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PHONE 3.2233 FOR WANT AD RESULTS JAILY TI Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ES-GAZETTE night, Prize Not Over Weather Forecast Weatherman indicates wet snow tos ending tomorrow afternoon. Low tonight, high Sunday 30 and 35, OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, JA $ Cents Per Copy EIGHTEEN PAGES VOL. 12--No. 14 UAW-CIO OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE THE ACCOMMODATION of over 300 delegates to the UAW- CIO regional conference this weekend presented a problem to executives who arrived in Osh- awa_ yesterday to prepare for Discussing the ac- Donald of Windsor, Education Director for Region 7; Ralph Cooke of Oshawa, Education Chairman for Local 222; and Thomas McLean of Windsor, past president of Local 222 and Assistant Regional Director. Fin- al arrangements for the business sessions of the conference were checked over by a group of local officials, all members of Local 222, Seen BELOW looking at a schedule are, left to right, John Brady, financial secretary; Thomas McLochlan, secretary of the Education Committee; Art Shultz, Political Action Director of the UAW and Ed Cline, trus- 'tee of the local. Photo by Dutton--Times Studio WASHINGTON (AP) -- Repub: lican senhtors today asked Presi- dent-elect Eisenhower how to meet bipartisan objections to confirming Charles E. Wilson as secretary of defence if he retains: his General Motors holdings. Two possible avenues were being explored areund a legal barrier against Wilson's dealing as a fed- eral official with the motor firm, the largest defence department con- tractor: 1. Possible special legislation re- pealing present bans. 2. Interpretation of the spirit of the law to show it wasn't meant to apply to cabinet officers. As Eisenhower Aide In New York, Eisenhower's press secretary, James C. Hagerty, said he had no comment on the situation or on speculation that Wilson's name might be withdrawn. Wilson has $2,500,000 worth of General Motors stock and the auto firm holds 60 per cent of the gov: | ernment's defence contracts on a dollar basis. Chairman Leverett Saltonstall (Rep.-Mass.) of.the armed ser- vices committee, which put off further action on the proposed Wil- son appointment until next Monday, told reporters he wants to discuss | the matter with Eisenhower, Her- | |. ILL IN WINDSOR bert Brownell Jr. and Sherman Adams, Hurled At MONTREAL (CP) --- Canada's troubled railway-labor scene was dangerously close to boiling over again today. A country-wide strike has been set for Feb. 2. This time it's over a wages-hours dispute by the carriers' running | trades employees--the 25,000-mem- ber Brotherhood of Railway Train- men, The country still has not forgot- | ten the nine-day strike in August, | 1950, of 124,000 non-operating em- ployees that paralyzed Canada's 40,000 miles of railway and halted telegraph and express services. And still fresh" in the nation's mind was the threat of another country-wide tie-up by 144,000 non- operating employees who came to terms with the carriers only a month ago. | The new threat came Friday night from W. P. Kennedy, presi- dent of the BRT, who made the statement following two days of meetings here of a committee re- presenting the various trades with- | in the brotherhood. ur! i In the trades are represented conductors, trainmen and porters, | as well as engineers and firemen | working in shunting engines | yards, road and yard service em- | ployees and yardmasters. | Regular engineers and firemen | are represented by another union. | The union is seeking a reduction | in the work week from 48 to 40 | hours and a 35-per-cent wage in-| crease. The average basic wage | now is $1.29 an hour. Mr, Kennedy said the committee 'unanimously rejected the major- New Strike Threat Railways ity reports of two of the boards as being discriminatory, not in accordance with the evidence as presented and entirely unaccep-| table." He was referring to the majority | reports of two conciliation boards, both headed by Judge W. 8. Lane of Picton, Ont., which offered an across-the-board increase of 12 per cent on condition the unions accept certain changes in working condi- tions requested by the railways. The union, in its submission to the board, requested--apart from the hours-wages demand--insertion of an escalator clause to tie wages to the cost-of-living index. The 12-per-cent increase, com- puted on the average basic wage, would amount to 15% cents an hour. C-54 Crashes Killing 14 In| pPriday night one mile east of Har- mon air base at Stephenville, Nfld., and first reports said none of the 14 aboard survived. A United States Air Force spokes- man at Harmon said the crash occurred at 9:07 p.m. The northeast command aircraft was making a routine flight from St. John's to the base. He said all aboard were believed to be military personnel. Bengough Pushes Dollar Aid For Ill WINDSOR, Ont, (CP)--President Percy R. Bengough of the Trades 'and Labor Congress of Canada sug- a modified national health plan Friday but said it would not take the place of a full national health scheme for which labor will continue to fight. In an address before the opening session of the seventh annual con- vention of the Ontario Federation of Labor, TLC-AFL he said a modi- fied plan was "something less than what labor wants." The plan he outlined called for extension of the Unemployment In- surance Act to provide payment to workers idle because of illness. * There was no justice, he said, in the present system of paying insurance benefits to a man idle because no work was available while another worker was not paid when illness prevented him from working. "I'am not suggesting . . . that we give up labor's 25-year fight for & national health plan, but I am aware of how long it may take to get the whole thing. This, I am suggesting, is something we can get in a short time if we go after it promptly." Workers would contribute a small amount in addition to that already paid for unemployment insurance. The machinery was already in ex- try-wide unemployment insurance organization, Mr. Bengough told the 400 dele- gates he could not see how there could be outside opposition to his suggestion, Doctors would not oppose the plan because they wuld still get paid. It would not upset any press end medical plans. "It certainly would not cost a fraction of what a full health pro- gram would cost. We certainly don't want a fee-for-service plan such as some medical men would provide because this means for the doctor the more sickness the more pay. The per-capita basis is the only sound basis." Say Ex-Employee Took $50,000 HALIFAX (CP)--RCMP said Fri- day night they had arrested. John 0. Morse of Halifax on a charge of misappropriation of funds, said to total about $50,000, belonging to Natinal Thrist Corporation Ltd. A spokesman for the corporation identified Morse as a former genm- eral manager the company. He was charged with misappropriating the money between April and No- vember, 1952. Canadian Heads UN Loyalty Panel OTTAWA (CP)--Canadians can still obtain places among the 8,000 seats allocated to Canada along the Coronation route, State Secretary Bradley, chair- man of the Coronation committee of Canada, said today a 'good number' of seats still are avail- able, although large numbers of applications are being received from day to day. A source close to Coronation planning said Canada will get 8,000 seats along the route Queen Elizabeth will take to and from the Coronation ceremony in West- minster Abbey June 2. Another 500 seats are available in front of Canada 'House, and 300 seats in the abbey itself are being allocated to members of the official delegation and persons in- vited by the Coronation committee on the basis of official precedence. Today's announcement said that applications should be made be- fore Jan. 31 to the Coronation com- mittee of Canada, Department of ue Secretary of State, West Block, - Wa. Before the 17th century, Mauri- tius in the Indian ocean was inhab- ited only by birds and harmless reptjles. istence through the present coun- FBI Clamps Down, Bars Two Of Eisenhower Appointments NEW YORK (AP) -- President- elect Eisenhower's headquarters has refused to confirm or deny a published report that two minor New York office employees have been barred from prospective 'White House jobs on the basis of Jpquities by-the federal bureau of vestigation. The report came as Eisenhower made ready to announce more ap- pointments to positions in the new administration. ¥ * ; The New York Times says today that two employees at Eisenhower's New York headquarters 'have been denied White House jobs ten- tatively assigned them, on the basis of unfavorable FBI réports." The Times story, by W. H. Law- rence, does not name the employ- ees. It says they had been engaged in secretarial and clerical work and were not slated for important White House positions. The FBI, at/ the Eisenhower headquarters request, has been screening all persons picked for jobs in the incoming administra- tion. The practice was started af- ter State Secretary John Foster Dulles asked that the FBI investi- gate him, Referring to the two who are reported to have been barred, the Times says: "This marks the first time that the FBI has reported unfavorably on any of the new employees ten tatively selected by the Eisenhower administration. . ." Eisenhower's press secretary re- fused to confirm or deny the re- PRESS TIME FLAS ES Arrest Top Hungarian Jew BUDAPEST (AP)»Hungary today announced the arrest of La- Jos Stoeckler, president of Hungary's Jewish community. A one- sentence communique said police "found a considerable quantity of dollars and Swiss francs" in the home of Stoeckler, who was described as "a former industrialist." He had headed the Jewish Church of Hungary since the end of the Second World War. Haywood Warns Eisenhower PEORIA, 111. (AP)--Alan F. Haywood, the CIO, warned the mew administration "there will be hell to pay" if it tries to destroy the present national union bargain. ing set-up. Haywood said he referred to recent Republican at- tacks on country-wide union bargaining agreements. Grab 40 In Egyptian Plot 23 tive vice-pr t of CAIRO (CP)--A piracy by C ist and Wafd party mem- bers aimed at laying the groundwork for a revolution in Egypt has been crushed by the arrest of 25 army officers and 15-civil- ians, Premier 'Mohammed Naguib's chief of staff said today. AY Regional director of the UAW- CIO in Canada, George Burt was unable to be in Oshawa today for the UAW Union Leadership Con- ference due to illness. Under doc- tor's care in Windsor today, Mr. Burt was to have delivered the keynote address before more than 300 delegates to the confer- ence held in the UAW Hall, one of the largest of its kind to be held in Canada. Speakers tomorrow will be Mme. Therese Casgrain, leader of the Quebec CCF, and John Livingston, vice-president of UAW-CIO. 'Woman Hit 'By Car At Brooklir. WHITBY (Staff) -- Mrs. Doris Harris of Brooklin received a bad gash on her left arm early today as she walked to her home on No. 12 highway a short distance north of Brooklin. : Wearing a dark fur coat, she was {struck by a car driven by Robert | Sutcliffé of Port Perry as she walk- ed along the edge of the highway. The injury was caused by an orna- ment on the right front fender. She was treated for her injury by Dr, W. G. Y. Grant of Brooklin, Provincial Constable William Mec- Clelland investigated the accident. Two Plead Guilty To Bank Robbery WELLAND (CP)--John Racicoth, 25, and Edward Sorokowski, 26, of Niagara Falls, Ont, Friday pleaded guilty to an armed rob- bery charge in connection with the $8,000 holdup of the Caisse Popu- laire, a Welland gredit union branch, Dec. 5. : They were remanded by Mr, Justice W. S. Spence for sentenc- ing to Jan. 23. A warrant is out for the arrest of Henry Jallep, 25, also of Niagara Falls in connec- tion with the same robbery. Woman Abortionist Gets 5-Year Term TORONTO (CP)--Alec Jacobs, 54, and , Henrietta Hertzy, 59, termed by the Crown 'a profes- sional abortionist," Friday were both found guilty of procuring an abortion. The woman was sen- tenced to five years, the man to one year. The pair was convicted on the same charge in October, 1951, but the appeal court granted them a new trial on the grounds that some inadmissable evidence had beef presented. CURRIE REPORT OTTAWA next week. opposition members kept up a rapid fire on the government for irregularities disclosed in the find- ings of George S. Currie, Montreal accountant and 'former deputy de- fence minister, who investigated the army works services branch. At one point a CCF speaker chal- lenged the government to go to the country. ! Progressive Conservative speak- ers reiterated demands for a full investigation of the defence depart- ment which spends some $2,000, 000,000 a year. One of them, J. M. Macdonnell: (PC--Toronto Green- wood) said the government ap- peared afraid of such an investi- gation, The CCF criticized the govern- ment for using the RCMP to launch port. an investigation as to how an ad- v That> was indicated Friday as | (CP)--The political , vance copy of the report fell into hornet's nest stirred up by the |the hands of M. J. Coldwell, CCF Currie report is going to hold the leader. Mr, Coldwell is recovering stage in the Commons well into |from an illness and has not been i attending Commons sittings. Progressive Conservative leader, and Solon Low, Social Credit leader, also have yet to speak. Defence Minister Claxton, whose resignation has been demanded by some opposition members as a result of the Currie disclosures, was unable to attend the fourth day of the debate. He was confined to his home with an infected foot, | but his condition is not regarded as serious. The only really new note in the debate was injected by a pack- bench Liberal, Geerge Murray from the British Columbia riding of Cariboo. He said thefts from the army camp at Petawawa, Ont., were "{rifling"' beside the "epi- Some big guns are yet to be fired. Agriculture Minister" Gard- iner has indicated he intends to {enter the debate. George Drew, Y Battle-Weary Liberals Face Election Challenge By CCF demic of plunder and corruption during construction of the Alaska highway between 1942 and 1945." He sald it has been estimated that 14,000 pieces of equipment valued at some $10,000,000 disap- peared during building of the high- way. Indians and others still were digging up loot along the big road. Other Progressive Conservatives immediately jumped on Mr. Mur- '|ray's remarks. E, D, Fulton (PC-- Kamloops) said the disclosures by Mr. Murray showed the record of past' Liberal administrations was one of looting and plunder. They showed what had been going on in connection with administration of the defence department. : R. R. Knight (CCF--Saskatoon) challenged the government to go to the country. He said the govern- ment should call an election now to find out what the people think about the haste-before-cost attitude among higher-ups in the defence department as pointed out in the Currie report. UNION LEADER SCORES STATE BEL Wilson Big Problem a Official Attitude Under Attack "We are meeting at a time when it is more than ever important that union organizations and the movement gens | erally attempt to strengthen our organization and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of local union administra- tion," Bill MacDonald, confere i delegates to a Union Leaders | UAW-CIO in the Oshawa UAW Hall on Bond Street East today. ADVERSE TREND It was also important to leng- then and strengthen lines of com- munication with the membership, he told the delegates. "We see a trend in governments recently elected in Britain and the United States, and in Canada, too, which are less than sympathetic to union ideals," declared Mr. Mac- Donald. "There is an increasing belligerency, for example, on the part of the Duplessis government in Quebec to the union movement, _ "We feel that the union system is the only poscsible worthwhile in stitution of the working people. If we hope to attain in any part our objectives in the economic, social and political fields, we want to re- main as we have been, one of the chief bulwarks of democracy. "It is our devout wish to play our part with the other elements of our society in strengthening those who lead the vanguard of the democratic system." Malcolm Smith, president of Lo- cal 222, UAW-CIO, welcomed the {conference delegates on behalf of the host local, declaring they would learn much that would benefit them about union administration and selidarity. Ed Cline added his welcome, speaking for tLe Oshawa and District Labor Council, to the first conference of such magnitude to be held in Oshawa's splendid new union hall. Jack Taylor, president of Ford Local 200, UAW-CIO and of Dis- trict Council, said this was the biggest local union education con- nce director, warned some 300 hip conference of Region 7, | ference ever staged in aCnada, and would constitute a big step fore ward in the strengthening of the | movement in this country. The general session this morne ing was devoted to a forum on "Productivity, Prices, Politics and Pay-Cheques," in which a variety of views were presented by Nat | Wienberg, research director, UAW | CIO, Eugene Forsey, research di- rector, CCL-and Alfred J. Hall, British Information Services. This afternoon, dfscussion groups led by Canadian and American union leaders, will analyze problems ranging from administration to political action, and" the climax will be the speech tonight at the conference banquet in UAW Hall Ih Emil Mazey, secretary-treasure jer, UAW-CIO, and second in coms mand after president Walter Reuth. er of the international autoworke ers' union, A two hour program of enters | tainment and refreshment is sched- {uled for convention delegates in |the UAW Hall in the evening. | . 'Explosion Kills 21, 'Brings Injury To 50 | | BELGRADE (Reulers)--An ex- { plosion in a military installation | near Serajevo Friday killed 21 | Yugoslays, | Another 50 persons were injured 'by the. blast. STUDENTS at Central Collegi- ate last night voted 16-year-old Liz Olin queen of their Snow Flake Twirl. Liz, who was chosen from 19 cohtestants, was presented Over CCI By PAT LOGEMAN Elizabeth Olin was crowned Snow Queen at the Central Collegiate Snowflake Twirl Friday night, with !Diane Lovell and Donna Jackson as her ladies-in-waiting. *"Liz" who is a stunning gray-eyed blonde, is in Grade 11 at 'the school and is a member of the senior cheer- leaders. She was chosen by ballot from a group previously elected to represent each form, and the winner was announced at eleven by Rev. Bull, president of the Girls' Athletic Association, which spon- sored the Snowflake Twirl. Miss M. Pellow, physical instructress at the school, presented Miss Olin with a ed her, while the ladies-in-waiting were given nosegays of pastel car- nations, bouquet of scarlet roses and crown- | with a dozen roses as well as being crowned. The dance was' staged by the Girls' Athletic Ase | sociation in the s "ool. Photo by Dutton--Times Studie Snow Queen Reigns Twirl This is the first time that a Snow |Queen has been chosen, but. the |idea proved so popular that it will certainly be repeated next wine ter. x A The Central Gym was decorated in crisp blue and white streamers suspended from a hoop in the centre of the ceiling and Segoe |ing to the basketball nets whi |were filled with balloons. At one |time what appeared to be a cong line took up the entire floor to do the currentty popular 'Bunny Hop™ which consists of a slip to the left, a slip to the right, a hop backe wards, and three quick hops fors ward. Girls in the cafeteria sold soft 'drinks, donuts and homemade candy.