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'THE DAILY TIMES OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Daily Times-Gazette and Whitby Chronicle GAZET TE WHITBY VOL. 9--No. 97 OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1950 Price 4 Cents TWENTY-FOUR PAGES BEGIN WORK ON 2A EXTENSION Hospital Service To Community Increases Operating ng Deficit Of $8,555 Shown In Annual Report Reports presented at the largely attended annual meet- ing of the Oshawa General Hospital, held in McLaughlin Hall last night, indicated that 1949 had been a most satisfactory year. Despite the fact that the hospital incurred an operat- ing deficit totalling $8,555 the year was notable for Sts greater service to the community. Not only were there more admissions than in 1948 but the daily average of patients was higher and there were increases in almost every phase of its operation. & ad Presided Ee TI. sn T. K. CREIGHTON, K.C. Who, in the absence of the presi- dent, J. A. Morphy, made an excellent chairman at the annual meeting of the Oshawa General Hospital held last evening .in McLaughlin Hall, Laber Wins By-Election Dumbarton, Scotland, April 26 -- (CP) -- Tom Steele, Labor candi- date, today. won the Dumbarton- shire West divison seat in a by- election, to raise Labor's over-all mgority in the House of Commons to five. hr Hh majority was less than 300 over Cmdr. Robert Allan, Con- servative in the two-way contest. The Labor victory of 20,367 to 20,- 074 was confirmed after a recount. The election was called to fill a vacancy. created by the death of Adam McKinley, Labor, who died two weeks after winning the seat in the Feb. 23 general election. Mc- Kinley received 20,398 votes to 17,- 785 for Allan in the February elec- tion, with a Communist candidate picking up 1,198 votes. The victory keeps intact the party's string of successes in by- elections since Labor was elected first in 1945. Motor Salesroom Gutted By Fire Belleville, April 26 -- (CP) Half Way Motors was destroyed by fire 'Tuesday night when flames swept through the frame structure on' the Belleville-Trenton highway, destroying seven used cars, Used as an automobile storage and salesroom, about a dozen new and used autos were in the struc- ture at the time of the fire. Loss was estimated at $15,000. Origin was not known immediately. Belleville Fire Department and R.C.AAF. firefighters were unable to save the structure and combined their efforts to save a nearby resi- dence. Tragic on No. 2 highway was tied up for approximately one hour as heat from the burning structure and fallen hydro wires made pas- sage impossible, NET PAID CIRCULATION The Times-Gazette Average Per Issue March, 1950 10,483 In the absence of J. A. Morphy, president, and E. A. Lovell, vice president, T. K. Creighton, K.C., presided. During the meeting Col. R. 8. McLaughlin was re-elected honorary chairman; G. D. Conant, K.C, W. R. 'Geikie, W. A. Wecker, and A. G. Storie, honorary vice presidents and Mrs. R.° 8, Mec- Laughlin, honorary secretary. T. K. Creighton, K.C., E. A. Lovell, J, A. Morphy, H. P. Schell and C. E. Schofield were re-elected to the board of 'directors for three-year terms and A. E. McGilvray was elected to the board for one year to replace G, G. Wanless. R. R. Grant and Co. were re-appointed auditors. A cordial welcome was extended by the chairman to Miss Eugenie Stuart, associate professor of hos- pital administration at the School of Nursing, University of Toronto, and ga former superintendent of nurses here, who with a group of her students attended the meeting. A. weloome yas Also extended to A. J. Swanson, syperintendent of the Toronto Western Hospital and a director of the Ontario Hospital Association. A hearty vote of thanks to the board of directors for their untir- ing efforts during the year was pro- posed by Rev. D. M. Rose, who characterized their work as "true democracy at work." Following the HOSPITAL REPORT (Continued on Page 5) Hearing Of Gambling Cases Is Adjourned As the result of raids made by police on alleged gaming houses in Oshawa, 20 men appeared this morning before Magistrate Frank Ebbs on charges of being "found in" a common gaming house. David Greenberg, alias Gilbert, was al- leged to have been the proprietor of the gaming house at 15'2 King Street west. Hearing of the charges against all 21 of the men was ad- journed until May 11. Some of the men appeared in court only on summonses which were mailed and so did not have to provide bail. Others who were per- sonally served were obliged to pro- vide bail of $100 each. The names of the men who were charged with being "found in" were: Alex Ferries, Duncan McColl, Gor- don Pearson, Edward Bouckley, Tony Zakarow, Fred Zakarow, Her- bert Cooper, Robert Richardson, Wilbert Newlands, James McElroy, Peter Potipco, Gus Welsh, Leo Bird, Michael Siblock, Robert Nan- tel, Jules Dallaire, David Rush, G Brunzlow, Daniel Humoniuk and Pa arinoff. Police Halt 'Douk' March Krestova, B.C., April 26--(CP)-- Fifty members of the fanatical Sons of Freedom sect of Doukhobors at- tempted to march out of their sealed-off village of Krestova Tues- day night and were turned back by Police. The group approached the Slocan River Bridge, two miles from this rcmshackle headquarters of rhe sect which has been the scene of fire raids and nude parades du:- ing the last week. A spokesman told police sentries: "There is no more Jesus in Kres- tova; we go across bridge to meet Jesus." Police, fearing for tHe satety of the city of Nelson, 23 miles away prevented the group from crossinz, The Sons of Freedom have been burning houses in their own com- munity as a gesture of protest against man-made laws and the approach of "A Third World War." Then 10 of the group, seven wo- men and three - men, stripped. When police took names but made no arrests, the crowd dispersed. 4 & A 4 east from Oshawa. Working just east of the second marsh, east of Oshawa at the East|while heavy machinery is busy working on both sides. Whitby-Darlington Townline, bulldozers and other earth moving equip- | the C.N.R. tracks. ment are busy preparing the way for the extension of No. 2A Highway | Surveyers stakes mark out the location of the extension south of Har- A train moves slowly westward on the C.P.R. tracks | mony to the townline. The tracks are Highway 2A Extension Work, East of Oshawa, Under Way At far right are very close together at this point. --Times-Gazette Staff Photo. Bell Strike Postponed New York, April "April 26-- C(AP)--Tel- ephone workers and the huge Bell | day after indefinite postponement of the country-wide phone strike set for this morning. New talks that lasted all night were adjourned to a later hour tc- day without any final agreement. But confident federal reported continued progress. Two major moves foward peace came quickly Tuesday night after the strike was post- poned by the Communications Workers of America (C.1.0.), and talks * resumed with the Bell parent corporation, Ameri- can Telephone and Telegraph Company and its subsidiaries. 1. Union long distance operators announced the essentials of a wage | agreement granting pay raises Gd to more than $5 a week. 2. Union equipment stallers-] already striking against a bell sub- | sidiary, Western Electric Company-- | BELL STRIKE (Continued on Page 2) Find Wheels Of Missing Navy Plane Stockholm, Sweden, April 26 -- (AP)--A Swedish Naval staff ex- pert expressed the opinion today that the Russians shot down the missing United States Navy Priva- teer plane 28 miles outside the 12- mile limit claimed by the Soviets in the Baltic. Cmdr. Stellan Hermelin, head of the shipping section of the Swedish Naval Staff, said in an interview he believed the wrecked undercarriage of a plane found in the Baltic Tu¢sday was from the missing Navy patrol plane. On the basis of water currents and winds, he estimated that the plane was shot down almost 40 miles straight west of Polangen, on the coast of Soviet-occupied Lithu- ania, The United States has charged FIND WHEELS . (Continued on Page 2) Arson Suspected In Toronto Fire Toronto, April 26 -- (CP) -- Fire which swept the midtown Volkoff Ballet School early today was be- lieved of incendiary origin, police said. Captain Sam Hill said two fires, about 40 feet apart, started in dif- ferent rooms on the top floor of the three-storey building. Damage was estimated at $3,000 to the building, not including contents. Water and smoke damaged a second-floor dress shop and a ground-floor clothing store, Peterboro Council Sells Debentures Peterborough, Ont., April 26 -- (CP)--City Council Tuesday sold $932,213 worth of debentures to Wood Gundy Company, Gardiner and Company, and the Royal Bank at $100.9337. Most of the issue was for 20 and 10 years at three per system appeared to be 'heading to-| i: ward a general wage settlement to- |: mediators | cent. Nine bids were received. Canadian Bill Of Rights Urged In A.C.L. Brief é& * i :| to produce a bill of rights which : | fundamental ED. CLARKE Who last night was elected Grand | Knight of the St. Gregory's Coun- cil of the Knights of Columbus at | its meeting in St. Gregory's Separ- | ate School auditorium. St. Gregory's K. of C. Elects Officers St. Gregory's Council of the Knights of Columbus last night held its annual election of officers in the auditorium of St. Gregory's Separate School. One member termed the meeting as "one of the best, with the largest turn out we have had in a long time." The tresults of the election are as follows: Grand Knight, "Ed" Clarke; Deputy Grand Knight, C. Roesch; Chancellor, H. Wood; Re- corder, R. Clancy; Treasurer, F. Fairheart; Advocate, J. Callahan; Warden, J. Smythe. Four guards elected were, S. Po- lito, F. Byrne, R. Lebrecque and J. Wilkinson. Two trustees elected were, Judge and S. Kinlin, J. Ottawa, April 26 -- (CP) -- The Association for Civil Liberties to- day urged that the federal gov- ernment meet with the provinces would comprehensively protect the freedoms of Cana- dians. In a 4,000-word brief placed before the Senate Human | Rights C ittee the associa- | tion recorded its support of the | 18 draft articles being studied 1 | | | by the ittee for ibl incorporation in a bill of rights. These four main recommenda- tions were contained in the brief: 1. The federal government should take up at an appropriate time | with the provinces the task of in- | corporating a bill of rights in the | constitution. | 2. The Supreme Court Act should | | be amended to enlarge its juris- | diction so that it can deal with | cases involving civil liberties which | cannot now come before it. 3. The federal government should enact a federal fair employment | | practices act to outlaw discrimina- | | tion in jobs for race, color, creed, | religion, ethnic or national origi | or ancestry, 4. A civil rights division "should | | be established as a branch of the | ! justice department to investigate complaints and seek to protect the human rights.of Canadians. The brief also asked that when the criminal code is revised, special consideration be given to defining and bringing together in one place, the specific rights which the citi- zen and an accused person may claim under criminal law. Sharp Earthquake Felt In Japan Tokyo, April 26 -- (AP) -- A sharp earthquake was felt in the Kobe-Osaka-Nagoya area today. There was no immediate report of damage or casualties. An Army spokesman at Kobe said American installations there had been shaken and buildings tleared of occupants. He said the shock there was of about 20 seconds dura- tions. House Becomes Jammed on Bridge A narrow bridge over Harmony Creek at the base line offered difficulties for men moving a section of a building from Ajax to a new location at Bowmanville. The building became jammed on the bridge and had to be jacked up to get it across. | powers' but, he added, ---Times-Gazette Staff Photo. Czechs Call For Peace Agreement London, April 26 (Reuters)--The Czechoslovak Embassy in London announced today it had sent a note to the British Foreign Office re- questing aid in placing an appeal | for a big powers peace pact before | Parliament. The appeal was in the form of a resolution from the Communist- dominated Czechoslovak National Assembly. An Embassy spokesman, Dr. P. Kavan, said that, if the big powers agreed, Czechoslovakia would herself be prepared to agree to supervision of disarma- ment. The resolution gave a series of | demands including: That "imperialist production arms" should cease; that atomic weapons and warfare shouwiu we banned; that "the criminal wars in Malaya and Vietnam" should cease; that "persecution" of "fighters for peace" should cease; in "imperial- ist- -oppressed and colonial coun- tries." The resolution finally listed the Vatican, right-wing Socialists, and "the treacherous Tito clique," among aggressors, and claimed that "only | the mighty Soviet Union," was car- rying out a peace policy, Dr. Kavan was asked if Czecho- slovakia intended closing down her own war industries, and what was proposed for supervision of disarm- ament. He said these would he matters for the United Nations and the big "if the big powers agreed, Czechoslovakia would be prepared to join in disarmament on whatever terms would be decid- ed." 70 Persons Lost in Ship Collision Hong Kong, April 26--(Reuters)-- Seventy persons aboard the 1,600- ton Chinese vessel Hsinan were drowned in a collision with the 8,000-ton United States merchant ship California Bear on the night of April 20, the Chinese Ccmmunist agency alleged today. The collision was said to have taken place between Dairen and Chefoo on opposite shores of the Strait of Pohai, North China. 'Red Dean' Cancels Canadian Tour Auckland, N.Z., April 26 -- (CP) --Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, has, cancelled a visit to New Zealand and Canada, word received here today indicated. It was learned that the United States has refused the "Red Dean" a visa to pass through Honolulu on an air trip to New Zealand and Can- ada. Dr. Johnson will return to London via the east, THE WEATHER Cloudy, clearing after mid- night. Scattered showers this afternoon and evening. Sunny with a few cloudy intervals Thursday. Little change in temperature. Winds southwest 20 today, northwest 15 Thurs- day. Low tonight and high Thursday, 35 and 52. Summary for Thursday: Mostly sunny, 9. Grading, Surveying of | cecrated Archbishop of Montreal lin Underway On Link Oshawa Eastward Work has begun on the extension of No. 2A Highway east of Oshawa. Just about Highways Hon. George H. Do two months after Minister of ucett made the announcement that another link would be added to the four-lane thorough- fare, work was started on th e surveying and preliminary grading. Tons of earth-moving machinery has been moved to a point at the southern extremity of the road between East Whitby and Darlington that work will be underway sh At the point where work is in progress at the present time the Canadian National and Canadian' Pacific Railways come very close to each other. The highway will very | likely pass between them. Townships. It is anticipated ortly. & * New Bank Manager At the present time the highway |: extends south of Oshawa and east |: to the Ritson Road overhead bridge | where the pavement ends. It has, | however, been cut out further id the east as far as Wilson Road. | From there the road has been sur- |: veyed to swing through Harmon and then to the south to miss Oak" Hill. It will cross Harmony Creek at a point between the Base Line | Road and the C.N.R. tracks and continue on to the east between the two railway lines. It may not be important from a practical point of view but. just east of the city the highway is go- ing to afford a magnificent view of Oshawa, Lake Ontario and the shore line. It will be particularly fine at night when the many lights BEGIN WORK (Continued on Page 2) Archbishop Of Montreal Consecrated Rome, April 26--(CP)--Most Rev, | Paul-Emile Leger today was con- high and solemn ceremony in| the ancient church of St. Mary of the Angels in the heart of Rome. The solemn moment of consecra- tion came when Cardinal Adeodato Piazzi, secretary to the Consistor- ial Congregation, laid his hands upon the head of the new arch- bishop in symbolic transfer of the episcopal authority inherited from Saint Peter. At the same time, the two co-| consecrators, Msgr. Maurice Roy, Archbishop of Quebec, aad Msgr. | Julien Weber, bishop of Stras- bourg, laid their hands on Msgr. Leger's head with the words "re- ceive the Holy Spirit." Thus Msgr. Leger on his 46th birthday became one of the young- | st and most important archbishops | of the Roman Catholic Church with more than 1,000,000 of the faithful in his charge. The Mon- | treal archdiocese is the largest i] the. commonwealth, Studebaker Will Build New Car Hamilton, April 26 -- (CP) -- The Studebaker Corporation of Canada | Limited today, announced introduc- | tion of a new lower-priced model automobile. The company also said | it is stepping up production to 68 units a day starting May 1. D. C. Gaskin, vice-president and general manager, said the new model, called the Custom Cham- pion, would sell at prices $75 lower than cars of the Champion Deluxe line. Factory price for the two-door sedan is $1,977. Hit by Streef-Car Toronto Boy Dies Toronto, April 26--(CP)--Four- year-old Richard Bovey died today after he ran into a street-car. He died on the way to hospital. Crushed behind the car's safety catch, the child was carried almost 250 feet before the car stopped. The tram had to be jacked up before the boy could be released. An eye-witness said Richard and two other youngsters nag run across an east-end street. Richard turned to run back and raced into the car. The Sommary Business and Markets . Whitby News Editorials Women's News . Radio Programs sone Sports ......cc..vve Comics ....... Theatre Programs p-2 Classified ..... oe Pp 22, 2 seeansiena ARTHUR H. CROCKETT Who has been named manager of | the Branch ef The Bank of Nova | Scotia to be opened here shortly. Mr. Crockett, who comes to Oshawa from Winnipeg where he has been working with the Bank's supervisor's office there, has over 16 years ex- perience with The Bank of Nova Scotia. "The opening of the branch here is part, of our general expansion across the country." Mr. Crockeit mentioned when announcing that the new branch would be open short= ly "During the past year the bank | opened more than 25 offices to oring the total of branches opened since the war to more than 75." During his career, the new mane ager has served in New York as | well as in eastern and western Can- |ada. Born in the Maritimes, he | joined the bank there and later | served at the main office in To= | ronton. From Toronto he wen: to | New York and was manager of the | Business development department | there. Following his service there |he went to the supervisor's office | in Winnipeg. During the war Mr. Crockett | spent five years with the Royal | Canadian Navy as a lieutenant 'aboard a number of Canada's cor- | vettes and frigates. i Seattle, April il 26--(AP)--An Une | explained explosion made a shame bles of a four-storey frame aparte | ment building early today. Miraculously, no occupants were killed or criticaliy injured. There was no estimate of the number in the building. Fire Captain R. F. Mahoney said the blast in the 30-unit co-operae tive apartment occurred on the sece cond floor, just above a boiler sec= tion. He said. .the cause was un- known, 'but several firemen and rescue workers reported smelling illumjnating gas. A quick check showed only five persons taken to hospital -- none regarded as critical. Numbers of persons carried from the building by firemen and stretcher bearers were given first aid at the scene. One woman Was revived by the inhalator squad. The blast blew out the rear wall of the building and the whole back end collapsed, but there was no fire, Mal Ajotiey sal said ~~ Coal Gas Fatal To Montreal Resident Montreal, April 26--(CP) --One man died, another - was reported dying end five more were overcome today when coal gas escaped in & house on east-end Cuvillier Street. Four hydro-Quebec emergency cars together with police squad cars and ambulances converged on the scene when the alarm was given, None of the casualties, found une » conscious in the home of Arthur Bernier, | ately; were identified immedis