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Great Lakes Vessels Have Busiest Season In Many Years THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Grain and Iron Ore Shipments Heavy, | 1950 Survey Shows By The Canadian Press One of the busiest navigation seasons in recent years ended this week on the Great Lakes. : Marine men said they still were totting up over-all ton- 9... figures. But a Canadian Press survey today showed that the 1950 movement of grain and iron ore compared well with the big years of 1942, 1947 and 1948. As the lean lake freighters eased o into winter berths, leaving only a, few oil tankers on the lower lakes still plying the great inland waterway, the Lake Superior Iron Ore Association in Cleveland re- ported that the vessels moved 78,- 205,681 gross tons of iron ore this this year, or 8,649,412 tons more than in 1949. The record peace- time year was 1948, when ore ton- nage was 82,927,102, Big Soo Tonnage Tonnage this year through the ult Ste. Marie canals linking kes Superior and Huron was imated at 105,022,467. That was surpassed only by the 1042 season, with the record of more than 120,- 000,000 tons, and by 1947 when total tonnage was roughly 111,000,- 000. A late start--most ports saw the first ships of the season about April 20--curtailed this year's ac- tivities. But reasonably good weather at the end of the season helped the lake sailors. There were no marine disasters this year along the lakes. Less grain than usual went into winter storage at Sarnia, Port Col- borne, Owen Sound and other ports. Shipping men attributed the decrease partly to a small eat crop on the prairies and rtly to an unusually large mount of storage grain being handled at Buffalo, N.Y. Many Winter in Toronto Toronto harbor officials said they expect about 40 ships to be in win- ter berth there when the last ves- sel ties up. Port Colborne's win- ter fleet numbers 20, Port Weller's 17, 'Hamilton's 11, while Owen Sound will have eight large craft, Sarnia three and Sault Ste. Marie one. The Sault Ste. Maire canals, both Canadian and American, have closed for the year, The Welland Canal between Lakes Erie and Ontario was officially closed Mon- day night but arrangements were made to let straggling oil tankers through the locks during daylight. ew Banking Record Set By Bank Marked growth in every depart- ment and the establishment of new high records in the field of Cana- dian banking are revealed in the balance sheet of The Royal Bank of Canada, just issued. Covering the year ending Nov- ember 30, 1950, the balance sheet . shows total assets of $2,497,376,342. This total represents an increase $162,390,988 over the record fig- of a year ago. Deposits have moved up to $2.- 337,503,468. This is an increase of $145,362,800 over the figures of a year ago and is a new record in the field of Canadian banking. Inter- est bearing deposits have increased by $43,785,626 to reach a total of $1,103,918,226, a new high. Indicative of the mounting tempo of business and industrial activity in the Dominion is the increase in commercial loans in Canada. Continuing a trend which has been steady since 1945, the total under this heading now stands at $556, 160,656, an increase of $83,727,318, as compared with the figure of a year ago. The liquid position of the bank is very strong. Cash assets totalling 71.1158 are equivalent to 19.54% 1 the bank's public liabilities, quid assets are again higher and stand at $1717,765402, which is equal to 71.26% of the bank's lia- bilities' to the public. Included in the bank's liquid assets are Dom- inion and Provincial securities to- talling $906,766,904. 'Sat mses account has in- om $13,601,961 to $17,068,~ Seagen reflecting the bank's program of "branch building and improve- ment. A number of new branches were established in areas of new development, existing premises were modernized and the latest type of mechanical equipment in- stalled to ensure faster and more efficient service to the bank's steadily increasing clientele. After the usual deductions for Staff Pension Fund and Con- gency Reserves, profits for the ; were $11,845,138 as compared with '$10918243 a year ago. Of this amount $4,012,000 has been set aside for Dominion and Provin- cial taxes and $1273413 for de- preciation of bank premisgs. After the 'above deductions, the net pro- fit was $6,559,725. This compares with $5,827,521 in 1949. Out of net profit $3,500,000 was paid in divid- ends and $3,069,725 carried forward | to. Profit and Loss Account, result- ing in a balance of $6,920,039. From this amount $6,000,000 has been transferred to the Reserve Fund, which brings the latter up to $50,- 000,000, leaving a balance of $920,- 039 in Profit and Loss Account. NEW AIRFIELD AT SINGAPORE tain is to build a new airfield Singapore which will be one of the main ports of call for jet air- liners travelling from London to Australia, Resume Talk In Windsor Bus Tangle Windsor, Dec. 21--(CP) -- Con- tract talks were scheduled to re- sume late today between the Sand- wich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway and Division 616, Street Railwaymen's Union (AFL), in an effort to prevent recurrence of yesterday's wildcat strike which crippled Windsor's bus service for 2% hours. The strike, brought about by some 30 operators and repudi- ated by the union, was ended through the intercession of top officers of the AF.L. Windsor and district Trades and Labor Council, The buses were kept rolling yesterday under the threat by Division 616's president, Henry Scott, to bring "police action" against any further wildcat strikes in his union. Resumption of talks in the long- standing contract dispute was ar- ranged yesterday during a com- pany-union deadlock, following a series of swift-moving develop- ments, They began at an early-morning meeting yesterday, when members rejected the recommendation of their = negotiating committee and voted down a company contract offer, Mr. Scott said the offer would have given the 490 S.W.A. employ- ees an 18-cent package, including a 12%-cent hourly pay boost and company payment of insurance, hospital and medical benefits. He had expected it would be accepted. Following the meeting some 30 union members gathered in front of the main company garage before the first morning shift. Union leaders described them as younger men who had lost patience with slow-moving negotiations and wanted to press the union's demands for a 30-cent package contract. W. H. Furlong, chairman of the S.W.A. board, advised union drivers in the garage not to attempt to drive through the picket lines. The lines remained for 22 hours, until George Rose, the Trades and Labor Councy president, persuaded the men to go home. Hundreds were stranded on street corners on their way to work, and taxis, trucks and even bicycles were pressed into service to trans- port them until bus service re- sumed. Sudbury Men Would Buy Newspaper Sudbury, Dec. 21--(CP) -- J. R. Meakes, yublisher and general man- ager of the Sudbury Daily Star, an- nounced Wednesday that he has started negotiations to purchase the newspaper and radio station CKSO on behalf of himself and a group of Sudbury business and professional men. If the offer to purchase is accep- ted by executors of the W, E. Mas- on Foundation -- which operates the newspaper and radio station-- it will be necessary for them to ap- ply to the courts for confirmation and ratification of the sale. This application is required under the Trustees Act and Charitable Gifts Act of Ontario. Amount of the offer was not dis- closed. Associated with Mr. Meakes in the proposed sale, which also in- cludes real estate property here, are Judge J. M. Cooper, W. B. Plaunt, Sr, and G. M. Miller, KC, all of Sudbury. BUS CONTRACT TALKS Windsor, Ont., Dec. 21 -- (CP) -- Contract talks resumed today be- tween negotiating groups for the Sanwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway and Division 616, Street Railwaymen's Union (AFL), in their long-standing dispute on wages for Windsor bus drivers. Fol- lowing the meeting, Division 616 President Henry Scott said no con- crete agreements had been reached but added: "Things are going along smoothly." CHILD KILLED BY CAR Humberstone, Dec. 21 -- (CP) -- Edward Guitard, 9, was killed Wed- | nesday when struck by an auto- mobile as he and a companion hauled a sleigh along a village road. His companion, Billy Lane, 8, suf- fered bruises and shock. Guitard, twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Guitard, died under the left front wheel of a car police said was driven by Mrs. Earl Terreberry of nearby Port Colborne. ~----INSIDE---- The island of Tahiti in the east Pacific, 600 square miles, was dis- covered in the 17th century. Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle VOL. 9--No, 297 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950 PAGE THIRTEEN Leaving For Canada To Spend Christmas Pictured here, left to right, as they leave London's Waterloo Station on Dec. 16, for Ottawa, Canada, are: James Morrison, 20, son of the membe General of Canada; Hon. niece of the Governor General. They r for Salisbury; Hon. Shane Alexander, 15, elder son of the Governor Elizabeth Ann Harcourt, 18, daughter of Viscount Harcourt, and Hon. Marion Bevan, have been invited to the coming out party, to be held just after Christ- mas at Government House, Ottawa, of 18-year-old Miss Rose Alexander, only daughter of the Governor- General. Most of the party are to stay in Canada until the end of January. ~Canada Wide Picture. World News In Brief New York Dec. 21--(AP)--Winter began at 5:14 AM. EST today. That was the moment at which the sun reached its southernmost point in| the sky. Today is the year's shortest | day in the northern hemisphere. Los Angeles, Dec. 21--(AP)-- Nellie Bly Brown, 52, former stage actress known as Bly Brown, died here yesterday. She played in Broadway shows in 1917 and 1918 and toured ex- tensively through Europe Detroit, Dec. 21 -- (AP) -- Police- | mar. Frank Sargent, 34, laid his mitten on the ground last night | while writing a ticket for illegal parking. When he put it back on, | something bit him. A rat Had crawled - inside. Wingham, Ont., Dec. 21-- (AP) --W. B. McCool, editor and owner of the Wingham Advance Times, a weekly newspaper, yes- terday announced its sale to Robert and Barry Wenger, pub- lishers of the Mildmay (Ont.) Gagette.. Mr. McCool is retiring because of ill health. Barry Wenger will assume editorial duties in this Georgian Bay dis- trict town Jan. 1 while his bro- ther will continue to operate the Mildmay weekly. London, DeDc. 21--(Reuters)-- The men of the British merchant navy are to resume war training.! Arrangements are being made to bring back defence courses for merchant navy men, the ministry of transport announced last night. Training will begin late in January. Sarreguemines, France, Dec, 21--(AP)--Movie Actress Dean. na Durbin and Screen Director Charles David were married in city hall here today, Agence France-Presse said.. It was the 28-year-old Winmnipeg-born star's third marriage. David, 44, was married once before. Miss Durbin has been in Europe for the last six months awaiting her final divorce decree Nov. 8 from Hollywood Produ- cer Felix Jackson. Amman, Hashemite, Jordan, Dec. 21--(AP)--Queen Mother Aliyah of Iraq died in Baghdad today, it was announced here. She had been ill for some time. Belgrade, Dec. 21-- (AP) -- Premier Tito told Yugoslavia's fighting forces last night that they must be alert and in the best fighting trim to guard the borders against aggression. Tito issued an order of the day mark- ing observance of Army Day on Friday. Rio De Janerio, Dec. 21-- (Reuters) --Several Communists were arrested here last night when nightstick- swinging police fired into the air to disperse a large crowd outside the Cnamber of Deputies. The crowd was composed largely of civil serv- ants demanding quick approval of a bill granting them a Christmas Bonus Bengasi, Libia, Dec. 21--(Reu- ters)--Four R.A.F. officers were killea and two officers and three sergeants injured when an RAF. transport plane crashed near Benina airfield, 12 miles from Bengasi last night. PLAN FOR MORE TOBACCO Simcoe, Ont., Dec. 21--(CP) --Di- rectors of the Ontario Flue-cured Tobacco Marketing Association made no decis'- ata meeting Wed- nesday on the acreage to be sown in 1051. The meeting was adjourn- ec until early January. It was sug- gested about 130,000,000 pounds of tobacco should be produced in Can- ada next year compared with 1950's estimated production of 108,000,000 pounds. From Korea Brigade to Us | FROM THE" GANADIAN TROOPS N TRAINING: AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON, U.S.A. It] DA Sroaty Most Canadian troops now training at Fort Lewis, Wash, with the Special Force may not be home for Christmas in person, but at least they'll be there in spirit. That's the motivation behind the Christmas greeting specially drawn by Lieut. D. A, Stickland of Paris, Ont., an officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment. Depicting, from left to right, a soldier of the RCR, the PPCLI and of the Royal 22nd Regiment, it comes from all the soldiers stationed at Fort Lewis to the people of | Canada. --~Canada Wide Picture. From Prison to Executive Post Paroled after 25 years in prison in Salt Lake City, Utah, Robert McCoy, left, smilingly says farewell to prison chaplain Msgr. J. P., Moreton and Warden Severson. Inventor of a revolutionary metal shears, McCoy will become vice-president of a $100,000 corporation which will manufacture his cutter, --Canada Wide Picture. Saturday, Dec. 23 Time 7:30 p.m. PROGRAMME A MOTION PICTURE "THE MIGHTY ARMY" ALSO A SHORT PAGEANT WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED Special prize to the largest family in attendance Place: Pentecostal Church COMING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. JAN. 14 PALERMO BROTHERS New Railway Demands To Be Heard Toronto, Dec, 21--(CP) -- The Globe and Mail says today in a newspage story that the three unions in 'the railway running trades are still holding to their de- mand for a blanket wage increase of 30 cents an hour for their 35,000 workers, regardless of the decision of Mr. Justice R. L. Kellock for non-operating employees. Mr. Justice Kellock Tuesday granted the 122,000 non-operating railwaymen an increase of seven cents an hour and, effective June 1, a 40-hour week with pay for 48 hours. 1ne story said the question of hours will enter into bargaining discussions when the union and railway officials meet in Winnipeg Jan, 10 as a result of the Kellock award. The unions originally had not pressed for a 40-hi week. The three running trade unions are the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the Order of Railway Conductors and the Bro- therhood of Railroad Trainmen. They are all independent, unaffili- ated unions. L Negotiations between the running trades and the railways were sus- pended pending the outcome of the dispute with the 17 non-operating unions. Ontario Spotlight EXPENSIVE BALLOTING Toronto, Dec. 21--(CP)--Toronto voters had more private polling booths and longer to vote Dec. 4 extra service wasn't free. City clerk told the board of control yesterday he needed an extra $7,800 to cover additional expenses. CARILLON TO PLAY Niagara Falls, Ont, Dec, 21-- (CP)--The 55-bell carillon on the Rainbow tower at the Can- adian end of the bridge link- ing Canada and the United States will peal fourth Christ- mas carols and Yuletide music during the next 10 days. Prof. Robert B. Kleinschmidt, caril- loneur, will give daily recitals starting tonight with special programs Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. PLAIN CHEESE FACTORY Kingston, Dec. 21--(CP)-- The South Frontenac Farmers' Co-Op- erative announces that a $100,000 cheese factory will be built in the Kingston. pany offices on downtown Street a few minutes too Thursday. Company Manager John Starkman- said he had just re- turned to the office after depositing "several hundred dollars" in the bank when the gunman entered his office and forced him to turn over all the money in his possession--8$5. A few minutes after the robbery, John McNally, 45, was arrested and charged with robbery. Police said he was not armed. CUBAN DECREE To prevent export of any new crop sugar this year, Cuba's gov- ernment has decreed that grinding of 1951 cane crop cannot start be- fore January first: than previous civic elections but the | Pittsburg, Dec. 21---(AP) -- The vitally-important United States coal industry began 1950 in strife and ended it in peace. But new labor controversies may threaten in coming months. The year opened with the 400,000 members of the United - Mine Workers on a three-day work week. That procedure--ordered by UM.W. President John L. Lewis-- developed into a full scale, coun- try-wide work stoppage among bituminous miners during the first week of February. widely described as the country's most expensive--got its start in scattered refusals of diggers to work any number of Hays a week. Idleness spread slowly through the coal fields. At the time Lewis was seeking pay raises for the miners. After the walkout assumed pro- portions of a regular strike, more than 500,000 men i~ coal-using in- dustries were laid off. of idle miners and other workers rose to near the 1,000,000-mark. plants were heaviest hit. March 5, ordered all his men back to work and other benefits in a new con- tract. The pact gave miners a new daily wage of $14.75--up 70 cents. They originally had de- manded $15 a day. Win Royalty Funds agreement to a 30-cent-a-ton royalty on each ton of coal pro- duced. That money is paid into the UMW. welfare fund. The new figure represented a 10-cent- a-ton advance. The agreement provides that wage provisions of the new con- tract may be opened next April. The coal strike hit consumers a hefty whack in the pocket book before the contract was two weeks old. The industry increased prices of most grades of coal an average 25 cents a ton. Lewis has given no indication of his intentions about seeking an- other wage increase. But he is expected to re-open the contract next spring. He. may ask for voluntary wage increases by oper- ators at any time. Lewis will have to deal only with two men to cover a whopping big part of the industry. Must Deal with Operators They are Joseph E. Moody, head of the Southern Coal Operators; and President Harry M. Moses of the recently-organized Bitumin- ous Coal Operators Association, Moses' group represents a big bloc of northern operators. It includes many steel companies which own extensive coal mining properties. The great coal strike of 1950-- | The total | Coal-carrying railroads and steel | the U.M.W. chieftain | work after he won wage increases | U.S. Coal Industry Hit By Strike In 1950, New Strife Foreseen For Early Spring | TCR The association represents about one-third the nation's tonnage -- of 155,000,000 tons. It was ore ganized in an attempt to confront Lewis with a unified industry. Coal men are wary of estimating total 1950 soft-coal production un- til all figures are in, citing the ease with which weather and other factors upset predictions. But they agree that this year's {output will surpass that of 1949, | when about 430,000,000 tons of soft | coal were mined. | British Movie Stars Wed, Studio Says Hollywood, Dec 21--(AP)--British movie stars Jean Simmons, 21, and | Stewart Granger, 37, were married | Wednesday night in Tucson, Ariz., his studio announced. | The studio spokesman said the ceremony was performed in a priv- {ate home by a Methodist minister. | It was Miss Simmons' first mar- riage, Granger formerly was mar- ried to British Actress Elspeth | March, RECORD TOURISTS Regina -- (CP) -- Saskatchewan played hosts this year to nearly 500,000 Canadian and United States | visitors. It» was a record total for | the province's tourist industry. 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