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PAGE 4 _:fifii§fi§!;gzaatatiar New ARDA Agreements

Farmers here and throughout Canada will be interested in the an- nodncement by Federal Forestry Minister Maurice Sauve that 3. fed- eral-provincial conference will be held late in August or early Septem- ber to work out. new terms under the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act. The minister esti- mated that there would be some 35 or 40 changes in the present agree~ merits, although it is not known yet whether the law itself will have to be amended.

He made the announcement dur- ing the course of a day-long press briefing on progress to date in the ARDA pilot region of the lower St. Lawrence and Gaspe. The brief- ing. which was conducted by officers of the Eastern Quebec Development Planning Office, was attended by Quebec Agriculture Minister Alcide Courcy as well.

The latter had called for an ex~ tension of the ARDA program to cover a wider range of projects than at present, and had suggested that the new agreements—replacing the existing ones which expire March 31, 1965—should provide for Govern- ment expenditures on such projects as tourist centres, camping grounds, beaches, research into land use, etc. The ARDA programs, he maintained, have been going through a “transi- tion period" up to now, and the time has come to revise them.

Mr. Sauve said he had been meet- ing with representatives of all prov- inces to determine what changes in the program they would like to see, as a prelude to the upc0ming confer- ence. The federal proposals for a new agreement. he added. will be sent to the provinces “within a few weeks" in order to allow time to study them before the meeting.

The federal minister also stress- ed that Ottawa intends to leave all administration of the ARDA pro- gram completely to the provinces. and will not intervene at any time. The Federal Government reserves the right to final say on the accept- ability of any project. however.

Flowers Of London

it is to be hoped that the Com- monwealth leaders, in conference in London, will take time off to enjoy the great city's Arts Festival, now in progress, and also its Festival of Flowers, which is really something worth seeing. With the Lord Mayor of London as its patron, the Festival of Flowers is being promoted by the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. one of the city’s ancient guilds of craftsmen, whose Master, Lord Nathan—he is also chairman of the festival—has called for "a blaze of color in every street and ally."

For 13 days in July this festival will be in full swing. Many thou- sands of blooms are on display, pro- viding a tribute of flowers for some of Europe’s most celebrated build- ings— St. Pa ul’e Cathedral, the Bank of England. the Mansion House (home of the Lord Mayor), the 15th century Guildhall and the Tower of London. the great fortress of William the Conqueror begun on the north bank of the Thames nearly 900 yeare ago. There are striking displays, too. at many of the city churches such ae St. Andrew’s, Hol- born, and St. Peter's, Comhill, both of Which were designed by Sir Christopher Wrcnn, the architect of St. Paul's. .

‘lhere is a special reason why the eitilene of Britain's capital should cooperate Maharteay with the _ Company of Garden”

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in a festival of this kind. A British Services release recalls that in 1945 London was a drab place indeed. Many of its buildings had been hornb- ed, leaving gaping holes in the sky- line. All that is changed now. but people remember that it was the bomb sites which provided an occas- inal touch of color in the war-torn city.

They provided also a clue to the way in which its appearance could be improved. For seed-s, blown by the wind or dropped by the birds. took root and blossomed amid the rubble. Cherry. apple and pear trees pushed their way through the brok- en masonry. and small orchards grew from pips and stones thrown from the lunch bags of clerks and typists.

Today’s Festival of Flowers re- calls the heartbreak of those years. and the hunger for beauty amid des- olation. which the wayward touches of nature helped to appease.

Castro's Olive-Branch

Cuban Premier Fidel Castro has extended an olive-branch. of sorts, to the United States, which it is to hoped will not be thrown aside too contemptuously. In an interview with a New York Times correspondent he suggested a resumption of talks be- tween the two governments, with Washington taking the initiative—- for he holds Washington to blame for the present state of relations. However, he said Cuba is prepared to take certain steps immediately in an effort to ease existing tensions.

He would pull back his Cuban guards around th :9 Guantanamo Naval Base at a distance of several hundred yards, as "a contribution on our part to avoid incidents.” Cuba would cease immediately its material support of Latin-American revolu- tionaries if the US. and its allies would agree to withhold support of Cuban exile activity against the is- land. He would also release as many as 90 per cent of the political prison- ers now held by his government.

During the interview Castro said the US. would do much better to purchase Cuban sugar than to try to expand its sugar-beet industry. Likewise, he said, there were many things that Cuba needed to pur- chase from the United States.

Cuban sugar has been selling at

low prices to Communist-bloc na-‘

tions since the United States out off its massive purchases. Another rea- son for Castro’s interest in a rap- prochement may lie in the fact that an Organization of American States meeting at. Wasington is in the offing. called to take action on Venezuela's charges of Cuban agression.

In any case, it Is regarded as possible that the Castro overture will provide a platform for a greater exploration of Washington‘s attitude towards Cuba than has been possible up to now. This would be all to the good. As Arkansas Senator Ful- bright said in a memorable state- ment last March: “We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that con front us in a complex and rapidly changing world. . . We must learn to welcome rather than fear the voices of dis- sent and not to recoil in horror when- ever some heretic suggests that. Castro may survive. . ."

EDITORIAL NOTES

Members of the House of Com-

mons spent two hours debating

whether they should add five and a half hours to their work week to handle unfinished business. That, comments an exchange, explains in part why they need more time to complete their work. 0 O O O x

The "frightening prospect of is continuous urban unit” stretching from Manchester, in the north of England, to Milan, in northern Italy. was envisaged by a delegate to a conference on regional planning in urban development in Western Europe. He contended that once the English Channel is bridged, or tun- neled. only government intervention would be able to prevent it.

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A survey is progressing In Scot- land to determine if the decline in numbers of the golden eagle is gen- eral. Experts have suggested that the epociee—fonnd mainly in the west and central Highlands—th become extinct in Scotland if the present poor breeding trend contin- itee. The trouble is thought to be

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MENDING THE CRACK IN LIBERTY BELL

' OlTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Needs Larger Budget To Check Waste

Max Henderson. our compet- i cut and courageous Audilor Gen- eral. claims that he needs larger budget to permit him to perform an effective watchdog job over the expenditure of our tax dollars.

The total cost for his staff of 180 auditors last year amounted to less than $l'.'z million. That is a modest price for the careful checking with which his thin- red-pencil army audits govern ment spending on close on ‘ billion, in his annual survey 01 ‘ the accounts of government de- panmenis and crown corpora- tions, Max Henderson always fearlessly points oui—and TICDUL halts—— extravagances and irre- gularities. This should result in 3 lower taxes.

I think that he should now be given the money to hire the larg- er staff which he is asking foi.

Then maybe he would detect many of the still unexposed ir- regularities and. even more un- I portant. make more spenders of our tax money run scared of his '

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detections. This could save the taxpayer plenty over each twelve month ncriod. by olimm ating the spirit of wantonness with which the taxpaycrs' moti- ey is scandalously wasted.

LAX HOUSEWIFERY ‘ He might. for instance. ask about that. apparently extrava- l gant car pool operated by our defence forces in Ottawa—lim- ousines driven by uniformed 1 chauffeurs who have been ex— ‘ pensively trained and equipped l to defend Canada. not to drive taxis. What runs do those cars make each day? How many wiv- ; es and children of the taxpayers employers are ferried to and

from shopping centres. hatr- drt‘ssing saloons and even schools?

And those Cabinet Ministers

who each have a eoldier and a ‘ car at their beck and call may ‘ and night— do they also have the gall to draw the $2,000 pt‘t year tax-free allowance for "car" which is paid to all min- isters out of the taxpayers mon- ey? Wouldn't 'iaxies be cheapei than a pool of cars driven by sergeants and (-orpornls'.’

Why did army car Number 28804F drive a stenographer in her work in the Parliament Building at 8.42 em. on a June 3 morning? Are all stenographers employed the government i entitled to free transportation in a sergeant-driven car to and from work? And what is the i function of that smart and cost- ly Buick. licence E33045. with a ‘. driver wearing Bank of Canada uniform? What ank busineSs 1 wee i'i conducting parked out- ‘ side a groceteria in a neighbour- l big city et12.50 pm. on a recent .

turday? Do B nk of Canada employees work a 5-day week? tie overtime paid for work on days when the Bank is closed?

PUBLIC FORUM

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CENTENNIAL FEATURE ir.— very worthy project is nearing completion; it is the

land in Prince Edwardbland. Mr. Lincoln Dewar should receive

year a- success. They should lose no time“: applying to him for applicxatlon forms.

.sirr “ctr - ” w. motion.

3 posed of all serving and veteran

: plished with more ease than was ' expected.

3 in carrying its programme for-

; seemed bound to arouse rese

Max Henderson might also I compare the cost of government departments hiring their man- ual workers. and an outside prt-~ vale company being contracted for such work. For instance. on a recent morning. Prime Minis- ter Pearson wanted MP5 to sea "Mike‘s Maple“ hoisted on flagpole outside ihe Parliament Buildings. There are a dozen or so flagpoies there already. but of course a special one had to he put up for this one occas- ion: so up drew a government truck: then I noted seven gov- ernment employees concerned

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~ with the job—l supervising. 1 ‘ sawing. and 5 “sidewalk-super- ‘ intending." .

Then I would like to see Max : make a safari to the site of “Ex- I po 67". the projected W o rld's Fair in Montreal. where money flows like the dirty waier of the surrounding St. Lawrence Riv-

er. I had a letter from Expo 67 recently: so did some 130 other members of the Press Gallery. Contained a lot of costly public- ity g-uff: made a deep thud as i't hit the garbage can. But on "

was $1.01 in postage stamps. so ‘ I checked with the post office of .

ficials. It weighed 32 ounces and had

been sent as first class mail; if .

it had been left unsealed could have travelled as printed

matter for just 10 cents. That i

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minor extravagance— it, cos "only" 130 times 82 cenis— typ- ifies the carelessness with which the ioxmyers‘ money is treated too often.

When I was a small My. my thrifty parents drilled into me

the saying: “You take care of %

your cents. and the dollars will take care of themselves.“ Don‘t employees of ‘Lhe taxpayers have parents too?

swords Into Scholarships

Ottawa Journal

The Princess Palricia‘s Can- , adian Light Infantry goes one better than beating swords info ‘ plowshares. To mark its Mllll year the famous Canadian regi- ment is creating a scholarship i fund in honor of its founder. the I late Brig. A. Hamilton Gault. the last man in the Common- wealth allowed to raise ii unit at his own expense.

The PPCL’I Association, com-

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members of the regiment. raising the Cook. Memorial Fund to assist men from the l ranks who have proven leader- l ship ability but lack the formal 1 education for promotion to war- ‘ rant. or commissioned officer. l

Many young men thus will be

given a hand up. While their '

higher education will help Army. which needs more men with science, languages

mathematics. it will also help the nation as a whole. The

PPCLI man gains a pride In 3 regiment and country that never .

fades and when he lays dovm his sword and retires from the army. his learning remains with him. an asset in civilian life. Brave. often- wounded Ham- ilton Gault used to tell his men it was an honor and privilege to bear arms. Higher education can be regarded as an honor and privilege, too. and who can more be trusted with honor and privilege than a PPCLI man?

Virtue Oi Simplicity

Cape Breton Post

The first phase of a planned l programme to change the name of Canada's national airline to Air Canada has been accom-

Congratulations are; due the company for efficiency I

ward and to the public for the acceptance of a change att i n . ment among an incalculable 1 number of Canadians.

The initial hurdle was over- come when Parliament authoriz- ed the change of name without controversy. in nonpartisan spirit meet unusual to parliam- entary affairs nowadays. 1n put- ting politlcs aside in this enact- ment. Parliament ' wonders in preparing the eoimtiry to cept the change amialuy.

As a nutter of record. the name Air Canada to not new to the airline, Since an early as 1953. the name had been used in conjunction with NA in some parts t to

airline's

When the nationally owned airline an fune-

ttoniiig in 1907. the name Trans- Canada Air Lhumu entirely appropriate. But today. the air- line operates over mm route miles across Canada.¢ to the Un- Caribbean

ited States. the . United Kingdom and continental

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um , raisin sacred rim. runs 1 miles

source among the Himalayan

al operation. of the airline as Canada‘s national flag carrier. The name is as readily under- standable to English- speaking as to French- speaking Canad- ians and is easily grasped by people of other languages. The rtue of the new name Is in its simplicity.

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Preparation For Leisure

By Dr. Theodore It. Van .Delleii

Our world is accelerating so rapidly. it seems to have no place for the subject-of leisure; But we midst as well ace the

ins. maintaining their creative abil- ity because of better health. What will they do when their productive days are over?

Dr. Alexander Beld Martin believes we should concentrate , less on the underprivileged. ex- 1 plotted. overworked. and the : poverty stricken and turn our I attention to the leisure stricken. This means preparation for let- sure. He subscribes to the phi]: osophy that “only those fit for work and leisure survive as creative individuals. The othen will exist as. sterile robots. alien- ated from life and from them- selves. living vicariously. and so deadeued Hint they compul- sively seek overstimulation from the extreme. the lurid. the bi- zarre. and the macabre."

The man'of the future may be

forced to put his capacity for leisure on the same level as his capacity for work. This is diffi- cult to accept because most of us have grown up with the con- cept that leisure is earned through hard work— a reward for a job well done. ‘ In addition we consider time for leisure and leisure as the same thing. They are as differ- , ent as merely existing and real- ly living. 0n the other hand. should complement leisure and those who have the capacity for both are fortunate.

A hobby shOuld not be a sub. stitute for work: it keeps the in- : dividual and his mind busy be. a cause he cannot stand to be alone or does not know how to enioy his free time.

The person who retains his

fact that the work day is ahrink- ’ ' more older people are ‘

capacity for leisure usually pos- sesses excellent emotional traits acquired throuzh good mental l health. It is difficult to enjoy, leisure when plagued with com. ‘ pulsions that have a must or an I imperative quality, “I must I , work" or “I must get ready for 3 r tomorrow's task" only serves to l interfere with relaxation. re- ‘ i fleclion. marveling. and the 3 other expressions of leisure g E necessary for creative growth. 1

i CHRONIC HEPATITIS

L. G. S. writes: Why do some is a ee 3 of hepatitis become chronic?

REPLY ‘ This is the nature of the dis- v ' ease. We can assume some peo- '

‘ ple have less resistance to the ' ‘ causative virus or that the liver 1 i is not healthy when the disease

, or disregard for the symptoms

! may nlav a role.

‘ ULCERATIVE courts

l W. E. writes: Is ulcerative

l colitis caused by infection? REPLY

‘ The cause of the disease is iin- 1 known. It has all the earmarks ' of a severe bacterial infection of the bowel. but no causative i micro-organisms have can ,1 found. Hypersensitivity. emotion- 1 al factors, and nutritional inade- . ' quacies are possible causes. ‘ FLUID AND PI '

LLS Mrs. AM. writes: Would it be ‘ advisable to take diuretic pills ' to get rid of the water accumu- listed by the use of contracep- tive pills?

R . LY I This can be done but seldom Is ; necessary unless large amounts ! of fluid accumulate.

SULFUR DIOXIDE

f‘. H. writes: I like stewed i ‘ dried apricots but the label says 5. : "prepared with sulfur dioxide." . 1 Is it safe to eat these products?

REPLY

Yes. This substance ls added for its bleaching and preserve- tive qu ‘ .

TODAY’S HEALTH HINT-—

Trampolines can cause eer- Ious injuries.

INOTE: All correspondence Io V Dr. Van Dellen should be ad- . dressed to: Dr. Theodore Van ' Dellen. co Chic a :0 Tribune: Chicago. Illinois.)

NEW MP SWORN N l OTTAWA (CPI—Carl Legault, 41. was sworn In Monday as member of Parliament after his June 22 byelectlon victory which retained the Northern On- tario seat of Niplsslng for the Liberals. Mr. Legault. a furni- ture dealer from Sturgeon Falls. eucceeds John Garland. former

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