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I 7 Bilton Appeal Slated For Osgoode Hall On Tuesday | E DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY, OSHAWA VOL. 5--NO. 156 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1946 Price 4 Cents 20 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS District Men In Midst of Near Stampede U.S. Designer Drives Midget Auto Through' Windsor Streets' Hermi of Ajax, suffered injuries to his i Local Cattle 'Argentine yu "ber 9, that he died the following tage Farms 3 Employee Suffers Injuries To Knee Toronto, Nov. 16 (CP)--A stampede of more than $1,000,000 worth of blue-blo-ded béef on the hoof was nar- rowly averted at the Royal Winter Fair last night while an 'unsuspecting 10,000 spectators . ed the arrival of the parade of live stock on the tan bark. at the horse show ring await- the incipient stampede was quickly® nipped and only one man, Don Curl knee when floored by the cattle, Horns and Noses "There was nothing but horns and noses trowding my back," said Bill Hoare, a herdsman from Pick- ering. He was leading one of the prize-winning cattle to the horse when the incident occurred. A long winding corridor from the cattle stalls to the horse ring, run- ning behind the main stands at the ring, was the scene of the difficul- ties. A chicken-coop obstacle used in the horse ring clattered to the cement floor just as the high-strung champs of the live stock on display at Royal Winter air passed in pro- cession on the way to the ring. Momen Chaos _ There was momentary chaos and se .of the animals got away NEAR STAMPEDE : (Continued on Page 2) A Shipped To Holsteins from the farms of five SAY ERROR IN CHARGE T0 JURY The appeal of George N. Bilton, 26, sentenced to hang for the bould- er slaying last June, of Mrs. Teresa Laurie of Ajax, is scheduled to be heard Tuesday by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Osgoode Hall Louis Isaacs of Toronto counsel for Bilton during his trial at the Whit- Jost | by Assizes, jury brought in a verdict of guilty following a five-day hearing presid- ed over by Mr. Justice Keiller Mac- kay. Deputy Attorney - General Cecil L. Snyder was special Crown prosecutor. Basis of Appeal The appeal is based on the con- ERROR IN CHARGE (Continued on Page 2) Windsor motorists were startled recently to see this pocket-size co tible threading its way through downtown traffic on its way across the bor- der. Mr. Talmadge Judd of Kingsport, Tenn,, designer, creator and own- er, 'spent four months planning other car the neat midget auto that can keep pace with nearly any on the street today, he received so much publicity letters flowed in from all over the world asking for agencies should the car go 43 the four-cylinder, 25-h Humming Bird which he hopes some day will 'be marketed. When he into prod The car's height can be judged from the yardstick held by Mr. Judd while he sits in his unusual automobile in the photo. | bridge. =-Photo Courtesy Windsor Star ARROW ESCAPE ROUGE BRIDGE Oshawa Motorist, Wife, 5 Children Saved By Cables Rouge Hills, Nov. 16--(CP)--Four adults and five chile dren escaped without serious injury today when automobiles in which they were driving skidded on frosty pavement and crashed into the guard rails & of the nearby Rouge River CRASH CLAIMS ND VICTIM; INVESTIGATE The decision as to whether an in- quest will be held or charges laid in connection with last Saturday's highway crash which claimed the lives of 11-month-old Pamela Gray, and yesterday her father, Thomas Barl Gray, 37, of R. R. 5 Hamilton, is pending receipt of a complete re- port from the police, Crown Attor- ney A. C. Hall said today, Mr. Gray, who suffered lacera- tions of the brain and a fractured jaw, died at 6.30 a. m. yesterday in the Oshawa General Hospital. An autopsy was performed by Dr. F, A. Cuddy of Whitby. ; «The accident took place on No. 2 | Highway east of the Rouge River bridge when a light delivery truck and the car in which Gray was driving with his family came into head-on collision The baby, Pame- la, was killed almost instantly and her mother and father and two- year-old brother, Brian, along with the truck driver, Clifford Goodwin, and a passenger James Adam, both CRASH CLAIMS (Continued on Page 2) breeders were among the shipment of 73 head which left Brampton this week for the Argen- tine. The shipment was the largest and most valuable on record. Contributors from this ares in- cluded R. Ray McLaughlin, J. Brown, Newcastle; O. E. Croxall, Port Perry; Howard Franklin, Port Perry, and A. Muir and Sons, Cour- tice. The cattle were selected by Guil- lermo Bullrich and Dr.. Hector Es- tengo during a six-week Ontario. Bullrich is the manager of the biggest dairy cattle farm in the world, 30000 head, and Dr, Es- tengo has thousands of head. At Holstein shows and sales all over the province in past weeks, Dr. Estengo and Bullrich have been familiar figures and they have paid high price for some of Ontario's Holsteins, Included in the shipment was a bull, sold by J. M. Fraser, Streets- ville, for which the Argentinians paid $14,000. This bull and two others, on which individual prices were not quoted, made a total pur- chase price of $35,000. Another three of the 13 bulls in the ship- ment were bought for $15,000. Forty head among the 60 heifers averaged $1,000 each, The rest were in a lower price bracket, but still some of the finest. ; In Milwaukee A letter to the Oshawa Chief of death of a man who was believed to have formerly lived in Oshawa and whose brother and sister, given names are unknown, are thought to be residing here at present. 'The mah, Francis Joseph Leo jharon, aged 57, was so badly in. d when struck by an auto in City of Milwaukee, on Novem- day. According to the medical ex- aminer, J. A. LaMonte, some infor- mation led them to believe that the deceased might have a brother, who is a Catholic priest, and a sister living here or in Detroit, Michigan. 'The letter said that the man was apparently single, had been rooming at 157 South First Street, Milkwau- kee and was thought to be either a SEEK RELATIVES (Continued on Page 2) SS Prices Board Hits At Chatham Butchers Chatham, Nov, 16 (CP)--Prices Board officials today announced they had cancelled the slaughtering permit of James Edmonson, Chatham meat packer, because of "failure to keep proper records required under existing ration regu- lations," and G. E. Dalgliesh, regional foods officer, said other charges would be laid againste other Chatham butchers next week. "Watch the police blotter and you'll gee the results of our probe," he said. The action against Edmonson fol- lowed an investigation by the Pri- ces Board of meat supply conditions in this district, opened Oct. 31 on orders of Mr. Dalgliesh. The regional officer said "a num- ber" of complaints had been made to Ottawa by local residents against practices of Chatham butchers. "The investigation," he sald, "has been and is being conducted to determine the sources of meat sold in Chatham stores. Prices paid were not included in the investiga- tion and no test ases were made. The investigation is being continued and further developments are expected shortly." Mr. Dalgliesh said four investiga- ting officers making the investiga- tion had "faced more abuse in Cha- tham than we have in most places in the province," and said one but- cher had wielded a steel sharpener against one of his officers. "A butcher waved a steel at one of our men and we were forced to refer the matter to the Royal Can- PRICE BOARD (Continued on Page 2) Hold Inquest Wednesday Into Child's Death An inquest in connection with the death of six-year-old Cecelia Bru- ton who died after being struck by a car, just north of Orono on Oc- tober 30, will be held in Orono next Wednesday afternoon. . The little girl, dayghter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Clifford Bruton of Orono, was walking with hér sister, Cyn- thia, 7, on the road near their home when the accident loccurred. The driver of the caf wag Mrs, Rowena Dean of Orono, 83 Years Young ORME GAMSBY Self-appointed publicity agent for the Village Orono who will cele- brate his 83rd birthday tomorrow. The Times-Gazette joins with his host of friends in wishing him many happy returns of the day. To Make Stepinac A Cardinal London; Nov. 16.--(CP)--Moscow radio, quoting "Rome journalistic circles," said today Pope Pius planned to make Yugoslav Arch- bishop Alojzijc Stepinac a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church at a special Christmas consistory. Archbishop Stepinac, head of the Catholic Church in Yugoslavia, was convicted by a Yugoslav court last' month of "crimes against the peo- ple" and was sentenced to 16 years at forced labor, Halt Charity To Greece, Says Ottawa Athens, Nov. 16--(CP Cable)-- Maj.-Gen. L. R. LaFleche, Can- adian ambassador to Greece, has told supply minister Panayotis Kantzias that Canada was investi- gating distribution 6f Canadian Charity parcels in Greece, it was learned today. Gen, LaFleche added that in the meantime, the Dominion is "forced" to suspend shipments of used cloth- ing. The Canadian ambassador's mes- sage was forwarded to the Greek parliament two days ago and the supply minister quoted Gen. La- Fleche as saying "had warehouses been emptied quickly, more clothing would have been sent from Can- ada." Kantzias said that Gen. LaFleche did not specify when shipments were suspended. The Greek official said that charity parcels shipped to Greece since the revolution--more than 4,000,000 pairs of shoes and 17,000,000 pieces of clothing--were not satisfactorily accounted for, evidence pointing to their diversion into the black market. Gravel Truck Tips, One Is Injured Belleville, Nov. 16--(CP) -- Mrs. Samuel Jones, 42, of Plainfield is in Belleville hospital in a serious con- dition as result of a motor accident, at Corbyville last night when a truck joaded with gravel turned over on the highway and was struck by an oncoming vehicle, Police said the truck was driven by Earl Ray. Jones suffered arm, leg and facial injuries and a daugh- ter Bdna, 13, a broken wrist, A son, Victor, 17 received facial cuts. Mrs, Jones suffered severe internal in- juries and is not expected to re- cover, THE WEATHER Cloudy becoming overcast this afternoon. Intermittent rain this evening. Sunday rain. Not much change in tempera- ture. Light winds becoming southerly 15 mph Sunday. Low tonight and high Sunday 40 and 48, To Address Rotary KENNETH H. McDIARMID Of Whitby who will be the speak- er at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club on Monday. The son of Rotarian J. H. McDiar- mid, he will speak on the subject "Some Early History of the Laws of Property". 'Detroit Thugs' Irk Labor M.P. London, Nov. 16--(Reuters)--Tom Driberg, journalist and labor M.P., said today "in my personal views the thugs of Detroit are as purely and unmitigatedly thuggish as thugs could be anywhere" but added that "thugs exist in every great city in the capitalist world, in Britain as well as America." Mr. Driberg was discussing his foreign affairs debate speech in Parliament Thursday when he told Foreign Secretary Bevin that the people of Britain would not "follow him to war, nor or in "five years' time, against Soviet Russia, in part- nership with the barraric thugs of Detroit and Mammon imperialists of Washington and Wall Street." Mr. Driberg, who recently return- er from the United States, would not specify his thugs. He added: "I you ask me whether I mean industrialists, labor or race-rioters I am not going to make the cap fit. But I certainly did not mean labor or at any rate CI.O. labor," | zeon class, Kiddies Pack Trains For Glimps of Santa The hockey season is just nicely under way yet there was an exodus from the city and surrounding districts to- wards Toronto this morning which was ds great, if not great- er, than any when the Generals were playing a crucial game at Maple Leaf Gardens. The reason--this morning was the Santa Claus parade. In many homes last night parents had quite a time quelling the excite- ment of their children to the degree necessary for them to fall asleep. Early this morning lights were snapped on hours in advance of the usual hour for rising. Breakfasts were bolted in record time and th trek was on. : Where an automobile was avail- able and the head of the family was not working today, this was the accepted mode of transportation. However, trains and buses all car- ried their quota of chattering youngsters and exasperated parents. County Still Prominent At Winter Fair Ontario County residents contin- ue to figure prominently in the prize awards at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Yesterday E. L. Ruddy and Son, Pickering, won in the Ayrshire class; Ronald Marquis of Sunderland won in the Market Cattle class; H. W. Clark of Osh- awa won with his pigeons and T. A. Wilson and Son of Cannington won in the Percheron classes. The Ruddy Ayshire herd won third place in the Breeders' Herd Class. This class called for a cow, three years or over, a heifer, two years and under three; a heifer, one year and under two; a heifer calf, and bull calf, all animals bred and owned by the exhibitor. Mr, Marquis' win was in the steer, junior calf, class in which he won a third place winner. Mr. Wilson's win was a second on "Jack" in the class for gelding or grade mare, two years or over. Mr. Clark won first, second and third prizes for cock or hen, bred in 1946 in the Moorhead Tumbler pi- The wide appeal of the parade was evidenced by the trains over the C.N.R. line. The coaches on the early morning: mail train were already filled and - ng--passengers from here were allowed aboard. The later train was also well crowded and all seats were filled before the train arrived here. The large crowd of Oshawa folk were forced to stand. Iraq Cabinet Has Resigned Baghada, Nov. 16--(Reuters--Emir Abdul Tllah, the regent of Iraq, to- day accepted the resignation of Arshad Al Umari's Cabinet and ask- ed the Prime Minister to continue in office until a new government is formed, it was officially announced today. Fred Hiscock, of Oshawa, his wife and five Oshawa children he was driving to Toronto to see the Sane ta Claus parade, crashed through the guard rail at the eastern ap- proach of the bridge, The car was saved from toppling down a 150- foot embankment by guard wires that caught the chassis. A second car driven by Morris Shessel, of Toronto, skidded into the south guard rail, bounced off and crashed into the rail on the other side. A passenger in Shessel's car, John Arych, also of Toronto, was treated for shock. (The Times-Gazette understands the Hiscock family involved in the accident lives at 652 Christie St.), Thugs-Police In Gun Fight; 3 Wounded Toronto, Nov, 16--(CP)--An emer gency squad of 100 police officers today stood ready .to strike at a moment's notice in the event of fresh escapades by two youthful drug store bandits who last night wounded three persons, none ser- iously, in a point-blank gunfight with a police constable in a mid« town Yonge Street drug store. Police said they believed the gune men had staged four holdups in {| other central Toronto drug stores in the last eight days, A $500 reward awaits the persons who brings about their capture. Barefaced, each brandishing a black automatic, the holdup men, who appeared about 19 years old, strode into the J. Dudley Webb drug store four blocks south of Bloor Street as the proprietor's wife, No= ra, 43, rang up proceeds of g cigaret sale. One confronted Mrs, Webb, rointed his gun at her and snape "This 1s it." GUN FIGHT (Continued on Page 9 Shriners Beat Elevator To Top Shriners going to a party at the Genosha Hotel last night were in such a hurry they were climbing through the roof of the elevator to reach the suite. It seems that the elevator had a power failure when it was loaded down with happy Shriners' wives and it stuck between the first and second floors. The cause of the failure, saig manager M. G. Law- rence, was the blowing of a fuse. An emergency crew from General Motors soon came to the rescue and set things moving again. However - before they arrived, some of the more anxious party- goers started to climb out through the escape hatch in the roof. It 'must have been a good party. ing for a week. » . * LATE NEWS BRIEFS x Athens--Press reports said today that Greece's Rimini Bri- gade, have apparently broken the back of Leftist band resistance in the entire Kissavos Mountain Range, Bridgetown, N.S.--Spurred by reports that a fire had been sighted in the Alma Lake area, searchers pushed for- ward today hunting for two men who have been miss- Nanking--Chinese Communists threatened today to call their own congress in a show of anger at the government for convening the National Assembly, but they had not yet pulled out of Nanking. New Delhi--British troop. reinforcements have been sent from Lucknow to several places in the United Prove inces where sporadic rioting occurred. Nicosia, Cyprus--Illegal Jewish immigrants, held in the Caraolos Camp in Cyprus, have decided to: go on a + . 24-hour hunger strike, starting at midnight tonight,