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| FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE . . 26 Injured As 19 Bata Workers Sent To Hospital With Cuts, Bruises Batawa, Ont., Nov. 16 (CP)--Rescued from the shat- tered rear of a bus struck at a level rail crossing as it was taking them home from work, 19 persons were treated in Belleville hospital last night after being taken in ambulances and taxis. Reports were that altogether 266 persons were hurt, but several of them these went home after first- aid treatment at the scene of the smash. Although some of the less ser- jously hurt Bata shoe factory work- ers were prepared for discharge, six doctors worked far into the night on some of the more serious cases. These included Jack McAuley, 18, with head cuts; Tric McNeill, 18, of Glace Bay, N. 8, with chest injur- ies and head lacerations; Roy Lock- wood, 32, of Frankford, Ont, with injuries to head and chest, and Miss Helen Tomiceck, 16, of Frankford, chest injuries and bruises. The bus was struck as it pulled out of the company yards about 545 pm. by a Canadian National Railways freight and passenger train, with visibility said reduced by heavy snow and the gathering dusk. Those in the front were not hurt as the highway vehicle almost made it to safety in crossing the tracks. The factory workers were en route to their homes in Frank- ford, Trenton and Belleville. Another employee, Tony Stav- janik, 40, said he looked out the factory window when he heard the train whistle. "I thought the bus was getting too close," he said. "I could see the bus and the train ap- proaching the crossing. The next thing I knew the train hit the bus and spun it around. I couldn't see very well what happened after that." A deep hole was gouged in the rear of the bus and it was those sitting in that end who were hurt. No casualties aboard the train were reported. The injured included: Roy Langabeer, 24, Belleville, shoulder injuries; Eric McNeil, 18, Glace Bay, facial injuries; Jack Mc- Auley 18, Frankford; Ronald La- flamme, 19, Frankford, left leg and face; Hurtav Germaine Lalone, 1%, Frankford, groin injuries; Marcel Seguin, 18, Frankford, face, leg and arm injuries; Rene Marleau, 18, Frankford, internal injuries; Ray Lockwood, 32, face and internal in- juries; Ferne Stapley, 17, face, hip and leg injuries; Lois Genereaux, 16, left leg and face injuries; Rcb- ert McDonald, 28, face injuries; Charles Hamilton, 17, face, left arm and hip injured; Helen Tomicek, 16, facial injuries; Joanne Hopkins, 17, internal injur. fes; Lionel Larue, 24; internal in- juries; Elsie Mandzuik, 24; internal injuries; Paul Kalack, 23, faclal and internal injuries; Ruth Moynes, 25, ankle hurt; Evelyn Bowen, 33, in- ternal injuries. Alderman Favors Margarine Sale Ald, Rae Halliday came out in favor of the manufacture and sale of oleemargarine in Canada, last night, declaring that competition was needed to keep prices down. The discussion arose when City Council heard a communication from the Oshawa and District Labor Council asking the former to en- dorse its resolution asking the Dom- inion government to permit manu- facture and sale of the product in this country. "I believe that the only thing that will keep prices down is competi- tion," Ald. Halliday declared, mov- ing that the resolutions be endorsed. Ald, Evelyn Bateman added that she felt theee was room for sale of both margarine and butter in a country the size of Canada. Ald. R. D. Humphreys contended, however, that the Council was not in a position to take such action without having further facts at its . The government had such facts, he said, and he was prepared to let them decide. Ald, W. J. Lock expressed the view that a suggestion of this na- ture should not come through a municipal council. When put to a vote the majority opposed endorsation. As the result of Ald. Humphreys' request for further information, also, the Labor Council's request for support of the Canadian Congress of Labor's program with regard to price control and taxes was referred to a special committee of Aldermen Clifford Harman and C. B. Gay. Points in the program were restor- ation of price control, restoration of excess profits tax, removal' of the new excise tax and increased tax exemptions. No action was taken on the Labor Council's protest against Ald. Hal- liday's notice of motion that the city sell lots at $1 an acre to in- dustries approved by the Chamber of Commerce. TAKES H.E.P.C. POST Sarnia, Jan. 16.--(CP) --R. M. Durnford, president of the Ontario Municipal Electrical Association and vice-chairman of the Sarnia Hydro Electric Power Commission has accepted a position with "the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario, effective immediately, it has been learnedt He will as- sume his new duties on Monday. HEAVY LOOT _° Vancouver (CP).--Burgiars in .Vancouver. will steal anything, it seems. In one recent theft 500 ounds of scrap iron, valued at 100, was "lifted" overnight from the premises of a local business, UAW Approves Wage Demand Detroit, Jan. 16--(AP)--Spear- heading the CIO's drive for a third postwar wage increase, the United Auto g Workers executive board yesterday approved, but did not disclose, a specific demand be- lieved to be between 25 and 30 cents an hour, President Walter Reuther declin- ed to make public the figure. He told reporters after a four-hour board session, however, that the un- ion's demand upon the car manue Tacturers would be announced to- ay, Maj Gen Mann LeadsOfficers Jump Course Rivers, Man., Jan, 16--A class of i3 army officers, headed by Major- General C, C. Mann, CBE, DSO, Vice-Chief of the General Staff, have just completed a four-week Air School here, it was announced the highest ranking officer in the Canadian Army to wear the distinc- tive paratroopers' wings, Outstanding Horseman Major-Gen. Mann, of Toronto, was chief of staff of Canadian Army under He was promoted to Brigadier in England at 37, and won the DSO fo: his part in the Dieppe raid. When war broke out he was a captain taking a staff course in the insurance business, and militia was a hobby. In 1925 he de- cided to enter the permanent army. His wife is the daughter of Col. and Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin of Osh- awa, Following completion of course the students were presented with their parachute insignia by Major-General R. O. G. Morton, CBE, General Officer Commanding Prairie Command, who will shortly take over as GOC, Quebees Com- mand, at a Wings Parade attended by officers and other ranks of the school. Officers who qualified for their jump wings were Maor-General C. Air Force, oi Long Beach, Califor- ray MacDonald, Goderich, R. Pearce, Hamilton, both of the Directorate of Air; Capt. J. B. Steele, Ottawa, military assistant to Major-General Mann; Major E. T. G. McClelland formerly of Mont- real and now stationed at Rivers; and Capt. J. D. Donoghue, Winni- peg, Public Relations Officer Prairie Command. Take 'Refresher' Qualified parachutists who under- went the training as a "refresher course" were Lieut.-Cob. R. E, Hune -cutt, United States Army, of Richmond, Virginia, who is at- tached to the Directorate of Weap- ons and Development at Army Healquarters, Ottawa; Major D. E. Holmes, London, Ont.; Major R. J. Picard, Ottawa; Major G. G. Bell, MBE. formerly of Toronto, all of the Directorate of Air, Army Head- quarters, sitawa; Lieut. M.-C Duhault, formerly of Montreal and now attached to Joint Air School, Rivers, Man,, and Capt. J. A. Clan- cy, MC, formerly of Guelph, at present stationed at Prairie Com- mand Headquarters, Winnipeg. Both Lieut.-Col. Huneycutt and Major Long were students on the course for the purposc of studying at first hand Canadian methods of training parachutists, Ask Two Centres 'Pay For Wig-Wag Request of the city and 'East Whitby Township for a wig-wag at the Canadian Pacific Railways crossing at Park Road South has been referred by the railway to the Board of Transport Commissioners. City Council las} night heard a letter from the CP.R. indicating that it had referred the matter to the Board, expressing the view that the municipality should" bear the cost of such signals. It was esti- mated that cost of installation would amount to approximately | $6,050. The communication was referred to the Board of Works, pending a reply from the Board of Transport Commissioners, * NO SALT SHORTAGE It is estimated that there are 14,- 130,000,000,000,000 tons of salt in the ocean, with rivers adding. 160,- 000,000 tons a year. Train Hits Bus At Crossing Near Batawa ® L 4 England. Prior to that he was i» the | the C. Mann, of Toronto and Ottawa; | Major M. G. Long, United States | nia, who presently is attached to | the Directorate .of Air at Army | Headquarters, Ottawa; Cept, Mu» | t. A. | DR. H. B. JAMES Board of Health JOHN BRADY Parks Board paratroop jump course at the Joint ! yesterday by military authorities. | Major-General Mann now becomes | the First | General | Crerar, and was considered one of | (Canada's outstanding horsemen be- | fore the war. ile rode on Canadian | Army teams both here and abroad. | L. W. CURRELL Cemetery Board 8S. F. EVERSON Housing Commission DR. W. 8. M Board of Health JOHN G. GEIKIE Parks Board DR. W. H. GIFFORD Cemetery Board BASIL McFARLANE Housing Commission Two new appointments were in- cluded in the by-law which last night named members to the city's various boards and commissions for the ensuing term. > The new appointees are John Brady, who replaces' A. W. Arm- strong on the Board of Park Man- agement and Gordon G. Wanless who succeeds C. W. Minett on the Oshawa Planning Board. All other retiring members were re-appointed. These were as follows: Board of Park Management, John Geikie; Public Library Board, Rev. George Telford; Cemetery Board, Dr. W. H. Gifford and L. W. Currell; Housing Commission, S. F. Everson and Basil McFarlane; Board of Health, Dr. H. B. James, Dr, Archer Brown and Dr. W, S. Millman. Alderman Two New Appointments As Civic Boards Named Sam Jackson and Mayor McCallum will again represent the city on the Planning Board. Appointments to the Library, Planning and Parks Boards are for three-year terms, and those on the Cemetery Board and Housing Com- mission two-year terms. All Board of Health members are named an- nually. The mayor will be represented on the various boards by the following aldermen: Library Board, Ald. Michael Starr; Welfare Board, Ald. Evelyn Bateman; Cemetery Board, Ald. Alex Ross; Board of Health, Ald. Clifford Harman; Board of Health, Ald. R. G. Sproule. Ald. Harman was also re-appoint- ed to the Victorian Order of Nurses board. Refuse to Up Liability Rate Following a spirited debate be- tween Finance Chairman R. D. Humpireys and representatives of the firm, City Council last night refused to approve an increase in the present premium paid to the A. E. Wilson Co. for the city's liabil- ity insurance. The company had asked that the premium be raised from $2,000 to $3,007 per annum, To support his request for the in- crease, Mr, Wilson pointed to the 19 claims, totalling $4,177.50, made against the city during 1947. These were mainly as the result of injur- ies received by persons falling on slippery streets. Ald. Humphreys countered, how- ever, with figures representing the actual amount paid out by the com- pany. This, he suggested, was less than $300. It was fairly certain, he contended; that the city could pre- sent. a successful defence -in most of the claims as it was necessary for the claimant to prove "gross negligence" on the part of the city. Asked regarding the amount ac- tually paid ouf in previous years, Mr. Wilson said 'the figure in 1946 was $1,218.56. Named By Council To Civic Boards DR. ARCHER BROWN Board of Health REV. GEORGE TELFORD Library Board GORDON G. WANLESS Planning Board Reserve Alice St. Site for School City Council last night acceded to the Board of Education's request to reserve city-owned property north of Alice Street between Central Park Blvd, and the extension of Roxborough Avenue as a public school site. Council had deferred decision on the matter at a previous meeting 'when objection was raised to the amount paid by the Board of Edu- cation for the privately-owned land in the proposed site. City Solicitor | T. K. Creighton had been asked for an opinion on whether or not the Board had authority to undertake such an expenditure without first obtaining Council's permission. Mr. Creighton replied to the ° -| effect that the Board was justified in making any expenditure coming under its operating budget but in the case of capital expenditure it was up to Council to issue the necessary debentures, ! It was pointed out that the De- partment of Education had ap- proved the site and would contrib- ute to its purchase price. The Board had paid in the nelgh- borhood of $12,000 for privately- owned portion of the six-acre site. Of the total area, the-city owns a parcel approximately 202 by 110 feet, Council Considers Foot Bridge The long-standing issue of a bridge across the Oshawa Creek north of King Street came up for discussion again last night and for the first time Council agreed to look into the possibility of a foot bridge to accommodate those walk- ing to work from the north-west section of the city. Mayor F. N. McCallum said he had originally opposed the idea of a foot bridge as he felt a proper struc- ture would be built in the near future. He was not of the opinion that such an undertaking was too costly in view of the small number of Oshawa residents it would bene- fit. The largest group it wuold ac- commodate would be those living in Westmount, he said. The question, recently raised by a Gladstone Avenue resident, was referred to the Board of Works, re- questing estimates on the cost of a foot bridge. DEFINE POOR PERSON . Stafford, England -- (CP) -- A 'poor person" is one earning un- der £5 ($20) a week, the Stafford Charity Trustees decided whe: they discussed distribution of 'an- nual charities, Club to Support Building Fund Northminster United Church Men's Club will undertake to raise as large a portion as possible of the $5,000 objective set for the year by the newly formed Building Fund Committee of the Church. This was announced at the club's January meeting this week when President Jack Francis out- lined projects for 1948. It was decided to entertain the members of the Sunday School boys' baseball teams by taking them to the Jr. A. hockey game Saturday, January 24. Games and quizzes were conduct- ed by Stan Cook and Alan Pen- found, following which refresh- ments were served by Charles Mac- Kay. The next meeting will be 'held Monday, February 9. COURTESY PLUS Hull, England--(CP)--Personal advertisement in a Hull newspa- per: "The cyclist who crossed Hed- don Road in front of a fast-moving car Monday last offers his sincere Apologies to the driver." Purchases Historic Volume Early Bowmanville Paper At Enniskillen Auction Printed in five-column widrh, the newspaper contained an aver age of eight pages with sections de- voted to poetry, family reading, Sabbath School Lesson and "Cur auction sale east of Enniskillen re- | Young People." Its subscription cently when he purchased a bound | Price was $1.50 per year and i volume of The Observer for the |1878 had been in existence for years, ear 1878. y The volume was brought to the Advertising was confined to the office of The Times-Gazette yes- | ast two and a half pages. Businets terday and both the volume and | Cards were 5 cents pes. lhe; ge its contents were in as good con- | ing notices 7 cents per line an dition as the day they were pro- |charges for advertising ranged duced from 50 cents for fhe id eye Cook : tion of a one-inch advertisemen TE re ra Copies 4% |8200 fof the first insertion of & was a weekly newspaper published |four-inch advertisement. every Wednesday morning by the | Unlike present day newspapers Bible Christian Book Room, King | which list births, marriages and Street, Bowmanville, of which C.|deaths, The Observer carried such Barker was Editor and Book Stew- | events as "The Cradle," "The Al- ard, tar" and 'The Tomb." Clarence C. Cook of Myrtle Sta~ tion, a well known collector of an- tiques, unearthed a link with the past history of the district at an a 70 KING EAST -r Bara DUci™i STI I=Ee Ca RETR EE w= I DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS FOR OVER FORTY YEARS SAME WONDERFUL STYLES! BUT WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN PRICES LUSH, LUXURIOUS 1948 COATS -- the long and sweeping AT HOTEL GENOSHA oJ FURS - } full sithouettes you waited until now to buy during our JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE Many at 3 Original Price 139.00 sas 169.00 Persian Paw "=i a6 199,00 Persian Lamb " 2% <> 499.00 and many, many more . (Good quality) processed lamb Reg. $199. famed Hollander pro. lamb BUDGET TERMS EASILY ARRANGED FURS 70 KING ST. EAST