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HE DAILY TI OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ES-GAZETTE WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 150 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1948 Price 4 Cents EIGHTEEN PAGES WE'RE STAYING IN BERLIN Ad For Farmers' Trade 2 Suggest | Stronger Bid Would Keep Stores Open at Least One Night Each Week Oshawa should make a stronger bid to capture the friendship and trade of farmers in the district, George Ansley, chairman of the Rural Committee of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, declared last night at a general membership meeting of the Chamber in the Genosha Hotel. Mr. Ansley suggested that storesy keeps open late at least one night a week for the convenience of shop- pers from rural districts; that the police department be more lenient in ragard to tagging farmers' autos and that a farmers' market be set p so that the farmer might gain ome profit when he comes to the city to spend his money. ""During the war when supplies were scarce, stores began closing early," Mr. Ansley said, "but this practice has been kept up since the end of hostilities. Is there any rea- son why the farmer should quit work at three o'clock in the after- noon so he can come to buy at our stores? Bowmanville, Port Perry and Whitby are crowded on Satur- day nights. We are not showing a friendly attitude toward the farm- er by not making it possible for him to shop in Oshawa at least one night a week." Leniency Suggested Regarding parking meters and tags, Mr. Ansley felt that the Chamber of Commerce should ask the police department to be more lenient toward farmers. He pointed out that when a farmer comes here to spend his money ard then finds his car tagged, it crelees an un- friendly situation. "We should develop farm mark- ots and outlets for farm produce," he continued. "A number of cities have wonderful markets which give the farmer an opportunity to sell his products. In Oshawa the lack of a suitable site is a handicap, there is really nothing desirable." He urged the Chamber of Com- merce to conduct a membership drive among farmers, claiming that a good representation from the ru- ral areas would make for a strong- er organization. Les Eagleson, head of the Retail Merchants' Association, pointed out that storekeepers worked long hours KEEP STORES OPEN (Continued on Page 5) Freight Ties Up Rush Hour Traffic Traffic at the "Four Corners" was harled up for about five minutes this morning during the Saturday shopping rush when a westbound freight train tangled with a city bus and two highway buses going east. The city. bus had stopped on King Street just east of Simcoe Street and the locomotive had pushed two gondolas into the middle of the in- tersection when two eastbound highway buses arrived on the scene. Because of traffic follow- ing them, they could not back up and they could not go forward be- cause of the parked city bus and other on the south side of King Street. Sls Police finally had to reroute one 'of the buses and' the traffic fol- lowing it south on Simcoe Street before the snarl could be untangled. Auto Winners Agree To Divide Winnings i -- R. W. Brooks and H. F. Millen, co-winners of the Chevrolet coach at the Rotary Fair, have agreed to sell the auto and presumably divide the profits, therefore there was no run-off of an extra hour as had been previously arranged for this morning. J. N. Willson, President of the Oshawa Rotary Club, said the win- ners had come to an amicable decis- jon and were disposing of the auto without the run off was quite all right. Over 26,000 tickets were sold on the car, Rotary Club officials estimated. The winners guessed the correct leage run at 1922.3 miles. The ids on a pure guess were 13,000 to 1 and after winning on odds like that the winners are taking the safe way of dividing the prize, / THE WEATHER Clear, becoming cloudy Sun- 'day evening, A little warmer. Winds light. Low tonight and high Sunday 53 and 77. Sum- ' mary for Sunday: Clear and warmer, Heavy Ballot Is Reported By 'Union Heavy balloting by members of the General Motors Division of Local 222, UAW.-CIO., in the strike vote called for by the union, | is reported by union officials. Bal- loting took place yesterday and to- day. The polls will close this after- noon and the results should be available late this afternoon. The vote, which the members of the G.M. Division are taking, is called fox under the union consti tution which requires a two-thirds approval by the membership before a strike can be called. If the pres- ent situation develops, a vote of sll employees whether union or not, i required under the Rand formula incorporated in the agree- ment between General Motors and the union. The Rand vote would be held under the supervision of a re- presentative of the provincial De- partment of Labor. George Burt, regional director of the union, has already wired Queen's Park asking appointment of such a representa- tive. Tn the event of a vote under the Rand formula, some 250 non- union employees would be eligible to vote. Only one vote over the 50 per cent mark is required to decide the issue under this formula. While union officials are confi- dent that the strike vote, being held under union laws, wil be overwhelm. ingly in favor of a strike, this does not close the door to further nego- tiations. It is.expected that armed with the memberships' mandate, the union bargaining committee will reapproach the management and get negotiations underway again. U.K. Dock Strike Said Threatening To Hit Scotland London, June 26--(Reuters) -- The strike of '20,000 dockers which has tied up the Port of London for | 13 days threatened today to spread today to other British ports. A member of the strike commit- tee told a mass meeting of dock workers in London: "Things are moving in Liverpool. As far as Scot- land is concerned, it is just a mat- ter of Liverpool coming in and Scotland will follow." The strike originated from the suspension of 11 men who demand- ed extra pay for handling a "dirty cargo" of zinc oxide. (The Associated Press said Fri- | resigned from the committee in pro- test gainst "Communist pressure.") | Leaders of the Transport and | General Workers Union, which op- | poses the strike, continued their efforts to get the men back to work but the results will not be evident until Monday. A large number of service person- nel was expected to be sefit to the waterfront Monday if the strike continues. Some 300 troops have been unloading perishable food car- goes during this week but none were at the docks today. Cornwall to Get Federal Building for a million-dollar byilding house all départments of the fed- eral government requiring accom- modations in the city of Cornwall were disclosed by Transport Minis- ter Chevrier this morning. The new building will house all | gage in agricultural work for one 'contact the Oshawa office of the day that seven leaders of the strike | Cornwall, June 26-- (CP) -- Plans | tq officers and 10 other ranks, will federal departments exclusive of the Department of Transport but | the item is' subject to the approval of parliament. 4 RECEPTION PLANNED FOR SEA CADETS Under the chairmanship of Ralph Schofield plans have been made to accord the members of the Sir Francis Drake Sea Cadet Corps a rousing welcome when they arrive in Oshawa Harbor tomorrow after- noon following a seven hour train- ing cruise of the Navy League Training Ship "Oriole". The Sea Cadet officers and cadets will 'leave Oshawa early tomorrow morning by bus and will embark on the training ship at the foot of Spadina Avenue, Toronto, at 9 am. During their period aboard ship each cadet will have an opportun- ity of serving in all parts of the ship and performing duties in the same manner as if they were on a regular naval vessel. The "Oriole" is equipped with auxiliary power and so will not be affected by any calms which may occur. The ship is expected to ar- rive in Oshawa at about 4.30 p.m. and the committee in charge is anxious to have a large group of residents of the city and district on hand to extend a welcome to the boys. Mickey Carlton, a member of The Times-Gazette editorial staff, will make the cruise and a full account together with pictures will appear in Monday's issue. Members of the. reception com- mittee include: Hon, G. D. Conant, K.C.,, Acting Mayor R. D. Humph- reys, K.C.; Willlam McLennan, Fred Kitchen, Fred Moss, Dr. Angus Mac- Donald, Harry Millen, Jack McLeod, Neil C. Fraser, K.C., R. A. Heustis and Dr. William Blair, members of the Oshawa Sea Cadet Committees; S. R. Alger, J. H. Beaton, W. A. Wecker, J. J. English, S. T. Hopkins and Lt.-Col. M. P. Johnston, of the Oshawa Community Chest Com- mittee; A. R. Alloway and T. L. Wilson of The Times-Gazette; Nor- val J. Willson, president, Oshawa Rotary Club; E. W. Reynolds, pre- sident, Oshawa Kiwanis Club; Jack Cooke, president, Oshawa Kinsmen Club; George L. Roberts, president, Community Recreation Association; Ivan Richards, recreation director, C.R.A. and T. D. Thomas, M.L.A, 20 D.P.'s From Europe Will Arrive Monday The first large group of Eur- opean displaced persons to come to the Oshawa. district will land in Halifax today and are expected to reach the city on Monday. Comprised of 20 single men, the group will be dispersed among farmers in Ontario and Durham Counties and will do much to re- lieve the help shortage during the harvest period. Under the terms of the entry con- tracts, the men are pledged to en- year after their arrival. They will then to be free to enter other form of employment. While the language difficulty will be great, it is pointed out that all the men are anxious to learn| English and remain in Canada. All the members of the party have been assigned to farmers in the district. Should there be other farmers who wish to secure this type of help all they need to do is Employment Service of Canada and arrangements will be made to assign men from groups which will be ar- riving later. Regiment Goes To Petawawa In Four Groups Plans for the unit's summer camp were" announced yesterday by Cap- | tain F. 8. Wotten, Adjutant of the | 11th Armored (Ontario) Regiment.' Four parties of officers and men | will each spend a week at Camp | Petawawa where they will receive intensive training in Canadian Ar-' mored Corps work. The parties will go at two week intervals dur- ing the summer, The first group, consisting of 16 leave Oshawa by special train on Saturday night, July 31. IMPROVING GRADUALLY M. J. Werry, veteran employee of General Motors, who has been ser- jously ill in the Oshawa General | Hospital for some time, is reported | as gradually improving. Gy Separated 51 Years Sisters Meet 4 On the platform of the C.N.R. station yesterday, two sisters, Mrs. E. Badgley (left) and Miss Jennie Joyce meet for the first time in 51 years. "This is the biggest thrill of my life", said Mrs. Badgley as she waited for her sister to arrive from San Francisco, Since Miss Joyce was a year-and-a-half the ladies have been apart meeting on only three oc- casions, and then only for a day at a time, until the fourth time yes- terday. The last meeting was 51 years ago when Miss Joyce was 23 years of age. Times-Gazette Staff Photo Sisters Are After 51- Re- United Yesterday morning Mrs. E. Badg- ley, elderly Oshawa resident, stood on the platform at the C.N.R. sta- tion waiting for what she termed the "biggest thrill' of her life. At 76 years of age Mrs. Badgley excitedly waited to meet her T74- year-old sister, whom she hadn't seen for 51 years, when she arrived from San Francisco on the 11:13 a.m, train. For many years Mrs. Badgley be- lieved that her sister, Miss Jennie Joyce, was killed in the San Fran- cisco earthquake of 1906 and then, four years ago, without the slight- est warning, Mrs, Badgley found a letter in her mail box from her sister. Traced By Detectives For several years detectives, working for Miss Joyce scoured the Dominion 'in an effort to locate the whereabouts of Mrs. Badgley and their untiring efforts finally uncov- ered the information that Miss Joyce was now Mrs. E. Badgley re- siding at 79 Cromwell Avenue, Osh- awa. The sisters started to exchange letters and then on Thursday, a telegram arrived telling Mrs. Badg- ley that her sister would arrive in Oshawa on Friday morning. Mrs. Badgley last saw her sister when she was 23 years of age. "I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night. I just wandered about the house," Mrs. Badgley said and thoughtfully added: "I hope I didn't keep the other people in the house awake." 'The ladies, born in Prince Edward Island, were parted when the younger sister was oply a year- and-a-half old. They met again | several years later and then drifted apart once more until they met again for a day 51 years ago. Mrs. Badgley appeared quite calm as she waited those seemingly end- less minutes before the train steamed into the station but said that inwardly she was "dreadfully excited and terribly thrilled." Hav- ing not seen her sister for so many years, not even through the medium of a photograph, Mrs. Badgley feared she would be unable to identify her relative and when the passengers alighted from the train her excited eyes flashed from one person to another in a frantic ef- fort to identify her sister. An expression 'of disappointment flashed across the elderly woman's face when, for a moment, it ap- SISTERS REUNITED (Continued on Page 2) Year Lapse 250,000 OUT AS BIG STRIKE SWEEPS ITALY Rome, June 26--(AP)-- A coun- try-wide Communist-directed food workers" strike began today. More than 250,000 men were call- ed from their jobs by the General Confederation of Labor (G.C.IL., Ialy's massive union, still under Communist control. - There were no reports yet of the strike"s effectiveness, but most if not all commercial stores and mar- kets were still open. Presumably they will not be affected until their stocks run out. The strike was called among workers making spaghetti, flour, bread, ice, pastries, dried and con- densed milk and packaged foods. The strike grew out of a walkout by workers in Milan nearly a month ago. They struck in protest against the layoff of 150 employees. Negotiations to settle the coun- try-wide strike continued' in Rome between the C.G.IL. and Labor Ministry officials, Hopes were held that the walkout could be ended before a slackening of stocks brought hardship to Italian con- sumers. Meanwhile, general strikes in Pisa and Modena in the north struck Italy's weakening industrial front. Factory shutdowns and worker layoffs were blamed on a falling demand for Italian products both at home and abroad. Management clzitns it cannot maintain large pay- rolls, TAKE SECOND PLACE Driving "Victoria's Darling" and "Sonny Joe", Billy Leggett of North Oshawa yesterday afternoon won second place in the class for pairs of ponies at the St. Catharines Horse Show. AFL SNUBS DEWEY Washington, June .26 (AP).--Pre- sident William Green today said | the American Federation of Labor will "never" support the Dewey- Warren Republican presidential ticket. Asks Ottawa Investigate Toronto Housing Rentals Toronto, June 26-- (CP)--The To- ronto area emergency housing centres combined committees an- nounced today they have sent a let- ter to Reconstruction Minister Howe demanding an investigation into the Looks of the City of Toronto Proper- ty Department. 'This action has been taken in pro- test against a proposed increase in emergency 'housing rentals by the city. The increase is effective July 1. Bud Cochrane, President of the Scarboro Committee, said it was un, derstood the matter was a federal] one since the dominion government pays two-thirds of the cost of oper ation of emergency shelters. Mn. Cochrane sdid estimates of defieits on the housing projects by the city were "ridiculous." : He claimed that for value receive ed, even the present rentals are ex- cessive. . § ¥ JEWS, ARABS CLASH AGAIN AT EL BIRWA Haifa, Israel, June 26--(AP) -- The Israeli Army said today its troops had clashed again with Arab units at El Birwa, inflicting 100 casualties. Fighting in the village, seven miles east of Haifa in Western Galilee, has been going on for two days and United Nations truce ob- servers are on the scene -investigat- ing the action, El Birwa, held by a small Jewish garrison prior to the truce, fell into the hands of the Arabs when troops operating out of Nazareth launch- ed a surprise attack and recaptur- ed the village. A Hagana announcement,said its troops had staged a counter-attack which put three Arab armored ve- hicles out of action. Jewish forces also captured arms and ammuni- tion, Hagana said. When the surprise Arab attack came, the Jewish garrison suffered 12 casualties. In the Jewish coun- ter-attack Friday, the Jews suffer- ed 24 casualties against 100 inflict- ed on the Arabs, the Hagana an- nouncement said. CKDO Occupied New Studios This Morning Another step in the forward pro- gress of Radio Station CKDO was marked today with the removal of offices and studios from the Gen- osha Hotel to 16 Centre Street. The move was necessitated by an in- creasing demand for space which could not be conveniently provided by the Genosha Hotel. The new premises at 16 Centre Street will permit a wider scope of operation for the radio station, much better technical facilities, and many more conveniences for the staff and artists. The move was made without any interruption of CKDO's broadcasting schedule in spite of the highly complicated and | exacting wiring changes required. Station Manager Ross R. Rowlands | commended chief technicians | George Blanchette and Ray Nokes | | for their skill in completing the job | | so successfully. The Bell Telephore Company, which provides the sta- | tion with its broadcast lines, was: most co-operative during the | | change and spared no effort in| | setting up a more complete service than the station had previously en- joyed. "Our relations with the manage- | ment and staff of the Hotel Gen- | | osha have been most cordial," said | | Mr. Rowlands, "and it is with a | | measure of regret that we leave the | premises occupied by CKDO since | our first broadcast in October, | 1946." "However, we are looking forward to a period of increased service to the people of the Osha- wa district. We will now have ampie space for our business offices and members of the production staff, | Two studios and an announcers | booth have been equipped for broadcasting so that a variety of programs may be presented." An official opening of CKDOs new premises will be announced soon and an invitation to the public to visit the studios will be extended. New Buildings Are Started In Business Section Excavations are being made for two new buildings soon to be erect- ed in the downtown business sec- tion of Oshawa." 1 Canning Brothers Limited are planning a large addition to their present premises located on King Street East, west of Ontario Street. This new building, of cement block construction, is to cost $5,000. It is being built by the Gay Co. A second new construction project ! is for a lunch counter being built at the corner of Bond and Mary Streets, This is also to cost $5,000, and is to be built of cement blocks | and brick. The'owner is Paul Ris-! tich, and the building is being erect- ed by M. Trimble. DIES. OF INJURIES Toronto, June 26 -- (CP)--David | | Frieberg, 55, of Toronto, died here | | Friday night from injuries suffer- | ed in an automobile accident north | of Oshawa, June 23. The accident, pccurred when Mr, Frieberg lost | lcontrol of his car and smashed into a telephone pole. He was driving to his summer home at Beaverton -at the time. - U.K. Britain Accuses Russia of Trying To Create Siege By JAMES DEVLIN Berlin, June 26--(AP)--The Russians' land blockade of Berlin continued today, and Britain accused the Soviet Uniow of trying ruthlessly to create a state of siege. ) With the western powers in close consultation over thein next step, the British Foreign Office said in a statement issu« , ed in London that the Soviet cam« Bickering Bewilders Berliners By LYNN HEINZERLING Berlin, June 26--(AP)--Worried Berliners asked one big question to- day--will the western allies leave Berlin under Russian pressure? It is heard on all sides--in the food queues, in the long lines of Berliners waiting to exchange their old money for new, in the homes and on the corners. Most of them say this: "Food, important a problem as it may be, is secondary for the mo- ment: After all, we've lived for years never knowing whether we would get tomorrow's food ration. We know there's enough to eat for at least the next month. And by that time the crisis may be over. But will you westerns still be here?" No one could yet give them the answer. The 2,000,000 Germans in the western sectors of the city, most of whom haven't had a big meal in more than three years, are experi- encing again the discomfort of dark- ened homes, What about the new currency issued by the western allies, which precipitated the Russian retalia- tions? "It's a good thing," a waiter said. This was the general view of the west sector Berliners who exchan- ged their old marks for the new Deutsche mark. "The east (Soviet zone) mark is the same old mark with a stamp on it," one said. "It has only the Rus- | sian zone behind it. You can buy | seven of the new Russian marks with one of these west sector marks already." (The rate was 25 to 1 on some black markets). Flies 5,000 Miles Paris to Paris Shannon, Eire, June 26 (AP)-- The Irish weather is beginning to get Irish Una Flemming's Irish up. Miss Flemming works for Trans-World Airlines, Three days ago she caught a plane from Paris, intending to land at Shannon and go to her home in Dublin, Shannon Airport was. closed in by weather. The plane flew on to Gander, Nfid. Miss Flem- ming caught the next plane out of Gander for Shannon. Again Shannon was closed by wea- ther. The plane flew on to Paris. That leaves Miss Flem- ming right back where she started after a 5,000-mile trip. SCHOOLS CLOSE FRIDAY Local public and separate schools will close for the summer vacation on Tuesday next. Pupils writing the High School Entrance examinations will finish at the same time. ¥ paign, "by starving the helpless_ci« | vilian population" of Berlin, seeks | to gain political advantage at the | expense of the west. The statement | added: i | © "We intend to stay in Berlin" This backed up an earlier state | ment by Gen. Lucius Clay, United | States Military Governor, that no | action short of war could drive the | Americans from Berlin. : The Berlin blockade coincides with the western powers' currency reform, and efforts by Russia and the western powers to put their own brands of currency in circulation here. As another angle of the western zones' current reform, Germans there were told they will get back one new Deutsche mark for 10 old Reichsmarks. This will be the con- version rate for an unspecified num- ber of marks after 60 old marks have beén traded in for Deutsche marks on a one-for-one basic. The British statement on Berlin sald: "Attention has been called to & report in Taegliche Rundschau (of= ficial Soviet paper in Berlin) which presumes to define the attitude of His Majesty's Government to recent events in Berlin, "The report is completely untrue and is very far from representing His Majesty's Government's real at= titude. "The statement that we intend to stay in Berlin holds true. "The opinion of the whole world will condemn this ruthless attempt of the Soviet Government to create a state of siege in Berlin and so, by, starving the helpless civilian popu« lation, to secure political advantages at the expense of the other allied powers." The Tagliche Rundschau had quoted British circles as saying Brite ain is considering. methods of get~ ting out of Berlin. United States Ambassador Lewis Douglas called on Foreign Secretary, Bevin in London for consultations on the tense situation. United States authorities started flying drugs into the city to figh% the squeeze, which took the form of a rail freight blockade and a cessas tion of food and brown coal supe plies from the surroundings Russia zone. The Americans also announced plans to fly in powdered and cone densed milk for German babies, Supplies of fresh milk have been shut off with other food supplies fox some 2,000,000 Berliners in the city's western sectors. A barge was report« ed to have arrived from Western Germany with grain and flour tos day, but there was no sign of a lets up of the land embargo. l The allied announcement on mos' ney changing said half the converte ed Leutsche marks will be crediated to a "free Deutsche mark account" for immediate use. How many will be converted is not yet know as the Germans had until noon today ta file statements of their holdings, The other half will go into a "block« ed Deutsche mark account" and wil} be released as economic conditions permit. To Berlin, where the three western sectors introduced the Deutsche mark soon after the Russians ane BRITAIN ACCUSES | (Continued on Page 2) ke LATE NEWS BRIEFS Xx | \ PLAN NEW REFORMATORY ! Toronto, June 26--(CP)--A new reform institution will be established here to replace Mercer Women's Re» 'ormatory, scene of a riot Friday. by 100 female prison- ors, George Dunbar, Ontario Minister of Reform Insti- tutions announced today. The New institution which will be established on a different site will provide for =: cegregation of "tough" prisoners, he said. SEARCH FOR MISSING PLANE Fort William, June 26--(CP)--Dense Bushland west of the lakehead today underwent an intensive search for a missing Harvard ajrcraft which disappeared Thurs Montreal air firm, was the squadron from Winnipeg. r for a R.C.A.F. search and rescue day en route to Fort William from Winnipeg, Taking part in the search for Pilot J. L. Harrison, flye COMMONS MAY PROROGUE TODAY Ottawa, June 26--(CP)--Parliament likely will pro« rogue today if members agree to curtail debates on the cost of living and on estimates of a few departments of government. The order paper has been cleared of main government business, but still pending is a debate on the report of the prices committee and on appropriations of what many consider the less important department of government. "A ~