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TH OSHAWA ¥ Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY, VOL. 7--NO. 151 -- OSHAWA-WHITBY, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1948 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES FEAR 5,000 DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE * +e La 2 J Thornton' s Corners Girl Dies Suddenly After Swimming 40,000 Homeless As City Destroyed On Sea of Japan J; Tokyo, June 28--(AP)~Great earth shocks late today twisted the western Honsnu town of Fukui like taffy, de- stroying the homes of most of the 85,000 population and Complains ins of Cold And Collapses At Pleasure Valley With the words "Gee! I'm coe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Pascoe, Thornton's Corners, collapsed unconscious on the cement bank of the Pleasure Valley swimming pool at 9:45 p.m. yesterday and died before medical aid arrived. cold", 15-Year-old Velma Pas- The girl had been swimming iné the pool with about 20 other people and had just splashed into the water from a chute and climbed out of the tank complaining of the cold. t is thought that she was suffering om a heart condition and had previously complained of dizzy spells while in swimming, Two years ago she fainted while in swimming at the same pool and had to be pulled from the waters. Donald McGarry, 244 Arthur Street, an eye witness, said that the gi-l told him she was cold and sec- onds later fell over backwards. "Joe McPhee and I carried her to the ranch and Mr. James applied arti- ficial respiration but she died before he doctor arrived," Mr. McGarry said. The cause of death will not defin- ftely be established until a post mortem has been performed but Coroner Dr. R. W. Graham said that he thought it "very unlikely" that defth was due to drowning. Miss Pascoe, who was 16, was born in Oshawa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Pascoe, and lived all her life at the family residence just north of Thornton's Corners. She |. was a mentber of King Stréet United Church. Besides her parents, she is sur- vived by two sisters, Mrs. Sam Poloz, (Darlien) Oshawa and Mrs. E. Blight, (Laura) Toronto; and two brothers, Wilfred and Freder- ick, both of Oshawa. The funeral will be held from the Luke-McIntosh Funeral Home on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 with Rev. J. V. McNeely conducting the service. Interment will be in Union Cemetery. Italy Is on Edge As Strikes Spread Rome, June 28--(AP) -- Com- munist-led strikes kept Italy on edge today despite week-end set- tlement of a food workers' strike which threatened for a time to empty the country's cupboards. A general strike in Pisa Province entered its four day after the In- Dies Suddenly IYELMA PASCOE Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Pascoe of Thornton's Corners who collapsed and died after swimming at Pleasure Valley Ranch last night. dustrial Association and Chamber of Labor Representatives failed to agree on demands for rehiring 110 workers laid off by a match tactory. A one-day' countrywide stirke of food industry workers ended Satur- day night after the goverament promised to co: T wage increas- es and other demas. Food workers in jpopular Milan Province remain off the job, however, in sympéthy with 150 bak- ery employees laid off a month ago. THE WEATHER Cloudy with showers and widely scattered thundershow- ers, Continuing warm and humid Winds light. Low tonight and high Tuesday 68 and 80. Sum- mary for Tuesday: Showers, warm and humid. ast Counts 23 Dead In Week-End Mishaps; Toll in Ontario Is 14 By The Canadian Press Twelve drownings were reported as Eastern Canada counted 23 fa- talities during the last week-end in June. A Canadian Press survey early to- . day also showed the stocking-stran- glling of a Toronto redhead, seven traffic deaths, two 'deaths from burns and one from electrocution, Ontario reported 14 violent deaths, Quebec eight including six drown- ings and Nova Scotia one. Leonard B, Smith, - 25-year-old Toronto foundry worker, was charg. ed with murder of Mrs. Leila Adams, 38, whose scantily-clad body was found Saturday in an alleyway in 'Toronto's east end. Police said the badly-beaten woman had been gar- rotted with one of her own stock ings. The drowning victims included: Sylvia LaFlamme, 19, who slipped off a boat in Riviere Des Prairies at Montreal; Jean LaPorte, 18, who lost his life while swimming in Lake Clouthier at St. Beatrice, Que.; Her- bert Vandusen, 19, who plunged in- to the Thomas River at Chatham; . Doreen Everett, 20, of Bradford, who waded beyond her depth in the Moon River at Bala, while learning p swim, Others who drowned were: Angelo ottero, Montreal police constable. victim of a boating accident on lake of Two Mountains near St. Eustache, Que.; Yvan St. Laurent, 18, who fell from a rock into the St. Lawrence River at Beauville; Gaston Jeffery, 19, who slipped into the St. Lawrence while transferring from one rowboat to another near Quebec City; Robert Raesback, eight, who fell off a Toronto whar{ while trying to retrieve 'a ball; and Thomas McLachlin, 14, who was drowned in five feet of water in a Hamilton filtration basin. Three bodies of drowning victims were recovered, They were those of Garry Davidson, four, who toppled from a wharf at Sydney, N. S.; of Edouard Bergin, 36, of Montreal, who was drowned in the St. Law- rence a week ago; and of an uniden- tified middle-aged man at Toron- to. A swimmer who was electrocuted was Willie Gagne, 26, of Montreal. With wet feet he stepped on a live wiré at St. Hippolyte, Que. While cycling on the homeward lap of an 80-mile round trip he was making to visit his wife in a Hamilton hospital, Willlam Green, 33, of St. Catharines, suffered a fa tal seizure near Stoney Creek. George Monteith, 77, was struck by a Toronto street-car." Wilma Lowden of Streetsville, near Toron. to, died following collision at Street- ville in which eight other persons including her mother were injured. Gilles Desmarais, four months,' was killed at Windsor Mills, Que., when a car skidded into a ditch, Arthur Soles, 27, of Nanticoke, suffered fatal injuries when a car plunged into a ditch near Port Do- ver; Antoinette Smith, 14 months, was crushed under her grandfath- er's overturned car; David Frieberg, 55, of Toronto, died of injuries suf- fered June 23 when his car hit a telephone pole north of Oshawa. Roger Hill, aged seven months, died of burns suffered when his mother poured coal oil on smoulder- ing wood in a kitchen stove on the six Nations Indian Reserve near Brantford. The child's mother 22- year-old Florence Hill, suffered se- vere burns, Donald Fairley, 14 monks old, London, Ont, was fatally burned | when he tumbled backwards into a fire in a refuse pit. MAN CHARGED INSTRANGLING OF WOMAN, 38 Toronto, June 28--(CP) -- A 25- year-old foundry worker, arrested on a charge of murder, today stood accused of garrotting Mrs, Leila Adams, 38, with her own silk stock- ing. Leonard B. Smith was said by po- lice to have beaten the woman, then strangled her, leaving her partly- clothed body in- a garage in east centra] Toronto. Smith appeared in magistrate's court today, and was remanded. A war veteran who married four months ago and lived with his bride less than a week, Smith was seen with Mrs. Adams Friday night, drinking beer in a tavern, The body was discovered = when Thomas Scott noticed the woman's red-painted . toenails protruding from beneath the door of the dilap. idated garage. Identity was made through fingerprint files; police said she had a police record here and in Montreal. Police said there was "some evid- ence" Mrs. Adams recently under- went an illegal operation. She was married in 1930 and has been es- tranged from her husband, a Ham- ilton roofer, for 11 years. Dr. J. W. O'Hara, coroner, said: "All signs indicate this is definitely murder," Mrs. Isobel Doole told police she heard the noise of a struggle in the lane at 2 am. Saturday, Mrs. Adams, also known by her maiden name of Godfrey, had been visiting .for the last five weeks at the home of a , "Mrs. Vincent Baldasio, Police were told she re- ceived several telephone calls in the last two weeks from a man called "Frank." Smith, native of Napanee, served with the Hastings and Prince Ed- ward Regiment during the second world war, taking part in the inva- sion of Sicily and Italy. Local Ballots 86.2 Per Cent For Strike In one of the heaviest votes in the local's history, members of the G.M. Division of Local 222, U.AW.- CI1.0. ballotted 862 per cent, in favor of strike action on Friday and Saturday. Union officials would not announce the actual figures of the vote but it is understood that more than 3,000 of the 4,500 mem- bers used their ballots. As the situation in the dispute between the union and General Mo- tors on the wage scale in the new agreement now stands, the union members having indicated by a more than two-thirds majority that they favor strike action, they await action by the Ontario Department of Labor to arrange for a Rand formula vote under which all em- ployees, whether union or non-uni- on, will vote. A Rand formula vote is required under the agreement now in force between the company and the union and the union has already asked Queen's Park to carry out such a ballot, Meanwhile, it is expected that armed with the results of the week- end vote, the negotiating committee will again approach the manage- ment to see if a further offer will be made. The union is asking for a 16% cents across the board increase while the company is offering nine cents across the board plus two ex- tra paid holidays, or the equivalent of 10 cents across the board, with an escalator clause whieh goes into effect when the cost of living index reaches 166. The escalator clause provides for a on€ cent increase for each 1.3 points advance in the in- dex over 166. Publish Contest Page In Tommorow's Issue The weekly Contest Page, which has appeared in The Times-Gazette throughout the past year has proven to be one of the most widely read features in the newspaper. It is estimated that more than 8,000 replies have been re- ceived in connection with this contest and near'y $400.00 in cash, together with more than 60 ' guest tickets to the Biltmore Theatre have been given away. 50 guest tickets to the Wrest- ling Matches have also been , awarded as prizes. Due to the volume of 'news copy; this popular advertising feature has been held over for publication in tomorrow's issue. Cadets in 'Whites' Inspected on Oriole IV Prior to landing, the cadets changed into "whites" and were inspected by Lieut. F. W. Lee, in charge of the corps, Lieut. H. Maynard and Sub.-Lieut. McGuigan. Boys were congratulated on their fine performance aboard ship and all stated that the journey had done much to better them in the training course. Other pictures of the cruise on Page Three, --Times-Gazette Staff Photo 120 U.S. Planes Daily Fly Food and Supplies For Blockaded Berlin By LYNN HEINZERLING Berlin, June 28 -- (AP) -- United States transport planes are arriving at Tempelhof airport at eight-min- ute intervals today with food and other supplies for this Russian- blockaded city. A total of 120 planes is expected to fly the corridor over the Russian zone during the day to supply the United States army post in Berlin and fill the most urgent needs of the 2,000,000 Germans in Berlin's three western sectors. The United States Air Force hopes to send 100 or more planes in daily as long as necessary. But even the 120 planes scheduled today can bring only 300 tons of supplies. For the people of the western sectors, the western allies formerly brought in 2,000 tons of food daily by rail. British transport authorities said four flour barges reached here Sun- day and 20 more were on the way. They could not explain why Russian inspectors let the barges through. The 'Russians fired the German chief of electric utilities in their sector. They accused him of sabo- taging their orders to shut off elec. tricity to Western Berlin. This shutoff stil cramped service in the western sectors, but Western Berlin supplies about half its own power. Trade union leaders in the Soviet sector voted against trying for a Berlin general strike for fear it would not be fully effective. United States authorities said the Com- munists were behind the move. American police said they had received orders to "lay off or at least ease up" on arresting Soviet speeders. This followed the arrest of Marsh- al Vassily 'D. Sokolovsky, Soviet Mili- tary Governor, for speeding Satur- day in the American sector. Once he was recognized, he was freed: with an apology, en-- Washington, June 28--(AP)--The United States rushed a fleet of huge cargo planes to: Germany today to help break a Russian blockade of ground transport to Western Berlin. As food supplies dwindled for 2,000,000 Berliners, diplomats pre- dicted the western. powers shortly would make a direct demand on the Kremlin to lift the traffic noose from their sectors. Air force headquarters announced here Sunday night that about 39 of the big four-engine C-54' flying box- cars had been ordered to Germany to help ferry food and other urgent- ly-needed supplies into the United States sector of Berlin. The action gave one more indica- tion of the determination of the United States, along with Britain and France, to stand fast and resist Russian efforts to block rail, high- way and canal transport into the city. A British Foreign Office spokes- the western powers were considering man said Sunday in London that a direct "approach" to Moscow, The London spokesman .did not make clear what form the "ap- proach" would take, whether in a single note or three similar notes. However, arguments the three powers have made to date against the Russian actions indicate the approach probably would be based on two major points. 1. They could argue that under agreements at the end of the war the western powers were accepted by Russia without qualification as joint occupants of the capital of defeated Germany. 2. They may warn Moscow in stiff terms that ssia has created a powder keg in Berlin and must bear full responsibility for the conse- quences if she persists in her pres- ent course. Diplomatic' . speculation. on . the Russian response to such a note gives high priority to the possibility that the Kremlin may propose a new meeting of the Council of For- eign Ministers to try to iron out the difficulties. Such a meeting: was urged last week by a conference of the eastern bloc countries at Warsaw which Foreign Minister Molotov of Russia "attended, = ; a Bought a Car Then Won One Pembroke, June 28 -- (CP)-- Having trouble getting "a car? Then you may find rancor or reflected joy in the problems of Patrick Heney. Mr, Heney just bought a new car. Then Friday night they held a drawing here for a 198 model 4coach, The lucky ticket was held by Mr. Heney. Now he"s having a terrible deciding what to do with two cars, Hospital Has An Unwanted Weekend Visitor An unexpected and unwanted weekend visitor to the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital was shot and killed on Sunday. Don't get excited -- it was only a skunk, one of a nest of them which have taken up quarters un- der the floorboards of the payilion. The white-striped visitor was trap- ped near the screen dor of one of the wards and was despatched by Humane Society Inspector Lloyd Fowler who was summoned to the scene. ,~ "There seems fo be a nest of them under these floorboards and they are hard to get at;" Inspector Fowler said. "We supply the traps, the hospital sets them and when- ever a skunk is caught I go up and | shoot it. It happened once before on a Sunday but I don't mind; it's all in a day's work." Inspector Fowler said that the patients and nurses seemed to "get a kick" out of the execution. There have heen reports of num- erous skunks in the city recently. Cruising: police officers have report. ed seeing numbers of them scurry- ing around the city dump after dark. It is believed that they may be working 'their way uptown from the dump. DROWNS IN CANAL Beaverton, - June 28--(CP)--Be- lieved to have fallen asleep while fishing off a Tremt Valley canal breakwater George Brown, 64, was drowned Saturday. Brown's hat was found floating in the 'water early Sunday and drizging opera- tions resulted in recovery of his body - twa: hours later, possibly killing thousands. Japanese newspapers estimated that easualties in Fukui were, expected to reach 5,000. United States Army sources said no official information had been received on the number of dead and injured. Fires sprang up after the series® of quakes which began at 4.12 p.m. Fanned by a brisk wind, the fires destroyed half the city. They still raged six hours after the shocks. Forty thousand were homeless. A fully-equipped United States Army relief train was rushed to Fukul, coastal city fronting the Sea of Japan. Tidal wave warnings were issued. Japanese, remembering the 44,000 who died in the 1923 Tokyo quake, were jittery. The heaviest damage. appeared to be in three prefectures, Fukui, Iisi- kawa and Toyama. Buildings in Tokyo -- several hundred miles to the northeast -- swayed and the quakes were felt at Navoya, Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto. (Honolulu reported a sharp earthe quake there). The Osaka meteorological service said the first of three temblors struck at 4.12 p.m. Other reports placed the number of temblors at four. In Fukui, Asahi said 90 per cent of the town's buildings had collap= sed. One seven-storey concrete dee partment store fell in, the newspa= per said. Reports to the United States Are my here said that Kanazawa, ano ther west coast city, with a populae tion of 186,000, was aflame. In Ishikawa, Asahi said police ree ported 15 were known dead and 50 injured. That figure does not. ine clude any Kanazawa city reports. Regimental and Civic Band Tops Festival on The Oshawa Regimental and Civic Band, under Bandmaster Jack Broadbent, brought honors once again to the city by emerging from the Waterloo Band Festival on Saturday as champions of the day, having obtained 94): points, the highest award of the 25 compet- ing bands. Some 18,000 persons witnessed the festival, shattering all previous records in gttendance and competi- tion. Fifty-one bands, representing some 1,800 bandsmen, participated in this annual event. Among the visiting bands was the AC Spark Plug Concert Band of Flint, Mich. Score In Individual Classes Not only did the Oshawa band score the highest points of any band in competition, but in the individual instrument contests, the. Oshawa bandsmen went all out to cover themselves with glory. Bandsman Bill Askew who already has "20 medals to his credit added two more to his collection by win- ning first place and the gold medal in the BB Bass Solo Open and the! Euphonium solo open, obtaining first here also and another gold medal. . Lorne Seeley, another consistent prize winner, won the 25 years and under cornet solo class and gold medal. Lorne still has nine years Ia Fo before he reaches the age Waterloo Saturday In the 20 years and under cornet duet open, Ron and Ray Walker, Jimmy Hazelton and Lorne Seeley emerged with 80 points each, tying for second place. Jimmy Hazelton, 12 years old, who is one of the stars of the Kinsmen Boys Band, came home with two third prizes in the cornet solos, 12 and under and 15 and under. It must be pointed out here that im these classes any lad in the first four positions must be outstanding because there are always from 30 tor 40 entrants and this naturally pre~ sented a huge task for the adjudie cators. Austin Wiltshire played remark« ably well in the euphonium cone tests but did not quite catch the judges eye this year, but one of the reasons why Oshawa is never oud of the first prize list is because the boys have been trained to take all decisions with .a grin and go back! the next year and start all over again. Ray Langfield, a member of tha Oshawa Salvation Army Band, plac ed first in the euphonium solo class for contestants 25 years and under, The test pieces for the band wag a selection from Bellinis opera, "B Puritani," and was written in 1833 dealing with the times of the Puri« tans, the beheading of Charles. I BAND WINS (Continued on Page 2) * LATE NEWS BRIEFS x MAY DECLARE EMERGENCY London, June 28-- (CP )--Prime Minister Attlee said today the government has advised the King to declare a state of national emergency to deal with a wildcat dock strike that threatens Britain's food supplies. LIGHTNING DAMAGES HOUSE Toronto, June 28--(CP)--Shortly after Mrs. Frank Tedman left the bedroom in her suburban Scarboro home today a lightning bolt roared through the room. floor, and an iron bed frame Plaster, wood and cement was ripped from the walls and was bent. The bolt travelled on down to the basement causing damage there. Mrs. Tedman suffered severe shock. RUSSIANS VETO STAMP Berlin, June 28--(AP)--The Russians today or dered the Berlin city government not to accept mail or parcel post with the new western stamp. United States officials in turn told the city government the Russians were acting alone and to ignore the order. The new western German stamps now in circulation were printed in conjunction with currency reform. . SOVIET TURNS ON TITO Prague, June 28--(AP)--The Communist comin« farm charged today Yugoslav Communists had departed from the Marx-Lenin line and that their leaders, includ« ing Premier Marshal Tito, ward Soviet Russia. The cominform called for pursued a hateful policy tos "either a true return to Marxist policy or a chance of Communist leaders in Yugoslavia," ¥ *