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16 THE OTTAWA JOURNAL, Taken to Hospital I ByRdwboat From Flooded Home CHE.STERVILLE. April Special The', South Nation river Jumbed its banks westlofl Chesterville Tuesday afternoon ar.d early- today hati inundated remanded for sentence Ull April Jiaticn Valley road, and com- 17- pletely mr rounded scores of farm Earl Sayer, 18, 37 Ladouceur homes and buildings. street, charged with them, was Adrian Laundry; expecting remanded without plea until momentarily a visit from Mr. April 17. Stork will not forget the flood of H.

Russell Boucher MP, ap-47. When the swirling muddy peared on behalf of Donald -waters surrounded their farm Morrls.He called on Rev. Robert home her husband waded through Good, minister of Erskinc deep icy waters-to procure terian Church, and Ray Morris, help. Neighbors secured a row-jtne boy's father, for testimonies boat and Mrs. Laundry; was of character.

brought to safety, and later to-the ncpiui in Chesterville. Telephone service went out commission late Tuesday evening and it cannot possibly be restored Conllnned from Page One. until the waters recede. Higgins was levelled except for Douglas Young told The Journal the telephone exchange, bank and reporter Wednesday, afternoon school building, all brick. Two "That his milk truck had pushed blocks of I the business district into farm lanes with the muddy were destroyed by fire, brought water lapping the floor of his cab.

under control early today. He ivad had to gbre updelivcrlng I Rubble blocked virtually all milk Wednesday morning when traffic. Only ambulances were per-the: river had risen; making fur-' milled to travel. The State sent thef driving too hazardous. a bulldozer, to clear the streets and AU traffic-on Highway No.

31 wrecker trucks to haul out wrecked to be routed to Ottawa via 1 ed automobiles. A five-room Chesterville. with- the approaches house was set down in the middle to Cass Bridge under six feet of of a highway leading to Shattuck, water and traffic detoued through In CheetervUle itself there was Jo danger of flooding, although engineers of Nestle Milk Products vere keeping a 24-hour vigil at thcir river pump house. Two tctric turbines, discharging 00 gallons of water per minute, were keeping their sump well Bow in check. I Ghaudiere Bowling Prizes Awarded The Chaudiere Bowling League night awarded prizes for f-l4 at tH rKiatABii f.niirlr Drck Watson presided at the dinner and Aub.

Bergin assisted in presenting prizes. Winners were as follows Championship team, Len Cow- den. Midi Helman, Aub. Bergin. Hlckey.

Ruby Moorhead and Ldma Smith; high average, men, Roy Smith (219), women, Ethel Ferguson (192); high cross without handicap, men, Luke Milaney (955), women. Marg Bowden (788); high cross with handicap, men, Eddie Brindell (1.0171, women, Helen Brunning (748); high single without handicap, men, John Guenette (343), women, Issie Morrison (316); high single with handicap, men. Jack Nash' (358). women, Lyda Charles and Martha Dixon (303); most Improved bowler, Peg Flanagan. Perfect attendance.

Billie Pollock, Issie- Morrison. Peg Watson. Eva Burgess, Sadie Connolly, Hazel ration, Ruth Smith. Albert Dixon. Vince Bergin, "-John Guenette, Jack Nash, Dick Watson; spoon winners, men, Roy Luka Milaney, Albert Dixoe, Arnle Morrison, G.

Mc-Zlroy. Ted Hickey, Ed. BrlndelL Midi Helman, Doug Pollock, Dick Watson. Jack Manual, Len Cowden and Joe Watson; women, Ethel Ferguson, Marg Bowden, Martha Dixon, Issle Morrison, Helen Brunning, Loma Smith, Anita Olive Connolly, Flo Baker and Lyda Charles. i i Tribute to Primate John-Bracken, Progressive-Conservative leader, in a tribute telephoned today to his office here from' Toronto, said that the "religious and public life of Canada had -suffered a great Iocs" through the sucden death of Archbishop rwj a i.

iswen, rrunaie or we Cblirfh of TPntflanf in fmnmAm-. "By the vigor of his personality, the force ot his character and, his Christian example and inspiration Archbishop Owen made an outstanding contribution to the life of said Mr. Bracken. "Canadians of all denominations have come to hold him In affection and All will mourn his loss." Traffic Court Tot failing to obey traffic signs, II organ Warner, Russell, Ont, f-4 and coats. i For parking offences, Victor D.

Hossack, 28 Ossington avenue; Alex Sherman, 428 Rideau street; Sam Greenberg. 11 Nicholas street; Thilip HorwiU. 42 Mount Pleasant, all $2 and costs, County Cases, For failing to share the road, Gilbert Lefort, BUlings' Bridge, $5 fin and costs. For double parking, Merritt Fraier. TUchmopd, $2 fine and I For failing to stop at a through highway.

Fred Robinson, West-boro. and Luclen Boivin, 438 Cambridge street, $5., fine land costs. 1 Tor overloading, Ottawa Fruit Supply. Limited. 28 Nicholas street, 914; fine and costs.

j. For attempting to pass when highway hot clear, J. R. Baird, Carp, $5 and, costs. For! overloading, Canada Bread Company.

458 Catherine street, fine and costs and; 916 firwi and costs. For improper light on" vehicle, Canada Bread fine and cost: FINED ON HQCOR CHARGE. Wjltianv Daly. 88 Shillington avenue, was fined $10 and costs in County Magistrate's Court here thit mnmlnr for havfo linunr in place ether than hia residence. 1 THURSDAY, APRIL It, 1947.

Three Youths Admit Housebreaking i Earl Howard. 18, 154 Cambridge Street; Donald MorrU, 17. 321 Le-Breton street, and Gayle Mindach, 16, no address, pleaded guilty to a combine total of three charges housebreaking and four before Magistrate i fit riVm hi mnrnlnif Trtv Property Damage i a wheat field. The highway was strewn With barbed wire, from fences, further impeding travel, At Austin, William Mc- Gill, executive secretary to Gov. Beauford Jester, sUyed on duty in the governor's office all night to keep the Governor Informed, i The Department of Public Safety used its two-way short wave radio to replace disrupted communications.

The tornado first hit White Deer. Texas, about 5.45 p.m. It injured three persons, blew a house from' its foundations, wrecked a garage and derailed 21 cars' of a moving Santa Fe freight The tornado was sighted at Tampa. and Miami while It moved northeastward along the' line of the Santa Fe railroad. It skirted the town of Canadian and then struck Glazier with it full fury.

1 Coburn, a railroad switching station with a handful of residents, also was reported razed. No casualties were known to have occurred there. After striking Higgins it "moved into Oklahoma, missing Shattuck and hitting Woodward and Gage. "TPollce posted guards In the downtown district after some looting of stores was reported. West End Shattered.

The entire west end of Woodward was shattered as the tornado hit that end of town, then swept to the north side where it was ripped apart. One witness said that the tornado sounded like a train coming while it struck: Fire broke out after the tornado whirled away from the city. A portion of Woodward was ablaze approximately an hour with fire departments from nearby towns arriving to help bring it under control. A torrential rain began falling soon after the. tornado to -help extinguish the fire.

No power or light were In the town after the tornado levelled the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company plant Irwin Walker, 6T, veteran night engineer at the plant, was killed as he started his shut i Emergency generators were in use at the hospital. Doctors and nurses from surrounding towns rushed here as soon as word of the tornado spread. Those who survived many bearing bandages aimlessly treaded the rubble-strewn streets in a dazed condition, unable to realize fully what happened. Typical of what happened to families was that of the Long household. There Vere five chil dren, mother and father.

The mother and one child were killed. 14-month -old Judith Ann Long was Injured, and the father and three, other children were unaccounted for. said huge trucks were hurled like match sticks Into homes and buildings. Mr. and Mrs.

B. H. Robinson, and their daughter, Ruth, 17 months old, were seriously injured when their home was blown away. Mrs. Robinson said she and her daughter were in bed and her husbands was preparing for bed when sthe windows of the house crashed In and the building was blown from around them.

Leo Jack and Bill Craig, travelling salesmen, were In a small Woodward cafe when the storm Both hit the floor, hugging each other. The building was blown- away, leaving them uninjured. never saw anything like this in all Jack said. Both are World War II veterans. Labor Men Confer With Howe on Strike labor men of the International Headquarters of the, United Mine Workers of America (CCL-AFL), today conferred with Reconstruction Minister Howe and following a 13 or 20-mlnute conference, Mr.

the "minister who has been in charge of coal through the war years, said he had no comment to make. The union men, Thomas Kennedy, international- secretary-treasurer of the UMW, and John Owen, Ohio president of the UMW. could not be reached immediately for comment Earlier today they conferred briefly with M. M. Maclean, Labor Department conciliator.

who also declined to make any Fell 90 Feet, Rigger Dies of Injuries August Glbbs, aged 42, of Windsor, a rigger with the Hydro-Electric, died this morning in the Civic Hospital as a result of Injuries sustained two weeks ago at Stewartville, near Am-prior, when he fell to the ground off a scaffold SO feet high. Mr. Glbbs was working with a crew of men who quickly rushed to his aid when they saw him plunge! to the ground. The accident occurred about 11.30 at night. Injuries received to his and legs were improving Mr.

Glbbs succumbed to plicated internal injuries. Memorial Service For Archbishop 1 A memorial service for the late Archbishop Owen, Primate of the Church of England in who died on Wednesday, will -be held in Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday at 4.30 p.m. Service will be conducted by the dean. Very Rev. H.

H. Clark, and other members of the Cathedral Chapter will assist. The jservlce coincides with the I funeral services being held for Archbishop Owen in Toronto, at which jRlght Rev. Robert Jefferson, Bishop of Ottawa, will be in attendance. There will also be a memorial eucharlst in the Cathedral at 10 a.m.

Saturday. Plea of Insanity Continued from Page One. Dr. Billings did not think of these as hallucinations, but thought they were nothing more i than superstitious beliefs. He added that he had found no evidence of hallucinations and that Gibbons ad expressed no Ideas at the time of his first examination which he could interpret as delusions.

Questioned as to whether he thought Gibbons mentally ill at when the time of shooting. Dr. turned professional wrestler, gild-Billings said he could not say Ottawa early this after-nniiiiixiv r.ikin.' ca UUJW" early mis aiier- waf i "Gibbons spoke of his fear but did not tell me of the origin of that he said. "He expressed no delusional ideas during my examination so I can say that he was not mentally 111." "Emotionally Disturbed." Finally the witness said, "I do not believe truthfully I could go further to say he was in an emotionally disturbed state of mind. It is my opinion that Gibbons realized it was legally wrong to shoot the Mr.

Martin opened his cross-examination and asked Dr. Billings if he had found evidence of consistent misinterpretation. replied Dr. Billings. "A roan who does this consistently is mentally ill?" "No, I he is in poor mental health.

I There is a difference." "The existence of a fear that has no foundation in fact' is a false belief?" "And retaining that fear after being reassured of its nonexistence Is a delusion. Is it "And that Is one of the symptoms of Insanity?" Speaking of Gibbons' state- an Idea lit wasn't too good, ment that he "was In a Mr. I "You can't get far In the box-Martin found Dr. Billings in lng game after you've passed agreement with him that this was he said. "We'll.

I'm 38. After a false belief and a delusion. "The existence of delusions is one of the hallmarks of insanity?" asked Mr. Martin. replied the witness.

Mr. Martin spoke on the great responsibility resting with the jury when eminent doctors of the mind could not agree on the state of mental health. Mr. Martin spoke for 40 mln- utes and the court recessed Bt end leading educaUonal fig-1155 before Mr. Hope's address urf in French schools of Ontario, for the 1 Crown banlaet was held at the Otta- Crown Prosecutor Hope.

KC, i ymnaium laat completed his address to the jury "ithK iuIsplc In 30 mlniltM fnllnurlntf tho opening; of court, which had adjourned; upon; completion of the address by Defence Counsel G. A. Martin, KC. Mr. Hooe told the Jury that Gibbons had clearly been in a fit Ontario, the Bilingual School of temper for some time which Trustees of Ontario, and the reached its climax with the shoot- French Canadian Educational lng of the two Fitzmaurlce I Association of Ontario, was pre-brothers, Joseph and John, at his sided over by Ernest C.

Desor- Admaston Township farm on Feb ruary 1, 1940. He told the jury that If, in their opinion; the defence had not proved Gibbons insane, then they must return verdict of guilty as charged. The case is expected to go to the jury later this -afternoon following the charge by Mr. Justice J. K.

Mackay; MRS. SARAH ARMTTAGE. Mrs. Sarah Armltage, a resident of Ottawa forj the past 37 years, died ort Wednesday at the residence of her json, Robert Armltage, 75 Arthur street, following a lengthy Illness. She was in her 83rd yeer.

Born in England, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dyble. I She received her education in England, and 37 years ago came to Canada and took up residence in Ottawa. Her husband, Fred Armitage, whom she married in Yorkshire, England, 60 years ago, predeceased her in 1918.

Surviving are her son, seven daughters, Mrs. A. Arnfield, of York, Mrs. C. W.

Jenner, Vancouver, BC; Mrs. W. Chad-wlck, Westboro; Mrs. M. Dillon anJ Mrs.

Alfred More an, both of Ottawa, and the Misses Ethel and Elsie; Armltage at home. She also leaves one Sister-in-law, M. Robert Dyble, of Westboro a number of grandchildren and One great-grandchild. Funeral at two p.m., Saturday, at Fredi N. Garrett Funeral Par lors, Rev.

Robert Good offlciat lng. Interment in Beechwood cemetery. "7" 7- 3 v'- I 1 2 A Sit: ISJalfcSiW ii WJSaW4 I PRIMO CARNERA DWARFS STEWARDESS IN OTTAWA Former world's heavyweight boxing, champion, Primo, Camera, shown on his asrival in Ottawa for a wrestling bout at the torium. His immense frame is shown in contrast to petite blonde Miss A. C.

Collyer, TCA stewardess. On the right is Frank Gorman of the Ottawa Auditorium which brought the "Ambling Alp" to the Capital (Photo by T. V. Little). Wrestled 120 Bouts, Won All Grins Ex-Champ in Ottawa by A.

R. SVKES of Th Journal Staff. Towering bull-necked Primo Camera, former world's heavyweight boxing champion' now noon top form for his bout with "use at me Auditorium tonight. "Da whom World War II caught in his native Italy and who came to the United States again last July, would have little to say about the war years. Asked if he'd had much trouble In wartime Italy, Camera's huge head shook slowly and an enormous hand waved slowly in the air to show that this was all water under the bridge.

"Lotsa Trouble." "Trouble?" he repeated. "Yeh! Lotsa It waj wrestling and boxing he wanted to talk about. Since establishing himself in the wrfttling game last year he has fought 120 bouts all the way from, San Francisco to Montreal. "And how many did you asked The Journal. An enormous grin split the sunburned face.

he admitted modestly; "I won 'cm all!" The. Ambling Alp of the Apennines told The Journal that he had thought of a comeback in the boxing game but decided as 30 you lose your endurance, lose Need French-Canadian Culture In Ontario, Educationists Told Reuniting more than 200 teachers, trustees, principals, inspec- iiuitiibuiu uiuuuvou ai. sociation of Ontario. The banqueti closing event in the second day of the tenth annual three-day congress of the French Teachers' Association of meaux, president of the FCEA. Delegates attended a series of business sessions throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, discussing problems concerning the educational system In Ontario's bilingual schools.

The need for a greater development of French-Canadlan culture In Ontario was stressed by Very Rev. Jean Charles Laframbolse. OMI, rector of the University of Ottawa, guest speaker at the banquet 1 Father Laframbolse also extended his thanks to the Ontario Government for the substantial grant recently given to the University of Ottawa for its medical faculty. He was Introduced and thanked by the chairman. On behalf of, the three educational groups in attendance at the congress, Mr.

Desormeaux presented a sum of money to Archbishop Vachon, honorary president of the French-Canadian Educational Association of Ontario. The money will be used for Marian Congress purposes. In thanking members for their kind gesture. Archbishop Vachon briefly outlined the spiritual motives behind the congress. Highlight of the dinner was the awarding of diplomas of the School Merit Order ef Ontario, to Louis Charbonneau, actively engaged In French educational circles for many years, and Dr.

Robert Gauthier. director of French education In Ontario. I The two Ottawa men were pre- sented wilh the diplomas for their services to Frericn-canaaian edu- cationai circle in Ontario, your speed, can't see as well as you used to. No, my boxing days are gone." Yes, Primo admitted, Joe Louis was still going strong at 34. "But Joe's he said, "that there's I no one around to fight him." Since his return to the United States, Primo has met a number of his former opponents of the ring.

"I met lotsa he said, "1 met Sharkey, whom I fought to win the title, and Max Baer, who won the title from me, and Oh, lots more." Finds Wrestling Tough. Asked which of the wrestlers he has gone up against gave him the toughest battle. Camera enclosed The Journal reporter's entire shoulder in his immense hand and leaned over confidentially. "Now looka he said. "They're all tough.

Don't let anyone kid you. Any of those boys in the wrestling game are tough to go up against. When they get hold of you, it's no tea-party." Asked to pose with petite blonde Miss A. C. Collver, Stewardess of the Trans-Canada plane on which he arrived from Mont real.

"Da Preem" was willing. At the foot of the ramp, he pick ed the stewardess up as lightly as though she were a month-old baby, while the flash-bulbs clicked. To the question as to whether he would win the bout tonight Primo laughed loudly, muscles In his neck swelling as the chuckles rippled from his lips. "Haw. Haw!" he rejoined.

"What do you think?" The male choir of Guigues Separate School of Ottawa, under the direction of Brother Victor. was heard in a few selections. Tonight, at the Technical School auditorium, scholarships will be awarded to winners in the 10th annual French provincial contest for Ontario. W. W.

Edgar Leaves Estate, of $41,000 William Wilkie Edgar, retired civil servant and well-known Canadian author, left an estate valued at $41,111 according to his will filed for, probate In Surrogate Court here today. He died here March 8. A brother, Pelham Edgar, is named literary executor of the estate and empowered to dispose of all unpublished manuscripts left Toronto General Trusts Corporation are executors of the estate. t- Mr. Edgar directed in his will that his library be left to the Hartington Nursing Home, Car-tier street, to form a library for patients and staff of the home.

Remainder of the estate is left in seven equal parts to his brother; Pelham Edgar; three sisters. Miss Maud Edgar, Mrs. Katherine B. Evans and Mrs. Marjorie O.

Hicks, and the remaining three parts to the 'children of his deceased brothers, James David Keithock and Herbert Wedderlie Edgar. The estate Is made up as follows; Personal effects, $255; book debts and promissory notes, $925; life Insurance, bank and other stock, securities for money, cash, $77. Civilians to Write Civil Service Exams Canadians who are not war veterans are to have a chance to compete for positions in the Department of External Affairs, a Government spokesman said, here today. An "open examination" for positions in the department will likely be held. in May or June, he said.

It will be the first post-war ex- aminaiion lor sucn posis wnicn Is not restricted to veterans. Wafer Main Repairs To Be Completed By Midnight Tonight Repairs on the frost-fractured 30-inch feeder main at the intersection of Laurler avenue and Nicholas Street will be, completed by midnight, W. El wood Mac-Donald, chief water works engineer, told The Ottawa Journal this morning. An 850-foot stretch of pipeline la now isolated. A seven-foot new section of pipe will be lowered into place late this afternoon, replacing the pipe which has a transverse fracture.

"Ottawa has had only three large fractures in its. water system since Mr. MacDonatd said. Statistics on file in the water works department show that in this respect Ottawa has been, much more fortunate than Toronto, Montreal or Quebec City. i Mr.

MacDonald referred to the turbidity noticed in the water by Sandy Hill residents since the isolation of the section of pipeline. A protective coating on the pipes had been -agitated by Increased water pressure. It was calcium carbonate, a product of the ingredient of lime used at the Filtration Plant to control acidity and was absolutely harmless. "It is common practice to have occasional fractures in a cast Iron distribution system at Jthis period of the year and they Bra due to upheaval of ground as a result ot previous Winter frost conditions Mr. MacDonald said.

In 1931 the 30-inch main at Branson avenue and street was fractured and on February 9 of the present year there was a bad transverse fracture at the 24-inch main at the Queen street pumping station. See Also Page 30. Bowesville Continued from Page One. In anticipation of distress calls later on today, Red Cross workers hurriedly organized relief measures. Mrs.

George Snelling said that efforts were being made, to find accommodation for those families forced out. Mrs. "Mary Pelletier and her son, Joseph, who were rescued last night from their flooded trailer home near the Riverside Campsite, Russell road, were provided with dry clothing and blankets and were moved from Red Cross headquarters this morning to the home of friends. Mrs. Pelletier's dog and pet hen were taken to the premises jot the Ottawa Humane Society.

Mrs. Pelletier was reluctant to part with her hen, declaring the flood waters had upset her "pet so much that the bird hadn't laid an egg for four days. Mrs. Snelling is working with Ian R. Johnstone, Mrs.

E. J. Ash-ton and Mrs. B. Wallace in preparing for emergency calls.

At Gloucester township hall, families of Mr. and Mrs. Armand Clerouf and Mr. and Mrs. James Munro were comfortably accommodated on the second floor after being moved from their flooded Bowesville road homes last night by Red Cross workers.

"A third family, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bassett also moved out of their Bowesville road home last night Blast Ice. Jam. Meanwhile the male residents of the Nordic Circle on the Bowesville road took the initiative this morning to blast with dynamite the ice jam west of Billings' Bridge on the north side of the river.

Red Cross workers are concerned about the health of the families who are living in chilled homes. Emergency first aid was given Mrs. Munro and her four-months-old child last night after they showed symptoms of having caught a severe chill. They were placed under a doctor's care. Residents of Bowesville road were making frantic calls for more, rowboats.

Requests were made to Red Cross headquarters. Gloucester township offices and army officials to augment the limited number of boats available at the Nordic Circle community. Hog's Back Inundated. Thousands of tons of white, yellow-tinged water roared, over the Hog's Back Falls on the Ri deau today inundating acres of low-lying shore land and making the surface of the river a mass of leaping waves from the foot of the falls to the CPR railway bridge half a mile below. A grove of trees just east of the Hog's Back locks was not only flooded to a depth of several feet, but willows and poplars were bent by the constant surge of water which threatened to break or uproot them at any minute.

Many with leisure time on their hands looked at the falls from the new dam and from the Rlcjeau Canal road below, while a number of Summer residents of the section were out to see if their cottages were undamaged. Though the water was lapping at the beach a few feet from the Summer camps and cabins, none has yet been touched by the mounting waters. i While it was claimed that the stretch of the Rideau river in the Mooney's Bay area was below Summer' level and water could be impounded there as a flood control measure, A. R. Whittier, chief engineer of the Rideau Canals, said this morning the water was actually higher than in the Summer season.

"There Is no storage capacity at that level and impounding of the water would only flood cottages in the upper he said. The stop logs of the Department of Transport were neatly piled In the vicinity of the Hog's Back bridge. They have. not been used at this point since last September. Mr.

Whittier said that the canal could not be used to divert flood waters from the Rideau Into the Ottawa river. "The canal was not built to run water through and there is no proper he said. 1 Federation Hopes To Discuss Salaries The Civil Service Federation hopes to meet the Government to discuss Civil Service salaries, the permanent appointment of temporary civil servants, and other service problems, at some time in the near future, it was announced today by V. C. Phelan, Federation president.

The Federation proposes to again advance the view of its members that a thorough overhaul of salary classifications In the Civil Service is now due. Mr. Phelan said the Federation had applied to the Prime Minister for an interview over, twd months ago, but that it had-not been found possible to make the nccci-sary arrangements in the mean time to jnect the Government, for the Prime Minister hm'. been ill during a good part of this time. However, the 'Federation hopes that the Interview will be arranged to take place some time fairly soon' after the Prime Minister Psychologists Open Ottawa Conference 1 Delegates from across Canada and from the United States met at (he Chateau" Laurler ihis morning for the opening of a three-day conveutton.of the Canadian Psychological Assoclaton.

A council meeting was h.rldl this morning with the prcsi Dr, K. S. Bcrnhard. of as chairman. This afternoon delegates will split into two sections, French and English, to hear six papers presented.

Chairman of the r. i i r.ngiisn sccuon 11am Line, University of Toronto, and the French chairman is Rev. Noel Mailloux, head of the De -K partment of Psycholpgy, TJnlver slty of Montreal. Rev. R.

H. Shevenelt will be chairman at a public meeting to be held at the University of Ot tawa Academic Hall at eight o'clock -tonight Speakers wil) bC' Dr. John Robbins, secretary, Canadian Social Science Research Council, and R. E. G.

Davis, director, Canadian Welfare Counr cil. Dr. Robbins will speak on UNESCO and Mr, Davis on the Canadian Youth Survey. 500,000 May Continued from Page One. Answer of the Finance De partment to these inquiries as to the possibility of expanding cer- tain Government services involve I lng increased expenditure next i year was a flat Whether Mr.

Abbott would be reducing personal income tax rates remained a question he would answer on budget night, but It now appears certain thai exemption levels are being raised. Last year, when former Finance Minister llsley raised the exempf tion levels, from $C60 to $750 for single persons and from $1,200 to $1,500 for married persons, be- tween 550,000 and 600,000 tax- payers were lopped from the rolls, Married taxpayers in the $1,500 to $1,800 brackets with' five or more dependents pay nothing. The total of the two groups, sin- gle and married, in the brackets Involved In raising the exemption level is 471.780. The Finance Department's budget committee comprising the Deputy -Minister, the directors of the Taxation Division, the Economic, Legal and Economic Relations Division and the Clerk of the Estimates, has finished its job of financial carpentry on fiscal plans for next year, and the actual writing of the budget speech Is now under way. Clung to Ice Continued from Page One, Jimmy had taken the lead, and was about 15 yards from shore, a third of the distance to the island when the Ice gave way.

Hanging on to the edge in icy water, he shouted for help, aud the other boys who had scurried back Jo shore went for assistance. "I heard Jimmy calling, and then a passerby asked whether I had a Mr. Kennedy told The Journal. "I didn't have one, but ran down to the shore and found one of the boys had a rope there. "I threw It to Jimmy, but he called back that be wee too cold and couldn't get hold of it So I walked out over the Ice.

It was wobbling pretty badly, and I had to go carefully, but I was able to get Jimmy out and np to the house." There Mrs. Kennedy took charge and a few minutes later the little boy had had a glass of warm milk and was huddled in a chair so close to the stove that he was almost on top of it. He was wear ing heavy- woollen stockings, dry clothing and had an astny great coat around nil shoulders. "I'm fine he told Journal at 1.15, and tried to But he was still-pale. Youths Pose Problem For Court Officials James Lesage, 17; Grant Bethel, 16, and Rene McBride, 18, all of no fixed address, who appeared in Magistrate's Court this morning for sentence on a total of 10 charges of theft and housebreak ing, were further remanded to April 14 while Magistrate Strike consulted with John R.

McKnight, secretary of the Big Brothers Association, to discipline them without sending them to a reformatory. "I had intended to sentence you to the Magistrate Strike told the "This is a first offence, but unfortunately there are a number of charges. ThTrfand Involving considerable planning We are investigating the circum-ithls 'Affairs stances as thoroughly as we can." Confirm Reports On Dana Wilgress Leaving Soviet Post; The Department of External Affairs confirmed 'this morning, that Dana Wilgress has paid his formal farewells to Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and will not return- to Moscow as Canadian Ambassador. rar. migres is at present at Geneva heading the Canadian JJ.n.lin.

A IK. int.ra.tiiHI.I conference. No statement made as to his future post with the External Affairs Department, neither in denial nor confirmation of the earlier report that he might' be made a sort- of Ambassador at Large to represent Canada at the many interna I ions 1 meetings now on the horizon. It was said Mr. Wilgress asked Molotov if the Soviet planned to appoint a successor to the Soviet Ambassador to Canada who left this country in December of 1945.

The query, one of curiosity rather than desire, was not directly answered. Mr. Wilgress' departure from Moscow is not related to the unfilled Soviet post here but that fact may nevertheless have a bearing on the degree of i li l. Jl. i urgency wim wn.cn MoscowwiUbeftlled.

Trio Committed iTo Stand Trial Edward Glceson, 19; Pa'rick Joseph Berry, 21, and Alfred La-poinle, 20, all of no fixed abod, were this morning committed for Ontario Supreme Court judge and jury by County Magistrate O'Connor oa charge of robbery with Violence. Committal came after a preliminary hearing of the charge on March 27. The trio' are alleged to have beaten and robbed Lionel Trottier, Ottawa taxi driver, of $15 in cash and a car valued at $600 on March 1. The three young men will be allowed their freedom on bail of $1,000 each pending their appear-'. sented by R.

K. LaUhley, La point by Michael J. Devine and Gleeson by- Roydon Hughes, KC. Twp Die in Fire Continued from Page One. Flames from the raging vehicle shot 200 feet into the air.

preventing another transport driver. who arrived on the scene almost immediately, from making any attempt to rescue the men. With 1h PmvlnHil Pnl Via mm moned, he could only wait until the flames burned themselves out three hours later, wbgn the charred bodies were removedfrom a twisted mass of metai. The other driver was Gordoo McKnlght. also employed by the Charlton Car Transport Company ot Oshawa.

Both transport were returning from St Zotique, just across the Quebec border, where they had delivered a load of auto- mobiles. "I was about a mile behind the other transport when I saw the flash and the he said. i gpeeaca uy duv won i in there, there was nothing I could do. I tried to get near the truck but the flames drove me back. "1 could see one of the men I think it was the boy struggling, trying to get our of the cab.

Put -apparently his legs were pinned by the engine and be could barely move. He was screaming terribly but I couldn't do anything except stand there and watch. Leslie eemed to have been knock ed unconscious. Police (njfesUgatlng. He immediately notified the Provincial Police at Cornwall, who are investigating the cause of the accident It la felt the driver may have fallen asleep, and the car swerved into the south ditch, smashing Into the tree.

France to Seek Continued from Page One. The Britons nd Americana contended that Foreign Minister Molotov's adamant opposition to change was bound to affect. adversely Communist efforts to win. popular support in Germany. In planning to seek immediate approval-of cession of the small but coal-rich Sean the French, appeared about to put and also possibly Marshall and Bevin, on another political hot-spot.

The Western diplomats ex- pressed belief that the Council of Foreign Ministers should take no action on the problem, now, except to give the Deputy Foreign Ministers some directives for post-Moscow studies of the whole complex border matter. As it stands, the situation merely adds up to one more basic split widening the -hasm of disagreement between the Russians thc Western Powers. Study New Dispute. Western diplomats, studying the new dispute in conjunction, with the earlier differences on German political and economic issues, were finding it harder than ever to foresee what the Moscow meeting would be able to show for its long hours or work xcept perhaps, an understand ing of the disagreements, a date for a future big four conference and the beginning of some interim efforts at AMBASSADOR LEAVING. J.

A. Strong, newly aooointed Canadian Ambassador to Peru. will leave here today to take up. his new post Mr. Strong, former Canadian trade commissioner and consul New York, will spend' about two weeks in and then return to Ottawa for nnnnill.llni, u.ltk V-l 1 Department, Following he will return Peru and remain there.

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