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"TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE * Labor-Progressives Soundly Whipped In Violent Election Liberal Candidate Tops Field of 6; 2 Hurt In Brawl Montreal, April 1 (CP)--The tumult and violence of the by-election ended, tonstituents of Montreal-Cartier prepared today to send Liberal Maurice Hartt to Ottawa after four years of Labor-Progressive representation in the House of i H p | ment Thursday. 'Full Dress Debate Seen At Toronto 'On D-P Relations .. Toronto, April 1 (CP)--A full-dress debate on Domin- jon-Provincial affairs loomed in the Ontario Legislature today as the Provincial House pressed to clean up all y/ existing business in preparation for an indefinite adjourn- One phase of the drive to clear legislation from the order paper was an hour earlier opening at 2 p.m. yesterday, which will con- tinue all this week. Another was the volume of business cleared in short order, the House voting last night a total of $56,794,729 in estimates of the Departments of Public Works, Health, Munici- pal Affairs, Mines and Provincial Treasurer, The debate on Dominion-Prov- incial relations is expected to ar- ise from a motion presented by Premier Drew which read: "That this House is of the opinion that a strong federal system is the best form of government for Ca- nada and approves the steps ta- ken by the Ontario government to preserve that system and to Protect the established rights, customs and education system of this province." Highlights of yesterday's sit- ting included Premier Drew's charge of "political blackmail" in regard to a statement in Parlia- ment by Finance Minister Abbott last Friday; the Premier's an- ouncement of a clothing drive for flood-harrassed Britain; 23 bills given second reading and two votes, in one of which two Progressive Conservatives voted J) against the government. +. In the first vote, on a Liberal | amendment to the Liquor Licence t Act, W. J, Stewart (Prog-Con.- | Allen Toronto Parkdale) and Harry M. (Prog, - Con. - Middlesex South) voted against the govern- ment when the amendment was defeated 45-21. Liberal, C.C.F. and Labor-Progressive members voted solidly for the amendment. In the second - vote, which would have given municipal coun- eils the same right as individuals to oppose granting of liquor li- gences, the amendment was de- ted 48-17 with Joseph Mein- inger (Lab. - Lb, - Waterloo North) voting with the govern- ment, 5 The first amendment would Phave compelled all municipalities Xo vote on the question of cock- il lounges and Mr, Stewart, who 'ecently resigned as Speaker of fhe House, said the majority of he people in his constituency @feel they! should be allowed to vote" on the question. - »h Oh, To Be In England = London, April 1--(AP)--Oh, to be in England, now that April's bere .... = "Package of cigarets, please?" pd "Sorry, 8ir. None 'til Thursday." € Oh, to be in England, now that pris. ..,. "A friend of my husband's just t a new car--and we'll be on the iting list for at least two years." "You have to be an American to et anything in this country." Oh, to be in England, nbw that . . £ "Package from America for you, diss. With the duty and purchase jax, that'll be two pounds ten (10 ollars)." Oh, to be in England, now , ... "I know it's chilly, darling, but jhere's no use fiddling with that lectric fire. The power doesnt ome on until four o'clock." Oh, to be in England .... "Will you leave me The Dally Bugle hereafter, please, instead of e Dally Clarion?" "Sorry, Sir, you discontinue The Bugle we can't serve you at all, We're not allowing any changes be- ause of the staff shortage." Oh, to be in "Yes, I can renew your ration [Pook--but you have "lost three gnonths' clothing coupons bv com- ng in late for your renwal." poOn, tone..... "Let's see, I'll have the soup, the past beef--" "Beef's gone. I'll see if there's a ortion of fish left." Oh, to... .. BEWARE "SLIMMING" People who go on "slimming" lets without doctor's instructions nay endanger their health by de- riving their bodies of necessary North Oshawa Business Men Ask For Walk Because almost 300 children at North Oshawa tramp daily to school along the Oshawa-Port Perry High- way, the North Oshawa Business Men's Association last night voted unanimously that a sidewalk be built north from Ross' Corners to the Fourth Concession. A resolution calling for action will be sent the East Whitby Township Council and County Engineer David J. Kean. It will ask that providing a ten-foot strip along the west side of the road, can be purchased by the Oshawa Suburban Roads Commit- tee, work should begin immediately with a view to completing the pro- ject by the end of the year, The sidewalk will be on the west side. Reason for purchasing the 10-foot strip was given by the county en- gineer at last night's meeting. He said it was planned that the road should be widened and pointed out that if the sidewalk were laid with- in the 10-foot limit it might neces- sitate teaming it up when the road was being widened. Cost Apportioned Half the cost of the sidewalk would fall on the shoulders of the Provincial Government and the re- mainder would be assessed evenly between the city and the county. Reparations to property owners who extend into the 10-foot zone would be calculated' probably on a front- age basis. This cost would also be shouldered by the Provincial Gov- ernment, the county and the city. The Oshawa Suburban Roads Com- mission holds the right to approach owners in respect to purchasing pro- perty of this kind. Where buildings must be moved, the cost of doing so is paid through the same assessment lan. p Because most school children at- tending North Oshawa Public School live north of the school, it was recommended by the Business Men's Association that the north portion of the sidewalk be construct- ed first. "It is a matter of lives," said E. A. Tattersall, president of the associa- tion. "I don't think we should let money enter into the suestion at all." His words brought a general nod- ding of heads from the meeting. Mr, Tattersall pointed out that several persons had been killed on the road already and expressed the opinion there would be more unless a sidewalk were built. A census taken by the County roads engineer's department, Octo- ber 4, 1946, showed 2,600 vehicles passed by the fork of the road at the cemetery between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. It was pointed out that this was not a particularly heavy traffic season. Analyzed, the census revealed the following: 140 pedestrians, 228 bi- cycles, 7 milk wagons (horse drawn), 30 buses, 205 light trucks, 267 heavy trucks (full), 178 heavy trucks (emp- ty), 1,687 private automobiles. Endorse Watermain The Association also endorsed construction of a water main as re- commended by the Oshawa Suburb- an Roads Commission to the Town- ship Council. Plans are to lay the main six feet west of the present road limit. Also received witta approval by the Association wag news that the county engineer would go ahead as soon as weather conditions permit- ted, with paving the Oshawa Rail- way crossing on the highway. Date of the next north Oshawa Business Men's Association meeting was set for April 28. . Arch Masons Set Convention London, Ont., April 1.--(CP) -- Between 500 and 700 members of the Grand Chapter of the Royal | Arch Masons of Canada are ex- | pected to attend the 89th annual convention at the Masonic Temple here April 23 and 24. A total of 153 chapters is 17 Ca- nadian districts will be represented, TWAIN LOST OUT ! Alexander Graham Bell tried to | persuade Mark Twain to invest $500 in his teleriione invention. In- | stead, the author loaned the money to a friend who went bankrupt lat- | er. ! District Institutions Gain n Public Works Scheme Toronto, April 1 -- (CP) -- The ns of the Department of Public orks was outlined in full last ht by Hon. George Doucett, inister of Public Works es esti- gates for the Department were dis- sed at the night session of the Pntario Legislature. Expansion in- aded buildings in Toronto and ous agricultural stations in the brovince,' tA wide program was outlined by ar. Doucett. The Minister said "a residence jill be provided for the superin- tendent at the boys' training school, Galt, and for the assistant superin- tendent at Bowmanville, and an ad- ditional residence will be purchased for the girls' training cchool at Co- bourg." In addition a programme of fire- proofing and general fire preven- tion work will be started and carried on during the fiscal year.1947-48, in the patients building of many of the existing Ontario hospitals. These are at Brockville, Cobourg, | Hamilton, Kingston, Penetangui- | shene and Orillia. TELLS ROTARY ABOUT DAIRY INDUSTRY "The dairy industry should be regulated not controlled. It is my opinion we must be very care- ful before we yell for decontrol," commented George Hart in a class ification address at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club yesterday. Introduced by President W, H. Karn, Rotarian Hart said that the dairy business holds an important place in the Canadian economy as 17% billion quarts of milk a year are sold by some 4,500 plants. To- tal cost of the milk purchased by these plants is over $400 million a year and 17 per cent. of the popu- lation of Canada is engaged in dairy work. The consumption of milk is about 500 quarts per cap- ita per year--the highest of any nation. Under Strict Controd The speaker pointed out that the dairy business is far from being free to operate as it sees fit and it is subject to the recommendations of the local sanitary inspector, the provincial inspector and the Milk Control Board. He also pointed out that much has been printed in the press about control of industry. In his opinion it is about time that business men put forth their own side of the story as business and capital had been as responsible for progress as | any other group. It was stated that of the 15 cents which is paidpaid by the consumer for each quart of milk 846 cen's goes to the producer, 3.6 cents for labor, .66 cents to management, 1.11 cents for supplies, .82 cents for taxes, .34 cents for depreciation and 5 cents for profit. At the same time it was pointed out that the prices the dairy has to pay have increased. The cost of milk has increased 33 per cent, cost of labor 45 per cent and taxes 150 per cent while profits have gone down 50 per cent. New Zealand Cited Much had teen heard, Rotarian | Hart declared about the need for naticnization of the dairy indvs- try. Certain factions have point- ed to New Zealand and the nation- alization of its da'ry industry where the dairies get nine cents. The truth of the matter is that the dairies pay $2.83 not $3.15 as is the case here for milk. Labor ¢osts $20 not $40 while coal costs $3.50 per ton not $10. There are no ex- tremes of temperature as is the case in Canada to add to costs, It was the speakers opinion that if the same conditions prevailed in Ca- nada, milk would cost as much to the consumer in New Zealand as here, Regarding the charge of mon- opoly control, Rotarian Hart declar- ed that only one city, that in North Carolina, had a municipally con- trolled milk industry. There it costs 22 cents per quart--the same price as is charged in the surround- ing area. "The dairy industry is as much up to date as it can be. It has been revolutionized twice in my time. It is well organized. It is an industry which does not lend itself to muni- cipal or national organizaticn," he concluded. Over The Falls, Aye, Yes Or No Niagara Falls, April 1. --(CP) -- Forbiddeh by officials here to car- ry out his plan to go down the Nia- gara River, through Lake Ontario to the St. Lawrence River in a rub- ber barrel, French-born Jean Lus- sier said here he intended to do it just the same. The stunt man said if he couldn't start out from land he would have himself dropped into the Niagara from the air. On reaching the At- lantic he will "tie on" behind a liner and go on to Europe, he said. Armed Forces Pool Transport Ottawa, March 31--The pooling of transport resources of the Arm- ed Forces has been approved, with the Army assuming responsibility for the procurement, storage and major repair of vehicles and mo- bile engineering equipment, the Minister of National Defence an- nounced today, Each Service will, in most cases, provide its own drivers and carry out maintenance and minor repairs of its vehicles. In Ottawa, the Army will assume responsibili y for operating one pool of transpo.t to serve tke three Service Headquar- ters and other appropriatz organi- zations exclusive of th: R.CAF. station at Reckcliffe. Ccmmarde s throughout Cenada, and in Len-on | and Wash'nzton also, have been in- structed to effect sny practical pooling of transport facilities wi h- in their commands similar to the arrangements now being made at | Ottawa. Néw Angle To House Canvass London, Ont. April 1, --(CP) -- Police report a new one in house- to-house canvassing. . A youth had been calling at homes in Southeast London, sell- ing nothing but inquiring what magazines the family subscribes to. He told one woman he was "learn- ing salesmanship" under the De- partment of Veterans' Affairs and was making sample calls "to get myself accustomed to meeting the public," the Gregory family. On the left is of Kitchener, his great grandson. is his son, Edgar James Gregory of Kitchener. of Kitchener, his grandson, and in the foreground is Garry Allan Gregory Receiving Congratulations James Gregory, one of the city's oldest and most highly respected citizens is receiving the congratulations of his host of friends on the celebration of his 95th birthday today. The above picture shows four generations of Mr. James Gregory. On the right Centre is G. P. Gregory Family Gathering Held To Honor J. Gregory | On Sunday last the children of Mr. and Mrs, James Gregory, 201 | Bond Street East, gathered to con- | | gratulate ther father who is today | celebrating his 95th birthday. The cldest living member of Cor- | inthian Lodge, No. 61, Mr. Gregory is still a frequent attendant at lodge gatherings and is also active scciation. Despite his years he re- tains a great interest in the affairs | of the city and is extremely active and alert in everything he doszs. During the birthday celebration on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Gregory were presented with a wealth of flowers and a hamper of fruit by the members of their family. Members of the family present included E, J. Gregory, a son, and Mrs, Gregory of Kitchener; Mrs. Walter Adams, a daughter, Mr. Adams and their daughter, Bar- bara, of Toronto; Mrs. Steve Flin- toff, a daughter, and Mr. F.intoff of Belleville; Mrs. E., J. Go:dran, a daughter, Mr. Gocdman, their son, Keith Goodman, Mrs. Gcod- man and their son, Wayne, all of Oshawa; Mrs. Glen C. Hancock, a granddaughter and Mr, Hancock of Peterborough; Harold Gregory of Walkerville, a nephew; and a niece, Miss Mary Flintoff, nrrse-in- traning at th: Oshawa General Hospital, Flow of Sap Is Reported Poor With the exception of March 28 and 29 the flow of sap, lakeshore area of eastern Ontario, has been Poor according - to the Marketing Service of the Dominicn Depart- ment of Agriculture.. The night's have been frosty but the days have not been warm enough. As a re- sult the sap was late starting to run and because of the cold stopped early, Offerings in the area have been light, with prices ranging from $4 to $6 a gallon. The demand for apples continues strong for all varieties as supplies are rapidly diminishing, Many dealers are selling direct to the re- tail trade and ceiling retail prices are being received. Growers are busy pruning. They repcrt trees have wintered well and at the present time crop pios- pects are good. Srray dealers sre quite active in thes district. The movement of patatoes is re- ported as good. The activity hzs not caused a rise in prices, but prices are firm a' 90 cents to Brows ers. Other vegetables, with th» ex- ception of cabrage and turnips cre scarce, There has been very little activ- ity inthe canning industry except for a flurry cf exports chiefly in to- mato products, Thee are only two plants operating in ths district and 1 | | | | | { in the Oshawa Property Owners As- | these are manuf: cturing orange pulp and concentrat:d fruit pectin. - ) New Appointment ne a B. W. ROBERTS who has been made vice-president of purchases and stores for the Ca- nadian Pacific Railway, the first such appointment in the depart- general purchasing agent. Jhe Day mn Parliament By The Canadian Press TODAY: The Commons considers various government legislation. > The Senate will not sit. YESTERDAY: The Commons voted 106 to 20 to leave the auditing of Canadian Na- tional Railways books in the hands of a private firm; heard James Sin- clair (L-Vancouver North) urge that the C.N.R.'s books be audited by the Dominion's Auditor-General; heard Transport Minister Chevrier say he would consider provision for annual medical examinations of government employees; saw Exter- nal Affairs Minister St. Laurent table a 290-page report on the sec- ond phase of the first session of the United Nations. The Senate did not sit. oD CORINTHIAN LODGE No. 61 Meets Every Thursday 8 p.m. 8%, King St. West This Week: : GENERAL BUSINESS © SECOND PEGREE at 8 p.m. sharp. Presided 9th. CANADIAN LEGION ZONE RALLY All Legion members in this district are urged to attend the rally on THURSDAY, Oshawa Legion Hall APRIL 3rd over by Zone Commander Frank Threadgold.: Concert and refreshments fol- lowing business session. DON'T FORGET THE VIMY BANQUET ON APRIL TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT BRANCH 43 ment he headed for 19 years as Tough Life In Moscow For 7 Million By ROSS MUNRO Canadian Press Staff Writer Moscow, April 1, -- (CP) -- For the vast majority of Moscow's 7,- 000,000 citizens, life is hard -- far harder in London or Paris but better than Warsaw with its ruins and Berlin in defeat. Moscow was not damaged physic- ally by the war but the vast de- struction and suffering in the Sov- iet Union in its struggle against Germany, coupled with the disast- rous drought in the rich crop lands of the Ukraine and South Russia last year, have been reflected in this Capital in the harsh and difficult life of average Russians. There are three grave shortages-- ood, clothing and housing. When I arrived here more than three weeks ago, I was inclined to be skeptical of the 'numerous stories Russians told me of families of four or five living in one room but since then I have found this to be true. Thousands of families have one room as their home, Moscow has its fine modern buildings downtown but it also has its squalid slums, v The rationing system provides several grades of rations from the heavy workers which, incidentally, includes newspaper men--although artists such as ballerinas even do better--down to ordinary laborers who clean snow off the streets. Ap- parently in Russia you receive ra- tion cards the value of which has direct relationship to the import- ance your work holds in the Soviet Union, If you don't work you don't get a ration card. The exception, how- ever, is for mothers with children under seven who get a low category card but who do not have any- thing to do but keep house for the while family. I have found the biggest favor I can do any Russian friend is to take him to dinner on my own cou- pons at one of half-a-dozen good restaurants in the city where no rationing seems to prevail. Most Russians in Moscow are short of clothing. They get cloth- ing coupons but I have been told it generally is necessary to receive a special chit from your boss or trade union chief saying you need some article of clothing before you can buy it in special clothing shops to which you are assigned here. If you have enough roubles, how- ever -- and few people here have much surplus cash -- you can buy freely in the commercial stores without clothes ration tickets and several large department stores have 3 fairly wide range. 7,000,000 Ghosts At Conference Moscow, April 1.--(AP)-- Soviet novelist Leonid Leonov bitterly as- | sailed the Foreign Ministers' Coun- [cil here in Pravda, asserting that the ghosts of 7,000,000 Russians who lost their lives in the war are standing around the conference | table smiling ironically at the "gen- tlemen" who, he said broke the Yalta and Potsdam agreements on Commons. & (Official returns from 147 of 152 v giving reparations to Russia. Communists Setback Serious By D"ARCY O'DONNELL Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, April 1 -- (CP) -- Liberal Members of the Commons today saw the results of the federal by- election in Cartier as a "serious setback" for Communism in Canada and the breeking of a "possible Communist stronghold in Montreal." The results, termed by Prime Minister Mackenzie King a 'very significant victory," brought favor- able comment from parties on both sides of the Commons. John Bracken, Progressive Con- servative leader, said the "electors of Cartier are to be complimented on the fact that three-quarters of their number have turned their backs on Communism." The Can- adian people "will wholeheartedly approve of that decision." M. J. Coldwell, C.C.F. leader, and Solon Low, Social Credit leader, were not immediately available for comment. None of the three op- position parties had a candidate in the by-election won by Maurice Hartt, the Liberal standard bearer. Mr. King made no reference to Communism in his statement tele- phoned to his office here from Vir- ginia Beach, Va., where the Prime Minister is holidaying. He said he was "greatly pleased" with the outcome of the by-election and added: "That is a very significant victory and one which will be appreciated in the whole of Canada and in many parts of the world, particularly in the United States and Great Bri- tain." As a result of the by-election the standing in the Commons is: Liberals 126; Progressive Conser- vatives 67; C.C.F. 28; Social Credit 13; Independent four; Bloc Popu- laire two; Independent Liberal one; Independent Progressive Conserva- tive one; Independent C.C.F. one; L'union des Electeurs one; vacant one, total 245. : SEAL CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS Robert Argo, Treasurer of the Ontario Society for Crippled Chil- dren East Seal Campaign fund, informed members of the Oshawa Rotary Club yesterday that receip's to date amounted to $2,617.34. polls gave Mr, Hartt 9,403 votes. Paul Masse, anti-Communist and Autonomist candidate who, his op- ponents sald, was supported by Premier Duplessis of Quebec, receiv- ed 6,733 and Mr. Buhay had 6410 Losing their deposits were Dave Rochon, Independent Liberal, with 1,286, O. L. Gingras, Independent, with 135, and Louis Valiquette, In- dependent with 43. Violence at one of 'Mr. Masse's committee rooms marred what otherwise was a surprisingly tran- quil election day. An unidentified gang of from 20 to 40 men raided the rooms shortly before noon and in the fight that followed seven or eight bullets were fired and black jacks were wielded. Police said two required treatment, one fer a cracked head and the other for -a slight bullet wound on the high. Neither was in- jured seriously. Rose was Cartier's representative from 1943 when he wag elected in a by-election until last January when the Ccmmons declared the seat va- cant following rejection of appeals by the Polish-born plumber against his conviction and sentence to six years in penitentiary for serving as an agent for a Russian spy ring in Canada. Mr. Buhay charged after conced- ing the victory to Mr, Hartt that there had been "an unprecedented campaign of slander and abuse against by party" and said paign issues "were obscured pushed aside by the crushing weight of high-priced propaganda and mali- cious lies and slander which the en- tire Liberal hierarchy brought to bear on the people of Cartier." Mr. Masse made no statement but said he would demand a recount be- cause of alleged "irregularities" and that he would decide after the re- count whether to protest the elec= tion. PLAN SPECIAL SERVICE Three months old last Sunday, College Hill Sunday School, 601 Montrave Avenue, extends a special welcome on Easter Sunday to boys and girls not mow attending Sun- day School. Superintendent Frank Danzey said today that he expected to be able to grade the pupils into their proper age groups with a teacher on hand to take care of each group. ROTARY BIRTHDAYS men Five members of the Oshawa Ro- tary Club celegrated their birth- days this week. They are Rotar- ians Norman Millman, Gordon Wanless, T. K. Creighton, John Meagher and Dr. G. L. Bird. - dN , 11 SIM 7 SER TAVORITES ? (Next Door to Kresge's) The Suit A large assortment of newest styles. Sizes 12 -20, Priced from The Blazer 13.95 24.95 . Priced A smart "Country Club" British woolen Blazer heavy cord edged pockets in all colors ready for your school or club crest. 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