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THE DAILY TIMES-G Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA ZETTE WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 124 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1948 Price 4 Cents TWENTY PAGES FIRE SHOT, ROB BANK OF $3,400 P.U.C. Accepts Tender For New Warehouse ® L 4 $73,336 Building To be Completed The Oshawa Public Utilities Commission last night ac- cepted the tender of Bathe and McLellan, local contractors, for the erection of a new warehouse and stockroom." The building, which will cost $73,336.52, will face Metcalfe Street adjacent to the garage building erected for the Commission by H. M. Brooks and Son, last year.® The building, which will be roughly 80 feet by 68 feet, will be of brick and reinforced concrete construction. It will have a base- ment and one storey. Included in the contract price are a loading platform, elevator and heating. In- candescent lighting will be used in the basement and fluorescent light- ing on the main floor. Sub-Contractors Sub-contracts will be let at a lat- ter date to George C. Abbott Ltd. of Toronto for plumbing, heating and ventilating; Hill-Cornish Elec- tric, Oshawa, for electrical work; W. F. Bowden, Oshawa, tinsmithing and Newton Edgar, Oshawa, paint- ing. It is expected that the construc- tion of the new building will be commenced in about two weeks time with the excavation of the base- ment. If favorable conditions prevail it is anticipated the job will be fin- ished by the end of the year. To Submit Plans During its meeting the Commis- sion decided to submit plans and specifications for the new building to the Hydro Eleesrly Power Com- mission which must approve of the job as the funds of the electrical department will be used. The tender submitted by Bathe and McLellan was the lowest of five received. John B. Parkin of John B. Parkin Associates, Toronto architects, who drew the plans for the building, at- tended the meeting and advised the Commission. 3 Trainmen Die In Wreck Lundbreck, Alta, May 27 (CP). cific Railway freight train crew were killed near here Wednesday night when the engine and seven cars crashed into Rock Creek where a bridge had been washed out by floods. Lundbreck is about 80 miles west Lethbridge. The three killed were engineer W. M. Donnett, fireman Edward Lewis James and head-end trainman G. H. Cripps. All lived in Lethbridge. The freight crew had no warning of the washout. The engine ploughed into the swollen stream and seven cars piled on top of it. Collection Not for Oshawa Hospital It is reported that a house to house canvass for funds for hospital purposes is being car- ried on in Oshawa, The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital announces that this collection is not being made under their auspices nor with their authority. Any donation _ intended for the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital will be gratefully acknowledged and should be forwarded direct to the Hos- pital, In Collision Three members of a Canadian Pa- | | 12-year-old daughter, Julie, R.R. 1, Legion President LIEUT.-COL. L. D. M. BAXTER of Winnipeg, who was elected Do- minion president of the Canadian | for the next two years by | delegates to the national conven- | tion at Saskatoon yesterday. He succeeds Maj.-Gen, C. B. Price of | Montreal, Two Suffer Concussions Injured at 4.45 p.m. yesterday | when their oar was struck by a | coal truck at Charles and Athol | Streets, Mrs. Keith Gahan and her | Oshawa, are improving in the Osh- awa General Hospital today accord- ing to a report from their physi- cian, Dr. M. P. Townsend. Both suffered concussion. Driven west on Athol Street by Roy Burke, 129 Barrie Avenue, the heavy truck collided with the auto's | right side as the lighter vehicle was | going north on Charles Street, Mr. Gahan, who was driving the car, told police he did not come to a halt at the stop street. He was un- injured. Police Constable Joseph Wright investigated the accident and re- ported the auto's right side was smashed in while the headlights on the truck were broken and the left front fender damaged. Dr. Townsend said Mrs. Gahan yesterday could just vaguely re- member what year it was, as am- nesia resulted from the concussion. She also suffered bruises. Julie re- ceived a laceration on her right forehead but her concussion was not serious. As a result of the accident a hydro pole was broken off and the district was without power for a short time, Regiment Cadet Corps Praised at Inspection At the inspection of the Cadet Corps of the 11th Armoured (On- tario) Regiment, at the Armouries last night, Capt. John Hart, Cadet Training Officer frcen the Central Command, emphasized the value of cadet work as training for the re- sponsibilities of an adult. Although the Corps is not large, Captain Hart said that "they were like jewels-- they came in small bundles." The inspection started with a march-past of the cadets, led by the band which was ccmmanded by Sgt. Follest, The Cadets then gave a Bren gun demonstration, an ornamental band demonstration, and an exhibition of "stripping" Bren and Sten guns and operating - model wireless sets. After the close of these activi- ties, Captain Hart presented First Class Marksman's Badges to Lieut- enants Newson and Brown, R.S.M. Goodwin, Sgts. Clapp and Jackson, Opl. Kilpatrick, and Cadets Jack- son, Scott, and Patterson. These badges are awarded to those who have obtained scores of at least 75 on five separate occasions, using a 22 calibre rifle on a 20-yard range. Lieut. Kaine, commanding the Corps, gave much of the credit for its success to the efforts of Sgt.-| Major N. A. Shackleton. Praise was also given to the Ladies' Auxiliary, who assist by providing occasional treats for the Cadets. In his remarks after the inspec- tion, Capt. Hart said, "It is valu- able training for boys to learn to give orders pleasantly and take them implicitly, in the right spirit. They are future citizens, and must learn to take responsibility." Surprisingly enough, the piece that the band chose to play for its exhibition during the parade, was entitled "No Parade Today'. The band of the Cadet Corps will play this Sunday at the Odd Féllows Church Parade at Brooklin. NINE CHARGED AS SLAYERS OF M. GANDHI New Delhi, May 27 (AP).--Nine men were formally accused in spe- cial court today of assassinating Mohandas K. Ghandi last Jan. 30. They are scheduled to 'go to trial June 14. The defendants chatted among themselves as a black-robed judge accepted a police charge sheet ac- cusing them of murder, conspiracy to murder and violations of the Arms and Explosives Act. All these offences are punishable by hang- | ing. 'The charge sheet linked up the assassination and a bomb explosion at Ghandi"s prayer grounds prior to that as one conspiracy to kill Ghandi. N. V. Godse, who was seized al- legedly with a smoking pistol in his hand when Ghandi was shet down, asked along with five co-defendants, that the court provide defense counsel. Two- other defendants, D. R. Badge and Mandan Lal, said they did not want counsel, but would speak for themselves. Lal is ac- cused of planting the borflb which exploded outside Ghandi's prayer meeting 10 days before the assassi- nation. The ninth defendant, V. D. Savarkar, already had counsel when he appeared in court today. The court recessed the arraign- ment to June 3, at which time the court will accredit defence counsel. P.C.'s Meet Prior To Rally John G. Diefenbaker, Progressive Conservative M.P. for Lake Centre, Saskatchewan, and guest speaker at tonight's party rally at the O.C.V.I, meets Progressive Conservative candidate for the Ontario Riding by- , i - i i | election, Mayor Frank N. McCallum. They were caught by the Times-Gazette photographer while having an | fighting a desperate, informal chat in the Genosha Hotel this morning. | ~--Times-Gazette Stafl Photo | Need For More Ministers To Serve United Churches Crash Kills Bush Pilot | miles northeast of here in north-| Two Armed Thugs Shoot At Manager In Noon Robbery Thedford, May 27 (CP)--Two armed thugs escaped with about $3,400 from the local branch of Canadian Bank of Commerce today after firing a shot at bank manager W, G. Moorhead. The pair escaped toward Parkhill in a stolen automobile they had parked in a laneway between the bank and a store next door. Police broadcast the marker number throughout Western Ontario as 426-Al. _-- ----------4& Mr. Moorhead said the thugs had patked their car in the lanee way a few minutes before they ene tered the bank. As the bandits rushed into the branch, they ordered Mr. Moor= head, his staff of two girls--Kath« { leen Brown and Anna Borthwick-- and a customer, Ernest Plunkett of Ottawa, to raise their hands. "One of the said 'Come on, this is it'" Mr. Moorhead related. "No," the manager said he re= plied and shut the door in their faces. It was then the shot was fir ed and the four persons were or= dered to lie on the floor. Mr. Moorhead said he tried to get a good description of the hold- up men but one of the pair noticed him watching and forced him t central B.C, and east togthe Alberta | oi (ver on in stomach. 9 border. The vault door was shut and one B.C. FLOODS SAID WORST IN 50 YEARS Vancouver, May 27 (CP) --Most | British Columbia today was | losing battle in more of against the worst 'flood than 50 years. The "battle area" extends from Prince Rupert on the coast, 500 miles north, to Prince George, 350 The Nachako River in the north | Wednesday night unleashed a rag- | ing torrent whizh caught hundreds | of the thugs -- short with a light moustache -- ordered the manager to "open up." The entire proceeding today took less than two hours. The defend- ants asked two months to prepare their case. The court granted them slightly more than two weeks. The city was quiet and there were no reports of demonstrations. Pick- ed troops were stationed around the fort to prevent outbreaks. The defendants are: N. V. Godse, Gopel Vinayak | Godse, his brother, V, D. Zavarkar, | former president of the Hindu Maha Sabha, bitterly anti-Moslem party; Madan Lak Narayan Battatraya Atpe, Vi- shnu Ramkrishna Karkare, Digam- bar Ramchandra Badge, Kistayya Shankar and Dattatraya Sadashiv Parehure, All the defendants are members of the militant Mahratta race, known foes of Ghandi's preachings of non-violence against Moslems. Injunction Not Fault Of Commission Members of the 'Oshawa Public Utilities - Commission last night took the stand that in the con- struction of the underground wiring system and the removal of the poles from King Street, the commission was only carrying out the instruc- tions of City Council. It was the opinion of the com- missioners that ths city should make every effort to iron out the differences with the Oshawa Rail- way Co. which resulted in the com- pany securing an injunction to prevent removal of the poles. A letter from the city solicitor, read during the meeting, stated that the hearing of the injunction has been adjourned until June 23 until which time the injunction will remain in force. At the time the adjournment ws arranged by agreement between the counsel for both parties, it was agreed that a conference of the parties should be held as soon after June 8 as pos- | young people occupied |lack of ministers now was a most | serious problem facing the church," | of persons off guard. They poured | into Prince George, wading through water and carrying their belongings | in suitcases. Service ciub officials today dis- patches boats to nearby beleaguered areas to evacuate those cut off by the rampant tributary of the Fraser. As flood victims crowded the town of 2,000, the Nachako fol- lowed on their heels. To the south, the rampaging Fraser burst the dykes at Agassiz, 73 miles. east of here, and early today the valley town was under water, | Hundreds of school children late Wednesday night worked with | weary men in a futile attempt to sandbag a line of defence. About 100 families were being Toronto, May 27 -- (CP) -- W. H. (Jimmy) Westaway, vet- eran bush pilot, was killed to- day when his Ontario Air Serv- ice plane crashed on a takeoff on the Severn River, just north of Orillia, Westaway, who has been with the Provincial Air Service for most of the 25 years it has been in existence, was trapped in his plane and drowned. A forest ranger named Tay- lor was injured and another ranger, whose name was not known immediately here, was not hurt. "I opened the outer door," Mr. Moorhouse said. "I thought I might get away with that but they made me open an inside door. Just what they got there I haven't had time to investigate." He said he had not touched the vault as he was wait= ing for police to arrive. The short bandit had his over= coat pulled up around his face while his accomplice, about five foot nine, wore a mask. As soon as the money was scoop ed from the teller's cage and vault, the quartet on the floor were or= dered into the vault and locked in. A couple of minutes later, Chris Henderson, village secretary treas=- urer, let them out. The manager said the pair "knew Stressed At Conference Smiths Falls, May 27 -- (CP) ~~ [United Church of a ts i s for the United | Those ordained were: orley G. | Lak of sandidates or ne {Clarke of Trenton; Thomas E. Church Ministry in Canada and | groncock of Newcastle; James C. methods to gain Fesbonse ssion | Kellogg of Parham and Robert M. | iscussion 3 g | Wednesday by the United Church | OMPSOn of Oshaka ed Bay of Quinte Conference. | Earli i : | arlier the delegates to the 24th Dr. S. M, Gilmour, Professor of | session of the conference paid trib® | the Theological = College, Queens | |, o to the retiring President, Rev. | University, Kingston, spoke of the | . | need for 250 United Church Min- Charles D. McLellan of 'Napanee. | : % 4 | They recorded appreciation of his | isters in Canada. "The extreme .,,cioni concern for the interest of | {the church, his energy and leader- | | ship. the 24th | Mr. McLellan presided for the | morning session of the conference | which continues until Friday. He he said. He told delegates at session of the conference that the sible. | The commission felt that as it | | was only carrying out the instruc- | | ions of council that the onus for { the injunction should not rest on | the commission. It was the feel- ing of the members that council would have been well advised to have gone over its agreements with | oe railway before issuing instruc- | tions to the commission to proceed | with the job. Wins Scholarship At Lorne Park College At the commencement exercises | {held at Lorne Park College, Port! Credit, on Monday, May 24, Ron- |ald Aldous, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. | Aldous, 32 Valencia Road, was suc- (cessful in winning the scholarship |awarded in 'Lower School for ac- |ademic achievement and faithful- | mess to the ideals of the college. | He also received two other | awards one for highest standing in Science and Mathematics, and the | other for highest standing in His- | tory, English and Languages, | Ronald was also judged winner {in "the Oratorical contesf, naming | his topic "Riders on the Wind." He problem should be discussed open- | ly with young people in the presby- | teries. The conference, meeting in its second day, also heard a report | from the committee on colleges and secondary schools delivered by Rev. G. A. Brown. | Rev. C. H. Dickenson of Toronto, | book steward, said the sale of re- | ligious books had declined 25 per cent since the second world war. Urges Leadership Rev. G. A. Williams of Toronto, Associate Secretary of the Mission- ary and Maintenance Department, felt "there was something bigger and better to come for our church." He said "we must get more people living in the Chrijtian stewardship way. There must be a raise of the standard of living among our people." The Missionary and Maintenance report, presented by Rev. H. R. Neal of Toronto and Rev. F. F. Pugsley of Norward, was unani- mously adopted by the conference. The Bay of Quinte Conference ob- jective last year of about $175,000 had been raised within $5,000. The 1948 objective was set at £190,000, and the 1949 objective at $240,000. . During the evening sessions the more than 350 cdalegates attended ordination services in the century- old Trinity United Chureh. Rev. J. V. McNeely of Oshawa, newly-elected President of the Con- ference, represented the Rt. Rev. T. W. Jones, Moderator of the | Cc expressed appreciation to officers and particularly the secretary for work and assistance during the year, Recommendations he made in- luded several changes in the con- ference program, abbreviation of reports and more assistance to stu- dents for the ministry. The more than 350 clergy and laymen gathering at the conference were greeted Wednesday by Rev. J. K. Lattimore of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Smiths Falls. Mayor M. F. Davidson extended a civic welcome from the council and the town. Sessional meetings continued and new officers were elected to take charge of the conference. They were: Mr. McNeely of Osh- awa, President; Mr. McLellan of Napanee, Past President; Rev. H. C. Wolfraim of Almonte, Secre- tary; Rev. Alfred Poulter of Ma- doc, Assistant Secretary; Rev. J. E. Glover of Hastings, Treasurer; Rev. E. B. Snelgrove of Grafton, Statis- tician, and Rev. D. J. Faulds of Portsmouth, Achives. THE WEATHER Clear today and most of Fri- day. Variable cloudiness with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms Friday evening. Warm today and Friday. Winds light." Low tonight and high Friday 43 and 72. Summary for Friday: Clear and warm, then showers. Ordained at Quinte Conference i REV. T. EDWIN HANCOCK Ph - REV. R. MERLE THOMPSON who were ordained Wednesday night at the annual meeting of the Bay of Quinte Conference of the United Church of Canada held in Trinity United Church, Smiths Falls. Mr, Hancock, who comes from Newcastle has been s. a has been recently preaching at Pontypool, while Mr. Thompson, a form- Fry of Nestlet t pastor of Westmount United err | spoke of the progress of aviation. | Church, Oshawa. Issue Permits | 77 NewHomes This Month A pronounced increase in the number of building permits issued in Oshawa, particularly for .the construction of new houses, indi- | cates that strong efforts are being | made to ease Oshawa's present housing situation. So far this month, there have been 108 building permits issued, 77 of them for the construction of new dwelling units. This compares with 25 out ef 60 last month, and 27 out of 63 a year ago, A large part of the increase is accounted for by the Eastview Area construction project undertaken by three Oshawa contractors, N. Jo- hansen and Sons, W. Mosier, and Rcmanuk Brothers. These firms are building a total of 53 houses, all ct them small one or one-and-a-half storey structures of brick veneer. Among the other important con- struction projects for which permits have been issued this month, is an addition to the Cadillac Hotel, be- ing built by C. E. Rutter for S. S. Vassar, the owner. This is to be a one-storey building, 30 by 40 feet in dimension, and will provide a new dining room for the hotel. John Sciuk is commencing a new store and apartment on the south side of Olive Street between Court and Drew Streets. This building will be one storey high, 30 feet wide and 67 feet deep, constructed of brick veneer, The cost of the new building is to be $10,000. Bread Magazine Wins Honorary Mention Award J. P. "Phil Holloway, manager | of the local branch of the Canada Bread Company, is justifiably proud of an award which has been made to him as editor of "The Breadwinner," a publication featur- ing the activities of company em- ployees in Canada. ! The magazine has 'een given an honorary mention award by the International Council of Indusrial Editors of which V. Frank Segce of Toronto is president. The certificate | carries the words: "In recognition of exceptional accomplishment in achievement of purpose, excellence | of editorial content, and effective- | ness of design." * Mr. Holloway is proud of the | | award as it was won in competi- tion with a large number of similar | publications. | evacuated early today. Power cables were washed out. More than 1,000 acres of fertile farmlands were in- undated. At Kimberly, where damage al- ready totals $1,000,000, the tumult- ous Mark Creek had not abated. Dynamiting was still continuing as workers - tried to divert the creek. About 550 persons were made home- less when it changed its course and roared through the city's centre. At Prince Rupert, the Skeena was still rising. Seven railway washouts were reported. About 1,000 feet of track was washed out at Salvus, 58 miles east. The neighboring town of Terrace was isolated by rail and highway. Terrace residents and those from Remo, Usk and Pacific were being evacuated. Old Age Pensioner Burned To Death Toronto, May 27--(CP)The body of a man found today in the black- what they were doing" and "seem= ed to me like professionals." Halt Car Imports In New Zealand Auckland, N. Z., May 27--(AP)-- Finance Minister Walter Nash said today no more import licenses for foreign-made automobiles will be issued this year. However, Nash told the Auckland Chamber of Com= merce that import licenses for ese sential trucks 'may be issued." Government sources at Ottawa said today Canada had not been ad« vised officially of New Zealand's im= port ban on automobiles but they understood it would apply to the Dominion. Its purpose was to con= serve dollars. Last year, Canada shipped automobiles, trucks and parts worth $9,848,000 to that coune ry. PRACTICALLY RECOVERED ened shell of a truck destroyed by | fire in a garage was identified as | FARIS, John Thomas Ford, 70, an old-age Dr. J. P. G. Maroosis reports that pensioner. Identification was taken | Bud Corner, Brock Street North, frcm a laundry tag. | Whitby, who was severely injured Police say the man apparently !in an accident at the corner of broke into the garage and. went to No. 2 Highway and Alexander sleep in the truck. It is believed he i Boulevard on the night 'of May 19, inadvertently started the fire when is practically fully recovered and he lit a cigaret. | will be able to leave the Oshawa The body was located by the | General Hospital in a day or two. truck owner's wife, Mrs. Edward ' Corner was riding a motorcycle Dillon, after the fire had been ex-, which was in collision with an auto. tinguished and firemen had left He suffered a fractured skull and the scene. | concussion. % LATE NEWS BRIEFS + 150 FIGHT FOREST FIRE Thessalon, May 27 (CP)--A forest fire in the Mississagi district, 35 miles northeast of here, has spread over some 225 acres, it was reported today. An estimated 150 men are battling the blaze. Aircraft of the Ontario Government Air Service are being used to rush more men and equipment to the scene. A small fire at Franz, 150 miles northwest of here, was reported under control. TWO DEPORTEES ESCAPE Halifax, May 27 (CP)--Cutting their way through a lavatory shower ceiling, two young Swedish seamen escaped from detention in the immigration barracks here early today. Kark Isakson, alias Charles Spivak, 20, and Stig Carlsson, 26, had deserted from their ships and were awaiting deportation. HINT HIROHITO ABDICATING Tokyo, May 27 (Reuters)--Abdication of Emperor Hirohito Aug. 15 was strongly rumored in Tokyo today. The abdication would be timed to coingide with the selected anniversary of "the termination of the war", as the Japanese called the surrender,