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PHONE 3-2233 FOR WANT AD RESULTS HE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle : and m 'Weather Forecast More balmy breezes, cloudy tonight ost of tomorrow. Low tonight and high Thursday, 40 and 50, Authorized es Second-Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottewe OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1953 Price Not Over 5 Cents Per Copy EIGHTEEN PAGES VOL. 12--No. 82 *Red PoW Off 600 For By ROBERT B. TUCKMAN MUNSAN, Korea (AP) -- The Communists said today they are ready to send home 600 disabled prisoners: of war--a figure that in- cludes only 150 Americans and other United Nations soldiers. The chief Allied negotiator, Rear- Admiral. John Daniel, told the Communists their figure was "in- credibly small," and asked "that you have these figures reviewed." He said later, however, that "I have no reason to believe at the sent time that they are not act~ in good faith." The UN command offered turn 5,800 sick and wounded Com- munists--5,100 North Koreans and 700 Chinese. This is seven per cent to re | ~ iE -- er. 9,800 of the 83,000 pro-Communist prison- ers and four per cent of all prison- ers held by the Allies. The Com- munist f of 600 is five per cent of the 12,000 to 13,000 UN and Rorlea prisoners the Reds say they old. The only Canadian listed in the United States armed forces list of prisoners obtained from the Com- munists is Gnr. John Jenkins, Royal Canadian Artillery of Hamil- ton, Ont. The Allied protest on the Com- munist offer was the stiffest state- ment yet made in the three-day nce, It was the first note of in the otherwise smooth negotiations which Tuesday re- sulted: in agrotinent 1 Jrincipl to exchange disabled POWs. . Washington Shapes Korean Peace Plan By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON (AP)--Plans to make a permanent peace for Korea Sad perhaps negotiate with the Communists on other critical Far Eastern issues are beginning to shape up here as truce prospects brighten, One idea receiving official con- sideration, it was understood today that any long-term peace ar- rangements should provide for a north-south dividing line at the narrow waist of the peninsula about 80 miles north of present battle lines, Under provisions ady worked out, an armistice would become ef- fective along this present line. However, some authorities here be- lieve this would not make a work- able division of the country during & long period. The battle line is generally al- ready north of parallel 38, which divided North and South Korea be- fore the Red attack. The Commu- nists presumably would object to any northward shift. The belief is that the South Kor- ean government would accept a bor- der at the Korean waist since this would give it control over approxi- mately 85 per cent of the country. Such an arrangement wouki reduce the North Korean position to a minimum, just short of extinction. It would, however, fleave a buffer zone between South Korea and ma- jor Red Chinese and Soviet inter- ests in Manchuria and Siberia. Hence there is some feeling that the Red governments of China and Russia--if not North Korea--might be willing to move the permanent peace line north. No one here has any idea what kind of compensa- tion they might bargain for. Behavior Measures Welcome By BILL BOSS HANNOVER (CP) -- The soldier who takes the trouble to learn German and behaves himself has no more difficul- ty making friends here than he would have back home. But most soldiers, say sold- iers who have made the grade expect the Germans to do all the work. Capt. Art Burnard of Toronto says: "They're friendly here. They'll smile if you do. But they'll frown, top, if you do. And you've got to remember that it's hard for them to forget that they lost the war." HOMEY ESTABLISHMENT A little pub called "Zu Den Drei Linden," (At the Three Linden Trees) in nearby Langenhagen, shows how Canadians who try can integrate themselves into the com- munity. Frau Dora Krack, a cheerful motherly type, has operated the homey establishment since 1934. Her husband is a prisoner of the Russians still, Any soldier is welcome, along with her German guests, as long as he behaves. When he doesn't, the bustling, well-built publican personally sees him. off, Regular habitues of the 'Drei BEHAVIO (Continued on Page 2) Bus Fare Bid Awaits Ruling On Franchise Two men left Oshawa yesterday afternoon with a serious problem to solve, For five hours they had listened to lawyers wrangle over an application by Oshawa Railway Company for an increase in the city bus fares, The company lost $63,157 on the buses last year but made an un- disclosed profit on operating the shunter service in the city. John Hare, the city solicitor, maintained that the two operations are part of one service and the profit from the one should pay the deficit on the other. D, W. Gilmour, the company's legal representative, said the shunters and buses were entirely separate. Hearing the application on behalf of the Ontario 'Municipal Board were R. C. Rowland, chairman, and R.- Howard Yeates. At the end of the afternoon's hearing Wesley T. Dempsey, Oshawa's city engineer since 1946, has re- signed and will set up a practice as a consulting engineer in the city. Council last night accepted his resignation with regret. F. E. J. Crome, the present head of the city's engineering design depart ment has been appointed acting city engineer. May 15 is the effec- tive date of Mr. Dempsey's resig- nation. Ald. Wes Powers, chairman of the board of works, told council that he had a talk lasting several hours with Mr. Dempsey and had tried to get him to change his mind, "He revealed his plans for the future and I can't but help move that his resignation be accepted with regret," said Ald. Powers. "I regret very much that we are I g our engineer. But he has his own future to look after and wants to go into business on his own," commented Mayor Jack Naylor. APPRECIATION VOICED Ald. Herb Robinson, on behalf of council, thanked Mr. Dempsey for the good work he had done during the city's biggest expan- sion boom. Every alderman wish him success in his new venture, Mr. Dempsey will be retained by the city as consultant after May 15 and until the sewage treatment plant project is completed. During the remainder of his term as engi- neer he will be winding up vari- ous problems with which he has been intimately connected and Mr. Crome will take care of the rou- tine matters. Mr. Dempsey, in an interview this morning, stressed that his re- signation was prompted only by his desire to enter the private field. There was no animosity or argu- ment with the city behind his de- cision, NATIVE OF MANITOBA pa: was on Sept. a ie, that Mr, empsey' took office wa -- and that was the of the birth of his first child. Of Irish descent, he was born in ba in 1903. He graduated from the University Declines To Remain WES. DEMPSEY of Saskatchewan in 1928 and has ed (since been engaged on various |g; phases of engineering work in Saskatchewan, Quebec, Newfound- land and Colombia, South America. During the war he served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. In his consulting engineer's orac- tice he will specialize in structural design and sanitary engineering. HONOR GRADUATE Fred Crome, the acting city en- gineer, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crome, of Montrave Avenue. He was born in Oshawa and at- tended the OCVI. An honor graduate in applied science and engineering of the University of Toronto, Mr. Crome joined the city staff in 1947 as a Junior engineer, His first work was widening of Ritson Road . Within six years he rose to be the head of the designing engi- neering and g department and also carried out a large amount of the project estimating, they announced they would re- serve their decision. Before they decide the question they will study th original agreement between the railway company and the city. The company wants to raise its fare from the present 10 cénts cash or three tickets for 25 cents for. adults to 12 cents cash or five tickets for 50 cents. For children and students the raise would be to seven cents, cash or five tickets for 25 cents. Mr. Hare, during the morning, suggested that the bus deficits could easily be met if the present system of financing was altered. The Canadian Transportation Com- pany, a subsidiary of CNR, buys the buses and leases them to Oshawa Railway Company, an- other subsidiary. The Oshawa company repays the CNT back, with five per cent interest, over a period of five years. Mr. Hare said the buses ought to have been bought out of original capital for ZWEIBRUCKEN, Germany (CP) --Air Vice-Marshall Hugh L. Camp- bell, chief of Canada's air forces under NATO, and five other RCAF officers, were seriously injured Tuesday when their twin - engine C-45 Beechcraft crashed -near this U.S. air base. Campbell, 44, a native of Salis- bury, N.B., is air officer command- ing the RCAF No. 1 air division. German doctors at the U.S. mili- tary hospital at Landstuhl where the six are being treated said that Campbell suffered injuries to his spine and head and that his right leg was broken in several places. The other five Canadians and their injuries as listed by the RCAF are: RCAF--NATO Chief Misses Crash Death Air Commodore Keith Hodson, 37, of London, Ont., chief of staff to Campbell, fractured left arm and spine injuries. Group Capt. Richard M. Cox, 37, of Sioux Lookout, Ont., senior air staff officer, compound fracture of the left leg, rib fractures and back injuries. Cox was aide-de-camp to the Queen, then Princess Eliza- beth, and the Duke of Edinburgh on the 1951 Royal tour of Canada. Flt. Lt. W. Unruh of Lucky Lake, Sask., back injuries. Wing Cmdr. R. A. Ashman, 37, of Ottawa, senior personnel officer, back injuries. Flt. Lt. Ross Gooder of Ottawa and Toronto, pilot of the plane, back injuries. the depreciation account was more than the deficit. The city solicitor strongly pur- BUS FARES (Continued on Page 12) Yowers F ingers Builder Adopting 'Lobby Tactics Accusations that a local contrac- tor had lobbied members of city council went unchallenged at a meeting of council last night. The contractor concerned was D. W. Kirby and, according to Ald. Wes. Powers, he had been saying that he would be trying for a third time to have a new apartment block on Simcoe Street North con- nected to the city's sewer system "and would get it passed." "And it looks as if he has done a great job of lobbying here to- night," charged Ald. Powers. The allegation was substantiated by City Solicitor John Hare who said "I have heard from several people that this man had said that e would get the sewer the next time he came before council." By the narrow margin of one vote Mr. Kirby did not get his sewer. Through his solicitors the con- tractor wrote to council asking for his 12-dwelling apartment house to be hooked up to the sewer which serves the Northway Court 'area. The apartment block is within the city limits. He was willing to pay for the installation and recalled that in the past the application had been re- jected until the engineers had a ance to see the effect of a ring flood on the sanitary sew- . The spring thaw had passed without difficulty and he asked the | th council to give favorable considera~ tion to request on those grounds. Ald. John Dyer said the council should take no action. If the apart- ment was linked to the sewer and flooding was caused to houses the Tesponsibility would be that of the city. Council defeated the motion that no action be taken and considered a second motion that the contrac- tor be allowed to make the sewer connection. "It is rather funny when city council just does not accept the recommendations of the city en- gineer and his staff who know the actual capabilities of these sew- ers," remarked Ald. Powers. 'If aldermen have any idea that this sewer has the c ity for that area, plus the ap: ent house, then we can let him link up. But as they haven't, let us accept the findings of the city engineer." Ald. Joseph Victor said Mr. Kir- by knew that he wouldn't get a sewer connection before he started to build but he still went ahead and put up the apartments. Mr. Hare warned council that if permission was granted and flood- ing ensued then nothing could save the city from being held liable. | The city engineer had had to turn {down a dozen requests from priv- ate citizens to link up with the sewer on the same grounds. Ald. R. D. Humphreys suggest- jed that permission be granted on {the understanding that Mr. Kirby | indemnify the city against flooding {loss. The spring floods had come and gone without damage there and he understood that the matter was to be reconsidered after the spring aw. "We didn't have any flooding of any proportions this winter, But I wouldn't like to see that area un- der six feet of snow," observed Ald. Victor. Saying that he respected the en- son added that he was concerned | Victor. those in favor of letting en- | Mr.' Kirby link up with the sewer gineer's decision Ald. Herb Robin-' at the damage that would be caus- | Gay and R. D. Humphreys. A committee composed of repre- sentatives from neighborhood park associations in Oshawa is contem- plating building an artificial ice rink to provide skating for the cty's children. Thomas King appeared before city council last night and, after outlining the plans, asked if coun- cil would be willing to allow land behind the CRA to be used for the rink. "We already have quotations for three or four different kinds of rinks. The obtaining of suitable land is the problem," Mr. King. It had been suggested that the rink could be put in Alex- andra Park and that the fair board could erect a building over Neighborhood Parks Want OK For Artificial Ice Rink studying the matter for 18 months felt that the land behind the CRA would be a better proposition. The land wasn't much use for anything else, commented Mr. King. "We are not asking the council for any money. After doing a lot of canvassing we think we will he able to raise that alright. This would be a neighborhood associa- tion program to give the kids free skating and would not be under the CRA. So if we could have your permission to use this piece of land when we are ready to put our plans into operation we would very much appreciate it," conclud- ed Mr. King. The general purposes and city property committees were instruct- ed to work with the ice rink com- e. it. The committee which had been !mitte NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Eng. (CP)--Newcastle Upon Tyne has finally decided how to spell its own name, After decades of shilly-shallying, which drove pedants potty and postmen into helpless 'fury, this historic city and county in North- umberland has shed its hyphens. No longer will local newspapers .¢c arry advertisements variously employing: Newcastle upon - Tyne, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Newcastle on Tyne. Town clerk John Atkinson, after correspondence with the Times and a study of records back to 1068, has ruled for once and for all that Newcastle upon Tyne shall hence forth be the only recognized style. "The use of hyphens," Atkinson were Ald. Norman Down. Hayward [said in explaining his decision, Murdoch, Herb Robinson, Cephas!"seems to be very largely a late (19th-century innovation." ALD. POWERS ed if anything went wrong with the septic tank being used by 12 families in one apartment house. "But if damage is incurred from the septic tank then that is Mr, Kirby's liability and not ours," stressed Ald. Victor. Those voting against the sewer connection were Mayor Jack Nay- lor, Ald. Wes Powers, Orville Eagle, John Dyer, Gordon Atters- ley, Clifford Harman and Joseph Newcastle Sheds Hyphens, After Nine Century Search The Tyneside city, now with a population of about 300,000, got its names in 1068 when Robert Curt- hose, eldest son of William the Conqueror, built a new castle on the river, the old castle was built in Roman times to protect the eastern flank of Hadrian's wall. Hyphens didn't creep in until much later, though they now ap- pear in virtually all reference books. One reason may have been that the hyphens formerly saved money, the" telegraphic address Newcastle - upon - Tyne being counted as one word instead of three. Hyphens or no hyphens, citizens here confidently expect letters to find their proper destination, in- stead of going to one of the New- castles in Shropshire, Stafford- shire, Tipperary, Wicklow or County Down. bd ) Job Valuation Determines City Pay Hike Undisclosed pay increases for salaried employees of the city were approved at a meeting of Oshawa city council last night. Settled in committee, the increases according to Ald. Joseph Victor, chairman of the finance committee were on a job evaluation basis. There was no secret about the pay for the board of works em- ployees and other workers who be- ong to the Civic Employees Un- ion. Council has offered them an across the board increase of $15 a month. Council's offer was contained in a letter sent to the union on March 31. A union reply was dated April 4 and referred to council's pro- posals as unsatisfactory. The work- ers complained about the "tardy" negotiations, Ald. Victor was instructed to handle the negotiations between the finance. committee and board of works on the one side and the civic employees on the other. The un- ion members have threatened to take thelr case to arbitration un- Iss the matter is settled by April Firemen in the city have accept- ed a $400 yearly increase and the police have asked for an $800 a year raise, Council offered the po- lice $400 which they refused to ac- cept and they are going to take their case for more money and a 40-hour week to arbitration. Oak Ridges Man Shot In Fight With Policeman ORILLIA (CP) -- William Stun- den, station owner from nearby Oak Ridges, was shot in the chest Tues- day night while grappling with a provincial policeman at Spar Lake, just north of here. The bullet missed his heart but hospital authorities here said his condition today was "good." A guard is posted by his bed. Constable T. G. Griffin of the Bracebridge detachment said he attempted to arrest Stunden and three other members of a fishing party on a charge of violating the Liquor Control Act. He said Stun- den resisted so he drew his gun. Griffin said Stunden then grab- bed the gun, wrestled it away from him and held it for a moment before Griffin could get it back. In the ensuing struggle, the pistol went off and Stunden was wounded. The three companions put Stu- den in their car and sped away. They were Stopped by a provin- cial police roadblock at Washago where Stunden was transferred to a provincial police cruiser and brought to hospital here. PRISONERS HAVE FAVORITE SONG A musician giving a con- cert in a Montana penitentiary received most requests for the song 'Don't Fence Me In." If you feel fenced in, in your own home, place a Help Want- ed ad in The Times-Gazette to get a maid or a baby sitter. A Help ad Quickly frees you of that hemmed-in feeling. Just phone 3-2233 for an ad- writer. a restaurant- and gasoline |p Declares PASTOR FLAYS WETS IN LIOUOR VOTE BID City Engineer Quits Petition Full of Irregularities The Rev. Dr. R. Lorne McTavish, minister of West mount United Church, appeared before city council last night and charged that a petition submitted five weeks ago which asked for a liquor vote to be taken in the annexed area was "outdated and full of irregularities." Pat O'Donnell, the man who submitted the petition, which is being studied by City Solicitor John Hare, denied the charges and said the document was a genuine one. USE OLD NAMES After annexation at the start of 1951 the East Whitby area retain- ed its local option. Although the petition did not state so when giv- en to council five weeks ago it was intimated last night that h was intimated last night that the vote would be on whether Mr, O'Donnell could open up an eating place where drinks could be sold. "I have been asked by a com- mittee of citizens in the annexed area to appear here tonight and protest against the granting of a vote on a liquor license," announc- ed Mr, McTavish, "We quite freely recognize the right of any citizen to petition]: council on a liquor matter '--PI'O- | # vided it is a bona fide petition. |' I'm not here because we are afraid of a vote being taken, We have every confidence in the good judg- ment of the le living in the annexed area. ey would know what to do. "But we do submit that this is not a 1953 petition," said Mr. McTavish. "A petition was circulated in 1951 and 'the names on it have been included in the petition that has now been present- to you. Since the previous petition was circulated there had been many changes in what was a fast-grow- ing community. MISREPRESENTATION and in addition to that | Be 1951 on was miss sen such way that i oaned forth a storm protest" from the e¢itizéns who were induced to sign on a mis- understanding," alleged Mr. Mec- Tavish. '"Those le were told that they should s if they wanted to prevent a license going in without a vote. That, of course, wasn't the meaning of the petition at all." |p, After examining the petition handed to council Mr. McTavish said he was pepared to testify that several of the signatures had been written in the same hand-writing. Each name was supposed to be signed by an individual but there were several on the petition that were joined as 'Mr. and Mrs." "And, futhermore, there is no information given in the petition as to who is applying for the li- cense or where the license, if ever granted, will be established," point- ed out Mr, McTavish. However a Toronto publication had an exclu- sive interview with Mr. O'Donnell and that, commented the minister, considering the type of out-of-town publication, was in itself rather re- vealing. "MAYBE A DRUNKERY" Reading the article Mr. McTav- ish said the place was to be an eatery and drinkery. "A drinkery yes, but maybe a drunkery as well," he remarked. He understood that it was to be located in a place that had to be closed up once before but, if it got its H- cense, would be opened up again, under a different name and dif- ferent management. "It is a place that is in close proximity to one of Canada's bus- iest highways. We all know what happens on the highways because of drunken drivers and the men- 4 REV. DR. R. L. McTAVISH been a good thing that the city got itself an up-to-date ambulance service. It will need it. "The place will also have 21 rooms. at will they be used for? You may well imagine," said Mr, McTavish. He and the group he represented didn't see the wisdom of putting the citizens to the ex- pense of a vole on an outdated and irregularity ridden petition, - PETITIONER REPLIES Mr. O'Donnell asked for permis. sion to reply to "this attack." At no time had it been stated that the petition was a 1952 petition, The people who signed it back in 1951 were no different and some names had been added this year, think anybody in the coucil chambr was a qualified expert who could judge whose sig- nature was in whose handwriting, "As far as we know the names put on by the petitioners concern- ed are genuine," stated Mr, O'Don. nell. To save arguments he had let some people sign as Mr. and Mrs, He had also offered to aid Mr. Hare in checking off the names on the petition. Although he ac- cepted Mr, McTavish's argument in good faith Mr. O'Donnell thought it should have been presented afe tr De petition had been conside ered. "As far ag the drunkery charge and the talk of the rooms then all I can say is that Mr. McTavish's experience in hotels is a little dif ferent from mine." ASKS FOR ACTION Appealing to council to expedite the matter Mr. O'Donnell said the people who signed in 1951 were be. coming a little impatient at not having a chance to exercise their franchise. There had been quite a change in the area since that time but he thought there were enough extra names on the petition to conform to the required 25 per cent of the electorate. After council decided to leave the matter over to the next meet~ ing, Mr. O'Donnell extended an in- vitation to the aldermen to visit ace from them is increasing. If this li is granted it will have his new establishment, located in the former Blue Swallow Inn. SOUTH RHODESIA 50,000 Ready To Give Verdict On Central African Federation By LLEWELLEN COOK SALISBURY, Rhodesia (Reuters) --Nearly 50,000 Southern Rhodes- official members in Northern Rho- ians will give their verdict on the desia's legislative council, have proposed Central African federa-| campaigned vigorously for federa- tion of Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland when they get to the polls in a referendum April 9. Federation, on terms worked out at a London conference in Jan- uary, would give the self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia and the two British protectorates a virt- ually autonomous federal parlia- ment and prospects of ultimate dominion status in the British Com~ monwealth, Two African representatives from each territory would sit in| Rhodesia's prime minister, and Roy Welensky, leader of the un- tion. Substantial European opinion still opposes it, mainly because it lacks essential native support. But Huggins has assured the voters of Southern Rhodesia that if they ac- cept the plan it will be passed by the House of Commons. UP TO VOTERS The legislative councils of North- dominantly native territories to the north, Sir Godfrey emphasizes that it is essential to form a strong British bloc in Central Africa. He believes Britons in Southern Rhodesia have evolved a racial policy which will eventually enable people of different races to live and work together in partnership. The absence of serious native trouble in Southern Rhodesia since self-government was attained in ern Rhodesia and Nyasaland will debate the proposals after the ref- erendum has been held in South- ern Rhodesia. The final decision will be taken on their behalf by the British government. The future of Central African 1923 indicates that Sir Godfrey's racial policy is basically sound. | Opposing the United Central { Africa Association is the non-polit- ical Rhodesia Association. Its |leader, Ray Stockil, is also leader {of the opposition in the Southern the parliament. Only where an federation rests largely with the Rbodesia Parliament. He claims it African affairs board, as a stand ing committee of the federal par- liament, felt that legislation was | detrimental to native would royal assent be required. Controversy over the federation |that apart from obvious economic man Charles Olley's White proposals contained in a White advantages of federation, the three |desia Council, ~|voters of Southern Rhodesia, now sharply divided. The United Central Africa Asso- ago to promote federation, argues is impossible to federate three {states with such differing constit~ |utional status. interests ciation, organized several years NATIVES OPPOSED Also against federation is Alder- Rho- an organization | Paper issued at the end of the territories must combine quickly | which advocates "apartheid" (sege London conference have left doubt and adopt a progressive racial |regation) on the South African pat- about what the decision of South- ern Rhodesia's 49,032 registered | voters will be. policy. The alternatives they offer to Southern Rhodesia are ultimate absorption into the Union of South tern. Native opinion, where vocal, is opposed to the federation plan in Sir Godfrey Huggins, Southern !Africa or domination by two pre-'all three territories. N SELLA bY