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ime ~g ! THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY VOL. 7, NO. 34 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1948 Pric~ 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES OVIET REPORTS CZECH & 2 4 Forced Me Out, Not Bound By It--Michae * Bloodshed Threat Led To Abdication Former King Says London, March 4 (AP)--Former King Michael of Ro- mania today said his abdication was forced upon him and he does not consider himself bound by it. Michael sails Friday for the United States. He had lunch today with the Royal family > then issued 4 statement saying: "At the present moment it is no longer necessary to insist on the elrcumstances and causes of certain political events. "The motives of the profound political changes imposed on the small states of Eastern Eurepe are already tco well known, "As far as Romania is concerned, I want to avail myself of the first possibility personally to confirm the facts as they happened. "On the morning of Dec. 30, 1947, Mr. Petru Groza and Gheorghiu- Dej, metrbers of the Romanian cabinet, presented to me the text of the Act of Abdication, urging me to sign it at once. Both of them | came to the royal palace after it | had been surrounded by armed de- tachments, informing me that they | would hold me responsible for the | bloodshed which will follow as a] consequence of the instructions al- | ready issued by them in case I} shall not sign within the time limit. | "This act was imposed on me by | force, by a government' installed | and maintained in power by a for. eign country, a government utterly | unrepresentative of the will of the | Romanian people. "This government had violated international pledges binding them | to respect the political freedom of the Romanian people, had falsified MICHAEL (Continued on Page 2) at Buckingham Palace, and | 2 Children | Die In Fire | At Ott | awa Ottawa, March 4 (CP)-- Trapped when flames swept their one-storey winterized cot- | tage at néarby Westboro Beach, Johnny Hayes, aged two, and his brother Tommy, 18 months, died today before firemen could reach them. A third child, Da- vid, aged three, made his way to safety. The blaze broke out while the mother, Mrs. George Hayes, was telephoning at a neighbor's. She suffered painful cuts and burns in a desperate but futile attempt to re-enter the build- ing. Grief-stricken, Mrs. Hayes said she had left the youngest child in its crib in the cottage and when she left, the two old- er boys were playing in the yard. When she returned, the building was ablaze. The fire apparently started when a thin partition near a stove burst into flames without warning, Arabs In Ambush Kill 17 Jews Laying Mines By CARTER L. DAVIDSON Jerusalem, March 4--(AP)--Ar. abs ambushed a Hagana patrol near Ramallah today and police said 17 Jewish militiamen were killed. Arab sources said the patrol was trying to penetrate through the holls to lay mines on the highway | when it encountered Arab defend- ers, A two.hour gunfight resulted. There was no estimate of Arab cas. ualties. Arabs said the Jewish patrol came from Kalandiya settlement, which adjoins the airport where the ad- vance party of the United Nations Commission charged with carrying out Holy Land partition landed yes. terday. British heavy guns roared out in the Holy Land during the night un. der the Britain's. new policy of fir- ing impartially on Jewish and Arab aggressors. Two and six-inch guns were fired at Arabs attacking d& Jewish quar. ry. Wo casualties were reported. Three-inch mortar shells scatter. ied an Arab patrol which had blown | up a culvert between Jerusalem and | Mount Scopus. One Arab was be- { lieved killed. | Jews from the Hebrew University | joined British troops in repulsing | what appeared to be an Arab at. jack on Jewish positions in Jerusa.- em. Hagana, the Jewish militia, said in a radio broadcast last night that British residents of Jerusalem had received leaflets supposedly distri. buted by the "British League of Ex. Servicemen" taking for the Ben Yehuda Street bombing killed in the blast, which Arabs say they set off. The Stern Gang, Jewish under. ground group, claims responsibility for blowing up a British troop train last Sundav killing 28 British sol. diers, in retaliation for the Ben Yehuda Street incident. The Stern Gang also claims responsibility for AMBUSH (Continued "on Page 2) TLC Urges Social Security To Protect All Canadians By GEORGE RONALD Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, March 4 --(CP)--The Trades and Labor Congress said today in a brief presented to the | cabinet that Canada has "urgent | need" of a national social security . program. The T.L.C. said it favors social security legislation on a contribu- tory basis covering all citizens re- gardless of income. The program should include, in addition to the existing unemployment insurance | plan, "a full and comprehensive health-insurange scheme, accident and hospitalization benefits, old- age pensions, mothers' and widows' allowances." ° The Congress, whose annual sub- missions to the government were started 65 years ago, reiterated its desire for price controls,«a na- tional labor code, strengthening of the unemploymient insurance act, | "proper" old-age pensions, increas- | es in income-tax exemptions and | a "comprehensive" national hous- | ing scheme. | Other recommendations: 1. That i ation be the "ex- | clusive responsibility" of govern- ment. 2, That the vote be given to all | gitizens over 18, : 3. Prohibition of injunctions in labor disputes "at least until both sides have been given an opportun- ity of appearing and stating their side of the case." 4. A 40-hour work week for all employees under federal jurisdic- tion, 5. Maintenance of the CBC "as a government-owned utility with full control in the issuing of licen- ces for the operation of all Cana- dian broadcasting stations." 6. Appointment of a parliamen- tary committee to examine and amend the Canada Shipping Act. The brief, presented by a dele- gation headed by T.L.C. President Percy Bengough, noted that "one has to admit that progress has not been rapid" in the light of 65 vears of requesting labor and social legis- lation. "However, as a result of these annual presentations, a great deal of vajuable legislation has been enacted to the benefit of the work- ing people and to most Canadian citizens. For this reason we believe our interviews with governments are worthwhile . . ," The Congress said it realizes the SOCIAL SECURITY (Continued on Page 2) responsibility | here Feb. 22. Fifty-five Jews were | FINNS DELAY SOVIET REPLY UNTIL FRIDAY By EDWIN SHANKE Helsinki, March 4--(AP)--High | 1 | | officials said today they foresaw | little chance of a decision before | | tomorgow on whether Finland will | | negotiate with Russia. Prime Minister Stalin proposed | negotiations toward Soviet treaty of friendship and mu- land's President Juho Paasikivi Feb. 22, Paasikivi is still awaiting ward the pact. He was disclosed last night to have replied to Stalin that the proposal would be taken up through normal Finnish parlia- mentary and democratic - proced- ures. Of the six parliamentary groups, only the popular front combination of Communists and Radical Social- They urged immediate negotiations and acceptance of the pact as a "question of life" for Finns. The blocs were scheduled to have secret meetings throughout most of this afternoon. By night, inform- | ed Finns expect, Paasikivi would have a clear picture of what these groups think. A Stockholm dispatch reported beginning to demand that Sweden reconsider her policy of neutrality toward all big-power blocs. survive only by showing willing- ness to buck Russia by a positive attitude toward peacetime collabo- ration with the western powers, Pickering Will Continue To Loan Equipment Brougham, March 3--A move to ship equipment to private indivi- duals got practically nowhere at the regular meeting of Pickering Township Council, but it stirred up plenty of discussion. A motion introduced by Deputy i Reeve McEwen suggested trucks, loaders, graders, mulch, gravel or fill should not be put to private use without the consent of three members of council. In an emer- gency, consent of one member would suffice. "I agree with Dr. McEwen's mo= not the maintainer or loader," said not th emaintainer or loader," said Reeve F. Westney. "What are you going to do with it if you don't need it?" asked councillor Frank Disney. Dr. McEwen felt that if road work were being done there would i be no time for work on farmers' | lanes. Only the deputy reeve and | councillor Milt Burk supported the motion. | GENERAL MOTORS VACATION At a recent meeting between Lo. cal 222, U.A.W,, executives and Gen. eral Motors 'of Canada, 'Ltd. offi. cials, the annual vacation and in- ventory period was' set. The plant will close en Friday, July 23 and re-open on Monday, August 9. Department of Highways Chisels Name from Highway Bridge ? NR eee ents FIVE NATIONS START- ACTION T0 HALT REDS Brussels, March 4--(AP)--Five countries begin talks .today on a suggested Western European union to stem Communist expansion. Rrepresentatives of Great Britain, the Netherlands Dagens Nyheter, Sweden's big- | gest paper, said the country could | restrict loaning or renting of town- | a Finnish- | tual assistance in a letter to Fin- | the views of parliamentary blocs to- | ists have answered the President. | § Something of a mystery has been oc ment of Highways in chiselling the name "Thickson Bridge" from the abutment of tie bridge, on Corbett's Point Road, over the new dual highway. The upper picture shows shows the plaque from the bettom the bridge while the lower picture of which the name was chiselled. The lower pici#re is a Times-Gazette Staff Photo, Sm a---- yesterday Swedish newspapers are | Highway Deputy Declines Comment On Deputy 'Highways Minister J. D. | Millar said todsy that he had "no | comment" to make on the erasure of | the name "Thigkson Bridge" from | the granite plaque on the over-pass on Thickson's Road on No. 2A high- | way. Neither would he say if a new name had been selected. All other | cloverleafs along the highway are | designated by name. The Toronto Evening Telegram | yesterday carried a story about the ! name erasure, following up an arti. | cle published in The Times.Gazette | on February 18. In the Telegram [story J. N. Thickson, former WPTB head here and owner of most of the land on what was formerly Cor- bett's Point, wap quoted as saying his "ire was up" but this he denies. Will Erect Signs Coupled with the erasure of the | name from the bridge, the High- | ways departmant also removed four | wooden signs on the cloverleaf ap. | preaches reading "Thickson's Side. | road." There is now nothing to indi- {cate to motorists on the highway where the over-pass leads to. While Mr. Thickson cariot erect signs cm the highway, he has prepared large signs reading "Thickson's Point" which will be placed at the entrance to the private road leading to his property. He had no part in having his name placed on the bridge in the first_place, Mr. Thickson said, and he was embarrassed when it was un. veiled. The erasure of his name is doubly embarrassing. Mr. Thickson was instrumental in having the clo. verleaf leading to the point erected. When the highway was being built in 1941, he noticed that there was 'no cloverleaf at the junction of the Name Erasur -- 'Was Born Hungry' And He Proves It Toronto, March 4--(CP)-- With his friend, George Bagna- to, paying the shot, Rocky Pas- quino sat down in a tearoom for a snack last night, The meal cost $3.45. This is what Rocky ate: 'Three hot hamburger sand- wiches, two hot chicken sand- wiches, two hot roast beef sand- wiches, 10 doughnuts, two pieces of cake, five cups of coffee and three soft drinks. Said Rocky, after steady eating: "I was born hungry." an hour's is highway and the road leading to hi property. Through his solicitor he pointed out to the Department of Highways the need for a cloverleaf at that point and one was built. Surprised Name Used "All I asked for was a cloverleaf land no one was more surprised | than I when they put my name on the. bridge," he said. Mr. Thickson is determined, how- | ever, be known hencefortin as Point." He is registering his hold- ings under that name with the Ontario County registry office. Twenty-nine years ago he bought 130 acres comprising the point from a Miss McIntosh. The property had formerly belonged to a bachelor names James Corbett and was lo- cally known as Corbett's Point. Mr. that his property will Thickson has subdivided a part of | his holdings and sold a number of there. [lots. About 30 families are Jeestent "Thickson's | France, Belgium, and Luxembourg met at the foreign Affairs Ministry at 10:05 am. The | deliberations were closed to the press. Paul-Henri Spasak, mier and Foreeign Minister, wel- comed the delegates and said he! hoped their discussions would re- {sult in the successful conclusion of | a five-power agreement. | They were called to study the {idea of a treaty and alliance to stop | the spread of Communist control. | The delegates were reported have agreed to proceed with the | meeting despite the absence of Gladwyn Jebb, second British dele- | gate, delayed in London by bad weather. | Britain called the conference in line with Foreign Secretary Bevin's proposal for "consolidation of West- ern Europe," made in the Com- mons Jan. 22 French officials said | they "naturally" approved Bevin's | pronouncement. | Experts from the other three gov- ernments said yesterday they had arrived at a common attitude for the conference. They did not say what it was. State Under-Secretary Robert A. | | Lovett, meanwhile, told a Washing- | ton press conference the Uniied States wants any Western Euro- pean union to be strictly European. He said the United States would not | take part in tthe Brussels meeting. Lord Vansittart, chief diplomatic adviser to the Chamberlain govern- | ment from 1938 to 1941, said in the | | House of Lords last might Britain | should form "the closest union with tthe United States." | "What Stalin had done recently lin Czechoslovakia," he said, "show- ied clearly that he would run the | risk of a European war as reckless- | | ly as Hitler. were it not for the re- | straining factor of American | strength." | Bevin did not propose a military | { union specifically in his speech. | | But a spokesman for the British Foreign Office said he had in mind | such an alliance. | The Foreign Secretary said action | was needed because the Russians were trying by "every , means in | their power to get Communist con- | trol of Eastern Europe and, as it | | now appears, in the west as well." | | LN Lc | COLLAPSES ON STREET Mrs. Neil, of Marmora, who has been visiting a relative, Mrs. Everett Vileneff, of Whitby, col- lapsed on Simcoe Street shortly after two o'clock this afternoon. | She was carried into the office of The Times-Gazeite, where a doc- tor was called to render first aid. | She. died before medical aid could arrive. DISCUSSION MEETING Another meeting, under the lead- ership of W. H. Moore of Dunbar= ton, for the discussion of current events will be held at the home of A. F. Annis, K.C., next Monday night, Belgian Pre- to | | | | | Clear and continuing cold to- day and Friday. Winds north | 20 today, light tonight and Fri- day. Low tonight and high Fri- day 6 and 24, FLEEING Minister And Wife Said To Have Fled Daughter Is Held By A, I. Goldberg Prague, March 4 (AP)-- today that former Health Mini and an anti-Communist stude The Communist press hinted ster Adolf Prochazka, his wife nt leader have fled Czechoslo- vakia, but mystery surrounded their whereabouts. Milada, 19, the minister Ontario Gov't Hikes Grants For Schools Toronto, March 4--(CP)--Noting a great need for additional school acccmmeodation in the province, the Ontario government plans to in. crease school grants over last year's record expenditures. In the speech from the throne at yesterday's 1948 legislature session opening, the government said grants will exceed the $30,134,336 spent in 1947 by a substantial amcunt. It said the legislature will be ask. | led to approve continuation of ex- | panded activities in schools such as ecreation programs conducted un. er the physical and health educa- tion branch of the department. | "Fifty_five. communities now are | Prochazkas | conducting recreation programs un- | der full-time directors. A notable | part of this program is the provis. | ion of citizenship classes for recent | | arrivals in the province." | Reviewing welfare cperations of | the last year, the speech said unem. ployment relief has been increased [ | due to increased cost of living. Mo- | thers' allowances had also been in. | creased. By agreement with the { dominion government, the province had undertaken to pay its 25 per cent share of old age pensions in- creased from $25 per montn to $30. In addition a further provincial payment of $10 a month for cases | of need had been provided for, and preliminary steps had been taken to inaugurate a system of rehabili. tation for handicapped persons. | in Sezimovo "s daughter, is under arrest ealter an unsuccessful attempt to es< cape from the country, Mlada Fronta, a Communist newspaper, said the Prochazkas and student leader Emil Ransdorf es. caped across the border. It was the first time the Communist press re. ported that Czechs were fleeing | across the frontiers. Rude Pravo, the official Com. munist newspaper, reported the "attempted" escape, but gave no details. Other uncon. firmed reports said the three were captured or were across the border in the United States occupation | zone of Germany. The Ministry of Information an. | nounced President Eduard Benes is convalescing at his country home Usti, Southern Bohe. | mia, and will not return to Prague | this week, as sctieduled. Prochazka is one of the ministers singled out by Communist Premier Klement Gottwald as "an agent of | foreign reacticn." | The Information Ministry has said nothing about the reported ese | cape of the Prochazkas. President Benes left Prague last | Friday after swearing in the new | Communist.dominated cabinet at a ceremony during which he told the | ministers "the decision to accept | you was difficult personally for me." | There was some evidence, mean. while, that the new government was trying to rein in some of the | Communist action committees active {in almost every field of Czech life. | Alexej Cepicka, the Minister of Justice, warned that if the commit. tees went beyond their original ine | structions to "purge reaction" huge | economic losses might result. There have been some private ex. | pressicns of dismay over the rush | with which action committees have | tossed out employees in Slovak in. dusiries because of their politics. | Few Specia lized Jobs & Available In Oshawa i 1f you don't mind the heat and enjoy eating garlic there are two well paid positions epen National Employment Service here say. An application has been received from an employer who requires a "hot furnaceman" whose duty it is to clamber into a melting furnace. over glass heated to about 300 de- | grees and seal breaks in the furnace. The salary is $1.50 an hour. The second 'unusual occupation is that of a specialized spray painter who must eat garlic to offset the physi- cally damaging paint fumes. Apart from these two specialized positions the chances of a young man walking into the empbloyment office and securing immediate work authorities | are "limited" says L. Coulson, mane ager of the National Employment office, "We have in the neighborhood of | 1,100 unemployed males and about | 400 females on our unemployed list," | Mr. Coulson said, and stated that about 60 per cent. of the male were in the employable bracket and that almost all were in: the labor class, "There are slightly less people un. employed now, than at the same time last year but we are concerned about the youth situation," Mr, Coulson said. The department head voiced the view that there seems to be a cone FEW JOBS (Continued on Page 2) * LATE NEWS BRIEFS + | NINE KILLE D IN WRECK Brussels, March 4 (AP)--Belgian railway officials said nine persons were kill ed and four badly hurt this morning in a train acciden" at Jambes, in southeastern Belgium. Reports said a passenger train and a freight collided in a dense fog derai ger coach. ling and wrecking a passen- PARTITION PLAN HITS SNAG Lake Success, March 4 (CP)--The plan to partition Palestine headed into new complications today after Canada, backed by China, d emanded a "supreme" effort to bring about a peaceful compromise between the Jews and Arabs. Some observers said it looked as if there might be no Palestine partition as recommended Nov. 29 by the U.N. General Ass WON'T BREAK Ottawa, March 4 (CP) embly. WITH CZECHS --Although the Communist government-grab in Czechoslovakia is deplored by the government here, Canada has no intention of breaking off diplomatic or financial r. ernment source indicated today. Canadian Minister may be MANY MISSI Milan, March 4 (AP)--A magazine between Arigsate today. A number ¢f persons ies and there was heavy pr elations with Prague, a gov- It is possible that a named to Czechoslovakia. NG IN BLAST large military powder and Induno exploded early were in hospital with injur- operty damage. Some of 28 watchmen on duty at the time of the blast were missing and four were said to be gravely wounded. The blast which shook the town like an earthquake could be heard clearly in Milan, 30 miles away.