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"PUBLISHED Every Week Day Except Setudey. ines Mostly Fair and Wash, voL. 27--NO. 4 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1940 Single Copies 3c TEN PAGES UNION WANTS CIVIL GUARDS DISSOLVED IVE OoHAWA MEN IVERPOOL Sériously Hart hough Car Reduced to Valueless Wreckage Times' Correspondent) ring, July 5.--Five Oshawa pg men crawled from unrecog- able wreckage of what had been car shortly after one o'clock morning with many painful but no serious injuries. Their con- dition was due to a collision be- tween their car and a lumber truck at Liverpool, two miles west of Pickering. Most seriously injured is the driver of the Oshawa car, Delmar Dash, 22 Bruce street, but his. condition is not considered critical. ~The other occupants, all of whom suffered numerous cuts and bruises, were. Robert Dawson, 156 Gibbons street; John Wyatt, King street west; and George and Harry Tre- sise, 55 Greta street. The driver of the truck who was shaken up but not 'injured was Eugene Fortune, 648 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, while the truck was owned by the Gill Lumber Co., 336 Dundas St. Wi, 'Toronto. The car, a 1928 model Chevrolet, was travelling east when it collid- 8 with the westbound load of lum- r. The light car was thrown into the ditch a complete wreck while the truck upset across the high- way, blocking traffic for a consider- able period. The injured Oshawa men were at- tended at Pickering by a local doc- tor and then were brought to their homes here. This morning Dash was taken to the Oshawa General Hospital for observation and X-ray examination by Dr. J. Archer Brown who is attending him. His face, nose and chin are badly cut while his one arm and knees are severely injured. Traffic Officer G. Robinson of Scarborough investigated the acci- dent, 'SOLDIERS' GRAVES T0 BE DECORATED, TABLET DEDICATED EA Lateer to Be Consecrated at St. Gregory's Cemetery in North Oshawa The Canadlan Legion is to hold "its annual decoration of soldiers' graves at the three Oshawa ceme- 'teries on Sunday next, July 7, and coupled with this event, will be the dedication of a tablet at St. Greg- ory's Cemetery, North Oshawa, in the afternoon. Commencing at 9.45 in the mor- ning decorations of graves at Union Cemetery and Mount Lawn Ceme- tery will be proceeded with, the services at both cemeteries being taken by A. J. Graves, padre of the In the afternoon a tablet which has been erected for some time, will be dedicated by Rev. Father Mur- phy, of St. Gregory's Roman Catho- lic Church, at the R.C. cemetery in North Oshawa. All veterans and members of the Ladies' Auxiliary, Are asked to.assemble at the Legion Hall at 1.45, where transportation has been arranged to convey the members to the cemetery. A good turnout is looked for, both in the morning and in the afternoon. Late Weather Reports As compiled at 11:00 a.m, Tonight--Weather, Fair and mod- erately warm; Wind, varying south to southwest, light to moderate, 6 to 8 mph. (at 3 pm.). Saturday--Fair and warm, tem- perature meyy reach 80 degrees; Wind, light to moderate, varying from south to southwest. Probably thunderstorms in evening. 3 Barometer readings--7 a.m., 30.08; Joon, 30.16. "| Courtesy Oshawa Yacht Club ise " POTATO, PIE AND STRAW- 'berry supper, Tuesday, July 9, 5:30, lawn of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gay, Courtice. Auspices Eben- ezer Ladies Class. 25c. 165c¢. (131a) ALL VETERANS AND MEMBERS of Ladies' Auxiliary are invited * to assemble at Legion Hall, 1:45 & Dm. to attend Dedication of "Tablet at St. Gregory's Cemetery at 2:30, (131a) ORANGE TEMPLE BINGO, AR- ranged for Saturday -night can- ED IN CRASH barking Nazis, is depicted in these five photos. Arrival of the first quota of German prisoners sent to Canada by Britain Top left, the heavy tramp of Nazi boots | echoed for the first time on Canadian soil as soldiers, airmen, parachutists, | and naval prisoners were marched off to trains. master of one of Germany's proudest liners. .among the guards, ready for anything, keeping a watchful eye on the disem- Lower left, prisoners marching to the waiting coaches. Top middle, the former | Top right, a typical eoldier Believe Pictured Nazi Prisoner Guard Is Ontario Regiment Sergeant | Lower right, one versatile German carried both an accordian and a guitar. Oshawa people on seeing the picture of the soldier in the upper right believe him to be Sergeant W. (Red) Henderson of the Ontario Regiment (Tank). However, it is quite possible that the identification is incorrect as soldiers of the Three Rivers Tank Regiment also wear the characteristic black beret | worn by the Ontario Regiment men. Sunday Laws to Auto Workers Protest Changing Permit Theatre Operation, Urge Stronger Law Want Heads of of Firms Vio.! lating Law Held Person- ally Responsible for Such! Actions [ | Members of the Oshawa branch of the United Automobile Workers | of America, Local 222, protest an encroachmen: upon opservance ofl Sunday in a resolution passed at a membership meeting in the Union Hall here Wednesday night. At the same time they petition Premier Mackenzie King to consider an amendment to the Lord's Day Ac: which would: make directors and officers of corporations personally responsible for any violations of the law of which the corporations might be convicted. They . specifically opposed any amendment which would permit theatres to open on Sunday. The complete resolution follows: Whereas the Lord's Day Act is legislation which protects labor against having to work on Sundays unless on "work of necessity or mercy" and Whereas certain groups, guided primarily by the desire of increased profits have sought to lessen the | restriction of said act and Whereas recently the Motion Pic- ture Industry proposed to open the theatres on Sunday under the guise of patriotism and Whereas the Attorney-General for the Province of Ontario, Hon. Gordon Conant, is quoted in the press of June 24, 1940, which we 1 presume to be correct, as saying | i he favored the proposal; stating further that "The Dominion Par- liament now in session could meet the situation definitely and ex- peditiously by amendment to the existing Dominion legislation and representations to that end will be is as celled (131a) (Continued on Page 10, Col, 2) Oshawa Forgets Her Troops Need Sport Equipment . Don Christian, chairman of the sports commitiee of the Citizen's Committee Troops in Training, stat- | ed todayy that while the Companies of the Ontario Regiment (Tank) have been detailed for duty in other sections of the Dominion, they still need sports equipment -- and need them more than ever. Oshawa's response to the appeal for equipment so far, had been ab- solutely nil, the chairman steed Mr. Christian said he had made a few personal calls, collected a few odd things and some c¢ sh but on the whole the local people had done nothing recently to wd the boys. The people of Bowmanville had sent over some equipment and these have already been forwarded. AUTOIST Gi UILTY ONTHREE COUNTS | peal owing to the greater need, and Pickering Man Man Convicted of Getting License Falsely William Ludwick from near Pick- ering, Ontario, appeared on three related charges: driving while his icense was under suspension, giv- ng false information in applying for ga license, and procuring a new operator's license while his other one was under fuspension. On the first charge he received the mini- mum penalty of $25 and costs or 25 dove, on the second the minimum of $20 and costs or 30 days, and on (Continued on Page 10, Col. 4) VON. SOLICITS | | MONEY FOR WORK Conducting Quiet Cam- paign for Funds to Maintain Program The local branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses has commenced a quiet campeign to raise funds to carry on activities in Oshawa a member of the executive stated to- day. It was pointed out that the work in Oshawa has grown from a one-nurse job to the point where three full-time nurses are eng: zed and there are times when an assist- ant has to be called in to render service to the community. The work of the VON. is not self-supporting and that is one réa- sen why the council each year gives the branch a great. Costs to the municipality for hospitalization has been reduced considerably since the V.O.N. work has increased, it was pointed out and many border-line cases have been attended the: might not otherwise have been pos- sible. At this time each year the V.O.N. makes an appeal through personal solicitations and have been accorded © generous response. This year it will be necessary to extend the ap- it is hoped that those approached will give as generously as possible, The treasurer reports 'that the branch operates on a very sme] overhead cost and lives within the budget each year, and does not pile' up a reserve, or ever intend to. The chief items of expense are salaries for the three nurses and treaaspor- tation. No member of the executive receives anything, all work of the executives being done cheerfully and without remuneration. Those who subscribe a dollar or more are presented with a. member- ship. card, and donations may be left with Mr. C. D. Lyons, treasurer, Bank of Commerce, Free Oshawa Frenchman Is Glad French Navy Seized Cables Congratulations To Premier Churchill for Ac-| tion Against France's Fleet | The feelings of most Frenchmen | in Canada, on learning the disposi- tion of the French navy on Thurs= day, as announced by Prime Minis- ter Churchill, is perhaps expressed | by the following cablegram sent to the Prime Minister last evening by | a Frenchman residing in Oshawa: Prime Minister, London, Eng. Re French Fleet--please ac- cept my sincere comrratulations, Free Frenchman, Oshawa, Canada. This gentleman, who has resided in Oshawa for some time and has been a citizen of Canada for some years, told The Times that he wept for joy as he listened to Prime Minister Churchill's radio address on Thursday. He said he felt quite certain that most loyal Frenchmen in Canada would re-echo the senti- ments he had cabled to London last | night. He did not care to have his name made public at this time, but was | quite willing that the cablegram should be published, FORMER MAYOR OF OSHAWA DIES ------ Mr. Eli Edmondson, former mayor of Oshawa, and owner of Prospect Park which is now "Parkwood," home of Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Mc- Laughlin, pacsed away in Toronto on Tuesday, following an illness of some length. The funeral was held on Thursday. Two brothers, John Edmondson of Oshawa and Ed- ward Edmondson, of Prestonvale, survive. Fuller particulars will ap- par in Monday's issue of The Times. KING ST. CHURCH 55. HAS PICNIC AT GENEVA PARK Ideal Conditions Prevail for Annual Outing -- 300 in Attendance A most enjoyenle picnic was held by King Street Church Sunday School at Geneva Park, east of Col- umbus on Wednesday afternoon, when about 300 members motored | to this ideal spot in the country for their annual event. Games and contests took up most of the eternoon under the capable management of Murray Kirby. chairman of the sports committee, The Sunday School is indebted to the kindness and generosity of Miss M. Bassett, of Bassett's jewelry store, for all the prizes for the sports events. The weather was most ideal for the picnic and everyone enjoyed themselves, The bountiful spread st the supper table was gost satisfying after the strenuous exercises indulg- ed in on the spacious green field, and the refreshment booth came in for a share of patronage during the afternoon as well, For the younger members of the school, the beginners end the prim- ary classes, ice cream was served to them, while for the other winners in the various events, prizes were awarded. Winners of Races Following is the complete list of events and the names of the win- | ners: Junior Girls -- Marion Stevens, Norma Lowe, Betty Sharp. Junior Boys--Bill Wirshing, Bill Huggins, Rey Skinner. Intermediate Girls--Shirley Stev- ens, Lorraine McBrien, and June Braund. Intermediate Boys--Gordon Bax- ter, Alan Morgan, Bill Gimblett. Three-legged race, open, 1 'boy (Continued on Page 10, Col. 4) ASKS PREMIER HEPBURN TO TAKE SUCH ACTION, CO-OPERATE WITH KING Over $75,000 Paid to G.M. Workers Today In Holiday Pay Oshawa experienced a 'run on the bank" at each of its four banks this morning but no one worried about it. In fact it was a decidedly happy occasion, being the cashing of the Generel Motors holiday bonus cheques. Men not employed on the morning' shifts were lined up at each bank for half an hour or more waiting for the banks to open so that they could get their holiday money. When the keys were turned in ths doors, there was such a rush that usual business was sidetracked or deletyed but before noon everything hwas running normal. Each General Motors employes received a cheque for -2% per cent of his earnings between June 15, 1939 and June 14, 1940. The total amount paid out to the 3,600 Jr more employees exceeds $75,000. GHARGE MOTORIST REGKLESS AS GAR STRUCK BY TRAIN Magistrate Dismisses Charge Believing Driver Used Bad Judgment "This is a little different from the ordinary type of case that comes before this court," said Mag- istrate F, S. Ebbs in dismissing a charge of reckless driving arising out of an accident which involved a locomotive and automobile colli- sion at a level crossing. The magis- trate gave the accused, Walter Hardman, 128 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, the benefit of the doubt, considering it was probably more of a case of bad judgment than reckless driving. The accident occurred about 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, June 16, at Blackwater Station. Hard- man failed to see the freight train approaching until 3 passenger said "Look out, Look out". At this point about one hundred feet from the tracks the accused began to apply his brakes but was confused as to whether to stop or go on. Finally. when quite close to the tracks, he "stepped on it" in an attempt to beat the train. The train struck the right rear corner of the car, how- ever, doing about $300 damage. No one was injured, but all agreed on the imminence of the danger. Crown Attorney Annis said that the accident "came within four inches of involving a fatality." The driver and four passengers were in the car, including two small children. v Whistle Blown The engineer, conductor, fireman, and brakeman of the locomotive were in court and testified that the proper whistle had been blown about a quarter-mile from the crossing and again quite close to the highway. The train was pro- ceeding at about twenty miles an hour, they testified. Two crew mem- bers, seeing the Hardman car ap- proaching and sensing danger, had instructed Wilford O'Brien, the en. gineer, to blow the whistle and later to apply the brakes. The emergency brakes did not bring the locomotive to a stop until some distance past (Continued on Page 10, Col. 2) | Fully Agreed Ti That Protec: tion Against Sabotage and Enemies Within can ada Necessary SEES CONANT PLAN AS DOUBLE EFFORT Urges Hepburn to Extend Every Effort to Co-oper- ate With Ottawa in Home Defense Plan Dissolution of the Voluntary Civil Guards in Ontario is sought by the United Automobile Workers - of America, Local 222, in a resolution adopted at a membership meeting this week. The resolution petitions solve the guards organized under the supervision of Attorney-General G. D. Conant and insists that the prime minister of Ontario "extend every effort necessary on Behalf of the Provino: of Ontario in co- operation with the Federal Gov. ernment's plan of administration of our home defense." The union in the preamble of the resolution declares that Canada's war policy will be administered most efficiently through co-ordin« ated rather than dual effort but measures declaring full agreement against possible sabotage and against enemies within as well as without our Dominion." The resolution as adopted read' as follows: WHEREAS--the Federal Govern-- ment has moved to mobilize all hue scripting all able-bodied men , up 0 45 years of age for the. purpose of home defense and WHEREAS -- Voluntary Civil Guards are being formed through-- out the province, under authoriza- tion of the Department of the Pro vincial Attorney-General, with the (Continued on Page 10, Col. 4 IMMUNIZATION OF Health Nurses 'Holding Weekly Clinics at Four Oshawa Schools Work of providing immunization treatment against the more serious childhood diseases, socalled, was begun this week by the Oshawa Board of Health when These clinics are being operated specifically to provide immunisa- tion treatment for children who will start school in September but they immunization against diphtheria, scarlet fever, smallpox and whoop- ing cough. The best response came at Ritson 1015. A clinic was also: Thursday morning at Centre Street school from 10.30 until 11.30. i Tuesday morning the clinic oper- | street schools where the first Gay , brought 34 "patients." Nurses are in attendance at Mary Street School from 9.00 to 11.00 and at North noon. Jehovah's Witnesses Are Declared Illegal Ottawa, July 5.--~Jehovah's Wit- nesses was declared an illegal or- ganization in ®n Order-in-Council, tabled in the House of Commons yesterday by Justice Minister La- pointe. The Witnesses are a religious group which distributes tracts and carries on an active missionary campaign in other ways. The Order-in-Council read in Part as follows: "Whereas the Min- ister of Justice reports that there is an organization known as 'Jeho- vah's Witnesses' which is consider- ed to be of a subversive character and which should be declared an il= legal organization; "Now therefore His Excellency the Governor-General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, and pursuant to.sub- paragraph (B) of paragraph (1) of Canada Regulations, 1s hereby pleased to declare 'Jehovah's Wit- nesses' to be. an illegal organiza- tion." Section 0 of the Defense of | Canada Regulations was approved about a month ago when a number of German and other organizations were declared illegal. 'It authorizes 'Council. A person who remains or becom a member or officer of an ile legal om: who professes to fo acts, principles guilty of an offense. - i is presumed to be member. of an {llegal organization | he attends its meetings, spel publicly in favor of it or circulates Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn to dis- gives full approval of home defense that there is "need for protection man and material resources, con= . ates at North Simcoe and Mary Stmcoe from 1100 to Regulation 39C of the Defense of | additions to 'the lst by Order-ins" its literature by mail or otherwise.' of CHILDREN BEGUN clinics were held at four schools, ° road school where 38 young children | applied for treatment. The clinic operates at Ritson road school each Thursday morning from 9.00 to are open to any children desiring ;