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British THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY, VOL. 6--NO. 197 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2%, 1947 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES ESCAPEES ROB WINDSOR BANK 19 British Miners Die In Second Disaster Crews Recover Mutilated Bodies; 5 Survive Blast Annfield Plain, England, Aug. 28 (AP)--Nineteen Dur- ham coal miners perished in an explosion in the Morrison North mine here today. All the burned and mutilated bodies . were brought to the surface. It was the second mining disaster to hit coal-short Eng- land within a week, Only five men survived the blast, and --ethey suffered burns and multiple 2nd Floor Leap Saves Woman Catharines, Aug. 23--(CP)-- her daughter re to her and sppafenily was overcome. Fire- men Bannon and George Hope entered the house with respirators 'The ground floor of the home was' gutted. Cause of the fire has not been. de- termined. ; U.A.W, RWJECTS OFFER Chatham, Ont., Aug, 23--(CP) ~--A new wage offer by the Inter. national Harvester Company was rejected Friday at a meeting be- tween the management of the Chatham plant and representat- ives of Local 127, United Auto- mobile Workers (CIO), works manager D, E. Bothwell sald Fri- day, BANDSHELL SERVICE TOMORROW The Sunday evening 'bandshell service tomorrow night will be con- ducted by Rev. H. D. Cleverdon, rec- tor of Christ Memorial Church, and the speaker will be Rev. A. D. Cor- nett, D.D,, of Simcoe Street Unit- ed Church. The Simcoe Street choir will also be in attendance. The ser- vice begins at 8:30 pm. injuries. William Welch, National Coal Board area manager, said undertak- ers and relatives were experiencing difficulty identifying the victims. William Younger, who was working in another section of the mine, gave this description of the blast: Blast of Hot Air "There was no noise but we felt a blast of hot air rush past us. We went in, Dust was flying through from the seam to the bottom. "As- we entered the explosion area we came upon three men, two alive, one dead. We raised the alarm and started to get the men out. Eventually we got 10 men out to a place where there was some air. Five were alive." The blast occurred shortly after midnight three-quarters of a mile from the bottom of the shaft in which a night crew of 24 men was Britain's last mine disaster occur- + ----a . BRITISH MINERS (Continued.on Page 2) |In Indonesia, Dutch Say Batavia, Aug. 23--(AP) -- A Ne- 5 | therlands Army communique said that Duteh-Indenesiai fighung to- was the sharpest since a mu- i cease-fire order became effec- tive Aug. 4. Calling the Republican cease-fire order a "sham," the communique said Indonesian forces were active on almost every front in Java and Sumatra and that Dutch casualties for the day reached eight killed and 30 wounded. At Tangerang, only about nine miles west of this Dutch colonial capital, Dutch forces said they had routed a Republican army unit af- ter a "fire fight." The heaviest fighting was report- ed in mid-Java around Salatiga, about 30 miles north of Jogjakarta, where the Dutch lines are closest to the Republican capital. The Repub- licans expect any Dutch attack on Jogjakarta to be launched from the Salartiga vicinity. Elsewhere in mid-Java, the com- munique reported 'constant deeds of sabotage." Republicans were blowing up bridges to interrupt the thinly held Dutch lines of commun- ications. Recess U.S.- U.K. Talks, Final Results Shrouded By CLYDE BLACKBURN Canadian Press Staff Writer Washington, Aug. 23 (CP).--Bri- tish and United States Treasury experts have recessed their dollar- economy. But the impression persisted here dhat, for a number of reasons, the tates adinius tEayon will fo save patient, There are two. outstanding rea- sons: : 1. The United States needs the 2. United States economy wants restored the normal profitable trad- relations with the United King- dom and with other countries whose [prosperity was linked with Bri- Sentiment Plays a Part Undoubtedly there is also a large measure of sentimental desire to restore a once-powerful friend and ally whose language and ethics, and objectives of decency and world concord are the same. Sir Wilfrid Eady, head of the mission, leaves shortly to report to London. He sald yesterday when the talks ad- Journed that he was "satisfied with progress so far made. But neither side gave any infor- mation on what proposals, if any, are being considered as a means of bolstering Britain's tottering finan- clal edifice. Only concrete result of this week's conference to be made known was the United States agree- ment to suspend Britain's obliga- tion, under the loan arrangement, freely to exchange dollars for ster- It was the mad scramble of ster- ling-holders to change «it into dol- lars that set up the crisis which sent the Treasury officers - scurry- ing to Diigo a ask pio. Breathing S| With that drain stopped and some $700,000,000 of the original American loan of $3,750,000,000 left unspent, Britain has a slight breathing spell to organize for greater austerity and a desperate effert to put her industrial house in order. There has been no official talk of a further loan but it is believed inevitable that further financial assistance will be sought when the time is ripe to approach Congress. It is expected that some of the numerous congressional investigat- ing bodies, now abroad or going there, will seek to find out more completely just what the possibili- ties are for Unied Kingdom recov- ery and how good a risk it is for United States investment. Meanwhile talk of lost United States export business as a result of Britain's crisis does not asin local economists, HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT INJURES TWO Mrs, A. C. Donaldson and John Burns, both of Welland are in Bowmanville Hospital today as the result of what is believed to be a hit-and-run motor accident on No. 2 Highway three miles east of Bowmanville early today. The Welland car turned over in the ditch and was badly smashed, Whil~ the injuries of its two oc- cupants are as yet undetermined, they are understood to be serious, The injured persons are being at- tended by Dr. V., H, Storey. Oshaw. police are holding Wi- liam Rathburn, 83 Portland Street, Toronto, driver of a truck allegedly involved in the accident, He was 'aker into custody by P.C, George McCammond in the vicin- ity of Ritson Road and King Street East early this morning. The accident occurred at approxi. mately 12.30 a.m, Scene of Latest Bank Hold-Up a ER FRC Two bandits, identified today by Windsor's Chief of Police as the notorious escaped convicts, Ulysses Lauzon and "Mickey" McDonald, looted this Windsor bank of $40,000 yesterday. Fifteen customers and nine bank em- ployees were covered by a sub-machine gun and a Luger automatic pistol wielded by the two men, Greek Cabinet ~Collapses Athens, Aug, 23--(AP)--The coalition cabinet headed by De- merios Maximos, backed by J300.000, 000 in American aid but by Internal dissension, fell ps NN & 'The resignation of three mint sters who insisted on changes in the cabinet precipitated the gov- ernments' fall, Foreign Minister Constantin Tsaldaris, just back from Washington conferences, opposed the reshuffling, contend. ing it "would render no service whatever to the country." Informéd quarters said Maxi. mis was drafting his cabinet's re- signation for presentation to King Paul this afternoon, Maximos, a leader in the Popu- list Party, formed the coalition cabinet last January, with mem- bers from seven of the eight par- ties represented in Parliament. The left wing E.A.M, parties were not represented, The crisis arose because of a disagr..ment over reconstitution of the cabinet. Three former pre- miers who were members of the cabinet -- Sophocles Venizelos, George Papandreou and Panavotis Kanellopoulos insisted on changes, Foreign Minister Con- stantin Tsaldaris, also a former Premier, objected, Tank Burst, Two Hurt 'Woodstock, Ont., Aug. 23--(CP)-- Angus Allan, Canadian Pacific Rail- way conductor and A. C. Brand, car || inspector, both of Lonodon, Ont., were taken to hospital with undeter- mined injuries today following an explosion in the tank of a railway passenger car which was felt a half a mile away. Neither of the men were believed seriously hurt. The interior of the coach was wrecked and the explosion shook surrounding buildings, smashing windows and tearing siding from the adjacent freight shed in the railway yards. Many residents in the area had windows blown out. The explosion occurred whena tank on a passenger-baggage coach was being filled with gas used for lighting purposes. Conductor Allan was inside the coach at the time but both men were able to walk from the scene, though in a stunned condition. Ice A Problem In Toronto Too 'Toronto, Aug. 23--(AP)--With a serious shortage of ice in prospect for the immediate future, Toronto deal- ers have called a meeting for Mon- day to discuss means of conserving their present reserves, "We- havent a famine yet and we are trying to avoid one," said the as- sistant manager of one large firm, "but there's no doubt about it, re- serves are running dangerously low." Other dealers predicted that the situation would be much worse by the end of August with little or no ice available during September. Dealers estimate that on a hot August day Toronto's consumption of ice amounts to 250,000 cakes of 25 pounds each, almost double that of 10 years ago. held September 8-10, will be en- tirely different from any previous years from the Midway to the grandstand performance, accord- [ +4 to Fair Board Officials, The igning of. Ral Purdy Productions to g thelr huge show here di- rectly from-.the Canadian Nation- al Exhibition, has assured offi- cials of a first class grandstand show. Other highlights of the Fair wil' be the use of the Mc- Donnell mobile starting gate for the trotting and pacing races, and the giant midway of Barnard and Barry Shows, which features at least one exclusive ride, As usual, Monday will be pre. paration day, with the whole show on Tuesday and Wednes. day, On both of these days, {here will be a show in front of' the grandstand at 8:16 p.m., and there will also be a matinee per- formance which will include most of the highlights of the evening show, Rai Purdy has won a promin- Rai Purdy CNE Show Coming to Oshawa Fair This year's Oshawa Fair, to be Picks 17 Baskets Of Apricots Norman Buss: of nto: Corners has picket nearly 17 baskets of apricots from a tree which he grew from a pit in his back yard. The tree is now be- tween 12 and 15 years old and this is about the third good crop the tree has produced. ent position in the entertainment world in Canada, Great Britain, and in Europe, as an actor, wri- ter, producer and showman. As commanding officer of the Army Shows, he directed 35 different productions averaging five shows a week, This year, he is staging the big show at the C.N.E., for OSHAWA FAIR (Continued on Page 2) Citizens of Oshawa, who tried everything to get relief from the recent August heat wave now find their action has caused an ice shortage. An official of the lone ice com- pany in the city said this morning that the 'demand for ice was great- er than at any time in tthe past, and as a result, their reserve stocks have been almost completely used up. "We thought we had it licked", he said, "by making an addition to our plant two years ago, but this heat wave has caused our stock to run out faster than ever before since we have been in business. We now have the compressors to manu- facture even more ice, but we have not been able to obtain the cans for it as yet, he added. Heaviest Demand Ever Brings Ice Shortage Here As g result, the company has been forced to limit the quantity of ice that can be purchased af any one time, although they are still selling ice to everyone who wants to buy it. "I regret very much to hear about this situation," Dr. A, F Mackay, medical officer of health of Oshawa, told The Times-Gazette, "but what can be dgne, unless there is a change in the weather, It is difficult to store food safely in this weather, without artificial refrigeration, par- ticularly meat and milk. About all we can do is hope for a change in the weather, which may cut down the demand. In the meantime, if anyone has any ideas of how to augment the supply, we will be glad to hear about them." Paris, Aug. 23-- (Reuters) -- The British government has asked the French government to receive back into France the 4,000 Jewish refu- gees now being transported to Ham- the British Embassy here an- nounced today. The refugees now are en route to Germany in three ships. They left Port de Bouc, Southern France, last night after expiration of a British ultimatum either to leave the ships or be transported to Germany. The embassy announcement said the refugees would be brought back to France, if the French government agrees, by train from the British zone of Germany. A Foreign Office spokesman in London this morning made it clear that the difference between the al- ternatives facing the Jews when they reach Hamburg and those which they faced at Port de Bouc will be that at Hamburg there will be no prospect of their remaining on board ship. The choice will be one of remaining in the British zone Britian Calls on France To Take 4,000 Refugees of Germany and one of proceeding to France if the French government agrees to the fresh British request. The decision that the immigrants may not this time refuse to disem- bark clearly implies that British authorities intend to use force at Hamburg if necessary. The question of disembarkation will be handled by British authori- ties alone. The British government is only asg France to take an attitude not less favorable toward the reception of the illegal immi- grants than it took when they were in Prench territorial waters during the past three weeks. The three transports are expected to reach Hamburg in about 10 days. The British action was based on the legal claim that the Jews should be returned tq France, since that was the country from which 'they embarked for Palestine. The spokesman declined to an- swer* any questions about what would happen to the Jews if the French refused to receive: them, _ || Park's Plans Complete For Bathe Park Community Day Plans are complete for Bathe community day Monday which will see races, ball games horse shoe tournament, baby con- test, freckles and costume competi- tions and a variety program. The afternoon, from 1:30 to 4:30 pam, will be devoted to races for the children and the evening acti- vities will begin at 6:15 with ball games between the fathers and sons and between the older and younger men. A baby contest with classes from one to two years and from two to four years will be held at 6:30 and the children's freckle contest will be at 7 p. m. A variety program com- posed mostly of talent from the Bathe Park neighborhood is sched- uled for 8 o'clock and the evening will conclude with dancing, Another special event of the evening is a horse shée tournament under the leadership of Herbert Bathe which will begin at approximately 7 p.m. The committee in charge, head- ed by Mrs. C. W. Carter, chairman and Mrs. C. C. Baxter, secretary- treasurer, announced that in case of rain the event will be held Wed- nesday. US Proposes Korean Vote Seoul Korea, Aug. 23--(AP)--The United States today proposed an in- ternationally.supervised plebiscite in Korea as a means of breaking the American-Russian deadlock on the type of government desired by the people of this occupied land. Maj.-Gen. Albert E. Brown, chief of the United States delegation to the Korean point commission, said the Russians have not replied to State Secretary Marshall's Aug. 8 proposal for a joint report on the commission's deadlocked efforts. The latest American proposal fol- lowed an announcement by Lt.-Gen. John R. Hodge yesterday of the ar- rest of many Koreans accused of "widespread activity of a revolution. ary nature." The American accupa- tion zone commander hinted of a tie-up between the alleged plot and "the north," but did not mention Russia specifically. Seven More CMHC Houses On Leslie St. Seven additional Central Mort- gage & Housing Corporation houses have been commenced by N. Johan- sen & Sons on Leslie Street. These will form a part of the development already well under way on Suther- land Avenue. All of the Leslie Street houses will be of brick veneer construction and will be one-storey, four-room bungalow type. Estimated cost of four of the houses, 25 by 36 feet in dimension, is $5,200, while the re- mainder, which are slightly smaller, are valued at $4,800. All have hard- wood floors, asphalt' shingles and hot air heating. THE WEATHER Clear, very warm and humid today and Sunday. Winds light. Low tonight and high Sunday 68 and 86. Summary for Sun- day: Very warm and humid, ay [Fingerprints Prove Lauzon, McDonald In $40,000 Grab Windsor, Aug. 23 (CP)--C said to bandits 0 robbed a Royal yesterday were Ulysses Lauz hief Constable Claude Renaud y it had been definitely established that the two Bank of Canada branch here on and Donald (Mickey) Mc« Donald, two of three convicts who escaped Monday from --&Kingston Penitentiary. At Windsor ULYSSES LAUZON "MICKEY" McDONALD The chief said his investigators believed the bandits still are in Windsor. He said the identification of Lauzon and McDonald was based "partially" on fingerprints found on a stolen getaway automobile abandoned by the robbers shortly after the $40,000 holdup. Confirmed Rumors Chief Renaud's statement cone firmed countless rumors that pol- ice believed Lauzon, 23-year-old native of Windsor, had returned to his old haunts. The suspicion that the second bandit was McDonald was less pro- nounced until the chief made his disclosure. "We are of the opinion that they are still in hiding in Windsor and we would appreciate any assistance in locating their hideout," he said. | Establishment of the bandits' identity came after a night-long police search of houses in easte central Windsor. It became appare ent a few hours after the "stickup" that police had virtually abandoned a theory that the gunmen used & second automobile to flee from the city. Police established that the pair walked at least three blocks® after abandoning the getaway car. Think Minille Left Linking of Lauzon and McDone ald with the robbery led to the supe position that the third escaped cone vict, Nicholas Minille of Ottawa, had separated from his two partners. The three were the objects of & concentrated police search in the Chapeau, Que., area early this week, That hunt petered out after squads of heavily-armed officers unsuc- cessfully combed an area in which it was believed the escapees had been trapped. Lauzon, considered the most dane gerous of the three escaped convicts, was serving 36 years for crimes ine $40,000 GRAB (Continued on Page 2) 100 Flee N.S. Flames, Fire Menaces Town Halifax, Aug. 23--(CP)-- Flames licked at the outskirts of two Nova Scotia communities today as wea- ther forecasters warned that "there is no prospect of rain to relieve the critical forest fire situation." With fires burning at a half doz- en pointg on the Nova Scotia main. land and in Cape Breton Island, the most serious was at Sheet Har- 'bor, a lumbering community of 1,- 200 about 75 miles east of here, where a sawmill and five homes were destroyed and 1000 persons forced to flee. Lumber Mill Destroyed Early today the flames, which had already caused loss estimated at $500,000, were threatening the Watt section area on the eastern edge of the town after 20 were left homeless and the lumber mill and stock-piles of J. Lewis and Sons were destroy- ed, A telephone operator said that flames were only three quarters of a mile from the heart of the town. D. A. Dyer, provincial forestry of- ficial here, told The Canadian Press the situation was "really ser. ious throughout the province and if any new fires broke out today "they will just have to burn as our fire-fighting equipment is stretch- ed to the limit." "Our rangers," said the official, "have been battling fires almost continuously fQr a week. They must get rest." Dyer said most outbreaks were caused by careless berrypickers and sniokers. Forestry Department planes were waiting for a billowing pall of smoke to move from the Sheet Harbor area and allow accurate reconnaise sance of the situation there, Rain Another fire burning on a four mile front menaced the Shelburne Harbor village of Lower Sandy Point 100 miles west of here. Fore esters said only a change in the wind or rain could save the homes in its path but villagers dug tren= ches to stop the flames before they reached the houses. At Sheet Harbor people who fled from their homes took shelter with townsmen in safer sections but with dense blankets of smoke covering the whole community many others made preparations to leave today. During the night some of the 300 fire-fighters tried to bull-doze a break between the fire-front and the residential area. Three Trapped Three fire-fightérs working close to the blaze were trapped and és. caped by swimming across the river as flames burned down to the shore. Only' one casualty, a fire-fighter who fell from a was but both Sheet Harbor were kept busy through the night treating cases of exhaustion. FJ Fire apparatus came from ni villages and Halifax and Dartmo but foresters said they needed more, RICMM. Constable Norman Hamilton said water is almost none existent. ; Two fires in Cape Breton Island were reported brought under eons trol during the night. % LATE NEWS BRIEFS = (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) Montreal: that "a pipeline into the secret investigation now The Herald said today in_an Ottawa dispatch O= ing on at Portsmouth Penitentiary, Kingston, said this morning that a much bigger shakeup in staff officers is in the books." Bahrein, Persian Gulf: A British Overseas Airways flying boat on the Hong Kong-to-Britain service crashed into the sea when alig hting here today. Some of the crew were believed killed but it was not yet knowh whether any passenger s perished,