DBCEMBER 31.; 1252 THE GUARDLAN. Canada . By The canadian Press JANUARY 2: 32,000,000 fire at R.CA.F. ro- pair depot, Trenton, Ont. . 4: Toronto street-car and bus workers start wages strike. 7: Fire at Sept lies. Que, causes 31,000,000 damage: 8: -Fire in business block at Pembroke. Ont, 8500.000 damage. 9: American freighter Pennsyl- vania abandoned northwest of Vancouver island by 46 crew of whom no trace found. 10: Ottawa cases restrictions on consumer credit. 14: Gas explosion at Stellarton, N. 8., mine takes 19 lives; Prime Minister Churchill addresses state dinner at Ottawa. 19: Peter Firstbrook and Mar- lene Smith win Canadian figure skating titles at Oshawa. Ont. 22: Toronto street-car ends after 19-day tie-up. 24: Vincent Massey named first Canadian-born Governor-General. FEBRUAE Y 0: Canada proclaims Queen El- izabeth II as new monarch. 11: Canadals population listed as 14,000,429 from 1951 census. 1'3: Canada to equip and man jet squadrons for Nato; Sir Allen Ayiesworth, 97, Canada's last titled senator, dies at Toronto. 16: Viscount Alexander. retiring governor-general, ieaves Ottawa to become British Defence Minister. 19: Brig. M. P. Bogert to sue- ceed Brig. J. M. Rockingham as commander ,0! 25th Brigade in Korea. s 25: Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Saskatchewan. 26: Rural, -village schoolteachers end month-long strike in Nova Scotia. I . 28: Vincent Massey sworn in as governor - general, opens Parlia- ment. - 20: First 200 of diseased cattle shot by R.C.M. P. near Regina. MARCH 3: Canada bans immigrants from European foot-and-mouth areas. 0: Canadian dollar at premium in New York. out time in 14 years: detectives Edmund Tong and Roy Perry wounded in Toron- to. - '1: Steve Suchan, suspect in To- ronto shooting. wounded and cap- tured by Montreal police; Mani- toba wins Canadian curling cham- pionship. , 10: willie Bruentjen, German immigrant, cleared of suspicioii as cattle disease can er. 11: Leonard ackson. second suspect in Toronto shooting, wounded and captured in Mont- real. 13: British Columbia. permits sale of colored margarine. 15: robber, captured at Toronto. 19: Main federal estimates reach largest peacetime total. 84,335,800,- 00 0. 33: Edmund Tong dies of wounds at Toronto. 24: Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees expels secre- tary-treasurer James McGuire. I x strike 11 al Edwin Boyd, escaped bank MOT 1.. i952 or I 1 Federal budgetary surplus for 1951-52 fiscal year s248.000.000 APRIL 21- Figures show Canada leading commonwealth oil producer 1951; Canadian Parliament en- dorses Nato co-operation by 172 to 21 6: Ice-choked flood partially destroys Saskatchewan river bridge near Swift Current. 8: Canadian budget cuts income tax 6 per cent but adds 20 per cent defence surtax. 9: Federal Government puts 25- cent floor price on beef. ll: Tillsonburg Livlngstons beat Winnipeg in senior basketball final. 15: Detroit beats Montreal four straight in Stanley Cup hockey n . 16: Railways ordered to reduce freight rates on east-west goods. 21: Queen Juliana of Nether- lands visits Ottawa. 23: 95,000,000 Vancouver water- front tire. p 2'1: Heat wave at Winnipeg with temperature 92. 28: New foot-and-mouth out- break discovered near Regina. MAY 2: Dr. J. G. Endicott at Toronto alter trip to Communist China repeats charges of UN germ war- iare; Guelph Blltmores beat Re- gina Pats four straight in Memor- ial Cup; Fort Frances Canadians win Allan Cup four games to one over Btratlord. 3: Ottawa Little Theatre wins Dominion Drama Festival at Saint John; third foot-and-mouth out- break near Weyburn, Basic. 4: Riots and fires cause 5100000 danliage at Bordeaux Jail, Mont- rea. : 6: More than 600 attend Toron- to testimonial dinner to Gen. H. D. G. Crerar. 15: Brig. J. M. Rocklngham re- turns to Vancouver from Korea. 18: 31,500,000 loss when Royal Muskoka Hotel burns near Bala. Ont. . . 21: McKee Aviation Trophy to P. C. Garratt of Toronto de Hav- illand plant; 5125.000 in gold bars stolen from East Malartic mine. 24: 93rd Queen's Plate won by Epigram, Toronto Three V's stable. 20: Liberals lose three seats to Progresiva Conservatives in six federal by-elections. 30: W. C. Thomson resigns as Ontario Liberal party leader. JUNE 2; Ford Motor Company office- workera end two-week strike at Windsor, Out. 4: Rev. J. A. Mclnnis, or-illia, 0nt., elected Presbyterian Moder- 5: Liner Scythia. collides with collier Wabana near Gaspe, one of collier crew lost '1: Sadao Iguchi. Japan's first post-war ambassador to Canada, arrives at Vancouver. 11: CCF wins Saskatchewan el- plocial Credit 19. CC? 19. others is: Fire at st. Urbain, Quebec, ifoalves 350 homeless. damage 3590,. 18: Canadian Government an nounces own plans for st. Law- rence Seaway. 16: Fred Thibeault and six chil- dren die in fire near North Bay. Ont., eighth victim died later. 19: Staff Sgt. J. M. Young sent- in enced to two years as Petawawa atripty camp theft-conspiracy trials s a . 24: Canada's three-year target 33; armed forces boosted to 120.- JULY 6: 8200.000 damage in Ontario Reformatory riot at Guelph: L. A. Taschereau, former Quebec Liberal Premier. dies at .85. 10: Gas-pit explosion at. Glace Bay, N. S. .11: Probe juvenile drug traffic at Vancouver. Jaslper Park Lodge burned at Alberta mountain resort. 16: Quebec election returns Du- plessls Government by 69-24. 19: Johnny Palmer of Baden, N. 0.. posts record 203 to win Canad- ' ian open golf title at Winnipeg. .22: Seven killed in bomber-jet fighter collision near Bagotvllle Que. 25: Watchmaker Genereux Ruest hanged at Montreal for Quebec airliner time-bombing in 1949. 26: Joe Angyal of New York wins Canadian single sculls title at Port Dalhousiie Henley. 28: British Columbia lumbermen end six-week strike. AUGUST 1: Social Credit Government takes office in BC. under Pre- mier W. A. C. Bennett: one pris- oner killed in Bordeaux Jail riot, Montreal. 2: Chinese Communists at world Red Cross meeting, Toronto,spurn probe of germ warfare charges. Ci: Ca.nada.' beats Mexico five straight in i..i.v.s Cup zone tennis semi-final. 5: Social Credit wins fifth straight Alberta election with 52 of ill seats: George Mcculiagh. Toronto newspaper publisher, dies at 4'1. 9: Marlene Stewart retains Can- adian women's closed golf cham- pionship. 11: U. 8. beats Canada 4-1 in North American Davis Cup zone tennis final. 1 16: Major Desmond-Burke, Tor- onto. wins Governor-General! gold medal at Dominion i-lilo shoot; Edean Anderson. Helena. Mont... wins Canadian women's open golf title at Edmonton. , 19: Foot-and-mouth outbreak in Canada officially declared ended. 23: B.C. wins lnten-provincial wiliingdon Cup golf at Vancou- ver. 29: Ontario and Federal Gov- ernments sign five-year tax agree- ment. 30: Larry Bouchey of California wins Canrulian amateur golf title. 31: Henry Bourassa, 84, French- Canadian nationalist and Journal- ist, dies at Montreal. S EPTEMBER 6: CBC opens first Canadian television at Montreal. '1: Canadian Pacino liner Prin- cess Kathleen sinks of! Alaska: all passengers and crew rescued. 8: CBC opens Toronto televis- ion stations; Edwin Boyd, Steve Suchan, Leonard and William Jackson escape from Toronto jail. 10: Rev. A. A. Scott, Carleton Place, Ont., elected moderator of United Church of Canada at Hamilton. 11: Transport Minister Chevrier announces s7.300,000 harbor ex- pansion for Montreal. 16: Boyd gang recaptured in barn near Toronto. 19:,start centenary celebrations of Laval University at Quebec; Harry Chappell succeeds A. R Mosher as president of Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employ- oction by big majority. 12: BC. provincial election gives i0 THE . CITIZENS or CHARLOTTETOWN kincl co-operation 'in l952., -. F. J. Storey M. Allion Fourier Edwinlc. Johnsiono 1'. Roy cqdmoro .. NO GHARGES January clearance Sale MEN'S SCARVES To Clear 31.50 MEN'S LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS Reg. 50: ouch-To clear 29!! S. A. MCDONALD NOr:REFUNDS We wish oi: this season of the year to ei('l;end:i'o everyone'l'he compliments of the Season" and Best Wishes for the New Year. 4 The mlembersoi your Council lake lhis opporiunily of thanking one and all for their ".1. DAVID STEWART..Moyor ' COUNICIILLORS G. R. Koofo P. R. MoCormoe Arthur Gormioy Illnor Moobonold PAGE rmxrsnirs CHARLOTTETOWN ees; Masher becomes honorary NOVEMBER down in Army Works Services. C 3. height eolluioa soar Grav- p"'u""' 8: Maurice Richard of Canad- 15: U'5- ”"'m'3”" 1”” W 9&l11"9-039 22: Progressive Conservatives de- feat Liberal Government in New Brunswick election by 38 to 10. 24: Five die in 83.000900 Port Arthur grain elevator fire; gold bullion worth 5215.000 stolen from Melton Airport, Toronto. 26: Brig. J. E. C. Pangman of Toronto appointed to succeed Brig Geoi'l'rey Walsh as commander of 27th Brigade in Germany. 29: Steve Suohan and Leonard Jackson sentenced at Toronto to be hanged Dec. 16 for murder of Detective Edmund Tong. OCTOBER. .0: Liberals win federal by-elec- tions in Outremont-St. Jean and Richelieu-Vercheres, Que. '1: Brig. A. B. Connelly 44, for- mer head ol Canadian military mission at Tokyo, retired from army presumably for delay in no- tifying Ottawa of movement of Canadians to help guard Kojc prison camp. 13: Peterborough Timbermer. beat Vancouver four straight in senior lacrosse nnal. 14: External Affairs Minister Pearson elected president of UN Assembly. 1 15: Fisheries Minister Mayhew, '12. appointed Canadian Ambassa- dor to Japan: James Sinclair be- comes Fisheries Minister: Ralph Campney is Solicitor-General. 23: Canadians in action at Lit- 'tle Gibraltar Hill, Korea, suffer 66 casualties including 14 dead, 13 missing. 28: Ten-week strike ends Canadian Vickers. Montreal. 29: International Joint Com- mission approves joint Canada-U. S. application for permission to at lens sets N.1-1,1... scoring record of 325 goals. ' ll: Edmonton Eskimos beat Winnipeg Bombers in third game for western rugby title. 14: Official estimate of Canada's wheat crop is record 698,000,000 bushels. 15: Ronald Leonhardt, 19. Drum- heller. Alta., wins world wheat crown at Toronto Winter Fair. 20: Governor-General Vincent Massey opens seventh session of 21st Parliament. 22: Toronto Argos beat Hamil- ton in three-game struggle for Big Four rugby title. 24: Eight dead, two survive, in R.C.A.F. bomber crash near Co- mox, B.C.; Social Credit wins two B.C. provincial by-elections but legislature standing unchanged. 26: Toronto Argos beat Sarnia Imperials 34-15 in eastern rugby final. 27: Kellock Conciliation Board recommends 16-cent hourly wage increase in railway wages dispute 29: Archbishop Paul-Emile Leger of Montreal becomes Cardinal; Toronto Argos beat Edmonton Es- kimos 21-11 in Grey Cup final. DECEMBER 1: Mayor Charlotte Wliitton wins Ottawa mayoralty election. 2; Trade Minister Howe predicts commercial use of atomic energy in Canada within five years. ll; Riot Act read at Louiseville Que, in clashes between striking textile workers and police. 12: Board of Transport Com- missioners recommends national plan of ireiglit. rates equalization. 15: Currie report tabled in . develop St. Lawrence horsepower parliament charges general break- 1 part of Goose Bay, Nfld, airport: Steve suction and Leonard Jack- son hanged at Toronto Jail. 19: Canadian railways, non-op- erating unions. agree on 16-cents hourly boost. 21: Dr. W. Kaye Lamb, Domin- ion archivist. appointed national librarian. 23: Five of train crew killed in 27: Canadian freighter Maple-U cove towod safely to .Vancouvei'- after losing rudder in stormy Pal- ciflc crossing; Deputy Finance Minister W. C. Clark, 63. dies in Chicago. 29: Production Minister Hvwo says U. N. defence coritr-och in Canada roughly equal to Canadian orders in U. S. lend your every venture. From the time the clock strikes twelve . . . until 1953 departs 365 days hence . . . we hope good fortune, good health and happiness will at- P. J. PROUD 89” SON ST. AVARDS A: Year's end. a new ms9ufY 9l d5Y9 09"” l" '3 "3 spend with new opportunities, new h-lends, new hope lot peace among men and lot new solutions to old problems. The (lawn lprealu over A world lac lrom perlcct. but our cllort, our strength, our laith-these can brine is : AT DAWNING OF ' A NEW YEAR;.. a little closer to man 3 long-sought sMll- ; l V A Happy New Y 1 To One it New Glasgow, And All R. T. HOLMAN Ltd. Summerside - Charlottetown N. S. ear