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{ J iY ae > TH OSHAWA © E D So AILY TI ES-GAZET Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle' :TTE WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 78 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1948 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES i ONTARIO SURPLUS IS $25 MILLION h Train Runs Berlin Blockade Will Direct Newspaper Publishing Company "Britis Defy Russ Order . Aimed At Keeping . City Supplies Low Berlin, April freight train into Berlin today 2 .(AP)--British authorities moved a with supplies for British occu- pation troops and the United States Army issued orders for the movement of a similar train here with American sup- plies. & British officials announced their A 4 1DEAD, 2 HURT AS VIOLENCE ~ SWEEPS ITALY Es RA 4 By FRANK BRUTTO Rome, April 2 (AP).--A Sicilian labor leader was machine-gunned to death today and two persons wounded as violence broke out again in the midst of Italy's election campaign. Dispatches from Palermo, Sicily, said Calogero Cangialosi, 36, sec- retary of the Labor Federation at Camporeale in Eastern Sicily, was shot and killed at midnight. Two of his companions also were caught in the burst of machine- gun fire, The unknown assailants escaped. : A country-wide strike has been ordered for next Thursday in pro- test against the disappearance of another ' Sicilian labor leader, and] observers feared the shooting might bring further Communist reaction. Communist Chief Palmiro Togli- atti 'spoke in Matera, near the arch of Itaiy's boot. He promised that the Communist party would bring "a new civilization to the south- land." To the northeast, at the seaport city of Bari, Giuseppe Togni, Chris- tian Democrat Minister of Economic Co-Ordination, attacked extremist "chatter" and told listeners to look at reconstruction figures of the De Gasperi government. In Trieste, 3,000 Communists listened while three women speakers attacked the proposal by western powers. to return Trieste, Free State, to Italy. ? U SAW TRIES SUICIDE Rangoon, April 2--(AP)--Former Premier U Saw was reported ipcay to have tried to commit suicide during the night in the death cell] of Insein prison, U. Saw and eight | confederates are to be executed April 9- for abetting the machine. gun murder of U Aung San, leader of the Burma Independence strug. gle, and six of other cabinet mem- bers. THE WEATHER Variable cloudiness clearing by evening. Clear tonight and Saturday. Cool. Winds light. Low tonight and high Saturday 28 and 38. Summary for Satur. day: Clear and cool. freight had reached Berlin without undue trouble from the Soviet in- spection regulations, imposed yes- terday. The American order for the freight train was the first to be is- sued by Gen. Lucius D. Clay's command since Russia imposed the inspection regulations. While the Russians - announced that all incoming passenger trains and outgoing passenger and freight trains had to be inspected, their new regulations on incoming freight were vague. . Meanwhile, in London, .Britain served noticed she intends to stay in Berlin regardless of what hap- pens to the Allied Control Commis- sion. "We have just as much right to remain in Berlin as in our own zone," a Foreign Office .spokesman told a press conference, The spokesman said no represen- tations on the present Berlin situa- tion had been made by Britain to Moscow, nor are any under con- sideration at present. However, "one might say every- thing is under consideration." Asked whether Russia was tech pically within ite rights'in Imposing traffic aegulations in Berlin, the spokesman said: "Any restriction which hampers the quadripartite administration in Berlin is contrary to the Potsdam Declaration." Foreign Secretary Bevin asked British occupation aufhorities today for a full report on the Berlin situation. Earlier reports on the dispute were rushed by dispatch rider to Prime Minister. Attlee at his official coun- try residence, Chequers, 50 miles from London. The Prime Minister decided that an emergency cabinet meeting to- day was unnecessary. There is still a possibility, however, that a special meeting may be called to discuss the Berlin situation before the budget Sam meeting on Monday or Tues- ay. When parliament reassembles that day after the Easter recess, the Prime Minister, Bevin and others are likely to-be assailed by ques- tions on the Berlin issue. Diplomatic sources expressed be- lief Bevin will act cautiously in the hope military commanders of the four powers éan work out a solution which would prevent a showdown on western rights in the German capital. But, if the deadlock persists, it is regarded as certain that any major British decisions will be taken joint- BLOCKADE (Continued on Page 2) Building Activity In City Shows Increase During Past Month The spring building season .is back again, according to records of the City Engineer's Department which show 26 building permits is. sued for a total'of $98,950 during March. There were only eleven buil- ding permits issued in February. Largest single item in the March building was for a $25,000 cupalo house to be built 'as an addition to the malleable foundry at Fittings Limited. i Details of building permits _fol- ow: One floor $6,500 stucco on cinder block dwelling at 141 Cadillac' Ave. nue-North by A. Anderson, 331 Ar- thur Street. One.and-a-half story $7,000 brick veneer dwelling and garage at 98 Sutherland Street North by Gordon Hughes, 208 Dearborn Avenue. Two storey $6,000 brick veneer dwelling at 117 Yonge Street by D. V. Bradd, 105 Westmount Avenue. One story $6,500 stucco, on cinder block dwelling at 140 Central Park Boulevard by M. R. Magill, 20 Mill Street. Two story $9,500 clapboard dwel. ling at 150 Alexandra Street by Dr. J. A. Patterson, 1 King Street West, Cupola House, $25,000 addition to BUILDING UP: Liberal Speaker HON, LIONEL CHEVRIER Minister of Transport, who will' be the speaker at the nomi. nating convention of the Ontario Riding Liberal Association to be (Continued on Page 2) April 14, T. L. WILSON Vice-President and Managing Director A. R. ALLOWAY President_of Oshawa Times "Limited. V. A, HENKELMAN Treasurer and Business Manager. NEW COMPANY Menace To World Peace TAKES OVER TIMES GAZETTE Another milestone in the history of newspaper publishing in Oshawa is being marked this week in the taking over of The Times-Gazette by & newly formed company which has obtained an Ontario charter under the ypame "Oshawa" Times Limited". The new company will take over the entire newspaper business including machinery and equip- ment, subscription list, advertising contracts, Canadian Press mem. bership, and goodwill. The transfer is being made from the - former publishing company "Times Pub- lishing Co. of Oshawa, Ltd" which will continue as ownec. of the buildings occupied by The Times- Gazette, Mundy-Goodfellow Print. ing £00. Ltd. and other tenants, The old company will also continue as publisher of The Trenton Courier. Advocate and: will render various services to the two Oshawa com. panies and the London, Ontario, printing firm of A. Talbot Limit. ed, in which it holds a controlling interest. The Rotary Printing Company, which has been a division of The Times-Gazette business, will be part NEW COMPANY (Continued on Page 2) Work Survey Shows More Filling Jobs Ottawa, April 2--(CP)--A drop in the number of workers looking for jobs in March was reported last night in the monthly manpower summary of the labor department. Improvement in employment in Ontario 'accounted largely for the betterment of the general picture while the situation deciined in the Maritimes and Quebec and held about even on the prairies and the west coast. In the next few weeks, the re. port said, the decline in the num- ber of workers seeking jobs will be further accentuated as the construc- tion and agricultural industries be- come seasonally active. In the Maritimes and Quebec, the number of unemployed workers was increased because of the gra- dual letdown in lpgging operations. At March 18, the total of unplac- ed applicants for the country with National Employment Service was 199,000, against 198,000 at Feb. 12, The number of open jobs was 34,000, against 33,000 at the earlier date. 'By regions, the Maritimes showed 27,000 unplaced applicants and 2,. 000 unfilled vacancies. In Quebec, there were 58,000 un- placed applicants and 8,000 unfilled vacancies at March 18., In Ontario, there placed applicants and 16,000 unfilled vacancies. This was a drop of about 3,000 in the number of jobless from the previous month. In general, the report d, manufacturing was at full production in Ontario. The situ. ion 'in heavy industries appeared have improved. On the prairies, job-seekers out- numbered jobs by 32,000 to 5,000. But farm employment was expected to pick up rapidly in the next few weeks. . In the Pacific region, there were held in- Whitby on Wednesday, | 31,007 unplaced applicants and 3,000 | unfilled vacancies. - ere 51,000 un- Termed Grave, Insidious By Mr. King In U.S. Speech Williamsburg, Va., April 2--(CP) --Prime Minister Mackenzie King | warned today that the menace to freedom never has been '"graver or more insidious than it has become within the last three years." In an address prepared for de- livery at the convocation of the College of William and Mary, he sald' freedom now was threatened by "an organized conspiracy to es- tablish a tyranny over 'the human mind, to thwart the wills and de- stroy the souls of nations as well as of man." Speaking in acknowledgment of an honorary degree, Mr. King said a way must . be found "right speedily" to overcome the menace and "ensure that nations which are still free will not be suborned, de- feated or destroyed one by one." With Mr. King at the convoca- | tion . was Canada's Governor-Gen- | | eral, Viscount Alexander, and Presi- | | dent Truman who also received an | honorary degree, Mr. King said the struggle tg win and to main freedom, whicld was one and indivisible, was unending. Twice in a generation the people of the British Commonwealth and the United States had found their free- dom threatened through the loss of freedom by nations in continental Europe. Now, again, a threat to freedom "looms large on the world's hori- zon." | | Grave Menace "In some ways, the menace to freedom has never been graver or more insidious than it has become within the last three years," he said. "That menace arises no long- er merely from armed aggression N y | danger, ' the aimed at territorial expansion. "While this is an ever-present menace comes as well from sinister plans to undermine the structure of free government within the borders of individual nations. Seeds of unrest and anarchy are being sown wher- ever, throughout the globe, the soil gives promise of their growth. "In a word, freedom is threaten- tablish a tyranny over the human | mind, to thwart the wills and de- stroy the souls of 'nations as well as of men. "If against such an appalling menace, freedom--physical, mental, WORLD PEACE (Continued on Page 2) Times- Gazette Circulation Up The circulation of The Daily Times-Gazette has been enjoy- ing a steady increase with each month: showing a new high. The figure for March of 'this year shows a total net paid average circulation of 8,144. This is an increase of 110 over the previous month. With a complete coverage of local news as well as a com- prehensive survey of world news through the medium of The Canadian Press, it is antici- pated that new highs will be recorded with each passing month, was gesented with a birthday cake, ES ih ,0dd Fellows Honor Oldest Member '| "X smile with pride to think I am the oldest member of the order in the North American Continent" said 96-year-old James Gregory at the regu- | amounts to $75,000, J. C. Beach, | lar meeting of Corinthian' Lodge, No. 61," .O.O.F., last night, when he ~Times-Gazgette Stal Photo SS TT Ra to freedom | '| ped mortar shells into the Monte- Toronto, April 2 (CP)--P day announced a record $25,03 days ago. a In his fifth budget address he also reported a $25,003,183 net debt had been lowered by dollar for capital work carried The surplus--based on net cur-® rent revenue of $190,850,000 and ex- penditure of $165,811,000--compares with Mr. Frost's forecast in. his budget address of a year ago of a surplus of $367,143, and an actual surplus of $54,000 in the previous fiscal year, The 15,000-word address, describ- ed by government circles as an "in- vestment and development budget," forecast a surplus of $262,979 in the new fiscal year which ends next March 31, with anticipated revenue of $177,776,900 and expenditure of $177,513,921. The budget imposed no new taxes and said the province would not' levy any personal incomé tax be- cause "we propose to offer no im- pediment to drastic income tax re- { ductions by the dominion govern- { ment; rather, we intend to co-oper- ate and assist the dominion author- ities in bringing about much needed tax relief." Revenue Cited Revenue from corporation tax, succession duties, liquor and gaso- line tax was the chief factor in | making the surplus so much larger | than the forecast. Corporation tax | produced $50,000,000 compared with | an estimate of $38,500,000; succes- | sion duties $17,500,000 compared | with $11,750,000; liquor $34,000,000 | compared with $26,400,000 and gaso« | line tax $46,800,000. compared with The budget looks on the seven- per-cent corporation tax as the biggest revenue prdoucer in the new | | fiscal year, an estimated $50,000,000. | Liquor is expected to provide $26,- | ernment accounts for the fiscal year ended March 31, two | double the biggest previous reduction in any oné year.' The Premier Drew's Progressive Conservative government has been in office and. "the people of Ontario do not owe one Revenue $190,850,000 With Expenditures Cut To $165,811,000 In Year [BUDGET | | HIGHLIGHTS Toronto, April 2 -- (CP) --Highe lights of = Provincial Treasurer Frost's budget address today in the Ontario Legislature: Record $25,039,600 surplus on ore dinary accoupt $n the fiscal year ended March 31. op Net revenue of $190,850,000 in the last fiscal year and expen- ditures of $165,811,000. oe Reduction of $25,008,183 in the net debt in the last year; reduction of $27,357,470 over the last five years and all new capital works paid for out of current account. RSE 3 Educational grants in the- next year to total $33,200,000, an increase of $4,328,000. LE 4 No new taxation and no increase es in taxation. Taxation adjuste ments designed to stimulate nate ural gas, petroleum and mineral production, ode Province needs $210,000,000 in new money in next four years for debt refunding and an ad- ditional $350,000,000 . required for expansi projects--includ- ing hydro, housing, Ontario Northland Railway and other government subsidiaries. rovincial Treasurer Frost to- 9,000 surplus in Ontario gov- | to the Provincial Legislature, reduction in the net debt -- $27,357,470 in the five years out during this period . .." Died Today LE One-mill subsidy to municipali- ties to be continued; five-year stae bilizing subsidy for mining munice ipalities to cost $180,000 in 1948-49, T. H.. McMURTRY A veteran of the Riel Rebellion and active in the buiness life of Osh. | awa since 1900, who died in the Oshawa General Hospital this morning in his 88th year. geoge Construction of 3,400 miles of rural hydro lines planned to serve 30,000 new customers at cost of $21,600,000, . 4 oe Surplus. of $262,979 forecast for | i] . TO AID Toumisrs Cornwall, April 2 -- (CP) -- An | Ontario government tourist infor- mation centre- will be opened here | this year, the'\Board of Trade was told last night. | EX HIGHLIGHTS (Continued on Page 2) | 000,000, gasoline taxes 313500500 {and succession duties $15,000,000. | | The treasurer also announced: Expenditure of $57,00,000 on high- | ways in the next year compared with $61,900,000 in the last fiscal year; school grants totalling $33, 200,000, an increase of $4,328,000; tax adjustments designed to stimu- late production of natural gas, pet- roleum and minerals; $210,000,000 ONTARIO SURPLUS (Continued on Page 3) Arab Gunfire Holds Convoy Outside City By CARTER L. DAVIDSON Jerusalem, April 2 (AP)--A Jerusalem-bound Jewish food con- voy was reported to have tried to- day to blast through fierce Arab gunfire in the Judean hills. Early. reports said it was thrown back with loss of life on both sides. The convoy, trying to get food to the beleaguéred Holy City, had been stalled by Arab guns for two days only 15 miles from Jerusa- lem's gates. Arabs have dug in on the Judean Hills commanding ap- proaches to the Tel Aviv-Jerusa- lem road. . Jewish sources reported 17 Jews and some 30 Arabs were killed in the convoy's first effort Wednes- dav to crash through to Jerusa- lem's hungry Jews. Originally 75 trucks rolled to- ward Jerusalem. Five armored cars were lost in the first skirmish, but 10 are reported to have squeezed through. Hagana, the Jewish militia, put the lid on news about the convoy. It denied formally . that the 10 trucks got through but occupants of the trucks were interviewed. A Hagdna source said: "From now on all news of the convoy will be kept seeret, even_from the He- brew press." Last night British forces drop- fiore district of Jerusalem in an effort to break up a bloody fight between Jews and Arabs. Monte- fiore is a Jewish quarter. $75,000 FIRE LOSS Cornwell, April 2 -- (CP)--Dam- age from yesterday's fire at the Beach: Furniture Ltd, * plant | | President, said today. : First esti- | mates put the damage at $25,000, i § a Budget At . A Glance Toronto, April 2 (CP)--The Ontario budget in brief: -- (Fiscal year ended March 31, 1948 (10 months actual, two months: estimated) : Gross offlinary revenue $199,353,000 Gross ordinary expenditure 174,314,000 Surplus on ordinary account 25,039,000 Gross capital revenue 69,134,000 Gross capital expenditure ............ceovevmsieinad CHI +e. 61,381,000 New fiscal year, ending March 31, 1949 (estimated) : Gross ordinary revenue . $185,208,700 Gross ordinary expenditure .. 184,045,721 Surplus on ordinary account 262,979 54,330,470 72,382,620 Debt position: .... . Gross debt at March Estimated gross debt at March 31, 1948 .. Estimated decrease in gross debt Net debt at March 31, 1947 Estimated net debt at March 31, 1948 ... Estimated dectease in net debt Contingent, liability (bonds,.etc., guaranteed by province) at March 1,"1947 Estimated contingent liability at March 31, 1948 ...... Estimated increase in contingent liability ......... aie B.C. BY-ELECTION SET Vancouver, April 2 (CP)--Three candidates have been nominated for the federal by-election in Yale, B.C., which was set today. for May 1. E. J. Chambers, Presi- dent of the Associated Growers of British Columbia, is the Liberal candidate, and will be opposed by W. A. C. Bennett, Progressive-Conservative, and O. L.. Jones, C.C.F. ¢ he ARREST REDS IN INDIA Bombay, April 2 (AP)--Police launched a round-up of Communist leaders here and in Poona early today and by noon had arrested 11, the city director of pub- licity announced. Bombay's Police Commissioner banned for a 'week any assembly in greater Bombay. Arrests were made under the Public Security Measures Act. 40 RIOT ON SHIP : ' Bremerhaven, Germany, April 2 (AP)--A riot at se by 40 soldiers being returned to the United States as mental patients forced an army transport to turn back to this port, army authorities disclosed: today. "The group became violently unruly," the army repor : said. "Considerable damage was inflicted to furniture il| their wards as they attempted to beat their way out.' The army said nobody was hurt. RUSS CLOSE WATER ROUTE Berlin, April 2 (Reuters)--All inland 'water {raffic into or through the Russian zoze from the British zone has been suspended, British control authoiit/ps an- nounced officially tonight. The suspension was caused by Soviet refusal to accent as valid documents carried. by canal barge skippers, it was added. 626,569,519 18,651,938 493,087,004 468,083,820 25,003,183 116,462,005 182,223,667 65,761,512 g