JANUARY 20. 1954
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Strange But true
Iy F. H. MacArthur
The Yukon River is unique it- mong rivers. in that it rises with- in 15 miles of tidal waters in the Dyes Inlet on the Pacific Coast. price it flows. in L northerly died- tion nearly 1000 miles. just cros- sing the Arctic Circle. to turn south-west through Alaska. and than flows another 1300 miles until it empties into the ocean within sight of its birthplace.
Did you know that Lake Labarge where they cremated Sam McGee. was named for Michael Lnbarge of Montreal. Michael Labarge never saw the lake made famous by poet. Robert Service. but hear- ing of it. he described it to I mom) of people who seeing it is- tor. called it arte'r him.
That polygamy u not completely wiped out in the USA. may be glaned from the amazing fact that M.acRoy Byers of salt Lake Olty and Short Creek. Arizona. has Ix wives and twenty-eight child- ron living.
A baby comes into the world in Uncle Sam's country every 8.5 Iooonds. on the average. This fig- ure is based on estimates made
I966 by the Federal office of Vital statistics.
"Though men get their faces on
money.
It doesn't iaze women a bit;
For they are completely content-
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To Just get their hands upon it." Doing our best and beuig on the square is what keeps this old world tinning round. . 0 .
Wririger rolls will not stick to- gether if you run a piece of wax- ed paper between them after be- ing used. Better still, leave the paper in the rolls until next wash day. That little tip comes from a lady in Tryon.
The Eskimo can joke and lnugli oven in the face of death. The foot that they may be laying a- ilde a loved one has little effect In them. The dead person iniyzht lust as well have been a stranger, instead of a wife. hiisbaiid, broth- Ir or sister. And st-raiige but true these people never think of death until it strikes.
when an Eski.iiiois'iriie dies he nas his eye peeled for nhotlir-r iro- msn before the corpse is cold. In general the dying are completely ignored. The-reis at least several cases on record where mothers lost their child.ren in the inorning. buried them in the allnriiocii, and
not married the sanie ovrining. Other Eskimos in the village thought it the proper thing to do. After all, they don't live in
Prince Edward Island. only when the sick one is I valued hunter do these pooplo try to save his life. If he dies in the process they may utter a few cries. II I. kind of token remorse. then they go into council to see what's I: be done with the body and to nettle the dead man's affairs. l O O I If there doesn't happen to be a mimionary or a member of the lt.C.M.P. around. the corpse will is taken some distance from the ramp and left i.n the open, to be levoured by wild beasts But with all this outer slum" of Infeelirignoss the Eskimo practices hospitality that is world famous, and in his eagerness to be the perfect hast makes the rest of us Canadians look like a boorlsh lot. Even to his' worst Hlt'my'.. the Eskimo offers all that he - food. shelter. even his wife It daughter. l But that's not the whole story. l'here's sddark side to the picture
Canadian Girl Works Iii Ice ' I Show To fee U.K.
By MU'R.EI!!L NARRAWAY Canadian Pram Staff Writs:
LONDON. (OP)- Tourist Nancy Macxenzie. 24-year - old skater from London. 0nt.. took one look around London. and put her pro- ,posed Continental holiday "on ice" for the winter.
Miss Macxenzie and school friend Joyce Vine became swan shortly after their arrival in Eng- land on a sight-seeing tour hat September that two weeks weren't gning to be long onougm in for- don.
Nancy's solution was a Job in an ice pantomlne. Joyce works as a stenographer.
"I'm having a wonderful trlme." said Nancy in an interview. The dark-haired, slim Canadian girl. who spent four years with big North American ice drown, landed a job in the ballet chorus of ”I-Iiinipty Dumpty on Ice." star- ring Gloria Nord and Calgary- born comedian Eric Waite.
At-ting As Well
When the show started M.as M.icKr-nzin was making nine eh-
I have just painted. The dark side. according to Father Frapsauce, who spent 22 years doing apostolic work among them is that " there is no sort of indecetiicy which is not prevalent among them."
Before the coming of missionar- ies two-thirds of all Eskimo baby girls were murdered at birth. The mother herself would often smother her new-born infant almost be- fose it got its first look at the mighty iiortliland. while the fath- er dug looking for a seal hole in the ice to send the infant to Davie Jones' Locker. some- times he didn't bother looking for a hole in the ice. but just threw the baby to the hungry dogs.
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he slaughter of so many fem- ales at birth is the chief reason why the Eskimo race. has not in- creased in population.
No, I am not telling about China or the Chinese. These things hap- pened right here in Canada in the days before the white man came and the custom of killing off thi aged. the infirm and the baby girls, still goes on in areas that are not. frequently visited by Lh: R..C.M.P. and missioiiai'ie.'s.
In the Orange Free State light- ning struck a woman wihlle shc was seated at the table drinking coffee on the sunporch of her home. She was unharmed, yet strange but true, every stitch of her clothing ims ripped off.
In some of our Prairie provinces where the air is very clear of humidity wonderful mirages come to view of places known to be miles away. I once saw a beautiful lake ui Goran, Sa.sk.. and thought it was just a short distance from my cousin's house where I was staying at the time When they told me it was a mirage I couldn't believe it. We were still arguing the subject when to my utter :- iiiazcmcnt it vanished.
Anyone who has visited Alaska or Northern Canada. will tell you that. on very clear oold nights. the swishing and cracking of the northern lights is a. sight md sound to inspire awe. The voices of wild creatures miles away sound as though they were close at hand. On such nights dogs set up a. great crying to the moon, giving the set- tlers in the wilds a very Jittery feeling to say the least.
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tranciiea and nine'cli;iig;s of cus- tume twice a day-and three times Saturday-for a basic wage of about 330 a week.
The routine and the pay point up the difference between British and North American ice sliows, says the London girl who ta-ainei will Oansdida Barbara Ann Scott.
”Pant4x'ni-tries here call for net- ing as wall as mating and the
atoms has twice the number of appearances and costume changes." she said adding shat
she found vtihe schedule pretty tough going. Particularly when tlin pay was less than half the :30 I wear he received at home.
Hie and Miss Vine. who have leivsd in London since they were children, decided last summer they wanted to see as much of Britain and Europe as possible on I. bud- get of about 32.000 s-och.
Norway In April
Nonoy studied skirting in Ottawa Ind Kitchener. 0nt.. under Otto Gold-at the same time as Baro- -sn Ann Scott--but did not grand- nte from the chorus. Although she got to know Bamam Ann person- ailly. Nancy never had any dreams of solo spotlights and Olympic ohampioinalidapa. She did not start listing until me was 12 and says she would never have been goud enough for solo entertainment
spots.
"I had to work hard for less perfection than Barbara had na- turally"' she said wistfully.
Mn: Vine. a radiographer from Bu-nnyorook hospital, Toronto, tried her own work in two London hos- pitals-but decided nn Office job was less strenuous. Shn said old- fashioned hospitals made work here much heavier.
The girls leave Britain in April to tour Norway. Sweden and lih' Netherlands. returning to London for the Trooping the Color cere- mony in June. They will then n'lIlkF for Italy and the soiitth of France and return to Canada in the lat! summer
FIRST PRESS
The first printing press on the American continent was enviab- lished by the Spaniards in Mexico in 1539.
Sloppy Sportsmen Dismay Biological Bureau In Quebec
MONTREAL--(OP)-The Quebec biological bureau had a busy year cleaning up. so to speak. after care- less fishermen.
A review just issued by the pro- vincial bureau points out much of its work resulted from abuses by individuals. groups or major cor- poratidhs.
The bureau reiwioted its drismny at sloppy sportsmen who let loose minnows "and other species in- compatible with dellcate game fish" into the province's lakes and streams. "Millions of dollars" dam- age has been done in this manner.
Pollution. particularly in the 81. Lawrence and the ottauwa river, came imder a two-way attack as it start was made to "zone" pro- vincial waters according to extent of contamination. At the some time a laboratory apparatus called A "lake labyrinth" was devised to gauge even the smallest effects on
Exh-nslve Research
Fish culture, lake and stream improvement and fish plantings were among corrective measures taken to maintain and multiply an important item in tihe province's natural resources. r
A major part or the work was carried out at t1'he1.000-square-mile outdoor laborratory at the Mont Tremblant station, north of Mont- real; at the hatchery in subiirbaii Lachlne, and at the bureau's head- quarters in the University of Mont- real
"Lake and stream improvement included poisoning of -public lake: to rid them of undesirable fishes and re-stocking nbhors." the bur- eau's state-mnnt said. "Various public lakes were re-opened to fishing after renovation."
"Fish survey -work brought no- table results." the statement re- ported. "It re-discovered the white buss. which had been lost to sight in eastern Quebec for 75 years: found that wall-eves transplant:-d from Lake Champlain to the Rich- elieu river dispersed qruickly over
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hundreds of miles as far as Que- bec and Montreal; took sdvsntaga of Mid open season on bus in Terrebonns and Argenteuil coun- ties to check the situation and find that box. when planted, not only supplant meckled trout. but also e-ventuallly detaiorste themselves"
A new species of trout wan coded to the North Amerimn list when trout fromiNorth African one were hatched at the st. llsustin hatchery and planted in two MontTremblant brooks.
"Develonnent of trout hybrids was continued. chiefly at the out- ern f l.. hatchery at Lake Lylta when 3 trout nutrition pro- gram also ibruioght fi-trltifiul results.” the stabemertt added.
The bureou also announced. with pidde. dhat O'Malley pond in the saatem towndmfps, r ripened after renovation by the bureau. "promptly yielded more n 2.000 speckled trout . . .of a satisfying nine to ll inches in length."
Greenshirts Team Ila: New coach
KI'I'Oi-IENER. (OP) - Stanley Gordon Long. former defenceman with Montreal Canodlens. Buffalo Bisons and Victoria. caucus in pmfesaionsl hodtey ranks. is the new coach of the Kiticihenor-Wab orloo G-reenshirts of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A aer- tea.
The 15-year-old native of Owen Sound assumed his new post Mon- day .
Long turned pro five years ago, and played one season with Cona- diens, Last year he was seriously injured when a broken stick pene- trnted his abdomen, He was ad- vised not to play hockey for the rest of the season when an infec- ted foot sidelined him with the Buf- falo Bisons
Long replaces Ourly Davis. ap- pointed business manager Friday. Davis was also named ohief scout in line Toronto and Western On- tario region for Montreal Cunn-
diems of the National Hockey League. The Ores-nshii'ts' cluh was re-
cently bought by Oanadiena.
Use the RIGHT ions for tun-iii-lg to the RIGHT only. The OEIN'I'RiE lsne is to be used for turning to the left or going straight ahead. The third. or left lane remains open for oncoming traffic. In this picture. the North-South traffic has the green or "G0" signal. The East-West traffic at at the mom- ant, on the red or "810?" signal. The car at the top of the picture has come out of the centre lam (south) said has continued north along the some street. It is being followed by the car In the middle of the intersection. There is another car turning out of the RIG1-lfr lane (south) into the progressing lane to the east. The car still in the centre lane isouthi Ls preparing to follow the tank truck in A left turn to proceed west. Renianber; RIGHT lane for turning RIGHT only. CENTRE lane for turn- lng left or going SI'R.AIGiHT ahead. (with a slight right incline toward the progressing lane across the interseciioni. S. like cars. go on the green light ONLY.
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SERVE CANADA
Trained to strike hard It any threats to our freedom . . . soldiers like those of the airborne infantry are helping to guard Canada, ready to drop into action wherever danger threatens. The young man who joins the Army and has completed his Infantry training may then volunteer to loan ruining for the proud wings of Canada's "Soldiers of the Sky.”
AND YOURSELF
How does a man choose a job? He examines the pay; the working conditions; the opportunities for advancement; the financial security. From every one of these aspects an Army career is excellent. And more- no monotony of being stuck for years in one place; pension plans after 20 years service; medical and dental care whenever needed -without regard for cost or time. Opportunities for training and advancement in the Army today are truly outstanding. For the bright young man who is interested in his future-as well Al CIIIdi'l- the Canadian Army Active Force has much to offer.
Soldiering is a man's life! There are challenges and dangers. Overseas duty carries with it the excitement of new places and strange customs in distant lands. But wherever you go, in the Army, you know you can rely on your comrades, tnined fighting men who share with you the action of military life. If you think an Army career is for you, enquire about dis opportunities for with the Infantry -the most important mon in the Canadian Army.
You an eligible to join the Amy I you on 17 to to years of age. (skilled Is&nss to 45) and able to moot As-7 an requirements. Applicants should Ilhgm cenidcntec as in pool d up when reporting for interview.
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