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I pp The 20c Raise

There are two ways of looking i L. at the Fifi a month increase in the Federal Old Age Pension rate. One is that it was intended solely as a tiny, tiny bit of election bait. This is a plausible view (though not ncc(x- sarily the right oncl in view of the fact that the increase was announced in an election year. although the Federal Treasury was just as well able to absorb the cost last year and the year before as this year. The other view is that it was in-

economic benefit to those pensioners . (about two-thirds of thc total num- ber. it is estimated) who actually - need the money. This View is mot as plausible as the other: but that doesn't mean it must be dismissed without consideration. Either way. it is what the late President Roose- velt used to call "plcayune stuff." . Whatever the sophisticated cynic .3 t 3 may say--and he is usually a loquac- lous person-one hates to think that '. ?' any Canadian in his right mind '.' . - would barter his vote for lucre. In I, any case, even if there be a con- sideration here and there, one feels reasonably certain that 20c -a- day bids would find no takers. It may be true, as was said long ago, that , "all that a man hath will he give - for his life.” (since it was the devil who said it. it is perhaps better not to put too much credence in it!) but he will not give it for 20 cents. And certainly no Canadian has in his possession anything more valuable than his right to vote according to his conscience. on the economic angle. a 20c a day raise is pretty low compensation for the inflationary spiral in the cost of living. As was pointed out in the Commons, :1 51 a day raise would no more than put. the pension on its original level: so it is hard to see how any government could look upon the pittance as even a partial answer to economic need. Therefore. as much as one hates to do so, one is forced to admit that the first View Seems to possess the greater plausibility.

Mr. Pearson & Nasser

At last. External Affairs Minister Pearson has shed some light on the Canadian Government's official at- titude towards Middle East prob- lems: and, however much he may try to gloss over the situation, it is abundantly clear that appeasement of the Egyptian dictator is still a part of the policy. "If Russian arms ,, are pouring into Egypt," said Mr. 3" Pearson, "it would not be wise to I ” attack Nasser in such n way as 10 drive him irrevocably into the Rus- sian camp." How else can this state- ment be interpreted except as indi- cating a readiness to kowtow to Nas- scr in the hope that gentle treatment will somehow turn him away fmm Rlissinn influence?

Docs Mr. Pearson think for one moment that these Russian arms which are "pouring into Egypt" will be withdrawn on the strength of kind words going from Ottawa to Cairo? Or, does he believe that (Tan- ada's overlooking Nasser's repeated ignoring of international law will somehow put an end to this flow of arms? To ask these questions is to realize how ridiculous they are: yet, judging by Mr. Pearson's statement, he evidently believes that there is a chance of both questions being answered In the affirmative. Another statement by Mr. Pear-

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wiped off the map Thus far, thank goodness. the Canadian Govemment has not seen fit to comply with these demands. And that the reason Will" N:ISS"r and his diplomats are not saying that Canada is "catering" to their wishes. If Nasser were a reasonable man he would admit that. so f:n'. t':nnidn has shown him much more consideration than he had any right to expect.

Exchange OI Skills

An interesting and somewhat novel experience in the exchange of skills and ideas has been announced by the Fcllcrnl Vncniplnymont Com- inissi-ui, which is sponsoring the progrum. it concerns an agreement between the Governments of Canada and France for the admission to ; cuch collntry of :1 small number of I )oLlllL: men or women to undertake I on-the-job training in fields of their I l

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l the plan visitors will be given work permits for one year; these, on re- quest, may be extended for another six months. When the training period

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for their respective homes unless authorization for extension is grant- ed.

l5'.viricntly. no provision is made for fin:mci:iI assistance of any kind, which means that the trainees will be expected to pay their own trans- portation and other costs incidental to the program. It is simply an ar- rangement between governments for admission for this particular pur- pose. Perhaps it would be better if some assistance were given; for, of course, young men and women who are able to pay their way are not always and necessarily those who would profit most from a program of this kind.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Nova Scotia's Minister of Agri- culture is quoted as saying "farmers are caught. in a price squeeze and I are disturbed about it." That's put- ting it mildly enough.

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The President of the Canadian l-ierlcrntion of Agriculture says that in his opinion Finance Minister liar- ris' forecast for farm incomes in 1037 Is ”much too optimistic." He , can blame the coming, election for that. (iovcrnmcnts are always over optimistic in election years. It's a sort of disease with them.

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New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade is always a colorful event. This year it was made especially noteworthy by the presence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin who happens to be a Jew :1 good Irish one. how- cver, who prr--"Q.s'PS all the charm of the musical brorzuc. 4

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I llrinr to Iicr interview with Sec- l'cI-!” Hf Flute ltulles. Mrs. Golda

TIMI", I-l,n'l": lvirirziiflll Minister, Ob- scrvcrli ".lln)Iw I'll know more after I talk uilh him." She did well to qualify hcr assurance; for a talk with llr. Dulles can be a very con- fusing experience, as many diplo- ' mats have learned over a period of years. 0 O O The Gaff Topsails. the highest point on the C.N.R.'s Port Aux Bas- ques to St. John's run, has nlways been bothersome to both train oper- ations and telegraph communications during the winter season. The latter problem, according to an item in the St. John's Daily News, has now been solved by the laying of a cable across the range for a distance of 23 miles, thus doing away with over- head wires. O . O O 5' From Dr. Albert Schweitzer, cm- inent medical missionary, author,

ANYWAY IT'S SPRING!

PUBLIC FORUM

This column in open to tho dlncnb ion by uu ennondentn of qnentlu If lntnrut. The Gunrdlnn does not nonu- nnrlly endorno the opinion of nuns pondnntn.

UNFAIR TREATMENT

Sir. - Have any of our Govern- ment officials been over to Rocky Point. Fnirview. or Cumberland this winter? If so. how did they get there? Rocky Point and vicinity has become n forgotten place-no telephone, no roads. no plow. I wonder if It is all politics; if our poll had gone Liberal would we get any better service?

After the last. election, Mr. George Kitson stated that we would get nothing in the line of service from then on. and this is one time at least that he has kept his word. However last fall he refuted this statement. and he and the Hon. Mr. Macxny promised that n plow would come directly from Clyde River to Rocky Point. and up through Cumberland and Nine Mile Creek. Did they do that? This road hasnt been plowed for a week and sometimes ten days after a storm. Our teachers couldn't get to their schools for days. Rocky Point school was closed from one Friday until the next Friday. and at that the teacher had to go to Charlotte- town via West River Bridge a nd wade across Rocky Point Ice. Do you think that is fair to the teacher or the district?

Last week our roads worn opened with a bulldozer. nnd the snow- plow was to come after and clear off the road. The road was left so that a horse and sleigh hardly could drive safely over it. If the snow-plow had been doing its work properly and winged sway the snow our roads wouldn't need this extra help of n bull-dour.

we do not want to be knocking and complaining. but we do hope that the Rocky Point boat will be rendy for service when the ice is none. We hope that Mr. MncI(ny will see to it that the inspectors are here and that everything in in readiness for service when the ice disappears. It will be our only means of transportation from now

on. 1 nm.. Sir. etc.. A SUFFERER

BEER AND WINE SALES

Slr.- A few days ago we rend where Mr. Alex Mnclsnnc urutl the Government to make the nnle of beer and wine at summer ho- tels legal.

It sure is time we woke up to the fact that tourists and visitor; hug must not wli.-n they need or whnt is legal in other places. Snlt nprny. bathing and cool nights are fine but there are so many who like n cold beer or wine at times around the slimmer hotels or any hotel or motel. You and I may not can but strangers don't like llkilll "Where is the vcndor'n'f" And E” I ilk? lining up the street lmzzmz in case of her under their

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OTTAWA REPORT

Key Contest in Saskatchewan

By Patrick Nicholson

Ottawa: The glamour boy of the C.C.F. has grown into the forgot- ten man of the Liberals. Yet he is fighting what is perhaps the key election battle in the province of Saskatchewan.

Ross Thatcher was elected as I C.C.F. member of parliament three times by Moose Jaw. with majorities ranging from 2,500 to an enviable 6,400.

Since his enlistment to the Lib- ernl cause. he decided to content the adjoining riding of Assinlboia. currently IEpI8leIlf.Cd by his for- mer C.C.F. room - mnte. llnzen Argue.

There is n lot at stake in this fight.

Assiniboln Includes the provin- cial riding of Weyburn. the pri- vnte preserve of Saskatchewan's C.C.F. premier. Tommy Douglas. If Ross Thatcher can wipe out Iiazen Argue's previous majority of 3.300 he will at one blow elim- inate n possible future leader of the C.C.F. and drive a nail into the coffin of the party in Saskat- chewan. At the same time. he will establish himself as the fighting- est and most appealing Liberal In Saskatchewan. with the prime claim to the succession of the leadership in that province when Jimmy Gardiner. now 73 years old. retires. And with that leadership would go. if the Liberals are still in power federally. I sent In the

Cabinet. BIGGEST FUND-KAISER Reports reaching here from the battlefield describe some searing speeches by Fisheries Minister friend and private convert Thal- cher. nnd some exploration of darkest Saskatchewan where Lib- erals hnve long feared to tred. Braving the worst that our win- ter and our nationalised airline can threaten. Ross Thatcbe ac- cepted the role of star speaker at n polltlclnl rally in nearby York-

tou. He agreed to the courageous step of asking 550 a plate. This was equivalent to betting that his appeal among the wheat-poor far- mers of Saskatchewan was as pow- erful as that of the hit of the cen- tury on Broadway. "My Fair Lady." nmong the expense- Eccount high-llfen of New York

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Thatcher arrived nn hour late. traveling 300 miles by emergency taxi, to find an audience of 206 awwalting him. The 810,300 take is the sensation of the election campaign to date in Liberal cir- cles. It has been discussed even by the Cabinet. with the revela- tion that Thatcher has shown his new party colleagues how to raise campaign funds in n hitherto over- looked way. They say that no Lib- ornl meeting has yielded so much in living memory. It is probably unparalleled in Canada since ano- ther Saskatchewan speaker. Prince Albert's John Diefenbaker. filled a hall with Montrealls jew- ish community nt an even more. costly Bonds-for-Israel dinner. HOW THE VOTES G0

Every vote will-count in the bat- tle of organizations in Asslniboln. As his organization forges ahead, and every door-bell is rung. the odds are creeping slowly in favour of Thatcher, the hardware mer- chant turned rancher. And as he cnnvassen his fellow-cattlemen. he finds that his interest in his own Herefor herd. and local interest in his prize 87.300 bull. ”Aster Mix," will probably pay off in stronge support for himself. '

With the appeal of the C.C.I". waning as the party turns left, it. is realistic as well as probable that the new Liberal Ross Thatcher will successfully storm the C.C.F. stronghold of Asslnlboin. And if he does. nobody will be more sur- prised than the present Liberal lendershlp in Saskatchewan.

The Gaza Strip

by The Associated Prnnn

Old-testament Israel. says the book of Judges. was for 40 years subject to the Phillstincs of Gaza. and Samson was a blind prisoner there until he pulled Delilah'n pal- nce lawn nnd killed 3.000 enemies with hlmsef.

Now llth-century Israel threat- enn to go to war again to keep Egypt from using Ihc Gaza Strip for Arnb commando raids into its territory.

The low c ' ' strip. n disputed remnant of old Palestine. int: 3 miles northeastward from Egypt, between Israel and the Mediter- rnnenn In.

only nbout eight miles wide. it in neml-desert in the south. sandy or sally elsewhere. It produces oranges. grapefruit. dates and veg- etnbl. but only as per cent is

NOT Mlltgl INDUSTRY us once nnve its nmn b me tndnntrlnlnpnr

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rnel, founded when Iii-lfaln droppcd her mandate. The 1949 Egypt-In rnel armistice left Egypt In control of it. SUPPORTED DY UN Sporadic border clnnhes followed. Arab refugees from the Palestine war, bitter nt losing their land to Israel. were a disturbing factor in the strip. Today they number about ; all draw rations Relief nnd Works Agency for Palatine refugees and

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WATCH OUT FOR TEETH IF YOU All OVER ll

All of you. I'm sure. Ire fa- miliar with the ngr.-old phrase. "See your dentist nt least twice I year."

After you reach the nu of 35 this ndvlce bcaomcs more impor- tnnt than ever. For it's during mid- dle age that more teeth are lost from periodontal diseases-pyon rhea and gingivitis - than from any other cause.

STRIKES BOTR SEXES

These diseases strike both men and women. although men are likely to be affected at an earlier age than women.

One study indicates that close to half of all the nation": men are afflicted with some form of perio- dontal disease by the time they reach 45. Some have lost all their teeth as a result of it.

Even dental decay doesn't cause as much trouble during the years after 35.

As in so many diseases, the on- set of the conditions is gradual. Very often it progresses to the point where there is some bone destruction before the victim is even aware that something wrong.

Unlike many diseases. however, one attack of pyorrhea or ging- ivitis docs not mean immunity from future attacks. in fact. once

you have had either disease. you '

have got ot be especially alert for any recurrence.

In these diseases. the gums be-

come inflamed. if not treated pro- perly, Ihcy will start to rccede. Evenlually. perfectly sound teeth may be lost.

PROPER BRUSIIING In addition in seeing your den-

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brush your teeth not only regular- ly each day. but properly. And be- lieve it or not, one method of brush- ing teeth may be better for you than another.

Actually there are several tech- niques. The condition of your teeth and gums will determine which wilil benefit you most. Ask your dentist which Is best for you.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

E. G.: I had my gall bladder removed. Will I be able to eat everything or will I have to avoid certain foods?

Answer: Usually after removal of the gall bladder. it is possible for the person to eat all foods. within reason. No specific foods need hw particularly avoided.

SONNET

In childhood at the shore with shrieks of glee

I leaped the leaping waves; each rising crest

smothered my breath. head down increasingly.

Until subdued I 1 laughing zcst.

And I saw the sea I sported with at length.

In larger pattern. dashing at my

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Not bound by shore nor temper- ed to my strength

But humorlcssly roaring to des- troy.

so now I sport in dealing with my frame.

My gleaming gifts where light of gladncss glanced

Blind force does strive lncredlbLy to maim

What though my dearest offer fra- gile he Life takes no cure; its waves wash over me. -Rose Part.

In the New York Times.

The Age Old Story

The Lord In faithful. who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From the Guardian Flies

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Mnreh IO. 1933)

The following telegram WI! lent to the Postmaster General by the

tfharlottctown Board of Trndc.

"Underntnnd nrransemtnll "if present air mail Ierlfict to P-E-L termlnnte this month. Heavy lcs conditions likely to delay ferry during April. and in any CH9 It is desirable that nlr service con- tinue until regular double train service in effective."

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NOTES BY THE WAY

A correspondent reports that Holland retains its windmills only for the tourist trade. Returning Cnnndlnn tourists report that in the U.S. some states retain their speed limits and justices of the pence for the same reason.-Orib ltn Packet and Times

tin possibility of lien. Lester Pearson succeeding to the premiership. a voice on the mar- ning bus called it yr pone ulna to thin that this whole continent could be run by two fellows name Mike nnd Ike."-Ottawa Citizen

It's bewildering to the Scotch wlrn tradesmen insist on credit and monthly payments rather than immediate settlement. Instal- ment buying may be good for busi- ness but for the purchaser there is no system that surpasses cash on the barrel bead.-Farmerls Ad- vacate

Table Mountain. Cape Town's 3.000-foot high awe-inspiring guar- dian. is being proclaimed a na- tional monument. For more than 300 years it has been regarded as South Africa's most famous na- tural landmnrk and the first and most impressive sight to greet visitors arriving by sea.-South African News Letter

Ilh nl the stunt nnhen. In nmnxinn how a girl can . ognlnn n certnln nuto born as being for her.-Brandon Sun

The man with n new grnnnug found himself out-tnlked the other night for the first time by n neigh- bor with I new Hi-Fl net.-lInm- llton Spectator

A do-it-your-self UPI down the street reports that his little boy's space helmet is ideal to wear while painting the ceiling. Deu-on News

An idyllic existence would be one in winch a person could stay in bed in the morning until the pangs of hunger overcame his reluctance to get up.-Kitchener - Waterloo Record

A board of 2.500 Roman coins which was plowed up on Wool- slencroft Farm, Agden. Cheshire is not regarded as treasure trove and -now becomes the property of Mr. S. Frochling. a former Ger- man prisoner of war. who unearth- ed it. with a horse plow. The coins were in an earthenware bowl which had apparently been dam- aged . by earlier plowing.-Low don Times

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