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b ih THE DAILY TIMES-GAZ OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ET TE WHITBY = VOL. 6-NO. 99 OSHAWA-WHITBY MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1947 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES BRITISH DOCK STRIKE SPR Further Mine Rescue Attempts Valueless Oshawa B'nai B'rith Holds Installation of Officers Flood Mine Shaft To Quench Flames; Say Mass For 12 By P. C. DUBOIS Canadian Press Staff Writer Malartic, Que., April 28 (CP)--Three special High Masses were sung in Saint Martin Church here today in memory of the 12 miners, 11 of them still entombed, who lost their lives in the fire which raged for several days through the lower workings of No. 4 shaft at the East Malartic Gold mine. Of the dozen victims of the death- The Romanian-born Lucaci suc- ocumbed when he sought to force his way up the shaft when the fire broke out early Thursday morning. All for the 11 men trapped in the at the time was abandoned y. was decided to flood and seal e mine in order to extinguish es which had burned stead- e shaft timbers since Thurs- ning. Consultation Satur- een the management and th in charge of special rescue workers, brought on that it would be "both valueless to attempt fur- -fighting operations from manager D. M. Maclean the decision in a state- at a press conference. ent, read by M. A. Montreal, director of said that work to seal off mine shaft completely ace i) & 5 g E in & 23 £8 i os : g | 2 and to introduce 0. 4 shaft had been dded, that the was to mine "to supply the fire with " Introduction of the water . 'was designed to "prevent the fire working any further up No. 4 Edward Futterer, consulting en- MALARTIC (Continued on Page 2) Holy Land Truce Out, Terrorists Jerusalem, April 28-- (AP) -- Any possibility of truce in the trouble-ridden Holy and while the United Nations Assembly is debating its future in New York apparently was ruled out today by Irgun Zvai Leumi, militant Jew- sh underground organization. In a secret-radio broadcast yesterday, Irgun repeated de- mands for an end to Britain's mandated government and mili- tary occupation of Palestine and declared there would be "no peace in the country, the Middle East or the entire world until the Palestine question is settled." The special U.N. session was called to consider setting up a commission to look into that question----complicated ' by ambiti- ons of the Jews for a national * homeland in the Holy Land and of the Arabs for an independent Arab Pi tine, plus British "strategic considerations." In another development related to the U.N, meeting, a highiy placed informant said thé execu- tive of the Jewish Agency, official. * spokesman for Palestine's 600,- 000 Jews, had decided to issue literature to impress upon Jewry that "murder and bldodshed" would hurt the Jews' cas the General Assembly, before | Dramatic Escape Unfolded By P. C. DUBOIS Canadian Press Staff Writer Malartic, Que., April 28--(CP)-- The 11 hard-rock miners given up for dead in the fire-filled No. 4 shaft of East Malartic Gold Mine apparently sealed their own doom in the pre-dawn moments of last Thursday when the fire started and they refused to consider their situa- tion as serious. This was the opinion expressed today by 28-year-old Germain Gat- len, one of four miners who scram- bled to safety. He said he believed the trapped 11 must have lived for hours in the mine compartment where they thought they were safe ~ 500 feet below the 10th levél where the fire burned. "With the exception of the two hoistmen and the deckmen we were all at the bottom when we first smelled smoke," said Gatien. "John Renault, leader of the 16- man crew who started at midnight on what 'is called the 'graveyard shift' went up first to investigate and sound thé warning signal." Gatien said he rode the "bucket" --used for hauling ore from a mine --part way up the shaft-and then scurried up ladders to the eighth | level and safety. When Renault had gone up to in- DRAMATIC (Continued on Page 2) On School Board JOHN BRADY Who has been appointed to the Oshawa Separate School Board to fi'l the vacancy created by the resignation of Gerald Patterson, Mr, Brady is President of the Oshawa and District Softball As- sociation. M. H. COLLIS President ED. WILSON Retiring President MAX PALTER Furst vice-President MORTON ATKINS Second vice-President Fined $100 Offering Car Over Ceiling Laurier J, McKenna, 257 Grooms "Avenue, was fined $100 and costs or one month in jail by Magistrate F. S. Ebbs today on a charge of offer- ing a used car for sale in excess of the Prices Board ceiling. Crown evidence, completed on April 21, had shown that the ac- cused advertised the car at a ceil- ing price of $919.64 and then offer- ed to sell at $1,700 to three differ- ent buyers including Prices Board® investightor, A. J. Thompson. "In view of the fact that it is an isolated case and that controls have been taken off, I don't think the board contemplates a heavy penalty in this case," said Magistrate Ebbs. A, W. 8. Greer, K.C., counsel for the accused, submitted that Mec- Kenna had no previous record. | "The regulations were raised as of | the first of this month and that particular car is worth considerably more than the ceiling price," he | said. "No money was paid over," Mr. Greer added. A, F. Annis, K.C., prosecuting for the Prices Board, agreed that the incident was a "side venture" on McKenna's part. Used Car Judgment Date May 5 Magistrate Frank Ebbs today re- served judgment until May 5 in the case of Edward Minard, 65 Kenneth Avenue, and Gordon Dodd, 278 Park Road South, jointly charged with selling a used car above the Wartime Prices and Trade Board ceiling. Questioned by his counsel, J. P. Mangan K.C., Minard said he had arranged with Frank Preston to sell the auto at $465. He was looking after the car lot while Dodd was out '10 Minutes More,' He Said, Hour After Hour, Saving Life in Sea Mishap Beaufort, S.C., April 28-- (AP) «Victor in his grim struggle with the sea during which he would promise himself only to live 10 minutes longer," Clayton Boardman, wealthy oil company executive, rested today from the ordeal of nine hours in the water. Boardman, 56, of Augusta, Ga., one of four men swept seaward 'by an ebb tide Saturday when their 16-foot fishing boat swamp- ed, clung to a small cushion until the sea washed him ashore early Sunday. The body of one of his companions has been recovered. ind other two men still are miss- Be "I promised myself I would try to stay up just 10 minutes long- er," he sald. "When that 10 min- utes was up I'd say to myself, "You've gone this far--try anoth- er 10 minutes." '"A shrimp boat came . within 125 feet of me and then went away. I felt my last chance had gone and I wag lost for good, but somehow I kept hanging on." Boardman was able to give on- ly a brief account of his hours in the water. He had removed his outer clothes while afloat and, at the end of the ordeal when he felt the beach beneath his feef, he burrowed into the sand to keep warm, of town, Minard told the court. | "On February 25 at about 7.15 | p.m., Preston came to the office" ! Minard continued. "He said he was going to pay the balance in cash." | According to Minard's testimony, | Preston had handed over a $100 cheque deposit on the previous night. "Mrs. Dodd filled out the papers and showed them to Preston," Min- ared téstified. "They both signed and I withessed the papers." "Then Preston said 'here's your money' and he threw a bunch of money on the corned of the office desk." "How long was that after Mrs, Dodd had left the room?" asked Mr. Mangan, "Three or four seconds." Minard said he heard a "rumpus at the door" a little more than a minute later. There were "steps on the veranda, very fast steps," he said. "I grabbed the money and the cheque which was left there from USED CAR (Continued on Page 2) yi el stinivaninaiodhos. dl THE WEATHER Clear today. Tuesday clear with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon becoming over- cast with rainshowers in the evening. Warmer today and much warmer Tuesday. Light winds increasing to Southwest- erly 25 by Tuesday forenoon. Low tonight and high Tuesday 42 and 68. Summary for Tues- day: = Warmer, Showers in (trict Grand Lodge No. 1, Brith and representatives of other | | service organizations in the city, Leon Weinstein of the District | evening. B'nai B'rith Members Urged to Set Example, As Officers Installed - L 4 With membership doubled and a commendable record of service al- ready to its credit, the Oshawa B'nai B'rith marked its first miley stone last night as a new slate. ol officers pledged themselves to carry op. the work started by those who founded the 'branch a year and a half .ago. : : 'The new officers, headed by thé president-elect, H, Max Collis, were installed at a banquet held last |: night in Hotel Genosha which was attended by the lodge members and their ladies, members of the Dis- B'nai Grand Lodge, who' was present at the Oshawa lodge's inauguration in October, 1945, acted as installing officer and the principal speaker of the evening was M. F. Ellis of Buf- falo. Toastmaster was Ed. Wilson, retiring president. The retiring officers and then their successors were presented to the installing officer by M. Breslin and Mr. Weinstein briefly outlined to each new officer his responsibil- ities and 'wished the lodge success in the ensuing year. New Officers Those installed were: president, H. M. Collis; first vice-president, Maxwell Palter; second vice-presi- dent, Morton Atkins; chaplain, Ed. Wilson; treasurer, Morris Marder, recording secretary, Sydney Topp; financial secretary, Harold Lavine; warden, Sam Horwich; correspond- ing secretary, Charles King; and trustees, Sam Schwartz, F. Berg and M. Schwartz, Certificates of award for out- standing work in the lodge were presented to the retiring president, Ed. Wilson, H. M. Collis, Maxwell Palter and Saul Einhorn. The re- tiring president was also presented with a past president's pin as » token of appreciation for his lead- ership as first president of the Osh- awa B'nai B'rith, Tracing briefly the growth of the Oshawa B'nai B'rith since its in- auguration on October 28, 1945, Mr. Wilson pointed cout that its mem- bership had increased from 25 to 58 SET EXAMPLE (Continued on Page 13) Will Deport De Marigny To Mauritiu Ottawa, April 28--(CP)--Resour- ces Minister Glen, whose depart- ment is in charge of immigration, said today that Count Alfred De Marigny is being deported to Mauri- tius, an island in the Indian ocean, as soOn as passage can be arranged. Asked on what grounds De Mar- igny was being deported, the Min- ister said simply: "He is not accept able to this country." Mr. Glen said he was not sure where 2 he will remain until his de- portation. De Marigny, who gained interna- tional notoriety in 19438 when accus- ed and acquitted in the Bahamas of murdering Sir Harry Oakes, his millionaire father-in-law, has been living in Montreal for the last two ears. y Mauritius, a tiny Indian-ocean is- land, is about 500 miles east of Ma- dagascar. De Marigny has claimed the title of Count from his Franco- mauritius parents, Installing Officers LEON WEINSTEIN of the District Grand Lodge No. 1, B'nai B'rith, who acted as install- ing officer at the installation of officers for the Oshawa B'nai B'rith last night, Foul Play Ruled Out Toronto, April 28-%(CP)-- Belief Gordon A, Wren, 48, was killed by a truck was #xpressed today by police investigdting the death of Wren whose body was found yesterday on the side of the Dundas highway near Summer- side in suburban Toronto town- ship. Police said there was nothing to support a theory the Toronto metal worker had been slain by a blow from a blunt instrument. An autopsy showed Wren died of a brain hemorrhage. R. 8, Carmichael, * driving to work Sunday morning, saw the body lying in a grassy patch 15 feet off the highway, "He was lying face down, stretched out full length, one arm behind his back and his suit coat pulled right up over his head," said Carmichael. Constable R. S. Duke of nearby Cooksville failed to find any traces of a highway accident, Wren telephoned his mother shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday and told her he was going to visit the home of friends, Mr, and Mrs. M. J, Coram of Summerville. Mr, Co- ram told police yesterday that Wren did not arrive. The body was found about 200 yards from the Coram home, Roy Fenwick, who works a farm near where the body was found, told police he heard a car stop outside his place late Satur- day night and roar away a few minutes later. ania HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS Under the sponsorship of the Harmony Willing Workers a quilting is being held at the Har- mony Public School tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon for the pur- pose of making a number of quilts to aid the flood victims of the Demonstrate To Impress Mountbatten New Delhi, April 28--(Reuters)-- Excitement was running high in Peshawar as Rear Admiral Vis- count Mountbatten, the Viceroy left heretoday to visit the north- west frontier province, scene of re- cent communal rioting between Hindus and Moslems. Both sides--Moslem League . and Congress parties--were reported to be preparing demonstrations to im- press the Viyeroy. The Moslem League is believed to have sent out a "whisper directive" ordering Moslems to wear green shorts and fly green flags for the occasion. The Red Shirts (Congress) led by the "Frontier Gandhi," Khan Ab- dul Ghaffar Khan, were also be- lieved to be preparing demonstra- tions throughout the province, Both Moslem and non-Moslem shops were closed in Peshawar to- day and normal security precau- tions were taken, In New Delhi today Rajendra Prasad, reopening the Indian Con- stituent Assembly, declared that the Assembly must be prepared for di- vision not only for India but of some provinces, Pandit Jawaharal Nehru, vice- president of the Indian Interim Government, told the Assembly which began its third session that the completion of the new constitu- tion was urgent. "We have arrived at a moment when we have to make quick de- cisions--final decisions in the sense that we have to act on them," he declared. The Moslem League continued its boycott of the Assembly, and only about 200 of the 389 possible members were present today. Next week-end Gen. Baron Is- may, senior member of Lord Mount- batten's staff, will fly to London to give the British Cabinet a first- hand account of the Viceroy's views following his series of talks with Indian leaders, Lord Mountbatten"s task in his visit to the northwest frontier is to try to ease what Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Moslem League President, recently described as the "grave situation" there. Attacker Is Charged In Stab Case Cobourg, April 28--(CP) -- Jack Jackson, 45, was in critical condition in hospital here today with a knife wound in the stom- ach and police held James Angus, 39 of Peterborough, on a charge of attempted murder, Angus was picked up by police at Jackson's home in the nearby village of Baltimore, where police said they found a blood-stained dagger. Mrs, Jackson was also hurt but suffered only superficial wounds, Her husband's condition was grave, Police said they believed that Angus had gone to the Jackson home and there attacked both Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. The attack occurred Sunday evening. Angus was to appear in court today on the attempted murder charge. TORONTO MAYOR COMING Mayor Robert Saunders of To- ronto will be the guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Gsh- awa Kiwanis Club at Hotel Genosha tomorrow. An eloquent speaker, British Isles. As many ladies as possible are urged to attend. capacity audience. Mayor Saunders will attract a | EADS Thousands Go Out In Sympathy With 3,800 At Glasgow London, April 28 (AP)--Thousands of London dock workers went on strike today, halting the unloading of ships bringing in critically-ne eded cargoes of food and fuel. The full extent of the walkout was not immediately ap- parent, but London newspa pers said it was spreading Star-Drew Argument Continues Toronto, April 28 (CP).--Argu- meat continued today in Premier Drew's appeal against a "no libel" verdict in his suit against the To- ronto Daily Star and its publisher, Joseph E. Atkinson. The libel suit arose from publica- tions in The Star in May and June, 1945, of editorials . concerning charges by E. B. Jolliffe that Pre- mier Drew maintained a "political gestapo." Mr, Jolliffe then was op- position leader in the Ontario Legis- lature. A Royal Commission later decided the charges were ground- less. "These words (references com- plained by the Premier) were a criticism of the policy of a govern- ment, not a defamation of the person of the plaintiff," T. N. Phe- lan, the Premier counsel, told the Ontario Court of Appeal. "... we seek no right to abuse a candidate merely because an election is pend- " He contended that the Jolliffe charge was a matter of "public in- terest" and that "it was our duty as citizens to criticize and com- ment." AVERAGE 1947 AUTO PAY Detroit, April 28--(AP) These are the new 1947 average hourly wage rates for production workers in the "Big Three" of the United States automobile indus- try following 113-cent. increases in Chrysler and General Motors: New Rate 1946 $1.32 Chrysler General Motors .. 1.423% 1.31 Ford ? 1.39 (The Ford Motor Company has still to decide its 1947 rates). orapidly and dock work throughout the city would be paralyzed, The strikers walked out in sympa~ thy with 3,800 Glasgow dockers, who quit six weeks ago because 500 workers there were declared "redun- dant" (surplus) and dropped from the pay rolls. The Stevedores and Dockers Un- ion, claiming 7,000 members, and the London Lightermen's Union, claim- ing 4,000, took strike decisions yes- terday. The larger dock section of the Transport and General Workers Un- ion, claiming 14,000, advised - its members not to go out. Newspapers said "the great majority" were dis- garding the union's counsel, Eighty-two ships were reported in the docks. About 50 were carrying perishable foods, but virtually all had refrigeration. . Within a few hours this morning nearly one-half of the port's labor DOCK STRIKE (Continued on Page 2) Clerk Grabs $14,000 From Own Office Montreal, April 28---(CP) wu» Police today were searching for a clerk employed by Lu and Moore (Canada) Limited 4nd re- ported to have escaped with a $14,000 payroll he snatched at the point of a gun as it was brough into the shipping comp- any's office from a bank this morning, . M, G, Angus, vice-president of the shipowning firm, said a sat- chel containing the money. was brought .into the office by H. G. Collins, chief accountant, and A. F. Lane an accountant, when the clerk walked over and took hold of it. Mr, Collins had asked "say, what's going on here," when the clerk produced a revolver, Mr, Angus reported, and declared: "Any of you fellows who follows me is a dead pigeon and I mean it." The clerk then had walked out with the satchel. Street Work Requests Must Be In By May 15 With spring programs of work now being drawn up, the City En- gineer's office today announced that all petitions from property owners for pavement, sewer and sidewalk construction this year must be filed not later than May 15. Petition forms are obtainable at the City Engineer's office and for any proposed piece of work it is necessary to have the signatures of at least two-thirds of the property owners affected and representing at least one-half the total assessed value of the properties fronting or abutting the work. The petitions will then be for- warded to the city clerk for con- sideration by the City Council. If council considers any construction to be neccisary, it may of course take steps to proceed with it even though petitions have not = been received. On "local improvement" construc- tion, the city has power to charge all or a portion of the cost to the owners of property fronting or abutting on the work. In the case of pavement construc tion, the rate in Oshawa is 100 per cent. charged to the property owner with the city in general paying for intersections and a certain portion in connection with corner lots. For sidewalks, 60 per cent. of the cost is assessed against the pro- . perty owners and 40 per cent. against the city at large although when street intersection and corner lot charges are taken into account it amounts to approximately 50 per cent. and 50 per cent. On sewers of any size, sanitary or storm, the rate is 16% cents: a foot frontage for property fronting or abutting on the stretch cone structed, with the city paying any amount not covered by the 16%~-cent charge. The amount assessed against the property owner is paid in equal an- nual payments with his taxes, over the debenture period established for the type of work in question. In the case of sidewalks the payments are spread over 10 years while for pavements and sewers the period is 15 years. Any property owner, how= ever, who wishes to save interest and debenture charges by payiig the entire amount in one payment may make arrangements to do so. It is pointed 'out that the city assumes the cost of any repairs or maintenance required during the life of the debenture. % LATE NEWS BRIEFS (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) St. Catharines: By placing the lower part of his body in water of a pond after a oy freight train sliced off his | foot, nine-year-old Jackie Obee probably saved the rest of his leg from am putation, doctors said. Rangoon: The R.A.F. announced today it was abandoning a search for the 1,000-ton coastal vessel Sir Harvey Adamson, missing since April 17 with 250 passengers aboard. Paris: Troops in Bordcaux were called out today to fight a gigantic fire in the Landes Forest, southwest France, which has devastated eight villages,