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A «water heating. The floors down- MILK OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle : ° WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 206 OSHAWA-WHITBY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1948 Price 4 Cents TWENTY PAGES FOR OSHAWA DURING AUGUST $204,160 IN NEW BUILDINGS 19 New Dwellings Among 50 Permits Issued for Month Building activity in Oshawa in August continued at its high level of recent months. A total of 50 permits were issued by the City Engineer's Department representing a total estimated value of $204,160. mits were 19 new dwellings. Included among thie per- 4 Over oné-third of the total for the® month was included in the permits for two projects--the Kinsmen Me- morial Stadlum on Arena Street, be- tween Bond and Colborne Street, which will cost $60,000 and the horse barn constructed by the South On- tario Agricultural Soiety in Alex- andra Park by T. A. Wilson Lum- ber Company of Cannington at an estimated cost of $16,000. 19 New Dwellings Of the 19 new houses being erect- ed eight are being built by two con- tractors. D. Mitchell, 237 Park Road North, is erecting five homes on La- Salle Avenue while N. Johansen and and Sons, 396 Division Street, are building three on Central Park Bou- levard, The Mitchell houses are being erected at Nos. 152, 151, 155; 159 and 163 La Salle Avenue, Each will cost an estimated $7,000. They will be stucco on cinder blocks and 'will have a brick front. Of one storey construction, they will be 25 feet by 39 feet eight inches. Each will have five rooms and bath and hot stairs will be hardwood with pine floors upstairs. The Johansen dwellings will be at Nos. 148, 149 and 153 Central Park Boulevard. Of brick veneer construc- tion the first two will be one storey with five rooms and bath and the Inducted Friday REV. J. K. MOFFAT, BA. Who will be inducted as minister of Simcoe Street United Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow. A minister in North- ern Ontario for some years, he comes here from Kirkland Lake. one at 153 will be storey and a half and have six rooms and bath. Nos. 148 and 149 will cost an estimated $6,300 to build while 153 will cost an estimated $7,600. Other dwellings for which permits were issued during the month are as follows: brick veneer, one storey, five rooms by A. L. Lawson, 115 El- don Avenue, at 284 Huron Street, al a cost of $7,200: insul brick, one storey, five rooms, by R. C. Mc- Knight, 480 Albert Street, at 190 Hibbert Street, at a cost of $4,000; insul brick, one storey, four rooms, by Nick Tutkoluk, 110 William Street 'West, at 216 Park Avenue, at a cost of $3,800; brick veneer, one and a half storey, five rooms by Bruce MacFarlane, 324 Kingsdale Avenue, -at 345 Masson Street, at a cost of $6,000; brick veneer, one storey, five rooms, by C. P. Kent, 264 Centre Street, at 204 Celina Street, at a cost of $5,000; one storey, five rooms, OSHAWA BUILDING (Continued on Page 2) 1,800 At Chrysler Idle for Few Days Windsor, Sept. 2 -- (CP) -- Approximately Lao Chivaie Corporation of Canada, Limit- ed, employees in the main pro: duction plant are idle due to a shortage of motors, a company statement announced today. There will be no work for "a few days," the statement adds. The motor plant, closed re- cently because of a strike in a supplier plant, is gradually re- pening. PEACE HOPES SAID BETTER IN PALESTINE Paris, Sept. 2 -- (Reuters) --The chances for a peace settlement in Palestine have improved, Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations Palestine mediator, declared here today after talks Wednesday with Trgve Lie, U.N. Secretary-General. "When I began my negotiations I sald there was a one-per-cent chance," Count Bernadotte said. "Now I think the chances are bet- ter, perhaps two per cent. "The situation in Palestine is very calm except in Jerusalem where it is very grave." Asked if he knew of any peace negotiations between the Jews and Arabs at present, Count Bernadotte replied: "I don't know anything about it personally, If the Arabs and the Jews should start negotiations without going through me, I should be the happiest man in the world. "I don't mind how peace comes to Palestine, whether it is through me or through others." Referring to neutralization of the Red Cross area of Jerusalem, Count Bernadotte said here had been an agreement between the Egyptians, the Jews and the United Nations officers that all troops should be withdrawn from this area. BALES LEAVE DESTRUCTION IN N.S, NFLD. Halifax, N.S, Sept. 2 (CP)--A danger-packed hurricane whistled across Newfoundland today after leaving a trail of wreckage in north- ern Cape Breton during a savage attack Wednesday. Dominion Public Weather Office ip Halifax said the storm would pass Aver Newfoundland to the northeast today and weather in the area would clear. Striking Sydney and nearby com- munities at noon Wednesday, the Atlantic-brewed twister from the south swept and swirled over the industrial area of Cape Breton until late evening when it headed to sea. Winds reached 60-65 miles and rain slashed down in a steady, driv- ing torrent. Damage was still being counted today and the exact amount prob- ably will not be known for days. Power linemen worked through- out the night to restore snarled wires which left Sydney, Glace Bay and neighboring towns in darkness throughout the evening. Along the harbor front, white- painted pleasure craft were tossed ashore from their moorings. In Glace Bay, the usually calm harbor "|'was so rough sailors left their craft and went ashore after battening down for the blow. One schooner crew had 40 lines out. All but one coal mine in the area --employing some 5,000 men -- were idle Wednesday night and today because of the power shortage. One 62-year-old life-long resi- dent of this city said it was the worst. storm in his memory. Others agreed. Although ships east of Sable Is- land -- some 100 miles due east of Halifax -- and off Newfoundland were still warned to take precau- tions against the winds it was be- lieved most craft had taken shelter. No loss was reported at sea. 1 The big blow apparently struck only Sydney and Glace Bay, 12 miles away. Points in central Cape Bre- ton reported winds of less than 20 miles an hour. Schuman May Ignore Socialists Paris, Sept. 2 -- (AP) -- Premier Robert Schuman announced today he intends to form a new French cabinet without the Socialists, if necessary. The Socialists earlier voted against accepting posts in a new coalition government under Schu- man, and many thought Schuman might refuse to go on. Schuman is a member of the centrist party, Mouvement Repub- licain Populaire. ; Socialist_ deputies emerging from a party caucus shortly before noon said a large majority had voted agains! entering the Schuman cap- inet. They said the majority fav ored giving Schuman support, but opposed taking any direct respon- sibility for Schuman's program. When he went before the assem- bly Tuesday night, Schiiman said he would oppose wage increases and favor increases in the prices of bread and milk. The Socialists want higher wages, plus a controlied Jamaica Hunts Murderer . Who Killed Two, Escaped Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 2--(CP) --A bloodthirsty former soldier was sought in an island-wide manhunt today for the fatal shoot- ing of a policeman and a woman at separate places Wednesday. Ivan Martin, an ex-soldier who escaped from jail April 28 while serving a five-year term for bur- glar, was cornered in a small hotel and engaged police in a revolver After the fusillade Martin "played possum." Then, as police closed in, he shot three of them. Captain Lewis died shortly afterward and Sgt. Callimore and Detective Earle are in hospital in serious condition. : hy en darkness fell Martin slip- ped Irom the hotel through a police cordon and turned up two hours later at the residence of three women, searching for a "friend" named Goéldson. He said he intend- ed to kill the friend "for telling the police about me." When the women denied knowl- edge of Goldson, Martin said "Then I'll kill you." He shot Lucille Young to death and then shot Estelle Brown, who was hiding beneath a 'bedsheet. Then he blasted Irish Bailey, who had dived beneath the bed. Although police fired repeatedly at Martin during the gun-duel, it was not believed he was wounded. Nevertheless the police warned doc- tors and druggists to report anyone seeking that kind of medical. aid. y. The Socialists voted in a caucus 95 to 5 against participation in the cabinet, but their leaders scheduled another conference with Schuman, confident the M.R.P. would ask them to reconsider their refusal. The Socialists have participated in every cabinet since the libera- tion. They brought about the cur- rent situation by refusing to back up former Premier Andre Marie, a Radical Socialist, in his economic policies. Marie resigned last Sat- urday and the Assembly confirmed Schuman as his successor Tuesday night. The Socialists voted for him. . FIRE DAMAGES CAR Oshawa firemen had to use a chemical pump yesterday to extin- guish a fire in a car belonging to George McKenna, Arlington Avenue. The fire was said to be caused by a group 'of youngsters who- lit matches in attempting to find a baseball lost under the car: Assistant Chief R. Hobbs was in charge and damage to Ee 2 as This black Exhibition, . Greenbank Cat at C.N.E. Nair, held here by Pat Parsons, of Toronto, and owned by Mrs, T. Sharp; Greenbank (north of Oshawa), is one of the many entries in the thres-day International Cat Show at the Canadian National -Photo by Alexandra Studio, Toronto Charge Communists Here Trying to Sow Dissension Among United Steelworkers Accusing local Communists of at- tempting to sow dissension in the United Steelworkers of America, M. J. Fenwick, Oshawa and district re- | presentative of the Union, today de- manded they stop interfering in the internal affairs of the organization. His blast followed the distribution yesterday of copies of the Canadian Tribune, Communist weekly, to-em- ployees in the city's three steel plants. The paper contained several articles attacking the Union and its leaders. "The Tribune has seized on sev- eral decisions of our international convention which was held in Bos- ton last May and is trying to make political "hay" for the Labor-Pro- gressive Party," he asserted. "We deem this move as interference in what is strictly the concern of the members of our own Union, The fact that those who distributed the pa- per were not steel workers but mem- bers of another Union in town shows just how much support the party has in steel union ranks." "The Tribune is trying to create dissension among our members by attacking our convention's decision to raise dues from $1.50 to $2.00 and for amending the Union's constitu- tion preventing Communists from holding office in the Union," he con- tinued. "These are matters which are of no concern to anyone not'a member of the Union, If our mem- bers are against the increase in dues they are quite capable of voic- ing their opposition without 'help from the Tribune. "It is obvious the Communists are trying to woq support for our.com- ing national policy conference which is being held in Toronto, Oct. 8 and 9," Fenwick said. "The conference, by the way, will discuss all matters submitted by local unions for de- bate.' Drew Will Not Call By-Election Prior To Parley Toronto, Sept. 2 -- (CP) -- It became apparent today Premier Drew will not contest a provincial by-election in Ontario before the federal convention of the Progres- sive Conservative party in Ottawa Sept. 20. The Premier is considered a contender for the national party leadership to succeed John Bracken, He was defeated in Toronto High Park riding by Willlam Temple, C.C.F. candidate, in the June 7 On- tario election. . - Maj. Alex Lewis, clerk of the Ontario Legislature, said today is the last day the government can issue a' writ for a by-election in time to have it held before a new leader for the Progressive Conser- the car was slight. vative party can be named Oct. 2. Harmony Rallies to Aid Two Families Friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Rundle of Harmony, whose house was completely de- stroyed by fire no Tuesday after- noon, have rallied to their assist- ance and already work is going on to help reconstruct the burnt-out dwelling and garage. The Rundles and their three small children, the oldest only four, have been sheltered by Mr. and Mrs, Russell Wicks of Cadillac Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Winby and their one-year-old son, Stuart, who had occupied the upper floor of the Rundle house; have been taken in by Mr. and Mrs. McCourt, next-door neighbors of the Rundles. All the immediate neighbors of the Rundle family rallied round during their spare time yesterday AID TWO FAMILIES (Continued on Page 2) McKinnon May Make New Offer To Settle Strike St. Catharines, Sept. 1 -- (CP) -- Thomas MacLean, regional director of the United Auto Workers (C.I. 0.), said Wednesday night he ex- pected McKinnon Industries would make a new offer today aimed at settling the seven-week-old wage strike, Company and union officials are scheduled to meet today with Labor Minister Daley in Toronto. Mr. MacLean told more than 1,000 union members -at a mass meeting here that the management has -re- newed its offer of a 10-cent hourly wage increase. Union officials had turned it down, saying acceptance of the offer would prevent reopen- ing of wage negotiations before Nov. 1, 1949. The union struck last July 14 to enforce demands for a = 26-cent hourly increase to compensate for increased living costs and put Mc- Kinnon wages on a par with those paid at General Motors plants at Oshawa and Windsor. THE WEATHER Cloudy with occasional light showers today. Friday clear and warmer. Winds light. Low to- night and high Friday 58 and 78. Summary for Friday: Clear and warm, DAMAGE DONE PARK LANDS IS PROTESTED A strong protest against the wil- ful destruction of park property was lodged by members of the Central Council .of the Community Re- creation Association, at a meeting last night in the C.R.A. building. G. Clark, who introduced the discus- sion, told members that property damage was a shameful thing and that some arrangement should be made to teach youngsters the se- riousness of willful damage of an- other person's property. Toronto, Sept. 2 (CP) costs. milk." one way or another," he said. ably. AY GET TWO-GENT BOOST THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Increased Prices Seen In November As Contract Ends Milk prices may be boosted two cents a quart in November, Secretary Roy Lick of the Ontario Milk Producers' Association said today. retail price now is 18 cents a quart. He said increased taxes, repairs, cost of new equipment and replacement of dairy herds were boosting production In Toronto the "Americans are buying all the dairy cattle they can get their hands on -- at big prices", Mr. Lick said. "This tempts farmers into selling choice cattle and thus they produce less Present contracts between producers and distributors-- fixing wholesale prices--expire Oct. 31. "There are no other agreements which producers have with anyone else in the milk industry which will affect prices Mr. Lick said there was a scarcity of labor for dairy farms in the province. Labor costs had also jumped consider~ His prediction of an increased price in November came after a meeting of ihe producers here today. was no decision on prices at the meeting. He said there Fair Board Members agreed wholeheartedly with Mr. Clark and cited instances where damage was being caused in the parks they represented. H. Bathe, representing Bathe Park, told the! committee that on one occasion a night prowler cut down and made off with.50 feet of insulating wire used in lighting the park. Not All Children "It's not only kids that cause the trouble," said the secretary, beer bottles and tire ruts in Victory Park. These delinquents or vandals or whatever they are, do not seem to be confined to any speial age group." The committee then passed a re- solution to request the co-operation of citizens who use the parks, or live near the parks, in" preventing fur- ther damage being done. Further discussion last night cen- tered around the regular square dance which is held every Saturday night in the C.R.A. building. East- view Park is the host this week and Sunnyside will be the host the fol- lowing week. The committee adopted by acclamation the decision of the chairman D. R. Taylor in raising the price of admission from 25 cents to 35 cents I week. Mr. Taylor asked for the support of his decision after a deficit. had been caused in the funds due to slackening of crowds during holiday period. Discuss Broadcasts The question of radio broadcasts was then brought up by Mr. Taylor, who pointed. out that listeners had been requesting more information on the individual parks, and he sugges- ted that a few minutes of each pro- gramme be alloted for this purpose. "Another thing that has to be wat- ched when the music is being broad- cast is the feet stamping and "war whoops' emitted between numb- ers." said Taylor. The question of providing some sort of training for umpires and re- ferees at scheduled park- games came under discssion next. At the present time, umpires are selected on the spot at ball games, and their ruling on some plays starts argu- ments which can not be settled be- cause of a lack of any authority. The committee passed a motion to have the C.R.A supervise and ap- point officials at all future games. More In Jobs During August, Records Reveal Ottawa, Sept. 2--(CB®)--The Aug- ust manpower picture showed em- ployment higher than the record level established last summer and no severe labor shortages, the Labor Department reported today in its monthly survey. Unplaced job seekers registered at National Employment offices thr- oughout Canada fell to 91,000 at Aug. 19 from 110,000 in mid-July and 95,000 a year ago. Last year, the survey for August showed a "se- vere" labor shortage. In the present period of high sea- sonal activity, both agriculture and construction continued to make the largest demands for workers, How- ever, except for spot shortages, the farm labor force is "far more ade- quate than last year" because .of immigration. The survey reported a definite shortage of skilled construction tradesmen and said mines have less labor turnover than is usual for this time of year. Unplaced applicants and unfilled vacancies (in brackets) in National Employment Service offices thr- oughout the Dominion at Aug. 19 in- clude: Guelph 2177(243); Hamilton 2,028 (1,936); London, Ont. 769 (1,- 382); Oshawa, 1,203 (246); Ottawa, 1,840 (811); St, Catharines, 971 (212); Toronto, 6,703 (9,707); Wind- |, sor, 2,625 (457), = Mrs. | W. Campbell, "We've found broken | Wins Two Awards JAMES B. LAVIS Son of Mr, and Mrs. J. Roy Lavis, 47 Ritson Road North, who has been awarded the First Mary Mu- lock Scholarship in Greek and Latin by the University of Toronto and the Reuben Wells Scholarship, with a total possible value of $1,020, at University College. Jim secured 11 first-class honors and one sec- ond-class honors on the 12 Upper School Examinations he wrote at the O.C.V.I. last June. Steel Shortage Forces Layoff Of 75,000 at G.M. Detroit, Sept. 2--(AP)--Gen- eral Motors Corporation an- nounced Wednesday that an estimated 75,000 G.M. workers in Michigan will be laid off for several days, effective Friday, because of steel shortages. Directors Give Final Polish To Plans For Oshawa Fair Final plans for tof Oshawa Fair, to be held on September 15, 16, 17, and 18, were made last night at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the South Ontario Agricultural Society. This was the last meeting of the board to be held before the Fair, One of the first items on the agenda 'was a resolution by the President of the Society, E. L. Chap- man, to send a letter of condolence to the family of the late John W. Graham, a member of the society for many years, who was buried yesterday. Mr. Graham had been prominent as a judge and official at cattle and stock shows in many parts of Ontario. He resided in Brooklin. He was for several years a director of the Society, and was at the time of his death an hom=- orary director, A letter from Thomas Snowden, 252 Nassau Street, was read and tabled on the motion of Director Norman Down. Mr. Snowden's letter complained of damages done to his automobile when it ran over an un- marked water pipe in Alexandra Park. He said that the pipe was used by the Agricultural Society and hat the damage which resulted, rom the fact that it was unmarked s this the Society's responsibility." T oard of Directors voted una- nimously to table the letter from Mr. Snowden. Borrow Money For Barn The sum of $5,000 which is need- ed to finance the completion of the new horse barn in Alexandra Park is to be borrowed from the Bank of Montreal, the President said, pro- vided the Board approves, A similar agreement with the Dominion Bank had not been completed due to the repeated difficulties which have held up construction of barn since early summer. The Board voted on the new agreement and passed it almost unanimously. The signatures of the members of the executive of the board and of several of the other Board Members were affixed to the agreement. The second half of a City of Oshawa grant of $10,000 will be used to pay the loan, and it is FINAL POLISH (Continued on Page 2) % LATE NEWS BRIEFS * $100,000 ROBBERY FOILED Creemore, Sept. 2 (CP)--An attempt to rob the safety vault of the local bank branch was apparently foiled today. Creemore is about 75 miles north-west of Toronto. Police said test holes for blasting the built-in vault were discovered after it was noticed entry was gained by forcing the back door of the bank. If the rob- bery had been successful it was indicated securities, bonds and cash would amount to about $100,000. SCHACHT IS RELEASED Stuttgart, Sept. 2 (-CP)--Hjalmar Schacht, Hitler's financial wizard, was released from prison this after- noon. Wednesday a German appeals court absolved him of charges that he was a major Nazi offender but United States Military Government officials kept him in jail overnight pending a decision on the validity of the sentence. TLC MOVES TO OUST REDS Ottawa, Sept. 2 (CP)--High officers of several unions in the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada met here today with the reported aim of forming a bloc to clear Communists out of the Congress. The gathering was spearheaded by a group of the Congress' Interna- tional Railway Brotherhoods and was under the direc tion of Frank Hall, Vice-President of the powerful Bro- | therhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks. ' BENES 'DECLINING SLOWLY' Prague, Sept. 2 (AP)--Doctors said today former President Eduard Benes has sunk deeper into unconsci« ousness and is virtually paralyzed. Benes, 65, has been unconscious since 5 a.m. Tuesday, and today's bulletin from doctors attending him said it was apparent he could not recover. A later bulletin said that Benes' strength is "declining slowly but visibly." i . i i Se ee INE