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| THE DAILY TIMESGAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Daily Times-Gazette and Whitby Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY VOL. 9--No. 123 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1950 Price 4 Cents TWENTY PAGES ALCADOR WINS DERBY BY A HEAD é ad Disaster Relief Fund Over $15,500 Mark Oshawa's Disaster Relief Fund continues to grow. This forenoon, reports received by The Times- Gazette showed an additional $548 contributed to the fund, which brings it up over $15,500 and head- ing for the $16,000 mark. Contribu- tions have tapered of: to some ex- tent in the last two days, although the great magnitude of 'he need >f the Manitoba flood victims is only beginning to become apparent now as the flood waters recede, and re- veal the wreckage of thousands of homes. There is still need for a large volume of contributions from Oshawa to help in boosting the: fund of $10,000,000 which is considered necessary for flood relief alone. Public schools stepped into the limelight with substantial contri- butions to today's totals. From the teachers and pupils of Ritson School came donations amounting to $155.00, while Simcoe Street North School pupils contributed an even $100.00. Another cheque for $100 came from the Ontario Motor Sales, Limited, and $50.00 from em- ployees of that firm. Fifty dollars came from Local Union 205, and a similar amount from the Oshawa District InsGrance Agents Associa- tion. This morning the Kinsmen Club announced that it will hold 3 mon- ster bingo in the Oshawa Arena on Thursday evening next in aid of the fund, to which the total pro- ceeds will be given. Contributions can be made at The Times-Gazette office, at Radio Station CKLB, 'at the city treas- urer's office and at the local bank branches. Contributions reported to The Times-Gazette were as follows: Local 205, $50.00; Oshawa District Insurance Agents Association, $50.00. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McCoomb, $5.00; Brewers', Retail Store, $25.00; Ontario Motor Sales Limited, $100.00; Ontario, Motor Sales Limited employees, $50.00; Mrs. J. Sweet, $5.00; Mrs. F. C. Clayton, $5.00; Jonn Lawrence, $5.00; Mrs. Brenda C. Calhoun, $6.00; Bradley Brothers, $25.00; L. S. Hy- man, $10.00 Pupils, North Simcoe Street School, $100.00; Teachers and pupils, Ritson School, $155.00; Anonymous, $2.00; Mr. and Mrs. F. Bullivant, $5.00. Nationalists Surrender Ladrones Hong Kong, May 27--(AP) --The Chinese Nationalists today handed the Wanshan (Ladrone) Islands to the Communists, British Naval offi- cials reported. A spokesman for the Royal Navy said evacuation ' of the blockade base 40 miles southwest of Hong Kong was completed by Nationalist warships at 8 a.m. In giving up the Wanshans the Nationalists left the trade-starved Communist metropolis of Canton open to foreign sea commerce for the first time in more than eight months. Floods Inundate Part of New Zealand Wellington, N.Z., May 27 (Reut- ers)--Widespread damage today was reported from many parts of New Zealand's South Island following 24 hours of floods. The Westland and Canterbury rivers surged down from the South- ern Alps after torrential rains. One death was reported. Many west coast areas were iso- lated. Radio reports told of '"ap- palling" stock losses. Dozens of bridges disappeared into the angry waters of the swollen rivers. RaiJroad, electricity and telephone services were disrupted, and many roads were impassable. Crossing Atlantic In $465 Yacht Belfast, May 27--(Reuters)--Four young Irishmen set out today to cross the Atlantic in a 12%-ton yacht, the Ituna, which they bought for £150 ($465), They are going to "be ,students of the Frank. Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in Wisconsin, They will go by Dublin, Lisbon, Madeira, Canary Islands, Bermuda, New York, up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes. TUN ET PA ID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per Issue April, 1950 11,214 Two Electrocuted Raising Aerial Fairborn, O., May 27--(AP) James A. Ryan, 31, father of four small children, tried bo erect his own television aerial Friday. It cost his wife's life as well as his own. He tried to raise the aerial pole to slip one end into brackets he had fas- tened to the house. The aerial hit a 12,000-volt power line. The shock killed Ryan. His wife, Lois, 26, ran from the house toward him. She stumbled against a fence on which the aerial fell. She too was electro- cuted. Member Will Advise Ajax Oppose Plan Strong criticism of what he term- ed the "despotic" management of Ajax was made by Walter C. Thomson, K.C., M.P., speaking last night to members: of the Whitby Liberal Women's Club, "The great majority of the diffi- culties 'with which I have to deal emanates from Ajax," he said. "On the whole, affairs in this riding are running smoothly and my govern- ment is meeting current requests without exception, but as to Ajax, it is a different story. I have of- fered my services, for what they may be worth, in respect to various Ajax problems but they have not been asked for. They have not been used and I fear they have not been welcomed." "Now we find that we are facing (tomorrow afternoon at Ajax) an organized protest meeting, to which I have been invited," said Mr. Thomson." I regret its necessity. But I do feel that the residents of Ajax have been wronged and that someone has done that wrong." Referring to the termination of negotiations for supplying of Ajax water to Pickering Village, the member said he doubted that many of the facts surrounding the water situation are now known but AJAX PLAN (Continued on Page 5) Ranger Says Fires Deliberately Set Halifax, May 27--(CP)--R. T. MacCabe, forest ranger directing 300 weary fire fighters battling a forest blaze five miles southwest of Truro, N.S., said today some of the forest in the area had been "de- liberately set." The fires have burned over 2,- 000 acres of second growth and slash and the ranger said they are out of control and only rain can extinguish them. R.C.M.P. officers are investigating. The largest fire which broke out Thursday night has cut a swath three miles long and a mile wide 'and is moving in a northerly di- rection, The forest ranger said the fires had been set after three separate fires broke out in the area south of Truro Friday. Mr. MacCabe said the wind was not blowing in the direction of the new outbreaks and they could not have started from embers from the first and largest fire. To Inspect Army Cadets Wednesday The instructors of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, No. 1913, Ontario Regiment Cadet Corps, have announced that the annual Cadet Inspection will be eld in the Oshawa Armouries at 8 p.n. Wednesday, May 31. At the last an- nual inspection held in May 1949 the Ontario Regiment Cadet Corps won the General Proficiency Trophy for the best »en corps 'n 'he T. U. C. under Central Command. In a letter to the parents of the cadets, Chief Instructor J, W. Kaine stated how proud he.and the other instructors are of their cadets win- ning the Proficiency Trophy and "we are endeavoring to duplicate this achievement." The inspection will start off with a "Fall In and Roll Call." Follow- ing this will be the official inspec- tion by the inspecting officer with a wireless demonstration and band demonstrations following. Also dem- onstrated will be the cadets' abili- ties with the Browning and Bren guns. Parents of the cadets are urged | to attend the inspection as it will | act as an "inspira@on" to both them | and the cadets. - Red Youth Jams Into East Berlin Berlin, May 27--(AP)--Commu- nist leaders turned East Berlin into an amusement park today for nearly 400,000 young Germans massed here for Sunday's giant Whitsun rally. Red leaders jeered, meanwhile, at the western sector for having feav- ed that the rally might turn into an attack on West Berlin. program of sports festivals and pro-Soviet speeches to dazzle the "Free German Youth" (F.D.J.). Berlin--A hot spot of the cold war--was freer from viiolence than a, any time in recent months, though there still were some sc: t- tered incidents. trying to abduct a 32-year-old po- litical refugee from the Russian zone at the British sector elevated railway station. Five F.D.J. members have fled to the western allied sectors for err People's Police, which western officials claim is a disguised army, also have won réfuge in West Berlin. | But along the mid-city boundary | | between the Russian and allied | sectors both east and west police enforced a strict ban on blue- shirt- With a "long live Stalin" cheer, | the Communists began a 12-hour | ed F.D.J. youngsters wandering ao thc west. A British armored detachment | began its second day of duty with- | Two alleged Communist agents | were arrested during the night for | asylum. Six conscripts of the East-| Explosion Kills Two, Injures Seven | Oakville firemen probe with a pike-pole through the wreckage of a motor cruiser which exploded in the {owns harbor killing two men and injuring seven others. Garland Gay, 26, a Newfoundlander, was repair- ing the motor of the cruiser when it exploded throwing his body under the motor. The second man, Johnny | Pezzi, 22, of Galt, Ont., was crushed against the dock, dying instantly. ~--Central Press Canadian, in gunshot of Potsdamer Platz, tra- ditionally the most explosive point on the boundary. Allied garrison totalling 8,000 men were on the alert although the 13,000 western police have had no trouble yet. West Berlin ignored the ideolog- ical fanfare in the Russian sector, turning its interest to the glitter- | ing automobile show opening this | morning. Most West Berlin families plan- ned to spend Whitsun day in the country or in puruit of some quiet amusement. The Communist press did its bit --one way or another. The official Soviet newspaper Taegliche Rundschau attacked Ber- lin's U.S. commandant, Maj-Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, for his "Terror bombardment of lies and slander." "German youth are no hysterical street mob as Herr. Taylor per- haps thought," the paper said. "They did not intend to let their Whitsuntide rally be spoiled--even by American generals." East German officials claimed 377,000 F.D.J. members had gather- ed in the Russian sector by mid- night and that more than 100,000 would arrive today. bership in the Soviet zone is reported to exceed 1,200,000. N. Atlantic Air Fares Up 7 P.C. Montreal, May 27 (CP)--North Atlantic air fares have been "bump- ed" up seven per cent but the world's air lines will continue in 1950-51 special winter bargain rates between Europe and North Ameri- ca. The International Air Transport Association anncunced from its headquarters here today that a re- cent semi-annual traffic confer- ence in Madrid decided to boost basic North Atlantic fares to meet "part of the increased costs of oper ating new equipment." The special winter excursion ratcs will, however, save passengers con- siderable amounts on round trips. Passengers will also get a choice of several price levels at different times of the year. The announce. ient said that 2 I.AT.A. member airlines from 27 countries, flying 90 per cent of the world's scheduled plane miles, took part in the conference. All decisions of the I.AT.A. traf- fic conferences are subject to ap- proval of interested governments before they can become law. If ratified, the new fares will become effective next Sept. 30. The basic trais-Atlantic rate is computed as between New York and London with corresponding fares computed to other gateway points. The basic one-way fare during the busy season (summer), will be $375 in United States funds with a 10 per cent reduc.ion for round trips. { The "'on-season" fare will be in ef- | fect from April 0 Stptember cast- bound and from July tc December west-bound. During - the remaining seven months of the year in each direc- tion, the basic fare will be approx- imately $500 .n US. furds for rouns trips of any duration. Passengers may also combine "on season" tri. in one direction with an "off season" trip in the other for a round-trip fare of $587.50. Fifteen-day excursion fares of $412.50 will be offered during the first three months of 1951. Last year the special excursion fares were good only for tr'ps originating in the 'US. and in Canada but in 1951 they will apply to trips origin- | ating on either side of the Atlantic, F.D.J. mem-| Gracie Fields Thrilled By Oshawa's Audience; Enjoying Canadian Tour : "This is a "wonderful sodieiise, and it is thrilling to sing to people | who are so responsive," said Gracie | Fields, England's greatest enter- | tamer, as she chatied With 'a rep- resentative of The Times-Gazette in her dressing room during the intermission period of her show at the Oshawa Arena last night. And Gracie Fields meant it sincerely. "I have toured Canada before," she said, "but this my first visit to Oshawa, and I glad I came here. I could feel the-audience was with me from the moment I step- ped on the platform, and that al- ways gives a wonderful lift to an entertainer." Relaxed and resting between sec- tions of her lengthy program, Gra- cie Fields talked freely and at times with enthusiasm, regarding her tour of Canada. She liked Canadian audiences, she said, and the man- ner in which they quickly estab- lishéd a bond between themselves and the singer." I am thoroughly enjoying this Canadian tour, in spite of the one-night stands. In fact, I like these one-night stands, which give the opportunity of meet- ing new people in many places." Miss Fields' favorite audiences, however, were found in Scotland. "I love playing in the Scottish cities," she said, "because the au- diences there have a warmth that is not found anywhere else. I re- member one night I was playing in Dundee. There was a great au- dience, and when I came out of the theatre after the show, "the whole crowd was assembled on the streets, and sang to me, 'Will Ye No Come Back Again.' I can never forget that night in Dundee." While her previous tours of Canada in wartime were made un- der the auspices of the Navy League of Canada, to raise funds for its work for the sailors and men 'of the merchant marine, Miss Fiélds admitted that her present tour was entirely on her own account. "This one is for myself," she said. But she is going to make a quick trip to Winnipeg after her show in Ot- tawa on June 10, and while there, is going to give a concert in aid of the Manitoba Flood Relief Fund. She will also give there her two concerts, scheduled for May 12 and 13, which had to be cancelled on account of the flood conditons, Miss Fields spoke feeling of her home for orphan children at Peace- haven in the south 'of England. "The orphanage is going ahead splendidly," she said "During the war, the buildings were. taken over by the Women's Land Army, and the children were evacuated to Letchworth in Hertfordshire, north | of London. But after the war they came back to Peacehaven, where there are now about thirty child- ren." Gracie Fields personally fi- nances this jumanitarian project, and finds great joy in what is be- | ing done "or tke children whc live there. It was learned that Gracie Fields does not like Toronto in hot and humid weather like that of the past |S week, "I was glad to get out of Toronto," she said. "It was very un- comfortable. We are going hack there tonight, and then on to Guelph for a concert tomorrow night. And then I am going right down to Niagara Falls immediately after the show to «njoy a week-end of fresh air and rest t the Falls GRACIE FIELDS (Continued on page 2) African Woman, 149, Died Today Johannesburg, South Africa, May 27--(Reuters)--An African woman, said to be 149 years old, has died in a township on the outskirts of Jo- hannesburg, officials said today. A Britain Accepts Egyptian Offer Cairo, May 27 (Reuters).--Bri- tain has accepted an Egyptian proposal to evacuate British troops from Egypt provided a military alliance is concluded between the two countries, sources close to the Egyptian Walfdist government said today. 'The sources sai -dthe proposal was accepted in the British reply to the recent Egyptian note on Anglo- Egyptian relations. There is a widely-shared belief in Cairo that if the present prelimin- ary communications between Egypt and Britain are successful Anglo- Egyptian negotiations for a new treaty may start soon after the ar- rival next month of Britain's new ambassador, Sir Ralph Stevenson. One newspaper here said Field Marshal Sir William Slim, chief of the Imperial General Staff, will visit Egypt next month to explain to Egyptian political and military chiefs the international military situation and to hold defence talks. Army Will Move Out In Few Days Winnipeg, May 27--(CP)--Premier Campbell announced today another inevitable step in the Red River Valley's return to normal: the army's flood-control headquarters will be shut down withih a few days. A week ago none would have be- lieved that Brig. R. E. A. Morton's command of all river-defence work would end so soon. By Moriday, or earlier, said Premier Campbell in an inter- view, civilians will have replaced service men along much of the 20 miles of dyking in Winnipeg and its twin city, St. Boniface. Simultaneously, most of the re- serve troops called to active service on flood duty were beifig stood down. Two-fifths of the 5,000 service men under flood-headquarters com- mand were to be off the job this weekend. Hundreds already have lef+ the city as the emphasis switch- ed gradually to relief and rehabil itation. The premier's announcement was made three weeks to a day after he called for armed forces help against a swiftly-rising river which threatened to engulf almost all the metropolitan area. One-sixth of greater Winnipeg was subsequently inundated but the Reds century-high record did not come within two feet of the "disas- ter level" at which army-directed general evacuation of the area's 330000 population would be neces- ary. Brig. Morton has pigeonholed the emergency plan for this tremend- ou: population transfer because the river has behaved so well during the last week. At 5 am. CDT its Winnipeg level was 27.95 feet--still almost 10 feet above flood stage but down 2% feet from the 30.3-foot peak it reached May 19. The risk that further serious damage would occur was considered remote. doctor who examined the body of the woman, Makatrina Malinga, certified the age as "probably cor- rect." Wound Fatal To R.C.M.P. Constable Montreal, May 27 (CP)--A desper- ate 35-hour fight for life ended Fri- day night when R.C.M.P. Constable Alex Gamman died in hospital here of bullet wounds inflicted by a would-be bank robber. The 58-year-old veteran of 14 years with the R.CM.P. was shot three times at point-blank range Thursday when a gunman came ronto branch on downtown Beaver Hall Hill. The constable, an unarmed member of the protective detail at Montreal's Bank of Canada head office near the hold-up scene, was on his way home for dinner when he heard a shot coming from the bank. A 'bullet had just felled bank manager S. G. Bickley, who now is recuperating in hospital from a minor wound in the leg. Although unarmed, the red-uni- formed R.C.M.P, officer made a dash for the bank and was met by the lone thug who fired three times at him, one of the bullets finding its mark just above the heart. Despite repeated blood transfu- sions, the constable was so weak that it was impossible to operate and remove the slugs. First R.C.M.P. officer to be killed in Quebec Province in the liné of duty, Gamman had applied three days before for special leave to visit his three children and three grand- children in Alberta, His wife lives here. Meanwhile, police said their hunt for what they called a "ruthless and desperate thug" was progressing with the help of the R.C.M.P. who joined in the search on learning that one of their men had been cut down. Detective Capt. William Fitzpat- rick, said it was definitely estab- lished that the wanted man was seriously wounded. The gunman apparently shot himself in the groin accidentally when Gamman at- tempted to stop him. Prince Edward I. P.C. Boss Resigns Charlottetown, May 27--(CP) -- Dr, W. J. P. MacMillan, leader of the Progressive Conservative party in Prince Edward Island since 1933, resigned Friday night. An- nouncement of his resignation was made following a meeting of party officials. A Provincial convention to elect a new leader is scheduled for June 27, Dr. MacMillan, 69, was first elect- ed to the Provincial Legislature in 1923, and has represented Charlotte- town since, except for one four- year period. He succeeded the late | ou J. D. Stewart. as premier in 1033, running out of the Bank of To-. Prince Simon Edged 0 tretch Epsom, Surrey, England, ut In Drive May 27--(CP)--Galcador, a 100-9 shot, won the 171st running of the Derby today. The favored Prince Simon was sec third, Double Eclipse is a stable Prince Simon. Prince Simon, owned by W banker, appeared to have the the stretch, but the French-ow ond and Double Eclipse was mate of the Kentucky-bred illiam Woodward, New York 1V4-mile classic race won in ned colt caught him. Galcador beat out Prince Simon by a head with Double Eclipse another four lengths back. Galcador started at 100 to at 2 to 1 and Double Eclipse at: 9, Prince Simon, the favorite, 40 to 1. The field consisted of 25 wang ers. It was the richest Derby of them | all, with the winner netting ap- | proximately £52,392. Second money was £6,200 and third was £3,100. Until Galcador came with a long sustained finish run it seemed cer- tain Prince Simon would succeed. woodward's horse appeared to have run the other 24 starters off their feet. Galcador caught him ir the last few strides. The Royal family, and a huge crowd, including celebrities such as Bing Crosby; Rita Hayworth, the wife of Prince Aly Khan; Dorothy Lamour and Irene Dunne, watched the race. The crowd was estimated at 500,- 000 sprawled over the downs in a circus atmosphere. Telegram II finished fourth, Ris ing Flame, fifth, and Castle Rock, sixth. Mattygainmal was last. The victory of Marcel Boussac's | horse killed the hopes of banker | Woodward of winning the coveted | | British turf prize with an Ameri- | can-bred horse. | ES Galcador's win gave Boussac a His filly Asmena won| fine double. the Epsom Oaks stakes on Thursday. | Welsh View was Seventh. The further order of finish was not | recorded. | Galcador's time was 2:36 4/5, com- | pared with the record of 2:33 4/5. Prince Simon's sire is Prince-| quillo, also the father . of Hill] Prince who lost to Middleground in the Kentucky Derby this month. France had a good representa- tion in the race, for Princequillo was bred in that country. The horse was sent to the United States as a yearling. Galcador is a chestnut colt by Djebel-Pharyva. Deserters May Return To Canada of Second World War deserters, : e giving the green light for :. return home to roughly 100 Canadian ser- vicemen who quit their uniforms and vanished overseas. Nobody will ever know how nany heed it. Nobody knows their where- abouts. Some may have slipped quietly back to Canada but the majority, defence official- feel, have disappeared into the web of British or European life and will probab'y never return, _ Once the bill to consolidate Par- Jaren ,the forces will no long- er care. Once that happens, there will be no deserters from that war. They and their Sime will be written off. A clause tucked away at the end of the bill's numerous sections writes the last chapter in the war's story of desertion, one that involv- ed nearly enough men to fill a di- vision, The great majority of those men have already been written off by cabinet order-in-council passed in 1946. They were largely the so-call- ed zombies, soldiers called up for military duty who refused to volun- teer to serve overseas. That order covered 14,100 men who were deemed "never to have served." A special provision in the bill covers the last 414 deserters still on the forces' books. About 100 of them were men who deserted overséas. The rest deserted after they came home at the end of the war in a period between that covered by the order-in-council -- up to the ead f 1945 -- and the formal establish- ment of the peacetime forces in late 1946. Both the order and the bill adopt the same process. The men are deemed never to have served. They can draw no discharge benefits. But if they walked info an army bar- racks and offered themselves as prisoners they would be sent away. Stranahan' Wins British Golf Title St. Andrews, Scotland, May 27 (AP) .--Frank Stranahan of Toledo, Ohio, won his second British amae FRANK STRANAHAN | teur golf championship within three years when he overwhelmed Dick Chapman of Pinehurst, N.C., 8 and 6 in today's 36-hole final, Bogus Bills Difficult 'To Detect Ottawa May 27 (CP)--The armed | forces, iinally washing their hands | Bogus $10 bills are circulating in Oshawa. At least two counterfeit bills have been tracked down with- in the past week. A teller at the downtown branch of the Dominion Bank, Miss Edith Hood, 87 John Street, spotted both. A postal employee, Fred Graham, 39 Gibbons Street, reported one of the bills was "passed" at the King Street East Post Office, presumably yesterday. The second bill, accord- ing to reports, was "passed" last week in a King Street West ticket agency. It is understood the bill was presented in exchange for tickets for the Gracie Fields show in the arena last night. "They are the only ones I have ever seen," Miss Hood said today. "They look different from the regue lar bills. The color is faded a lit: and the paper is different." Today one of the bogus bills wag put in with a pile of good bills. Only an "expert" could pick out the bogus bill. Mouse in Ketchup Woman Wins $20,395 Elizabethtown, N.Y, May 27 (AP). --A woman who claimed her skin was diseased by ketchup from a bottle containing a mouse has won- a $20,395 award. Supreme Court jury returned the verdict Friday in favor ef Mrs. Paula Robinson against the H. J, Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. A State THE WEATHER Cloudy with a few sunny in. tervals today. Mostly Sunny on Sunday, Little ch in tem perature. Winds north 15 toe day, Light tonight and Sune day. Low tonight and high Sunday 45, 65. Summary for Sunday: Mainly sunnny, cool.