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Russia Accepts U.S. Atomic Energy Plan HE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa 'Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1946 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES VOL. 5--NO. 173 LOCAL Rehabilitation Will Co-ordinate Work and Scope Of Veteran Problems The Oshawa Rehabilitation Council last night appoint- | ed William E. Casey as a rehabilitation officer here, a move | which has been under consideration by .he council for some | months. Mr. Casey, who is employed in the rental office of War- time Housing Limited and ise familiar with the legislation per- taining to veterans' rehabilitation, will assume his duties as rehabili- faton offcer in January. He will be in touch with all organizations and individuals now concerned with veterans' problems in a effort to co-ordinate their work . 1d extend its scope. Convenient Location . The new officer will be located in she offices of George W. Finley, 23 Simcoe Street North, who has sgreed to donate space for this purpose, Lt..Col, R. B. Smith, pre- sident of the council, disclosed. © Council agreed that Mr. Casey should receive a tentative honora- rium covering the first quarter of 1047 and should be authorized to [arrange for a Stgngraphts, Inci- ental expenses cover postage 'and sundry other items were passed by the A vy the primc responsi- lity of the council to re-establish turned men in civilian life, Col. Smith declared that with the ap- pointment of a specific rehabilita- tion officer all bodies engaged in veterans affairs could refer an im- t part of their. work to him. At list of permanent committees would be made available to Mr, Oasey. The incoming rehabilita- tion officer was thoroughly familiar with veterans' legisla , Col Bmith added. ~ Both Majo. A. P. Simester and "Rev, P. Coffey felt that Mr. Casey's work would pyramid to very con- erable 'proportion before much e had elapsed. Speaking from own experience, Major Simester Bald that the various committees now operating would probably have 'a good many problems for Mr. Casey to consider. ; Col, Snilth reported that a $2,500 cheque, the Rehabilitation Council's allotment for the year, had been received from J. J. English, secre'- ary of the Community Chest Fund. . A committee, composed of Col. Smith, Lt.-Col. E. Pearson, secretary of the council, and Mr. Casey, was 'appointed to arrange details of the new office including a sign for the | door, = Next meeting of the council was | called for January 2 of the new Rumor Stalin Very Sick Strengthened * Paris, Dec. 6--(AP)--The London gorrespondent of the French Right- ist newspaper L'epoque said today that reports from Turkey that Prime Minister Stalin of Russia was seriously ill had been "confirm- ed by sources in London." The sources, which the corres * poadent did not name, were quoted as saying that Stalin "had a new stroke Nov. 4 and was carried to Sochi on the shore of the Black near Batum where last year he to recover his health," The continued: weeks ago he (Stalin) de- to see President Truman on t of ill health. The last time @ was seen in public was Sept. 8 at a motorized forces' review." (On Nov. 7 Eddy Gilmore, Asso- ciated Press correspondent, filed in Moscow a dispatch which said that persons close to Stalin say he is in ood health and that he probably 1 be in about the same physical pndition on his birthday--Dec, 21-- as he was last year. This dispatch was not transmitted to New York until 11 p.m, Moscow time, Nov. 19. (Two Istanbul newspapers, Tanin and Tasvirfl published on Dec. 3 as- 'gertions that Stalin was seriously fll. The political correspondent of Tanin, crediting his information to "authoritative reports," said Stalin's gondition was "getting more and more serious." Tasvir quoted politi- gal circles at the Bulgarian capital of Sofia as saying Stalin's "illness 'has taken a dangerous course, de- gpite doctors' efforts") Va - . LR 'Two Premises TREATMENTS GREAT AID 22 TESTIFY Belleville, Dec. 6 (CP)--A total of 22 witnesses testifying as to the benefit they received from treat. ments given by E. M. Carefoot wag called to the box today by defence counsel as the hearing of a false pretence charge against Carefoot continued, Mrs.. John Baldrick, Plainfield, sald she was treated for a growth she "imagined" cancer and was cured. Mrs. Ethel Lounsberry, Cobourg, testified she went to Carefoot with a kidney stone, but he told her he could do nothing for her and she paid $5 for the diagnosis, Other witnesses told of receiving treatments from Carefoot which re- stored them to health after they had sought medical relief else- where. Yesterday eight witnesses were called during early proceedings by defense counsel Malcolm Robb ex- cept for Jack Carefoot, all had been patients at one time treated by his father, First witness was Mrs. Ed Carter of Thomasburg, who told of having a gathering in her head in 1941. TREATMENT (Continued on Page 2) Ask Increase In Rentals On One case was dismissed and two others were set over until a later date when Judge J. E. Madden of Napanee conducted a session of the Court of Rental Appeals in the Courtroom at the Old City Hall this morning. The appeal of Louis Hyman, 576 Simcoe Street North, to raise the rent paid by William J. Lock and Alex 8. Auld, proprietors of stores at 82 and 86 Simcoe Street North respectively, was adjourned for fur- ther investigation by Judge J. E. Madden and Rental Administrator, Andrew Murdoch. Mr, Hyman told the court that at present Mr, Lock, who runs a Ladies Wear shop, was paying $60 a month while Mr. Ault, who runs a beauty parlor, and receives money for sub- letting an apartment in the rear of his store, was paying $50 a month. He asked to have the rent of Mr. Ault raised. to approximately $100 a month, while that of Mr, Lock in- creased to about $85. He said that his tenants had complained about the use of the apartment washing machine by Mr. Ault's employees to rinse out towels used in the beauty parlor, Both Mr. Ault and Mr. Lock said | that the rents they were now pay- | ing were too high for what they re- ceived. Mr, Ault said that he was willing to have the towels washed elsewhere rather than pay the $10 a month suggested by Mr. Hyman and the magistrate agreed that the pricé for that was too high. Said Mr. Lock, "This city went bankrupt once before through exorbitant rents and we don't want that to happen again or it will be too bad." It was decided by Judge Madden that he and Mr. Murdoch should investigate rents in other similar accommodations about the area ang bring in their ruling at a later ate, Dismiss Uxbridge Case | The appeal "of Leslie James of | TWO PROMISES * : (Continued on Page 2) [N.. = WITNESS SAYS JUDGE GERMAN "STAGGERED" Cobourg, Dec. 6 (CP)--Further' evidence of Constable H. Pearse as to the condition of Judge J. C. M. German was given at the judge's trial today on drunk and dangerous driving charges, Yesterday the jury was excluded for three hours while counsel argued on the admissibility of certain portions of the consta- ble's evidence. Today the constable was directed that he could relate what he saw when Judge German was given cer- | tain tests by Dr. Warren Wilkins | Jr., but could not repeat any state- | Local Pupils Awe RAY O. SKINNER rded Scholarships GEORGE R. WALLACE % ments made by the accused at the yuu; youve heen announced as the winners of two of the Carter Scholar- time, Constable Pearse .testified that | during the examination by the doc- tor the accused was asked to read from a calendar but read instead from something else on the wall SAYS JUDGE STAGGERED (Continued on Page 2) | ships for Ontario County, Ray's award is valued at $60 while George will receive $40. Both had brilliant academic careers at the O.C.V.I. with Ray winning the E. R. Wood Memorial Scholarship and George the Flor- ence Cody Scholarship. Physics at the University of Toronto They are both studying Mathematios and this year, Ray at Victoria College and George at University College. Ray is the sgn of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Skinner, 67 Ritson Road South and George is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Wallace, 350 Athol Street East, | POWERS PLAN 10 USE ATOM FOR PEACE Lake Success, N.Y. Dec. 6--(AP) --Foreign Minister Molotov today , accepted a United States provision | for early establishment of inter- national control for Atomic energy and "other modern technological discoveries" to ensure their use for peaceful purposes only. The proposal, put forward as an amendment Thursday by Senator Tom Connally (Dem.-Texas) in United Nations drafting sub-com- mittee debate on arm reduction was described by Mr. Molotov as meeting "the wishes of all of us." The Russian decision in effect represented an easing of iis pre- vious insistence that atomic wea- pons should be outlawed immedi- ately in contrast to the Americon view that any such step should be part of a general atomic control plan, 40,000 Out At U.S. Ford By Tonight, Layoffs Looming In Canadian Plants; Lewis, Miners Post Bond; U.K. Hit Too 1 Bond Posted Canadian Effect | 4 U.K. Feels Pinch ] Ford Layoff The paralysis afflicting United States industry in the wake of the soft coal strike hung like an ominous cloud over Canadian Au- tomobile manufacturing plants, today as fuel-saving embargo on | freight and express shipments in | Canada and the United States went into effect at 12.01 a.m, Not many other Canadian in. dustries will feel any immediate serious effects but if the embargo should last any length of time possible layoffs of thousands of workers was seen by some manu- facturing officials, Expected to be hit hardest by the embargo are the big plants in Windsor and here. A Ford Comp- any spokesman said Tuesday a continuing shortage of steel will likely lead to "serious curtall- ment" or 'actual stoppage" of some manufacturing processes in the Windsor plant, The spokes- man declined to estimate the number of workers who might be laid off. Chrysler Corporation officials sald the shutdown of parent auto- mobile companies in the U.S. would have a noticeable effect on the Canadian plants, At Wind- sor's large automobile parts man- ufacturing plants, a spokesman said they would be forced to close their factories If 'the car manufacturers ceased operations. There was still no word from General Motors here as to how soon the huge plant would i. af- fected, nor to what extent. How- ever, it is reasonable to assume that the situation can not differ too greatly from that in other] Canadian automobile plants, Officials of three companies at Peterborough, said the embargo might seriously have temporary crippling effect on their plants it shipments of materials were de- layed too long, Works Manager | lan F. McCrae of the Canadian! General Electric Company sald so far the plant has not been hit by! he strike but by the end of the week "it may be different." OSHAWA MAN PAYS $31 FOR TRESPASSING . Barrie, Dec. 6--Of. Russian birth and giving his address as 117 Bloor Street East, Oshawa, Reinhart Litz, owner of a chicken hatchery, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Foster last week to a charge of trespassing on the land of Kenneth Ray, Tecumseth farm- er, on Nov, 25. He was fined $10 with costs of $21. Mr. Ray stated that the accused had been found by himself and four friends near a new model Monarch, which was backed into a gap on the property with the bars put up again and was about 90 rods from the chicken house. i= {America for food supplies, London, Dec. 6--(AP)--IFood minister John Strachey told the House of Commons today that the United States coal strike threat- ened the 'gravest consequences' to Great Britain and all other Countries depending on North Unless the situation improves, Britain "almost certainly" must cut its bread ration from the present nine ounces a day and "it may well not prove possible to maintain the present - bacon ra- tion" of three ounces a week, Mr. Strachey said, In Washington, the Civilian production administration made ready today to clamp a new series of drastic fuel conservation re- strictions on the United States Monday unless a soft coal strike settlement is reached beforehand. The new orders are expected to: 1. Extend dimout restrictions to all utilities in the country which derive electricity from soft coal, 2. Require that the more strin- gent "second phase" of the dim- out restrictions, already annourc- ed in 21 north and Eastern States and the District of Columbia, be put into operation when coal UK. FEELS (Continued on Page 2) Pittsburgh, Dec. 6 -- (AP) -- An embargo on railroad freight ship- ments today climaxed the snow- balling effects of the soft coal strike in the United States with an avalanche of new unemployment which sent the total above 213,000 in related industries, Predictions indicated more than 5,000,000 workers would be idle by New Year's if the coal strike is still in progress. Ford Motor Company, beginning layoffs that may spread to 500,000 automobile workers within a week or 10 days, affected 20,000 employees at midnight last night and said 20,000 more will be released tonight because of the coal shortage. A Ford spokesman said all 90,000 Ford workers will be out of work within two weeks. The Budd Company laid off 14,- 000 employees in its Philadelphia and Detroit plants today because of the freight embargo. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad said it will lay off an additional 2421 men Monday, bringing the line's total idle to 7,121. New York Central, which has more than 3,500 workers already idle, said it will begin to lay off employees "in the thousands," be- ginning next week. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Rallroad planned to furlough 1,500 workers Monday. Ask Chambers To Form National AffairsGroups Meeting here last night, chambers of commerce and bc representatives of all the ards of trade in this district were urged to bring before their organizations the question of forming national affairs committees as a means of bring- ing about a better understanding of national matter in the respective communities and so whole. throughout the country as a The speaker at the meeting, which ¢ was held at the request of the Cana- dian Chamber of Commerce and which took the form partly of a | Board of Trade; Charles Carter, secretary of Chamber, and W. F, Rickard, pre- round table discussion, was T. H.!gsident of the Newcastle Chamber. Hammill, field service representa- | tive of the Canadian Chamber of | Commerce. sident of the Oshawa Chamber of | Commerce, was chairman and dele- gations were present from Whitby, | Bowmanville, Port Hope, Newcastle, | Cobourg and Peterboro. Among | those at head table were J, E.| Welr, president of the Peterboro | Chamber of Commerce; A. N. K.| Hobbs, secretary of the Cobourg | Chamber, W. J. Davidson, president of the Whitby Chamber; J. 8S. Smart, president of the Port Hope A In advocating national affairs committees in the various chambers A. F. Annis, K.C,, pre- | of commerce and boards of trade, Mr. Hammill sald the Canadian Chamber of Commerce was of the opinion that such groups repre- sented a body of experience and in- telligence which could make a worthwhile contribution to pro- moting an understanding of na- tional problems and in broadening the views of the members of their . NATIONAL AFFAIRS (Continued on Page 2), . alia. 'Washington, Dec. 6--(AP)--John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers ay posted bond to meet the $3,510, in fines levied against them for contempt of court stem- ming from the United States coal strike. Mr. Lewis posted a cash bond of $10,000 to cover his personal fine of the same amount. The union deposited $3,500,000 in face value of United States govern- ment bonds. With the posting of bonds, federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough signed an order staying actual collection of the fines pending final disposi- tion of the case. : Court Clerk Charles E. Stewart told reporters the $10,000 cash and $3,500,000 in government bonds were deposited in the court registry and immediately transferred to the Treasury. Meanwhile President Truman conferred with top government offi- cials today on his projected Sunday night coal strike broadcast as or- ganized labor marshalled a solid front against ending the walkout by injunction, Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters, as the weekly Cabinet meeting convened, that Mr. Truman was consulting with Ad- Hinistration officials on the broad- cast. C.I.O. President Philip Murray formally invited the rival American Federation of Labor and the In- dependent Railway Brotherhoods to join the C.I.O. in "unified action" to combat what he called a "deliber~ ate and monstrous movement" to cripple labor. In a letter directed to A.F.L. President William Green and to leaders of the railway workers, the C.I1.O, chief declared the federal the Bowmanville! court injunction against John L. Lewis and the "vengeful fine" of $3,510,000 upon the mine workers is he first step In a campaign of 'Hysteria" against labor, $10 AND COSTS Charged with careless driving near Thornton's Corners, which resulted in injury to a motorcyclist on Aug- ust 8 of this year, Mrs. Ruth Stone- house, R. R. No. 2, Whitby, was given the minimum penalty of $10 and costs by Magistrate Ebbs. "As a mother of seven children, you have large family responsibilities and must drive accordingly," the Magistrate cautioned. THE WEATHER Cloudy, becoming clear by noon today. Large areas of fog early Saturday morning, clear- ing before noon. Cloudy Satur- day afternoon. Moderating temperatures, Winds light, Low tonight and high Saturday 35 and 45, -l Damage $ VETERANS ESCAPE FIRE ouncil Appoints Its Officer 1,500,000 As Peterborough Vet Hospital Burns Five veterans, all sons of Oshawa families, who wera among the 228 vets who made their way from a disastrous $1,500,000 fire which gutted the Department of Veterans Af- fairs hospital in Peterborough é * MORALE HIGH AMONG VETS AT BIG FIRE Peterborough, Dec. 6 (CP)--"Hey Scotty, this is the first chance I've had to get out at night since I came to this damn place," one patient shouted today as blanket.wrapped patients huddled in a cafeteria while the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital they had just evacuated, burned across the street. The high spirit which marked the attitude of victims in overseas cas- ualty clearing stations, was evident as many of the 228 patients who escaped to safely, drank coffee, smoked and cracked jokes beneath smoked blankets and singed sheets in the temporary cafeteria quarters, As the war veterans watched the hospital burn along with their per- sonal belongings and heard the damage was estimated at $1,500,000, they saw the spacious cafeteria converted in record time from a table-studded dining room into an emergency hospital, Cots which had been removed from the burning hospital by men forming a human chain in the up- per part of the building, appeared in the cafeteria as if by magic. Or- derlies and civilians staggered into the building carryng mattresses, blankets and stacks of sheets. Laughter and mermment among the veterans drowned out the cracking of leaping flames as the men joked after spilling coffee on "our dark gray stepping out attire." "Do you know how the fire started?" one patient asked. "Yeh," answered another, "they put Forever Amber in our library yesterday." Bob Stark, a former newspaper- man who realized a portable type- writer he left behind in the blaze now was molten metal, wondered where he could buy a new one-- "just think, if I could get hold of that old one right now I'd beat out the hottest copy ever written." Hon. C. Stewart, Parliamentary Figure Dies, 78 Ottawa, Dec. 6 -- (CP) -- Hon. Charles Stewart, 78, Canadian chairman of the International Joint Commission and former Liberal Premier of Alberta, died early to- day after an illness of several months. Mr. Stewart was Minister of In- terior and Mines in the Dominion government from 1921 to 1930. He was appointed to the joint commis- sion following the Liberal victory in 1035 and had since served on that body in the investigations it had conductéd into boundary wa- ters. He was a distinguished figure in Parliament, being more than six feet tall with broad shoulders. He was an authority on matters per- taining to the Prairies. He had enjoyed good health since his appointment to the commission until early this year when he had to undergo treatments. early today are safe and suf- | fering no ill effects, it is learned by The Times-Gazette. Those from this city who escaped possible death in the spectacular blaze are: : Peter Shody, son of Mrs. Mary Shody, 518 Ritson Road South. Bob Chalifour, son of Mrs, Ada Chalifour, 70 Colborne Street W. Lawrence 'W. Knowlton, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Knowlton, Wil- son Road N. A Edwin McDonald, who's Yoster- mother, Mrs. Annie Dewar, lives at 157 Agnes Street. William Mills, son of Mr, and Mrs, R. G. Mills, 402 Mary St. The Mills family was the only one not available for comment but from Canadian Press reports none of the 228 veterans suffered serious mishap. Peterborough, Dec. 6 -- (CP) -- A spectacular fire which levelled the spacious Department of Veterans Affairs frame hospital and reflected a sweeping glare over the city's west end early today, was caused by a discarded cigarette butt, it was announced by Fire Chief George Gimblett. Damage was estimated at $1,500,« 000 to the building and equipment and this morning Inspector J. A. Grant, as representative of the On- tario Fire Marshal, left Toronto to investigate. Prompt action by ore derlies permitted 228 tubercular patients from all parts of Canada to escape injury. As volunteers worked frantically to salvage equipment, looters moved among them and carried off radios, FIRE DESTROYS (Continued on Page 2) East Whitby Health Good M.O.H. States Largely due to the fine immuni- zation program carried out by the Township of East Whitby this past year, the health of the Township has been excellent and the school sections have been up to standard, Dr. F. J. Rundle, Township Medical Officer of Health said yesterday at the East. Whitby Township health meeting. : Dr. Rundle gave kis report for the year on the sanitary conditions and the spread of diseases and stressed the fact that in several in- stances, Oshawa doctors had not reported or placarded communicable diseases as required under the Public Health Act. He said the Kiwanis T.B. Survey was not yet completed but that the. Township area had been well-covered, and one case of tuberculosis had been found through this survey, The seasonal township sanitation survey had been conducted with good results as far as the public parks were concerned. He had also covered four schools lately and found then in "A" condition as far as water was concerned. However he told the meeting that some of the private parks had received C's and O's and had needed draining and other attention, Largest number of reports on communicable diseases came under the heading, measles, with 45 recorded, along with one case of German measles. There were six cases each of scarlet fever and chicken pox, two each of mumps, tuberculosis and venereal disease. One case each of poliommyelitis and undulent fever, % LATE NEWS BRIEFS Jerusalem: Five British soldiers were injured, one seriously when a jeep was blown up early today by a mine north of Hedera, on the main Tel Aviv-Haifa road, military headquarters announced. New York: After more than a year of conferences the Coun- cil of Foreign Ministers today counted the European satellite peace treaties virtually completed. Toronto: Canadian Pacific Rai Ilways officials announced to- day sleeping car service had been cancelled on runs from Toronto to Boston, Chicago and Cleveland due - to fuel shortage resulting' from the United States coal strike. Reduction from four to two sleeping cars on the Toronto-to-New York run at 8:05 p.m. also was announced,