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| WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3, 1947 \ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Civil Strife Current Disorder Described As Bad For All Mankind By R. J. Anderson A ~anadian Press Staff Writer New York, Dec. 3 (AP)--World peace is menaced by civil strife rampant todhy in Minister Mackenzie King. In a solemn statement issued last night on his return from three weeks in Europe, the Prime Minister termed the enace To World--Mr. King many countries, says Prime situation in Western Europe "much ®- 160 DROWNED| 'AS HURRICANE more serious than most people have begun to realize' and said that cur- rent: disturbances in France, Italy and Palestine, "unless the greatest caution and wisdom is exercised, may sooner or later menace anew the well-being of mankind." ' He saw parallels "between condi- tions as they were some years ago, and as we know them today, be- coming all too apparent." Nowhere in the 900-word statement did the 'Prime Minister mention "war"--in subsequent amplification in an interview he said that no responsible European foresees a third world war. But if the current meeting in London of the Council of Foreign Ministers leads to 1ll- will among the big powers "it Is difficult to say to what pass mat- tres might come at any moment." To Ottawa Tonight The Prime Minister spent the night aboard ship, the Nieuw Am- sterddm, coming to New York today to spend the day visiting friends and to continue work on state pap- ers on which he was engaged throughout the voyage. He leaves tonight for Ottawa, arriving there five weeks to the day on which he set out for London to represent Canada at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Of that "exc ngly fortunate marriage" in Westminster Abbey Nov. 20, Mr. King said it afforded to Britons beset by post-war aus- terity "a welcome interlude in a long period of monotony and austerity." He added: "For a day at least, it looked as if domestic happiness and national --joicing was once more the lot of & people who have suffer. ed heroically though terribly over many years. The wedding celebra- tions seemed almost prophtic of a new dawn about to break at last." But on a sombre note the Prime Minister went on: "I could , as I said on leaving Britain, have gone on my way re- Joicing at the prospect of all being wel lin the end had that promise or a brighter day not been over- shadowed by the cloud of uncertain. ty which has been hovering over Eu. rope for some time past, and which, of late, has become charged with ominous portents." Loks To America He declared Western Europe "is looking America wiht a hope only second to that which she mani- fested during the years of war." Without the aid promised by the United States' projected Marshall Plan, "such have conditions be- come that the pepole might des- pair." » In a subsequent half-hour chat with reporters in his cabin, the 72- year-old Prime Minister, who term- ed his seven-day Atlantic crossing a "beautiful voyage,' was much more cheerful. He seemed unperturbed by the problems facing him with Fri- day's ning of Parliament at which his political opponents are sure to criticize his government's "austerity program' to conserve United States dollars and partial re-imposition of price controls. The unusually early opening of Parliamen' was "rather fortunate" in that it should enable proroga- tion next spring before the heat of summer strikes the capital. He looked forward to an "interesting session"--but neatly dodged ques- tions as to its possibly being his last in nearly 21 year as Prime Minister. "Everybody," he remarked drily | of published comment that he may resign next year, "knows more about | what I'm going to dg than I do." | Ousden, Suffolk, England-- (CP)-- | The siren "all-cléar" note was sounded to tell evacuated villagers | that a bomb dropped here in 1940 had been rendered harmless, | HITS VESSELS Lisbon, Dec. 3--(AP)--A 117-mile- an-hour hurricane struck the Por- tuguese north coast fishing fleet yesterday, killing at least 160 fish- ermen and sinking most of their vessels, The bodies of 160 men had been washed ashore last night, but many others were believed to have lost their lives. A few larger trawlers were abie to return to port after the storm subsided, but a majority of the fishing craft were overdue and believed lost, Two trawlers, the Dom Maneul Segundo and Rosa Faustina, each carrying a crew of 40 men, were wrecked at the harbor entrance of the towns of Fox Dodouro and Francelos, respectively, and there were only three survivers from each crew. All were seriously injured. It was reported that almost the entire adult male population of the village of Afurada, near the coastal city of Oporto, was wiped out in the hurricane and that every wo- man in the place was widowed. Dramatic scenes were enacted on the beaches of fishing towns north and south of Oporto. The women members of the families of thou- sands of fishermen gathered toge- ther in the open, formed proces- sions in which the images of fisher- men's saints were held aloft, and then crawled on their knees behind the images. It was the worst storm in modern Portuguese history and occurred af- ter the fleet put to sea Sunday and Monday, ignoring storm warnings. Port officials in Ferrol de Cau- dillo, on Spain's Atlantic coast, said they believed 46 of the crew of the Spanisly coastal freighter, Castillo Coca, lost their lives when the ship ran aground Monday night during the storm and broke up. Four sur- vivors reached shore. Council To See Blower at Work Members of City Council wilt go Pe A 4 Primate Christens Grandson Archbishop George Frederick Kingston, seventh Priate of the Church of England in Canada, baptizes his grandson, James Frederick Orr, two months, at font of St. George's Church, Espanola. Parents Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Orr are at left; Rev. J. H. Watson, E Ln rector, at right. Townspeople crowded into church and at entrance to watch ceremony. ~--Sudbury Star UAW Meet On Finances, Staff Cuts Windsor, Dec. 3--(CP)--George Burt, Canadian regional director of the United Auto Workers, said yes- terday a meeting would be held here next Sunday of executives of all locals to work out a program ensuring harmony in the union. About 100 are expected to attend the session that follows Mr. Burt's return to office at tthe recent At- lantic City convention by only eight votes, indicating a clear di- vision in the Canadian membership of some 50,000. The Sunday meeting will also deal with finances, membershij dri- ves and organization action. Mr, Burt said the U.A.-W. international board had ordered him to reduce staff by three persons and added this matter would be on the agen- da. Pay Account For Paving to Montreal early next week to see a demonstration of the Sicard type | of snow blower proposed for Osh- | awa. An order has been placed with the understanding that it may be | cancelled if the equipment in opera- | tion does not meet with the ap- | proval of Couneil. Expected to make the trip are Mayor F. N. McCallum, Aldermen | M. Starr, S. Jackson, J. N. Willson, | J. A, Coleman and Ernie Cay, along with City Engineer W. T. Dempsey and City Treasurer Peter A. Black- burn, In connection with snow removal, ! Ald. Evelyn Bateman suggested last | night that a start be made at the clearing of sidewalks by the city. Her suggestion, which was refer- | red to the Board of Works, was that | such main arteries as King and | Simcoe Streets might be undertaken as an experiment. Ald. C. Harman reminded that | there was a by-law providing for | the removal of snow from sidewalks | by the residents involved and he was | of the opinion that this by-law ! should be enforced fully, Split In Ranks Widens Among British Liberals London, Dec. 3--(CP)--The pro. longed negotiations for reunion of Liberals and Liberal Nationals ap- peared on the rocks Tuesday after publication of acrid correspondence between the leaders of the respec- tive parties. Isaac Foot, Liberal Party presi- dent, b; telegram challenged the right of Viscount Simon, former Foreign Secretary who left the Lib- eral Party to become a Liberal Na. tional in the 30's, to speak "as a Liberal" in support of Malcolm Mec- Corquczale, Conservative candidate in the Ejsom by-election, necessitat- 3d by the retirement of Sir Archi- sald Southby. Lord Simon, whose party votes in support of the Conservatives in Parliament, said he would speak' at Epsom as a Liberal National, but that he had not lost his Liberal snthusiasmis. He considered his rzi important task at the moment st. defeat "Socialist. candidates" wnd help overhrow the Labor Gov- srnment with its record of "muddle, nigmanagement and mistake." i# Foot commented that no one ob- lected to Lord Simon "playing with he Tory team." "All we ask is you should take ){ the Liberal jersey," he added. | The ri between the parties | widened after the 1945 general elec- tion when the Librals supported some Labor leg lation, including coal nationalization, which was opposed by the Conservatives and Liberal Nationals. Last year re- union talks started, but the Liberal Nationals refused "to flirt with Socialist 1 .licies." Since then the Liberal have become increasingly 'critical of the Labor program and with plans to enter a - fberal candidate in every constituency in the 1950 general election they hope to win the Lib- eral Nationals back to their side. Liberal candidates in recent by- elections have fared' badly and Lord Simon, for one, evidently is unwilling to 'ack the Liberal chan.es at prasent. The Liberal ationals now have 13 mbers in the House of Com- mons where 'he total seats are 640. The Liberals have 11. The Liberal Party crack-up came in 1831 when the late Prime Mins ister Ramsey MacDonald formed a National Government in the face of economic crisis. The group led by Lord Simon and Walter Runci- man formed the Liberal Nationals and entered into an alliance with the Conflerv.tives and MacDonald supporters in the National Govern. men', Investigation After heated discussion, City | Council last night authorized pay- ment to Meadows Critoph and Co, consulting engineers. of an account for $394.57 resulting from investiga- tions ordered in 1946 by ex-alder- man F. M. Dafoe in connection with the paving of Simcoe Street. It was recalled that survey of new curb and gutter.and sidewalk con- struction on Simcoe Street had been carried out on instruction from Mr. Dafoe, who was chairman at that time of a special committee investi- gating the paving project. Expressing the view that the city would not have engaged the firm as consulting engineers if it had not had confidence in its integrity, Ald. Evelyn Bateman moved that the ac- count be paid and her motion was seconded by Ald. Sam Jackson. Ald. R. D. Humphreys took the stand, however, that this work should have been included in the work which the firm owed to the city as consulting engineers. It was its job, he claimed to assure Coun- cil that the contractor had carried out his contract properly. Of a similar opinion, Ald. Ernie Cay said he thought the only pay- ment justified was that which would cover the expense of the man who m adethe actual survey. Pointing out that the firm had been engaged only for the Simcoe Street South portion of the job while the 'sur- vey included the northern portion also, Ald. Michael Starr expressed the view that payment should be made only for the survey on Simcoe Street North. "I still think we owe him (C. A. Meadows) the bill and we shouldn't be so small as not to pay it," Ald. A. G. Davis declared. "Mr. Meadows thought he had a bona fide order and I don't think we should kick it around," was Ald. J..N. Willson's comment. Mayor McCallum added that he did not blame Mr. Meadows as the | work had been ordered by the chair. | man of the special committee. | The motion to pay the account was passed by a vote of six to four, Aldermen Starr, Coleman, Harman | and Cay opposing it. | A letter was also read from the | Scott Jackson Construction Co. de- | manding payment in full for its; sewer. contract completed last Aug. ust. No action was taken, how- ever, when City Engineer W. T. Dempsey informed Council that | payment had been made in full less | 20 per cent, of which 10 per cent | was being held a maintenance guar. | antee until such time as a satisfac- tory maintenance bond was furn. | ished by the company, | "4 Defence Moves To Quash Indictment Against Three In U.A.W. Conspiracy Case Windsor, Dec. 3--(CP)--A de- fence motion to quash the indict- ment against three officials of the United Auto Workers (C.I1.0.), charged with conspiracy from a 1946 strike, was made yesterday at the trial of George Burt, Thomas MacLean, and Harry Rooney. A county court jury was unable to agree last December on the case which involved charges of conspir- acy to watch and beset the Chry- sler Corporation plant in the auto- mobile strike, June 18, 1946. Defence Counsel Dayid * Croll, yesterday reiterated that the policy committee was the driving force of a union during a strike. "The deci- sion to strike is one that is made by the union. From then on the administration of the strike is in the hands of the policy committee," he said. George Burt is Canadian director of the U.A.W,, Harry Rooney busi- ness agent of Local 195, and Thom- as MacLean is assistant Canadian director. No evidence was shown that any of the accused actually barred en- trance to the plants, although it was said that in almost every case, Mr. Rooney was nearby when em- ployees were stopped. In order to avoid influencing the jury until the court rules on the defence's dismissal motion, the crown said that argument of coun- sel on the motion was not for pub- lication. KIWANIS ATTENDANCE PRIZES Kiwanigns * Dick Bassett and Frank Hare were the winners of this week's attendance prizes at the weekly meeting of the Oshawa Club yesterday. Kiwanians Grant McIn- tosh and Bill McClennen "were this week's donors, Dunwich, Suffolk, England-- (CP) --This fishing village, once the seat of the East Anglican kings, is to be sold by auction. = Plan Conteal Park Homes: Refuse Market Place Offer Erection of some 14 houses in the Central' Park Blvd. residential area is contemplated by W. 8. Pogson, Oshawa contractor, it was disclosed last night when City Council received an offer from Mr, Pogson to purchase this number of lots on Central Park Blvd. Council accepted the offer of $4,- 900 for the 14 lots, whicH Are lo- cated on both sides of the street. The homes are to be of brick ve- neer construction and it was point- ed out that they must comply with the standards set for this particular street, which is designed to be one of the better type residential sections. Plans are for construction to comemnce early in the spring. Meanwhile, Council refused an of- fer from Hayden Macdonald Whole- sale to purchasce the old market place, the property at the south. east corner of Richmond and Prince Streets. It was decided that this property should not be sold as it is the only land owned by the city in the central part of the city. Declaring that he would like to see this property held in view of the need for erecting a new muni- cipal building at some time, Ald. Ernie Cay pointed out that this was the only site which the city owned in the main area. The property which the wholesale firm desired to purchase is 73 by 75 feet in dimension while the entire portion owned by the city is appro- ximately 73 by 134 feet. The amount offered was - $3,200. The motion to refuse the offer was moved by Aldermen Evelyn Bateman and Sam Jackson and all voted in favor of it except Alder- men C. Harman and Rae Halliday who had moved that.it be referred to City Property for a report. « Ontario Spotlite GIFTS FROM US. Windsor, Dec. 3--(CP)--Can- adians may receive Christmas gifts from the United States despite the rigid customs regulations in effect since Nov. 18. Officials explained gifts must not be worth more than $5 and not on forbidden or quota ists. * +P FINED FOR ASSAULT Toronto, Dec. 3--(CP)--A handful of hair he pulled from his wife's head brought Boris Tite a $10 fine or 10 days yes- terday. .His wife said that her husband's truck helper assault- ed her and when she told Tite he slapped her. Tite claimed that his wife tried to damage his truck. TT % » ODOR DOESN'T DIE Highland Creek, Dec. 3--(CP)-- You can kill a skunk but you can't kil] its odor. Deputy Reeve Oliver Crockford thought he heard a knock at his back door~and when he answered found a skunk wink- ing at him. He got his gun and killed the skunk, but alas, not the odor. LE GETS CAR, WINS ONE Toronto, Dec. 3--(CP)--It was like lightning 'striking the same place twice. Gordon Haughton waited a year and a half for his new automobile, and finally it was delivered two weeks ago. Then last night he won a new motor car on the lucky draw at the North Tor- onto community variety show at Maple Leaf Gardens, go Fd 3 HELD IN THEFT Toronto, Dec. 3--(CP)--Two men and a woman were arrested and charged with theft from a mid- town hardware store last night. Po- lice said the automobile in which they were riding confained many articles from the store. Those ar- rested were James Collins, 28, and Conrad Fitz, 23, both of Hamilton, and Yvonne Laverage, 37. ge Fd DODGED TAX, FINED $3,100 Belleville, Dec. 3--(CP)-- Pleading guilty to five charges of filing false income tax re- turns from 1942-1945 inclusive, Fred Scott was fined $3,100 in County Court here yesterday. TH ANK YOU The SUCCESS of last Saturday's SANTA CLAUS PARADE was solely due to the very fine and generous co-operation we received from many public-spirited groups and individuals. 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