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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle N\ ' WHITBY VOL, 6--NO. 134 OSHAWA-WHITBY MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1947 ~ Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES LLION ONTARIO ACRES UNSOWN May 'Grab U.S.-Hungarian Oil Holdings PS A 4 Threaten in American Company Officials Will Be Expelled Budapest, June 9 (AP)--The Comniuiiss wave offered to buy out the Hungarian.American Oil Company Maort, an American informant said today, and have threatened to banish from Hungary the concern's American representa- tives. ~ The informant said the Co munists were considering national- ization of the country's oil fields -- as they contemplate nationalization of banks and industry -- out were faced with the fact that Russia gets half the Hungarian royalties of Maort. Russia obtained half of the Hungarian royalties last year in ne- gotiations which set up a Russian- Hungarian oil company called Maszovol. The informant and leading Hun- garian political observers--agreed it would be only a matter of time be- fore the new Communist-dominated Hungarian regime ----- rushed into office with the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Nagy -- took ac- tion on Maort. The company was developed and is principally own- ed by The Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) Inc. One American gave this account: Deputy Prime Minister Matyas Rakosi, Russian citizen and Rus- sian-trained politician who now is virtual dictator of Hungary, spent part of last week in the area of Maort's fields on a speaking tour to inform Hungarian workers of the "true facts" of the Hungarian gov- ernment change. this trip Rakosi spoke with Paul Ruedemann of New York, representative here of Standard Oil, and "offered twice standards orig- inal investment" if the Americans would get out. The offer of roughly $5,000,000 was refused and Rakosi was in- formed that a German offer of $25,000,000 for the same properties had been turned down at the be- ginning of the war, Question Six Tots About Baby Deaths Massillon, O., June 9 (AP).--Six small children who were patients in Massillon City Hospital Friday night when two baby girls were found dying of skull fractures at the foot of their cribs were ques- tioned today by police chief Stanley W. Switter, who said he was work- ing on the theory that the deaths were accidental. Funeral services were scheduled today for the baby girls, 10-week- old Diana J. Brand and nine-week- old Morton, sole occu- pants of hospital room 407 where they were found by a nurse who left them sleeping 10 minutes earlier. Chief Switter said he talked with three of the children who were in a sun room on.the- e floor as the pediatrics nursery in which the in- fants died, but that the three told him they were not in the hallway and added no "tangible evidence" in the case. Although a plain clothes officer continued to patrol the fourth floor corridor at the hospital last night and two uniformed policemen guarded the hospital entrances, Switter said he had "discarded" the theory of a maniac at large and will continue on the accidental theory. Want Soviet Attitude On Hungary London, June 9 (AP).--The Bri- tish ambassador in Moscow has been instructed to obtain clarifica- tion of Soviet policy towards Hun- gary, the House of Commons was informed today. Meantime Hector McNeil, Minister of State, said, "it would be prema- ture for His Majesty's government to pass judgment on what has happened." He expressed hope that "these changes in the structure of the Hungarian goyernment will not lead to any departure from the principles of Parliamentary demo- cracy." "Any such developments could not fail to have serious repercussions upon Anglo-Hungarian relations," he added in a written reply to questions. He said ambassador Sir Maurice Peterson had been instructed to discuss the question with the Soviet cidation of what has occurred in Hungary." Earlier a foreign office spokesman told reporters that Britain had sent to Washington its comments on the draft of a United States State De- partment note to Russia which, it is reported, will propose a joint American-Russian-British inquiry into the Hungarian political situation. Publisher Says British Interest In Canada Great Samia, June 9--(CP) -- Ap "as- tonishing" interest in the Canadian market is being displayed by Bri- tish businessmen and industrialists, Ray A. Barford, publisher of the Sdrnia Observer, stated today in a letter from Great Britain. Mr. Barford is a member of the party of Canadian Daily Newspa- pers Association members currently touring the British Isles in hopes of "selling" Canada. Other members of the group who flew to Britain two weeks ago include H. L. Garner, Pe- terborough Examiner; John Motz, Kitchener Record; W. Campbell, Ed~ monton Bulletin; Ian MacDonald, general manager of the C.D.N.A, and Duncan MacInnes, secretary and director of research, METER MONEY City office records at Peterbor- ough show that $517.16 was the gross for the last two collections from parking meters. In the first "take" made May 31, $04.25 in silver $139 in silver and coppers totalling $170 were collected. Centre Street Church Marks Flower Festival The Sunday School Anniversary and Flower Festival, which is al- ways an event of very great interest not only to the children but to parents and grandparents, was held yesterday morning at Centre Street United Church. The flower com- mittee had an abundance of very beautiful flowers and the children of the Sunday School were all present. Percy Fletcher, Sunday School superintendent, and the teachers welcomed the large and appreciated congregations which overflowed into the church gallery. Instead of the regular choir about 30 Sunday School children took their places. Mr. Fletcher presi e Following a hy: and prayer by Rev. T. H. P, Anderson the program of the service as follows: "A Big Welcome," Ronald Bell; Exercise, "Thank God for Our "School, Dale Southwell, Alan Cool- idge; recitation, "A Little Soldier," by three cousins, Wayne Willson, Teddy Fletcher, David Willson; Ex- ercise, "Seven Little Raindrops," Miss Flewelling's class; recitation, "My Prayer," Joanne Willoughby and Linda Fursey; song, "Like the Flowers, by Primary Department; recitation, "Child and Flower," by 'Mary Terwillegar; Exercise, "Flow- ers For His Crown," Lois Mann's class; recitation, "A Small Begin- ning," Margaret Canning; Exercise, "The Lord of Gallilee," Miss Wat- son's class; recitation, "Approval," !by Marilyn Fletcher; vocal solo, FLOWER FESTIVAL (Continued on Page 2) - government and "to obtain an elu- |, and $114.91, coppers, was eounted. In a collection made early last week NEW NATION MOSLEM VOTE; RIOTING RIFE New Delhi, June 9 (AP).--The Moslem League tonight voted to make Moslem India a new nation during a tumultous session in which police turned tear gas on league opponents who broke into the meeting, The league council voted almost unanimously to accept the inde- pendence plan under which Moslem areas will be permitted to establish an independent state of Pakistan if desired after a preliminary period as a British Dominion. Within five minutes of the vote, four Khaksars from a band of Mos- lems opposed to the Moslem lea- gue, broke into the session in the Imperial Hotel. Minutes later, after police broke up the melee, a wounded man was hauled screaming from the assembly hall, Several league guardsmen who acted as traffic patrolmen were cut and wounded, One said he was stabbed in the face by a Khaksar, one of a group 'who had noisily demonstrated in front of the hotel during the meeting in opposition to acsepiance of Pakistan, M. A. Jinnah, League president, spoke at length on the plan and answered scores of questions. He became irritated when he entered the hotel and was greeted by shouts of supporters: "Long live the Emperor Pakistan." "Don't say that to me," Jinnah of British partition plan came from Moslem League representatives of provinces having Hindu majorities. These speakers contended that the independence plan provided no safe- guards for Moslem minorities. US Woman's Death Probed In Japan Toronto, June 9--(CP)--Bro- cha Lvova, whose death is being investigated in Tokyo, planned to return to the United States in August, her sister, Mrs. Mynne Pasternick, .said today. Mrs. Pasternick said she had not received official notification of the death of her sister. The 33-year-old War Department em- ployee had previously lived in New York where she had worked with a Zionist organization and a had gone to Japan last July, Her father lives in Toronto. In Tokyo, United States Army authorities said an autopsy was performed today on the body af- ter it was discovered by Japan- ese police shortly after midnight. C.LD. agents refused to dis- cuss their investigation. Other sources said there were two bul- let holes in the woman's head. Headquarters had declined to identify the woman, except to say she was a war department civil= ian employee, pending notifica- tion of next-of-kin, However, United States Army sources said she had been miss- ing since last night and her com- panions had been questioned by the C.I. D. British Unit In Ceylon Mutinies Colombo, Ceylon, June 9--(Reu- ters)--About 500 of the Royal Ar- my Service Corps of the Ceylon command were reported today to have "mutinied" at nearby Kirilla< pone Camp, complaining of bad treatment by certain British offi- cers and objecting to being used to break up strikes. Military police restored order. Several Ceylon personnel were tak- en into: custody. Military authorities said there had been " a minor incident" at the camp and that this had been satis- factorily settled a court of inquiry now was sitting and official details would not be available until the in- quiry finished. The strike committee of the Cey- lon Trade Union Federation has appealed to all labor organizations to observe tomorrow as a general strike in protest against police ac- tion and government measures against strikers, who are demand- ing better working conditions. snapped. : Criticism of Pakistan and the |' New York publishing house, She | Harbor Area Sobmoraed In Lake Rise Sunday Strong south-east winds brought waves 'olling across the Oshawa harbor area early Sunday morning leaving the east end of Lakeshore road sub- merged throughout the day. In the upper photo, Dennis Bryant views | the situation from his house, the second last on the north side of the street at the harbor. Below, his sister, Miss Pat Bryant finds the water nearly to the top of her rubber boots as late as 4:30 in the afternoon. --Photos by Times-Gazette Harbor Area Flooded In Lake Rise Sunday Oshawa lakeshore residents were able to get about normally for the first time in more than 24 hours this morning as a Board of Works pump tackled the remnants of the worst flood recorded at the harbor in years. The sudden rise of water came at about one o'clock Sunday morning when a strong south-east wind brought waves feet deep rolling across the harbor road completely surrounding the cottages in the area. Residents estimated that the peak of the flood was reached at about 4:00 a.m. but all day only those with rubber boots were able to leave their houses. The area at the harbor was des- cribed as "like a lake" at 10 o'clock in the morning when city workmen arrived with a pump, which oper- ated continuously until midnight. It resumed work this morning to clear up the remaining puddles. While the buildings affected most seriously were those nearest the harbor the street was covered with water nearly to Barnhart's Pavilion. Linda's Refreshment Bar, the building nearest the harbor on the north side of the street was com- pletely flooded, with water nearly a foot deep at some points. Mrs. Linda Colley who operates the stand and lives there, said she was awakened at an early hour in the morning to find her bed surrounded with water, During the day she walked around on planks and there was still ddmpness on her kitchen floor this morning. Other dwellings in the vicinity as well as the Yacht Club building were surrounded with water but it did not seep in. On the beach farther west, the water came right to the door of Barnhart's Pavilion but stopped before washing into the building. West of Lakeview Park at Cedar Beach, also summer cottages were surrounded with water. Owners of was still across the road in the afternoon and it had come into the verandahs of those nearest the lake. While no measurement of the lake level was taken here, it was re- ported at Toronto to be within a few inches of the all-time record. The only time within recent years when a depth of comparable pro- portion was recorded was in 1943. Residents at the lakeshore here, however, estimated that yesterday's flooding exceeded the 1943 level. Lama Faces Second Trial Cornwall, Ont., June 9--(CP) --William Earl (Bowser) Lama, 49, faces his second murder trial tomorrow when he appears be- fore a special session of the On- tario Supreme Court, charged with the murder last Aug. 16 of his nine-year-old daughter, Mary Elizabeth. The 119-pound trapper-farmer from nearby Harrison's Corners was acquitted last February of the murder of his wife. Lama was captured by police at Moulinette, Ont., after a 71- day manhunt which extended throughout Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. The knife-scar- red bodies of his wife and daugh- ter were found in the lonely farm house by his two sons, J. 8S. Latchford of Cornwall, who successfully defended Lama in his first trial, will be counsel for the defence and C, P. Hope, K.C., of the Attorney-General"s Department will 'be Special Crown Prosecutor. It is expected that Mr, kay will preside. Originally scheduled for the fall, the trial was moved ahead cottages in this area, which is below | when new evidence was uncover- Lakeview Gardens, said the water | ed. Justice J. Keiller Mac- | ) 10,000 ILE IN AMERICAN COAL PITS Uniontown, Pa, June 9--(AP)-- Another 3,600 miners joined a work stoprage in the southwestern Penn- sylvania bituminous fields today, raising to nearly 10,000 the number idle in what some described as a protest against the union-cubbing bill adopted by Congress. Fourteen mines were idle, most of them "captive" pits operated by large steel companies -- United States Steel Corporation, Weirton Steel, Jones and Laughlin and Re- public Steel--which have been pro- ducing record-breaking tonnages to meet big market demands for steel. However, the 300 members of one United Mine Workers (A.F.L.) local returned to work when their presi- dent, Andrew S. Rayner, warned | against any violation of the federal | anti-strike injunction which sustained by the supreme court. The | government gives up over the mines July 1, when they | return to their private owners. "There is no strike situation-- they're just not going to work," de- clared Lee Buckey, president of the Maxwell, Pa. local. He said his min- ers voted last night to stay out to- day. "They said they would take a couple of days' holiday," he added. Truman Set For Visit To Canada Washington, June 9--(CP)--Pre- sident Truman today prepared to visit for a three-day goodwill tour after he flew back to the Capital from Kansas City where he at- tended an army reunion Saturday night. Addressing members of the divi- sion in which he served during the First World War, the President in Kansas City called again for unifi- cation of the United States armed forces and also for a militarily and economically sound country. His remarks were considered here a preview of what he will say when he addresses the Canadian Parlia- ment Wednesday. Declaring that the United States is becoming dangerously weak des- pite the fact that she ended the war as the most powerful of all countries, he asked for congression- al support of administration poli- cies aimed at maintaining the army, navy and air force at useful strength. Observers here felt that in view of Truman's views on the subject of defence and of supporting agri- culture and developing power, oil and mineral resources, it was likely that in Ottawa he would stress the value of continued defence co-op- eration between Canada and the United States. It also was thought likely that he would talk about the potential value to both countries in the develop- ment of the St. Lawrence Seaway and power project. The president's plans call for him, Mrs. Truman and their daughter Margaret to leave by special train for Ottawa at 8 p. m. EDT. to- night, THE WEATHER Cloudy clearing in the after- noon. Tuesday cloudy with wide- ly scattered showers and thun- dershowers in the afternoon and evening. Continuing warm. Light winds today southerly 15 Tuesday. Low tonight and high Tuesday 55 and 75. Summary for Tuesday: Warm, showers, RNA | was | | | jurisdiction | transforme Kennedy D Declares Grain Shortages 45,000,000 Bushels Toronto, June 9 (CP)--Incessant rainfall has made 1€ impossible to plant seeds in at least 1,000,000 acres of On= tario farm land, Agricultural Minister T. L. Kennedy said today, and, as a result, the province will be short 45,000,000 bushels of oats and barley. Heavy week-end rainstorms over ® wide areas of the province kept | thousands of farmers from their now long-delayed spring planting. i At Cornwall, A. M, Barr, Stor-| mont, agricutural representative, said | | that Sunday's torrential downpour | of rain had put the "Hnishing | touches" to any hopes district farm- ers had of seeding grain crops for | this year. Flooding of the low areas and| saturation of higher land will pre- | vent seeding of any oats or barley | and the latest downpour has proved ! very discouraging to district farm- | ers who have not had a good grain ! crop for three years. | Mr. Barr estimated that only 10 per cent of the seeding has been | completed in the district so far, | while at least 60 per cent of the farmers have no seed in the ground at all, due to more than six weeks of practically continuous rainfall. Some eof the seedlings which have come up show signs of too much precipitation. Elsewhere, The Canadian Press reported clearing but cool weather was forecast for most of Ontario today. Week-end rains again deluged wide sections of the province and | raised flood threats at several points Sunday before the waters again sub- sided. Some waterfront property at Toronto was damaged and many sections of the low-lying Toronto islands, across Toronto fronting Lake Ontario, were under water. Low-lying farm lands around St. Thomas and in other sections of Western Ontario were inundated for the second or third time this spring. While some culverts were washed out on the Blue Water highway near Goderich. At Toronto the harbor water level was within a few inches of the re- cord height of 247 feet, three inches | Siie sea level registered four years ™ the Kitchener area heavy rains already saturated .land into sma} lakes and rivers. More than two) inches of rain fell in the district Saturday afternoon and night. A great hole in the mill road at nearby Bridgeport was gouged out Sunday when waters of the dam overflowed its banks. Levels. of the Grand and Nith rivers in the North Waterloo area were reported up about two feet, although no river flooding was re- ported. Crashes Into Swimming Hole, Plane Kills Boy Owosso, Mich., June 9-- (CP) --Fourteen-year-old James Ev- ans was killed yesterday when struck by an airplane as it plun- ged under the waters of a swim- ming hole here. The pilot, Harold Ferrell 19, of Flint, Mich., and his passen= ger, Lamont Fisher, 21, of Du- rand, Mich.,, weré held by police for investigation, Undersheriff James Wood said that Own Sudman, 14, and Rob- ert Denison, 14, both of Owosso, were with Evans, He quoted the boys as saying they were stand- ing with Evang on a sand bar when the plane apparently dived at them, It crashed into the wat- er and sank. Ferrell, Fisher Guest at Rotary AIR MARSHAL W. A. BISHOP V.C, CB, D.S.0. and Bar, M.C, D.F.C. Vice-President of the McColl Frone tenac Oil Company, who was a guest at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club at noon today, Police Issuing Warnings To Meter Violaters While the new parking meters went into operation on Saturday last, it will be a week or possibly more before a complete picture of their use and the amount of money deposited by motor vehicle opera~ tors will be available. City Treasurer Peter A. Blacke burn explained that the job of cole lecting the money from the meter boxes as well as the maintenance of the meters has been delegated to Donald Hall of the City Engineer's Department, Printed forms have been ed on which the meters are dived into blocks. Collections will be made from approximately six blocks each day as it would be impossible to collect from all the meters during one day, From these forms it will be possible to judge where the me- ters are most used. No summonses have been issued to date by members of the Police Department. However, officers on the beat are keeping a close watch on the operation of the meters and are placing warning notices on ve- hicles when a violation of the ree gulations occurs. Former Principal At Peterborough Died at Home Peterborough, June 9 -- (CP)-- Francis E. Kerr retired publio school principal died suddenly at fis home here last night. Mr. Kerr, after 24 years on the staff of Peter- borough schools, retired two years ago. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. F. W. K. Harris, prominent Wo- men's Missionary Society worker of The United Church, and Mrs. A. B, Wood and Sudman reached shore uninjured, Gates, both of Peterborough. + LATE NEWS BRIEFS (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) Washington: President Truman today nominated Norman Armour to be assistant Secretary of State replacing Spruille Braden, who has resigned. Armour is a form- er United States minister to Canada. Belgrade: The Albanian Telegraph Agency said today the | Albanian Ministry of National Defence has ordered that "fire will be opened on all military planes, re« ardless of their nationality," flying over southern lbania near Greece. Detroit: Seventeen young men were held by police today after they allegedly ambushed and siugged a 24-year- old patrolman in revenge for the arrests he had mada among their group. Jerusalem: A British police sergeant. and a\ British police constable were kidnapp ed from a swimming pool at Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv tonight by 12 armed Jews, it was officially announced, ~