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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA Price Not Over WHITBY VOL. 11--No. 117 Authorized as Second-Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATU RDAY, MAY 17, 1952 8 Cents Per Copy TWENTY-FOUR PAGES FLYING FORTRESS BASED AT OSHAWA AIRPORT The first Boeing Flying Fortress bomber to be converted for com- mercial use in Canada gets a check - over at Oshawa Airport before carrying out aerial map- ping assignments for the Photo- raphic Survey Corporation, To- Taking advantage of the B-17's shadow, General Manager W. H. Godfrey (left) of the Photographic Survey Corporation Ltd., discusses aerial survey flying with Pilot Ty Young of California - Atlantic Air- ways. While under lease to Kenting ronto. The big plane, a B-17G, has been leased from Californias Atlantic Airways (U.S.) by PSC's aircraft operating company, Kent- ing Aviation Ltd., Oshawa, with option to buy at a later date. The ; a level performance and ease of landing on relatively small fields make it a useful aircraft for high level photography operations. It may also be used to ferry field parties and equipment to base camps. B-17's speed, long range, high- Aviation the plane will be piloted by Mr. Young, a former airlines pilot with 24 years' flying experi- ence and a graduate of the U.S. Navy's famous air - training school at Pensacola, Fla. Main base for the B-17 will be Oshawa Airport, Oshawa. Fire Levels Old Market TORONTO (CP) -- The 100-year- old Toronto Wholesale Fruit mark- et was destroyed early today in a fire causing loss estimated by fire- men at $500,000 to $1,000,000. The two-storey wooden structure was levelled barely a half-hour aft- er the first alarm was given at 6.35 am. EDT--just after it had opened for business. Firemen concentrated on preventing the flames - from spreading to adjoining buildings. No one was hurt, but virtually the entire stock of the 20-odd whole- salers who leased the building from the Canadian National Railways was destroyed. The historic downtown intersection landmark at the of Yonge {and Front streets once was To- ronto's railway station. It had been used by wholesalers to market fruit and vegetables from a wide area of Ontario, as well as produce from the United States. It employed some 500 men. OSHAWA TRAFFIC TOLL Yesterday Accidents Year to Date Accidents Please Drive Carefully Hold Canada's Resources For Canadians-Stewart "Canadians remain hewers of wood and drawers of water for American capitalists who are able to exploit the Dominjon's vast re- sources because of the Liberal . government's anathema to inter- 'ference in free trade." That situa- tion was deplored in a speech made at Oshawa's Union Hall last night by Alistair Stewart, MP, for Winnipeg North. The gigantic (6- foot, 3 inch) MP was speaking on behalf of Roy Scott, CCF candi- edate in the May 26 federal by- election. "American capital is flooding in for Ungava iron ore, Alberta oil and for Saskatchewan. They are getting the privilege of our re- sources which should revert to Canadians and we have to buy back the fabricated goods we could make so easily. The CCF says those resources could be tak- en over for the benefit of Canada," declared Mr. Stewart. The Winnipeg MP was the man who introduced a proposal in the House for a Bill of Rights for Canada. Last night he explained the necessity for such a bill to combat the crass stupidity and ever - present canker of racial and religious intolerance. Commu- nism and Nazism practised that disgusting discrimination and Can- ada's trade unions should be con- gratulated on their fight, in the cause of social consciousness, against that intolerance. "Mr. Diefenbaker has now tak- en up that proposal and good luck to him. He is sincere and: Getting Oil Workers Back On Job Seen Slow Process "DENVER (CP)~--Hopes for a quick end fo the strike in the United States oil industry faded today. And as the back-to-work move- ment slowed to a trickle, the pros- pect of airlines throughout the world soon returning to full opera- tions dimmed. The country-wide strike of 90,000 refinery and pipeline workers was in its 17th day today. There was disappointment among the striking unions with the 15-cent-an-hour ceil- ing on wage increases imposed sev- eral days ago by the government's Wage Stabilization Board. Decision of the board to limit increases in the industry 'to 15 cents had been expected to bring a quick end to the strike. But agreement on a plant-by-plant basis was a slow process and in some cases, union and management were still at odds. While some refineries began re-- suming operations, the trend was marred by a new walkout. About. 35 workers struck at the Wyco Pipeline in Colorado and Wyoming: yesterday, shutting down a line which supplies 130,000,000 gallons' of gasoline a year to Colorado. Differences over retroactive pay. and. a clause for reopening wage talks were the causes. Closest to settlement among the larger companies was Sinclair Oil Corpora'ion where a poll is being taken ¢. the 30 union locals rep- resent! .g 10,000 employees to sce if they are willing to accept the terms. genuine in his efforts," said Mr. Stewart. SUGGESTS SLOGANS The visiting MP suggested that slogans for the May 26 for the CCF could be, concerning the Liberals, 'Lay him away on elec- tion day," and, against the Con- servatives, "A star (Starr) of ill omen." The Liberal candidate had made a point of stressing in his speeches that Canadians had more money than ever before in their pockets. So what, asked Mr. Stewart. The money was worth less than it had ever been worth. In terms of food- stuffs, the dollar was worth 40 WANTS RESOURCES (Continued on page 2) Endicott Germ War Charge CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. (AP)-- A $1,000,000 oil fire which had burned all night in this coastal city was extinguished shortly after dawn today. The estimated 200 firemen had run out of foamite during the i Fire Chief John Carlyle little alternative except to let the fire burn itself out while thy awaited new supplies of the chemi- cal Truck drivers raced through the night with foamite, which was Damage A Mill In Giant Oil Fire passed out quickly on arrival here. Soon the massive flames were dead. The carbon dioxide foam formed a suffocating "cap" for the flames still burning in two smaller oil tanks. Early today 200 firemen, ham- pered by lack of chemicals to fight the fire, attempted to prevent it from spreading to a refinery and the nearby homes of 300 families. Ten tanks at the Geheral Ameri- can tank terminal were burning and at least two of them were of 80,000-gallon size. Winds of up to 30 miles an hour also battling the flames since late been battling the flames since late yesterday. The tank company is located in a refining district about a mile from downtown Corpus Christi. A large housing unit is located about 100 yards from the edge of the blazing oil and kerosene and police asked the 300 families to move out. Three or four unoccu- pied houses nearest the flames caught fire but firemen exting- uished the flames. With more than 90 per cent of the first instalment and 66 per cent of the current tax levy collected by May 11 of this year the Oshawa Tax Department is maintaining the level which has put it among the leaders in the Province of On- tario in past years. A statement re- leased today by City Treasurer Harold Tripp shows that of the total levy of $2,246,561, collections of $1,496,739 have been made. The tax total this year was made up of arrears of taxes of $32,439 and current levy, $2,214,122, It was higher by $251,778 than that of last year which, in turn exceeded that of 1950 by more than $600,000, The total tax levy has risen from $1,080,874 in 1948 to the present total of $2,246,561. collected this year was somewhat lower than that of last year al- though it was higher than that of any of the preceding years back as far as 1940. It amounted to 57.48 per cent as compared to 60.12 per cent the year before and 47.52 per cent in 1950. The percentage of current col- lections was 66.76 this year as com- pared to 65.68 last year and rang- ing down to 52.45 in 1948, The percentage this year of fu- ture instalments prepaid amounted to 60.74 per cent as compared to 58.83 per cent in 1951 and 61.68 per cent the year before. Current taxes are payable in five instalments May 1, June 1, July 2, September 1 and October, igainst Ma Transport Limited, plaintiff Ruer this week, concluded its the transport company, in addi- tion. to the suit for damages is ask- ing that an injunction be issued by the court retraining the foundry company from continuance of the nuisance. The nuisance .in question is, according to plaintiff's allega- tions, smoke and fumes carrying harmful particles and gases which, having settled on 60 automobiles stored in the Russell yard, adjac- ent to the Malleable Iron Company property, impaired their finish, A number of air samples weéYe taken during preparation of the case for the defence, Joseph Sedge- wick, Q.C., who heads the battery of counsel respresenting the foun- dry company, told the court. In order to establish the basis for the tests he brought as witness William Wilson, of Cleveland, who is Chief of the Bureau of Industrial Hy- giene and in charge of air pollution control in that city of a million and a half. He testified that the contamination of the air in the vicinity of the foundry plant, which ranged from .03 to .11 parts of sul- phur dioxide per million parts of air, was not dangerous and was, in fact, lower than that in some parts of the city from which he came. He said the 'threshold limit"' of danger was .10 parts and the danger, point, .20 per million eable Iron After five days and the hearing of 20 witnesses Russell Plaintiff Concludes Case Ar vi in a $160,000 damage suit against Ontario Malleable Iron Company Limited, which has been in progress before Chief Ontario Justice Mr. J. C. Mec- case yesterday afternoon. Be- fore court adjourned defence counsel submitted a number of documents as exhibits and laid the basis for the body of de- fence testimony which will begin on Tuesday. Pe Lg parts of air. Plant life would be injured by .50 parts. The tests were made by Frank Ross, of Toronto, an employee of the Toronto Testing Laboratory who took air samples with a .spe- cial machine over five or six days. Asked by Mr. RcRuer if he took tests on the windward and leeward sides and equidistant from the plant in order to determine what, if any, contribution plant emanations were making to the air, he said he did not, "I can't understand these scien- tists at all," said Mr. Justice Mc- Ruer, "I've run into this sort of thing before. They take tests all over and always seem to miss the simple ones which would provide the court with information." THE WEATHER Cloudy, clearing this after- noon. Cloudy with a few sunny intervals and continuing cool Sunday. Winds light. Low to- night and high Sunday 45 and 60. Summary for Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cool. Tax Collections Maintain 'High Standard In Oshawa The percentage of tax arrears WINS FELLOWSHIP James H. Noxon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Noxon, 630 Mary Street, who has been awarded a R. Samuel McLaughlin Resident Fellowship, valued at $1,100 by Queen's University. He secured first class honors in English, Phil- osophy and Psychology. Editors Plan Better Papers WINNIPEG (CP) -- Managing editors of newspapers across Can- ada met here yesterday to discuss common problems at the first Can- adian Managing Editors' Confer- ence held in Western Canada. Opening the conference, R. J. Churchill of London, Ont., presi- dent, said that with newsprint prices up most. papers face re- trenchment. The Conference was being held to discuss mutual prob- lems in making the best use of space available. "That will be all to the good, he said. "Newspapers today waste space on useless words." The use. of textbooks in training staffs was outlined by J. Leslie wild, head of the Department of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario. He agreed with the view that "You can't léarn the newspaper business out of a text book," but urged greater use of books on newspaper work to help develop good reporters. Spille Child WARREN (CP)--Forty of 81 singing school children on their way to a-concert in a three-ton dump truck were thrown to the road yesterday when the truck's home-made racks collapsed as it rounded a bend. One girl was killed, seven other children were injured severely and more than 20 others treated for cuts and bruises. The children were pupils from two classes at the separate school at St. Charles, 10 miles southeast of here and about 40 miles west of North Bay. The driver and a teacher brought the total riding in the truck to 83. : .|13, Leon Brisson, d Ou Dies, Jeannine Lafortune, 8, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Lafortune, was crushed beneath the other children when the racks broke. Coroner Paul Emile Laflamme said an inquest will be held at Sudbury. In hospital with mostly head injuries are Teddy Beauparlent, 7, Guy Lefebvre, 7, Gertrude Lafleur, 13, Emil St. George, Michael Legros and An- drew Houle. Giles Lefebvre, the school teacher and father of one of the injured children, said Narcisse Dignard of St. Charles was driving the truck at about 10 to 15 miles t Of Truck Others Hurt an hour when the accident hap- pened. The load seemed to shift as the vehicle rounded the curve, he said. . "The panels on the right side of the truck gave way," he sald. "I was holding on to the left side of the truck as it went around a slight left-hand turn." SIX IN CAB Maurice Brisson, 12, said there were 75 children in the rear of the truck and six in the cab. He said 'the children were singing when the accident occurred. One of the children who did not fall off, Gabriel Barbe, 11, said: the girls 'were singing, then the rack broke--I don't know what happened after that. About half the kids fell off." When the truck stopped, Lefebvre jumped off and started gathering the injured from the pile of children. Then a motorist, Paul Pilon, picked up those with the most serious injuries and took them to hospital in-Sturgeon Falls. Others were taken to doctors nearby. As soon as the children arrived at the Sturgeon Falls hospital a priest was. called and the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church were "We were Just going along andministered. gress. at the Hungarian Labor Temple, Dr. Endicott was greeted with a standing ovation and interrupted at several points in his hour-long talk by applause and cheers. The meeting was sponsored by the Wind- sor Peace Council, Dr. Endicott said he had return- 'ed from a trip to Red China on May 2 of this year and had been greatly impressed with the progress made in that country since the Communist government took over. He sald a strong China is today guarding Asia against "predatory imperialism" which has tempted first the western powers and then Japan. Despite its strength, he said, this Repeats 100. Indicts West For MurderEnMasse WINDSOR, Ont. (CP)--Charges that United States forces have launched germ warfare were made last night by Dr. James D. Endicott, one-time United Church missionary to China and now a leading light in the Canadian Peace Cone Speaking to more than 300 people ¢- mighty empire is ready to enter into treaty agreements with any nation which is prepared to deal honestly with China, The germ warfare charges were held for the final portion of his talk, the bulk of which was devo- ted to the impressions he had re- ceived on his tour. "I am convinced beyond doubt that bacteriological warfare has been started by the United States," he said, "but I do not want the is- sue to be used as a dividing wedge among people in the peace confer ence. I am indicting the west for its evident readiness to use any means of mass murder available to them." OTTAWA (CP) -- A new Canada- United States newsprint contro- versy appeared in the making to- day with indications of a strong posed increase of $10 a ton in the price of Canadian newsprint for export. i A Federal spokesman disclosed yesterday that Canadian newsprint producers informed the govern- ment they intend to make the boost before July 1 next to offset ex- change losses. the government de- cided not to interfere, though it could do so under emergency pow- ers. The price boost, second in a year, would have no affect on the price of newsprint to Canadian publishers who absorb about six per cent of International Controversy Seen Over Newsprint Boost Canada's production, the highest in the world. The United States takes 89 per cent and other coun tries about five per cent. The proposal had sharp reaction in the U.S. In Washington, Ellis Arnall, U.S. Price Stablilizer, told a press conference Canadian au- thorities had informed him of the proposal and of their intentions to approve it. A Washington dispatch quoted him as saying he objected to the Canadian government and urged that . the . requested -increase be denied. He said he also promised a number of U.S. publishers to fight the boost, but added: 'We have no control over Canadian prices." G.M. Will Build Big Warehouse WINNIPEG -- A $900,000 parts and accessories warehouse will be built by General Motors Products of Canada Ltd., in the Winnipeg area just as soon as restrictions on the use of strucgural steel are modified to permit its construction, according to an announcement made here today on the authority of the company presient, W. A, Wecker, In the announcement, Mr. Wecker added that the company has no immediate plans for any further development of the 100- acre site which it recently purchas- ed on Redwoods Avenue. General Motors now maintains temporary warehouse facilities oce cupying several floors in the build- ing at 270 Assiniboine Avenue. Pre- sent Winnipeg personnel of Gener al Motors will staff the new ware house, which will be one of the largest of the parts distribution establishments to be maintained by General Motors across Canada. LATE BULLETINS days ago. base for Korean operations. Reed HALIFAX (CP)--Three men spotted by search plane were hunters and not members of the Norseman crew lost in Northern Quebec 13 TOKYO (Reuters)--Japan and United Nations command have reach- ed agreement to allew British Commonwealth troops to use Japan as a DALLAS (AP)--A project "rivalling the atomic bomb in importance" is being developed at Columbia University for the U.S. navy. MOSCOW (AP) has pr way. off the Maine coast. tested to American and British ane thorities against military patrols travelling the Berlin-Helmstedt High- BOSTON (CP)--A submarine has been reported sighted 500 yands PEMBROKE (CP)--One of seven men committed yesterday for trial on charges of participating in $50,000 thefts at nearby Petawawa military camp is expected to be a key Crown witness at the trial of the other six. He 1s 8S. Sgt. J. M. Young of Fredericton, formerly with the Royal Canadian Engineers at the camp. A two-day preliminary hearing ended abruptly yesterday through an agreement between special prosecutor J. W. Pickup of Toronto and defence lawyers. TRIALS IN JUNE Mr. Pickup said he will furnish defence lawyers with copies of a statement made by 8. Sgt. Young to army and police officers. The prosecutor said he will call Young as a Crown witness at the trials next month and also introduce statements given police by Amos Durant, another of the accused. Those committed for trial on charges on conspiracy and theft were Capt. Donald W, Baldock, Accused NCO Will Be Witness For Crown In Theft Trials Winnipeg engineer formerly sta~ tioned at Petawawa; salvage com- pany operators Harry and Morris Eisen of Pembroke; iron company owner Jack Jacobson, his em- ployee, David C. Mawhinney, and Amos Durant, all of Brockville, and S. Sgt. Young. Capt. Baldock and S. Sgt. Young are also charged with breach of trust. Crown witnesses yesterday told the preliminary hearing of the removal of stoves, sewer pipes, shower stalls and steel rails from the camp. Some testified that Baldock ordered or supervised loading of various items at the camp. Six witnesses said Jacobson, Mawhin- ney and Durant supervised removal of stoves and kitchen ranges by truck and railway car at various times during 1950 and 1951. Cpl. R. W. Malloch and, Con- stable Case Arnold told of raids on' the Eisen brothers' junk yard in Pembroke and on the Brockville Iron Works,