lathe tmutraiuu

, trans-Israel canal that would offer

' ' Prince Idiom Ilkll Llll III 00'' Hanna own -as-ca: naonlll I 165 Pnnoa Ind harloantoam. P.lJ- by the Tb:-aha Canaan LII.

u Klan St W. Tatum Iutroal Oman. :2: uamc-"Av 1'-In Ila- lanA.Ian-tl. Punlioavauchaanllanud Inna Walku. mun: Ilember Canadian Daily Newwlll Publishers Aasouauna Member of hi. Canadian Press Member Audit Bureau of Ollflllllitll Irancn nlncu at Sunnnernda. Itulalli and Allertm Anummao as Seam! Clan Mail by the Pan OHIO! Departneal. Ottawa ly Came: Cnarlotlewwn. Sunxnernda Ital! DC I5 ma Elanwnere III P at am on-er PM-ea III U. 5. Il:.lI0 per IIIIIIII.

j . 7?-T-imm TEL "The strongest memory is wenker than the weakest tnk."

rninAv.'M.u' 3. 1951

Nearly Finished

.li't-ortliii-,: to a rcport from Chic- ago, hcaiiquziricrs of tlic t'()llll'H('lOl'S in tho his-iaiit Eaily Waining Radar l.iiie tl)lill'l. the Lllllltl mile long clcctroiiic Ilvlivllt"-' S)-ailtllll is lU5l about coiiiploti-ti. Tests of all sta- tions in the lll'lljt.l('l. will be carried

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out this sumnicr. l)ElY. an AlllP!'lt':lll-lllllll. and for

all practical pill-poses American- m.m..i' 5) g1(!n1' 1: for the most part on Caiiatlian tcri'llUI1l ll lleglns in

Alaska follows the Caiizidian Arctic shnrclinc and units up in (31-eenland. it is one of tho lllLIl-305i Dl'0.i9Cl5 untlcrtukcn since the cnd of the Sec- ond World War. Since work started on it four years ago ncarly 400,000 tons of material have been trans- ferred to the various sites. This huge transportation task was ac- complished by 200 cargo ships and more than 40.000 aircraft flights. Survey teams that picked the sites covered 1 million air miles and took more than 80,000 photographs. There are two other early warning systems in Canada, the Midcontin- ant and the Pine Tree radar lines.

The purpose of these electronic defence systems in to give the North American Continent warning. vary- ing from a few minutes to three or four hours. of an impending air at- tack from the North, that is to say. Siberia. Just how good they are will not, of course. be known until -which Heaven forbid-they are put to the test. But some experts seem to think that they are already obsolete, in view of further develop- ments in long range missiles which have taken place since the lines were started

lsreai's Negev Port

I-last-growing Eilat, at the head of the Gulf of 'Aqaba in the heart of the troubled Near East, is a young Israeli port with large ideas for the future. Plans are based on its stra- tegic location at the southernmost tip of the Negev region. looking down the narrow gulf to the Red Sea. As a port belonging to the only nation except Egypt to have access to both the Mediterranean and Red Sea. Eilat looms as a potential trans- shipment point for oil and other products of Asia, east Africa and the West.

Nearing completion is an R-inch oil pipeline from Eilat to a point on the Mediterranean coast just north of the Gaza Strip. A larger pipeline is undcr consideration. More ambit- ions is the suggested scheme for a

an alternative to Sucz. If the route followed the perscnt pipeline by way of central Becrsheha. it would be ahout 130 miles long. compared with the I00-mile Suez Canal. Eilat is Israelis only southern outlet. It faces Arab lands on thrce sides-Jordan to the cast. Saudi Arabia to the southeast and Egyptian Sinai on the west. Two islands. Tiran and Sina- far. block the yzulf's entrance, leav- im: only one navigable channel, the Strait of Tiran. Until captured by Israel last November. Egyptian shore batteries on the Sinai main-

'AIready equipped with an alrneid and linked by highway with Beer- sheba, Eilat is in line for extension of the I-Iaifa-to-Beersheba rails. A new jetty has been built. and deep- water facilities are blueprintcd. Youth rand enthusiasm. armed sci- tlers and "make-do" ingenuitics give the port a salty frontier flavor re- mindful of the early days of the American West.

Death From Oil

A report from the federal nihi- lifc officer in St. John's states thut seabirds 31'? dying by the thousands along the Newfoundland coastline as a result of coming into contact with oil dumped from ships at sea. fllost of the birds counted in a recent sur- vey lkt'l'0-Al'L'llC murres which npst in (ircculand. but many of ihcm were Atlantic murres. known l(lt'HllV as ”turrs". These 3 re native to Neufotlltdland and are ('0n,xidorcd a (lclirm-y by fishermen. In fact, for cciuurics they provided about the 0lllI' l'"?l'll' source of fresh meat in isolaicd communities.

The report says that ninny of tho l)ir(ls ucrc dead when they rcat-lied slim-r-. Others were alive. struggling to clean their feathers and craulcd upon the rocks to die a linrzcring dcuth. A small amount of oil on tbc wings is enough to make it imoo,-u sihle for the birds to fly or dive for food. Thus. they starve on the sur- face. For some reason which has not been definitely determined the birds

are attracted to the oil slick. It is thought that the smooth patchcs on the surface resemble shoals of small fish.

This oil pollution problem, since ships changed to diesel engines. has become a very serious one. In West- ern Europe there is an international agreement which limits the amount of oil that can be thrown into the sea at any one time. There is no such agreement on this side of the Atlantic; but something will have to be done about getting one if the con- serving of wild fowl is to make any noticeable progress. What is happen- ing to murres on the Newfoundland coast is happening to ducks and other species in other areas.

EDITORIAL NOTES

What sort of malady is affecting members of the British Columbia Legislature? A icport from Victoria says that on one occasion a member addressed th e Speaker as "Mr. Swooker". Another time the first citizen of the Province was referred to as "Mr. Sweaker".

I C C

It is reported that every fifth industrial concern in West Germany is headed by a woman. There is no connection, however, between this statistic and the fact that West Ger- many is again the leading industrial nation of Western Europe-or is there?

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Religious leaders of both races n ow attending a conference on Christian Faith and Human Rela- tions in Nashville, Tcnn., have re- colvcrl from President Eisenhower "good wishes" for a successful meet- ing. A personal appeal in behalf of the Supreme Court's ruling would he a more substantial contribution. This was rcqucstcd several months ago by a number of responsible Southern leadcis. but so far it has been ignored. '

Some intcrcstiniz figures have been given by Mr. J. N. T. Bulman. President of the Canadian Manil- facturers' Association. ilc points out that in 1937, only 20 years ago. Canada had something fewer than 50,000 federal civil servants. Today. with a population of 16 million. the federal civil service has swollen to

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Fred J- I-linlay's desk-lop looks like a miniature museum of Es- klmn and Indian crafts.

.The chief executive commis sinner at Boy Scout headquarters displays handicrafts gath- ered during a two-week. 4.200- mile flying tour of the Northwest Territories.

I-le prizes a painting of Lord Baden - Powell, founder of the scout movemcnt, done by 15-year- old Frank Baptist. an Eskimo of Aklvaik.

CARVING 0F IGL00

A realistic-looking igloo. carved out of soapstone. comes com- plete with life-like Eskimos and huskies ciiiselled from gristle.

Hand - carved Eskimo humers. bright - colored bcadwnrk. fur boy scout emblems. complete the collection.

Mr. Finlay. who visited igloo: and caribou-skin tents. and some- times travelled by dog team. toured many northern outposts while assisting in the formation of six cub packs and four scout troops. .

There now are nine scout troops with about 250 boys and six cub packs with a membership of 150 in the N.W T.

"The tour pointed up to me the

Unique Scout Handicrafts A

By Jack Van Duael Canadian Press Staff, Ottawa

tremendous help scouting could be in the education of Indiana and Eskimos." Mr. Finlay said.

"Scouting supplements govern- mental educational pmgrams by giving the boys practical training in first aid. hygiene and physical activities and skills."

AT WORLD JAMBOREE

Three scouts-two Eskimos and an Indian - will represent the Northwest Territories at the World Jamboree in England in August.

In fact. the Canadian section of the jamboree at Sutton Coldfield. Warwickshire. will have the air of an Indian-Eskimo camp with wooden frizzlies, totema. topeel and an igloo.

A is-foot plastic igloo will be the highlight of the Eskimo dis- play. with the Eskimo scouts es- plalnlng it and other native crafts to visitors.

On each side of the entrance in the Canadian encampment will stand 7110 - pound. eight-foot-tall wooden grizzlics loaned the scouts by the British Columbia provin- cial museum.

Scouts in the London. Ont. area are making two is-foot-high to- pees which will also flank the main entrance and eight totem poles which will dot the site.

The ill winds that banged shut the Suez Canal gateway blew more shipping to Spain's "Fortunate Isles." the Canaries. off the oppos- ite coast of Africa in the Atlant-

ic.

Las Palmas. the lslands' chief port. is a busy fueling station ev- en in normal times. Lately. it has been beaeilzcd by vessels - from tramps to luxury liners - forced to detour around the tip of Africa.

Since Columbus put in there on his first voyage of discovery in I492. Las Palmas has been a lav- orlle stopping point for world-rsn- gin: skippers. says the National Geographic Society.

Situated nn Gran Cnnaria Island. at a sailing crossroads between the thrce continents of Europe. Africa. and South America. it is the Can- aries" largcsi city. with a popula- tion of more than l6(l.t'l00. PROSPERED IN t'70l.UMllUS's

in Columbus: time. the Canar- les has been "pacified" only about a decade by their (fastillan rulers Ferdinand and Isabella. Yet Las Palmas. combining trade and agriculture. had already develop- cd into the islands loading settle- ment. Its blacksmith facilities. I. near the docks. were invaluable i to Columbus in repairing the dam- i aged rudder of one of his 'it.tle fleet's ships. the Pints.

Later. Las Palmas became an important port of call for fresh

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Spain's ilforlunaie lsles"

National Geographic Society

water and provisions needed by sailing ships bound to and from the New World. Early steamers filled up with coal. as modern mot- ored ships take on fuel oil.

More than 6.000 ships. carrying about a quarter of a million pas- sengers. call annually at Lu Pal- mas. The port also is served by an airport that may handle up to ill nights on a busy day of the peak winter season.

Vacationists in recent years have discovered the Canaries' charms in climate. scenery. and the low prices of customs-free ports. All American artisi.s' colony is reported developing at Las Pal-

mas. ACCENTS FROM AFRICA

The city itself takes its culture and customs from the Spanish mo- therland. 640 miles away. Archi- lecture recalls that of Southern Spain. with African accents in flat roofs and dazzling-while. sun-heal- ed walls.

In the streets. women in Spanish mantillas and market girls with baskets on their heads brush a- gainst foreigners in latest Paris sportswear. Moroccan troops strut in blue sashes and red fezses. Ex- pensive cars and venerable taxis pass donkeys. goal carts, and far- mer-driven emu delivering milk directly from producer to consum-

er. Behind the color and variety of

The Ape

"Tile Artists -

THAT I0-CALLED TE MPE BANCE ACT

Sir.-Whoever wrote: "You can fool all of the peoplg mm. of the time: some of the people all the time: but you cant fool all the people all the time." ap- Plfelllly never heard of the Prince Edward Island Temperance Act. The Government is fooling the public every working day in the Year. and the people fail for it and come back for more. And this all takes place under the name of "temperance."

some people take a pledge to abstain from intoxlcatin drinks for a year and keep the pledge. If the public as a body abstain- ed from intoxicating liquor for six months, the vendor of liquor per- mits would be out of business as there would be no money to pay his salary. The vendors of liquor would be out of business because there would be no money to pay their salaries or the rent of their stores, and the Governmnnt liquor business would be bankrupt long before the and of the six months. If the Government wanted to stay in business it would have to stop selling watered liquor and sell at a reasonable price rather than at the exorbitant prices It now charges. ..

In a subsequent letter I propose to point out some of the incon- slstencel of the so-called "Temper- anca Act-"

I am. sir. etc.. C. GAVAN Charlottetown.

DUFFY

Las Palmas its the two basic fac- tors of Canary economy - a vol- canic soil that in highly produc- tive when adequate water exists. and an equsble and delightful cli- mate. Nature's bounty put "for- tune" in the Fortunate Idlu' nick- name.

Lu Paimu and its rival port. Santa Cruz on nnr-by Tenerife. export bananas. tomatoes. and ve- getables. Increasing tourist trade bring: additional income. for which both Gran Canaria and Ten- erife compete.

But the lslanda' liveliest rival- ry is over the creation of living carpets of geranlums. dahlias. lil- les. and roses that cover streets of has Palmas and other cities dur- in; the annual summer festival of Corpus Christi.

Then housewives. fiahernv.-n priests. doctors. schoolteacher-. and civil servants take personal and civic pride in shaping cart- loads of petals into religious fig- urea. and floral and geometric pat. terns - destined for a brief hour

- of story before being swept away

by street cleaners.

PII1. but. on the lonuerm view it is a bleak outlook for the ar- tists. They have enough to do keep- ing the wolf from their own door without having In worry about ex. Cludlnl mandrllla from the Leices-

Wleclicolly ' Speaking

I: In-uni N. laadesea. Il.D.

WATCII OUT FOR YOUR

ELECTRICAL GADGET! With all of the electrical Ildk American homes these da 1. I think most 0 you y more familiar with the dangers of eleclflcll burns.

Now don't misunderstand me. Much of this household equin- ment is perfectly safe. But any- thing c'buld happen. And the more you know about electrical shock and burns. the better it Will be. For example. the current In your home generally can be considered dangerous. Anything above 65 volts can cause harm. especially if "10 person coming in direct contact with it is well-grounded.

Electricity used in most homes is no volt, 60-cycle alternatlnl current. Experts tell me that al- ternating current is about three times as dangerous as direct cur- rent and the greatest hazard is in the cycle range of 30 to 150.- REACTIONS DIFFER

Current which may kill one person may have little or no effect on other persons.

Most susceptible to shock are elderly persons. alcoholics. those with disturbed thyroid, those suf- fering from hardening of the art- eries and those with chronically greasy skin.

Usual symptoms of shock in- clude nervousness. headache. de- feclive memory. insomnia. delir- ium and sometimes even a com- plete change in personality. ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT

These symptoms don't always develop immediately after an electrical accident. Sometime it may be several months before they occur.

Often the extent of electrical burns can't be determined for days or even weeks after an accident. ” of the high temperature of the electric burn. there is al- ways danger that the hock will cause damage to the blood vessels. QUESTION AND ANSWER

Mrs. L.P.A.: I have been ill for two years with a heart condi- tion and have lost my desire for food. What can I take to restore my " ..

Aaawarzy Poor appetite comes from many causes. A thorough examination should be made to determine the cause of the trou- ble so that proper treatment may be employed.

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SPRING PILGIKIMAGE

In former days. as now. the sun returned.

in magnet drawing up and ten- der leaves.

Against the cloud-fleckod sky rod beeches burned:

Willows beside the river shook their sleeves.

Then wlmpled maids and cowled and jerklned men

Travelled from Southwark. filling eager ears

with antique fables. told and told

again.

Their horus' hoofber echo down the years.

Chaucer, we gather at the Tabard

II. Ieguiled by Nun and Priest and Good Wyfe'a back. Now let another pilgrimage begin: Good master. turn the page and lead us back ' Through centuries to that enchant- hour Whon England blossomed in an Aprll shower. -Elisabeth 1!. Harper. In the New York Times.

The Age Old Story

The gospel of Christ la the power of God nah salvation to everyone that bellevetk.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From the Guardian Files

TWIJNTY-I-'lVE YEARS AGO (May 3. I932)

The Norwegian freighter Sydfold was released from rocks off Lit- tle Sands. Prince Edward Island. last night and will continue to Char- lottetown as soon as fog lifts. Word to that effect was received from the Foundation Franklin which pulled the Sydfold from the rock ledge on which it had been lodged.

The following applications for en- listment in the R.C.M. Police have been accepted by Commissioner Malor General J. ll. Macllrien of Ottawa; J. J. Trainor. P. L. Jay, . Monaghan. C. W. Mac- Arthur. S. W. beard. P.L. Bou- dreault, and L. T. Fyfe.

TIN YEARS AGO

(May I. I041) Actual construction rations on the Borden terminal be un-

more than I80,0tXl. This means that . ....... ...u..uo- has I-c---ea so i'.'.':'.'. 115:, ;".:"i:;".:". !"""'”-..Il"..."”.'.:.”'”.:.i”:..;'.I.”..'.' per cent. the federal civil service has her paintings. Though her name. so far as her human 1-lvals are 'l" 593'” "” ''''h Vhkh Vm mugged by 260 pm. cam. Betsy. is not yet one to conlure concerned. Ordinary artists have TO LAUNCH MINIIWIIPII. "”"'"'" ' ”"”'"u' """"' . with in the world of art. she an every reason to be worried and '0' 9 - 5' '0 M 0' ll , 0 9 Q all-fad; a';nleved":ome alarmed by an arrival of a com. OTTAWA (CPI-no elaaa ml” llN'f':':ll Nxaflkd A at rear rwors nc petitorwko . . en. Island nan on- A WOPHIIK Kfollli 0'1 GGTMMI 19- " awn worm: which fetched but enjoy: life leer. one six bum balk to re. stems of It consul! II In so- unftlmlon net up by rt-meg. the 0A?-.l.I'l::h"'1llfEl'.lII;!c;. ax t"(:!terulI va -N ofbeing exemptfn'mtax- 5-fgutho;-mt-hr.-of mt con;-lg WG-- . W ll Of CI I N! v M federal Republic of Germanyl. the mg, 7).... nu... ma... . ,... ...,,,...,, ., ,,:',,i.,': M" 0" "ml It flan ladustrlu, us, .I 3.. It Is expected that construction unugd Kmggom ,. nd the United chant for the macabre. perhaps ev- The question is. wlm nacm... rel. Que-. naval headquarters an 0' 0! IN Pfllee Cull! HOIPMI sumhuwnutworki whg eaadesiretoepalerzbutsnch anneal . um wlllbelllblfotetleeadofbtay. " 33 symptoms are fairly normal in an new Anton mpg. .1 I In reliably learned lest evo- W we "mi 60- The -we-t .';:":.:'.."':..:";:.1'""- '.."...:' "” '.t..'t',"':.".r "- 3s.J"....'.'.:...."':'.."' "" "'- 0!-WUWP is '0 "View 01! Problem beIoI.lIll 2:: I: all Canadian mm "L: cam ca Ialamtr ......"i3...':.'iT .-.mujumnon,mpnn,ecumy'o,, unfh-at Iwudnndtt 3... wtllbealearu-a'ray'"brl:k.uu 'Nl'0Hh9m'0v0!IlImIde at ' ' paIuauawus'iauouu:u: . W Minister-1' conference at - , , in November 1965. am! In Ight of more recent events. The :;ll2"i3csohecorislgle'i-edatthe u........... .g, u comcu I-OI stun. Ina ,.. cvuunagannumwac. lwhll j I- - mu was in nu a j,

mi NOTES av u-iE,,wAv.--

"!'aal- -lluaaa fnikli in; Europe" says a human. in Iakt-as-eIvec&anur.:a”' beenl-ampanf.llVIIIlIIltoI &.'lIdhNmIypsdu&;.u, - kavlalnsu.-oaaua Tina:-cg. QM F plaaal lslutlla Paclflecoutlluo Ondll I uileasynaxuwnuklaaaltr aate&- snantowelairt hi: lotot.bePral.rlaa Ca- tnsunawbntbudoa'cp..g nada. Pre-liasur shlplhaata anythlu.'-- Ktlalanar-lvatu-lo. Wet! exneeladutoalclshnhaa Stead ' :' ::'.'.r.'-...:.'.'-....-1. aw 3' - ll lapclaastaebadaaflaah. ,--VIAGWVV 'NVtl" spcauboesuaskewaaaalnumi. no q-nu--' 1- East is who i'n'.”i.::'dpu-'u:i'a.o..""i3"' thorNuurcucxpInuu.muu- u bad.--In-afford

es still further. depressing an al- ready low standard of living. and survive for long as the aspirin; pharoah of the land of the Nile. The Egyptians may bask In Nae- ser's nationalism and his dreams of glory but they are not likely. in the long view. to accept bej- llry as the means to his ands.- Cinclnnatl Enquirer

This time. thousands of rats an delllfilll the construction of Afri- ca a largest aerodromo at Leopold- vllle by gnawing at the foundations of the 1.500-yard-ions runway. Large teams speclallud in con- trol of rats have bad to be called into tackle the problem. The rats Inlurently have been breedln to excess ever since snakes II to be extemilned to ensure the work- ers' safety.-Nature Bulletin