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Y rd THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA - WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 11 OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1948 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES . Brewers Retai Owner 20 Years, E. A. Donald Stays As Local Manager Brewers Retail business in Oshawa, operated for the past 20 years by E. A. Donald, has been sold to the Brewers Warehousing Co., Toronto, who have also retained the Whithy warehouse under a long term lease, it was announced today. Mr. Donald has joined the staff of the Brewers Warehousing Co. and has becn appointed manager of the Oshawa and Whitby retail stores. There will be no change in the personnel of either, The exact financial 'amount in- volved in the transaction was not disclosed but it is known to be well over $100,000. Following a career as hotelman and sportsman, Mr. Donald opened the: Oshawa Brewers Retail store at its present location, 161 Kin Street West, in 1927, For several years the building was used as a warehouse and retail store only. 'In 1935, however, an elaborate refrig- eration system was installed and the whole building renovated to become the modern structure it is today. Six years ago, Mr. Donald opened a similar business in Whitby, Two of Mr. Donald's sons have been associated with him in the business, Frank as manager of the Oshawa store and Ted of the Whit- by store, . Operated Queen's Hotel Coming tg Oshawa with his fam- ily from Brantford in 1914, Mr. Donald purchased the Queen's Hotel, located in the building on Simcoe Street North, which now houses Simpson's Order Office, Loblaw's north store, and David- son's Shoe Store, Pearl's Lingerie Shoppe and Powell's Drug Store. Recalling these earlier days in Oshawa's growth, he tells of the fields, farms and pasture land north of Parkwood and how his boys used to "spend a day in the country" when they went out to Rossland Road. He also recalls the stables at the rear of the hotel and of meeting trains with his horse-drawn ii to transport uests to his hotel. hn 1916 Mr. Donald sold the Queen's and retired to a home at King and Mary Strects, the corner now occupied by Ontario Motor Sales. He later moved to his pres- cnt home on Brock Street East. Keen Sportsman Always keenly interested in sports and a lacrosse player of \ ability in his youth, he was respon- sible in 1920 for re-organizing la- crosse in Oshawa. He coached and played on the team himself for 3 several years. He has also man- aged and coached senior and jun- jor hockey teams and took an ac- tive part in the Oshawa Curling Club. Always interested in harness horse 'racing, he has been a timer at the Oshawa Fair for many years. Mr, Donald has also served on the Oshawa Housing Commission and is a member of the Horticul- tural Society. He is an_enthusi- astic Rotarian and an active mem- ber of St. Gregory's Roman Catho- lic Church, Besides his two sons associated with him in business, his family includes a third son, Harry, who is in business in Whitby, and one daughter, Mrs. L. C. Work- man, a resident of this city, ~ Sells Business J E. A DONALD who has announced the sale of the Retail Brewers business here to the Brewers Warehousing Co,, Toronto, Mr. Donald will remain as manager of the Oshawa and Whitby stores, RAF Chaplain Told of Burma Drawing upon interesting ex- eriences while an R.AF. chap- iy from 1987 to 1945, Rev. Gerald W. Gregson, M.A., General Secretary for Canada of the Scrip- ture Union, spoke to an open meeting sponsored by the Oshawa Christian Business Men's Commit- tee in Knox Presbyterian Church last night. Rev. Mr. Gregson, who before the war was rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Cambridge, Eng- foun was senior chaplain of the R.AF, in Canada from 1941 to 1944, He returned to England before "D-Day" and later was sent to Burma as R.A.F. chaplain there, continuing until the Japanese "unconditional surrender." He described the trip to India on the "Capetown Castle," with 4,000 troops on board and the remark- able opportunity presented to him as the only padre on the vessel during the four weeks' sea voy- age to Bombay. From there he went tosBurma by plane and visit- ed the small grains of R.A.F. per- sonnel scattered through the coun- try. He said many missionaries in India and Burma were doing splendid work and he expresse TOLD OF BURMA (Continued on Page 2) Mrs. Mayne First Woman At its meeting in the Union Hall last night, the Oshawa and District Labor Council elected Mrs, Mabel Mayne (centre) as its president for 1948. She is beHeved to be the first woman elected to head a Canadian 45 Labor Council. Also elected to the e were, left to right, James Corse, executive member; James Cullen, vice president; M. J. Fenwick, 43 + secretary-tr , and T Hart, ve --Photo by Campbell's Studio 5,500 Miners Out In West, Strike Grows Calgary, Jan, 14--(CP) -- Picket lines provided the only activity at many of Alberta's and two of Bri- tish Columbia's coal mines today, with the provinces' more than 5,500 miners who yesterday began an un- authorized strike, expected to be joined by another 3,500, No immediate hardships were ex- pected to be worked on Western householders, but should He strike last for several weeks a shortage of coal for both domestic and com- mereial fuel purposes was held pos- sible, The strike began yesterday morn- ing in the Crow's Nest Pass district following breakdown of negotiations between District 18 of the United Mine Workers of America and op- erators. The former had made de- mands for a $14-a-day basic wage for miners working at the coal face and a $3-a-day increase for other miners, The union also sought a seven- cents a ton increase in the present three-cents a ton levy for the min. ers' welfare fund, The initial walk-out was followed rapidly by others, at least 12 mines being closed yesterday in the Drum- heller and Crow's Nest Pass coal centres of Alberta and an addition. al six believed likely to close over night, Greek Rebels Launch Drive Near Delphi Athens, Jan. 14--(AP)--Press dis- patches said today a large guerilla force had attacked Arakhova on Mt, Parnassus only 20 miles from where the army started a = mopping-up drive yesterday with an amphibious operation at Eratini on the Gulf of Corinth, The ditpatches variously reported the attackers to number from 600 to 1,500 and said they struck from three sides at Arakhova, 75 miles northwest of Athens and near Del- phi, The air force harassed the guerrillas and dropped ammunition and supplies to the village, the re- ports said. Townspeople 'of Levadeia, about 15 miles east of Afakhova, in a written protest to security a i Arab 'People's Army' Poised; Say Set For Fe By JOSEPH C. GOODWIN Damascus, Syria, Jan. 14 (AP). --Defence Minister Ahmed Shar- abati said last night a trained Arab "people's army" will launch a direct frontal attack next month to sweep Zionism from Palestine. Some Arab sources here believe Feb. 16 may be D-Day. Sharabati said in an interview that the attack will be made "with men and arms in an honorable war to preserve the rights of our Arab brothers." Full-scale train- ing and arming were in progress, and there would be "no bombing in the dark." Military observers denied a "people's army" already is in the lestine fight, and said the re- cent invasion of Palestine from Syria was a Fadl tribal sortie led by Prince Faur Faur. There are an estimated 8,000 Fadl tribesmen living along the Syrian-Palestine border. Prepared For Sweep Rawzi Bey Al Kaukji, chief of the volunteer fight against Zion- ism who said he had been in Pal- esting "several times" in the last month, declared: "In one month you can witness the results of our preparations. This is war. We propose to sweep Zionism from Palestine with su- perior military force." Informed Arab sources express- ed the opinion that political and military leadéks were trying to co-ordinate activities for a Seb. 15 D-Day, but conceded that was only a "tentative" date, Snipers' Guns Blaze Jerusalem, Jan. 14 (AP).-- Snipers' guns blazed in half a dozen places in and near Jerusalem today, taking the lives of two Jews and wounding three others. . Three explosions before dawn were believed to be Jewish attacks on Arab snipers' nests. , burst: of tommy-gun fire in the Germany colony, one of Jeru- salem's British-manned security zones, mowed down one Jew and wounded his companion. Another wee killed on the outskirts of the city. A 'British soldier hit Sunday, and a Jew wounded yesterday died during the night. Death Count 714 Deaths since the Nov. 29 parti- tion decisi now total 714 in said the insurgents in the last few days had abducted nearly 200 per- sons from five villages and, in Dis- tomo, had executed three young D-Day oruary 15 Palestine, according to unofficial count, Jewish sources here said the pre-dawn grenading was a renewal of an attack by Hagana, the Jew- ish militia, on Arab gun posts in the Sheikh Jarrah quarter, which Hagana yesterday blasted for two hours with mortars and grenades, damaging 16 houses slightly," Jaffa Bristles With Arms Jaffa, Palestine, Jan, 14 (AP). -- The streets of this all-Arab sea- wk city are dotted with Syrians, raqi and Trans-Jordanians mingl- ing with Palestinians awaiting orders to move next door into all- Jewish Tel Aviv, And over there, the Jews Aare preparing a welcome with gren- ades and bullets from behind sand- bag barricades. hese coastal "twin" cities are Palestine's most heavily fortified Bastians for the conflict which everyone confidently expects is coming, Tel Aviv Key Point Tel Aviv is the symbol of Jewry in Palestine, It is the one best bet to become at least the provi- sional capital of the Jewish state. Jews believe that as long as Tel Aviv stands, partition and Jewish statehood are possible. There is a protective ring of steel around Tel Aviv, put there by the Jews. Every point is bristling with gun posts. Against them are Arab gun posts on all sides but the sea, Re- sidents of Tel Aviv still sit in the sun terraces but when they go across the street they duck and run, because Arabs atop minarets in Jaffa can, and do, snipe at them at will, Jaffa, target for recurrent Jew- ish attacks in recent weeks, ap- pests to be a seething cauldron of ate, It is laced up dozens of steel-and-stone road Phos and there are little knots of people with guns on virtually every street corner, FIRE IN CAR FIVE KILLED IN QUEBEC TRAIN CRASH Parent, Que., Jan. 14--(CP)--Five persons were killed, three seriously injured and 40 reported slightly hurt today when passenger train No. 21 plowed into the rear end of train No. 11 on the transcontinental line of the Canadian National Railways. All those killed, including a bag- gageman named Vaillancourt, were on No. 11, the train into which the Quebec-Noranda train crashed. The accident occurred at Wykes, a small northwestern Quebec station a few miles east of here Special trains with doctors and nurses were sent from Parent and Fitzpatrick, another divisional point. Another special was sent to carry the injured to La Tuque, nearest hospital point. The three seriously hurt were al- so on No, 11, bound for Cochrane, Ont. Ten were reported slightly in. jured on the same train and 30 also slightly hurt on No. 21, which was made up of 10 coaches. No. 11 car- ried 11 coaches. The crash occurred in 35 below zero weather, and uninjured pas- sengers clambered over smashed coaches and debris in the bitter cold to aid the others, The accident occurred at 8.05 a.m, Neither train was running on schedule. No. 21 was due at Par- ent at 7.556 am. and, No. 11 at 6.20 a.m. The Little Wykes station is in the Western section of Laviolette coun- ty, near the Abitibi district and about 240 miles northwest of Que- bec. Go Fishing Vessel Saves Over Score In Alaska Waters Seattle, Jan, 14--(AP) -- Two more mid-winter rescues from small Alaska vessels wrecked out to the "westward," in waters west of Kodiak Island and along the Alaska Peninsula, have saved more than a Ivan Humphreys of Whitby "nonchalantly strolled" in the fire department at 828 p.m.~yesterday and told firemen there was a fire in his car. A cigarette had ignited stuffing in one of the seats causing a little damage. » score of passengers and crew mem- bers. The 15 passengers and crew of the | Aleutian Mail, all suffering from { exhaustion and exposure, were taken | off the beach and the grounded ves- guard cutter Cedar radioed. sel by a boat and salvage crew late yesterday, the United States coast The Aleutian Mail had grounded near Arch Point, on Unimak Island, Demands TRUMAN FEARS BUSINESS SLUMP | Store Sold To Toronto Firm Oshawa And District Labor Council Executives For 1948 10-Point Anti-Inflation Plan Enacted Promptly Washington, Jan. 14 (AP)--President Truman declare® today that American prosperity is riding a "wave of infla- tion" toward the peril of a "serious" business slump. Linking his second annual economic report to a renewed plea for legislative power to cope with soaring prices, the Man, 63, Dies In Burning Frame House Belleville, Jan, 14--(CP)--Robert Anderson, 63, was burned to death during the night when his two- storey frame house in Turriff vil- lage, 70 miles northwest of here was destroyed by fire. The blaze was not discovered un- til shortly before nine o'clock this morning when passing schoolclhild- ren noticed the levelled building, Provincial Police with Coroner Dr. O. W. Anderson left Belleville this morning for the scene. Care Asked In Hydro Use Oshawa's power conservation pro- gram was further strengthened last night when Bro. W. Ross Strike, K.C, of Bowmanville, addressed members of Lebanon Lodge, AF. & AM. at their annual hydro night meeting. Theme of his talk was, not doing without." Mr, Strike is vice-chairman of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Forty years ago, Mr. Strike began, the idea of Ontario using 100,000 horse power was considered pre- posterous yet today, consumption is 2,000,000 hp. "In the next three years," the speaker revealed, "we He planning now to add 900,000 .p." Officials were surprised, he said, when they found hydro loads in- creasing 'after the war terminated. "We forgot, among other things, that half of civilization was de- stroyed and the other half had to keep it up." Industrial, commercial and domestic consumption went up proportionately he pointed out, all because funnelled war-production suddenly gave way to a different HYDRO USE (Continued on Page 2) Rail Unions Begin New Wage Parley Montreal, Jan. 14--(CP)--Nego- tiations for a general 35-cents-an- hour wage boost for employees of Canadian railways reopen here 'to- day with the newly-appointed gov- ernment conciliator, H. E. Petti- grove, Labor. Department industrial relations officer, meeting with re- presentatives of the Canadian Na- tional and Canadian Pacific Rail- ways and the Brotherhood of Rail- way Employees in an attempt to reach an early agreement. Negotiations broke down about a month ago and the union asked for a government. conciliator. Frank H. Hall of Montreal is spokesman for the 18 unions and brotherhoods representing 115,000 employees. "conservation means use with care,. chief executive told the Republican. controlled Congress: 3 "The American people are keenly aware that inflation is the domine ant problem in our affairs." Used Urgent Words Truman used urgent words in de manding once again the full 10- point anti-inflation plan which the Republican - dominated Congress refused him during November's spe= cial session. He asserted that stand. ».' price, wage and rationing aue thority are "needed, needed badly, and needed promptly." In addition to congressional act. ion, the President called upon busi ness to cut prices wherever possi ble, "foregoing a quick and danger- ous excess profits in favor of long run stability." He urged labor to be "moderate" in its third round wage demands. Nor did he yield any ground on taxes. He insisted that the $7,500,000,- 000 treasury surplus now in sight for next June 30 must be used to lower the national debt, not cut tax rates as the Republicans are determined to do. He repeated his .proposal for a $40-a-person "coste of-living" income tax cut to be made up by higher taxes on corporations. National Goals The "@tonomic report, last of three major White House messages to the new session of Congress, set these national goals for 1948: 1. A three-per-cent gain in pro. duction, Last year's target of five per cent was narrowly missed-- seven per cent. more goods was turned out but fewer services, such as medical, laundry and the like, were made available. 2. Jobs for 59,000,000 as a yeare long average. This is 1,000,000 above the 1947 figure even though last year's June peak topped the so-call- ed "full employment" goal of 60,« 000,000 jobs. 3. The start of a broad social, pub. lic welfare, resources conservation and industrial 'development pro=- gram designed to immunize the United States from "periodic de- pressions" and to provide Americans with "richer and more satisfying lives." Restore Controls Or Resign Office TLC Tells Gov't Toronto, Jan, 14--(CP)--A resoe lution demanding the resignation of the federal government if it fails to re-impose price controls and the excess profits tax was passed last night at a meeting of the Toronto District Labor Council (AF.L) The meeting fieard David Croll, Liberal Member of Parliament for Toronto Spadina, and J. R. Mac= Nicol, Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Toronto Davenport, in its special session on prices. Mr. Croll suggested a three-point program to curb the cost of living: selective price controls on meats and other foods, wider use of the Combines Act and permission to ime port vegetables under fixed prices. The' Liberal Member called for a "complete, open and thorough" ine vestigation into present high prices "and let the chips fall where they may." * LATE NEWS BRIEFS »* French Reds Walk Out After Storm In Assembly have the higher post, his party would take no assembly offices. early yesterday, and the self-propel- led United States army barge BSP 1927, turning to go to its aid, also grounded and nearly met disaster. Floating free, the barge's crew of approximately nine radioed the craft would stay afloat only an hour longer. However, fishing vessels rescued men in the public square, Labor Counéill Asks Riding BARBARA ANN LEADS IN COMPULSORY FIGURES Prague, Jan, 14 (CP)--World Champion Barbara Ann Scott of Ottawa today led a field of 20 competitors from six countries at the end of the difficult compulsory figures in the European women's figure skating cham- pionships. To Head Labor Council three years, ¥m ready to tackle it," she said. James Cullen was re-elected vice- Believed to be the first woman in Canada over named to such a post, Mrs, Mable Mayne last night was Paris, Jan. 14--(AP)--The whole elected president of the Oshawa and District Labor Council. Canadian regional director of the Women's Auxiliary, U.AW.-CI0., for six years, Mrs. Mayne has been a member of the Labor: Council since 1943 and a member of the council's executive board for the past three years.. She resigned from her position as regional direc- tor of the UAW. Women's Aux- lliary ¥st November. Mrs, Mayne defeated William Rutherford, of Local 222, UAW.- C.1.0. to win the presidency The labor council's new president, who replaces E. A. Jones, of Local 189, United = Rubberworkers of America, is recording secretary of the local U.A.W. Women's Auxiliary this year, a post she has held four tintes previdusly. Mother of two girls--Sharon, ag- ed seven, and Marlene, nine, Mrs. Mayne sald she realized the new Jos would be "a great responsibil- "After sitting on the executive for A | ing president of the council defeating 8S. H. Atkinson and M. J. Fenwick was re<elected secretary-treasurer by acclamation, Secretary-Trea- surer Fenwick will begin his sixth term in that office, : Elected to the five-man exe- cutive board with President Mrs. \Mayne, Vice-President Cullen and Secretary-Treasurer Fenwick were James Corse, of the Oshawa Civic Employees' Union, and Thomas Hart, of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers. Mr. Fenwick, on behalf of the] council, presented retiring Presi- dent Jones with a fountain" pen. Elected to the council's municipal committee were: William Ruther- ford, Fred Porter and Mr, Atkinson. Members of the legislative com- mittee named were: Mr. Fenwick, Robert Bedford and Lucas Nichols. Organizational committee members eletced were: Dorland Windover, H. North and James Corse. Audit- committee members named were: P. R. Clark, Mr, Atkinson and Mus, Ethel Thomson, LJ] By-Election Oshawa and District Labor Council last night threw its weight behind those calling for an early by-election in South Ontario riding with the passage of a motion urg- ing the Dominion government to set an election date in order to give the riding's residents parlia- mentary representation. , Urging all affiliates of the coun- cil to demand similar action, M. J. Fenwick, council secretary, said it was important for South Ontario residents to be represented in Parliament "particularly at this time when the price crisis is upon us When a by-election was called, it was up to labor to see that a candidate was elected who would represent labor rather than: one who would support "the peopie who have been making these high he ---- LABOR COUNCTL (Continued on Page 2) a law-making pewer of the National Assembly--scene of shouts, songs and first fights in & stormy reor- gahizing meeting--was endangered today by. a Communist boycott of assembly offices. The assembly, more powerful of France's two legislative houses, convenes again today in an' effort to settle a dispute between Com- munists and their foes over division of these offices. The dispute, in yesterday's reor- ganization session, centred around the assembly's first vice-presidency. The first vice-president would be- come assembly president in event of incapacity, of President Edouard Herriot, Radical Socialist. Herriot, Jo eigeted yesterday is 76 and ail- In caucus, parliamentary leaders of non-Communist parties agreed to give the first vice-presidency to So- cialist Max Lejeune and to demote Communist 'leader Jacques Duclos, last year's first Yjcoiprasident, to third vice-president, Duclos, walk- ing out, said that if he could not Parliamentarians said they doubt- ed if the assembly would have the right to function in event the Com- munists stuck by this refusal, The constitution says parties must hold assembly posts in proportion to their strength, In the assembly, hot debate fol- Jowed the caucus. Communist Mar. cel Cachin, 7, temporary presiding officer py reason of being the oldest deputy, broke this off by adjourn- ing the session suddenly. Deputies began fighting in the aisles. * Before Herriot's election, turmoil also erupted. Cachin was criticizing the government for refusing to grant the Viet Nam Republic's de- bands in Indo-China when Right- ists and Centrists started singing "The Volga Boatman." Commun- ists broke into "The Marseillaise." A right winger cried, "you're off ey." Herriot got 317 votes to 124 for Communist Raoul Calas and 17 for= ter Premier Paul Ramadier, So- clalist, ¥ those aboard. SETTLE WITH TWO FIRMS tablish a union shop, THE WEATHER Cloudy with very light snow- flurries, clearing this after- noon. Thursday clear, becom- ing overcast in the afternoon. Continuing cold. Winds north- west 15. Low tonight and high Thursday 6 below and 14 above. Summary for Thurs- day: Clear becoming 'over- - casts Cold. Toronto, Jan. 14 -- (CP) -- Ford Brand, business agent of the To- ronto Printing Pressmen"s Union (AFL) said last night agreement had been reached with Ryerson Press, publishing company of the United Church of Canada, and No- ble Scott Company Ltd. Both firms met the union terms of a basic wage of $135 an hour and agreed to es- the Tojo cab! 'et, has swollen o* .rflowing rivers. DISMISS WAR CRIMES CHARGES Tokyo, Jan. 14 (AP)--Dismissal of war crimes charges against 20 Japanese, including five ministers in een. Prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan. BRITISH FLOODS MAROON HUNDREDS London, Jan. 14 (Reuter:)--Scores of persons were homeless and hundreds marooned in upstairs rooms to- day in Britain's flood zones after overnight rain had recommended by Chief In the flooded areas, whera roads are awash 'and impassable, isolating villages, REPORT 1,300 SLAIN IN INDIA New Delhi, Jan. 14 (CP)--Unconfirmed reports from Bannu, 100 1iles southwest of Peshawar, said to- day that 1,300 people from Banhu were killed, 700 wounded and 400 missing in communal fighting Sunday. BANDITS ESCAPE WITH $2,700 Toronto, Jan. 14 (CP)--Two armed men today walked into the Brown's Bread plant here and escaped with a $2,700 employee payroll,