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OSHAWA LRN ------ RO Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette « and Chronicle ZET1E WHITBY VOL. 10--No. 303 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1951 Price § Cents TWELVE PAGES OARD ACO IRES NEW P & * Oshawa Teacher Blasts Education System George L. Roberts Critical of New School Features Toronto.--The president of the powerful Ontario Sec- ondary School Teachers' Federation let loose yesterday with a blast at progressive trends in education, particularly in Toronto. George L. Roberts, who is vice-principal of Osh- awa Collegiate and Vocational School, attacked what he termed education for juvenility in his presidential speech to the 32nd annual 'assembly of the federation at the Royal York Hotel. Mr, Roberts particularly decried &-- the new system of report cards in use in Toronto public schools, the establishment - of senior public schools, well under way in modified Montreal (CP) -- Besieged by form in this city, and adoption of a single salary -schedule for secon- flood waters and sub - zero temp- eratures, residents of several Grea- dary and public school teachers. ter Montreal communities prayed Mr. Roberts' speech was the first official indication of a schism be- today dynamiting of an ice-clogged river would bring relief. tween the out-and-out progressives Hardest hit are towns of Riviere and educafors who think changes are being made too quickly, The des Prairies and Montreal North where mere than 100 families have been evacuated and 500 homes | damaged. LJ, C. Chagnon, chief engineer for the Quebec streams commission, has ground crews in readiness for the dynamiting of jams in Riviere des Prairies -- generally referred to as Back river but has appealed to the RCAF in Ottawa for planes to carry out the job. Blasting of the ice, which has swirled over highways and around dwellings along a seven mile stretch of highway, is expected to be done today. Mayor Rosario Fortin of Riviere des Prairies has also appealed to Ottawa for assistance. Meanwhile, Red Cross workers, aided by townspeople, have been evactating families from threat - ened areas and providing food and shelter for the homeless. Of the 500 homes affected in both communities, 150 are reported 'in bad shape;'" almost 100 homes on small islands in the river are awash to roof tops. . GEORGE L. ROBERTS seeds of progressivism were sowed two years ago last month by the then education minister, Dana Por- r, when he announced sweeping changes in the curriculum -- most of them optional. One of the most radical of the changes, abolition of the entrance exams, was mot mentioned by Mr. Roberts, although secondary school teachers have claimed they are get- *ting inferior. students' now who for- merly would have failed the exams. The federation president charged that Mr. Porter's plan was not a GEORGE 'L. ROBERTS (Continued on Page 4) U.K. Secret Service Being Re-Organized London (Reuters) -- The London Daily Graphic says today that MI-5, Britain's secret service, is being reorganized so that it can "strike more swiftly at spies and foreign agents." Six. Charged Over Closing Ot Ford Plant \ Windsor-- (Special) Criminal charges have been laid "against six men in connection with 'the forced closing on December 3 of the Ford Motors of Canada plant in Windsor, city police arrounced today. " The six men are - Connie "Brooks and Norman Steers, who are both members of the nego- tiating committee of Local 200 of the UAW-CIO; - Clayton Wood, an assistant plant chair- man; Anthony Drouillard, Grant Shaw and Roy Hayes. Charges were laid by Police Chief C. W. Farrow acting on advice of the Crown Attorney, Bruce J. 8S, Macdonald. Police said all of the men will be PROBE LOCKOUT CLAIM Brantford (CP) -- A charge of illegal lockout made by the United Au Workers (CIO) against the Massey - Harris Company will be reviewed by the Ontario Labor Relations Board in Toronto Jan. 8, Norman Bickell, union internat -| summoned to appear.in court ional representative, said yester-[ next week, Constables will de- day. liver the summonses. Churchill May Ask U.S. For Atomic Secrets Exchange Washington (AP) -- Prime Min- ister Churchill probably will urge a greater exchange of atomic in- formation between the United States and Britain during his far- | reaching conference with President Truman. Atomic energy is among the NET PAID CIRCULATION dozen topics he has told the Amer- ican government he wants to take up on his arrival here late next week. Both Britain and Canada, with which the United States had a partnership in atomic bomb devel- opment during the war, have long felt tight American restrictions on atomic secrets were hampering developments in that field. Any change in these restrictions would require not only approval by the president -but action by con- gress. Whether either of these con- ditions will be met in the predic- The Times-Gazette table future is something on which informed officials here will not Average Per issue even speculate. tor NOVEMBER | More than two years ago the American, British and Cc dien 11,225 fee Whether ozencd ne: su | see whether ther ¢-*11 wor: CRURIL IAL (Coniinued ca La: | Fine Takes GOVERNMENT WINS PRICE BILL VOTES Ottawa (CP) -- Th -- The Progressive Conservative party's fights against the government's anti-price-fixing legislation "has been resumed in the Commons. Returning from a brief Christ- mas holiday, Progressive Conserv- ative members yesterday renewed a battle against the legislation which - would prohibit manufact - urers from' fixing the retail selling price of their goods. During the debate three motions "| of "non-confidence in the govern- ment - were defeated. The motion would- -have had -the effect of killing the government's legisla - tion. J The last, sponsored by George Drew, Progressive 'Conservative leader, would have referred the legislation to the Supreme Court of Canada for a ruling on legality. PRICE BILL (Continued on Page 2) Gas Pipeline Ready But Stands Idle Edmonton (CP) -- A pipeline to funnel Alberta natural gas to Mon- tana defence industry has been completed. But _nof_a cubic foot of gas has been vered. Nine months ago Charles E. Wilson, United States defence mob- ilizer, requested the gas as an '"'essential defence production emergency" measure. The Alberta legislature put through a special bill to provide the gas, breaking for the first time the province's no-export policy. | Construction crews pushed] through the 75-mile, $3,500,000 pipe- line from the Pakowki Lake field in southeastern Alberta to Shelby, Mont., from where the gas was to be piped to the Anaconda Copper the United States federal power | commission has not yet granted a | move. All Excess 'Rental Paid | . -- { Toronto (CP) -- Willlam Knih- {nicki -of Toronto, was fined $700 and costs or three months in jail yesterday for what Magistrate W. W. McKeown called "the most deliberate and barefaced attempt" to avoid rental regulators. Knihnicki was charged with levy- ing excess rent for an eight-room house. Evidence revealed he over- charged a total of $545 since April, 1947. The rentals board set the rent at $37.50 and Knihnicki charged his tenant, Frank Thomas, $50. He later boosted it to $55 when the legal rent was upped to $41.25. Thomas told the court: he was forced to buy $400 worth of furni- ture to get into the house in the first place. Knihnicki pleaded guilty and was given three weeks to pay the fine. U.S. Inierest In Canada's Atomic Plant Ottawa (CP) -- Canadian scien- tists have indicated that the Ameri- cans have been showing consider- able interest in Canada's Chalk River atomic project in connection with United States studies of how to make a hydrogen bomb. They' said the Chalk River pro- ject has certain "decided advant- ages' to offer over U.S. projects in methods for producing tritium, a form of heavy hydrogen which would be the key material for any H-tomb. American interest, they impHed, hes besn marked. Jer thet re~son, an American 'reorter" Ss" sthiement that Chalk ; 1nivve necvy. vater reac- core © Bourd of Edugation Swaps Properties in Oshawa, Mining Company's plant at Butte. | Two large properties in Oshawa are to be swapped. The Board of Education is to exchange an apartment The line is standing idle because | house at 26. McGregor Street for the house at 179 Simcoe Street South. The McGregor Street property, seen in the upper picture, was purchased by the Board last July at a cost 'of $21,000 for conversion into educa- tion .administration offices. Difficulty has been experienced in getting the® tenants to move out. permit for importation of the gas. | will be involved in the transfer and the offices will be moved into the Simcoe Street building, which is the | Coal interests have opposed the lower of the two pictures, as soon as the legal transaction is completed. | ew ri No cost --Times-Gazette Staff Photo Four Fliers Are Freed By Hungary Nickelsdorf, Austria (AP) -- The four United States airmen held by Communist. Hungary for 40 days crossed the Austrian frontier back to freedom at 5:01 p. m., Austrian time, tonight. ' Walter J. Donnelly, U. S. ambas- sador in Vienna, came to.the Aus- trian frontier to greet the men. The U. 8S. government agreed to pay $120,000 in fines levied against the men on a charge of violating the Hungarian border, provided they were promptly released. MORE : Donnelly announced in Vienna early today that the fliers would FOUR FLIERS (Continued on Page 2) Labor Deputation to Ask Council To Seek New Bus Line Agreement A delegation from the Oshawa and Council will appear before the City Council at its first meet-| District Labor ing January 7, to present a petition protesting against the bus fare increase and urging the city fathers to seek a new bus franchise agreement with the Oshawa Rajlway Company which would make the company share in the cost of main- taining its bus routes. Potatoes Burned Up Loss Is $150,000 Patten, Me. (AP) -- Fire last night destroyed two big potato storehouses and their contents -- 25,000 barrels of new spuds -- with loss estimated unofficially at $150,- 000. Firemen, battling the flames in four-below-zero weather, saved seven other potato houses in a string adjacent to the Bangor and Aroostook railroad tracks. By HAROLD MORRISON Ottawa (CP) -- Canada is edging toward agreement with the United States on complete elimination of tariffs on arms purchases in Can- ada for the American fighting for- ces. Roy G. Peers, Canada's arms salesman in Washington, said in an interview that discussions are under way fo obtain from the Uni- the rrcjact--might S65 wot written off: ted £tntes army and navy the same tariff concessions Canada receives jfrom the U.S. air force. Last fall, through an exchange of notes, the two countries agreed American tariffs will not apply on any defence equipment -- with the exception of food and clothing -- purchased in Canada on behalf of the U. 8. air force. American tariffs have been one of the major stumbling blocks in Canada's drive to boost arms sales to the U. stoms duties suffi- ciently increase costs to make it tough for 'Canada to compete with American domestic manufacturers for U. S. defence orders. ' tr as er, . J. Fenwick, Council secretary repeated his charge that when 1939 City Council approved the bus franchise it made a bad bargain for the taxpayers when it failed to obligate the company to pay for snow removal and road re- pair on streets en which its buses operate. "Now that bus fares are to be increased by order of the Ontario Municipal Board we feel an ef- fort should be made to have the routes in good repairs," he com- mented. "The Company also should be asked,.to extend and improve its bus service." He cited the Thomas Street area as one section which should have regular bus service. "A number of factory workers live in that section and they have -- |to walk for half a mile to Simcoe Canada Seeks Removal Of U.S. Tariffs on Armaments To Boost Defence Exports Street in order to get a bus," he protested. "The people in that sec- tion are stranded, particularly in this weather.' Fenwick stated that taxpayers who are interested in getting action on this matter are invited to Join the labor delegation. Service Heads Come To U.S. With Churchill London (AP) -- The Daily Tele- graph says today Prime Minister Churchill has added Britain's army and navy chiefs to the party of 36 accompanying him and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden to Wash- | ington: Field Marshal Sir William | which 1,906,000 were passengers Slim, Chief of the Imperial Gen- eral Staff, and the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roderic McGregor; will be in the party sailing for the Queen Mary Sunday. 7 Accidents OPERTY McGregor Street for a large South. The legal exchange, w House yesterday afternoon. To Establish Its Office in House At 179 Si A straight swap of property foto is-to be made by Oshawa's Board of Education which is to exchange its building at 26 imcoe 3S. house at 179 Simcoe Street hich will involve no cost, was authorized at a special meeting of the Board held at Adelaide Last July the Board bought the Reported On City Streets City police roerind seven traf-| fic accidents yesterday, with minor | injury to one person, and moderate | property damage. The injured person was Mrs. M. Zahrabelny of 299 Courcelette Street, who was hit by William P. Schoenau of 225 Ritson Road South, as he was backing out. of his drive- way at about 11.30 a.m. Receiving a bruised fight hip, the injured wo- Delivery wagons and trucks were | involved in various other accidents | during the day. A 7 p.m. accident at the corner of Gibbon Street and Buena Vista dun Road in collision with a Cana- | da Bread horse-drawn wagon. He came off second-best, sustaining a crumpled right front fender. The { to the bread cart nor the name of | its driver. Motorist Arnold Gallinger of 27 Buckingham Avenue had a similar encounter with a Beaton's Dairy wagon driven by Albert Myles of 269 College Avenue. The accident occurred on Albert Street near Ol- ive Avenue about 8.30 yesterday morning. Again the delivery wagon came through unscathed, and the car involved got a damaged left rear fender. In the same vicinity, ter, a jeep belonging to Duplate | ited, driven by William J. Fer- 7 ACCIDENTS (Continued on tied oi Page 2 2) | | Seven Days | Is Rescued | St. John's, Nfld., (CP)--Thirteen | haggard seamen walked ashore here last night after seven days adrift in the North Atlantic in their tiny disabled cargo vessel Mayfall. Their arrival, in tow by the Motorship Algerine, brought the first news that the vessel had been in difficulty. She was not equipped with wireless. Scarcity of food, water and heat plagued the crew since last Fri- day when the ship's fuel pumps went out of order en route from Bonavista, Nfld., to St. John's. Saturday the 521 - ton craft was buffetted by a howling Atlantic storm and swept farther out to sea. Mess tables and furniture went into the furnaces in a vain attempt to raise steam. The boil- ers began to leak. The tiny galley stove provided the only heat on board in north- east gales that brought freezing temperatures. The helpless Mayfall was finally sighted 'and taken in two by the Swedish liner Anna Salen 170 miles southeast of St. John's. She was taken over by the Algerine a few miles from port. man was treated by Dr. D. A. Smith. Avenue saw Joe Holmes of 319 Ver- |' police report listed neither damage | an hour la- | McGregor Street apartment house with the intention of converting the property into its administrative of- fices. The purchase followed un- successful attempts on the Board's part to buy 179 Simcoe Street which forms part of the Felt estate, Purchase price of the McGregor Street property was $21,000 and, it is understood, a firm offer of sev- eral thousand dollars more than that amount has been made for the Felt estate house by other ine terests. Making a unanimous decision, the | Board approved the exchange and members expressed appreciation to the Felt estate executors for their co-operation in the matter. It was revealed by officers of the Board that therg has been a certain amount of trouble in get= ting tenants to move out of the. apartment house on McGregor | Street and that situation has held up the moving of the education ad- ministration offices from Centre Street School. The offices will be moved as spon as tie legal transaction is com- | pleted and all 'branches of the city's | education system -- the business | administration, public school ine | spector and attendance officer -- will all be "housed in the Simcoe Street b i Installed in the property will be a fire proof vault for the storage of papers and shelves and cupboards for the storing of office supplies. Trustees J. L. Beaton, E.* A. Lovell, S. G. Savwell, C. A. Sadler and the Rev. Father P. Coffey were named as a special committee to look after the necessary details in connection with the moving of the | various offices to the new quarters, Wants Suez Defence To Be Turkey Rome (AP) -- Foreign Minister | Mohammed Salah el Din Pasha of {Egypt says the main defences of [the Suez Canal should be on Tur- | key's frontier with Russia--not in the canal zone itself, | Salah el Din, on vacation here while the UN Assembly in Paris is suspended for the Christmas holi- days, gave his views at a press conference yesterday. His venture into military' philos= ophy was linked with another .argu- ment against the continued British hold on the Sue» Canal Zone in Egyptian territory. When asked what would happen if the British refuse to leave the canal zone, he said: "We will make it impossible for them to stay." Numerous bloody clashes have occurred in the canal zone between British forces and Egyptian civil ians and police since Egypt's mid October decision to scrap her treate ies with Britain. ' THE WEATHER Cloudy with intermittent light snow, ending this after- neon. Saturday cloudy. Light snowflurries till daybreak. Mild- er. Winds south 20, decreasing to 15 this evening, west 15 Sat- urday. Low tonight and high Saturday, 25 and 35. Summary for Saturday: Cloudy, milder. Ottawa ,-- Canada has one motor car for approximately every seven people, and in Ontario the ratio |is even higher, 'being one car to five people. This indication of the country's high standard of living was con- tained today in a report on auto- mobiles and- trucks issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The report showed that in Canada there {are slightly more than 2,600,000 motor vehicles of all kinds, of cars. Of the total Canadian vehicle registration, Ontario had 42 per cent. Ontario had over 1,104, the United States on [000 motor vehicles, of which 881,.-!atchewan {143 'were passenger cars. Forty-| Columbia, $77. Canada Now Has One Car For Every Seven Persons six per cent of all Canadian passen- ger cars were Ontario-owned. During 1950, motor car owners across the country paid $222,314,- 000 in taxes of one kind and an- other for the privilege of running their cars and trucks. This was an increase.of 13 per cent over the Across Canada the . average amount collected by the provinces and other levies in 1949. amount paid in taxes per motor vehicle was $85. The variation in this average as between provinces ran for $56 in Manitoba to $125 in Quebec. In Ontario it was $7% a year, the. only provinces which collected less per car Deg ousi- with $61 and British