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’Wsttongest memory is weaker

than the weakest ink’ PAGE 4 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. 1964.

A Matter Of Protocol

9 " ‘The mixup in the complimentary

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tickets to the Diefenbakers for the

jgoyal ball and royal variety show in ,..Charlottetown during the Queen’s L‘irisit here seems to have made quite a! stir at Ottawa. As noted in a dis- "patch in our columns yesterday, the “Official

invitation accompanying the tickets requested payment of the rather stiff entrance fee for both events. In the words of the

,Ottawa Journal which devotes a : hunt-page article under a 6-column

heading to the matter, this turned

out to be a “bureaucratic boob”

Which has now been rectified. “The invitations with a price on

; them,” explains The Journal, “are I for the lucky few among the com- mon taxpayers who get to go to such 3 things. , known in the odd world of protocol , as ; Mrs. Diefenbaker, it turned out. are among the guests,’ so may ignore the price at

The paying customers are.

‘non-official guests.’ Mr. and

non-paying ‘official

" the door. ‘It was a mistake,’ was 'all the Royal Visit people would .’ IEly-n

It came to light, though. only af- ter Parliament’s attention had been

.45 lled to it by a Conservative mem- r, who asked whether Mr. Diefen~ mker, a member of the Queen's 3th}! Council and a former Prime

5 I inister of Canada, was being given ‘. ‘e brush-off in the royal visit ar-

'ngements. To this Mr. Pearson allied that the Opposition leader

:4” ill be treated on this visit in ex- t‘fictly the same way as members of fire Privy Council and former Prime i” inisters were treated in previous ryears on visits of Her Majesty to gianada.”

However, it was admitted that

Q — . . a «311 this instance a clerical error had

been made. As for the Ottawa part of the program, Mr. and Mrs. Diefenbaker will be the first couple to be presented to the Queen at the Chateau Laurier, and they. of course, lwill be invited to the dinner the Queen is giving at Rideau Hall. But the Opposition leader will not get to go to the Prime Minister’s luncheon 'for the Queen for the reason, it was officially explained, that the Queen wished to meet her ministers—and Mr. Diefenbaker is not one of them. i Because space is limited around the table at this function, not all the inembers of the Cabinet will get to sit down either. So they will lunch, in shifts, so to speak, with Her Majesty. Some of them at Char- lottetown, others at Quebec City, and the rest at the federal capital.

Under Consideration

It is to be hoped that something pill come of the assurance that an ibxtension of the Prince Edward Is- land national park or the establish- bIent of a second such recreational preserve is under consideration at Ottawa in collaboration with th e iprovincial' government. This ques- ~ n i was raised in the House of Com- ' ,. ... recently by Mr. Heath Mac- ~ e, and was replied to by Na- ... Resources Minister Laing, .. referred to a joint survey now

_ der way to determine such an ex-

‘ ' eion of the park area on the Is- 'd. . It is time that this matter was ht publicly to the minister's " 1”" Mr. Mime 00m. 'ed that an offer by the Island

nttoturnoverneceeaery

had been conducted there for many years had been abandoned, and the special hall provided for its imple- mentation had been closed early in August.

He also urged greater develop-'

ment in the Rustico section of the park, and some special attention to the Fort Amherst historic park, an area which reflected both the Eng- lish and French regimes in eastern Canada.

The minister in reply expressed regret that the establishment of the P.E.I. national park had not taken place earier. It was, he said, a coast— al area with “one of the most beauti- ful extended beaches in all Canada. without a doubt.” But with the priv- ate development that has taken place behind the narrow strip of land, its expansion would be an expensive un- dertaken.

“However,” he added. “we will keep in touch there and do the best we can to expand the park. We are now engaged with the province in a joint survey and working closely to- gether to see what can be done with respect to giving more depth to the park, or probably look at some other area in another part of the province for a second park."

This was not a very concrete an- swer to the criticism voiced by the junior member for Queens, but at least it holds out some prospect of improvement. Provided, that is, that further time is not wasted in completing the survey and getting on with the job.

Blood—A Human Right

Last year 1,639 Prince Edward Islanders required 3,023 bottles of whole blood for transfusions. These needs were met because public spir- ited citizens voluntarily donated their blood through the blood trans- fusion service of the Canadian Red Cross. Through this means, blood is available free of charge to any- one in hospital who needs it. And because it is free, sick and injured Islanders saved more than $75,000 last year.

The money saving angle, how- ever, is not the most important part of this great humanitarian segr.» vice. What is important is that through it, an individual’s right to life can be preserved by his fellow men. For there is no substitute for blood. When an individual loses great quantities of his own blood through an injury or surgery, trans- fusions of whole bood or blood pro- ducts is the only answer.

It isn’t possible for everyone to enter the medical profession and allied sciences in order to help pre- serve human life directy, but it is possible for healthy individuals to participate in the Work. And there is no doubt that one of the best ways to help maintain man’s most basic right—his right to life—is by do- nating blood through the Red Cross.

Residents in the Charlottetown area will have an opportunity to do their share along this line when Red Cross blood donor clinics are held at Zion Church hall today and on Wed- nesday and Thursday of this week. At least 1,065 donors are required to meet the objectives for the three days. However, since the province is presently some 300 behind in its quota, it is to be hoped that the objective will be substantially ex- ceeded so that some of this loss may be recouped.

Since the Red Cross in this prov- ince is a partner in the P.E.I. Unit- ed Fund, it is dependent upon the United Appeal now In progress for the money with which to finance the blood transfusion service as well as its many other programs.

EDITORIAL NOTES

“Beautiful and valuable things often come in small packages, and Prince Edward Island is a shining example," writes Charles Lazarus in an enthusiastic article on our tourist attractions which appeared recently in the Chicago Tribune. We see no reason for hiding our light under a bushel, either.

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For the first time next year Britain will be host to world pigeon fanciers for the International Pig- eon Olympiad to be held at London in January. The organizers are the Royal National Homing Union, of which the Queen is an active patron. Her pigeons, raced from a loft in Norfolk—the Royal pigeon keeper Is a carpenter on the Royal estate- have already achieved success in racing this year.

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ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE

PRESSES ON UNDAUNTED

The "New Flog By Christmas” Spirit

Arthur Blaker In the Montreal Gazette

The mettlesome Mr. Pearson hesitated not a moment to tell a television interviewer: “We're going to have a new flag by Christmas." And lest there be any misunderstanding. he mlde it clear that the new fla g would be based on his maple leaf design.

How Mr. Pearson could know with certainty the findings of a special committee h lc h hadn‘t even begun its delibera- tions when he spoke. and how e could be sure of securing be- tween now and Christmas the Parliamentary agreement on a flag design which has been elud- ing him since late June, he has not yet disclosed.

But these considerations. triguing as they are, only serve to emphasize Mr. earson’s daring in setting a time limit for the resolution of this difficult problem from which a majority government headed by

shrewd and experienced a Para

liamentarian as Mr. King might have fled in near- panic.

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One theory, which has a sub- ,

stantial following on Parliament Hill— and which includes some members 0 Mr. Pearson's own party— is that he dislikes ztnd distrusts these deadlines much as most political leaders. but stumbles into them through sheer ineptitude.

This theory might be entirely convincing were the flag— by - Christmas development one of a few isolated incidents.

NOT SINGULAR

The proposition is. overwhelmed th weight of the evidence that Mr. Pearson's devil-may- care em- ployment of deadlines is a mat- ter of deliberate policy.

One of the novel devices by which Mr. Pearson secured of- fice was to wrap up a formidab- le bundle of election pledges, large and small. and promise that they would be translated in- to reality in the memorable "sixty days of decision."

This was the employment of the deadline with a vengeance.

Mr. Pearson gave it a real try. But it was an impossible undertaking. And even today, a year and a half after the Liber- als took office, many of th measures which were to have been introduced and passed dur- tng tile sixty days of decision await disposal. It was Finance Minister Gordon's first budget, introduced in great haste as part of the sixty days. til at plunged the Pearson government into its first major crisis

Even Mr. Pearson heaved an audible sigh of relief when the sixty days of decision had ex- pired. It. wasn’t the kind of ex- periment that invites repetition. An . est-son accordingly, had shied away from the appli- cation of a rIgid deadline to an entire bloc of legislation.

But he has continued. right up to the present, to apply dead-

however. e sheer

lines to individual legislative and administrative items. OTHER HEADLINES

The Canada Pension Plan has been the subject of several deadlines. So were those choice pieces of legislation designed to aid university students and mun- cipalities.

Indeed, the flag controversy it- self dates back to the applica- tion of a time limit—two years from date of taking office— for the submission to Parliament of a new and distinctive Canadian Flag.

DoIIors Well Spent

London Press Press

It seems Great Lakes waters are costly to maintain and even more expensive to keep pure. Possible diversion of water augment the diminishing levels was estimated from one to two billion dollars; in seven years Ontario has spent a bi]- lion in locating and eliminating pollution and. expects to snend another two billion in the next 20 years for purification

The general manager of the Ontario Water Resources. David C. Caverley, indicates that co - operation with industr- ialists has aided in the lake water cleanup. This is tied in with this organization‘s effort to force sewage disposal on scores of municipalities.

The four billions cost seems enormous but is a matter of vital import to this province. Pure water not only is an essen. tial to good health; it permits a

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A lesser man might have be- come dismayed, somewhere along the line, by the disasters i that have punctuated the suc- cesses and veered to a n o t h or course. Mr. Pearson, however, has pressed on, undaunted. And certainly his audacious un- s'irinking adherence to govern- ment- by- deadline is one of the 1 most exciting acts since the i Diefenbaker Cabinet committed group harl-cari by numbers be- fore a distinctive national aud- ience of millions.

many million dollar resort in» duslry, it allows fish to live for recreation and for profit; it permits homes being built along pleasant rivers and lakes. not afflicted by stench and stagnation.

To the resort habitue one of the ugliest pollutions is oil waste dumping by passing ships that stains bathing attire and blac- kens bodies as it spreads to beaches. The deputy minister of transport believes that tougher penalties are necessary. He will seek heavier fines against shipping lines that permit such practice.

Tribute nmst go to pollution seekers. They are doing a work that is difficult to assess in not 5 us] dollar benefits. Yet if these billions are not spent we woulr‘ be living amid cesspools as our population grows and we don’t improve our sanitation met hods.

Merger In Reference Works

Ottawa J ournel

The best dictionary of Ameri- can English ls considered by most scholars to be Webster's Third ew International Dic- tionary.

The in 0 st highly regarded compendium of general know- ledgt in the world Is probably the Encyclopaedia Brltannicn— though one dissenter published a book this year called “The Myth of the Britannica."

No wonder there Is a stir in il- braries and among devotees of reference works with the news that Encyclopaedia Britannica. Inc.. of Chicago. la purchasing the G. and C. Merriam Com- pany. publisher of Webster’s dictionaries,

The montage will probably be butually adcvantegeoue though it was eplty that the publisher of the Britannica had to cell It a "logical diversifica- tion for us" — as If this we the CPR buying a trucking firm.

Merriam - Webster was a re- latively small ~ organization and

Unforgettable“ Report

The results of Canadian royal commissions have varied greatly, any have faded away, and are now quite forgot ten. But the report of the :- chembault Royal Commission of 1937. which investigated pri- son condltlons In Canada. is a document that nobody can forget.

The death at the advanced age of 35 of Joseph Arch- ambault comes as a remind e t that his work an the head of that royal co on tended to overshadow his many other services. . _ Even apart from his services as royal commissioner he won: have had an Interesting and hopo ant career. But the Arc- hambeult Report becacne a document of historic signific- ance for the whole of Canada.

It was all the more Impressive for having been

sotborouebb

prepared. The commissioner s headed by Mr. Juetice Archam-

b a 111 t Investigated without bias prisons across t h c country. They reported th at:

own eye-witness findings.

The report exposed the crow- ded couniflone of the Canadian prisons, the racketeeripg by the guards, the whole want of purpose or meaning to what was taking place. Little by little reforms have conre. More are planned, and are bound to be brought about. But Instances oi racketeering are still being re- ported. Crowding Is still evid- ent. Direction In still an .

What the Ambentenlt of 1987 did was to [Ive Canada conscience about prison reform, If the voice of that conscience has been Insufficientl’ heeded. It has not, and never will be ll- need.

it had all it could do to keep up with the tin of new words and new meanings for old ones. Web- ster‘s philosophy was that public, not the editors. decide d what words meant and it t a k es some research to know what the public is saying these days.

The study of language has be- come more scientific since Sa- muel Johnson could sit down and compose a dictionary or Noah Webster toog it on himself to give Americans their own guide to the English they were speak- ing.

Ebenezer and Daniel Mer- riam found e the Man i a us Company in 1797. When Noah Webster died in 1843 they shrewdly obtained the rights to his works. They obtained a name that sold more dictionar- Iee than Merriam could have done on Its own. The Brit- annica ls proud of Its reputatn Ion but surely not so proud that II Ill take Webster out of the dictionary business.

lBl’l'ONS FOB CYPRUS

LONDON (Eastern—Britain soon will announce that It will continue to maintain Its contin- gent of about 1,000 men In the United Nations peace keele

xt Dec.

The UN Sec extended until Dec. 28 the date of the peacekeeping force.

Disposable Med. Supplies

By Dr. Theodore It. Van De Hospitals are in a revolution- ary period. They are switching from reusable to d’spoubl- equipment. It Is cheaper and safer to buy sterthzed needles and plastic syringes, use them once, and throw them away The more substantial glee: syringes can be used Indefinite- ly but must be sterilized after each Injection. This ‘ bur cost can be saved with disposable items. In addition, the manu- facturer guarantees absolute sterility of the articles. and the needles are sharper because they never have been used. A paper - machine. eterlli bedpan costs four cents. Ordin- ary bed S‘s -. ° re exten- alve and so Is cleaning and ster- Ilizinig them after each use. Dis- pofable urinals also are avail- e. '

The same can be said of nurse and maid's caps, collars cuffs, aprons. end gowns: there is no laundry expense. amicago Wesley Memorial hospital uses 50 to 70 disposable Items, In. cludlng syringes, needles, sur- gical gloves. intravenous and blood transfusion tubes and set'—“ ups, and many other materials Acquiring an adequate supply of these items is expensive. In addition, drastic changes In hos- pital design will be required. A two-month supply of poplar- mache bedpans and urinals for an 18-bed ward. for example, needs 144 cubic feet of space. Another necessity is incinera- tion for disposing of these dis. posable . . 0n the other hand a formula room in the nursery no longer will be needed, cause some hospitals now purchase com- mercially prepared formulas In disposable bottles with nipples Dishwashing space may be re duced because dishes may be discarded after use. Donald K.’ White of London believes one hour per week of nursing time per patient is sev- ed by employing disposable ma- terials. When this plan becomes general, all products will be standardized and available at a moment‘s notice.

AN OBSTRUC’I‘ING

MEMBRANE

R. F. S. writes: What is hya- line membrane disease?

REPLY

A congenital disorder in which the inner lining of the bronchi and the air sacs is covered with a sticky membrane. This pre- vents oxygen from entering and carbon dioxide from leaving the lungs. Most infants with this disorder do not survive, espec- cially when it is extensive. RECURRING STIES. .. r Y. F. writes: Can repeated sties damage eyesight?

REPLY Not as a rule. On the oth er hand, recurring sties may mean visual defects that could be cor- rected with glasses. TODAY’S HEALTH HINT- Old age has its nuisances and its blessings.

NOTES BY THE WAY-T"

Nellee II as Aberdeen. lest- land. Jeweler's store: “Eterni- ngs, guaranteed for twe ..la I

“Exercise? Sure. I believe In exercise." said a Fort William businessman. “What do you do, golf, garden?" asked his busi- ness friend from out of town. "No, I have a o my own. When I’m watching TV or reedlng at home, I p the ash trey on the other side 'of the room. That means that every time the ssh builds up on my cigarette. l have to get up and walk across the room.”-— Fort William Times Journal