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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE ] PAGE THREB © Probers Told Hotel Room Meeting Preceded Bread Boost National Film Bd. Spends $3 Million; Clean-Up Urged Ottawa, Feb. 26 (CP)--G. West), one of the severest K. Fraser (PC, Peterborough critics of the Crown-owned National Film Board, said yesterday in the Commons that the "sooner that outfit is cleaned up the better it will be for everyone." Mr. Fraser said last year he had® described the board as a "white elephant." He had received many letters criticizing him for what he said and some employees of the board had telephoned him and told tim to keep his mouth shut unless he had something good to say. He sald he was wrong when he called the board a white elephant. He did not know at the time that the board had started out with a modest $8,000 in expendityres in .1939 and now had expenditures of more than $3,000,000. "1 should have called it a herd of white elephants," sald Mr. Fraser. He had asked for an investiga. tion of the board and for the cleaning out of unessential persons employed by the board. Bveryone was demanding tax re- duction, but these reductions could not be granted as "long as there are these extravagances going on in government departments." Paid in U. 8. Funds 'The board paid more out in sal. aries than it did for the produc- tion of films and $57,000 of the salary expenditures were paid to employees outside of the country. Most of the amount was paid in United States dollars, yet the gov. emment was passing legislation to conserve American currency. An. other large amount was paid for the maintenance of offices in the United States. "It is about time the government practices what it preaches, said Mr. Fraser. He sald the annual financial re. ports were cleverly drawn up and it had taken him and an adding On big events, the board's still pho. tographers took over and "robbed the commercial photographer of the right to take pictures." Commercial photographers should not have to face competition of that type. The film board was not set up for that purpose and the cabinet should step in and "clean house." The board also took passport pic- tures and "official portraits." That was "robbing" the commercial pho- tographer. He said that if the. board had "nothing to hide" it shouid be able to stand a full-scale investigation into its activities. He suggested that a "clean-up" of the film board might produce a saving of $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 and said this could be turned over to needy hospitals in the form of grants. What to Do To-Night machine some time to get a proper | break down of the figures. The board occupied some 10 buildings in Ottawa but the rents for these buildings ang for the tele. phones in them °were paid by the Public Works Department. While he was ready to admit the board was doing good work in some fields, the people were not getting full value for their money and it was time the situation was correct. ed. 'While it is doing good work in some fields, it is running riot in others," he said. The board was doing unessential work in some spheres, and an ex- ample of this could be found in the still photograph department. There were cases as well when the board arranged for the making of films on particular topic at the wrong time of year. Chose Wrong Time The board had undertaken to make a picture on West Coast fish. ing at the wrong time of year, and it had moved actors, actresses and equipment into Toronto to make a film on the University of Toronto at a time when students were tak. ing exams, The actors, actresses and equipment had to be moved from Toronto almost immediately ba. cause, with the students all busy with exams, there was no one around the campus where the pic- ture was to be produced. He said the film board constitut. ed "socialization of the worst kind." CIENCE has proved there are certain food 'elements everyone | needs for health. If there aren't enough of them in a child's food, | ous gs can hap -such as stunted 'growth, 'bones, pogr teeth, faulty nerves, loss of appetite, ve eyesight. Ovaltine sdpplements the diet with elements frequently deficient in ordinary foods. Three servings of Ovaltine furnish a significant portion of a childs daily requirements of Vitamins A, By, C, D, Riboflavin (B2). and Niacin and Mine, Calcium, Phosphorus and Iron. In addition it provides the bisic substances--complete proteins to build muscle, nerve and body cells --high-energy foods for vitality and endurance. kt thus acts as an insurance against food deficiencies that retard sormal growth. So if your child eats poorly, is thin, anderpar, perhaps nervous, why not try delicious Ovaltine for normal growth and better appetite. OVALTINE . Zo ih a 2 Recreation Headquarters 100 Gibbs Street Daily 2to 4 PALelesatonazy (except Mon. a; y =-Woodshop, shellicraft. --Collegiate-age gym and woodwork. 4 to 6 p.m.--Crafts and hobbies for boys and girls. -~Boys boxing. 7 to § p.m.--Adult activities only ~Leathercraft. shellcraft, woodshop, plastic, --Adult Gym Classes, Weekly and Special Features THURSDAY--Weight-lifting club, FRIDAY--Family Night at C.R.A. SATURDAY--Chlldren's activties in the morning. MONDAY-CB.A ANNUAL MEETING, .30 p.m. NOTE -- Outdoor rinks closed. Rink managers off duty. Solina Ladies Present Play At Maple Grove GLADYS YELLOWLEES Correspondent Solina, Feb, 24--Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davis and Patsy were Sun- day tea guests at F. Gordon Davis', Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith and Anna, Oshawa, visited on Sunday at E, Cryderman's and J. Yellow- lees'. Miss Helen Baker, Toronto, spent the week-end at home. In the absence of Ileen Balson, church pianist, through illness, Helen Langmaid presided at the piano on Sunday. The temperance program on Sun- day included readings by Mrs. A. J. Balson and Pearl Leach, The W.I. ladies presented their 3-act play "The Farmerette" at Maple Grove on Friday night. Solina boys played hockey on Monday night at Tyrone. The young people are presenting their play "Look Out Lizzie", under the auspices of Trinity 'Church Choir on Thursday night. Post Office Has Income Tax Forms The Oshawa Post Office has re- ceived from the Inspector of In- come Tax at Toronto a supply of forms T-1 Special and T-1 Son eral. These are for use of individuals and can now be obtained at the Post Office here. They must be mailed on or before April 30. The T-1 Special form is "for use by individuals having not over $3,000 income, including not over $1,500 from investments, except propriet- ors or partners in any manufactur- ing, trading or merchandising busi- ness and farmers." The T-1 General form is "for use of individuals (a) in business as proprietors or partners other than farmers (b) with investment income over $1,800 or (¢) with in- come over $3,000, Also for use of estates and trusts taxable as such." ASSESSMENT SUPERVISOR Trenton, Feb. 25 (CP)--Trenton appointed an asSessment commis. sioner this afternoon to supervise the reassessment of the town on an equitable basis. H. G. Mogg, assess- ment supervisor of the County of Wentworth, who has been connect. ed with assessment problems for the past 16 years was the man ap. pointed by council. The appoint. ment of Ed. Davis, an army veteran, ag assessor, is expected shortly. X Ontario NS PREPARE FOR FLOODS Erieau, Feb. 26--(CP) -- Onion farmers near this Kent County vil- lage are preparing to protect rich black loam land from Lake Erie's spring floods. Retaining walls o1 eight-foot logs are being driven in. to the shore along the 10.foot-high piles of ice. fi * PP SIGNS OF SPRING Peterborough, Feb, 26 -- (CP) Ducks travelling north are considered a sure sign of spring, Local optimists also point to mild weather which this week cleared stretches of the Otonabee River of ice. * bb ICE HARVEST ON Picton, Feb. 26--(CP) -- The ice harvest is in full swing at nearby Point Traverse. In the past few weeks more than 600 tons of the 21.inch.thick ice has been cut and stored away for next summer when it will be used to pack commercial fish catches. * HP "STREET CAR CALLED TROUBLE" Peterborough, Feb, 26 -- (CP) It isn't an easy trick to trans- port an 1l.ton street.car from Toronto, H. L. Johnston bought the old wooden tram for con- version into three sleeping cab- ins and found it too high to clear low bridges and wires. * + * SNOW OOSTS $45,000 London, Feb. 26--(CP)--City of- ficials have worked out their costs for keeping roads clear so far this winter. Since Jan. 1, the city hr- spent $45,000, mostly on wages a:.® truck rentals. » 4 ANNUAL ACCIDENT Dundalk, Feb. 26--(CP) -- February seems to be accident month for Jim Allen of nearby McIntyre, who has broken bones - every February for the last four years. This year one of his legs was broken by a kick from a horse. * bb EMERGENCY ENGINE Guelph, Feb, 26--(CP)--An $11,. 900 diesel engine will be bought for emergency service at the water. "#| works pumping station, city councii decided last night. The engine wil go into operation in case of power cutoffs. Printers Strike For Higher Wage At Philadelphia Philadelphia, Feb. 26 --(AP)-- A strike of 900 union printers was called against 28 major commer- cial printing firms today in what the union described as a fight for higher pay. Sinclair Muir, President of Lo- cal 2 of the International Typo- graphical Union (AF.L.), said the printers' work stoppage, first here in 27 years, was decided upon last night by a vote of 1,110 to 58. Printers 'at Philadelphia news- paper plants are not involved in the dispute. The strike action overshadowed another development yesterday in which the LT.U. called a National Labor Relations Board hearing here a court of persecution" and, in effect, walked out of the hear- ing. . Benjamin R. Simon, counsel for the Philadelphia Local, as well as Local 6 of the union in New York, asked the N.L.R.B. to postpone the hearing 48 hours so that he could get instructions from offi- cers of the two locals. But Howard Myers, board trial examiner, refused and ordered the hearing resumed at 2 p.m. E.S.T. today. He also consolidated seven complaints by employers against locals of the I.T.U. on charges of unfair labor practices. A union spokesman said the printers are seeking an $85 a week scale as contrasted with a current weekly scale of $69. BIG COTTON PRODUCER Egypt is important for her cot- ton growing, and minerals and oil have also been developed. Horse Quits J ob Early Lets Driver Walk Home --Times-Gazette Staff Photo "HANK" AND "SANDY" Milkman Frank "Hank" Ashby stopped his horse and wagon to make a delivery in a store on Mas- son Street. He chatted with the proprietor for several minutes and then left but to his horror, found that his horse "Sandy" and attach- ed wagon had completely dis- appeared. "For more than half an hour the milkman rushed frantically hither and yon in a futile effort to find his trustv steed. Charging up to a crew of laborers building a house on Mary Street, "Hank" demanded to know what they had done with his horse! No one had seen "Sandy." "Hank" scurried up and down the network of streets that entangle themselves about the nor- thern district of the city. Whistles and calls failed to at- tract the vanished animal and the dairyman continued his search, scanning the fields and scouting the expanse of highway that runs into Simcoe Street, but "Sandy" and his cargo of milk were no- where to be found. With bowed head and heavy foot- falls the tired and discouraged milkman approached his home on Simcoe Street, still lugging his milk carrier wearily. As he round- ed the corner and came in sight of his house "Hank" saw, with sheer surprise and delight, the horse "Sandy" standing contented- ly at his front door. Every day for six years Frank "Hank" Ashby has stopped at his home during his rounds for a few minutes. "Sandy," says Ashby, "ues got a little ahead of sched- ule," Drew Had Chance For More Power In1945=Newman Toronto, Feb. 26--"If Mr. Drew had made a firm commitment with the Quebec Hydro Electric commis. slon in 1945, this present shortage of 300,000 horsepower in Ontario would not have taken place," H. A. Newman, chal of the Ontario shareholders of Beduharnois declar- ed yesterday. "The original builders of Beau- harnois," he said "built most of the plant to some day produce 1,500,000 horsepower. At the present Beau. harnois produces only 650,000 horse. power. If the# difference were available today there would have been no power cutoffs in. Ontario. "I am sure," he continued, "that if the Quebec Electric (majority shareholders of Beauharnois) had known the Ontario Hydro Electird would use the extra power which Beauharnois was capable of produc- ing, they would certainly have built the necessary turbines to handle the load." Mr. Newman explained he had learned at a minority shareholder meeting in Montreal yesterday at which many of the original engi. neers of Beauharnois were present, that when Beauharnois was plan. ned, the dam, the embankments' and necessary foundations had been built to handle 850,000 horsepower Morrisburg Sherbrooke sess esievecessrene OSHAWA One Way cosves $ 4.80 navel by MOTORCOACH TYPICAL FARES OSHAWA Refi Return (5 Days) (180 Days) $1.70 $ 8.65 6.90 7.95 9.65 15.45 17.40 11.40 18.45 20.55 (Transportation Tax extra) 4.30 Full information from your Local Agent: ' GRAY COACH LINES TEL. 2825 More than the present 650,000 capa. city. "Turbines," said Mr. Newman, "are the major addition necessary to get this increased power, capable engineers pointed that out to me. Their cost would amount to 30 per cent less than the expense of first building the development, More than 100 per cent more power would be available and it would not be ivable the Quebec Hydro Elec- tric commission would refuse On. tario at least 300,000 horsepower of this, a E. D. CUNNINGHAM DIES Toronto, Feb, 26--(CP)--Edwyn D.- Cunningham, 75, for many years on the head office staff of the Mu- tual Life Assurance Co. of Canada, Waterloo, died in hospital here yes. terday. Mr. Cunningham «had. resi. ded in Richmond Hill since his re. tirement 10 years ago. Born at Pic- ton, Ont., he taught at Waterloo and district public schools from 1891 until 1912, London--(CP)-- Broadcast re- ceiving and television licences in the United Kingdom up to No- vember were 10,992,200--nearly as much as Canada's population. Passenger Killed : Pilot Is Injured As Plane Crashes Haileybury, Ont., Feb. 26--(CP) --Provincial police are investigat- ing the crash. yesterday of a pri- vate, two seater airplane in which Moise Charron, 23, of Notre Dame de la Paix, near Montebello, Que., was killed, and Russel James Gray of Kingston, Ont. seriously in- jured, The aircraft, piloted by Gray, took off from Lake Timiskaming on a pleasure trip five minutes be- fore the crash. Mrs. H. W. Adams, a witness from her' farm home 100 yards away, suid the aircraft dipped so low it just missed the roof of an- other house. She said the engine seemed to stop seconds before it plummetted into a rock-pile on the farm of Charles Campbell, over- seas RCAF buddy of Gray. Dr. R. C. Lyon of Haileybury, re- moved both men from the aircraft ar. pronounced Charron dead. Gray, father of two children, was removed to Haileybury Hospital, suffering a fractured leg and se- vere head injuries. Provincial police said Gray's injuries were so severe that he could not give an explana- tion for the crash. The aircraft, owned by Harry Bruton, of the kingston Flying Club has been in the area for the last two or three days. It is believed that Gray, who had not been involved in an acci- dent in 3,000 hours of flying in 10 years, was on a barnstorming tour. Charron was employed by the A. J, Murphy Co., of Latchford, Ont., and worked near Haileybury for two years. Dr. W. C. Arnold, coroner, said an inquest would be held into his death. Gray is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Gray, 112 Joseph Street, Kingston, During the war he was flying instructéer at the RCAF station at Chatham, N.B. He is married and has two children, Plan For C-<"ing War Certificates Will Not Change Ottawa, Feb. 26--(CP)--Finance Minister Abbott, yesterday in the Commons, ruled out the possi- bility of the government allowing the holders of maturing war sav- ings certificates to cash them at banks or local postoffices and said they still must be sent to the Reg- istrar of War Savings Certificates at Ottawa, He said the government had given this question "serious" con- sideration during the last year but had come to the conclusion it would be "impossible to jusulys such a rocedure because of the "very en number" of duplicate certifi- cates still outstanding. These duplicates were issued by the government over the last few years to replace certificates report- ed lost. or stolen. "The number of certificates re- ported lost or stolen is much too great--it is of the order of 60,000-- t permit bank tellers or post- masters to check through a list be- fore making settlement, nor could iin a list possibly be kept up to te. The only way to prevent over- payment is to have the certificates sent to Ottawa ,as now is being done, and have them checked against a central registry main- tained here before payment is made. BOY IS DROWNED Galt, Feb. 26--(CP)--Millan Ex. ner, five, son of Mr. and Mrs. 'Tho- mas Exner of Galt yesterday was swept to death beneath ice of the Mill Creek when he toppled into the stream. Jean Skurk, five.year- old playmate, also fell into the wat. er from the ice-encrusted bank but managed to pull herself out, "TIBET TODAY" An Airman's Adventures In Asia Wiliam Dunning will bring a motion picture record of his ex- plorations into the secluded country of Tibet, with accompanying commentary, to Oshawa soon! You've Heard Him on the Radio-- ' You've Read of Him in Magazines! Now--Plan to Meet Him in Person SEE HIS MOTION-PICTURE FILMS AND HEAR HIS STORY OF HIGH ADVENTURE! THE TIME: THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 4th AT 8:00 O'CLOCK \ THE PLACE: Christ Memorial Church Parish Hall Cor. MARY & HILLCROFT STS. SPONSOKED BY THE EVENING GUILD TICKETS 50 CENTS "Buy them at Mitchell's Drug Store -- or Phone 795-J. (This . advertisement sponsored by courtesy Conger-Lehigh Coal Co. Ltd, and A. E, Johnson, Optometrist.) it : ; e = | : i Surprise Witness | Denies Price Fixed | By Those Present | By John LeBlanc Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, Feb. 26 (~P)--A hotel-room meeting of Toron- to bakers, which preceded a general three-cents-a-loaf increase in bread prices there last September, was down for renewed investigation today by the Commons Price Com= mittee. Though the committee had been ® told the meeting reached no agree- ment to fix higher prices it retained for questioning a participant at the session yesterday who had been plucked as a surprise witness from the rear benches of the hearing chamber, This witness was J. Leo Kelleher, now manager of a bakery in Hull, Que., and, -in September, plant manager for General Bakeries in Toronto. He was named as a con- feree at the hotel meetings by James M. MacDonald. Secretary- Treasurer of Genera] Bakeries and promptly was called to the stand to replace Mr. MacDonald. Both these witnesses denied there had been any price-fixing at the September meeting. It had been called, they said, to discuss expect- ed production-cost increases result- ing from the impending removal of flour subsidies, and it had ended in disagreement so far as new baker's prices were concerned. However, Mr. MacDonald said he felt there had been a "desire among the men there to reach some mu- tually-agreeable decision." But he said the bakers wound up in "complete disagreement'--the disharmony so violent there was name -alling and other disgrace- f susiness. General Bakeries had told the other bakers it needed, for itself, a four-cent increase when -subsi- dies came off. Others held out for three, the witness said. Mr. Kelle- her said no baker had tried to sug- gest to any other what the price should be. Mr. MacDonald said that some days after the meeting, General Bakeries learned other . Toronto bakeries were raising their prices by three cents a loaf. Thereupon, it did the same, on Sept. 18. The General Bakeries executive denied his company exercised "con- trol" over the retail prices of its bread--aside from what it sold di- rect to the consumer--but the 14- cent-price it printed on the wrap- per of its bread could be construed ag such a 'very definite sugges- tion" he told commission counsel H. A. Dyde. Claim $21,000 In Court Suit Against Driver "I didn't even see the car that hit me," testified William Francis Hig- gins, 63-year-old former horse trainér. He and his stepson, Ernest V. Northcote, welder, both of High land Creek are claiming damages totalling $21,000 in Toronto Assize Court before Mr. Justice McFarland, from Harold J. Ricketts of Whitby, for injuries claimed received in an auto accident on the Highland Creek bridge, July 12. The plaintiffs claimed they were attending an accident on the bridge when Ricketts' car struck them, Northcote claims he suffered a bade ly lacerated thumb and forefinger. Higgins testified on crutches in the witness stand. He said he suf- fered a fractured skull, broken leg, which subsequently was shortened two inches; an eye injury, torn shoulder muscles, and shock. Constable George Mattison, Scar- boro Township police, said: "At 12.25 I was standing in the centre the road, 100 feet west of the fir: accident, I saw a car approaching at 20 to 25 miles an hour. I put my hand in the air and waved my flashlight, but the car didn't stop. I had to jump aside and the car struck a group of peopie standing on the bridge." Hope To Speed Hospital Plans Kitchener, Feb. 26 -- (CP) -- A meeting is being arranged for the near future between Municipal Af. fairs Minister Dunbar, Ontario Health Minister Kelley and mem. bers of the Kitchener . Waterloo Hospital Commission in an effort to speed up approval of plans for the new $1,650,000 hospital to be built here. It is hoped that work on the new building will commence this spring. It was announced recently that the Ontario Department of Health has authorized a $229,000 grant towards the cost of the institution. PHONE 4410 - FREE DELIVERY DZ Lf NE « MEATS FREE DELIVERY! 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