l E11: fiuztrrliuul Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew w.J. Hnncox. Publlsbw It-‘"00 ltwll Frank Walker Ixocuolvo Editor Edna: Published ivory wult day mornlng (except sun days and ualutory holld-yul at I65 Prlncc sum. Chulormown. P.E.I., by Thomson Nowspapcru ltd. Branch offlcu II Summcrcidc, Monloquu. Albcr ton and Scum. floprounted nationally by Yhomgan NQw.p.p.|I‘ Advertising Servxn-c Toronto, 425 University Avg. E.-no-to 3-8894, Montreal, (:40 Cuhcgrt snug, University 6-5°42; Western ollnce, I030 won Goo-gm Street Vancouver (MA 7037). Number Canadian Daily Newspaper Anocunon and lho Canadian Press The Canadian Pro» is exclusively entities! to the on for repub- lication all news dispatches in pump: Cl'.dIlFd to It or ft the Associated Pres! or Ramon and also to the local now: published herein Ml rights or rdpublltalton of upecial dispatcher hlraln ulno reserved SUbS(fIpllOn rules. No! over 35: per week by cavriur. $|2.00 a year by mail or rural routes and cross not serviced by car er $I5.00 5 year off Island and U.K- $2000 DOC . and elsewhere oulucla British Com. No! over 7c per single CODY- Membev Audi! Bureau of Circulation. Eon 4 rliiTR.TtrA1' FEBRUARY 6. 19¢; Odd Man Out There is no need of making a igiountain out of a molehill. nor per- haps of reading into Mr. Heath Macquarrie‘s explanation of his rea- son for abstaining from voting on the motion confirming Mr. Diefen- baker's leadership at the Conser- vative convention more than his words in their context convey. Mr. lllacquarrie thought the vote should have been taken by secret ballot. He maintained that the open vote was “not meaningful" and felt that he had a perfect right. as an individual delegate. to express his opposition to it in this manner. Ereviously. in arguing for the sec- ret ballot. as “the least divisive method” of expresing the party's views. he said he was convinced Mr. Diefenbaker would win a massive majority vote. and expressed the hope that this argument over the method of taking it would not be- come an issue “separating Conser- vative from Conservative." We consider the junior member for Queens to have been quite wrong in his advocacy of the secret ballot. and pedantic in carrying his objection as far as he did. .\'evertheless, we do not think the less of him for sticking by his guns. since he believed himself to be in the right. even though it left him open t.o the suspicion of harboring something less than loyalty to his party lead- er. That. he insists. was not the is- sue. Apart. from being an individual delegate. Mr. Macquarrie is also, of course. a Conservative Member of Parliament. He will have to account to his party if he chooses to run for nomination again. and to the electors generally if he is re-nominated and contests another election as Con- servative candidate. in the mean- time he can fall back on Edmund Burke‘s retort to his Bristol constit- uents in 1774 that a Member's un- biased opinion. his judgment and conscience “ought not t.o be sacrific- ed to you. to any man. or to any set of men living." i That's always been a hard prin- éiple to follow in the arena of party politics. but it seems to be the only one applicable to this case as Mr. Macquarrie sees it. We must con- fess to a feeling of relief that it will be his job. not ours, to argue it out with his associates. _ Civic Affairs 4 His Worship Mayor Gaudet, Fin- once Chairman H.E. Hyndman. and their colleagues in the City Council are to be congratulated on the good financial showing achieved during the past year.‘ as indicated in the reports presented at the Council’: annual meeting on Tuesday night. All committees succeeded in staying yvithin their budgets; the sinking fund is in sound financial condition. grid a surplus on both current and capital accounts was achieved. 1 The current account surplus gctually exceeded by $2.183 the hmount budgeted for at the begin- ning of last year. And while the net debt showed an increase of some §206.000. this was more than ac- pounted for by the capital expendit- ures undertaken. ‘ The detailed reports of the civic uainess. as presented in a special tlupplement in yesterday's Guardian. lhould be studied carefully by all tour citizens. It will be noted that bile much work has been done in . odernizing civic services. there is ltill I good deal of unfinished busi- D088. Take the housim problem. for Jxample. As Councillor Con-lgan lg... . Publixhen 1 notes in her report for the health and welfare committee. it has been 10 years since the first presentation was made to a City Council for im- proved housing conditions. Pro- gress has been slow indeed. Only during the past year have meetings been held with interested bodies following the submission of the Town Planning Board. The Council is now looking forward to definite plans on a redevelopment program in 196-4. Other plans under way are for a complete rezoning of the city. for continued study of the harbor pol- lution problem. for improved gar- bage collection service. for eventual construction of a new City Hall, and other matters.» Lending special interest to the reports were the nominations in four " civic wards _vetsterda_v. Councillor Corrigan has no competitors in Ward 2. but in Wards 1. 3 and 6 there will be contests and this is to be wel- comed as indicative of the interest taken in the conduct of our civic affairs. The new aspirants to office are to be commended on their in- itiative. and for all concerned we bespeak a large turnout at the polls. Worlh Waiting For We note, with appreciation, the attitude of the present Water Com- missioners on the subject of flourid- ation for Charlottetown, as set forth in the report of the chairman. Mr. Sidney E. Green, at the annual meet- ing of the City Council. The Commission is pledged not to put this measure into effect with- out holding a pebiscite; but unlike their predecessors when the last. plebiscite was held. the p r e s e n t office holders believe that fluorid- ation is a good and necessary meas- ure and may be expected to do all in their power to educate public opinion on the matter. Mr. Green notes, also, that im- portant research findings have been made available since the former plebiscite was taken. People have a more progressive view of the mat- ter, and as more and more commun- ities each year are fluoridating their water suppl_v. the proof of its value is made more evident. It is indicated that the pleb- iscite may be taken in 1965, the year in which the Mayor and Water Com- missioners are elected and all wards in the city will be voting. This means another lengthy wait, but it should be worth while, if the same support is forthcoming from our civic organization as has already been given by provincial and federal health authorities. Soviet Farm Failure The seriousness of the Russian agriculture position is indicated by an official Moscow report which shows more than 30,000,000 head of livestock were slaughtered this win- ter because of lack of feed. This added to the failure of the wheat crop points up the massive failure that Premier Khrushchev has to explain. This severe cutback in meat ani- mals was purposely confined to pigs for these are more readily replace- ably than cattle. The decrease in the number of cattle was 1.600.000 while the hog population dropped by 29,- 200.000. The Moscow report indicated that lack of fodder was the cause, but there is reason to believe that actual shortage of food on the farms resulted in high slaughterings. Many of these animals are private- ly owned by farm operators rather than being part of the collectivized farm livestock. The livestock population in Rus- sia has not grown materially under Soviet collectivism. The number of cattle in 1963 was only slightly above the time of the first Russian five year plan in 1928. With the in- crease in population the per capita meat holdings may be even lower than during the last days of th e czars. EDITORIAL NOTE Last year the average American spent 19 per cent of his disposable income on food. less than half that of most other countreis. There is. however. a continuing strong rise in demand for food products due to America's rising population and to increasing consumer incomes. Ex- penditures for food were up 5 per cent in the six months of 1963 com- pared with the corresponding per- iod of 1962 ‘ ROUTE 66 9l_'_TAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Highway Slaughter Takes Appctlling Toll The army has given warning 3 -that it will protect the lives of l Canadians by shooting at sight any m-araudcrs attempting to steal arms from armourics in Quebec. with this praiseworthy prcccdcnt. Canadians mig well ask why our police are so soft with those other marauding quate brakes—and not be ap- prehended. Disregard of traffic rulcs ‘ seems here to be the major -‘cause of those minor but costly - accidents which made up much of the October and November I damage total of $19.28-1.000 last 1 year. This figure. like the total .’ killers who have wantonly slau- lot’ non. fatal injuries on our ghtored what IS the scandalous j total of eight hundred and seven- = ty three Canadians in the past two months. Official figures just released show that this number of Canad- ians were killed and 23.031 were injured on our roads during the mom ctober and Novem- ber last year. The fatalities were five per cent higlicr than in the previous year. and the in- 0 Seven provinces witnessed more traffic fatalities in these two latest months surveyed than in the same period of the prev- ious ycar. Proportionatcly P.E. Island the worst record. with the total of deaths being doubled to eilzht. The Quebec total rose by 21 to 260. while the glntario figure edged up by 7 to 1. WHAT IS B(7'S SECRET‘? The best record was achieved ‘ by BC whore the total of deaths was reduced -by 33 per cent to 58. Saskatchewan's figure was ‘ 68 compared to 69 in the prev- ious ycar. while New Bruns- wick's deaths fell from 29 to 23. The ever- increasing number of tragedies on our roads is a national outrage which is ac- cepted wit.h an irresponsible in- difference. Every Canadian. pe- ‘ destrian as well as motorist. is entitled to far greater protection than is now available. As as been pointed out repeatedly. a licence to operate an automobile on the public road is a privilege, not a right. The failure to check the mounting toll of death. dis- ablement and damage suggests - that the authorities are far too lax in withholding and withdraw- ing that privilege from motor- ists who are unworthy of it. This capital is probably typic- al of Canadian cities and towns in the matter of driving. A com- mon complalnt here. and one which observation suggests is thoroughly justified. is that the most frequently punished motor- ing offence is overtime parking. Pursuing the parking offender takes up much of the time of the police force and often results in his punishmont: the same motorist can drive a w a y. throgh a red light. the wrong ‘ B‘ way own a one-way street. with only one headlight illumin- ated after dark. and with inade- lslancl ln Th Manchester Pitcairn Island. the speck in the Pacific on which the mutine- ers from the Bounty and their descendants made their home. faces a bleak future because the islanders have lost their 0 n l y source of income-—l.be sale of souvenirs. Big passenger liners sailing to and from New Zealand used to call regularly at the island, but now all but a few go instead to Tahiti. In the last two y c a r s many Pitcairn Islanders have migrat- ed to New Zealand and n o w there are only 83 left on the is- land. It is difficult to get enough ablebodled men to man the fam- ous Pitcairn long boats. used to land cargo from ships anchored Pitcairn is administered by the Governor of Fiji through the South Pacific Office. which re- cently sent its commissioner Mr T.R. owell. to island to study its social and economic probleml. To help the islanders. Britain has given financial aid and Fiji technical advice. Radio com- nmaiclutlouc and India: facili- ...— _ ties were eight per cent hi;h- . r. roads. rose by eight per cent , _over the previous year. Both ‘drivers and their cars should }he officially checked for road- ; lworthiness far more often than l is done now. For example. there was one well- known driver in Ottawa ‘who had properly obtained a driving licence about forty ] years earlier. and regularly had ‘it renewed each year without Parents those days seem for.-l I ever tying themselves in knots‘ l about what their children a r 2 reading. A few years ago such i1arm- ‘ less tales as The Wizard of Oz ‘ and Little Black Sambo came [ under attack. Now Mrs. Marzar-l at Beckman. at Waterloo. Ontar- io. mother and librarian. has been candalized to discover that her daughter. aged ten. has been reading the Nancy ' Drew books. . All this fuss is probably the im- , gical result of mass education.‘ - Forty years ago parents who[ - had managed to get. ten or 11 fyears of education themselves l were glad enough to see their _ children reading anything. If > the books their children read. happened to be from the pens; of popular writing machines like ’ G.A. Henty F1. Nesblt or Norat- ' io Alger. Jr. they were none the I wiser. Today. however, mummy has: | often been to university. She; =may have read ancy Drewj l when she was a child but s h e‘ lwants something "better" for i her little girl. F crease in ‘ any check despite the fact that he had become so blind that be i could not read even with glass- es. He might have taken several innocent Canadians to d e n t h - -with him at any time. and prob- ably would have done if he had notlpreviously died through an- ' other form of accident. The only outcry heard this - G . year in connection with t h road toll concerns the sharp in- insurance rates. this, the careful driver with n - maintained car is paying 1‘ for -the rising cost of damages : caused by the careless driver or the drunk driver with an un- roadworthy jalopy. But the offi- cial statistics suggest it is past time for Canadians to protes on humaniarian grounds. Nancy Is All Right Winnipeg Free Press Mummy. in her passion for higher education. forccts lit a I most children pass through a‘ phase when the harmless adven- lurcs of girls like Nancy Drew are attractive. The phase. how- evcr. like all phases, soon pass- cs. Children who read books preference to watching televis- ion. will. even if they lapse from ‘ time to time into literary mush‘ like the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew. go on to read b c it e r things. Books like The Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew are the “pla,vlimc" of education. in the adult world there 8|!‘ many otherwise serious readers who occasionally, for the sake- of recreation. turn to the adven- tures of James Bond and The Saint. Mothers who cry havoc when they see their children reading‘. minor works are just being silly. A child who actually reads books should be cherished. He may read Nancy Drew today morrow he will probably graduated to Dickens and Ken- ‘ nclh Grahame. Montreal Motorists should not be licen— 3 sed to drive cars unless the cars ; are in a in condition to be driv-I : en. This was the s u g g c stlon . made at the annual meeting of 3 the Royal Automobile Club by 1 its president. Mr. Victor M.; ' 'rks. l The surprising fact is not that such I necessary suggestion was . made. The surprising fact is that e Shadows Guardian ties at Bounty Bay have been, improved. and agricultural ex-‘ perimenls carried out. More agricultural and technical train- ing will be offered and a survey of water resources undertaken. But unless a reliable source of private income can be found to replace the lost markets for in- tricately carved curios and sou- venirs. another evacuation of the island— descendants of the Bounty mulineers have twice be. fore left the island and then re- turned - is the prospect the is- landeru must ultimately face. Mr. S.A. Kinder. the former education officer on the island Mic has returned to New Zea- land says "the whole show falllnlz apart." No northbound ship with more than 20 passen- gers had called in the last six months. Five islanders had ml- Bralcd to New Zelland with him. of the as people now on the law‘ land only 15 are male: between the age of 15 and 60. souvenirs are being sold by post to United States. but the return to the islanders ll tn- uufficlent to cover the cost oil food and l I Ought To Be Checked Gazelle it had to be made—lhal there is no such inspection of cars. It Is perfectly possible. as things are now. for a motorist who drives a car that is in dangerous condl lion to apply for a license. and to e given one. A step forward was made a few years ago when I'I‘lOl.0X'lSlI were first required by law to un- dergo examlnatlons. in order to ascertain if their eyesight was adequate. and if in other ways they were physically competent for their responsibilities. But to examine the driver. without ex- amining his car, is to check only one half of the application. The problem of enforcing A periodic examination of all veh- icles would obviously be diffi- cull. The examination: would have to be carried out by those who knew what they were do lng. Perfunctory and incompe- tent examinations would only give false security. and cases of collusion would only evade the W. For another thing. not m a n y drivers would wish. or even be able. to have their vehicles ex- amined during normal working hours. Provision for off-hour ex- amination would have to be made. The only solution would be to appoint centres of inspection. where the equipment and skill: would be sufficient for the full Rural area: might have to ho served (as they are served now for physical examination) by mobile units. WEAR HEAVY mu Kills worn by the famous Evzoue warriors of Greece Iometlmes contain more than 0 yards ol material I" l shortness of breath. evcn when in, 2 l0‘: have . term Wcdnelduy for the towel- Stubborn Leg Ulcers By Dr. Theodore R. Vunncllen There are so or more reasons why ulcer develop: on the leg. Many sufferers a Ik the physi- clun for ‘'1 good salve." but mains. In addition. it: u n y these open cores become infec- ted and" medication is needed to eliminate the mlcro - organ- lama A circulatory disorder is res- ponsible for the majority of leg ulcers. in the elderly. this distur- bance usually in trace a ble to individuals. Both condltl o n 5 may coexist but the ulcer. Also the skin may be; discolored. = Bed rest is helpful when poorl circulation is at fault. as it re- duces swelling of the boggy tis- sues. The continuous application; trols the infection. Various anti-i biotlcs are used for this pose but some of the older remc- l dies. 5 u c h as potassium pcr- ‘ manganate, chloramine - T. Bllflt But-ow’s solution. often are ef-l fectlve. Enzymes are used cc-l casionally. One of the latest treatments‘ reported is a tri - iodide com-: plex. which liberates free iodine‘ vapors on c o n tact, Those va- ; pors seep into the affected tis-‘ sues with ease and are a c t i vc ; against a variety of micro -; organisms. . The pressure dressing re- . mains popular. First. an anti- bacterial agent is applied then a sponge is placed against the ,- ulcer. and the area is bound with an elastic bandage. ‘ pressure exerted by the sponge. has a milking action. which re-. duces swelling while it promot- es healing. T h e gclatine b o of and elastoplasl bandage are alternate methods. . Surgery also is utilized to cor- rect varicosilics. Covering the, open wound with a skin graft may save weeks of disabil i ty . ; Cutting certain nerves is the. l back lsympathcctomyl m a y. 5 double or triple the circular l on} when hardening of the arteries is‘ at fault. Certain drugs do the same. but to a lcsscr cxtcnt. BREATHLESS l R.C..l. writes: Could so v are l relaxed. be associated with an’ 5 underactive thyroid? l . REPLY I l This is doubtful. even thoutzh hypothyroidism leads to mark- cd fatigue. Ncrvousness. hypot- ll ventilation. an an overactive ; thyroid gland are better possi-' j bilities. Heart and lung discascst ’ usually create other symptoms in addition to shorlncss of‘ 0' math. . ARM DOESN'T MATTER » l~‘.S. writes: is it hard on they I heart to get a flu shot in the left 1 arm? ‘ REPLY l No. Right or left — it makes no difference. The left arm usu- l ally is selected in right -‘ Ihauded persons just in case : soreness develops around the site of the injections. i WE DON’T KNOW i R. T. writes: is the ac l u a l : cause of alcoholism known? I < REPLY l No. Many theories have been 1' offered but the reason w b y 4. some turn to alcohol to esca pe. l reality is not known. } S IPS A GENERATION - . Mrs. G. writes: My son h a s hemophilia. If my dautzlitcrs marry and have sons. what nrvy the chances t ll 0 s 9 boys w i ll: have hemophilia‘? R The possibility exists. provid-; ed your daughters carry th e. I trail. 1 . Today‘: Health Him- 3 ‘ Encourage childrcn to lhink.l . Our Yesterdays (From the Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Febnmry fl. 1939 A capacity audience fill ed Prince Of Wales College H all today when the Charlottetown Male Chorus and assisting art- lsls presented a variety concert of outstanding merit. The p ro- gram was under the distinguish- ed patronage of His Hon. Lieu- tenant Goernor George D. De- Blols and Mrs. DcBlois. . -I I Negotiation: by A committee representing relief recipients in Charlottetown with the City Council and the Provinciall Government were at a standstill today awaiting the return to the City of Premier Thane A. Campbell. T h e Pre m i e r had been out of the City on the week- end. TEN YEARS AGO February 6. 1954 Tweny six ..Pmvlncial Boy; Scouts. who over a long peri o d of time have studied and prac- ticed the va 1' l o u 5 phases of. scouting received the coveted ‘Queen's Scout‘ at the hand of their Patron Hon. T. W. L. Prowse. Lieutenant Governor at Government House this after- noon. Mr. James Simpson Palmer. the fifth eneratlon of his family to enter aw, w a 1 admitted to the Alberta Bar in a brief cer- emony conducted b e f o r e Mr. Justice W. A. MacDonald at the Calgary court house this after- noon. GITS LIFE TERM WINNIPEG (C?) — Stephen Kouruk. a 87-year-old itinerant electrician. was given I lift Itnnfllug last June 9 of Anne { l Your-kin. 52. The sentence wan . ulllty to u rcducod.chIrp or; hardening of the arteries. Vari-I cone veins are more likely lofbeouvred successfully to elimi- alfect the circulation in youngcrj a vein is more: likely to be the culprit if it Isl sl enlarged and runs directly in of an antiseptic dressing con-| '89‘ pur- - P05 t ma's ,ln allowing an American flag * opportunity. NOTES BY THE WAW "Billy. [of your little I’! buthc that mud puddle." hat out of Billy: "I can't, ml. ht’! tot ll strapped too light under it ll chln."—Monlrul star. 0 odd thing about hospitals II‘! no this in not the answer to the ; __me "Quiet zone» ‘um p'°bl°m '° “"3 ‘" m’ "u" "E erected in the street outside nt- ° . her han inside the building.- wlnntpeg Free Press. _ru moo no shun on, ,, got Along with except when you an mun; next to them on a bus.-— Brandon sun. Once all human being. the smoking habit. it is just Ilop pos Ilblo men will find I way to 39, industrial plants to stop amok- Fort la lng.— Will in T l In 9 5. Journal. -... The Mexican Proposal By flu-ol Canadian Press Mexico appears to have me- nate some of the immediate danger from the explosive na- ture of the Panama Canal cri- 8. Both the United States and Panama now have the oppor- tunity to back away a bit from their stiff and uncompromising attitudes which threaten to in- flame Central America. The mere opportunity for findlng and dlscuulo opened by the Mexican pro- before the Organization of American states. does not by itself remove the roots of the canal crisis. These are imbedded deep in the ownership and operation of the canal itself and they are likely to remain as long as the US. retains control over the 50- milc waterway and its adjoin- ing 10-mile zone strip. Nor is it likely that any in- fer-American fact-finding body would be able to sustain Pana- chargcs that U.S. committed aggression during the January riots that caused more than a score of deaths. The Americans may have acted in a high-handed manner to fly over a zone school. but this could hardly be consld red the beginning of a military of- fcnsive, PRIVATE TALKS The importance ‘of any new committee investigation is that it will present a vehicle for re- . sumption of private U.S.-Pana- - manian talks. without either . side giving the appearance of; yielding ground. Panama still demands that the U.S. agree to negotiate I new treaty to replace the ex- isting document which gives the U.S. the right to control the l l l l l l l I (I M It!!! Writer Canal Zone In pcnpctulty. Th, U.S. refuaec, u ng, as one high official put t: "We won‘: negotiate with a pistol at our heads." The Johnson udminluntlon in fact. bu adopted I slightly tougher attitude towards the Latin ultunclton than had the previous Kennedy government, The present administration has concluded that the Roberto Chi. arl regime is really after the canal itself and won't rest un. til it gets it. However. the longer the two countries are able to talk. my greater the possibility of mu. tual restraint. In May. the Pan. amanian elections will be over and the present problem mav be allowed to gather dust in bit longer. perhaps until the next election comes along. A NEW CANAL And in November. the Amer. lean elections will be over and the white House may find it easier to make concessions without worrying about the re. action at the polls. Meanwhile, serious thought lg being given in the U5. to the eventual need a new canal, The present one Is becoming obsolete and may become to. tally uneconomic within a qua;-. ter-century. Talk now is about building a «ea-level water-w.w, using “clean" atomic underwa- ter detonation; to reduce (‘0~'l. If that should ever come abo . and there is some quea. tion whether atomic bombs Will ‘he used in this fashion. the US. would be prepared to bring the new canal under it!- ter-American control. But in the meantime. it \\on'l give up control’ over the Pan- ama—not until it becomes com- pletely obsolete or is made so by sabota 9. New Trend In Diplomacy!“-it Chalham Daily News There may be danger that re- ccnl minor troubles— in Zanzi- bar. Cuba. Panama or else- where — may distract publicat. tcnlion in Canada and the Unit- ed States from far more signifi- cant developments on the world scone. The most productive diplo- mncy of the past year has been the achievement of the late Pre- sident. Kennedy. and his succes- sor. in the quiet and gradual im- movement of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Here is a area where rela- ions are slowly normalizing. not through shrewd and spectacular policy victories on either Iide, but slowly and unspectaculnrly. because changed world condi- tions permit the normalization. WELCOME SIGNS A unilateral holddown on the arms budget here. a decision to establish a New Moscow air link there. these are the small indications which suggest the improvement in the mental climatc. What has produced this era of 9 To some careful analysts. It is in part the direct result of the Cuba missile confrontation. Af- ter that Muscovile backdown— KNIGHTS OF PRE-LENTEN DANCE FRIDAY, FEBRUA-RY 7th to P.M. to 1.30 AM Admission $2.00 per couple Limited Number of Tickets For reservations phone 4-9314 evenings only after 8 p.m. K. of C. Home Richmond St.. Charlottetown. Member: and Guests Livingston and Sons Ltd. afternoon February 7th. Kensington Rd. forlossrosulrlngfrom There are several ltotions. however, with familiar. non-equal murder. CLOSED Out of respect for the late Willard Burke. Ben Ben Livingston and Sons Ltd. , BUSTING PIPES Have been common in the recent storms and power blucltoulu. Our dwelling Policies include coverage exclusion; and which you dlould For more information on this coverage consult-— HYNDMAN 8: CO- LTD. Dhl 4-6567 ' that realization by Moscow that missile blackmail was not ef- fective policy against the Unlll‘fl States and indeed was down- right fool- hardy— a whole set- ies of assumptions had to be re- vised in the Kremlin. Policies in the Congo or the Middle East which might depend on Mos- cow's military threats lost their attnactiveness. Adverurism shod some of its mour. MADE EASIER Thereby the road was made easier for Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev to march lowartl reorlentlng his domestic econ- omy—so as. eventually. to pro- duce farm fertilizers and more consumer goods and cope with the falling economic g r o w l h rate. Washington planners have tw- lleved this growth rate was de- clining for some time. th ouch only recently did the Central In- telligence Agency publicly ex- pose its surprising figures. Moscow. of course also was involved in its tremendous quar- rel with Peklng. and has been deeply discommodcd at Prom- ier Chou Enlal’I recent four of an African area which Stalin used to think would ultimate l _v join in natural allegiance wit it the U.S.S.R. COLUMBUS will be Closed Friday Charlottetown fills hnord. lim- be Charlottetown