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THE (PTTT7I71V Itening Citizen Classified Ads Are Interesting And Effectlvt tvenlng Citizen Classified Ads. Are Interesting And Effective Pares 19 to 36 Parslow Second Section 1 vjj, njEsuai, zu, ttpOFO Take Carleton Light Vote Recorded In 2 New City Wards Yuletide Igloo Frolics Feature Northern Feast By The Canadian Press EDMONTON Native villages are reported emptying as Eskimo families converge by dogsled on lonely norttiland outposts to help the white man celebrate Christmas. 1 Christmas is one of the few customs of the white men that the ryKimo has adopted wholeheartedly. But because it Is a white man's festival, the native insists that he celebrate it at the nearest white ir "glad it's all over and I'm certainly happy over the outcome. I will follow the same course of prudent administration I have followed in the past and I want to assure my many supporters that any promises I made during the campaign were not empty ones.

Both Colonel Denison and George Ault seemed more disturbed over the fact that the present Nepean council was being broken (p than over their own personal defeats. "It is Just one of those things." Colonel Denison told The Citizen. "It has happened before. The important thing before all of us now is the realization that the first thing to do in organizing a solid community is to get that community behind itself. I lost but I lose well, and I extend heartiest congratulations to the'winners." George Ault, smiling broadly, declared: "I'm going to miss these chaps a lot.

We have had a good council here and my association with its members has been a pleasant and memorable experience. The ballots have been cast and that's thatl" Harry Barnes, who lost out to Parslow and Jones in Westboro ward, said: "Before the election I predicted I would either top the poll or land in the cellar. I guess you know what has happened. However, I arora newcomer and for that reason am not too disappointed. IH be back trying again the next time." City Clerk Nelson R.

Ogilvie was chief returning officer, assisted by Nepean Clerk Treasurer A. E. Morris and Fred W. Pritchard and Hugh MacFarlane of the city clerk's staff. A large crowd in the council chamber of the town hall watched while the returns were posted and later heard the various candidates speak briefly.

Reeve Thomas Keenan congratulated the winners and expressed regrets to the losers. All seven candidates, he said, were of top quality and he believed that any among them would be well qualified to serve the new wards in city councEL Mr. Keennan said he regretted most sincerely that he would no longer be associated with members tot this year's council, but felt that In the years to come representatives of Ottawa's newly-acquired territory would maintain the same fine co-operation with rural Nepean as in the past. Ottawa's New Aldermen Pictured above, is the quartet who, beginning January 1, will care for the needs of residents of Carleton and Westboro wards the Capital's new electoral areas under the annexation of Nepean Township to the city. Seated left to right, are: Frank Boyce, top man in Carleton Ward and Ernie Jones, former Nepean Township councillor who took top spot in Westboro Ward.

At the rear, left to right, are: Howard Henry, former deputy reeve, and Harry Parslow. -Photo by Newton In soggy pre-Chrlstmas weather that1 brought out only 28.5 percent of the eligible vote, Ottawa's two newly-created "merger" wards in Nepean yesterday sent four representatives to City Council and left three others in the "also ran" column. Former Reeve Harry Parslow and present member of Nepean council, Ernest W. Jones were elected In Westboro ward, while ex-councillor Frank Boyce and present Deputy Reeve Howard Henry. were the victors In Carleton.

The official tabulation was: Westboro Harry Parslow 1.193 Ernest W. Jones 1,189 Harry Barnes 567 Carleton Frank Boyce 996 Howard Henry 789 George Ault 605 Col. R. E. Denison 493 Little Donbt Almost from the moment the first few polls were heard from there was no doubt as to the final outcome, other than the order in which the winners might finish.

Parslow and Jones fought neck and neck throughout, one leading the other alternately. But in the final tabulation it was the former reeve who caught his closest opponent by a slim four-vote margin. In their ward Boyce and Henry ran a close race, at the outset but in the final stages ex-councillor Boyce forged ahead, finishing with a comfortable lead of 207 votes. But, if the victors were elated the vanquished took their defeat In good form. Naturally disappointed, they nonetheless came forward promptly to shake the hands of Messrs.

Parslow, Jones, Boyce and Henry, and all three pledged their future support of the four new aldermen. Harry Parslow lost no time in declaring himself as "highly pleased" with the outcome, and he promised to take special interest "in the maintenance of financial decency in Westboro ward." Said the alderman-elect: "Now that I am elected I intend to see that tax reductions are approved and that special legislation will be enacted to uphold my suggested Im provements." Winners Pleased Frank Boyce said he was a "plain man with plain thoughts, and there to serve the plain people." Beaming his pleasure pver the results, he told The Citizen: "This has been a test of my strength with the boys who are plowing the fields of Nepean township. It is upon their tide that the suburban community of Westboro, Woodroffe and Britannia will advance." Ernest Jones felt that the election result had been an eloquent tribute to the trust placed in him by the electors. "I have never shirked my duty and have tried to give the people of Nepeanthe best possible form of municipal government," he said. "In going on to City Council I can only adhere to that same policy and the people's interests will continue to be my Interests." Fatigued after a strenuous campaign, Howard Henry said he was New Aldermen Problem To City Council The addition of four new alder men from Carleton and Westboro wards confronted City Council with one or two problems last night.

The first was posed by Aid. jvi. journeaux wno su omitted a resolution increasing the member. ship of all city committees from seven to nine. "We must find places for the new aldermen on the various com mittees." he reminded council and the aldermen were quick to adopt nis suggestion.

Aid. M. M. Walsh reminded council that he would expect ad ditional appointments to his Smoke Abatement Committee. Mayor Bourque demurred.

"You have a very large committee as it is," he reminded. "The new wards are entitled to representation on the committee," Aid. Walsh insisted. "Why," asked Aid. 1 1 Hamilton.

"They have nothing but good country air out there." Other aldermen, at the mention of the four new members to appear at the next meeting of. council, glanced around the tight "horseshoe" of aldermanic desks and wondered where the new men would sit. There are places for 32 aldermen and four controllers in the horse shoe. The addition of four new places will push the "horns" of the shoe close to the doorway to the aldermen's anteroom and will hedge Board of Control secretary Edgar Pearce into an extremely tight quarters at the other extremity of the line. But lacking information from Citjr Clerk Nelson Ogilvie, absent from the meeting to act as chief returning officer for the Nepean ward elections, the aldermen were forced to confine their thoughts on desk space to mers conjecture.

i settlement, The Eskimo preparations In elude the building of snow igloos around almost every Arctic out post meteorological station, trad vzs post or service installation. They'll live in the igloos until the celebrations are over. Parts of the celebration are weird bat they're also colorful. Dancing is to the thud of drums, scraping fiddles and the odd ruitar. Hymns and Christmas carols are sung.

At some of the Eskimo en campments, flares will be placed at each corner. The sound of an approaching airplane Christmas Day will be the signal for the flares to be lit and the start of the dancing. The task of providing the north with the trappings for a Merry Christmas was virtually com pleted during the week-end as the KCAF and charter air lines worked overtime to fly In turkeys, plum puddings, cakes and other food. In all outposts, Christmas din rer will be a main part of the celebration. The air lines and armed services have seen to that.

The "Santa Special" plane, piloted by veteran Ernie Boffa. will head out from Yellowknlfe to many of the Arctic posts, trans porting last minute Christmas Will Comb World For Markets By Tb Canadian Pres. Two federal cabinet ministers w-Jl be combing the world next January, looking for new markets for Canadian commodities. While External Affairs Minister Pearson will be flying through the markets of the Far East, Trade -Minister Howe will do trek though parts of Europe. Mr.

Pearson is planning the Far East jaunt after the Commonwealth foreign ministers' conference in Colombo, Ceylon, in January. Mr. Howe returned to his desk yesterday after a week's illness and began preparations for a trip that wCl take him to most of the Western European capitals, including visits to all Canadian trade commissioners in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. No Definite Itinerary itinerary has been drawn up, but he lso may take In West Germany and Italy. he will stop off in the South of France for a brief holiday before returning to Canada.

Although both he and Mr. Pearson will be looking for markets, the energetic Mr. Howe, some times described as Canada's No. 1 optimist, said in an interview that there was little need to worry about the subject of foreign trade. "Canada has been able to sell all her exportable surpluses in the past, and we hope to continue to be able to do so in the future," he said.

Mr. Howe was confined in his home with a throat ailment last week when the dominion-provincial agricultural conference heard Agriculture Minister Gardiner tell of declining food contracts with Britain in 1950. There was to be a contract for cheese and perhaps a little bacon, but the U.K. had decided against purchases of Canadian eggs next year. Market For Eggs Mr.

Howe said a market for tggs would be one of the things on his mind when he makes the trip overseas. He likely will be In Europe for three or four weeks. But it will be more than a market for eggs that he is after. "We are responsible for all foreign markets and for the sale of all foreign goods not only eggs," Mr. Howe said, "but we are keeping eggs in mind." He will stop off in London and hold talks with Canadian and U.K.

authorities there, but emphasized that the subject of eggs may not be brought up during these talks. Asked whether he will talk over the prospects of making greater food sales to the U.K. with Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the British Exchequer, Mr. Howe said he did not plan any such talks. When he went overseas last year.

Sir Stafford was in Switzerland. Mr. Howe negotiated with UK. government officials and completed a separate agreement to sell the UJ5L about $25,000,000 worth of salmon, lumber and An erosion survey in the United States revealed that ori 12 per cent of the land more than three-fourths of the original surface soil has been lost by erosion. Strictly Personal Life Hard For Poor Motorist By Sydney J.

Harris CHICAGO The oldest and saddest piece of wisdom in the world is that a man eventually becomes owned by his possessions. The ancient Greek philosophers and the Biblical prophets warned against this subtle and dangerous form of slavery. There is no more striking ex ample of this deplorable state of affairs than modern man's slav ery to his automobile. It devours his time, exhausts his, nervous energy, and depletes his bank account. And yet he (which means me) feels he cannot do, without it.

In the last two months, my automobile has cost me a couple of hundred dollars in repair bills. After each repair, something else would go wrong: such matters seem to run in cycles. And we are helpless in the face of it. I felt somewhat like a friend who said at dinner the other night: "When I take my car in to be fixed, I don't even try to tell them what is wrong any more I Just break down and cry." And his automobile, like mice, is only a year' old. Inadequate Tests The wisest men are those who obey Thoreau's advice: "Do not create new necessities for yourself," and refuse to be victim ized by an automobile.

Nowadays, in addition to excessive prices, the motorist is harassed by frightful traffic congestion, insoluble parking difficulties, stratospheric insurance rates, and the inade quate driving tests.whlch put his life at the mercy of any idiot who wants to climb behind a steering wheel. 4 And yet, so quickly do luxuries become necessities, that I feel as though a leg had been cut off when the car is hospitalized for a few days. I will begrudge a dollar spent for a pair of badly needed socks, and then thought essly plunk down $50 for a new scrambet on the flumbersteen which often doesn't fix the car, anyway. We have truly become slaves to this mechanical monster, which exacts a pint of blood for every mile it carries us. When I took my car in the other day to have a cracked cylinder head fixed, it occurred to me that I was having the wrong head looked after.

Mine has a 1 hole in it you could drfve an Oldsmobile through. Ask Federal Aid To Hold Egg Prices By Ttie Canadian Press MONTREAL Egg prices drop ped as much as 14 cents a dozen on the Montreal wholesale market yesterday and producers began making requests to the federal government to take steps in stop ping the decreases. The price slump from cancellation of the United King dom egg contract for 1950. Chain stores said the decreases would be reflected in retail prices oday. The federal government's Spec ial Products Board halted buying eggs for British contract last Saturday noon and the drop in prices was said to be the same as experienced in all large Canadian centers.

Grade A-large which sold 47 cents a dozen by the government on the wholesale market Friday were down to 35 cents yesterday. Some brokers said in late afternoon trade they were being offered eggs as low as 34 cents a dozen. The declines brought wholesale prices to the lowest level In years. One trade source said it had been at least six years since eggs sold as cheap as this at this time of year. Last week the Canadian Federa tion of Agriculture asked the federal government to take the necessary steps to support the price of eggs.

Their request has not yet been answered. Retail prices were expected to be 15 to 17 centsa dozen cheaper than at the same time last year. Meantime, poultry co-operatives in several Quebec towns sent telegrams to Prime Minister St. Lau rent, Agriculture Minister Gardin er and other Parliament members urging federal support for egg prices. The messages said the poultry producers were "nervous" because of the sharp drop and urged the government to take immediate action "to avoid a disaster for the poultry Industry In Canada.

1 1 17 rrf utf iHmmhimiumwi '4 iimi i i i iii i i jjj mf Lions Club Bingo Is Gala Night They were actually clinging to the rafters in the Auditorium last night for the annual monster Christmas bingo of the Ottawa Lions Club. It proved a gala evening for the 7,650 paying customers, who were vieing for prizes worth over $7,500 prizes that ran all the way from 12-pound turkeys for consolation prizes to a brand new automobile. Over 100 turkeys were handed over for one bingo game alone. During a recess James Hillock, Lions Club president, announced that the club was making a donation of $2,000 to school milk funds $1,000 going to the Separate School fund and a similar amount to the Public School fund. In addition, Mr.

Hillock said. that $500 would be donated to the Christmas Exchange, with the re suit that 90 needy families would be certain to have a Christmas dinner this year. the club is supplying two radios for use of hospitalized blind patients in the Ottawa area. At the conclusion of the eve nihg's play, young Murray Evans, 97 Java Street, made a trium phant entry via a long 'chute, to extend seasonal greetings to all present. The Yuletide spirit was abroad in its full meaning, followed by Santa ClausV entry into the Auditorium In full regalia and accom panied by an able body of assistants.

And he needed all the pro tection he could get, for he was practically mobbed by well wish ers; With several uniformed police men, assisted in a small way by other willing hands, he was pulled" around the premises in his big sleigh, distributing special gifts as he When he reached a gaily decor ated stage he alighted and dropped gently into a chair to apparently relax after his tumultuous wel come. Eric Kinney made a genial old St. Nick. He was accompanied by little Miss Heather Campbell, dressed as a wee ballet dancer. The winsom miss later then ac companied the winner of the special mystery prize a piano on a tour of the stage to finally lead him to the instrument.

Obviously bewildered, the winner M. Swin-wood, 82 "degg Street, finally recovered his composure and delighted the huge audience with a Christmas carol. sung over the mike. He was given a terrific ovation. Prize Winners Other major prize winners for bingo included: R.

Poulin. 29 Osgoode Street, new car; chesterfield suite, Mrs. N. Gervais, 86 Mann Avenue; Mrs. H.

Gauvreau, 203 Henderson Avenue, fur coat: electric refrigerator, D. Freda, 287 Cambridge Street; N. Morris. 12 Larch Street, a piano, and Mrs. H.

Meredith, 382 O'Connor Street, dining room suite. Other prize winners included: Mrs. J. Monette, 285 Champlain Street, Hull, Dina Cormier. 150Va St.

Redempteur Street, Hull; Mrs. L. Cbolettej Forbes, J. Cote, 421 Gilmour. Street.

Mrs. Helen Carr, 247. Waverley Street; E. Waddington, 100 Second Avenue; C. Charron, 23 Labelle Street, Hull; C.

W. Dinning, 77 Helena Street; Mrs. W. MacMillan, 965 Bronson Avenue; P. Lanctot, 171 Champlain Street, Hull; Mrs.

E. Carriere, 159 Nora Street; Mrs. T. Barton, 294 Car-ling Avenue; G. L.

Gravelle, 192 Cumberland Street; J. Eye, 141 Preston Street. Mrs. G. MeGuire, 38 Monk 39 Lions Gala Night The Ottawa Lions Club played Santa Claus to worthy Ottawa organizations last night when, at the conclusion of the Lions Club Bingo, members made gifts of.

$2,500 and two radios. In the front row, left to right, are: S. T. Smith of the council of social agencies for the Christmas Exchange, whosreceived a cheque for $500 on 'behalf of his organization and Dr. E.

P. Laberge, who accepted two radios for the hospitalized patients of the Canadian Natlonaj Institute for the Blind. Rear row, left to right, are: D. Roy Kennedy, chairman the Public School Milk Fund with a $1,000 cheque; Jimmy Hillock, Lions president, arid E. V.

McCarthy, chairman of the Separate School Board, who also received a cheque for $1,000 for the milk fund. Photo by Newton Clergyman's Wife Passes One of Ottawa's well known church Mrs. Ernest A. wife of Venerable Archdeacon E. A.

Johnston, died today, following a long illness, at her residence. 174 Powell Avenue. Mrs. Johnston was also widely known in Toronto. Fitzroy Harbor and North Gower.

The former Mabel Violet Harmer. she was the daughter of the Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Harmer.

Mrs. Johnston was born at Faf ayette, Indiana, and received her education in Toronto. She resided in Toronto until her marriage to Archdeacon Johnston 45 years ago. The well known church worker made a host.of friends during her husband's career in the ministry, especially at Fitzroy Harbor and North Gower. Her husband retired from the ministry several years ago.

While residing in Ottawa, she was a member of St. Matthew's Anglican Church and was a life member of tthe W-A. of tha church. Mrs. Johnston can be remembered for her great work in the Red Cross of which she, Is a life member.

She has resided la Ottawa since' 1923. Surviving. In addition to her husband, are one son, Gerald, cf Ottawa and a daughter. Miss Dorothy Johnston, also of Ottawa one sister, Mrs. Theo A.

Hunt, cf Winnipeg and a brother. Dr. Charles G. Harmer, of Parts, France. The body is resting at her late residence, 174 Powell Avenue.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. Cantata Heard Here First Time The Christmas Cantata by Geoffrey Bush, a new work which had not been heard in Ottawa, was presented last night at First United' Church. The choir, under the direction of G. T. Green, was as sisted by the senior choir of the High School of Commerce led by S.

Berry, and a string ensemble from the public schools, conducted by W. Amtmann, who arranged a number of carols for the ensemble. Jean Lewis, contralto, sang Lullaby of the Madonna, and the choirs were heard In ancient carols including such selections as Sleep My Little One, from the Strassburg Hymn Book, 1637, Glory to God, Blow Winds Softl? Blow, Lo How a Rose, The Bird carol. There Were Shepherds and As Lately We Watched. The homing pigeon can fly at a greater speed for longer dis tances than any other bird in the world.

Aqueduct which passes under the river 15 miles below Poughkeepsie. PoughkeepsU is" about 65 miles north of New York. i Poughkeepsie already- uses Hudson River water, the board chairman said, and finds it "entirely different" there than it is in crowded New Yory City, where there is much pollution. He explained that the river water can be treated and mixed one part to about eight to 10 parts regular water. Then, when It comes from New York faucets, it would taste much the same as the water does now.

Beach-Estate Over $100,000 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y The will of Novelist Rex Beach leaves his estate valued at "more than to two colleges and several friends and relatives. Notre Dame College, Wilcox, is to receive one-ninth of the estate, it was revealed when the will was filed for probate. Read Citizen Classified Ads Regularly Plan To Tap Hudson River Water For N. Y. By The Associated Press NEW YORK A plan to tap the Hudson River to ease New York City's grave water shortage was announced yesterday.

1 Chairman Irving V. A. Huie said his Board of Water Supply will act at once to initiate a link between the river and the city's aqueduct system. He said gallons of water a day could be drawn into the city water supply from the Hudson, which empties into New York Bay. This is one-tenth of the 1,000,000,000 gallons used New York in an ordinary day.

Reservoirs for the city of some 8,000,000 now are two thirds empty. Rationing has been a rowing threat. The Hudson tapping project, Huie said, might cost $5,000,000 andtake up to a year to complete. The plan calls ror a link between the Hudson and the Delaware Carload Of Christmas Mail Lost In Fire By The Canadian- Press DALHOUSIE JUNCTION, N.B. Several hundred bags of Christmas mail, destined for Canadian points west of the Maritimes, were burned here last night when fire destroyed a mail car of the Canadian National Railways Scotian Express, bound from Halifax to Montreal.

About 300 bags of mail were salvaged. Smoke came from the car as the train pulled into thS station. Flames broke out when the car, disconnected and shunted to a siding, was opened. Np fire-fighting facilities were available and the car was quickly consumed. Most of the lost mail was believed to have been parcels and catalogues.

Officials could not say immediately if it originated from overseas. Postal authorities said that inclusion of inflammable materials in Christmas parcels caused one or more Sires almost every year Street; Mrs. W. Creighton. 125 Bayswater; Mrs.

G. Lafortune, 258 Daly Avenue; Mantha, Wright Street, Hull; Mrs. E. McGrath, 460 Arlington Street. i.