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S-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY OSHAWA-WHITBY., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1946 Price 4 Cons FOURTEEN PAGES EARCH FOR LO T CHILD PUSHED --a Christmas Mailing Is All Time Peak Here ad mportan: Position A. J. GRAVES "" Whose appointment to the Regional Committee for the administration of the Veteran's Land Act has been approved by the Governor-General of Canada. A. J. GRAVES APPOINTED TO AL GROUP Governor-General, Lord Alex- the appoint- Oitce Committee" of Ae! recommended by WE , M. P. for On- braves has for 'many. years D a great interest in the wel- fare' of the. returned' man. He has their Padre for 27 years. In 1916. he répresented them on the Town Council. He also served on the Town and City Council for five other terms. He had quite a lot to do in the annexation of Cedardale and} was a member when Oshawa was made a city. He was chosen. to t the veterans and work- ; Ters' when the big delegation went to Ottawa in 1926. His plea on their behalf was referred to by H H. Stevens on the floor, of the House. The Prime Minister thanked Mr. Graves personally and said his speech made a great impression on the Government, " He has served on many commit- tees in Oshawa, including the Re- habilitation Committee and was the Chajrman for two years when the sponsored it and has served i the Council since it was enlarg- under James Haxton and Col was chairman and the 'comnittee did a splendid job dur- ing the war. He is also a member of the Ohristmas Cheer Committee since its inception. Mr. Graves new job will not take : too much time as it is of an a nature. Graves says of of the citizens of ' A.J. GRAVES (Continued on Page 2) t, do the ly the fom CHRISTMAS MATL December 19 Peak Day With 115,385 Stamps Cancelled The volume of mail handled by the Oshawa Post Office during the Christmas season constituted an all-time record, it was reported this morning by Postmaster Norman J. Every effort was made to see that mail deliveries possible and as a result mem- ! bers of the staff and the war veterans who were taken on Moran. were carried out as rapidly as * for the rush period worked long hours, Cancellations Increased A total of 505,444 cards and letters went through the cancelling mach- ine between December 14 and 23. This was an increase of 36,839 over the same period of last year when 468,605 cancellations were recorded. Last year the peak day was Decem- ber 18 when there were 104,991 can- cellations. This peak was exceeded on'two days this year -- namely December 18 with 111,372 cancella- tions and December 19 when there were 115,385 cancellations. Commenting upoh these figures, Postmaster Moran pointed out that the' deadline of December 18, sug- gested by the department for local mailing, was one of the peak days with the all-time high coming on the following day. This had the effect of placing an added burden on the members: of the/ staff and slowing up delivery. Postmaster Moran also drew at- tention to the fact that about 16,000 letters and Christmas cards arrived at the Post Office improper- addressed. They had been set aside in thwee large cartons and PRbac (Continued on Page 2) Seek Plane, 12 Aboard San Diego, Calif, Dec. 27--(AP) --Sheriff Bert Strand ordered out ground parties at dawn today on a two-way approach to rugged Cuy. apaipe Peak, where a Western Afr Lines plane missing since Christmas Eve with 12 aboard hay have heen wrecked. One crew planned to approach the 6,375-foot peak from the west side and the other from the east through Cuyapaipe Indian Reserva- tion. The weather bureau predict- ed clearing skies. The peak is about 65 air miles east of here. The Sheriff said both ground parties would "head for what we thing is a wreck." His deputies reported sighting, through field glasses, pieces of shiny metal in what appeared to bs a burned-out area on the east slope of the peak. One of them said he ele ond ann pi pit as the. clouds parted briefly. Excellent Reports At District School Board Meetings Last Ni ight Work done during the year was reviewed while plans for the coming year were discussed at the annual meetings of the school sections at Thornton's Corners, Westmount and Harmony last night. All the meet- ings were attended by small audi- ences of the ratepayers -- indicative of the good stewardship given by the members of the board during the year. Harmony Meeting At the Harmony meeting Gordon Robinson presided as chairman with George Abraham gs secretary, In presenting the secretary's re- port, Clarence Greentree reported receipts totalling $13,292.56 and ex- penditures amounting to $11,816.84 to leave a balance on hand of $1,- 475.72. Enumerating the work done during the year he drew attention to the new roof, extensive repairs to the heating system, the re-wiring of four classrooms and the improved lighting. Plans for the coming year SCHOOL BOARDS Continued on Page 2) Promoted _. K. TRAYNOK wi A. Gillespie, of Lindsay, has been appointed Oshawa Manager the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, succeeding T. R. Traynor New Bell Manager A. A. GILLESPIE of one of the four telephone who has been appointed district m ris ted in Toronto, it was announced today. Mr. Gillespie, who will also the company's business offices at Perry, will assume his new duties this week. Born in London and public school and the Central Collegiate there, Mr. Gillespie , Whitby and Belt Tolon background of over 19 years in the telephone business. He joined C y in Sep 15 years he gained a wide knowledge in alt phases of telephone work, various staff appointments in the division and general com- offices of the company in Toronto. In December, 1944, he was vealed discrepancies in some ac- manager for Lindsay, and now leaves that post t6 come here. 1927, in Toronto. During the .110 on his appearance in court to RCMP Move To Smash Black Mart Ottawa, Dec. 21-- ( 27-- (CP) -- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, moving behind a mantle of secrecy, today were engaged in widespread inves- tigations of black market "traffick- ing" in used ration coupons stolen from the Hull, Que, plant of the E. B. Eddy Company. The coupons, taken across the Ottawa river 'by the local ration board for disposal in a chemical dis- integrator at the paper plant, were allegedly stolen by employees of the ccmpany after they had been ap- parently "destroyed." Facts on the story were skimpy, as officials concerned refused to comment on the ground publicity would hinder the investigations, It was believed, however, that the R. C.M.P. were investigating the whole system of disposal of used ration | coupons, which are dealt with var- iously by local ration boards across the country. The disclosure that a black mar- ket was operating in stolen butter, sugar and meat coupons followed discovery by the Prices Board some months ago that coupons were turn- ing up which obviously had come from unauthorized sources. RCMP. experts found bits of pulp clinging to some of the suspi- cious coupons and finally traced their source to the Eddy plant. Ex-Unionist's Trial Postponed Toronto, Dec. 27 -- (CP) -- Abra- ham Weingarten, 43, an official of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (AF.L.) in 1944 and 1945, was remanded today until Jan. face two charges of stealing more than $17,000 from the union. He was released on bail of $8,000. Union officials said following his arrest Dec, 18 that he had resigned all official positions with the IL.G. W.U. a year ago because of ill health and was expelled from the labor organization last month for non-payment of dues. The charges were laid after in- vestigation of the books of the un- _ J counts. ion's Toronto headquarters had re- Kinsmen Enjo Christmas-With Shelter Kiddies On Christmas Day a gro Society Shelter, Centre § During the afternoon they prov the distribution of gifts. Members' of the members of the Oshawa Kinsmen Club paid a visit to the Children's Ald "where they served a turkey dinner to the children and staff members. of movies and games, and later assisted Santa Claus in program of the chib 'who assisted at the party were, left to right: Charles Barion, H. E. Robinson (President-Elect), Homer Martin, Alec Broad (hidden), Earl Fielding (Santa Claus), Bill President; Cyril Chesebrough, Jos. Daly, Ron Wilson and Thomas Henderson. Murphy, Douglas Chesebrough, Presiden Photo by Ed. Mothersill. Above are' two scenes during the party as Santa Claus distributed gifts to the children. In the upper picture as he paid a visi while the lower picture is of Santa who was too ill to attend the party joyed Santa's visit. Santa is shown with three brothers visit ito + one small boy expr h he en. - =Photos -by Bd. Mothersill but wh Sign New Textile Agreement Cornwall, Dec. 27-- (CP) ----- An agreement which calls for a reduce tion in hours of work with no change in take-home pay has been signed between the Cornwall of Powdrell and Alexander of Can- ada, Ltd., and Local 805 of the Tex- tile Workers Union of America (C. 1. 0), it was announced today. The agreement calls for a 46-hour work week instead of 48, union dues check-off and holidays with pay. Company officials said the adjust- ment was equivalent to an increase of seven to 10 cents an hour in the basic hourly rate. Auto Production Down This Week "Detroit, Dec. 27 -- (AP) -- Ward's Automotive Reports today estithated this week's production of cars and trucks in the United States and plant | Canada at 63,955 units, compared with a revised estimate of 96,754 last week. The decline was due chiefly to the Christmas holiday curtailment and worker absenteeism incident to Yule observance, Estimating December production at 374,210 cars and trucks in the United States and Canada, the agency says the total for the year will 'be 3,257,301 units. FIND D. SMITH J GUILTY; GIVEN o-YEAR TERM Ottawa, Dec. 27 --(CP)-- Durn- ford Smith, National Research , | Council engineer, today was con- victed and sentenced to five years in Kingston penitentiary by county 3 Juage A. G. McDougall on a charge of conspiring to communicate con- fidential 'information for Russia. "I'Trial of the actused ended a week | ago when 'the Judge reserved his decision. Judge McDougall based his judg- ment on what he described as "fantastic explanations" -by the ac- cused and "an overyhelming mass of evidence" by. the Crown which linked Smith with a Russian con- spiracy. The Judge said he was convinced that Smith had given a large amount of confidential, highly sec- ret information which could. only be . prejudicial to the interests of the state. Smith, speaking briefly from the prisoner's dock, told the judge "I SMITH GUILTY (Continued on Page 2) One Million Gallons Oil Explode Suebec, Dec. 27--(CP)--An oil tank containing 1,000,000 gallons of fuel oil exploded this morning in the northeastern Chicoutimi dis- trict, according to word received heretoday. First reports said there were no casualties and no-fire fol- lowed the explosion. Information reaching here said '| the tank, between Bagotville and Port Alfred, burst at about 10 am, and that the noise of the blast could be heard several miles away. Ol}, five inches deep in some places, was sald to have flowed into the streets of Port as'red. Municipal and oll company work- ers immediately attempted to stem the flood and to guard against ac- cidents. Has Ribs Broken Highway Crash Hugh Johnston, of Ottawa, in her husband's auto, was. treated at Oshawa General Hospital yesterday for three broken ribs and torn muscles in her left thigh, suffered in a collision on No. 12 Highway at the north end of Brooklin Mr. Johnston told Provincial Constable 'Gordon Keast he was driving north when a southbound auto, * driven by Kenneth Shearer, Toronto, skidded on an fcy stretch of the road and struck the left front end'of his car. Damage amounting to approx- imately $300 for each vehicle re- | sulted, it was learned. THE WEATHER C snow beginning this afternoon, changing to freezing rain about midnight tonight. Inter- mittent min Saturday morning, changing to snowflurries Saturday afteinoon. Rising temperatures to- day and Saturday, becoming eold Saturday afternoon. Southeast winds 15 mph increasing to 25 mph tonight and becoming northwest 25 44 mph Saturday afternoon. Early 'morning and midafternoon temper- atures on Saturday 29 and 35. MI. PE tah tn Find Paper From Gift She Carried; 'Slim-Man' Sought St. Catharines, Dec. 27 (CP)--Police announced today - that they had found the red and blue wrapping paper which . covered the Christmas presents nine-year-old Marion Rasnuk . carried at the time she disappeared Monday night. Detective James Anderson said Mrs. identified the paper as that she wrapped - around a toy drum and two pairs of stockings before giving them to Marion as a gift for the little girl's baby brother. The spot where the paper was found is several hundred feet from the corner of Welland Avenue and Wellington Street where Mrs. Betty Smyth last saw a child whom she had heard talking to a slim man about 40 years of age. The child carried a Christmas parcel and re- sembled the missing girl. Mrs. Smyth quotéd the man as saying to the child: "What would that little baby bro- ther of yours like for Christmas-- perhaps a rattle?" Mrs. Smyth could not hear what the little girl replied but she heard the man say: "Well, let's go to the store and get him something." 'The man and the little girl cross- ed the street and when Mrs. Smyth last saw them they were at the cor- ner of Welland Avenue and Well- ington Street. Discovery of the wrapping paper came during: what residents consid- er the most extensive hunt for a missing child in the history of St. Catharines and Lincolm County. Yesterday, the hunt for the bright, dark-haired little girl had grown to proportions of a minute search of all houses, highways and byways, spare lands, fields and bush, But there were no clues to aid the organizers of the search-- nothing save the report that the John LePierre &- A 4 CLAIM GIRL WAS . IN PORT HOPE Port Hope, Dec. 27-- (CP) --Po- lice said today that a little girl whose appearance was similar to that of nine-year-old Mar- fon Rasnuk, missing from her home in St. Catharines since Monday night had been seen in Port Hope on Tuesday. They said Madeline Jex of Port Hope, after - hearing her mother read newspaper _ac- counts of the Rasnuk case last night, told them the girl carried a rag dol] and was accompanied by a man 'about 25 years old with fair curly hair and a tweed little girls was last seen talking to a "tall, slim stranger" after she had run an errand to the store for her mother Monday afternoon. During that errand Marion care ried a toy drum, gift from a neigh- bor to her baby brother for Christ- mas. She is one of four children of Mr. and Mrs. John Rasnuk. The others are Johnny, 10 months, Ce- cile, six, and Margaret, 16. The drum was wrapped in brown parcel paper. By last night hun- dreds of pleces of wrapping paper MISSING CHILD (Continued on Page 2) Hon.Ray Lawson Sworn In As Lieut.-Governor Sworn In HON. RAY LAWSON London, Ontario, widely known Canadian industrialist and fiancier who was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, at inaugura- tion ceremonies held at the Parlia- ment Buildings, Toronto, yesterday. Mr. Lawson is relinquishing some of his many business interests in ac- cordance with his desire to devote more of his time to public service in his native province. ~--Photo by Wesley, London HEARING IS ADJOURNED Case of Gordon A. Preston, Stirl- ing, charged on two counts of dan- gerous and careless driving, was set over until January 22. Mr. Preston was involved in an accident on No. 2 Highway half a mile west of Dun- barton on December 21, when three airmen from Trenton were injured. 'Toronto, Dec. 27--(CP)--Canada's newest Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Ray Lawson of London, Ont. was receiving congratulations from a host of friends today as he adjust- ed his new robes of offfce. In a simple 10-minute ceremony . in the Legislative chamber at Queen's Park yesterday attended by his predecessor, the Hon. Albert Matthews, and provincial govern- ment dignitaries, Chief Justice R. 8. Robertson of the Ontario Su- preme Court administered the Oath of Office to the industrialist. With traditional dignity, Mr. Lawson was handed the Great Seal, which he examined and returned to Provincial Secretary D. R. Mich- ener. Following' the oath, Mr. Law- son changed seats with Mr, Mat- thews. Premier Drew stood to the left and his cabinet ministers sat around the council table. Premier Drew welcomed Mr. Law- son to his new office after the cere- mony and assured him all possible assistance from the government. The Premier then paid high tribute to the retiring Lieutenant Govern- or and said he and Mrs. Matthews had served unselfishly through their long tenure of office. His was the longest tenure of office of any Lieutenant Governor--nine years. Members of Mr. Lawson's family, relatives, Cabinet members and about 100 others watched the cere- mony. Ministers in attendance be- sides Mr. Michener were agricul ture Minister Kennedy, Labor Min- ister Daly, Attorney General Black well, Planning and Development Minister Porter and W. G, Webster, Minister Without Portfolio. W. J. Stewart, Speaker of the Legislature, was also present. Mrs. John C. Kenedy andéLt.-Col, Thomas Lawson were the only ones of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson's five child- ren able to attend the ceremony. Other relatives present included Helen and Mary McArthur, nieces; Gertrude Hodgins, aunt and Mrs. Duncan MacArthur, sister. - % LATE NEWS BRIEFS x Paris: The French claimed in an Indo-China communique: today to have beaten back a strong Christmas-night attack on Hanoi with heavy losses to Viet Nam troops. They said eight Japanese bodies were found among the slain, Lake Success, N.Y.: Andrei A, Gromyko, Soviet delegate to the United Nations atomic energy commission, was' absent today as the commission went into a secret session for a discussion of the United States plan for atomic control New Orleans: The Illinois Central Railroad's prize train, the all-pullman streamlined Panama Limited en route from Chicago to New Orleans, was wrecked today, and division officials at McComb, Miss., reported that about 40 passengers were injured,