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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining. The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA WHITBY, VOL. 6--NO. 119 OSHAWA-WHITBY WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1947 Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES v PROBE GIRL'S HONEYMOON DEATH Steelworkers A Day Workers Get Five Cent An Hour Increase In Wages -------------- A base rate cf 75-cénts-an-hour is established in a new agreement with the Pedlar People Limited approved yes- terday by a plant vote of Local 2784, United Steelworkers of America. Employees voted 62 to 33 to accept the terms of the contract which provide for a five-cent-an-hour increase Pe prove New Pedlar Contract The Company also agreed to pay for four legal holidays. The 45-hour working week; one holidays with pay to all em- to five years service and to employees with five over and an open-end clause which were part of the old agreement will be continued, said Me J. Fenwcik, Union representa- + Ait changes will dae back to May the Union in the ne- Ee John Geikie, J, A. vg C. A. Pym, and James Reid. Tribute Paid Qualities of D. Campbell Rand ¥ the community who had a him for his many fine ties, gathered at the Luke-McIntosh Funeral Home yesterday afternoon to pay e last respects to the late Duncan who away last Church, Toronto, and Rev. William Matheson, of the Free Church of Scotland, Chesley. Interment was in the yomln Cemetery. address, in which he ue a message of sympathy to of the bereaved family, Mr, McRoberts said that Christian- ity and the promise of resurrection meet the need of the human heart. 's triumph over death and the grave are an inspiration to Christians. "Our hope is not in the dead but living", Mr. McRoberts con- , saying that Christ has pro- to abide in us and indivi- y Christ is man's hope of rv "We are saved by hope. on is not in our own self Be Mr. Campbell ab- TRIBUTE PAID (Continued on Page 2) Plane Crash Kill 7 G.L's nog I, Ma May 21--(AP)-- fleld during a violent electri- 1 (It was the second Army plane crash in the United States within a few hours last night. Earlier an Army Superfortress crashed near Texas but all the crew escaped by parachute. Twenty men parachuted out, 13 were injured and two still were unaccounted for). Chamber Speaker HON. C. D. HOWE Minister of Reconstruction in the Toaeral cabinet, who will be the speaker at the dinner be- ing ine siyen by the Oshawa Cham- 'Commerce at Hotel Gen- oy on Monday next. Ex-Peterboro Police Chief Dead At 76 Peterborough, May 21 -- (CP) -- Samuel Newhall, 76, chief consta- ble of Peterborough for 23 years and a police officer for more than half a century, died in hospital last night. He retired three years and has been in poor health for the last year, A past president of the Dominion Chief Constables' Association, he poined the Peterborough force in 1906 after serving as a constable on the London Metropolitan Police Force and in Liverpool. A sister, Mrs. Eva Henderson of Ottawa, sur- vives. An opponent of the present parole system, chief Newhall also crusaded for closer unity of all police bodies in the province, He was a member of the Interna- tional Police Chiefs Association, honorary president of the Ontario Police Association, and-also an ac- tive member of that Association. Coming to Canada he joined the Peterborough department in 1906 as a constable. In 1908 he became a detective, and was named Thief in 1921. Burial will be here Friday. Taylor Appeal Is Due June 2 Sarnia, Ont, May 21--(CP)-- W. A. Donohue, counsel for Joseph Tay- lor sentenced to be hanged July 8 for the kitchen chair murder last November of his wife, Rita, said last night that he had been inform- ed late yesterday by his Ottawa as- sociate that the Taylor appeal will go before the Supreme Court of Can- ada on June 2. Game Cock Court Evidence Switch Bewilders Council Montreal, May 21--(CP)--A Sher- Jock Holmes appeared needed today to solve the "disappearance" of 47 valuable fighting cocks, some report- ed worth as much as $700 apiece, which police took into custody some weeks ago in a raid on a barn at Pointe-Aux-Trembles. 'The cocks were turned over to the Society for Prevention of Cruel- ty to Animals for safekeeping while police 'and the Crown disposed of charges in the case. That done, the birds were scheduled to be turned back to the municipality. A. Dunlop, manager of the S. PER is yeporied to have gone to Pointe-Aux-Trembles and fo have verified that the birds del- 1) ivered to the municipality were not the same ones originally left in the Society's care. Not only that but there were only 42 of the "new" birds, described as a "poor" lot. The "switch" caused quite a con- troversy at a meeting last night of the Pointe-Aux-Trembles council with members finally deciding to accept an offer of $500 and "travel- ling expenses"--from S.P.C.A. quar- ters to the municipality--for the 42 birds. Mayor Marcel' Monette said the offer had been made by one Geor- ges Beauvais, who was not describ- ed further. Councillors seemed to feel that if Mr. Veauvais was ready to pay that amount far 42 domestic roosters, it was his own business, penal IND VICTIM OF DROWNING IS RECOVERED The body of Mrs. Jeanette Mack, of Havelock, missing since April 5 when she and her sister, Mrs, Wal- ter Hulatt, were drowned in the flood-swollen waters of Oshawa Creek, was found shortly after 10 a.m, today floating about four feet offshore at the northwest corner of the harbor. John Greenwood, 365 Oshawa-on- the-lake, sighted the body amid a maze o. driftwood as he skirted the lakeshore near the coal piles. He told police he had been maintain- ing a lonely patrol in the area since the double-drowning tragedy of April 5. In an earlier walk about 7 o'clock this morning he failed to glimpse any sign of the body, Mr. Gres: | wood said. ) Mrs. Mack and Mrs. Hulatt were drowned when they fell from a makeshift footbridge on the Robson Leather Co. grounds into the tur- bulent waters of the rain-swollen creek. Mrs. Hulatt's body was discover- ed May 11 half-s bind in a sand bar about a half mile south of the Thomas Street bridge. Receiving a phone call from Mr. Greenwood, police and firemen rushed to the harbor and recovered the hodyy, floating face downwards in the water. Coroner Dr. H. MacDonald said no inquest would be held. High wind and a heavy Shshore current probably sated Sa the body to the surface shoreline, Fire Chief W, R. ® Eittote said. Firemen had combed the same area in previous efforts to ie- cover the body, he pointed out. The body was taken to Luke Mec- Intosh Funeral Home. It is ex- pected that members of Mrs. Mack's family from Campbellford will be here today to make ar- rangements for the funeral. Mrs. Mack is survived by one daughter, Mrs, Martha Flint, of Compbell- ford, and two sons, Alex, of Bel- mont Township, and Gerald, of Campbellford. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs. Alfred Cassan, of Bel- mont Township. BAND RECEIVES $367.64 FROM POP SERIES The sum of $367.64, the proceeds from this winter's series of "Pop Concerts", has been forwarded to the Oshawa Civic arid Regimental Band for the training of the jun- ior section of the band, it was an- nounced today by C. W. Minett, chairman of finance for the Com- munity Recreation Association. The series of three concerts fea- turing the Oshawa Civic and Regi- mental Band was given at pop- ular prices under the auspices of the CR.A. Guest artists at the respective concerts were the Eliza- bethan Singers, the Hart House Ajax Glee Club and the two-piano team of Matthew Gouldburn and Kelvin James. 3 Factors Halt Crime St. Catharines, May 21--(CP) --The more, "we build up the home, the schools and the church, the more we will accomplish in the way of crime prevention," said J. A. Edmison, president of the Canadian Penal Association, speaking last night at the 43rd annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of St. Catharines and Lincoln county. In his address Mr. Edmison stressed the three major points of prevention of juvenile delinquen- cy and spoke on crime, modern reform and rehabilitation of men and women on gaining their freedom from prison, These formed the threefold purpose of the John Howard Society, form=- erly the Prisoners Rehabilitation Society, of which Mr, Edmison is the executive secretary, Romaine K. Ross was re-elect- ed president of the Society. re Ee me SUPREME OJOURT CASE September 22 has been the date set for the opening of the ju- ry} sittings of the Supreme Court in(_Whitby, it was announced to- day, The non-jury sittings for this county will open December 8. A combined jury and non-jury session for Durham and North- umberland Counties will open in Cobourg November 3, Name Miss Mary Bourne Nursing Superintendent Miss Mary Bourne, director of nursing at the Oshawa General Hospital since last September and acting superintendent for thé past month, has been promoted to the position of superintendent, the Hos- pital Board of Directors announced today. W. A. Holland has also been named successor to J. W. Cavers, with the title of office manager, and Miss Dorothy Patterson of Brant- ford has been appointed chief dieti- tian of the hospital, succeeding Miss D. Morton who resigned re- cently. Miss Patterson will com- mence her duties July 1. Miss Bourne joined the hospital staff in December, 1940 as in- structor for the School of Nursing. She was named assistant superin- tendent of the hospital in 1944 and on the departure of {Miss E. M. Stuart, superintendent, was named director of nursing last September. Mr. Holland has been on the of- fice staff for the past two years. Miss Patterson is a graduate of the Central Technical School, Toronto, and has had 14 years of hospital experience. Two new assistant dietitians have also been appointed, effectively July 1. They are Miss Elizabeth Couth- ard and Miss Muriel Shortreed. Miss Coulthard is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has been on the staff of the Toronto General Hospital for the past year and Miss Shortreed, a graduate of the Uni- versity of Alberta, has had a year's experience at the Medicine Hat General Hospital. 40 Girls Quit School For "Facts" Film Burlington, May 21--(CP)--For leaving school Monday afternoon to attend a matinee theatre perform- ance of an educational hygiene pic- ture dealing with the faets of life, 40 high-school girls were suspended M. | yesterday by principal J. M. Bates on compliance with principal J. M. Bates' ruling that their parents wait upon him at his office in the school with a satisfactory explan- ation as to their children's absence from school. Last night, the Burlington and Nelson district high school board met in special session and endorsed principal J. M. Bates' action. Said chairman Robinson: "The majority of those girls were truants and had no parental consent." Philippines Presidential Plane Lost Manila, May 21 (AP).--President Roxas has announced the loss of the Presidential plane Lily Marlene in the wild of northern Cotabato in Mindanao. The plane was carrying from 12 to 15 government officials. The four-engine C-54, formerly the personal plane of Viscount Mountbatten, Viceroy of India, was last heard from at 9 a.m. Sunday when it took off from Buayas air- field at Cotabato bound for Baco- lod, Negros Island. The list of passengers given out by Roxas included Judge Francisco Zulueta, Rafael Alunan, Col. Ed- win Andrews, chief of the Philip- pine Army Air Force, and Dr. Al- fredo Parades. The Lily Marlene carried a crew of eight, with top army pilots Lieuts. Petronilo Buenida and E. Ramayo. Andrews was command pilot. . The plane was scheduled to fly to Paris to return Vice-President Elpilio Quiriro and his party to the Philippines. The greatest aerial search in lo- cal history was under way today. Army, Navy and commercial airlines planes will join in hunting for the missing aircraft. Hospital Board Appoints Three Committees Three standing committees for the year and one special commit- tee were named last night by the Oshawa General Hospital Board of Directors, The resignation of Miss Jessie Dillon, a - member of the Board was received at the meeting. The personnel of the three standing committes is as follows: Finance--H. P. Schell, chairman, T. K. Creighton, G. W. Finley and C. E. Waite; House--J. H. Beaton, chairman, E. A. Lovell and Mrs, R. 8. McLaughlin; Property--D. D. Storie, chairman, C. E. Schofield and H. E. Bradley. A special public relations com- mittee was also appointed, compos- ed of A. R. Alloway, chairman, G. W. Garner, Miss Mary Bourne, su- perintendent, and W. A. Holland, office manager of the Hospital, MOUNTIES SEIZING SKYROCKETS Toronto, May 21--(CP) ~The R.C.M.P. have launch- ed a, drive to seize all sky. rockets in Toronto and dis- trict stores before Victoria Day, an official said yester- day. He explained that un- der amendment to the explo- sives Act, it is now illegal to retail slyrockets except to . groups putting on displays. A youth was killed in Toron.+ to last year when a skyroc- ket pierced his skull. Ticket Sale For Chamber Dinner Heavy The June membership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held on Monday May 26, at 6.- 30 p.m., at the Piccadilly Room of the Genosha Hotel, Right Hon- ourable C. D, Howe, Minister of Reconstruction and Supply in the federal Cabinet, Ottawa, will be the guest speaker. George Shreve, Chairman of the Ticket Committee, has ar- ranged to have tickets available at the Hotel Genosha desk today and judging by the demand for the tickets, already, it would ap- pear that Mr. Howe will be greet- ed with a full house. This meeting is a part of the plan announced by the President of the Chamber, T. L. Wilson, at the last meeting, when he said that regular monthly member- ship meetings would be held throughout the year with the ex- ception of July, August, Novem~ ber and December, The arrange- ments for the May meeting are well in hand. The Program Com- mittee Chairman, Leon E. Osier, and his Committee have the final details now practically complete. Many prominent guests are ex- pected to be in attendance, Among those expected to be at the head table are: K, D. Gahan, Vice-president. Ed Robson, Rob- son Leather Company. Rev. Dr. A. D. Cornett, Pastor Simcoe Street United Church; George Bowden, Vice President, Fittings Limited; F, V. Skinner, President of Skinner's Limited and Vice President Oshawa Chamber of Commerce; Elwood Hughes, Gen- eral Manager Canadian National Exhibition; J. A. Scythes, President Canadian National Exhibition; Col. W, E, Phillips; Hon. G, D. Conant, K.C.; His Worship Mayor Frank McCallum; Col. R, S. Me- Laughlin; T, L, Wilson, President Chamber of Commerce; Right Honourable C, D. Howe; W, H. . TICKET SALE. (Continued on Page 2) Phillips-Union Sign Agreement Brockville, May 21 --(CP)-- An agreement covering 1,000 employees of the Phillips Electrical Work Ltd. in Brockville and Montreal was signed here Tuesday between: the company and locals 610 and 528 of the UER. and MW. of A. (C.1.0.) Under the agreement a general wage increase of 15 cents an hour for all employees, retroactive to April 11, 1947 was granted along with a 40 hour week, pay for three statu- tory holidays and vacations with pay, bonuses for night shift and double time for overtime, Sundays and holidays, LI an" Swe man. 3,800 FORD FOREMEN GO ON STRIKE Detroit, May 21--(AP)-- An estimated 3,800 foremen began a strike at the Ford Motor Co. at 10 a.m, today. . The company said its Rouge and Lincoln plants were first af- fected. There was no immediate report on the Highland Park unit, All are in the Detroit area. Initial reports indicated the strike affected only Detroit plants, There was no immediate com- ment from the company after the Foremens Association of Ameri- ca, (Ind.) ordered its members off the job, A later statement was promised, Robert H. Keys, president of the union, said the strike receiv- ed unanimous approval of the Ford chapter of the F.A.A, Tues- day night. A spokesman for the union pre- dicted that the walkout would halt automobile production at Ford "within 10 days." The F.A.A. filed its strike no- | 30-day tice April 17 and the waiting period, which expired Sa- turday, was extended to permit a | conference with company officials earlier this week. A contract between the comp- any and the independent union was terminated almost simultane- ously by both sides early in April, Ford taler offéred a one-year renewal of the pact. Keys outlined the chief issues at dispute as raiding of ranks of the unionized foremen at Ford, failure to equalize the wage struc- ture, recognition, shift differen- tials and overtime pay, and what he labelled "arbitrary actions of the company." Keys said picket lines would be established "for supervisory em- ployees only" and that United Auto Workers (C.I.O.) in the three Ford plants here would not be asked to respect them, 14-year-old Charged With Murder Kingston, Ont., May 21--(CP)--A 14-year-old Tilbury, Ont. boy to- day was charged with the murder of Frederick Desjardins, 17, whose body was found in a cedar grove at Arden, Ont., shot through the back of the head. The 14-year-old boy was remand- ed sine die in county juvenile court with the consent of Crown and de- fence attorneys. Magistrate J. B. Garvin said. the youth has been committed to Ontario Hospital for the recommendation of Dr. C. H. further mental examinations upon McCuaig, psychiatrist. The author- ity for their remand comes under the Hospital Act and cannot ex- ceed 60 days. Desjardins and the youth charged with his murder escaped from St. John's Training School, Toronto, on April 20 and the slain Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., youth's body was found May 17. $400 Damage to New Truck When Sideswiped Lorne E. Pogue, Reaboro, Vic- toria County, received several cracked ribs and 'extensive dam- age to his brand new truck, which he was driving home from Osha- wa, when he collided with a Rus- sell car transport about a mile north of Brooklin, on No. 12 Highway, late yesterday morn- ing. Police report that Pogue was was' driving north and had just rounded a curve when the trail- er of the car-transport, which was proceeding south and pass- ing him, hit a bump in the road, swerved over to the east side of the road and struck the Pogue truck, The impact forced the light truck into the ditch and caused about $400 damage, Pogue was taken to the Osha- wa General Hospital, where he received treatment for his rib injuries, THE WEATHER Overcast with showers and widely scattered thund today and tonight, clearing early Tiursgay morning. Not much ture. Winds on le 25 today, Northwest 15 tonight, light Thursday. Low tonight and high Thursday 40 and 63. Summary for Thursday: Showers, clearing. ~-- Find Brid einRiver; Say Hubby Doped And Cottage Fired Orillia, Ont., May 21 (CP)--Police are investigating the death of a young bride and injury of her husband and the burning of the cottage in which the honeymoon couple were staying. The body of Mrs. Jack Kettlewell, 22," of Mimico, Ont., #was found floating in the Severn Superintendent MISS MARY BOURNE Who has been named superintend- ent of the Oshawa General Hospital. Miss Bourne had been director of nursing since last September » '| so far about River last night, Cause of her death is not yet known. Jack Kettlewell, 26, was drive. to hospital in an apparently dazed condition with a cut on the back of his head by Ronald Barrie of Mimico, owner of the cottage which was destroyed by fire last night, Seemed Dru ¥ Provincial police who found the woman's body a few hours af- ter discovery of the fire said there was no water in the lungs and that cause of her death was uncertain, Police said Kettlewell, appar-" ently recovering from the influ- ence of a drug, would be released from hospital today. An autopsy on Mrs. Kettlewell's body has been ordered. Only information police have the events which took place at the cottage, located at Dinner-Time Rapids, three miles from Severan Falls, was given by Barrie, business partner of Kettlewell and owner of the cottage, He had been with the couple on their honeymoon. Found Husband Barrie told provincial police that after sunbathing yesterday he had entered the cottage about [] p.m. to find Kettlewell lying un~ on a sofa, apparently Membership Of W.T.C.U. Is Increased The reports given in the momrn- ing session of the fifty first annual convention of the Ontario and Dur- ham Women's Christian Temper- ance Union being held today in King Street United Church showed that a Vast amount of work had been achieved by the members of the Unions in the two counties during the past year. The convention was opened by Mrs. J. R. Booth, president follow- ing a short meeting of the executive committee, and Mrs. J. V. McNeely conducted the devotional period, taking as her text "They cast four anchors out and wished for the day." Arising from the minutes which were read.by Miss Lulu Reynolds of it was proposed by Mrs. John Johnson and seconded by Mrs, William Allison to bring a field re- presentative to Oshawa early in Oc- tober to revitalize the organization. In the report of the correspond- ing secretary, Miss Marion Burns, an increase of 15 was shown in the membership, Oshawa standing high- est with 89, Orono 26 and Whithy 25, Newcastle also has a fair mem- bership. Mrs. William Allison gave the treasurer's report which was adopt- ed. The president then called on the various county superintendents of jonarimente to give their reports as llows: Evangelistic and Christian stewardship -- Mrs. Frank Staples, Whitby; Flower Mission--Mrs. P, C. Brown, Whitby; Little White Rib- boners -- Mrs. Charles Langfield, Oshawa; Lord's Day Observance, Non-alcoholic Fruit Products and W.C.T.U. MEMBERSHIP (Continued on Page 2) ROTARIAN TO SPEAK Dr. Ron Richardson will speak over CKDO tonight at 6.50 on the Rotary Club's Work among crippled children. under the influence of a drug. He told how he carried the man out. side, noticing as he did so, the marks on the back of his head. Also, he said, he smelled smoke and on turning around, saw the cottage kitchen on fire Thinking Mrs. Kettlewell might be inside, he ran in and called but couldn't locate her, he said. The nearest neighbor was half & mile away and the five-room cot- tage burned down. Barrie said he put Kettlewell into his motorboat and took him up river to Severan Falls, where his car was parked. The only ace cess to the cottage was by the rive er. Still wondering what had hap pened to Mrs, Kettlewell, Barrie said he drove the unconscious husband to the hospital at Orillia and then went to report to prove incial police who went back with him. After a short search they found Mrs, Kettlewell"s body in shallow water at the edge of the river, Barrie and Kettlewell were said to be partners in the con- struction business at Mimioco, To- ronto suburb. Drew Urges U.K. Industry Locate Here London, May 21--(OP)--Ontario's Premier Drew today urged British industries to establish branch fact- ories in Canada and take advantage of a "rapidly expanding domestic market." "Many have already done so with great success," he told a Canadian Chamber of Commerce luncheon. "I hope many more will follow, I think there are special and obvious strategic reasons why certain heavy industries and those making such things as aircraft precision instru- ments and automobile components and certain research establishments should consider the long-term ad- visibility of establishing substantial branch plants in Canada." * LATE NEWS BRIEFS * (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) London: Five constituency Labor party organizations called today on the annual party conference to condemn American aid to Greece and Turkey as "a menace ta world peace . . ." Rome: Francesco Saverio Nitti announced today that he had "failed to form a new Italian government, despite five days of effort. Pittsburgh: Eleven men were injured early today when ®& boiler and furnace exploded at the Lockhart Iron ot | ¢ Steel Company plant in nearby McKees Rocks. New York: A pretty 31-year-old mother of two children was shot five times and killed in a crowded area of Brooke lyn today by an unid police said. entified woman who escaped, Rome: The death sentence imposed on Maria Pasquinelli convicted of killing British Brig. R. W. M. De Winton at Pola, was commuted to life imprisonment at hard labor today.