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THE DAILY TIMESGAZETTE. ® OSHAW A Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY VOL. 9--No. 297 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950 EIGHTEEN PAGES J Price § Cente NNEXATION AGREEMENT NEARS undreds Escape Death In Quebec Wreck | | i | { | Tentative Pact In Controversy Follows Meet Property to be Vacated to Make Way for New Federal Public Building 60-FOOT DIVE INTO RIVER IS AVERTED, 800 ABOARD FLIER After four hours' discussion last night an area of agree- ment was reached between members of Oshawa and East Whitby councils and members of the group of farmers whose recent objection to the Ontario Municipal Board had the ef- fect of suspending the annexation by Oshawa of parts of Vaudreuil, Que., Dec. 21 -- | (CP)--The overnight Toron- to-Montreal pool train was de- railed today while crossing the Dorion Bridge over the St. Lawrence River, some 35 miles west of Montreal, but ; injuries were slight and con- : fined to a handful of the 800 passengers aboard. It appeared that only good fortune averted major disaster. All cars of the train remained on the bridge tracks but could easily have plunged 60-odd feet into the river. Cause of the derailment of the train, operated by the Canadian National Railways, was given as a oracked beering on the lead bag- gage car. One of the injured was Al Jack- son of Montreal, a sleeping car porter who was scalded by hot wa- ter in the club car. . Other injuries were minor and resulted from severe shakings-up. The crack train blew for the bridge and had started high-ball- | ing across when the cracked bear- ing sloughed the baggage car off the rails. Donald Gordon, Jr., son of the Canadian National Railways presi- dent and a passenger on the train, said the locomotive engineer ap- Pied brakes but the train momen- was such that there could be po immediate stop. The locomotive | remained on the rails carrying slong the two cars immediately be- | hind it, These two cars, running back of the engine, broke their coup- with the derailed car which, with the next four cars, hopped the rails and carved a tie-tearing path through bridge-bed. . "It was a hell of a mess," said young Gordon: "But there was mo panic and most passen- gers stayed in their berths er their rooms until advised to move." The wreck scene looked like this: $e the eastern end of the bridge-- e Montreal side -- the engine was uncoupled from the first two cars which pulled away from the de- Eailed section. thes | i The above photograph shows the property at the corner of | parking lot and two houses have received notices to vacate | right, the parking lot shown in the foreground, and the two Simcoe Street South and Athol Street East on which the by April 30 of next year. The site includes the present post new Federal Public Building is to be built. Occupants of the | office annex building, formerly Y. | houses which lie behind the garage building and the bill- M.C.A.,, at the extreme | board in the centre of the picture. __Times-Gazette Staff Photo. East Whitby Township. If a formal agreement can be work- ed out, and it is very likely that it will, the utmost effort will be made to have withdrawal of the objection accomplished before January 1, at which time, if this is done, the order of the Municipal Board for annexation will take effect. Two Children Burn to Death In Housing Fire Toronto, Dec. 21--(CP)--Two | children were burned to death China Still CABINET MAPS a ire TOP DEFENCE Cease-Fire | | Jake gue 2 ypu 21-08) PLANS TODAY | Chinese Communists that chances | 0 Cr | for talks on a4 general Far Eastern | Ottawa, Dec. 21--(CP) -- settlement--desired by the Reds { Pederal Cabinet was: scheduled to | would be improved if today, probably to make | Peiping meet Beachhead Lull Guns Numb Red .By OLEN CLEMENTS: Tokyo, Dec. 21--(AP)-- The Hungnam beachhead lay {heeded U.N. calls for a cease-fire vital decisions, both international quiet today after Allied land-sea-air barrages had mown down in Korea. In a second direct appeal to the Communist government, the three-man U.N. cease-fire com- mittee said a pending Asian- Arab proposal for such negotia- tions would receive greater U.N. consideration if the Korean fighting was halted. L. B. Pear- son, Canadian external affairs minister is a member of the three-man committee, The second message, sent to Peip- ing Tuesday night, gave no promise that the Far Eastern talks would and economic, which will set the pattern for action by Canada in the months ahead. | In one of the most important | | meetings in some months, the Cabinet expected direct reports from three key ministers. cisions now may be possible on: 1. The size of land and. air forces Canada will contribute to the defence of Europe, and the question of more arms aid for that trouble-spot over | and above the $300,000,000 al- | ready authorized by parlia- | an the perimeter, Frozen bodies of Chinese d rolled back the Communists' most menacing attack on = and white-robed Kore®h Reds littered the snow-crusted east flank of the United Nations Communist survivors appar- De- | defence ring where the attack was made. ently were numbed to a stand- still by the fury of the 'round- the-clock bombardment by Al- lied warships, planes and land artillery, Field dispatches reported the shattered survivors thrown back follow a cease-fire. States strongly opposes linking the Korean fighting with such other Asian problems as Red China's de- mands for Formosa and for a seat The United | ment, 2. What action, if any, Canada will take in the field of price and | the Allied forces hoiding their last other controls in the light of the | Sliver of northeast Korea around voluntary "freeze" and other sim- in the United Nations. ilar measures in the United States. Peiping as yet has made no reply to either the committee's first ap- | peal for more cease-fire talks or to | the second note. CABINET (Continued on Page 2) Armed Hemisphere London Meet | 'Will Discuss from the point of gravest peril to Hungnam on the Sea of Japan, Quiet also was reported on the western Korean front. Gen. MacArthur's headquarters reported meanwhile that the Chin- ese had suffered heavy losses--at a | ratio of 10 to 1--during the darkest days of the U.N, retreat from most, | of North Korea, Nov. 27 to Dec. 12.] The United Nations commander reported U.N. casualties in the Nov. 27-Dec. 12 period of 12,975, not in- cluding those suffered by Republic of Korea forces, All of the Allies killed, wounded and missing during the two-week period were American Urged By Hoover World Crisis New York, Dec. 21-- (AP)--Former President Herbert | Hoover urged the United States last night to concentrate on fortifying the western hemisphere as a "Gibraltar." He called on his fellow countrymen to "arm to the teeth" to hold the Atlantic.and Pacific Oceans, with the island out- posts of Britain, Japan, Formosa and the Philippines. Hoover, speaking over radio and television, said it would be "sheer folly" to engage in land war with Communist hordes in Asia or the continent of Europe. He urged the United States fo "arm our air and naval forces to the teeth" to defend the frontiers he laid out. Hoover said the Communists could never break through American sea Hoover Speech Rapped 'As U.S.' Isolationism' London, Dec. 21 -- (Reuters) -- | Two prominent British newspapers today gave Herbert Hoover both London, Dec. 21--(Reujers)--Re- presentatives of some 450,000,000 people meet in London next month to discuss the affairs of the Com- monwealth, Por 10 days Prime Minister At- | tlee and his Government 'will play host to Prime Ministers or their delegates from eight Dominions whose territories sprawl around the world. The last get-together of the prime ministers was in April 1949, when they worked out a formula for India to remain within the Commonwealth fam- KOREA (Continued on Page 2) New Trials For Acheson Back In U.S. Washington, Dec. 21-- (AP) --State ily despite her avowed Repub- Secretary Dean Acheson returned lican status. today from his shortest and most No agenda has been drawn up for | decisive mission to Europe to face a the forthcoming 'meeting, sched- stiff new Republican challenge to uled to begin Jan. 2, but Far East- | his policy of European rearmament as well as his continuance in office. & * Wreckage of Plane With 37 Aboard Found Baguio, Philippines, Dec. 21--(AP)--The charred wreck- age of a United States C-54 transport that crashed with 37 persons aboard was sighted to- day high up a rugged 9,324- foot mountain in central Lu- zon. Search pilots reported no sign of life. There were 30 passengers and Seven Crew members aboard the plane. Chinese Reds Get Tough With Antis By FRED HAMPSON Hong Kong, Dec. 21 -- (AP) -- The Chinese Communist regime apparently is setting the stage for | a harsh new punitive campaign against "counter-revolutionaries"-- its name for anti-Communists. One tip-off came in early De- cember when the officially-con- trolled newspaper "Liberation Daily" in Shanghai "scolded" the Red government for being too leni- ent toward 'growing banditry and discontent among the masses." The Communist newspaper Spin TOWN today when fire broke out in a home in suburban Lakeview's civic housing centre. The victims were (wo-year- old Jimmy Boland and his brother, David, 4. It was reported their mother, Mrs. Mary Boland, was at work when the fire broke out. $250,000 FIRE The basis for agreement which, after seemingly endless discussion, was worked out, guarantees that the city will un- dertake no local improvement charges against purely agricul- tural lands save and except un- der the provisions of Section 8 of the Ontario Municipal Act, which section guarantees that a certain procedure including the giving of 21 days' notice during | which ebjections can be field to the Ontario Municipal Board. Despite the farmers' objections | the right of petition of two-thirds of the rate-payers of a section for {local improvements was not left out. The farmers will, however, be | guaranteed that they will be noti- fied and given a decent interval to ANNEXATION * (Continued on page 5) N ALBERTA | Ryley, Alta, Dec. 21--(CP) Prompt help from about 10 neigh- obring towns last night saved the rest of this northern Alberta town | from a $250,000 fire which destroy- ed almost all of one side of its main street. As the blaze, reported to have been started by an explosion in a garage in the centre of the street, raged through half a dozen build- ings, the neighboring towns dis- ' = ¢ patched their fire brigades to Ryley Bonn, Germany, Dec. 21 or John Kordich. Burned to the ground were buildings housing a butcher shop, garage, hardware, mach- ine agency, service station, | the West or no rearmament, Cognizant of a golden oppor- for horse electrical-appliance shop, groc- ery store and une restaurant. Another restaurant and an egg- grading station were badly damaged. tunity diplomatic trading, the Germans began talks with the three Allied high commissioners determined to wring concessions ior any par- ; : ; any participation in the inter- Bill Radick, a garage mechanic, national defence force headed suffered severe burns to the' face, by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. hands and arms and was taken to The North Atlantic Pact powers hospital at nearby Tofield. He was -- which do not include West Ger- reported to have been sweeping the yon. _ decided at their Brussels floor near an open tank of kero- meeting Monday that 150,000 Ger- sene when it exploded in his face. |, an soldiers are wanted for the He crawled out of the blazing gar- | gyropean Army which they plan to age through a window. raise 1,000,000 men in two years. Three families were made home- | py West German political lead- less. ers and newspapers have served no- When the blaze was brought un- | tice they will have none of it un- der control, after four hours of fire |jegs: 2 fighting in 15-above weather, there 1. Their country is accepted as were an estimated 2,000 persons inign equal partner by its one-time the town which has a population of 500. Ryley is about 45 miles southeast of Edmonton. "Fire hoses packed the main street like sardines in a can," said Mayor Kordich, proprietor of the 40-room Alberta hotel The flames marched to within 60 feet of the structure. 'Pope Will Celebrate 'Midnight Yule Mass Vatican City, Dec. 21--(AP) | The Pope will celebrate a Christmas | midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basi- tlica for Holy Year pilgrimage, it was announced today. The Pontiff will hold its last | conquerors, | 2. German troop units are not | significantly restricted in size or | composition of command staffs un- less such restrictions apply to all member countries. 3. West Germany's status as an occupied enemy power is scrapped and the republic given full political independence, Farm Home Razed, Man Burned In Fire TO Brockville, Dec. 21---(CP)--Jonas | Saddon, his wife and two children | were homeless at Fairfield, five | miles north of here, Wednesday night when a gasoline lantern ex- and air power to invade the west- ern hemisphere: "They can no more reach Washington in force than we can reach Moscow." At another point, he expressed the opinion that the atomic bomb is "a far less dominant weapon than it was once thought to be." « The only living former President, a Republican, making one of the most important addresses of his HOOVER (Continued on Page 2) NET PAID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per Issue for NOVEMBER 11,066 ern affairs again are expected to be a main topic of discussion. The Prime Ministers themselves: will | suggest the subjects to be taken up. | With developments in Korea in | the forefront, discussion may turn | "unfortunate" and "isolationism." | on Commonwealth attitudes to- | | In Washington, Hoover's propos- | warq Communist China, which {als caused a new congressional | Britain, India, Pakistan and Cey- {battle to loom between Democrats | jon have recognized. Canada, Aus- and Republicans. Kenneth Wherry | tralia, New Zealand and South {of Nebraska, Senate Republican | africa have not recognized the |leader, said Hoover's proposals | peiping regime. "collide directly with those of | J barrels for his criticism last night of United States defence policy. Both the London Telegraph and the Manchester Guardian claimed the former President's views were He had left here only last Sunday and in the intervening three days had: 1. Agreed, as American repre- sentative of the North Atlantic Treaty Council, meeting at Brussels, to creation of a 1,000,000-man inter- national European defence army, which will include both American and German units, under Gen. Dwight Eisenhower as supreme commander. disclosed that in the last 12 months 100,000 "bandits" had been wiped out and 10,000 Na- tionalist agents reunded up in 2,000 cases of underground ac- tivity. But this was not enough, "Lib- eration Daily" said. It was time for Communist authorities to "come and peaceful thoughts and take sharper action . , ." out of their state of complacency | in St. Peter's Saturday, and on the | home, destroying the house and'its following day, Christmas Eve, will [contents and severely burning Mr. close the Basilica's holy, door. | Saddon's right hand. Tomorrow the major relics of the, The fire started in the kitchen posed in St. Peter's for veneration |ed the house was levelled. by the faithful. | Saddon was taken to hospital. | The Brockville branch of the Cana- | Average temperatures range from dian Red Cross Society is taking | 45 to 63 degrees in Tasmania, Aus- [care of his wife and children. tralia, | WELFARE CHEQUES ADVANCED President Truman and Congress, | and the public must decide who is |right," While most Democratic | leaders avoided immediate com- ment, Senator Herbert Lehman ( . % A in > Dem. N.Y.) said: "It appears to | By JACK MACBETH ime to be a nid alia 100 a Tele Sof With Canadian Forces in Korea, Dec, 21--(AP)--Husky, wise-crack- | ing Canadian infantrymen, many | of them combat veterans and all of them volunteers, are stamping their feet on a Korean hillside, They want to fight. They figure that's what they came over here THE WEATHER Cloudy, clearing about noon. Friday cloudy, light snow be- ginning in the Mild- er, Winds southwest 15. Low tonight and high Friday 25 and 40. Summary for Friday --cloudy. 2 Light snow in eve- ning. waiting around is no fun." Wearing sharply-creased khaki- | green battledress, the Canadians | already have commanded the res- pectful attention of friendly troops and civilians in the area of their hill encampment. There are about 1,000 Canadian soldiers, members of the 2nd Bat- talion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, in Korea, They arrived in the South Korean ahead of them.) One American soldier remarked ' Canadian Troops In Korea Spoiling For Fight as a small column of Canadians passed him on the roadway: "These boys sure look good. I hear they have quite a record." Among the Patricias is Sgt. Lou (Kid) Fumano, former Olympic featherweight boxing champion and former Canadian bantam- | ties. A veteran of the Second World | Toronto, Dec. 21--(CP) -- The {more than 10,000 persons in On- | tario who receive old-age pensions | or . mother's allowances are getting | their cheques early this month. War, he was asked why he had Normally the payments are not | volunteered to come to Korea. | "I'm not quite sure," he answer- es "Perhaps it's that most of us |to get them in the mails before like the wartime army. The peace- | Christmas. : time army I didn't like, Maybe it's | the excitement." | To L. Cpl. Henry Mah of Toron- | FLAMES RAZE PLANT Leamington, Dec. 21--(CP)--Fire 4 for. As one of them put it: "This | port of Pusan last week, and have | weight champion who fought pro- | to, the Korean war is "just another |ear!; today destroyed the plant of | two months of combat training left | fessionally in many American ci- | job." The 23-year-old Canadian of | the Trumpour Chemical Company | Chinese descent added: "I'll just | here. There was no immediate esti- | chalk this que up to experience," |mate of damage, general audience of the Holy Year |ploded in the kitchen of their farm | Roman Catholic church will be ex- and before help could be summon- | | due until the end of the month | but the Provincial welfare depart- | {ment has been working overtime | |Allies Face Hard Job to Woo Troops (AP)--The Western Allies in a response to an appeal by May- today embarked on the laborious task of coaxing troops from a West Germany united in demanding "full equality" with RAILS SEEK FIVE PER CENT FREIGHT HIKE Ottawa, Dec.. 21--(CP) The railways applied today for an ime mediate general freight-rate ine | crease of five per cent and a de- ferred increase of an unspecified amount. The proposed five-per-cent increase, estimated to yield the carriers $17,500,000 a year, is based chiefly on this week's final settlement of their wage- hours dispute with 124,000 em- ployees, which added $30,800, 000 a year to their wage bill, With the general increase, the railways also asked the Board of | Transport Commissioners for an immediate 10-cents-a-ton increase | in coal and coke rates, which bave been dealt with on a cents-per= {ton basis in post-war rate hoists, ! The delayed-action increase was | sought to offset the costs of a shortened work week going into |effect next June 1, and the rails ways asked it also be made effece tive on that date. They did not indicate what per= centage rate increase they wanted and did not estimate the cost of | the five-day, 40-hour week, though in negotiations with their unions they contended it would be more than $80,000,000 a year. That would be the equivalent of a further rate boost of about 23 per cent if the carriers sought the full estimated amount. However, they reserved the right to specify RAILS (Continued on Page 2) DECEMBER 1950 SUN MON TUL wip THU 3 4 5 6% 10 11.12 13 14 i718. 19 20 21 22 23 I .. 25 26 27 28 29 30 SHOPPING DAYS | till CHRISTMAS Rk a