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Z TNE UIMAWA TIMES, Thursaay, Jury ®, 17e Engineer Defends Tunnel Braces TORONTO (CP) -- Consult- ing engineer Edgar Cross told an inquest Wednesday that the i|design for a concrete form in a subway section, which collapsed May 26 killing two men, failed to indicate bracing vital to the form's strength. Mr. Cross, senior partner in a Toronto engineering firm, said he would fire any employee who p d such an inadequate form design. The coroner's jufy is inquir- ing into the deaths of Edgar Ost- kamp, 34, and John Blaney, 29, crushed when the form col- lapsed as the concrete roof wa being poured. me The design was drawn up by Frankel Steel Construction, sub. contractors on the project, and approved by McNamara - Ray- mond C on struction Company and the Toronto Transit Com- mission. Pressed by Coroner Morton Shulman to say who he felt was responsible in the case, Mr. Cross said the TTC was answer: able for the total project. Mr. Cross attributed the acci- dent to movement of the bulk- head which caused the floor of the form to weaken and give way. He said horizontal brac- ing, tying together wooden trusses under the form, would have offset the movement. Elliott Pepper of the attor- ney-general's department hired Mr. Cross to sit out the eight days of testimony in court and draw his own conclusions about the cause of the collapse. The hearing enters its ninth day today, one of the longest inquests on record. Dr. Shulman gaid he will instruct the jury and ask them to reach a deci- gion on cause and negligence. B.C. Plans To Take Over Hydro Co. VICTORIA (CP)--The Times says Premier Bennett will an- nounce plans for the British Co- lumbia government to take over the huge B.C. Electric Company at a special session of the legis. lature which opens Aug. 1. newspaper says it would be the biggest take-over of a privately- owned utility in Canadian his tory. In an Ottawa dispatch The Times quotes "highly - placed government sources" as saying Mr. Bennett will take over the Peace River power development scheme proposed by the inter- ests of Swedish financier Axel Wenner-Gren. "At the same {ime he will reveal plans for an integrated power development program in- volving the Columbia, Peace and Fraser rivers," says the OTTAWA (CP) -- Veteran So- cial Credit strategists figure the current Coyne controversy will help their party most in the next federal general election, The party's platform is anch- ored on a revision of the coun- try's moneta system. The Bank of Canada is the imple: en of Canadian monetary pol- cy. This is a preity deep subject for most voters, or has been un- til now. But the controversy over the Conservative government's bill in Parliament to fire the cen. tral bank's governor, James E. Coyne, has brought the bank and its functions into public fo- cus as never before. but good from this for their Coyne issue, and inevitably gets deeper into what monetary pol- icy is and what can be done, the better they'll be able to un- derstand Social Credit theories in this field. PIPELINE PARALLEL Pp servatives were championing the rights of Parliament and claim- ing the Liberal government of the day was running roughshod over them. thought the Conservatives would have a hard time translating this into an effective election campaign argument. Socreds See Help In Coyne Controversy Social Crediters see nothing 'This requires the controlled expansion of the nation's money and credit supply in direct ratio ° to the progressive increase in: the volume of production techs 4 nological progress makes pos. sible and for which there is con- » sumer demand. "Only thus can the evil effects of both inflation and deflation {be avoided and the soundness {and value of the Canadian dol. lar be preserved." The draft Social Credit plat. form which goes before the con. vention today makes abundan- tly clear that the party, if elected, would seek to imple. ment this through a change in the role of the Bank of Canada. arty. The more the voter de- ates the pros and cons of the They hark back to the 1956 ipeline debate, when the Con- At the time, many observers But the Conservatives cam- Burglars Left Bonds In Bank { MONTREAL (CP)--Burglars who looted 377 safety deposit {boxes in a weekend robbery of |a downtown bank apparently paigned to the hilt on the su- premacy of Parliament and combined this issue with others Io gain power in the 1957 elec- on. The Social Credit party has a long way to go to duplicate that {feat. In the next election it will be starting from scratch, hav- ing had its Common member. ship wiped out for the first time since 1935 by the 1958 Conserva- tive election landslide. newspaper. In Vancouver a spokesman for B.C. Electric said in a state- ment "if there is any basis for this story, no advance notice of it has been communicated to the company." Elegance IS A MATTER OF TASTE! Those who apprec: iate fine living . . who have fine car- peting . . . will want the very finest in rug General Strike Threat Ended TORONTO (CP)~Threat of a this lack of support. Absent general building strike in this from the rally were bricklayers, | Coin Laundries Ready For Battle Pulling for new church, members of St. Ansgar Luth- eran Church congregation turn out in force to help Rev. PLOWING PASTOR C. A. Paulsen as he guides plow at sod-turning. Two fur- rows were cut in shape of | cross at site of new $160,000 church in Toronto. ~(CP Wirephoto) if Old Dirty Laundry Aired In Commons OTTAWA (CP) -- your trip, Jack?" This question, addressed by CNR President Donald Gordon in Sepetmber, 1952, to J. w.| Pickersgill (L -- Bon a vista- Twillingate), then clerk of the cabinet, had its repercussions in the Commons Wednesday nearly nine years after an inci dent in Winnipeg. |there overnight? | | LIBERAL DENIES Mr. Pickersgill said there was no truth in the charge he had| had anything to do with any ac- tion taken by Mr. Gordon. | Outside the Commons, he with the visit of several cabinet | "How was, minister St. Laurent had stayed|was, Mr. Pickersgill confessed, "somewhat annoyed." It was the first time Mr. Bickersgill, a civil servant in 1952, had given his version of the incident. PM ACCUSES No sooner had he denied Wed- '|gave reporters a bundle of let: nesday that he had demanded [ters and memoranda dealing|Mr. Pitt's head than Mr, Dief- enbaker accused him indirectly These repercussions came as|ministers and himself to Winni-|of writing or dictating part of a peculiar offshoot to the raging, debate on the government's bill| to sack James E. Coyne as gov- ernor of the Bank of Canada. Prime Minister Diefenbaker stepped into the debate for the first time and said the Liberals, after ridiculing the Bill of Rights last year, were using It as the cornerstone of their ar- gument in demanding a Com- mons committee hearing for Mr. hy, What "trial," he asked, had Mr. Pickersgill given to Robert S. Pitt, replaced as manager of Winnipeg's Fort Garry Hotel in September, 1952, after prime Common Mart Canada View Demanded OTTAWA (CP)--Senator Cal-| vert Pratt, a St. John's, Nfld, businessman, said Wednesday that the federal government should either confirm or deny a . reported statement that Canada is firmly opposed to Britain be- coming a member of the Com- mon Market. - The Liberal senator said in the upper house that George Drew, Canadian high commissioner in London, recently put the Com- mon Market in direct conflict! with the Commonwealth. He said the British press re- ported Mr. Drew as stating that "Canada is firmly set against a link-up between Britain and the Aart Ha wns va poried (0 have appealed Ww univ ain to keep her eyes on the Com- monwealth and not on Europe, using the expression that trade was not merely an economic problem but a political one with an overtone of loyalty and sen- timent, "If Canada's attitude is to be one of inflexible opposition to the United Kingdom joining the Common Market -- under any practical conditions -- then I think it should be officially an- nounced," Senator Pratt said. "If it is not so inflexible, then 1 think Mr. Drew's statements, if they were actually made as reported im the London press, should be denied as represent. ing Canada's national policy." peg in September, 1952. | A memorandum written by| Mr. Pickersgill to Mr. St. Lau-| rent -- more than six months) after the incident--related a se-| ries of Fort Garry miscues in which Mr, Pickersgill's reserv- ation was lost, Fisheries Minis- ter Mayhew couldn't get a room, Mr. St. Laurent wasn't met in the lobby, and the ele- vator taking the prime minister to his room went by his floor. The Fort Garry is a CNR hotel. Some time after this incident, Mr. Pitt was transferred to the smaller CNR hotel in Brandon, Man, The affair became a hot issue in Parliament at that time. Mr. Pickersgill said in his memorandum to Mr. St. Laur- ent that during a conversation on another subject with Mr. Gordon some two weeks after the incident, the CNR president had asked how the western trip {had been, Mr. Pickersgill related the sad tale to Mr, Gordon. But, he| maintained in his memo, he| didn't make any complaint] about Mr. Pitt personally. He the epistolary bombardment by Mr. Coyne against the govern- ment. The embattled Mr. Pickers- gill, a favorite Commons target for the prime minister, heatedly denied this charge. He said he had been defamed by Mr. Diefenbaker. The debate was adjourned at this point with no firm indica- tion from the government on whether it would be resumed to- day. Veterans Minister Churchill, government House leader, said merely that legislation would be the order of business for today. The Coyne bill passed com- mittee stage by a vote of 57 to 29 after nearly four hours of dis- cussion, a lot of it charged with bitterness, invective and insult. It was up for third and final reading when Mr. Diefenbaker entered the fray. His unfinished speech seemed| likely to provoke opposition re- buttal. Consequently there was no indication when the bill would be given final Commons passage and sent to the Senate. | WEATHER FORECAST lic weather office at 5 am, Synopsis: With no major wed ther systems affecting the dis-| trict the weather pattern for to-| day was little changed from the| last two days. | Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Geor- gian Bay, Niagara, Lake Onta- rio, Algoma, White River re- gions, Windsor, London, Hamil- ton, Toronto, Sault Ste, Marie, Sudbury, North Bay: Sunny with cloudy periods today and Fri- day, little change in tempera- ture, winds light. Haliburton, Timagami, Coch- rane regions: Partly cloudy to- day and Friday, little change in temperature, winds light, Marine forecasts valid until 11 a.m. Friday: Lakes Huron, Erie and On- tario and Georgian Bay: Winds 7 Sunny, Warm Little Cloud Forecasts issued by the pub-|variable 10 knots, Fair becom.|ist-chi ing, partly cloudy with chance [Hgnt, Forecast Temperatures Low tonight and high Friday Windsor ....eue eee 98 75 St. Thomas London ...oeevnnens Kitchener Wingham . Hamilton . St. Cathar Toronto . Peterborough ... Trenton Killaloe ..... . Muskoka .sevevenss § North Bay ...eee.. Sudbury «ceseeneeses 5 Earlton 5 S.8. Marie cooeseess 5 Kapuskasing seeses White River «ceeees Moosonee ,.. renee area seems to be over. Union leaders Wednesday called off sympathy strikes that tied up commercial construc. {tion projects but will continue their battle to help immigrant strikers in the housing field. The union heads had intended to call a general building strike a mass rally Wednesday filled the grandstand at the Ca- nadian National Exhibition. Only 10,000 workers turned up, half of them from the iis housing industry. About 16, men attended a similar rally 10 days ago. The leaders proposed instead that commercial construction workers contribute an hour's earnings a week to support the 40-day strike. Housing locals oi the unions have acknowledged they are almost out of funds. Charles Irvine, vice-president of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union (CLC), told the workers on the east-west subway, Bell telephone and hy- dro construction projects to re- turn to their jobs. Scanning the empty rows of seats at the grandstand, Mr. Irvine commented: "We had to separate the men from the mice --or should I say rats." HITS AT UNION LEADERS He had harsh words for the trades union leaders who dis- couraged their members from leaving their jobs to attend the rally. He said he knew the rank and file would take care of them. Major repercussions within the Toronto Building] Trades Council, which sponsored the rally, is certain to result from carpenters, plumbers and oper: ating engineers. The vigorous steps of man-| agement instructing employees to stay on the job was believed one favor in the poor response from the estimated 25,000 work- ers in the commercial construc- tion field. Although Premier Frost was praised at the rally for his role in appointing the royal commis- sion to inquire into labor-man- azsment relations, he came un- der fire from Mr. Irvine. | "Don't let's forget that he's the guy responsible for the La- bor Act and its iniquitous pro- visions," Mr. Irvine said. At a rowdy meeting later in the day, subway workers voted 144 to 77 to return to work to- day. Some decided to stay out, however. QUESTION OF ENDURANCE The housing battle now seems to hinge on a question of which side can last longest. The unions claim, and con- tractors have conceded, that the employers have violated wage agreements signed last sum- mer. It was these violations, as well as complaints that workers were being deprived of vacation pay, that started the walkout by| immigrant workers. The Masonry Contractors As-| sociation, representing 162 con- tractors who employ bricklay- ers and laborers, has offered to sign agreements with the un- ions. But most other contractor groups are holding out against union demands. The unions want them to accept as binding the decision of an arbitration board established to adjudicate grievances, | OTTAWA (CP) ~The Social Credit party elects a new na- tional leader today in what may be a tighter contest than origi- nally anticipated. Social Credit Premiers Man- ning of Alberta and Bennett of British Columbia appeared to be backing different candidates. It was learned Mr. Bennett was at least tacitly supporting eloquent Real Caouette, 43-year- old Rouyn car dealer. and Que- bec leader who said Wednesday night he expects to take 80 to |85 per cent of the votes in what shaped up as a four-man race. Robert N. Thompson, 47, na- tional president and education- ropractor from Red Deer, |Alta., had been a strong pre- {convention favorite with the |Mr. Manning's blessing. Voting results were expected to be known by 4 p.m. EDT to- day after addresses by the can- {didates and their sponsors. | Other candidates are George {Hahn, 49, of New Westminster, |B.C., one-time Alberta school {teacher, and A. B. Patterson, |50, of Abbotsford, B.C., national | party organizer. All aspirants | except Mr, Thompson once were |Commons members. |HAS SOLID BACKING Quebec's big delegation, which Mr. Caouette predicted would swell to 382 by voting time, was regarded as almost solidly behind him, Rescue Try At Lindsay were drowned Wednesday in a creek four miles southeast of here when they tried to rescue the granddaughter of one of them. Dead are Franklin Brennan, 43, a Toronto Transit Commis. sion subway driver, of Highland Creek; and Kenneth F. Cain, ' |54;, of nearby Little Britain, The girl who was in difficul- ties, Norma Cain, 9, of Pem- broke, was rescued by Mrs. Brennan, but the two men, both 20-foot-deep hole. The drowning occurred in| Cross Creeks Bridge Park, a £7 NO CHANGE SEEN IN WEATHER PICTURE small resort being developed by| Cain who recently moved to this! area from Scarborough. Socreds Elect Leader Today Drowns Two LINDSAY (CP) -- Two men| non-swimmers, went down in ajluring the Second World War. | He addressed a surprise Que- bec caucus Wednesday night after a televised banquet speech by Premier Bennett. Mr. Caouette left it up to each delegate how to vote but urged Quebecers to vote as Canadians rather than French-Canadians. He was cheered frequently and enthusiastically. The leadership convention was made necessary by the res: ignation last fall of Solon Low, 61, who had been leader since 1945. He now is a juvenile and family court judge in Alberta, URGES TURN RIGHT In a keynote speech, Mr. Man- ning invited Canadians to turn right and "'set our feet on a new path that will lead this nation of prosperity of freedom with| opportunity and equity for all." Mr. Manning speedily set the tone for a resurgence of the party wiped from the federal election map in 1058 when all 19 MPs were defeated in t he Progressive Conservative sweep. In his best Bible-school style, he stressed the emphasis that must be laid on morally-right policies and flayed the Liberal and Conservative parties as the instruments of Canada's eco- nomic ills. He portrayed the un- born New Party as a step to- ward the Communist state, Mr. B tt said C are crying for an end to aimless drifting and no party other than Social Credit "ever pr ted it- a: TORONTO (CP) -- The Tor- onto Coin Laundry Owners As- sociation Wednesday night de- cided to fight to stay open Sun- days as 80 members drafted plans for the battle. W. L. Patten, president of the association, said the owners are not out to defy the Supreme Court of Canada but will take legal measures such as petitions to keep the automatic laundries open Sundays. coin laundry operation illegal on Sundays. ernment seeking a revision of the Lord's Day Act. the inconsistencies of a dries. Indian Youth (CP)~A 15 - year - youth, wrapped in chains pad- locked in five places, said Wed- nesday he was attacked by two white youths near the Capilano reserve Tuesday night. Joe Baker, Jr. told police it took him three hours to crawl 100 yards for help. He said he was frightened by the attack, but not injured. Confused about details, Joe said the youths twisted his arm, chained him, then left. He was unable to explain the attack. Students Win Swiss Holiday TORONTO (CP) -- Fifty-seven eastern Canadian high school students judged tops in the study of French left here Wednesday night for a summer in Switzer- land. The seven-week study course was arranged by J. H. Stewart, head of Oakwood Collegiate's guidance department. He and three other teachers will accom- pany the 16- to 18-year-old stu- dents. The students, 13 from Toronto district schools, 12 from other Ontario schools and seven from attend summer school in the mountains with students from Six Injured Trains Crash At Niagara NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) Six persons were slightly in- jured Wednesday night when three cars of a sight - seeing train broke loose and crashed into another at prospect point near the American Falls. The collision occurred within 25 feet of the giant cataract but park police said the area was protected by heavy-duty guard rails. The trains travel at about five miles an hour. self to the people of Canada in such freedom from the bidding of big business, big welfare and big labor." Kiddies Shot Did You Know ... In the main Dining Room of the GENOSHA HOTEL you can have a Full-course Dinnr for ONLY 95¢. Through Mothers MUNICH (AP)--A police of- ficer testified Wednesday he caw small children machine- gunned to death through the bo- dies of their mothers who tried to protect them. | Lorenz Bauer, 59, testified at the trial of former SS Lt.-Col. Otto Bradfisch, accused of hav- ing ordered the death of more than 20,000 Jews in East Europe Bauer and another police of- ficer, Eugen Fleschuetz, 56, of CONFIRMS YOU ON THE SPOT Augsburg, both said they had participated in mass executions. | They said it was impossible to! avoid participation. | |ties of easily negotiable bonds {and stock were interested primarily in cash, Bank Manager Claude Travers said Wednesday. He said police and bank em- ployees have found large quanti- certificates thrown into a corner of the vault by the burglars. It still is impossible to set any figure on what the burglars stole, "but we hope that even A Supreme Court decision in used at first may be high," he a Sarnia test case June 26 ruled| said. The association decided to cir-| people working on it right now. culate petitions throughout Me-|It appears that reports setting tropolitan Toronto and to sub-the sum at $5,000,000 or more mit a brief to the Ontario gov-|are grossly exaggerated." Mr. Patten said the associa- escaped with $2,000,000 in cash tion is merely trying to show and $8,000,000 or $100,000,000 in le Siencles pi [stocks and bonds. { which permits burlesque shows| The burglars smashed into on Sunday but not coin laun-\ihe safety deposit box vault Chained, Beaten WEST VANCOUVER, B.C.| old Indian| the figure of $1,000,000 the police come is the "funny money" tag put on the party by its critics. DEFINES PLATFORM convention Wednesday, Premier Manning of Alberta dwelt on| s. monetary theory this way: "that consumer purchasing power be maintained at a level equal to the normal price value of our| national production. cleaning. These people call | NU-WAY In his keynote address to the| RUG co L] 174 MARY ST. RA 8-4681 Member of The National Institute of Rug Cleaning, One bogey they must over- He summed up Social Credit | "However, we simply don't know at this point. We have 15 Some reports, without any confirmation, said the burglars after getting into the bank's {basement by breaking through the cellar wall of the adjoin-| ling building. | Parliament At-A-Glance By THE CANADIAN PRESS | Wednesday, July 5, 1961 | Heights in bitterness, invec-| tive and insult were reached | debate on the government's bill to dismiss Bank of Canada Gov-| ernor James E, Coyne, The Coyne bill advanced an- other step when it passed com- mittee stage by a vote of 57 to 29 but it stalled on third and| final reading. Prime Minister Diefenbaker {entered debate just before ad-| {journment and indirectly ac- cused J. W. Pickersgill (L -- | Bonavista-Twillingate) of writ. |ing or directing portions of | Coyne letters of criticism. 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