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PUBLISHED Every Week Day Except Saturday. The Oshawa Daily Times SAA AAA NANA PROBS. Mostly Cloudy; Showers. DL. 27--NO. 38 -- OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940 Single Copies 3c EIGHT PAGES UNS DROP TIME BOMBS IN LONDON RAID IG BERTHAS SHELLING )OVER PORT SILENCED )Y RAF; mage From Bursting Shells Was Severe; Sev- eral Homes Splintered, Before Guns Put Out of Action RITISH BATTERIES DID NOT RETURN FIRE itish Bombers Strike Sav- agely at Points Around Calais; Experts Believe 14-Inch Guns Used London, Aug. 23.--Heavy bombs the Royal Air Force were believ- to have blasted Germany's "Big as" on the French coast last ght while the guns were shelling southeast coast following an successful barrage on a convoy the Straits of Dover during the y. mage from the bursting shells s extensive. Several homes were lintered. [Dover bore the brunt of the shell- B, but explosives hurled across e Channel splattered other sec- bns of the coast also. e Royal Air Force struck back omptly with dive bombers, silenc- g the guns and apparently smash. their carefully prepared posie Official quarters said the British unter-blows were with bombers ly, and that there had been no ery duel across the water. Homes were smashed at Dover d the big shells took an un- nted toll of lives. Shell Wrecks Church One - shell which "wrecked a urch smashed through g stained s window beside an altar. Win- ws were shattered by the explo- bn, Pews were splintered, and at holes were torn in pillars, piece of shell casing nine hes long was picked up on the ps to the pulpit. late as midnight some resi- Ints were seen carrying bed clothe from homes in the zhell- nded area to shelter overnight ewhere. e occupant of a villa in the elled area said: "My wife and I e sitting down to dinner--I was going to carve the joint--when e was a terrific burst of what hought was anti-aireraft fire, Five Shells Land 'We soon foun@ oul it wasn't ti-aircraft fire, ot a_#hell from [' German guns h ded about D yards away"a owh in the dows of the garage ™ [The guns resumed their shelling the Dover area after being sie hced for half an hour and sent le shells over the English Chane in half as'many minutes. iu t the R.AF. roared to the ate again, and the guns stopped. the bark of anti-aircraft guns d be heard. German planes glso were over the tich coast and some onlookers in e Dover area mistook anti-air- fire for a counter bombard- ent by Britain's big coastal guns. Was officially den ifde bona . : / after th } five wife lasted about forty: ; The detonation of figs' could be heard nglish . coast a great} » ky across the art's awed How' heavily Oalais bofribéd. Calais isthe ich poling ta Dover, Ar- rts here "Suggested that bor guns weze 'probally 12 or fac ns which the 'Germans nted between Calais and pein utes at noon the big at the convoy in the ver at a 20-mile range, ant or naval ship was ---- ate Weather Reports onight--Weather, fair and cool. | d--moderate, northerly. Paturdzt/--Weatner, fair and cool. d--variable, north to west. LAKE TEMPERATURES emperature of the water at the ch at the lakefront today at 2:30 156 degrees. Wind--north, 8 to bh. fat 3 pm) Courtesy. Oshawa Yacht Cub) firs gand good wishes SHIPS ESCAPE - In Hepburn Cabinet "DR. DUNCAN McARTHUR Deputy Minister of the late Dr. L. J. Simpson, Ontario Minister of Education, who has been sworn in as Minister of Education to succeed Dr. Simpson, who died recemtly. LOCAL SOLDIERS REGEIVE SOCKS Letters of Appreciation Sent to Ladies' Auxiliary of Canadian Legion The following letters from Cpl. R. L. Foote and Pte. J. Ballantine, Oshawa soldiers who are now in England, tell their own stories: Ladies Auxiliary, Canadian Legion Branch 43: May I express my thanks to you and the other members of the La- dies' Auxiliary for the very useful and much-appreciated parcel which I received today. It arrived at a most opportune time as I was just setting out to buy, beg, borrow or steal a pair vf socks. We had plen- ty of socks before our trip to France but since getting back any man in my platoon (Signals) who had two pairs, Is quite fortunate, The other articles were equally as welcome and I can assure you that it was a well-planned parcel. Mail' days are the only important days over here although pay-days run them a close second. The Canadian Auxiliary War Ser. vices are doing a wonderful job for the boys,:We have a tea wagon that follows mg on our trips, handing out dei and biscuits, Her name vis " Bg' and che has a list of her battle ¥fionors painted on one side, But we hope to fill the other side also before we finally add '"Bertchesbaden." The boys are- in fine shape and rarin' to go. The country is looking more like the England we had read about and we have visited quite a number of the historical places. We also find the English people gourt- eous and hospitable. Thanking you again for the par- Respectfully Yours, DICK FOOTE. DedfiComrades; : . I would like to express my sine cere thanks for the very nice parcel hat I received rom you, It is very kind of you to ke ink of'iis fellows over here. I preciate it very much. Wishing you every success in your futifpe work, FY Yours sincerely, "PTE. J. BALLANTINE. FIRST MILITARY TRAINING CLASS DRAFTED OCT. | Will Continue Calling Men Until Twelve-Month Quota of 300,000 Filled Ottaws, Aug. 23.--First action on mass of information obtained in this week's national registration will be taken when the Department of Na- tional War Services begins tabuleti- ing for military training purposes all single men of 21 to 45 years. Already registration headquarters here is receiving from each constitu- ency wire reports of the number of single men in each &ge group. By Monday the department expects to be in position to start sorting them out by age groups across the coun- try, in preparation for calling up of the first military training classes for Oct. 1, Regulations governing this celling up will be announced next Tuesday, Mr. 'Justice T. C. Davis, Associate Deputy Minister of National War Services, announced today. At the same time the Government will an- nounce the personnel of the thir- teen boards (one for each military district), which will regulate the taking of men from certain indus- tries and occupations for army training. Judge Davis emphasized that there will be no exemptions from the thirty-day training period for emy called up for that purpose. Farmers will not be taken from their fields during harvest and fishermen will not be taken from their nets during fishing season. but they will. be given military training at other periods. The same thing applies to university students engaged in special studies, sand others. Industries Included The same principle will apply in munitions and military equipment industries. If the ciass of 21 years is called, for example, and an air- plane factory finds it has ten es- sential employees of that age, loss of whom might eupple its opera- (Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) WAR GUESTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY; Local Committee Advised to "Stand By" jas 400 Children A g ' With 400 British evacuibls expect ed in Ontario' "today, the Oshawa and Ontario County Children's Ald Society has been advised tg "stand by" in antfcipation 'that some may be distributed to' this part, of the province. The arrival of the 400 some time today is the first major movement to reach the province. They are ex- pected by special frain, George S. Tattle, Deputy Minjster of Welfare, said last night that work attending the arrival of the war guests is being assisted largely by volunteer work- ers. Junior Leagues and Boy Scouts have all been drafted into the move- ment. Toronto school teachers are contributing to take a leading vol- unteer role. The Oshawa committee is fairly well organized and most of the per- sonnel can be notified on a mom- ent's notice when their services will be required. While no definite word has been received today that war guests will be sent to Oshawa or Ontario County, the Children's Aid Society through which the children will be distributed here, is "standing by," according to udvice from the Deputy Minister of Welfare. Kind Hearted Canadians Unwitting} Intern to* Montreal Ottawa, Aug. Riise Canadians--a whole lot of them-- did their best, unwittingly, to help Guenther Lorentz German' officer, to escape from an Ontario intern- ment camp. . A youth in a town north of To- ronto showed him how to thumb a ride. Lorentz had never heard of hitchhiking before. A gasoline sta- tion gave him a map. Pree maps were something entirely new in his experience. Motorists gave him free rides to Toronto and on to Montreal. They fed him. They gave him tobacco. Aided Nazi ind Way to Escaping German Given Food, Money by Motorists Qne even loaned him $2. Free food, free rides, free maps-- Lorentz told police officers in Montreal that Canada was a land of plenty. The only thing kindly Canadians failed to give him was a registration card, and if he had had one he would still have been at liberty. A moment's hesitation, noticed by the officer on guard on the La- chine Canal bridge near the Vic- toria Bridge at Montreal caused Lorentz's arrest. He had his story ready. His home 'was in Toronto and he was just viewing the St. Lawrence, but he did not have a registration card and he did not have a reason for not having a card. Lorentz's feet were badly blistered, showing that he had done some (Continued on Page 8, Col. 5) shells are largely responsible for th planes, The King Inspects Anti-Aircraft Posts -- 4 L His Majesty King George makes a close scrutiny of anti-aircraft shells during his visit to anti-aircraft posts in Kent recently. e driving off of German attaching | ROTARY PARK TRACK AND Activities at 0: shawa's! Supervised Playgrounds Cease This Week With Awarding of Crests and Trophy on Saturday Activities ei the Oshawa supervis- | ed playgrounds and swimming pols | wi i close on Saturday with the dise . N3 10 [a2 Collec oe 'were placed first, second id in ai' track and field events Which took place Wednesday, Thursday: and today, and play- ground crests will be awarded to the. three highfst individual 'point scof-' ors of eackr playground group. An adfitional crest will be awarled to the boy or girl in each group select- ed by the supervisor as outstanding, yet not & winner of individual point standing. . A feature of the closing activities 'was the keen confest betwéen the groups of the playgrounds which was seen at the track and field events on Wedngsday and Thutsfay, with the finals coming this after: noon :; Alexandva Park. For the first two days Rotary Paxk group was In the leag wita a total of 369 | points, Alexandra was second with 296 points, Ritson Road third with 148 points and Cedardale close" he- hind with«139 points The Walmsley and Magill trophy is to be, presented to the play- grpund having secured the highest standing in points (compared to its actual attendance record. As Rotary has the highest attendance record and Cedardale fhe lowest, the final result will not be known until late this afternoon when ihe points are added up and the winner determin~ ed on the basis ~f attendance fig- ures. The playground and. swimming committee includes 8S. G. Saywell, chairman; E. J. Marks, W. G. Bunk- er and directing supervisor, A. L. W. Smith. Officials for the track and field events include the following: Clerk of track--Hugh Hinton; clerk of field--Ted Mclaughlin; starter -- Wm, Sherwood; handicraft--Miss Peggy McKibbin; announcer--Gor- don Sloan; Judges -- Leo Krantz, Frank Henklemsan, kussell Andrews. Following is a complete list of the winners in the track and field events held on Wednesday and Thursday, WEDNESDAY'S EVENTS Running Races Junior Boys, 80-yard sprint--Ro- land Jacoter, Cedardale; Richard Brocklehurst, Ritsoii; Ross Peaatlin, Alexandra. Intermediate Cirls. 75-yd. sprint-- Freda Piotrowski, Rotary; 'June Berwick, Rotary; Anne Reid, Alex- andra. Senior Boys, 100-yd. sprint--Alber; Turner, Earl Lince. Guy Morrey. Junior Girls, 220-yd. relay--Rol- ary, Ritson, Alexandra. Intermediate Boys, 220-yd. Relay --Rotary, Ritson, Alexandra. Senior Boys, 440-yd. relay--Alexs, andra, Rotary, Ritson. Junior Girls, 75-vd, skipping race --Adelea Piotrowski, Rotary; Jean] Mon I nie ants ¢ LEADS IN FIELD EVENTS 18,252 PEOPLE - REGISTERED IN CITY OF OSHAWA | Registrar Grateful for Vol- unteer Help; Complete 'Returns Later All registration forms from the City of Oshawa have been received at the head office and are ready fo be sent to Ottawa, Reglstrar-in- chief Col. Frank Chappell announc- ed to-day. Returns from the county sub-divisions are *not yet complete, -although new lots comé in* with every mail. Out of an, estimate 17,150 people to be registered in: the city, 18,252 dave actually beef registered, the Times. Was fuged to-day. The extra 1,102 is believed by officialy to be caused by people from out- | side points registering in Oshdwa, | particularly those, just beyond, the { boundary lines in the East Whithy and Harmony sections. Registrar Chappel? is particularly grateful for the untiring work of his assistant George Edmunds, who had had the Herculean task of or- Banizing Ontario County for the National Registration, It is a tribs, ute to his ability and thoroughness that registratiofi in the district has gone off so smoothly. Officials are véry appreciative of the way in which the citizens of Oshawa co-operated to make the registration a success, Their thanks is expressed by the Registrar-in- chief in the following condensed message: "The response td the request for help in this electoral division was splendid. I wish it was practical to send a personal message of thanks: to all those. who did such excellent work in this great patri- otic service. Our staff of 8eputy- registrars and voluntary assistants were appointed regardless of party or creed, and worked devotedly at their task. Special reference should be made to the wonderful service given by the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, which was particularly no- ticeable in the schools in the vicin- (Continued on Page 8, Col. Part of Regiment Gods To Niagara On Monday Officers and recruits 'of the rank and file of the 2nd battalion of the Ontario Regiment, who cannot go to the regimental camp at Niagara- on-the-Lake in September, will be going to take their training the first of the week. Just how many officers and men would be going was not disclosed today. They will be attached to another unit during the training period and Will be under the command of Capt Rex Insole. Tt is expected that hew uniforms will be available by the time the regiment is ready to (Continued on Page 8, Col. 6) #0 under canvas, These | MAKING IT EASY TOREGISTER ALL RIFLES, SHOTGUNS Clerks of Villages + and Townships Asked to As- sist in Registration "It is desirable that citizens of Ontario should be inconvenienced as little as possible in registering their rifles and shotguns," Attor- ney-General Gordon D. Conant, K.C., states in a letter to the press. "I have accordingly authorized a considerable number of responsible officials to effect registration." Mr. Conant adds. In many townships and villages in the province the police officials designated would not be conven- iently available? By authorizing the clerks to effect registration the convenience of the citizens of such municipalities should be met rea- sonably well, the Attorney-General points out. All persons owning. rifles and shotguns in the Dominion are re- quired to register their weapons on or before September 15 and the Attorney-General for Ontario has authorized the following persons to take the registrations in this Province: The Chief Constable, the Chief of Police, or head or acting head of the Police Force of every city or town in Ontario; The Clerk of every township and village in On- tario, (except the villages and townships hereinafter named); The High County Constables of the Counties of York and Lanark; The Chief Constables of the Townships of York, East York, North York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, Teck and Tisdale; The Chief Constables of the Villages of Forest Hill, Long Branch, Swansea, Humberstone, Delhi and Fergus; All members of the Regular Force of the Ontario Provincial Police stationed at any detachment in any of the follow- ing areas:--The unorganized dis- tricts of Muskoka, Parry Sound, Temiskaming, Cochrane, Nipissing, Algoma, Sudbury, Manitoulin Is- and, Kenora, Rainy River, Thun- der Bay, Patricia and the counties of Haliburton and Renfrew. Certain police officers had been | authorized to make the registra- | tion. It was realized, however, that in many Townships and Vil- | lages in the Province, police offi- | cials are not conveniently avail- | able, and for that reason the clerks of the Townships and Villages, with few exceptions, have been au- (Continued on Page 8, Col. 4) DRUNK DRIVER GIVEN TEN DAYS In Jail Ten Days Before Trial; Magistrate Repri- mands Officer i A nest Colby, Toronto, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while in an intoxicated condition, and was sentenced to 10 days in jail, the term; to ate back to the 13th, since 'which day the accused has been in custody, * Magistrate F. S. Ebbs termed it a "gros: miscarriage, of justice" when he learned that Col- by hatl been in custcdy the ten days hefore being given a trial. "I be- dleve it is the first time it has ever happened' in this court," declared His Worghip. Crown Attorney A. F. Annis agreed that the delay was unjust. "You can't keep a man in jail just because you are away," as- sertéd His Worship 'indignantly, when Provincial Officer Waude dis- closed that he had been on. holiday. In passing sentence Magistrate Ebbs took into account the fact that the accused had been '"urtjustly treated". He did not have to pay court costs, although, of. course, his car was impounded and his driving permit suspended for a period. NO CASUALTIES IN THE FIRST NIGH T ATTACK; CITY LEFT UNTOUCHED oR he MAN'S DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL, JURY AT WHITBY SAYS Give Verdict at Inquest in Death of Transient on C.N.R. Tracks (Special to The Times) Whitby, Aug. 23. -- A coroner's jury empanelled by Dr. G. L. Mac- dougall last night, returned 5 ver- dict of accidental means in the death of Charles Sullivan, Toronto transient, killed when he fell from an eastbound freight train between Whitby and Oshawa on the night of August 15th. Charles Ruston, another tran- sient, who was with Sullivan on the train, told the hearing that he and Sullivan boarded the train together in Toronto and hat they had drunk five or six bottles of wine during the day, "We were very drunk when we -got on and I went to sleep," Ruston related. "First thing I knew I woke up in Oshawa. I missed Sullivan so when I got off the train I spoke to the brakeman, He got in touch with the Oshawa police," stated Ruston, who was arrested and charged with a breach of the Liquor Contral Act. Ruston was released from custody this morning after being sentenced to ten days in the county jail. He had already served this time and, as the sentence was dated back, he was released from custody this mor- ning. Qne bottle of wine had been found along the tracks near Sulli- van's body. Provincial Officer James Suther- land stated that vere Sullivan's body was found "if looked as if (Continued on Page 8, Col. 3) HOCKEY PLAYERS IN GOURT TILT "Dit" Clipper and "Red" Hamill, Give Evidence in Court Today Two famous hockey players came to a real hockey city to-day, when Aubrey (Dit) Clapper, and Robert (Red) Hamill, gave evidence before Magistrate F. S. Ebbs in the local police court. The two big men, re- splendent in light windbreakers with "Boston Bruins" crests, told their version of an automobile ac- cident involving one Joseph Mar- czewsky, Toronto. The latter was charged with reckless driving as a result of a collision between his car and Clapper"s on August 14, on the highway between Oshawa and Pick- ering. About $40 property damage was done (chiefly to the hockey star's car), but no one was injured in the accident, which was investi- 'gated by I'. O. Scott, According to their testimony, Au- brey Clapper was driving his friend, Robert Hamill, 407 Christie Street, Toronto, to Hastings, where the former lives. On the way they col- lided with Marczewsky's car, which they claimed was over the centre line of the road. A red roadster ahead of them was allegedly forced off the highway by the accused's car. Marczewsky repeatedly avowed that he was not guilty, and that (Continued on Page 8, Col. 2) Joint Board For Canada, Eleven Members of Per) manent Joint Board An- nounced by President Roosevelt and Premier King Washington, Aug. 23.--President Roosevelt and Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King, in a statement is- sued at the White House, last night announced the names. of eleven members of the permanent joint board of defense for Canada and the United States. The ' statement said the first meeting will be beld in Ottawa next Monday. : The Canadian inembers are: O. M. Biggar, K.C.; Brigadier K. Stuart, D.8.0., M.C, Deputy Chief of the Canadian Army General of Defence U S., Named Staff; Captain IL. W. Murray, R.C.N,, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff; Air Commander A. A. L. Cuffe, a member of the air staff, Royal Canadian Air Force; and Hugh L. Keenleyside, counsellor of the Department of External Af- fairs, who will be secrctary of the Canadian section of the joint board. The United States members are: Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of New York, president of the United States Conference of Mayors; Lieut, Gen. Stanley D. Embick; command- ing 'the Fourth Corps area with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.; Cap- tain Harry W. Hil of the United States Navy, War Plans Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Opera- tions; Commander Forrest P. Sher- man of the United Etates Navy, and (Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) Terrific Explosions Hours After the Raid Testified Raiders . Used Time Bombs; Nazis Return To- day CIVILIANS HAD LEFT AREA; ESCAPE DEATH One Raider Shot Down Was of French Origin; Gen. deGaulle Reports 800 Planes Left Africa London, Aug. 23.--A terrific ex- plosion in a London suburb testified today that German planes had used time bombs in their first night raid of the war on the London area dur- ing the devk hours of this morning. Civilians had been evacuated from the vicinity and there were no cas- ualties. Military circles confirmed that British big guns last night fired across the Channel into German-oc- cupied territory in France in snswer to a bombardmen? of Dover, but de- clined to say whether the guns were fired on land or were those of naval | vessels. German planes were reported over a southeastern inland town to- day in a resumption of daylight raids. Cafe Smashed Nazi planes also attacked a north- east coast town and demolished = cafe. Several persons who had sought refuge in the cellar were trapped under the debris. Twa chilren, one three years old and "the other seven, were killed about dawn when a German plane dropped six bombs in the residen= tial area of a northeast coast town. Shortly before noon single planes raided the Midlands; one dropping come medium-sized bombs which smashed & cottage. Another raider dropped three bombs on another Midlands town, but all fell on open land. Six bombs fell on a thickly popu- lated district of a third Midlands town. One casuaity was reported. Early this morning a single bomber dived out of the clouds end dropped six high explosive bombs along the sea front of a southeast town. All hit the weach. Battle Wakes City German bombs, crashing into three London suburbs in the dark hours of this morning, left homes and business premises in ruins and brought the thunder of anti-aircrest gun fire to the eas of the people in Central London, for the first time in nearly a year of war. London took it calmly. In the alarm areas abou half the people remained in bed throughout, and of the other half, some gathered in living rooms, drinking tea or other beverages and others went to shel ters. Indications that Germany was using French planes were seen in the statement of experts that a raider shot down was of French origin. Earlier, General Charles de Gaulle declared that 800 French airplanes' had left French Coionial Africa for France, there to be put at the dis= posal of the enemy (Germany)." : Empty Halls Blasted What might have happened had the London raid come a few hours earlier was indicated by the fact that one movie theatre and a dance hall were wrecked and another movie theatre was damaged. There had been German raids by daylight in the London balloon bar= rage area August 15, 16 ead 18. This one came in the actual suburbs and by night. However it was many miles from the centre of the city-- half an hour's ride by taxicab at the neavest point to the West End. One fatality was reported, and that was indirect. A 67-year-old man collapsed on nis way to an air raid shelter and died. Flying glass caused most wounds. A big bomb split open the strong room of a Bank, but demolition squads quickly picked up the cone tents. One plane alone dropped 28 bombs. Incendiary bombs fires in three districts, one of them wooded. Damage from German shelling was widespread on the south coast. The firing started just before 9 p.m. Gun flashes could be seen across the channel. One shell pierced the stained glass window of a church and exploded near the altar, blowing out nearly all the windows and snapping pews into splinters, Shrapnel tore big pieces from 'the pillars, started ,