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BERNADOTTE SLAIN IN JERUSALEM Sirkoski To Serve Ten Years F or Robb ery With Violence HE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 118 OSHAWA-WHITBY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1948 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES OSHAWA FAIR DRAWS CROWDS T0 "48 AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY Kiwanis Club Presents Photo-Roentgen To General Hospital Mayor Of Toronto Lauds Local Show As Inspiring Youth With "good luck" and "goed crowds" as his parting words, Mayor Hiram McCallum of Toronto, brother of Osh- awa's Mayor Frank McCallum, officially opened Oshawa's 1948 Fall Fair at 2.00 p.m. yesterday. His audience for a short address was largely composed of children intent on celebrating "Youth Day" at the fair. Many of the youngsters freed from school for the day, were present in custody of their parents, and other luckier ones were allowed to wander, unrestrained, around the grounds. The opening celebrations were® conducted to "music" provided by a clown band of members of the Oshawa Regimental and Civic Band. This well-balanced orches- tra] group consisted of two drum- mers, a buxom black-faced female Saxophonist, two cornetists, a bulky trombonist with short pants and a tight coat, and a half-bald mop- haired clarinet player. Band Secretary Reg Martin warn- ed The Times-Gazette that the music supplied in today's band con- OSHAWA FAIR (Continued on Page 2) Kinsmen Club Donates Rink To Storie Park A much-needed outdoor ice rink will be available this winter for the residents 'of Storie Park district through the gemerosity of the Osh- awa Kinsmen, For many years the Kinsmen have operated an open-air rink on their property north of the Arena where the big, new Kinsmen Stadi- um is now taking shape. [Chis year it was felt that the rink could, be used to better advantage gomewhere else as the Stadium ground could be flooded in any case. It was then decided that the greatest need was at Storie Park and the Kinsmen are making an outright gift of both the nk and the change house to the Parks Board on the stipulation that they be erected in Storie Park. Another gift made by the Kins- men was the outright presentation of a set of playground equipment to the North Oshawa Recreation Asso- ciation for use in the new North Oshawa Park. This equipment is already installed in the park on a trial basis, BERNADOTTE, FRENCH AIDE, SHOT, KILLED Jerusalem, Sept. 17--(CP) Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations mediator in Palestine, to- day was shot and killed as he vas crossing into a Jewish area here. Reuters Agency said the 53-year- old Swedish Count, a nephew of King Gustav, was reported killed by men wearing military uniforms, but did not specify whether the uniforms were Jewish or Arab. The Associated Press however quoted a telephone message from Commander Seymour at the Am- erican School in Jerusalem as say- ing the men wore "Jewish Army uniforms." Bernadotte twice succeeded in bringing about a truce in the war for Palestine between Jews and Arabs. The truces have been fitful, punctuated by shelling and fight ing. Both sides appeared to expect the present truce, now two months old, to run out at almost any mom- ent. (Reuters said Bernadotte was in Damascus Thursday and was going on to Jerusalem and Baghdad be- fore returning to Paris for the Uni- ted Nations General Assembly next week, (He was to have delivered his re- port on Palestine to the Assembly early next week, Reuters added.) Berngdotte was head of the Swe- dish Red Cross and the husband BERNADOTTE (Continued on Page 2) 79 Men on Two Ships Saved in Stormy Sea; Seven Crewmen Lost New York, Sept. 17--(AP)--Saved from a crippled schooner in the hurricane-swept North Atlantic, Portuguese sailors threw themselves prone and kissed the deck of the famed United States Coast Guard rescue cutter, Bibb. The Bibb, which accomplished one of two dramatic ship rescues Thursday in which 79 men in all were saved, radioed early today the details of how she picked up 40 men from /the Portuguese fishing schooner Gaspar. About 390 miles away, two mer- chant ships rescued 39 men from the sinking British freighter Leices- er. Seven men from the two stricken: ships were believed lost. Capt. Donald G. Jacobs, skipper of the Bibb, radioed his rescue log to Coast Guard area headquarters here today, and ended it this way: "After the tenseness of the night- long, high-speed run, the actual rescue of the 40 survivors of the Gaspar seemed almost anti-climat- ical because of the smoothness of the operation, "That it was something al- together different in aspect to the survivors, however, was apparent from the actions of several of them who, upon reaching the safety of the Bibb, flung themselves down 'and fervently kissed the deck." The Bibb said nearly all those rescued had bruises and minor in- juries and all were weary from "25 hours of fighting rising water." Canadian and United 'States planes participated in the Gaspar rescue operation. The rescue of the 39 men from the Leicester was made by the Am- erican freighter Cecil N. Bean and the Argentine freighter Tropero. Six of the freighters crew were believed lost. The Gaspar lost one man over- board before the rescues. Twenty crew members of the Leicester got to the Bean in life- boats through high waves and a gale. Nineteen others reached the Tropero in like manner. Among the latter was the freighter's Captain, H. N. Lawson, From the left, Dr. A. J. R. Loos, Chief of Staff, Oshawa General Hospital; J. A. Morphy, President, Oshawa General Hospital; E. 'W. Reynolds, President, Oshawa Kiwanis Club; Miss Mary Bourng, R.N., Superintend- ent, Oshawa General H pital; A. E. J Chairman, South Ontario T.B. Association; Fred Bartlett, Treasurer, South Ontario T.B. Associa- hat Tad at the Osh tion. This group was p gr General Hospital following the presentation of the Photo-Roentgen unit which has been installed for the general public's use for the taking of chest films for the detection of T.B. and other chest diseases. According to Mr. Johnson, the installation of this equipment at the hospital now increases the possibilities of the South Ontario T.B. Association from approximaely 700 examinations per year to more than 7,000. FIVE DROWN AS BOAT TIPS IN NB. LAKE St. Andrew's, N.B., Sept. 17 -- (CP) -- Investigation began today into the drowning of five lumber- jacks Thursday on Gibson's Lake 10 miles southwest of here. The accident occurred when the boat, in which eight men were rowing across the lake to their lunch, was caught in a sudden gust of wind and capsized, Dead are: Harold Murphy, 34, Coutt's Hill, near Welsford, N.B.; Sand Creelin, Upper Stewiacke, 'NS; Howard Gauvin, Tignish, P.EI.; Frank Brennan, Prince Edward Island; James Perry, Prince Edward Is- land. Three other men in the ill-fated craft managed to cling to its sides and save themselves. They were Donald Laird, Jerusalem, N.B.; Ar- thur Cameron, and James Pine, of Saint John. The men, with the exception of Murphy, were believed to be in their 20's and unmarried. A sawmill operator, Rufus Morris, said he saw the disaster from one of tke twin hills on either side of Gibson's Lake. Morris ran to the water's edge and pushed off in a small boat and meanwhile other employees of the lumber camp reached for a boat but were 'unable to reach the scene be- fore five of their friends drowned. Operator of the boat and one ot the three survivors, Arthur Camer- on, told his story of the fatality as he stood by the lumber camp, next to the bodies of his dead compan- ions, "I took the boat across to get them for dinner . , . seven chaps got in . . . others walked around .. Wwe just started' back and swamped . . . I tried to hold one fellow , . . don't know which one but he slipped away." THE WEATHER Clear today and Saturday. Warmer Saturday. Light winds increasing to south 15 during daylight each day. Low tonight and high Saturday 52 and 71. Summary for Sacupday; Clear and warmer, ! near Bidar, Ontario Industrial Plants May Have to Change Hours To Help In Power Saving Kemptville, Ont., Sept. 17-- ¢ (CP) -- Robert H. Saunders, Chairman of the Ontario Hy- dro-Electiric Power Commis- sion, told a press conference here today there will be a 3,- 500,000 kilowatt hour cut in Ontario power consumption spread over next week, increas- ed in the following weeks to 7,- 000,000 kilowatt hours a week. Toronto, Sept. 17 (CP).--Fore- casts of new, severe power ration- ing in Ontario were heard today from a Toronto civic hydro com- missioner who said the power shortage in Ontario is "much worse" than has so far been made public. Bert Merson, a member of the local hydro commission, told the Toronto District Labor Council (AFL) Thursday night he ex- pected Ontario Hydro Chairman R. S. Saunders Saturday would an- nounce cuts of 20 to 256 per cent in industrial power, calling for a major switch by Ontario industry from daytime to night operation. Chairman Saunders himself was in Eastern Ontario, and was to speak at Kemptville tonight to a local meeting of the Ontario Muni- cipal Electric Association. Mr. Merson told the Toronto labor body he could not disclose details of the announcement, but he said certain sources of power on which the Ontario commission had been relying were no longer available, and power cuts as high as 20 to 25 per cent of industrial supply will be needed to meet the emergency. A major switch by industry from day to night operations, involving SAVE POWER (Continued on Page 2) Hyderabad Surrenders To Forces of India New Delhi, Sept. 17--(CP)--The Nizam of Hyderabad ordered a cease-fire today, little more than four days after Indian troops crossed the borders of his princely state, it was announced. Indian troops invaded Hyderabad at 4 am. Monday with the avowed aim of restoring order. The cease- fire was effective at 5 p.m. Indian time (7:30 a.m. EDT), the an- nouncement said. The Nizam, Gen. Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan, is the Moslem ruler of the predominantly-Hindu state of 16,000,000, which had refused fo accede to Hindu India. ap) (Informed sources in Karachi, Pakistan, said Indian troops today reached the outskirts of Secunder- abad, military cantonment six miles from Hyderabad city, the capital.) The troops were closing in upon the heart of Hyderabad, 'which is surrounded by Indian territory, when the report of the end came. Dominion troops early today were stronghold of the Razakars, General Headquarters announced. Laik Ali, Hyderabad Premier, an- nounced in a broadcast that the Nizam had accepted the resignation of his cabinet. The broadcast, made at 4:18 p.m. local time, said a message to this effect: was being sent to the Gov- ernor-General of India, C. Rajago- palachari. The Madras: Revenue Minister told the Provincial Assembly this afternoon he had received informa- tion from usually reliable sources that Indian troops were at the gates of Hyderabad city. He said the Nizam was in con- sultation with the Indian Agent- General in Hyderabad preparing an act of surrender. This news had not been officially confirmed. Earlier today Lt.-Gen. Rajen- drasinhji, commanding the Indian forces fighting in Hyderabad, called SURRENDERS (Continued from Page. 1), Drew Names Louis Cecile To Cabinet Toronto, Sept. 17--(CP)--Premier Drew .of Ontario today announced the appointment to' the Ontario Cabinet of Louis P. Cecile, Hawkes- bury lawyer who represents Pres- cott constituency in the Ontario Legislature. Mr, Cecile becomes Minister Without Portfolio and was to be sworn in later in the day at the residence of Lieutenant-Governor Ray Lawson at nearby Oakville. The Premier made his announce- ment after a morning meeting of the Cabinet. In a statement the Premier said Mr. Cecile has accepted the respon- sibility of dealing with re-adjust- ment problems of municipalities along the Ottawa, St. Lawrence and other rivers developing from con- struction of power projects. This work was not covered by the au- thority of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Premier Drew said Mr. Cecile's immediate duty would be #*'to con- duct an inquiry into the municipal readjustment problems caused by the power developments." Oshawa Power Use Still Over Hydro Quota Due to the fact that yesterday was a sunny day there was a mark- ed improvement in the power situ- ation on the Oshawa system, George F. Shreve, manager of the Oshawa Public Utilities Commis sion, commented this morning. However, the city is still consuming electrical energy in excess of its quota, The consumption in the city yes- terday reached 246,160 kilowatt hours, 17,160 kilowatt hours or 7.49 per cent above the quota of 229,000 set by the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario. The aver- age for the past three days has been 11:66 per cent above the quota. The situation as regards the Osh- awa Rural System is even worse than in the city. This system has a dally quota of 35,000 kilowatt hours yet yesterday the consumption was 43,600 kilowatt hours of 23.86 per cent over the quota. The average during the past three days in the rural system has been 26.80 per cent over the quota, ' -------------------- Ex-Convict Guilty In Deposit Snatch Near Oshawa Bank Jack Sirkoski, 32-year-old ex-convict, found guilty by, an Assize Court Jury in Whitby yesterday of the $12,000 brewers' warehouse bank deposit, snatch on August 16, wag this morning sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary by, Mr. Justice J. L. Wilson. In the courtroom occupied by only three spectators bee sides officials and newspapermen, the lantern-jawed prisons er showed no emotion as sentence was passed. Before sentence was passed, accused was given an opportunity by, officials to reveal the hiding place of the money, none of which has been recovered, but reiterated his statement of yesterday that he had taken no part in the robbery. Asks To Appeal After His Lordship had announ- ced his decision, Sirkoski said from the prisoner's dock that he had knowledge of participants in the holdup but on advice of counsel had not taken the stand in his own defense. He asked if he would be allowed to appeal and was inform- ed by the judge that penitentiary officials would provide him with the necessary papers to launch an appeal if he so wished. "I have given considerable thought to your case overnight," Mr. Justice Wilson said, after telling the prisoner to stand up in the dock. "I have come to the conclus- jon that I will have to deal with your case on the basis of the jury's verdict, your record and the fact that you did not go into the box to give evidence on your own be- half." At this point Sirkoski interrupted to say that he had not given evi- dence on advice of his counsel but His Lordship motioned him to keep quiet. . "The nature of the offence on which you have been convicted must also be taken into considera- tion," the judge continued. "There are far too muny payroll and bank deposit holdups and your sentence, which will be considerable, must be both a punishment to you and a warning to others that this kind of conduct will not be tolerated. "As I have said your sentence will be a considerable one. The maxi- mum penalty in an offense of this kind is life imprisonment but I do not intend to pass such a sentence on you. "On the other hand, I hope that under the new penitentiary 'sys- tem, something constructive can be done for you and I hope you will avail yourself of these opportuni- ties. "But society must be protected and I sentence you to ten years. "It is a heavy penalty but I hope that during that time officials will be able to do something for you." It was here that Sirkoski an- nounced his desire to appeal. One Month Ago Thus ended a case which started exactly one month and one day ago. At noon hour on August 13, Cecil Bonnetta, accountant for the Brewers' Warehouse, parked his car opposite the rear door of the Royal Bank at Simcoe and Bond Street in Oshawa. He carried under his left arm a money bag contain- ing the warehouse's weekend re- ceipts totalling $6,995 in cash and some $5,000 in cheques. As he was inserting a coin in the parking me- ter he felt a jab at the money bag and turning to protect it, was struck in the jaw by a man who snatched the bag and jumped into an auto moving slowly east 'on Bond Street. In court Bonnetta TEN-YEAR TERM (Continued on Page 2) JACK SIRKOSKI FIRE DAMAGE 1S $650,000 IN TWO CITIES By The Canadian Press Damage was estimated at $650,« 000 today, with three firemen seri ously hurt, in two big industrial fires at Stratford and Windsor. In another fire at Toronto, with comparatively minor damage, a child was saved when his uncle in water-soaked blankets pulled him out of a blazing basement storage room, At Stratford a two-alarm blaze destroyed the upper floor of the two-storey plant of the Sealed Power Corporation of Canada, Ltd., with loss of $400,000. At Windsor the Canadian Pacific Railway freight shed on the riverfront was destroyed, with loss estimated at $250,000. The three firemen seriously hurt were in hospital at Stratford. James Gillespie was hurt when part of a wall collapsed at the piston-manu- facturing plant. Lloyd Finlay fell off a ladder and Jack Thorn sufe fered undetermined injuries. Seve eral other firemen were overcome by smoke, The fire was believed to have originated at a stove in the centre of the plant where a woman em- ployee was using an inflammable FIRE DAMAGE (Continued on Page 2) * LATE NEWS BRIEFS HANG TWO NAZI DOCTORS Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 17 (AP)--British authorities today hanged two doctors who picked women for mass deaths in German concentration camps. They were Benno Orendi, a native Hungarian, and Walter Soontag. WOULD OUST KAI-SHEK Nanking, Sept. 17 (Reuters)--A proposal to relieve President Chiang Kai-Shek of personal command over the Chinese forces was made at a secret session of the Legislative Yuan (Parliament) today, it was learned here. The parliament demanded that the Ministry of Na- tional Defence be made solely responsible for military operations, and that it be held answerable to the Execu- tive Yuan (Cabinet). LOUIS TO FIGHT AGAIN New York, Sept. 17 (AP)--Joe Louis announced today he will defend his world- heavyweight champion- ship for the Twentieth Century Sporting Club at Yankee Stadium next June against the winner of the Joe Baksi- Ezzard Charles 15-round bout. scheduled for Madison Square Gardens, Nov, 12. JEWISH ATTACK REPULSED Jerusalem, Sept. 17 (Reuters)--An Arab spokes man said here today a "large number" of Jews had been repulsed in an attack near the Damascus Gate. The Jews attacked from the Italian hospital but were thrown back after heavy Arab counter fire, he said. It was claimed that thir leader had been killed. 2