The St. Lawrence sun = Le soleil, 29 avril 1959, mercredi 29 avril 1959

[" Bibliotheque de la Legislature Province de Quebec Hotel du Gouvernemént Quebec City,Ques VALLEYFIELD'S LARGEST USED CAR DEALER Bay Shore Motors Lid.CORNER DUFFERIN AND GRANDE ILE CHATEAUGUAY VALLEYFIELD BEAUHARNOIS RTE \" Valleyfields finest cleaners me Ph.: FR.3-2855 B'nois: CO-8-3801 4th YEAR \u2014 No 47 16 pacEs BEAUHARNOIS, QUE, WEDNRSDAY, APRIL 29, 1959 PRICE: 5 CENTS \u2014 PER YEAR $2.25 THE SEAWAY OPEN FOR BUSINESS! It wag an exciting moment for the SUN and the several hundred other M.P.\u2018s, newspzpermen, photographers and Seaway officials, who were on hoard the icebreaker D'Iberville last Saturday-morning April 25th, when these locks in phoio at left opened fo let the first ship the DVIberville enter the St.Lawrence Seaway thus opening this great waterway for national and international shipping.At right George Hees, Federal Minister of Transport, who represented the government and our local M.P.Mr.Gerard Bruchesi.At left, bottom, the Canada Steamship Line Simcoe, being the first com mercial vessel to enter the Beauharnois locks at Melochevilie.In center is Mr, Paul Smith, Seaway division engineer who was in charge of the com plete Melocheville project and at right the German freighter Lahnstein one of the first foreign ships to use the Seaway, ready to leave the Upper Beau- harnois lock which leads into the Beauharnois Ca nal, then onto Valleyfield and Lake St, Francis.(AI photos by Si.Lawrence Sun) \u2014\u2014\u2014 i \u2014 PAGE 2 THE ST.\u201cServing the District of Valleyfield, Beauharnols and Chateauguay\u201d BEAUILARNOIS, QUE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1959 \u201cWe Can But Do Our Best And There Leave The Matter\u201d SEAWAY OPEN Another milestone in the development of our great country was reached last Saturday when one of Canada\u2019s most daring ventures, the half a billion dollar St.Lawrence Seaway, Was opened for business.Thousands of words have already been written and spoken about the advantages and disadvantages, about the potentiality of the man made waterway and a thousand and one other factors directly or indirectly connected with it have been discussed by laymen and experts alike.For us one main question remains unanswered: What will it mean for our own area?Experts have said that with the Seaway going right through our district further industrialisation can't stay out\u2026 especially along that part of FOR BUSINESS the Scaway between Valleyfield and Melocheville where abundand land is available along the shore with easy access to both rail and road service, While no doubt time will tell the story we are confident that this waterway wil] greatly contribute to the further development of our area.The Seaway is now open for business and while the official opening Will come at the end of June, with Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower participating, we would like to take this opporl- unity io extend to all the men, from Paul Smith, division engineer in charge of the Seaway construction here in our own area, down to the men who manned the drills and poured the concrete.to them our sincerest congratulations on a really magnificant job.SEVEREST PUNISHMENT FOR HIT-AND-RUN A MUST \u201cFather of seven murdered.\u201d that's the way the headline could read on the story relating the brutal hit-and-run killing of a 57 year old man cycling along a secondary public highway last week Tuesday evening.It is probably one of the most ruthless, blood- ie t and shocking hit-and-run cases ever reported.(For full report please see page 9) While we feel sorrow and pity for the seven children and their mother we fee] nothing but disgust and horror for the driver of the car and we are expressing the feelings of all those who have heard of the accident when we declare that the severest punishment must be handed out in this case.It is indeed difficult to fathom the thinking und mental level of a human being who will drive several miles along a highway with the body of the man he just hit hanging out of his windshield and then dumping it on the roadside before speeding away.How and why he hit the eyclist will no doubt come out at the trial.The fact for which no excuse can be given, and New Balmoral - Hotel - FR-3-7424 Valleyfield \u2014 136 Alexander St, \u2014 must not be allowed, is the cruel and murder- pus manager in which the guilty person tried to cover up his deed.He has been charged with \u201ccriminal negl:- gence on a public highway\u201d rather than hit-and- run.Maximum penalty for the charge is life imprisonment while 2 years is all the law calls for in cases of hit-and-run.Judges of the Montreal courts are handing out the stiffest possible sentences in an effort to curb the great number of armed robberies that have been committed lately.Perhaps the time has come to revise the law govering hit=-md-Tun cases in order to provide for stronger punishment and thus contribute towards keeping reckless and irrispons- ible people of our roads.\u2014 THOUGHT FOR THE WÉEK Enough, if something from our hand have power, To live, and move and serve the future hour.RESTAURANTS PROTEST; BUST FOR EDGAR HEBERT; THREE MORE GAS STATIONS \u2014 AT LAST WEEKS \"VALLEYFIELD COUNCIL MEETING | For the best shows in town visit our Bal-Tabarin Lounge.It\u2019s entertainment at | its best ! Shows at 9.30 & 11 p.mon Wed., Thurs., Frid.and Sat.At the last meeting of the Valleyfield City Council, on Wednesday, April 22nd, a petition.signed by 50 restaurant owners, was read in which they protest against the large use of soft drink machines and request the council to give them the exclusive right to sell soft drinks.Alderman George Leduc gave a notice of motion to adopta bylaw for restaurants and to amend the bylaw concerning the tax on softdrink machines.The present tax is $10 por year.The Council passed a resol ution stating that it is in favour of Metropolitan Bivd plan A-1 Assistant Editor: Gwen Trask MEMBER: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION Authorized as Second Class Mail \u2014 Post Office Department, Ottawa.Address: P.O.box 20 \u2014 Beauharnois or P.O.box 302 \u2014 Valleyfield which would bring the proposed road through Ile Perrot and Dow- ker Island up to the Clover Leaf near the Mgr.Langloi bridge leading into Valleyfield.The two other alternatives would take the road close to Dorion or considerably to the North of this town.Copies of the resolution have been sent to Premier Maurice Duplessis and members of the provincial cabinet.Aldermen G.Leduc and A.Ga- gnier proposed to erect a plaque or bust of Mr.Edgar Hebert, M.PP.on the new traffic island opposite the Chateau Salaberry.The traffic island will form part of the new approach to the Jac- LAWRENCE SUN Wednesday, April 29, 1959 By Walt Disney | pontesoy syySy PHOM suorjonpoig Aoustq UE: escL@ \u2018Its just for looks\u2014nobody ever writes to us!\u201d in THE ST.LAWRENCE SUN An independent weekly newspaper covering the districts of Valleyfield, Beauharnois and Chateauguay.Publisher and Editor: PHILIP VAN SON QUEBEC DIVISION leyfield Boating Club's | Finest Chinese & Canadian Dishes | Restaurant Kwong - Corriveau Inc.STARTING AT 7 A.M.DAILY 76 ST.CECILE \u2014 VALLEYFIELD \u2014 FR.3-2112 \u2014 = = \u2014 \u2014 ques Cartier Bridge which is now, the process of being widened, The Council dec:ded to install] parking meters on the Bank of Commerce side of Bay Street.= | The Council renewed the Val- liquor! \u201c2 \u201cWy, vd permit.Valleyfield soft drink bottlers and distributors, with the excepn- ton of Coca Cola bottlers Tou- gas and Nicholson requested the Council to ask the Valleyfield Rotary Club to be allowed to (continued on page 3) GUARANTEED REFRESHING AS SPRING SAR Mild and light as a spring day, clean- tasting as the first breath of summer ! Dow is the lighthearted ale for zestful living \u2014 it satisfies in such a friendly way.ONLY DOW IS *'COOL CONTROL\" BREWED! ly oz Wednesday, April 29, 1959 WE HELPED THE ST.OPEN THE ST.LAWRENCE SEAWAY \u201cIL took 4'z years to build, now this is it\u201d.with these words the Minister of Transport George Hees no doubt expres sed tue feelings of all those who were on board the government ice breaker D'Iiberville when she pulled away {rom pier 46 in Montreal last Saturday morning at four minutes past 8 to be the first ship to enter the Seaway channel at St.Lambert.Behind her came a second government icebreaker the Montcalm followed by a lLleet of Canadian and soreign freighters which had been patiently \u2018waiting for the last lew wecks to get the St.Lawrence navigation season underway.On board the D\u2019Iberville were some 140 members of parliament and scnators togetner with Dept, of Transp.officials, Seaway representatives and a large number of newspaper, radio and television \u2018people including the SUN.Among tne officials we met on board were former Seaway presidents, Lionel Chevalier and Charles Gavsie, Mr.B.J.Roberts, Seaway Authority President, Mr.Gordon Murphy chief engineer for the Seaway, Mr.Gerard Bruchesi, MP.for the Beauharnois-Salaberry riding, Mr.Barrington, M.P.for fae Cha- teauguay-Huntingdon constituency and many others.Thousands of people were waiting along the seaway channel shore and at the St.Lambert locks to welcome the D\u2019Ibervil- le which edged her ,painfully slow way into the lock area.It was nevertheless an exciting moment for those aboard the icebreaker.It took an hour and fifteen minutes for the Secaway\u2019s first ship to enter and clear the locks, The SUN was later told by Seaway engineer Gordon Murphy and other officials tnat it would take a little time before captains and pilots of the lakers and ocean going vessels alike would be familiar with the operations in the locks.Further more the shape of the D'Iberville makes nandling in a lock difficult.The locks can handle two ships at a time when they are not longer than 300 fcet.Only one boat will enter the locks if it is 400 feet or longer.When both lock operators :and \u2018piloils are fully acquanted with tne operations the locks will be able to handle 30 small vessels in each direction in 24 hours or 15 large ships.At Cote St.Catherine another crowd of neonle awaited the arrival of the first snin.On arri- çal all nassengers disembarked and the D\u2019Iherville and the Mont- V'FIELD COUNCIL , .(From page 2) sell their products at the Valley- field Exhibition put on annually by the Rotary Club.Un to now only Coca Cola has heen sold at the fair.The aldaèrmen approved the con truction of three new service stat\u2019ons in Valleyf.eld.One, proprietor Jean Senccal, on the corner of Victor'a and Lzrocque on the condition that the corner be rounded off to make turning down Larocque road easier at this point.The s-cond station, proprietor Valerien Leblanc is to be built on the corner of St.Charles and Hebert Blvd under the same conditions as the above.And the th'rd is to be built on the corner of Dufferin and Gurn- ham.The Council approved the pur- chase of 30 modern fire alarm boxes from the city of Verdun at $50 a piece.Verdun has changed its complete fire alarm system.| rt ae ee ema calm returned to Montreal thus making way for the first commercial vessels to sail up the Scaway.Master of the D'Iberville is captain C.A.Caron.The D'Iber- ville, the largest Canadian Government Icebreaker was built in 1953 in Levis Quebec and was one of the ¢nips representing Canada at the Coronation review at Spithead.Since then she has been continuously engaged in i- cebreakeing and marine transportation in the Canadian Arctic, The first commercial vessel, bedecked ip flags, to enter the Seaway was the Canada Steam- Snip laker Simcoe which had followed the (government icebreakers from Montreal.All along the Scaway channel and at the Melocheville locks people were waiting to welcome her.Since Saturday morning some 50 ships have passed through tae locks at Meclocheville to the great excitement of hundreds of visitors.More official ceremonies are to be held when the Queen and President Eisenhower will be present to formerly open the Seaway.Well Known V'field Citizen Dies At 57 well known cilizen of Valley- field died Suddanly last Sunday April 26th when he suffered a heart attack at his home.He was 57 ycars old.He is survivea WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?Your bank manager is easy to meet \u2014and a good man to talk things over with.Not just because he knows a lot about banking, but because he can be counted on to apply that knowledge and experience to your particular need.To him, banking is more than dollars and cents, more than figures in a ledger.To him, banking is the opportunity to work with people\u2014 through bank services to help with your problems, your hopes and plans, That 1s what he has been trained to do.That is what he likes to do.You\u2019ll find he\u2019s a good man to know.THE CHARTERED BANKS YOUR COMMUNITY SERVING } LAWRENCE SUN NAGE 8 TAKE EARLY ADVANTAGE OF OUR Moving Sale Bargains! Large Assortment Of: LINOLEUM \u2014 RUGS \u2014 BROADLOOM \u2014 TILES Levasseur 41 NICHOLSON - Valleyfield - TEL.FR.34340 Frères by his wife, Pearl Buchanan and , 7 children: Ross Lorne, Ralph | the Valleyfield ir, Beverly, Melvin, Don and Diane and a sister Mrs.T.God- sell (Rita).The funeral takes place today Wednesday from the William Wray chapel in Montreal at 2 p.m.Interment to be at the Mount Royal Cemetery.jas an elder of Mr.Buchanan United Church and member of the Board of Managers.le had been with Merk O.Ltd.since 1937 and plant maintenance Supetvisor in Valleyficld since 1950.Mr.Buchanan was very well (Continued on page 5) PALL à 1 Cen ay were the week-end guests Ci crenpted a position with Dow Carl Schurman.chrinicals.Mr.Robert Beinhardt of A- ENGAGEMENT tivkilon, Que, student of Theo- Mrs.J.Merry announces (ne lurv at MacDona:d and brother engagement of her daughter He- of Mr, Ted Lernnardt of Valley- len to Mr.Kennetn Anderson field conducted the morning ser.son of Mr.and Mrs.Robert An- vice at the Vallevfeld Presbyterian Church last Sunday.He also conducted the service at the Ormstown Preshyterian church, SALON PAULINE | | Mr, ard family have moved to Sar- nin Ont.SOCIAL AND PERSONAL FROM VALLEYFIELD Phone FR.3-4550 | Me, and Mrs.Douglas Mont- Mr.and Mrs.Shirley Parks vf Biddelord Pool, Maine, spent tne past week-end in Valleyfield.Miss Isabelle Schurman of New York City spent the past week at the home of her mother Mrs.Mrs, D.N.Montgomery.Mrs.Becr and Wiiliam wnere Mr.Beer has derson, the wedding to take place at Morningside Presbyterian Church, Swansea, Toronto, on May 23rd.EXPERIENCED HAIRDRESSER ALL WORK GUARANTEED 43 Jacques Cartier Valleyfield Tel.FR, 3-5422 Ts ee SALABERRY THEATRE GET MORE OUT OF LIFE.GO TO A MOVIE! VALLEYFIELD, TEL.FR-3 6266 MON., TUES., WED.MAY 4-5-6 \"\"THE KEY (CinemaScope) William HOLDEN \u2014 Sophia LOREN -ÂAlso- THE YOUNG DON'T TRY\u201d Sal MENEO \u2014 James WIGHTMORE ee me ee ee rm mm es eee er rrr | THE ST.; 2eth at 3 p.m.under the spon- VALLEYFIELD : FR.3-7440 CHATEAUGUAY : OX.2-8711 Let us pamper your furs this summer They'll keep safe in our cold storage vaults, LN a x, AC SN ; NY \\ xD v te AN NEA i?ts For Prompt Pick-Up Service, Call : BEAUHARNOIS : CO.85251 |\"CLEANERS SHIRTS STORAGE Gault students of grade n just before leaving by bus for Friday.(Photo - Rozon) LAWRENCE SUN Wednesday, April 29, 1059 last in New York, a week-end stay EVENING AUXILIARY TEA A gaily decorated hall was the sctifing for the Birthday Tea heid in the Valleyfield United Churcir Hall on Friday April sorship of the Evening Auxiliary.The tca tables were centered with silver candle sticks and pastel colored candles while the large tea table was centered with à birtnday cake and silver cand- lebra.Mrs.J Spencer and Miss A.Wilson poured tea from silver tea services.Mrs.R.D.McEa- chern, President of the evening Auxiliary and Mrs.W.C.Pelle tier rcceived at the door and Rev.Pelletier extended a word of welcome.The smaller children enjoyed games and icecream in the upper hall, The Birthday Cake, donated by La Patisserie Francaise, was given to the oldest lady of the congregation, Mrs.A.McDonald.The convenors for the tea were Mrs.R.D.McEachern, Mrs.D.Napier, Mrs.J.McDonald, Mrs.R.Shaw and Mrss.J.McEven in cnarge of games and entertainment for the children.WOMAN'\u2019S ASS\u2018N MEETING \u2018The Woman's Association and Evening Auxiliary met on Monday evening, April 20th in the INSTITUTE Grade One Pupils Parents of children entering grade one next September are asked to register them with Mrs.Eleanor Cooper on Thursday, April 30, from 3 to 4 p.m.in the grade one classroom at the new elementary school.Parents who are unable to come to the school at this time should telephone Mrs.Cooper on or before April 30.GAULT Registration United Church hall.Mrs.R.D.ed by the conveners of the va- McEacnern, President, called the | meeting to order and the devotional period was taken by Mr.rious groups and after a short business meeting the ladies listened to the guest speaker for the evening, Dr.MacDonald Ca- za.He spoke on \u201cCancer in Wo- (Continued on page 5) D.Näpier.! Mrs.T.Coombs read the minutes.All reports were present- LE FRICOT BAR-B-Q RESTAURANT (FR.34622) WELL KNOWN FOR ITS GOOD FOOD Meals sant out on any order \u2014 The customer pays Taxi fare 101 ALEXANDER ST.BELLERIVE-VALLEYFIELD Tn \u2014 D0 83 ALEXANDER ST.- COR, BLVD, DU HAVRE - V'FIELD NAT LEBEUF Inc.Beef, Chuck Roast 49c alb.Pork Shoulder \u2014 Non Fat \u2014 39¢ a lb.Rolled Veal Roast STRAWBERRIES 45 a basket LETTUCE, large, Iceberg 2 for 29¢ FREE RADISHES SUCCESS Cellophane STAMPS wrapped with each 2 bunches purchase 1 Oc CALL FR.3-7535 FOR FREE DELIVERY ANY TIME ! For Delivery Before Lunch, Call Before 10 a.m., For Delivery Before Supper Call Before 4.00 wednesday, Abra zy, 1uoY 1 HE 5351.LAWKENCE SUN v PAUE à SRL MS ga Bee IN Rs Wea Tes ES 5 ae Montreal |, Can YOU yd 3 ; LADITE | 1430 BLEURY' AV.: 8-7102 Narration by ORSON WELLES TECHNICOLOR eet SCHEDULE OF SHOWS AND PRICES! Mais, Wed.2 p.m.$1.75 and $1.20.Mat.Sot.and Sun, 2 p.m.$2.00 and $1.50, Eves.(Mon.to Sat.) 8.40 p.m.$2.40 ond $1.75 and Sunday night, 7.30 p.m.$2.40 and $1.75.ADVENTURE AI seats reserved - Phone AV.8-5603 You'll skim the vast Pacific into the exofic blue splendor A CARL DUDLEY from 10 a.m.to 9 p.m.Sunday from Noon lo 9 p.m.« CARNOY AND WILL NOT BE SHOWN IN ANY LOCAL OR NEIGHBORHOOD YHEATRE » RESIDENT DIES .(From page 3) liked by both management and employees and at Merck his sudden death is considered as a great loss to the Valleyfield plant.V'FIELD SOCIAL \u2014 NEWS \u2014 Happy birthday wisnes to Mr.James Talbot on his 80th birthday.À party was held last Sunday at the home of his daugiit- er (Eva) Mr.and Mrs.Poirier and Blair and Beverly.Otuers attending were Mr.and Mrs.A.Hebert and sons Lynn and Ron- aie (V'field), Miss Carol Fouse, Preston Out, Dr.and Mrs, Ernest Talbot and daughters Diane and Linda; Mr.and Mrs.James Talbot Sr.(V'field).A 1amily dinner was held on Sherbrooke St.and the rest of the evening was spent at the home of Mr.and Mrs.Poirier, Harbard Street.Mrs.W.Baldin has returned home from Toronto where she visited 'ner daughter Margaret and family, Mr.and Mrs.R.Bray.On Saturday, April 18, two bus loads of Cote St.Paul Legion members visited the Val- leyfield Legion.Some of the visitors were former Valleyfield residents.Mr.and Mrs.R.Turcoite and family and Joan Dooth visited Sunday in Montreal at the home of Mr, and Mrs.J.Cripton.Mr.and Mrs, H.Isherwood from Montreal spent Sunday visiting his sisters in Valleyfield.Get well wishes to Mrs.P.MeCuiag in Valleyfield Hotel Dieu Hospital.Announcements ] The Ladies Guild of St.Mark's Anglican Church is holding a desert bridge on Tuesday, May 5th at 1.30 p.m.in the church hell Everyone is invited to atiend.The Women\u2019s Association of the United Crireh will hold a rummage sale on Sab dar May Oth in the ci-h hall.Arvone having used clothing or niiscel- lanievus articles are asked to have them at the hall cn May \u2018th or 8th.Or please contact Mr: A.Molyneaux at FR.3-2322, Members of the Vaileyfiel-! Mixed Maratnon Bridge Club are reminded of the closing party and presentation of prizes to be heid on May 2nd in the United Church Fall The opening [ance of the Val leyfield Goif and Country Club will be held on Saturday evening May 28rd at the Clubhouse.Tie- kels are now on si'e and sas be obtained from members of tne executive.V\u2019field Art Club \u2014 Netes - The first lessons for children by the Valleyfield Art Club will be held on Saturday May 2n7 from 10 a.m.on the third floor of the City Hall.Only the 1f children chosen by the Schoo) Commission will be allowed to attend th eA.M.Art class.Each child will receive the necessary material and art lessons free of Will take part 14 french boys charge.In all some 24 children and girls and 10 English speaking.Mr.Maurice Alain of the Beaux Arts School in Montreal will be \u2018the teacher for this class, Mr.Alain has been teaching for u Number of years and is particularly qualified in the field of developing young creative minds.Here is a partial list of tne children who will take part in our Art Study, Andree Mess'er, Francoise Marleau, J.P.Loiselle, N.Comeau and we are still awaiting for the remaining names.The English speaking children are Dwight Smith, Brenda Pyle John Evans, Lawrence St.Onge, Budy Bailey, Billy Watson, Ross Kellett, D'avid Pott, Barbara Har- grave, Danielle Godin.It is with great pleasure that the club acknowledges the request of many other children who have expressed a desire to attend the art class, and to this affect the teacher will hold an afternoon class from 1 to 3 pm.All material will be supplied free of charge to those who enter their names before next Sa.(Continued on page 6) MEETING .(Continued on page 4) men, It\u2019s signs\u2019, symptons and prognosis\u201d.Dr.Caza answered many questions on the subject and Mrs.R.Shaw tnanked him for a very interesting address on behalf of the Association Refreshments were serued at the close of the meeting.; \u2014