NOVEMBER 20.
speculate On Changes In S. Foreign Itility
By J. M. ROBERTS. .18. Associated Press New: Analyst
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nun-Acheson policy. iiSlill approach was tottering. l)i-frat
he i.-'s.it-. altitude. of Suiator Robcrt Taiit in Ohio.
incrcascd this
He attacked the
(dine Russian aggression.
ai)tii.'. 2ll(i to Europe, but .,;,.nu fairly well
policy. But Taft is
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CANADA'S FASIZ1S'T JZZLIIVIY CIGARETTE TOBACCO
All the world will be watching 1,, see how far Republican. exub- rrance over Tuesday?! election re- mit; will carry them in opposi- ilon to current American foreign
initial statements from the now. niiich-stronger minority in Con- gross indicated strong belief that me public had expressed dissatis- faction with rcsults under the Tru- The bi-par-
of Scott Lucas. Senate I):-uiocrzitil: lczidcr. in a hot fight. in lliliiois where the foreign policy .0 often sponsored was a key Republican So did the re-election
man before the returns were in Tm had prepared a statement tie- it broad review of foreign whole : of defending Europe against
)0 . I'l'.1ft. hras always been doubtful went while Senator .i:' Vandcnberg was active in
lzitionist who lcarned only inevitable in- in world . He keeps a wary eye open 4- sliglilcst sign that anyone 0 beyond the most obvious
iii and Taftls overwhelming the party due to hing victory in Ohio, his
pace in both Houses of
all Pl.-in aid will be threat- d, Tait also indicates that r the rcarmanicnt of West- irope itself are, indirectly, in
g at State Secretary Dean .)n can be expected to con- Aclininistration iniscalcula- mm on ltorca in the first place, aiiii on Chinese Communist. inter- i:i:.i.vii in the second place. will l'fl as grounds for question- .:;. judgment on other situa-
.: of unease among US. Al-
i. '1'aft's record. and that of in general during the years. suggests strongly ll l'l any given emergency the licans will go along. since allmiiilstrutioii policies have been e being forged to meet out- irccs over which it has no
1'9so BULLETINS FROM BIRDLAND
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PELLETS
Curiously enough, more is known
than of almost any other kind of bird. To the uninitiated, knowing that because of nocturnal habits
sound absurd. However. wherever they live, they scatter their menu
telligibie to the average man in the street are easily read by scientists Mother Nature has supplied these birds of prey with special tools. With their powerful. hooked talons they seized and then victims, which. if not too large. are eaten whole. Otherwise their sharp. hooked bills are used to hear the flesh into large pieces. But all Owls actually swallow everything: meat. bcnes. fur. claws, and what: not, A Great Horned Owl will even tackle a porcupine. The Canadian nat.urii- list, Dan Mccowan, has told the 3 Story oi a member of this species that was brought down by a rifle bul-
which the intrepid bird had not een able to dispose of in the dinary way,
Under every other circumstances. the entire catch goes down to the Owl's stomach. There the nutritious portions are absorbed. while all the indigestible matter is formed into round pi-llets that are ejected from the mouth. Young Owls gt-e in- satinble, eating nightly they own weight in food, The ground sur. rounding their home is"iiteraliy covered with these disgmged pol. lets. After examining them. a. scl- entlst is able to tell exactly what. kind of food parents of s.ich a spec- ies bring to their nestlings.
If the ground under the rcosc of an adult Owl is systematically watched, the scientist not only tinds out what that individual has eaten, but can estimate the size and num- ber of its meals, we then have the evidence. which cannot be disputed, I and know just what each species of Owl prefers to ant. and what it takes under unusual conditions or times of stress. We are assured. for instance that though fully 75 Ola of s. Short-eared'Owls diet consist; of mice, when ttiere was a plague of voles these tie animals were con. Siiimlyy ca n. The Screech owl feeds extengvely on insects, yet an- joys varied meals. About 1-7 of its yearly intlke consists of birds, but examinatian of pellets proves that only necsslty causes it to kill birds -severe winter weather, or when there is difficulty in finding enough suitable nourishment near by for a young family.
Are House Sparrows Canadians?
NEW HAVEN W. I.
The annual meeting of the New Haven W. I. was held at the home of Mrs. Charles Macbougall on Nov. 1st.
The meeting opened by singing the "lnstltute Ode" and repeat- ing the "Creed" in unison.
Roll call was answered by nine- teen munbera paying their mem-
no SLEEP siiieiiisiiz
lIere's SIRE RELIEF
Got relief from conutipof -lnlp geuion. Positive results from FRUIT-A-TIVES proven by ten: of i thoulnndl. FRUIT-A-TIVES contain , extract: of fruit: and turbo.
about the food preferences of owls 1
they are seldom seen. this must .
lists about. These, though unln- - I
hold their '
lot. The taxidermist found, buried" , , in its heart. two pmcumm qums with the most modern educational
The children of this isolated sta- tion hare been provided with I beautifully equipped new school at a ctst. of sZ7.':,000 by the R.C.A.F. This school has been named in hono: of Air Marshal Robert Leckie, who officiated at the open- ing ceremonies, Nov. 10. A staff .of eight will teach 1'12 pupils. ranging from nursery school to grade 12. The school has been built and equipped in accordance
Air Marshal Leckie officiated at the opening ceremonies of an ultra- modern school named in his honor
at R.C.A.F. Station Goose Bay. Labrador on 10 Nov. The Air Marshal. now retired. flew to Goose Bay to witness an import- ant addition to a station which
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Modern School Opened Labrador R.C.A.F. Station
besides
standards, and K provides, the usual classrooms, a well equip- ped physics and boratory. manual training domestic science room. and a par- ticularly well-siocked library. The
chemistry la- shop.
building is of concrete construc- tion. and required two years to complete. Constructing such a building at an isolated station was a difficult undertaking as all mate- rials had to be brought in by ship or plane. (National Defense Photo)
he was instrumental in founding in l9-fl. when he was Chief of the Air Staff. Air Marshal Leckie is shown with two of the pupils, Larry Fletcher and Carol Pamplin, prior to the cutting of the ribbon, which officially opened the new school. National Defence Photo)
bershlp fees. There was one visitor present. The minutes of the last annu- al and monthly meeting were read. approved and signed. The president gave a short report and thanked the members for their co-operation during the year. The secretary treasurer reported that the amount taken in during the year was 3324.01, the expenses were 956.13 leaving a balance of 567.88 after all bills were paid. The sick committee sent fruit; to two sick in the district.
The correspondence was read and discussed. Two letters were re- ceived from England 0150 their W. I. Cook Book. Money was taken
1 W" concentrated milk
' P"”'”5inI new dairy product is sold in rspuone-third the size of as nourishing. company oulcials
as It in just
an ordinary quart of milk,
Marion Glllcn shows.
in for cards and capsules.
326.25 was handed in for the Can- cer Fund, the remainder of the collecting to be finished soon.
The sewing club is to be re- organized on Thursday. Miss Bus- well intends to come out. and give the girls and leaders is talk on the year's work.
It was moved and seconded that the Institute give a. prize to the pupil having the highest standing in each grade and also a prize for the best attendance. . Bills amounting to 83.81 paid.
The election of officers then took place and resulted as follows: President - Mrs. Earl Moore, vice President - Mrs, Richard. Mac- Phee. secretary-Treasurer - Mrs. Lloyd Macxinnon, Directors Mrs. I-lugh MacDonald. Mrs. Dun- can Gash Mrs. bouts Darrach. Auditors - Mrs. Clarence Frizzell, Mrs. Roland Buchanan (sr.) Sympathy Cards - Mrs. Qus Tierney, Buying Committee - Mr.-. Michael Murphy. Mrs. Neil More Kinnon, sick Committee Mrs. Thomas Devereaux. Mrs. Chis. Tierney, Press secretary-Mrs. Ro- land Buchanan (.Ir.)
The next meeting is to be held at the home of Mrs. Alton New- man, roll call was answered by an exchange of Christmas gifts. The collection for the evening was 31.50 It was decided to bring all donat- ions of clothing etc for Orphan- ages to the next meeting.
The meeting closed by singing "God Save The King". after which a social time was spent the oc- cnsion being the tenth wedding anniversary of Mrs. Earl Moore. A short address was read by Mrs. Hugh MacDonald and a love- ly gift was presented to her by Mrs. Neil Macxinnon. Mrs. Moor-, thanked the members for their gift: and all joined in singing. "For she's a. Jolly Gcod Fellow". Lunch was iierved by the hostess assisted by several of the ladies,
OAPMOWN, south Africa. Nov. 17 - (Reuters) - south Africa's greatest plague of locusts in 25 years has settled , on 5 50,000. square-mile area of Orange Free State and Capo Province. riarrnoru have been warned tint the invol- ion is likely to spread. though an official I unoement from Pre- toria says the outbreak cannot be regarded as anything ...,.roai.-hing a national menace.
were
cinlm. and may be one of the answer: to the high price or milk,
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'l'roiit smoked "over hardwood tires is a new table delicacy devel- oped in Ontario.
GRANBY. Que.. Nov. 17 -(CF) -Two youm girls lost their lives today when fire destroyed the two- ttofey home of their parents. Mr. and Mn. Wilfrid Lamorche. The girls. Nicole. 9. and Rolnnde. 5. were alone in the house.
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lwvi::r.iL NOTES
WHY NOT THE BLOOD TEST POE DRIVERS INVULV IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS?
1.1; drinking cause of accidents on
involved the
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Forty-ftve per cent of all major automobile accidents involve either a. drunk driver or I drun- ken pedestrian, Dr. 1.. Jaslyn Rogers. head of the lDepartment of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Toronto and con- sultant to the Attorney General of Ontario, declared at a Rotary Club luncheon.
2. Is this report on Alcohol as a cause of highway traffic trag- edies supported by other Cana- dian authorities?
Dr. Jan Roussel. Quebec ico-legal expert. has stated that half of all fatal highway acci- dents are caused by drinking, either on the part of the driver or pedestrian. i
3. Is this verdict of the large number of highway accidents caus- c' by drinking supported by other countries overseas?
Before the Medical society of
med-
London, England, this statement by Dr. W. M. Eccles, F. R. C. 3.. passed unchallenged: In Sweden. Norway and Germany the blood alcohol-content test has establish- ed that at least -to per cent of per- sons involved in road accidents under the influence of al;
4. In what way does liquor af- fect the driver so as to cause an accident?
These are the effects of drink- ing which in the case of the diriv- er of I motor car lead to acci- dents - impairment of judgment. of concentration of attention, of power to estimate risks, and of clear vision. These effects occur with much smaller doses of al- cohol than are necessary to pro- duce obvious drunkenness. A man's Judgment is impaired long before his speech. A man becomes an unsafe driver long before he loses the power to walk. Yet the driver himself may think that he has never diriven better.
5. How can it be known when a. man who occasionally drinks but is an experienced driver in no longer safe to allow on the road? In 1932 Professor Widmark in Sweden published his experiences with the blood alcohol test, and since then the method has been used widely in many countries. It has been found reliable and is often used as evidence in court.
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As a result of the experience so gained. we know Just: what signi- ficance to attach to the different percentages. If the amount is 0.5 per cent or less, that is good evi- oence that the subject was not under the influence of alcohol. Between 0.05 per cent and 0.15 per cent he may or may not be un- der the influence. it the amount is 0.15 or over. he is definitely un- der the influence of alcohol to such an extent as to make him unsafe as the driver of a. motor vehicle. This figure of 0.15 per cent has been accepted by, among others, a House of Lords Commit- tee in England, and by the Na- tional Safety Council of America. as well as by the New York State Legislature. This figure of 0.15 pair cent or 16 parts in 10,000 is the important one for our pur- pose. It indicates that the alcohol the man has taken was definitely affecting him and. therefor, in all probability contributed to the ac- cident.
8. How many were killed on the highways last year? How many of these fatalities were caused by drinking?
There were 1800 killed on Gami- dian roads. There were 330 killed by highway traffic accidents last
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shown, left. She has three child- ren. Robert Henderson, -right. earned his private pilot's license
year, 1949, in Ontario. If we cept the percentage of 46 as al- cohol-caused. that means more than one every clay of the year -more than one unnecessary death every day. Drinking drivers kill five times as many Canadians as are murdered. They .are a soc- ial menace six times deadlier than polio.
'7. But what can we do about this gruesome fact? It is understood that Attorney
General Wismer of British Col- umbia. has urged the Federal Government amend the Criminal
tests for drivers suspected of drunkennell. It is well known that Col. Arthur Welsh of the On- tario Liquor Control Board would welcome such I move. If Parlia-
ment would bring in legislation that would permit our -police to take an alcohol test, convictions
would be obtained in almost all cases where drivers are untbr the influence ot.liquor.
At present there are loopholes in tlie law so that drinking driv- ers get off lightly.
B. I-ins the blood telt.beO!l PNV' ed satisfactory?
In Sweden police have author-
ity to use the blood-alcohol test
3c.at any time, and
Code to provide compulsory blood-
in 1930. was also I test pilot, in
addition to wartime flying.
the accident-
rate is now among the lowest in tl.e world D only 43 persons per million population. In Canada tho
figure is 121 deaths per million population.
Surveys taken in Sweden's ae- cond largest city - Gothenburn
-show that after the new law came into force, traffic accidents and orimlnal ciiscs too were cut: by 2'? (twenty-seven) per cent. (These figures are from Macleani Magazine.)
If we believe in the need for blood tests for drunken drivers as a means of clearing our highways of the menace of murder on wheels we can write today, with our alg- natures attached, to our repre- sentative at: Ottawa.
Such an amendment to our law need not be complicated, as for example:
”l!:very person seeking a driv- er'a license or renewal of an ex- piring driver's license, shall, as 1. condition of the issuance of In new license, sign a statement of consent to the taking of II chemical test of his blood. urine or
breath, to determine intoxication in.the.event that he should he charged with operating a motor
vehicle while lntoxir-a ted."
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