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DOUGLAS G. LANGMAID : Dr. a Ed : coincidence that the ' were members of the same graduating class in dentistry in 1922. Douglas Lanpmaid, who was awarded one of the golden service WILLIAM METCALFE Who have completed their course in dentistry at the University of Toronto. i is the son of Dr. and Mrs, W. J. Langmaid, and Dr. and Mrs, I. J. Metcalfe. It is an fathers of the two young Sraguates keys emblematic in student activities at the University, will enter father and Dr, Metcalfe. Dr. Metcalfe, Jr., is continuing the Canadian Dental Corps, in which both young men s flashes Explosion Off NEW YORK--An expl about a mile off the New: York coast this morning. By CANADIAN PRESS New York Coast osion occurred aboard a vessel Coast | guard rescue boats have been sent to the ship, the Mamie Sutter, and two private yachts have brought in nine surviv- | ors, all of whom were taken to Coney Island Hospital for . treatment for burns. The ship was still burning at 10 a.m. E.D.T., one hour after the last blast. SS Men Convicted, of Murdering 900 DACHAU, GERMANY--An American military court has found that 73 German SS men are guilty of the slaughter of 900 American war prisoners and Belgian civilians in the The defendants include three Nazi Battle of the Bulge. generals, é TO BE PLACED IN LINE-UP WORK 70 BEGIN ON FIRE ANNEX Subway On Simcoe Street Work will start Monday on the i "on Simcoe' Street South, Anthony Mayer, con= A or for the job, said today. The Bw substation is just south of the SCN.R. Subway on the east side of Bimcoe Street. This morning Fire Chief W. R. Elliott and Mr. Mayer surveyed the land in preparation for Monday's lans, . Fire Chief Elliott plans that this new station will become one of the beauty spots of Oshawa. To make it so he plans to include new shrub- beries, lawns and flowers in an at- tempt to turn one of the most use- : ful and necessary in Osh- awa into a pleasant and attractive place. I The contract was let to Anthony Mayer, 281 Simcoe Street South by { the City Council on May 27 when tender was chosen from the which had been submitted. Street, home of 'L. Turner, at ap- pg 11.20 Wednesday morn- and the rubbish fire was at 147 Mill Street at approximately 6.15 pam. Wednesday, in the yard of Al- fred Troine's home. Rass Second Year 'Dentistry Exams Two Oshawa boys are listed by the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Toronto as success- fully passing the examinations of the 'second year. The successful students are-- ; Jac id, the son of Dr. and W. J. Langmaid, North Oshawa and Peter Willson, the son nd WINDSOR--Police said Ronald er's stabbing of three within & month which in- Sears, 18-year-old defendant of two "slasher" murder charges will be placed in a line-up at Essex County jail today to be viewed by the three survivors of the five attacks which terrorized this city in the past year, Joseph Gelenscer, most recent vic- tim who is still confined to hos- pital with knife wounds in the back, will be taken by ambulance to the jail for the identification line-up. George Mannjer and Alexander | Voligny, other stabbing survivors, also will view the line-up. Manni- leat July was the. first, cluded the "slasher" slayings of Frank Sciegliski about August 8 and Hugh Blackwood Price, August 17. Due to an apparent nervous condi- tion, Sears has not been questioned NEWS FLASHES (Continued On Page 2) TO LAY CONGRETE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WITHIN 10 DAYS Whitby and Oshawa First & Paving Canpany, Oshawa, according to Wilbert Mar- shall superintendent for the com- pany. Already two miles of the south lane have been made ready for con- crete, in the three weeks that the pany has had men on the job. This two-mile stretch is east from Brock Street in Whitby. Nine-Mile Contract The company plans to continue east from Whitby to Oshawa on the south lane, then west from Oshawa as far as Ajax on the north lane, and complete the circle by finish ing from Ajax to Whitby on the south lane. - The Brennan to Osha before the crete." on the south lane. For the preliminary work of grad. ing and leveling off the road the are 90 men employed and 27 to 30 trucks on the construction job in addition to 4 or 5 rollers. At the headquarters of the Bren- nan Paving Company in Whitby, DIVIDED HIGHWAY ey and Mrs, J. N. Willson, - ETE (Continued op Page-3) Pave South Lane Between In ten days time the Brennan Ltd, plans to start laying concrete on the new di- vided highway between Ajax and Company is under contract to surface the nine miles of the divided highway from Ajax , & highway which will all the different steps that are re- . | quired in the job. The men who are ho are crushing and rolling it. Twelve inches of gravel are laid twelve inches of con- "Then the men with the cement machines can do the job of the fi- nal surfacing, It takes 14 days to cure the cement after it has been laid," Mr, Marshall said. He did ad- mit that the job was speeded up considerably, however, by not hav- ing to contend with much of the regular traffic on the roads, since the divided highway is not used a great deal and no cars are allowed company has two immense LeTour- eau scrapers, each of which can carry a 15 cubic yard load, There OSHAWA v --_ - Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle THE TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY, VOL. 5--No. 81 OSHAWA - WHITBY, THURSDAY, JULY, 11, 1946 Price 4 Cents =. SIXTEEN PAGES STEEL UNION MAY DEFY PLEDGE SUPPORT 10 TEMPERANCE IN EAST WHITBY Township Residents Discuss Means To Carry Out Policy An enthusiastic group of Oshawa citizens, meeting Tuesday night in Centre Street United Church, pled- ged their support to the temperance workers of East Whitby Township in connection with the proposed local option vote in the township. The meeting was called by the South Ontario County Federation, and the Rev. Albert Johnson of the Toronto Federation spoke to the meeting. Pass Resolution It was unanimously moved during the evening that "this public meet ing is directely concerned with the circulation of the petition among the residents of East Whitby town- ship to permit an authority for the sale of beer and wine in one pro- posed hotel and we urge the execu- tive committee previously appointed under the convenorship of Norman Down, president of the Federation, to organi»: East Whitby township in this matter." y At the conclusion of the public meeting the citizens present who were resident in East Whitby town- ship met and discussed different means by which they might carry out their policy. Everyone present gave his enthusiastic support to the plans. The Oshawa ministers promised help and as many of their church members resided in this township, it was suggested they supply the committee with names of citizens who could be counted on for their support. Local ministers in attend- ance were Rev. D. M. Rose, Dr. A. D. Cornett and Rev. T. H. P., An- derson, . Clarifies Situation Rev. Albert Johnson clarified the situation for the citizens present by emphasizing the point that although the petition now. Oly Tor an authority Taig asked: no authority could be given until the local option is repealed. He stressed that if the petition were successful, there would inevi ably be a vote to repeal the local option status of the township, and that was the main issue which must be faced. With@§the whole district thrown wide open authorities for consump- tion of beer and wine could then be issued solely on the discretion of the Liquor Control Board, Good of Greatest Number Mr, Johnson pointed out that in a democracy, citizens must first consider the greatest good of the greatest number and that in this case the choice lay between the cream of transient tourists for one hotel and the whole good of the community, s The speaker insisted that those people interested in the temperance movement were not basing their ideas on prejudice, but that they had at heart the best interests of the County of Ontario, and urged the workers to stress this point in their contacts. FINISH PAVING OF SIMCOE STREET Now Has One of Finest Surfaces In The Country Exactly 11 weeks after work was commenced, Simcoe Street South, from' Avenue Street to the inter- section of Xing and Simcoe Streets, was opened to/traffic yesterday. The Brennan Paving Co.,, Ltd, which held the contract for the job, has done an exoellent job and the street, which once was a maze of potholes, is satin-smooth and one of the best streets in the country, The street is a great credit to the city. The project, which included that portion of Simcoe Street from Avenue Street in the south to Alex- andra Street in the north, was com- menced last year and when work was discontinued for the winter the downtown section from the four corners to William Street was com- pleted and the base layer of asphalt laid on the remainder of the portion north to Alexandra Street. Last year also, sewer construction and repair work on Simcoe Street South, in connection with the project was completed by the Swansea Con- struction Company. Brennan Paving Company, general contractors for the job, began tear- ing up the old pavement at Avenue Street and the top finish was com- pleted from William to Alexandra Streets. After the surface had been re- moved on the southern portion it was decided to replace the concrete base, which added considerably to the amount of the contract. The revised specifications provided for the laying of a six-inch gravel course, an eight-inch concrete base, a two and a half-inch asphalt bind- er and a one and & half-inch top finish, The total amount of cement + Jused for the ob was 4,800 begs. . \ wi 'Oshawa Cadets In Combined Band Four small bands, from Oshawa, Timmins, St. Catharines and Englehart Legion Cadet Corps, proceeded to the Royal Canadian Army Cadet camp at Niagara-on- the-Lake with their respective corps. They were amalgamated into one trumpet band of 15 drummers and 21 trumpeters and under the tuition of CSM C. G. Pearn of Oshawa, quickly developed into an excellent band. They are shown above returning from practice. > ~--Canadian Army Photo Sale of Beer In Oshawa Up 509 Over Last Year, City Receives Cheque For $4,149.63 -- Is Based on Gallonage -- Five Bever- age Rooms Here Now And Three In Whitby Oshawa's share of hotek authority fees for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1946, was $4,149.63, which is more than 51 per cent. above the amount received in the previous year and 42 per cent, over the highest amount received in any previous year. The amount for the year ended .March 31, 1945 was $2,748.67. According to Liquor Control Board officials, the municipality receives 20 per cent. of authority fees paid by rooms. These fees are paid monthly on the basis of gal- Whitby Thirst Also Up 'The largest amount previously re- ceived by the City of Oshawa was $2,009,98 for the year ended March 31, 1843, The following year the cheque was for $2,800.67, In 19037, when city first received a govern- ment cheque for beer sales over a full year, the amount was $1,201.23. The opening of the Cadillac Hotel last fall brought the number of beverage rooms in operation in Osh- awa to five. In addition, there are two club licenses. 'The cheque received by the Town of Whitby this year was also up, the amount being $1,277.10 as com- pared with $1,063.33 a year ago. For the year ending March 31, 1944, the amount was $1,179.60 and the previous year the figure® was $1,232.61. Whitby has three beverage rooms in addition to the Legion Hall which 'was igrmited an authority last year. " [PARK ROAD SOUTH RESIDENTS ASK WATERMAIN ACTION Petitions Express Strong Opposition to Two Proposed Stores East Whitby Township Council will hold its next regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening, August 7, at the township hall, Columbus, it was decided last night when the council met at the new town- ship offices to complete township business left over from the regular monthly meeting held at Columbus, Thursday evening last." Three delegations | waited on counci! last night. 0 protesting erection of stores and one to peti- tion for immediate extension of the watermain on Park Road South. Protesting construction of a com- bination house and general store on the East Whitby and Darlington Township line in the northeastern part of the township, L. B. Hancock and Cecil Levi, same address, waited on the council, "It isn't a suitable location for a store," they protest- ed. Frank Sobil, Taunton, who plans to bulld the I Hancock and Levi were protes about, was also at the meeting. "I think it is a good location and I have a peti- tion- signed by 37 neighbours of the property saying they have no objec tions," was his answer. Will Investigate Deputy-Reeve T. D. Thomas and Coun, W. E. Noble were elected a committee of two to Investigate and report back to council. A request by Paul Butka, 2320 Clark Street, to build a grocery and meat business on Gibbon and Floyd Streets was turned down. Butka was given conditional per- mission to go ahead with this proj- ect during the council meeting sday evening last. At 'that time he was told council would ta- ble his application until affer the story in The Times- Gazette issue of Saturday. "If, af- ter the story comes out in the pa- per, there isn't too big & complaint about this project you may go ahead," Deputy-Reeve Thomas told On April 24 of this year, the | him At last night's meeting a petition sent in by Alfred William, 73 Mon- trave Avenue, was before the coun- cil. The petition was signed by more than 200 people living in the neighbourhood of Gibbon and Floyd and protesting construction of the proposed store. 3 The third delegation, headed by and consisting of A Blair, 414 Park Road South, asked for action in re- gard to putting in a long-promised water main to and past Blair's property. "We better attend to this at once," Coun.. Noble said, ACTION ON MAIN (Continued on Page 2). bo. Favor Strike At McKinnon Plant St. Catharines, July 10__(CP)-- Union employees of McKinnon In- dustries, Ltd, voted 82.6 per cent. in favor of a strike, George Bennett, President of Local 199, United Au- tomobile Workers (CIO) announced last night following a meeting of the policy committee. : He did not say when the strike vote would be implemented and rumors were - current that the strike would be called anywhere from tomorrow to three weeks hence. There are about 2,800 employed at McKinnon Industries Ltd. but the Union has not said how many it claims as members. The Union vote rejected an eight per cent, wage increase offered by McKinnon Industries Ltd, to all employees and endorsed the Unjon's demands for union secur ity, with an 80 cent an hour mini- mum for men, 60 cents an hour minimum for women, 40 hour week, and two weeks' vacation with pay. SIDNEY HILLMAY, POLITIGAL ACTION CHIEF C10, DIES Lithuanian Immigrant Rose To Power As Labor Leader Point Lookout, N.Y, July 10-- Sidney Hillman, a Lithuanian im- migrant who rose to power in Am- erican labor and politics, dled at his home of a heart attack at 8:40 am. today. He was 59. Son of Trader Son of a small trader and grand- son of a rabbi, Hillman came to America at the age of 20, immedi- ately became active in labor circles and moved upward in them to the presidency of the powerful Amalga- mated Clothing Workers Union, and the chairmanship 'of the Political Action Committee of the Congress: of Industrial Organizations. He held both positions at his death. Hillman had suffered a heart attack several year ago, and had been in ill health occasionally since that time. Was To Be Rabbi The Lithuanian immigrant boy originally was intended by his fath- er to be trained as a rabbi, following in his grandfather's footsteps. Exactly what changed these plans was not clear, but it was reported that Hillman was involved in some 'way--as a boy of 18--with the ill- fated Russian revolution of 1005, and it was possible that his decision to come to America resulted from the failure of the revolution. His first job was as a cutter in LABOR COUNGIL SUPPORTS STRIKE IN BOWMANVILLE Situation At Goodyear Plant Described As "Very Quiet" The Oshawa and District Labor Council at its regular meeting Tues- day night pledged its support to Local 189, United Rubberworkers of America, on strike at the Goodyear Company plant, Bowmanville, and voted a contribution of $25 in ald of the strikers, E. A, Jones, union trustee and vice-president of the Council, re- ported that the situation in Bow- manville where more than 650 work- ers have been on strike since June 24 was "very quiet" with no pro- gress being made toward settle- ment of the dispute. He said that plant was still pick allty" and" there had boen noting re een n resembling violence, President of the local, Norman Allison, will attend a meeting in To- ronto on Friday and then plans to leave Sunday night for Akron, Ohio, with a view to obtaining financial ass from union members there. Mr. Jones indicated that some of the members might need ald before long but he said that rumours that the local merchants might refuse to give credit during the strike had proved to be un- founded for the most part. Delegates from Local 2375, Unit- ed Steelworkers of America in Bow- manville, also gave assurance that the Rubberworkers could depend on the support of their local. Support Brewery Strikers The Council also gave its support to the striking United Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Work- ers of America, on strike at the National Breweries Limited plant in Montreal and agreed to write to the Company urging a speedy settle- ment of the dispute. Local 222, UA.W.A, delegates re- ported a successful excursion to Ro- chester over the week-end, attend- ed by about 375 people. Reporting on current negotiations with Gen- eral Motors, they indicated that the union was seeking a settlement first on the holiday section of its de- mands. Collections are being tak- en in the plant this week in ald of Local 105 on strike against Chry- sler Corporation; Labor Day Meeting It was announced that a meeting of the Labor Day committee would be held the last week in July, at which a chairman would be nam- ed and definite plans made for the celebration. Secretary - Treasurer, M. J. Fenwick pointed out that the deadline . for receiving advertising for the Labor Day Souvenir Pro- gram was August 16. Mrs. Ethel Thomson .of+ the U.AW. Ladies' Auxiliary said that the Auxiliary Fo che Baty Hoon 15 Be ow eld at the celebration eeting Reporting on a recent my with the Ministerial Association re- garding the bandshell service to be held on the Sunday before Labor Day, Percy Clark said that it had been left to the Ministerial Associa- tion to secure a speaker and he said that the suggestion had been made to hold a parade in connection with the service. He said that the establishment of a Religion Labor Foundation here had already been and it had been decided to hold a con- ference of all labor groups in the city along with the local clergy Rev. Harold Toy would be asked to address such a meeting, It was decided to elect the Coun- cil's two delegates to the conven- tion of the Canadian Congress on Labor to be held September 23, at the next meeting. It was announc- ed also that a group picture of the Labor Council will be taken at the August meeting. MUST PAY $20 A WEEK Joseph Willlam Barnier, Whitby, ordered to pay $20 a week to- the maintenance of his wife two children when he appear- Magistrate F. S, Ebbs in GOVT. Ottawa Takes Over Three Firms, Try To Avert Strikes E. B. KILBOURN OF MONTREAL NAMED STEEL CONTROLLER Three Deputies to Assist Him--Order-in-Council : Passed Ottawa, July 10--The Government late today took control of three Canadian basic steel 'plants in a move to block a strike which would involve- 14,000 workers, Labor Minister Mitchell in a sur- prise late afternoon announcement in the Commons reported appoint- ment of F. B. Kilbourn of Montreal as controller of the Dominion Steel and Coal Corp. steel plant at Syd- ney, N.S.; Steel Co. of Canada at Hamilton, and Algoma Steel Corp- at Sault Ste, Marie. Ont. He will be assisted by three depu- ties--Bart Sullivan, Toronto; J, Ar- gyle, Ottawa, and H., R, Pettigrove, Fredericton. One at Each Plant The three deputies, all Labor De- partment officials, will be assigned to 'individual plants, Mr. Sullivan will act for the controller at the Steel Co. of Canada, Mr. Argyle 'at the Algoma plant, and Mr, Petti- grove at Dosco. The Minister said the action was being taken "to assure, as far as it is humanly possible to do so, that work will continue in these impor- tant plants." 4 b {1 | 8oing to be satisfied with any WALKOUT FEARED DESPITE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLAN Millard Says "Nothing Has Happened To Make Us Change Program" Hamilton, July 10--A steel strike may still be called this week-end despite Government seizure of the three basic steel plants, C. H, Mile lard, Canadian director of the Unit= ed Steelworkers of America (OCL~ CIO) indicated tonight. Mr, Millard's hint, affecting 14- 000 workers in Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie and Sydney, N.S., was drop= ped at a meeting of Westinghouse electric and rubber strikers in Woodlands Park here. He said: "So far as I am concerned and I believe as far as the National Adyisory Committee is concerned, thére is nothing that has happen ed yet that would make us change our program of notifying the come panies on Friday noon that a strike in steel is being called." Decided to Proceed At a meeting held within a } hours of the Government's - nouncement that it was taking over the three plants, the Steel Company of Canada local of the United Steel- workers had decided to proceed with ° the strike despite the Government's action, Mr. Millard stated. "The Steelworkers Union is not curtall | oF whitewash: settlement: that the gaia s" of workers in other indus- es. The Government's action was taken two days before the advisory committee of the United Steelwork- ers of America (CIO) was scheduled to meet in Hamilton to discuss whether a strike date should be set. The union has been seeking a minimum wage of $33.60 for a 40- 'hour week, an increase of 19% cents an hour in the Ontario mills and 241% cents in Sydney. The union had stated that unless satisfactory progress was made by July 12 a strike might be expected almost immediately, Wire Sent to Conroy The wage-hours program of the steel union was part of a general program of labor organizations af- fillated with the Canadian Congress of Labor Mr, Mitchell, in a surprise an- nouncement, said he had wired Pat Conroy, chairman of the COL wage committee meeting in Hamilton, warning that increases beyond 10 cents-an-hour, and in some cases less, would force a break in the price ceiling policy and might cause inflation, Mr, Justice W. D, Roach, as an industrial disputes commissioner, had been seeking to effect a settle- ment in the steel dispute would continue, "While his efforts have resulted in bringing them (the union and companies) closer to an under- standing they have not as yet been entirely successful and rather than wait until a stoppage of work oc- curred it has been deemed advisable to take the action I am now repor- ting," the Minister said. "All three plants are producing coke on a large scale which is be- ing routed by the Fuel Controller for heating and cooking purposes, Government is trying to put over," he declared oil dg On Thursday the National Ad- visory Committee of the steel union opens a two-day special meeting. The union demands a wage increase of 19% cents per hour and a 40 hour week. Involved are two plants of the Steel Company of Canada in Hamilton, the Algoma Steel Corp., Sault Ste, Marie, Ont., and the Syée ney, N.S, plant of the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation, eme ploying in all 14,000 workers, Offer 10 Cents Per Hour Stelco has offered a wage ine crease of 10 cents an hour on the basis of the 48-hour week, It is common knowledge in COL circles here that if the Government had not intervened this offer was cer- tain to be turned down and a strike certain to follow unless this offer was jacked up: Early today H. G. Hilton, presi- dent of Stelco, proposed in a wire to Labor Minister Mitchell that a secret ballot, conducted by the One tario Labor Department, should be held to determine the sentiments of workers in Stelco on the 10-cent offer. This produced a blast from the union to the , effect that the wishes of the employees had ale ready been determined by the union's secret strike ballot 3,114 in favor of strike to 80 against in fave or of the union's wage-hour pro= gram, The news that the Government WALKOUT FEARED (Continued on Page 2) Mink Breeder Is Given Remand Stanley Prevost, Fast Whithy Township mink breeder, charged "With breaking a township bylaw, was remanded until August 15 om y | plea of his counsel J. C. Anderson, duction of steel is basic in the ec- onomy of the nation and any stop- page of the in these three plants would affect the entire eco- nomic fabric of' the country." Mr, Mitchell tabled an Order-in- Council providing for the appoint- ment of the controller and deputies. 'While the order made no mention of changes in wages, it gave the controller authority to make an ap- plication to Regional War Labor Boards for increases. Affect Other Industries The three plants employ a total of 14,000 workers, Mr. Mitchell in his statement said a shutdown in basic steel would also lead in a short time to "hundreds of thous- ands" of workers in other industries. While the Government has in the past generally appointed con- trollers only after a work stoppage has actually occurred there have been precedents for Government control when a strike was threaten- 8 but had not actually taken e. "THE WEATHER Cloudy, clearing this evening. Clear, slightly cooler tonight and Friday. Low tonight 63, ~ SIDNEY HILLMAN - |] Continued on. Page 3 this morning repre- MeDiaimid. Sn K.C, when Anderson appeared bee fore Magistrate F'. S. Ebbs in police court this morning, acting for Pre= vost and asked for the remand. A. W. S. Greer, K.C,, representing the Township, raised no objections to the remand. Prevost is alleged to be raising mink within £50 yards of dwellings which is contrary to a township bylaw passed on May 28, last, Bond Salesman Given Remand Arthur Verity, Inspector for the Ontario Security Commission, Tes ronto, was in police court this moin- ing to press charges against James Frederick Noakes, Toronto 'bond salesman, charged with guarane teeing to refund money to clients who purchased stock from him. The case was remanded until August 14. It is alleged that Noakes made a sale to Mrs. Isobel MecCrum, 167 Mill Street, Oshawa, of 500 shares of Ordala Mines Limited at 40 cents per share, and to W. D. Arnold, 168 College Avenue of 1,000 shares of Ordala Mines Limited' at 40 ce d per share, It is also alleged that, J high togorrow 80. " Elisa I guarantee was made as an one jment to purchase the. stocks ;