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9 Over 200 Rotarians. Attend Inter-City Gathering Here E DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA Combining The Oshzive Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITRY VOL. 9--No. 218 OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1950 PAGE THRE: Oshawa Ranks High In Secondary Group Of 8 Ontario Cities Although its population is smal- ler than a number of other secon- dary Ontario cities reviewed and summarized statistically by the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs, Oshawa's 1949 assessment is up among the leaders. Popula- tion for this city is given as 28,552 and assessment value at $33,251,- 265; taxation revenue $1,224,379; tax levy per capita, $42.88 and tax rate public school and separate ool, 36 mills. + By had a deficit of $4,004 and Sarnia $16,382. The cities finishing the year with surpluses were; St. Catharines $66,153; King- ston $21,630; . Peterborough $9,862; Brantford $7,969; Oshawa -6,880; uelph, $4,051. hs stands far out in front with' a population of 673,104 (not including its separate suburbs); total assessment of $1,311,479,907; total tax levy of $41,477,560 or $61.62 per capita; and tax rate of 30% mills for Public School up- porters and 33.15 mills for Separ- ate School supporters. Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor and London are grouped together, and following them are Kitchener, St. Catharines, Brantford, Peterbor- ough, Kingston, Oshawa, Guelph and Sarnia. K.rchener population 42,212; to- tal assessment $39,001,414; total tax revenue $2,145825; total tax levy per capita $50.83; tax rate in mills: PS and SS supporters each 49%. : St. Catharines: pop. 37,249; to- tal assessment $36,559,721; total tax revenue $1,920,029; tax levy per capita $51.55; tax rate, PS and SS supporters each 50 mills. Brantford: pop. 37,113; assess- ment $33,855.160; taxation revenue all sources, $1,780,474; tax levy per capita 46.24; tax rates--Pub. mills, SS 55 mills. J Peterborough: pop. 35,682; as- sessment $35,030,175; taxation rev- enue--$1,650,041; tax levy per capita 46.24; tax rates--Pub. School supporters 45% mills; Sep. School supporters 46%. Kingston; pop. 32,742; assessment $24,655,610; taxation revenue §$1,- 379,903; tax levy per person $42.14; tax rate PS and SS 52% mills. Guelph: pop. 26,588; assessment $17,331,760; tax revenue $1,057,740; tax levy per capita $39.78; tax rate PS and SS 59 mills. Sarnia: 'pop. 23,481; $20,879,480; revenue from taxes $1,071,599; tax levy per person $45,64; tax rate; PS and Sep. School supporters 54.40 mills. Guelph with the lowest assess- ment has the highest tax rate at 59 mills; Kingston also with an apparent low assessment is second highest at 52'¢ mills; St. Catharines is third at 50 mills; Kitchener fourth 49%mills; Brantford fifth 49 mills; Sarnia, sixth, 48 mills; Peterborough, seventh, 45% mills; Oshewa, eighth, 36 mills, Two Oshawa Men Win Paint Brushes Two local residents have dis- covered that it pays to know what to look for in a paint brush. They are R. F. Little, 120 Oshawa Boule- vard, and P. Elliott, 17 Elena Street. Because they agreed with a panel of 10 master painters on the correct order of importance of the primary features desirable in a nylon- bristled paint brush, Messrs, Little and Elliott have been named win- ners of $25 cash prizes in a nation- wide contest. They were notified of the award by Canadian Industries Limited, Montreal, sponsors of the contest. Contract Signed At Cobourg Plant The CIO International Union of Electrical Workers yesterday an- nounced signing of a contract with the Cobourg plant of the Canadian General Electric Co., reducing hours and increasing the wage rate. The agreement cuts the work week from 45 to 42 hours and pro- vides for a wage increase of 12 cents an hour for the 175 employees covered by the union contract, The Cobourg plant was won by the IUE from the United Electrical Workers in a collective bargaining vote several months ago, A new campaign by the IUE fol- lowing their unsuccessful bid to win over the Peterborough plant can be expected within the next month. assessment From May, 1049 to May, 1950, 398,288 immigrants arrived in Israels Coming Events ILLUSTRATED LECTURE BY Eleanor Brown of Simpson's on Library Very Busy During The Summer The regular meeting of the Lib rary Board was held last night. The Librarian reported that the library was a very busy place during the summer months in all departments. In the Adult section there was a total increase of 710 books over the same months last year. There was an increase in almost every class. Fine Arts, with an increase of 149, History wth 185 and Biog- raphy with 171 more than last year made the greatest gains. Book sales in Fiction showed a general decline throygghout the province which was reflected in a slight de- crease of 18 in library circulation. | In the Boys' and Girls' Department there was also an increase both in Fiction and Non-Fiction circula- tion. Members of the Staff told stories to groups of children at the YMCA. and CR.A. every week throughout the summer, The Librarian stated that Mrs. Walker had resigned from her work at Simcoe Hall the end of June and the library there had been closed during the summer months. It was opened the first of Septem- ber with Miss Alana Switzer in charge, During the summer many of the books were re-lettered so that the shelves looked much brighter. A new count was taken of the book collection and of the number of readers. 216 new readers were reg- istered and 479 books were dis- carded. 357 new books were added to the collection. 744 records were loaned compared with 429 during the same period in 1949. Tenders were received for furn- ishing the library with fuel for the coming year and the tender from the Lander Co. was accepted. It was agreed that the Circula- tion Librarians of Eastern Ontario be invited to come to Oshawa for their fall meeting in November. It was reported that at the regu- lar staff meeting held in June a party was given for the three members of the staff who were leaving, Miss Olive 'Nickle, Miss Doris Bennett and Mrs, Esther Walker. Gifts were presented and a8 happy time was spent. Miss Nickle has been appointed Chief Librarian at the Weston Public Library, The Staff also entertained at the home of Mrs. Stacey last June 'in honor of Miss Phyllis Brown who is now" Mrs. Thomas Grigg. An electric tea kettle was the gift of the Library Board and Staff, Miss Margaret McCullough has been appointed to the Staff. Her duties commenced September first. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto and received her Bachelor of Library Science from the same University, Miss McCul- lough has had experience in the Geological Survey and National Museum Library in Ottawa. She also founded the Unemployment Insurance Library in Ottawa. She was Librarian of the RCAF Library or To vests I Ottawa and was ani rarian in the Public Library, Weston Thornton's Wins Kiwanis Club Challenge Cup Thornton's Corners Public School has been declared winner of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club challenge trophy for the highest number of points won in the Junior Garden Club section of the Oshawa Fair, Tabulation of the points won by the competing schools for their school display, and won by pupils in the individual classes, places the Thornton's school out in front. They will hold the trophy for one year, and it will again .be put up for competition at the 1951 Osh- awa Fair, \ Standing of the seven schools which took part in the Oshawa Ki- wanis Garden Club competition was as follows: 1, Thornton's Corners; 2, Raglan; 3, Conlin's School; 4, Maxwell's School; 5, Columbus; 6, Pereman's School; 7, Courtice. The trophy will probably be pre- sented to the winning school at the annual banquet given by the Ki- wanis Club for the winners of the Junior classes at the Oshawa Fair sponsored by that club. Smoking Costs Him Salvation Army Job Coventry, England, Sept. 19-- (Reuters)--~ James Greig's job ductor of the Coventry Interior Decorating. St. George's Parish Hall, Thursday, September 21, 8 o'clock. (218a) A FASHION REVIEW, PRESENT- ed by Fox's Ladies' Wear. Spon sored by Lyceum Club, Friday, September 22, Collegiate Auditor- jum, 8:15. Admission 50c. (819,21) as Salvation Army Band has gone up in smoke, Salvation Army regulations say anyone holding a commis- sion must not smoke. Greig now does, and so has lost the job he had held for 12 years, : ; Oshawa Fa ir Automobile Is Presented Presentation of the Oshawa Fair auto was made yesterday to Ralph Patriquin, Shown above during the presentations are: board; Mr. Patriquin; W. McLellan, and Gord Rae, directors in charge of the car 152 Ritson Road South. (left to right) Dr. W. H. Gifford, vice-president of the fair draw. --Central Press Canadian. Search For Two Youths Called Off Port Perry, Sept. 19.--An inten- sive search by two provincial police officers for a pair of Toronto boys missing since Sunday was called off temporarily last night, Const. Gordon Keast, Whitby, and Const. Arthur Linklater of Lind- say, combed Scugog Island from north to south and trailed the boys almost the length of the island. The two, Edward Walker, 17, of Sumach St. and Frank Ferguson, 15, of Parkview Ave, were report- éd missing after they rowed a boat from the north shore of Lake Scu- gog and abandoned it on the island. They were traced through infor- mation from storekeepers, farmers and cottagers almost to No. 7A Highway, which goes through Port Perry toward Toronto. The trail ended when no further information could be gleaned from residents of the area. Extension Of D.S.T. Not Considered Possible extension of daylight saving time has not been consid- ered by city council here and, un- less a special meeting is held this week, it will not be considered be- fore the "fast time" period elapses on September 24, Last year the period was extended to follow the lead of Toronto and, inasmuch as Toronto is extending this year un- til November 26 it is likely that a special meeting will have to be called before the week is out. The suggestion that Toronto re- main on daylight saving time came from Provincial Hydro Chairman Robert Saunders. Mr. Saunders made a similar suggestion to Ham- ilton that the city council of that city will consider the matter to- morrow afternoon. Hamilton's Board of Control recommended the extension on Monday but final say remains with the council. Gasoline Truck Strikes Auto From Behind Considerable damage was done to the rear of a car driven by Murney Fleming of Columbus, yes- terday afternoon at the intersec- tion, of Simcoe Street North and Aberdeen Street, when it was struck from behind by a gasoline truck driven by Joseph M. Brain of To- ronto. Fleming had pulled out to the centre of the street to make a left turn and was stopped by north- bound traffic. Brain attempted to pass on the right hand side but noticed a truck parked partly on the boulevard fac- ing south. He stepped on the brakes and pulled to the left strik- ing the Fleming car. The right rear portion of the body of the car was.torn and dent- ed and the rear fender, trunk and rear bumper were damaged. P.C. Van Allen investigated, TRIPLET CALVES Oxbow, Sask.--(CP) -- Six calves in three years 1s the enviable rec- ord of a shorthorn-Hereford cross cow. In 1948, when she was 13, she gave birth to twins. This year she outdid hergelf and produced trip- lets. The all-male trio average 25 pounds and are doing well. Wins Scholarship MISS JOAN TUNNICLIFFE Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Tunnicliffe, 98 Brock Street West, who left yesterday to study for her degree of B.Sc.N. Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Md. (affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University), has been awarded a scholarship with a value of $250.00. Sunday Sports Issue Un Sudbury Ballot Sudbury, Sept. 19--(CP)--Sud- bury electors will be asked to vote o nthe question of Sunday sports at. the municipal election Dec, 4. City Council last night agreed to put the question to a vote. After receiving a request from the Nickel Belt Baseball Association that ac- tion be taken on the matter. Last week Mayor W. S. Beaton said the council would not initiate action on the Sunday sport ques- tion, but would react favorably to any request for action coming from outside the council. Sunday baseball has been play- ed here for the last six years, drawing large crowds on a silver collection basis, VN smm------m--" POISON PLANT MENACE Capetown -- (CP) -- About 300 of the 20,000 different plants in Souih Africa are poisonous. The menace to livestock is so great that the government is asking farmers' or- ganizations, botanists and others to co-operate in a campaign to reduce sickness and deaths, at The I [AT Disthict LJ FIRE IN STATION WAGON The Oshawa Fire Department answered a call yesterday after- noon to Stoney's Car Market to put out a fire in a station wagon. A short circuil caused the fire. TO PLAN CIVIL DEFENCE Mayor Michael Starr has called a meeting of key civic officials and representatives of the Oshawa Branch of the Red Cross Society and St. John Ambulance Associa- tion, to take steps for the organi- zation of a Civil Defence Com- mittee for the city of Oshawa. The meeting is being held in the muni- cipal offices on Thursday even- ing of this week at 8 p.m., and it is expected. that some action will be taken to bring a local oxganiza- tion for civil defence into being. Stiff Sentences For Windsor Pair Windsor, Ont., Sept. 19 -- (CP) -- A. C. Hall of Oshawa, newly- appointed Windsor' Crown Attorney, took his first case in Essex County Court here Monday. The case resulted in stiff sen- fences for two men convicted of receiving stolen goods. Angus Ron- ald MacDonnell was sertenced to two years less a day in reformatory and William Ballantine was sen- tenced to a year definite, six months indeterminate in reformatory. Similar charges against William Logan and Bruce Ballantine were dismissed by Judge Joseph A. Le- gris, Crown Attorney Hall, former Crown Attcrney at Whitby, replaces E. C. Awrey, who was retired by Attorney-General Dana Porter last week following a provincial police report of law enforcement in Wind- sor, ' Say Crossing Not Properly Protected Because witnesses for the defence had to be on duty yesterday af- ternoon, only the evidence for the prosecution was heard by Magis- trate F. S. Ebbs in the case in which the Oshawa Railway Com- pany is charged with failure to protect a crossing. The case was then adjourned to October 18 when the evidence for the defense will be heard. Defense Counsel Hughson of To- ronto explained that the Oshawa Railway Company needed all of its crew which were available yester- day afternoon. The witnesses had been present during the morning session. The charges arose out of an acci- dent which occurred on Alice Street, just west of Ritson Road, about two a.m. on September 2 in which a car driven by Alex Angell, 172 Mitchell Avenue, was struck by a train. The coupling of the lead box car pierced the right rear door of Angell's car and pushed the car about 39 feet north of the north curb of Alice Street. Both Angell and William Tonkin who was a passenger in the car suffered minor cuts and were bad- ly shaken up. They were treated in Oshawa General Hospital. Did Not See Train Angell testified that he had been driving east on Alice Street and had stopped before the crossing. He did not see the train until it was only about two or three feet away from him. He said that he learned later that there was 11 box cars and a locomotive in the train. "I couldn't see the engine be- cause of a bend in the tracks," he said. When asked whether he had heard any warning signal, he stat- ed that there were always two or three shunters ringing bells and whistling in that section and if he had heard a bell he did not pay any attention to it. "If there had been anybody in front of the train I would have run over him," he stated. After the impact he saw two men appear from the railway hut on the north side of the street and a flagman come from the centre of the train with a lantern. Evidence Corroborated William Tonkin corroborated the evidence of Angell. He said that after the accident a trainman came up to him and asked "Didn't you see a light." "I asked him what light. He showed me a lantern. The lantern was out then. I don't think he even knew whether he had a lan- tern in his hand or not. Murray Wilson and Robert White, who were in a car being driven west along Alice Street by Wilson, stated that they had seen two shunters moving back and forth as they had come up Ritson Road but had not seen this train and had to back up to avoid being involved in the collision. They testified that the train had an electric engine and so did not make a lot of noise, Both agreed that the crossing is poorly lighted. AIR CADETS OPEN DRIVE Ottawa, Sept. 19--(CP)--Cana- da's 200 Royal Canadian Air Cadet squadrons Mcnday launched a spe- cial enroln.ent drive to increase the total number of air cadets irom 15,000 to 21,500. Authorization for | the increase was announced recent- |ly hy Defence Minister Claxten. Air Cadet training is open to youths between 14 and 18 as of Sept. 1 last. DOUGLAS BACK AT DESK Regina, Sept. 19 (CP) Premier Douglas returned to his desk Monday following an' opera- tion two weeks ago, He was dis- charged from hospital during the week-end. Sports Events And Lawn Party Are Program Features The Oshawa Rotary Club's Inter-City Meeting, which last year was voted such a splendid success, yesterday sur- passed last year's gathering as almost 200 Rotarians from 16 Central Ontario Rotary Clubs took part in the sports pro- gram and enjoyed the fellowship of a garden party at Park wood and later a dinner in the recreation hall at the Osh awa Airport. 'During the afternoon the visi-#- tors, who came from Bowmanville, Brampton, Campbellford, Cobourg, Colborne, Fenelon Falls, Guelph, Leaside, Lindsay, Peterborough, Pickering, Port Hope, Stirling, To- ronto, Weston and Whitby, enjoyed a tour of the plant of General Motors of Canada Limited; paid visits to Parkwood Famms and Camp Samac, and toured points of interest in Oshawa and Whitby. Others, more sports minded, en- joyed the facilities provided for their favorite games at the Oshawa Golf Club and the Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club. At the dinner in the evening prizes were presented to the winners by Rotarian James Flett, who handled play at the lawn bowling club, and Rotarian Bruce Bradley, who was in charge at the golf club. Entertained at Parkwood Always a popular feature of these Rotary Club gatherings was the garden party at Parkwood where the guests were received by Honor- ary Rotarian Col. R. S. McLaughlin, Mrs. McLaughlin and Rotarian S. F. Everson, president of the Oshawa Club. The guests were taken on a tour of the spacious and beautiful gardens by Oshawa Boy Scouts under the direction of Executive Commissioner Stanley Richardson. Those who had been privileged to view the grandeur of their sur- roundings on previous occasions found new wonders to delight them while newcomers could not fully express their appreciation of the hospitality which had been theirs. Old acquaintances were renewed and new ones made as the Rotarians gathered in groups around the re- freshment table set under the trees on the lawn, At the dinner at the Airport, the visitors and guests were cordially welcomed by President Eversong while a civic welcome to Oshawa was extended by Mayor Michael Starr. During the dinner music was supplied by Matt. Gouldburn at the piano. Visiting Presidents Introduced The presidents of the visiting clubs, at the hefd table, were Lloyd Moore, Toronto; Bruce Mc- Nevin, Lindsay; Clayton Joyce, Port Hope; David Cuddy, Whitby; Nor- man Grainger, Leaside; Past Dis- trict Governor John Gooch of Toronto; Harry Boyes, Pickering; John Eastaugh, Bowmanville; Dr. William Cornett, Stirling, and Mil- burn Kelly, Fenelon alls. Also. seated at the head table were Hayden Macdonald, chairman of the Oshawa Inter-City Commit- tee; Alex Nathan, secretary of the Oshawa Club; T. L. Wilson, past president of the Oshawa Club; Col. R. S. McLaughlin, Everett Lovell, vice-president of the Oshawa Club, and William Lang of Toronto. Following spirited community singing, lead by Rotarian Dr. W. J. Langmaid, the presidents of the visiting clubs and their fellow members were introduced by Vice- Precident Lovell. © A toast to the visitors was 'proposed by President Everson with Past District Gov- ernor Gooch replying. Rotarian Gooch expressed the thanks of the gathering to the Oshawa Club for its hospitality saying that the first object of Rotary--that of promoting fellowship had been fully exempli- fled by the meeting. Prizes Presented Prizes for lawn bowling were won by Harry William of Port Hope, Cecil Grooskurth -of Weston, ' Ed Bradley of Oshawa, Lorne Plummer of Port Hope, William Hales of Weston and James Flett of Oshawa. Prizes for golf were won as follows: Low gross -- Bruce Bradley of Oshawa and Bob Amell! : yLow net--Fred Conant of Wes- ton, 8. J. Storie of Oshawa, Don Wilson and Dr. S. PF. Mills of Whitby and John Boyce of Pick= ering. Low gross, first nine--Ross Strike of Bowmanville, Hugh Waddell and Herbeért Bradburn of Peterborough. Low hole -- Peter Draimin of Whitby. High hole -- Bob Collins of Co- bourg and George Turner. ® Longest drive--Albert Baxter of Picton. 3 nl plendid Entertainment The sparkling entertainment pro. gram, presented by T. L. Wilson, included vocal selections by Frane cis De. Carroll of Campbellford; accordion numbers by Nancy Hig- gins of Oshawa, and piano imper= sonationd by Evelyn Johnson of Oshawa. Each of the artists was accorded round after round . of well-merited applause. The highlight of the program was the premier showing of a moving picture in color by William Lang, well - known Toronto naturalist, fisherman and photographer of a recent trip through the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, up the Alaska Highway to Juneau, Alaska. Brought to Oshawa and introduced by Col. McLaughlin, Mr, Lang held his audience almost speechess with the beauty of the mountain scenery; his 'close-up pice tures of such wild life as elk, wild sheep, Big Horns and bear. Fish- ermen in the audience were thrilled by the pictures of cut-throat trout, rainbow trout and mighty lake trout being caught and landed in® the streams and lakes far up in the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Lang, who this summer com- pleted a 55,000 mile trailer trip from the southern United States to Alaska, said"that had it not been Mor the ingenuity of the engineer the average man would not be able to enjoy such a trip. He said that no one should be afraid of driving over the Rockies in an auto. The Alaska Highway was something that all North Americans should be proud of. He also commented that never in his long experience had he seén such fish as he saw and caught. He expressed the hope that proper conservation would protect them so that they might ke enjoyed for years to come. Members of the comenittee who laid the plans for the very suce cessful gathering were Hayden Macdonald, chairman; Harold Cop- ping, J. J. English, James Flett, Maurice Hart, N, C. Millman and Stanley Willson. British Ships Detained In Formosa Released Taipei, Formosa, Sept. 19--(APJ --Chinese Nationalist authorities today released the British-owned freighter Caduceus, detained at & Formosan port since Feb, 16 on the grounds she was about to pass to Chinese Communist ownership. Governor K.C. Wu of 'Formosa; who made the announcement said the 4,455-ton ship is free now to sail from Kaohsiung on the south- west coast where she had been in custody. Nationalist naval authorities ore dered the ship held in port when they learned that several crew. members belonged to a Communs isi union. The Caduceus is owned by Wal= lem and Company, Hong Kong. The British Government made three protests through the British consul in Taipei against Deten=- tion of the vessel. 2 - AN "INSIDE STORY" 1900-1 wasn't only 1928 When mother got Grandma's cooking that drew thecrowds. She had the first aluminum sauce- . pan in town! In many other Canadian homes, too, this was the begin- ning of abright, new era ofbetter cooking utensils. 1950-"Today, daughter's kitchen belongs to the "aluminum age". She en- joys a larger selection of aluminum "food-friendly" metal also protects the flavour, quali- ty and purity of the foods she buys: those big family utensils. This in boiling water. ' married, she already knew how to enjoy life with aluminum. She brewed Dad's coffee in an aluminum pot... cooked meals more easily in quick, even-heating aluminum. - HINTS 10 THE HOUSEWIFE Whenever you see aluminum on the outside of a food or a drink, there's an "inside story" of cleanliness and purity. Aluminum utensils clean easily. To remove natural deposit left by foods and water, use a tablespoon of vinegar ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.