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THE DAILY TIMESGAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY VOL. 10--No. 39 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 Price § Cents TWENTY PAGES U.N. FORCES SMASH RED ATTACK Issue Permits For 12 New Homes This Month. Estimated | Value Totals $1 40,625 In 15-Day Period Value of building permits for the first half of the month of February, as shown by applications filled out at the of- fices of the City Engineer, was $140,625. Of that amount $92,000 was for individual dwellings, twelve in number. & It appeared, from inspection of OPPOSITION DEFEATED ON SHORT WEEK, VOTING RIGHTS Toronto, Feb. 16-- (CP) -- Opposition members had their innings in the Ontario Legis- lature yesterday but were de- feated on two counts -- a mo- tion to give municipal voting rights to all persons 21 or "over and a bill to reduce the maximum work week from 48 to 40 hours. The motion by Reid Scott (CCF ~~ Toronto Beaches) to extend the municipal franchise was defeated on a r.corded, straight party vote, 58 to 20, with Liberals voting with Gove ernment forces. The hours-of-work bill, pro- posed by Robert Thornberry (CCF -- Hamilton Centre), was Iched by a ful Gov- ernment motion to give it a six-months hoist. The motion, for a six-month delay in voting on the bill, in effect killed it. The Legislature will not be in session in six months. The Legislature today resumes the Throne Speech debate. Three hours of yesterday's ses- sion were set aside for considera- tion of private members' bills -- OPPOSITION (Continued on Page 2) Strike Halts Rolls Royce Engine Line Glasgow, Feb. 15-- (Reuters) --Work stopped at the big Rolls Royce aero engine factory here today when 3,500 workers went on strike in protest against the dismissal of two union offi- cals. Production at the factory, vi- tal in the present arms drive, had already been held up by the refusal of engineers to work overtime. They are claiming more pay. The Glasgow plant is one of two huge Rolls Royce units now turning out the latest type. of jet engines. Many of the world's air forces are supplied with jet engines from the plant. ¥ the permits, that the homes being | started this month are being begun by individuals rather than build- ing firms. The building firms, it seemed, were content so far this month to finish up on the ambi- tious programs they already had underway rather than begin any- thing new. $11,000 is being spent to alter a building on the west side of Simcoe Street between John and Lloyd Streets to make it suitable as a restaurant, and $12,000 to build a building of house apartments and offices on the west side of Albert Street. A new service station on King Street East will cost $25,000 it is estimated. A 'list of applicants for permits over $500, location of the buildings BUILDING PERMITS (Continued on Page. 2) Five Youths Sworn In As RCN Ratings Three youths from Oshawa, oné from Whitby and one from Harri- son's Corners, were sworn in yes- terday afternoon as ratings in the Royal Canadian Navy. They made their attestations before Lieuten- ant Commander L. M. Picard, R.C, N. (R) recruiting officer in charge of the Mobile Recruiting Unit which arrived here last week and made its headquarters in the Sea Cadet barracks on the third floor of the Bank of Commerce building. Eleven applicants have successfully passed their medical examinations and may be accepted at a future time as ratings as soon as they have completed their "processing", The five young men who have been accepted are William Bruce, a former Sea Cadet of 104 Celina Street, Robert White, 311 Byron Street, Whitby, Ramon Bradbury, 396 Athol Street East, John Maule, another former Sea Cadet, 319 Celina Street and Howard Anthony MacDonald, Harrison's Corners. In the four days the mobile unit was open here sixty enquiries were received and twelve medical exam- inations ~ performed by Surgeon Lieutenant W. M. Little who ac- companied the party along with Chief Petty Officer G. O. Irving and Able Seaman Mwray B. Miner. One of the twelve was found to be unfit and it is expected that the other eleven applicants will be ac- cepted. It was impossible in the four days for all of the applicants to obtain the necessary proofs of education of age and proper letters attesting to character. This will in no way prejudice their enlistment however and arrangements have been made to take their attestations elsewhere. The unit has visited only Peter- borough prior, to its arrival in Osh- awa. It moves on from here to St. Catharines. At Top Red D ] S 1 ti Rif & ------------ vv Mong Kong, Feb. 15--(AP)--Ob- servers of the China scene began to express curiosity today about the whereabouts of "Mao Tse-Tung, Communist Chinese leader. They noted he had failed to ap- pear at three important functions in the last few days. Reports in this strategic vantage said last month that Mao had gone or was going to NET PAID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per issue: for JANUARY 11,152 Moscow to confer with Stalin on the Korean war and other _ Asiatic developments, The reports appear to have been the result of speculation at the Chinese Nationalist capital, Taipei, and were not regarded seriously here at that time. Mao's last known pullic appear- ance in Peiping was Jan. 26, when he attended the celebration of In- dian National day. 'The huge Chingse-spotisored cele- bration of the first anniversary of the Chinese-Soviet treaty sign- ing was held last night in Peiping. Nearly all the Chinese Communist government and party leaders were repofted there, along with all for- eign diplomats. But not Mao. Two hours earlier, Russian Am- bassador N. V. Roschin gave a cocktail party at the Russian em- bassy. Reports listed Chinese Red government sand party lsaders | there up to Premier Chou En-Lai {and Gen. Chu Teh, the Red's army commander, But no Mao. >-- Oshawa Boys Sworn In as Royal Canadian Navy Ratings Concluding the visit to Oshawa of a Royal Canadian Navy Mobile Re- cruiting Unit, five Oshawa and district boys were yesterday sworn in as R.C.N. ratings. Shown, left to right, at the ceremony are William Bruce, | Corps; Robert White, 311 Byron Street North, Whitby, and Ramon Brad- | Administering the oath is Lieutenant Com- mander L, M, Picard, R.C.N.(R) while Chief Petty Officer G. O. Irving | pines bury, 396 Athol Street East. 104 Celina Street, a former member of the Sir Francis Drake Sea Cadet | looks on, ~--Times-Gazette Staff Photo, U.K. Faces Rail Strike in Wage Issue Dispute London, Feb, {5 -- (AR) -- Britain's Labor Government, plagued by a surge of labor un- rest, faced a new strike threat Wednesday night from workers on its nationalized railways. Executive boards of two of the main railway unions said they had turned down an arbi- tration court award which would have given the bulk of the country's 614,000 railway- men an average wage increase of about five per cent. The unions had asked for a 10-per-cent over-all wage boost. The minimum wage for railway workers is 92 shillings a week. Little Theatre Re anization eeting Tonight This evening, at the C.R.A. build- ing, formal organization of the Oshawa Little Theatre will be effected, with the .election of of- ficers who will take over from the temporary executive which has been functioning since the revival of this movement. Encouraged by the success of the production of "Angel Street" recently, a large number of devotees of the dramatic arts have signified their intention of attending -the meeting. The nominating committee appointed the temporary executive has, it is understood, completed a slate of officers, and this will be present- ed to the meeting, over which Mrs. G. D. Conant, chairman of tempo- rary executive, will preside. Present as guest speaker will be Edgar Stone, head of the drama department of the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture. All Oshawa people' who are in- terested in the development of the Little Theatre are cordially invited to attend. Meeting to Talk Over Organization Canadian Club A meeting for the purpose of or- ganizing a Canadian Club for Osh- awa and the southern portion of Ontario County has been called by the group which is sponsoring this movement, and will be held in the Whitby Town Hall on Friday even- ing, February 16 at 8 p.m. The whole project will be tho- roughly discussed, and it is hoped that as a result definite organiza- tion will take place. Invitations have been sent to municipal heads and leaders of organizations in Oshawa, Whitby and the surround- ing townships, and it is hoped that a large number of interested people will be in attendance. The meeting is entirely open to all who are interested in the Can- adian Club project, LABOR BOLT IN COMMONS London, Feb. 15--(AP)--Prime Minister Attlee's regime today fac- ed its most critical test as left-wing | Labor members threatened to bolt | ranks in a no-confidence vote on | the Government's handling of Brit- ain's rearmament program, The showdown comes tonight in a House of Commons vote on the no- confidence motion introduced last | night by Winston Churchill. It is particularly critical be- cause the Government, with a margin® of eight in the House, is threatened with defections of some 20 left-wing Socialists who have been muttering for the last three months thst plans to rearm Britain are contrary to Social principles. The Government has threatened any Socialist member who abstains from voting with withdrawal of | party support, and has even order- ed six members, who are ill, to show up for tonight's vote. The big question in the lobbies today was "will Attlee's left-wing M.P.'s abandon him?" Most' parliamentary dents said "no." correspon- Ottawa, Feb. 15-- (CP) -- TY Two Seeking Presidency 0f Local 222 | John Brady "and | william Ruther- | ford will contest the presidency | seat of Local 222, UAW-CIO, this | year, it was annonuced today fol- { lowing the closing of the qualifica- | tion period last night. Six others were nominated but did not quali- fy. Brady, a member «of General | Motors Division and present presi- dent of the local, defeated Ruther- ford, of the Skinner Division of the Local, last year by 134 votes. Brady polled 1210 votes, compared to; Rutherford's 1,076. There was only two acclama- | tions. Ralph Cooke was given an | acclamation as Guide while C. Twining ' received an acclamation to the position of recording-secre- tary. Candidates who qualified for the different Local position were: President--John Brady, William Rutherford. Vice-president Chris Mason. Alex Beatty, TWO SEEKING (Continued on Page 2) Banquet to E. Whitby Members of the Oshawa Cliamber of Commerce and citizens generally have the opportunity of joining in a fermal celebration of the annexa- tion of part of East Whitby Town- ship to the city of Oshawa at a dinner meeting of the Chamber to be held in the Hotel Genosha on Wednesday next, February 21. Members of the Oshawa City Coun- cil will be present as guests of hon- or, and the chief feature on the program will be the formal pre- sentation to Mayor Michael Starr, of a mayor's gold chain and collar, to be worn on all formal occasions by the present and future mayors of Oshawa. This insignia of office has been provided by subscriptions made by local industries and citi- zens, and will be of handsome de- sign and fine workmanship. + In view of the nature of the oc- Celebrate Annexation casion--celebration of the coming into being of the Greater Oshawa-- much of the program will be devo- ted to material of a historical na- ture. Hon. G. D. Conant, K.C., one of the greatest authorities on the early history and development, will be the principal speaker of the evening, and his address on "Osh- awa Then and Now" will tell the interesting story of the growth of the community from its pioneer days. Tickets for the dinner are now on sale at the Hotel Genosha, and at Henderson's Book Store, Karn"s Drug Store, Mitchell's Drug Store, Meagher"s store on King Street West. and Bassett's Jewelry store. It is expected that a large attend- ance of members of the Chamber of Commerce and citizens generally will be present to mark this his- {toric occasion, § Conservatives Against Compulsory Training The 43-man Progressive Con- | servative party--official Opposition in the Commons--does |g, not intend to support proposals for | training in Canada's reserve forces. FACES ATTLEE compulsory military The party's position was out- lined yesterday in the Com- mons by Maj-Gen. G. R. Pearkes, V.C., veteran of the two world wars and spokesman for the Progressive Conserva- tives on defence matters. He said 'he cannot support a mo- tion introduced Monday by the 10-man Social Credit party and calling for compulsory reserve training of young Canadians for home defence. Amid applause C.CF. tive benches, Gen. Pearkes said that compulsory training now would only serve to retard the develop- | ment of the active forces and "lull from , Liberal, | the people into 4 false sense of | house on the farm of Poultryman | security." The wartime commander on | Canada's Pacific Coast represents CONSERVATIVES (Continued on Page 2) Ontario Hit By Influenza Outhreak By The Canadian Press The current influenza outbreak is creeping into Ontario, following reports of its appearance elsewhere across Canada where it has closed | schools, slowed industry and killed 92 people in Montreal alone. Toronto's medical officer health, Dr. Gordon Jackson, that Toronto has escaped lightly thus far with only five influenza deaths reported this year. In Sudbury, Ont., health of- ficials forbade visitors at two hospitals due to the discovery of between 300 and 800 cases of a rare type of the disease, No deaths have been reported. yIn Sarnia, Ont. rising absen- teeism from schools and industry is attributed to a rare form of influ- enza, as are similar situations in Cornwall, St. Thomas and Fort Erie, Ome. The provincial health department is investigating the Sudbury, Sar- nia and Cornwall outbreaks, of THE WEATHER Sunny, clouding over late this evening. Intermittent snow be- ginning early Friday morning. Little change in temperature. Winds east 15. Low tonight and high Friday 25 and 3%, Sum- mary for Friday: Intermittent snow, and Progressive Conserva- | said | errific Gunfire ipes Out Four nery Divisions Tokyo, Feb. 15--(AP)+--Allied big guns today broke the back of the massive Communist manpower drive that was aimed to crack the central Korea front. The United States Eighth Army said 10,593 casualties were inflicted on the Communists Wednesday in all Korea, This raised to nearly 100,000 the Reds' losses in killed, wounded and captured since Jan. 25. Front-line United Nations officers, claiming victory "at the moment," said four Red divisions were wiped out or shattered in the four-day Communist effort to drive down central Korea's rocky spine between Wonju and Chipyong, French, Dutch, South Korean and American forces checked the Red drive along a 20-mile front of ridges and a wide valley between those two towns, A field dispatch des- cribed the scene as "Death Valley." KOREA (Continued on Page 2) Air Attacks Pound Malayan Guerrillas | Singapore, Feb. 15-- (Reuters) light | | | | | Kitchener, Feb. 15--(CP)--Dam- | age estimated at $25,000 was caus- | ed early today by a fire which de- | stroyed a large double-deck hen- aaron Metzger, five miles east of | Glen Allan near Elmira, Lost in the blaze were 15,000 one- month-old broilers, two tons of Hundreds more Chinese and North Korean Reds met a vio- | lent end in today's fighting on | the central front. The break- | i as front alone Wednesday was | 3,075 killed, 2,305 wounded by | | ground action alone. | | Allied planes took an uncounted | i toll in supporting ground units roll- | ing with the Red punch. While the fighting continued on | the central and western frome. at reduced tempo, South Kor secured two Mews "iaands | | commanding Wonsan harbor far up| | on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The East coast landings ere | made Wednesday on Cho and Rei | islands, some 90 air miles north of | north on the mainland, but U.S. (AP) -- The United States {plans sending four additional army divisions to Europe. Defence Secretary Marshall disclosed this today in a statement prepared for joint hearings by the Senate's foreign relations and armed AF. planes today pounded guer- | Services committees on the | rillas in the "heaviest operations on | "troops-to-Europe" issue. {record in Malaya," an R.A.F. spokes- | Iman said, | Marshall said: Waves of Lincoln, Brigand and "Because of the great amount Tempest fighter-bombers and Sun- | ~ of discussion which has been derland flying boats attacked jun-| ¢entred on the subject of ground forces, 1 have obtained the | "One of the Brigands, a bomber crashed on a rubber plan-| With you the specific strength | ation, killing both pilot and navi-| ©f the ground forces which the | gator. United States has planned to | maintain in Europe in the pres- | ent emergency. $25, 000 Fire Wrecks "I take this step reluctantly be- cause of the security considerations ' Elmira Poultry Plant involved -- but I have reached the conclusion that there is a greater peril to our security through weak- ening the morale of our Allies by a debate based upon uncertainties, than there can possibly be through the public disclosure of our plane ned strength figures. "We already have there (Europe), visions of ground forces. Our plans, based on the recommendation of broiler mash. and a new '"Dutch- |the joint chiefs of staff, therefore man" feeder system installed only | contemplate sending four addition a few weeks ago at a cost of $2,000. {al divisions to Europe." P t 1 ; M U To Fighti F t With Canadian Troops in Korea, Feb. 15--(CP)--Cana- | dian troops were moving today toward the Korean battle front. Rifle companies of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry left their camp in a chestnut grove outside Miryang at dawn and headed for the front in U.S. Army troop-carrying vehicles sent back to get them. Other members of the unit Tol= lowed, and by 9 A.M. the camp site ® 'We n Ge Clai Grant of Vancouver. Fighting positions for the Hangings Delayed Canadians were two days' road travel away from the South | ceived their final training. [today said it had been told by Ameri The date for Canadians to shove | can authorities tnat the executions off and join other United Nations | of seven German war criminals in troops in the fight was agreed upon | Landsberg prison have been poste and the late Lt.-Gen. Walton H.| why or for how long the stay of Walker, then commander of the | sentence had been granted. U.S. Eighth Army. Early today about 100 American It coincides now with the major soldiers with fixed bayonets ringed Koreans after a week-long lull. |ice guards surrounded the prison Lt.-Col. Stone returned Tuesday! cemetery, from a visit tothe battle front. | Leading his men into the fight, he | down on Red casualties on that Washin ton, Feb. Kh Parallel 38 and about 130 miles | g 15 | gle targets in several areas. : President's permission to discuss on occupation duty, about two die was clear except for a clean-up party under direction of Maj. Don | Bonn, Germany, Feb. 15- (Reuters) Korean camp where they re- |_the West German justice ministry last December by Lt.-Col. J. R.|poned. Stone, commander of the Patricias,| A spokesman said he did not know enemy offensive launched by the [the grim Bavarian prison. Black=- Chinese Communists and North [uniformed Polish civilian labor serv- The early English cathedral at | Wells, Somerset, is said to have the most beautiful west front of all 'European cathedrals. " id P \TRICIAS (Continjed on Page 2) J.