“The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink.” ae PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2, 1959. Time For Stocktaking t Congratulations are in order to ~ ‘Mr. Bennett Carr on his election as Association of Canada, and to Mrs. Sutherland who has been elected nat- jonal secretary of the women’s or- ganization. This Province was in the yan in electing a full slate of Con- sorvative federal candidates in 1957. It repeated the achievement in 1958, is year has seen a striking field. The party organization has a right to be well represented in the national association, and there is no question now as to the status it en- joys with the powers that be, fed- eral and provincial. Rarely, indeed, since Confederat- jon, have we been able to marshal so much strength politically. It is a cause for rejoicing among Conser- yvatives; but it should-also be an oc- easion for very serious stocktaking: _ Heavy responsibilities go with such almost unprecedented opportunities _for service to the Province, and we trust that this fact was duly em- phasized on a national scale at this week's party gathering at Ottawa. But well-voiced intentions are not _ enough; they must be supplemented by deeds. On this point we can do no better than quote from a pre- convention editorial appearing in that president of the Young Conservative “Comservative victory in the provincial + double-dealing. The Liberals are just saying “We told you so!” We trust that we shall not have to depend on them—or rather on Liberal members in other Provinces—to dig the facts out when Parliament meets in Jan- uary, and demand the showdown that we have been asking vainly for from our Conservative friends. Better give us the story now, before the fireworks begin! Old Pearlie’s Teeth Old Pearlie lives on Rood Menter’s ranch in Nebraska’s Great Plains area. She is a registered Holstein cow, and she got her name because her eight front lower teeth were so badly worn down that she could no longer feed herself or drink sufficient water to maintain her health. She was doomed to. slaughter or starva- tion at the early age of not quite nine years. She would have sold at a very, low price because she wasn’t built for juicy steaks, only for hamburgers, weiners or cheap boiling beef. Yet a young registered Holstein to re- place her would have gost a premium at present prices. Then something wonderful hap- pened. The story is told by Pearl P. Pucket in the current issue of The Country Guide. A dentist at Chappell, Neb., Dr. Ward Newcombe, tackled Pearlie’s tooth problem wholeheart- edly. After a lot of experimenting with metals and methods, he went to work. And on June 16 of this year the first cow.in the world to receive dental care was “crowned”. The job took just ten minutes, and cost fifteen dollars. Within five _minutes necessary to permit the dent- | | | | | al cement to harden, the “patient” was turned out to pasture and crop- ped-the tough grass. Within 20 days she had gained 35 pounds and was drinking the coldest spring water with no difficulty. This was only the beginning of the new era in bovine dentistry. Since the first miracle, most of Rood +—Menter’s cows have been crowned. All of the old “Pearlies” have gain- ad weight and are able to keep pace with the younger cows. Replacement costs on Menter’s raneh for this year 114 14 he old “Pearlies” . _ staunch Conservative newspaper, the Ottawa Journal: “The Conservatives,” says The _ Journal, “of all people know how the Liberals began to slip into com- Placency and from complacency into _ the pipeline debate. So we hope for the sake of the party that the three days of meetings will be more than mere shouts of praise for Mr. Diefen- ~ baker and his ministers, deserved as that might be, and that there will _ be keen discussion on resolutions and other business. “Conservatives need hardly be re- _ minded that the government which survives longest is that which heeds the counsel of its friends. If the _ friends cease to counsel, take their eontinuous ease in the sunlight of _ success and allow no party debate to reach the surface of public discussion, then annual meetings lose their pur- _ pose and the government they sup- _ port is being sabotaged.” This .is good advice, which can be applied at all times to the party’s activities. And we trust that it will be heeded in a_matter of grave local _ @oncern, on which the Conservatives made one of their chief election bids in the recent provincial contest. We refer to their adoption of the name “Party of the Catiseway” and their pledge to bring this great undertak- ing to achievement. We have heard disquieting ru- mors about qur Causeway project recently, and the attitude of the responsible minister at Ottawa in reneging on his promised report of - the engineering survey, and brusque- é ly telling us he doesn’t know when _ the report will be ready, has not help- ed to allay our suspicion that there is a political nigger in the woodpile. _ Nor are we satisfied with our own _eahinet representative’s refusal to comment on the situation. ~ Perhaps this matter will be ironed out behind the scenes at the Associa- tion meetings this week, and we shall hear better news shortly. In the meantime, however, we seem to have been given the lordly brush-off; and we can assure our friends on_the _party’s new executive, junior and senior, and in the seats of office fed- eral and provincial, that our people Z don't like this treatment at all. : “-We have discussed the matter many responsible citizens of parties. If anything, it. is the rvatives who are most indig- : nant at Works Minister Walker’s at- at the present time, and at ‘the cloak of secrecy that has fallen ones who were led down the p the whole subject. For they are. | garden path if there has been any: AT THE U.N. The Fourteenth Session of the General Assembty is drawing to an uneventful close But this ab- sence of sensational headlines does not mean that the represen- tatives of the 32 nations gathered here have not achieved progress in their continuing endeavours to promote peace and to improve the lot of mankind. Canada’s delegation has not achieved the equal of the great feat of diplomacy which Hon. Paul Martin pulled off four vears sored the admission of the six- _ teen smaller countries to full membership of the United Na- tions. But such an outstanding op- will produce strong husky calves due to improved nutritional standards and milk production. _ The crowns are made by a large Denver manufacturer and are stock- ed at Sedgewick, Colorada, where Dr. Newcombe and rancher Menter have incorporated themselves and are in business. They have a large corps of trained veterinarians, with orders for more than 10,000 cows to be crowned immediately. The crowns come in ten different sizes and are made of stainless steel. They are put on with dental cement and crimped three times to pertect the crowning process and push the cement around the tooth. The operation requires certain technical skills, and crowns will be sold only to veterinarians who have taken the time to visit the training centre at Sedgewick- to familiarize themselves with the. pro- cess; then they too will become ac- credited bovine dentists. EDITORAL NOTES One Canadian is injured in an automobile accident every eight minutes—and one person dies every three hours, according to All Can- ada Insurance Federation statistics. This year, for the first time, Prince Edward Island is being cited as a harrowing example. * * _ Moose herds are building. up so ” well ain New Brunswick that it is suggested the time is: ripe for an open season on moose to be declared. The suggestion comes from the diree- tor of the wildlife station of the University of New Brunswick, who says the “cropping” could go on in- definitely. \ It came as a surprise to learn that the old Canada Temperance Act was still operative in any part of the country. It was revoked on Monday in Perth and Huron counties in Ontario, the last ramparts of Pro- hibition. Remember when. it was such a burning, issue here, and when:a Liberal government rode into power on its coattails? In the United States, business firms and individuals are able to get advance rulings from their Bureau of Internal Revenue on the tax con- sequences of proposed business act- ions. In Canada, complains the Fin- ancial Post, the taxpayer has no such aid. If his interpretation of the regu- lations isn’t the same as the tax col- -lettor’s, the consequences can be . “unexpected and extremely expen- sive.” portunity does not present itse’ often, and our representatives have maintained and even en- hanced our position as a leader of the Middle Powers. by solid achievement in several less gla- morous fields. ternational set of diplomats here expected this session of the Gen- eral Assembly to be “The Afri- can Session.”” But unofficial op- inion expressed in the Delegat- es’ Lounge here cynically de- scribes it as having largely prov- ed to be “the Phony Session:” diplomacy has been shifted from the United Nations to other chan- nels, they complain. ‘Substantiat- ing this, they point to the new 5 an American marine and _ the Communist Chinese consulate gains international importance in view of President forthcoming attempt to increase ‘US. influence in India. Eisenhower leaves Thursday on a 23.900-mile goodwill tour in which his main stop will he New Dethi and his main talks will be with Prime Minister Nehru. In the light of the growing coolness between India and Red China. the timing of the trip could not be more opportune. But in. Eisenhower's enlarge- ment of personal diplomacy there is a danger of boomerang. China is not likely to stand by while Eisenhower woos the neutral In- dians. If some international inci dent could be promoted that would discredit Eisenhower and the U.S.. Peking would lose no time in promoting it. The story of the Bombay inci- dent. as received in Washington, | reads like mystery fiction. A Chinese official, Chang Chien-Yu, seeks refuge in the U.S. consulate. Because of a party in the consulate, he {s taken to a remote cottage for overnight safety and placed in custody of a young marine ser- geant, Robert Armstrong. CHANGE OF HEART The next morning Chang has | some second thoughts about his defection; tells Armstrong he wants to go back to the U.S. con- sulate but somehow gets the taxi driver to take them instead to the Chinese consulate. : Apparently in Chinese . posses- sion is a tape recording of a statement Chang made to U-S. officers. How Chang was able to keep it is not made clear. On arrival at the Chinese con- sulate, Chang leaps out. The marine sergeant leaps out after him, apparently in an attempt to recover the tape recording. In so doing the sergeant is captured, bound and held by the Chinese for six hours until released at the : request of Indian officials. The U.S. charges this is a kid- napping of the marine, and China counters that the U.S. in effect kidnapped Chang. . Perhaps both charges are ex- aggerated: Certainly there is no indication Chang was detained forcibly by the U.S. authorities, On the other hand, it is not clear how far the marine. sergeant | trend ; their ambitions. This-Bappened-te- | elsew a Uneventful Session By Patrick Nicholson towards Personal Diplo- macy at the Summit by Heads of State, by-passing the old dip- 'lomatie channels; ard’ they point to the setting up of a Disarma- ment Commission of ten nations. taking this paramount topic off the floor of the General Assemb- ly. THE VOICE OF AFRIC Just as the Asiatr countries have largely emerged into politi- cal inependence, so in this ses- sion_it was expected that the Af rican countries. would ‘reveal themselves as a solid. bloc voci- ferously seeking to end colonial- ism and discrimination - with the a lesser degree than anticipated. and Canada played a significant part at the psychological moment. i The United Nations is an open forum which the Russians are al- The “old pros” among the In- | wavs ready to seize as a magni ficent platform from which to | spread their propaganda.I n know: | ledge of the rules, the procedure and the short-cuts at U.N... their carefully - trained and exper- | ienced diplomats can run circl- es round all other countries. just as if the Winnipec Blue Bomb- ers were plaving a high school football team. They are ever alert to use this platform to drive ‘a wedge between the West and The Bombay Incident By Harold Morrison Canadian Press Staff Writer The Bombay incident involving | One Washington newspaper sug gests the entire episode mav have been a trick to elicit information GETTING RID OF SANTA CLAUS | oped | contention that the Western Pow- ;from the American officials. If | trip. Eisenhower's | eee The Cities’ Dilemma = . Asia, or between the West and Africa. THWART RUSSIAN AIMS Thus Canada’s vote against France, on the motion urging France to abandon her proposed A-bomb test in the Sahara. serv- ed another purpose more impor- tant than just called Canadians’ almost unani- mous opinion that A-tests must stop. Thus too, our Dr.-R. P. Vivian's strong support for econ- omic assistance to the undevel- countries reinforced our ers are not a solid pro-West and anti-Asian or anti-African bioe. This vote by Canada also illus- trated the fascinating cross-cur- rents experienced here tern ‘nations, the 20 Latin-Ameri- ean nations, the 10 Asians, the ists always, voting in solid blocs. like the Parties in\ our Parlia- ment. y 3 ‘ But. except among the Com- munists. there is'no such dragoon- ing: instead, there is bidding for votes. offering offs and reciprocal favours. saw- In this field of open dehate, no party whips. and sometimes excit- ingly unpredictable votes - so unlike our own Parliament - Canada’s politicians such as Wal- lv Nesbitt, Heath Macquarrie. Dr. | R. P. Vivian, and especially their leader, Hon. Howard Green. are showing talents which maintain the high reputation. Canada has earned here. this is the case. {t would seem ; there was some naive blundering jon the part of U.S. authorities. It may ‘be kind of blundering that the Chinese may count on to tilt the blance of U.S. advantage from _ Eisenhower's just this Ottawa Journal The Canadian Federation of , Mayors and Municipalities has placed before the Prime Minister | and his cabinet a review, of the problems, mainly financial, con- | fronting the cities of» Canada. The Federation could not have found a more understanding and knowing body with which to dis- cuss the difficulties of raising money. The brief is a quiet, temper- ate exposition of the cities’ dil- emma, impressive not for its rhetoric, but for its reflective thought. The special preblems of the municipalities come-out* of the fact that the sources of their means and resources are narrow and inflexible. Of all levels of government, ‘the cifies perhaps start with the greatest handicaps in financing the services which historically they have ofiered and in meeting at the same time the grow A SINGLE SOURCE ‘The city’s bread and butter is provided by a single and captive source — the property - owner There are of course other source es of wealth in a community. Th paradox is that cities have mor h and urban renewal. wealth than ever within thei boundaries, but they are unable to tap it. While cities now give services which have no relation to property, indeed sometimes low- er property values, the mill-rate remains the pot of gold. There are signs, however, that the point of diminishing returns | from this single source might be near. Taxpayer resistance to higher local taxes is exceeded _ challenge of expanding | } | | only by demands for new ser-— vices. It may indeed be, as the May- ors’ statement suggests, that we are near the point where pro- perty owners are experiencing real hardship in paying their municipal taxes. In evidence is offered the statistics that tax atrears are mounting everywhere British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario excepted, tax arrears facing municipal governments here in the country were went in attempting to recover | more than 30 per cent of the total tax levy ‘for the year. j the tape recording. When the cities want to borrow | money against the future ‘which always brings more problems and makes those of the past look simple), their debentures at a competitive disadvantage on the money market. The legal within which municipai borrowing must take place are payticuiariv damaging. Municipalities may not offer such attractive featur- es as having their bonds option- ally convertible (as are the Fed- eral Government's rctvent issne). restrictions Happiness Is Our Business LAYAWAY NOW Every one of us—you, me, the guy next door—has a breakdown point. That was proven pretty conclusively in World War II. Some of these breaking points will stand much more than oth- ers. But the point is that under enough pressure everyone is vui- nerable. : SAME TROUBLES Many types of stress are shar- ed by most executives. These in- volve business, family, envir- onment, even the worid situation. Other-pressures are entirely in- dividualistic. These are feelings of indecision, insecurity, ucer- tainty, fear, and one which we don't like to recognize — inade- quacy. Succumbing to these tensions doesn't necessarily mean that you ‘will wind up in an asylum. Breakdowns come in a variety of forms. « Z DIFFERENT TYPES Perhaps your family life will suffer, as in cases of divorce or separation. ‘Maybe you will become physically, exhausted and require a long rest. nm Or perhaps this overburdened executive will turn to alcohol for solace. It’s a short trip from daily social drinking to fuilfled- ged alcoholism. Some persons flee the source of their tensions simply by pack- ing up and taking off. Others be- come ‘physically ill. * And, of expressing what | Prime -Minister Diefenbaker has | One i ‘might expect to see the 25 Wes- | constant | a field | are | One thin until Christmas. course, heart attacks and oi'cr | illnesses kill a mounting number , of executives each year. WHAT TO DO?_ | What can you bosses do about these tensions? Well, the fiist thing to do is to admit they are present. Try to understand tiem, with psy chiatric help if pccessary. | Take at ieast one long vacation each year; .take two if it is at | all possible. No map is indispen- | sable—not the chairman of the firm, no one. Have some outside something that will take your | mind off your proMems. A game of golf wita business associates won't do it. | RE-EXAMIN®™ GOALS Uj goals. The pri -e you have to pay to become an executive and t6 re- main there may not be worth it. You may be the boss of a large corporation, but you may be no- thing to your familyy. The warm grasp of \a voung- ster's hand in yours might be worth all the money in the world. You may have to make the choice. QUESTION ANO ANSWER | RS.J.: What is polycythemia | and how can it be trea'ed? | Answer: Polyev' ofa is a blood disturbance in which there is an abnocmil increase in the —b number of circulating red blood | | cells, Among the most effective trea‘- ment is the use of a radio-active isotope of phosphorus. The Age Old Story | If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth net; and it shall be given him. | They may not offer a special premium of any kind or other | inducements to investors such as lie within the power of the | senior government. But how practical are the solu- tions the cities advance for thcir problemsb Tax exemptions on the interest from municipal bonds would surely sell them. Every big investor would try to buv .hem up. But what would that. do to the. Federal Treasury? dangerously like rebbing Peter to pay Paul. And when Peter can do something about it. it is ot | likely that he will legislate theit | from. himself. The municipalities. vill reccive sympathy. Significant, help is sumething else. dollar will\ hold any item Be wise, buy now. . 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The mix- | up might have been even worse, because the King of Toro, one of ithe four federated states of Ug- anda, was in town at the time, | and Uganda surely has a flag, too—New York Herald Tribune MAXIMS Tradition does not mean that the living are dead but that the dead are alive. BELL WITH SWALLOWS blossom told . ’The hour. Asway and ponderous, it shed Eleven circling waves of decibels, Invisible, expanding overhead. Suspended hight. the cast um- _ hour had rung. fo It gave of neither nectar nor per- fume, : But tall it was, and swallows liv- | ed among . The rafters where it hung. Sus- pended high, The flowering metal gleamed within the tower; | At midday once again across | the sky ‘Its bronze vibrating vealed the hour. All swallows fled that sound in unison, _And all the city’s clocks agreed on noon. tones re- —Victor Howes | in the Christian Science Monitor A repair man laboriously ed up to fix a large in a steeple. After he his work and climbed E i a a curious lady, who had been ob- serving him with great interest, asked: “Is there wrong with the clock?”’ The man wear- ily laid down his tools and dus ted himself. ‘‘No lady,”” came the reply, “I'm nearsighted and J just clumbed up to see what time it is.”—Galt Reporter OUR YESTERDAYS (From the Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO tery to City Hall. To begin with, | ‘ ; i board. not the president \of the | Suspended high. the great bronze | place at a meeting of the direc- was held in the depot building, Charlottetown, Friday evening, with a large attendance. Lambert Spencer occupied the chair. Re- | marks were given b¥ Robert Dun- can, C. Hines and R. Chandler re- lative: to wages, working condi- ‘tions, provident fund and-new_ pension scheme. The old Jardine homestead at | Wilmot Valley was the scene of a happy gathering on Thursday evening when Mr. and Mrs. Orin Jardine, recently returned from Saskatchewan, were. tendered 2 welcome by the growm’s friends and- neighbors. Irving Hogg read the address. ’ TEN\ YEARS AGO (Dec. 2, 1949) R.C- Parent. Superintendent of the Experimental Station, attend- ed a meeting of the National Council of the Agricultural In- stitute in Ottawa recently at which the four day program for the convention of the Institute at Charlottetown was arranged. Var- ious committees have been ap | pointed by the local branch te take care of the numerous de- tails. . | Preliminary discussion on -the ‘setting up of a Queen's County Federation of Agricult took ; terday afternoon and _it was de- cided to hold a meeting in the | near future for this purpose. Re- | presentatives of all the rural or- | ganizations will meet in Char- | lottetown at a later date to set | up this organization. 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