.------I arion of AND INTER--ISLAND ADVERTISER. Onward/ Skye! Queen of the West!

November 1951. Price 6d. No. 10.

We do not, however, wish to gloat over the EDITORIAL. !lis of t~e past. This is our day, and it behoves everyone of us to rise as one to the opportunity Ere thls issue of " The Clarion " comes to th.e open to us to Jmpress upon the authorities in reader, the people of GTeat Britain wil-l have power the immedriate urgency of the stern reality decided by their votes who is to be the Govern­ of depopulation. At the same time, great expan­ ing P a-rty. Whatever party takes office, there will sion in light indus·try should follow the po•wer remain with us in Skye, if -not drastically atten­ now in course of being cir.cuited to each rural ded to,-yes, s-)r, if not seen to within the next village. Decentralisation must take place on a two years-DEPOPUL.A!TION, that gloomy ogre wide scale; vilLage hfe must be restoxed quickly of a century, whose tentacles, unsheathed, sweep and on a large scale. The schools must retaa n the rural provinces of this Is·land of its young the over twelves so that the young will not be men and . womanhood. Even if alone, "The encouraged to leave their hOiilles. Industry must Clarion of Skye " will from now on explore every be brought to them, not they to industry. The possible avenue by which this remorseless foe can Nabori's pride lies not in the streets of the mighty be brought to bay. Therefore, the Editor ,invites town but in the healthy ra-ce of the countryside. from inside and outside Skye expressed opinions of co nstructive means that will contribute towards Pessimists may say these suggestfons are fan­ brin g•ing the population up to at least 15,000 . tastic b\,lt there C•an not be a better investment than the preservation of the race of the Scottish At the last census, we did not have 10,000. North West, equally at home on the mountain There are some who argue that the Island can­ and sea, indispensa-ble to the defence of the great no t support more. Sheer nons~nse , it certainly country of which they are proud to be citizens­ can! Here are some annual figures which may Great Brita-i n! be news to so.me. The income f·rom. the Island's livestoc.k indus­ * * * try is estimated at £126,000, to which State subs-idies The " Clarion " wishes every success to the fol- a d ~ s~me £60,000--this is annually. Of the Is­ lowing former pupils of Portr.ee Secondary School, land 's 447 ,000 acres o£ agricultural land, 5600 are who have now entered Alberdeen University: -Mr tilled ; 17,000 acres ar e under rotation or perman­ Graham Macdonald of Edinbane (Medic·ine), Mr Ian ent grasses, and the rest, 424,000 acres, are rough Cam p bell of Portree (Planter's Course}, and also to graz,ings. Miss AH~ e Macleod of Rarasay, a former pupil of In 1924 there were 2256 crofts in Skye, of Inverness Academy. who has entered the Aberdeen which 2175 were rented at less than £8 per annum, Physical Tra ining College. the largest of these not carrying more than four cows and 50 sheep, with folLowers. There are 21 11 11 fal'ms of 100 acres or more. In the old days, The Stone of Destiny i·t is on record, 40,000 head of cattle used to be exported from S·kye each year. In 1755, the population · of Skye was 11,000 A CORRECTION and r.ose to 23,000 by 1840. In the years up to 'l'he Editor deeply regrets that the name of 1870, the evictions cleared people off the land. It Mr Seton Gordon, C.B.E., ap}Jea.red under this is remarka.ble to note that f•rom a couple driven article in No. 9 issue of "The Clarion." The from Suish.nish Strath to New Zealand in 1844, 11 a rticle was from the pen of the Editor, and Mr g ~ands o n s and 27 great grandsons took part in the Seton Gordon was in no way associated with F1rst and Second World Wars respectively. it. 2 THE CLARION OF SKYE

Letters to the Editor ren to another school than pay a teacher? Judg·ing by the Iitberal ouHay on conveyance of children in Skye to Central Schools, I doubt it! Besides CLOSING RURAL SCHOOLS. what guaraJJJtee have Island parents that this ma; Sir.-As a parent, I have given this problem not be repeated In other areas before long? It much anxious thought. From general conversa­ used to be the case, I think, that while there were tions and various press reports, I have noticed that a:t least three or four children attending a school it was kept open. Who knows but that soon ~ many adverse gwurps are pertur:bed about the ulti­ school with eight to ten pupils or more may be mate effect of this scheme, obviously blue-printed considered redundant and •itS pupils be Whisked for urban areas. Like so many new schemes. it off to .so me central mass-·productioil unit, as the may loo·k good on pa.per and in official files, but overall schoo1 population dec!Lnes and s.pace be­ comes available in class-rooms and buses. How it flops pHifully when applied to rural l'lfe. If many more small schools will close in Skye and the grumbling dissaJ1Jisfaction which is growing elsewhere in the County in the next ten years say? more insistent and widespread weekly can be brought to bear strongly in the proper quarters­ Y.ou can work it out for yourself. At the and you. Sir, have started the baJIJ rolling in Skye­ Education Se~tion of the British Assoc~ation held the whole creaking structure may show even ·wider in Edinrburgh in August, the Inver.ness-shire Dir­ crackls. and how many parents would mourn Its ector i.s reported to have paid tribute to the teach­ final ddssolution? I1 seems that children are en­ ers in small rural schools, saying that the sole couraged to leave school as soon as they reach the teacher is without doubt the heroine of the Educa­ age of fifteen-happy birthday !-instead orf wait­ tional world. What a pity that he should also ing for the next holidays as we had to do. It have to state that in the past 14 years up to would seem that the "planners " have grown tired August, 1951, fifty schools hav.e been closed in of their own " pet " and would like to shorten Inv-erness-shire alone because of depopulation. the days! Now another has been added as already men­ tioned, within two months. What has happen­ The Director of Education for Caithness is re­ ed to all the heroines whose influence had to ported in the Press as saying that at fourteen, be withdra·wn from so many areas. Must an pupils are frustrated because they cannot lea-ve average of nearly four schools )ler year be closed school. If purphls don't want to stay on you won't in our county? Does the Educationa-l master­ pian of centralisation help to stem the tide? get thern to learn, he adds. That is the view of On the contrary, we know only too well Jt a very responsible official who has to work the has already aggrav-ated the Hl. Two-teacher scheme, and it seems poor praise from official schools have to be reduced to one-teacher, and quarters for the benefits of centraUsation! It one-tea·c her schools eventually closed, as the suggests that the extra year is worse than wasted older children are removed. As you say, the and causes harm at a very impressiona-ble age, as children lose their interest in their own immediate the following statement will prove. Where d.oes 1ocal surroundlings, and compete directly against the evidence come from now? From a very re­ their " ain folk" in many communal activities. sponsi•ble conference M the Scottish Society for The small schools are but shadows of their past Adult Education held in Inverness recently. A •Selves aJpart altogether ..from depQpulat.ion, while County Council de'legate g.ave it as hls considered the Central Schools are often overcrowded. In opinion that the raising of the school leaving age many areas older children leave their home be­ has retarded the interests of further educatjon by fore 8 a.m .. and are not prQperly settled back at at least m:,o years. It is a tremendous job in the horne till 5.30 p.m., a period much longer than the North of Scotland, he says, inducing people to come average man's working day. Think of them shiver­ back for more education after they leave school. ing in VV1inter at open road-crossings in heavy rain What a pitiful reflection on the efforts being made and tearing winds in the early morning dark. to induce our young folk to stay in the glens and The Head of a certain well-known school, recently islands by offering them classes of such varied suggested in a broadcast that this scheme ·should appeal in Further Education? How can these be given a ten-year trial. That may seem a life­ classes prosper if the youngsters are sickened of time sentence to a child of twelve! Do you educ.ation before they can leave the day schoo•ls? not think the idea has already been sufficiently Last week the Director of Education for tested at too great a cost. with scant beneficial re­ sults. By all means let the children who wish, Inverness-sh~re announced that a seven-pup)! school and are fitted, go forward to a full Secondary in the Outer isles had closed down because where Education, but let the Qther girls learn their house­ t here was once a big school roll there are no more keeping fn their own village schools, and let the children in the district. Unfortunately this tale boys dig their own kailyards !-Yours, etc., of depopulation is a sad and oft recurring one throughout the Highlands. But why the dashing A DOUBTFUL PARENT. hurry to snuff out this little light in a sman com­ Isle of Skye, 18 / 10/51. munity, when, it w.as admitted that there would pe at least four pupils on the roll until 1953? Why Sir,-Can anyone give the correct Gaelic for not leave the school open for at least these two the words RETIRE and DIS~PPOINTMENT?- years of grace? Is iJt cheaper to convey the chdld- Yours, etc., J .M.A. THE CLARION OF SKYE 3 SCO'l"l'ISH COVENANT ASSOCIATION. The Unknown Beauties of Sir,.::_As a result o£ the conflicting and unfouncletl eports which have been circulated in the Constitu­ Skye r ~y 1 would request you to publish this state- en~ . ment on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Ere . we leave this beauty spot of the Island. Inverness-shire Covenant Association. our thoughts turn to its war riors of former days. 1.-The Scottish Covenant never has been and and we remem,ber what history tells us of its fam­ is not now associ a ted with any of the Poli Uc.al ous warri·ors. Was it not here that the family of Parties. Gillea n , still spoken of as " Tealach na Gillean " 2.-This Executive Committ ee unanimously en­ resided, from whom the Br-itish Army recruited four dorses the statement issued by the National generals and many other high r anking officers­ covenant Committee on 20th September, which la•id .. Macleods everyone." There aga in is mentioned down that the Association would not contest any Lt. General Sir John Macleod, C.B.. K .C.H .. who was [seats at th>is Election. born at Unish, Ardmore, 9th January, 1766, and 3.- There sha ll be no Covenant candidate put known in his native Isle as "Seochd Unuish," % fo rward in the Inverness-shire Constituency an ~ \ wa s his brother, Lt. General Charles Macleod, no candidate h as been authorised to claim the :;up­ K .C.B . of the Indian Army, and known as port of this Association. "Jearlaich Uniush," though they both were sons of 4.-The Scottish Covenant Association remai!lS the famous "Donald of Berner a," but their mother a non-Party body, claiming the allegiance of all, was a Macleod of Gresh>ornish. He.re also were irrespedive of party, creed or class. who desire a another branch of the clan who were great sold·iers, measure of Self-Government in all loyalty to the known a.s " Clann i·c Ulleam " which were of the Crown and within the framework of the United Gillean family, but the most ancient in the line. It may here be appr.opriate to relate a story Kingdom.-Yours. etc., D. H. McNEILL, Chairman. handed down to us in the trad>itional manner, link­ ing nomance with tragedy, and the present with the past:- "THE NICEST EXPERIENCE." Captain Norman MaCleod (Cyprus) (and brother of Major Alexander Macleod of Stein) married for Dear Members of the Red Cross and all Pati­ his first wife, Jessie, daughter of "Macleod oJ ents and Friends .~My one-a nd-a-half years stay in Ella nriach of Glenelg." Skye was the nicest experience I have ever had in About a year after his marriage, he and his my life. If it h a d not been for your help. wife accepted an invitation to visit their friends fri endliness and HighLand hospitality, I am sure at Talisker, and a boat was engaged to take them the Physi-otherapy Unit would never have flouri­ there. Along with Captain Macleod and his wife shed as it did. were his s-ister-in-la•w and Miss Macleod of "Ber­ ,, To all p atient s I would say, thank you for nera," who afterwards became the wife of helping me to help you-if it had not been for your " Seumas Og " of the Boisdale Macdonald family. co-operatio n a nd willingness to get better, I would On reaching the shore. Miss Macleod of Bernera ne ver have been able to help you so much. would on no account enter the boat. The event To the Red Cross members, thank you. for justified her fears. The boat struck on a sunken your ever willi n g help, especially during the initial ro.ck, split, and the occupants thrown into the and worst stages of organising the first clinic, and waters. Captain Macleod seized an oar and en­ our scrubbing " sessions." deavoured to get hold of Ms wife. Hav.ing suc­ I If everyone enjoyed my farewell ceilidh as ceeded, as he thought. he said: "Are you Jessie? ' much as I , then it must have been more than en­ and the lady answered : "Yes." They were for joyable. It was a wond erful evening that I shall three-quarters of an hour 'in the water; at length always remember, and m a ny t hanks again to the his sister-in-law (for it was she, and not his wife. Red Cross organisers. he was supporting without h>is knowing it. sa id: I am deli.g.hted at my uneXJpected goift, and " I am not Jessie; I am becoming exhausted; we the re was nothin g better you could have given me shall certainly be drowned ; let me go." This. than Pouchers " M agic of Skye." The contents however. he would not do, saying that it was now of the envelope will be tumed into a ticket for too la te to undo what had been done. Skye at the first av.ailable oppor tunity. In the meanBracadale. anything but what it is.-Anon. (T·o be continued). 4 THE CLARION OF SKYE

home or the farthei11llost parts of the World. LOCH SCAVAIG The main title should be more clear now-yet .a little more explanation is cal1ed for. Smoke Room Stories I have recalled these stories in many places. Have I caught your interest Mr Reader by my Some are the whole truth and nothing but the strange heading? Smoke Rooms and Scavaig do truth. Others may have been granted a mild de­ n ot seem to be in sympathy with each other-yet gree of poetic licence and perhaps a few, and iust a few, a little more than a mild degree. Muc.h they are. So let me try to prove it to you. 15 From mid-June till mid-SetPtember through this fact, some is historical, and other parts could claim the sub ti tie of travel. century, ay.e, and part of last, the annual announce- - I trust the following articles wjll give pleasure ment reads "Loch Scava.ig and Loch Coruisk, from to a wide field of readers. To the Home Gael, Fort William, Kyle of Lo~halsh and Mallaig, Cabin I say " Be lenient and forgive." To the Exiled Return Fare" (th•is part always in peavy tYJPe) and Gael, I know I shall br-ing happy memories of just so on the story goes. The years have not changed such another meeting place. To the Tourist, aye the announcement to any marked extent-'but some­ the Tourist, if your eye should fall on any article thing has changed-but what? No longer have we in any friendly Inn or house, be ye thllice warned the Gael, Mountaineer, Fusilier, Glencoe, Chava­ and act accordingly. lier, and 1Jhe loved Dunara Castle. No longer can My intentions are to give you a story each we speak of the new paddle-steamer Pioneer, or month and how long this continues depends on affix the title s/s to the Claymore or Clansman. you, Mr Editor, and also on you, Mr Reader. For No longer can we use the simple words " Steam my part, I shall endeavour to make you both Ship." To-day we have the M.V. Lochmor, happy. D.E.V. LochneV'is. But a.s yet our latest T .S.M.V. Loch Seaforth -ca•nnoC join the ScavaJg Select. The days of sailing have Clhanged too--some­ times on a Tuesday, a Wednesday, a Thursday or a What Great Men Have Said Saturday. But despite all this the final results are the same for the passenger--Duntulm Post Office house, whose tenant recently done things. Johnnie, who might have designed passed away, was aobout the first slated house on the " Queen Mary" if his health had al!lowed early that northerly point of the Island. It was built in promises to mature. And the humble scribe, 1_709 by a MacDona.Jd of Sleat, know as the "Mac­ lilstener and onlooker-myBelf. Donald the Fair-haired " or the "Morair Bhan," My companions, I think, could be ~ven the and was used many years •afterwards as a Parish Mis­ title and honour-and I use the words with fuil sion School, and centre for preachling the Gospel. meaning--of "Knights of the Smoke Room." Still within its walls ,is a roughly made wooden Sur.ely man never has had the pleasure of bettei' pulpit, which ,in those days served as desk and company. Story tellers there have been, are, and preacher's platform. By all appearance this pulpit will be, bu.t never will! these Knights be surpassed IWalS made when the house was built, and is a no, never. Their stories were fit for any gather­ most interesting reHc of other days and other peo· ing. Yet the beauty lay in the fact tha.t they pie. Sir Archi-bald S1nclair, on the maternal side, had a story for any circumstance or situation­ is descended from a daughter of the "Morair whether d·t be joy or sorrow, land or sea, near at Bhan."-Ed. THE CLARION OF SKYE 5

emphasis be on present scenery rather than on past Tourism and Skye glory? In the same way the efficiency demanded by the skye has, for those interested. some of the nineteen-fifties should come before the telling of finest climbing in the British Isle. Places oct' in­ tales from. the seventeen and eighteen-forties. Be terest and beauty abound to attract all other types sure that the path has been made smooth and of peOIPle less hardy than the mountaineer. This pleasant for the vi.sitor, before giving him your coupled with the romance, real and fabled, at­ version of the forty-five. Remember that too often tached to its name, should enable Skye for long told, the story of Charles Stuart and Flora Mac­ to welcome the tourist. It could be asked ffom Donald can breed resentment ,in a Southerner. what other quarter- does Slkye, as a whole, benefit Resentment that tarnishs glamour-the resentment as it does from tourism? Fishing is negligible, so felt by the wrong-doer towards the wronged .. .. also is weaving; crofting, except for the larger Those points and others also, should be consi­ holdings here and there, is carried on in a small dered well. Small poi.nts. perhaps those mention­ and uneconomical way. Work springing from the ed, but small po,i n ts which could mean th.e dif­ Hydro-Electric Scheme, from road and pier work, ference between a good and a bad iiiliPression, building and from various other sources, is, it is and the latter, if Skye .is to attra~t the tourist, to be feared, mainly of a teriJJporary nature. she must at all costs avoid. so that when we remember the area of Portree ONLOOKER. ta•ken up by its hote1s, and the numerous other inns scattered throughout the Island, an idea 11 11 can be gained of the ,immense va-lue of the tourist Lest They Forget. trade to the economy of Skye. Along with this 1t also must be remembered that every private ind.i­ vid ual who has spare accommodation, and who While we are thankful for small mercies, we feels so inclined, caters for the visitors. The must not lose sight of the fact that a great deal answer to the question posed, therefore. must surely still remains to be done to Skye roads. With an- -. be that tourism is indeed one of the first industries other Government in, pressure must continue to be made upon the Treasury to g.et this road busi­ of Skye. Any slackening off in the rush of holiday­ ness finished once and for all. Despite the economy makers must be deplored, not only by those most inevitable, Skye road ·Policy must undergo a rapid immediately concerned, but by the whole popula­ change of procedure. H ,is not economy to patch tion. Let H be said now that the writer possesses a bit up here and there; it is, however, sound no inside information. He has culled no statistics policy to do what ,is to be done, to last. There from hotel or boarding-house keepers. His only is more in good roads than meets the eye. Roads ,, guides are public opinion and his own impression have at all times been among the most influenti~l of the tourist trade for the current year. And these agenci-es of society; they are literally the pathways indicate that in 195.1 there has been a very ap­ not only of industry, but of so'Cial and national .in- preciable falling off in the flow of holiday-makers tercourse. Wherever a line of communication be- to Skye. tween men is formed, ,it renders commerce pract~­ Such a statement will, no doubt, evoke much cable; and, wherever commerce penetrates, it wrathful protest. But why should it? If the creates a civilisation and leaves a h istory. Roads season has been up to eXlpectations, and, if for pJa.ce the city and the town in connection with .\ Jeasons not immediately apparent, the tourist has the village and the farm, opens up markets for kept very much under cover, no great harm is done. produce and provide outlets for other natural re­ On the other hand, if there has been a slackening sources. They also facilitate travelling and jnter­ off-and all the signs point to this:-nothing i,s to be •c-ourse, break down local jealousies. and in all gained by hiding the fact. On the contrairy, it ways tend to bind together society and bring out should be brought to light. And the people con- fully that healthy 51Pirit of industry, which is the 'cerned should be urged to double and redouble life a nd soul of an Island, as well as of a nation. their efforts at making Skye a better, more attrac­ When every new colony is fol'med, roads are tive place for the holiday -maker. first thought of ; then commerce, ,institutions. Much could be done, for instance, about the schools. churches a nd newspapers; it is so to spealc Kyle Ferry bottleneck-a source of ,intolerable opened-up, and until these are made there can be annoyance during the summer. Nothing could no prosperity. It is a far cry from the time more exasperate the visitor bound for a country the great road-maker Telford, was called in to give hotel, than a wait of 15 to 20 m,inutes in the bus, advise on the roa d built from Sconser to Stein ;- while the driver sea.rches for local passengers Waternish: Drynoch Bridge being his design, ana snatching a last drink. costing £2,000 to build even then. One wonden Mention also may be made of a third point­ if they were better then than now. " County Councillo-rs take heed, or out you go.'' it perhaps the most important; in all probability the most controversial. That is that romance, real and ,. fabled, attached to the name of Skye; preserve this A doctor attended an old lady who had caught e, by all means, and let it be known to the· tourist. a severe cold. "Did your teeth chatter when you ir But let it be known quietly rather than with much trumpeting and beating of drums. Should not in­ felt the chill coming over you?" asked the doctor. fol'mation about existing beauty spots have pre­ " I don't know-they were lying on the table," was Cedence over tales of the clans? Should not the the pleasant reply. 6 THE CLARION OF SKYE This Most Beautiful Island The Lochness Monster at of Ours. Isle of Soay?

'' The Clarion of Skye's '' Quarterly I have recei-ved the following report from Mr Ronald MacDonald, Island of Soay:- Appeal to the Young Men and Although the e:>eperience was relative to last Women of Skye. winter, we are sure it must be of great interest to many around our Island, and also far be­ (III.) yond. One wonders who - will be the first to Our ancestors hav·e lo·ved the past. Stroke by have a similar adventure this winter? These stroke they have built up for us the freedom <.f two hardy sons of the sea, Mr MacDonald and Nfe, and we now enjoy all the time hear­ Mr MacRae were on their morning round of lobster creels, whi.ch were set along the waters , f ing the still small voi.ce, , the guide of our fore­ Rhu Dunan, Lochbrittle, at the South-West end of fathers, whose handiwork js evident everywhe·re. S•kye. Some older than you. the youth of Skye. may Suddenly, the top of the water was broken have heard of " Self Help" before and remem­ some 50 yards away by a Whale-like fish, which bered as the title of a book by Samuel Smiles. was white ,in colour. It was about 20 feet in Poor old Sam is out of date no.w, for he preached length and had no dorsal fin. From Mr Mac­ of individual effort and entel'prise and told stories donald's exact descri•ption the British Museum were of men who by sheer hard work and perseverence able to furnish the following particulars:- made their way in the world. We used to be­ "There is no doubt from the astonishingly lieve in that sort of things forty years ago! correct descripbion supplied by Mr MacDonald, he And we are still reluctant to believe that witnessed something very rare in the Brit,ish Isles. human nature has changed that much in less He did see a White Whale, or Beluga (Delphinap­ than half a century. We believe the breed ,is terus Leucas) and there are less than a dozen re­ still good-but that it j5 ha•rder than ever to "get cords of its visiting the British Isles during the on " to-day because life is so much easier. last 160 years." For the interest of our readers we add the fol­ Sounds crazy, doesn't it, but you don't train lowing facts: -Length generally about 15 ft. Col­ athletes by snugg.ling them up in feather beds. our: Adults, wh.ite or cream-coloured; Young: The. utmost any man or woonan can do is to Greyish brown becoming white when four or five develop whatever talents may have been born years old. Form:-Head without beak; no dorsal in him or her, and remember that success is fin. Teeth: 8-10 on a round head. not always to be measured by the amount of their income! We talk about lack of incentives to-day be­ cause income tax ·is goodness knows what in the Instinct in the Animal £, instead of the old 4d, and think of happiness as a sunny Paradise where everyone loafs around Kingdom. in swim suits and the shadow of the Exchequer is never seen. A fisherman's wife in Ha~losh gave her Skye Away w.ith all this nonsense. Let's read Sam­ Terrier a meal of fishf Agriculture, and one is apt to come to the con­ any kind. One thing he let a human know the sagacious element in his little brain-and the clusion that the Commission has sta.r.ted at the wrong end of the stick. Are the officials eternal· law o£ self-prese•rvation. Crofters? Is it the Department of Agriculture or the Crofters they are out to satisfy? It must be a poor opinion they have of the Crofters' in­ Hotel Clerk: "Did you take a bath?" telligence. Climber: "No, is one missing?" THE CLARION OF SKYE 7 Tourist Season Skye Housing

In response to "The Clarion's " invitation to The housing chairman for Inverness-shire told call at this office with their impressions of Skye, the County Councillors recently that two recent tenders for Skye were more than £3,000 a house, we are glad to say that many hundreds of visitors exclusive of site preparation. In some South of gave some very interesting opinions. Scotland counties the costs were as low as £1,100. Among them were people from America, South If the Department of Health is being pressed Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, TasmanJa, to economise by the Government, why will that India. France, Egypt, Denmark and many Swiss. same body not give the reason for the cost of Among many statements, here is a selection:­ material to these rural parts of Scotland? The A Tasman•ian remarked that Skye appeared to first cuts for economy must start where the ex­ h•im as an Island greatly suited for the development trava gance began-in these over-staffed Depart­ of graziers or hill cattle farmers. To bring it to ments, whose accepted playground ~ s the Highlands a high standard, it would have to be provided with and Islands of Scotland. Skye must get its houses belts of forest, and air fertiLising, meaning that whether they cost £3,000 or £1,000-H owes Bri­ our hill lands could be fertilised by nitrates dis­ tain a place among the rest of Scotland.-" On­ persed by aeroplane. ward Skye, Queen of the West." An America n expressed the charm of coming The reluctance of the Inverness County Public to a place where life was slow, as a background Hea lt h Authorities to embark upon a scheme to to a fast world such as they had, remarking, how­ turn Torvaig House, Skye. into an Eventide Home. ever, that the food situation in Scotland was what !is surely not to be ta ken seriously. they would cons ider desperate. To say that " old folk would be unwilling to An Englishman was so enthusiastic about thJs leave 'their ain firesides," d.oes not fi t in with m any Island that he was willing to come up here on of the cir.cumstances that exist right now. What half the · pay he earned in England, and restde about those who do not have their " ain firesides " ; among us as a permanent visitor , and said we wha t a bout the many old couples who, in their did not realise how well off we were. youth, were compelleC! to leave their n ative glens South Africans were the most critical, thinking when times were not so good. There are many of this Island in terms of rain, bad roads, and of this tJ'lpe whose only wish is that their declining " how do you live here" kind of attitude, and if years would be spent at the side of the hills they they happen t o possess a new car, which they in­ love. Torvaig House is ideal to serve the Sout n variably did, they were "Road Hogs." Good-bye of S>kye, while the North and West must have one South Africans. Skyemen put the MacKinnon Road of its own. It is noticed that the fi r st obstacle on your marp; good and sj:Jeedy journey to your towards acceptance of the idea came from the South Africa . County Architect, who sa•id the transformation would cost £6000. This sum is less than £1 oer Canadians wer e greatly .impressed with the head od' the population of Skye. There is a general Coolin Hills, Dunvegan Castle, Skye oatcakes, Skye feeling that the arppeal for funds is not strong fresh butter, and the beauty of the Island child­ enough. Do not t arry-go ahead. ren. The latter were actually commented on be­ fore, by our present King and Queen, who as Duke and Duchess of York, visited Skye in 1934. iq33 Other comments were : That one could buy Agricultural Progress quality clothes in Portree cheaper than in any town over the Kyle; that Skye bread, by the only on the Island p!'ivately-qwned bakery, was superb, while it was fresh; that bus serv>ices by both companies were We in the 20th century pride ourselves in manned by careful and courteous drivers, but that the advance made in agriculbural pursuits in this these services were badly advertised jn the South; Island. The many officials and technicians em­ that the majority of vi.sitors would rather live m ployed to .instruct the Skyeman in husbandry, good country houses, where home-produce was combined with the application of countless speaies available, and particularly where home-baking was of fertilizers, does not appear to bring the land good; that what they came here for was for a to anything like what it was on Skye farms early rest, a good bed, plenty plain solid food, and con­ in the 19th century. veniently see the beauties of Skye, ProX'imity to It js on record that it was a co.mmon sight to main roads and bus routes was favoured. Com­ see, for instance, on a Spring day, as many .ts plaints were voiced in relation to the lack of eleven boats coming for oat seed to the farm of proper advertising methods by modern crofters Ebost j.n Bracadale, from other par ts of the Is­ Who had very comfortable rooms to let, and where land. pn Esay Island, off WaternJish, for the food was in abundance and, of course, modern period of 12 years. it was oecupied by ten fami­ sanitation in their hom.es-Crofters take note! lies. larger than the average family to-day. and Complaints were made by cyclists that Skye Hotels so sufficiently did the la nd support them t hat dur­ did not seem to bother wlth them. ing their stay there only one peck was bough t ln. The above impressions culled from the regul1r In these days, the fertil

As the first of a series entitled "Our Village," OUR VILLAGES. the Editor will be pleased to have similar records of progress from other villages in Skye for publica­ tion in " The Clarion," which is ra·piuly increas­ No. 1-Struan, Bracadale ing ~n sales and circuit, even to the ends of the It is very heartening to note that at least 'n earth! Thank you, " People of Skye!" some districts of Skye, progress appears to have gripped the minds of the inhabitants more than others. Without any bias or natural tendency, I Local Weather for September, will take the v·illage of Struan, Bracadale, as. an example. 1951 Si·nce the beginning of this year, the following improvements are to be noted:- Tota l rainfall was 5.08 inches, the heaviest fall Where previously there were only two telephones being .79 ins. on the 14th. There were eleven com­ on the local exchange, there are no·w ten, with pletely dry days which greatly helped harvesting. more pending. Two telephone kiosks haye been By comparison, September 1950, with nearly 11~ ins. placeu at suitable points, A new Post Office has of rain here, and not one dry day, was the wettest been built; the School has been beautifully re­ September throughout the country since 1875. novated inside ; two well-·stocked general stores High est shade temperature at noon was 63 de­ have been esta-blished. There is also the best-kept grees on 4th, 5th and 9th. The Minimum reading cattle sales' yards and auction rostrum established for the period was 37 degrees, on the night of the in the village, and it is hoped that ere long country 16th. The highest temperature (in the sun) was houses wUl be built on the magnificently situated 97 degrees on Saturday, 8th. This month was the feu ground available within its dOIIIlains. mildest September for over eight years. In response to a petition to the Skye District Council, three mj]es of new road (main) has been A brief thunderstorm with hailstones and ~ in. constructed in and around the village, making it of rain in half an hour crossed this district in a very pleasant for pedestz:ians and motorists alike. North-Easterly direction on Friday, 14th, between 3.40 and 3.50 p .m. B.S.T. Oddly enough, there was Many homes in the area have installed Rae­ a similar thunders·tOii'IIll on exactly the same date burn, Stirling and Aga cookers. Several new ultra­ last year. modern steadings have been built; several homes have been provided with sculleries bathrooms, etc .. Aurora was observed on six occasions during awaiting water supply, whHe some homes have al­ August and September, including a great display ready been wired for electric light. (Class !.) on Tuesday, 25th. A new Cemetery is in process of being laicl NOTE.-Weather and Wind Changes-The direc­ out on most modern lines in one of the most beau­ tion of areas of high pressure (anticyclones) and tiful sites imaginea·ble. It will ]ge known as low pressure (depressions) may roughly be found " Clagh Rap," as the ground was discovered by the by the following " rule." On facing the wind, low retired postmaster, Mr Robert Falconer. pressure (bad weather) is on the right-hand side. In the local school, the headmaster has estab­ while higher pressure (better weather) lies gener­ lished a piping class with several other crafts a lly on the left-hand side. For instance. a strong to help put in the long winter nights, as well as wind veering from · S.E. to S.W. or W. suggests a teaching the pupils useful crafts. An occasional depression moving past the Hebrides on the outer, social evening helps brighten village life. or Atlantic side. Again, a strong wind backing from S.E. to N . say. may accompany a similar de­ On the agricultural side, every competitor ·who pression moving Eastwards on the mainland side, attended the Dunvegan Show in August came back while pressure remains high to the North West or with prizes. The first consignment of cattle ever West. to go direct to Ayshiore from Skye went from D. A. MACLEAN. Struan in August by motor truck, at a very high Struan Schoolhouse, 3/10/51. price. Within a radius of five miles, there are nine tractors and ten privately-owned motor cars.

There is a very modern hotel, four large, well­ There was .great excitement ifi the seaside vil­ equip.ped boaroing houses ("farm" type) and it lage of Saltbur n. Inverg·ordon, when Mr Robert is planned to run a motor ferry from Portnalong Watson landed a large skate which he speared pier to Struan Pier for the convenience of walk­ from his small dingy outside Balintraid P ier. At ing and cycling tolllrists next year. This service one time. the skate was towing t he small dinghy would shorten the distance from Glenbrittle Hostel like a speed boat. After a struggle of three hams, to Har:bost by nearly ten miles, with a lovely sail the &kate was land~d and founu to weigh 4i cwts .. across Loch Bracadale thrown in. was 7 ;ft. 6 ins. long and 6 ft. broad. An old Thi·s village is situated on a plateau command­ fisherman stated thlis was the largest ever landed ing the best view in the Island of the Coolin Hills. in that area a nd is now known as the Saltburn A guide to the beauty spots of Struan and " Monster." -" The Clarion " will be glad to hear Bracadale, for the convenience of visiting tourists. of fish records in the West Co,ast. but it is question­ is now in course of production. .able if this one can be beaten. THE CLARION OF SKYE 9 Notes From Edinburgh The Auchenclachan

By the time these notes appear in print the Gathering Mod will have been J.ong over, though by no means The Au.chenclach.an Gathe·ring was held •in town forgotten. It was an outstandinl( Mod, all have last night, And to every one who wi.tnessed it, H was sure agreed. and not only because it took place in our a stirring sight; city. as we Edinburgh people would like to think. The Chairman made a splendid speech, it took two hours and more, Readers of " The Clarion " will have no doubt By the time he had finished it the crowd began seen the results of the various events in the daily to snore. " NOIW we must have petter roads " he said, and press, and those of them who are not overseas warming to the theme, will pro,bably have heard some of the concerts on " The cart wheels being proken on the boulders I ha·ve seen, the radio. And the ferry to the mainland is chust a pure For Edinburgh it was a we~come second Festi­ disgrace, My! its time the Auchenc.lachan lads were putting val. and it enjoyed better weather than the earlier forth their case." International Festival. The imagination of the city When the Chairman's speech was finished, a was stirred by the enthusiastic reports in the papers, singer gave a song, and there were even letters in some of them sug­ Which sent the pangs of exile through the breas.ts gesting that in future. the Mod should be amalga­ od' that vast thvong; mated with the International Festival, so that more For it told of roll'ing peat carts. and the parting foreign visitors would have an opportunity of see­ kiss or sweethearts, And all the twenty verses had a sad ochonerie! ing and hearing the events. We have no doubt it would provide a striking contribution and would Then the nat ives raised their glasses to that stern and rt!lgged coast, prove a tremendous attraction, but the idea does not With many a "Slainte Mhaith" their dear island seem to have been taken up. However, quite a did they toast; number of tourists still remained in Edinburgh, and Ancl they quickly shuffled off their gloom and there were certainly some Dominions visitors at laid aside their care, some of the ceilidhs. For they'd see their lonely shielings when it came to "Glasgow Fa\r." J.McL. Even the mere passers-by could not fail to ,, notice that there was a Mod on, especially .in the vicinity of Princes Street ancl George Street. Kilts were seen around the streets more frequently than THE AGENTS usual. and although the kilt is admittedly a dress FROM WHOM for men theStaffin. entrance. This scene ex~mplified one of the best M. Macleod, Post Office, Cul,macnoc, Portree. sides of the Mod: the opportunities it gives for the M. Matheson, Merchant, Lincro, Kilmuir. exchange of points of view of people who normally c. Ross, Post Office Buildings, Uig, Portree. live remote from each other. MacFarlane Bros., The Stores, Edinbane. Remote 'indeed were some of the homes of th!: J. Beaton, Merchant, Hallin Post Office. competitors. Some of the choirs came part of the Anna Mac~ean, Merchant, Dunvegan. way by air, and their younger members had never Co-operative Stores, Glendale, Skye. seen the mainland before. We hoped they were Colin Campbell & Son, Kensalorag, Dunvegan. favourably impressed with their first city, and felt glad that it was our fine capital. (We hope any J. Maclennan, Corbost Stores, Corbost, Talisker. Glasgow readers will forgive this rather conceited Hector Macdonald, Tarksavaig, s•eat, Skye. attitude on our part!) Other choirs were only Maclennan's Stores, Broadford, Skye. able to attend the Mod once in every three years. Calum Macleod, Central Stores, Portnalong. because of the total cost of their journey. Others Cameron, Pier Stores, Kyleakin, Skye. again were helped by contributions from their en­ Mallaig Railway Bookstall, Mallaig. tire village, itself a small community. Glasgow or direct from " Clarion " Office, Struan, There is one thing certain, and that i.s that Skye. Edinburgh loves to welcome the Mod and has the Will Postal Subscribers please check up on keep­ greatest admiration for the enthusiasm of the com­ ing advance payments in order, ensuring delivery. petitors, winner and loser alike.-A.B.J.D. If you don't get tbe " qarion of Skye," order now. 10 THE CLARION OF SKYE

He is survived by his wife and two sisters, his OBITUARIES other brother being lost in the First World War. To them that survive him is extended the svm­ i'llR DONALD MACPHERSON, DUNTULl\1 pathy of many. POS1' OFFICE . . And so passed, of noble bearine and exemplary A much loved and respected Skyeman passed character, our friend, away on the 3rd of September in the person of Mr DONALD MACPHERSON OF DUNTULM. Donald Macpherson. Duntulm Post Office. Mr Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Macpherson was the last surviving son of the late Heaven did a recompense as largely send; Mr and Mrs Angus Macpherson. of beautiful Glen­ He gave to sorrow, an he had-a tear, , conan. Ui.g, Skye. He gained from heaven, 'twas all he wished-a friend. He removed to Duntulm 32 years a,go, where Mrs No far-ther seeks his merits to disclose, Macpherson conducted the duties of Sub-post­ Or draw his frailties from their dread abode; There they alike i.n tremblin.g hope repose mistress and Registration Officer, and was ably The bosom of his Father and his God. helped by her husband, who possessed sound de­ cision in all matters relating to these offices. He i\IR JOHNATHAN MACQUEEN. was a most lovable character and not one that We record the death of Mr Johnathan Mac­ hurried to keep pace wi.th modern life; rather did queen with a feeling that one of the "Men of he make one feel, while in conversation with him. Skye" had passed away. At the early age of 20 that here at least was a ty;pe of man getting now . years he left his native Duntulm to join the Glas­ very rare in the Island-even-tempered, weighing gow PoUce Force, in which he rose to be an Inspec­ secular things with those of immortality, which last tor, and retired after 30 years' exemplary service. he valued most of his litfe as a professing Christian. Being of exceptionally powerful .physique he was He was an elder in the Esta•blished Church· in Kil­ an outstanding athlete in all the heavy events and maluag, an office which he held with deep respect possessed many coveted trophies which he gained from members and ,incumbent alike. His late minis­ on the field. A great lover of his native Island, its ter said of him, " I shall always remember Mr Mac­ people and history, Mr Macqueen delighted in re­ calling the traditions of the p_ast. The years of re­ person with gratitude for his help and wise guidance tirement he spent in Waternish were not idle ones during the years l was in Skye. He was often a as he was a keen agriculturist, and many were the tower of strength and always a friend. He loved e}((periments he tried out. He also served as the cause of Christ and served it well. He will a member on the Skye Agricultural Committee of be greatly missed, especially in the Kilmaluag the war years. A very likeable man, he will be Church, where he so faithful!y and long led the greatly missed by his neighbours, with whom he praise, engaging in prayer and many things." always remained at peace, as also he wil~ be by the many others in the Island with whom he came Another has said of h,im: " The memory of in contact. All things earthly, even man himself. his kind nature and his sincerity and charm will must submit to time's invincible sway, and our live on." friend is no more, leaving his widow and a grown From a young man in business in Japan come~ up family to mourn his loss. the following tribute: "I can remember him 20 The glories of our blood and state, years ago when I was very small, when we lived at Are shadows·, not substantial things­ Duntulm. I .remember him fishing off the rocks in There is no armour against fate, his own special place every time. Every time I Death lays his icy hand on kings. came home from school. university and the army, And in the dust he equal ma_de I used to have many talks with him, and Duntulm With the poor crooked scythe and spade. will not be the same place without him."

By nei.ghbours and callers at Duntulm Post The editor of a small town news.paper prided Office he was equally popular. This was evident himself on the a•ccuracy of h•is staff. One day the by ti:Je lat'ge number of people who gathered tn 'phone rang and on the other end of the line was his funeral. The service at the house was opened an irate man. "I've caught your pa1per in a mis­ in prayer by Mr John Ross. the 87-year-old fo'ree take," he shouted; "you have printed that I'm Church Missionary, with much acceptance, and the dead." "Hmmm," mused the editor. Then he asked other part being conducted by Revs. Messrs Mackay, hopefully, " Where are you calling from l'lO·W?" Kilmaluig; Mackinnon, Stenscroll. and Maclean, * * * Applegarth, Lockerbie, after which all that was In the bus a woman passenger discussed with mortal of Donald Macpherson was conveyed to uig. her co•rrupanion the family fortunes. " Aye," she where nearly as many again met them at the grave­ said, "my husband's daeing fine-he's workdng doon yard. and where Rev. A. E. Mackinnon of Kensaleyr. the· pit noo. I've a lot to be thankfu' for. It's prayed at the grave as this gentleman of nature's killin' him by inches. lie says; but thank goodness dust mingled with that of his fathers. its permanent." THE CLARION OF SKYE 11 GAELIC CORNER IF: An T-Samhuinn, 1951. GLIOCAS AR SEANAR. You have anything FOR SALE, some- (a) Nuair a bhios a' ghasth air chall iarr a deas i. body may want it. Try an advertise­ (b) Is jonann aithreachas criche 's cur an t-sil mu ment m "THE CLARION OF Fheill-Marta.in. (c) Mi·OS roimh g.ach raidh' tha choltas. SKYE." (d ) Cha bhruich ugh ac.h oinnseach. (e) Ruigidh each mall muileann. TOIMHSEACHAN. You require anything, advertise for it in Tha brathair aig brathair-m' athar, 's cha brathair­ athar dh.omhs' e. " THE CLARION," a sure medium D.G. of reaching right into the homes of 'l'HA AN SAOGHAL A FAS NAS LUGHA the Islanders. GACH WATHA Ma sma oinbcheas sinn tacan air na briathran 50 ann an seadh litireil an toiseach tuigidh sinn gu'n do chrup an talamh gu mor, mar a rinn " You have Accommodation available for chompana ich anns an rian-greine, an coimeas ri a mhenclachd 'nuair a bha an cruthachadh og. VISITORS, an advertisement 111 Bha an teannachadh so a sjor dhol air aghart mean " THE CLARION " will get you m air mhean gus an d ' thainig. ~lige chruaidh thana air uac.hdar; ach cha do ~ir an lughdachadh . touch with the right people. eadhoin an uair sin. Tha critheanan-talmhainn agus beauntan-teine a cumail nar cui•mhne nach do shocraich na bunaitean buileach fhathast. ,, Ach is ann gu h-araidh ann an sealladh na You have lost trace of relatives or friends, ' h-inntinn as motha a chi sinn brigh nam facal " tha fo ar comhair an ceart uair. Bho sheann bha try an advertisement m " THE fellsanaich de'n bheachd gu'm b 'e an talamh cridhe na cruinl').e, gu'm b'e cioch na cindhle, mar gu'm CLARION "-its circulation extends b'eadh. Bha iad a lan-chreidsinn gu robh na far outwith the Islands. reultan agus a ghrian fein a cur Ian-chuairt air an talamh gach lat ha, agus gu robh an talamh air an ro~ iad a comhnuidh na bu mhotha a.gus na bu neo-gh!uasadaiche na nj sam bidh sa chruinne­ che. Cha b' urra1nn dhai•bh a ghabhail a steach gu robh cuispear sam bidh anns na speuran ni na bu tomadaiche na chithde .lei~ an t-suil luim. Dhaibhsan bha an ta!aJIDh ~r1 da rireadh, agus gach ni eile fo'n ghrein beag agus suarach an THE CLARION " is out to help coi~ meas ris. you. Please help " THE CLARION " An dingh, gu ta. tha a chuibhle air tionndadh by patronising its advertisers and using its le !ill) char. An uair a choimeasar an talamh ris a .ghrein agus ris ria riounagan mora a tha suilean columns whenever you have an advertise­ furachail, fad-sheallach nan apeuradairean a tomhas, chi sinne e mar smuirnean luaithre ann ment. an gath soilleir .greine. Mar is fhaide a thatar a ruighinn a mach tre fhasai·chean tim is asdair, agus mar is a nabarraiche a tha mendachd a chruthachaidh a drughadh oirnn, is ann ,is aonaranaiche agus is leilbidiche a tha an saoghal ga nochadh fein. Mar a tha breithneachadh mhic an duine a dol am farsuinneachd gus an leum i le All enquiries to the Editor :- .clisgE!adh ,bho thaolbh gu taobh de'n speur, !e tuairmse mhath air .gu de tha sin a ciallachadh, tha an sao.ghal a seachadh sa sio1adh cha mhor gu A. W. · NICOLSON, "The Clarion of reoni. Tha a n t -sreang thomhais air fils cho facta a nis. agus gun toiJreadh eadhoin an dealanach Skye," Struan House, Struan, Skye. miltean biiadhna air ruith orra. (Ra Leanntuinn). Telephone : -Struan 3. 12 THE CLARION OF SKYE

'tt ...... ~..-.·~·~·~· ...... ~~· ...... ~..-. •• -...... ~ ...... ~··---·-· ...... ·-·...... ~ l l I I 1 1 l ~oo~~~m l I ANNOUNCE AN IMPROVE .D I I 'SUPERPOISE' RANGE I I (2-10 TONS) I l with an entirely new o.h.v. engine l l l l l I' I l I l l l l l l

Il Il I I ~ Full details from ~ I RQNA~o~erD~~~LEAN, I l The Garage DUNVEGAN, l I ISLE . OF SKYE. I l 'Pi-IONE: 218. 'PHONE: 218. l ·l l ~·--~~~-•• ._...... -...... _ ...... Lfr THE CLARION OF SKYE 13 JOHN ANDERSON, JAMES MILLS, LTD., Merchant and Fish Monger, Dyers and Cleaners, Royal Hotel Buildings, PORTREE. RUTH ERG LEN. 'Phone: .Portree 53. youR SUIT, DRESS and COATS COST MONEY! Make them last longer by Cleaninr. Dyeinr LARGE Range of Merchandise, including Fishery and Pressing. Send us your parcel through our Trade, Ironmongery, etc. A Agent in Skye-NICOLSON, BRACADALE STORES, Fresh Fish and Vegetables in regular supply. STRUAN. Van Delivery Country District~ . Service is our motto. SPECIAL NOTICE TO GLASGOW DONALD MACKINNON, SKYEMEN and Others Interested, Wentworth Street, PORTREE.

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ONUMENTS erected any Cemetery in Skye. HIGH STREET GLASGOW. Experienced Sculptor always available to clean M (Near GLASGOW CROSS). existing stones, and add new letters. Beautiful designs, at Keenest Prices. Apply- Adverts .. Birth, Marriages and Deaths also taken there for insertion. JAMES PORTEOUS, "The Publisher." THE RECTORY PORTREE. 'Phone: Portree 21. Intending Visitors coming to Skye would do well to note that " The Clarion of Skye " Is the best medium to advertise for Holiday Accommodation, as it reaches nearly every home in the Island. Winter Accommodation in Country ·Homes will Fish is MY Line be available also. Write to " The Clarion " Office.

LAC HIE MACRAE, KENNETH MORRISON Fish Merchant, Fish Curer and Fishmonger, (1\:lr 1\:lacDowell, Prop.) PORTREE. Wholesale Warehousemen, 27 NELSON STREET GREENOCK.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Van Deliveries made throughout the Island. TATIONERY. Harberdashery, Fishing Tackle, Now is the time to think of your winter stock of S Patent Medicines, Paints, Distempers, Pipes. SALT HERRINGS. and many other Jines . . Best quality Lochfyne and Yarmouth October The Proprietor calls personally on Shopkeepers and November cure will be stocked. irl Skye, and along the West Coast Quarterly. If he does not call at your shop, drop him a Postcard Prices on Application. for next journey. Daily supplies of FRESH FISH, SMOKED FISH and Thanking Present Customers for continued KIPPERS avaUable, Support. 14 THE CLARION OF SKYE

NVISIBLE MENDING IN SKYE.-The speedy FOR SALE, WANTED, TO LET. I mender invisibly repairs Silk Stockings, Shirts Suits, Costumes, etc. T ry this new method of re~ FOR SALE. Pull out Table; mahogany, in good pairing. P r ice 2/-. Apply, No. 72 "Clarion" order. offers.-Appy Box No. K1, Clarion Office. Skye. Office. ARGE Draught Screen required, if'frame is good. OR SALE. Piano. upright, m ahogany; excellent L P articulars to No. 6, " Clarion " Office, Skye. F condition; what offers. Apply, No. B1. " Clarion " Office, Skye. ORRIS, 14.9, 1934, in first-class condition, pri­ OR SALE, 12 volt Battery, Exide; only run a few' M vately owned; upholstery perfect, tyres new F hundred miles; as new; £6 or nearest. 'Apply, Apply. Garage, Struan, Skye. · No. 2, " Clarion " Office, Skye. ECHANIC-FITTER, experienced in Diesel, OR SALE, Valor 3-burner Stove, with Oven to M Petrol and Paraffin engines, and quarry and F cover one burner, two years old in good order. excavating machinery, required for maintenance of -MacPherson. Rockbank, Holmisdale, Glendale. County Council plant in Skye. Apply, Divisional Surveyor, Portree. ED-SITTING Room To Let, permanently; bun­ ------B galow; Dunvegan district; suit aged couple; ICE Dog Cart and Harness. good condition. convenient. Apply, Box 9. Clarion Office, Struan. N -Apply Donald Ferguson, Kinloch. Dunvegan, ,Ill Skye. • OR Various Items Sold in these columns th~ NE Calor Fire, new and never used. F Advertisers wish to Thank Enquirers. Apply, O Box No. 991 Clarion Office. , FOR SALE. Collection of Pipe Music and Ancient NE Shearling Tup, Cheviot, off excellent strain. Pibrochs by Alex Mackay, the famous com­ O offers to Ian MacAskill, Ebost, Struan, Skye. poser; offers. Apply, Box 10, Clarion Office, Struan. NE Qoak Pull-out Dining-room Table, in excel­ OR SALE, One Berkel Bacon Slicing Machine O lent order for sale.-Appy Box No. 2, Clarion F in good working order; delivered free in our Office. delivery area. Apply, Macfarlane Bros., Edinbane, ~--~~~~~~~~~~~----~---= Portree. NE New 20 x 5 Good Year Motor Tyre; price £8 O 4/-; too small for owner. Apply, " Tyres," OR SALE. Horse, 15 h.h., 14-year-old; guaranteed " Clarion " Office, Skye. F all agricultural work, quiet; one Pair Cart Wheels and Axle. as new. Apply, Macdiarmid, 5 NE Ben Single-furrow Plough; one Orkney-type Halistra, Hallin, Skye. O Coup cart, both in good order.-Apply Allan, Cameron. Brae Eynot Talisker, Skye. OR SALE. Morris, 1936. 2-ton Lorry; 1929 SIJnbeam NE Gent.'s Cycle. three speed gear, dynamo F Car Engine and Springs; Coup Cart. Riding O lighting, Phillips; practically new, seldom Bridle, Blinders. Pair Hames, Cart Saddle. Apply, used; £11 or nearest offer.-Apply, Police Station, William Finlayson. H~llin, Waternish, Skye, Dunvegan, Skye. FOR SALE, Car Tyre (Dunlop Fort), size 33 :x;. 5, EVERAL Churns. plunger type, jm 1er made, all new; one Tyre. 8.35 x 135, in very good order, S new and never used.-Apply Clerk,, Glendale for car; 1928 Dodge, suitable for land lorry. Apply, Village Club, Glendale, Skye. MacSween, Merchant, Reay, Dunvegan, Skye. O LET in Uig, Skye, nice cottage with 3 rooms; FOR SALE, at Broadford, Carronette Range, 4 ft. T (no water), scullery; very reasonable rent.­ high. 3 ft. 6 ln. wide, with tiled covering and Apply Mrs D. A. Munro, 8/9 Borve. Portree, Skye. tiled surround. in perfect order, with or without UANTITY of Second-hand or New Corrugated copper boiler; bargain, for quick sale·. Apply, Q Iron Sheets (in buildings or dismantled), Box 61, Clarion Office, Struan. ------urgently required. A·pply. Box 32, "qarlon" OR SALE, one Half-bred Clydesdale, three-Year­ Office. F old horse. broken to tresses, reason fot dis­ ANTED, 1933 Austin 16, from private owner pre­ posal. boys too young to handle. This is an excellent W ferred; must be in immaculate condition. crofters. animal, and worthy of inspection.- Appy Apply. No. A. " Clarion" Office, Skye. A. W. Nicolson, Struan House. AYING HENS.-30 R.I.R. x B .L. 18-month-old ------~------FOR SALE, Florence 4-burner Paraffin Cooking L hens for sale; 10/- each.-Ullinish Lodge, Stove. li'ttle used and in fi'rst-class order ; Strua·n. reason for sale, Calor gas installed; price £12. Ap­ OR SALE, one Standard Electric Lamp, 6 ft. high; ply, Mrs Swire, Orbost, Dunvegan. Telephone : Dun­ F one pair light House steps, 10 ft. high and one vegan 207. Kitchen Pulley.-Apply D. Finlayson, Moorland. Breakish. Skye. GENERAL Maid wanted for Dingwall; house with ANTED, Bre.-:e-::c.--h--'""lo:-ca:-cd:;-e-r:-;G""'u-.,.nc-. "'"1~2-i6bore. Apply, au modern conveniences; good outings; wage £2 10/- to £3. Apply, Mrs McCallum, Sliochd, W Box No. -9. Clarion Office. Dingwall. TYKES-RECONDITIONED. OUSES, Furnished and Unfurnished, wanted In AN SUPPLY ON ORDER-Lorry Reconditioned H Skye. Have you one? Only reliable advertisers C Tyres ; superb quality, 32 x 6 H.D.; 34 x 6 considered. Apply " Clarion " Office. H.D. ; Customers already supplied very satisfied. OUSE and CROFT To Le.-=t.,-in=--'W....,e=-=sc:te::-r::-:n,----;S;-;kc:::y::-e=-,--;::fr-:-:o=m Apply, Nicolson. Bracadale Stores, Struan. Skye. H now onwards. for long period. This subject ''THECLARION " · can now be had at D. J. is equipped with modern conveniences and in an Nicolscm's, Newsagents and Tobacconists, 24 attract! ve situation. For further particulars apply Helen Str eet. Govan. and 516 Victoria Road. Glas­ to Box 31, " C\arion " Office, Struan. Skye. gow, THE CLARION OF SKYE 15 Skye The York Drive Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co., Ltd. ENTERPRISE! Launders, French Cleaners and Cafl>et Renovators.

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ASSISTED WIRING SCHEME, DIRECT FROM MAKERS ,, instituted by the Hydro Electric Board, and for whom we are Approved Contractors. TILE GRATES. all types of Cookers. Raeburns. etc .. in stock. When in Portree. call or write YOU CAN DEPEND ON- fo- prices and particulars to- JAMES PORTEOUS, Neil Beaton, Ltd., Auctioneer and Valuator, THE RECTORY PORTREE. Electrical Engineers, 'Phone: Portree 21. ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE. ------Portree. RIGIN OF NAME OF BEAUMONT CRESCENT, O PORTREE. is sought by Mr Max. Beaumont of Tasmania. Intformation to "Clarion" Office. All communications to be addressed tO' A. W. F YOU WISH TO TRACE OLD FRIENDS and I RELATIONs--try an Advert. In the "Clarion of Nicolson Struan House, Struan, Skye. (Telephone Skye." ------Struan 3.) ILL anyone lend " Brave Sons of Skye " to W Advertiser; failed to locate at any bookseller; genuine. Box 18 " Clarion." ANTED. free lance R"porters for " Clarion of Printed by the Ross-shire Printing and Pub­ W Skye "; circuit to include Inner and Outer lishing Co .. Ltd., Castle Street. Dingwall, and P\lb­ Hebrides. To solicit adverts., news, etc .. on com­ lished by A. W. Nicolson, Struan House, Struan, mission. Would suit disable ex-servicemen Apply, Isle of Skye, once monthly.-(Copyright reserved.) with particulars to Editor, Struan, Skye.

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