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{F j ' OSHAWA THE DAILY TIM Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby E Ga S-GAZE vette and Chronicle VOL. 5--NO. 186 . OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1946 Price 4 Cents | JAPAN'QUAKE DEATH TOLL Worker Seriously Hurt By Freight Elevator "= | Quick Thinking By Fellow Employee Prevents His Death Split-second reaction on the part of Frank Duval, a fel- low employee, saved Daniel Sutherland, 714 Simcoe Street North, from possible death early this morning when a mov- ing freight elevator pinned Sutherland's sLoulder against a steel bar right arm and in the basement of the Alger Press building, corner Charles and Athol Street East. Sutherland, employed as a main-# tenance man for the past few months, is in Oshawa General Hos- pital suffering from serious injur- | les to his right arm, a dislocated right shoulder and shock. Dr. C. D. Russell is attending Mr. Sutherland. Mrs. Sutherland is at present out of the city on a trip to England and Scotland, it was learned. Checked Elevator's Progress Assistant Manager | Mr, Duval, 97. Bond Street East, | said he threw open the elevator door, checking the elevator's flight before it could crush Sutherfand between a fixed steel bar and a steel guard plate attached to the elevator. Firemen, called to the scene at . 1.18 am. succeeding in forcing off the guard with the help of Harold Sharpe, 15 Simcoe Street South, Al- ger Press driver. Duval, company boilerman, who had-been working just opposite the elevator shaft. said he whirled around when he heard Sutherland's shout and flung open the left-hand elevator door, auiomeotically stop- ping the elevator. "Then I ran up- stairs and shut off the main switch," Duval said. «Attracted by the yelling; SHar reported he had raced downstairs to the basement and, seeing Sutherland dangling almost two feet off the J" floor with his arm pinned under the fo ¥ bar, supported him with his weight. Aided by Robert Clayton, Bert Hol- lett, Willlam Shrubb and William , Sharpe placed skids under the trapped man. Firemen, under the direction of Captain M. R. Oster, assisted by Sharpe, pried off the steel guard with a crowbar and released Suth- It was thought that Sutherland had been reaching into the moving WORKER HURT (Continued on Page 2) Besetting Counts 'Spec' Strike Aftermath Hamilton, Dec. 21 (CP)--Charges of besetting have been laid against eight men in connection with inci- dents arising from the strike at the Hamilton Spectator. The charges were laid over today until Dec. 27. Facing charges are: George El. ford, David Cook, Leslie Hamilton, John Heatley, John Lloyd Heatley, James Boyd, George Berry and Wal- ter Crocher. THE WEATHER Almost continuous snow today becoming lighter and intermittent by tomight and Sunday morning. Cloudy with snowflurries Sunday after. noon, Northeast winds 15 mpr. Temperatures steady today, falling slowly Sunday. Temperatures at midnight tonight and midnight Sunday 28 and 15. er'as Assistant' Manager of the main 'office of the Dominion Banle here. Mr, Snyder came to Osha- wa from Montreal where he was accountant at the St. Jean Bapt- iste Market Branch, Racial Equality Doesn't Work, Smutts Declares Pretoria, South Africa, Dec, 21 ~--(CP)--Prime Minister Smuts said yesterday that the United Nations assembly in New York was a parliament of man in that the colored races represented out- numbered the white peoples, He added, however, that the idea of racial esuality "simply does not work." Smuts 'was reviewing the U.N. discussions of South Africay, racial problems, SWEAR IN RAY LAWSON BOXING DAY Toronto, Dec. 21--(CP)~--Pro- vineial Secretary Michener of Ontario announced yesterday that arrangements have been completed for the ceremony at which Ray Lawson of London, Ont., will be sworn in as Lieu- tenant - Governor of Ontario. The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m., Dec. 26, in the Legisla- tive Chambers at Queen's Park and the oath of office will be administered by Chief Justice R. 8. Robertson, St. George's Presentation Nativity Story Impressive The immortal Christmas, story impressiy interpre! n pa- poant rad pi at St. George's Church last night &t the third an- nual Nativity Scrvice presented by the choir' and members of the op narrator read from the pages of New Testament Scripture . the story of the birth of Our Lord, the actors in authentic Eastern / ume appeared on the elévated e.in the chancel of the church Mid the choir, concealed in the 4 trancepts, completed the exposition Lg with Christmas melodies and carols, ancient and modern, from many lands. congregation took part in -- at the beginning and conclu- sion of the service and the rector, Rev. D. M. Rose led in Christmas Phe Nativity Service proper was introduced by a group of male sing- ers singing "Of the Father's love pegotten", a plainsong melody of the 12th ' century, the words for which are a translation from the Latin of the fourth century. , The first scene was that of the angel appearing to the elderly priest Zacharias as he burned incense and telling him that his wife Elizabeth would give birth to a son, John, The angel next appeared to Mary and as he departed the choir sang the well-known Magnificant, the hymn of the Virgin Mary. As the story of Mary and Joseph going to Bethlehem to pay taxes in accord with a decree from the Em- peror was read, the choir sang to an English traditional melody the hymn "QO Little Town of Bethle- hem." An unusual and highly Interest- ing note was added to the presenta- tion with the.singing of a Chinese Christmas Carol as the shepherds appeared. The composer of this NATIVITY STORY (Continued on Page 2) COAL OUTLOOK FOR CANADA REASSURING Ottawa, Dec, 21--(CP)--Canada's coal resources are in such goed supply that reconstruction Minister Howe, for the first time in four years, last night gave a "confident and reassuring forecast" of the Do- minion's fuel supply situation and announced removal of distribution controls. p Removal of distribution controls extends to coal, coke and solid fuels and becomes effective Dec. 31. How- ever, a coal administration under the Prices Board will remain to re- gulate the price of these fuels. ' Mr. Howe said it was understood the new administrator of coal, coke and solid fuels would be J. E. Van Buskirk, president of the Prices | Stabilization Corporation. Reviewing the coal picture gen- erally, the Minister said stocks of bituminous coal for industrial use were "satisfactory" and when aug- mented by the rail shipments nor- mally expected during the winter months, would be sufficient until navigation opens next year. Domestic fuel stocks are equal to those of last year, while deliveries of anthracite from the United States are expected to continue satisfac- torily. Mild autumn weather has helped and the U. 8S. coal strike and Can- adian shipping strike which threat- ened supplies last June have dis- appeared. In June it was feared Canada might, face the winter with a 3500000 ton coal shortage. 0 making, the: announcement Mr. Howe paid tribute to 'the work of Ernest J. Brunning, coal control ler and his assistant, Tan MacLaren, and their associates, | Looks Like A White Christmas By The Canadian Press The heaviest snowfall of the win- ter throughout Southern Ontario combined with occasional freezing drizzle today to make slippery driv- ing conditions. At Toronto the Ontario Depart- ment of Highways warned that sanding of roads was only partially effective as the freezing rain and packed wet snow combined to coat over freshly-sanded highways. There was no drifting in the three to nine- inch snowfall, North of Muskoka, the Depart- ment sald, roads are in good shape with normal winter driving, But east of Toronto, where the snow was heaviest, it averaged six inches. West of Toronto the depth averaged three inches. The weatherman gave plenty of encouragement to those hoping for a white Christmas, with his predic- tion of almost continuous snow for most of Southern Ontario. The fall is expected to taper off a bit to- ward Sunday morning. Ontario centres generally reported a heavy snowfall today but few traffic accidents. Windsor turned in a typical report of many slightly damaged cars being towed to gar- ages from collisions at icy inter- sections. Railways had no difficulty keeping their tracks clear without snowplows. Three Accidents Of Minor Nature Police Report Slippery streets, following yes. terday's snowfall, caused several minor accidents in the city, Kenneth Gillard, 334 Alice Street, told police his truck slid into a parked auto on Albert Street opposite number 110, this morning after he had applied the brakes in order to avoid a north- bound bus, There was slight da- mage to the rear fender and tail light of the parked car and to the right front fender of the truck, J. Paget, Gray Coach Lines dri- ver, reported driving his bus west on Bond Street West last night and skidding into a Canadi. Bread sign at the corner of Bond and McMillan Drive, Paget sald his brakes wouldn't hold when he at- tempted to stop at the corner, Driving east on : King Street West yesterday afternoon James French, 103 Arlington Avenue, told police the back end of his auto was slightly damaged when a taxi bumped Into his ear, French sald he was driving slow ly and following a transport. Soon To Appear Here ne mounted on the posts now being placed along the sidewalks. The meters are set in motion by putting a coin in the slot at the top and then turning the handle just below over twice to the right. A white space moves across the face of the machine to indicate the number of minutes remaining and when the face shows solid red the time paid for has expired, as are the fade Nearly Half Parking Meter Posts Installed Using compressor drills, workmen had today installed nearly one half the 300-odd posts on which the new parking meters will soon line the streets in the downtown sections of the city. It is expected that the me- ters themselves will make their ap- pearance about the first of the new year, Cemented In Walks The posts are being installed by BEd. Brandwood of Port Hope, for A. L. Miller through whom the city contracted for the "Mark-Time" model meters. The posts are ce- mented in the sidewalk, a few in- ches from the curb and they will be painted with aluminum paint before the meters are mounted on them. Those in charge of installation explained that«some difficulty has been encountered in having to rlace the posts in the ground ra- ther than in the sidewalk at scme points. It was thought that the danger of these heaving in the spring might be overcome by plac- ing them deeper in the ground. The area as laid out by Mr, Mil- ler and his associates in which the meters are to be placed includes Simcoe Street from William to Athol, King Street from Mary to Church, Athol Street from Celina to Centre, Bond Street from On- tario to Prince, Street from King to Bond, Victoria Street from Bond to Athol, Celina Street from Bond to Athol, Prince Street from Bond to King and also sections on Albert and Willlam Streets, Started Two Days Ago Work begdn two days ago on Simcoe Street North and today the posts were lining King and Simcoe Streets. It is expected that an education- al program will be carried on for a time before the meters are actual- ly put into operation. In view of the necessity for the proper use of the meters by the public to make them effective as a means of regulating traffic. Chest Allots Surplus To Five Organizations From the amount cleared in ex- cess of the 1946 Community Chest objective, the Chest committee last night voted additional grants to four local organizations as well as a $50 donation to the Canadian Wel- fare Council, the parent body for these campaigns across Canada. The sum remaining, augmented by $435 received from the Citizens War Ser- vices Committee which recently held its final meeting, was carried over to the 1047 campaign, On recommendation of its budget committee, the executive of the Chest voted an additional sum of $4,000 to the Community Recrea- tion Association, bringing this or- ganizations. allotment to the $15,000 originally requested, An amount of $3,000 was also ap- proved. for the Salvation Army, making its total allotment $7,500, An additional sum of $1,500 was voted 10 the Children's Ald Boclety with the stipulation that the com.' mittee be furnished with detalls of the expenditure of this money, This brought this organisation's total ale lotment to $3,000, The Victorian Order of Nurses was alloted an. additional amount of $80 lo make up the 81,760 requests The meeting approved the budget committee's recommendation that no additional amount be given to the Boy Scouts Local Association as that organization had been unable to obtain the services of a full-time employee wihch had been contem- plated when its original budget had been submitted. A request had also been received from the Oshawa Gladiolus Society for a grant to assist with the hold- ing of the Canadian Gladiolus So- ciety show here next year but it was decided that a donation of this type could not properly be granted by the Chest, The committee designated the re- maining amount as a carry over for the 1947 campaign and to this was added the sum of $434.82, the funds turned over to the Chest by the Oltizens War Services committee, Requests had been received from the Bt. John Ambulance Assocla- tion and Brigade and the Hospital for Bick Children for assistance. While the 8t. John request was teforred to the 1047 organization it Was considered that no provision could Ye made for a grant to the Hosp)al for Bick Children in that Its Fun campaigns for funds were widesproad, . il fl SEE ALL-OUT CHINA WAR RESUMED Peiping, Dec. 21--(AP)--Cilmax- ing weeks of political bickering, Chinese government and Commun- ent. Chiang Kai-Shek's Peiping head- quarters, said government armies would resume the offensive if the | Communists continue to disregard Chiang's cease fire order, Six weeks ago, in a truce bid, Chiang ordered his forces to end their offensives. The Communists, demanding a restoration of terri- tories seized by the government since an oft-violated Jan. 13 truce, immediately attacked in several areas. In Yenan, the Communists' chief negotiator, Chol En-lai, told Asso- ciated Press correspondent John Roderick: "The Communists will launch an all out strategic offensive if the government persists in its refusal to follow the Democratic lines set by the interparty conference last January and fails to return its troops to their Jan, 13 positions." On the military front, Commun- ist guerillas pushed through govern- ment defences to within 11 miles of Pelping, were driven off in a count- er-attack, then fought right back in another thrust at Antung on the Peiping-Tientsin railroad. a aor ads ed h » "of TallWway station, 15 miles po of Pelping government headquarters acknowledged. Must Vote Rose Out Ottawa, Dec, 21--(CP)--Only a vote by the House of Commons itself can open the seat of Fred Rose, the Labor Progressive mem- ber for Montreal-Cartier whose appeal against .conviction on an espionage charge was dismissed yesterday by the Quebec Court of Appeal. This opinion was expres- sced here by an outstanding con- stitutional authority, who said he believed that Rose's seat could not be considered "vacant" ar thus open to a federal by-election atl) the House itself expelled m, Pianist's Career Is Endangered By Fingers Loss Toronto, Dec. 21--(CP)--Sev- enteen year old Donald Clunes of St. Thomas had his career as a pianist cut short yesterday when two fingers of his right hand were amputated after he caught his hand in the blades of a hopper in a truck belonging to the insula- ting company for which he, whs working, or The injured youtr 'sid police he had heen workirg for the company only three fays. Timely Arrival Saves 3 Lives Kingston, Dec. 21 -- (OP) -- The arrival of a boarder, Miss Joy Peters, jad a friend, William Joy, Queen's miversity student, early today sav- ed two small children and the girl looking after them from death by asphyxiation, e children, Jane Shamus, five, and her brother James, eight, were asleep upstairs when gas fumes said to have escaped from a kitchen range seeped through the house. Joyce McEwen, 15, who was in the living room, heard one of the chil- dren calling and attempted to go upstairs but was overcome by fumes and fell unconscious at the foot of the stairs. ; On entering the house Miss Peters raced past Miss McEwen and found the children semi-conscious. up- stairs. Joy, unable to revive Miss McEwen, assisted in opening all up- tairs windows and notified police and firemen. Miss McEwen was revived with an inhalator. The parents of the children arrived home shortly after- wards, For Miss McEwen it was her Returning from a party yesterday she was hit by a slow-moving car, dragged a few feet by the bumper, but unhurt, ist leaders today declared fullscale! resumption of civil war is immin- | Gen, Li Tsung-Jen, director of second close call within a few hours. ern Japan today. Incomplete figures tistda Said World's Worst; : ThousandsFleeing; ; Death Toll Mounts } Tokyo, Dec. 21 (AP)--A violent earthquake and severe. tidal waves ravaged more than 50,000 square miles of south- 500 dead, 612 injured, and. 43 missing; nearly 28,000 hbmes destroyed, damageC OIj Rotary Speaker REV, D. M. ROSE who will be the speaker at the Ro- tary Club's special Christmas meet- ing at noon on Monday. 4 'Quake | Confusion t| Some of the waves were y one Allied casualty: tish soldier--was repo Seisraologists said the oy and 500 fishing vessels Ic oor, "over Wakayama Pi 7 ppp 370-mile wide area from Shimoda' on the eastern Honshu coast to Ko- chi on Shikoku's southern. coat Authorities said loss of life not far greater because a fd * Tonight, tho of Wakaya- mans fled into the hills, fearful of repercug$ions. Tanaba was deserted, its 2,500 homeless refugees having sought safety in the hills, idents of some other Wal EARTHQUAKE (Continued on Page Chest Gg Jiscuss rature th the afrson, KC. gfuestion of re Communit] rg Tokyo, Dec. 21 -- (AP3 -- A great, dirty amm of water swung six times at the tiny city of Kainan When it finally withdrew, then was nothing but whimpering d ple looking for lost relatives am smashed houses. That is the picture sketched halting telegram messages f nearly obliterated Kainan on smashed Wakayama Peniy Kainan was one of dozens of munities lashed by today's wave, which was felt by ¢ towns 370 miles apart. "The town boiled with a whirlpool," said the first re from Kainan in the centre hardest hit areas As the first earth shock 4:20 am. residents of Kal shivering, into the streets as the Japanese are, of iy movements of the earth, Nothing happened fg 80 the people 'bega home. Then came a * at sea. It increased a. m., the first wav Houses along th and their wrecks sea. Forty minutes later crashed it. od The wave splinter rooted treed and swallowed 8 in reach. caught in the swirling mated limbed to rooftops. Mothers scr : for their children and children cried for help. Some clung in| frozen fear and were washed A boat moored in the harbor broke loose, swept in and smashed a house, then disappeared on the outgoing tide. Furniture floated on the wling waters. The ebb Side yawned hugely, dragging everything with it. Then the sea came back with a snarling roar--again and again until it had pounded the town six times. The, last was at 8:20 am.--nearly three hours after the initial wave. ! "One could do nothing to help his friends who were wallowing in the water and yelling for help," said a witness.. "People just clung to whatever was available and waited ut the ocean's fury." i Hd it was all over, said Kyodo News Agency, "the homeless didn't know what to do. They just looked at their wrecked homes, searching for relatives, and shivered." Dies On Eve Of . 100th Birthday Wingham, Dec. 21+T. K. Pow ploneer resident of this district, died yesterday at the/ home of his daughter, Mrs. J A. Wilson, just) one day before his 100th birthday. A native of Somersetshire, Eng. a eight settling at Turnberry Town- ship. Mr. Powell, farmed for 60 years retiring to Wingham 22 years RED irviving are a daughter, Mrs. J, A. Wilson, Wingham} two sons, Robert Turnberry To'fnship, and Thomas, Winnipeg. §& : he came to Canada at the age offs tal pay and damages in excd $74,000,000 and a union official predicted future suits D area alone would approach $i 000,000 mark. le decision 1 by th ted States Supreme Court in started by employees" of th Cletiens (Mich) Pottery Con for auch pay under the 19: Labor Standards Act. In Detroit, Richard T, vice-president of the U Workers, CLO, and national Ford directo filing of suits tin from Detroit cluding claims against Ford. U. A.W, Ia ing $60,000,0 Manufacturiy epicentre was under 3 saps