Strange But True

& I. E. MacArthur

Life gets softer all the time. separating the weeds from the tares actually is a picnic with a new. simple weeding gadget which also serves to aereate the good earth. .

A steel spring ejects the earth core. Made of durable steel. the new weeding gadget is equipped with a rubber handle.

One of the worst penalties for bigamy: two mothers-in-law.

Highly debatable is the question of. whether autos are ruining the younger generation or whether the younger generation is ruining the autos.

Here are some more Scottish superstitions: In Mull it was taboo to borrow kindlings from a neigh- bor because a kindling going out of the house took all the good luck with it.

On Islay they still stuff their horses ears with butter on the first day of the plowing season. In oth- er districts of the Highlands, earth taken from the mould board of the plough was rubbed well into the horse's neck. The farmers. the plow and the horse's ears were sprinkled three times with salt wa- ter. These superstitious rites were carried out to appease the gods of fertility.

Scottish farmers still believe that heather gathered and burned in spring helps to bring rain.

France made the first attempt to reconstruct and classify the strange creatures that were un- earthed in Western Europe after centuries of lying hidden beneath the bosom of Mother Earth. and especially in the rocks where the petrified remains of animals and plants that lived only the good Lord knows how long ago were released from their prison cells and studied in the light of jll'9S' ent day science.

By comparing the fossils in the different layers of rock biologists have been able to learn how vari- ous forms of life developed through the centuries. Such a study has enabled them to trace modern ani- mals hack to unsuspected remote ancestors and refuted the claim of some scholars who clung to the theory that fossils wherever found were the remains of crea- tures buried at the time that Noah's ark sailed the bosom of the Biblical flood. From fossils it was only a step to footprints, foot- prints on the sands of time by ex- tinct animals and reptiles that have been preserved by the hard- ening of the soft clay into stones.

Then one day someone came tip- en ancient insects that wero im- prisoned by the flowing resin of certain trees. Sealed off from the air they later turned to amber where nature preserved them in perfect condition for countless years.

All these findings were carefully collected and sent to museums where you and I may view them today as though they were pic- tures under glass.

Gedtewn Men In R.C.M.P. Transferred

Cpl. Wallace Stewart Levers, who has been in charge of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police De- tachment in Minto, N.B.. for the

alt year, has been transferred to

anitoba. where he will be sta- tioned in the Orderly Room of the R.C.M.P.. in Winnipeg.

Born at Georgetown, the son of Mrs. Laura Lavers and the late William Levers. he joined the R. C. M. P., on June 27th. 193.5. re- ceiving training at Rockcliffe. Ont. and Regina. Sask. He served in Nova Scotia as radio and wireless operator on police equipment and was transferred to New Bruns- wick in 1987. where he has served continuously since that time at Sussex. Petitcodiac. Shediiic. Sack- ville. Newcastle. Richibuctn. Saint John. East Florenceville. Moncton and Minto.

Cpl. Levers is married to the former Marjorie E. Maclilwen of Chatham. N.B.. and they have one son, Donald, nine years of age.AC

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IN MEMORIAM

Ml. JOHN A. MacDONALD

The death took place in the P, E. Island Hospital on 0ctober.10tii, 1954. of pMr. John A. MacDonald of Hopefield. in his 18th year. For several months Mr. MacDonald had been in poor health. He re- ceived treatment in the hospital and returned home much improv- ed in health. but on Oct. 10th. he again entered the hospital and pas- sed peacefully away a few hours after being admitted.

He was the ecllest son of the late James MacDonald and Elizabeth Smith. His entire life was spent in Hopefield. and on the farm where he was born. He was a good neighbor. a public spirited citizen. and a member of the Little Sands United Church. He will be grieatly missed in the community where he lived so long.

He is survived by one brother, James H. MacDonald of Sackville, N. B. His six sisters all prede- ceased him. His nephew; .T a m e a Smith with whom he resided. cared for him during his period of ill health.

His funeral was held on Wednes- day, October 13th from his home, Rev. H. C. MacDougall conducted the service at the home and in the Little Sands Cemetery where he was laid to rest. The follow- ing acted as pallbearers: Messrs. Angus MacLean. Wilfred Smith, Albert Blue, Stuart MacKay. lvan Blue and Daniel Fraser.

Card Of Thanks

Mr. James Smith wishes to ex- press his sincere thanks to the Medical and Nursing Staff of the P. E. Island Hospital and to au friends and neighbours for their kindness shown during the illness and death of the late Mr. John A. MacDonald.

Foun:Guilty of Fraud. Bribery

QUEBEC. (CF)-Lianne-Corporal J. C. E. Deajardins of Montreal was found guilty late Tuesday by a court martial on 46 charges of fraud and bribery arising from a 513.000 furniture-moving racket. The verdict was returned after the court had deliberated for three hours. It was read by Col. Marcel- lin J. Lahie of the St. Johns. Que., military college. who presided at the trial.

Counsel for the 28-year-old sol- dier at once began a plea for clemency.

ENERGETIC WIDOW HERTFORD, England (CP)-Ci- tizens apparently summoned ”Wi- dow Howard" to put out chimney fires in 1885. Her business card, now in Hertford museum. an- nounces: "Chimneys swept in the

best manner. Chimneys extinguish- ed when on fire."

rtiursdey. Oct. 23. 1954

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U. S. CONGRESS MAY BE CONTROILTD

By DEMOCRATS AFTER NOV. ELECTION 5

Canadian Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON (CP) -Twice in the last 25 years the president of the United States has had to gov- ern in conjunction with a Congress controlled by a hostile political party. ,

The experience of H e r b e rt Hoover in 1930 and Harry Truman in 1946 is significant in the light of prevailing forecasts of a simi- lar experience for Dwight Eisen- hower after the congressional elec- tions of Nov. 2.

The situation is one that can oc- cur in no other great political so- ciety. When a Canadian prime min- ister's party loses majority con- trol of Parliament he resigns and the leader of the winning party takes over as head of the govern- ment.

AMERICAN PHENOMENON

But under the U. S. constitutional division of legislative and adminis- trativa rule. which has undergone no important revision in 50 years, A political split between the two branches of government is a rec- ognized and accepted possibility.

Congressional elections occur ev- ery two years. A president serves a four-year term. appointing his own cabinet. which remains in of- fice as long as the presidency is unchanged.

The varying fortunes of Hoover and Truman in times of congi'es' sional adversity give no clear pic- ture of how Eisenhower will fare if he is confronted next year by Democratic control of one or both houses.

of a depression which was to sweep;

his party out of office two years later and keep the Democrats In the White House for 20 years.

TRUMAN GOT RESULTS

Truman slugged it out with a Re-:

publican Congress on domestic is- sues for two years but received bipartisan support for his foreign policy. which included the Marsh- all plan for European aid, support for the United Nations, antl-Com- munist assistance to Greece. Tur- key and China and wide-scale ad- mission of displaced persons.

In the T948 presidentail campaign Truman hclaborerl Congress. parti- cularly for its refusal to appropri- ate more money for grain handl-F ing, and was able to win congrer sional control as well as another White House term for his party. '

In the present campaign Tru- man has conceded the difficulties when there is a difference in po- litical outlook between Congressl and the president but has called for a Democratic vote on the grounds that the Republican party itself is divided. i

Eisenhower. even though some of his most bothersome congres- sional associates are Republicans and some of the most helpful are Democratic. is bound as leader of!

his party to call for a Republican victory. i

FOR FUTURE FLOODS I -"TORONTO (CF) - Among thel large amounts of clothing and sup-j

plies donated for flood victims was one donation which seemed ap-

Hoover. a Republican, lost his congressional support at the heightl

prnpriate-a consignment of bath-4 ing suits. complete with caps.

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