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¥ f THE-DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY VOL, 6--NO. 287 OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1947 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES 5 KILLED IN PALESTINE STRIFE Canon Turner Of Arctic Dies At Winnipeg 'Death Ends Saga Of Injured Priest Rescued By Plane [IN UN. POST | Winnipeg, Dec. 9 (CP) --Death ended the saga of Canon John Hudspith Turner today, the Anglican missioffary, whose | L. evacuation from an Arctic sick bed Nov. 22 became one of | the storied exploits of army-air force rescue operations. He died in hospital here at 6.30 a.m. CST, Dr. H. M. Speechly, glican Church, announced. It took death to balk the English- ' born Canon's determination to re- turn' tc his mission post at lonely Moffet Inlet following hoped-for recovery from an accidentally- inflicted bullet wound September 24, just as Polar blizzards for seven weeks balked efforts to fly him sduth from his Arctic diocese following the injury. His.eventual evacuation, perform- ed by an R.C.AF. Dakota aircraft. came after the long Aretic night had shrouded the mission, 1,000 miles north of timber in a wintry twi- ght of storms, fogs and wailing vinds. Bullet in Head * While his September brush with the hazards of the north proved fatal--the bullet, which pierced his brain causing a skull fracture, sub- sequent meningitis, paralysis and other complications, was accidental- ly discharged when he was return- ing from a seal-hunting expedition --QCanon Turner was no stranger to Arctic dangers. Since 1929, save for two furloughs in England, he had spent all his time in the shadow of the Pole, his headquarters missions at Pond Inlet and Moffet Inlet, the latter 400 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Born in 1905, at Felixstowe, Suf- folk, Eng.,, he came to Canada for mission work in the Arctic in 1929 after graduation from the Theolo- CANON TURNER (Continued on Page 2) Cobourg Rector Goes to Quebec Cobourg, Dec. 8--Rev. R. L. Sea- born, M.A, BD, and Croix de Guerre, rector of St. Peters Angli- can Church here, has accepted a call from the Archbishop of Quebec, as dean and rector of the Cathe- dral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City. He will leave here on Feb- Richard Seaborn, Toronto, and she late Rev. Sea- born, he was educated in Trinity College, Toronto, and Oxford, Eng- land. He was formerly curate of 8t. Simons Church and St. James Cathedral, Toronto. He came to Cobourg in September, 1941, and enlisted in the army in August of 1942, returning in November of 1945. medical representative of the An-®-- Speaks Here Tonight DR. OSWALD J. SMITH » of the People's Church, Tofonto, whe. will speak in First tT Church this evening under the aus pices of the Oshawa Christian Business "Men's Committee. Dr. Smith's subject will be "Can Chr ™ Return To Earth Before the Worla Has Been Evangelized?" Puts Boy On Back After Gun Mishap, Saves His Life Kingston, Dec. 9 (CP).--Thce strong back and speedy legs Norman, Craig, 16, of Picton, -Ont., are credited with saving the life ci his brother, Oakley, 12, who tod: is in hospital here following an operation to remove a .22 calik. bullet from his stomach. The boy was wounded when = rifle the brothers were hand accidentally discharged. Norman placed Oakley on his back ana raced two miles across snowy fields to their farm home. A third bro- ther, Floyd, ran ahead for help. Rushed to hospital in ambulan- his condition is "progressing favor- ably." a Surprise Witness Appears At Trunk Murder Inquest Toronto, Dec. 9 (CP).--For the second time since the opening of dhe inquest into the strangle-slaying f George Vigus and Iris Scott, the coroner's jury yesterday was given a shadowy glimpse of two men whe may have been responsible for their death. A street-car motorman told the jury inquiring into the death of the 39-year-old factory superintendent and his 21-year-old friend that he picked up two men at 2:25 a.m. at an intersection 1; blocks from To. ronto's west-end High Park one mid-September morning--*it might have been September 11." The bodies of the couple wer discovered in the trunk of an auto. mobile in the park September 12 They disappeared from their homes two days earlier. . Crown Counsel Henry Bull ex- plained that the motorman, William Weedon, was not apprcached by lice until some time after. the dies were found. Two Hours On Stand Before Wecdon's surprise testi- mony, a crowded courtroom heard 19-year-old George Vigus, Jr. un- -dergo two hours of intensive cross examination which shed little new light on the case. The slim, well-groomed youth calmly answered Mr. Bull's rapid- fire, questioning, assuring the crown counsel. repeatedly that neither he nor any other member of the Vigus family had suspected any illicit re- | lations between his father and Miss [ag] cott. . With no outward show of emn- tion, the youth responded to Mr. Bull's questioning on every detail of his movemenst from the time his father disappeared to his dis. covery .of the bodies. \ His fingers played with a length of sash cord, found near the bodies, as he told the jury he was familiar with grades of cord because of his job in a hardware store. The cora is believed to have been used by the murderer of hte elder Vigus The witness said the cord was of a heavy grade rarefully founu in the city and not carried by his store. Refers To Testimony When he took the stand, Vigus | asked for an opportunity to refer to testimony early in the inquest by a mortuary attendant who said the youth appeared "cool and cal. lous" when he' identified the bodies of his father and Miss Scott at the morgue. Vigus said he had not intended to appear cool or callous. He had already seen the bodies in the park when the automobile trunk shad been pried open. "When the morgue attendant ask. ed me, I answered 'yes sir, that is Iris Scott' and 'yes sir, that is my father,' not 'yes, that's him'." Weedon, the street-car motorman. was able to give a description or one of the two men who had board- ed his tram on the run at the intersection of Dundas Street ana Sorauran Avenue. He was about 25. with fair, "ruffled hair," about five feet seven inches tall and in his shirt sleeves. The other mai -somewhat older, he saw only fleet y. Last Wednesday another witness described two men, about. 25 and 35 years of age, whom he saw arguing with Vigus and Miss Scott in the north-end Armour Heights district shortly ' before September 10, | damage had been done midnight | McNAUGHTON LIKELY CHOICE By ROSS MUNRO Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, Dec. 9 (CP).--Gen. A. G McNaughton will probably head Canadas permanent representation to the United Nations in New York a high government source indicated today. But the representation is expected to be elastic enough to allow others such as L. B. Peardon, Under-Sec- retary of State for External Affairs or a cabinet minister, also to go to New York from time to time to time to speak for Canada in the Security Council or the year-round "Little Assembly." This would be necessary to en- able the General to carry on also with at least some of his present: duties as Canadian representative on the U.N. Atomic' Energy Com- mission, as Canadian member of the joint Canada-United States Defence Board and as head of the Canadian Atomic Energy Control Board. ) Gen. McNaughton, commander of the First Canadian Army until the end of 1943, is immersed in atomic energy problems and would be very adverse to giving up this interest. Howeyer, he knows the inner workings ¢f U.N. now and cabinet members here feel the atomic com= mission is so close to the Security Council that the General would be the best selection for the head of the permanent delegation in New York. It was expected the selection would he announced. earlier - but hitches, arose and.the choice will be aced before Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King within a week. He probably will approve is so that details may be worked out in time for the General to be briefed by the first of the year when Can- ada takes her seat on the Security Council. Will Present CRA Awards Friday Night Friday night is presentation night at 100 Gibb Street--C.R.A. headquarters, Sixty girls and ceive Red Cross swim awards, emblematic of tests passed this summer under the watchful eye of Ed Kennedy, assistant C.R.A, director and official Red Cross examiner, Ten senior, 17 inter- mediate and 33 junior awards will be presented. Champion teams in the pee- wees, bantam and midget divis- ions of the C.R.A.-sponsored baseball program will also be honored by a bundle of awards. Woodworking and leathercraft cassesecontinue to keep the C.R.A. building humming while a class in plastics is ;lanned for after Christmas. A special Saturday morning class in art for children has been added to the C.R.A.s lengthening roster of activities. Group classes in rhythmics are scheduled * every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Next Monday night at 7.30, the ski school will swing back into operation with Ivan Richards in cherre. Future possibilities, to be de- veloped 'as demand indicates, in- clude discussion and speaking groups, a dramatic work shop art an? design zroups, music, orches- tral and chora] groups, Weight-lifting, gymnastics and keep fit groups are other activi- ties which may be fitted into C. R.A.'s (uture program agenda. Hobby groups covering chess ad- herents and stamp collectors are definite possibilities too. C.R.A, officials appreciate. a visit from anyone in the city and district, A phone call to 1800 for information or to offer a sugges- tion is also welcomed. boys will re- FAULTY CONNECTION The Fire Department yesterday received 'a call from an apartment at 134%; Simcoe Street South, where faulty chimney connections caused drafts which blew smoke and flames back through the stove. No and the trouble is now being eliminated. The owner of the building is James | Pernokes, Whithy THE WEATHER Variable cloudiness, clearing this evening. Wednesday clear becoming cloudy by evening. Scattered snowflurries today. Colder tonight. Northwest winds 20 becoming light tonight. i n Firemen Assist Santa Claus Woodstock firemen are helping Santa Claus this Christmas -- as they have done for 25 years -- by making toys for distribution to needy children, K. Griffin (le't) is at a Arill press, putting holes in a board for a marble game, R. Montgomery (middle) uses a rip saw to cut bottoms for doll cradles, while C, Clarke is repairing a toy. Concert Series With Outstanding Opens It has been said that an artist's | success may be judged by the reac- | tion of the audience. Such being | the case, Miss Anna Kaskas. who | sang the first concert in the Osh- awa Community Concert Series, in the Regent Theatre, last evening, wes indeed a success, By its ap- plause, the audience showed its ap- preciation of an outstanding per- formance, and Miss Kaskas was most. generous, singing five en- cores. Two of her encores, Schubert's Ave Maria, and a Negro Spiritual, "Poor Me", were sung with flaw- less perfection to a hushed theatre. Truly, for a contralto voice with the evenness of this singer, "Poor Me", by far one of the least difficult of her solos; permitted Miss Kaskas to give full body and tone to her low- er register. Hymne au Soleil by Alexandre Georges, showed well the great scope of Miss Kaskas voice range. Although perfectly controlled at all times, one felt that the singer was more at home with her low con- 'tralto tones, than with the head tones, which tended at times to be thin. . Fine Understanding In her first group, Miss Kaskas sang A Spirit's Song, with words and music by Franz Joseph Haydn, and Clorinda, by B Orlando Mor- gan, In these as in all her songs, Miss Kaskas was superb. Each word was pronounced with clear distinc- tion, which must have been under- stood in the farthest seat. The an- dante movement in "A Spirit's Song", was sung with deep true tones, and both solos were master- pieces of technical perfection. Com- pleting the first group, Miss Kas- kas sang, "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix," one of the most famous arias in the contralto 'reperioire from "Samson at "Delila" by. Saint-Saens, with a fine understanding of the role of the faithless Delila. Two solos by Brahms, Auf dem Kirchhofe, and' the lighter Der Schmied, were well suited to the singer's style and voice, and as in her English songs, the German was pure and distinct. In the latter, the piano accompaniment suggests the well measured blows of the smith's hammer upon the hot iron, Quelle Souffrance by Rene Lenermand was a love song which Miss Kaskas sang with sweetngss of tone and quietness of manner, | The versatility of the singer was shown in her second group which included the soul-stirring None But The Lonely Heart, by Tschaikowsky and Autumn. by. Anton Avensky, Along with these were sung the quick, light movements of . The Journey, by Mihail Glinka, and the difficult, Floeds of Spring, by Ser- gei Rachmaninoff, which requires, as well, a master accompanist. As an encore, Miss Kaskas chose th Lov tonight and high Wednes. day 10 and 25. CONCERT SERIES : (Continued on Page:2) Vocal Performance Ottawa Obliges Oshawa's Mayor With Snow Show Ottawa, Dec. 9--(CP)--Mayor F. N. McCallum of Oshawa picked a good time to see the capital's snow-cleaning equip- ment in action. With five members of the Oshawa City Council, the city engineer and city treasurer, he arrived here Monday on the heels of a three-inch snowfall. Accompanied by Bob Laugh- ton, Ottawa Street Superin- tendent, the visitors toured the city yards, inspected the equip- ment and watched it in action on the streets, Mayor Couch Is Re-Elected Electio interest ran at faver pitch in Trenton, Pott Hope and Cobourg yesterday with the final count of the ballot not being completed in Trenton until after midnight. Mayor Kenneth J. Couch was re- elected at Trenton by a majority of 500 over Hurry R. Cory, who was mayor for 13 years and sought re- election after a vear's absence. -Elected .from the 13 who sought election to . the Trenton Town Council 'were--Victor Ryan, Gerald Weaver, Clarence Saylor. Claude V. Graham and William Bradshaw, all members of last year's council, and Ross Burtt, a newcomer to the municipal field. Cobourg Gets Rink The ratepayers of Cobourg as- sure the town of a mew rink by passing a rink by-law by a vote of 858 to 383. Joseph Smith defeated Robert Love in the mayoralty contest by a vote of 1,208 to 931; while John Westingion defeated ' Dr. Oliver Kerr in the reeveship contest by a vote of 1,381 to 771. The six mem=ers elected to the Cobourg Town Council and the vote cach polled wer: as follows:--Roy Dodge, 1,677; Viator Climo, 1601; John Erskine, 1,744; Harvey Brent, 1,306; George Galbraith, 1,081; Fred Bell, 1,006. Port Hope Voting The results of the voting at Port Hope were as follows: -- Mayor: W. R. Jex, Wickett, 735. Deputy reeve: Lorne Giddy, 265; George Caldwell, 238. Council (six members): George Phillips, 1,054; John Rosevear, 922; William™ Austin, 910; Wilbur Moore, 886; John Whetstone, 702; Robert 1,- Holdeway, 672. School trustees: Ward 3--Geaorge Brockenshire,' 347; A. Crowhurst, 113. REPAT. GROUP 802; R. H. SOVIET ORDER BANS FRENCH Paris, Dec. 9 (AP).--The Sovi.® | Embassy announced today that a French repatriation mission had been ordered to leave Russian ter- ritory at once. The Embassy said the Russian government considered the Russian. French #%epatriation agreement o June 29, 1945, had been voided by a French decision to take over th Soviet repatriation centre at Camp Beuregard, near Paris. Moscow recalled its repatriation commission from France yesterday. The Soviet Embassy said th Russian repatriation mission would leave Paris today. It explained that the action of . Russian government also was ccn- nected with the alleged persecution of Russian citizens and repatriat' in France. The French announced on Nov. 26 that they had expelled 19 Russians from France for "interference" in French internal affairs during th strike crisis which is now harrassing the French government, Twelve days earlier French aut orities had staged a raid on the Beauregard repatriation centre, tak- ing away three children of a za' uralized Frenchman whose former wifée--a Soviet citizen--had take: them there. The Russian protests concerning this raid the French replied that the camp enjoyed no extra-territoriality and therefore was subjeet to search. P.E.I. Ready For Election On Thursday taking immediate steps Palestine Arabs in opposing the United Nations desision to partition the Holy Land. In Damascus, Syria, a "Palestine Liberation Committee" declared it was sending into Palestine Arab volunteers trained in commando tactics. But the fury of the Arab attacks in Palestine itself appeared to be abating. Two Jews were reported slain by Arab snipers, but the other two death scame in the course of attacks on British armored cars, said by Jewish sources to have been perpe- trated by 'dissident Jewish groups," orsibly the mnrlerground Stern group, Bombs Hurled In those attacks, gasoline bombs were hurled at four armored cars, /and four other armored cars were fired upon in the Tel Aviv aea. Police sprayed the streets with bul- lets. Several Jews were wounded, Arab Commandos Prepare For War On Jewish Forces By Joseph C. Goodwin Jerusalem, Dec. 9 (AP) --Four Jews were reported kill« ed today in sporadic outbursts in the area of all-Jewish Tel Aviv, raising the death toll in 10 days of Palestine strife | to 105. The Arab League announced in Cairo last night it was toward o- military and other action to aid] and two armored car commanders were hurt. One Arab was killed by gunfire and another Arab seriously wounded in last night's disorders in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa border area died of his wounds this morning. The body of a Jew was found in the port city of Haifa. Up to 40 Arabs huts were destroy- ed by fire during wild clashes last night in the area between Jewish Tel Aviv and Arab Jaffa. During the night a "taxicab army' of Jew- ish volunteers beat off a two-hour attack by Arabs armed with ma- chine-guns and grenades. Jewish police were credited with foiling attempts to burn many other Arab homes during the clashes. A young Jewish woman, Mrs, Yehuda Albo, was reported by police to be missing after an attack on her home by Arabs. Her husband and PALESTINE (Continued on Page 2) Paris, Dec. 9---(Reuters) -- The French Confederation Gener. al Du Travail (C.G.T.) tonight ordered its members to resume work, Charlottetown, Dec. 9 (CP)--The | brunt of campaigning for Thurs- | day's general election was over to- | day after a flurry of radiu speeches | last night and a joint meeting at | Souris at the eastern end of the | Island where Premier Jones and the Progressive Conservative opposition leader, Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan, tossed barbs for an hour before a packed crowd. The ban on radio electioneering | went. into effect at midnight and there were few meetings scheduled for the next two days before Con- servative, C.C.F., or the one inde- pendent Farmer-Labor candidates, The joint meeting, a common oc- currence. in former election cam- paigns, was one of the few held during this one and put the two party leaders on the same platform for the first time. A good part of the discussion was taken up with arguments over the dominion-provincial financial agreement. Dr. MacMillan said the dominion government "had made more than $5,000,000 out of Prince Edward Is- land" between 1942 and 1946. Premier Jones, on the same sub- ject, said: "It is a great agreement in compagison with the other prov- inces." Besides the dominion-provincial agreement the two other main is- sues were feed grains and labor. The C.C.F., under its youthful leader, George Wotton, consistently | attacked the government for the high cost of feeds and low prices for livestock and claimed that agri. culture had been hard hit. The labor issue centred on the seizure by the government of the Canada Packers plant here last summer during the packinghouse strike. Both opposition parties held the Liberal government "Anti- labor" while Premier Jones said he had "only the farmers in mind." Suspend Sentence For Two Years John B. Marlow, 124 Agnes Street, was placed on two years suspended sentence by Magistrate Frank S. Ebbs here today, after he pleadea guilty to charges of theft and fail. ing to account. Conditions of the sentencé were: That court costs be paid by the ena of January; that restitution in cash be made within six months to Frea Granovsky from whom he haa stolen a- total of '$152.88; 'that ade- quate provision be made for support of accused's wife and children, ana that he totally abstain from in- Jone i% beverages during the pedion, probation, arlow had been employed as truck driver by Gia ana from October 17 to November 18, he reportedly stole several sums ol Premier Robert Schuman's new offer to the strikers, made last night, provided: 1. Strikers must work by tomorrow, 2. For so doing, they will re- ceive--as will the millions who did not strike--cost-of-living bo- return {nuses of 1,600 francs ($12.50) a month, dating from Nov, 24, 3. In addition, the government will undertake immediate stud- ies in an effort to stabilize salar- ies and prices, retroactive to Dec. 1. 4. Further, the C will not attempt to prosecute strikers, except those guilty of sabotage, viclence preventing non- strikers from working, or for other violations of the new, anti- strike law, 5. Strikers will receive no pay for time lost during the walk- outs, which began nearly a month ago, 5 The strikers want the minimum monthly wage boosted to 10,800 francs ($91), which is $7 more than the government's best offer so far and $20 better than the present minimum. The government gave demon- strations of the-force it intended to use ty fight the strikes if the offer is not accepted. At Mont- pellier, 18 men were arrested and charged under the new and drastic anti-strike law with ob- government to. Strike Ends In France AsCommies Back Down; Resume Jobs Tomorrow structing workers at an automo bile plant, At Marseille, troops took over the important St, Charles rail. way station and drove strikers from the district. - Authorities said they hoped to get trains run- ning soon from France's second largest city and greatest port, where the 'labor troubles started last month, Other soldiers moved in force into the northern mining ' dis- tricts, ousting pickets from coal mine entrances and railroad sta. tions at Bethune, Valenciennes and Douai, Strong back-to-work movements were reported in this region. CORNWALL APPOINTMENT * Cornwall, Dec. 9 (CP). -- City Council last night appointed George F. Bergeron, a veteran city counc.. member, as building, plumbing and water inspector. He takes office January 1. 5 CROWN ATTORNEY QUITS Cornwall, Dec. 9 (CP).--John G Harkness, 82, city solicitor since 19. and Crown Attorney since 1916, last night announced his resignation from both offices. G. A. Stiles be- comes city solicitor and R. P. Milli- gan is acting Crown Attorney. SPARKS FROM CHIMNEY Firemen today responded to a call from Bill's Place, 28% Simcoe Street South, where sparks in the chimney caused no damage. The fire apparatus was out of the station for only eight minutes. grounded tugboat Sachem freezing temperatures. uninjured. spokesman said. had been ill about a week. ' ROBBERS Kirkland Lake, Dec. 9 than $6,000. money amounting to $152.88, * LATE NEWS BRIEFS 7 TUG CREW RESCUED " Oswego, N.Y., Dec. 9 (AP)--Three crew members and a United States government inspector aboard the in Oswego Harbor were rescued today in 'the face of snow, wind and below- United States Coast Guard rescuers shot a life-line to the vessel and hauled the men 75 feet to shore in a breeches buoy. They were FRANCE OUSTS 12 RUSSIANS hs Paris, Dec. 9 (AP)--The 12 members of the Soviet Reparation Missin in France were expelled tonight for "subversive activities in France," a Foreign Ministry SENATOR BENCH DIES St. Catharines, Dec. 9 (CP)--Senator John Joseph- Bench, K.C., 42, one of Canada's youngest Senators, died today after a heart attack. The Senator for Lincoln NET $6,000 (CP)--For the second time this year, Henry Galbraith's jewelry store here was en- tered early today by thieves who escaped with a tray of diamond rings and 100 wrist watches valued at more Ee rtars earlier broke into the Park Cleaners and Dyers plant and stripped it clean of clothes and dyed materials. Some hours later police discovered quantities of the clothing lootin nearby snowdrifts. y 4