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“The strongest. memory is weaker a than the weakest ink” PAGE 6 THURSD. Y, DECEMBER 23, 1965.

*Science On The March

+: “The race to the moon has now _ built such a momentum in both the

Inited States and the Soviet Union.

that there can be little doubt that— barring a nuclear conflict—men will Jand there within the next decade. As the New York Times says, ‘‘onlv a mole’s view of this historic advance an attach very great importance to Whether it is a Russian or an Amer-

fean that first sets foot on the lunar |

durface.” That feat will transcend

dny petty national. or political divis- |

ibns_and_be—a_triumph-for—all_men.—, | definite decisions be reached by ma-

Waxing eloquent, the New York pap- @ goes on to predict: + “In time men will go to the moon r stays of weeks,, months and, ‘eventually, perhaps years. Lunar settlements will be built for scienti- fic research of “the most diverse kinds, and to provide way stations for still more ambitious journeys to the planets . . .. The dwellers in these lun- ar colonies will understand how vul- nerable they are to a great host. of things. The need to cooperate for mutual survival will be taken for granted by them, and they will know how relatively insignificent are such matters as ‘the languages they speak or the flags they fly. It will be in- comprehensible to future generations that this same imperative was ‘not plain to the nations thkt made moon’ Voyages possible.” : This opens up the pros, ct that at long last ‘‘the parliament of man, the federation of the world” will be

achieved from the vantage point of -

the” perspective afforded by getting as far as possible “above the smoke and stir of this dim spot which men

- the rules of law have been discarded

, of Britain as a military power, for-

' “hanced the difficulties in the Rhodes- |

+ produced the first: limitation in his- ' torv of Commonwealth | Strangest of all the changes has been

tunities for Commonwealth members |”

.--the--training. of administrative:

. unfinished business it left. behind it.

“addition to new legislation, more than

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“Common values and ideals” such as parliamentary goyernments and |

by some Commonwealth countries. | Nor is the Commonwealth as import-

ant as a trading system as it seemed | likely to be af one time. Along with | these changes have come the decline, |

cing various Commonwealth countries to make new arrangements regard- ing defense. — 2 But perhaps the most. startling~ change is-that whites have become a minority group within the Common-, , wealth, making meaningless the rac- ial ties which held the old Common- wealth together. This has greatly en-

ian situation. In Britain itself it has

immigrants. |

the suggestion by African members that Britain itself might be expetied from the Commonwealth unless it conforms to the wishes of the colored majority. : .

Yet, as Profs MacKirdy empha- sizes, there are still plenty of oppor-

to work together. e Colombo Plan and various other dévelopment ' projects; educational schemes and

per- sonnel and the new Commonwealth secretariat all demonstrate the strength of remaining Commonwealth links. , But these ties in all cases are vol- untary. Members ‘cannot impose their views on one another, nor can _

AVISITTOSANTA

jority vote. The “Commonwealth way”’ is not easy; it,involves both pat- ience and humility. The only unity it can hope to attain is through ree- ognition of diversity. If it fails now to achieve this kind of recognition, there is nothing in the way of cement that can keep it together.

Hard Work Ahead

“One record achieved by Canada’s 26th Parliament was the amount of

While Santa Claus is busy carrying his gifts to the ordi- mary Canadian, discussion has blossomed on Parliament Hill a- bout his cash gifts to politicians at election time.

On top of the expense of the voting machinery, for which the

ers are charged over ten

ion dollars, the campaigns.

by the political parties and by

individual ‘candidates cost over

twenty million dollars. Top pol-

iticians always deny that they

are aware of the sources of these

immense war chests. Does it come from Santa Claus?

One Liberal MP has announe-- ‘ed that he himself raised or pro- vided all the $19,399 needed for | “his campaign, another, spent- only $10,281,-or-less than $2 per voter has been accused | of offering $10 for each vote.

When the 27th Parliament goes into | session on January 18 it. faces, in

a dozer important measures which died on’ the order paper last Septem- - ber. “Newsletter,” published by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, at- tempts to give a review of the issues involved in these proposals, and ex- | presses hope that all our MPs will do

| all spent as much as the figure

| half that expense”

OTTAWA. REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Time For Probe Inté Campaign Funds

Leaders and other party spokes- men, for printing party election literature and posters, for, the cross- Canada tour by Party leaders and their-entourage, per-

| haps by chartered air- liner or

special train.

Against that, many candidates of course, spend much less than $19,000. On the Prairies, for in- stance, many candidates win on In Quebec it is said, one candidate spent only $200 for his deposit, which he forfeited, but this was refun- ded by his party which also gave him $100 for his trouble. -

Some elections are literally bought tb, -huge expenditures, such as the $100,000 said to be

who | spent in certain Montreal . rid-

ings. In part of Maritimes, it is said, a voter expects and col-

told the Houseof Commons, just

after his Jéberal party had col-

lected . $700,000 from just { one | busine: enterprise, that he’ had ; bad so in the way of poli- | tical experience, and was kept | 80. busy mastering the issues in ; the campaign, that he in’t at- | tempt to concern hi in the | Machinery of the election. ‘‘So I had no knowledge whatever of | who contributed to the campaign | funds.” | VALLEY OF HUMILIATION He was referring of course to | the infamous Beauharnois scan- | day, the most shameful tarnish ever to be publicily proven in Canadian politics. | to make in the House of Com- | mons, on 30th July 1931, his fa- | mous apologia and ~promise of | future honesty, in his much-quo-

Boredom Fatigue

By Dr. Theodore R. V. Most weary people activity and less rest. true especially when la of emotional origin and t tim needs new goals and ests. More rest aggra condition and. i individual is ivation is the antidote counteracts boredom.

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cope with anxiety, fears and other emotional disturbances. Sometimes the fatigue is mani-

and eats sparingly because he is down in the dumps and sees no way out.

Tedium also stems from emo- tional conflicts. Many of us clut- ter the mind with concern about personal failings such as eating too much, not reading enough, or

ers have guilt feelings about wrongdoings. or_are_fighting-im- pulses to act in an immoral way.

The tired person who 1s other- wise healthy should try to re-or- ganize his daily routine. Clear the mind of unessentials and for- get about doing the things you “always wanted to do” or ‘‘think you might do.”’ You may find that you never wanteda to do -them anyway. Spend more time helping others: it is a won- derful tonic. Avoid loneliness, too much rest, and plan to do ; something pleasant several tim- ' es a week,

MURMUR AND MARRIAGE | §. R. writes: Can a girl in her | early 20s with a murmur marry

and have children?

REPLY Yes. Not all murmurs are In dicative of heart _ involvement.

However, even if heart disease ‘should be present, the moderns

This led him (Physician is well prepared to

help her through pregnancy. YOU ARE NORMAL

| C.M. writes: I have a stight | } Jump under my chin which the ©

lects $5 and a, mickey of tum— | tea “vattey ‘of Humiliation” | doctor said is due to infection 6?

About 1000 candigates stand | possibly from both major par- | {nm each general election. If they |

ties - in return for his promise of his vote. In.one large city,

“their homework on them ‘before th

‘House. convenes. --— Bank Act amendments left over from the last session will require at-

~ tention. Important tax reforms have

been held up pending receipt of the

| found to be very amenable to the choice ‘of an electric kettle

Party headquarters for those | ed to the family. full: page advertisements in news- _ But where does the money - papers, for buying radio and te- | come, from? Former Prime

| levision time for speeches by the | Minister MacKenzie King once

| speech.

| Liberal Party may have done what they should not have done," | he-said.-.‘‘But-the:- whole Party {is not thereby disgraced. The , Party is not disgraced, but it is tin the valley of humiliation. I | tell the people of this country to- day that, as its leader, I feel hu-

|*the submental gland. Does this | “Individual members, of the |

mean I'm off my rocker? R

No.- Sub means under and

; mentum, the chin. The: submen-.- :

tal gland, therefore, is) located under the chin. ~ ASK HIM :

D. S. writes: What kind of

mental illness would a pilot have

or of emotional origin. Most peo- ple with normal fatigue do not complain about it becatse they enjoy the activities that make

fested by a depression. The suf-' ferer. is listless, loses ambition, |

what tomorrow may bring. Oth- |

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British” Prime Minister Wil- eon's announced visit to Moscow next February to discuss ‘‘vit- ally urgent’’ questions is likely to revive Western hopes that the co-chairmen of the 194 Gen-

lied during. the

two months before this ‘vitally

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that at least one party — un- doubtedyl Soviet Alexei Kosygin—disputes/ the urgency. Nevertheless, the fact that | these ‘two leaders will meet | gives some hope for Kosygin | previously had stated he could | see no basis for the summit | meeting while Britain continues to support. United States policy in South Viet Nam. ?

SAYS WILL EXPAND

| There is -a hint of disquiet on | the Communist side over the } war's escalation; China has’ sug- | gested the massive build-up of

”_ business is discussed,.a\ time lag which would indicate

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~ To Moscow In February

By Harold Canadian Press Staff Writer

Morrisen

But there ie no indication that the Soviet Union plans any di- rect intervention of ite own; nor is there any such _. —_— . although ing | atening to intervene. /The voice of Peking seems mainly aimed at

fighting.

China's dictatorial voice ; ifideed, be a vital factor if the puzzling and conflicting reports

Ho Chi Minh, the father image for a good many Vietnamese on both sides of the 17th parallel, hae reached an age when time begins to run out.

HO 18 AGING Now 75, the frall, wispy leader has directed for two decades a struggle thats seems to go on | without end. He sees himself as | leader not only of the North but of the South: Each day scores of his people die and the enemy still does not go away. | In public he echoes the views | of Peking that American’ peate proposals are a hoax. But in

| American troops and = planes | private he may have his doubts. may be~used to penetrate all of He has disavowed the report by’ | Indochina and even the Chinese ‘two Italian professors who mainland. | quoted him as saying he would All. Communist elements vig- | go anywhere to achieve peace orously maintain they ~ will pot | and that such talks could be | be deterred in their support of | held without the Americans | the ‘‘war of liberation’® in South | complying with his oft - stated Viet Nam. The Soviet Union, ;demand that they must first get constantly criticized- by China | out of South Viet Nam. as not doing enough, has signed | For a leader whose life begins an agreement to provide more | to ebb; the thought of a happy assistance to North Viet Nam in peace cannot be suffocated for- 1966. The reports “suggest that | ever. Unless, of course, he is this time the Russians may pro-.|-prisoner of a stronger force and

| vide new jet fighters to be flown fear for a powe> he cannot ig- | by North Vietnamese pilots.

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Over Computer |

~Man ; Christian Science Moniter

With computers taking over tion blindly. Its programing - of man’s tasks | was causing the trouble. And

ployees. it would have no prejudices;

| would pick applicants purely on | should not feel too superior. - ' merit. But a team sent from |Many times people behave like

the Equal Employment Oppor- the computer, taking as 4

"tunity Commission in Washing- |to action those traditions and

ton found that this computer customs which do not exprese

call-Earth.” It is a thought whi s miliated, anc I know my follow- as discharged with a 9%

U 7s 8 nee | eeokk oF tie Cartan Royal Commis- ing feel tumiliated” I have told |-per cent disability? " —_ Mever selected a Negro. ae eee cutred many times to the ancients, i Taxati gi ial dass in aera thal weak te REPLY” We blame the inetri- Never was fresh thinking thréugh not quite in the same con- |. 807 On “axation. Lip note yee : PU B L C FO R U M the valley of humiliation... But There are several possibilities | meat enticely for acting. lt thie | more needed tae one bow text! Any way one regards it, it is | ™easure - establish an: investment. |< 0007 ee ee | we are going to|. comie out of _and-it-would oe unfair te, this jencennelyviened ern Inves- | people aia af aces oo

aes ig se . r : “os é ‘that valley, notin any boasting pilot to hazard a guess. If you tigation. showed simply responsibi 7

- an inspiring thought. : corporation known as the Canada De- A PRESSING PROBLEM | but it has been that way, but with a detergrination must know,, why not ask him to following ite progremed inetruc- credibly capable computers._

; Meanwhile, with less fanfare, comes word of a more modest but significent achievement of. science

- from that ancient centre of glad tid-_

ings, Palestine. Two Israelii re- searchers, working in the leprosor- ‘fum in Jerusalem, have finally suc- ceéfed in growing the leprosy bacillus. under laboratory conditions. This, it is believed, will pave the way for the eventual cure and prevention of one of mankind’s most terrible scourges. There are 10,000,000 or more lepers thretghout-the world today. ethe news from. Jerusalem makes us wonder. how many other exploits ,_ Of this kind could be expedited at a

fraction of the cost of the moon-racé>

program. Perhaps, after making our lunar excursions and getting better

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velopment Corporation will challenge © consideration. Then there is the $600 million medical care program. pro- posed last summer by Mr. Pearson and’ discussed with the provinces in September, in connection with which a federal bill will probably be intro- duced at the coming session. A bill ‘to overhaul railway legislation, will likely be re-introduced. There also may be revisions of legislation on un- © employment insurance, a complete overhaul of the Immigration Act, and government proposals for. Civil Service collective bargaining. This doesn’t complete the list, but ives an idea.of what the backlog of parliamentary chores is going to ‘| be and how important it is that Par-" |

| liament, in the words of “News- | letter”, be “totigh enough to resist ‘ ernments collect thousands upon

_ Sir,—After reading of the tra- gic death of Francis Leonard Condon in the Queens’ County Jail due to a stomach. hemorr- hage and possible lack of medi- cal-care, I-feelit-is-part of my responsibility as a recovered so- ber alcoholic for over five years to give my opinions on situations such as these. ° :

I would like to say first that I did not gain my sobriety through any member of the clergy, me dical or professional field, but through a friend and the help of Alcoholics Anonymous.

When we look at the statistics of alcoholism in the United States (they don’t keep then in Canada) we find alcoholism is

| the fourth major” medical prob- 4 Tem, I consider it is about time

the people in this province who

| are responsible~for ~the treat-

ment of alcoholics took an in- ventory in this matter and did something about it:

The P.E.I. and Federal Gov-

thousands of dollars from liquor

m proven | something can be done for the alcoholic. a4

I feel that if we are going to avoid tragedy such as occured at the Queens County Jail ‘there ‘must be proper facilities to treat the alcoholic during the with- drawal period, followed treatment and rehabilitation.

The big problem here is who is going to take the initiative of helping these sick unfortunate people, Who has had any ‘suc- cess helning them ‘lead a nor- mal life? | am sorry to say, with the exception of Alcoholics An- onymous, ‘very few.”

T fee! all the professional peo- ; ple-who-are déaling “with famil- | 4es that have a drinking problem | should try to understand and , solve this problem. In the pro- fessional field I would—include Jaw enforcement officers, social rs, people,. clergy id above all our Department

of Health and Welfare.

It is my sincere wieh that |-

to see to it that so far’ as the

his face? ~

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try is concerned, it will advance to higher and better ground.’’

But today’s affluent politics are back in.that-valley.

Van Dellen, co Chicago Trib- | une, Chicago, Iitinels.)

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addressed to: Dr. Theedere’ _

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acquainted, in the process, with what

et -tive-born—Governor General, — and ith Africa in having a distinctive Seal. But most of the other

constitutional innovations came from

Canada. Canadian leaders of both traditional parties have contributed to this development: ,

~ ‘Phe latest version of the Common-

- wedlth, which has developed since .

of the Second World War, has again in many ways. The | of “common allegiance to the

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| Spectator, “but a redfinition of this

orice regarded as a criterion | of me has been dropped. -- +-cehtennial and’ the

the Commons would be with an order | enforcing a daily roll-call, and making |

truancy a less-profitable game than it- ;-

has been in the past.

EDITORIAL NOTE

“Judy LaMarsh fully deserves her demotion from health to the state | secretaryship,” says the -Hamilton

department’s functions will be ner- vously awaited. - The mind boggles

_at the havoc she could create in the |

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jence this is, particularly since ir benders, could anywhere from a week

I have talked garding this a explanation I have was from a priest in the States who is an alcoholic. and

who puts it this way. ‘An alco- /

holic is someone who drinks be- ee eS someone who drinks because

wants to". Unfortunately there

that can be done for the drunk,

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a Corporal Arthur Perry, of the RCCS, returned to his unit after spending his furlough with his » Mr. and. Mrs. E. Perry, 50 School Street, Charlot- tetown: TEN YEARS AGO * (December 23, 1955)

| Normie Kwong, 26-year-old Edmonton Eskimo half back, was picked as Canada’s _ out- standing male athlete.

~_ from all your friends at NICHOLSON’S PHARMACY

Mr. J.A. Likely was recently elected vice-president of the Ca-. nadian Council of Blue Cross Plans at the annual meeting of the organization held in the ‘Royal York Hotel. Toronto.

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a ' a Political temptation in the form. of. | jsics ea4 T would Uke to keows (nt ee ee tt oe oa _The Times calls “the need to cooper- | giving away the-entire store-to-please——theactual-- percentage ofthis *ctive slcoholie. Since. alcphok How long would you kee ( atéfor mutual survival,” we'll settle | the. customers, or some of them.” It | #X that is allotted to the recwv- , ism : ee as as eae g y' Pp : y i " / ere : of alcoholics who have de- | an alcoholic centre ‘ ‘ down fe hp gee ver mundane"prob-. | sugsests, too, that citizens have a re- cchesd tarough Car ails cf Gas | dds aboditacueéadined a Christmas gift unopened lenis. i chaste =e “sponsibility of keeping a-sharp eye ar a “en peed Wh | the alcoholic can ~ ee because you hated to disturb : Presents New Problems | 0% what goes on, and letting-their | there is no meticn ome Oa | this tone f the attractive wrapping? a q MPs know what they think of their | coholism and the only possib I am, Sir, etc.. =~ A Toronto housewife left a . {Phe tug-of-war dver Rhodesia has’ performance. r ee | ANONYMOUS ae pee : pufadded strains on the Common. iat lah wan, we la a e ie by abstaining | = — ; 1934 gift unopened until this ' wealth, and many are wondering |. that applause should go to the flash- au tues "Tan vate tae a ole: | Our Yesterdays year, when Doyle Klyr whether it will survive the ordeal. We | jest grand-stand plays. Parliament | cation and understanding of | (ftom The Guardian Files) Weekend Magazine Women’s bs ded by Prof. K. A. Mac- | isn't a circus. Recent performances | what the alcoholic is Going io | TWENSYSIVE YEARS AGO Editor, persuaded her Kili, of the University of Waterloo, | nave tended to give that impression, | Mmself- to his family and (December 23, 1940) : ag ds g pression, | community as a whole. Prime Minister Churchill ap to find out what was init. e of the booklets issued by the | but it’s not entertainment of that kind The answer to sobering up 8M | pealed directly to ' the . Italian \ See th ; : Institute of International | that the public is paying for. There is" *!coholic is certainly not throw. | people to east off Benito Mussol- \ the story with color rs, that the Commonwealth was ing Rint ate Pat cod jetting | 2 the criminal” whe “alter = ictures in According T: oa ; ; more hard work to be done now than Queens County Jail and letting | 18 years of unbridled power has anal re AY es pict r 0 2 ; fy a Canadian invention. Aus- | ‘at any session since Confederation. an aout on abe aan” kee youre? horrid —- =\4 ol PA ; Doyle this week. Pi Jed the way in appointing ana- | How we should like to see it start in | this know what a terrible exper. ‘°° % ™® > as _ Ut iz ; z J

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