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WHERE TO ENLIST' second section THE CALGARY HERALD NAVY 337 7th Ave. M. Ph. M7442-M7446 ARMY 101 8th Ave. E.

Ph. M5041.M5942 AIR FORCE 1206 1st St. E. Phone M344J CALGARY, ALBERTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1944 12 Below In The Night Pensioner Dies After Rescue From Bow River Suffered Exposure, Earl Waffs Gets 45 Day Term For Wounding Magistrate Says City Negro Was 'Extremely Provoked' i 4 -jr Would Include Excess Profits In Depreciation Hearing Told Rate Should Be Reviewed Each Year Disposal of so-called "excess profits" of the Valley Pipeline Company Limited, was discussed before G. M.

Blackstock, K.C., chairman of the board of public utility commissioners, when hearings were resumed at the court house this morning. Re-examined by E. J. Chambers, K.C., counsel for the company, Kenneth Morrison, C.A., repeated his assertion that excess profits should be included in the depreciation reserve and removed from the rate structure. Only "used and useful capital" should be included in the rate base, he told Mr.

Chambers. SHAREHOLDERS SUFFER Mr. Chambers insisted that such a procedure would deprive shareholders of a return on invested capital. He suggested the sums involved should be placed in a stabilization reserve, reducing excess profits and spreading depreciation over a longer period. If instead of excess profits the company had sustained deficiencies would Mr.

Morrison be inclined to deduct deficiencies from the depreciation reserve? he asked. An adjustment would have to be made to compensate the company, Mr. Morrison replied, but there might be other methods of effecting this. TO RAISE RATES? Mr. Chambers then asked that, assuming the through-put declined steadily, as Royalite engineers had suggested, would not rates have to be raised The rate should be reviewed annually, Mr.

Morrison suggested. He admitted it was possible that rates would have to be higher after 1944. Counsel for the company then suggested that expenses would go up as through-put declined and that, under Mr. Morrison's suggested system, shippers would have to pay considerably more for the service at a time when the valley was going out of production. Sister Mary Clarissa is a teacher at the Sisters of Providence Indian Mission School at Jours-sard, Alberta.

Mr. Devine is a guard at Oakalla Prison, Burn-aby, B.C.; Mary, who served at Gander Bay, Newfoundland, is a fabric worker at Trenton, Ontario; Margaret, who also served at Gander Bay, is a hospital assistant at Patricia Bay, B.C.; Josephine and Catherine, both clerks general, are sta After dipping to a new low point for the present winter at 12 degrees below zero at midnight Monday, the temperature in Calgary rose 34 degrees to 22 above zero by 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. In downtown Calgary the minimum for the night was -7 degrees, recorded between 1 and' 3 a.m. Continued fair, cold weather was forecast, though the weatherman held promise of higher temperatures Wednesday afternoon. TEMPERATURES (At Municipal Airport) Degrees Max.

Monday to 6 p.m. 0 Min. Monday to p.m. -8 6 p.m. Monday -1 Maximum in night -1 Minimum in night -12 5:30 a.m.

Tuesday -4 9:30 a.m. Tuesday 0 12 noon Tuesday 3 Hissh Low Kenora 28 7 Winnipeg 22 2 Brandon 20 6 The Pa 4 8. Retina IS 15 Moose Jaw 22 11 Prince Albert 13 12 North Battleford -4 -10 Swift Current 11 13 Medicine Hat 5 22 LelhuridKe 15 -6 Edmonton 1 -16 FORECAST Alberta Fair and cold today and early Wednesday, then a little higher temperature. Saskatchewan Fair and cold today and Wednesday. Hospital Wing Further Delayed There is further delay in the opening of the new wing of the General hospital, which it was hoped would be ready by Jan.

15, and going no further than "hazarding a guess," Dr. W. H. Hill, medical officer of health and hospital superintendent, this morning said "it might be opened by Feb. 15." He carefully pointed out that he had no grounds for mentioning any date and "only hoped" the new wing would be ready for occupancy by that date.

While the long-awaited ventilation fans arrived a few days ago the sterilizers and the signal system as yet to be delivered. Dr." Hill stated that priorities for hospital equipment had to be obtained from Washington, D.C., and even after a priority had been obtained the civilian needs had to take second place to military requirements. Eyes Examined Shock and Cuts From Jagged Ice Believed to have floundered In the icy water of the Bow River above Louise bridge for more than an hour, Edward Oliver, about 75, Calgary old-age pensioner, died en route to the General hospital a few minutes after he had been rescued by city firemen at 4 p.m. Monday. Oliver was first sighted by Capt.

Henry Fisher of No. 6 Hillhurst fire station, who saw a person partly submerged, clinging to ice in the river about 40 feet west of the Louise dam and 40 feet from the river bank. CUT BY ICE Oliver was rescued by F. Markle and J. Dingle, firemen from the No.

6 station, who used ladders and ropes to reach him. The firemen were assisted by two city water works department employees, C. Foster, 2415 2nd St. S.E., and Charles Hughes, 319 14th Ave. who were working nearby, and by Sgt.

C. R. Hitzke, No. 2 Wireless school, a passerby. Oliver was almost unconscious when rescued, and in addition to exposure and shock, he suffered cuts and bruises on his legs where he had been cut by the sharp ice.

He died as he was being taken to the hospital by Starr's It is believed that Oliver first went through the ice about 20 feet south of the place where he was rescued, but struggled out of that hole and was attempting to make' his way to the bank when he went through the ice again. OFTEN WANDERED His tracks indicated that he had wandered part way across the river from a point west of the No. 6 fire station on the north bank. Oliver resided at 501 4th and had no known relatives. Funeral services will be announced later by Gooder Brothers' funeral home.

Police said that searches had often been conducted for the elderly man when he wandered away from his home and became lost. They were unable to give a reason for his being on the river. No inquest will be held. Glasses Fitted FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R. F.

EASTWOOD, R.A.F., formerly chief flying instructor at No. 31, E.F.T.S., De Winton, received the Air Force Cross for devotion to duty in the King's New Year's honors list. He is now at Moncton, N.B., on his way home to England after completing his tour of operations in Canada. Bakery Official Is Promoted Prominent in Calgary military and social circles for many years, and at present R.S.M. of the Cal gary Highlanders (Reserve), Duncan Mitchell will leave Calgary for Swift Current next Monday.

Mr. Mitchell has been promoted from assistant manager for Canadian Bakeries, here to manager for the company at Swift Current. His successor here has not yet been appointed. Mr. Mitchell has been a resident of Calgary for 33 years, and has been associated with Canadian Bakeries, here for 3t years, first entering the employ of the company as a route salesman.

He was company sergeant-major of the 1st Battalion Calgary Highlanders, N.P.A.M., in 1921, and later that year became regimental sergeant-major. He served with the unit under many commanding officers, and when the non-permanent active militia was disbanded in 1940 became R.S.M. of the Calgary Highlanders (Reserve), an office which he has held up to the present. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the Calgary Gyro and Executive clubs, and of the King George Lodge, A.F.

A.M., No. 59. .1 FIVE OF THE DAUGHTERS of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dcvine of New Westmiaster, B.C., are serving with the R.C.A.F.

Women's Division. Several of the girls have served at operational commands. Back row, left to right: Dorothy, LAW Margaret; LAW Mary; AW 1 Josephine. Front row: AW 2 Patricia; Eileen; Mrs. Devine, the proud mother; AW 1 Catherine.

Another daughter, Churches Mark Week of Prayer The Calgary General Ministerial Association, uniting with other churches throughout the world, has arranged special services during this week in observance of the World-Wide Week of Prayer. The opening services will be held today at 8 p.m. in the following churches: St. Stephen's Anglican, when the speaker will bo Rev. Samuel J.

Parsons of Scarboro United church. St. Paul's United, speaker Rev. M. A.

Cooper of. First Baptist church. The Salvation Army in Hillhurst, 1127 Kensington speaker Rev. William Hollingsworth of Hillhurst United. The Moravian church, speaker Rev.

R. Kern of Bridgeland Baptist church. Salvation Army Citadel, speaker Rev. George Upton of the Pentecostal Tabernacle. The general theme of the services for the opening night will be "Building the Christian Life Through Prayer." Rev.

Edward Lawlor, president of the Calgary Ministerial Association, expressed the hope that all people would at tend the services in their districts. to Mark 100th Birthday 'The Calgary Y.M.C.A. will join in the world-wide centennial plans marking the 100th birthday of the founding of the movement," 11. W. Kingerley, general secretary of the local association, announced today.

The Calgary board has appointed a committee comprised of Judge C. J. Ford, M. L. Brown and Ernest McLean to work out the preliminary plans and details.

The centennial action will form the basis for a Canadian-wide study of Y.M.C.A. policies as the enters its second century. L. E. Shaw, the national president, speaking at Halifax a few days ago, said "Never before in its history has the Y.M.C.A.

had such responsibilities and opportunities. Doing our part is our immediate task, but after the war there will be an even more important job to help the young people make the most of the peace they have fought for. The Y.M.C.A. is serving Cana dian men in uniform today in more than 600 places. No Fire Calls Yet This Year "No fires yet in 1941." city firemen said today at noon as they entered the fourth day in this year without a fire call.

Only alarm since 11:45 p.m., Dec. 31, was Monday afternoon when No. 6 fire station in Hillhurst called headquarters station for the emergency truck to be used in the rescue of a ma? who fell into the Bow River above the Louise bridge. Th ree Calgary Airmen Return Home On Leave PO L. M.

Bentley, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bentley, 119 32nd Ave.

N.W., arrived home Monday on leave after being overseas with the R.C.A.F. for the past 14 months. After completing his leave he will report for instructional duty in Canada. D. Stewart Topley OPTOMETRIST 503 SOUTHAM BUILDING 'Phone M7350 Residence M70 15 Earl Watts, Calgary Negro sleeping car porter, was convicted of wounding two airmen, J.

W. Brown and E. J. Collins, with in tent to do them bodily harm dur- ing a cafe fracas, and sentenced in city police court this morning to 45 days' imprisonment with hard labor. Maximum penalty for the of fence is life imprisonment.

INSULTING REMARKS Magistrate D. C. Sinclair in handing down judgment in the case which had previously been remanded from Wednesday, said that he believed the assault would not have occurred had it not been for insulting remarks made by the airmen, once in the hearing of the accused and again directly to him. He said that there was no doubt that one of the wounded men, Brown, was extremely "color-conscious" and made disparaging remarks about Negroes, which "extremely provoked" Watts. Watts was not justified by self-defence in stabbing one of the men four times and the other five times, the magistrate declared, although at the time of the wounding he may have been under the impression he was being rigorously attacked by two or possibly three of the airmen.

"SOME LYING" Magistrate Sinclair declared further that he was satisfied Watts did not attempt to carry the fight further after the two airmen left the cafe dance floor to go to the washroom, or that he threatened the airmen's two women companions. "I am satisfied some of the prosecution witnesses were lying in an endeavor to make Watts' conduct look worse than it actually was," he said. He pointed out that the evidence indicated that Watts had not drawn the knife until one of the airmen had removed his tunic and two of them, and perhaps three, had advanced in his direction, forced him to a corner of the cafe and jumped on him. Watts was defended by J. K.

Paul, K.C. Europe, principally occupied France. FO FRASER HOME Another returning Calgary airman is FO D. S. Fraser, son of Mrs.

M. Fraser, 2137 34th Ave. W. FO Fraser, who enlisted in Calgary, went overseas in September, 1941, and in the following December went to Libya, serving with the air units that supported the Eighth Army advance across North Africa and into Sicily and Italy. FO Fraser, who was formerly employed in the Canadian Pacific Telegraphs office in Calgary, is returning on leave after having completed his four of operational flights.

Besides his mother he has one sister, Betty, at home, and another sister, Mrs. E. C. Ottway, Calgary. IN NEWFOUNDLAND Another Calgary airman who returned home on leave Monday is W02 Charles Loader, son of Mrs.

VV. J. Loader, 1021 12th Ave. who has been stationed in New foundland with the coastal command of the R.C.A.F. W02 Loader enlisted in the air force in Calgary in August, 1941, after leaving high school at Dids-bury.

He graduated from No. 2 Wireless School in October, 19-12, and has been on the Atlantic patrol work for the past 15 months. He will return to Newfoundland in about a week. Three Calgarians Are Promoted Three Calgarians were included in a group of 47 artillery reinforcement officers, all second lieutenants, promoted to the rank of lieutenant after completing qualifying training at the school of instruction. A4 Artillery Training Centre, Fort Brandon barracks, Manitoba.

They are: Byron Brunner, John D. C. Manes, and Heber L. Smith. CALGARY BAKERS' BOWLING LEAGUE Winning numbers in recent Drawing of January 1st, 1944: OS 40 291 TO 103 100 391 1S1 72 J.

Spencer, Secretary. WS6S. ATTENTION! TAXPAYERS, LANDLORDS Coe to an onn meeting In Wc-DOUGALL SCHOOL. 4th Ave. Wert, it 7:30 THURSDAY.

JAN. 6 Petal cobiems be d.acutsed. tioned at Mont Joli, Quebec; while Patricia, formerly a member of the W.D.'s precision squad, is stationed at Rockcliffe, Ontario. Mrs. Devine is at present residing in Calgary at 1520 30th Ave.

S.W., because of ill health and says that Eileen, the youngest girl, is anxiously waiting until she is old enough to join her sisters in the W.D.'s, while "Paddy" is also waiting, to join the air cadets. No Prosecutions For False Weight Calgary's bakers and coal dealers gave good weight throughout 1943 and there were no prosecutions or convictions during the year, acording to C. R. Merritt, deputy license inspector, in his annual report handed to Mayor Davison Monday. A similar record was set in 1942.

During the past year there were 261 inspections of bakeries and 3,915 loaves were tested as compared with 281 inspections and 4,265 tests in 1942. A total of 32 loads of fuel were tested last year as against 48 the preceding year. During the year licence inspectors checked 1,509 business premises; 600 dog owners; 2,645 horses, motors and bicycles; 672 investigations; made four prosecutions and obtained two convictions. Mayor Completes Civic Committees The personnel of the five standing committees of city council was completed this morning by Mayor Andrew who will submit the following names for the approval of city council: Finance committee Aid. R.

T. Alderman, Aid. E. A. McCullough.

Legislative committee Aid. D. S. Moffat, K.C., Aid. Mrs.

R. E. Wilkinson. Reception committee-r-Ald. J.

R. Chauncey, Aid. J. C. Watson.

City lands committee Aid. R. G. Smith, Aid. E.

H. Starr, Aid. Mrs. Wilkinson. Unemployment relief committee Aid.

G. C. Lancaster. The chairman and one-half the personnel of the committees were named by city council at the organization meeting held Monday morning. 1 DARLING'S WEDNESDAY MORNING SPECIALS 75 Hats Values up to 5.95 Colors: Black, Brown, Green, fts Navy, Wine.

Head sizem 22 and 23. Darling Hat 5 332 EIGHTH AVENUE W. JUNK BONES WANTED AT ONCE For War Purpose Any Quantity S14.00 PER TON CALGARY FARM MACHINERY AND SUPPLY COMPANY 507 2r.d Street East. Calgary M487C HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED By H.D. POWERS.

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mmmm m.u, 208 Grain Exchange, Calgary Post Graduate of Pans, Chicago and Montreal. Metabolic, Urinary and Skin 4 T. TONIGHT, 8 O'CLOCK WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICES St. Stephen's Anglican, 14th Ave. and 10th St.

W. Speaker, Rev. S. J. Parsons.

The Salvation Army, Hillhurst, 1127 Kensington Rd. Speaker, Rev. W. Hollingsworth. St.

Paul's United, 15th Ave. and 2nd St. West Speaker, Rev. M. A.

Cooper. Moravian Church, 60 7th St. N.E. Speaker, Rev. R.

Kern. The Salvation Army Citadel, 7th Ave. and 1st St. E. Speaker, Rev.

G. Upton. The Calgary General Ministerial Association Invite Your Attendance Before The Magistrate By Pat McVean It was a great day for Scotsmen in city police court on Monday. Maybe they weren't quite sure of their nationality before they came to police court but afterwards you couldn't have persuaded them they were anything but genuine Caledonians. They had, police court gathered, been bending their unsteady elbows on New Year's Eve over drinks of liquor, wine, lemon extract and rubbing alcohol the nature of the assortment depending upon the state of their finances and the condition of their liquor permits in each case.

LOCKED UP And later on New Year's Eve they had found themselves locked up in city police cells after they had staggered along the street, bothered pedestrians, or gone to sleep in unconventional places all of which offences are looked upon with disfavor by police. They were a sorry lot in city police court Monday, all five of them waiting unhappily for court to pass the usual rirtink-and-dis- orderly sentences upon them. But the magistrate didn't forget. Hogmanay nor its attending celebrations. When the five came be fore him, he looked around the court room for Inspector Dave Richardson, as good a Scotsman as ever ate an oatcake.

FIVE GOOD "SCOTS" He asked the inspector if these were the Scotsmen he had sponsored for Hogmanay. The inspector without as much as a second look accepted the group as his clansmen "Aye," he replied heartily. As a result, the five good Scotsmen, La Rocke, Falle, Rawlings, Gray and Erickson were released with "time in custody" sentences. It is reported unofficially that even today you can still hear La Rocke and Erickson muttering "Hoot Mon" a little indistinctly, perhaps, but that's just because of their respective French and Swed ish accents. Feb.

29 Deadline On Rofary House February 29 has been set by the Rotary Club of Calgary as the final date on which tickets of the model bungalow might be handed in. Russell G. Allen, president of the club, said today at the meeting that sales are going "moderately well." "The ladies selling tickets at the house and in Calgary stores are doing an excellent job," he said. "We want to sell every ticket that is now out in the hands of Rotary members." The draw for the house is expected to take place some time in March, the president said. PROMOTED OVERSEAS Alan Parry, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Parry, of 425 16th Ave. N.E., has been promoted to the rank of Flying Officer in the R.C. A.F. ovcrMas, according to word received by his parents.

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Rsmove all bulbs, reflectors and washable shades, and wash thoroughly in plenty of warm water and oip. Get More Light without Paying More for It. They joined the air force to- gether in January, 1941, received their wings togethpr at Dauphin, Oct. 23. 19-11.

and left for overseas together November 4 the same year. In England they remained together as flying instructors, received their commissions together, and finally flew in aclion together. "Ve had not asked to be kept together, but someone has been Commission Salesman anted Established Montreal Ribbon House has opening for commission salesman to introduce fast selling line of ribbons. Sales in Eastern Territories now in large volume. Please reply only if you have weli established wholesale and retail connections and are prepared to submit references stating what houses you currently represent as well as hat territories you cover.

Fiease reply by to: STANDARD COTTONS LTD. 85 SL Paul St West Montreal, Qjt. kind enough to arrange it all I FO Fred Hcningcr's wife re-through." said FO Ray Heninger i sides at 812 4ih Ave. N.W.. while in an English interview.

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