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PUBLISHED Every Week Day Except Saturday, The Oshawa Daily Tunes PROBS. Mostly Fair and Warm. NAVARRA aaa aa oo OL. 27--NO. 45 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 4, 1940 Single Copies 3c TEN PAGES SING CITY'S BUILDING IN WAR EFFORT > OSHAWA AND WHITBY OUNCILS CONSIDERING RANTS TO REGIMENT Dshawa Aldermen Name Committees to Stiidy Fi- nancial Aid for Both Bat- talions of Ontario Regi- ment ARGUE CLAIMS OF TWO BATTALIONS Whitby Council Seeks Au- thority for Grant to Whit- by Company of Second Battalion Assistance and recognition for the Ontario Regiment's two battalions and its championship-winning band will be considered by a committee of the Oshawa City Council, that body decided at its meeting last night. Ald. S. R. Alger, chairman of the finance committee, was named to consider making suitable grants to First Battalion, Ontario Regi- ment (Tank), C.ASF. and to the Second Battalion, Ontario Regi- ment, NNP.AM. Recognition for the band will be studied by Ald. Alger and Ald. W. G. Gifford, chairman and vice-chairman of the finance committee. 'There was unanimity on the sug- gestion that Oshawa's two soldier organizations should be given some consideration but a brief debate flared up as to whether the First or the Second Battalion was the more deserving of financial aid. Ald. F. Dafoe, who introduced the idea of considering a grant, in his suggestion proposed that a grant be voted to the Second Battalion, pointing out that funds were need- ed for sports equipment and other requirements not provided by the government. C.A.SF. Had No Grant Mayor J. C. Anderson, now a lieutenant in the Second Battalion, declared that the First Battalion should also be given consideration as no grant had been made to that organization. Ald. R. D. Humphries expressed his opinion that the Second Batta- (Continued on Page 10, Col. 5) BROOKLIN LAD GIVEN A CHANCE IN WHITBY COURT Defense Claims 'Natural Impulse Prompted Act'-- Sentence Suspended Whitby, Ontario, September 3.-- Mike Bokolo, Jr., aged 24, of Brooklin, was given suspended sen- tence in district police court Tues- day afternoon after he pleaded guilty to obtaining five dollars by false pretences. Bokolo was ar- rested by Chief W. J. Elliott and provincial officer James 'Sutherland on August 28th. A. W. S. Greer, Oshawa, acted as counsel for the accused. Chief Elliott told the court that on the day in question Bokolo had several small boys in his truck and handed them a five peso Mexican banknote, worthless in Canada, with instructions to get it changed at some store. After trying several stores without success the boys had entered the Gray Coach Lines where the clerk gave them two $2 bills and one $1 bill in exchange for the note, Chief Elliott reported. These bills bear a close resemblance to a Cana- dian $5 bill but careful scrutiny reveals the difference and as soon as she discovered this, the police were notified. Chief Elliott said the boys informed him that when they got back in the car Bokolo said "don't give it to me now. Wait till we get back to the farm." He had been arrested on his father's farm at Brooklin, where a search revealed some money in the house (Continued on Page 10, Col. 2) City Pays Taxes For Boy Scouts The Eighth Oshawa Boy Scout Association will receive an annual grant from the city equivalent to the taxes on thelr new headquarters building being erected next to Christ Church, City Council decided at its meeting last night, The action was the result of a request made by W. G. Corben, president of the Eighth Boy 'Scout Group Committee. The only stipulation is that the building must be used solely in aid of Boy Scout activities. oA a Claim Oshawa Men Finest at Niagara Oshawa visitors to Camp Niagara over the week-end are authority for word that the detached company of the Second Battalion, Ontario Regi- ment, NP.AM, now at camp, was specially commended by the Earl of Athlone, governor-general of Cana- da, during his inspection of the unit at the camp. The Governor- General is said to have singled out the Oshawa detachment as the smartest company on parade at the time of the official inspection. COUNCIL FAVORS SOLDIERS VOTING ATALL ELECTIONS Also Endorses Free Trans- portation for Soldiers on Furlough Resolutions fostered by the Wind- sor and Sarnia City Councils seek- ing benefits for members of the Canadian Active Service Force re- ceived the endorsation of the Osha- wa City Council at its meeting last night. The Windsor proposal was that members of the C.ASF. be given the opportunity of voting at mu- nicipal, provincial and federal elec- tions no matter whether stationed in Canada or abroad and that to provide such voting opportunity that civic nominations be held 30 days in advance of the polling date. This proposal was endorsed with- out discussion. The Sarnia suggestion seeks free transportation on the various trans- portation systems throughout Can- ada for C.ASF. soldiers on author- ized furloughs. Ald. F. M. Dafoe, who has returned to Oshawa after working most of the summer on Camp Borden building construction work, contributed his observations on the subjects as gained at Camp Borden to the discussion before it | received the unanimous vote of the aldermen. Soldiers granted furloughs and leaves invariably received such | holidays when their funds were ex- | hausted with the result that they | had to thumb rides from autoists and truck drivers. Many secured rides only after considerable delay, with some riding in trucks. Serious injury or death has been the lot of a few. The government might well pay transportation costs for its sol- diers, the alderman contended, in- asmuch as the military saved in food costs while the soldiers were on leave. It might be advisable if transportation is provided for the government to grant furloughs les frequently. OSHAWA HEALTH NURSE ASSUMES PETERBORO POST Miss Geraldine Conley, member of the Oshawa public health nurs- ing staff for the past two years, has taken up new duties as public health nurse in Peterboro. She was released by the Oshawa Board of Health when the Peterboro oppor- tunity presented , itself and took over her new duties on Tuesday. Miss Conley's place on the Osh- awa staff has not been filled as yet although the board intends fill- ing the vacancy with the least pos- sible delay. It is expected that a new nurse will be on duty before Sept. 15. COUNCIL MOVES TO SECURE PO. SITE AS PARKING AREA Names Committee to Ap- proach Federal Govern- ment at Once Acquisition by the city of the land formerly occupied by the Oshawa Railway car barns and freight shed for parking purposes will be sought of the Department of Public Works by a committee of City Council, the latter organization naming Ald. Ernie Cay and R. D. Humphreys as a committee to perform this ser- vice. The point was raised by Ald. Cay who urged that an effort should be made to secure use of the prop- erty from the government. Mayor J. C. Anderson, K.C, out. lined proposals which had been in mind, stating that the Department of Public Works had sought to con- tact parties who might lease the property as a location for a service station. Since then a general order had been promulgated banning the creation of any new outlets for the sale of gasoline. Under such ecir- cumstances, His Worship consid- ered the present time as opportune for the city to seek use of the land for a public parking area. Ald. S. R. Alger and F. M. Dafoe sponsored the motion naming Ald. Cay and Humphreys as a commit- tee to foster this proposal. Previously g request from J, C. Ward asking permission to erect a sign next to his store on Athol banning parking from a certain post to the driveway west of the store was referred to the city property committee. "Will these people want to park their own cars in the area?" asked Ald. Dafoe. "We can't be giving special privileges to parties here and there and all over. Ald Humphreys raised the ques- tion of whether there was any need for restricting parking on Athol street at the spot designated, PIGTON SOLDIER LISTED AS DEAD Among . Seven C.A.SF. Men Included in Latest Casualty List Ottawa, Sept. 4--Seven deaths are listed in the fifteenth official casu- alty list for the Canadian Active Service Force, bringing the total dead and missing in this branch of the service to fifty-nine since the outbreak of war. In addition, the casualty list showed one person dangerously ill, two seriously wounded, and four others wounded. Following is the. latest list of fatal casualties, with regimental number and next of kin (no dates reported) : Dead Royal Canadian Corps of Signals: Sigm.. James Downs Doherty, B-33272; Mrs. Mary Downs Doherty (mother), 132 Rosethorn Avenue, Toronto. Infantry: Pte. Frederick Thomas Griggs, H-16043; . Miss Margaret Griggs sister), General Delivery, Harrold, Eng. Pte. Elmer James Lee, A-3247; Mrs. Ruth May Watson (mother), Box 115, Eston, Sask. Eastern Ontario Regiment: Pte. William Henry Campbell, C-4138; Mrs, Margaret Wilkinson (mother), Picton. Quebec Regiment: Pte. Arthur Charles Brecknell, D-76653; Mrs. Bertha Brecknell (mother), 406 Magdalien Street, Montreal. Royal Corps: Acting-Cpl. Bert Sherly Lewis, B-84373; Mrs. Cynthia Vaughan Lewis (wife), 42 St. James Avenue, Toronto. Headquarter Units: Pte. Lloyd Good, D-92011; Mrs. Daisy Good (wife), 4070 Colonial Avenue, Montreal. Canadian Army Service Canadian Sailors May Man U.S. Destroyers Winnipeg, Sept. 4. -- Canadian sallors may man some of the fifty destroyers transferred to Britain, Navy Minister Angus Macdonald sald in an interview, Declining to comment on the pos- sibility that several of these de- stroyers might be transferred to the Canadian Navy, Mr. Macdonald told the British United Press that "these destroyers are needed in British waters." He believed that most of the destroyers would be transferred across the Atlantic by British skele- ton crews sent overseas to pick them up. "Canada would be willing to man some of these ships for crossing to Britain should the British Admir- alty request it," he said. Pending further findings by the joint Ameri- can-Canadian Defense Commission, the Navy Minister declined to an- swer questions regarding the possi- bility of Canadian negotiations for destroyers. The Minister of Naval Affairs is en route to Vancouver, where he is scheduled to speak tomorrow on the new war loan, When advised on the transfer of the destroyers, he said: "It is one of the most vital factors in favor of Britain in the war thus far." ada's minister of naval affairs. and supervise the work, fitter. Naval Craft Launched at Kingston ----" The latest war vessel to hit the water at Canadian shipyards, the Corvette-type vessel Napanee is shown (top) on the ways at Kingston. a few minutes before she slipped into the water In a "side-launching." The new vessel was christened by Mrs. Angus Macdonald, wife of Can- At all Canadian shipyards that are | building naval vessels, experts of the R.C.N, are on hand to give advice | Lieut. James Child, shipbuilding engineer, is shown (bottom) discussing a fine point of construction with Assistant Superintendent Dugald MacCorquodale (centre) and John Grieg, ship- nounces Route for March Joined Parade Providing the weather is favor- able, Oshawa residents will have the opportunity Friday night of "ine specting" the Second Battalion, Ona tario Regiment, NP.AM,, in its last parade prior to leaving for Camp Niagarg early next Monday. Lieut... Col. R. B. Smith announced today that Friday's battalion parade would include a march from the Armouries to Alexandra Park with the return march passing through the business section. Friday's final pre-camp parade and inspection is to include every man who has enrolled with the battalion, apart from the Whitby company and the detachment which is now at camp. The Whitby com- pany will 'be receiving its equip- ment Friday night. The battalion will march directly to the park from the Armouries at 7:45 p.m. marching along Simcoe Street. At the park there will be a short syllabus of battalion move- ments after which the entire pa- rade will march back to the Arm- ouries, The return route, as planned by Lt.-Col. Smith, is along Simcoe (Continued on Page 10, Col. 1) Registration Card May Be Requisite For Civic Ballot Every Oshawa citizen will have to present his National Registration Card before he will be permitted to vote at the next municipal election, if the proposal advanced by Ald, E. E. Bathe in a notice of motion at last night's meeting of the City Council is adopted. He announced that he proposed introducing a mo. tion making such procedure man- datory at the next municipal elec- tion at the next council meeting. "It ie something which should be given serious consideration as I be- lieve it may avoid some trouble this year which were hinted in past elections," he said. Expected to --- All Men Who Have Second Battalion to Parade Through Business Section on Route March Friday Evening * | Lieut.-Col. R. B. Smith An-| City Employees To Receive Pay While In Militia J. Butler, Oshawa Board of Works employee, and any other civic em- ployees who may enlist with the non-permanent active militia will receive his average weekly wages while in training at military camp, less such amount which he may re- ceive for such service, City Council decreed at its meeting last night. The motion approving such con- sideration for Butler was passed unanimously with aldermen pointing out that the City could do nothing less than is being done by most local industries. ree § LEAFLET RAIDS DUE IN GANADA NEXT MONDAY R.C.AF. Planes to Drop Them as Part of War Loan Drive; Army Aids Ottawa, Sept. 4.--As part of the campaign to sell Canada's second war 'loan to Canadians, people of the Dominion will receive their first taste of air raids next Monday when Royal Canadian Air Force planes rain leaflets on cities and towns from coast to coast. An official of the Finance De- partment, in making this part of the campaign known, sald this first big demonstration of the Domin- ion's air power since the start of the war was a part of a campaign which will enlist agencies of all de- scriptions throughout the nation. The campaign will be officially launched tomorrow by members of the Government, Opposition Leader Hanson, Hon. Grote Stirling, Con- servative dean of the Commons, and Air Marchal Bishop, who will review the first year of the war at Cana- (Continued on Page 10. Col. 3) ONE FALL FAIR EXHIBITOR PUTS IN 89 ENTRIES Secretary's Office Over- whelmed by Entries -- Renovate Buildings All is hustle and bustle amongst officers of the South Ontario Agri- cultural Society as they prepared for the annual Oshawa Fair which begins next Monday. Entries have been pouring into the office of the secretary in such volume that two extra clerks have had to be re- cruited to perform the clerical work necessary to properly tabulate the entries. It is expected that the entry list will be one of the best in recent years, a considerable number of new exhibitors have filed entries. Mean- while the regular exhibitors have indicated their intention of show- ing farm and home products in even a wider range of classes. One enthusiastic supporter of the Osh- awa Fair filed entries in 89 indi- vidual classes. While the avalanche of entry forms is being directed into proper files at the office of the secretary a staff of carpenters and handy- men have been busy at Alexandra Park repairing and altering the various buildings in preparation for the big three-day show next week. Numerous changes have been made, particularly in the main building, all with the purpose of improving display space. 'Those sportsmen whose chief in- (Continued on Page 10, Col. 2) MOTORCYCLIST I ORDERED TOPAY DAMAGES TO CAR Judge Rules He Should Have Seen Auto Sooner-- Officer in Army Uniform Hans Zimmerman, 70 Nassau street, was ordered to pay $10 to George A. Harris, Simcoe street south, in Division Court this morn- ing, and in addition the defendant was assessed the costs of the court. The suit for deemages was the after- math of an accident over two months ago, on June 24, when Zim- merman's motorcycle and Harris car collided at the corner of Athol and Simcoe streets. Zimmerman sustained painful injuries at the time, but lost no time from work. Both the car and the motorcycle were demaged. Harris told of driving west on Athol street east in company with his daughter, stopping at the inter- section, looking both ways and pro- ceeding across Simcoe street slowly. He didn't see the motorcycle until the impact. He stopped his car im- mediately, and the rear end was al- legedly about five feet west of the wesf street car rail. Harris took Zimmerman to Dr. McKibbon's, at which time the motorcyclist report- edly said, "If you were going faster I could have passed you." Zimmerman testified that he was driving north on Simcoe at about 20 or 25 miles an hour and didn't see Harris' car until he was about 10 feet away, when he applied his brakes and unintentionally swerved slightly to the left. In his opinion (Continued on Page 10, Col. 1) COUNCIL LEASES SPACE IN WILLIAMS BUILDING TO G.M. AND Knudsen Resigns G. M. Presidency 1 WILLIAM 8. KNUDSEN New York, Sept. 4--William 8S. Knudsen resigned yesterday as president of General Motors Cor- poration because of his governmen. tal duties as a member of the Na- tional Defense Advisory Commis sion. He had been on leave of ab- sence since June 1. Alfred P. Sloan, Jr, chairman of the board of directors, said that Knudsen also resigned as a member of the board of directors and of the corporation's policy and adminis- trative committees, severing all of- ficial relation with the corporation. No action was taken on naming Knudsen's successor. THREE VICTINS OF AUTO SHASH 070 HOSPITAL Toronto and Montreal People Hurt in Whitby Accident Whitby, Ontario, September 3.-- One of the worst colilsions of the year occurred just east of the town Tuesday afternoon, when g west bound car driven by Mervin Saun- ders, Toronto, turned out from be- hind a line of slow moving traffic and plowed head-on into the car of Richard Sendall also of Tororito, who was going east. The accident occurred just east of the CP.R. subway and the shoul- der of the road was dug over with skid marks for a number of feet. Three victims of the crash were occupants of the Sendell car and they received injuries that neces- slated them being rushed to the Oshawa General Hospital. The in- jured persons were Richard Sen- dall and Mrs. Morgan both of To- ronto and Miss Gladys Curnew of Montreal. Mervin Saunders and his wife were from Toronto, and with them were Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Smith of Kingston also Miss Margaret Rob- erts of Toronto. The car owned by Sendell was wrecked badly, the front end being (Conticued on Page 10, Col. 7) Legendary R. Is Listed As Missing A.F. Hero London, Sept. 4 --The casualty list sald simply: "Missing--Lee, Richard Hugh Anthony, DFC, 33208 .. His name was Dickie Lee, a blond, smiling kid of 22 who looked like a collar ad and flew like the devil. The son of a first Great War air- man, Dickie was & flight lieutenant and the hero of a hundred news stories telegraphed by American cor- respondents who met him at the airfield near Lille, in France, last fall. Until now they couldn't use his name because of censorship. When he flew out to fight the Germans and didn't come back the Royal Air Force lost one of its most brilliant pilots. , In less than a year he had be- come something of a legend. The King awarded him the Dis- tinguished Service Order and the Distinguished Flying Cross in June after he had shot down close to fifty Nazi planes. But the was only part of the Lee story. A good-natured youth, he like Flight-Lieutenant DS.0O, ed to sing "Frankie and Johnnie" and "Casey Jones," and. other rol- licking songs. He was twice captur- ed, and twice escaped. Once he got away by disguising himself as a French peasant and slipping through the German lines. The second time, as he put it, he just walked away "while there was a hell of a strafe going on." Another time he was coming back to England on leave. Midway ova the English Channel he met two German Heinkels on patrol. Dickie shot them both down. He could do almoss anything with a plane. He trained like a fighter, watched his weight like an actress and knew only one love--aviation. The last time I talked to him he reported "plenty of fun and games" with Germans in battle over Eng- land. At the airport where he was based they say merely now "Dickie's gone" But they add hopefully: "Hell, he's too good to crash, If he wasn't killed he'll be captured and no prison camp cam hold him." o, WOOD FIRM Space Used by Militia Las§ Winter Taken Over by General Motors Parts and Service Dept. Ene gaged in Making Was Equipment WELFARE DEPT. IN THIRD FLOOR WING Council Approves Changes Made in Past Month -- Space Leased to G.M. for Duration of War Reallocation of space in the Wile liams Piano building to' permit two Oshawa industries to further Cana< da's war effort and at the same time provide the Oshawa Welfare Board with more suitable quarters was approved by City Council in its first regular session last night since June. The development which makes this possible resulted from the Department of National Defence relinquishing leased space on the third floor and part of the second floor. of the building. The space formerly occupied by the Welfare Department is now in use by the Oshawa Wood Products Company making large cases for General Motors for export shipping. The area formerly occupied by the Department of National Defence as barracks quarters for the First Babe talion, Ontario Regiment ( will be used by General Motors 'the Welfare Department with Coulter Mig. Co. also adding a small'. portion of this space to their prems ises The Welfare Department will occupy the eastern section of the third floor with administration of fices, clothing department and salve age department all housed on the same floor. General Motors will use the balance of the third floor and the portion of the second floor used by the Tank soldiers for a mew export division of the Parts and Service Department having to do with production of war equipment. G.M. Space 20,000 Feet Approximately 20,000 square fee of space will be utilized by General Motors, with the rental being at the rate of 13 cents per square foot per year or roughly $2,600 per year and the lease is to be for the dure ation of the war. The Oshawa Wood Products Co, is using 8,600 square feet for which they will pay $150 per month for & period of 18 months with the option of renewing their lease at fundae mentally the same rental paid by other concerns occupying the builds ing. In surrendering its claim to the building as of August 19 the Dee (Continued on Page 10, Col. 5) LONDON ACCLAINS DESTROYER DEAL AS PRACTICAL AID Roosevelt Declares Move One Which "Keeps Fos Outdoors" London, Sept. 4.--Britain today hails the new agreement with the United States, exchanging air and naval bases for fifty destroyers, as "a practical method of contributing to mutual defense requirements." In an official statement shortly after announcement in Washinge ton that the agreement had been reached, British authorities said that it would: 1. Provide timely reinforcement of the British Navy in maintaining control of the Atlantic. 2. Contribute to the security of the United States. 3. Strengthen materially the dee fenses of the Western Hemisphere, British and American naval and legal experts will meet within a few days, possibly in the Bahamas, to decide the precise location and bounds of bases affected by the agreement and technical defense matters connected with the bases. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, greeted "with the utmost. pleasure and satisfaction™ the arrangement. He said the dee stroyers would come to Britain "at a time when the strain upon our destroyer fleet has been very great." Observing that Britain had made no secret of her eagerness to ace (Continued on Page 10, Col. §. _