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\ MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1948 rs = +THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE ~ i PAGE THREE . Police Rai 2 pp son - Meeting For Liquor, Fi oscow Link | Faced Own Danger | Midland Man Dies Caps Blast Midland, April 5 (CP)--Joseph Wielgos, 32, who refused to allow his' employees to handle dangerous #jobs in his _s Superior Toy Company factory at nearby Waubaushene, was killed yesterday by an explosion that hurled his body 35 | In Toy § -feet through the air.. - A resident of Toronto, the victim ® was operating a large press in the final process of preparing caps for toy guns when the explosion dccur- red, driving the base of the press through the concrete floor and scat. ' tering the walls of the one-storey frame building over a 300-foot area. * The blast rocked the community, sending nearby residents scurrying for cover, but failed to set off ex- plosions in an adjoining building in which one company employee said "there was sufficient powder to blow up a small part of the village." NEW CHURCH IN N. OSHAWA IS DEDICATED Only by acting as though we had Company employees said "that sheets cf caps were laid out on a drying rack and that air had been left between them, causing the ex- plosion when the press was used. The building in which the blast 'occurred was the largest .of four used by the company. They were undamaged. The dead man's wife, Ann Wiel- gos, 32, mother of three children, said in Toronto last night that her husband had started the factory about a year ago and spent most of his week-ends doing the "risky jobs at the plant." She said that he had called her earlier to say that he would be home next week-end. Hearing on Today In Alberta Libel Charged to Three Edmonton, April 5 -- (CP) --The, trial of three persons charged with conspiracy to publish a defamatory libel is scheduled to open in Alberta Supreme Court here today. Described by some as a challenge to the freedom of the press in Can- ada, the charge has been laid joint- ly against Dr, Charlotte Whitton of Ottawa, a welfare worker; Harold Dingman, Ottawa Editor of New bh. Liberty magazine, and Jack Kent Cooke, publisher of the magazine. Mr. Cooke also has been remand- ed for Supreme Court trial on a charge of "counselling" to publish a libel and the first major ruling to be made by Mr. Justice J. Boyd McBride will decide which of the charges is to be heard first. The charges followed publication in the magazine of an article entitled "Babies For Export," written by Mr. iDngman and based on a report prepared by Dr. Whitton for the Alberta Chapter of the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire. The article which. had the sub head, "Alberta's Tragic Traffic in Babies," criticized child welfare ad~ ministration by the Alberta govern- ent and said the Whitton report lmost everywhere turned u damning indictment of conditions allowed and encouraged by the gov- ernment." At the preliminary hearing in police court, S. S, McCuaig of Ed- monton, defence counsel, said he regards the charges: as "a direct challenge to the freedom of the press in Canada." Mr. Cooke issued a statement criticizing the charges which force him and Mr. Dingman to be tried in Alberta, some 2,300 miles from where the magazine is published, and described them as a "legal subterfuge." s The "conspiracy" charge avoided the Criminal Code stipulation that persons charged with defamatory Nbel must be tried where the al- leged libel occurred. SHY AND SLOPPY Franz Schubert, although a great composer, was prevented from at- taining real success because of his excessive shyness and Bohemian slovenliness. | destruction to homes and families. never doubted that Christ liveth is | there any vindication for spending | money on a building like this, said Rev. J. E. Griffith' of Bowman- ville, preaching at the morning dedication service of North Osha. wa United Church. - Chairman of the Oshawa Presbytery, Mr. GN{- fith wag assisted at the morni dedication by Rev. W. W. Patter. son of Newcastle, Rev, J. 8. I. Wilson and Stephen G. Saywell, | lay minister of the church which | was filled to capacity. | Although: one thinks of the building when speaking of a| church, declared Mr. Griffith, to. day it is not definitely the build- ing being dedicated. The church Ns a group of people who have set up an altar and go there to wor- ship God. The building is the place where people may jointly and enthusiastically praise the Lord, where there is an opportunity of fellowship. It is, he went on, the centre of a victory for the cause of right be. cause there are forces of hate, vindictiveness and jealousy aligned against the church. These _must be overcome. "It is not given to many of us to pass through the experience of a Good Friday," Mr, Griffith con. tinued, "nor do many of us have the exuberant joy of Easter Day. Most of us are in the category of Saturday." Disciples In Hiding The disciples had found the crucifixion terrifying, and on Sat. urday they lay in hiding for fear of suffering a like fate. When there is no assurance that right will arise, faith weakens. The preacher said faith had been al. most eclipsed by things that are happening in the world. But when the Sabbath was past, the whole thing had been forgotten; the dis. ciples' charaoters had changed; they could even meet death itself. "Here, this church is a testimony that we have faith. The Saturday As past when we enter church and hope springs eternal. There is a | feeling of being born again." | Mr. Griffith asked the congrega. | tion to consider the quiet of winter | with frozen streams which bring out the thought how peaceful the valley. Then spring comes, the] | streams begin to flow faster, | { stronger, until menacing flocds | break over the banks and cause' "How terrible my valley," he said. "Now it's over and one can. not but think, 'how green is my | valley'." Life is like that, he continued. |Scme know how to meet it by faith. God will not let us down. We must learn to wait as though God never fails. : "When you shake your hand in the face of God and say, that tragedy cannot be, then wait." Asserting the fact that doubts do prevail, Rev. Griffith told his listeners not to act on doubts but to act on faith. He said if a man | cannot find God or believe in eter. JEDICATE CHURCH (Continued on Page 8) Oshawa Poles | $1,936 For Polish Relief Polish citizens of Oshawa marked with festivity Saturday night the closing of the local drive for the United Polish Relief Fund during which a total of $1936.26 was col- lected and forwarded to The fund's " headquarters at Toronto. A ban. quet and dance at the Polish Hall, Olive Avenue, official.; ended the campaign. T. K. Creighton, K.C,, m.L.A,, and | Mayor Frank McCallum were guests of honor at the banquet and both poke briefly. Mr. Creighton con- Fratulated the Oshawa Poles for their exeellent showing in the cam- paign which, he said, was designed to help others at a time when so many people in so many lands were in need of help. Mr. Creighton, who served as ¢hairman of the United Polish Re. "Hef Fund, said that he was very | pleased that the drive went over so well and that this had been accomplished through the untiring work of a group of workers who devoted time and energy to the task of raising money among the | Polish residents.of Oshawa and dis- irict. | It was announced that in addition to the house-to-house canvass in| Oshawa, a tag. day netted $560 | Contribute advertising radio. Mayor Frank McCallum compli- mented officials and workers in the campaign and said that once again in the press and on the good cause. The local campaign had been under the management of Ernest Marks, with Robert Argo as treasurer. J. Misztak, past president of the Polish Alliance of Canada, Branch 21, stated that in the Canada-wide campaign Oshawa Poles had con. tributed more money for the fund than any other comparative group. "It was wonderful the way the pecple responded througho, the campaign," he said. The banquet was prepared under the direction of Mrs. J. Florek by the ladies' auxiliary of the Polish Alliance, Branch 21, with Mrs. Filipowlcs, Mrs. Gorycki, Mrs, Kar- gul, Mrs. Krawczyk, -Mrs. Dyl, Mrs. Gardian, Mrs. Broniszewski, Girls who assisted in serving the excel- lent meal for the large gathering were "Misses J, Broniszewski, £ Broniszewski, H. Gallant, H. Kar- gul, B. Krawczyk and J. Gardian. At the conclusion -of the banquet, | 3 Damage Suits Pending In E. Whitby W. A. Gordon, firm of insurance. adjusters, brought to the attention of the council that two actions for dam. ages against the township were pending and required to know what steps were being taken bo pass a by-law covering the sand. ing of icy sidewalks. Mr. Gordon informed the coun. i lady and 'a gentleman representing a roperly sanded or nd that damages of $75 and $300 to $400 respect were expected. \ The insurauceadjuster brought the council's attention to the fact that there is no by-law covering the care of streets and sidewalks during - the. winter months and urged that action be taken in this matter. Ome complainant, who sustained broken ribs, a cut about the head and bruises, is claiming that the condition of the side- walk was directly responsible for his fall and that he was properly shod at the time. Deputy-Reeve Noble moved that the township solicitor prepare a by-law covering the cleaning of ice and snow from the township side. walks and that the road superin. tendent be instructed to sand ice walks and keep adequate records. Councillor Norman Down was oOp- posed to the motion and it was seconded by Councillor Neil C. Fraser, K.C.,, and carried. Versatile Artist Thrills Audience In One-Man Show Frank Crawshaw, distinguished British actor, delighted a capacity audience at Legion Hall on Friday evening with a one-man show of humour, character studies and poetic readings. Using only the most simple of props and depending on what seemed an almost inexhaustible supply of facial contortions and vocal effects, Mr. Crawshaw had the large crowd roaring ¥ith laugh- ter or sitting tense on their seats, as he perfectly balanced moods with his splendid change of pace. During - the two-hour program, the gifted artist, using only his voice and remarkable ability to completely change his character, gave excetpts from the better known works of Service, Kipling; Edgar Wallace. Tennyson, Dickens and other famous masters. His readings of .poetry, which in- | cluded both romantic and dramatic | works, was possibly highlighted by | his outstanding rendition of Kip- | ling's "Boots." The old English Music Hall favorite "Little Albert and the Lion" had the audience in gales of laughter as did his splendid effort with Robert W. Service's "Cremation of Sam Magee." His English numbers, which ranged from the Col. Blimp impersonation of "Don't Give Our Colonies Away" to "Walnuts and Wine," were equal- ly popular but it was his imperson- ation of Dickens' characters enthralled the audience. Mr. Craw- shaw was Uriah Heep, Fagin, Scrooge, or whatever Dickens' char. acter he was bringing to life, with his voice and amazing ability to suddenly change in appearance and mannerisms. Throughout the pro- gram, Mr. Crawshaw filled in with stories and that drew roun plause, i Following the performance, re- freshments were served by the Ladies Auxiliary and the balance of the evening was spent in dancing. d after round of ap- THREE BOYS DROWNED Blairsville, Pa., April 5--(AP)-- Three youths were drowned and a while many voluntary donations for | tables were cleared and the balance | fourth swam to safety yesterday as various sums came in through the of the evening spent in dancing to | their flat-bottomed boat overturned mall as the result of publicity and | Zygmond's Orchestra. ~ in the Conemaugh River near here. » their | g6 that | short dialect numbers | Another Cute Chorus Number From "Ice Frolics Of 1948" 6 Over 300 skaters will take part in this year's production of the Oshawa ® Skating Club's grand-ice show "Ice Frolics of 1948" which opens at the Oshawa Arena on Tuesd~y evening. Shown above are an even dozer of the local lovelies who will take part in a number entitled "Salute to olland", The theme of this particular rveue is naturally set in Holland and old favourite songs will blend with the sparkling skaters. A local | quartette will accompany the skaters in this number with vocal renditions and this innovation presents a pleasing background. Tickets are still | available at Mike's Place for "Ice Frolics" if you have not already bought them. Tt is hoped that both nights will have capacity crowds as the Oshawa skaters have worked hard for these big nights. ! --Photo by Campbell's Studio The long standing. complaints from dissatisfied residents of the Northway Court area, with regard to the lack of drainage facilities, came to light again on Saturday at the regular monthly meeting of ihe East Whitby Township Coun. cil, Robert MoMillan emphatically denounced the action taken by Dr. R. E, McMullen in damming the creek that runs through the dis. trict. Mr. McMillan complained that the doctor had flooded the excavation of a house he (McMil. lan) is building, causing "consider- able damage and delay." Council Not Responsible Mr. McMillan told the. council that he had not taken any action against the doctor in view of the fact he thought it would be em. barrassing if the doctor. claimed he had taken the damming action to prevent the flow of river water, which was polluted by township drainage, through his property. Councillor Neil C. Fraser replied that, "It would not be embarrass. ing to us. It's'up to you to serve a writ on Dr. McMullen and it has nothing to do with us if you wish to do so. If an individual floods your land the council can't be re. sponsible." . Deputy.Reeve Willlam E. Noble stated that Dr, McMullen was do- ing something he had no right to do in asking the council for a by- law on a drainage issue. "He's olding a lever over our heads," e deputy said. cillor Norman Down Was, of the same opinion and said: "I'm very definitely opposed to the doc. tor's action in this matter, Dam. ming the flow of a natural water. way is definitely out of order and I wouldn't hesitate in telling him " "I hope he (Dr. McMullen) isn't fool enough to dam it again," said McMillan. "He won't," replied the deputy.reeve. Mr. MoMillan claimed that the doctor had told Doug path that "he would put it back as soon as he could get a bulldozer in. I Flooding Of Northway Court Discussed By East Whitby Council won't repeat what Doug told him," McMillan sald. Expand Drainage Plan Deputy-Reeve Noble said there was nothing they could do but get on with the work and plans for the drainage work were discussed. A more extensive program than originally approved was discussed and an additional 3,100 feet of storm drain, involving a cost of $23,000 over the original eéstimate of $10,400, may be undertaken In the near future, subject to the ap- proval of plans Engineer Jack Kean. The new sewage route, if ap- proved, will run south on Mary Street and east Road and empty into the "creek skirts and plumed hats did cause | Pris a above the township line, In con. | some of the skaters a few anxious | {00d ratio sidering the extra cost involved by | the new plan, the council was of | manipulate them during rehearal | 3nounce the opinion that, spread over a larger area with the expense brok. from Township TFrolics Hold 'Dress Rehearsal Perfect Timing A full scale dress rehearsal of "Ice Frolics of 1948" 'is now over | and everything is in readiness for | the opening night, Tuesday, April | 6. A large crowd of interested | "railbirds' 'watched the rehearsal and came away agreeing that this vears show is really something. The music this year provides a fine background for the skaters as J. Wilson Jardine, the conductor, kept every act on the ice until his tim. ing wag perfect. Much comment was heard re- garding the gorgeous costumes and lighting for this year's show. Al- though the ice and scenery still | were not painted, the outline had been put down and the proposed designs were evident.' The ice this | year will be colored in blue and fuschia with the scenery to match. Colored spotlights will play on these brilliant hues and add to the effect. Oshawa Numbers Good | There is no doubt in anyone's) | mind but that the extra three weeks' rehearsal has been: of great | benefit to the local skaters. All| group routines worked out smooth- | ly and considering this was the | first time the skaters had been able | {to wear their costumes, which in | | some cases are very bulky, the tim- | | ing was remarkably good. The old | moments as they had to learn to | but there were no falls. The kiddies' | numbers, especially a blackface rou- | Editor Of Combat Charged As Keeper AnBlind Pig' Case Montreal, April 5 (CP)--Quebec liquor police added the "surprise" element to a "party to help the labor press", spon= sored by the Labor Progresie Party, when the 56 partici« pants were arrested 0 charges of being found in a "blind pig" Saturday night. ™ - They spent most of the week ond in jail after their arrest when police invaded the party after allegedly obtaining evidence that liquor was being sold without a permit. Charged with being the keepers of the "blind pig' were Plerre Gelinas, 23-year-old editor of Combata, Montreal leftist weekly now banned under ihe Provincial Padlock Law, and Daniel Durocher, 28. They 'will appear in court today. Chief Inspector Aurele Lemay of the liquor police said that docu- ments found in Gelinas briefcase included propaganda material from Moscow and from the Belgrade of= fice of the Comminform as well as plans for a "French Canadian League Against Conscription." Those arrested women, included 19 L.P.P.-sponsored | By late last night, .most of the found-ins had been cash bail of $100 each. Gelinas and .| Durocher regained temporary free- dom last night when they were able | to raise cash bail of $200 each. The invitation to the party read "surprise party to heip -the iabor press--let us join against the at- tack--Le Labor Progressive Party." Inspector Oscar Charron 'who led the raid said that it was apparent- ly a reference to the recent order of the Attorney General applying the padlock against Combat which now is printed in Toronto and mail- ed to Montreal subscribers. 'Those arrested were fingerprinted before being allowed to arrange for bail and police said that many were known ot be Communist sympathiz- ers. Other documents seized included: Proofs of the next edition of Combat now printed in Toronto; Release from the information bur- eau of the Commiform in Belgrade; Booklets and propaganda material from 'the Moscow information cen- tre; Press releases about to be dis- tributed by the "Toronto House- wives Consumers Association." FREIGHT VOLUME Ottawa, April 5--(CP)--Canadian railways last year carried the high- est volume of freight ever moved in peacetime, the Bureau of Statistics reported Saturday. * The railways moved 152,705,000 tons of goods in 1947. The total was exceeded only in two wartime years, 1943 and 1944, when 152,949,000 and 154,845,000 tons were transported. A gain of 14,000,000 tons was recorded over 1946. FOOD FOR CHILDREN Paris, April 5 (Reuters)--More along Rossland | fashioned costumes with their hoop | than 56,000 needy children in the rea will soon receive special from the Canadian the Canadian Embassy Saturday, Beginning to- day a month-long series of lunches and teas will be served in working Red Cros? en up over a greater number of | tine, drew good comments and the | district schools. would be little ratepayers, there assessment rate increase in the for thig service. Before work can be begun o this project the council will peruse the engineer's plans and go into consultation with the medical officer of , health, the mayor of Oshawa, and members of the city council. A meeting for this pur- pose 1s expected to take place on Wednesday. $40,000 FIRE Valley Junction, Que: April 5 -- (CP)--Fire of unknown origin Sat- urday destroyed a general store, ad- joining warehouses and a private home owned by Alphonse Jacob of this Bauce County municipality, causing damage estimated at $40,- 000. : CHICKEN HOUSE DESTROYED A large: chicken house without stock, was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon just off High- way No. 2, near Rouge Hills, Owner of the building, Cyril Dixon, RR. 2, Pickering, and the Pickering Fire Brigade fought the blaze to no avail. It started from unknown causes about four o'clock. In East on By The Canadian Press Four deaths in separate automo- Mile accidents topped the list of 10 week-end fatalities reported Eastern Canada, a Canadian Press survey today showed. Two persons died of burns. A fall from a bridge, a railway | yard mishap and an explosion in | a toy cap factory each took one life | and the body of a missing Ontario | Iman was found in a river. | Killed in automobile accidents | were Norman Treacher, seven, | knocked down by a car in Toronto while on his way to a circus; Fred- | erick Bolduc, killed near Chicouti+| mi, Que., when a car overturned | and injured his wife and Mrs, Lud- ger Tremblay; Gordon Bennett, 77, of Rodney, Ont. injured March 27; and Jack H. Preston, 38, of Simcoe, | Ont,, struck as he helped change a | tire. Preston's sister-in-law, Mrs. | Erma Marshall of Simcoe, and | | Leonard Gamble, 34, of Windham year-old cattle buyer from Beams- | research Centre, Ont, were injured: Joseph Wielgos, 32, who refused to I let- his employees handle dangerous in| Ten Dead In Accidents jobs in his toy factory at Wauba- shene, Ont., was killed by an explo- sion while working with sheets of | toy caps. Ronald Beaulieu, six months, was fatally burned in a fire which swept hig parents' home near Edmund- ston, N.B. Three other members of the family, Ella, five; Maurice, four, ahd Lucille, two, were over= come and suffered minor burns. Thomas Beaton, 42, was burned to death in a fire which destroyed his Springhill, N.8., home. Eleven other persons escaped. Frank LaFortune, 36, was. killed at North Bay, Ont. when he fell under the wheels the a Canadian National Railways freight train. Witnesses said he lost his grip on a hand rail, ol Injuries suffered' inga fall from a west-end park bridge in Toronto proved fatal for Sorcinelli Guerrino, 72, The body of--Gordon Philp, 59- ville, Ont., was found in.the Grand River at Cayuga, Ont. been missing since March 30. x Philp had' costumes, here again, are superb, | No Soloists Here Yet Andra McLaughlin, Irene Ma- | | guire and _Walter Muehlbronner | were not on hand last night as they | do not arrive until Tuesday at Mal- | ton Airport. They will be rushed | | to Oshawa in time for the show | and their numbers need no re- hearsing. Still Tickets Available Despite the heavy demand for tickets this year, there are still | some available for either night. The extra matinee .performance has | made this possible and although the | total number of tickets sold is prob- | ably greater than ever before, there | are still good seats left for either night although they are going steadily. Atomic Study Plan Of N.Z. Auckland, N. Z, -- (CP) -- Im- portant developments in atomic re- search are expected shortly in New Zealand following the return to the Dominion of several young scientists who left during the war to engage in atomic research in Canada and Britain. One of those who recently re- turned is C. N. Watson-Munro, who had charge of a team composed al- most entirely of New Zealanders { which built Britain's first atomic pile at Harwell. Watson-Munro went to Canada in 1944 where he worked on the | secret atomic developments which | preceded the production of the first | atom bomb. Later he went to Brit- | ain where he had charge of the | work at Harwell which began in August, 1946. | In New Zealand he will take up | | the position of director of engineer- ing and physics in the department of scientific and industrial research, Asked whether an atomic pile | would be constructed in New Zea- | {land he said it. was "not impos= | | sible." However, it would involve | | considerable expense. | | There have been reports that the | Australian and New Zealand gov=| | ernments are considering the con- | struction of an atomic pile for the | joint use of the two countries. Chief | reason for this is that certain isos | | topes needed for plant and animal | deteriorate rapidly and | samvules' obtained from abroad are lis*]2 to be unsatisfactory by the time they are forwarded. U} leased on | R= Injured Trapper Helpless 10 Days Saved by Friends Sault Ste. Marie, Ont, April § (CP)--Larry Peters, 44-year-old trapper and prospector who slashed his leg with an axe Good Friday, was rescued yesterday from his cabin some 80 miles north of here where he had lain helpless 10 days. An airplane flown py John. Hampton brought Peters to hos- pital here. Doctors said Peters' leg may have to be amputated. Two trapper friends discovered Peters' plight. They walked eight miles through the bush to Peters' cabin on Hodgson Lake when he did not meet them yesterday as he | had planned. They found him running a high | fever, The injured leg had swollen to several timés its normal size. One rescuer prepared Peters his first satisfying meal in more than a week. The other hiked 12 miles to Spruce Lake, nearest station on the Algoma Central Railway, to send a call for help. : Peters said the axe bit deeply into his leg while he was cutting a trail. He used balsam gum to check the. _ bleeding and crawled to his cabin. "I never stopped praying and hoping that something would turn up," said Peters in a hospital bed interview. "It was a close call," 3 Lost Children Are Saved After Night of Terror Thessalon, Ont., April § (CP)-- Three frightened children, lost for 24 hours in dense bush near this Algoma district town 80 miles east of Sault Ste. Marle, were found huddled over a fire Saturday by a search party. The three -- Patricia McColl, 12, Thomas Buchanan, 14, and Donald McColl, 14 -- were rescued by a group headed' by Chief Constablé Richard Hoath. The searchers combed the woods for more than 12 hours Friday night. The children wandered through the woods while on a hike and be- came lost at dusk. They built a fire to keep warm and stayed in one place during the night in the hope that searchers were looking for them. Found cold and hungry, the chile dren told of a night of terror. 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