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The Old Problem

According to a Canadian Press story, drivors in t‘ulgary who celeb- rate too well on Christmas Eve, and who fevl tin-y can't navigate prop- erly, have been invited to call the police and an officer will be sent; to drive ihcm homo. Police in Que- bec ('in tutor at similar service, while police in Saint John, N.B., are considering re-introducing it. They started one two years ago, but only had one customer.

Elsewhere, however, there is less inclination to show a paternal concern for (‘hristmas Eye drunks. They are, manifestively. a menace .Io tat'fic; but is that any reason why they should get special eon— eideration at the taxpayers’ ex- pense? A cross-Canada survey shows that the RCMP and most provin- cial forces will have extra patrols on the highways during Christmas and New Year’s holidays. and plan to enforce the law strictly.

Many police chiefs are urging party hosts to serve coffee before guests leave, and to make sure they are in a fit state to drive. Police are also asking drinking drivers to take taxis instead of using their own cars. But the real deterrent will be the strong arm of the law. If people must drink [and drive, they should be taught that it is a dangerous thing to do‘.

The Canadian Highway Safety Council has predicted a traffic death trill of 58 for the five-day Christmas period from 6 p.m. Friday to mid- night next Wednesday. In the same period last year the toll was 53. Perhaps these figures, prominently displayed wherever liquor is served and drunk, would have a sobering effect on all concerned. Perhaps not. The trouble is that those who Ineed the warning most are the least likely to heed its significance. We can only hope hat, with the help of sounder hea s, their depredations on the highways will be kept at a Iminimum. If we could set an ‘x- ample here in this respect, it would be a proud day for the Province.

Britain's Concern . Prime Minister Macmillan has failed in his efforts to persuade President Kennedy to continue work on the Skybolt ballistic missile, which could be fired from the wing of a bomber 1.000 miles from tar- get, and has had to accept, as a substitute, the 1,800-mile Polaris missile designed primarily for Ctomic submarines. To appreciate Britain’s position In this controversy, let ua remem- ber that of all the Western Euro- ,pean Allies of the United States to- .{doy, Britain is the only one which iremained rfree and unconquered during the Second World War. There Was a time. indeed, when she “stood alone against the forces of aggression. When the military 3 war of the United States began i operate In the European theatre In W from the but. of BrItaIn. There were then only two Western lAllIee who counted and their oper- =eticna were both directed at the lCon‘tIncnt from the British Isles. Thin led naturally to a unified com.

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‘ Inter-Allied reletlons In th I! I combined command resulted In the establishment of the combined Joint Chiefs of Staff at Washington. and the W of nuclear secrets to i which the British were entltled for M m contribution to the war

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and to the original work on the first successful nuclear bomb. This co-partnership deteriorated u n d e r the Truman regime, and the pro- cess of deterioration has been go- ing on ever since. Former US. Sec- retary of State Acheson summed up the American viewpoint recently when he said that the “special re- lationship" between the two coun- tries. in military defense. was just about played out.

The cancellation of the Skybolt program does not damage the American deterrent, because the United States has now many weap- ons system. It does, however, threaten to put the British Bomber Command out of b usiness, and hence to reduce Britain’s stature within the Western alliance. In terms of speed and ability to select targets, the submarine is no sub- stitute for the plane; but it is what Britain must rely on primarily in accepting the Polaris missile. And, according to British commentators. British-built submarines could not be produced to carry Polaris until 1972. '

The joint ‘communique issued at; Nassau passes lightly over this issue. But it is not Britain’s habit- to cry over spilt milk. She will make the best she can of the new at- rangement, which purportedly aims at strengthening the NATO alliance by permitting both Britain and France to have a form of nuclear deterrent, for which President de Gaulle has been clamoring.

Canada's Part

The recent Paris meeting of NATO council ministers was pre- ceded by some of the bluntest talk ever exchanged between allies. There was pointed reference to the inadequate support given by several countries to the NATO defense forces in Europe. None of this criticism, however, was directed at Canada. Our contribution, of more than 12,000 servicemen in Europe at a cost amounting to $10 a head annually for every Canadian, won praise, not criticism.

Indeed, Mr. MacNamara. the US. Defense Secretary, said that only the 400,000 American troops

r and the Canadian brigade are “com-

bat ready.” And the NATO military committee commended the Cana- dian forces for “a. consistently high state of readiness” and noted with gratification re c e nt increases In strength, including a. surface to- surface missile battery.

These commendations are par- ticularly to be welcomed In view of the complaint made last month by the retiring NATO commander, General Norstad. that deficiencies were so serious that an unnecessary risk In the defense of Europe was being taken. This led to a question In the House of Commons and Mr. Harkness, th e Defence Minister, was able to say with pride that the goals for the Canadian forces In Europe had been met. His words have now been fully substantiated.

EDITORIAL NOTES The scientific approach to mo- tor vehicle accidents is yielding un- expected results. At an Illinois univ- ersity traffic institute it was found that some car fatalities are actually concealed suicides; and' at Harvard it was found that a driver probably struck a pedestrian on 1 dark street because he had not taken a pill for his diabetes at the proper time. Without the pill's beneficial effects,

his eyesight was aubnormal.

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Hon. Ellen Fairclough, former Minister of Citizenahlp and now Postmaster General In the Federal Cabinet, has other claims to dis- binction. The other day she wee made Chief Eagle Woman of the Blackfoot tribe et a. ceremony 65 miles east of Calgary. It was the first time a white woman had been made an honorary chief of the proud Blackfoot. She previously was made Princess Bright Flower by the Mohawk tribe.

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An instrument that will warn a blind person of obstacles In his path has been Invented In the Unit- ed States. It works by radar and emits e series of short sounds when supersonic vibrations are reflected by an object, but remains 'aIlent when the path is clear. The user hears the sound on earphones. While the prototype Is still too large and heavy to be practical. It i be- lieved that the device can soon be perfected. '

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"Mr. Fulton. Your Acllon Can Only Be W Ae Indicating An Unwarranfod Lack 0‘ Confidence"

JUNGLE WELFARE STATE

Oil - Rich Brunei Poses Problems

National Geographic News Bullctln

Armed uprisings in Brunei. , on the island of Borneo. spot-s light one of the world's richest ; jungle sultanates. .

Sandwiched between Sarawak; and North Borneo. Brunei covers 3 2,226 square miles of swamp and i jungle. Sultan Sir Omar Alll Saifuddin rules the Delaware-3 size state. though Great Bri‘i tain Is responsible for foreign‘ affairs. security. and defense. 3

It is this British control that, nationalist insurgents are resis- I ting.

Oil deposits along its South China Sea -coastline have given Brunei enormous wealth for its size. The Seria oilfield is the' largest producer In the British: Commonwealth, next to those of l Canada ‘

TRAFFIC JAMS

The capital, Brunci T o w n, I once a cluster of ramshacklei huts, now has concrete-glass of- l {ice buildings. paved roads, and traffic jams. An Oriental shop- i ping center sells automatic l washers and hI-t‘l sets. A new, golden-domed mosque with mar- ble walls is equipped with flood- t lights and an express elevator to l

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# MR. WHEATIJEY REPLIES Slr, ——- Mr.‘ Heeney‘s letter

grasping at straws to overcome

his unsatisfactory relations with farmers producing peas, seems to bear out the often rcpcatcd statoments in Federation of Ag- riculture meetings that hotter public relations in the FrostcdiN

Foods plant could be in order. in

However, space in the Public grateful. won‘t permit a full an- swering of those many untrue statements; but rather I will point out a few.

I had no contract to grow pass or to clean hIs plant during 1961, therefore any reference by him to elther Is untrue. When I grew 17 acres peas t year I loat $83 and he knows It. but this loss does not cover fertiliz- er, llme, rent. taxes. etc., to say

' g of one'a tlme: and this loss came about by their broken-down harvestlng cqulp- ment. SoIl condition does not en- ter the picture, an beans were grown for hla plant the previous year before I acqulrcd th 0

land.

The External Auditor's re- port. I960, allow- P.E.I. Frosted Foods getting “6.090 of tree taxpayers“ money. Ignorance of facts, as claimed by Mr. Hee- ney. seem untrue.

I had four years' experlcnce working with my and trucks In and around his plant. This Intormatlon Is available to any Government study ccmmlt- tee. or special committee recent- ly let up at the Federation of Agriculture meeting. Had Mr. Rooney publlehed hIe letter soon er. Instead of wetting nearly three weeks, I would have out- lined come of these problems at the Federation meeting.

I! Mr. Heeney knows every- thing about growing peas and soil conditions, it seems strange that he ploughed down. in Octo- ber, two (Ieldl of peas that went wIId with weeds and could not H be harvested. i

I am, Sir, etc. WOODROW WHEATLEY

it Forum. for which I am very,

Oil revenues $40 million annually —-v support an extensive welfare system for the coun-

" try‘s 84,000 people. Pensions are

given to the aged. Infirm. In- sane, blind, orphans. and wl- dows. The state provides Ir 9 e schooling and hospital care. There is almost no personal tax- ation.

Malaria. once a scourge In this land of sluggish. crocodile- infcsted streams, has been vir- tually eliminated.

Malays and Chinese form the bulk of Brunei‘s population: most live In and about the cap- ' Some homes are on stilts In the suburb of Kampong Ayer. the "water village" begun when early settlers decided It was easier to build over the water than to clear the jungle. Board- walks and swaying bridges con- nect the maze of stilted houses. shops. and mosques. Some old people are believed never to have set foot on land.

Brunci's prosperity roaches beyond the capital. A Dyak fish- erman, descendant of the head- hunting “wild men of Borneo." now climbs into his primitive dugout canoe. glances at his watcrprmf wristwatch. yanks

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motor. and whooshes upstream in a spray of foam. About 1.000 outboard motors are sold an- nually.

TWO GOLDEN AGES

Today may be Brunci's Gold- en Aze, but It is not the coun- try's first. In the early lfith cen- tury, Bruncl sultans rulcd all of Borneo, the world's third larg- est Is and. Her war canoes spread terror from Java to the Philippines. Magellan's chroni- cler, Pigat‘etta, In 1521 called old Brunei Town “this greatest ever of Malay cities, rich ' wealth and proud In bearing."

Gradually Brunei‘s power and holdings shrank. By 1888. Brun- ei was reduced to an improvcr-

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tislt control. The discovery of oIl in 1929 revived and trans- formed the primitive Iand of fishermen and farmers.

Yet not everything is up-to- date. In Brunel's interior val- leys, Dusun peasants toil with age-old implements in rain- soakcd paddies. In the forests, half-naked Ibans worship spirits and hunt with blow guns and poisoned arrows.

uring the recent uprisings, Brunei authorities sent out out canoes carrying the traditional call for help — red feathers In hollow bamboo sticks.

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HIS BIRTHDAY—1962

A Carol for the Space Age The cake Is glowlng Splendor-shining: "l‘is the world Before Him placed. its peoples, throngs. Sing their separate Birthday

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songs. The glory of the Lord diffuses Through the vast Irradiate

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——Willlam lI. Doucette. Rollo Bay and Charlottetown.

SAYS CREDIT PLANNED

BERLIN (APl—A West Ber- lIn newspaper reported Wednes- day that Chancellor Konrad Adenauer‘s g o v e r n ment has agreed to grant the Communist East German regime a credit of $250,000,000 The Spandauer Volksblatt said the credit would be repaid by dellverles of varI‘ ous exports during a five-year period.

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Holiday Hazards Need Watching

By Dr. Theodore II. Van Belle- MOST BABIES are more In- terested In milk and sleep than In Christmas trees. They are too young to appreciate or let excited over their first yuletlde. The best present you can gIve as

usual.

Serve their meals on time and respect that Imaglnary elgn. “quiet —- baby sleeping." There I: no harm In letting Junior look at the bright lights and showing him off during wakeful periods. But put him back In the crib when there are slgns restlessness or Irritability. He'll sleep better and so will th parents.

Older babies are likely to be enamored of the Christmas tree. especially If they can crawl or .walk. This Is the age of curios- Ity and the period when an in- fant reaches for any attractlve object. He wants to taste It. drop It. and go after something else.

It Is unfair to the toddler or creeper to have so much glitter that cannot be touched. Put the tree on a table to avoid fru- stratlon and a barrage of homo-

. up'now and then and let tlm touch the tree. Sel- ect a branch having a decora- tion that can be pplled oft.

A table tree may be Inade- quate when there are older chil- dren In the household. It Is here that a play pen Is a godsend: set It up in the living room so that the baby can join the fun.

Several Christmas h olld ay hazards ought to be mentioned ho avert tragedy at this time of galety. Bubbling lights c o n- talnlng a small amount of me- thylene chloride. Swallowing the contents of one light Is not like- ly to be lethal but may produce drowsiness or excitement. Large amounts are definitely poison- ous. Icicle decorations and an- gel halr may lead to severe Ir- ritation when swallowed. Mis- tletoe and holly berries contain a toxin: keep them away from the smallfry.

(Dr. Van Dcllcn will answer questions on medical topics stamped. self-addressed enve- lope accompanies request.)

HEART CHANGES

AFN. writes: Will an elec~ trocardingram show a heart murmur?

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No. Th e clcctrocardiograph Is a machine that detects the electrlcal waves that stimulate the auriclcs and venIrIcles to contract. These waves follow definite pathways and produce a typical pattern on the electro- cardiogram. Changes In heart muscle are easily detect- ed because the wave m 11 st de- tour around the area. Altera- ons In rhythm also are noted. and It Is here that the machine Is at Its best. Murmurs do n M Show up but those abnorma heart sounds can be detected via a stethoscope.

RARE TRENCH MOUTH

EH. writes: What c an s on brench month? What are the symptoms? Is thorn -a cure.

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Tltis contagious condition Is caused by Vincent's spirochetes and fusiform bacilli. It Is rarely seen nowadays but In the past occurred chiefly in adults under conditions assoclated with mal- nutrition and overcrowding. Ragged ulcers develop on the gums. lips. and inner side of the checks. The infection responds quickly to penicillen.

UTILIZATION

C.P. writes: What is a meta-

bolic disease?

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Metabolism refers to the changes occurring In the body through the utilization of the foods and fluids taken. Altera- tions In this natural process con- stitute diseases of metabolism. Among the most widely known metabolic diseases are gout, diabetes. and obesit .

TODAY’S HEALTH HINT—

The emotions can disturb the intestines.

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he any-where amulng with a wo- manhthateheaekaaonuny embarrassing question: he can" afford to answer. — Sentinel Review.

A Canadian-bore Chlcuo Un- nrerslty professin- had told the CanadIan Club of Toronto that Canada's exaggerated feeling of Importance In the world has curdled Into ,, antl-Americanlam the other hand. we are con- atantly being told by other professors from various coun- tries. including our own. that we lack sufficient "national Identi- ty" and arenot assertive en- ough. So which story are you going to accept? —- Brunflord Expositor.

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nub.” peclflen for babies are hard to find In Russia and once upon a time In Canada they were regarded as almw In the category of “Hell druus Babies were expected to cry all exerclse and could have nothing between meal times. ~ Ottawa Journal.

Nothlnl Innate: husbands and vaee l0 much, after several years of marriage, as to have some tactless old friend remind them of their clandestine meet- ings, their passionate letters, their frenzy of lmpatlence, In their engagement days. to be. long to each other. —— New York

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A Wiltshlre and a Nor-thum- berland farmer. both English, might well not understand each other. ThIs was revealed recent- ly In a London conference held by Professor Harold Orton. at Leeds University. who has been conducting an 11-year study of dialects throughout England.

e and his team of eight men and a woman found that there

Our Yesterday’s Ilea)

(From the Guardian

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

December 22, 1987 The Christmas meeting of the Maritime Women's Club was held at the Windsor Hotel.‘Mont- real round a Chrlstmas tree loaded with gifts for the needy. Dr. Alfred Whitehead, and th a choir of Christ Church Cathe- dral provided the muslcal side while Dr. Whitehead gave a short talk on carols - old and new.

The newly organized Little Theatre Guild at Summerslde presented their initial plays last week In St. ‘ a membership of 75. His Worship Mayor Robinson preslded and congratulated the Guild on their choice of plays and thelr suc- cessful presentation.

TEN YEARS AGO

December 22. 1952 A P. E. I. Branch of the Pro- fessional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Is In the or- ganizational stage wIth approxi- mately 75 elIgIble members, It was announced here yesterday by R. C. Parent, superintendent of the Experimental Farm. Na- med president of the branch was Mr. Parent, C. . Currie as vice president, and George Ay- ers. secretary-treasurer.

Under the new reorganization of the administrative setup

the Canadian Army In Korea, LIeut.-Col. It R. Crue of Summerslde wIlI remaln at Ma Job of administrating the Cana- dian lines of communications. 1but wIll be given a different III- e.

With Many Tongues

Gard Reborn In Alma of Industry

were 20 different local pronun.

ciations for the word “cow” and 15 for "home." They also discovered th at

when a Kent agricultural work- er speaks of Ms progger or jow- er e means a hack. n Nor. folk or Suffolk It’s called dorkv; In Gloucestershire, tenses hr ommy. Other variations: (ling- glngs around Manchester). bait (North West County', beaver (Hertfcrdshire), c rib (Cornwall and Devon). and ad- ditional expressions in Kent, Io- wen, drinklngs. drum-up‘s. mm- Ing, uammets. nineses. and nunc . The survey was centred on country people, rather than city folk. in 311 localities to further the compilation of a linguistic atlas of England as originally suggested by the late Dr. Eugen Dieth. professor of English language at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, It was first planned in 1946, but took five years of work in shaping a comprehensive list of over 1.~ 000 test questions.

From the 40 countries visit- ed by thc researchers came 34 words for that little water crea- ture the newt. Including: askcl, azgel, naskgel, effet. alvct, four- legged emmet, mowt. ewt, pad- gctty. poll, fiddly-winks. water- et‘f and yolt.

Professor Orton Insists that nationwide television and radio

ave not killed off local dia- lects, as Indeed the study prov"

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“We have many hundreds of dialects In Britain, some we haven't yet discovered." he says. “If some are dying out, others are taking their place,"

ut they the out because peo- ple die." he said. “This is why we concentrated chiefly on the over-608. to put their dIalects on record before the 30-year- olds come along with their new ones.

InItIal publicallon of the ser- Ies co era Northumberlaud, Cumberland. Durham, West- moreland, Yorkshire, Lanca- shire, and Ithe Isle of Man. Six- teen more volumes are to come.

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