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| WVOL. 5--NO. 185 OSHAWA |THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1946 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES FRED ROSE APPEALS REJE CTED PUC Electric Workers Contract Is Delayed - ens EE a PL LE i ----_ > Union Shop Clause Stumbling Block To Negotiations Contract negotiations between the Public Utilities Commission and Local 894, International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (AFL) struck a snag last night on the union shop and maintenance of membership clause. R. E. Lambert and Alex Law-#- FREE s i CARDS POSTED ferred the proposed contract back to the union for further discussion, since the agreement, submitted by the P.U.C, stipulated that "no per- son shall be required, as a condition of employment, to become a mem- ber of 'any union or other organiza- ". tin. Wide Agreement Reached Agreement was reached over a wide area covering wage rates, hours of work, starting time, over- time and vacation pay, holidays and machinery for presenting grievan- ces, The contentious clause, formulat- ed by the union and providing that any new employee become a mem- ber within a specified period of time, met with strong opposition from members of the Commission, "I would hesitate to use the pow- ers of this Commission to tell men after 30 or 60 days that they must belong to the union or get out," de- UNION CONTRACT 3 1Oontinued on Page 2) THE WEATHER Overcast, Dccasional ny 'ev nal drize | i { 3 some sections late to and Saturday morning, Southeast winds 13 mph, Low tonfght and high Saturday, and 80. i 30,000 OVER 1345 FIGURE As Christmas Day approaches, indications at the local Post Office are that this year's volume of mail will exceed the all-time rec- ord established last year, Yester- day a total of 115,385 letters went through the cancelling machine, 4,000 gver the peak day last year, bringing the total for the Christ- mas rush period so far to 370.009, an increase of nearly 30,000 over the same period last year, The peak. day for letters last year came a day earlier, perhaps because of Christmas falling on a Tuesday Instead of Wednesday ag is the case this year, Post Of- fice officials believe that the high point for parcel mailing is now cent increase over last year's vol. ume, The postmaster, N. J, Moran, CARDS POSTED (Continued on Page 2) Awards Are Presented At Commencement OC\V.I awards for outstanding achievement in academic and ath- letic activities were presented as follows at yesterday's commence- ment exercises, the presentations being made by various of the prize donors, members of the Board of Education and members of the teaching staff. MRS. F. W. COWAN SCHOLARSHIS Presented by Principal A. E. O'Neill E. A. LOVELL PRIZES Presented by Trustee L. M. Souch 1. $15 to the student of Grade X of the Academic Course for highest proficiency in the work last year, won by DOUGLAS MILLS. 2. $15 to the student of Grade XI of the Academic Course for highest proficiency in the work last year, won by DICK DONEVAN CARTER SCHOLARSHIPS 1946 For the County of Ontario Presented by Trustee George Fletcher Second Award--RAY SKINNER 1. $75 to. the student obtaining | --$60. the highest standing in the Middle School Examinations, Modern Op-| 1 tion, won by JOHN LORIMER, son of Mr. and Mrs, William Lorimer, 860 Mary Street. 2. 875 to the student obtaining the highest standing in the Middle School Examinations, Science Op- tion, won by ROBERT BOYKO, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wasyl Boyko, 235 Bloor Street East. : Third Award--GEORGE WAL- ACE--$40. UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP This is an annual rotating schol- arship of this organization, which was this year granted to a girl en- tering University from this school. PRIZES, AWARDS (Continued on Page 11) Receive O.C.V.I. Honors at Commencement / / 7 ; % 4 vy) A 7 Highest among the awards presenied at the 0.C.V.I. commencement yes- terday were the "Outstanding Girl" and "Outstanding Boy" awards and the Mrs, F. W. Cowan scholarships, Left to right are Margaret Redpath, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Douglas Redpath, 984 Simcoe Street North, who by vote of the staff and Student Congress was named the "Out- standing Girl"; William Dell, son of Mr, and Mrs, Howard Dell, 547 Masson Street, who was named the "Outstanding Boy"; John Lorimer, son of Mr, and Mrs, William Lorimer, 560 Mary Street, who won the Mrs, F. W. Cowan Scholarship for the student obtaining the highest standing in the Middle School, modern option; and Robert Boyko, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wasyl Boyko, 235 Bloor Street East, who received the one for highest standing in the science option, M.P. Must Serve Six Years, Court's Unanimous Edict Montreal, Dec. 20 (CP)--Appeals by Fred Rose against conviction of an espionage conspiracy charge and agains$ j | sentence of six years imprisonment on the charge were re | Jected unanimously today by the Appeals Court. Mr, Justice J. Arthur Gagne delivered the judgment res jecting the appeals on all counts. | UAW. TRIAL 4 Rose, Polish-born Labor-Progres- sive Member of Parliament for Montreal-Cartler, was convicted and sentenced last June after a Court of King's Bench trial in which the Crown sought to link him with a ring of espionage agents supplying | JURY FAILS information to Russia, The 39-year-old M, P. was charg ed with conspiring to communicate information to Russia. Another charge, of communicating informa- tion to the Soviet Union, has not yet been heard and there have been T0 AGREE Planes Hit | In Mid-Air, 85 Escape Aberdeen, Md, Dec. 20--(AP) -- Split-second reactions by two pilots were credited today with saving the lives of 85 passengers and crew the air near here in an accident un« precedented in commercial air tra- vel in the United States. None of the passengers suffered so much as a scratch, although both planes were damaged in the colli- sion, which occurred in clear wea- ther shortly after dark last night, The co-pilot of one, a big, four- engined DC-4 Eastern Airlines craft carrying 56 passengers, said he 'saw the other, a two-engined Universal PLANES HIT (Continued on Page 2) Trigger-Happy Cops Warned Sudbury, Dec, 20 (CP)---Sudbury police commission yesterday repri- manded three members of the police department for fining revolvers while arresting two men on charges of drunkenness, Dec. 11. The commission was told that one of the men broke away from Cons. table Wilfred Orser outside the police station and Orser fired two shots in his direction as he fled. Later Constable Leo Sancartier and Detective Henry Fournier spotted the man, fired two warning shots in the alr and recaptured him. None of' the shots struck the man, Commission members expressed the view that there was no need for firing the shots and that Sudbury police officers sometimes were too free with the use of their firearms, 0.C.V.I. Votes Wm. Dell And Margaret Redpath Outstanding Boy, Girl Pupils and ex-pupils with their parents and friends filled the at- llegiate ahd Voca- tional Institute nearly to capacity yesterday afternoon as awards and diplomas were presented at the school's annual commencement ex- ercises, The colorful Christmas decora- tions made by the art department, added to the friendly, and for some, nostalgic atmosphere of the occas- fon as the procession of teachers and Board of Education members took their place on the platform to the tune of "Jingle Bells" and then "Auld Lang Syne" played by the O.C.V.I. orchestra. The principal, A. E, O'Nelll, who was chairman, welcomed the large gathering and he was assisted in the presentation of awards and di- | tragtively decorated auditortum-of-| bere the Oshawa Col plomas by donors of prizes, Board of Education members and mem- of the teaching staff. ©" Outstanding The highlight of the afternoon was the eagerly awaited announce- ment of the awards to the outstand- girl and the outstanding boy of the school. The applause was over- whelming as it was announced that the vote of the staff and members of the Student Congress, Margaret Redpath had been named the out- standing girl and Willlam Dell the outstanding boy. Miss Redpath, who Is the daugh- ter of Mr, and Mrs, Douglas Red- path, 984 Simcoe Street North, is secretary of state in the Student Council this year, and is in Grade 13b, She was presented with the 0.0.V.I. HONORS (Continued on Page 11) Dissolving British Empire Winston Churchill Avers London, Dec. 20 -- (AP) -- Prime Minister Attlee announced today that discussions would be held with Burmese leaders soon to speed Burma's progress toward self-government and Winston Churchill immediately assailed the decision as a step toward dis- solution of the British Empire, In a fighting speech in the House of Commons cut short by the speaker's ruling that he was out £ order, Churchill declared: "It was sald in the days of the great administrator, Lord Chat. ham, that you had to get up very early in the morning in order not to miss some acquisition of terri- tory which was then characteris: tie of our firtunes, "The not less memorable ad- ministration of the present gov- ernment is distinguished for the opposite set of experiences. I must say the British Empire seems to be running off almost as fast as the American loan," PUC Asks Conservation Power Here Letters urging voluntary conserva- tion of power in view of the present Serious shortage in Southern On- tario will be sent to all local manu- facturers and other commercial us- ers, it was decided last night at the final meeting of the Oshawa Public Utilities Commission for this year. Speaking of the present crisis, which poses the threat of manda- tory restrictions on the use of pow- er, 8. J. Babe, chairman of the Com- mission, declared: "The situation is bound to get worse before it gets any better." Vital industrial expansion during wartime had delayed projected pow= ed developments, George F. Shreve, P.U.C. Manager, sald in reviewing a report from the HEP.C, The shortage was being felt parti- cularly from 4 to 7 p. m. and to a P, U, C. ASKS (Continued on Page 2) India Vote Postponed New Delhi, Dec. 20--(AP)-- Mem- bers of India's constituent assembly today agreed to defer until January a vote on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's resolution declaring India a sover- eign, independent republic. Congress party circles immediate- ly turned their attention to consid- eration of the question of referring the British Cabinet mission's propo- sal for eventual independence for India to a federal court for inter- pretation. There were Indications that a re- solution calling for reference of the problem to the courts would be con- sidered tomorrow, Windsor, Dec. 20 (CP)--A case described by defence counsel as an attack on the rights of all workers remained unsettled today following the failure of an Essex County general sessions jury to agree on a verdict in the trial of three officials of the United Automobile Workers (C10) charged with "conspiracy to beset." Forest Bonn, foreman of the jury of 10 farmers, a bookkeeper and an upholsterer, announced their in. abllity to reach a verdict yesterday after five hours and eight minutes of deliberation, The charge was in connection' with picket-line inci dents, Judge E. A, Shaunessy discharged the jury and adjourned the case to the next sittings of the General Sessions in January as ball was continued for the Burt, Canddian director of the union; Thomas MacLean, assistant director, and Harry Rooney, union chairman in the Chrysler Corpor- ation plant in Windsor. One of the points of controvérsy in the trial appeared to be testimony U.AW.A, TRIAL (Continued on Page 2) unofficial reports it would be drop ped if his appeal was rejected, Since his conviction, Rose has been detained without bail at the Montreal Jail at nearby Bordeaux. In his notes, covering 39 pages, on the judgment, Mr, Justice Gagne said with respect to the appeal from Rose's conviction: "I am of the opinion that this court would not be justified in ine tervening to break the verdict of the Jury which was declared the accused guilty of the crime of conspiracy to commit offences prohibited by the Official Secrets Act." With respect to the appeal from the sentence, Mr, Justice Gagne's notes said: "The appellant thus invokes the only motives which would permit this court to intervene, the sentence having been left in the first instance to the discretion of the judge, but nothing in the petition jusifies the motives, A "The law edicts a maximum of seven years' imprisonment. The judge has condemned to six years. The crime of which the accused is recognized guilty is one of the grav~ est there are, and I do not believe there is ground for this court to ine tervene." bor, announced today. mission Soay States atomic tentiary sentence for truck load of liquor in * LATE NEWS BRIEFS + Ottawa: No German prisoners of war are to be retained in Canada, Arthur MacNamara, Deputy Minister of La- Detroit: The Detroit Times said today it had learned that part of the $300,000 in jewels stolen Oct. 9 from the uke and Duchess of Windsor "may be in Detroit." Washington: Joseph D. Medley, 45, whose affinity for red- eaded women carried him to the death house, died in the electric chair today, Medley was pronounced dead at 12.49 p.m. E.S.T. after a last-minute attempt by his lawyer to win a delay. Lake Success, N.Y.: The United Nations atomic energy com« approved "in control plan after Soviet delegate An- drei A, Gromyko announced dramatically that he was withdrawing from the discussions. rinciple" the United Ottawa: The Supreme Court of Canada today dismissed the appeal of Donald MacDonald against a 15-year peni- participation in the theft of a oronto Dec, 13, 1943, Here Are Some of Th ani SR a Rsk AOR The Men Who See Your Christm ---- ty at the local Post | the thousands of cards and parcels which are posted daily. ft is a scene from the parcel sorting department where ---- wickets, Centre, Alfred Beal, is about to sort packets of let- | the cancellin ters for general delivery. Mr. Beal, who has been in the postal | one of the as Mail Goes : yt) Chawly On Its Way machine. Operating the machine is C.D, Salter, -odd ex-servicemen who are assisting the regu- i itional t Le Office[as tha regular staff zesisted by additional temporary two of the staff, Charles Colley and Bert Mann quickly throw employees -- all ex-servicemen -- keep pace with what may |, parcels into the proper one of the 102 | b i i y ! parcel bags. | of the 17 Christmases he has spent at the wicket. be a record volume of Christmas mail. Here are some of | Another scene of activity -- that most apparent to the aver- | right, the postmaster, N. J. Moran (left) supervises a the men whose work '1akes possible the prompt despatch of | age person who visits the Post Office -- is at the various |o A shih oli - service for 19 years, says he has found this year the busisst | lar postal staff. Up to last night 370,000 letters had gone At the | through the cancelling machine since December 14, nearly group | 30,000 more than the number for the same period last year, "temporary employees as they line up etters to go through | ~Fhotos by Se