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SG 7 Weather Forecast Clear and continuing warm today and Sunday, Low tonight and high tomorrow, 55 and 75. Daily Average Circulation for April, 1953 12278 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1953 CONTRACTS LET FOR WATER EXTENSIONS Order Six $500,000 Program New Ships |Red Plan Clarification For Future Supply : By ROBERT B. TUCKMAN | Harrison's detailed questioning). VV ithin a few weeks divers will go down into Lake On- For N avy PANMUNJOM (AP) -- Allied was centred on the Reds' proposal | tario from a ship anchored off Oshawa to lay a water pipe OTTAWA (CP)--Orders for six truce negotiators today asked ques- |to have a five-country neutral re- | j : : tion after question aimed at forc- |patriation commission take custody | 1 the lake-bed. The under-water operation will be the most ing the Communists to spell out in of the 48.500 Red prisoners who | spectacular part of a giant project to be carried out by the more navy minesweepers are ex-|detail their compromise prisoner [refuse to return to communism. PUC to that idl 5 Osh h d pected to be placed shortly in ensure 1a rapidly growing awa has an ade- Canadian shipyards. quate supply of drinking water for at least the next 25 years. The ships will replace vessels The Commission has this week®- Price Not Over 5S Cents Per Copy Authorized as Second-Class Mail, TWENTY PAGES VOL. 12--No. 109 Post Office Department, Otawo PUC PROVIDES FOR FUTURE NEEDS OF OSHAWA U.S. Negotiators Demand WILLIAM BODDY "How would decisions be reached? Majority vote? Is there a veto?" Harrison asked the Com- munist negotiators. | exchange plan and said "we must know the answers' before the pro- posal could be considered further. Lt.-Gen. William .K Harrison now being built that are to be turned over to other North Atlantic Treaty Organizaion countries. In their eight-point proposal to seftle the prisoner deadlock, the last major block to a Korean arm- Jr. told newspaper men after the 32-minute session that his barrage of questions did not mean the Unit- awarded the final tenders for the half-million dollar job at the water- works west of Bonniebrae Point. cation plant to provide Oshawa with |an additional 5,000,000 gallons per ay. An English firm is to supply more | Yates Construction Company than 3.000 feet of piping Pply I To- | which has the contract for the gen- ronto company will provide the ship | eral enlargment work at the plant and divers to run it into the lake. | has already started its operation. istice, the Reds proposed that the commission "consist of Poland, Czchoslovakia, Sweden, India and Switzerland. : The sweepers will cost roughly $2,300,000 apiece, the current price of late-ordered units in the 14- minesweeper program now under ed Nations command had accept- ed the Red plan as a basis for negotiations. . "We have nothing fixed on this HENRY BALDWIN "Above 'are members of the Oshawa Public Utilities Com- . mission who have let a series E. F. ARMSTRONG of contracts for installation of a new water intake pipe, and for expansion of the waterworks to MANAGER GEORGE SHREVE provide for the future needs of & growing Oshawa. Eisenhower And Cabinet For U.S. Participation In Seaway By JAMES C. MUNN WASHINGTON (AP) Limited U.8. participation with Canada in building the much-discussed St. Lawrence seaway has the approval of President Eisenhower and his cabinet. The REisephower administration stand on the perennially contro- v waterway -was-announced The action came after BEisen- hower and the cabinet unanimously approved recommendations of a special committee named by the president to study the project. The White House said the co- mittee proposed,«and the cabinet ed, that participation would be "highly desirable" providing the U.S. interest in the undertaking was limited to the International | Rapids section of the river. It is in this section that New York state and a private firm have asked the federal power commis- sion for a licence to join with the province of Ontario in construction of a 2,200,000-horsepower hydro- electric generating plant. The com- mission's decision is still awaited |recommendations said U.S. although hearings were ended in February. Prime Minister St. Laurent, af- ter a two-day official visit to Wash- ington, indicated to reporters that the seaway as a joint undertaking by the two countries would hardly be feasible unless American par- Hcipation in the power project is authorized. "We would like to see the power | ® end approved and started," St. Laurent said,.'"and we are ready to discuss the seaway project in the International Rapids section with the United States." He said it was 'for the experts to decide' which side of the river was best for building the Interna tional Rapids canal. The cabnet committee had this say: "Construction . . .on the United States side would be more econ- omical than construction on the Canadian side and would result in lower tolls, and, because of its de- sign, the American project would constitute in certain aspects a su- perior navigation facility." The cabinet-approved committee par- ticipation in the seaway should be "expressly conditioned" on: "Satisfactory assurance that the underlying power project will go ahead, pursuant to approprial authorization, and Chat "Satisfactory assurance a Canada will go ahead with its paré of the navigation project, in c¢o- operation with the United " nd, ' "Predication of the project on a self-liquidating basis." The seaway proposal, as far as participation by the United States is concerned, has been kick around by congress for decades. Opponents, generally representing rival transportation and port in- terests, have always prevailed. Adoption by congress of the committee's limited recommenda- tions would still leave a large seg- ment of the Great Lakes unserved by the waterway. It would extend westward only to Lake Erie under the comiitiee's suggestion of lim- ited rticipation. But. St. Laurent, in his talk with reporters, said: | "If we get it built as far as | Lake Erig I feel sure there'll be | pressure extend it." People "Pay-As-You-Go" For Ambulance Service About 80 per cent of the people using Oshawa's municipal ambul- ance service are paying their charges in cash at the time of their calls. "Now we have hardly any out- standing bills for the month of April," was the comment this morning ®f Fire Chief W. R. El liott. His department operates the service which at present is using an ambulance borrowed from Ajax. The two Cadillac ambulances which the city will own were sup- posed to be ready by May 1 and Mr. Elliott and Ald. Gordon Atter- sley have been authorized to go to Ohio and pick them up. Notice that they are ready for delivery is still awaited. "Even with the restricted serv- ice of only having one vehicle the system seems to be working out very well," claims Chief Elliott. During April 88 calls were an- swered and 328 miles were travel led on trips in the immediate vi- cinity of the city. Five or more long - distance calls had to be turned down as they would have left Oshawa without a vehicle. Nearly 100 miles have been clocked on the Chevrolet ambul- ance since the beginning of May. Special cards are used for each call with one part being detached as a deposit and the other going to city hall to balance the books. A huge log-book in which the type of calls answered, the hours of the men on the vehicle, the mileage and the payment is kept at the fire hail. Hamilton Will Have 1954 Drama Festival | (CP)The 1954 Do- | VICTORIA minion Drama Festival will be held | in Hamilton. The governor's court of the or- ganization Friday approved an ex- ecutive recommendation that the festival accept Hamilton's bid. The dates were not set. It was | i Ten Killed In Tax Protest ACCRA, Gold Coast (Reuters)-- Ten persons were killed in an ex- change of gunfire when a milling crowd of 'Africans rioted at Elmina today in protest against local taxes. announced that the regional festi- | - Maj. Edgar Brookes, 35, a Brit. vals will start in Western Ontario, | ish police superintendent, stepped go to central Ontario then west | before the crowd to ask the demon- before going to the Maritimes. strators to go home. He was killed Sabres Hit Hard At Reds SEOUL (AP)--U. 8. Sabre jets-- | flying double duty as fighters and bombers--today shot down two Communist MiGs and smashed a big Red troop concentration centre in Korea. Thirty-six Sabres, in one of their biggest strikes as fighter-bombers, flattened 45 buildings in a troop concentration area near the Pan- munjom truce conference site, the air force said. ; The attack followed by a few hours low-level sky battles deep in northwest Korea which sent two Russian-built MiGs spinning to earth. The Sabre jets were guarding F-84 Thunderjet fighter-bombers {which hit Red oil and ammunition jdumps at Kuup, about 15 miles southeast of the Yalu river border city of Sinuiju. The air force said 13 buildings were destroyed. PAIGNTON, England (CP)--A hotel opened here by Jack High- field for "bachelors only" now has been thrown open to all comers. Although plenty of inquiries came from married couples and elderly widowers, the 12-bedroom build- ing never had more than four bachelors at once. by a bullet fired from among the crowd. Police opened fire and in the ensuing melee eight rioters and a| constable were killed. Claim Czechs, East Plan Joint Million-Man Army BERLIN (AP--West German [reached March 14 in Karlovy sources reported that Red-ruled | Vary, Czechoslovakia, by Wilii East Germany and Czechoslovakia | S0Ph, East German interior min- have signed an agreement to or- ganize a joint 1,000,000-man army {of the East German Army and |w by this time next year. Details of the reported agree-| ister, Gen. Vincent Mueller, a for- mer Nazi who now is chief of staff three unnamed representatives of the Czech government. The publi- ment were disclosed by the pub- cation said a Soviet Marshal Go- Germans armed strength of the two coun- tries was listed at 680,000, of which East Germany was said to have | one-fifth.) | 2. Co-ordinated military training, | ith the emchange of Czech and | | East German officers in groups {of 300 each. | 3. Training of East German and | construction. Deliveries of the new ships to the navy likely will take considerably more than a year. Eight of the sweepers in the present program are still on the stocks and six have been launched. They are being built on the East and West Coasts, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence river. The allocation of the new order to dif- ferent yards will be made by the Canadian maritime commission, as the warship program does not operate by tender. The orders likely will be placed within the next couple of months, according to information here. Oldest Woman Dies At Age of 107 Years WORTHING, England (AP)-- Emma Rooke, who claimed to be Britain's oldest woman, died Thursday at 107, her relatives said today. Harrison indicated the UN com- mand will not accept the Reds' proposal that eventual disposition of prisoners who refuse to go home after "explanations'" by their own side in neutral camps be left to a post-war political conference. matter at all. I'm just probi ng matter at all. I'm just probing for facts," the senior Allied delegate said. He said, 'of course" there would be other questions to the Commun- ists on their new plan. 15 MILLION GALLONS When laid the 36-inch diameter pipe will be capable of bringing in 15,000,000 gallons of water a day. | The full capacity will not be re- |quired immediately and the pres- lent plans are to enlarge the purifi- {Its offer to do the work for $244,131 within 32 weeks was accepted about a month ago. TENDER ACCEPTED PUC members this week held a CONTRACTS (Continued on Page 2) Deny Big Order For CF-100 Jets OTTAWA (CP) -- Defence pro- duction officials said Friday Can- ada would like to sell CF-100 jet fighters to the United States but there is no sign yet that the U.S. is interested. They were commenting on a story in the Toronto Star which said a $400,000,000 order for the CF-100s might emerge from a visit of U.S. officers to the A. V. Roe plant at Malton, Ont., Friday. Officials here said they have re- pejved nothing yet to substantiate 5 By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON (CP) ---Canada and the United States have agreed to bolster the defences of the free world after concluding that the new Malenkov regime in Russia cannot be trusted. i In a joint communique issued late Friday at the end of the top- level talks, Prime Minister St. Laurent and President Eisenhower declared: "Though recent developments in CCF-MP Tells How To Win In Election OTTAWA (CP)--A CCF member Cape Breton South's long-time coal miner Clarie Gillis, kindly told the Liberal party Friday night how to win the forthcoming election--by bringing in a general system of But Health Minister Martin, knocking down some speculation about Liberal election plans, said he can't accept the tip because the time is not yet ripe, not when defence bills are enormous and health facilities are inadequate to support such a plan. e put it this way as the Com- mons discussed estimates for his departmental activities: ed | national health insurance, Korea . . . have seemed more hopeful, nevertheless, in Laos a new act of aggression has been committed which might have ser- ious consequences for Thailand and the whole of Southeast Asia. These developments in utheast ia must cast doubt on Comm in- tentions." The two leaders gave particular emphasis to the Russian peace of- fensive and concluded that '"'acts, not words, would be proof of Com- munist intentions." The invasion of the Indo-China state of Laos by Communist Vietminh forces dis- Liberals "The most dishonest-thing: that can be done in this particular field in the ab of the .p y stages, including the building of hospitals, the personnel required, would be to impose a system of this kind. It would both defeat the purpose and not be really in keep- ing with responsible government. "This country is committed now to a tremendous expenditure for defence. . . If I were to introduce a proposal now which would cost this country an additional $600,000,- 000 a year, I should like to know what the judgment of the people of Canada would be. NEW DELHI (AP)--An Air In- dia passenger plane crashed in a ball of fire today. It killed 18 per- Fears U.S. Invasion May Hurt Textile Industry QUEBEC (CP)--Premier Du- plessis expressed fear Friday that the sale of United States textile products "at sacrifice prices" on the Canadian market may place Quebec's textile industry in a "dis- astrous situation." Mr. Duplessis told his weekly press conference Quebec's. econo- mic position was probably "unique in America." "I am not in a position to know if an economic crisis is shaping up, but Quebec's industries, based on development of natural resour- ces, will function in an economy geared for peace or war. "There is only one cloud that darkens the horizon and that is the textile industry, and ' industries manufacturing textile products. sons, including three Americans, in India's second air disaster within a week. One of the dead was identified as a member of a wealth Ameri- can family that originated in In- dia and now lives in Hawaii and Los Angeles. As in the crash of a British jet Comet airliner that killed 43 per- sons near Calcutta last Saturday, the two-engine Air India plane plunged just after takeoff. The Comet broke to bits in a summer monsoon storm. The two- engine plane today apparently caught fire soon after leaving here on a routing five-hour flight to Bombay. "The textile industry is feeling the effects of competition on the part of United States producers. "For instance, our Canadian market 1s swamped, not to say infested, with these American products sold at sacrifice prices to the detriment of our textile in. dustry and of our people. ". . . I have serious reasons to believe that if it (this problem) putes the honesty of the Red cam- paign for peace. CANNOT RELAX . . While every effort should be made to bring about a relaxa- tion of current tensions, the free nations could not afford to diminish their efforts toward the achieve- ment of united strength and ability to meet aggression," the commun- ique said. St. Laurent and Eisenhower also agreed: 1. North American defence is important to the free world. Joint defences erected in Canada--pre- sumably a reference to Canada's radar screen -- under Canada- U.S. arrangements strengthened defences for' both countries. 2. There is a need for maintain- ing the momentum of vigorous Support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. coun. tries will continue to do their "full share" to further NATO objectives. 3. Both countries will concentrate on the development of international trade. 18 Persons Killed In India Air Crash Airport officials said it crashed less than three miles from the field. It was a complete loss by the time emergency crews from Palam airfield could get to the scene. Air line officials said the plane was a Douglas Dakota (C-47) on the overnight mail run. The pilot apparently tried an emergency landing with fire en- veloping the plane from an engine where it first broke out, officials | said. The blazing wreck plowed along the rocky earth nearly three- quarters of a mile to the edge of Mahpalpur village. The blazing heap of metal and bodies piled up finally just 50 yards from village huts filled with Canada-U.S. Agreed On Trade, Defence, And Seaway Project During the two-day talks partie cular attention was focussed on the St. Lawrence seaway and power project and U.S. trade restrictions like the ban on certain dairy pro- cts which have angered Cana- dian business men. AWARE OF SEAWAY NEED Eisenhower assured St. Laurent the U.S. is fully aware of Canada's urgent need of St. Lawrence power: The president said he favored development of the U.S. share of the power under the authority of New York state and that he hoped for an early favorable decision by the federal power commission on New York state's application to join with. Ontario in the power phase of the St. Lawrence project. . Laurent spoke of Canada's position on the seaway problem in a ~National Press Club luncheon address, as" well as in the joint- communique and interview. In the press club speech before 500 Wash! n correspondents, St. Laurent emphasized also that the high-level of Canada-U.S. trade is of utmost value to the two.coun- tries. "It seems to us of the greatest importance that no retrograde steps be taken that would imperil this great structure .'. .," he said. In their joint communique, St, Laurent said he hoped the U.S, will play a role of leadership in the expansion and liberation of world trade. Eisenhower, in reply, said that as an interim step the U.S. administration has recom- mended to Congress a one-year re- newal of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act and intends. to sub- mit to Congress shortly administra tion proposals regarding customs simplification. (Canada and other Western coun tries have been critical of U.S. customs procedure which allegedly has tended to restrict shipment of goods into the U.S.) Eisenhower added that he has recommended to Congress the es- tablishment of a commission to study all aspects of American economy so that "future policies CANADA, U.S. (Continued on Page 2) is not solved in the near future, an i mportant industry providing work for a large portion of our people will be irreparably placed in a disastrous situation that will benefit unjust American invasion," Mr. Duplessis said. Quebec is Canada's biggest pro- guger of textiles and textile prod- ucts. British Labor Claims Elections Are Landslide i LONDON (AP)~--Labor party offi- cials Friday night labelled Labor's [130 landslide victory in local council elections throughout England and Wales a slap at Prime Minister Churchill's Conservative govern- ment. Conservatives termed the results misleading. Final returns from the polling which began Monday and ended Thursday showed: Labor--Gained 417 seats, lost 54. Conservatives -- Gained 85, lost 335. Liberals--Gained 9, lost 13. Independents -- Gained 28, lost | Communists -- Gained 0, lost| seven. | More than 7,000 seats were at | stake in the campaign, fought | mainly on local issues. | The results do not affect Church- ill's government. Such local elec- tions are studied closely for pos- |sible trends in voters' thinking, | (however, and Labor representa- {tives in Parliament are expected | {to step up demands for a general | i election. i Firefighter Loses Life In Manitoba WINNIPEG (CP)--A volunteer firefighter has been killed and a second seriously burned in a wave of fires in Manitoba's drought- ridden forests. y Courtney Anderson; 20, of Vic- but there is no sign of general | rain to relieve the situation. | Lake Winnipeg. | Joseph ripped off his flaming | clothing and staggered to a road | | where other firefighters found him {and took him to hospital. His con- {dition was described as satisfact~ ory. Anderson's body was recov- ered after the fire passed. New fires broke out Friday in central Manitoba, between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba. About 50 grass and forest fires have been reported this week. Most | have been brought under control LONDON (CP) -- One of the| weightiest members of Parliament, sleeping Indians. ® x x % * | PAIGN who are seen painting one of the Jaycees' bicycle stands. Photo by Dutton -Times Studio lication Archiv, which extracts con- | vorov also was present. | Czech officers at the Soviet mili- siderable information from anti- | Archiv said the agreement pro- (tary academy in Moscow. Communist sources in the' Soviet-|vided for: 4. Co-ordination of both forces controlled East Zone of Germany, | 1. A goal of a 1,000,000-man force |in the use of Soviet weapons and Archiv said the agreement was |by May, 1954. (The present joint ammunition. |toria Beach, Man., was burned to death Friday and Clifford Joseph, 27, also of Victoria Beach, was injured when trapped while fighting a fire near the southern tip of JUNIOR CHAMBER STARTS CLEAN-IP CAM Robert Boothby, Coaservatve member for Aberdeen Kast, was | cheered when he said: 'Many more people die from being too thin than from being too fat." campaign in the city. A practical start was made by Bob Johnson (left), and Harvey Moyer, above, Oshawa Junior Chamber of Commerce members have inaug- | urated a clean-up and paint-up