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TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, ' ey 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE Major Development In The South Ontari Oshawa Legion Hall Is Greatly Improved Huron By-Election Is Set For Feb. 16 Drew Announces Toronto, Jan, 13 (CP)--A by-election will be held Feb. 16 in Huron Electoral District to fill the seat in the Ontario Legislature left vacant by the death last month of Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor, Progressive Conservative, and some sources have regarded it as an indication there will be no general election in the province this year. At the same time it will afford the first opportunity for any group of electors to indicate their attitude toward policies of Premier Drew's Progressive Conservative adminis- tration, especially those relating to liquor, since the Drew government was returned in 1945. Huron, in Western Ontario north- west of Perth County, is one of the few areas in the province where the Canada Temperance Act still is in effect, While the sale of liquor is not permitted in the riding, it is ex- pected the liquor question will be interjected into the campaign, par- ticularly if prohibition forces enter & candidate. ' Thomas Pryde of Exeter, unsuc- cessful Progressive Conservative candidate in the last federal elec- tion, has been mentioned as a strong bidder for nomination when the Huron Progressive Conservative As- sociation, meets next Wednesday at Hensall to pick a candidate. Agri- culture Minister Kennedy is sched- uled to address the meeting. Both the Liberals and the C.C.F. will have candidates in the by-elec- tion. Farquhar Oliver, recently- elected Liberal leader, is expected to take an active part in the cam- paign, Nomination day will be Feb. Some sources at Queen's Park predicted during and following the brief legislative session last Octo- ber that thie Drew administration, now in its third year in office, would go, to the people in 1948. Following yesterday's announcement of the Huron by-election these same sour- ces, none official or semi-official, discounted the possibility of an election this year. In the 1945 election Dr, Taylor polled 7,081 votes, compared with 5,152 for Liberal candidate James Ballantyne and 1,211 for J. E. Huck- ins, C.CF. and was re-elected. "Since this government took of- fice, the people of Huron have been well represented by Dr. Taylor, who was one of the most effective and conscientious members of the legis- lature," Premier Drew said yester- day 1n his by election announcement, Pe A 4 "It is therefore desirable that a by- election be held at the earliest pos- sible date so that Huron may be represntd at th coming session of the legilature." The House ' generally convenes about six weeks before Easter which falls on March 21 this year. It has been predicted that the session will start early in February but no offi- cial date has been set. Party standing in the 90-member house is: Progressive Conservative, 65; Liberal, 11; C.C.F., eight; Labor- Progressive party, two; Indepen- dent Labor, two; LiberalLabor, one; vacant, one, Township Council Requires Notice Of Delegations East Whitby Township Council made it clear yesterday that dele- gations which want to bombard council with criticisms or questions this year will have to serve notice of their intentions in advance. According to a motion passed unanimously at yesterday's special session, in future any delegation wishing to see council will be re- quired to make prior application to Township Clerk D. F. Wilson stating the action to be requested and the grounds of their request. The clerk will then notify the appropriate "committee chairman and also notify the delegation as to when it should appear before council, Councillor Neil Fraser, K.C, speaking in support of the motion, sald that with the new arrange- ment the reeve would be able to set up hig agenda in the full knowl- edge of what was to be expected in the way of delegations, Without any such notice of when delegataions would = appear, the council would be operating "like a retail grocery store" and "we'd be hours and hours clearing away our business," he said. What Council Did City Council held its first regular meeting of the year in the Old City Hall last night with all mem- bers in attendance. Apart from civic officials and representatives of the press there were but two spectators at the session which lasted only an hour. LR SR Council will hold its first commit- tee meeting of the year on Thurs- day night of this week, One of the questions to be discussed will be Council's appointments to the var- jous boards and commissions, * kb Fred O'Neil, 713 Patricia Avenue, was granted a refund of the money he paid last year to purchase a city-owned lot. * kb C G. Hall, 64 Hillcroft Street, had his application for permission to open a beauty patlor at 28 Buck- ingham Avenu¢, referred to the General Purpose Committee for a report. * ob Discussion on a question asked by Ald. C. Harman of Ald. M. Starr, chairman of the Board of Works, regarding the removal of snow from street crossings was held over until the first committee meeting. * bP Ald. C. B. Gay, who sought infor- mation concerning the proposed extension of Colborne and Rich- mond Streets, was informed . that the matter was in the hands of the Planning Commission. A report will be presented to Lounel later. a Or the motion of Aldermen Hal- Hday and Bateman if was agreed to have the assessor and city engineer prepare a map of the industrial sites laid out in the south end of the city last year. Notice of motion was given by Ald, Rae Halliday that at the next meeting he will move that the city sell industrial lots to any legitimate industry, which has received the approval of the Chamber of Com- merce for $1 per acre. + On the motion of Ald. Starr and Ald, Ross it was agreed to pay the Ontario Motor Sales $3,060 for a three-ton truck, delivered late in December, to the Board of Works. It was pointed out that while the order had been placed sometime ago the price had increased since approval to purchase was secured. &* Fb To facilitate the preparation of the city's budget for 1948, all de- partments, commissions and spend- ing bodies will be asked to have their estimates in the hands of the city treasurer not later than Janu- ary 29. & +b : Having béen approved by the On- tario Municipal Board, third read- ing was given to a by-law authoriz- ing the construction of pavements on Ritson Road, south of the CPR, and on the Drew Street and Second Avenue approaches to the new highway." *» A by-law was also passed to con- firm the sale of 54 parcels of land taken over by the ely at tax sales. LR Second and third readings were given to a by-law to authorize the supplying of water by the Public Utilities Commission to East Whit- by Township. The by-law was not on the agenda but it was pointed out it should be passed as soon as possible to enable the Township to issue debentures for necessary con- struction, Jury At Howey Inquest Urges Crossing Devices Straffordville, Ont., Jan. 13 -- (CP)--Echoes of a tragedy that shockéd Ontario were heard in the torener's inquest which last night | exonerated the crew of the railway train that smashed the rhotor car in which James Howey and his three sons died on December 11. The father and three boys were flead. and the only survivor, a sev- en-year-old daughter, was being removed to hospital when the wife and mother, passed the scene in an- other car. A by-stander tol" her "the Howey family's been wiped out." Mrs. Howey died "the next fay of a broken heart. The verdict was on the death of Jarues Howey, finding that it re- sulted from brain injuries. The recommendation 'was that all rail- way crossings in Bayham Town- ship be equipped with safety de- vices, : Eleven witnesses were examined by Acting Crown Attorney Fred Barnim of Aylmer. N. O. Stillwell » was foreman of the five-man jury. Coroner Dr. C. W. Sinclair of Aylmer presided. The tragedy occurred at Canadian Pacific Railway's level crossing on the eighth concession of Payham Township, just west of No. 20 highway. Killed were James Howey, 42; Jame: Howey, Jr., 15; William, 13; anc George nine. James and Wil- liam were killed instantly; George died soon after being admitted to hospital, and Mr. Howey died five Mrs. Howey died from shock early the following morning at the home of frien. in Tillsonburg nea) here. She was found dead by Mrs. Jack Cliney, who was sleeping in the same room. Of the Howey family there were left only seven-year-old Mary Lou, survivor of the level-crossing ac- cident and 1l.year-old Kenneth, who was in a London hospital with illness at the time. | hours after the crash. the ext | Ontario Spite TOWN PLANNER QUITS Lindsay, Jan, 13 -- (CP) -- J. W. Gravestock resigned from the Lind- say planning board last night after telling a council meeting that "it is increasingly evident that town council is not interested in the town as far as progressive town-planning is concerned." He said council had taken no action on a planning by- law which had been drawn up, PLAN CIVIC ORCHESTRA St. Catharines, Jan, 13 -- A proposal to form a civic or- chestra will be discussed at a meeting at city hall tonight when a ¢ mmittee of six men and women, formed to investi- gate the possibilities, reports, WED 66 YEARS Alliston, Jan, 13--(CP)--Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Anderson, residents here for the past 37 years, are celebrat- ing their 66th wedding anniversary, Mr. Anderson is still active in his shoemaking business. SHOPLIFTER JAILED Toronto, Jan, 13 (CP)--May~- be it was the cld weather that prmpted 70-year-old John Efs- son to steal two pairs of trou- sers from a local department store. He was sentenced to four months after store detectives noticed the extra. trouser legs showing under his coat. * LAUDS AUTO INDUSTRY Toronto, Jan, 13--(CP)--Planning Minister Dana Porter yesterday told the Toronto Automobile Trade As- sociation the automobile industry represented 123 per cent of the total manufacturing output of the province--abhoot three times the vol- ome of any other industry in On- tario. The. industry, which ranks among the first five in Canada, stands first in the province in gross value of production and is an es sential key to prosperity. Mother Must Pay For Child's Keep Toronto, Jan. 13--(CP)--Ontario Court of Appeal yesterday allowed the appeal of the Town of Ganano- que against a judgment which or- dered the town to pay for the maintenance of a 10-year-old child. Judge J. L. Lloyd had ruled the child was neglected under the Chil- dren's protection Act, reversing a court finding in a similar trial held two years previously between the town and the Children's Aid So- ciety of Toronto. W. M. Nickle, appearing for the town, said that evidence showed the mother of the child is receiving $160 a month "and I submit that she is quite able to pay." % Lof course," she replied, "have we 90 Centre Street. The impr # Branch 43, The Canadian Legion B.E.S.L. have recently completed ® ive alterations to both the exterior and interior of Legion Hall at new new h plant, a large addition at the rear, and complete renovation of the interi- or of the hall. Shown in upper picture is the Legion Hall showing the two new entrances which feature glass blocks and add considerably to the attractiveness of the exterior and in lower picture is a section of the library which was furnished by Ewart McLaughlin, vice president of the Branch, second honorary ROTARY BIRTHDAYS The birthdays of Rotarians W. J. Lock and Stewart Storie were marked with the presentation of roses at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club yesterday. o Area Foreseen rr ee Careful Planning Prime Requisite For Orderly Future Envisioning a major expansion in industry and .popula~- tion in the southern half of Ontario County in the next 10 years, Hon. G. D. Conant, K.C., suggests that a metropolitan chamber of commerce be set up to give study to the develop- ment which will take place. Mr, Conant advanced the sugges-® tion at the annual Civic Day lunch- eon of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce yesterday which was at- tended by the members of the coun. cils in Oshawa and East Whitby Township together with the mem- bers of boards and officials from the two municipalities. Mr. Conant substituted for Judge J. C. Ander- son of Belleville, who was unable to attend due to illness. It was pointed out that no dis- trict is better situated or better served for industrial development than the area between Oshawa and Pickering and extending three to four miles back from the lake. This area has everything industry can ask, including the main lines of two railways, adequate highways, low cost power, harbors at Whitby and Oshawa, and air transport from the Oshawa airport. Within the district at present live approximately 40,000. Mr. Con- ant confidently forecast that 10 years from now this would be in- creased to 75,000 or more. Such an expansion he cautioned, would en- tail tremendous problems which should be prepared for ahead of time, He maintained there should be large scale planning for the whole area. Plans should include provis- fon for industrial sites, residential areas, mercantile areas, etc. For that reason a planning commission should be set up immediately so the future development of the area can be carried out to the best ad- vantage. The setting up of a metropolitan chamber of commerce, composed of representatives from each munici- pality, was suggested. The identity of individual chambers of commerce would not be lost as they would continue to serve the locality in which they are located. "It is our own fault if we do not outstrip the area west of Toronto in industrial development. I feel the Toronto Industrial Commission will give us assistance. We must unite to plan for the future development of this area. It lies within our pow- ef to make the Oshawa-Whitby area second to none in the Domin- ion," declared the speaker. Touching upon the possibility of the annexation of sections of East Whitby Township by the City of Oshawa, Mr. Conant said: "If East Whitby feels that it, as a rural municipality, cannot continue indefinitely to service its urban areas and Oshawa feels they might be better served as part of the mu- nicipality than through complicat- ed agreemens, annexation should not be delayed as difficulties will increase with time." It was also suggested that the Oshawa City Council might take ace tion to curb price spreads by devis. ing ways and means of wiping out the disparity in prices whith exist as between stores for similar items. Mr, Conant thought a list might be published once or twice weekly showing the high and low prices for certain items, naming the merch ant 'in each instance. This he be. lieved would go a long way to re=- duce extreme prices and make it impossible to continue the dispar- ities of the past. The speaker was Introduced by Rotarian George Hart while the thanks of the meeting was tender= ed by Rotarian A. A. Gillespie. Gracing the head table were a number of former Oshawa mayors, namely John Stacey, H. P. Schell, F. L. Mason, Ernie Marks, A. C. Hall, A. G. Davis, J. A. Coleman, Dr. W. H. Gifford and Mayor F. N, M.%Callum, the present incumbent, Also attending were Judge D. B. Coleman and Mayor William Davide son, and County - Clerk William Manning of Whitby. The ex-mayors were introduced by President J. Norval Willson. Oth- er introductions were: members of the City Council, Mayor McCallum; Public Utilities Commission, George F. Shreve; Board of Education, L. M. Souch; civic officials, A. A. Gil- lespie and East Whitby Township Council, Reeve T. D. Thomas. Former Salesman Sues For Earnings . Quebec ,Jan. 13 -- (CP) --Hear- ing was _ started yesterday in Su- perior Court of a suit for $16,000 brought against the Quaker Oats Company of Peterborough by J. Victor Cote of Quebec, former company agent in the Montreal- Quebec area. Cote, who was the only wit- ness heard yesterday, claimed the company employed him on a com- mission basis from 1918 to 1944 when he was dismissed after re- fusing the companv's suggestion that it take over the organization of its sales and employ him at a fixed salary. Cote claimed that he had set up his own offices and built up sales which in good years brought eom- mission earnings of $4,000, com- pared with earnings of $12 during his first month on the job in 1918. Revelers' Basso Recalls Contacts With Notable Ever since the days when the Shannon Four, noted for their un- accompanied Barber Shop ballads made recordings and gave concerts, Wilfred Glenn, basso, has been the king pin of the male qubrtette. Tenors and baritones came and went, 'many, like James Melton. Franklin Baur, Elliott Shaw and Lewis James to reach stardom on their own. but Mr. Glenn who, on four occasions has been chosen "All-American bass", is happiest when he can blend his sonorous tones with others, and has not sought fame as a soloist. In fact he did not set out to be a singer. As a boy he had a good soprano voice, which changed overnight to a deep bass. He cannot remember going through the cracked and croaking stages at all. Mr. Glenn said he drifted into music. Born in California, he was at one time a pugilist--he is built for that, he was also purser with a Pacific shipping line. From the Shannon Four, the Revelers, with a new style of quar- tet singing, evolved. Many will re- member the song hits of the 20's, "Oh Miss Hannah," "Collegiate,' "Dinah," "Mary Lou" and others all interpreted in their unique style. Such was their popularity that the group made five Euro- pean tours which included com- mand performances by the Duke of Windsor, then Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, now King George VI, and the Duke of Glou- cester, These performances were given both publicly in London's largest theatres, and privately in the most exclusive private homes. Mr. Glenn recalled that on one occasion he was invited to dine at the royal table and became engag- ed in conversation with the Duke of York. Before him was placed the most delicately cooked part- ridge, which he could not begin to eat till the conversation was over. In the meantime the Prince of Wales who was seated at the other end of the table, quietly ate his partridge, and as soon as he put down his kngfe and fork all the plates were removed, including Mr. Glenn's--untouched! In Austria the singers were the invited guests of Count Castelione, munitions king. After dinner the Countess was asked if she would like to hear the Revelers, "Why, a new disc?" "No," was the re- ply, "we have the Revelers." And at that they trouped out on:to the "For a whole wesk they stayed in 3B é the gasthof, a residence apart from the main schloss or castle, set in the most beautiful part of the Austrian tyrol. Although their approach is mod. ern and distinctively American, the Revelers belong to the world. They are equally at home in the classics or popular music, and their interpretations reflect refine- ment, finesse, superb musicianship and consummate artistry. They are enjoying singing to Canadian audiences and find them warm and responsive. "We also find," Mr. Glenn added, glancing at the pro- am which included a group from hakespeare, "that they don't know their Shakespeare any better than we Americans." Council Passes By-Law Control Eating Places Approval given to a by-law to regulate and license eating estab- lishments in Oshawa, by City Council last night means that the issuance of licenses, which has been held up for some time, ean be proceeded with. 'ollowing the pattern of by- laws passed in other large centres in the province, the by-law calls for fees ranging from $5 to $20 being paid according to the type of business. "This is a stringent by-law as it will affect a number of restau- rants here. They have known about it for over a year now. .It is going to be standard all over the province and the sooner it is put into effect here the sooner it can be made operative. There should be some consideration ag there has baen difficulty in securing plumb- ing fixtures, although .that has been alleviated to some extent," commented Ald, Humphreys. "Plumbing fixtures are hardér to et now than they have been for ve or six years," countered Ald. Jackson, WATER CARRIERS Hamilton, Jan, 13--(QP) -- Two Hamilton-Niagara district men have the odd ccupation of water-car- riers. Ronal Deuxberry, Stoney Creek, and Alvery Fletcher, Winona, haul large quantities of water in their tank trucks to farms and ru- ral homes where wells have dried » 821 ail BALDWIN'S GROCERY Opens Tomorrow Carrying a Complete Stock of GROCERIES, FRESH AND COOKED MEATS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, CONFECTIONERY, ETC. Remember the Location 821 Masson St. -- Phone 2085