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All Sides Defend Late Col. Ralston In Face Of Attac Francois Pouliot Blames Minister For Loss of Lives Ottawa, May 11--(CP)--A front-bench member of. the [Liberal Party last night threw the Commons into a turmoil hen he blamed a former Liberal defence minister--Col. J. L. Ralston -- for the loss of "countless" Canadian and Ameri- an lives during the Second World War. The charge was made by Jean Francois Pouliot (L -- emiscouata), 61-year-old stormy petrel of federal politics. embers of the opposition. and members of the cabinet de- fended Col. Ralston, who died a few years ago. Mr. Pouliot's statement was des-g ribed as vicious, nasty, -anted and nonsensical. Mr. Pouliot said that follow- ing Col. Ralston's resignation from the cabinet in November, 1944, on the conscriplion issue, he made statements about weak- nesses in the Allied line on the western front which led to a major German attack in De- cember, Mr. Pouliot said: .. «It 1s precisely on account of the untimely and uncalled for statements of that former minister of national defence in the House about the weaknesses in our Army hat the American soldiers and Ca- adian soldiers were killed in such numbers in the last days of the var." Called Nonsense "Nonsense," interjected Maj. E. D. iton (PC--Kamloops), a veteran bf the Second World War. Mr. Pouliot said Col. Ralston had insisted so much on the "weak ints in the Allied Army in ance" that the information was given to the "German command." The result was that the Germans "rallied all their forcts for a su- preme attack in Northern France, an attack -- the battle of the bulge--which cost countless lives of American and Canadian soldiers." Mr. Pouliot did not serve in eith- er war and bolted from the Liberals when the government decided to im- pose limited conscription following Col. Ralston's resignation. He said he was making his statements to underline the danger of discussing defence matters in public, He spoke after George Drew, Pro- gressive Conservative leader, had suggested that a Commons commit- tee be established to study defence policies. The suggestion was made in the third day of a debate on the government's $1,600,000,000 defence program for 1951-52. The debate continues today. The discussion was marked by" s number of noisy, heated ex- changes. One of them came af- ter Maj.-Gen. G. R. Pearkes V.C. (PC--Nanaimo) said De- fence Minister Claxton had asked Mr. Pouliot to provide "some comic relief" following Mr. Drew's speech, Gen. Pearkes withdrew the statement after denials by Mr. Claxton and Mr. Pouliot. Another flare-up came after Gen. Pearkes accused Mr. Pouliot of making a "vicious attack" on a great Canadian. Mr. Pouliot said he had not made any attack. Me had referred to statements of Col. Ralston and drawn his own con- clusions. Praises Ralston Mr. Claxton said "Col. Ralston needs no praise from me or any- one else. Nothing that can be said can detract from his record." Capt. . Rodney Adamson (PC-- York West) said if there was any man who had saved Canadian lives jit was Col. Ralston. It was his in- sistencef on reinforcements for the Army overseas which finally stop- unnecessary casualties. M. J. Coldwell, C.C.F. leader, said he had the highest regard for Col. Ralston. John Blackmore (SC -- Lethbridge) said Col. Ralston was largely responsible for Canada's military success in the Second World War. In the general debate, Mr. Clax- ton said the government had de- cided that a defence committee should not be establised. It would not work under Canada's system of Government where the administra- tion had to take responsibility for decisions on defence. Mr. Claxton disclosed that Canada's drive to build a fighter air force will gain momentum unwar- by the end of this year with the Easter Seal Objective Is Reached Objective for or the Easter Seal Campaign of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children was exceed- ed this year, it was announced at an executive meeting of the society yesterday. Returns to date are $380,341.49 as compared with the objective of $375,000,00. Reports from some of the service clubs which participate in the campaign are not complete and the figure announced yesterday will be in- creased by the final tabulation. "This is the fifth consecutive year the Society has gone over the top by exceeding its objective," pointed out Financial Chairman Conn Smythe "I consider this a re- markable record at a time when sb many appeals to the public are be- ing made, with a number of them falling short of their objectives." President Tom Baker expressed the opinion that the success of the campaign was an indication of the confidence the public places in the work done by the Society for Crip- pled Children. It was pointed out that operating costs are kept at a minimum, Among other projects, the So- ciety operates summer camps for handicapped children at Woodeden, London; Blue Mountain, Colling- | wood; and Merrywood, in the Rid- eau Lakes District, It also oper- ates Variety Village, Toronto voca- tional school for crippled children, which is financed by the Toronto Variety Club. The Society's new- est undertaking is a cerebral palsy centre at London. This has been in operation more than a year and the work there is being continually expanded. This summer cerebral palsy demonstration clinics will tour the. province. formation of one new fighter squadron monthly, Production of two new types of jet planes will be hitting a pace at the year's end that will permit a rapid acceleration of fighter strength. A squadron 'uses about 25 planes, and about 28 of the 40 regular and reserve R.C.AF, squad- rons now planned will be fighters. To Purchase Bombers Purchase of bombers ranks sec- ond. in priority, right behind fight- ers, in the R.C.AAF.s expansion plans. In the peacetime past, the regular air force has skipped bomb- ers but has-had a couple of reserve medium bomber squadrons. Mr. Drew said the lack of British- American agreement on standardi- zation of arms should be a cause for concern. The standardization "of equipment could mean the differ- ence between victory and defeat in a crisis. He chided the defence depart- ment for the "ghastly. failure" to find in the last five years an area large enough to provide "for the training of a brigade. Many of the existing camps in Canada could be expanded. Mr. Drew accused Mr. Claxton of the "most dangerous kind of eye- wash" in saying that the Bureau of Statistics and Labor Department now provide enough information to allow for allocation of manpower of the armed forces. London -- (CP) -- An 80-year- old bridegroom, Henry Jex, carried his 60-year-old bride over the threshhold in approved style after their recent wedding. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA Combining The Othawe Times and Whithy Quutic ani Chrovicte VOL. 10--No. 111 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1951 PAGE THIRTEEN Europe Council Considers Defence of Yugoslavia War production of most European countries outside the Russian orbit would go to equip Yugoslav peasants in case of attack on their home- lands if the Council of Europe adopts a motion by Duncan Sandys, British representative and son-in-law of Winston Churchill. At the Strasbourg council session, Sandys, with the backing of 29 other members, introduced a motion for the commitment by all European members of the council to go to the aid of Yugoslavia if the threatening words and gestures of her neighbors explode into outright war. --Central Press Canadian. " DUNCAN SANDYS Fence Sunday School Property At Thornton' 8 MRS. CHAS. CHAS. WHITE Correspondent Thornton's Corners, May 10-- Some of the men of the community | met at the Sunday School Monday evening to do some fencing. They) continued the fence around the back of the Sunday School property. The community association held their monthly meeting Monday, to make plans for summer sports. Mc- Kinnon is the convener for summer activities. Bill Smith is coach for the ball team. A sports program was drawn up for May 24, which in- cludes races for the children, a ball game, fireworks and lunch. Remember the married couples hard time dance on Friday night of this week. Special Mother's. Day service is being held at Sunday school next Sunday. Rev. R. J. Scott and Whit- by United Church choir, under the direction of Mrs. Vernon Rowe will be in attendance and conduct the service. A cordial invitation is ex- tended to all mothers and their families. There will be a special re- membrance for every mother pre- sent. This service is planned by Ross Law and his class of Junior boys the "Peppy Class." RITA JOINS CHILDREN Reno, Nev, May 11--(AP)--Rita Hayworth, movie actress wife of Moslem Prince Aly Khan, Thurs- day was reunited with her two children here. It is reported that after residence requirements are met Miss Hayworth will seek either a separate maintenance order or divorce from Aly Khan. At least six weeks residence is required be- fore a Nevada divorce can be obtained. Sturdier! T Tougher! Lon jer Wearing! ; It's the improved GOODS YEAR De Zaer By actual test, the improved Goodyear DeLuxe delivers up to 34%, more mile- age! And you get extra protection against blowouts plus sure-footed trac- tion as well. Let us check vour tires today! 86 KING ST. E. GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCTS ONTARIO MOTOR SALES TED MONVE SALES & SERVICE || Dial 3-2256 'Scholarships | Medals Given At Ryerson Toronto, May 11 (CP)--Two gold medals, eight silyger medals and mere than $3,500 in scholarships were awarded to students of Ryer- son Institute of Technology Thurs- day night at the, annual prize- giv- ing ceremonies. A Fergus, Ont, student, James Deacon, and a Chatham girl, Joan Bothwell, were awarded the Ryer- son gold medals for all-round pro- ficiency. Deacon 'will be graduated today from the school of mechan- ical and industrial technology. Miss Bothwell has been at the school of costume design. Silver medal® winners include: Murray Scoyne, Ridgetown, Ont.; James Dils, Acton, Ont., and Nor- ma McCrae, Essex, Ont. In the school of architectural a technology scholarship was award- ed Alfred Kotanen, Creighton Mine, Electrical technology winners in- cluded Lloyd Winacott, Bowman- ville, J. N. Sauder, Niagara Falls, John Coulson, Welland. Fashion scholarships: Helen Lov- | ell, Mount Forest, Ont, Furniture arts: Robert Watson, Galt; Patricia Watson, Timmins. Graphic Arts: Alex Stalmack, Kirkland Lake; Matthew Gordon, Preston, Ont., and John Soganich, Sudbury, Ont. Institution. and home manage- ment: Norma McRae, Essex; Rob- ert McCurdy, Corinth, Ont, Mechanical and industrial tech- nology: Kenneth W. Crawford, Bowmanville; Donald T. Foser, Wel- land, Photographic arts: David Koch, Guelph. Retail merchandising: John An- derson, Sault Ste. Marie. Sees No Basis For Probing Newsprint Ottawa, Minister Carson told the Commons Thursday Information before the combines investigation act commis- sioner does not, in the commis- sioner's opinion, justify an inquiry at present into the newsprint in- usiry. He added: "The information presently be- fore the combines investigation commission is that the Canadian newsprint Industry is taking all reasonable steps to increase produc- tion, and that the prices Canadian newsprint producers are charging for sales of newsprint to the United States are exceptionally reasonabie, having regard to the prices that could be obtained on the open market for newsprint at the present time if Canadian newsprint pro- ducers were to take full trading ad- vantage of the present strong de- mand." Mr. Garson made the statement in commenting on a recent Wash- ington dispatch which said a Con- gressional sub-committee on mono- polies was considering a proposal to make Canadian newsprint compa- nies subject to anti-trust laws in the United States. GUNMEN NET $9,600 Toronto, May 11--(CP) -- Three masked gunmen robbed a Royal Bank of Canada branch at near- by Woodbridge of $9,600 Thursday. Manager Glen Newann said the money was mostly in $100, $50 'and $10 bills. Some were mutilated bills ready to be 'destroyed. Mr. Newann said the robbers missed another large sum of money in the bank, May 11--(CP)--Justice | | African Census Defines Coloring Johannesburg, May 11-- (Reuters) --A country-wide South African population census which has begun here gives a new definition to "white" and "colored" persons--a vital distinction under the segrega- tion laws of the government. The new definition makes the appearance and associations of a person, rather than his parentage, as before, the main consideration in determining to which racial group he belongs. A white person is defined on the form as on who "looks obviously or is generally accepted" as such. If he is generally accepted as col- ored, though white in appearance, he is considered colored. The Asians, Cape: Malays and colored persons fill in the same form, but Africans have a sepa- rate form. Ontario Spotlight WAGE TALKS STALEMATED Mallorytown, May 11--(CP)--Sa- lary discussions between the school board and teachers have reached a stalemate in this Eastern Ontario village. Teachers of the secondary school want an $800 salary increase. The school board has asked Fred B. Pense of Kingston, president of the Ontario Urban and Rural Schcol Trustees Association, to represent it at a meeting with Teachers Federa- tion representatives Wednesday. FLIES TO DRIVE-IN Peterborough, May 11--(CP)-- A new approach to a drive-in theatre was tried last night by Harry Oakman. An aerial pho- tographer, he landed his Piper Cub plane at the rear of the parked cars. "PARISIAN" DECLINES Paris, May 11--(CP)--The mayor of Paris (Ontario variety) won't be on hand for celebrations in Paris (French variety) when the city celebrates its 2,000th anniversary this summer. Paris, France has in- vited mayors of 23 towns and cities throughout the world with the same name to attend the anniversary. Mayor Arthur Griffiths says he won't be able to make it. CYCLIST CHARGED Port Rowan, May 11--(CP)-- A 14-year-old St. Williams boy is facing a charge in juvenile court of carelessly riding a bi- cycle. The charge was laid after Mrs. Frank Fick, 69, was fatally injured when knocked down by the boy's bicycle. DISCOVER BODY St. Catharines, May 11--(CP)-- The body of Louis Molnar, 37, of | Niagara Falls, was taken from the | water at nearby Port Weller yester- | day after being found in the lake | by a freighter headed up the Wel- land Canal. Molnar had been miss- | ing since March 5 when he fell into | the Niagara River off the docks at | Queenston where he and friends were fishing for smelts. | POSTIE JAILED Toronto, May 11--(CP)--A postal worker who robbed the mails to im- | prove his stamp collection, Hyltos Mott, 36, Thursday was sent to jail | for a year, William Dickey, post | office investigator, said the only | letters Mott stole were those con- | taining stamps. They were address- | ed to prominent collectors. Gold Smuggling Business Booms In Open In Persia As Highgrade Flows East Kuwait, Persian Gu Gulf, May 11 -- (AP) -- The gold smuggling busi- ness is booming in Kuwait, major transfer point on the route to the underground gold markets of the Far East. It's all out in the open in this sandy, oil-rich Sheikhdom. There is no law against the gold trade. In fact, it is encouraged because it is a big source of income. Before oil royalties started flowing five years ago, gold was the big business. The gold pours in chiefly by plane, at a rate of more than $12,- 000,000 worth monthly, gold mer- chants estimate. Most of it comes from Lebanon, where you can charter a plane to carry gold here for about $1,200. For all practical purposes Lebanon is also a free market for gold move- ment. The gold leaves Kuwait by small sailing ships. It may be hidden under a load of Iraqi dates. In the Far East, according to lo- cal dealers, Hong Kong now is the biggest port of enry for the gold trade into China. But Macao, Bangkok and Singapore are also said to be important trading points. Until five or six years ago the gold followed an east-to-west path, Since the war, the traffic has been reversed, and gold now brings as much as double the legal rate in India and China. One dealer said about 70,000 of Kuwait's 175,000 population are in- volved in the trade. An almost- certain eight or nine-per cent pro- fit on a quick turnover is the at- traction. There are strange stories told in connection with the trade -- of big losses when the small sailing ships | are caught in a sudden storm. The present ruler of Kuwait -- Sheikh Abdullah -- was out of the | country when the old Sheikh died I C. Parents School Board Prosecution Maillardville, B.C., May 11 (CP) --Roman Catholic parents said last night at a meeting that they would "welcome prosecution" for taking their children from school for re- ligious instruction, They added that they will take their children out of public schools whenever they deem it necessary. Public school « authorities have warned parents of the 680 children that they may be prosecuted if per- iodic withdrawal of the youngsters continues. Roman Catholic officials recently closed their two parochial schools in the district, claiming the provin- cial government has refused to al- locate enough funds for them to carry on, The children were then placed in public schools. Parents drafted a letter to the Coquitlam district school board saying they would welcome prose- cution because it would bring the school question into cout. 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