Colorful little Cargo Ship Is Main!

lifelille Of Smallest French Colony

3; Irving 0. Wbynot Canadian Press Stall Writer

ABOARD ...l. V. .,.MlQUELON. (GP)-This bucking little ship is like a doting grandmother with 5.- 500 children

s; the main iiiellne for the preach island of St. Pierre et Miquglnn, ll miles oi New1ound- lmrs south coast. e M' '

sea-coins ildk-of-all trades. "apnea by tbs nenob govern- ment, the Iliquolon makes regular mp. winter. and summer (mm the wlony, France's smnllut. to Cana- dim portl-

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shsearriu tbobulkol the prod- uce needed by the 5,500 persons who inhabit the wind-swept islands. all that remain of I'Yance's once- vsat North American holdings.

The B64-ton Miquelon. built for the United 5tatea' Army transport :erps in 1066. carries an ill-man crew and a wide assortment oi

many more. ”Most tourists don't know what to expect." he said. "But they

usegally stay longer than they plan- n ."

I-lo recalled one told him: "I'll see I day."

"But alter a day." said Capt. Redmond. probably thinking oi the poweriul St. Pierre rum at 11.25 a quart and the other liquor just as Ghelli. "He couldn't see a thing and he stayed 15 days."

Passengers usually remain on deck as the Miquelon noses out oi harbor but once into the Atlantic ":(l)IeYll'lead ior inside as she starts

to . .

American who all I want to in

inside. they can spend their time in their staterooms or the din- in: room. It's usually the latter be- cause the staterooms are small, having two or four berths in each. The captain does not object to an occasional visitor. on Use bridge.

The line meals are served on a single. long linen-covered table. In

W10 WW3 "'9'" M" W ""0 rought weather the tablecloth is '"”k' 3' mu mt c”mmm'b1' dampened to keep dishes from slid rtusrooins accommodate 1'1 pas- mg. ' sengers.

The Miguelon's schedule, if it can be called that. takes her to Hall- iu, North Sydney. N.S., and Char- lottetown. She picks up almost any- thing that needs transport to me islands.

Because her calls depend on cargo, her sailings are irregular. she makes a voyage about every 10 days or two weeks. As a result he sgmts in Canadian ports are usually in the dark about exact. arrival and sailing times unless the uiquelon actually is in port.

Arresting panage, a prospective phacasgar may hear something like i :

INDEINITI BORED UL!

"Well, she alight be in Wednes- day, but that's not definite. It de- l”.'”'.......” 'Ii:.'2"f..:'”..'”” ”t.”""'. o en a pa a North Sydney or whether she goes iigtntoucharlottetown. But then

I boarded tbs Miqucloniat North Sydnoy for the 16-hour voyabe to st. Plate. The (are was 520 which eovered everything.

The seven passengers ate with suits! Oopt. Maurice Redmond who hill-W0nl'0llICtoseaslnmhewas 12. He became skipper or the Miq. glass when sheuiirat went on the

. Pierre run vs years ago,

no likes to carry tourists bo- unce they are good business tor the colony which would like to see

As we ate we could look through the portholes to the aiterdec” where the Miquelon carried 45 head oi livestock headed for the slaughter- house at St. Pierre. Capt. Redmond said he once had 165 head crowded around the decks.

At St. Pierre. arrival of the Miquelon is a major event. crowds appear at the quay in iront of the combined post-oiil -customs-wire- Leiss building as she warps into the

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Cvendarmes come aboard and with Edward Briand. the Mjque. Ion! nu:-er. Ictlng as interpreter, checks the passengers. Those with. out passports-and most haven't- DIY 84.50.

The officer ashore check; me list. but not your baggage, ma than I banker appears and tells you that you must exchange some or your money into iranu. The rate is 175 lrancs to the Canadian dollar but ashore most merchants will allow 180 or take Canadian or American money.

There are two other travel routes to the island. by boat from New- foundland or by air. Maritime Cen. tral Airways operates one night in Week from Sydney to st. Pie"re in

the summer and the one-way tare g

from Sydney is 828.00.

But although travel to the is- lands is not easy. arrival there opens up for the visitor a happy mixture of the primitive and color- iul. the old and the new.

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Ontario In Market For Groin Supplies

TORONTO (GP)-T. L. Kennedy, former Ontario minister oi agri- culture. says Ontario this year will buy more grain irom western Canada than any country in the world.

He said Wednesday the large purchases will be necessary to make up for crop losses suiiered in Ontario because of the wet spring and the July drought. He intimated Ontario would need more tran 100,000,000 bushels (mm the west for winter 'feedlng oi animals and other purposes. "Even England won't buy as much grain iron: the west as On- tario," he said. .

St. Piemsis welcome visitors with genuine hospitality. made more attractive for tourists by a to daily hotel rate which includes rooul and board and the latter. ' in the best French tradition. includes wine.

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Collage Builders And Relic Seekers

Threaten 2.000-year-old 'Sacred' Snalle

TORONTO (CF) -- A sacred snake. a prehistoric site believed to be the only one oi its kind in Canada. may soon be smothered and ruined by the advance or civilization.

The 185-foot snake. built as a religious shrine by a tribe of In- dians about 2,000 years ago. has on a high promontory overlooking Rice lake. l0 miles south of Peterborough.

Surrounding the snake and com- ing up to withip 100 yards of it are summer cottages and vacation sites.

Dr. Edmund Carpenter, a Un- iversiiy of Toronto archaeologist. described the site Wednesday as one 0! the most important in Can- ada from prehistorlcal and arch- aeological standpointa.

"it could be one of the most

beautiful national parks in the

country. if developed,” he said in an interview.

The original snake. moulded of earth in an s-shape, was covered with sod. It was about (our feet high. Several burial mounds, be- lieved the resting place 0! the ancient tribe's most important chiefs. lie nearby. -

The only other similar shrine known in North America is in Adams County, Ohio. That site has been maintained as a state park and high towers have been erected so that tourists can see and ap- preciate the proportions of the snake.

Today's tourist, examining the shrine near Peterborough. would probably not be excited. Little has been done during the last 40 years

to preserve the site. and it has been covered with debris and damaged! by weather. I Souvenir hunters have dug into, the sides til the snake, in hopes oil finding new treasures. , First archaeological interest in

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the the variety and quality of Livestock exhibit- . ad has progressed through the years. This year it is no cxuggcroflon to say it tops all previous shows.

This year spectators can view the judging under most favorable circumstances in the new Coliseum.

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the site was aroused more than 50 years ago, when the area was explored and the burial mounds excavated. Many valuable relics now are preserved In the Royal

Ontario hi seum here.

Archaeologists believe the shrine was built by the Indians of the ancient

Hopewellian civilization. nncestors of the Iroquois.

(AP) - Arch Ferrell was arrested on a charge or pub- snd a short time later a Phoenix City

rrlday. August 0. - lllidp

gambling nguro was booked on a murder charge in connection with s 1060 night club slaying.

These developments highlighted a last-spreading vice investigation in notorious Phoenix city which has brought the arrest of four public ollicials in the last iive days.

Ferrell was taken into custody by National Guardsmen perform- ing law enlorcernent iunctlons un- der the limited martial law impos ed in Phoenix City two weeks ago.

special Solicitor George C. John- son who has taken over Ferrell's duties, announced,the tiling of a murder charge against l.'.L. med) cook. who already had been an- rested on gambling and election law violation warrants. Johnson

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SYDNEY. Australia (l.oIsistl)-- Scientlsts plan to use cosmic rays to weigh the load at earth above tunnels in Australia's Snowy river development , I O. They believe itwillbethsfirsttii-necosmic rays have been used to solve I practical engineering problem. Dr. P. George. Sydney University &y- aics protcssor. has built an appara- tus consisting of 100 geiger coun- ters and electronic recording ms- chines to do the work.

said cook was ebsrged with Its"

slaying of John Mancil Aug. 0. 1950.

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many cattle barns and in the Judging Ring of ludlng handicraft. home cooking and preserving,

otc.. that go to mollo p traditional port of OLD OM! WEEK.

Once again we welcome back Illl Lynch. who dows till-coil the years has played a prominent port in or

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H. BUNTAIN. Secretary-'l'reuul-er.

i-TRANK ACORN. Race Secretary.