out than Inn-rd Inland Lilo no at lb Prince Mire! Do Pl.‘.I ; Ibo ni-on (umpan) Ltd bl L 1'00‘. Publifiu and General Mauasu bu. lflditur lumber (audinn llailv \«--sauapcl en Au:-caution thnadiui Pi . Muntaxlid and Albertm Natl all) by rhnmsnn Newspaper: Advertising son 00 King sued in omnto Unl. Mu alhtaii st in em 1030 West (Zeuiui. siiec-I ‘llIlIll\Il onetuwn summeruon It I an fi Carrion than u. ‘ moo outer Prov-wen nd i7-Aci~:"4'**T ’ net: 27, iti:i_7 Better Poets, indeed! Froin the St-ottisli \ii-wpoiiit it was had enough the liI'ill-‘ll (iovernmcnt to turn down a request for a special stamp, sliowiiig Queen for i:Lli/.abcth and RtIl)t‘ll Iiuriis. in '_'l)IIllIlt‘llltIl’£llltill of the great baids goiltli aniii\crs;ii'_\. That was a slight to Scottish pride, but perhaps a forgiyeable one in \lt‘\\ of the tradition which forbids the Sover- eigns portrait being shown \\itli that of any pei'st~n not of the blood royal. But to sa_\. as an liiiglisli meniber of l’arli.iiiiciit (llll. that "tlicre weie bcltcr poets. air\\\ay" is somctlniig tli.it will not be for- given for a long time gt come, it at all. in the land of the heather. Postmaster ticiicral .\larples, an Englishman, may not‘ understand the “niceties" of llurii.s' poems. That is his misfortune. But it is not an excuse for ridiculing those who do, still less for belittling the idol of Scotland. L'nless~ we are greatly mistaken. (‘on.scrvati\e candidates North of the Tweed will find that out to their discoinfiture when elec- tion day comes around. Here's a brilliant chance for Canada to take the lead in a really cultural undertaking. Coitsideriiig the bizarre designs which many of our stamps have pictured in recent years, a commemorative one for such a distingiiislicd person would do as much for (‘ommonwealth unity as anything else imaginable; for there are men and women of Scottish ancestry utider every flag in the Commonwealth — many of them in exalted positions of respon- sibility. Weak internally? Nikita lirushchev, the Russian Communist Party chief, has in- cluded Canada's E\ternal Affairs Minister Smith in the “rising num- ber of voices in the West supporting peaceful co-exis-teiice". Others sin- gled out for special mention were George Kennan, former 1'. S. Ain- bassador to I\lo.scow and the Ameri- can publislier \Villiam Raiidolpli Hearst. Just why in‘. Smith was accord- ed the dubious honour is not clear. .\'othing that he has said since as- suming office has indicated that he is more itlclllicd to seek a peaceful solution of Ea.st—\’\'e.s't problems than was his predecessor Mr. l,cstei' 8. Pearson. ('ertaiiil\, it is the wish of the ('anaili:iii tiovcriiinent and 3f all the \\'cstcrii (lH\t‘l'llnl(‘lll.\ to find some way of settling disputes- '.ieaccfull_\. No one but a madman .vould e\cti giyc a tlioiiglit to war so long as there is the sliglitest chance of avoiding it. Mr. K h r u s h c ll e \_ for some reason known only to liimsell‘, at- tempted lll his ieci-nt spi-ccli before the Supreme Soiiet to inake it ap- pear that the \\'«-st is determined to destroy the .\‘o\iei "sy stein". 'l‘ln_s, of course. is iioii.sen.sc. if that is the way the Riissiiiiis ‘ti ant to live, no one in the \\c-t is going to argue about it. .\ltei li\mg under I dcmoct';it'_\ fin‘ Lzciieiatiotis not a faultless flt‘llltit'l'.ll'k, by any means. of life just not but a lie“ the same - \\' c .s t e r ll e r s going to abandon it for political and But they liayc no pretty wa) Pill‘ economic sla\ cr_\. desire to force it upon people zvhich apparently doesn't want it and which. in all prolialiility, would not know how to handle it if it came their wa_v. For be it remembered that the Russians have never-known I free way of life as we in the West understand it. The West's quarrel is not with the Russian “system" as such but rather with the imperialistic terror which the rulers of the system have Impaled ‘on helpless peoples who want to live their own lives in their H fium-dim: l cause of its world-wide conspiracy, helps to strengthen the traditional aggressive tendencies of the Russian State. It certainly did not create them. They go back a long way, back to old Mu.scov_v. Mr. Kl'usllt'h(‘\"S recent protesta- tions would almost seem to imply that the "systeni" is weakening in- teriiall_v. If it is, so much the better. of course. A Good Showing \\'hcii Parliament resunics on January 3 a large iolume of un- finished business will but the present already been an inipiessive one. It has per- mitted the (iovernment to make good on most of the Throne Speech program outlined by llcr on October l‘.’. The l)oiiiiiiioii- provincial coiifereiice on fiscal rela- tions has been held and the Atlantic I’roviiices better remain: session has .\laie.st_v have been assured of a deal pending the calling oi another conlereiice earl_v in tin- year‘. Old age and other pensions have been increased. ’ l.e-_;i_sl;ition to provide grcatt-i' prices .slabilit_\ in l'ai'in lllll'()tllli‘t‘tl. albeit with opposition critici.sni w hich dc- lays its passage. A start has been made on the national do-velopiiient program, especially in respect to power facilities in the I\laritinies. Discussioiis on the South .\'askatclie- wan dam have proceeded. 'l‘a.\es have been reduced, not as niticli as many hoped, but still reduced. There have been some reductions in gov- ernment expenditure, although they have been overshadowed by rising costs in other fields. Some progress also has been made in dealing with the estimates. As Parliaments go, this is by no means a poor showing. There is weighty business ahead, nowexer, and no more time than necessary should be wasted in political bicker- lng. has been Japanese Fisheries JAPANESE FISHlCRll~.‘S . . . According to an official report, electronics is helping the Japanese fisheries industry enlarge the scope of its operations and increase its catch. Boats of only two to three tons, as well as large fishing vessels, are being modernized with elec- tronic equipment. On an 80-ton boat. the various electronic devices —radi0. ultra-short wave. radar, loran, direction finder, echo-sound- ers. fish-finder and sonar-— fill the wireless operator's room, the bridge and the chart room. Most popular device with fisher- men is the fisli-finder. This device adapts the principles of an echo. sounder used on merchant ships and warships, can find even a single fish 130 to ‘.300 metres below the sur- face. aiid locate OltJt‘('lS adhering to the floor of the sea. EDITORIAL NOTES l"ort_v-thice persons died ac- cidentally in (‘anarla during the (‘hristmas holiday. thirt_v-six of the deaahs being due to traffic at-t-1- dents. 'l‘rul_v an appalling toll for a counlr_\' of ('anada's population. i O Q ('ardinal Spellman who is now on his annual trip to lfnited States forces in overseas bases in his "='*PH<'ll.\/' as Military Vicar did not go emptyhandcd. In the prclate‘s lU£!£!-‘HIP. Were 30,000 rcligioii.s med- "'9 3 l'<ll'8f‘ number of religious cards and 2 million cigarettes. O Q Rcasstiring news comes from the chairman of a survey (‘nnjnjitino of the (‘anadian lnvestmeiit (‘om- panies, who that Canadian “"0"0m.\' Nhould remain at a high level in 19.38. The committee esti. mates (‘anada's output of goods and services in 19.37 at a record S."i(l,.3()() million. states O O The international World (‘alon- dar Association. from its head- quarters in Ottawa. continues its efforts to promote the adoption of the new method of reckoning the ycar. It involves a readjustment of the days of each month, with the first in each quarter having 3] days and the other two 30 days (\a('h_ At the end of each year there is a world holiday. and to accommodate the leap year an additional world holiday is allocated every four years at the end of June. Thus. Christmas Day would always fall upon a Monday and other moveablc holiday: would also have a set place in the calcndar. , The Pensions Boost Dilemma- Winnipeg Free Press GOING UP! hi the llouse of (‘onnnons. Mr. Richard Hell. parliamentary as- slslzllll lo the Minister of Finance. hinted that the Government in- tends to iiicrease the pensions of former civil servants. lie was speaking on I resolu- lltln. moved by the Rev Dan Mc- l\'oi'_ who argued that civil ser- vants and former members of the RCMP who retired years ago on low pensions should have their pensions raised to keep them in line with those paid to public ser- vanls who retire now Mr. Bell that such increases were “possible ,leasible and jtisi “ No one spoke against the prin- ciple of Mr. .\lclvor‘s resolution. That is not surprising. Undoubt- edly many civil servants who re- tired when salaries. and pensions were much smaller than they me today. are finding their pensions inadequate in the face of contin- ually risiniz living costs. It would be a pretty hard—hearted sort of person who did not sympathize with these people in their predic- anieiit POSI-IS QFESTIONS But to increase their pensions. hiiiiianitarian and well meaning idea. as it is, poses some ques- tions. If civil service pensions are increased, does the (‘.overnment'.s responsibility end there" Or does | ' go farther‘? lf civil servants i l I and ex - members of the RCMP are entitled to a pension increase. then s u r e l y similar increases must be given to retired mem- bers of the armed forces. And what about people who. while they may not have worked for the Government, sank their sa\ings in government annuities to provide for their old age? is the Government prepared to in- crease the return on these an- nuities. purchased years ago. so that they will today have the same purchasing power that they had when they were bought’? Civil Servants have r i R h t s. earned by" their service. to pen- sions of fixed value in money. That was part of the conditions of their employment. But to ' crease the money value. in or- der to offset the effect of infla- tion. would have nothing to do with pensions in the ordinal" sense. it would be an additional expenditure out of general reven- ue. paid for by the taxpayers. Has the former civil servant. just because he happened to work for the government any more right to be protected against in- flation, by a charge on the aim- munity at learge. than anyone 5 . else. SHOULD NOT DISCRIMINATE It could perfectly well be argu- ed that, since any increase in New Map Of The advent of artificial satel- lites has stimulated man's inter- est Ill the skies New legions have touted the worlds oldest fratern- ity the stargazcrs ~- know to every age and every land Only a few career astronomers, using powerful optical and radio teli's'cope_s_ work at expanding our (‘ll4'll'l(‘d universe by record- ing remote clusters of billions of suns far beyond our home l.!fllZlX_\'. l 'll(‘ \lilk_v Way But everyone can iind beauty and challenze to the iiiiigiiiatioii in the 2.500 stars vis- ihle at one time to the tinaided eye on a clear. dark nii: For the rapidly expandint! fra- ternity of sk\' watchers the lie- ccinbi-r \atioiial (leograpliic \ia- ga/iiic carries a large map of the llc;i\ens in color. with after- diisk blue predominating Thel wall st/c supplement sheet. 4'.’ by '18 I it c h e s_ is cramnicd with charts and fact IN (‘0NS'I‘l-‘.l.l.. map. a year in prepara- tion by the National (leoizraphicll Socielvfis cartographic staff. fea- l s TIONS hemisphere canopies as if \l(‘\\- from the North and South '. These hemispheres depict stars which eye can readily see rltis the faint pat- tern of the Milky Way and a few nebulae and star clusters. .ach star‘: brightness is indicat- ed by iiize. from brilliant Sirius. the Dog Star, down to a few of the 6th magnlide. The two hemispheres bear gold labels naming I constellations. each identified by red lines con- necting its principal stars. A- round te rim of each hemis- phere —- the celestial equator — l2 sectors of the iiky are marked with the month in which their constellations will be most prom- inent. iind with the )2 signs of the ancient and venerable zodiac. or “Animal Circle‘ Ancients observed that the sun moves across the heavens in a prescribed yearly path. known today In the ecliptic. They divid- ed this path of sun and planets into 12 parts. each identified by a constellation. An inset strip at the Dttom of the map shows this course with the 12 Twlnii. Bull. Ram. Fishes. and so on Flight smaller insets reveal other con- stellations and their physical forms an imagined by the an- clents or the In our groups. 0 lilo from the Northern tiircs the night sky in two large . The Heavens tury. Forty Southern Hemisphere constellations. classed as mod- ern. could not be seen by the an- cients from their northern crad- les of civilization and no belong to recent times. CHARTS ON REVERSE Elsewhere on the map, the pla- nets are depicted‘ in relative size. with notations that will help the: sky watcher to find them among the stars during the next four _'ears The very name. planet. is dcrivgd from a Greek word meaning “wandt-ring." s l n c cl these satellites of our sun have seerningly erratic paths of their , own. The map reveals .. Saturn. \lars. Earth. l in color drawings and concise‘ text. The rt-terse side of the new supplement presents 24 star charts. one each month for the Northern and Southern Skies They were designed by Dr. Don- aid if. Menzcl, director o the Harvard College Observatory Each chart is hourglass shap- ed with the narrow waist repre- senting the sky directly over- head; top and bottom edges re- present the northern and south- ern horimns. Each is labeled with the month. days. and hours to which it applies. Each be rs scale to Indicate the extent of its stars’ visibility at various latit- udes. Accompanying instructions are in terms that the novice sky ‘watcher can understand. CHANGE SKY PICTURE > Four little minutes a day make monthly sky charts necessary. ex- plains the Geographic article in- troducing the Map of the Heav- ens. _ ' Though our solar day adds up to 24 hours. one full turn of the earth in reference to any one star takes nnl_v 56 minim-s. earth, while rotating. is also tra- vellniz apound the sun that we see the conatellatlona in sllizbtly different poitltlonii from th so they occupied the previous night. The four minute difference adds up to a full 24 hour: in a year. As I result. many famili- ar star groupa at time: are erbead by day and cannot M O < . The Government has just done. l pensions must be paid for by the people of Canada as a whole. the government should not discrim- inate against retired persons who are trying to live on non-govcrn- ment pensions or on their person- al savings — both of which have diminished in real value just as much as have the pensions of for- mer civil servants. l l something about this problem by‘ increasing the old ageqaensions which are paid to everyone 0\(‘l‘ 70 — as a supplement to his per- .onal income, not as substi- tute for it. If the Government goes further. and tries to protect some personal incomes against the effect of inflation. should the line be drawn" gically, there is no line. If the Government is going to pay a further supplement to people who happen to h a vc done onei particular job before they retir- . ere is no case for denying such protection to all retired peo- ple who need it. VICl0US- ClR(‘l E But ‘ if the Government should. try, in this way. to see than no one is hurt by rising prices. the I sheer magnitude of the opera- tion. would. in fact. defeat Government‘; own ends. Large xtra merit: this scale would inevitably help to set off another round of price increases. which would leave the real value of pensions much. where it was before the extra payments were made. In attempting to cancel out the Ill effects of past inflation, we would be creating more inflation, and still worse effects. ‘ ' cious spiral. The better way for everyone would be to stop the spiral. No one wants to stand in the way of retired civil servants get- ting the extra money that many of them need in order to make ends meet .Btit they should it made a favored class. And therefore, before the Government embarks on such a program. it would be well advised to take a considered look at what it would be getting into. PUBLIC FORUM I'll: column D Q In «upon to the discus- y cnirroqnzlentn of question ol catered. nu Guaidlan doe: not meet urtly endorse the opinion of toner pendants FINE PRODUCTION Sir, —- Your article in Tuesdays paper on the St. l)unstan's Uni- versity Players‘ presentation of “Christmas in the Village Square“ while factually correct, was in- complete and therefore not en- tirely fair. I refer speclfit ally to you‘ statement that the audience for the first performance was one of the smallest ever to witness a play in Charlottetown. True, only a few dozen people saw that per- formance on December 23. that instance. however, the play itself. on the players. or on the city play-goers. For on that particular evening the vast majority of people, busy with pro-Christmas obligations, did not have the leisure to attend the i re. I venture to predict that sev- torium, tbua confirming my be- lief that good drama competently presented is widely appreciated in our community. nbermore. five young Cbarlottetonlans who comprise the cut onact their parts i t where ‘ l Sell-l-lelp In Attack Of Gout ly llermaa N. Bundciiel. M.D- T? NOTES BY THE ‘WAY Like most ailments. gout re- quires treatment by I physician- A _ tithe! There are. however, many things laays there will be a’ bumper nup- you can do to help mlpfine 3'0"’ ply for'Chrlstmu. That‘; the part condition should you fall victim to this disabling illness. CAUSE AN ATTACK Gout results from an accumu- , lation of uric acid in the bodv v ;we always get —-_ the bumper.- lnrandon Sun on the late of Jersey a man is while we are no, e,.,,..,,,, ...,...;..; ;sent to jail for unlnx insulting about the reason for this accum- ulation of uanes. we do know] that foods containing purine play . a part in the initiating an attack. For this reason. most doctors language to a dog. A law. especially if it could be ex- tended to those who abuse para- keets with baby talk.—Winnlpe| splendid advise theil gout patients to a- T1'ib""¢ void foods with a high purine con- tent such as kidney. brain. liver, oil. sardines, ant-hoiies. meat ex- tracts and even larger beer. AMPLE l)lI-‘T This r e a l l y doesiit put too much of a strain on the diet be- COIIIZIIII pTH(‘ll('Clll_\' llll llllflllt‘. th i No cause foods such as the iollowing ‘Wm comes uie uninsured driver lose: In the long run the uninsured: drivers are their own wont ene- ‘my. They undoubtedly argue that will not have an accident. person actually believes be But when the accident ey Milk. butler. cults. clwcsc. si>in- 'the right to drive until the Juda- ach. caulitlowg-r. llriisst-is sprouts 'm(,m ‘gaunt mm 1.,“ bun mid corn or maize. wliiie flour and] white bread. grains such as In full. which in some instances wheat. 1.“, and ham?» mm m,_ | will be for life.—-St. Catharine: trient fats. chocolate and sugar. I Standard I Generally. all other vi-gt-lalilesl also are permitted with the ex»; ceplion of asparagus. and potatoes Salds. truits an nuts are usually torbiddeii . Complete bed rest is most help- ful. It might be .'id\is;iblc to keep the affected joint iii one position by the use of splints t'llll(‘l‘ with or \\'lllltilll .\’E<llltll)HLl‘ Pl&l(‘lll£ the blankets atop it bed cradle will keep their [)l’(‘S- . sure from botliering lllu let! l While some patients will find; relief by application of cold com- presscs to the trotilili-soiiic joint, most will do better with inoist or dry heat STAY (II-‘F I-‘I-ZIIT One thing l wniilil like to em- phasize is the iieccdaty of stay- ing olf your feel, if your attacki of gout is in the leg. iiiililr your doctor says it is all riglii for you to get out of bed if you put the, weiglit of your bod) on a goutyl leg too soon. _\oii‘i'e apt to (level-l ( a se\ere attack very iiiiickl_v.j Doctor- have se\cral ‘ legumes I D 8 P P9 I1 D tratc pleaded he sneezed twice while approacliing an was unable to prevent hitting I c Windsor Star ilriias -‘ Eighteen persons We often wondered what would if an accused driver leaded sneezing a defence. Now we know. A Stratford magis- convicted a driver who intersection and ar stopped for a red light. - WANTS PLAN STOPPED Wl".l.l.lNGTON. N .. lReuters\ —-The New ealand Federation of Labor Monday urged the .ealnnd government assisted -,eration's president, trick Walsh. said New aaland is unable at the present rate without ag- gravating her financial difficult- toss. to stop all immigration. The fed- I-‘lntain Pa- to continue immigration FLOODS IN CEYLON COLOMBO. Ceylon iReuterst- died wido- wliicli will be of great help L‘ol— . spread torrential rain and flood chiciiie probably is one of the during the weekend, according to best in can be l0.'tl(‘ in high dos;i'.'c. Some most cases. alihoiigli itfrcports reaching here Monday. bed Hundreds of homes were was doctors tell their gout patients to away in the rains. which mined carry a couple of colcliiciiie tab- mm‘? lhfln 20.000 ICFCS 0' CTOPI l lets with them at all times. Ql'I-ISTION AND .\N!s‘\\'I-‘.R DA 1 liayc been told I am‘- becoming deaf in both cars (‘aiii sharing with an electric shaver cause this'.‘ I All.\'Vl‘(‘|" It is not lll\('l_\ shav- ing with an electric sliziicr can cause any car damai.:c or prodiice ‘ deafness. A WIND - BORN!-I , . ‘ l.F..\I-‘. A \\’lllfI~l)()l‘ll(' maple leaf 7.lLI rag-_ )_, . . ‘ ill,‘ I fly‘ I- l .ticked at the window I fell away to join the pane then; multitude of other, blown , dead leaves that strewed the‘ ground is disai'i‘;iy. ‘ i heard the lick and turning saw. it stay a iiiiiiiit-.it at the glass. ed by the sky. as if it waited. havlniz had itsl outlin- to see. if I had something to re-E P .V It did not give me time enough‘ to try I o utter any thought it may. have .stirre 5 before it liimbled out of sight, and I l could never hope to find the pro-l per wot M l to answer to a leaf. alive or dcad,l ‘even if I knew for certain what,‘ 'it said. ‘ - xlflllll s l.. Ylloiitagiie in the I\cw York Times. MAXIMS Let us take thingit all they are, not as they ought to be. OUR YESTERDAYS (From The Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVI-I YEARS AGO ( . " l l9.'l2 Christmas was celebrated this year in the \ iiioiis public in- stittitioiis of tlic (‘lit where through the kindness and gener- losity of friends. children less for _tunate than their little neighbors enjoyed the lioliday with ‘and goodies. The Protestant Or- phaiiagc. St. \'iiicent's in-pliannize Charlottetown Dispensary. P.E.I. Ilospital and the lily Elospital put on special Christmas pro- grams for the children. I Mr. H. C. llislop .\loiitreal. General Traffic Manager of the Canadian National Railways. and Mr. P‘. M. Smith. Moncton, N.B., Superintendent of the Atlantic Re- gion arrived in the (‘ity last eve- cal plant before proceeding to other Maritime points. YEARS A60 27.‘ 1047) TEN (Dec A three-day conference to lcch- to lowinfl El. if at it if i and disrupted road and rat com- -. municatlona. The Age Old Story And even to your old age I am he; and even to boar hair: will I carry you: have made and I l V w ll bear; even I will carry and will deliver you. People buy The Gun and read The Guardian To Buy! An adnnn-or nay: there 1, lfllhllfl U VIIIIC on the moon With all those craters it prob‘. bly couldn't even provide got; parkinx lou.—Edmonton Jouriu. A on so in tiny things they cant at ‘ford. but can‘! afford to pass by, —Su-atford Beacon - Herald l There In a new craze in iii. United Kinzd hich might emu the Atlantic to invade Niirii America. it is a craze for lltlltli time dancing. Thousands of vim. en in London’: west End eating their king and rolling around noon-hour clock.—-Sudbury Stat The centenary of Canada lllllltl Confederation is coming in 1967. It is high time that ('.. i..w Ian: put their minds to ('9l('lt.'..‘ in; it worthlly. Many of the -i».. in] event: already suggested in connection with ‘ en longer planning. If for ex... c. it i d sired to haw tle Queen sojourn here, the I'llllli. .- 0: Olympic games take pliici» ill to hold a plenary session of I ll - ed Nations at Ottawa. the lt I start “plugging” our llllllllliil' birthday throughout the \\Ull(l now.—Toronto Star _UNGRADED aces Our paying price for ungraded eggs (l(.‘ll\i‘l‘t"tl Charlottetown today is -—- Grade A Large . . . .l. . flfuc Grade A Medium .. . . 3‘. Grade A Small . . . . . . 28c Grade B Grade C Cracks For quick payment prompt return of emeti cases, ship your eggs to CANADA PACKERS l.lMlTED Charlottetown t‘ '.’R(‘ 16c ............ 16c .'«ll‘.l' rdicii to read - - - - --—______,_.,. POU Loading fowl, Monday and Wednesday chicken and capons every ated plant in Summerside. vance. Phone 7886 collect for pick up service. URBAN MCQUAID Solltllpofl LTRY until noon, for eviscer- Please book in ad- SATURDAY NOTICE Batt 8. McRae Limited Will be closed all day 93: stock-linking . DEC. 28th CHAIN "cur Tl-IE When It Conn: To Chain Saws com to siuiisous-suns ' DAVID BRADLEY SAWS A FASTEST" _ l bargain sale in where wom. ' .11.’