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_ Oshawa-Made : Er J re or ars And Trucks Being Used In Arabia ---------------- THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 300 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1948 PAGE THREE New Flying Course Cost Explained ---- 1 Questions relative to the course to be given in connection with the Priva pilot's training course and its cost have beén decided by a meeting of the directors of the Ontario County Flying Club. The course will include 30 hours or flying training and 100 hours of ground school, in addition to five igus of practical training on com- , airscrew swining and nr inspection. On the com- pletion of the course, the pilot tries for his license and when it is grant- ed he receives $100 from the De- partment of Transport. The cost of the course, if an Aeronica is used, is as follows: Ground school, $20; 30 hours (dual and solo) $201. Total cost $311. If the course is prepaid there will be a 15 per cemt discount on the 30 hours of flying making a total cost of $267.35 which, less the $100 grant, makes a net cost if prepaid of $167.35. This means a pilot can receive his license, complete a ground school Sousa in 5 subject, and be ready to carry passenger for only $167.35. That works out to, believe it or not, $490 per hour for his training and solo flying. Sunday School Christmas Event At Thornton's MRS. CHAS. WHITE Correspondent Thornton's Corners, Dec. 23--The Home and School Association spon- sored a dance last' Friday Suening. Prize-winners were Miss Hazel and Rod Simpson or urs the lemon 'dance, and Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Allin, who won a spot dance. Square and round dancing was enjoyed to music provided by records. There was a good attendance at Sunday School Sunday afternoon. After lesson period, the 4- on-up class on a lovely Christ- con- cert to a capacity crowd in the Sunday School. A very fine program was presented which showed much amplifying equipmen! advantage for with it the smallest child could be heard at the back of the room. Santa arrived in a roar of welcome from the kiddies and much to their delight took sev- eral in his arms and gave them the opportunity to tell Old Santa what they wanted for Christmas. Each child was given a bag of candy with a large orange in the bottom. During the intermission, while collection was being taken the audience sang Christmas carols. The collection was $32.76. After expen- ses are paid the remainder will go to Junior Red Cross. The following was the program: Chairman's address by Sunday .School superintendent Ross Law; Welcome by Lynda Newell, Billy Smith and Bonnie Wilson; Choruses Junior Room, "Jack Frost" and "Santa's On His Way", followed by a dance; Recitation, Norris Hoag, "When I'm a Man"; Choruses, In- termediate room, "All Sorts of , Marjorie Lick, Jimmie Leslie Smith and Jack Mary Ann, Carolyn Schad, Jimmy Gordon, Donna Ross, John Beamish and Billy Shortt. Choruses, senior room, "Counting the Days Until Christmas" and "The Birth of a Saviour"; Rhythm Band, Junior room, Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and "Jingle Bells"; Star senior girls; Dance, John Mouse. Lynda and Leyonne Newell, Gloria and Colleen Shortt; Christmas pan- tomime, senior room; solo, Betuy Harmer, "O Little Stranger' Lenore Scott, Dawn Clarke, Mar lene Scott and Lucille Lick. The annual meeting of the rate- payers for 8.8. No. 5 will be held in Thornton's Corners school on De- cember 29 at 8 p.m. I would like to take this oppor- tunity to wish my readers compli- ments of the season. TO CITY DESK Toronto, Dec. 28 -- (OP) -- Ap- pointment of Harvey Hickey, as City Editor of The Globe and Mail was announced Wednesday night. Mr, Hickey, 45, who has been serving on the morning newspaper's Ottawa parliamentary staff, succeeds J. D. (Doug) MacFarlane, 33, who earlier Wednesday was appointed City Edi- tor of The Evening Telegram. Spotlight Gulph, Dec. 23(O1 23--(CP) -- With a record of accidents in 1948 double that of last year, Guelph Police have begun a campaign to cut down on Christmas season acci- dents. Public address cruisers roam the streets warning every jay- walker 'of the risk they're taking. eB rushed to Santa Claus Wed- nesday night when his beard was lost just before an appear- ance at a Christmas party giv- en by a suburban East York policemen, Youngsters noticed no difference as they crowded up to get their presents, * +B Kingston, Dec. 23--(CP)--Twen- ty-four of the lake vessels in win- ter harbor here are due for re- pairs at a local shipbuilding dry- dock during the winter. The freigh- ter New York News, which ran aground recently near Alexandria Bay, N.Y. will be put in drydock today. * FP» Toronto, Dec. 23 -- (CP) --A tip to housewives, many of whom 'have doubtless used re- frigerators for keeping cheese for years, comes from the On- tario t of Agricul- ture. Don't do it, say dairy ex- perts. Temperature for cheese should never go below 50 de- grees, and the air shouldn't be too 'dry. - : * + + Toronto, Dec. 23-- (OP) -- Walter Kidd, -60, received two blows Wed- nesday night. was taken to hos- pital for' treatment of facial cuts after a street accident and return- ed to .find that a Christmas tree which "he carried when hit, had led out of their automobile Wed- nesday night seconds before it set- tled in five feet of water in nearby Nottawasaga River. They were Wil- liam A. Yager, Ernest Rossell and Gerald Felmate, stationed at Camp Borden. The car skidded 20 feet down the river bank when the driver attempted to stop at a nar- row bridge. * * $ Toronto, Dec. 23--(CP) --A Christmas card laiming good wishes from Toronto, the birthplace of standard time," has heen issued by the Toronto Convention and Tourist Asso- cia"ion. It shows the site where the late Sir Sanford Fleming in 1879 gave an address om "time reckoning." His ideas wére later embodied in an in- ternational conference which adopted standard time for the whole World. i $10,000 DAMAGE : Toronto, Dec. 23 -- (CP) -- Dam- age estimated at $10,000 resulted froma fire which Wednesday night swept through a building contain- ing two apartments in adjacent Forest Hill Village. Seven persons were forced out before the blaze was brought under control. MEMBER DIES Quebec, Dec. 23--(CP) -- Pierre Bertsand, 74-year-old member of the Legislative Council, Quebec's Upper Chamber, died here Wed- nesday night. Mr. Bertrand, who was a member of the Legislative assembly, from 1931 to 1936, sup- ported the union Nationale govern- ment in the Upper Chamber. Body Found IRWIN F. HILLIARD 85-year-old former masterof Os- goode Hall and former MPP, whose body - was found frozen yesterday. He dyyyesred trom iis home Noy, From Oshawa To Arabia Chevrolet sedans and half-ton pick-ups destined for an Arabian oil com- pany have been. coming off the production lines at General Motors in recent weeks. Each of the 300 vehicles has been painted a brilliant "Indiana Red" for better visibility in the desert. Shown above in the main part of the layout are some of the trucks lined up in preparation for crating. Top inset shows a profile of one of. the passenger cars. Note of Canada here in Oshawa. Experience Gained During War Years Proves Invaluable Experience gained during World War II in putting wheels under the Biitish Eighth Army for the.North African cam« paign has been invaluable in the production of several hun= dred Chevrolet passenger cars and half-ton trucks for an ofl company in Arabia, according to officials of General Motors. Painted a brilliant "Indiana Red", for better visability in the desert, '| the Oshawa-built vehicles incor- especially the enlarged louvres on the hood and the re-designed front and rear fenders. Lower insert shows a close-up of a real wheel and fender. The tires are so large (9.00-13) that it has been necessary to in- stall an additionai air foiled flange on the rear fender. Treads on the tire extend to the sides in order to obtain greater traction in the soft, powdery Westmount R. A. Officers For 1949 Completed GLADYS SIMONS Correspondent Westmount, Dec. 23 -- Tickets were drawn for the winners of the five 15-pound turkeys at the regular meeting of the Westmount Recrea- tion Association last night. The winners were: 'T. Hart, Central Ho- tel; Mrs. A. Belko, 156 Gibbon Street; R. Heaslip, 20 Beatrice Street; K. Reeson, 305 French Street, and Jean Lawrence, 108 Alexander Blvd. A profit of $103.65.was made on the draw. Election for fhe office of treas- urer, which was postponed at the previous meeting, was held and Keith Craggs was elected. = This completes the 1949 executive, which is as follows: C. A. Ferguson, presi- dent; B. McClimond, vice-presi- dent; W. Dowe,. secretary, and Keith Craggs, treasurer. The trus- tees, appointed for next year were: C. A. Ferguson, A. Teno and W. Noble. Cecil McKnight, a member of the school - board: and acting on their behalf, referred the question of granting the 'proposed men's hockey team the use of the school rink, to Harold Pascoe, principal of Westmount School Mr, Pascoe said that they could have the use of the rink one night a week only, and on the condition that it is the same night each week regardless of weather conditions, since the rink is intended Rs for the use of the children of the community. Mr. Pascoe also sug- gested that the caretaker receive remuneration for additional work required if the school is used for changing skates. The other mem- bers unanimously approved Mr. Pascoe's provisions regarding the use of the rink and it was decided that the association pay for the services of the caretaker in this Those attending the meeting were as follows: Mrs. A. Holdsworth, Mrs. W. Wollison, Mrs. R. Thomas, C. A, Ferguson, H Pascoe, C. Mc- Knight, A. Teno and K. Craggs. January 26 is to be the date of the next meeting. LOW GRADE LEFT St. Thomas, Dec. 23 -- (OP) -- All but some 1,000,000 . pounds of Ontario's flue-cured tobacco crop grown this year remains to be sold, Arthur 'Robson, vice-president of the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Board, said Wednesday. The umsold tobacco consists of low grade leaf which must be graded before it canbe sold. IN. IRELAND Cobh, Eire, Dec. 23--(AP)--Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan disembarked from the liner Britan- nic early today and said they hop- ed to spend a: pleasant Christmas in Ireland. The red-haired - actress and the son of the wealthy Moslem leader, the Aga Khan, told report- ers here that they were fond of each other but turned aside ques- tions as to whether they intended to marry, Wins Scholarship VIOLA J. PARROTT Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Parrott, 174 Colborne Street East, who was presented with the First Carter Scholarship for Ontario County valued at $100 at the annual Commencement Exercises of the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute on Tuesday. ~--Photo by Hornsby Studio. St. George's Children Enjoy Treat The children of the junior and senior Sunday School of St. George's Anglican Church gathered in the Parish Hall last night for their an- nual Sunday School Treat, given by the teachers of the school, with Mrs. G. MacGregor as convener. 'The pupils of the Sunday School were awarded prizes for their attendance and work during the past year, and many of the talented pupils joined in the entertainment which was held at the conclusion of the din- ner. The program, which commenced with a period of familiar Carols, was featured by the show- ing of several movie films. The en- tertainment program was as fol- lows: "White Christmas"--Mrs. Mac- Gregor's Class; Piano--Rosalie Wot- ten; Whistlin. -Wayne Carey; Ac- cordion--Steve Subkavitch; Com- edian--David Collins; Piano--Tom- my Jackson; Song--Alan Jackson; Recitation--Joan Collard; Piano -- Jim Sharpells; Piano--Ronald Jack- son; _Carols--Class; and finally, DRUG SMUGGLER San Francisco, Dec. 23 --(AP)-- The arrest of a San Francisco sea- man on suspicion of having smug- gled approximately $1,000,000 worth of heroin into the United States was 'announced Wednesday by cus- toms collector Paul Leake. Leake identified the man as John Spinale, 22. The heroin is believed to have been smuggled in from Hong Kong. Two Sunday Schools Share Pickering Hall Pickering, Dec. 23--For a time it looked as if there would be no Sun- day School Christmas party for the children of Pickering Presby- terian Church. To the 50 or 60 youngsters who had looked forward so eagerly to welcoming the rotund jolly Santa it was a gloomy prospect. But it just couldn't be helped. The town hall was booked solid for the week be- fore Christmas and there was no other place for them to hold the party. " Word of this unhappy state of affairs spread through the village until, finally, it reached the ears of Rev. Edward Robinson, pastor of St. George's Anglican Church. Mr, Robinson lost no time in com- municating with the perplexed min- ister of the Presbyterians, Rev. David Marshall. The Anglicans had booked the town hall for their Sun- day School Christmas party, Mr. Robinson informed his fellow- clergyman, Would the Presbyter- ians consider a joint party? Mr. Marshall vas only too happy to accept. The Christmas spirit of good will and co-operation had solved 'another problem. So, last night, as more than 100 youngsters from both Sunday Schools surged eagerly around, Santa dipped deep in his bulging bag and brought out gifts for all. TWO CLEARED Fort Erie, Dec. 23--(CP)--Willis Pelley, of Long Branch, Ont. and Garth (Dusty) Miller, of Hamilton, Wednesday were committed for trial on a charge of armed robbery of a branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada last Sept. 2 at nearby Ridgeway. Charges against two others were withdrawn. NEW CHANCELLOR Ottawa, Dec. 23.--(CP) -- Vivian S. McLenaghan, Carleton County solicitor, Wednesday night was ap- pointed Chancellor of the Ottawa Anglican di 'ese to succeed the late Redmond Code. He will be install- ed in office early in the new year. What to Do To-Night THIS IS A COMMUNITY CHEST ASSISTED SERVICE Leathercraft--Adults, Monday to | Thursday, 2-4 p.m.; Adults, Tuesday to Thursday, 7-9 pm.; 'Children, Monday to Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m. Boys' Gym--Monday, Wednesday 4-5:30. Girls' Gym and Folk Dancing-- Tuesday and Thursday, 4-5:15 p.m. Ladies' Gym--Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Woodshop--Adults, Monday, Wed- nesday and Thursday, 7-9 pm.; Children, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4-5:15 p.m. Radio--Boys, Monday, 8-9 pm. Instruction by a member of the North Shore Radio Club. Radio Senior Drama Group-- Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Fly-Tying--Tuesday, 7:30. Checker Club--Wednesday, 7:30. ORIGINAL ALMANACK The word "almanac" is derived from the Arabic word "Al Manahk" meaning the weather or the climate. been specified. ELECTRIC 1 FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 2 TABLE TOP RANGES APPLIANCE DEPT. OSHAWA STORE porate a number of important en- gineering modifications essential to operation in sand. In general, the vehicles are based on conventional 1948 models. They incorporate the engine ordinarily specified on the two and two-and- a-half-ton Chevrolet trucks with sealed crankcase ventilation, oil bath air-cleaners and oil filters as well as a special carburettor used with a sealed-type engine. Engine Cooling Very Important Engine cooling is of special im- portance in the Arabian climate. As a result, heavy-duty radiator cores are used with overflows tanks and fan shrouds. The overflow tank takes steam from the circulating system, condenses it and returns the water to the radiator. This is neces- sary because it's not always pos- sible to refill a radiator in the middle of the desert. Along each side of the hood three enlarged louvres to provide blade fan. The radiator mounting baffling and shrouding has been altered to conform with the en- larged radiator, Desert sand tires (9.00-13) are in- stalled on special wheels. The tires have heavy treads along their walls for- extra traction in the powdery sand. With such large tires, it has been necesary to re-design the fen- ders to provide additional clearance. This is particularly noticeable on the passenger models where re- design has required an additional air foiled flange on the rear fen- ders. It was also necessary to alter the trunk compartment to provide space for the larger spare tire and wheel. Special tire-change irons have also been supplied. Heavy-Duty Springs On the front axles of the pas- senger cars, heavy-duty springs are used with double-acting shock ab- sorbers. On thé half-ton trucks, a one-ton axle with special hub has been specified. For the rear axles, a special ratio is necessary to com- pensate for larger wheel size on the passenger cars and & half-ton type rear axle with heavy springs has been used. For the half-ton truck models, an auxiliary leaf with double-acting shock absorbers have The passenger models have a half-ton truck transmission with manual gear shift. Commercial type steering gear is also used. Finally, special heavy-duty batteries with large fluid capacity have .been in- stalled for desert operation. The vehicles will be shipped in crates with only the tires removed from the wheels. As a result, they may be driven directly from the docks without the usual delay for assembly. DUTCH MARINE REVIVAL It is expected that The Nether- lands will have a total of 500 coast- ing vessels by 1950, additional air flow from the six- [- Playing Here EDOUARD BARTLETT Supervisor of Music at the Timmins Collegiate Institute, who will play his. violin at both services in Simcoe Street United Church on Sunday. Mr. Bartlett has just held a very successful music festival at Tim- New C.N.R. Express Shed Nearly Ready With the completion of the addi- tion to the express shed expected within a short time, the extensive construction program at the Cana- dian National Railway Station, Simcoe Street South, will be fin- ished. More than four times the former length of platform is now ready for use and an addition 20 feet square is being added to the east end of the express shed. The new platform is of crushed stone base with an ashphaltic con- crete top. Formerly there had been about 400 feet of platform between the station and the first set of tracks, To this, there has been added 532 feet of platform, 11°feet wide. The standpipe has been moved farther east to permit the use of this platform. Between the first and second set of tracks, 1,040 feet of platform, four feet wide, has been laid. Railway construc- tion crews placed the crushed stone and built the forms, the top being laid by the Bennett Construction Company. MEN -- LOW MO! TRADE-IN * 68 SIMCOE 8T. N. 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