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PAGE 6 FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1962,

N.B. Potato Problems

Mem!

Of interest to farm producers in |

this province, as well as to our legis- lators now in session, are the rec- ommendations of a royal commis- sion to improve New Brunswick’s potato industry. The 233-page re- port, prepared by a five-member commission appointed in 1960, was tabled in the N.B. Legislature this week, and recommends a number of tangible steps to be taken as soon as possible to establish a_ provincial potato development program.

The report finds that the potato industry in New Brunswick “has been unable to organize itself into a group capable of giving active, in- tegrated and continuous attention to those basic problems which require the most collective thought and the most rational collective action.” While collective marketing of potatoes 1s not regarded as being feasible at present, it finds “a strong need for a suitable potato industry organiza- tion.”

The report suggests joint action by the industry, a re-organized pro- vincial potato branch, and federal agencies with a program centered in four interrelated areas of research, production, marketing and process- ing. The first task, it adds, should be to consider redrafting the N.B. Potato Industry Act. Specifically the act should be rewritten to provide suitable legal provision for the or- ganizational machinery and the de- velopment policies to be adopted by the industry.

One of the principal recommen- @ations is for the establishment of a primary seed farm purchased by the provincial government. and run by the federal government. This farm, it is suggested, could be located fn a remote area and each year would make available a quantity of disease-free seed for foundation and certified seed growers.

The report finds that “during the Yast decade and a half New Bruns- wick has been standing still while Prince Edward Island and other prov- inces have moved steadily ahead.” This may be a case of distant pas- tures looking greener than those at hand. In any case, the problems which have plagued New Brunswick potato growers in late years are much the same as those with which our Island producers are confronted. This would indicate that a joint ap- proach to their solution could be advantageous to all concerned.

Berlin And Geneva

The Moscow government news- paper Izvestia is making its custom- ary contribution to harmony at Geneva by reviving the threat that the Soviet Union will sign a treaty with its puppet, the East German fegime of Walter Ulbricht—pre- tending that this would give East German Communists authority to geal off West Berlin from communi- cation with West Germany.

Such a treaty, it implies, will be signed unless the United States, Britain, and France show “willing- fess to seck a constructive and agreed solution.” It is unlikely, of e@ourse, that such an agreement could be reached except by assent- ing to Communist designs. But twice Moscow has set a date for an East

~ German treaty and twice postponed » ft; this would indicate that it is not fn a hurry to bring the issue to a

head.

« Actually, as the Christian ficience Monitor points out, both sides are leading from weakness tn the efforts respectively to harass ‘or to protect communications with West Berlin. The Western powers

axe m me difficult position of an outpost of more than two million persons ‘more than 100 miles inside Communist-dominated territory, But the Communists may be in an even more difficult situation.

Without the protection of Rus- sian cannon the Ulbricht ' regime would not last an hour, and there have been rumors that a new Com- munist satrap might be substituted for Herr Ulbricht. The silence with which Soviet Deputy Premier Mikoyan was greeted in East Ber- lin recently is only one of many evidences of the unpopularity of Communism there.

Moscow may hope that by ham- mering on the German situation it can nettle the Western countries into rejecting arms-reduction pro- posals that would have a propagan- da vaue. And, of course, the divid- ed city of Berlin is and will remain a burning issue in the disarma- ment talks. Certainly, if Premier Khrushchev was serious about wanting to solve the problem of armaments by dumping all wea- pons into the sea, there would be no better place to begin than with the burp guns of his own control- led East German border police.

Two Of A Kind?

One issue about which very few people are going to get excited in the Dominion election campaign, says an Ontario exchange, is that of the difference between contributory and non-contributory pensions. Mr. Pearson, over a month ago, made a strong play of the contributory feat- ure in his outline of the pension scheme, suggesting a plan that would produce pensions of up to $610 a month for married couples. Almost immediately after, the Conservative government proceeded to hoist the pensions actually being paid to $130 a month, for married couples over 70, These pensions, technically, are non-contributory; but from the point of view of the taxpayer, the distine- tion is about as much as the differ- ence between two dimes and four nickels.

The typical taxpaying Canadian is paying now for the old-age pen- sions he will get if he lives to age 70. He is paying, as a result of the 3-3-3-formula, at the rate of about $138 a year.

The three per cent old-age secur- ity tax he pays, hardly without realizing that he pays it, along with his income tax. It is deducted from his wages or salary before he gets his pay envelope, and he becomes aware of the payment briefly, once a year, when he fills out his income tax return, There is a limit of $90 on the. amount of old-age security tax collected from any one income tax payer, and the average amount col- lected is $46.

The second three in the 3-3-3- formula is the three per cent Domin- jon sales tax which is assigned to the old-age pension fund. In hidden price increases on the things he buys, the average taxpayer puts up $69 a year in this way, towards the cost of his old-age pension.

The third three is the three per cent special levy added to corpora- tion tax, for the old-age pension fund. One way or another, either in increased prices, or in reduced divi- dens, the taxpayer pays this, too, at the rate of about $23 per year per taxpayer.

What would happen if we had contributory old-age pensions, in- stead of non-contributory? _ The “contributions” would be dedutted at source, just like income tax and un- employment insurance. They would be forwarded to Ottawa by the em- ployer, just like other deductions from the pay. The taxpayer would be aware, as he is aware now, that his pay envelope lacked something, but that would be nothing new.

EDITORIAL NOTES

According to a BBC broadcast, fishing nets made of high density polythene yarn are now a common sight on the decks of British traw- Jers. These plastic nets are only a third of the weight of the conven- tional manilla type, and since they do not absorb water, they remain as light during fishing and are far easier to haul in. They do not rot, and lose none of their strength even in temperatures of ten degrees be- low freezing. Trials at sea have shown that these nets have lasted for eight long deep-sea trawling voyages compared with just one trip with manilla nets. They also make a big reduction in the “drag” on a trawler, which means, in turn, much lower fuel costs.

RUSSIAN SABRE DANCE OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Redistribution Without Gerrymandering

The population of Canada reached 18,238,147 on Ist June last year, according to the cen- sus-takers. This marks a huge | increase of 4,250,000 in our pop- ulation in ten years.

The growth and migration of our population since the pre- vious census poses a consider- able problem in the representa- tion in our federal House of | Commons. The number of MPs | elected from each province, and | the size of federal constituencies, | must be altered to reflect these This exercise in the pai ways offered an op- portunity, avidly seized by the political party in power, to sit) the parliamentary throats carefully - chosen opponents. GHOST OF LAKE CENTRE

Just so did the late Jimmy Gardiner, the longtime Liberal | “poss” of Saskatchewan, at- | tempt to eliminate the man whom he correctly adjudged to | be the greatest threat to the Li- | beral Party — John Diefenbak- er. The Liberal Government set

PUBLIC FORUM

‘This coiumn is open to the discussion |

‘correspondents of questions of im ot neces |

‘enter into any soreapntenes oe. Ing letters submit

——$— SUGGESTED SCHOLARSHIP | Sir,—There recently appeared | in this column a letter over the signature of George W. Tilley suggesting the idea for the founding of # scholarship for medical students from this pro- vince in memory of the late Dr. F, Seaman There mut be hundreds ot people whose acquaintance a experiences . Seamai | skills and deep understanding, particularly regarding payment | of fees, leave similar memories. Mr. Tilley said it very well, but would like to add my personal experi T arrived in this province dur. ing the winter of 1940-41 with the first contingent of the RAF. Early in March ‘41 1 was rushed 10 the P.E.I. Hospital where my

appendix was removed by

“Seaman. I believe I was the first or second airman to be admitted to this a hoeoi for treatmnt

beyond the Force sick bay, | Every moraing during his

rounds, Dr, Seaman spent con- siderably more time than was medically necessary with us until we found it a Dleagure « ven to have him come and

stitches, For an introduction te the people of this Island, one couldn't wish for a better repre- sentative than Dr.

Seaman.

, the removal of |

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up as usual a committee | sub-committees of Parliament | to arrange this ed gerrymandering of constit- uencies, to give effect to popu- lation changes revealed by the 1951 census, The Saskatchewan sub - committee, ed by the Mr. Gardiner, carved up Mr. Diefenbaker's constitu- ency of Lake Centre, and swamp- ed its carcass in the predomin- | antly CCF constituency of Moose | Jaw.

| in turn might ber

scope ofthe Air) |

and

time-honour-

master-mind-

But, as history records, “The |

Golden Voice of the .Prairies” | in 1953 arose phoenix-like from the ashes of Lake Centre, was elected in Prince Albert, ai to gain the strength and posi-

by all-party support went on

tion to shatter his tormentors.

As a matter of principle, rein- forced by this personal exper- ience, John Diefenbaker promis- ed that, if he should become | Prime Minister, he would re- | move the task of redistribution from the political slaughter- how id put it in the more judicial hands of an impartial commission - as is done in Britain and other sophisticat- ed Commonwealth countries. END. GERRYMANDERS

This promise was recalled in the Speech from the Throne at the opening of the present ses- | sion of Parliament, “For the

Seeks Supvort

By Harold

Fat 14-Yr.-Old Is money Boy

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen FAT. BOYS often become fat

vant esity. He is five feet - inches tall and weighs 208 pounds.

“I have many friends of both sexes,’ man writes, “make A’s in school, and an

and eats a quart of neanut butter every three days and a loaf bread every two day!

He has six soft Gan, heaety, 15 oranges, three or noe slices of oe a day. These are in addition to the usual breakfast and din- ner, He loves pork

to his height and 22 pounds in weight during the last year. He now averages a gain og a pound every two weeks, He thinks “being fat is fun” and why not? He consumes two hot fudge sundaes and two milk every afternoon, Candy bars, salted nuts, hot dogs, popcorn and ice cream cones are a must at the movies.

This letter might be a phony but I have had two patients who ate like this. 50 much time and money on food, little was left for other activi-

se persons have & compulsion to eat; others ob- from

ibber also must be

fed. It is possible this fat

has an Interlorty complex and gets inne section from hiding

ive body

first time in our history,” mised that statement of gov ment intent, an independent commission will be set up

handle this important but ‘elt | cate task “in an equitable mai

ind upon an objective ba-

oe

It will be a lengthy task to pass the legislation setting up this commission, to draw up its ground rules, to man it, to per- mit it to complete its work, an

| finally to enact legislation im-

plementing its recommendations. It seems most improbable this could be completed before

| old time erysipelas act? What

on that | feat takeateanTeepat anaitche|

the forthcoming general elec- |

tion.

But at least a start could and no doubt will be made, The Commission may need a fae committee of three to handle the

work in each province, plus a |

main committee. That is why Canadians may be needed cap- able of handling this important task equitably and objectively.

Time and the opportunity are now knocking, calling for Prime Minister Diefenbaker to implement one of his rightly cherished and blessedly pro- mised reforms of a previously corrupt political practice. We can be sure that that knock will be heeded, to remove a scar | from our public life.

For Embargo

Morrison

Canadian Press Staff Writer

Within a matter of weeks, the | U.S. administration 1s expected to launch a new appeal among the powers for a trade embargo against Premier Fidel Castro's Cuban regime.

The new appeal, it is under-

stood, would be taken up with each NATO individ- . in contrast to the broad

roach made to representa- tives of all NATO powers at one time in Paris last month. | By negotiating with each country individually, the United |

St

one or two NATO members who | aded to

wlloasoe others inva gradual

buildup, of a stronger antl

Castro club in NATO.

OUR YESTERDAYS From the Guardian TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO | (Mar. 16, 1997) At the invitation of the Wo-

man's Missionary Society North Granville,

enjoyed, The Family Album, with de scriptive reading-and illustrated old songs and readings, was another delightful feature.

Preparations are fast reach- i»

of the Brenda | Cuban

U.S. authorities admit the powers would like to align their policies with those of the Organization of American States on Cuba did not produce the desired results.

The OAS has not gone as far aa the United States in em- ro trade with Cuba. But |

t_ undoubtedly is the direc-

33 | Spreads gradually with a sharp,

tion in which the U.S. hopes to

lead her latin friends. INDICATE TROUBLE NATO reluctance to support the U.S. on Cuba came before Castro's announcement of food rationing for the Cuban people ision which Americans interpret as indicating growing internal economic mismanage- ment is regime, coupled with a shortage of foreign cur- Fency in Cubs caused mainly by the U.S. trade e ‘cubans, used to lard and other basic foodstuffs

from the United States, paying dollars: |

for them with sugar sold on the U.S. ging imports with home - grown production

bow in latter ea years included de- a rather large

velopment | Settle ranching tndastry,

It included big ranches, be- longing mostly confiscated ws the on re

ime soon iro took power. A lot es cattle since then have been slaughtered ~ Cuba now finds Po short of beef

contest— Eventual; tomate wtueh tunes place at tho Fores, | tetieve, the Cubes os id March 24.

“help lead to" tneseasea Internal dissatisfaction and un-

feel thei is ing off. Trey or ‘an he

i

to Americans, |

|

{ his, This is the only way he can dominate the little kids. Well, son, don’t blame me if you can't get out of the way of that car when crossing the street or if the Brooklyn bridge should cave in under your weight

(Dr, Van Dellen will answer

| questions on raedical topics’ i stamped, self-addressed enve- lope accompanies request.)

—_—_—_—X—X—_—KX—X__ NOTES BY THE WAY

‘The trouble with socialism is

in in any other is one of those which revolves around the sun, namely, the earth, — Woodstock Sentinel-Review.

Too many people today have

ture as a declining industry. This is not so, Canadian agricul- ture is expanding in all but

one respect — the number of people required to run the farms. — Farmer's Advocat

Sir Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of the Central African Federation, has decided to call a general election in the near future, but hi ives are far from clear. to go to the November, 1963, His United Federal Party over- whelming ‘majority, threatened In the. past only, by supremacists of extn Right; if anything, Sir Roy's fruitless talks with the British Government over the Cor tion of Northern Rhodesia have }ow tended to drive him further toward the policies of the Right.

Why then should Sir Roy in- volve himself in an early elec- tion which he is sure to win? The answer may be that he would like to demonstrate that the ruling white minority is sol- idly behind him, This might be the encouragement he w

a5

ERYSIPELAS

A. L. T. writes: How does the

is ead cause? a beret pany

lids are swollen. | REPLY

Erysipelas is a streptococcal infection that favors the face. The organisms usually enter through a scratch or small wound, followed by chills and fever. The reddened area

slightly elevated border. Prior to modern antibiotics, the con- dition lasted two weeks. Now it can be brought under control | within 24 hours.

TREATMENT OF PLEURISY J. L. writes: How is pleurisy in a woman of 69 treated? REPLY

The any other age? Antibiotics to combat the | infection, salicylates or codein lor pain, and surgery if fluid or pus is present, The chest dom Je strapped with | sdhes tape in a woman of the skin ls too sensitive; an elas- tic bandage is better.

RANTING AND RAVING F. F. writes: Is there chance a man with a territle temper and high blood pressure will go insane? He rants about any little thing that annoys him. REPLY

Probably not, but a condition worse than mental disease (like stroke) may develop if he doesn't learn to control his tem- per. Some individuals react in this way to the drugs used to treat hypertension,

ALAS, POOR YORICK J. K. writes: I'm a 55 year 01d bachelor bo work in a cemetery, digging graves. While doing 80, I think of ev thing imaginable. Would a tran-

qu down my thoughts?

REPLY No, but it's worth trying. You'll still "have ghoulish

thoughts but you won't worry f0 mi

TODAY'S HEALTH HINT~ Prolonging life should not be confused with prolonging death.

The Age Old Story

is delight le tn (hs law of the Lord; and in doth he tmodliate ay tnd. night

‘er a brief Mines. He joined the civil serv- foe in 1908 andr etired in 1940, A star for of now defunct National Lacrosse

id re- quire to sever political ties with

the multi-racial Federa- tion into a white-dominated in-

a tendency to think of agricul- |

Manager: It's like winking at s girl in the dark. You know what you're doing but obody else does, — Montreal Si

In Connecticut a pedestrian was’ charged with murder for the shooting of the driver of a car that splashed him. There. but for the lack of a gun at the crucial moment, * necsante of us. — Chatham

Central African Policies

Globe and Mail. Toronte

a lent nation, along the lines ewes by neighboring “

a move would bring Sir aoe ant bitter conflict with the British Government, which has offered the African majority gradual progress toward equal partnership. The tragic conse- quences of colonial upheaval in ibe Gongs and Algeria are too

fresh be lnaied in this con- text. Sir Roy may well be count- ing on British TWastance to pre- cipitate another disaster, but he cannot or should not overlook bd wider court: of world opin- nm.

The time has vanished when small white minorities were able to dominate numericaily stronger racial groups with the backi powers. By striking a blow for, white supre- Bey Sir it remove the last hope of a working par- tnership between black ai d

white, and result in the expul- sion of all whites from Central Africa.

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