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THE DAILY OSHAWA ' 2 \ 'Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle \ IMESGAZETTE WHITBY OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 Price § Cents FOURTEEN PAGES VOL. 10--No. 37 C IVITY AT AIRPORT INCRE Chinese Reds Move To Split Allied Forces 7 Divisions Massed In New Drive After 18-Mile Advance Tokyo, Feb. 13-- (AP)--Chinese Communists shifted the direction of their massive and headed down mountain corridors to split Allied lines be- tween Wonju and Yoju. Gen. McArthur visited the western front and warned on his return to Tokyo that the enemy still: has plenty of manpower and supplies, The first Red onslaughts dented Allied lines as much as 18 miles and swept United Nations forces out of the road centre of Hoengsong, 10 miles north of Wonju and 50 air miles east of Seoul. --r > 4 attack in Central Korea today But this apparently was only the éastern wing of a heavier attack now SEVATE GETS EXTENSIVE REFORM PLAN Ottawa; Feb, 13--(CP)--The fu- ture of Canada's 102-Member Sen- ate--for years a subject for debate --has come home. The senators themselves may decide the issue. Senator Wishart Robertson, Gov- rnment leader, has initiated a nove for senators to say what steps hey think should be taken to re- from the upper chamber, once des cribed by Sir John A. MacDonald as the house of "sober second thought," } Senator Robertson Iutioduosd a motion yesterday for appoint- ment of a speeial commiitee to study methods "to enable the Senate to make its maxi mum contribution to the welfare of the 'Canadian people" In elaborating, he made four sug- gestions; 1. That future senators retire at 75 years of age on a contributory SENATE (Continued on Page'2) U.K. Admits Rubber Sent To Red China London, Feb, 13--(Reuters)-- A Government spokesman ad- mitted in the House of Com- mons last night that two boat- loads of rubber totalling 10,000 tons are on their way to Com= munist China from the British. port of Singapore. The statement was made by Colonial Und tary Thom- as Cook, who said it was as- sumed the rubber was of a low quality. The statement came in reply to a question asked by a Con- servative member, Cook added that "there are no restrictions on the export of rubber, But a close watch is kept on the cumulative totals of exports to individual coun- tries." gathering momentum. Lead-off columns of at least seven Chinese divisions mas- sed in the area west of Hoeng- song and north of Chipyong struck southward Tuesday. They slipped past Chipyong, 19 miles west of Hoengsong, and head- ed down two mountain valleys toward the Wonju-Yoju road. The Chinese were moving in bands numbering up to 1,000 men. They ran into a fury of allied air attacks. Allied air force, Marine and Navy planes combined in low-level strikes aimed to break up the mounting threat to the main east-west road in northern South Korea. Once in possession of the road, the Reds would be in a position to strike east or west behind Allied lines. They would menace the four . KOREA (Continued on Page 2) Big Fines In Belleville Tax Cases Belleville, Feb. 13--(CP) -- Two men today were fined $20,000 and costs each for conspiracy to de- fraud in an income tax evasion case involving $56,000. Bdward S. James of Belleville and Roy Taylor of Madoc, Ont., of- ficlals of the Canada Talg Com- pany, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to defraud the Federal Government of $56,499 between 1940 and 1947. In Magistrate's Court yesterday an income-tax investigator testi- fied that the mining company made payments and cash transfers dur- ing the seven years of $119,150 to the account of J. 8. Wallwork of Belleville, accountant for the com- pany, who also faces a conspiracy The investigator said the monies were then charged back against the company in the form of purchases and expense accounts, but of the amount, $116,000 was not spent. Then, by agreement, Mr. Wallwork paid two-thirds of this amount back to the other men and retained one-third for himself, Women Braver Then Men, laims British Hangman London, Feb. 13--(Reuters) ~-- Take it from a man in a position to know: Women go to the scaffold more bravely than men. "I have never known a condemn- ed woman to break down at the last moment," Britain's chief hang« man told a Government Commis- sion investigating capital punish ment. Albert Pierrepoint, 45, conducts executions as a part-time job. _ NET PAID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per Issue for JANUARY 11,152 The rest of the time he runs a quiet Manchester pub called "help the Poor Struggler." Called to give his views the death penalty, Pierrepoint, whose evidence was published in a Gov- ernment paper yesterday, said he. believes hanging is "quick, certain and humane." He could not think of any improvement on the English method. "I think it is the fastest and quickest in the world, bar nothing. It is quicker than shooting and cleaner." Asked # there was anything par- ticularly difficult or unpleasant in the execution of a woman he re- plied: "No. I think a woman is braver than a man and I have seen more executions than anybody live ng." - Officially Britain has no chief executioner, Responsibility for sel- ecting a hangman when needed rests with local sheriffs. But Pierréepoint's fame has spread. and invariably they choose him. He receives £10 (about $30) for every hanging plus his expenses. -.' . NOVA SCOTIA WILL DEBATE PENSIONS TAX By The Canadian Press Legislation providing for a 1%- per-cent sales tax for old age pen sions is expected to be on the agen=- da when the Nova Scotia Legisla- ture opens its session toddy. While definite word of the plans of Premier Angus L,"Mac- donald's Liberal - Government will not be known until Lieut- enant-Governor J. A. D. Mc- Curdy reads the Speech from the Throne, it was learned re- liably that the sales-tax and pension legislation will be pro- posed. Both are subject to amendments to the British North America Act which Prime Minister St. Laurent will introduce in the Federal Parlia- ment during its present session. Premier Macdonald, whose party followers fill 27 of the Legislature's 37 seats--Progressive Conservatives have eight and two are held by the C.C.F.--is also expected to introduce a bill designed to prevent strikes and lockouts in certain essential public services. The Saskatchewan Legislature heard Health Minister T. J. Bentley accuse the Federal Government of using the Canadian Wheat Board as an instrument of policy rather than for the farmer's benefit. 4 Another speaker for the C.CF. Government, W. 8. Thair, who rep- resents Lumsden constituency, said the Saskatchewan Government fa- vors the wheat board principle. He branded reports to the contrary as "fantastic and ridiculous." Price Curbs Final Resort Banker Says Ottawa, Feb. 13--(CP)--Direct controls may be necessary in Canada to help fight inflation and rising living costs resulting from increased defence activity. This is the highlight of the 1950 report of Graham F. Towers, governor of the Bank of Canada.. The 7,000-word report, made public today, has been sent to Finance Minister Abbott for tabling in the C Victim of Accidental Shooting Acting Crown Attorney R. D. Humphreys, K.C., said today mo inquest would be held into the death of William Spratt, 16, shown above with a sister, Mrs, Charles Hanna, who was found dead in his bedroom at 154 Celina Street, yesterday morning by his mother, Mrs. Dennis Spratt. identally shot hi If while exam- Police said they believed the youth ining his rifle. The funeral service will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) from Luke-McIntosh Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Union Cemetery, Interment will be in the Abbott Is Against Price Controls As Unnecessary Now Ottawa, Feb. 13-- (CP)--Reimposition of price controls at this time would be neither ance Minister Abbott told the desirable nor effective, Fin- Commons last night. He re- jected requests of opposition parties for immediate action to halt the rise in the cost of living. * Mr. Abbott said he does not believe that as yet a pro- portion of Canada's national production has gone into de- fence output to the extent that controls are necessary. Mr. Towers said that fiscal and monetary measures may not be enough to provide stability in the Canadian economy. They may have to be backed up by controls, (In the Commons Monday night, Mr. Abbott rejected requests of Op- position parties for reimposition of price controls at this time. Mr. Abbott said he does not believe a system of over-all price and wage controls would be desirable or ef- fective at this time. Thc Govern- ment would use controls to the ex- tent needed when it felt they were necessary.) Some persons, Mr. Towers said, have suggested that production should be increased as a means to provide for defence without curtail- ment of civilian needs. Some have pointed out the need for taxation which will keep the Government on a pay-as-you-go basis, or perhaps in the early stages something more than that, Early Start Of Seaway Is Held Vital Montreal, Feb. 13--(CP)~--Trans- port ' Minister Chevrier today said joint development of power and navigation on the St. Lawrence River must be proceeded with im- mediately by Canada and the United States in the interests of national security and Canadian economy. In an address prepared for delivery to a joint meeting of the Montreal Board of Trade and Chambre De Commerce, Mr. Cnevrier said the Canadian Government is hopeful that the U.S. Congress, will im- plement the 1941 St. Lawrence sea- way agreement at this session. "Without construction of the sea- way, the large deposits of high- grade iron ore in Labrador cannot mcve economically and expeditiously to the Great Lakes steel centres. "Shipbuilding and ship repair could not be increased advantag- eously in the relatively well-protect- ed Great Lakes shipyards. And no relief could be afforded in time of emergency to land transportation between Montreal and the head of the. Lakes." é 2 4 MacArthur Cites Korean Objectives Tokyo, Feb. 13--(AP)--Gen. Mac- Arthur said today that United Na- tions forces in Korea are fighting the only kind of war they can--an aggressive local campaign -- and the future is "largely dependent upon international considerations." On his return from a flight to the battle front he issued a state- ment saying: "Talk of crossing the 38th Parallel at the present stage of the campaign, except' by scat- tered patrol action incidental to the tactical situation, is purely academic, "We are still engaged in a war of manoeuvre with the object of inflicting as heavy a punishment upon the enemy as possible, striv- ing constantly to keep him off bal- ance to prevent his. obtaining and holding the tactical initiative while at the same time avoiding the haz- ards inherent in his numerical superiority. The concept advanced by some that we could establish a line across Korea and enter into positional warfare is wholly un- realistic and illusory." The Eighth Army, exploiting the "astronomical increase in the de- structiveness of our air power," had "achieved local tactical successes" in its recent offensive. Ontario Gefs Million Hike in Liquor Taxes Toronto, Feb. 13--(CP)--Prem- ier Frost said today that Ontario Government revenue from the sales of spirits, wine and beer in 1950 was nearly $1,000,000 higher than the previous year. He tabled the figures in the Leg- islature in reply to a question from C. H. Millard (CCF-York West). He said the revenue was $40,603 765-in- 1060 and $39,744,260 in 1949, The Government, with experi ence in controls in the Second World War, knew the limita- tions and capabilities of con- trols, and would use them "to the extent" needed when it felt they were necessary. Mr. Abott outlined the Govern- ment's views after George Drew, Progressive Conservative leader, charged that Government policies alone were responsible for the de- velopment of inflation. Mr. Drew spoke in support of a C.C.F. motion calling for a vote of | gg non-confidence in the Government because it has "failed" to reimpose price controls and pay subsidies where necessary. A vote on the mo- tion may be taken today. M, J. Coldwell, C.C.F. leader, wel- comed Mr. Drew's support but said ABBOTT (Continued on Page 2) 9th Victim Of Crossing Crash Dies Sudbury, Ont., Feb. 13--(CP). -- The death toll in last Friday's level- crossing crash at nearby Coniston reached nine today with the death in hospital of Enoch (Ernie) Cooper of Sudbury. From the time of the crash, in which a C.P.R. train plowed into a bus. loaded with workers going home from the midnight shift at the Coniston Smelter of the Inter- national Nickel Company, Cooper had -been---on--the critically injured list. He suffered multiple cuts, bruises, crushed pelvis, head in- juries and acute shock. The two most seriously injured now in hospital--both fighting for their lives--are Toni Santi of Coni- ston and Hendrich Bieliecki of Sudbury. WEATHER Rain and freezing rain chang- ing to snow late this afternoon. Wednesday cloudy with a few snowflurries clearing in the afternoon. Colder. Winds north- east 15. Low tonight and high Wednesday 20 and 25. Summary for Wednesday: Cloudy, then clearing. Colder. WORKMEN'S ACT BILL 1S UNDER FIRE IN LEGISLATURE Toronto, Feb, 13--{CP) -- The Ontario Legislature, for the first time this session, left some unfinished business yesterday when it adjourned without a vote on the princi- ple of a Government bill to amend the Workmen's Com- pensation Act. The House resumed the Throne Speech debate today. -Joseph B. Salsberg-(Lab.-Prog.-- Toronto St. Andrew) asked that dividends on stocks and bonds of public utilities companies be lim- ited to three per cent of face value. In a motion tabled in the On- tario Legislature yesterday, he proposed that rates should be reduced by Government order if there is a surplus after pay- ment of intereét, dividends and provision for capital replace ment. The Communist member said that the Consumer's Gas Company of Toronto, by a private Ontario law of 1887, had to pay dividends of 10 per cent on its capital stock. The Workmen's Compensation Act amendment, based on the Royal commission report of Mr. Justice WORKMEN'S (Continued on Page 2) Dr. Routley Dies, Headed Red Cross Toronto, Feb. 13--(CP)--Dr. Fred- erick William Routley, who directed the Canadian Red Cross society dur- ing the period of its greatest--1938 to 1948--died in hospifal yesterday. He was 70. A leader in the field of public health service in Canada for more than a quarter of century, Dr. Routley gave up a lucrative medical practice in Maple, Ont., in 1921 to join the Red Cross. He became national commissioner the year before the Second World War and guided the society through the ensuing years of strife during which the Canadian Red Cross dis- tributed 50,000,000 articles of cloth- ing to needy countries overseas, sent 15,000,000 prisoner-of-war parcels to Europe and spent $90,000,000 con- tributed by the people of Canada. Dr. Routley, who represented the Canadian society on many world medical organizations, retired from the job of commissioner at the end of 1948 because he felt the job was for a "younger man." He was then London Dock Strike Over, Sweden Hit London, Feb. 13--(Reuters)--Lon- don dock strikers returned to work today, and for the first time in four days there was full working on ships. More than 3,000 of the original 8,000 strikers decided at a mass meeting yesterday to return to work, but to strike again next Tuesday when seven of their colleagues ap- pear in court charged with con- spiring to incite illegal strikes. But 4,000 of the 9,000 strikers in the northwest ports of Liverpool and Birkenhead decided to stay out until their demands for 25 shillings ($3.50) a day in wages are met, Swedish Strike Begins . Stockholm, Feb. 13-*-(Reuters)-- A wildcat dock strike today paralyz- ed Gothenburg, Sweden's largest port. A few stevedores went on strike yesterday after negotiations for a new wage agreement had broken down. Today nearly 2,000 men were out. ROTARY AIDS HOSPITAL Kitchener, Feb. 13-- (CP) -- Kit- chener-Waterloo Rotary Club last night decided to donate $35,000 to equip a floor in the mew Kitchener- Waterloo hospital. The club, ac- tive for years in crippled children's work, approved the proposed pro- ject which would provide accommo- dation for 73 children, treatment, play and waiting rooms plus mis- cellaneous equipment, Urge Overtures SED To Ottawa For Port of Entry The need for making further overtures to the Depart. ment of National Revenue to make Oshawa Airport an offi- cial port of entry because of increased activity-on the part of Weston Aircraft Limited and the practise of General Mo= tors of Canada, Limited, of importing parts by air, from dis- tant points in the United States, in order to keep assembly lines in operation, was stressed in the annual report of George Slocombe, airport manager, presented to City Coun cil last night. The report emphasized that there has been considerable growth and expansion in commercial flying and that ene quiries have been received from a number of Toronto flying operators regarding the possibility of locating here. Council Stands Firm On Rate For Indigents . Without preamble and with with little discussion City Council, which met last night for its weekly session, passed a_ resolution that the Oshawa General Hospital be paid the same rate for indigent city' patients as last year, namely $5 a day. After some discussion coun- cil, at a recent meeting agreed to pay an amount of over $3,000 which, the Hospital Board maintained, was the amount it lost last year on the city's ine digent patients. At the. same time the Board asked that in future the city pay the full cost for its patients. Although the official attitude of City Council is that it will pay no more than $5 a day, it was intimated last night that it would be prepared to consider repetition of its action in pay- ing the extra amount at the end -of the year, Issue Permit For $25,000 Gas Station Work on the construction of a new Shell Oil of Canada Limited service station on the south side of King Street East, at Prospect Street, is expected. to start this month, it was learned today. A $25,000 building permit has been issued by the City Engineer's De- partment. The leasee of the sta- tion will be Ontario Motor Sales Limited. The service station will be one of the most up-to-date buildings of its kind to be erected in this section of the province, it is reported. The building will be erected on a lot irhmediately east and behind the present Shell Oil of Canada Limited station. : It is understood business will be carried on at the present station, until thé new one is completed. It will then be torn down, it is re- ported. ! Hero Father Dies, Tried To Save Tots Sudbury, Ont., Feb. 13--(CP) -- Jean Guy Mathieu, 24, burned in a fire January 28 that took the lives of three of his four children, died in hospital early today. « An oxygen tent rushed here from Ottawa yesterday failed to save his life. He had 50 per cent of the skin burned from his body in a vain attempt to save his three children from the fire that destroyed their frame house near Coniston, about six miles east of here. Mathieu had carried his young=- est baby, 13-month-old Roger, from the flaming home before going back for the other children. His wife also escaped and she and her son are living with relatives in Sud- bury, She is expecting another baby. PRISONER .IN KOREA Guelph, Feb. 13--(CP) -- More than a month of anxious waiting for further news of her 23-year-old- son, Leslie, reported missing in Ko- rea, ended last night for Elliott, of Guelph. She cable that he was a . The report of the Ontario Flying Club, submitted to City Council last night shows that revenue for the year amounted to $5,210. This figure was made up mostly of rentals from West« on Aircraft which amounted to $4,560. Expenditures during the year which included an item of $1,200 for repairs to a hanger roof and $3,000 management fees to the flye ing club, amounted to $6,604. Theres fore the excess of expenditures over revenue was $1,394. Council grant last year was $3,000. Manager's Report The report as submitted by George Slocombe, Airport Manager, was as follows: The Ontario County Flying Club respectfully submits this report of Airport activities and operation to the Corporation of the City of PORT OF ENTRY (Continued on Page 2) Flu Epidemic In Montreal; Many Deaths Montreal, Feb. 13--(CP) -- City Health Officer Dr. Adelard Groulx was definite today in calling the prevalence of flu in Montreal an "epidemic." "We have reached the term whe incidence is highest," he said. "T next two weeks will tell us the proe gress of this epidemic: Meantime one newspaper, (The Herald), conducted a survey which showed a 20 percent absenteeism from work in Montreal. Dr. Groulx said his information supported the results of the newspaper survey. The health department's bureau of statistics said that 95 deaths were reported yesterday. Normal number of daily deaths in Morne treal is 40 to 45. Deputies To Outline Plan For Big Four Paris, Feb, 13--(AP) -- The Big Four deputies will meet in Paris between March 10 and 15 to are range for a meeting of the foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Un= ion, a French government officii said today. / This source said the deputies would set the terms, a place, and date for the meeting. / Such a meeting would have as its main purpose the work- ing out of an agenda for the Big Four conference, The deputies, it was reported, will be special representatives named for the occasion. The exchange of notes between the East and West on the proposed Big Four meeting began last Now, 3, when the Soviet Union invited the western powers to meet and dise cuss the future of Germany with accent on the demilitarization of that country. Any western attempt to add Far Eastern questions to the agenda is expected to produce a Russion counter-demand that Communisk China be represented for such dise cussions, Brockville Area Hard Hit By Fog and Ice Brockville, Feb. 13--(CP) = The warm weather and its gccompanye ing rain and fog which swept into this Eastern Ontario area late yes= terday has nearly paralyzed road traffic throughout the wWailic wi distr i,