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H J ARNS TE. [PREPARE POOL | BL. TO How Reser 'CUT POWER OR WE WILL,' P.U.C OSHAWA SAID ES R USING HYDRO ABOVE QUOTA Claim Citizens Flouting Rules Oshawans who have been blithely disregarding appeals of the Public Utilities Com- mission and the Ontario Hy- dro to conserve power, face the possibility of electrical cut-offs if they don't mend their ways, P.U.C. Manager George Shreve warned today. The people of Oshawa have made a very poor showing at conserving power, Mr. Shreve declared, pointing to hydro consumption figures here since the quota system be- came operative on September 14. "We have never met our quota," Mr. Shreve said. "We have been over our quota every day since the ' system was inaugurated. "Our quota now is 211,000 kilo- watt hours and yesterday we used 241,600 k.wh.--145 per cent over our quota. The best we ever did was 4.94 per cent over our quota and that was when it was 229,000. "We are definitely heading tow- ard cut-offs if the public doesn't heed our warnings. The trend is definitely that way. We are not do- ing what we are supposed to do to conserve power." Mr. Shreve said that the P.U.C. is doing a "policing" job to see that regulations are lived up to but no detailed survey has been undertak- en or is planned. He disclosed that informal dis- cussions had taken place between the Commission and manufacturers in an attempt to bring about con- servation through staggering pro- v duction days or going on night work but nothing definite has been de- cided. "If some manufacturers would make their work week from Tues- day to include Saturday it would be a big help," he said. "Night work would also help materially but I realize that there would have to be a lot of negotiating before this can be accomplished." Mr. Shreve pointed out that last year Oshawa escaped power cut- offs whereas other cities had them. "If we can't get residential con- sumption down we could pull the circuits in rotation," he said. "Cut- offs mean chaos and confusion and we want to avoid them if possible." The power crisis will be one of the main items on the agenda of the Public Utilities Commission meeting tonight. Toronto, Sept. 23 (CP) --For the first time in a week, Toronto has exceeded its power quota, it was announced today. A statement from the Mayor's office said that consumers Wednes- day used 5,021,980 kilowatt hours, or 186,730 above the quota. "Although we are definitely over our quota, there are po switch- pulling plans," said Meyor H. E. McCallum. Kingston, Sept. 23 (CP).--Lack of co-operation, paticularly from dom- estic consumers, may force Kings- ton Public Utilities' Commissicta to order hydro cutoffs, F. J. Parker, general manager, said toda). Gen- eral response to hydro conservation pleas have been disappointing, he said. OPENING RECREATION HALL The Ontario County Flying Club is re-opening its recreation hall for the winter season with an open OSHAWA THE DAILY TIMES-GAZET Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ~ WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 223 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1948 Price 4 Cents EIGHTEEN PAGES LITHUANIAN DP KILLS WOMAN, SHOOTS SELF Paris, Ont., Sept. 23--(CP)-- Antanas Virbickas, 35, a displac- ed person from Lithuania, who shot Stase Stonkute to death early today died at 1:30 this af- ternoon without regaining con- sciousness, after he had shot himself in the head immediately following the murder. w Paris, Ont., Sept. 23--(CP)--Miss Stase Stonkute, 33, a Lithuanian displaced person employed as a hospital laundry worker, was shot three times through .the heart to- day as other occupants of her rooming house looked on. Police say she was shot by Anta- nas Virbickas, 38, also a D.P.,, who turned the gun upon himself and is in hospital, not expected to live. Coroner Dr. E. B, Patterson said he double shooting was a result of a "lover's quarfel" a few days ago. Virbickas is reported to have left his home in Brantford where he was employed. as a carpenter, and arrived in Paris early today. It is alleged he slipped into the rooming house through the back door which was left unlocked. The coroner said the man walked into the woman's bedroom and without saying a word, fired a revolver at almost point-blank range. ° "He paid no attention to pleas of two other roomers to go away," Dr. Patterson said. "While one of the girls ran out for help, he fired as the other watched." Dr. Patterson sald he believed the couple knew each other in Europe. Berlin Commies Demand Ousting Of Acting Mayor Berlin, Sept. 23 -- (AP) -- Com- munists launched a new assault on Berlin's elected city government to- today. The official Communist press demanded the removal of Acting Mayor Ferdinand Friedensburg. The Communists accused Fried- ensburg, a Christian Democrat, of "anti-Soviet provocations" which they said no longer could be toler- ated. The new attack indicated a Com- munist campaign to drive the ex- ecutive branch of the government from their headquarters in city hall, which is in the Soviet sector of Berlin. Communist rioters already have driven out the city assembly and forced it to seek refuge in the British sector. THE WEATHER Variable cloudiness. today 'and Friday. Not much change in temperature. Winds north 15 during. the afternoons of both days, otherwise light. Low to- night and high Friday 48 and 66. Summary for Friday: Varil able cloudiness, not much fouse on October 15. change in temperature. 3 Dead, Loss $25 Million As Florida's Hurricane Sweeps Out to Atlantic Miami, Fla, Sept. 23 (AP).-- Florida today began a mammoth clean-up job in the wake of a severe hurricane that left three dead and an estimated $25,000,000 damage in the state. The great storm, lumbering @rough Florida at eight miles an hour, picked up forward speed as it crossed the coast and moved away from the mainland. It was expected to pass about 500 miles east of Jacksonville and away from the busy Atlantic' coastal shipping lanes. The ponderous storm needed 30 hours to travel through Florida on a 240-mile line from Key West to Jensen Beach, attended by thrash- ing winds up to 160 milss an hour. Tremendous property damage was reported at Key West in the choice citrus area and to vegetable crops in Southern Florida. Key West alone estimated loss at $1,000,000, principally to its water- front and shipping. More than 100 pleasure and commercial boats were sunk or smashed to pieces. A 200- foot pier was swept out to sea and the city's two principal commercial plers badly damaged. Power and telephone lines were hard hit. The island's sponge and fishing fleet was practically wiped out. Damage to boats alone was estimated at more than $300,000. All schools on the island sustain- ed some damage. About 1,000 trees were uprooted in Key West alone. Ten inches of rain fell there. Some navy boats and installations were damaged but no official figures were available. Youths 'Buzzing' Friend Killed in Crash ak ; Sod Wreckage of light plane in which 19-year-olds Kod ua Beverly Harrington, W. dstock radio an , and Stephen Brady, Ingersoll, were killed Tuesday afternoon near Tillsonburg. --Globe and Mail. Photo Shuns Bubbles, Prefers Hippos For Her Bath Bolton, Lancashire, England Sept. 23-- (CP) -- Every night Ruby Bridges, 18, has a bath with a hippopotamus. She puts on a two-piece bathing suit, picks up a nail brush and clambers into a 200- gallon tank. ~ Then she scrubs and mani- cures eight-month-old Hilda the Hippo, pet display of a cir- cus now touring Lancashire. Hilda and Ruby, her personal attendant, travel in a "super- trailer" fitted with self-contain- ed boiler and immersion heater to keep the tank water warm. Fleming Says He Will Run In Tory Race Ottawa, Sept. 23--(CP)--Donald M. Fleming, member of the Com- mons for Toronto Eglinton, an- nounced today that he will be candidate for the Progressive Con- servative leadership at the National Convention here Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2. The 43-year-old former member of the Toronto City Council made his announcement at a press 'con- ference in the Parliamentary 'Press Gallery. ' He is the fourth to enter the contest for the leadership which John Bracken, 65, is giving up be- cause of his age and ill-health. The others who have stated that they will allow their names to go before the convention are Premier Drew of Ontario, John Diefenbaker, member of the Commons for Lake Centre in Saskatchewan, and Gar- field Case, member of the Com- mons for Grey North in Ontario. John W. Hanna, member of the Ontario Legislature for Huron Bruce, withdrew his name when Mr. Drew announced his candida- ture. ! Mr. Fleming, a lawyer by profes- sion, entered the Commons in the 1945 general election. While most newcomers spend their first term in the Commons feeling their way, Mr. Fleming drew early attention with his brisk, fiery delivery in de- bate and his ability to talk on equal terms with some of the best speak- ers on the government side. His ability to .speak French as well as English won him the ad- miration of Quebec members and a following in that province. He took Acting Prime Minister St. Laurent to task at one time for saying that by a simple majority of parlia- ment, French could be abolished as an official language in Canada. FACT OR FANCY? London, Sept. 23--(AP)--A crude sign was found today pinned on the garden door at 10 Downing Street, Prime Min- ister Attlee's official residence. It said: "Moscow \Is Bluffing." Stalin Calls Meeting Of His European States In Crimea, London Says London, Sept.: 25 (CP)-- Reports reaching the Foreign Office suggest that a confer- ence of heads of Eastern European states is at present meeting in the Crimea under the presidency of Stalin, an official spokesman said to- day. The spokesman added that, while reports of such a meet- ing could not be confirmed there were a number of strong indications that Ro- mania, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria were represented. Such reports had been received at The Foreign Office and it had been established definitely that both Anna Pauker, Romania's - Foreign Minister, and Klement Gottwald, President of Czechoslovakia, are absent from their capitals. Moscow reported last week that Gottwald was vacationing in the Crimea. There also have been unconfirm- ed reports that Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria's. Premier, is away from Sofia. All three are key members of Cominform (Communist Inter- national Information Bureau). Stalin, it is understood, has been on holiday in the Crimea for some HINT PARLEY (Continued on Page 2) Sentence Czech, Officer To Die As British Agent Prague, Sept, 23--(AP)--A Czech Army Captain has been sentenced to death, charged with spying for Britain. The government said 32 other persons are under arrest, ac- cused of spying for The United States. The captain, Rudolf Hrazdilek, was sentenced Wednesday night to be hanged for high treason. and "crimes against the people's demo- cratic regime." He was accused of turning information over to a Bri- tisth intelligence agent. The announcement came during a search for persons circulating anti. government statements charging that Jan Masaryk, former Foreign Minister, was murdered. The gov- ernment called Masaryk's death, a month after the Communists seized power, a suicide. Twenty-two men and women charged with circulating such pam- phlets have received prison senten- ces ranging from one to nine years. Another 76 have been arrested on the same count License for Airport Has Been Extended The license. covering the Oshawa Airport for day flying has been extended by the De- partment of Transport to in- clude night flying, not only for Club use as in the past, but for the general public as well. This means that aircraft can arrive or depart from Oshawa Airport at any time, day or night. The runways have been extended, night flying license granted, and the next objective is tower radio. Ask Workers Be Crusaders For Safety The speaker at last night's meet- ing of the Oshawa District Indus- trial Accident Prevention Associa- tion was Louis H. Ingram, Vice- President of The Quaker Oats Company of Canada and President of the I.LAP.A., who spoke on "The Crusaders". Mr. Ingram was introduced by Harold Washington asa man who has "an enviable record of safety" in his own plant in Peterborough. The Quaker plant has recently re- ceived a certificate for having a total of 800,000 consecutive hours of 'production without a lost-time accident. Mr. Ingram referred to those who lead the way to accident reduction as "The Crusaders", stating that "accidents can be cut down if we will all be "crusaders for safety". The largest part of his address dealt with the methods that had been used in his plant to make the workers accident-conscious and careful. Among other methods were posters, plant safety campaigns with prizes or awards for the divi- sions with the best records, and Labor - Management committees "which discuss and recommend mea- sures leading to greater safety. Each of these was discussed in its practical details. At the conclusion of Mr. Ingram's address, P. A. Schreiber, Secretary of the Central Ontario Division of the IAP.A., 'presented the film "The Miracle of Paradise Valley'. This was adjudged the "best safety film of 1948" in the United States. Chairman of the meeting was Walter L. Branch, and the vote of thanks to Mr. Ingram was proposed by Frank Taylor, mechanical super- intendent of Duplate © Canada Limited. - in government quarters. Canada To Reconsider Decision On Airlift If Russians Refuse To Lift Berlin Blockade Aircraft Aid Plan Now Under Study, Ottawa Reports Ottawa, Sept. 23 (CP)--Canada's stand against partici- pation in the Berlin air lift may be reconsidered if the lift continues through the winter, according to indications today The outcome of current Allied-Russian negotiations over the explosive Berlin issue will deterniine whether or not Canada re-examines her position in the matter. Up to now, this country has not taken a hand in the airborne sys- tem of supplying blockaded Berlin, though some others of the Com- monwealth countries have volun- teered aid. The attitude of the Dominion has been based on the fact that Canada was not asked specifically to come to the aid of the United States and Britain in the airlift, and also to a persisting belief of the government here that the ne- cessity for the lift might be remov- ed at any time. Now, with the negotiations over Berlin at a critical stage, the Do- minion Government js giving ser- ious 'thought to the plight of the Allies if they are .forced to supply Berlin through the winter. It is recognized here that will be a much more difficult task than the job has been up to now, both because of the weather's effect on flying and the need of hauling fuel into the German capital. For that reason, the govern- ment is veering to the view that not only will its own stand have to be re-examined, but those of all other western countries also will have to, be reviewed. At present, the only countries taking active responsibility are the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zea- land and South Africa have volun- teered help. The view here is that, if the lift is to be a long-drawn-out proposi- tion, responsibility may have to be widened generally. So far, there is. no indication of what the government might have in mind in the way of assistance. It might be either aircrew alone or both crews and planes. Meanwhile, it is not considered likely that Canada, in return for any help she might extend, would seek a hand in formulating Ger- man policy with the big powers, Save Power Or Blackouts Follow, Hydro Toronto, Sept. 23 -- (CP) -- The question of whether hydro blackouts can be avoided in Ontario's busy industrial - belt depended today on {tae result of voluntary power-saving Windsor and Owen Sound under. went brief cut-offs Wednesday. Galt panned floodlighting for rugby, ten- nis and lawn bowling. Hamilton, London and Woodstock avoided cut-offs but officials in those centres warned that unless use still further, other measures to bring about reductions will have to be taken. Flat-rate water heaters were cut off Wednesday morning in London. Court action may be launched against Hamilton merchants who have disobeyed rules restricting in- dustrial lighting. General Manager A. W. Brandt of the Hamilton Hy- aro Commission said complaints had been received that some merchants left store lights burning after 9 p.m. Toronto had a drastically-reduced power load Wednesday but officials said Wednesday night they were not yet sure that the reductions were sufficient to avert switch pulling. In many parts of Ontario, indus- trial plants put finishing touches on plans to operate Saturday and Sun- day to take advantage of New York State power available to Ontario in- dustries in off-peak hours. About 20 plants operated last week-end as a power-saving measure | consumers voluntarily reduce hydro |' Many Happy Returns COL. J. F. GRIERSON, K.C. Former Ontario €ounty Crown: At- torney and long prominent in legal circles in the district, who is today receiving the congratulations ef his many friends on the celebration of his 88th birthday. Local Insurance Agency Wins Prize The Schofield Insurance 'Agency was awarded third prize on promo- tional 'methods and general busi- ness administration at the annual convention of the Ontario Realtors' Association held at Bigwin Inn on Monday, * Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. ¥ Cyril Schofield, who attended the convention returned to the city this morning. He is pleased with the award as the local agency was in competition with agencies from all parts of the province. FOR CALL-UP AT ANY TIME | Measure Taken To Meet Crisis By Barton D. Pattie London, Sept. 23 (AP)-- Britain plans to organize hem ex-servicemen into a vast ree serve pool subject to immew diate call to the armed forces in an emergency. Details of the project, news est in Britain's sudden scrame ble for rearmament, are ex« pected to be outlined befora the House of Commons today, by Defence Minister Alexan« der. Anxious about the east west crisis over the Russian blockade of Berlin, the -house will hear the government re=- view its accelerated defence program. Acting swiftly as Moscow talks on | Berlin are deadlocked, Britain has, within the last few days, ordered a slowdown of demobilization, launch ed 'an intense recruiting campaign, especially for the R.:AF., and begun a revival of her elaborate wartime civilian defence system, In addition, the Admiralty has or- dered 100 of its 500 idle warships overhauled for active service, and the Air Ministry has called for dou= ble jet-fighter production. Viscount Hall, First Lord of The Admiralty, disclosed Wednesday night that Britain's defence forces plan: an emergency reserve of war veterans for immediate service, His announcement was made in a defence debate in the House of Lords. The British Home Fleet will sail today Yor the West Indies in what Lord Hall said will be "the biggest and most important naval cruise and exercises since the war." Lord Hall told the peers that the Admiralty will set up a 'new emergency reserve consisting of men in previous service in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines who volunteeer for immediate recall in the event of an emergency." The army and air force will make similar announcements soon. he said. Lord Hall's announcement came as W. J. Edwards, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, in the House of Come mons reported "satisfactory pro- gress" in the planned build-up of the Royal Navy's peacetime strength. But he declined to disclose the present strength of the Home, Fleet. He said refitting of destroy= ers and escort vessels had been speeded up in accordance with gove ernment policy. ! During the Lords debate, some peers suggested that the govern- ment again muster the Home Guard for Britain's defence. This suggestion caused men wha were 'civilians by day and soldiers by night and during week-ends for four years to prick up their ears and wonder if they will take their khaki tunics from moth-balls. They RESERVE ARMY (Continued on Page 2) % LATE NEWS BRIEFS * KILLED IN HIGHWAY CRASH Belleville, Sept. 23 (CP)--Believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel of the truck he was driving, George Bartlett, 19, of Hagersville was killed today when the vehicle crashed into. a culvert and was wrecked. The accident occurred on Highway No. 2 at Bayside, six miles west of Belleville. 1 DEAD, 7 HURT IN CRASH Detroit, Sept. 23 (CP)--Four Canadians were in- jured today when a Chicago-Detroit bound Greyhound bus crashed into the rear of a parked truck near Dear- born, Mich., west of here. One person was believed killed and at least seven others were injured. ; hd $20,000 REWARD FOR SLAYER Tel Aviv, Sept. 23 (CP)--David Ben Gurion, Israeli Prime Minister, today announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to arrest of the murderers of Count Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator. Earlier Jus- tice Minister Felix Rosenblueth said that the lives of Israelia government leaders are "in danger as long as terrorism survives." 220,000 REDS ATTACK CITY Nanking, Sept. 23 (AP)--The .alt of Tsinan was imminent today. Last main national base north of the Yangtze River in the Eastern Zone of Central China, Tsinan was besieged by overwhelming Red forces. Some 220,000 Red troops were attacking the city defended by less than 50,000 National soldiers. Government troops seemed to be losing ground steadily. 2