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Pi TIMES-GAZETTE ha er rT re Tr Ey www ee WEATHER REPORT Sunny today and Friday. Cooler TELEPHONE NUMBERS Classified Advertising RA 3-3492 All other calls ....... RA 3-3474 'DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ounightand Prigay. VOL. 87--NO. 102 Authorized As Second Class Mall Post Office Deportment, Ottawa OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1958 THIRTY-TWO PAGES Over Price Not 7 Cents Per Copy . LONGE-RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN Du Pont Purchases FIREMEN SET STRIKE One of the largest corpora- tions in the world has chosen a site in Whitby for a new plant, Today, Mayor Harry Jermyn announced that the Du Pont Com- pany of Canada has purchased 160 acres on Dunlop Drive. The site is along the east side of Dunlop Drive, directly across the street from Dunlop Canada. The property runs from the CNR main line on the north to Lake Ontario on the south, It is presently being used as farm land. In a statement issued today, Whitby Plant Site | Mayor Jermyn stated that it is § the company's plan for this sie to serve as a centre for long range development by Du Pont of Canada in the central Ontario area, He announced no concrete plans for a manufacturing plant here but stated that he had been given to understand that the construction of a small manu- facturing unit is likely to begin during 1958. Mayor Jermyn said in a pre- pared statement: LONG RANGE PLANS "I am pleased to be able to an- nounce that a substantial tract of land in this municipality has Just been acquired by Du Pont of explosives town and city, and we are very proud indeed to welcome Du Pont of Canada to Whitby." He also paid tribute to the Canadian National Railway offi- cials and many others for their co-operation in assisting Du Pont| DEADLINE FOR MAY 11 in locating in Whitby. "The addition of Du Pont of| Canada to the ranks of Whitby's diversified industrial growth was / © "i made possible by the co-opera- sd tion and assistance of a great many people. As mayor of Whit- by I wish to pay tribute to the Industrial Branch of the Cana- 4 4 dian National Railways, and in "particular to Mr. W, C. Hymus, their Industrial Commissioner, sian rebel leader in a broadcast and Mr. R. V. Doty, his special heard here today challenged Pre- representative, These gentlemen mier Djuanda to back up his { having regard to the require- charges that Americans are fly- si ments of Du Pont of Canadaling for the rebels by naming were in the first instance, re- them. sponsible for bringing Whitby to| (Co). Joop Warouw asserted that $Y their attention. the Jakarta government's charges oh "The constructive assistance of were made to give President Su- sl Chairman Ab Randall and the kano an excuse to accept aid AA Public Deities Kormmission, from Communist countries. He ,~ (Manager Harry Simpson and En- called on Jakarta to deny that it MAYOR HARRY JERMYN '|ginec. Herb Pringle, together|is not getting Red air already. fluorinated hydrocarbon, and With the active support rendered) wa.5uw issued his statement |hydrogen peroxide; at Kingston, Dy the Municipal Council and gon the North Celebec city of Ont, it has its nylon spinning Mr. John Frost, Clerk-treasurer, yenado, Formerly Jakarta's mil- plant and research centre; at made it possible for the Indus- jiary attache in Peiping, he is the North Bay a new commercial|trial Commission of the Town of fivet of several depuly premiers plant last Whitby to demonstrate the many|i, he named by the rebels now Rebel Leader || Challenges ; Premier's Claim | SINGAPORE (AP)--An Indone- opened Canada to serve as a centre for symmer; and at nearby Ajax jt/|advantages we have here to this that they are losing their foothold a long-range development in the central Ontario area. "The company has purchased 160 acres immediately east of the Dunlop plant and extending from the Canadian National Railway's tracks to the lake front. While the company has en phasized that this purchase is related primarily to its long- range plans in this area, I am finishes 'new industry. The good work and|on the island of Sumatra, 1,800 patience of all these bodies and miles to the west press over the past "Djuanda stated we have Amer- Du Pont reported that the com- months is acknowledged with jin our midst," Warouw pany was not able to make any deep gratitude. said. "Let him name these Amer. further statement of their plans I would be very remiss if I,...c as" we have named thosz| for Whitby at this time. did not express the pleasure and c;echg who have flown as hirad In the last four years, Du Pont enjoyment that has been mine yiners for Jakarta." of Canada has expanded exist- in dealing with Mr. W. Y. Marsh. The Sumatran rebel radio in ing plants and constructed new Mr. H. J. Hemens, QC, Mr. Mc- pykittinggi recently broadcast a total value of Carthy, Mr. J. F. Hartnett, Mr. names and passport numbers of has an automotive lant." The public relations office of the local to ones given to understand that con- $43.000,000. At the end of 1957, 1an D. Vessie and others from|geyen Czechs it claimed were fly- struction of a small manufac- turing unit is likely to be started on this site during the next year. "Du Pont of Canada is widely recognized as one of the major ehemical companies in this' country. It operates half a dozen plants in Canada already. At Shawinigan, Que., it makes "Cellophane'" cellulose film; at Maitland, Ont., it makes nylon chemicals, fibre, "Orlon** acrylic a refrigerant, "Freon" | growth 2 in the Du Pont Management. These a Poyed 32% persons 1a men have earned our profound respect and have proven that MAJOR STEP they are good ambassadors from In making the announcement a great company. : of the developments in Whitby, "On behalf of the Industrial Mayor Harry Jermyn said: Commission may we wish Du "The advent of this great in- Pont of Canada every success in/ dustry to us here is a major step-their newest Canadian enter- in the growth of Whitby, and a prise, and let us hope that as the very important factor contribu- years bring up greater develop- ting"the economic stability of ment they may also bring us a this old municipality. Industrial greater spirit of friendly co-oper- is coveted by every ation." { Pilots Ask U.S. Union Support By THE CANADIAN PRESS Great Lakes and river pilots support of rail and truck unions in United States lake ports unless|lots have also threatened to cease {work, The river pilots, who con- {ract with the shipping federation they get job security. The International Masters,| Mates and Pilots Union said Wed- for pilotage 2 | nesday night "We will pot go Kingston, said Wednesday if the back to work" if the Shipping Federation of Canada does not, past, we will not go back to work. We are an AFL-CIO union and say they may spread picketing we're prepared to call out the from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to|railways and the teamsters, who the Lakehead and even call on will support us." PLENTY OF BRASS | IN OPERATION BOSTON (AP) -- It was a | strange operation -- even for the great Massachusetts Gen- eral Hospital--as a surgeon in the emergency ward bent over a boy patient at 2:30 | | a.m, with a nurse and two janitors stand by as his as- sistants, "Hacksaw," demanded Dr. Henry Claman. And then, "pliers," 'wrench' and fin- ally "casting cutter." At last it was over, and the patient, Kenneth Walley, arose with- federal government doesn't grant. out a scratch on him, them compulsory pilotage for for- He had been broughf to the eign vessels, they may stop work- \ hospital by hig"parents after Upper St. Lawrence River pi-! from Montreal to ing bombing missions over Su- matra. --& Malta Seeks Integration Or Independance VALLETTA, Malta (Reuters)-- Malta's former prime minister Dom Mintoff today said this trou- bled British island colony must Britain or independence. Mintoff, who resigned last week after a dispute with the British government over its subsidy to the island, told about 10,000 of {his supporters that Malta wants integration "with all the rights the English people enjoy in their own couniry--nothing less.' "Failing this we shall have to pendence." |gave permission to Mintoff's La- bor party and the General Work- ers Union to hold the outdoor meeting despite the island-wide state of emergency declared W nesday. Union and party leaders gave assurances that no disturbances stricken by fire Wednesday 40 miles southeast of Cape Canso, the would take place. The state of emergency gives Billowing clouds of MONTREAL FIRE DOES $250 black smoke rise up from this Mon- treal waterfront fire and tem- i i full int tion with! porarily halt ship movements ; Boi Cner Sul integ:ation | at the eastern end of the La- | most spectacular in Montreal | Union Authorizes 9000 Walk-Out MONTREAL (CP)--The Broth-|within two weeks if the CPR's erhood of Locomotive Firemen May 11 deadline is kept. and Enginemen (CLC) today au-| About 3,000 firemen are em- thorized its members to go on!ployed hy the CPR. strike against Canadian Pacific Plans have been made to bring Railway at 6 a.m. EST May 11. about 22 of Canada's other rail- The strike action was author. Way unions together at a meeting ized by the 9,000-member union's|in Montreal next Tuesday to de- negotiating committee in an ef-|cide whether to support a strike, fort to block removal of firemen Notification of the conference {from CPR diesel engines in yard Was made by President Claude and freight work. Lodeia of the Canadian Labor pe ongress, Tue railway had ahnounceq that The firemen's union predicted {beginning May 11 it would start), "0 'ipo oiid get full su {removing firemen from the Bel lu. Sup [freight and yard diesels. [port from the other railway , . unions. Such a strike could tie up {| The strike action was an- the railway as tightly as one did jnounced in a statement issued by for nine days ea.ly in 1957. [John Graham, general chairman, The railway bases its argument {of the brotherhood's negotiating for removing firemen on a rec- | committee. | jommendation made last Febru- CAREFULLY CONSIDERED ary by he Kellock royal comnils- H sa by si N. R, Sion, whic studied the problem cll 3aig CPR Presiden hi for 10 months last year and said [saying that the union has. *no in its report that fireme: are not : |other alternative but to set needed on freight or yard diesels. strike date." 2 The report was not binding, | The union charged that if the TO LAY OFF 73 { |CPR begins shifting firemen on| Mr. Crump said about 73 fire- May 11, this "constitutes a lock-\men would be laid off after the out." May 11 deadline. Another 475 | "There is only one avenue open|would be offered alternative work to us for counteracting a lockout |as yardmen or traiumen. About | and in the light of the most recent statements from Mr. Crump, we |are going to be forced to take 1,900 firemen with long seniority rights would be allowed to keep their jobs until retirement or un. that action. til work on passenger trains be '"The negotiating committee has| comes available. {carefully considered the existing] About 450 of the railways 3,000 |situation and acting in persuance| firemen would continue at their lof the authority delegated to it|jobs on passenger diesels by the general grievance commit-|steam locomotives. tee hereby authorizes a strike of| Hope was fading for a renewhl its members on the Canadian Pa-|of negotiations between the union cific Railway, effective as of 6/and company. three- a.m., May 11, 1938. Mr. Gilbert, who left for the ini- | "The strike date rests on the|United States Wednesday, had |contingency that the company | held out hope for new talks, but will undertake to force its willjnone have been set. The twe upon us at that time by unilateral | parties disagree on the basis for ,000 DAMAGE in several moths. A alarm was sounded after tial investigation. (AP Wirephoto) chine canal. Loss in the spec- tacular warchouse fire was $250,000. The fire was on Wed- nesday and was one of the | Six Men Burning HALIFAX (CP) -- Rescue craft, {look to our future through inde- (50k six men from the burning identified. They are Capt. Uriah Sheila Patricia Hillier, First Mate Max Dodge, Governor Sir Robert Laycock oarly today, then swept Atlantic Chief Engineer John A. MacDon- gentin aters for seven «ther crew ald, Second Mate George Burns ment in more than a decade took Tuesday his company will stand fishing trawler members. Four of the 13-man crew were Mulgrave, ed- listed as missing. The other three were believed adrift in a lifeboat was ersonof Halifax, and deckhands years of dictatorial rule by Juan/and H. E. Gilbert of Cleveland, The Sheila Patricia on. the southeastern tip of {implementation of the report," |any new meetings. | _» {COMMISSION BACKED MOVE ' Rescued (Frondizi Takes 'me's "Wins". Boys' Tree Over K tine son wich sae i fied Tvemes. { sion which sa fou remen | I 1 al need rd i Trawler |.ver frgentine isis =F House llleg ablis! o study the dispute H IN, Calif. (AP) -- It', Government [after the brotherhood has pap illegal to build Bre: house hig BUE a nine-day strike against the CPR without a building permit. a s first democratic govern- Eleven of the crew have been NOS AIRES (AP) -- Ar-|in 1957, That's silly, says Mrs. Kenneth CPR President S. Templeton, whose sons Ken- and deckhand Bill Dodge, all of/over today with the inauguration firm in its decision to start elim- their 2 and ns penets N.S., the (trawler's of President Arthur Frondizi. |inating firemen May 11. of permit, Then they learned of home port. The tall, bespectacled lawyer| Mr. Crump made the statement the law when a neighbor pro- Others are: Cook Jimmie Nick- assumed command following 10|after a conference between him tested to city clerk W. H. Boren, | The state attorney-general, Ed- Walt Tarrent, Leo Tarrent, Jim Peron and 2'2 years of control bythe union's international leader. |mund G. (Pat) Brown, got into Dominic and Charlie Dominic, all'a revolutionary military govern-| The union announced after the the picture too, but not in his of of Newfoundland, and Ben Walker ment, meeting that a strike could start'ficial ity of Sydney Mines, N.S. | Stepping down are two heroes -- Crump said meet pilotage demands. Lake pilots want compulsory D8. : {lotage for foreign vessels from! BOth pilots groups expect sup- Kingston at the entrance to the Port from the lower river pilots lakes, to destination ports and Operating from the gulf to Mont- back. The shipping federation real. They are members of the says it will carry them only from Merchant Service Guild (Ind.). Port Weller on Lake Ontario to, The Great Lakes Pilots Associ Sarnia on Lake Huron. ation, a local of the international Union leaders were to meet to-(union, is picketing at Kingston day with the shipping federation The international is picketing at in an attempt to end the dispute, |U-S. lake ports. erippling foreign shipping on the| The federal transport depart- Great Lakes since April 21, ment has offered to .nediate in re ALE {the dispute if asked by both sides CALL ON OTHER UNIONS Deputy Transport Minister J. R. . , «i Mova Scotiz 3 y they struggled for hours to police power to prevent the inter- Neva. Scotia mainland. She was get a brass door knob off his right little finger. ruption of communications, in- sighted early today about 15 mile, The 104 - foot Sheila Patricia, of the 1955 revolution, provisional hl hd {crease the penalties for assaults east of Cape Canso by an airjowned by Acadia Fisheries left President (Maj.-Gen.) Pedro Ar- ritis roops R Official ton policemen and prevent dem-'force Lancaster and the vessel Mulgrave late Tuesday. Her dis- amburu and Vice-President (Ad- DHALA, Aden (CP)--British- platoon of Government Guards in Zebrula. tress signal was relayed to shore miral) Isaac Rojas. They are ful- The Zebrula headed for shore, stations by another vessel Wed- filling a promise to turn over abandoning the = 104-foot Sheila nesday. It is believed the fire power to constitutionally elected Patricia, The fire broke out in knocked out her radio after the officials, the galley and spread to the en- [irst signal was sent. ey TTT -------- | |led native troops have effected Fort Assarir Sunday. The fort is Texas Floods Chase the rescue in story-book fashion|near Dhala, eight miles south of | ' {of a besieged British official who|the British protectorate's border { 1000 s From Homes| had been surrounded for eight with Yemen. days in the mountains along the, Britain says the rebels are sup- DALLAS, Tex. (AP) -- Rivers|Aden-Yemen border. and streams, swollen by eight! In an operation reminiscent of neighboring kingdom, which is gine room | mm iE Three crew members were able N Y T T Jd. To Iry Relief Stati e 1e tations ported and armed in Yemen. That |days of rain, surged across broad the days of the Khyber Pass, tur- federated with Egypt and Syria [sections of north and east Texas banned troops under command of in the United Arab Republic and to get into a lifeboat before the For Canines a British Army officer fought for which gets arms from the Soviet trawler left them behind in the turbulent Atlantic. The engine room was evacuated with the Sheila Patricia under full power placed before the royal commis- nel, costs could be trimmed, Mr. ahead. RCAF Canso aircraft from NEW YORK (AP)--Life in the|loday, chasing thousands from big city, with its varied forms of (their homes. more than 12 hours to rout rebel- bloc, claims the Aden protectore 6 progress, Wednesday advanced, Police evacuated some 2500 lious local tribesmen who had sur- ate at the base of the Arabian They had been voi another step--rest rooms for persons from south Dallas during|rounded a summer house shelter-| Peninsula. 12 hours. dog. the night as the Trinity River Ing Fitzroy Somerset, an assist' There was no immediate word The weather in the area was| Such fixtures are going to get overflowed, ant political agent in the area, on casualties in the rescue oper. ation, but preliminary reports in- sion on energy resources, Johnston said Greenwood. N.S.. started criss- Cost of the pipeline plans, three| He outlined three proposals but|.roscing an area 53° miles south sunny today, but the temperature a tryout on. the streets of New! : aad 4 : |and his party of loyal Arab sol- was 36 degrees and a 10-mile-an- york Schools were closed in several) ie "ro. eight days, dicated that at least a dozen of onstrations Bais i---------- So --- ree Commission Gets Pipeline Proposals CALGARY (CP) -- Five pro- ent facilities such as rights-of- posals for an oil pipeline from way, maintenance and patrol Edmonton to Montreal have been equipment and operating person- Capt. Rolla Johnson of Cleve- Baldwin said Wednesday the fed- land, president of the interna- eral government intends to seek tional union, said in an interview legislation that will give it author- in Toronto: "Unless they (the ity to deal with lake pilots, who shipping federation) agree to dojare not covered by the Canada of which would include the use warned they are the result of pre- . . ro as they have always done in the Shipping Act. of part of ea ea Re liminary studies only. Pp EASES! Cape anso in search of "ment of Interprovincial Pipe Line| The first would extend Interpro- adrift more than Company, range from an estj- Vincial from Port Credit to Mont. atura as mated $240,000,000 to $432,164,000, res] and enlarge the system west Interprovincial Pipe Line oper- of oronto to Alberta at a cost of F od od ates a narrow light-gravity pipe. "P, 10 $240,000,000. : hour north wind was blowing. One of the sensitive issues that Sse Texas Bien 20d some oper Jet fighters and RAF bombersith. relief force were wounded. 11S Indicted jline Fuuning fom Edmonion The Second would provide for| "The air force said the condition must be determined, said sani-| ; 1eir Off WES. added a modern touch to the res- Reports told of heavy gunfire in [through the northern United 22 Offshoot of Interprovincial injof the survivors would not beltation Commissioner Paul R.|. Civil defence officers and the| cue operation, attacking the rebel'the ground operation which fol. J [States to Sarnia, Ont, and Port Michigan, re-entering Canada at known until the Zebrula put into!Screvane, is what kind of comfort Cross opened shelters for (forces in advance of the ground lowed several days of strafing at. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attor-|subsidiary of Tennessee G as Credit, near Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. It would|port at Petit de Grat, on the coast'stations the dogs will likeang|th® Pallas evacuees. | thrust. tacks by jets and dropping of ney-General William P. Rogers Transmission Company of Hous- In a brief to the commission cost about $252,000,000. of Cape Breton. |deign to use. | The mayor at Atlanta, Tex., de-| A rebel band at least 300 strong|1,000-pound bombs by RAF Shac- Wednesday announced the return ton Tex, | Wednesday President T. S. John- The third, an all-Canadian line, First reports said 10 men had At present, with dogged disre-|clared his town a disaster area.|trapped Somerset and his smalllkletons. of a criminal indictment against| governor complained to the ston said the company is willing utilizing little of Interprovincial's heen snatched from the flaming gard of the law, they often use| -- - mtn rt -- three major natural gas compan-|, i, nev seneral that natural gas|to extend its pa "from Port C sting system and going around vessel. The RCAF said later only|the sidewalk. And with 272,000 li ies and three executives. companies serving midwestern Credit and complete Canada's |For tiern Lake Superior, would/six crew members were ac- cenced dogs in the city, it's be They are charged with conspir- i i {cost about $319,000,000. counted for. come quite a problem ing to prevent new gas distribu- A. -- A prove tion competition in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury sitting at Milwaukee. It named as defend: ants: American Natural Gas Com: pany of New York City and its president, Ralph T. McElvenny of Detroit; Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha, Neb,, and its president John' F. Merriam, Omaha; Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company of Chicago, and its for mer board chairman, James F Oates Jr. of New York Cit} The grand jury charged thi group with a conspiracy, starting m 1954, to prevent the imporia tion of Canadian natural gas into the United States by Midwestern Gas Transmission Company, a CITY EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS POLICE RA 5-1133 FIRE DEPT. RA 5-6574 HOSPITAL RA 3-2211 areas had acted to prevent Mid- first Alberta-to-Montreal oil pipe-| -- western from building a proposed |line. Existing line east of Edmon-| new 2,000-mile natural gas pipe-|ton would have to be enlarged, E&™™" line from a point on the Cana- probably by a second parallel | dian-United States border near system, to provide for greater Emerson, Man.,, to Portland, throughput Tenn., and designed to serve in-| By utilizing and operaling cer. termediate areas. tain parts of the company's pres- hile GM, UAW N egotiators "Resume Contract Talks DETROIT (AP) -- Negotiators, The UAW bas rejected offers Wednesday that a wage settle. for General Motors Corporation from GM, Ford and Chrysler to and the United Auto Workers renew present contracts, whic LA | E NE FLA A 68 pe " / gr va i 4 5 § - union prepared to go back to the [contain built-in annual increases i ' 4 oe bargaining table today under of at least six cents an hour plus pressure to work out a wage set- cost-of-living allowances. Spokesman for the companies had no comment on reports that they were collaborating on a new offer to be submitted union negoti ators within the next few weeks This would amount to industry- vide bargaining for the first time among the highly competitive car makers Reuther, whose main demand 'is profit-sharing, has put no estim ate on his demands for basic wage increases and more fringe benefits. GM and Ford say they come to more than 70 cents an hour, not counting profit-sharing. The union denies this. The average wage in the auto industry in the United States i «bout $2.40 an hour, exclusive of tringe benefits tlement before midnight May 29. That is the deadline for expira- tion of the present three-year con- tract GM called Tuesday for a show- down this month by serving no- tice on the union of termination of contract. This amounted to a challenge to the union to 'make GM a strike target rather than Ford or Chrysler, whose contract runs out June 1. In Washington Wednesday, the UAW President, Walter P. Reu- ther was asked what he plans to do next in view of the industry's rejection of his bid for a three- months extension of contracts. "We're going to get there any way." Reuther replied. "They can't make us strike, They're try ing to take advantage of us at the Ford's chief negotiator, John § bargaining tahle, but we're not Bugas. vice-president for indus going to be lured into any trap." trial relations, voiced optimism { Crash Victim Dies, Bowmanville Man Critical HAMILTON (CP)--John Babicz of Brantford, injured in a car-truck accident on Highway No. 5 near Peter's Cor- ners Wednesday, died in hospital here today. The driver of the milk transport tr ¢, Arthur Kipp, 43, of Bowmanville, has not regained consciousness since he was taken to hos- pital Wednesday morning. Crump Suggests Meeting MONTREAL (CP)--Presidenf N. R. Crump of the Cana dizn Pacific Railway today suggested a meeting be held Friday between railway and union officials in connection with the threatened strike of firemen over the diesel fire- men issue bs PARDON MY GLOVE LADIES! ardson of New York Yankees in third inning of game at Yankee Stadium in New York City Wednesday. Nobody made ' | Ajax Man Dies In Toronto TORONTO (CP who la Ross McLeish, 60, of nearby Ajax survived a 2.700-volt electric shock, died in today. He died of complications after one arm, a leg and toes of the other foot were amputated. Some fans duck first baseman Gail Harris of the Detroit Tigers in grab for | foul ball off bat of Sam Rich- others join the catch, but the frisky Ti gers handed the famous Yan- kees their first defeat on home grounds this year, 10-1, July hospita thent could be reached this month Reuther predicted: "We're 2oing to get a wage boost," ISTILL TALKING After the Ford-UAW talks were recessed late Wednesday ugdil Friday, Ken Bannon, head of the union bargaining team, told re- porters: "We're still talking about everything. There i: a lot of very intelligent conversation back and forth." But he added: "We've made no progress." Bargaining talks at Chrysler Wednesday were recessed until |today. GM held a bargaining session Wednesday with the AFL - CIO Flectrical Workers Union, which cepresents some 35,000 GM em- ployes. The union rejected the company's offer to extend the present contract for two years. GM also served notice on the 2lectrical Workers Union of terme ination of contract at midnight May 29.