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* * * late news flashes By CANADIAN PRESS 25 Detained After Hotel Bombing JERUSALEM--A police spokesman announced today detention of 25 Jews in connection with the terroristic bomb- ing yesterday of British headquarters in the King David Hotel which left 98 persons dead or missing. The known dead otal mounted to 48, Military rescue crews who toiled in the debris of the hotel, the seat of British Army headquarters and the secre- tariat of the Palestine government reported that 41 bodies had been recovered and 7 others located. Fifty persons were unaccounted for, The police spokesman said that, although most of the party that planted milk cans of explosives wore Arab dress, all the evidence indicated that they were young Jews. Eye witnesses said that the attackers spoke Hebrew. The spokesman said a search was "going on right now in the | Hospitals reported that 50 persons old city of Jerusalem." still were undergoing treatment for injuries and that dozens of others had been treated for minor wounds. Industrial Committee Continues Study OTTAWA--The Commons Industrial Relations Commit- tee with contradictory viewpoints before it, today continued its study of the steel strike which has affected plants in Sydney, N.S., Hamilton and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. H. G. Hilton, president of the Steel Company of Canada, ' was on the witness stand last night when the committee ad- journed. He is expected to be followed by representatives of the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation, Sydney, N.S., and 'Algoma Steel Corporation, Sault Ste. Marie. Ps > WIDE DIFFERENCES Mr, Hilton's evidence yesterday made it clear that there are wide differences to be breached before a settlement can be reached in the strike now in its second week. He told the committee plainly his com- pany was not prepared to go beyond its present offer of a wage increase ,of 10 cents an hour, without new joe increases and that he was tly opposed to granting the Uni- ted Steel Workers of America C.1.0. union security provisions. STRESSES UNION SECURITY C. H. Millard, Canadian Director of the union has previously taken the position that the union was prepared to negotiate the settle- ment between its original demand of 19 and one half cents and 15 and one half cents. In his evidence he sald union security rated in impor- tance with the wage demands, The union has also been seeking to in the plant behind picket lines. said the men who were abiding by the law bitterly resented "fail- w of the government to support em.' LLP. FIGURE DEAD member of the House of Commons flied today. Member of Parliament jor Bridgeton, division of Glasgow ce 1022, Mr. Maxton was a veter- n Socialist leader. He was 61 years of age. Mr. Maxton was one of the principal adherents of the Indepen- dent Labor Party of which he was National Chairman for several terms, A teacher by profession, he was the author of "A Study of Len- in," published in 1932 and of the 3405 publication "If I Were A Dic- GAMBLERS "SLIGHTLY UNEASY" MONTREAL -- Montreal's big time gambling operators were re- ported "only slightly uneasy" today as they resumed "business as usual" yesterday following Friday's at- tempted bombing of a Balbo card game establishment on central Mansfield Street. The Montreal Gazette said today in a newspage story. Although all operators closed NEWS FLASHES (Continued On Page 2) FIVANCUAL HELP FOR STRIKERS With no settlement in sight for the United Rubberworkers strike now in its fifth week, it is reported today that members of Local 189 on strike at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant in Bow- manville will now be able to receive financial assistance as the result of a substantial contribution secured at union headquarters in Akron, Ohio. : At a recent meeting held at Kitchener it was detided to send a delegation to Akron <o interview the various al unions in an ef- fort to secure (funds to carry on re- lief work in Canada. Norman Alli- son, president of. Local 189, Bow- manville, along with Harry Yeo- mans of Hamilton and Julius Koch of Kitchener attended meetings with Locals No, 2, 5 .and. 7, repre- senting some 64,000 workers, in Akron, These workers pledged them- selves to render all assistance pos- sible to the Canadian locals as long as the latter are on strike. Mr. Al- lison also interviewed Charles Lan- ning, secretary-treasurer and L. 8, Buchmaster, president of the inter- national office of the. union, and was to-seeure a substantial cheque to be used for any who might . need assistance during the strike period. The Local 180 president has also attended meetings' in Torbnto, Kitchener and Hamilton and left yesterday for Ottawa to attend a meeting of the Parliamentary In- dustrial Commission today. The Canadian strategy committee of the union has met on several oc- casions in an effort to formulate some plan to bring the crisis to a satisfactory ending. While this com- mittee has the right to make res commendations it has no power to compel any local to accept or reject any offers that may be made by the industry. Each local is free to ne- gotiate with its respective manage- ment and report to the committee any action taken, subject to the committee's approval. A number of the members of Local 189 have been able to secure employment in other industries and starting this week financial assist- ance will be given those who may be in need. May Raise Rents On Wartime Houses To Provide for Taxes Ottawa, July 22 -- Tenants of Wartime Housing dwelling units may be required to pay additional rentals in the form of a tax bill to municipalities under a plan for re- negotiations of municipal contracts announced today by Reconstruction Minister Howe. Municipalities have complained that the present payments by the Government corporation in lieu of taxes are not sufficient to cover the servicing of these houses. Mr, Howe ' therefore proposes that under new contracts the Government will col- lect necessary increases in revenue to the municipality from the tenant. For example, on a house renting at $30 a month, the Government corporation is now receiving $27.50 a month and paying $2.50 a month to the municipality. Under the new plan the Government would bill the tenant for the net rental of $27.50 and collect a separate bill for what ever tax the municipality thinks ap- propriate. If the municipality felt it should be receiving twice the present amount, the tenant would pay $27.50 in rental and $5 in taxes, making a total of $32.50. "Wartime Housing," Mr. Howe nounced, "is willing to renego- late existing contracts on applica- "lon from the municipality. I would like to make it perfectly clear, how- ever, that the Dominion is not will- ing to make increased payments in lieu of taxes out of the net rentals now being received." The municipal levy would be lim- ited by the amount of taxes paid on similar types of housing. While the plan for renegotiation of contracts with the municipalities in effect increases the rental to the tenant, it is claimed it does hot violate the Government's rental control regulations since the net rental is not increased. Municipal- ities, it is pointed out, have the right at any time to tax tenants and in the case of the current Wartime Housing contracts merely waived that right. Any new contract would simply remove this waiver and make it possbile for the municipal- ities to impose what taxes it liked up to the limit laid down. In any event, the attitude taken by the Government is that since it is the municipality that is com- plaining it is the municipality that must take the responsibility for im- posing the tax, 'All the corporation will do is to act as collection agent for any amount over and above its net rental, ; Mr. Howe announced present commitments of Wartime Housing at 4,700 units for 1946. Future oper- ations of the corporation, he said, would depend on the 1047 program and "the extent to which it is deem- ed advisable for Government di- rectly to enter the field with low rental housing to be owned by them. It is also dependent on the willingness of municipalities to sponsor additional projects within their boundaries." THE WEATHER ' Tuesday clear becoming clou- dy n, with 'widely scattered thundershowers in Date afternoon, clearing again evening, clear, becoming cloudy late morning and - overcast with widely scattered showers thundershowers early = after- noon. Low tonight 59, high; tomorrow 84; THE TIMES.GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times 'and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY, ~ VOL. 5--No. 86 iw: OSHAWA - WHITBY, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1946 | &l Price 4 Cents =. SIXTEEN PAGES FREED OF MANSLAU Work Will Eliminate Traffic Hazard on Mary Street The long proposed project of diverting Mary Street to eliminate the sharp curve at Wood Street is now underway. The W. B. Bennett Construction Company of Ajax, contractors for the job, are proceeding with the excavation work in preparation for paving, As shown in the above photo which is taken from the south, the new street will cut across the property, Si 2% a formerly enclosed by a fence and hedge, which the city purchased last Mrs. year C. Robson. The the south boundary of the O.C.V... street diversion begins just below property, The oval-shaped piece of property between the new street and the present pavement will be rounded and beautified. t ~Photo by Hornsby Studio WARTIME HOUSING GARDEN CONTEST WINNERS NAMED Mrs. W. J. Stevens, 512 Drew Street, Wins Grand Prize Mrs. W. J. Severs, 512 Drew Street, has been awarded the grand prize of $25 offered in the lawn and garden contest conducted in Oshawa recently by Wartime Hous- ing Limited. The grand prize was for best all-round appearance of premises. The judges in the contest, Thom- as Wragg and A, L. "Mike" Bouck- ley, made the awards on the basis of the manner in which the vege- table gardens were laid out and the general aoppearance of each house. It was vident that the winners had spent considerable time and effort in the development of their lawns and gardens and Wartime Housing Limited was greatly appreciative of the results. In the class for lawn and flowers, H. O. Taylor, 200 Drew Street, re- ceived first prize, William Talbot, 473 Jarvis Street second and N. H. Rooke, 137 Stacey Avenue, third. Mrs, W, J. Severs also came first in thé vegetable garden class with N. H, Rooke second and H. O. Tay- lor third. Make Rapid Progress Straightening Corner W. B. Bennett Construction Company of Ajax Began Work At Mary Street Bend Last Week--Job 1 WAll Cost $4:800--Hor- ticultural Society To Build Flower Beds The straightening of the bend in Mary Street to the south of the O. C.V.I, property, a project under con- sideration by the city council for several years, was commenced this week by the W. B. Bennett Con- struction Company of Ajax. The contract for the work, which it is estimated will cost approxi- mately $4,800, was awarded to Mr. Bennett a few weeks ago, at which time also the council accepted the Lundy Fence Company's price of $241 for the moving of the fence which was located on the property through which the street will now pass, The Zopry required for the straightening of the street, the north 178 feet of the lot fronting on Mary Street and extending as far west as the west bounddry of Mary Street north of the bend, was purchased from Mrs. C. Robson by the council last year for the sum of In the lawn and flowers class the | $3,075 prizes were $10, $5 and $3 while the awards for the best vegetable gar- dens were $5, $3 and $2. Bilton, Waiting Trial for Murder Attacks Guard Geo. Bilton, who is awaiting trial on charges of murdering Mrs, Ter- esa Laurie of Ajax and her four- year-old daughter Patricia, attack- ed a guard at the Ontario County jail yesterday and has now been placed in solitary confinement. James Sutherland, governor of the jail, today declined to confirm or deny the report, stating that it is contrary to prison regulations to give out any information. The guard, George "Slim" Hum- phreys, Byron. Street, Whitby, was treated by Dr, F. A. Cuddy for a broken nose and other injuries. Charged with the boulder slaying of the Ajax woman and her child, on June 13 last, Bilton, formerly a laborer in Oshawa, was committed for trial by Magistrate F. 8. Ebbs in police court in Whitby on July 2. He is now being held in the county jail in Whitby for trial at the fall Assizes scheduled to open on September 9. . Truck Overturns Near Whitby When the steering failed, a heav- | ily loaded 10-ton Smith transport | truck careened across' highway No. 2, two miles west of Whitby early this morning' and overturned in the south ditch. Driver of the trans- port, L. Fordham, Toronto, was un- injured. After the heavily laden truck left the highway 'it grazed two trees and snapped off a telephone pole before coming to rest in the ditch on its side. It was Toronto bound ot the time. » . / Excavation work is now under- way for the new section of street which begins opposite the building formerly occupied by the Ideal Dai- ry. Plans as outlined by City Engi- neer O. G. Miller call for a six-inch gravel sub-base, an eight-inch con- crete base and a three-inch asphalt top, The pavement will be 30 feet wide and will be complete with curb and gutter. The oval-shaped piece of prop- erty in the angle between the new street and the present pavement will be rounded and it is the intention to ask the Horticultural Society to beautify it with flower beds, The earth being removed in pre- paration for the street is being hauled to Hillcroft Street where it is to be used as fill in connection with the straightening of that street between Jarvis Street and Grierson Avenue, 'God of Creation' Sound Film Here Oshawa people will have an op- portunity this week of seeing a most remarkable film in beautiful natural color which protrays wonders of astronomy an science under the with the aid of graphy", This f "The God of Creation" production of Dr, Irwin A. Moon of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. The film, which has also a sound feature, is being shown in Calvary Baptist Church Tuesday and Wed- nesday evening at 8.30 and in First Baptist Church on Thursday even- ing at the same hour, U.S, NAVY MAN HOME After more than four years' ser- vice in the United States Navy, Lt. Vincent L. Morrow, son of Mr, and Mrs, W. L. Morrow, 616 Simcoe Street North, arrived home on Sat- urday. He has been stationed at the repair base on Okinawa since a short time prior to the close of the PROCEED TOREPAIR OUHOOL DANAGE Likely To Cost Between $2,000 and $3,000 Repair Base Line School At a large meeting of ratepayers of S88. No. 6 last night it was de- cided unanimously to proceed at once with repair work on the school which was seriously damaged in last Friday's wind and rain storm which struck with particular intensity in the south Harmony area. The school is located on the north side of the Base Line to the east of the Harmony Road. The roof was torn from the school, piles of debris falling into the classroom proper and sections being carried for some distance, Serious damage was caused to the telephone wires running past the school, interrupting the long dis- tance service to Montreal and points east for more than six hours. While an exact estimate of the damage had not been received as yet, it was considered that it will cost between $2000 and $3,000 to repair the school. Besides replac- ing the roof it will be necessary also to construct a new ceiling and to re-sand the floor. The piano in the school was also damaged con- siderably. Debentures will be issued to finance the expenditure. It was decided to build a "cot- tage" type roof on the schoql, with no gable end on the south as previ- ously. A gable will probably be built on the north side. The roof which was blown off was of cedar shingles and it was decided last night to use asphalt shingles for the new roof if they can be procured. OVER 800 ATTEND L0.0F. EXCURSION Ideal Weather Prevails For Trip To Rochester Saturday di More than 800 attended the ex- cursion to Rochester held Saturday by Canton Oshawa No. 11, IOOF, including Odd Fellows and their friends from the entire district be- tween Whitby and Trenton. The gathering left Cobourg at approximately 8:30 Saturday morn- ing aboard 8.8. Ontario No. 2, ar- riving in Rochester at 1:30 in the afternoon. Here an official wel- come was extended to the visitors by Col. Edward Keith, department surgeon for the Rochester Canton, and throughout the afternoon they were received cordially by all whom they met in Rochester. Ideal weather prevailed through- out the day and the officials were complimented by the captain and chief steward of the boat on the orderly way in which the excursion was conducted. Those in charge of arrange- ments for the outing, which it is hoped will become an annual affair, were Col. Lyle Willson, Chev. Arth- ur Henderson and Lt.-Col. T. W. Allan, KARNIVAL SPIRIT PERVADES ANNUAL HOLY CROSS EVENT Two-Night Karnival off To Rousing Start Last Night The Eighth Annual Karnival of Holy Cross Parish got off to a rousing start on Monday evening. The weather, which had been very unpleasant early in the evening, finally cooperated to make the evening a brilliant success. Climax of the day was the lucky attendance draw, a prize of $25, won by Kenny Noonan, of 211 Clarke Street. The Karnival will continue to- night with the main attraction the lucky draws which will be held at 11 p.m. - Karnival Spirit There was never a dull moment! Games of chance and games of skill were there for all. The Karnival spirit was rife. Gay booths, fes- tooned with lights, were surrounded by milling mobs of merry-makers. An undercurrent of happy aban- donment flowed through the crowd, Ccemely young girls, with beribbon- ed baskets of roses, mingled with the crowds, selling rose-buds to all who would buy. Businessmen turn- ed "Barkers" raised their voices in invitation to the excited onlookers. Everyone, from the youngest child to the oldest grandmother, with possibly even a great-grandmother, too, gave themselves up to the pleas ures of the evening, It was a heart-warming sight. Booth prizes were many and varied. Blankets, fancywork, tinned goods, favors and baskets of groc- eries, filled with enough edibles to last a week, were only a few of those offered. ' As for the children, they seemed of one mind:--to get to the fish pond. Adults tried their luck at games of skill and chance. Committees Credit for the success of the evening goes to the committees-in- charge and their assistants, Those officials were as follows: General Chairman, Leo Karnath; Treasur~ er, Geo. Finley; Secretary, Miss Betty Powers; Advertising, Leo Karnath; Supper, Mrs. H. Lyons; Grounds Committee, G. King; Tick- et Booth, A. Nichols; Booth Chair- men: Mrs. L, Powers, Mrs, P. Gan- non, Miss Edith Carins, Miss B. Powers, Len Pelow, Bob Powers, Ted Powers, J, Sammut, J. Meagh- er, Ed Harrison, T. Forestall, G King and P. Clancy, Monday Eve. Rain Plays Hit-and-Miss With City Sections A freak rain storm hit different parts of Oshawa last night and caused a great deal of confusion, especially to those who lived in that part which received no rain. Some! expectant sport spectators were greatly surprised to find that while they had been enjoying a little sun-bathing, a half-hail and half-rain storm swept the northirn part of the city with not a little fury, leaving Alexandra Park under quite a few inches of ' water and therefore postponing all sports ac- tivities in that park. At the same time Cowan's Park is reported to have had dust rolling up from un. der foot, and several persons from Released GHTER Former Local Man After Fatal Fist Fight PARK ROAD SEWER T0 BE COMPLETED IN TWO WEEKS Excavation Work Com- pleted For $5,700 Project The long-proposed storm sewer project on Park Road South is ex- pected to be completed within the next two weeks. General contractor John B. Regan, Division Street, Oshawa, has completed the excava- tion work according to Reeve A. E. Grass has promised East: Whitby Township officials that the entire project will be finished within two weeks, The 18 and 24 inch concrete tiles are being laid from the north side of the new highway north to the Warren Creek. The tiles are being laid at a depth of six feet which is considered ample to keep water from floodinr the cellars of the houses aloug Park Road South at this point. Flooding of cellars is a nuisance residents in that area have put up Fith for some years. Each of the two-foot long, 18-24 inch tile weighs approximately 750 pounds. Cost of the project is approxi- mately $5,700. This sum is borne four ways, by the township, $1,900; the city, $1,900; Department of Highways, $2,000; Canadian Pacific Railways, $400, At one part along Park Road South the storm-sewer project tun- nels the CP.R. tracks, The C.P.R. wished to do the tunnelling them- selves and offered to pay for it as well, Thus the $400 paid by the CP.R. Park Road North and the Fourth Concession are the next two areas to be storm-sewered, Reeve Grass stated. GETS TWO YEARS FOR AUTO THEFT Former Farm Manager Con- victed of Stealing From Employer Harry Luffman, 40, former farm manager of Mrs. Rose B. Bubis' farm, Raglan, was sentenced to two years in the Kingston penitentiary when he appeared in police court, here, Monday morning before Mag- istrate F. S. Ebbs and was convict- ed of stealing his former employ- er's automobile. Convicted also of stealing two pigs, calf, a bull and 27 bushels of grain from the*Bubis farm Luffman was given an addi tional sentence of one year, sen- tences. to run concurrently, : Luffman, who pleaded guilty to both charges, told the court Mrs. Bubis left him in charge of the farm May 20-23, last, while she went to Philadelphia to visit her husband. Worked Fast "As soon as she left I sold the livestock and grain, Then I took the car to Toronto trading it for a later model. I drove the newer car to Belleville. After I'd spent what money I had I abandoned the car in Belleville taking the train to Toronto|" : * Provincial Constable M. R, Hodg- son said neighbours of Mrs. Bubis notified her by telegram that her | farm was apparently deserted. Mrs. Bubis came home at once and taking in the situation she immed- lately got in touch with the police: "Nothing can be said on your be- half," Magistrate P. S. Ebbs told Luffman in passing sentences. You are just out of the Guelph Reform- atory since December, last. Your employer left you in a position of trust. To repay her you stole everything you could get your hands on.' . Luffman shrugged his shoulders. "Will the sentences you gave me Ye concurrent or consecutive with the sentences I received in Toronto last week?" he asked. a Crown Attorney A. C. Hall ex- plained that Luffman was senten- ced last week at Toronto on three separate charges, Charges of theft, false pretenses and forgery. On each charge he was given six months, sentences to run concur- rently. This means he serves all three sentencs together putting in a total of six months only. No answer could be given to Luffman's question. His Worship told him he would likely serve his penitefitiary sentences first then his reformatery sentences later. But he told Luffman it depended on circumstances. south of McGregor Street report no rain at all. " ™ Police returned Mrs, Bubis' auto to her today. N John M. Anderson, Well Known Boxer and Horse- man Was Held -- Judge Finds "Justifiable Hom- ocide--Fight Took Place At Detroit Race Tract (Specia To The Times-Gazette) Detroit, July 22--His early career as a boxing champion of Scotland paid dividends for John M. Anderson, 52, well- knowh Oshawa sportsman. Anderson was released by Judge John P, Scallen of De- ~troit today when police inves. tigators told the court that his fatal fist fight with Robe ert Brown, 37, of Windsor, was justifiable homicide, ° Employee of Racing Stable An employee of the Addi. son Racing Stable of Toronto, Anderson had been held under $2,600 bond for examination for investigation of mane slaughter, Detective Lawrence Sheedy, of the homicide squad of the Detroit police told Judge Scal« len that Brown's death in Detroit Receiving Hospital July 9 was "the result of a fight in front of the grande stand at the ' Detroit Fair Grounds Race Track with A derson, July 3. \ Made Threats . According to Sheedy, Brown blamed Anderson for firing him from his job as 'groom at the track July 3 and threatened to "get him" several times that day. In the evening the pair came to blows and Anderson an expert in the art, knocked Brown down during the fight. The Windsor man struck his head on the concrete and was taken to hospital. He died of a fractured skull. INTEGRATED HOMES WELL UNDERWAY TOTAL NEARLY 90 Roofs Now On Some 55-- Four Projects In All of a total of nearly 90 Integrated Houses planned in four projects un- dertaken in the city this spring, the roofs are now on some 55 of the houses and work is proceeding rape idly to finish them for occupancy. Ten of the houses erected by W. S. Pogson in the Thomas Street area will be occupied by the end of this week and according to Sam Jacke son, contractor for a 27-house de- velopment on Highland Avenue, practically all of these units would be ready.for occupancy "within the next two or three weeks" if the sanitary sewer on the street were constructed. The roofs are on all of the 27 houses being erected on Highland® Avenue, plumbing has been installe ed and workmen are now doing trimming work in three or fofir of the houses. Approximately half of the Highs land Avenue houses are four-room bungalows while the remainder are five-room bungalows and six-room, storey and a half type houses. Al are brick veneer with concrete foundations, hardwood floors and asphalt shingle roofs. In a similar project commenced more recently on LaSalle Avenue by W. 8. Pogson, 23 of a total of 27 have been started while roofs have already been constructed on 10. The majority of the 20 in Mr, Pogson's group on Simcoe Street South and Thomas Street are prac- tically completed with the remain- der ready for plastering. In this «development, the first to be under taken in the city under the Inte grated Housing Plan, eight have ale ready been occupied. The latest Integrated Housing project to be started in the city is on Bruce Street where Sam Jack- son and Son are planning to erect 14 houses, Seven of these have been excavated and the cellar is already in for one.