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New ARDA Program

“Ottawa’s Agricultural Reha- bilitation and Development Admin— istration got a new five-year lease of life last week when what threat- ened to be a federal-provincial cal- amity turned into a victory for co- operative federalism." This the way the Financial Times of Canada sums up the results of the recent three- day conference of agriculture min< isters at Montreal. adding that the new program may. in time. “prove to be the biggest boon yet to Can- ada’s depressed rural areas."

We do not know whether our pro- vincial minister, Mr. MacRae, would be prepared to go that far or not. but certainly he has brought back reassuring news as to the manner in which Prince Edward Island will participate in the benefits under the new ARDA agreement. which is scheduled to come into force next April and will provide for special assistance to low income areas. We are bracketed in this category under the agreement.

As we understand it. the special assistance grants. totalling $50 million. will not have to be matched 50-50 by the provinces; they will be used in areas where there is a need for major rehabilitation but where the province cannot afford to match the federal government dollar-for-dollar. The provinces will put up only as much money as they can afford. The rat will come from ARDA. It is expected that most of the fund will be used in the Atlan- tic Provinces, certain areas of Gsspe and northwestern Ontario.

The exact uses of the fund have not yet. been worked out. but Ot- tawa is determined it will not be used for so-called make-work proj- ects. The money will only be al- located at the request of the in- dividual provinces—and only when the request is made as part of a. comprehensive farm planning pro- gram.

Here is another point which Is noted in the Montreal financial pap- er above quoted. and which it Is im- portant for our provincial author- ities to keep in mind: The money will not be granted on a pro-rata basis. It. will be first come. first served.

Railway Matters Provincial authorities are con- cerned with good reason about the ONE decision to put the Borden- Tormentine ferry service on winter schedule at this time. after being Idvised by the railway that the SS Prince Edward Island Would stay in service through the Christmas holi- day period until early January. An extra ferry to supplement the Abe- gweit “when traffic warrants” is no adequate substitute for a regular if schedule. as we know very well from past eitperience.

Surely for this busy season some better arrangement than this could be worked out, especially since the

- Wood Islands service is now on a . day-to—day schedule and is to be 3 discontinued by December 10.

‘- Meanwhile. we note with relief . that the priority once given at 0L- :vf’i' am to the new Railway Bill has ;,N"jf5.£ been . which means that it is doubtful If the bill will come up

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again this calendar year or even Lb'fodurlng the current session of Par-

Ri' ‘,.m'.ln.lt. tom we filth-nit In high- gas-romance. Provinces ship-

ater higher than rates within Cen- tral Canada. thereby further erod- ing the statutory advantages intend- ed by the Maritime Freight Rates Act.

Already, with the rise in truck competition which is particularly keen in (‘entral Canada. the rail- ways have been forced to reduce a large proportion of their rates there in an effort to retain traffic. In ad- dition they have been prevented from applying the full amount of the various post-war rate increases to areas where competition is par- ticularly keen, with the result that such increases have fallen much more heavin on the outlying prov- inces.

This is the position even before the new legislation becomes ef- fective. The almost complete free- dom from rate regulations under the proposed measure is expected to accentuate the distortion in re- lation to Maritime rates and further weaken the competitive position of our shippers in favor of competing suppliers in (Ventral Canada.

The Government has indicated that it does not intend to proceed with any amendments to the Mari- time Freight Rates Act until it has undertaken a special inquiry into the subject. In the meantime. to prevent further deterioration in our transportation situation. it is im- perative that this region be exempt from the application of the new railway bill and any increase in rates until such time as our needs

'can be met by an updating of the

national policy respecting transport- ation for the Atlantic Provinces. This is what the Maritimes Trans- portation Commission is seeking to obtain. With the Government now deeply involved in the promotion of industrial development in this area. there is every reason why it should give consideration to the proposal.

Opium On Increase

United Nations sources are re- ported to be deeply concerned over an increase in the World‘s illicit opium production. They are skep- tical, however. of recent Russian charges that the Red Chinese are to blame.

The Soviet Communist paper Pravda recently said that Red China started expanding the opium trade In 1952 to obtain foreign exchange and has since increased revenues from $70 million to $500 million. What raised UN doubts was that in the past the Soviets had vehe- mently denied similar accusations made by the Chinese nationalists.

Three nations supply most of the world’s medical requirements for opium and its narcotic derivatives. They are India. Turkey and the Soviet Union. Some opium from these areas escapes into illicit trade, but southeast Asia is the chief source. UN specialists put the amount at 1,000 tons a year. with as much as 400 tons coming from Burma.

The U.S. federal bureau of nar- cotics estimates that approximate- ly 2.460 pounds of heroin. an opium derivative, are smuggled into th e United States each year. Each pound. when broken down for "street level consumption." provides 45.000 shots for addicts at $5 a shot ——a fantastic return of $225000 per pound. All told. the bureau says. illicit profits from narcotics ped- dling in the neighboring republic totals $350 million a year.

We have seen no estimate of the volume of the traffic in this coun. try, though there are reports that it on the increase. If this be so, it is a matter of grave concern.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Economists report that retail sales will again reach record heights in Canada this year if current trends continue. They estimate an increase of 7.4 per cent over last year. which showed a 4.9 gain over

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What may be the costliest build- log in the history of the world—the Rayburn House Office Building at Washington—is about to open for business. Although the massive building‘s cost is estimated now at $88.4 million. another $35.7 million is being spent for related construc- tion. This brings the total to more than $I22 million. By comparison. the Pentagon. completed in 1948 cost $75.2 million. New York's Em- pire State Building cost $42 mil- lion. Chicago's Merchandise Mart cost $32 million. and the United Nations buildings in New York out $78 union

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RAISING THE FLAG ON PARLIAMENT HILL

OTTAWA REPORT By

Less Talk New Of Early Election

The business of Canada's long- ‘ est Parliament has got back on the rails, and there has immcd- lately been lcss talk of an early election -

This has arisen froma very Important backroom deal hef- ween the parties. which led to l the deservedly applauded plan to have "seven days of estimah ‘ es" at the end of November.

The most urgent business to Parliament each year is the pro- ‘ vision of the money needed for the operation of government. This takes place in two arts. ‘ First. in the Budget the Minister of Finance proposes how the necessary money shall be FRIS‘ ed. This comes mostly from but also. if the Minis: for plans a deficit. by borrow- In

Thcre Is a long dcbate on the Budget. but if is rcslriclcd by the rules of the Ilouse of Com- . mons to six days. The money is I then cnllccied by levies as pro- vided for by the Income Ta x Act. the Excise Tax Act. the Succession Duty Act. and the Customs Tariff. each amcnded‘ as necessary each year h e money so collected Is paid Into the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

'I‘hrI second part Involves much

GOVERNMENT SPENDING lenglhicr deliberation in the Commons, and Its logically. should come first, If is the de-l cision as to what our taxes shall ' he spent on. For this purpose. each department of govern- ment submits its estimates ex- penditure for the coming year. 1 The total Is listed and dctailedl In "The Estimates". and theseg In a thick blue - paper - covered book.'before the budget. Parliament must debate and approvo, or often amcnd. the estimates of each dcparlmcnl. When this has been completely. I Parliament passes the Supply. Bill. which authorises the no ’ essary money to be paid to each I

Patrick Nicholson

department out of the Consolida- ted Revenue Fund. If there is a delay in the completion of this study of the cstimales. the Gov- ernment has to ask Parliament for "interim supply T h i s

: might be done for ode month, in

which case the request would be for one - fwel. of the total of the year‘s estimates. But the mo- tion to grant Interim supply is debatable. there is no time limit on such debate: and any MP may properly discuss anything under this subject. In fact the

.tradltionnl right of Parliament

is to raise any grievance before voting supply. ' Unlil all the estimates hccn passed. and supply grant- ed for the full year. the Govern- ment Is therefore at the mercy of the Opposition in the H o u s e of Commons. which may pro— tract discussion on intcrim sup- ply and hold up the other busi- ness bcfore Parliament, LONG TALKS 0N MONEY Thus on November 4. the Prime Minister told an aud~ icncc in Hamilton that Ihis se-

Diplomo’ric Spies

Winnipeg Free Press

For the second time this year Egypt has offended against the canons of diplomatic behavior.

Last October. President. Nas- ser held Premier Molse Tshom- be of The Congo as a hostage In . the guarded Aruba palace on the ; outskirts of Cairo. .

It was one of the few limes ' since 1I92. when Richard the Lionhearled was held hostage by Leopold of Austria, that a ruling head. of a legitimate and recognized government was held prisoner by another government.

The capture of Richard I nul- razed public opinion because it. was contrary to the convention of the times to seize a crusader. Mr. Nasser. however. got away .

PUBLIC

FORUM

RECALLING OLD TIMES

Sir.— As an old P.E.Islandcr whose grandfather lCa‘pI. War rent ran the iceboats In the old days. I Wonder if it would be at all possible to get a poem which was published In The Guardian some 55 years ago. II was "In The Good Old Winter Time." sung to the tune of "In The Good Old Summer Time." I av ‘ Vancouver since 1912 but never forget. my Island home which I often visit. I was born 1889 of good Island stock. am In good health plan on another Greyhound bus trip next summer.

I am. Sir. etc. MRS. HERBERT GRIEVE

600 Belmont Street New Westminster. BC. Formerly of Burlington. I.ot m.

UNAWARE OF P.E.I.? SI-r.—— I noted with interest Mayor Bell of Borden's concern of the fate of that community's finance and welfarc should the proposed causeway be realimd. The other delegates at this Mayors (Buffers-nee appeared o beof the opinion that it (the causeway) wand be beneficial in that it would allow industry locate . If Trade and Commerce Mm- Iater Ralph Loffmarkts' com- ments made at a recent meeting

B.C.'s. is assurance that would help Industry locate Borden. I believe Mayor Bell has Indeed concern.

[at me quote Mr. hallmark:

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"Alberta has the Provtnc I a! Treasury scheme {Manitoba has

auk of esfm Can- ada. and Ontario and Nova Sco- tla also h head office . This Icons only tchewn, New m d W”

Apparently. this Minister ls unaware of the existence of Prince Edward Island as a pro- vince of Canada.

To me. as an eat-Islander. this is just another example of th e lack of concern and ignorance those demagogues of U pope r Canada have of the economic situation that cxisLs and is very real in Prince Edward Island. and the Maritime Provinces.

Too often Prince Edward Is- land Is left mil when Canada as a whole is being discussed. or development is planned from Our Capital or elsew ere.

It is high time Islanders stood up and demanded of the provinces of Canada re- ceive_ Above all. recognize us.

am. Sir. clc.. .I. MEL GA‘UDET Vancouver. BC. .

CENTENNIAL MAP

SIr.— Only recently did I see that amazing work of art. the Centennial Map of Prince Ed- ward Island. sold to Canadins last summer when Interest the Island was at its height by a prominent Canadlan publishing company.

The absence of any explana- Iory notes Is a strange featun of this map.

Imaginative? It certainly Is.

Unique? 1 h so.

Informative? The things I have learned by studying til i a map are sstonls ng.

Educational? Well. let us ad- mit the remarkable f of the publishen‘ own niggestlon sin-minded by a few dead maple leaves It ahmld Inspire m a n y quaint and fanciful bed- time It or

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' maintained the ol

1 ssion had already seen '76 days ' 5 spent. debating supply. yet in that ; ltime thc estimates of only‘ lcicht of the 23 dcpartmcnts o 'governmenl had been passed. No less than 27 days had Ispent dismissing interim supply. exactly the same number of days as had been spent by the [supply during the whole five I years of the recent Diefenhak— . er government I Finally. a deal was made for

‘ the "seven days of estimates ” It was understood that all the' estimates would be passed lthaf lime. and thus the y ;ernmcnt would liavc all

money it required for the currcn i

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I iscal year endin: March .1 next. The Government would V then. as Social Credit MP Bert; ‘Leboe pointed out. have con» ltrol of the House of Commons. with no longer the fear that. by . holding up the grant of interim I supply through a long debate the ' : Opposition could force a dissolu- ‘l tion of Parliament and another 5 l election. ; l

with his seizure of Mr. Tshombe fairly lightly. Apart from a few leading articles. not a peep came out of the public bodies en- trusted with safeguarding inter- national law. Now. for the second time. Egypt has offended by organiz- . ing a kidnapping in Rome under the guise of diplomatic immun- v.

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With the Invention of electron- Ic gadgets. and with modern ra- dio transport. spying has indeed become more complicated than if was in the times of hcautiful vamps stealing ordch of battle from the pockets of infatuated subalterns, ‘

However. even In modern IIm- l es the principal powers h a v e It ’ code wltere- g by diplomats don‘t engage dI- l rectly in spying. and a captured ,

government. . When spying peglns to be car- rled out by public employees on- joying diplomatic immunity then i the time has come .In circum- ‘ scribe this immunity In the in- terest of both the host country and public order. The two Egyptians with their human cargo were listed as first secretaries of their Rome embassy. A first secretary usually is a senior dip- lomat enjoying a considerable standing. When strong- a r m thugs now parade as first accre- taries. it debases the entire pro- fession of diplomacy and mocks its purpose. And when every cook. drlver and gardener enjoys delomatIc Immunity. life becomes too easy for these would-be Jamel Bonds who should he unceremoanst packed back home.

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How To Drink And Stay Sober

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen

Is It. possible for a person to drink. enjoy it. stay sober. and not become an alcoholic? Yes. according to Dr. William B. Ter- hune of New Canaan. Conn.. provided he is not already ads dicted. Once he is. complete ab- stinence is ' because he cannot obtain satisfaction from small amounts of liquor.

There are six cstgeories of

alcohol usage and the secret of preventing alcoholism is to rec- ogniu and avoid t e third. or dependent stage The first two are the occasional use and reg- ular social drinking, Those who graduate from these stages he- come alcohol- dependent drink- ers. These are the men and wo- men who might drink to have a 11 time. to enjoy golf or fish- ing. to conduct business. to overcome feelings of fatigue and worry 0 provide stimula- tion. relaxation. and sleep. They are on the way to alcohol- ism when the pattern Is contin- ued and becomes a habit. Dr. Terhune suggests for these people “Ten Command- ments to prevent alcoholsimz" (1) Never take a drink when you need one. (2| Sip slowly tnever gulp) and space your drinks. the second 30 minutes after the first. the third an hour later, and nevor a fourth. Dilute alcohol; a long weak one is bet- ter than on the rocks. straight. or gulping from the bottle.

4 D co an accurate and truthful record of the amount and number of snorts taken, lIt might surprise youl. (5) Never conceal the amount consumed: if anything. exaggerate it. (6) Do not Imbibe on an empty sto-

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(7) Stop drinking on signal— lunch. dinner. on the way home. celebrating an event. and “t get me through." Substitute a cup of but strong tea or a bowl of bouillon at these times. You will feel better. be a better com- panion. and enjoy happier eve- nings (8i Soak in a hot tub when tired or tense. (9) Never take a drink to escape discom- fort, either physical or mental. (10 Never drink In the morning to offset a hangover.

There Is nothing like work. rest. exercise. and play to dis- sipate emotional stress. Walk for hours. if necessary. when you feel the need of a drink.

HUNGRY CHILDHOOD

J. P. D. writes: If a person suffered from malnutrition in childhood. could he be affected psychologically later in life as a

result? REPLY This is possible. But many of

‘ our most successful and aggresv ‘ sive men grew '

p in poverty and worked hard because they “want no more of i HERPES ZOSTER Mrs. J. S. writes: is shingles contagious? REPLY hi. a moot question. In probability. herpes male; is mildly contagious The relation- ship of this disease to chicken pox Is interesting. An adult may develop shingles when exposed to a child with chicken pox. and vice versa. STOMACH ACID A. O. writes: Can a person In- crease hydrochloric acid in the

stomach without taking It by mouth? REPLY No. provided you do nol refer