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TUESDAY, MARCH 21, The Weather MONTREAL CP) Dominion Public Weather Office forecast. Montreal, Ottawa Regions: Sunny today, becoming cloudy during the night; Wednesday mainly cloudy with occasional rain beginning in the late afternoon; mild; winds light. Low tonight and high Wednesday at Montreal and Ottawa, 30 and 40. Summary for Wednesday: late rain, mild. Synopsis: The after a cold start this morning, ii warming up rapidly under a bright March sun and should reach near seasonal values by late afternoon, This trend towards milder weather will continue for another day at least with above normal temperatures tonight and Wednesday.

Mayor Out to Stem City Hall Flower Costs Expenditures on flowers for the City Haft foyer and fill for landscaping of a tourist reception centre came under fire at this morning's Board of Control meeting. The city's annual bill to keep plants blooming in the foyer amounts to some $2,009, "almost as much as we spend en all our outside planting," Mayor Whitton observed SINGLE FLORIST She suggested that the plants could be obtained cheaper if tenders were called to have one florist supply them. The mayor also rapped the Tourist Committee for bypassing Board of Control and drawing up plans for a new tourist reception centre to be V.iilt Iks n.iAAnii.Bii nt-lk Montreal Road junction. The committee, she said, had I approached City Engineer Noel Orr, to develop the plans for( the new centre, which involves an expenditure of some 000 alone to level the land. The committee, she added, had also approached the LCBO concerning the question of allowing floor shows in certain restaurants, a matter which uicuun ui ine puute cummis- ion.

PROBE PERMIT The board also called for a full report on issuing of a building permit -for tem-: porary addition to the Mor -1 I- I Fire Calls YESTERDAY 12.14 p.m. Osgoode and Hastey, false alarm. 7.00 p.m. Rochester and Arlington, false alarm. p.m.

Putnam and "Springfield, false alarm. TODAY 12.11 a.m. 876 Base Line Road, overheated oil furnace motor. 7.18 a.m. 250 Hinchey, house on fire.

Considerable damage. Over 70,000 families read Tha Journal. consecutive quarterly GUARANTY TRUST Company Camdt DIVIDEND fete 9fc Pr tnnum payhlt April IS, IM 10 aherertaiefer of rerorW MarrftJf, lrl a. a. SHOP tor Verne 183 Sparks Street CF2-423I 129" I meiai inminniiin ii 1961 Howfver, cloudy skies and some rain or wet snow are expected along with the milder weather on Wednesday.

The clouds should reach the western regions during the night and the eastern regions not until after midday tomorrow. The precipitation will be also slow in coming and it is not expected until tomorrow afternoon in the western regions. TEMPERATURES Low lat night and high Monday at: Vancouver 37, 54; Edmonton 34, 43; Regina 27. 40; Winnipeg 33. 43; To-' ronto 31, 43; Ottawa 10, 29; Montreal 11, 28; Halifax 9.

36: Minneapolis 32, 42; Chicago 35, 46; New York 30, 47; Washington 36, 55; Miami 74, 79; Los Angeles 52, 71; San Francisco 49, 58. rison Lamothe bakery on Echo Drive. Controller Tardif said he wanted full explana tion as to bow the firm got permission to put up the addi-lion after both the building in spector and Board of Control had turned them down. The board was told that a piece of the property concerned was not zoned. Controller Tardif said he wanted to see a map showing this.

Council Continued From Page One Leading the opposition, Alderman Regan shouted "That's poison for rats and not good enough for our Canadian people who, she said, are entitled to pure air. pure food and pure water. She told of potatoes and vegetables she ruined rooking them in fluoridated water and hinted at "horrible things she saw it do. She said future generations wiH condemn fluoridationists for strengthening teeth and "reducing resistance to blood disease." Alderman Heit, who said it will take 10 or 12 years before the benefits of fluoridation are seen, said its effect in reducing tooth decay has been amply proved. He said there is no medical or scientific evidence of other injurious effects on the human body-.

No Bad Effects He was backed by Controller Francis who said residents of Carleton Heights have been drinking fluoridated water the subdivision is served by wells containing rujtural fluorides without any ill effects. Mayor Whitton said' she, is satisfied with the medical and scientific evidence of the benefits of 'fluoridation but questioned the right to "impose it without a referendum. She was backed by Alderman Fogarty and McAuley who both' I cssed for a referendum. Alderman McAuley suggested it be held with the 1962 municipal election. The mayor read a report from 'Waterworks Commissioner Stockwell that it will cost $24,000 to put equipment in the Britannia and Lemieux Island plants to inject the sodium fluoride which will cost 38,000 a year.

He said he could not tarry out the installations until the Britannia plant is In operation and the Summer peak is passed since each plant would have to be shut down for the work. FRED N. GARRETT FUNERAL SERVICE Serving Ottawa, and Vicinity Reasonable, Considerate Charges CE3-4773 584 Somerset St. West nri- ew mm amc Players' Numbers Tonight MONTREAL tCP) Following are the sweater numbers of Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks who meet here tonight in the first game of a best-of-seven semifinal SUnley Cup series: 1 Hall I Plant. 1 Arbour 2 Harvey 1 Pilot 3 j.

TrambUv 4 Vko a Xvciw Ftemins 5 VI Balfour Sloan 10 Murphy 11 Hay 12 Lttaerberler 14 McDonald 15 Neelarenko 1 Hull 17 Wnarram 10 SI. Laurent JO Balfour 21 Mikila 4 Bellveau 5 Gaoffrion Bacaatrom a Hicfce 10 Jotuiaoa 1 1 Turner 13 Moone 14 Provoe 15 Gendron IS Richart 17 Talbot 18 Bo run 1 Lanflote 30 Goyette 31 G. Tremblay 23 atarahaU Record Continued From Page One RECORD DROUGHT The situation, to the end of February, adds up to a record nine-month drought, he said. Total precipitation in and around Ottawa this month also is below normal which means the drought is continuing. However, he emphasizes that the picture could change any day with Springtime rains.

In the 70 years that records have been kept at the Farm, there is no indication- that die Valley has ever had to contend with a Springtime drought. DRV SUMMER, FALL Mr. Baker points out that the "peculiar situation" was brought about by a near-record dry Summer, followed in turn by a dry Fall and a record dry Winter. Between the first of June to the end of February, Ottawa enjoyed an unusual period of light rains and snows. Total precipitation for the area was 62 per cent of normal or 10 inches below normal.

During that period, "he said, it is very doubtful if any rain penetrated more than 12 to 18 inches. No rainfall exceeded half an inch at any one time during the entire Summer, he said. DEEP FROST A combination of extremely light precipitation and great depth of frost during the Winter months kept Winter time moisture from reaching the subsoil. Frost has penetrated to a depth of two feet at least and "we're not sure what is going to happen on the runoff." said Mr. Baker.

"The abnormally deep ground frost won'' do us any good if the runoff waters escape into streams and rivers in a time of. great need. Snow cover in the district at the end of February was a meagre five inches on the average. Mr. Baker said.

Two inches of moisture fell during the last four days of February. This was a mixture of. rain, snow and ice, and was the heaviest precipitation in over nine months. During the first three weeks of March, 10.6 inches of snow fell for a total precipitation in the 21 -day period of 1.24 idch.es. That is about one half inch below normal and leaves the district still desperately in need of water.

Many wells in the area. especially shallow ones, are low and dry. CAN ONLY WAIT However, Mr. Baker empha sizes that "Mother Nature has a habit of quickly correcting mistakes. "It would be foolhardy at this time tp draw any con- elusions as to what is likely to happen in the months Ottawa, Area Deaths FRANK HOWARTH, C- "it retired International Harvester employe, of 27 Hazel Street.

MURIEL ADORCUS DUNCAN, 67, housewife, of 259 Atlantis Avenue. RUGLAS H. EDDY. 70, retired, of 12 Hampton avenue. MARY HERLIHY, pother of Rev.

C. P. Herlihy, OMl. parish priest of St. Joseph's Church.

Ottawa, died on St. Patrick's Day. at her home in Killarney, Ireland. EUSE DALLA1RE, 81, widow, of 64 Laurier Avenue East. DEMETER RADYSH, 75, retired, of 42 Lawrence Street STEPHEN SAMMON, 63, at Renfrew, of Ashdad, OnL For further details, see Page 24.

eaplaai ltd. rideaa st. araiajia THE OTTAWA JOURNAL Shields Accused Spies Continued From Page One (The Krogers have been identified by the FBI in Washington as Morris Cohen and his wife Lola. American citiiens and former residents of New York.) Lonsdale spoke for seven minutes when court convened. He made no mention of the remaining two defendants, British naval clerk Henry F.

Houghtoo, 55. and Houghton's girl friend, Ethel E. Gee. 4i. a fellow employee.

Houghton and Gee admitted they gave Lonsdale papers relating to Britain's undersea warfare and films of drawings of the top-secret atomic submarine Dreadnought. They said they knew Lonsdale as "Alex Johnson" and he had represented himself as an American assistant naval attache. Scotland Yard maintained Lonsdale has Russian background. As soon as Lonsdale accepted full responsibility for the items found in the Kroger home, the Krogers made statements in a similar manner tint under oath that they were innocent. ALL PLEAD INNOCENT All five defendants, charged with conspiracy to violate the Official Secrets Act, had pleaded not guilty.

Lonsdale, tall and broad- shouldered, read his statement in a steady, baritone voice. He said he was "anxious that Mr. and Mrs. Kroger should not sui ter from what 1 have done in putting my property in their home." The home is in Ruislip, less than a mile from headquarters of the United States Third Air Force. Kroger was known as a bookseller.

Lonsdale only as a company director." "I have known the Krogers since 195s, Lonsdale told the jury of 12 men, who have sat since March 13. "During the last two or three years I often visited them and sometimes spent weekends in their home. Whenever they went away from Ruislip Peter Kroger would leave the keys with me and ask me to stay at his house where he had antiquarian books worth several thousand pounds. 'He knew 1 lived in a very small service (fat. I used this flat as an excuse to keep at the Krogers' some of my property, tor example my Praktina camera, various photographic equip ment and some other articles.

GAVE COUPLE GIFTS "In July last year I gave Mr. Kroger as a birthday present a cigaret lighter and a pair of wooden bookends which appear to be ordinary household ar ticles. As you have seen, these articles have" secret compart' ments which contain various objects produced here as ex hibits." 'Even a cursory, examination would show that the signal plans (radio code) found there were a reserve duplicate set of plans found at my flat. "In short I want to make it clear that the following ex hibits Belong to me or were given by me to the Krogers: The Ronson lighter, the micro scope, the flask, the flashlight the tin of talcum and several pieces of paper found, and 2.53 U.S. dollars found in the attic.

"I often used the Krogers' bathroom as a darkroom. At the time I was conducting some experiments in micro- Still Probe Elevator's Plunge Inspectof W. J. Sorfleet of the Ontario Department of Labor is continuing tests to determine what mechanical failure caused an elevator to fall five floors In the Langevin Building last Friday. Results of the routine inquiry will be released later this week.

Meanwhile, seven of the 11 Civil Servants in the elevator ece' still off work, nursing minor injuries, The most seri ous, injury is broken rib suffered by Emil Beaulieu, 139 McGillvray Street Charge Men Mishandled Natural Gas WINDSOR, OnL Kf A Windsor heating contractor and his employe today were committed for trial by judge and Jury on breach-of-duty charges. Charles Ingram, 58, owner of Charles Jessup Heating and Plumbing, and Howard Schram, 54, are charged with failing to use reasonable care to prevent the death of persons by mishandling an explosive substance ln this case, natural gas. The two were installing gas conversion unit in the Met ropolitarr io downtown Windsor 25 when an explosion wrecked the store, killing 10 persona and injuring 83. Journal Want quick results. Ads bring jr a' I 1 photography.

One time while the Krogers were away constructed the biding place found in the foundation of the house and deposited there for long term storage the radio transmitter and other articles. GOT FALSE PASSPORTS "I knew if the contents of the hiding place were discovered it would land Mr. and Mrs. Kroger in very serous trouble. 1 decided to Obtain false passports which could be used by the Krogers if such an event took Lonsdale said that on "Jan 7, the day of our arrest, I was out shopping with Mrs Kroger.

While shopping I gave Mrs. Kroger a large en velope and asked her to take it to her house. I contained lirr- portant business. I did not want to take it to a party I was going to that evening." Scotland Yard detectives seized the envelope from Mrs. Kroger at the time of the arrest after first refusing her request to let her stoke the house boiler.

Inside, the detectives said, they found correspondence in Russian. Of the five defendants only the two British civil servants testified under oath. Houghton said he had been hounded by "Polish. Czech or Russian' egents'lnto obtaining secret ma terial for them under threat of harm to him and to his girl friend. Kroger, in his statement, said: "My wife and I were married in 1935 in the United Statea.

While in Canada a long-felt de sire to come to Great Britain was realized in 1954. Making use of my life savings perience with antiquarian books opened a business in July, 195J. in the Strand. "Neither I nor my wife en gaged in spying Summing up for the Crown. Attorney-General Sir Reginald Maaningham 1 1 said Houghton and Miss Gee ad mitted their guilt "in the clear est possible terms, and the evl dence against the other accused is overwhelming." C.

L. Burton Of Simpson's Dies at 84 TORONTO Charles Luther Burton, who as a boy helped his parents run their little country store and became oitVof the biggest storekeepers in the world, died at bis home here last night. He was 84. Mr. Burton joined the Robert Simpson Company in 1912 when it had a department store in Toronto, an affiliate in Montreal and a mail order warehouse: assets were 86,000.000.

When he retired from active management tn 1948 the company, with stores in five Canadian cities, mail order warehouses serving millions of customers, and 225 order offices in all parts of the world, had assets of 8100,000.000. At the time of his death he' was honorary cflairman of the board of Simpson's. He began his career at Simpson's by working in each of its departments and as general manager he helped plan and supervise the expansion of the business after the First World War. In 1929 Mr. Burton became president of the parent company and headed affiliates in Montreal, Halifax and Xe-gina.

Let Delegates Buy Own Eats Mayor Says The city won't be throwing a feast for visiting police chiefs if they come to Ottawa for the 1982 conven. tion. Board of Control turned down a request from Ottawa Police -Association for a $2,000 grant for a reception: Controller Hamilton branded the decision "cheap" and said It wipes out city spending for good publicity. Controller Tardif said the city has a long standing policy against receptions for visiting delegalons. He traced it back to the depression years charge of the late Alderman Lacasse that "we are feeding turkey while I have to eat baloney." Maydr Whitton said delegates are here on expense accounts and lean afford to feed themselves.

Shop With Coftftdenct Whert Yow Sea This Seal of Satisfaction jjc a a 1t a- AuttMtB4 acon4 lfa null, fml OffM Dprtmnt. Otuwi. Mayor Raps Combines Branch The Dominion Government and the Federal Combines Branch were flayed by Mayor Whitton today for "derelection of duty in failing to act on identical prices offered the city for sulphate of alumina. Both Aluminum Company of Canada at Ottawa and Allied Chemicals at Montreal submitted identical prices of $48.40 a ton by rail and $47.40 a ton by truck for the substance used in water treatment NO ANSWER The board confirmed the bid of Aluminium Company and instructed the mayor to write a strong letter to the Minister of Justice about the bids. The legal department complained to the Government when tenders were opened in January, but got no answer.

Mayor Whitton called the identical prices from a prime supplier and a Jobber "shadow boxing," and said such conduct is the problem of the Canadian industry and export marketing today. FANTASTIC "It is utterly fantastic that a manufactures at Arvida and a jobber at Valleyfleld bid the same price down to the last cent for delivery at Ottawa," said the mayor. "It is high time." she added, "that the Government of Can ada accepts the same responsi bility as the Government of the United States and puts an end to this." Controller Tardif said recent amendments to combine legislation has opened more loop-! holes for price fixing. Charge Driver In Fatality Truck driver Ouy Nolet, of 107 Preston Street, was remanded without plea to March 28 when he appeared in Magistrate's Court today charged with criminal negligence and leaving the scene of an accident. Bail was set at $500.

Police charge he was the driver ef a three-ton Army truck which they say struck and fatally injured Michael Trasche. 52. of 148 Glen Avenue, last Friday. Mr. Trasche died in Ottawa Genera Hospital late Mondjy afternoon.

He was struck about 7:25 p.m. Friday at Mosgrove and Rideau StrefjL. No date has been set for an inquest. McEvoy Brothers is in charge of funersi arrangements. Quebec Ship In Trouble Off Halifax HALIFAX CO The 60-foot dragger Musquaro of Quebec City with six men and a load of fish aboard was reported today taking in water rapidly in the stormy Atlantic 40 miles southeast, of here.

Three other draggers, a Navy destroyer escort and a Navy tracker plane were proceeding to her aid in winds reaching 60 miles an hour and visibility of one mile in snow. I Capt Max Dodger of the dragger sent word by radio torL search and rescue headquarters here at noon that the vessel is in serious trouble. The water level was nearing the engine room. 1 i disssTtrade I The -Foreign Trade Committee of the Canadian Chamber' of Commerce held an informal meeting this morning st the Chateau Laurier with deputy ministers of several depart ments attending. morfThousing New housing starts in msjor urban centres numbered 3,847 in February, up 80.6 per cent over the previous year's 2.I30.

the government reported today. Chinese Foods Dining Room Tske-Ont Orders Parkins; 300 Cars' Opening Special! Discount On AD Take-Out Orders Open! II am to ajv Dairy bjMrw Sbopptsg (Mlrt, Montreal Road and Riverside Drive 7- -a" Jr- Won't Let Zsa Zsa Boss Cars Zsa1 Zsa. the cow, owned by Mrs. W. F.

Harding of 86 Harris Place, won't be used to slow traffic on a school zone stretch of Meadowlands Drive where the speed limit is 50 miles an hour. Mrs. Harding says she has been told by the Ottawa Humane Society that there is a law against subjecting animals to possible injury. If she took the cow out to slow traffic, she would be liable to a fine, she said. "I spent all my money to buy the cow.

I certainly can't afford a fine. Of course," she added, "there's no traffic law prevention of cruelty to Children." She said the speed limit was still 50 miles an hour where the road passes Brook-lane Public School. South Hull League Names Slate The Soutt. Hull "Citizens' League today announced its slate of candidates for seats on township council In the May election. To be nominated to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Mayor T.

G. Mayburry is Jules Loeb. As councillors the league is backing Councillor Ernest Murray and newcomers John Woods and R. Durocher. Sitting Councillors Belairand Moore have said they will not stand for re-election.

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tha saw SisiMt today at your Zsnith dealer. He's listed In the Yellow Pages under Hearing Aide. MMI-tkt DwM'i natst llae af OuaHtr Meerlol SMt. tnm 194 ISSS, MawlactwWs Saiantas BtlMI met. ajlKMMW lft-Oar MMqr-Seck Surntta.

Authorized -ZttilTB CARL A. i BANK Standard Clothing Sizes Set By The Canadian Press Enactment of regulation governing standard Canadian clothing sizes has been announced by Trade Minister Heea. A "Canada standard size label has been designed to identify garments manufac tured to the required specifications. The standardized system of clothing sizes was developed in response to requests for standard-size clothes in Canada, more particularly for children's clothing. A system based on standard body measurements has been evolved and standard clothing sizes established for boys and girls up to age 19.

Nepean HS Host to U.S. Band The Nepean High School band and orchestra will play host to the Cleveland High School band and orchestra when it visits here, March 29, it was learned today. The 85 American visitors will give a concert in the junior auditorium of the high school in the afternoon and a concert in the evening that will be open to the public. During their overnight stay they will billet with students of the Nepean High School orchestra and band. J.

K. Lussenberg, head of the music department of Nepean High School said the Cleveland band will onlr stay one night WE lUfiCOl 1 TTn -1 Inimi Sea Chit at CeneM. Da. CSCD 1470 Tha Oaaamwn, Taraata IS, Merle Sieaae tees comeitte Mnniieltaa an ta ad mailer, am aetrertM SimI Meruit Ala. MARINO AID" Dealer SCHUETT CE4-IMI.

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