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Daily Times-Gazette, 6 Aug 1948, p. 3

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1948 THE DAILY "TIMES:GAZETTE Oshawa Children Present Pleasing Show Before PAGE THREE Minille In Chains Back In Kingston As Freedom Ends Kingston, Aug. 6 (CP)--Handcuffed, his legs in chains, Nick Minille Thursday night was returned to Kingston Peni- tentiary from where he escaped with two other convicts just # year ago this month. & 4 Hungary President DEPUTY PREMIER SAKASITS has been approved by leaders of every Hungarian political party to succeed oltan Tildy as president. The latter resigned after the arrest of his son-in-law, Victor Csornoky, on espionage and treason charges, Washington Spotlight By CLYDE BLACKBURN Canadian Press Staff Writer Washington, Aug, 6.--(CP)-- As- suming there is only a small per- centage of truth in the "revela- tions" of espionage in high placss in Washington, now being made openly here, it all looks bad for the administration on the eve of an election. There has been many investiga- tions and committee hearings aim- ed at uncovering any Roosevelt or Truman guilt that might exist but up to now Democrats have claimed with glee that nothing in the way of "scandal has come to light. Now the Republican-controlled committees are piling up charges of carelessness, to say the least, in administration circles which ap- parently has not only kept known suspects in important jobs but transferred them to posts where they would be in a better position to serve as spies for another coun- try. When the Canadian espionage case broke three years ago it was common talk in Washington that the same charges could be brought against people in government and war posts here. : Prime Minister Mackenzie King came to Washington and discussed with President Truman the tie- mendously "hot" and delicate prob- lem he was faced with and the course he was going to pursue. Almost at that very moment Miss Elizabeth Bentley, the Vassar Col- lege graduate whose open ments have electrified committees and the public here in recent days, was telling the same story to ihe Federal Bureau of Investigation agency in New Haven. The outstanding fact which ore- cipated the present flurry of hear- ings and prompted the move to set up a grand jury investigation here was the employment in a highiy- secret capacity of a young man named William Remington. He is a 30-year-old college man, son-in-law of a woman he says is a Communist, who Miss Bentley told the F.BI. and others was one of hgr contacts for secret informa- tion during the war when he was with the War Production Board. He has been before the secret grand jury in New York. He has admitted he had meetings wih Miss Bentley but believed he was only giving her information Zor newspaper stories. He claims he was not a Communist and the "dues" he paid her were contribu- Yous to some anti-Fascist cause. e may be telling the truth. But what the congressional com- mittees are pounding on is that this man, a few months ago, was made chairman of a departmental committee doing top-secret work in the prevention of export of strate- gic war materials to Russia. That is going to take a lot of explaining, Heads will fall and perhaps many of them innocent heads. The administration may be blackened. Steel Workers Return To Jobs Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Aug. 6-- (CP)--A one-day walkout threat- \ ening to tie up general operations of the Algoma Steel Corporation's big basic steel plant here ended Thursday when more than 300 electrical and maintenane workers returned to their jobs. The walkout ended when the company agreed to give further study to a lengthy dispute over Sunday employment conditions, with a definite date being set for s+ meeting to effect a settlement. state- Three officers of the Royal Can- adian Mounted Police brought Min- ille here by automobile from Fort Erie where earlier Thursday they took over the convict's custody from United States immigration officers who had escorted Minille from the Pacific coast to Buffalo, Minille was arrested in May during an attempted drugstore hold-up at Los Angeles. Minille was half-lifted from the car at the penitentiary entrance, His leg chains appeared to give him only six inches of movement. His return ended two-thirds of the story that started with the escape from Kingston in August, 1947. Ulysses Lauzon recently was found shot to death, apparently a victim of gangland warfare, in Mississippi. Mickey McDonald of Toronto still is free, believed somewhere in the United States. Gunman Shoots At Bishop, Kills 17-Year-Old Boy Bolton, Mass, Aug, 6--(AP)--A brazen young gunman who, police said, admitted firing two wild shots at Suffragan Episcopal Bishop Ray- mond A. Heron and the fatal shoot- ing and axing of a 17-year-old youth in the clergyman's home, was held on open charges today. Frederick S. Pike, 19, of Boston, was held at police barracks after being brought from Providence, R.I., where he was captured Thursday in the Bishop's car three hours after the shooting. Pike waived extradition and was turned over to Massachusetts au- thorities after, police said, he ad- mitted in a signed statement he shot at the Bishop and killed Paul Zayka, a youth who lived with the prelate. Pike, a reformatory parolee, was taken into custody following a bul- let-spattered 75-mile-an-hour chase through heavy traffic. The young gunman boldly ad- mitted shooting Zayka three times with a .25-calibre automatic pistol and then striking the youth with an ax before draggng the body to the cellar of the Bishop's home. Pike was quoted as saying he shot Zayka when the latter put up a struggle after being robbed of $2. The gunman recounted how he confronted the Bishop with a pistol in the driveway of his home, fired two wild shots at him as he fled, and then forced him to return to the house where he robbed him of $25 and keys to his automobile. "I wish I hit him," police quoted Pike as saying, Pike also told police he took a 25-calibre target pistol and a double-barrelled shotgun and cut the telephone wires to the home. Withdraw Charge Against Seamen Goderich, Aug. 6--(CP)--Charges of intimidation against Robert E. Schumacher of Midland, and Mich- ael Hornack of Welland, both mem- bers of the Canadian Seamen's Union (T.L.C.) were withdrawn Thursday at the request of Crown Attorney D. E. Holmes of Huron County. Mr. Holmes said the charges were dropped because four witnesses, for- mer members of the crew of North- west Steamships' ship Superior could not be found. Bail of $1,000 each was ordered returned. The seamen were charged with unlawfully hoarding the Superior in Goderich Harbor on June 11, Police said they threw stones and bottles and attempted to prevent persons from working. Northwest Steamships is one of four lake shipping ccmpanies now in dispute with the Canadan Sea- men's Union over a contract. Hiroshima Holds Peace Festival Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6--(AP) --Hiroshima, the first atom-bomb- ed city in the history of the world, held its second peace festival today and its citizens prayed there would be "no more Hiroshimas." At 815 am, the exact moment when the atom bomb fell three years ago today, the citizens of this scarre | city prayed for world peace and the repose of the thousands of victims of the first atom bamb used against man. The city was silent except for the tolling of a bell in the peace tower erected at the spot over which the bomb burst. At the conclusion of the prayers a girl released a covey of doves which wheeled over the rebuilding city. : Montreal Star Price Boosted To 5 Cents Montreal, Aug. 6--(CP) -- The Montreal Star announced Friday that effective Aug. 9 and due "to vastly increased costs in all phases of mewspaper production," the price of the paper would be increased from three to five cents a copy. Prime . Minister King is a tiny figure in the vast, decorated, banner- draped Ottawa Coliseum as he makes address of welcome, officially open- ing the Third National Liberal Convention yesterday. He made no reference to the leadership which he is relinquishing after 29 years in office; he is expected to discuss his vention today. . & nd retirement in address to the con- | Humane Society . Inspector Kills Six Skunks With the work of a humane so- ciety inspector more 'or less routine, there are occasions when [e is called upon to do the unusual An instance of this occurred during July when Inspector Lloyd L. Fowler of the Oshawa Humane Society released a heron after giving it attention. During the month the inspector investigated 31 complains and an- swered 243 local and seven outside calls. Out of the usual line of duty was the destruction of six skunks and tree wasps nests. Other duties performed by the inspector included the destruction of 33 dogs and 49 cats. During the month eight dogs and 23 cats were killed on the streets. Two cats were removed from poles, Eleven dogs and 14 cats were taken to the pound as strays. Two dogs were placed in new homes. 11 KILLED IN CRASH Miami, Fla., Aug. 6 (AP) -- At least 11 persons were killed Thurs- day when a United States Navy plane and a Stearman trainer col- lided near here. The two occupants of the Stearman bailed out and were hurt, TO HOLD INQUIRY Campbellford, Aug. 6--(CP)--An inquiry into the recent local option plebiscite here will be held Aug. 24 at Cobourg, The hearing was re- quested by the "wets" after the "dry" forces were declared winners by a small majority, Cities Cracking Down | On Nuisance of Smoke By The Canadian Press They've been singing "Smoke Gets in My Eyes" for a long time but now, 'weary of the grime, Can- ada's largest cities are planning steps to clear the air. Most communities use municipal by-laws as-~their weapon against atmospheric pollution -- which in- cludes smoke, fumes and flying ash--and already some cities claim improvement. An important part of the cam- paign 'is in effort to persuade in- dustries to use devices to cut. down the volume and density of the smoke their plants emit, This em- braces railway lines, heating equin- ment in office buildings, incinera- tors and ships in harbors. Toronto, said to have a smoke problem greater than any other city of. comparable size in North Am- erica, plans to tackle the smoke abatement job by revising its 1915 smoke by-law and seeking the co- operation of industries. Details of . the campaign will. be worked out this fall when a report of a special committee goes before city council. If the recommenda- tions are approved, a system of checking on smoke emission aad helping plant operators to reduce the nuisance will go into effect. Already the railways have placed 30 Diesel-electric locomotives in the Toronto area. Harbor ferries now | use oil-burning equipment ahd ex- | cursion boats have improved boiler installations. Montreal 'fights smoke through Pen Fugitive Clo:ely Guarded Nicholas (Nick) Minelli is seen with Patrol Insp. Frank Muckles of the U.S, Immigration Service in Buffalo immigration office Wednesday night before being turned over to the RCMP yesterday. . The .Ottawa bank robber escaped from Portsmouth Penitentiary with Donald (Mickey) Mc- Donald and Ulysses Lauzon and was arrested in Oakland, Cal Si '| measles about." She had a siege of | ing of all unions concerned with its Municipal Smoke Abatem2nt Committee. Its main field of op- | erations is in the grimy precincts of west-end St. Henri Ward, made famous in Gabrielle Roy's hest- seller, "The Tin Flute." Much of its smoke comes from railway yards | which lie on both sides of the ward, : The Toronto, Hamilton and Buf- falo Railway recently bought four | Diesel locomotives for yard work | and the Canadian National Rail- | ways installed steam jets on its | Hamilton yard engines to cut down | smoke there. t Windsor is working on smoke | control rules in co-operating with | neighkoring Detroit. = The * rzgion | blames its smoke on trains, car | ferries, lake steamships and fac- tories. The Lake Carriers' Associ- ation has promised to co-operate | in reducing smoke from ships. | Progress also is reported from | Ottawa, where a smoke abatement | by-law has brought the problem | under control within the last year. | City officials say they have re- | ceived good co-operation from owin- | ers of buildings, some of whom con- verted heating plants to oil-burn- ing equipment. Royal Familv | At Balmoral Balmoral, Scotland; Aug. 6-- (AP) --Medieval and modern pagearitry mingled today as the royal family arrived 'for a holiday. | The King wore traditional high- | land dress as he inspected a de- | tachment of his own Scottish guard. | Overhead flew 'a helicopter bring- | ing the morning mail for the royal family at Balmoral Castle. Princess Elizabeth was sprightly | in a lime-green dress. Princess Margaret told Scottish | friends "I hope there's no more | them When she visited here last May. . Music Composer Here Next Sunday George S. Schuler, senior member of tire music faculty of Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, will speak at Calvary Baptist Church here next Sunday, August 8th, both morning and evening. Mr. Schuler will be suppling in the absence of the pastor, Rev. A. W. Whitehead, who is on vacation. Recognized as one of today's lead- ing hymn composers, as well as a "preaching musician," Mr. Schuler lists "Make Me a Blessing," "Over- shadowed," and "Of, What a Day," among his works. He was formerly minister of music at Moody Memo- rial Church, Chicago. Mr, Schuler has compiled several collections of gospel songs and choir selections, and is the auilior of books on evangelistic piano play- ing and conducting, He is a regular contributor. to The Etude, interna- tionally known music magazine, ~ OPERA UNION TO MEET New York, Aug. 6 (AP)--A meet- the. Metropolitan Opera was called Thursday for next Monday to dis- cuss the cancellation of the 1948-49 opera season. Lawrence Tibbett, Metropolitan baritone and President of. the American Guild of Musical Artists (A.F.L.), called the meeting. The guild has more members among the. opera personnel than any other union, | Witness Mission day night. To Be Held Here In November The United Church of Canada announces that a Protestant Wit- ness Mission will be conducted in | Oshawa on November 19 by Rev. C. M. Nicholson, D.D., principal of | Pine Hill Divinity Hall, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dr. Nicholson is one of the Uni- ted Church delegates to the Am- | sterdam Conference of the World | Council of Churches and an out- | standing speaker and leader in Canadian Protestantism. Promin- ent lay leaders will also take part in this series on the Protestant Witness. These conferences are under the direction of the Board of Evange- lism and Sccial Service of the United Church of Canada. BABY IS REECUED Goderich, Aug. 6--(CP)--Greg- ory Hazlett, 18 months, fell into a 20-foot excavation Wednesday--and was none the worse except for a few bumps on the head. His mother heard cries and summoned several men who lowered Leonard Fisher by a rope to rescue the child. BLAST KILLS 44 Frankfurt, Germany, Aug. 6--(AP) --Forty-four men in a Russian zone rower plant were killed in.a coal dust explosion, the newspaper Frankfurter Neue Presse said Taurs- 1,500 Fantasy Of 'Alice,' Variety Program In Memorial Park Memorial Park was jammed with a crowd estimated au more than 1,500 last night when the children of Oshawa's playgrounds presented a delightful variety program featured by a "Fufe and Fantasy" based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." The children were loudly applauded as, with the aplomb of veteran troupers, they presented a convincing picture of Alice's adventures in make-believe land. The' costumes, by Joan Lambert and choreography by Dorothy Bangsboll, wera remarkably good. Taking top honors was Gail Authors as Alice, as she leaped and pirouetted through her arduous and exacting role. She was given fine support by the rest of the cast. Bomb Hurled At Factory Dayton, O., Aug. 6 -- (AP -- A smoke bomb was hurled from a speeding car and exploded in the area of the troop-guarded Univis Lens Company plant today. There | were no casualties. | National Guardsmen (militia) | called by Governor Thomas J. Her- bert of Ohio four days ago to pre- vent fresh picket-line skirmishes at the strike-bound plant, ducked for cover as the bomb exploded. There were 10 guards in the vicinity when the box, containing three paper bags filled with gun- powder, was hurled near the plant. Col. George Schiele, Guard Com- mander, said the bomb v/as a mis- | sile commonly fired from mortars and intended to cause smoke and create confusion. The Univis Company struck by the United Electrical Workers (C.I.O.) 95 days ago, reopened this week to allow some employees to return to work. It was. then the guard was called after a strike- settlement plan was rejected by rank-and-file union members. The dispute originally involved wages. NAB CHEQUE ARTIST Torcnto, Aug. 6--(CP)--David Mc-. Garroch, who police said lived ex- pensively for six months until fis arrest, was remanded for sentence Thursday on 10 charges of false pretenses, McGarroch, released from Kingston Penitentiary last March after a two-year term toured Nortl- ern and Eastern Ontario on uses less cheques until his arrest here. COLD IN NORTH White River, Aug. 6--(CP)--Res- idents of this community 125 miles rorth of. Sault Ste. Marie shivered in air one degree above freezing Wednesday nigit--the lowest ther- mometer reading in Canada. Holi- dayers all through Nortliern On- tario pulled up another blanket as the mercury slid down close to the 40 mark, INDUCTION TONIGHT At 8 pm. today Rev. S. R. Hen- derson, who was pastor of Albert Street United Church here during the absence of Rev. E. D. Jones, will be inducted as minister of Trinity United Church, Bowman- ville. Taking part in the service will be Rev. I. E. Kennedy, chair- man of Oshawa Presbytery; Rev. W. C. Smith of Port Perry and | bexing Rev. R. M!. Seymour of Enniskillen. --------------------=& Before the Fuge and Fantasy was staged, a variety program was pre- sented and received with enthusi- asm. Billy Martin, accompanied by Matt Gouldburn presented a corn- et solo; a skit depicting the work dcne by the Community Chest; a duet by Bruce Mechin and Ronnie Darou which nearly stopped the show; a tumbling exhibition under the direction of Johnny Kwak; a vocal solo by Freddy Fountain ac- companied by Ray Mozewsky;. a exhibition conducted by Billy Goulding and a violin solo by Alex Dobos accompanied 'by Steve Kearney provided a pleasant pre= lude to the feature. , Fraser Earle acted as master of ceremonies. The entire production was spon sored by the Community Recrea« tion Association, In the enthusiastic audience were Col. and Mrs. R. S.. McLaugh- lin who laughed and applauded with the rest. Cast of the Fugue and Fantasy was: Alice, Gail Authors; Mock Turtle, John Humphreys; + Mad Hatter , Gordon Nichol; - March Hare, Fred Hoffman; Doormouse, Janice Jobb; Red Queen, Carol Pe- ters; Black King, Ronnie Darou; Humpty Dumpty, David Jobb; Cat- erpillar, Catherine Gibbons; Twee- dle Dee, Doug. Klein; Tweedle Dum, Marion Mann; Fairy Princess, Ann Hoffman; Chorus, Sheila Canning, Marlene Brain, Marilyn "Miller, Donna Russnell, Frances Cowell, Janice Gibbie, Claudie Manning, Phyllis Sutton, Anne Workman and Arlene McCristall. The production was under the direction of Fraser Earle who also wrote the scenario. He was assisted in the direction by Dorothy Bangs- boil who was also in charge of cast- ing and choregraphy; music supe plied by Barbara Litster and Ray Mozewsky; costumes, Joan Lame bert; properties, Bob Joyce and A. Fraser; make-up, Frances Gage and Jean Lambert. Houswives Start Boycott On Meat Boston, Aug. 6--(CP)--A two- week boycott of meat by housewives in a drive to lower the cost of living was announced today by Mrs. Mary Higgins, President of the Cone sumers' Guild which has a member- ship of 2,000 in greater Boston and Massachusetts. "We will start with meat, and after that other vital commodities which are also costing the average working man too much of his ine come," Mrs. Higgins said. There is no substitute for a truck tire! Even light trucks need truck tires to do a truck's work. That's why Goodyear builds special tires for light trucks. They're tough, strong, husky- treaded tires designed for the rough rugged punishment of everyday trucking. GOODYEAR TRUCK TIRES are built better to last longer . . . to reduce tire costs by- giving many extra miles of trouble-free service. Drive in today ... and let us equip your trucks for all-year, all-weather dependability. 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