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THE D OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle AILY TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY, VOL. 6--NO. 64 OSHAWA-WHITBY, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1947 Price 4 Cents TWELVE PAGES WESTON AIRCRAFT LIMITED SOLD & ad § 14 Die As Atlantic Gale Whips Britain Dwellings 1es Collapse, Damage Estimated Thousands Pounds London, March 17 (AP)--A toll of 14 deaths and property damage of hundreds of thousands of pounds was levied by high winds which swept in from the Atlantic last night and blew themselves out over a flooded and snowbound Britain today. Most of the dead were victims of & falling trees and debris. Five were killed when houses collapsed. A falling pipe killed another, and two school girls were crushed to death in a bus which was struck by a falling tree, A man was found dead under a fallen tree outside his home near Leicester. Two cyclists caught in the gale were crushed by trees. Another vic- tim died of head injuries after be- ing bowled over-in the street. Twenty German prisoners-of-war were severely injured when a tree smashed in the roof of a hut at their camp north of London. The air Ministry forecast milder weather today but with "consider- able rains and gales" tomorrow or later, Winds in from the At- lantic at a velocity of 98 miles an hour unrooted trees, derooted build- ings, wrecked houses and churned into perilous cauldrons the worst floods in more than half a century. A falling tree smashed in the roof of a German prisoner-of-war hut north of London, seriously injuring A ee Sood Southern therm England, vo Tighass t and Scares of Ss were cu branch railway lines were out pe 4 service. Mountainous snow drifts still paralyzed transportation in north- ern England and Scotland. The storm harrassed shipping all around Britain. An unknown vessel wag reported in distress 35 miles off the southeastern coast. : .. A man and his wife were maroon- ed seven hours in a tree in Walton- on-Thames, a London suburb. None of London itself was under water, but many nearby villages to the west were inundated and some were isolated. The main street of Eton was two feet under water. Bread, milk and morning papers were delivered by boat to several hundred families isolated in upper stories over their homes in Reading, on the of the flooding Thames. Is Convicted Of Common Assault Upon His Wife John McCullough, 216 Clarke Street, was fined $10 and costs or ten days in Magistrate's Court this morning. He was found guilty on a charge of common assault against his wife, Idella McCullough. It was alleged the defendant re- turned to his home about 1.30 am, Saturday, in an intoxicated condi- tion, punched his wife and pushed her onto a couch with force. "He also threatened me with my life," said Mrs. McCullough, ch this statement was denied by the accused. Chief Owen D. Friend said, "This is not the first complaint we have had against the accused, but this is the first time we have been able to get Mrs. McCullough to lay a char- ge." Magistrate F. S. Ebbs after con- sidering the evidence voiced the opinion, it was too bad, but a se- paration, or divorce seemed the on- ly answer to their problem. They have been married over 30 years. aad uo Former Oshawa Woman Injured Near Chatham Mrs. John Garbutt, widow of the late Rev, John Garbutt, who was the pastor of Simcoe Street United Church before and after World War I, was hurt in an accident near Chatham on Saturday. When the car, driven by her son-in-law, Gordon Silverwood, in which she was riding started to skid it was struck broadside by an- other, 'driven by Walter Seymour of Detroit. Mr, Silverwood had cuts to his legs and wrists; his wife, the for- mer Miss Helen Garbutt, cuts and bruises on her right leg, and his son, Donald, lost an eye. An eight- year-old daughter was also hurt. Mrs. Garbutt lives in London, Ont, and with the other occupants of the Freedom For Japan Is Urged Tokyo, March 17--(AP) -- Gen. MacArthur today advocated an ear- ly end of the military occupation of Japan and elimination of Allied Headquarters' position under a for- mal peace treaty on which negotia- tions should begin "as soon as pos- sible." "Control and guidance" of Ja- Tan's democratization should then continue under supervision of the United Nations, MacArthur told correspondents in his first on-the- record press conference since early in the war. He declined to specify when he thought peace negotiations should begin, but indicated he believed it should be within a matter of months families) 0 the longest. He likewise declined to speculate on the e Pickable length of additional supe: Other on made a, MacArthur: 1. The occupation has nearly com- pleted its constructive functions. The first phase--demilitarization-- has ended. "The political phase is approaching such completion as is possible under occupation." The third phase--economic -- cannot be seliled by occupation authorities. "Japan is still economically ely by the Allied powers." Final setlement of this problem is possible only with a peace treaty. Trade must be in the hands of pri- vals traders. "Japan today understands as Wh as any nation that war does not pay. Her spiritual revolu- tion probably was the greatest the world has ever known." 4. Japan has lost her feudalistic concepts and has come to recognize the "dignity of man." 'Japan has been squeezed out of pretty nearly everything we expect to squeeze out of her," MacArthur said. 'T am not talking of repara- tions now, but she already has lost Manchuria, Korea and Formosa. Tigre ig little left." Hotel Strike In London Spreading London, March 17 (Reuters)-- The strike at the Savoy hotel, where 80 per cent of the staff are striking over the suspension of Frank Piaz- za, a waiter, today spread to the Berkeley and Piccadilly hotels and Simpson's' Restaurant, where mem- bers of the staff came out in sym- pathy with the Savoy strike. "We have been able to do a little more business in the restaurant and we are catering for a few non- residents," a Savoy spokesman said this morning. A member of the Berkeley hotel staff said in an interview: "We come out because of the lack of to-operation on the part of the management and the refusal to ne- gotiate on the old issue of recogni- tion of the union." Oshawa Woman Badly Bruised In Toronto Crash Mrs. Claude Wison, 313 Colborne Street Bast, is confined to bed today badly bruised and suffering from shock after a two-car collision in east-end Toronto Saturday. An X- ray in a Toronto hospital revedled no broken bones. Her husband, driver of the auto, is to have an X-ray today to check on possible cracked ribs. Eleven- year-old Bill Williams, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, came out of the accident with a bruised face and one black eye. Mr. Wilson's car swerved out of control on the icy roadway .and col- lided with an auto, driven by Wil- BIG FOUR" RUBBER STRIKE SEEN Cleveland, March 17 (AP)-- Company and union spokesmen to- day would neither confirm nor de- ny reports that negotiations be- tween the United Rubber Workers (C.1.0.) and the "Big Four" rubber companies had broken off and that a country-wide strike might be call- ed. An informed source in Akron, O., hub of the rubber industry, reported negotiations were suspended here yesterday but that the union had delayed possible strike action until next Sunday fo afford the com- panies an opportunity to resume conferences. At Passaic, N.J.,, John W. Smith, president of local 217, said he had been informed that wage talks had broken off at Cleveland. He said a strike of the local's approximately 3,650 workers in Bergen and Pas- salc counties had been called for 12:01 a.m. next Sunday but did not explain whether this would be the date of a country-wide strike. The U.R.W.'s general president, L. 8. Buckmaster, said he had "no comment" on the, reports. L. M. Buckingham, counsel for the four rubber companies, said re- ports of a break-off were "news to me." Pat Sullivan Remains In Seclusion Ottawa, March 17--(CP)--In ap- parent fear for his life, J. A. (Pat) Sullivan remained in seclusion to- day as repercussions from his ex- pose of Communism in Canadian unions were felt through the ranks of labor, 'While former associates sought his whereabouts, the 50-year-old Irish-born labor leader had 'gone underground. as effectively as did Sam Carr; his one-time collaborator in union Communistic work, who has been sought by the R.CM.P. since Canada's espionage inquiry. Sullivan disappeared abruptly Saturday after announcing he had forsaken the Communist party be- cause it was "subverting" Canadian labor and after resigriing as national secretary-treasurer of the Trades and Labor Congress and as presi- dent of the Canadian Seamen's Un- ion that he founded in 1935. His motives for going into hiding could only be guessed at, but a pos- sible clue was contained in his Sat- urday statement exposing Commun- istic influences on unjons, in which V! he expressed the possibility he might meet with an "unfavorable acci- dent." At Chelsea, where he has been living while serving as secretary- treasurer of the T.L.C., reporters last night found his home abandon- ed. T.LC. president Percy Bengougi1 added somewhat to the mystery of the situation by expressing the view that the 2,000-word statement issued on Sullivan's behalf, had not been written by the vanished former offi- cial. He said it was not written in Sullivan's 'phraseology, but he did not suggest Sullivan had not au- thorized its issuance. . The document was handed out in envelopes addressed to newspaper- men at a hotel desk after they had failed to find Sullivan at the time set for a scheduled Saturday morn- ing press conference. Indications here were that the explosive contents of his statement might spark a drive to clear Com- munists out of high offices in Can- adian unions. Any house-cleaning of Communis- tic elements in the unions, it ap- peared, would come from within their own ranks and would be di- rected at cases of attempted dom- ination by Reds rather than solely at the holding of Communist party membership by union members. One labor official here said union members were entitled to their per- sonal political beliefs. Further, it was pointed out, the once-outlawed Communist party now js a legal or=- ganization in Canada. Debate Divorce At United Church Toronto, March 17--(CP)--Di- vorce laws were the subject of a forum at Bathurst Street United Church last night when Alderman Nathan Phillips urged their exten- sion, saying that hecause of rigidity of Canada laws there are thousands "who have lost respect for law and society, thrown discretion to the Car was on her way to Florida for a | liam Caulfield, of Toronto, it was | winds and have established a home Vacation. reported. based on a life of adultery." Very Prominent In Life Of Community Cyril Souch Dies An untiring worker in the service | of the community and one of the city's most popular business men, Cyril Edgar Souch died yesterday morning in the Oshawa General Hospital as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage suffered a week ago. Associated with the Jury and Lo- vell firm for the "past 20 years and general manager of the Ango-Can- adian Drug Co. since 1940, Mr. Souch was active in nearly a dozen organizations in the community in- cluding the Kiwanis Club, Masonic Order, Community Chest, Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce, Community Recreation Association and the United Church. Native of Peterborough Mr. Souch was born in Peterbor- ough, son of Mr. and Mrs, Walter O. Souch, and would have marked his 50th birthday on March 30. He attended public and high school in Bowmanville and served his phar- macy apprenticeship with Jury and Lovell in Bowmanville. In 1915 he joined the Army at the age of 18 and, as a respatch rider with the Signal Corps, served until the end of the war. Suffering from lung trouble he spent three years in mil- ig hospital on his return to Can- ada, On being discharged from hospital he enrqlled in the Ontario College of Pharmacy, graduating in 1924 with honors, He worked in Lind- say for two years, prior to coming to Oshawa in the the employ of Jury and Lovell in 1926, Active Kiwanian An active Kiwanian, he joined the Oshawa club in 1942 and after serving as director. and vice-presi- dent was president of the club in 1046. Besides being immediate past-president, he was chairman of the Public Affairs and Club Exten- sion Committee for 1947. He was also prominent in Mason- ic circles being a member of Leban- on Lodge, AF. AM, a 32nd de- gree member of the Toronto Lodge of Perfection and a member, of Ra- meses Temple, Order of * Mystic Shrine, Mr. Souch took an active part in the work of the Chamber of Com- merce and was named chairman of the membership committee when the Chamber was re-organized in 1945. Under his guidance the mem- bership was doubled that year and he continued as membership chair- man in 1946. One of his specialties was publi- city work and he served in this capacity in various organizations. He was on the publicity committee for the Victory Loans in the county throughout the war and was chair- man of publicity for the Commun- ity Recreation Association since its inception last year. He was a valu- ed member of the Oshawa Com- munity Chest Committee since the organization: was formed in 1940 and had been chairman of publicity since 1944. He was also active in Red Cross work, contributing to the Red Cross blood donor activities here during the war. He was recently re- Called by Death CYRIL E, SOUCH Managing Director of the Anglo Canadian Drug Company, who succumbed to a cerebral hemorr- TESTAMENT TRANSLATION IMPORTANT Describing the revised standard version of the New Testament as "the 10st important publication of our generation," Dr. J. Carter Swaim, of Pittsburgh, told a special meeting of the Oshawa Ministerial Association at St. Andrew's United Church this, morning that "no item of Christian theology is in any way affected except favorably" by the new translation. Dr. Swaim, Professor of New Tes- tament Literature at Western Theo- logical Seminary, Pittsburgh, said "this latest in a long succession of English Bibles" filled an imperative need to revise the King James ver- sion. Preface to the King James version declared that the Kingdom of God should never be "in bondage to words and syllables," Dr. Swalm pointed out. The new translation was prepared by a nine-man committee of New Testament scholars in consultation with a 40-man advisory committee, made up of both Americans and Canadians, In contrast to earlier attempts at revision in United States and Great Britain, the translators of the re- yised standard version realized that ideas and not just werds had to be transposed, Dr. Swaim said. The "false principle" of rendering words with literal exactness had been aband d. hage yesterday i Mr. Souch, who was extremely active in business, welfare and service club activities in the city, was in his 50th year, elected as a member of the men's committee of the Oshawa branch of the Red Cross for 1947. A lover of outdoor life, he was interested in fishing and an enthu- silastic member of the White Deer Hunt Club of this city. A member of the Oshawa Curling Club, he also maintained an interest in all forms of sport as a fan. Prominent Church Worker A member of Simcoe Street Unit- ed Church, he had been a member of the Committee of Stewards for some years and had recently been appointed chairman of the Mis- sionary and Maintenance Fund Committee of the church for 1947. He also was publicity chairman for the Oshawa Presbytery in the re- cent United Church Pension Fund Capital campaign. One of the highlights of his brief but purposeful Kiwanis life was the leadership and inspiration given as Chairman of the "Go-to-Church" movement. Based on the plans formulated by the Oshawa Club, Kiwanis International, in Canada in particular, adopted his idea as a major project in their community activities and Kiwanian Souch was honored and recognized in his ap- pointment as Chairman of this special committee, for the Ontario- Quebec-Maritimes District. Besides his wife, the former Vera M. Glenney, he leaves to mourn his passing one son Raymond and VERY PROMINENT (Continued on Page 2) Sincere Tributes Paid To Late Cyril E. Souch The untimely passing of Cyril E. Souch has brought expressions of sympathy from officials in the many circles in which he took a leading part. 'The tributes from these per- sons follow: L. F. McLaughlin, President, Mc- Laughlin Coal & Supplies Limited: The passing of Cyril Souch is a great loss to Oshawa. He lived a life determined to give everything he could that the community might be a better place in which to live. E. Wilson, President of the Osh- awa B'Nai B'Rith Club: The entire membership of the Oshawa B'Nai B'Rith joins me in paying public tribute to the late Cyril Souch. Certainly he set an example of citizenship that it will be hard for any of us to emulate. J. Norval Willson, President, On- tario Motor Sales Limited: - The City of Oshawa has sustained a great loss in the passing of Cyril Soueh. His aggressiveness and en- thusiasm in every sphere of com- munity life will be greatly missed. J. H. Beaton: Words will hardly express my feelings in regard to the loss that Oshawa has sustained in the passing of Cyril Souch. His willingness to serve the interests of those things which are in the best interests of all the people will long be remembered. His contribution of time and effort in the Win-The- War-Community Fund, and the various War Loans are excellent examples. H. E. Robinson, President, Osh-' awa Kinsmen Club: The Kinsmen Club of Oshawa has lost one of its best friends with the passing of Cy- ril Souch. His willingness to lend a hand to every cauce no matter what the sac ce made him one of Oshawa's outstanding citizens. His cheerful and kindly manner will be missed greatly, but his memory will linger with the Kinsmen in Oshawa forever. Geo, A, Fletcher, President, Osh- awa Community Recreation Associ- ation: When you try to pay tribute to a man like Cyril Souch it is im- possible to escape a sense of humil- ity because he was so much that every real man would like to be. He believed in the Golden Rule and lived it with the constancy which few have the heart and courage to accomplish, If anyone ever writes a histcry of this community and those who served it well, one glow- ing chapter should have the title, "The Life and Works of Cyril Souch". We, in C.R.A. are proud that he was an executive and such a strong champion of the things we stand for. And yet with all the real tribute that will be paid to him, some may not have known his name SINCERE TRIBUTE (Continued on Page 2) - That the King James translation urgently needed revision was ob- vious considering "the changing = ture of the English language," Dr. Swaim explained. "Language belongs to the realm of living things," he said, "and it has altered its significance drastically in three centuries." With better knowledge of the old manuscripts and a more compre- hensive study of Greek, the trans- Ictors were able to inject more and more accuracy into the Bible phraseology without impairing its Christian message, Dr. Swaim de- clared, Investigation of 'casual docu- ments" discovered in Egypt proved that the Greek of the New Testa- ment was couched in the language of the street and the market place. NEW TESTAMENT (Continued from Page 2) See Exposure Influencing Union Votes Windsor, Ont., March 17 -- (CP) -- Two important union elections here might be influenced by the resignation of J. A. (Pat) Sullivan and his exposure of Communist ac- tivities in the labor movement. These are the general election in local 195 of the United Automobile Workers (C.I.0.) and the run-off election for three members of the executive of local 200 of the same union. Earl R. Watson, president of local 195, seeking re-election, heads a slate the anti-Communists hoped to carry without much difficulty. But at the last moment heavy support seemed piling up for the Commun- ists. Some union sources indicated Sullivan's« action may be "the clincher." The run-off in local 200 will end Wednesday night, The local 195 voting, because of the large number of plant units involved, will last until March 26. Car And Truck Suffer Damage Fenders were damaged and bump- ers bent in an accident which oc- curred on King Street West Satur- day morning. } Parties involved in the collision were: Victor Igglesden, 617 Brock Street South, Whitby, and a truck owned by William Bowden, 54 Burke Street, and driven by his son. It was reported to the police Ig- glesden, driving east on King Street West, skidded into the front of the truck, which was proceeding west. The truck received 8 damaged head light, and right front fender, while the car received a damaged front fender, both doors, and a running board. P, Stainton investigated the accident. BLAME DIRTY CHIMNEY A chimney fire in the home of Mrs. M. Kelly, 209 Kendal Avenue, about 2 p.m. Saturday, was extin- guished by firemen before doing any damage. A dirty chimney was blamed. ; Becomes Member Of Group Covering British Empire The purchase was announced this morning of Weston Aircraft Limited by Percival Aircraft (Canada) Ltd., a Cana« dian subsidiary of Percival Aircraft Ltd., Luton, England, an old established aircraft manufacturing company, which In turn is one of the associated companies of Hunting Meeting Over China Predicted Moscow, March 17 (AP)--An early meeting between Prime Min- ister Stalin and State Secretary Marshall, likely to have far-reach- ing effects on Boviet-American re- lations generally, was predicted in diplomatic quarters today as the four-power foreign ministers' con- ference entered its second week. British informants said mean- while that Foreign Secretary Bevin was aligning himself with Marshall in the latter's week-end rejection of Foreign Minister Molotov's request for a conference on China, and a solid British-United . States front against Big Three interference in China's internal affairs seemed to have developed. 9 Aviation Management Ltd. While the local company will retain its identity, the change of ownership means that the activities at the lo- cal airport will be considerably ine creased. The Times-Gazette is informed that aircraft of the Hunting group operating in this vicinity will be based at the Oshawa Airport. These will included some eight planes and a helicopte. B. Gordon Elkin founder of Weston Aircraft Ltd, will be managing director of the com- pany. Reconditioning work will be carried on as in the past and it is anticipated that the companies ac- tivities will be increased materially. During the war, Percival Aircraft manufactured in large quantities Mosquitos and the Percival Proctor, a four-seater trainer and communi cations aircraft. They are now ens gaged in the production of the Per= cival Prentice, which is the new R.APF. trainer, and a twin-engined transport called the Merganser. Air Survey Group In 1944 Percival Aircraft were purchased by a private company known as "Hunting Aviation Mane t Ltd.", who already owned Martial Law Is Lifted In Palestine Jerusalem, March 17--(AP)--The Palestine government lifted martial law today after 15 days of British Army rule, officially reported im- posed to check violence by the Jew- ish underground, over sections of the Holy Land. Some 25,000 of Jerusalem's Jews welcomed the end at noon in a vir- tual holiday spirit. Martial law had cut off some 250,000 Jews from the rest of Pales- tine. The government proclaimed some success in the hunt for arm- ed Jewish opponents of Britain's mandate policies, but violence con- tinued last night. In a communique made public here and in London, the Palestine government announced yesterday that military rule would be lifted from Jerusalem's Mea Shearim Jewish district and from 40 square miles of coastal plain running in- land from Tel Aviv. It asked Jews to "intensify" co-operation with aa- thorities against underground ex- tremists. Little Damage In Two Car Crash Fenders meshed, Saturday momn- ing, when a car, driven north on Al- bert Street, by W. J. Young, 190 Al- bert Street, was in collision with a car driven south by Albert Sprostak, 988 Kingston Road West. Little damage was done to either car, po- lice report. P. C. Stainton investigated the accident and said Young had passed a car parked on the east side of the road and was not given a chance to get over on Lis own side of the road by Sprostak, who struck the Young car. THE WEATHER Variable cloudiness with wide- ly scattered snow flurries clear- ing this evening. Tuesday clear, Winds west 20 becoming light this evening and on Tuesday. Low tomight and high Tuesday 14 and 34. Summary for Tues- day: clear and cool, a group of air survey eompanies, and aircraft repair companies, in England and Africa. During 1945 and 1946 Hunting Aviation Manage- ment Ltd. acquired interests in air survey companies in Australia and New: Zealand, and established an air survey company in Toronto, known as Photographic Survey Co, Lid, to carry out a large contract for the ® Department of Lands and Forests, Ontario, over a five year period. Photographic Survey started ope erations in May, 1946, and have since expanded to a staff of over one hundred, over ninety per cent. of which' are veterans, mostly ex- RCAF. and ex-RC.E The Come pany has four main divisions, ie., flying. photography, mapping and model making In addition, it has on its staff a geologist, a forester, an entomologist and a zoologist, for specialized photographic interpreta- tion. Fhotographic Survey now have a fleet of eight aircraft, and in WESTON AIRCRAFT (Continued on Page 2) Loyalists: Seize Belan In Paraguay Asuncion, Paraguay, March 17 --(AP)--The government an- nounced today that Paraguayan loyalists had seized the own of Belen from insurgents and taken prisoners. Belen is about 20 miles south- east of Concepcion where dissi- dent troops of the first division started the uprising 10 days ago. The government ordered full scale military operations against Concepcion, asserting that "con- ciliatory efforts to bring the sur- render" of the troops, officially estimated at 700, had failed, Government troops have been moved into the northern regions to seal off the area controlled by the rebels and a government com- munique said that operations "from land, as well as the air, have been conducted against strict military objectives of the mutinous force.' The government denied, howev= er, reports broadcast by the rebel radio from Concepcion that loyal forces had bombed open cities in Northern Paraguay. % LATE NEWS BRIEFS x Moscow: Foreign Minister Molotov demanded of the For- eign Ministers' conference today a 20-year reparation payment plan by which Germany would pay the Soviet Union $10,000,000,000. New York: An earthquake described as "quite severe" was recorded on the Fordham University seismograph at 3:43:36 A.M. EST today. London: Prime Minister Attlee will make a radio speech to- morrow at 9 p.m. ( 3 p.m. EST) on Britain's econom- ic situation, his office announced today. Senneterre, Que.: Her hair afire, Mrs. Thomas Gelinas led her six young children to safety through a fire which destroyed a dry cleaning shop and two nearby dwell- ings. Jerusalem: Moshe Brasini, 21-year-old Jew, was sentenced to death by a Jerusalem military court today for car- rying a hand grenade. s