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TUESDAY, JUNE 17. 1958.

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Uniorlunaie Altair

An unfortunate mess for all con- cerned was the episode which led to the rifling of an opened safe in the City Hall on April 30 last, and, as a consequence, to the action taken last night by the City Council in retiring

\ the City Clerk on half pay, and in re-

primanding another official and re- moving him from the tax office staff. ,These actions were taken following a police investigation of the Whole affair. ‘ - While copies of this report were giv en confidentially to the City Coun-

cil members prior to last night’s.

meeting, it was ‘neither tabled not released to the press, and the public has no knowledge other than rumors as to what it contained. According to Mayor Johnstone, it clearly estab- lished that both the officials con-

cerned were guilty’ of negligence,~

though there was no suggestion of theft on their part. Councillor Fost- er differed with his colleagues with regard to the penalties imposed. He has indicated that he will resign from the Council as a consequence. It is unfortunate that since the Council went so far in acting on the police report, the substance of the report itself was not presented at last night’s meeting. Only in that way would our citizens be able to form any intelligent judgement of the case. It is also unfair to the of- ficials concerned, one of whom has had a long and meritorious. record as a senior civil servant. We appreciate that the Council had

a very difficult and unwelcome task‘ to perform and that their chief con-

' cern has been -the interests of the

taxpayers. But the wisdom of their course is something which only they and the police investigators have now

‘ any means of ascertaining ,

, Manitoba Election

The expected happened in Mani- toba yesterday when the Liberal- Progressive Government led by Prem- ier Douglas Campbell went down to defeat. There is no question but that the recent Conservative tidal wave in federal affairs had much to do with the results; but the Govern- ment also appears to have been vul- nerable in its failure to pursue vig- orous development policies. Since I9- 22, when the present coalition regime took office, Manitoba’s population has climbed 35 per cent, as against the increase for Canada as a whole of 80 per cent. ‘It is claimed also that roads, education standards and other services suffered as a result of governnieiital penny—pinching.

Both the Winnipeg daily newspap- ers, however, complained that the campaigii, despite the record field of candidates, was incredibly dull---in sharp contrast to the last two lively federal campaigns in the province. The Tribune said the contest was “more like a wake than an election,” while the Free Press reported that the speeches had been dreary, the meetings small and the audiences apathetic. Ordinarily, such a condition would be favorable to the party "in power; it is surely the Opposition‘s duty to take the offensive and not waste their own and the electors’ time in academic disputes. The fact that the campaign was so tame is perhaps the most depressing feature for the Liberals in View of the results.

Canadian Mining

In an interesting article on Cana-,' dian mining, the current issue of the f‘Commercial Letter“ of the Cana- dian Bank of Commerce points out that, while‘ mining is an important Daft of the Canadian economic scene, its history is comparatively short. I

“Active mining of silver, lead and zinc in British Columbia”, the Letter states, “began in 1888. Iron ore pro- duction in Newfoundland began in 1895, although low-grade ore has been mined in Ontario since 1800. Production of copper and nickel in the Sudbury area was begun in 1888. The mining of silver and gold in the East developed largely between 1903 and the first world war. Discovery and exploitation of lead, copper and many other metals took place largely during the interwar years. The

mining of high-grade iron ore in Ontario was a development of the second world War, while the dis- covery and exploitation of the com- plex base-metal ores of New Bruns- wick has been a post-war develop- ment. Exploitation of the iron ore deposits of Quebec has, historically, only just begun”.

On the subject of outside invest- ment in the Canadian mining indus- try—a point which is receiving a good deal of attention these days in political and other circles——the Letter makes these comments: “The size and difficult terrain of the

‘ country and the complexity of the

ores themselves have called for the venture of large-scale capital in Canada’s metal-mining industry. Large-scale investment, however, de- mands large-scale operations and large-scale markets, and it has been to supply such markets, rather than to supply [Canadian industry, that much of the investment has taken place. A significant part of the capi- tal employed has therefore come from other countries, the investors in many cases being concerned pri- marily with securing a reliable source of some essential raw mate- rial. This factor has to a ‘consider- able extent both raised the total of investment in mining in Canada and added to the stability of production and price.

“Throughout history, a prepon- derance of foreign capital in the development of mineral resources

has been characteristic of the mining ,

industry of practically every mineral-rich country outside Western Europe and the United States. Compared to many other countries, Canada's share of the ownership of domestic mining developments, at two-fifth, is fairly high, particularly in view of the need for capital in many I other fields in a rapidly- developing economy”.

EDITORIAL Nonés

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told reporters in Ottawa that his Government’s proposal for a, free trade agreement between Britain and Canada “is still on the table, if anyone wants to pick it up.” It may stay on the table a long time; but the day will come when it will be picked up and put to work.

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Lebanese rebel leaders say they will “fight on” despite the U.N. action in sending, an observation group to keep watch for arms and men which are reported to‘ be coming in from Syriai One difficulty the U.N. has to face in many parts of the world is that the natives enjoy fighting and think it great pastime. ,As the old saying goes, “they would sooner fight than eat”.

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Summing up his talks with Presi- dent Eisenhower, Prime Minister Macmillan notedthat “on both sides we were gratified and heartened by the extent to which our views and

assessments coincided. That does not A

mean, of course, that in ever)’ 05159 we could decide a policy”. What it does mean is that in some matters the two leaders were in agreement, while in others they were in dis- agreement. Which will predominate, the agreements or the differences, is a question that won’t be answered for some time. S

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No attempt will be made by the U.S. Air Force to hit the moon this year, according to a dispatch from Washington. So, the man in the moon is safe for a while yet- unless, of course,_the Russians should take a notion to send a bomb in his direction. They had better watch their step—Americans and Russians, too. The moon in its erratic fashion, has been pretty good to the earth for a long time. It might not relish being assaulted by rockets and bombs now.

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All Provinces except Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and New- foundland are to be honoured by a visit from Princess Margaret this summer. It was not easy, _of course, for officials to arrange an itinerary that would give equal recognition to all sections. It is unfortunate, how- ever, that the three Provinces which have been by-passed all happen to be under provincial Liberal adminis- tration. Disregarding crit'cism that there was any political bias in the arrangements, one wonders whether Ontario is entitled to have H.R.H. for six days, while three Provinces are left out completely. Three days

‘in Ontario and one each in Mani-

toba, P.E.I. and Newfoundland would seem to have been more In balance.

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OTTAWA REPORT

0 0 ' Q Q . Dynamic Prime Minister / By Patrick Nicholson . ' Special Correspondent For The Guardian

Hon. John Diefenboker will com- plete his first year as Prime Min-

_ ister of

In the course of that year, he has asserted that he inherited, and did not create, the recon- sion; that he will lead Canada out of the recession and up to The Vision at greater heights than

we have ever known before. By ,

giving him the greatest electoral victory in our history last March, the jury of the people of Can-

| ada have expressed their verdict

‘that he has proved his case.

In the course of that year also, he has moulded a dynamic and far-sighted Cabinet, whose blue- prints are being actively imple- mented by the huardenst-working team of Ministers and M.P’s in 0ttawa’s memory. V

What manner of Titan is this 62-year old Prairie Pioneer, who puts country before self, who puts work before relaxation, who

THE ACADIANS OF P.E.|.

Greot And

Little‘ Racico

By J. Henry Blanchard, LL.D.

(Thoma-s P‘ichon’s account "of Isle St. Jean in 1752, continued from yesterday.).

This seque1_o-f the description of the island of St. John will

, come into your hands at the same

time as the former part, because the ship that was to convey my last has made a longer stay than I enpected..We left off at our se-ttvlng out from Tracadie for Maulipec; here we shall take up our narrative again, and continue the =voya.ge. From Tmuciadie we set out the twenty-second of Aug- ust, in very bad weather, and after an hour’s sailing we found ourselves in the middle of the harbour of Little Puacico. The en-I trance lies n-ort~h-east, and south ‘south-west, and is pract-i~cable on- ly for boats at high water, and in very fair weather. The coun- try round about this harbour is proper for culture, and covered with all sorts of fine timber. “But what is very remarkable, there is a. conveniency here for building of large vessels, shallops and canoes. The baldness of the weather oblige-.d u-s to’ put. into the harbour of Great Racico, the entrance of which is a hundred and twenty fathoms in breadth

north-cast and south - west. It has two branches, ‘one of which 'advanIces east, south-east about

three leagues on the side of Lit- tle Ra-cico, and the other nuns Ilaalllf a league south-west. These two rivers are extremely rapid; their banks are c-overed with timber, and they might likewise have mills for sawing and for grinding of corn.

“After having made some stay in this harbor, we departed from

,then»ce the twenty-third. with the wind at north n-orthdwest. which _

rose so high as obliged u-s to put The en- trance is situated north north- east, and south south-Iwest. The breadth of it may be a hundred and elglhty fa-uthoms and its chan- nel seventy. You find throughout a depth of eleven or twelve feet at high water. , REMAINS OF SETTLEMENT

“There ‘are likewise some re- mains of a settlement, and even of a fishery about this p<l~a~c~e. The latter might be stilil continued, since the fishing boats would be penfectly safe, because of a kind of gutlph, from whence a river is formed, that runs above a league south south-«west up the country.

“This harbor receives two great streams, which come from the inner part of the Island, west south-west. They are so very ra- pid and their banks are covered with such fine timlber, that mills might be easily erected on this spot. “The wind having chopped about we set sail for Mal-pee, where we arrived that evenin , after having enjoyed a prospect of a charming coast, decorated with meadows and beautiful tnees But we were greatly inco1nmod- ed with ‘Mari-ngo»ins', or gnats, (‘mos-qvufitoes) whose stings are more pungent here than in any other part of the country. There are such swarms of these insects and they bite with such venom and fury. that persons not ac- customed to their iusolence are apt to lose all patience.

“The harbor of M.a‘l,poc is with-

in sixteen leagues of that of St. Peter's. It is situated on the north coast, and very convenient for the cod fishery—n~ature hav- ing formed several small islands, as well as strands adapted for drying it, and besides there is a brisk, sharp air,, proper for the purpose. It is therefore a con- venient spot for this kind of com- mence, and theseyli-Mile. 'is=lva.n«ds contrilbute to the security of the harbor. T - FOUR ,%TRANCES

-“Malipec has four different en-

ward is formed by the southwest point, situate on the mainland of the island of St. John, and by the north-east point. of the little island of the east entrance. '1lhe distance from one point to ano- ther is estimated at 3-quarters of a league, and runs northeast and south-west. Vessels that draw twelve or thirteen feet of water are obliged to traverse the space of a quarter of a league between the two points, where you have generanlily three Eathoms at low water. The second entrance, which generally lies norl:l1—east and south south-west is wider than the otherl The channel may be three hundred and fifty fathoms in breadth, five or six in depth at the lowest ebb, and seven at high water. None but these two entrances admit all sorts of ves- sels; the other two channels are only for shallops and canoes. (To be continued)

tra-nices. The first to the west-~

has set such a cracking pace that enthusiastic civil servants are panting to keep pace with him?

Is he a cat-naprper, that he can start his day’s work before 6 a. m. or work a full day after three hours of night sleep? Is he

a refrigerator-raider, that he can

consume memoranda instead of meat. at his dinner hour? Is he a man of iron, that he never needs to take a drink or smoke a cigarette to strengthen his nerves? ,

Yes, he is all these. But is he expendable? Or is his leadership so eswsenti/a.l5to the country at this time that he should. not dissipate his s‘r.ren.gth and per- haps his health on haphazard but- terfly flutterings hither and you around the North American con- tinent?

‘ EVERY WEEK BUSY

Last week he was very busy, with the visit by Britai.n’s Prime Minister Harold Macmiilllan high- lighting the Ottawa week. But that was not an exceptional week.

Consider for, example the prev-,

ious week.

It commenced with a formal visit by the President of Western Germany, Dr. Theodor Heuss. Mr Diefenbaker’s Monday included welcoming him to address Par- liament; priv-ate talks with him, with German Foreign Minister Dr. ,von Brentano, and with Ceylon’s Finance Minister. As on every other day ‘of the week, he also attended the usual afternoon and evening sittings of Parlia- ment as much as possible; read his mail; dictated and signed re- pliie-s; studied State Papers and reports from ou—r network of em- bassies abroad; and received pri- vate visits from Cabinet collea- gues, M.Ps and senior officials.

Monday included a reception for the German President, and.‘ ended with a State Dinner and reception at Government House.

While other dignitaries were able to sleep off't’heir last night, our Prime Minister Was up and airborne by 7 a.m. next day. He flew to Toronto to aittennd a break- fast gathering at th-e National Zionist Convention, yet was back in Ottawa in time to host the German President at lunch. Then followed a long afternoon of rou- tine Prime Ministerial chores un- til it was time to be driven home by Gordon, in his Tory-blue Buick

to his official residence just one ,

mile from his office, to prepare for a dinner and reception given by Germany’s president at the County Club. ,

After a full bu less starry

Bathing Suit & Leg Blemishevs

By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D. NOW that bathing suit weather is here, m a n y women may be embarrassed by dilated surface blood vessels, or bluishred dis- colon-ationvs on the legs.

Unless varicose veins accom- -pany these disvc'olorati=ons, they are completely hanmless except as far as one’s vanity is con- cerned.

Spider-Burst types Medically, we call them spider-burst types of varices be- cause they often appear in shape

‘of a spider’s web. You probably

would refer to them as broken capillaries or veins. / Actually, the blemishes con- sist of varicosed venules in which blood has congested.

Because they aipp-ear so close to the surface of the skin, they become fairly obvious. Gener- ally, they occur in the middle of the thigh, below the knees, or around the ankles-the areas of greatest strain. Not Much Help Unfortunately, there is not too much we doctors can do to help you this summer if you are seeking our aid in the matter for the first time. We can inject a solution to block off the veins from further use. We do this by injecting the solution throughsa needle into the major vessel of the affected group. Then we massage the en- tire area bo force the drug into the radiating and branch venules. Eventually, the discoloration will fade, but it probably will be long after you put your bath- ing suit away for the winter. Electrolysis Treatment

In cases where the varicosed venule occurs independently, and not in a group, it might be ob- literated by electrolysis. This is the same technique that is emp- loyed to individual hair follicles to rid persons of excess hair.

You can use -cometics-to tone down the discolorations ,i'lhi.s sum-

first Thursday appointment was with Senator “Bill” Brunt, deputy Government Leader in the Seu- ate, at 8.45 a.m. He ended amn- ther chore-laden day by ‘flyziug to Montreal to address the dinner meeting of the Canadian, Manu- facturers’ Association, delivering a speech of major irnportamce which he personally had prepar- ed during the two previous days —but when? CONTINUOUS VARIETY

Thursday and.'Friday saw him presiding over Cabinet meetings while sittings of Parliament and the daily work went on as usual but interspersed by two examp- les of those unusual aipapointmeunas which are usual to the Pnime Minister. He laid a wreath at the staitue of Sir John A. Macdonald on Blah June, the anniversary of the death of our first Prime Min- iSt€I‘;_ and be posed for photo- gna-phs with all the delighted lit- tle beavers who serve as diminu- tive pages in Parliament. '

The week-end, enjoyed as a period of rest and fun“ by other Canadians, was a time of office work as usual for our P.M. Fin- allily on Sunday afternoon and evening, he flew nearly ,1 1,000 miles to enable him to deliver the Commencement Address and receive an honorary degree at a small American college.

not unusual. I have seen nothing like it in Ottawa before, and

That 87 hour worldng week was ‘

NOTES BY

THE WAY

If President Eisenhower thinks he has tmuables in the _White House, let him wait until he re- tires to Gettys-bung and really starts farming--‘BI‘am‘Jfl°“l EX‘ positor

The Swiss watch industry has announced a new chronvo-meter by which one ca-n compute the S'P€'ed of earth satel1ites—<if u1ey’r-e vis- ible. Now, there’s the ideal gift for the man“ who has every- tlLing.—-St. Catherines Standard.

A United Kingdom meat can- ning firm has asked the Glad- stone Twon Cb-unucil for informa- tion on the advisability of esta- blishing a factory there for can- ning kangaroo-tail soup. A spoke- sman for the council said the U. K. firm wa.s also interested in canning turtle meat, but protec- tion of turtles in Gladstone wat- ers _made this impraoti-c.a:ble.— Australian News

mer, but I don’t know of any that will cover the blemishes completely.

Meanwhile, I s gest that you take a few precau ons to prevent further congestion.

Long hours of standing or walk- ing or sitting with your legs crossed will hamper blood cir- culation in the legs. So might girdles and rubber or elastic garters which apply pressure on the thighs. ’ ‘

Best thing to do is to avoid such circulation hazards. QUESTION AND ANSWER

H.J.: I have had pains in my right heel for the past 5 mouths. It feels like I aim stepping on a nail. What could be causing this? ‘

Answer: Your difficulty could be caused by a spur, or extra portion of bone. protruding from the ‘heel bone.,Sdmetimes an in-