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TIMES-GAZETTE TELEPHONE NUMBERS oon. 3.3492 vores. 33474 Classified Advertising All Other Calls .... Combining The Pshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle THE DAILY TIMES-GAZET Weather Forecast Sunny, colder Thursday. Clearing later today. Low tonight 20, High tomorrow 80. VoL. 14--No. 51 Authorized es Post Office second-Choss Doportment, Moll, Ottewe OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1955 FAMILIES FLE HEAVY RAINS AND MILD SPELL COMBINE. FORGE First Seaway Power Is TORONTO (CP) -- First power from Ay Sawrence Seansy w, rea y 2 United States seaway engineer Col. William, F. Ch pi 1 X am F, Chapin, al the New York state sald he was con- ect will be com- 'despite reports that not be finished before 1962, ro a A saation of Me Expected in 1958 structure, the U, 8. hall of the Fant powerhouse. LAN SMALL SITES Earlier, R. L. Hearn, chairman of the Ontario hydro commission, told delegates the ission is considering development of several small waterpower sites. He said relatively cheat water power from major hydraulic sites will only meet demands until 1962, The smaller sites could add gh hydraulic powér to further ofthe A Wiliam C of am Cam pe 'Jresmicd the Canadian ectrica Association resuscita- tion medal and certificate for sav- ing the life of Frank Kreason, a ello w employee, after the latter came in contact with 2,300 . volts ' Preston Thousands Cheer Pope On Twin Anniversaries VATICAN CITY (AP)--A roar of when the pontiff lifted his arms in cheers greeted Pope Plus tod: on his double anniversary, the 79t of his birth and the '16th of his pontificate. Thousands of Romans, tourists and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's square to greet the spir- ftual leader of more than 400, 000 Roman Catholics. When the white-clad figure of the convalescing pontiff appeared in his apartment window to bless the throng a great roar of "Vivi {il Papa"--long live the Pope-rose to greet him. Golden and white pal flags fluttered from Vatican uildings. Women frantically waved white handkerchiefs. The throng was suddenly hpshed blessing, a gesture that has be- come known to millions through. out the world. Many in the throng knelt on the cobb) es. PRAISED IN PR A W y's press has acclaimed ti pontiff, recalling the ' heavy bur. dens of his pontificate, considered by many here to be among the most important in the long history of the church. Rome's widely cir- culated independent I! Messaggero recalls his efforts during the war to save Rome from bombing, one of the highlights of his reign. Pope Plus was born in Rome March 2, 1876. He was elected as .the church's 261st' head March 2, 1939, and was crowned 10° days later. thes afd A. ned) Sound was of lie Ontario Municipal tric As-| of n A, we HEAVY RAINS and mild wea- ther sent Duffin's Creek, in Pick- ering, on its annual rampage Tuesday, The flood waters inun- dated the low-lying areas west of Pickering village and covered 0. 7 No. 2 Highway to a depth of 20 inches. TOP FT, a car pro- ceeds through flood waters in Pickering. IGHT, acres of ice- cakes left by the receding waters in the Riverside Drive area, This ice-jam may cause further flood- ing if the thaw continues. Twelve families were forced from their homes when the flood reached its crest by mid-afternoon, The thick- ness of ice in Duffin's Creek, com- bined with heavy snows in the north, greatly increased the dan- r of further flooding. Author- ties may use dynamite to ease the ice-jams, Photos By John Mills Rape-Death Suspect, 29, Father of 2 NEW YORK (AP)~A 25-year-old father of two children was charged edrly 'today 'with the rapesia of Ann Ya the N W ' rest Tuesday on a separate complaint, Police nabbed Farrell In a cem. tery after a' she apartment of his sister-in-law, Irene Miller, 20, ou z street, about a block from where Miss Yarrow, 23, was Sam; WENT TO APARTME A slim, 'good-looking man of me- dium build, Farrell went to Mrs, Miller's home Tuesday mornin and, with a butcher knife in hand, robbed and raped her in front of her three-year-old son, police sald. Before raping the woman, police said, he ¢ from the apa t Mrs. Miller's stepfather, Who called police. Police linked Farrell with the Yarrow murder during questioning Mrs. Miller's complaint, rough the evening they tackled the job of dredging for a knife they said he told them he had thrown down a sewer, , Police declined to say if a knife they found in the sewer was the Yarrow murder weapon. Farrell, an employee of a wood- working firm, is married to Mrs. Miller's sister and lives in Brook- lyn. Mrs, Farrell is expecting a third child. COMPLETE MAPPING OTTAWA (CP) -- The Royal Canadian Engineers' army survey establish t has just completed a Iggy Crotty Due In Newfoundland TORONTO (CP) -- Iggy Crotty, walking and talking again after a struggle of almost a year to be- come a normal nine-year-old boy, was scheduled to arrive at his Newfoundland home today. lay .unconscious in hospital for 116 days after being hit by a car which failed to stop near his home in St, John's last May, left: by plane Tuesday night with his mother after four months in the Hospital for Sick Children. ¢ e recovery is not yet com- plete, doctors said, But "it appears only a matter of time before he'll be able to speak almost normally and walk almost like any other The bright-eyed youngster, who child," one added. LATE NEWS FLASHES | Says West Enjoys Great Lead In Bombs WASHINGTON -- President Eisenhower said today the Western World has enjoyed all along a great lead over Russia in development of hydrogen bombs and atomic weapons." He would not speculate as to how long the lead would last. | Torrents Threaten New South Wales Farms SYDNEY, Australia--Roaring torrents of muddy waters today threatened to engulf dozens of tiny farm + gettlements in the state of New South Wales, Petty Officer Faces Court Martial HALIFAX -- Petty Officer Maynard V. John. son of Victoria, B.C., will face court martial Thurs- day on charges following the illicit drinking spree aboard the Carrier Magnificent Jan. 21. | | 1| tion, said the situation top-priority job-~mapping for the mid-Canada radar foe. Mapping at a rate of more than 1,000 square miles a week, the unit has fin- ished charts covering 40,000 square miles across a strip of Canada at roughly the 55th parallel. Do MPs Sneak OTTAWA (CP) -- Rev. Dan Mc- Ivor, at 82 the oldest member of the Commons, Tuesday cried "lie" as hé thundered in a rich Irish brogue his heated indignation at a port that members sneak out for # uot | PC«Quebec West) as sa ing some members 'often with. draw to their offices to have a | quick one. , , ." ' Some years ago, Mr. Mclvor- said, 'he 'asked the late Agnes Macphail, Canada's first woman parliamentarian, what she thought of the character 'and ability of Commons members. "Her reply was that there was not a group of men in Canada which would excel them in char. acter and ability and In willing: ness to serve." Then, he said the Drinks? It's A Lie, MP Replies statement attributed to Mr, Du. fresne 'is not true of this (gov. Sriient) side of the House" and a $ QUESTION OPPOSITION "1 'wish Kp members speaking for the outside He added he would expeét ther Prime Minister 8t. La his capacity as prime nor any member of the House to "mgsume the responsibility of 'ell. ing any member what he ld do once he is outside of this chamber." Great applause from all sides of the house greeted Mr, Drew's statement, Mr, Dufresne was in his seat at the time, He sald noth- ing. He did -not join in the ap- plause. . Woman PC Raps Ottawa 'Drivel' OTTAWA (CP) The labor spokesman for the Progressive Conservative party Tuesday critl- cized the government for publish- ing 'drivel' in a labor depart- ment' hooklet entitled 'Two Min. utes of Employment Facts." Mrs, Ellen Fairclough, Hamilton West, sald during Commons de- bate on. unemployment that the booklet urges home owners to cre- ate employment by hiring people out of work 'for spring cleaning. "Such drivel," she said. 'Does the government not know , that many of these home owners whom they are urging to do their spring cleaning early are the very ones who are out of work? 'They ¢an do their own repairs around their houses if they have any money at all with which to buy lumber and paint, , , . C. W. Hodgson (PC--Victeria, Ont): "Let them get some white wash from the government." Mrs, Fairclough: "I am sure there will be plenty left over, udging by what we get in this ouse, Cambodia King Rbdicates Throne PARIS (AP) -- Agence France- Presse reported today that King Norodom' Sihanouk of the Indochi- nese state of Cambodia has abdi- cated, ' The news agency said, the 33. ar-old monarch Wepped 'down 'om the throne of t 70,000- square-mile country in favor of his father, Prince Suramarit. The re. port gid not give the reason for the abdication. Jobless Picture Not Black-Gregg OTTAWA (CP)--Growing unem- ployment which reached a. post- war high in January has touched off an Opposition motion ~alling for the defeat of the government. A Progressive Conservative mo- tion: of hoy-confidante in the gov- ernment, presented Tuesday as'the Commons began a major debate on unemployment, gained support from C and Social Credit groups. . Mrs. Ellen Fairclough (PO-- Hamilton West), proposing the mo- s grave, She' accused the governntent of "lack of constructive planning." CCF Leader Coldwell sald fed. eral policies on employment have been "incompetent.' C. E. Johnston (SC--Bow. River) said the government helped bring about unemployment through too much interference with the earn- ing . power of Canadians, Taxes were a major example, DEFEND GOVERNMENT Labor Minister Gregg and Trade Minister Howe Jelena the gov- ernment's record. Mr. Gregg agreed the situation "does cause concern' but added: "The picture is not at all black, far from it." The number of jobless was higher than last year. But he denied that the employment situation is deter- erating. e last published figures show the number of persons working was on the increase. The rise in upemployment. was: due hostly to a growth in the coun- try's labor force, ' Mr. Gregg also' announced that the government is prepared to dis- cuss at the coming federal-provin. cial conference the question of meeting the needs of those unem- loyed who are able to work but ave no unemployment insurance. No province had asked yet for such a discussion, (Main purpose of the federal Jovincial conference is to review agreements which expire at the end of 1957. Prime Minister St. Laurent said Tuesday the con- ference will be held "as early as it can conveniently be arranged.) SEES UPSWING Mr. Howe said current davelop- ments point to an upswing ih Can- ada's economy. a "As the year draws on we can, I am confident, look forward to a broader resumption of expansion ary trends with an accompanying growth in job opportunities," he sald, . The upemployment debate will continue, Whether it resumes to-| day depends. on whether membérs agree to yleld what is expected'to be one of the last twa Wednes- days in the session set aside for private members' business. | The debate centres on gdvern: ment figures issued last week, The bureau of statistics estimated 362, 000 persons were out of work and looking for jobs in late January, compared with the previous hig of 318,000 last March, At the Jatne time, 569,582 persons were ing for work through National Em. ployment Service offices, against the high of 569,896 last v to ask the honorable | | t:| leader he L Onositibn (Hon, smeelves in regard | to 'their oondulet in this House or STABILIZES Stabilizers to reduce rollin are being fitted to the 83, ton liner Queen Elizabeth to in« sure smoother sailing for pas- sengers, The stabilizers are be- ing fitted to the liner 'at South. ampton, England, where she is undergoing winter - overhauling, The fins are about 14 feet long and seven feet wide and are operated by electro - hydraulic wer. Because of her size the iner will have four of the stabi lizers, one of which is being un- here, ~~Central Press Canadian Search Lake For Judy TORONTO (CP)--Equipped with floodlights, police a lifesavers searched an area of Lake Ontario Tuesday night for eight-year-old Judy Carter, missing from. her home since Prday: The search, which covered a stretch of water about three-quar- ters of a mile along Toronto's west end shoreline, was begun after a motorist telephoned police that he had seen what he thought was a body floating near the shore, Launches on the water and searchers on foot along the shore. line failed to find any trace of a but the search was continued, WORK OF PRANKSTER During the night police also dis- missed a $15,000 ransom demand for the safe return of the girl as the "work of a cruel and vicious prankster." The ransom demand was made a man who telephoned William cLeod, the girl's stepfather, Tuesday, Mr, MacLeod arranged to have the money ready but heard no further word from the caller, _ Meanwhile, police said they have been traging numerous misleading re 8, poster describing circum- stances of Judy's disappearance, her description and photograph ave: been sent out te all major Canadian 'cles and all border: crossing points , Tuesday. - The child's picture was published in the press and flashed across television screens. AMEND BIBL OTTAWA (CP)-~Legislation re- quiring that the political - affilia- h| tion of federal election candidates be printed .on ballots was intro duced Monday in. the C Ray Thomas (SC -- Wetaskiwin) made the' proposal in a bill to amend the Canadian Elections Act, % T0 CAUSE FLOOD LOSS IN PICKERING AND DISTRICT LONDON (Reuters)--Sir Winston Churchill today conferred with his cabinet on a confidence vote to- night on British defence policy in the H-bomb era. The prime minister had no fear that the opposition Labor part would bring down his governmen but the entire nation's interest was Labor party tlee has agreed fog rave : weapons sup h.. forces, particularly jet re the' Labor. Smponition, TT 7 ro) v MAJOR SPRHCH Churchill is confident he will ride out the test with over-all majority of 19 members Parliament, aad, in addition, the | Labop members are themselves di- vided. Churchill Tuesday opened the de- fence policy debate with a speech in hig 'blood, sweat and tears" tradition, Churchill Due To Face H-Bomb Confidence Vote est, It 1bho . Jould be to A packed House of Commons ls- ten breathlessly as Churchill sketched out the perils of the hy- dro en age, which he labelled t! hideous epoch." Hooking his thumbs in his vest, he grimly warned that after three or four years, Russia, tooy have the Sain hydrogen power as feu weapons iy X LABO , His argument for bullding < H- bombs as .a "deterrent" to im diate threats of a ssion have angered a band of about 20 to 30 which includes pacifists, pected to. abstain when the confi- dence motion is put to a vote to- night, ese abstentions, plus Church- in te normal majority in the House, appear to assure the gov- ernment of carrying the day, out today from a hamlet at not been heard from since, HOPE 2 MEN STILL SURVIVE AFTER 4 DAYS IN ARCTIC HALIFAX (CP) -- A band of Eskimo trackers set island to check signs that gave hope that two men may have survived 44 days of bitter Arctic isolation, The search party was scheduled to leave Cape Dorset and follow the 300-mile trail taken Jan. 15 by Hudson's Bay Company employees Donald Baird, 22, of Twillingate, Nfld, and Ootooke, a veteran Eskimo traveller, who have southwestern tip of Baffin Hydrogen Planes Can Travel Far . WASHINGTON (AP) == 'The United States Air Force announced today that it will begin late this spring to equip one of its strategic command wings with B52 Jet bombers, capable of delivering hydrogen bombs to faraway tar gets at high speed und altitude, Air Forcé Secretary Harold E, Talbott's of ficial announcement made no - reference to recent re- ports in the capital ReRortin that "bugs" had a the B32. forced homes on Riverside Drive yesterday when flood waters raised Duffin's creek to the danger level, Huge ice cakes swirled d ownstream becoming Jodged at various points, effective. ly blocking the normally - quiet siream, . A long-time resident of Riverside Drive, Mrs. E. Pyette, sald it was the worst flood in sev. en years in that district, Pickering police warned those whose homes. were in da and assisted others to ovacimte By midnight the water was slow- pA receding, Jgwever resid ear more fl if the | weather and rain continues, is still heavy snow on the wi shed at the headwaters of creek, HIGHWAY FLOODED immediately west of Plc traffic was diverted Yo Hiahand, 401, More daring motorists the flooded roadway while a truck stood by in case of engine failure. At the 401 cloverleal at Pickering, water was so deep that the road was impassable several hours yesterday, the road, bl Saloon Riverside Bele Hog Dri nd the 8 DAS: side Drive a: H Camp, Damage in this area be extensive but cannot be ass ed until the ice goes out, ear an attempt was made wi in simi umstances ; Duffin's Ay by th ee-block but the ef Athi » Rodda family was by boat when deepening prevanied them from leaving any means, e Hill family decided to in their home after police s that they leave, J GEN] US OFFER An offer to ald those rendered homeless in the Pickering flood hat come from Mrs, E. Goldman Oshawa, 'Mrs, Goldman is owner of a camp nearby and she has of« fered free of charge, facilities of the camp to those in need, vacant cottages at the summer camp are all fully furnished. Hear Coffin Appeal Case. UEBEC (CP) -- Lawyers for Wilbert Coffin, a Gaspe prospector convicted of murdering a Pennsyls vania bear hunteg, claimed Tues« day that the trial judge should have ordered an acquittal because of lack of evidence, The argument was contained is a 40,000-word appeal filed by Cots fin's Jawyers in an attempt to ups set the conviction for the murder of Richard Lindsey, 17, of Holidays ury, Pa. The appeal hearing cone tinues today. pn, 5, was found lity at erce, Que, last Aug, § of murder of Lindsey, iat three Holidaysburg sportsmen whose 'mutilated remains were found in July, 1953 in the Gaspe wilderness. He is scheduled to be The plan is eventually to convert all 11 B36 wings to Baas, hanged March 12. Belief that Julia Carter, eight. year-old Toronto girl who dis. appeared on Feb. 25, has been abducted hus confirmed by the story of two women who believe they saw the little on a Toronto street car crying and asking for her mother. Spur red into a city-wid. search, po- lice are following every lead. Ne Here Constable Ryan questions one of the families of the borhodd where Julia he alge seen, showing a picture of the girl to aid identification, i ) Water poured across High 2 ' A and 1 NEW LEADS SPUR SEARCH FOR MISSING TORONTO GIRL