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Johnny Longdcn Oalm Amid Pre - Derby Excitement

my Alan Harvey)

LONDON. (CF)-Amid the flut- terinz excitement and tensions of Derby week, the calmeat guy in Win today is little Johnny Long- dm. He’ rides Blue Sail in Wed- ,,,.,d.y's big race and he's not V;.m.,i¢d about a thing.

And yet-turf writers are tut- .,,...ng about his chances.

-1: will not be to Blue Ball’; .dtantage.“ writes John l-iislop m the Observer, "that his rider M, had comparatively little ex- perience on English rtcing condi- ons."

U1-lislop is supported by Roger Mortimer of the Sunday Times. uho contends that Longden's en- gagemcnt does "nothing to Im- prove Blue Sail‘s chance."

Blue Sail, now an 18-to-1 shot, also comes in for criticism froir iii! Dublin correspondent of the sporting Life. who says: "I,can- ..ot satisfy myself that Blue Sail has accomplished sufficient to Justify optimism."

NOT PHABED

Despite such comments, Long- nin's serene smile remains un- changed.

The llkesble little man with the leathery face has ridden more than 25.000 races since he had its first winner at the fair grounds in Salt Lake City 28 years ago, and the Epsom Derby. with all its Ii:.<tory, is unlikely to disturb his plIl('ld disposition.

".lnhnny'I been around too long in worry about the Derby." says Blue Sail‘s part-owner. Max Bell of Calgary. "He's not phlegmatlc ,.‘out no butterflles."

FAVOR T0 MAX

Bell and the 45-year-old Long- den met as youngsters in Alberta. Longden came 4.000 miles from the United States to ride Blur sail "as a personal favor to .\ia.\."

Longden. ohce a "mucker” in d roal mine. was born iii Wakefield Yorkshire, grew up around Taber. Alia.. and gravitated to the Un- ilP(I States, where he became one of the world's wealthiest anti il‘.()5l experienced Jockeys. He has ridden 4.407 winners compared with England jockey Sir Gordon Richards, whose record total is 4.346.

Bell paid £10,000 for Blue Sail last January. He is co-owner with Frank McMahon of Calgary.

NHL Oldilmers Ponder Future Playing Days

By WALTER. GRAY Canadian Press Staff Writer

TORONTO (CP)—Canada's old- itme big-league hockey players. their waiatllnes spreading and their hairllnes receding, will dc- cide wlthin two weeks whether they should continue to play for charity.

The old-timers were shocked by the sudden death last Wednesday of 54-year-old Lionel Conacher. Canada's greatest all-round ath- iete and an active member of the National Hockey League Old-Tim- t-rs’ Association.

Cnnacher died of a heart attack while playing in a charity pickup softball game at Ottawa between members of Parliament and news- ITIIDPI‘ men.

"Llonel'a death gave us a Jolt," said Lorne Duguid, association president, in an interview Monday. "it was shocking." said the 44- .\‘ear-old Duguid. winger with the old Montreal Maroona from 1081 to i936.

Since the association was formed lhree years ago—Conseher was its first presldent—it has raised more “W1 860.000 for crippled children.

The Big Train. defencems with “V” 5'-"I19! CUP " mplons—Mon- tiral Msroons in 1034 and Chicago Black Hawks in l9:i5——plsyed many liamea with the old-timers, always driving hard.

RPZCOND DEATH

His death was the second within the association ranks since its for- mation. Two years ago. 47-year-old Larry Aurle. .former Detroit Red ‘Vmlz right-winger. died of a heart tIlf'ack while driving his car in De- M t. .

Since Conacher's death. associa- tion members have been " "is among themselve. various pos- sibilities. such as lowering the age 1inut—-the average age is 40-or Derlndicsl medical examinations.

“There is divided opinion at the present time." said Duguld. "So “' '9 loing to get together within the next two weeks and decide Just. what we should do."

One alternative suggested was °_ ‘meet-the-hockey-club" annual

nner.

-'_'We've raised a lot of money for “"Pi:led children in three years “"4 We don't want to give up the Work." the ,..ssident said.

‘A charity game in Montreal last "nu"! drew 10,000 fans an ‘P’-‘Ni 810.300.

HR 01'}! EB! IN GAME

Ltonel's brothers. Charlie and Boy. each scored two goals, Char- "¢- 44. was on the famed Toronto Mable Leafs’ kid line‘ during the l9,10s. Roy, 38. was a forward with “Won Bruins prior to the Second

rid War.

“ii 'lhe ice were 40-year-old Brtch Keeling. 'who started as a “ Hssr wlthtthe Leafs in me -and filrlevi his professional career with

PW York Rangers in 1988. Syd

We. now 43, who ended with

irolt Red Wings in 1960:. Cy

,niworth. 10-yet--old former de- oicemsn who wound up with “lnlresl ‘Csnadlens in I030.

TM! our boys have had pretty "Ienuous careers. We want to

‘Wit ourselves in the future." itid Duguid.

‘Joe Albert and siani-ti shipping -it at Preston, Laneaahlre, has a ‘Pier basin of so acres.

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Strange But True

By I‘. ll. MIcAs't.bIs.I

The banana is one of the our- loslttes of the vegetable world. It is not s tree, a palm. a bush. a vegetable nor a herb; it. is almp ly an herbaceous plant with the structure of a tree. and is peren- nial. The fruit contsins no seed and the plan or whatever you may choose to call it, propagates to self from shoots or roots. That curious and amusing creature known as the "spiny anteater" is -a native of Drink Island. It has a. mouth which it cannot open, but it has a. sort of tube through which the tongue is thrust. It lays eggs yet suckles its young, more amaz- ing still it closely resembles sev- eral animals and has some char- acteristics of a reptile.

The spiny ant-eater or echlnda is a marvel of nature and an in- taeresting object to naturalists and everyone else who sees or reads a- bout it. .

when taken by surprise this strange creature raolves itself into a ball. tucking its lengthy mouth between its forepaws, and packing its midget-sized tail close between the hind legs, presenting a curious object of menacing prlckles when attacked by an enemy.

The hermit crab fits itself into an empty shell, discarding as it gets growing pains its present home for I larger-sized-shell. As it grows to be quite large (as crabs go) it has to move every few months into more commodlous lodgings.

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Believe it or not, but living quer- ters are so congested on a coral reef that constant warfare goes on among the different species and blood curdllng cannibalism is rife Possibly you may doubt my suite- ment when I tell you that some denizens take in lodgers. But the fact remains. Having roomy quar- tcrs, they offer hospitality to homeless and unprotected strangers who are not equipped by nature to play any role in the fierce struggle for existence out- side. surely these humble creatures can teach mankind a lesson in hu- manitarianism.

Propertim varied and approach- ing the magical have been ascrib- ed to one of the commonest plants in this island. the dandelion. our pioneer parents msde from the blossoms a potent. wine which was Supposed to renew their strength Before being fermented, it was used by the fair sex as a beauti. tier. while the leaves were and still are eaten in the form of greens par excellence.

They also claimed for the apple and onion superlative qualities, The first was supposed to keep the doctor away. and the onion was eaten to induce slumber.

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And while we are on the subject of humans and fruiu and veg”. flblco. it might be interesting to note that early writers cited cases in which mentally unbalanced per. soils have been restored to reason by the exclusive use of cherries. Be that as it may, we do know that the papaw and the banana, in conjunction form an absolutely perfect diet. What the one lacks in nutritive value or aaslmllatlve qualities the other supplies. No other food, it is claimed, is eg. scntial to maintain a person in perfect health and vigor.

In the case of the papaw. it supplies milk. Juices that have a high medicinal value. The active principle of the juice, named "pa- pain" is capable of digesting 200 times it weight in fibrine, is used for numerous disorders and all- ments. '

And in countries where this s- maaing tree grows the natives ren- der tough meat tender merely by hanging an old hen or what have you, among the leaves. Wouldn't it be great if we could come by some papaw juice to change our frequently purchased leathery steaks into Juicy ones? i

The native women rub slices of papaw fruit over their bodies which is said to give the skin a remark ably youthful appearance.

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swine in pioneer days in this island had to be almost as hardy as their masters in order to aur- vive the long cold winters. A herd would choose its headquarters in

Pensions Chief Issue As Five Million

Australians Vole I

MELBOURNE. (Reuters) - lite million Australian voters today ‘- _ between Prime Minister Robert Menzies‘ coalition govern- ment and the Labor party led by Herbert Evatt.

Both sides ended their election campaigns with prediction of vic- to

ry.

Dr. ltvstt. speaking in Sydney. said his reports indicated there will be “a. swcep—s iand..sllde—to Labor."

Menzies, speaking in his own constituency of Kooyong. said pub- lic opinion poll predictions of a swing to Labor did not take into account the fact that six of seven uncontested seats in the election will go to his coalition.

Labor will need to gain nine seats clear in the 121-member low- er Houae to obtain a working maj- ority. It now has as against all for the coslition—51 Liberals and 17 Country party members.

Chief issue for the voting has been Evatt's offer to ease the lot of the aged by increasing their pensions. Menzies earlier tried to fight the election on the Petrov spy case and his administration's clean- up of communism. Since Evstt's challenge he has concentrated on his administration's record and has chided Labor for making prom- lses without saying where the money to fulfill them will oome from. 4

The opinion poll has shown that in the 114 contested constituencies, 48 per cent of the voters intended to vote Labor and 46 per cent for the ooalltlon.

The Labor puiy is so confident mu

that Deputy Leader Arthur Calwcll already has threatened a double dissolution if the Senate——for which there is no election today, and where Menzies has a. majority- blocks the social service proposals which Labor says they will pres- ent to the Lower house within one month. Senate elections are not due until 1956.

The most important of Labor's promises is to give every man at 65 and every woman at 60 an old age pension of £4 a week.

a sheltered spot in the forest. Then at the approach of dusk would march the members of the swine, in a. slow well measured walk each carrying s mouthful of dead leaves which was deposited on the outside of the bed until it reached a comfortable depth of 24 inches and 12 to 20 feet wide. In the center of this leaf bed mamma pig lay down to snooze with the rest of the family tak- ing their place around her. The smaller piglets, however. would of- ten be allowed to form a second. or top layer over their mothers. In the early morning after a cold windy night. additional leaves would have drifted over the hog home so that not a single porker could be seen. 0 0 O

From this brief account of the pioneer pigs’ winter home the reader will begin to realize that Mr. and Mrs. Porker and their numerous offspring, did not have too rosy a life in those days.

President Andrew Johnson's last request was, "Pillow my head on the constitution of my country and let the flag of the nation be my winding sheet."

In accordance with this strange request the president‘: remains were wrapped in a silk flag with 37 stars. and under his head was placed the much used copy of the Constitution he had owned for half a century. ‘

To arrive at the beginning of re- corded history we would check off approximately :50 generations. And before that there were some 22,600 generations of men who apparently left no written records about

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Dated at Charlottetown 11th day of May. 1954.

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llranium City Poor Place for land Speculalor

-WINNIPEG. (GP) — The land speculator finds pickings poor in Uranium City, Bark, where even the street signs point to the atomic age.

Except in “very exceptional cir- cumstances", no person can acquire more than two lots in the boom town, 150 miles from the Saskat- chewan - Northwest Territories boundary.

The Canadian Association of Geographers was told Friday that the regulation is designed to pre- vent land speculation within the townsite.

Further. all persons acquiring a lot must within 18 months put up a building worth at least 83.000.

Bus Strike in Oshawa. Ont.

‘ OSHAWA, 0nt., (CP)— Oehswa'a 45,000 citizens laid long-range plans for volunteer transportation Friday as both sides sat tight in a com- pany-unlon dispute that has brought the city bus system to a stand-

spokesmen for the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Rail- way and Motor Coach Employees union tAFL-TLC). whose 100 mem- bers walked off the Job early Fri- day. said no progreas has been made at settling their dispute with the Oshawa street railway over the inclusion of 18 union members in arbitration proceedings. They said they are awaiting a reply from Federal Labor Minister Gregg to a telegram they sent asking him to intervene.

Arbitration is being sought over union demand for fringe benefits.

Susk. Boy Hanged While At Play

MAIDSTONE, saslr., (C?) — Eleven-year-old Bruce Bamford was accidentally hanged Saturday

while playing in a. pasture near here. Police said Bamford jokingly

told his six-year-old friend, Murray I-‘laman. that he was going to hang himself. It was believed that the boy accidentally jumped or felt from a tree, knocking himself out sgainst the tree trunk.

Police said Murray ran for help but became panicky and got lost.

VETERANS CHOOSE OTTAWA

LONDON (CP)-—The World Vet- El'Ifll'FCd€l'BElOl1 announced Satur- day that its five-nation executive board will meet in Ottawa June 3-5. The federation, dubbed "the world parliament of veterans," has branches in 23 countries, including Canada. and claims almost 18,000,-

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flock of Brant Al North Bay Provide Puzzle

NORTH BAY. Ont. (CP)— A mysterious invasion by a flock of sea geese has wild-life expert; here puzzled.

A flock of American brant. es-

timated at about 400 birds. landed

on a farm near here recently, True sea geese, the American o: white-headed brant. are seldom

seen anywhere away from salt wat- er.

wintering in the bays and sounds of Virginia and North Carolina, they migrate north to breecilns grounds in the eastern arctic i.s- landa in March or April. Thu: these birds are a month late.

Most of the flock has now moved on but some are believed still on the farm.

Aquatic feeding. they eat algae sea grasses, mosses and leaves of arctic plants. They are not known to feed on land as these geese are doing, grazing on grass at the farm.

MYSTERY MIGRATION

Reasons for their late migration. their land feeding and their delay in leaving for the arctic are a mystery. The American bi-ant is about the size of a black duck, with black head, neck and chat and white breast, Average length is 22 1-2‘ inches. wlngapread of 43 inches and weight about three pounds thror ounces.

The distinguishing characteristic is a small white patch on each side of the neck.

Honor 100 Dead In Carrier Explosion

QUONSEI‘ POINT. R. 1., (AP)—— Some 2,500 navy personnel, rela- tives and friends Monday honored the 100 crew members of the cat rier Bennington who perished i an explosion and fire at sea last Wednesday. Captain William F. Rabom, oommander of the ill-fates" carrier, told the huge throng on the carriers flight deck that “the loss will be felt by each one of us."

The world's first mountainside cog railway opened at Mount Washington in New Hampshire in 1369.

Korea and in Europe.

The safety of Csnada—of our young people—of our way of life . . . the first duty of Canada's servicemen. In a sense, all'Cansda's Soldiers are inter- national policemen for their main task is to help to keep the peace.

The job of "keeping the peace”, of de- curing aggression, is a huge one. Geared for this operation, the Canadian Army has already made major contributions in

But, we must not relax our defenttsl There is still a vital need to keep our Army strong and able to art. This means that there is a continuing need for good

Britain Sending lop Soldier for Asian Problem Tallts Ai Washington Shortly

By Arthur Gavahoss

DONDON. (AP)—Brit.ain is send- ‘mg her top soldier to Washington early next month to discuss pos- sible tinited action against coni- munism in Southeast Asia, official sources reported Thursday.

Field Marshal Sir John Harding. chief of the Imperial General staff will join the chiefs of staff of the United States. France. Australia and New zealand in a planning parley being called to assess the immediate and future military sit- uation in the region.

British informants said the talks will not involve any immediate military commitments.

The date of the conference is still to be set, The United States wants it as early as possible. Britain is anxious to ensure the talks will not upset the delicate negotiations for an Indochina cease-fire now going on in Geneva.

WANTED SINGAPORE

Britain proposed originally _ that the discussions be held in Singa- pore where the five countries have a semi-permanent military Plan- ning agency. The United States preferred Washington as a meet- ing place and wanted to bring in such Asian countries as Thailand and the Philippines which have shown an interest in the melee! for a Southeast Asian treaty or- ganization.

The chief of the Imperial Ger.- r-ral staff has personally handled the major aspects of Britain's strategic policy in Southeast Asia and the west Pacific since he took office about a year ago.

The informants did not pro- ciseiy define the scope of the com- ’.ng Washingbon talks. They made it clear. however, the chiefs of staff will amass the military sit- uation in southeast Asia in the event of two main contingencies:

TWO CONSIDERATIONS

1. An lndo-China settlement. This will bring with it a need to secure any ccase—f'ire arrangements. Al- ready eaoh of the five countries. plus several other members of the United Nations. have agreed to join in an international guarantee of an Indo-China peace.

2. Breakdown of the Indo-Chlna- ,ese peace talks. This will pose the question of the five countries and their friends taking united action

to save all Indo-Chins from being overrun by the Red-led Vietminh.

The informants said the military leaders undoubtedly will explore the prospects of a NATO-style ii.- llarice, leaving the political and economic aspects to be dealt with by their governments.

Urges Effort To Tell Role Of life Insurance

MONTEBELL/O, Que. People should be told part life insurance plays in the social and economic life of the country, Prof. E. D. McPhee. dir- ector of the school of commerce. University of British columbia,said Thursday.

Addressing the annual meeting of the Canadian Life insurance Of- ficers Association, he said P0110? holders want to know how their small savings are channelled into funds for major industrial develop- ment, and urged a. long-term adult education program for this PUF- pose.

Canadians should know. he con- tinued, that it costs about 510,000 to give a man a job, that such funds oome ‘largely from Canadian. sources and that one-third of the‘ 35.000.000.000 of the life insurance business are in corporation bonds and stocks, a.nd one-sixth in mort- gages.

POWERFUL INSTITUTION

The life insurance industry, the second largest financial instliutioni in Canada, had become a social, institution of great power. 1301511-‘ tials and responsibilities.