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THREE SHOT, F 5 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY | OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle VOL. 6--NO. 107 OSHAWA-WHITBY WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1947 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES Riding Progressive Conservatives Organize Port Perry, Reach Township Formed Into Three Units At a meeting of the Progressive Conservatives of the Township of Reach and the Village of Port Perry, at the town hall at Manchester last night, it was decided to form three local associations to be known as the Port Perry Pro- gressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Associa-#® tion, and the South Reach Pro- gressive Conservative Association. Grant Christie, executive member of the Riding Association, was chairman of the meeting. Also present were T. Kelso Creighton, MPP. Hayden Macdonald, presi- dent of the Riding Association, and James MacBrien. Name Executives The meeting elected the follow- ing executives: Port Perry--chairman, Dr. Dy- mond; secretary-treasurer, Charles Reesor. The four polling sub- 'division chairmen are to be in- cluded in the executive. North Reach Township--chair- man, Stuart MacFarland, Sea- grave; vice-chairman, William Wil- son, Greenbank; secretary-treasurer, Glen Wannamaker, Seagrave; exe- cutive members, Willmot Gregg, 'Uxbridge, and Robert Baird, Black- water South Reach Township--chair- man, Malcolm Bailey, Port Perry; vice-chairman, Fred Christie, Man- chester; secretary-treasurer, John Moore, Port Perry; executive mem- aa MoeCullough, "Prince s Sandy Moore, Cedar Creek; Jack Crozier, Utica; Lorne Snodden, T. K. Creighton Commended The meeting passed a vote of commendation to T. K, Creighton, MPP. for the splendid work on behalf of the riding as a whole and special mention was made of the progress of negotiations pertaining to the Port Perry hospital. Mr. Creighton, in expressing his appreciation of the good wishes of the meeting, stated that he thought his job was first of all to represent all the people of Ontario Riding to the best of his ability and this he had tried to do but he could only be successful if he had the full CONSERVATIVES (Continued on Page 2) 50 Are Held As Bombs Rock Cairo Cairo, May 7--(Reuters)--Egyp- tian political police today searched houses and arrested more than 50 suspected "Communists" as new bomb outrages here followed last night's blast in the luxurious Am- erican-owned Metro Theatre, killing five movie-goers and injuring 40, No damage or casualties were re- ported after today's attacks, believ- ed made by a speeding black sedan from which two grenades were thrown at the former offices of the British supply centre. Another was aimed at the former British Min- istry of Information office. A high police official disclosed to- day that although police had no clues on the motive for the threatre explosion they had now discarded the theory that it was the work of Jewish terrorists and now were hunting Communists. Association, the North Reach No Contract Agreement, Reynolds Toronto, May 7.--There was no contract--not even one written under water--with Bernard H. Pickard, Toronto, for distribution of the Reynolds pen here, according to Milton Reynolds, Chicago pen- man, in testimony before Mr. Jus- tice Treleaven yesterday. Reynolds faces a $170,000 claim for alleged breach of contract. Reynolds said Pickard came to his office in November, 1945, with a proposition for immediate manu- facture and distribution of the pen in Canada. Most of the talk, he said, had been with vice-president Julian Levy. As a result of the talk, Reynolds came to Toronto but found most of Pickard's claims for production pos- sibilities here "mainly conversation --they did not exist, in fact," he sald. Soon after his return to Chicago he wrote Pickard that his firm was not interested, he. added. When Pickard said he could get the aluminum and the machines to make the pen, Levy declared it was decided Reynolds should visit To- ronto to investigate the possibili- ties. The conference was not with Reynolds alone, Levy said, and a yearly salary of $15,000 for Pickard had not been mentioned by anyone. In earlier testimony, Pickard had said there were two interviews with Reynolds in Chicago at which it had been arranged to form a company to make 'the product in Canada and that he was to have 25 per cent of the stock, sole right to distribute here, and a yearly salary of $15,000 to start from Jan. 1, 1946. The agreement was not in writing, he said. His claim is for $5000 for his expenses and time, one year's sal- ary, and $150,000 damages for loss of profits. . 3 Miners Die In U.K. Blast Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. May 7--(AP)--At least three mi- ners were killed today and six others were missing and believed deal in an explosion in Barns- ley's biggest coal mine. Twenty-five injured men were taken to hospital. First reports blamed a short circuit in an electric line for the blast, It was the first disaster in British mines since the -govern- ment took over ownership last Jan, .1 Barnsley, a town of about 70,- 000, is in Southern Yorkshire, about 40 miles eac. of Manches- ter, ' : : Development of Juniors Key to Tennis Success Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder, Don Budge and Jack Bromwich their racquets and moved into town last night as the Oshawa Tennis Club in conjunction with the C.R.A. set the tennis season rolling at the Hotel Genosha Pic- y Room. With Jack Little and Stafford Beck, president and secretary of the Ontario Lawn Tennis Association; on hand, the city's tennis fans and players received a large slice of tennis "know how" from films, fea- turing Don Budge and last year's Davis Cup finalists, Australia.and United States. Year Predicts Good Jack Little, president of the O.L. A. predicted "an awfully good year" for tennis in Ontario and pledged the association to aid ten- nis in Oshawa. Adding a word of congratulation to the Oshawa Club, Mr, Beck, gen- ial OL.T.A. secretary, urged the ¥ older and more experienced players to give the juniors he y "The only way to build tennis is by development of junior players," he said. "Canada's excuse for not developing outstanding tennis stars has been the shortness of the sea- son. We should get a new line. The game will make progress if we help the juniors along." A. W. "Army" Armstrong, who introduced both O.L.T.A. officials, sald no one should shy away from tournaments merely because he or she couldn't be a winner. Any op- portunity to meet a topflight player in tournament competition should be grasped for the sake of both the enjoyment and the experience, he remarked. ; C.R.A. Sponsors Instruction The C.R.A. is willing to sponsor tennis instruction for younger play- TENNIS SUCCESS (Continued on Page 12) Fear Clothes On Water From Plane Vancouver, May 7--(CP) -- Searchers seeking the missing Trans-Canada Airlines transport, which disappeared with 15 per- sons aboard nine days ago, re- ported today finding items of clothing and an oil slick in the waters of the Gulf of Georgia close to where an "undetermined contact" had been made with an- ti-submarine detection equip- ment." The Frigate H.M.C.S. Antigo- nish made the "contact" after a wide sweep in the gulf off the southeast coast of Gabriola Is- land. Preparations for diving opera- tions were under way, but it 'was not likely work would be possible before noon, hen the tide is slack, because of rocky bottom and the strong currents close to shore, The Antigonish .eft a floating buoy to mark the "contact" spot anc today diving tender No. 2 and the big ocean-going tug hea- therton took over the hunt. Before actual diving opérations start, the Heatherton must com- plete soundings. Echo-sounding equipment will be used t» 'ater- mine the depth of contact, Hope Gone 3 Cornwall Men Alive Cornwall, Ont.,, May 7-- (CP) --After a week of fruitless searching authorities here today announced they had abandoned all hopes for the safety of three men who left Cornwall on a fish- ing expedition lastWednesday and were last seen starting out across rough water in a small boat from Hopkins Point, Police and relatives believe the men have drowned somewhere in a mile-wide stretch of the St. Lawrence river between Hopkins Point and Barnhart's Island, wher. one of the men had a cot- tage. The men believed drowned are Hector Latreille, 26; Adelard Payette, 54; and Oscar Lussier, 26. All are residents of ~~ East Cornwall, Their damaged boat, articles of clothing and equipment were pic- ked up on the river Monday mor- ning. THE KING . DESIGNATES PRAYER DAY London, May 7 -- (AP) -- A government statement announc- ed last night that The King has designated Sunday, July 6, as a national day of prayer and dedi- cated to God "in' view of the tasks and duties which the na- tion is called to meet. Arrest Girl Third Time In Strike Lachute, Que., May 7(CP)--Ar- rested for the third time in five days, Madeleine Parent, Canadian organizer for the United Textile Workers of America (A. F. L), fac- ed a new count today of influencing employees to go on strike, thus vio- lating their union contract. This was the charge provincial po- lice laid against Miss 'Parent when they re-arrested her last* night shortly after she and other union officials had been freed on $2,000 bail after arraignment on other charges arising from strikes at the Ayers Limited textile mill here and its subsidiary of the Dominion S8hut- tle Company, Employees of both companies are demanding'a 15 cents an hour wage increase, six legal holidays a year and a union shop provision in the work contract. Yesterday morning Miss Parent, R. Kent Rowley, Can- adian director of the union, and Azelus Beaucage, an organizer, were arrested and freed on $2,000 bail Miss Parent was arrested for the second time in the day following a union meeting last night. She was arrested originally following dis- turbances outside the Ayers plant last Friday. Today a union spokesman said "very few" employees have returned to work at the Ayers plant which normally employs about 600 Sixth Annual Music Festival Demonstrates Objectives of Grades Last evening the Oshawa Public Schools gave their "Sixth Annual Music Festival," under the direc- tion of Wallace Young. The pro- gram, presented to a largely "fam- ily" audience was designed to show the musical objectives in the various grades. In Grades 1 to 3 these are: a response to rhythm and the devel- opment of a sense of pitch. The first was illustrated by a carefully trained rhythm band from North Simcoe. School, playing "Diddle Diddle Dumpling," "Mcuntain March" and "Pop Goes the Weasel" and the second by the well-tuned singing of the Grade I classes from Mary Street and King Street. "Bunny Rabbit" and "On Tiptoe" were their songs. A Grade 2 c!*ss from North Sim- coe School in "The Little Doves," by Hopkins, showed that in addi- tion to the two objectives previously mentioned, musical interpretation may be attempted in. the lower grades with some success. The work'in Grade 3 was repre- sented by a combined group from Albert Street and South Simcoe, who sang "The Seed and the Weeds," (Johnstone) and "A Little Dutch Story." This number was accompanied by a dance that was much enjoyed. From Mary Street a Grade 4 class, after a unison song, "Inquisitive Peter Green" sang "The Violet," a two-part chorus. in which both soprano and alto sections had a nicety -of-intonation and an assur- ance that are frequently unattain- able in part singing at this stage. Cedardale School contributed a group of well-chosen songs by a Grade 7 class. These were "Smiles and Tears," (Johnstone); "In the Trees," (Woods), and a two-part arrangement of "Cornish May Song." Then the Grade 7 Festival Choir offered "Old Mother Macintosh," (Alec Rowley); "Night Song," (Busch), and Fenwick's arrange- ment of "This Joyful Eastertide." MUSIC FESTIVAL (Continued on Page 2) Lax Sunday Observance Is Rapped Kingston, May 7 {(CP).--The An- glican diocesan synod of Ontario yesterday expressed disapproval of what it called the lax. observance of Sunday. It passed a resolution introduced by Rev. J. Grant Sparling of Belleville which said: "The (social service) committee views with alarm the disregard of Sunday as the Lord's Day by vari- ous social organizations which ar- range picnics, week-end confer- ences and the writing of military examinations. It is suggested the clergy give attention to this in a positive way by setting forth in frequent sermons the place of Sun- day as a tlay of worship and rest." The synod's annual meeting con- tinued today. Is Re-Elected Dr. W. H. GIFFORD Who was re-elected chairman of the Oshawa Union Cemetery Board at its meeting in the rdroom of the P.U.C. Building this morning. Scholarships To Be Given Air Cadets Ottawa, May 7--CP)--There was big news today for Canada's 15,000 air cadets--the Air Cadet League of Canada will sponsor seven cadet scholarships to the Naval-Air Force college, Royal Roads, near Victoria. The announcement was made by C. Douglas Taylor, League president who said one air cadet from the Maritimes and one from each of the remaining provinces will be chosen by the League to take the two-year course. Tuition fees and certain inei- dental expenses will be borne by the Air Cadet League which hopes to thus "make valuable training available to many qua- lified young men who might not otherwise be in a position to con- tinue their studies." Each scho- larship involves an outlay of ap- proximately $1,000. Candidates must be at least 16% years of age but not over 19% on July 1, must have senior ma riculation standing and be physically fit. THE WEATHER Overcast with rain showers this afternoon. Cloudy tonight and Thursday, Continuing cold. Frost in most sections tonight. Winds Northwest 15 today, light tonight and Thursday. Low to- night and high Thursday, 30 and 50. Summary for Thurs- day--Cloudy and continuing cold. Faith Healer By RALPH Palm Springs, Calif., May T7--(AP) --A millionaire vintner's palatial home: became the scene today for attempts by Avak Hagopian, beard- ed young Armenian faith healer, to cure the wine producer's invalid son. The estate of the father, Kirkor Arakelian, an immigrant Armenian who came to California and turned grapes into a. fortune he estimates at $25,000,000, is known' as "Dream of the Desert." . There his son, Vaughn Arakelian 37, ili with epilepsy and related ail- ments since he was struck by a bus as a boy of nine, lies unaware of the forthcoming ministrations of Avak 20-year-old uneducated mechanic who is reputed to have effected miraculous cures by prayer alone. From Cairo Avak arrived in Los Angeles yes- terday after a 10,000-mile plane trip from Cairo, financed by the elder Arakelian who said he has spent $250,000 in unsuccessful efforts to heal his son, Another son, Diram Arakelian, 48 said that if Avak cures Vaughn "my father probably will build a memor- fal in the form of a faith healing centre, open to the people# f the world." to Attempt Cure of Millionaire's Son DIGHTON The family first read of Avak a vear ago and sent a London agent to Iran--to investigate. Then they sent 'for Avak after being satisfied about the validity of his cures, Di- ram said. Avak Sure "I have seen other cases similar to his, many cases undoubtedly worse, and I am sure I can cure him," said Avak when he arrived The Armenian, with piercing black eyes, long hair and a silky beard was wearing a hood and a cape fas- tened at the throat with two large silver-engraved pins, He was also wearing blue serge trousers green suede loafer shoes. A member of Avak's party, Col. Sumbat Yeghiazarian, Iranian army officer and a doctor, said the healer had effected many 'cures in Iran "I examined the patients before and after the treatment," said the Col- onel. "All he does is touch the pa- tient, then he says a prayer in his behalf and acks the patient to think and believe in the prayer as spoken As a medical man I will vouch ior these cures. They are authentic. Whatever he is doing is through the inspiration of God." and. Babs Would Gladly Keep Auto (See also Page 3) London, Ont., May 7--(CP)--With a roguish smile that belied any "peeve" Barbara Ann Scott said here today that she would be "glad" to keep the sports auto she received from her native City of Ottawa aft- er winning the world's figure skat- ing title--if it is all right with the Canadian Olympic committee. Commenting on the latest state- ment of United States Olympic Games president Avery Brundage to the effect that there might be "extenuating circumstances" which would allow her to retain the car without violating Olympic rules, she told The Canadian Press:-- "As far as I can understand, it is only the Olympic body that is con- testing my amateur status. I be- lieve that I could keep the car and compete again in the world cham- pionships (not the Olympics) but I would not want to do that unless all the circumstances were cleared up." » "I would like," said Barbara Ann, "to represent Canada in the Olym- pic games if they want me on the team, so I will accept their final decision." The skating Queen came to Lon- don to accept the title of "Sweet- heart" of Alpha Kappa Psi, Univer sity of Western Ontario Fraternity. Oil Companies To Build On Simcoe Street Locations Representatives of the City Council, Planning Commission and Chamber of Commerce met at the harbor late yesterday afternoon when the question of the leases with Anglo Petroleum Ltd, and the Gulf Coast Oil Co. were thoroughly discussed. It was decided to permit the companies 'to locate on land fronting on Simcoe Street S., between the Oshawa Creek and the roadway leading from Sim- coe Street to the Oshawa Yacht Club. The companies will be asked to locate their storage tanks as far back from the street as possible. It was also emphasized that the land between the street and the oil company properties will be landscaped and that the loading of tank trucks will be carried on between the storage tanks and the harbor wall. Five From Here Are Attending Welfare Council Among those from Oshawa at- tending the sessions of the 27th annual meeting of the Canadian Welfare Council in Niagara Falls are J, C. McGill, relief adminis- trator, A. W. Griffiths of the Welfare Board, Miss M, Hancock, superintendent of the Children's Aid Society, Miss Edith Hill of the Victorian Order of Nurses and R. L. Coleman, director of re- creation, During the conference, which is on today und tomorrow, there will be workshop sessions for the community chests and councils division and also for those inter- ested in recreation, Chairman of the recreation workshop is Pro- fessor C. E. Hendry of the School of Social Work, University of Toronto, who spoke at the recrea- tion conference held here in Jan- uary. The speaker at tonight's din- ner meeting will be Merrill F, Krughoff, Community Chests and Councils, New York, and Prof. Hendry will lead a discussion on "Current Trends in Community Organization and Planning." The closing banquet tomorrow night will be addressed by Hon. Paul Martin. Found In Lake, 'Man Identified Kingston, May 7--(CP)--Po- lice said last night they had ten- tatively identified as Edward O'- Donnell a man whose "ody was found in Lake Ontario Monday. They traced a man of his deserip- tion to Toronto, Hamilton, Port Huron and Montreal and found that at Port Huron a sister of an Edward O'Donnell died recently. A note in the man's pocket said "this is the end." ATHER IS GHARGED ® I Have A Reason, He Tells Police; 2 Seriously Hurt Toronto, May 7 (CP)--Arrested early today with a smoking .45-calibre revolver in his hand, Robert S. Easson, 62-year-old Toronto businessman, was charged with at- tempted murder after his wife, son and daughter were found wounded by gunshots in their home on Peterborough Avenue Defence On In Accident Damage Case Hearing of the defence in the multi-sided action arising out of the four-vehicle accident between Osh- awa gnd Bowmanville, a year ago last January 31, began today, be- fore Mr. Justice F. H. Barlow in Whitby mon-jury assize court. Mrs. Violet Hughes, wife of the plaintiff Frederick Hughes, was fatally injured in the accident which involved transports owned by Terminal Warehouses Ltd., Rich- ardson's Transport and Burford Transport Ltd. Concerned also is a car owned by Morley Byam which was in a driveway on the north side of the highway at the time. G. C. Irwin, Toronto, driver of the Terminal Warehouses transport vehicle first came in contact with the Hughes car, testified that he was travelling west without a load on at the time. He had left Bow- manville at approximately 1:30 in the afternoon. "As 1 approached the Vetmal house I saw the car (Byam) in the driveway. It was not in motion," he said. Claims Car Shot Out "I got within 70 or 80 feet of the house and the car shot out. I ap- plied my brakes. My vehicle started to skid and it skidded onto the south side of the highway. As I went onto the south side of the highway I saw the Hughes car." He said he had been travelling at 20 to 256 miles per hour and as he went over on the south side of DAMAGE CASE (Continued on Page 2) AREER EB ERR Auto-Truck Crash Victims Improve Brockville, May 7--(CP)--Slight improvement in the condition of the survivors of an auto-truck col- lision near here Monday night that claimed three lives, was reported today. Mrs. Marie Brady has not recovered consciousness although her two daughters, the Misses Mar- garet and 'Gertrude Brady have been 'conscious for short periods. #in northwest Toronto. He was remanded a week when he appeared in magistrate's court. Po- lice quoted him as saying: "I have a reason but I don't intend to put it down on paper." Police said Easson, owner of a chain of Toronto clothing stores. had been in ill-health for several weeks and under doctor's care. Mrs. Easson, 55, and the son, 20- year-old Gordon, are in serious con- dition with abdominal wounds. The daughter, 30-year-old Mabel, suffer- ed an elbow wound. Police said that Corporal Wililam Nichol, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who lives next door to the Eassons, was awakened at 3:30 #. m. when two other daugh- ters, both unharmed, ran from the house. When he entered he found Easson holding a revolver, The police ac- count said Easson appeared dazed offered no resistance when arrested and said to the Corporal: "I guess I went haywire." Emergency operations were per- formed in an effort to save the lives of the mother and son. Police said the wounds were so severe little hope was held for their recovery. Neighbors said they were shock- ed by the affair. They described Easson as a homeloving man with a deep affection. for him family. He was kind and gentle and extreme- ly popular, they said. "He was the finest person you could know," one neighbor said. Lorraine Easson, 27, one of the two daughters who ran to safety, told police she arrived home shortly after midnight and had something to eat in the kitchen. Her father was asleep in the. ground-floor bedroom and the other members of the family were upstairs. About 3:30 a.m. the sound of a shot awakened her. Her sister, Louise, 18, also awoke. The girls noticed their older sister, Mabel, was missing. As Louise and Lor- raine got out of bed to investigate, their father entered the bedroom. Easson asked the girls to turn on the light. As Lorraine reached for the switch she noticed her father had a gun in his hand. Almost simultaneously, the father fired a shot through the floor just inside the bedroom doorway. From the bottom 'of the stairs, Gordon Easson called to Lorraine and Louise to run. They raced down the stairs and found Gordon and their mother lying on the floor. Police said Mrs. Easson told Louise and Lorraine to hide and they ran through the kitchen to the back porch where they remained until Cpl. Nichol appeared. No Martian Soap Opera But He's Still Hoping Washington, May 7--(AP)-- If Marg is trying to communicate with thé other planets by radio, Grote Reber figures he should pick up the message. For several y ars Reber has had a fantastically intricate ra- dio receiver specially designed to pick up celestial messages. So far, however, he's heard no strains of a Martian soap op- era, a senator's speech or even a dot-dash signal, Reber, a radio-engineer, built his queer listening station near his home at Wheaton, Ill. He came to Was' ington today to tell the Institute of Radio Engineers about it, While listening for a message from Martians is his hobby, Re- ber does serious work, too. Study- ing the weird radio waves that come from the sky. "This stuff 1s just cosmic noise," he told a reporter, "What makes it nobody knows. But it definitely is of natural origin, due to some disturbance in cos- mic space. Some scientists believe this noise, which exists almost con- stantly, may come from an ato- mic disturbance far out in space. Reber and A, E. Covington of the National Research Council of Canada at Ottawa, a physicist, sail in an interview that the lig- tening devices can be trained at the milky way, at the sun, at Mars and that ultra high frequen- cy radio waves are received. * LATE NEWS BRIEFS x (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) Lansing, Mich.: The House of Representatives has passed a bill providing for capital punishment in Michigan. Nanking: Nationalist war planes weht into-action today in an effort to halt the Communist advance on Taiyuan. Jerusalem: Police said today that an assailant fired a single pistol shot at an armored car in the outskirts of Na- tanya and escaped under heavy fire. Rio De Janeiro: Soldiers with fixed bayonets guarded vital points in the Brazilian capital today as the city await- ed the high court's judgment on the government case for declaring the Brazilian Communist party illegal. Rome: Press dispatches from Verona today reported four Italian children were killed by the explosion of a three-inch shell they founc in a field. "o