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aL THE OSHAWA TIMES, 'wesdey, December 26, 1961 BIRTHS DeMILLE -- Veronica and Jim wish te announce the birth of their baby daughter, Patricia Rose, 7 Ibs., on Tues- day, December 12, 1961 at Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital. A sister for Kenny and Jimmy. Gratis. WICKS -- Mary Ann (nee Godden) and are pleased to announce the arrive! of their daughter, Kathryn Ann, at General Hospital Wed- nesday, December 20, 1961. MacDONALD -- Lorraine and Allan are pleased to announce the birth of their son. Wayne Michael, 7 Ibs., 10 ozm., on Friday, December 22, 1961 at the Oshawa 'General Hospital. A brother for Teresa and Lisa Jane. MUZYCZKA -- Mike and Estelle are fhappy to armounce the-safe arrival of their son (6 Ibs., 11 ozs.) on Wednes- day, December 20, 1961, at Oshawa General Hospital. A brother for Chrissy. A very special thanks to Dr. MacKay and hospital staff on fourth floor. A GAPPY occasion -- The birth of child. To tel} the good news to neighbors . TORONTO 11 A.M. STOCKS By The Canadian Press 1 dividend, rights, xw---Ex-warrants. Net from previous board-lot closing INDUSTRIALS lot, xd--Ex 255, $404 40 600 260 250 347% 47% «47% $28%% 28% 2% 50 $45% 45% 45% 135 135 135 876% 76% 76% 5 $83 83) = 83 200 36% 6% 657% S7% 57% $12 $154 $50% $9 $25% 50 $28 $22% $54 The Oshawe Times is as near as your telephone The day of birth, just telephone RA 723.3492. The rate ts only $1.50. DEATHS DAVIDSON, Lily Etta In Oshawa General Hospital on Mon- day, December 25, 1961, Lily Etta Mc- Laughlin, beloved wife of the late Gavin . loving sister of the late Les- Ne F. McLaughlin and dear aunt of Mrs. Loyd Short and Mrs. Stuart Sanderson, Of Oshawa. The late Mrs. Davidson is resting at McIntosh - Anderson Funera) Home. Service in the chapel on Wed- Resday evening, December 27 at 8 o'clock. Interment Gorrie cemetery on Thursday at 2 p.m. LANDRY, Mary In Cobourg General 'Tues- day, December Mary Monzerole in her 92nd year, widow of Alexander P. Landry and mother of Felix and Fred of Moncton, New Bruns- wick, Samuel and Henry, Irishtown, New Brunswick, William of St. John, New Brunswick, Mrs. V. Courle (Madeline), Mars Hill, Maine, Annie, Mrs. C. Perry (Sarah), Mrs. W. Powell (Evelyn), Mrs. L. Nadeau (Emma), all of Oshawa, and Philip Landry of New- le, Ontario, Resting at the Mc- Tftosh - Anderson Funeral Home, 152 King Street East, Tuesday, Leaving by train Wednesday morning for service and interment at Moncton, New Bruns- wick on Friday, December 29, in Elm. 'wood Cemetery. O'CONNOR, John Themas Entered into rest im the family resi- dence, 327 Oshawa Boulevard North, Oshawa, on Monday, December 25, 1961, John Thomas O'Connor, beloved hus- band of Florence E. Younie, and father of Mrs Wm. Everitt (Gloria) and Mrs. Edward Davis » both of Oshawa; Mrs. Fred Pascoe (Marion), Blackstock, and James T. O'Connor of Oshawa, in his Tist ral from the Armstrong Fune: Oshawa, with High » &t. 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(CP) -- The} Judge B. J S. Macdonald of | Windsor, who was a lieutenant- colonel in the Canadian Army when he prosecuted Meyer, said Monday he remains convinced of his guilt In Stratford, Perth County Sheriff Maurice W. Andrew, who defended Meyer, said the question of his guilt was a moot point. Judge Macdonald said Mey- er's death ended the career of "a war hero who never recanted his Nazi philosophy or his loy- Meyer on war) -general, who night in Ger-} mer SS major died Saturday many. Meyer was convicted by a Ca- nadian military court in 1945 of responsibility for the deaths of Canadian prisoners - of - war who were executed by. German troops during the Second World War. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -- Tne Pope said mday Christ- mas marks the birth of "new divire certainties" and ex- pressed hope the new year woulG see "the end of all wars and discord." Steady rain prevented the Pontiff from making his tradi- tiona. appearance on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to broadcast his Christmas Day message to the world. Instead, he spoke from a throne in the richly - painted Clementine hall of the Vatican Paiace. The Pope appeared briefly at pray that the gentle splendor of the Uhristmas Night may illum- ine them too--them, above all-- aud that the star of Bethlehem may guide them on the paths of peice " He spoke at his traditional Christmas Eve midnight mass for the foreign diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See. Speaking in French, the Pon- tiff said the Prince of Peace "eaters the world today--it the peace that the angelic choirs anicunce in His name tonight, to men of good will... . Tue Pope went on: "Seeing Pope Expresses Hope For End To Discord i Z sé vou gathered here, it rey our ee go to peoples you represent worthily with us, "But they also go... to distant children of other equally dear to our heart, also aspire to true pea who unfortunately are ciany represented here I 3 328 38 af & t 3 Christ." the window of his study while severa] people braved the rain under umbrellas in St. Peter's Square below and car horns were sounded in greeting. Referring to the ecumenical council meeting next year--for- matty convened Monday -- the Pope said: "The bishops, in union with Peter, will come here to talk of that one and holy thing, the only necessary one, that is the love of meu as brethren in adoration of the one Father... "With the birth of Jesus this Chiistmas therefore marks the birth not only of new hopes, but of 1ew divine certainties." in his Christmas Eve mes- sage, the Pope told the world's Tulers that "the judgment of history will be severe for those wno will not have done every- PRAYS FOR PEACE "Ht is for this reason that we Jap Freighter Shields Ship Under Fire LISBON (AP) -- A- Portu- guese army officer said Sunday that during the Battle of Goa last week a Japanese freighter shielded a disabled Portuguese frigate from Indian fire, enabl- ing the frigate to save part of its crew. LONDON (Reuters) -- The Queen sent a Christmas Day Message of "hope and encour- agement" to those who "fight prejudice by example, who stick to standards and ideals in fave of persecution." In her message, broadcast and televised throughout the Commonwealth, the Queen said that during her visits this year to Asia and Africa she had been made aware of the "great yol- ume of goodwill and friendship that exists between all the var- fed peoples who profess differ- ent faiths and who make up our Commonwealth family." "To them their Christian bre- thren send a message of hope and encouragement this Christ- mer. "'l, goes also to the quiet peo- ple who fight prejudice by ex- ampie, who stick to standards and ideals in face of persecution, who make real sacrifices in or- der to help and serve their neighbors." The 35-year-old monarch spoke of the younger generation and said nothing will improve if they "tmerely express theselves by indifference or by revulsion against what they regard as an " Queen's Message Is Encouraging and affection which touched me deepiy and showed, I think, that the British people are looked upon as friends in many parts of the world." At the start of her 500-word speech, the Queen dwelt on the "simple story and message of Christmas" and said the child Jesus was to show the world that "there is nothing in heaven and earth that cannot be achi¢ved by faith and love and sorvice to one's neighbor." As last year, the Queen re- coréed her message in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Pelace Dec, 15 -- g little more than a week after retu from her West African tour while recovering from a fever- ish chill. She watched her televised broadcast, together with other members of the Royal Family, at Sandringham, her. favorite country residence in the quiet- ness of Norfolk, near England's east coast. Large Families Homeless Lt. - Col. Solano de Almeida, alty to Hitler. the first Portuguese witness of out-of-date order of things, "fhe world desperately needs . Krawetz (Rose), all of Oshawa, in her 76th year. Funeral was held Tues- day, December 26 with Mass in. St, Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church at 10 a.m. Interment St, Mary's Ceme-. tery, Oshawa, RICKETTS, Barry Entered into rest in the Oshawa Gen- eral on > ,/33, 1961, Harry Ricketts, beloved hus- band of Nellie McDonald and father of * Mrs. Walter Bauer (Margaret) and Ross. in his 68th year, was _ Reld in the Armsi Home trong Funeral 'Tuesday, December 26 at 2 p.m. Inter- ment Oshawa Union Cemetery. GIDEON. Bibles are a continuing me- morial. For placement contact funeral or phone 725-2327, GERROW FUNERAL CHAPEL Kindness beyond price yet within reach of all. 728-6226 390 KING STREET WEST P Pope John XXIII signs pa- pal bull in the Vatican Mon- day proclaiming that a gen- eral ecumenical. council of the Roman Catholic Church will be held next year. Enrico LOCKE'S FLORIST Funeral arrangements and floral requirements for all F istroke last summer soon after H |returning from a trip to east- Hiern Europe, Turkey and Spain. Ss $ Dante, pro-prefect of Vatican ceremonial office, assists the pontiff. The ecumenical coun- cil, to be known as 2, will be devoted primarily to internal affairs of the Roman Cratho- Ne Church. It is expected to begin late next year in St. Peter's Basilica. --(AP Wirephoto via from Rome) radio occasion: OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE 24 HOUR PHONE SERVICE Chess Player Gets Commanding Lead VANCOUVER (CP) Abe | Yanofsky of Winnipeg, Canada's '728-6555 IN MEMORIAM _|torranking chess layer, to 2 TAYLOR -- In loving memory of a|!0ng series against Elod Mac- Gear husband and father, Arnold H.|skasy of Vancouver by winning Taylor. who passed away December 25,/the third game here Monday. ta | Yanofsky leads the series by a yg Feed |2% zames to half a -- ment roe ves Say te Soee day's game lasted four hours nT a 4 Mariorie and|and 55 minutes and ended after Too sweet to be remembered And a pleasant thought to find our sor.| family. \43 moves when Macskasy, Brit- WILSON -- In loving mem@ry ot my|ish Columbia champion, re- nie Brown Greenshields,, who died) Yanofsky, playing black, won , roecag aed io Bagot o'er her grave, lhis second straight match. Not very tar trom 'ere: sae | Yanofsky won the second ere ips the one we won't forget | win! . f game, which lasted six hours "iovinaly remembered by her toving\and 35 minutes and had» 56 husband and family. moves. First game was a mara- WILSON -- In loving memory of a|thon match of more than eight dear mother and grandmother, Jeannie hours which ended in a draw B shields, | , nl cai eg who passed away/after 82 moves. ee gd gave us the best 1 a See e LIVESTOCK bat taught us to love and taught us) Trad Pray; | TORONTO (CP) -- Trading aaa = re oes Dees | vas active and prices firm on ~ ly winiemabered by daughter steers heifers and yearlings at -- dha, Robert and Davida (thE Ontario public stockyards to- iday. j x | Cuw prices were higher, veal! Unearned Dividend <2: and lamb prices higher and F B ake hog prices were gw ut Slaughter, cattle 1,519: Choice or uilding F irm stecis $26.50-27.50, sales to 28; MONTREAL (CP) -- Building} ood steers 25-26; medium 22- Products Ltd. in a letter to|2450; common 17-21; good heif- shareholders says that for thejers 22.50-23.50, sales to 24.50; first time in many years the div-| medium 20-22; common 16 - 19; idend paid this year will not be'ccimon 16-19; choice fed year- earred. jlings 27-28, sales to 28.50; good This has resulted from a num-/|23-26; good cows 16.50 - 17,50, ber of factors, mostly, the com-|sales to 28.50; medium 15 - 16; Pany thinks, non-recurring. jcommon 14-15; canner and cut- Tie 1961 dividend, with pay-|ter cows 10 - 13.50; good heavy ment 0° a fourth - quarter divi-/bojcgna bulls 19-19.50; common dena of 45 cents at the regular|and medium 16-18.50. rate, totals $1.80. Replacement cattle 200: Good : Factors contributing a lower|light stockers 22 - 25: common 1961 earnings, the company|and medium stock heifers 16-21. states, include the strike at its! Caives 149: Choice vealers 34- point rouge plant from Novem-/37, sales to 38; good 30 - 33; ber, 1960, to mid-May, 1960; in-|mecium 27-30; common 22 - 26; {tiai-period losses on new facil-|borers 16-21. products. | Sheep and lambs 61: Good jhandyweight lambs 21 - 21.50; NET EARNINGS |heavy and medium 17-18; com- according to quality, By THE CANADIAN PRESS tion, 3 mos. ended Oct: 31:| Mabel Hubbard Bell, wife of 1961, $18,851; 1960, $391,973; 9/the inventor Alexander Graham mos. ended Oct. 31: 1961, net|Bell, was the first woman pa- jtary "In a sense, a prediction I made after the trial came true. He became a dominant force in Germany even after his sen- jtencing, because. of his -top- |notch ability." Mr. Andrew repeated his con- tention that "there wasn't Citizen Writer enough evidence to warrant the Ottawa Citizen staf writer for! sapped aa legac more than 30 years, died at his|° "he fae ar ha uilt was con- home Christmas Eve. He was} ,o,, Pos : jcerned, that is a moot point. 63. \Certain things happen in the Mr. Cross had suffered a mild|heat of the battle that wouldn't otherwise happen. They are un- avoidable." In Montreal, Clarence Camp- bell, another prosecutor at the trial, said he had felt "no kindly sentiments on any count"' toward the SS general. Mr. Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, said he had a good look at Mey- er's war record at the trial and that credit had to be paid him as a battle commander. "He was a sort of modern man - on - horseback," he said. "He rode into battle on a mot- orcycle on occasion, As a result his men were fanatical fight- Christmas Eve Death Of He retired from The Citizen about three months ago, but continued writing. Born at Oshawa, Mr. Cross moved to Ottawa at an early. age, and went to school here. He graduated from Queen's Uni- versity's, Kingston, in 1923. Over a period of 13 years he wrote for the Hamilton Specta- tor, Hamilton' Herald, Montreal Star and Toronto Globe. An ac- tive member of the Parliamen- Press Gallery until re- cently, he represented the Mont- their vigor, their determination and their service to their fellow meu." MOVED BY FRIENDLINESS Cn. visits to many countries this year, the Queen said she was shown "'a genuine kindness 4 People Dead After Blaze In Frame House MINDEN, Ont. (CP)--A mar- rlea couple and a mother and her young daughter died early Sunday when fire destroped a frame house near this town 46 miles north of Lindsay. Dead are Mr. and Mrs. John Hartley, 25, and 26, of the Tor- onto suburb of Etobicoke, and Mrs. Florence Stanton, 31, and her four-year-old daughter Judy Lee, both of Minden. mn hospital in Toronto sufter- ing third - degree burns was three-year - old Janice Hartley the Goa battle ot reach Lisbon, told a press conference: "The Japanese freighter, see- ing that the Afonso de Albu- querque had been disabled by the heavy guns of the Indian cruiser Delhi, steamed up to take position between the two fighting ships." This, he said, enabled the frigate to go |aground and allow members of its crew to jump to shore and safety. 3 The Afonso 4¢ Albuquerqu the only wa' «, Porgugal in Indian waters at the time, should have carried at least 17 officers and 203 men, a navy spokesman 'said. No official word has been received of their fate. "Judging from the violent ex- plosions I saw from the shore and the clouds of smoke that darkened the sky after the ship was hit, casualties must have been very many," de Almeida said. De Almeida was in charge of the evacuation of hundreds of women and children from Nova Goa, the capital of Goa. He said After Blazes THAMESVILLE, Ont. (CP)-- Two large families in the area, made homeless by fires last week, were able to spend an almost norma! Christmas. ving rca Houben and her seven daughters, ran: in from three to. 17 on ny moved in with neighbors after they lost their two - storey frame house in nearby Howard Township. 'Montreal Tenors real Star and later the Ottawa | Citizen, which he joined in 1929. Austin Cross was the author of several books. Cross Roads, in 1936, contained caustic com- ers." most effective on the Western Front at the end of the war." "His division was rated the But nonetheless, Mr. Camp- Portuguese resistance was stiff. India claimed there was min- imal resistance and most Go- ans welcomed the Indian take- over of Goa and two other Por- tuguese enclaves on India's who escaped from the fire with her twin sister Janet. James Stanton was in hospi- tal here in good condition. Mrs. Hartley and Mrs. Stan- Comfort In Sword jmen strolling suspiciously up| j before the Pope gave his bless- }soui, rushed the prison armory, over- powered guards, broke into the arms locker and seized a ma- chine - gun, rifles, pistols and ammunition, reports from the prison said. About 100 of the convicts for- tified the prison's water house and opened fire on 'guards. Po- lice reinforcements were sent tenor Andre Turp, just back : J | from singing in Algeria, won't giro pong ae soon forget the trusty sword "They're Saar' biliyauaras wo his part called for him to carry. od In an atmosphere of tension Christmas Eve scious relief" to keep the sword . around at all times. Fi S ed . "At night I kept it on a chair ire tart | near my bed, with the doors | and windows locked," said gésement that started Dec. 1. Cueries Glamad thea" Chetek "At heart I am not really aj~OMVicts started a fire Christ- very brave man. The sword) mas. Eve in @ prison in this was my best companion." | Brazilian centre, seized a ma- jchine-gun and other arms, and Mady Mesple of the Paris} day, Opera as hag ge Monte, Pe Reports from Guanabara state ai sagged 4 a sort "4 penitentiary said three convicts ombs exploded somewhere in)and two guards were killed in the background. the blazing battle, and at least Jani y" delayed fainting until) Atout 300 of the 1,000 convicts| the interval. in the prison took part in the FELT TENSION sie The Canadian tenor dislikes! .Th¢ prison normally has only discussing anything but the pro-| 48 suards, prison officials said, experiences in Algeria. He ac-|D@cause of the holiday, : knowiedged, however, that the), Some of the prisoners set fire atmosphere in the smouldering|t® the prison's carpenter shop. country was "tense." Then a band ied by a tough con- "It wasn't bad when we were|Vict called "Little Miner" and put on somebody else's as it were, I am not afraid. It was only afterwards that I was really worried. That's why I. kept the sword French-Canadian singers with the Covent Garden Opera in london, Early in the new year he goes to Barcelona to take a \leading role opposite Australia- ing soprano, Though he found the atmos- iphere depressing in Algeria, Turp recalls one episode of light resief Gear wife, and our dear mother, Jean-| signed. ities and low prices for roofing) Hogs 153: Grade A 25.0-525.75. mon down to 13 and sheep 3-10 laternational Mining Corpora- AIR PIONEERS loss $96,245, net profit $500,130.'tron of aviation. na gap wcliaaghni jand down the corridor outside} and occasional bomb explo- Turp, who sang in Bone and By Convicts Turp sang the role of Edgardo|phattied guards for nearly 15} Miss Mesple continued sing-|14 prisoners and five guards fessional aspects of singing and but it was believed that fewer on stage," he said. "When I out of its scabbard." jborn Joan Sutherland, some- In Constantine, he saw two LONDON (CP) -- Montreal) jig hotel room. Next day he} sions, Turp found it a "'subcon- Co.stantine on a four-day en- RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) --| in Lucia di Lammermoor with| hours before surrendering Mon- ing and, as Turp puts it, "gal-| were wounded seriously. was reluctant to talk about his|U@rds than usual were on duty wear somebody else's clothes Turp, about 35, is one of four times called the world's lead- into the prison and their con- | centrated fire finally forced the} | convicts to surrender. The other convicts holed up in | the prison's pavilion, where they jfinally were forced to surren- der shortly after noon, said Po- | lice Chief Segadas Viana. | The cause of the riot was not jclear. But apparently, the con- victs resented tightened regula- | tions imposed recently by pri- son officials. ments on places he had visited |bell. said, Meyer should have and provoked indignant out-| been shot at the end of the war.|west coast last week. ton were sisters. The Hartley 'amily arrived here Saturday to bursts from Saint John to 5 Lore | onto the not so good" and Los Angeles the "big, bad-mannered | 'BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT spena Christmas with the Stan- tuns. The fire, which broke out at hick town." Snobs and Spires, 1937, and The People's Mouths, 1944, were irreverent commentaries on Canada's capital and its politi- cal leaders. Next to people, Mr. Cross loved travel--by steam locoimo- tive, when possible. He could not be content so long as there was a railway line in North|Canadian Press Business Editor America which he had. not rid-| The lower foreign - exchange den. This year his travel score|val.e of the Canadian dollar has was 158 railroad trips in the|not yet had any dramatic effect United States, 40 in Canada, and/on Canadian trade, but its effect 30 in Europe. wiil gtow if the discount con- His wife, a son and a daughter |tirves. survive, This appears to be the con- seusus of more than 100 Cana- dian firms surveyed by the Ca- nadian office of the National In- dustrial Conference Board. The views of the firms, as summarized by the Conference Board, include the following: Imports: Only a marginal ef- fei on import competition, with only a few companies reporting any easing of this competition ana about two - thirds of the firms anticipating no By FORBES RHUDE Suicide Attempt Foiled By Guards VATICAN CITY (AP) -- An unemployed worker tried to committ suicide inside St. Pet- ler's Basilica Monday, minutes ing urging men to celebrate in eace and love the day of Discount Dollar Effect Not Felt about 5:30 Sunday, was believed to have started in a basement stove. The two-storey house was 314 ug south of here on Highway U.K. PM, Adenauer Meeting Planned BONN (AP) --Prime Minis- ter Macmillan and Foreign Sec- retary Lord Home will come here Jan. 9 for talks. with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, the West German foreign min- istry announced Sunday. A min- istry spokesman said the invi- tation was extended by the West German government. The talks -- scheduled to last a day --were originally scheduled ear- lier this month, but were post- = because Adenauer caught cold, Board's questionnaire went out Sept. 14. The answers, it is in- dicated, came in during a pe- riod when the discount rate was running around three per cent. Siice then it has been running higher. "Most of the firms expressing an opinion favored a pegged rate, but a minority favored a floating rate. Of 58 expressing a specific preference, 11 {favor parity with the United States dollar, Those favoring a dis- count suggested. the following raies: Par to three-per-cent discount one; three per cent, 15; three Donations of blankets, beds and some cash helped to take the bleak edge off their Christ- mas. v , Mrs. Houben said she hag managed to obtain some Christ- mas gifts for Joanne, 12, Judy, 14, Gail, 15, and Cathy, 17, whose presents were destroyed. "It's not what I had before, but I got them something -- t's the main thing." At Sarnia, about 35 miles north of here, Mrs. Charles has moved with her seven surviving children to an- other home. Her 13-month-old daughter, Hillary, was 'aphyxt- pen) when fire destroyed the ouse. j Neighbors loaned trucks (and assisted in the moving) others donated furniture, ing, and money. cloth- food Her husband, serving with the Royal Canadian Navy at Hali- fax, was not able to reach Sar- nia for his youngest. child's fun- eral Wednesday. Hotel Picketers Given Some Rest TORONTO (CP) -- Ontarie New Democratic Party officers and supporters, headed by Pres- ident Donald MacDonald and Vice - President David Lewis gave ee ee nye ed VS a four. - r on picket lines on Christmas. Eve. About 25 party and eignt members of the 'Univer: ty of Toronto NDP Club took over the picket watch from 6 te 10 p.m. to allow strikers some time with their families. The workers, members of the Hotei and Club Employees Un- ion, went on strike in April. The NDP stand-ins paraded around the hotel in cold weather, bearing signs proclaiming sup- pot of the strikers, They household utensils, worked in one-hour shi'ts. to five per cent, eight; five per cent, nine; five to 10 per cent, nize; 10 per cent, five. The survey comments, how- ever, that the new exchange rate has not yet had time to penetrate the cost and price structure and a number of com- panies are hopeful that import com tition will diminish as old inventories are used and exist- ing contracts end. Exports: No general increase in physical volume, but some exports more pro'itable. Firms with export interests about evenly divided as to whether the exchange rate has led to an increase in sales in terms of dohars, Hicre, again; the survey com- ments, the final effect of the new rate has not yet been felt and many companies anticipate higiver physical exports in the Christmas. Gendarmes of the Vatican Pontifical Guards said the man, Antonio Peluso, 35, from Nap- les, cut his wrists near the con- fessional altar in the centre of the Basilica Guards grabbed him immediately and took him to the nearby Santo Spirito Hos- pital, where doctors said he was in no danger : Had the man succeeded in committing suicide in St. Pet- er's, the Basilica would have had to be closed to worshippers until it was reconsecrated. Havelock Robbery Suspect Released PETERBOROUGH (CP) -- Diefenbaker Urges Christian Ideals OTIAWA (CP)--In his annual Christmas message, Prime Min- ister Diefenbaker today urged a greater stress on Christian prin- ciples in the lives of Canadians. "Despite the variety of Christ- CLEVELAND (AP) -- United States steel production this week will be trimmed slightly to re- Steel Produce Cut Slightly "Car output is expected to be up 17 to 24 per cent;: truck out- jJean Claude Lalonde, 23, of Montreal, a waiting trial for armed robbery, was released on $30,¢00 bail Saturday. Lalonde is one of four men being held for trial in the Aug. 31 robbery of a bank in Have- lock, Ont. The holdup netted bandits $232,000. | Tré bail was $15,000 cash and| '$15,006 property. future if the discount continues. Prices:' While nearly every company anticipates or has ex- perienced some increased costs on imported materials or equip- ment, the majority of firms in the survey report no increase in their selling prices. The discount on the Canadian dolar dates from the June budget and the Conference mas customs in Canada, all are un.ted in the message of peace on earth, goodwill to men," he told a nation - wide radio and television audience. "And as we gather around the festive tree and table for joy ana good cheer, the basic mes- sage of Christmas, the teaching of tne one whose nativity we ccummemorate, is more. vitally nmeded now than ever. "And as our minds turn to- waid Bethlehem, each of us must adopt more earnestly than ever the Christian principles of love and brotherhood and the dignity of the human person." Mr. Diefenbaker's message |was broadcast to follow that of the Queen to' peoples: of the Commonwealth. duce overtime pay and to repair furnaces that will work close to capacity in the next -six mouths, Steel said today. slightly under the 2,230,000 tons the-national weekly publication estimated the industry poured last week. That figure was the highest since the 2,238,000-ton put, up eight to 10 per cent; ana appliance output, up five te 10 per cent." steel predicted shipments in the aluminum market will reach a new high and jump. at least 10 per cent over the 1961 total of wbout 2,400,000 tons. It attrib- uted the rise to increased use of aluminum in the auto, building, packaging, railroad and oil in- Tlus week's output will be tons, compared wil tons in November. output in the week of April 23, 1960. Steel figured December output will be at least 9,700,000 ingot ith 8,700,000 The auto and appliance indus- tries, steel's best customers, are on an upswing that is expected to ccntinue strongly. into 1962, the magazine said, giving this dustries, in addition to a bigge: export market. Scrap dealers anticipate a sub- stantial rise in orders next month, the publication said. The market undertone seems streuger even though the maga- zine's scrap price composite on No 1 'heavy melting grade @utlook for next year: stayed at $34.33 a gross ton last week. }