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I¥ to Ontario points and tomorrow is | f § | | I | | ! | | way i ih EEERE E DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle . WHITBY OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1946 Price 4 Cents "SIXTEEN PAGES ), CHRYSLER PRICES RISE If people want their mail delivered by Christmas, they I® had better get it in, Postmaster N. J. Moran warned today ® as he viewed the ever increasing piles of cards and parcels ¥ going through the local Post Office. Today is the last day that will guarantee delivery h Under Way At Post Office the deadline for local delivery. Post- al officials here are pleased with the le have been responding so ' the appeal to "mall early" urge still that "the earlier 4 | Christmas mail is posted, the earlier delivered, This year, too first time -- post office to have a well-earned ho- Christmas Day, with no 0 wicket service. g HH expected, and 'today ff with the addition fils g, letters were accums 0 letter baskets in important, : seals are stuck on the back of the envelopes as they are hard to from stamps on the address side. 'Library Loans 7,662 Books In November With 7,662 books circulated in November, total cireulation in the adult section of the Oshawa Pub- . Me Library for the first 11 months of this year amounts to $4.960, an increase of 5,088 over the same period last year, the li- Lrarian's report shows, Yor the first 11 months this year, the number of fiction books . circulated was 65,987 while iy numba af non-fiction was 18,975. 'This compares with 63,030 fiction' 'and 16,836 non-fiction for the . same period in 1945, Of the Nov- ember total, 5,857 were fiction and 1,805 non-fiction, In the Boys' and Girls' Libary total circulation for the 11-montn period was 39,926 as compared with 38,613 in the same period a year ago. While there were 512 fewer non-fiction books circula- 'ted this year, the number of fic- tion was up 2,276. i November was reported to be a LIBRARY BOOKS (Continued on Page 2) BLACK MART CAR EVIDENCE Mr. King Marks 72nd Birthday Ottawa, Dec. 17 -- (CP) -- Busi- day with a fairly full agenda. One concession was made to event, Cabinet council, which nor- mally meets on Tuesday and Wed- nesday, was moved back this week to Wednesday and Thursday. But otherwise it was just another work- ing day for the Prime Minister. "He's at his desk today, just like every other day," an aide said. Wage Raise Given Approval | Brantford, Dec. 17 -- (CP) -- As Eb) the Regional War Board has granted a wage increase of 10 cents an hour to all hourly- rated employees effective Nov, 1. Mysterious Baby Death Toll Now 23; 48 Adults, Babies Are Hit 29 Other Dec. 17 -- (CP Cable) -- for the cause of the mystery in newly born babies widen- «7 *~4ay from hospitals to people's oY « reports reaching Lanca- gmlth authorities said that hws' 0020 at home also were fall- ¢ vigtims to the disease. r three maternity wards hut down for disinfection as oritles sought to curb the dis- hich already has taken the o 23 infants, affected five hospitals and infected 48 persons despite the "highest ' standards of feeding and tion." : 4 Lancashire, Dr. F. Hall, county medical officer, sald that he had a investigation into all .paby deaths in the country in the |the months in which there symptoms of the mystery In Oxford's Cowley Road Hospital only two of a staff of 21 midwives and nurses in the maternity section escaped infection and 20 babies suffered attacks but there were no ward. In Old Windsor death of newly troller; Michael Rene, Cards Coming it | Eveoutives of Hotel Genosha Who Took Over Monday To Office Boxes At 100 A Minute On Saturday last The Times-Gazette announced the sale of Hotel Genosha by M. G. Lawrence to Jules Laine of 'Toronto, At midnight on Sunday the new company to be known as Hotel Genosha (Oshawa) Limited took over operation of the hotel. Executives of the new company include, left to right: Leslie Bere, Comp- Director and Jules Laine, President. ~Photo by Campbell's Studio Hints U.S. Is Aiming. At India London, Dec. 17 -- (CP) -- The Marquess of Linlithgow, Conserva- tive Member of the House of Lords and former Viceroy of India, yester- ges i i i! i J! th its Pacific the way for ; i : g 2 : it : 8 it I in the rule in India, Lord future developments represent a danger to 'on India, Lord Linlith- em (the Americans) take their shoulder across the ic for there they will see horizon a small cloud no a man's hand which d to grow and give e in time to come. For leave India we must ex- another will seek to take not amplify this statement who he thought would Britain in India, ; 2 ¥ E 8 g i" EW ng i ; i £3 gE 8 g i] fie = HH ; hed con- oo mitea |. "passengers in Mr, Public Library Board Prepares To Set Up Branch At Simcoe Hall Two Injured As Autos Collide Lloyd Moody, 92 Alice Street, 4nd Mel Brown, ; s auto, were taken to Oshawa General Hospital last night suffering from head lacerations sustained in a collision at the corner of Simcoe Street North and Aberdeen about 5.15 p.m, yesterday, Both men were later released from hospital after having chin and forehead gashes treated. Matthew Hiscocks, 652 Christie Street, told police he was driving north on Simcoe Street North, when a southbound car, driven by Mr, Moody, made a left turn onto Aberdeen Street directly in front of him. Front fenders and head- lights of both cars were damaged. Former Army Officer Wounded As Shot Fired In Restaurant Affray Nazis Flogged Women Nightly, Is Testimony Hamburg, Dec. 17 - (Reuters)-- Mrs." Odette Sansom, ' 34-year-old Paris-born British agent who won 3 Almost. every night women were flogged in a punishment cell next to hers, she said. They were given Churchill, Mrs, Sansom recently announced she will shortly marry Capt. Peter Churchill Struck By Auto Has Arm Broken Roger Crook, 263 Athol Street East, is in Oshawa General Hospital today with a broken arm and suf- fering from shock, after being strick by an auto whilie he was crossing King Street East between Division: and Mary Streets shortly before 7 o'clock this morning. He was on his way to work at General Motors. Driver of the car was James Milgate, Harmony Road Dr. Walter Bapty attended Mr. Crook. Police Constable Charles i Windsor, Ont., Dec. 17 -- (CP) -- Lt. Col. D, C. Warnica, former officer commanding the 30th recon- naissance regiment, was in. Metro- politan Hospital under police guard today after an affray in a downtown restaurant in which an automatic pistol was fired. He suffered a badly lacerated right index finger. May Chan, a waitress, was taken to Hotel Dieu Hospital suffering a wrist injury. Police held Lloyd Carl Wessel, 31, former taxi driver, for questionning. Police said they were told the in- cident started early today when Wessel allegedly slapped his wife's face as she went to leave the res- taurant. Col. Warnica, sitting alone in a nearby booth, heard the dis- turbance and walked to the Wessels booth, police said they learned. Witnesses quoted Col. Warnica as telling Wessel: "You can't do that to a woman." Mrs. Hazel Thompson, seated with the Wessels, said an argument started between the two men. They began to grapple, moved away from the booth and, finally, behind an- other booth, out of her sight, Mrs. Thompson sald. > She told police she saw no gun but heard a shot and saw a Chinese waitress toward the kitch- en, She heard the girl scream. Pol- ARMY OFFICER (Continued on Page 2) To Serve Seven Days For Drunk Driving Convicted on a drunk driving charge, D. P, Lepine, Sr. 106 Buck- ingham Avenue was sentenced to seven days in jail and had his driv- er's license suspended and car im- pounded for a three-month period in Magistrate's Court this morning. Gordon Nobles, 315 Oshawa-at- the-lake, testified that the Lepine car had backed into his truck on Bloor Street East near Drew Street. When Constable J. H. Taylor ar- rived on the scene, he found Lepine " taggering around on the road in Stainton investigated the accident. the vicinity of the accident." On securing the approval of the Women's Welfare League, the Public Library Board last night made further plans for taking ov- er the library at Simcoe Hall as a branch library. The suggestion of making the «settlement house, library a regu- Tr ret of the Publi" Fria had been considered at a previous meeting and it had been decided to discuss it with the Women's Welfare League, the agency op- erating Simcoe Hall, . League Favors Move Mrs, Hazel Hart, a member of both the Women's Welffre Lea- gue and the Library Board repor- ted last night that the Welfare League was heartily in favor of the suggestion, feeling that it was an inevitable development, She sald this had been the case at most of the settlement houses in Toronto. The chief librarian, Miss Jean Fetterly, pointed out that the Public Library was already con- tributing considerably in both books and guidance at the Simcoe Hall library and it would be to advantage to have it a regular branch, Mrs, Hart said between 600 and 800 books are being circulated monthly from Simco> Hall and it was the feeling of the Board that this could be greatly increased if it were taken over by the Public Library, The question of staff for the library was discussed last night and it was decided to have Miss Fettery bring in definite recom- mendations, It was pointed out that ot present the Women's Wel. fare League has one girl in charge PUBLIC LIBRARY (Continued on Page 2) TrucksToBe Made By Harvester Canberra, Dec, 17--- (Reuters) --Prime Minister Chifley an- nounced today that a United Sta- tes company, International Har. vester, had decided upon a man- ufacturing program in Australia involving capital expenditure of £1,630,000 (about $5,200,000). The company contemplates large-scale manufacture of trac- tors and motor trucks at Geelong, Victoria. Production is expected to begin in January, 1948, Chimney Fire and One False Alarm Cedar Dale fire station received two chlls yesterday, one a false alarm turned in from the alarm box at Bloor and Oxford Streets. A chimney fire at 528 Cubert Street, residence of David Brown, was extinguished about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The blaze broke out when soot, which had accumulated in the chimney, was locsened. ' ALLOW MEAT SERVED Restaurants and public eating places will be permitted to serve meat Tues., December 24 and Tues, Dec. 31, the Prices Board has an- nounced. As both these days pre- cede a public holiday it was decided that meat could be served on both occasions. TEN GROUNDS FORAPPEAL BY GERMAN CITED Toronto, Dec. 17:--The Crown's method of proceeding with the charge of drunken driving against Judge J. C. M. German, convicted at Cobourg on Saturday, was chal- lenged in the notice of appeal filed by Counsel A. W. 8. Greer, K.C., of Oshawa, yesterday in behalf of the Judge. The Crown, on Oct, 22, according to the appeal, elected to proceed summarily, before Magistrate Men- zles, with the drunken driving char- ge The charge later was made the second count in an indictment, and "there was no jurisdiction to so deal with the matter as the learn- ed magistrate had acquired, and continued to have, exclusive juris- diction over the said charge . . . the appeal claimed. By this method of proceeding, the appeal notice went on, Judge German was given no election or right thereof to pro- ceed to trial without a jury before county court judge's criminal court." Judge German was sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment, the mini- mum upon conviction on indict- ment, Sentence by magistrate, in summeawe trial, can be seven days. Balt Permitted { On a charge of dangerous driv- ing, Judge German was fined $250. Both charges arose from a Sept. 3 accident, on the outskirts of Co- bourg, in which Mrs. Jeanne Tay- lor, Cobourg, was injured. Bail of $1,000 in his own recogni- zance and $1,000 in two sureties was MiMowed for Judge German by Chief Justice R. 8. Robertson, and he was GERMAN APPEALS (Continued on Page 2) Escape Try. Cut Short Sudbury, Dec. 17--(CP)--Sheriff A. J. Manley sald today a long- term prisoner who sawed through three bars leading from his cell in Sudbury district jail almost man- dged to complefe plans for his es- cape before they were discovered, and today a former occupant of the cell block will be charged with ald- ing the attempted break. . Sunday a turnkey found three bars leading from the cell of Mich- ael O'Malley, forger serving a 30- month- term, had been sawn, the Sheriff sald. Three sets of bars blocked his road to freedom--one in the cell, the second in the runway leading to a window and the third in the win- dow itself. One each of the cell and window bars was almost sawn through, and a runway bar was severed. Sheriff Manley said O'Malley told him that a parcel containing two saws had been thrown over the rear jail wall into his cell block by Edgar Larose, 30, of Sudbury, who had been re- leased from jail Friday after serv- ing a month on a mon-support charge. Larose was arrested and will be charged today with alding the attempted break. Cornwall Man Injured, Dies Cornwall, Dec. 16 -- (CP) -- Les lie Loke, 20, died today from in- juries suffered in an automobile ac- cident at Minkler's Corners, N.Y,, a short distance from Massena, Sun- day night. Loke was a passenger in a car driven by D'Arcy Denneay, Corn- wall, which left the highway and plunged into a field at a fork in the road. American state troopers said the car turned over at least once before coming to. a stop. Three other occupants of the. automobile escaped with -minor injuries, The driver was unhurt. Fire Victims Go To Kingston Tavistock, Dec. 17 -- (CP) -- - vincial Constable Jack Clark tod described as "a definite attempt at arson" a fire which was discovered in the attic of the Stovel Turnip Waxing Plant here Saturday. Con- stable Clark expressed the belief a pile of wood shavings in the attic had been ignited. The fire, which is under investiga- tion by the Fire Marshal's office, Tavistock: police and Constable Clark, caused negligible damage, ang was quickly brought under con- trol 7 to 10 p.c. Increase Allowed By WPTB Because Of Costs Ottawa, Dec. 17 (CP)--A 10 per cent increase in the consumer price of new Canadian-made passenger automo- biles and a seven per cent boost in the price of commercial vehicles, effective tomorrow, were announced today by the Prices Board. Place For UK In New India Nehru Avers Calcutta, Dec, 17 -- (AP)-- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehrn told the associated chambers of commerce last night that a place exists for Britons in an independent India "but not as the children of a co. lonial economy, constiderahie traces of which still linger as the heritage of 200 years of Prit'sh rule." 'The relationship of free India is bound to be good because of 200 years of visible and invisible contacts," the vice-president of the Interim government said, "unless the final break comes in such a way to poison the future," Nehru sald he did not desire India to develop "aggressive poli. tical, economic or trade policies." "Aggression of any type leads to war," he sald, "I want my country to be just an advanced country with friendly hands ex tending in all directions." The vice-president told the as. sociation that "at this stage no question of laying down the fun- damentals of a constitution can be considered," and added that no constitution passed by the constituent assembly at New Del- hi .would be binding on the Mos- lem League and Indian states, "which have made it clear that they will not participate in a con. stituent assembly composed 'of one party." No Intoxicants In U.K.-Operated Restaurants London, Dec. ARYA Dus of Commons standing ttee overrode Food Minister John Stra- chey tday and voted 23 to 22 to ban the sale of intoxicants in state- operated restaurants for low-income workmen. The prohibition issue caused a bitter committee fight last week. Proponents of the ban argued that Scottish teettotallers, who are in the majority in some districts, ob- jected to contributing public funds to establishements selling intoxi- cants. $8,000 LOOT London, Dec, 17--(AP)--A wave of robberies which has been plagu- ing Scotland Yard for the last four month continued today with police disclosure of an £2,000 ($8,000) je- wel and fur robbery by a thief who, they said, scaled a rear wall and entered a bedroom window in the Kensington home of Aubrey R. H. Mellor. THE WEATHER Clear today becoming cloudy with snowflurries tonight and Wednesday. Much colder, West winds 35 mph. decreasing to 25 by tonight. Low tonight and high Wednesday 14 and 20. . Permission for the increases was granted, the Board said, be- cause of higher prices being paid currently for essential imported parts and "substantially higher costs of both domestic labor and materials." The companies, who are per. mitted to make adjustments in prices, are the Ford Motor Com- pany of Canada, General Motors of Canada and the Chrysler Com- pany of Canada, and the Board sald the increase in price was al. lowed following demonstration by the three companies of the effect of higher production costs, Board officials said that des- pite increased production costs, the permitted price increase has been held to a point where the price of domestically-produced cars compares "favorably'" with that of imported cars, A Canadian, who {imports a standard model from the United States today, would be obliged to pay upwards of $200 more than for the same Canadian-made car under the new domestic price ceiling, the Board declared, Y.T. Weather Moderates To 40 Below Dawson City, Y.T., Dee. 17 -- (CP)--Dawson City's weather moderated to a mere 40 degrees below zero Monday and things got back to normal somewhat in this old-time gold mining centre--at least the kids went back to school, Winter was heralded in the Yukon with dropping tempera- tures a month ago, But it set in with a vengeance last week as the mercury dropped to an official 61 and saofficial record of 70 below, which old-timers said was the col. dest in 20 years for this season. Residents thought so. too, as the city's two schools cloeed, their 200 children stayed home, social functions were cancelled and a shortage of wood fuel was threatened because it was too cold for the wood-haulers to 'work. Many teachers found opera- tion at 70 below too hard on their supplies of gas and oil, scarce commodities in the Yukon, But they're tough up north and when the mercury got back near thé 40's at the week-end, the woodhaulers went to work again. And today most of the kids were back to school, though attendance in the lower grades was poors Birth Reports Reach New High Bifth registrations in Oshawa reached an all-time high in Nov- ember with 110, according to city hall statistics. During the month also 40 marriages were registered, and 17 deaths, October was the only previous month this year to top tho 100- mark, while 97 were reported in June, The lowest number register- ed in any month during the year was February when there were % LATE NEWS BRIEFS Paris: The French National Assembly confirmed Premier Leon Blum's all-Socialist Cabinet today to head a five-week caretaker government. The vote was 580 to 16. Ottawa: Dunford Smith, 34-year-old former National Re. search Council enginee r, today pleaded innocent to a charge of conspiring to communicate confidential information to Russia as Canada's 14th espionage trial began before County Court Judge A. G. Me- Dougall. Nuernberg: A German legislator testified today he saw S.S. doctors inject poison into 40 clergymen at Dachau to watch their reactions and that some of the vic- tims died. London: Food Minister Strachey told the House of Commons "today that the "main difficulty" in the present British wheat supply situation is the inability of Canadian authorities to move wheat in sufficient quantities to ports. Edmonton: The Appellate Dvision of the Alberta Supreme Court in a judgment released today found that-e sec- tion of the Alberta Bill of Rights is invalid.