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CHARLOT’I‘ETOWN, CANADA TUESDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1964.

W E A T H E R Snow beginning in afternoon; west winds 15 increasing to south 25. Lowohigh 5 and 25. Wednesday: snowflurries.

“1.2..” SEVEN ems

NEW STORM our TODA’Y Cape Breton Bogs Down With 18 Inch Snowfall

By THE CANADIAN PRESS .off main highways when SWIrl'l Schools in the city and neigh- wi'nds gusting to 60 miles an . ing drifts closed in behind them. i boring towns Were closed. Shops. hour whipped 18 inches of snow l otia snow fall 1 had to close down at noon to en- ‘ into drifts on Nova Scotia's ivaried from four inches in the 1 able employees to get home. Cape Breton Island Monday 5 Annapolis Valley to 18 in Syd- 'S’I‘REETS WERE SUPPER? night. Another disturbance ney. Halifax received eight inches}

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packing 65-miIe-an-hour galesl Moncton got two inches and lof snow — in the eariyl was poised north of Sable Is-iCharlottetown recorded 5 along lmorning. re-. land. expected to blow into Cape , with 45-mile-an-hour winds. idUCed to a few fiurries by night— ‘ Breton and southeastern New-i Bus transport in Sydney and lfall. Most streets were passable‘ foundiand early today. tall trains on the island stopped. .although slippery.

Snow clogged city streets at Air Canada officials said flights! Only one inch of snow fell on ' Sydney in the season's first ma-lto and from the Sydney airport 5 Saint .Iohn and northern New l jor blizzard. Plows were calledlhad been cancelled. ’Brunswick received occasional

LITTLE GIRLS ACCOMPANY BANK VROBBE‘RS

of two little girls— eiody end I'm 5—who accompanied two men taken

into custody after robbery of a suburban bank smiles at Milwaukee policeman after a

chase Monday. Police said children apparently w e. r e daughters of one holdup man.

Supreme Court Decision ihrows Immigration Dept. Into iizzy

JOHN E. BIRD

One I'm M

a ruling quashing deportation {They said the. decision is being

By OTTAW

' A (CPl—The Immi- orders issued some two years studied “with extreme care to grauon department was thrown ago lfind out where it is going to into a legal may Monday by s “The appeal is allowed. the ilead us.”

Surreme Coortof Canada who: detention of Rocco ' Giu- One source spid it is quite that the minister of im ' ‘ er! "are "a few-

seppe Violi» . and likely that til it is directcdthat they be re- other similar cases where it leased from detention forth~ now will not be possible to en- with." the_judgment said. force a deportation order.

Mr. Justice Mart-land said the Deputy Immigration Minister minister. after agreeing to Der- c. M. Isbister described the

_ mlm tion does not have unlimited powers to order deportations. This decision was made in a 6 - to - 3 judgment stating G'u- seppe and Rocco Vioii, 24-year

iGunmenStageAmbush .ln Rectorin Church

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: snmvflurries.

Ferry services between Nova :Scotia and New Brunswick and {Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

iwere. interrupted or delayed.

Th William Carson. which ‘ plies between North Sydney and 1 Port Aux Basques. Nfild.. couidi not dock at North Sydney. 5

Meanwhile. a storm is ‘19-: iieved to have developed 100‘ miles northeast of Sable Island off the Nova Scotia coast. Gales :of 55455 miles an 'hour were ex- ‘

30- route. The messengers bad Just ipecw‘d ‘0 sweep mum of cape

PATERSON. N.J. (AP)

-.iis regular Monday morning Three gunmen took over '

a , . man Catholic Church rectory‘picked up Sunday collection Race on the southeasrern tip of‘ MOMBY- ambUShEd 1W0 bank money from two other churchesflgsyfoundland about dawn ‘0’. messengers and escaped With They would have continued to can, and Norm warnings. I

511900 in “Sh from 3 bank three branch banks to deliver‘

_ - . i e ted for the south and. trUCR' They also “wk “"00th large “5h amounl‘pmke 3:5: cpoEZts of Newfoundland. 7 from the Chi-“'Ch- up earlier from the main bank—j

The gunmen. wearing halio—‘for Christmas Week require- . we‘en masks. manhandled four menis. ‘ B priests. a janitor and the two ' l l guards. handcutfing the priests WAS 1“ SAFE ‘ .1 and then trusslng the whole Th9 $15700 lake" il'f‘m 5L Ali-l f group together with strips torn 'hm‘Y'S 9h???" “’35 "‘ 3“ 099,": . from wan drapes, .a k Wflrlli‘Ingb fog.t the hanksgsflfTAlzfiA (01353 ~et13rig. John - - - - .tt‘uc . e. an is were re-. ax er .I an. . r irmg Vice- Lmitysagmtlfi: xylfizzlported to have left the deposits quarter-master - general of the work of professional; w e1I‘ltrom the other two churches ln‘Canadian army. was remanded versed in the route and sched-}the truck. along with $18,000 inlM‘de l" 'un' 4 o? Chg-ties Q: ule of the bank messengers. change for the banks. cons-pm“ 1m Keep an of ac. i a lcepting a benefit of more than The panel truek belonged 105 The bandits got into the side-lagoon the First National Bank of Pas- :street church r e c t or y whilel Brig. Allan. free on $4.000 cash saic County. St. Anthony's was . mass was being said next door bail. did not appear in cmirt for! the last of three churches onlin the church. . the remand.

old Italian immigrant twins, have been held illegally for de- portation in Montreal's Bor- deaux Jail for eight months un- der a warrant issued by Immi- gration Minister Tremblay. court‘s majority judg- ment. written by Mr. Justice Ronald Martiand. granted an appeal by Paolo Violi of Mont- real. brother of the twins. for

Committee Is Considering Mocdonald's Anniversary

OTTAWA (CPI—The govern- ment has set up a committee to recommend steps to commem- orate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir John A. Mac- donald next Jan. 11.

The committee. embracing a e v e r 31 government de meats. will report to State Sec- retary Lamontagne.

An informant said it was too

mit a person ordered dePorted judgment "as an extremely im- to remain in Canada for _a r- Doria“; one." 9 sat e de. iod camot at the expiration of partment will study the decision that period later change .15 with a view to making possible mind and direct the deportation 'recommendations to permit en- be enforced. .forcemem of deportations under

“IT LIKE BOMB similar circumstances. ‘ Immigration department soul.-. .The' Judgment followed criti-l ces said the Mgment h“ the 13115:: thle liitousefo: commons.- . . -. u_ a e igls o orcgn na-r departmem m” ‘3 bombsne ltionals have been abused under-l the immigration Act. i Giuseppe and Rocco entered Canada as landed immigrants Dec. . 1959. Giuseppe was con- victed in Montreal Dec. 22. 1961. for failing to stop his automo- bile at the scene of an accident and was fined Rocco was con- victed July 20. 1960. of causing bodily harm with a knife and sentenced to jail for six months.

ORDERED DEPORTED Following the conv i c ti o n s Rocco was ordered deported Feb. 1. 1961. and Giuseppe Oct. 16. 1962. They lost appeals to the immigration appeal board. A letter sent to Giuseppe Dec.

man among the Fathers of Con- federation he became prime minister of the new Dominion July 1. 1867 when the British Ngrth America Act went 't e

in 0 come state dinner will be held in Kingston Jan. 11 mark- ing his birthday. Prime Minis) ter Pearson and Opposition Leader Diefenbaker have ac- cepted invitations. Prof. Donald C

:flg‘efl mtctdrhgt the 3°“ Mics, h . Mfiicdonaild's receipt 10. 1962. by the immigration .‘ ,ap er. (1 e v s l‘ t a department said his deportation on“ the birthday of Cmad“ main address. (Continued on page 3 Col. 4

first prime minister.

Storm Features Winter Arrival

By THE CANADIAN PRESS 'end and more Monday for a ra-_ Winter came to Canada Mon- cord of more lhan'46 inches so day In appropriate style. with Ifar in.Decembei-.. . gals-force snowstorm: oil the LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED Atlantic provinces. scat- Below - freezing temperatures

perhaps some other provinces.

Macdonald was born J . 11. 1815. in Glasgow. His limo emigrated to Canada when he

was five Ind settled ‘1 Ont, where m mm. in

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snow in.central Canada. and some light snowfalls be tween-now and Friday are ex- W peeled to assure Quebec and northern Ontario of snow for Christmas. Mild weather w. melting weekend snow in south- ern tits 0. ' Snowfall: in Manitoba Idded from one to three inches'in 24 hours and zero-range mpera tures made sure it stayed. Sas- katchewan had Iunny Ild .- Monday after overnight snow- falin. but the temperature ranged between 10 and 25 below

zero.

Rich temperatures in Alberta during the day ranged no higher than zero—Calgary's 25 below in the morning gave that city .its coldest Dec. 21 in 40 years-—

I storm was appmch- tag from the was range outlook is holiday. .

Warming weather on the PI- crific coast diminished the chan- ce Vancouverites navzng their first white Christmas in layea. temperature

vod above freezing in Van-

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iFrench-English Division

May Cosi Dief More Men

y RON LEBEL ‘the weekend urged him to takei Mr. Diefenhaker objected to OTTAWA tCP)—Leon Balcer this step. Before making a finallnewspaper references to r and Paul Martineau, generally decision. he wanted to consuitIBalcer as the Conservatives regarded as the top two French- more constituents and meet the deputy leader. There no C a n a d i a n s .in Conservative :nine other Quebec Conserva- {provision for such a position in k. ranks, said Monday they may live MPs in mid-January. ’the party constitution. F walk 0‘" or their Pally "9“. Mr. Martineau. 43. former! "At no time was he that. He month ,and take Other Quebecvmines minister and MP forgwas appointed by the Quebec. MP5 mm “mm .Pontiac - Temiscamingue sincelrepresentatives at. the conven- The widening I-‘rench-English51958. told the same press con- tion as leader for Quebec." rm in the official oppositionfierence‘ that Mr. Balcers state-li On Feb. 5. Mr. Diefenbaker was underscored by separalmiment ‘forces‘me to. reappraisetat the party convention praised and simultaneous press “mum my own political affiliations." ng. Balcer as Sll'l

‘ ' - ‘ tier (the: if“ held‘ by opposxho'n OTHER REAPPRMSALS llGelngesfatlitilelbllecgfiederationi ader Diefenbaker and his. He addéd “most if no. a]... 0ft ea "If! “queue lieuténam’” Mr' 331' the other Conservative MPsifrom quebew' . cer. have nt been on from Quebec will aim ream; Mr. Balcer declined Monday. speaking terms for moths. ; raise their positions nextito comment about Mr. Diefen-; Mr. Balcer. 47. former trfills-imonth if Mr. Baicer decides to We? “1 film” ms reasons for port minister and MP for ’l‘rols- . lea“. the party. {considering a wa'lk‘mi- . ‘ mm“ “in” 1949' “id “9 i 1 Meanwhile in Mr Diefenbak-l 1'" sun- a C°mrvatw° i "seriously considering" a cleani N Comméns omée the Com. Mr- Maftlneflu sald thfi Qller break with his party and sitting ‘5; . v . ‘bec MP5 are unhappy With. . rvative leader was telling re- the". party's stands on me new

as a" independent when the Worm“ that,“ has Te‘EEIVCd nolmaple leaf flag and the formula Commons resumes Feb. 16. lcommunication from either r. Ho amend the consmution in He said constituents during iBlacer or Mr. Martineau. Canada.

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JOE BANANAS STILL MISSING

NEW YORK ‘AP i——A re- ception almost rivalling a Broadway ticker-tape parade

was set up Monday for the re- turn of underworld boss Jo-

seph (Joe Bananas) Bonanno. 1. H

e has been missing since his ‘ alleged kidnapping at gun- point Oct. 21

Awaiting him eagerly were . a federal rackets grand jury. the federal district attorney's

office, the FBI. the New York 1th

City police department, scores of reporters and otogra- phers. curious persons and es- pecially Joe's attorney. Wil- ‘ liam P. Maloney.

The grand occasion spoiled by only one thing.

.Ioe didn‘t show up.

Maloney set everyone agog i Friday when he said the Cosa l Nostra leader was alive and l

was 1

well. held captive on a farm jquarters believe the bill will get’

in northern New York. Maloney said the 59-year l old Bonanno was being re- 1

Private Passes

LONDON (Reuters) The House of Commons voted Mon- day night to abolish the death penalty for murder.

The vote was 355 to 170—3 margin of 185 votes

Members cheered a 68-year- old diminutive figure on one o

e Labor benches.

He. was Sydney Silverman. who seemed ‘ . w‘ n‘ a lifelong fight to end capital pu-n- ishment with a private mem- ber's bill.

The ruling Labor party is solidly behind the bill. as are a substantial number of opposi- tion Conservatives and the nine Liberals.

It is for this reason political

through its remaining stages in

the House of Lords. - Members had a free vote-—

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British Commons Votes To End Death Penalty

Bill Hurdle

abstain from the vote because public opinion was not ready for the change.

Under the old law. killers were hanged only for limited categories of mur or such as ' shooting. killing in the course of

f theft or the murder of a police-

man or prison guard. But pois- oners. maniac knife killers and gChlld murders escaped the ithreat of hanging. .. A public opinion poll 'lished shotrid be retained. The National Opinion Poll of ‘the Conservative Daily Mail isaid 67 per cent persons asked said capital punishment should be retained. 26 per cent said it should be abolished and gseven per cent didn't know Mondays crucial vote cam- on an amendment seeking to do.

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‘the Commons and also through ,lay the abolition of the death

:penalty. The abolition bill war ithen given a second reading-—

law“ and “mum appear at lthey did not have to toe theiapproval in principle—without

Maioney’s office at 9 a Monday be taken be the grand jury.

.m. fore .

As it turned out. it was Ma- 1

scrence. Observers believed the deci-

iparty line and were allowed to a further vore. vote according to their con- 1

Henry Brooke said 10 year: ago he favored hanging. But af’ ‘ter having been ome ~secre-

h Inney Who went before the ‘gsion to outlaw hanging for mur-itary who has the. final say in

grand jury—to explain why he hadn't produced Joe.

“I just don‘t know . . . I just don't know." was all Ma- oney. already interrogated by the grand jury about his story two grabbed Joe, said.

Gen. Elkins Dies AI 82

KINGSTON Ont tCP)——Ma].- .Gen. H P. ~ ‘ns. 32. a prom- inent retired military official. died here Sunday night.

Born in Sherbrooke, Que, He lwas a member of the Royal Mil- itary College class here in 1905.

e. joined te oyal Canadian Artillery on graduation.

Maj.-Gen. Elkins served for Canada in India and fought in the first World War. awarded the Distinguished Serv- ice Order in 1918.

1940, during the Second

In World era-l officer commander in chiefi of Atlantic Command. a post he1 held for two years. he retired; in 1 44. ‘

INSIDE TODAY

Births. deaths Classified . (‘

Prince County . . . . .. 2 Summerside ...... Kings. Queens. City Finance. Markets

gunmen had‘

He was i

‘der would lead to the automatic jreprieve of all prisoners in "death cells until the whole bill iformaily becomes law some— time in the new year. ‘ Si-lverman. 69. campaigned or years against capital ipunishment. He found massive

.party. which announced

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oppose the legislation. Man

y opposition Conservative icategories of murder party members have also sup-l the Silver-man bill, al-

ported

1 support for his bill from his own ‘ after rt lbeen about the same since the power Oct. 15 it would not 51957 Homicide act

lwhether a man shall ham; or not. he had joined the ranks of ltlie abolitionists. But he felt ab- ioli‘cion should 'rst be tried as ian experiment for five years.

‘ Brmke said the number of capital murders. which carry the death penalty. and non-capi- tal murders. which do not. had

"- tamed hanging only for certain

The figures did not. show that. the death penalty was I

though others said they would uniquely powerful deterrent.

Captain, 3

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NEW YORK tAPI--Long af- ‘-ter the remainder of the crew had abandoned ship. the cap-

War, he was named gen-.taln and three crew members;

of a US. freighter awash in the Atlantic were reported safely removed late Monday, Their rescue by

the U.5.

‘Coast Guard cutter Rockaway Li

climaxed a tense. drawn - out drama on stormy seas.

They stayed alone aboard the stricken vessel. the SS Smith \7 . after the rest of the

boats and been picked up by an- other ship. . Four men died in the. opera- Etion.

The Rockaway radioed lhe ‘four were taken from the ‘stricken vessel onto a 26-foot

boat. . The skipper of the Smith Voy-

Crewmen

leave Sinking Ship

lager. Capt. Frederick W. Mollie got New York. suffered bruises ‘and confusions. The. other three. apparently iin good condition. were: Third mate. Charles L. Jackson of New London. Conn; and sea- ‘men Per Johanssen and John lkens. Seas at the time. of the rescue were reported 15 to 18 feet high. battered ship, cracked land. listing badly. was 780 miles 1 southeast of Bermuda. Capt. Mohle and Jackson had ;stayed with the ship in the tra- dition of the sea. and one of the two other men was reported to have frown with fright at. the ‘rail when others were abandon- ing the craft earlier. _ Thirty-four survivors. and the .hodies of (our other crew mem- hers who died in the operation. were picked up by a German . freighter.

ESCAPES INCOME TAX

Strange Causeway Case ls Settled By Tax Board

OTTAWA (CPI—T‘he strange

Up to that point Mr. Morrison

damaged. His springs ware di-

case of the big Bras d‘Or Lake had eight of the 200 acres under verted somehow. so he had to Causeway was settled Monday cultivation. He kept a horse. two get rid of his liVPStOCk. He was

by the Tax Appeal Board.

End result is that Duncan. Morrison won't have to pay in-,' come tax on the 317.000 he gotl in 1959 and 1960 for the hill or; rocks that was blasted off his farm to build the causeway. 30 miles north of Sydney. NS.

Mr. Morrison. 411, who went as‘ far as the eighth grade int school. owns the mountainous; ZOO-acre lakeshore farm that has been in his family for 150 years.

He was described in board; be . . Weldon's judg-1 ment Is "I bluff. hardworking] man of the out-ofdoors. exex- perienced in anything bu completely without gulle."

When I construction companyl approached him. be agreed to let it take II the rock it needed for 216 cents I ton — “a ridicu-l iouuy low price." the board‘ said — without. genial-coll» ever !

dickering over 'ce.

LEON BALCER. right. Temiscamingue. speak It seriously considering leaving The contractor was identified Quebec lieutenant to 09- press conference in Ottawa the party and Mrs. Martin- to t as ntcipal poIlti Leader Dlefenbaker Monday regarding their pub eau slid h and other Con- so old Minding him- and Paul Martineau. mem- lions in the Conservative servatlves mldbeveiymiich load. I My with its hood her of Parliament for Pontiac- party. Mr. Balcer said III II affected if Mr. Balcer left. officI is Wild. NJ. .

st 1 of business. trust. ,part of a barrel manufactulain

cows and six sheep and raised some vegetables. He ha springs on the farm. and a bush road He also was a part-time roa worker and fisherman.

Then came two years of blast- ing. He and his mother had to evacuate the house every time the dynamite was set off; his house was “very considerably"

Barrel Factory Wrecked By Fire

ANDOVER. NB. tCI’l -— Fire I

mill in this northern ew

{Brunswick town near the Maine fig...

border.

Owner Fred W. Tribe estimat- ed damage at $20,000. There were no injuries the blast which destroyed the mill's main build

it was not