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PAGE TWO. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1951 Births ARMSTRONG--Mr, and Mrs, James Armstrong (nee Fee), wish to an- nounce the arrival of a daughter; on Monday, March 26, 1951, in the Oshawa General Hospital. A sis- ter for Robert and Joan. McLAREN--Mr. and Mrs. J. Me. Laren are happy to announce the birth of their son, Glen Murray, on Sunday, March 25, 1951, at the Oshawa General Hospital, Deaths Entered into rest at Osh- awa neral Hospital, on Monday, March 26, 1951, Marjorie is An- nan, buloved wife of Hardld Har- ris, and dear mother of Joan and Donna, aged 39 years. Resting at the W. C. Town and Sons Funeral Home, Whitby, for ser- vice Wednesday, March 28 at 2:30 o'clock. Interment Union Cemetery, Oshawa. TURNER--Entered into rest, sud- denly, in Oshawa, Ont., on Tues- day, March 27, 1951, Alice Mildred May Branton, beloved wife of Mark A. Turner, in her 56th year. Funeral from the Armstrong Fun eral Home, Oshawa. Further parti- -culars later. a In Memoriam HARRISON--In loving memory of a * dear husband and father, Frank C. Harrison, who passed away March 26, 1947. Gone, dear father, gone forever, How we miss your smiling face, But you left us to remember None on earth can take your place. A happy home we once enjoyed-- How sweet the memory still-- But death has left a loneliness The world can mever fill. --Sadly missed by his wife, Olive; son, Gordon; daughter-in-law, Dor- othy, and grandchildren, Bobby and Linda. Cards of Thanks Mrs. J. Stone and family wish to thank their relatives and friends for their many kindnesses, cards and floral tributes. Also Bowmanville Hospital, Luke-McIntosh Funeral Home and especially thanking the Rev. J. K. Moffat for his comfort- ing words .in the sudden loss of a dear son and brother, George. Dhituary EDMUND C. SAGER Funeral services for Edmund C. Sager of Millbridge, who died in Kingston General Hospital March 20, were held from Bush's Funeral Home, Tweed, on March 22, at 11 a.m. Interment was at 'Queensboro. The bearers were Harry DeClaire James Clarke, William Holmes, william Laid, Leslie Laird, and Henry Wilson. Mr, Sager, 76, was born in Queensboro, son of the late Archi- bald and Jane Sager, and had lived at Millbridge for seven years. Pre- vious to that, he lived at Queens- boro. Mr. Sager had been in ill health for three weeks, He was a member of the United Church. Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Margaret Lloyd, in Minnesota, Mrs. Martha Miller, Rochester, N.Y.; Mrs, Susi Knapp, Oshawa; Mrs. Mabel Ruckstuhl, Millbridge, and Mrs. Ethel Juby, Tweed, J. A. McNEVIN Chatham, March 27 -- Requiem high mass, for James A. McNevin, 66, prominent in legal circles in Chatham 40 years, was conducted yesterday in St. Joseph's Church and interment made in St. An- thony's Cemetery. Special services were conducted Sunday night by members of Chatham Council 1412, Knights of Columbus. Mr, McNevin was born at Ux- bridge and, before studying law, taught school in that district. He came here in 1911 and was first associated with the law firm of Stone, Gundy and Brackin. He becamé a partner of the late Judge J. G. Kerr and, in later years, had been senior partner of the firm' of McNevin, Gee. and O'Connor. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Chatham Council 1412, Knights of Columbus, the Holy Name Society, Catholic Order of Foresters, and a past chairman of the Separate School board. Mr. Mc- Nevin was a charter member and active in Chatham Rotary Club. He was active also in Kent Liberal Association, of which he was a past president, and was a past governor of the Board of Directors of Uni- versity of Western Ontario. Surviving besides his wife are three daughters: Olivia, at home; Peggy, Toronto; Jean, Detroit; and one sister, Mrs, A. B. Ameel, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, HA FUNERAL OF WILLIAM HENRY ANNETTS 'The funeral of the late Willlam Henry Annetts, who passed away at 517 Rogers Street on Friday evening last, was held from the Luke- McIntosh Funeral Home yesterday afternoon. Rev. PF, J. Whiteley, minister of Centre Street United Church, con- ducted the funeral services. Inter- ment was in the Oshawa Union Cemetery. The pallbearers were Steve Boddy, Charles Hamilton, Ray Weeks, Don Rice, Ted Halcolmb and Gordon Wilson, CHARLES SYMONS St. Marys, March 27 -- Charles Symons, 81, who 'died at his home on Ontario Street, Sunday, was a native of Bowmanville, and until retiring in 1946, had been employ- ed with St. Marys Cement! C~m- pany 35 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and of the Sons of England. Surviving besides his wife, are three daughters, Mrs. W. J. Cam- plon, Toronto; Mrs. Dan Cappa, St. Marys; and Mrs. W. McDonald, Gadshill. o The remains rested at the fame ily residence until today, when ser- vices were conducted at 2:00 p.m., by the Rev. A. W. Hare, London, in the Marriott funeral home, and in- terment was in Si. Marys ceme- tery. CHARLES JAMES PHILLIPS Kingston, March 27 -- Puneral of Charles James Phillips was held Thursday afternoon from his home bh Slavs Claim Spy Schools Menace Tito BR Zagreb, Yugoslavia, March 27 -- (AP) -- Yugoslavia charged yester- day that at least six Russian-di- rected spy schools are being oper- ated in Russian satel- lite countries to train' agents for espionage against Marshal Tito's regime. The accusation was made at the trial of five persons, including two former officers in the Yugoslav army, on charges of spying for Hungary, The indictmént sald the schools are located in Budapest and Szeged in Hungary, in Vitos and Dimitrov in Bulgaria, and in Valona and Tirana in Albania. Their main job 'was described as training agents for espionage, sabotage and propa- ganda in Yugoslavia. Butter and Cheese Production Slumps Toronto, March 27--(CP)--A 15- percent decrease in February creamery butter and cheddar cheese production in Ontario, com- pared with February, 1950, was re- ported today by the provincial agri- culture department. The declining production was accompanied by ris- ing wholesale prices, ° in February, 1951, was 2,691,100--a 15.8 percent decrease - from the 3,194,800 figure of a year age. Cheddar cheese showed a similar decrease, declining. from 964,000 pounds a year ago to 896,300 dur- ing February of this year. Hamilton Cracksmen Get Thzd Big Haul Hamilton, March 27--(CP)-- Striking for the third time in as many days, cracksmen broke intc a safe at a movers office and carried off $1,500 in cash, $1,500 in cheques and a loaded automatic 'pistol. The safecrackers used an un- usual stratagem to thwart any premature discovery of the break-in, They smashed the padlock on the door of the Stan Rowe office--then replaced it with another so that the police- man on the beat would not notice the forced entry. Child Slightly Hurt When Hit By Car Five-year-old John Fair, 86 Brock Street West, was struck and knock- ed down by a car on King Street West shortly after five o'clock yes- terday afternoon. He suffered only a small cut to his lip and a bruised nose, Lloyd Douglas Flavelle, 25 West~ mount Avenue, driver of the car, told police that the boy had dart- ed out from the south side of the road and stopped near the center of the road, He had applied his brakes but had been unable to avoid hitting the youngster. Flavelle . took the youngster to his home. Constable Mack Van Allen investigated the accident. . Kidnapping (Continued from Page 1) some hours," Inspector Ready said. He added that "fantastic as the boy's story appears, a careful po- lice check into the details leads us to believe that the story of the kidnapping as told by young Teddy is completely true... "We have a complete case from beginning to end." He sald he could offer no ex- planation why Dulmage had gone to Kingston. There was nothing to indicate he had known young Wain- wright in the past, Tells Fantastic Story Teddy told police Sunday he had been bludgeoned on a Kingston street Friday night, tied, gagged and carried to a car. He said his abductor drove him to a house where he was made to undress and then was hung head downwards by his ankles from a cellar beam. Police investigation of an auto accident early Sunday led to Dul- mage's arrest, He and the boy were treated for injuries after Dulmage's car left a highway near Kingston. New Curricula (Continued from Page 1) masters the department of educa- tion will continue to put experts in special fields of study and all- round advisors at their disposal. years -- the department will con- duct a detailed and general stock- taking of your school for your guidance and for the information of your board," he said. "But the main responsibility of supervising and improving the instruction of- fered by your staff will hence- forth be yours." He advised caution in dealing with the new curricula, which will soon be in the hands of principals. "These would be dangerous docu- ments were you to use them mere- ly to simplify your administrative problems and to reduce to a mini- mum the obligations of your school and your staff," he said. at 484 Bagot Street to Cataraqui Cemetery. Rev. Canon Ernest Tes~ key, St. Paul's Anglican Church, of- ficiated. Pall-bearers were Howard Kelly, Brodie Ness, Robert Fray, Robert Reid, Harry Stratford and Oliver Clow. : Mr. Phillips was born in the vi- cinity of Shannonville, but spent his life in the Oshawa and Kings- ton districts Surviving are one brother, Wil- lard, Dunnville; several nephews and nieces and cousins. 'His wife, 'formerly Alice McCalg, predeceased him eight years ago. Ontario creamery butter output "Every now and then--every few | Oshawa. dnd Distruct RATE 6.4 MILLS Pickering district high school board last night set its 1951 mill rate at 6.4 mills. PARKING SIGNS "No Parking" signs will be placed on the east side of McMillan Drive between King and Bond Streets. REFUSE PLEA Pickering Council last night re- fused plea of 93 farmers that they be exempt from municipal taxes for police protection purposes. NEW MEMBER INTRODUCED Dr. C. H. Vipond, the newest member of the Oshawa Rotary Club, was introduced to the mem- bers at yesterday's, luncheon by Dr. C. O, Miller. VISITORS AT ROTARY Visttors at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club yester- day included C. J. Stark of Toronto and Rotarians Vernon Rowe of Whitby, George Finley of Ajax and Keith Hadley of Trenton. ASK ROAr RELIEF A resolution asking that the Pro- vincial Government be petitioned to assume total cost of maintaining connecting highway links in the city was endorsed last night by City Council, FORM NEW.COMPANY Notice is published in the current issue of the Ontario Gazette of the incorporation of Beare Motors Lim- ite¢ at Port. Perry. The company, which has a capitalization of $100, 000, lists Mrs, Gertrude Beare, S. E, Beare and William Thomas Beare as provisional directors. SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES Easter Services at Calvary Bap- tist Church included a Sunrise ser- vice at 7 a.m, and were featured by special Easter messages by the pas tor, Rev. R. W, Wighton, and spe- cial music by the choir, en's group, and orchestra. Specifl of- ferings for reduction of debt the church and parsonage tdalled $1,855. CHILD BADLY BITTEN Seven-year-old Patricia Thibert was almost scalped by a pet dog that attacked her yesterday at her farm home, north of the Third Concession in Pickering Township. She was rushed to the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital where today she is reported to be 'resting well." The nine-month-old dog, part husky and part German Shepherd, will be destroyed, it is reported. ASK ENGINEER'E REPORT City Engineer Wesley T. Demp- sey was asked for two reports last night, at the regular weekly meet- ing of City Council, One was an es- timate of the cost of widening the south side of King Street East be- tween Charles Street and Ritson Road, the other an estimate of cost of widening north side of King Street West between McMillan Drive and Church Street. SUPPLEMENTARY LETTERS' PATENT Notice appears in the current issue of The Ontario Gazette stat- ing that Supplementary Letters Patent bearing date the 5th day of February, A.D. 1951, have been issued by the Secretary of the Prov- ince of Ontario, under his Seal of Office, to Cole of California (Can- ada) Limited, incorporated Septems= ber 19, A.D. 1946, (a) Designating the One Hundred Thousand shares of the capital stock of the Company without any nominal or par value as One Hundred Thousand common shares without any nominal or par value; and (b) Increasing the cap- ital stock of the Company by the creation of One Hundred Thousand preference shares of the par value of One dollar each, ranking in priority to the common shares, of the Company. : MacArthur (Continued from Page 1) army. He decided sometime ago to issue the statement at what he considered the proper psychologi- cal moment, The statement was broadcast to Chinese armies in the fleld, drop- ped on them in leaflets and widely circulated in a "daily newspaper" which psychological warfare ex- perts prefare for air-dropping to Red forces, Part of the campaign of psy- chological warfare during. the Korean war has been concern- ed with 'trying to convince en- emy troops of their military weakness. The informants said MacAr- thur was attempting to do the same thing in this statement, addressed chiefly to the enemy commander-in-chief, All MacArthur said, the inform- ants declared, was that he would willingly discuss the military as- pects of a peace settlement, He mentioned in Saturday's statement, as earlier, that basic political de= cisions still remained to be made. MacArthur himself remained silent on the uproar caused by the statement and so did his staff, of- ficially. . But there was apparent concern that the result migh, be to nullify any possibility that the statement ment could start Peiping worrying about its southern coastal front. PLUNGES THROUGH WINDOW Toronto, March 27 (CP)--Walter C. Hlll, 19, today plunged through a courtroom window and fell 20 feet to a frozen lawn seconds after he was sentenced to 18 months for hougebreaking, Police snapped hanticuffs on him as he lay stunned ---- QUITS AS HAWAII GOVERNOR # Washington, March 27--(AP) -- President Truman yesterday ac- cepted the resignation of Ingram M. Stalnback as governor of Hawai, effective April 30, Stainback, gov- ernor, since 1941, resigned Feb. 7 for what he said were "reasons of health and other ations, pegsonal consider Boys Return To Cobourg Training Galt, March 27--(CP)--Occupied by 135 boys since the end of the Second World War, the Ontario Training School here today was returned to its original .purpose--a training school for girls. The boys left by bus this morne ing for Cobourg, while at the same time the girls started out from ther: r their new home here. Thé switch was made without ine cident. At Cobourg the boys mov= éd into old converted homes until more permanent quartérs can be. constructed. Most of the staff of the Guelph school accompanied the boys. There have been a few resigna- ons. Foresters At Janetville Hold District Rally Paying his first official visit to Court Manvers, No, 553, at Janet- ville, D.D.H.CR. Bro. Chas. Fergu- son of Oshawa, accompanied by his installation team, installea the officers of the local lodge. The ceremony was well exempli- fied, and the hall was packed with members and ladies from the Osh- awa, Peterborough and Lindsay districts. Other honored ests welcomed by Bro. Ralph Malcolm, C.R. of Court Manvers, were Bros, O. E. Cook, Prov. Supervisor; W. Booth, D.D.H.C.R. of Peterborough, and A. Reynalds, District Super- visor. Past Chiefs assisting the District Deputy were: Bros. F. Blackburne, T. Masterson, E, Henderson, W. Holowchuk, Cal Braun and H. Dove, who acted as High Marshall. Officers installed were: Bros. C. Magill,, P.C.; R. Ralph Malcolm, C.R.; H. Malcolm, V.C.; R. Norm Wilson, Chap.; R. J. Burn, F.8.; J. Burn, R.S.; H. Malcolm, treas.; D. Hickson, S.W.; J Grey, JW.; R Robinson, S.B.; and M. Malcolm, J.B. Hostesses for the evening were Mesdames H. Malcolm, R. Malcolm, F. Stinson, N. Wilson, G. Bristow, J. Grey, M. Malcolm, Miss Jean Hickson and Shirley Terry. In his address to the newly in- stalled officers, the District Dep- uty congratulated them on the splehdid start they had made in establishing fraternal principles in the Janetville district, and stressed the absolute necessity to giving earnest heed, and unfailing atten- tion to the duties and require- ments of their respective offices in order to fulfil the society's frat- ernal mission in Janetville. Guest speaker of the evening was Bro. O. E, Cook of Toronto. In a dramatic and dynamic address, he traced the growth of fraternalism down through history, stgting that great men and women were ine spired to form {fraternal societies in order to impress on mankind the teachings from the Book of Di- vine Law. A wise and beneficient Creator had created the earth with all riches and abundance for man- kind, but man through his un- fraternal practices toward his fel- low man had in many cases brought great destruction through- out the world, and only through the untiring and diligent efforts of such groups as this could mankind again claim his Divine birthright, and establish a permanent and lasting peace on earth. Other officers introduced to the assemblage were: Bros. W. Rob- inson, P.C.R. of Court Manvers, W. Watson, C.R. of Court Lindsay, C. Westman, C.R. of Court Peter- borough. * The splendid -evening's entertain- ment was in charge of Bro. H. Dove and visitors from Lindsay. Members assisting the local com- mittee were: Bros. L. Wright, G. Bristow, G. Magill and J. Mc- Cabe. Court Manvers, newly formed Degree team, will visit Lindsay in April. An active community pro- gram is planned by the local lodge, which consists of the formation of a ladies' lodge, the establishment of curling and hockey, youth recre- ation, and two ball tournaments during the summer, Hare (Continued from Page 1) pointment of Mr. Hare. Applica- tions were received from Pefferlaw, Toronto and Napanee. That of Mr. Hare was considered the most suit- able for several reasons. He is well acquainted with municipal business conventions because of his associa- tion with the Town of Whitby and the County of Ontario, In many re- spects he already has a fundamen- tal knowledge of City of Oshawa affairs because of his legal associa- tions, : There was a good deal of discus- sion last night but most of it was "off the record." After the motion of appointment was passed Mr, Hare was called into the room and intro- duced. . Father and Son Team The appsintment, which will be ratified later by by-law, places the City of Oshawa in the unique posi- tion of having a father and son team at the head of its affairs. Mr. Hare, senior, has been in the pub- lic service here for more than 40 years and will be expected to train his son and probable successor in the intricacies of city business. It is also hoped that Mr. Creighton will be available at least until the end of 1952 to make his knowledge and wisdom available to the new official incumbent. ARSON TRIAL POSTPONED Brockville, March 27--(CP)--De- fence counsel for James Edward Annable, 30-year-old Prescott vol- unteer fireman held here on charge of arson in connection with 11 fires in eight days in Prescott, was granted a postponement of one week when the case was brought hefore Deputy Magistrate F. M. Cass today. Iran Police Smash New Deuth Plot Tehran, Iran, March 27--(AP)-- Nine more members of a fanatical Moslem sect were under arrest to- day as police claimed to have foil- ed a plot to assassinate the mili- tary governor of this uneasy Middle East capital, v The arrests were announced last night a few hours after martial law was clamped on sections of the British-operated oil-fields of southern Iran in the face of mounting strikes by oil workers. t Arrested were nine members of the strongly-nauonanst Fedayan Islam, the terrorist group that claimed responsibil- ity for the slaying of Premier Ali Razmara March 7. Police said they plotted the death of Gen, Abdul Hossein Hejazi, ap- pointed military governor and police chief of Tehran when mar- tial law was proclaimed in the capital last week. A high official said two confess- ed the plot and led authorities to | the group's hideout, where seven others were arrested. Fedayan Islam has been clamor- ing for nationalization of Iran's oil industry, including the holdings of the British-controlled Anglo-Iran- ian Oil Company. Nationalization has been voted by the Iranian parliament but has not yet gone into effect. Razmara had opposed the move. Looling Around The World ISRAELI RESTRICTS GOLD Jerusalem, March 27-- (Reuters) -- Restrictions in gold dealing were announced yesterday by Israeli Fi- nance Minister Eliezer Kaplan. He said legislation will be introduced 'to prevent any but authorized deal- ers from buying and selling gold. MISS FLAGSTAD OUT OF MET New York, March 27--(AP) Wagnerian Soprano Kirsten Flag- stad said last night she will not ap- pear at the Metropolitan Opera again. Miss Flagstad, who returned to the Met this season for the first time since 1941, gave her final per- formance of the season 'last night in "Tristan and Isolde." NAMED LINDSAY FIRE CHIEF Toronto, March 27 (CP) -- Alex Wylie, a captain in the Toronto fire department, has been appointed chief of the fire department in Lindsay, Ont. He has been a mem- ber of the Toronto department 32 years, J NEW LOW IN AIR FARES New York, March 27--(AP) Pan-American World Airways yes- terday put into effect what it term- ed the "lowest price over-ocean air tourist service in the history of aviation." It is a $64 one-way fare between New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico. assengers must bring along their own lunches. FIRE DESTROYS SUGAR STOCKS Menominee, Mich, March 27 -- (AP)--Officials yesterday estimated 5,000,000 pounds of beet sugar were destroyed in a warehouse fire which raged through the Superior Sugar Refining Company during the week end. The blhze was brought under control late Sunday. CHILD KILLED AT PLAY Owen Sound, Ont, March 27-- (CP)--Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Woods gave their seven-year-old son, Larry, aynew sleigh Saturday. While trying it out yesterday, Larry rode into the path of a car driven by Donald A. McKinnon of nearby Annan and was killed. He was Owen Sound's first traffic victim in 1951. TOO MUCH INDIAN-COWBOY Toronto, March 27--(CP)--Jimmy McGrath, seven, isn't playing cow- boy and Indians today. He's recov= ering from the effects of an ice pick wound in his back, Police were told a playmate became angry dur- ing an Indian-cowboy battle yes- terday and plunged an ice pick in Jimmy's back, just below his right shoulder blade. ANGRY AT SHAW TOURISTS Ayott St. Lawrence, England, March 27--(Reuters) -- Angry vil- lagers, disgusted by orange peel left behind by tourists, tore down signs pointing the way to George Bernard Shaw's home here yester- day. The house, Shaw's Corner, was opened to the public last week. Threé¢ hundred visitors saw the house yesterday. INFANT DIES OF BURNS Niagara Balls, Ont, March 27-- One-year-old James Slog- gett died in the hospital today from burns suffered y'sterday when he was trapped several minutes in his blazing home, The infant and his four-year-old sister, Madeline, were rescued by their mother, Mrs. Jack Sloggett, and Joseph Vigh, 13-year- old neighbor. Madeline was re- ported in serious condition. MORE JAPS PAROLED Tokyo, March 27--(Reuters)-- Gen. MacArthur has ordered nine more Japanese war criainals re- leased on parole, his headquarters announced today. This brings to 222 the number of wai criminals permitted to serve part of their sentence on parole. BETTE DAVIS IN BRITAIN Southampton, England, March 27 |. -- (Reuters) -- Actress Bette Davis arrived yesterday aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth on her first visit to Britain since 1936. Miss Davis, who was decompanied by her actor husband, Garry Merrill, and her two daughters, Barbara, three, and two-months-old Margot, will make her first British picture, "Another Man's Poison." London -- (CP). -- It was a color- ful crew of firemen who returned from battling a blaze in a paint fac- tory here. After extinguishing the fire they emerged with paint scat- tered all over' their uniforms. |Elm Sts Firemen Busy Fighting Grass Fires With a return to good weather, grass fires plagued Oshawa fire- men again yesterday. Nine calls were turned in between 10:30 yest terday morning and five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Four of the calls for grass fires were answered by the Cedar Dale firemen under Captain Culling. The others were answered by men from the Richmond Street Station. At one time yesterday ° afternoon, shortly after three o'clock, every piece of firefighting equipment from both stations was fighting grass fires in different parts of the city. Fire Chief Wesley R, Elliott pointed out today that this rash of grass fires creates serious diffi- culties for the fire department since no equipment can be held in reserve in case of a serious fire. The grass fires were in fields or vacant lots at the lakefront, Hilltop Avenue, Hills and Dales, Bloor Street West, Valley View Park, Olive Avenue, =Elmgrove Avenue, Fourth Concession and along the side of Number 2A Highway. Two other fire alarms were turn- ed in last night. A passerby phoned the Fire Station at 2:30 this morn- ing stating that he had noticed sparks coming from the chimney of the Oshawa Clinic on King Street East and thouhgt it was on fire. Investigation by Fireman George Arkwright revealed that the caretaker of the nuilding had been burning some Papers. Firemen from the Richmond Street Station under Assistant Chief Ray Hobbs were summoned later this morning to a fire in a o parked on Stephenson Road orth. Little Theatre Comedy Well Under Way Despite the difficulties of final casting, rehearsals for the Oshawa Little Theatre's presentation of Nor- man Krasna's comedy "John Loves Mary," scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 3, 4 and 5, are now in full swing. The staging. of such a play as "John Loves Mary" which embraces a large number of people in the combined cast and production staff in an industrial city such as Osh- awa where shift hours and night work are always a consideration, is no light task. However, Director Sarah Quin and Production Man- ager Joan Lambert, have now been sccessful in gathering together an enthusiastic group of people whose ambition it is to make the play an outstanding success, and while fur- ther back-stage help will be required in the later stages, the cast and nucleus of production staff are all working at top speed to try and attain perfection in the limited time now remaining, The name roles of John and Mary will be played by Tommy Fair- brother and Saundra Collis. Don Dulmage, who was to have played the part of Fred, John's friend, has felt it necessary to relinquish his part owing to other commitments, but his place has been taken by Jack Switzer, well known in Whitby and for his work with the Oshawa Radio Drama League. Senator Mc- Kinley and his wife will be played by Bob Greer and Thelma Severs, Lieut. Victor O'Leary by Don All- man, General Biddle by George K. Drynan, while the cause of ali the trouble, Lily, is to be played by Joy Dell with Mervyn Jenkins and Ron McKee as Oscar and Beechwood. The executive of the Oshawa Little Theatre will meet on Wednesday, March 28 at 8 p.m. in order to dis- cuss future plans and settle details arising from the forthcoming pro- dction of their second play. Canadian Spy Case Figure Held In U.S. San Francisco, March 27--(CP)-- Immigration authorities disclosed yesterday that Mrs. Freda Alex- ander, the former Freda Linton who was freed of spy charges for lack of evidence in the 1946 Cana- dian espionage investigations, and her baby daughter have been held in custody here for three momths. Mrs. Alexander brought her daughter to Reno, Nev. last sum- mer, planning .to divorce her To erning idening 'The City Property Committee, in conjunction with the Oity Engineer and the City Planning Board will confer with the ¥obbs Glass Com- pany about the widening of Elm Street. The glass company wishes to build upon va ant land it owns there -- land which the city might require for widening the street. The Planning Board has certain plans, it was pointed out last fight at a meeting of City Council, to widen this street by about 20 feet to connect Gibbs and Eulalie Streets and eliminate what is becoming a bottle-neck. Taxi Thrown Against Tree In Collision A taxi driven by Lorne Fice, North Oshawa, was involved in a collision with a car driven by Lloyd Durland Barriage, 833 Rob- son Street, at the intersection of Bruce and Alber; Streets just after five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Although the taxi was thrown up against a tree on' the east side of Albert Street by the collision, neither Fice nor his passenger, Mrs. A. Rogers, 227 Mitohell Avenue, was injured, Extensive damage was done to the rear and right side of the taxi. The front of the other car was damaged. Constable . Cyril Smith investigated. ; Business And Markets Farmers' Market GRAIN :- Chicago : Chicago, March 27 (AP)--Grains were mixed at the opening of to- day's Board of Trade session. De- ferred contracts of wheat were in- clined to be a little easier on re- ports of rain in the winter wheat section. Wheat opened % cent higher to 5% lower than yesterday's close, May $2.46%; corn was % lower to % higher, May 11.77%-%, and oats were 3 higher to !% lower, May 947%-%. Soybeans were -% cent lower, September 13.17%-%. Winnipeg Winnipeg, March 27--(CP)- Bet~ ter commercial demand appeared in oats and bariey rutures during early trading today on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. The demand in oats was mostly of a- domestic na- ture while United States interest appeared in rye. Offerings were light and the market moved in sympathy with price increases on United States' markets, Prices: Qats: May % higher $1.00%; July % higher 90% A; Oct. 3 higher 83x A Barley: May 7% hig r $152%; July 1%-1% higher $145%; Oct. 1 higher $1.28%. Rye: May 2 higher $2.33%; July 2 higher $2.21; Oct. 2 higher $1.90%. Flax: Not open. FRUIT: Toronto, March 27--(CP)--Whole- sale fruit and vegetable prices were | unchanged here today from yester-| day. . Potato prices were: Ont., No. 1, off truck, $1.20-$1.25; to trade, $1.35- $1.45. PEI carlot, $1.40; to trade $1.55- $1.60. LIVESTOCK :- Buffalo Buffalo, March 27 (AP)--Cattle 330; one load choice yearling Cana- dian steeds and heifers averaging 720 los. cleared 35.00; one loaa of good Canadian steers 1180 lbs. 34.25. One small -Iot Canadian steers and heifers averaging 605 1bs. 32.00; late Monday, one load choice Canadian steers averaging 1365 lbs. 35.00; good Holstein cows 24.00-26.00; good aairy type heifers for, slaughter 28.00- 30.00; good weighty sausage bulls 28.00~30.00. Calves 150; good and choice handyweights 38.00-40.00; medium to good 33.00-37.00; culls and strong- weight bobs 28.00-32.00. Hogs 300; good and choice hogs 20.50-22.50; good sows 17.00-19.50. Sheep and lgmbs 200; market steady; good and choice lambs 42.50. Toronto Li Toronto, March 27--(C) -- The Tew early cattle sales were steady at the Ontario stockyards today. Receipts: Cattle, 470; calves 70; hogs 110. There were 500 cattle left from Monday. Choice weighty steers sold at $34- $34.50; good heifers $32-$32.50; good cows $27-$28, Calves were steady at $37-$38 for choice. No hog prices were established. There were no sheep and lambs offered. * PRODUCE :- Toronto, March 27--(CP)--Pro- duce prices quoted on the spot market here today: | Churning cream and creamery prints prices were unchangeed from | yesterday. Sales were steady and prices were from last week at the egg market. Prices quoted by coun- try shippers on graded eggs, cases free, were: Grade A large 51; A medium 49; A pullet 48; grade B 48; grade C 388. Wholesale to re- tail: Grade A large, 56-57; A medi- um, 55-56; Apullet, 53-54; grade B, 51-52; grade C, 4. Butter solids were unchanged at 57-57% cents for first grade gov- ernment storage putter, and no es-- tablished price on second grade. HOGS:- Toronto, March 27--(CP) -- No truck hog prices have yet been es- tablished at Stratford for this week. Other sources were not reported. London --(CP)~-- In order to re- lieve the strain on the central water supply some 350 families in a southwest London: district have been asked not to take their weekly baths on Saturday night. They are requested to spread them over the wi The West Coast of the South Is- land of New Zealand was discover- ed by Abel Tasman in 1642. Business Spotlight Montreal, March 37--(CP)--Ways and means of best operating Cana- da's woodlands will be discussed tomorrow by 700 men, experts im their lines in the pulp and paper industry. The occasion is the opening of the three-day annual meeting of the woodlands segtion of the Cana- dian Pulp and Paper Association. Foresters, wogds managers, en- gineers and executives will attend the 33rd annual gathering of the section, An |nteresting feature will be the Canadian bucksaw championships, participated in by representatives of member com- panies, The section is a scientific body sponsored by the association. The general chairman of the meeting wil be Gordon Godwin, woods manager of the Ontario Paper Company, Ltd. Thorold, Ont., who is also chairman of the woodlands section. : W. A. E. Pepler, section man- ager, said papers will be presefited on woods labor training, forest management and woods operations. There will also be group discus- sions on various subjects. The general session on woods labor will include a panel discus= sion on supervisory training. The training of forest personnel in con- servation measures will also be discussed. v In the forestry session a fire- prevention program will be out- lined, different cutting methods used in harvesting pulpwood will be discribed and papers will be given on private forest land man- agement representing school, mun- icipal and farm wood lots and industry-owned and absentee-own- ed forests. At the woods operating session a report on power saws will be given and developments in mechan- ical logging during the last year. James Muir, Montreal, president of the Royal Bank of Canada, will be guest speaker at the annual luncheon Wednesday. Woodlands section awards will 'be presented at the luncheon to men in the industry who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of forestry research and woodlands operations during the year. Following the luncheon there will be the regular business session at which Mr. Godwin will present his annual report and election of the session's new officers for the coming year will be held. TORONTO STOCKS Toronto, March 27--(CP)--Prices eased in dull quiet trading in early dealings on the Toronto Stock Ex- change today. Industrials slipped the most with a wide list of issues posting losses that ranged to more than a point, Steels led industrials downward and papers, manufacturing com=- panies, ' liquors, foods, agricultures and refining oils showed a major- ity of losses. Dominion Magnesium was down % and Cockshutt lost $1 Base metals drifted downward with generally small declines. Con= solidated Smelters, East Sullivan, Golden Manitou, Labrador, Sherritt Gordon, International Nickel and United Keno Hill were key issues lower, Steep Rock and Quebes Manitou added pennies. Gold moves slowly in continua- tion of their sluggish trading of the last month, senior producers were mixed with Hollinger .and Kerr Addison up %% and Giant Yellowknife and Lake Shore lower. Junior producers eased with Coc- henour Willans, Conwest, Prospec- tors Airways and San Antonio down pennies. LONDON STOCKS London, March 27 (Reuters)--The London Stock Exchange was sub- dued today. Business and attend- ance was small but there was quiet firmness in many sections in antici- pation of a steadier tone at the re- opening of Wall Street. British Government stocks moved fractionally higher with scattered gains of a few pence in industrials. Engineerings hardened under the influence of good trading results. Most commodity shares were maintained but oils inclined lower. 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