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TIMES-GRZETTE TELEPHONE NUMBERS Classified Advertising ....3-3492 All Other Calls ..........3-3474 Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE ; Weather Forecast -- a Colder with some snow, today and Wednesday. Low tonight 30. High tos morrow 35, wet a VOL. 14--No. 68 Authorized es Second-Cless Mell, Post Office Department, Ottewe OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1955 Phone 3-3474 FOURTEEN PAGES 66 DIE AS PLANE WIND WHIPS FIRE By & Fx bs WHIPPED BY STIFF south wind a fire raced through the heart of Nicolet, Que., destroying 35 homes and buildings for a loss of $1,000,000 and leaving 20 people homeless. A stove ex- ploded in a restaurant while the el owner was preparing to close for the night and in a matter of minutes flames, fed by wind, raced from building to building, | scattering sparks and embers for half a mile. Two hours after the outbreak, ruins covered an area of nine blocks in the St. Law- INTO $1 MILLION PATH rence river town. It was the worst fire in terms of homes destroyed in a small Quebec com- munity since May, 1950, when the towns of Rimouski and Caba- no were all but levelled by two fires within a week. Central Press Canadian i Sweep Ticket LD CP) Canadians hold LS | drawn in the Irish na- tional hospitals sweepstakes on the Grand National steeplechase. ! One is listed in the name "Rt. Rev. Monsignor Doyle, Galt, Ont." It is a ticket on Red Seal. , Two persons in the Toronto area ! hold tickets on the favorite, Early | Mist. Six Canadians have tickets . on the second-place favorite, Tudor Line, and one on Goosander, ! bracketed with Tudor Line as sec- ond choice. | Two tickets on different horses : de plume It was not . are listed under the no * "Lucky Nuts, Toronto." known whether they are held by i the same person. ' TWO SCRATCHED Four 'Canadians held tickets on : Tormond and two on Air Wedding, | both of which were scratched. Irish Lizard; MP58036, John, To- ' ronto. Early Mist; MP26246, Saxonia, | West Hill; PP54693, Warewawa, Toronto. ¢ Port Arlington; PP22166, Dar- Sun Dew; , Nanbobs, Mt. Dennis; LR37285, Thanks, To- ronto; MQ@41463, Chin Dit, Toronto. Martinique; MM29234, Lucky You, Trenton; ML38418, ABCD, Sudbury, M46703, Lucky One. To- ronto, Old Glory; ULS50399, Sampson, Meaford; PM44757, Paul, Toronto. Panto; MQ43336, Door Knobs, To- ronto; NQ33136, Tyro, Highland Creek. Punchestown Star; LT4#4211 Dr. H. A. Simpkins, Windsor; MR53878, Fifty Fifty, Galt. Tormond; QP39213; Little Dink, Wexford; QM26218, Molly, Barrie- field; PM25599, Ron Prevost, Sault Ste. Marie; BK 17456 Lucky Strike, Windsor. 1822348, § or All of Moogie: QN34845, Shock Us, St..George. Munster King; LQ49810, Clover, MM862552, Me, Hamilton; Brantford. Churchtown; Sarnia. Mas-Tu-Vu; NL21021, Brassiere, Lizzie, ling, Sudbury; PM44121, Keep Try- i ing Jack, Toronto. Kirkland Lake; PL29170, Nemo, Delaware. ' . Me Retire ? -- | , Press Chatter ' - uw J 'Winnie' Says LONDON (AP)--Prime Minister Churchill today referred to news- paper reports suggesting he may soon retire as "chatter in the press." Asked in the House of Commons about press reports on his retire- ment, the 80-year-old statesman re- ! plied "Really, vou mustn't be led away by all the chatter in the , press." ' A Labor member had asked Churchill whether Disarmament Parley Falters | OTTAWA (CP) -- External Af- | fairs Minister Pearson indicated {Monday that the East-West dis- | armament conference in London is | making no progress. . | "The .results haven't been such as to give us cause for satisfae- tion but the conference is continu- ing,'"" he informed a questioner in | the Commons. 'Robbers Stage 'Subway Theft he would ap-| "would have many further oppor-|the Toronto transit commission, | tunities to appeint any cabinet min- | said the two men held him up as| isters and .wa< asked abcut press he was preparing to close his| Pre ---- FO DEVELOP POLICY According to Washington auth- orities, the position of special assistant on disarmament prob- lems created by President Eis- enhower--who gave it cabinet rank -- and designated for Har- old E. Stassen is unique in Unit- ed States history. It is reported that no other world power ever had an official of such rank as Mr. Stassen holds, devoting his time solely to the possibilities of world disarmament and policies aimed in that direction. Mr. Stas- sen, seen above, is now head of the foreign operations adminis- tration, which will go out of ex- istence June 30. HAWAIIANS SHIVER HONOLULU (AP) Balmy Hawaii shivered Thursday in 54.8 degree temperatures. That may [ not sound cold but it was Hono- lulu's lowest reading in 46 years, 3 OF DESTRUCTION IN NI Strong winds continued to keep spring out of Ontario. A storm more intense than Mon- day's caused winds, rain and dam- At several Lake St. Clair cen: tres, bulldozers were used Mon- day to repair breaches in sand dikes, pounded heavy waves. Weather men said today a shift of winds to the northwest would blow the snowswollen lake waters from the shores and ease a flood threat. Toronto island homes were dam- aged Monday after waves smashed { across breakwaters and submerged sections of residential areas. Weather men said there will be no change in conditions in the next 24 hours, In all sections of Ontario the outlook is cond, With land homes F and storm damage StormMarsSpringDebut Batters Ontario Sectors CHATHAM (CP) A storm swept over lent county today, leav- ing wide destruction in its wake. Reaching 65 miles an hour, it disrupted ation servis s on of some y after waves from Lake Ontario hed across breakwaters and submerged sections of roadway and residen- tial areas. At Burlington, 50 miles west of Toronto, residents said waves from five to 10 feet high po the lakeshore. One cottage was almost swept into he lake. Neighbors had to tie the building down to pre- | vent its loss. bod Cottages on a five-mile stretch of Lake Erie were swamped hy 20-foot-high waves. At Erieau the waves pounded the government dock while six fishing boats headed for harbor. At Erie Beach, hundreds of cot- tages were reported under water. It was the worst wind storm so far this year in this area. TORONTO (CP)--Highways Min- ister Allan announced in the legis- lature Monday the creation of five regional administrative areas in the Ontario highways department. Regional control was established to provide the necessary super- vision in the control of works, Mr. Allan said, describing the reor- ganization suggested by the select committee on highways as an im- portant move. The five regional suervising en- gineers will in their special duties April 1. They will control the operations of 18 departmental divisions. FIVE AREAS LISTED Mr. Allan said the five regions re: 1. Southwestern, including' the Chatham, London, Stratford and Owen Sound divisions, with head office in London. 2. Central, including Toronto, Hamilton and Port Hope divisions, with head | office in Kingston. 4, Northern, including Huntsville, North Bay, New Liskeard, Sudbury and Blind River divisions, with head office at North Bay, 5. Northwestern, including Coch- rane, Fort William and Kenora divisions with headquarters at Fort William. 5 Road Zones Created For Control Of Works gional engineers are to be charged with seeing all works meet specifi- cations and plans and they will have authority to give decisions quickly." INSPECTION TRIPS The minister said general super- vision and inspection is to be ex- tended with key head office en- gineers from Toronto making fre- quent inspection trips. | assistant and it was raining heavily. said "the whole sky was red" bers. Honolulu. scene as they can get." Cmdr. J. Smith of the Hawai-| ian Sea Frontier said the plane was an RD-6 from the Moffett na- val air station near San Jose, Calif. He said it hit a ridge line about 2,000 feet southeast of the Hit Ridge In Hawan HONOLULU (AP) -- A U.S. navy transport plane with 66 aboard crashed into a Hawaii mountain early to- day and the navy announced there were no survivors, At the time of the crash there was a low overcast A police officer five miles away 'heard the crash and described it "one big explosion like a thunderclap". He for an hour and a half. The plane carried 57 passengers and nine crew mem- It crashed inside the Lualualei naval ammunition de- pot on the west coast of Oahu island and 29 miles from A navy spokesman said the aircraft "is burning and rescue teams are at the scene. We have had no word of survivors. Ambulances are as close to the main gate of the Laulaulei naval ammunition depot, about 40 miles from Honolulu. Smith said he did not know whether there were any women or children aboard. TORONTO (CP) -- Wi a ALLAN PLANS FULL INQUIRY INTO AUTO LICENCE EXAMS Highways Minister Allan said Monday he plans to review regulations now in ef- fect as well as department policy in the appointment of examiners for motor vehicle operators permits. Mr. Allan, speaking in the legislature on depart: ment estimates. said he also proposes to study the ex« aminations required for operator's permits in the pro- dealing with examination of applicants for operators' 'permits, re-examination of drivers and appointment of examiners does not require new legislation, OTTAWA (CP)--Joseph W. Nose- worthy, CCF member for York South, Monday asked in the Com- mons for government comment on what he described as a newspaper report of "alleged political inter- ference" in granting of contracts for the St. Lawrence seaway and power project. Mr. Noseworthy said the report in the Toronto Globe and Mail is "startling." Leopold Langlois, parliamentary to Transport NMnister Marler, said he had not read the report but added that all contracts awarded by the St. Lawrence Sea- way Authority have been made through public advertisements for tenders. 'Political Interference' Charged In Seaway Deals "In each case the lowest ten- derer has received the contract," he said, answering the question in the absence of Mr. Marler, (The Globe and Mail report con- cerned two Cornwall, Ont., firms-- Heartland Carriers Ltd. and Cole- man-Munro Ltd.--which held con- tracts under which private truck- ers worked on a coffer dam con- nected with the power project, Following a recent work stop page by truckers, it said, the com- middlemen in favor of s been had panies had beer by-passed as middlemen in favor of direct deal- ings between the truckers and the main contractor, Mannix-Redmond of Montreal. Bruno Pontecorvo, the naturalized British subject wor! on atomic jects. Britain and the Us. World War II, appears to be home' in Moscow as he the streets. Pontecorvo Russia in 1950. Word that living in the Soviet a and was working on omic projects was the fin on Pontsesrvo since he est five year ago. Central Press from the 13,000 persons jamm four-acre Kelvin 'Hall was the greatest ever, the American evans gelist said. y x Hundreds responded to Graham's pleas to make "decisions for Christ" and filed off into a side room for a private word with the evangelist. No exact check could be made on the number, but Gra. ham said he had never had such a reaction at an evangelical meet. ing. A Almost all the Protestant res ligious notables of Scotland ap- peared on the platform for the opening of Graham's six-week: sal vation drive. There was no of the dissensions which some had feared, and the reaction hen asked for "decisions' sf forecasts of traditionally reserved would not respond to his gelism, Ap as rT super- vising engineers were H. W. Ad- cock (1), C. Fraser (2), M. N. McEwen (3), R. A. Panter (4), E. A. Cash (5. "Their duties will be to super- vise, guide and aide the various divisions," Mr. Allan said. 'They will visit head office often so as to be fully acquainted with policy." Mr. Allan said the plan could be enlarged if needed, but he added it did not mean decentralization. "Rather, it is designed to pro- vide necessary supervision. TORONTO (CP)-~Two smen, one point 3 cabinet minister to deal| armed, pulled off the first robbery | with disarmament questions. | in Toronto's new subway early to- Churchill relied in the negative. day. They got only $4.80 in silver, | He was then asked whether he | Seorte Boer, an employee of | TORONTO (CP)--A bitter de- bate on highways irregularities be- tween Premier Frost and Opposi- reports indicating he may soon re-| ' tire. It was then he made the remark about "chatter in the press." ticket wicket for the night. The {men tried to rob a pedestrian as they left the statiom but dropped the idea in making a hasty escape. LATE NEWS FLASHES ' Husband Is Progressing Well NORTH BAY -- Joseph Roy, whose wife and son were found strangled to death in their small frame home Monday morning, is * 'progressing well". He is in hospital with knife wounds. OPP said no decision has been reached concerning charges. Ship Turns Back to Black Sea Port HELSINKI -- Finnish tanker Aruba, bound for communist China with 13 was today reported to have ,000 ton cargo of jet fuel, turned back to the Roman- ian Black Sea Port of Constanta. Crew agreed to take tanker as far as neutral Indian held Nicobar Islands but refused to sail to "dangerous" ports, tion Leader Farquhar Oliver took place in the Ontario legislature | Monday. The unexpected squall de- | veloped when A. Kelso Roberts | (PC--Toronto St. Patrick) referred [to a speech made by Mr. Oliver | at Windsor. Before the House adjourned for | the day the premier made accusa- tions of "perversions of the truth" {and "political shenanigans." | Mr. Roberts, chairman of the | legislature committee which inves- | tigated highway irregularities said | he was disturbed at the report of the speech which quoted Mr. Oliver as saying the committee had not been concerned with bringing out the truth about irregularities. DENIES STATEMENTS The Toronto member said the committee "diligently did its job." There was no truth in the state- ment attributed to Mr. Oliver Mr. Oliver said Mr. Roberts was attempting to defend a course of action which could not rightfully be defended because opposition mem- bers had been refused the right to call witnesses who might have | investigation "The honorable member can not wages given information relative to the Frost and Oliver Swap Angry Words stand in his place and say the truth has all come out," said Mr. Oliver. 'He doesn't know whether all the truth is out or not." The premier then asked Mr. Oliver if he was aware half the witnesses were available the day after he and two other opposition members of the committee walked from a meeting. A second bitter exchange de- veloped later in the day when Arthur J. Reaume (L -- Essex North) suggested the reason the government refused to call a royal commission to investigate the ir- regularities was that it feared facts which might be brought out. PREMIER'S STATEMENT This led to a statement by the He suggested Mr. Reaume, for- | mer mayor of Windsor, "get down | into the sewer where he is ac- customed to being." Mr. Reaume interrupted on a point of privilege and demanded the statement be withdrawn. "Perhaps it is that my friend prefers to get down on his hands { and knees in the mud," the pre- mier said. Mr. Reaume then accused the government of not paying living to permanent civil ser- premier which he later retracted. | vants, The premier ther suggested he perhaps should not have with- drawn his sewer reference. UPHOLDS PAY Provincial Secretary W. M. Nickle then entered the flurry briefly to comment that he believes civil servants in"®Ontario receive pay comparable to other places. Premier Frost had said earlier the leader of the Opposition made different speeches in the legisla- ture than he did outside. "He tells one story outside the House but when he is in the House he is as meek as Moses." X Mr. Frost said he resents Mr. Oliver going about the country ac- cusing him of keeping from the public the truth about the matter of highways irregularities. | He said a report that the gov- {ernment is attempting to blame a dead man for the irregularities was a perversion of the truth and completely unfair, In a lengthy defence of the gov- ernment's investigation the pre- | mier said public accounts should be studied in the legislature, 'not at Hamilton or Stratford." Mr. Oliver replied opposition Re-; members, as long as the liberty of | speech exists in the province, will | speak in and out of the House on| estimates, | ARES Si oso -- CITY POLICE SPONSOR MODEL PLANE CONTEST Last night at Simcoe Hall, the | winners of the Model Plane | Building Contest were} declared The contest was sponsored by the Oshawa Police Association Boy's | | club. On the table in front of the Club for the members of the | any plane of their own choice ] within a certain price range. A boys are their planes. The mod- i first, second and third place win- els were judged for appearance | ner was picked and each of the construction and flying ability. | three top boys were awarded The boys were allowed to build ® model plane kits. In the picture from left to right are: Alphonse Arsenault, Jack Guindon, Masiewich, 3%-years old, mascot, John Masiewich, ine structor from the Oshawa lice force, and Mike Kennedys