He Gun:-diam "uneu Pnncn mum island LLII the Dow” Pubiilnoa every TI! nnunuu ll ins Pnncl Street Charlottetown. P.EJ.. by the Tlutunon canny Lld.. 64 Kill 54.. W.. Toronto. Munueai ounce. 225 tiuveruuv 'l'vwer BRIL- lan A. Burnett. Publllhef nu General Manual Frank Walker. Editor Member litllathlll Daily Ncwspopci Publisher: Association Menltlct vi The Canadian Prru Klctnber Audit Bureau ti Clrculllttml Iranclt IlHIl'l'.I ll Sl.llnI'lIEI'Ildl'. Alulllague Ind Alberlnl Auibuttled II Secund l'laII Hall by lb! Post OHKC Dcpirimcnl Ultawn. ('h.'trlIitu-lawn. Suninterudu H500 Pit lb- lt t ricr 'i M i 3901) other Provinces In Ium Elsewhere In Pl-I U. S. It! U0 per Innum. i'"Thc-isirongcst-mcmory4ls In-;kcr than the weakest ink." ,...;i: i WEDNESDAY. DEC. 25. us: Her Majesty's Broadcast An t-lotpiciit pica for ”tulerattce, coiiiivitlc.-ltip and love" between Coin- lliillllltlttllll uicuilicrs was made oy llcr Xl;ut-sly tlictguct-it in lter Christ- ,,,;., 1i..y lun.ult.i-t. While the Suez Silllillltiil was not niciitioued tltere is no tinnm i-tit that the disagree-ntctit 31-,,,,,g put of tlic disturbance in It:L')Ili, and the inicricittion of Brit- am and l-titiiitig w.is uppermost in ltcrntind when -hc ticiiitecl toleratice as living "not iiidiltcrt-iic-3, but rather it willitiziicss to lit't't't-'-'iil9 the pos- silulityof ricltt lll tiilli rs"; i'i'flll"rlfi6- ship as ”not Jllsl El -ciiiiniciitzil mem- ory of good (lays tidal. iillf the C0?- tainty tltat tlte iiiwd and staunch friends of yesterday are still ill truth the saine people totlttw and love as bring something that can ”rise Over anger and is ready to forgive." In rcnunding us that our tics of unity are stronger than tlte differ- ences that arise from time to time in such a large and diversified fam- ily, lfer Zllajcsty spoke with a deep sincerity and emotion, and there is no dotibt but that her words will have a strong appeal. She spoke after exchanging per- sonal greetings with her husband. the Duke of Edinburgh. now travel- ling on Commomvealtlt business in the South Pacific. She had a mes- sage of hope and encouragement for all who are separated from loved ones on this occasion. and especially for those who have been driven from their homes by war or violence. ”We call them refitgees. Let us give them a true refuge; let us see that for them and their children there is room at the inn". Here again. the rofnreiti-9 was both general and par- ticular. its timeliness being tinder- lined by the large number of liun- garian refugees from Communist op- prcssion who are finding new homes in many parts of the Commonwealth totlay. The address was permeated with the Christmas spirit and was itirlecrl one of the fincst in the long series of Christmas Day broadcasts which have become traditional with the rciizniitg sovereign. Hungarians & Christmas That the llungariatt revolt was not a spur-of-the-moment affair was well ill'Iilli.Zili out in an article by Glenn ll. literctt iii a recent issue of the "l'i'cshytt:i'ian llccord". Bo- catisc the autltur secs the peizsistcnt oli.-crvttitcc of Christmas by the llituuaritiii people as one of the ob- stsirlcs to complete Communist dom- inntinit of thc country, we take the liin-rty of quoting a fcw pzit'ai.:i"aplts 'l'hc ittcs.-.'ii,:e thcy pro- claim should be of izrcat value to Chri-ii;ttt people every it hcrc. "Witt-it Communisitt invadcd flun- tznry it was soon clear that the ob- scrvtiiico of ('lti'istmas was a serious oli.st;tclc. The Commititists could try intimidate the people to stay away front cltiircii. Tltey could illi- prison and silence the ('lcr;:y. But what could they do about this tro- monrious national cclcbration of Christmas? The Communists pott- dcrcd. To allow the celebration of Cltristmas was to permit sprcadiitg of the Christian gospel. liven the cltildrcit of Blarxist parents were bound to hear the Christmas story. Thcy might be influenced by it. Further tas one Communist papcr explaincdl the Marxist youngsters wcrc dcmanding that they have R Christnt-as tree and gifts at tltcir llhtlhc. and many parents were yield- in: to them even at risk of losing their jobs. ”The Communists came up with an answer. Wasn't it fortunate that Joseph Stalin had been born on Dec. 21. 1879? They decided to celebrate Stalin's birthday, Ind they did. They gave the workers the day off for a big parade and, naturally. when Dec. 25 came, they Iuuemil tint the wot-Inn Vokmuf to unite up the -. impyworumamnsuinm t”i U-Du. "Canaan focu Qhlun Du, bow- tI'rli:ttim. to r,.. ever. In one factory only .1 I of the workers showed up, and they soon went home. Scarcely a factory wheel moved aitd disciplinary action was impossible for it would have meant jailing practically the whole labour force, thus holding up prtfluction. Stalin's birthday couldn't be substi- tuted for Christmas. Nobody loved Stalin. "in lllfai the Communists tried a different strategy. They forbade the sale of Christmas trees fa waste of lumber), banned Christmas cards, (a papcr shortage was blamed). state- ow ncd department. stores had no Christmas decorations and purposely cleared their shelves of toys during Dcccmbcr. But the people were de- tcrtttitted to cclt-lirztte Christmas anyway. (ht Cltristinas live there was a mass raid on cvcri,:i'cens in the city parks. The Ciutunissioner of i'.'irks was appnilcd when he saw the devastation of his sltrtil)bci'y next day. Every ltoiiiw find a Christ- mas trce. Childrcn llitittllktili wooden toys that had bccit llillltil”rll'l'U(l in busy bascmeitt ivtu'lx'-in-p-1 livery ltutiscltold had a czikc. Coitiinuitism has no substitute for t'lii-i.-ttttiis”. EDITORIAL NOTES A prominent inriiistriali.-"i says that within a few )lH'i'N ”.nuonttttion and other aspects of -cicntitic ad- vance will put a prcmiiitn on brains rather than brawn." Well. if scieitce can do that it (icscrtcs praise. C O I Anntitcr promiitcnt iiiiitcii States Scnator has had iinllattcriitg words to say about his countryis forcigzn p(iiit'y--”oxi1'ci1lOl)' awkward. mal- ailroit and unwise". So says Sena- tor J. William Fulbriizltt. . . . .-'tt:rictiltttral scientists have found a way of makittg radislt loss suscept- iiliP to disease. Most amateur cat'- dcncrs will say that if ctcrytltiin: grew as well as radish they would have no complaints. 0 O O The l'rcmicr of Iraq sccins de- termined to keep his country in the Baghdad Pact. despite his dil'fct'- Pnccs willt Britain. tltc pact's lead- ing member. lie probably fccls that in the event of trouble with Syria, his militant and pro-Soviet ttciizltlutr. it would be good to have at ic;i.-l our Great Power on his side. 0 O O A ncws report says that thous- atuls of pcrsons ill the ljnitcil States and Canada have it riltcit to immig- ration aiithoritics ntfcritti: to adopt llungariatt cltild-refugees. The rc- port goes on to say that xcry fcw orpltans have arrivcd. and they are the only children who can be tzivcn for adoption. It is ltcai'livai'miitt.:, though. to hear that so many pcoplc are holding out itclpiiu: hands in this way. 'llhcrc is. altcr all. a i;rc.tt deal of kindness in the world, tic-pile the ntnlcrialislic trends of the tiincs. O O O The i'iutcd States and thc Sovict i'nioit may bc the lcadittg atomic powctts. although there is some .i.mi.i whotln'i' the Soviet l'iiion is altt-ail of Britain. lint tltcy 2lll' built far lwltind llritain in the develop- mcnt of atomic cttcruy for indtislriiil ptiriu--cs. tit-coidiiu: to a rcccttt sur- vey conrluctcd the littytltcoii llziiiitizictiiriitg Ciiittpzitty. .tit Ameri- can cotttcrii tittgtiszi-(I in clcctriiitic by ptwliiclioti and ntit-lc.'tt' it--cai'clt. it says that by l'.Ititl llritaiit will il(' fur altcad of any othcr country. The noxt itt line will be the l.illltt(i.Vl;l1tlS and thc Sovict ltnion in Lind and Ilrd places tr.-poctivfly. Aittottg the 10 countrics in the field Canada will rank Silt. . . . (bio of the pipcltucs :-".iliol:tgcri during: the lll'lflSh-Fl'Pllf'fl imasion of EL'ypt was that which runs from lraq across Syria to a port. on the Illcditerrancan. it was blown tip by orders of the Syrian (lovornmcnt. Ever since hostilitics ceased the l.'nilcd States State Department has been putting pressure on the Syrian (iovcrnmcnt to have the line rcpair- cd; but so far thc Syrians have paid no attention to the request. Why should they? If the Egyptians. with the tacit approval of the l'nilcd States. can kccp the Suez Canal as a private waterway in defiance of the inlr-mational treaty, why should the Syrians or any other people not have the same right respecting installa- tions on their soil? In kowtowing to Colonel Naiser. Mr. Dulles started something which be will have great ifliculty It MIIIIIIHII. ()T'l'.-l WA REPORT Mr. Martin's Mission AFTERGLOW Ry Patrick Nicholson fl'l"llll'.'l Our Minister of llc.utit .itui llcll.uc. lion Illartin, has rcachetl the three- tlu:lTl('I' mark of his tttun(l-thc- woriil tliiilttittalic tour. Briefly. he Jlllfi his wtlc. Xi-ll, are pausing in ludia s capital city. New Delhi. where they spcnt Christmas. i-'rom an curltcr halt. Mel- lmtirttc, Atistraita. where he visit ctl tltc tllynipic Games. comes this iuicrcsiiiti: lcucr (lcscribtug tltc caily sIui.'cs of his air tour: Wit tlcar Pat Wc have ar- ritctt Ill Ati-tntlin alter a tcrv l;ixini.' sclicdtilc that brought us tltrouglt Yictitant. Cantbodia. Lao: 'l'lt.'tiI.'utd and Indonesia. ttr stock is very high in these count- tic-. lli:illk.s lo the fine work being done by our Cattadians on ilic litIci'tt.'iitiut.'ti Sttpcrvisory Com- llllsslutls Ill Iiulo-('hina, as well as our Jlvlltllls in the Lituletl ions icccnily and with rcspcct to the ucw mcttillcI'ships " Rc.ulcrs will recall that it wIs Paul llarlin IIS leader of utir (ianmliatt tlclctfation to the United Nations last year who introduced tltc rc-uluuon which was success- ful in atlfilllililil R large group of SlIlilill'l' nutiotts to ntcntbership of the liuit-it Nation The manner Ill klllltll Pzittl Slit I handled that rcsoliittoit hroticl him nddcrl statute as fl siuicsitizin and tin- .Vat- i rics concerned. Patti THE TRLTE TEAMS "L'ntil one actually sees and visits these places" continues Mr Martinis letter "it is difficult in ltilly appreciate their problems or to understand the reports and despatches we receive at head- quarters. i was delighted there- fore tvhcn arrangements were made for me to visit two til the Truce Teams at their campsites in the mounlIins near Muong Penn in Laos only 12 miles front the troop concentrations of the Path- et Laos our Truce Teams are located in about as primittvr sur- rotindirvzs as i have ever seen and without. too many of life's com- forts. "l was greatly impressed with ntir tttiicers and men and with their high morale. I hope they realm: -- and I did try to impress this ttpon them -- what I useful service they are performing in the cause of peace. This is cor- tatnly one of our most effective endeavours for thanks to these teams and to the institution nf the Commissions the peace is being kept in this area." U. St. ASSISTANCE "The l'nited States dcscrvos great credit for their economic assistance to these countries and everywhere i try to mention this l)flllll(l('ti t.'i'Hllllld9 from the count- 1 and indicate how mtich they have S('()TS.llAN'S AMERICAN LOG cr of the evcnimz. and it ftlarine A -"G ll iO0fM Id, fly Wilfred Taylor of The Edinburgh Scotsman lf.kl.'I'lM()iiI'I, Kid. -- We were tuiiicd to spctttl St Andrews R'ii33iil”v Right at tltc il'aldori, New York. thc blicrutoit in Clticago, and the .Sluu'cltttni in llzislttttgtitn. We -pr-nt ll ltctc in Balttmorc. at the Lord llttltittttitc. and we have no . l'c:.:i'els it c hat c ltcctt long ('llflllL'il. - or not limit CIllIlIL'll. in the l'ititcd Stilt--. in look on New York, as we look nit l.omIoit. as a provincial town and dcspilc the kindness of our hosts wc didn't cspccially want in spttlifi St. Andrews Night ill the prmtticcx Our cars ;in- still hIlIllllL' in hit aiicr lll(' cxpcrtcitcc of last nights tltnnct it 7 nilock we sat down alone with on-r 600 gctulcmcn of Xlurilztnd llost of them were wcttrittst b.'tltnorals or glcngarrics willt tartan plaids over their tux- ctlt--, or l.'il'l.'lll how-tics or tartan (llllllllI'Tl'ltlll(is llicitt wctc wearing tltcir Lilts lhcy rci:iii.irly usc the plural ltcrc All of lhc-c Lrcntlcntcn of lliirilziml wt-rc itt iotial mood. 'l'Hl.'.Vi)I-ZR OF l)Rli.VIS fln lllc piatfottu behind the top table a hit: pipc hand, must of its tttcmltcrs front the Cuntmunwealtll of Pcnn-vlvatua. dtscourscil deli- cninia music tltroituhottt the course nf tltr cvcntttiz They must have ntmlc at lcuxt 10 appearances and thc thtiiulrt of the drums was like the rorriiitu of ltttns (ice!!- iomilly the band was Joined by other pipers who made ihPll' wily tltrttugh the hall-room. When 1h! pipes wt-rcn't skirltng a orchestra in a gallery played ('II- cdnnian tunes and when neither of the bands was in action four in-ntlcmcn motmtcd the platform and it'd the company in sons. AM lmw Ihcsc gcntlcmctt of Maryland Wnnic l.auric". and "A Wee llcnrh and Dorris.” Muiway throuih the dinncr one of nur nciitlthours. Mr Jock flticltnitan disappeared. "Thi.s'll ho trrrittc." shouted our compul- ion on the left through the din. in If few minutes Mr. Buchanan. in kill and doublet, reappeared It the and nf a procession led by pip- yr: and two lmlhcrdiers. He then, amid all kinds of ritual flourished. addrcsscd and stinckctl I hauls. "Hate the stutf”. said some at our table. tbut Jock is wonderful. its act: hcttcr every year." Mr. Buchanan certainly wns wonder- fttl. CAMPBELIJ GOVERNOR At the top llble sat the G09- crnor of, Maryland. I fine figure in the tartan of his clan. the Csmpbells Also It the top tlblt were the Bishop of Maryland. tin and hi. chain lion. nub- Qiiilc a number of . string . in quiet. modest man who had pcrtormcd feats of in- credible valnur on Wake island. The gcnilcmcn of hiarylantl cir- culated lrecly from table in table. One man came to our table, pal- tcd its all on the back, and said ”'l'hc greatest party of the ycitr in Baltimore." Mr. Buchanan rc- joincrl us and we all shook him in tho hand includintz the visitor who lhcn passed on his tiutr nf itrt-clings. "Who was that Cun- grcssinan?" Rskfd somconc. Mr. Patlcr-on the chatrinan. then called for silence Ind the Bishop of Maryland spoke an elo- quent tribute to members of the St. Andrews Socicty who had died. As it: spoke the lights slowly dim- med and candles were brought in. For R couple of minutes the cmupam sat in dcati silence. After that it baritone mounted the plutfnrm and sang the Lord's Prnyct: while the diner: stood with bowed heads. STU-lFF.D AND CORGI?!) wc all stuffed and iiorizcri for it hit and the waitresses brought in trays with glasses of inddy. Then the Governor spoke. He praiscd the old land nf Scotland anti he sang. in pt-tic words. the .-plcndours nf.thc sovereign State of Maryland. When he had finish- ed he presented three certificates of honorary citizenship of the State of Maryland. One of thcm was prcsented to a pipcr who, by way of acknowledgment. brought the house down. with it recitation of the macabre poem "The Crem- ation of Dun McGee" by Robert Service. A young lIdy wearing I tartan sash sang sweetly some of the favourite Scottish songs Ind then Mr Wilson delivered his oration in which be praised the American way of life and preached the l'IlI- gecl gospel of lntlustrlnl enter- prlsc. He indicated that they could do without any Socialism in the United States Ind made some scornful nbservnlnm on pred- octlon speeches. He lauded the President and left us all with the comofrtable feeling that if Ameri- cans mu their opportunities. do thcir duty. Ind walk humbly they will be irresistible. IMPROMPTU REEL The evening came officially to an end with the singing of "Mild Lang sync". it badbeeti I delight- sll was obvtrcpcvou. The at. And- rews society of Baltimore is proud of its dumcn III! a great deal of planning (an mo mom. Th h& It OI Uh h I l i maintaining itone. Nevertheless the fact is that y tit:-tr motives are suspect and be- cause of this there seems to be an important role for the smaller countries with long and influent- ial associations -- like Canada and Australia - to act. as I bal- ance or liaison. interpreting the United States' viewpoint while at the same time recognizing and the Commonwealth relationship. so necessary now more than ever. "We still have many thousands of miles and many countries to cover but already I feel that the trip will be extremely useful in forming judrzmcnts and assessing more adequately the Asian pro- hlent ” This cnluitut has ntcntioucd Mr. .'llartin's tour previously. The im- porlance of his personal contact with so many nations of the slim- ificant Asian - African blue at this time places a very great respon- sibility on his atnbassadnrial mis- sion. it is not over-stating the case to say that this eight-week totir by mic Canadian cabinet min- ister could influence the course of history. 'l'liis is the reason why hlr. lliariin's activities deserve our close attention. 1 sin sure that no more able diplomat could be found to carry out sticlt a mis- sion today - interpreting the U. S. while at the same time pre- serving the ('ommunw'euIlh relat- ionship as tic himself writes. v'."'ci Sold For si.ooo Lamlon Daily Express A Victoria Cross was auctioned in London rcccnily for 340 lbs.. tabout 5l.000l A. V. C. with a dif- fcrcntc. it bi-longcd to Private Frcdcrlck Corhclt. of the .'lr(l Battalion King's Royal Rifles. And it seems Corbett turned into A bad hat. He was convicted of theft twice. discharged from the K. R. R. -and forfeited by Royal Warrant the V. C. be had won in Egypt in 1882. A lomz time ago. But I couldnlt help feeling that a man who wins the hitzhcst award in tin land should retain it in any circuntstttnc- es. I took it up with the War (mice. i was told: "The Sovercign alone can withdraw the award and the 10 ihs.. pension that goes with it. "it can be forfeited if tlic holder is convicted of treason. cowardice, lclony. or Ill amnus crime." Those were tltc terms of the lIi'liZif'l8l warrant establishing the V. C. l was dcliuhtcd to find that King George V would have mine of this. Therc is I lcttcr front his sec- rctary. Lord Stamlurdham, today in the rctzistcr of V. C. holder! which is kept in the office of l.ieut.- Goncrnl Sir Colin (tallnnclcr. the Military Secretary at the War Of- iicc ll says: ”TIic King feels so strong ly that no fll.'lll('r the crime com- mitted by anyone on whom the V. C. has bccn conferred. the decorat- ion should not he fnrfcitcd. "Even whcrc I V. (T is scnlt-nced to be hanged for murder. he should be allowed to wear V. C. on the scaffold " private room where we fnregath- the evenins As we left an im- promptu rccl was taking place to the Accompaniment of the pipes. As we went up in the elevator I man In I kill said to us "you from England” We denied the accusation and affirmed that we were I Scot on every side "You dnnit sound like it". he said. We whipped 1 cl. of that morning's "Washington I .-st" out of our poc- ket and pointed in in column which oddly enoutzh. had been devoted to us. The writer claimed that our Scottish burr reminded him of I saw biting its way through I blank. Vouve not to believe what you read in the papers. Riding down to the coffee shop this morning I big man in tho elevator who came on It our floor remarked "i (unit we buy: must have kept you awake last night. We had quite A party on the ml We were able to IIIIIIN him that we had been It I party Ilwcrtly 3 . to the majority of you is the lead i cred with some of our frtcnds of ; Medically Speaking III N.lIIluoI.l.D. LEAD POISONING CASES ARE SOMETIMES FATAL lead is I very useful metal and one of the oldest known to 3 man; Yet for I long. long time we . doctors have reconized it In I curse of dluI '---' poisoning. l'vI mentioned lead poi i from time to time in these col- umn. but I doubt that many of you Ire 'nmlliur with the numer- ous ways in which one might con- tract this Aliment which can be (Ii-Ii. i Vlporl from hot lead can be extremely dangerous. They are readily breathed into the lungs where minute particles of lead are dissolved and absorbed. Such poisoning in I constant danger where lead is being melted. Lead poisoning might even be I dange to the operator of I shooting gallery-and not in the Will you might think. The impact of lead bullets on I metal back- . stop sometimes can vaporize a sufficient amount of lead to cause poisoning in anyone who 'is ex- posed to it for many hours. ON CONSTRUCTION JOBS Construction men also can be exposed to lead fumes while working on steel girders. Leaded y paint usually is used to coat such girders. When applying hot rivets to these steel beams, lead fumes may be released from the paint. Roofers. many of whom hold roofing nails in their mouths while working. should be sure that these nails are coated with zinc and not lead. Lead oxide powder is used in manufacturing storage batteries. Careful handling is essential to prevent filling the air with lead Oust. Even placing your hands in ordinary gasoline frequently art for long periods can be danlzeruus since tetrnethyl lead is easily ab- sorbed through the skin. But probably of most concern which your youngster might take into his body by chewing on I window sill, table or something else coated with lead paint. Should this happen, give him plenty of epsom salts and milk . and make him vomit. Best way to do the latter is In place him across your lap in "spanking position," hold his head with your right hand. and move the ball of your - left index finger along the roof . of his mouth and down the back i of his throat. Then get him to I 1 l doctor. QFESTION AND ANSWER Y.l..: About 15 years ago. I had erysipelas and utmost died. why lit it we do not hear about this y infection any more? Answer: Erysipelas. caused by t the streptococcus germ. at one; time was .3 very fatal disease. in i this condition, the skin over cer- tain parts of the body becomes red and swollen. Since the advent of penicillin and the other anti- biotics. this disease is no longer I major medical problcm. I PRAIRIE HOME This is my home- Thu rich black soil that cruttthlel in my hand, These boundless fields of slowly ripening wheat, This rolling land. this whispering . poplar bush, l This prairie grass beneath my tired feet. These blue skies. clear as far as I can see. This golden sun in summer scorch- ing down. These winding paths. these dusty run .1. This peaceful, friendly, happy lit- tle town. one boon I ask-one prlvllcgr be mine- Thnt my city-weary hurt may find its own And say as evening shldows close around. ”I have returned - this is my home" i Muriel Truskcy Budgcon in Regina Leader - Post. OUR YESTERi)AYSg From The Guardian File: TWENTY-Flvlti YEARS AGO (December 26. ltlilll A ftill investigation into tho cir- cumslitnccs nf thc Falconwood . fire will be commenced tomorrow. i it was the intention of the Gnv- l ernmont to hold the inquiry last y week but the work involved in pre- paring plans for housing the fire victims necessitated postponing thc inquiry. Faculty of the University of Kings College. Hnlifu. well known edu- cator and native of Prince Ed- ward island. Irrived in Charlotte l tnwn last evening to spend llil va- l cation once again in his native Z province. TEN YEARS AGO (December 10. I940 The body of Mr. Jlmes P. Gil- lls. 75. of Port Hill was found Ii- bout noon on Tuesday beneath the ice of Mnlpoque Bay in the int- ers between Lennox island and the mainland. P i ulth he apparently wnlked Into I hole in the ice on Saturday Ifternoon during a snow storm. ho was not missed until Monday. Rev. fir. Hunt. of thc Divinity l I Put pronres: is being made in the building of the Stern: l.Ittn- ary at the vomer of Kent and Hllllboro Streets. The work is being carried on by Mos-at-rs W.R. Mlcbillhlln Ind Cnmpsny. Con- lnctan of Mcmctmt. who are tak- ing full Idvnntnlc of the favor- ablo weather to push the work for- wI!I II quickly It pouiblo. MAXIMS . sit down. NOTES BY THE WAY, .5 "And nor. any nation?" In long-winded lecturer Inked In in ”Yeb." and tho rod- the eighth row. it?"-0ttIwI Cit- faced man in "what. time is izen 0: the west side of Lake Opel- go, largest lake in Algonquin Park. is the grave of Capt. Join Dennison. who so for In the rec- ords go. was the first and one of the very few people ever killed by a bear in Ontario. The grave ll situated in I large clearing which wu once the site of the Dennison home and farm bulldlugI.-Ow- en Sound Sun-Times The am of history is long in England. The other day Lord Hull- fax unveiled a stone to commem- ornte the battle of Stamford Bridge at which ceremony the Norwegian ambassador was also present. The battle of Stamford Bridge was fought between England and Nor- way in 1066 and was won by King Harold of England. Later that In- sun. readers may remember. Hor- old lost to King. William of Norway at the battle of Hastings-Kingston Whig-Standard Canals on Mars have been sight- ed by Japanese observers during the recent "closeup" view of the red planet. The sightings. unfor- iiinately. were elusive and could not be made the basis of detailed study. So we will all have to wait out the years until Mars comes that close again in order to learn whether the Martians have inter- nationalized their canals. or are still squabbling about them. just like we areibetroit Free Press An unlaiuentcd cuunlly of this ”higlt-level" tU.S. election) cam- paign has been the religious big- oi. For all practical purpose: hate has been taken out of partisan pol- itics. It would be wonderful to Is- sunte the hate merchants had seen the light. llforv likely their unaccustomed silence is due to the stuhhorn'refusal of the country to buy their rabble-rousing brand: of intolerance. - Cleveland Preu. Raid and balding men have now been flattered to the point when they are probably going to be in- sult:-rahle. Dr. M. Wharton Young. an anatomy professor at Howard utivcrslty. has told the Nation! llctlical Association that h ” is caused by growth of the built. his a long chain of actions and reactions, but the upshot is that it youtve kept your hair lt'I be- cause your brain hasn't been grow- ing. This comes pretty close to saying a man who hasn't at least started to go bald has A cue of arrested mental dzvclopment. llclrolt Free Press Mr. Nlastu-y's greatest gift dur- in: his term of office has beeen his cnctturagcnvznt of culture and his empliasis on the importance of ed- ucation. in an era of graphic en- tertainmcnl. Mr. Massey has re- pcaicdlv stressed. particularly for the youth of the country. the value of itnntl reading and the rich treasure of wisdom stored in the great literature of the put. Hll speeches on these subjects, dis- tinguished for their sincertly and the beauty of their phraseology, mcrit comparison with the but of that other literary Governor (;-:'ncral. Lord Twcedsmuir. 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