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SINGING IAN. THE HAPPY BUS i)lllVQ~ Chase Walker The legend of snnuny. who sings in his we pumnaenu erect: ,cowis with a smile and serves as . sight-seeinlz Sliide along his run, ms spread not only through New

York City, but throughout the whole country. ‘

sammy Cascaviila. wheeled his eighth avenue bus up to the 42nd street stop. The air brakes wheez- ed, the door flew open and sammy turned to his P33590101‘!-

‘Ladies first.." he ehouted,ohee'- fully. “This is and B reet . . . the Franklin Savings Bank, 'I‘imes square, the movie center. Change for Grand cmtral. The correct time is 11.02."

Sammy's first name is real'y Enl- vatore, but along his run from 155th street to Abingdon square he is known as Singing Sam, the http- py bus driver.

The legend of Sammy has been growing through New York City the past few years. The llighth Avenue Coach Corp. receives a steady stream of comprenentary letters about him. one described him as “the finest diutuffeur in the _United states." Another wrote: "The way he puts everybody in I good humor is a revelation."

He sings

Sam’! route north begins at Abingdon Square. As he wheels the heavy coach through traffic he sings "I love you, I love you. la-da- de-da," to e. tun! that he admit: is his own. At West lﬂth Street he stops for a traffic light and shouts to a fruit dealer.

"How's your sister-in-law?’

"Fine, Sammy, how are you?"

"wonderful." Sammy wubles. The fruit dealer hands him a pear. Sammy holds it up for his passen- gers to see. At 86th Street he gives it to 9. cop.

At brief intervals Sammy an- nounces the correct time. At Colum- bus Circle —he always notes the temperature and weathor'infonna- tion on an advertising sign and makes an.appropria.te announce- ment. By this time the atmosphere inside the bus resembles an llilk outing.

Cheerfulncss and courtesy are the rules aboard Sammy's bus. Re- gardless of age. all passengers are addressed as “young lady" or “young gentleman." ‘They are all wonder- tul," he adds. Wonderful is one of Sammy’: favourite words. He puts the stress on the ‘won.'

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Personal service feature's sun‘: relations with his riders. A typic- sl incident occurred several years ago. It was,a rainy night. Two lad- les carrying luggage were stood- lng on the corner of lath street and Eighth Avenue, vainly try-J in}: to flag a taxi. A bus pul‘ed up in front of tlhem and the doors pop- ped open. ‘

"Climb aboard, young ladies", The cheery voice was Sammy's.

The two ladies shook their heads. we're waiting for a cab,’ they answered.

sum was not this easily shaken off, "Going to Penn station, aren't- cha?" They nodded. Sammy than jumped out In the rain. picked up their bags and herded them on the coach with breesy chatter. "we'll give you better service thln a cab," he ya inised.

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At Penn station he pulled up directly in front of the station. helped them off with their luggage, than whistled for a red cap. one of

‘the grateful women reached in

her bag for a tip.

Bun shook his head. “No, thank you. young lady. It is a service of the company. Glad to have been of help." , 3 I _ "rruiy a. Christian”

Why does he do it? “I don't think it is hard work," he says. "My day ﬂies. You should see those people cheer up. Even the grouchy ones are smiling when hey get off. We all have plenty f troubles, but they should be left where they be- long."

one d the letters writtm to the bus company about Sammy was an especially ; g tribute. “'I‘hat man is truly a Christian," it read, “And a fine dispenser of Christ's teachings . . .kind andxcourteoua . . . a credit to mankind and civiliza- tion. . . my conception of what we should be to make ._ the world a better place to live in."

Quite remarkable that a. short bus ride could inspire such an eul- ogy. Obviously there was a deep- rooted faith. a. remarkable philoso- phy bound up in Sammy. What was the story of his life? Before starting his aitemoon run. samrny sat down in his empty bus . and talked about himself.

A Dream Come True

“I came over from Italy in 1923," he began. “It was my life-long dream come true. Two years later I got a Job running the trolley. I loved the work, but knew very little English when I started. Peaplo on my car were always asking ques- tions and I always answered ‘Yes’. It was the only word I knew, so it had to do for everything."

Sammy smiled ruefully as he re- called these early experiences. “People would get mad at me for giving them wrong answers, so I had to learn English quick. I only wanted to make people feel good.

“I met my wife. Josephine, on my Broadway trolley," he remember- ed with a. far-away smile. "Her folks were regular riders. One night they asked me to go to ‘Aida.’ That did it.".

A sllsht shadow crossed his face. “Five years ago I ‘have great trou- bles come into my life. My wife had I bad cough so I take her to a. doc- tor. He x-rayed her lungs. What a terrible thing she had! Very bad spot on both lungs. ,

“The doctor said she could not get well. I did not lose faith though. I couldn‘t. Finally, one doctor told me to send her to a place where the air was clean and fresh. It was the only hope. I had very little money, but the bus company said I could work double shifts.

' ' Elly let be Grouchy

"I fixed my‘wife with. room at. Lake Slrlnlc, and started to drive bus day and night to pay for it. Then I learn something. When peo- ple have much trouble it is easy to be grovuchy and hard to be cheer- ful. I wish to forget my trouble while driving my bus. I0 I 911.10 smile uid talk I. lot. Pretty soon! find is easy to be cheerful.

"I go to Catholic church every

sunday morning and Dflv fol‘ In‘! Joeaphine. I never lose faith any time. on my bus route I learn all the churches--catholic, Jewish and Protewtant.‘ Then I call them off to my era. People d know more about churches. _ "My wife was way for two years. The doctor . . . he rides on my bus. you know . . . he operated on her and it was a fine success. Now she is home and well."

As Sammy prepared towwheel his bus into traffic, his tee ﬂashed in a wide smile. ‘pod has been very good to me. This is a wonder-

on world."

TOMORROW: Most people pro- bably never think of any COH- neetion ‘ ‘ n religion and sports. Yet faith works on the football field. just the same as in other places. Tex Coultn‘. star pro- fessional lineman, tells how.

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The conversation as quoted is not of course a verbatim report. but is true in essence.

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T110" Ire 1I1InY‘de-tiniiions of a Sportsman. The genuine product is not a. cultivated entirely, he must have certain built-in char- acteristics Is I sort of nucleus from which ‘and around which the com- plate sportsman personality mat- ures.

In the broader and better sense of the term. and this has nothing to do with discarded theories of superior breeding. he must be a. gentleman.

Oharlottetovwn has had some fine examples of the species in the past, and has some excellent candidnt for the honored title at the pres- ,ent time. who more worthyofthe designation for instance. than Johnny (Snac) squarebrigga. an enthusiastic curler, a. lover of golf. and not so many years ago, one of the most durable and honest hoc- key players, the Province ever had performing in American and Can- adian hockey cities. It is not Johnny's connection with any of these sports in itself, which war. rants his being called "sportsman".

He played hockey ‘with Baltimore.

with New York. Hershey, with.

syrhiey, with Charlottetown. and

was liked and respected everywhere .

he performed. He was not a. sup- er-etar, but he was a greet com- petitor.

Whether playing for his home town or some American club, he “filled the un.forglving.m1nute with sixty seconds worth of distance run." Everything he had in skat- ing ‘ability, stlokhandling. endur- ance and know-how, he threw into every game. The more question- able tricks of the pastime. which bring penalties. were foreign to his code. His seine of decency oom- pelled him to play strictly accord- ing to the rule book. and squab- bling with referees was a taboo with him. ‘

while never a flashing star. he was a great team man. always one of his clubs most valuable assets. no matter where he played. His straightforward personality, his love of the game, his loyalty to his team galve histeammatm confidence which hockey ability alone could not give. some players rise to the Iheights occasionally; Johnny al- ways turned in the one type of game. ‘his best.

Johnny is a curler now. and he propels a stone with the same absorption, and will-to-win that he gave to hockey. But he has not lost his outstanding characteristics of being able to win modestly, and to losewithachuokle. Few people who know him would deny him the classification which he himself would be the last to claim, "sports- man."

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Since the next war is quite liable to be in our own backyard. Canada should never again be in an uproar about sending troops overseas.

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It was reassuring when the battle grounds were always for frcm our shores. We also had the pleasant feeling that we were doing our Al- lies overseas a service.I even though we were acting in our best interests. If the next test of strength should find Canada a battle field. even the Maritime Province Region. may be within bombing range, and we certainly will not be under the impression’ then,’ that we are saving some- body else's country.

When freedom is .ihreate-ned, the outcome as to whether it is to be preserved, may be decided in Asia, Europe or the North Amer- ican Continent. our chief concern should be that it is preserved. and that we do something about pre- serving it, no matter where the struggle takes place. It is still true

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as Lincoln said “that no country

can long remain half slave and half free." It is acessary to change the phrasing of,covurse to “The world cannot long remain -half slave and half free."

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ings might require an investment of some $30,000, with an addition- al $10,000 or 312.0(1) for fertilizer and $2,000 for lime. ~ For a farm of this kind the Premier would recommend a self- propelled harvester costing $2,- 000 or $3.000, also half a dozen silos to provide abundant grass silage, also three or four wagons and other equipment at. a total cost for mochln y of $25,000. Office’ accomm datlon, manager-‘s salary and other ‘extras would run into another $10,000. . During Aha first year it would be necessary to have about $30.- 000 in running capital, involving a total investment of over $150,000.

In stocking the proposed farm the Premier figured the require- ment would be for 300 sheep, at about $10,000; forty sows, about $2,500; a herd of about fifty dairy cattle, at about $20,000; also poul- try, horses, etc.

In the first year about $25,000 in feed would require to be purchas- ed, as well as between $2,000 and 53.000 for gas and oil, and per- haps $2,000 for electricity, al- though—the Premier added — it might be cheaper to erect wind- chargers and thus evade payment of high electrical costs.

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nother $2,000 or $3,000 and for

eterinnry services $1,000.

On a large farm of this kind employees’ children might be grouped into a school area of their own. Nursing and medical assistance could be provided cheaper and even sports program- mes could be worked out. ’

Lobsters and smelts could he fisher during the proper seasons if the farm was located near the shore.

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Calculating the whole operation the Premier suggeﬁed that the farm could produce about $100-000 of revenue annually.

"It you had a thousand farm! of a thousand ncrea operated 41“ this manner on the Island. Each producing goods worth $l.00.000.

included Messrs. Homer Nieholso T. D. DeBlcis, Robert Deﬁlois, A. Likely, E. M, Robinson, A. W Wcllner, Dr. L. W. Shaw, May‘ B. Earle MacDonald, Hon H. E COX. Hon. W. E, Darby, J. W. Abe bolt, Ottawa, W. M, Mucbo Sydney, A. R. Lendi, switurlan

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