11. 194. wuoos scuool.

X -1 ..i.-'.‘.2i. - y . “mi s. l Nettie Mac- Francu Colt

v1 _ 1. Horace Bulll0yne_ v, ._ . 1 Edythe Mac- getty Cole. 8 lnrfllne

l. Iilnliy 001L011 1 Dawson 901% 3 Nmdled Bur‘

vne '

r l. l-iédtle MacEwen. fiililelllksvhew and 4W" W ‘NH’, s. Nonns M (trade II — 1

[veiyn If" __ 1 a ms Somers Grade Qua) Grnmm. 0 3 Hon“

L Eiw _ “filfétll u») - 1. Beverly Mac- I (c) ‘- 1. David Ber. (d) - 1. Willis Bur-

lllisler . Grade Burlloyne and Anne Carr

tirade [Jean Grace ll-‘Eli- 2 Grade Glade av. 3 "lr

'(.ll"ade IV *'

l ‘l in memor »~,1~.;pg:r....,".7s ..'....... d. lflililtlck. who was Kil ed in Action h. llaly. December l4. 1944-

K)...“ in noiy fluorine l1

s grave Q cannot see.

nnl Billed for us add Illici-

Alw-ays Remembered l1! Mother-in-Law. 1241-11.

| in y f L/CpL Silllllfiiflllv (grlymla-llbld in“ Action in llaly, December ll. 1944-

lireater love hath no man than this

that a man lay down his life for his

Yricndfi.

Illey shall not grow old as we that l

u». eft lrnw old. An shall Mf- yQM-ythgm, nor the years eon-

i I "h lemn. At the go n dowgléeu ‘tflle sun

ind in the 1'9 nember him.

tumewhelre in Ii-Ily . rave, »-

1110!‘! III.

v

rave. 5-‘ , n; never shunned hi! eountrys rs a < iut gladly gave his life, his all.

Fondly Remembered by Hi; Slater, llllrs. Lorne Dunning. 12-11-1.

in Memos-lam

in iov memory oi my dear mother, George raynier. Irw- tovrn, who posed III)’ Dwmlbfll’

f: -t l

w a

Ellen 's Diary

ply an island Farmer's Wife (Continued from Page B) bring comfort to blind

i brother-in-iavv-another casualty _.

as site tells him a story of her own blllllifill impel and shows hlm that

' always “our times are in His hands"

and are for the best. At her fath. emu-law's suggestion, that she

io complete au unfinished picture to find boill the will and the a- bility are gone from her. l-ler work now was along other paths. “When I am an old woman" she thought "1 shall remember, not that I once painted a few good pictures hut hat Peter came home from the wars and we were together again." She finds out that she must take Maither Anne's place in the family

‘and watch over the welfare of her

irresponsible sister-in-lsw and blind Hllllh at Tulioch Ard, as well z-s at her own house on the hill. One eve. ning there was a gathering of relu- tives and friends at the new house. Hearts were sorrowful at the tra- gic happenlnla that had occurred to the MacAlpln family and they were conscious of the vacant chairs. A piper took up the pipes to play "a small tune for those we love, no longer with us" and wouldn't the loft accent of the words be sweet on the ear? The music of a lonely lament filled the room, then it changed to a soft lullaby "in mem- ory of Maither Anne." A stirring marching song follovv€d for those who had given bright young live’; and high hopes in the wars and finally came "Over the scas to Skye. Then the cares dropped away and "they were full throated and relaxed. Feiicity’s eyes moved from one to another. Since the last time they met they had known loss and heavy grief. The rigors of war was still with them, Before them lay a future stark with toil. Bet rich too with friendliness and ‘nigh spirited living. Life was at full tide again on this higher hill. When the company had gone, Fei- iclty went out alone into the rowan grove. She felt the moment should be caught tn deathiess words or imlned on a canvas“ ...but could not be held. She turned and in the pathway of light from the ope.n door, she saw Peter come down the path towards her." Jeanie agreed that it had a perfect 0nd- mg when she read it later today, and she too laid the paper‘ aside with a sigh.

e o

And James lays aside his paper now and moves 1o plat-o his glasses on the mantel. He listrns in tho sigh of the wind in the trees and then remarks suggcstively: “the lights are out in the house across the iane“ so

tn, 104s.

' f t her. lltyiullréleaobbeot sunk how 1 luv"!

H’. sl- h ot tell what to H)‘ Geld rib? how 1 Inha her. ' As l journey along life's way. Lovingly Remembered by H" Daughter

Amy. l'.‘~l l -1i.

in Meéoriam

our dear Sudsbnrv,

this

1n loving memory of mother, Mrs. William spring valley, who de ried lie December 11th, l .

There's a year that h past in ness

lince dthey called you from or

sad- our

0 Taking you away forever To dwell on earth no more.

But some day when skies brl hter

Where there is no bitter pain

When our doymon earth are over

be will see your dear face again. sadly Missed‘? Beulah and

GI ys.

lZ-ll-ll.

in M-ofmoriam

broth

ib/CPL. STANFORD w. CARR

Plht) WII Killed I] Acflgn [n lflfly, December n. m4.

We often think we

IIQ

loving memory oi our dear er,

see his smiling

Until tomorrow-Diary- Good- ght.

TEN MILE HOUSE SCHOOL

The following ls the report for the month of November.

Grade X.---1. vmcel... "faction-a d; 2, Josephine Fitzpatrick; 3. Mi d- red Foster and Theresa Smith. equal.

Grade Ville-i. Bernadette l-‘itz- mill-flick; 2, Theresa Walsh: 3. Ea-ri

u en.

-1, Rosalie bluish; 2,

Grade V.- Alfred Mullen: 3, James Smith. ad VfiTl Ant ~

Grade I.—No tests. Higlhee average in Senior Grades —- Vincent MacDonald

84 . H 88f. i Junior G d 18h e ‘lbverlagemn ra es

ni-leien F. McGuigari -- Teacher. (Patriot please copy.)

sr. l-l-zrlurs SO-UTH SCHOOL n of st. Peter's sow School

G VIll.-—1. Grade VlL-l. Raéph non; 2. Marlon. Mac wen; 3, Sand

son. Graede Vl.-1. Henry Wilson; 2, Bobby Macbelm; 3, Marion Sander-

eon. Grade v.--1. lilwold - - '2. Core. MacKinnon; 3, Elmer Can-

i . “grade iV.---l.Bia.ir Alvislscn: 2. Shirley Macllhven; 3. Lucetta Mac- id

Grade III.—‘l, Tommy lsdweu: 2. Sarah Mclrmis: 3. Hush Mc- Call .

age“ n._1. Joh.n Wilson: 2. Johan MCLlllfblS; 3. Jooln Wilson-

Gr e I.—-1. Charlie Pratt: 2. Hamid Mclrmis; 3. Dun-awn Mc- Donol '

d. Grged 1.-l, Arthur MCLBIBD.

forte lode

Guy

lllllly 12-11

Memos-lam

‘in. lovi m-TT r s in Md llbkmumuofy o our ear

Ell/CPL. STANFORD w. can: ‘who w» Killed in Aetlon n. mo. December 1L 1M4.

We may not see the spot where you l“ Dlloe a 'poppy wreath upon ‘It Illa-fling“ our hearts deep luv-Tits... who was so h I

aaslalel. ulokly whoa the eager . rue u a» no Ila a i» woeful-nest u mall Ila IE "m" each re-

ll 53117 Missed by Mother. Dal. 1L 1L and liters. u»

Mlled by Slater Annie and u Bother-in-Law. Bay.

f

Memos-lam

to .. Pft"’r.t'......‘.'.”'fi'.

“i had austere you eeail not

be

I "'°"t"i.'..'lmwtron tbeae Thewblmuaallevad ill. . nnltfilaevuerewwll;

.QXII*

3&8

t

nd he left Ills home forever, l-ll t average —— Hem! -

in s distant land to die. son 2%. Domewhere in Italy in a soldier's Teacher - M61‘! Rail-l

crave (Pelt-riot please copy-l lies GIIIII‘ dear brother the

ra e,

lie never shunned his country's

ca , But fladlv gave his life. his all. lie d ed the helpleus to defend. i faithful soldier's noble end.

il- lml: crisp with accents thatfairlyeraoklemacoin dot veil tiellinallugestiil bow . t . all y frill ‘romtdyourtbroatandeth. iugqotsrwrlstmuabauky peeping from your pocket. d» Fed crisp with a dash of Bmquamrcmialcl Crisp andfragranqforyoueaa ehooaeyoordaytimsqooont frmnanyoftlieeehatbtrio seeatl - Tuned. Miracle.

take up painting again. she tries bu;

in Memcriam

J . SAMUEL ICLIOD

passing in .

Halts-i Charlottetown on Nov. 24m. 1046 of J. Samuel McLeod of urlosefown at thb

entv ‘gears was

relatives, friends _and neighbors with s feeling of sincere sympathy the loss of a life- ktnd neighbor unity in which he liv- d where with hard toil and con- stant perserverance he succeeded 1n icing up a anus and com~ fortable homestead which stun a monument of credit to both he and his wife.

1.

The deceased was the son of the lath Roderick M01006 and Christy McKenzie of Bridgetown. He was a nmn-of physi ue and many qua it.- ies of heart and mind. Possessing a tempenllettt _ ‘of a an

u . he endeared himself to all who had the pleas- ure of his acquaintance. He had a nimh regard for honor and aL ways a supporter of church and community affairs.

In this spirit he will be best xe- membered in the minds of those who were associated with him st all times. notably in his home where he extended a warm and cordial welcome to all. He ex- ercised tne qualities of a kind neighbor in his man-y acts of kindness and good will to all who at any time needed his ss- sistance This was in keeping with his spirit which he st all times exemplified.

On Sunday the 25th of Nov. his remains wore conveyed from the Cutciiffe Funeral Parlor lo his late residence where friends from far and near came to pay their last lribule of respect

His funeral which was largely attended was "held from his late residence on Tuesday tile 271th where a short service was held after which the remains were conveyed to the Dundas United Church where the service was COllgllClfid by the Rev. Mr Mc- Le

During the service the Dundss trio sang The Lord is My Shep- her and by special request Wai er Burdott sang a solo. Cast Thy Burden on the Lord, and also by special request, the Dun. das trio composed of Waiter ter Buwlett. Herb McLeod and C. B. lay very tenderly sang Sweet Peace the Gift of Gail's love Mrs C B Clay was or- ganist. for the service. After tile Benediction the remains were conveyed to the adjoining cemet- erv where all that mortal of a. rzocd husband was tenderly laid to rest hoside his mother. Father, brother and sister

He leaves to mourn his passin

his wile. (nee Martha Stewart o

Mount Herbert and one sister,

Mrs Annie White of Taunton Mass

‘The pallbearers were Messrs. John Hunter Williams Hurttsr.

Alexander Acorn. Joseph Camp- bell. Herbert. McLeod and Wallace McK-Emle

Clay

Robin B (Patriot please copy)

driver Old Country Letter

By Jumes McCooil British trams are so crowded that cvcrl 0n all overnight Journey slccp iS uoanucncd ano tales are

toict.

rust. the travellers speak about food and their experiences with rationing. ‘lhey say country lile is beat as a tew extras can some- times be obtained. but the dreary

was hearse

restricted fare oi the cities i185 mad» them weary "Kiley Edd L?“ Brlush people expect to enloy

some of the fruits of victory by next spring and if they do not more may b, trouble for the Gov- crnment.

Thev speak little oi’ war experi- ences. but there's a Pfivlie "'01" miluon with e l»; vcars service who is going to the little island of Stroma. off the northern tip of Scotland. where h.- hopes lo live. After Dunkemue. Calais Holland. Belgium and Germany he wants a place where he and his family can spend their time quietly. His wife is from Stroma and he never wants to see London. his home a-

al

n.

There's a Scottish distillery mun. bluff and cheerful. who becomes sad when he speaks of the troubles of his industry. how soldiers and supplies were quartered in h land malthouses that produced Britain's most fruitful source of foreilln excl-lance in rears past- l-Ie has trouble obtaininll supplies even when production is oer tted

again.

“We're shippindg I d made in 1936. an wlst a rop iherell be in otur whisky ex arts about 1949 when we feel the e fects

now Whisky

of the cut-off in distillerieev‘, 0D- perstions during the war. he mourns.

They speak of Canadians. A~ mericans. Norwegians. Poles Czechs. French-men and B01819"!

who have trained in Britain and have married here. They flfii C1099 to the Canadians because most of them have a sister. fl will!" 5 brother or an aunt somewhere be- tween Halifax and Victoria. Th9! add it's a pity that it takes a war to bring the United States and 3,1151, pegplgfl into close associ- tion so they or.- able to see how much alike theyarein many WI!!!- When the talk lace Win91?!" will mention the country through which the train is P1168111 5on9 gav their own districts are better although this h. evvd- B“! i" the end they always agree it I leasant land wherever one mav E, sud, with vigorous oaths lest they he thtllllhl sentimental, they declare their joy in victory.

__________~____ TRAVELLER‘! It!!!‘ BCIIOOL Report for the months of Oct

am NcvTflenior Defi- - Grade 1X fi‘.—1- Villlfll M31?“ IX Jr.—1. Norma Wood- ; R lh R-lYnQl‘. “dared: 3111-1. Helen Bim- mons: iiwlttalph Maelnnil: l. m“. w _ . 9mg; Wesley Chut- ; yner. “Elm VI-l Lil Ciunninsi

Grade V-—l Jean Hdfel.

o e lV-l. Elton Chmni : 2. iarlbert Mouse; 3. DI"! won; m-l. Charlotte ll : 2' ievdnlrliettumuomm; ' h a .

"65.... n-l. Phyllis manna: a fines Pilimlh; n. Joan wzirade film-l Jackie Behur- man: s. . ohm run-u. ma - . Jade , .

me Cl-iARLLlljtlUwnl UUARDIAN

PAGE Nina . I _' :-

By LESLIE McFARLANE

' Every Canadian owns a share of the most important mine in the world.

The Eldorado Mine at Port Radium was taken over by the Canadian Government on January 28, 1944. In their ownership of Eidorado, Can- adians share a. great oppor- unity, because Eldorado 1a one of the _two chief sources of the uranium upon which 1s based the vast prcgramjif American - Anglo- anadlan atomic research. They _a_.iso share a heavy responsibility. because the results 0f that program may well dictate the future of humasuty.

Three of Eldorado's “orig-in- als” still work at the mine. Jack Fox, Gordon Spence and Joe Beiec went up to Great Bear Lake when the property was first opened up. They have seen _1t grow from a struggling little camp on the rocks to the orderly commun- ity that Port Radium 1s to- day. They know the history of the mine,,for they shared the battle. They w1ii tell you that ‘few mines in Canada's history won through against greater obstacles. And they will tell you that if Eldorado iS a priceless national asset today the fighting spirit of Gilbert LaBine made it so.

The pitchblende vein he found in the Great Bear Lake rock in May. 1930, was not

LaBine. It-was actually the beginning. i-ie had found

was 1,400 miles from the end of steel, the Eldorado treas- ury was short of money, there

in Canada

by foreign interests.

Lake to begin work, a small plant was set up. Water trans- portation aione on the first 20 tons of ore sent to Ottawa cost $400 a ton.

Silver from the mine was sent to the Consolidated Min- ing and Smelting Company's smelter at Trail, B.C., and helped defray some of the _ operation costs. The public was slowly convinced that El- dorado was no wildcat ven- ture and money came into the treasury. LaBine went to England and found Marcel Pochon at a. small pitchblende prospect in Cornwall. Pochon was a physicist from the Curie Institute in Paris. La- Bine showed him the samples, persuaded Pochon to come to Canada and take charge of a refinery to be built at Port Hope, Ontario.

This was the first stage of the battle - to prove that ra- dium could be extracted from the Great Bear Lake ore. In 1933, with two-score men em- pioyed at the mine, 150 tons of handcobbed ore went to the refinery and the first radium element was produced at Port Hope.

But the world market was not yet open to Canadian ra- fllllm. The answer was to pro-

I

t

the end of the long trail for

pitchblende, the raw stuff of mdium and uranium. But it

was no refinery in Canadato process the ore, no physicist knew the process of large-scale radium extrac- tion, and theworid market for radium was strictly controlled

LaBine tackled each ob- stacle in its turn. The Dom- inion Department of Mines was persuaded to set up a pilot plant which proved the l‘lCll— ness of the ore. A handpicked crew was sent to Great Bear

duce it so cheaply that the market would have to open. An agency was established in England. LaBine tackled the transportation problem, big- gest obstacle to lower costs. The answer to that was in the air. He had Robert Noorduyn design a Bellanca freighter. biggest plane seen in the Nor-thland up to that time. it was operated for the company by iliuckenzie Air Services, with Leigh Britnell as pilot, and the customs and excise duty alone cost $12,000, which was paid under protest. But the big freighter enabled Eldo- rado to bring men and machin- ery to the property and to bring out the ore in the form of concentrates. With air freight costs cut in italf, La- Bine then went after water transportation.

Oil from l-‘ort Nornlan was the fuel for Eldorado's Diesel equip- ment, at a cost of $300 a your per horsepower. Eldoratln acquired the Northern Thansportation Company, built the first steel beats seen on the Mackenzie River-dire Radium King and the Radium Queen. Pipe hues were laid over the first Bear River rapids, storage tanks were installed at. both ends of the portage and at idort Franklin. Wa- ter transportation costs were cut from $400 to $110 a ton.

Resourccfulness and hard work paid off. The refinery at Port Hope was doubled in size. Eldo- rado was able to sell radiuin at $30,000 a gram. There is a big bus- iness story behind Eldorado's entry into the world radium market but LaBlne seldom (iiscusscs the lic- talls. “Well-entrenched interests offered the usual difficulties in competition." he remarks dryiy and lets it go at that.

B__\' 1939 lilo com any was pro» ducmg- a subsiantia proportion of the Empire's needs so far as the radium element was concerned, as well as a surplus of uranium which was retained. There was a signi- ficant little paragraph in the re- port to shareholders that year. ll read: “Efforts to develop new uses for our products have continued. These have been carried out by laboratories of various industries, by the National Research Council and the Department of lllines. Re- search has been most active with uranium, where much work has been done on the development nf nuclear energy and the fission of uranium."

_Thls was the first hint of the miracle to come. Eldorado share- holders were more concerned with the fact; that the company had never been able to pay a dividend. Economic operation had out, the cost of radium to $25,000 a gram, but 90% 0f the c0n_lpan_v'5 business was export, and with the outbreak of war the Eldorado company had heavy going. There was cnou ll raw material ‘on hand in keep t e refinery runnln , but it was nec- essary to close own the mine. The

Eldorado worker pours uranium ore concentrate into 100-p0und bags for shipment to the refinery at Port Hope.

the workings. Two watchmen re- ntaiucll at Port Radium through the long suh-rkrctic winter. Some people predicted that the mine would never open again.

Eidorzldo, in fact, was near bankruptcy. Inventories of‘ radium and uranium were valued at $2 million, but the banks refused to accept them as collateral. Gilbert and Charles LaBine staked their personal fortunes and put up $800,000 to keep Eldorado afloat.

One of the reasons Canada be- came a centre of Allied atomic re- search during the war was because stocks of uranium were available. The other reasons were proximity to the United States effort, and the fact that work could he done 1n Canada free from bombing.

_"l'l1c “fission of uvzluilml" men- tioned in Eldorado's 1025i report was one of the momentous dis- coveries of all time. it was discov- ered by Hahn and Frisch and other scientists whose work was based on the findings of Professor Fermi, in Rome. Fermfs work developed from the researches of Lord Rutherford and his group at the Cavendish laboratories in Cam- bridge, world centre of nuclear re- search. The work of Lord Ruther- ford iwclrau at McGiil University in 1000 and much of it was based on the discoveries of the French scien- tist Becquerei, who founded the science of radioactivity and inspir- ed the early labors of Pierre and Marie Curie.