DECEMBER 10. 1951

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. NEWSY NOTES - .

By J. A. Clark. D.Sc.

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The Trans-Canada IIIIIIWIY

A beglllnl the most 61

ng was made one of lfflcult sections of this

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the ascent was perfectly perpen- dicular. one of the Indians climb- ed to the summit, and by means of a long rope drew us up, one

, - iwa . forty years before ,f,f;f,..iI,'.'”IL. ajppeared on the roads 11,. ciuiiida. Governor James Doug- ,” known as the "Father of Brit- h' columbia", followed a mule 15 .1 up the Fraser River in 1859 ifs... Hope to the gold rush centre 0'. gm-kcrville. The trail then was ' l'PHi. improvement on the con- zufonx tiiat faced Simon Fraser. who followed the river that bears his iiamc, to the sea in li30B. y gunon Fraser spoke of it as "a despcralle undertaking". and to uoie licom his diary. written at q"-1( time when in the Black Can- l.”.. -.H...-.; we were obliged to .53.... among loose stones in the

after another. This work took three hours. and then we contin- ued our course up and down the hills, and along the steep decllvi- ties of mountains, where hanging rocks and projecting cliffs, at the edge of the bank of the river. made the passage so small as to render it. at times, difficult even for one person sideways...I have been for a long period in the Rocky Moun- tains. but have never seen any- thing like this country. It is so wild that I cannot find words to describe our situation at times. We had to pass where no human be- ing should venture; yet in those

1 ii steep hill, between two places there was a regular foot- g,C.:;,,o:- s. Near the top. where path impressed, or rather indented

FOR A FIRE SAFE CHRISTMAS

Mr T A. Campbcli.'lhc Provincial Fire Mai-siiiil. has the following -'I-'1lfS to make for a Merry Fire-Safe Christmas. 'ug:-13:” Ciiristmiis Season is drawing ncar. and the nllendahl Ti” -IM"tii which we are all familiar. prompts the observance of the M('nm' llfl our Olliccvtn prevent the death and injury of our citizens nbjrnftiporiestriiciion of their property. and to provide educational ma- ni v terlell nnd publicity. E.-.-ry year fires

turn our happy Christmas Season into tragedy.

. - - is extra hazards are brought into homes. chngimn-Sid”:ilib(llculbulflHlfilgs: A little knowledge of these hazards m:1oni.f,.,vMto prcvcnt tragic fires will help keep Christmas safe and an mmrillie best Christmas safety rules to follow are common-sense rules grul,.g deyploppd by fire protection engineers and recommended by the Dominion Fire Prevention Association.

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1"lli(l(ilIl!tlll':llllqf:llf3Ib'A(Jlir Christmas tree is very combustible-being filled ...ili llii('ll and resin. it. ignites easily and burns furiously. Care and motion are necessary to keep your tree safe.

i i ' N: sEL(rll(iolols2 a small tree instead of a large one. A small tree can be just as pretty and it is less hazardous. Be sure to obtain a freshly

cut irce.

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no ifm sct up the free until the day before Christmas. keep it niiidours until ready to install. Set up the tree in the coolest part of tho IUIUSC. away from radiators. healers and fireplaces. Do not block .-nu..n.vrs or passageways.

(ARE OF TREE:

Cut off the base of the tree at an angle at least one inch above nriginnl rut. Stand the tree in ii pail of water filled with coal or sand. Be Silrc the pail is kept filled with water to about one inch from the tnp. This method. when used with a freshly cut tree, reduces flam- ininiliiy as effectively as any firt-proofing chemicals, retarding the tlllillii out process of the tree.

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'f"i-.:- needles of your Christmas tree will fall when your tree is riricd full When needles start falling. take the tree -down and discard it nlii(i00i'!. Take your tree down as soon as possible after Christ- l'lili.

l.l(illTI.Vti THE TREE:

Nric: use candles on or near the Christmas tree. They are very imziitiniis and dangerous. Use standard electric lighting sets bearing the innri of the Undcrwritcrs' Laboratories andlor Canadian Stand- ards Association. Inspect every socket and wire to make sure it is in good condition. Discard sets with frayed wiring. A coloured spotlight focused on the tree is very effective and safest of all.

Be sure circuits are not overloaded for fires may start in the nails. If the circuit fuses should blow. the cause no doubt, will he Inn m:iny ligliis and appliances on the circuit. Eliminate some of the nnplianccs and replace the fuse with a new one of proper rating.

inspect the tree from time to time. If needles near lights start in ililll brown, change the position of the lights. Be sure that light liilllis are not too nciir i-ombuslibles. The lights get very hot and xhnulrl have guards. Provide a switch at some distance from the tree ior ruining lights off nnd on. Make certain that all lighting is turned off nciore retiring and leaving premises.

DECORATIONS: t'otton. paoer and pyroxlin for decorating the trees are danger-

Tlioy will ignite easily and burn intensely. Decorate the tree ilcliliy and use non-combustible materials such as metal. glass and aa- itc:-'t-s. llcavy decorations are hazardous.

Purchase and use flamcproof materials-insist on them. Flame- Prtmiing treatments are available for home use if combustible nia- terials are used. Fireproofing of plastics is not possible. A good home flame-proofing solution for fabrics and garments is made by niixiiig fl ounces of bornx and 4 ounces of horic acid in a gallon of Wziicr. Dip the fabric into this solution. wring by hand. then hang "5 fir): This flame-proofing method must be repeated after each laundering of the garment.

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TOYS: ' V Don't. buy celluloid dolls. toys and paper costumes. Toys requir- ing alcohol. kerosene or gasoline to generate powcr are especially tlillli-Z('l'0tiS nnd should be uvoldcd. Adults should insist that all toys 'il':." give to children should be safe and incapable of causinl: firc. ulirii-k or explosion. Film projectors (toy or adult) should use only il?ll"l.V film (acetate stock), Power toys should be operated under adult supervision. Electrical toys should bear the U. L. sndlor i. S. A. label. It is dangerous to set up electric toys and trains under ihc Christmas tree.

if you use your fireplace. be sure a substantial screen guard is humid:-d to cover the entire opening securely. Do not use the fire- llinrc unless the Christmas tree is set eight to ten feet from it. Do Mi use the fireplace to burn Christmas wrappings or decorations.

ill BBISH: ' i A” lzift wrappings. waste paper. rubbish. cic.. should be taken

::l5l'dVvglll(l placed in a covered metal barrel or incinerator as soon iossi e.

HAZARDS IN PUBLIC PLACES: ' Si-lioois. church halls, institutional buildings. tliinoe halls. hos- Wrlls. clubs. mercantile'estiiblishments and all places where crowds rzsnmhie need special care during the Christmas season. Most of M"?! will be decorated and most will be crowded during a large part H hE"lll'll('. Fire in any crowded building easily leads to panic for W exits are often inadequate to take care of many excited peop o in A ilugry to leave the building. in flammable decorations should not be allowed in any public build- be. Smoking should be prohibited and "No Smoking" signs should A? hosted. These may be obtained from the municipal fire chief. isles, and exits should he kept unobstructed and clearly marked. ll nx candles at church candlelight services and the use of candles ll"!!! Christmas trees in churches should be discouraged. IN CASE or Fl : M "ohm RE .............. .. ..............

(:'" 0W-'l')'bndy out of the house immediately. tall the Fire Department at once.

Al riiblio Gatherings: ICWPD calm. Walk. do NOT run. to the nearest exit. all the firegdepariment immediately. Glnsiuu. mas raorscnos: J M Home: I Hyde operative fire extinguishers. buckets of water or even your Rrzeen hose connected to a faucet. within reach of the Christmas

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Public V Plus;-gg g” I" My crowded public building may easily lead to panic. mmtilnnit and flammable decorations in public buildings are a bad I m lnation-neither should be Allowed. Waste material should

i: removed at once. Aisles. cxlls and lircdoors must be unob- lructsd. Exits should be clearly marked. Check automatic fire 'm'P!lolI and alarm equipment. sprinklers. hand hose and flrg

Ihoiild not be obstructed by decorations r temporary partitions. wort any blocked exit or fire hazard if your Fire Chief."

ex- "Imlsliera to be sure they are ready to operate. Sprinklers

upon the very rocks by frequent travelling. Besides this, steps which are formed like a ladder or -the shrouds of a ship. by poles nanglng to one another and cross- ed at certain distancerwlth twigs, the whole suspended from the top to the foot of the deep preclpices, and fastened at both extremities to stones and trees, furnished a safe and convenient assage to the natives; but we. who had not had the advantage of their education and exllerience. were often in im- minent danger when obliged to follow their example." ” The Caribou Trail Where Simon Fraser had crawl-

ccep gorges of the rmer, Gover- nor Do glss after his experience. over fl ty years later. came back determined that a road must be built. He had secured a conting- ent of Royal Engineers to hold the British Columbia coast for the Empire. These Royal Engineers he put to work on the famous Carl- bou Trail with plcks and shovels. They used powder and nitrogly- cerine to blast the rocks and cliffs. They started from Yale in the winter of 1860-61. and had ad- vanced the road six miles by spring. Governor Douglas let con- tracts wherevcr he could get men to work along the road and in two years a road. 385 miles long and 18 feet wide was completed at a cost of 31.250.000.00. Today, B. C. Highway No. 1 follows the same route up the Fraser from Yale to Lytton and Ashcroft. and on this section the Trans-Canada High- way will be superimposed on: the miracle of the Douglas Caribou Trail. From Sea To Sea.

A Model T Ford car made the first trans-Canada motor trip in 1925. A daring photographer. Mr. Edward Flickenger of Windsor. Ontario. followed narroiv trails and bumped over corduroy and washboard and dug himself out oi mud holes where the roads were bad. oni his 4,000 mile trip from sea to sea. He was unable to find any public road on which he could travel for 850 miles, so he removed the tires from the Ford, and went through to the Coast on the rail-

way tracks. His success helped on the idea. of the trans-Canada highway.

Highway Departments

The ten Provinces of Canada have departments that construct and maintain all their highways. These departments are called: Public Works or Highways. or Public Works and Highways. as in this Province. The Canadian Gov- ernment constructs and maintains highways on its own property. such as Airports. Experimental Farms. Parks. etc. During the "depression years" it gave "grants in aid" to the Provinces to construct high- ways. so that work'might be made available to the unemployed. It, jointly with the United States. constructed the Alaska Highway as a military road to the Yukon and Alaska.

The Canadian Government and eight of the Provinces have reach- ed agreements in connection with the construction of a trans-Can- ada highway, to be completed from the Atlanticto the Pacific Ocean. The Provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia have not yet signed agree- ments. but they have had observ- ers at the joint meetings of the governments concerned. and are expected to assist in this great project.

some of the requirements that have been dgreed to are: The highway is to be constructed to carry vehicles with an axle load up to 18,000 lbs. The pavement is to be from 22 to 24 feet in width. with shoulders from 5 to 10 feet wide. The pavement is to he made with a three-inch surface of a bit- uminous hot-plant-mix. Curves are not to exceed 6'1-: l.e.. six feet in 100 feet; and grades are not to exceed 691:. or a six foot rise in ion feet. and any slight increase over this must be in agreement with Canadian engineers.

The highway is to have a. clear

ed on the Indian web through the '

"W THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

IN MEMORIAM

HUGH MALONE

The death occurred very sud- denly st his home in Charlotte- town on November 14th of flu h Malone in his 70th year.

Hughie. as he was familiarly known. will long be remembered for his kind hospitality in his home where friend and stranger were ever welcome. The deceased was in good health" and his sud- den death came as a great shock. He died fortified with the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church.

He leaves to mourn a bereaved wik. three sons and one daugh- er: Frank. now employed in 1,11,- rador. Matt and Ephe. both of Charlottetown; Mrs. Wm. Cardiff (Agnes) of Steilarton. N. S. Requiem High Mass was celeb. rated by Rev. Joseph MacGiiliv- ray. C.SS.R. Interment took place in the Catholic cemetery where services were conducted by Very Rev. A. MacLellan. C.SS.R. Pallbearers were George Lag- ter. Emmett McDonald, .1. E. Mc-

Quaid. Hayes Sheehan. Thomas Carraghcr. Donald MacFadycn. Flowers Pillow--Wile.

Double Spray-Epiie, Leon; and family. , Cross-Matt and Mickey. Wreath-Bill, Agnes and Patsy. Other floral tributes:

Dan and Ursula. Leo and Mamie, Stephen and Rita. Leo and Nellie.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Foster and family.

The staff of the Charlottetown Hotel.

, Masses

Ephe and Leona. Frank Johan. nah and family.

neltfatt and Mickey, Bill and Ag- Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Malone. Mrs. Catherine Flood, Mrs, Sarah Ann Murray.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mclntyre and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Malone, lalxlr. and Mrs. Eugene McQui1. Eiza and George Chappell and family.

F1ol'cncc atid Teresa Malone, g

View 35 1" Points. for 600 feet. from an eye-ievei of four feet six inches. There are to be no ton sections nor toll bridges on this highway. The total length will be 4,993 miles. and it will by-pass many of the larger cities. In June. l9ol. 2.208 miles were paved. There are many sections of gravel road that will have to be recon- structed. The longest sections yet to be built are 956 miles in On- tario, and 570 miles in Newfound- land. A good start has been made on the Prince Edward Island sec- tion between Borden and Wood Islands. About nine miles have been paved from Bonshaw to Cra- peud.

Several sections have been sub- graded. and tenders have been called for on two of these sections. The route has been generally agreed upon. and the following is approximately the way it will come east from Vancouver: Fol- lowing Highway No. 1, up the Fraser and around the Big Bend of the Columbia River to Golden and following Alberta No. 1. Sask-

l. through Bcascjour for another hundred miles until it joins On- tario No. 17. There will be a new section of this highway to Sault Ste. Marie, then No. 17 again most of the way to Ottawa.

It is likely to follow the north shore of the St. Lawrence to the Cap Rouge Bridge. and then the south shore to Riviere du Loup on Quebec Highway No. 2. to the New Brunswick border near Edmund- ston; then down the St. John to Fredericton. and across on No.9 to Sussex. then No. 2 to the Nova Scotia border. and on to Spring- hiil. From there. through the Wcntworth Valley it follows No. 4 to Truro and Sydney. The New- foundland section will be from Port Aux Basques to St. John's.

Mrs.

Mr. Mr. Mr. Cecil

Mr. Mr. Peter Mr. ilnd f Mr.

Mrs.

Rose McQi:aid. Mr. and

Stephen Malone.

and Mrs. Thomas Bradley- and Mrs. George Chandler. and Mrs. R. R. Dougan,

Costello. ,

and Mrs. Leo McGonnell.

and Mrs. Eugene Carragiier, Macliachern. and Mrs.

Emily.

and Mrs. Patrick McKenna,

Seymour Dunn

atchewan No. l and Manitoba No"

Maine. U. S. A. Miss Doris Costello. Thomas MoManus. Gerald Car-

ragher, Charles 0tNeil, Mr. and Mrs. Alexius McQuaid, Frank Creamer. Mr. and Mrs. William Savidant.

Mr. and Mrs. George Mclntyre. The Sisters and pupils of Saint Augustine's Convent. Rusilcn. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coady.' Mr. and Mrs. Peter McGonnell. Mr. and Mrs. John Mclsaac. Mr. and Mrs. James McLeod. Mr. and Mrs. M. Walsh.

Mrs. Emma Cardiff. Steilarton. S

Karen McQuaid.

h Mr. and Mrs. John E. McGaug- ey. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wedge. Mr. and Mrs, Aeneas Coady. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carriigher. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Cardiff. Stel- larton. N. S. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mi'. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

. and Mrs. Matthias Flood. and Mrs. Peter Ciarkin. and Mrs. Emmett Flood. and Mrs. Cccii McAvinn. and Mrs. Peter McQuaid. and Mrs. Noi-bcrt Costello. and Mrs. J.E. McQuaid. and Mrs. Gus McQuaid. and Mrs. Francis Carragher. Mr. ad Mrs Ronald Greenan. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Smith and Louis. Baltimore, Md.

St. Vincent's Home. Brooklyn. N. Y. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Joe Mr. neaux. . Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn and family. Ervin Mclnnis. Peter Costello. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest I-Icnnessey and family.

Mr3 and Mrs. F. J. Flood.

Judge and Mrs. MacGuigan.

Mrs. Joseph Hughes and family.

Mr. and Mrs. James O'Neil.

Ervin Wedge, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward McQuaid.

Gerald Molyneaux.

Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Keiincy.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Toombs.

Monica l-fartling. Steilarton. N.S.

Mr. and. Mrs. James McQuaid.

Ralph Conway.

Mizpnd Mrs. Russel Flood. Ot- tawa.'

John ilnd Mary Flood, Ottawa.

Mr. and Mrs. James B. Clarkin.

Mr. and Mrs. Owen McQuillan.

Sympathy cards

George and Fredh Larlcr and family.

Vera and Avon Andrew.

Edna and Bill Smallwood.

Eric and Norma MacFadycn.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hughes.

Myrtle and Kier Warren.

Mrs. Gertrude Collier.

Mr. and Mrs. John A. McDon- ald. Steilarton. N. S.

Mabel and Harry Wheeler.

Mrs. Peter MI:Alt-er.

and Mrs. John Savenant. and Mrs. Joe McQuaid. and Mrs. John Malone. and Mrs. J. A. Doii-on.

and Mrs. Peter Grcenan. and Martha Duffy.

and Mrs. Howard Moly-

Margaret and Cecil MacLean.

Caribou. N. S.

lilr. and Mrs. Dingwall Mac- Fadyen. . Josie and Celcs lift.-Cat-x-iilc,

Hamilton. Oni. Edgar and Ellan and family. Mildred Hooper. Alfre Mc-

Gaughey. . Georgina Collin.

Mrs. Gervose McGaughcy and family.

Mrs. Ronald MacGi1iivi'ay. Quin- cy. Mass.

Shirley and Stephen Toole. Mrs. Sylvester Monaghan. . Mr. and Mrs. Amos Clarkin. Mrs. Laura Murray.

Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Egar and

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Start your Christmas hol

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club-like atmosphere of a

any Monday. Tuesday, family fares piiin.

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aim for

1 TCA Skylincr. Whether home is 200 or 2000 miles away, the fast. comfortable way is to fly TCA. No rush. no crowds. no "stand-up" finest Christmas gift you can take home is yourself,

deer with Rolls-Royce en inc: and a slcig

And if you're planning a family visit. don't forget you can take the family with you for only half fare --

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YOUR RESERVATIONS

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travelling. Knowing that the Santa's book-re laces rein-

with the S ylincr cabin.

or Wednesday-on "l'(JA's

Make your reservations NOW.

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See your novel agent or W. IL lingers Agencies - LIMITED

181 Queen Street Charlottetown

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in MEMOlt-IAM

BOY CLIFFOIID HAYES

"In the midst of life we are in death." Such was the feeling of his friends everywhere when word was flashed over the wires that lie, Clifford Hayes had passed away suddenly on Nov. 16th at the home of his son William at Mount Edward Road, where he had gone just one week previous- ly to spend the winter months in Charlottetown to be near the members of his family. He had not been well for a couple of months previously to his death. in fact was bed-ridden. and re- ceiving .medical attention and was tenderly and faithfully cared for by his devoted wife, but he re- covered sufficiently to make the trip to Charlottetown and appear-

family. Mrs. Frank MacQuaide and Mrs. John F. MacQuaide.

Joe Gallant and family.

W. Chester 5. MacLure.

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McKenna, Maine, U. S.A.

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Flood Ot- iawa.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Flood, Ottawa. Mrs. Josephine Leightizer,

Springhili. N. 5.

Mr. and Mrs.' Peter Ciarkin. Bertha Smith.

Telegrams: Mr. and Mrs. James Downie. Halifax. N.5.; Mr. and Mrs. James Gaudei, New Glasgow.

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.(May his soul rest in peace).

Card Of Thanks

Mrs. Catherine Malone and fani- ily take this opportunity of thanking their friends, neighbors and relatives for Masses, floral offerings. messages of sympathy and all kindness shoivn to them during their sorrow and sad be-