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Daily Average Circulation for May, 1953 224 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETT Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle Weather Forecast Showers likely tonight and hotter Thursday. Low tonight 60, high tomorrow 80. VOL. 12--No. 147 Authorized as Second-Closs Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawe OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1953 Price Not Over 8S Cents Per Copy EIGHTEEN PAGES Y CONTRACT A ARCHITECTS DRAWING OF THE McLAUGHLIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY . |eral contract to H. 6 In Hospital After Blowout AJAX -- Six Toronto men, on STAFF CORRESPONDENT their way to work in Oshawa, were | rushed to the Oshawa General Hos- | north lane of the dual highway be- lout its third pital following an accident on High- | way 401, half a mile east of the | village at about 8 a.m. today. | Larry McKeag, 18, 94 Leuty Av- enue, was at first believed to have been seriously injured. However, | hospital authorities report that X- | rays were taken and his condition is not serious. The auto in which the men were | riding was driven by James Stoy- | an, 25, of Wrenson Road and was | roceeding east when a front tire | Whitby Detachment of the O P P ments--perhaps lew out. / The vehicle went out of control and rolled over a number of times, crossing the boulevard and the fore coming to rest on its top. in the north ditch. It was badly wreck- led The four other passengers in the auto, all of whom suffered bruises and were badly shaken up were | John F. Kerr, Victoria Park Road; Kenneth Tapin, 24 Huron Street, Bruce Williams, 966 Carlaw Av- enue and John MacDonald, whose address was not obtained. Constable: Carl Preston of the investigated. POINT, COUNTER-POINT By JOHN HIGHTOWER ! WASHINGTON (AP) -- Official | silence on the Korean truce crisis y underscored deep U. S. gov-| ernment concern over what Syng- | man Rhee may do next to block an end to the Korean war. ; President Eisenhower cancelled | his weekly press conference, which | policy-makers are pinning their preliminary to ordering his troops ordinarily would have been held | today. It was understood that he] did so because of the delicate Yrice situation. X The state department said earl-| jer State Secretary Dulles would Korea War 3 Years Old SEOUL (AP)--A powerful Chi- nese Red force, possibly 'a full division, smashed into United States and South Korean positions | in the Iron Triangle area of central | Korea today as the war rounded year. | In the air, U.S. Sabre jets shot {down four Communist MiGs and | damaged one. The war goes into its fourth year Thursday. Infantry of the U.S. 3rd Division |and South Korean units hurled {back 3.000 Reds in a night-long battle for Boomerang ridge. But South Korean troops were last reported in close-quarter com- 'bat with up to two Chinese regi- 6,000 men--on "Sniper ridge and Triangle hill. ent And Drew fr Rhee of South Korea 'is at hand | |is clear in the dispatch of Walter | ifestoes Apart That a showdown with President if a permanent peace has not then carried in front of them. Besides, been agreed upon. The decisive step which the Robertson, assistant secretary of he will take, if a truce he doesn't state, to see him. Robertson car-|like is signed, is withdrawal of his ried a secret message from Dulles. | All evidence indicates that U. S.| hopes on persuading Rhee to let| a truce become effective regard-| less of his opposition to it. They have no hope that he will accept the truce but, believe he might agree to refrain from any action | force from the UN command. Such a step probably would be to go on with the war, even if the UN and the Communists agree to an end of the fighting. WON VC TWICE WARE, England' (Reuters)--Lt.- not meet with reporters this week which would threaten to wreck it. Col. Arthur Martin-Leake, 79, first because of a crowded schedule. | This was not linked directly with Korean problems, but these are occupying a lot of Dulles' now. There is no evidence here of a| 's latest disposition to meet Rhee : He said price for a settlement. with the U. S., withdrawal of] Other officials have declined to|United Nations and Chinese troops | Cer, man to win two Victoria Crosses, Britain's highest military award, died at his home near here Mon- time | Tuesday he wants a defence pact|day, it was announced Tuesday. Col. Martin-Leake, a medical ofi- won his first VC in South uth Korean president has said and a three-month !Africa in 1902 for attending a i ial i -1 fr rea, : " give out any substantial informa- from Kore | wounded officer under fire. He won tion on Korean problems or pros- limitation of post-armistice nego- the second in 1915 for r DOESN'T WEAR IT Queen Receives WARDED 10 Undisclosed Bids: | public library, which is being presented to the city by | It is hoped that work will have advanced to the point | tember of this year. H.M. Brooks Lid. Chosen Officials of the Oshawa Public Library Board an-¢ nounced this morning that work on the erection of the Col. R. 8S. McLaughlin, will commence in the near future. where it will be possible to lay the cornerstone in Sep- Should the project proceed as anticipated it is hoped to move into the new premises in about 12 months time. LOCAL CONTRACTOR At a meeting of the board, last ¥ |night, authority was given to Ar- thur H. Eadie, Toronto architect, to award the tender for the gen- M. Brooks, Limited, of Oshawa. The amount of the general contract was not disclosed. Approximately 10 bids were received. It was stated that two houses now on the property, which is bounded by Centre, Bagot and Queen Streets, will be moved im- mediately and the job of levelling the land in preparation for the construction work will begin. The cost of constructing and completely furnishing the new building will be entirely borne by Col. McLaughlin. It will be faced with stone and will blend into the architecture of St. George's Angli- can Church nearby. Plans are be- scaping of the new library with that at St. George's and also with the new city hall. The new building will be com- pletely modern and will contain all | the facilities to make it an out- | standing cultural centre. It will face north on the south side of Bagot Street and will embrace all the land in the block north of the Canadian Legion Hall, and will form the third unit of the group of | civic buildings of the new civic square which now comprises the police station and the city hall. The architect Fh Bien Ay the following description of the build- ing. "The function of Library plan- ning requires that the Library building must needs take on a hor- izontal appearance. It will consist | of two floors -- the main floor, or | upper floor, will be entered from | Bagot Street, at the street level, {and will contain the main library | services. The lower floor becomes basement" level, at the Centre Street end, but due to the sloping ing made to co-ordinate the land- |f & contour of the property will Street end. This floor contains an auditorium, book storage, and girls' library, li ing and other facilities. PLACE FOR RELAXATION "In the designing of this building it has been borne in mind that the modern library building is not merely a place in which to keep books, but is also a place where people may read amidst the re- laxation and enjoyment of pleas- ant and comfortable surroundings. "People will be admitted to the main entrance lobby through a wide, inviting glass entrance-way, which is again repeated on the opposite side of the lobby where one enters into the service desk area. At the east end of this lobby admittance is gained to the lower oor via a semi-circular stair way. MAIN READING ROOM "The main adult reading room will be 70' long and 39° wide. It will be featured by a very large bay window, at the east end, reaching from floor to ceiling, through which a spectacular view of the room will be seen from Centre Street. Excellent north light will be provided from a row of large windows facing to the north. The room will he furnish- ed with comfortable, attractive and modern seating, with special tables and book-case units for vari- ous types of library use. "The stack-room, adjacent to the main reading area, will have three floors of book space, with a total estimated book accommoda- 000 books. "Adjacent to the service desk and catalogue will be found the reference room and also an at- LIBRARY (Continued on Page 2) | constitutional experts had ruled that a second crowning here would have been out of order. Fall From Bike Injures Child (Staff Correspondent) AJAX -- Six-year-old George EA Scottish Crown vad the ont crown | . - Scotland 'at a solemn ceremony | |today, but she didn't wear it. Pilot Dies In At St. Giles's Cathedral, where national service of thanksgiving S b J t and dedication, she held the crow d re e for a moment, and then. handed | LONDON (CP) -- A Canadian it to the Duke of Hamilton. pilot was killed when his Sabre jet stumbled slightly and the glitter | shire bean field, the RCAF dis- ng rows almost slipped from i" {closed today. golden cushion. But he recovere Name of the victim has not bee: : : n his balance and then it was oo ae 0 here pending notificas t hich t Il. the oi a lL ne | p Officials said the Sean Deere and sword of state. | Tuesday during a formation flight It was a Coronation in every-|from No. 1 fighter wing, North Sots, Esme ers eas ay ior at she did not wear a crown in | $ this Scottish capital, but it was [the wreckage was recovered near explained that the omission had |Boston, Lincs., where it had dug |in fact an observance of Scottish |hearby cottages. | adition Scotland's poter sover- eigns did not wear the crown. On | ceremonial occasions it always was NEW SCROLL OTTAWA (CP) -- Canada will |have a new official Book of Re- servicemen killed in the "Second World War, ready in about two years. Cmdr, Alan B. Beddoe of Ottawa, today the book will likely be com- pleted by October, 1955. It will contain approximately 45,000 names ! inscribed by hand on 600 pages of T'DINBURGH (A")--The Queen ¢-- she vas the central figure in a The duke, high officer of state, | fighter crashed deep into a Lincoln- turned safely to a collection Of | tion of next of kip thing except the actual act of |Luffenham, Rutland. The crashed no' significance whatever--it was |d€ep. into a field, "damaging "two | membrance, containing 'names of who has charge of the work, said | calfskin vellum. Clapham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Clapham, 14 Parry Road, was rushed to the Oshawa General Hospital and later to the Hospital for Sick Children, in Toronto yes- terday. The child suffered head injur- ies when he fell from his bicycle. jis Payents are with him at the | clection Aug. 10. This was Mr. % { MeCubbin's fourth nomination to McCUBBIN FOR LIBERALS STRATHROY, Ont. (CP)--The West Middlesex Liberal Association Tuesday night unanimously named Robert McCubbin, MP for West Middlesex, as the party's standard bearer for the riding in the federal pects. Itiations with a resumption of war 'Hot Rod' Driver Is Held Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fraser of Courtice, suffered injuries which required treatment at the Oshawa General Hospital when their auto- mobile was involved in a collision with a "hot rod" driven by James Goodwin, of Courtice, last night. Their injuries were not serious. The Bowmanville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police re- ported that the accident took place at the intersection of the third con- cession of Darlington Township and the Hancock Road, about a mile and a quarter east of Cour- tice and north of Highway No. 2. In the collision the auto driven by Mr. Fraser was rolled into the ditch and the side torn out of it. The "ot rod" also sustained exten- sive damage. Police at Bowmanville stated that a charge would be laid against Goodwin who" is alleged to have had no driver's permit. Mr. Fraser suffered a slight con- DUKE OF WINDSOR 59 GIF - SUR - YVETTE, France (Reuters)--The Duke of Windsor | celebrated hjs 59th birthday Tues- water mill . which he into their first real home. In the morning he played golf. quietly with friends. also treated at the hospital for bruises to his knees. TRUE OR FALSE? Fish can blush-- True. Tropical fish are said to heighten their colors to vivid shades when courting. But if your bank - balance isn't in the pink of condition, you can easily be courting some new cash through Classi- fied ads in The Times-Gazette. If you've a room you don't need, things around the house you no longer want, or leisure time on your hands -- they're all turned into dollars through Want Ads! Phone 3-2233 for an ad-writer. Highway Used As Runway For Take-off By Plane : (Staff Reporter) BOWMANVILLE -- Highway 2 became a temporary -emergency runway yesterday, as Provincial Police halted traffic to allow a single engined Cessna aircraft to take off. The plane, piloted by Daniel Si- card of Montreal, was enroute from that city to Toronto with his friend Fruend Louis when they were forcgd down in an adjoining field by an empty gas tank. Two flyers flagged a car and managed to return in short order with enough gas to enable the craft to reach the next airport. Sicard's plane, with a 32-foot | wingspread, was hazardously lim- | ited in takeoff due to the nearness of Hydro and telephone pdles along the highway, but the pilot managed to get his machine airborne, nar- | rowly missing a cable brace stret- |ched across the highway from one | pole tip to another, | One man had been stationed at the foot of the braced pole to al- | low Sicard to judge his ground {run, but a sudden gust of wind {caught the craft in flight, causing |it to sideslip dangerously und lose | altitude. | Onlookers estimated that the low- {ered wingtip of Sicard's plane {cleared the cable by a scant two | | | day at the rented 18th century |' and the |i Duchess of Windsor have converted | cusion and neck injuries while his || wife sustained shock. Goodwin was | © - | wounded men lying near the Ger- man trenches in the First World War. In the!' evening he and the Duchess dined |! IT'S "HI Murray Reid of South Simcoe School clears the pole in the high jump at four and one-half | feet. ffet at the Oshawa Public * GH, UP AND OVER" FOR THIS The entire population of Japan |contest a federal election. The drinks tea--mostly green--without [Springbank district farmer was milk or sugar. successful in the other three. YOUNG ATHLETE and school children and a large number of parents attended the track meet. Photo by Dutton--Times Studio Schools's field day at Alexandra Park yesterday. The record was set three inches higher than Reid was able to clear. Several thous- ABINGDON, ' England (Reuters) Prime Minister Churchill said to- day Britain has moved from "bank- ruptcy to solvency' in 20 months under his administration and is striving for independence from U. 8. financial aid. A new and buoyant spirit per- vades the whole nation," he said. "The atmosphere of frustration |and disappointment that hung over |us two years ago has now given UK. "Brighter" Says Sir Winston place to one of faith and confid- ence." The prime minister made the statement in a message of support for Airey Neave, Conservative party candidate in a parliamen- tary by-election here next Tuesday. The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of Conservative member Sir Ralph Glyn. He won the Abingdon seat in the October, 1951, general elec- tions by 4,883 votes. emerge above grade at the Queen |: GIVEN CONTRACT Harry M. Brooks, president of H. M. Brooks Limited, Oshawa . contractors, who have been aw- arded the general contract for the erection of the McLaughlin Memorial Library. tion for the entire library of 100,- | Arthur H. Eadie, Toronto ar- chitect, who drew the plans for the McLaughlin Memorial Lib- rary on which work is expected to begin in the near future. Charges Withdrawn With the consent of Crown At- torney Alex. C. Hall, QC, charges against Mrs, Verna Washburn and Donald Lavis, both of Toronto, were withdrawn at a session of the County Judge's Criminal Court in Whitby this morning. His Honor Christie Rented Rooms Judge F. J. MacRae presided. Mrs. Washburn and Lavis were 'is LONDON (CP)--John Reginald Christie, described by his lawyers as "mad as a March hare when he kills people," said today there was "no reason, no sense' in the slay- ings that littered his apartment and garden with corpses. Nervously working his long fing- ers, Christie haltingly admitted garrotting three more women, a total of seven so far, as his murder trial progressed through its third day at Old Bailey court. Tuesday he admitted killing his wife and three other en. The 55-year-old wartime special constable said the seven victims are the ones he 'remembers sqme- thing about." He testified Tuesday he "may have" committed even In Corpse-tilled Home more slayings than those he re- counted in the witness box. Christie technically is on trial only for the murder of his wife, Ethel, whose body was found under the floorboards of the house. His lawyer says he is "guilty but insane." \ The seven admitted victims also include three playgirls whose bod- ies were found in a walled-up cubbyhole in the apartment, two other women whose skeletons were dug up from the garden, and the wife of a neighbor, Mrs. Beryl Evans. ® Christie's testimony from the same witness box in 1950 helped CHRISTIE (Continued on Page 2) jointly charged, with conspiring be- tween July, 1950, and July, 1952, to defraud the shareholders and the Goodwood Country Club. Mrs. Washburn was also charged with fraudulently selling property be- longing to the club. When the court opened, Mr. Hall informed Judge MacRae that a civil action is pending and that the writs for this action were issued prior to the criminal charges being aid. He said there had been a consu- tation this morning between F. M. Pritchard, vice president of the club; the two accused and Charles Dubin, QC, of Toronto, counsel for the ' accused. Pritchard formally asked His Honor to withdraw the charges and when Mr. Hall agreed this was done. \ KEYNOTE SPEECH Making his keynote speech in the federal election campaign as Lib- : |eral candidate, John Lay, speak- ing over Radio Station CKLB last night, pledged himself to be a lead- der in the fight for the removal of the excise tax on automobiles. In making this pledge, Mr. Lay said that the car owners of Can- ada were paying a disproportion- ate share of the country's tax bur- en. "Of first importance to this area and to a wide section of the Cana- dian people is the automobile in- dustry" said Mr. Lay." The luxury tax on automobiles, while it serv- ed its purpose in the fight against | inflation in the immediate post-war' years, is not out-dated, and it must come off. The automobile is not a luxury. It is as necessary to the «4 | majority of our citizens today as any other tool of our various trades. Passenger automobiles car- ry more people to and from their daily work than all other forms of transportation combined. "In this locality, the proportion probably considerably higher thing over 40 per cent. The pas- senger car and the motor truck have been a boon to the .farmer, not only in lightening his tasks, but in expanding his social world. Seven in ten farm households of Canada own at least one passeng- er car, and 31 in every 100 farms have at least one truck. CARS VITAL 'Motor cars are vital to the people of Canada, and the car own- ers of Canada are carrying a dis- proportionate load of this country's tax burden. Elimination of the ex- cise tax on automobiles must come, and I pledge myself, when you el- ect me on August 10 to represent you at Ottawa, to be a leader in the fight for its removal." FAVOR HEALTH PLAN Mr. Lay said that he and the Liberal party favored a national health insurance plan, and that ov- er the years the Liberal govern- ments have worked steadily to- wards such a plan, by making many millions of dollars available 'to settle in th [to build up research and hospital Lay Promises To Fight For Auto Tax Removal than the national average of some- | facilities to ensure adequate care for those in need of it. Mentioning the new hospitals at Ajax and Port Perry, and the proposed addition to the Oshawa General Hospital, Mr. Lay said that without the as- surance of government assistance, none of these projects would have been possible. Mr. Lay also pledged himself to work for the improvement of mark- ets for farm products, and for an expansion of National Housing Act facilities in both rural and subur- ban areas, as a means of solving the farm problem. He said he would continue to press the gov- ernment for greater assistance with more rental housing if it is shown that such assistance is re- quired. MORE INDUSTRY "Further industrial expansion. in South Ontario must surely make sense to all sectors of our popula- tion. Much can be done by ihe government to encourage industry is area," said Mr. LAY (Continued on Page 2)