ENDS
TODAY
7:
-
9:
p.m.
KIRK
DOUGMa
in
"THE
JUGGLER"
Ben
Matlock
Busy
Fashioning
Floats
For
Santa
Claus
Parades
in
East
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By
ROD
Cl'RRIE
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
WINDSOR,
Ont.
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For
thou-
sands
who
line
the
streets
of
parade,
Ben
Matlock
is
the
near-more
than
a
dozen
Ontario
cities
est
thing
to
Santa
this
side
of
to
view
the
annual
Santa
Claus
the
North
Pole.
Ben
is
"
the
paint-smeared
genius
behind
the
glittering
7
n
A
3'
'Vr
$30,000
two-mile
long
display
which
kindles
the
Christmas
spirit
in
young
and
old.
He
and
his
helpers,
working
in
a
large
building
which
resembles
an
airport
hangar,
handle
tons
of
paper
mache,
paint,
silver
rope,
wire
mesh,
wooden
frames,
artificial
snow
and
multi-colored
cloth
to
fashion
several
new:
Ousted
Official
Being
Queried
On
Beria
Case
BERLIN
(AP)
The
United
States
high
commission
newspaper
Neue
Zeitung
announces
that
Soviet
authorities
in
East
Berlin
are
questioning
Wilhelm
Zaisser,
ousted
interior
minister
of
East
Germany,
in
connection
with
the
Beria
case.
Laventry
Beria,
the
Soviet
Union's
dreaded
secret
police
boss
and
Interior
minister,
was
charged
last
June
with
treason.
Neue
Zeitung
declared
"it
Is
known"
in
Communist
circles
of
East
Berlin
that
the
Russian
justice
minister
thus
far
has
lacked
material
on
Berla's
alleged
ties
with
forelfrn
agents
to
present
at
his
Impending
trial.
A
long-time
friend
of
Zaisser,
Beria
once
obtained
his
release
from
a
Russian
Jail
after
the
German
had
been
made
a
scapegoat
for
the
defeat
of
his
International
brigade
in
the
Spanish
floats
and
remodel
some
of
last
;
year's
for
this
year's
parade.
Sketches
are
transformed
into
18
giant
floats
to
equal
in
splendor
even
the
most
vivid
dreams
of
youngsters
who
have
followed
1
the
adventures
of
Cinderella.
I
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IIl'TS
or
bunkers
are
a
new
threat
to
lives
o
children
m
Wmdsor,
Ont.,
fire
inspectors
say.
This
youngster,
Gregory
Pare,
li2,
is
in
the
tunnel
entrance
of
one
of
the
diggings,
holding
a
box
of
matches.
Fire
inspectors
said
they
discovered
dozens
of
such
bunkers
dug
by
school
boys.
fall
n
I;'.
He-
f42
wonderful
story
that
j.
,sVrpT
waves
pennants
H
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illWff
Humpty
Dumpty
and
dozens
of
other
fairyland
folks.
With
eight
motorized
floats
hauling
the
other
trailer
floats
they
head
first
for
Dearborn,
Mich.
During
the
last
six
years
Ben
has
handled
100
parades
in
20
cities.
PLAYS
SANTA
ROLE
Santa,
usually
Ben
himself.
k
m
mat.
4
civil
war.
Zaisser
was
known
as
"General
Gomez"
during
that
fighting.
Beria's
1953
directives
to
Zaisser
were
blamed
by
Communist
leaders
for
the
June
17
uprising
by
East
German
workers,
a
revolt
that
caught
the
Soviet
zone
regime
by
surprise.
BLACKWOOD
on
BRIDGE
By
EASLEY
BLACKWOOD
rides
a
50-foot,
snow-covered
combination
truck-trailer
on
BEN
MATLOCK
(second
from
left)
of
Windsor.
Ont.,
designs
and
makes
floats
for
Santa
Claus
parades
for
a
number
of
Canadian
cities.
At
left
is
C.
A.
Hoshor.
chairman
of
the
Yuletide
in
Windsor
committee
of
the
Windsor
Retail
Merchants'
Association.
?t
I
PAINT
which
is
mounted
the
traditional
sleigh
and
eight
reindeer.
Other
floats
include
a
three-car
candy
train.
Jack
the
Giant
Killer,
the
Old
Woman
in
the
Shoe
and
her
children,
and
Cinderella
in
a
posh
carriage.
Ben
draws
many
ideas
from
his
library
which
includes
probably
the
largest
private
collection
pf
children's
books
in
Canada.
He
and
his
wife
and
three
children
live
In
a
cottage
ad-
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Rupert
Daily
News
Wednesday,
November
4,
1953
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Spot
the
Flaw
In
Miss
Brash's
Play?
See
if
you
can
spot
the
flaw
in
Miss
Brash's
play
which
cost
her
the
contract
in
today's
deal.
The
five
of
spades
was
opened,
Mr.-
Dale
won
with
the
king
and
Miss
Brash
played
the
10.
rot
.
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Wtlll
AM
CIIIINOI
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Famtiu
P'.ayrr
Thratrc
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Sat.
2:
p.m."'.
A
spade
was
returned
and
HIITIf
I
joining
the
plant,
situated
on
vv
7
p.m..
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THERE
YES,
YOU'LL
BE
THE
Smartest
Man
In
Town!
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Simlh
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pj'n
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three
acres
of
land
in
suburban
1
Windsor.
Born
in
a
small
community
J
j
near
Klngsville,
Ont.,
some
50
m
i
years
ago,
Ben
started
the
firm
H
j
of
B.
G.
Matlock,
Ltd.,
here
six
;
years
ago.
I
He
got
the
idea
for
the
Santa
parades
after
Windsor
mer-!
:
chants
paid
$2,000
to
import
a
B
parade
from
the
United
States.
En
route
the
parade
ran
Into
a
hurricane
and
presented
a
tat-
tered
sight
by
the
time
it
arrived
J
here.
j
The
following
year
Ben
made
a
some
models
and
won
the
fin-
ancial
support
of
a
merchants'
association.
The
parade
has
been
going
cer
since.
Mrs.
Keen
ducked,
fearing
her
king
of
diamonds
was
not
a
quick
enough
entry
and
believing
her,
partner
had
another
spade.
After
winning
trick
two,
Miss
Brash
led
a
small
heart
to
dummy's
king
She
might
havt;
finessed
the
10
but
that
would
have
lost
to
the
queen
and
the
uelcnders
then
could
have
cash-eu
tniee
more
spaucs.
At
trick
four
a
club
was
icu
from
dummy
and
ttie
queen
linessea.
The
ace
of
cluos
came
next
anu
uie
king
iuileu
to
drop,
tioping
ior
a
tiuiaciu,
iyv
Brash
led
another
club.
But
no
miracle
happened.
Mr.
Uaie
Won
wan
me
King
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leu
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spaue
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down
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NEXT
TIME
BUY
HER
PRESENT
AT
Wallace's
Dept.
Store
Sra
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ITS
GREAT!
Jy.,
tBL?
TODAY!
r.i.t
TINY
COUNTY
Clackmannan,
smallest
county
In
Scotland,
is
10
miles
long
and
Ipur
miles
wide.
Adults
75c
Students
...
50c
Children
Children
--
25c
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Couple
Drills
;
For
Gas
Well
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TK.-L'VV
as
is
oiten
tne
case,
succe.sa
depended
upon
a
sngm
aim
apparently
immaterial
cnange
in
the
piay.
Aiier
ncr
unwarranted
jump
to
three
no
Uuuip,
Miss
Brash
hardly
deserved
u
chance
for
nine
tucks
out
sht
had
it
just
the
same.
All
she
had
to
do
was
to
pla
her
queen
of
spades
under
Mr.
aie
s
king
at
trick
one.
Now
it
Mrs.
Keen
ducked
the
seconu
spade,
as
before,
the
jack
couli.
De
played
from
the
board
ana
IT'S
TIME
In
Back
Yard
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PITTSBURGH
iAPj
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
S.
Weiss
went
right
on
drilling
in
their
back
yard
today
for
a
gas
well
they
hope
TO
INSIAL
STORM
WINDOWS
The
fall
rains
are
here
and
winter
is
not
far
behind.
Call
us
today
to
instal
storm
windows
in
YOUR
house.
ALL
TYPES
OF
WINDOWS
AND
SASH
MADE
TO
ORDFR
GREER
6t
BRIDDEN
LTD.
to
strike
but
whose
output
they
WORE
SHOPPING
DAYS
TIL
that
wouid
be
the
vital
second
entry
to
dummy.
Miss
brash
could
take
two
ciub
tinesaes
instead
of
one,
bringing
in
the
cannot
sell
If
they
should
happen
to
.;v:$;.f!
siriKe
on.
a
court
order
says
;
entire
suit
wilnout
1oM-
CHRISTMAS
inRy
y
fja.ic(;j,o.
seamp.ine-weu.!-
It"
is
interesting
to
note
that
i
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l'irst
Avenue
West
and
forget
about
it
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o
o
The
couple
live
in
an
area
where
natural
gas
has'
been
found
in
the
past.
Some
time
ago
they
decided
to
drill
a
"wildcat"
well
on
their
property.
At
that
point,
municipal
supervisors
pointed
out
that
zoning
regulations
restrict
the
area
to
residences.
A
temporary
court
order
halted
the
drilling.
Judge
William
II.
McNaugher
later
approved
an
agreement
that
permits
the
Weiss
well-drilling
to
continue,
with
these
restrictions:
If
gas
is
found,
they
can
use
Mr
Dale
could
have
fouled
up
1
this
line
of
play
by
dropping
a
low
spade
on
the
fust
trick
and
i
forcing
Miss
Biash
to
win.
But
1
that
was
practically
an
impos-1
sible
play
for
him
to
make
:
against
a
bidder
like
i.liss
Brash.
Alter
all,
she
miglit
have
been
j
in
there
on
a
doubleton
10
of
-spades,
and
in
that
case
he
would
look
great
holding
up
hi.;
king
when
his
partner
had
led
from
five
to
the
ace-queen.
The
town
of
Rodosto
iia
Turkey
has
long
been
noted
for
its
export
of
silkworms'
eggs.
r
i
i
to
offer
vou
decided
res,
weve
A
SPECIAL
10
DISCOUNT
;
the
gas
themselves,
but
may
not
sell
it
without
facing
a
charge
'
a
of
violating
the
zoning
ordinance.
And
il
they
hit
oil
they
are
out
of
luck
Any
effort
to
transport
the
oil
from
the
property
would
run
afoul
of
the
zoning
laws
and
the
well
would
have
to
be
closed
and
plugged.
on
everything
in
the
store
all
through
November!
Take
advantage
of
this
and
do
your
Christmas
Shopping
Early.
FAMOUS
VOYAGE
Yes,
lady,
it
most
certainly
IS
possible
that
you've
been
paying
more
for
your
milk
at
the
store
than
it
would
cost
to
have
it
delivered
right
to
your
doorstep
early
in
the
morning.
And
tlic
milk
on
the
delivery
truck
is
Utl
SIIKR
too.
It
is
the
milk
received
the
previous
day
and
brought
direct
to
you
from
our
coiilers.
It
doesn't
sit
in
the
store
all
day.
The
great
American
dinner
Lots
of
Watches
B
U
LO
VA
ROLEX
M
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DO
ELGIN
HAMILTON
ETC.,
still
on
sale
ot
.
.
,
HALF
PRICE
Flying
Cloud
sailed
from
New
j
York
to
San
Franp
isco
in
89
days
!
in
1854.
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his
ailvertMcmeni
is
not
published
or
displayed
by
the
Liquor
(.omrol
flt-artl
or
by
the
Government
of
Urituti
Columbia.
SAVINGS
YOURS
ON
EVERYTHING
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for
Delivery
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Sole!
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SANDALS
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Milk
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SURE
TO
SEE
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29c
On
your
doorstep.
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!
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PARCEL
GUARANTEED
VALUES
GALORE
to
TEN
DOLLARS
ALL
FOR
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