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. Father William Recalls

A “WelI." said old Father William. “now that you ask. it was Pretty bad Thursday night. I guess. But one swallow doesn't make a sum- mer and one storm doesn't make a winter you can brag about after- wards like that one we had back |'n—-when was it'.’—1904-5. When people talk about the kind of storms we get nowadays they leave them- selves open for a horse laugh {mm us. nldtimors. specially if we work- ed on the 1'."iilway, battling drifts for weeks on end.

“I bet Premier Shaw—-Who I notice had his 76th birthday yester- day-——-can remember that winter. though he was only a youngster at the time. Probably he helped his dad with the teams of horses that used to follow the engines to supply coal from the tops of the banks as the plows tried to ram their way through the snow.

"Farrnt=rs coulrl look down the funnels of the engines. the banks were so high. They could sit on top of the telegraph poles and watch as the engines backed up about a mile and charged at the rate of about 40 miles an hour—making just about as much dint in the banks as to gain their own length. or maybe two lengths. There were no rotary plows then. of course!

"Walter may remember than it took five weeks for the Tignish train to get to Charlottetown that

"winter. and three weeks for the

Charlottetown train to get to Fred- ericton. At. Watt’s cutting it took six men to relay the snow to the crest of the bank and all along the line there were armies of men-a thousand or more-—throwing snow with everything from spades to coal shovels. »

“The engine crews got precious little sleep. and as for grub——one fellow told me he ate so much cheese on one trip that he has never touched the stuff since. They were nearly suffocated, too. with snow getting down the smokestack and into the ash pan. forcing them técrawl up on the tender for air.

eman had to crawl on his stom- with a rake to clean it. One

lductor got his toes frozen in baggage car and it took him 0 weeks to get back to Charlotte- n. travelling by sleigh."

“‘You are old. Father William." e young man said. “but your

mory's remarkably good. Can u tell me. pray. were there other 'nd winters as had as t:hat'.”’ ,‘ "Plenty of them." chortled the "but those were farther k. I mentioned this one because nted to bring my young friend - lter into the picture. somehow or{- other. A fine lad he was when I new him. and a fine man he's gsgwn to be today. Just in his pdttne, too. and him Premier and all. Off with you. now. while I write e. congratulating him on his ‘ birthday, and wishing him many

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Nazi Treasure Hunt ‘

{For years there have been ru- ‘ of 3 secret Nazi Measure hoard on the bottom of the remote

Lake Toplitl. in Austria. A German was drowned

L government. set out to recover

bodilfifl "9 *3” ‘‘“’"°‘'’ ~ ,-thus prevent tteeeim

trorriic sounding equipment. Others have been conducting an under- water television probe.

The hunt has taken two months and cost 2.1 million Austrian schil- lings (about $84,000.) It has involv- ed 11 divers and frogmcn as well as technical experts. but the only “treasure" recovered has been a pile of counterfeit British bank notes forged by the Nazis during World War Two. in an effort to harm Eng- land’s currency.

That's disappointing. because the rumors were to the effect that the retreating Germans had (1 u m p e d three separate hoards into the deep- est part. of the lake. one of them comprising containers full of top- secret documents. These documents were said to include lists of accounts opened in Swiss banks by prominent Nazi leaders and valued at nearly $3 billion. It was said the accounts were due to expire after 20 years in 1964 when the money would be- come the property of the Swiss banks. A second cache was rumored to be 22 cases. each containing 22 pounds of gold._

It was the third cache. report- edly of forged British bills. that has come to light. Perhaps the others are there too. but the searchers have decided to call it quits for the pres- ent. Already the green-black waters are beginning to free7.e around the gloomy shores and heavy snow has fallen on the rocky, pine-covered

mountain slopes. An uninviting place to winter in. The searchers were hampered, too. by underwater tree trunks. and thick. slimy. mud- covered fragments of weapons and military gear.

Perhaps another try will be made. under more favorable conditions. Or it may be that the Austrians have decided to let Lake Tolpitz keep its secret. if it has any beyond what has already come to light.

Period Extended

There is still opportunity for em- ployers in this Province, and else- where. to take advantage of federal incentives to hire older workers. Labor Minister l\IacEachen has an- nounced that the program has been extended two months. to the end of March. 1964. At the same time he announced a change in regula- tions so that these older workers will no longer have to exhaust their unemployment insurance benefits before being eligible under the plan.

Officials here report that the reaction to the program has not been as encouraging as was hoped and expected. Surely this is not be- cause we are in the enviable posi- tion of having no older workers’ unemployment problem! The plan has been in operation now since November 1. Under it. Ottawa pays employers half of the monthly wage or $75. whichever is less. for un- employed persons over 45 who are given jobs. The worker must be kept on the job for at least three months and given an amount of training.

This was one of the progressive measures introduced in the Gordon Budget, and was received with gen- eral app rova l. The Government would like to see more advantage taken of it, and has accordingly extended the period of its opera- tion. We feel that it is to be com- mended on its initiative in this re- gard; but as in other policies of this kind, success will depend on the amount of co-operation received from all concerned.

EDITORIAL NOTES

A French inventor has a machine which he says will put even an insomniac to sleep in no time. It looks like 3 television set. It gives off a light with a halo effect that expands and contracts. The monotony of watching it. he claims. will bring the sandman to anyone.

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Present-day detergents cannot be decomposed in sewage plants. as soap can. There has been growing concern over the effect of this un- dissolved detergent upon fish and its seepage into drinking water sources. In West Germany the gov- ernment tackled this problem by enacting a law forcing detergent tnakers to change the moleciilar structure of their product so that it will be capable of being decom- posed by bacteria. Now a Gemini company has announced that it will have a “soft” detergent on the mar- ket by 1965. i

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TRIM THE FAT BUT NOT THE MUSCLE

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Record Oi Quebec Folk Handicraft

Many Canadians are 2 o i n g to find beneath their Christmas tree a fascinating and inval- uable review of is newly - treas- ured part of our cultural inher- ltance. This is the book “The early furniture of French Can- ada“ by Jcan Palardy. publish- ed by Macmilians.

Tins truly beautiful b o o k . lavishly illustrated with colour- ed plates. black and white pho- tographs and line drawi n g s . gives us the first and 8 very complete record of the origins. development and survivals of the distinctive folk ihandic r aft which once flourished e l on g the shores of the St. Lawrence. it has an added interest in that its publication has come at a time when eady Canadian pine furniture. and especially th at of Quebec. is attracting the in- terest of col ectors and museums. and is selling for rapidly rising prices.

. . Palardy incident alt y traces the early social history of Quebec. describing how th 9 early settlers could brim! w i t h them from France nothing but a chest containing their clothes. Their first problems were to cope with the nature‘. dang er s found in their new country. the cold. and the possibility of an attack by in d 1 a n s. Wood- workers were among the crafts-

men who came in those a a r l y .

days. but their first conc ern was to b u l l d warm h o u scs. Later. they were able to begin making furniture. basing their designs on what. they remem- bered from their homes in the

P re n c ‘h regions of Britta n y. ‘

Normandy and Picardy.

FIRST SHIPMENTS

The first recorded art-iv al of furniture was that brought by the governors. church dignitar- ies and the ladies who came to found hospitals and conve ii t s in 1640 or later. Before that. one nursing sister reported. “w begged it kindly priest to h a ve the goodness to send us a f e w tree branches on which to sleep. but they were so infested by caterpillars that we were com- pletely covered by them."

Betwee n 1650 and 1750. the French provincial style of fur-

nifiire peculiar to Q ebec. and made of the light Canadian woods white pine. butternut.

and yellow birch. emerged. it was a simplification of the Louis XIII and Louis XV styles. is n d at first based on the principle "that each piece of furniture corresponds to a need and thal no piece of furniture is super- fluous." Polit-‘cal and economic ties with France were complet-

ely cut by the English conquest. yet this traditional furnlt u r e flowered its betw e c ii

i neat 1785 and 1820. "it. is touching.“

imuses Mr. Paiardy. “to think that the Canadian branch pro- duced its finest French flowe r after being lapped from the

tree. DAMAGE AND LOSS Furniture of the early period is extremely rare now. Few pieces have survived the devas- tating firm and the acts of van- dalism "which could be called an old Canadian custom." So severe has been the toll of fires that there is now only one 17th century building in the whole of Quebec City which has esca- ped fire. But, through in search so thorough that it was aimost house - to - house. Mr. Palardy -has traced and catalogued and

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l or indifferent. are part. of the 3 equipment of every normal hu- ' man being. The indifferent ones. such as the routine one follows in dressing. putting on the left or ; the right shoe first. shaving dif- [ ferent areas of the e in the I same order every day. may be | the most important. The actions ‘ become automatic and leave the mind free to pursue a train of thought. or more likely in th e early morning. to drift aimless-

. ly. If one thought about e a c 5 routine action as it was perfor- .‘ med. the process of dressing i would take one at least twice as f long and the final result might ; be less satisfactory.

The chains of bad habits. most peopie will agree. must be brok- en. This only requires will pow- er. The word "only" is invariab- , ly inserted in that sentence by 1 those who have been successful . in giving up smoking or drink-

‘I lng or staying up too late. Those ;

who are still in the chains may

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often photographed the b e st rema-inintg pieces.

a e e m a likely that. espec- ially as automation ensures a revival of craftsmanship. many of these sturdy and attractlv e pieces will now be reproduced.

Mr. Paiardy pliilosophi z e I limit the lure of ephemeral fash- ions and the rejection of the past contributed to the loss of a French Canadian identity and obscured Quebec's distinctive character. Social history is re- flected in furniture. and a study of this could “overcome today's French C a n e d i e n inferior- ity complex." suggests the au- thor of this very remarkable book.

The Chciins Oi Habit The Printed Word Habits of all kinds. good. bad i well believe that the word mak-

es the sentence a derploreible un- det-statement.

There is one aid to acquire- ment of the necessary wiil pow- er. If one analyzes the habit one wishes to break it will usually be found associated with a good or innocent habit: if the fl 1' s t cigarette of the day is associat- ed with the breakfast cup of cof- fee. one can omit the coffee and the craving for the cigarette will vanish. The habit of watching ose old westerns may be con- quered by immersion in a good

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Altering good or lndiffere n t habits may return unexpected rewards. If one is accustomed to going to iunch at one o'clock. for example. one will meet the same persons at the club or restaurant every clay. Alter the lime to half an hour earlier or later e n d one wl-li see a whole new set of friends or acquaintances whose lives are bound by a different chain.

supposedly pernicious domina- tion. the Sudan. far from being

So is a country divided. or th in t ought to be divided.

Sudan and live mainly in in e norlhem half. The people in the southern half of the country are negroes.

These aoutherners compfaln that the ruling Arabic elements are oppressora. Specifically. the Arab Sudanese marry their wo- men. expel tiheir Cai.hollc mis-

, alonaries. enforce Moslem teach-L

ing-— and the use of Arabic-—iind

TheRocid To Asia

Mantra

Sometimes history chases its own tall. as witness the diploma- tic drift of France back toward South-East Asia.

It is not quite ten years yet since the fall of Deinbienphu sealed the defeat of France in Indo- China war -— the longest war in the twentieth century- which cost France 100.000 deed or missing and. in money. twice what she received in aid under the Marshall plan.

That war began in 1066. when the Vletmlnli. organised by the Communists in china in 1941 under the leaderehb of Ho Ci- miisli and later encouraged by use Japanese. struck at French.

The Chinese Comm-unleta,

it were soon to become the ef- fectlve government of all China except the island of Formosa. provided a base. lime and ed- vlce for the invaders.

July 1904. tree a staggering blow to he . by far. than the failure iii Algeria was to prove later.

it was at the very roots of the political demoraiizetion which

letfeveetudlyeetbeltuehden

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t tit F T o e out-iii Republic and the . ‘M Arab. Indeed

accession of General de Gaulle

to power. ow that some de Gaulle is trying to establish a line of com- munlcation with China. primar- but in-

Y or purposes of trade.

evitably leading in the end to con .

France. in fact. is seeking to return to the Asia from which the was chased a decade ago.

At the same time that de Gaul- le is melting overtures to Clilne.

one of the statics til the former {Edgy-"tibia it making overtures

Cambodia. neutralized by the Geneva Treaty and left pretty much alone by the Cormnutileta since. has suddenly asked the United States to cence‘. its $30,- milllon-e-year aid program and get out. and has let it be known that it would like France to help make up the loss by send- ing teachers. I! ma ésilltary equipment it

China has promised an -"ll-out

support if the Cambodian need

it. with the Americans goo-. Gee It Ieally be actual. -...oef

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Feud in The Sudan

! Chatham Daily News Free from the white man's lmonopolize al‘. the worthwhile

government jobs. As far back as 1955. there was

a terrestrial paradise. seems to l a mutiny by southern troops. At have more difficulties than ever. f that time. though. the country far as metal elements go. it . was still under Anglo- Egyptian

rule. and the trouble was con- tained.

The Arabic Somalis rule the l I Since November. 1958. Gener-

al I-brahim Abboud has been mil- itary dlctator of the entire coun-

most of these exiles speak Eng-

‘ lish and are Christians. Some of . them justify the armed revolt.

which they cl aim is by no means crushed. and which seeks position is not too happy. Pan- American congresses have brushed aside their complaints. largely be- cause taking the side of Southern Sudan -would jeopardize t it e i r hope unity between Negro Uganda and Ethiopia have been rounding up rebel refugees and handing them over to the Sudan authorities.

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as e itiitider boat. accepting thousands of fleeing tribeemen. '

Israel is naturally interested in any issue that ml t separate lcsl Ali-tea brothers.

e elonariea in the south (most of whom have been expelled). These international rip pie I apart. almost every African or Alrlcen- involved is doing its best to pretend that the revolt in the southern tidett never lied.

PLAN MARINELAND

by a famous Florida marine- lznil. '

Leisure Time Can Be Boost

By Dr. Theodore R. Vait_Dellee

Time spent doing nothing is not necessarily wasted. titer we use it listening to music. wet- chinz TV. reading. painting. or jusb daydreaming. This is well to remember during the next two weeks of our holiday sea- son. Once the mad rush is over. sit down. relax. and recharge those batteries.

Leisure time is wasted when undirected. poorly onganized. or done at the expense of house- work. homework. or r e 1 it let- chores. Everyone d e a e r vee some freedom to do as he pleas- es. The shorter working hours and labor- saving devices allow more leisure time. and the man of tomorrow ought to learn to use it wisely and for creative purposes. healthy concept

mes from accomplishment.

Work creates the tension th leisure relieves. This should be incorporated into our basic phil- osophy. There is disagreement. however. where leisure ends and laziness begins. In my opinion. all leisure and no work comes

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se. The adult with nothing to do in -his spare time a lost soul. quite the opposite of the man or woman with is hobby. A m B it who knows how to work with -tools. for example. has an en- grossing diversion; he can spend hours to years on projects that bring pride and joy. New worlds are opened to men

and women who go for photo- graphy. painting. gardening or astronomy. This is well to re-

member when considering Chris- tmas gifts for adults. Education- al toys for children are popular. Why not consider comparable presents for dad and mother that will encourage mental or physi- cal activity for the months to follow? Most adults thrive on several hobbies. and this is the time to get them intere ed. BOWLING AFTER CORONARY I. A. writes: I am a truck driv- er of 50 and got out of the hospi- tal two weeks ago after a heart attack. Is it all right to go bowl-