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THE DAILY TIMESGAZE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA TE WHITBY VOL. 10--No. 38 OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 Price § Cents SIXTEEN PAGES 31 OSHAWA BOY SCOUTS HONORED VS ° Allies Rip Huge Red Force With Deadly Fire Recognition Dinner Historic Occasion for Local Scouters Terrific Barrage Riddles Chinese; Thousands Killed Tokyo, Feb. 14-- (AP)--American, French and Dutch forces today hurled back renewed assault waves of a massive Communist attack aimed to smash through the Allied central Korean front, The attack was pushed at tremendous costs to Chinese and Korean Communist manp ower. Allied planes roared down on the Reds swarming over hills and down-valleys-along-a United Nations artillery 20-mile-wide-front. was pounding with deadly ef- fect into the Red ranks. One Red division walked into an American artillery ambush Wednesday noon about six miles northwest of Wonju. Anothe: earlier barrage caught a "hinese force which included pack |, | als loaded with ammunition. © wSirpanve turned red with Chinese blood," a divisional officer said. American and French forces battled: to hold Chipyong, 20 *miles northwest of Wonju and western anchor of the :entral front line. Dutch troops held a key sec- tor foriher east. A Dutch bat- talisn had covered the allied rearguard as it pulled back from Heoen , i0 miles norih of Vonju. 'The Dutch commander, Li.-Cei. N. P. A. Den Cuden, was - killed Monday .in that action. Chinese rifie fire swept the Won- ju-Yoju road Wednesday. Red forces pusned within two miles of Pupyong, ~san- KOREA (Continued on age 2) ' "Aussle Police Batile Reds As 42 Are Nabbed Sydney, Australia, Feb. 14 -- (Reuters) -- Thirty-two persons were arrested during a Com- imunist demonstration today outside the United States con- sulate here. Crowds of onlookers blocked the road and halted traffic as police battled with Commu- nists sarhying » posters protest- ting against the visit of John Foster Dulles, special United States envoy. At the time of the demon- stration Dulles was on his way from Darwin to Canberra, where he is to have talks on a Japanese peace treaty with the Australian Cabinet, "Semi-War"' Footing For Australia Canberra, Feb. 14 (Reuters) --Aus- tralia is.to be placed on a "semi- war" footing, Prime Minister Rob- ert G, Menzie said today. Menzies, just returned from his overseas trip during which he at- tended the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference in London, said however ,that the country can not be put entirely on a war foot- ing without affecting its immigra- tion and development program. "Like Britain, Australia must achieve as high a measure of de- fence preparation as is consistent with the country's immediate needs for an increase in population and development," he said. Menzies did not accept the inevit- ability of war, which was a policy of despair, but the grim threat of war could not be ignored. * ISRAELI CABINET FALLS Jerusalem, Feb. 14 -- (AP) The Cabinet of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion fell today after the Israeli Parliament voted no confidence in the Government on its religious education policy. The vote was 40 to 42. NET PAID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per Issue for JANUARY 11,152 & 4 An SE | Make Landing In Rear of Reds | Somewhere in Korea, Feb. 14 (AP)--South Korean: Marines made an amphibious landing today at Wonsan, east coast port 9) miles north of the 38th Pa-allel. The Korean Marines landed under cover of heavy bombard- ment from U.S. warships, in- ¢lud ng the battleship Missouri, trriscrs and destroyers. The South Korean forces were put ashore north of the harbor. Eighth Army Head- quarters said they had reached the outskirts of the city and occupied two islands off the port. The landing was made this afternoon against light resist- ance. But a considerable number of Reds were reported moving out of the Hamhung area to the north and headed for Weonsan. Widow Freed In Sullivan Death Trial Ottawa, Feb. 14--(CP)--Mrs. Mar= fon Sullivan was cleared last night of all criminal responsibility in con- nection with the death of her hus- band, Francis J. Sullivan. A 12-man jury acquitted her of a charge of manslaughter arising out of the death of the 52-year-old lawyer and Ontario Government soli~itor. So ended the 1.-day trial of th 48-year-old Toronto society woman whose tragic ordeal be- gaL on the early morning of last Nov. 1. when her husband's body was found in the Chateau Laur- ier suite occupied by the couple. Mrs. Sullivan who remained com- posed throughout the trial, clasped black-gloved hands tightly together whep foreman Napoleon Pelletier began to announce the jury find- ings. The jury had deliberated for four hours. "We find the prisoner not guilty, my lord," he said. Georgia Bill To Regulate Press Fails Atlanta, Feb. 14 (AP)--Spurred by pleas to preserve freedom of the press, the Georgia House of Repre- sentatives yesterday slapped down Governor Herman Talmadge's bill to make newspapers "subject to regulation by the state." But the Senate yielded to admin- istration pressure to pass two other restrictive newspaper bills. The bill which the House reject- ed 97 to 56 would have declared all newspapers, magazines and oth- er periodicals "clothed with a pub- lic interest and subject to regula- tion by the state." The bills passed by the Senate would affect only the state's larger newspapers. One measure would subject larger papers to libel suits in any county in which they have 100 subscribers. The other would prohibit newspaper monopolies, but at present would affect only. the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Buenos Aires was founded in 1534 by Pedro De Mendoza, 19 years after its estuary of La' Plate was discovered, # Korean Marines ¥ The Recognition Dinner held in the Council Hall at Camp Snous Dodds, night by the Oshawa Local Boy Scout Association te honor 31 Oshawa | Scoud' Canada, are the boys to whom tribute was paid. The pride of | King's Scouts was a memorable and historic occasion,in.the. Boy. Scout | achievement is quite 'apparent 'on their. happy faces. Movement in Oshawa." Caught by the camera just before they J received The visit to Oshawa yesterday of Jackson Dodds, progress the Boy Scout Movement has made in the district. Dodds were, left to right--J. Atkinson, Field Commissioner; Byron S. Edmondson, president of the Oshawa Association; Robert Argo, former treasurer of the local association; Mr. Dodds, Stanley Richardson, ex- ecutive Commissioner; E. Alker, District Commissioner and Scoutmaster Donald Houlden. Samac last | their from Jackson C.B.E., Deputy Chief Scout of Canada, was a tribute to the Gathered at the C.N.R. station to welcome Mr. G.M. Layoffs Ended, 3,600 'Resume Work The three-day lay-off by General Motors of Canada of some 3,500 assembly line work- ers, brought about by shortage of materials owing to the rail- way switchmen's strike in the United States, came to an end yesterday, when the men re- turned to work and production returned to normal. Over the week-end, necessary supplies began rolling back to the plant, and a General Mo- tors spokesman said this morn- ing that everything was now going along smoothly at the plant. The men were laid off on Friday morning and resumed work on the day shift yester- day morning. e night shift operated as usual last night. RUBBER STRIKE ENDS Kitchener, Feb. 14 -- (CP) -- A wildcat strike at the Dominion Rubber Co. Ltd., tire factory ended today. Most workers returned to their jobs after walking out Mon- day afternoon in protest of & three- day suspension penalty 'to a press operator for alleged negligence. The strike affected approximately 1,200. Vote Seen Likely On Training Row Ottawa, Feb. 14--(CP)--The 10-nran Social Credit group has demanded compulsory military training for Cana- da's reserve forces. The move was made in the Commons last night by Solon Low, party leader. It likely will bring the contentions issue to a vote. Mr. Low placed before the House a motion accusing the Government of "failing to in- sure that a complete program of preparedness, including com- pulsory military training in the reserve forces for home de- fence, be executed with the greatest degree of equality and sacrifice." The motion was the fourth call- ing for votes of non-confidence in the Government since the Throne- Speech. debate started three weeks ago. Shortly before Mr. Low spoke, the Government and Liberal sup- porters voted 150 to 54 against a PARLIAMENT (Continued on Page 2) Preston Business Area Hit by $40,000 Fire Galt, Feb. 14 (CP)--In the worst fire in the Preston business area in over 25 years, the Red Front men's and ladies' clothing owned by Sidney Somers, was gutted by Loss is estimated at around $40,000. Four apartments above the store were badly damaged. It is believed the fire started near the furnace. The burning clothing was hard to distinguish, and fire- mén played four lines of hose into the building until 530 am, CBE, of Montreal, Députy Chief --Times-Gazette Staff Photo. a fire which started late last night. |- Local K of C To Sponsor Blood Bank The Knights of Columbus of Osh- awa last night decided to sponsor a blood bank. Sir Knight James McKenna was appointed chairman of the blood bank committee. Guest speaker at the regular meeting which was held in St. Gregory's Hall, was Sir Knight Leo Bouford, of the 4th degree who spoke on the subject "Sponsoring Blood Banks in Oshawa." His ad- dress was very interesting and edu- cational. A flim was shown in connection of the blood bank and another on "Life in a Benedictine Monastery." The guest speaker was introduced to the meeting by Bro. Alex Black and thanked by Bro. George La- hive. Worthy Grand Knight, Ed Clarke, also added his thanks. The meeting was well attended. West Coast Aluminum Plan Spiked Washington, Feb. 14--(CP)--Rep- resentative Edwin E. Willis (Dem. La.) member of a House of Rep- resentatives ' judiciary sub-commit- tee which recently completed an investigation of bottlenecks in the expansion program said today that he believes the hearing "spiked" a proposal under which the United States would aid expansion of aluminum production in Canada. (It was disclosed last week that the U.S. had decided against under- writing new Aefence aluminum fa- cilities in Canada or Alaska.) Willis said that some time ago the Aluminum Company of Can- ada proposed a mammoth plant in British Columbia which would involve a total cost of $660,000,000. $34,000 DEATH DAMAGES Milton, Ont., Feb. 14 -- (CP) -- Mrs. Roderick Ryder of nearby Acton and her three young chil- dren yesterday were awarded dam- ages totalling $34,000 in a lawsuit arising from the death of Mrs. Ry- der's 31-year-old husband in a traffic accident in Acton Sept. 7, 1949, THE WEATHER | Clear, -clowding over Thurs- day morning. Snow Thursday evening. Slightly milder Thurs- day. Winds northeast 15. Low tonight and high Thursday 10 and 30. Summary for Thurs- day--becoming cloudy. Evening Presented With Certificates As King's Scouts Scouting history was made in Oshawa last night whem 31 King's Scouts received their certificates at a Recognition Dinner in the Council Hall at Camp Samac. The presentation ceremony was conducted by District Commission E. Alkeg and Executive Commissioner Stanley Richardson while the presentation of the certificates was made by Jackson Dodds, C.B.E., Deputy Chief Scout for Canada. The presentation ceremony was a simple yet most ime pressive one. As each Scout's name was called he stepped before the rostrum, saluted the deputy chief scout and aftep receiving his. certificate shook manner with Mr. Dodds. ONTARIO WILL OPEN CANCER CENTRE, MAPS BIG PROGRAM Toronto, Feb. 14--(CP) -- A province-wide attack on cancer, with a $2,000,000 in- stitute of radiotherapy in To- ronto as its focus, was an- nounced to the Legislature yesterday by Premier Frost. Work will start at once on construction of the Toronto clinic beside the city's Welles- ley Hospital, the premier said. It will have. facilities for diagnosis and treatment, and for research. into prevention and cure of the disease. The Toronto institute would be linked with present or pro- posed centres for Sisguosis and tr Jind L Hamilton, Kingston, Ottawa, the Lakehead and other Nor- thern Ontario points. The premier estimated an additional $500,000 will be spent on new or expaned facilities at these points, Today's sitting of the Legislature has been set aside by the Govern- VS 4 CANCER (Continued on Page 2) MacArthur Lacks Power For Victory Washington, Feb. 14--(AP)--Offi- cials here see little chance that Gen. McArthur will get the power and authority he consideres necessary tc achieve complete victor, over the Chinese Communists in Korea. The expected dispatch of American troops to Western Europe, a widespread desire in high places here for a reasonable Korean settlement if possible, the determination to avoid spreading the war--all these factors .seem certain to work against fulfilment of the con- ditions desriched by MacArthur as essential to success, In Tokyo siatement following a battle-front visit, the Allied com- mander yesterday described the site uation this way. Recent United Na- tions advances have been merely tactical successes; it now is academ=- ic to talk about a massive drive acros: the 38th Pargllel into North Korea; such a dri would require offsetting the numerical superiority of the Communists with their pro- tected bases in Manchuria. Truman Tells Army U.S. Seeks Nothing Washington, Feb. 4--(AP)--Pre- sident Truman told eight Atlantic- Pact military trainees Tuesday that the United States has "no designs on any nation, either for territory, conquest or. otherwise." ; The eight, who come from Can- ada, Western Europe and Britain are among 2000 men from Allied countries receiving training in this country under the North Atlantic defence treaty. hands in the approved Scou% Recipients of Awards Those receiving the coveted awards were 1st Oshawa Troop--John Pratt. * 3rd Oshawa Troop--Willlam Mee Hugh and Jack Bingham. 4th Oshawa Troop--Alan Crane dall. 7th Oshawa Troop--Edward Stone bridge, Clair Peacock, Arthur Bees vor, Norman Mepstead, Donald Grant, Walter Beach, George Mac- Gregor, James Sharples, Jim Mitchison, Donald Jackson, Jack Dalby, Ronald Douglas, Eric Ride geon, James Ashley, Donald Clark, John Sadler, William Stark, Bud Bell, Ronald McKee and Donald Clarke. 8th Oshawa Troop--John Bunnep, Robert Logan, Jack Nicholson, Lloyd Sturch, Irvine Harrell and Robert Clayton. b 11th Oshawa Troop--David Horne y. Among those attending the prese entation were a large number of the KING'S SCOUTS (Continued on page 5) (UEBEC MOVES T0 KEEP CURB ON RENTALS By The Canadian Press The Quebec Legislature, one four in session in Canada, unanimously approved a bill $o up provincial rent controls wh the Federal Government vaca the field April 30, The bill was given second reads ing yesterday with the unanimoug support of the House. Premier Maurice Duplessis said that while he feels self- control is the best control, the Government was forced to con- tinue rent controls because a minority of landlords and tem- ants did not exercise self-con- trol. The legislation provides a threes month freeze of rents to allow time QUEBEC (Continued on Page 8%) Fire Drives 42 to Streets In Ottawa Ottawa, Feb. 14--(CP)--Forty persons were left homeless early today when fire of undetermined origin swept out of control and gutted a six-dwelling tenement row in central Ottawa. None of the residents of the two= storey brick structure was injured, Damage was estimated at $60,000. The blaze broke out about 2:30 am. in the basement and ate its way through the walls to the roof of the building. Sweeping over the rooftops, the fire continued to spread. U.S. Envoy Sees War In Europe Far Off Belgrade, Feb, 14--(Reuters) George Perkins, assistant United States secretary for European af- fairs, said here today the Yugo- slav leaders see "no immediate gen= eral danger of war in Europe." Perkins had an interview yester- day with Marshal Tito, Yugoslav premier, and his foreign minister, Edouard Kardelj. Perkins told a press conference that in this the Yugoslav leaders agreed with the opinion expressed by United States ambassadors in Europe at two recent conferences in Paris and Frankfurt, He said the American representatives "did no$ think preparations had gone far enough in satellite countries {or anything yet."