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BRA. TR i Harmony School Total 130 On Opening Day Compares With An Enrol | « ' ment of 140 Last Year-- Total of 14 Beginners-- One New Teacher on Staff go K. R, Fletcher, Corr.) Harmony, Sept. 3.--Attendance at Enmony Public School on the op- day this year, was slightly th 30 names being register t year the enrolment was Principal Arthur Korry, felt enrolment was not etl Hh : 14 beginners register- t the same nume senior room : i z E i g i 358 bey igh sie: § mony, as was announced Neda account in Tuesday's is- oe ongratulations. to Mr. and Mrs, ©. Netherton on the birth of a son, Douglas William. Mrs. Sam Jackson, Aureen, Mari- have returned from spending the summer at their cottage at Lake Simcoe Don Fletcher, London, spent the after spending two weeks at Imke Simcoe. If you have any empty six-quart baskets lying around your base- ment or garage, will you let the children them to take to school? Toy will be well repaid for their efforts and at the same Wine bo be heping to lessen the acute SEE APPLE CROP OF 90,000 BARREL) Crop Estimated For Ontario, Durham Above Five- Year Average crop of 90,000 harrels, above the Shve-yoar aver age crop, is estimated for the Dur- Jan Ohtato County section, ace . the Fruit and Vegetable Re- > port states that in Durham and Ontarip Counties a number of or- chards are carrying a full erop of both early and winter varieties of apples. For Eastern Ontario generally it the exception of most late winter varieties which are average. Colour is improving rapidly and ed considerable damage. Red Mite has weakened the foliage in a num- ber of orchards and apple maggot injury is now beginning to show up due to late emergence of the flies. Apples in general are quite free from scab. For both pears and plums, crop prospects are reported to be better than a month month ago. ASSAULT ON VET BRINGS TOP FINE Columbus Man Struck Dishes Convicted on a charge of assault his brother-in-law, William Bagar Kellar, 724 8imcoe Street South, a disabled war veteran, Francis Connaghan, Columbus, was fined the maximum of $20 and costs yesterday morning by Magis- trate F. 8, Ebbs. In addition( he was fined $10 and costs on a drunk charge, Kellar, who said he has very lit~ tle use of his right arm, testified that he was washing the dishes for his mother on the evening of Aug- ust 31, when the accused began ridi- culing him. "He asked me why I was washing dishes and I replied that it was none of his business," stated Kel- lar. "He grabbed hold of me and struck me several times. He also struck my mother and broke her glasses, He had been drinking and had a bottle of whiskey." Kellar's mother, Mrs, Margaret Liddle, told the court she was pro- tecting her son during the fracas and she wag not sure whether ac- cused intended to strike her, PC E, C. Harvey testified that accused resisted arrest when he called in answer to a complaint, "Connaghan outside the get out," Tie drunk charge but denied the as- sault, "Kellar made a lunge at me," he stated. "I was merely pro- tecting myself." 'From a 100% disabled man?" the charge did not carry a jail sentence, Ll MATOCHLESS SPEED Wooden matches are made at the rate of 1,125,000 an hour on modern machines, CITY OF 53 SIMCOE Green Sheet #RB 191 in your INK and LEFT in new book. RATION BOOKS Will be issued at the 68 BLOOR ST. E. Monday, Sept. 9th--1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tues. & Wed., Sept. 10th and 11th 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. An interpreter will be at the UKRANIAN HALL Ration book. OSHAWA ST. NORTH present book MUST be filled in and book presented to obtain a J. Ci McGILL, Secretary, Lecal Ration Board EAST WHITBY TOWNSHIP WESTMOUNT SCHOOL, PINE AVE, Sept. 9, 10, 11, 14, 16--1 p.m. to 6 p.m. NORTH OSHAWA SCHOOL Sept. 9 & 10--4.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. HARMONY SCHOOL Sept. 11 & 12--4 p.m. to 9 p.m. CAN. WATCHMAN PRESS Sept. 9, 10, 11, 12--9 a.m. to 12; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 13th--9 a.m. to i2 noon P.-G. PURVES OFFICE, COLUMBUS Sept. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16--9 a.m. "to 8 p.m. A. J. GROSE--RAGLAN Sept, 10, 11, 12--1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Above are the only dates and places where new books may be secured. People who do not get their books as above will have a delay of from two to four weeks in obtaining their Ration F. McCALLUM, Chairman, Local Ration Board Brother-in-Law Washing ] With plans now complete and an excellent program arranged, all that remains to ensure the success of the South Ontario Agricultural Society Fair at Alexandra Park, next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, is good 1d ant. weather and generous p. nag: from of the district. Many | it. new features have been added and the program is calculated to cater to the tastes of young and old: Last year was one of the most successful ever held, This year, the directors confidently anticipate, will far surpass . 145 STRIKES THIS YEAR INVOLVED 119570 PERSONS Time Lost Totals 2,544,581 Man-Days, , Mitchell Says Ottawa, Sept. 3 (CP)--Time lost through strikes in the first seven months of this year totalled 2,544, 581 man-days, compared with 128,- 208 days in the corresponding per- fod of 1945, Labor Minister Mitchell reported today. The Minister said while time loss in July was exceptionally heavy, both the number of workers invol- ved and time loss showed some re- duction from June. Preliminary figures for the first seven months of 1946, showed 145 strikes involving 119,679 workers, with a time loss of 2,544,581 man days. For the same period last year there were 120 strikes, invol- ving 37,600 workers, with a result- ing time loss of 128,208 days. The number of workers involved in strikes in Canada during July was 49,752, compared with 70,688 in June, while the number of man days of work lost in July due to in- dustrial disputes was 918,285 against 935,188 in the month. The number of strikes and lock= lared | outs in effect at one time or an- other during July totalled 42. Of these strikes, 14 of them had start- ed before the end of June. At the end of July, two of the 14 strikes originating in June had been ter- minated while 17 of the 28 strikes begun in July had been ended ei- ther through settlement or by the workers returning to thir jobs pend- ing settlement. Thus, there were 23 strikes still in progress at the be- ginning of August. The three largest strikes in effect during July were those involving rubber workers in Ontario, steel mill workers at Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,, and Sydney, NS. and textile workers at Montreal and Valleyfield. 'These three strikes alone accounted for 540,000 days lost in July--almost 60 per cent of the Dominion total of man-working days lost through disputes . during that month, The 10,146 rubber workers of fac- tories at Bowmanville, Hamilton, Kitchener, New Toronto, Oakville, and Toronta members of the Unit ed Rubber Workers of America (C.1.0.) went out on strike June 23. At the end of July this strike had accounted for a loss of 250,000 man- working days during the month. * On July 15, the steel mill workers of Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie, and Sydney, N.S., numbering 11,538 went on strife and at the end of the month the strike had accounted for 170,000 days lost during July. The steel workers are members of the United Steelworkers of America (C10) Kiwanian Brings Inspiring Message To Members "This is a rallying time, Kiwanis, as well as for all countries, organizations and Individuals in the world," declared Kiwanian A. B, Simester, addressing his fellow club members at the weekly lunch- eon meeting of the Oshawa Ki- wanig Club on Tuesday. "This is a time for us to rouse ourselves, if we are determined to do something about the problems that lie ahead. We must decide on our common purpose, our common action, for constructive community service is the theme of our Kiwanis organization, "We must have g anving force, a moving spirit, it requires some- thing more than routine procedure and customary ceremonies, In the days that lie ahead, as we seek to put over our Kiwanis programs and other programs of business or pri- vate life, there will come times of disillusion, thoughts of failure and the futility of our work. There will | dimand Townshi for | be, there are always, times when we fee] that there is no yield for our efforts "Then we must remember that our cause, this cause, is greater than we realize, we must put away our thoughts of failure and go for- ward united to achieve our common purpose. Kiwanian Doug. Coombs voiced the grateful thanks of the members and visitors to Kiwanian "Al" for his timely and inspiring message. Kiwanians Morey Reed and Ev. Marshall were the attendance prize winners at this week's meet- ing, the prizes being donated . by Kiwanians Hector Hall and Harry Gay, respectively. VAULT SMASHED THIEVES FOILED Inner Safe Containing Cash Resists Robbers At Newcastle Newcastle, Sept. 4--Thieves who broke into Newcastle post office' and smashed open the vault, were foiled in completing their looting of the safe when the door jammed, it was reported today. 'The door of the vault was smash- ed off and thrown to the far end of the office, but the safe, which contained . money orders and postal notes with a considerable sum of money resisted efforts to smash off the door. Thieves made off with nearly $400 worth of stamps and about $7 in change from the vault. Postmaster George Jamieson was unable to make a complete inven- tory for several hours as contents of the vault were strewn all through the office which is housed in a corner of the community hall. Police reported the tools used by the thieves to enter the post office by the back door and smash Open the vault were stolen earlier in the night from the C.P.R. station nearly a mile away from the post office, Robbery of the post = office brought the number of such rob- beries in Ontario this year to a dozen, police sald today. A Toron- to gang is believed to be responsi ble for the robberies. Entrance to the Newcastle post- office was made by forcing a rear door and crow bars used to break open the safe, Post-offices in vari. ous sections of Ontario have been robbed with regularity since the first of the year, police stated. Pro- ceeds of a street dance amounting to $800 and considerable sum in stamps were stolen from the post- office in Havelock last month. POLIO NEAR COBOURG Cobourg, Sept. 4--The first polio case in Northumberland and Dur- ham Counties this year was report- ed by the Counties Health Unit yesterday. Dr; C. W. MacCharles, chief medical officer, said that. it was a girl of pre-school age in Hal- and that therc were no others of school age in the household, The case was reported as a mild one. 'HORTICULTURISTS DISPLAY DAHLIAS John S. Hall, Lily Expert, Gives Illustrated Talk Centre Street School auditorium was the scene Tuesday night of the Oshawa Horticultural Society's an- nual Dahlia Show, John 8, Hall, a noted lecturer and horticulturalist from Toronto was the guest speaker and also judged the entries. Mr. Hall, who has a lily nursery near Barrie, where he has over 50 varieties of these bulbs, also writes a column on horticulture in the Toronto papers and has a re- gular weekly broadcast over CFRB. He is also an adviser in the seed department of the T. Eaton Com- pany in Toronto. Mr. Hall outlined, in a clear and concise manner, the fundamentals of growing dahlias. He also passed on many useful tips which he had discovered in his experiments with the flowers. He stressed that dahl- as sholild be sprayed once a week and fed once a week and pointed out also that "it is the well prepar- ed soil that really counts in the production of a large, healthy, per- fectly formed dahlia." At the business meeting it was decided that the Club should enter a floral display in the agricultural exhibits of the Oshawa Fair. Mem- bers of the Soclety were invited to attend the opening of Camp Samac where the members had assisted in the planting of trees. Congratula- tions were extended to Mr. and Mrs. F, J. Shortt, members of the Society, who will celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary this Sunday. Mr, Hill judged the entries and the awards were made as follows: Dahlias, 6 pom-pom--MTrs, Leslie Guy, Fred Ing. Dahlias, 3 decorative--Fred Ing. Dahlia, 3 cacti--Fred Ing. Dahlia, miniatures from seed -- Fred Deniias, named varieties -- Fred g. . Roses, any color--William McNeill, H, A. Hainer and Mrs. T. J. Shortt. Baskets of 'mixed flowers, other than gladioli--Joseph Gilson, Mrs. T. J. Shortt and Fred Ing. . Mixed flowers--Joseph Gilson and Mrs, Willlam Holloway. Mixed gladioll, 6 spikes--Fred Ing, D. "H. MacMillan and Mrs. T, J. Shortt. After the awards were made, Mr. Hall showed 'some interesting slides on lilies, The next event for the local Hor- ticultural Society will be the Chrys- anthemum show, to be held on Monday, October 7, in Centre Street School auditorium. STRIKE CLOSES PLANT Cobourg, Sept, 4 --Due to a strike in the Brunner-Monde Co, Am- herstburg, manufacturers of sada ash, the Bird Archer Company, Co- hourg, processors of boiler cleaning compounds, has announced that it will close on Friday of this week for an indefinite period. Only the lab- oratory and office staff wil remain Around The Bandshell The weekly concert by the Osha- wa Regimental and Civic Band will be played this Sunday afternoon, Sept, 8, at 3.30 p.m. at the Mec- Laughlin Band Shell. This concert will be a memorial to Albert Toms who passed away Monday, Sept. 2, having served 50 years as a bandsman. Guest artist will be A, Hircock from the Kiwanis Club, Cobourg. Mr. Hireock is the possessor of a very rich bass voice and included among his selections will be "Asleep In The Deep" and "Stars Of The Summer Night", He will be accompanied at the piano by Dave Jenkins, organist and choirmaster of Knox Presbyterian Church, Oshawa. Bandsman John Lee will be featured in a trombone solo. The band, under the direction of Bandmaster Broadbent, will feature the selections, "Lilac Time" and "Britilodia" concluding with the hymn tune, "The Lord Is My Shep- herd" to the tune of Crimond. Master of - ceremonies will be Frank Threadgold of Whitby, Zone Commander of Canadian Legion, Zone 28. on duty, The manager, Leonard Graves, sald that even if the Am- herstburg strike were over tomor- row it would take about three weeks before sufficient chemicals were available. However, the Bird Archer Co. expects some from Bel- glum via ---- ee THE TIMES-GAZETTE Thursday, Sefpember 5, 1946 8 Many District Residents Safeguarded By Plan More Than 9,000 People In" Oshawa and - Ontario County Are Enrolled In Blue Cross Plan for Hos- pital Care . All groups of the Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care in Oshawa, Whitby and Ontario County are op- en for the addition of new subscrib. ers until September 25, it is an- Cross as a non-profit community service in the public interest. During the period announced, present subscribers may add elig- ible dependents and make changes in their contracts, New Blue Cross groups may be formed in any month through a firm employing five or more, or through an estab- lished organization, such as Wom- en's Institutes, professional associa- tions or farm forums, whose mem- bers do not serve under a common employer. 159 District Groups One hundred and fifty-nine Blue Crosg group in Oshawa and the county safeguard more than 9,000 people from unexpected hospital expense, while more than 675,000 are enrolled throughout Ontario, Among the groups in Oshawa are those for the Business and Profes- sional Women's Club, Children's Ald Society, City of Oshawa Em- ployees, Community Nursing Re=- gistry, Empress of India Lodge No. 26, Daughters of England, Oshawa General Hospital, Oshawa Hospital Alumnae Association, Post Office Staff, Public Utilities Commis- sion and Unemployment Insurance Commission, as well as many indus- tries, stores and other places of business. In Whitby, in addition to em- ployee groups, there are Blue Cross groups of the Rotary Club and the Whitby Co-operative Credit Union. Founded Five Years Ago Plan for Hospital Care was es- tablished five and a half years ago by the hospitals of the province, through their own association, to meet the needs of workers and their families by providing maximum hospital care at minimum cost to subscribers through group enrol- ment, In time of need, Blue Cross provides from 31 to 51 days of hos: pital care a year, according to con- tinuous length of participation in the Plan, as well as dsugs and medi- cations, use of operating room, la- boratory tests, and similar extra 'services when required in hospital. Information about Blue Cross is available through inquiry at the Oshawa General Hospital, which co-operates with the Plan, as do all public general and Red Cross Hospitals in Ontario, or directly from Plan for Hospital Care, 36 Toronto Street, Toronto 1. CAR RECOVERED A car owned by Eric A. Gardner, Douglas avenue, Peterboro, was stolen from the Legion Hall Satur day evening. It was recovered abandoned in Oshawa, late Sunday by the Oshawa police. CUSTOMS TOTAL Customs collected at the Port of Oshawa during the month of Aug- ust totalled $1,056,955.97. This total was comprised of $181,068.48, im- port duties; $875,250.47, excise tax- es; $371.25 excise duties; $265.77, sundry collections. BEEF®BUEHLERS Blue Brand. Bef. ® The pleasant way fo get extra pep and extra nourish- ment at any age. And remember tool There's nothing cooler : ; : more refreshing : : : on a hot summer day than a tall glass of cold, fresh milk! SAUSAGE SMALL LINK |b, SERVICE + SATISFACTION » QUALITY 4 CLEANLINESS ExCS UEHLER R Zing. IMI TED St. fast Phone. 1147