The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THE @ OSHAWA DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby' Gazette and Chronicle * WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 301 SEHANE WHITEY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER "24, 1948 PAGE THREE Westmount Home Badly Damaged By 14 Large Are Shattered By Dynamite Charge In an explosion which shook the houses of residents more than a block away, 14 large windows in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Sim, 395 Pine Avenue, in Westmount, were shattered shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday. st * re Windows Workmen, removing & rock more® than eight feet long from the path of a storm sewer, laid the charge. Most of the sewer in the area had been laid, and the large stone pre- vented the joining of the sewer to the catch basin at the corner of Pine and Westmount Avenues. A previous attempt to remove the stone by blasting had failed. The house in which the Sims reside was not damaged at that time. It is about 20 feet from the hole where the blast went off. Besides the windows which were blown out, curtains and blinds on the windows were torn by flying glass. All the windows in a sun porch at the front of the house were blown out, while a larger win- dow in the dining room and several upstairs also were destroyed. No one was in the house at the time. A neighbor, Mrs. J. Page, went into the house and, along with other neighbors, closed some of the windows with cardboard and shut off part of the house to keep the cold out of the main rooms. Mfs. Page also moved the two canaries which were near one of the broken windows. First member of the household to arrive was Mrs. M. Sim, mother of Mrs. Sim. She had been shopping when the accident occurred. She notified her daughter-in-law, who was working in Oshawa. Mr. Sim also works in Oshawa. He did not know of the incident until he met his wife on the way home from work. Coalition Triumphs Ashern, Man,, Dec. 24--(CP) -- Manitoba's coalition government to- day had a Christmas present from Fairford constituency voters in the form of a by-election triumph by James Frederick Anderson, Liberal Progressive candidate, over C.C.F. opponent Mike Taczynski. Results from all 18 polls in the voting Thursday in the riding strad- dling fhe area between Lake Win- nipeg and Lake Winnipegosis were slow in coming in, due in part to snow-blocked roads. The 11 polls heard from when tabulating ended Thursday night gave Mr. Anderson 797 votes to 297 for Mr. Taczynski. The victorious candidate succeed- ed former Premier Stuart Garson, now Federal Justice Minister, as member of the Legislative Assembly for Fairford. Mr. Garson had held the seat since 1927. It was the coalition government's first test at the polls since Douglas L. Campbell became premier last month. Mr. Anderson's election left the coalition with 26 Liberal Pro- gressive, 14 Progressive Conserva- tive and two Social Credit support- ers.' In opposition are 10 C.CF. members and three independents. The coalition, formed in 1940 un- der former Premier John Bracken, was continued by both Mr. Garson snd Mr. Campbell. The campaign leading up to yes- terday's by-election was one of the quietest in Manitoba's history, part- ly because of storms which swept the northern interlake region, block- ing roads and generally making extensive . campaigning difficult. Lack of any major issue also con- tributed to the unobtrusive nature of the by-election. Pickering Police Collecting For Family Burnt Out Pickering, Dec. 24.--A fund has been set up here to build and fur- nish a new home for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Buckner and their four. chil- dren who were left homeless last week when fire destroyed their cot- tage at Frenchman's Bay while they were attending a Christmas party in. Toronto. "The Buckner Trust Fund" is be- ing operated by Chi® Constable Fred Irvine of Pickering police, Constable Fred White, Mrs. L. Brown and Mrs. D. Shortreed. They intend to canvass the district to seek funds. "We feel the people of the dis- trict will' get 'into the spirit of Christmas and help these unfor- tunate people out," Chief Irvine - said, "The Buckners lcst every- thing, - clothes, {furniture "and Christmas gifts." ' Mrs. E. Chambers, who runs the 'general store at Fairport Beach, said several Christmas gifts have been received by her to forward to the Buckners, and also several cash contributions. Chief Irvine has carpenters and other construction workers who have volunteered: to build the house. Any contributions can be sent to him or to Constable White in care of Pickering police. North Oshawa Sunday School Concert Success The Sunday School concert was exceptionally |. well attended. The concert was opened by the singing of a Christ- mas carol, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" by everyone. "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" was then wished to the. audience, in a chorus by the boys of the Primary class. Beverley Crandall's class of girls then favoured every- one with a chorus of several carols, Miss Carolyn Stredwick taking the solo part. 'The Beginners' and Primary classes, attired inpyjamas, nighties, etc, very sweetly sang a Lullaby Song to their dolls, which they held (and to the audience). "A Christ- mas Dream" was recited by Helen wild. "Away in a Manger" (amidst the calls of "Mommie" and "Dad- dy') was sweetly -sung by the Be- ginners' class. "Thoughts on Mrs. Santa" were given by four girls of Norma Borrow's class. Lloyd Lee favoured everyone with a very beautiful trumpet solo. Norma Bor- row's class then put on a play entitled "Santa Claus Protests." A recitation, "How Can Ii Be," was given by Elva Fice. The boys of Mrs. Saywell's and Helen VanCamp's classes gave a demonstratian of their idea of a kitchen orchestra: (with everything but the kitchen sink) which was very good indeed. A skit was put on by Joyce Reader's class, entitled "Christmas Star." Eva Knapp then gave a recitation. - A lovely Star Drill was rendered by the girls of Mrs. Crawford's class. A play "A Christmas t' was put on by the girls of "Joyce Reader's class. Mrs. Crawford's class of girls then, very beautifully sang angels We Have Heard on High" A "Good-~ night" recitation was given by Earl Arnham of the Primary class. Mrs. Saywell then spoke to the audience and Jingle Bells was sung while awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. Amidst many shouts and shrills of excitement, Santa made his way through the crowd and dis- tributed the gifts to everyone. Bags of candy were given to each member of the Sunday. School. A silver collection of $19.00 was re- ceived. The members of the Sun- day School did a fine job for which they are to be congratulated. Duplessis Condemns Strike Vote Quebec, Dec. 24 (OP)--The Que- bec government will give top cone sideration to the interests of the province's agriculture industry' be- fore any decision is taken on mar- garine, Premier Duplessis made this clear Thursday at a press conference. He repeated an earlier warning that it would be "most imprudent" at the moment for anyone to lay plans or spend money taking it for granted that margarine may be sold now in Quebec. : "The Quebec dairy industry is the butt of great difficulties. The view of the Union Nationale government is that these difficulties should not be reased but on the contrary ing possible should be done to remedy them and make them disappear." During the conference the pre- mier condemned a strike vote in progress among Roman Catholic teachers in Montreal as "illegal and reprehensible." "It is not in keeping with the attributes of teaching personnel nor with their duty, to continue to talk and to threaten constituted authority by means of illegal and reprehensible proceedings," he said. The premier said A. B. Norman- din, technical adviser on Quebec's hydraulic resources, will report soon on the general hydro-electric situ- ation in the province and particu- larly on possibilities for the si- mis River in Saguenay district. Last month the premier announc- ed that the Aluminum Company of Canada had submitted a proposal for diversion df Bersimis waters into the Peribonka River to increase the company's power production from Lake St. John at Shipshaw and Ile Maligne. i TWO INJURED Hull, Que, Dec. 24--(CP) -- Two persons--including a fireman--were injured in a three-hour, two-alarm blaze which Thursday night gutted a two-storey brick building on Hull's main street, causing damage estimated at $30,000. The blaze is believed to have started by a faulty Win dows Of Westmount Home Broken By Blast As the result of an explosion to remove a» icy more than eight feet long, from the path of a storm sewer in Westmount, yesterday afternoon, 14 large windows in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Sim, 395 Pine Avenue, were shattered. Besides breaking the windows, flying glass ripped through blinds and curtains, many of them being completely ruined. Above are shown three of the broken windows in the sunroom of the house, with the wind blowing through, billowing out the curtains and blinds, --Times-Gazette Staff Photo. The Legion Corner The splendid majority: which was given to President Jack Burch in the election .of officers for 1949 was a tribute to the work which he has done during the past year as president. The members present -- and the attendance was the largest of any meeting during the year--expressed their appreciation of his leadership in no uncertain terms, and are look- ing forward to another year of Legion service work under his guidance, * bo» One pleasing feature of the elec- tion was the number of young members, veterans of World War II, elected to the executive com- mittee, along with some of the more experienced of the old-tim- ers. This mixture of youthful enthusiasm and mature and sea- soned judgment will be of great advantage in making the plans for the coming year and carrying them out to a successful conclusion. + * » . There will be no social evening at the Legion hall this evening, as is the customary practice on Fri- day evenings, on. account of} Christmas Eve being a busy one for most of the members. The next big events will be on New Year's Day. On that day, from 10 am. to 12 noon, there will be an open house reception for the of- ficers and members, and all mem- bers are invited to take this op- portunity of fraternizing with the new officers for 1949, * bd On the evening of New Year's Day,--Saturday, January 1--there will be a social night for the members and their wives, with no non-members allowed to attend, and with no admission fee. Social Committee Chairman Bill Beaton has arranged a great program of entertainment for this night, and a capacity crowd is xpected to at- tend. * +P The new officers for 1949 will be formally installed into their of- fices on Thursday evening, .Jan- uary 13, and it is hoped to have the District Commander, Frank Tread- gold, on hand to conduct the cere- mony of installation. The com- mittees to take over the many du- ties of the branch for 1949 will then be appointed, and. the branch will be ready for a year of hard work. * A Poppy Committee Chairman Per- cy Carter is acting as Santa Claus to a number of ailing veterans and families of needy veterans at the Christmas season, this duty have ing been placed on the shoulders of the committee at the last meet- ing. Baskets of good things for Christmas are being distributed today by the committee members. * + When he was at the Legion hall last® Thursday, Maurice Searle, senior Pensions Advocate for the Toronto area, had many . good things to say of the splendid work being done by the Oshawa Branch in assisting in the adjustment of problems of veterans in connec- tion with pensions, treatment and allowances. He made special ref- erence to the work of Ben Jacklin, business manager of the Branch, for his assistance in the prepara- tion of claims and the securing of the evidence Decessary to their ful pre Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Dec. 24-- (CP)--Walter Gresecki, 38, believed severely injured in a traffic acci- dent, was dumped on hospital steps Wednesday might by a motorist who then drove away without speaking to anyone, police of this Northern heater. Michigan city reported. Christmas Messages From Local Clergy "THOU SHALT x car. HIS NE oe known that name only as it JESUS" Many times the question is raised, "What is there in a name." As we ponder over the question we soon discover names suggest character, reputation, fame, etc. We might wonder why God chose the name "Jesus" for His Son, born in Beth= lehem's manger, a name that was to follow Him throughout eternity. We will derive from God's Word the REY, A. W. WHITEHEAD answer to this question. What is there in His name? The Angel said to Joseph, "Thou shalt call His name Jesus for He shall save His people from their sing." Jesus itself means Saviour. It is an imitaticn of the Greek form of Jeshua, which in turn is a late form of Jehoshua, and signifies Jehovah is salvation." A sacred name which deserves all the rever- ence man can render. But what irreverence we find as we hear that name from many lips of young and old alike, as they use it in vain. Is it possible that for years you was given to the Christ child at His birth? Have you come to know this blessed name in the fulness of salvation, and deliverance from your sin? The Apostle Paul in I Timothy 1:15 says of Him, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." Yes friend, this was His chief purpose for being born into this world. He did not come to live as long as He could but to die as soon as He could for lost sinners. If this Jesus is not your Saviour, then His coming to save you from sin as an individual was in vain, This makes Christmas not only a hopeless event for you but a Christ-less event as well. As we remember our sinful past, as we exult in our present freed as we look with hope to a blessed eternity, every day we see more clearly, with the Apostle Paul, that God gave our Saviour, "the name which is above every name, that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on the earth, and things under the earth. This day will you not receive this Christmas gift to the world, His Son, as your own personal Saviour. "What will you do with Jesus? Neutral you cannot be; Someday your heart will be asking, "What will He do with me?" PASTOR A. W. WHITEHEAD Calvary Baptist Church RESIGN POST London, Dec. 24. -- (Reuters) -- George Gibson, who figured pro- minently in the recent inquiry into alleged corruption in government departments, has resigned his di- rectorship of the Bank of England, it was announced Thursday. Gibson was the second government official to resign his post after testifying before a special tribunal probing into alleged corruption. John W. Belcher, Parli- mentary secretary to the Board of Trade, resigned Dec. 14, Saved From Icy Death When three-year-old Thomas Lowry '(left), son of Mr. and Mrs, A ES Lowry, R.R. 1, Oshawa, broke through the ice while cleaning snow from a frog pond near his home last Saturday, 11-year-old Howard Saunders, (right), son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Saunders of Camp Samac went to his assistance and pulled him from the icy water. member of an Oshawa Wolf Cub Pack, no doubt feels the incident was in the line of duty and his good deed for the day. Howard, who is a MOST BSHAWA PLANTS WORK NEXT MONDAY Major industry in Oshawa, Gen- eral Motors of Canada, Limited, will work on Boxing Day, Mon- day, December 27, an official of the company announced today. While nearly all retail stores will remain closed on Boxing Day, a survey of industries showed that a majority will remain in operation. "Monday will be a regular work day at General Motors," an ex- ecutive of the company said. "Every possible day and hour will be worked to shorten the period of change over to the new models. Thre are about 1,500 men now engaged in the important job of plant re-arrangement. The of- fue staff will also work on Mon- ay." 'For the most part feeder indus- tries to the General Motors will operate on Monday. Ontario Steel Products Limited, Fittings Limited, Duplate and Fiberglass Limited will be operating but the plant at the Skinner Co. will be closed for stock-taking while the office re- mains open. The Ontario Malleable Iron Company Limited will be open but the Robson Leather Company will close. The Alger Press and the Kohen Box Company will close but the Goodfellow Printing Company will operate. The Gay Company Limbisy will also be working Mon- ay. The McCallum Transport Lim- ited will have a skeleton staff on duty but for all intents and pur- poses the office will be closed. Employment Figures Hit New High Ottawa, Dec. 24--(CP)--Industrial employment in Canada moved to a new high at Nov. 1, the Bureau of Statistics reported yesterday, though four provinces showed slumps from a month earlier. Moderate improvement in employ= ment was shown duris g October in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Que- bec, Ontario and Manitoba, while the other provinces fell off. At the same time, average weekly earnings hit a new peak at $42.12, slightly over the previous top of $41.80 at Oct. 1. While the bureau did not give the actual employment figures at Nov. 1, it said the employment in- dex had hit a new high of 203.5, based on the 1926 average as 100. A month earlier, the index had stood at 208.3. A year before, it was 197.8. By provinces, the biggest gain was in' New Brunswick, where an ad- vance of 3.1 points from 178 to 181.1 was shown. However, New Brunswick was the only province to show a drop from the employment index of Nov. 1, 1947. The decrease was 3.3 points. All the other provinces were up from a' year previously. Biggest drops between Oct. 1 and Nov. 1 were in Prince Edward Island and British Columbia, the former sliding 35 points from 1646 to 161.1 and the west coast province showing a decline of 3.3 between 214.8 and 2115. British Columbia's 2115 was still the top figure for any province, by comparison with its 1926 total. Provinces that increased their in- dex included Nova Scotia, up 3 point; Quebec, 1.3; Ontario, .1, and Manitoba with a rise of 1.1. Down were Saskatchewan, by three points, and Alberta by 1.3. Cheer Group Aids Nineteen Needy Families Yesterday members of the Christ mas Cheer Committee, assisted by Santa Claus, distributed toys and food parcels to many families in Oshawa. Food was donated by Northminster Church while some of the toys were gathered up and reconditioned by the Simcoe Hall woodworking class. Many new toys were also among the gifts. Mrs. A. W. Smith, chairman of the committee, said that 19 families, with a total of 63 children, received parcels of toys yesterday evening. Santa travelled with the delivery van and made the presentations himself. H. W. McNeil had charge of the woodworking class at Sim- coe Hall which reconditioned the S. The food consisted of canned goods, cereals, vegetables, jelly powders, baked goods, home-canned gocds, sugar and candies. There were re-parcelled at S:mcoe Hall for distribution to the needy homes. REGRET PROPSALS Regina, Dec. 24--(CP) -- Labor Minister C. C. Williams said Thurs- day striking miners in the Estevan- Bienfait coal field have rejected operator proposals to end the walk- out begun Nov. 3. Some 200 mem- bers of the United Mine Workers (C.C.L) took a secret vote Wed- nesday night on the proposals. sub- mitted during negotiations in Re- --Globe and Mail Photo gina earlier this week. land, '" the equivalent of saying at this Gledelig Jule! Joyeux Noel! God Jul! Nadolig Llawen! Gladely Jule! Vroolyk Kerstfeest! Kala Christougena! Bono Natale! Scheslevee Krachun! Gung hay sun ning! Shin nen o metetau! Froliche Weinachten! A Mutual Wish In Oshawa and the surrounding neighbourhood there are many hundreds of citizens whose birth-place was in a distant \ To many of them, the language of that chest home is still familiar speech if only heard within the family circle. To older folks of such groups, the music of that Mother tongue still lingers like the precious memory of a mother's love. Some of these countries of origin differ greatly in national habit and sentiment. Both speech and the script in which it is written may show wide variation. But in spite of dis-similarity, they are united im sentiment offered below. This newspaper happily reciprocates the wish expressed in sixteen different languages, since each is "Merry Christmas" Wesolego Bosego Narodzenia! -Boldok Karacsonyi Unepeket! Veselych Sviat Rizdva Chrystovoho! Khristos Raz-dah-yet-sya! p) the season (Danish) (French) (Swedish) (Welsh) (Norwegian) (Dutch) (Greek) (Polish) (Italian) (Slovak) (Chinese) (Hungarian) (Ukrainian) (Japanese) (German) (Russian Church) 8th Sea Rovers Hold Annual Christmas Dance 8th Oshawa Sea Rovers were hosts last night to over 100 guests at their Annual Christmas Dance, held at the Shebandowan, Camp Samac. The program was varied, and under the direction of Rover Peter Francis and Rover John Irwin, the evening held equal enjoyment for both young and old. The members of the Group Committee and Mother's Auxiliary in attendance played bridge, while the younger folk da :ced. Later in the evening a presen- tation, was made to J. Harold Bateman, Rover Scoutmaster, and his wife on behalf of the 8th Sea Rover Crew by Rover Mate Don- ald A. Houlden. Lunch was served by members of the 8th Rover Crew and their lad- ies during intermission. Among those from out of town was Miss Anne Carruthers of Mount Albert, Ont and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas . Wales, formerly of Oshawa, and now of Trenton. Duplate Office Staff Holds Happy Party The office staff of Duplate Cana- da Ltd. gathered for their Christ~ mas party last night at Hotel Gen- osha. Master of ceremonies for the occasion was Jack McAdam. Egtertainment for the evening was supplied by members of the staff. Miss Joan Wilson sang sev- eral numbers, including Christmas carols and Jack Aldwinckle enter- tained with several acts of magic. All joined in sing songs at several intervals during the evening. Fol- lowing the program, dancing was enjoyed with prizes being given for novelty dances. Spy Hearings Concluded For 1948 Washington, Dec. 24--(AP)--The United States Congressional spy hearings are over for this year. Whether they will start up again in thé new Congress depends on how the House of Representatives UN-American Activities Committee votes. And it will have at least four new members, The present members are going to pass along some advice to the 1949 commiftee. But the committee itself isn't going to recommend any re- forms in its operations. Representative Karl Mundt (Rep. S.D.) said he still intends to urge that the committee: Give every accused person a hear=- ing before any report: is issued about him. Question witnesses privately so as to prevent unexpected accusa- tions against innocent people in public hearings. Allow witnesses to submit ques tions, to be asked by the committee, to their accusers. The committee already has done this to a limited extent. The committee now is in the pro- cess of fixing up some reports. One will be on the United States spy hearings. Another will deal with Communism in the United States government. A third will review the committee's 1947-48 Operations and suggest some lines of investigation for 1949. The last witnesses in the spy probe were heard Thursday behind closed doors. They were Francis B. Sayre, former assistant Secretary of State, and his secretary, Miss Anna Belle Newcomb. FIGHTING FISH The swordfish is a fighter when wounded and has been known to attack the fishing boats and vese sels with its sword. thanks , 'Time Is Growing Short! HAVE YOU SENT IN YOUR DONATION : YET? = - - if not please Send Yours NOW to THE T.B. CHRISTMAS SEAL FUND Care Royal Bafik of Canada To those who have already made their donation, many . + and to all of you we extend Christmas Greetings! #Ted"" Johnson, Chairman Fred Bartlett, Treasurer