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Covers’ Prince Edward island Like the Dew- Publisue? every weekday morning at 165 Prince Stree: Choricvretown P_E.1., by. Thomson Newspapers Lt.

lan A. Burnett, Publisher and General Manager

Frank Walker, Member Canadian.

@ King Street West : 640 Cathcart St., Montreal

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By Carrier Charlottetown, Summerside 30c per week Provinces and United States $12.00\per annum

By \ieil eisewhere in P.E%1. $9.00 per annum. Other

_“The_ strongest memory is weaker than

DEW and Pinetree systems cannot be established with any accuracy ; but it was a very substantial fraction of the

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Total U. S. defense spending in Canada appears to be increasing—a fact which the Government regards with some satisfaction. In 1956 and 1957, the value of U. S* prime con- tracts placed in this country totalled $43.4 million and_$42.9 million re- spectively. In 1958, however, the total

“MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1959.

- Co-op Integration Of the many problems confronting Canadian agriculture, perhaps no oth- er is causing as much concern as the .gpeed of vertical izitegration and con-

‘tract production. An announcement

made at the United Co-operatives of Ontario annual meeting recently marked the first major break through in this direction by a farmer-owned

organization. Hugh Bailey, general __

'. manager of UCO, stated that his or-

ganization was prepared to invest $2 million, in a program of agricultaral integration. The program is designed to meet the heavy farm demand for production contracts, and at the same time to help farmers maintain control over their own operations.

* Working through a new contract sales department, the organization will assist farmer-owned local co-ops - to establish their own contract pro- duction programs and help provide them with financing and super- vision. It is reported that for the pre- sent UCO’s contracting: interest will be mainly in hog and turkey produc- tion. While officials consider that they now have a sound basic pro- gram, they have warned that the in- tregation of production is not enough and that to be fully effective it should be tied im with marketing.

‘Mutual. Defence

A lot of nonsense is being talked by Opposition members in Parliament about Canada’s so-called “depend- ence” on the United States in mat- ters of defence, as a result of the scrapping of the Arrow. The only purpose it can have is to try and per- sude the ‘public that the Government of Prime Minister Diefenbaker is bent

- on making Canada a satellite of the

United States—which is more non- sense. :

Arrow or no Arrow, Canada is and must remain largely dependent gn American strength for, its defence. Geography, the overwhelming super- fority of American arms, vis-a-vis our ewn, and the greatpower of the Communist bloc combine to make that inevitable.

This is not to suggest that Can- ada should trust soley to American defensive strength. Co-operation is the key to mutual security. But, cer- tainly, the greater part of the burden must be carried by the United States, and this is reflected in the defence pooling arrangement. Here, again, the exchange hasn’t been nearly as one- sided as many critics have suggested. The facts, as reviewed recently in the Montreal Gazette, are these:

During the period of April 1, 1951 to December 31, 1958, Canadian con-

' tracts placed in the United States

totalled $590,000,000—an impressive ‘figure indeed. Over the same period, < the U.S. defense contracts placed

__in Canada added -up toa lesser

amount; but the total was still $540,- 000,000, or thereabouts. These two figures are concerned with prime con- ‘dracts only, in the exchange of sub- contracts. ae 3 _Canadian plants do not fare nearly as well as do their U. S. counterparts as a result of mutual defense ar- rangements. And it is in this special area that the Canada Government is hopeful of securing the biggest im- provement in the present situation. There is, in fact, some evidence to support their contention that an im- provement is already taking place. But the prime contracts aforemen- tioned also ignore another important segment of U.S. defense spending in Canada. The DEW line. was built at a total estimated cost of $400,000,000— emuch of it in Canada where the line is located. The U. S. paid every cent of it. Annual maintenance costs of the DEW line are estimated at between $30,000,000, and $40,000,000. Again, the U. S. Treasury foots the bill. > Then there is the so-called Pine- tree warning line. Exact cost of Pine- tree hasn’t been given. But it is

+ known to have involved very heavy

costs. And in this cost, the U.S. paid two-thirds: of the bill and~ Canada the rest. Annual maintenance costs: “Canada, $28,000,000; U. S.,.$43,000,- 000. Just how much Canada netted

U. S. in a total value of $55 million. * These figures surprised us, and "we think they will surprise many of our readers. We had thought, from

S. to buy the Arrow and save that ill- facted interceptor for posterity, that Canada was being .used as a mere ‘hewer of wood and drawer of water in the défense program.

Not°As Tough

One would imagine that it would be.a fairly easy proposition to cre- ate a farm out of bushland these days, ‘what with bulldozers, tractors and other modern equipment. Ap- * parently, however, it is just as pre-

carious i it was in the early days. Perhaps the trouble lies in a soften- - ing of the pioneering spirit rather than in the physical . problems of modern homesteading..-

The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests sells land suitable for farming in 80 acre lots at 50 cents an acre, in the Cochrane area in the northern part of the Province. Title to the property goes to the~] - buyer when he has cleared ten per cent of the land and built a house: on it. But, according to an official of the department, “only one settler in 100 succeeds in making a S sau from. virgin land.”

Of 350 farmers who settled in ‘one part of the region, nearly 200 have given up the venture. Some settlers sell the land cheaply after clearing part of it. A partly-cleared 80 acre farm may be bought for as little as $500. It will have a habit- able dwelling and won't be far from a road. aha?

Yes, it really looks as though present-day pioneers are not as tough as their ancestors were; per- haps, \too, they expect more in hurry.

EDITORIAL NOTES _ Don’t forget the Red Cxpss. ty won't forget you if you are"ever in _ need of its services.

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Whatever course future events may take, there is no doubt that at the moment Prime Minister Macmil- lan is the foremost diplomat in the Western camp. It is' even. possible that Great Britain has regained, permanently, the place of leadership of the free world.

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Senator Harold Connolly is right in saying that the St. Lawrence Sea- way must inevitably damage the ef- fectiveness of the Atlantic seaports. It is up to all members of Parliament from the area, regardless of their political affiliations, to try and keep the damage to a minimum by insist- ing on adequate shipping tolls on the seaway. :

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We can’t agree that the public has no legitimate interest in money loan- ed to tourist camp operators. Nor do

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» we see any good reason why all the

particulars regarding loans made, amounts repaid and amounts in ar- rears should not be made public. Those who borrow money from the Government for any purpose should be prepared to have. details Of the transaction brought out into the open. * = * :

1959 has been proclaimed “World Refugee Year” by the United Nations. The initiative for the plan came from the British Government which al- ready has contributed $280,000 to the fund of the World Refugee:Year Com- ‘ mittee. The committee hopes to raise $5 1-2 million in private and govern- mental contributions. There are more than 28 million refugees in various parts of the world. The situation con- stitutes one of the major problems of this genération.' *

Latest example of unwarranted government snooping irito. private af- fairs, according to the Financial Post, is a demand from Ottawa that the chartered banks provide a monthly list of firms and individuals who are substantia] borrowers. The banks are concerned, as well they might be, over this intrusion on-the privacy of their clients and they are at a loss to under- stand why Ottawa woul® legitimately

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need this kind of information.

value of such contracts is estimated _at $65.5 million. Catinda, during 1958, . “placed prime defense contracts in-the—|

the uproar over the refusal of the U. °

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BIGGER THAN THE THOUGHT

ON PARLIAMENT HILL

Y Standing

I attended a meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Externa] Affairs where we heard an interesting statement by the Honourable Sidney Smith, the Secretary of State for Exter- nal Affairs. He dealt with Cana- dian relations with Latin Amer- ician states, and reported on -gome of the events of his re- cent visit to Brazil and Mexico, | A number of the members dir- ected questions to Mr. Smith on various phases of the subject. These he answered in detail, having with him various experts and’ officials of the department who had at hand specialized and detailed information which the Minister might not be expected to have on the spur of the mom- ont. 5: :

I,was greatly interested in this meeting because for some time I have given considerable study to the Organization of Americann States. It has existed as an im- portant and valuable organiza- tion. since 1890. From time to time there have been questions raised as to Canada’s member- ship in this international body, and while no decision has been taken on the, question it might well be. that we are nearer to membership now than ever be- fore. Personally, I am. stil] com vineced that i member- ship would be a good thing, and it would seem that. world events now strengthen the ad- vantages of our participation. NATO ALLIAN

Mr. Smith also\ read a short statement on the political coop- eration within the NATO Alliance and he began to touch on the Berlin situation when the Com- mittee adjourned at 10.30. On

to a full discussion on this vital question.

When the External Affairs Com- mittee adjourned at 10.30, I went immediately to the Commitee on Estimates which was called for that-hour. Indeed, the External Affairs Committee !eft its meet- ing room just in time to allow the members of the Veterans Af- fairs ‘Commit to enter and take their places as it, too, had’ a meeting scheduled for 10.30. At the Estimates Committee we heard from Mr. Sim, the Deputy Minister of National Revenue, who spent much of his time in answering members’ questions on tariff items.

MANY COMMITTEES It is not always appreciated

Parliament have demands up- on their time far beyond the hoars in, which they are expected to be in their places in thé Cham- ber of the House of Commons. The House has fourteen Standing Committees, with from 60 to 20 members each, dealing with the following subjects: Privileges and. Elections; Railways, Canals and Telegraph Lines; Miscellan eous Private Bills; Banking and Commerce; Public Accounts; Ag- griculture and Colonizatiog;' Stan- ding Orders; Marine amd Fish- eries; Mines, Forests and’ Wat- ers; Industrial Relations; bates; External Affairs; Estimat- es; Veterans Affairs.

Most members serve on three or four of these Committees. I was given membership. on Esti- mates, External Affairs, Privileg-

to this was appointed to serve on the Library Committee which is a joint one comprising members of the Senate and House of Com-

mons. MUST BE PREPARED

To serve usefully on a Parlia- mentary Committee a memiber should do more than attend its!

to prepare himself on the sub- ject matter hikely to be\under dis- cussion so that he. may intelli- _ gently participate in the question- ing of Ministers and officials. Committees, of course, are drawn

es and Elections, and in addition}

meetings. It ig necessary for him | sti

from all parties selected by aa

Committee Chores

By Heath Macquarrie, M.P. Today ‘March 5) at 9.00 o'clock overall committee set up—_early.

in the session consisting of the Whips and House Leaders. Com- mittees give careful scrutiny to the estimates of the various de- partments which are referred to them by House. They are given power to send for persons and records in the process of their examination.

. Committee meetings are almost invariably conducted in public and reported upon by representa- tives of the newspapers. A full record of the proceedings is printed by the Queen’s Printer. On very. special occasions it would be’ possible for a con® mittee to hold sessions in cam- era which only committee mem- bers would attend.

USEFUL FUNCTION

Committees perform a very use- ful function in that they allow for more detailed examination of es- timates and a more exhaustive questioning of policy than might be possible or advisable in the House itself. With the increasing complexity of governmental op- erations and the lengthening of sessions of Parliament, the role of the committees would seem likely to become more and more important.

Of course, all Parliamentary Committees are but creatures of the House which sets them up and they are not designed to u- surp the authority of Parliament. Much. useful work has been done in committees and the effi- ciency of .Parliament increased for when a government depart- mem has gone through a careful examination in committee it is likely that the estimates of that department. will move more quickly through the full House since committee members from

Monday morning we look forward |. all parties have had their say in

the sessions of the .committee.

CONTROVERSIAL QUESTIONS

One of the controversial ques- tions dealing with committees concerns their requesting power from the House to sit when the

House itself is sitting. Angry protests against the use of this power were raised by spokesmen of the Liberal and C.C.F. parties. They claimed that their small membership made it extremely difficult for them to participate in committee meetings and at the same time have enough members to take their part in the. sittings of the House.

To their pleas, the Hoise Lead- er, the Hon. Howard Green, turn- ed an unsympathetic ear. He said that the Official Opposition Party

by observers that« Members of| failed to make use of their

backbenchers but tried to have their four ex-Cabinet Ministers, Pearson, Martin, Chevrier and Pickersgill, run the show both in the Commons and in commit- tees. He also pointed out that the Conservative Party for ‘many years had even fewer members than the Liberals but did not whine or complain about commit- tee service.

House is in session but it is usual to avoid -such action and so far this session no committees have

De-j been called to meet at hours

At the first meeting of the Committee on Privileges and El

Parliament Hill. Detailed exam- inations of the Elections Act are

alee earried out by thie body

which hears from Mr. Nelson Castonguay, the Chief Electoral Officer, who is a very important official in the whole election pro- cess. ;

So broad are the activities of jovernment that a Mémber of arliament has no shortage. of items to attract his attention, andw to absorb his energies, as he seeks to function not only as the representative of his consti- tuents but as a member of the Parliament of Canada. a body which is called wpon to deal with subjects varied and difficult and at times strenuous. All in all, it is an .interesting task and cér- tainly one in which the avenues for energetic participation are numerous.

PUBLIC, FORUM

sion by correspondents of. question «.

interest. The Guardian does not neses

sarily en“orse the opinion ef corres pondents.

EDUCATION AND LIQUOR

| Sir,—Let us lace the facts about

our high school fallout in Canada. The trouble is not in our educa- tion system, but mostly in the stress of our economic problems, accentuated by a three million dollar liquor bill.

Booze is artfully, réspectfully and tastefully displayed every day on TV and in*popular maga- zines in our homes. Mother end dad have to have it but it is for- bidden fruit to teenagers. We all have to help pay the cost in tex- es, etc. Every dollar the Govern- ment gets, it costs about four in social services and protection, we are told.

It is respectively creeping into our high schools, colleges and churches with more and more outlets all the time. Some minis- ters are becoming more timid in mentioning it for fear of fallouts in attendance.

What is to be done? Give the brewers more rope, more out- lets, until our liquor bill gets so big with untold broken homes and fatal accidents, that we wise up and hang them ajl or have

Russia come over and do the job |

for us! ~ I am, Sir, ete.,

Freetown, P.E.I.

LEGISLATIVE TOPICS

Sir,—Not being able to do much else these days I have been following with interest the developments in the different legislatures and also the differ- ent bills in the House of Com- mons, Ottawa.

I am _ convinced “Dief the

Chief’ is really the man of the

hour. I believe that the govern- ment of Canada has no bed of roses but has the situation well in hand and is able to make momentous, hard and extremely wise decisions,

I believe Premier Smallwood also has grave and responsible decisions to make and “dares te be a Daniel’. More power to him! He has \the courage to stand up for what he believes | regardless ‘of hi’ affiliations.

I notice with interest the gov- ernment .of New Brunswick is deeply concerned with the peat moss industry, and the freight rates bear relationship to the industry.

I was greatly disappointed that there has not been something said in our Legislature about the potentialities of the peat muss industry in the western part of P.E.I. and the possibility of de- veloping good roads so it can be shipped by water.

Perhaps when they finish with such subjects as ‘“‘burning saw- dust’’ and “shooting house cats’’ they will have more time for little things like developing an industry,

Hoping to hear more plugging for West Prince districts and less superfluous abuse _and defense of the Diefenbaker government.

' I am, Sir, ete. ; J. F. BRYAN.

Alberton. .

HEALTH SAFEGUARD Laws prohibiting adulteration

Up

Bee

at‘all times goes a long way toward making the cycle more regular..

are prohibited, especially during’ menstruation. Nor should you try lifting or moving heavy furniture during the monthly period.

- Instead, get outdoors and jtake a brisk walk. W you like to swim, this is another form of exercise which will help aileviate men- strual suffering. Swimming. is cold water, however, is not advis- able during the period.

Since a cold may cause addi- tional pain and add to the discom- fort, be especially careful to avoid chills and try to keep away from anyone who has a cold.

Washing or shampooing hair during menstruation will have po adverse affect. despite popular belief to the contrary, providing you don't get a chill. BATHE DAILY

A daily, bath, of course, is es- pecially advisable during this per- iod of the month.

If these suggestions don't solv your monthly troubles, I suggest you see your doctor. He might recommend specific exercise or prescribe certain drugs or hor- mones. Whatever: he advises probably can help you. QUESTION AND ANSWER

M. V.: My legs are very fid- gety at night. and I am not able to sleep. Can you tell me what would help-this\ condition’.

Answer: A comfortable bed, ample but not too many covers and a quiet room are conducive to restful sleep. A warm drink, such as milk, as bedtime may be helpful.

ETTING IGHTS

MAKE YOU FEEL Sake Siar heen |

sands of men and women now escape pang old, tired, irritable and depressed from losing sleep and worrying about “Bladder Weakness” —too frequent, burning and itching urination, Bed Wet- | ting, Getting Up Nights—or Strong Cloudy Urine, due to common Kidney or Bladder Irritations, which often result Headache

cases New Improved = relief ‘itat in relief. Over

im second Backache, . matic Paine and Nervousness. In suck uick, calm —_ ie asia urine; relaxing, ana ae stEx tablets used — proves safety and success for young and old.

Get Laboratory Tested and Certified CYSTEX at druggist today. See how much better you tomorrow.

§ VITAMINS,

including A, C, D and By in Candy form DELICIOUS WILD CHERRY FLAVOUR

to help maintein good heoith, Vita-Pops contain corefully measured amounts of 8 Vitamins in- ' A, C, D-end 812 WW delicious WAD CANDIES . .. s0 pleosent to toke ,..90

good for your children!

only one Vito-Pop « day!

5 WEEKS’ / $2 50 i *

SUPPLY

of food and drugs have been im effect in Canada since 18M,

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Strenuous exercises, of course,:| .

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“OUR YESTERDAYS

I took @ road that wect the other Wels

And round about came back where I had been; ,

There is a curving path through fern-green fields,

“Where buttercups and devil’s-

Paintbrush grow;

And the foundation of a vanish-

_ ‘ed house £

Is sheltered by tall pine trees in 8 row;

There is a muddy pond where horses drink,

And one stood motionless again- st the hill; : Beside the fence a stretch of woods begins, - ; And ‘there is wind that never will |

—Edith Horton Science Monitor

The Age Old Story

Watch, therefore, for ye know net what hour your Lord doth came. ;

Ramsay

stated that the Library now had

1,200. reading members, a consid-

erable increase over the did Lib-

rary, which had only 100 read- .

ing members.

TEN YEARS AGO (March 9, 1949) | The work éf the R.C.A.F. Sta-

tion, Summerside, will be furth-

er expanded on March 25th. with ~

the opening of the basic navi- *

gation course. In the number

of personnel involved this course will-be much larger than the oth- er two courses which are carried on, at the station. The first class will consist of 24, and the course will last 22 weeks.., Replying to a request from

Premier J. Walter Jones for an

expression of opinion whether

Daylight Saving Time should he.

introduced this year in Prince —

Edward Island, the Directors -éf -.

the Federation of Agriculture

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passed a resolution yesterday op- -.

posing any change from Standard Time.

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of cloth to accompany

ment. The possibility of a urged to be present also.

Tenders For Firemen’s Unter

Tenders will be received at the office of the undersigned, up to 12.00 o’clock noon on Saturday March 14th, for supplying the Charlottetown Fire | _ Department with eleven 2 piece uniforms. Samples ;

tender not necessarily accepted. Tender Committee, CH’TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT Charlottetown.

La Societe Saint-Thomas D’Aquin FRENCH, BROADCAST

“D'un Ocean a I'autre" EVERY TUESDAY — 8:15 P. M. RADIO STATION CBAF, MONCTON

Special for P. E. I. — March 10 and March $1

FISH AND GAME MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Queens County Branch of the Fish & Game Association will be held in the Canadian Legion Hall, Tuesday even- ing, March 10th at 7:30 p.m. All fishermen are _ urged. to be present and hear what is planned for 1959 with respect to stream and pond - improve-

turkeys will also be discussed. All gunners are

Secy-Treas. Queens County Branch.

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tender. Lowest or any

on agin tga

large release of wild

All are welcome. Signed—ED. ACORN,

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ment instead

AT CITY HALL TONIGHT

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CITY COUNGIL WILL BE HELD

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