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A late new s flashes Peace Conference To Be Open To Press PARIS--The rules committee of the Paris Peace Con- ference of which Prime Minis world and recommended that ter Mackenzie King is a mem- br, decided today to open its meetings to the press of the newspapermen -be admitted to all general sessions of the conference. State Secretary Byr- nes of the U.S, proposed the dction to give the press free access to the proceedings of the conference which will con- sider the treaties for Italy, Rumania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland. He was supported by V. M, Molotov, Russia's foreign, | Affairs, Dr, H, V. Evatt, Minister and the Australian Minister of Foreign Belgian Chairman of Rules Committee Hall Henri Staak of Belgium was elected chairman of the committee 18-7 over Edward Kardelj of Yugoslavia with one absention, Mr, Staak was Kardelj by Mr. Molotov. Mr. nominated by Dr. Evatt; Mr. Kadelj was chosen vice-chair- man on the suggestion of the U.S. The delegates took no action on the explosive question of whether a simple majority or 2/8 rule would govern further voting of the committee. A member of the British delegation said the committee did not reach the subject, which was raised originally by Evatt in the open full conference session yesterday. HEAVY DAMAGE TO FRUIT KELOWNA, B.C, -- Damage of thousands of dollars was suffered ate yesterday by Okanagan valley fruit growers when a hail storm, termed the worst in the "history of the district swept through a wide area, The storm cut through the district of Winfield Rutland, Glen- more, Kelowna Okanagan Mission Summerland where the damage Rus' Extensive. An early survey that In the Kelowna area "alone the apple crop will be reduced gt nearly 1 million boxes, Pears i prunes are likewise affected "while apricot and peach crops may be a total loss. SHIP SINKS | BIKINI--The battleship Nagato, of Japan's heaviest 'warships, finally succumbed to the de- "structive power of the atomic bomb, "sliding quietly to the bottom of the "Jagoon at dawn today, This is the d capital ship sunk, DIAMONDS REACH LONDON LONDON--The last shipment of 000 carats of industrial dia- transferred by alr from ntreal to London during the last reached London today. The nent represents the unused on of the war reserve of 12 carats built up in Canada for industries producing war for the United Nations. ir checking and sorting in the pes of the diamond corporation j stones will be returned to the h, Belgium and Portuguese jpanies which contributed them he first place, STS ATTACK CONVOY G---At least four US. were Silieq and 19 Vout two 80 serio y may dle, big the four- lio 1 " BI) 2 estimated on a truck convoy of 100 marines bound for Pelping as replacements. n undisclosed number of other marines were listed as missing and & Search was made for them throughout last night and today. Piece by piece the story formed to- day of Monday's dncident which occurred near the village of Ohsiwu, 35 miles south east of Peiping. A Marine source felt the Com- munists obviously had planned the ambush and were lying in ambush hidden in cornfields on both sides of a highway, A marine whose face was shot away and another whose body was peppered with bullet holes were not expected to live. Of the wounded, eight were treated and Feleused, but 11 were sent to hos- TEL-AVIV UNDER CURFEW JERUSALEM -- British troops placed the 200,000 of the all-Jewish' city of Tel-Aviv under virtual house NEWS FLASHES attack by § pray VARIED PROGRAM AT ODD FELLOWY ANNUAL PICNIC view Park Event Saturday Saturday afternoon, Corinthian Lodge No. 61, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held thelr annual picnic at Lakeview Park. Present were 186 friends and fam- {lies of the members of the lodge. The program opened at 4 pm. with races in which young and old alike were able to participate. High- light of the afternoon was the fat men's race in which the heavy members of the lodge were able to show their less weighty brothers that they could hold their own in athletic endeavors. Also featured was a tug-of-war won by Bro. George Wotton's team. This team was later defeated by a much larger team consisting of 8 men and as pany more boys helping their dad's pull, At the conclusion of the races, picnic baskets were opened and sup- per remained the main feature until 6:30 pm. when Bro, O, Rogers, Noble Grand welcomed all present and In turn introduced Bro. W. Hal- liday, D.D.G.M, of Brooklin, In his remarks the District Dep- uty stated that he was very be present and that he had left his harvesting to attend. In so doing he had to take to heart the words spoken by the Worthy Grand Master at Grand Lodge sessions, that all should be sacrificed by the various Deputies so that they could have closer contact with the lodges under their jurisdiction. Bro. Halliday added that he felt his sacrifice of time had not gone unrewarded af- 'ter seeing the happy faces around him, Concluding his address, Bro. Halliday presented prizes to the various event winners and also pre- sented two special prizes, The first to Bro. James Gregory, who is 94 years of age, as the oldest member present, and an attendance prize to Bro. A. Northcott, To add to the events of the day and to finish with something spec tacular, Bro. A. Flinders challenged Capt, FE. Drinkle and Corinthian Lodge team to a baseball game, According to those present the game was well played, but the "Regulars" VARIED PROGRAM (Continued on Page 2; (Continued on Page 2) District Police Direct Unsuccessful Search For Drowning Victim Oshawa Fire Department | Equipment Used As) Chalk Lake Near Ux-| bridge Is Dragged For | Body of 22 - Year - Old RCAF Veteran - After nearly 48 hours of dragging by parties from Uxbridge and Osh- awa, police last pight give up the search for the body of Harry Mur- phy, 22-year-old RCAF veteran, who was drowned in Chalk Lake, near Uxbridge Saturday night. Believed to have suffered a cramp while , Murphy who had gone to Chalk Lake for the week- end, disappeared in the deep 'water before he could be rescued by his companions. He was said to be "only a few feet from shore," when he "disappeared from sight." Grappling irons were loaned by the Oshawa Fire Department and police assisted by firemen and oth- ers dragged the lake Saturday ; Bunt and all day Sunday and Mon- Provincial Constable J. Maguire, ho along with Provincial Con- stables M. R. Hodgson and H. W. Quantrill directed dragging opera- tions, said. that the lake is 60 to 70 feet deep in places and last night it was decided useless to con- tinue the search further. The lake, which is between 400 and 500 yards wide and about 1,000 yards long Is known to have treacherous undercurrents and it is thought that the swimmer may have been caught in one of these, Murphy, who resided at 518 Mer- » -- Re Drowning Victim HARRY MURPHY R.CAF, veteran, who was dorwn- ed while swimming in Chalk Lake near Uxh'idge Saturday night. ton Avenue, Toronto, had gone to Chalk Lake, which is seven miles south-east of Uxbridge. His par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murphy, of St. Gregor, Sask, had come to spend the week-end with friends at Toronto to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. ; Born in Peterboro, Murphy had moved to Toronto-in 1939, He en- listed in the RCAF and served on Coastal Command as a wireless air gunner for three years, ' - By CANADIAN PREYS OSHAWA Combining The 'Oshawa Times and' Whitby Gazette and Chronicle THE TIMES-GAZETTE 'WHITBY, VOL. 5--No. 89 OSHAWA - WHITBY, TUESDAY, JULY -30, 1946 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES Large Attendance At Lake- KIW IS POOL IS DEDICATED Club's Kedron Camp annually will Following unsatisfactory attempts to dam the creek each year, the 350 or more boys and girls who are given a holiday at the Oshawa Kiwanis now be able to learn & and life-saving in a modern, reinforced voncrete swimming pool. On Sunday afternoon the new pool, named after the late Arthur Gay, was officially dedicated and declared open at a oeremony attended by more than Children Enjoy Pool Following Official Opening on Sunday 200. The 40 to 50 boys at present at camp required no coaxing to plunge into the sea-green water immediately after the opening, Here they are seen along with swimming instructors from the unity Recreation Association of Oshawa, In the background are some of the camp buildings which were renovated this year in the extensive pro- gram of improvements carried out by the club, --Photo by Campbell's Studio FITTINGS, UNION SIGN AGREEMENT Contract Provides Starting Rates of 66 and 72.6 Cents an Hour Fitings Limited and Local 1817 United Steelworkers of America, last night signed their tenth cone secutive wages and hours agree ment The first contract was sign- ed on May 20, 1937, M, J. Fenwick, Union representative, said. Terms of the agreement were ap- proved in May by the Union but the wage achedule had to receive sanction of the Regional War Labor Board for Ontario before it could be included in the contract. As a result signing of the pact was held up until a favorable reply was re- ceived from the Board. The contract provides for a star- ting rate of 66 cents an 'hour for front shop employees and 72.6 cents an hour for foundry workers. Em- ployees in all classifications will re- ceive a 10 per cent increase, Other items include two weeks holidays with pay for employees with five years service and over and the deduction of Union dues from all employees whether or not they choose to be members of the local. The 45 hour working week remains. Signing the agreement on behalf of the Company were Alex G. Stor= fe, president; D. M. Storie, Direc~ {tor and Plant Manager and W. R. . Branch, Personnel Manager, The following Negotiating Committee signed for Local 1817: W. J, Smith, Clifton Lang, J. J. Grills, Nick Luk- acs, Myles Smith, S. E. Atkinson, Allan McKay, M. J. Fenwick ap- proved the agreement on behalf of the head office of the United Steel workers of America, The agreement involves over 600 employees, No Sale Is Made As Oshawa Lots Up for Auction For the first time in the memory of many members of County Court staff an auction sale was held in day. Up for auction were two houses on Simcoe Street South, on mortgage - sale, by a court order of Judge D. B. Coleman, Local Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario, Sale was held on the steps in front of the main court room: The two houses are at 455 and 461 Simcoe Street South, and are the propery, of John Stacey and his amily, The sale began shortly af- ter 12 noon, with about ten inter ested persons in attendance. Auc- tioneer was W. J, Sulley, of Oshawa, Bids received on the two houses went up to $4,600 but the reserve bid put in by the Looal Master was registered. The houses can now be = San sold privately. - - the Court House in Whitby yester- shortages found to be higher and no sale was' Begin Installation Of Transmitter For Station CKDO | Transmitter House and Tower Located At West- mount, Elmgrove Ave- nues -- Preliminary Con- struction Completed -- 150 - Foot Tower An- tenna The delicate and intricate instal- lation of the 250-watt broadcast transmitter for Oshawa radio sta- tion CKDO was started last night. The transmitter house and tower are located at the corner of West- mount and Elmgrove Avenues in East Whitby Township. Preliminary construction at the transmitter site was completed this week. The 150-foot tower antenna was erected by Dominion Bridge Company of Toronto, The trans- mitter house was built by Lawrence Mackinnon, Oshawa contractor, Erection of the tower antenna has caused considerable comment among residents of west Oshawa and West- mount districts, Painted alternate stripes of in- ternational orange and white, the tower carries a double obstruction light at the top in accordance with federal Department of Transport aviation regulations. Installation, testing and checking of the broadcast transmitter, which is the most important part of any broadcast station, will require six weeks, Broadcast signals will be made in a few days from the CKDO transmitter, but only after mid- night, George Blanchett, on the engl- neering staff of CKOC, Hamilton, for four years and employed by the Canadian Government since 1042, is in charge of CKDO'S transmitter installation, All broadcast equipment for Osh- awa's station is being supplied by RCA Victor Company Limited. Installation of the station is pro- ceeding "as rapidly as possible un- der existing broadcast equipment ," according to George Elliott of Oshawa Broadcasting Company Limited, "It might be a good idea to say that the transmitter site is definite- ly not a good place for Westmount children to use as a playground with all the high-voltage electrical work being carried on," he added. yei-------------------- TREE ON FIRE Firemen were called yesterday morning to put out a fire in a large willow tree at Downsview Golf Course. The tree, located along the west fence of the golf course, was partly hollow and the blaze had made 'its way up about 12 feet in the tree, It is thought that child- noticed at about 10 o'clock. -354 Arthur Street, and the sum of ren started the blaze which was |: Duplate Worker Loses Finger In Accident Jack Luke, 17, 434 Miller Avenue, | an apprentice in the Tool Depart- ment of the Duplate Canada Limi- ted plant here, had a finger ampu- tated yesterday as the result of in- juries suffered at work shortly be- fore noon. The accident occurred when a wrench which he was using in set- ting up a milling machine slipped, crushing his finger against the Qed of the machine, The injured yo was rushed to the Oshawa Gener Hospital where he was attended by Dr. C. D. Russell, His injuries were described' as a compound commu- nuted fracture of the fifth finger of the right hand. While stating that it had been necessary to amputate the finger, Dr. Russell said later that his condition was satisfagtory. Luke had been employed at the Duplate plant since January, 1045, and was serving as an apprentice in the Tool Department. Fur Petty Thefts Sunday Morning Four thefts, all after entry by key through the rear door, were report- ed in the east section of the city Sunday morning, In every instance the missing items had been taken from the kitchen, Three gold rings were reported stolen from the home of C, R, Cor neil, 505 Rogers Street, while Mrs, Allan McGlashan, 362 Athol Street Fast, reportea between two and three dollars and a number of for- eign coins missing after a similar break-in. The remaining two thefts were on Arthur Street, a ration book and 85 cents in money being reported missing by John McLeod $10 reported by Miss R. Jeyes, 240 Arthur Street, SHUNTER, CAR COLLIDE - A car driven by M. H, York, 318 St, Julien "Street, was 'damaged slightly this morning in a collision with an Oshawa Railway shunter on Bruce Street, The shunter was driven by W. T. McLean, Police said it was raining at the time, THE WEATHER Cloudy with widely scattered showers around mid-day, clear- ing in the evening, Wednesday «~~clear and less humid. Low to- night 60, high tomorrow 80. 30 ENTRIES WILL RACE FOR TITLE IN SOAP BOX DERBY First Event of Its Type In Oshawa Attracting Keen Enthusiasm There has been a rush of entries for the First Annual "Soap Box Derby" being conducted by the Oshawa Public Playgrounds of The Board of Pducation, with the result that 35 Automobiles manned by 20 lassies and laddies will strive for the .thirty-five dollars' worth of prizes this coming Thursday at 7 pm. SHARP, All participants will line up at the rear of the. Oshawa Collegiate to parade before the Judges, who will have the difficult task of se- lecting the most attractive "Job" and its crew. As soon as the Pee- Wees, under 12 years know that re- sult, they will immediately proceed with "The Races" which will all be started by Mr. "Bob" Coleman, of the Oshawa Community Recrea= tion Association who acted as start er for Supervisor H, Lincoln Brace when he inaugurated the First Soap Box Derby in Pembroke, On- tario, Following the Pee-Wees, the Ban- tams (under 14 years, May 1, 1946) will .appear in the lime-light; and in conclusion, the Midgets of un- der 16 years promise to show some blinding speed, Public Is Invited The general public is cordially invited to attend this First Annual Scap Box Derby. The half-mile course starts at 2235 Mary street, right on the corner; proceeds along Alice, then Jarvis, Rosedale, Leslie, and Wood, to the finish-line at 269 Mary, at the corner of Wood Street, The Master of Ceremonies is Sports BEditor, Geo, H. Campbell, of The Oshawa "Times-Gazette," who, with his efficlent staff of judges, referees, scorers and recorders and timers, will run off this interesting program in very little over an hour. Prizes will immediately be present- ed; and ALL Participants will be treated by Mr. J, L. Beaton, Chair man of the Oshawa Board of Bdu- cation, Other officials are: Judges, Tim- ers--Douglas Storie, J. L. Beaton, K. D. Gahan, J, G, Dancey, Fred Harris, James Moore, "Bob" Red- doch, T. R. Traynor, Wm, Taylor, A, W, Armstrong, Rev. Geo, Telford, Miss B, E, Knox, Official Starter--R. L. Coleman, Supervisor--H. Lincoln Brace, Complete List of Entries Following is the complete list of 35 entries, in the three distinct classes, giving the names of the "automobiles" together with their Mdrivers" and "mechanics." Car Name and Number; Chauffeur, Addréss, 'Phone; Mechanic, Address, Phone; 'Playground; Ages, PEE-WEE (under 12 years, May '1st) 35 ENTRIES (Continued on Page 3) Kiwanians Do Honor To Late Arthur Gay As Camp Pool Opened BUILDING BYLAW CASE DRAW NOMINAL FINE While Registering Convic- tion Magistrate Points To Housing Shortage Stating that while the accused had acted contrary to city regula- tions he nevertheless had sympathy for the man in view of the present housing conditions, Magistrate F, 8, Ebbs imposed a fine of $10 and costs or 10 days in jail on A. H. Adams, 365 Division Street, when the latter appeared for judgment in magis- trate's court yesterday on a charge of erecting a building without a permit, Summing up the evidence in con- nection with the charge against Adams, who was represented by A. H, Thompson, His Worship said that while it was the city's claim that the accused had not been granted a permit allowing him to | erect the type of bullding he had erected and was at present living in, the defence contended that this was a garage and he was only living in it until he could finish his house on the premises. "There is also evidence," he con- tinued, "that the accused appeared Jefore the city council asking pes- mission to do this and permission was refused, "However, I have got sympathy for him in view of the present housing conditions," His Worship sald, "He had to get out of the premises he was occupying before and. he was making an honest at- tempt to build a house and provide accommodation for his family. He has been forced into the necessity of living in this building until his house is completed and I realli» it would be hard for him to get other accommodation." Urges Case Be Example Appearing on behalf of the city, T. K, Creighton, K.C, urged that more than a nominal penalty should be" imposed, that this case should be used as an example to other people making similar plans that they couldn't "simply ignore the city bylaws by paying a few dollars." "It is the responsibility of the corporation to control the construc- tion of buildings in the public in terest," he declared, adding that this was a "natural and primary responsibility of the city" and "the proper action for the city to take." He referred to the section of the municipal bylaw which states that no person shall commence the er- ection, alteration or repair of any building until a permit has been ob- tained, he pointed out that Adams had obtained a permit for the erec- tion of a five-room dwelling 24 by 28 feet, with concrete foundation, stucco exterior walls and asphalt shingle roof, the estimated cost be- ng $4,000, tating that "a small frame build- ing" which "in no respect resemb- Jed" these specifications, had been erected he sald that there was nothing on the permit granting per- mission "for this garage as he calls it" to be used as a house, Oshawa Couple Injured As Car Upsets Near Ajax Two Oshawa people, Mr. and Mrs. William Stephenson, 608 Park Road South, were injured Sunday after- noon when their car left the road and turned over on the centre boulevard of the new divided high- way about a mile east of Ajax. Mr, Stephenson suffered injuries to the collar-bone and lacerations of the right hand while Mrs, Ste- phenson was treated for cuts and iacerations of the left leg. Two un= identified passengers escaped une injured, Proceeding towards Oshawa, Ste- phenson lost contsol of the vehicle, & 1986 sedan, which turned over on the boulevard between the two sec- tions of the highway, Considerable damage was sustained by the vehi- cle. The two passengers, who had secured a ride with. the Stephen- son's. while hitchhiking, went for assistance and the injured persons were removed by taxi, » Provincial Constable Gordon Keast who investigated said the ac- cident took place at approximately 3:30 p.m. Se ---------------------------- V3UAL FINE John Hreczuk was fined $10 and costs or ten days in jail when he appeared before Magistrate F, S. Ebbs in police court this morning charged with being intoxicated ing a public place, Hrecsuk pleaded guilty. Modern Reinforced Cone crete Swimming Pool Dedicated at Sunday Af« ternoon Ceremony With More Than 200 Present-- Tour Showing Extensive Improvements at Camp Follows Ceremony Its 'sea-green water sparkling under the rays of a glorious sume mer sun, the new Arthur Gay Mee morial Swimming Pool at the Oshe | awa Kiwanis Club's "Kedron Camp" was dedicated "to the use of healthful sport and wholesome re | creation" and declared officially | open Sunday afternoon as more | than 200 from the city gathered for | the ceremony, Named in honor of the late Ki. wanian Arthur Gay, one of the club's most devoted workers in this aspect of its activities, whose passe | ing this spring prevented his seeing | the full fruit of his endeavours, the | pool, constructed at a cost of ap~ | proximately $3,500, will now be available for use by the 350 or more | children who are given a holiday at the camp each seagon, The major project in the exten« sive program of improvements une dertaken at the camp this year, the pool is 35 by 75 feet in dimension and constructed of reinforced con= crete, It is equipped with diving, boards at the west end and a ce- ment walk is to be built around the edge. Taking part in the ceremony which took place at four p.m, were Kiwanian Cyril S8ouch, president of the club this year, Kiwanian Rev, Ben Morwood and Kiwanian John ny Graves, Among those present were representatives of the Oity Council, the Rotary Club, the Kins» men Qlub, the Women's: Welfare League, the local Board of Health, the Board of Education and the honored guest was Mrs, Arthur Gay. In welcoming those present, Pre- sident Cyril Souch pointed out that this was the 18th year the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa had conducted & camp, giving free holidays to thou. sands of boys and girls who would not otherwise have had the oppors tunity of a vacation, This year, he said, a total of seven camps are bes ing conducted over a period of nine weeks, approximately 80 children POOL OPENED (Continued on Page 2 UKRAINIANS HOLD OPEN AIR SERVICE Local Ukrainian Presbyter. ians Journey To " West Hill An Open Alr Union Service was held last Sunday by the members of three Ukrainian Reformed Churches, at West Hill. The cone gregations taking part in it were: Ukrainian Presbyterian Church of Toronto, Ukrainian United Church of Toronto and Ukrainian Presbye terlan Church of Oshawa. The members of Oshawa congre= gation met at ten o'clock in the morning at the church where two chartered buses and cars were awaiting them. The people from three congregations almost simule taneously arrived at the designated place on Kowmk's Farm at West Hill, Ontario, The service was pre ceded by a joint dinner, Every family brought a lunch along with them, All food was placed together on the snow-white linen which was spread on the grass in a long serp= entine row among large cedar trees, along which on both sides were seated men, women and children, It was a magnificent scene. It was also a Love Feast of Christ, as all felt in their hearts the presence of His Spirit, At two o'clock in the afternoon all pai in a cedar grove where in the deep shade special seats and a pulpit were set offhand, Many of the people were sitting under the huge cedars where the hot summer atmosphere was cooled by the West Hill breeze. It was the most lovely spot for a religious meeting, sur« rounded with beautiful scenes of nature. The Oshawa Choir under the able leadership of Sam Gura took an important part in the service, rend- ering some masterpieces of well known Ukrainian composers such as Verbitsky and Bortniansky. Later toward the evening the Oshawa Choir 'was entertaining the young people with Ukrainian Folk Songs. The ministers who took part in the activities of the day were the followihg: Rev, Michael Fesenko and Rev. John R. Kovalevich of Toronto; Rev, John Jacenty of Osh= awa; Rev. Leo Buchak and Rev, Paul Grath of Cannington, Ontario.