Strange But True- lyl.ll.IlaeAs-thnr Movable traffic lights are being used with success at street inter- sections in Topeka, Kansas. The signals. set in rollers, can be quick- ly installed at any location and then shifted .to another when need- ed. They are equipped with auto- matic storage batteries. Because tbeytre getting more and more and better food. athletes of eodey are bigger than those of a generation ego. especially around their feet. Back in the early 20's crder..fol' athletes' shoes in size 15 and 16 were very rare. Today they are common-pi .... sports goods makers report. Mrs. D. A. Bush, of Lyons, Kan- sas. owns a different type of quilt. its loaded with hundreds - of memories. The unique patchwork quilt once belonged to her grand- father. the late Dr. G. E. Bush of Gencseo, Kansas. It is covered with loo names of babies he delivered. A huge stork is embroidered in the middle of the old quilt. some farm folkvln Japan special- ize in long-tailed roosters, the long- er the tall. the more valuable the bird. some of the longest tails are over seven feet. Treating giraffes for sore throats is the Job of Dr. J. Y. Henderson. a native of Kerrville. Texas. The veterinarian has been at this kind of work for the past 11 years. He travels exte'nsivelylbut most of his patients are in various circuses scattered across the country. He says a giraffe gets a real sore throat when he gets one. "because you see. there's so much neck." 0 O O some day our Island farmers may be raising the new breed of beef cattle known as Cherry-red Santa Gertruids now supplying juicy steaks to dinner tables across the nation. These beautiful, gentle cattle are custom-built for hot climates. They turn grass into meat equally well whether the weather is hot or balmy. 60.000 head of these cattle now roam the King Ranch in southern Texas and are the first officially recognised new breed of beef cattle developed in the U. B. in more than a century. The air chime horn now being used on many railroads was in- vented by R. I. Swanson. a can- adan railroad man. Actually. three main types of air-chime horns have been developed; one has a single tone. one has 3 notes, and one has 5 notes. The air-chime horns operate on compressed air forced through a diaphragm. They require less air then would be needed to sound an old-fashioned steam whistle con- verted to compressed air. - some of the railroads changing to the new horns use the one notera for switch engines. three noters for irelghts. and 5-noters for passenger trains. The diesel's horn never was popular because of.its ears-plitting noise. 0 O 0 Don't waste all your time loving your enemies. Try treating your friends a little better too. Perhaps the greatest threat to our freedom is that we have too much goods and foods piling up all around us. Two elderly persons were knock- ed down twice in succession when their parked car left the curb and moved down the street at Swan- sea. Mrs. Anne Mackeown '18, and her friend Mary Clark. 73. were taken to hospital. The car then recrossed the road and struck a couple of other ladies. Mrs. Zenobia Birdeh, 29, of Sagi- naw. Michigan holds the record of being the youngest grandmother in the United States. We havekhad some pretty young grandmothers in B. E. I., but we doubt whether they can beat this Michigan Mother's record. Did you know that the longest m.vfLIii Lu1iil.l.L feet! O.P.W. Porch and Floor flows easily . . . dries overnight to a durable. gleaming finish . . . will not chip, crack, peel or blisfer. We have of ten colors tool The scuff-proof finish that ignores scraping Cur. Porch Weathers I M ,1 Enamel a choice Highly Forlifieci . FUL-O-PEP EGG MASH CRUMBLES... 1. 2. (III COSTS C. 5. No waste through loss of fresh- s. --.7. It takes fewer pounds of Crumbles to produce a dozen eggs. Electrically controlled food mill results in a better balanced ration. Extra alatabilit keepsbirdson feed- 'em aymg. Leeafeedwastsd with Crumbles. neee. Birds drink more water. Keeps up body weight.- railway tunnel in we '-nausea Hemisphere is on the north Island of New Zealand. The aliens started from o end of the 535 miles stretch met with an erroriot, less than one inch. The tunnels on the route from Wellington to Wairaropa cuts off a long slow climb. l ' Billy Robinson. an English boy found a couple of baby rabbits which he curled homeeilow the er. . secretary of the U. 3. Air Force. Dalbott. logged the greatest num- ber of air miles in 1053. ns.ooo miles. The president only chalked up 12,143 flying miles. lclarance (Biggie) Munn, Michi- gan state athlete got a car licence plate Ni. as-so because the 23-10 represents the score of the Michi- gan state -. U.C.L.A. game. The N.L. stands for never licked. Strange but true. i I A fellow in Capetown. South Africa. charged with stealing lip- sticks said he took themtonly for his girl friend. Why didn't the judge believe the story? He stole 4.200 of them. Among pedigreed dogs the beagle takes first place followed by the cocker spaniel which has led the parade since 1938. Boxers are third and Labrador retrievers fourth. Did you know that the black widow spider saves "taxpayers thou- sands every year? Well, its a fact. The little spider spins a single uni- form strand of web which is made into cross hairs for transits, levels and other sighting instruments. Do people drink more coffee in some parts of the U. 8. A. than in other places. Yes. The upper mid- west resident are the country's heaviest coffee drinkers; per capits consumption in this area is 2.99 cups per day compared with the national average of M8. Russiatr Molotov is the big trou- ble maker at all the East-West conferences. He insists that all traf- fic be cleared ahead of his car - and his chauffeur drove so fast the motorcycle escort had to fall be- hind. family cat is acting as foster motb- . Seven Clianges In ”” Brilish lGov'i p UDNDON. (Reuisrs) - The sov- ernment Wednesday night an- nounced the . ',nation of Oliver Lyttelton. colonial secretary, in a switch of offices involving seven hosts. The official announcement. is'- sued from Prime Minister church- ill's office, gave these other changes: - Alan Lennox-Boyd. now minister of transportation and civil aviation. to succeed Lyttelton as colonial secretary; Derick lrieathcoat-Amory. now depu , trade minister to be- come minister of agriculture and fisheries in succession to Sir Thognas Dugdaie. who resigned la wee . SUCCEEDS LENNOX-BOYD John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter. now financial secretary to the treasury, to become minister of transportation and civil aviation in succession to liennox-Boyd. Austin Richard William Low, now parliamentary secretary. min- istry of supply. to become deputy trade minister, minister of state, board of trade. Henry Brook, not previously in the government. to become finan- cial secretary to the treasury; Sir Edward G. G. Boyle to become parliamentary secretary to the min- istry of supply. LOW LORI) COMMISSIONER In the list the appointment is also announced of Richard H. rhomson to ” e a lord com- missioner of the treasury a gov- emmcnt whip or party manager. The announcement, said: "The Rt. Hon. Oliver Lyttelton DSO.. MC.. MR, secretary of state for the colonies, having tendered his resignation. the Queen has been graciously pleased to accept it" The a ouncement added that the Queen had been pleased to ap- prove the list of appointments and also that Low be made a member of her Privy Council. wyxw h to ih e g r .& ::'.r.:'.':.:. s& The Guardian 11 Friday, July 80. 1 54 Third Paper Mill In Newfoundland LEWISPORTI. "Nfld. (CP)-Re- sources Minister Rowe said Wed- nesday that a third paper mill may be in operation in Newfoundland within a short time. He made the statement while addressing the annual convention of the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities. but gave no further details on a possible third mill. At the same time he said he ex- pected additional mines to be opened. but he didn't elaborate on this statement either. "Great things are in the future for Newfoundland." he said. "with natural resources of sea and land yielding greater wealth and em- ployment for our people." Immigration Minister Pickersgill. Newfoundland's member in the federal cabinet. will address the convention Thursday. Russians Explore Arctic Regions ' LONDON. (AP)- Russian ex- plorers and oceanographers arc in the Arctic regions in force. the Moscow radio said Wednes- day. An English broadcast re- ported radio contact had been made with "one of the Soviet ex- pedition on an ice floe in the central Arctic." "They are now floating through a part 'of the central Arctic scl- dam visited by Arctic explorers," the broadcast said. "One of their jobs is to establish the relief of the ocean bottom and study the water. The range of their ex- plorations has been increased by the use of a helicopter." stile PLEASE NOTE . 1 Cudmorels Individual V Dry Cleaners WlLL CLOSE FOR ANNUAL SUMMER HOLIDAYS V MONDAY - AUGUST 9th T0 MONDAY - AUGUST 16th . 1-H: Latest Date for Accepting Dry cleaning & Pressing and make delivery before: Vacation Time - . THURSDAY, AUGUST Stir leek of its lady Valve V,” loiitmr strum. mi. ma ..:na-mien Chevrolet has the highest valve-in-head horsepower in the low-priced deld. There's the "Blue Flame" l25-horsepower engine teamed with Powerglide iraasxniuion. In gearshift models, you got the powerful "Blue Flame” 115-horsepower engine. (Egch Is the most powerful in its clessl) not power isn't all you get. For unsur- passed economy. Chevrolet uses the only truly d combination of highest com- passion ratios and valve-in-heed engines in the low-priced Held. No other car gives more power and goes so fer per gallon of gas. Naturally, the engine is responsible for a great part of the performance- but look at all the other things which make a car easy to handle, relaxing to ride in. and safe to travel in. Your own driving experience will tell you more about this than we can possibly do. That's why we would be pleased to have you road-test, hill-lest and street-test a Chevrolet yourself. -While you make these tests. youill become aware immedi- ately of the countless ways in which Chevrolet gives you more of the things you want for your driving protection and pleasure. t See the Reasons Why A More People Invest in CHEVROLET . Down MOTORS LIMITED 203 Fitzroy Street The first uesiions to ail: are: who makes the body What is its reputation for durability? C You'll learn. for example. that Chev- rolet gives the extra value of the justly renowned "Body by Fisher" - famous for combining durability and strength with style and beauty. Inspect the qualii nf the fabrics - see, also, how beauti ully color is brought inside the car to harmo- nize with iho exterior color. Observe the brilliant selections of colors available. And because Chevrolet uses diuable - "Bod by Fisher” exclusively, you can be conll cnt that Chevrolet beauty will last through the lifetime of ymir car. BUY WITH AN EYE Ch - -. sxsxxxxxx Sxxxxxxw - exxxxhxhhblxxhci hnXg x aiesi value. ' leak of tie Javfngs Value No other Canadian car can match the savings offered by Chevrolet: (1) because Chevrolet is the lowest priced Canadian car; (2) because more people prefer Chevrolet than any other car. therefore your dealer knows he can re.-soll your used Chcerolct quickly, so irntlc-in value on Chevrolet is always high; (8) because Chevrolet's high compreedora valv -' i- :1 engines are far ahead in modem efficiency. Chevrolet costs yoq 159: for fuel. And these are just the bade savings you will realize when you own a Chevrolet. Drop into your local dealer's today and put a Chevrolet through its paces. Road- test if. hill-test ll. street-test lt- all that all we claim hero is absolutely inst of Chevrolet. VAIII Charlotgl C