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f THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Friday, December 30, 195% Mrs. Marguerite Hurst, Tim- my's owner. The five-months-old cat climbed up a telephone pole Wednesday evening and could not be coaxed down, He remain- ed atop the pole, crying for SAFE AND SOUND after his 24-hour pole - sitting feat, Tim- my the cat is petted by Jewel Busch (left) and her sister, Shir- | ley. They are grandchildren of Hydro Crew Saves Black Cat [Plan Of Development For Subdivisions Given Prior to the' annexation of sec- tions of East Whitby Township to Ithe City of Oshawa, in January, 1951, the city was ringed on three sides by a built-up area in which thcusands of people lived. That a similar situation is again in the making was indicated at the De- cember meeting of the East Whit- by Township Council when consid- eration was given to three sub- divisions. After hearing from representa- tives of the firms interested in ceveloping the, subdivisions, coun- cil was addressed by E. Powell, evintendent arrange a meeting of council, county engineer,- chairman of the planning board and other in.erested parties regarding the opening of Wilson road north, south of the fifth concession. The results of the meeting will be reported to council, Mr. Pollock and Mr. Kelly were advised by council of a resolution passed by the planning board at its meeting on December 5. The re- solution expressed disapproval of the proposed subdivision and res- cinded a motion of approval pass- ed on November 2. help, until 6 p.m. Thursday, when he was rescued by hydro linemen. Timmy's plight caused humane neighbors to telephone police, fire and civic officials, seeking help for him. After 22 Hours Atop Pole [come down by itself if people would leave it alone." ' AFRIAD OF WIRE | The nearest humane society office | A shivering, freightened cat set a new pole-sitting record for the City of Oshawa yesterday. Timmy, a black cat owned by Mrs. Marguerite Hurst of 41 Sim-|to Oshawa coe street south, scratched his way (official cont to the top of a telep Elena ne Wednesday at about/equipment for climbing poles to |rescue cats. | 3 pm : be afraid of the hydro acted at the Oshawaly .m. h e was rescued by a hydro crew| "We would at 6 p.m. yesterday, but not before|wires in this wet weather, his pole-sitting stunt caused con-|reported. sternation in just about ever civic] But the dog control office promis 1 department. ed to approach George Shreve, pub-| Nobody seemed to know who was|lic utilities commissioner, and Roy| responsible for cat-removal from |Barrand, Oshawa city clerk to see telephone poles. |what could be done for Timmy. Timmy's piteous mewings from An engineer with the Oshawa Bs precarious, icy perch 'brought|Hydro, Bill Kazuk, claimed several howls of humane wrath from meigh-iulls, Were received on Timmy's sg, ehalf. Boy telephoned police, the fire| "It presents a tricky problem," department, the city pound, the he noted. "It is something of a haz- mayor and the mayor-elect, de-lard to go up a pole after a cat, manding swift action. |and we cannot force men to do it." TRIE He explained that several years Mrs. Hurst, who owns Timmy, ago, a hydro lineman went up a said her two small grandchildren pule after a cat under similar cir- pestered her all day Thursday, | cumstances and spent many asking why someone didn't rescue months in hospital for his pains. their playmate. The cat jumped on the unlucky "We tried to reach him with an|lineman, scratching, and sent him extension ladder Wednesday night," [crashing to the ground. claimed Mrs. Hurst. "But it was| 'But we will call for volunteers," much too short." |Mr. Kazuk said. Timmy's roost was situated out-| A .Bell Telephone official said side 13 Elena avenue, and Mrs. their service men have orders not Jesse Choate, who resides there,|to climb poles after cats. spent all day Thursday trying to| "It can be dangerous, and we summon aid for the stranded cat./do not want our men hurt," he "I hate to see animals abused," |pointed out. "We will lend spurs she declared. "It we can't be kind and belts to any volunteer who to dumb animals, what kind of wants to go up there." people are we?" | The Bell Telephone spokesman Mrs. George Ewen, of 17 Elena|suid the humane society would not avenue, offered use of her exten- need special permission from the sion ladder to help get Timmy|company to go up the pole after down from the pole. Timmy. "I would not like to see the poor| Roy Barrand, Oshawa city clerk, little thing spend another night up szid that everything would be done tuere," she commented. {to get Timmy down. Other neighbors shared her sen-| "These cats usually manage to timents, and passed them on to the|come down by themselves," he Daily Times-Gazette. {commented. "But the rescue job Fire Chief Ray Hobbs told The|has to be done by experts, because Daily Times-Gazette that his de-|there are hydro wires involved partment has not done any cat- which we cannot disturb. We rescue work for a number of couldn't let the dog-control man years. |handle that." "Ve. are not supposed to go up| He sajd that he had been in telephone poles," he commented. [touch ~ with 'George Shreve, the "We know nothing about hydro public utilities commissioner, who wires. The cat would probably had promised to help. Mr. Shreve promised to send a) T crew to Timmy's rescue as soon|the library board was an honored as the men became available. He explained that a hydro gang| is at Toronto, and an|c,uld not be called off another job. 1 it was finished. hone pole onlcity pound sald he possessed no| now that Timmy is safely res- cued from his sojourn among the| ofreshments | he seems none the worse > {for his experience. irds, But his owner, .Mrs. immy from now on. "We'll keep him in at night," Hurste _|ciiams she will keep a harness on Mr. Kelly advised council that his clients had approached Mr. Bennett and Mr. Hoskin with re- gard to giving financial aid to the township in improving Wilson road north so as to give access to the property on which it had been hoped to locate the subdivision. They were informed there was a low spot in the road which would Le rather expensive to improve. TENTATIVE APPROVAL After hearing F. Newell of the Sherwood Park Co-operative pro- posed subdivision in lot 7, conces- son 4, council decided to approve of the project subject to the ap- proval of the solicitor and road superintendent, Mr. Newell stated that the roads i the subdivision are practically Now that the chairman of the township planning beard with regard to the procedure to be followed in the developing of these areas. Mr. Powell advised that the plan- ning board is of the opimion that the township now had too many subdi- visions to be economically sound for the township. The board, he said, felt it should be more difficult for property owners to develop sub- divisions in the township. The matter was discussed at some length by council but nothing was finalized. FLAN FOR MEETING After hearing W. Pollock and Terry Kelly, concerning the pro- posed Wyldwood Heights subdivi- sion in Lot 7, concession 4, it was decided to have the road sup-ready for gravel. crusher has been moved into the township, he requested that Wilson road north should be gravelled so that gravel might be drawn to the subdivision. Mr. Newell agreed to pay the council for the gravel used and to gee that the necessary culvert is installed. He also agreed to a by- law being passed restricting the subdivision to single dwellings only on each lot and that the agreement regarding the park area should be fixed suitable to the township solicitor. ROAD NOT SATISFACTORY G. L. Murdoch addressed the council regarding the unsatisfac- tory condition of the entrance to Finecrest road, leading into the Bathe and Brooks subdivision in lot 4, concession 3. He stated that the road had been graded by the county, under the supervision of the county fore- man, and he did not think that his clients should be asked to do any more work at this time. It was the opinion of his clients that as the subdivision has been regis- tered that the road now belongs to the township. Mr. Murdoch was informed by council that the road had never been made satisfactory to the town- chip road superintendent and would not be taken over by the township until it was passed by him. McLaughlin Library Features Latest Fiction, Non An interesting new list of recent. Cook it in a casserole, by Flor- ly published books both fiction and|ence Brobeck non-fiction, can now be picked up,| This is a new collection of re- free of charge, at the desk of the|cipes for one dish cookery, so con- McLaughlin Public Library. It is venient for the business woman. called "150 Books of the Last 3|For quicker preparation the metal- Years' The titles were selected by base casseroles are recommended a committee of librarians-in .the which permit frying on top of the Circulation Division of the Toronto|stove, before the dish is placed in Public Library, and each book is/the oven. There are menus sug- briefly described in a critical an-/gested with each dish, as well as notation. Author, date, and price|suitable selections for different spe- are given for each volume in this|cial occasions. Mrs. Brobeck intro- splendid listing of the best of thejduces into her cookery both wine | literary output for 1958, 1854 and and herbs, delicious and flavor- | the first three quarters of 1955. enhancing ingredients if carefully Some reference works are included| employed. The use of anchory along with the lighter, recreational|sauce with meats, for instance, reading, novels and short stories.|gives surprising and tasty effects, CHRISTMAS. PARTY ENJOYED (as in the preparation of beef BY STAFF tongue and veal chops. There are also recipes for vegetable dishes, Dr. George Telford, chairman ofl ved with a difference, turning them into the "piece de resistance" guest at the pleasant afternoon teal given by the library staff on Fri- day afternoon, Dec. 23rd. Small Christmas gifts were exchanged| jand a delightful half hour spent in| |sociable enjoyment of the seasonal] sliced tomatoes, or' horseradish creamed potatoes. The recipes are notable for their simplicity, so that no matter how inexperienced i tooking " ou are you can t w 3 [NEW BOOKS COVER WIDE VAR- | vo EE re particular IETY OF SUBJECTS |interest to crime story readers are The diversified reading interests|' 'Hickory Dickory Dock" the librarians are reflected in|Agatha Christie, and 'The Listep- ye, by Patricia Wentworth. [of of any meal, for example; baked | -Fiction solved by our old detective friends Hercule Poirot, famed for his 'little grey cells" and Miss Maud Silver, spinster sleuth, respective- ly. In the former tale, the victim is a young woman in an Ingerna- tional Students Hostel in London. Monsieur Poirot, of course, finally unravels the very tangled skeins |assistance from Scotland Yard, but| not before three people manage to| |get themsleves murdered. In 'The| Listening Eye" Miss Silver, com- plete with knitting, 'is her usual calm and unruffled self, while stay- ing as an investigating guest in a country house where tension is steadily mounting after a cold- blooded murder and the theft of a valuable necklace. One of the first victims of the ruthless killer is a deaf lady who learns of the pro- ject robbery while lip-reading at an art exhibit-hence the unusual title! Neither of these new. works is the author's best effort, but both are light entertaining reading for those who like 10 minutes or so with a good mystery before bed, or who, like Stephen Leacock en- joy 'twenty cents woth of mur- der' a night. They should cer- by |tainly not be missed by the faith-| ful (and usually well-rewarded) fans of Miss Christie and Miss |of the inmates affairs, with a little Water Supply Is Slated For Project The Public Utilities Commissi will enter into an agreement wit! fence for ghe supply of water to the department's radio project in the south-west of the city. The department will pay the PUC more than $87,000 for con- structing a 12-inch main from Col- lege avenue to the department's secret project, The PUC will refund certain por- tions of this as there is residen- tial, commercial and industrial development along the pipeline, which at present will pass through farmland in the main. This was decided at the final night. . Route of the main will be from to the service road, along Thorn- ton's road and south. It was originally intended to put in an eight-inch main but this would have been too small to pro- vide sufficient fire fighting pres- suré and water supply. Tenders will be called for the installation of the pipeline. Oshawa PUC In Fine Shape Reports Show The Oshawa Public Utilities is in an excellent position to end 1955 with a balanced budget. Statistics released at the PUC meeting last night show that re- greatly exceeded estimates. General Manager George Shreve said last night that this healthy trend should also be confirmed in November and December figures, dezpite the General Motors strike. Mr. Shreve indicated that the real effect of the strike would be felt later. Revenue in the electricity de- partment for the 10 months ended October 31 was $1,930,312, which is $150,995 above estimates. When preparing the budget the PUC an- ticipated only $1,770,317 revenue. GRATIFYING STATE There was a 9.04 per cent in- crease in revenue oygr estimates. An even bettér position exists in the water department, where re- venue was 17.13 per cent over esti- mates prepared at the beginning of the year. For 10 months the PUC received $486,334, compared with an estimated $415,224. Operating costs of the water de- partment for the same is $37,911 below estimates. the Department of National De- 1955 meeting of the PUC last College avenue to the cut-off, south venue for 10 months of the year period reached a level of $156,617, which In the electricity department, op- erating costs were $221,975, more DETROIT (AP) -- Stereotypers, whose walkout 30 days ago closed Detroit's three metropolitan dally newspapers, voted Town a new wage offer from the publishers Thursday night, but the two 'sides were only cents a week apart, George Robinson, president of the striking stereotypers union, said an offer of a $3.50 weekly in- crease in a contract to expire next Nov. 30 was rejected by approx- imately 2 to 1 in a voice vote, "We made our counter-offer of $3.75 and we're sticking with it," Robinson said. The afternoon News and Times Stereos Vote Down Detroit Wage Bid and the morning Free Press closed down during the lush Christ mas advertising season, have sought new expiration dates with all eight unions with whom con- tracts have expired. The newspapers have settled with the pressmen and the paper and plate handlers for a $3.75 weekly increase with a March 1, 1957, Expitation date. ce the stereotypers: walked out, the printers and the mailers have gone on strike officially against all three dailies, and the teamsters have authority from their international to strike. Aloft On New WASHINGTON (AP) The United States Army announced Thursday it has bought 12 one- man flying machines called "'aero- cycles." They will be used exper- imentally in an effort to get infan- trymen off their feet so they can move faster and farther. The new machine, developed by Delackner Helicopter Inc., Mount Vernon, N.Y., looks like a eross between a small helicopter and the U.S. Navy's "flying platform." The army said tests made at Camp Kilmer, N.J., proved that men without flying experience could learn to operate the ma- chines in 20 minutes. The soldier stands on a platform over the rotor blades and guides the 200-pound "aerocycle'" by lean- ing in the direction in which he U.S. Soldiers Will Cavort 'Rerocycles' wants to move. He controls his speed by squeezing a throttle on handle bars, much as people con- trol motorcycles. Mounted beneath the rotor blades which provide the upward lift, are ane large inflated plastic doughnut and four smaller, plastis cylinders attached to the end of rods. The five plastic bags provide stability while the machine is in the air and also act as shock absorbers for landing, and floation if the landing happens to be on water. The aerocycle is designed to carry a pay load of about 300 pounds and to fly at a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour with a range of about 150 miles. The rotor blades are powered by a two-cycle Mercury outboard motor rated at 44 horsepower. 38,500 Persons Die On "55 U.S.A. Roads CHICAGO (AP) -- The National Safety Council today estimated the 1955 United States traffic death toll at 38,500--the highest in 14 years. The estimate came as many states took emergency action to hold down the frightening toll over the next three days--a New Year's holiday which safety officials fear will set another record for deaths on the highways. The record year's high was 1941's 39,969 deaths. The council based its estimate police records, 35,785 traffic deaths. Mast of the state records on on a projection of reports of 34,600 Americans killed in traffic in the irst 11 months of the year. A later survey, taken Thursday by The Associated Press from incomplete showed at least which The AP survey was based were complete' through Wednesday or Thursday. Some were complete ouly for 11 months and in New York state, where official figures lag, they were complete only through September. The council figures that delayed reports, deaths through New Year's Eve and deaths later from injuries suffered late this year will bring the over-all total for the year to 38,500. An actua. count probably will be available in another month. SOLDIERS CALLED OUT The council predicts that 420 will ule in the three-day New Year's weekend, which would be a record for a New Year's holiday period. The greatest previous toll was 407 over the four-day 1952-53 holiday. Arizona, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin have ordered out the National Guard (militia) 1, Jel cope with the New Year's or The national guardsmen will help state police patrol highways. promised. "He won't be climbing! of these are new problems | Wentworth. any more telephone poles." ATTEND PARTY WEATHER TORONTO (CP) -- Official fore- cast issued by the Dominion public weather office in "Toronto at 5:15 am. EST Synopsis: Cold weather in On- tario today will be accompanied by fairly general snowflurries and winds of 20 te 30 mph. Snowfalls will be insignificant, except in the London - Owen Sound - Orangeville area where the wind will be com- ing more directly off the open waters of Lake Huron and Geor- glan bay. The cold snap is expected to be short-lived. as milder air, entering the western Prairies this morning, will be approaching the province on Saturday. Regional forecasts valid until midnight Saturday: | Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Western |Lake Ontario, Niagara, Georgian |bay regions; Windsor, London, Tor- |onto, Hamilton: Cloudy with snow- flurries today. Cloudy with a few |sunny intervals Saturday. Cold to- day, milder Saturday. Winds north- west 25 today, west 10 tonight and west 15 Saturday. High today and low tonight at St. Thomas, St. Catharines, Windsor, Toronto and London 25 and 15, Wingham 20 and 110, Hamilton 25 and 10, Muskoka 10 above and zero. Summary for Saturday--Milder; |some sun. | Eastern Lake Ontario, Hallbur- Ltd. were entertained at a Christ on King street east. Mr. H. Will ar, tonight, milder Saturday. | above and 15 below. some sun. Kirkland Lake, Timmins, Kapus kasing regions: North Bay, Sud bury: Sunny and cold today much milder Saturday. northwest 25 today, lizht tonight Kapuskasing zero and 5 below and zero. White River, James bay regions: | snowflurries tonight and Saturday Much milder Saturday. i northwest 15 today, tonight, southwest High today and low White River zero and 5 below, THE UGLY DUCKLING UNFOLDS IN LIBRARY THEATRE Members of the cast of The | which is being presented Ugly Duckling, by A. A. Milne, | week in the Little Theatre, of | are shown in the production ! The McLaughlin Public Library this | by the Oshawa Little Theatre row afternoon at 3 p.m. Group. The beloved play will --Times-Gazette Photo be presented tonight snd tomaar. Employes of Ross E. Mills Co. mas party recently. The party was held at the home of Ross E. Mills more entertained at the piano and William Heard at the electric guit- tervals today and Saturday. Cold Winds northwest 25 today, northwest 10| tonight and west 15 Saturday. High! today and low tonight at Trenton 20 above and 5 below, Killaloe 10 Sumary for Saturday -- Milder; Cloudy with a few snowflurries and Winds southwest 20 Saturday. High today and low tonight at Earlton and North Bay and Sudbury 5 above Clear and cold today. Cloudy with Winds| southwest 15 25 Saturday. tonight at OBITUARIES (ales Continue PALMER KNIGHT lowing a heart attack, at Hope, on Thursday, December 29, of Palmer Knight, beloved husband of the former Lorraine Watson. He was in his 42nd year. Born at Oshawa on September 24 1913, the deceased was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. Knight, Sr. Married at Oshawa on April 6, 1935, he was a life-long resident of the city. During World War II, Mr. Knight served overseas for six years with the 4th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. He enlisted in September, 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the war. keen sports enthusiast, deceased served as manager of the Skinner Company Softball Club. Besides his wife, he leaves to "1 Th Knight, Jr., and Deen Knight, both of Oshawa. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Courtice (Ruby) of Courtice {and four brothers, Percy, Garnet and Leslie Knight, all of Oshawa and Wilford Knight of Oakville. The memorial service will held at the Armstrong Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. on Saturday, De- cember 31. Rev. L. M. Somerville of Courtice United Church will con- duct the services. Interment will be in the Oshawa Union Cemetery. FUNERAL OF MRS. HANNAH CROSSMAN The memorial service for Mrs. Hannah Crossman who died at Monday, December 26, was he | at the Armstrong Funeral Chapel ial 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 29. Rev. H. A. Mellow, minister of Northminster United Church, con- ducted the services. Interment was in the Oshawa Union Ceme- tery. The pallbearers were Doug- las Pascoe, Grant Pascoe, Boyd | Ayre, Stanley Cook, Wilbur Per- kin and Norman Wheeler. | KENNETH EWARD HARRISON The death occurred suddenly, | following a heart attack, at his {home, 282 La Salle avenue, on | Friday, December 30, of Kenneth Eward Harrison in his 36th year. A son of Ernest Harrison and {the former Ellen Eward of King- | ston, the deceased was born at Kingston on July 8, 1920 and was married at Red Deer, Alberta, on | June 3, 1944, Manager of the Brewer's Ware- housing Company store on King street west, Mr, Harrison had liv- ed in Oshawa for a year and a half. Previously he lived in Fort Erie for five years, a year in Niagara Falls and in Kingston. He was a member of the Church of England. He was also a/mem- ber of Fort Erie Lodge, No. 613, AF and AM, and of the Canadian Legion. While a resident of Fort Erie he was an active member of the Kinsmen Club. During World War IT he served {for a year in England, Belgium and Holland with the Royal Cana- dian Army Service Corps. He is survived by his wife, the former Ida Mace and three chil dren, Brenda, 9; Richard, 2, and Kenny, aged five months. Also surviving are his parents, who reside in Kingston; a sister, Mrs. John Johnson Kingston and a brother, Fred The death occurred suddenly, fol- Port the | mourn his passing two sons, Palm- (Dorothy) of | Lash UK. Coast . LONDON (Reuters)--Gale warn- ings were hoisted in most coastal areas of the British Isles today as strong winds flashed the area for the third straight day. Strong damaging winds inland were blowing themselves out, but were being followed by rain and colder weather from continental Europe. Rain, hail, sleet and snow were reported from scattered parts of Britain, Meanwhile, an air-sea search be- gan today for the 211-ton Dutch motor ship Ruby, now more than 48 hours overdue on a trip from the River Tees to Blyth, England. The voyage normally takes five hours. Ten men are aboard. The British salvage tug Romania is towing the disabled 358-ton Nor- wegian merchant ship Sidsel K through freshening North Sea- storms to Gravesend. The Ro- mania left port Thursday in an- swer to the Norwegian ship's dis- tress call and took her in tow dur- ing the night. Doesn't Think Religion Aids TORONTO (CP) -- The newly- elected president of the Ontario * the Oshawa General Hospital onipyplic School Men Teachers' Fed- eration sald Thurzday he doesn't think teaching religion in school does much to curb juvenile de- linquency. P. D. McCallum of Windsor, ad- dressing the federation's annual | meeting, said religion is not being taught much or well in Ontario schools. But, Mr. McCallum added, even if more religion was taught it is not probable the lectures would produce more good citizens. Religion is taught extensively in separate schools, he said, but their rate of delinquency is as hizh as public schools. He urged the 200 delegates to teke an active part in youth work as a method of reducing juvenile delinquency. Harrison, of Kingston. A brother, Gerald Harrison of Kingston, pre- deceased him in 1947. A masonic service will be held at the Luke - McIntosh Funeral Chapel at 8 p.m. today. The re- mains will be moved to Kington U.K. Teachers than $16,756 below original esti- mates. In almost every branch of ToDo Battle below estimates. night described the situation as "very gratifying". the PUC activities the costs were Commissioners of the PUC last By KEN METHERAL Canadian Press Staff Writer LIKE DEFCTIVE STAMPS BEST Defective postage stamps are more valuable? Yes usually, because such imperfections are rare. For example, a collector paid a Brooklyn dealer $100,000 for some airmail stamps that lack- ed horizontal perforation. To sell a stamp collection, or anything else, Classified ads bring good prices. Call RA 3-3492 for an ad-writer. 1 Plan Support 'To UAW Men WINDSOR, Ont. (CP)--Represen- tatives of organized labor in the Windsor area met Wednesday night to plan support for workers in- volved in the 102-day-old General Motors strike. A special committee was set up to rally union members in aid of the strikers. It includes repre- sentatives both of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and ins Canadian Congress of Labor whic called the meeting jointly. Officials said United Auto Work- ers (CIO:CCL) funds supply med- jcal insurance and food vouchers for the strikers but other payments are result of contributions by or- ganized Canadian labor generally. Couple Will Get Visas THE HAGUE (Reuters)--A 25- year-old Dutch bricklayer, whose Indonesian wife recently was re- fused a visa here to emigrate with him to Canada, has now received authorization to settle there, it was learned Thursday night. Johan Haster, whose parents, now livin in Canada, alleged that their daughter-in-law was not given a vsia because she was Indones- jan, said he received notification Wednesday that the visas were now available, The Hasters and their two-year- old daughter plan to leave for Can- ada by air Jan. 14 Their origina } | by train on Saturday morning for funeral service and interment. application for a visa was referred teachers, embittered by the strug- gle to make ends meet in the post- war era of the welfare state, are in revolt. More from young schoolarms to veteran restraining cloak of professional decorum to rebel aga ernment plan to pension contributions and thus, proposal by the Nationa ings to an all-out strike demand land's County Durham. SIZEABLE INCREASE Under the government plan, teachers' contributions to their super-annuation scheme will be increased to six per cent of salary from the present five per cent. The increase, ranging from £4 to £8 a year for most teachers is a sizable item in the personal budgets of men and women who must make every penny count. Basic salary for qualified teach- ers--98 per cent of the tofal-- ranges from £450 to £275 for men and from £405 to £580 for women. The top figure is reached after 15 years' service. Extra payments for special qualifications such as honor degrees can add another £100. The teachers do not challenge Education Minister Sir David ccles' stat t that the pensi scheme is actuarially unsound and £290,000,000 below estimated re- quirements. But they insist any increase in contributions should be held off until such time as teachers are awarded a salary increase to Ottawa after being turned down here. LONDON (CP)--Britain's school than 250,000 teachers-- schoolmasters--are casting off the st a gov- increase their indirectly, reduce their take-home pay. Threatened action ranges from a Union of | Teachers that its 220,000 members| refuse to carry out extra-curric- ular duties such as games super-| vision and collection of school sav-| by 8,000 teachers in northern Eng- Against Miserly Salaries eit a reduction in the amount they take home to their families. "Teachers have witnessed the steady disappearance of any ad- vantage which once accrued from skill and training," says Herbert J. Nursey, 53-year-old East Anglia headmaster and president of the National Union of Teachers. NEWSPAPER SUPPORT "Between 1938 and 1954 Saruiuga of 7,000,000 manual workers in- creased by 242 per cent. Buf teachers salaries rose only by 9 per cent in the same period." House Fires In Canada Claim 26 By THE CANADIAN PRESS Hpuse fires tn Canada Sant claimed the lives of at least persons during less than a week. A Canadian Press survey Thurs: day showed that since the begin: ning of the Christmas holiday sea- son at 6 pn. last Friday, fire has claimed lives each day. Eight of the 26 known dead are children. Five persons, two of them chil- dren, died Wednesday in fires in Quebec, Saskatchéwan and New Brunswick. x Six children perished Wednesday in fires in Quebec and Manitoba, Four persons died in a hotel fire in Quebec Monday and 11 persons died in fires during last weekend. Prince Edward Island is the only province without a fire fatality in the period. There were nine such fatalities in Quebec, three in each of New Brunswick, Manitoba and Ontario, two in each of Saskatche- wan, British Columbia, and Alberta and one in each of Nova Scotit and Newfoundland. - | | ® BEFORE YOUR SERVICE COME AND ENJOY "TIME AND ETERNITY" Latest Moody Institute of Science 3 Sound Film CALVARY BAPTIST Watch Night Service 10 P.M. TO 1956 GIBBON'S STREET BAPTIST PASTOR IN CHARGE \ Dk LEIGHTO JAN. WATCHNITE in Technicolor in SIMCOE ST. UNITED CHURCH ' SAT., DEC. 3 Music -- Singing -- Instrumentals but no Quizz Plan to Attend the N FORD CRUSADE 1, 7:45 P.M. 2-15