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By Thornton W. Burgess

THE WELCOME SOUND

F811? llllll "099 '"33' Mm he i”'""" mer was at work where there war ino ice. -Old Mother Nature. under the bark, --Tapi Tap: Tapg" came the welcome sound. Somehow.

In an unexpected sound.

Tininiy the Flying Squirrel and prisoners

they WWI? for them

Mrs. Timm.V their home.

were Yes, sir,

3 prisoiiers in their owti home was a drcatiful feeling. Their liomc hilti once been the home of i)rum-

it was in 8

it was

- a hollow in a stub of a dead iinib

2 with his stout bill he had t'ill ill

2 mar the Woodpecker. tree in the Green Forest.

' hollow otit himsel

The doorwziy was at the ioili 415 Wuotlpet-ker's doorways always are. i it was not too big: it was not H it was Just the right ' size for Timmy anti Mrs. Timiny

to go in and out easily. Drummer

had given up that hotise because -- he had made himself" a new one. i i Tile new year hail started off ”l”””” Vtci snow hadiyearst

too small

l uilh a had storiii. V. anti .llrs.Tirnni) were l- Jack Frost liatl conic ' tiii'iie(l that snou iiilo it-c.

rels couldn't open that door. . couldn't gnaw it open with

in their own home.

Mrs--Timmy. peep outside. nothing they could do.

the door was shut.

they niigltl tliosc lVlt) little Squir- They” ll , couldn't scratch it open. and they.p”1)”d””n' , g ,.

mc,,.,ont- only will surviie.

teeth. So there they were, locked

coating of ice. for the storm had:

come from that side. So Drum-

lie was hunting for borers

Timmy and Mrs. Timmy felt sure that Drummer would open the door

By F. ii. )lacArthur

truce in uni )e;1l'S and right to tie day,a 12-year-old , (iuernsey cow, gave birth to 21 nairless calf. rlairless caixcs come only once in -ery l()ti,00tl.Uoh t-airings. A male ant can sire 70U.UUo new lives in it short lilllt' He dies irni-

inedialel) :iiteruai'o-. but the queen sink to tht 5l't)llll(l and lays L500 cl-is -Wei") do) during the

of .he siimin;r to 20

this is but one of thc wond- ers of the world of ants in spite queen's fertility no need

u1,,,,u and neve ber afaid of ocini; ove- Try as never be afraid of being over-

ants..Natui't- lists her coniiolliiig the 3,000 queen,

irtin ititli own methods for Out of i-onliniially special jobs

New workers are being produced and

Bejng a prisoner gives one aiare allotted them at once. Those dreadful feeling. it did Timmy and iborn ' They couldn't evenjones aretntirses and the queens There seemed to beidoctors, IIVIHE 1" lhfl deepen! Paris

soonest and the weakest

of the anthill. The strongest ones

It was early in the inoriiing, justioecome builders and soldiers. .or daylight, when they (list-uvt-rt-ti that the anthiii must be enlarged and They couldn't defended, -

the anlliill which will

open it from the inside and therein time bE('lE'l'rl01ETE'1'P3T

was no one outside that could open in time become fl town. a state. a

it for therfil Anyway, they L-ouldn'til18li0l1

think of anyone.

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"Do you think he'll open the door for us?" whimpered Mrs. Timmy.

it was very still inside there. lair a long, long time they heard Mil sounus, no sound whateveri It l-..s the niitltlle of the afternoon it...n lite, iieartl the first sound. Ail. first it was tziini. Timmy heard it. itrsl. ' L.ist'.ii."' he cried.

lit first Airs. ilinimy diifnit hear it. Pi-est-iiiiy she did. Tap! Tapl Tap! came the sound faintly from somewhere down below.

"Now what do you suppose it matting that sound?" asked Mrs. Tiinmy.

The tapping sounded a little loud- or. it seemed to be coming near- cr ”Tap! Tap! Tap!" "I knowl" cried Timmy in his squeaky voice. ”If. is Drummer the Woodpecker. It must be."

"Do you mean the one who made this house?" whispered Mrs. Tim- rny. "Of course," replied "who else could it be?"

"Do you think he'll open the door for us?” whispered Mrs. Tim- my.

''I hope he will," replied Timmy.

Perhaps; you can guess how those

Timmy.

two little Squirrels listened to that "1 Spmlual Values in l"lel'"5tl0"3l M was dealings and world relations. The .impaet of this influence will bring

tapping on the outside. mostly on one side of the tree.

closed door was.

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4:45 p in.--Lucio Jack at the Pi;-inn

Ever hear of .1 rt-st.iiii.iiit inside a tree? There is such an eating place in a hollowed out California redwood. Strange to say. this nov- el eating place was matte from but an average tree. The redwood forests from which this tree came are full of giant trees, many of them much larger. For instance. the General Sherman, estimated to be the oldest living thing in the world - its age placed at over 3.- 500 years - rises to a height of 270 feet and has a base circum- ference of over 100 feet. If this monarch were to he felled. ap- proximately 600,120 board feet of lumber would come from it. Were one to use the base remaining after this cutting for a table, 40 persons could he served around it at one tim:.

i Margiituilc Cartel t)r Indianap- lolis, Indiana, has made some iamazing predictions. in 1954 she wrote: "i predict a great deal of progress in the Medical Sciences. Prominent in this field. is polio- myeiltis. Science is sure to score a definite advance, and there is every probability of the achieve- ment of final victory over this crippling virus." Remember the .newspaper headlines of the second lweeit of April, 1955?

Also in 1954 Miss Carter had this to say: ”'l'his is a time of .many small wars.I see many

jpowtfer kegs that might be touched ioff at any moment if the nations do not act wisely. Another year will see a great deal of hustle in "the political world. Th re will be .many political conferences, treat- -lies and agreements - the United States will take a most coiistruct- live attitude in the conflict in the Middle East. and will interfere among the wrangling nations with -such a frame of mind. that it will leventually impart harmony to them. From this effort of the Ul'lil.f'd States. will ensue a revival

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It wasnit on the side where the ""3 V””""5 9'3"?!” "f "'9 World On that side the trunk for it's whtile length had ll

closer and closer, with

deeperl religious understanding of the bro-I therhood of man, and the import- ance of realizing the meaning andph" 2-ml birthday-

YORK

Master Donnie Sproule, York Manse. is spending a few days at the home of Master Lewis Prowse. Brackley.

Mr. Hubert Spi-oule. York Manse, is confined to his home with the 'flu.

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Vessey were visitors to Charlottetown on Tuesday.

(Jandlelight Service was held in York Church on Sunday with fair attendance owing to the stormy . weather.

York School has reopened after the Christmas holidays. The lteaclieis. Mr. Vincent Beck and lilrs. Ress Newson.

Mi: Alli-ii Kcizer. spent Christ- nias neck-eiiti at York Manse. the igut-st of Mr. Hubert Sproule. i Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Chandler and family. Milton, were the guests (ii Mr. and Mrs. Raymond v'essey on New Year's Day.

Mrs. .l. Xi. Sproulc. York Manse, has eiiiered the Prince Edward lsiaiid Hospital for treat- ment. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Craswell. Winsloc, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Crockett, York, on Tuesdai. Jan. 3

, By Josephin

as involved in the following deal.

south dealer. . Both sides vulnerable.

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The bidding: South West North East IQ so 4' 44 Pass Pass 5 Q Dble. Pun Pu: Pun Obviously, everyone but Sotiii

went in for some vigorous chin- petltive biddings. Since Nortii iiatl announccd the wherewithal for a heart bid at the four-level. South might well have put in a heart raise on his two supporting lioii- ors. As it was, with South p.is's- ing over East's four-spade bid. North had to extend himself con- siderably to bid five diamuiitls.

Mr. and Mrs: Howard Wat is and family were recent visitors to Flat Kit er.

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Mr. and .ili-s. Miiloouie Allen of Boston, Mass, have returned to their home, alter spending tnc Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis, York.

Mr. and Mrs. Leith Watts. City, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Watts, lurk on Tuestlay evening, Jan 3rd.

Mrs. Horace Vesse). L'liarlotte- town, is visiting at York Manse.

Mr. and Mrs. Jat-it Cooke, Charlottetown, spent hen Year's day in York, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leith Brown.

Mr. Frank Watts, lurk, spent Tuesday in Charlottetown.

Thirty-six men of lurk United Church attended the supper at Harrington halt last Ttiursday evening. Dec. zstii. The supper was served by the ladies of Brackley W.M.S.

Mr. Uonaiu Crockett, York. is confined to his home with the 'flii. His many friends wish him I speedy recovery.

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i LONDON (fteutersi -uritain will 'acept in principle recent pro- posals tor ending a three-year-old fisheries dispute between Britain and Iceland, it was disclosed nere Tnursuay nigiii.

Representatives of me British government and the fishing indul- try met for two hours before mak- iing the announce .

Iceland touched off the dispute in 1952 when she banned British trawiers from fishing wiiiiin four miles of her coasts. izlritisli traw- lermen hit back by prohibiting the landing of ' ' ” c fish in British ports.

The secret proposals, made by the Organization for European Economic Co-Operation, are be- lieved to suggest that the British trawler industry should suspend its ain by lceiandic

trawlers. in

present four miles. Iceland so far has decision on the proposals.

value of peace on earth."

Well, reader, there you have it, a mighty good prophecy for it young indy who has just passed

ifear once.

The cow and sheep each have foui stomach compartments which enable them to handle large quan- tities of hay and other bulky feeds. Horses have I small stomach for their size. The digestive system of the hog more closely resembles that of the human being than any other animal. I The stomach capacity of ii hog Is 8 quarts: of a horse 19. and I :shcep's stomach holds 31 quarts. But of all the domestic animals ithe cow leads with a stomach that iholds 236 quarts.

twice before you speak

your teeth- add

smile-helps keep you popular!

3 sparkle to your

ban on the landing of fish in Brit- return the lceiandic government should deicare it would not further extend its fishing limits beyond the

made no

Nike Cold Weathei Tests To Resume

Uiiunvn lL1'I A cold neatlicr tests of Nike. United States Arniy anti-aircraft guided niissilc. will be resumed this month at Fort

Churchill, Man., the army an- nounced Thursday.

The tests at Fort (fliur

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CONTRACT BRIDGE.

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A DEFENSIVE POINT . A rather deep defensive pointi

Actually, however. he made that icall as an intended sacrifice, and the fact that the contract was ful- filled was simply an extra dividend. West. convinced that defensive ispatle tricks would be few if any, lopened the club jack. East put up the ace. then shifted to his top ,heart. West naturally hoped (and ihatl reason to assume) that this thus a singleton lead, so he took ,tht- trick wif.h the ace and re- turned a heart. Declarer had un- lblot-kcd the heart king; now he won with dummy's queen and led the diamond jack through East. 'itlio t-overeti. l .-lttt-r t-iipturing the diamond king and seeing the break of the suit, south had easy sailing. He cashed the club king, ruffed the good club queen. llien finessed against the diziinont. nine. He drew East's trumps. led a spade to the ace and ills-t-artied his losing spades on the it-iii-is. Five diamonds, doubled, Ilti anti made. It was futile ior East to lead .ihP heart. at the second trick. His it-oi'i'ect return was I spade, and iihen West would merely have to holil up the heart ace for one rountl to kill the heart suit. De- it-lai-ei- could pick up Eastls trumps. all night. but not without lining a wile trick. . . .Play out the cards and see for yourself.

conifiiried last winter. will hi done by inc Royal Canadian Artillery igtlltletl missiles trials troop. Other icaiiutiiaii technical personnel will .put-tit-ipate along with some US. Anny technicians.

- Object of the tests. dubbed "opt-ration Frost Jet," is to deter-

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