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Canada Losi Many Familiar n Figures By Death in 1956

lVen. J. M. Snowden of Ottawa Thousands stood in the hushed-was 95 and the Anglican dean of

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streets of Toronto as a great mili- I tary funeral parade paid final tribute last September to the. greatest of air aces Air Marshal' W. A. Bishop VC.

The famed airman who was 61 was one of many distinguished figures in varied fields of Cana-. dian endeavor who died during I956. I

Veterans of a previous on were' Maj. - Gen. 5. C. Mewburn 93 Minister of Militia in the First world War: Lt.-Gen. E. C. Ash- ton 82 former Inspector-General ni Canadian Militia and Mai.-Gen. J. G. Ross 94 Paymasier-General for Overseas Forces in the First World War.

Col. George S. Canilie B9 "grand old man" of the Black watch regiment died at Montreal and Col. C. W. tCyi Peck VC ii?) a former Conservatives MP tiled ni Sidney B.C. - TOLL IN PARLIAMENT . Parliament lost seven senators and five members of the Com! mons. Scnator Iva Fallis. 72, who died at Peterborough last March was the only woman Progressive! Conservative in the upper cham-' her. other PC senators who died this year were J. A. Calder of Iaakatchewsn, I7; and John 'l'.I Hackett of Quebec, 72. '

Adelard Godbout, 63. one of the four Liberal senators who died. was premier of Quebec in 1830-44. The others were J. J. Stevenson. 84, of Saskatchewan; George II. Ross. 78. of Calgary. and F. W. Pirie, 03. of New Brunswick.

A woman was among Commons member. who died - Miss Sybil Bennett. 52 - year - old Progressive Conservative member for Halton. Out. The others were Dr. Owen G. Trainer. 82 (PC -- Winnipeg South), J. L. MacDougall. 57, (L-- Vancouver Burrardl. T. 1!. Ross,

'70. tL-Hamilton Essti and J. W. Noseworthy. I7, (CC! - York South).

Besides Senator Godbout, the year saw the passing of two other one-time provincial premiere - '1'. D. Pattullo. 83. Liberal premier of British Columbia 1938-41, and C. D. Richards, 18. Conservative premier of New Brunswick 1031- 33 a former chief justice of his province.

Dr. Gustave Lemleux. I2. was dean of the Quebec legislative council, and another member that body who died this year was the lawyer and educationlst Hon. Wilfrid Bovey, 7!. Harold J. Kirby, who died at 61 in Toronto. was a former Liberal health minister of Ontario.

Among diplomatic ranks. Maj.- Gen. L. R. LaFleche. who died at 67. was formerly Canadian high mmmissloncr to Australia and then ambassador to Argentina. P"ni'. L. F. Robertson British Co- lumhia educationlst and father of Vt-rman Robertson. Canada's high mmmissloner to the United King- dnm. died at Ottawa at B1. LEGAL FIGURES

A stir-kler for courtroom de- rorum. Mr. Justice E. R. E. Chev- rier. who died at age 08. was the first French-speaking member of the Ontario supreme Court. Mr.

preme Court of Canada died at M. Quebec Judge Henri-Romuald Piset. 67. was a former mayor of Riviere du Loup. Mr. Justice Maurice Lalonde of the Quebec Superior Court was 54 at his death in Montreal. Mr. Justice Arthuri Gene of the Quebec Appeal Court was 74. Aulltlte Lemieul. dean of the Ottawa and Hull legal fratern- ity. died at 74 and Robert Henry Graham. retired Nova Scotla lu-

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Edmonton. Very Rev. J. Grant Sparling, 59.

Other familiar religious figures who died this year included Most Rev. Basil Ladyka. 72. Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Manitoba; Rev. A. J. Irwin, 79. temperance worker at Toronto; Dr. William McClure, 100, long - time Presby- terian ” ' missionary in China who died in Toronto; Rev. W. A. Cameron, 74. pioneer Baptist ra- dio preacher at Toronto: and Rev. Gordon C. Warren, 72. first presi- dent of the Baptist Federation of Canada. who died at Sydney, N.S. Meyer Levy. M. was former chief Orthodox rabbi of Toronto. FINANCIAL WORLD

Sir James Hamet Dunn. million- aire head of Algoma Steel Corpor- ation and director in many other enterprises, died at St. Andrews, N.B., at 81. The business world also lost John T. Hepburn. 78, founder and president of the Hep- burn Steel Company at Toronto; Roy Davis. 71. head of Atlas Steels at Fonthlll. 0nt.; S. L de Carterct. 70. former board chair- man of Canadian International Pa- per Company. at Vancouver; and Stanley H. Young, 63, board chair- man of Christie Brown and Com- pany, Toronto.

D. A. Coleman. a former presi- dent of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. died at Montreal at age 77. R. Y. Eaton. who died at 81. was a former president of the depart- ment store chain. Others on the list include Robert Ross Bongard, 6. former senior partner of the Toronto stock-broking firm; Bal- mer Nellly, 13, president of Me- Intyre Porcupine Mines; W. C. Coulter, 71. of Toronto. former president of the Canadian Manu- facturers Association. A. Thomson. 79. chairman of the

professor of Greek at Victoria College. Toronto, was II at his death last February. Charles R. Sanderson wast Toronto's public librarian. and Dr. J. G. Alt- house. chief director of education for Ontario, was d7 at his death last August. Lionel FitzGeraId had been principal of vlinnipe School of Art for 23 years.

burn. 67. of Toronto, was on! of the medical leaders who died this year. Dr. R. M. Wansbrough. 50. was surgeon-in-chief at the Tor- onto Hospital tor Sick Chlldrenw Dr. George Lyman Duff. 52, was; dean of medicine at McGill Uni- versity. and Dr. John Emil l-lett. who long maintained be had at serum cure for cancer. died at) Windsor. 0nt.. at age 35. I

cluded Dr. John Patterson. OBE.l 84. former director of the meteor- ological service of Canada: Dr. C.i A. Chant, 90, founder of the Dun-iy LAP Observatory at Richmond Hill, 0nt.: world-known expert an atomic ra- diation hazard. who died at Deep' River, 0nt.; W. W. Goforth, 57. former deputy-gen al of defence research, and Dr. Stanley Graham professor emeritus of mining en-i glneerlng at Queen's University.I Kingston. Ont.

Wakefield Que..: Frederick Brig- den. engraver and water - color artist. at Toronto at age 84: R. J.. Fry. a member of the CBC boardi of governors, at 'v'v'innlpeg at agev and Peter 72.

SPORTS PEBSONALITIES

chief

Heart specialist Dr. John Bev-

Scientists who died in 1956 in-

Dr. Andrew J. Cipriani.i'

Known as Canada's Mr. Camper.

E. Taylor Statten, retired YMCA! executive. died at Huntsville. Ont..i at age 74. Wallace R. MacAskill.l the noted Nova photographer. was 63. Sculptor

Scotia marine Lionel E. Fosberry. 77. died at

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NEWSPAPER LEADERS Prominent and familiar figums were lost to the Canadian news- paper acene. Harry C. Hindmarsh, president of the Toronto Daily Star. died at 69 a few hours after he had been working as usual in his newspape 's offices in Toronto. Howard Fleming, publisher of the Owen Sound (0nt.) Sun-Times. died at 7!. Hon. John S. Currie. veteran publisher of The Daily News at St. John's. Nfld.. died at of 79. C. O. Knowles. retired editor- in-chief of the Toronto Telegram, the first general manager 11917- 19”) of The Canadian Press, died

at age It.

..John Macpherson. S8. was the last surviving member of three who founded the Edmonton Jour- nal in 1908. J. Emile Tlsstonguay. 62. was general administrator of L'Action social Ltee.. publishers of

prnme Court Justice, at 88.

The religious world lost a well- known figure in Rt. Rev. A. R. FPWPIOV. 71. retired Antlican Bishop of Toronto. Archdeacon

L'Action Cethollque at Quebec

City died at Victoria at age 52. other

Well-known also were Perry J. Philip, New York Times corres- pondent at Ottawa. who died there at age 70: W. W. Murray. 65. for mer parliamentary reporter tori

The Canadian Press and a colonel I Senator James Buchanan of Leth-

in Canadian military lnteiligsnceu and J. W. 6. Clark. 60. directorl

of public relations for armed serv-Idled at ag e79 at Fredericton;

ices in the Second World War.

J. P. Cowan. editor of the Ni- agara Fslls Evening Review. died at age OI. Matthew Hniton. chief European correspondent of the CBC. died in London at 52. Eddie O'Meara, former sports editor of the Ottawa Journal. was 56. Ed- win ,tEddie) Alien. long - time sports editor of the old Toronto Mail and Empire. was later with the Ontario Racing Commission. Sidney Norman. former mining ed- itor of the Toronto Globe and Mali. was 85 at his death in Santa Rose. Calif.

SCHOLARS. DOCTORS

In the world of education Prof.

John Charles Robertson. emeritus

John's. Nfld., last May at use 110

Lydia Gordon was 107 at her death lace Ruthven 106. died at Mon-

world. Hector Racine. president of Montreal Royals of the Interna- tional Baseball League, died at Miami at age 69. T. H. C. (Tommy) Alison. veteran execu- tive of Toronto Argos Football and Rowing Club. died at Toronto. El! wood Hugb . former manager of the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto.was 71.

The sports a he also lost Dave Trottier. 50. former NHL star with Montreal Maroons De- troit who died at Halifax; Perry Hall prominent Kitchener curler who died at 63. and Net Turofslsy. veteran Toronto sports photog- rapher who was dl. Chen Me-I Cance, one of the iron men of Ca-' nadian football was only so at his death in vtlnnipeg.

Emily Doolittle, national presi- dent of the IODE back in IBM. died at Toronto at age 94. Col. Joan Kennedy organizer of the CWAC in the Second World War

well-known women who died this year were Lady Edith Gordon widow of Sir Charles Gordon for- mer Bank of Montreal president: Mrs. Alma Buchanan widow of

bridge Alts.: Dr. Lillian Maxwell; historical scholar and writer whoi

Mrs. Anna Dexter. -7!. who for 28 years had been a continuous hroadcaster with station CHNS. Halifax: Mrs. Maud Mary Kerr. 63. women's editor of the Montrealx Family Herald and Weekly Star: and Mrs. Isabella Skeiton 79-year- old author and widow of Dr. Oscar Skeiton. former Canadian under- secretary for external affairs.

Thomas Sugg, who died in St.

was believed the oldest white man in the British Commonwealth. Among other centenarian. Mrs.

in Norwich. 0nt.. and Mrs. Wal-

treal the week before Christmas.

The Younger Pearson is A Serious-Minded Diplomat

I ALAN HARVEY can an Press Staff Writer PARIS tCP) - When Geoffrey Pearson finished school, his flrl thought was to become a news- paper man.

Instead he entered Canada's for elgn service and began to "re port" to the government through dlplomati channels. much as a foreign torrespondent might re- port to Canada through newspaper stories.

"In some ways." line expert said reccntly. "the jobs of news pee man and diplomat are muc the

limbs

other post. he has lm ln'Paris some three years. s all: in French politics. His second- office in the embassy building on the Avenue Foch is always piled high with clippings from newspap- ers and magazines. many of them erudite and off-beat.

He and his fair-haired wife. Lan- don. formerly of London. Ont.. live in an apartment on the Boulevard Malealerbea laden with swords and muaketry of an ancient vint- age. which they ieel impart a cer- tain Frenck quaintnesa.

They have two daughters. Hil-

sry. I. and Katharine. i. The god- fathers are as-wspa, men with Canadian a - lee

background Beatoa of Montreal, now In Brit- ain with The Times. and Trinidad- bora Ron Dryden. formerly of Tor-

Ceme Becks Tool: toss. Limelight

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a marathon performance. Walter Pldgeon also came back and I

planted his foot firmly on ladder to stardom.

Sammy Davis Jr.. who by sheer cal nsys and carried Mr. Wonder LADIES BUSY

Veteran career in The Matchmaker, Jayne

Mansfield outdlstanced all rivals for personal publicity with a fig-

from Hollywood and established hand! as an important new star. Ethd Herman ended her long a lusty-voiced as ever. Ros R

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ful to solid boxoffice success.

The damsels too were busy. star Ruth 6 o r d o I achieved the standout hit of her

are and persistence. Judy Holli-

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