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tSIDE TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS . il17,122 SURPLUS

CI-IARLOTT ET OWN, CANADA, SATURDAY. JANUARY

Spanish Students Riot Over Gibraltar. Issue

Revenues Drop. Gov't In Rail During December

OTTAWA. (OP)-The government went into the red 534,687,000 in December. cutting the nine-month surplus to S2d0,38l.000.

Expenditures declined slightly through lower defence payments. but revenues took a more pro- nou d drop. the -government's mont ly treasury statement showed Friday.

Second monthly decline in the 1953-54 fiscal year, revenues sl by 819,308,000 in December to 3370,- 106.000 from s998,4l4,000 in the pre- vious year.

Expenditures decreased by 012,- l75,000 to 34.13.793.000 from 5426.- 168.000. Increases showed on the civilian side of government expen- ditures. but defence spending was cut by 826390.000.

The December deficit or 334,687.- 000 was up from the 327,754,000 def- icit in December. 1952, while the nine-month surplus of s240.38l.000 was down from the t204.009.000 fav- orable balance in the similar 1952- 63 period.

True To Forecasts

The treasury. budgettlng for s year-end surplus of 311.000.1100. slid collections and disbursements are running true to forecasts.

In the first nine months. Ibo"?- '11 per cent of total revenues of s4.473.000.000 forecast for the year in last February's budget were col- lected. About 60 per cent of fore- cast expenditures of 34.462.000.000 were made. This same percentage pattern prevailed in the previous fiscal year.

During December, collections from income taxes and customs duties declined. Personal incoi-ne taxes deducted at source totaled 312,303,000, down from 377,319,000 in the previous year. C0l'D0l'Bl-10'! income tax collections dropped to 599,037,000 from 8l06.573.000.

On the expenditure side. defence spending slipped to 0101.004.000 from Sl87.484.00O. .

Major non - defence spendinz showed for public debt charges and payments to provinces. Interest on the public debt increased to 340.- 95'I.000 from 337,921,000. while my- ments to provinces under tax rental agreements rose to S'lti.732.000 1l'0m 371,054,000.

Canadian farm Cash Income

OTTAWA. (CF)-Canadian farm- rrs' cash income dropped by four per cent to t2.e7a,a19.ooo during 1953.

Grain and livestock income de- clines offset boosts for dairy pro- ducts and eggs, the Bureau of Statistics said today in I prelim- inary report on 1963 receipts. In- come by provinces with 1052 figures in brackets: -

Prince Edward Island 322.540,- 000 631,281,000); Nova Bcotia S27.- vaaooo ts31.3aa,oooi: New Brim!- wick 341,851,000 (848.948.000l: Q00" bac 0362.'792.000 (t801i.927.00o): On- tario 8692.114,000 (5'l14.B9B.000); Manitoba s2l7.800,000 0246.065.- 000; Saskatchewan 3711.419,- ooo rse9s,9so.oooi: Alberta 8437-- l'i93,000 (8506.660,000)2 British Col- umbia 8l00.515,000 (Gl08.331.000l-

Coming Events

"lwainisriage sale. Kirk Hall. 00- am, I p. in.

"Rummage sale at '!.M.C.A. Saturday, Jan. 3 n1. 3 oclock.

"Rummage sale Saturday. Jan- uary Zlrd, 2 p.m. Heart: Memor- lal Hall.

"Rummage sale. Saturday. Jan- Brd. 3 pm. St. Peter's Cathedral Hall.

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"Shut-gain Amateur

ha town. Monday, January

000!!! Ibtii. 'mwn Hall. 0 p. m.

"Hockey at North River rink tonight. Cor-nwa1l' Meteors vs. Covehsad Flyers. Game time 3 o'clock. litato after.

t It It. stalwart. Pride! and Batu nights; "The Desert Foo" with James Mason and Jes- sica Tandy. This is a good one, the exploits of General Rommel In the African De&t.

"Buying pigs Monday at Fred- -rictoni hands! 9 mm. Brookfield. 10 am. Milton. ll n.m. Charlotte- town Market Square. 1 Mn. York.

Hamilton Hasi Declared War On SlarIings-

HAMILTON, (CP) - Hamilton has declared war-a shotgun war

is on millions of starlings that have

plagued the city since December.

It used to be a pigeon plague. But now it's starlings in numbers estimated at 2.000.000. Every eve- ning they wing into the city in what citizens have come to call "the sterling hour".

They perch on fire escapes, building ledges and TV serials. They weigh dovm trees in the city park, wheel in great black clouds above the streets and fill the air with their raucous chatter.

Merchants say the cocky. black birds are doing damage amount- ing to hundreds of thousands 6: dollars. One firm alone spent :10.- 000 to have its building cleaned.

The damage is what spurred the city fathers. and particularly controller Sam Baggs, to action. Controller Briggs has organized a. mass shoot of the birds with some 500 armed policemen and sharp- shooter-s. Time of the shoot is be- ing kept secret so the curious won't crowd in and get hit. but it will be any day now.

Canadian Soldier To Be Tried For German Murder

SODST. Germany, (Reuters) -A Canadian general court martial will try Pic. George Mitchell, 22. of Winnipeg. charged with murdering a. 50-year-old German widow,

A Canadian Army spokesman said Friday the trial will begin Feb. ii at the barracks of Mitchell's unit. the 2nd Battalion Princess Patrician Canadian Liglit Infantry, at 1-lemer, near Iserlohn, West- phalia.

The widow. Frau Elisabeth Slei- ing. was found stabbed and robbed near her house in lserlohn last Dec. 15.

An eyewitness told German police later he had seen a man in Canadian uniform stab her in the back with it butcher knife and. after robbing her, drag her several yards down a dark street.

British police arrested Mitchell a ut 00 minutes after the alleged

uni:-r as he came out of a movie.

Mitchell will be tried under Can- adian law. The death sentence would be mandatory if he were found guilty.

Bale Zone Case Hearing Postponed

OFITAWA. Jan. 22-(special) - The re-hearing of the railway freight rate some case. scheduled to take place before the Board of Transport Commissioners in Char- lottetown on January 27. has been postponed at the request of the parties concerned ,it was learned here today. It was intimated that the case may be settled without another hearing.

By DAVI Mcl:N'IOB1-I Canadian Press Staff Writer

OITAWA. (OP) - The armed forces are considering use of ground - to - air guided missiles to strengthen Canada's defences against possible air attack. xrwu learned Friday. however. that the mattcr has reached only the discussion stage and no part- icular guided missile has been settled on.

Once the weapon is selected- if one is - do-fence sutiiorities would have to decide wtiettisr to buy it from Canada's sllles or produce a Canadian version at home.

loans officials said they are con- vinced that stnrface-to-air guided miss&es will Uventuslly flown part of nads's anti-aircraft defences for cities. vital industries and strategic sites. Iut they declined to guess when this mijit owns

2 p.m. Redford, 2.30 p.rn. Tracadle. I000 3 nus. In. Stewart. Paying no a hair for good pigs over 5 lbs. Rocha will also buy smaller ones.

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I-. One sumorily said: "nu msttnr has certainly been dlscuned but that is as far as it has gone." no United States defence da-

Brifain P-riofesls Aiiacks On Official Properly

MADRID. (Reuters) - Britain has protested to Spain against at- tacks on oilioisl British buildings dtrring demonstrations in various parts of the country Pnidsy.

Thousands of Spanish students besieged British buildings in three major cities, shouting: "We want Gibraltar". They hurled stones. coal and oranges through win- dows. and at Granada hoisted the Spanish flag over the British vice- consul'.s home.

They were stirred up by Brit- ain's rebuff of the Spanish gov- ernrnent's protest against the scheduled visit of Queen Elisa- beth to "the Rock" in May.

In Madrid students marched on the British embassy and hurled stones and lumps of coal through three windows. Other demonstra- tors broke a lamp over the door of the British Institute.

At Seville. more than 3,000 stu- dents maued outside the British consulate and shouted: "Franco, Franco. Franco-we want Gibral- tar." They smashed one window with oranges, then marched to the hotel Inglaterra (England) and pelted the hotel sign with oranges until most of the letter: were smashed.

Police Lower Flag

At the embassy in Madrid. about 15 policemen were on patrol when the first group of 200 students swarmed against the buildings, carrying the Spanish flag and shouting: "Gibraltar for Spain."

The police did not use their clubs and only intervened after the mat window had been broken. Then they forced the demonstra- tors to withdraw to about 30 yards from the embassy gal-ea.

In Granada. darnorialratrirs shat-' tered 20 windows in the home of the British vice-consul, then flew the Spanish flag from the build- ing. Twenty minutes later Spanish police hauled down the flag.

Singing. shouting students also paraded in Cordoba and Malaga.

The foreign office in London said the consulate in Malaga was attacked by demonstrators.

During the Madrid demonstra- tions the students sang "Cara ai 501". the anthem of the Faiange.

&aain's only party. Two students also gave the Falangist fascist- style salute.

The Spanish government claims that Gibraltar. on the southern Spanish coast. is rightfully Span- ish soil. Recently Franco's govern- ment has stepped up demands for ILS return to Spain after more than 200 years as a British fort- ress.

Launch New Probe 01 Tobacco Effects

WASHINGTON, (AP) - The broadest investigation yet under- lekcn to attempt to determine "if there are any serious effects on health from the use of tobacco" among otherwise healthy people has been launched by the U. S. public health service and the vet.- erans' administration.

Questionnaires are being sent to 300.000 veterans of the First World War who hold U. S. gov- ernment life insurance policies. One of the prime objectives is to attempt to determine if there is "iru1y convincing evidence" of I

relationship between heavy smok- ing of clgarets and lung cancer.

Defence Dept. Considers Use Of Guided Missiles

partment recently released pl-:- tures of the "Nike", a ground- controlled guided missile now in use with the U, I. artillery.

Official; here said even more modern weapons of this type have been produced by (hnsd.a's allies. If Oansds decided to use one of these, there would be "several" from which to choose.

Canada already has experience with guided missiles. but only air- to-alr weapons fired from aircraft.

Air-to-air guided missus was fired last summer near Ottawa and production and development are going ahead at Valosrtier. One.

The ROAP this spring will move into now ti4.0tIl.000 sir weapons range near cold Lake. 100 miles northeast of Itlmonton on the Alberta-aahatohewan border.

This 4.0!! - square - mile base. started in Agril. INT. ll printer- ily to train a crowg in the firing of air cannon and rockets but further tests may be made there with air - to - alr guided missiles. About 2,000 men and 130 aircraft

will be stationed at thl mu.

Two "Federal

By-elections

Announced FoLMaroh 22

0f1'I'AWA, (OP) -Federal hy- eectinns for Peel and Montreal Verdun March 22 were announced Friday by Prime Minister St. Laurent.

The elections will fill vacancies caused by the death last fall of Gordon Graydon, Progressive Con- servative. in Peel and the recent resignation of P. E. Cote from the Verdun seat to become a Quebec Superior Court judge.

There are two other vacancies in the 365-seat Commons, but no by-elections were set for these.

The by-elections will be the first of the current Parliament. which came into existence with the gen- eral electlon,last Aug. 10.

The vacancies that are not to be filled immediately are in Gat- ineau, Que, and Elgin. Ont. Lib- eral J. C. Nsdon of Gatineau died late last year. and Progres-

sive Conservative Charles 079110 of Eigin died last week;

Held Four Terms '

Much of the interest in the two March 2 contests will centre in the Ontario riding of Peel. which Mr. Graydon won in 1935 and held through four subsequent general elections. He was his party's deputy leader in the Commons at the time of his death. and its ex- ternal affairs specialist.

The Verdun seat. created under the 1933 redistribution of Com- inons tidings, was flfst won by a Progressive Conservative in 1935 but has been held since 1040 by Mr. Cote. He was parliamentary assistant for labor since 1047.

Present House standing:

Liberals. 171; Progressive Con- servative, 49; CCF, 23: Social Credit, 15: Independent, 8; vacant

4; total 285.

Opposition Oritieal Of

New Housing

Cold Wave A1 Peak In West

EDMONTON.

(CP7 Western Canada, locked for the ninth straight day in the grip of an arctic cold wave, got some cheer- ful news from the weatherman Pri- day.

He was unable to guarantee an

aariy -break in the cold wavepirut. said it "wouldn't get any coldein"

only southeastern Manitoba is feeling the full brunt of the cold snap. A ”baby blizzard" moved into the area. late Friday from Saskatchewan and was reported swirling up drifts in some sections.

Temperatures ranged from 10 to 20 degrees below zero across the West but were expected to drop again at night. Prince Albert in northern Saskatchewan. which re- ported 52 below overnight Thurs- day. could expect 30 to 35 below.

The weatherman predicted lows of 30 below zero for Regina, sas- knloon and Edmonton; Winnipeg -20: Calgary -25, and Lethbridgc -20.

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funeral Of Senalorbennis

HALIFAX. (CP)-Senator Wil- liam Henry Dennis, newspaper publisher who died Monday in Ot- tawa at 66. was buried Friday. He was a member of the senate for 22 years and publisher of the two Halifax daily newspapers, The Chronicle--Herald and The Mail- Star.

Rev, W. Charles Anderson ofist. Andrew's United Church conducted a brief service at the Dennis home and the public funeral service at the church: Others who took part in the public service were Dr. F. W. Patterson, president-emeritus of Acadia University, and Dr. H. B. Cianke, minister of vlsltatlons of st. Andrew's

Those in attendance included Lieutenant-Governor Alistair Fra- ser and Chief Justice .1. L. Ilsley of Nova. Scotti.

Pallbeareu. executives of the two papers, were A. W. Robb. 11.11:. Kelly. D. A. Morrison. Martin Liv- ingstone. Patrick Doherty. I. B. Maocallum. C.J. Rankin and F.W. Doyle.

Burial etery.

Three Killed When Train Sirilies Truck-

MONTREAI... (CF) - Three por- sons were killed Friday when an Ottawa-Montreal Canadian Pacific Railway panenger train struck: it skidding truck. hurling bodies and parts of the demolished truck more than 000 feet.

The accident occurred at a level crossing near suburban Dorval. A provincial police officer said icy conditions of the road appeared responsible. .

The dead: Georges-Alrnsulieroux. II: J. P. Lamarrs, ll, l..eroux'a cousin. and Roger Oroteau. II. All lived in Montreal.

The truck was owned by the Larooque Transport Company and was driven by Iaroux.

was in Camp Hill cem-

Legislation

OTTAWA, (GP)-A social Cre- dit member of the Commons said Friday that entry of Canada's banks in the field of home-mort- gage lending will expand the country's credit.

C.E. Johnston (SC-Bow River) said in the Commons that the banks accepting mortgages will not be risking the savings of de- posltors.

He said the government's new housing legislation. which brings banks into the mortgage business through a scheme of insured loans wul permit the .banks to use mortgages to obtain credit from

.the Bank of Canada.

"When the bank then makes a loan it is an issue of new credit; it is not using the people's sav- ings at sll...that will not be done. It is purely a matter of credit exlpanoion." .

Mr. Johnston was one of sev-

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Actress Loses Mink Boat And Nightie

MONTREAL, (OP)--Sultry Dor- othy Lamour.-d-own to approxim- ately her last mink as a result of a. robbery Thiirsdny in her I50-is. day hotel suite. said she wishes the thief would at least return her nightie.

Between shows Thursday night at a. Montreal night club, the shapely actress-singer told re- porters that her blue nylon nightle was taken along with a 87,500 mink coat and her husband's 5360 cam- era.

She confessed she is mainly wor- ried about being chilly in bed dur- ing Montreal's current spell of Arctic weather. She has another fflill.k'cCat to keep her warm when she ventures out.

"I still love the wonderful people of Montreal.” she said. "Th-e theft and the weather haven't turned my love cold. But you can keep the weather. I want my niglifie."

Police were reported trying to help by watching for anyone try- ing to hock the nightia.

Seeltilo End Chrysler”Sirilte

WINDSOR, 0nt., (CF) Dugjog Arthur J. Re-atime Friday started his own compaign to and the strike of 27 powerhouse engineers which has tied upplants of Ohryg.

ler Oorporation of Canada since Sunday. Unemployment spread further

through feeder plants Fridaywith almost 200 men off in two plants,- a third plant layer! of! A60 and there were indications of more to follow.

It was estimstcd lll0.00li Wag be- lost in wages and a prodtrctlor. of 300 cars a day was stopped,

Two 1l.B. children Killed coasting

BLOOMFIILD RIDGE. N. D. (C?) - Two three-year-old child- ren were killed in this York County village Friday when a slot! on which they were coasting slid under a. truck. The victims were Deborah MacDonald. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacDonald. and Spencer MacDonald. son of Mr. and Mia. Spencer Young Mac-

Donalg .

23, 1954

Electric Fewer. Vlaler Bales Aid Beveniie

--"A not surplus of 017,122.76 for the year 1958 means that we have practically made up our last two yeare' deficits", said Coun- cillor W, E. Jenkins, chairman of the finance committee in his re- port at the annual meeting of the Summerside Town Council early last evening.

Councillor Jenkins presided at the meeting in the absence of Mayor Henry Wedge who is still confined to hospital as the result of an accident. and his report was read by Councillor I-1. E. Clark.

Total revenue of the town wa: reported as U326,d20.50 while total expenditure amounted to 3309.497.- 80.

All councillors were present ex- cs-pt Councillor James MacDon- gali. who is absent from the pro- Vince,

The annual reports of the Sum- inerside Police and Fire Depart- ments were rend. and officials were appointed to act in the var- ioua polls in i.hP forthcoming civic election.

In his report Councilor Jenkins said. "In our estimates. we fore- cast a net surplus of 34,277.78; at that time we could not properly estimate the revenue of the elec- tric light as rates had only jttat then been increased on rural lilies. The same applied to the Water and Sewerage Commision. which rates were increased only from July let last.

The present report of revenue and expenditure has far exceeded our expectations. The Electric Light Department shows a nar- revenue of 560,752.98 as compared to 801,036.94 last year: this may appear to be low considering the change in rates on rural lines from May 1st last but this is ac-

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Soviet llnion Uses Veto 57fh Time

'UNI'I'ED NATIONS. N. Y. (AP) -Russia used her veto for the 57th time Friday night to scuttle a Western plan for mediation of the Israel-Syrian dispute over Jor- dan river waters.

The proposal of the United States, Britain and France wits their answer to a Sl'Tifm Com- plaint to the 11 member Security Council that an Israeli hydro- eleotrio project threatened to divert water needed to irrigate Syrian farms.

The vote was 7 to I with 2 sh- lten-tions.

Russia and Lebanon out the negative votes.

China and Brazil abstained.

Soviet delegate Andrei Y. Vish- insky's opposition was enough to kill the proposal.

The UN charter provides that all substantive questions require seven afiirmative votes for ap-

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The Guardian. rm Cents Morning Dally Founded 10”.

22,000 Prisoners Proclaimed

0Free lllen” By

By FORREST EDWARDS

PANMUNJO-M. (AP) The United Nations command today proclairncd ”free men" nearly 22,000 Chinese and North Korean soldiers who turned their backs on communism. But 347 prisoners in z. pro-Red camp stayed on there after Indian troops unlocked the gates and left.

After the Communists turneti down a final Indian appeal to take back 21 Americans, one Briton and 323 South Koreans in the pro- Reti camp, 200 Indian troops pulled out in the light of a cold wintry moon. They left in the area a token guard of 20 men.

The UN command lost no time in bringing to a climax its long efforts in months of wrangling preceding the armistice to get written guarantees for prisoners rejr-cling communism.

Gen, John E. Hull, UN Far East commander. announced:

”As of 0001 hours Korean time on 23 January 1054. they became frce men."

Their status changed from pris- oners to civilians. the more than 14,000 Chinese were at sea on 15 landing ships, under 1.1. 5. Navy guard. headed for Nationalist For- mosa. The more than 7.000 Nortl; I-Lox-cans were in Soutih Korea. The future of the 347 in the pro- Red camp was uncertain. Their loaders told the departing Indians they would stay on. But when theri fond nms out. either the Comuriists must bring in more or they will be forced to leave.