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Economic Problems

The efforts on the part of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council through its president, Mr. R. I. Rankin. to arouse interest in the Gordon Commission report will, it is hoped, be effective in obtaining fed- eral action. Nothing is to be gained. hovvever, by holding UP W9 T990" as "the most challenging document ever prepared on the Maritime Prov- inces”; unless. indeed, one interprets its objectionable features as con- stituting such a challenl-Z9 by W3.l' Of repudiation. These features have al-

ready been discussed sufficiently in these columns. and they have been dealt with in similar terms by Pre- mier Flemming of New Brunswick. It is time now to concentrate on the constructive recommendations in the report. The chief value of these is that they indorse, to a large extent, what was already stated at the con- ference of Maritime Premiers last summer and has been emphasized by

the profession today as entered thirty years ago. The death and retirement rate is being barely maintained even though Canadais population has in- creased since 1926 by over 5,000,000 i persons.

Dental research. until recent years, has been almost entirely non- existent. Funds have not been avail- able to inaugurate research pro- grams in three of the five dental schools of Canada and a graduate research program exists in only one of the five schools. The paucity of research is all the more alarming when one realizes Canadians are spending annually approximately 370,

000,000 for grossly inadequate treat- ment services. Expanded scientific research is urgently needed to help reduce the enormous amount of ill health and disability caused by deu- tal disease.

The third matter to which the dental profession has directed its attention is the enunciation and en- couragement of proveu methods which aid in the prevention of dental disease. The establishment of pre- ventive educational programs utiliz- ing the services of public health trained dentists. a policy developed by the profession, have proven to be ti positive forward step in the never ending battle against dental disease. The profession's assiduous s t u d y, from which emanated the unquali- fied endorsation of fluoridation, has given impetus to one of the great public health measures of our time.

our Boards of Trade. our members of Parliament and Provincial Gov- ernments on many occasions in the past. The recommendation for a re- examination of the Maritime Freight Rates Act is a case in point, This has been urged repeatedly and Hon. Mr. Marler as good as promised it before the Gordon r0P0l't W35 Pllb' lished. The report now leaves the Federal Government with no excuse for further delay.

One new proposal calls for more cautious consideration. That is for a Capital Projects Commission in connection with granting capital as-

lng with the "advice and support" of the four Provincial Governments, this commission would examine all proposals, decide on priorities and, within the limits of the total amount of funds available, submit recom- mendations to the federal author- ities. There is a danger here to which the Fredericton Gleaner has already called attention. Wedgcd be- tween the provincial and federal authorities, the Commission might make recommendations which would be far from acceptable to one or other of the four Provinces. It would shield the Federal Government from the rightful demands pressed by the four Provinces, and curtail the au- thority of the four Provincial Gov- ernments. What we want is more, not less. direct contact through our responsible representatives; not an- other bureaucratic body of which we have too many already.

Over and above the matters dealt with in the Gordon report we have valid claims which we should he pressing on economic grounds at Ottawa. The Atlantic (iouncil vvus formed tn grapple with these proh- lems, and is entitled to the full sup- port of all our people in doing so. It is no part of its job to act as press agent for the Gordon (lommission. or lwslow indiscriminate praise on a report vv hich, through faulty draft- ing. has caused widespread misun- derstanding and resentment. Let the Cmmcil sifl the wheat from the chaff in the report and concentrate onsthe recommendations that are worth while. Valuable time is being lost in trying to explain away its cruditics.

Dental Health Today is Dental Health Day. The . tal profession throughout t h e rovince and Dominion is attempting to bring to everyone's attention the urious conditions of dental health generally and suggestions in respect

to how these disorders may be pre-.

Ventcd. .

Dentistry in Canada faces many problems-too few facilities for train- ing dentists and auxiliary workers- far too little research into the causes

.d conditions which run into ex- of many millions of dol-

sistance to these Provinces. Work- .

Unfortunately, there is a great deal of missionary work yet to be done to overcome the prejudice against this measure in many quarters.

Dental disease continues to reign as one of our major public health problems. Parents can help by in- culcating in their children a desire to adhere to dietary and oral hy- giene habits which predispose to sound dental health and govern- mental authoritics could assist by making sufficient funds available for provision of training facilities and research.

A Strange Cry

A strange cry is being heard in the corridors and smoke-filled rooms of the United Nations. It concerns a "disarmament" plan cooked up by Egypt, Syria and one or two other militant states for the benefit of the Middle East. The substance of the plan is that Israel be permitted such arms as she can affort to pay in cash but not permitted to purchase any from abroad. The other states in the region would be under no such restriction .but would be allowed to obtain arms from the Soviet Union or any other country willing to sup- ply them on whatever terms might be agreed upon. This, the Egyptians and Syrians say, would keep Israel from attacking her neighbours. Of course it would. What they have failed to point out is that it would also enable Israel's enemies to gobble her up at their convenience.

Will this plan ever reach the General Assenihly? It seems hardly likely. unless ”judgment has fled to brutish beasts and men have lost their reason." But the fact that such a one-sided and mischievous plan could even be suggested by Arab leaders is proof of their evil inten- tions against the people of Israel.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Toasts to King Saud at a United Nations luncheon were drunk in water. the father of all the Arabs being a teetotaler. It's a good guess that there was more than one wry face in evidence.

I O O

The paper pn Educational Prob- lems in Prince Edward Island which appeared in "Widening Educational Horizons" on Monday and was re- ferred to In these columns yesterday, was prepared by Mr. K. A. Parker, Superintendent of City Schools.

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The only thing that distinguishes the U.N.'s 6th resolution calling upon Israel to withdraw her troops from Fgyptlan territory is that no one seems to understand what the vague reference to the UN. force means.

Some think It provides authority for the secretary-General to place forces. in the Gulf of Aqabo and the Gaza Rep? to keep thl E'4lfPilInI from ' t- lapel Ind hlockadiml her

PUSHING

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PUBLIC FORUM

THAT FISIIERMANXS WIIARF AT Bfllllll-IN

Sn". This Tovvn has been visit- ed in the past by hurricanes. slert storms that laul cvcryllung flat. Then on February 27. 1930, the great cuuscvvay scare that brought almost everything to B standstill in the 'l'ovv'n of Borden, On Jan- uary 2:trd, 1957. we see by the press reports that Mr. MarNaught. has asked Parliament for a grant of Sltulmll towards the building of a fislIermen's vvharf at Borden. P.E.I. Tins news has not struck Burden like a hurricane or a sev- ere sleet storm or even another causeway scare, but has struck the citizens of our Town as a great mystery, or you might class it as an invasion of this Town, for if such a foulisli project goes throulth it would he a cliargc a- gainst the Town nl Borden. Many of our resltlfnls have the impres- sion that the Borden Town Coun- cil have uskcd for this wharf. and the Cape Traverse fishermen are led to believe the same I wish to make it plain to our Borden citi- zens and also the fishermen of ('ape Traverse that the Borden Town Council never asked anyone to have I fishermen"! wharf built in Borden. Why should we when we have no fishermen residing in Borden excepting one who is a ('...N'.R. employee and fishes for I few weeks vvhilc on vacation.

of writing and having sent in our assessment figures, etc., we re- ceived word that our grant would be approximately 530. This ra- port was ..companied by three sets of papers for our Town Clerk. to an hefore ll Justice of the Peace and take an affidavit that he was the Town Clerk. This 530 grant was some grant an I 325.000 pro- perty! The result was that we mailed the whole mess back to Oltavva telling them to keep their 330 as our Town was not broke

yet.

It is true that last Fall we saw I small scow accompanied by a motor boat working in around the sandbars in the Borden harbour. And from where they were work- ing and drove stakes it vvould appear that they intend to fence in a small area comparable to I small country millpond and ex- tending out over the sandbarl many hundred feet.

We must admit that Illr. Mac- Naught has done I lot for the fishermen in Western Prince and it is quite obvious that he does not intend to give any assistance to the Cape Traverse fishermen or he would have had I survey made at that locality. I think that I know the Burden harbor and the Cape Traverse area as well as Mr- MacNaught does Ind I feel

1 pretty sure that an extension to

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this letter a statement signed by the Cape Traverse fishermen and reads as follows: ”We the tinder- signcd fishermen of Cape Tra- verse who waited on Mr. Mac- Naughl last Fall informed him that such I wharf at Borden would he of no use In the fishermen of this locality and if built would not be used by them. and we still vig- orously oppose such I wharf be- ing built at Borden where there are no fishermen and would con- sider that it would be money wast- ed." it further states that Mr. MacNaughI promised to take an engineer to Cape Traverse to look over the prospects of extending their wharf Iilt'"0. This promise was never fullilled.

The above is conclusive proof that the fishermen of Cape Trav- erse are opposed to the building of a so-called fisheruu-n's wharf It Borden, and the Tnvvn of Bar- don vigorously o.,posc- the con- struction of such a vvhnrf. Now the big question mark is for vvhom is Mr. .liacNnught building this wharf. The only favor that Bor- den ever asked Mr. .llarVuught to gel for our Town ltilk a Post Office. The pcupl" of liordcu have requested that lur years. are now tvvo other Federal offices here and the lill'('r would make up a I-'c(lcr.'il building. which could be built for .'Illfll'1IxIllllIIl'i)' 525.000 or SIl0.tl0fl it looks reasonable to suppose that llr .vt:u-Naught could have gotten fl L'r:inl for this Imoun. murh ':isIcI' than the S100.- 000 he has .1-kcrl lor vvhich would be of no use vvlizusncvcr to this Town. .llr ii:it'V;lll:1ill has been h0it'illl2 Ilu- i-.1rul- for Prince (loun-

ly for the pa-t lvvclv-v years, and during Illill onu- he has dealt out some nuc iarknnls in Western Prince. hut in lhc Town of Borden he has ncvr-r dealt us even I

deuce or a trey as cards go. and now on the eve of an election it is mu 1- thvuuis lilill he noes nnt Intcnri tn.

Let us look at the small towyl in this Prmmre It is I recog- nw II fact llru Borden is the (Ime- way to the Prnvim-r. also It is the 0lIl)' mun in the Province through which the Trans-Canada HlghwIy passes, On the other hand it is also the only town in the Province that does not have I Federal Post Office building: in fact two vil- Inzes in Prince County have them. The towns of Kcnslngton and Man- tagne have each had their second Post Office building and now lhl Town of Sourla is to get it's roe- ond Post Office bulldlnl. How far-

eua to one corner of the basket.

All the towns that have Feder- Il Buildings are getting lIrge Fed- eral municipal grant: which

ruin? Nothing. mm as been LIRQI way from I - tin SIM I

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the Cape Traverse wharf that would be suitable to the fishermen could be built much cheaper than I wharf at Borden. At least this should have been found out by I survey of both localities.

Regarding a Federal building for Borden I was looking over my files on this and the last correl- pondence received from Mr. Mac- Naught on this matter was to the effect that the village of 0'Leary came ahead of Borden in respect of I Federal Building and Bor- den would come next. AI the 0'- Leary building has been complet- ed and occupied I felt sure that with an election coming on Mr. MacNaught would ask for I grant for a Federal building for Borden. and I can assure you that there II no one in Borden more disappoint- ed than myself. However, it now appears that Instead of I Feder- al building which everyone wants he is trying to shove a so-called Fisherman's wharf down our throats. But do what he may. wa will never swallow this -'t ' without I struggle.

One of the reasons why I am writing this letter is that many of our citizens are not familiar with the true facts. I have placed I true picture before them and in all the years that I have been Mayor of this Town I will defy any Government o'ficlal to say that I ever asked for any person- Il gains. 1 have always worked

for the interests of the Town and every improvement this Town pos- sesscs was obtained under my jur- isdiction. As long as I am Mayor I shall follow the same policy: the interests of this town shall come first regardless of politics or anything else and you can rest assured that the cause for a Fed- eral Building for our Town will be carried to tltlawa.

This Tovvn has never received one cent from the Federal (io- ernmcnt since it was incorporated in will and if th construction of I Federal Building is not started before the next Federal elec- tion then the people of Borden can forget about it until we have a change of government or I rep- resentative for Prince who will cast. his eye in our direction.

I am Sir. etc WlI.I.ARD l.l-IARI).

Mayor of the Town of Borden.

Borden. P.l'2.I.

STlil)ENTS' BEllAl'l0L'R RAISE

Slr. -- The town is still buzzing about the magniflcant performanco of Hamlet. by the Canadian Players in Charlntictovvn over the past weekend. The Kinsmen are to be commended for bringing this outstanding event to our Province.

On Friday afternoon over 900 turned out for the Students Matinee. when the curtain rnsc, there was standing room only, a factor which visually contributes to rnwdylsm. Attending were children as young as eight years of age, the majority were teenagers with I sprinkling of adults. All seemed lpellhounti hy the exciting perfor- mance of llamlet by our guc players. '

On Saturday the youth of our City received a compliment from the Canadian Players on their excellent audience response (prob- ably the teachers can take some credit for this, as many prepared their pupils for this great event, by taking up a study of Hamlet. Ln advancel llowevcr. I spokesman for Canadian Players. when pub- licly Interviewed on Saturday said" we sometimes dread young peoples' matlnces. they can be very noisy and make it exceedlmzlY difficult for the actors to be heard during our three hour performance. But your Island youth were ex- ceptional. They gave us such good Ittention. They were one of the best behaved and responsive audi- ences we have ever had." All of which proves that we have little trouble with our youth. when we give them worthwhile pursuits and proper guidance.

in these days. when all too often, we hear negative and sweeping statements about the misbehaviour of our youth, it is most heartening to hear our young people lauded- Let us try to live via to this Rood ; name given to us by our recent visiting celebrities.

I am. Sir. etc.. HELEN Mlt('l)t)NAl.l) (Mrs, J. Gordon MacDonald!

Lore Of Ice Fishing

By .1350! Henderson.

Ice fishing. to hear the con- gcgled victim of In inadequately advised lnltiIl venture tell lt.' is a sport particularly suited to-if not invented t:yCthose untrammeled souls who would rather die than stay home with their families.

This is not. really, such an ex- treme View Is it might appear to the observer except that it doesn't work Iay more. Nowadays the family goeu Ilonl.

One of the arguments in support of Ice fllhing II in modest require- ments in the way of equipment- only I few crude tooll. most of which can be stolen from the neighbors. in I pinch.

These include II axe or hatchet to cut holes in the ice in areas when the tee is less than three or four hole! thick. If It is much lcaI,IooutllIeIfflxedtoItree on the shoreline will occur to the foreaimted.

NOT VII! CAREFUL uh I IIIIttcr of act. ills remark-

Assoclnted Press Staff

that's the real secret of successful ice fishing-is a huge. Inns-llam tiled chisel called I sPllll-

Once you've got I hnlc close to I the hole of some xlowerlmz expert who is catching fish. actual fish- ing can begin althouh thatis usu- ally lhe least of your troubles. A handlim-. I small No. 2 or so) book and maybe the tip of I dis- carded flyrod will do for the pan fish. Bait may be minnows. exotic worms or Irtiflcials. CLOTHES ESSENTIAL

A line-holding and signaling de- vice called I tip-up is used by

iMediccilIy Speaking

By Barman N. lundeaea. M. D.

BUSINESSMEN ARE OI-TEN CARELESS ABOUT HEALTH

They sIy no one can tell tho boss what to do. But I'm going to tell all of you executives what to do right now.

If you hadn't had I thorough physical examination within the last year call your doctor-or the company physician-and arrange for one sometime later this week.

Statistics indicate you probably need it. -.

I know I lot. more about you executives than you might think.

PHYSICALLY STRONG

For instance, I know that most of you young executives under 40 are physically strong. athletic, en- crizetxc and ambitious. You work from 10 to 12 hours a day because you enjoy the combat'of busi- ness.

I also know that probably less than 10 per cent of you are in per- fect health; the remainder have some sort of disease. And about half of you don't even know it.

PEPTIC ULCEB

Businessmen are good candl- dates for peptic ulcer. Although many of you undoubtedly are both- ered with one, the incidence is not so great as the average person might believe. Besides, most of you with an ulcer are well aware of your ailment.

While heart disease is also fair- ly common among young executiv- es, many victims are unaware they have it. I venture to guess that Ibou 10 per cent of the na- tlon's executives have I heart Ill- ment without knowing it.

About one out of every nine pro- bably has insufficient thyroid gland secretion, with an excess of fatty element of the blood. This. we believe, is I factor in harden- ing of the arteries.

About two per cent of our exec- utives have cancer. Again, most of them don't even suspect it. sracuu. Add cnour