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OSHAWA ' and Chronicle HE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE "WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 101 Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1948 Price 4 Cents TWENTY PAGES K PLANES, TROOPS BLA sk Cancellation Of Pe A 4 Railway Franchise BE -- -------------- Council Charges C.N.R. Officials Not Playing Ball Charging that Canadian National Railways authorities "had not attempted to play ball in any shape or form" and "the whole thing was becoming ridiculous", City. Council last night agreed to take the question of removing the King Street tracks to the final authority, the Dominion govern- ment. By unanimous vote, Council® decided to apply for passing of a special act cancelling the franchise of the Canadian National Railways and the Oshawa Railway: Co, on King Street from Mary Street to McMillan Drive. $ This action, suggested by Finance Chairman R. D. Humphreys, cli- maxed a discussion which moved steadily toward the conclusion that little was 'to be gained by further negotiations along the lines tried to date. "Stalling For Time" In the opinion of Ald. Michael Starr, a letter from J. F. Pringle, C.N.R. vice-president for this region, to the effect that an alternative route along Richmond Street and McMillan Drive was being consid- ered merely indicated that the rail- way was 'stalling for time". He suggested that various organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce petition the Department of Tran- | pol sport to have the rails removed. "I don't think the railway has attempted to play ball in any shape or form," declared Mayor McCallum, Recalling that nearly two years ago Mr. Pringle had said it would be impossible to lay the tracks along an alternative route suggested by city representatives. He said that now the question was 'coming to a showdown", railway officials were saying they *" ht do something." It had been estimated, he said, that it would cost $35,000 to improve the present roadbed but when it had been suggested that this amount be applied toward moving King Street coalyards to a more desirable location on Simcoe Street South, the railway had refused. plaints Re Proposed Route While it had been suggested pre- viously that re-routing of the line along 'Richmond Street and Mc- Millan Drive might avoid much of the difficulty, it was agreed last night that this solution would not be satisfactory. Complaints against this arrangement were already be- ing received, it was disclosed. Various of the members told of protests made to them by business- men on King. Street West concern- ing detrimental effects of the rail- way's operation on that street. "We have had a lot of criticism about the condition of King Stréet," Board of Works Chairman Starr continued. "We are anxious to try to put it in shape but we can't do it until the tracks are removed." "We have exhausted every avenue of conciliation, arbitration, kindness and consideration to all these coal companies and the railroad," Ald. Humphreys declared, adding: "The whole thing's becoming ridiculous." In his opinion the only body hav- ing authority to force the company to remove the tracks was the fed- eral government and on his motion it was agreed to send a resolution to the government asking that a special act be passed cancelling this portion of the railway's contract with the city. Arabs Reject French Plan On U.N.] Force Lake Success, April 20 -- (CP) -- The Arabs today rejected a French proposal for an international vol- unteer police force for Jerusalem. The Jews agreed to the proposal for a 1,000-man elite force to safe- guard Jerusalem's holy places under a proposed truce, but the Arab re- jection dashed hopes for its es- tablishment, Jamal Husseini, vice-chairman of the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine, told the trusteeship coun- cil the Arabs "object to foreign troops being sent to our country." He said the term troops also meant lice. Husseini added that the Arabs would not resist the proposed police force but would never agree to it. Moshe Shertok, head of the Jew- 4sh Agency's political department, said the Jews definitely agree to setting up a UN. force for Jeru- salem. The United States renewed its appeal meanwhile for quick U. N. approval of the American plan for U..N.| trusteeship over Palestine. Philip C. Jessup, U.S, delegate, told the 58-member political com- mittee he felt the American views could be summed up this way: 1. The U.N. must be prepared to accept full responsibility for Pal- estine when the British mandate rule ends May 15. ' 2, A temporary trusteeship ap- pears to be the proper way for the iy to dishcarge these responsibili- es. A truce for the walled section of Jerusalem where many of the places holy to Christians, Jews and Mo- hammedans are situated, was agreed upon yesterday in the 12- man trusteeship council by repre- sentatives in Lake Success of the Arabs and Jews. But the Arab stand today ruled out hopes this truce would be achieved. Consider Sites For City Hall Question of an Oshawa City Hall arose again last night when a City Council Commit- tee was appointed to investi- gate suitable sites for such a building, Members of the com- mittee are Mayor F. N, McCal- lum and Aldermen Sam Jack- son, Evelyn Bateman and R. D. Humphreys, Mayor McCallum pointed out that a similar committee had been appointed 25 years ago, according to the press. SHIP 15 LOST, FOUR TRAPPED BY ICE PACKS Halifax, April 29--(CP) -- Ite and the dregs of a three-day storm that charged across the Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador con- tinued to play hob today with ship- ping along the entire length of the Canadian Atlantic seaboard. One ship already has been des- troyed. Another was towed to safe. ty. A line was about to be put aboard another. Still four others were trap- ped in ice floes off Cape Breton. Twenty-eight men still were awaiting rescue on an ice pack off Battle Harbor near the southeastern tip of Labrador. Their ship, the sealer Norman Conrad, was destroy- ed by the grinding ice Tuesday. Another sealer, the Eagle, manag- ed to punch her way within eight miles of the marooned hunters be- fore she herself "was caught in the grip of the pack. The Norman Con- rad's crew was not believed in dan- ger. as they had taken supplies, life- boats and provisions with them when abandoning ship. The \U.S. Coast Guard cutter Acushnet towed the disabled Bostoh trawler into Yarmouth, N.S. early today. The vicious storm had rent the Newton's timbers. and sprung a leak. The crew bailed by hand for a day before the Acushnet arrived. | The salvage tug Foundation Jo. | sephine, meanwhile, had reached the side of the crippled Greek | freighter Petros Nomikos south of Cape Ray, Nfld. The tug transferred pumps and other equipment to the freighter which is taking water in No. 2 hold. Trapped in ice drifting out of the Gulf of St. Lawrence were the seal- ers Alfred and Emily and Inver- leigh, the freighter Keltic and the Newfoundland government ferry- freighter Random. The ice-breaker Saurel was to make another attempt today to crack the ice pack and free all four ships. The Keltic and Random were off the mouth of Sydney har- bor while the Alfred and Emily, al. ready trapped ence this spring, and the Inverleigh were near the north- ern tip of Cape Breton. Some of the Inverleigh's 27-man crew walked ashore at Ingonish yes- terday to pick up supplies and re- turned to the ship over the close- packed ice. | Two Year Term For Ivers Kelly In Assault Case Toronto, April 29--(CP)--Ivers Kelly, Toronto newspaper man, to- day was sentenced to two years less a day definite and one year in- definite in Ontario Reformatory for assault causing bodily harm to his wife. Kelly, 41, was acquitted yester- day of a charge of attempted mur- der of his 29-yedreold wife, Verna, but was convicted of the lesser charge. Mrs, Kelly was found uncon- scious at her home here last Dec. 22, suffering head injuries inflicted by Kelly. Ehe still is under medical care and doctors said she appears to be half-blind and partly para- lyzed from her injuries, During the trial, Kelly admitted that due to financial troubles he had decided to kill his wife and City Seeks to Finance New Works Dept. Yard Faced with the necessity of va- cating this summer its present Wor'\s Department yard at the rear of the Williams Piano building, City Council last night sought means of financing the establish ment of proper garage, warehouse and office facilities on part of the old Coulter Manufacturing Co. site in the south part of the city. Plans submitted by City Engineer W. T. Dempsey were approved and instructors were given for immed- iate preparation of a by-law, for submission to the Municipal Board, asking approval for issuing deben- tures for $73,000, the estimated cost of the project. Stating that the nced wag ur- gent, Mr. Dempsey pointed out that the city had never had ade- quate storhge space for either equipment or supplies. As a result it was impossible to purchase large quantities of sueh materials as ce- ment and salt--a condition which was "costing the city money." He said that while in case of emergency it would be possible to store vehicles outside, this would be detrimental to the equipment and would make operation extreme- ly difficult in cold weather. "I think everything here is im- portant and needed at the present time," Ald. Sam Jackson declared with reference to the plans sub- mitted by the engineer. The difficulty arising was that of fihancing the project. On urging by Ald. Michael Starr, chairman of the Board of Works, it was de- cided to seek permission to issue debentures for the sum required. As proposed by the engineer, the yard would front on Ritson Road, occupying approximately the east half of the property, now owned by the city, where the former Coul- ter plant was located. Plans called for a garage build- ing 120 by 50 feet in difnension, a concrete block office building 45 by 36 feet and a warehouse approxi- mately 60 by 20. The garage, the most costly item, would be of steel frame and concrete block construc- tion while the warehouse would be metal-clad frame. himself. He said he thought this would be in the best interests of th vr three 'children. He knocked his ='.¢'s head on the floor but could nok go through with his plan, he said. Will Discuss Wage Rates At Conference Here . Delegates from every local union in the UAW.-CI10., in Canada will meet; here on May 1 and 2 at the Union Hall for a regional Skilled Trades Council meeting. Recommendations of a commit- tee - appointed at last November's' international convention in Atlan- tic City to work out an agreement on journeyman-upgrader #Rroblems among UAW, skilled tradesmen will be reported to the Council. Standardization of wage rates for skilled workers throughout U.A.W. shops in Canada will be a top item. George Campbell, International Director of the Union's Skilled Trades Department, and William C. MacDonald, newly appointed ed- ucational director for the Canadian Region, will speak. Jack Stephen of Ford Local 200, W: , Presi- dent of the Council, will ir the two-day session. ; Present for Governor-General Lord Alexander of Tunis, governor-general of Canada, is shown (left) examining the model of the historic cannon "Roaring Meg" which was presented to him during his visit to Londonderry, Ireland. With him is Sir Basil MacFarland, mayor of the city. The original "Roaring Meg" was used in the siege of Derry in 1688-9. Lord Alexander was also given the freedom of the city. Canada's Foreign Policy Debate Up For Commons | Ship Saves 28 On Jce 8t. John's Nfid., April 29-- (CP) -- Twenty-eight seamen, whé abandoned the ice-crushed sealer Norma Conrad in the Strait of Belle Isle Tuesday, were being rescued today by the veteran sealing steamship Eagle, it was.reported here. The Eagle crunched her way through the grinding ice floes to the side of the Conrad and began taking the marooned men off the ice. The men abandoned the Con- rad when jagged ice pans sliced through her timbers and rafted her out of the water. Since then they awaited rescue in im- provised shelters on the ice. Hurt By Discharge Of Homemade Gun Boy Improving Thirteen-year-old William Loucke, 172 Montrave Avenue, is home again today after being treated in the Oshawa General Hospital for sev- ere lacerations of the hand suffered Sunday when a home-made gun Constable M. R. Hodgson is in- discharged without warning while he was handling the weapon. Dr. A. K. Mighton, the boy's phy- siclan, said Bill did not lose 'any fingers or the thumb although lacerations were severe. Provincial Constablye M. R. Hodgson is in- vestigating. He said today the weapon was a steel pipe approxi- mately three-eighths of an inch in diameter and a foot long. It was wired to a grooved wooden handle resembling a pistol grip. The home-made gun powder is shoved into the pipe which is plug- ged at the grip end. A tiny niche on the pipe permits the operator to set off the charge with some form of ignition. No explanation has been made of how young Loucke got his hand in .the way of the charge unless it shot out the niche while he was holding a flame over it. Jet Plane Pilot Unhurt In Crash Wagaming, Ont., April 29--(CP) '--A Royal Canadian Air Force jet plane made a crash landing yester- day in a swampy field near this Northwestern Ontario village and the pilot--only occupant of the lightning-fast aircraft-- escaped without serious injury. Air force officials in Winnipeg said that Wing Cmdr. J. D. Somer- ville of Vancouver, the pilot of the jet which was on its way to Bri- tish Columbia from Toronto, made 2 "beautiful landing" in a field about 200 by 300 yards. They said he was shaken up but not other- wise hurt. THE WEATHER Clear today and Friday. Not much change in temperature. Winds east 15 today, becoming light tonight and Friday. Low tonight and high Friday 38 and 62. Summary for Friday: Clear. Not much change in tempera- ture, Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, April 29 (CP).--Canada's | foreign policies will be brought into the Commons limelight today, The policies will be up for scrutiny in the first major debate | of the session on Canada's role in international 'affairs. The debate will be on the 1948-49 estimates of expenditures for the External Af- fairs Department. Discussion of any matter within jurisdiction of the External Affairs Department will be permissible, but the threat of Communism is expected to loom largely in the debate. External Affairs Minister St. Laurent, Gordon Graydon (PC- Peel), M. J. Coldwell, C.CF. Leader, and Solon Low, Social Credit Leader are expected 'to be the "principle speakers. - However, many members of the various parties are anxious to get their views on the record. As a result the debate may be resumed at the Friday sitting. Communism was referred to fre- quently in the major debate in the Commons yesterday. Justice Minister Ilsléy indicated there is litfle evidenee that Com- munists are tinreatening foreign- born Canadians with reprisals against relatives living abroad if they do not contribute to Com- .munist funds. He spoke during clause-by-clause study of a bill setting up a new pension plan for the R.C.M.P. Before turning to the R.C.M.P. bill, members adopted a measure increasing the: benefits to unem- ployed persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Act. Later, two minor bills dealing with the northwest territories were adopted. One would confirm the government's authority to build a power plant on the Snare River to provide electricity to the Yellow- knife gold mining developments. The second would establish author- ity of the Northwest Territories Council over the game resources of the territory. In the R.CMP. debate, Mr, Ilsley said several opposition mem- bers had stated foreign-born Cana- dians were being threatened with reprisals against relatives abroad if they did not contribute to Com- munist funds. He said he had inquired and had found that "occasionally in con- versation there is some reference to relatives of the displaced person or other person of foreign origin or foreign parentage in the. home country or Communist country." "These references are not threats," FOREIGN POLICY (Continued on Page 2) 1 | ' By D'ARCY O'DONNELL Stock Exchange Strike Is Ended , April 29 -- (AP) -- Unite nancial employees (A. F. L.) today voted to return to work at the New York Stock Exchange and four brokerage houses and end their. month-long strike. The union acted at a special meeting after Mayor O'Dwyer re- quested them to resume work at wage increases offered. by the ex- change pending city investigation of the wage issue. There was no immediate an- nouncement of when the strikers would return to their jobs. The strike against the Stock Ex- change and the New York Curb Exchange started March 29. Later it was extended to four brokerage houses. The Curb Exchange dispute was settled about two weeks ago. GOV'T MOVES TO NIP STRIKE OF RAIL MEN Chicago, April 29 (AP)--Federal conciliators came here from Wash- ington today to make a final at- tempt to avert a United States-wide railroad strike called for May 11 by two operating brotherhoods. Representatives of the carriers and three operating unions involved in a lengthy wage dispute were summoned to a meeting by chair- man Frank Douglass of the Na- tional Railway Mediation Board. The official strike notice was an- nounced yesterday by the Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Switchmen's Unon of America. The walkout, which would cripple. the country's 225,000-mile railroad system, was set for 6 am. a week from next Tues- day. The Brotherhood - of Locomotive Engineers, the third operating union seeking a 30-per-cent wage increase with a minimum raise of $3 a day and changes in working rules, did not join in the strike notice. A spokesman said his union has "not made up its mind #f and when a strike date will be set." It was this union's understanding that each brotherhood could act independent- ly. Wage negotiations between the carriers and the three brotherhoods representing about 150,000 members, collapsed Tuesday night. The unions had announced a strike call would be issued yesterday. Before Douglass left Washington for the Chicago meeting he said failure of the unions and carriers to reach an agreement 'represents a serious threat tothe economy of the nation in that a stoppage of all rail transportation in the country may follow." Douglass said he saw "no reason why the Railway Labor Act cannot be made effective to adjust this present dispute." The board first entered the controversy last De- cember but withdrew when media- tion efforts failed. City Favors $10,000 Grant For Fair Barn City Council approved last night of making a grant of $10,000 to- ward construction of the horse barn building proposéd by the South Ontario Agricultural Society for Alexandra Park, on condition that it include shower, dressing room and lavatory facilities for the use of persons using the park. This recommendation came from Finance Chairman R. D. Humph- reys who said the proposal was to contribute $5,000 this year and a similar amount in 1949. 'The Agricultural Society is plan- ning to erect the building in the north-west corner of the Park. This location had been considered at length by the Planning Board at a meeting last week and Coun- cil voted last might to ask repre- sentatives of the Society to discuss this aspect with the Planning Board. Of concern to the Planning Board was the possibility, at some future date of extending Golf Street to meet Buckingham Avenue. If such a street were located along the west limits: of the Park, jogging east to link up with Midland Avenue, pro- vision might be made for the horse stables but-there would not be suf- ficient room for any further build- ings in the area. Chrysler Strike Date To Be Set Detroit, April 20 -- (AP)--A date for a strike by 75,000 Chrysler Corp. employees will be set Friday by the United Auto Workers (CIO) top policy committee, the union announ. ced yesterday. The U.AW. said a walkout "will be calledron the date set unless an agreement is reached by that time." The announcement came as nego- tiations continued on the union's demand for a 30-cent hourly wage increase and other concessions, Cehrysler's only offer to date -- six cents an hour -- was rejected April 17 and later was withdrawn, The union meanwhile served for- mal notice on General Motors Corp. of its intent to terminate the G.M.- U.A.W. contract;=which expires to- day. This action was in accordance with instructions from the union's 100.man General Motors conference. ® Reported quarter of Jaffa, which Irgun after four days fighting with ish counter-attack developed /D.M. Storie Promoted By Fittings Ltd. Following the annual meeting of Fittings Limited, held in the main offices at Charles and Bruce Streets yesterday, A. G. Storie, President DOUGLAS M. STORIE and General Manager, announced the appointment of Douglas M. Storie as Vive-President and Plant Manager. D. M. Storie reaches this appoint- ment after 25 years of service with the company. Mr. Storie was born in Oshawa and educated in Oshawa schools. He worked his way to this top position through the various divisions of the company's opera- tions. A. G. Storie, President and General Manager; W. G. Bowden, Executive Vice-President and Managing Di. rector; Donald D. Storie, Secretary- Treasurer. and Director. Other di- rectors are Ed. G. Storie and M. C. Deans, Bankers Bond Corporation, Toronto. In his remarks to the directors, A. G. Storie referred to the past year's operations of the company, reporting a most successful year, and paid tribute to the staff of the entire organization for their loyalty. Said Mr. Storie, "We acknowl- edge with gratitude and apprecia- tion the loyal, faithful and efficient %®fforts of all our employees throughout the year", Other officers of the company are | ST JAFFA Egypt, Iraq Forces On Move To Palestine War By Max Boyd Jerusalem, April 29 (CP)--British forces struck with artillery and diving planes today at the battered Manshieh Zvai Leumi captured yesterday the Arabs. The promised Brit= as officials of Egypt and Iraq said large parts of their armies were moving on Palestine. Sharp skirmishes occurred in the Jordan River Valley opposite Trans- Jordan. The Jews claimed capture of Bei- san, ;15 miles south of the Sea of Galilee. Beisan is a way station for Arabs filtering in from the East for the battle over partition. | The Arab legion informed King | Abdullah in Amman it had occupied | Gesher, a Jewish collective settle- | ment in the Jordan Valley, and- kil= | led hundreds of Jews. The Legion . | said the fight started Tuesday night when Jews killed a Legion seniry inside Trans-Jordan territory. The Egyptian Communications Minister, Dessouki Abaza Pasha, said in Cairo large Egyptian Army forces had been sent to the south- ern border of Palestine. Regent Ab- dul Ilah of Iraq said in Amman his country's army had started moving toward PH¥lestine and would. pass through Trans-Jordan. Irish In It British authorities employed a battalion of Irish Fusiliers to sup- port their pledge not to permit the Jews to occupy Jaffa, the Arab port adjoining rll-Jewish Tel Aviv. The reinforcements brought the British force available to about 3,000 men. As far as was known, Irgun ap. peared determined to try and hold the Arab quarter. Throughout the night, Irgun forces dug into defence positions and brought up fresh troops. British shells fell in the Manshiem quarter. Early damage and casual- ties were reported small. The news of a cease fire for the | old Wa'lad City of Jerusalem was received here with optimism. Nei- ther the Jews nor the Arabs, how- ever, had received instructions by early afternoon to cease fighting. Jewish reports to Jerusalem were that the Jewish militia Hagana routes Arabs in a five-hour battle today and took a police station near Samakah which the Arabs had oce cupied. Samakah is at the south- | ern tip of the Sea of Galilee. Down the river valley almost half way to Beisan, the same reports continued, Hagana also occupied a police , post and a police fortress, evacuated by British forces near Gesher. Charge Legion The Jewish press charged Arab Legionnaires coming from Trans-Jordan joined other armed Arabs in yesterday's attack on the Jewish collective settlement of Ge- sher, but there was no official con- firmation. Gesher is just south of a Jordan River power station ewfied and op- erated by the Jews. One Jew was reported killed and nine wounded that JAFFA (Continued on Page 2) * LATE NE TWO TRAIN Kamloops, B.C., April 2 Valley. Toronto, April 29 (CP ordering the appearance New Toronto, April 29 Drummond, President of Workers (C.C.L.), favor of strike actign. whistle blowing at the time were killed, killed today when a C.N.R. slide 40 miles north of here. The dead: Fireman E. Witt, and Brakeman T. W. McKnight, both of Kamloops. The slide occurred near Barriere in the North Thompson WS BRIEFS. % 9 (CP)--Two trainmen were freight train struck a rock MUST PRODUCE ROBINSON )--A writ of habeas corpus, of Reid Robinson, eastern vice-president of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers (C.I.0.) was served today on the Governor of Toronto jail. The Governor was ordered to produce Robinson at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Osgoode Hall. Robinson was ordered deported after an immigration board investigated his alleged Communist sympathies. RUBBER WORKERS STRIKE LOOMS (CP)--Employees of Good-' year Tire and Rubber Company here have voted in favor of strike action if wage demands for a 15-cent hourly increase are not met, it was announced today. Matt Local 232, United Rubber aid the ballot was 1,396 to 406 in KILLED IN CROSSING CRASH Hamilton, April 29 (CP)--Joseph Davies, 36, of Hamilton, was killed instantly today when his car was struck by a C.P.R. fast freight at the nearby' Aldershot level crossing. The train crew reported to the police that the wig-wag signals were working and the train of the accident. The accident occurred at the same crossing at which a crowded bus was struck by a train some years ago and 11 people . / \ / Xx ~s