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. 13 More UK. Labor MPs Join Rebels' In Party Split HE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE YOSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY VOL. 5--NO. 154 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1946 SIXTEEN PAGES PICTURES CONDITIONS IN BRITAIN Situation Is Grim Broad, Unbiased Knowledge Need Today Price 4 Cents 4 Teachers Warned Against 'Experts' In World Politics Warning against overemphasis on the realm of exact and measurable standards, J F. Macdonald, professor of English at the University of Toronto, last night told the annual dinner of the Oshawa Educational Association that the ability to recognize the difference between what one knows and what he merely believes® distinguishes the educated man from the uneducated or half-edu- cated. The dinner, held in the Masonic Temple, provides an annual occa- sion for the teachers from all schools in the city to join with the members and officials of their boards for an evening of entertain. ment. Last night more than 125 teachers attended along with mem. bers and officials of the Board of Education, its Advisory Vocational * Committee and the Separate School Board. Master of ceremonies was william Wendt, President of the Association. Need Broad Knowledge In an address on "standards", the guest speaker stressed the need in the world today for people with the broad general knowledge hn 1 WORLD POLITT (Continued on Page 2) Mine Parley Is Cloaked In Secrecy Washington, Nov. 14--(AP)--The government today was reported seeking a 60-day "truce" in the United States 'strike-threatened soft coal fields while John L. Lewis and the mine owners negotiate a con- tract to speed release of the feder- ally-operated pits. Interior Secretary J. A. Krug planned to meet the United Mine Workers' chief again today after two highly secret conferences yes- ter: Tomorrow, Mr. Lewis may serve notice he intends to terminate the government contract in five days. 'Almost inevitably, this would lead to walkout of his 400,000 soft coal rs Nov. 20 since the miners do not work without a contract. 'While Mr. Lewis kept silent, the operators told Mr. Krug they were willing to meet the miners' boss in an effort to avoid a crippling new strike. Police Nab 8 To Forestall Squat Plot Montreal, Nov, 14--(CP)--Police today suddenly arrested eight squatters in a McGill College Avenue house in a move that was said to have forestalled invasion of an unnamed millionaire's 20- room home on Pine Avenue. Henri Gagnon, squatter leader and organizer of the Labor-Progres=- sive party, said the Pine Avenue operation was to have been the last. It took first choice over three other to headquarters we had to cancel this afternoon's plans," he said. As one of the occupants answered the door, police entered and told the whole group they were under arrest for unlawful occupation. The agency detectives carried warrants, issued on request of the building owner, Henry Joseph. Farouk Sees UK Harmony Cairo, Nov. 14--(AP)--King Far- ouk declared today he had great hopes that "real friendship" be- tween Britain and Egypt could be strengthened but said the 1946 treaty between the two countries was "unsuitable for further exist- ence and unacceptable for revision." In a speech from the Throne marking the opening of Parliament he told the people that their de- mand for withdrawal of British troops from Egypt already was in progress of being met--that the evacuation already is under way and "will coontinue until it is com- pleted within an agreed period." King Farouk indicated, however, that no decision had been reached in negotiations with Britain con- cerning the demand for "unity of Egypt with the Sudan under our crown." Clinic's Opening Day Sees 782 Receive X-ray; 0.C.V.I. Students Today With a total of 782 persons being X-rayed in less than eight hours yesterday despite the usual first- day hitches, the Kiwanis Club's T. B. Clinic is today functioning with clockwork precision as pupils from the O.C.V.I. pass through, one class at a time, On the opening day of the clinic yesterday, well on to 500 adults were X-rayed in addition to the pu- pils from Cedardale Public Schools and the rural schools in the Raglan area, As it was Wednesday, there was no evening clinic but the X-rays were conducted from 1 to 6 in the afternoon. Today is O.C.V.I. day at the clinic with a total of 750 scheduled to be x-rayed today and a similar num- ber tomorrow at the morning and afternoon sessions. The students are arriving one class at a time, with their teachers, and they are classified according to height to eliminate unnecessary delay in ad- Justing the position of the X-ray screen, Those in charge of registration the way in which the pu- pils had their appointment cards filled out, urging the importance of this in facilitating the process. On the reverse side of the blue card by which each person is notified of the time of his appointment, the apoli- cant is asked to fill in his name and address, age, the name of his physi. cian, and whether or not he had, had a chest X-ray previously, The applicant presents this card on passing the registration desk at the clinic. The clinic will be operated dally except Sunday until December 7. With the exception of Monday and Wednesday, three clinics are held daily; 9 to 12 in the morning, 1 to 5 th the afternoon and 7 to 9 in the evening, On Monday and Wednes- day there is no evening clinic but the afternoon session lasts until 6 p. m. Hunt Extensive For Lost Ship Halifax, Nov. 14--(CP)--With the R.CMP, United States Coast Guard and R.C.AF. co-operating, an intensive air and sea search was undertaken today for the two-mast- ed Newfoundland schooner Francis Robie, overdue five days at Bay of Islands, Nfld., with her four-man crew. The vessel sailed from here Nov. 4 and has not been sighted or heard from since. It was feared she might have foundered in recent lashing Atlantic gales, . "| majority over the sites. 4 the raided us this BEVIN POLICY 1 ISSUE, OTHER CONSCRIPTION London, Nov. 14--(CP)--At least 13 more Labor Members of Parlia- ment today joined a "revolt" against the Attlee government, de- manding a Socialist foreign policy to prevent what a resolution called "an otherwise inevitable conflict be. tween American capitalism and So- viet Communism." Reuters News Agency placed the number of dissidents at 57 while The Associated Press listed 53. The AP said that another 20 Labor M. P.'s were opposing the government over peacetime military conscrip- tion. Labor holds about a two-to-one Conservatives, principal Opposition party, in the 640-seat House, Each group of dissidents, consti- tuting the first real crack in Labor solidarity since Winston Churchill was forced from office 15 months ago after a general election, offer- ed its objection as an amendment to the Speech of the King Tuesday. There appeared little chance that either amendment could muster a majority and thus unseat Prima Minister Attlee's Cabinet. The Press Association called the rebellion a "Labor party crisis" and reported: ay dh A } LABOR SPLIT (Continued on Page 2) $ Hope for 11 In Lost Plane Dwindles Burbank, Calif. Nov. 14--(AP)-- Hope for finding alive the 11 per- sons, including three Canadians, aboard a missing Western Air Lines plane was virtually abandoned today as search was ordered resumed of a rugged 50-square mile area north of here where the two-engined craft disappeared early yesterday. The search centres on the sum- mit of the Angeles Forest highway where two country road workers, operating a snowplow, told the sher- iff they had seen a "terrific flash" at a time coinciding with the plane's disappearance. The spot is in the general area where the craft is be- lieved to have disappeared." The plane lost communication within three minutes of its destination, Lockheed air terminal here, Peru 'Quake Toll Now 410 Lima, Peru, Nov. 14--(AP) -- At least 410 persons were reported to- day to have lost their lives in a series of earthquakes which began in Peru last Sunday and have crip- pled communications and caused widespread devastation, The Ministry of the Interior said that Conchucos, a town of 4,400 north of Lima, was apparently the hardest hit. Three hundred persons were killed and 250 injured there. Sihuas, a town of 11,540, was re- ported completely destroyed. So far 40 bodies have been taken from the debris. Thirty fatalities' were re- ported at Pomabamba. Two ToStand Trial Forgery y Charges Belleville, Nov. 14--(CP)--Fred A. Scott, Belleville cattle buyer and Dr.' 8. H. Shipsides, Wellington veterinarian, were committed for trial next January 8 when they ap- peared yesterday for preliminary hearing on charges of forgery, Scott was granted bail of $4,000 and Shipsides bail of $5,000. The charges involve the prepar- ation papers for shipment of cattle to the United States. THE WEATHER Overcast and slightly cooler, becoming cloudy this evening, clearing tonight, Friday clear and warmer. Northwest winds 20 m.p.h., becoming light to- night and Friday except south- east 15 m.p.h. Friday afternoon. Low tonight and high Friday 33 and 52. | will give immediate | | Visitor From Britain Addresses Kinsmen Dinner Over one hundred and twenty-five Oshawa citizens listened with rapt attention as Mrs. G. H. Dunbar, OB.E. spoke at the regular Ladies' Night of the Kinsmen Club of Oshawa last evening. Mrs. Dunbar's graphic story was carried over Station CKDO as well, Top: Dr. Elizabeth with a bouquet of roses as she con- cludes her address. Head table guests shown are Muy. D. E, Chese- brough, Mrs. S. H. Bantick, Mrs. G. Davis and Major S. H. Bantick. Bottom: Mrs. Dunbar during her talk and Doug Chesebrough, Presi- dent of the Kinsmen Club of Osh- awa, chairman for the evening. --Photos by Campbell's Studio & 4 Scouting Commissioner For Canada Impressed On Visit To Camp Samac By DON HOULDEN Major-General Dan Spry, Chief Executive Commissioner for Scouting in the Dominion of Canada arrived quietly in Oshawa today in order to examine Camp Samac at first hand. Arriging by car from Toronto, where he has been at- tending a Girl Guide Conference, Major-General Spry was accompanied by Provincial Execu-¢ tive Commissioner Frank Irwin and Deputy Executive Commissioner for Canada Bill Currier. They were met by District Com- missioner J. Harry Rigg and Tom Hopkins, President of the local as- sociation, who escorted them to Camp Samac. The Chief Scout for Canada was much impressed by the progressive steps made on Scout- ing's behalf by Mr. McLaughlin, donor of the camp. As they were shown around the grounds Major- General Spry stated that this in- deed was a splendid opportunity for winter outdoor scouting besides the usual summer activities. He was very favorably impressed also by the Council House and artificial lake. Were Boys Contributing Turning to Commissioner Rigg, he asked whether the boys were contributing anything to the actual building of the camp site. The Commissioner pointed out the rows of 'trees planted by the boys. Maj- or-General Spry expressed the hope that the boys would, on their own make the camp very homelike. He made the statement that the camp had a marvellous potential set-up for Scouting in this city. Following his visit to the Camp, Major-General Spry paid a visit to the Chief of Police who discussed the youth question with him. After Pays Visit Here MAJOR GENERAL D. C. SPRY a brief visit to the Scout Head- quarters on Athol Street, the Chief ag CAMP SAMAC , ~ --(Continued on Page 2). 5 British Jews 'Distressed' By Violence London, Nov. 14--(Reuters)--The Board of Deputies of British Jews, in a statement today, expressed "Distress" at reported threats to ex- tend terrorist activities to Britain but also regretted the "Sensation- -| alism of these reports which can only tend to create mad feeling against Jews." - "British Jewry is at one with all others in its anxiety to see rooted out an evil which is contrary to the teachings and principles of the Jewish faith," the statement con- cluded, Jerusalem, Nov. 14--(Reuters)-- British sappers today removed live mines, discovered by the police, from the railway midway between Haifa and Lydda, it was officially stated. The Jewish terrorist organization, Irgun Zvap Leumi, appealed to the Haganah (The Jewish resistance movement) over its secret radio "Voice of Fighting Zion," to join it in "a Holy war against the British oppressors." Paris, Nov. 14--(Reuters)--Sam- uel Merlin, secretary-General of the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation, was quoted in the Pais evening newspaper France Soir as saying today that Jewish Terrorists were not threatening the life of Field Marshal Viscount Montgom- ery, chief of the British Imperial General Staff. : Merlin has described himself as political spokesman of Irgun Zval Leumi, Jewish terrist organiza- tion, but he does not claim any of- fiom contact with Jewish terror- sts. Drew Still Wants D.-P. Conference Toronto, Nov. 14--(CP)--Premier Drew said yesterday following a party caucus of Progressive Con- servative members of the Ontario Legislature that his government still believes that the Dominion- Provincial Conference, adjourned indefinitely last spring, should be reconvened. "We have given what we believe are very strong reasons why the conference should recon- vene," he said, "and we still believe that nothing has happened which makes any other course satisfac- tory," / f : - . A ~ A " Mrs. G. H. Dunbar Tells Kin Meeting "Although the war has ended, we are not greatly con« scious of it," declared Mrs. G. H. Dunbar, O.B.E., vice-chair man of the Women's Voluntary Services in England and head of the Empire and Foreign Departments, addressing tha. Kinsmen Club and its guests WHITBY BULL WINTER FAR SR. CHAMPION District breeders were again to the fore in yesterday's judging re- sults at the Roya] Winter Fair in Toronto. Among those who won pri- zes on their stock were: Beath Farms in the Suffolk Sheep classes; E. L. Ruddy and Son, Pickering, in Ayrshire cattle; W. D. Thomson of Brooklin in Jersey cattle; J. Milli- gan and Sons, Whitby, in Guernsey cattle; R. P. Stenger of Enniskillen in the Jersey classes; Col, W. E. Phillips' Wynyates aFrm in the Ayrshire classes; and B. Blackburn of Uxbridge and Earle Parrott of Myrtle Station in the market cattle cl A Beath Farms won three prizes- "Second on ram lamb, first on year- ling ewe and the champion ewe, Hermitage Farms Winners 'Three prizes were won by the E. L. Ruddy and Son Hermitage Farm herd They were:--Third on Cherry Bank Lustre in the class for bulls, four years and over; first in the class for cows, three years and un- der four, not in milk; and second in the class for heifers, two years and under three, Col. Phillip's Rottenrow Tradition placed second in the bull, senior yearling, class. 'W. D. Thomson won four prizes with his stock. Shalomar Cowslip Design Peer won the fimt place award for bull, senior calf, while Shalomar 4th Designing Girl placed third in the heifer, junior calf, class. His two other wins were se- cond in the class for heifer, sénior yearling, not in milk; and second in the class for heifer, junior yearling. Senior Champion Bull James Milligan and Sons were WHITBY BULL (Continued on Page 2) last evening at the Hotel 4 Genosha after dinner. Douglas Chesebrough, president of the Club, presided. The program was broad cast over CKDO. Acting Mayor Gordon Davis wel» comed Mrs. Dunbar to Oshawa and Harold A. Rogers, OBE, foune der of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs, chairman of the Milk-Fore Britain Fund since its inception and president of the Advisory Council of the Service Clubs of Canada, introduced Mrs. Dunbar. Touching lightly on the big job the Women's Voluntary Services undertook when children had to be evacuated, Mrs. Dunbar remarked that this organization was equipped for such a task as it had complete national coverage, "We never said 'No' to any request," she said. The work entailed doing for children GRIM SITUATION (Continued on Page 2) Driverless Flaming Bus Careens, Hollywood, Nov. 14 --(AP)-- A driverless bus, set aflame in a new outbreak of movie strike viplencey rolled blazing through a service sta tion and into busy Beverly Bouleww ard today, crashing into three parke ed automobiles. No one was ine jured. t Police arson investigators said the bus had been stolen a few hours earller from a garage which furne ishes a number of the 41-passenger vehicles to studios. The studios use them to carry non-strikers through the picket lines. Meaanwhile, the bombing of two non-striking film workers' homes-- the fourth and fifth in 48 hours-- brought a suggestion from District Attorney Fred Howser that the County Board of supervisors offer a $1,000 reward for information lead« ing to identity of vandals respon sible for two nights of terrorism. A $5,000 reward already has been posted by non-striking stage ems ployees. Grusome Tale of Poison--, Burning Unfolded In Court Brecon, Wales, Nov. 14 (CP)--A gruesome account of a man's death from rat poison and the burning of his body before the eyes of a terri- fied boy was read today as Eliza- beth O'Brien, 30-year-old house- keeper, went on trial for murder. "I didn't mean to kill him, but just make him ill enough to keep him off myself and Johnny," Mrs. O'Brien was quoted as saying to & police who questioned her about the slaying last April of her employer, William Lucas, 49. Prosecutor Herbert Glyn-Jones said Lucas, described in his gpen- ing statement as "lustful and quar- relsome," had threatened Mrs. O'Brien and Johnny, her son, but the woman feared going to the police lest Lucas tell them she had been "on the streets." Mrs. O'Brien, who pleaded inno- cent, sat tense and pale as the prosecutor read a statement which he said she had given to the police after Lucas' charred body was found at his secluded Welsh farm home: "I put some rat poison in his dinner. I asked him how he liked his dinner and he said it was very tasty." ; T¥0 days later, she sald, Lucas "I dragged him into the scullery. I built wood all round his head and poured coal oil all over the body. I opened the windows and set & light to the body. . "While he was alight Johnny came down and saw the burning. He screamed out and said, 'Mum-~ my, man's on fire burning, Don'{ burn. me, mummy'." "% LATE NEWS BRIEFS Columbia, S.C.: A terrific gas explosion shattered a Colum« bia curb market wholesale building today, causing six deaths and injuring at least three other persons. Ottawa: Defence Counsel J. L. Cohen today informed Judge A. G. McDougall he intended to oppose admission in the trial of David Gordon Lunan of the evidence the accused gave before Espionage. the Royal Commission on Ottawa: The Canadian Legion said today it had submitted to Prime Minister King a resolution urging modifi- cation of First Great War memorials to include the names of Canadians who died in service in the Sec- ond Great War. Lake Success: Australia today attacked the Soviet Union for invoking the big-power veto 10 times and said. these acts have "stultified" the work of the United - Nations Security Council. .