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-THE LEADER- -POST, REGINA, use of auditorium frowned on by fire chief MOOSE JAW (Staff) Fire Chief Gordon Higson has told city council that thinks Central collegiate auditorium here should be condemned for public use because of fire hazards which exist. In a letter 1 to council, tabled at Monday night's regular meeting, Chief Higson said that inside stairways should be enclosed and a sprinkler system installed to protect stairwells, hallways, and boiler room. He also recommended construction of a fire escape as an alternate means of exit. When these improvements have been made the auditorium could be considered reasonably safe for assembly purposes, the chief said, but added "I would, however, still feel rather uneasy due mainly to its third floor These faults had been "a thorn in our side for years," said Chief Higson, and recalled that AS far back as 1938 the auditorium was condemned for use. "I would agree with this, both then and The fire department, he said, had recently received complaints that fire drills were not being held and this had been discussed with schools superintendent A.

E. Peacock. Drills were then held, he said, with evacuation being carried out in three minutes. "Of course, said the chief one of the exits was blocked time would probably be Any fire with its resultant and hot gases travelling quickly through the open stairwells and hallways would in all probability cause a tragedy." Complaints of overcrowding had also been received. Only 462 persons should be seated in the area he said, instead of the 550 students sometimes allowed to gather there.

School officals had agreed to cut down the number, he said we are still very unhappy with the situation." Officials had been instructed to construct an outside fire escape, Former Reginan dies in Ontario A former resident of Regina, Mrs. F. p. Bussey, died at her home in Pickering, Jan. 11 after a sudden heart attack.

Mrs. Bussey lived in the Wilson block, 1801 Retallack street, up until 1951 when she moved with Mr. Bussey to Pickering, Ont. Mr. Bussey used to be employed with the CPR express office in Regina.

During her residence in Regina, Mrs. Bussey was a member of St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral. She is survived by her husband, and one son, Jackson of New York. The nightingales heard in England in summer, spend the winter in North Africa.

INSTRUCTOR WANTED Competent Instructor is required immediately for Evening Classes in Oil Furnaces for Home Owners. Address applications to T. W. HUNT Superintendent, 1860 Lorne Street, Regina he said, and train pupils in fire drill. The building generally is in good condition he said, including wiring, maintainance and housekeeping.

Council agreed to pass Chief Higson's letter along to the collegiate board with the suggestion that It meet with the chief to plan a work schedule to eliminate hazards in all Moose Jaw schools. There was need for added fire precautions in all schools, said Chief Higson, but he praised Mr. Peacock for his co-operation in this regard in light of his limited budget. Ontario to set up. energy department TORONTO (CP) An Ontario government department to supervise all forms of energy and a searching inquiry into agriculture were forecast today in the speech from the throne in the Ontario legislature.

The speech said the new department will be responsible not only for development but also safety and financing. It would embrace all forms of powerelectricity, natural gas, oil, coal, uranium or any other source. The publicly-owned hydro-electrie power commission produces virtually all of Ontario's electrical power and is charged with responsibility for a nuclear power program. The Ontario fuel board controls natural gas and other forms of fuel. "Our research program to hasten the time when we may generate electric power from our almost inexhaustible sources of uranium is being accelerated," the speech said.

BOOST SPENDING The speech, marking opening of the fifth session of the province's 25th legislature, forecast increased government spending on highways, education, welfare, aid to municipalities a and hospital construction. Lieutenant-Governor J. Keiller Mackay, who is suffering from an 1 eye ailment, departed from tradition reading only the first and last paragraphs instead of the whole speech. The rest was read by the clerk of the House, Roderick Lewis. The outline of the Progressive Conservative government's legislative plans announced new programs for mental health, alcoholism, prison reform, provincial parks a and natural resources.

A special inquiry headed a list of proposed measures to assist agriculture. "It is proposed to set up an inquiry which will make a thorough and comprehensive examination of Ontario's agricultural industry with reference to processing, handling, storing, transporting and marketing farm produce. AID MENTAL ILLNESS The speech said mental illness, will be attacked through a program altering traditional methods." It would improve diagnostic and treatment services, sively reduce segregation or isolation and put the permanently mentally handicapped or infirm in more suitable social surroundings." The speech indicated the government may appoint an antidiscrimination commission provided under legislation passed at the last session but not yet set "Your approval will be sought for the initiation of an educa- The Adult Education Division, Department of Education announces the opening of Saskatchewan House School with DAY CLASSES for Workers Currently Not Employed At Saskatchewan House (on Dewdney Avenue West). 9 to 4 daily, Mondays to Fridays, starting February 2nd. No tuition fees.

Instruction will be offered (as far as possible) in all school subjects at any grade level. You may either work for credit towards grade certificates or study the particular subject of your choice (Mathematics, English, General Science and others) on a non-credit basis. All interested persons should apply to the Adult Education Division, Administration Building, Regina. All class size will be limited, applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. For further information phone LA.3-8664.

HON. W. S. LLOYD, G. CAMPBELL, Minister.

Director of Adult Education. CONTINUING Duplessis loses round (Continued from Page 1) the Supreme Court for $90,000. The dissenting Supreme Court justices were Robert Taschereau, Gerald Fauteux and John R. Cartwright. The majority view was held by Chief Justice Patrick Kerwin and Justices I.

C. Rand, Charles H. Locke, D. C. Abbott, Wilfred Judson and Ron- ald Martland, REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Chief Justice Kerwin's reasons for judgment were brief.

He wrote that "no satisfactory reason has been advanced" for the Quebec Appeal Court's judgment setting aside the Quebec Superfor Court decision. He added: reading of the testimony of the respondent (Mr. Duplessis) and of the person constituting the (Quebec liquor) commission (Edouard Archambault) at the vant time satisfies me that the trial judge (Mr. Justice C. G.

MacKinnon) correctly decided the Mr. Justice Rand, with Mr. Justice Judson concurring, wrote that "from the evidence of Mr. Duplessis and Mr. Archambault alone, it appears that the action of the commission was dictated by Mr.

Duplessis as attorney-general manager and sole member taken by the latter as the general and prime minister of the province; that that step was taken as a means of bringing to a halt the activities of the Witto punish the appellant (Roncarelli) for the part he had played and to warn others that they similarly would be stripped of provincial 'privileges' if they persisted in any activity directly or indirectly related to the Witnesses. act of' (Mr. Duplessis) through the instrumentality of the commission was a gross abuse of legal power expressly intended to finish him (Roncarelli) for an act wholly irrelevant to the statute, a punishment which inflicted on him, as it was intended to do, the destruction of his economic life. OUTSIDE HIS FUNCTIONS Mr. Justice Rand rejected Mr.

Duplsssis' contention that a public officer cannot be sued for "any act done by him in the ercise of his The act by Mr. Duplessis, the judge wrote, was not within the exercise of his functions and therefore the Quebec premier was liable to damages. Mr. Justice Abbott said Mr. Duplessis was given no statutory power to interfere in the administration of the Quebec liquor commission, though he could give it legal advice.

He added: "I have no doubt that in taking the action which he did, the respondent was convinced that he was acting in what he conceived to be the best interests of the people of his province but this, of course, has no relevance to the issue of his responsibility in damages for any acts done in excess of his legal authority." Mr. Justice Martland, with Mr. Justice Locke concurring, expressed roughly similar views and specifically attacked the view of Mr. Duplessis that the suit should be dismissed because the premier did not receive one month's notice of the damage action. Mr.

Justice Martland wrote that the provision of one month's notice, in Quebec's code of civil procedure, applied only where the public official acts within the scope of his jurisdiction. Since Mr. Duplessis acted outside his scope of powers, the provision did not apply. COURT PROHIBITED In giving reasons for his dissenting opinion, Mr. Justice Taschereau said the fact that Mr.

Roncarelli did not notify Mr. Duplessis of his legal action at least a month before the summons was issued "prohibits the courts from pronouncing any condemnation." This opinion was based on a provision of Quebec's code of civil procedure that no public officer fulfilling a public function or duty may be sued for damages by reason of exercising his duties unless he is given a month's notice of the suit. Mr. Justice Fauteux wrote in his dissenting reasons that he also found against Mr. Roncarelli because of failure to give Mr.

Duplessis a month's notice. He added: "It is convenient to say, however, that had it not been for this failure of the appellant, I would have, on the merits, concluded that his (Roncarelli's) action was well-founded. DIFFERENT REASONS Mr. Justice Cartwright took differing grounds in his dissenting Regina Memorial nim out of business, heavy losses. An active worker in The Brethern of Regina, Alice Louise Main, 73 of 2736 Edgar street, died Monday in hospital.

Funeral service will be from the thern Meeting Room, 1578 Robinson street Wednesday at 2 p. m. Born in Renfrew, Mrs. Main lived in Grainland, Sask. before moving to Regina in 1945.

re Besides her husband Stephen, Mrs. Main is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Stanley Brown, 1935 Garnet street; and Mrs. A. E.

Bateman, Calgary; four sons, Harvey, 2736 Edgar street and Stanley, 2710 Wallace street; Clarence at home; and Edward of Central Butte: three brothers, Charles, 3730 Dewdney street and Arthur, 1019 Athol street; and Henry of Tregarva. Also surviving are three sisters. Mrs. Rebecca Sutton and Mrs. Thomas McTaggar6, both of 1308 Argyle street: and Mrs.

Norman Clark, 2153 McIntyre street. Burial will be in Regina Memorial Gardens. Burial will be in Gardens. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, Woman's purse snatched Police reported one housebreaking, one purse snatching and an attempted break Monday, The purse was stolen from Rose Marie Dionne, of 2356 Rose street, at about 10.30 p.m. She told police that a man came bolting across the street to where she was walking on Hamilton street and Fourteenth avenue and snatched her purse.

She said the purse contained about $12. The home of Eldon Shaw, 2472 McKay street, was broken into Monday night between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Goods valued at $30, a $20 bill and a credit note for $5 were reported stolen. The attempted break-in was at Klein's Meat Market, Central street and Broadway avenue.

Police said a door to the front porch had been forced open. Another door leading into the store had not been tampered with, police said. CONTINUING Cooper not fit to be at large (Continued from Page 1) legally sane under the definition of the McNaughten Rules. "I felt he had a paranoid delusion, a false belief that Jews would come. to power a Jew would become king.

He appeared to react very little to this delusion. He seemed stolid and pedantic, rather unconcerned about the situation in which he finds himself," he continued. "When I asked him about shooting, he replied that if the bullet hit the heart, head or lungs, it could result in death. I conclude then that he knew both the nature and quality of the act of shooting. When I asked if it was wrong and why, Cooper said it was wrong because it was against the law and what you learned in Sunday school.

UNCONCERNED "He seems relatively unconcerned by his present Dr. Martin said, referring to interviews during the past two mornings. But he felt Cooper fit to stand trial, capable of comprehending proceedings and instructing counsel. A disease of the mind might not be such a degree to impair a man's appreciation of the nature quality of an act and of whether the act was right or wrong, he explained. "I feel that Cooper has diseased mind, but he is capable of appreciating nature and quality of acts." Dr.

Martin agreed with earlier psychiatric evidence that Cooper felt himself above all laws. In connection with the Jewish Plot, he said Cooper felt justified in using the strength of his own arm to combat it. "I believe he felt his action was not against any law blinding on him," he, speculated. Paranaoic schizophrenics, he said, had ideas of persecution and wish-fulfillment. People suffering from the disease could be more dangerous than people with insanity of other types, he said.

Dr. Lynch, as a result of his interview with Cooper, believed Cooper was suffering from schizophrenia, although he was not able to determine the type of the disorder which disturbs thinking and emotions. "I believe the condition is chronic and unlikely to change," he "He appeared composed, and showed little evidence of tension and said he did not know anything about the Dr. lynch said. CONCLUSION causing him of veterans affairs, saw the accused in opinion.

He concluded that the liquor commission was authorized by law to cancel the permit and all Mr. Roncarelli's loss stemmed from this cancellation. "Having concluded that the act of the commission in cancelling the permit was not an actionable wrong, it appears to me to follow that the respondent (Mr. Duplessis) cannot be answerable in damages for directing or approving, as the case may be, the doing of that act." Originally, Mr. Roncarelli sued for $118,741, starting his court action six months after cancellation of the liquor licence Dec.

4, 1946. The Quebec Superior Court awarded the former Montreal restaurateur $8,123 in May, 1951. About five years later the Quebec Court of Appeal quashed the judgment. Mr. Duplessis defended cancellation of the liquor permit on the ground that Mr.

Roncarelli, a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, took part in what Quebee courts- -later over ruledthen regarded as a "seditious conspiracy" by the religious sect. Mr. Roncarelli contended that the premier's action in effect put nim out of business, causing him heavy losses. 1959 -PAGE FIVE was examined at the request of the department. "From that time to this I have found practically no change in condition," he said.

He said the case history would indicate the man had been actively psychotic at one time, but in 1955 the mental illness was less active. "He was still ill with schizophrenia but I was aware he had had lobotomy operation and the treatment seemed to lessen the aggressive tendencies and, abnormal CASE HISTORY He said that in the man's case history a violent streak had been evident. "He escaped from a mental honie at one time and was known to have become violent by striking a doctor. "But," he added. "His violent tendencies were never this powerful He said that on some of the visits with Cooper the accused had acted very strangely.

He told of how on one hot July day Cooper had turned up at his office wearing an overcoat, scarf, a hat and earmuffs. believe he even had overshoes on," he said. He said Cooper had all the characteristics of a schizophrenic, but not altogether of a paranoid. "I could not, honestly that the lobotomy had cured him," he said. "I knew that he was suffering from some mental disorder." He said he had also asked Cooper if he had committed the shooting.

"'He told me he had not," he said. CONTINUING Soviet boosts ICBM output (Continued from Page 1) disarmament deadlock. The need for banning nuclear weapons tests was particularly urgent. He promised a better life for the Soviet citizen while keeping the Soviet Union strong through industrial production. Eventually, he said, there will be no taxes, salaries will go up, and consumer goods will be better and more plentiful, but this could be achieved only by hard work.

He described what he called the shortcomings in the United States. He quoted from a report of the Democratic party committee on the sad plight of American housing, and from an' American magazine on the high cost of medical care. By contrast, he said, the Soviet Union is a paradise. Pensions here are also better, Khrushchev said, than in any capitalist country and here the state and not the workers pay for them. Khrushchev said the real income of Soviet workers would increase 40 per cent during the next seven years.

HARD WORK AHEAD While optimistic as to the future, Khrushchev warned that much hard work lay ahead. He called on the Soviet people to: 1. Catch up with and surpass the leading capitalist countries in per capita output. 2. "Ensure Soviet Union's triumph in the peaceful economic competition with the capitalist countries." 3.

"Strengthen further the economic and defence might" of the Soviet Union. Saskatchewan notes Tories watching proposed march By ROBERT MOON OTTAWA (Staff) The proposed mass farm delegation to Ottawa has occupied a few thoughts of Saskatchewan Tory members of Parliament returning from the west. Some of them whimsically de- Egg buyers may be open to charges OTTAWA -Grading station operators who try to get towould be open to charges under gether to control a the price of eggs the government's anti-combines laws, Agriculture Minister Harkness said in the Commons today. He was replying to Hazen Argue (CCF-Assiniboia) who asked whether the government was taking any action following reports that Western Producers Association-made of grading station operators- tried to reHad duce the price of grade A extra large eggs by three to five cents a dozen. Mr.

Harkness said there had been some talk of such a reduction, but the government's price stabilization board stepped in and the reduction did not take place. If it had, the association would have been open to an anti-combines investigation. Mr. Argue then asked Justice Minister Fulton whether, in view of "some very serious charges" by certain agriculture groups that the association did constitute a combine, a justice department investigation had been started. Mr.

Fulton said he would look into the situation and report to the house Wednesday. The government stabilize the egg market through price support action. It buys up surplus eggs if prices fall to the floor which is 44 cents a dozen for grade A large at Montreal. The floor varies across the country. Holstein herd brings $34,630 OAKVILLE, Ont.

(CP) Auctioneer Harry Hays of Calgary auctioned a Holstein herd of cattle Monday for $34,630 to buyers from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The herd was established more than 50 years ago and was owned by the late George S. Henry, formerly a premier of Ontario. scribe the mass delegation as on the home front.

Some of them contend it is CCF inspired and CCF led. But they are watching it close- ly, tional program by the crimination commission. asked to reinforce our tar reaching legislation vent discrimination and equal rights to our people. ONE TAX CHANGE anti-disYou will present to preassure The speech made only one reference to tax changes, saying an amendment to the Succession Duty Act would "increase the exemption for widows and their dependent children. On federal provincial fiscal Ontario had agreed to an Ottawa proposal to continue studying tax-sharing.

"This study, which will involve the whole of Canada's tax structure, will provide a firm basis upon which to make a just and equitable CONTINUING Farmers told run own show (Continued from Page 1) mestic consumption should be plored, and more should be done internatiot.ally to provide a world food bank through which the "haye" nations could aid the "have not" countries." FEWER FARMERS "Fewer farmers and more production per farm," was Dr. nam's prediction for the future. During the past 10 years the farm labor force has dropped 37 per cent, divided up as self-employed 29 per cent, as paid workers 23 per cent and as unpaid family workers 59 per cent. "Actually the industrial boom and the record of prosperity which Canada experiencwave. ed in this period would not have been possible without this transfer of workers from the farm to the city," he said.

For the past next 15 a progressively smaller percentage years. of the total population will be needed on farms so that an alternative must be found for; families on uneconomic units. They should be given assistance to sell their farms. to take trades training and to move to other occupations, the speaker said. Those who wish to remain in farming should be helped to procure sufficient land, machinery and stock to set up an economic unit through special credit terms, supervised loans and in some casas supervised management.

INTEGRATION HERE Integration is here to stay because it is part of the technical revolution, Dr. Hannam said. It promises profitable returns for capital and labor and advantages to the individual farmer in the way of additional finances or credit, technical and management supervision, and, at least temporarily, an assured market for an increased and expanding output. Touching briefly on government subsidization of agricultural products, Dr. Hannam said farmers would much rather receive a fair value on the markets, but "customs tariff is the oldest support measure in this country and has taken billions out of the pockets of Canadians." On the basis of the royal commission report on the country's economic position, in 1954 tariffs cost from 000 to $753,000,000 a year.

Dr. Hannam concluded with an appeal for Canada to take the lead in international statesmanship. "Amongst world nations, Canada enjoys a goodly measure of influence and prestige. For her to throw the full weight of her influence behind the need for expanding international agreement in the commodity field provide leadership that is sadly lacking today." Mrs. Main dies at 73 Possible Conservative candidates for Regira city and other ridings in the next provincial election are sometimes discussed by Saskatchewan MP's.

Amongst those mentioned for Regina: Joseph Wilkie, Mrs. eorge Kroiter and M. A. MacPherson, Jr. Despite Provincial Treasurer Fines' earlier statement, reliable sources say he's also likely to contest the Regina seat in the 1960 election.

The CCF running slate is expected to be the same as in 1956: Mrs. J. E. Cooper, Labor ister C. C.

Williams, and Mr. Fines, objections to the contrary. To date, no reports of potential Liberal candidates for Regina lave filtered through to Parliament Hill. But, then, few prairie Liberals filter through to Parliament Hill these days and when they do, it's generally for a very brief visit. Not guilty plea given A 26-year-old Ontario man pleaded not guilty in provincial magistrate's court Tuesday to charges of defrauding five Saskatchewan residents last spring, and the case was set over to March 10.

The RCMP said the man, Lloyd Sleaver, is alleged to have taken orders for sewing machines from five women four of them registered nurses in the Pangman and Gainsborough districts on behalf of Tudor Promotions, company for which he was registered salesman, last April, None of the women has yet received either the goods ordered or her money back. About $270 is involved. Carnduff RCMP last week brought Sleaver back from Ontario to face charges, after an eight-month search that resulted in his deportation from the U.S. He was released on $500 bail. In court Tuesday, his lawyer, J.

D. Aaron, suggested that complainants should have acted to compel the company to fulfill its orders or return their money rather than having a criminal charge laid against Sleaver. He also asked for a change of venue, to enable the case to be heard in Regina rather than at Carnduff. 11,000 TESTS NOT NEEDED TO CONVINCE SECRETARY "Would you believe it? 11,000 tests on real people were made to prove the amazing cough-stopping power of that new Vicks Formula 44 Couch Arrestor. It's nice to know.

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Secretary to Executive Questions led the psychiatrist to conclude that Cooper knew shooting was against the law, and while he denied shooting the Mosses, he felt that it he were convicted punishment would be unjust. Dr. Lynch said a paranaoic schizophrenic patient might commit an act of violence and could be more dangerous than people suffering from other forms of mental disorder. He added that he did not know if Cooper could have restrained himself. "He certainly seems to be acting under impulses that are not rational.

He described Cooper as co-operative and not overly concerned with goings on. "He told me he knew nothing of the incident. It could be that he really thinks he did not do this." He said it would be unjust to punish him for an act that he did not commit. "Suppose he did do it? I'm assuming he did and didn't know it. Does it not suggest that he did not think it was wrong?" Mr.

Embury questioned. "I would say that his speaking is generally out of line with his position, said the Doctor. "He gave an impression that he frowns on this type of thing." "If he had given me any direct indication of false persecution complexes I would have been able to qualify the diagnosis more cifically." He said he would not say the diagnosis of the other doctor was wrong. "I would call his condition clear cut case of paranoiac schixophrenic," he concluded. Dr.

J. T. McLurg, consulting psychiatrist with the department of veterans affairs, said he first saw the accused in 1955 when he said he first 1955 when he Good News for people living in Regina's northwest section A new, modern branch of THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA known as Dewdney Pasqua Branch is now open to serve you This latest branch of the 'Royal' is one of the most modern banking centres in the city, with every "Extras" include facility for your convenience. You'll enjoy banking here, and After-Hours our efficient, friendly way of Depository doing business. Visit us soon, and won't you? Ample Parking Space J.

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