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PINJURES YOUTH Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitkh Gazette and Chronicle ° WHITBY VOL 8--NO. 166 OSHAWA-WHITBY, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1949 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES Bowmanville Woman Killed By Automobile Mrs. Ada Darch Fatally Injured Near Port Credit Mrs. Ada Darch, 74, of Bowmanville, was one of 11 per- sons to die in accidents in Ontario this week-end. Six persons were victims of swimming and boating accidents, and five others died on Ontario highways. & 4 Mrs. Darch was killed Sunday by an automobile police said | was operated by Mrs. Madeline Bude of St. Catharines. They said Mrs. Darch had just alighted from a bus near Port Credit, a suburb of Toronto, and was struck by the car as | she started to cross the road behind the bus. Worst of the highway accidents o occurred at Brockville Sunday, night when Miss Hilda Reynolds, 33, of Brockville was killed when a car left the road. Five other per- | sons were injured in the accident. Murray Lindsay, 26, Thorndale, Boy Severely died in a collision north of Lon- | don, Wilfred Hackney, Kirkton, was killed when his car left the road Saturday, and Bruce Till, Ni- agara Falls, Ont, was also killed | Injured By Car While At Picnic Four-year-old Billy, son of Mrs. Saturday when his car struck a | Rose Kobelnak, Celina Street, suf-| telephone pole. Two sisters, Burns, spectively, were drowned Sunday in the Sauble River near Massey. The girls, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Burns of Massey, were swimming in the river when the tragedy occurred. At Puslinch Lake, seven miles west of Guelph, Carl Fries, 3, of Bridgeport, was killed when he was thrown into the water and his outboard motor boat collided with a power boat driven by C. Nicholson of Kitchener. Pries body was recovered in 30 feet of water two hours after the accident. Sheldon Larson, 2%-year-old son of Russ Larson, publisher of the Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin, was drowned Friday night at Wasaw Lake, 15 miles northwest of Fort Frances. The child fell into the water in front of a lakeside cottage. In another motor-boating acci- dent Daniel M. O'Connell, 38, was drowned Saturday when he jump- ed from his boat into the Ottawa River after the engine caught fire. His two companions put out the fire but could find no trace of O'- Connell. O'Connell for the Upper was a boat operator Ottawa Improve- ment Company. Vera Burianyk, 24, Toronto drowned Saturday when a motor boat sank, Arrest Three At Gunpoint Barrie, Ont, July 18--(CP)-- Provincial Police arrested three Bar- lig' youths at gunpoint today on charges of theft and illegal posses- sion of firearms. Police said the youths, Elmer Wright, 19, Elmer Corbett, 17, and Car! Matthews, 17, were carrying revolvers, Police said the youths, arrested while trying to steal a car, were found in possession of guns, ammu- nition and clothing stolen from a Barrie store several days ago. | Joan and Faye | 10 and seven-year-old re- |... oi, ox by a car at Lakeview | | fered severe injuries to his right hand Saturday afternoon when he Park. After he was struck, he fell under the car, the right front | wheel apparently running over his right hand. | The children really enjoyed the picnic for families of members of the out to the winners of the Children Had Wonderful Time At Steelworkers' Picnic contests. In Freak Broadview Avenue, Toronto, ous condition, suffering from | | parachute classes at the Ontario County Flying Club. an aeroplane from a height of Unconscious since last night, Skull Fractured Accident At Oshawa Airport Roy Reid, 18, of 171 is in Oshawa Hospital in seri- a fractured skull sustained in a parachute jump from an aeroplane at the Oshawa Airport. Reid, who is a student parachute jumper, had jumped from 2,500 feet, but failed to make |a clean landing and crashed on his head on the cement of the {airport runway. He made the leap from the aircraft under {the direction of Cam Warren, of Oshawa, instructor of the * Describing the accident as some= A further infestation of army | worm has been reported to the of- | Here are shown two boatioads of | His thumb is broken but it is, United Steelworkers of America held on Saturday. There were activities | children taking a 'trip on a boat-ride which was in operation during | not possible to determine what in- juries there has been to the hand. Billy. also suffered ous lacer- ations to his head, face, arms and legs. Driver of the car was Mr. Kansikas, Albert Street. Dr. Charl- es Russell attended the injured boy who was taken to hospital. The boy was attending the United Steel- workers of America picnic at the time. City police reported two mishaps over the week-end. Leslie Harri- son, 162 King Street East reported driving west on King Street East. He was stopping in front of the Post Office to let out a passenger when his car was struck by a sec- ond car driven by William Bun- kowski, 594 Howard Street. Bun- kowski was travelling west on King Street East and was making a turn onto Ontario Street at the time, The third accident eceurred on Simcoe Street South. Albert E. Jones, 364 Simcoe Street South told police he was driving north on Simcoe Street South. At the Holy Cross Church he stopped to make a left turn into his drive- way when his car.was struck by a second automobile driven by Leon- ard Horwood, Point Anne, Ontario, who in turn ran into a third car driven by Ferg. Brady, 90 Brock Street West. All cars were insur- Reinforcements For Hong Kong Hong Kong, July 18--(AP)--Bri- tain's Hong Kong garrison today was' strengthened by 3800 rein- forcements landed by the troop- ships Dunera and Empire Trooper. The garrison eventually will have 12,000 troops. 16 Rescued After Boat From Lake Explodes Gravenhurst, Ont, July 18-- (CP)--Prompt action by rescuers saved 168 lives Saturday when the motor cruiser Sarah Maude blew up and sank in nearby Lake Muskoka within 90 seconds. Team work among occupants of Your rescue boats, who hustled to the scene, had the struggling vic- tims out of the water within a few minutes after the Sarah Maude ex- plosion. Rescuers included the interna- tionally-known speed boat driver, Harold Wilson, of Ingersoll, Ont. who dived in to help hoist the stun- ned and burned victims from the water. [The blast occurred during speed NET PAID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per Issue June, 1949 10,027 trials of Wilson's entry for the Harmsworth Cup race at Detroit later this summer. The Sarah Maude was acting as a marker around which his speedster could cut a trial course. Cause of the ex- plosion is unknown but it is believed a pocket of gas fumes in the engine well may have become ignited by the starter. Ten injured were taken to Brace- bridge, 10 miles north of here and 90 miles north of Toronto. Of these, one, Joy Brown of Toronto, was discharged. Of the others, only one, Mrs. Gerald Richardson, Sr., of Toronto, is considered in critical condition, The others injured: Mrs. L. K. Coles, Ingersoll, Ont., first and sec- ond degree burns; her sons, Roger, three, broken leg, and Bobby, seven, broken leg and broken arm; Mrs. Gerald Richardson, Jr. of Toronto, burns; Miss Mabel Clark, Ingersoll, burns; Miss Margaret Start, Inger- soll, burns; Mrs. Millicent Myles, Ingersoll, head injuries; Dorothy Uren, 13, Ingersoll, burns to back and legs. Wilson in his Miss Canada IV had made one circuit of the course at about 90 miles an hour when his wife, in the Sarah Maude, noticed her anchor hgd broken loose. She switched on tWe engine starter and | dhe blast followed. ~ Fund In Aid Of Mrs. Bice Is Over $600 Thanks to: the generous: spirit of many 'Oshawa citizens, the fund being raised by the Oshawa Fire and Police Departments in aid of Mrs. Eva Bice, whose 17-year-old son and only wage earner of the family, drowned on June 26, over the week-end jumped to a total of over $600. This generous response will be a wonderful godsend to Mrs. Bice, who will be able to meet the funeral and other -expenses aris- ing from the untimely death of her son, make complete payment for the lot on which her garage-home is located on Stephenson's Road South, and complete the improve- ments to this little home which had been started by her son prior to his death. Assistance in the build- ing work will be given freely by members of the Oshawa fire and police departments in their off duty time. A splendid sum of $84.05 was col- lected from patrons of the Queen's Hotel by Mrs. McTaggart, propri- etor James McIntosh, one of the employees. Bert Hardie, who has been doing splendid work in col- lecting for the fund, turned in this amount this morning, along with an additional $24.55 which he had col- lected. George McCammond, of the police department turned in $44.50 which he had received from var- ious donors. Donations to the fund are being accepted ay The Times-Gazette and at the Oshawa Branch of the Cana- dian Bank of Commerce. Standing of the Mrs. Bice fund at noon today was as follows: Am't already acknowledged $445.81 Collected at Queen's Hotel.. 84.05 Collected al" Genosha Hotel 14.30 Collected by Red Hardia, $10.25 (8. Church $1.00; "Jim" $2.00; Butch Higgins, $1.00; Wave, $1.00; Hughie Bracken, $1.00; "Snarcks", 50 cents; W. A. Armstrong, $1.00; Anonymous, 50 cents; C. Wilson, 75 cents; Mrs. White, 50 cents; Mr. and Mrs, Ken Williams, $1.00.) Staff, Ont. Motor Sales .... P. C. Lofthouse C. PF. Lowry Dan Fenton T. Fountain Vern Barber Shop . G. Tucker A. Friend Rev, J, R. Cooper Died Today Peterborough, July 18--(CP) -- Rev. J. R. R. Cooper, 70, assistant minister of George Street United Church here for the last five years, died in hospital today. A graduate of Victoria College, Toronto, and Boston University, he held charges in Freleighsburg and Hemmingford, Que., and Lans- downe, Cardinal, Gananoque East, Cataraqui, Columbus. and Wark- worth, Ont, Survivors include his widow and a brother, | for every member of tie family and a large number of prizes were given | the afternoon. --~Times-Gazette Staff Fhoto. | 'One of the best races of Saturday afternoon at the United Steelworkers of America annual picnic was a sack race. Bob Sholdra is shown as he came in for the finish well ahead of the other contestants. ~Times-Gazette Staff Photo. Rover Scouts To Tour European Countries + By DON HOULDEN | Quebec, July 16--Pleasant but | surprising news greeted the Rovers | from all parts of Canada gather-, ing here on the night before sail-| ing for the 4th International Rover Moot. The second stage of the trip| that from Newcastle, England, to] Oslo, Norway, has heen cancelled, | and a new itinerary substituted in| its place. The new route calls for | the trip to Norway to te made by | way of France, Belgium, Holiand, | the British zone in occupied Ger- many, Denmark and Sweden, and then on to the Rover Moot after passing through Oslo, Norway. The change will give those who were] not contemplating a continental visit ample time to see the various countries en route. Owing to the change in the time- table, passports will have checked in London and new visas secured before the contingent leaves England. Special arrangements for this are already in progress. On Friday evening the Rovers were the guests of the Quebec Boy Scout Association at dinner held at the Habitant Inn on the outskirts of Quebec. Mr. Cartwright of the As- sociation welcomed the touring Ro- vers to Quebec, and wished them all {Local Family's Narrow Escape In Car Accident Bernard Dickey, his. wife and | three-month old. daughter Sharon, of 850 Masson Street, escaped in- jury when the auto in which they were driving completely 'overturn- ed in an accident last night. They were returning from Toronto when the accident occurred at West Hill on No. 2 Highway. Damage to the vehicle was placed at $300, Mr. Dickey said he swerved to miss another vehicle backing out from a side road, and this caused his car to roll over. "It was certainly a frightening experience and we were exceptional- ly lucky," Mrs. Dickey told The Times-Gazette this morning. The car was resting on its top when the party emerged from the wreck. Sharon their daughter had been christened that morning and they were returning from Toronto after | their stay there. Charles Cay of Dovercourt Road, Toronto, driver of the second veh- icle, said he was pulling out from the side road when the accident occurred. OPP. William Smith investigated. House Damaged By Lightning Bédroom windows were broken, window frames were wrecked, a chimney was shattered and wall plaster was "blown" from walls when a lightening bolt struck the home of Mr, and Mrs. James Chambers, 227 Verdun Road, last night. The flash "blew" out the lights in a number of homes in the district. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers were visiting in Peterborough at the time. Neighbors notified the family of the "strike". Damage is unestimat- ed. Richmond Street firemen under Deputy Chief Ray IqQbbs were sum- moned to the scene, but there was no fire. A next door neighbor, Miss Ina White told The Times-Gazette she knew nothing of the house being struck until she spotted shingles from the roof of the house in back- yard of her home. Lights in her home were "blown". NAMES CONFUSED | the best of luck on their trip. Ro- ver Scoutmaster Harold Taylor, in charge of the Canadian Rovers, re-| plied to the address. Quebec Scout representatives also arranged for a special tour of Que- bec, the Island of Orleans and Montmorency Falls for this morn- ing. The Summary 1 to be| Whith Classified Sport .... omen's News -.. Contest Page ...... P73 wane PO The Peter Siblock who was fined | | $25 or one month in jail when he | appeared in Whitby court Tuesday | morning on a charge of theft of a tire was not Peter T. Siblock .of 258 Fourth Avenue. The Times- Gazette regrets any embarrassment caused Mr. Siblock through omis- sion of the convicted man's address, THE WEATHER Overcast, clearing late this afternoon. Sunny on Tuesday. Little change in temperature. Winds light, becoming south 15 this afternoon and again Tuesday afternoon. Low tonight and high Tuesday 64 and 88. Summary for Tuesday: Sunny | and very warm, j | fice of H. Lyn Fair, Ontario Coun- ty Agricultural Representative. | This outbreak is near Sunderland. So far three outbreaks have been reported in the County. First was {in Scott Township and the other in Brock. In some places, Mr. Fair's office reported today the army worms have begun to move from oat fields to corn. In either they can cause a great deal of damage in a short time. Poison bran bait, broadcast by hand at night in a field of grain not yet harvested was believed to be the best way to combat the pest. Twenty-five pounds of bran | lis mixed with a pound of paris | green or white arsenic and the {combination "moistened with two and a half gallons of water which he: been mixed with a quart of mo- | lasses. If worms are on the march, and they do march to another field when they have shelled and eaten the grain in one, best policy is to spread the poison bran in front of them. A Sarnia report, received by The Times-Gagette from Canadian Press this morning stated that the worms had been almost eliminated in that area. However, the tiny work with the king-sized appetite is said to be on the march in the northern section of . Wellington County and they have already caused severe dam- age in western and northern On- tario. Officials from Ontario Ag- ricultural College have investigated a serious infestation near Elmira and along Highway Number 86. Earlier reports included areas near Chatham and Windsor, and damage from the worms has been recorded in districts north of To- ronto. Heavy losses in barley, oats and ARMY WORM (Continued on Page 2) what of a freak affair, George Sloe combe, flying instructor at the One tario County Flying Club, said that young Reid had made a perfect jump from the plane, and that his parachute had opened and he had descended in good form. On reach- ing the ground, however, he land« ed on the concrete runway feet first, and toppled over with great force on the ground, striking his head, and causing a fracture of the skull. "Although he was only a student jumper" said Mr, Slocombe, "he | had made several other successful jumps, and had never before had anything resembling an accident, This was strictly a freak accident, caused by the manner in which he'd landed. Dr. M. L. Morris, Simcoe Street South, who was the attending physicial, gave emergency treat- ment and had the youth removed to Oshawa General hospital. He was still unconscious at noon to- day, with occasional moments of semi-consciousness. The boy re= | ceived other body bruises and min- or injuries, but the fractured skull is the only injury of a serious nae- ture. "It will not be possible to de- termine its extent until he has re= gained complete consciousness," said Dr. Morris. " Officials at the airport said the young man had jumped from a height of 2,500 feet, and that not- mally there should have been ne difficulty in making a safe lande ing from that height. Soldiers Return To London Docks London, July 18----(AP) -- Seven thousand soldiers returned to work on strike-bound London docks toe day after a week-end rest, Workers, employers and governe ment experts, meanwhile, renewed efforts to end the walkout. Official figures showed 15341 men were idle on the government= seized waterfront and 71 ships were tied up. Troops are working 52 other vessels, unloading food and loading export cargoes. The stoppage entered its fourth week today, still deadlocked over refusal of dock workers to unload two Canadian ships involved in a dispute between two Canadian Seamen's Unions. Miss Oshawa Accepted As Entry For Pageant To Choose Miss Canada The entry of Miss Oshawa, Miss Betty Barta, 231 Tresane Avenue, for the Miss Canada Beauty Pa- geant, to be held at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, on August 18 and 19, has been accepted by the com- mittee in charge of that event, This was announced this morning by Ald. A. Hayward Murdoch, secretary of the Old Home Week Committee, who received the acceptance from the Hamilton headquarters of the Miss Canada Pageant. Miss Barta has been notified to be at the Royal York Hotel on the morning of Aug- ust 18, ready for the two days of activities and judging which will rae sult in "Miss Canada" of 1949 being crowned. Winner of the Storie Park beauty contest held on May 24, with the title of "Miss Storie Park", Betty Barta went on to win the "Miss Osh- awa" title in the final contest held at the opening of the Old Home Week celebrations at Alexandra Park on June 30. Miss Barta is an employee of the Bell Telephone Company of this city. She is be= lieved to have an excellent chance of winning higher honors in the Miss Canada pageant. Two Top-Ranking Officers Suspended By. U.S. Army Washington, July 18. -- (AP) -- An investigation of contract handl- ing by the United States Army still was under way today. Thus far it has. led to the suspension of two Major Generals and a congress- man's demand that President Tru- {man send his military aide to the sidelines. The Lnspector-General"s office has orders from: Army Secretary Gordon Gray to continue its in- vestigat.on of Maj.-Gen, eral, and Alden H. Waitt, chief of the Chemical Corps. Both were relieved of duty Sat- urday after a Senate investigating committee produced evidence which Gray said. indicated they exhibited "a lack of judgment and sense of propriety." Herman, Feldman, the Quartermaster-Gen-| Services Committee, said in a statee fnent that Vaughan was "implicate ed in the same case" with Feld» man and Waitt, He gave no details but said the aide's conduct "has been, to put it mildly, in the poor= est taste." None of the generals has come mented on the developments. Their names were mentioned in a recent newspaper story telling of agents who allegedly use their ine . fluence to obtain government cone tracts for fees of five per cent. Gray said the Scnate group finds juss indicated that Feldman, who has been in charge of buying food, for all United States armed serve ices, and furniture, clothing and other ' equipment for the army, "furnished to a contractor's repree sentative procurement information On the heels of this development Representative Paul Shafer (Rep.| Mich.). demanded that the presi- dent suspend Maj.-Gen. Harry H.| Vaughan, White House aide. Shafer, who is a member of the] House of Representatives Arped under circumstances which appear irregular." | The evidence concerning Waits, ihe added, indicates he "improperly {furnished "personnel data to an im= div' 'nal not in the military service {& © who was not entitled i "ee iz ive Su uch data." Add... .