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| Support The Clothing Drive For British Fl ood Victims oy THE D OSHAWA AILY TIMES-GA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle ' ETTE WHITBY VOL. 6--NO, 103 OSHAWA-WHITBY FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1947 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES TRAIN HITS BUGGY KILLING THRE | Discuss J Union Officials Are Optimistic Of Return on Monday A membership meeting of the G.M. Division of Local 222, U.A.W.-C.I.O., at the 0.C.V.IL auditorium last night gave its approval to the holding of a meeting between General Motors management and the Bargaining Committee of the Local on Saturday morning to discuss a basis for the resumption of Pe Lg "The Union feels that there are very good prospects for an early re- turn to work of all the people in- volved. If the negotiations on Sat- urday are successful I see no reason why the men should not be back at work on Monday", commented R. F. Courtney, President of Local 222, following the meeting. The meeting last night was at- tended by a capacity crowd of be- 1,500 and 2,000 members. of JM. Division of the Local. The accommodation was taxed limit and many more stood rear in the galleries, ; Regional tor George ol and assistant director, attended the meet- : there was a com- Sispute In the Body Dopart- in of Motors. involving employees, which has production of passenger since noon on Tuesday. tors of Canada, Limited, agreed to a meeting between management and the bargaining committee on y morning. The meeting was given this information and was notified as to how the membership _ is to be kept informed of the result of these discussions. . Tt was decided to hold a further meeting in the O.C.V.I. auditorium at 3 pm. on Sunday if it is possible to obtain these facilities at that time. THE WEATHER Overcast today and Saturday. Intermittent rain until Satur- westerly 30 on Saturday. and high Saturday 38 ummary for Saturday: showers and strong Basis Work Resumption Tomorrow é °° | work will be done by Dominion Plan Drive Get Lodgings For War Vets The decision to launch a concert- ed drive to obtain accommodation for war veterans was unanimously approved at a meeting of the Osha- wa Rehabilitation Council in the Council Chamber at the Old City Hall last night. A. J. Tierney, chairman of the Housing Committee, reported the housing and room shortage in the city is acute. It was pointed out Ben Jacklin, business manager Post 43, Canadian Legion, that there are many owners who refuse to rent houses, even though empty as they wish to sell them. Mr. Jacklin was appointed the of- ficial representative of the Rehabi- litation Council. His office is lo- cated in the Legion Hall, 90 Centre Street. The next meeting of the Council will be held during the first week in September. To Sound Proof P.U.C. Ceiling The Public Utilities Commission last night decided to have sound proofing material installed on the ceiling over the PU.C. offices at an estimated cost of $1,434. The Sound Bquipments Ltd. It was felt that this was an ap- propriate time to have this work done as it was necessary in any case to repair the holes in the ceiling caused by the removal of the old light fixtures prior to the installa- tion of the present fluorescent lighting. Their Work Will Aid the Needy in Britain Daily, cartons of clothing for the needy in Britain are p Oshawa Curling Rink on Bond Street East, Oshawa's '. dat the a CW central depot for the British Flood Relief, Drive. The local service clubs are in charge of manning this depot and above" Club members. They are from left to are mostly wives of Kiwanis ht, Mrs. F. G. James, Mrs, L. M. Mrs. F. N. McCallum and Mrs, D. 8, Jamieson, The articles are sorted here and packed in cartons for shipment to headquarters in To- ronto, The Curling Rink and Boy Scout Hall are also open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to receive donations from 'the public and the various churches are open each afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. --Photo by Campbell's Studio to-to-Montreal passenger train 70 miles an hour. Trenton Crossing Is Tragedy Scene; All Elderly Persons Trenton, May 2 (CP)--An elderly couple and a friend who travelled by horse and buggy because they considered automobiles dangerous were killed last night when a Toron- ripped into their light rig at Killed were Jonas Rorke, 73; his® 86-year-old wife, Elizabeth; and Mrs. Mary Burrell, about 65, who was riding with the Rorkes as they drove home from a visit to Mrs, Rorke's son by her first marriage. Acquaintances said all three were short-sighted. The horse, described by neighbors as "dependable," escaped injury. It was found wandering, half-stunned, | not far from the level crossing two miles east of here where the Cana- dian National Railways flier plough- ed into the buggy. Ontario provincial police from nearby Belleville said they were at a loss to explain the accident. They said that although the crossing has no warning signals, the occupants of the buggy must have had a clear view of the tracks because the road approaches the railway at an angle. The buggy was proceeding south- west toward the track and the train was going east so that Rorke, who was driving, must have been look- ing almost right at the train, police said. They added that the first sec- tion had gone by and a second sec THREE KILLED (Continued on Page 2) 3 Cornwall Men Missing Cornwall, May 2--(CP)--Pol- ice and firemen joined forces here today in a search for three men who have been missing since Wednesday night. They were last seen leaving Hopkins Point, Que., in a small punt and it is feared the craft may have capsized in the choppy waters. The missing men are Hector Latreille, Adelard Payette and Oscar Lussier, They left Cornwall shortly after noon on Wednesday, bound for Latreille's cottage on Barnhart's Island, where they n- tended to fish, They were seen at Hopkins Point, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence, about six o'clock in the evening, The punt was equipped with an outboard motor, but observers who saw the men leave Hopkine Point said the motor had failed and the men were rowing tne craft, J May Music Festival At Westmount School Outstanding Success By STAN WEEKS With well over three hundred pleased parents and friends, at- tending, the Westmount School held its annual May Musical Fes- tival in the auditorium of West- mount School, last night. All those who attended were proud and amazed at the wonderful mu- sical selections offered by the children of the school. In some small way everyone in the school took part in the event, which ev- ery year brings people from every part of the town to enjoy this musical treat, After the opening remarks by . L, Pierson, member of the school board, and the singing of "0 Canada," the pupils of Grade Courtice Resident Is 90 Years Old Today \ Surrounded by his nine grand- children, Robert Taylor, a life-long resident of this district is celebrat- ing his 90th birthday with a family at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor, Courtice, today. Born in Bolton, Ont, on May 2, 1857, Mr. Taylor is the son of Scot- ts, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan moved to Hampton where father son ran the "Cambrion" mills. in Hampton that he met ed Miss Lily Burns. Un- after only four years of she died. Robert Taylor, who sang in the choir and served the church board, became the preacher for the Methodist Church and the superintendent of the Sunday School, Later he mar- Miss Ada Clark of Hampton. 1906 the Taylor family moved Tounton where Mr. Taylor pur- Taunton where Mr. Taylor pur- operated successfully until 1911 when he came to live on Athol Street East, residing there until his wife's death in June, 1941. Since then he has lived with his son Frank at Courtice. ~ Except for his eyesight which is a little, Mr. Taylor enjoys good health and is active and con- tented. He has one son and two daughters all living in this dis- trict and. two great grandchildren. «Mr. Taylor has two daughters, Mrs, Alex Russell of Ajax and Mrs. Gordon Travail of Prestonvale and ome som, Frank. A son, Byron, 90 Years Young ROBERT TAYLOR Life-long resident of the district, who is receiving the congratula- tions of his many friends on the celebration of his 90th birthday to- day. A family party is being held at the home of his son, Frank Taylor, at Courtice. passed away in June, 1923. One of a member of a family of seven children, Mr. Taylor's only surviv- ing brother, William, resides in II opened their part of the Festi- val by singing "Young Musician" accompanying themselves on their Rhythm instruments. As their second selection the pupils of Mrs. McIntosh played Bach's Minuet on their rhythm instru- ments while eight of the class clad in colorful pink and green costumes danced "The Minuet." The dancer's graceful curtseys and bows were very pleasing to the audience. Next on the program was the singingof three numbers by the pupils of Grade IV who started by singing a soft and peaceful bal- lad "Watchman, What of the Night" and then pleased the younger members of the audience with their rendition of "Three Little Peanuts" and another live- ly song "My Secret." Girl Conductor The rhythm bands came back into prominence again as they played under the guidance of their small girl conductor who led MUSIC FESTIVAL (Continued on Page 2) Autos Collide On King Street E. The tail-light and trunk on a car driven by Clifford L, Cousins, 619 Hortop Avenue, and the grill, radia- tor and front left fender of a. car driven by John W. Skirrow, 75 Wil- liam Street, were damaged in a col- lision on which occurred at King Street East at Division Street yes- terday. No one was reported in- jured. Cousins told police he was driving west on King Street East, followed by the Skirrow car. He attempted to slow down for a car coming out of Division Street, when'the Skir- row car struck the rear of his. The accident was investigated by Constable George McCammond. Daring Sea Rescue Effected Port Mouton, NS., May 2--(CP)-- While pounding seas beat at the hull of the shipwrecked British freighter Wicklow Head, stranded on nearby Port Joli head after running aground in thick fog: last night, 30 of her crew were taken off in a daring rescue operation to- day by the tiny fishing vessel Ray Richard. The other three members of the 33-man crew struggled ashore early this morning on the desolate rocky coast five miles from this southern Nova Scotia fishing village. Their lifeboat was pounded to splinters on the rocks. Report 1,000 Paraguayan Revolt Dead Buenos Aires, May 2--(Reu. ters)--Unconfirmed reports rea- ching here from Paraguay today said that more than 1,000 per- sons, including women and chil- dren, had been killed in house- to-house battles in the revolt of the Marine garrison against the government in Asuncion, Para- guayan Capital, Sunday, Public buildings in the Capital have been turned into emergency | hospitals to take care of the wounded reports said, The araguayan government announced that the Marines, who were joined by civilian sympathi- zers, suffered "many casualties" and that 700 persons were taken prisoner. The situation in the Capital re- mains obscure because of censor- ship but is reported to be chao- tie, NAMED DIRECTORS Dr. R. E, Richardson of Oshawa and R. R. Stevens of Bowmanville have been elected to the board of directors of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. Early Deliveries Urged In Flood Relief Drive As the half-way mark in the British flood relief drive neared today, officials urged.the tmpor- tance of delivering donations without delay for 'he convenience of the volunteers manning the 25-0dd depots throughout the city. : The cartons of neatly packed clothing are mounting at the main Curling Rink depot but it is felt that many do not realize the importance of getting their bundles in early. While admitting that the wea- ther during the past week has certainly not been "housecleaning weather," 8S, G. Saywell,secretary- treasurer of the drive, declared that if the majority of people wait until the end of the drive to make .heir' contributions ,the women at the depots will have more than they can handle, The material received so far has been exceptionally good qua- lity for the most part. At the Curling Rink, where the bundles are taken from the various sub- depots,the clothing is classified as men's, women's, children's or mis- cellaneous and packed for final shipment to headquarters in To- ronto. The Curling Rink is also open daily. from 10 a.m, to 6 p.m. to receive donations from the publie, as is the Boy Scout Hall on Ath- ol Street West. The sub-depots at at the churches throughout the city are open each afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock, The dry cleaners in the city have agreed to clean «= free of charge any non-washable articles received which require dry cleaning, and already one firm is at work on a lot of 100 articles. It is stressed that clothing must not be packed in a dirty condition and all material, inclu- ding shoes, should be in good repair, For those who cannot gather together much in the way of used clothing, all kinds of canned and packaged foods are also being collected for the people in Brit- ain who after enduring meagre rations during six years of war have seen their food prospects dimmed even more by the recent floods. Even non-shoppers have no ex- cuse as contributions of money will be gratefully. received for use in purchasing nutritious foods by those in charge of the packing, The schools are today comple- ting a special two-day drive for canned goods and bar soap. Turkey Rescued In Cafe Fire Dirty pipes resulted in a fire in the kitchen of the Grand Cafe, this morning, but firemen arrived in time -to extinguish the blaze before extensive damage was done. The fire was put out with little ditficulty with the aid of a master pump and hose, reported Captain Milt Oster, but the pipes and a bit of the wall were damaged. He also | reported a huge turkey rescued, for the benefit of the patrons. Barbara Ann Unable to Fill Engagement Barbara Ann Scott will not. ap- pear at the Fun Parade Show on Monday night. Just as electrifying as the tele- gram, which arrived yesterday, was the phone call received last night kd Phil Holloway, chairman of the un Parade, from Mrs. Clyde Scott, mother of the fabulous Barbara Ann, who had agreed to appear in Oshawa at the show on Monday night. Mrs. Scott was very regret- ful but due to an error in their ap- pointments, she had overlooked a previous date booked for Ottawa in which Barbara Ann is to be made an Honourary Life Member of the Canadian Legion, the Branch which her father, Col. Clyde Scott, was once a member. Both Barbara Ann and Mrs. Scott expressed a desire to come to Oshawa at a later date and promised that they would de- finitely put themselves out to make up for this error on their part. Phil Holloway, genial chairman of | £95.28 the Fun Parade Show, was, to say the least, downhearted at the turn of events, However, it does not ef- fect the huge Fun Parade Show as her appearance was only an added attraction and the show will go on as orwginally scheduled. "Everything happens to me" moaned Mr, Holloway, when de- scribing the turn of events to The Times-Gazette. "We received a telegram from Miss Scott definitely accepting eur invitation and now after announcing it to the public, she can't come. The Kinsmen Club acted in good faith and are sorry over this bad break. However, you can be assured of a terrific show in Monday night, well worth the admission price." NO DAMAGE A dirty chimney, responsible for heavy smoke in the room of a house owned by Frank Warchol, 182 Simcoe Street South, brought firemen out post-haste yesterday afternoon, only to find that it was nothing serious. Captain Milt Os- ter reported there was no damage caused and the flames were extin- guished with little difficulty. N department and $5,535.68 in realized by the Oshawa Public Total revenue in the Utilities Commission Net Operating Income $145,347 In 1946 A net operating income of $139,812.17 in the electric the water department was Utilities Commission in 1946, the auditor's report to the Commission last night sevealed. electric department was $737,163.87 while production costs® and expense amounted to $561,- 687.83 and $35,663.87 was provided for debenture interest and pay- ments, depreciation, etc. Major Revenue Items Major items of revenue were $261,825.64 received from domestic light rates, $92,666.28 from commer- cial light and $330,824.67 from com- mercial power. The amount paid for power from the Hydro-Electric Power Commis- sion during the year was $470,640.84 while other items on the expendi- ture side were $14,725.91 for line transformer maintenance and $17,- 580.42 for administration and gen- eral expense. Revenue in the water department amounted to $183,504.16 while ex- penditures - totalled $177,96848. Of the latter amount, $96,609.84 was for operation and maintenance, Metered and unmetered rates ac- counted for $160,592.38 of the reven- ue total while hydrant rental pro- vided $20,174.96. The balance sheet for 1946 show- ed assets in the electric department of $2,118,620.10 or a swplus of $662,983.60. The water balance sheet showed assets totalling $1,- 536,719.42 and a surplus of $168,- During the year, additions to the electric department plant costing $57,450.88 were financed through current funds. Total estimated value of the. department's land. buildings, equipment, distribution, system, etc., is now $762,886.61. Other assets include $285,000 in Do- minion of Canada bonds. In the water department, lands. equipment, etc. costing $69,044.98 were acquired from current funds. Total estimated value of plant in this department is now $1,248,716.37 Dominion of Canada bonds held in this department amount to $230,000. Debenture principal retired dure ing the year amounted to $16,881.08 Budget For 1947 The operating budget for 1947 ap- proved by the Commission last night provides for an estimated ex- penditure of $124,766.25 in the elec- tric department and $133,743.94 as against comparable actual expendi- tures last year of $126,004.72 in the electric department and $133,743.94 in the water department. In the electric department the estimate on variable costs is up 16.8 per cent over last year's actual ex- penditure while the estimate on fixed costs is down 13.1 per cent. The variable costs anticipated in the water budget are up 5.26 per cent over last year's actual costs and the fixed costs are up 1.27 per cent, arrested here today as workers of the Ayers L United Textile Workers for them. nearby Norlville lumber sation Board. Ottawa: Prime Minister Mack that the by-election for July 14, AS EEL AY * LATE NEWS BRIEFS x (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) Lachute, Que.: Four persons were reported injured and six provincial police and striking imited Mills, members of the of America (A.F.i.) clashed. New York: Britain declared today that Jews should be given : a voice in the United Nations debate on Palestine if any legal means could be found to provide a hearing Sudbury: Fines totalling $1,600 were imposed on three camp operators convicted of filing untrue statements to the Workmen's Compen- enzie King announced today the federal seat in the two- member Halifax constituency left vacant by the death last fall of W. C. Macdonald, a Ljberal, will be held CAD IW » 1rn4