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TCA PLANE IS LOST, 15 AB en As Big Air Freight Centre Pu Ld Airport | Ideally Located To Serve Toronto i Council Is Told That the Oshawa Airport will eventually become the goods yard for the City of Toronto, with air freighters from all parts of Canada and the Unitea States landing and taking off with cargo, was forecast by D. N. Kendall, an official of Hunting Aviation Management, who with another official of Continuance Shift System Unacceptable Members of the O.C.V.I. staff $s | | f THE OSHAWA 'Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY VOL. 6--NO. 100 OSHAWA-WHITBY TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1947 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES the company, and George Hurren, Chief Flying Instructor of the Ontario County Club, waited upon City Flying Council at its meeting last night. Mr, Kendall pointed out that to make this possible the northeast- southwest runway must be extend- ed from 2,400 feet to 4,000 feet in order to accommodate the largest ; the runways must be kept good condition and clear in win- ; radio equipment must be in- stalled and the roads leading to the put in good condition. ent To Bear Cost wags his belief that the Depart- strong case were presented. Council assured the deputation of itg support in any move in this pointed out air freight down while there is that rail freight Airborne or five years air freight pay a mise important role. et Sort, he said, 5 ; within a hundred Toronto had been made. It was the local field would Creek With Brown Trout The Oshawa Creek, which once come a piscal result of the action of City Council last night in authorizing Mayor MeCallum to sign a petition to the Department of Game and Fisheries to stock the stream with Brown Trou t. John Cottingham appeared be- stream will be left open t placarded. The stocking out if 75 per cent. xplained that the stock- e stream will be carried under the direction of Game Warden Ben Smith of Prince Al- bert. The Department has already made tests and found the waters are favorable to this type of fish. Mr. Cottingham stated the fish favor running water and will not go downstream to the sections which are stagnant or where the water is contaminated by factory waste. Seek Information On Improving Simcoe North In view of proposals to improve Simcoe Street north of Alexandra Street, City Council last night urged that action be taken ime- mediately to ascertain the city's position in connection with the agreement entered into with the paving company at the time the surfacing of this section was done. When asked about the advis- ability of paving over the present street car tracks on the street, City Engineer W. T., Dempsey said the chief engineer for the Highways Department had ex- pressed the view that cracks would show over the rails but he _ did not think the asphalt would "break up if it were laid properly. Board of Works Chairman Michael Starr reported that the municipal engineer for the dis- trict would be in the city shortly to explain the one- nill subsidy on street work provided for in recent legislation, TRUSTEE WELCOMED BACK Trustee Dr. G. L, Bird was wel- comed back to his post on the Board of Education last night after an illness of several months. D. A. MacFadyen$ served notice on the Board of Edu- cation by letter last night that "in- definite continuance of working conditions as they must exist" un- der the present shift system would not be "acceptable." A letter from the Teachers' Council said the collegiate staff agreed to work under the shift sys- ten since it was regarded "solely as | an emergency measure." The o satis solution in sight was "additi building," the council submitted. Trustee Dr. 8. J. Phillips propos- ed an immediate open discussion of the letter. "The public has a right to hear this now instead of waiting for another board meeting," he ; some board members voiced objection to this procedure, Trustee Dr. F. J. Donevan moved that the whole maiter be discussed in a closed committee session following the board meeting. The motion was passed. HY It was decided to schedule an- other meeting with the Teachers' Council to discuss proposals for an Accumulative Sick Leave and Pen- sion Plan, A plan drawn up by a special committee of the board was refer- red back to the management com- mittee for further consideration. In reply to a letter from the Oshawa and District Labor Council urging the board "to support any move designed to abolish" cadet training in the schools, the board advised the O.DL.C. that cadet training was a compulsory subject under the regulations of the De- partment of Education. Concurrent Term Given Don M'Lean Hamilton, April 20--(CP) -- Don- ald MacLean, 69, under sentence of five years in penitentiary as an ac- cessory after the fact in the torso slaying more than a year ago of his son-in-law John Dick, today plead- ed guilty to a charge of stealing cash and street-car tickets from the Hamilton Street Railway Company tor which both he and Dick work- Judge William PF. Schwnger sen- tenced MacLean, who said he stole the money and tickets over a 15- year period, to five years in penit~ entlary. He will serve the sentence concurrently with his other penit- entiary term. When the charge was read to him, MacLean said® "I'll take the rap, I'll plead guilty." City Buys Snowloader Purchase of a snowloader for the city was authorized last night by the City Council while tenders for a caterpillar tractor to be used in connection with the proposed sanitary land fill system of gar- bage disposal was referred to the city engineer for his recommen- dation. The snowloader, complete with overhead loader and bulldozer blade, will be purthased from the eneral- Supply Co, of Canada for 4,663, ; Tenders from four firms were received for the tractor and after the city clerk had read the lengthy technical descriptions embodied in these it was moved that City Engineer W, '. Demp- sey study them and bring a rec- ommendation- as {» the most sat- fe"~ctory. The prices ranged SECOND OIL FIRM LOCATES AT HARBOR A second oil company was voted permission by the City Council last gh to locate at the Oshawa Har- Tr. - Despite objections by Ald. A. G. Davis that the erection of too many oil terminals might be detrimental to Lakeview Park, council passed a motion authorizing signing of a lease with Gulf Coast Oil Ltd. for three acres of property on the east side of Simcoe Street South between the present Vigor Oil Co. site and the Oshawa Creek. Instructions were also given for a bylaw to-be prepared immediate- ly to sign an agreement with the Anglo Petroleum Co. for leasing property to the south of the Vigor Oil site. This firm's offer had been dealt with at the last regular meet- ing of council. Two Storage Tanks 'In making an offer to purchase or Mase the property in question, the Gulf Coast Co. stated that it proposed to establish a marine ter- minal here and would commence before June 1 the construction of two 10,000 barrel oil storage tanks. When steel is available it is pro- posed to erect two additional 60,000- barrel tanks, : It was stated that a port ton- nly | nage of 37,500 tons is contemplated within the year and rail and highway trailer transport would equal that amount. * The firm is a wholesale distribu- tor of refinery products, selling to independent distributor outlets and commercial accounts. Council's motion, moved by Alder- men R. D. Humphreys and Ras Halliday, authorized the leasing of the property for 21 years for $400 an acre yearly, plus taxes. At the end of the 21-year period the firm would have an option for renewal for a further term of 21 years at a rental to be fixed by council. It was stipulated that as in the case of the Anglo Petroleum Co., the oll tanks must be kept back as far as possible from the street and the front of the property be land- scaped. Asks Recorded Vote Ald. A. G. Davis maintained that the matter should be referred to the Town Planning Commission. It was his opinion that such establishments might detract from the entrance to the park. He asked that a record- ed vote be taken but when this was done his was the only dissenting vote to the motion in favor of leas- ing the| property. Ald, Ernie Cay declared that the government had complained of the small tonnage in the harbor to date. Ald. Humphreys added that this area was already designated as an industrial one and he was of the opinion a cleaner industry could not be obtained than that proposed. Authorization was also given for terminating a lease with the Pitts- burgh Coal Co. on the easterly strip of the property desired by the Gulf Coast Co. This was to be on execution? of the lease with the latter concern, however. 'Woodwork Plant Permit Granted For Second Avenue Two offers to purchase prop- erty for business purposes in the vicinity of Second Avenue were received last night by the City Council, Earry Poloz offered to pur- chase three lots on the south side of Second Avenue for the erection of a building to manu.acture wood products while Ferdinand Ruff, St. Catharines offered to buy property at the corner of Drew Street and Second Avenue for the erection of a service station . Mr, Poloz offered $135 per lot for the property he requested and asked permission to erect a cem- ent block building, 32 by 50 feet, which would have a brick front and show window. Council accepted his offer and granted permission for the build- ing permit to be issued, Mr, Ruff offered $700 for the 'property he was asking for and said he proposed to erect a con- crete block building, 26 by 50 ft., costing approximately $5,000, His proposition was referred to the Town Planning Commission. THE WEATHER Cloudy and mild today. Wed- nesday and warmer with showers. Widely scattered thun- derstorms in the evening. Winds Southwesterly 25 today and Wednesday dropping to Southerly 15 tonight, Low to- night and high Wednesday 45 and 70. Summary for Wednes- day: Cloudy and warmer with showers, Paving of the Oshawa "le Council learned last night. Highways Department Will Pave Approaches Dual-Lane Highway gs" to the new dual highway | expected the work will be under way by this summer, City has been agreed to by the Department of Highways and it is Board of Works Chairman Michael Starr reported that he and the other members of the® special committee on this matter --Ald. Ernie Cay, Ald. R. D. Humphreys, Mayor McCallum and the city engineer--had. interview- ed J, D. Millar, deputy minister of highways, and A. A. Smith, chief engineer, last week. These officials had given the deputation to understand, he said, that it was proposed to proceed with paving the outlets to the highway in the near future, As Ritson Road is intended to be the escape route from the highway until such time as it is extended farther east, a clover- leaf type entrance and exit will be provided in the square formed 'by S.zond Avenue, Drew Street, Bloor Street and Ritson Road. As a result, the Highways De- partment proposes to pave Drew Street from the new highway south to Bloor Street and north to Second Avenue; Second Ave- nue from Drew Street to Ritson Road; and Ritson Road from the C.P.R, tracks south to Bloor Street. ' Bloor Street will also be wid- ened to 30 feet and Ritson Road will be widened to the width contemplated by the bed for the section north -of e C.P.R. tracks, which ig 40 feet. - In this way, eastbound traffic will go by way of Drew Street and Bloor Street to Ritson Road while that entering the new high- + ay from Ritson Road will do so by way of Second Avenue and Drew Street, Algo in connection with the en- trance at Park Road South, it was pointed out that the depart- ment intends to pave the leg connecting in a northeasterly di- rection with Park Road and also the portion under the subway at Cubert Street. Mr, Starr added that the High- ways Department officials had also agreed to payment by the jrovince of 50 per cent of the cost of any storm sewers requir- ed in connection with this work. Blame Overheated Stove for Blaze Extensive damage resulted to the partially completed home of W. Roughley, Park Road South and College Avenue, yesterday when flames swept through the kitchen. Firemen blamed an overheated stove for the fire which caused approximately $1,300 damage. The fire gutted the kitchen and ruined adjacent sections of the house, but was finally put out with the aid of 18 lengths of hose and two ladders, under the direction of acting Lt. G. Arkwright. Mrs. Roughley was absent from the house when the fire broke out and for this reason the fire got a start before the fire department could be called. It was reported the property was insured. On Parks Board JOHN G. GEIKIE Who was appointed to the Board of Park Management by the City Council last night to fill the va- cancy caused by the resignation of Gordon Kirby. City to Pay CRA Building Maintenance Taking a more favorable view to- wards the Community Recreation Association's new headquarters building on Gibb Street, City Coun- cil last night agreed to pay $5,000 annually towards its maintenance and upkeep after the C.R.A. had raised the money necessary for fin- ancing the work of moving it to its present location: from the airport. A meeting of representatives of the council, the C.R.A. and the Can- adian Legion had been held last Fri- day night and at that time certain objections had been made to calling the project a "memorial", The C.R. A, had originally asked that the project be dedicated as a "living memorial" to those from Oshawa who served in World War II. '""I was through the building this afternoon and I got an agreeable surprise," Ald. Rae Halliday com- mented. "I had no idea of the pos- sibilities T now see it has." Ald. J. N. Willson said he was also impressed by its possibilities. The motion authorizing payments for its maintenance was made by Ald, Willson and seconded by Ald. Evelyn Bateman and unanimously passed by council. The extension of Sunnyside Park and the setting up of a park area in the east end of the city were recommended to the Town Planning Commission by City Council last night. Council will algo look rver the Cedar Dale area with a view to establishing a park in that area. F. E. Bathe, parks superin- tendent, and- Capt. Robert. Cole- man, director of recreation for the ' Community Recreation As- sociation of Oshawa and Dfs- trict, waited upon council and explained certain points which were brought up, It was pointed out that the area available on the east side of Simcoe Street, in Cedar Dale, which had been designated as a park by council recently, was not suitable as the available land was only 200 feet wide and is too limited. . It was suggested that the area north of Wolfe Street at the cor- ner of Ritson Road might be util- ized. It was pointed out, how- ever, that this is desirable in- dustrial 'land from $6,020 to $7,270. \ Ask Planning Board Set Up East End Park A recommendation will be made to the council at its meet- ing next Monday night after members of council have had an opportunity of looking over the land in this section. Ald. Rae Halliday informed members of council there had been considered agitation for a park in the east end of the city. A year or so ago it had been de- cided to locate the park in the Gliddon-Eulalie area. Since then residents of the area had organ- ized and proposed to have the park in the Highland Avenue area, close to Gliddon. As this is all high ground and most adapted to home building, it was felt that the park should be in the Gliddon-Cadillac area where the land is low. Mr. Bathe, explaining the sit- uation at Sunnyside Park, said the park could be extended to the south and so permit of the play- ing of ball, which is very popu- lar in this section. The east end park and tl Sunnyside project were referred to the Town Planning Commis- sion for consideration. RELIEF DRIVE FOR BRITAIN OPENS TODAY Oshawa citizens scanned lists and rummaged through closets, attics and cellars today as the city's Bri- tish flood relief drive rolled into action at two main depots and 20 sub-depots. The main depots--the Scout Hall on Athol Street and the Curling Rink on Bond Street, Ritson Road --will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 .p.m, throughout the drive and sub-depots located at the various churches will be open in the after- noons from 2 to 5 p.m. Officials of the drive point out that all types of clothing and bed- ding as well as canned goods will he welcomed so ong as the cloth= ing is in reasonably good repair. It is stressed, however, that old worn-out materials will only have to be destroyed. When shoes are being sent it is important 4hat they should be repaired and tied firmly together in pairs, Through the co-operation of the local dry cleaning firms, soiled articles will be cleaned free of charge. All articles should be de- livered to the depots, however, and those requiring cleaning will then be forwarded to the clean= ers, All washable clothing should be washed although it is not ne- cessary for it to be pressed, All buttons, tapes, fasteners, etc., should be sewn on before the clothing is taken to the depots. Churches Receiving Depots The churches taking part and the person responsible in each case are as follows: St, George's Mrs. F. J. Rundle, Harmony and Mrs. S. Wotton; Holy Trinity, Mrs, G, Willoughby, 257 Quebec Street; Christ Church, Mrs, H. D. Cleverdon, 64 Greta Street; First Baptist, Mrs, H, J. Weir, 91 Mec-~ Millan Drive; Calvary Baptist, Mrs. William Reddick, 104 Brock Street East; Christian Science, Mrs. McCartney, 336 Arthur Street; Knox Presbyteran, Mrs. W. R, Archer, 640 Carnegie Ave- nue; Ukrainian Presbyterian, Mrs. W. Yourkevich, 1084 Simcoe Street South; St. George's Ukrain- ian Catholic, Mrs. A. Polos, 183 Bloor Street East; St. Gregory's Mrs. Kenneth Cole, 42 Ritson Road South; Centre Street Uni- RELIEF DRIVE (Continued on Page 2) Suggest Coal Yards Move To Harbor As the question of the King St. tracks came before the City Coun- cil again last night, Ald. Ernie Cay suggested that the coal dealers in- volved be offered free property near the harbor if they would consider moving from King Street. On motion by Ald. Michael Starr, chairman of thie Board of Works, the :pecial committee headed by Ald. A. G. Davis was authorized to negotiate with the coal dealers re- garding a change in their loca- tions, Ald. R. D. Humphreys, another member of the committee, report- ed that he along with Mayor Mc- Callum and Ald. J. N. Willson had interviewed J. F. Pringle, vice-pres- ident and general manager of the C.N.R. in Toronto. Mr. Pringle had received them cordially, he said, and had promised to send an en- gineer to Oshawa to see if some- thing could be done about the track situation on King Street. Plans Drug Store For South Side Of King East D., S, Jamieson was granted permission Jast night to erect a drug store on the south side of King Strect East to the west of the hardware store recently op- ened near Ritson Road. Mr. Jamieson had formerly proposed to erect his store on the opposite side of King Street be= side the groceteria on the north- east corner, The Ontario Municl- pal Board had declined, however, to raise the building restrictions on this property, Plans call for a one-storey ce- ment block building 16 feet six inches wide by 60 feet deep. Floors will be of mastic tile and hot air heating will be installed. Estimated cost of the building is $6,000, Contractors for the work are Sam Jackson and Son. 0ARD South Vancouver Island Is Thought To Be Crash Area Vancouver, April 29 (CP)--Planes from airports in southern British Columbia roared into the sky at daybreak in hopes of finding some trace of a twin-engined Trans Canada Airlines Lodestar that vanished early today with 15 persons aboard after reporting its position over Vancouver SPEED-UP IS PROTESTED BY BODY WORKERS Passenger auto production lines at the local plant of General Motors of Canada, Limited; were closed down this afternoon as a result of a walk- out of employees of the pas- senger body room at about 11 a.m. today. Union officials stated the walk-out was in protest against a speed-up fin production schedules, As the entire ' production scheme centres around the body room, the remainder of the as- sembly lines were forced to shut down at noon. A ting of the employees in the body room will be held at the Union Hall at 3 p.m. today. Star-Drew Judgment Is Reserved Toronto, April 29--(CP)--On- tario Court of Appeal reserved judgment today on the appeal of Premier Drew of Ontario who sought a reversal of judgment and a new trial in his unsuccess- ful libel suit against The Toronto Daily Star and its publisher, Jo- seph E, Atkinson. During yesterday's hearing Mr. Justice W, T. Henderson dis- agreed with T. N. Phelan's inter- pretation of "qualified privilege" and remarked he could not follow the lawyer's argument, Counsel for The Toronto Daily Star, Mr. Phelan contended that on a qualified occasion "you are entitled to make a defamatory statement." "I don't agree with you," re- marked Mr, Justice Henderson. The Premier claimed he was li- belled personally in editorials published in The Star in 1945 in connection with '"gestapo" char- ges made by E. B., Joliffe, then Ontario C.C.F, leader. After a special jury brought in a verdict of "no libel" in March, Mr, Justice D, P. J. Kelly, dismis- sed the action with costs, Mr. Phelan, who completed his argument today, said the newspa- per had repeated a statement made by Mr. Joliffe over the ra- dio, in" order tp comment on it. He added: "If it is in the public interest, the statement can be published whether it is true or not." Mr. Justice Henderson: "If the address was wrong, what becomes of your right." Mr, Phelan: "I have the right to repeat the address--" Mr. Justice Henderson: "I don't think so. This was a radio address. The right does not go beyond the House of Commons or Legislature." WELFARE APPOINTMENTS The City Council last night named Mrs, A. W. Smith and .'lton Zub- kavich to seats on the Welfare Board. ®airport. The aircraft, on flight No. 3 from Toronto, has not been heard of since reporting on range to the con- tral tower here at 11:27 PDT last night (2:27 a.m, EDT today), just three minutes before it was sche- duled to land on a westbound flight from Lethbridge Alta. It carried 13 passengers and a crew of three. It was feared it may have plung- ed into the Straits of Georgia as it sought safety at the Patricia Bay Airport, 16 miles from Victoria, af« ter failing to make a landing here. Reports from Nanaimo told of a "clap like thunder" early today af- ter a plane had been heard, its en- gines spluttering, off the coast. "I heard a sound like thunder," said Mrs, A, Newberry, a Nanaimo "Then there was silence." Other residents reported hearing the plane, just off the coast. Bob Stewart, president of the Nanaimo Free Press, heard it at 12:15 am. "It was flying low, and its ene gines were making a peculiar noise, They were loud, and then they fad- resident, Three passengers were airplines employees, including Mr. C. Nugent of Winnipeg, who was accompanied by his wife. Eleven planes from Vancouver and Nanaimo, B.C. are scouring the Georgia Straits and Southern Vancouver Island where the air- craft, now several hours past its fuel endurance, is believed to have come down. The accident Is the first serious one involving a ,-TCA plane since Feb, 6, 1941, when nine passengers and three crew members were killed in a crash at Armstrong in north- western Ontario. Officials at Northwest Air Com- mand, Vancouver, said four R.C.A. F. planes were taking part in the search and that a fifth was stand ing by in Victoria. Trans-Canada Alr Lines threw four aircraft into the air at dawn and 'officials said a fith would be despatched shortly. The Nanaimo Flying Club con- tributed an additional three planes to the large searching force. Meanwhile R.C.AF. officials is- sued an appeal to any gulf islands or southern Vancouver Island resi- 'dents hearing a plane between midnight and one a.m. (PDT), to Phone the aircraft distress section ere. They said the search had been narrowed generally to an area of about 30 miles between Duncan, Chemainus and Nanaimo, B.C. on the east coast of Vancouver Island and approximately due west of Vancouver. T.C.A. officials said a fire, spotted earlier by the R.CAF. on the Is- land, had proved to be a small bush fire. It was at first feared that the fire might prove to be the missing aircraft. The following were aboard the plane: PASSENGERS C. P. Reaper, 531 Grosvenor Ave., Westmount, Que. H. Wolfe, London, Eng. V. Armond, 25, Lee Court, Donald St., Winnipeg. D. Vance, 76 Guay Ave., St. Vital; an. . W. Robson, 206 Kensington St. Winnipeg. Miss Jane V. Warren, Vancouver. Miss Margaret R. Hamblin, Van- couver. L. Millar, Vancouver. : NON-REVENUE PASSENGERS Mr. and Mrs. C. Nugent, Winni- peg. Miss N. Lesiuke, Trail, B.C, Miss Margaret Trerise, Vancouver. CREW MEMBERS Captain W. G. Pike, Vancouver and Toronto. First Officer A. A. Stewart, Van- couver. Stewardess, Miss H. M. Salisbury, New Westminster, B.C. 9% LATE NEWS BRIEFS x (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) Sault Ste. Marie, Ont: Edgar James Simons, 19-year-old tourist lodge caretaker, today was committed for trial on charges of murdering Mrs, Catherine Rupert, 24, and her two year old son Frederick Lee. New York: Britain today won initial approval for setting up a Palestine fact-finding committee after declarin she could not be expected to 'expend blood an treasure single-handed" to carry out United Nations recommendations on the fuiure of the Holy Land. Washington: President Truman told the United States Chamber of Commerce today "a pressing task of all businessmen is to reduce prices wherever possible at all levels while steadily increasing production."