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Subscription rates. Not over 35c ner week by carrier. $l2.0('l 5 year by mail or rural routes and areas not serviced by carrier $15.00 a year all Island and U K. 520 00 per year in U.S. and elsewhere outside British Com- monwealth. Not over 7: single copy. Me"-.b,y Aildil Bitfn.-]iI of Circulation. PAGE 4 TUESDAY. MARCH 3._ 1964. Arresting Figures This being Caiiaciian Education Week. it is timely to note the ini- port of a statement recently is- sued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, as to the increase in fin- ancial ezirniiigs, through an aver- age lifetime employment”: which is made possible by higher education. This, of course, is not the only criterion one should apply to educa- tional values. any more than to suc- cess in life generally; but it does serve to underline a matter of very considerable importance- According to the DBS, each year of high school training adds $238 annually to one's income over the .average employment span. The matriculation year alone adds $466, which means that over a period of about 45 years the average high school graduate has made $42.000 more than the person who stopped school in grade eight. "But each university year can increase your life's earnings by $25,000." the statement adds. Aside from these monetary bene- fits. there is the need for meeting changing conditions in the employ- ment market itself, which make it increasingly difficult for persons with low educational qualifications to find work. Machines are taking over jobs that were formerly done by laborers in every community, and there is no doubt that this trend will continue at an accelerat- ed pace. Youngsters of today will be entering an era in which there is simply no room for the untrained or the uneducated. In this Province. as in most parts of the continent, more money is being expended than ever before in providing educational facilities. This e.\'pcnditure is rightly regard- ed as a. sound investment for the future; but while it makes education more accessible, it doesn’t make it easier. and it is on the attitude of the students themselves that the success of the program depends. This. we gather, is what is meant by the theme of this year’s Educa- tion Week: “There is an education for you . . . see that you get it." It is not a cast.-—-nor will it ever be- of having education served up on 8. platter, but of providing the op- portunity for undertaking the hard work that goes into its acquirement. Who is To Blame? Writing on the subject of Senate reform in the Winnipeg Free Press. Mr. Bruce Hiitchison argues, with good reason, that it is not the Sen- ate which should be blamed for the failure to fulfill the hopes of its architects at Confederation. We should. he maintains, blame our thirteen Prime Ministers up to Mr. ‘ Pearson's time and ourselves for taking their neglect so lightly. This statement points up the fact that decision with regard to the appointment of senators is vest- ed exclusively in the leader of the government. Under our curious un- written arrangements, a Prime Min- later alone chooses the man and women antiled to veto his own leg- fsleirlon, the will of the elected leg- islative body. This power of ap- pointment and veto, which in as democratic country is extraordinary when one comes to think at it, has been generally abused. But if the Prime Ministers had acted as the constitution intended, 3!! they had‘ appointed senators sc- utatillsu to ability and not accord- eo party service. than would be ‘ea now so flfofln the scum. " I . pea:-son now proposes to fie age of sssietota and ensure I ‘twi- flie retirement of future sipipolnteee at the age of 75. The Free Press columnist—perhaps the most noted Liberal commentator in Canada——- sees very litte value in this kind of Senate reform. It will merely mean. under the existing practice, he says, that beneficiaries of the government can get their reward and opulent. old age pension fairly early in life. The real question, therefore, is not whether Mr. Pear- son plans to change the constitution but whether he plans to appoint better senators. If he could break this old, dis- reputable pattern of patronage. go outside the iron circle of his party and appoint the best men available, regardless of their policies, then the Senate would be automatically reformed. And as an extra div- idend, the Prime Minister would de- serve and receive the respect of the entire public. Mr. Hutchison, to his credit. has been advocating this course for a long time. but with one or two ex- ceptions under the St. Laurent gov- ernment his advice has fallen on deaf ears. Perhaps Mr. Pearson will set a better example in this re- gard when he comes to fill the three existing vacancies in the upper chamber. In any case. he would do well to ponder the need for making a break with the old system. which has done so much to lower the status of the Senate in the eyes of Canadians generally. Thanks From Britain When the United States, in re- taliation against trade with Cuba, announced cut-offs of aid to Brit- ain, France and Yugoslavia, it came as a surprise that Britain is still getting aid. It surprised most British. too. The Economist of London points out that what was involved was about $7,000 worth of spare parts plus some technical training to be supplied. This “would have been about enough, one would think, for one American instructor and his secondhand car." The Economist took the occasion, however, to recall that aid from the United States was once absolutely vital to Britain's survival It went on to say: “The end of aid is the end of 3 quarter of a century of American support for 9. reeling ally in war and peace. It opened with the lend- lease act passed early in 1941 to help embattled Britain. Then, after the war, when the postwar economic crisis broke, came Marshall aid. If one includes $1.3 billion of mili- tary aid, spent partly on the develop- ment of missiles and aircraft, the United States has given Britain $8.77 billion since the war. It would be hard to imagine 8 Euro- pean state in America's postwar position taking such a long and broad view of its interest. Now that western Euirope, including Britain, is prospering. the least we can do is to pay tribute to a relative and partner who nursed us back to self-earned health, both when our life was in danger and when we were being deliberately convales- cent." The Milwaukee Journal quotes these “perceptive and gracious words" with appreciation. “They prove,” it says, “that however we may differ over minor things—such as the sale of a few buses to Cuba -we have solid allies and even grate- ful ones in Britain. That isn’t an easy thing to come by in the world.” Indeed not, and Washington would do well to keep the fact in mind. Also, of course, there is another side to the story, in the fact that i.he war debts incurred by “em- battled Britain" were for the defense of Western civilization. not just for herself. It was Britain that held the line until the U.S. was ready to come in, and if it wasn't for the miracle of Winston Churchill and British heroism in following his in- spired leadership, while the bombs were falling on London, there wouldn't be any free Europe for American loans to rehabilitate. EDITORIAL NOTE In a laudable effort to get on the bilingual bandwagon, the CNR is painting the company's name in French on one side of each of its 100,000‘ boxcars. Some 20,000 have already been converted. But many of these cars travel in the United States, and there have been com. plaltstis from Americans that "Cans.- diaii National" must be a mis- svolflns PARLIAMENT‘ i-iii..i.. OUR POLITICAL BOBSLEDDERS _9T_TAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Latest Invasion From Across The Border New grounds for fear of U.S. , dominat; i o n of our econ o in y I have been laid by the first U.S. ; incursion into the field of Cana- j dian banking. V Great uneasiness is being ex- pressed in some financial cir-, cles by the fact that the First l National City Bank of the United . States has obtained control of ‘ the Mercantile Bank of Canada. The Mercantile Bank was in- corporated only recently. in 1953. It was controlled by Dutch interests, and has only th ree branches. Now, according to reports the control has been acquired by the giant U.S. bank, which has 104 branches in New York as well as branches in 32 foreign count- ries. It has assets of over $10 bil- lion. more than double those of the largest Canadian bank. EXPANSION PLANNED Reports heard here suggest that the new management plans to open many more branches of the Mercantile Bank. at _‘ major Canadian cities. If m a y L then solicit business from all: U.S. c o m panies operat in g in Canada. as well as from Ca- nadian subsidiaries of U.S. pa- - rent companies. This could take a great deal of business a w ay from Canadian banks. as there would be a natural tendency by U.S_ interests to switch th e i :- busincss to a subsidiary of the bank with which so many of them deal in their own country. Proof of this uneasiness is reflected in the falling pri ce 5 of the stocks of Canadian banks. This has been drawn to my attention by worried Cana- dian financiers. Fnr instance, asl write this. shares in the‘ Royal Bank are being traded at $'T2"4. the lowest price of t h e yea r, down from a high of $77-‘hi: shares in the Toronto- Dominion Bank are being trad- ed at S613/4. alsothe lowest price this year. down from a high of $66. Shares in the Bank of Montreal and the Bank of Nova Scotia are also at th eir lowest level of the year. PUBLIC FORUM A FINE SHOWING Sir,— May we take this oppor- tunity to commend the Charlot- tetown Centennial Pee Wee hoc- key team on the fine s h o w ing '. which they gave of themselves. on their recent trip to Q u e bee i Citv. This young team served as ex- cellent ambassadors of good will. They showed that t he y were real gentlemen both on and off the ice. We would like to mention that the professional experience of Ivan Doherty as a public rela- tions man waa evident through- out the tournament. A special word of th is n k I should be given to Brian L e wis and the executive for the inval- uable help which they gave to the team. Charlottetown can indeed be proud of these youngsters. Next year. we will again look forward to seeing a team from Charlot- lelown in the International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament. I I ‘ . r, otc., Gil Collins. Charles Smith. Garnet Steele. Quebec City, P.Q. CENTENNIAL YEAR Sir.-— On January I. 1964. Cen- tennial Yeisr was ushered in. On or about December 10. 1063. one of the moat ' severe mi in many years was ushered in. Notwithstanding lihls, our side- walks have been left in a most disgraceful and dangerous condition all through the past winter. Centennial Year and all our tax paying pedestrians were forced to plow through s l‘l ow banks continually. Between eight and tori citiz- ens of Charlottetown are aura- ing broken bones. some still hospital. having fallen on side- welks due to the icy condltlona same. The Ireafa were kept in fair condition but the p on r pedestriaii was left to manage ubeathaorsliacoultlwheiigc- in; shopping or to the d l fferenf churches. ‘mic disgraceful con- dition was widespread. - A great number of years ago. 1 trees.” I-Isbskku There is a vacant lot on Dor- cliester Street, for zxamplc, that -has not seen a shovel for l he past four winters. notwi'li<faiid- ing the fact that this lot is rent- ed to car owners where th e y park their cars for the w i nter. Pedestrians from this section of the city. zoiniz up town to sh op . or to the Basilica are forced to walk on the street. and this con- dition still exists. Councillor Gormley is to be commended. In his card, which appeared in the papers before the recent civic election. promised to continue fighting for equipment to have our sidewalks looked after during the winter. Let us all hope Mr. Gormley wins the good fight. am. Sir. etc.. ROSE G. RYAN O A Charlottetown. THE LIQUOR PROBLEM Sl1‘,—-I see in your PlllbllC Forum on the pertinent liquor question. May I add another? Apparently some want in o r e places to buy liquor. To my ss- tonishment others want to sell liquor. and it looks as if of ii ers these demands‘ m i R h l heed more than their consciences. Do you suppose all these people have considered _what the Bible says on this subject? For their convenience I quote: "Wine is a mocker._ s t r 0 iii; drink 59 rising: and whosoever la deceived therelbiy is not wise." Proverbs 20:1. "Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? “They at tarry long at th a wine: they that go to seek mixed wine. “L on k not than upon the wine when it is red. when it gi- veth his color in the cup. w hen it moveth itself eright. "At last it blteth like a s a r- pent and stlngeth like an adder." Proverbs 23:29:82. "Woe unto him that glvetili his neighbour drink. list put- eat thy bottle to him, and malt- est him drink also. that thou mayest look on their naked- k 2:15. "And be not drunk with wine. wherein is excess: but be filled with the spirit." Ephesians 5. 10. some my say. “What do I care what the Ilia says?" But sortie day they will care. "Be not deceived; God is not : for a man acwdli, that shall he also reap." Gal 0:7 I am. sir. .W. 'eic.. luv. 1' now/mu sidewalk Casually i several It-ttr-rs ‘ lull I mentioned th i 5 develop- ? merit to Bert Herridize, the New ' Democratic M.P. from Roote- any West. who as well as being it the great wag of Parliament is i also a great Canadian. He at i once asked Finance Minister i Gordon about this in the House ' of Commons: and Mr. G o r don l replied: “T h e r e is no legisla- ~ tion at present which would pre- i vent the takeover of any Cana- dian bank by a non - resident. .[ The Government's views on this i w il I be made known when the lBank Act is up for revision. tAnd he added: "There is no i legislation at present which would interfere with t-he open- ’ ing of more branches iby the Mercantile Bank) if that was desired." CANADIANISM NEEDED ., The govern m e nt is tak i ng ‘ action to preserve a measure of icanadianism in such things as 2 our mastazine trade and in tele- ‘ vision. It is obviou sly mu ch more import e nt that Canada .shouid be master in itsown 4 house in the key activity of banking. ‘Mr. Gordon's words sugizest that something may be 5 incorporated to this end in the ; ten - yearly review of the Bvank ; Act. which is due to take place this year. but now sccms likely to be deferred until next year. , so that the report of the R oy al 3 Commission on Banking. expec- : ted later this year, may be stu- : died first. Canadian banks have ma do very saiisfactory profits in the ‘ post - war years, The incursion , of an adventurous rival may - shake their safety - first policies , in lending money and may re- ‘ duce the interest rates charged lon loans. But these advantages could be more than offset by po- : licics n o t designed in Ca n a dis l for Canadians. We will hem more of this latest i invasion from south of the bot- . der: we may also expect to hear ; a renewal of the very sensible ‘Social Credit policy that "ink- pot money" for loans s h o u l d , be created by the slate ba nk I and not by private chartered banks. i I Our Yesterdays (From the Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (March 3, 1030) The Dominion Govern m a it t s p e n t $160,197 up to January 31st. 1939 on the new Nati o II at Park of seven square miles in Prince Edward Island it was an- nounced in the house of Com- mons today. The golf course in the park is to cost $54,144 coin- pleie, of which $34,099 was paid up to last January 31st. The 42nd Annual Meeting d the Prince Edward Ialland Dio cesan Bo ard of tlie Women’: Auxiliary opened in St. Peters Sclioolroom today. Mrs. E. V. Bell. lmsideiit was in the chair. Roll cal diawad a good msresentetion from most par- : es. TEN YEARS AGO ’ (March 8. 1004) Figures released today by the National Eiwloymaiit office show a decline in the numbas- . of people drawing Unemploy- ment Insurance from a peak of 2807 in mid - I-‘eburary to 1001. a difference of 106. These figu- raa us! for Kings and Queens Counties lncludlm offa- own. no A demand for I new travel service for the people of R o cky Point during the expected break - up of the ice in the harbor w e a made in the Lcgislat u re by R. . Doll. Q.C., leader of the IJTTLE ‘IO 0!‘!!! The underdeveloped AI-lcaa nation of Rwanda lies so have mineral resources. so railroad 3» than a nstla\cf paved l Common Cold is No Joke season for and runny noses is still with us. The incidence of colds la no Jok- lng matter, considering the sta- tistics on absenteeism. The Am- erican poop is have a billion colds a year. which cause a loss of N million work days in indus- try and more than 110 million sch durs annually. T common cold often in- ciludea a large group of upper respiratory iriectlons. ’I' it e r a are remedies I ore but no cure. More is known about ways to avoid colds and liowto treat or prevent complications such as pneumonia, ear infections. and sinusitis. The causative agents exist In the throat and nasal secretions. They are transmitted to others through sneezing. kissing. and thecommon use of towels, drinking glasses, and o t ii e r freshly contaminated objecu. The disease is most contagious just prior to and during the first few days of the illness. '1‘ h i I means that the victim can pass on the infection before he realiz- es he has it. We hear much about preven- tive vaccines but those develop- for upper respiratory infec- tions are not as effective as the vaccines against other contag- ious diseases. The same applies to preventive medications. Oth- er ineffective recommendations include gargles, vitamins an it cold baths and other toughening procedures. Our best bet is to avoid those suffering from colds. This is not easy but with 0 little luck we may be successful. Keep your distance when anyone coughs. sneezes. or pulls out a handker- chief to blow the nose. W h e n colds are rife, stay away from crowds, particularly those in places of amusement. Wash the hands frequently, especially be- fore eating and after touching a person with a cold. Don't use a towel or an eating utensil that might have been contaminated with the causative virus. Maintaining health also helps. balanced diet. get. ample sleep, and avoid fatigue. Too much smoking and drinking increases susceiptibility. Should th e s e measures fail. and the bug gets you. go to bed. BAROMETRIC CHANGES Mrs. E. S. writes: What woul cause terrific earaches prior to rain or snow? They disappear when the storm arrives. O- REPLY In many persons with chronic congestion in back of -the throat, the infected tissues swell w changes in weather. This in turn blocks the eustachian tubes of the ears and is responsible for ac 'ng. DOESN'T MATTER C. M. writes: Is it better to have the menopause come sud- denly or gradually? REPLY Both have their advantages. The body adjusts better to a gradual change. The beauty of an abrupt menopause for many women is that “it is over." es- pecially when there are no side effects. TEARY I-‘AREWEL Ls J. T. writes: Can an emotion- al person do anything to k e e p from crying when she s a y s goodbye to visitors? REPLY There is no harm in bidding your fr i e n d s an emotional good-bye. But crying can be minimized by developing more poise and sophistication. TODAY'S HEALTH HINT- Chuibby children in a y be lazy. ‘by Mr. Diefenbaker. ha regard- A displaced psraae Is a man whose wife is having a bridge party.— Toronto star. Maayspspiilar stage: is a fellow who sings through life by ear.-—0d¢IIv Hamid. Britain has 100.100 miles of road for I0.000.000 vehlc-las-- 34 yards of road for every vehicle. Ontario is not qiuta so crowded. It has 76.000 miles of road for 2,325,000 vehicles-80 yards of road for every vehicle. Will the day ever come when some mot- orist will back off his driveway and bring all traffic to a stop because he has taken up the last three five yards of road?-— Peterborough Examiner. ' Poiisnt labor savi NOTES. BY THE WAW A ltileband h um the point of view.—St. standard. Elltecllnl weekend guegtg‘ . family caused it tempoi-.3 , maid. The first morning y morc."—Galt Reporter. . Experiments carried out in the name of science, often seem bl- sarrc. even far-fetched to us lay men. . In this category comes a ser- ies of experiments earnted out in Germany, and reported in the Journal of Animal Psychology of that counts-y, which proved that dogs, like horses. can recognize images and dummies of th e ir species. For the purpose of the experi- ment. a cardboard dummy of an Alsatian and two silhouettes of dogs of undefinsble race. of which one was highly stylized, were used. The cardboard replica which looked most like the real thing was recognized by about 80 per cent of the dogs and welcomed in dog-fashion. only eight of the forty-six dogs If bilingualism is supposed to ensure the unity of Canada, we can perhaps take a warning to the contrary from the difficulty in which the Conservative lead- er, Mr. John Diefenbaker, now finds himself. Striving mightily for unity in his party at the recent conven- tion in Ottawa, Mr. Diefenbaker graciously accepted a resolution passed by the Quebec caucus calling upon him to name Mr. Leon Balcer as the Conservative leader in that province and— as the English translation of the resolution put it - as his princi- pal "adioint". All went well until the opening of Parliament on T u 9 ad a y. Mr. Diefenbaker invited Mr. Balcer to share his desk in the Commons. and Mr. Balcer was honored to accept. But when Mr. Diefenbaker was pressed, at a ter news conference. to say if Mr. Balcer was not the deputy leader of the Conservative Party all he would say was that Mr. Balcer was party leader in Que- bec and among the leaders of the national party. This was too much for the newfound unity. Mr. Balcer promptly called a rival news conference to say that as a re- sult of the resolution passed by the Quebec caucus and accepted ed himself not only as Q uebec Dog liefiognitionl used in the exipeiiimiiiit tho cardboard replica wliilllelomg do: was hiahiv lucplcioua of thg Whole thin: and wanted nothing to do with it. at this experiment actu. ally demonstrates intelligence in the average dogs seems doubt- ful to us. F01‘ it 185930 means clear thst the dogs were not deceived into thinking that the cardboard mmy was in fact a real dog, since they exhibited doggy sign, of enthusiasm towards it. In this respect, they are not unlike humans. who, c 0 ii. fronted with a lifelike wax rep. lica of a policeman at the door of s waxwoi-ks, will invariably go up and ask where the wash.- room is or. conversely, confront. ed by a real policeman, will mistake him for a dummy and knock his hat oiif. Perils OF Bilingualism Globe and Mali. Toronto iunct, associate. assistant, dep- uty— and it is upon the la st choice. presumably. that M r. Balcer rests his claim to glory. Our English dictionary, on t h e other hand, contents itself with the meaning, helper or assistant and thereby seems to justify Mr. Diefenbaker. In the further interests of un- ity, Mr. Dlefeirbaker and Mr. Balcer may care to submit the dispute to the adjudication of the Royal Commission on Bilin- gualism and Biculturalism. or in the interests of good, clean f u it for their political opponents. they can continue to slug it out in public. GABONESE DEMONSTRATE LIBREVTLLE (Reuters) Gabon'a President Leon .\Tba said Monday “certain disorder" required the intervention of po- lice and gendarmerie in demon- strations here Sunday, but the the le re- ." Reports here said several groups of young people tried to demonstrate, some in favor of President Mba and others in protest against a nfaw lm a 1- an abor- tive military coup Feb. 19 TREASURED DOGS In Japan. Akita dogs named champions are declared na- tional art treasures and made wards of the government. E 9. E‘ a leader of the party. but also as chief lieutenant to the is a tional leader. The difference of opinion seems to hinge on the meaning of the word adzioint. 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