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I! -- THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY OSHAWA & Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle VOL. 6--NO. 172 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1947 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES ETERBOROUGH FIRE BUG FEARED Accept Duplate And Skinner Wage Offers > Contracts Provide ®*10 Cent Increase And Paid Holidays Wage-increase negotiations, which have been 'in pro- gress for some months at the plants of the Skinner Company Limited and Duplate, Canada, Limited, have terminated in the acceptance of the companies' wage offers by the Skinner and Duplate Divisions, of Local 222, U.A.W., C.I.O., respectively. In both cases the increase are re-® "-oactive to the first week in June. ; Seek Two More Holidays Chris Mason, chairman of the bargaining committee of the Du- plate Division of the Union, said this morning that a meeting of the membership last night approved of an increase of 10 cents per hour in the wage rate with the proviso that the negotiating committee will seek to secure six paid holidays rather than the four offered, Mr, Mason emphasized that when a strike, which tied up the plant last fall, was settled last October with a wage increase of 10 cents per' hour being granted, it was agreed there should be no further wage demands by the Union for a period of four months, Negotia- tions for the present increase were opened in April. The submission was presented before the 15-cent- an-hour pattern was adopted by the Union, An increase of 10 cents per hour increase wag per hour but when 'the four holidays are counted it is equi- to 10 cents' perfhour. The rate in the plant will now be 80 ts per hour or, with the four holidays, the equivalent of 82 cents per hour. Skinner Plant Increase Meeting at the Union Hall on Sat- urday morning last, the Skinner Division of the Union accepted the wage-increase proposal from the Skinner Co. Ltd. The new agreement provides for a 10 cents rer hour increase on the gross earnings for all employees in the plant with the exception of the polishers who will get an increase of five cents per hour, The company will also pay for six holidays, name- ly, New Year's Day, Good ¥riday, Victoria Day, Dominion Day, La- bor Day and Christmas Day. William Rutherford, chairman of the bargaining committee, said the increases mean that the guaranteed, or hiring rate, will be 90 cents per hour. After 30 days employees will receive 95 cents per hour and $1.00 per hour after 60 days. Truck Wrecked ~ At Moulinette Cornwall, July 24--(CP)--Plunged into a ditch when steering mechan. ism on his truck failed to function, Harold Rusau of Colborne, Ont., es- caped injury yesterday when his transport suffered an estimated $2,000 damage on a highway curve near Moulinette six miles west of Only the wheels and engine of the transport were salvageable although the trailer and load were undam- Town Votes On Closing Women's Bar Owen Sound, July 24 -- (CP) -- Chatsworth, a village of 350 persons six miles south of here, will vote Sept. 17 in an attempt to close a women's beverage room. This is the first vote of its kind ever taken in Ontario -history. The one hotel in the village today has two beverage rooms, one for men and one for women. Leader of the "dry forces", Reeve GW. Collins said those opposed to the sale of beer in the village are hoping the vote will eventually eli- minate both men and women bever- age rooms. He said if the women's room loses its licence through the vote, the 250 eligible voters again will .be able to go to the polls after April 5, 1948, to vote on the men's room. 'The village, said the Reeve, has always been "wet", Rodeo Show Drew Over 200 Fans Here Last Night Despite muddy ground and a chill dampness in the air, "Shake- em-down Sally" and her bucking cohorts sailed out of shutes one, two and three, with their usual snorting abandon as the final kept upwards of 200 cowboy fans on their toes last night. While two white Brahma bulls looked on placidly, the show, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, ran out a string of trick roping and riding, bucking horse riding and clowning, In the roping ev- ent, Ralph Clarke and Harold George twirled their lariats and looped them over charging horses in snappy style. i Ticklebritches, the show's "ex- pert" rider, scurried around pro- viding laughs with his well- trained donkey, Bob Hope. The kids got a special kick when Tic- klebritches invited them down to ride his steed. It looked easy, but, take it from those who tried, it was no bed of roses. Cherokee's whole cast of guys and gals brought the rodeo to a close as they twisted and ducked their way through a series of spl: vaults and somersaults, The bag of ricks was empty and the crowd trickled homeward warm- ed by this exhibition of western "hijinks." Bigger C.S.U. Exposure Is Promised by Sullivan By The Canadian Press Canada's turbulent. Great Lakes sailors' dispute promised to come to a fiercer boil today with J. A. (Pat) Sullivan's "exposure" of the Can- adian Seamen's Union's allegedly communist-inspired tectics among lake shipping. The fiery little labor leader, at present facing a charge of intent to maim a member of the C.8.U. following a right in Montreal, said he would distribute a pamphlet along the Montreal waterfront to- day which would be "a bigger ex- posure" of the C.S.U. than he made at the time of his resignation from its presidency. He c'aimed it was communist-domirated. : Negotiations In a day that saw in-camera ne- gotiations continuing at Toronto with Leonard Brockington, govern- ment mediator attempting to avert a threatened sailors' strike in the dispute between the C.S.U. and two steamship companies, these were other developments yesterday: 1. Three more Great Lakes lines have announced a $10-a-month wage increase effective Aug. 1 in line with similar increases by the Canada Steamship Lines and Sar- 4 nia and Colonial Steamships, the National Seamen's Association of Canada said. 2. Mr. Sullivan claimed his Can- adian Lake Seamen's Union now represents a majority of the Cane ada Steamship Lines 1,400 employ- ees. The C.8.L. and the Sarnia Line are the two involved in the | dispute with the C.S.U. 3. Harry Davis, president of the CS8.U., described the increase an- nounced by' the latter two compan- ies as "the initial payment towards the Canadian Seamen's Union's wage program for 1947." Major Issue The major issue in the dispute is the refusal of the C.SL. and the Sarnia Line to grant passes to re- presentatives of the Canadian Sea- men's Union unless they sign an af- fidavit that they are not commun- ttsts. The Union claims the lines are attempting to break it by firing CS.U. men and replacing them with seamen recruited by Mr, Sul- | livan. This they charge is a breach | | of contract. Speaking of his pampRlet yester- | | | SULLIVAN | (Continued on Page 2) edition of the Cherokee Rodeo" Police Fight Gunmen In Palestine Jerusalem, July 24--(AP)--Gun: men and British troops exchanged fire today at the gate of a security zone in Jerusalem, touching off alarm sirens and halting traffic for 45 minutes. An unofficial report said the at- tackers arrived in a taxi, fired four times with a Bren gun and escaped towards the Jewish quarters as troops returned the fire. No casual- ties were reported. The attack was the latest in a long" series since the British turned back toward France the 4.500 Jews intercepted on the S.8. President Warfield, also called Exodus of 1947. It occurred within a few yards of the Jewish Agency and the Gold- smith Officers' Club, which previous- {ly had been wrecked by a bomb. Six men were reported by a reli- | able informant to have robbed a Tel Aviv diamond merchant's office | of $40,000 in cut and uncut stones at noon. A similar robbery and an- other $40,000 haul occurred yester- day. Jewish quarters of Jerusalem were under a dusk-to-dawn curfew. The alarm was the 10th in more than a week of attacks which have left 10 dead and 73 wounded. Two Jews were reported killed and one wounded seriously today in a | battle with Arabs near the Jewish | colony of Gagdiel, northeast of Tel | Aviv, Mormons In Utah 100 Years Salt Lake City, July 24--(AP)-- A century of Mormonism in Utah ended today. To mark the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Brigham Young and his 148 weary followers in their second "Zion""--the Salt Lake Valley --officials of the Latter Day Saints (Mormon) Church dedicated a $350,- 000 bronze and granite monument. Young's famous words spoken when he saw the valley, "this is the place," gave the giant monument its name, The present-day head of the church, George Albert Smith, pre- sided over dedication ceremonies at which arrangements were made for 50,000 spectators. The monument's central shaft is topped by heroic bronze figures of Young and his counselors, Heber C. Kinmball and Wilford Woodruff. It is 80 feet high. Lorne Sargant Is To Compete In Webster Trials With Lorne Sargant of the On- tario County Flying Club taking part, the Ontario Zone prelimin- ary trials for the Webster Trophy will be held at Brantford on Sat- urday, August 16. The finals of the competition will form part of the air show being staged by the Ontario County Flying Club at the Oshawa Airport on September 5 and 6. ' The trials at Brantford are be- ine nianaged by the Webster Me- morial Ontario Zone Committee under the chairmanship of Ed. Storie of Oshawa. The other members of the committee are: W/C R. W, Goodwin, Department of Transport, Toronto; W/C W. G. Welstead, R.C.A.F., Trenton and W,. Fletcher, Peninsula Air Services, Hamilton, Amateur -pilots from all sec- tions of the province will take part in the trials. The winner and runner-up will be eligible to compete im the finals being held in Oshaws, SHED SLIGHTLY At 5.10 p.m. yesterday, the Fire Department received two 'phone. calls from the vicinity of 98 Quebec Street, the home of E. G, b agar who was absent when a frame shed used for sto- rage purposes was noticed on fire, Two trucks responded but only one was used in quelling the fire which, it is thought, was started by children, Slight dam- agc was reported by Captain Milt Oster. 'DAMAGED CARNIVAL GOES TONIGHT T » Holy Cross Carnival was once again postponed, last night because the afternoon downpour and the continued heavy, grey skies forboded evening rain. The | weather, however, was fair and | with the sun breaking through | this morning, plang are laid to definitely hold the outdoor affair tonight, Fine Showing of Regal Lillies Earl Landon, 462 Louisa Street in Westmount, has in his garden one of the finest displays of Regal Lillies ever reported to The Times-Gazette. Yesterddy -- possibly a little too late to picture the flowers at perfection -- a reporter went to Mr. Landon's home to snap some photographs. bloom, drooped only slightly by Tuesday's heavy rains, An amateur horticulturist, Mr, Landon also takes pride About im his daisies, pansies and evening primroses. a 1,000 blooms were spread out in full --Photo by Times-Gazette Riding Conservatives To Picnic at Lakeview Enjoyment and a chance to rub | Jr, George Thompson, | Starr, and Miss Gertrude Barker, |- shoulders with your township or city neighbor--these will be key- notes of the annual picnic of the Ontario Riding Progressive Con- servative Association, scheduled for Saturday at Lakeview Park, With formal speeches blue-pen- cilled from the prozram, party members, their families and friends are invited to pack a picnic hamper and mingle at the park beginning at 3 pm. The gathering is expect- ed to provide an opportunity for rural-urban bonds to be strengthen- ed as country and town folk ex- change views and relax amid pleas- ant worry-free surroundings. Riding officials are hoping to see the picnic crowd bolstered because of two facts: General Motors em- loyees begin their holiday period his week-end and farmers delay- ed by bad weather, putting the fin- ishing touches on the haying sea- son. Music by the Sons of.Ulster Flute Band will float across the broad expanse of Lakeview Park and the sports program will be master- minded by Ivan Richards. The Shamrock Athletic Club will spear- head the sports card with Ben Fall- man and Ted Davies in charge. T. K. Creighton, K.C, MPP, Hayden Macdonald, president of the association, Russell Humphreys, K. C., association secretary,sand C. V. Purdy, president of the Oshawa Progressive Conservative = Associa- tion will attend. James R. MacBrien heads the committee, which is mapping out the program for the annual event. Others on the picnic committee include: Mr. Purdy, Ernie Marks, Michael {all of Oshawa; James Ross, of | Whitby; Donald Beer, of Brough- ham; Hugh Miller, of Claremont; William Manning, of Brooklin; Dr. M. B. Dymond, of Reach Township; Gordon Reesor, of Port Perry; Ste- wart McFarlane, of Saintfield; Mal- | com Bailey, of Epsom; Grant Chris. tie, of Manchester; William Sharp and Sam Jackson, of East Whitby | Township; Claude Rowland and |' Robert McKnight, of Ajax. Berlin Blast Carelessness Berlin, July 24--(AP) -- German police today officially blamed upon "gross carelessness" in the hand- ling of old munitions marked for terday destroyed part of a police headquarters building in the Rus- sian sector of the city, killed nine persons and injured nine. All the victims were Germans. Although a Britisli-licensed news- paper suggested there was a possi- bility that sabotage was responsible for the explosion, police headquar- ters denied this. THE WEATHER Clear and warm today and Friday. Winds light. Low tonight and high Friday 60 and 78. Summary for Friday: Clear and warm, Bitter Costa Rican Battles Under Control of Police San Jose, Costa Rica, July 24 (AP)--National police, reinforced by 2,000 special deputies, appeared today to have restored order in San Jose and other Costa Rican cities following a series of bitter political clashes and street fights in which at least five persons were killed and 59 wounded. Business and transportation in this capital city, however, remained virtually paralyzed by a general strike called by opposition leaders, which closed all banks and com- mercial establishments. (Reports from neighboring Gua- temala asserted that a state of open revolt actually existed in Costa Ri- ca, but informed sources in Pana- ma expressed doubt that there had been any attempt at an organized rebellion. Most of the casualties, the Pahama sources said, were un- Rican government had imposed martial law, and Pan American Airways in Balboa said Wednesday night that all its flights in and out of San Jose had been cancelled.) The disturbances here began last Saturday with a street battle be- tween opposing political factions and mounted in violence Sunday, when oppositionists hurled stones through windows and fough with police squads called out to disperse them, The strike here, patterned on the North American "sit-down," was called in sympathy with a similar work stoppage, which followed clashes between administration and opposition. political groups. Univer- sity and secondary school students joined the strike yesterday. Only a little 'more than a year | ago San Jose 'was the scene of a disposal and explosion which yes-: More Real Pepper Is Forecast, See Price Up Ottawa, July 24--(CP)--Can. adians who have come to accept a wartime substitute for real pepper--an ersatz preparation of bran flakes and other in. gredients but with only a little of the hot stuff--may be able to get the real thing by fall, but they'll probably pay more for it. Zeller's New Store Opens Under the blazoning raised-gold letters placed through the night as the final job on the reconditioning of Zeller's store, shoppers gathered this morning to: pass through the glass doorways into the cool atmos- pliere of the interior on the occa- sion of the store's official opening. Representing the maritime district of the Zeller's chain, superintendent John Mather was present with the Montreal architect, Thomas Rit- chie, ag the doors were unlocked to admit the waiting crowd. Placed throughout the two levels were baskets of flowers sent by var- fous local business firms to indicate their complimentary attitudes to- ward the successful transformation, Favorable cccnments could be heard in every section as the customers wandered at their comfortable lei- sure from counter to counter. The air-conditioning unit was operating for their convenience as the sun be- gan to heat the city's thorough- fares. "This store," one visitor was teard to say, "definitely fills a need in the community." Immigrants To Sit-Down Paris, July 24 --(AP)-- A Jewish Agency spokesman said today the 4.500 or more Jewish immigrants be- ing returned to France from Pales- tine by three British deportation ships might stage a sitdown strike upon 'arrival and refuse to leave the vessels. . The Jews left Sete, France, two weeks ago aboard the Exodus. of 1947, the former S.S. President War- field, in an attempt to reach Pales- tine, but were taken into custody at sea by British Navy men. The Jews lacked immigration certificates. Premier Paul Ramadier said Brit- ain had asked France to take the group over, but added; "we cannot force them to leave the ships." "We will accept them as Jewish immigrants in transit and see that they are cared for, even if it means giving them jobs to which they are armed student demonstrators who | gun battle between federal police |suited." Ramadier said. | were struck by police gunfire.) (It was reported in Balboa, Pan- {and an armed bapd which seized a radio station in an alleged plot to ama Canal Zone, that the Costa |overthrow the government. | The British vessels were expected | |to arrive at a French Mediterran- | ean port today or tomorrow. .the whole Republican area. Find Paper Torches When Two Blazes Quelled Last Night Peterborough, July 24 (CP)--Inspector J. A. Grant of the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office said today definite evidence of incendiarism was uncovered during investigation of two fires in the plant of the Peterborough and District Co-oper- ative last night. Fire in the carpenter's shop of the Co-op feed mill was extinguish- Rice Supply Area Falls To Dutch Batavia, July 24--(AP)--Lt.. Gen, Siem B. Spoor, Dutch com- mander in the Indies, reported today that his troops had captur- ed Cheribon, birthplace of an East Indian independence agree- ment, and had cut 'off "a crucial rice supply area" in East Java, (The Indonesian News Agency, Antara, reported that Indonesian Republican forces occupied Mod- jokerto in Eastern Java Thurs. day, This report was not confirm. o by Dutch sources immediate- y). ; Antara said a Dutch spearhead threatening the Republican Capi- tal of Jogjakarta in Central Ja- va had been driven back. It re- ported Republican forces had re- captured Salatiga about 30 miles north of Jogjakarta, and driven the Dutch 12 miles back toward Semarang, Report Denied The Dutch commander "denied that a Republican counter attack had taken Salatiga, He said that Dutch troops were at Salatiga an dthat fires were burning there. Spoor said that "the Republi- can Army is mostly running." He reported few prisoners taken, but said large quantities of ri- fles, machine-guns, ammunition and supplies had been captured. No large-scale guerrilla action yet has appeared, the General said, but "mopping up will be ne- cessary." He declared Indonesian 'scorched earth" tactics had been reported from many places, Limited Operations Spoor added that he had ord- ers for a "limited operation" and that the Dutch would not occupy Be- fore hostilities began Sunday night, the Republic controlled most of Java, Sumatra to the northwest and Madoera to the northeast. Spoor said his forces occupied Cheribon, key Republican port on Java's north coast 130 miles east of this Dutch capital without se. rious clashes and captured 30,- 000 tons of rubber there intact. An agreement for a United States of Indonesia, to become independent Jan, 1, 1949, -was signed by the Dutch and Repub- licans last March 25 at Linggad- jati, mountain resort near Cheri- bon. Differences over how to put it into effect led to the current fighting, Spoor said Dutch Marines had pinched off the whole of rice. growing East Java, some 2,400 square miles, from Probolingo on Straat Madoera (the Moadera Strait) south of the Indian Oc- én, The general said that on the West Java front the capture of Poerwakarta was imminent. Poerwakarta, 28 miles northwest of Bandoeng, has been the head- quarters of one Indonesian Army division. McCALLUM BEATS SAUNDERS Toronto, July 24--(CP)--Control- ler Hiram Emerson McCallum de- feated Mayor R. H. Saunders, the City council and senior civic officials yesterday in the annual civic golf tournament at the suburban Wes- ton links. He carded a 91 for the 18-hole trek. ed by the sprinkler system at 7:28 p.m. and a warehouse blaze of feed bags was discevered 12 hours later. Inspector Grant said two twists of paper rolled into torches were found near the fires. The Co-op's branch mill at Sund- erland Monday night was razed in a $150,000 fire, which added to the concern of Co-op officials over the evidential aspects of the two recent blazes. In the Monday night's blaze. a granary, mill and warehouse were burned. Nine car loads of grain were destroyed. Lindsay fire reels, 20 miles away made the run in 18 minutes to join neighboring Cannington firemen in fighting the flames. After the fire was controlled Sunderland Fire Bri- gade poured water on it all night. The firemen saved the Canadian National Railways station which was threatened when the granary blaze was at its height. Plan Supply For Outposts | Ottawa, July 24--(CP) -- Plans went forward today to bring vital supplies: to remote northern out- posts along the Arctic shores as the supply ship Nascopie lay holed and listing on a rocky reef eff barren Baffin Island, declared a total loss with most of her 2,100 tons of supe plies. The 37 passengers and a crew of 49 from the veteran Queen of Arctic waters which grounded yesterday in a gale on her 33rd and what was to be her last northern voyage, were safe ashore at a post at Cape Dor- set. The crew list includes Gearge Morrison, 20, of Kincardine, Ont. A canso flying boat of the Hud- son's Bay Company, owners of the vessel, flew to Cape Dorset with supplies and returned to Southamp- ton Island west of the wreck scene in Hudson Strait, The plane plan- ned to fly to the Manitoba port of Churchill on Hudson Bay today and it was believed key government personnel and perhaps the three women and two children passengers the Nascopie carried were aboard. It has been planned to fly the government men to Churchill where they would arrange for new sup- plies to be sent to outposts which the Nascopie had not reached when she foundered. Meanwhile, a Department of Transport official here said it was probably that a routine inquiry into the loss of the vessel would be held in Montreal when her crew return ed to that port from which Nasco- pie sailed early this month on her 11,000-mile journey across the brow of the world. Such an inquiry would determine if there was any ground- ing of the ship and is routine in cases where Canadian vessels féun- der in Canadian waters. The latest word from Cape Dor set said all the previous registered mail--the first to head for the northern posts in 12 months--had been taken ashore. Other mail was still aboard the ship and continu- ing rough seas were hampering ef- forts to save it. MAY OPPOSE SEAWAY San Francisco, July 23-- (AP) --A resolution which would call upon Congress to defeat a bill authorizing construction of the St. Lawrence waterway to per- mit ocean going vessels to enter the Great Lakes was introduced today before the convention of the brotherhood of locomotive firemen and enginemen, % LATE NEWS BRIEFS (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) Washington: Interior Secretary Krug told the U.S. Senate war investigating committee today Henry Kaiser "put the heat of hell on everybody in Washington" to obtain wartime contracts to build a huge plywood airplane. Toronto: Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada against the acquittal of Mrs. Evelyn Dick in the torso slaying of her husband, John, will be made in Ottawa Aug. 8. New Delhi: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, today described the "sudden attack" by the Dutch in Indonesia as "an as- tounding thing which the new spirit of Asia will not tolerate." Paris: A French spokesman said today France would accept a U.S. proposal for a British-French-American confer- ence on the future level of industry in Germany. New Delhi: The Government of India today appointed Sardar Hardit Singh Malik as high commissioner for India in Canada.