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Community C ¥ i ! Tank al Judge German Pleads Not Guilty To Drunk D riving THE DAILY TIMES-GAZ OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ETTE WHITBY OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1946 Price 4 Cents TWELVE PAGES VOL. 5--NO, 134 } Returns Yesterday Far Exceeded First Day Other Drives The Community Chest Drive launched yesterday morn- ing has so far established a record over all similar campaigns conducted during the war years, it was reported today by campaign officials. Returns are coming in constantly & to headquarters and reports show that canvasses have already been completed in some of the business establishments, Ong-Week Campaign Pointing out that the results for yesterday "far exceeded" those for the opening day of any previous campaign, J. H. Beaton, vice-chair- man, stressed that early returns are desired In view of this being a one- week campaign rather than two weeks as was the case other years, An unusually favorable reception is by the canvassers, with indications that the donors had de- cided ahead of time .on the contri- butions they planned to make. The canvass has already been completed in the Fittings Limited plant and figures compiled so far show that while the objective in this campaign has been a half day's pay rather than a full day's pay as previously, Fittings employees have SETTING RECORD (Continued on Page 2) Long Service Medalsto Two Men Twoj members of the 11th Arm- oured ! (Ontario) Regiment, with long records of army service, were honored when the regiment held its weekly parade at the Armouries last 'night, 'Tpr. John H. Askew was present- ed with the Canadian : Efficiency Medal while Squadron Sergeant Major Willlam McNeill was presen- "ted with the Canadian 'Efficiency Medal and two bars. The presenta- tions were made by Lt.-Col, L, W. Ourrell, Following the ceremony the regimental band played the regi- mental] march "John Peel." Tpr. Askew served with the 11th Ammoured (Ontario) Regiment . from May 10, 1931 to the present. In World War I he served from August 7, 1015 to April 7, 1010 as a member of the 21st Battalion, His total service is 19 years. 88M. McNeill served with the reserve unit here from July 27, 1929 to September 2, 1030 and enlisted th the 1st Battalion of the On- Regiment on September 3, 9390 and served with it until peto- r 26, 1945. His total service," with War service counting double, is 24 Fears, four months and 19 days. U.S. Maritime Negotiations Continuing " New York, Oct. 22--(AP)--C.1.O. marine engineers and east and guft coast ship operators today signed a contract to settle their -day-old maritime walkout but strike of deck officers and lic- ensed ship personnel continued to bottle up virtually all United States Signing of the contract between the ship operators and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association was announced by United States con- tor Frederick Livingston after '13% hours of negotiations. But before the shipping tie-up on the east and gulf coasts comes to end the pact must be ratified by the union membership and the shipping companies and repre- sentatives of agents and operators. Also' the ship operators and the other union involved in the strike, AFL. Masters, Mates and Pilots who adjourngd a long =egotiating Session to 3:30. pm. ES.T. today-- also must come to terms. e masters seek a 30 per cent increase and closed shop. This would leave the west coast still strikebound. The unions are to negotiate with west coast ship- ping interests after concluding talks with the east and gulf coast opera- UNION ACCEPTS GM WAGE hest Drive Is Setting Record h 4 Berliners' Vote Said Protest Berlin, Oct, 22--(AP)--Gen, Jos- eph T. McNarney today described the outcome of municipal elections in Berlin Sunday as "an expression of dissatisfaction by the population of this city against the present Communist dominated government." "The people voted in protest against the forced Communist merger of parties," the United States European Commander added. He referred to the fact that in the Soviet zone the Communist party had been merged «with the Social Democrats into a new party called the Socialist Unity party. In, Sunday's election the Social Democrats, voting as a party, de- cisively defeated Social Unity In Berlin, where the merger was not effective, 100% UNION FOR U.K. LABOR 6,000,000 SAY Brighton, Sussex, England, Oct. 22 -- (CP) -- The Trades Uulon Congress, representing more than 6,000,000 British workers, today adopted a dec- laration of its general council setting forth the principle that no workers has the right to stay out of a union, Only two dissenting votes were cast as the Congress, pow- erful friend of the British Labor party, approved the statement favoring 100-per-cent unionism. "The liberty of the individual is not an absolute and unquali- fied right," the council state ment declared. "It is subject to restrictions for social ends which admit of no compromise, and one of them is that the presence of mon-unionists may result, and often has resulted in the past, in the stoppage of an entire trade, Took to Drink Drown Grief Harold Reid who lives at 172 Mary street but whose home is in Moncton, N.B, today was remand- ed until October 28 for sentence on two charges of obtaining a liquor permit and purchasing liquor when under the age of 21. Magistrate F. S_Ebbs also asked that the youth be given a medical examination during this period because of a let- ter which Reid wrote while alleged- ly feeling despondent over a love affair, Reid pleaded guilty on both counts and told the court that his girl jilted him and he felt like get- ting drunk. Magistrate Ebbs recom- mended that the accused go back to his home town of Moncton as he Yas getting into too much mischief re. Police Chief Owen Friend said the lad had caused the police de- partment a lot of trouble when they chased afound town looking for him. The accused said he wanted to 80 back to his home now. THE WEATHER Clear and continuing warm. Wednesday cloudy with widely scattered rain showers during ly and evening eastern Cooler, Low tonight and high Wednesday 39 and 65. WHAT, NO BATHROOMS? Saffron Walden, Essex, England -- (CP) -- "Unless essentiad for health purposes," the local council refuses to grant licenses for build- @ v Liberals Are Defeated In Important Contests; Two P.C. Victories Whittle Majority To 5 Ottawa, Oct, 22--(CP)--Political observers today watched for Gov- emment reaction tn the defeat of its candidates by the Progressive Conservatives in Federal by-elec- tions yesterday for the ridings of Toronto Parkdale and Portage La Prairie, Man, Within the last month the gov- ernment has faced its first three tests of strength at the polls since the general election in June, 1045. It has lost all three tests, two of them in what were generally con- sidered safe Liberal ridings. Harold Timmins, 49-year-old law- yer, retained the Toronto seat for the Progressive Conservatives while his party colleague in Portage, C. C. Miller, won that riding from the Liberals, A month ago, Real Caou- ette, a supporter of the Social Cre- dit Party, won a by-election for the former Liberal riding of Pontiac in bec. : First reaction to the Toronto and Manitoba results came from John Bracken, Progressive Conservative leader, who telegraphed a state- ment from Burington, Vt.,, where he was en route to New York for the meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Mr. Bracken sald the chief issue in the Portage election had been the government's "inept agricultural policy" and that the other issues, «0... both constituencies, were government failure to achieve industrial peace or a solution to the housing problem, government waste and burdensome taxes, He thanked the voters of both constituencies and said "both new members will bring added strength Victor HAROLD TIMMINS & Left, is Toronto's 49-year-old Gomervaie, wishes 1a Toren Paria 2 iii Wining "356 ete. majority. Vanquished LT. COL, J. W. G. HUNTER Harold Timmins, Progressive over his nearest opponent, Lt. The vote was close with to the forces of regional progress in the House of Commons." Prime Minister Mackenzie King was kept informed of the returns at his summer home at Kingsmere, Que., but followed his usual prac- tice of not commenting on the out- come of by-elections, 'The outcome of the two by-elec- tions left the Liberals. with the slimmest majority any government has had since the 1925-26 parlia- ment when the Progressive Party with only 24 members held the bal- ance of power that eventually brought defeat in the commons to the Conservative government which had only 116 members, The present government has =a majority of five, excluding the speaker who only votes in the case of a tie. There is one vacancy. As a result of the by-elections and of the death Sunday of Hon. ¥, J. A. Cardin, Independent member for the Quebec constituency of Richelieu-Vercheres, the standing in the commons now is: Liberals, 125; Progressive Conser- vatives, 67; C.C.F., 28; Social Cre- dit, 13; Independent, four; Bloc populaire, two; Independent Liberal, one; Independent Progressive Con- servative, one; Independent CCF. one; L'Union Des Electeurs De Ponting, "one, "Labor "Progressive, one; vacant, one; total 245. Peace With Britain's Aim London, O:t. 22--(CP)--Foreign Secretary Bevin told the House of Commons today he is "not unhope- ful" that the major powers will achieve lasting amity, He reaffirmed his determination to achive understanding among the great. powers--Britain, the United States, Russia, France and China. "It will not be the fault of His Majesty's government if it does not come," he declared, opening a two- day debate on basic British foreign policy. Mr, Bevin told the House of Com- mons that Britain is eager to con- clude an enduring peace with Japan and ensure against future Japan- ese aggression, He spoke of "encouraging signs" in Indonesia) (the rich Netherlands Bast Indies), sald British troops would leave the islands by Nov, 30 and commented: "I have every hope that, by that date, a settlement will have been reached." He declared that any suggestion that Britain wants to exploit and suppress peoples of the Eastern Mediterranean is "sheer nonsense." ar yeak ing of Jan, Xic's Russian rests are in - flict, he pert) : son "I am very anxious that the smaller governments should never fall victim of any difference of opinion by the three larger ones." "We wish to see Persian (Iran) + + + free from foreign interference .. + if this is observed by all count- res this area will be kept clear of any possible conflict." ; Mr. Bevin said Britain has made It clear that if Russian demands for bases in the Dardanelles are granted, it would involve an "un. warranted interference with the sovereignty of Turkey." ---- Sentence Suspended In Skyrocket Mishap Toronto, Oct, 22 --(CP)-- Found guilty of criminal negligence in the death of Walter Zanuck, 19, last May 2, Samuel Fanuszzio, 16, receiv- ed suspended sentence in court of general sessions yesterday. Zanuck was killed when a skyrocket, set off by Fanuzzio, entered his. eye and pierced his brain, Lutheran Churchmen To Meet October 22 Windsor, Oct, 22--(CP)--The Fall conference of Lutheran Church Pastors in the Ontario district will be held here Oct. 22 and 23, it was announced yesterday, Rev. M. Wisebeck of Niagara Falls, Ont. ing bathrooms in private homes. will be chairman, _ Library Reports All Departments Gain Circulation An upswing in reader interest in the city as well as an increased endeavour on the part of Library authorities to meet the needs of of the community was evidenced in re- ports submitted at last night's meeting of the Oshawa Public Library Board. Meeting in the Boys' and Girls' room where the furniture has re- Dick Trial Over Until January Hamilton, Oct. 22 (UP)--In the hands of pert Evelyn Dick, herself sentenced to die, rested today the Crown's case against her father, Donald MacLean, and her one-time boy friend, William Bohozuk, both charged with the murder of John Dick, street car motorman. That is the killing on which she herself was convicted but whether the Crown can proceed at the January assizes with its charges against the two male accused seemed to depend largely on whe- ther she changes her mind and de- cides to talk as a Crown witness in Hamilton's second torso trial. For Mr. MacLean the Crown said it would consider bail of sureties of $4,000 and next month he will ap- pear in court on a charge of theft from his employer, the Hamilton Street Railway from which, police charge, he took large sums over a long period of time. The question of bail for MacLean and setting over of the baby case were tag ends of Hamilton's second torso murder trial which came to an abrupt end in the midst of its fourth day. So ite went. The accused, two nervous men--one only 27, the oth- er 68, one a father and one a form- er close friend of Mrs. Dick--stood and were shackled together after hearing all the argument and across-the-court suggestions -- and led away to await a new deal in this second torso. murder trial in January, the month in which Mrs. Dick is to die on the seventh instant unless somé intervening authority should change or postpone that date. CAN'T EXPLAIN INJURY Cobourg, Oct. 22--(CP)--Harold Davey, 17, is in hospital with a broken leg today--and can't explain how he suffered it. A policeman found the injured lad' lying near the railway tracks Sunday night, cently been painted in cheery green and yellow, the Board heard reports which showed an increase in circu- lation in this section of the Library alone of 2,198, for the first nine months of this year over the same period last year. In the adult sec- tion a total of 7,071 books were cir- culated during the month of Sep- tember bringing the total for the year to 69,858 as compared with 63,410 during the same nine-month period in 1945. i 5,592 Fiction During September there were 64. new readers in the adult library and six withdrawals, and the month's circulation was made up of 5,592 fiction books and 1.479 non- fiction. For the year so far, all branches of non-fiction show an in- crease with the exception of social- ogy and history, this decrease being accounted for by the current lapse of interest in war books. 'The largest circulation was in the useful arts classification, the figure for this branch being 2,821 as com- pared with 2,309 last year. In order, the other classifications showed the following comparisons with .the same period in 1945: fine arts, 2,328 as against 1662; biography, 2,260 as against 1,821; travel, 1,824 as against 1,677; history, 1,703 as against 1,834; literature, 1,605 as against 1,205; philosophy, 975 as against 663; sociology 750 as against 835; science, 718 as against 618; religion, 372 as against 294; general CIRCULATION GAIN (Continued on Page 9) Tely Employee Votes, ! Falls Dead at Poll I ------ Toronto, Oct. 22--(CP)--A few minutes after he had cast his vote in the Parkdale by-election, Harry Hand, 73, collapsed on the sidewalk outside the polling booth and died before medical aid could be sum- moned. Lifelong resident of To- ronto, he was a stereo-typer by trade and a long-time employee of the Toronto Evening Telegram. IMPOSE USUAL FINE Charged with drunkenness, Earl Mills of Kinmount pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and costs or 10 days in jail by Magistrate F. S. Ebbs in court today. v j Hear Cobourg Judge Driving Charge Today Special to The Times-Gazette Cobourg, Oct. 22--Judge J. C. M. German, Counties' Judge of North. umberland and Durham, appeared before Magistrate D. B. Menzies of London this morning on drunk driving and dangerous driving charges. The charges arose out of an accl- dent which occurred on September 3 in Cobourg in which Mrs. Cyril Taylor of Cobourg was badly in- jured. The Crown is represented by F. E. D. Wallace of Brantford, who asked that the drunk driving charge be proceeded with as a summary matter and that the dangerous driving charge be proceeded with on indictment, Defense Calling Jnjured Woman Defence counsel Arthur W, 8. Greer, K.C,, of Oshawa, asked the court to proceed on both charges on indictment. Mr, Greer said he in- tended to call Mrs. Taylor as a de- fence witness and that she would still be in the hospital for some months. No plea was taken at first on the drunk driving charge but on the dangerous driving charge, Judge German immediately elected trial by the next higher court. The Mag- istrate finally ruled that the prelim- inary hearing on the dangerous driving charge go on first as trial on a summary matter might pre. COBOURG JUDGE (Continued on Page 2) Co-Operation of all Canada, Limited last week. OFFER Means $50,000 Per Month In Pockets Plant Employees Members of G.M. Division of Local 222, U.A.W.-C.1.O,, Vote 98 Per Cent in Favor Of Accepting Proposal Resulting From Negotiations Last Weel; -- Increases Vary From 10.4 Cents to 13 Cents Per Hour RETROACTIVE TO SEPTEMBER 1 It was the Heaviest Ballot Since 1937 -- Union Executives are Pleased with Result -- They Ask City Groups to Maintain Price Ceilings and Prevent Disastrous Effects Now Reported Felt in United States The membership of the General Motors Division of Local 222, U.A.W.-C.1.O., has voted 98 per cent. in favor of accepting the wage increase proposal placed before them as the result of negotiations carried on between the Bargaining Committee of the Local and executives of General Motors of The increases mean that factory employees of General New Clinics To Immunize School Pupils Immunization of school-age chil- dren will no longer be carried out as a part of the routine medical in- spection in the schools but at spec- fal clinics to be held in Centre Street School from 10 to 11:30 on Saturday morning, Dr. A, F. Mc- Kay, Medical Officer of Health, said today. In announcing the change of po- licy, Dr. McKay pointed out that an ever-increasing attempt is being made to have children immunized against communicable diseases be- fore they reach school age as the death rate from such diseases is in many cases higher among children of under five years, All new children entering the city schools receive a routine physical examination and annual examina- tions are given children who are found with defects, this work being conducted by Dr. C. W. Ferrier and Dr. Thelma Blair, In the past, these medical officers obtained in- formation as to the immunization status of each child, made recom- mendations to the parents and then gave the immunizations during the school inspections. : : Dr, McKay stressed the impor- tance of parents taking advantage of the facilities provided by the combined immunization and well- baby clinics which are held regu- larly at the Legion Hall and the Ukrainian National Federation Hall in Bloor Street East. At these clin- ics, Dr. MsKay conducts the im- munizations while Dr. J. Bain is in charge of the pediatric work. The clerical work is done by members of the St. John's Ambulance Corps. POURING FOUNDATION Pouring of concrete for the foun- dation of the new Public Utilities garage building on Metcalfe Street is in progress this week. % LATE NEWS BRIEFS * From The Canadian Press Kingston: The possibility of a milk-producers' strike was sug- gested if the present price of $3.35 per cwt. for whole milk is reduced. Hamilton: Police have found the body of a newly-born baby wrapped in torn overalls and buried under about eight inches of ground. Los Angeles: The federal government is dropping its case against "Tokio Rose". Timmins: Nine men have been held on charges in connection with the assault of a night watchman at a lumber mill. Police said all were bushworkers, Sydney, Aus.: Industrial unrest has tied up 99 ships at Sydney and Melbourne, as well as rail traffic in the State of Victoria and street transportation in Mel- bourne. Haifa: Two British ships with 814 Jews sailed for Cypress permits, after failing to gain entrance to Palestine without siren will receive approximately . : per mon made by the executive of tHe Union, is based on a 44-hour work week. Although the original objectives WILLIAM A. WECKER G. M. President of the Local were for a minimum wage of $1,800 per annum and the elimination of the incentive sys= tem, it is pointed out that the increases mean 72 to 90 cents an hour for day workers, or an ine crease of 18 centseper hour which comes close to the Union's objec= tive. It is estimated that with full production woffers will get more than $1,800 per annum. Joint application will be made by the Company and the Union to the Regional War Labor Board for ap= proval of the increases while the Company will apply to the Wartime HARRY . BENSON Union President In a nutshell the josal calls for an increase of 11.8 per hour for all adult male on effielency production; an increase UNION ACCEPTS * (Continued on Page 3) A