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PUBLISHED Every Week Day +" Except Saturday. J he Oshawa Daily Ti ol. 27--No. 29 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1940 Single Copies 3c TEN PAGES RITAIN REPULSES BIG NAZI AIR ATTACK a » ENERAL EMPLOYEMENT REACHES RECORD PEAK THROUGHOUT DOMINION ome Automobile Operating at Peak Capa- city on War Orders for Imperial Government AR SALES NORMAL AS TAX UNDERSTOOD inister of Munitions Be- lieves Canada's Auto Plants Head Industries in War Material Production Ottawa, August 12. -- General mployment . and industriel ac- vities are at an all-time high in anada some automotive plants perating at peak capacity, working hight and day on war orders. Tool- Ing for production of '41 models, oupled with war cutput, has great- ly curtailed the summer employ- ment recess in many automotive plants. War orders from the Imperial Government and from the govern- ments of the leading countries in he British Commonwealth, as well that of Canada, continue to pile p and the demand is for an ever ncreasing productional volume and mpo. Car Tax Misunderstood Misunderstanding of the Canadian var tax on new cars. on the part of he buying public, led at first to a brecipitous drop in demand. A rge section of the public miscon- trued the term "manufacturer's brice" to mean delivered price, or he price advertised by manufectur- s instead of the price of the manufacturers to the trade. Many s therefore, 'erroneously #S- umed that the mark up due to the was very much greater than in act, it was. The increases, for in- tance, in the delivered price of cars the lowest price bracket was ap- broximately $68. With clearing up of this miscon- ption, sales again became normal. contributing fecter to : this was hat the tax automatically resulted In an increase in the trade-in values bf used cars. This, to a considerable xtent, 'offset the increase in the brice of new cars insofar zs the consideration was concerned. Generally, both used car and new stocks are in an extraordinarily vholesome condition for this time f year; thus dealers' desks cleared for action ' in the new utomotive year at hand. Stepup Aircraft Production C. D. Howe, minister of munitions, Informed the House of Commons st week that early next year eir- aft production 1a Canada will be t the rate of 4,320 per annum. Cur- ntly the output of the Canadian blemts is at the rate of 1,300 a year. He stated that the present most rious limiting factor materially is uminum, and as a result of this anadian housewives will have no bption but to purchase kettles, pots, pam, etc, of substitute materials ince the productiva of aluminum omestic utensils :s being stopped Howe gave the palm of prece- lence in war material production to anada's motor factories. Automotive Equipment "Perhaps," he said, "no other pountry in the world Is producing my automotive equipment in the olume that now obtains in Canada. t present about 600 mechanized its a day are being produced and n another month ar two this figure be substantially increased. De- iveries' of universal carrier (the aterpillar tread light tank-like Bren gun carriers) will start this' year. Six firms are co-operating in eir production." The gun production program in- olved the constsuction of a number bf plants, and the production by motor car plants of various types mechanized units has required construction of additions and ooling at & cost of several million follars. The initial order for the manufac ure of tanks in Canada was a 83 million dollar one. According to he minister of munitions, plants how under construction involve a¥ apital cost of "120 million dollars nd will have an annual produc- onal capacity of 500 million dol- ars. PINGO, OVER BURNS, WEDNES- day evening, 14th. Battery Wo- 'men's Auxiliary, at 8:45, 15¢c. (29¢) Plants 4 HOSPITAL ADDITION OPENING TUESDAY The opening of the new, tem- porary addition to the Oshawa General Hosphial takes place tomorrow afternoon. All friends interested in the welfare and up-keep of the hospital are in- vited to be present between 3 amd 4 p.m. Donations, however small, will be - thankfully re- 'ceived as an ald to this fine work. (Silver collection), DISEASES IN JULY TOUGH NEW LOWIN CITY THES YEAR Of Twenty Two Cases Re- ported 17 Were Chicken- pox; One Typhoid Case Acute communicable diseases in | the city during the month of July | touched a new low this year, ac- cording to the report of the senior public health nurse, Miss Isabel Pringle, who in the monthly state- ment to the medical officer of health shows that there were only 22 cases reported. Of these 22, seventeen were chickenpox, one each of measles and typhoid fever and three of whooping cough. Thus number was 16 less than in the previous month. The senior nurse reports that they have been un- able to trace the source of infec- tion in the one case of typhoid. The borrd of health record of 88 percent of the school-going popu- lation, immunized against diph- theria; 85 per cent against scarlet fever, and 72 per cent against smallpox. will not be lowered if the public health nurses are able to carry on in August as they did in July, the senior nurse reports. A summary of the visits made during July, to and in behalf of cases, included the following: re- immunizations, 186; families visited, 595; new families visited, 72; total number of persons visited, 679. The total number of visits made to in- fants in the infant and child hy- glene service was 105. There was an attendance of 216 at the Albert Street Clinic, with Dr. H M. MacDonald in charge and there were 369 in attendance at Centre Street Clinic with Dr. F. J. Donevan in charge. Immuniza- tions were given for diphtheria, scarlet fever, whooping cough and vaccinations against smallpox. Couldn't Find License Discovered It Later But Driver Is Fined Harry Chinn pleaded guilty to charge of failing to produce an operator's license and was assessed $3 and costs or 3 days in the county jail in police court this morning. The offense occurred on August 6 at the scene of a minor automobile accident. Chinn called the officer to the scene of the accident and when asked for his operator's permit could not find it. Soon after the officer had gone he allegedly found it in the glove box of the car, and showed it to the other man involved in the accident. The accused did not think it necessary to bring it down to the station. and show the police officer. yu a a Young Air Observers Complete 1,000 Mile Flight Making their first mass flight, 40. young graduates of the No. 1 Air Observers' Training School at Malton, made a 1000-mile flight to Ottawa and back via North Bay on Friday last, using 13 Avro-Anson bombers and a Boeing transport plane. were loud in their praise of the job done by the boys. responsible for seeing that his plane gets to its d Two of the men taking part i a bomber's crew. back at Malton, » le These instructors claim that the observer, tination and back again, is the most important man in e flight are shown leaving their plane as it arrived oe he The flight was comnleted in less than seven hours and instructors who is ® dw FOUR PERISH IN SWIFT CURRENT Courageous Men Men Risk Lives) to Save Quartet From Undertow Cornwall, Aug. 12.--Treacherous whirlpools and deadly undertow sucked four swimmers to their death Sunday in a tragedy which brought 3,000 picnickers from a nearby park rushing to the high bluffs of the Longue Sault Rapids to watch a grim two-hour rescue battle. Drowned in' the unequal between the swift-moving St. rence current and the courageous men who risked their own lives battle | Law- | i | from the running were Leonard Laurin, 23, of Morris- | burg; his two sisters, Mary, 16, and Frances, 10; and Charles W. Baker, 45, proprietor of a Sheek Island dance hall. Baker "lost his life in a rescue attempt. Soldier Rescues Two The bravery of Pte. Thorold Locey of Mille Roches, a member | of the Stormont, Dundas and Glen- garry Highlanders, saved Isobel McMillan of Alexandria and Ralph F. Ross of Cornwall. For two hours | S | and I'm glad I won." Locey fought against the strength of the whirlpool after saving he McMillan girl and Ross and pulling | them into the rowboat in which he had set out from the beach. High up on the bluffs thousands of spec- tators saw a battle as spectacular as any in fiction. One girl and one man were in the boat in addition to Locey. Another girl clung to (Continued on Page 10, Col. 3) Hopes To Visit Canada, Windsor Tells C.A.S.F. Hamilton, Bermuda, Aug. 12-- The Duke of Windsor is anxious to revisit Canada and hopes to go to the Dominion after he has settled down in his new job as Governor of the Bahamas. Officers of the Canadian Active Service Force unit, which the Duke inspected here Saturday, said he had expressed his eagerness to re- turn to the Dominion, renew old acquaintances and spend gome time at his ranch at High River, Alta. "I've a great number of friends in Canada, and I'll look forward to seeing them," the Duke was quoted as saying after his informal visit to the troops on garrison duty here. Reminiscing with officers, the former King said it was eleven years since he had seen Canada and thirteen since he had seen his ranch. He was Prince of Wales then, While inspecting the Canadians, the Duke éhatted with many mem. bers of the unit. He showed parti- nard, Governor of Bermuda. received the salute as the soldiers, clad in shorts and other summer dress, marched past where he stood with their officers mess and shown up "remarkably well." cular interest in veterans of the firct Great War, and he stopped several times to discuss experiences with them. But he apparently enjoyed most talking about his ranch. To one of- ficer who had visited it, he said that oll had been discovered on it. To another, he said: "You know, my cattle were sold the day of the Munich agreement." Officers and men enjoyed the visit, "He makes you feel at home and gets on with us. He's a real good fellow," one said. The Duke, who is staying here briefly on his way to the Bahamas, was accompanied on the visit to the Canadians by Sir Denis Ber- He officers' had Later, went to the said the troops he | PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS ENJOY ANNUAL OUTING AT NEAR CORNWALL GENEVA PARK ON SATURDAY Sports Editor tor Awarded C. M. Mundy Prize; Super- intendent of ~ Toronto Branch Plant Comes to Event by Airplane Over 250 employees, their families and friends, attended the annual picriic of the Times Publishing Co., Mundy-Goodfellow Printing Co., and Lakeside Publications on Saturday afternoon at Geneva Park near Columbus, The afternoon was occupied by a programme of sports which varied race for kiddies under seven to an employees' base- ball game in the evening. Probably the most colorful event on the pro- gramme was the blueberry pie eat- ing contest in which Don Manning of the composing room reiained his championship won last year by dis- posing of one pie in 52 seconds flat without the use of knives, forks, fingers or other assistance. Local followers of the sport believe this to be an all time record. Interviewed after the gruellng ordeal Mr. Man= ning stated, "It was a hard battle He also sent his compliments to the folks back home. C. M. Mundy Prize For a number of Axars an annual feature of the picnic has been a lucky draw for a prize donated by Mr. C. M. Mundy, President of the Times Publishing Co. Unfortunately illness prevented Mr. Mundy from attending and the presentation was made in his stead by Mr. G. M. Goodfellow, who expressed Mr. Mundy's regrets at not being able to attend. The prize, a beautiful clock, was won this year by Geo. H Campbell, genial Sports Editor of The Times. For the first time at this annual event, an employee, George Wilson, superintendent of the Toronto plant, flew to the picnic grounds accom- pannied by pilot Alex Deachman, editor of the East Toronto Weekly. They circled the field several times and then landed north of Columbus and were then brought to the park | by auto. Mrs. Cliff Sewell, wife of The Times day foremgh, was unani- mously declared the winner of the (Continued on Page 10, Col. 3) Late "Weather Reports (As compiled at 11:00 a.m.) Tonight--Weather, fair and warm. Wind, south and southeast. Tuesday -- Weather, fair and warm. Wind, soath and southeast, moderate. LAKE TEMPERATURES Temperature of the water at the beach at the lakefront this after- noon at 2:30 was 62 degrees. Wind, southeast, light, (at 3 p.m.). (Courtesy Oshawa Yacht Club) DISHISS CHARGE OF THEFT AGAINST H. GHINN TODAY Magistrate Sees No Grounds for Conviction; Evi- dence Insufficient The charge of theft of automobile parts against Harry Chinn of this city was dismissed in police court this morning because of conflicting evidence and insufficient evidence. The Crown had no further evidence to offer. Crown Attorney Annis admitted there was not sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction and con- sented to the dismissal. Magistrate F. S. Ebbs saw no grounds what- ever for a conviction on the evidence before him, which was of a very conflicting nature. The theft charge was laid by John D. Fluke, Oshawa, who claimed Chinn stole his ssutomobile parts on or about May 1st. The case came up on Tuesday and Friday of last week, The accused was represented by A. W. S. Greer. It was previously suggested in a report last week that a charge of perjury against XH. Chinn might arise out of the case, but no such charge wes mentioned today. In fact it was intimated there were no grounds for any sich charge. (UEBEC FAMILY PERISH IN RIVER Trapped as Car Runs off Ferry Into Water Near Val d'Or Val d'Or, Que., Aug. 12--A family of seven were drowned near here early today when their automobile jumped over the gangboard of &o ferry and overturned in six feet of water, The dead are Joseph Jean of Mal- artic, Que., his wife, and their five children, Leon, 13, Yvette, 7, Paul, 5, Roger, 3, and a 9-months-old baby, Claude. The tragedy occurred in Lemoyne Lake, three miles from Val d'Or, A coroner's jury sitting under Dr. Andre Bigue of Amos, Que., brought in a verdict of accidental death. They attached a rider to their ver- dict recommending that a bridge (Continued on Page 10, Col. 2) FOOD INSPECTOR FIRE DESTROYS + NEW DODGE COUPE EARLY SATURDAY Number of Chickens, Chick-| en House and Garage Also Total Loss A fire at the home of W. Edgar. 47 Gibbons street destroyed a 1940 Dodge coupe, a gammge, 5 or 6 chickens and a chicken house early Saturday morning. The fire originated in the chicken house and is believed to have been started by would-be chicken thieves. Total loss is conservatively esti- mated at $1,200, but the car is covered by insurance. Neighbors and friends turned out to fight the flames prior to the arrival of the fire reels, and it was partly due to their efforts that the flames did not spread to the house. The fire was discovered about 5 a.m., but may have been burning for some time previous to that, Mr. Edgar informed the Times this morning. Part of the garage is still standing, but damage is be- yond repair and a new metal one is being constructed. Fire spread from the chicken house to the back of the garage, where quantities of oil were stored. The oil multiplied the intensity of the blaze, and it took firemen half an hour to bring the conflagration under control. Fire Chief W. R. Elliott considered the conditions surrounding the ori- gin of the fire suspicious enough to warrant an investigation. N. Waterloo Tories Nominate Dr. Leavine ' Kitchener, Aug. 12.--By a large majority, North Waterloo Conserva- tives, in open convention here Sat- urday, voted to contest the by- election Aug. 19, necessitated by elevation of Hon. W. D. Euler, member for twenty-three consecu- tive years, to the Senate. For the second time within five months, Dr. Stanley Leavine, Kitch- ener alderman, was chosen as their candidate. Dr. Leavine, who made a credit- able showing against Mr. Euler in the March election, but was de- feated, said today he would accept the nomination and oppose Louis O. Breithaupt, Kitchener indus- trialist, who was chosen by North Waterloo Liberals last week. GE. PLANT AT PETERBORD GETS Bl: WAR ORDER Factory to Be Extended, Tools and Machinery Added Ottawa, Aug. 12.--The Canadian General Electric plant at Peter- borough has been given huge orders for precision equipment for a wide range of artillery. It was stated by officials of the Munitions and Sup- ply Department. Extensions to the present plant, tools and machinery involve capi- tal expenditure of several million dollars which the Government will finance. The Peterborough plant has been ' making searchlights and other elec- The activities of Oshawa's food | trical equipment for the army. The Inspector, C. S. Dickinson, during | new order covers a type of product the past month, submitted in his | never before made in Canada. Gun repoft to the medical officer of | carriages will now be assembled in health, indicates in a great measure Peterborough. the care which is being taken to The artillery program under way see that the residents secure pure in Caneda is one of the biggest un- milk, sanitary meat and cleanliness dertakings of the Department of in the establishments which fur- Muntitions. More than $100,000,000 is nish the city with its food supply. involved The Barrels are bein Following are the places visited turned out in several Quebec i. and inspections carried out: Other equipment orders -- bee 2 Visits to Dairies, 74; Sediment spread in differen Ontario fi Tests conducted on producers' raw b 1 milk, 175; Mlk rejected, 4 cans; Quebec plants in order to speed production. Samples dairy well water secured, ANOTHER RACKET 7. Capped, empty, "sterile" con- tainers secured, 7; Samples past- eurized milk secured, 33; Samples pasteurized cream secured, 15; The leiest town tc be caught by Samples chocolate dairy Brink > an advertising swindler is George- cured, 3; Visits to dairy farms, 65; | town. This time a man claiming to Premises and herds of new milk represent a map and directory firm Prodiers Bigected, 3 ae houses sold advertising space on a map of Ovated ang .repaec, &, °¥ | Georgetown he said he was going to electric coolers installed, 1; Visits publish. Several merchemts and to Slaughter-houses, 80; Visits to f . o ; business men were induced to make Butcher-shops, 27; Visits to Cafes, ; 9; Visits to Lunch Counters, 3; advance payments, Several days ago, Visits to Booths, 6; Visits to Refresh. | loWever, the man disappeared and TN rite is now the object of a search by ment Stands, 7; Visits to Bottling y Plants, 6: Visits to Stores. 7; Visits police. It's difficult to understand to Bakeries, 3; Visits to Confection~ fe menlaily ot merchants and ery Stores, 4; New Confectionery others w RD san always be depended Stores Inspected, 1; Visits to Fruit | UPOR to fall for the appeals of glib- tongued fakers whose wares are valueless, but can never be induced to advertise in the local newspapers which week in and week out essist Stores, 4; Complaints investigated, 2; Visits to Tourist' Homes, 1; Visits in promoting the interests of the town.--Exchange, MADE 312 VISITS GITY AND DISTRICT Oshawa's Food Supply Houses Under Watchful Eye of C. S. Dickinson to Tourist Camps, 1; Specal Visits, 13. In all, 312 visits were made by the inspector during the month of July. An investigation was carried out as to the source of supply from which green vegetables were ob- tained by a store selling the same, in an endeavour to ascertain whether" that might have any re- lation to causation of a case of (Continued on Page 10, Col. 2) Belleville Boy Third In U.S. Soap Box Derby Donald McGowan, 13, Cane! ada's Only Entrant, Shares Honors in All- American and Interna- tional Classic (Special to the Times) Akron, Ohio, Aug. 11--Through a record field of entrants in the greatest soap box derby in, the his- tory of the seven-year-old boys' sports classis, Donald, McGowan age 13, of Belleville, Ont.,, Canada's cnly 'entrant in the 1940 race, sped to third place laurels here today. Young McGowan, competing. in both the All-American and Inter- OPEN HIGHWAY AUG. 24 Hamilton, Aug. 12--Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Ontar:d Minister of Roads, announced on Saturday that the Queen Elizabeth Wey from To- ronto to Niagara Fails, Ont., will be officially opened on Aug. 24. -. the grand finalsafter the American champion had heen detérmine with Tommy , age 12, Detrait} Mich., All-Amerie 'wictor, and Ted- dy Stewart, age 14, Coloh, of Panama, who oiinishedyl ahead of him. Boys from 130 Forti Apricat cities were entered in the derby. this vear, setting a new .high mark for "the greatest amatetir racing eve in the world." i A crowd of mon sports fans was P Derby Downs, the structed derby rac this afternoon to wa field of race cars evely national races, shared honors in NAZIS SUFFER TERRIFIC TOLL IN WAR'S GREATEST FIGHT; DOWN 85 PLANES {Invaders Crash in Flames Into Channel and On Land as Air Defence Proves Impregnable 16 ARE SHOT DOWN IN EARLY FIGHT TODAY British Fighters and Anti- Aircraft Fire Dooms German Attack; 69 Downed Sunday London, Aug. 12.--Swarms of Ger- man planes attacked the British south and southeast coasts today in what London newspapers report- ed as "one of the biggest air battles ever fought." Play-by-play reports of air battle after air battle along the British coast indicated the fighting was on a scacle comparable with that yest- erday when some 400 German planes were employed. Unofficial and incomplete reports placed German plane losses at be- tween 14 and 16 craft, up to 3 pm, making 85 Nazis planes bagged in two days. This lifted total German plane losses since June 18 to more than 400, according to British count, but the combats were still going on. The plane battles today were on a 250-mile front beginning at the estuary of the Thames and running the length of the English Channel and south coast. One of the chief German object- ives today appeared to be the great barrage balloons -- the "wall" of gasbags to which steel cables are attached -- which is designed to protect important south and south east coast objectives from attack. In one severe raid on a southeast point between five and seven Ger- man planes were said to have been downed. Five were shot down at another spot and two at a third point. Another bomber was bagged on the northeast coast. Two waves of Heinkel bombers carried out a dive-bombing assault, on the south coast town. It was re- | ported that three of the attacking planes were shot down by anti- aircraft fire. Germany sent 200 airplanes at a port in southern England today but only 55 of them reached the undis- closed objective. Despite the intensity of the Ger= man air attacks, British experts doubted that the raids marked the opening of a real blitzkrieg against Britain, 1 They sald that the raids appear- ed to be testing the strength of Royal Air Force .defensive squade rons in preparation for the launch- ing of still heavier aerial attacks which would seek to break British morale. A second objective was held to be the damaging of British ports and shipping as an aid to the long-range German blockade ate tempt, At least 100 planes were engaged in the first battle of the morning over the Channel and the rolling hills and fields of the southeastern coastal country. The first raid lasted about 30 minutes and less than half an hour afterwards the attack shifted east- ward with an assault directed against the balloon barrage on the coast, : No sooner was this raid over than new squadrons of invaders return- ed to the original point of attack. In the second fight about 30 Junker §8s flew over a southeast England town in the biggest raid on that immediate area since the war started. Jump in Parachutes Five Germans were shot down in each encounter, it was reported, and in the second at least 12 German airmen jumped in parachutes. One of the raiders in the second battle was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, the others by fighter planes. Earlier, during the darkness, one German bomber was shot down, marking the first success for British defensesigfter Sunday's fighting took an official toll of 60 German saw an estimated 400 hyrled against south and abjectives. "oday, after widespread raids over island during the night and early morning, a large force .of Junkers 87's escoried by Messers | semitt fighters wes intercepted by Royal Alr"Force fighters as 'they 'tifed to slip over the coast at an al+ de of nearly 20.000 feet. a few moments the sky me a great battleground d mingling with the roar of en- = scream of diving planes sharp staccato of machine e and then the deeper note ued on Page 10, Col. 2) ¥ Wo