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v OSHAWA AILY TIMESGAZET Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle TE WHITBY VOL. 10--No, 31 OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1951 - A Price 5 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES r. W. H. Yorkshire Swine, Shorthorn Shows Will Be Sponsored Dr. W. H. Gifford, of Oshawa, was elected President of the South Ontario Agricultural Society for the ensuing year at a meeting held in Hotel Genosha last night. He sue- ceeds Ernest L. Chapman, of Pickering, A director of the fair board for several years, Dr. Gifford served in the cap- acity of first vice-president last year. Other executive offi- cers elected were: Clifford J. Haggerty, first vice-president; Elmer J. Powell, second vice-president and E. W. Webber, secretary-treasurer, Home Burned To Ground At Pickering (By STAFF CORRESPONDENT) The Pickering home of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wright was completely gutted by fire shortly before 2 p.m. today. Pickering Township volun- teer firemen, under Chief Stanley Balsdon, were unable to save the home. There was no fire hydrant in the immediate vicihity. The roof of the eight-room brick house, located south of the four orners in the village, collapsed minutes after fire broke out. Origin of the blaze is not immediately known, a. While details of the fire were sketchy at press time, it is under stood Mrs, Wright was alone in the home at the time, She managed to escape unharmed. She was in a near hysterical condition when fire- men arrived on the scene, it is re- ported. The husband was in Toronto when the fire broke out, Within a half an hour after the fire was noticed the home was completely gutted. Firemen and neighbors were unable to save any of the furniture in the house. i The blaze was described as a "raging inferno" when firemen ar- rived. Flames could be seen for a good distance. It is understood neighbors notic- ed the flames and sounded the alarm. It is not immediately known what section of the home Mrs, Wright was in when the flames broke out. Firemen were still on the scene at 2:45 pm. Scores of Pickering village citizens and nearby farmers arrived on the scene but were un- able to quell the raging flames, Only the walls ot the home are still standing. Other directors appointed to head committees were: Heavy Horses, C. J. Haggerty; Light Horses, A. E. Grass; Beef Cattle, John Howden; Dairy Cattle, Alex Muir; Sheep, Alfred Ayre; Swins, T. C. Glaspell; Field Crop Competition, W. H. Down; Trials of Speed, Wm, Sharp; Floriculture, Morley Reed; Agricul- ture and Horticulture, F. O. Kirby; Special Attractions, Wm. McLen- nen; Buildings, Roy Trimm; Police and Grounds, Norman Down; Jr. Farmer Boys, George McLaughlin; Advertising, L. W. McConkey; Printing, E. W. Webber. Heads of the ladies' departments will be named by ladies of the society. Plan Regional Shows During the meeting it was de- cided to renew the society's mem- bership in, and operate under, the "Canadian Horse Shows Associa- tion." It was also decided to stage a Regional Shorthorn Show and a Regional Yorkshire Swine Show, A field crop competition in Qats and Barley will also be held. Any- one wishing to. enter the competi- tion is urged to get in contact. with W. H. Down, of Brooklin, or the Secretary-Treasurer, E. W. Webber. Choose Convention Delegates Miss V. Lyons, Miss E. Mount- joy, Elmer Powell and E. W. Web- ber were chosen to represent the society at the Ontario Association of Agricultural Society's convention. The convention is to be held in To- ronto's King Edward Hotel Thurs- day and Friday of this week. The Oshawa Fair will be held August 16, 17 and 18 this year. Lorne Park Church Is Razed By Flames Toronto, Feb. 6-- (CP)--Fire early today destroyed St. Paul's Anglican church at Lorne Park, a western suburb of Toronto. Damage was es- timated at $15,000. Lack of water hampered fire- men. Firemen said otherwise three quarters of the small, frame build- ing could have been saved. Stranglin g Strike Near End In U.S. Chicago, Feb. 6--(AP)--The crippling railroad strike ended in the New York area today, spokesman for major carriers said, and the week-long walkout. appeared nearing an end in several other cities. The New York Central, Penn- sylvania, and New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads said there was a general back- to-work move on those carriers this morning. They said virtu- ally all striking switchmen and other rail workers made idle by the "sick call" walkout over a long-standing wageé-hour dis- pute would be back on the job today. All three lines started restoration of long-distance service immediate- ly, but no commuter service was planned by either of the railroads from Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Some 70,000 com- munters have been affected by the walkout, There were similar reports of RAIL STRIKE (Continued on Page 2) NET PAID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per Issue for JANUARY . 11,152 Russia Tries ToBrand U.S. Aggressor Lake Success, N.Y., Feb. 6--(AP) --Russia will try today to have the United. Nations tag the United States an aggressor against Com- munist China, The move is doomed to failure-- it is highly doubtful if any but her four satellites will vote with the Soviet Union--and western diplo- mats have labelled it "transparent propaganda." The charges before the 60-nation political committee are that Presi- dent Truman's order to the US. Seventh fleet to seal off Formosa and bombing Manchuria by Ameri- can planes constitute aggression. THE WEATHER Cloudy today and Wednes- day. Light rain beginning late this afternoon and ending Wednesday afternoon. Winds southeast 15 today, northwest +20 Wednesday. Temperature steady at 35 tonight, falling Wednesday té 30 by late after- noon. Summary for Wednesday: Morning rain, N YY ALIJVS ONDIW Gifford Oshawa Fair President Officers of Oshawa General Hospital Medical Staff DR. M. L. MORRIS DR. C. E. MCILVEEN DR. H. C. HALL DR. W. BAPTY At a recent meeting of the Medical Staff of the Oshawa General Hospital, | Vice-President. Dr. H. C. Hall was elected Chief of the Medical Staff and Dr. M. L. Morris was elected 1951 President and Dr. C. E. Mcllveen, | Dr. W. Bapty, Secretary. Allied Columns Battle & * All-Day SUDBURY CLUB BURNS, LOSS S $300,000 Sudbury, Feb. 6--(CP) -- The $300,000 Sudbury Granite Club was destroyed by fire early today. There was no one in the building. Cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Nearby residents said they were awakened shortly before 4 a.m. to find the upper por- tion of the building on fire. By day- break there was nothing but a pile of smoking ruins. Ron Ripley of Timmins, C. M. Neiman of Toronto and Tom Stevens of Sudbury said they were passing the club shortly before 4 a.m. when they noticed a puff of smoke and fire as windows on the second floor were blown out. A few minutes later they heard the fire reels coming. Both shifts of firemen were called out to bat- SUDBURY (Continued on Page 2) Ford Chief Again Blasts Communism Toronto, Feb. 6--(CP)--Russia's deadliest secret weapon is the cold- blooded principle that it is easier to make men slaves by snuffing out free thought than by force of arms, Rhys M. Sale today told the annual convention of the Ontario Retail Hardware Association. "The last thing the Com- munists want is to have the people of Canad d to a 'sense of danger and made ready to fight for their freedom," the president of the Ford Motor @Gompany of Canada declared in his second public denuncia- tion of Communists in recent weeks. Such preparation by Canada or any other free country upset one of the basic principles of Soviet planning. "The mind-stealers of Russia are busy right now in every country outside the Iron Curtain," he said. Canada had her share, "Some sit in public office, making no secret of their Moscow affiliations. Some actually control a few of our labor unions, -openly or behind the scenes. Some have a voice in organizations which pretend to champion the cause of the masses." : "Sheer hooey" the speaker branded the Communist arggment that people joined their ranks "to fight against t monster of capitalism that trdmples the poor working people into the slime." FLU QUARANTINES LINER Bombay, India, Feb. 6 (Reuters) --Port authorities today stopped the 24,000-ton luxury liner Chusan, coming from flu-stricken Britain, from entering the port. She lay a mile from Bombay docks with 12 of the 900 passengers ill with flu. irN4 Fight Tokyo, Feb. 6--(AP)--Powerful Allied tank-infantry columns piled into the main Chinese defence line south of ! Seoul today and fought a day-long pitched battle, The Chinese celebrated their New Year's Day with the first show of Réd tanks in this phase of the Korean war. The fighting raged almost to the outskirts of Seoul. Sl Dividend Is | Declared By G.M. New York, Feb. 6--(AP)--General Motors Corp. yesterday declared a $1 dividend on its approximately 88,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock in the first payment of the current fiscal year. The amount was the same as the initial $1 paid in December after the stock was spli# two for one. At that time a year-end extra of $1.50 also was paid. General Motors last year paid $6 a share, based on the present share, and paid $8 in 1949, which would be equivalent to $4 on the present basis. The Chinese tanks duelled with the Allied columns. Artil- lery thundered and United Na- tions planes roared down on the Red forces. Chinese anti - aircraft fire knocked down one Marine Cor- sair over the front lines. The Chinese were bringing rein- forcements across the frozen Han River and mounting what appeared to be a big effort to halt Allied jabs. In 13 days the Allied thrusts have killed or wounded 57,000 Red troops. - The Chinese possibly even were launching their own long-expected offensive against the Allied south of Seoul. If so, they were striking KOREA (Continued on Page 2) Quebec Liberal Calls For Bridge Inquiry Quebec, Feb, 6--(CP) -- Liberal Leader George Marler today gave notice of a motion in the Quebec Legislature calling for an impar- tial inquiry into the collapse of the Duplessis bridge at Three Rivers last week. The Liberal House leader said such an inquiry by "persons of un- questionable capability and impar- tiality" is needed to establish the cause of the collapse of the $5,000,- 000 bridge which cost four lives. In two other motions of which he also" gave notice Mr. Marler asked the Government for copies of all reports made to the Gov- ernment last year about damage suffered by the bridge in Feb., 1950. NEW DEAL FOR ENVOYS London, Feb. 6 (Reuters)--Com- monwealth envoys in London. will soon be given the same' status and privileges in Britain as foreign am- bassadors, including the important right to diplomatic immunity, it was learned today. A bill con- ferring these rights on the high commissioners will be introduced in the House of Commons soon. 134,800 Are Idle In Auto Industry - Detroit, Feb. 6--(AP)-- The Uni- ted States auto industry dipped into rapidly dwindling material re- serves Monday to keep production going. Despite some easing of the rail- road situation there still were well over 100,000 workers idle or work- ing short shifts and it was another bad day for output. But the railroad switchmen's strike wasn't all, Hudson Motor Car Company was forced to send home 15,000 employees shortly after noon because a minor fire cut off the power and a strike making idle 11,- 000 Kaiser-Frazer employees con- tinued. The best available estimate plac- ed the total of at least partially- idle auto workers across the United States at 134,800. General Motors, leading the lay- off list, reported it had 54,100 em- ployees completely idle in 12 plants and another 29,500' on less than eight-hour sHifts. Vest Pocket A-Detector Would Sell At $1, Claim Vancouver, Feb. 6--(CP)--A vest-; pocket radiation detector, which could be worn by soldiers in the field and civilians in A-bomb threatened cities, has been develop- €d In a Vancouver laboratory. George Hill, a research di- rector, claimed today that he and his associates have perfect- ed a detector which could be marketed at about $1 each. It can be made compact enough to be carried in 2 vest- pocket, lapel, wallet or hand- bag. The personal monitoring device Lar could be carried by soldiers in bat- tle and it would be possible, said Hill, for a medical officer to tell immediately how much radiation, if any, a wounded, unconscious man had ahsorbed. HI" also forecast that future back- yard bomb shelters, built for pro- tection against A-bombs, may be constructed. of an inexpensive ¢ce- ment mixture. He said his special mixture, de- VEST-POCKET (Continued on Page 2§ Fair President DR. W. H. GIFFORD former Oshawa mayor and member of the board of directors for many years, who was last night elected president of the South Ontario Agricultural Society. He succeeds Ernest I, .Chapman of Pickering. DEBATE WILL OPENTODAY IN LEGISLATURE Toronto, Fe. 6- (CP)--The On- tario Legislature, with the first di- vision of its three-day-old session on the books, settles down today to the prospects of more political spar- ring in the near future. James G. White (PC-Kenora) is scheduled to give the formal adcress in reply to last Thurs- day's Speech from the Throne, His tion will be ded by 0. F. Villeneuve (PC-Glengarry) and the debate on the motion, which can touch on almost any topic, will then be picked up by the rest of the House. Yesterday's division, won by the Government on a recorded vote 55 to 22, was forced by the C.C.F. opposition on motion to adjourn for the day. The Legislature also saw intro- duction of a bill by Labor Minister Daley to implement some of the recommendations of the Roach Royal Commission report on work- men's compensation. The bill would reduce the waiting period for benefits from seven to five days, increase from $3,000 to $4,000 the maximum annual wake on which compensation is paid, increase the liability of employers who are individually liable to pay compensa- tion, and boost payments to widows DEBATE WILL (Continued on Page 2) Magnificent to Sail; Inquiry Is Continued Halifax, Feb. 6--The aircraft car- rier Magnificent will sail this afternoon for exercises in southern waters, a day late because of a case .of suspected sabotage dis- covered Saturday. Sand and brass filings were found in the engines of the 18,000- ton. carrier practically on the eve of her sailing for Bermuda. s The Navy said exhaustive checks showed no serious damage but an investigation "to the end." An official board of inquiry convened yesterday will continue aboard the carrier. COUNCIL CANNOT UNSEAT NOBLE Any Taxpayer Is Entitled To Take Action In Court The status of Alderman William E. Noble who, while occupying a seat on the Oshawa City Council is, at the same time, Clerk of East Whitby Township, was discussed last night, The opinion was expressed at the statutory meeting of council, which was held in the chamber at Old City Hall that while Alderman Noble was sitting as a member of coun- cil in contravention to' the Ontario Municipal Act, he none- theless was entitled to hold office unless disqualification pro- ceedings were begun by some ratepayer. The council, in it= self, had no power to do anything about the anomalous sit= uation. & ad $30,000 Fire Wrecks Garage at Allenford Owen Sound, Feb. 6--(CP)--Fire which broke out late Monday de- stroyed the service station and garage operated by Lawrence and Norval Cox at Allenford, 11 miles west of here. Loss exceeded $30,000. Cause of the fire was undetermined. The building also housed ' the headquarters of a construction business operated by Harry Rath- well and Jack Wain. A car owned by Fred McRae and a tractor owned by Harvey Rad- bourne were destroyed. They were in the repair shop where the fire was discovered by Willard Wade, a garage employee, T. Kelso Creighton, City Solicitor was present at the meeting and, in his opinion, the section of the Muni- cipal Act dealing with the holding of offices by employees of municie palities was quite clear. "The following shall not be eligible to be elected a member of council or be entitle® to sit or vote therein. "An assessment commissioner, assessor, a collector of taxes, a treasurer, a clerk or any other officer, employee or servant of the corporation of a municipal- ity." These were the words of Section 56 of the Act -- the section which was relevant in this case, Alderman Finley M. Dafoe introe duced the subject. The question had been raised both in the minds of ratepayers and members of city ANY TAXPAYER (Continued on Page 2) Two More Atomic Blasts Viewed As H-Bomb Prelude Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 6--(AP)--Windows shattered early today in this southern Nevada city as two separate shocks from the fifth atomic test in 11 days rocked the city. Police reported big show windows in two automobile agencies splintered by sound There were no reports of waves. injuries, residents haying been forewarned of the possibility of glass-breaking shocks. In Los Angeles, some 300 miles distant, windows rattled in residences and on the cam- pus of the University of Califor- nia at Los Angeles 24 minutes after the flash. Sound travels about 1,000 feet a second. Television cameras picked up the flash through a fog in Los Angeles and relayed it to their watchers, Las Vegas Police Capt. George Thompson called today's shock "the worst yet." : The Atomic Energy Commission would confirm only that a test had taken place. The white light was seen in Oak- land, on the edge of San Francisco Bay, where one witness described ATOMIC (Continued on Page 2) Senate Says Canada Will Back Up U.S. Ottawa, Feb. 6--(CP)--Govern- ment and Opposition leaders warn- ed in the Senate last night that the fate of the free world depends on the success in uniting Europe where Communism's challenge must ev- entually be met, Senator Wishart Robertson, government leader, said during the Throne-Speech debate that the fate of freedom depends largely on the leadership of the countries of the Atlantic Pact and whether or mot they can successfully unite and stay uni- ted. Senator John T. Haig, Progressive Conservative leader, said the strug- gle with Communism would be "fought out in Europe with guns, money and men to save the free world from slavery as it is practis- ed in Russia at present." In the supreme test Canada must "stand four-square with the peo- ple of the "United States" as she did in the U.S. resolution branding Red China an aggressor in Korea. Canada must assure the American: people that come what may, she will stand with them to the end. 6 L 4 Trial Opens In Death Of Ajax Driver Cornwall, Feb. 6 (CP) -- Ross Ellis, 21-year-old Toronto transport driver, went on trial yesterday of a dangerous driving charge arising out of a fatal highway accident last July 7. James Godfrey, 29, of Ajax, died when his tractor-trailer combina- tion crashed into the ditch and burned, Romeo Proulx of Montreal said he was the driver of a transport following another tractor-trailer which he claim- ed, "was completely on the left hand side of the road" ust bee fore the accident occurred near Aultsville, 18 miles west of Cornwall, Proulx said .the transport ahead, allegedly driven by Ellis, veered to its own side of the road, just as if' was meeting an eastbound transe port driven by Godfrey. The Gode frey vehicle hit the gravel and .then swerved to the opposite ditch where it crashed and burned. Gotham Woman Leaves 125 Million Fortune New York, Feb. 6 (AP) -- Mrs, Matthew Astor Wilks, 80, daughter of the fabulously-wealthy Hetty Green and, in her own right, one of the world's richest women, died last 'night in New York Hospital, A tall, austere woman, Mrs. Wilks shunned publicity like her famous mother who at her death in 1916 had amassed a fortune estimated at $100,000,000. Mrs. Wilks' own fortune was estimated at $125,000, 000. She was the widow of Matthew: Wilks, great-grandson of the first John Jacob Astor. Before their marriage, Mrs. Green made her future son-in-law sign a waiver to her daughter's vast estale,