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< t 1} Ho b - Planning OSHAWA Bo (} a 1 ~ ILY TI Combining The Oshawa T imes and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY, 3 i OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1948 i Price 4 Cents EIGHTEEN PAG 4 » bond y | ; | a » VOL. 7--NO. 77, Council, Residents Board 0 Open Street East Of COAL STRIKE CURTAILS U.S, U.S. Trains Halte As American Zone Isolated By Action By Richard Kasischke Berlin, April 1 (AP)--The United States military gov« SSIA SETS BERLIN BLOCKADE harlton Propert Is She Going to be Surprised! 5 ernment stopped its train service between Berlin and the Ameriean-zone-of Germany today because of suddenly im- posed, Russian traffic restrictions, and protested strongly to Debate Situation STEEL OUTPUT v AA [ed The much debated opening of Richmond and Colborne Streets through the Charlton property came one step nearer . to realization last night when City Council, meeting in the ¢ Public Utilities Building, voted to ask the City Planning Board to consider the opening of a new street approximately 30 feet east of the Charlton proper- ¢ ty running through the Trull property from King Street, to at least Colborne Street. The Planning Board had earlier submitted a plan offering Charlton Transport Ltd. some city-owned property immediately east of its present property in lieu of the land the company would have to give up for the opening of Richmond and Colborne Streets. They sug-| gested a playground 80 feet wide be established immediately east of the! new boundary to act as a buffer be- tween the Charlton yard and the backs of the houses on Cadillac Avenue North. Opposed by Residents The plan was opposed by resi- dents of the district in a deputa- tion headed by A. W, 8S. Greer, K.0., and Orville Eagle. Mr. Eagle viewed with Sushicion the ponds suggestion of a playground, holding that there was a possibility that at some future time the Charlton Company , might buy it up, thus placing the industry . right up against the backyards. He was also suspicious' of the extension of Richmond Cadillac be an 80 foot street. Mr. Eagle t that the big trans- port Aru might then turn east on Richmond and go along Cadil- lac. Council members assured him TO OPEN STREET (Continued on Page 2) Gov't Plans Housing Bill For Ontario Toronto, jApril 1--(CP) -- The question hat Ontario intends to do about housing will find its answer in the legislature' today. Promised in the throne speech at the outset of the current session and dating balk to 1943 as a plank in the Progressive Conservative elec. tion program -- housing legislation will be introduced. Premier Drew forecast its intro. duction yesterday the windup to attack on Pe 1 Trade Min. Howe regarding dominion can_ cellation of proposed housing for Ontario. Housing will precede by one day _ the all.important introduction of the 1948 budget. Recorded votes were abundant at yesterday's sitting and one of them offered a highlight by providing recorfied unanimity for the first time 'since this legislature took of. fice four years ago. The vote was 71 to 0 in favor of giving third reading to the gosern. HOUSING BILL > (Continued on Page 2) Vice President Home and School Federation Sec. tion of the Ontario Educational As. sociation in Toronto yesterday. Mrs. Uriah Jones Among Officers Of O.E.A. Section Toronto, April -1--(CP)--Mrs. 9 O. Arrowsmith of suburban York Township last night was re-elected President of the Ontario Federa- tion of Home and School Associa- tions at sessions of that section of the Ontario Educational ia- tion convention. Flected Vice-Presidents were: Mrs. C, J. Cushnie, Toronto; Mrs. G. R. Harvey, York; Mrs. Uriah Jones, Oshawa; Mrs, A. R. Moore, Stratford; Mrs. L, W. Rentner, Ot- tawa; Roy F. Smith, Oakville; Mrs. J. D. Taylor, Hamilton. Recording secretary is Mrs. Ed- mund Twist, Toronto. District Chairman are: Mrs. J. A. McKay, Windsor; Mrs. J, E. Richards, London; Mrs. 'A. E. War- ren, Hamilton; Mrs, G. C. Iryine, Niagara Falls; Mrs. A. L. Mulford, Stratford; Mrs. Frank Waugh, Jr, Owen Sound; Mrs. -J, P. Grant, Lorne. Park; Mrs. G. W. Tennant, Toronto; Mrs, N. A. Hinds, Bow. manville; Mrs. E. Chambers, Peter. borough; Mrs. J. D, McIntosh, Kingston; Mrs. E. C. Walroth, Perth; W. A. Hill, North Bay; Mrs. W. R. Koth, Sudbury; Mrs, J. G. Thompson, Sault Ste. Marie; Mrs, R. J. Desjardins, Port Arthur; Mrs. J. Blackwood, Kenora. Reds Threaten To Call Six Million On Strike ~ Before Italy Election i i > + Rome, April 1 -- (AP), -- Italy may be by a general strike at 'the timé of her April 18 election ; Communists and, anti- Communists. The walkout is threat- ened by the Communist led Italian : General Confederation of 'Labor (C.G1L.), some 6,000,000 strong. C.G1L. President Giuseppe Di Vittorio, a Communist, said in Pal- ermo, Sicily, last night that the executive committee will call the strike _April 8 unless police have found a missing Sicilian labor lead- er by that time. If there is a strike, it will last until the case is solved. Workers will 'quit for an hour the first day, two hours the second, three the third and so on. That would mean a 10-hour layoff the day before the election. The first day, pub- employees unlike others, 80 out only a quarter of an ig missing man is Placklo Riz- p anished from his cham- ber of labor office at Corleone, Sic~ ily, some three weeks ago. Leftists say right-wingers have slain or kid- napped him. The C.G.IL, put up a reward of 500,000 lire (about $900) yesterday for information or arrests leading to a solution. Di Vittorio said the parliament to be elected April 18 will be asked to investigate an 'in- crease in political crimes in Sicily. With. fresh political violence re- ported at many points and the left shouting accusations that the right is plotting an uprising for the eve of the, elections, the government announced plans to parade troops in Rome Sunday. Yesterday's disorders in the poli- tical campaign included one new twist--Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's No. 1 Communist, was booed and hoot- ed at Lecce, in the south. A Christian Democrat who had been a r {i Russia followed Togliatti to the stand and the crowd came back end cheered him When he told about his-experiences. Corpora said it will shut down one of its Pittsburgh, April 1 -- (AP) --The steel industry of the United States counted 38 blast furnaces banked today ad the 18-day-old soft coal walkout bit deeper into national production. Another five will be closed within the next few days it the shutdown continues. The 400000 members of the United Mine Workers, idle to back up their demand for $100 monthly | pensions, today celebrated John L, Lewis Day -- also known in some | areas as Mitchell Day, in honor of the sponsor of the eight-hour work- ing day. Meanwhile, throughout the coun- try more than 30,000 other workers were idle in steel, railroading and other Industries closely allied to coal, Coal-carrying railroads were hard hit. One had laid off 13,400 emi- ployees and another an estimated 6,000. Birmingham, Ala. biggest indus- trial centre of the south, reported steel production cut to approxi- mately 68 per cent of normal and about 3,000 workers idle. The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. at Youngstown, Ohio, said it prob- ably will bank another blast fur- nace today. This would cut the number of operating furnaces at all plants in Youngstown from a normal 25 to 17. At Buffalo, the 'United Steel workers (CIO) reported the Am- 'erlegn Radiator and Standard San- itary Corporaation was operations, léaving 1,500 idle, The Hanna Furnace tion four blast furnaces. at Buffalo in a 'few days but will assign the workers temporarily to other jobs, The Bethlehem Steel Company announced curtailments at two plants, Finn Parties Rush Advice On Red Pact Helsinkl, April 1--(AP)--Presi- dent Juho K. Paasikivi, in close touch with Moscow treaty negoti- ations, had fresh treaty advice to- | day from five of the six parties in Parliament, He was expected to use it in drawing up new telegraphic resentatives. He sent written in- structions by plane after a cabinet meeting yesterday. The President asked written views of the parliamentary groups by last midnight. Only the Com- munist-led Popular Front did not respond. The Social Democratic, Agrarian, Conservative, Liberal and Swedish parties gave him state- ments. . Informed sources said the state- ments showed the parties differing with the government over treaty details. The negotiations were undertaken by invitation from Prime Minister Stalin, On Feb. 22 he asked a treaty of friendship and mutual assist- ance. The Finnish group reached Moscow a month later, In Moscow, a highly plated Fin- nish source said last night the Russians had been "very generous" in the negotiations. Carl Sundstroem, Finnish Minis- ter to Moscow, meanwhile was host to Foreign Minister Molotov and others at a reception for the Fin- nish negotiators, Bevin Gets Data On Berlin Crisis Landon, April 1 -- (AP) -- An up-to-the-minu report on the German crisis from British occupa- toin authorities was hurried fo For- eign Secretary Bevin today. The action emphasized British anxiety over the Russian challenge to western power sovereignty in Berlin. It increased speculation that the cabinet may be called into special session if the deadlock per- sists, "For the moment, however," a Foreign Office spokesman told a press conference, decisions will be left to occupation authorities. He added the whole situation is being considered here. To a specific question, he said the British occupation authoritiés have not asked higher officials here for a decision on what steps to take "as yet." J The cabinet has been in 'recess since the middle of last week. There's a bit of a jolt coming to the young April Fool's Day artists too today when they turn and find the eagle-eye of the Law upon them. It's all in a day's fun as youngsters the city over climb aboard the band- wagon of harmless All Fools' Day pranks. --Times-Gazette Stafl Photo Customs Collections Here Nearly Double Customs collections in the Port ® > Previous Fiscal Year in- | structions to the Finnish negoti> | ators conferring with Russian rep- | |Gales Lash Coast of Oshawa for the fiscal year end- ing March 31, 1948, soared to a | record $20,034,476.61, nearly double | Delay Ships In UK .| London, April 1 (Reuters)--Gales oificigls announced 10gay, Colles { and mountainous 'seas lashed the tions never fell below the million coasts of Britain early today, do- mark in any month. | ing damage on land and sea and In March collections amounted to | delaying. ships and air traffic. $2,479,006.86, the highest monthly | "7 repoats rushed to the assistance figure for the year. A breakdown | of several small vessels adrift in the showed: Customs imports, $191, profish Channel, "Crews aboard 571.51; excise taxes, $2,286,677.05; lightships reported that they were excise duty, $501.50 and sundry col- | peing tossed about like corks. | lections, $346.80. : The storm, which brought with | Comparative monthly figures for | it heavy rain and hail in parts of the fiscal years ending March 31, | the country, rose to its height in {1047, and March 31, 1948, are: the Channel and in the Merseyside 1946-1947 area of Liverpool. Wind reached 80 $ 30023749 | miles an hour, uprooted trees and 538,466.02 | plew slates off rooftops. 776,315.87 Passengers for the liner Accra, 1,010937.51 | gue to leave Liverpool for West Af- 1,056,955.97 | rica, apd the Ascania, bound for 719,873.74 | canadd* with 700 emigrants, em- 900,881.87 | parked but the ships did not get 1,152,731.45 | gay. Tt was hoped they would sail 1,171,843.36 | tonight if the wind dropped. {is a Strap For Hooey Is Denied At Jail 1,282,515.19 Owen Sound, Ont., April 1 (CP)-- Thomas Ramage, Governor of Grey County jail, today denied publish- ed reports that Arthur Hooey, awaiting trial for murder, will be strapped for setting a fire in a jail corridor Monday. Hooey, 25-year-old Owen Sound man, is accused of the knife slay- ing last March 6 of his lifelong friend, Allan Crowe, 22, Jail au- thorities said Hooey started the fire in an escape attempt, February .... March 1947-1948 $ 1,214,912.62 .. 1,396,011.19 1,198,165.24 1,322,634.20 1,268,966.20 1,028,152,42 1,651,946.43 1,758,640.07 1,965,457.12 2,467,110.06 2,281 384.20 2,4179,096.86 September ...... October Nevember ,. December ....a. January ......... «February ... Total ...ovvvvuu.. $20,034,476.61 Receive King's Scout Badge One of the highlights of the an father and son banquet of the Sth Oshawa Sea Scout Troop in the Masonic Temple on Tuesday night was the presentation of King's Scout Badges to three members of the troop. Those honored were, left to right: Leader Irvine Harrell, Patrol Leader "Bunt" Marsh and Troop Leader Lloyd Sturch. : : ~ -Photo by Campbell's Stadio BENES STATES RED ALLIANCE AID TO PEACE Prague, April 1 -- (Reuters) -- President Eduard Benes of Czecho- slovakia today made his first pub- lic utterance since the Communist "bloodless revolution" in his coun- try. Receiving the new 'Soviet Ambas- sador, Michail Silin, at his country | home, Benes described the Soviet Czechoslovak alliance as "the nat- ural concrete expression of the deep friendship uniting our brethren na- tions. "Our nations are both filled by a deep and sincere and, firm will to preserve and 'if possible to strengthen permanent peace to guarantee the security of Europe. "It is well to be reminded on this fact in the light of international events today." Benes received Silin in the pres- ence of the Czech Foreign Minister, | Dr. Vladimir Clementis. | Silin, referring to the Soviet- | Czechoslovak treaty of December, 1943, said: "Our nations shall never forget the dangey of German aggression, "The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Republic are filled peace and to secure safety Europe." Truman Against 'Aid To Spain Idea | | Washington, April 1 (AP)--The {| White House said today that Presi- ident Truman is "utterly opposed" | to the "welcome Franco" provision | the House of Representatives wrote ! into the European Recovery Plan. ~ residential Secretary Charles G. Ross so quoted Truman to report- ers. He said Truman hopes the pro- vision will be knocked out before the measure. Ross, at a press conference, said he had talked with Truman about the provision to include Spain in ERP. He added: "The President is utterly opposed to that provision, : "He trusts it will be strieken out in the conference on the bill." Oshawa Boys Win Their 1st Game In Schoolboys Spiel Guelph, April 1--(CP)--Six games were played this morning as the first annual "Ontario Schoolboys Bonspiel" got under way at the Guelph Curling Club. Rinks from Oshawa; Galt, Lindsay, Grand Val. ley, Sault Ste. 'Marie and Guelph won their first round games. "Bud" Moore's Oshawa rink defeated IL: McLecd's Wingham foursome 6.5, in & stirring finish. Thirty-two rinks are competing for The Esso Trophy, manufactured in Guelph;'especially for the event: The finals in all events will' be reached on Friday night. with the deep, sincere endeavor to; i strengthen permanent And over-all in | the Russians. The Americans resorted to panded air travel. Britain and France fective last midnight, that all motor and rail passengers and freight entering the Soviet zone undergo trol points. Four British and Am- Russians this morning. Allied authorities said the Rus- sian action, in effect, was a de- mand that the three western pow- ers surrender sovereignty on their their position in Berlin, the time being all United States military train travel to and from Berlin Is cancelled. He said 3pecial flights from Frankfurt, American zone headquarters, to the U. S.- controlled Tempelhof Airport Berlin stop-gap, Clay said the Russian stoppage of train traffic cogld not bé broken immediately with8ut force. Berlin is an island of four-power control deep in the Soviet zone. It is more than 100 miles by rail or road from the nearest border point in the Bri zone, and farther from the French zones. the {issue lead to a meeting of the four military governors, it will be the first session since fhe break- BLOCKADE (Continued on Page 2) a UAW Opens Drive For Office Staff Detroit, April 1--(CP)--A drive to unionize 30,000 Ford Motor Com. pany- white collar workers was launched today by the United "Au- tomobile Workers (C.1.0.). The move was approved yesterday by union delegates from 49 Ford plants attending a two.day parley | here. | Speakers at. the closing session in. |cluded Walter P. Reuther, U.A.W. | President, and Emil Mazey, secre. tary-Treasurer. The union's contract with the company now covers approximately 108,000 production employees. White collar, supervisory and technical | employees are not included. THE WEATHER Overoast today, variable cloudiness tonight and Friday. Cooler. Winds 'west 20 today, light tonight and Friday. Low tonight and high Friday 30 and 39. Summary for Friday: Vari. able cloudiness, cooler. ' ex-® joined in | protesting the Russian order, ef- | Russian inspection at border con- | erican trains were halted by the | trains and submit to a squeeze on! Gen, Lucius D. Clay, the United | States Military Governor, said for | Is 96 Today in | will serve as a temporary | | | L { { who today is receiving the cen. | gratulations and best wishes of his | host of friends on the celebration | of his 96th birthday, Celebrating 96th Birthday Quietly Today Still active in church and lodge work, James Gregory is celebrating his 96th birthday today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. J. Good. man, 240 Athol Street Fast. Born in Cornwall, England on April 1, 1852 he came to Oshawa in the late 1860's when it was just a village. Taking a great interest in municipal affairs, Mr, Gregory has fellowed the growth of Oshawa step by step. Mr. Gregory first became inter. ested in church work when he join, ed the Free Methodist Church at Treewalder, Cornwall, in 1868 and has enjoyed church communion for 80 years. Since coming to Canada he has lived consistently in Osh. awa except for one month he spent in Bowmanville. Soon after arriving in Oshawa he became a member of the Bible Christian Church ang later joined King Street United Church, taking an active part in building the church, He has been a member of CELEBRATING i! (Continued on Page 2) \ Penetanguishene, Ont., authorities have absolved th today in a statement. known. Salonika Feb. 10. RELEASE U. Pearl Harbor, Apgil 1 ( the Western Pacific Fleet id today that Chinese Communists had 2 United States Marines, who were captured 'in North China while on a Christyjas Day hunting trip. The an- nouncement said they were returned to United States Navy representatives at Haiyang, a villdge northeast of * LATE NEWS BRIEFS x HOSPITAL STAFF BLAMELESS April 1° (CP)--Provincial e staff of the Ontario Men- tal Hospital here in the escape of Melville Wilkie and Leo Cada last March 20, Health Minister Kelley said ARABS STAGE ATTACK Jerusalem, April 1 (AP)--Arabs battered the be- | leaguered Montefiore Ghetto of Jerusalem with -mor- | tars before dawn today. Jewis retaliated with prolonged Congress finally finishes, work m/ sniper attacks on Silwan v i Mount of Olives. At sunrise, : quieted both sides. The extent of casualties is not illage on the slopes of the British troops moved in and REBEL FORCE DESTROYED Athens, April 1 (AP)--A United States military ex- pert said today the Greek Army has destroyed the Krus- sia Mountain rebel stronghold and lifted the threat to Salonika. Col. Temple Holland, chief of a joint military advisory planning group, said at Salonika Greek regu- lars "bottled completely" the main rebel force of 500 this morning. It was from the Krussia Mountains, northwest of the port city, that the rebels descended ard shelled - S. MARINES AP)--The Navy dhnounced released four . headquarters at Tsingtao, China. A fifth\Marine, Pte. Charles J. Brayton, died from | wounds received in the inciden* <4 hy JAMES GREGORY, L of