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PUBLISHED Every Week Day Except Saturday. Thr Oshawa Dail dimes PROBS, Mostly Cloudy; a Little Cooler. $ a OL. 27--NO. 48 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1940 Single Copies 3c TEN PAGES ONDON SUFFERS HE ILY oe = IN 2-DAY RAI tage Is Set For Splen a hk id Oshawa Fair IDWAY OPENS TONIGHT; PUBLIC TO SEE EXHIBITS UESDAY, WEDNESDAY Dfficials Plan for Biggest! Event in History; See Success if Weather Fav-| orable; Free Admission Tonight -- ROUNDS HUM WITH ACTIVITY ALL DAY angements of Exhibits Altered, Giving Room| for More Displays -- Grandstand Spectacle Tuesday Night Only Preparation Day at the Oshawa Fair saw the grounds at Alexandra Park a bustle of activity as Central Dntario's Leading County Exhibi- ion took shape. Undaunted by loudy weather, officials are going hhead with their plans to make this ear's Fair the best ever held. This Evening the grounds will be official- y opened to the public as the Mid- way will be blazing forth in all its glory. Tuesday and Wednesday are he big days when the doors of the pxhibition buildings will be thrown bpen, the horse, cattle and sheep udging will be in full swing, the military band will be playing, the rials of speed will take place in front pf the grandstand in the afternoon, d the spectacle at night. Confident of Success R. B. Faith, secretary, was full of bptimism as he watched the activity his morning, and, givep a little co- pperation by the we er, he was onfident of a subcesSiul Fair. Brawny and experienced | mployees pf Sims Shows erected &he ferris wheel, whip, and other mééhanical hrill-givers with the speed that omes with doing g. thingégnany imes. Many -of these us 'men re quite strong, in fac e ,man as seen lifting two horses, but they happened to, be Merry-Go- Round equines. iiTHesqther horses, e kind the: fathers \use, were mostly in their abpointed stallSyhy oon to-day, ready for Juigingip Exhibits Enlarged In many cases; more exhibits t ver before will "greet the eyes fair-goers, Bat s of former a of food products, made possible through the o-operation of local mepoMarbge. « Racing events starjefiaily a pm. A free-for-all frogrs Ch ly purse of $200 ta ig e jon a 2.18 e of : cd Pico Bro- | big acts,' y the "World's her flying i» udgidg- program g Tuesday, ber ¥4 Percheron, ' and "Belgia he halter; Holstein an attle; all Junior Farmer ! fruit, flowers, seeds, grain, vegetables; 'Women's Institute exhi~ bits, including Handicrafts, Art, anned Fruits and Baking. Wed- nesday, September 11: Carriage and [Roadster horses, both in harness and on the halfer; Clydesdale, Per- heron and Belgian horses in har- ness; Jersey and Guernsey cattle; Shorthorns: and Beef grades; all (Continued on Page 10, Col. 2) RUMMAGE SALE, HOLY TRIN- ity Church basement, Tuesday, 2 pm. (48a) Mrs. George Thompson, 110 Bruce street, received a cable- gram from an English port this morning sent by her husband who is with the 14th Field Bat- tery, R.C.A,, stating that they had arrived safely in England. There are about 60 other Osh- awa and district men, Mrs. Thompson stated she had been advised, who also arrived safely in England on the same boat as Mr. Thompson. Friends and relatives of Mr. Thompson and of the other Oshawa men will be glad to know' that the boys arrived safely in England. MANY CHILDREN 4 ATTEND MEETING YOUTH GOUNGIL Masked Youth Tells of Al- leged Working, Condi- tions in Oshawa Before an audience which com- fortably filled the Biltmore Theatre last evening, about half of which were children of tender years, at- tracted no doubt by the promise of "free" pictures, K. C. Woodsworth, co-secretary of the Canadian Youth Council, attempted to clear up cer- tain doubts concerning the loyalty of the Youth Council, His few re- marks were followed by answers to questions by three youths, one of whom was masked. Malcolm Young, chairman of the meeting, at the outset of the meet- ing, remarked on the large number of children present and asked them to keep quiet while the speaking was going on and promised that pictures would be shown at the close. Mr. Young introduced Mr. oy Woodsworth, who read extracts from 'g preamble presented at the Ph Youth Congress in Montreal last dune, which purported to answered the challenge that their organiza- tion Ee 5 disloyal. He complained of p @Ple who allegedly tried to sup- press free gpeech. An. Qsfiawa young man, who came to the 'stage masked whose name and occupation was withheld and who refused to state where he origed when asked by someone in audience, told of working 90 a week to earn approximately $32 @hother Oshawa young man, fos dd that he just worked sea- 'gohally; 'and was at present unem- ployed, living with his parents who were on relief. iat ; 22-year-old young man, who he originally came from Oril- lfa but later had been living at a transient home' in Toronto, told of various jobs he: imd secured : ranging 'from a day to one year, but, now out of work, was the last ® tell of his experiences: | .* Mr, Woodsworth sald that a num- 1 ber of ing men Jad been sched- «of working conditions, that théy might lose d.on Page 10, Col. 7) OSHAWA MEN ARRIVE SAFELY IN ENGLAND Second Battalion on the March' wo When this picture was taken the Detached Company of the Second Battalion, Ontario Regiment, N.P. AM., had reached the end of their two weeks of intensive military training. Captain R. R. Insole, who com ded the y, is shown just as he turned to lead his company in the Armouries. noticeably bronzed and all report a highly beneficial camp stay. The men were This group will continue training at the Armouries together with men who could not go to camp at all, while the main body of the Battalion which sailed for Camp Niagara this morning is undergoing its training program. CANADIAN FLIERS KNOCK OUT ELEVEN GERMAN RAIDERS Squadron Active in Fierce Battle Over Southern England London, Sept. 8.--The Canadian squadron of the Royal Air Force knocked out eleven Nazi raiders during Saturday evening's air battle over Southern bringing their total "kill" of enemy airplanes past the 100 mark, it wa announced today. The battle was said to have been'| . | and many residents were at the ar- the fiercest of the war. England, | Paced by their gallant legless | leader, an Englishman, Squadron Leader Douglas Bader, the Cana- dians quickly dispersed a big for- mation of bombers and their pro- tecting phalanx of fighters in an engagement two miles above the | earth, The Air Ministry said the mass attacks thrown against London and its surrounding area in the waning daylight of Saturday cost the Ger- | mans nearly one-quarter of the raiding force. The total shot down by fighters and anti-aircraft guns was 99, and 35 more probably did not reach home. A Polish squadron, going joyously into action against the despoilers of their homeland, shot down 10 bombers and three fighters, bring- ing their total for four days to 25 raiders. The Canadians' 11, largest score, made it a memorable day, and was made up of four Dor- nier bombers which carry a crew of four men each, six Messerschmitt two-man fighters and one Messer- schmitt single-seater. The achieve- ment rivalled that of Aug. 30 when a dozen of them faced 70 raiders (Continued on Page 10, Col. 1) = nde Minister Calls On' Canada to Sacrifice ' Books for Three Hundbodl rs 'Million Dollir War Loan Opened "This - Morning; lisley ' Says R.C.A.F. Needs One® Million Per Day to Carry on Fight .'» Ottawa, Sept. 9.--The Royal Can- e+dian Air Force, playing such a gal- lant part with British fighters against the Hun, will require $1,000,- 000 per day this month to carry on, Hon. J. L. llsley, Minister of PFin- ance, sald last night as he called for 'hundreds of thousands of Cana- dian voluntéers to push Cansda's second war loan over the top. Books for the $300,000,000 war loan open at 9 o'clock this morning Lovie bonds will be available in every municipality in Canada. The yield to maturity is 3's per cent on the in- vestment. Victory for the free peoples of the ezwth against aggression was cers tain the Minister of Finance as- sured his listeners last night in a nationwide broadcast over a CBC network, but Canadians must make sacrifices to pay for the war bill. Ther war bill, he said, was moun'*- ing each day as the Dominion ac- celerated her war effort. In August it was '$2,000,000 per day and the R.C.AFP's requirements of $1,000, 000 per day this month indicated more was needed. Jalls for Volunteers The Minister's speech was a last- minute &ppeal to every man and woman in the country to get behind the war effort and give -- give of (Continued on Page 10, Col. 1) their second | | | ONTARIO REGIMENT GOES INTO TRAINING AT CAMP Hon. Col. R. S. McLaughlin} Takes Salute on the March Past Early This Morning in Front of Residence of Hon. Gor- don D. Conant, K.C. The sound of the bugle band be- fore seven o'clock this morning aweicened many residents in the down-town section of the city as the 2nd battalion of the Ontario Regiment moved away from the ar- mories and headed south on Simcoe street towards the harbor, But hun- dreds of others were already aweike mories to see the boys off while thousands went to the harbor where the "Dalhousie City" had warped into the dock ready to receive the regiment which left shortly after eight o'clock with Niagara-on-the- Lake as its destination, and where the regiment will go into camp for two weeks. Salute Honorary Colonel Tt was with considerable pride and pleasure that the officers and men had the privilege of swiuting the Honorary Colonel, R. S. McLaughlin, who took the salute in front of the residence of Hon. Gordon D. Con- ant, K.C., on Simcoe street south, as the regiment marched past. On the stand between the driveways at Mr. Conant's residence, the Hon. Colonel was dressed in military uni- form and was zvcompanied by Mr, Conant, while hundreds of interest- ed citizens lined the roadway at this point. The Hon. Colonel was more than delighted with the appearance of the officers and men in their new uniforms. The "eyes right" com- mand was instantly obeyed as the men swung long with their nap- sacks and rifles presenting a soldier- ly bearing, that for the amount of training they had received reflected great credit on the commanding of- ficer, Lt.-Col. R. B. Smith 'and his staff of officers. Halted For a Rest Starting out from the armories shortly before seven o'clock the re- riment kept up @ steady pace, ac- companier by the rhythmic music of the bugle band, until they reached Thomas street, where a halt was called for a few minutes. Reform- ing . into companies, the order to "march" was given and the second battalion continued in marching or- der until they reached the harbor where "single file" was ordered as the men embarked. Area Filled With Cars The whole area around the harbor and the sides of the winding road- way to the dock was filled with cars, as relatives and friends of the of- ficers and men had reached the har- bor ahead of the marching troops. The regiment entered the steamer behind schedule. Two automobiles were the last to go onto the boat. As the "Dalhousie City" pulled away from the dock &. 8:20 there (Continued on Page 10, Col. 1) CAROL STRIPPED OFALL WEALTH BY NEW REGIME Rumanian People Pray for Michael on Order of Dictator Antonescu' Bucharest, Sept. 9.--Fofmer King Carol's stock holdings, his credits and titles, with an estimated value of millions of dollars, were ordered ! sequesterea today by General Iron Antonescu, Rumania's new military dictator, (Carol, who abdicated Friday th favor of his son, 18-year-old Crown Prince Michael, after appointing General Antonescu premier with dictatorial powers, arrived today in Lugano, Switzerland--the first halt in his exile.) (The German wireless reported | from Bucharest Sunday night that Carol will go to Canada, where he owns property, after being refused admission by Turkey, Bulgaria and Egypt, The United Press said. When the one-month limit of his allotted stay in Switzerland is reached and before going to Canada, the Ger- man wireless said, he will go to a palatial mansion which he owns on the French Riviera.) The order to sequester the ban- ished monarch's property was one of a batch of sensational decrees signed by the new pro-Axis dicta- tor. By his command, too, the popu- lace of Rumania knelt today to pray for Michael and to "curse those re- sponsible for the nation's troubles." The capital's churches were jam- med. Traffic stopped for one min- ute throughout the city. Pedes- trians even knelt in front of the palace. Michael, guarded by steel- helmeted soldiers, went to the cath- edral to join in services, Fifty Iron Guardists, armed with revolvers and dynamite were re- ported authoritatively Saturday night to have attacked Carol's spe- cial train as it crossed the border into Yugoslavia. Amid a rain of bullets they shouted that they wanted to remove Magda Lupescu, Carol's woman friend. The train sped on without stopping. Rumania's new military dictator took over four vital Cabinet posts for himself last night and issued sweeping decrees aimed at those who became wealthy under ten years of Carol's rule. One decree requires all men who since i930 have been premiers, Min- isters or even minor Cabinet mem- bers to submit to a full check on their wealth, Another orders an investigation of those who have obtained foreign currency from the National Bank at favorable exchange rates in tha last five years. FOUR ACCIDENTS INOSHAWA OVER "THE WEEK-END Seven Cars, a Motorcycle, and Bicycle Involved; No One Injured There were four automobile acei- dents in Oshawa over the week- end, involving 7 cars, 1 motorcycle, and 1 bicycle. The driver of one car was a member of the RC.AF. from Trenton. There was fortun- ately no specific injuries and very little property damage. Clarence Lugsdin, 210 Church street, reports running into a man on a bicycle with his car near the corner of Ontario and Bond streets on. Friday. on the fender of the car. fender lamp of Lugsdin's car was broken off by the impact and the lens of the head light was cracked. William Thompson, 215 Mary street, stopped opposite his drive- way and turned to go in reportedly right in front of a car coming be- kind driven by Wilber D. Bulmer, 287 Division Street. There was a slight collision resulting in dents to both 'cars, with Thompson's being the more damaged. Three cars all heading in the same direction bumped together on King street west Friday evening. The owners are W. C, Doan, RCAF, Trenton, Ontario; Milford Badgero, 504 Clarendon Street, Syracuse; New York; and E. Darling, Thomas street, Merritton, Ontario. The line of traffic had stopped when Doan ran into the rear of Badgero's car which was stopped, pushing it ahead into Darling's car which was also stopped. A radiator grill, left front fender, tail-light, and trunk were damaged. P.C.| Shields in- vestigated. Alfred McKinley, King stréet east, Bowmanville, got a very heavy jarr during the five o'clock rush on Saturday when a car driven by Henry Bickle, 96 Centre street, Oshawa, rammed into the back of | his motorcycle, which had stopped at the Four Corners for the red traffic light, Bickle explains that his foot slipped off the brake pedal The motorcyclist seemed to suffer no injury except of course, a severe shock. Oshawa's Water 'Wagon Takes a Sinking Spell Latest communique from the Cor- poration of the City of Oshawa re- veals that His' Majesty's Landship in Municipal service, "The City of Oshawa", sank yesterday afternoon on Division Street. Next of kin of casualties have been notified. As the water truck was being filled with water from a hydrant, passers-by were astonished to see ft gradually hinky in the street. Someone shouted a warning and the driver disengaged the hose and began to drive forward. As he did s0 the pavement crumpled before the wheels of the truck for several feet before it finally rose up onto a solid section of the road. Eye- witnesses said that ag, the deepest point only the water Spout at the front prevented the truck from sinking entirely, It is believed officially that a hol- low spot underneath the pavement caused the weighty tank to sink. Another version is that there are 50 many "dry" men "on the water- wagon" in Oshawa that the thing was weighted right down. The cyclist apparently | escaped injury when he rolled over | The | ESTIMATE 60 0 DEAD AND 2000 INJURED IN AERIAL ATTACK BY NAZI RAIDERS Dies in Britain PTE. ROBERT CRONK well-known Oshawa resident and employee of General Motors for over 20 years, who died in England on August 25, as the result of an auto- mobile accident, .He enlisted with the C.AS.F. ip January and went overseas shortly after. He was a member of B Company, 1st Cana- dian Troop Carrying Corps. INVASION THREAT GOUNTERED BY RAF AIR MINISTRY SAYS Extensive Damage to Ship- ping and Harbor Instal. lations Done by R.A.F. London, Sept. 9.--Bombing by the 4 Royal Air Force of German-held Channel ports during Saturday night has offset the threat of a sea- | borne invasion of Britain, the Alr | Ministry announced today. A* brief statement issued by the Air Ministry news service said R.A. F. bombers, striking at Channel ports nearest Britain, had done ex- tensive damage to shipping and harbor installations. Observers noted that the Air Ministry bulletin issued = Saturday night concerning R.AF. bombing activities spoke of the bombing of barges at Dunkirk, Invasion Threat Countered The news service said: "Enemy threats of . invasion by sea were countered last night (Saturday) by a series of air attacks on Channel ports during which extensive dam- age to shipping and harbor instal lations was inflicted by aircraft of the bomber command." A statement by the Air Ministry showed that the British raiders in- flicted damage much nearer home than during other nights of last week when they attacked Berlin and ranged over the Baltic coast and the Czecho-Slovak border. They pounded the points from which attacks on Britain have been coming--the bases for speedboats along the French coast and air ports in Holland, Belgium, Western Germany and France. The Admiralty announced that dive bombers and torpedo seaplanes of the Fleet Air Arm attacked two German supply ships off the coast of Norway and left one of them sinking and the other with a heavy (Continuéd on Page 10, Col. 3) King St. Church Reopens With Special Services C. E. Cragg, Forier Pastor, Occupied Pulpit in Even- ing; Toronto Male Quar- tet Assists Choir; Church Filled Morning and Even- ing Rev. C. E. Cragg, M.A, BD, former minister of King Street United Church, occupied the pulpit of that church on Sunday evening when i auditorium was filled long before the hour of service and the Sunday School rooms had to be opened for the overfiow. A capa- city congregation attended the morning service when the Rev, Sidney Davidson, of Trinity United Church, Bowmanville, chairman of \ the Oshawa Presbytery of the United Church of Canada occupied the pulpit, The occasion was the re-opening of the church' for public worship following renovation during the past two months. In a brief presentation Maurice Hart, chairman of the board of stewards, said that $2,800 had been spent -on the renovation, $1,700 of which had already been subscribed and an additional $1,100 was needed to wive out the balance. The audi- torium had been closed since the end of June, the congregation wor- shipping in phe Sunday School hall during the Interval. ; Rev. Mr, Cragg presented a gos- pel message based on the words in the epistle of James 1:27, in which he pointed out that' many people (Continued on Page 10, Col. 2) Service of Food and Supply - Ships at London Docks Disrupted But Transpor- | tation Facilities Normal BRITONS GRIMLY SET ON REPRISALS Greatest Casualties Occur Saturday Night; Britons Undaunted as They Ree turn to Work This Morn ing London, Sept. 9.--London's mils lions--men, women, girls and boys --went back to work uncowed today after the second straight night in which from dusk to dawn, the larg- est city on earth had taken terror, destruction and death from the Gere man air force. There was a death toll of possibly 600 end more than 2,000 were wounded over the week-end. Official estimates indicated case ualties in last night's raids are no#§ expected to exceed those of Sature day, which officials set at 308 pere sons killed and 1,337 seriously ine jured. Activity on London's docks has been disrupted. Food and supply ships obviously will have to be die verted to other ports and goods brought into the capital by train and truck. German air actién after dawn toe day let up, at least temporarily. The King made an extensive tour of the blasted areas in the east end region and southeast - London. He spent' three hours in ruined slum terris tory. Flats Demolished \ More than 50 persons were bee lieved killed when an aerial tore pedo demolished a block of flats is an east London district, The faces of people in the streets were grim and were taking on the bulldog look. There was more talic of reprisal bombing of Germany than of the night's devastation. Transportation returned rapidly fo normal snd all subway lines were running except one, of which threes sections were closed. The Stock Exchange and other markets, which long ago had made preparations to move to emergenqy, headquarters if London became une tenable, opened normally, as did bemks, including the Bank of Eng- land, with its gorgeously uniformed doormen on the job as in peace time. There was a general belief tha the crisis of the war was at hand, that the Germans were ready now for a blitzkrieg invasion by sea and air if they could break the British power of resistance. But there was a general feeling too that London had taken it so far in its stride and that if Britons could stick i% through they would beat the Nazis, "Bobbies" Armed Those who had been abroad dure ing the night knew that in some areas policemen, the "Bobbles" who customarily carry nothing more deadly than a night stick, were now carrying rifles and stopping pedese trians to demand identification pas pers. Firemen, auxiliary firemen, Afr Raid Precaution workers and voluns= teers had been on duty since dark Saturday. Few people had been hardy enough, or lucky enough, to .get enough sleep. But London was back at work, ready for more. Last night's raid, the longest of the war, lasted nine hours and 37 minutes from 7.58 p.m. to 5.35 am, today. Saturday night's raid Jad lasted for eight hours and 20 mine utes. There had been a churche hour raid for 70 minutes starting at 12.25 p.m. yesterday. An authoritative source estimated that about 150 German airplanes engaged in the Sunday night raids on the London area, operating sine gly for the most part. About 700 took part in the Saturday raid. Bombs Unaimed German planes droned back and forth across the city. They semed to drop their bombs indiscriminate. ly, aiming only at terror and dee struction, and many bombs drope ped in areas in which there was ne cohceivable military target A communique sald the bombers were never over the city in great mass numbers at any one time, but kept coming in relays and singly, without let-up. At the start of the raid, the bomber planes concentrated on East London, starting fires which fire men and air raid wardens fought even while the planes circled over them, dropping bombs wherever they saw a burst of flame. After a while the planes started (Continued on Page 10, Col. I) \