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. ' TIMES-GAZETTE TELEPHONE NUMBERS + Classified Advertising .... 3-3492 Al Other Calls .......... hii ] THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle Weather Forecast Mostly sunny and warm today and Wednesday. Isolated thunderstorms. Low tonight at Oshawa 65; high to- VOL. 13--No. 139 es Second-Class Mell, Post Department, Ottows OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1954 Phone 3-3474 EIGHTEEN PACES SUB-DIVISION POLICY IN AIR 7 LUCKY GIRL Panda -- a prize to de- girl, big or small -- home from the Ro- Fair last night by Adeline Robinson, She'll be back again tonight to try for another. Photo by Dutton Say Ex-Governor Took $300,000 TRENTON, N.J. (AP)--Governor Robert B. Meyner today said he will announce detailed charges of miscon- duct against New Jersey's late ex-governor, Harold G. Hoffman, whose daughter disclosed that he embezzled pod in bank funds to finance his stormy political and pay off a blackmailer. 'fold a press conference - | of several the governorship. As governor, Hoffman became t when the Lind ki trial of Bruno Ha and subsequent ex- ecution occurred during Hoffman's term as chief state executive. LP REPAY MONEY en. Mo! onday . letter Ee amie JE Ki pay every cen e money. mother Monday was voted a $6,- 000-a-year pension by the state legislat ure. The bill awaits Mey- ner's signature. Hoffman, affable after loving Circus Saints ang was suspended March 18 b; Mey: ner as director of New Jersey's division of employment and sec- urity, a av 500-a-year post he Bold {ised since he left the governorship in At the time of the suspension, Meyner said he had evidence of oy dashrent irregularities" in the purchase, of division supplies "and pment. An authoritative source said the charges against Hoffman include to t, pledged Mrs. ily Pcie Sey "| recommendations for the dismissal persons. Attorney - General Grover C. Richm Jr., who directed an in- vestigation of Hoffman and the em- ployment security division, said de- of the embezzlement will be made public when auditors com- plete a check of accounts of the th Am Trust Co., of which Hoffman been president. HAD HEART ATTACK Hoffman, a Republican, died of a heart attack June 4 in New York at the age of 58, and the next Leonard demanded that Meyner clear her father's name immediately. In her letter to Mey- ner Monday night, Mrs. Leonard apologized to the Democratic gov- ernor because 'for almost, two weeks you have appeared in a exlicially unfair position." an affidavit sm WB the let- ter written to her by her father, Mrs. Leonard quoted him as say- ing a '"'certain wealthy elder can- date # who is now deceased" prom- meet his congressional be costs but did not, lead- ing the way to the embezzlement which "got deeper and deeper." Hoffman also was quoted in the af- fidavit as saying another unnamed state official blackmailed him of $150,000 after learning of the em- bezzlement- The state official also is dead, the affidvait said. Hees Would Stem + Unemployment HAMILTON (CP) George Hees, president of the national Pro- , gressive Conservative Association, said Monday night that Canada's | met uneiployiment trend indicates that next winter the situation will be gonsiderably worse than last win- oi, Hees said there will be more than 500,000 unemployed in Canada the "present rate of deteriora- tion" keeps up. In an address prepared for de- livery to the Hamilton Centre PC Association, he urged: 1. Examination of the possibilit; of a greatly-accelerated researc! program aimed at developing new products and improving production 2. Reduction of the federal 10- per-cent sales tax, which would stimulate sales by lowering pro- duction costs. 3. The federal government continue to pay unemployment fo 'a 'reference to the $300,000" and |} TWO BARNS BURNED 'Damage High In District From Electrical Storm A mixture of rain and hail, pro- pelled by winds estimated at 'times to and an appeal to local unions in Piokering, Uxbridge and Pitot townships for near an hour early on Monday 'evening. Coming ie mi midst of a severe thunder- pg the gale toppled trees and hydro poles and left farmers fields a qua . Crop damage is ex- pected to be heavy. The Brooklin district was one of the hardest hit of all the commun- ities which suffered in the storm. Power lines were fouled by broken branches and fallen trees, and pow- er was interrupted for : period of over four hours, Freshly seeded grain was washed wp on a road near the village when heavy rain flooded a section of a farmers field. Elsewhere, ie, young crops were minute de- pounded flat luge of hail. Lightning set fire to a large barn on the farm of George Einpring- oy near Claremont. The cattle were led to safety, but three pigs perished in the blaze which de- stroyed the barn. A barn on the farm of Frank Knight, R.R. 4 , Uxbridge, Just west of anchester, was struck by lightning and immediately caught fire. The Port Perry fire depart. ment responded to the call, but within an hour the barn was com- pletely destroyed. Mr. Knight lost 12 pigs, four cows and all his ma- chinery in the fire. The loss is only partially covered by insur- ance. In the Oshawa and Whitby dis- trict the storm was much less se- vere, and no particular damage was reported in the immediate area around the city. U.S. Strikes At Low Point By NORMAN WALKER WASHINGTON (AP) -- Strikes are running at a post-war low in the United: States, but things may not stay that way. Major contract negotiations are getting under way in the steel, rubber, telephone, electrical man- ufacturing and maritime industries to name a few. Any of them could touch off a wave of strik es. The coal industry is an example. With production dragging because of a loss of export markets and reduced fuel requirements in the Yepressed steel industry, the|the United Mine Workers union headed by John L. Lewis is letting months tick by without exercising an op- tion to seek higher pay. Behind the present relative la- Jot ace is an awareness that is really sure what is Song po happen to business. Some steam is gone out of the drive that saw workers getting higher wages year after year in the post-war period. WITHOUT RAISES > During the first three months of | Minister this year a great many contracts were settled without out. any pay raise former at all, me ments. Yet some employers vout heavily, wanting no la bor troubles while business was good. Many union and management men po following the situation say that, next to the business lag, it will the reason for so few big strikes these days is that President Eisen- hower is keeping aloof from labor disputes. Toronto Rent Controls To End TORONTO (CP) -- Police were called Monday to eject hecklers from the public Jollery of the Tor- onto city council chamber during a hot debate on rent controls. About 60 persons had assembled to hear debate on a motion from controller Ford Brand to extend rent control from the present ex- piry date, Sept. 2, to May, 1955. They were ejected from the room before the vote, which defeated Mr. Brands motion. Mayor Allan Lamport asked po- lice to remove spectators from the chamher after an outbreak of handclapping, feet-stomping and cheering that followed a plea by alderman Philip Givens to face up to the rent control issue. Ben Nobleman, vice-president of the Tenant Ratepayers Associa- tion, shouted from the gallery that Mayor Lamport was a "tinhorn dictator' denying spectators the right to follow a debate on ex- tension of rent controls. Mayor Lamport said later that police had forewarned him a group would attempt to disturb the meet- ing. "There's no doubt that it was all incited," de said. surance ' benefits to those whose credits have expired and who are unable to find employment. | Strikers Charge CN 8 Inciting Violence Oshawa transport strikers this » morning Shar ed CNR with '"'en- cour violence and endanger- ves of employees" in a Mi Milton x copy of the letter has gone to vice-president Dingle. The charge arose from an inci- dent Jent yesisrday freight CNR police 0 a fre car thro the eo aring a et lines. The letter, Jae by union busi- ness agent Murray Paterson, reads: "We Jerehy charge that Canadian National Railways -- a publicly. owned and ol Sherated --did on June 14 participate in at- tempted strike breaking by force with CNR police aproximately 200 feet off railway property, thereby |c encouraging violence and endan- gRting the the eh Lu ej f Sliploxces. "We i . = that railway police made false statements to our members, on Jct duty to the effect that D. Windover, sident of Ge union, had author- the release of an express truck, in a last-minute attempt to break our strike. "We request that immediate ac- tion be en by your department to eliminate this illegal action on the part of this Government owned woul FREE EXPRESS WO The 115 bus and electric line strikers last night made an offer to the company that would release thousands of dollars of Canadian National Express freight now pic- ket-bound on the main line. Union president Doland Windover said the freight can be moved if the company hires private cartage and patks its own trucks in the sheds. way officials in Montreal are considering the proposal. "We have no jurisdiction over the express freight but the express trucks are serviced by our union men so they cannot be used," add- ed Windover, This latest move came at the suggestion of Brotherhood of Rail: way = oyess officials. roposal pickets will be withdrown om the main CNR station. 'Picket lines were strehgthened at Hillcrest bus garage and offices this morning to bar office workers and JuSpestors from the building. Valuable machinery in the sheds will be given close watch by the union "if the colnpany will come through us," said Windover, STRENGTHEN PICKETS Increased picket lines have strained the manpower resodrces of the strikers. Some have been on 20-hour duty. Carloads of sup- port are coming daily from Toron- and an appeal to local unions in the city has been launched. No new offer of negotiation has come from CNR since the com- pany withdrew its offer of three statutory holidays -- the strikers want eight and other fringe bene- fits recommended by a concilia- tion board. City police have made visits to the picketed areas but no violence company agrees to the | has been reported in the strike-- now in its third week. Date of the hearing of charges of conspiracy to defraud the de- partment of highways against six men was set as July 20 at Whitby 'court this morning, Crown Attorney Alex Hall said arrangements were made between counsel for a remand until that date, at which time all parties would be ready to proceed. George Boychyn appeared for fhe accused. Bail already set for six men, was renewed. July 20 Date Set For Trial Of Six Those accused of conspiracy and the amounts of bail set are: Walter Bergmann, president of Bergmann Construction Company, $10,000; John A, West, superintend- ent of the firm, $10,000; Donald Patterson, suspended Shewest of of | Huntsville division, $3,000 Leonard Bredin, highways depart- fnent surveyor, $2,000; Cecil H. Nelson, former chief engineer of the highways department, $10,000; and Harry Pini an assistant di- visional engineer of the highways department, $3,000 Churchill Eden Come To States a ASHINGTON (AP) -- Prime d Forei Secretary Shurenin Eden of Britain are coming to an Bn the week-end of June 25 for talks with |ta President Eisenhower, The president extended the in- vitation several weeks ago. Presidential press secretary James C. Hagerty, tel report- ers about their visit today, said be "an informal meeting between the president and his two friends' without any _ formal agenda. tot Of things,' wil ARREST FORMER SENATOR HAVANA (AP)--Cuba's military intelligence service Monday night announced the arrest of former senator Juan Marinello, president of the Popular Socialist party of Cuba, on charges of anti-demo- cratic activities. Official sources said the police are rounding up any Sings, a ussed. others in a drive against Commu- nists and Communist sympathizers. Viet Nam Gov't To Quit Tomorrow SAIGON, Indo-China (AP)--Au- thoritative sources today said the five-month-old goysrhment of Viet Nam's premier, Prince Buu Loc, will resign tomorrow. Ngo Dinh Diem, 53-year-old Roman Catholic reformer and outstanding national- ist, is expected to succeed him. The choice of Dierh is seen here as an attempt to set up a new fegime of leading nationalists un- ted by previous close ties with |g France, and the obvious aim is to rally the masses against the Com- munist-led Viel and win over anti-Reds who had failed to sup- port sViet Nam's chief of state, former Emperor Bao Dai. G.M. CONTRACT TWELVE MILLION ' OTTAWA (CP)--Contracts to- talling $34,639,200 were award- ed di the first half of May by the department of defence production and by defence con- struction limited. A $9,000,000 contract, awarded to General Motors Products of Canada, Ltd., for trucks, topped the list released today. Another. con- tract valued at $3,107,344 was awarded the Oshawa firm for automotive components. Ready To By SAM SUMMERLIN TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) Two former Guatemalan defence officials who fled their Commun- ist-tinged land say most of Guate- mala's army is on the verge of revolt. "All we have to do is put the spark that will blow out all the Reds," Miguel Angel Mendoza, for- mer ' defence untiersecreta told reporters Monday night. aq Ro there is a great division the army and I am sure that ne the moment comes most of them will take the course for which we are fighting." Official quarters in Washington received a report Monde night that Guatemala's army Rad given President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman an ultimatum to quit some time Guatemalan Army Revolt today. The report, which was de- scribed as lacking official confir- mation, said Arbenz had agreed to get out provided the army guar- anteed not _ to molest any Guate- malans, REDS BACK REGIME Observers generally concede that Arbenz himself is not a Commun- ist. But his regime has had strong backing from the Reds. Mendoza and his brother, Col. Rodolfo Mendoza, former air force chief, arrived here Sunday. They told Teporters a "reign of terror' has gripped their homeland and at least' 600 persons were in jail. Press dispatches from Guate- mala have been subject to a strict censorship since Arbenz suspended civil liberties a week ago and charged that a plot against the government had been uncovered. LATE NEWS FLASHES TORONTO -- Radar ronto and Niagara Falls. Science Aids Police Check Speeders operation on the Queen Elizabeth way between To- Canada May Invite Churchill, Eden OTTAWA -- Prime Minister St. Laurent said today the government will consider inviting Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden to Ottawa during their visit to Washington. Allcock And Brown Flight Recalled LONDON -- An 18-foot memorial was unveiled at London airport today commemorating the first dir- ect air crossing of the Atlantic by John Allcock and Arthur Brown, June 15, 1919. Want U.N. To Intervene In Indo-China UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. -- United States and Thailand manoeuvred today to get early Security Council action on the Thai plea for United Nations peace patrol to check on the Indo-China war. speed traps now are in MENDES -- FRANCE Tries To Form French Cabinet PARIS (AP)--France's current political crisis is spelli new trouble today for the 1 European army treaty. con- troversial pact in turn poses a major problem for premier-des nate Pierre Mendes-France or one else try to succeed ousted premier Jos Laniel- Laniel and his cabinet resigned after losing a National Assembly vote of confidence on Indo-China Saturday. Mendes-France, ge criticism of government polley Indo-China was a major factor n Laniel's fall, accepted the man- date to form a cabinet Monday. He is slated to seek confirmation before the assembly Wednesday or Thursday, chances are slight. A big factor is the bad split in the chamber over the schedul- ing of debate on ratification of the European Defence Community Pact, which has been I hing in committee for more two ars. REEDS MIXED SUPPORT Any successor A. 4 Laniel needs the support of both the Catholic Mouvement Republicain iofowers and the made Ad ul a ar ated as = possi bles the Gs Gaullists, hey EDC plan, will fight shy. siempt tn foe to force Sehate Shale. conjure up some gl to recon- cile these views. Mendes-France's public statements have rather more against than for the Euro- pean army, a 3 Dosttion which will probably cost im support among the MRP bloc. Two Killed Near ry Sound Par PARRY SOUND (CP)--Two men were killed and a third was ser- iously injured today when a Mon- treal moving truck crashed an overturned after leaving the road two miles north of here. Dead are Marcel Gauthier of Montreal, burned to death when the tractor-truck burst into flames and 17-year-old Donald Walters, of Nobel, 5 miles north of here, who died four hours later in ital. Gerald Shonamon, 30, of Mon- ) BEE was reported "critically in- ur Police said the accident, which occurred at the intersection of Nobel road and the North Bay road is believed to have occurred when the truck took a curwe too sharply. It went off the road, crashed and burst into flames. Gauthier was trapped in the blaze. Walters and Shonamon were found yalking dazedly up the road, win their clothing aflame, police said. The truck belonged to West- mount Movers of Montreal. $75,000 Ransom Money Found PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP)--Discov- ery of the $75,000 ransom money has cleared up a major mystery City Council Would Put - - Onus On Queen's Park Applications for Oshawa sub-divisions may be refused {| at the Minister of Planning and Development's desk if a surprise move by council to shift the onus for decision on septic-tank serviced. sub-divisions is approved. Aldere man Hayward Murdoch last night moved that the Plan- ning and Development Department be asked to refuse to approve plans for subdivisions in Oshawa. The Oshawa Planning Board will be asked y | RECOMMENDATION BY-PASSED This move followed last weeks decision by Key Council to approve a subdivision plan of Ridgely and McCullough which called for lots with areas less than 15,000 square feet. The decision by-passed re- commendations of Dr. A. F. Mac- kay, medical officer of health, who advised in a separate subdivision case that lots be made 15.000 square feet rather than 7,500 square feet when septic tanks are to be used for disposal. A number of subdivisions, re- viewed by council last night, will be given reconsideration. Council has been swamped with complaints of septic tank failure and has recently given more than usual consideration to the matter. Alderman Finley Dafoe last night to submit the request. complained of scattered lots in the city and advised, "we will sorry we opened up some vf these subdivisons.' FORSEES CRITICISM Alderman Murdoch's motion to ask the minister of Planning and Development to halt the flow of subdivisions was seconded by Alderman Lyman Gifford. Alder- man Murdoch said that he realized that some criticism would come his way from the public, but he acted in the city's best Interests. "Some control should be exer cised," commented Alderman Wes- ley Powers, whose statement was followed by an assertion by Alder- man John Dyer that '"'the quicker we stop ig..oring the recommenda. tions of the oedieal officer of health, the be Road Probers Off To View Evidence By WALTER GRAY Canadian Press Staff Writer TORONTO vi The Ontario legislature ah Highways tonight investigat- leaves on a 4, oatle t ites -finding tour of North Dakota and northwestern Ontario. The committee, which last Fri-|h day completed a three-day tour of northern Ontario, will travel for rail, bus, car and air- 8 thering information for |d: ation into irregulari- ighways dep: ent, This afternoon, the committee will meet at Queen's Park to re- ceiye an interim report from the Onfario Soadouliders Association, sented by ansociation NS cio Donald E. McQuigge. I will be the first instance in Be ich the committee will have heard from the contractors themselves; JOINED BY CRITIC The committee will be joined in by highways department officials. revious testimony has been given ismarck, N.D., tomorrow by Al- bert Wren (Lib-Lab--Kenora), out- spoken critic of the highways de- B artment. Neither Mr. Wren nor pposition Leader Farquhar Oli- ver, who will Satoh up with the committee next Monday, made last week's on the previous urney to Albany, N.Y. CCF ouse Leader W. J. Grummett, the third opposition member of {| committee, will not make the trip; he leaves tomorrow with the select committee on conditional sales for oS Ee day stay in Bi 0- ise committee, headed by (PC--Toronto St. , will confer with state officials. Construction North Dakota are similar to those in Ontario. ho committee will leave Thurs ay by bus for Rainy River, Ont., on to Fort Frances, Kenora and Red Lake the follo day. FLY TO LAKEHEAD Next Monday, the from Lake to liam, "site of the oi ation which last wee senten: of four former em- ployees of highways depart- for conspiracy. will day Bay and Marathon. Beardmore and Jellicoe will visi J 24, the committee flying back to Toronto Jume 25. Mr. Roberts said Monday the committee will resume its Queen's Park hearings June 28 for three days. It is anticipated the com- mittee will then study the contro- versial report of J. D. Woods and Gordon Ltd., ement consultants, who last month sub- mitted to the committee a pro- posed reorganization of the high- ways department. : Ball Park Wedding "Pagan" Clergy Frown On Proposal TORONTO (CP)--A proposal to have a wedding at Maple Leaf Stadium as a preliminary to a fom Protestant clergymen Mon- day. They said it was contrary to baseball game brought objections the Christian ideal of marriage. The proposed ball park wedding, with all expenses paid, resulted in some 300 phone queries from pros- ! | pective brides or grooms. During the week-end about 25 couples were interviewed and a choice is expected soon, stadium officials said. The couple chosen will receive a diamond ring, Yedding band, flowers and use of a car on a two-week honeymoon. A justice of the peace would per- form the ceremony and players of two International League baseball teams would .aet as ushers. Maple * Leaf Stadium is the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. CALLS IT PAGAN Rev. Arthur W. Lochead, retired minister of the United Church of Canada, termed the proposal '"ab- solutely pagan.' "No sensible person would do that sort of thing--only a fool," said Mr, Lochead, now substituting at Kimbourne Park United Church, "I don't like it," said Rev. James Finlay of Carlton Street United church. "A solemn affair like a wedding ceremony should not be conducted for publicity." in the Evelyn Ann Smith kidnap case, ' The missing cash, bundled in man's work shirt with a D2 pistol lying on top, was found near the Superstition mountains Mon- day. The hiding place was less than 10 feet from a road over which dozens of police had trav- elled since Friday. § About 100 yards away is a ranch house near which Daniel J. Mar- sin, an unemployed Phoenix wel- der, was apprehended shortly after the ransom was i by 'Mrs. Smith's husband, Herbert. Farmers and fownfolk in trucks and boats carry sand- bags to the combined power plant and pumping station at the town of Athabasca, 100 miles north of Edmonton. The station was threatened -by flood waters as the Athabask4 river approach. ed its flood crest. At least 400 ,men were involved in the 24- hour project. The rising waters, SAVE COMMUNITY POWER the result of a week of heavy rain in Northern Alberta, also swept away about 5,000,000 feet of lumber stacked along the riv- er bank, (CP Photo)