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Memorable Occasion

The new $2,500,000 car ferry Prince Nova which was launched at Pictou yesterday is expected to be on the Wood Islands-Caribou route in May. 1964, and we take pleasure in extending congratulations to all concerned on the expeditious manner in which the work is being pushed to completion.

It is a matter of satisfaction. too, that at. _vesierda_\"s launching cere- monies Solicitor-General J. Watson Macllaught, our representative in the Federal Cabinet, took occasion to make a definite announcement with respect to our Causeway pro- jebt. Involving a two~mile tunnel with the remaining seven miles causeway. this direct traffic link be- tween Borden and Cape Tormentine will be in service within ten years. This is the first time a Liberal com- mitment has been made on this point, and we regard it as important.

=The plans now indicate a reduc- tion in the construction cost to be- tween $80,000,000 and $90,000,000 from the previously estimated $105,- 000,000 for a causeway-bridge sys- tem. Assuming that both rail and auto traffic will be provided for, a saving in cost is to be welcomed. Also, it is claimed, the new design will better overcome such problems as ice movement, tides and fish migration.

The $105,000,000 figure, it will be recalled, was the one given by Prime Minister Diefenbaker, and it was accompanied at that time by a concrete pledge that the project, hav- ing been found feasible, would be un- dertaken.

.Development of new techniques has resulted in the adoption of a different design. we trust for the better. What is important is that the scheme is not. after all, a mirage that was dreamed up for political purposes by either party. but a great engineering feat that is being shap- ed into reality. and that will stand, for generations to come, as a monu-

'; ment to the vision and initiative of all who worked for its achievement.

Hockey Players’ Brief

An argument has been presented

on behalf of professional athletes to the Royal Commission on Taxation which has drawn more than one un- favorable comment in mainland newspapers. The gist of the presen- tation is that, because the active life in professional hockey for the average team member is only be- tween six and seven years, his earn- ings, which are much higher than ; javerage incomes for the period, T lahould be averaged for a period of jsome 30 years—the average work-

;ing life in other vocations.

_ If this principle were to be ad- mitted as a basis of taxation, it is hard to see why it shouldn’t apply to all persons whose incomes tend to have a wide fluctuation from one to another. These would in- clude most self-employed workers in -business and professions, salesmen garking .on commission, authors, nsiposers and many others.

-The professional athlete should what his peak earning period "busty to be and it should be his étonsibility to find another source ‘ifirncome before his athletic pow- . begin to decline. This is the opin- ‘ ';_,expressed by Letter-Review, a ' My publication issued in Port Ontario, which adds this in- ' "g piece of advice: can, for example, enter poi-

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dament, he will receive a large: m. come than he earned from his pro- fession. If he can retain his seat for a sufficient length of time, he will receive a pension much greater than he would have been entitled to for the same length of service in any other job."

Failing this, it is suggested that if a hockey player is dissatisfied with his present prospects of life- time income. he may have a. good case to put before his employers or the National Hockey League offi- cers in demanding some better form of pension or cash grant to be pay- able to him when old age impairs his usefulness to his team and hence its ability to earn money for the 0\\'llPl'S.

Good For Cape Breton!

It is pleasing to note that Can- ada’s new heavy water plant, for the prodllction of atomic energy for in- dustrial uses. is to be built in Cape Breton. thus assuring a greatly in- creased market for Nova Scotia coal as well as the employment of some 2.000 persons in the plant's con- struction. and 200 when it goes into operation.

This is a big project indeed, in- volving an estimated expenditure of over $25,000,000. The plant will con- stitute “a dramatic first attempt at a solution of this kind to the prob- lem of the Nova Scotial coal indus- try,” says an official statement. It is expected also to gather a “nu- cleus of scientific persor ne1” which could make Cape Breton one of the leading centres in the VVestern world for research and development in the nuclear power field.

Cape Breton has survived a ser- ies of hard times, and there is no part of Canada where the possibil- ities of a new industry of this im- portance could be utilized to better advantage. A few years ago it was thought that the coal industry was finished, and there was even talk of removing the miners to more pros- perous areas of the country, where they could engage in other occu- pations. This new contract, secured against keen competition from other parts of Canada by the Nova Scotia Power Corporation, ensures t h e in more stable employment and will, in- directly, prove of benefit to the whole Atlantic area.

Republican Chances

It is said that the prospects for the Republican Party, in having to oppose Mr. Johnson instead of Mr. Kennedy in the coming U.S. presi- dential election, have taken a turn for the better. According to the New York Times, this is especially the case in the large northern states with big urban votes——the states where Mr. Kenned_v’s victory in 1960 was largely made.

But there is a fly in the Repub- lican ointment. The ratings of the various Republican contenders for the nomination have also changed. In particular, Senator Goldwater's chances are rated lower now. He had been regarded as the Republican front-runner chiefly on the premise that he had strong appeal to South- ern conservatives as an “anti-Ken- nedy” candidate. His stock has dropped sharply since the prospect arose that he would be running against a Texan President.

But in the case of the other active contender, Governor Rocke- feller of New York, the gain, if any, is considered small. His stock fell, it is generally conceded, because of his divorce and marriage to a recently divorced woman with small children.

That leaves the prospective con- tenders who occupy the middle of the road and have figured up to now as possible compromise contenders in the event of a Goldwater-Rockefeller deadlock. They are three in number —-former Vice President Nixon, whom many Republicans would like to see given a second chance next year; Governor Scranton of Penn- sylvania and Governor Romney of Michigan, both of whom have the advantage of large states as home has

ea.

None of the three has so far bid overtly for attention as a contender for the ' nomination, although Mr. Nixon's frequent public appearances have created a strong impression that he is keeping himself available. Since iihe nomination has become more attractive, the expectation is that the oompetitirm will become more intense once the p r e a e n t moratorium on partisan politics has llded. V -

AERIAL VIEW, CHARLOTTE_TOWN

ALL ADD upro MONEY Naming Currency Can ‘Be A Problem

Kyais or zlotys. kips or hwans, they still add up to money.

Some 130 nations issue their own currency, calling the basic units everything from drach- mas to dollars, pounds to plast- ers. And naming currency can be a problem.

New Zealanders. who propose to change from the pound-ster1- lng system to decimal currency in 1967. are now debating a name for their new monetary unit. Many favor Maori words like kiwi and tui llocal birds), kumera is native sweet potato), and rats in native flower). Staunch nationalists advocate more obvious New Zealand nam- es such as zeal. zed, and zealan- dia. Accountants favor the dol- lar. Some suggest zeallar. DECIMAL SYSTEM REIGNS

Outside of the British Com- monwealth of N a t i o n s, most coin issuing countries use the decimal monetary system, the National G e o g r a p hic Society says.

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open in the dlscussinn by correspondents of questions of In Guardian does not neces- ly endorse the opinion of corres-

to any cnrrrespondance regard- Ing letters submitted.

A CANADIAN REPUBLIC?

Sir.—-T h e r e is" considerable agitation in some parts of Can- ads for a new flag and a new an- them. We do not know why they are clamouring for these tw 0 things. not do we know their number.

But we do know that there are many men and women too, who served Canada well in two World Wars, and who are satisfied with our present “flag" e ".

others who are satisfied to live under the old flag and unite their voices in singing the grand old anthem. So: Why the agitation?

The thing to do. is to give the matter dispassionaie considera- tion. When we have done that, let us all work together as a united nation for the good of Canada. A nation that has not completely severed her connec- tlon with the Mother country.

Let us do that; or sever all the ties with Britain. and become a Republican Nation, one or the other!

I am, Sir. etc.,

W. D. JOHNSTON Montague. P.E.I.

FOR TROUBLOUS TIMES

Sir; -— A news item in The Guardian some days ago prompts me to write at this time.

The heading, which c a u g h t my eye, read "Alberton Resig- nation: Accepted by Council" referring to the resignations of Councillors Douglas RI): and Vernon Hudson. The report said the resignations, “were au b- mitted a month ago in protest over the inclusion of a request for a brewery in a town brief to the "West Prince economic aur-

I am well aware. Sir. that blushing has long since gone out of style but I blushed with shame to read of a small town in my home province resorting to such means of raising rev- enue —- or was it to provide employment? I blush a second

time, with pride, to remember

we have men who are willing to stand up and be counted for whai they believe to be right. May they increase in number and influence! These are troub- lous times and I.am sure we want to be among those who do their part in -building a b otter eurnmunlty, a better govern- ment and a getter world. I am, Sir, eflc..

(MISS) ENID M. MORSON

. 11.3.

National Geographic News Bulletin

Britain, Australia, and New Zealand are the only in a j o r countries using pound- sterling. But Australia, like New Zealand, will replace her pounds and shil- lings with dollars and cents in

Commonweath countries such as India, Pakistan. and Ceylon have switched to a declmalized rupee, Canada and Singapore to the decimal dollar.

Even tradltion- loving British- ers, who have used the h i ghly complex pound system 3 i n c e Norman times, are considering a change to decimal money.

Though money in the form ‘of bnrter.goes back to cavemen swapping bones, the Lydians in Asia Minor are credited with minting the first true coins near the end of the 7th century B.C. Their hard cash was electrum. a natural alloy of gold and silv-

er.

Through the years, coins have been made from many other in- gredients. The Greeks used silv-

' er to produce metal coins of

standard size, c o n t e n t. and value. Appropriately tough mind- ed Sparta used solid iron. An- cient Egyptians used copper, the Chinese minted brass coins, and the Russians tried platinum and leather. After World War I. Germany issued coins of porcel-

ain and papier-macho. Spanish Loyalists printed card- it o a r (1 coins during the civil war there. The United States, faced with a copper shortage in World War II, issued light-weight, zinc-coat- ed ste pennies. They were shoddy coins, and nobody liked them.

Names for monetary units of- ten have been related to meas- urement. Greece's drachma or- iginally meant a handful of iron nails. Pound, lira. and ruble were terms of metallic weight. FIRST FOLDING MONEY

Paper money is relatively new.

‘ The oldest known folding money

was printed in China on mulber- ry bark paper around 1380. Oth-. er countries have tried silk, linen, and velvet.

Surprisingly, the United Stat.- es clinked and clanked along on hard metal untll I862. Though private American banks issued paper notes earlier, the United States Government started print- ing greenbacks only a century

ago.

Malayans can lay claim to in- venting the first practical money tree. They struck currency in

e form of a dozen or more tin disks which were fastened to a small limb. Known as a tree of cash, the bough was c a r r led about, and the coins picked off as needed.

Venezuela's Example

By Harold Morrison

Canadian Press Sta

ff Writer

Once again the 'Organizaiion Brazil and Mexico have shown

of American States lS being con- fronted with a critical test of whether it can become an ef-

fective instrument to combat? °°““t"°5

communism in the Western: hemisphere. And again it may seek a watered compromise, to the fury of Venezuela and the United States.

Venezuela has come through one of the bloodiest presiden- tial elections in its history. Scores of persons were wounded and dozens killed as terrorists roamed the streets, warning voters they faced death if they turned up at the polls Sunday. Much to the satisfaction of those who upheld democracy, the Venezuelans braved death and voted in huge numbers.

Throughout that bloody cam- paigning, the Venezuelan gov- ernment charged that an inter- nal terrorist organization. Com- munistlc in nature and sympa- thetic with Fidel Castro's Cuba. received assistance from the Caribbean island. This is a breach of the basic OAS phil- osophy that no foreign power may intervene in the domestic affairs of one of its member countries.

ARMS CACHE FOUND

To add to Venezuela’: case. that country said It discovered on its shares a huge cache of

at 270 tons—whlch, Venezuela maintains, came to the terror- ists from Cuba. While some of the arms were reported manu-

factured in Belgium, most cer- rled Cuban markings, atampgd into steel barrels and otherwise; identified as having come from‘ the Caribbean island. l

Venezuela intends to use this cache to back its demand that the OAS take far greater ac-— tion than in the past to block‘ Castro from exporting 1-evolu. tlon to other Latin Amerlcanl countries.

Confident that its evidence lal ll-l'0fll.!. the Venezuelan govern-l ment wants the OAS to send a fact-finding commission to ex. amine the cache and then call In emergency session of foreign ministers to deal with the Von- ezuelan charges.

The U.S. is watching the sit- uation with great lntrrcsl. It also wants the OAS in w‘.e stif- fer action toward Cuba. How- 'V“'- l|l¢l| NI countries as

extreme caution in taking over Most Latin American have broken diplo- matic relations wlth Cuba, but Brazil, Mexico and a few other countries have not.

steps.

Leukemia Viral Concept Founded

By Dr. B. Vanbellen

Evidence continues to mount that leukemia is caused by a virus. This does not necessarily

e same way as streptococci trigger an attack

- of rheumatlc fever

Strep do their dirty w o r k 10 days to two weeks before the development of fever and pain- ful, swollen joints. Another sim-

‘ilarity is that in leukemia, th e

virus at‘~¢.sa long before biood abnormalities a w o I l e n glands are noted.

This may explain why leuke- mia aeldom occurs in more an one member of a family. only three such families were found in one study of 182 patients. In the first, a father and son died; in the second and third, cousins were affected. Two cases have been reported in which infants born of a leukemic mother de- veloped i s e a s e several months after birth.

There also are seasonal var- iations 1n the incidence of leuke-

' mbe and June a r a

number of cases ‘of rheumatic fever occur in February and March, when strep infections are common.

The viral concept of leukemia received impetus from out- breaks in several communities in this country and elsewhere. In Niles, ll‘... eight children suf- fered from the disease between the fall of 1957 and the summer of 1980. They all came from one residential area. Seven in ad attended the same parochial schools or had brothers or sis- ters who went there. The eight victims had playmates in this school

Biood studies showed bodies against leukem some members of the families, indicating they had been ex- posed. These antibodies were not noted in leukemia-free fam- ilies, The question arises, are some people susceptible and others resistant to leukemia? Today's Health Hint.-

A footbath can be soothing

antl- ia in

and relaxing.

Our Yesterdays

(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (December 4. 1938)

Government snow plows open- ed highways to motor traffic for some distance out of Charlotte- town over the weekend, highway officials said last night. The Malpeque Road was open to Brookfield, the St. Peters Road to York and the 49 Road to Mill- v ew.

A large crowd of skaters flock- ed to the Forum both Saturday afternoon and evening. The re- turn of the band is responslbie for the sharp increase in pat- rons. Manager Archer announc- ed that m a ny of the popular numbers requested will be play- ed tonight

TEN YEARS AGO (December 4, 1953) Two large sea bass were caught in the I-Iillsboro River yesterday about a half mile be- low Mt. Stewart vlliage. Albert

Mclntyre was surprised when be hauled his smelt net, to find the big fish in the meshes. The largest weighed twenty- tw o pounds. and the smaller sixteen pounds.

A horse drawn vehicle backed into a car on Elm Avenue yes-

terday morning causing consid- »

arable damabe to the fenders and doors of the automobile. It is reported that “Dobbln" took a baiky spell and decided to go backwards, instead of ahead.

NOTES BY

is slow because too

many backward thinkers won't.

budge and too many forward thinkers want to move too fast.- Welland Tribune.

Sign on a restaurant In Le Spezia: “Workers restaur a n t. Royal Service. Capitallstlc cuis- ine. Bourgeola prlces."— La Nazione. Florence.

Then there was the minister who went to sleep while listen- ing to a recording of his ow n sen‘-!mon.— St. Catharinea Stand- ar .

Judge. after charglllt Jury‘ Are there any questions you would like to ask before consid- ering the evidence?" Juror. “Your honor, a couple of us would like to know if the de- fendant boiled the malt one or two hours. and how did he keep the yeast out?"--Windsor Star.

We seem to have reached the end of the line in Canada when our representatives in Parlia- ment at Ottawa are forced spend an entire working day arguing for and against a pro- posal not to call the big birth- day party in I957.—- The Nation- al Centennial.

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THE WAY

There is everything to be sell‘ for doing Christmas shopping}: early and most of us about each; December 83rd vow we wean? “be caught like this again nexll, year". Hal- Port Arthur News-g Chronicle. ~ *

Christmas customs vary beni- country t_o country. An acquaint-i ance insists he has heard of ‘a.’ country where the custom is not to spend more than one can at-, ford.— Edmonton Journal. .