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NEW GLASGO.. N.S.: TweniY'bl. befo

six marltilners are commissioners to the Eight,-Second General As- sembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada which meets in Vic- toria Church. Toronto. from Wed- nesday Junc 0 to Thursday, June 14.

The General Assembly is the supreme legislative body of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. It is com; .sed of ministers com- mlssloned by each Presbytery in the ratio of one commissioner for each six ministers on the roll of the Presbytery together with In equal number of ruling elders. It meets annually on the first Wed- nesday in June in a place desiSl"il' ed by the previous General Assem-

F. A. Gaffney Reports Improved Position Ct G;T.W.

DETROIT - Even though the favorable trend in opera g rev- enues recorded in the first quart- er this year continues. the Grand Trunk West may end 1956 with a net defici of about 32.000.000. acco ling to present estimates. Francis A. Gaffney' vice-presidcnt and gc:.eral manager of the rail- road. told the board of directors at their un.lual meeting Monday.

SUPPLEMENTARY

ESTIMATES

Federal Spending Hiked To New Peacetime High

OTTAWA (CP)- Supplementary estimates tabled Tuesday in the Commons boosted proposed federal spending for the 1956-57 fiscal year to 04.674.125.513, highest in peace- time.

The tnial represents an in- crease of S173,612,5l3 over estim- ated spending for 1955-56. The previous peacetime high was 34.- 567.794.000 in 1954-55 and the all- time record was 55.322.000.000 in the war year of 1943-44. ,

The supplementaries tabled b Finance Minister Harris totalled s146.025.5I3 and came on top of original estimates of 34.528.100.090 announced Jan. 26. It is likely further supplementaries will be proposed near the close of the 1956-67 fiscal year next March 31. DOESN'T AFFECT SURPLUS

The new supplementarles do not

affect Mr. Harris' estimated bud- get surplus of S113.000.000 for the current fiscal year started last April 1. This estimated surplus compares with a deficit of 351.700,- 000 for the 1955-56 fiscal year.

The finance minister estimated in the budget actual spending of 34.650.000.000 for the current year.

Biggest supplementary item is

350000.000 to meet the 1955-56 do-

ficlt in the old age pension fund.

Last year's amount for this pur-

pose was 563,300,000. Another major item provides

330000.000 to cover part of the pay increases recently received by civil servants and armed forces and

RCMP personnel.

A Kraut of 312,000,000 is proposed for the publiclyowned CBC to cover an anticipated 1956-57 deficit

on television service.

This compares with a net surplus in 1955 of 3811.195. Increase in

Other loans include one of 35.- 000,000 to the defence department for housing projects for armed services personnel. A second loan of 82,000,000 is proposed to help the town of P-lomocto. N.B.. pro- vide services for housing required through development of the army's new Camp Gagetown.

other spending items forecast:

Payments to members of the Commons and Senate for travelling expenses during the Easter recess. 825.000; further amount required for health grants to the provinces 33,000,000; further amount to meet the 1955 deficit of the North Syd- ney. N.S.-Port Aux Basques, Nfld.. ferry. 31,123,800; further apount to meet expenses of the royal com- missions on economic prospects. broadcasting and coastal shipping, 9902.920.

Hampton

Due to the initiative of Hamp- ton Women's Institute, over four dozen young ornamental trees were secured from the Cotton nursery and planted, under the supervision of Mr. and M11. M0!- rill. along each side of the Trans- Canads Highway. extending equal distance from our Village Centre. As time progresses the beauty of this Village will be lreatiy an- by the beauty of its IP- psOICI'ICH.

Public ognitiun of the strenu- we and successful efforts Messrs. J. W. Mal.-Lean, sons. Waldron Howott. Mr. C. C. lnce (who called for R.C,M.P. assist- ance) and others arriving It the scene later. should be made for putting out a grass fire tending across lands of Mr. Ralph Cam- eron. Desable. on May 2701- This fire had entered forty feet into woodlands extending from Fesable to Kelly's Cross. but was .extin8iI- ished with clay and shovels in tbs hands of determined workers.

Deep and sincere Iyrnplthv 1-! being extended to the immediate relatives of the late Mr. Calvin MacDonald. Cornwall. whose death at the early age of 87 cars oc- curred at the Prince E ward is- land Hospital, on May 28. Rel- atives and friends from this dis- trict joined the assembly present at Cornwall United Church on May alst. to convey final tribute of re- spect to one widely known and highly respected. where funeral services were conducted by the rhurch Pastor. interment was made in the church cemetery.

Miss Gladys Villett has return- ed to duty 'as teacher in the Jun- ior Department of Victoria School fnllowin an operation performed at the . E. 1. Hospital.

Miss Anna MacPhsii has re- turned to her duties as nurse-ln- training at the P. E. 1. following an enjoyable vacation at her hom- ln Argyle Shore.

Relatives and friends of Sister Regina Louise. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Mcflailshey. Grccn Road. are extending con- llraiulations following receipt of her B.A., degree at the Convoca- tion of Mt. st. Vincent College at Halifax. N.s.. on May 20.

Best wishes for an enjoyable visit is being extended to Mrs. C. C. lnoe. former teacher in Hamil- inn School, as she leavdh by plane on an extended visit among rel- niivcs and friends at Ottawa. on June lib. '

Finishia touches are beln made to t e new Hampton Mote. Ilso to the district cottages. in pre lmraiinn for the tourist season. Proprietors have received numcr- "fl! applications for accommoda- hnns from those who spent happy Iihlidlys hero previously.

.P'nl'l'f'l.I'I and gardeners of our :1-3fIll'I0IndI'l: crceediaglyhbusy.

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DupIessis' Success Due To Shrewdness And Hard Work

' QUEBEC (C17) -- When first elected to the Quebec legislative assemhl, in 1927, Maurice Du

plegls.-then aj7-year-old lawyer

sat as a back-bencher with the small Conservative opposition fac ing Alexandre Taschereau-'s power-

ful Liberal government.

Less than nine years later. Mr. Duplessia was installed at the same desk that Mr. Taschereau had oc

of cupied for 16 consecutive years. Today. Mr. Duplessis can count

more than 14 years as premier.

brok-en only by the Adelard God-

bglat Liberal regime from 1939 to

if his Union Natlonale party is returned in the June 20 election for a fourth term. Mr. Duplessis. now 66. could add another five years to his record as government leader. SHREWD POLITICIAN

Dean of the legislative assembly with 29 ycars' service. the premier is a hard worker. Opponents and partisans alike attribute his suc cess to a shrewd political sense and the ability to work long hours.

Maurice Duplessis was born and

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raised in a family with political To Saar Deal

background. His father. the late Judge N. L. Duplessis, was a member of the Quebec house for eight years.

The future premier was edu- cated at Trois-Rivieres. his home town. and studied law at the old Laval University in Montreal.

He joined a legal firm but soon turned his interest to politics and in 1923 opposed a Liberal in a pro- vincial election at Tl'ois1-llvieres. He was defeated but won in the same riding in 1927 and has been re-elected ever since.

In 1933 he was chosen provincial Conservative leader. The unem ployment crisis was then at its peak and Quebec politics were going through troubled years. A splinter group of young Liberals bolted to form their own party- L'Action Libersle Nationale.

Tast:hereau's Liberal administra tion squeakcd back into power in the 1935 election although the young Liberal rebels and Mr. Duplessis' Conservatives together won a large number of seals. roams UNION NATIONALE

In a move that sealed the fate of the Tsschereau regime. Mr. Duplessis united the young Liber- als with his Conscrvativcs.

Under the Union Nationale party banncr Mr. Duplessis' vigorous group swept into power in 193.

Three years later. in an election fought igrggly on war issues. the first Duplessis administration was defeated by the Liberal party. led by Adelard Godboni. an sgricui ture minister under Taschereau.

in opposition Mr. Dlrpiessis made provincial rights a major issue and criticised federal wartime restric

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rle Ferguson. Sadie MacFadyn. arbsra Dunsford.

Mu. C. Morrison and son flow- ard were weekend visitors among friends at North River.

Messrs. Morrison and Madison- ern were bushasa visitors to rnshlsad points on May :1.

tions. In 1944, he was returned to power.

During the next four years he - consolidated his position as a de- fender of provincial rights. blasted federal-provincial taxation agree- ments which he refused to sign. and described Quebec Liberals as servants of the federal Liberal party.

His government was re-elected July 26, 1048. in a bitterly-fought campaign. winning 82 of the 92 seats in the assembly. Only eight Liberals were elected. In 1952, Mr. Duplessis maintained his provincial rights theme and was returned to power. with a reduced majority. when Liberals under the leader- ship of Georges Lapalme took 23 seats.

Mr. Duplessis. a bachelor. gives his full time to his job. He likes a good cigar. baseball and hockey. and listens to classical music for relaxation.

Mixed Reaction

SAARBRUECKEN, Saar (Reu- tersi-Tuesdsy's top level Franco-

wage of 52,300,000 over the pre- vious year is the principal reason for the estimated deficit. Mr. Gaf- fney said.

Operating revenues in the first three rronths of 1956 amounted to 316.19-3.000, compared with 315,001,- 000 in the LUITBSPOIIOIUE period of last year. an increase of 31,192,000 or 7.95 per cent. Operating expen- ses in t7 - first quarter of this year totalled 313,419,533. against 511,- 421.l18. an increase of s1,998.4l5 or 1750 per cent.

Mr. Gaffney reported that oper- ating revenues for the full year in 1955 amounted to 561,669,627 com- pared with 556,338,604 1.. 1954. This was an increase of s5,331,o23,

Overahns expenses for 1955 tot- alled 34756.56-i. against 347,462.- 166 in the preceding year, M in. crease of 594.398. . .

Net revenues from railway oper- ations were 814,113,063 last year. an increase ' 55,236,625, from the total of 38,876,438 in 1954. After payment of taxes. equipment rent- als and fixed charges there was a surplus of 8811.195 in 1955. compm-. ed with a deficit of 33,310,600 a year earlier.

Construction of new freight class- ification yards is now under way at Battle Creek and Flint, Mich.. Mr. Gaffney reported to the board. The Yard at Battle Creek is ex- pected to be completed in 1958 at a cost of approximately 34,300,000. The new Torry yard at Flint. which will cost about :2,soo,ooo should 5. completed in 1957.

Equipmen plans include the dc- quisition of 41 diesel locomotives. 16 of which will be equipped for passenger operation: 100 covered hopper cars; 400 automobile box cars and 100 flat cars.

The GTW is one of the units of the Canadian National Railway and Donald Gordon. C. N. R. Chair man and ...esid-znt, accompanied by several senior Canadian of- llcials. attended the meeting here.

Seek Girl Missing From Lancaster. N.B. SAINT JOHN. NB. (CP)--Re

wards totalling S200 have been posted for information leading to

the whereabouts of Anita Flewell-

ins. lfi-year-old Lancaster. N.B., EITI missing from her home since last Wednesday.

Announcement of the rewards came Tuesday from Rev. H. S Hartlin. First Baptist Church min-

ister in Lancaster. where the sum of 8100 was posted by the congre- gation.

The second reward of 3100 was

offered by the missing girl's par- fats. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Flcwell- ng.

General

it rises. The First Gen-

eral Assembiy met in Montreal in June, 1875 when the Presbyter- I: Church in Canada was formed by the union of the four main Presbyterian Church bodies in the "Iominion at that time.

The commissioner from the Presbytery of Cape Breton are; Rev. C'larles l-l. Foote. Badeck; Rev. Dr. Hugh Jack. Sydney, and two elders and from Newfound- land. Rev. Allam M. Old. S . John's and Charles C. Oke also from the Capital city.

The Presbytery of Pictou has commissioned: Rev. A.H. Sproule, Tatamasouche; Rev. William Reid, St. Andrew's Church, New Glasgow; Rev. R. Russell Gordon. Westminster Church, New Glas- gow; Fraser Marshall. White Hill: and James A. Gunn, East River, St. Mary's.

From the Presbytery of Halifax and I-uner-burs so Re . A.G. Far- aday, Naval Chaplain, Halifax; R9V- A-H- 5t9lJhen. Halifax; Rev. ILL. Jost, Elmsdale; John Dick, Halifax; Alex Morrison. Bridge- l :ter: and Major A. Williamson, T aro.

Saint .lol..l Presbytery is gend. ing Rev. F.G. Purnell, Lancaster; Rev. J.A. Crabb, Saint John; C.A. MacVey, Frederickton: and F',B, Robinson, Monclon; while from the Presbytery of Mirimichi come Rev. W.G. Lewis. Newcastle; and Eli. 8118 Shaw. McKinic-yville. C I'.E.I. COMMISSIONERS

The Presbytery of Prince Ed- ward lsland has appoimed Rev. Donald Nicholson. Belfast; Rev. D.A. Campbell. Montague; and J. . MacKinnon. Churchill, Donald acNevin, Canoe Cove;

At the opening Sederunt Wed- nssday evening the sermon will be preached by the lilodcratnr of the Eighty-First General Assern. bly. Rev. Dr. W.T. Mccree who was elected in St. Andrew's Church. Toronto, last June and who represented the Assembly at the Mariiir e Pre-Synod Congress held in the Church of St. John and St. Stephen. Saint John, last f:.ll. Following the constituting of the Assembly the Moderator for this year will be elected.

Churchill Bids Farewell To Its Minister

On Wednesday evening, May 23rd, the members and adherents of the Churchill Presbyterian Church met at the Manse, Clyde River, for the purpose of tender- ing farewell to Rev. and Mrs. Nicholson who are soon to take up residence in Belfast. Rev. Mr. Nicholson has accepted a call to that charge and will begin his in- bours there on June 3rd.

Mr. John A. Macklnnon. acted as chairman for the occasion in bringing the gathering to grder stated the purpose of their Pres- ence at the manse. and then call- ed on Mr. Harry Wheeler to read an address and at the conclusion Mr. Percy MacDonald presented Rev. and Mrs. Nicholson with a well-filled purse. Rev. and Mrs. Nicholson thanked the people for their kindness and assured them of their continued prayers. Mrs. Nicholson was especially remem- bered by the Women's Mission- ary Society of which she was an active member since its organiza- tion., The evening was spent in hymn singing and after a bounti- ful lunch the gathering was dis- missed with prayer by Mr. Nich-

olson. The text of the address read as

follows: Churchill. P.E.l. To Rev. and Mrs. Donald Nicholson.

We have gathered here this eve- ning to express our disappoint- ment at your departure from us, but as you feel you are called in another field of service we can't but tell you how much we will miss you.

Since your coming with us. six years ago you have made many friends. and under your ministry our church has grown spiritually and in nllmbers. r '

Your inspiring sermons have been an inspiration to all who have had the privilege to listen to them.

Your kindly disposition has been a comfort to all. and especially when there was trouble and sor- row in the home. You would bring a message of hope to all who grieved.

Although you are moving from

our midst, we all hope you will come back, and visit us. for you

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N. Wiltshire Mission Band Holds Service

The Ntrth Wilishire Mission Band presented a special service in the church on Sunday evening. May 13th.. under the direction of the Leader. Mrs. Ralph Noye. as- sisted by Mrs. Frank Mitchell. In the unavoidable absence of the President, the vice-president, Gwennylh MacLean announced the numbers.

The lJ1'0L'ram was as follows: Call a worship, Responsive read- mil Psalm 23 Led by Connie Clark, Pm) by Marilyn Boswall; Lords Prayer (Choral); Scripture read- ing by Phyllis Parker; Recitation, Fairlie Godfrey; Reading, Judy MacLean; Offering. Mission Band Chorus, Sunbeams: Hymn. Jesus loves the little Children: Reading, Gwennyth Mat-Lean: Duet. Bonita JV-iacisean and Linda Boswail; Re- C"3”0llv Peggy Parker; Exercise, Ten.Llttie feel. by six boys; solo, Marilee MacNeil; Reading, Moth. er, by Glvennyth MacLean with chilrus Smiling Hymns: Hymn. Sun 0f my Soul: Benediction by leader

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NO OF OF I-IANGINGS LONDON (Relliersi-wa,- Minis, W” A.hl”IlY llead said Tuesday there is no evidence to support the Claim by EOKA terrorists in Cy- prus that ley hanged two 3,-msh

flew in to a tender reunion with lus wife and family Friday and said there's nothing like being ma- rooned on an Arctic ice flog to make one appreciate a good cup of coffee.

The 60-yearold bash pilot spent

north of Winnipeg after the Norse- man aircraft he was flying went down on. a flight from a secret DEW (Distant Early Warning) ra- dar line site. Hopes for his safety had dwindled sharply by Tuesday night when an RCAF Lancaster picked out the SOS signals of Cross- ley's hand-cranked radio tr "- ter.

The veteran of flying service in the First and Second World Wars drovg immediately Friday to his home at King. 10 miles north of here, where his wife and 27-year- nld son awaited the homecoming they once feared might never nap.

pen.

"I feel fine but I'm tired," Cross- ley raid. "The first thing I'm gg. mg to do is have a go rest." RETURNING T0 ARC C

Crossley had been en route to Churchill. Man., when he dlsap. peared. The rescue Wednesday came only hours after searchers detected his SOS.

He replied "quite likely” when asked if he would return to the Arc-

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German agreement to return the

here by the right-wing Saar Demo- craiic party. one of the Saar's three ruling pro-German parties. (West German Foreign Minister Heinrich Brentano announced in Bonn that the Saar government had approved the agreement.)

In Bonn. the general view was

industrially wealthy Saar area to Germany brought mixed reaction from the capitals concerned.

It was enthusiastically hailed

that West Germany would have to pay heavily for the return of the Saar. but that the sacrifice would be worthwhile.

Chancellor Dr. Konrad Adcnnuer said the agreement has removed obstacles preventing full c0-opcra- tion between France and Germany and done All service to the cause of I unltcd Europe.

In Paris. some French sources were obviously having second thoughts on the success of thc agreemeni, details of which have not yet been fully published.