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\ A Very Happy And Prosperous New Year To You All 'THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle v OSHAWA -- WHITBY VOL. 6--NO. 304 OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1947 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES RELIEF FORCES NE ° 11 In Race For East Whitby Council Seats T.D. Thomas Reeve By Acclamation; Contest F or Deputy The election campaign in East Whitby swung into-high gear today as no less than 11 candidates -- believed to be a record number -- qualified in the race for the three council seats. Meanwhile, Deputy Reeve T. D. Thomas received an acclamation for reeve replacing Reeve A. E. Grass. A two-man fight is on for the deputy reeveship with Councillors William E. Noble and E. L. Glover contesting the post. Reeve-elect Thomas hasbeen a member of the township council for the past five years and has held the deputy-reeveship for the last two years. He was chairman of roads and bridges in 1945. Mr. Thomas was the only one of five nominees to qualify are a can- didate for reeve. The four others, who withdrew in favor of him, were: Norman Down, Reeve Grass, Lyman Gifford and Everett C. Warne. 11 Seek Council Seats Eleven candiates in the field for the three council posts are: D. R. the 11 candidates in the run- only three--Councillor Powell, Norman Down and Roy Trimm-- previous experience in the : itby municipal field. Interest in the election campaign ed a new pitch after a in which delegation after de- ip All candidates are expected to be ® * East Whitby Reeve Ni oA PD. "TOMMY" THOMAS of Westmount, who has been ac- corded an acclamation as reeve o' East Whitby Township. A member of the township council for the past five years, he has been deputy reeve for the past two years. on hand Friday night at North Osh- awa School tq address an open meeting of ratepayers. Reeve-elect Thomas {s also expected to speak. Barrage Of Censure Features Westmount School Area Meeting Long smouldering dissenion and dissatisfaction burst into the open at the Westmount School annual meet- ing last night as school board trus- tees fired criticisms at one another and ratepayers of School Section No. 10 chipped in with a barrage of censure reaching a climax when one ratepayer called for the resignation en masse of the board of trustees. on and criticism centred around two major points: (1) The alleged menace to health of an open ditch carrying drainage water and running down the east side of the school grounds. (2) The division of authority be- 0 the board of trustees and Principal H. N. Pascoe, discussion "of which led to a flurry of accusa- tions and counter-accusations be- tween W. L. Pierson, secretary. treasurer of the board, and Mrs. T. D. Thomas, chairman of the board for the past year. In the election which followed a heated debate on these issues, Cecil McKnight defeated Trustee Mrs. T. D. Thomas who ran for re-election, The vote was 47 to 41 in favor of Mr. McKnight. Officers Elected At a meeting of the new board following the general school sec- tion meeting, Mr. Pierson, longtime secretary-treasurer of the board, was elected chairman. Trustee Harry Whittaker was named secre- tary-treasurer. Joseph Childerhose, complaining that nothing had been done in the schoolyard "for 15 years," wanted 4 know why no attempt had been to correct the drainage situa- tion around the school. "It would take $10,000 to really fix the schoolyard up," estimated Trustee Harry Whittaker. . "That schoolyard is a disgrace," shouted one ratepayer. "Sgmething shold be done. Expense is nothing Declaring that money was needed if anything was to be done around the school, Trustee Mrs. Thomas sald she had been in favor of asking the township for some $3,000 more during the past year. ""I am not to blame for the con- adding that the board's poli.y, "dictated" by Mr. Pierson had been one of "bad management" and "bad economy." Fred Ball, member of East Whit- by's Board of Health, said the men- ace to health posed by the open ditch should be wiped out even at a cost of $10,000 or $15,000. "Is that to be considered when the health of our children is in question?" he asked. "Until the City of Oshawa can complete its sewage disposal plant-- a matter of two or three years, the surrounding .districts have got to suffer to a Certain extent," Mr. Ball added. Meanwhile, he suggested, temporary measures for the pro- tection of children in the district should be adopted. Would Call Tenders Several ratepayers suggested that tenders be called in an effort to see what it would cost to fill in the Lditch and install a proper drainage system. "If a government sanitary in- spector were called in," remarked one, "the thing would be condemn- ed. Then we'd either have to fix it or shut down the school." G. R. Parks said talk of disease running rampant in Westmount or threatening to assume menacing proportions was completely exag- gerated. There had been a great deal of "artificial disease," agreed Trustee Whitatker. "We've had water run- ning through there for 20 years and no trouble." "We can't do everything at once," said Trustee Mrs. Thomas, advising a step-by-step approach to the school's problems. The board, he suggested, should make up its mind" to do one job, budget for it and then "go ahead and do it." A "far greater menace" than the state of the school playground was the lighting system in the school, she declared. With no blackboard lighting, a tremendous strain was placed on the children's eyes. One report of a Hydro-Electric Power SCHOOL MEETING dition of this schoolyard," she said, (Continued on Page 2) | | has left a terrible mark on avia- 487 1S TOLL IN PALESTINE SINCE NOV. 29 Jerusalem, Dec. 31 (AP)--Six persons met violent deaths in the Holy Land today as Jews and Arabs continued a war of reprisals and counter-reprisals touched off by the ! United Nations' month-old decision | to partition Palestine, | The killings raised to 487 the toll ! of fatalities in Palestine since the decision was announced Nov. 29. In Tel Aviv a young Jew was found shot to death in a park. Three Jews -- one a young newsboy de- livering copies of an English lan- guage Zionist paper -- and an Arab were killed in isolated outbreaks of violence in Jerusalem. The death of a British constable, wounded in a bombing in Jerusalem several days ago, accounted for the day's sixth fatality. Behind the scenes in this com- munal war both sides meanwhile were quietly building up their arme ed forces for an anticipated show- down. \ Recruiting of Jewish youths be- tween 17 and 25 was launched in | Jerusalem today, and a Jewish | spokesman said he expected 8,000 to 10,000 armed men soon would be available for security duties, Y - 'Abdul Adner Husseini Bey, cousin of 'the - exiléd" Mufti of Jerusalem and chief organizer of the Arab armed forces in Palestine, claims { to have 100,000 men under arms in the Holy Land and is reported to Je recruiting more at an average of 300 daily. Popularly known as "The Bey"-- an honorary Arabic title roughly corresponding to Count, he is well versed in military lore as a result | of associations with the Iraqi and | with the Germans. He says the Arab army will be organized on the German pattern, with modern weapons, Evidences of Arab preparedness are obvious in the Old City of Jerusalem, There are Bren gun | posts atop at least two score Arab buildings, with sights levelled at the Jewish quarter. Low Flying Direct Cause Fatal Crash Arising out of the loss of two club aricraft last week, in one of which two members of the club lost their lives, George Hurren, Chief Flying Instructor of the On- tario County Flying Club, has ad- dressed an open letter to all inter- ested in aviation pointing out that both accidents were caused by low flying and appealing for close at- tention to the rules of flying, Mr. Hurren's letter is as follows: -- This week, the last week of 1947, has proven a very tragic one in the history of the Flying Club. Two of our flying members, Vern Wood- cock and Frank Nokes are no long- er with us because of a flying acci- dent; an accident that should ney- er have happened; an accident that tion; and an accident from which a vivid lesson must be learned. In two days, December 25th and 26th, the Club lost two aircraft. The first, the Cornell, piloted by Jack Hoar, with Bob McGrath as a passenger, was involved in a low flying accident just east of Camp- bellford, and was completely dem- olished. The two boys miraculously escaped with a shaking up and minor cuts and bruises. Cause of the accident--flying lower than is permitted by Air Regulations in order to wave a Christmas Greet- ing to friends on the ground, and lower than the pilot's ability war ranted. Result of the accident-- one aircraft completely wrecked, another black mark on recreational flying in the eyes of the general public. The second accident, on December 26th, involving the Fleet Canuck, is well known of in Oshawa and avia- tion circles across the country. Two men have lost their lives and an aircraft was completely destroyed. Again, the cause of the accident was flying at an altitude much lower than is permitted by Air Reg- ulations and also much lower than OW FLYING (Continued on Page 3) Council Asks Wig-Wag At Ritson Rd. Crossing Alarmed by the occurrence of two accidents during the past four days at the Canadian Pacific Railways level crossing on Ritson Rd. 8, City Council has urged that a wig-wag be placed on the north side of the crossing and that warning signs be 2rected at botlx the north and south approaches. Council voted unanimously last night to request the Board of Trans- port Commissioners to take this ac- tion when Ald. J. A. Coleman drew attention to recent accidents at the crossing and to its strategic location on the outlet from the new 2A High- way. Mayor F, N. MoCallum in. formed Council that word had been received that C.P.R. authorities al- ready had the matter under consid eration. Ald, Coleman stressed that Ritson Road would now be a main artery as an outlet for through traffic travelling on the new highway and that further traffic safeguards should be provided at the crossing. I He pointed out that while there is at present a wig-wag on the south side of the crossing this operates only when a train is approaching on the main line, No warning is given, however, of the approach of trains on either of the two sidings. Both of these are located to the north of the main line. Council's motion also that warning signs be erected on Ritson Road at least 500 feet from the crossing on either side. Mayor McCallum said the C.P.R. had been notified of the recent ac- cidents and while he was not aware of the exact action contemplated the city engineer's derartment had been informed that steps were un- der consideration to rectify the sit- uation. Yesterday morning two Belleville men had a narrow escape when their transport was struck by a train and Saturday morning a To- ronto man was injured when his car crashed into a freight train standing on on€ of the sidings. CHIANG SAYS SOVIET AIDING CHINESE REBS Nanking, Deo. 31 (AP)--General- issime Chiang Kai-Shek charged today that China's "present Com- munist = menace ' comes as much | from without as from within"-- | plainly implying that Soviet Rus- sia is helping the Chinese reds. "Unless checkmated", he told his people in a new year's radio message, "it will cause the down- fall of our nation, make unity im- possible and reduce our people to serfs" The reference, first from so high a source directed at oft-reported but unconfirmed Russian help, was the Chinese leader's only mention of any foreign influence in China's civil war, In Peiping yesterday, Soviet Con- sul-General Sergei Tichvinsky de- nied a Chinese General's accusa- tion 'that Russia is supplying light arms, communications equipment and advice to Chinese troops. Tich- | vinsky said his government recog- nizes "only one government in China--the National Government." | | { | | i | | Board Chairman WILLIAM L. PIERSON Secretary-treasurer nf the West- mount School Board since 1930, and a member of the board for 18 years, who was elected chairman at a meeting following the school section meeting last night. THE WEATHER Overcast today and Thurs- day with occasional light snow. Not" much change 'in temper- ature. Winds northeast 15. Low tonight and high Thursday 18 and 21. Westmount Ratepayers Hear Election Candidates Westmount ratepayers at the an- nual meeting of School Section problems as those of Westmount-- drainage, roads, pavements. He was No. 10 last night heard brief ad- | committed to no particular policy, dresses from newly-elected Reeve T. D. Thomas and five candidates for office in next Monday's East Whitby elections, -Reeve-elect Thomas, who was elected to the post by acclamation replacing Reéva A. E. Grass, sald the council would pay particular attention to the problem of drain- age next year. With the major watermain projects virtually com- pleted, "we can concentrate on drainage," he said. East Whitby's new reeve promised that first priority would be given to completion of the drainage pro- ject in Westmount just as soon as the land was dry in the spring. *. Report Needed Councillor William E. Noble, who is contesting the deputy-reeveship against Councillor E, L. Glover, said the drainage situation throughout Westmount needed a "first-class engineering report" and not just some "piecemeal" attempts to cor- rect the situation. , Referring to his plan to divide the township into rural and urban areas, Councillor Noble said the whole matter was a question of "bookkeeping" amd not a matter of setting up a new boundary. As- sessment figures would be broken down into two zones and just treat- ment would be assured for both parties, he said. : Neil C. Fraser, KC. one of 11 candidates in the field for council posts, said the people of his neigh- he said, but if elected, he would make an intensive study of those problems, Former reeve and member of council for nine years, Norman Down, a candidate for council this year, said he would "face things as they are" and "be honest." He was "no wizard" who could solve all the problems in a moment.but he would make every effort in that direction just as he had in his years of service. Plea To Vote Mr. Down made a special plea to the ratepayers to go out and cast a vote on election day, remembering what a valuable possession the franchise was. Joseph Chi'derhose, who is con- testing the election as a candidate for council, declared "honesty is my policy." Mr. Childerhose came out in favor of annexation for Westmount "if we can get a fair deal from Osh- awa." He also supported Councillor Noble's suggestion for a designated urban and rural area in the town- ship, a development which would enable money to be spent "where the taxes have been paid." Resident of the township for 25 years, Howard L. Bowins, another candidate for council, said there hadn't been a road "fit to drive over" in Westmount for any length of time during the past year. With proper care, the roads in the town- ship could have been kept in good borhood were faced with the same | condition "fairly easily," he said. recommended | o,j4en breeze broke up the ice | Churen 26 RESCUED AS ICE FLOES DRIFT IN LAKE Stoney Point, Ont., Dec. 31 (CP) --Twenty-six men were rescued by rowboats from drifting ice-floes on Lake St. Clair yesterday after a packs on which they had been fishing and sent them out into the lake. Charles Aubrey of Belle River, paddled his way to shore on a cake of ice while five men from shore used their rowboats to save all the rest. Aubrey was with game warden Edward O'Neil of Belle River and others who were about half a mile from. shore before they noticed the ice was moving. "I knew what had happened be- fore we had moved very far," said O'Neil, "because when all the tip- ups tip at once that's no fish." He was refering to the poles on the ice to which the lines are attached. This party however had about half a mile to go over the ice be- fore they reached the shore end and found a channel 400 yards wide had opened. O'Neil shouted to men on the shore side who went for help. William Thomas and his sons Grant and Wilbur, with Wilfred and Leo Labute, set out in rowboats to round up the fishermen, Another large group of fishermen were on the ice about 10 miles distant when it broke away and moved out into the lake. They were taken off by Roland Cote of Puce, | 'Ont. Most of the fishermen were from Detroit. Heron Trial Is Laid Over Until Jan. 20 Rouyn, Que., Dec. 31 (CP).--The trial of Rev. Murray Heron, 22-year- old pastor of the Noranda Baptist and three parishioners charged with holding an illegal street meeting, yestérday was post- poned to January 20. The four appeared before Justice of the Peace F. J. McNally who re- manded them uatil the latter date when it is expected that Magistrate Maurice Pelletier will be here to hear the case. Leopold Larouche, counsel for the town of Rouyn, said yesterday that it was his understanding that Magistrate Felix Allard would rend- er a judgment on January 19 in a similar case involving Rev. Heron and two girl parishioners. In both cases, Rev. Mr. Heron and his parishioners were charged with holding a public meeting without the written permission of the Chief of Police as provided in a Rouyn by-law. Monday the |four accused gave notice that they will sue the town of Noranda for damages of $5,000 each. They claim that they were treated like "common prisoners" after their arrest. Counsel for the Baptist minister has also entered a suit to have two Rouyn by-laws declared ultra-vires. These by-laws prohibit the holding of public meetings without the per- mission of the Chief of Police and forbid the distribution of leafiéts and literature. Ford Produces 101,185 Cars Windsor, Dec. 31 (CP).--Ford Motor Co., of Canada, Ltd. today claimed a peacetime production record of 101,185 cars and trucks for 1947 to break a record set 20 years ago. Company officials said the total output was as of December 19 when the plants shut down for the holi- days. They will reopen January 85. The company's previous peacetime record was 100,661 cars and ticks in 1926. MEET HEPC OFFICIALS The 35 or 40 property owners whose property is crossed the high voltage Hydro transmission line north of the city, will meet Friday with officials of the HEPC concerning a proposed new line. The meeting will 'be held in the Whitby Township Hall at Brooklin at 3:00 p.m, 5,000 guerrillas. None & C.E. Smith Installed As Cedar * Master | Amidst the impressive ceremon- | ial surroundings of a festival of St. John the Evangelist installation, Bro. Charles E, Smith last evening succeeded Wor. Bro. Thomas Hop- kins as Worshipful Master of Cedar Lodge, AF, & AM. No, 270, GR.C,, for 1948, the lodge's seventy-sixth year of existence. Selected to assist Wor. AAA Bro. CHARLES E. SMITH Smith in administration of lodge affairs for next year, are: Immedi- ate Past Master, W. Bro. T, Hop- kins; Sr. Warden, Bro. A, E. Salter; Jr. Warden, Bro. H, Brown; Chap- lain, VW. Bro, H. L, .Wallace; Treasurer, R.W. Bro, E. F. Farrow; Secretary, RW, Bro. R. Meek; Di- rector of Ceremonies, W. Bro. A. W. Marks; Sr. Deacon, Bro. C. F. Lit- ster; Jr. Deacon, Bro. W. Huxta- ble; Inner Guard, Bro. J. A. Pen- found; Sd. Steward, Bro. H. L. Gay; Jr. Steward, Bro. C. File; Tyler, W. Bro. H. Shelley; Organist, Bro. R. Geen, Capably headed by W. Bro. H, G. Palmer who acted as installing mas- ter, the installing board included the following past masters of Cedar Lodge: Wor. Bros. W. E. Baker, A. W. Bell, C. M. Wallace, H. S. Pal- mer, C. Simmons, A, M. McDonald, L. M, Souch, N. E. Winter, P. H. CEDAR MASTER (Continued on Page 2) ad '| that rebel resistance at was "petering out" and military / RING KONITSA Garrison Of 1,000 Holding Off 5,000 In Furious Battle By L. S. Chakales Athens, Dec. 31 (AP)--Hard-driving Greek Army re< lief forces pressed within sight today of embattled Konitsa, where a weary 1,000-man garrison has been holding out | since Christmas day against furious attacks by an estimated Military authorities in Ioannina sald the juncture of the relieving forces with the garrison could be expected about noon. Athens press reports said the rebels encircling the city had launched a last desperate assault on Konitsa and were being pounded by artillery fire, The bulk of the Greek reinforce ment units were reported to be within a mile of strategic Bouro- zani Bridge, 11 miles west of Kon- itsa. It was predicted the rebels would blow up the bridge in their retreat, but army engineers already were sald to be bringing up fording boats and. bridge parts. Lt.-Gen. Kalogeropoulos, com= mander of the Second Army Corps, said in messages to the Konitsa garrison. "Be brave. Make a final valiant effort . , . by authority of the King, I award to all wounded officers and men the Military Cross..." Authoritative military sources repeated their belief that the dane ger to Konitsa was past and dis. closed that Greek forces in Epi. rus numbered 12 battalions of slightly more than 5,000 men. The War Ministry said earlier Konitsa observers then said the city was virtually out of danger. Rebel losses in the immediate Konitsa area were estimated at 300 dead, 600 wounded and about 100 captured The wound- ed were being taken to Albaniam hospitals, military sources said, and one official report said sever- al sections of the attacking rebel force were retreating toward Al- bania, five miles north of Konit- sa. Other reports said a column of trucks had been sighted bringing reinforcements south from Les. kovic, Albania, toward the front. ier near the Bourozani Bridge, one of the key military points to the defence of Keonitsa, One of the delegates of the United Nations Special Commis- sion on tht Balkans, which has an observer team -at the front, said it was trying to determine what type of ammunition the guerrillas were using, Greek au- thorities said the guerrillas were employing 65-millimetre guns, which must have come from abroad since they have .never been used by the Greek Army, NO PAPER TOMORROW There will be no issue of The Times-Gazette published to- morrow, New Year's Day. The business, editorial and mechani- cal departments will be, closed throughout the day. The pub. lisher and members of the staff bespeak the co.operation of advertisers and those with news copy in' making their copy available as soon as possible for publication in Friday's issue. bidding Sydne shima. to China's 16,000 SAID steadily. % LATE NEWS BRIEFS % AUSSIES" HOTTEST DAY Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31 (AP)--The old year is a warm farewell. This is the day of 1947. The mercury climbed to 94 degrees before noon and although it was a working day, thousands knocked off and went swimming. 10 DROWN, 88 MISSING Tokyo, Dec. 31 (AP)--The newspaper Asahi re- ported today that 10 persons were drowned and 88 were missing after the 43-ton ferry boat Fukusei Maru cap- sized in a storm in Japan's Inland Sea Monday. Thirty passengers were rescued by a salvage boat from Hiro- ottest MAY TALT ARMS SHIP Vancouver, Dec. 20. (CP)--Second attempt to ship $1,200,000 worth of Canadian war surplus ammunition: nationalist government from Vancouver faced. possible failure 'here today. Thirty C.S.U. crew members of the freighter Lake Okanagan, second boat named to transport the arms, may refuse to sail the 10,000-ton ship if their executive so decides. HOMELESS Paris, Dec. 31 (Reuters)--Police estimated today that some 16,000 people were homeless in Nancy, East- ern France, as floods abated after three days of torrential rain. One-third of Nancy's 12,700 houses were said to be uninhabitable, but hundreds were able to re- gain their homes today as the water. level dropped