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" Oshawa often. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE . MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1946 Salvation Army Bids Farewell To Major A. P. Simester Year End Left Hook By Weatherman Floors Ontarians lowing Tribute "To Fine Qualities At Service Farewell services were conducted at the Salvation Army Citadel yesterday by Major and Mrs. Alfred Simester, Paid who are leaving Oshawa after service to direct young people's work in the Hamilton district. During the service glowing tribute to the work of a year and a half of faithful both officers was paid by membersé- of the corps. Attending the eve- ning service were a number of those throughout the community with whom Major Simester worked in various organizations during his stay in the city. Farewell From Young People A farewell message from the young people of the corps was voiced by Mrs. H. J. Gentry. Spe- cial reference was made to the very able work of Mrs. Simester. She said the time had passed very quickly and wished Major and Mrs. Simester every success in their new and larger field of work. In reply Mrs. Simester expressed thanks for the many kindnesses evidenced to her husband and her- self. She also voiced thanks to the leaders and. workers in the corps and using the words of King George's radio message early in the war: "I stand at the gate of the year," she said, "I go out hand in hand with God, confident that he leads every step of the way." Made Lasting Impression Envoy A. J. Graves recalled that during his €2 years with the Salva- " " ~gdor"Army he had been privileged | to attend many farewell meetings. On no occasion could he recall when so little was said about it. He hoped it would not be goodbye and that Major and Mrs. Simester's friends in Oshawa would see them often. He remembered that it had been his privilege a year and a half ago to introduce Major Simester to many of the civic and business lead- ers of the city. Major Simester, he said, had made a splendid impres- slon--so much so that he had been used to the limit at almost every public function and many calls had been made upon his time as speaker. "In leaving Oshawa, the very best wishes of the city go with you. You have made an impression that will not fade in a day or so. It will last for a long time," he commented. Sincere Appreciation Voiced --In his farewell message, Major Simester expressed appreciation that thé word "goodbye" had been Mise so sparingly as Hamilton is not far away and he hoped to visit "We do appreciate what has been said and only hope that we are half deserving of them. I have ap- preciated many things in this ap- pointment. It has made possible many outside contacts. It has been my privilege to be associated with the Oshawa Rehabilitation Council, the Community Recreation Associa- tion, the Youth for Christ Move- ment, the Christmas Cheer Com- mittee, the Ministerial Association mittee, the Community Chest Com- and the Kiwanis Club. The Salva- ion Army officer here has an open door almost everywhere and an of- ficer would be ungrateful if he did not realize what treasures that open door holds for him." Major Simester also spoke of the courtesy extended to him by the] press of the city saying he had! never known the press anywhere to | stress the religious work of the city and district as consistently as was the case in Oshawa. Continuing he said one of the big problems facing churches today is that of young people's work. While it had been necessary to start from the beginning he felt that much had been accomplished which would come to fruition in the days which lie ahead. "Young people's work is your business," he stressed. "Un- less you feel %hat way abeut it young people's work will be handi- Of the adult work of the Salvation Army in Oshawa, Major Simester said: "It is definitely headed in the right direction. If you face the future together I have no doubt of what the future holds in store for you." He also made reference to | the older members of the corps, saying that they carried the load in executive positions or by their way of life. A Christian Fellowship "We must not forget we are a Christian fellowship--not a group of departments or groups within a home. In actual fact we are mem- bers of a congregation whose suc- cess depends on warmth of fellow- ship. We are a Christian army at- tacking evil wherever we see it. Every person in the congregation | of Dunbarton at the annual meet is very important to the life of the corps. Your support and irterest matters a great deal all he time. | "We shall do our best in our new | appointment saving souls for Christ | and building His kingdom," Major | Simester concluded. Later in the service he delivered a telling address based on the text "Whether there shall be tongues, they shall cease," in which he .x- horted his audience to forget creed, | race and color and to work together | in unity to bring about peace on earth and the acceptance of the | principles of Jesus Christ in the | every day life of mankind, { | MID-DAY MEAL IMPORTANT The mid-day meal is as import- ant as a substantial breakfast, and helps make for best returns in work and enjoyment. BEAVER LARGEST RODENT 'The beaver is the largest member of the rodent family. Says Farewell MAJOR A. P. SIMESTER Commanding Officer of the Oshawa | Corps of the Salvation Army, who delivered his farewell messages yes- terday before leaving to assume new duties as Director of Young People's Work in Hamilton district. Traffic Guard Is Requested At Dunbarton Dunbarton, Dec. 28-- Ratepayers ing unanimously passed a resolu- tion urging the board of trustees to open the public school-house and grounds after hours to educational and recreational activities for youths and adults of the commun- ity. Horace Brown told the meeting the Dunbarton school was one of two in the entire province that closed its doors to the regular meet- ings of the community ratepayers association, The resolution also recommended the school-house be made available to the ratepayers association and like groups for regular meetings. The resolution in the first in- stance was worded that the "board of trustees be instructed" but was later, after discussion, -amended to "be requested." / No Work For Trustees - "There is no use in electing trus- tees if the ratepayers are going to run the school," declared Trustee Jack Phillips. 'The trustees are merely elected representatives of the ratepayers and anything the ratepayers want to deal with at the annual meeting the trustees should abide by, with- in reason," said Hugh Bennett. "The trustees are only servants of the ratepayers." "I have been a teacher for 15 years in Toronto schools and the teachers, parents and pupils always get together after school hours .to try to help each other," said Flt.» Officer Violet Swan, R.CAF. (W. DJ), "I have just attended a. teach- ers' conference where the teaching of adults' square dancing was dis- cussed." Asks Traffic Guard Leonard Deakin asked that steps be taken to set up a traffic guard at the intersection of Fairport Rd., and No. 2 highway, where an acci- dent recently occurred and where many school children cross. Trustee Norman Littleford explained that the older school boys acted as guides. "My wife has been meeting our six-year-old there for months," Mr. Deakin retorted, "and there has not been one occasion when anyone has been present to guide the young children across the highway. I think something should be done." Lorne Valleau was elected trustee for three years, defeating Frank Perks and Stanley Robinson. Leaps To Safety With Her Child Ogdensburg, N. Y., Dec. 30--(AP) --A 19-year-old mother leaped to safety from a second floor window with her child in her arms yester- day when flames destroyed her home. The mother, Mrs. Arthur Spriggs, her nn, and the mother's sister, Lalonde, 14, who also jumped fr the window, were treated in a hospital for cuts. dget Balance Is In Sight Ottawa, Dec. 30--(CP)--Financ? Minister Abbott, in a year-end re- view of matters under his jurisdic- tion, said yesterday that a balanced budget forthe 1946-47 fiscal year "is practically certain and a size- able surplus not improbable, It how is clear that we shall spend less ine-months-old daughter, Ju- | EMPLOYMENT SITUATION SAID GOOD Ottawa, Dec. 30 -- (CP) -- Can- ada's employment situation is "re- markably good, confounding the pessimists who prophesied wide- spread idleness, Labor Miniter Mit- chell said in a year-end message today. Expressing hope for goodwill in industry in 1947, 'the Minister said reconversion had moved with ex- pedition, and "considering what we may have expected in the way of post-war problems, I feel that we have come through the first 16 months much better than might have been anticipated." Reports from a large group of employers showed employment this year was more than 45 per cent higher than in 1939. In the manu- facturing industries, the increase was more than 60 per cent, while in logging it was more than 150 per cent, "We are further fortified, of course, by having the protectioa of unemployment insurance against particular situations of temporary unemployment. Before the war we had built up no social measure of this kind. "Without being too optimistic, one may look to 1947 with confidence. Apart from seasonal setbacks which were to be expected in late 1346, the general level of employment shows no tendency to drop. On the con- trary, there are factors which should make for a continuance of the pres- ent level. We still have many | shortages which can be overcome only by intensive production." Since V-J Day, Canada's econ- omy had had to absorb into peace- time civilian occupation nearly 750,- 000 veterans, as well as 500,000 war workers. This task had been car- ried through almost to completion, "which is another exemplicaticn of the resiliency of the Canadian peo- ple and particularly the good com- mon sense in all walks of life." 11 Fatalities At Week-end Five persons in Quebec Province and one in Ontario died as the re- sult of fires topping a list of 11 Eastern Canada week-end fatalities compiled by The Canadian Press. Achille Baillergeon, 68-year-old paralytic, and his wife, 63, were burned to death on their farm- house five miles from Sherbrooke, Que. Saturday. In west-end Montreal, Hugh Hay- ter, 70, and his wife, 68, died in hospital of burns received in an apartment block fire. At the other end of the city, Albert Guay, B55, was burned to death when a mat- tress in his room caught fire, Donald McMillan of Shining Tree in the Gogama district north of Sudbury perished in the flames which destroyed the shack he oc- cupied alone. It is believed his clothing caught fire. Two Ontario residents died of traffic accident injuries, David Lev- esque died Saturday in Sudbury hospital from injuries received Christmas Eve when he was struck by a car at nearby Markstay. While sleigh-riding near his Hamilton home, three-year-old Allan Whijt- well ran under the wheels of a truck and was killed. Walter Reddick, 55, while walking to his job in a blizzard was over- come by exertion. 'His body was found in the snow later Saturday. At Newington, near Cornwall, five- year-old Robert Roy Simmon was strangled when his neck was caught in a falling window sash cord. Only fatality reported from the Maritimes during the week-end was Mrs. Russell Chandler, 40, of Charlottetown, P.EI., whose body was found lying on the beach on the opposite side of the harbor from the city. She had been missing from home since last Thursday. Sheds 3,000,000 Candle Power one includes 165 prisms and lenses, 25 miles. British firm. Sitting in this "optic" is designer Bill Ritchey, who has been designing and building optics for lighthouses for over 50 years. An "optic," by the way, is the complete reflecting mechanism of a lighthouse lamp; this weighs over a ton, stands five feet nine inches high, and throws a light beam of 3,000,000 candle power for It is being made for Ytieroyam lighthouse in Norway 'by a By The Canadian Press Thicusands of Canadians -- many of whem will wish they hadn't on New Year's day--are going to send 1948 on its way in a traditional burst of glory. They will flock to night clubs, dances, movies and private parties and anything left of the 1946 bankroll will die a noisy death as the old year ends at mid- night Tuesday night, In Montreal the famous Northan- die Roof will cater to between 700 and 800 celebrants who have paid $9.18 each to see a special ¥loor- show and to forget their jnhibitions with noise-makers, favors and dancing. Other famed Bistros in cosmo- politan Montreal have been sold out for weeks. Everyone seems to have the necessary money to do things right. Torontonians are paying as much as $15 per person to do the same things Montrealers will be doing. The large hotels report "sold out" signs have been in evidence for weeks. It has been estimated that loves to the better hostelries for an sage, the taxi and the ment." In Winnipeg prices are slightly Canadians Planning (Gala New Year's Eve lower than in the east but the num- ber of celebrants per capita is just as high--no pun intended. House parties are planned on all sides but the down-town spots are booked to capacity. Only hotel with dining and danc- ing in Regina is sold out and other dances around town will cater to capacity crowds. An ex-army navy and alr force officers club will hold a dance that will sparkle with a military flavor. Uniforms will be worn--or at east dinner jackets. For the less boisterous citizens of Edmonton, a number of theatres are holding pre-views and seats will go for $3 down. The Macdonald Ho= tel is sold to capacity at $8 a cou- ple and has been for weeks. Other dine and dance spots report cara- city crowds expected. In. Vancouver prices are soaring and it will take $12.50 in most of the better bistros to get past the doorman. Some dance halls report tickets still available but they are going fast. Country clubs are book- average of $30 including the cor-| "refresh- | ed to the hilt and innumerable pri- young swains can squire their lady | vate parties are scheduled. It will be a noisy, hilarous wel- come for 1947 and from thousands of homes across the country will go the cry "never again" -- on New Year's morning, that is. Group To Probe Mystery Valley Toronto, Dec. 30--(CP)--A peace- time airborne invasion that will seek to crack the mystery of British Columbia's famed Nahanni Valley will be launched next summer by a group of veterans of the U.S. Mar- ine Corps it was announced here yesterday. Heading the group is Lieut. W. E. BaBteman of the U.S. Marines who is member of a com- pany of adventurers formed while serving in the Pacific. They will use parachutes and employ army "'ducks" to invade the valley. A-Energy Said Security Key Detroit, Dec. 30--(AP)--Kent Cooper, executive director of the Associated Press, said in a broad- cast interview yesterday that "no real advances can be made, no real security can be achieved unless the atomic issue is settled on an inter- national basis." "I am an optimis- tic realist, I believe an agreement will be reached because it has to be reached," Cooper said in an inter- view from his home at Irvington- on-the-Hudson, N.Y. Broadcast over a Detroit Station. than even the very much reduced amounts forecast in the budget, and | take in more by way of revenue," he | said, \ Winter Gales Coat Vessel With Ice Armour Bsn: SS Kenneth Rebenrick, left, of Milwaukee, and Richard Gonzalez, of Detroit, attack with hammers the ice mantle which covered the U.S. coast-guard cutter Kimball with a thickness of seven to eight inches in Duluth, Minn. The Kimball reached Duluth, as the midwest found itself swept by a cold wave, after battling icy gales for weeks, / { NS. MAY TAX INCOMES, STRONG HINT Halifax, Dec. 30 -- (CP) -- The Nova Scotia government has power today for the first time to impose income tax by virtue of the proc- lamation of an almost forgotten law passed in 1919. A reliable source said the 27- year-old measure was brought out so the provincial administration would be assured of a source of revenue in case of failure of nego- tiations with the Dominion govern- ment for a new financial agreement replacing the wartime pact which expired Nov, 30. The action was taken while the province awaited a reply from Prime Minister Mackenzie King to Premier Angus L. Macdonald's Dec. 18 letter urging Ottawa to call an- other Dominion-Provincial * confer- ence and make the provinces a new er. Premier Macdonald, on a visit to the Bahamas, was not available for comment on the latest move by his accept the financial proposals of- government which has declined to fered in the June 27 federal budget. But a reliable informant said the action means "that an old taxation bill is being proclaimed to inform Ottawa that we are prepared, if necessary, to collect provincial taxes agreement." 'The ' province, this source said, did not contemplate using the old legislation if a fair agreement could be reached with Ottawa. But it wanted to be prepared to meet any eventuality. The Halifax Herald, whose re- reporters dug through the old legis- lation, said it allowed an exemption of $1,000 for single persons and $2,000 for married persons. Corpbdrations, partnerships, com- panies and the like were also sub- ject to the levy which, the news- paper said, ranged from one half of one per cent to a combination of basic, supertax and surtaxes that might amount to about a quarter of a person's income. . So little was thought of the measure, The Herald added, that in 1924 when the statutes were revised, the legislation was left out of the printed volume except for a refer- ence note and the statement "not proclaimed." The Canadian Press' informant said that if a new agreement be- tween the Dominion and Nova Scotia were not reached by March 1, when the Legislature was expect- ed to convene, a new bill would be provided, revising and modernising the measure, Student Vets Ask Larger Allowances Montreal, Dec. 20--(CP) -- The National Conference of Student Veterans at its closing session yes- terday' recommended that the gov- ernment give consideration to in- creasing the present student-veter- an maintenance grants by a cost of living bonus. Adopted unanimously by the 70 delegates who attended the three-day conference at McGill University, the plan proposed that the bonus be based on cost-of-living surveys in various parts of the country. The present grant is $60 a month for single students and $80 for mar- ried veterans, with an additional $12 a month for one child and $10 for 'each successive child. Falangist Spy Ring Broken Hendaye, France, Dec, 30 -- (AP)--Franch police reported Saturday the breakup of a Span- ish Falangist spy network in southern France which they said was compiling information on the numerous Spanish Republican re- fugees north of the border, Five persons were arrested in three different places along the coast between here and Bordeaux, then released on parole. Two of these, a French woman from St, Jean- de- Luz, and a Basque youth, were rearrested and taken to Tou- louse for trial by military autho- rities. Wise Crack Has Repercussions Boston, Dec. 30-- (AP)--Dr, Harlow Shapley, Harvard astron- omer, innocently started a minor tempest last night by wise-crack- ing that the only way to rave the human species might be t» kill off all young men of promising genius, Shorty after his speech was delivered before th. Ameri- can Association for the Advance- ment of Science, Dr, Shapley be- gan getting queries from persons who had not heard the whole speech, They wanted to know how he would accomplish the des- truction and how soon he propos- ed to begin. Landscape Artist Dead Laguna Beach, Calif, Dec. 30.-- (AP)--William Wendt, 81, interna- tionally-known landscape painter, died here yesterday after a short illness following - a heart attack. Wendt, whose works are permanent displays in European and American art centres, was born in Bentzen, Prussia. He came to the United States in 1880. rather than submit to an unfair | By The Canadian Press Below - zero from the Rockies to Quebec; snow and sleet and strong winds combined over the week-end to give most of Canada a year-end smash from old man winter that interrupted road, rail and air communications and in Western Ontario brought the greatest wire communications tie- up of the past 20 years, Clear, cold weather spread ov- er most areas today. But a new blow was moving up from the United States Atlantic Seaboard, promising the Mari- times freezing rain on top of a snowfall of three inches of snow. Snow was much heavier in Que- bec, Ontario and the west, as much as 26 inches falling in Nor- thern Ontario, Roads were badly drifted by high winds in many parts of the country. Low marks Sunday included nine below at Edmonton, 27 be- low at Prince Albert and minus 35 at Regina. Winnipeg had 29 below at the worst and readings o! five to 30 below continued east- ward, London had 14 above and Toronto 11 above but north of these Ontario had an unofficial reading of 25 below at Bancroft and an official 16 below at Ka- puskasing. Highways that drifted badly and then were coated with a glare of ice were impassable at many spots, The wind reached 25 miles an hour in some parts o. Ontario, Typical of train delays were the runs through Sudbury, as much as four hours behind sche- dule, wlile bus services were can- celled Sunday in many areas. While the wind, hail and rain lashed the streets taxicab compa- nies pulled their cars off the road in Toronto, The ferry service from Toronto to the islands across the harbor was discontinued Sunday when seacocks on the boats froze, and city tugs maintained a skeleton service, Of Ontario highways a provin- clal department offical said the general picture was "bad" but that with clear and cold weather gangs will be able to gct to work on some of the worst drifts, The Niagara Peninsula, like Western Ontario, was dotted with fallen poles and crashed - tree .branches, Cars in ditches were a common sight. Few cars however ventured out on Ontario streets and roads Sun- day. In the Galt area large sec- tions were in darkness for a time Saturday night and power failures also occurred in the Vineland and Vinemount districts. Guelph district was hard hit, with telegraph and telephone poles down in the blizzard. Cut- ters and sleighs carried worship- pers to Church Sunday. Twelve inches of snow was re- corded in the Haliburton district while in Eastern Ontario Cobourg, Belleville, Oshawa, Kingston and Cornwall all shared heavy snow and sleet, : Stolen Truck Is Recovered Campbellford, Dec.. 30--(CP)--A brand-new one-ton truck owned by Joel McArthur reported stolen on Christmas Eve was recovered yes- terday by Provincial Constable James McKenzie of: Campbellford. The constable, who had been checking all possible clues, located the vehicle in a ditch on a lonely side-road not far west of the town, the thieves having evidently aban- doned while trying to make the main highway. A wrecking® crew brought the truck, which was not badly damaged back to its owner. Former Political Figure Dies Saskatoon, Dec. 30--(CP)--Dr. J. T. M. Anderson, 68, who as Premier of Saskatchewan headed a co- operative government composed of Conservatives, Independents and Progressives from 1929 to 1939, died at his home here yesterday after a brief illness, He had been princi- pal of the school for the deaf in Saskatoon for the last several years. Little Town Snow Bound, Had Enough Pincher Creek, Alta., Dec. 30 (CP) --Winter may be at the half-way mark but residents of this come munity 330 miles south of Edmone ton have already had more than their share of it. Isolated most of the time since mid-November, they are hoping a warm chinook will stay with them long enough to do what neither man nor machinery have been able to accomplish--clear blocked roads, Several brief chinooks have melt. ed some of the six feet of snow which has fallen in the district since then, but this week-end ag least a couple of feet of snow lay everywhere except on small bare spots swept clear by winds. Scores of residents have not been able to venture further than g neighbor's home, but most have managed to reach towns by using tractors, horses and sleighs. In some cases ranchers have been forced to make roads with bulldoze ers to link their cattle with stacks of feed. Since mid-November resie dents of snowbound districts have been shovelling snow and plowing it aside with power machinery almosg day after day, but for only a few days at best could they keep travel open, This week-end, more than sig weeks after the beginning of s storm which blanketed southwest. ern Alberta with several feet of snow, some highways were stil} completely snowbound. Waterton Lakes National Paris, which received more than five feet of snow at 'mid-November and much since, continued to be isolated, and two hardy youths were forced to use skis to travel 40 miles to Pincher station so they might ene train for Lethbridge. Not a single vehicle has been able to travel on the snowbound highe way from Pincher Creek to Watere ton Lakes National Park for sig weeks and prospects for re-opening the highway were not encouraging this week-end, The highway linking residents of Pincher Creek to the railway stae tion of Pincher, two and a half miles away has been blocked for several weeks, and the detour which was cleared has been drifti in nearly every day. 4 : Wrote Immortal Songs, Carrie Bond Is Dead Hollywood, Dec. 30--(AP)-- Care rie Jacobs Bond, poet-composer, who wrote some of the world's best loved songs, - including "End of a Perfect Day," died Saturday follows ing a heart attack. She was 84 last Aug. 11, Mrs. Bond, born in Jane ville, Wis, had been in ill health the last year. She composed ape proximately 175 songs, including "Just A Wearin' For You," and "I Love You Truly." She also wrote many children's stories, some in prose, others in poetry. Her "End of a Perfect Day," published in 1910 won instant recognition. Report Reds Re-arming Washington, Dec. 30--(CP)-- A U.S. House of Representatives committee declared last night that reports of Russia rearming with German war plants, if true, call for scrapping the Potsdam Agreement and a demand by Wes« tern Allies that Russia "evacute Germany completely." The come mittee also recommended the U. S. restrict' certain exports of a "special military and economia character" to Russia. " TRANSFUSIONS BENEFICIAL Blood transfusions are being used more and more in new ways for treating every kind of imaginable disease. WANTED SIV III VIII III III III III III I III III IY, Zz 5 », BARRA DEEE ELLE BELLE EEL EEE DEED EE EDD EEE EEE EEE ENE NEE NL ALERT, DEPENDABLE BOYS AND GIRLS TO DELIVER THE DAILY TIMES-G OSHAWA and WHITBY SECURE APPLICATION FORMS AT ONCE FROM THE CIRCULATICN DEPT. 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