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[HE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY, VOL. 6--NO. 52 OSHAWA-WHITBY, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1947 FOURTEEN PACES YEAR'S WORST STORM HITS CITY Palestine Bomb Plant Bared Snow-Drifted Highways Cancel Death Toll Is 22 [COUNCIL ASKS Lindsay And Port Perry Buses As Martial Law PROTECTION 13 Unlucky Mishaps Price 4 Cents FLASHES' FIGURE JUDGE O.K. Hamilton, March 3 -- (CP) -- \ Oshawa today was digging itself out of the worst snow storm since the heavy fall in December, 1944 which crippled communication in Eastern Canada and the' United States. Thirteen minor accidents were reported to the Oshawa se : Sternly Applied Jerusalem, March 3 (AP) --Deaths by violence in Pales- tine mounted to 22 in three days with the shooting of a Jewish curfew violator in Tel Aviv today as the British Army maintained martial law over a third of the Holy Land's 700,000 Jews. British' officials reported Isaac Poli, 30-year-old Jewish ex- serviceman, was shot and killed 'while cycling in Tel Aviv when he failed to heed a soldier's order to halt. His death was the second trace- able to control measures imposed to facilitate a hunt for Jewish under- ground fighters. Meanwhile 60 or more persons were under arrest. Troops discovered a plant for making bombs in Tel Aviv. Mater- als seized included three bombs weighing 100 pounds each, 25 sticks of Gelignite, eight electric detona- tors, 20 drums of fuse wire, a land mine, an electrical exploder, an acid controller and a large quantity of grenades, arms, ammunition, tools, wire, electric plugs, military uni- forms and caps. Persons in the restricted area said one of the most urgent problems was an insufficient water supply in the houses had been tamptered with lers looking for arms and the water ran out and no re- _ were made. vard of 300-persons were in- lay and 60 were. further after an Army search of Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek quarter. Martial law was in force for more than 250,000 eJws in the Mea Chear- im section, Jerusalem's oldest and Jewish district, and in a 'our-hy-10-mile . coastal-plain area some 30 miles to the northeast em- bracing Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Pe- tah Tigva, Benel Beraq and other Jewish communities. The British said martial law had been imposed to further a manhunt for Irgun Zvaileumi and the Stern gang, Jewish underground groups. Jewish official organizations charg- + ed it was retaliation against "the Jewish community as a whole." that that: EWhitby May Set Up Own Water System Suggesting it as a "last resort" measure, Councillor William E. Noble said yesterday that East Whitby Township "might" consider setting up its own water system. "There are springs to the north, east and west and the cost could well be comparable to that of in- stalling master meters and paying 160 per cent of city rates," Council- lor Noble said. East Whitby is conducting negotiations with the Oshawa Public Utilities Commis- sion regarding installation and maintenance of master meters on the township boundary lines. "We would have to have a lot of springs," commented Deputy-Reeve T. D. Thomas. Reeve Grass agreed that it was a "pretty dubious" 'suggesting we do it," re- Councillor Noble, "but. we should keep it in mind at anysrate." Council authorized insertion int: the water debenture bylaw the fol- lowing clauses in reference to meth- od of payment: 1. Any water frontage rate may be paid in full between April 1 and April 30 with no interest or penal- ties. ' 2. The initial payment on that portion under debenture and pay- able by the ratepayer on water frontage is due April 1 and may be paid up to the close of business on April 30. 3. Bubsequent payments are to be spread over the "succeeding five years in five installments collectible with the taxes. AT CROSSING Terming the C.P.R, Park Road South level crossing a menace to traffic "on both approaches," East Whitby Township Council Saturday called for construction of an overhead bridge in a mo- tion to be forwarded to C.P.R. au- thorities, Oshawa City Council was asked to take similar action. In the interim, township coun- cil urged erection of a wigwag signal as a stopgap remedy, Referring directly to the tra- gedy, in which nineteen-year-old taxi driver, Ronald Carmichael was instantly killed by an ex- press, the council's motion attri- buted the accident to "the appar- ent inability of the driver. of the car concerned to see the ap- proaching train." Councillor Elmer Powell spot- lighted the need for action at the crossing by pointing out that Park Road South would bear an increasingly heavy traffic load in the future, Ask $10,000 Bail For Four Men Held Cecil R. Dean of Oshawa, who was taken into custody early Sate in ' tio; NE theft connection wi vy from the Ontario Hospital, Whitby, was arraigned before Justice of the Peace J. M. Hicks at Whitby on a charge of armed robbery on Sat- urday afternoon. Bail was set at $10,000 ' with the proviso that it might be increased. As was the case with Elgin Rich- ards and Michael Pudvinsky of Whitby and Donald Tucker of Oshawa, who were taken into cus- tody and similarly charged earlier, Dean was remanded in custody to appear before Magistrate F. S. Ebbs at Whitby tomorrow afternoon. Bail for each of the accused was set at $10,000. The search for the fifth man, be- lieved implicated in the robbery, is still being sought by police. Authorize New Housing Area In East Whitby Another in the chain of district housing 'developments was forecast Saturday when East Whitby Town- ship Council gquthorized Ron Wilson, of the Wilson Insurance Agency, to go ahead with an eight-unit project . fronting on the proposed extension of Mary and Masson Streets. Council sanctioned division of the area, south of the Northway Court development, into eight lots with 50-foot frontage rather than ten lots, a figure which Mr. Wilson proposed. This minimum of 50 feet had been stipulated in other pro- jects within the township, cotincil members pointed out. : Mr. Wilson said building would be under the overall direction of Cen- : ual) Mortgage and Housing Corpor- a Councillor Edgar Glover reminded oouncil that the whole Mary and Masson Street section might be fac- ed with an aggravated drainage problem. Mr. Wilson was advised to get in touch with Sam Jackson, contractor for the Northway Court project, in reference to this matter. John Manning was granted a six- month permit to build and occupy a garage on Ross' Road east of Rit- son, with the proviso that he begin construction of his house as well. Mr. Manning told council he was unable to get materials for his house and was forced to build the Sasuge first as a temporary exped- ient. Mrs. Russell Tenier complained to council that the road leading to North Oshawa Hall was clogged with snow while adjacent roadways had been plowed out. "My husband is out there shovelling snow now," she said, "and he's been doing it, every week-end." Chairman of the Roads and Brid- ges Committee, Councillor Glover, said that Road Superintendent Ho- ward Hoskin had been advised of the situation and would take im- mediate action to open the road. In her report to council, Mrs. Freda Holman, township relief ad- ministrator, said nine families were receiving relief, but that one was temporary because of illness. Polish War Veterans Say Treatment Is Harsh, Kick London, Ont, March 2--(CP) -- Nearly 100 Polish war veterans in a mass meeting here today asked for a new contract replacing the one un- der which they came to Canada to work on farms, and declared they are discontented with poor pay, . long , harsh treatment, and failure of farmers to treat them on ns. and suggested a new agree- ment with a schedule of hours incl - time off, gnd new rates of pay. ; Toni Schkowloski, leader of the Polish group, said one man had not been allowed a Sunday off since ar- rival several months ago. Many of the Poles, he said, found their pla- * ces satisfactory, but others found 4 their treatment the same as that ac- wed Stemuan prisoners. reply, W. Davidson agricultural advisor, Dominion and Provine| Farm Labor Committee, said it would be impossible to set a mini- mum working time as farmers must be prepared to work overtime to bring in crops. At other times, he said, working hours might be short- er Yan in the proposed new agree- ment. 'You will remember that the terms upon which you were selected in Italy and accepted for entry into Canada, were that you would work on farms for a period of two years," Mr. Davidson told the veterans. "Had it not been for the willingness of farmers to make this contract you would not have been accepted into Canada." Call Tenders For Garbage Collection Tenders will be called today for garbage collection in East Whitby Township, it was decided at a coun- cil meeting Saturday. Opposing Councillor Noble's sug- gestion of a township-operated sys- tem of garbage collection, Deputy- Reeve T. D. Thomas said Road Su- perintendent Howard Hoskin "had enough" to deal with in road and vehicle maintenance this year. "This isn't a one year proposi- tion," said Councillor Noble, ex- plaining his plan. He admitted that another truck and extra labor would be required, but he argued the sav- ing effected would pay for the truck in several years. Other members of council could not envisage any substantial saving through collection by the township rather than by private contractor. It was decided to hold Court of Revision on Wednesday, March 12. Council authorized signature of a contract with White Rose Gas and Oil Company for the installation and supplying of two 1000-gallon gasoline tanks in the township gar- age on Park Road North. The con- tract will run for five years. Township Clerk, Fred Wilson, was instructed to write the Clark Com- pany, St. Catharines, in order to se- cure further information regard fire equipment particularly suited to the Township. Councillors Glover and Noble were both impressed with: this com- pany's display of equipment and said the township should keep the establishment of a geparate fire protection system in mind. RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS T. A. Adair, 121 Colborne Street East, is receiving the congratula- tions of his host of friends on the celebration of his 70th birthday yes- terday. Mr. Adair before he re-|1 tired was manager of the Oshawa plant of Ontario Steel Products, Limited. - FALSE ALARM Firemen were called on a false alarm just before 10 o'clock this morning. They were back at their Cedardale station in five minus, ) News photographs covering the torso murder trial at the court house think county Judge Wil- liam F. Schwenger is a "pretty swell guy." Visiting newspapermen didn't know who he was when they saw him leaving the court house |, one day late last week but they gathered he was employed in the building, .It was early in the afternoon and one of the photographers shouted, "pretty soft," as His Honor swung out of a side entrance. "Oh, I'm coming back," the Judge said and a photographer called to him: "Bring us some lunch." A short time later the Judge returned with a bag of apples for the hungry photographers. 'Juice' Back For British Factories London, March 3--(AP)--The government-imported electricity ban that closed thousands of Brit- ish factories for three weeks end- ed today as Britain began a 'slow hard climb out of her disastrous coal shortage crisis, While most of its blacked-out factories were re-opened, govern- ment. leaders warned that coal resrves were still desperately low. Compulsory daily five-hour elee- tricity cuts in honles and offices remained in effect and the street lighting black-out will be main- tained, Official quarters awaited de- tailed reports before estimating the cost of the economic break- down, but some business circles sald the loss in 'production, as a result of the widespread industri- al shutdowns, would run over $500,000,000. Nearly 3,000,000 workers were unemployed during the crisis, according to govern- ment estimates, All industries, except those es- sential to public health and wel- fare, had electric power shutoff in 38 English and Welsh counties on Feb. 19 because coal stocks at the power stations had fallen to the criteially low level of nine days' reserve, Electric power was resto- red to industry in 30 counties, in- cluding London, just after mid- night. Last Monday factories in eight Midlands counties resumed work after a two-week shutdown. A government spokesman, re- porting that power stations mow had nearly 17 days' stocks on hand as a result of the drastic ban, warned that the crisis might recur unless restraints on the do- mestic use of electricity were re- tained, Although fines up to $2,000 and two years in prison were pre- scribed by the government for violators of the electricty ban, no prosecutions were made during the three-week period. Househol- drs and other domestic users of power still are subject to penal. ties, but they have been "put on their honor" to co-operate in the five hour per day switch-offs, BE THE WEATHER Overcast today and Tuesday. Continuous snow today becom- ing intermittent this evening and changing to snowfurries early Tuesday morning. Con- siderable drifting both days. Not much change in tempera- ture. Winds northwest 25. Low tonight and high Tuesday 24 and 30. Summary for Tuesday: snowflurries, some drifting. Result Of Slippery Driving Conditions Maritimes, Quebec Hard Hit Montreal, March 3--(CP)--One of the winter's most intense storms over Eastern Canada yesterday and early today has claimed at least two lives in the Montreal district, left Quebec City without power and with transportation paralyzed and has interrupted telegraph communi- cation with a part of the Maritime provinces. Accompanied by heavy snow and gale force winds, the storm clogged streets in Quebec City, where only main arteries were open this morn- ing and street car service was sus- pended. As result of the lack of electricity, the daily newspaper Le Soleil did not publish today. Winds of 40-mile-an-hour velocity piled snowdrifts throughout the city and plane flights have been cancelled since yesterday. Telephone and telegraph com- munication with the ial Capital, however, was in oper- ation. In the Maritimes, telegraph cir- MARITIMES (Continued on Page 2) -- Jurors Ou As Evidence Is Argued Hamilton, March 3--(CP)--The case of The King versus Mrs. Eve- lyn Dick--a small, dark good-look- ing young woman charged with murder in the torso-slaying of her husband, John, a man who drove a Hamilton streetcar until last March 6 moves into its second week today with the judge hearing evi- dence without the jury, His Lord- ship due soon to decide whether this testimony should go into court records. The jury returned to the court- room today at the outset but stayed only a few minutes for roll call. The judge said it now was appar- ent that "it would take considerable time" to clean up the consideration of thé matters which His Lordship is hearing in the absence of the jury to decide whether it should be admitted as evidence. "It will not be before noon at least," His Lordship sald as he sent the jurymen back to their riers. : Outside, when court opened, one of the largest crowds of this second torso murder trial waited to gain admittance. There was room for only about half of them. The Crown's side of this case of the trial was concluded Saturday. Today the defence has its innings. The judge, Chief Justice J. C. McRuer, ruled that no newspaper report could be made of proceedings while the jury was excluded. But the main figure in the case, Mrs, Dick, sat in Wentworth County courthouse and in the same expres- sionless manner she has shown throughout the trial, listened to the testimony. "To her it was not new. Most of it she had heard last Oc- tober when she was first tried. % Building In February Was Valued At $13,450 Usually a slack month for build- ing, February this year saw permits issued in the city representing building valued at $13,450. With the exception of last year when the total was $17,500 this is the greatest amount for February any year since Three of the permits issued last month were for houses, valued at $12,800. Robert Shorten obtained a permit t~. erect a $4,000 brick house at 1200 Simcoe Street South; John Bolba, a $3800 brick house at 233 Huron Street; and L. J. U.,Black, a $5,000 brick house 'at 438 Jarvis Street, 'Walmsley and McGill propose to make improvements to the building at 66 Prince Street amounting to $500 to accommodate printing equipment and stock. It is proposed to reface the front with clapboard, install a 10-foot . ceiling covered with ten-test in the main part of the building and install waterworks. The remaining permit was for the erection of a temporary construc- tion office and storage by the Public Utilities Commission on Metcalfe in preparation: for the new street lighting project whieh is to be ua- dertaken this spring. Dented fenders, twisted and mutilated door panels were in- flicted upon cars, trucks and buses with merciless abandon over the week-end. The Police Cruiser kept busy investigating the accidents, was also a victim of the slippery road and an unwary driver, Outcome of the general melee caused by poor visibility, treacher- ous roads and high snow banks along curbs was frayed nerves, high Llood piessiie, aiki an ualoiseeil drain on bank accounts. No one suf- fered injuries. The majority of accidents occurred Saturday afternoon and evening during a half-hearted snow storm, when roads were wet and slippery in the center and icy along the edges. They Met On Bridge A car driven by John E. Sullivan, 222 Tresane, Street was in collision with one driven by william Godfrey, 207 College Avenue, while passing over the bridge on Mills Street. The accident which occurred Saturday afternoon resulted in damaged front left fender and right front tire to Sullivan's car. A rear left fender was damaged by the car driven by Jexifrey, it was reported by the po- ce. John A. Aldminkle 40% Division Street reported to the police he - ed over to the side of the road on Mary Street near Colborne Street to allow an approaching truck to pass, The truck, driven by Cameron Chatson, Gravenhurst, abtempted to pull over to the right to pass and skidded into the car. The truck was not damaged, but Aldwinkle"s car re- ceived damage to the left front and rear fenders, rear quarter panel and 13 UNLUCKY (Continued on Page 2) Chambers' Statements Admissable St. Catharines, March 3-- (CP) --Mr. Justice G. F. McFarland to- day ruled admissible as evidence statements said to have been made to police by Sidney George Chambers, 34, and cleared the way for the Crown to reveal their contents before a jury. Chambers is on trial for mur- der in the strangle-slaying last Dec. 23 of nine-year-old Marian Rusnak. Police said Chambers gave them the statements follow- ing his arrest. Mr, Justice McFarland adjour- ned court Friday after two offi- cers described the circumstances under which the statements were given, The Crown was believed near- ing the end of its case. In the four days after the hearing start- ed last Tuesday, witnesses said they saw 0 child with a man they identified as Chambers on the af- ternoon of Dec, 23, the day of the Rusnak girl's disappearance, Witnesses also said they iden- titled Christmas wrapping paper found outside the canning fac- tory where Chambers worked as the paper used to wrap a present Marian Rusnak carried. Police sald a milk bottle found in Cham- bers' room bore not only Cham- bers' fingerprints but also a smal- ler set which appeared to be those of a woman or child. No trace has been found of the girl's body and police have expres- sed belief it was thrown into the canning plant furnace, which could generate enough heat to disintegrate human bones, Danger Less In Bolivian City Flood La Paz, Boliva, March 3--(AP)-- Government officials warned resi- dents of the inundated city of Trin- idad today that new floods were ex- pected soon as rescue planes took advantage of receding waters and flew evacuees to Cochamba' 200 miles to the south. Some 200 per- sons were removed by this route yesterday. The government said the flood waters had 14 inches by yesterday, lessening immediate dan- ger to. inhabitants of the northern Bolivian city. Police Department. E. Ontario - Highways Blocked Toronto, March 3 -- (CP)--More snow and high winds were forecast for today in most parts of South- ern Ontario, especially in the East- ern section which was hardest hit by week-end snowstorms. Almost everywhere in the storm area road conditions were bad. By 9 am. 17% inches of snow had fallen on Kingston in the storm which started at 6 p.m. Saturday. All side roads in the district were blocked by drifts. Highway No. 2 was blocked east of Lansdowne and Highway No. 15 was blocked be- tween: Perth and Carleton Place. Highway department officials said trafic was "just wiggling through" on other sections of main highways in the Kingston district. Scores of cars became stuck in the snow all through the area and east of Kingston a Highway De- partment snowplow lay helpless in the drifts, All rural schools closed today, as well as two in the suburbs of Kingston. Brockville schools closed as deep drifts tied up traffic on streets and highways. Snowfighting equipment was virtually powerless 'to cope with the situation. The westboutd Montreal-Toronto pool train, due in Kingston at 3:05 a.m, was 1% hours late today. Bus lines cancelled trips from Kingston to Montreal and Toronto. A ski special bringing Toronto district skiers home from a week- end in the Laurentians halted at EASTERN ONTARIO (Continued on Page 2) Auto Parts Black Mart Is Smashed 8t. Catharines, March 3--(CP)-- A three-week investigation which uncovered a large black market operation involving the theft of "thousands of dollars worth" of auto clutch disc assemblies from the Hayes Steel Products Limited plant in Merritton and re-sale in Toronto was culminated in the ar- rest of three men at the week-end. The three men are Morris Mac- donald, 32, and Albert Stevens, 31, both of St. Catharines, and John Ricci, 29 of Merritton. They appear- ed before Magistrate H. D. Hallett in police court today and were re- manded in custody until Thursday. Inspector George McKay of the Ontario provincial police, Toronto, sald that further arrests would pro- bably be made. Macdonald is a shipper at the Hayes plant and is in charge of the stock room, inspector McKay said. He was arrested at his home Saturday by Inspector McKay and provincial constable W. J. McBride. Stevens, a truck driver employed by the company, was arrested this morning at the plant by constables McBride and Norman Fach. They 'arrested Ricci on Saturday at Mer- ritbon. An estimated four inches of snow 1| fell on top of an already thick blan- ket and drifts were reported "high- er than bus tops" along country roads, Fear Drifting From the city engineer's depart- ment this morning came fears that the snow, which began early Satur- day, would drift. That this would happen seemed inevitable before noon today. Snow was swirling round downtown office buildings and pedestrians pulled rand held coats close from the reach of wind gusts. Port of tho Bomians sea semen nia? < adv Oi Wil o-Patle SLOW Tanovas equipment worked Saturday and Sunday nights, part of Sunday and was in operation early today. "Our. policy," explained City En- gineer W. T. Dempsey, "is to keep bus routes open and other important roads such as the road to the lake and to the city dump." From J. H. McDiarmid, Superin- tendent of the Oshawa Railway, came the news that all bus routes were open before noon today. Traf- fic was "slow", however, he com- mented. Some Buses Cancelled Bug lines reported some routes had been cancelled. Others were travelling late. Train connections have not been seriously impended. H. W. Holmes, general supervisor for Collacutt Coach Lines, said this not reported bad near here. DeNure Coach Lines has cancel- led its trips to Port Perry and dont expect it to be resumed till supper time today or early tomorrow. Gray Coach Lines is maintaining its service between Oshawa and To- ronto but reported the going "is heavy" in scene spots along the highway. Ontario Provincial Police Cone CANCEL BUSES (Continued on Page 2) Storm Halts Assize Court The snowstorm which struck the entire district during the week-end brought Assize Court proceedings in Whitby to a standstill today as five of the 12-man jury hearing the 'present case were unable to reach the court house. When the roll was called this morning, 10 or more of the whole panel failed to answer while there- were five missing from the jury for the case before the court. This case is the manslaughter charge brought against Clifford Goodwin, Toronto, in connection with the ac- cident at Petticoat Creek on No. 3 Highway last November 9 which re- sulted in the death of Thomas Earl Gray of Hamilton. When court adjourned Friday afternoon the investigating officer, Provincial Constable Charles Hef- feron was in the witness box and it had been expected that the de- fence would commence today. The members of the jury present this morning were ordered to re- turn at 2.30 this afternoon in the hope that the others might have arrived at that time. In view of the continuing snow and wind, however, it was considered unlikely that they would all have been able to reach Whitby by that time. * LATE NEWS BRIEFS Washington: The United States Supreme Court today again delayed a ruling upon the government's contempt case against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers (A.F.L.) Chicago: A third body was recovered today from the debris of an explosion that levelled a three-storey brick building in the loop yesterday. Lahore, India: The Punjab Moslem League today announced acceptance of an invitation to form a new provincial government to replace a coalition Cabinet that resign- ed last night. Cairo: Premier Nokrashy Pasha announced today that Egypt has decided to submit the question of her treaty rela- tionship with Britain to the United Nations Security Council. Toronto: Farquhar Oliver, leader of the opposition in the Ontario Legislature, asked in a statement released today whether Premier Drew was going to demand the resignation of G. H. Challies, vice-chairman of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission from his Cabinet.