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1 Combining The Oshawa Fond and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ES-GAZETTE WHITBY N vou, 6--NO. 123 OSHAWA-WHITBY : "TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1947 bo" Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES MORE PRODI OWE URGES ad Charge I Boy, 16, In Mur Admits To Slaying Of His 'Girl Friend' And ThreeBrothers Imlay City, Mich., May 27 May 27 (CP)--A slender, 16-year-old far mhand, Oliver Terpenning, Jr., today was charged with the murder of his similarly-aged Smith, whose body, tégether with those of her 14-year-old brother, Stanley, and two sisters were found in a flower Of 4 C ildren * "girl friend", Barbara patch yesterday. TPerpenning was arrested near To- ledo early today and a sheriff's of- ficer said he confessed the slayings of the four children, whose ages ranged from two to 16. The bther victims were Gladys Smith, 13, and Janet, two. The children were shot Hioih the head as they picked bray Leslie Mathews said today the four victims, children-of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, were killed with the same 22-calibre rifle found near the Terpenning home last Dight, shortly after the bodies were ered by 19-year-old Ella Mae ne one of the other 10 children in, he Suit tamil. turned ov police by a motorist with he had hitched a ride south- toward the Michigan-Ohio Lieut: Art Bartkowiak of the To- ledo gheriff's office quoted Terpen- . ning as saying he shot the four "about 3 Dp. m. Monday". . "He didn't know why." Authorities said young Terpen- -aing was with the Smith Sa - a e and drove Ag Turriediy. in eril Bours later the automobile' was found abandoned in Port Hu- ron, miles away, and state po- lice said a boy answering Terpen- ning's description was reported seen there last night, Sheriff Leslie Mathews of 'La- Peer county said a .22 calibre ri- fle was found near a granary on the Terpenning farm. All the chil- dren were slain with .22 rifle bullets, coroner Lestr Smith (no relation) reported. Goodyear Machine § m ] the | L. Bird--are in Niagara Falls to- carpen ed in the " con~ present contract, ] Hogaing 10 do "" nego- now way for a new 2 k li 4 fore BeMois Veit Fouad lh gto - | at "the General Brock Hotel. Also Hospital Appointee 4 Stole Cloth, Get 3 Months Montreal, May 27--(CP) -- Five British seamen yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of re- ceiving $4,700 worth ef cloth sto- len from their gship--SS. Makya-- and were each sentenced to three months id jail. Judge Oscar Gagnon added an order recommending their depor- tation to England following com- pletion of their sentences in Montreal jail. The seamen -- Riel Brymor, Henry Joh obert Brooks, William-Bést atid Oharies Best -- signed on the Makya before it cleared London for Montreal. AT TRUSTEES' CONVENTION Three members of the Board of Education--Trustees Mrs, S. C. Colpus, Josiah Davies and Dr. G. day attending the Urban School Trustees Association convention which opened there this morning in Niagara Falls is W. Gordon Bunker, business administrator of the board, who is participating in a three-day session of the On- tario Association of School Busi- ness Officials, [Ove et Methods Scored By Head Of U.S. Associated Press Chicago, May 27--(AP)--Interna- cles instead of through "the discredited methods" of government propaganda, Kent Cooper said last night. Cooper, who described propagan- 'as a tool of dictators, was a ts of the 25th anniv cele- bration of the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern Uni- versity. He explained i yas solely as an. individual rnd as the executive director of the Associated Press. Hits At U.8.s Plans He criticized vigorously a United States State Department plan, now before Congress, for an agency fo distribute news abroad, sayihg it embraced an old world practice that has been "discredited ahd proved dangerous." "I hope our government will te- member that its propaganda can act as an abrasive that can do more harm than good; that it is a maelstrom of international self- seeking where wars are brewed." » pad Propaganda He said. there could be no suc- cessful method of establishing in- ternational friendship "that does not provide for complete news ex- change between all countries free from the taint of government handling. The news of one country should not go to the world in the form of propaganda to create pre- Jjudice, or to gain converts, but only. to inform. "If they are not hampered, the American news agenties can do far more to bring credit upon America through honesty in news than any government effort can ever hope to' do," Cooper declared. If Communism is to be thwérted, he said, "not propaganda but the SAY 1 30,000 MIGHT JOIN FORD FOREMEN sibility that 130,000 Ford Motor spokesmen said. "with union Detroit, May 27--(AP)--Pos- Company production workers might join striking foremen on the picket line loomed today after the United Automobile Workers (C.1.O.) called for a strike vote decision in nearly 40 plants, Permission of the membership | to 'conduct the poll was expected | * "almpst immediately," union ! Richard T. Leopard, U.A.W. vice-president and head of the union's Ford department, an- nounced yesterday that contract talks, begun several weeks ago between the company and union, had been "stymied." He informed federal and state conciliators that nelly Act had elapsed. However, union. officials point- ed out that a walkout of produc- tion workers could not take place until the 30-day waiting-pe- ried required by the Smith Con- nelly Act hadelapsed, Company spokesmen had no comment on the U,A.W.s move, but reported production at Ford plants néar ndrmal despite the most recent action taken by the Foreman's Association of Ameri- ca, representing 3,800 unionized foremén who walked out last Wednesday, -, The F.A.A, an tndopendank union, ordered from Ford power plants 18 foremen who until" "yess terday had been left on the job fhonsent. The U.AW, reported its dis- pute with the company stemmed from differences on wage, hours Co ? Plate by Colonel o and Lady tuncheon Good Frignds and Good. Canadians Ed hig lia. "Phtkwood' today. ghey es Sadr, Pint gi rg the King's Victoria Day. Viscount and Mrs. McLaughlin at ~--Photo by Turofsky, Toronto and working conditions, F.AA. representatives said the | foremen's strike was based on a number of grievances, but djd not involve basic wages, ; | Municipal Staff Honors Retiring 'Much Li ght' On Case Of Dead poids Due Soon Toronto, iJ 21 (OP)--Specil investigators of the Ontario provin- Tax Collector month was presented with a the staff. He commended Mr. Sharp service to the city during his A. N. Sharp, who is retiring as city tax collector the end of this ure cooker by the municipal office staff this: morning. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp are planning an extensive _cabin- trailer tour through various parts of the continent. The presentation was made by Mayor F. N. McCallum on behalf of ight-odd years as tax collector and extended best wishes to him for an enjoyable journey. cial police today partially discount- ed a possible drug-trafic angle in| the probing of Christina Kettlewell's death at Severn Falls last Tuesday but hinted they might soon. be able to throw much light on the case, described by a senior officer as one of the toughest they have ever handled. Found drowned: in nine inches of water near the cottage by the Sev- én River, 100 miles north of To- ronto, wher¢ she had been honey- mooning inv with her husband, Jack, gamut. of strange rumors, includ- ing foul play and suicide. "There is no eicatiol} that tra- tion of her death has run | fiicking in drugs is ivolved; "sald an Inspector. In a newspage story today the | Globe and Mail said police were in- | reget ne suspected dealings in across-the-border drug trafic in erious of the pretty bride. MUCH LIG LIGHT (Continued on Page 2) THE WEATHER Cool today and Wednesday becoming cloudy Wednesday evening. Risk of frost in low--- lying areas tonight. Winds light. Low tonight and high Wednes- day 40 and 60, Sunmary for Welvesiay: Clear and cool. | cuted by a US. 22 NAZI CAMP OPERATORS EXECUTED concentration camp were hanged today, e gallows tomorrow in the biggest mass executions of war erimin yet carried out by any Allied power. All were convicted by an Ameri- can war crimes gourt of murderd and atrocities against prisoners at the big camp near Linz, at which more than.700,000 Nazi victims were alleged to have been exterminated during the war, On two gallows: in the yard of Landsberg prison, where Adolf Hit- ler was once 'incarcerated, -three United States army executioners dropped the first 22 of the 49 doomed camp operators to their deaths in two hours and 37 minutes. Otto Kauffmann A muscular Austrian snapped the cords binding his wrists as he plunged through the trap and grab- bed the rope above his head. Kick- ing and struggling violently, he managed to forestaii death for 18 minutes. All of the doomed. walked firmly to their deaths and spoke a few calm words of farewell. Just before the hangings began, two Polish displaced "persons con- victed of murder and rape were exe- g squad in the far corner of the prison yard. Of 61 Mauthausen guards, doctors and administrators convicted at n [ Dashan a Year agp, 68 originally were sentenced to die and three were sentenced to life imprisonment, but nine. death sentences later were commuted to life imprisonment. The: eonvicts included Austrians, Czechs, Hungarians and Yugoslavs as well a3 Germans. Most were members .of the S.S. Elite Guard. Their ages ranged from 22 to 63. Oshawa Trucker | their hunt for the key to the myst- | The story said A police are working | Is Defendant In Damage Action Toronto, May 27--(CP)--Mrs. Mary Louise Carveth entered civil jury assize court here yesterday to seek damages in connection with the death of her husband, John 'Alva Carveth, when struck by a truck-trailer in 1945. She sued A. McGlashan Ltd., Oshawa truckers, and Ernest Ar- nold, Walter, Carveth, "son, testified his father's income was about $10,000 a year. He said his fath- er, though 82, was in excellent health. Court showed the estate of the déceased was $137,037.24. Many Hear Reconstruction Mini ster at Chamber of Commerce Dinner abhorrent method of 'military "force |. alone could accomplish it--as in Japan . . . But even if all the vast' hordes of 'underprivileged in all of Bastern Europe had radios and thus could hear the voice of Amer- ica, J am afraid they would spurn Communism and rejoice only if the voice of America were something more than a voice"--military pow- er, food, clothing, land homes "and freedom to enjoy them." Nearly 200 turned out last night t¢ hear Rf Hoth' o. of Reconstruction, address a dinner meeting of Commerce. Above is a view of the in the Piccadilly Room of Hotel Genosha. Shown James Heffering, president of the Ontario R George W. Gacner, secretary-manager K.C., M.L.A,; W. H. Moore, former M.P, for this' - [/ onsored central : to right are of the Chiamider: T. K. Creighton, D. Howe, Minister Mayor F. N. McCallum; Hon. G. 1% Conant, K.C,, senior master of the |. Ontario Supreme Court; Col. W, B, Phillips, president of Duplate Canada Ltd; J. A. Scythes, President of the Canadian National Exhibition; El- wood Hughes, general manager of the C.N.E.; Hayden Macdonald, presi- eo bexal Association; [dent of the Ontario Riding Progressive Conservative Association; and F. V. Skinner, vice-president of the Chamiber. . C. D. [addressing the gathering. His address was also broadcast over station Insert, Mr. Howe is seen =Photos by Campbell's Studio X ' October, | 'Easy Predicts ] Building Material Situation By Autumn While looking to the tuture with 'optimism, RL Hon, C. D. Howe, Minister of Recdfistruction, last night called for greater productivity in Canada as he addressed a member ship meeting of the Chamber of Commerce here. "We have the markets at home and abroad. We have the plant and the equipment and yet our productivity is not what it should be," Mr. Howe declared. "We must strive for greater pro- ductivity per man hour and if we can do that we can ride this tran- sition period. Seeing a transition in the coun- try from a seller's market to a selective market, he referred to this as a healthy trend and declared that he.could see nothing to war- rant the pessimism found in cer- tain quarters. Recalling that he had been term- ed "an incurable optimist," the war- time minister of Munitions and Supply said that during the war many crises had arisen but these had always been met and he was confident that difficulties could again be overcome. "Today I have not lost that op- timism," he said. "This country of Canada is in the best position of any country in the world to go on to future success"and to ensure a happy existence for its people. .I am sure that Canadians have reason- able grounds to feel that we will continue to be the happiest people in the world." Predicts Housing Improvement Mr. Howe spoke at length on the housing siialion in Canada, . pre- UP PRODU ICTIVITY (Continued on Page 11) Tay Scouts To Visit 7th Oshawa Some 30 members of thé 19th Tay House Boy Scout Troop of Roches- ter will be the guests of the 7th Oshawa Troop on a return visit this week-end. . The 7th Oshawa Scouts visited the Tay House Troop last Thanks- giving and the Rochester boys were here two years ago. Under the leadership of their scoutmaster, Jack Stern, the visit- ing Scouts. will arrive here by train late Thursday evening and an interesting program has been plan~ ned for their two-day stay here. A luncheon will be held Friday at Adelaide House at which an official welcomp will be extended to them by civic and Scouting officials, Fri- day afternoon they are to be taken on a conducted tour through the General Motors plant afid in the evening a dance will be held at the Camp Samac council house. At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, there will be a parade and exchange of col- ors in Memorial Park. The boys will then go to Camp Samac for scouting events during the after- noon and evening. Supper will be served at the p by the 7th Osh- awa Mothers' Auxiliary. Sunday morning there will be a parade to St. George's Anglican Church, sponsor of the 7th Oshawa Troop, and' at 2:30 p.m. the visitors will be taken to Cobourg where they will leave by boat for Roches- T During their stay here, the visit- ing boys will be billeted at the homes of the Oshawa scouts. GETS SECOND REMAND \ Vernon' D. Ellison, 22, was given a second remane of one week when he was arraigned on an attempted murder charge in Bowmanville Magistrate's Court today. Ellison is charged with the attempted mur- der of Lindsay Scott, a fellow employee wnom he allegedly tried to shoot in an altercation at the Bowmanville plant of the Goodyear Rubber Co. May 13. Proficiency Winner MISS PATRICIA PIPER Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Piper, 3 Ontario Street, Ajax, and forme erly of Oshawa, a second year stue dent nurse at the Women's. Hospital, To! who is the win. ner of the prize for general profi. clency for the intermediate year. OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT Met by officials of the Oity Coune cil and Chamber of Commerce prior to the Chamber of Commerce dinner last might, Reconstruction Minister Howe expressed optimism as to the commercial development of the Oshawa airport. The city's plans for the growth of the- airport were outlined to Mr, Howe and he gave assurance that these would be given careful cone sideration with a view to taking action in the near future. Plans for developing the airport ¢ into one of increased commercisl importance call for the extension of the runways and other improve ments. The distinguished guest was also taken on a tour of the city. Views ing the industrial lay-out, he de-' clared that Oshawa was "certainly going ahead." Mr. Howe flew here from Ottawa and left again by plane immediate ly after the meeting. Unexpected Gift Or Extra Cost? Montreal, Way 27 (OP).--The freighter Gracia left a Scottish port with 24 Shetland ponies aboard. When she docked here yesterday there was an extra colt frisking about. The colt was foaled shortly before the vessel docked and was promptly named "Gracie" by crew members. Now the question is does John Miller of Ashburn, Ontario, who is to receive the ponies, get Gracie as an unexpected gift, or does he pay extra? The shipment, which is the first of its kind imported into Canada in the past 20 years, will be quaran« tined at Levis, Quebec, for two weeks before being taken to the Miller farm where the ponies will be quarantined for a further six weeks. N - outbreaks of violence. night. * LATE NEWS BRIEFS (By THE CANADIAN PRESS)" Jerusalem: The railway station at the all-Arab town of Ramleh was blasted by a heavy explosion, and a freight train was mined at Benyamina today in new Nanking: Dr. Liu Chieh, until recently vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, will be China's next ambassador to Canada, it was annouriced today. Hareweod, York, Eng.: The King flew here today to attend, with all 250 residents of this village, the funeral of his brother-in-law, the Earl of Harewood. Paris: Premier Paul Ramadier today broadcast an. appeal to' workers of the nationalized gas and electricity com- panies to abstain from their threatened strike at mid. Yer