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MAY 11. 1953

Strange But True

By F. H. Macs:-tbur

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hat? recorded some makish doings of the sea. At Unst on the Shetland Islands. 5 door in the lighthouse was brok- eii open 195 feet above the sea. At the Bishops Rock light during a lieiivy gale a bell was torn from its mggrings 100 feet above high wat- er. Once a rock weighing 100 lbs. was iiuried with terrific force against the lighthouse at Victoria, P. E. I. The force of the blow shat- irred the windows of this light. rite same. day wind blown rocks broke many panes of glass in light- house windows all along the Atlan- tic coast line. The most amazing at llll such stories has to do with the lighthouse at Dunnet Head. wiiich stands on a high ledge at the south entrance to Pentland Ft.-th. The windows of this light .330 feet above sea level) have been broken time and again by stories swt-pt from the cliff and trissetl skyward by gigantic waves. . .

The ashes of Jane Taylor. ii. for- mm" resident of Charlottetown, lies in a cemetery in DEIWEP. Col- omdti. while those of her husband. Mark Miiccormack. are buried in Ci'7i'lill'flll Cemetery, having been riisintcrred from their resting ,,1...rc lil Denver and brought to this province for reburiai many reiirr. ago, on the assumption that Mis MtlCC0l'maCK would end her ems ill her native province and than be lziid to rest beside her hus- band.

in the course of time, Jane Tay- lor Maccormack and her children umidrrerl back to Colorado where M:-s Itizircnrmack died at the age nt 90. Today her remains rest in thp graveyard which once held the body of her husband. Thus the Fate: separated by death a couple of Island folk who'd planned to enter their last long sleep together.

ln'o Passaninqtiotidy Bay 2 bil- lzon ions of water are carried by the tidal currents twice every day; into the whole Bay of Fundy. 100

there is gravitation attraction be- tween every drop of water and ev- ery star in the heavens. but the big pull comes from the moon. Here's one point to prove it: The moon rises later each day by 50 minutes. on the average, than the day before. so, in most places, the time of high tide is correspond- ingly later each day. And as the lamp of heaven waxes and wanes

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Scout l",ir-emans Course

The third in a series of lectures and demonstrations leading to the Scout Firemans badge was held last evening in Trinity Scout hall with Mr. L.A. Stewart of Char- lottetown instructing.

Last evening's lecture dealt with controlling panic. rescuing animals, salvaging valuables, first aid for burns and how fires are caused by defective wiring and defective electrical appliances. Firemans drags and lifts and the Holger-

Neilson method of artificial res- piration were demonatratcd. The Scouts also practiced knots used

for rescue work during fires.-

The firemans badge is one in the series of public service badges which Scouts may earn and is one of several which lead to the Queen's scout badge.

Wrestler Given 10-Year Sentence

MONTREAL. (CPI-Benoit For- get. 40. who wrestled professionally under the name of Ben Jackson, Last week was sentenced to 10 years in penitentiary" and to five strokes of the lash for a 519,668 holdup, In defence. Forget told the oourt the money was left by two men who became frightened and ran when they heard a knock at his door.

Picks Mantle As Top Baseball Player 0LToday

ST. LOUIS (AP)-"I'd say Man- tJe today is the greatest player in either the American or National

in its monthly cycle so the heights buabaii lgggvue," said managi- oi the tide Varies. Marty Marion of the St. Louis Twice each month. when the 3;-gwm

moon is a mere ribbon in the sky. and again when it has spent all its quarters getting full we have the highest of the high tides. call- ed the springs or spring tide. At these S('ilSfillS, sun, moon, and earth are (l trctly lll line and the pull of added mrzctlirr to throw the tide high on the Nachos and deep in the har- limits

(in the other hand, twice each month. at. the quarter of the moon. iiiicn suit, moon, and earth lie at tlir-, npext-s of a. triangle. and the plill ni' sun and moon are opposed. we have the lowest tides of the lunar month. known as the neaps. More amazing still is the fact that the iiition's power to move the tide is more than twice that of the Mill. although astronomers tell tis thv the latter's mass is 27 million lli'lit'.l that of the moon.

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The very latest in clocks is the atomic time piece. It differs from other clocks in that it shows actual time Conventional clocks, geared to the earth's rotation. do not show the effects of its lengthening dam and therefore are not abso- ltitrlv reliable.

Fanadn boasts one of the world's l-.'i' here tides. It's at Monlzton. on the Petitcodlac River, but it is lmnresiive only on the spring tide of the full moon or new moon. Wiiat cntised a bore tide? A bore Lil? i-onies into being when a srcnt part. of the flood tide enters A river as a single auger-like wave H" at most. two or three waves, with I "twp anti high rolling front. and is W-'WlllCFfl by sand bars and other ohmitictiona in the river's mouth. so that the incoming water is held Elil('t&. uiitll it gathers enough "Wllmli to rush forward.

The greatest bore in the world MM be seen on the Tisentang Riv- rr which empties into the China am The ancient Chinese had a swat. fear of the bore and used to toss offerings into the river to ap- peace the angry spirit of the bore. Compared to Tisentang River bore the one in New Brunswick is just I mere trickle of water. Average htllzht of the Tisentang bore is in feet. Rate. of movement. 1215 knots. Bl” during new and ftill moon tiries this famous bore rises to a Mlsht. of 25 feet above the surface of the river.

V0l.0RFllL CEREMONY

MC-fl-GARY. cp a One of the "grief rnlorful of historic military In fgmonies will be reviewed here no-Pbtember when color guards Prilrlll the 1st and and battalions. H hC9Sa Patricis's mnadian rf B IMEMFY. combine for the .g1ment's 20th "troopin; the

He was speaking. of course. of Mickey Mantle. t.he powerful and speedy switch-hitter of the New York Yankees.

Marion was asked how the 21- year-old Mantle compares with Stan Mirsia-1 of the St. Louis Card- inals. Marion's former teammate and six-time National League hat- ting dhsmpion.

"Well, yes. Stan had that kind of speed a few years ago." Marion replied. "I'm thinking of Mantle as of today compared with today's crop of players.

"Mickey is a different type of athlete from Musial. Stan in his best day couldn't hit a ball as far as Mickey. Hols bigger, more pow- erful."

Doesn't Mantle have any weak-

nus?

"Let's see," said Marion, "Oh.i yes. There's one thing he can't do very well. He can't throw left handed.

"When he goes in for that. we'll have the perfect ball player."

Spodscasier Fired By NBC

CHICAGO. (AP) - Spot-tscsster Tom Duggan last week blamed his comments Sunday night on the Rocky Marciano-Jersey Joe Wal- oott heavyweight title bout May 15 for his second dismissal in two months by the National Broad- casting Oompsny

The radio and TV commentator was fired Monday. the NBC said, because he failed to submit broad- casting material for advance clear- ance.

Duggan said in a story copy- righted by the Chicago American that two NBC officials told him his remarks on a Sunday night tele- cast were damaging to the gate receipts o the Marciano-Walcott fight at the Chicago Stadium.

"They said the National Broad- casting Company was in effect s co-promoter with the Internation- al Boxing Club in the staging of this fight and they could not tolerate any criticism of it.

Duggan said his telecast. includ- ed "jocular references to Wal- cott's age. the ability of Marciano and the 350 price of ringside seats."

The NBC had no comment Duggiin's remarks.

Last. Feb. 24. NBC suspended Duggm for "unauthorized person- al attacks" on James Norris. pres- ident of the Internstiorisl Boxing Club. Duggsn was re-instnted when fans swamped the network with protesting phone calls and letters.

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SPOTTED AND STREAKED

Camouflage is essential for very young birds born in the open. and also for the adults which feed them. Accordingly, streak; and spots are common in Birdland. Simulating Brass or pebbles. Brown striped backs are given to many seed eaters as a great deal of their marketing takes place at a low level. In spring Song span-owg build their nests on the ground with pieces of old. brown grass: and all members of the family have streaked plumage so they may remain hidden.

Thrushcs have spotted breasts. the dark varying in intensity with different species. The most prom- inent spots are found on Wood Thrushcs. essentially birds of the forest floor. They scratch the ground for insect food. and except to go to their nests, which are in a crotch on an average of 8 feet high, seldom rise more than a few feet. "Young Robins show their Thrush ancestry by having heav- ily spotted breasts though their parents' breasts are plain. This

babies are still in their gross nests. yet are big enough to be seen over the sides. The spots persist later, when these Juveniles are unable to fly far above the ground,

The arched-over nests of Oven- birds are woven of dead leaves right into the forest floor. Parents have rust and black streaked heads, and the biaclr spots on their white underparts are arranged to form streaks. Young ones are striped both above and below. Because Brown Thrashers spend most of their time digging into the soil for insects. their wings are barred and their underparts streaked.

Nature prov” - a camouflage for the young more frequently than for their parents that are better able to elude danger by quick flight. Examples of this are found in Red Crossbills and Cedar Wax- wings. Mothers, doing more of the nursing and housework, require more protection than males. Mrs. Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Mrs. Redwinged Blackbird both look like big Sparrows. and their chil- dren ars somewhat like their mothers.

The offspring of many birds which nest on beaches are blotch- ed to match the pebbles. Downy young of the Long-billed Curlew are daubed in large patches of dark and light, like little clowns. Baby Herring Gulls are mottled black and white, so that we can be within a few feet of a downy, live ball and fail to find it crouch- ing between grey stones. Tiny otiii balls of down, ornamented with

black spots. seen among sparse grass on a sandy share. are newly- hatched Least Sandpiper:

camouflage is provided when the

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