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Xe MONDAY, JULY 5, 1948 "THE 'DAILY TIMES.-GAZETTE PAGE NINE 39 Killed As Two Planes Collide Ower ng; As A Freshman, Entertained By REGINALD HARDY 13 4 Sick Children Says Boyhood Pal + Ey rar y Press Corr Chapter II -- "Backward, Turn Backward..." The glowing coals in the great fireplace cracked and splintered, and a few red embers fell to the hearth below. The old gentleman followed the greying embers avith his eyes and it seemed that his gaze penetrated the walls of the old house and swept back into the long forgotten years. I watched him as he sat bemused in the flickering light of the fire and I knew that he held the answers to a great many of the ques- tions that lay unanswered in my mind. A. L. Breithaupt is one of the few living men today who knew Prime Minister King when the lat- ter was a boy. He is the same age as Mr. King. As youths they playel together, visited at each other' homes, went to the same dances and social gatherings, belonged to the same little riding school. They at- tended Kitchener High School to- gether and as freshmen at the Uni- versity of Toronto they shared the same room. Kinz went on to con- quer new fields of learning and toa career in public life. Breithaupt re- turned to Kitchener and continued in the leather business which his father had founded. He remained a home-town boy. But through the years the friend- ship and the understanding they | shared as boys has remained secure and unimpaired. When Breithaupt decided to marry he chose "Billy" as his best man. Whenever he came 0 Ottawa his first stop was always purier House. King's comings and Poings have always been a grestest interst to him, and in turn, King has always kept in close touch with his old friend. When I called upon Mr. Breith- aupt at the fine old rambling home- stead on Margaret street which his father had erected long before the turn of the century, I wondered just how freely he would discuss his very close friendship with King. I was not left in doubt very long. It was to be no carefully fashioned tale, no studied recital of his old friend's "sterling" qualities and youthful accomplishments, no su- gar-coated five-minute biography. It was to be a rambling story, re- called bit by bit, sometimes with a smile, sometimes with a sigh, of the youthful days of two Kitchener lads who sparked the same girls, got in- to the same scrapes, and shared for the most part, the same high dreams and aspirations. hh A "1 knew Billy from high school days and before," my host explain- ed. "Right from his high school days he made political economy the basis of his education. Even in those days, I think; he had decided that he was going to have a career in politics and his studies were direct- ed towards that end. He was always a wonderful student, and although he enjoyed life like any other boy he was outstanding in his studies. He was always a first class debater." Bb * Had Billy been popular with the girls, had he devoted much time to to them? I asked. "Oh, he went out with girls just like other young fellows of his age," he aid, "but unlike most other boys, he never seemed to become greatly interested in them. He was always most gallant, but he never became very friendly with them. I believe girls just didn't appeal to him. "Later on, when I would be in Ottawa and would visit him I would say: "Billy, why don't you get mar- ried?" "I haven't got the time,' he'd an- er. Then he'd go on to explain: n my opinion if a man is married he is entitled to give his family some attention. Maybe I'll get mar- ried sometime . . . later on!' " Mr. Breithaupt smiled. "But he never did," he added. "Very early in life," he continued in explanation, "Billy King practi- cally had to assume the financial responsibility of the home. (The Kings were never more than com- fortably off, and in 1913 the prime minister's father became totally blind and had to discontinue his would go down to the Sick Chil- dren's Hospital and spend the af- ternoon, telling stories to the chil- dren. I don't know what kind of stories they were, whether they were Bible stories or fairy tales, or what. We often tried to find out, but he would never tell us and he never wanted us to go along. He used to forget completely there was such a thing as time, so absorbed would he become in his story-telling. ' LS "I recall one Sunday afternoon when the three of us had been in- On the 25th anniversary of his leadership of the Liberal Party Mr. King was tendered a banquet in Ottawa in August, 1944. He is shown here reading the illuminated scroll pr ted to him, At right is a bust of himself and (rear) a sculpural group of King and his beloved pet dog, Pat, both presented to him on that occasion. law practice and his work as lectur- er at Osgoode Hall.) "That was another reason why King never married," said Mr. Breithaupt. Pk Then his thoughts jumped to col- lege days. "Down at Varsity," he said, "three of us shared a room togeth- er during our freshman year. There was Billy King and Channon Bowl- by, also from Kitchener, and myself. At that time the Kings were still living in Kitchener, and I think it was Mrs. Bowlby who arranged for the three of us to room together. I think she thought we would be in good company if we were with Billy. What became of Bowlby? He re- turned to Kitchener and practiced law up to the time of his death a few years ago. "Well during the first year we were all struck by King's nethodi- cal manner of studying. As he'd go over his studies at night he would make a synopsis on a narrow little strip of paper, with headings for different subjects; and he'd pin this to the head of his bed, Then, while he was getting ready for bed, he would chase up and down tudy- ing the slip of paper. "It was the same thing in the morning, as he dressed he would be working on the synopsis. As we walked over to our . classes Billy would recite his lessons, usually without a mistake. He trained his memory in that way, and if we wanted to know anything all we had to do was ask him and he'd give us the answer without a sec- ond's hesitation. "And here's a very interesting thing about King's freshman year," continued Mr. Breithaupt. "You know Billy always loved animals and children. Well, every Sunday afternoon, rain or shine, King Cominform Charges On Yugoslavs Backfire By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst The Moscow-controlled Comin- form's tastigation of Yugoslavia's colorful and powerful leader, Mar- shal Tito, has backfired in a man- # ner which might produce an up- heaval in the Soviet hierarchy and affect the succession to the dicta- torship when Stalin relinquishes it, Yugoslav Communists have taken the surprising action of appealing straight to Marshal Stalin to repu- diate the Cominform charges. Tito supporters declare hotly that these charges are lies and that Stalin * ought to slash them off the record. It's tantamount to calling on alin to repudiate one of Com- unism's greatest figures--a per- sonality who has been mentioned often as a possible successor to the Russian dictatofship. The man in the jam is, of course, Col. Gen. Andrei Zhdanov, hero of the 29- month siege of Leningrad by the Germans in the Second World War, and long at the right hand of the Big Boss. Zhdanov. has held many of the highest posts in Communism. It was he who in 1943 signed the reso- lution . dissolving the Comintern, the general staff for world revo- lution, as a gesture .calculated to convince the world that global revo- lution was dead. And it is he who is credited with being the papa of the new Cominform, which objec- tive observers generally regard as being in reality a revival of "the comintern, So when the Cominform applies the lash to Tito and tells him to eat crow or suffer excommunication it presumably is the great Zhdanov speaking. And now along come the Yugoslavs and demand that Stalin reverse his man's policy. That certainly creates a delicate and difficult situation for the dic- tator. If Stalin repudiated his man he would create a seven-day Com- | munist scandal. If the Generalis- simo doesn't repudiate the Comin- form, then the breach between Yugoslavia and Moscow will be widened with far-reaching conse- quences, . But that isn't the whole story. Unless Stalin himself authorized the Cominform action against Tito, somebody is responsible for putting the Big Boss on the spot. And report long has had it that any- one who created trouble for the dictator paid a heavy price. One should - note here that Zhdanov has encountered difficul- ties before and has come through with flag flying. vited to dinner at the home of Hon. G. W. Ross, who was then minister of education. It was quite quite a thing for three young fresh- men to be honored with an invita- tion to the home of the minister of education, and we were all quite ex- cited about it. "Bowlby and I warned King not to be late but to get his story-telling over early and meet us at four o'- clock in our room. Four o'clock ar- rived but no sign of Billy. We want- ed as long as we dared, but he didn't show up, so we had to go along without him. ' "Dinner was half' way through when Billy finally arrived. He was profuse in his apologies to Mrs. Ross and quite embarrassed over the whole affair. But he had become so engrossed in his story-telling that he had completely forgotten his dinner appointment." (To be continued daily) JEWS REACH PALESTINE Haifa, Palestine, July 5. (AP).-- The S.8. Pan York landed 2,200 Jews today from Cyprus. United States observers watched them file quickly down the gangplank and onto a train waitimg beside the port. Another 2,000 are expected later to- day aboard the S.S. Pan Crescent. The Jews had been interned in Cyprus by Britain because they had tried to enter Palestine without im- migration visas.. About 20,000 Jews still are in camps'on Cyprus. Lumber Mills Destroyed LakeCowichan, B.C., July 5--(CP) --A $2 million fire Saturday night destroyed two timber mills and pow- erhouse of Western Forest Indus- tries Lid. and 500,000 board feet of lumber at near-by Honeymoon Bay. 'The 'plant, about 46 miles north- west of Victoria, was one of the five largest on Vancouver Island. Only the watchman and powerhouse crew were on duty at the time. No cas- ualties were reported. L The fire broke out in the boiler room of the main mill and spread to the powerhouse through the saw- dust conveyor, putting the pumping system out of commission. ° The main machine shop, the shin- gle and planing mills and 500,000 feet of lumber were saved by a sprinkler system after locomotives, speeders, tractors and other heavy equipment had been moved to safe- ty. Yan mill hands and residents of the Honeymoon Bay model village, as wel] as crews and equipment from neighboring communities, still fought the flames. The fire was re- ported out Sunday. East Whitby Council Briefs Agreed to have the township sanitary inspector investigate the stagnant water in an open sewer at Alexander Boulevard and Pine Ave- nue. The decision was brought about after Joseph W. Childerhose, president of the Westmount Rate- payers Association exclaimed that conditions there were "disgusting and a serious threat to public health". Mr, Childerhose said that if ection was not taken on this matter immediately ihe Association intend- ed to bring in medical health offi- cers from Toronto. * + Failed to make any promises to instal a storm sewer in the Har- mony Road area as requested by a -delegation .of siv headed by B. A. Plowright. The council point- ed out that while they fully agreed with the request they were cbligated to complete other jobs in the township that would require their total efforts for the year. They agreed to send a.county engineer to inspect the area and bring in a de- tailed report on the matter, * + & Reeve T. D. Thomas agreed to making an inspection with Provin- cial Police Constable M. R. Hodgson, of the reported speeding of cars on Harmony Road, 'and to erect 30- mile-an-hour speed limit 'signs. B. A. Plowright, speaking for the taxpayers of the distriot; stated that speeding on the road has become a menace to the lives of children in the area. , * + Representatives of the township council undertook to meet with H. F. Brown to talk over his complaint that the new storm sewer project being undertaken in Oshawa will, when completed, carry foul water into a stream that runs through his property. In a letter to the council Mr. Brown said that his children played in the water and that the would be dangerous to their health. * + 4 W. J. Spires was granted author- ity to open a tourist residence at his hdme at 282 King Street West. They also approved the expenditure of $15 for an advertisement in a Labor Day magazine (published by the ORawa and District Labor Coun- cil). * kB H. Cheseborough, Hortop Avenue, requested permission to have water supplied to his property north of Jones Avenue and the matter was turned over to the chairman of wa- ter mains, emptying of sewage into the stream |g In $2 Million B.C. Blaze "Heads New Service DR. H. E. WILSON Of Ship Harbor, N.S., who has been appointed chief of the newly creat- ed division ef civil aviation medi- cine, Department of National Health and Welfare. Dr. Wilson will develop medical standards for personnel in civi] aviation. Hold Journalists Retain Rights To Political Views Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, July 5--(AP) -- The National Un- ion of Journalists resolved today that no newspaper man should be penalized for expressing political opinions in privatas life. Delegates had told the Union's national conference that some newspapers are getting ready to purge Communists from their ranks. In San Francisco the American Newspaper Guild (CIO) was un- der instructions today to go to bat for a member discharged as an ad- mitted Communist. A resolution approved by the Guild convention declared it did not believe such political belief, in the absence of a showing of overt misfeasance, "constitutes just and sufficient grounds for discharge" of a newspaper man. Delegates, at closing sessions yes- terday, acted in. the case of Thom- as G. Buchanen,. fired froth the Washington, D.C. Star after he ad- mitted Communist Party member- ship. The *Guild's- Washington loc- al declined to protest his dismissal. Kill Communists In Malay Fights Singapore, July 5--(AP)--British troops and . Malayan police have killed three members of a Commun. ist band. wounded two, and recov- ered - considerable arms in Perak State, a communique - said Satur- ay. Other official reports told of large-scale operations in widely- separated parts of Malaya against extremists responsible for a wave of terrorism. British officials say the bands are composed of Com- munists. At Kulai, in Johore State, 40 miles north of Singapore, police Friday killed a Chinese who at- tempted to escane while they were questioning him. Chinese Com- munists had raided Kulai earlier, Police making raids in Perak State near Sitiawan wounded one Chinese Communist and arrested nine men and a woman, Use Magnetometer For Mineral Survey . Magnetometer being used in mineral detection surveys of th RCAF in co-operation with the Department of Mines and Resources is inspected by Sgdn. Ldr. J. C. McCarthy (left), test pilot, and George Shaw, scientist. It is attached to the tail of a Canso in Northern Ontario. t. Sqdn. Ldr. McCarthy and Mr. Shaw are now directing survey & a4 What to Do To-Night RECREATION HEADQUARTERS 100 Gibbs Street DAILY 2-4 pm---Leathercraly (except Mon- ay --Shehiorare --Woodshop ---Collegiate-age Gym --Collegiate-age drama group --Ceramics and woodcarving for piris and women dally until the end of June. --Tumbling and boxing class- es for teen-age boys dally until the end of June. 4-5.30 Pinan boys and girls activi- ies --Woodshop --Leathercraft --Music and Rhythm Band, Monday and Thursday. --Boys Shellcraft Wednesday. --Woodcarving --Tumbling 7 = 9 p.m.--Adult Leathercraft --Shellcraft --Woodshop closed until fur- ther notice. --Women's gym class, Tues- day. --Family Night Friday night. Lumber Workers Reduce Demands Vancouver, July 5--(CP)-- Wage demands of more than 27,000 British Columbia coastal lumber workers have been reduced from 35 cents to 27% cents an hour, it was learned Sunday. Negotiations between officials of the International Woodworkers of America (CIO. and Stuart Re- search Limited, agents for the oper- ators, for a 1948 contract will re- sume today. The operators. have offered cents-an-hour increases. 10 1640 MILL BURNS Sandwich, Mass., July 5--(AP)-- Fire Sunday night destroyed a grist mill 'reputed to be the oldest in America. The mill was built in 1640. Big R.A.F. British Airport Transport |And Swedish Airliner In Mid-Air Disaster By MICHAEL O'MARA Canadian Press Staff Writer London, July 5 (CP).--The still smouldering wreckage of a burned-out R.A.F. transport plane and a Scandinavian Skymaster today marked the death scene of 39 victims of the worst disaster in the history of British civil aviation. The planes collided in mid-air, near suburban Northolt Airport, during a Sunday afternoon®-- rainstorm and, gyrating madly with! parts of wings and tail assemblies torn off, plunged to esrth a mile and a half apart. The RAF, York transport crashed in a wooded area known as "Madness Hill." Among those killed was Sir Ed- ward Gent, successor to Sir Malcolm MacDonald, as British High Com- missioner for the Federation of Mal- aya. Sir Edward was the lone pas- senger in the York, carrying six crew members. The Skymaster car- ried 25 passengers and seven crew members. There were no survivors. The wreckage was strewn over a two-mile area. Eye witnesses told of a great explosion heard above the clouds--the ceiling was no more than 400 feet--and of further explosions when the crippled craft struck the ground. Rescue workers were unable to move all the 'bodies before nightfall and police and R.AF. members guarded the wreckage overnight. The victims' bodies were horribly mangled and, in most cases, were not immediately identifiable. Work of removal of the bodies will con- tinue with acetylene torches to cut through the fused metal of the fuselages. J Lord Pakenham, recently appoint- ed Minister of Civi] Aviation, spent two hours at the scene of the crash viewing the wreckage, Inquiries by the R.A.F. and by civil authorities into the cause of the collision will open today or tomorrow. Shortly before the collision, the pilot of the Swedish plane radioed that because of heavy rain and low clouds he intended to go back to Amsterdam. The York, a transport of a type developed from bamber designs, had circled Northolt airfield for an hour, unable to land because of poor visi- bility. Thirty-seven bodies were recover- ed overnight. Douglas Pobjoy, 54-year-old Bris' tish engineer and airplane designer, was a passenger aboard the Swedish airline. Other passengers, said the line, were tnainly Danes. Sir Edward, 53, had been in Bri- tain's colonial service more than 20 years, Large Barn, Shed Razed By Blaze At Trent River Peterborough, July 5 (CP).--Fire Sunday night destroyed the drive- shed, garage and large barn on the farm of John Isaac Free, three miles south of Trent River. The blaze was first noticed about 10 pm. by Miss June Free, after the family had retired. She was aroused by the crackling sound of the fire, which started in the drive- shed, The flames spread to the nearby garage and the big barn, about 100 yards away. The farm house itself was threatened and caught fire several times. Neighbors helped remove the fure niture. Nothing was saved from: the three buildings except a chicken brooder house with 300 chickens, The loss included a truck, car, trac= tor, 150 hens, a number of pigs and farm machinery. 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