SEPTEMBER 1. was By Thornton GOSSIP AT THE SMILING POOL tinssip may be good or bad, Mischievous or very sad. -Old Mother Nature. whenever two or more folks get iriiziather tongues will wag, and ,-..ssip is the result of tongues.waz- tllllg Gossip is a verbal mixture .t truth, half truth, good and bad t-PWS, rumors. suspicions, imag- iiation, malice and contrary be- iris. It is informative, amusing. spiteful, helpful. destructive and inuble-making. It all depends on iih0nI the g-ossipers are and on that they are gossiping about. There was a lot of aosslnlnc wing on around the Smiling Pool. rlits had been an exciting morn- iiiz. Right in plain sight of his n)glIbD'I'S Grandfather Frog had tied to swallow a fish too big to w swallowed whole. Indeed, he vnuid get only half of it into his iinuth. big (Is it IS- --areedy." said Jerry Muskrat.- "Greedy," azreed Mrs. Jerry. "Greedy." said Teeter the Sand- niper, who is himself a dainty, rt , aifhen Longiogs the Heron had wine that way, Franticaliy Grand- lrlllvr Frog hzid tried to get rid of that fish and couidiiti He WOOD ISLANDS-CARIBOU arinav SERVICE i.x':iiIings June 13th to Sept. Ztith Inclusive) , Dally including Sundays- Standard Time. From Each Terminal. 7 nm., 9 a.m.,11 am. 1 pm; 3 p.m.: 5 pm. . ltl-NEIKVATIONS: May he made for a limited number of vehicles by contacting Head Office in Charlottetown. at lull 43 hour! in advance for:- i -First and Second sailings from each terminal each iitornltig. Ev-For perishable: anriror Live- stock in truck loads on tiny sailing. .3)-For all sailings on Saturday and Sunday until June 12th For Daily Report listen to CFCY 'rv:L Weather Broadcast each wcclt lay. CATCH AN EARLY CROSSING AND AVOID DELAY. NORTHUMBERLAN D FERRIES LIMITED, Uhulottetowtt. P. E. llinntl W. Burgess couldn't, swallow it and he couldn't spit or pull it out of his mouth. It was stuck in his throat. In v.-tin he had tried to dive into the mud with it. "Serves him right." Sftid Jerry Muskrat. "It should teach him a lesson, but it wont," said Mrs. Jerry. Just then the black ugly head of Snapper the Turtle was thrust out of water. He looked at Grand- father Frog struggling to get rid of that fish and dived. A moment later there was a great splashing by Grandfather Frog. Then he dis- appeared and the watci- became still. There was no siqii of Grand- father Frog, the fish, or Snapper the Turtle, There was a question in the eyes of Jerry Muskrat as he looked at Mrs, Jerry. Mrs. Jerry returned Fthe look. "Pm :ill'al(i we never will see Gr;iiidfathei- Frog again," said she. I "We'll miss that deep voice of his. I never did really like it. but we will miss it, just the same, replied Jerry. "In a way it serves the old follow right to be eaten by that monster. In his time he swallowed a lot of others himself. even some of his own children if what I have heard is trite,” said Mrs. Jerry . the bottom," said Teeter the spomd Sandpiper. old Snapper nearly buried in the mud. Wouldn't have seen him at all if he hadn't suddenly shot: his head out and grabbed a fish that was swimming past and didn't see him either. I guess that is the way he catches most of his food when he isn't getting an extra good din- ner by ptilling someone down front the surface." He's a sneak hunter. That's what he is. a sneak hunter. and I hate him. He caught one of my children that way. I confess I am afraid of him and of Mrs. Snapper my- self," said Mrs. Quack. "Too bad about Grandfather Frog. The SmilingiPool will miss him," she added. ”And I for one don't know if -it will be it good miss or a sad one." said Jerry Muskrat, "I'll miss him too. I rather liked the old fellow even though he did try to catch one of my babies once when they had first taken to the ”Yiiii intis!n't brlirve everything iyoii hear. my do-ii'." said JPITY. then added: "But. I mi:-ss uhal you heard is true. I gitess he has just as bad as either of those ugly old Turtles." Mrs. Jerry shook her head. ”No Hie w.'tsii't," she tic-clotted, ”Wliai lir did he did rirlit nut in the open wlicrt-. ii yoiic itround could see him. He vi s honest rind open aboutgit. But that. ugly nid Snap- per sneaks up from underneath when no one can see him. And it is the same was with Mrs. Snapper, They are :i hiitl tints bad neighbors to liiive around." "I hear they live in the mud of the bottom." said Teeter the Spot- ted Sandpiper. Jerry Muskrat iinddcd. "Tliat is il.I'ilC." snid lie "when I have been swinimiiii: iindvr water I hnir l-(Till DON il l ; Whniltidneyniail to . -a . mnnwi t.-xceu iiniti :" niui wrtsiea, .s,,I l i 1t drill min-. itnirmn l dliptnd on Dodd -. water." declared Mrs. Quack- 1 "Chtig-ai'unif" Thttl deep. not to the mistaken V1HC(' came from tho 'hulrtishe.s on the other side of the Lsmiling Pool. I l Minor Uranium Rush In N. B. HAMPTON, N. B.. ICPW-A iiiinor employnicni. boom has hit this small farming community, 2?. miles from Saint John, MB. More than 60 men have been employed by mining interests in the last few days staking out claims reported to contain uran- i-tm deposits. They .-ire paid MO in day and crews have been vieing with one another in a race in get mineral rights on farms and wood- lands. More than 400 claims of 40 acres each have been staked off as prospectors. armed with Geiger couiitcrs. spread over the area. An official of the Provincial De- partment of Mines said Sunday the government has been aware of the staking rush since it started, but as yet has no men of its own in the iield. He said it was con- ceivable that uranium dr-posits could turn up in the Hampton dis- King Of The Royal Mounted trict as well as elsewhere in New "I hear they live in the mm! of: Ion the niisiii'ioi'matton Tris UUARu1AN. cnAiu.uT'rETowN contract Bridge By Josephine Culbcbon PLACING THE BLAME The grand-slam contract in the following deal was the result of a mental lapse on North's part. but it was not he who was re- sponsible for the sad outcome. Souttftleaier - - Both sidrs vtiincrahlef i 4K7543 .v52 ” its q.AQ1062.'. so -:v ano- goosa N vnotc QKQJ W E Q1084 92 S .p.KJ85 1.943 i -' A9862 AK4v QA753 7 The bidding; South Woof North East 1Q Pass 34 Fun 4N'i' Pass so (Pun SNT OPass 8; (E) Put 7. Pass Pass iPuI North responded correctly, of course, when he bid live diamonds. showing one ace. over South's four notrump. but the following five-notrump call, asking for kings, drew the foresaid lapse from North. Hts six-spade response pur- ported to show three kings - and North could not make good that promise. Incidentally. however. South's rzraxid-slam bid was a stretch, even p he'd been given. West made his iialural lead, the king of cliamoziris. scum igsii iiiiti promptly ruffed a diamond, re- turned to the ace of hearts and riitfed another diamond, then led to the king of hearts and tried for a third diamond ruff. East. happily over-ruffed dunimyis low trump. and the contract was down one. Granting that no guaranteed plan of play was available for the ambitious contract, the fact remains that South's chosen meth- od was not the best. It was safe: to try for the establishment of dummy's club suit, i.e.. to "re- verse the dummy." south should have drawn the otttstanding trumps inimcdiatcly, then cashed the club ace. ruffed a club, and cross-ruf- fed diamonds and clubs until,thc king was ruffed out. A reasonable club break was the only require- ment for success with this line. ztssuniiii: the normal 2-1 trump break that was needed any event. in Brunswick. The area in question, he said, was covered by the gov- ernment's geological survey some time ago. but at that time there was little interest in radio-active minerals. By Zane Grey ( tr ; . IJAI 4 LL. FAIRN555iCGMMI4SlOOJIh., DIEMEAVV PAIN l-MD KMSNED TOTTI'RIN5 INK CANVON (LIAM )'t3uDoII'7'5EuEVE..a1IrI5 mm. 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