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ES-GAZETTE d Whitby Gazette WHITBY RDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1948 TWENTY PAGES OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Ti VOL. 7--NO. 242 OSHAWA-WHIT, and Chronicle Price 4 Cents MISSING WOM Retiring O.C - . Honore & d, Bastedo Welcomed Local Sergeants Hold Mess Dinner For Two Officers Another milestone in the history of the 11th Armored (Ontario) Regiment was recorded last night when the Sergeants' Mess officially recognized the retirement of Lt.~ Col. Murray P. Johnston; E.D., as Officer Commanding and welcomed Lt.-Col. E. F. Bastedo at a "Change of Command" dinner. Following the dinner RSM M. J.¢ R. Barker, M.B.E, presented Lt.- Col. Johnston with a life member- ship to the Sergeants' Mess. S8quad- ron Quartermaster Sergeant J. R. Holmes, president of the Mess, on behalf of the Mess, presented Lt.- Col. Johnston with a handsome oil painting of himself. The Sergeants' Mess has about 75 members whose loyalty and co-op- eration was pledged to the new commanding officer by the chair- man of the meeting, RSM M. J. R. Barker, Lt.-Col. Bastedo, in reply, emphasized his appreciation of the expresion and directed his remarks to the Reserve Army and to the Active Army members particularly. Reserve Army Essential "The objects," he said, "of a Re- serve Army are important in the life of this community where our efforts are being carried on. 'It is only natural that we must analyze these objects and thoroughly un- derstand them. There is no question in our minds but that there is a proven need and a definite neces- sity for the Reserve Army." "De- finitely so in these days when there is a threatened crisis. Even if there were no crisis it is up to the experi- enced Officers, N.C.O.'s and men to impart their knowledge to those who will carry on. Today, there are cri- tical times and the daily press, with it's reports of international unrest naturally accentuates the necessity of a Reserve Army." Lt.-Col. Bastedo further pointed out the natural benefits that come to those who join the Army, featur- ing such benefits as the training they receive, to say nothing of the comradeship 'that is enjoyed. Col- onel Bastedo paid tribute to Lt.-Col. Johnston who, he said, had occupied the position of Officer Command- ing for the past two years and had rendered invaluable serviee to the unit because of his deep Insight, fortified by a wide experience. "He rendered a creditable serv- ice," he said, "and we are now at the stage where we must perpetuate and strengthen our unit and laid emphasis on the fact that the strength of a unit was in the Ser- geants' Mess. I mean to say that to have a strong unit you must have a strong slate of N.C.O's. Therefore, we want young men who can take the N.C.O.'s training, the necessary courses that go with it, and who have the necessary fitness to even go on further." Lt.-Col. Bastedo paid special tri- bute to RSM Barker who has ren- dered 'excellent service to the Regi- ment. "I'd like to pay a special tribute," SERGEANTS HONOR (Continued on Page 2) City Below First Time For the first time the City of Oshawa yesterday stayed within its power quota. However, as George Shreve, P.U.C. Manager, pointed out, that is no reason for over-optim- ism. It was, firstly, a beautiful, clear day. Furthermore industry closed down one hour earlier than other days in the week. However, no matter what the reason it was good news that power consumption was 204,880 kilowatt hours, 6,120 or 2.9 per cent below quota, ' There was an unscheduled 15- minute power cut-off in one local- ized area in the north section of East Whitby Township. A tempor- ary technical break-down came at 11:45 am. and lasted until noon. Because the area is quite densely populated the break-down caused considerable inconvenience. Perhaps because of the break- down but also because the day was clear ruréy power consumption fig- ures were better. Total consumption was 37,640 KW.H. That figure was 5,215 or 16 per cent over quota. While the rural figure was still high, pointed out Mr. Shreve, it was _ considerably. better than the 32 per cent average which has been cus- tomary of late. 0 Lodge Speaker . Ww, EASTAUGH Superintendent of the Boys' Train- ing School at Bowmanville who will be the speaker at Temple Lodge, No. 649, AF. and AM. on Tuesday night when the members of Queen City Lodge, Toronto, will be guests of the local lodge. His address will deal with the training and educa- tion of the boys placed in his charge. Blast On Tanker Injures Crewmen Toronto, Oct. 16--(CP)--Two crew members were injured and the safe- ty of 20 more was threatened Friday night when a flash fire and explo- sion rocked the fully-loaded oil tanker Pine Branch at a Toronlo dock. Taken to hospital were Chief En- gineer Camille Mondor, 50, and Se- cond Engineer Paul Hins, 26, both of Montreal, They had face arm and leg burns. Ships officers said disaster was averted only by the action of a "Well.trained and well-disciplined crew." The fire broke out in the pump room whein'an extension lamp, being used by the two injured crewmen, broke, PROBE K.K.K, CROSS Binghamton, N. Y., Oct. 16--(AP) --A wooden cross, 12 feet high and wrapped in kerosene-soaked burlap bags, was burned Friday night on a nearby hillside. Police said "it looked like a Ku Klux Klan cross" an dordered an investigation. Will Be Busy HAYDEN MACDONALD Member of the Executive - of the Greater Oshawa Community Chest Fund, who will be very busy dur- ing the coming week bringing the message of The Chest to local ser- vice clubs. On Monday he will speak to the Rotary Club, the Ki- wanis Club on Tuesday and the Kinsmen Club on' Ye L 4 RED FACTION IS TROUNCED AT CCL MEET By GEORGE RONALD Canadian Press Staff Writer Toronto, Oct. 16--(CP)--Commun- ist-liners in the Canadian congress of labor are a badly-mauled minor- ity today after five days of stinging defeat, Laced thoroughly on every big is- sue, they took a final drubbing Fri- day in the elections which wound up the eighty annual congress conven. tion. President A. R, Mosher of Ottawa, who made three blunt "get out" suggestions to the defiant United ». .ctrical Workers, was s 'ept back into office. So was his anti-Com- munist © running-mate, Secretary- treasurer, Pat Conroy of Ottawa. So were Vice-Presidents Alex McAus- lane of Vancouver and Sol Spivak of T ronto. Another red-hater, C. H. Millard of Toronto, Canadian director of 0 Jnited Steelworkers of Ameri. can, was picked for the newly-es- tablished job of third vice-president, Two leaders of the Communist- tinged 'U.E.W. lost out to Mr. Mosn- er and Mr. Conroy. C. 8. Jackson of Toronto, Canadian director, drop- ped a 564-to-154 decision to the pre. sident; George Harris of Toronto, secretary-treasurer, took a 597-to-| 129 beating from Mr. Conroy, Reéd-supported men were licked | all down the line--with two excep- | tion: George Burt of Windsor, and | Freeman Jenkins of Glace Bay, N. RED FACTION (Continued on Page 12) . McKinnon Sues Local Over Strike St. Cathariges, Oct. 16--(CP)-- McKinnon Industries Friday began prosecution proceedings against Local 199, United Auto Workers (C.I1.0.), charging the local violated its contract in calling a strike here last July 14. The company, a subsidiary of General Motors, was granted per- mission tq sue the union last Aug. 26. The action will be heard here Oct. 21, Company officials said today no employees are personally involved in the prosecution. . "McKinnon Industries does not stand to gain anything financially through 'such a prosecution," they said. "We must find out if small groups of leaders who apparently care nothing about the sufferings of families of McKinnon employees can call a strike in violation of the law and get away with it," a com- pany spokesman said. "We made an offer which they turned down four times. We have run out of offers." Some 2,650 employees went on strife last July 14 for a 26-cent hourly increase which union lead- ers said would offset the rising cost of living and raise wages here to a level comparable with those paid in GM. plants at Oshawa and Windsor. The union rejected a company offer of a 12-cent hourly boost. Settlement negotiations, held in Labor Minister Daley's office in To- ronto were abandoned recently and the Labor Department announced company and union were dead- locked. Truman Orders Organization Of Reserve Units Clarksburg, W. Va. Oct. 16 -- '(AP)--President Truman annouced today he has directed the Defence Department to "organize all mili- tary reserve units required for the national security." The Presidential orders, requiring action "without delay," called for establishment of "vigorous and pro- gressive reserve training programs." It was directed to Defence Sec- retary Forrestal and the heads of the armed service departments under him. The President told Forrestal to assign "an active, capable, high- ranking officer" to head the re- serve program in each department of the national defence establish- ment, : Y In a statement, Truman said the organized reserve corps of the army and air force have not made as rapid progress as other branches of the service in building up 'their Postwar strength. i RSM M. J. R. BARKER, M.B.E. Who were the central figures at a "Change of Command" dinner held by the Sergeants' Mess of the 11th | LT.-COL. M. P. JOHNSTON, ED. Regiment Honors Retiring Commanding Officer LT.-COL. E. F. BASTEDO Armored (Ontario) Regiment last night. Lt.-Col. Johnston, who retired from the command of the Regiment tod r tly, was pr the Mess pledged their loyalty and co-operation to Lt.-Col. Bastedo, the new commanding officer, Barker presided during the evening. with an oil painting of himself and a life membership in the Mess. The members of R.S.M. Quebec Senator Admits Aiding Four Frenchmen IS PILED UP | Quebec, Oct. 16--(CP)--Senator J. M. Dessureault said here Friday night he had assisted in having four Frenchmen, reported to have collaborated with the wartime Vichy Government, admitted into Canada. Th "I am convinced that they are excellent citizens," Senator Des- sureault said, "and I am convinced they are desirable citizens. of Can- ada." A Federal Government source disclosed Thursday that the four had been granted special permission by Order-in-Council to remain in Canada. Mr. Dessureault said he had talked about the case of the four men 'incidentally, once or twice" to Hon. Louis St. Laurent, who was acting Prime Minister at that time. He added that Mr. St. Laurent "was sympathetic." "If Mr. St. Laurent had raised any objections," Senator Dessure- ault said, "the four men would «never have been admitted to Can- ada." The Senator added that the four men had been "highly recommended to me by civil and religious authori- ties." He said the "greatest care" was exercised in the matter and "there were two or three investigations" into the men's past records. "These men have no criminal record in their private life," Sen-o ator Dessureault said, "and their only crime is that they had to Rotary Speaker JUDGE HAWLEY S, MOTT of the Toronto Juvenile and Family Court, who will be the guest speak- er at the luncheon meeting of the O-hawa Rotary Club .in Hotel Gen. osha on Monday. , collaborate with the Petain 'Vichy Government, then the legal gov- ernment of France." TLC Raps Communism, Deplores Their Tactics By JOHN LEBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer Victoria, Oct. 16--(CP)--A long and involved battle ovér Commu- nism in Canadian labor left the Trades and Labor Congress of Can- ada today on record as "deplering" the actions of Reds but taking no action against them. oy A mildly-worded resolution adop- ted late Friday night was the TL.C. convention's answer. to' the drive of a right-wing Congress faction aimed at throwing all Reds out of the Congress. In three hours of hot debate, it was denounced by both fellow- travellers and anti-Reds before it was adopted by a vote of 308 to 264. While the vote was secret, the resolution appeared to have been carried by middle-of-the-road dele- gates anxious not to widen further the deep ¢cleavage between the two factions mm the TL.C, As finally presented and adopted, the resolution contained a general statement against Communism and a clause "deploring" the actions of "some Communists" in 'the Cana- dian labor movement. "Many unions have suffered through the actions of individual communists who placed their phil- osophies ahead of the welfare of the trade union movement" the resolution said. "Some Communists" it added, had "discredited the trade union movement in the eyes of the gen- eral public." In another clause, the resolution also slammed "some employers," whose actions had "fostered a spirit of discontent which could be ex- ploited by subversive elements." The Congress executive, trying to hold both factions together, let it be known it was for the resolution. Right-wingers, led by Frank Hall of Montreal, rail union chief, blast- ed the resolution as a "milk-and- water" 'document, containing no substance. sLeft-wingers, led by the Canadian Seamen's Union -- Hall's arch- enemy--hit at the resolution for denouncing Communism .at all. That issue, they said, should. be settled by unions themselves, rath- er than by the parent Congress. 'Good Night' is Spent by Mackenzie King London, Oct. 16--(CP) -- Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Cana- da continues to rest cbmfortably and spent a "good night," his staff reported this morning. Asked when the Prime Minister would be allowed 'out of bed, a spokesman said it was too early to say. NET PAID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per Issue September 1942 8,592 HUGE SURPLUS BY OTTAWA Ottawa, Oct. 16--(OP)--The Fed- eral Government piled up a surplus of $4069,683,476 during the first six months of the current fiscal year, it was disclosed today. The Comptroller.of the Treasury --B. G." McIntyre--said' in his re- port for the six-month period that receipts 'totalled $1,314,766,787 while gXpendipures amounted to $845,083,- 11, ; A year ago at this time the sur- plus was $479,804,639, with revenues running at*$1,381,667,433 and expen- ditures at '$901 862,794. At the end of the 1947-48 year, Finance Min- ister Abbott wound up with a cash surplus of $670,000,000. On the revenue side, customs import duties were $100,846,998 for the first six months of the current fiscal year compared with $146,191 - 650 for the corresponding period of last year. Excise duties were $102,- 740,840 against $95,405,380. Income and excess profits taxes yielded $669,809,396 against $721,300,860. On the expenditure side, the main savings appeared to be on the pay- ments to the provinces under Do- minion-Provincial tax agreements and on such things as the Prices Board. Compensation on the Dominion- Provincial taxation * agreements dropped from $80,324,826 in the first six months of the 1947-48 fis- cal year to $42,284,525. While. no reason was given for the sharp de- crease it possibly could be traced to lump' payments made last year when wartime agreements expired. Demobilizations and reconversion expenditures showed little decrease. For example, expenditures for national defence were higher than they were a year ago. They were $93,909,676 against $73,895,761. The increase was nullified, however, by a decrease in expenditures of the Veterans Affairs Department. That department spent $36,257,912 - this year compared with $113,895,800 in the corresponding - six months of last year. $1 Million Fire Ruins Air Station Quonset Point, R. I, Oct, 16-- (AP)--As the ruins cooled, the Un- iled States Navy today sought cause of a roaring, grease.fed fire which Friday caused loss estimated by of- ficers at "well over $1,000,000" to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Twenty-one persons were injured, two severely, as the fire raced though the engine shop in the sta- tion's huge overhaul and repair hangar. A score of fire companies assisted in fighting the blaze, which finally was halted at a fire, wall, A board of inquiry was named im- mediately. THE WEATHER Cloudy - becoming overcast this afternoon, Supday overcast becoming variable cloudiness by evening. Intermittent rain be- ginning this afternoon, becom- ing showers tonight and on Sunday. Much cooler Sunday. Winds south 20 today, north- west 20 tonight and Sunday. Low tonight and high Sunday 40 and 44. Summary for Sun- day; Showers. Muh coger... SAFE IN ENGLAND Sends Cable Asking 'What's Trouble? Away One Month o Galt, Oct. 16 (CP)--Mrs. John Stuart, missing from he) home here for more than a month, cabled her son today, from England: "All is well. What's the trouble?" Mrs, James Rushworth of Lakes Local Police Are Baffled By Breakins Police are still baffled today in their investigation into two break- ins which occurred a week ago yes- terday. News of these incidents was kept a closely guarded secret and police refused to divulge any infor- mation about them. However, it was learned that one of the places entered was the Ideal Dairy Ltd, 110 King Street East. $1,200 in cash was taken, Thieves made entry by forcing a | coal shute. Once inside the build- ing ifled the fe although how they opened it is still a mys- tery. Stanley Bagg, Manager, said to- | day that when he arrived at the office on Saturday morning he found the safe open and papers strewn around the floor. The cash which had been made up the pre- vious night was gone, Along with it were a few small cheque and envelopes containing salary for some members of the staff. There were marks on the safe, Mr. Bagg said, although it had to apparently either be blown or pried open. Another husiness place on Simcoe Street, was entered, also, it is be- lieved, through a coal shute. The amount taken in this entry was not | ascertained today. ? -- view, told- police Friday that Mrs, Stuart called on her Sept, 14 and sald she was leaving for England, A son, John Stuart, cabled friend} in London to discover if she is there. The Rushworths and Stuarts are bld friends, police said. Meanwhile, police are still puzzled about the. disappearance of Mrs, Emma Pohl, 37-year-old Kitchener housewife whose absence since Sept, 13 has been linked with Mrs, Stuart's son. William Stuart, last person to see Mrs. 'Pohl, was arrested Oct. 1 in Kitchener and charged with publig mischief. He will appear in court next Wednesday. Police said he told them of -re- paying 'Mrs. Pohl a -$600 debt the day she disappeared. Police have the receipt signed by her. Police arrested Stuart when théy suspected his story of gambling and being 'threatened by "gangsters" was untrue. He was also questions ed about a sum of money in his possession. Police Friday took another person into custody on a vagrancy charge. She is Mrs. Margaret Misener of Galt, a 30-year-old divorcee who re- portedly was living with Stuart and claims him as father of her month- old child. 'According .to Mrs. Misener's pare ents, Stuart had promised to marry her but told her to leave him when Mrs. Pohl pressed for repayment of the $600 debt. William Pohl, who married Mrs, Pohl in February following her die vorce, told police his wife had kept sempany with Stuart before she met m, \ A great pioneer Canadian, former | Senator - Ernest Disraeli Smith, | father of Mrs. G. D. Conant of Osh- awa and of Brigadier Armand A. Smith, of Winona, died on Friday night, in his 95th year. A veteran of 13 years in the House of Commons and 32 years in the Canadian Senate, Mr. Smith passed away at Winona, in the Niagara Peninsula fruit belt which he help- ed to make world famous, There he had founded the first: Canadian firm to undertake commercial man- ufacture of jams and jellies -- E. D. Smith and Sons, Limited, and from his nurseries there came many of the trees which established the now famous fruit farms of the district. Born In Log Cabin Born in Saltfleet township on De- cember 8, 1853, the former Senator Smith first saw the light of day in a log cabin built from logs cut from the old Smith homestead not far from where he died at Winona. A son of Sylvester and Isabella D. (McGee) Smith, Senator Smith was of United Empire Loyalist stock on both sides of his family. His great- grandfather settled at Winona in 1784 and was the first settler in the district, while Mr. McGee, his maternal grandfather was a grand- son of another United Empire Loy- ---- E. D. SMITH (Continued on Page 12) E. D. Smith, Veteran Of The Senate, Dies Called By Death' > ERNEST D. SMITH Father of Mrs. G. D. Conant, whe died at his home in Winona last night in his 95th year. A pioneer in 'the, commercial . production of jams and jellies in Canada, he was a member of the House of Com- mons for 13 years and a Senator for 32 years prior to his retirement, Nations Truce Commission. call was received. A % LATE NEWS BRIEFS x REJECT CEASE-FIRE ORDER Haifa, Israel, Oct. 16 (AP)--United Nations of ficials announced tonight that Israel has rejected a cease-fire order issued to Israeli and Egyptian forces fighting in the Negev, Palestine's southern desert. The order was issued by the Chief of Staff of the United NAVY BARGE SINKING Seattle, Oct. 16 (AP)--The United States Coast Guard headquarters reported early today that a 105- foot self-propelled barge with five crew members aboard had sent an SOS that it was sinking in heavy seas 85 miles east of Cape St. Elias, Alaska. Contact with the barge was lost within minutes of the time its distress URANIUM FOUND Costa Mesa, Calif., Oct. 16 (AP)--For the second time in a few weeks uranium "has been discovered in Southern California -- but whether ) quantities appeared uncertain today. Wesley R. Collins, Costa Mesa plumbing contractor, made the find while excavating for. a swimming Rool on hie ranch. in recoverable