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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER = rl Combining The Oshawa Times and- Whitby Gazette and Chronicle DAILY TIMES-GAZET VOL, 6--NO. 272 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1947 Price 4 Cents TWENTY PAGES 17 RAIL UNIONS SEEK MOR New 'McLaughlin Hall' Provides Delightful Home For Oshawa Hospital Nurses HallTasteful In Colors, Furnishings Bright, cosy bedrooms, cheery common rooms, spacious recreation facilities and modernly equipped kitchenettes--all - artistically ap- pointed by expert interior decora- tors--are features of fhe new' home. for Oshawa General Hospital nurses which will have its formal opening tomorrow. Completely furnished by Col. and Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin, donors of the building, interior of the new "McLaughlin Hall" is the picture of tasieful selection. No detail of lay-out, color scheme | or furnishing has been overlooked in making the building a delightful | home for the young women who | serve at the Oshawa hospital. i On the committee in charge of | selecting the furnishings were Mrs. | McLaughlin, Miss Mary Bourne, | hospital superintendent, and J. H. | Beaton of the board of directors, | Every girl has her own room and | these--49 in all-- pack a degree of | comfort and beauty per square fcot which has to be seen to be appre- | ciated. Walls throughout the build- | ing are painted in solid tones and | those in the bedrooms are peach or green. Blue draperies are used against the peach backgrounds while those with green walls have either green or rose curtains, spreads and upholstering. Each has a continental type bed, forming a chesterfield effect when made up, combination dresser and desk with wall mirror, easy chair, book case and a neat wall gadget which combines a fluorescent bed light and clock shelf. Furniture is of mushroom colored metal and pic- tures harmonize with the color plan of the room. Each has its own clo- thes closet and the floors are cov- ered with linoleum in grained effect. Common rooms, on the first and second floors, are exquisite in color and design. Sunny yellow walls provide a cheery background for furnishings in green, gold and grey tones in the main floor room. With electric fire place atone end, the room is furnished with grey broad- NURSES' HOME (Continued on Page 2) Send Food To Veterans In British Isles The executive of Post 43, Cana- dian Legion, last night decided to make a donation of $250 for the purchase of food which will be dis- tributed among Bgitish veterans in the British Isles. The gift is part of a Dominion-wide Legion move- ment to. honor Princess Elizabeth on the occasion of her birthday, The local donation will be sent forward, through the Dominion Command of the Legion, to the Bri- tish Legion. Each braich in Canadas is contributing to thé gift which was inaugurated by a contribution of $1,000 by the Dominion Com- mand As its wedding gift to Princess Elizabeth, the Can dian Legion also purchased a jew l-studded maple leaf brooch, whi .h was presented bv Prime Minister Mackenzie King, City's Food | Shipment 2145 Tons Two and 'a: half_tons of nourish- ing food for the people of Great Britain has gone from Oshawa as its wedding gift to Princess Eliza- beth. The city's "Princess Elizabeth Gift Fund" brought a total of $944.- 40-and the food was purchased at Oshawa wholesales and shipped from Toronto yesterday along with that city's final shipment. Included in the Oshawa shipment were a variety canned meats, stews, thick soups, jams, peanut butter, pork and beans, canned peas, con- | densed milk as" well as chocolate | bars and mixed candy..Every car- ton bore the Oshawa stamp. Mrs. F. N. McCallum, chairman of thie fund, today expressed the | committee's appreciation to all those who had made contributions. She termed the results "excellent", tak- ing into consideration that it is a completely voluntary effort. The final list of contributions for- warded to Treasurer Cyril Waite | follows: Attractive color arrangements and ultra-modern. furnishings add charm® Color schemes are peach with blue, green with rose, or all green. Below to the simple lines of the new residence for Oshawa General Hospital |is a scene from the main floor common room which is furnished in green, nurses, "McLaughlin Hall". Top left is a front view of the new building grey and gold tones against sunny yellow walls. Two of the School of which faces on Simcoe Street North at Alexandra Street. Top right shows | Nursing. instructors, Miss Margaret Rose (left) and Miss Patricia Pearce, the interior of one of the 49 single bedrooms. All contain mushroom- grain metal furniture with continental beds and upholstered easy chairs. {hat at the fireplace. ~--Photo of bedroom by T. Eaton Co., other photos by Campbell's Studio Industrial Fair Planned For Oshawa An industrial fair featuring the products of Oshawa manufacturers is being planned by the Industrial Committee of the Chamber of Com- merce. It will be held early in 1948. Purpose of the fair is to acquaint the public with goods produced in Oshawa factories. It will be similar to that held recently in London, Ontario, and will probably include such features as fashion shows in addition to the displays. The Chamber's industrial com- mittee decided on the project at a meeting yesterday when the chairman, Dr. W. H. Gifford, was authorized to name a committee to investigate possible dates and lo- cations for the fair. Members of this committee are: H. A, Washing- ton, F. V. Skinner, A, G, Storie and A. E, Coulter, In ordr to facilitate negotiations with prospective industries, the in- dustrial commitee of the.Chamber will also undertake to prepare a map showing the available indus- trial sites, along with the price of these and the availability of sewer facilities. Norman Millman, chairman of the Town Planning Commission, said the ageas in which the vari- ous types of industry might be lo- cated were already indicated on ihe city's zoning map but the most serious problem was that of sew- ers. Lack of sewer facilities was a INDUSTRIAL FAIR vontinued on Page 3) G.M.C. Announces New Improved Group Insurance Detroit, Nov. 21--A new. and sub- stantially improved Insurance Plan that represents one of the most ad- vanced moves of its kisnd undertak- en by Industry has been adopted and will be offered to General Mo- tors employees in January, C. E. Wilson, president of the Corpora- tion announced today. The plan will add millions of dollars in ben- efits for General Motors men and women as well as giving better pro- tection to them and their families against total loss of income because of death, illness or injury. + In view of the wide participation in the present Plan it is anticipated that the new Plan, which also ap- plies to both salaried -and hourly employees, will become effective February 1st, 1948, after the neces- sary enrollment has been obtained: Under the new Plan eligible em= ployees retain a portion of their In- surance after age 65 and no contri- butions will be required for this con- tinuing insurance. An employee who may have to leave General Motors after age 60 and who meets service requirements is permitted to con- tinue part of his life Insurance un- til death. : Additional Benefits Payable In addilion, the Life Imsurancé protection and the sickness and ac- cident coverage which General Mo- tors employees now have are sub- stantially improved. Additional ben- efits are payable for death from ac- cidental cause, and for certain se- vere nonfatal accidents, on or off the job. This extra payment may amount to as much as 50 per cent of the employee's Life Insurance, with a tep limit of $4,000. An important new feature of the General Motors plan provides a GROUP INSURANCE (Continned on Page 2) Insurance Plan Applicable Here The new Insurance Plan announc- ed by General Motors Corporation Wecker told The Times-Gazette to- day. : The present Group Insurance Plan for Canadian employees is the same as the present Corporation Plan in the United States. The benefits and improvements of the newly-announced Plan will be made available to Canadian employees, Mr. Wecker said. Complete details of the new Plan will be provided for all em- ployees in the near future. THE WEATHER Clear today. Cloudy tonight and Saturday. Intermittent rain com gicing Saturday evening. Not wiuch change in tempera- ture. Winds light today and south 20 tonight and Saturday. Low tcricht and high Saturday 27 and 44, in Detroit will be of great inter- est ot Oshawa employees of General | Motors of Canada, President W. A. | Press Trouble Delayed Paper The Times-Gazette regrets the delay in publication of yes- terday's issue--a delay which brought close to 500 calls from subscribers flooding into the office switchboard. The delay is attributed to power and motor difficulties arising out of the greatly in- creased demands being made upon the mnewly-installed 48. page Hoe press. Every effort is being made to overcome the dif- ficulties which are posed by publication of 22-page issues. Installation of the Hoe press, similar to those employed by large city dailies, necessitated a building program which in turn meant a change in the electrical system in the plant. | Rev. H. Trumpour 'Passes At Coast Saint John, N.B., Nov. 21--(CP)-- of the death of Rev. H. R. Trym- pour, 68, at. Vancouver where, he was rector of St* Helen's Church and until' recently principal' of the Anglican College at Point Gray. He died Wednesday. - Born at Adolphustown, Ont. he was for several years a master at Rothesay Collegiate school. In 1911 he married Helen, daughter of the late R.' W. W. Frink, and is sur- vived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. Relatives here received word today | Amount previously acknowledged | Jack Ferguson Mrs. Kansikas ANONYIMOUE i. vss in ss uivinnsdonin Skinner Co. Ltd., Employees .... Oshawa Coll. & Vocational .... Oshawa Coll. & Vocational 12th Brownie Pack Ritson Rd. Schoolroom No. 12 ., Ritson Rd., School Grade 2 ..... Schofield Woollen Co. Ltd. ...... E. A. Lovell {| YW.C.A. Box is Cross Box 1. 5.00 16.65 Mrs, E. V. Lander Miss R. A. Hawkes Oshawa Wholesale Co. Hayden Macdonald Fire In Cellar Being Probed Deputy Fire Marshal R. J. Simms of Toronto is conducting an investi- gation today into the cause of a fire early this morning at the home of Mrs. T. Herbacko, 856 Simcoe Street South. Mr. Simms was sum- moned .by Fire Chief W. R. Elliott when officers on his staff reported questionable circumstances in con- nection with the blaze. Only slight damage was done be- fore alert firemen from the Cedar- dale Station quelled the flames which are said to have originated in "o wooden crate in the cellar". The firemen neceived a call at 2.55 Thomas Dalby in charge. y ple might have been endangered if the fire had spread. Five of the occupants were children. $754.09 | - signified their intention of being in 25 the parade. a.m, today and responded with Lt. It is believed that up to 10 peo- {on all Canadian railways. d genéral conference committe The requested increase is to be | applied proportionately to employees |on a weekly, monthly, mileage or other basis. | Mr. Hall said that request has | been made for a meeting with the | railways not later than Dec. 22. The | wage notice dated Nov. 20 empha- | sized the rapidly increasing cost of i living with its consequent deterior- ation of the living standard of the employees and their families. A spokesman for the railways confirmed that the notices from the unions were being received and announced in a statement today. ®-- PAY 140,000 Workers Ask 35-Cent Hike Before Christmas Montreal, Nov. 21 (CP)--Seventeen international rafi< | way unions, representing 140,000 workers, have served notic# emanding a 35-cents-ah-hous chiirman of 'the e of the unidns\ concerned; . --y said that the requested conferences; would be arranged. Recently these unions, with The exception of the railroad trainmen, telegraphers and commercial swele- graphers, were granted vacations with pay on a sliding scale ag 1e= commended by a gocernment- ap. pointed arbitration board, thus! averting a threatened railroad strike. The unions concerned are: Brotherhood of Locomotive Fires wage increase effective Dec, 20, F. H. Hall, " RAIL UNIONS (Continued on Page 2) Blum Tells Reds Have On Frenc Paris, Nov® 21--(AP)--Pre- mier-designate Leon Blum told the National Assembly today "in- ternational Communism has op- enly declared war on French de- mocraecy" and that *'the Republic igs in danger" also from Gen. De Gaulle's right-wing People's Par- "The 'situation is grave," the 75-year-old Socialist' leader de- clayed, '¢ . Blum sought Assembly author. ty to form a government to re- | place that o Socialist Premier {Paul Ramadier, who resigned | Wednesday. As he spoke, some 1500,000 workers were on strike lin critical industries throughout | Assembly: Called War Democracy France and the labor situdttonm hourly was growing worse, * * All workers in Paris transperty chemical, building, leather, pap- er, glass and pharmaceutical ins dustries planned a one-hour work! stoppage for this afternoon to:fe.! monntrate their sympathy with the strikers throughout France; and as a protest against the govs ernment's use of troops in c § with/ the labor situation. Pai Blum needed a simple majority. --310 of the 618 assembly votes ~--for authority to form a ewhi-! net, He was certain to be opposed: TELLS ASSEMBLY " (Continued on Page 2)-"*® November 29 promises to be a big day in the life of Oshawa children. | J. P. Holloway, Chairman of the San- ta Claus Parade for the Oshawa | | Business Men's Association, reports | | that Saturday, November 29 is go- | ing to be a great big red-letter day | in the lives of all Oshawa children. | He also states that many adults will | | get a thrill out of the large Santa | Claus Parade to be held that day. Including the six bands, there will | be close to 500 persons in costume in the parade. The costumes in- clude all the well-known Mother Goose and nursery rhyme charac- ters, as well as many other comic and different types. 'Boys and girls of the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute have already | In fact, the parade Santa Claus Parade Plans Progressing committee were swamped with ine dividuals wishing to participate, and are sorry they cannot use them all, Santa's Float a Treat The special float that will carry: good 'Old Santa Claus is being ef« pecially 'constructed for the parade, and will be the most beautiful float: of any yet seen in this city. Talent ed designers are already at work. om this float, and from the designs | submitted, no person can afford so miss it. Every effort is being made to have the downtown section of Osh- awa suitably decorated for the Christmas season. Many merchants are tleing in store window displays SANTA PARADE (Continued on' Page 3) ---- for a week without plea. five years, was launched in Parliamentary sources repor the motion. Flint, Mich., Nov. 21 (C rafted onto the bbddy of s wosso at the Hurley Hosp Red Paper Snubs Royal Wedding London, Nov. 21 [Lal J) The Communist Daily Worker told the story of yesterday's royal wedding in 47 words--but de- voted four 'columns to the wed- ding. of a young couple in dreary Wanstead, a London in- dustrial section. Moscow Radio spoke no word of the royal wedding, FEAR 9 DEA Calif , Nov. % » San Diego sea 102 miles off San Diego crash on a scheduled 14-ho HELD ON MURDER CHARGE St. Thomas, Nov. 21 (CP)--Joseph Vernon Welch of Aylmer, arrested in Toronto yesterday, was arraigned before Magistrate Smith i county police court here to- day, charged with the murder of his wife, Florence, who died at their home in Aylmer Aug. 21. He was remanded icked up the twe men arg Fhe plane left. Miramar, near here, * LATE NEWS BRIEFS v WOULD ABOLISH EXECUTIONS London, Nov. 21 (AP)--A move to abolish the death penalty in Britain, at least for an experimental period of the Commons today. Seven Labor members and or.e Conservative signed a motion calling for an amenament to the Criminal Justice BiH. ted strong Labor support for BIG SKIN GRAFTING OPERATION P) --In what. is described by doctors as the largest skin grafting operation in medical history, 480 square inches of skin from 12 donors were ix-year-old Steve Linden of ital here. The boy had more than 50 per cent of the surface of his body burned when his clothing caught fire Nov. 3. In all, 18 doctors, assist: ed by nurses, took part in the operation. D IN CRASH 21 (AP)--A navy Lockhest" Neptune patrol bomber with 11 :men aboard crashed at. early today, and naval heade.. quarters reported that two survivors had been picked ups he submarine U.S. Pomadon, cruisin in the area. A was searching for others." shortly before the ur operational flight.