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PUBLISHED Every Week Day Except Saturday. The Oshawa Daily Ti PROBS, Mostly Cloudy; Showers. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, VOL. 27--NO. 59 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1940 Single Copies 3c EIGHT PAGES REAK IN LINE INTERRUPTS HYDRO POWER A ad FOURTH INSTALMENT OF OSHAWA TAX PAYMENTS TOOK SPURT, Paymenis Made at Greater Rate Than Year Ago; Final Instalment Date Due October 3 WILL TAKE ACTION TO COLLECT ARREARS Tax Payments for Current Year Up To the Present Amount to 91.81 Per Cent. of Year's Levy Tax payments took another spurt during the period in which the fourth instalment became due, a statement issued by City Treasurer Peter A. Blackburn reveals. Pay- ments were made at a greater rate than in 1939 and consequently the comparisons with a year ago show satisfactory progress in every detail. The due date for the fifth and final instalment is rapidly approach- ing, being October 3 and it is ex- pected that payments will continuz at a satisfactary rate. However, the fact that citizens generally are re- sponding o civic duty satisfactorily is not to be taken as an indica- tion that slackness in meeting ar- rears will be tolerated. City Treasurer Blackburn and Tax Collector Admiral N. Sharp both stated emphatically that unless pay- ments on arrears both of 1940 and preceding year's taxes are received shortly action will be taken by the tax collector to secure payment. Aceounts which are in arrears now are being reviewed and unless ac- tion is taken to make some payment before the final instalment comes due, action will be instituted im- mediately after the rush caused by fifth instalment collections subsides. Tax payments for 1940 so far amount to 91.81 per cent. of the year's levy though this amounts to only 66.12 per cent. of the total col- lectible taxes. However, both this percentage sare six per cent. or more higher than at this time in 1939. The treasurer's statement shows the improvement in 1940 tax collec tions quite graphically and is as fol- lows: Taxes to be collected: Arrears 1940 1993 Jan. 1. $ 36041500 $ 433,897.00 Current Levy 927,683.59 967,602.14 'Total to be collected $1,288,098.59 $-,401,499.14 Taxes Collected to Sept. 9. 1940 1993 $140,331.65 $119,883.55 707,008.01 Arrears .... Current Levy 711,403.04 Total Collections $851,734.69 $826,801.56 Percentages: 1940 1939 Of total Current 76.68% 73.07% Of total Collections -- Current and Arrears to year's levy Of total Collections in relation. to all Taxes Collectable (Currenf and 91.81% 85.45% 66.12% Two Open Seasons Planned for Partridge Bruce Mines, Sept. 24. -- W. IL Miller, M.L.A., chairman of the On- tario Legislature Fish and Game Committee, announced ' Monday there would be two open partridge seasons in Ontario this fall, one from Oct. 1 46 'Oct. 14, inclusive, and the othep/from Nov. 4 to Nov. 16, inclusive' The open seasons will not apply. in Crown game pre- serves, regilated game preserve areas or in tfie Qounties of Essex and Kent, 'Mr.- Miller said. 59.00% BINGO, ORANGE TEMPLE, WED- nesday, 2:30. 10c. 'E. Youds. (59a) RUMMAGE SALE, ALBERT ST. Church, Thursiay, September 26, 2:30. (59a) CHICKEN PATTIE TEA, SEPTEM- ber 25, 'Mrs. Mechin's, 16 Ritson South. Centre St. United. 25c. (59a) BINGO OVER BURNS, WEDNES- day night, voucher prizes, 8:45, 15c. (59, 64, 60) TREAS. SAYS Junior Chamber Will Help Drive DOUGLAS M. STORIE President of Oshawa Junior Chamber of C. ce, which or- ganization has been enlisted in "Oshawa Win-The-War and Com- munity Fund" campaign. The mem- bers will work on George Hart's committee canvassing the business | section. ALDERMAN FAVORS COMBINED DRIVE of Each Month Gen- erally Approved "You can quote me as saving I am heartily in favor of the combin. ed drive for funds for the Red Cross and other war services and for the various community welfare funds" declared Alderman Cliff Harman "Win-the-War and Community Fund" drive by The Times today. Ald. Harman has been a repre- sentative on the city "I am sure the idea of one appeal a year instead of about one a morn:th will meet with general approval of the citizens at large" he added. "What is the feeling in the shops about the war?" The Times acked Mr. Harman. "The sinking of that passenger ship loaded with women and chil- dren has created a lot of talk and the men are of one mind in their less tactics. It isn't war it's just plain murder" said Ald. Harman. Pays $10 and and Costs On Liquor Charge liquor in' a place other than his home, and was assessed . $10 and costs or 10 days in the county jail | in police court thiz morning. The accused was apprehended at Alex- ander Park Saturday afternoon, when Oshawa played Parkdale | Derbys. County Officer Sullivan testified that he saw the accused go from the grandstand to his car. and re- turn with something which he was obviously trying to conceal from view. As the officer approached Hutchinson threw the bottle to the ground. The officer picked un the bottle and put the hand-cuffs on Hutchinson, DINNER T0 OPEN WIN-THE-WAR AND COMMUNITY FUND Rousing Meeting Planned For Monday, Sept. 30th --Special Speakers Appointment of a committee of five to arrange details of a big | opening dinner for the campaign | committees, workers and canvas- | sers in the Oshawa Win-the-War | and Community Fund campaign on | Monday, September 30, was an- | nounced at a meeting of the gen- | eral committee presided over by Harry J. Carmichael last night. Members of the special dinner committee are: Maurice Hart, president of the Rotary Club; 'L. M. Souch, president of the Kiwanis Club; Ernest Reading, president of the Kinsmen Club; and J. H. Bea- | ton and George Hart, members of | the general campaign committee One Appeal Yearly Instead | when asked what he thought of the | council of workingmen in Oshawa for 12 years. | opinion of such ruthless and heart- | Frank Hutchinson, Toronto, plead- | | ed guilty to having a quentity of | { for the drive which opens Octcber 11. | It was decided definitely last night that the dinner would be on | a pay-as-you-go basis, that is each | person contributing a nominal sum | of 50 'cents or thereabouts to de- | fray the cost of the get-together. An effort will be made to secure the donation of musical talent and an outstanding speaker from To- {ronto. George W. McLaughlin, | general campaign chairman, would | also be asked to speak. TO TURN CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOU! Centres Which Turned Clocks Back Must Revert to 'Fast' Time Ottawa, Sept. 24--Officials in the | Department of Munitions and Sup- | ply declare municipalities of On- | tario and Quebec which had revert- ed to standard time before the con- | | tinuation order for daylight sav- | ing was announced last Friday, must revert to "fast" time, The Order-in-Council covering this electrical power conservation: move was made public today, but it | added nothing to information cov- ered in the Government statement issued late Friday. All municipalities of Ontario and Quebec which were on daylight sav- time during the summer months must continue indefinitely. "his applies to those which turned clocks back before the order was. issued. One town In that category, Arn- for, inquired on this point yester- | day and, on instructions of H. J. Symington, power controller who | operates from his Montreal office, it was advised to revert at once to daylight saving time. Hamilton | | which had already reverted to | standard time, returned to "fast" | time dune the week-end, | | a Driver Was Druric But Had No License | ing the | | John Alexander Barron, 124 Agnes | | Street, pleaded guilty to an offense of drunken driving committed on | August 31, and was sentenced to 7 days in the county jall and costs | or an additional 7 days by Magis- trate F. S. Ebbs in police court this | poi: His driving license was suspended for three months On a | second charge of faiiing to produce { an operator's license, the accused | was assessed $2 and costs or 2 days. The accused allegedly ran into the back of another car, and when questioned by the officer said "What car? I didn't see any car" - Only very minor damage was caused, and this was Barron's first offense. municable Diseases Re- ported Last Month, Low- est of Any Month in City's History Seven different types of communi- cable diseases were reported in. Osh- awa in August but there were only eight cases altogether, according to the monthly report of Miss Isabel Pringle, senior public health nurse, submitted at' the meeting of the Oshawa Board of Health. Eight cases is the lowest number of communicable disease cases to occur in any one month in the city's history. The list shows two children as {ll with mumps, while the six other cases consisted of one Oshawa's Health Status Remains at High Level Only Eight Cases of Coml. each of the following maladies, chickenpox, scarlet fever, whooping cough, typhoid fever, paratyphoid A and paratyphosus B. , The last three cases were all Oshawa persons who apparently contracted the in- fection while on holidays away from the city. Miss Mary Isabella Tyndall was appointed as the fourth nurse on the public health staff and has been working in her new position since September 9. She occupies the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss, Geraldine Connolly 'who is now in charge of public health nursing at Peterborough. The board was also advised by the Department of Health at Toronto that the usual autumn chest clinic would not be held in the Oshawa MORE BUILDING (Continued on Page 7, Col. 5) Ottawa's Mayor Addresses Conference Mayor Stanley Lewis, of Ottawa, Canada, who is president of the | POUND ITALIANS AS CAIRO MOVES T0 MARTIAL IAW | Royal Navy Again Hits Sidi B:rrani, Throwing Ad- vance Into Confusion Cairo, Sept. 24--Italian armed penetration of her territory roused | | neutral Egypt to a declaration of } | martial law Monday while British conference of Canadian Mayors, pictured as he addressed the initial meeting of American and Canadian The conference, called by Mayor La mayors at the New York City Hall. Guardia and to be held for three | days, is to discuss western hemisphere defence. GENERAL MOTORS OFFICIAL Director of Sales Tells Dis-! trict Managers Accept- ance of G.M. Products Increasing Confidence that General | Motors of Canada was on] the threshold of an excellent | year. of domestic production | and sales, was expressed today | | (Tuesday) by J. E. Johnson, | Director of Sales of the Com- | pany, at a luncheon meeting at | the Genosha Hotel. The occasion was the second of 'the two-day session of Wholesale Product Training meetings. Attending the gathering are District Manag- | ers, Zone Managers and De- partment heads of Eastern Canada; fleet salesmen, and General Sales Department executives and personnel. Mr. Johnson pointed out that eral Motors products through- out Canada had increased dar | ing the past year, and he pre- dicted that this trend would | continue during 1941. The chairman was E. J. Urn: | phrey, Assistant Director of | 1 Sales, General Motors Products| of Canada. The meetings con- clude this evening. PERMITS [35ULD Activity in the He building industry | in Oshawa which is experiencing its best year since 1929 is continuing hand in hand with industrial ex- pansion in Oshawa industries. So far this month building permits have been issued for additions to two Oshawa factories. However, erec- tion of new houses and additions to existing structures continues at a good rate. So far in September 29 permits have been taken out. The two major permits are ad- ditions to the factory plants of Pedlar People, Limited, and the On- tario Steel Products. The former's building program calls for construc. tion of a one-storey addition to their plant on South Simcoe street, measuring 215 feet by 40 feet in size, Its estimated cost is $14,000 with Bathe and McLellan of Osh- awa having the contract. The Ontario Steel Products ad- dition is being erected by the same firm. The building permit calls for a one-storey brick addition 30 feet by 60 feet in size to be used for storage purposes. Walls are' being left unfinished and the cost Is set at $2,500, - RAI NEWS ITEMS ARE BEING HELD OVER Owing to the break in the Hydro power line near Bowmanville this afternoon, which cut off power to The Times, a number of news items intended for the afternoon edition are being held over until tomorrow, p SEES EXCELLENT YEAR AHEAD Predicts Increase Sales of Products J. E. JOHNSON 'Director of Sales of General Mo- | tors, who tells district managers | { the public acceptance of Gen- | today the company is on threshold | of excellent year, NAZIINVASION THREATS RECEIVE REPLY FROMR.AF, Heart of Berlin Pounded] In Three-Hour Attack By British Berlin, Sept. 24.--Low-flying Bri- | | tish planes subjected Berlin to 4S | the longest air raid, lasting almost four hours, early today, dropping bombs in mid-town despite the heaviest anti-aircraft barrage yet thrown up here. One fire glowed in the sky to- ward Moabit in Northwestern Ber- lin which is a region of factories. Authorities did not estimate the number raiders, but claimed few succeeded in penetrating the city's outer defenses. Millions huddled in shelters un- derground heard the defense bat- teres 'pounding and the hum of motors above. Tracer bullets streaked into tne sky amid bursting shrapnel, but ap- parently none of the attacking planes was brought down as they flew incessantly over the city. Searchlights were used sparingly In the defense. The alarm lasted three hours and forty-seven min- utes, There were no immediate re- ports of damage. Channel Coast Blasted London, Sept. 24. -- Only a few hours after "the German radio warned Britons that "we are com- Ing" with massed forces of inva- slon terrific. explosions rocked the French Channel coast early today, indicating a heavy R.AF. bombing attack. So thunderous were the blasts (Continued on Page 8, Col. 2) | units, acting under a military al- liance, hammered at Fascist inva- sion bases. | The British fleet and the Royal | Air Force, fighting Italian columns | heading eastward toward the vital | Suez Canal, successfully bombarded | newly established positions along the invasion route. Though martial | by a Cabinet leader pledged against Charged Under Defence Act law was Invoked | immediate war, the Saadist Party, | a nationalistic minority, was report- ed attempting to arrange a special session of Parliament to settle the issue of war or peace. Saturday four members of party resigned over the failure of Premier Hassan Sabry Pasha to consider a declaration of war, now that the Italian spearhead is sixty miles inside the Egyptian frontier, They said there was no longer any doubt the Italians intended to conquer Egypt, despite Premier Mussolini's avowal that the war is aimed only to "liberate" the coun- | try. | War is to be preferred, they sald, | i | | | to the "shame and cowardice of | counting on others" to defend Egypt. British sources said the Mediter- | ranean Fleet Sunday followed last week's attacks by again pounding | newly established positions at Sidi | Barrani, 250 miles west of Alexand- | ria. Italian camps and supply pen | were the target of scores of shells, The Italians were apparently caught by surprise, and now Mar- | shal Rodolfo Graziani must 'reor- ganize his positions before the ad- vance can be attempted again. A Reuters News Agency despatch | said that the occupying Italian | troops entering Sidi Barrani suf- fered great casualties when land mines exploded, blowing the village to bits. The Royal Air Force issued the following bulletin Monday night: "A rald on Benghasi harbor Sat- urday night resulted in a direct hit on a ship. Bombs also were dropped on warehouses alongside the mole. Fire broke out among the ware- houses. "Yesterday the Menastir Airdrome was raided, also an enemy motor transport concentration near Sidi | Barrani. Direct hits on lorries were observed. "An enemy raid on Malta yester- | day resulted in damage to ten houses in a village. "In East Africa we attacked the | Mai Adaga and Gura Airdromes and South African Air Force aircraft successfully raided EI Katulo gnd Dimo. "There have been two eneny raids on Aden with no 4-10 damage; id One of of Triplets Died During Night One of the little girls of the two | girls and a boy born to Councillor and Mrs. John Larking of Whitby at the Oshawa General Hospital on Saturday, died last night, The Times was informed today. Much regret over the loss of one of the triplets, and sympathy for bereaved parents is felt | throughout the community. It is | understood the little irl was not too strong. Much interest was taken in the arrival of the triplets and high hopes were held that the three in- fants would grow to maturity. | While there, | tamination. the | { DR. SAMUEL LEVINE Fellow in the geophysics branch of the physics department of the University of Toronto, who has | been arrested and charged under [the defence of Canada regulations. OOD INSPECTOR GHECKS CHANNELS CITY'S SUPPLIES Te of Inspection Work Under Health Dept. Set Out in Report | The scope of the inspection work | done by A. Dickinson, V.S., Oshawa food inspector, is: clearly set out in his monthly report for August. That | he thoroughly checks all channels | through which Oshawa is supplied | with food is evidenced by the nar- | rative summary which forms part | of his report. It reads as follows: Visits to Dairies In the month of August, 56 visits of inspection were made to dairies. 173 sediment tests were | conducted on producers' raw milk, as brought in to the dairies. The great majority of sediment tests | were satisfactory, showing the milk free from visible sedimenf or con- | It became necessary to | reject five cans of milk, mainly be- | cause of sourness. Improvements noted at dairies consisted of additions of new sup- plies of cans for raw milk and new crates for bottles, A total of 42 samples of milk and | milk products was collected for ship. ment to the Provincial Labcratories, | for bacterial examination and but- ter fat test, as well as customary phosphatase test for proof of pas- teurization, Samples sent In for examination comprised standard milk, homogen- ized milk, jersey milk, whipping cream, table cream, cereal cream, and chocolate dairy drink. In ad- dition to the milk and milk pro- ducts, samples of dairy well water and capped empty containers, as prepared for bottling of milk and cream, at dairies, were submitted. Copies of reports received from the provincial laboratories, on sam. ples submitted, were given to the different dairies concerned, and discussed with the dairy manager, The originals are filed at the office (Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) Against Members of Bonnied Jehonor ah's Witnesses Previous- ly Convicted Under Sec. 39AC, Found Guilty Yes- terday Under Section 39A at Beaverton (Special to The Times) Beaverton, Sept. 23. -- "These statements are definitely likely to prejudice the war effort. I contend that there can be no question about that." So declared Crown Attorney Allin F. Annis after reading state- ments contained in pamphlets dis- tributed by Alfreqr Moore and George H. Bottomley, Toronto mem- pers of the banned Jehovah's Wit- nesses. The two men appeared in Found Guilty on Counts Defence Act Beaverton police court charged with infringements of the Defense of Canada Regulations, Bottomley and Moore were pre- viously convicted on charges of membership in an illegal organiza- tion and sentenced to pay fines of $50.00 and costs or serve three months in jail. Both were found guilty on the other charge today and sentenced to pay fines of $200. apiece or six months in the county jail on one charge and six months wit hout tHe option of a fire on the other. The two charges wording, were laid under Section 39A of the Defense Regulations. The first charge, under 39AC read as follows, "that the accused did issue, circulate, or distribute books, (Continued on Page 7, Col. 5) both similar in | this wi | Enotypes PLANTS RATIONED HYDRO THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL SERVICE RESUMED 4 P.M. ' Bresk Occurred on One Main Line About 11.30 This Morning Near Bow- manville ONLY HALF ENERGY NEEDED AVAILABLE Some Plants Had Power, Others Did Not, Check- Up of Industries Discloses The interruption in hydro power service and light ser- vice in Oshawa today, which | caused serious headaches for [local industries and a few late | dinners was due to a break |'in one of the main lines feeding Oshawa at a point near Bow- manville. This line is said to be a thoroughly modern trans- mission line at present carrying 44,000 volts and capable of carrying 110,000 volts. This line will, in fact, carry the higher voltage mentioned, as | soon as the new sub-station in Oshawa is completed, accord- ing to a high official of the Hy- dro Electric Power Commission of Ontario, whom The Times spoke to over the telephone at his office in Toronto this afe | ternoon Trouble Located The line in which the break oc- curred is made of aluminum and one of the conductors, which are | spaced about a mile apart on the line, connecting the lengths of cable, pulled apart unexpectedly and as soon as the trouble was located an efficient hydro crew was put to work to make the repair. In the meantime the power avail= able for Oshawa was reduced to about 50% of the usual amount and as rationed to local users at the discretion of the local manager. Times Cut Off The Times was among those cut off for a considerable length of time | and appeals for some share of the | power available were of no avail un= til about four o'clock and as a ree sult the edition of The Times was about three hours late. An interruption in the hydro power service occurred about 11:30 this morning and it was nearly 12 | o'clock before service was resumed at The Times. Then the power was cut off at 1:42 pm, and was not turned on again in the printing | plant until about four pm. In the meantime the metal pots in the "froze up" and it was five o'clock before the machines were i operation again, Telephone calls to the various plants disclosed that some were without power and some with cure tailed power, and others had none. Coulters Closed Down At the Coulter Manufacturing Co. plant the employees were dismisse ed about 2:00 o'clock and the plant shut down for the afternoon. " The W. E. Phillips Co. plant of- ficials said the power was off and on three or four times and they ex= perienced a lot of trouble. Power was raticned to them about 2 o'clock. At the plant of the Ontario Male leable Iron Co. they were having difficulty with their furnaces owing to the power being off to run the blowers. The electrically operated annealing furnaces were at a stand- still, and the plant was experienc= ing difficulty, although about half the plant was operating. Fittings Without Power At Fittings Limited their power went off about 11:30 am. and when The Times phoned this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock they were still without power or lights. At the plant of the Skinner Manufacturing Co. it was learned {hat the power was off and on be= fore noon, but that hydro had been served them at 1:45 and had con- tinued through the afternoon. Auxiliary Plant Used General' Motors reported that their plant had experienced intere ruptions and parts of the plant had been shut down, although the aux- iliary power plant had been press- ed into service. At the plant of the Pedlar People Ltd., officials said there was only a slight interrcption this afternoon and that the plant had been in op= eration all day. The break in the line near Bawe manville was repaired as quickly as possible and the two high voltage lines were again in full operation at about 4:00 o'clock. a