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PAGE 4 SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 1959.
- New Board Suggested
Another move to establish a work- ‘able Potato Marketing Board is un- der way, and the details have been presented to the Provincial Govern- ment by its sponsors, the Potato Producers Association. A plebiscite, with a favorable vote of 60 per cent, will be required before the plan goes into operation, so there will be am-
consideration of its merits by all our Producers and shippers.
This is, primarily, a matter for the industry itself to settle; but it 4a also of importance to all our citi- ‘zens in view of the place which the industry holds in our _ provincial economy. There is certainly neetl for ‘eoordination of. -activities and for me _better means of a
Guardian
ple opportunity for discussion and |
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The !ast session, for example, began January 15 and did not end sail
the early hours of July 19. It ended”
in the same old pattern—a frantie last-minute seramble, with morning, afternoon, evening and Saturday sit- tings. And, as usual, in spite of the
extra working hours, a large part of
the estimates was pushed through in the dying days without receiving proper discussion and consideration.
This is not good enough. Mem- bers now get a substantial emolu- ment for their services, and there is even talk of increasing it at the next session. No business coftcern
would tolerate the methods now em-_ ployed in disposing of the taxpayers’ affairs, especially in the important’
budgetary discussions to which the fullest time and attention should be given.
Fine Progress Report
It was a well-deserved tribute which Dr. Jeanes, executive assist- ant of the Canadian Tuberculosis As- sociation, paid to the work done in
group therapy at the Provincial San-_
atorium, and to our TB campaign activities generally. The fact that more than 47,000 of our citizens have
been tested in the past- three yeats—
he said, a source of amazement
was, to the Ontario officials.
This is indeed a matter of satis- faction, but as Dr. Jeanes pointed out, there is no place for complacency in fighting the ravages of this dis- ease. Dr. Found spoke to the same effect in his comprehensive review of the results achieved. These he at- tributed largely tq the wonderful co-
N AN EARLIER - CANADA OuR LESS- FORTUNATE NEIGHBORS Coucd BE HELPED W PERSON ——
THE RED BADGE OF NEIGHBORLINESS
od divaicving seaieaks preventing unnecessary costs and promoting po- tato interests generally.
There is no doubt that whatever Jeadership is required at governmen-
Premier Shaw. who -is also Minister ef Agriculture, and who as chairman of the potato committee of the Can- adian Horticultural Council was in- strumental, on past occasions, in ob- taining remedial measures for the dndustry. - \
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perienced member in the Hon. Leo Rossiter, Minister of Industry and Resources and himself a potato dealer, who has already shown his initiative in disdussing, with the Halifax port management, plans for obtaining storage space there for Is- land potatoes awaiting shipment by water to outside markets: This would be of great advantage in reducing demurrage charges and protecting the quality of the product.
The Marketing Board issue has been a touchy one in the past, but it is to be hoped that common ground will now be found for, full coopera- tion and support by all concerned in the potato” industry in this Pro- vince. We have pioneered the way’ in certified seed production and es- tablished a reputation that is con- tinent-wide. Too much is at stake to quarrel over unessentials in pro- YViding the best possible machinery for dealing with marketing and pro- ‘duction problems, which are more formidable today than ever before and demand unity of action first and foremost. The days of cut-throat eampetition are past. They never were of benefit to the industry gen- erally ; now their continuance on any- thing like the oldtime scale would be Suicidal.
‘Reform Badly Needed
The Winnipeg Free Press raises a good point in suggesting that the Parliamentary sessioh at Ottawa in- stead of being crammed into the first ‘six or seven months of the year, should be spread out from October or November until June, with recesses at Christmas and Kas- ‘ter. That would give members plenty of time to do their jobs fully and adequately.
There is no hope of such a change this year, but it should be considered ‘as the only practical means of enab- ling Parliament to complete its work without undignified haste and scram- ble. This has been typical of many recent sessions. The amount of leg- jislation coming before Parliament has steadily increased, and as long as the Government refuses to call the session before the turn of the year and the MPs are determined to escape from Ottawa before the heat sets in, important matters will be neglected. In particular, govern- ‘ment spending will not be properly ‘examined and departmental! policies will not be adequately discussed.
In 1955 the House of Commons adopted some measutes to limit the length of spéeches and to curtail the time given to some debates; but the in rules have done little to
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The Government has another ex- |
operation received\in both rural and urban communities*The health bene- fits accuring to the younger people have been particularly noticeable. Now, contrary to the trend 10
¥ ears ALO, ‘the disease appears to be
OTTAWA-REPORT- rea
It’s a pitchers’ duel, to- borrow the topical baseball vernacular and- apply it to our_ political
Pearson Hitting Harder
By Patrick Nicholson
time and political space as the _Lester Pearson High School -in
‘ audiences as far .separated in-
electoral pigs are coming. ‘tac te Troost
Of the P.C.’s tailure to explain their monetary policy, he sneers: Their lips are as tight as their) money.
Of the P.Cs’ defence policy, he says: They talk about — guided | missiles, but give | muddies,
points up the fact that the battle is an unending one. The enemy may be retreating, but it is still capable of digging in and fortifying itself where the line is weakest. We may never see it eliminated in our generation, and only constant vigi- lance will preserve the gains we have made and permit of further progress.
EDITORAL NOTES
The Guardian joins warmly in congratulating the Reverend Canon Ibbott, rector of St. Paul’s Anglican. Church, on his appointment as Ven- erable .\rchdeacon for the Province.
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“We are all proud of the Morell boys who brought home the: Mari- time bantam baseball championship and who were banqueted in fitting style in their village.on Thursday night. They are a credit to the com- munity and to the Province.
Sir Winston. Churchill still isn’t pulling his oratorical .punches. He told his constituents the other day that “Socialists regard private enter- prise ax a predatory tiger to be shot; others look upon it as cow they can milk. Only.a handful see it for what it is—the strong and willing horse that: pulls the whole car along.”
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According the Bureau of Statistics, the federal government in one year has added 2,000 to its pay- roll. The figure now stands at ‘182,- 944, There. may he justification for the increase, but an explanation at least is in order. We recall Conser- vative pledges about economy in. ad- ministration which don’t seem to
to
stally with this newly recruited regi=~
ho4 ment’ of bureaucrats.
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Premier Shaw wasn’t long in an- swering a Guardian correspondent’s query on Thursday, re his pledge about taking over payment of teach- ers’ supplements. Yesterday he an- nounced that the required amend- ment to the School Act would be introduced as: soon as the Legisla- ture’ meets. Meanwhile a financial survey of educafion is under way,
and will serve as a guide to the, Gov- |
ernment in \making legislative changes.
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The week of October 4-10 is be- ing observed as Fire Prevention Week. We heed one to remind us’ that Canada’s dollar losses in fires last year amounted to over $115,000,- 000. This represents’ only the cost in property and excludes forest fire losses. It doesn’t include the cost in uman lives—529 persons, 217 of them children. The most tragie part of these disasters is that most, of them. were preventable. Indeed, our per capital fire loss record is among the worst in the world, and it won't
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improve until we, as citizens, practice -
the ‘basic rules of fire prevention, ’
mid= \ dle-age rity older groups. This simply
scene. September is normally a very
' quiet month in Ottawa, when the
summer heat is petering out met-
' halt,
-eorologically and politically,
neither the crisping. weather nor the returning Cabinet Ministers put the fullgep back into gov- ernment. But this year we had | a’ very active month, with cam- paign pitches here and all across the country, on by-election battle- | fields and on fields where the
electoral battle seems to be three |
years\ away.
We saw Prime Minister John)
Diefenbaker, a real Marco Polo of a statesman, exploring and re- discovering. Canada from the Gaspe t6 Kitimat, by - car, train and often from two and a half miles up in the air. At every | he greeted ten old acquain- | tances by name, shook a hund- red hands, and uscd a_ thou- sand words to pitch the govern- ment story with his unfailing | skill. ; Opposition “Mike” Pearson’. bs a holiday in across the Liberal teen _Speec hes in
Leader Lester back refreshed Europe, put pitch
ten days, to
Mechodion! cal discoveries are an everyday occurrence in Greece and do not normally ex- cite much comment, But the col- | lection of ancient bronze and marble statues and other objects brought fo light in a street in Pir- | neus a few weeks ago has arous- |
ed interest among archeologists |
in many countries. The -discovery was made by a: group of workmen digging on
| a site at a cross-roads in the
t
| town,
Greck archeologists were
| soon on the spot and systematic
' young man or **‘Kouros
back-to
excavations were begun immed- iately,
Among the statues so far un- |
earthed are a bronze figure of a "about seven ‘feet hight, thought to date the late 6th century B.
C., two further statues in bronze
| one representing the Boddess At-
| five feet.
j
hena, over seven and a half feet hight, and the other Artemis,
B.C. and a marble statue of a young woman or goddess.
Other items of importance in- |
clude two bearded heads of Her- mes, a_ bronze shield with a de-
| sign in bas-relief and a ‘large
and |
-by |
in fif- |
both of the 4th century }
|New Westminster and the party faithful in the Russell by-election -here in ,Ottawa.
VARIETY THE HARD GOAL
That's quite a chore, deliver- ing not the same ‘speech every time of course, but partisan pep |talks to the converted at Liberal rallies and conventions, election- eering punches in tions, and the statesman line to ;women's Canadian clubs and ‘newspaper editors.
Mike Pearson's audiences, ‘his 8,000 mile jaunts, ask: who Is his speech-writer? ‘It's Mike. And. the audiences laughing at his waspish sallies* may well ask: who is his gag- writer? Again, it’s Mike.
This liberal laugh - provoking 'eynicism is something we haver® ‘seen before in the Honourable | Lester B. Pearson tn public. May- ibe Mike the baseball-player used | te talk it up to the umpire: sure- Iv Mike the. diplomat talked it ‘down to the ambassadors. But | this new Mike, the hard-hitting | politician, is something new. /QUIPPED TO DEATH Of the Conservative farm pol- riey, Mr. Pearson jibes:
on may well
Important Finds In Piraeus
Unesco Features
| bronze mask similar to those | worn by actors in ancient Greek | tragedies though in this case ob- viously a feature of architectural ornament. It is thought that the | Shield may either have been part of the statue of Athena, or may
jhave been affixed to some build- |
ing as a votive offering, Excavations also revealed a | wall which probably formed part |of a commercial warehouse of _ancient times. Archeologists be lieve that the place where the statues were discovered was pro- bably a Roman depot where sta- tues from various parts of Greece were collected before being trans- ported to Rome, after the looting of Athens by Sylla in 8% B.C. | According to the Greek Minis- iter of Education, Mr. Voyadzis, ‘the statues unearthed constftute unique specimens of ancient Hel- \lenie art, particularly the bronze figures of which very few have survived. | Excavations are continuing, on the site of the ancient ‘ware-_ house. which, in the opinion of the |experts, probably extended the | entire length of the old port of | Piraeus.
Casbah Goes Modern ,
National ‘Geographic Society
In a few years, an invitation to the Casbah may evoke no more mystery than .an offer of a Sunday stroll in a park. *
The labyrinthine native quar ter of Algiers'is being demolish- ed and replaced with ‘modern apartment buildings. However, buildings | with special historical
or architectural interest will be preserved. \ The district, immortalized in
films by the fictional Pepe le
Moko, teems with some 80,000 residents. Many of them will
move to a new housing project in the Climat de France, a val- ley west of the Cashah. About 25.000 persons will remain in the renovated quarter.
DARK, ‘TWISTING ALLEYS
The razing will be carried out gradually ever a period of sev- eral years..In the meantime, ro- mantic visitors will be able to absorb atmosphere—mostly un - romantic— in the tangle of dark, winding steps and alleys that twist downhill from the old for- tress which ewe the Casbah its name.
Once the principal nest of Bar- bary pirates, the fortress has been converted into a muscum. There, on April 30, 1827, the
ruling Dey Hussey supposedly
struck the French inane: with his fly whisk, setting off the French conquest of Algeria and writing the end to Turkish rule.
The Casbah spreads in a wedge from the fort at its tip. The nar- row passageways were built for walkers, not vehicles. In some places, three men cannot walk
abreast. There are many blind alleys. The cube-shaped, flat-roofed
houses lean toward each other, leaving a thin strip of blue sky visible above the alleys. Some. of the overhangs:’touch, converting lanes into dark tunnels. The doors are of heavy, carved wood, stud- | ded with nails. There are a few small, grated windows. Passers- by cannot see in.
The district bustles with life. Men drink mint tea in Moorish cafes; aged wood merchants splinter their wares with curved cleavers; open-air meat and fruit stands clutter the streets; veiled women in long white robes pick their way deftly through the jumble.
CALM AMIDST BUSTLE
Here and there are surprising oases of calm. Three ancient fig trees bend quietly over tombs in the ee a the Sea an At the end of an alley rises
two by-elec- |
Their!
Of—the—Cabinet's—attirities— he complains: They show us more miles travelled and more speegp- es made than any cabinet in our | history.
One of his favourite butts is the Defence Department and its, two ‘equal"’ Ministers. ‘‘They had no defence ‘policy with one minister, | but now they have improved on ithat, they have got twe mini€” ters.”*
And how will Parliament know which of the tavo equal Defence Ministers {s to answer for his Department? “EF should address our English ques- tiens to Sevigny, and our French questions: to ‘Pearkes,”’ he sug- gests.. :
us to take our politics with plod- ding seriousness. We in Ottawa have not jexcept when some of Toronto's fermer M-Ps showed unconscious humour, and I mean unconscious. Put with the new Liberal leader developing a new oratorical wit,
the Trish tongue in him.
th - century Moorish palace. housing the National Library and a collection of richly bound. {I luminated Turkish ‘and Arabian manuscripts.
; In the past. French police set dom penetrated the Casbah un-
French the district and believed |
years ago, cordoned off | searched for terrorists
pects were arresied, many
ground. A casual visitor. however, — have little. difficulty in
we can indeed thank heaven for |
| SOME WARNINGS
‘| UP TO ONE YEAR
Keeping Baby Safe orn Harm
By 1 n N. Bundesen, M.D. ACCIDE! we all realize,
can happen anywhere, anytime,
despite all our precautions.
Yet certain accidents § are more likely to happen at certain times, or at specific stages of a child's development.
EASIER TO PREVENT If you know what to look for.
what to expect, it probably will be much easier to such accidents from
The American - Keademy of
Pediatrics has prepared a list of such sibilities, or rather probabilifies, according to various age groups.
I'd like to these warnings: ;
For babies one to three months:
Make sure that rattles are sturdy and. unbreakable. Never allow an infant to play with, nor be within reach of, small - ob- jects that he can place in his mouth.
ss on some, of
WATER FAUCETS
I know that you are careful about the temperature of water for the baby’s bath, but also re- member that water faucets must be kept out of his reach.
From four to six months:
The same advice applies, of course, with one important addi- tion; keep the sides of baby’s crib up at all times.
-
From, seven to 12 months:
The baby is beginning to get around now so keep dangerous heusehold items—poison. medi- 5, pins, buttons and the like
where ‘t get them. And don't let the tablecloth hang over the table’s edge. Even a mildly inquisitive youngster will tug at it.
From one to two years: Extra
Inside, doors leading to stairs us unguided “kept nite
‘inward so the child can’t grasp
| Stairways.
suppose we QUESTION AND ANSWER
That dour Scots-blooded Prime |
ptesait ign —ic mae HOOF
' period because this is the time ;of life youngsters begin explor- ng.
LOCK DOORS and other dangef zones should be | d. Window guards and
scree st
i = iF Ege
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fly!—Ottawa Journal
“Why don’t you get a job in stead of just lying, around?” the busy tourist asked the leca! | bench warmer. “Why?” queried | the BW. “‘So you can make a Tittle money and save it up for your | old age. Then you won't have to work the visitor explained. |
"repeated the BW again. “I'm not working now. “Galt , Reporter
Science has at last acknowledz- | ed the sea serpent, and in the | most appropriate of places. Nan- | tucket, where more news is be- | ing made these days~ than in | Moscow. New Englanders did not | need the voice of science to re- assure them of the existence of the serpent. The traditian of Glou- cester supports the tradition of Nantucket. But neither commun-
-will-eare for the insistence |.
hagen that the -monster is per- | haps only a giant eel and would most likely be found off Peru. Boston Globe
The bear that no one will ever. see was chosen ‘by California for its state animal. This huge,
.Western movies
; being
i physics,
horse along the crest Sudbury Daily Star
The teacher was both and pleased when one girls shyly offered her bunch of flowers. ‘“‘What surprise!" she exclaimed. ‘Yes, miss,"’ said the girl, then added “Td have brought alot more, the man knocked on the front window.’’—Galt Reporter
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Adjai Stevenson and a score of prominent and informed Americans have emphasized Rus- sian ambitions and zeal. Yet the American people remain unmov-
j ed in lethargic indifference. Our
| ease and luxury must not be dis- turbed. As a Canadian writer re- cently penned bitterly: “We will fight them from our two-car gar- ages, and in our fiveday week, | and on a nothing down, pay la-_ ter economy’.—Milwaukee Jour-
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The creative teacher Is the teacher who creates something in | the mind and hearts of his stu dents. He may by example or by instruction create a desire for learning. That is perhaps the highest form .of creativity to which a member of the teaching profession can aspire. There are various subordinate forms of
creativity ev ‘n character.
creative
eu a who first interested him in
sdhanl remembers teacher in hooks or in mathematics, or French. — Baltimore
Sun
Wid lip RRR Baye yout RE bake,
» Tee
urely. Handles of hot pots on the. kitchen range should be turned
them. Avoid toys with small re- movable parts. —
Outside. place safetv gates on porches and at the tops of all Lock all aute doors and if you have a.swimming pool, ksep it securely -covered or fene- | ed in,
After this age. about the best thing vou can do it set good safe- ty examples yourself. °
Mrs. F.8.L. Is dizziness a symptom of anemia? Can ane- imia he eured
Answer: Dizziness is often a symptom of anemia.
Your physician is in the best position to diagnose a case of
Minister Mackenzie King -taught |
‘anemia and to outline the neces- |
enjoyed good belly- | laughs in politics for many years, |
(Oct. 3, 1934) Work on the Borden-Charloite- {town pfighway is under way, and |
less a major crime occurred. Two | authorities j highway
hiding there. Although many sus- Leary it is likely | the president, more were missed. The/nis presiding, Casbah has devious hiding pla- | purchase two thirty gallon chem- ces, below as well as abov e | ical tanks and extension ladders
sary treatment. Some forms of anemia can be cured with proper
medication.
OUR YESTERDAYS
(From the Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
material for asphalting the five ; mile section at the Charlotte- town end is now being unloaded. Mr. E. L. Myles of the Standard Paving Co., is here together with | his engineers. At the Borden end two mile sectist of cement will be *completed on Saturday At a special meeting of the 0° ‘Community Chib, with Mr. William Den- it was decided to
as future equipment. A commit-
| tee. was appointed to arrange @ |
finding his way through the maze. -
All one has to do is scending and eventually emerge jinto the European ‘section of the city. ¢
keep de-.
community entertainment, the proceeds from which’ would be
| used to purchase fire equipment.
TEN YEARS AGO (Oct. 3, 1949) ~
A three - man committee of
Marat Tricks In Britain .~|
| Mammoths, it seems.
| peared from Britain about 26>
| 000 B.C. This appears to be the | | significance of measurements of +
‘the age of fossil material collect- fe from gravel deposits in the}
Manchester Guardian disap-| made out of brushwood laid th
parallel lines and fixed with | wooden pegs. FARLY TRACKWAYS
It naw turns out that the wood-
Lea Valley, north of London, and | @n Pegs date from between 900 |
learried out at the School of Bo-/ 27d 500 B.C., most usually near-
tany, Cambridge.
The technique used is that of | dating by means of the radio- active isotope of carbon, is a@ normal constituent of the present and the past atmosphere of the earth and which is. there- fore, present in all organic mat- erials.
The measurement of the age of the Lea valley deposits, which are associated with mam- moth skeletons, confirm earlier geological estimates of when the huge mammals died out in Britain. At the ‘time it seems that the ice age was as vigorous as it had ever been.
PEAT REMAINS However, similar ments have now defined
measure- the
ice finally disappeared, was a comparatively ‘short spell of warm climate. Peat remains have been dated at 11,500 B.C., which implies that plant life had begun to be possible then. Near- ly 2,000 years afterward, how ever, the cold clamped down again and the final recession of _ did not begin until 8,300
More recently, in the bronze age, the radiocarbon method ‘has provided results of archeological and possibly climatological inter- est. For some years it has been known that a disused peat bog in Somerset, which was worked during the bronze age, contained the remains of primitive track- ways, rather like ootaee trace
time at which, just before the. there |
whieh | '”
| around 990 BC., | came floded with rainwater. In
| getting their peat away from the
ler the beginning of that interval. | Similar trackways of similar age are ave in thé Isle of Ely and Lincolnshire. The apparent- ly sudden introduction of track- wavs into the ancient peat bogs suggests that there was a sud- den worsening of the climate at so that bogs be-
the circumstances, the péat workers would have been forced to find some convehient. way of
bogs. HULL FACE-LIFTING
HULL, Que. (CP) — Mayor Armand Turpin said Wednesday night he had been assured that the city’s request to -borrow $3,000,000 to kick - off a multi- million - dollar face - lifting pro- gram would be received “‘with a favorable ear’ by the Quebec government Total cost of the program has not been set, he said, because much depends on grants from the federal and pro vincial governments, the national capital commission and whatever is invested by private enterprises.
BURSARY WINNERS ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. py theta A eight students who grades eight, nine or 10 last year have been named winners of | pro- vineial government ‘confederation bursaries ranging in value from $125 to $500. In addition, 16 schol- arships valued from $100 to $600 have been awarded to students attending the adult education cen-
| suitable
ithe 45th Chief of Clan -Macneil
tre here.
powerful California grizzly bear (ursus californicus) became ex- tinct more than 30 years ago be- cause man waited too long. to think of protection and conser- | vation. Though other types of big, bears can be seen in the nation- | al parks and zoos, the California grizzly will never be seen by | mankind except in pictures and | as shown on the bear flag andi
the great seal of California.—Anr
erican Forest Journal i
MAXIMS
Genius is one per cent inspir- ‘ation and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
Couns. N. W. Lowther, J. D. | Stewart,.and M. Alban Farmer
to work “‘hand in hand” with the \ in Into a fading vista, mile on mile
Charlottetown School Board | drawing up preliminary sketch | plans and to “procure the most | site for a. proposed City High School, was appointed at a special meeting of the City | Council last night.
Wr. Field
Gordon Kerr. Boy Scout Commissioner, returned |
‘last night from a three months | | course in connection with Scout |
work. Mr. Kerr spent some time at Scout Headquarters at Ottawa,
and qualified in the Canadian Scouters. Training Course at | Dunrobin. Ontario. Following a short holiday Mr. Kerr expects | to take up his duties here.
thy glory.
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, DETOUR -
Main-traveled roads may be ti shortest, way
Between two towns for those whe even on some
Trival errand cannot brook delay,
Geared to the whir pf wheel and engine- hum.
Because of each lost minute on the dial
Woods are a green blur, mountain- tops ret reat
Unrolled along a ribbon of con- ~ crete.
But ‘there are slower journeys maps ignore,
| Leading to. what can learn,
| Where signposts have no mean- ing anv more—
A wilderness of meadow-grass and fern.
Here Soon and Late are curious- ly one,
Our only clock the self-sufficient sun.
unhaste alone
—Leslie Nelson Jennings In the New York Times,
MacNeill
Of Barra
Cape Breton Post
On the Island of Barra in «the Outer Hebridies stands Kisiremt | Castle, abandoned _in 1759 and now being restored after the dis- integration of 200 years. Until | ‘recently, the castle was a gaunt shell of masonry, but last _June |
was in residence there, ~his of- ficial standard flying from the tower.
Since he was a boy in the US. Robert Lister Macneil vowed that \if he was ever able to get the | 'eastle back, he would find the | means to restore it. He become | an architect and made a-lifelong | | study of Kisimul Castle. After ‘serving’ in both world wars, he was the resident architect of Bos- ton University, and wrote a book lon the Clan Macneil. He is 69.
He and his wife live-in a por-
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tion of the oartialy restored structure. By next year it is hop-
jed that the banqueting hall will thave been rebuilt so that a gath-
lering of the clan can be held ‘within its. walls. From the Chief's look-out high the. outer wally, can be seen Barra’s small harbour of Castle bay, and the island to the south. far away to the north is the small island of Eriskay where Bonnie Prince Charlie first land- ed on Scottish soil, on’ July 1745. For centuries prior to that date, the Maeneils of Barra had lived in their castle *which dates back to at least the 12th century. After the Stuart cause failed, the
| Macneil chief of that time lost
the castle, which now—at long ilast has been regained by a Mac- neil, ; \
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