The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1948 PACE THREE THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE . Death Toll In Northern Quebec Railway Wreck Nine : Report 55 Injured § Jury Decides Girl Took Her Own Life With Parent's Gun "~ Belleville, Jan. 15 (CP)--Although police said they had found no suicide motive, a coroner's jury last night decided that Marion Jean Badgley, 25-year-old blonde secretary, took her own life with a shotgun in her parents' home at nearby Frankford on Nov. 30. When the girl's body was foundé---- her father, Hugh Badgley, contend- ed it could not have been suicide and suggested the girl had been at- tacked by someone while she was alone in the house, Her parents were at church that night. Unable to Ascribe Reason _Inspector W. J. Franks of the On- tario Provincial Police testified yes- terday that he was forced to the conclusion the girl took her own life, but was unable to scribe any reason for it. Earlier the investiga- tors has discarded anp murder theory. Inspector Franks sald it was highly improbable that the girl had been attacked. There was no evid- ence of a struggle and at the same time there was no possibility of an accidental shooting, he said. A friend of the girl, Harold Hag- erman, 30, said that when he en- tered the home on the night of Nov. 30 he found the girl badly wounded but still alive. She was sprawled on the floor, moaning with in. Friend Denies Complicity Asked directly by Crown Attorney B. C. Donnan if he had anything to do with the shooting, Hagerman replied: "No, I did not." Gordon Elder of Foxboro testi- fled he had known Jean well and had kept company with her until 1946 when they had broken off. He sald he had received a letter from her; asking him to see her about some matter--he did not know what --and on the Tuesday before her death he had taken her for a drive. Elder said: "She seemed in good spirits and was not depressed." Heavy Buffalo Industry Dies Without Seaway Buffale, N. Y., Jan, 15--(AP)--A US. Engineer Corps officer said yesterday that unless the proposed St. Lawrence Seaway project is passed and completed Buffalo's heavy industries will "die within the next 50 years. Lt. Col. Harland Woods, technical assistant to the U. 8. district en- gineer, told a Kiwanis Club meet- . ing that the end of the ore supply in the Mesabi Range in Minnesota, . principal supplier of Buffalo, al- ready is in sight and that new sup- plies must be brought from over- seas, "Unless the seaway Is opened to bring in foreign ore, Buffalo's in- dustries will starve for supplies," he Civic Board Appointments Expected Tonight Appointments to the 18-odd seats on the city's various boards and pected, at tonight's City Council meeting. Of the appointees, sev- en will be Council representatives. Retiring members of the Board A. W. Armstrong and John Geikie, who were appointed to fill vacanc- ies caused by the resignations of Col, R., 8S. McLaughlin ands Gordon Kirby respectively. Mayor F. N. McCallum himself sat at the Parks Board during the past year Mem- bers of this Board are appointed | for three year terms. Chairman of the Public Library Board, Rev. Geo. Telford, is the city representative of that Board com- pleting his three-year term this year, Ald. J. N. Willson was the "mayor's 'representative on the Lib- rary Board last year. The member of the Town Plan- | ning Commission completing his term this year is C. W. Minet. The mayor's representative on the Com- son, W. H. Gifford and L. W. Currell are the two Cemetery Board mem- bers completing - their terms this year while S. F. Ever- son and Basil McFarlane complete similar terms on the Housing Com- mission, Council representatives Aldermen J. A. Coleman and Clif- ford Harman, All members of. the local Board of Health are appointed annually. Those who sat. on the Board of Health in 1947 were Dr. H. B. James, Dr. Archer Brown, Dr. W. S. Mill- man and Ald. A. G. Davis. Council's representative on the Public Welfare Board is its present chairman, Ald. Evelyn Bateman. END NAVIGATION Kingston, Jan. 15 -- (CP)--Hea- vy ice 'locked Kingston harbor yesterday ending navigation be- tween the city and Wolfe Island, two miles out in Lake Ontario. The motorship Wolfe Islander went in- to winter quarters. The freeze-up last year came Jan. 12, commissions will be made, it is ex- | of Park Management this year are | mission in 1947 was Ald. Sam Jack- | Rail Crashes By The Canadian Press the wreek of two Canadian Na- Parent, Que., recalled these other wrecks ir which more than 10 per- sons were killed since 1900: Dec. 26, 1902--28 dead in col- lision, on Grand Trunk at Wan- stead, Ont. Jan, 21, 1910--43 dead when C.P.R, train derailed at Webbwood, Ont. July 7, 1915--16 dead when elec- tric rail car jumped tracks at Queenston, Ont. Mar. 20, 1929--14 dead in C.N.R. head-on. collision at Drocourt, Ont. Dee. 25, 1934--15 killed in C.N.R. collision at Dundas, Ost. Aug. 15, 1936--22 killed in col- lision between truck and Canadian Pacific Railway train at Louisville, | Que. x Dec. 27, 1942-36 dead in col- lision between troop train and pas- senger local at Almonte, Ont. Sept. 10, 1943--11 dead when bus | hit by C.N.R. train at Aldershot, Ont. Sept. 1, 1947--31 dead and miss- transcontinental and holiday spec- | al at Dugald, Man. Innocent Victim Of Shooting Sues | bank | Bank of Canada for $75,000 dam- | | 1948, said he and his wife, whom | he wed only a week before the inci- | dent, are destitute. He was the in- two-year | nocent victim of a bullet fired by | | Joseph A. Clouthier, manager of the | i Embrun bank branch, after being | forced ta drive a gunman to the | scene. on these boards during 1947 were | | Call Up 6,000 Greeks For National Defence Athens, Jan, 14--(Reuters)--The Greek government will call up im- mediately 6,000 men to serve in the National Defence Corps (Militia) under an agreement reached yes- terday between the United States Aid Mission to Greece and the government. The call-up will increase the strength of the National Defence Corps to 54 battalions totalling 27,- 000 men, | A further 23,000 men will be call- ed up between now and the spring | as equipment and rations become available from the United States. Open House Date--Jan. 16, 1948 Introducing the NE w FORD 4 TRUCKS for '48 NEW STAMINA | FEATURING THE NEW FORD "MILLION DOLLAR" LL4 el N.Y: ] NEW ROOMINESS ! NEW SAFETY ! HACKNEY MOTOR SALES FORD and MONARCH DEALERS NORTH OSHAWA PHONE 4488W Ford Tractors & Implements Parent Wreck Recalls Other Death of at least nine persons in tional Railway trains: yesterday at Ottawa, Jan. 15--(CP)--His legs paralyzed by a stray bullet from a .manager's gun during a hold- | up at Embrun, Ont; a year and a | | half ago, Harold Malette, 39-year- old former Ottawa taxi driver, said yesterday he will sue the Royal ages. | "Malette, helplessly crippled since the day of the shooting Aug. 16, 7 Band Practices For 'Pop' Concert Series BH Many long hours are devoted to practice by members of the Oshawa Civic and Regimental Band, whose winter series of "Pop" concerts begins Friday, January 23. Here are sections of the band training under the direction of Bandmaster J. L. Broadbent (top) in the band room under the McLaughlin-Bandshell, This winter series, which was inaugurated last year, will i Tud three ts, eacin of which will feature outstanding guest talent, Guest artist at the opening concert will be Robert Graham, noted young Toronto violinist, Present War Service Pins [Passengers In At St. John Reorganization Parent Wreck Under the chairmanship of Miss Elizabeth Pitt, recently appointed divisional superintendent of the St. John Ambulance Brigade No. 79, Oshawa, that organization experi- enced rejuvenation in Simcoe Hall last night after nearly a year of comparative inactivity. Feature of the short meeting which preceded the first "new" lecture on home nursing, was pre- sentation of war service pins to members who worked with Brigade No. 79 during the war, Those who deservedly won the decoration are as follows: Mrs, Betsy Pickup, Mrs. Victoria Magee, Mrs, Shirley Wot- ten, Mrs. Ellen Homes, Mrs, Mary Wright, Mrs, Agnes - Pugh, Mrs, Ann Beach, Miss Constance Col pus and Miss Peggy Jackson. . Presentations were made by Mrs, D. Kirby, district superintendent, and Dr. W. J. Bell, provincial com~ missioner of the S8.J.AB, Dr, Bell sald he was pleased to see what might be termed the revival of the Oshawa brigade and he voiced ap- proval of the evident co-operation between the brigade and the Red Cross Society. "Welfare organiza- tions such as these," he stressed, "must encourage and assist one an- other if they are to succeed." Urban Housing No Concern of V.A. Department Ottawa, Jan. 15 -- (CP) -- An official of the Veterans Affairs Department said yesterday that the Department has nothing to do with housing in urban centres. He was commenting on a dis- patch from Kitchener which said the Canadian Legion was complain- ing that a house, which the owner refused to rent to veterans, was being made available to 24 Eston- ian refugees. The official said he had not yet seen the protest and that it likely would be referred to the Central Mortgage and Housing Corpora- tion. A Corporation official said he had not rececied the protest and he doubted if anything ¢ould be done unless the house was one that be- longed to the Corporation. He said that while emergency shelter regulations still are in effect it had been some time since the Corporation had ordered a vacant house to be rented. Miss Mary Bourne, superin- tendent of the Oshawa General Hospital, was presented with a copy of an $.J.A.B, revised manual by Miss Pit who expressed the view that the brigade was always on call should any emergency arise requiring extra assistance, Brief- ly reviewing the work of brigades throughout Canada, Miss Pitt in- formed her listeners that the Osh awa group had helped at the hospital during the war when aid was sorely needed. 'To the com- munity as a whole Miss Pitt prom- ised, "that the organization will try to carry out its motto: pro utili- tate hominum, for the service of mankind." Aptly named Oshawa's first lady by Miss Pitt, Mrs, Frank McCal- lum, in absentia, and Mrs, N. H. Daniel, received their St. John 1941, Mrs. Danie! "I didn't remember." Other guests at the meeting in- cluded: J. H, Beaton, chairman of the hospital board; N. H. Daniel, president of the Oshawa Red Cross Society; ani Dr. Dorcas Lovell who signified her intention to play an active part in brigade -affairs of the future, modestly said, Three Injured In Tennessee Train Collision Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 15--The Hummmingbird, fast northbound Louisville and Nashville passenger train, crashed into the rear end of a freight train near Wales, Tenn, south of here, last night, and tthe locomotive and five cars were de- railed, Chief Yard Dispatcher Charles Moseley said. Moseley said first reports said only three persons were slightly in- jured and no one was killed in the collision, The * wreck occurred 74 miles south of here about midnight. SIX NEW PILOTS The Ontario County Flying Club this week boasts of six new pilots. Last Tuesday Frank Kantores of Whitby, Jack Dure of Ajax, Mel Suddard, Steve Artym, Don Fish, and Johnny Hutchuk, all of Osh- awa, were certified as private pilots, The club now has a roster of 62 li- censed pilots. Centre Street Guest Speaker; SOUTH ONTARIO TEMPERANCE CONVENTION FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th Afternoon 2.30 o'clock. MUSIC AT BOTH SESSIONS PROVINCIAL MEDALISTS GIVING TEMPERANCE TALKS -- GOOD SPEAKERS RONALD MOULTON of Terento United Church Evening 7.30 o'clock SEFLA ANNO. ORR a Lil first aid certificates dated January, | 'Without Heat 1 Noranda, Quebec., Jan. 15-- (CP) --Crowds of relatives and friends | waited in 40-below zero weather last night to greet survivors of yes- | terday's train collision at Parent, {in which at least nine persons were | killed annd 55 injured. Mrs, John Cleary of Noranda suf= fered a twisted neck and back in the collision. 'I must have scream- ed because the porter came right away and then went away for a doctor who I have yet to see," she said. "Everybody got dressed before we went out, We sat in the cars for about twOd hours without any heat or water before we went out and I walked past the wreck. It was so cold people hesitated to get out. {ning ankle deep on the floor. The | water tanks had been broken in the washrooms. We had no breakfast, no heat until new trains were made | up at Parent, We didn't care about | the fact there was mo heat or light [ because we were glad to be alive." | Most of the survivors had still been asleep when the crash occur= red at 8.05 am, Philippe Dallaire, who was re- | turning to Noranda from Montreal, | said: "The sudden jolt woke me up and I hit my head. No one knew { what had happened. All I knew was that the train had stopped so I got up to shave. Then the word {came through about the crash. I knew there was a priest so I told | the porter to tell the priest, then I | dressed." The priest, Father Cloutier of Barraute, got out of his bunk and administered the last rites of the church to as many of the dead and injured as he could reach. Dallaire said that he went Into one of the damaged cars, 'It was terrible to see the effects of the wreck on that coach. There was blood spattered all over the seats and the walls, The outside win- dows were broken." DEPENDABLE AT ALL HOURS, in all kinds of weather, she's at her post. You count on her and she's proud of it, With switchboards busier than ever because of the many more telephones, hers is still "The Spirit of Ser- vice." More telephones are being added right along. Our constant aim is to provide more and better service . , . always at the lowest possible cost . . . to give greater value to every telephone user. TRE SELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA 'In the other cars water was run- | ) PHONE 4410 In Rear-End Crash N ear Flag Station Parent, Que., Jan. 15 (CP)--As railway workers clear- ed away the last of the wreckage, and traffic began to move again on the Canadian National Railways line here, the death toll in yesterday's at nine today. Fifty-five were injured. "Eight of the dead were pas- sengers, one was "a railway em: ployee," said a Canadian National £p0 esman who made an official check on the crash of train No. 21 into frost-stalled No. 11 in 35- below zero weather about 8 a.m. yesterday. Three Seriously Hurt Of the injured, only three were seriously hurt and they were bein, flown to Quebec City for hi treatment. The others were given treatment on the scene and then continued their journey aboard special trains. One of the reports that the death toll may climb to 20 came from Dr. L. G. Bolduc, of Senne- terre, Que, who said that he had counted a dozen bodies before leaving the scene of the crash and that more were still in the debris. The collision occurred at 8:05 a.m. yesterday at Wykes, in Que- bec's bleak northland, 1756 miles east of Val D'Or and 250 miles northwest of Quebec City, on the C.N.R. transcontinental line. The only means of communication is the railway and its private tele- phone system. Witnesses said that the weather was overcast when the C.N.R.'s crack express ploughed into the rear of a local, stalled on a curve. |. A steel sleeper on the rear of the stalled train was sent hurtling into the next car ahead. All the dead were apparently passengers of that coach iid to ave been partially made of wood. The local--No. 11--had 11 cars in its makeup while the express-- No. 21, had 10. Both Trains Running Late No. 11 bound for Cochrane, Ont., was already an hour and a half late when. it pulled to a stop on the curve near Wykes while the ex- press train was running only 10 minutes behind schedule. Apparently the local train had developed locomotive trouble be- cause of the extremely low temp- erature--35 below zero. Signal- man Marcel Paulin went back to place a warning torpedo on the track ahead of the curve, Before he could do so, the ex- press came roaring down the transcontinental line and crashed into the stalled train. A steel sleeper on the rear end was sent hurtling into the next car ahead, the part-wood coach, The coach was shattered and passengers in other cars of the two traing were thrown from their berths and seats. Passengers and crews alike, stumbled from the cars in confu- wd SIMCOE N. + MER train crash was placed definitely L 4 | PHONE 4410 - FREE DELIVERY sion and many, cut and bleeding, struggled to the smashed coach, The electricity went out while heat and water conduits broke under the impact. ud Mrs. John Cleary of Noranda who suffered a twisted neck and back, said that "we sat in the cars for about two hours without any heat or water. It was so cold that people hesitated to get out. In the other cars water was running ankle deep. "We didn't care about the fact there was no heat or light be- cause we were glad to be alive," she said. The part wood coach was such a wreck that it took hours before rescue workers could make their way through with acetylene toreh- es, All the dead were taken from that car, Last Rites Administered Bodies of the victims were brought out one at a time and Dr, Bolduc, one of the first doctors on the scene, said that he had counted 12 when he arrived home last night and that some of the debris had not been searched, He said the toll would probably rise to 18 or 20 after the wreckage had been cleared. A priest, Father Clouthier of Barraute, Que., administered the last rites of the church to as many of the dead and injured that he could reach, Philippe Dallaire of Noranda said that "it was terrible to see the effects of the wreck on that coach. There was blood spattered over the seats and aisles." All but one of the dead were passengers and their names were not released by railway authori- ties pending notification of the families. The one member of the crew killed was identified as J, A. Vailancourt, a baggageman from Quebec.City, Bpecial trains from Parent, Senneterre, Fitzpatrick and La- tuque carried doctors and nurses, icking them up en route. A plane anded at Clova, 46 miles from Parent, and picked up the three seriously injured who are expected in Quebec City this morning. Most of the dead were believed to be on their way to lumber camps while all the injured were residents of Quebec Province, the majority from northern districts, GOOD WORKERS Handicapped persons employed in factories are just as efficient as unhandicapped workers if placed in the proper job, FREE DELIVERY! PHONE 4410 Oly NOH ROLLED BRISKET of Beef » 29- > BLADE ROAST of Beet 3.215. 33 ROLLED PRIME RIB o:se.i 1. 49. RUMP ROAST of Beef Shoulder Roast of Pork HAM ROAST OF PORK Domestic SHORTENING Home Rendered LARD HAMPTON CREAMERY ; BUTTER Gut: 1b. 2 Condensed Milk estes sweet 15.02 20 Maxwell House COFFEE = 57- Golden Corn Choice Quality 2002. J7e eo iN - FREE DELIVERY 2 LC] RICE AUIATIA 334d - Ov) INOHJ HENNE AUIAITIQ 37H] ib. 4G 35 ib. 49. ib. 30- 1b. 2 Je 71 2 1s. 35 Pickles sweet Water, Rose Brand 16.0. 32: FREE DELIVERY - PHONE 4410 JHONE 4410 - TRER, DELIVERY -