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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE 4 " Infant Dies; Heroic Mother Fights For Life After Blast New Method of Controlling Insect Pests ------ ; 3 | ¥ § ~ PURE. ALAS INLAABITRLT IAN SELRNINBE ULES AAALIS § SAMS AALLAS RR SATE 0 lid Blin --. ra a | Te TTT Tuan SR "esses msen Applicants Exceed ~ Jobs Open Here, Says Labor Report There were 1,619 applicants for employment but only 539 vacancies in Oshawa as of July 10, official figures re- leased to The Canadian Press by the Labor Department revealed today. The Labor Department, resources generally and "most ur- gent" situations in the primary in- dustries, said Canada's labor sur- plus wa 22,000 below the 1946 min- imum and 63,000 below the level at this time last year. The general shortage of labor supply, it said in a resume of the manpower situation, "will likely grow even more acute within the next few months since peak employ- ment will not be reached until Oc- A high level of seasonal activity in all branches of industry and the improved material situation chief- ly accounted for a general expan- sion in production and, in turn, for the over-all manpower shortage. petition "The general competition for qualified labor," the department said, "is reflected in huge turnover, rising wages and increased pressure for immigration." "In primary industries, particu- larly mining and logging, the need for labor is most urgent. Inter-re- gional transfer of workers have helped a great deal. The 4,500 Pol- ish veterans have eased the farm situation considerably, although the supply of seasonal harvest workers is currently below demand." The National Employment Service had 112,000 unplaced applicants re- gistered in July and 175,000 a year ago. The surplus was chiefly made up of workers who were only-par- tially qualified, over-age, physically it, or whose "skills do not match the vacancies locally available," Among them were 79,000 males and 33,000 women. Vacancies Unfilled Vacancies totalled 91,,000 July 10, compared with 108,000 a month before. By sex, there were §7,000 unfilled vacancies for men and 34,000 for women. Jobs for wo- men still outnumber applicants. In the Maritimes, there were 18,- 000 unplaced applicants and 5,000 unfilled vacancies. Almost 2,000 men and women had been moved out of the Cape Breton and New Glasgow areas into Ontario. In Quebec, there were 20,000 unplaced applicants and 25,000 un- filled vacancies. Demand for labor was increasing in all industries. Ontario had 32,000 unplaced ap- plicants, 37,000 unfilled vacancies. Seasonal activities were creating a general demand for workers. Much of the available labor supply was made up of near-employables. Re- peat orders for Maritime workers indicated their high quality. There was a demand for Western harvest- .ers. There were 2,000 vacancies for reporting strained manpower pulpwood cutters. Gold production was up markedly. Prairies The prairies had 18,000 unplaced applicants and 16,000 unfilled va- cancies. Manitoba nceded farm workers badly. In the Pacific region, there were 15,000 unplaced applicants and 8,000 unfilled vacancies. The general em- ployment outlnok was "very bright" with jobs available in all sections, Unplaced applicants and unfilled vacancies (in brackets) in National Employment Service offices in On- tario at July 10 were: Hamilton, 2739 (2,891); London, 725 (1,523); Oshawa, 1,619 (539); Ottawa, 4,368 (1,247); St. Catharines, 661 (446); 'Toronto, 8,085 (15947); Windsor, 3,240 (254), See Red Hat For Quebec's Archbishop Quebec, July 25--(CP)--Most Rev. Maurice Roy, a wartime army pa- dre, assumed active leadership of the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in North America today after the Ancient Capital received her native son with a rousing welcome, First Pontifical High Mass in new office was scheduled for the 42- year-old prelate who was enthroned yesterday in colorful rites presided over by Most Rev. Ildebrando An- toniutti, Apostalic delegate to Can- ada and Newfoundland, in the Bas- ilica of Notra Dame here, The centuries- old rites, attended by thousa; of faithful, were cele- brated in the Basilica sanctuary where, suspended from the high dome, were the four cardinals' red hats worn by predecessors of Arch- bishop Roy. They included that of Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve who died in January, It was expected in highest circles here that the new prelate would imself ve i Rg the sacred col- ege card robably about Christmas. y y JAMAICA STUDIES New Delhi -- (CP) -- Large num- bers of Indians studying in the Un.- ited Kingdom, American and other medical schools will be able to study in Jamaica in 1948. It was decided that the medical faculty of the fu- ture West Indian University College should be set up there, No Weaker Sex Rode Lusty Trail of 98 | Seattle, July 25 -- (AP) -- There Yas no weaker sex on the trail of Chilkoot Pass? Sure, it discourag- ed men and killed horses--but Mrs. Emma A. McCain went over it twice. White Pass? Mrs. Ethel Beck- er negotiated that when she was a little girl, going over in a pack train with her mother and two other children and riding the last lap to Dawson by dog sled. About half the folks attending the international sourdough reunion here are women and a big percent. age of these went into the Yukon at the height of the gold strikes or were born there of pioneer parents. . Mrs. Becker can remember when a small jar of pickles sold for $2 to the luxury.-starved prospectors of Dawson. The lure of gold dust took Emma McCain on her second trip--alone-- over terrible Chilkoot. "I went in first with Curly Mon. roe's outfit as a dawcing girl in 1805," said Emma McCain. On her second trip she worked in a restaurant, which was only a tent. Usually there were plenty of canned vegetables and potatoes, but little meat, "The main course: usually was eggs, when we had them; salmon with eggs when we had the salmon; moose with eggs when we had the moose. "When he ate, the customer shook out the gold dust payment into a triangular tray we called a 'blower.' Then I weighed out $2.50 for the restaurant and if there was any left, that was my tip. I made $50 a week in salary and $25 a day in tips." Tove, fiddlesticks, Lady, that's reason enough, because NASH has EVERYTHING. The with unitized®* body and frame means safety-- means strength, and means rattle-proof, squeak-proof silence. Couple that with NASH Conditioned Air. Economical, 00 . . . 500 to 600 miles on a single tankful of gas in the NASH 600", : Wnitived--body and frame welded into a single integral unit. See the 1947 NASH "600" and NASH AMBASSADOR today. Ankh DEAL ©" eR & N. H. CROSSMAN 1022 SIMCOE ST, NORTH OSHAWA PHONE 115W beautiful BIG NASH 600 sand mortex insulation Approve 400 For Passage To Ontario London, July 26--(CP) -- Almost any day now a sign will go up in Woodford Green, Essex, saying that Mr, and Mrs. Albert Weaser have a house and furniture for sale. That will happen when the Weas.- ers know the date they will join the 7,000 Britons tearing up roots to fly to Ontario under the prov- ince's air immigration plan. The Weasers are among the 400 whg since Monday have been inter. ed, approved and documented y Canadian officials handling the scheme but--*"until we've bought our tickets and know when we're going, we're not selling anything." The Weasers decided to emigrate to Canada more than a year ago, but. viewing the long queues at steamship offices, they had almost become resigned to ending their days in Woodford Green. Since Monday 186 tickets have been sold at Rainbow Corner, where the plan is handled under one roof, and the number of daily inquiries averages 123. Many would-be emi- grants are deterred by the fact that they are allowed to take little bag- gage and one man asked if his 10. months-old baby could be included in the quota. "Many husbands don't like the idea of leaving the children behind," one official said. "They are afraid that it may be difficult to obtain passages for them later." It is expected that the emigrant planes will land at Buffalo, N.Y. and that the passengers will com- plete their journey to Toronto by bus. The first flight is scheduled for Aug. 2. Department In Defense Of Land Act By DOUGLAS HOW Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, July 25.--(CP) -- In re- trospect, the Veterans Land Act stands out as the rehabilitation measure which came in for the most abuse during the recent par- liamentary session and appears to have shaped up as the most contro- versial among the statutes which constitute the veterans charter. Opposition attacks developed largely on two fronts, the purchase of evacuated Japanese farmlands in British Columbia at prices be- low assessed values and construc- tion of homes on certain small holdings sub-divisions. Admissions Admission by Veterans Minister Mackenzie that there had been been faulty workmanship in a num- ber of homes and his promise that all repairs would be made at gov- ernment expense dotted prolonged Commons' discussion. In the Jap- anese case, appointment of a com- missioner to investigate claims of financial loss has been announced. Now the Veterans Department has come to the defence of 'its three-pronged Land Act with the contention that the area in which the attacks have fallen make up less than five per cent of the whole thing, that in 95 per cent of its ef- fort it has been a success and that the great majority of the men and women who benefitted through its provisions are satisfied and mak- ing a contribution to the national welfare, Few Settlements Officials say that less than 10 per cent of roughly 28,000 V.L.A. settlements have been made on the 114-odd projects in which the gov- ernment group built four to six- room houses on small lots. They also say that only in a fraction of these projects have serious com- plaints arisen from the veterans who took over the 2,300 homes reared on them. Their estimate of the area of wide complaint is less than five per cent of the over-all total. To back this up, they break the administration down into its three headings: _ Full-Time Farming In this, the original and still the primary purpose of the act, 15,575 settlements had been approved by June 1 and officials estimate they may eventually reach 40,000. Some $55,131,000 had been earmarked for land and permanent improvements and $18,142,000 for purchase of stock and equipment, including 24,- 000 cattle and 4,793 tractors. This section permits a veteran a maximium conditional free grant of $3,320 on a $6,000 outlay provided he stays on the land 10 years. He pays down 10 per cent of anything up to $6,000, plus the amount over $6,000 and can carry the mortgage over 25 years. . - Small Holdings 'This section was designed to aid veterans who wanted a small plot of land on which to supplement their income through bees, vegetab- les or other things. It was bloated into a housing scheme by the na- tional housing shortage. By June 1, there had been 11470 setltements; $55,578,000 had been approved for land and permanent improvements and $3,833,000 for stock and equipment. Average acreage, somewhat sur- prisingly, was given as 5%, in con- trast to complaints which arose when the minimum acreage was raised one-half to two or three in an effort to trend it away from what Mr. Murchison called "a thin- ly-comouflaged housing scheme." A conditional grant as high as $1,960 is possible on a $6,000 out- lay under this section. But $1,400 is generally looked upon as the top grant. Commercial Fishing. This . clause, allowing commercial fishermen to take out small hold- ings, has resulted in 451 settle- ments, expenditures of $1,183,000 for land and impgvements and $521,000 for stock ard equipment, {5 First helicopter to be put to agriculture use in Canadi is flown by Al Soutar, Toronto, seen dusting a field of peas in Essex County. Flying parallel lines from end fo end of the field the machine lays DDT, rotenone and other insecticides in 10-15-foot swaths. It can cover up to 100 acres a flying hour. _pnoto by Globe and Mail Illinois Mine Explosion Claims Lives of 27 July 25 miners West Frankfort, Ill, --(AP)-- Twenty-seven lost their lives in an explosion yesterday in one of the State's largest mines in the heart of the Southern Illinois coal fields, Twenty-six of the approximate 200 miners at work in the dig- gins 500 feet underground were found dead about 13% miles south of the bottom of the shaft of the main entrance to the Old Ben Coal Company's No. 8 mine, One of the five seriously burned and injured in the blast died today in a hospital, The bodies of all 26 had been brought to the surface early to- day by rescue squads and were placed in an emergency morgue set up at the Central Junior High School gymnasium, Relatives who remained at the mine throughout the night during rescue ™ opera=- tions sought to identify the vie- tims, Work Hampered Work was hampered by carbon monoxide gas and the last three bodies found were buried beneath coal and debris. Harold L. Walker, Illinois di- rector of mines and minerals, said many of the bodies: were badly burned, indicating a fire had broken o't following the ex- plosion, The cause of the blast has not yet been determined. During the rescue operations there had been conflicting re- ports of the total number of men trapped. The rescue teams work- ed frantically to reach the men in the belief they had been trapped by rock slides and might be alive. Lewis' Brother One of the miners at' first be- lieved among those trapped but who later was reported safe was Howard Lewis, underground su- perintendent' and a brother of John L, Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers (A.F.L.). Those who escaped fled through an auxiliary air shaft equipped with stairways for em- ergencies, The blast occurréd within cne day of four months from the ex- plosion last March 25 at the Cen- tralia (Ill.) Coal Company's mine which cost the lives of 111 min- ers, News of the explosion in mid. afternoon spread quickly through this coal mining city of 13,000 and hundreds of persons rushed to the diggings on the southern outskirts, Rescue crews were hastily or- ganized and calls were put in for extra supplies of blood plasma. Relatives of the miners flocked to the mine. Mrs, Arthur Fritts of West Frankfort, was one of the first at the scene and learned that her husband Arthur, 27, was among the miners trapped. She was taken to a hospital after she collapsed but later returned and was at the mine when her husband's body was brought to the surface. Rev, B, P. Mongan, Roman Ca- tholic priest of nearby Herrin, recognized three of his parislio- ners when bodies of 15 miners were brought to the surface. Al- though tl.ey were dead he admin- istered the last sacraments of the church, Dr, R. W, Smith, chief surgeon at the U.M.W, hospital, said the injured miners told him the ex- plosion occurred in an air circu- lation cut called the 13th east cross cut, Scores of the miners who fled from the diggings after telephoned instructions from the surface said they. did not know there had been an explosion, PINNED BY TRUCK Port Dover, Ont., July 25--(CP)-- Pinned by a runaway truck in the frame building housing the Penny Arcade of which he was manager, William Toth,. 27, suffered severe bruises to the back and abdomen and is In fair condition in Norfolk General Hospital. Another Critical Show-Up Over Japan's By DEWITT MACKENZIE AP, Foreign Affairs Analyst Another critical show-down be- tween Russia and the Western Al- lies is presaged by Moscow's refus- al of the American invitation to join an 1l1-nation conference on August 19 to discuss a Japanese peace treaty, Russia charges that the United States acted in an unilateral man- ner, and says that preliminary work on the Japanese treaty should . be done by the Council of Foreign Ministers. That is to say, the Sov- iet Union wants to follow the same procedure as that which resulted in the disastrous failure of the Big Four to frame a German treaty because of disagreements between Russia on the one side and America, Britain and France on the other. Proposal What Washington proposed re- garding the Japanese. treaty was that the work be done by a veto- free parley of eleven interested na- tions, to be held in Washington or San Francisco. Decisions would be made by a two-thirds vote, with or without agreement by the great powers--a procedure which would be a far-réach from the European Big Four meetings where a veto by one power scuttled the ship. Final- ly there would be a general peace conference of all forty-eight na- tions which were at war with Ja- pan, Eleven Nations The eleven nations which Amer- ica - proposed should draft the treaty all have a special interest in it. They are the United States, Britain, China, Russia, France, Ca- nada, The Netherlands, India; Aus- tralia, New Zealand and the philip- pines. : Moscow's rejection of this propos- al puts hington in position of having to decide whether Yo try to go ahead with a 10-nation confer- ence which would frame a treaty Peace Seen without participation of one of the countries chiefly interested--Soviet Russia. We must assume that this contingency was foreseen, but it nevertheless creates a serious sit- uation, : If Proceeded With 2 Should it be decided to go ahead without the Muscovites, there will be another complication to iron out,--not a serious difficulty but one which has been causing some heart-burning. A British Common- wealth meeting had been fixed for August 26 in Canberra to consider the Commonwealth position regard- ing a Japanese treaty. Britain ask- ed that the suggested peace con- ference be postponed. When the United tSates proposal was announced Gen, McArthur was described as highly pleased, and Japan generally afas jubilant, As far back as March, McArthur call- ed for an early treaty with Japan and he said that it should set the pattern for future peace threugh- out the world. ' : Economic Revival - Urgent need for an economic re- vival in Japan was reported last week by a 'special American statis- tical mission headed by Dr. Stuart A. Rice, assistant director of the Budget Bureau. And not long ago, MacArthur expressed the opinion that occupation of Japan shouldn't be continued beyond five years, al- though she should be supervised for a generation. Experts have figured that the framing of a Jajanese treaty might take a year, and they note that the complicated territorial and poli- tical questions which have harass- ed Europe will be absent. Among other things the treaty must pro- vide for future control of Japan, for reparations and their distribu- tion, Japan's further economic po- sition (a matter of special interest to Russia, the United States, the British Commonwealth and China), and territorial questions. Ontario Spotlite Woodstock, July 25--(CP) -- Grassland Day, July 30 will see Oxford county's first demonstra- tion of dusting and spraying of crops by helicopter, with a crew of five, This first Grassland field day to be held in Canada will be on the farm of Thomas R, Dent, Progressive Conservative member for Oxford county in the Ontario Legislature. ® * July 25-- (CP) ~--Reneging on his ruling "no married women allow- ed" when Mrs, Bull decided to enter, Gearaldton Police Chief Donys Bull announced entries. were pouring in for the honor of being "Queen of ----the Muskeg." The contest is scheduled for Sunday after- noon at MacLeod beach dure ing the Geraldton annivers. ary jamboree. * Geraldton, ® * Mount Forest, July 24--(CP) --Four children escaped unhurt when Frank Diehl of Stratford, yesterday tried out the new jeep of his host, John Yake, With six passengers including the chil- dren he went for a spin down the road. He tried a "short turn" and the jeep turn-d over in a ditch, Diehl with two other adult pas. sengers was taken to the hospi- tal, | ¥* * Belleville, July 25--(CP) --Riel Rebellion veteran, 94-year-old Sgt.-Maj. Willi. am Ayres was presented with a new self-propelled wheel chair by fellow vettr. ans here yesterday. Still bearing a military appliance he has about 74 service years behind him, *® x» July 25--(CP) -- mayors are EA Listowel, Ontario's frivolous still at it. This time Mayor John McMichael challenged Wallace township reeves William Donald- son and Stanley Coghlin to a log sawing match when Listowel holds its' first good-will Day, Aug. 13, playing host to its rural neighbors. 2? * Toronto, July 25--(CP) ~--Njo Toronto swimming pool will be allowed to oper- ate next 'year without a fil- ter-chlorination system, the board of health decided here last night. Tanks without proper filter equipment will bo required to be drained at least oncc a week for the re- mainder of the seasom, it was decided, * RB * Toronto, July 25--(CP) -- Tiree Toronto air cadets left o- ronto last night for the first leg of a trip that will culminate in a tour of England, In Montreal they will join 43 other cadets from all parts of Canada and then fly to Great Bri- tain, Their trip overseas, which will include a flight gver Germany in Lancaster bombers, is part of an exchange program that will brigs 46 R.A.F. cadets from England for a tour of Canada. Union to Back Murray Strikers Detroit, July 25--(CP) President Walter Reuther of the United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) said yesterday the union will throw "its full re- sources" behind the 7,000 strik- ing employees at Murray Corp. of America, The strike began . Wednesday over demands that a clause be in. gerted in the new contract ex- empting the union from civil li- ability for unauthorized work stoppages. STOCK DISEASE TOLL London -- (CP) -- Tom Williamgs, minister of agriculture, said in the Commons 12,744 stock animals were slaughtered in the year ended June 19 because of outbreaks of foote and-mouth_ disease. Compensation paid totalled £334,381 ($1,337,524). ploded into flames. was also brought to hospital here and today was reported "reasonably well" although badly burned. Also fighting a battle in hospital for recovery of severe burns is Mrs. Davey, heroic mother of the two boys. Her condition was described as "fair", Ablaze Hair and clothing ablaze, Mrs. Davey walked through steadily mounting flames to seize her youngest child and leap with him into the lake. Her husband--Ted received only minor burns in rescu- ing the older lad. The boat, purchased only this week, exploded as the Daveys and four others prepared to set ott on a cruise. It was moored in a large boathouse with 10 other craft, The children were in the cabin with their mother. The father stood on the deck. John Leonard of Toronto was at the helm, Just Touched Starter "I had just touched the starter when it exploded," said Leonard. "I got onto the deck and Ted handed Jimmy out first. I helped Mrs. Da- vey out of the water. I'm not sure how the others got out." Others injured in the explosion were: William Sanci, Toronto, cut by flying glass; Jack Leonard, Sr., Toronto, burned on right arm and Barbara Roberts, Toronto, shock. Miss Terry Crooks, an eyewitness, described the scene. "When the boat exploded I ran as fast as I could to the boathouse. The door was wide open, and there were 'flames all over. Some one tossed me something, a bundle of some kind. I grabbed it instinctive- ly. It was little Jimmy Davey." Gasoline Fumes 'The party had noticed gasoline fumes in the boat house as they prepared for their jaunt, helmsman Leonard said. "We let the blowers run for a while but I guess we start. ed the motor too soon." Mr. Davey, who had purchased the boat only Launch Explosion Injures Several In Lake Tragedy Toronto, July 25 (CP)--Jimmy Davey, 4}-year-old son of Ted Davey, Toronto automobile dealer, died in hospital At 11.15 last night from burns received yesterday at Keswick« on-Lake-Simcoe when his father's power cruiser Leilani ex« His tiny brother, Douglas, three, ® Davey, Toronto Automobile dealer-- |* last Monday couldn't imagine what had gone wrong. Neither could George Doherty of Toronto, previous owner of the craft, While he served in the Can« adian Navy, his mother had opere ated the 38-foot cruiser, and she said the Doherty family had plane ned a vacation aboard the Leilani when her son decided to sell it. Arthur Dawson, operator of the boatworks at Keswick said the ves- sel was equipped with safety equip. ment. He admitted the possibility of faulty wiring, Following the explosion, the Lei lani was towed to nearby Muskrat river and' was blazing furiously two hours after the accident. As it was towed to safety, a second craft owns ed by a Mr, Fry, was ignited with little damage. Some Areas Hit By Sun in West Winnipeg, July 256--(CP)-- Ruin and abundance jostled elbows on Canada's western plains today as a burning sun slowly killed crops in some drought-stricken areas and mshued them in others blessed by rain, While farmers in one Saskatche« wan' district hoped no hail, frost or other quirk of nature would des- poil them in the best crop in years --if all goes well it will average 26 bushels to the acre--those in ane other district admitted "we're lick« ed." The weekly crop report of the Canadian Pacific Railway's agricule ture department, issued today, pla« ces damage in the stricken areas at from 10 to 70 per cent, WASN'T WORTH MORE Early motion picture theatres were known as "nickelodeons" be Sante the admission price was five cents, By JOHN TALBOT Vatican City, July 25-- (Reuters) --The Roman Catholic Church has been singled out by Russian au- thorities for special attention--and suppression--according to well-in- formed Catholic sources who have returned here after living for many years in Russia. Reports from these sources stress that the Roman Catholic religion is "the religion not only of the Rus- sians themselves. but also of others who have been deprived of all priestly administrations since Ca- tholic priests, as such, no longer exist in Soviet territory. Literally Wiped Out The Catholic clergy in Russia was literally wiped out in 1939 when the last priest was arrested, and it is impossible to introduce Catholic religious literature into the country. In 1939, at the time of the divis~ Catholics Claim Church Suppressed by Russia fon of Poland, according to these reports, more than 1,750,000 Poles were forcibly deported from the zone occupied by the Soviet forces into Siberia, the northern sections of the Soviet Union and the vast region of Kazarstan. Other Religions The Jews, estimated at between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 are at liber- ty to publish books of prayers, Pro- testants, numbering some 3,000,000 --the great majority of them Bap- tists--enjoy certain privileges de« nied to members of the Catholic Church. Members of the Orthodox Rus- sian Church, on the other hand, are particularly favored, the re- ports declare, owing not only to the fear of the Soviet authorities of antagonizing the church, but also to their desire to build it up and absorb the Catholic section of the community. PASSENGER . AIR TRANSCONTINENTAL VIA TORONTO, SAULT STE. MARIE FORT WILLIAM, PORT ARTHUR ALL FLIGHTS ON STANDARD TIME For full particulars telephone Adelaide 5231 Toronto" OR YOUR TRAVEL AGENT MAIL . INTERNATIONAL = AIR EXPRESS TRANS -CANADA 2x [oreo TRANS-OCEAN