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TS i THE NEWS AND NEXT a) Sod Argyle In The Spirit Of Spring It had seemed as if spring would never arrive but when it did, finally, creep across Canada this week the frayed tempers of men in public affairs began to ease. Members of the House of Commons, refreshed after an Easter recess, were already giv- ing some indication that they recognized Parliament's reputa- tion had fallen to a dangerous low during the long winter. The indecisive outcome of the election last Nov. 8 had actually set the stage for the 57 days of crisis and bitterness that fol- lowed in the first session of the new Parliament. Aside from the start of the Canada Pension plan Jan. 1 (which had been enacted by a previous Parliament), little was accomplished. Tedious days spent studying estimates were broken off only by argumenta- tive debate over the case of George Victor Spencer. Then the Gerda Munsinger scandal broke. The mood of Parliament, when I saw it in action during the budget debate, seemed ner- vous and uncertain. There was, for example, the display of boorishness and bad taste by members of all parties when the mysterious deaths of those Quebec beer drinkers came up for discussion. Amid much jocularity and queries as to whether there was any beer left for "purely scientific sam- pling" (much laughter all round), the MPs seemed to have forgotten the seriousness of the topic they were discussing. Five days spent debating capi- tal punishment restored, partial- ly, the prestige of MPs even among those who feel, as I do, that Parliament made the wrong decision in retaining capital punishment. The debate was for the most part, reasoned and sin- cere. There was just one argument advanced by the retentionists which I felt was left wholly unanswered. That was the cry of alarm about how our "social fabric" would come apart if hangings, especially for killers of policemen and prison guards, was abolished. I didn't hear any- one ask what had happened in other countries, and in the many American states, where the death penalty nas been done away with. Is their "social fab- ric" any more torn than ours? But with Parliament going back into session, and the ques- tion of capital punishment for the moment put aside, what is in store for the coming weeks? Special inquiries will be plen- tiful, as a start. In addition to the investigation by Mr. Justice Spence into the affairs of Gerda Munsinger, there's the Spencer inquiry and the Royal commis- sion reviewing national security procedures. As well, Ottawa at time of writing was faced with whether to order an inquiry into the murder conviction of Stephen Truscott, who at 21 has spent seven years in prison for a rape killing he still insists he didn't commit. Meanwhile, some 30 Parlia- mentary committees are study- ing such diverse matters as car safety, divorce, abortion, birth control, drug prices, railway passenger service and peniten- tiaries. The public will be more inter- ested, however, in such pending matters of legislation as medi- care, the Canada assistance plan (will old age pensions be raised?), the Bank Act (will in- terest rates be raised?) and re- distribution. The case for redistribution is urgent because with a minority government in office, another election could come at any time. Canadians voted last November in ridings based on the 1951 census. The tremendous shift to urban centers since then has § left the big cities and suburban areas under-represented in Par- liament. The renewed declarations by Mr. Pearson and Mr. Diefen- baker that they would carry on as long as possible suggests that Canadian politics will remain a- rag-tag and unpredictable clash of personalities. But there are increasing signs that the hold both have on their parties is weakening. As one freshman Tory MP said to me, "We're 97 members in search of a party." With spring in the land at last, the attention of Canadians will be diverted somewhat from politics. Perhaps just as the land gives new birth each spring, so by some strange alchemy will our political parties find their way out of their own long, cold winter of discontent. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr.and Mrs.Wm . Hahn of Jackfish announce the engagement of their only daughter, Vallie Marie f to LAC Andrew Frank Ginn, Royal Canadian Air | Force. The wedding will take place on Saturday, May 21st, 1966 at 2.30 p.m. in the Terrace Bay Com- munity Church. 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Organ of 37-Encircled 39.Decanted 41-Babylonian deity 42-Dye plant 44-Delineate 45-Indonesian tribesman 47-Lifeless 49-Notorious pirate 50-Liquefy 52-Narcotic 54-Negative 55- Youngster 57-Microbe 59-Symbol for cerium 61-Inlet 63-Encourage 65-Gray 67-Be mistaken 68-Planet 69-Old Pronoun DOWN 1-Man's nickname 2-Pacify 3-Pronoun 4-Before 5-Tapestry HI-C RALLY RSH Reem KS St (Continued from page 8) the Church catered for a banquet on Saturday night and a dance in the High School Auditorium with music by King James and the Axemen concluded the day. The group attended a special church service on Sunday morning before those from out-of-town left for their homes. The local HI-C group thanks all who took part in the Rally and especially thank Mr.and Mrs .Brown, Mr .and Mrs.Kurylo for chaperoning at the dance and Mr.Kurylo for his hard work and patience. The Local Association to Guides and Brownies will meet on Monday, April 25th at 8.15 p.m. in the Community Church. Guiders will have another training session with Mrs.Mikus. The Terrace Bay Horticultural Society have ob- tained from the Ontario Horticultural Society, a cultural slide collection on Perennials and some of the prize winning slides from former competitions. These slides will be shown at their Spring meeting on Friday, April 22nd at 8 P.M. in the large meet- ing room of the Recreation Centre. Members and prospective members should find them both educa- tional and interesting. Coffee will be served. Bonnie Dorland was home from Port Arthur Gen- eral Hospital, nurses training school and Joe Dor- land was home from Pickering College, New Market, to spend Easter holidays with their parents, Mr.and Mrs .T .Dorland.