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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY OSHAWA-WHITBY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1947 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES §OL. 6--NO. 34 ONTARIO SEVERELY HIT BY STORMS ells Of Situation In The Holy Land Local Businessman Spent Two Months In Troubled Land By MURRAY GOLDBLATT Caught up for a brief two months in the swirling passions which inflame present-day Palestine, Jacob Shoy- chet, 99 Mill Street, sketched a grim word-picture of the Holy Land in an interview with The Times-Gazette Travelling by air with his wife, & Mr. Shoychet left New York on November 19 last and arrived at Lida airport just outside Tel Aviv five days later. He and Mrs. Shoy- Jews, Arabs Both Reject British Plan London, Feb, 10 -- (AP) -- Brit- ain's secret new plan for Palestine ,| --reported to envisage the immi- | gration of 100,000 Jews--was doom- ed to quick rejection today by both ed Jewish and Arab spokesmen. i A Jewish Agency official sald the Jews, adamant because the scheme did not provide for a Jewish state, would convey their rejection to Colonial Secretary Jones this after- noon. Meanwhile in Cairo the exiled Mufti of Jerusalem called the plan "flagrant, gross injustice" and Arab leaders here said the Arab rejection also would be delivered today. Both Jewish and Arab sources sald they considered the plan less satisfactory to their cause than the so-called Morrison plan for a fed- eralized Palestine -- a scheme both sides turned down. Grand Jury Gets Lama Case Today Cornwall, Feb. 10 (CP)--A grand jury will consider a murder charge against William Earl Lama this af- ternoon at the opening session of the Supreme Court winter assizes here. Lama is charged with knife- slaying of his wife, Mary Jane La- ma and his daughter, Mary Eliza- beth, last Aug. 16th. If a true bill is returned by the grand jury, the trial will proceed at once with Mr. Justice Walter Schro- der presiding. C. P. Hope, K.C., of the Attorney-General's Department, has been appointed special Crown prosecutor. Defence counsel is John 8. Latchford. The Crown is expected to attempt to build up a strong case of cir- cumstantial evidence against the small, 29-year-old farmer, who elu- '| ded police for 71 days before he was captured in the basement of a home in nearby Moulinette. THE WEATHER Overcast, Snowflurries till dark. Drifting snow today. Tuesday over- cast' becoming cloudy during the morning and clearing at night. ey | Widely scattered snowflurries. Cold- (Continued on Page 2) er by Tuesday evening. Wind west 30 to 20 tonight. Tues- day northwest 20 decreasing to light at night. Low tonight and high Tuesday 12 and 15. Summary for Tuesday -- Widely scattered snow- Clurries, Colder by evening. 'Battle Of jl Slated For Ottawa, Feb. 10-(GP) The Aveo] thom toi Aug- ust House of Commons will head today into what now is popularly known as the battle of controls, ex- pected to be a long and perhaps bitter word-war over the govern- ments's plans to seek extension of some 50 controls briskly-contested wartime restrictions. The signal for the political storm was given early last week when Prime Minister Mackenzie King "mover that if the debate on the Speech from the Throne was not concluded by the week-end that the House adjourn the debate from Feb. 10--Monday--to Feb. 24 to deal with the control measures. Some of these bills already have been introduced and given first reading but, generally speaking, they are minor measures dealing with changes in the wheat Board Act, the Canada Act, the defence Controls' Commons them into comformity with practice under wartime Orders-in-Council. These bills, which the Prime Min- ister placed in the first category of control measures to be introduced, will come up for second reading and debate Monday and Tuesday. Some may be debated and others may be carried with little dissent but the battle proper is not expect- ed to start until the government comes up with a single bill which P the Prime Minister has said will "provide for the continuation for a limited period of certain transition- BI Measures to the number of about That single bill, which will deal largely with control of prices, sup- plies and rentals, is expected to be the one which will have to with-|4q stand the full shock of an Opposi=- tion attack, mainly from the Pro- gressive Conservative benches, on the government's post-war stabili- Act and other statutes to bring zation program, FORCE DEBATE OVER BRITISH COAL CRISIS London, Feb, 10--(Reuters)--The House of Commong tonight will de- bate Britain's latest drastic cuts in electricity which today left domestic consumers without power for five hours and cut off supplies to indus- trial consumers in many parts of the country. Arthur Greenwood, acting Leader of The House, agreed to the debate after pressure from the conservative opposition led by Winston Chur- chill, who attacked the Government for failure to give sufficient warn- ing before the cuts were made . Prime Minister Attlee told The House he could not forecast how long Britain's coal and power crisis would last. "As soon as there are reasonable margins pf stocks at the power sta- tions, the first step must be to re- store power for industry," Attlee said. "Attlee was quickly challenged by Winston Churchill, Conservative Leader, and Anthony Eden, Chur- chill's depnty, and the Labor Lead- ers agreed, in a stormy.scene, to de- bate the crisis tonight. The Prime Minister's statement indicated that domestic consumers in 38 of 64 English and Welsh coun- ties might have to continue the government's power-conservation scheme for much of the winter. G.M. Employee Badly Injured Toronto Crash Lloyd George Sproule, 28, of 74 Yonge St., Oshawa, was removed to St. Michael's Hospital, in Toronto, Saturday night after colliding with an automobile while crossing Bloor St. viaduct, near Cambridge Ave. A deaf mute, Mr. Sproule was hurled into a snow bank and suf- fered a broken leg and head lacera- tions. After police investigation, no charges were laid against the driv- er of the car, S. W. Willlams, 32 Cedarville Ave. Hospital officials attempted Sun- day to locate friends or relatives Mr. Sproule may have been visiting in Toronto. He was brought into hospital unconscious and his condi- tion is reported as poor. Sproule was an employee on the night shift at General Motors and for the past two months had board- ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Matthews, 74 Yonge Street. He has a brother living in Toronto, whom is believed to have been vis- iting when the accident occurred. Able Police Officer, Thos. Shields, Dies One of the most popular and con- scientious members of the Oshawa Police Force, Constable Thomas Shields died yesterday moming in the Oshawa General Hospital after an illness of two months. He was 43 years of age. Son of Joseph and the late Sarah Shields, he wag born at Stillorgan, Dublin County, Ireland, and was married at Newcastle, Ireland, and was married at Newcastle, Ireland, to Louisa H. Jones in 1923. He came to Oshawa from Ireland 18 years ago and had been a member of the Police Force since August 1, 1935. * Commenting on Constable Shields' untimely passing, Chief Owen D. Friend described his as "an extremely conscient: officer." "He always carried out his duties very faithfully and he was noted for his kind-hearted, friendly atti- tude. His passing is a great loss to He | Depsrs ment," Chief Friend de- Mr. Shields was a valued mem- ber of Christ Church (Anglican), serving for two years as people's warden and for several years as sidesman, He was also a member of the Christ Church building com mittee; and in paying tribute to his service, the rector, Rev. H. D. Cle- verdon said that his work of visita- Addressed Rotary HON. RUSSELL T. KELLEY Minister of Health for Ontario, who addressed the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club at moon today. Stalin In -- Vote 98 p.c. In Favor Moscow, Feb. 10 (AP)--Pirst re- turns from yesterday's elections in- dicated today that more than 98 per cent of the electorate voted for Supreme-Soviet (Parliament) dep- uties in seven of Russia's Union re- publics and in 16 autonomous re- ted that a full a 985 per cent candidate Stalin, in all seven Union republics, and Foreign Minister Molotov were shown casting their ballots in front- page photographs in the Soviet press. They were pictured dropping votes in separate ballot boxes sur- rounded by flowers, Stalin in his Generalissimo's uniform and mili- tary cap, Molotov hatless in civilian clothes. The polling place appar- ently was the Kremlin. Rubbermen Get Strike Vote Order Akron, O., Feb. 10 (AP)--Mem- bership meetings and strike votes within a week were planned by unions in three major rubber con- cerns here, spokesmen for United Rubber Workers (C.I.0.) said today, as an aftermath of a break-off in negotiations with the "Big Four" rubber companies for a 25-cent hourly wage increase. The "Big Four" rubber indus- tries include the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, the B.F. Goodrich Company and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, all of Akron, and the United States Rubber Com- pany of Detroit and New York, All "Big Four" locals have been instructed by international union headquarters to take strike votes before Feb. 28. Spokesmen said all Akron locals of Firestone, Goodrich and Goodyear had filed strike no- tices with the National Labor Re- lations Board at Washington more than 30 days ago. Despite impending strike votes, international union officers said they still were trying to. settle the Jtier of wages across a conference Proposed Union Legislation Seen Harmful , Feb. 10--(CP)-- John Eldon, international representative of the United Automobile Workers (C10), said yesterday at a meet- ing to discuss a new labor code re- by the Dominion government to replace certain war- time labor regulations, that the g- gested legislation was designed to pave the way for company unions. tion had been of much benefit to the | tion arish. An active Mason. also, he was a member of Temple Lodge AF. & A. M. and of Pentalpha Chapter as well as being a past praeceptor of St. John the Almoner Praeceptory, Knights Templar, and past provir- cial grand prior for the Toronto district. He leaves beisdes his wife, two ughters, Louisa H. and Sylvia P., as well as his father, two sisters, May in Ireland and Mrs. Beavin in OFFICER DIES (Continued on Page 2) provided a penalty for attempting nel Rpt So un. ----- during working hours, "You can say to the man next to you, 'Hey, how about joining the union,' and he can report you and you will be fine $100" said Eldon. SIGN ITALIAN PEACETREATY; RIOT FLARES Rome, Feb. 10--(OP)--An uniden- tified woman today shot and killed a British brigadier in Pola, even as angry Italians withdrew from the Adriatic port which was awarded to Yugoslavia in the Italian peace treaty. The woman was arrested. Details were lacking on the shoot- ing. A brief official announcement said only that Brig. R. M. W. De Winton, commanding the British 13th Infantry Brigade at Pola, was "shot and killed there by a wo- man." The announcement came as 28,000 of the 33,000 Italians in Pola start- ed an exodus from the port rather than remain under Yugoslav rule. Representatives of Italy and Yu- goslavia, which had objected to the Italian peace treaty, both signed the pact at 11:34 am. (5:34 am. EST.) today in a formal ceremony at the Qual D'Orsay, in Paris. In Rome itself, Italian police and troops stood with machine-guns and rifles in increased strength be- fore the British and United States embassies as crowds angered by the treaty demonstrated before peace the Yugoslav legation. Demonstrators shouted that the flag be torn down. Some hammered pints, a legation door and a Yugo- v. soldier guard fired a burst | the door with an automa- | th, 'rifle, Police asked that the Yugoslav flag be taken down because "it was dangerous to fly it," but the request was refused. Later about 500 Itallan students stoned the legation. Through the broken windows stu- dents hurled refuse and shouted "Trieste," "Pola" and other slogans. Fighting broke out when jeep loads of Italian police tore down banners mounted or carried by stu- dents, a half-dozen of whom were arrested. Another throng jeered and hurl- ed down tanks of gasoline at the Albergo Milano, occupied by the RAF. Police patrols were increased SHrgughon the city. Police march- ed in pairs, with carbines over their shoulders. Motorcycle police, also with rifles, toured the streets. Late editi of newspapers: ap- peared with "bold, black headlines, protesting the peace. II Gionale Della Sera, under a black border, sald: "The diktat is signed; the Father- land is in mourning." Il Giornale d'Italian said: "The Italian people, with its protest on the altar of the Father- land, venerates its dead and rejects the infamous diktat that the gov- ernment is forced to sign." Noranda Strike Concluded Noranda, Que., Feb. 10 -- (CP) -- A Dback-to-the-mine order was awaited today by the 1,147 employ- ees of Noranda Mines Limited after the 80-day-old strike ended in a com; on wage demands and a union defeat on the dues checkoff issue. Some members of the office staff at Canada's biggest copper-producer returned to their jobs this morming but it was midnight when the siren and whistle atop the mine plat screamed out the strike end and the company had mo time to issue a general back-to-work order. The agreement, signed at 11:45 p.m. last night, called for reinstate- ment of all employees within two weeks if possible and ruled out dis- crimination against the strikes. It provided also that any provincial or federal legislation concerning union Sesurily would be added to its F The Aig Soci the Sompany's ast offer of 13 cents more an hour --against the 16 em po by the strikers--and agreed to a company proposal that in lieu of a checkoff union representatives would have facilities to interview new employees when they report to the plant dispensary for physical examination, 'When the siren sounded at mid- night, the parka-clad High Winds Again Drift Snow On City's Streets Rural Areas Take Brunt Of Snowfall By The Soi alg Blocked highways, maroon- ed motorists, delayed trains and deepening cold confront- ed Ontario today after "the worst storm yet' from the standpoint of travelling. Most high- ways running north and south were blocked and on one of them--No. 11 --500 travellers spent an uncom- fortable night after being caught in a traffic tieup. A spokes man for the Ontario De- partment of Highways commented: "We're in a pretty bad way -- and I fear the worst is yet to come." The weatherman bore him out with a general prediction of drifting or continuous snow over much of the province. The official forecaster said a fresh outbreak of cold polar air is moving southward and will cover all of northern and central Ontario by midnight. In the traffic jam on No. 11 high- way, 100 automobiles, busses and trucks were caught imy.a blizzard- like blast over a two-mile stretch of road between Bradford and Bar- rie, some 50 miles north of Toronto. The jam assumed fantastic propor- tions as more and more cars joined the line-up caused by a minor ac- cident involving two cars. Low vis- was a contributing factor to Two orthree farmhouses gave some refuge but most drivers and passengers spent the night in vehi- cles with the motors running to keep warm. Farmers in other areas gave shel- ter to stranded motorists whose abandoned machines dotted rural roads. Fifteen-foot drifts in many districts caused rural schools to close and many church services were cancelled Sunday. A seven-inch snowfall left the city of Stratford almost isolated, with all provincial highways end county roads blocked. The worst storm of the season, it blocked city streets with huge drifts that made it near- ly impossible to drive cars. City bus service was d : until after 10 a.m. and all inter-city busses were cancelled Sunday noon. Six or seven extra plows were put to work. All railway freights in the Owen Sound district were cancelled today as two Canadian National Railways passenger trains from Southamp- ton to Palmerston and from Kin- cardine to Palmerston did not op- erate because of heavy drifts. Week-end Brings 3 Minor Accidents On City Streets A combination of ruts and icy roadways caused three minor acci- dents on city streets during the week-end. Driving north on Simcoe Street North at about 9.30 last night, Mrs. Betty Moss, 60 Westmoreland Aven- ue, said that a southbound auto, driven by Garnet J. McLaughlin, 313 Arthur Street, skidded and swung over into the left front fend- er of her car, just opposite Sthcoe Manor. Damage to the McLaughlin car was confined to the left rear fender. Shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a comedy of errors led to a double collision on William Street West just off McMillan Drive. Dr. Charles R. Collard, 74 Simcoe Street North, reported to police that he struck a parked auto, owned by T. Hilton, R.R. 6 Lindsay, on William Street, just after he from McMillan When he got out to investigate the damage, Dr. Collard's auto was hit by another car turning onto William Street. This third vehicle was driven by John A. Stonebridge, 341 Alice Street. Damage to' all three cars was minor. In a collision at the corner of Simcoe Street North and Bucking- ham Avenue Saturday night, an |. auto, driven by Douglas R. Brown, R.R. 1 Oshawa, slid into the left side of a' car, driven by Alexander Fulton, 114 King Street East. No one was injured but both ve- hicles were damaged. Front and rear left fenders, running board and one hub cap of the Fulton car were | damaged, while the front right fen- der and headlight of the Brown auto were hit. Brown, driving north, was at- tempting to pass the Fulton car which was making a turn onto Buckingham at the time of the ac- cident, it was reported. 3 & ad High winds accompanied by drifting snow last night and early today played havoc with Oshawa and East Whitby streets and roads which snowplow crews had just managed to clear after last week's heavy snowfall. "The last street in the city had just been plowed out West Digs Itself Out Of Snowdrifts Winnipeg, Feb, 10--(CP)--Men and snowplows attacked huge drifts along snowbound southern Saskat- | chewan and Manitoba highways and rail lines today and progress was | reported in their task of restoring | Soo. the Prairies to normal. They are heartened by forecasts of a clear day in both provinces al- though the weatherman predicted snow for some Alberta district. But it might be days before all roads are clear and scores of isolated communities faced dwindling food and fuel supplies. The break through affected yes- terday between Moose Jaw and Re- gina, where Canadian Pacific Rail- way service was cut by snow drifts for more than 60 hours, ended iso- lation of Saskatchewan capital still in dire need of coal. Hundreds of smaller communities in southern Saskatchewan waited anxiously however, for the efforts of railway men to clear unprece- dented drifts. by report of an injury to one of a gang at Victoria Plains, five miles north of Regina, were a drift % mile long and22 feet deep thwarted clearing efforts. Extent of the man's in- juries was not reported but he was to be flown to Regina by govern- ment air ambulance plane at dawn. Immigration Officials' Task Hard Ottawa, Feb. 10 (CP)--Top labor and immigration officials today went into a huddle to iron out de- tails by which sturdy men from Europe will be brought to Canada to relieve the manpower shortages in agriculture, mining and logging. Immigration officials have a big task on hand. They must sort the immigrants and see that they are the right type. Labor officials must figure the number needed to fill shortages in primary industries. One of the biggest problems will be medical examination. Questioned as to whether inspec- tion would be better than in Italy last year when some 70 Polish sol- dicrs suffering from tuberculosis got past medical examination and were brought to Canada as laborers, an immigration official said: "Medical inspection will be adequate." Some on Parliament 'Hill argue that Canada should be more hu- manitarian and welcome those suf- fering from disease who might be cured in Canadian hospitals, but the best information is that good health will continue to be the first requisite to obtain permission to come to this country. The old regulations that prevent anyone coming into Canada who has been guilty of a criminal offence in his homeland will be enforced and as far as possible any who would not-be satisfied with Canada's pol- itical system will be kept out but authorities believe such screening will be more or less hit-and-miss. 4and they were making the final cut back with the graders on Satur day," City Engineer W. T. Demp- sey sald this morning as he once again was arranging for all availe able equipment to be brought into play. All day yesterday the snowplows and graders were at work attempte ing to keep the bus routes and othe er strategic streets open. "It was blowing so hard that we would go down a street once and by | the time we would get back to do the other side it would be filled in again," J. Wood, Board of Works superintendent reported. Plows worked continuously to keep the lake road open and all bus routes were kept in passable con- dition yesterday but this morning Ritson Road south of the C.P.R. was. blocked so that the buses were not able to get through. The road to the garbage dump was also fill- ed in and every effort was being made this morning to clear it out. "We've got the garbage collected but no place to dump it," Mr. Dempsey explained. One of the snowplow trucks broke down in the snow yesterday but the equipment situation brightened to- day with announcement that the snowplow attachment for the new street flusher had arrived and was to be installed this afternoon. Also an extra bulldozer was to be hired for the heavier work. The city's plows and grader plus one bulldozer - were already at work this morning as well as a gang on snow removal from the sides of the streets. , The wind had had even more disastrous effects on the township roads and Road Superintendent Howard Hoskin said it was still drifting badly in the country this morning. While the roads were open yesterday they were all blocked this morning. "They're filling in as fast as we get them plowed out," Mr. Hoskin declared, pointing out that both plows and bulldozers were at work this morning and had also been out all day yesterday. Trains, finding the snow particu- larly heavy farther east, were arrive ing several hours late in some in- stances. The pool trains from Montreal due here at 6:14 and 6:20 this morning were three and a half hours late while the 6:32 and 6:56 on the CP.R. line were between one and a half and two hours be- hind schedule. Buses were all able to get through although some were slightly behind schedule, De Haviland Sr. Is Seeking Reconciliation Victoria, Feb. 10.--(CP)-- 8cho- larly, Walter A. De Haviland, 57- year old father of the Hollywood movie stars Joan Fontaine and Oliva de Haviland, wants them to "bury the hatchet" and "forget the "» past. They have been estranged for many years since Mr, De Haviland's second marriage to a Japanese girl in Tokyo in 1917, three years after a divorce from his first wife. Both girls were born in Japan and left in custody of their mother after the separation. "They were only small children when they left me and I saw them again when they were 'teen age girls," he said in an interview here Saturday. He is proud of their success PY film actresses, but confided, as he gets along in years, he would like g reconciliation. ~ ing him down, in its place. accused. * LATE NEWS BRIEFS Kirkland Lake--An armed bandit wearing a black mask over his face was foiled in an attempted holdup of the Strand theatre early today when the manager threw two bags of money in the robber's face, knock- Lahore, India--Moslem students today hauled down the Un- ion Jack flying over the high court in this capital of the Punjab, and hoisted the Moslem League flag Girard, O.--A two-year-old girl baby was shot to death, her three-year-old sister wounded, and their mother, Mrs. was in critical condition today from injuries received Margaret Heston, 35, who said she did the shooting, when she turned the weapon on herself. Windsor--Trial of dark-haired Ronald George Sears, 18- year-old alleged "slasher" on a charge of attempted murder ended abruptly today when Mr. Justice D. P, J. Kelly ordered a trial to determine the sanity of the,