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PAGE TWELVE THE DAILY TIMES. GAZETTE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1 1948 WANT AD SECTION y LLL BUSINESS - PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Articles for Bale .. 36 Articles Wanted .. 37 A ts Wanted ... 40 | For Rent , 1--Auditors RAHAM BICKLE, ACCOUNTANT AU- ; or. Government reports and income tax forms prepared, secretarial work Phone 1004). 205 Arthur St. (Marl) Auditors ........ee T. BOPEINS: i eral accountant, St. East. Phone 2127. countant and auditor. GEN- ., King ac (Marl) 8. CERTIFIED er Hai SGonsul 2--Barristers Male Help LOUIS 8 M ER Ee, coe Nora o% Phone 67. HYMAN, BARRIS Loans arranged. Residence 3051. (Marl) ANNIS, BARRISTERS. AL- ON AN Ala, K.C., Tia Simcoe Street hn Phone 4, Residence 769. (Marl) W. 8. GREER, K.C.. BARRISTER, Auditor, etc.,, 6 King Suen East. ne 3160. 3514. arias W. C. Pollard, KC. usbridge, nt. IERSON, CREIGHTON & FRASER, iy etc. Bank of Commerce Building. (Marl) 8, K.C.. TER, 6 King 8t. West. 814; residence 3297. (Marl) JAMES R. MacBRIEN, BARRISTER and Solicitor. Suite 201, 70 King Zast, Genosha Hotel. Phone 349. (Marl) OSEPH P? MANGAN, K.C., BARRIS- iy Bolicitor. Money to loan. Office his King St. East, Oshawa. Phone 445. Res, Phone 837. (Marl) R. D. Solicitor, etc. Phones: Office Money to loan. ONE INSERTIO TWO CONSECU INDEX TO WANT AD CLASSIFICATIONS Female Help Wanted ..... Funeral Directors » Gardening and Supplies ........ Legal Notices ..... 3 Ss, THREE CONSECUTIVE IN EACH ADDITIONAL CONSECUTIVE INSERTION . Above rates apply only to original orders for consecutive insertions. Ye iid f insertions ordered at a later date comstitute a cians and Lo SE | per month for P and 20 words or less. $5.00 20c additional for all words over 20. Each initial letter, abbreviation, $ and c¢ sigh, 8 figure count as & full word. Box charged 10c additional. All Classified Advertisements MUST be in by 6 p.m. the day before publication, Office hours: Daily 8-6. Ba turday 8-5. RUMMAGE SALE, KING ST. UNITED Church basement, Tuesday, Jenruaty 3, 2 o'clock, auspices FantoF Group of WA. a) CALLING CANADIAN WOMEN TO Prayer! The Women's Inter-Church Council announces the observance of the Wond I Da Prayer on February 13th, 1948. ns-Canada Broadcast, Eu 12th, 4:45 to 5 o'clock ES.T. Check with local stations for correct time. Her Excellency The Viscountess Alexander of Has Graclously Consented to Speak on The Broad- cast. Has) = DANCING AT THB AVALON Tuesday, Friday and Saturn till 12. King West. WS Sat..Mon.) 36--Articles for Sale OIL BURNERS -- SALES PLUS A complete reliable service. Out-of-town Phone 584J. (Feb18) COMPLETE rolls and belts for all makes of ask. ers.. Jack Biddulph. 68 Simcoe St. Phone 3800W. (Pebas) RECORD PLAYER, WESTINGHOUSE, also popular records. Phone 4627J. (26¢c) MAN'S BICYCLE, EXCELLENT CON. dition, reasonable. Apply 181 albelt 1) ERNEST MARKS, BARRISTER, SOLI- citor, 11 King E. Room Phones - 55. Residence 3687R. (Marl) PARKHILL AND J. A. YANCH, Barrister Mortgage loans, National Housing Act loans. Simcoe North, Phone 1614. Res. 1975J. (Marl) MANNING F. SWARTZ, BARRISTER. Solicitor, Notary. Money to loan. Bas sett Block, suite No. 4. Phone 2m, 28TTW. Mar) 3a--Physicians and Surgeons DR. BAPTY, SURGEON, 153 KING ST. E., Oshawa. Phone 3832. Hours: eleven to twelve and (except Wed and Sat.), 8tg4and 7 tos (Marl) 4--Chirc~r tors CLINIC, 146 BTECKLEY HEALTH Simcoe Narth, Phone 224. Drugless tic Electro therapy, mineral € ont bath treatment. Practicing 22 years. Consultation free. 9 am. to 9 p.n. dally, except Monday and Friday, (Marl) 5--Optometrists C. H. TUCK, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE, Oshawa. Hours 9 to 12, 2 to 5. Phone 1516. Evenings Appointments. (Marl) JURY AND LOVELL--OFFICE HOURS: ® am, to 6 pm. Wednesday 9 to lohnso! tometrist. Phone 28. A EJ mn, Op (Marl) 6--Insurance PEACOCK'S INSURANCE SERVICE. Consult us for any of your insurance needs. of Street East, pho a Be 9, oi 'ee a ne T7--Veterinarians DR. EE H WEBSTER, small animal surgery. St. W. Phone 2010M., LARGE AND 101 Richinond 1. | with Jones and Nolan, 24--Personal | 33--Automobiles Wanted BROADLOOM RUGS, NEW, MODERN, decorator's colors, custom made, seam- less, up to thirteen feet, any Aengih. " Write Acae Rug Co, 188 King W. ae milton. (Feb.8) 25--Real Estate For Sale $4,800. BUYS 7-ROOM BRICK BUN- galow, newly decorated. May be used as 3 and 4-room separate apartment or as 7-room home. $1,500 cash, balance arranged. Phone 2009M. (26b) $5,000. 6 ROOMS, "ALL CONVENIENCES. April possession, near General Motors, Terms arranged. a E. Murdock, Real Estate Broker. A. H. Murdock, salésman. $10 SELLS YOUR CAR Become a wealthy pedestrian, We have many cash buyers waiting for your car. For $10 we will sell your car at your price, BELMONT MOTORS 137 KING ST. W. OSHAWA (18t1) 34--Pets and Livestock (25¢) $6,500 Six rooms, brick, finished attic, hardwood down, garage, central east section. Possession one week, WE WELCOME YOUR LISTINGS JONES AND NOLAN BROKERS a0) TWO PUREBRED, COCKER SPANTEL uppl Ti T mon ho one on Ye (26b) SRooE PET SHOP, GANARIES, FOR- A aby 4% Sows. an (birds 4): 313 i Buncoe 8st. South. (Fens ) COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES, BLACKS, reds and Pimaies. 8 to 18 fol sever: BHOEMAKER'S LEA machine; Southwind gas heater. nearly new. Apply 454 St. 75) 3, WALNUT FINISHED STEEL BED and spring. Apply 308 Eulalie Ave. (25¢) ONE JACKET HEATER, ONE HOT WA- ter tank. Phone 2741J. (25¢) SMALL MANTLE RADIOS, USED, N Sondition, $15 each. Meagher, 92 imcoe Nort! 25¢) Rn PLASTIC FOR ee Jou floors, the modern floor finish. ries in one hour, no more waxing or polishing. We deliver. Phone 4538W. We also will apply Plast-I-Gloss. As- sociated Services, 23 Bond W 'est, corner Bond and Prince street, (Feb.13) STOVE OIL STORAGE TANKS, COM- plete with taps. Harry Perry Wholesale, 204 Court Bt. Phone 2015. (Feb.7) NUMBER OF NEW AND USED HEAT- ers and Quebec cook stoves. 156 Sim- coe St. S., before 6. (Feb.7) +, Li Mg Re 2104. 66 Bond West (Feb23) STEEL VENETIA Hy ft. Measured Phone males and fetales Spoon INSUL BRICK, NORTH OSH- Possession early spring. Phone 226W1, John Alberts. (221) west, of a New igh en 16; 35--Wearing Apparel LIST YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE Real Estate: Brokers, 62 Prince St. We get Ses ults. (Feb.6) BROWN MUSKRO FUR AT, BLUE tailored suit, Men's skates, size 9, Food condition. Reasonable, Phone yo RARE OPPORTUNITY $5,950 We have an exclusive listing on a Jove ly brick home situated only a short stance from, the main business dis- trict of Oshawa. It has 6 good size rooms, which includes a living-room, dining-room, & modern kitchen with built-in cupboards, and also 3 bed- rooms upstairs. There is a full base- ment with a new furnace. Private con- arl) | crete drive. Electric hot water tank. y--An excellent in- 9--Money To Loan « CLIENTS' MONIES AVANLADLE FOR first mo! es. Apply M. F. Swartz, Burrister, Bissett Block, suite No. 4. 282. (Marl) 10--Instruction A yesument, May be' seen by appointment only, $7,200 15-storey brick home just decorated. Ook floors, In most desirable residential area. Owner is moving at once. Bullt in 1046, electric hot water tank, 7° t, combination doors, iron rail DANCING CLASSES -- BALLET, TOE and Tap, taught by Irenie Harvey. Register Saturday's in St. [George's Parish Hall, Centre St. (Feb5) 11--Building Trades BUILDING, REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS to all t of buildings, kitchen Feo boards. Phone 1352W. (Feb.23) DO IT NOW--MATERIALS AND LA- bor available for all Cement work, Blocks lald, underpinning, etc. Lloyd, Whitby. Phone 927. (Feb.8) FRONT END SNOW LOADER AND dump trucks for hire. Gravel, sand and cinders, Apply 163 Ritso Phone 2063W. . 8. (Febl5) CRAGGS AND DYKSTRA. RZ araEns, Decorators, Also industrial ing. Work guaranteed. Phone riage 14 19 Fel 12--Personal Services GENERAL DUMP RICE Oshawa. Phone 1993R. (Feb. 135 P. A. VON GUNTEN EXPERT SWISS Repair shop at 46 King Street West. Your patronage wo ees) (3 ing around front porch. Good house- keeping makes it a pleasure to go through this nice modern home. - clusive listing. Wome $400 chofield INSURANCS Agency REALTORS 6 SIMCOE ST. N. (Feb.2,4) 26--Real Estate Wanted MODERN _ HOUSES WANTED FOR clients with cash, SY your property ait Friston & Auley, Realtor, 150 Division St. rend 16 | SHIPMAN 3 PAIR RIDING BOOTS, 2, SIZE 8, 1, size 7, good oo] none 3596R. suits ahd pants. 21 Bond St. W. Sam Swartz. (Mar?) 36---Articles For Sale 37--Articles Wanted COAL STOKER, 50 LBS, PER HOUR. Phone 607TRS. (27¢) 0, ANY COM CONDITION, WHEN writing lease state make and price x 637, Times-Gazette. (271) wanted. Box | SEWING MACHINE, SINGER 'DROP- head only, 3 will pay $20. am up. Box 638, Times-Gax (271) oh PRICES PAID FOR PAPER, rags, mattresses, iron and metals; Local and out of town calls picked up Phone 635, Cedartiale Iron 2 THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW! By Al Fagaly and Harry Shorten META. ees 2 (one About As Far As We Can Auto Men Tell Ottawa Dollar Savers (The Financial Post) The Canadian automobile indus- try is very much afraid it is stuck with an austere backseat driver in the form of the government's new dollar balancing economic program. Auto men aren't alarmed at, or objecting to, the destination the government wants the industry to reach, namely, a balance between dollar imports and exports. They claim theyre heading that way themselves, 'What. they are perturbed about is the road the government has told them to take to get there. They're afraid the going will be so econ- onomically rough that the auto in- dustry will be slowed down con- siderably. Furthermore, they're: afraid the government doesn't fully realize the vastness and complexities of the billion-dollar juggernaut it's tam- . | pering with, A quarter of a million Canadians IT | ----about one in every 20 in the COMBINATION GAS AND COAL stove. Apply 278 Verdun Rd., or phone | ice 3464 (27a) VENDING mac! folders government approved. td., Saint John, Eastern Facto! om N.B. Representative. y (Feb.2,4,6) GUARANTEED VENETIAN BLINDS 7 Day Delivery Made to measure by ex) craftsmen of Met-Wo Industries Limited. Free and \ any- where. P.O. BOX 421 PHON™ 4101W--J. W. MELLEY OSHAWA (205t1) THREE-PIECE OHES' AL- most new. Phone 2137W. " (26c) HOT WATER TANK, 40 GALLONS; Jacket Bsatef, both new; also Stately Pe cycle gas engine. Phone 455. after 5 p.m. (26b) JUST ARRIVED, LARGE SHIPMENT of coal ranges. No tax. All sizes, and prices to cl from. Meagher's, 92 North. (Febl3) beh STROLLER, REPAINTED, RN also 2, 400x19 tires, 638 Sim 29--Rooms For Rent NEWLY DECORATED 5 ROOM apartment, built-in cupboards, electric stove continuous hot water, 2 minutes from bus stop, adults. Box 639, Times. Gazette. (27c) ROOMS, F FURNISHED, 8 SUITABLE FOR DON'T SUFFER WITH Rawleigh Listiousehol Repairs TIVE HERE NOW. TISM et R! 1 Phone er 384 Ritson 8 oR TWO ish { Access to good bathroom, ping. Bo: BEDROOM IN PRIVATE HOME, CEN- tral. Phone 4714R, (27a) 3-PC. BEDROOM SUITE, LIGHT FIN- and mattress never STAMP . each with 1,000 sanitary. Jones | 23 AID FOR GOOD USED ice box, Quebec heater, cook es. 34 Bond West. = Phone $7063 (Febl3) 38--Female Help Wanted GIRL TO HELP WITH HOUSEWORK, no cooking or washing. Apply 302 Jar- vis St. 8 Ppiy _(26¢) LADY | WANTED. EXPERIENCED SALES! for Ladies' Wear establishment. Good postion, Apply Box 634, Tisai, c STENOGRAPHER Fully . experienced ' stenographer required for company executive. Single only, under 30 years of age. Excellent salary and working conditions. Apply giving full information to BOX 630, TIMES-GAZETTE (25¢) 39--Male Help Wanted 1947 DEFOREST CROSLEY radio, REY Srasnmant, Apply 4 Celina 8t., apt. B, after 6. (Jan2¢ Feb2) MAN'S OVERCOAT, SIZE 38, ALMOST new; Coleman ofl space heater; electric hot water radiator; boy's bicycle 3 years; girl's white tube skates, ei 3, $3; boy's tube skates, size 3, $2.50. Phone 878, (25¢) ONE FURNISHED BEDROOM, CLOSE to General Motors, in a Slee and quiet home, Apply 97 Elgin ROOMED CABIN, 2 CITY, plenty of storage room, on town line, 1 mile north of highway. Phone 723W12 after 5:30 p.m, (26b) 3 ROOMS FURNISHED, , SUITABLE FOR couple, no children, abstainers only. Apply Box 631, Times-Gazette. (25¢) 18--Automobile Repairs MOREY'S GARAGE, COR! CORNER VERDUN Suliding Edu act Epeciatniy i = Febl3) 22---L ost and Found Wo "YOUNG. N THE YOUNG MAN WHO LEFT the windbreaker at Avalon } Dlense oo) WOULD JLD PARTY FINDING "CAR LUG- gage carrier for 3 of car some time ago, please call 480R. (27a; 23--Women's Column CHARIS--HAVE YOUR FIGURE PROB- lem solved by professional adviser. Phone Mrs. Blatter, morning or ev ning. 2504W. (Febll 21 Pgfsona] VE THAT WATCH OR CLOCK EX- aired at the Midtown Watch BY 157s Simcoe St. South. Entrance Shop. One (Feb26) Vern's Barber LL service. NERVES ON EDGE? Jumpy, irritable, easily excited poor sleeper? Send for Thuna"s Herbal Neive Tablets -- ALL ® $1.00 postpaid TH UNA : HERBALISTS 298 DANFORTH, AVE. TORONTO (Jan 31,Feb.2,7,9,14,16,21,23,28) ) | Oshawa. 30a--Room & Board Wanted ROOM AND BOARD IN VICINITY OF G.M. Main Office. Phone 3204 after 5. / (27c) 31 --Wanted to Rent TWO UNFURNIS! trally located, Jor a working. Plone 4 YOUNG "COUPLE, oe 'CHILDREN, quire 2 furnished light "houseieeping rooms. Wri . Scott, P.O. azt, * asc) FARM, "OSHAWA, WHITBY 1 DISTRICTS: tocked or unstocked. Phone 306R. Wilkinson Ave. (250) DESPERATE, IN NEED, PI HELD or 6 room house ch 1, Ault family, careful living, respectable ROOMS, CEN. 8 gules ee, Te (dy y clean BRADLEY'S As low as 20% down payment on all house- hold furniture. Largest as- sortment of carpets and floor |» profit covering in Ontario. Axminster rere $7.95 .. $39.50 ® $64.50 7'6"x9' wine seamless 4'6"x7'6" Seino Axminster 6'x9' Axminster Rich wine Oriental design Phone 3430W. Kt) ASSISTANT MANAGER . In desperate need 3 or 4-room apartment for wife and son. Highest references can be supplied PHONE 696 32--Automobiles for Sale '32 FORD V-8 COACH, GOOD MOTOR, 3 new tires. Phone | 27615 arta S. 5. a 31 HUPMOBILE, "4 NEW Ei spares. A-1 condition. *Star Ta, 13 Celina St. (25¢cy 33--Automobiles Wanted Mi Phone 4695W. 1 LAKESHORE AUTO Cars ted for English Axminster .... 2. $74.50 truly beautiful pr " 1 33 $3. 50 Battleship linoleum.. Ber square yard ...eeeeee.e.. Congoleum and Feltol Rugs 2 and 3 yd. wide Congoleum - Bradley's Two Stores 156 Simcoe St, South -- Phone 3413 40 King St. West Phone 271 + /(aaf) 3 a | Familex, 1600 Delorimier, Mon! Yea, MAN WANTED WITH SOME EXPERI- ence in sheet metal and furnace work, or young man willing to learn. Abp1y A) wages and working Sonaitions, 160 King St. W. 12 or 5 p.m. 39a--Male or Female Help SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY. AVERAGE $45.00 weekly, for man or woman to up y more than 250 Familex necessi- io the people in your neighborhood. today for plete detalls our tos plan for fast, easy, direct-to-cutomer sales, Catalogue free. (Mon, Wed Fri) BOOKKEEPER, MUST BE EXPERIENC- ed in general office work, ledger keep- ing, Better than gverage Salsty. Christ- ian's Electric & Hardw * Head Office, iT on. Wed. Fri.) EIEN OFFICE ACCOUNTANT. Christian's Electric and Hardware, Head Office, Oshawa, Ontario. (Mon. Wed.Frl) 40--Agents Wanted WANTED: AS DEAL SR in Oshawa. e opportu gh [Bawleigh Dept. ML Br a80-1603, 0 wile! A ==, he al, (Feb2 10.06.96 i Se Wanted REPAIRING TRILIGHTS, RANGETTES, ranges, all household electrical | appli- ances, Frank Snudden, '107 Phone 919W. A Fens) EXPERIENCED TRUCK DRIVER, AB 1 single, Box 63%, , "Tifes-Gazetie. YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN WILL CARE for your child, evenings, in her home. Until 12, one dollar, after 35¢ hour. Phone 4007W. (26h) 44--Tender FUEL OIL AND GASOLINE BUSINESS FOR SALE 'Tenders will be received at the office of W. R. Strike, K.C., King Street, Bow- manville, until' 12 o'clock noon, Febru- ary 7th, 1948 oh the wholesale Jobbe: fuel ofl gL of the late C. A. Bart lett in the Town of ALA wit! Lai Ciri ool age laciiiies Logether wit] all necessary equipment including * tank delivery trucks also lease of re ail gas and service station with' purchase of equipment an les In service station. nage sold--fuel and stove oil 301, gaz ine, 31 Graa) or any +t t Annual 0! equipment on the premises, Tenders mailed or delivered to be plainly mark- ed as such and to contain certified cheque for 5% of Sender dor pase, 29,30, Feb.2, 3) | Times-Gazette a ads voy | ~Way not try one today, ) total labor force--owe their jobs to the automobile: in iron and steel, rubber, glass, textiles, petroleum, service stations and garages; truck- ing; taxis and buses and half a dozen other related fields. But despite its magnitude, the industry is as sensitive to disturb- ance as a selsmograph., Let one | supplier fall down on the job and | the whole complicated machinery grinds to a halt. Co-ordination, is Essential As with a high-powered car, loaded with passengers, it takes perfect co-ordination to keep the auto industry rolling safely along today's industrial highway. To find out how the indus feels about back-seat driver Otta- wa and what effect the new policy economically feasible? Frankly, no, says the industry. One executive went so far as to say that it was a waste of time to even consider it. He was referring, he said, to the long term policy of: (a) branch plant integration by which Canadian firms would make certain parts for the whole North American output and (b) export co-operation by which American parent firms would let their Canadian branches into cer- extent of the dollar value of their American buying, In the case of the auto industry, this would mean finding dollar markets for $85 million worth of cars (based on 1947 production). At the moment, only a few coun=- tries such as Venezuela, Portugal, Switzerland, South - Africa, Cuba and Java are paying in U.S. dollars. These represent a potential mar- ket for 100,000 cars a year. 'To get $85 million out of them, we'd have to sell at least 85,000 cars. We might as well try selling coal to New castle, scoffed one executive. The government, he went on, seems to have ignored the fact that General Motors already has a plant in Switzerland. Besides, the Swiss make their own cars. In South Africa, Ford of Canada has an assembly plant. That just about eliminates 20,000 of the po- tential 100,000 market. However, Genera] Motors of Canada is trying to get a foothold in South Africa. In the other countries, American firms are in the driver's seat. And no hard-headed businessmen can see them moving over to let a try | Canadian firm take their place, merely because this country has a dollar problem. To them that might have, The Financial Post | doesn't make economic sense. posed a number of questions to leading executives. Suppose that Canada could sell 85,000 cars in these hard-currency What, they were asked, does it areas; the industry wants to know mean in terms of production, im- | mediate and future? How about employment, prices? Is the gov- ernment's program economically feasible? - Why does Canada have to import auto parts? Why. can's we have an all-Canadian car? Why do Canadian cars cost more than American? How much of our cars is really Canadian? Here are some of the findings: What does it mean in terms of production, employment and pric- es? Part of the short term pro- gram is a reduction in imports of parts, This inevitably: means a similar reduction in production. It means fewer cars, fewer jobs and higher prices they say. Estimated 1947 production was 260,000 vehicles of all kinds. This is double normal output and only 3,- 000 short of the all-time record in 1939, However, the 1947 dollar value is nearly double 1929, To make 260,000 vehicles last year, the industry imported some $85 million worth of parts. enabled the industry to produce a record $400 million worth (r value) of automobiles. Of this, million came from export markets. Must Import to Export How does it affect exports: One manufacturer said: Canada can't live without exporting and we can't export without importing." Another took issue with the statement that the automobile in- dugtry has always been a chronic . | drain. on our U.S, dollar reserves It wasn't always that way, he said. Time was when the Empire coun= tries which were, as they still are, our main export markets, could pay us in sterling that was freely con- ' vertible. , This, he added, more than bal- anced the outgo by the industry 'or American parts. This exchange rlangle no longer exists. We are still exporting cars to the same ountries as before the war, but ;terling is no longer freely convert- ble. Thus, he held, the current unbalance" is not the industry's ault at all, The industry is fully aware of the oountry's precarious dollar plight. It had known for a long time that something would have to be done. But no one expected the corrective , measures to be as drastic as. they were. One View of Government Plan Is the government's program whether this would be additional production or would it have to come out of present output. If the lat- ter, it would not involve any in- creased American imports of parts. But it would make cars for Cana- dians as scarce as bacon in Bri- tain; If it's to be' out of additional production, it means 85,000 more sets of American-made parts. That immediately raises the industry's U.S. dollar payments, which is the last thing the government wants. As for the branch plant integra- tion scheme, the industry is equal- ly sceptical. They call it an econ- omic will-o'-the-wisp. You might just as well try to speed up the growth of .a child as to artificially stimulate the economic develop- ment of the auto industry. Those questioned hold that the industry is moving steadily toward the goal nf a more completely Canadian enterprise. But it slow, matural economic process This | which cannot be hastened without upsetting the whole delicate bal- il | ance. This is particuuarly true of the intigration proposal. Carried to its logical conclusion, it would involve, they say, an economic revolution which might change the character of whole cities and even regions. The only hope the industry sees for something of this nature is through tariff adjustments. :- This would enable Canadian firms to compete even-steven with American firms is U.S. markets. Why Not All-Canadian Cars? Why does Canada have to import automobile parts? Why can't we have an all-Canadian car? . Mainly, says the industry, be- cause our small volume makes it uneconomical to make certain parts in Canada. If we tried producing an all-Canadian car today with an annual demand of, say 100,000 cars the industry as we know it, 'would die of under-nourishment, One of= ficial hazarded a guess that such a car--something along the lines of a Ford or Chevrolet--would cost afound $3,000. Why $3,000 for a car which now sells at $1,850 (including about $350 taxes) ? In the first place, sign. At the moment, all this. is dope in the United States. Cana- dian firms pay a share based on Canadian volume, But it's relative- | £4 there's de-' | ly insignificant in the over-all cost. If we had to do our own designing, it might run as high as $500 a car. Designing and tooling on the new Juason, for example, cost $16 mil- on, Then there are tool and dies for making body panels like tops, doors, sides and hoods. They re- present the biggest chunk of the industry's dollar imports. A set of tools and dies for making the pane els for one make costs $23 million today- ($8 million before the war.) It's Volume That Counts Spread this initial cost over a popular high volume car like Chev- rolet, and that cost per car isn't too steep. But spread over the re- latively small Canadian production, it becomes prohibitive. Instead of perhaps $20 per car, it might jump to $500. Only a minimum of work is done on body panels ines the United States. The actual assembling is tain hard currency markets to the j done in Canada. The panels as im- | ported, represent only 15% dollar- wise of the cost of the completed body. Frames, another big import dol- lar item, represent but 2% of the finished body. Why can't these be made in Canada? Again, it's the same old story. Isn't economical, they say. It might even be down- right risky, financially, with the trend in current automotive desgn away from ortthodox frames. Who would be ready to take a chance on investing perhaps $20 million in a frame-making plant only to have thé market vanish in perhaps 10 years? Another factor so often overlook- ed, the industry feels, is the ques- tion of steel! Much of the steel in a Canadian car is not made in Canada. The biggest single item is cold rolled sheets used n body pan- els, Not one ounce is rolled in Canada, Every bit must be import- ed. Why Do Canadian Cars Cost More? Why does a Canadian car cost and labor costs. Before the war, more than an American? Volume American cars, on the average, were 25% cheaper than Canadian. At present, this spread has been cut to about 12% due to higher U.S. prices. It is a popular misconception that the higher Canadian price was just additional profit for the Cana- dian manufacturer. Actually, says the industry, a maker's profit on a car never amounted to much more than $40. The reason: equivalent Canadian parts cost more than American parts, For example: the tooling costs on a certain headlamp made in Canada amount to about 52¢ per unit, In the US. spread over a much greater volume, they're only 2¢ per unit. Multiply that by the thousands of Canadian parts that go into an automobile and you have ine main reason for higher prices ere. The other reason: despite lower wages in Canada labor costs on certain eperations inside auto plants are 35% higher than for identically the same - operations with identically the same tools and equipment in Detroit. Why? For two or three reasons, Lg in Canada is not as high as in the US. Here, again, anadiaa low-volume is the key. Ci plants are unable to break down | work elements to a minimum so as to get the maximum production per operation. In other words, there is not enough volume to keep one worker or a crew steadily em- | hospital. ployed on the same operation. They have to be shifted to other jobs, This might entail special instruce tion, all of which sends costs up. How Much of Our Car is Canadian How much of our cars is really made in Canada? At the moment, it's hard to say. One firm claims 11%; another 70. Until the ware time emergency made it mecessary to lift it, Canadian plants produc- ing over 15,000 units had to have at least a 65% content, On, Dec. 31, this requirement was reimposed; but at 50% for plants producing over 15,000 units. For those producing under 15,500, the content remains unchanged at 40%. In discussions preceding the: cone tent deadline, the industry told the government it would like to see the: whole requirement system scrapped. Falling that, they proposed the new percentages, In this they had the support ¢f the parts manufactur- ers. It is no secret that the industry would like to see the content sys- tem done away with altogether. It argues that it buys Canadian parts whenever they're available; some- times paying a premium to do so, Therefore, they say, the require- ment is not necessary. Furthermore, it involves having a staff of government auditors sta- tioned at each auto plant to check content, It also hinders planning and purchasing in this era of ghort- ages when a manufacturer has to buy when and where he can, irre- spective of price. They point out that the lowertd requirement will not mean any ac- tua] reduction in the physical cone tent; merely in the dollar content. 'This is because American prices have risen far above Canadian, This has resulted in a lowering of the Canadian dollar percentage, even with the same comparative volume of Canadian content. The industry points out that Canada, in spite of her compara- tively small volume, is the second lowest-cost car producer in the world. The first, of course, is the United States. This, and this alone, is the reason Canada is second; be- cause we produce American design- ed and tooled vehicles. "Without this, the Canadian auto industry would be a minor segment of our economy instead of the major part it actually is. Montreal Studies Wholesale Market Montreal -- (CP)--A proposal to construct a $15,000,000 privately- financed wholesale merchandisee market, pending for nearly two years, still provides a live subject in city hall circles and strong city council 'approval is indicated. The market would provide a cen= tral display-room establishment where wholesalers in household ap- pliances, building materials, articles of decoration and other goods would carry on business with re- tailers in spacious show-rooms. Mayor Camillien Houde in a ra- dio broadcast said that in asking for use of a city-owned site in cen- tral Montreal, the private group financing the project undertakes to set up an enterprise bringing in an estimated $500,000 annually to the city in taxes. Construction plans cal} for a 12- storey building with a floor area of more than 1,000,000 square feet. Ex- cept for administration offices and some concession rentals, most of the space would be. reserved for showrooms. There would also be rooms for fashion displays and transient exhibition. The showrooms would be rented on long-term leases. Capital re- quired for construction would be guaranteed "by an assured revenue of selfpermanent character, * the mayor said. « G. Dugal, executive of a large department store, said in an in- terview that "many industries have left Montreal because we have no merchandising market; Toronto Js the -- which must be approved by' city council, recently sent a representa- tive and architect to New York and Boston to study merchandising markets and methods there, WRIGHT AIDE DIES 'Norfolk, Va., Feb. 2--(AP)-- Capt. John T. Daniels, 74, who as- sisted the Wright brothers in the first successful airplane flight 44 years ago, died Saturday night in Daniels was brought to hospital' suffering from a heart ailment shortly before 'the death of Orville Wright at Dayton, Ohio, Friday. Torbay, Devonshire, England == (CP)--The disappearance of black cats here is thought to be, contri- buting to a black. market in cat furs, The following were selected by. issue of January 26: 2nd Prize--Mrs. J. Mudrey, The correct answers were: minimize ,...... Prize Winners In Last Week's Misspelled Word Contest Winners in the Misspelled Word Contest in The Times-Gazette 1st Prize--Mavis McLaughlin, 53 Hillcroft St., City 3rd Prize--Mrs. Muriel Johnson, 225 Beatty Ave., City THEATRE GUEST TICKETS Ruth Weldon, 283 Gibbons St., City {lean Shackelton, 246 John St., City Elizabeth McGhee, 196 Celina St., City Robert Brain, 398 Masson Street, City Don Branch, 270 Ritson. Rd. 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