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>" ¥ BAN AE Bo late news flashes By CANADIAN PRESS | $250,000 Fire Destroys Belleville Plant BELLEVILLE--Damage estimated at $250,000 was eauied early today by fire which swept through the Graham gaDry-Foods plant and for a time threatened the city gas orks, Cause of the blaze, considered the worst in Belleville's history, was not determined. At the height of the canning season, the plant employed between 250 and 300 persons. Some 75 to 100 were at work when the fire started but all escaped from the burning plant. Steel Workers Advisory Committee Reviews Strike Situation TORONTO--The National Advisory Committee of the 'United Steel Workers of America (C.1.0.) went into session here today to review the situation in the wages-hours strike which the Union called July 15 against Canada's three big- gest steel producers. The meeting was closed to the press. Mufray Cotterill, the Union's National Publicity Director, said a statement would be issued at its conclusion, later in the day. Union Orders Cessation Ship Picketing NEW YORK--C.I.O. National Maritime Union today opened the way to a general Maritime stoppage by ordering its Local to cease easing of a country-wide picketing ships in United States' ports manned by the AFL Seafarer's International Union "except where thy are berthed at the same dock with N.M.U. vessels". All foreign ships not under contract to the N.M.U. were the new directive, issued this exempt from picketing under morning by N.M.U, President Joseph Curran, after a confergnce with his aide at Union headquarters here. The N.M.U. head said the Union's action would free about 40 S.I.U, ships in the port of New York, permitting them to prepare to sail immediately. & TRUMAN FACES CRISIS * "WASHINGTON--President Tru- man faced one of the most critical decisions of his administration to- day--wethere to sanction further criticism of his foreign policy by Henry A. Wallace or, possibly to ask his Secretary of Commerce to re- sign. Mr. Wallace, who declared his intention yesterday, of keeping up his fight for changes in the conduct of American International Affairs, was scheduled to see the President either today or tomorrow. High pic By the considerations obviously in that across-the-desk iki will be the fact the United States' Congressional elections are only seven weeks off. DELAY WAR CRIME VERDICT ~ NUREMBERG--The Internation- al Military Tribunal announced to- day that its verdict against 22 lead- tember 30, instead of Sept. 23, as previgusly planned. One source A 4 sald it was "physically impossible" for the court, which re-set August 31, to consider its verdict, to get through the mountainous heap of evidence, exhibits and speeches heard during the trial, which lasted more than nine months, by Sept. 23, There was no hint of disagree. ment among the Tribunal Judges, representing Britain, France, Rus- sia and United States, and it was believed here the delay was due solely to the lengthy opinions which must be written, STRIKE INCREASES SHORTAGES EDMONTON---Shortages of live- stcck and dairy products, grew in Alberta today, as more than 20,000 members of the Alberta Farmers' Union continued to choke off all deliveries of farm produce in their 11-day-old strike to obtain Federal NEWS FLASHES "(Continued on Page 2) AN i i ie yitten by Same Person As Harris Signatures Statement Given by Harris) To Police Officers is Ad- mitted as Evidence After Jury Excluded Over Three Hours During|in Argument as to Admis- sability As the trial of Lorne Cecil Har- ris for the murder of Mrs. Audrey Lyons of Ajax entered its seventh gay today, Staff Sgt. 8. H. Lett of the ROMP crime investigation la- boratory, who was in the witness box for the greater part of the mor- , testified that following inves- it was his considered opin- t it was "very probable" the "Lorne Cecil Harris" written cil on the package of cigar- i who had written the signatures on the documents ch police said had been signed Rar thologist Testifies " W. L. Robinson, provincial t, who was on the stand court adjourned for the noon Ph, stated that as the result of .®utopsy he performed on the late on November 10 he had ed hat death was due to ion as a result of stran- Suladon.. The doctor said he could no other conditions in the body which could have caused death. Questioned concerning a bloody mucous fluid stained down the face from the mouth, Dr. Robinson ex- the view that this had not uced after death and that of the body might have it to flow out, . Robinson sald also that he examined the white shirt said p have belonged to the accused and found mucous stains on it. There a mucous stain on a pil- he had examined, he add- Handwriting Evidence Staff Sgt. Lett explained that he IF had received from the investigating officers a package of Vogue cigar- { ette papers, a short and long state- ment and a letter of consent bear 3g the accused's signature. Having sinfra-red photograph taken of package to render the pencil g more clear, he had prepared a chart so that the writing on the might be compared with # 20 signatures on the documents. erring to the chart, the officer ted various similarities the ed" and "known" 'signa- tures, pointing out that in any § handwriting there is a "natural var- § jason which he described in this As "normal." e added that he subsequently el! i these had not altered his original conclusion. Cross-examined at length as to certain differences suggested by de- fence counsel, Staff Sgt. Lett fo buted some pf the differences to the fac} that the known signatures were ink and the one on the package in pencil. Defence Counsel A, Greer, K.C., pointed out That « on My laiter there appeared to be a stroke under the name while there were no such marks under the known signa- tures. The officer replied that he had been unable to reconcile this line with a flourish and that he considered it rather "an attempt to HARRIS TRIAL (Confinued on Page 2) Oshawa Gelding Wins Wright Cup Cedar Lodge Sandy, five-year-old brown gelding owned by T. Roy Hall, Oshawa, won the George Wright Cup for th e best horse shown at the Lindsay Central Ex- hibition. This award is donated by the late George Wright, Esq., of the Walker House and Carls-Rite Hotels, Tor- onto, for the best horse, any reed or class. This is a perpetual trophy and must be returned to the Society by Sept. 1 of each year. Mr. Hall felt very proud that "Sandy" won the highest award of the Fair. When asked if he would sell the gelding he said he had sev- eral offers but had accepted none. "It is quite lkely I will sell," he ad- mitted. 13 Competitors In Swine Clubs Lindsay, Sept. 16--Thirteen boys and girls from Durham and On- tario Counties competed with their 13 pairs of gilts in the Swine Club at Lindsay Exhibition last week. The gilts were brought out in ex- cellent condition and judging was a difficult task. Ontario county won first and the club was represented by Glen Glaspell, Oshawa, Gordon Harrison, Uxbridge and Maustyn McKnight, Uxbridge. Durham club was repre- sented by Kenneth Hudson, Ponty- pool; Melbourne Morton, Fraser- ville, and. Alex Martin, Newcastle. West Durham club was third and included Ralph Robinson, View- lake; John Green, Nestleton, and Gilbert McGill, Janetville. THE WEATHER Clear and continued warm saw other signatures in a small notebook but of today and Wednesday. Low to- night 57, High tomorrow 83, OSHAWA -- mm -- a THE TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY VOL, 5--No. 111 OSHAWA - WHITBY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1946 Price 4 Cents = SIXTEEN PAGES MAY GE THREE BUILDINGS > received crests from President W. H. Karn of the Oshawa Rotary Cfub included--Beverley George, Carol Whittington, Ross Gorrie, George Whittaker, Clem Hewett, George Whiskin, Ron. Morris, Stewart Molloy, Tom Rout, Harold Wilson, Peter Robinson, Juniors; Naomi Wilson, Bea- trice Bourne, Ron. McQuaid, John White, Ken Robinson and Jim Gib- Playground Athletes Receibe Trophies and Crests The presentation of awards and trophies to the athletes of the Board of | ate--Anita Bottomley, Norman Gray, William Howie, Charles McGhie, Education Supervised Playgrounds at the McLaughlin Band Shell last | Murray Butler and William Calder; Seni Friday afternoon was a 'itting climax to a very successful summer program. Top divers, swimmers and life savers from the Ritson ground were: Junior--Donna Fair and Carol Ann Bottomley; rt i deft to right, are: H. Lincoln Brace, Supervisor; Trustee W. J. Naylor; H. J. Walmsley, W. G. Bunker, Business Administrator of the Board of Education; W. H. Karn, President of the Oshawa Rotary Club; J. L. Beaten, Chairman of the Board of Education and Mayor F. N. McCallum. Thomas Anthony. Back row, Top divers, swimmers and life savers at Howry Park Playground who | bons, intermediates and Frank Sitton, Gordon Witterick, Roland Jacobi and Irvine Harold, seniors. In the rear row, left to right, are H. Lincoln Brace, Playgrounds Supervisor; H. J, Walmsley, Walmsley-Magill Trophy; J. L. Beaton, Chairman of the Board of Edu- cation; Mayor F. N. McCallum; W. G. Bunker, Business Administrator of the Board of Education; Trustee W. J. Naylor and President W. H. Karn of the Oshawa Rotary Club. ourtice and won by the boys and Rotary Park Playground. Others who presented the ~Photos by. Campbell's Studio DISTRICT DOCTORS ARE MEETING HERE Will Hear President-Elect Of Ontario Medical Association The annual meeting of District No, 5, Ontario Medical Association, which comprises the Counties of Peel, York, Ontario and Simcoe, will be held in Oshawa tomorrow, The convention will open with a business session at Hotel Genosha at 10 am. under the chairmanship of Dr. W. W. Bartlett of Brampton, supported by Dr. O. G. Mills of Oshawa and Dr, W. W. Baldwin of Brooklin, At 2 pm, Dr, F. G. Eergin of To- ronto will speak on "Fractures of the Ankle" and Dr. J. F. McCreary will discuss "High Protein Diet and the Treatmenth of Disease." The convention will close with a dinner meeting in Hotel Genosha when the doctors, their wives and guests will hear an address by Dr. C. C. White, President . elect of the Ontario Medical Association. An. address will also be given by Dr. G. E_ Hall of London, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the Uni- versity of Western Ontario, 'While the doctors are 'holding their business sessions, their wives will have luncheon at Adelaide House, followed by bridge and golf. Later in the afternoon the doctors and their wives will attend a gar- den party at Parkwood, HAD LIQUOR ILLEGALLY Pleading guilty to a charge of having liquor illegally, John Burns, | Toronto, was fined $10 and costs by ROE F. 5. Bobs this Who Can Name Oldest Reader, Advertiser? 'Who 'among . those nw receiving The Pimes-Gasette has been réad- ing the paper, and the preceding publications from which it grown, for the greatest number pe years? What _ business now in existence should be ranked as its earliest ad- vertiser? Finding the answer to these ques- tions becomes of interest as The Times-Gazette prepares to' eejelirate 'Times, which bore that single name from 1927 to 1942, and the Whitby Ga, Sains po Chronicle, which dated back to geo Lo Who have ideas as to the answers to those questions -- think they know who among those now living was "No. 1" in either readership or advertising, in the eer papers of both Oshawa and wy -- 1s invited to write the Hditor of The Times-Gazette, Osh- awa. Information secured will be fea- tured in the 75th anniversary issue of The Times-Gazette, to appear on Oct. 1, as the paper inaugurates dally publication. SEEK AUTHORITY INCREASE RATE Civil Service. .C Commision Chairman To Make Recommendations City Council last night decided that every effort will be made as soon as possible to ascertain from the Ontario Board whether a charge of 16% cents, in place of the previous 9 cent charge can be levied upon property own- ers to Ser the cost of the ccn- struction of the sanitary sewers put in during the past year. | L. Ald, Stars pointed out. that unjess creased rate, approval is secured it will'mean that the City cannot finance the project and unless the increase is put through soon it will be impos- sible to assess it against property next year. He understood, he :aid, that the special committee set up for that purpose had not appeared before the Municipal Board. In reply Mayor McCaildum said the reason the board had no! keen approached was because it was telt there would be difficulty in' pro- ving the 16% cent rate. City Solicitor T. K. Creighton, K.C, commented there was no rea= son why the application could not be made. 'The opinion was voiced by Ald. F. M. Dafoe that he had seen of a 17 cent rate heing approved for an- other municipality. Ald. M. Starr said he felt the property owners would be to pay the ine RESTITUTION OF INSURANGE MADE ---- Magistrate Suspends Sen- 'tence In Unemployment Insurance Case' a * Pleading guilty to two charges of making false statements for the pur- pose of collecting unemployment in- surance, Cephas B. Gay, 44 Bond Street East, was placed on suspend- ed sentence by Magistrate F. 8. Ebbs yesterday morning. In addi- tion, accused was assessed the costs of court and ordered to make resti- tution of $9.60 which he had col- lected from unemployment insur- ance, In asking the court for a suspend= ed sentence, T. K, Creighton, KC. representing the accused, pointed out that the offence occurred in December, 1945, at the time when collecting unemployment insurance was a "relatively new thing" Gay had been laid off from General Mo- tors of Canada, Limited and, along with many others, lined up in & queue to fill out a form, - He work- ed four days at casual employment with a plumber and thought it had no bearing on his ynemployment with his steady job, stated Mr. Creighton, and that was why he had not reported it. "He never tried to hide it," stat- ed the defence. "It was not clan- destine labor where pay "is not re- corded." ; R. A. Wallace, special prosecution counsel for the Crown, told the court he would be satisfied with a suspended sentence, and added that the charges only involved four days' '4 pay. Firm Is Anxious Purchase Erect 20 Lots and Houses Mayor McCallum Expects Further Information Con- cerning Airport--Would Wreck Buildings and Move Materials to City-- Houses Would be for Sale That there is still a very good possibility of at least three of the buildings at the Oshawa Airport being available to alleviate the housing shortage in the city, was revealed at last nights meeting of City Council by His Worship Mayor F. N. McCallum, His Worship said he had had a call from a man in Toronto en- quiring whether the city was still interested in securing several of the buildings. He had expected to hear more about it, His Worship said, but as yet no further information had been received, ; "Three, two-storey buildings are being held for Oshawa. I sill think we can benefit from securing them." the mayor commented. He went on to say that he had been in communication with a To- ronto contractor who is anxious to purchase the three buildings from the city and wreck them. The ma- terial would be brought into the city and used in the construction of approximately 20 houses. This con- tractor would: purchase land on which to situate the houses. While this contractor would build the houses to sell, His 'Worship un- derstood another concern is anxi- ous to secure the buildings and after bringing the material to tae city, erect houses for rent. OF TIMES-GAZETTE T0 OPEN 76TH YEAR Special Issue on Oct. 1 to Mark Anniversary and Expanded Services The history of a newspaper is also the story of its community, Tell- ing the bald facts of a paper's ac- tivities--of the separate issues num- bered in the tens of thousands that it has produced down through scores of years--gives only a super= ficial conception of its achievements and their final meaning. It follows, therefore, that: The Times-Gazette, in observing its 75th anniversary this year will mark it Mh "something for the commun-~ ty. On Oct. 1 The Times-Gazette will inaugurate daily publication--be- come a daily paper of a standard measuring up to the importance of the region it serves. On the same day it will present its 75th anniversary edition, telling the story of how Oshawa and Whit- by and the newspaper services pro- vided them, have shared in com- mon good health and rapid growth, The Times-Gazette--heir to the many papers that have been launched in Oshawa and Whitby since the communities themselves came into being, and the outgrowth from all of them--steps into its own future and its 76th- year on Oct. 1 with daily publication of a paper in tune with the future now visible for the field it serves. Permit Granted Subject Approval The knotty problem of whether or not to lift the restrictions to enable opening of a drug store by D. S. Jamieson, on the north side of King Street, east of Ritson Road, was before City Council again last night. After hearing A. O. Felt, owner cf the property immediately to the east of the proposed store and J. P. Mangan, K.C,, solicitor .for Mr. Jamieson, council moved that a perthit for the erection of the store be issued subject to the apniroval of the Municipal Board. Mr, Felt urged the Council to up- hold the building bylaw. He said the erection of a store would de- preciate the value of his premises. He said, however, he would have no objection if the north side of King Street was made a business area as far east as Oshawa B!vd Mr. Mangan urged Council to make all possible speed in reaching a decision as his client wished to begin work as soon as possible. As on the previous occasion when he appeared before Council, he asked that 'permission be given to build the store in line with other busi- ness premises to the west, CITY HALL CLOCK HAS FAGE LIFTED Will Be Running Again In a Day Or So "Time is relative" says Albert Ein. stein. "Time is a succession of events," sald the late Willlam James, world renowned professor of philosophy at Harvard University, Time was when the clock on the tower at the fire hall was the stand- ard by which the people of Osha« wa 'set their watches, When the clock was built in 1878 it was the Big Ben of Ontario County, It look« ed down on a little carriage works that grew into the mighty General Motors of Canada Limited. It watched the men of Oshawa and district march off to two World Wars, It saw the foot sloggers of 1914 grow into the mechanized di- vision of 1839 that helped to throw back the Huns on D Day, It saw boys like Lloyd Chadburn march off to school to learn the reading, wri- ting and arithmetic that later helps ed them win a DF.C, at Dieppe. Then in 1939 the clock stopped. People laughed and made jokes about it, But now the old girl is having her face lifted, She is get ting a shot of adrenelin to stimulate her ancient heart, By virtue of a recent order of City Council, Thomas Dobie and Reith Krantz PR J. own. and pany are a complete overs hiul of the clotk to "bring the hiss toric timepiece back to its former standard of reliability. In a few* days they figure the task will be ended, The clock was rejuvenated by D. J. Brown in 1903 and ran in perfect order until 1909 when it was struck by lightning. Three years later anew face and hands were constructed and from then until 1939 it fulfilled its civic duties to the satisfaction of all creeds and parties. Then, when the world went to war the clock went on strike, but in a short time now, it is expected that citizens will sgain be able to set their watches with confidence and the familiar landmark will be providing its ser vices to workers, school children and shoppers. SUPPLY SALARY DATATO OTTAWA Feel Owners Not Opposed Paying More For Sewers After some discussion lt was de cided by City Council last aight that the Finance Committee should place information regarding the city's salary list in the hands of C. H. Bland, chairman of the Civil Service Commission, to assist him in making recommendations to Council, Mr. Bland asked for a list of the various classifications of employees and the scale of salaries they re. ceive, together with a description of the various positions and work done as well as a chart showing the line of authority. City Treasurer P. A. Blackburn voiced the opinion that he did not know how any outsider without knowing the background and local conditions could hope to make a sound recommendation. It was the contention of Ald. Gordon Davis that as the salary question was one which came up every year that a scale of maximum and ' minimum salaries should be drawn up from which Counctl could decide. Ald. Dafoe pointed out 'hat the board at Ottawa has an over-all picture of conditions in Canada which would be helpful to Council. On the other hand Ald. A. 8. Ross was opposed to placing a maxim on ambition. . It was stated by Ald. Dafoe t only those who applied were given raises while the timid often suNer, It was hoped to provide an inc tive to civic employees to be go workers. "It is my idea to get away from : this business of petitions for ine creases and leaving it up to the Council whether they get them or not. All we are doing is getting a recommendation which the Civil Service Commission feels would be adaptable to Oshawa. This Coun- cll can decide whether to adopt it. It is something which I do not think the Council can do alone,* declared Ald. Halliday.