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MA! 19. 1949 I iieds’ Eieciioil i. iriclis Backfire up |il fienrggy

M. Roberts. In Press News Analyst) Germans in the lus- w on some ewes-anti! h", learned the Communist - muons for unity and justice Id “at. no part o! N!!!» u Trying to rush throilh a - le’: oomrm" 1°! In “I11 F‘ m... government" to counter the wsstem German lovemment Qan- p,“ by the Allies. the Commun- mi called an election. modulated g list of delegates for a sinllo tic- bet, labelled it "for unity o! Ger; many and a Stilt D0100 i-Nlty “is asked a yes-or-no vote. They bragged tilt M lelilt 10.- pooooo of the 110M000 011351" would vote yes. and hlhfld b"! ms right to vote to fosraec Neale m order to take advantage- of all m. available (semen Nationalist ieiitiriiezit. They used the election Lrioks wihaori have so dim 85"“ the dictators 90 per cent or more of the vote. Berlin dispatches said that in- validated ballots had beln count- “ “yes". Announcement of the returns. after first sob-twirl! mowing the Communists were in koubie, was held up for N hours, m old political trick whidi al- lows for many "adjustments." still 33.0 per cent oif the Ger- m“; were shown to have said W.

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Taken in commotion with the "iii-Communist sentiment display- |i1 by the Germans in the western lone since the war. the vote just about scuttled any Russian ides that they could produce e rqinse ii the east whiialt would dthin any ' consideration ee an ‘sli-German" government. On- ths-spct interpretation was that they might be comipelled to ssrep their carefully planned streiagy for the foreign ministers meeting in Perla next week. '

A few hours before the returns ' were announced the National Democratic Party paper, sopra- senting the Nazis whose aid had been recruited by the Commun- ists, cams out with vicbcry claims. But soon the Soviet military press changed the time to ories of "double-arch" directed at . Ipiiritor parties who redused to go along. "Lying propaganda" from tihe wast also was cited as a reason. a

These alibis sire not likely to prove of much help to the Cer- rnan communists who failed to the! did get s. majority. Tlheir failure is in she-rip contrast to the result o! simultaneous elections in Soviet- satellite Hungary and Bulgaria. when better trained and better disciplintd c uaiists rot the usual os per cont vote.

1f uruel pmctlce is followed there will be a purge of Constrain- ist ofificials iri oermenrihs a re- organization of the Social Unity Party. farmed under Communist compulsion soon after tho WI!-

No Trace oi 20 Missing‘ éeamen

HAiLDAX. MM 1'! —-‘ (U?) — Search for 30 Danish seamen adrift in tiny lifeboat: on the icy

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of the Army during the pest year.

for peacetime the Canadian

the North Atlantic Pact.

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temperatures. , (2) OC- alrcraft runs of lake Ontario.

(il) WC-lfio-Specially selected cade special Dominion Cami! M"! ll B“

Training has gone ahead at full speed in

Army forges another link in the

k th ac which has been forged by the n “p a p‘ a The above photos ahow somethins of the lt-

tlvities of the Army cirurifls tho PM y”!-

rbrce units from Western command take P"! in "rank exercises st Wainwright Notional Park iii Arberta in nib-mo

all the various branches

With recru chain to

stions participating in

w .11 l c. di n Artillery man the heavy anti- " Dfintohfstirtxillijg Scgfioluat Point Pau-e on the shores

ts from across Canada attended the not ma‘ August. This camp proved

wind-whipped sea olfif Greenland

continued tonight after aircraft s.

"r "'- 2 Ii.C.A.F. Officers ‘Ilhe seamen abandoned the zsrsrmmrasrzrrei...cr. Killed In Crash

Greenland Monday after her hull was ripped apart by a raging sea and she sank.

W0 R. C. A. l". Lanoasters "on! the Search and Rescue base st Greenwood, N.S.. took part in the operation today ‘along with United States aircraft. Also par- ticipating in the search is the

, 0nt., May I’! —- 499) - who crash ‘of a lllht training plans into a pond a mile northeast cf the It. O. A. r. sis- tion hers late today killed W0 sir force offioens. They WEN identified ls soon. Ldr, H. G.

United states Coast Guard cut- ter owssco. Weather in the dis- trict was murky ' and Villbility Door.

The fishing vessel managed to set a distress messsge way be- fore sinking. It was picked up at In American base in Southern Greenland and relayed to the n. c. A. p. here and to the Owaseo.

Meanwhile, the eight-man crew of the fire-ravaged schooner Umnick was rescued today by the

Keillor. staff officer at Omlfll Air Command, and E-qdrn- M11- J- 11, M01413 of the R. C. A. I‘. Goth "g1 flying school here. Hometown-s of the victims were not. immediately avolloblo- lye-witnesses said 4M PW"! was flying at an altitude od about 109 fest when the motor out out. Th" "lg the craflt "flowed over" and piunied into the POM. cockpit down. Y -

Bqdn. Ldr. Keillor held the Dis-

iting at a new high lovel

g great hit urlth the lad-s and is a real incentive to cadet training

over the country.

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(4; WC-oib-Jtn officer cadet from the 0.01120. at Toronto University

woinks at surveying during the summer training period at the Royal caiiaaiaii Bchool of Milltlry mglneerlna at Ohflllwwk- 11°- (5) PCJOS-Offices‘ Cadets from Universities across Canada on parade

at the Royal Canadian Sch (6) qC-314—A salvo from the

Camp in Ontario. -

col cf’ Artillery at. shlio. Manitoba. twenty five poundors of the Royal Can- adian Artillery is fired during simimer training at Petnwawa Military

(7) WC-LlPf-During lihe disastrous floods in the Fraser l-‘tlver Vsiivy

in the Spring of '48 the Anny stricken. An Airmy duck is shown land.

Test Borings For

Cause Bridge Work

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OTTAWA. Ma! l’! — (OP) —- ‘fiis government hiss approved a contract to Foundation Maritime Ltd, of Halifax to make test bor- irigs of the strait of Csnso prelim- inary to building of the new bridzo joining Cape Breton Island with the mainland. it was announced today.

The test boririgs, along the cen- tre line of the proPoIM brides- wlil be started next month end work is expected to be convplettd beifoi-e the close of nsivillitloli-

Amount of the contract is about

‘M000. Ctr-orig tidal our-rents and an average low-tide smith of 1E5

ovenlying soil and to a depth o! i0 feet into the bed-rook to on- sure s foundation suitable for the eight piers of the brlddb IP11!-

The bridge, a low-level railway and vehicular structure I'M" thin 3,000 feet 1on8. will cost an est!- mlted $18,500,000. Dr. P. L. rrat- ley. Montreal consulting engineer who recently ‘was appointed to supervise construction. alroady has inspected the site with a view in initiating the baseline survey. land surveyors already an in the arse and Wonk also is 301M shred on plans of the bridle ll"! approaches, which will row!" Pl- location of railway lines and hith- ways in the ares.

The span, between cape Porou-

oui-tisa out to lend their aid to the above piriling a floating barn to dry

New Passenger Cars For Nild.

MONTREAL. May i8 — Mnvin! aboard Canadian National Rall- wsya flaticars. because of their narrow gauge, eight new, deluxe passenger coaches left Mont-mil yesterday en route in Newfound- land wlhene they will B0 into C. N. R. service. Rail lines on the island are of the narrow three foot, 6 inch gauge. us compared with the standard 4 foot. 8 and a half inch width common to the rest of Canada.

Representing the first new PM- sensor equipment for Newfound- land since the rail lines there be- ca-me pant of the Canadian Na- tional System on contfezieration, they wen built at Canadian Cor and Foundry shops here. Huge overhead cranes yesterday lifted

'_ one or another of

Dr. Harold shew. Preview! Pathologist and head of the Prov vlnclai Health Planning Commis- sion, gave the following excellent address cvc CFCY:

During the past several years it has almost become a custom, to select certain periods of time, in each year, usually a week, when various so- cieties, interested in health Io be- fore the public with an educa- tional and fund-raising campaign. This week it ls being energetically brought to our attention that it is "Cancer Week."

If rwe may take a moment to lock into the matter of these per- iodic wseka, which might be group- ed together and called “Health Weeks," I think it can be shown that because of our efforts in each of these other health weekl. "Cen- eer Week" as time goes on will become more and more significant, especially in this province. Con- sider, as an example, tuberculosis week during the Christmas season when we are reminded of the work and effort which must be continually carried out in order to lower the ‘ cidenos of tuber- culosia-and our response is the purchase of Christmas sasls to ss- siat in this good work. Or let us consider another health week "Immunization Week" when we are also reminded-as parenta- that we have a responsibility to our children in seeing that they are protected against diphtheria. whooping cough, smallpox and such diseases.

Incentive To Progress ‘ These two different Health Weeks alone have done much. even in the short span of several years. to bring about a healthier so- ciety, and to increase materially the average age of the population. Now you may ask-how do these facts influence the significance nf this present weciu-"Cancsr Week?" It is well known, generally, that the other diseases I have just men- tioned are those which take their greatest toll of lives from the younger-age groups of our popula- tion. That because of the know- ledge and advice which has been disseminated by the various ao- cieties interested in these diseases, we find that smallpox and typhoid fever are rarities in our province; diphtheria occurs only often en- ough to scars us into keeping after it, and that the incidence of tuberculosis is less than half of what it was in 1060. Therefore, because of the work of these so- cieties, and the associated health authorities, we are now saving the lives of ‘more and more children and young adults, and permittlni: them to mature into middle and old age. ”

One hundred years ago the aver- age expectation of life was the rc- latively young age of 40 years. At the turn of the century this was advanced, so that an individual born in i900 might be expected to live fo an average age of 49 years. Four years ago, that is in 19415, Insurance Companies were willing to wager. that an infant born that year, had a life expec- tancy of 05 years; today it is-os years! This record is without parallel in the whole range of hu- man existence, and may never be equalled. Yet further progress is to be expected, as present imow- ledge in medicine and sanitary science is more-fully utilized, and as new weapons to fight disease are developed.

Statistical studies appear to in- riicate that within the course of the next decade or two, it should be possible, to extend the average length of life of our population to at least '10 years. Therefore, as the RVETZIZB life span increases, and our population structure continues to shift in the direction of an in- creased proportion of middle-aged and elderly persona, more and more persons are moving into the sic-called “Cancer-Age Group" Therefore, may I repeat. that the energies of these other health 0r- ganizations obviously place an ever-increasing burden on the shoulders of the cancer societies, and emphasise the importance of

a comprehensive "Cancer Control“ and these three efforts are being strenuously carried out by three separate groups or organizations. These lll eiiiaaticns z

1. The National Cancer Institute of Canada.

2. The Federal, and each of the Provincial Departments of Health.

3. That organization which is befon us today, with which we are more familiar, and whiendees the most. as far as the population of this province es a group is con- eernod,-"'f'lic Canadian Cancer Society." with each cf its Provin- cial Divisions.

Co-ordinated Attack

Now a few words about esoh of these organizations to illustrate how, as a team. their combined efforts at "Cancer Control‘ may help to icwei- the incidence of this prevalent disease.

First: The National Cancer In- stitute oi.’ Canada. This Institute was organised lust two years ago ——in 1947. Its efforts, to date, are those which might be called top level. So far their efforts do not affect us as individuals. We hear little of their work. Some day however, their efforts may change the whole picture. To date, this 1n- stituts has sponsored a programme of fundamental research in our universities, and by the end of this year over a half-million dollars will have been-spent on Irants-ln- aid for research by Canadian scientists.

Now, the second of these three efforts in Cancer Control and from which we are seeing beneficial results especially in this Prov- ince, is the recent establish- ment of a Division for Cancer in the Provincial Department of Health. This Division, still in its formative stage, was brought into xistence just last December, by the combined financial assistance of’ the Federal and our own Pro- vincial Government. They have brought into being by contributing dollar for dollar, the establishment of Cancer Dlslhostlc Clinics in this Province. This particular phase of the whole cancer picture differs from that work being spon- sored by ths Institute, in that lo- cally we can aee some tang- ible result of definite progress be- ing made. Here in this Province the specific work of the Health 13a. partment is to assist in the estab- lishment of early diagnosis at one of the two clinics, and therefore help eradicate the disease in its early stages.

How Clinics Function

Now just a word on how these Clinics function. If anyone in this Province has any reason whatso- ever to suspect that he, or she, even by the aiiehtut symptom, may be developing early cancer- See your family doctor! That is moat important, and I can't em- phasize it too strongly. Therefore to repest—If anyone in this Prov- ince has any reason whatsoever to suspect that he or she, even by the slightest symptom. may be de- veloping early caneen-lse Your Family Doctor.

Don‘t wait until next month, or even next week, go at once, and to your own doctor. If you neg- lect you will eventually have to go to your doctor anyway but by that time the diagnosis will be obvious and your chances cf sur- vivai, despite treatment, are then very poor indeed. If you go early. your. trouble may not be cancer, or at the most it may be a very early cancer. It is just that fact. that it is early cancer, which, in many cases} makes it difficult-—- even for your own doctor-to say “yes, that is cancer," or "no, it isn't cancer." However. it is most important es far as you are cori- cerned, that every effort be made to establish Just that point.

Now in order to determine that which is often a very difficult diagnosis, and to assist your doc- tor in establishing a definite "yes" or "no" in the case of some vaguc; symptom, or some small lump oi- lesion, the services cf the

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Says Cancer-Education OneOfThe I Weapons Helping To Save Lives.

DB. HAROLD IIIIW

for the patient to spend one I, two days at the hospital to haw these tests made. The cost of the patlanffs stsy in hosplai during. this period of investigation, as well as the cost. of the various tests, are borne by the Cancer Division of the Department oi Health and Welfare.

In the short while that this sen vice has been available to doctcri and their patients-no fewer than sixty-five patients have been ex- amined, without charge, in hos- pital, by the family doctor in con- sultation with the Clinic doctors. That is about three patients each week. Now here is an interesting point. For every three patientr who were examined in hospital ai these clinics, only one was found to have had cancer. That is s very happy situation. because it indicates that individuals are coming when symptoms are vague —and the disease. if present, i: early-—and is more easily cured.

Now why are more and more people realizing that an early visit to the doctor ls a wise procedure? Because of the third factor in "Cancer Control", namely "The Canadian Cancer Society."

To reiterate-the National In. stitute of Cancer ls helping m m, research field: the Cancer Divis-' ion of the Government is r in diagnosis; but if we » _ g have the Prince Edw ‘ Ibis” Division of the Canadian can“; Society right here in our ' pro- vince, and which has ' "all. out" in scquainting the peoph with the true facts about Cancer, and the tremendous value of aar- ly diagnosis. our Doctors and olin. ics would be seeing only these pa-

tients rwith adv ced st as _oL__, cancer-when the %vsnces ‘:5 cuss

are hopeless. . -

The radio talks. the newspaper "i101". lectures before interested Irollpfi. the dissemination of Pimllhlots and other ilteraturs throughout tho homes and schools of this province,-those are ti“ ‘Weapons which are helping to sgvq Aves, because, without knowledge on the part of the patient, the doc- tor can do nothing.

All of this work of reaching in- to every home with Qsgqnflgl m, formation costs money. This m. formation of what constitutes the early symptoms of cancer must be printed. it must be sent through U" mlill. it must be published in our newspapers, it must be broad- cast over our various radio nat- worka. All of this worik is carried. on not only during Cancer Week, but every week; and this Society, your Provincial Cancer Society, Just can't carry on this work, thil vital work of preventing cancel! deaths without your help.

Therefore this drive during this present week is necessary in order that funds may be made availabil for tlis continuation of Cancer: Control.

This Society is a nscassary link in the chain of Cancer Control. They need your help in order to help you.

I have no hesitation in sponsor- ing this worthy cause. i

Railway Ferry Shipments For April

t will make the t st borins: an the alumina coaches w the "i" ii. bl u i thi °"‘°°f table uiiii ma xalvin or: Ilarw- tlnsiusheii BBFIiCQ Ordfl Ind uiii ‘ejzmenlm m,’ f,“ .,.,.,,,,,,,,,,., Pu...- on the mainland and nuiiuiii c," h... u... jolifliQy, miiiiii their przsegavfigranrg: ,‘,’."§ii._..\i. n! S Dialnoltiti Clinic! ii Chsricttivl‘ ivuneismri cart coast The aisii Dill-infill” Fill" °‘°“- nepirrimiir lhfimlflbflllhi’. ma. Point on. cape Breton. will rim I LfllCkS. which will be iiirpped sso- town w" Bummer-Ids m m» 1395 (‘BPS of potatoes 811d es car! wmi 0V0!‘ ihe use rite Monday "- The initial proiect will iiivoivii clearance of i4 mt it hith tide ireteiy. ‘my were Wrawsd l" Olin or Deadly m. ‘“’"""" i” M“ Y“ “d W" i" “""‘P= WP" “MVP” "m" ‘m’ when the ihyp. carrying soo sai- 177M917- M" u “' ‘w’ "' lowering ..,. ‘ ‘ i1 ilo feet and a vertical itft span close to protective tarpauiiris for the trip. dilsllof- k d “J “Province by rail last month Com- lOll! of giioiiiis, might fire. W- I-"m cm“ “-,§‘°"“°‘ of casing. weighing about 4o toiii, the cm Breton shoxro prgvlfiilns As they were OTCCTBdbBltJY til; cam, ,, , 6,5,“, which ,5 wimziiyurstgizle clmiiypimf 1H1; Utigredltvtgihihioheuliigmcag: ofulproiig; _-_-_-- WWW“ l“ °° w,’ w." nd emotion of a working pist- a loll-foot clearance or s wne- Newfoundland Railway or! ggmmon after 40 years of age. it is ' i "

And org qujtqn m“ my“; hi atlas In iflllilt-I-P! Ifiilfilllf- a...“ m Qhuh to rnormt .3 --——-——-———- entry into the 0- N- R; SYMM- primarily n. disease of middle Ind 6° I ‘m’ l° 3° '° W’ 0mm" \"‘°""' '“ m‘ “m” "‘°"'h “ w“

Great. mlflnflfqr‘ 3mm” s“ fire denied a health inspectors mum‘ mwh|nm_ A pelliu-ui. or pail. is sum; they bear that compii-n-ya former om u‘ but cm s.” we“, m

ago.

1 The 66 cars of livestock shipped * ilast month was seven less than

First: The Clinic is at any hos- m... of Apr“ g year ago. pltal of your choice“ if; elalhor,‘ i4 cars of fish wars mrgvedAlssltlr Biltninerside nr Charlo e wn. c month. five less t an te pr Clinic actually is s rrouri of sev- 194s lihipmQfiil. The shipments of oral doctors who will, by their meats amounted to 67 cars, 12 lesre combined efforts. with your own than the 194B figure. doctor, try to arrive at tho correct One car of hay came in lust solution of your case. The diag- month. and one car wait‘: Dill’!- Ixrfy; nosia of early cancer is oftAn dif- cars of hay came to a ro n fining-therefore several heads in April a year ago. 1 ‘

doctor. by to HI I Vi" ll‘ ° P" e r consultative service. by taking sd- the number in! April 0! Qllfeltgfi vantage of the various hospital but the lime mpers w t tests, the X-rays, etc, (all of 56 cars from tha 135 imposed u . d tu- ear ago. xygltlgfi; “:12! or: 3,1,: to yl-‘lour and feed imports were sl- make certain that you have or most. cut in half with 138 ceminl _ 1i in last month as compared to Z",f§,,'_‘f.'..‘°§..§;“§'§u Idogg. Ten cars of livestock were im- tl t ‘and m, "rm, m. g‘. ported compared to only thrIO in "' 7w‘ i u, °.n¢"___'h. ‘m- April, i948. 42 cars of cement came "lonmu" o a. . c“ in last month, eight more than in t" u; M’ ch fajykng: the same month last year. °“-’°' W“ ""° "° Air t 1a iriii-s WQIQ 1291 earl o 1;," xlglnutreat the cause of your ‘mpomi’ brought tad the w“, ' _ last month compare with rs - - 1 t corm tor, and the Clinic doctors, ill. dle- u". w." m h. mo“