Sherbrooke daily record, 19 avril 1960, mardi 19 avril 1960

[" Flooding St.Francis Isolates Many In East Ward Several Families Ask Aid By NICK POWELL (Record Staff Reporter) Several sections of Sher- StjecbcookeDailiiliecord '\t1HE PAPER OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS ' WÊÊm ¦ brooke's East U'ard were ¦\tQ under water last night as the Established I 897.St.Francis River edged two feet above its flood level- Basements in many riverside buildings were flooded.By this morning the river level had dropped to 20 feet \u2014 still one foot above flood level.Residents of Windsor st.and several families living on the Brompton Road had to seek assistance from the Sherbrooke Police and fire departments to get to and from their homes.A small boat was pressed into service on St.Francis Boulevard and on Windsor St.One fire department spokesman told of a Windsor st.resident who phoned shortly before 9.00 a m.asking firemen to come and rescue her in about one hour's time.She had to wait, she said, to pack a few things.Other families on Bowen : Avenue were startled at about 1:00 a.m.this morning by the sound of some 15 or more buses from the Laramce Lines parking along the street.The garages at the foot of Big Forks Street were in serious danger of flooding.In Bromptonville, the water continued to rise but presents no danger for the time being.In Lennoxville, farms at the south end of the town and several fields on the east side of the St.Francis were flooded, but they do not represent any serious threat.At Bishop's University, the Cookshire road acted as a dyke and turned the football field into a small lake, while on the sloping front lawn facing McGrecr Hall, waters of the Massawippi crept almost one third the way to the front door last night.Beyond the University, on the Lennoxville Experimental Farm Price: 5 Cents SHERBROOKE RECORD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19.I960 Arrest 100 Right-Wing Hindus THE WEATHER 30 with gusts to 40.Low | \u2022 tonight and high Wednesday * i ;t0 - 50.Summary for Wednw- ¦ | day Mostly sunny, milder.J Sixty-Fourth Year .A.' 1 ; \u2022 Y V Clash eds And Police New Delhi Nine Die In Crash Of Cargo Plane }m.' wmâ :/ .Y' See \u201cSeveral Families\u201d Page 5 See Easing Of Floods At Quebec QUEBEC (CP) \u2014 A forecast of clear skies and cooler temperatures today offered relief from flooding of rivers north and south of Quebec City.Extensive damage was reported in some areas.Conditions were particularly bad in Beauce County as waters from the tricky Chaudière River and the Ruisseau de la Station spread over roads and seeped into basements.Some 17 inches of water covered parts of Main Street at Ste.Marie for a few hours Monday night.At Notre Dame de la Guadeloupe, &0 miles southeast of Quebec City, waters from the Ruisseau de la Station, normally a peaceful stream, seeped into 50 cellars and covered part of the main street.Damage in the area was expected to exceed $50,000.REMOVES OIL BURNER \u2014 Assistant l ire Chief Leslie \u2018Chip' Rat tray up to his waist in water, removes an oil burner from a Main Street establishment in Richmond.(Record Photo by Lunar.' j Suitors Grapple To Win Queen SAIGON (Reuters)\u2014Huynh Thi Mai, 20-year-old Vietnamese beauty queen, put her two suitors through a wrestling match to decide who was better suited to win her heart.Miss Mai was dipping into Vietnamese legend to help decide her matrimonial problems.Twenty centuries ago.legend has it, the spirit of the mountain wrestled the spirit of the sea for the hand of the prettiest daughter of King Hung Vuong of Vietnam.The H)S0 match was a draw \u2014and Miss Mai still does not know whom she is going to marry.Plummets Into Nfld.Marshland STEPHEN VILLE, Nfld, (CP) A United States Air Force C-124 j cargo plane plummeted into boggy marshland near here Monday shortly after take-off, killing its nine crew members.The four - engined transport plane, attached to the military air transport division of tho ; USAF, crashed and burned at 1:20 pm EST, minutes after (leaving nearby USAF Ernest - Harmon base.The plane, bound from Dover air base in Delaware lo Milden-hall, England, look off in overcast weather.Some fog was re-I ported in the area and visibility was limited.Lrfip?!] 1\t.\u2019jfcpV-W\u2014 « a K R ire- «** »¦\" ill.' Names of the victims were: First Lieut.Donald P Sheehan, i 26, the pilot, of Lansdowne, Pa,; Second Lieut, Robert E, Little, 23, first copilot, Monroe, La.; ICapt.Gerald E Avery, 41.sec : ond pilot, Dover, Del., and Mo jdesto, Calif.; First Lieut.Harold IG.Harrison, 3!.navigator, Me iCloud, Okla., First Lieut, l.eon .E.Pedersen, 26.navigator.Mi Inlosh, Kla.: Sgl.Ben A, Sharpe, : 35, engineer, Burlington, N.c.; I Sgl.Clark N.Orndorff, 34, engin leer.Littletown, Pa.: Sgt.Edward I'1'.Relus, engineer, Bentley | v ille.Pa,, and Airman Wallace I M.W i I 1 i a m s, 22.load mas 1er, [ IxHiisville, Ky.i Rescue helicopters reached the ! crash scene a half-hour after the I crash.Other rescue workers, including firemen, could not reach the scene because of the rough terrain.Air force officials at Hannon said they knew something wa-wrong when they suddenly lost i contact with the plane on their radar screen.The plane made no radio eontaet with the nearby base before crashing Cause of the accident was not Defy Martial Law I known An inquiry was scheduled Mo open today.Security police stood by the crash scone during Hu' nigln.Military air transport's accident ratio is 2 3 accidents for lot), |not) flying hours.It was the first piano accident reported in this j area in more than five years, S.A.Strikers Back At Work .KillANNESBURG (AP) The one-week strike called by the out Hawed African National Congress to protest the while government's Ltrir.l racial laws failed to achieve ( its aim today ill major cities of reported that Ne-up in normal num-mce bv Police in South Africa g roes showed hers and without hind alleged intiniidators.No major violence was re ported.The only police action announced at noon was a raid on a Negro settlement near the in riian ocean city ol Port Elizabeth, where police rounded up \u201cun desirables,'' questioned 200 Ne groes and detained many of them.Armed Korean Rioters Attack Police Stations '4S ' mmÊLL,.WINDSOR STREET HOUSES ISOLATED \u2014 Homes on either side of Windsor Street in East Sherbrooke are reflected in the rising water of the St.Francis.The houses lining the street are almost entirely cut off from the sidewalks and even the children find the water a little chilly for wading,\t(Record Photo by Gerry Lemay) SEOUL, Korea (AP) \u2014 Armed demonstrators defied martial law in Seoul tonight and attacked two police stations.'I\u2019hrcc policemen were reported killed and \u201cmany others\u201d wounded.The new violence flared after , President Syngman Rhee called in | troops and imposed martial law in ihis South Korean capital in an jefforl to pul down rioting that hit Seoul and four other cities, grow- Two police sentry boxes were set on fire in the northeastern sector of the city Demonstrators, armed with rifles, roamed about after imposition of a curfew under martial law.j The United Nations command j reported all quiet at the truce frontier, 25 miles north of Seoul.COMMUNISTS POISED The martial law commander, Protest Arrival Of Chou NEW DEI 111, India (Reuters)\u2014 \\nti - Coinmiiiusi demonstrators rla -hed with police here today as Red Chinese Premier Chou En-lai arrived to discuss the IndiaChin» border depute with Prime Minister .1 a.wahurlal Nehru.Poliee arrested about 100 'members of the right wing Hindu Ma-hasaldia Party when the members tried to break through cordons guarding the Chinese visitor.The demonstrators tried lo stage a marcli to the presided Hal residence, where Chou is staying, to protest his presence in India Chou arrived by plane from Rangoon for talks with Nehru on 51,000 square miles of disputed territory along the Indian Tibetan border, hut an agreemenl appears : unlikely to result from the talks.Nehru headed only a handful of j cabinet members and other officials lo greet Chou at (he airport.; Security guards were posted alii along the route from the airport to the city, but there were vir Lually no spectators.President Rajendra Prasad boy-rolled the arrival ceremony.Chon not being the chief of I lie Oh i nose state, protocol did not require Prasad's presence.Nehru was certain to put up lough resistance to the Chinese leader's elaini.s to the remote territories on the India Tibet fiorriei Red < liina now occupies 12,0iio square miles, India the rest.Halifax Dogs To Carry Own Fire Hydrants HALIFAX (CP) \u2014 City dogs will be carrying their own fire hydrants- this year.Dog tags\u2014a different shape every year \u2014 Hus year are shaped like a fire hydrant.Troops Fight Bandits Canada Welcomes A Living Legend OTTAWA \u2014 (CP) \u2014 President Charles de Gaulle of France came back to Canada Monday after 15 momentous years to be welcomed as one of history's great men and a living legend.The towrering tributes to the Gen, Vanier and Mr.Diefen- RCAF guard of honor stood at towering Gen.de Gaulle were paid by Governor - General Georges Vanier and Prime Minis- baker, who escorted him along a attention.red carpet into the main RCAF Gen.Varier then officially wel-hangar.where President de corned the preisident \u201cin the name ter Diefenbaker following the I Gaulle stood bareheaded on a ol Her Majesty the Queen of Can- Freneh leader's arrival at Up-ldais as the RCAF central band , ada.\u201d He referred to him as \u201cthe leader of one of our mother conn the honor of France.\u201d\tCanadian officials remember \u201cAll those who love France, with dismay Gen.de Gaulle\u2019s and with -even more reason, those : suggestion of more than a year like myself who have French ; ago that France, Britain and the blood, express their great pride | United States should form a sort in you.\"\tof directorate to steer the Allan Mr.Diefenbaker greeted the tic alliance.The idea was never president as \u201cthe illustrious officially put into effect.ring out of charges that Rhce\u2019s | L.-Gen\tSong Yo-ehang, army1 BOGOTA,\tColombia (Reuters) party rigged last month's\telec-\tchief of\tstaff, appealed fur order.Colombian\ttroops and -bandits lion.\ti He told citizens that \u201ccommunist j continued fighting Monday in a At least 24 persons had\tbeen : troops are poised in North Korea-clash that\tbegan Sunday.Six I killed and hundreds injured\tin the\t; waiting\tanxiously for a return to j soldiers, one officer and eight j continuing demonstrations\tstrife,\u201d\tbandits have been killed so far.mWA lands Airport to begin a four-day played La Marseillaise Canadian visit.Gen.Vanier, an old friend of j the six - foot - four statesman, sounded the keynote in proposing j a champagne toast Monday night | at Government House, where the | president was honored at a glittering state dinner.\u201cTwenty years ago.in a moment of physical defeat, you spoke out to save France's honor, j then again two years ago you answered the call of your people.For this you will be honored I as one of the great men of history.\u201d ARTILLERY SALUTE The dinner, attended by about 100 persons, began two hours j after Gen.de Gaulle's Air France jetliner touched down at Uplands following an 8V2-hour.non-stop | flight from Paris.A stiff northwest wind was | blowing and the temperature was | just above freezing as he stepped { onto Canadian soil for the first | time -since August, 1045.when he visited here as provisional president of the Fourth Republic As a 21 \u2022 gun artillery salute cracked out, Gen.de Gaulle walked smartly down the ramp followed by Mme.de Gaulle and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de MurviUe.Wining on the Iirmic wu and an : great leader who, in 194:),'saved Lries who has become a legend of his nation while still alive.The prime minister coupled his tribute with a call for \u201cthe fullest j of consultation\" within NATO\u2014a point he was expected to pursue : in talks with the French president today.,,/ri aT >\t- , j;, _ ; * ÿri i\" 'AtAvE-i - ^ s- -' E -¦ .vy *0\\t> Today's Chuckle A sign displayed in e Seattle bank would have amazed our grandfathers: Remember, part of what you earn belongs to you.M: X r Jk l PRESIDENT DE GAULLE Seek Quiet Progress In de Gaulle Talks OTTAWA (CP)\u2014The Canadian (to make a'formal declaration, 'government hopes to make more j Although the time for con,suit-quiet progress towards warm jtations in Gen.rie Gaulle\u2019* busy j Franco-Canadian friendship than round of state functions is lim- noisy headlines in its talks with rited to three one-hour periods, the I President Charles de Gaulle of source said this should be suffi-! B'rance today.\tcient to clear the air of any \u201cresi- A highly - placed diplomatic dual tensions\u201d which remain in (source said no major announce-1 diplomatic relations between (ments or pronouncements were-Canada and France.: likely to come of the three hours Gen.de Gaulle and Mr.Diefen-i Gen.de Gaulle and his foreign baker last met in Paris in Novem-minister, Maurice Couve de Mur- ber, 1958, w hen the Canadian : ville, will spend with Prime Min-(prime minister spent one day lister Diefenbaker, External Af-; there during his round-the-world fairs Minister Green, and the Commonwealth and NATO tour, j Canadian cabinet.\tAt that time, there was concern Canadian governments are not] m the Canadian government over in the habit of asking visitors to 'he French leader's suggestion agree lo a joint communique fol that the big powers in the North lowing such talks, but will do so Atlantic Treaty Organization if the visitors particularly wantjform a NATO executive.^riJjfpRuj ¦.ygilr \"«sip* 3 HOME of Oscar Bouchard in Richmond North is completel} isolated by rising waters of St.Francis River.\t(Record Photo by Luman) 2 SHERBROOKE DAILY RECORD, TUESDAY, APRIL ID.1960 UNDERWATER WASP swimming unicrwater near here BLENHEIM, N.Z (CP)\u2014 when a wasp came down the Peter Whiteford, 16, was using a ¦snorkel breathing apparatus while snorkel tube and stung him in the throat.iJhAtM SHERBROOKE COMMUNITY CONCERTS ASSOCIATION present THE LAST CONCERT featuring RUDIE SINFONiETTA TONIGHT GRANADA THEATRE Latecomers will not be seated until the end of the first group of numbers.SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN 1960 - 61 April 24th to 30th New Resident Is Welcomed At Scolstown United Church Group Meets At Hatley STARTS TOMORROW! 4 # A JOHN BRABOURNE'S oxxtation al CI nj er K/t a S c o P* EE STEREOPHONIC SOUND KENNETH MORE DANK WINTER ADU_ U nIT! \u2014- 1960s big bright romantic delight! James Garner \u201c'Natalie Wood from WARNER BROS.TECHNICOLOR ENDS TODAY, MATINEE ONLY: \"JOURNEY TO THE! ^ CENTER OF THE EARTH\" ¦» Cinemascope, Color, with Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl.Also- \"THE GENE KRUPA STORY\" with Sal Mineo.Susan Kohner.THIS EVENING: The Community Concerts Ass.Presents: \"THE RUDIE SIMFONIETTA\".By JAMES BACON HOLLYWOOD (AP)\u2014Charlton Heston, whose classic portrayals of heroic figures have made him one of moviedom\u2019s most seen ac- ! tors, wants to be a comedian the ¦\tnext time out.\u201cI've got my agent looking for j \\ comedy scripts on a top priority j j basis,\u201d says Heston, \u201cI must ¦\thave it for a change of pace.\u201d By next year.Heston will be the ! star of three of the top five box-j office movies.The Ten Commandments and The Greatest Show on Earth are already there and Ben-Hur is a cinch to make ;il- \u201cI have been offered Charlemagne,\u201d he confides, \u201cand I will 1 probably do it but I must have j something light in between.\u201d ON COMIC KICK Even before his recent Academy Award for best actor, Heston was on the comic kick.T was all set to do Let\u2019s Make : Love with Marilyn Monroe but ! then tame a chance to do- a ¦\tBroadway play with Sir Laurence l Olivier directing.The play was a flop but I don\u2019t regret my de-j cisiop.The chance to work with j Olivier was worth all the time, trouble and damage to my ego that the play cost me.\u201d ! Television viewers got a look at the comic Heston on a recent Steven Allen show.Playing a familiar type of autograph pest, he handled slap - stick like a Jerry i Lewis.\u201cI\u2019ve only done one comedy in , my Id years in the movies.That was The Private War of Major i Benson,\u201d he says.HATLEY \u2014 The W.A.of the.United Church met in the Vest- ; ry for its bi-monthly meet-1 ing with a smaller attendance j at the dinner hour due doubtless to the busy season at home.A cn/vT^fmaru m \u2022\tr>\t.\tshort business session was held\t; SCOT3TOWN\t-Mrs.\tP.\tA\tand a numher of routinc mat.Sherman entertained severa\twere dlspatched.friends at her home in honor of\t,\t,, tI , Mrs.Roger Blanchette, a new; A report from Mr>.Indred resident of the town.The eve- 0rcuU< secy-treasurer, who has ning was spent in playing 500! been a -hut-in for a number of and scrabble\t; weeks, was received and it was Refreshments were served in ^oun^ ^at tho finances were he* the dining room at a beauti-! inS maintainwJ at a satisfactory fully appointed table, covered Jeve' with a pastel green linen cloth Mrs.Howard Ayer and Mrs.and centered with tall green tap- Arthur McClary were apjioinfed ers and fruit.Mrs.Kewieth Mac-Uo head the food committee for Donald and Mrs.Sherman pour- the month of April ed,\tit was voted to send flowers | Prizes in 500 were won by | to Mrs.Rosamond Tucker, a Mrs.Basil Woolley and Mrs.F.long-time former member who Mayhew.In scrabble Mrs.Roy ; is now in the Wales Home.Waldron had the highest score.\tjj;, Perkins distributed A special prize was presented to materials among the members the guest of honor.\tI ^ sewjnu jn preparation for a LADIES CIRCLE\tj sales table at a later date and The regular meeting of the donations were received for the Ladies Circle of St.Paul's Pres-: same purpose.The matter of byterian Church was held at the iproviding screen doors for the home of Mrs.Alex M.MacDon-j church kitchen was discussed aid, with Mrs.William MacAskill and the decision was postponed Harper on the occason of her birthday.Arc-und 30 members of the family were present.Two of her sons were unable to attend.Mrs.Harper received many lovely gifts and Birthday messages.Lunch was served which included two attractively decorated birthday cakes, made by two of her daughters.Recent guests at H.Carter's were Mr.and Mrs.Chas.Law-ton and Mr.George Curtis, of Newport, also Miss Mary Curtis, of Stanstead.Mr.and Mrs.L.L.Leslie of Belvedere Heights were visitors of The Grahams.M -s Laure! Dustin of Beebe is visiting her grandparents.Mr.and Mrs.W.D.Dustin.Mrs.F.O.Webster, after spending the winter at Ayer's Cliff, has now returned home.Messrs.Keith Moore and Al- bert St.Laurent ha\\e gone to Ontario, where they have employment on a farm.Mrs.F.McVeay who has spent the winter with Mr and Mrs.Foote, left for Newport.before returning to her home in Ayer\u2019s Cliff Mrs.L.W.Miller, of Beebe, Mrs.R.Coburn and Kevin, of Montpelier.Yt.were recent visitors at Sunny Glen Cottage.Wendall Harrison of Sherbrooke.is visiting his uncle and aunt.Mr.and Mrs.A J Wheeler.assistant hostess.The quilting committee reported a double wedding ring quilt ready to be quilled and the autograph quilt well on the way.A generous and beautiful donation of flowers, which she had made herself, was received from Mrs.Hugh Nugent.until a later date, GENERAL NOTES Mrs.T.D.Handrahan and Mrs.E, W.Steele of Montreal, were recent guests of Mr.and Mrs.Chas.Perkins and Miss I.Perkins.Mr.and Mrs.Douglas Stoddard entertained at a family party Plans were made for a chick ¦ f°r Mrs- Stoddard\u2019s mother, Mrs.en pie supper to be held in May.| __ The president, Mrs.MacDonald, was pleasantly surprised when SCOTSTOV/N \u2014 she w'as presented with a birthday cake made by Mrs.Dan D.Mr- w- K- Gordon has return-MacLeod.\tt0 Newfoundland after spend- The hostess served refresh- i lnS a holiday with his family ments.\t! here.ST.ANDREW'S W.A.Miss Lillian Maclver, of Slier- PREMIER CINEMA 3 BIG PICTURES B\t200\tFOOT\tMONSTER\t¦ 'THE\tGIANT\tBEHEMOTH\"\ta * Gena Evans \u2022 Andre Mirel ¦ - * \"LIFE OF\tGENERAL\t.¦\tROMMEL\" R\tJames\tMason\tM _ \"THE DESERT FOX\" ¦ \"NAKED PARADISE\" in technicolor with Richard Denning Beverly Garland The April meeting of the Worn-1 br^- s'Pent a ('°\u201cPle 0 ^-vs an's Association of St.Andrew\u2019s ! fth her parents.Mr.and Mrs United Church was held at the\tA.*!ac!ve\\ Mr' Bud home of Mrs.Ross MacDonald.Coa,f\u2019 Sherbrooke, was a A full attendance of members »uest al\thome were present.Mrs.Dewar Scott L\t^ ^ C Goodm spent a conducted the devotional period.hollda-v lwith re stives and friends Two dollars was voted to the 111 HinSham.Massu hhe was ac W.A.General Fund.\tcompared home by her daugh- Final plans were made lor the lfr- Du\" MacCuaig and fam-spring tea and sale to he held ll>'' Laurie Paul and Mary bus-Wednesday afternoon April 2011, an' sPc'n, a wcrk guests of in the Church Hall\tMrs MaoCuaigs parents Mr.Members worked on quilt; MacCuaig, Mr.Al.MacKenzie blocks and, after the business arK' son' Dickie, of Hingham, period, refreshments were serv spent a few davs at the Goodin ed by the hostess, assisted by home and were accompanied Mrs.F.B.Mayhew and Mrs, B home by Mrs.MacCuaig and MacLeod.\tfamily.____________________Mr.and Mrs.Hubert Scott, of Montreal, were weekend guests CANTERBURY Miss Sylvia Riley.Sherbrooke, has been spendiing several days with Mr.and Mrs.Maurice Goodin.of Mr.Scott\u2019s parents.Mr.and Mrs.Jack B.Scott.Mrs.ï)crl)roolse S ni b l\\«orïi THE PAPER OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS TUESDAY, APRIL 19.1960 \"Sherbrooke\u2019s Leading Dairy\u2019 SHERBROOKE PURE MILK HIGH QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS LO.3-1585 1958 Figures Released Per Capita Property Loss From Fire Highest In Warwick, Report Shows Warwick had the heaviest pro- \\ est loss from fire in 1958 aniount-perty loss from fire per capita in I ing to S44.776,995 in comparison 1958, of all the Eastern Town- with the otner nine provinces of ships communities, according to j Canada.Total fire loss in the this year's report of the Domin- Dominion was $120,258.696, ac-ion Fire Commissioner.\tI cording to the report.A total of $60.815 in property The smallest fire loss was reloss resulted from fires in this ported from Yukon and the North community with a population of West Territories.2,260, representing a per-capita The second greatest per-eapita loss of S26.01.\t!loss in the Townships from fire Quebec province had the high Angus with a population of 4,020.$11.82 per capita loss; Scotstown.The loss, which was $23.38 per $11,335 property loss, $8.10 per capita, amounted to a total of capita loss; Stanstead Plain, $8,-$94,000 property loss.\t225 property loss, $7.24 per capita In the city of Sherbrooke where | 'oss; Sutton, $24,515 property the property loss amounted to | loss.$14.4\t Dupont\t215\u2019;\t215\u20194 General Electric\t92 s 1\t92 ¦* General Motors\t46:,s\t46:la Goodyear\t39\t Int.Paper\t114'a\t114% Int.Telephone\t41%\t41 ^ Johns-Manville\t55%\t56\u2019* Montg.Ward\t46\t N.Y.Central\t23%\t23% Pepsi\t397'h\t40 Radio\t77''4\t77% Republic Steel\t61'4\t61% \u2019U.S.Rubber\t297h\t Std.Oil of N.J.\t43%\t43% Studebaker\t14\t U.S.Steel\t81\t81% Vanadium Steel\t28%\t Wool worth\t65%\t Tax Foundation: Motorists Support Province Abitibi Algoma Aluminum Argus Corp.Atlas 39 2-U STANBRIDGE EAST \u2014 To increase the Community Fund, a card party will be held in the Catholic School on Thursday, April 21 at 8.30 p.m.Several prizes have been donated by Mrs., ,\t,\t, u , u : H.Blinn, Mrs.Basil Callagan, veyed byjt system of schoo^bus- j Mrs Thfi0 LoiseIk and Mr.LioneI Trembley.A special prize of $5 es to ADS, Richmond and Windsor schools.This consolidation enabled RDA pupils to follow a variety of courses comparable to those offered in larger centres of the province.Specialists in art, music and physical education were engaged and the services of a fulltime school nurse obtained.The enrolment in RDA schools rose steadily during this decade.DEEP SOIL The topsoil in some of the richest farmland areas of Chile has been measured at 300 feet in thickness.will also be given and a raffle for $10 held.The teenagers of the Intermediate School are psonsoring a record hop to be held m the Memorial Hall on Friday evening, April 29, with Allan Web as master of ceremonies.On this occasion a king and queen will be chosen and crowned, as well as a prince and princess.Proceeds will be used for the Stanbrldge East Community Scholarship Fund.Mrs.Alan Grenwell, of Montreal, is spending the Easier vacation with her sister, Mrs.Orval Casey, Mr.Casey and daughter, Dale.So do most people, Mr.Tremblay, Vauxhall is the car that shows you don\u2019t have to sacrifice style for economy! WAmmmâmmw FIRST BANKING ON MODERN LINES WAS ESTABLISHED INI VENICE BETWEEN 1270 AND 1316 A.D.V-MOA VICTO* ST WTO W0 It looks modern, carries live adults and handle* superbly \u2014 even on country roads.This is the secret of VauxhaU\u2019s outstanding success.It gives you the \u201cfeel\u201d and comfort of a big ear plus the economy of a small ear.Save in style.Test-drive a Vauxhall soon.r Vauxhaii ' IT THE IKIT1SH CAB BUIIT AND BACKED BY BINERAI MOTOBt .SERVICE EVERYWHERE IN NORTH AMERICA DELUXE AUTOMOBILE LTEE.JlwrJwnfr fORev&YAHm look in 1567 KING ST.WEST SHERBROOKE, OUE.PALM STRUCK, FOUNOta OF BANK OF SWEDEN, IS CREDITED WITM ISSUING FIRST EUROPEAN BANK NOTE IN I65B, AUWOUGH CHINESE ISSUED^, PAPER NOTES [n 300 veaRS [[j EARUER.DID YOU KNOW CHEQUES \u2019INVENTED\u2019IN ENGLAND ABOUT I7ÔL NOW HANDLE 10 TIMES MORE BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS THAN ALL CANADIAN\u2019REAL* MONEY COMBINED?OTTAWA \u2014 (CD \u2014 Canada's motorists arc a major force in making the financial wheels go round for provincial govern ments.But if it weren't for motor vc hides, provincial expenditures could be a good deal less.That\u2019s the story behind some revealing figures collected by the Canadian Tax Foundation and published in its current Tax Journal, The journal reports that in 1958 provincial governments got nearly one-quarter of their total revenues from gasoline taxes, vehicle registration and licence fees and fines for traffic infractions.But even so this wasn\u2019t enough to cover all provincial expenditures on highways, roads and bridges to carry the traffic.The 1958 revenues from, motor vehicles and their drivers covered only 80 per cent of highway costs.AVERAGE OF $107 Total provincial revenues from road-user taxation came to $504.-000,000 \u2014 an average $107 for each vehicle.This average varied from a high of $130 in New Brunswick and $129 in Quebec to a low of $79 in Manitoba.Ontario motorists, most numerous of the breed, paid an average $112 for each registered vehicle, just about the same as the $111 average in tiny Prince Edward Island.For reasons not given in the journal\u2019s article, the average per vehicle taxes are highest in the East and taper off sharply in the West.Averages for the other provinces: Newfoundland $123, Nova Scotia $119, Saskatchewan $87, Alberta $85, and British Columbia, $80 The journal says no satisfac tory answer has yet been found to the question of what percentage of highway expenditures should bo covered by taxes on vehicle users.The situation varies widely.P.E.I.PROPORTION LOW Quebec paid for about 92 per cent of its -1958 highway costs from this tax source.But Prince Edward Island raised only 47 per cent of highway expenditures from vehicle-user taxes, while in Newfoundland the proportion was 49 per cent.Ontario\u2019s revenues were 88 per cent of the total, Nova Scotia 73 per cent, New Brunswick 61 per cent, Manitoba 58 per cent, Saskatchewan 86 pe.r cent, Alberta 64 per cent and British Columbia 68 per cent.Ontario relied more than any other province on vehicle-user taxes to meet its total revenue needs.These represented nearly 32 per cent of its total revenue.Cdn.Pac.Railway\tSe-'s\t26l5 Dist.Seagrams\t30\t30 Horn, Bridge\t20 Dooi.Tar\tl-U's\t14 'i Pom.Textile\t9's\tB Famous Players\t20L Fraser\t265i\t26'h Gen.Dynamics\t41 Home Oil \"A\u201d\t950 Howard Smith\t41 Hudson B.Mining 44 '*\t44L\tB Imperial Oil\t33'4\t33 Ind.Acceptance 35'ï\t85li B Int.Nickel\t105 Inti.Paper\t110 Interprov.Pipe\t55\t55 Jamaica Public Serv.\t28 30 MacMillan \"B\u201d\t16\t16 Massey Harris\t9I4\t9M> McColl-Frontenac\t9:\u2019* Molsons \"A\"\t23 Texaco\t57\t56Mi B Nat.Steel Car\t14\t14 Noranda\t407*\t407* Hoc, A.Yr,\t5*\t59» St.Law.Corp.\tHi7*\t17 Shawinigan\t2(i\u20194\t2(i;bi Steel Co.\t75\" 1\t75:*i Trans-Canada Pipe\t21's\t21 'a Ban.Can.Nal.\t51 Bank of Montreal\t49'i\t49\"h Bank of N.S.\t64'-4\t64 Can.Bank of Com.\t5(1\"* ¦ Royal Bank\tOH\"*\t68% Tor.Dom.Bank\t51\t51.THE MARKET TODAY (Greenshields & Co.Ltd.) Stock prices were mixed in very quiet trading, Cdn.Bank of Com.50% up % Canadian Breweries 33% up % Consolidated Paper .IP\"! up Y4 Fleet Manufacturing 49 olT 1 lull.Nickel\t103%\tolT I'A Inlerprov.Pipe 55 off % Sicard Inc.Com.7 up % Walker Gooderham 35% off % The undertone was firm and trading quiet as the London Stock Market resumed after the extended Easter Holiday.Lawson and Jones Ltd has offered to purchase all of the capital stock of Stovel Advocate Press Ltd.at $1.00 per share for the preferred shares and $1.75 per share for the common stork.For the year ended Dee 31, 1959 Dominion Corset Co.Ltd.earned $1.28 per share against $2.01 in 1958.Sicard Inc earned .71 per share against .60 in 1958.Standard Structural Steel Ltd.earned .71 per share against $1.35 in 1958.Northwestern Utilities Ltd.earned $24 13 per share against $21.39 in 1958.RICHMOND \u2014 Mr ami Mrs, W, T.Epps and [daughters, the Misses Rae and Gae Epps, of Montreal, were weekend guests of Mrs.Elixa-beth Epps.Mr, Epps\u2019 mother, and Miss Edith McCoturt.Mrs.'Charles Chapman, of Windsor Mills, was a guest at the same I home.Miss Mabel Boast and Miss H.Boast were guests of the Misses Gwen and Helen Killingbeek, at Lennox ville.Mr ami Mrs Jack McCabe, 0# Thetford Mines, spent the weekend with Mr.and Mrs.J.E.McCabe and Mr.and Mrs.C.Gunter Sr.Mr and Mrs J.A Grady, of Rock Island, formerly of Richmond, were visitors of friends here.births BEAN To Mr.and Mrs.Gordon Bean (nee Mary Jean Woodard) al the Victoria Hospital, London, Ont.on April 16.1960, a son, (Nicholas John), BEATON Erie and lsalx'1 Beaton are happy to antunmee tho arrival ot their chosen ssms: William Alexander, January 26, 1956 and Wayne Eric, November 26, 1957.D ratlin BUSER, Rene Suddenly at his residence, 40 Academy Street, Lenmixville, Que.on Monday, April 18, 1960, Rene Ruser, i>e-loved husband of Sarah Grant and father of Arthur and Lawrence, in his 45th year.Resting at the H 1.Bishop Funeral Chapel, 300 Queen Blvd.North, Stieribrooke, Quo.Funeral service from St.Anthony's Church, LennoxviU© on Thursday, April 2 at 10 a.m.Father F.Laberge officiating.Burial in St.Anthony\u2019s Cemetery.McLELLAN, Lloyd J.\u2014 Son of the late Mr.and Mi's.Philip Me-tellan of East.Angus, passed away at Hotel Dieu Hospital, Quebec City, on April 12 following s lengthy illness.He was 52.The libera was sung in St.Patrick\u2019s Church.Quebec, on April 14 and burial was In the family plot, in Fast Angus.Solemn Funeral Mas# was sung in St.I\u2019aftriek\u2019s, Quebec, yesterday.Mr.McLellan la survived by two brothers.Barton of Florida, Edward, Quebec City and three sisters, Mrs.L.Desco-leaux, Kenogaml, Que., Mrs.H.Higgins, Quebec City, and Miss Gladys Mcl^ilan of Sherbrooke.MORRISON, M«rg*r«t B _ At I be Sherbrooke Hospital on Monday, April 18, 1960, Margaret B, MacDonald, beloved wife of the late Ebon Morrison of Scotstown in her 73rd year.Resting at Johnston's Funeral Chapel, 530 Prospect Street, where the funeral will be held on Wednesday, April 20 at.2 p.m.Rev.Sidney Garland officiating.Interment in Gould.Three Villages Happenings WILSON, Clsrs \u2014 At the Wales Home, Richmond, Que., on Monday, April 18, 1960, Miss Clara Wilson, in her 8()!h year.Resting at Lockwood Funeral Home, Danville, Quo., where prayers will be held on Wednesday, April 20tih at 2 p.m.Rev.Nevi! Tucker officiating.Resting in the Danville Vault.Interment in Trout Brook Cemetery.Friends of Mr.Albert Fregcau j Rock Island, will regret to le arm he is confined to his home for a few days by ill health.KINGSEY Mr.and Mrs.E- Perkins, Danville, Mr.David Lockwood, Montreal, and Mr.Nelson Perkins were weekend guests at the Lock-wood home.RUITER, Stslls \u2014 At the Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital, Sweetsburg, Que.on April 18, 196(1, Stella Doherty, beloved wife of Murray B.Ruiter.Renting at her late residence.Funeral service from Trinity Church, Cowansville, on Wednesday, April 20 at 2 p.m.Interment Sweetsburg Cemetery, Robb\u2019s Funeral Servie© Reg\u2019d., Cowansville, Que.XQmTON's FUNERAL CHAPEI 530 Prospect St \u2014 LO.2-2466 Itt fttnttnriam I CLOU OH \u2014 Tn loving memory of I « wife ami mother, Tvt, wtoo departed this llf*\\ April 19lh, 19M.\u2022\u2022ft\u2019s lonesome hPre without you We mlM you more, each Aay, Lifo don\u2019t *errn the same Since you.were called awiy.* Husband, HAROLD and FAMILY.BEDFORD - On Saturday afternoon, April 23rd, a meeting of the Missis-quoi Historical Society will be held in the United Church hall.A cordial invitation is extended to all interested in the county\u2019s history to attend the meeting.The guest speaker will be Mr Edward Struthers, of Stanstead, president of the Stanstead HiV or-icsl Society, who will speak on the history of Cauldwell Manor.COiVhEY \u2014 In loving momory of j our rirar mother, Mr#.Annlo Con- ! loy.who pasMd >w»y April IS.1958.In our hearts you wtU *Jw»y# be remembered.By THE FAMTT.Y.HOLTHAM \u2014 In loving memory of | our dear parents, frank and May, who panned away Auguat 2S, 1WA and April 19, !955.Deop in our hearts you wttl always stay, Loved and remembered every dviy.JOYCE, BERNARD and BERNICE REVOIR, DARRELL ind LUCILLE HOLTHAM, EARL and EILEEN HOLTHAM.ft.L BISHOP FUNERAL CHAPEL A AMBULANCE \u2018 SERVICE MO Queen Blvd.-LO J WJ7 We Rent Hoapttal Bede JOHNSTON \u2014 In loving memory of our parents, Mr.and Mrs.Frederick W.Johrwton, Brome, Que.who departed from thia life, Dad, April 1st, j 1930 and mother, April 19, 1940.THEIR CHILDREN It FAMILIES.SHORTEN \u2014 In loving memory of a dear Father and Grandfather who passed away April 17, 19M and a dear Mother and Grandmother who paaaed away April 19, 1959.Always remembered by,-THE FAMILY, MONUMENTS NOW: Delivery and \u2022ruction ANYWHERE IN THE TOWNSHIPS \u2014 LOW PRICES.Send for FREE booklet allowing beautiful tfonei \u2014 ALL GRANITES.ORDER BY MAILt Write, phone or edit Anderson Monuments BEEBE \u2014 TR.6-2416, Quo.(In Sutton, Lloyd Mendlgo) D/àper-Hastings FUNERAL SERVIC* Cowenevlllo \u2022 Sutton \u2022 Weterloo Knowlton Mantonville Tot.157 Cowantvlll* Toi.II Sutton I SHERBROOKE DAILY RECORD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1980 SAVE AT TAKE A FRIEND ALONG GOLFING HERE'S A SPARE SET AT OUR LOW, LOW PRICE \u2014 Wïïïm tDum TRU-FLITE GOLF SETS MEN'S AND LADIES RIGHT HAND MEN'S LEFT AND JUNIOR RIGHT Set eon»i*ts of 2 Tro Flite Per-limmon Woods No.1 and No.3 5 matching set of 5 TruFlite Irons, Putter, No.3 \u2022 No.5 \u2022 No.7 and No.9.All shafts in top quality tru-temper strapped down taper chrome steel \u2014 grips in moulded non slip rubber.Just the thing for the beginner, the twice a year \"golfer\" or just a spare set AT THIS LOW, LOW PRICE - - (Bag Extra) DAWSON AUTO C ^ D E \\A/ ft DI \\/ F D 4 H0LE DECK\tPLUMBER'S BARGAIN 'NG ^*5iyk\tTHE:\tHEAVY ENAMELLED FIRST QUALITY iw, low\tÆffiwJr/\tAND DRILL KIT price sy ns,\thccd i/iTrucu ciuv s34 GOLF BAG CLEARANCE OUR COMPLETE STOCK OF BAGS AT DISCOUNT PRICES SAVE UP TO HALF As Illustrated Plain or Plaid \u20185.00 Quality Bags in Plain or Plaid with Zipper Pockets \u201810.00 iamjs âmm MSMtM Dunlop Super Bag \u2014 Imported from England 3 sized nail or screw drills.2 sizes screwdrivers \u2014 1 Phillips and 1 Reamer Drills and Drivers fit in partitioned transparent handle \u2014 Drives screws and reverses \u2014 Chrome plated.EXTRA SPECIAL VALUE $2 jj Reg.35.75 WHITE MEASURING TAPES 6 FT.8 FT.98* $1.25 10 FT.\u20181.45 m 12 FT.-i, r* .,S&., f' ,\t: Ztsumm Wimmm NOW! 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