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PAGB FIVE THE EDMONTON JOURNAL, TLESDAV, MAV 17, 1955 Tenders Invited For Auditoriums The provincial government has called tenders for the Golden Witnesses Provide Evidence In Public Mischief Charge i Jubilee auditoriums to be built in Edmonton and Calgary, It was announced MunuHy, Arthur Arnold, deputy minister Seek Replacement For Bookmobile The Edmonton Library Board meeting Monday evening In the Public Library, heard further discussion on problems and plans of the two "bookmobiles" It operates to outlying communities which do not have a branch library. D. L. MacDonald, superintendent of the Edmonton Transit System, answered questions relating to the storage and cleaning of the two buses fitted with shelves to carry books. He made several suggestions as to where Award Contract Town Hall Work A $30,553 contract for the addition to the town hall was awarded by Jasper Place town council Monday and construction is expected to begin In about one week.

Platten Brothers Construction of Jasper Place, was the lowest of nine bidders for the two-storey structure that was authorized by by-law 14 months ago and since has been the "thorn in the side" of two councils. At the 1S54 elections, the ratepayers approved $30,000 for the addition but tenders subse I it, ir- czz I i -V :1 When a magistrate arrived to set bail for Gardy. he was taken from the cells. "I told him to check his money when I returned the envelope and he asked, 'Where Is the rest of If?" Const. Murdoch said.

"He refused to take his property and accused the police of taking $40." BASIS OF CHARGE "Gardy said, 'I'm not common drunk, I don't want to be Magistrate Hudson Monday reserved his decision until June 16 on charges of public mischief and attempt to obstruct Justice against Peter Gardy. In addition, the magistrate Gardy guilty of "Impaired" driving and remanded the accused until June 16 for sentence. The public mischief and obstruction charges arose from an Incident at the city police station after Gardy was arrested for "impaired" driving about 10 p.m. April 7. Sgt.

Fred Alrth of the traffic department said he arrested Gardy after he saw the man IT' of public works, called tenders on general contracts, electrical contracts, and plumbing, heating and ventilating contracts. Tenders will be received until 11 a.m. June 13. The auditoriums will cost an estimated $1,500,000 each. At Edmonton, the auditorium is being built on the university campus.

Excavation and foundation work already has started. Boy Is Bumped From His Bicycle new buses could be found to, re-1 robbed of my money'," Const. Murdoch said. The officer stated that Gardy talked to Staff Sgt. D.

Ellis, and he overheard Gardy tell the serseant, "I will forget IS sf quently called were as much as $12,000 per the allotment. Last( year's council attempted two schemes to" get the project rolling and both failed. Following place "the one that on its last im." The bookmobile was started as an experiment In Edmonton several yeirs ago and is now termed "a success" by Aleta Vikse, acting librarian. Other matters on the board's agenda included a letter of in- drive his car near 96 St. and 122 parking it about four feet from the curb.

Sgt. Airth said that Gardy could not stand without leaning on the car, and that A cyclist, Lloyd Lyding, 15. of 11312 94 St. was taken tn hos elections this year, the council tried retaining a new architec.t but ran into another stumbling block when an argument arose over the bill owing to the original architects. after he had bnn removed from pital Monday afternoon follow- QUiry from an American citizen applying for the position of li the vehicle, got back In and at tempted to start It.

"The vehicle was badly dam The misunderstanding was aged." Sgt. Airth said, "and the settled at the last council meet ill Zf I I if I -A. I 1 accused couldn't remember hav ing and the architects. Diamond, about my $40 if you drop the charges As a result, the public mischief and Obstructing Justice charges were laid. "Gardy said someone had taken two $20 bills," Const.

Murdoch said. Sgt. Ellis said that Gardy told him he was short some money. He said that he had five $20 bills when he left work, Sgt. Ellis testified.

"He did not accuse me or Const. Murdoch of the theft, but said that 'someone here has the money'," Sgt. Ellis stated. "In an undertone, Gardy told me he would drop the complaint if we dropped the 'Impaired' charge," Sgt. Ellis testified.

READ STATEMENT Det. Sgt. Ed MacRae read a Dupuis and Dunn, called tenders, which were opened before lng an accident." The motor was steaming and It sounded as though the fan was hitting the lng an accident at 101 and 116 Ave. He suffered bruises to his head and right hand. Lyding was the only person reported injured among nine traffic accidents investigated since noon Monday.

Six motorists were summoned and two arrested in connection with the mishaps. Interviewed in hospital, Lyding was unable to explain how the the mayor and councillors Mon brarian. The board made a resolution stating that a new librarian must be a Canadian citizen or plan to become one after taking the post, which Is expected to be filled by 1956. Mins Vikse informed the board the new system used in recovering long overdue books is meeting with success; after nothing has been heard when cards are sent out to persons with overdue day. The main, or upper floor, of the new addition, will house the offices of the health unit, while in the basement will be the new council chamber and offices for the magistrate, engineer and plumbing inspector.

Both floors will have a fireproof record vault. statement which he took from Gardy the next day. In the accident occurred. He said he was travelling north on 101 St. and on approaching 116 Ave.

felt a slight bump and then was thrown from his bicycle. He said he noticed a half-ton truck following him Just before the REV. R. McGILLIVRAY Former Minister In Edmonton Dies A former pastor of Central United Church here. Rev.

Russell McGillivray, died in Duttorw near St. Thomas, follow? ing a heart attack Monday. Mr. McGillivray was minister of Central United from 1926 to 1930 and returned to Edmonton, two weeks ago to preach at the opening service in the new Central United Church. 1 He had served as minister i4 United churches in Winnipeg, Ottawa and ether Ontario centres before taking over the muif istry at Dutton three years ago.

Three Brothers Hold Reunion Monday was a happy day for Alex Demers of St. Paul, who stepped off a train and shook hands with his two brothers, Za-phire of Bon Accord and Camill of Fort Saskatchewan. The reunion of the three marked the first time the two Alberta brothers had seen their brothet in 43 years. The trio will spend about twp weeks together "and have lots of talking to catch up on" before Mr. Demers returns to the United States.

MARK CONVOCATION As part of the University of Alberta's graduation exercises, a tree was planted west of the Students Union building Monday. Dr. E. P. Scarlett of Calgary, chancellor, plants the tree while L.

R. Holroyd, president of the graduating class committee, looks on. The ceremony followed valedictory exercises, preceding today's convocation ceremonies at the Gardens. (Story on Page Three.) radiator, the officer said. IN ENVELOPE Sgt.

Airth said that when Gardy was searched, he had $61.19 and two cheques totalling $475. "He refused count the money so it was put Into a sealed envelope," Sgt. Alrth said. Conducting cross examination, Abe Miller, defence counsel, asked Sgt. Airth.

"I take It from your evidence that the' accused mas pretty well liquored up I mean Intoxicated?" Sgt. Airth replied. "Yes," and heard Mr. Miller reply, "For once, I agree with you." Const. R.

Murdoch said that after Gardy was placed in the cells, "he continued to clamor for attention and wanted to be statement, Gardy said "I didn't Plans call for redesigning the intend to accuse anyone (of the theft) as I could have lost It," referring to the money. existing section, at present used for town offices and council chamber, into a general office, books, a credit bureau takes over the account. The library has received a cash settlement cf $702 as an insurance adjustment from fire loss to books which were being bound. CLERICAL COLLAR REVOLT Revolt among younger New Zealand clergymen against the clerical collar is being opposed by older ministers, Wellington reports. They claim It is actually cooler than a tight collar and tie.

Its greatest value, however, they say, is that it helps a minister to ob Mr. Miller read a letter which with committee room and mayors and secretary-treasurer's offices on the upper floor and a police department with about six cells in the basement. Gardy wrote to the chief constable the day after the arrest. In it, he apologized for his conduct at the police station and said he didn't Intend to accuse the policemen of taking his money. He stated it could have Says Car Design Contributes To Mounting Accident Toll Mr.

Miller, Sgt. Ellis said he believed Gardy knew what he was doing. Mr. Miller argued that if Gardy sincerely believed someone had stolen his money or if it had been lost, he was committing no offence by suspecting someone or endeavoring to find The awarding of the contract to Platten Brothers is subject to the approval of the architects. liberated.

He wanted to use the tain the confidence of persons without involving explanations. telephone even though we had been lost or stolen elsewhere, called the persons he Under cross examination by Other bidders were: Poole Construction Company it. R. Vollan A. V.

Carlson Buchanan Construction and Engineering Company Coambs and Coambs General Contractors, James C. Haddow, Bird Construction Com pany and C. M. Wood $34,615. MONTREAL (CP James Cotter, secretary of the Automotive Safety Commission of Boston, believes that the passion for modern design in motor cars is one reason for the mounting traffic death toll.

Mr. Cotter spoke at a three-nation conference on the medical aspect of traffic accidents. Delegates agreed the chief cause of highway deaths is drivers themselves, but Mr. Cotter declared that modern automobile design is a contributing factor. "If any other machine in the world had such a continuing record of killing and injuring its operators and others, would there not be an overwhelming demand that it be made safe to operate?" "SENSELESS" POSITION mm- For the best wear mmimmm anywhere Ji "Words fail to express how gracious the TCA Stewardesses and all the others were.

Thanks again for the many kindnesses to a crippled Passenger Citation "I commend your Stewardess for her interest in the comfort of small children and mothers. She heated the 'baby food" for one mother." Passenger Citation (Regina to Toronto) "Our TCA Stewardess was very kind. Today was my birthday and she put a nice card with birthday greetings on my dinner tray." Passenger Citation (Toronto to Regina) Mr. Cotter declared the car (London, to Calgary) driver sits in a "sofa-like chaise lounge halfway or more back to DONALD H. MacKINNON D.

H. MacKinnon Admitted To Bar A court gown was worn by ward the rear vita his vision blocked by an enormous engine hood and mudguards. "It is as senseless to place a driver halfway baCk as it would be for the eyes of a horse to be back behind the shoulders," he said. "The eyes of every surviving species from the beginning of time have been in front until that deadly blunderbus, the automobile, hoodwinked people into blindly accepting a violation of natural law." the radiate Scientific Donald Hugh MacKinnon for the fytf WONDER first time Monday, when he was admitted to the bar by Mr. Justice Horace Johnson In ths dndness fine shoe repairers Court House.

Mr. MacKinnon was presented Mr. Cotter also declared that front-end engines make cars unduly heavy in the forward portion of the machine. Imparting a tendency to skid. ANOTHER VIEW In contrast with this view, Prof.

by Guy Patterson, with whose law firm, he has been articling. The, 35-year-old law-yer has had his studies interrupted twice once by the Second World War and once by illness. He was born John O. Moore of Cornell Med it's tMr dhaixter-quafity ical College's section for auto- crash research declared that the skid danger would be made worse by putting engines in the He in Montreal in 1919 and received received support from Prof. D.

Severy, who described experiments his schooling there and in Nova at the University of California, lecoua. Mr. Cotter also criticized wind- He later came west with his shields, stating "the name is a parents and joined the RCAF in misnomer. What is' called a wind- 1940. He was wounded while shield has become a skylight, tilted serving as a pilot with the RAF to the sky.

Skylights let light in, but from 1941 to 1943 and left the don't encourage looking out." I armed forces with the rank of "I just returned from a round trip from New York City to Vancouver, and wish to express to Trans-Canada Air Lines my gratitude for the service rendered. Your stewardesses are surely hand-picked for their kindly gracious manner. They are not simply "being nice on their job they radiate kindness, it is their character quality." V.S.) Passenger Citation In another lecture. Prof. Paul, flight sergeant.

Miles of the Washington University Mr. MacKinnon entered the University of Alberta in 19. School of Medicine condemned green-tinted windshields for night graduating with a bachelor of driving. He also criticized the wearing of pink-tinted glasses designed to minimize sunlight glare but often worn at night through force of habit. arts degree in 1952 and a law degree in 1953.

-While on the campus, he was active in political affairs. Following his graduation, he Teaching on the difficulty of see ing over modern engine hoods, articled with Cairns, Ross. Wall-Prof Miles suggested small-size bridge, Johnson and Pilon for periscopes be installed in cars for special situations, such as starting out from a parking place in congested traffic. Danish Immigrant Gives Impressions A special "citizenship week program was staged by the Kiwanis Club Monday at the Macdonald. The main speaker was Mrs.

Agnes Jensen who came to Edmonton a five months, then came to the firm of Jackson, McDonald and Patterson to complete his year of service before the bar admission. Mr. MacKinnon plans to make a trip to Europe before establishing practice in Calgary. $300 In Cheques Taken From Room A $15 radio, $300 in travellers' cheques, 33 bags of plaster and $8 in cash were among the articles reported stolen Monday. About 4:15 a.m.

Tuesday, a police constable found a window smashed open at L. Paterson A 1 "As a medical doctor the plrasanl rKciracy of TCA mine stewardesses is a littlp more than a vear aeo from constant source of interest to me," writes one passeniter. "They put nenmorlr themselvej out to make the passengen feel at home in mind and body." I ner nallve uennu iviijs. ueusen gave iter iinpressiuus of Edmonton, describing the city as "colorful and beautiful." Her often-humorous remarks dealt with the impact of the weather, and And she's delighted withTCA's new aircraft! the trials and tribulations of find ing a place to live. facilities for the service they're so keen to render to TCA passengers.

And along with so much that's ncu goes something that's cosy and traditional the thoughtful, alert friendliness of the people TCA chooses to serve you. Woodward's Closed Af! Day Wednesday SHOP THURSDAY 9-jO A.A4. TO P.M. Siie noticed, she said, those from many lands that had settled here, and pointed out the design of their homes often gave clues to their origin. Edmonton, sne declared, is a young, fast-growing city barely old enough to be called an adolescent." She spoke well of the way she.

her husband and two children had been received, and how they Plumbing and Heating, 8610 118 Ave. The officer reported he called the manager, who told the policeman there should be $8 in the cash register. The constable found the money missing. John Coventry, a visitor from, Mayo. Yukon, reported the theft of the travellers' cheques from a room in a downtown hotel.

He said he noticed the cheques missing after some friends had left. The radio was stolen from McCoig's Auction Market, 11412 96 St. Police are investigating the possibility the thief entered the store during the day and removed a bolt on the basement door. He then returned at night and stole the radio. The bag of plaster, valued at $40, was stolen from a con The generous appreciation of TCA passengers is a continual encouragement in our endeavour to provide the highest type of service.

We welcome critical comment, too. If in any instance TCA service has failed to measure up to its standards, I would esteem it a real favour if you would write te me personally. Any such letter will be gratefully acknowledged. Friday, Soturday, Monday and Tuesday a.m. ft 6:00 p.m.

eagerly awaited the day when they will receive their citizenship papers. The air's full of news about TCA these days! Smooth-flying Viscounts world's first turbo-prop airliner brought to North America by TCA New SUPER Constellations and Viscounts increase TCA seat capacity by 25 per cent in 1955 TCA is proud to present these fine new aircraft to the travelling public proud to present them to our crews and flight personnel, too! For they give our stewardesses, stewards, and flight attendants still finer TRAIN DELAYED CALGARY (CP) The CPR's crack new transcontinental Gordon Wood, Vtci-PrwidBntTroffie, MoniTMl THURSDAY EVENING SHOPPING Woodward's customers ore now oble to enjoy additional shopping time and convenience yet Woodword'i employees will continue to enjoy the ive-doy, forty-hour week and All Doy Wednesday closing. A Happy. Courteous Staff to Serve You train, the Canadian, roared into Calgary two hours late Sunday evening after being held up i three hours by a derailment 'near Salmon Arm. B.C., Saturday.

One car of a westbound I freight train was derailed about 1 10 miles west of Salmon Arm when a wheel fiange broke. (TRAMS-CANADA AIR LINES Mal AIR PAHCIl POST AIR EXPRESS Alt FREIGHT struction project at 8259 95 Ave. It was owned by the Y-Not Plaster Company. Police reported truck tire marks led to where.