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Edwin H. Walker, Good Year Predicted In Automotive Industry to 78,000 units, but are about the ONE OF THE BIG events of New Year's Day in Oshawa, apart from family gatherings and dances was the reception held by the officers of the 11th Armored (Ontario) Regiment in eas ---- their mess at the Oshawa Ar- mories on Wednesday morning. A large number of local resi- dents availed themselves of the hospitality of the officers as well as to extend good | | wishes to their friends. Caught by the camera, from left, are: City Clerk L. R. Barrand, El- don W. Kerr, assessment com- missioner; Clarence Cox, tax collector; Lt.-Col. F. S. Wot- Jf mm LL ton, commanding officer of the unit; His Worship Mayor Ly- man Gifford and. Jack Reid, manufacturing manager of Du- plate Canada Limited. --Times-Gazette Photo Big Rush For Licences president same as 1955 sales. $170,000,000 PAYROLL "Payrolls remain close to the $170,000,000 paid out in 1956 while {the labor force has been reduced | by about three per cent to an and general manager of General Motors of Canada, Limited, in a year - end statement predicts that 1958 should be a good year for the Canadian automobile in- dustry. '"'The present 'levelling| v.10 e of 39,000 employes per off'trend of the economy should toward the end of the year, re-| month from 40,253 per month in turn to one of general expansion, | and we see no reason why auto-| mobile manufacturers should not participate in such an expan- 'The excise tax on automobiles sion," he says. 4 has been reduced from 10 pe The text of his statement is as|cent to 74%; this should help over- follows: |come some purchase hesitation. 'Sales in 1957 are seven per SAVINGS INCREASED "Several factors indicate that a high volume of purchasing pow- er will be available during 1958. come taxes will be slightly lower in e CREDIT EASING SEEN "Interest rates on loans by the Industrial Development Bank have been reduced to six per cent from 6% and on loans by chartered banks to 5% from 5%, indirsting an easing in credit and money supply. This should make available funds for industrial purchases postponed in 1957. "Down payments for housing have been reduced, the govern- ment has undertaken further as- sistance to agriculture and other sectors of the economy, and de- fence spending may be in- RR THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE( Thursday, Jenuery 3, 938 3 Two Kiddies Rescue From Flaming Hom Eight People Homeless After New Year Blaze Two young Oshawa children had a narrow brush with death in the: early hours of this year when a home at 196 Athol street east leaving eight people' homeless. | The children wre four-year-old Nick Popovics and two-year.old | Tibi Popovics. They are children | of Mr. and Mrs, Nick Popovies| who lived in rented quarters at| the Athol street address along; with four other boarders, | Firemen are stil! attempting to establish the actual cause of the| $1,800 Liaze which broke out at| about 3 a.m, on New Years Day. | Mr. Fleischer said that the] childrens' father had checked the| home only an hour before the| alarm was turned in to the fire | department. The children were| fire swept cent lower than 1956 -- 380,000 "Personal savings accounts are creased, both in Canada and the 2Pparently alone at the time the » - [turned to the Giacey home at |obout 3 a.m. According to Platoon Chief Martin Ostler, things Happen] quickly after the fire was disco ered. A Drew street man, beliéy- ed to be Clifford Wilde, returned home from work and s smoke billowing from the Al street house. He knocked on 4k door and getting no answer, ened it and entered the , He attempted to put out flames with a pail of water he Mr, ,and Mrs, Nzsh, now on scene, guided one of the children to safety and gave the alarnr+teo firemen, of RESCUED BY FIREMEN ° The second child was taken from -the burning building by firemen when they arrived within * United States, all of which would|firé broke out. but about the same as in 1955. and investments in Canada Sav- stimulate the country's economic, A, former Oshawa man, Leon | wife's compared with 408,000 unifs -- the greatest in Canada's history the year they reached record heights, but fell off sharply in| the latter months because During the first four months of ings Bonds are up 27 per cent|activity and produce a base for| ash, Visiting with his over 1956 to $1,169,421,000. | "A alrge number of 1955 credit of buyers will finish their payments only to an optimistic outlook for! More than 50 licence plates for tightened credit and a shortage|this year and should return to|1958 for th automobiles and trucks were sold|of cash in industry. Truck sales|the market for new models. | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton | Stacey, 192 Athol St. E., is cred- |ited with saving the life of at| Inast one of the sleeping chil- | dren. further expansion. "These factors can lead one e Canadian economy and for the Canadian automobile {minutes after th' alarm was.ré- |ceived, Chief Ostler alerted 'the | Cedardale fire station for assist. ance as soon as he reached .the scene. Two pumpers and the emergency unit responded. With in an hour the firemen had troublesome blaze under control and left the building at 5.30 am. { Mr. and Mrs. Nash, who live, this morning in the first "hour of are down 15 per cent from 1956| Deputy-Fire Chief Ernie Stacey Yim THOSE PARTYING AT the | lanyett, Harold Moon and Pat ' Sergeants' Mess New Year's Ball, on Tuesday evening, in- cluded this group seated around one of the tables. From left to right around the table are Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bur- Tovey; Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Dungaie, Barbara Ward and Sgt. N. M. "Nick" Hall. Two parties were in progress New Year's Eve in the Armories. On the drill floor, the sergeants and their ladies rang in the | the first day the plates were -on! ale. Drivers' permits and ve-| icle licences were sold from 8.30, a.m. to 4.30 p.m. today. The first plate was purchased| by Paul Buchanan of 193 Verdun |road. His plate bore the number| : |998,001. The series in which Mr.| | Buchanan's plate is in, extends to| |999,999. The second series avail-| table here starts at A 1001. | The vehicle plates have black . letters on a white background. | s 4! New Year with all the pagean- | try and excitement usually as- | sociated with the festival. Up- | stairs in the' officers' mess, a smaller group held a ball and celebrated the advent of the New Year. --Times-Gazette Photo | Curious Mixture On Honors List Aldous Huxley; William Cook, 52. | LONDON (Reuters) The Book Praises 'Maine Woods | 153,417 UNITS ' PRODUCED BY GM Passenger car production by General Motors of Can- ada, Limited in 1957 was second only to the record production of 1953, it was an- nounced today by E. H. Walker, company president. Production in 1957 was 153,- 417 units, just 10,000 short of the all - time high of 162,894 in 1953. Production in 1956 was 148,179, third largest in the company's history. In the seven years since 1950, GM has produced near- ly 1,000,000 passenger cars in Canada. 'Personal and corporation in-!industry." lin Newmarket, Ontario, had re- Receptions Draw Seven New Year Many Citizens Babies Born Here Military units and veteran's or-| Trophy, the Cumberland Trophy, Seven babies ere born in Osh- 3 ivie and others. awa Genera ospital on New ganizations played iii Re ve The guests were entertained in| Year's Day. The first, a boy, son officials, municipal department yj, the officers and sergeant's|of Mr. and Mrs, Sievert Jansma, heads and the general public on messes. Host in the officers mess RR 3. Oshawa, was born at 12.02 New Year's Day at their various was the unit's commanding offi- a.m. The last baby born on New headquarters and club rooms. cer, Lt.-Col. F. S. Wotton and Year's Day was another boy, A large gathering of civic fa. welcoming visitors in the serg-ison of Mr. and Mrs. Anja On- thers including His Worship eants mess was Sergeant-Major | jukkla, Town Line north, Oshawa. Mayor Lyman Gifford, were en-| William Milne. He arrived at 10.40 p.m. tertained at the Armories be-| Another At-Home was held The first Oshawa boy baby of tween 11 o'clock and one o'clock. | Wednesday afternoon in the club|1953 can expect to live until he There were officials from vari- rooms of the Canadian Corps As-|is 67.6 years of age ous local industries, offices of the sociation on Richmond street", oo." "0 50 i h ft " y the expectation of city hall and other local bisiness| west, life, this is a gain for boys of 7.6 mer. More than 500 guests and|years since 1931, accordin ; Guests inspected an attractive friends attended the At-Home of | report released by the C, display of trophies won by the the Canadian Legion in the Le-iLjfe Insurance Officers unit this year. Un display were|gion Hall on Centre street Wed- |; the General F. F. Worthington nesday mc..ing. Oshawa Drivers Exercise Care In spite of hazardous road con- were celebrating the New Year [to live longer, thanks to progress |in life conservation. |LIFETIME INCREASED In the last quarter century, the average remaining lifetime {among males at age 20 increased |2.2 years. Among females at age {20 it increased six years. "The improvement in life ex- |pectancy is due mainly to the {substantial reduction in recent {years of infant mortality and |deaths from infectious diseases," |the association states. "On the g to alother,.hand, diseases associated anadian with mYddle and old Associa: much less) amenable t "It is questionable, therefore, six a al A girl's expectation at birth is| whether improvement in life ex- pectancy in the future will be 73 years. a gain of almost 11| years since 1931, the report Says. comparable to that of the last er quarter century. Such improve- I ada, as in, mahy oth countries, the expec! ife span| i at birth has been creasing ran fall' LEYS fo, come fio 2 rapidly for females than for associated with childbirth and males, further widening the sex early infancy, prevention of acci- difference in longevity. dents and advances in combat- FIRST YEAR DIFFICULT ting heart and circulatory dis- The New Year baby's ch of |ases and cancer. explained the fire likely started in a floor joist between the first and second floors. The deputy is in charge of investigation. The Deputy-Chief said it wag a troublesome fire and difficult to fight. The flames started between floor> and mushro>med up on the inside of the walls, Considerable {damage was caused to the builds |ing by smoke which also hame pered the efforts of firemen, Chief Ray Hobbs said yesterday. Chief Hobbs was also called to the scene of the blaze shortly {after the alarm was turned" in {and he remained there until 'the {flames were put out after five o'clock that morning, FLAMES IN WALLS Other residents in the house ine cluded Steve Osztertag, John Karoly and another man as yet unidentifieC. The bathroom, a hallway, and one of thc rented rooms, were gutted when flames broke through the v-alls of these rooms. is owned by Wal- The buildin; ter Wright, who until May of last year lived in the Athol St. home, He is believed living out of town at this time and has not been located, The children were taken to the Stacey home by Mr. and Mrs. Nash, They were later tak. en to the Lancaster Hotel lodged there with their parents Other members of the househo! are also registered at the hotel by the Red Cross. i] ditions, only one minor accident i prop ss Bag Ref to to leave their cars at home and New Year's Day. A car of y Guy Mathieu, |dying during his first year is take taxis, The city's taxi firms greater than in any subsequent on vi 2, 155 C ac avenue south, re- ceived a scraped fender as it was parked on the street in front of its owner's house, No one was| er, ko Wear ay evening. Those celebrators who did drive their own cars exercised great care and caution, which contri- first year, at one year of age, a boy may on the average expect to live to age 70, and a gl to 75. This represents a gain for a boy Extra $¢ Queen has bestowed New Year's|scientific director of Britain's] Edmund Ware Smith presents|Fever." injured. Dama; | buted to the virtually accident-of 2.4 years more than his expec- | honors on 2,200 of her subjects ng from Field Marshal Sir + John Harding to world feather- and Gerard d'Erlanger, « Bassey. Ee honors list Wednesday also| * includes philanthropist Lord Nuf-|title Dame (Dame Commander | biggest hydrogen bomb test ex-|an absorbing and delightful col- plosion in the Pacific last June; |lection of essays, narratives and Maine for love of hunting and chair-| wood - smoke tales of wilderness fishing and whitewater~canoeing. weight champion Hogan (Kid) man of British Overseas Airways Maine ih his new book. "A "reas- He remained there for love of the | Corporation. Three women are given the field, golfer Dai Rees biologist|of the Order of the British Em- Julian Huxley, novelist : Maca ia M ova and Prince Charles' private » detective. rding, who recently retired|and Brig. Cecilie Johnson, mat- remote regions of Maine. 1 a of Cyprus, is created ron-in-chief of the army nursingireader gets unforgettable views) ulay, ballerina Alicia Mark-|elist; Alderman Miss Mary Jones, who was first woman lord mayor of the city of Manchester, ury of The Maine Woods" (George J. McLeod Ltd.) Mr. Smith writes with distine- tion, authority and comprehen- Rose | pire)--Miss Rose Macaulay, nov- sion, and the 30 pieces which| comprise the volume are collect- ed in his lifetime of rich experi- ence and sensitive observation in The Author Smith first went to ge to the car was estimated at $25. Wet snow and rain, which| made driving treacherous, cou-| pled with stern police warnings | forests, the mountains, the weath. |er and the people. Asked once if| {he were the Smith who is al-| {ways associated with the Maine wilderness, he replied "No, I'm the one who's involved in it." seemed to encourage drivers who! free holiday. Oshawa Police Chief Herbert) Flintoff stated that only one| drunk spent the night locked up| in the city jail. tation at birth, and two years for a girl, Young adults can also expect - din region, the region dominant |lished more than 600 stories -- Youths Jaile in the book's background, are considered important Maine doc- articles in national magazines. | For the past 10 years he has The reader of this book be. | uments. John Gould has a fine been a literary consultant to the comes aware of a keen sense of| participation in nature, cence and power, | introduction. He is a brilliant Mark Twain' Ford Motor Company Publica- and an|essayist, raconteur and country|tions -- for six months of the| awareness of its beauty, magnifi-| editor and is known as "Maine's year trom his Maine woods cabin After Brawl GUELPH (CP)--Three youths) were sentenced to jail terms and| If No Insurance |, Drivers who have no liability |insurance on their vehicles will {have to pay an extra five dollars to get vehicle licences this year. L. W. McConkey, secretary- manager of the Oshawa Cham- ber of Commerce, said today the {extra charge will go to reinforce |; | | the unsatisfied judgment fund. This fund, established by | department of transport, pay s| damages arising out of accidents that cannot be collected through | law, Previously the maximum $20, ($21); eight cylinders over 45 horse power, $25," (there was no category for this rating year); 12 and 16 cylinder cars, no horse power rating, $25, { $35, 16-$49). Commercial vehicles, includin rucks and station wagons, less than two sons, $15 ($10.50; between two and two-and-a-half tons, $20, ($17.50). o> Motorcycles have jumped from three dollars iast year to five dole lof "tiny, immaculate wood-burn- All of these tal-'at Shin Pond. !a fourth fined on charges aris- bi ma Previous Bok, Gane One| ing fiom a dispute which in- Eas- 1 Ey oacher and the aine yolycd a fight with police con- an espe-| Woods" was well received by the stabi, g 1 i stables before a crowd of near] uthentic| critics. "A Treasury of the Maine|200 citizens. y . ) honor comes just services. C ! late ) : a Governor Sir| Other awards include: ing towns," and its inaccessible Hugh Foot, begins talks here on| Alicia Markova (CBE). {mountain valleys where one can + his new friendship policy in the] Detective Reginald Summers discover what he calls "the cone troubled island colony. (Royal Victorian Medal), Scot-|/of silence and the core of soli- [claimable from the fund was lars this year. § |$5000. This may be raised to| All other classes are the same ($10,000. |price this year as last. Insurance companies are is- SHOP EARLY Maine artist Maurice Day is ents, so strongly identified with an appropriate choice for the job| Maine, serve to make "A Tre of designing the book jacket and|ury of the Maine Woods |elall arding and the inside sketches. The reader|clally rew R and a "Get vour plates early," said Even though Harding, 61, now|land Yard man who has been tude." % e will be pleased to learn that Mr. | is in retirement. his English personal detective to the Queen's The stories range from | Day's Paintings of the Mt. Katah- | 00) Edmund Ware Smith has pub- Woods" should also find a wide| and appreciative audience. countr; home is still being son and heir Prince Charles, hilarious, jn Canoes That Have in A in case Cypriot gunmen |since he went to boarding school | Upset Me," to the lyric in "'First| try to carry out death threats|last September. Footprints' and 'Ode to Spring | against him. 9 ee . ROSE FROM ASSISPAN] 5 en A second peerage in the hon- pssst Check-Ups For Political ett, 73, who rose from an assist-| Won't Help--P Leaders Won't Help--Paper + Harding Birkett becomes 2 1ONDON (AP)--The Manches. baton, 2 eres ay Nigerian ter Guardian says *'compulsory "Lrg a Mia an MBE (mem-| medical examinations ¢ learly f the British Empire-- C states- , gh "Dai ed 4 led men have been physical wrecks, Britain to victory over the United the Liberal newspaper says in States this year in the Ryder Cup an editorial, "In any case, a {Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamber- lain, Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, Sir Stafford Cripps, chan- cellor of the exchequer, and Lord Keynes. The Guardian editorial says the American people and the world are suffering because the Repub-| lican party 'last year decided ant in his father's Lancashire ber of the Order of the British would not help" prevent sick po- * drapery shop to become a lord ! justice and one oi Britain's most i 'ric s r Denis litical leaders from damaging Empires Crickel sia :--Com- their countries' interests. brilliant eriminal lawyers. Like - ; CBE Campion becomes 2 ov "Numerous first-class competition, warped mind can be much more rd Nuffield, 80, is made a dangerous than a disordered di- Companion of Honor a select or-| gestion, but it is usually more der limited to 65 members. From difficult to detect." ownership of a small bicycle shop in Oxford, he rose to the article The editorial comments on an in The Practioner, a top of an automobile manufactur- medical journal, by Dr. H. C. J. ing empire. He is estimated to1 'Etang. L'Etang named 11 Brit- have donated £28,000.000 $78,- ish or American statesmen he 000,000) to various charities and said stayed in office despite dis- research institutes. The Queen created three new baronets (aereditary knight- wir'con hoods) and 36 knights. The baronets are Col. Sir Ro- bert Cnapman and Godfrey Nich- olson, Conservative politicians, and Sir Harry Platt, former pres- abilities which "significantly af- fected" their efficiency. AND FDR Four American on L'Etang's list were Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roose- velt, presidential adviser Harry * ident of the Royal College of Sur-/Hopkins and Defence Secretary geons, HUXLEY A KNIGHT James Forrestal. The Britons he said continued that it could win the (presiden-| tial) election only by nominating J a great and distinguished in- valid." "We have only ourselves to blame if we let ourselves be ruled by sick men. The American electorate was not bound to choose the Republican candi- date. . . . ANTI-IKE MOVES "Americans are beginning to grasp that there has been a paralysis of policy in their ad- ministration and for the first time even Republicans are be- ginning to speak openly against the man they re-elected as pres- ident la.t year." ' Citing L'Etang's statement that Among the knights bachelor in office after their illness im- some of Britain's prime minis- are Hong lh Huxley. 70, biolo-|paired their efficiency were ters i.. the 1920s and 30s were gist and writer brother of author Prime Ministers Bonard Law, "sick men rather than sinners," COMING EVENTS vio io, "To absolve them of moral BINGO blame does not cancel the harm [their policies did. It merely raises the question how sick men las well as sinners can be kept from damaging their countries'| Saturday, 8 p.m. UAWA, interests. wedical s<oilis ! ompulsory medic . Holl, 20 gomes at $1000, tions clearly would not help:| 4 gomes $25 a gome. % | They might even have deprived! o cord. Share the wealth is lus of President Roosevelt in his 6 cards 25¢c. $150 jackpot. 3 cords of $1.00. Get your tickets for your turkey Christ- mas Bingo Jackpots os usual. . | Dec.6,7,19,20,21,Jan.2,3,4| years of greatness." Every Thursdoy. -- 8 p.m. St. George's Hall, 594 Albert St. Prizes: $6, $12 and $20. May be doubled or tripled time | So 8.9,15,16,22,23,29,30 | | | Mr. Bob Miller is now avail- able for pre-purchase and advance " teaching of the Hommond Orgon, at the Heintzman Studio, Spruce Villa Hotel, Whitby, Instru- ments for rental or sale Phone MO 8-3386 WHITBY ENORMOUS OUTLAY Jon.2,9,16,23,30| LONDON (Reuters) -- Colon-| © |ial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd| Lite BINGO said Wednesday that "not far| Sas itn short" of £1,000,000,000 has gone STAFF SGT. J. COROS AT THE AVALON THURSDAY, JAN, 2 {from 4Britain to its colonies since] {the end of the Second World War. Three North Oshawa Park three non -commissioned offi- $6.00 ond $10.00 |In addition, he said, British loans and grants to the colonies will : i total "well over" £200.000.000 for! CTS of the Ontario Regiment Seven $40.00 Jackpots received Canadian. Decoration medals at the recegt Barrack senior officers and the 15-year period from 1945 to 1a' 1960, RECEIVE CANADIAN DECORATION MEDALS SGT. G. E. REYNARD Room Dinner held in the | Armories. The decoration is | given' for 12 years' efficient and faithful service in the arm- ed services. The six awards suing drivers covered by liability The four, with their sentences policies special cards. The se|/Mr. McConkey again this year, (were, Chester Morden, 21, of Fer-/cards must be presented at the As usual he expects a last gus, three months in jail and Chamber when buying licences. [ute rush. "The deadline this year fine of $60 and his twin brother, Leslie, two months and fine of $50 after both were convicted of assaulting and obstructing police officers: Gordon Wesley Johnston 21, of Guelph, three months for obstructing and assaulting a con- stable and for escaping custody; and Alvin Stephan, 21, of Guelph, fined $50 for creating a disturb- ance and swearing. Good Thief, Poor Driver . | NEWMARKET, Ont. (CP) --! | [Crown Counsel Arleigh Arm- : |strong said Harold Craig McKay | : |is a "good car thief but a poor | driver." | His comment came after Pol- (ice Chief Robert Robbins related this story when McKay, 24, of Pickering, Ont., \-as on trial for auto theft, McKay's car stopped in near-| by Richmond Hill and wouldn't go. Someone tried to push the] , car but it slipped into a ditch. {| McKa, stole a car at :. park- ing lot, drove it 300 feet and an i into a ditch, :| He returned to the lot and grabbed another car. He ended up in the same ditch. McKay walked two miles and stole a car at a service station, Into the ditch it went. 1 He walked a bit more, then |stole another car, He abandoned |it at Pickering, 25 miles south- 7 east of here, The sentence: prison. Hare Optical G. T. BAKER OPTOMETRIST 8 Bond Street East ~ HOURS -- 9.02 am. -- 6 pm. " Closed Wed. & Sot. Afternoon Phone RA 3-4811 Three years in BAND SGT. R. WHFTSITT were made by Major - General | F. F. Worthington to Major | W. R. Warnica, Major W. C. | Paynter, Capt. J. A. Sheriff, MC, S.-Sgt. J. Coros, Sgt. G. E, Reynard, B.-Sgt. R. Whitsitt. | |CHARGES CHANGED Charges for some of the cences have been raised while others have been lowered. The| class2s that have been changed | are listed below with last year's prices in brackets. . | Four cylinder vehicles built] |after 1933, $10 ($7); six cylinders | over 28 horse 'power, $15, ($14); eight cylinders up to 35 - horse | power, $15, ($14); eight cylinders) between 35 and 45 horse power, HORNSBY | |{is March 12 and the department li-|of transport says there will be no extension this time as there has been in other years." dy SHERIFF'S - SALE By virtue of a writ of fier facias issued out of The S§- preme Court] of Ontario end directed to the Sheriff of the County of Ontario against the Goods and Chattels of Indus- trial Tanning Company Limited, | a private Company incorporated under the Laws of the Province of Ontario with its Head Office at the City of Toronto et the Suit of Joseph Tanowsky ws. Industrial Tanning Company Limited, | hove seized end || taken in execution 1082 Mouton Finished Skins 1201 Mouton White Skins 200 Second-Grade Mouton Bundle of Rejects Bundle of Clippings These materials moy be in- STUDIO 75¢ for all sets of negatives at Horn- sby Studio from the year 1939 to 1954. We must make room in our files. If not picked up within ten days, these valuable pic- tures will be des- troyed. HORNSBY STUDIO RA 5-0151 spected at the premises of In- dustrial Tanning Company Lim- | ited on January 24th and 25th, § 1958. ; Bids by mail will be accepted prior to Thursday, January 30th, 1958, if forwarded by mail to the Sheriff of the County of Ontario. TERMS OF THE SALE--CASH All of which will be sold by Public' Auction, on Friday, the 31st day of January, 1958, at 2:30 o'clock, at the property of Industrial Tanning Co. Ltd, Uxbridge, Ontario. Dated this 24th doy of Decems ber, 1957, G. A. WELSH, Sheriff, C.0. [ere Office, Whitby,