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PAGE 4 SATL'RDAY.” )TAR‘CEFii:iQ_iSE The Easter Message

The SD‘lIlg’ festival of resurrec— tion and rebirth is one of mankind's oldest. rituals. It, existed. in greater or lesser dcci'cc. wherever the re- ligious impulse revealed itself in man. But ('hristitiuity invested it with a deeper and sublimer mean- ing. which we ci‘uiinieinorztte iii the observance of [faster and to which we give a uniquely f‘bristian inter- pretation.

Easter is not the sign merely of a temporary victory over the grave. It the embodiment of all our hopes in the divine assurance of a life everlas'iug. of the triumph of good over evil 2 of eternal love. time- less beauty. endless compassion that. will not be gainsaid.

In the workaday world in which most of us habitually live. we may give little attention in these things. Rut each Friday a nd Easter bring them again to mind. inspiring thoughts that serve as spiritual sustenance for the days ahead. bringing us more into tune with the celestial harmony.

Tomorrow will be a special oc- casion for church going. for pray- er and praise and thanksgiving. Let us be thankful that. we have in this favored land not only the. freedom of Worship. but facilities for divine services which are denied to so many people it] some parts of the world. We should make the most, of them. “seeking God's house in happy throng."

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The Pension Issue

The ferieral-provincial confer- ence next week should. in all equity. result in a better fiscal deal for this Province. But there is another issue in the offing that may over- shadow everything else. That is the ivrangle over the t'aiiada Pension Plan. already introduced in the Commons still to be tlireshed out on the fedoral—proviucial level. i According to an Ottawa. dispatch on Thursday. l..ilte.r.'ils were still hoping that Premier Lesage would bring Quebec the plan; but there is hardly anything on which to base such a hope. Mr. Lessage has said that. Quebec. has its own pension Fedora efforts have been concentrated chiefly on winning Ontario's support. since without either Ontario and Que- bec the plan can't work at. all.

But. last week in the Ontario Leg- islature it was strongly argued that if Quebec can do better outside the federal plan. then Ontario should stay out too. Since. the Quebec scheme is not far advanced. it will be impossible to say how much it will cost: but if it can provide com- parable benefits at equal or lower costs than the federal plan. it will undoubtedly provide an advantage. For Quebec will have. the use of all the money put, into the fund. Dur- ing the next 30 years this is esti- mated at $8,000 million—a sum which could be devoted by the Que- bec planners to providing funds for new Quebec industries.

Should Ontario stay out. and develop its own scheme. it. could presumably do the same. 0n the other hand, if it should enter the federal plan it would share with the participating provinces 50 per cent of the accumulated reserve. Would that arrangement Constitute a handi- ftp In competition with Quebec for fidusvtrial growth?

‘ Premier Robarts has shown g'reat concern for Canadian unity, and he has intimated that Ontario would bfwilling to make some sacrifices

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to bring about s national pension plan. But there is still the question of how far the federal government will go in meeting his stipulations.

Should this be the dominant theme at. next's week's conference. it‘s likely to dwarf other issues of equal concern to the smaller prov- inces. We. can only hope that this will not prove to be the case.

Those Ferry Rates

Our views we are free to express as we like. but with facts we must strive to be as accurate as pos- sible. And it seems we were “'ilty of a factual misstatement in our issue of March 2i, when we quoted Transport Minister Pickersgill as having assured Premier Shaw, with regard to a proposed increase in car ferry rates, that “immediate steps would be taken to amend the regu- lations providing for the increase."

This statement, we are now as- sured by Solicitor-General Mac- .Naught. did not refer to car ferry rates but to an increase in wharf- age. charges. from which the what‘- yes on both the Borden—Tormen- tine and Wood Islands-Caribou ferry services are to be exempted.

When we assumed. therefore. that the minister's statement af- forded conclusive evidence that a car ferry rates boost had been planned and was called off in view of legis- lative protests, we were jumping to a conclusion that. wasn't war— ranted.

\\'e gather that Premier Shaw also misunderstood the. import of Mr. Pickersgill's letter. otherwise

he wouldn't have cited it in Con- nection with the rumored rates boost. However. the Premier can

speak for himself: we are concern- ed only with our own responsibility in having unwittingly misled our readers on this point.

On the other hand. we Would re- mind Mr. MacNaught that Mr. Pickersgill‘s statement doesn’t prove that. there were no plans for a ferry rates boost. either. Premier Shaw cited other convincing evid- ence to show that this increase was on the. point of being made. and would likely have gone through but. for the attention called to it in the Legislature. It was not just a mat- ter of "rumors", as the Solicitor- Gencral maintains.

We are still of the opinion that the Premier’s warning came just in time. and that. the assurance now received that there will be no ferry rates boost this year represented a last-minute reversal in policy. due. in part at. least to the outspoken ad- verse reaction of our members on both sides to the. news that it was pending.

The moral of which. as we en- deavored to show before. is that it pays to be vigilant.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The number of farmers operat— ing under provincial marketing boards in Canada and sales of con- trolled products are increasing. Some 250.000 producers were in- volved in marketing boards last year. an increase of 10 per cent over the year. Sales exceeded half a bil- lion dollars.

l. i \ An insurance company in the lfuited States is offering policy-

holders using automobile sczit belts a 50 per cent increase in medical and confinement benefits. The in- creased benefits are given at no extra cost. and constitute a striking tribute to the efficacy of this high- way safety measure. I I ‘ The Canadian LIN. force in I (‘yprus. like the British. will have. the thankless job of trying to pla- cate both sides in the struggle. Ac- cording to a news report. neutrality goes so far that British weapon pits have to be circular so that they point to neither side and two men have. to occupy each pit. one looking toward the (i reek quarters. the other toward the Turkish sector. * i

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According to a (‘anadian Pacif- ic Railway vice president. Canada is on the verge of a $3,000 mil- lion investmciu boom. What dis- tinguishes this statement from the usual overly-optimistic forecast is the stress placed on resources de- velopment. In fact the CPR official predicted the boom would almost . entirely involve development of l natural resources.

FISHING THROUGH THE COLD WAR ICE

Rheumatic Fever

And Prevention

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen Rheumatic fever differs from

diseases like whooping cough

does not confer everlasting im- munity and the victims usually are left more susceptible. But. during the last e5

recurrencies.

The second and third siege ll rheumatic fever may do addi- tional damage to the heart. Pre- vention centers about the group. A beta hemolytic streptococh that trigger the malady. Strep

sore throat. tonsillitis. or scarlet fever generally precedes rheu- matic fever 15 30 days. The trick is to eliminate the micro- organisms before they have a chance to set the stage for the second attack.

This can be done In different Mays. Every gster who has had rheumatic fever should be gibeln an antibiotic or sulfa ho

QLTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Rore Compliment For Canadian Woman

Its a very rare compliment for a Canadian woman to selected by the US. magazine "National Biisincss Woman" as the subject for its feature called "Careers Unlimited.“ But that ‘ compliment has just been deser- vedly paid to Hamilton - born Mrs. Stellanova Brunt Osborn,

Living up the adjective "un» limited." Irs. Osborn has crowded three separate cat“

eers into her life. As a skirted egg ~ head. she has been schol-

ar. writer and lecturer. As married woman. she has been wife of 3 Governor of Michigan

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tState, And as a lover of man-

ind she has played her greatest role as the dedicated power~

‘beliiiid - the - scenes in a great

international association. One of her unusual fields of ' was medieval English.

' She became will ~ known as a ‘ lecturer. and as

the author of many books and articles in the field or histm‘v. geocranhy and

3 literature in the Great La ke 5

region.

“Perhaps most siznificam’ly." declares the National Business Wom I “she is a founder and

ltlie only woman officer of the

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POTATO MARKETING ROARI) ‘ Sll‘.»~ We note that our mem- bers of the Legislature are very mllf‘ll divided as to the value and general purpose Board First would we evpect this Board to accomplish very IIllIt'll for the farmer when they

haven! a dollar to work on right now'’ They have to hire lawyers in twin their case to

collect one cent per ha: fr 0 m farmers and dealers, We as po- tato growers should be ashamed of ourselves. \sk any union man what it cost him to be a member for one year

How many of us know the (‘a- tholic Farmers Federation Quebec raised their dues the other day from $3 to fit) a year. Again have we forgotten that our old Potato Growers Association charged us farmers hundreds or thousands of dollars to operate and sell our potatoes. And re« member Mr. Roultcr as manatb er and '\Ir. Pcppin as chief pota~ to inspector did a mighty good job But let us remember Mr. Boulter tried charginq his grow-

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ers five dollars a year. but it didn't work. So he put on the hidden tax and it worked 00

per ('f‘nl. \I'lie' we nch today is qualified men to travel aboard in the interest cl' srlling RE. hiL'h quality seed potatoes.

Have we forgotten how Air. Peppin would go after us if we neglected our crop‘.’ It was .\li‘. Peppiu that introduced tuber unit CI'OWIITZ‘. What happened liere'.‘ \I‘e allowed the big bovs in the business with two~row plant- ers with the results of inferior seed stock

(fomni: hack to the Marketing Boari I say out her in the bar- ness not only to grow good spuds but to regulate the sellinr: of good seed at a price that will give the :rcwcr a pro it for his work. Also llllS would eliminate the cut price selling that our Minister of Agriculture. .\Ir. MacRae. has informed us is go» in: on every year.

What about our Federal Gov- ernment Wheat Board? is it not this Board and not the it he at growers or even the wheat pool that sells and finances the whole operation? Have we ever read of the Western farmers wheat pool bi‘lllIlL' wheat? Tliey organize the shipping of it and that's a big job. And last but not least let us vote at least two cents for 73 lbs. for doing a good job. What will we say if we lose both our table stock and s cc d market?

I am. Sir. etc. It \RRY PRIIIHAM Alberlon. T‘ FLI.

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SEEKS PEN FRIEND

Sir. - When I was a child I read L. M. Montgomerys “Anne” series of books. Evei sincethat time your lovely 1;.- Iand has had a special place In the pages of my mind. It occur red to me recently that perhaps I could find. yes find a pen - friend from your Particular part of the world. Someone who would be willing to tell me of life over there. whileI in return could portray in my letters, perhaps a little of the beauty that sui rounds us in Orange New South Wale

Orange is a city. a busy hustl In; city of 22.000 people. I won-

derful Illl‘ll'lllQ. :rowin: c i t y with a lIOI‘IIHL'P of health.

a ymui: married “ottilm. and l have two small children. azcd 3 years and 12 months. My interests are wide and range from childcare to geography.

So please find me a pen-friend

if you can.

I am. ir. etc.

i.\lRS.t HELEN SMITH 58 Prince St. Orange. N.S.W.. Australia.

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SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION

Sir.— We the members of the Clinton Women‘s Institute wish to comment on a matter I \\lll(‘ll we feel we have far creat— er knowledze than even the .\li:i istei' or personnel of the Depart- ment of Education.

First of all we would say that we are all mothers of school or preschool children. The matter we refer to is the consolidation of Elementary schools in l".E.l.

We feel that the present policy of teaching grades one- f‘lLIlII in our rural schools is the most sat lsfactory and suitable system for our province.

(‘onsider the length of ti m 1- small children would be away from homes‘quite a n ii iii b e r would spend in excess of two hours travelling per day Par-

. cuts of such children would also

spend many anxtous hours in times of storms or icy highways Teachers in our c nun t r y schools are in much Closer i-on fact with their pupils' parents. Tlis :ives tlieni :reater under standing of each child‘s environ- ment and ability. In case of con solidation of our schools would seem reasonable the stan- dard of education for teachers accepted in these schools. would be raised. This could have an adverse affect on some of our young people, Many career and professional people have used rural school teaching as a spring board to higher education. From an economic stand- point, consider the cost per pupil attending a Regional High School. School tax has risen by 1'25 per cent in most districts since inception of Regional High Schools. A further change to consolidating e l e m e n t a r y schools would probably mean a 00 per cent increase from our previous rate. At inc overhead and diminishing in come for farm families this In- crease might well be the siraw that camel's

the total cost of an education scheme. the Government in u s t subsidize. and we the people must pay in the end

While on the subject or ednca- ‘

tion we would like to comment on the vocational area of our most young people possess some tal- ents. In case of boys it s e e in: unfair that such lads possessing hands gifted in carpentry. me~ chanics. brick-laying. etc.. must be rejected If they cannot meet a certain academic standard. We must remember some nt our best tradesmen have little formal education—yes. even some statesmen and world leaders. We are. Sir.

etc. Members of Clinton WI.

Mrs. William Cotton. secretary.

a time of ris- .

large cities many youngsters who should receive this prophylaxis not 2 If. for a variety of reasons,

In Chicago. rheumatic fever is a reportable disease and e health department and heart as- sociation are making a concert- ed effort to locate those with a history of rheumatic fever and heart disease. Families who cannot afford the preventive me- dicines get them free.

A plan to prevent the fir It bout of rheumatic fever also is gaining momentum. Throat cul- tures are made on children with an upper respiratory infection. and the results are reported to the family physician within 24 hours. An antibiotic is adminis- tered immediately, if beta hem- olytic streptococci are present. The treatment is continued for 10 days to eliminate all traces of the organisms

Rheumatic lever occurs in only a small percentage of those with this type of streptococcal infections. There Is no wav tell ahead of time who is suscep—

tInternational Movement for Al- ; 'lantic Union." :

This movement advocates the '::.oii of an Atlantic federation on the framework of the North . Atlantic Treaty Organization. ' It was founded in Paris. France. i

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where it maintains its head- quarters. Its North American office is III Washinston. IISA

and there Airs. Osborn works as Secretary for North Ameri- ‘ca: actually her activities are bi - continental. in Canada. 1 USA and in nine NATO coun- tries of I‘liropo PRAISEI) BY LEADERS i Ali's. ()sborn‘s efforts i'l bring ' .this great challenge home to 'the peoples of the cradle region loi rleiiiot-rary. around the North Atlantic 0 c e a ll. have been i ‘ raised by the politicians and pri-Iussirs. the generals and the tycoons of many NATO nations. \s secretary for the Interna- llllllill Movement for Atlantic L‘iiioii. Ali‘s. Osborn is in contin- ual touch with prominent citi- zens in NATO countries who sup- port its objective of a compre- ieiisive. powerful. wealthy and .pe e m ai n taining United States of the Atlantic. These in- . elude Prince Bernhard of the . Netherlands. (i e n e ral Pierre i 'Billotte and Robert Scliiimaii of France. Anthony Eden and Lord Boothby nf Britain. Lester Pear- son and Senti'ir Wisliart Robert- son of Canada. Will Clayton and P.I“. IIriiudiz’Ie ‘

of USA. literally hundreds of others of t simi a" dvistiiictoiu. ‘ MEMORABLE DATES _ Mrs. Osborn tells me that her .seeretnrial duties have recently a covered an Important share in‘ organizing a remarkable birtli- day party in New York (‘ityl On ‘ 4th March a lunch meeting was ‘ lie'rl in lllf‘ historic It‘raunces Ta- vern. near the Battery. to cele- brate the lffith anniversary of the birth in New York City of the world's first federal union. government. and the 25th anni- versary of the Iauncliint'. in the same ('ll_\’ of “Union Now —— a proposal for a federal union of the Democracies 0 North Atlantic." This was the widely acclaimed proposal by Clarence Streit a pi'tlll’l 5 al which. Airs. Osborn believes. would avert the repel-tron cf sucli >lll- cidal frictions asItliis century's world wars; a proposal whose acceptance. . Osborn belie-

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\es. could successfully he prom- oted throughout the Atlantic . World by her native ("lllill.'.\'.

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anada. and her adopted cnun~ ry. USA. working together.

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Our Yesterdays

i (From the Guardian Files)

1 TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO : ; (March 28. 1939) l Canadian Airways weekend l service between Charlottetown- Summerside. Moncton- Halilax v and Saint John would be luau:- lurated. HIr\\'(l)'S officials an‘ -iiounccd. Pilot HS. .Iones. sup- ; crintendent of Canadian Airways l here expects to make the pre- ‘ liminary trip to complete ar» ranzemcnts.

Potato markets herc appeared ' uncertain with the p o s s i bl e , threat tubers irmu Alaine nnuln l upset the (‘anaditin market witn- in the next few weeks. Local produce dealers said practically no orders were coiii‘uu in from Upper (‘anada where marki‘ls l appeared fully stocked.

I TEN YEARS AGO (March 28. 1954)

“I believe the future of the i tourist industry lies in the motel line not in the construction of cabins as has been the custom during the past five years." slal- ed Premier Alex Matheson dur ' in: the discussion on tourist ac- commodations in the Legislature.

Over an garages and sutomo ‘ tivc repair stations in the Prov- lnce are listed In the annual Maritime Trade Directory to l ‘ 1953-54 which is published by l the Imperial Press of Halifax.