Daily Times-Gazette, 19 Oct 1946, p. 1

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| Oshawa Community Chest Drive Will Op: OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle E DAILY TIMES-GA VOL. 5--NO 132 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1946 Price 4 Cents 20 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS CHINESE REDS BID FOR PEACE Agree To Parley With Government In Form Reversal Danii Shanghai, Oct. 19 (AP)--Renewing hopes of peace for China, Gen. Chou En-Lai, chief Communist negotiator, agreed today to return to Nanking for negotiations and will leave for the Capital Monday. It was Chou who previously had served the government ----oan ultimatum that if Kalgan, Evelyn Stil | Mother Does Hamilton, Oct. 19--(COP)--Evelyn husband John Dick, persists in her refusal to testify in the trial of her father and Willlam Bohozuk for the same killing, The Canadian Press learned today. The court had given the 26-year- old widow, now under sentence to be hanged January 7, until this morning to make up her mind whether to testify for the Crown after refusing to do so Yesterday charge jing Bo the two men same as that ro which Mrs. (Continued on Page 2) Skeptical of Halifax Yarn About Stalin ' London, Oct, 19--(AP)--A Hall- fax Chronicle report that Russian Premier Stalin would travel to the United States aboard the Acqui- tania next month was greeted with skepticism in London diplomatic circles today. A foreign office spokesman broke into an unfinished request for in- formation about with "you mean that Canadian story about Stalin, I suppose. Well, we've had no in- formation at all about it. Why don't you try the Russian embassy or 10 Downing Street?" No. 10 'Downing Sieits spokes- man was spending the week-end in the country. His secretary said: "I'm afraid I can't help, but it's really an interesting rumor." The young Jomsh in the Rus- office sald: "we have had To news of it, Ha you." » Cunard Lines, owners of the Ves gel, sald: "The ship is being prepar- ed for ranking delegates of the United States, Britain, France and Russia as well as other United Na- tions leaders, I suppose if Stalin wants on, he can get on but we don't know anything about it." Adjourn Talk Bowmanville Plant Strike Hope for the he immediate settle- ment of the be A ake & He Goodyear Tire an plant in Bowmanville was dimmed with the announcement that discussions between company offi- clals and the bargaining committee of Local 189, United Rubber Work- ers of America (CIO), adjourned this morning to be resumed at the call of either party. No information was given as to the nature of the discussions, which took place yesterday afternoon and this morning, or.the terms proposed. The original demands of rubber workers striking in some 10 Ontario ts were a 40-hour week and a cent an hour wage increase, Attends Daughter's § Golden Anniversary Chatham, Oct. 18--(CP)--An al- most unique experience was enjoyed by Mrs, George Apthorpe on Thurs day evening when the 93-year-old lady attended a party in celebration of "her 'daughter's golden wedding. Chahar provincial capital, was wrested from the Communists then negotiations were at end and a civil war to the finish was inevitable, Kalgan fell last week. The decision was made while China's highest government gener- als met at Peiping and observers there were predicting their decision would be all-out civil war, Civil war on a sporadic and scattered scale has been China's lot for the months since the war in the Pacific ended, A Communjst spokesman in Shanghai said that General Chou agreed to return to Nanking during an informal meeting of represenca- tives of all parties and non-parti- sans in Shanghai this evening. Besides Chou, all who participat- ed in the discussion will go to the Capital, the bulk leaving in the morning, Two of the leading gov- ernment delegates, Wu Te-Cheng and Shao Li-Tze, left for the Capi- tal last night. Encampment Installed The officers of Ontario Encamp- ment No. 11, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, were installed in their respective offices last night by D.D, G.P. Basil W, Kill and his installa- tion staff from District 16, Toronto. Honors of the order were accord- ed Past Grand Representative G. H. Elson, Grand Senior Warden H. V. Hale, Grand Auditor E. A, Reading, all of Toronto, and Grand Junior Warden Lyle Willson of Cobourg. The officers installed were: chief patriarch Ed. Hawke; senior warden G. Wannacott, high priest G. Bar- ton, junior warden W. Frost, re- cording scribe, W. J. Askew, finan- ENCAMPMENT (Continued on Page 2) Bilton Files Appeal Against His Conviction Sixty children were the guests of the Oshawa Shrine Club to Rameses Shrine Circus held at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Welfare Committee of Simcoe Hall, headed by their chairman, Mrs, Frank McCallum, and all reports attest to the fact that they had a marvellous time. the children to Toronto, and they were accompanied by Nobles Doug Taylor, George Russell, Jack Graham, Vic Cridland and Mrs, Cridland, Russell, bus driver; Mrs, Frank McCallum, Noble Doug Taylor, Noble Jack Graham, bus driver; two settlement workers, Mrs, Vic Cridland, Noble Vic Cridland, Oshawa Shrine Club Takes 60 Children To The Circus In Toronto These children were picked by the Ladies From left to right are: Noble Geo. Two large husses took 150,000 Hit By Violence In Bengal Calcutta, Oct. 10 -- ~-- (CP) -- The Statesman said today that "about 150,000 people and 400 villages are affosted, by mob violence 'in East its staff reporter tele- phoning from the Chandpur sub- division of the Tippera district, the paper said "the principal motive behind the lawlessness is conversion of people to another faith and ab- duction of women, mostly girls." Hindus are outnumbered by Mos- lems in the troubled Tippera and Noakhall districts, Mahandas K. Gandhi, Hindu spiritual leader, told followers in New Delhi yesterday that everyone in the districts "run- ning the risk of dishonor should take poison before submission." The Statesman added that over 100,000 had been evacuated to Chandpur town from the interior, normal trade channels had col- lapsed and the food shortage was keenly felt, Surendra Mohe Ghosh, president of the Bengal provincial committee of the predominantly Hindu Con- gress party, yesterday repeated his estimate that at least 5,000 had died in the outbreak since Oct, 10, Ben~ gal government officials, Moslems, denied that the fatalities were so numerous, London Offers No Clue In Windsor Jewel Hunt; Send Yardmen To Paris London, Oct. 19 (CP) --Signs multiplied today that Brit- ish investigators were looking to France for a break in the hunt for burglars who stole £20,000 ($80,000) in jewelry from the Duchess of Windsor. The gems were taken from the Duchess' bedroom in the Earl of Dudley's Ednam Lodge at® Sunningdale, Surrey, Wednesday night, Evidence indicated the thieves sent an agile "cat burglar" up a drainpipe to a second-storey window. Two developments lent weight to the theory that an international gang had the haul and the assumption that the search was being concentrated in France. 1. There were reports that Scot- land Yard had sent several investi- gators to Paris to work with the Surete, French crime-detection headquarters, in the belief the rob- bers followed the Duke and Duchess from France a week ago. 2. No clues have been turned up in a thorough search of London's underworld. Meanwhile, the Duke lodged a claim for £20,000 ($80,000) for the jewels under a Lloyds of London insurance policy. He expressed an- noyance at London newspaper re- ports that the gems were worth up to £500,000 ($2,000,000). A reward of £2,000 ($8,000) has been offered for their recovery. Ottawa Mayor Calls For Housing | Survey Ottawa, Oct, 19.--(CP)--A citi- gens' housing committee, convened at the request of Mayor Stanley Lewis, last night decided to survey Ottawa housing conditions and re- port to city council Impose Curfew In Jerusalem Jerusalem, Oct. 19 (CP)--Military officials imposed a strict house cur- few--6.30 pm. to 530 am. daily-- on Jewish sections of Jerusalem today because of a "serious recrud- escence of Jewish terroristic active ity in the Jerusalem area during the hours of darkness." The curfew order, effective today, was signed by Brig. R. H, Bower, commander of the Jerusalem civil district, and ordered all persons re- siding within district specified by streets bounding the Jewish quarters "to remain in thelr homes unless in possession of a special curfew pass." Brig. Bower's statement said that 'In recent days one British police inspector, two British soldiers and one British airman have been murdered and a British colonel, two British soldiers, a British airman and an Arab civilian injured" by ac- tivities of extremists, A similar curfew was in effect for nearly a month after the King David Hotel was bombed July 232. CROP BELOW NORMAL F. MC 11, Agricultural Re- presentative for Ontario. County, reports potato yields in the county are by no means normal. However, the percentage ol sarke(able po- tatoes is slightly h General Motors Employees Ready ForFund Campaign; Over ong hundred comm will work on the Community Chest ou vy in General Motors plant and office beginning next Monday, met in the auditorium building yesterday afternoon to discuss final details necessary to put on their usual streamlined drive, W. A. Wecker, President and Gen-®-- eral Manager addressed the meet ing briefly pointing out that all the organizations receiving benefit from the Community Chest have prove en themselves worthy of support by everyone, Mr, Wecker, who is a member of the Community Chest Committee, pointed out that budgets had been submitted by each of the 16 organizations who benefit from the fund and in his opinion they can use every dollar and more in a worthwhile way in this commun- ity. Mr, Wecker complimented the Canvassers and committeemen who had done such a grand job in pre- vious campaigns. He expressed his confidence that this campaign would be well over-subscribed, Quick Results Best Committeeman Leo Connolly, who distributes pledge cards and keeps the running account of results of the campaign, complimented. can- vassers on their previous work and sald "Experience in previous cam- paigns showed that quick results were the best" Mr, Connelly was complimented by Chairman George Fletcher on the work he and his de- partment had done in the past in making things easy for employees to contribute to the various cam- paigns, Mention was also made of the ex- cellent prospect for continuous work GENERAL MOTORS (Continued on Page 2) G.M. WORKERS ARE VOTING ON 'WAGE PROPOSAL The membas of the General Motors Division of Local 222, UAW.-C.LO, are today ballot- ing on wage proposals arising out of negotiations between the Local and the Company, held on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, The ballots were being cast between 9 am, and § p.m, today and the polls will be open again between 9 am, and 8 pm. on Monday, Neither Union or Company officials would give any indica- tion of the nature of the propo- sals placed before the members of the Local. Steel Car Company To Grant Pay Boost Hamilton, Oct, 19--(CP) -- R, 8, Hart, "president of National Steel Car Corporation, sald yesterday his firm will apply to the Regional War Labor Board for permission to grant a 13-cents-an-hour wage increase, similar to that recently given work- ers in basic steel plants, Name Dept. To Speed Housing Ottawa, Oct, 10--(CP)--In a new move to speed housing construction, Reconstruction Minister Howe' today announced the appointment of W. E. Uren of Ottawa to head a new departmental unit for the co-ordin- ation of bullding materials, Mr, Uren, who also will continue ih his present post of priority offi- cer, will have the responsibility of expediting distribution and produc- tion of building materials which have been a serious bottleneck in 2 | housing. 8 With the establishment of the new branch, the post of Co-ordina~ tor of Housing Construction, held by Terrance Flahiff, will be abolish- ed. Mr, Flahiff will continue as Timber Controller, COFFIN MAKERS STRIKE San Francisco, Oct, 19 -- (AP)-- City health director J. C. Geiger says a coffin makers' strike on the West Coast has resulted in a casket shortage which has created a seri- ous health emergency here, Enters Appeal GEORGE N, BILTON who has filed nctice of appeal against his conviction fer the mur- der of Mrs, Teresa Laurie, Bilton was sentenced to hang in Whitby on December 10, Berliners At First Free Electionin14 YearsMay Cite German Sentiment The electicn will be held under the precautionary vigilance of the four Allied occupying powers to en- Sure that the voting is secret and r, Lt.-Col, Louls Glaser, chief of the political affairs branch of the Am- erican Military Government's Ber- lin district, sald the election issue clearly was drawn between the East and the West This was particularly true, he sald, b Berlin was the one Flyer's Bones In Isolated Lolo Village By JULIAN WIRN Associated Press Photographer (One of six men to penetrate the wilds of Western China and reach a Lolo village where the party foune the skeletal bones of one crew member of a four B-29 lost in March, pe Are Found 1048). Sichang, Oct. 15 -- print (AP)--The Lolos are just as curi- ou about visitors as we were about em. Lt.-Col, Herbert Wurtaler, other members of his American Graves Registration search team and I learned that as a Lolo chieftian and hi clllagers carefully examined us, our clothes, our equipment and my Summers: They even pinched our skin, Satisfied, they admired us and feasted us, Our party of 50 spent one night at Lanchang, a Lolo village. The <hlef, Meh Lo-Yu, received us cor= dially. Considered wealthy by trie bal standards, he controls 500 fam- ilies and 1,000 rifles. He owns 40 rifles himself, All members of the ruling Black- bone class are distinguished by black turbans, an ornament they wear in one ear, and an ever pres- ent rifle slung over a shoulder. There were few women about, Those we saw wore silver necklaces and colored cloths around their necks which, like the men's appear- ed never to have been washed. It is reported the Lolos never bathe. A The chief's house is 40 feet long and 20 wide, made of stamped mud, Windowless, it is pitch dark inside. There are no air holes except two vents near the chimney to let out smoke from the cooking fire, The door is only 3% feet high and we had to crawl in, Inside, there was a fire in the centre of the floor, The chief asked us what we wish. ed to eat. Asked for chicken, he brought out a rooster and killed it before us. Then he led in a goat, slit its throat, skinned it, cut it up, roasted it and served it as we sat around the fire, . The Lolos consider the fire sac red and never throw anything into it. I learned that when I tossed in a match, I quickly fished it out when the chief protested angrily. The Lolos evidently treat their slaves with consideration: Slaves' tasks are not onerous and the cap- tives share food and quarters with the backbone superiors. That a white man could survive among them for years, if he were captured uninjured and was sub. missive--seems highly probable. German city where have experienced and been in a po- sition to judge the different kinds of Democracy and government for which the Allied powers stand. 'Germany ultimately must make a decision in this respect," he con- tinued. "The Berlin vote, establish- ing such a decision, will have great influence upon the ultimate destiny of Germany and therefore upon the political destiny of Europe." There are 2,310,061 voters eligible to cast ballots for a city council and bie slated to serve for a period of two years. With the population unbalanced by war losses, 63.5 per cent of the re- gistered voters are women, Discovery that a number of Ger. mans had received authorization to vote in more than the place promp- ted the Allied powers order eve ery voter to take his ration card to the polls and have it stamped when he casts his ballot. Planes Look For Boat! Off New Jersey Coast Cape May, NJ. Oot, 10--(AP)-- |: Alrcraft today were searching for five Philadelphians aboard a dis abled motor boat last sighted about 14 miles east of Atlantic City. THE WEATHER Cloudy Saturday afternoon, clearing in the evening. Sunday clear, Continuing cool today with frost in most sections to- night, becoming slightly warm- er by Sunday afternoon, Low tonight and high Sunday 28 and 50. the citizens | 'WINNIE' VERY MUCH ALIVE London, Oct, 19--(CP Cable) ~=Rumors circulating in Toron- to that Winston Churchill had "dropped dead" were squelched indignantly yesterday by the former Prime Minister's secre- tary, who told the Canadian Press by telophone from Mr. Churchill's Westerham, Kent Country home: "He Is very well. Good heav- vens, I'm glad to say he's fine and he's right here now." Judge Er Erred In Jury Charge Defence Claims Notice of appeal against the conviction of George N. Bilton, 26, sentenced to hang on December 10 for the mur- der of Mrs, Teresa Laurie of Ajax, has been filed by the defence it was learned today. Charged with tne boulder slaying of the 34-year-old Ajax woman last June 13, Bilton was found guilty by an Assize Court jury at Whitby on September 24 and was sentenced by Mr, Justice Kelller Mackay to hang on December 10, His counsel was Louis Isaacs cs of Toronto and BILTON APF APPEAL (Continued from Page 1) Considering Court Action In Milk Sales -- Toronto, Oct, 19,--~(OP) «= The question of court action against dairies for selling milk In the Tor» onto area at 16 cents a quart 1s still under consideration today, it was ledrned, Crown Attorney J. W. McFadden sald no decision Wad been reached as to whether to act against the Borden Company, Limited, on ine formation supplied by Controller Stewart Smith who maintained yesterday the company acted ille- gally in increasing the price from 13 to 16 cents Oct. 1. If any charge Is lald, it would be in the nature of a test case as all dairies in Ontar- io increased the retal] price of milk by three cents at the first of the month, bringing the price to 15 to 17 cents throughout the Province, It was reported that Mr, McFad- den conferred yesterday with the Ontario Attorney-General's De- partment and J, Palmer Kent, de- puty city solicitor for Toronto, on the matter, Mr. Kent previously expressed the opinion that dairies acted illegally in increasing the price because the Ontario Milk Control Board had not passed an order approving it. King Tells Drew Still No Meeting Ottawa, Oct, 19--(CP) -- Prime Minister Mackenzie King in a letter last night to Premier Drew of On- tario reiterated the Federal govera- ment's decision npt to reconvene the Dominion-Provincial Confer- ence until the provinces have ine dicated their attitude toward do= minion proposals for new taxation agreements, The letter, written in raply to a letter Wednesday in which Mr, Drew charged that Mr. King was breaking faith with all the prove inces by not reconvening the con- ference, indicated the dominion was leaving to the provinces the initia- tive in paving the way for resump- tion of the conference discussions, Yhieh ended in disagreement last ay. * LATE NEWS BRIEFS From The Canadian Press Paris: Brooke Clagton told French journalists today that immigration to Canada must wait until the end of the shipping crisis, London: Two rings given the Duke of Windsor by his grand- father, King Edvard VII, are among the gems stolen Wednesday night, Hull, Que.: Thirteen children of one family were treated in hospital after the youngest child, eight-months-old, with coal gas. awakened the family with crying when the house filled Shanghai: Archbishop Victor, head of the pre-Soviet Greek Orthodox Church, has been arrested by the Chinese police. Windsor: Chrysler's 'plant at 8 a. About 100 maintenance men will return to m. Monday. .| Washington: Eben Ayres, a White House press secretary, told reporters he had heard nothing of any contem- plated visit to the U.S S. by Premier Stalin,

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