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rd _. awa, to Kenoya, 'THE TIMES-GABETTE .14 Thursday, September 19, 1946 Boy's Evidence Convicts Driver Magistrate Finds Accus- , ed on Wrong Side Of Street Denying that any collision had occurred as alleged by the Crown, Thornton T, Logan, 156 Oshawa Boulevard, pleaded not guilty be- ' fire Magistrate P, 8, Ebbs yesterday morning to a careless driving charge but was convicted and fined $10 / and costs, Two teen-age boys, Bob Fowler, 68 Gibb Street, and Jack Scammel, 72 Gibb Street, both testified ac- cused made a wide tre Street into Gibb Street and col- + lided with Fowler on the wrong side of the road where five boys on bicycles had stopped on the edge of the pavement, Fowler's bike was damaged slightly and S8cammel was thrown from his bike and received a bruise on his left hip, Defended by R. D. Humphreys, ¥..C, Logan told the court he had been driving south on Centre Street and turned west on Gibb Street. He said five boys on bikes were "spread over the road" and he swung left to avoid hitting a boy in the road. "I was only driving between 10 and 15 miles per hour," accused tes- tified. "I put on my brakes and. I am sure I did not hit any bicycle. The boys must have fallen off their bikes as they hurried to get out of the way." The accident occurred on Septem. ber 5 at 825 pm, and the defence pointed out that visibility is very poor at that time when it is just beginning to grow dark. Evidence revealed none of the boys had lights turned on their bikes, Logan said his car lights were on & low beam. The two boys and another witness Ross Glover, 72 Gib Street, all tes- tified that accused refused to re- main on the scene until the police arrived, "He sald he would report the ac- - cident to the police himself," sta- ted Fowler. "I told accusen I was going to telephone the police and he sald he | wouldn't stay," testified Glover, Logan testified that he left be- cause the boys told him no one was hurt, but Fowler and Scammell de- nied this. \ "You were too far over on fhe wrong side of the road," declared His Worship before finding a con- viction, and added that accused had not made a good impression by fail. ing to remain after being asked. Increased Crops Are In Prospect Indications of increased crops of oats, mixed grains and barley in Ontario and Durham Counties are given: by the Ontario Department of Agriculture in its preliminary estimate of 1946 production, It is estimated that the yield of oats in Ontario Oounty will be 1,451,823 bushels or an average of 46.5 bushels per acre. For Dur- ham the estimate is placed at 1,620,446 bushels or 48.9 bushels to the acre. The yield in Ontario County last year was 968,165 bush- els ang for Durham 976,793 bushels. The estimated yleld of mixed grains in Ontario County this year is 2,017,127 bushels as compared with 1,554,280 bushels last year, The figures for Durham are 1,114,725 bushels for this year as against 822,928 bushels a year ago. The Ontario County yield of bar- ley is this year estimated at 405,318 bushels as compared with 256,980 bushels .in 1945. The estimated yield for Durham County is 149,628 bushels as against 120,481 bushels in 1046, Both counties are expected to show a decline as regards hay and clover. It is estimated the 1046 crop in Ontario County will be 106,813 tons as compared with 121,- 481 tons a year ago. In Durham County it is estimated the crop will be 91,140 tons as compared with 126,949 tons a year ago. FLIGHTS TD JAPAN KEEP AIRMEN BUSY Auckland, N.Z., Sept. 16.--(CP)-- Nearly. 250,000 miles have been flown by No. 251, Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, since March in maintaining the only dir- ect link between New Zealand and the Dominion's occupation force in Japan, 'In spite of exceedingly un- stable weather which prevails over this route, a difficult one for fly- ing the squadron has had to jetti- son only one mail load. Several typhoons have been en- countered, necessitating the diver- sion of the aircraft to landing plac- es far off their course. The normal route has been from Auckland, New Zealand, to Norfolk Island, Bris- bane, Cloncurry and Darwin, in Northern Australia, and the is- lands of Morotai, Laoag and Okin- in Japan. The squadron's Dakotas have carried 15,. 000 pounds in passenger weight, 65,- 000 pounds of mail and 14,000 pounds of freight, J turn from Cen- |* "How are things in Canada?" was probably Ficrello LzGuardia's query after European tour as UNRRA director general by Canada's secretary of state, the Hon. Paul Martin, LEFT. The former mayor of New York addressed the opening session of the United Nations' Economic and Social council at which Mr. Martin heads the Canadian delegation. _ dt. welcomed back from his being BRITAIN PLANS EXPORT OF AUTOS Sir Charles Bartlett Lauds Absence of Strikes In Britain Montreal: -- Belief that there would be a big increase in the num- ber of automobiles for export from the United Kingdom as soon as production can be stepped up to meet home needs, was expressed by 8ir Charles Bartlettt, managing director of Vauxhall Motors and former general manager of Gener- al Motors in England, One of more than 300 civilian passengers from the liner Aqui- tania arriving in the Central Sta- tion, Sir Charles said that automo- bile production in the United King- dom will soon reach an all-time high and there would soon be a surplus for export, He added that in two or three months his com- pany would be producing the same number of cars as they did prior to the war. At the present time his company had reached the point where it was turning out 75 per cent of their pre-war total. The British official said the ex- port of British cars would not be confined to any particular area but would be to all 'countries. How- ever, he believed the heaviest ship ments would not be to the Ameri «cas due to the high cost of send- ing them overseas to compete with automobiles manufactured here, "We have beén faced with the same problems in' England as you have here," Sir Charles said. "And one of them is shortage of mater- als." He added, however, that the automotive industry hasn't been hit by steel strikes as they had in Canada, "Fortunately," he said, Swe haven't had to face that prob- em." Other civilians leaving the train here were Dr. F. W. Routley, pres- ident and National Commissioner of the Canadian Red Cross Sovie ety. He attended a world meeting of the Society in Geneva. He said the meeting was called "to extend the power of the Red Cross to meet th rapidly changing conditions of warfar, particularly th care of wounded and suffering civilians who, in the last war, were prac- tically immune to the ravages of war, A. De Ceuleneer, Belgin consul here, was also among the paseng- ers. He is returning to his post after four months in his homeland. He said he found conditions there "very good." There was one arrival from Russia, but he wasn't a Russian, R. P. Alphonseca, Dominican Mine ister to Russia returned to the United States last night to assume additional duties as an observer for hos government at the United Na- tions meeting in Nev York. He had nothing to say about the Sove iet, only to remark: "Is exciting there." 2 The navy was also represehted by Rear Admiral Jules James, comman-ier of the United States fleet in the Mediterranean, He left his flagship in Naples in order to return for a ship stay in the United States. He was accom- panied by his wife and three daughters. London--(CP)--Airmail service to Germany now has been resumed, New Protective Motor Oil for War-Worn Cars! X SAFETY FACTORS IN NEW SHELL X-100 GIVE THE EXTRA PROTECTION YOUR VETERAN MOTOR MUST HAVE «CHANGE Wow /8 Viheat Stocks Low In All Countries : Se -------- At the beginning of the 1946-47 crop year, wheat producing coun- tries in the Northern Hemisphere are attempting to appraise the sup- ply and demand situation in the world of wheat for the next twelve months, On the credit side, states the Monthly Review of the Wheat Situ- ation, there is a significant im- provement in the European crops as compared with a year ago. It is reported that some countries on the Continent are anticipating an in- crease in their bread-grain produc- tion, sufficient to make them more nearly self-sustaining, while others, which have been forced to import grain during the past two years, may be able to return to a limited export position. The United States is estimated to be harvesting an all- time record wheat crop, while the present Canadian prospects appear very favourable. In Argentina, soil conditions are reported to be excel- lent for the seeding of grain, and Australia is thought to be increas- ing her wheat acreage this year. On the debit side, one of the major items is the extremely small world wheat stocks available at the present time, On July 1, 1946, these stocks were estimated to be the smallest since 1937 and only about one-fourth as large as the year-end carry-over in the period .1941 to 1944, While the European harvest appears to be somewhat better than a year earlier, the output is expect- ed to be only about 90 per cent of the pre-war level, because acreage is below pre-war and ylelds are likely ot be reduced by shortage of fertilizers dnd facilities. In the Far East, conditions have not been gen- erally favourable for planting the 1046-47 crops, Although above- av- erage crops of winter grains are being harvested in North China and favourable conditions are aiding the sowing of summer grains, drought in southern China has delayed the planting of rice and other crops. In Eastern India, heavy .rains have hampered normal planting opera- tions, while summer rainfall had not begun in southern India in early June. After placing these credit and debit factors in the balance, and assuming that present crop produc- ing conditions continue until har- vest it would appear, says the Re- view, that, although the world's 1946-47 food production will be somewhat larger than that of 1945- 46, it will be definitely below pre- war levels. Careful use of all food- stuffs will have to be continued during the approaching season in order to avoid a critical world food shortage before the 1947 harvest. Fall Shipment Eggs Begin to Britain For tHe first time a shipment of eggs in refrigeration from spring storage until fall delivery to Britain was loaded at Montreal aboard as. 'Corrales", September 3 to 10, It consisted of 58,000 cases of 30 doz- en each brought to Montreal in railway refrigerator cars from as far west as Alberta. Bought and stored for the British Ministry of Food last spring by the Special Products Board, this is the first of fall shipments to Britain ex- pected to total 462,000 cases. With British as well as Canadian hens now in that period of lowest pro- duction, these eggs will reach Bri- tain at. the season when .they are needed most, When eggs that have been stored at 80 degrees fahrenheit are de- frosted for regrading and shipping the sudden rise in temperature caus- es condensation on their shells and increases spoilage risk; To O©b- viata this danger, the Special Pro- ducts Board has arranged "for car- lot shippers to have railway cars pre-cooled with crushed ice and salt to 32-38 degrees and to- have these 1200 SHALL WAR VESSELS ARE SOLD Played a Big Role In Canada's War + Effort Little ships which made a big contribution to Canada's war ef- fort are being disposed of War Assets Corporation and to middle of August the corporation disposed of nearly 1,200 such ves- sels ranging from coastal freighters to modest power boats and "skim- mers," the latter a small flat board motor to perform runabout duty with mineweepers. ° Included also were: tugs, large and small, a variety of barges, lighters, scows, lifeboats, and row- boats coming under a dozen gene- ral classifications. Details of the sales are obtained in a report issued today by the corporation, with the further announcement that the corporation has on hand for sale a number of coasters, tugs, barges and a small tanker. These sales are apart from those of the fighting ships declared sur- plus by the Royal Canadian Navy, and the cargo vessels disposed of by the Park Steamship Company Limited, acting as agents for the corporation. More than 700 barges have been sold in every part of Canada and some abroad. -Of:the' total nearly 500 are "Minca" barges, a "pack- aged" job neatly "nested" for transportation to the water's edge. The corporation sold 45 ramped cargo lighters, one going to Peru to aid the missionary efforts of the Canadian Francis- cans. These self-propelled lighters brought an average of $3,200 each, More than 150 harbor craft have been sold. These varied from mes- senger boats to substantial utility vessels, The sale prices were just as varied, from - $50 to $9,700 Some have been acquired by Gov- ermental Departments, {including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Fisheries and Health, and one lying at St. John's, Newfound- land, was bought by the United Church of Canada. The Grenfell Association also purchased one for use at its Labrador missions. Tugs formed an important part of Canada's maritime work. The tugs included one seagoing craft selling for $178,000, others for better than $100,000 each, and most of them fetching from. $20,- 000 to $50,000 each. Sales of these tugs brought in round figures $2,- 265,000. Of the tugs remaining for sale some are priced at $10,000 if price for Canadian use, and a num- ber of smaller craft have been marked at $33,000. LOTS OF COAL Sydney, Australia--(CP)--Austra- lia's coal resources are believed to be sufficient to last 800 years. The gountry is estimated to possess 13,700,000,000 tons of unmined coal and 38,500,000,000 tons of lignite. FLUID EYE-SAVER A colored fluid has been develop- ed for use with contact lenses as a replacement for exteinal sun glasses. 7: 4 where the eggs aré lodiled into' re- frigerator space on ships: with a temperature of 32-36 degrees. This extra care will ensure deliv- ery of finer quality storage eggs than ever before, say officials of the Dominion Department of Agricul- temperatures ntintianed to seaboard ture. bottomed- type fitted with an out- the purchased for: export, with a lower |' France as Market For Canadian Wheat Production of wheat in 1946 in France is higher than in 1945 but is below pre-war level 434 8 juarkel for Canadian wheat is idered prob- able for several years. from Paris, the Commercial Secre- tary of the Canadian Embassy says that prospects for the purchase of Canadian wheat by France should be favorable for the next few years. 'The estimated production of wheat in France in 1946 it 61 million quin- tals (3,050,000 tons), compared with 45 million' quintals (2,250,000 tons) in 1945. The pre-war average was about 80 million quintals (4,000,- 000, 50 it is a) men, 1 that sient production is normal. There is a tendency on the part of French farmer to reduce his wheat acreage in an efort to secure higher subsidies from the govern- ment, which seems unlikely at the present time Many farmers think that larger profits can. be made from the cuitivation of other crops, such as potatoes, sugar beets, and vegetables, than by growing wheat. Farmers in Prance have appar- ently decided to grow more soy- beans than any other oil plant pro- duced in the counfry as soybeans provide a higher yield and are more regular, This decision is also in- fluenced by recent legislation which authorizes the producer to sell on a free market any surplus over the quota. . 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But he can't because we can't tell him how many cars will be delivered to him this year ; ; ; or even this month. of urgent orders for new cars and trucks ; ; ; more than a four-year accumulation of demand. Now and then, for short periods, our output resembled our pre-war production. Now dwindling stocks piles have already forced us to adopt a three-day work week. And by the time you read this, pro- duction of cars and trucks may have entirely ceased. The main reason is shortage of materials. Not "only our own, but those of 1,200 feeder plants from whom we buy. Our expediters are searching the country trying to keep our slender supply of materials from running It isn't a bright picture, but we think Canadians would rather have cold facts. So the answer to your - question about your new car is really out of our out: "When can we get hands. steel 2" ; ; ; "Where can we find tires?" ;: : "How soon can we get textiles?' In spite of all our efforts, this year's production looks like a child's sandpile against the mountain DIVISION This problem can't be solved overnight. But whenever materials are available, our assembly lines will be moving=--no matter how difficult or complis cated the job may be. MERCURY AND LINCOLN DIVISION