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late news flashes By CANADIAN PRESS Discuss U.S.-Canadian Labor Co-Operation WINDSOR--Delegates to the Annual Convention of the Trade and Labor Congress today had for consideration a proposal to set up a special committee for co-operation be- een the T.L.C, and the American Federation of Labor. The suggestion was made yesterday by Matthew Wool, A.F, L. Vice-President, in an address which cleared the air in the dispute over relations between the Canadian and American Labor group. The dispute resulted from A.F.L. actions in suspending the International Association of Machinists, The T.L.C. executive rejected a request that the Canadian party take similar action, and that stand yesterday was endorsed by the convention here. Mr. Wool said the whole thing was due to a misunderstanding--that the A.F.L. had no desire to attempt to dominate the Canadian Trade and Labor Con- gress. There was need rather for co-operation, He suggested a committee, which would meet regularly to consider matters of mutual concern. ' Picket Kaizer-Fraser Detroit Plant DETROIT--A picket line of A.F.L. construction work- ers was set up at the main gate of the vast Kaizer-Fraser Willow Run plant today threatening at least a partial cur- tailment of automotive production, Police said "forty to fifty" pickets appeared at the main gate about 6 a.m. State police on the scene reported no disorder. GALE KILLS 11 BRITONS LONDON-The Alr Ministry sald today that the 100?mile-an-hour wind which struck the south coast of yesterday, killing at least 11 persons and battering ship- ping in the English channel, prob- would be followed by another i Sule oda. At least 22 were ured by yesterday's hur. ricane-force wind which caused devastation from Land's End to Do- ver and was adjudged the worst September storm in 37 years, Four of the deaths occurred in shipping accidents, TYPHOON HITS N.S. GUAM~--A treacherous typhoon veered unexpectedly and roared to- day across the big United States . Naval base and 3 more fortified Ma- riana Islands to the north leaving heavy military damage, Huge sheets of corrugated steel from quomset huts were whipped through the air in 100-mile-an-hour gusts, Rear Admiral Charles A, Pownall, Com« 1] first fragmentary reports indicated that there were no serious injuries among naval or marine personel, or civilians, WALLACE 18 ENIGMA WASHINGTON---Rumpus raisi Henry Agard Wallace relieved o! his Commerce Secretaryship by President Truman, today is the en- igma of United States politics, As a private citizen he is free to resume attacks .,on United States For- eign Affairs to stump for the Deme perats in the Congressional ha he wil do is 8 matter of rave concern and considerable ap- hension to many Americans and his influence may be felt seriously in foreign capitals, APPROVE TYROL AGREEMENT PARIS--The Itallan Political and Territorial Commission of the Poris Peace Conference approved today o 4 r- Wins Scholarship MISS DIANA BURNS Who has been awarded the scho- larship offered for the first time this year by the University Wo- Lmen's Club of Oshawa and District. Miss Burns is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Burns, 62 Connaught Street, win an agreement between Italy and Austria on the Tyrol. By a vote of 13 to 6, the O decided to Ansert the the' Italian peace treaty, The negative votes were cast by the Slavic Bloc, which argues that the "agreement was not pertinent to the present treaty. Under the agreement, which was signed here recently by Au- ctrian Foreign Minister Karl Gru- NEWS FLASHES (Continued on Page 2) "Still Love Her In My Heart", Accused Says In His Statement Four Written Statements |ynere they stayed at cabins for Are Admitted as Evi- dence At Hearing Of Murder Charge Against George Bilton--Quarrel Preceded Slaying Four written statements in which George Bilton 26, confessed to the slaying last June of Mrs, Teresa Laurie of Ajax were entered in As- size Court today by OC, L. Snyder, .» Special Crown prosecutor in Bilton's trial, the second murder trial of the present session in Whit- \ . It was devealed also that Bil ton had mare a verbal confession to yernor J. D, G. Sutherland of 'Ontario county jail on the morning of his arrest. [After what he termed, a "long, exhaustive and searchi investi- gation" to determine as to the ad- missibility of the statements, all of had been given within a few of Bilton's arrest, Mr, Justice Mackay late yesterday af- ternoon ruled that the statements were free and voluntary ones and hence admissible as evidence, The jury was excluded from about 1145 yesterday morning until the afternoon session concluded while evidence was presented concerning the conditions under which the statements were made, The first confession was a verbal one made voluntarily by Bilton to J.'D, G. Sutherland, governor of the Ontario County jail, on the morning of Monday, June 17, just tar he had been registered at the Tells of Killing In a letter addressed to the Chiet Police of Whitby, which Bilton had gresenied to the officers during the investigation, he told that on June 13 last he killed Mrs. "Pat™ Laurie at about 545 pm, a mile east of Ajax on the divided high- way, In the letter Bilfon said that he and Mrs, Laurie had been going ther for about a year and a During: the month of May, he that he and Mrs, Laurie haa to Toronto to live. They stay- a t a hotel, then at a rooming three days. Referring to June 13, Bilton sald that Mrs, Laurie had told him she wanted to go and live with him and packed her clothes. They then went down towards the new high- way. "We walked about a mile ana sat down, At about 5.30 pm, we got in a fight, She wante take her with me, I said I could not, She sald "If I didn't she'd cali the police about the baby we have in Cobourg" The baby, he said, was born on March 6, 1046. Bilton went on to tell that he had "struck her in the mouth and knocked her out" He had then knelt down beside her and said he was sorry. Then he began to strangle her, She had then said "George Ill go with you. I love you." dn Dropped Rock Four Times "I knew she was done for fo I ked up a rock and dropped it on er head four times," he added. Stating "I'm guilty of it. I mur ered her," Bilton had then asked that his wife in Napanee be no- tified and also Mrs, Laurie's hus- band in Ajax. In conclusion he said, "I still love her in my heart. I'll be glad to answer anything you want at any time. I'm guilty of the killing." At 1 pm. today's session of the court had not yet adjourned. The hearing of evidence will be resumed on Monday morning. Governor Tes Governor Sutherland testified that on Sunday, June 16, Bilton had come to. the jail and had asked to be locked up, stating that he could'nt get work and was discour- aged, He had just got out of jail after a non-support charge, he had added, and was expecting his wife would soon lay another such charge. The Governor said he had told Bilton that he couldn't be locked up unless there was a charge against him and he suggested that BILTON TRIAL (Continued on Page 2) THE WEATHER Overcast, clearing slowly this eve ning, Sunday -- cloudy, clearing early morning. Coajer today, not much change in temperature Sun- day, Low tonight 54--High tomor- then reiwrned to Whitby row 15. B---- » - - TH OSHAWA TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY VOL. 5--No. 113 Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA - WHITBY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1946 Price 4 Cents 20 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS AIR PORT BUILDINGS SOLD | No. 20 DIANA BURNS WINS UNIVERSITY CLUB $100 SCHOLARSHIP Scholarship Awarded For the First Time This Year The scholarship of $100 offered by the University RWoren's Club of 'Oshawa and District has been awar- ded this year to Miss Diana Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Burns, 62 Connaught Street, it was announced today, Miss Burns was chosen by vote of her teachers because of high aca- demic achievement and outstanding qualities of leadership and because she was deemed likely to make an outstanding contribution to the life of the university, The scholarship was established last year and this is the first time it has been awarded, It will rotate among the schools in the district which have a membership of four or more in the club, Miss Burns, who graduated this year from the Oshawa Collegiate and~Vooational Institute, obtaining first class Honors in nine subjects, is entering the course in Physical and Health Ddueation at: the University | of Toronto, SHRINERS BAND IS COMING SOON Knights Templar To Con- fer Order Of The Red Cross On the night of September 26, Oshawa will be visited by the offi- cers and members of Geoffrey de St. Aldemar Precptory, Knights Templar, who will confer the Order of the Red Cross on a large class of aspirants in the Masonic Temple, Cente Street. They will be accompanied by the Band of Rameses Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The entire group will par- ade from the Genosha Hotel, start- ing at 7.30 o'clock, and proceed via King and Simcoe Streets to the Cenotaph, where a short ceremony will take place. Heré the band will play the renowned "Last Post" of the British' Army, as arranged by Captain Geary of the Royal Artil- lery Band, From there they will roceed along John and Centre treets to the Masonic Temple; where the Knights Templar will leave the procession, The Band will then take their places on the McLaughlin Band Shell for a concert, which will be both interesting and thrilling, Di recting the band will be Noble Jack Wilson, a musician of note and gra- duate of Kneller Hall, the British Army School of Music. He is the Director of Music for the Canadian National Exhibition, and also Band- master of the Originals Band, To- ronto. It is worth noting that near- ly all the bandsmen are members of outstanding musical organiza- tions, including the Toronto Sym- phony Orchestra. They are of all walks of life, business men, educa- tors, lawyers, etc, yet all find in Shrinedom and music a common meeting ground, © . The trip has been organized by Stewart W. Hall, Preceptor of Geof- frey de St. Aldemar Preceptory, and he will be accompanied by a galazy of Masonic celebrities, including the Potentate of Rameses Shrine, Har- old W. McConnell, MARINERS RETURN TO WORK NEW YQRK--C.I.O. Mariners fil ed back to ships in New York hare bor today after membership meet ings there and in other United States' east and gulf ports, voted an end to their Maritime strike on the basis of an arbitration award establishing an industry-wide prin- cipal of wage parity. Joseph Cur- ran, President of the National Mar- i-lime Union, said today that the country's costliest sea stoppage was "officially over" but actual end of the strike elsewhere depended on acceptance of the settlement by all seamen involved. The United Sta- tes Maritime Commission last night ordered its agents in all ports to pay all seamen the same rate as had been awarded AF.L, Mariners, meaning wage increase of $5 to $10 «Honor Mayor -¢ With the announcement this week that 10 of the buildings at the Oshawa Airport have been sold by War ¢ , Assets Corporation to Housing Enterprises Limited of Toronto, the time is not far off when the buildings will be salvaged to provide material for housing projects in many sections of Ontario. All that will remain, fol. lowing the moving to the Oshawa General Hospital grounds next week of the former hospital building, will be the recreation hall, the water pumping station, the garages and the two hangars--one of 'which is occu pled by the Ontario County Flying Club and the other occupied by Weston Aircraft Limited. composite picture, taken from the roof of the Weston Aircraft Ltd. hangar, is a birdseye view of the airport buildings, In the right background is the hospital building, In the middle background is the recreation hall while in the middle distance are the two water tanks. The above ~Photo by Campbell's Studio 36,471 Ration Books Were Distributed In Oshawa and Township Total of 21,276 Given Oct At Armouriee -- East Whitby Township Resi- A grand total of 36471 ration books were distributed in Oshawa ond East Whitby Township during the recent changeover to the new book, it was revealed this morning by J. O. McGill, gecretary of the local Ration Board. Distributioin of the ration books began at 1 p.m. on September 9 and ended in Osh- awa at 6 p.m, September 11, while in some places In East Whitby Township the books were handed out as late as 8 p.m, oi 16, per Phe"woouracy of" the iy workers who handled 'the wast amount of clerical work was re- markable, according to Mr, MoGill, "The thanks of the Ration Board is extended to the voluntary workers who consisted of over 100 ladies in Oshawa and many athers in East Whitby Township," sald Mr, McGill "They gave their services entirely free and did a wonderful job." He added that the returns have been sent in and a perfect balance 'was received on all books handled by the board, Mr, McGill warmly praised 8. A. Bone, chairman of the committee to secure workers, and Willlam Casey, vice chairman of the Ration Board, and the chairman of the committee on distribution, for their Co-oper- ation and help in making the dist~ ribution a success. They were ably assisted, he pointed out, by His Frank McCallum, chairman of the Ration Board, The changeover from the schools to the Oshawa Armouries as the main distribution point was a suc cess, as it enabled the voluntary workers to handle a larger crowd in a shorter time with less risk of error, commented Mr, McGill, By far the largest amount of books to be given out at any one rentre was at Oshawa Armouries, a total of 21,276 being handled dt that busy spot. The other Oshawa figures were: Ukranian Hall 2,767, Ration. Office 783, S. A, Bone 133, and Industries 5,848. A total of 5606 books were distributed in East Whitby Township, » A ---------------------- City To Redeem Debenture Issue At a special meeting late yester- day afternoon City Council passed a bylaw authorizing the redeeming of certain debentures on November 1 of this year at their face value. After hearing an explanation of the move from City Treasurer P. A. Blackburn, Council agreed that it would be sound financing and would save the city $8,000 in eight years, It was stated that debentures in the amount of $120,000 were issued in November, 1040. Since that time the principle has been reduced to $72,000. Under normal circum- stances the debentures would have run until 1985. A Mr, Blackburn stated that the city's financial position is second to none in the province and the re- financing of the debentures that the transfer could be made advan- tageously with a reduction in the interest rate. Attempt Hold-up of Agincourt Bank Agincourt, Sept. 21--(SPECIAL) --Two armed men made an unsuc- cessful attempt to hold up the Bank of Nova Scotia branch here Satur- day morn at about 8:50 o'clock but when foiled, made their get- away in a gray Mercury automobile, Provincial Police Headquarters have sent out an alarm to their officers to be on the lookout for the car and the two men, of whom a deseription was obtained, ~ TORONTO RESIDENT HIGHWAY VICTIM Four Others Hurt Early This Morning Near ! Dunbarton Otto Schroder, 333 Blackthorn Avenue, Toronto, was killed and four others were taken to Oshawa General Hospital with minor inju- les, Bp, seven. a.m. today -when a truck driven by Ted Outwin, Whit- by, apparently went into a skid and crashed into an eastbound au- to driven by William Saber, 46, of 874 Runnymede Road, 'Toronto, on No, 2 Highway about hal! a mile east of Dunbarton, Schroder was seated beside the driver in the Saber car, Other pas- sengers were Mrs, Paula Schroder, wife of the deceased, and Mrs, Mil- dred Saber, wifé of the driver, Out win, Saber, Mrs, Schroder and Mrs, Saber were all taken to Oshawa General Hospital after being treat- ed by Dr. V. BE. Cartwright, Picker- ing at the scene of the accident, The body of the deceased was ta- ken to McEachnie's Funeral Parlor in Pickering. Coroner Dr, Cart= wright informed The Times-Gazette that an autopsy will be conducted today by Dr, Pritzger, pathologist at Oshawa General Hospital, and until results are known it is uncer- tain whether or not an inquest will be held. Provincial Constable G. Robert- son investigated the accident, Prosecuted Bilton » » . CECIL L, SNYDER, K.C, Deguty Attorney-General for On. _ who the case, for the in George Bilton at Whitby this week on charges of saying Theresa Laurie and her four-year-old daughter, Patricia, on June 16. Mr, Snyder, who has prosecuted many murder cases, is Tr as one of the top legal authorities in the pro- vince, CORNWALL LIKES PARKING METERS Parking meters had met "with stiff opposition when they were set up in Cornwall, but there are now "very few who did not favor them", Mayor Aaron Horovitz told an ob- serving Ottawa deputation Wednes- day. Merchants liked them because they kept traffic on the move, and tended to keep motorists from leav- ing their cars in one spot longer than was necessary. A total of 92,000 cars had parked in the city's 105 metered spaces in a 20-day period. Revenue averaged more than $1,000 a month, Special Edition to Mark Inauguration of Daily And 75th Anniversary Pictures to Tell the Story of Modern Methods in Newspaper P r od u ction And Gathering News As the direct successor of the old Reformer, founded in 1871, and of other pioneer publications in the Oshawa-Whitby district, The Times= Gazette will publish a 75th Anni- versary Edition on Oct. 1, The special edition also will mark the inauguration of daily publica- tion by The Times-Gazette, Anniversary features in the first issue of the daily paper will appear in a supplement which is now be- ing prepared, and will provide a graphic record of the way in which the paper has grown with the re- gion it serves, In addition to telling the history | pi of the paper, the Anniversary Edi- tion will carry many pictures show- ing the great extent of its present operations and facilities, and the wide range of services it offers. Modern Methods Both pictures and special articles will tell the story of modern me- thods in newspaper production, as employed by The Times-Gazette-- will show the many and complex steps that have to be taken with great speed in the process of getting news into a newspaper, and the de- partments involved. / Where news is found, how it is gathered, and the way it is handled by editors, will be dealt with in one article. Another will tell of the world-girdling activities of The . ho - LG bn Candian Press in maintaining its news service, which will come by direct wire to The Times-Gazette---a full leased wire service--when dally publication begins, Pletures to be published in the edition make it clear that the plant shared by the mewspaper and as- sociated commercial printing oper- ations is far more morden and bet- ter equipped than anything ordin- arily found in a city of this size-- is described as Central Ontario's greatest printing establishment and the largest between Toronto ahd Montreal, Startling Contrast Its capacity now is sufficient to care for 'almost unlimited expan- slon by The Times-Giazette, yet this capacity will be greatly increased soon when an addition to the plant, now under construction, is com- leted, This will add some 14,000 square feet to the floor space of the plant and provide room for further equipment of the most modern kind, to be secured as rapidly as it comes on the market. Present 'operations are of start- ling proportions when contrasted, with those from which they stem-- production of The Reformer 75 Years ago. One part of that contrast is sug- gested by the fact that the original Reformer company, formed in 1878 to take over the paper which had been founded two years earlier, was incorporated for only $3,000, a sum which would fall short of meeting the average payroll of The Times- Gazette for 10 days, at the present level of operation. v -y Elementary Flying Ti raining School Nears End Of The Trail GOL. MEETING WILL SPOTLIGHT FOREIGN POLICY Large Delegation To Rep- resent Oshawa and District Union 'With the sixth convention of the Canadian Congress of Labor opens ing in Toronto Monday, a large dele- gation will represent Oshawa and district unions at the parley, A record number of resolutions is expected to be presented to the con- vention as there was no session of the Congress last year due to ware time travel restrictions, Dopesters forecast a fight over the political affillations of the OC, CL, which has considered the C. CF, party as its political arm since its 1048 convention, However, there is no present indication that this will be a major item before the convention, Canada's foreign policy is expect ed to take the spotlight in view of the ent unsettled situation among the Allies, Another matter which is expected to receive serious opposition is the proposal in some q that the Congress forego of | ann conventions and hold one every two years, Lack of accommo- dation and the expense to the uni- ong is the reason given for biennial parleys, The biggest group of delegates from Oshawa and district will be from Local 222, United Automobile 'Workers, The Union is sending Alex Christie, R, F. Courtney, Fred Johns, James Lownle, William Rutherford and A, G. Shultz, Local 1817, United Steelworkers of N, Kay, Nick Lukacs and W. R. Welsh, Pedlar Local 2784 is sending Lloyd MacInally, James J. Cullen and M, J. Fen- wick are delegates from the Osha- wa and District Labor Council and President James Corse will repre sent the Oshawa Civic Employees Union, Local 205, Fur & Leather Workers has named Alfred Gledhill and Bdward Kitchen, George W, Price was elected by Local 2488, United Steelworkers, Whitby, to be its envoy, Because of its prolonged strike in Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Local 180, United Rubber Workers, Bowmanville, is not sending delegates, Steelworkers Union delegates will attend a meeting Sunday after- noon in the Royal York Hotel to hear reports frcm National Direc- tor C, H, Millard on the "state of their Union." -- ANCIENT AUTO RUNS LIKE CLOCK Buick Can Do 55 Miles Per Hour That 1918 model McLaughlin. Buick touring car you may have seen on downtown streets the : past few days was driven here by Ben Long, of Batawa, who modestly admits he made the trip from Trenton to Oshawa in two and a half hours, To travel 75 miles in that time you can't stop to pick blueberries, ! Tne 31-year-old auto has served thrée generations of the Long fam- ily since 1920 and before that it be longed to a minister who bought it new from a Rednersville, Ont, dea- ler in 1915, Worthy of mofe in these days of scarce parts and sup- plies, the ancient car, a 4-oylinder 22 horsepower C-25 model, has all its original parts except the car- buerator and one axle. The car almost got away from the family in 1927 when Grandfath- er Long traded it in for a new Chevrolet, but the very next day Leighton Long, Ben's father, went to the dealer and bought back the car. Ben Long inherited the vehic- le in 1935 when his father gave it to him so he could commute from Trenton to Belleville where he was attending a technical school, Given Deserved Rest The faithful family retainer was given a well deserved rest from ANCIENT AUTO : al a (Continued on Page 13) - America, will be represented by D, | ted 31.Year- Old McLaughlin- WillBeWrecked For Materials For Vets Homes Housing Enterprises Ltd Purchases 19 Buildings--y Salvage May Be Used For Projects In Other Ontario Cities -- Mayo# McCallum Still Hopes ful Some Buildings Die verted For Local Use A clarification of Mayor McCale lum's announcement, at the City Council meeting on September 0, that all but three of the buildings at the Oshawa Airport had been taken over by a higher priority, came this week when it was ane nounced from Ottawa that 19 builde ings at the airport have been sold by War Assets Corporation to House ing Enterprises Limited of Toronto and that they would be demolished for the material and the fittings. Mayor P, N, McCallum is stil} hopeful, however, that some of the buildings will be diverted to relieve the acute shortage of housing in Oshawa. In an interview with The Times-Gazette yesterday, His Wore ship said he had been in communis cation with both War Assets Corpe oration and Housing Enterprises Limited and is hopeful of receiving word before next Wednesday night's couneil meeting which will further clarify the situation, Sidetracking Protested He said he had telegraphed E, R, Birchard, Vice President of Wap Assets Corporation, protesting the sidetracking of the efforts he had personally made to secure a lease the airport for the city, He had also tried to contact D, H, Storm, Toronto, President of Housing Ene terprises Limited, but had learned he will not return until Monday, In th a lesser he was given to understand tha the contract for the purchase. the buildings was being held up, The asquisition of 19 buildings a$ the airport would mean that the only buildings remaining on the site, after the removal next week of the hospital building to the Oshawa General Hospital grounds, would he the recreation hall, the water pumping station and tanks and the two hangers--one occupied by the Ontario County Flying Club and the other by Weston Aircraft Limie In a long distance telephone cone versation with The Times-Gamotte D, 8, Keith, Public Relations Mane ager of Housing Enterprises Ltd, confirmed the announcement from Ottawa of the purchase of the buildings, He sald the firm's Jects in various sections of the Doe minion, from coast to coast, would have first call on the salvaged mae terials and fittings. Has Many Contracts The company now among othe has contracts for the erection of housing in Lindsay, Peterborough, Kingston and Brockville in Eastern Ontario and Windsor in Western Ontario, In Lindsay houses for 50 families are being erected, The figures for the other centres are-- Peterborough 128, Kingston ht Brockville 50 and Windsor 113, these houses will be occupied 'by veterans when completed. 'When the needs of the company's projects are filled, a weekly avails ability list is prepared which ig circulated among other high priore ity contractors such as Wartim Housing, Department of Veterans Affairs and integrated housing projects, If no claim is made the BUILDINGS SOLD (Continued on Page 13) SONE SEWER PIPE REACHES OSHAWA Work On Highland Avenug Connections To Begin Shortly "We have been able to secure 700 feet of concrete sewer pipe fo¥ the trunk sewer to serv the house ing dvelopment on Highland Aves nue," City Engineer W. T, Dempe sey. informed City Council at ite meeting yesterday, Mr, Dempsey said, however, thal another 500 feet would be needed to complete the hooking up of the . sewer across Gliddon Avenue, He sald also that he had received promises of more pipe for the joi but there was no guarantee that they would be filled. In order that everything will be in readiness to begin work, Mr, Dempsey was authorized to place Council's plans for the work before Dr, A. BE. Berry of the Provincial Department of Health this morning, They must be approved before the work can proceed, Council is hopeful that some source of pipe will be discovered sa that the veterans waiting to occupy the houses can have their sewsan connections made at an early date, 1g