean- ers: 5,434 as toothpicks or ear scratchers; 19,413 as make-shift chips in card games; 14.163 Were destroyed or bent out of shape during telephone conversations: 7.200 served as emergency hooks on suspenders belts and bras- sieres; the balance fell -to the floor, were swept up or swallowed by small children.

SEPARATE TRAILS

‘How sedulously the investiga- tors must have followed the sep- arate trails of 100,000 suspects! I-low skilfully they must have hid- den themselves behind screens and under desks to observe the government employee using the property of the Republic to clean his pipe or scratch his ear!

How many innocent poker games must have been watched through the keyhole as the little markers of wire changed hands! How many telephone conversa- tions mus-t have been recorded_as officials, under the heavy strains of responsibility, eased their nerv- es by twisting paper clips out of shape when their fingers really ltched for some other officia1's throat!

Yes. and with what delicacy, with what diplomacy I even more subtle than that of Mr. Dulles) researchers must have approach- ed both ladies and gentlemen to ask whether their garments per- chance hung on temporary fas- toners provided free by fire lax-

ay:-i‘.;! PRODIGIOUS TASK

Well, the prodigious task was finished at length. The last pipe smoker. ear scratcher, poker pla- yer and twister was interviewed. The last female stciiograplicr was

asked. with respect and delica-

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Where “The Cruel Sea" was a professional journalist’s job ‘professionally performed; a nd where “The Caine Mutiny” was the well-written account of e- vents which were entirely and monotonously predictable when a group of individualistic‘ Ameri- cans were suddenly subjected to discipline; “To Sea in a Sieve" is the wartime diary of Mr. Ev- eryman: -hilarious, human, crac-

'tony, and seeking distraction to lessen the terror.

WAR IN SUGAR COAT

The section of the navy in which land- lubber Bull served was appropriately -that which al- ways found itself closest to land, namely the public transport for the army's various big and small landings cn the enemy coast. The raids on Lefotén and Brunewald; Dieppe, North Africa, Anzio and the final assault, they are all

huddled below decks under heavy fire, a sitting. duck target which could not hit back and could not duck, were at their lowest ebb, along came skipper Bull to raise their morale. To do this he us- ed the familiar pin-up girl in an unusual and vivid form:. he deliv- ered a pithy lecture on “Holly- wood busts I have known." Pro- bably cheesecake never made a more worthwhile contribution to the war effort.

And now? With two successful books behind him, and- a well- established reputation as stage actor and film star, Peter Bull tells me that he hopes opportun- ity will beck-on him to Canada. Film-fans have seen him in “The Captain's Paradise" with Alec Guiness; in “The African Queen” with Katharine Hepburn. On the English stage and TV his perfor- mances range from Pickwick Pa- pers to “The Lady’s Not For Bur- ning”. Maybe TV-fans will see him on the CBC network, or per- haps‘the Stratford Memorial The- avtre will need a well-upholstered and fun-loving Falstaff. With his double -threat a.bility as writer and actor, he seems the type to w h o m opportunity in Canada should beckon.

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.aspirin.

with an open bottle of aspirin in

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king a joke to break the mono-,

here. And when the passengers. ‘

Keep Aspirin From Children

By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D. ASPIRIN probably is the most common medicament used today. It is found in almost every household.

Justifiably, aspirin and salicy- lates in general rank high on the list of safe medications. This probably accounts for the fact that aspirin is used for self-med- ication more than any other sin- gle drug.

MISTAKEN BELIEF

Unfortunately, it also accounts for the completelymistaken be- leif that aspirin is harmless. If taken in large enough quantit- ies, asprin can be, and often has been, fatal!

Physicians generally agree that a lethal dose ofaspirin for adults usually is more than 150 grains. For children, of course, it is much less. And sin .- the full-dose, adult aspirin tablet con- tains five gralns, it might not take two many to make a child. ill, possibly critically ill. Actually, however, most cases of aspirin poisoning, at least as far as the Chica.go Poison’ Con- trol Program is concerned, have been caused by the candy-coat- ed, small-dose variety prepared especially for youngsters. FLAVORED ASPIRIN Of the 84 cases in the first 500 aspirin poisoning cases reported to the Control Program, '73 were caused" by swallowing flavored

Youngsters simply think they are candy and chew and chew and chew. If aspirin or any type of medicine is left within grasp of your child, you are inviting trouble, serious trouble.

-Once you see your youngster

his hand, you've got to act fast. Determine if you possibly ca.n

it is only one or two, you prob- ably have nothing to worry a- bout. CALL YOUR DOCTOR

But if you can't be sure, call your doctor right away. He pro- bably will give you an antidote and‘ advise that you make the youngster vomit immediately.

bout antidotes and how to make a child vomit.

Perhaps you won't spot the opened asprin bottle. Maybe the salicylate ‘(oil of win-tergreen sometimes is the villain, too) will be swallowed by the youngster some time before you sense any- thing is wrong.

In such a case, warning sig- nals are listlessness, dizziness, mental confusion and vomiting.

Generally, these are symptoms of acute salicylate poisoning. QUESTION AND ANSWER

C.F.: I have a severe _case of "cirrhosis of the liver, and my abdomen has to be tapped three times a week to remove exces- sive fluid. Is there any w-ay this

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Many enter a battle of wits un- armed.- Brandon Sun

The U.S. wild life service says the whooping crane P0P1118ti°n there has increased to thirty-03% That's one thing the Republican

administration can boast about.- Edmonton Journal

As one American congressman puts it, no one knows how man)’ times the Russians had failed be- fore they lofted their first S_put- nik. None knows how many times they may have failed since. They kept quiet until they had a strike. Maybe the U.S. brass will now learn to keep quiet until it orbits a baby moon. They are paying. and ‘will continue to pay for lack of imagination coupled with arrog- ance and pride.—Vancouver Sun