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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZET TE OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby G azette and Chronicle WHITBY VOL, 6--NO. 129 OSHAWA-WHITBY TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1947 - Price 4 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES LAN DOMINION STATUS FOR INDIA Oshawa Air Cadet To Visit 'British Isles Member of r of Party Of 46 Cho Whole of sen From Canada Great honor has come to Oshawa and the Oshawa "Chadburn" Air Cadet Squadron, No. 151, in the selection of Squadron Sergeant Major Arthur M. Griffith, 616 Christie Avenue, as one of the 46 Canadian Air Cadets who will visit the British Isles this summer in an exchange visit scheme with members of the Air Training o Corps of Great Britain--the United Kingdom counterpart of the Air Cadet League of Canada. Only 16 frem Ontario When it is realized that there are some 10,000 air cadeis scaliered adiosy Canada as members of about 120 squadrons and that of the 48 squadrons in Ontario only 16 rep- resentatives could be selected the significance of the selection of the local cadet is apparent. The local air cadet squadron was formed in August, 1942 and Arthur became associated with it in Nov- ember of that year. At present he They are scheduled to arrive at Northolt Airport, England, July 31, for Canada Aug. 18. Defence Item Canberra, June 3--(CP)--The development of atomic rockets were reported to be included in Were $800,000,000 defence pro- gram approved today by the Aus- tralian Cabinet. A feature of the five-year program was said to be the proposed expenditure of $100,000,000 on scientific re- search, new weapons and meas- ures .to cope with new forms of warfare. The expenditure on research is said to cover the projected South Australian experiments with ra- dlo-guided rockets including mis- siles with atomic warheads. The defence budget, presented to the Cabinet by the Australian Defence Council, was reported to also provide for an annual ex- penditure of $60,000,000 for a post-war army of 69,000, an Air Force of 12,000 and a Navy of 14,000. The 'Cabinet also was reported to have rejected proposals for compulsory military service be- cause of the shortage of man- power in industry and would re- ly on volunteers, BUILDING CAMPS ' Many new service stations, and cabin camps are mushrooming into evistence along Highway 2 between Toronto and Belleville. One of the largest camps started to date is be- ing erected just west of the tunnel Newcastle, #884. .of Going Overseas Streams, Creeks In Flood After Heavy Rainfall "Streams and creeks, which at this season of the year are usual- ly little more than a trickle, were raging torrents yesterday following the incessant rain of the previous 24 hours, The Oshawa and Harmony Creeks were both high but neith- er was in any danger of over- flowing its banks. At Whitby the lawn in front of the Alger Press building was flooded and chil- dren were wading almost kneer deep. Further west Lynd's Creek was over the Base Line and cautious motorists turned back rather than run the chance of running off the gravelled portion of the road into the marsh which bor- ders each side.. Duffin's Creek at Pickering was flowing over No. 2 Highway to a depth of about six inches for several hours in the afternoon but was back to normal by 7 p.m, Here was no interruption in tra- fic. The mo#it serious aspect of the rain is that farm lands were un- der water if many sections. Many farmers have not sown ' their crops ag yet and the cold, back- ward weather had greatly im. paired growth where seed has been sown. It is pointed out that when grain is not sown until after June 1, it is affected by the summer heat and rust and smut are most prevalent with detrimental af- fects upon the quality. of the grain, Voters Approve School Debenture At Peterborough Peterborough, June 3.--Peter- borough ratepayers gave emphatic "yes" replies to three money ques- tions submitted to them by the City Council Saturday. On the bylaw to borrow $110,000 for the enlarge- ment of Confederation School, Park Street South, a project of the Board of Education, the vote was 1,510 to 349. 'The proposal duthorizing sale of the municipal property in the block bounded by George, Simcoe, Water and Charlotte Streets, ap- proval was expressed in the count of 1475 to 728. Ratepayers carrier their assent by 1363 to 822 into the third question to grant from the pro- ceeds of sale of the property owned by city financial aid up to $250,000 for the completion of the Memorial Community W. D, FORRESTER MISS FLORENCE SWARTZ Local U.of T. Students Successful Five Oshawa students are among those who will receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto on Fri- ay. Ageording to the results an- nounced tolay. Warren D, For- ter, son of Mrs, Forrester, 281 8 h, and the late J WT ,. He is at pi ent on ad geodetic survey for th in the Hudson Bay area. Miss Florence Swartz, daugh- 55 Park Road North, received second class honors in Household Economics and R. J, Buckley, son of Mr. anl Mrs, John J. Bucks ley, 242 Kendal Avenue, obtain- ed similar standing in the St. Michael's College Philosophy course, Russell G, Disney, son of Mr. and Mrs. R, S. Disney, 96 West- moreland ,Avenue, is graduating with third*class honors in Politi- cal Science and Economics and Stan E. Lovell, son of Mr. and Mrs, E. A. Lovell, 179 Simcoe Street South, is graduating in the Pass Course with C standing. Also graduating is Donald W. Reed, son of Mr, and Mrs, Fred Reed, who lived at Llewellyn Hall while attending the 0.C.V.I. He obtained third class honors in Chemistry. Bruce Findlay, son of Mr, and Mrs. A. T. Finlay, 14 Westmoreland Avenue, obtained' without grading standing in the final year of the Pass Course, All of the Oshawa students completing their third 'year in honor courses obtained first or second class standing. Miss J. Catherine Annis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A, F. Annis, 455 Simcoe Street North, headed the Fine Art course, be- ing the only member of the course to obtain first class hon- ors, Also im Fine Art, Miss Dor- othy Mills, daughter of Dr, and Mrs. O, G. Mills, North Oshawa, received second class honors as did Omar Walmsley, a former O. C.V.I, student who resided at Llewellyn Hall. His parents are Mr, and Mrs, Louis Walmsley. In Modern Languages (English and French), Robert V, Shet- field, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Rpetfield, 231 Mary Street, ob- tained second class honors and stood second in his course. Find Blonde's Body Stuffed In Oil Drum BE ------------ Philadelphia, June 3--(AP)-- Police were . confronted today with one of their most bafflic ; mysteries following the discov- ery by a junk dealer of a blonde woman's body in an oil barrel in a secluded ravine. The corpse was wrapped in a newspaper, padded with sawdust and doubled up in the discarded 50-gallon metal drum, She apparently had been dead 10 to 21 days, Officials said the only "missing" woman of about the same stature was Mrs. David Almeida, wife of one of the fugi- tives sought for the killing of a Philadelphia patrolman, She had been reported abducted. However, police said there was no evidence to support a supposis tion the body washers. Department or Mines and Forests ter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Swartz, |, STAN E. LOVELL (St. Michael's and Mr. Lovell in the Pass Course. Oshawa Students Fam U. of T. Graduates R. J. BUCKLEY RUSSELL G. DISNEY Who will graduate from the University of Toronto at the Faculty of Arts convocation Friday. Mr. Forrester is graduating in Mathematics and Physics, Miss Swartz in Household Economics, Mr. Buckley in Philosophy College), Mr. Disney in Political Sci E and A City Council committee has .been appointed to work with the local branch of the Canadian Leg- ion in arranging for the inscription of the names of Oshawa's World War II dead on the war memorial in Memorial Park. Members of the committee are Aldermen A. G. Davis and J. N. Willson. Speaking at last night's Council meeting on behalf of the Legion committee, C. J. Wilcox said a list of 140 names had already been pre- pared and it was felt now that the project should be taken over by Council. The Legion had been re- quested by last year's Council to Committee To Arrange Inscribing War Dead Names on Memorial compile a list of names to be in- scribed on the cenotaph. Mr. Wilcox pointed out that the question now arises of where to place the additional names. He said there are at present 137 names on the memorial of those who died in World War I. In moving that a committee be appointed, Ald. Evelyn Bateman added that this matter be discussed with the original designer of the monument. The aldermen named to the committee are the two members of Council who saw service in World War I. id Plan Meet To Discuss Grain Loss By The Canadian Press A National conference on feed grains has been arranged to meet in Ottawa June 11 Yo Sock bis meeting the shortage in many cultural products which seemingly are inevitable following the cold, wet spring, which sharply reduced planting of feed grain crops. The loss of feed grain acreage is most acute in Ontario, but is also felt in other provinces. The whole dismal spring on the farmlands means that consumers may face a shortage of "fruits, ve- getables, beef, pork, eggs, 'milk, cheese and butter during the com- ing autoumn and winter as a re- sult of continued rain and cold weather" said Robert Morrison of Alvinston, Ont. « ' "The situation is serious, quite serious," said T. L. Kennedy, On- tario's Agriculture Minister. "There is a slim chance that an imme- diate and steady downpour of pre- cious sunshine could greatly aid in correcting current conditions; but even with sun there will be a tre- mendous drop in production of everything that requires, coarse PLAN MEET (Continued on Page: » Nabs Bandit, Gets Loot After Chase Niagara Falls, Ont., June 3-- (CP) --Provincial Constable Harold G. Wilkins in an 80-mile-an-hour chase captured a bandit who held up the Imperial Bank at nearby Stamford Centre this morning. All the loot, consisting of money, bonds and a gun were recovered in a suit- case in the man's ion. Police identified the man they captured as Harry Duguid, 32-year old display salesman, who gave a Toronto address. * The Teller was trussed up and approximately $5,000 was stolen from the Imperial Bank branch at Stamford by a lone masked bandit. He apparently: entered the bank through the skylight about 6:30 am. and waited until R. Collie, teller, arrived two hours later. Col- lie was trussed up and the burglar gathered up the cash and exaped in a big car. TO MANAGE RANCH Paddy Preston who established the Dianiond T. Ranch in Peter- borough two years ago, is coming this week to Oshawa. He will man- age the Pleasure Valley Ranch, two miles north of the city. Mr. Preston hag sold his interest in the Dia- mond Tto his brother, BIG DOCKET COUNTY COURT AT WHITBY An Ontario Court grand jury is today considering probably the longest list of criminal charges ever scheduled for a County Court sittings in the county. Dispensing with all general re- marks, it took Judge 8. L. Smoke of Peterborough an hour or more to outline the various charges to the grand jury when the sessions open- ed yesterday afternoon. The jury is not expected to return its find- ings before tomorrow morning. Six Criminal Cases Six criminal cases 'are listed in all, ihvolving more than 30 charges against 11 individuals. First on the docket are the charges arising out of the Ontario Hospital hold-up at Whitby last February 28. Five of the six accused in the case--Elgin Richards, Robert Willis, Michael Podvinsky, Frank Podvinsky and Donald Tucker--are charged joint- ly with armed robbery while all six --the sixth being John Charles Mombourguette--face a variety of charges under the Opium and Nar- cotic Drug Act. The six face seven charges of having drugs in their possession illegally while four of the accused ~--the two Podvinskys, Willis and Mombourquette -- face a variety of offering drugs for sale and Willis is charged with a final offence of having a concealed. firearm. Charge of Wounding PL the exception of: ding. against. Albert A. fe as Std the remainder of the cases have to do with housebreaking and shopbretiking. Michael Savich is charged with having housebreaking instruments in his' possession while William Cooper faces charges of both house- breaking and shorbreaking. Cooper is charged with breaking and en- tering the Edwards = Apartments and the A. F. Cox and Son garage, King Street West, last March. Finally, James Barker faces a total of 17 charges of housebreak- ing and retaining stolen goods in connection with a series of break- ins in Mara Township late last year. In addition, three civil jury cases, and an appeal by the prosecution against the acquittal of Gordon Dodd and Edward Minard on a charge of selling an auto above the Wartime Prices and Trade Board ceiling are listed for hearing. At the request of counsel, two non-jury civil cases were adjourned with the date of hearing to be set later. The three civil jury . cases are Graham vs Addison, Sorochan vs Hercia and Cotton vs Fleming. Six District Students Pass 0.A.C. Tests Six students from Oshawa and district were successful in their examinations at the Ontario Agri- cultural College at Guelph, it was learned when the results were pub- lished yesterday. The winner of the Knox Medal in animal husbandry and the Jacobine Trophy for the grand champion showman of livestock, Lance M. Beath, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morley Beath, R.R. 2, Oshawa, secured 64.5 per cent. in the first year of the degree course. Other successful students in the first year of the degree course were Grant Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hart, Kingston Road East, who secured 63 per ceat., and W. G. Newman, son of Mr. and Mrs, Harry Newman, Dunbarton, who secured 65 per cent. Successful in the second year of the Degree Course were Ross M. Alloway, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Alloway, 478 Simcoe Street North, who secured 76 per cent, and A. P. F. LeGresley, R.R. 3, Newcastle, who secured 73 per cent. William E Warne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Warne, 368 Park Road South, was successful in his exami- nations in the second year of the two-year course. He finished 10th in a class of 50 students. Listed among the prize winners were F. G. Moffat of Orono who won one of the Dominion-provincial student aid bursaries value at $100, and G, R. Vallentyne of Beaverton who won the Dr. W, R. Graham prize. THE WEATHER Clear and cool today. Wed- nesday clear and warmer. Light winds. Low tonight and high Wednesday 45 and 66. Summary _ for Wednesday: Clear and - Warmer. Partition As to decide whether there shall The announcement was made si J Minister Attlee in the Agreed; Two States Seen With Equal Power London, June 3 (CP)--The British government an« nounced today that it will transfer power in India to thé Indians almost immediately and leave it to the Ixdian people be one or two governments. Itaneously by Prime House of Presiding Judge JUDGE 8. L. SMOKE of Peterborough, who is presiding over the gencral sessions of the County Court this week in Whitby. ~ Commo! WEATHERMAN SAID ONLY KIDDING Toronto, June 3 -- (CP) -- Whatever hope Ontario farmers held for a break in the wet, cold weather that has plagued them all spring was dashed today when forecasters here said they could predict only a two-day respite from rain, "Actually as far as I can see there is no major change in our weather set-up," said a meter- ological official. While it would be clear today and tomorrow, he said rain was expected to be general throughout most of On- tario on Thursday and Friday. Plan Playground BetweenWilsonRd Highland Avenue To provide temporgry facilities in the east end of the city, the Board of Park Management is to be re- quested to place children's recrea- tion equipment on the city-owned property south of Gliddon Avenue between Wilson Road and Highland Avenue, While the City Council had desig- nated land farther south, between Eulalie and Vimy Avenues as a park site for that part of the city, it had been agreed, on recommendation from the Eastview Recreation As- sociation, that it would be prefer- able to provide a temporary children's playground nearer the present built-up area. The Eastview Association had suggested the area south of Gliddon Avenue between Wilson Road and Cadillac Avenue South but Ald. Rae Halliday reported that considerabie of the land west of Highland Av-Y enue is privately owned. He said the property bétween Wilson Road and Highland Avenue would not be large enoligh for a ball park but would be able to accommodate children's playground facilities. ; by the Viceroy, Viscount Mountbatten, in a broadcast to the Indian people; by the British government in a White Paper. Present Legislation will be introduced during the present session of Par- liament for the transfer of power this year--on a Dominion-status basis--to one or two Indian gove ernments, depending on which sys. tem the Indian people subscribe to Thus until the withdrawal of the British authorities, scheduled for July of 1948, ¥ondia will be composed of one or tWo self-goferning coune tries whichrwill belong to the Bri- tish Commonwealth of Nations. Favorably Received Attlee said the néw British plan, with its offer of temporary Dom- inion status, had been "favorably received' by thé leaders of Indian political parties. Opposition leader Winston Churchill threw the backing of the Conservative party behind the prin ciple of temporary Dominion statug for India--whether as a united country of 390,000,000 or as a separ ate Pakistan (Moslem) and Hine dustan (Hindu)--but reserved the right to oppose details of the plan, (Continued on Page 2) Grand Again Overflows Bank at Galt By The Canadian Press Third overflow of the Grand Ri- ver since early spring was reported at Galt at 9 am. today to have reached its peak, having risen 30 inches in the night to a level of 14 feet--12 feet above the normal sum- mer mark. Flood water rose to a depth of one foot, extinguishing furnace fires, in cellars of homes and business blocks located on the river's banks, A survey by The Canadian Press showed that several other streams, swelled by an incessant 30-hour de- luge during: which the rainfall to- talled 2.16 inches, went on mild rampages throughout Ontario coun« ties. Meanwhile weather forecasters would predict only a two-day stretch of good weather. They fore cast rain again for Thursday and Friday. Waters of the grand River flood= ed basements in the Kitchener -- Waterloo area and in outlying dis- tricts fences were washed away and acres of pasture land and recently- seeded grainfields were inundated. At New Hamburg, the river Nith was reported to have cut off Wists streets and to have submerged dens and flooded wy large section of the village. The Nitia there reached a peak of about 10 feet above normal at 3 am. the overflow moved slowly, however, so that no serious damage was expect- ed. Ne London, the Thames River was S| more than 10 feet above its normal level this moming, but the GRAND RIVER (Continued on Page 2) » Wan Yi were reported of three key cities on Cornwall: soaked fields. Montreal: Damage estimated * LATE NEWS BRIEFS (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) Nanking: Six full Communist army divisions under Gen. battling Nationalist defenders the Changchun-Mukden rail- way in China's civil war today. 'Chambly, Que.: Seven persons, including one union official and a girl, were arrested today when workers seeking to. enter a strike-bound manufacturing plant were blocked by a picket line. Farmers here have been advised to plant early- maturing ots, or a mixture of buckwheat, barley and oats in order to salvage something from their rain- at $50,000 was caused toda when fire destroyed the Asbestonos Corporation Ltd, plant 2 at suburban 'St. Lambert, --