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The German Election

ff prosperity be the chief con- sideration in the West German elec- tion which is less than two weeks away. tltere is little doubt that Chancellor Conrad Adenauer and his Christian Democrats will win I thumping victory. For West Ger- many today is beyond question the most prosperous country in Eumpe and perhaps in the world. All re- ports tell of full employment, good wages, abundance of fopd and other necessities. not to mention a great assortment of luxuries, a heavy back- log of orders from abroad. booming industrial expansion and a currency so ”hard” that financiers in France and other West European countries and even iii the lfnited States and Britain are pleading with the Gov- ernment to evaluate it upwards in the hope that this would reduce the demand for it.

This last is the most amazing thing of all about West Germany": economic condition. Gold and foreign currency reserves have climbed to the 35 billion level. In fact, these reserves are accumulating at such a rapid rate that Government and 5; bank officials are at a loss to know I what to do with them. In this re-

spect, the Deutsche mark can be said to be even stronger than the Canadian dollar. Notwithstanding g . I the latter's increasing value in world ll markets. Canada's trade with its 5 chief customer, the United States,

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is in I state of serious imbalance. Not so with West Germany. Its trade balance with every country in the world is favourable. Not only that, but it has been stated many times that the West Germans could sell twice as much goods abroad as they are selling if they had the physical facilities for producing them; and. according to all accounts. they won't be long in procuring them.

No one has ever explained how I nation which only twelve years ago was in I condition of economic prostration managed to overcome its problems in such an amazing man- ner; but the transformation is there for all to see and, no doubt, the voters will take due note of it. Nor do the Social Democrats pretend to belittle the achievement. Their only argument is that Dr. Adenauer was not entirely responsible for it and that. in any case, they themselves could do even better if given the chance. That is a familiar political plea but not I particularly strong one, although it has been known to work.

It would seem that the Opposi- tion's main hope is in the field of foreign policy. especially with re- spect to reunification, something which every German desires and which many of them feel is not be- ing helped forward by Dr. Aden- Iuet-'s rigid co-operation with the -Western powers and his insistence on free elections. The Social Demo- crnts. who would like to bring about reunification even if the nation's ties with the Atlantic Alliance were to be weakened in the process, are probably at I disadvantage here. too. But It seems to be the only chance they have of making an impression. in view of the nourishing condition of the economy.

Mr. Posrson And NATO

Although Mr. Lester B. Pearson h Int so much in the limelight these

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American lInd or air Command. no NATO North American comxnandef and no evidence that plans for the land and air defense of this region have yet been co-ordinated with those for the European NATO re. gtons."

Mr. Pearson can be considered an authority on matters in which NATO is involved Ind, indeed, on other matters. too, which concern the security of the West. It may be that in due course the present Gov. ernment will want to take advant. age of his talents and experience, provided, of course, his political commitments do not preclude his serving in some capacity. There would be ample precedent for it. It will be recalled that the present United States Secretary of State, Mr. Dulles. a Republican all his life, was. during the period of the pre- vious Democratic administration a trusted advisor to President Truman and his special envoy on a number of important occasions.

Goodwill For Britain

The most pleasant thing about Malaya's transition front colonial status to independence within the Commonwealth is the goodwill that exists between the new nation and Britain. This was indicated in the first official statement made by the Federation's first Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman. Having cerdited British officials with build- ing up "good administration," he said: "We will see that the perfec- tion and efficiency of Government machinery which we inherit as I legacy from the British will- not suf- fer at all."

The Prime Minister went on to say that for some years to come his country will depend on Britain for its defence and that British of- ficers will remain to train the Fed- eration's soldiers until such time as this becomes unnecessary. Mean- while, British business men.ate ex- panding their enterprises and will continue to contribute to the new nation's economic development.

At I time when British '"colonial- ism" is being frowned upon in many quarters and blamed for the eco- nomic and social problems of the areas where it has been at work, it is somehow refreshing to hear that in at least one such area there is nothing but goodwill and friend- liness for the British as they re- linquish their responsibility. If the truth were known, it would probably reveal that British colonial rule did much more good than harm to the peoples who were for long under its guidance and control.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Congratulations to Carl Willis, of Cornwall, for adding to the family laurels in winning the championship at the Queens County Plowing Match on Monday. llis father. Mr. Stanley Willis, I doughty champion of other years, is leaving later in the month to compete in the World Plowing Championship at Peebles, Ohio.

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The United States Government has requisitioned approximately 500,- 000 acres of land in New Mexico for use as I missile-testing range. For 10 years the area will be closed property. What a lot of food that much latid could be made to pro- duce. That it must be kept out of production is one of the incongru- itles of the atomic age which was ushered in with so much promise.

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Premier Matheson's invitation to Hon. George Hees. Federal Trans- port Minister, to attend the confer- ence of Atlantic Premiers and the Atlantic Economic Council here on September 22-23 was well advised. Transportation is one of our biggest problems in these Provinces. Mr. I-lees will be one of the chief speak- ers It the joint dinner meeting to be held on this occasion. and it will be of great Idvsntage to hsve him

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The toll of thirty- two traffic desths over the Labor Ddy weekend in Canada is appalling. Accidents claimed fifty-nine lives in all. includ- Inc nineteen drowning; If these dis- Isters had occurred in I plsne dis- aster, they would probably receive much more Ittenfion The sad fact htbstwesrecomimtotskethem shout for granted, as In inevttsble bulky Ilsrmnth. It needs I nation! wit muolgn. carried on by every cm in III country, to dub 8 od d or oamphssnq,

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Transportation Prospects

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llnlutr technological advances in Canadian transportation over' the next 23'ycars are predicted , in a sturlv Issued by the Gordon royal commission on Canada's economic prospects.

”it is doubtful whether any new forms of transportation will evolve," the study said. "but much greater efficiency fromt Ihose now in operation is I cer-I tainty."

Nor was there any likelihoodi of applying atomic energy to com- mcrical use in transportation dur- 1 Ing the next quarter-century. it; eventually would probably find its 1 first commercial use in water: transport.

The study was prepared for the i commission by Jean C. Lesssrd, I former deputy transport minister ' and now vice-president of the St. Lawrence S e I w I y Authority. when he filed it in July. 1956. he was an executive of I firm mak- ing railroad equipment.

by Toronto accountant, Walter Gordon, vthieh made its prelim- inary report to the government early this year, Ilso issued today two other studies on Cnnadals ser- vice lndustries Ind the commer- cial fisheries. Some 30 studies were made for the commission to help it prepare its finIl report,

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expected late this year. ATOM TRAIN LONG WAY OFF

For the railways, Mr. Lesssrd, I envisaged the long-range possibil-

ity of atomic - powered locomot-

-ives, but said this was in the

realm of pure conjecture. There might be future possibil- ilies in the coal-fircd gas turbine engine for railways. Scientists had forecast tltat In I very few

.years it would be In Ictuality.

For public transportation in cit- ies' the elevated monorail could very well provide I radical solu- tion to the problems of rapid mass transit. it cost much less than subways. and would hIvI the advantage of lapping IreII now considc ed uneconomic.

For highways, the study IIyI future developments probnbly will be In the field of improvement of their quality rather thIn their ex- tension, except for construction of new roads in the CInIdlIn north.

Of the St. Lawrence seswsy. it says the waterway should bring substantial transportntion Ilvingl though these could not be estimat- ed accurately now.

SOME PROBLEMS 1'00

But it would cause some tomo- orsry dislocations Ind render some facilities obsolete. MIri- tlmes coal would he faced with United States in its traditional

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Gnlt Reporter

There is I uresl futurn for young Canadian farmers who stay in Igriculture Ind use mod- ern. scientific methods of farm- ing. This can be deduced from re- marks made by S. J. Chsgnon. Isssitant deputy minister of A- griculture It 0ttIwI, It the In- nual convention of the Plnnt Food Producers of Eastern CInIdI.

Mr. Chasznon sIld Canada will be short 2.000.000 head of cattle within the next 10 years Ind is faced with the prospect of import- ing butter in two years. The Do- minion is Ilready importing 10. 000.000 pounds of lamb every year.

This is fann produce that de-

pends mainly on the productivity of the grasslands. These can be made much more nutritious Ind productive through the use of commercial fertilizers. experi- mcnls having proved that for ev- ery dollsr invested in plant food the fsrmer can expect I return of three to five dollsrs.

One of the membe ll of tho CI- nadian delegation who Itlendod the international Grasslands Con- gress ln New Zealand. NJ. Thom- Is. associate professor, depart- ment of soils, Ontario Agricultural I College. told of the emphssis thIt New Zealand places on its (rul- lands. Ninety-six per cent of the counlryts income is derived from

Eating The Seed Corn

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Lerlainly ever since the re- turning veterans from World WIT ll troops-d off to school with their "Gl Rights" tucked In their pock- ets the nation has heard the rum- bling of I mounting crisis in the colleges, it has remained. haw- eter . for the Presldo.-nts' Com- mutee of Educstlon Beyond the High School to gather these rum- blings” Into I bnng commensur- Ite with the coming storm.

This group of exceptionslty prominent leaders in education. business and flnsnce use such phrases Is "II explosion" of knowledge Ind population Ind II "unparalleled demand" of Amer- lcsns for more Ind better educa- tion to describe the Iitutln. "Without realising it.” ssys the committee: report, "we have bo- comc I society of students." tho demsnds of which will domlo ed- lese enrollments II Inotber it years and treble the can on nob lose finances.

PIBENT PROGRAM

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.ents" in In Imount grester than the total of III other privnte was to higher educltion combined. DEPENDENCE FELT

Never before hIve Amerlcol llbnsiness Ind industry so sensed . their dependence on the colleges Ind universities or given so gel- rously to them finsocislly. Nov- er before. on the other band. have they through the remuner- Itlve lobs they offer young scho- IIrs. so threatened the future ex- lstence of (Mt which turns out the very men Ind women they

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Quebec msrket.

In discussing rsilwsy freight

rIteI, the study expresses some doubt was to whether they should JCOIIIIIIIAO to be used Is lnstnb ments of nItlonIl policy. it says .that the present government-db rected policy of rate equsliutlon In between regions means that losses incurred in some regions" because of higher opersting costs would bsve to be made up else- where. I "If in the process certain nil- .wIy rates my: to be maintain- ed It In Irtiflcslly high level. trsfflc thereunder must become progressively more vulnernble to competitive carriers which hIvI no obligations to Idopt I similar type of charging."

NItionIl objectives wers bo- comlng more and more difficult to Ichlevs through rIll rntes, be- oIusI of the loss of much of the rIilwIys' former monopoly posi- tion. "rsilwsy lntsrnsl Iubsldisstlon chsrging more than necessary in one part of tho country to hold down nus eluwhors is no long- er Ippropriste to today's com- petitive condllions."

Apart, from the influence of M tlonsl policy on freight run. the study lists two fnctors which it sIyI hsndlcsp tbn nilwsys com- petltlvolyz

1. Regulation is more restric- ilvo for nllwnys than other car- riers Ind is becoming more oner- ous with the growth of competi- tion.

1. llsllwsy rstu. liks those of pipelines. must reflect mtal costs of operation, while the rstes of other carriers need do so only In tho vsrylng degrees. since part of the facilities used are provid- ed by vsrious levels of govern- meal.

"if competition between cIr- riers ls not to be distorted," the study said, "Ind if traffic is to be Illocsted I'mong csrriers on the buts of relstive cost and service, than rnfes of III carriers should cover the full costs of operation."

exports of InimIl Ind dslry pro- duas dependent on crops Ind gnu Ind clover. New Zoslsnd is making wide use of Ilrc.-Ift Is I means of distributing com- mercial fertilizer.

it can be lesrnai lfrom the re- ports of these two men thIt young CIIIdlII fnrmers. using modcrn methods Ind knowledge. no In- tlclpnte gt-ester revenue from the family fsrin thno on over drssmsd about by their parents. Msrksts hr fnnn produce no in- croulu. The world's people mull bo fod. CIIIdlIn lInd Ind tho CI- nIdlII ellmsta Ire almost por- fcetj companions for Igrlcultursl

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Emotions

Affect Heart

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I victim of heart disease.

ITIONG EMOTIONI

If you are I person with stroll: emotions. you might Ictuslly de- velop symptoms which gluseiy to- semble organic cnrdiac disuse.

The Io-cslled "soldier's hurt" in I iood example of whsz I mean. We know that this ailment results from essential changes in the hypothalamus. the gland that controls the autonomic nervous system. HARD TO TELL

Sometimes the emotional up- heavals Ire so marked that they cause changes in electrocIrdiI- graph readings that Ire virtuIlly impossible to distinguish from those following true organic dis- ease.

in fact. I New York City In- ternist, Dr. Maxwell L. Gelfsnd. goes so fIr Is to state that the majority of patients who go to I doctor with heart symptoms do not show any evidence of orgsnic

csrdlac disorder. EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED

Rather, he says in an article in I recent issue of Medical Times, , they Ira suffering from emotion- Il disturbances.

There is convincing evidence. he emphasizes. that certain seri- I ous and even fatal types of heart 1 disease can be produced solely by emotional distress. ;

Although the heart has I great I cnpaclty ta,Ibsorb such stress. ; wo have reason to believe that strong emotional reactions Ire ' enough to produce csrdisc symp- I toms in persons with normal hearts. j QUESTION AND ANSWER '

V. W: What would cIuse In excessive growth of hair on I woman's face It the age of TI?

Answer: The cause of superflu- l ous hair is not known. It is prob- Ibly due to some glIndulIr disor- tier.

However. Just wtut glsnds have been Involved hss not Is yet been determined.

The Age Old Story

Keep thy hurt With all dill- gence: for out of it In the is- Iues of life.

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LIBRARY SHELF

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it won't forget the date of WI- I terloo. it keeps the color of CleopItrI't.

Ilr. And map of where the Hnnging Gardens grow, 8 h el ly's deflsnce, bright despni . Paper remembe . old Mortal:

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-Betty Bridgman.

OUR YESTERDAY”;

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Sept. 4. D51)

The new concrete bridge It the Eastern approach to Summer- Iido was completed t h i I week. The road. however, will not be open for traffic for I few days Is the rosd-bed on each side must be graded. The bridge has been somewhat elevated in Inti- lpIIion of tho concrete mod bo- tng colninued through from the Summersldc Ind to the Down- moot concrsto road. '

Forty delegstes of the CInad- lIn Chamber of Comme u. who In on the Innusl pre-cosvor lion tour. will Irrivo here this morning on the S. S. New North- lnnd. They will be mot by I re- tootioo committee of the Clue- lottctovrn Bond of trade. Al Ions they will be the guests of the Pro vloclsl Government It I banquet It the CIIIdlII Nstionsl Hotel.

TEN YEARS AGO

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TryitIolnIdIy.IlJfoIldo.t-Io chsnces In that the most notice- Ible fist: in driving ucbnlquo will not be an offence punislnble under the luv but I more set of carelessness. bune.

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