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Late News Sport, Stocks Edition OTTAWA, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1954. PRICE CENTS cdltton by curler eenli weekly. 69th YEAR tl ON PAGE 27 mo ocici. lo)(Q) British Budget Aids New Plants, Sport Events -1 1 ,4 v. TJ f' m0 Plows Into Freight Hits TNT Shed Near Montmagny Must Control Defence, Social Costs Butler in Budget Speech Says Production Must Be Boosted LONDON.

April 6. W) Chancellor of the Exchequer Budget Night Prognosis: Few Tax Cuts It's budget. night again, and- all the experts have been guessing that this year after the general election-, the tax cuts will be thin and few. Last year before the general election the tax cuts were fat and many. Lest we forget: An 11 percent, cut In personal Income tax starting at the mid-year and levelling Ir.

prrnt yar Drive in Toronto r-v S-" -'V v' 1 w- ft 11 TODAY'S TRAIN WRECK AT MONTMAGNY. Three crew members -died and 68 paasengers-f- Montmagny, Quevthi Top picture when the CNR Ocean limited jumped the engine in wreckage of shed while bottom ihowg plowed into freight cars and hit a shed near. turned freight and passenger cars on the track. Journal Photo from CP hy Wirt) Pli-harrt PiiHt unlit Britain Is making steady progress toward better times. Offering the nation a balanced -budget with no new taxes for the coming year.

Butler told the House of Commons: "This is a moment when neither tax Increases nor tax remissions ire possible or called for. I shall make no changes for changes sake and so for the second year In succession I shall raise no new taxes." Butler warned that Britain's burden of defence and of gov ernment social services must be controlled In the future or the nation will run into the red. "During the coming he said, "we must see that we obtain some definite relief from the "defence burden.r Herald the coming year's defence bill, which is about the same as last year's. Is straining the nation's drive to Increase her vital exports. Butler told Britons plainly that they must step up their rate of Increase In industrial production to meet fierce foreign competition.

"We cannot be complacent about our present rate of In crease in production he said. This, he added, was about six percent, higher than a year o. Butler annoonced a new "la- vestment allowance" amount-lng to 10 to 20 percent which gives slightly higher tax-free allowance for new factories and industrial plants. He also announced a cut of up to a penny and a halt on the admission tax for movie houses, theatres and sporting events. He said Britain's movie Industry needs help and the cut In tax on sports ad- -missions will help the.

smaller football clubs. Concluded on Page 12, CoL s. Safest Place In the Front Lines LONDON. AprU 6. VP) Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery thinks the safest place to be If a war breaks out Is "In the front line with the fighting soldiers" because he believes both sides will be using atomic weapons from the outset NATO's deputy supreme commander in Europe explained his view in a' BBC Interview last night: I you're In the.

forward, area, he (the enemy) cannot drop on you explosions have a killing effect over a wide area because hell kill' aU his own soldiers too." MILD MONTREAL, April 6. CP) -1 Dominion Public Weather of- -flee report: Ottawa region: cloudy with showers today and Wednesday; much milder; 'winds southerjy 20. Low tonight and high Wednesday at Ottawa 36 and 83. Summary for Wednesday: showers; mild. Synopsis: very warm alfla Youth Dies After Vars Fire VARS, April 6.

(SUB) Amend Rent Law To Prevent To Make City Fresh-as-a-Daisy! TORONTO, April 6 -KF- Metropolltan Toronto will undergo a "make-Toronto campaign .1 during May. The plan, sponsored by the Women's Community Cleanup Committee and the Young Men's Canadian Club of Toronto, calls for the yellow flowers adorning store windows, restaurants and sign posts. James C. Crang, chairman of the committee aiming to beautify Toronto, said. Metropolitan Chairman Fred Oardlner has been asked to select a 'dirty, ugly" Intersection or corner In a prominent part of the city where a permanent beautlf Icat'ton display can be erected.

A parade of bands, drum majorettes, street cleaning equipment and police and fire vehicles will get the Spring cleaning under way on the evening of April 30. RCAF Orders Striking Force U.S. Nepfunes Lockheed Aircraft Corporation said -yesterday that th Koyal Canadian Air Force has order ed a striking force of submarine-hunting P-2V Neptunes to help In patrolling the North Atlantic sea lanes. The aircraft firm said the contract calls for an undisclos ed number of patrol planes to be delivered late this year or early in 1S55. They will re.

place some of the absolescent Lancaster bombers now being used by th RCATs Maritime squadrons, The Neptune now Is In pro duction for th United States Navy's air arm. Archives Storage ToCost $1,180,966 A contract for the construe tlon of an archive storage building In Ottawa has been let to B. Perlnl and Sons, Canada Limited, of Toronto, it was announced today by Works Minister Winters. The contract is for 61.180.t56. Oeorge A.

Craln and Sons Limited, of Ottawa, were awarded the contract for 1129,041 geophysical laboratory building her. Mr. Winters' statement noted that contracts totalling 68.116.-1 986.09 were let during Febra ary and March. Largest single contract was for construction of the new Na tional Film Board Building at VU1 St Laurent near Montreal, at a cost of 1530.760. This one was awarded to oeorgt Hardy Limited, of Toronto.

Prize Crossword Fans Reminded Of Postage Rates Journal Prize Crossword fans are reminded that postage rates were Increased on April 1 The Post Office Department sends entries with Insufficient postage to th dead letter of flee or returns them -to the sender. The department will NOT deliver to The Journal any entries with insufficient post age. Locomotive Crew Of Three Die; 68 Passengers Shaken Up MONTMAONY, Que, April 6. ICRThree men died when the Mont reel-bound Ocean Limited struck an open iwitch and plowed Into standing freight ears here early today. scattering flaming coals over a massive pile of debris.

The Canadian National Railway! express swerved on to the elding at full apeed and the front end lumped th rails be fore smashing the freight cart Into a shed that contained 20 boxes of dynamite. i A possible major disaster was averted when a fast-moving fir, brigade doused the hot cinders from the locomotive be fore fir spread to the dyna mite. The locomotive crew was -killed. Dead vesque. 60, engineer, and Oaudlose Thibault, 40, fireman.

both of Rlvler du Loup, and O. X. Belanger, SB, brake-man, St. Valller, Que. The Limited which left Hal ifax at 6 a.m.

AST Monday- came to grief In front of the station on the southern out' skirts1 of this municipality, 35 miles east or Quebec City on the south shore of-the St Law rence river. Bits Freight Shed. The locomotive lurched from the rails with screaming brakes and hissing st a smashing Into the freight shed about 1,000 feet-from, the switch. There was no panic among (he 68 passengers. Conductor Thomas Poullot of St.

David, Que, In charge of the Limited, said most of them were asleep at the time. Apart from minor bruises and several cases of shock, there were no Injuries, ne said. The fore of the collision left a massive pile of twisted steel and other debris. The freight shed was destroyed and. power lines Kirn a own.

All 11 cars of the express left the rails but remained upright. Concluded en rage 12, CoL 7, W. L. Macllquham Dies in 76th Year-" Iioyd Macllquham secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Institute of Surveying and Photogrammetry for 32 years and former land surveyor with the old Department of the Interior, died suddenly today in an Ottawa hospital at the age of 75. Bora In Drummond Town ship, Lanark County, he was of Scottish descent.

After graduating from Queen's University with-the deire of Bachelor of Science In civil engineering, Mr. Mac llquham began his career. In the government service In Ot tawa in IMS. He began as a draughtsman "In the Department of the Interior and was later articled to- Dr. Edouard Devllle and O.

MacMUlan as a land surveyor. In 1811 he became certified as a Dominion Land Surveyor and from that time until his retirement in 1M4 worked as a surveyor with the department. During his 12 years of office as secretary-treasurer of. the Canadian Institute of Survey. Ing and Photogrammetry he became known all over the world and In recognition of his work he was made an honorary life member.

Honorary lire membership In the organisation limited to nine persons. Mary Kennedy Oliver, whom he married, died about 10 years ago. He Is survived by one son, Lloyd Kennedy Macllquham, of Toronto. The body Is at Huls and Flayfalrl, where Rev. Dr.

C. D. Donald, of Southmlnater Unlt-. ed Church, will conduct sarv-, Ice In the chapel Thursday afternoon at three o'clock. Interment will be In Pinecrest cemetery.

'round: A $120 million reduction in corporation- tax: A four-cent cut in cigarette taxes on a pack of 20; Elimination of the stamp tax on cheques: Abolition of the $2.50 annual tax on radios. U.S. Proposes Five Power Tell Chinese. Reds to Keep Out of Indo-China PARIS. AprU (Reuters) The United States has proposed a five-power declaration on the Indo-China war and the French Government Is studying it informecj quarters here said today.

It is believed the declaration would warn Communist' China about the consequences Of Intervention In the war. Signatories would be France, Britain and countries of the Anaus pact the United States, Australia and New Zealand. It Is possible that some of tne Asian countries close to Indo-China also will be asked to sign th statement, informants said. Evictions most reputable trust companies" had sent out six-months notices to vacate to all Its tenants, and owners of apartment blocks all over the city were doing the same thing. (Last night's action made such notices, received after AprU 1, The mayor declared such a practice waa "The purpose Is obvious to throw out all the tenants so as to get out from under the con trols and Increase the rents beyond the limits we set." The amendment was "taking no right the mayor said.

"We merely say the property Is not decontrolled automatic ally by giving a notice to vacate. If a landlord had good tenants and they cant all be bad he wouldn't try to evict them It It weren't Just to get more money. And If he cant get more money, he wont try to evict them." The amendment was "wise and Just for people who wUl not discipline themselves and play fair with their She added that extending the controls to AprU 30, 1055, would mean that no tenant would be "thrown out on New Year's Eve or In the middle of The mayor said the civic of fices yesterday received by 6.15 pm. information en "abso lute notices to get out for whole apartment Some of the notices were from "owners who occupy prominent places In this city and who would surprise Alderman Campbell demand' ed to "know their names, and the name of the trust company referred ta' but he was told they would be made available to him privately. Alderman McAuley told of a couple, aged 60 and 73, who had lived for 43 years la their present accommodation and were told to "get out by May He supported the amendment, although he said only a minority of the landlords were at fault Warning The Penalties Of Overweight You can get mighty tired carrying that corporation everywhere you go.

And In today's Journal, on Page W. W. Bauer, director of health for the American Medical Association, and The Journal's- health- columnist, tells you of the penalties of overweight. In succeeding columns this week. Dr.

Bauer will tell you why and how you should remedy that excess personal baggage condition. Boy Loses Eye Kitchener Bans Bows and Arrows' KITCHENER, AprU 8 7 A ban on the sale and use of bows and arrows, except to arcnery duo members for use on club premises, was ordered last night by city council after an accident In which boy lost an eye after being struck by a steei-tlpped BLIND WORKERS STRIKE. ST. JOHN'S, April fBUP)eventeen blind work ers at the Institute for the Blind broom- factory here were ike today for more money. DICTIONARY.

Literary Critic: One who finds meanings In a book which the author dldnt know were there. Grant Mayhew. 17, died In Ottawa Civic Hospital shortly after noon today from burns suffered In a fire at the May-hew farm this morning near Vars, Ont." Mrs. Pauline Mayhew, 37, the boy's mother is In poor con dition with burns all over her body. Shirley, 13, and IS, both with burns about the face, arms and back, were reported In good condition.

Another member of the family, 16-year-old Carl, was also in hospital though not In serious condition. First reports said Carl Mayhew suffered burns about the feet when he lowered his sister. Rachel, 10, and bis brother, WUllam. 8. to safety from a second floor bedroom.

The boy knotted bedsheets together to affect the rescue. Neighbors said Orant had been attempting to light the kitchen stove, using some kerosene, about 6 JO a.m., when an explosion ingulfed him in flames His mother and sisters were burned In their frantic at-tempt to smother the flames that shrouded him. The boy's father, NobleTrtay-hew; had left the home to go to his work In Ottawa. Kelghbors tried to fight the flames but the house was burned to the ground. Wed Chaplain A Week Ago Dies in England I O'CUck Mlttoa tervttt.

BOSTON, AprU 6. UP) Word was received here today of the death In England of Mrs. Ethel L. Paine Moors Raven, 80, who March 24 married Canon Charles E. Raven, 68, chaplain to Queen Elizabeth.

Relatives said they were In formed that Mrs. Raven, a mil lionairess, suffered a heart attack- yesterday at Lyme Regis, Devonshire. The couple flew to England March 31. Selling Wave Hits New York Market O'Ctock ESItira Srrt. NEW YORK, April 6.

A selling wave hit the stock market today in the midst of WaU street anxieties over the war In Indo-China. Late in the session, selling mounted rapidly as prices fell. The rush swamped the "high speed ticker tape In reporting actual transactions on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The delay was dear ed In about 15 mtnutei Prices were down from to $3 a share In many key Issues, and some higher-priced stocks feu much more. REFUSE RBCOGNITION.

BONK, April 1 (UP) West Oermany decided today to refuse any recognition of the Soviet-sponsored East German satellite regime, BABOON ON THE LOOSE. VIENNA. Austria, AprU I (UPV Police warned today mat a -very aangerous" circus baboon Is at large after escaping from his cage In the Soviet sector of Vienna. Rampant City Council last night ac cepted after an hourMong debate the unanimous recommendation of Board of Control amending Ottawa's rent control bylaw so as to: 1. Extend its life to April JO, 195S four months beyond the terminal date previously In the bylaw, 3.

Require landlords (as of last Thursday) to first get per mission from the rental reference board before giving tenants the six months notice to vacate which the bylaw allows. 3. Olve tenants who received such notices during March until May IS to file appeals with the rental reference board. Hetioa te Defer Defeated. Approval of the amending nyiaw followed defeat, by a 13-8 vote, of a motion spon sored by Aldermen Hamilton and Sloan asking that the mat-ter be deferred until it could be given further study.

Alderman Hamilton said he realized that a "very dramatic appeal" could be made on be. half of the tenants but the amendment meant heading back to "complete controls similar to those of the Ontario Comptott rport of Cttr Com ell procdlns aothotM. Oov-trniTMnt snntA. pit Srtvlns. etvtf dfanc 1U be found oa pose thrao.

Alderman Sloan said there were "certain landlords" who were taking unfair advantage of the rent control bylaw, but he thought Council should take Its time and "make sure what we're One landlord be knew would be "making 46 percent on his money if he gets what he's asking Alderman Bradley thought landlords and tenants should have an opportunity to be beard before the changes were made. Mayor Whltton declared that fast action was needed. She said "one of. the city's still moving Into our regions: a considerable amount of cloudiness formed this These clouds have produced thunderstorms over, most of southern Ontario regions. As they will move Into our regions they are expected to give showers.

Temperatures win ro main above normal during the period. Temperatures. Last night's low and yesterday's high. Victoria 3, 63; Edmonton 16, 37; Saskatoon 33, 36; Reaina. II Cyphers To Be Rerhoved From Scots Mail Boxes, Trucks EDINBURGH, AprU 6.

(Reuters! Scottish Nationalists today claimed a major victory In their campaign to have Queen Elizabeth regarded as the. first and not the second queen of that name to rule over them. No more, the General Post Office announced, will mall trucks an! post boxes In Scotland be decorated with the Initials II R. This sign has given offence to militant Scots who argue that the first Elizabeth reigned beore Scotland was united with England. They, backed their protest by defacing the sign when It first appeared on a new post box here.

It was daubed with paint and tar, and attempts were made to blow up the box. A Post Office) statement made no reference to the arguments which have raged around whether the Queen abould be called Elizabeth I or Elizabeth IL It simply said: "New post boxes and mail trucks In Scotland will bear the Bcottlsh Crown as toon as the necessary, arrangements can be made." Mrs. Mary Dott, of the publicity committee of- the Scottish National Party, said: "Belated a this decision Is, It will give general satisfaction." 37. 44; Winnipeg 36. 47; White INSIDE THE JOURNAL Ottawa's Streets Like Spmme page 3 Report on Ottawa Valley (3) Vtee 3 Bigger Govt Grants Page 3 Overweight Ills Page 8 For and About Women Pages 9, 10.

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