The Nome Nugget

Construction of Trans-Canada Hiway
Launched by Queen Elizabeth

By CINTHIA LOWRY

OTTAWA (P) Queen Elizabeth II yesterday pressed a button and set off a dynamite charge, launching construction of the "Queensway" section of the Trans-Canada Highway.

The young monarch, looking a bit wan on her fourth day in Canada, was accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip.

They also visited the city hall of French-speaking Hull, across the Ottawa River.

Thousands lined the 16-mile route as the motorcade rolled by.

Polite Crowd

The crowds cheered their queen and waved hands and flags, but it was all in a polite, relatively quiet key.

It was queen's weather again—bright sunshine and crisp autumn air.

Winding up their Canadian visit before leaving for the United States tomorrow, the Queen and Philip arranged to plant a tree at Government House, where they are staying.

They and other distinguished visitors are planting a row of maples, oaks and elms along the driveways of the 88-acre residential grounds.

Queen Speaks French

At Hull's city hall, Elizabeth spoke only French.

The slim young queen signed her name with a flourish, then examined her fingers to see if any ink had got on them. It hadn't.

Philip used his own pen.

At Ottawa's Hurdway Bridge Elizabeth set off a loud explosion and a 40-foot cloud of black and white dynamite smoke by simply touching an electric button.

Laughed Like a Schoolgirl

She lost her tired look momentarily. As the blast went off 100 yards away, she jumped, clapped her hands and laughed like a school girl.

It was Prince Philip's day to step into the limelight with a radio speech on the conference he sponsored at Oxford last year on the human problems of commonwealth industrial communities.

Philip told Canadians even in a world of high pressure industrialization, the family still is the central and important unit of society. "Industry is only a means to an end and not an end in itself," he said.

"It's the people that come first. Their life in and out of working hours is the only really important thing—particularly in any country that professes to be democratic."