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be FEAR CANADIAN MINESWEEPER LOS | The Oshaua Daily Tones VOL. 27--NO. 84 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1940 CITY PLANS 4-LANE ROAD ACTIO Royal Navy Mines Greek Waters H.M.C.S. Bras d'Or Is Overdue Nine Days; Crew of 30 is Aboard Vessel Believed Lost in Severe Storms Prevail- ing in Gulf of St. Lawrence -- Last Sighted on October 19 by Freighter in Gaspe Passage SEARCH CONTINUES BY WATER AND BY AIR FOR MISSING BOAT gu ndors ii 30 £7) -- e Royal Navy to ai reece Four of Crew Members Ontario Residents, has mined approaches : to | portant ports on both East and PROBS Mostly Cloudy; Showers. 4 4 4 4 b) Single copies 3c TEN PAGES | Council To Organize | Delegation To Press Wreckage of Car in Which Airman Killed . NS ons For Road Completion Say British Small Ballot |" le. immeliste Asorance Torkish Report Save "Naval Favorable to Received That Governe aia, veg Strike Call ment Plans to Finish Highway Right to Osh Cephalonia" At Chrysler Windsor, Oct. 30 (CP) -- awa Although refusing to PLAN TO INCLUDE evea how many voted, oil of | WAR INDUSTRY MEN the Chrysler Division, Local] 195, United Automobile Work- | Would Have Delegation In- ers of America, issued a state clude East Whitby, ment today claiming 87 per : cent. of its members approved Transport Men, Chamber calling a strike at Windsor| of Commerce, Business Men and City Officials Chrysler automobile plants. Unless definite assurance can ITALIANS SANK SHIP Fascists Claim Troops Mov- ing "Deeper Into Greece" --Greeks Resisting Indicating the number to cast | votes was very low, union of-| im- Three in Toronto--Vessel Captured Italian | Freighter Capo Noli off Rimouski, Day Italy Declared War (By Afan Randal, Canadian Press Staff Writer) Ottawa, Oct. 30 (CP) -- The navy announced today that the sturdy auxiliary minesweeper H.M.C.S. Bras d'Or, guardian of the gale-whipped lower St. Lawrence, is overdue, with Lieut. Charles Avery Hornsby, of Halifax, and 29 officers arid men aboard. Next-of-kin have already been notified and the navy held only slim hope the captor of the Italian merchantman Capo Noli might turn up. The official statement said: 'The search will continue un- til the vessel is found or until it is considered that hope should | be abandoned." Third Canadian Loss The announcement 'followed by two days the disclosure of the loss of the Canadian destroyer Margaree with 140 officers and men. Last June there was the loss. of the Destroyer Fraser with 45 men, both destroyers going down in collision. " Loss of the Margaree reduced Canada's destroyer strength to 12 Canada's present strength in mine- sweepers is not known. She had four . at the outbreak of war in September, 1939 and the Bras d'Or was added later. Only recently, Navy Minister Maedonald said 18 were under con- struction, and others besides the Bras d'Or may Have been added in the past year. '~ There was no suggestion in the Navy.statement that anything other than autumn storms was responsible for the non-appearance of the Bras d'Or, but if worst fears of the navy prove correct, the loss would raise the total of Navy casualties since the war started to 243. A spokesman said "If there is any hom it is only of 'the slimmest kind." Messages sent to next-of-kin said she was "nine days overdue," and while the Navy statement omitted (Continued on Page 9, Col. 6) Camp Borden Group Sees Trucks Assembled Twelve officers and 555 men of the Mechanical Transport Corps, Camp Borden, who are taking a special course in mechanized units, visited the plant of General Motors' on Tuesday and had the privilege of seeing the mechanized units assembled. The: visit to" the auto manufacturing plant is included in the course. The officers and men had lunch at the Genosha Hotel at noon, where J. A. Lane, manager of the export » department of General Motors, accompanied them, and also took on a tour of the plant, CANADIAN ARTIST DEAD Hamilton, Oct. 30 (CP)--Arthur Heming, 70, one of the best known of Canada's artists, who also was an illustrator and an author died here today. SHARKS EUCHRE, I.OF. HALL, tonight. Aid of war fund. 8.30 p.m. 25c. Good prizes. (84a) ANNUAL BAZAAR, UKRAINIAN Presbyterian Church, 619 Simcoe Bouth, Saturday, Nov. 2, 1 p.m. to 10 pm, Specialty, hand embroid- ery and home baking. (84b) & - §-MONTHS TERM GIVEN RECEWER to Reformatory by Magistrate and four months indefinite at the imposed on Alex Lazarchuck, local was ;convicted on three counts on Wednesday, October 23, and re- manded until today for sentence, Lazarchuck was involved as a re- sult of burglaries committed by William Boyd and Donald Tucker, former enlisted men of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, who were recently convicted and sen- tenced to serve three years in the penitentiary at Kingston. On the two counts of receiving stolen goods, Lazarchuck was sentenced to serve eight months and four months concurrently, A also concurrent, was imposed. Victims of the Boyd-Tucker rob- beries were John Hicks. jeweler. and the Royal Hotel, Whitby, and the jewelry store of James Marr at Bowmanville. Refusing a plea for a suspended sentence in behalf of Lazarchuck, Magistrate Ebbs reiterated Crown Attorney Annis' objection that 'if OF STOLENGOODS Alex. Lazarchuck Sentenced Sentence of eight months definite | Ontario Reformatory, Guelph, was | junk dealer for the past 15 years, | as a receiver of stolen goods. He | 4 Britain and her allies probably third sentence of three months de- | finite and three months indefinite | | presidential secretary, told re- | porters. there were no receivers of stolen |haps allow her a priority on air (Continued on Page 10, Col. 5) [plane contracts. West. coasts of the kingdom, the admiralty announces. The announcement said por-| tions of the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras had been mined and | a mine field sown in waters | lying north of Crete. Included | |in the latter area is the Culf of Aegina--approach to Piraeus, port of Athens. | British military circles. de- | clared no British troops have | been landed in Corfu or Crete, | and that they have no confir- | mation of a reported [talian landing at Corfu. Turks' Story Varies Ankara, Turkey, Oct 30 (CP) -- The British informa- tion office said British naval de- tachments had landed on the Greek Island of Crete and on| the Island of Cephalonie, south | orfu. (London had denied! "troops" had been landed on| Greek Islands). Turkish officials were silent | the nation's attitude toward | the Italo-Greek conflict, but| the official newspaper Ulus| said Turkey is "whole-heart- edly with Greece." Fascists Claim Successes Rome, Oct 30 (CP)--Fascist troops claimed to be moving "deep- er" into Greece from the Albanian (Continued on Page 10, Col. 2) on Roosevelt to Reveal More Aid to Britain Boston, Oct. 30 (CP) -- A major step to increase aid for will be announced by President Roosevelt tonight in an ad- dress here, Stephen Early, He warned them not to 'go overboard' on releasing Unite States "flying fortress=<" to Great Britain. United States might turn over more destroy- ers to Great Britain, or per Boy Scout Christened Big Chief Blanket Pin East London Workers Run Sweep On Starting Time of Next Air Raid Warn- ing By HAROLD FAIR (Canadian Press Staff Writer) London, Oct. 30 (CP) -- Bomb splinters from the battle of Brit- ain: With his haversack full of blan- ket pins a Boy Scout makes a nightly round of one of London's tube shelters where he folds and pins the children's blankets scout Py -* fashion. They call him "Big Chief Blanket Pin." Britain's newest wartime ailment. Oculists explain- ed many pesple complain their eyes feel hot and strained. Main cause is the amount of reading dole while lyng under shelter lights. : Shelter eye is A Royal Air Force pilot had nu ammunition left after downing a Messerschmitt 109 over the English Channel but bagged a second Ger- man plane just the same, He drew (Continued on Page 10, Col. 3) One member of the R.C.AF. Is dead and two others are In hospital the car in which they were riding from Jarvis, where they had just eompleted courses, to Trenton to continue | the Chrysler plants. training, and a truck, The accident took place in Happy Hollow, east truck was being driven by Everett Hanna, of Corbyville, and carried four horses, two of which were killed, | ficials intimate no action will be taken on vote. { The vote result was revealed | at a closed meeting of the union last night. The meeting then | decided to demand that the| Dominion Department of Labor conduct a strike vote in as the result of a collision between of Oshawa, early yesterday. The | Fires were started at oil plants at Pictures show the wreckage of the passenger car and left to right, George E. MacDonald, killed; Robert Hud- | son, critical, and George Angus Little, slightly injured. Icy Mist Fails to Interfere With Nightly R.A.F. Forays On Nazi Military Objectives British Airmen Strike at In- dustrial Plants in Many | Cities of Germany and Nazi Held Territory London, Oct, 30 (CP)--Carrying | on through cold mist which covered | planes with ice, Royal Air Force | fliers last night bombed Berlin and dropped high explosive and incen- diary bombs on numerous indus- trial plants and military objectives in Germany and German-cccupied territory, the Air Ministry said Homberg, Sterkrade and Magde- burg. Bremen and Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and Denhelder, Ymuiden and Flushing, Holland, ard Ostend, Belgium, also were attacked. Railway ccmmunications, . air- dromes, searchlight batteries and | anti-aircraft gun positions alco were raided. Chased Back Today London, Oct. 30 (CP)--German raiders crossed England's southeast | coast today apparently headed for | London but were engaged high above the clouds by Royal Airforce fighter planes and turned back. London had only a brief daylight alarm. British fighters gave the invaders battle just after they crossed the sea. Frcm cloud banks came the rattle of machine gun fire and the (Continued on Page 9, Col. T) Pioneer Veterinary Dead at Brooklin After an illness of. some months, Dr. W. A. McNeely, a resident of this community for the past forty- seven years, passed away at Brook- lin, on Tuesday morning. Although not confined to his bed, but unable to be around as formerly, he en- joyed the calls of his many friends and bore his illness with great fort. itude. His genial happy disposition won for him many friends and he will be greatly missed in the community. Until a few years ago he was' the practising veterinary and his busi- ness covered a very wide field, To mourn his loss are his wife, the former Lettie Barkey, and one son, DeLos of Streetaville. There' are two sisters surviving, one in Lucan and one in Seattle, Wash, U.S.A, The funeral will be held from his late residence on Thursday at 2 p.m. Standard time, with interment at in Groveside Cemetery. Stouffville Man Is International Plowing Champion Davenport, Ia, Oct. 30.--Fred Timbers of Stouffville, Ont., cap- tured the champiorship in the first national plowing match held here yesterday as a prelude to the national cornhusking contest to- day. Timbers scored 92.95 points to nose out Graeme Stewart of Plain- field, Ill, who took second with a | 92 mark. George Susemiehl of Naperville, Ill, was third with 91.25, and Alex | Black of Guelph, Cnt., was fourth, | A third Canadian, George Hos- trawser, Malton, Ont. finished tenth with 83.5 points. | DRIVERINFATAL ACCIDENT FINED | Albert Fididing Adjudged Reckless in Ripley Death Fine of fifty dollars and costs, | and suspension of his driving lic- | ense for a period of three months, | was imposed in Oshawa Police | Court' today on Albert Ficlding, | Toronto, convicted last Friday on a | reckless driving charge. The charge was filed following a fatal accident near Thornton's Corners on August 26, in which James R. Ripley, local dairyman, lost his life. Clemency was urged in beha'f of | Fielding on the ground of his geod | character, lack of police record, and | bis being a married man with two small children. It was especially urged that his driving license be not suspended since it is a means by which he earns a livelihood for himself and family. Magistrate F. S. Ebbs, before | whom Fielding was tried, stated | that he regarded the suspension | penalty as extremelv important and would not amend his judgment. Fielding was given until 2 p.m. Thursday, to get the money for his fin> which he expects to obtain in Toronto. His worship demurred at the fine-sesking parole on the ground that former consideration had been abused. Crown Attorney A. F. Annis, K.C., however, agreed to accept respon- sibility for Mr, Fielding's return, and 'permission for him to go to Toronto was granted. { the now spirit s! CRIME PREVENTION ACTION BY CHIEFS IS GIVEN PRAISL Sees Work as Best Crime Present Rosd Termed| Deterrent the Chief Consta- of Canada brcaden preventative side of their forces' service was lauded to- day in Oshawa by Hon. A. W. Roe- buck, K.C., ML.A, former Attor- ney-General of Ontario, who ap- peared jn city police court as coun- sel for local clieni:. Mr. Roebuck praiced particularly of Association Movement bles the ¢f Ontario as ccr red with 25 or 50 years ago, and urged that the cure for crime is employment for all, young men particularly, at liv- ing wages. In the course of the interview Mr. Roebuck agreed with local sug- gestions that the moral and spirit- ual leadership cf Oshawa and dis- | trict sheuld take a very active in- terest in the welfare of the Training School at Bowmanville. "Punishment ic designed to pre- vent crime and, perhaps, criminals" Mr, Roebuck told Oshawa Daily Times. "But can accomplish these things with- cut punishment, that is, by preven- tion, how much better it would be for all ecncerned. "Punishment is degradation, and it is impcsed only because ft is necessery in some cases. "The one sovereign preventative of crime is beyond the contrel of the nolice, The chief remedy lies in providing uceful and remunerative occupation fcr all our population, (Continued on Page 10, Col. 4) The ' Bottleneck For to | | ney-General of Ontario, hopes that | by | Prime Minister, will find it advis- | abla and more economical to build wn by policemel | | of traffic. industrial and war pred- Boys' | reform | if you | Toronto Highway | Oshawa Industry Transport Owners Find In- | creased Traffic Slows De- | liveries to City CONANT FOR 4-LANE "Roughest, Most Danger- ous"--Accidents Increase Hon, Gorden D. Conant M.L.A. Scuth Ontario Riding, and Attor- the Provincial Government, headed Hon Mitchell F. Hepburn, the new four-lane highway to Osh- awa. Mr. Conant did not elaborate the point of "more economy" in his statement, but it is evident that King's Highway No. westward from Oshawa, badly needs re- surfacing for over 15 miles. T'o car- rv that out before an alternative route is ready for tha steady strenin a " ucts would, many believe, create 'a serious situation. The Ontario Attorney-General's <latement was as follows: Toronte-Oshawa Highway "Although it is the policy to aveld canital exnenditures during war, the Minister of High- wove and the Government may feel that in view cf the condi- tin of. und traffic on, the pres= ent highway, tt would be advis- able and mere economieal to pro- ceed with the new dual highwev. At anv rate, T hope this view will prevail, "The treffic has increased con- siderably in recent months. with consequent deterioraticn of the present hirhwav, on account of (Continued on Page 10, Col. 4) tho Three Osh Officers At British Tank School Somewhere in England, Oct. 30.-- Twelve officers and forty non-com- missioned officers from the new Canadian armored brigade at Camp Borden are in England receiving in Borden are in England receiving instruction in tank fighting tactics with crack British armored units, Led by Major R. Back of London, Ont., the tank experts are remain- ing three months, working with the units and attending' tank schools. Then they are returning to Canada to aid the brigade under Col. F. F. Worthington in advanced training. Major J. V. Allard of Three Riv- ers, Que., said the training received here, which the officers will be able to pass on when they return home, is just what the brigade needs and that probably after nine months Canadian armored units will be ready to move overseas to join the Canadian Corps. Other senior officers here are Major M. J. Johnston, Capt. R. Schell, Cant. E. Irwin, all of Osh- awa, and Major W. Halpenny, Win- nipeg. Six Ontario Roagiment (Tank) N.C.O.'s are included in the group. . Officers and several non- commission2d cfficers have alreadv been placed with British armored regiments in defense areas and will $776. Hambly stated, is willing to bear & be secured from the Ontario De- partment of Highways that the four-lane highway will be com pleted right to Oshawa within the next year, a delegation repre- sentative of war industries, factor- ies, business mcn, truckers and transport men, the Oshawa City Council and East Whitby township will be organized by the Orhawa Council to wait upon the Ontario government to urge such action. This decision was reached by City Council at a meeting last night when Mayor J. C. Anderson, K.C,, introduced the subject. His Worship informed the alder= men thaj the Whitby Town Council had arrar¥ed an interview with thé provincial authorities for Thursday at 1230 p.m. and suggested that Oshawa might join with them, How= ever when it was pointed out that the Whitby delegation's plea is prim= arily one to rectify a condition in that municipality which is caused by the abandoned highway work, it was decided that Oshawa's pressing traffic problem which calls for im=- mediate improvement of traffic facilities between Toronto and Osh= awa should be presented separately. Have All Co-Operate It was Ald. W. H. Gifford who suggested that the Oshawa council should join with East Whitby towne ship, the Chamber of Commerce and representatives of Oshawa indus- tries, particularly those engaged in war work in a determined move to hare the government complete the highway, if such action has not been decided upon. He then asked Mayor (Continued on Page 10, Col. 1) SEEKS CITY HELP 10 PAVE ROADWAY LEADING Td RINK Private Ownership of Road Seen as Stumbling Block To Aid An appeal by Harold (Skin) Ham. bly, manager of the Oshawa Arena, for city ascistance in paving the the roadway leading from King Street to the popular Oshawa sport palace, will be given serious consid eration by City Council. After hear= ing his appeal, a committee consiste ing of Ald. John Stacey, W. H. Gif ford, B. A. Brown and R. D. Hum= phreys was named to investigate all phases of the problem. : There was no doubt but what the aldermanic sympathies were whole= heartedly with the Arena manager in his request but legal stumbling blocks in the way of action were foreseen. . It was pointed out that Mayor J. C. Anderson that the road=- way is a privately-owned lane, ex= cept for a short portion which forms part of the extension of Bond stréet West. Legally the city could not pave privately-owned thoroughfares. The possibility of having the road way turned over.to the city as a public street will be probed and if this can be arranged then the pave ing prchlem can be sclved easily. The estimated cost of hard-sure facing the entire laneway which exe tends 436 feet frcm King Street to the main arena entrance is put at The arena management, Mr. alternate for training. portion of the cost.