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rem stillout At Orangéville ORONTO CmMany resi tsof Orangevllle today still era with unheated homes as result of an ice storm which hit Southern Ontario earlier this Week and knocked out Hydro viceJtl several municipalities spokesman for the Ontario HydroltElectric Power Commis sion said communications in the tow 40 miles northwest at here st are out Bower wasstill to 16 3000 customers rural district and 000 in the town The pokesmansaid that the situation may not be cleared un til he endof the week The storm which sheathed the reg on ice left from 25000 to 05000 customers without elcclrie ityv in Metropolitan Toronto and surrounding areas Most were re connected by Wednesday =7 TheHydro spokesman said that during the night 525 customers in the Toronto region had their powertestored However another 025 homes in the Toronto suburbs North York Wnadbridge Rich and Hill Scarborough Bramp ton and Markham still lack power Meanwhile the public weather office has forecast halt to the snow for Southern Ontario with moderately cold temperatures to night HitsCar To Avoid Cat Fined $1950 istrate Norman Young told Mrs Lois Crowley Wednesday she made the wrong choice when she swerved her car to avoid hit ting cat and struck parked car This may incur the wrath of cat lovers but suggest you hit the cat next tim he said Mrs Crowley who pleaded not guilty to careless driving was fined 31950 IDENTIFY BODY OHAWA CPlA man Whose body was found in thesnow on midtown street Tuesday night was identified Wednesday as Ernest St Jacques 30 Death was attributcdto natural causes Ottawa Residents OTTAWA CPtOtlawawhich is otunuse to heavy snowfall cant cope with is latest Early today the 12inchmark was passed in twoday storm and more snow was forecast Thats not unusualfor city wh hgets about 10 feet of the year but this time the wind as foiled the best of snow clearlhg Meta ists many of them storm bound Tuesday afteran overnight blizzard no sooner shovelledtheir waynut of four and fivefoot drlv ay drifts than the wind put the drifts back city workers and equipment have had to clear some main streets two or three times Ottawa already has had 50 inches of snow this winter and the city is in financial trouble It budgeted $125000 lor1959 snow removal but now is work ing on $250 000 overdraft It is seeking $75000 boost in its provincial government maintenance grant The latest storm has affected mostn Eastern Dntari and western Quebec but mos distr highways are reported kept in passable shape premier 8118 trar the Supreme Court of Ontario and clerk of shrimp County Cour See story on rdormer pagothreo Examiner Photo liarlcaruhninasvtcriinag Judy ticket gis block from Parliament Hill was increased toda group of merchants an ounced their proposals for rip ping up old streetcar tracks and laying new asphalt and sidewalks on three block section of Sparks Street closing the area to all traffic and sprucing it up with flowers sod and shrubbery Their idea is that this mall they fer to call it prom ennde could be given month trial starting May 14 with the opening of the capitolsCa nadian Tulip Festival and ending Sept theSaturday before La bor Day if the public likes it plans could proceed for permanent mall to be installed before 1957 Canadas centennial year It the public is against it trucks could clear the street overnight Main uestion now is whether city he will go along with the proposal Fisher pruident ot the Sparks Street Development Association said today Mayor George Nelms seems favorably disposed the merchant plan The city besides bearingthe cost of the street improvements 393 outlayL OTTAWA cwThe campaign for shoppers mall in Ottawa Charge cation ln Gun Killing TRENTON CPlPollee have charged 36yearold Gerald Laf ferty with murder in connection ith the shooting death Wednes day night of his cousin Thomas Lafierty42 of Belleville Corporatl Dome Lyle of provin cial police at Brighton said Laf ferty died of shotgun wounds in flicted at the home at his uncle Joseph Latierty at Carrying Place about eight miles south west of here Gerald is the son of Joseph He was taken to county jail in Go bourg and is to appear in court there today Police said that after Lafferty was shot his uncle was attacked with knife and suffered cuts to the hand Joseph escaped and ran to nearby store where he called police Later he Was admitted to Me morialflospital here Police said there was no ap parent motive for the shooting Thomas Lafferty CNR em ployee atBellevillerhad beenvis ting his uncle 0112 more 153681110 JUST IEWMORE Blowing out theold year at the Canadianvliegion is Mrs Jean Hughes member of the decorating committee for the big New Years ball at the Canadlan Legion ller wind is running out andAher cheeks are sore She hasbeen blow ing up balloons all morning but just few more and the decor will be complete gt Walpole was visiting the home of BARRIE ONTARIO CANADA THURSDAY DECEMBER 31 1959 Handling Shotgun Blast Kills Friend TORONTO CPtJohn Walpole 16 was killed Wednesday night when shotgun ha and friend were handling accidentally dis charged The blast hit him in the head The youth son of Mrs May Michael Bazar is owner of the gun when the aecldent hap pened Parents Brussels BRUSSELS Ont CPlThree children perished in an early moroing fire today in their two storey brick home Their parents Mr and lllrs David Firby es caped The children David ram ProductionGoals 43000 douseTherm was 12000000 surpassed the planned target at Surpassed Peking TOKYO AP Communist China saidtodav it had sur passed its production goals for 1959 NicePremier Li Fuehun re pnrtcdsteel production soare to Coal output also markedly 335000000 tons hesaid The total outputgvalue of industryby far surpassed its target over fulfillinghat 0t 1958 by 256 per cent Lis statements were broad cast byPeking Radio No other specific production figures were given But Ll said agriculture produc tion soared tar beyond planned goals and claimed China had overiultilled the majorproduc tinn targets of the second five year plan ending in 1962 CrOSseC¢untry Light Fiat New Years By run mum pnass lleavy local bookings but little in the er and bus services during theNew Years holiday Only in few centres are ex tra trains and planes planned DETROIT APlJudy Ferren whose search for dog has be an international topic planned today to visit all the dog pounds in the Detroit area hop ing totind her last pet The 17yearold English lass arrived back in Detroit Wednes day night irom St Thomas to re sumethe hunt for Jinty The onei yearold Alsatian female shep herd slipped her leash Dec 23 here and scampered out railway baggagecar At least $250 reward has been offeredto anyone who finds the dog tr wantvanother dog gt Judy said teariqu when asked shexwould get an other dog shenantfind Jlnty Judys first search tor Jinty in this city of about 2000000 peop tailedShe hhikcd the The New York Central roads police chief Al Fa st who helpedinthe search be gt back to St Thomas REPORTERS FORM ESCDR the Detroit Free ress Star offering new ned Wednesday ght of two Toronto tar reporters to second try The Teariul Indy Visits llll hounds But Donit Want Another Dogi $15010 whoever finds Jinty The St Thomas IimesJournai ad sed reward ofSloo Jinty was lost on Vaatrip from Southampton England to Sti Thomas via Detroit Chief Faust has sorted out tori Judys inspection at dog pounde Alsatian females that might bel Jin Front age publicity iri Detroit at the girls fruitless search here Sunday and Monday has resulted in scores of calls from Detroit ers who thought they may have found Jintyan call camerirom Jackson Mich 75 miles away WINDSOR CPD Windsor man has offered to give pure bred German shepherd pup to Judy Ferrcn up stories of Judys plight dew ed to make the otte sALIsauav Southern in esia ReutersSir Roy We In many places the weather promises little cooperation On the Pacific coat railway and steamship travel is expected to be crowded but only the air lines will put extra units in serv The ra ie Prov ces arelnok ing cold qui hol In Manitobathe prospects are for treacherous roads over the holiday The weather office has forecast ligbt snowflurries or freezing drizzle Railway travel will be much heavier than last ear CPA has flights of Winni tourists going to Hawaii and Mexico and TCA has five extra flights 10 Gas Consumpiiq TORONTO C13 predicted Wednesday New natural gas consuniption will feet in 1960 PouncefTalr and Beverly all boys were sleeps ing in second floor bedroom Mrs Firby 23 who suifered se vere burns jumped from sec nodstorey window after attempt ing tn rescue the children Her 2yeabold husband was also badly burned Both were taken to hospital in Kitch Loam WEATHER Bunny colder New Yeara Day Low tonight llllh Friday It For full summary see page three of this tune 5c per Copyl Pages Ililscxupte Blaze Mrs Firbys condition was very critical the hospital said Brussels is about 70 miles northwest of Kitchener Firemen said that when they arrived found Mrs Firby huddled the ground nearthe house Flames were shooting 20 to 30 feet In the air and the heat drove them back Mr Firby apparently phoned la the alarm from the burning house The fire hrbkeout before 3am but it was notnntll 530 am that firemen found the bed ies of the boys the couples only children IéesPitiygedRiverfirethis TO FloodQuebetCommumiies MONTREAL cm Worried residents of comrriunities along the Rivicre deswPrairies who have watchedwater backing up dangerously high behind an ice jam were hapingflldayflu more ice not less At least three communities are in danger on IleIJesus across the river from thenorth shore ofiMontreal Island In Laval des Rapides Mayor Claude Gagno called the situation great emergency Two fame ilies have been evacuated from the town outatio Resources Minister Macaiilay Ontario Additional runs will be made between Toronto and Mont real No extra trains or flights ahe bookedfor Ottawa Muchrallway tr is pected in Quebec The CNR 11 ans to carry about 3000 passengers vout of Montreal this weekend Air servicewill bestepped up Jan andrailroads in the Maritimes are planning ex4 tra sections fnrthe weekend rush and cold weather is expected There probablvaill bean unA usual flow oi travel tonight from HullQue to Ottawa anther nights would be revellers head Ioot Visa is also threatened Quebec Hydro tfeam crawled hutch the piled ice Wednesday and set off twostick charges of mite They opened asmall channel bout halfmile from the can re of the jam But if the forecast Vcplder weather New Years Day brings temperatures near the zero mark the jam would freeze more solidly the dynamiters would be dynamite able to toreout Entire holdin on the ice drill holes andvsetoll bigger charges The river is plugged with ice from shore tdshore and water has arisen asmuch as torfeetla Homes lack Power AiierSleet ROCHESTER NY AP Thousands of residents inwestero NewYork facmthe new year without heat and light today as rews struggledvto restore terrupted by Mondayx sleetstrm For some the entrance otanew decade willbe witnessed amid flickeringeandlelight near blaz ing fireplaces chers would find warmth and comfort in the homesof friends or relatives schools churches private clubs and town halls forshelter Itwasrstimated thatbetween 10000and 20000 electric custom ers in the suburbs and rural areasnear here still were with out service RiiSItiN fromVOttawa to Hull night spots but blew Years Eve Guerra pubs stay open 2a in On the Quebec side th close by 10 Rise Yea message thatOntario about 125000000000 cubi Arab Republic was underlinedtofi day With the resignation oUoor th home Wednesday nth St Lawrence unty spots alooga twomiie stretchu Some lookedsztoLs