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'THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA 7 I Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY "VOL. 6--NO. 200 OSHAWA-WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST. 27, 1947 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES§ UK CU FOOD RATIONS, TRAVEL Council Approves Increase In Gas Prices Striking Swift Workers Hurl 'Lockout' Charge Ontario Shore Gas Co. to Pay City $10,500 a Year Approval was given by City Council last night for a 16.5 per cent. increase in rates by the Ontario Shore Gas Co. Ltd. A similar increase was granted recently by the Township of East Whitby and the Town of Bowmanville while the Whitby Town Council agreeed that-if the increase was approved by ® A 4 Oshawa it would fall in line. . Henry G. Hobbs, president and general manager of the company, and A. F. Annis, K. C., appeared before Council with the request for an increase in rates and assured Council that the increase would en- able the company to carry on as well as make necessary imiprove- ments. No Increase Since 1931 Mr. Hobbs explained there had been no increase in rates since 1031 and that the increase in the aver- age bill would be about 40 cents. It is proposed to-impose a service of 40 cents. Provision was { ag oe Ingreatel about => per Sen. The present was $1.55 gross where- as the new rate would be $1.80. Sign New Agreement The new agreement with could not reduce its indebtedness under the present rate schedule. A new mortgage for $110,000 will be drawn with interest at three per cent. The company undertakes to pay the city not less than $10,500 a year. City Treasurer Peter A. Black- burn will represent the city on the board of directors of the company. "\ More than 300 children between Bushels of Money Flutter from Sky Over China Shanghai, Aug. 27--(AP)--It literally rained money over Western China. Pilot Robert Rousselot had engine trouble in his Chinese National Relief and Rehabilita. tion plane en route from Can. ton to Peishiyi. He promptly tossed out a huge cargo of Chinese currency. Five cases of money have been recovered and pilots are search. ing for the rest. It was understood money worth about $1,000,000 (U.S. funds) was jetisoned. Large Entry Assured For Track Meet the ages of 7 and 15 will be com- peting in the big City and District Track and Field Meet tomorrow afternoon at Alexandra Park, under the supervision of the Community Recreation Association. Entries have been made from every one of the 17 playground and supervised areas in the city, for the various events, and the total number of competitors is expected to reach 350. A new system of organized events is being used for the big meet, which will make it possible to ac- commodate such a large number of competitors and. run off the 49 events on the program quickly and without confusion. The whole CR.A. staff will be on hand and each has TRACK MEET (Continued on Page 2) Council to Reconsider Money Grant to CRA After a rather prolonged de- bate at last night's City Council meeting, Alderman Mrs. Evelyn Bateman gave notice of motion that at the next Council meeting she would introduce a motion to rescind Council's previous stand to donate $5,000 to the Commu- nity Recreation Association of Oshawa and District at such time as the organization attained its objective in its fund raising drive. It was indicated that Council would make a contribu- tion to the C.R.A, before it had reached its objective, In a letter to the Council, the organization recalled Council had decided to make an annual grant of $5,000 toward reconstruction and maintenance of its buildings, Its campaign for funds had now reached the half way mark and it was hoped to reach the objective shortly, Building Needs Painting Attention was drawn to the need for painting the building and cleaning up the grounds. It werld be necessary to make plumbing repairs d lay in the winter's supply of i § The Asso- ciation had paid out money for a caretaker and Council was ask- cl to make its contribution now rather than later, Ald, Ernie Cay, Chairman of CR.A. GRANT (Continued on Page 2) | LLG. Farben Trust Breeds War, U.S. Court Warned Nuernburg, Aug. 27 -- (AP) = A four-man United States court opén- ing the war crimes trial of 24 direc. tors of 'the $1,000,000,000 I. G. Far- ben chemical trust, heard the prose. cution charge today that they delib- erately fostered Adolf Hitler's wars of aggression for their own profit. Brig.-Gen. Telford Taylor also told the court that they would breed a new war if they got another chance. The defendants were the men who ran I. G. Farben--its official name is I, G. Farbenindustrie Aktienge- sellschaft--which is the world's big- gest chemical combine, and alleged- ly used it as a tool for Nazi conquest. Twenty-one of the 24 pleaded inno- cent on araignment Aug. 14. For their trial, which may estab- lish an important precedent by hold- ing ind strialists as well as political and m utary leaders responsible for plotting aggression, the Farben offi- cials sat in the same dock where Hermann Goering and his Nazi col- leagues were tried. 'The 20,000-word indictment under which the defendants are being tried charged in scorching phrases that without Garzen Hitler would have been powerless to start the war or to wage it so successfully for so long. It accused Farben of plunder- ing subjugated countries and of working slave laborers to death with the crematorium their ultimate des- tination. Twenty-two of the 24 indicted men were in the dock today. Max Brueggeman, secretary of Farben's board of directors, was seriously ill with a heart ailment, and Karl Waurster, a director, was recuperating from an operation. Carl Lautensch- lager was not present at the Aug. 14 arraignment bbecause of the death of his son, but was present today, Japanese Sincerity Ruestioned Canberra, Aug. 27--(Reuters)--Lt. Gen, Horace C. H. Robertson, com- mander-in-chief of British Com- monwelth occupation forces in Jap- an, today warned delegates to the Commonwealth conference on the Japanese. peace {reaty here that de- spite their obedient co-operation with Allied forces, the sincerity of Japanese conversion to peaceful ways should not be overvalued. He 'pointed out the difficulties which would arise in Japan if the United States money now being spent in the country, mostly in the form of foodstuffs, was cut off. Questioned by delegates on whether this would produce econ- omic chaos with possible political upsets damaging to the Allied cause Robertson declined to give an opin- ion, saying he was a soldier not an economist. The questions directed at Robert- son revealed a unanimous feeling among delegates that the Japanese should be confined to their home islands, even though it was realized that this would impose a heavy burden on Japanese economy. It was understood that other speakers stressed General Robert- son's view that Japanese sincerity must remain under suspicion. said the conference so far had pro- . Canadian delegate Brooke Claxton ceeded along lines acceptable to Canada. The Canadian Defence Minister emphasized the talks were not planned for the making of de- cisions but rather as a forum for exchange of opinions on the pattern the Japanese peace, settlement should follow. ; ? f Treasure Hunt Prize List Is Growing Fast Over 150 Oshawa Merchants are participating in the Monster Treasure Hunt sponsored by the Business Men's Association which will be held on Saturday, Septem- ber 13, an official of the Associa- tion told The Times-Gazette to- day, The prize list has now grown extensively, and ranges from coc- ker spaniels to electrical appli- ances, and includes blankets, lamps, radios, fishing tackle, theatre tickets, and fur neck pieces, 3 Art Stancey, chairman of the committee asaid today that the Treasure Hunt "is definitely not an affair for children," and ad- ults only can claim the scores of prizes, Children can participate in the hunt, by catching the bal- locas, and turning them over to their parents. Stancey added that officials of the Association feel confident that at least 5,000 peo- ple from Oshawa and District, will gather at the main intersec- tion at 2 p.m. on the afternoon of September 13th to take part in the Treasure Hunt. France Cuts Bread Ration Paris, Aug. 27--(Reuters)--The French cabinet today decided to re- duce the daily bread ration in France from 250 grammes to 200 grammes as from Sept. 1, in view of the "deplorable state' of the har- vest and the unprecedented deficit expected between France's needs and available potential supplies, it was officially announced. > Brussels, Aug. 27--(AP)--Sale of cakes and pastry will be forbidden two days a week throughout Bel- glum because of "present difficul- ties in cereal supplies," the govern- ment announced today. Butcher shops also will be closed two days a week. Theatre Party For Soap Box Derby Entrants Invitations to attend a perform- ance at the Biltmore Theatre some time this week have been extended by the manager, Leon E. Osier, to the 64 boys who co! cted for, and raced cars in the S§oap Box Derby on Wednesday, August 20. In letters addressed to the boys to be used at the theatre as admis- sion identification, R. L. Coleman, Director of Recreation for Oshawa and district, suggested that they do not start building their cars for the 1948 races until they receive a copy of the new rules which will be somewhat different. { Pe A 4 Toronto, Aug. 27--(CP)--The Un. itd Packinghouse Workefs of Ameri- ca (CI.O..C.CL., denying charges by the Swift Canadian Company of a worker "slowdown" and in turn charging the company with a "lockout," today called 3,000 em- ployees out on strike from Swift plants across Canada. H. H. Stedman, general superin- tendent of the company, charged the union with a "slowdown" in pro- duction. But F. W. Dowling, nation. al director of the UP.W.A. denied this and said excessive heat in some areas retarded production in On. tario. _ In announcing the strike today, Dowling 'made it clear that it was precipitated by company action in laying off employees at its New Westminster, B. C., plant and other workers in Toronto. He said the company had "suspended" these em- ployees even while the union was "investigating the company's char- SWIFT WORKERS (Continued on Page 2) Okanagan Ogopogo Is Worth Plenty To Circus Owner Kelowna, B.C, Aug. 27 (CP). ~Unofficially a lot of people would give a lot of money, they say, for one good look at "QOgopogo," the Okanagan Val- ley's famed sea monster. Officially, James Edgar, own- er-manager of the Sparks Circus yesterday offered $500,000 re- ward--not for a look at the elusive hump - backed, hairy- headed creature but for his capture or information leading to his capture alive. Sketchy tales about "Ogo" being seen making headway in Lake Okanagan have tantalized valley residents and tourists for years. If and when he is handed over, the circus plans to exhibit him in its menagerie. Plans Complete For Legion Street Fair For the first time in gears, a monster street fair and dance will be held ir Oshawa Friday night, under the auspices of local branch of the Canadian Legion. The program for the gala event includes dancing all evening, games, booths, refreshments, draws for 30 valuable prizes, and the Oshawa Regimental Band will be in attendance to play for the public from 8 to 9 p.m. as a special feature with Frank Threadgold, Legion Zone Com- mander acting as Master of Cere- monies, . The prize list is topped off by a combination radio Phonograph, and includes a pressure cooker, a set of aluminum cooking utensils, a cold wave permanent, electric appliances, fishing rods, theatre tickets, rugs and groceries. The street fair will be held on Centre Street South, between Metcalfe and John Streets, near Memorial Park, The last time a street fair was held in Oshawa, it was under the auspices of the Rotary Club, when fairs were held in the business area. The erection of the booths will begin tonight, under the super- vision of Jack Burch, eneral chairman, and he has askéd that all those who can help in the erection of the booths to be on hand at the Legion Hall not lat- er than 6.30 ,.m, Members of the Legion execu- tive have expressed their confi- dence that the fair will be a huge success, because of the natural attraction to the public of an ev- ent of this kind. The following is & list of the various booth chairmen: Jack Burch, general booth chairman; Fruit, James Lovell; Groceries, W. R. Elliott; Bingo, Charles Wilcox; Novelty Booth No. 1, Alf Gunnell; Novelty Booth No, 2, Harley Carr; Sox, Ties and Ny- lons, Miss Ada Twilley, assisted by the Ladies' Auxiliary; Blank- ets, Frank Grant; Big Six, Len Knowles; Refreshments, Ladies' Auxiliary assisted by P. Carter; Novelty Booth No. 3, Frank Fo- ley; Street Dance, Joe Wilson; Tickets and. Prize Display, Floyd Foreman, ~ Celebrates His 85th Birthday With Golf Game James A. Ross, 220 Mary Street, celebrated his 85th birthday today by playing a game of golf at the Downsview Golf course. In spite of his age, Ross said he has played about 15 times this summer. He has a score of about 46 for the nine-hole course, golfing at any age. Ross was born near Port Perry, and has lived in Oshawa for the past 38 years, He told The Times- Gazette this morning, that it would give him "great pleasure" to look back and say that he played golf on his 85th birthday. Let Contracts For Work On. Ritson Road Another step toward the widening and paving of; Ritson Road South, between Bloor Street and the CP. R., was taken by City Council last night when it awarded the contract for concrete curbing and gutters and for the laying of a sewer. Both contracts were awarded to the W. B. Bennet Construction Co. The first contract for $12,920 cov- ers the construction of curbs and gutters on Ritson Road South, Se- cond Avenue and the Bloor Street approach to the dual highway. The second contract for a total of $5, 890.30 is for the construction of a sewer on Ritson Road South. THE WEATHER Clear today. Variable cloudi- ness Thursday, widely scatter- ed Hght showers Thursday eve- ning. Not much change in temperature. Winds light to- day becoming southwest 15 Thursday morning. Low tonight and high Thursday 58 and 77. Summary for Thursday--Vari- able cloudiness, showers in eve- ning. Police Hunt Doukhobor' For B.C. Banker Slaying Vancouver, Aug. 27--(CP)--Police today conducted a house-to-house search in Vancouver's east end for Walter Pavlukoff, 33-year-old Douhobor named by. them in a war- rant as the slayer of Sydney S. Pe- trie, 55, manager of the Broadway branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. : The warrant was made out last night after police said more than 20 witnesses to the shooting identified Pavlukoff as the man who had en- tered the bank a few minutes be- fore closing time Monday and fired a single shot at the manager. Mr. Petrie died in hospital about an hour later. 'The slayer fled down the street, out-distancing Rev, Norman South- cott, a life-long friend of the man- ager, but dropped his revolver eight blocks away. Later police found a hat, coat and vest, which they said. belonged to Pavlukoff, abandoned n the English Bay section of the city. \ Officers said these had been tra= ced to an east-end tailor wi claimed to have sold them to Pay- lukoff last fall. They said also ini- tials on the band of the hat cor- responded to Pavlukoff's. While at first it was believed the shooting took place during an at- tempted holdup, investigators hint- ed that it might have been in re- venge although they did not ela- borate. In support, they pointed to the fact the slayer made no de- mand for money when he entered the bank and headed directly for the manager's desk. Police said Pavliukoff had been released last Nov. 1 from the Bri- tish Columbia penitentiary at New Westminster after serving three years for illegal possession of an of- fensive ¥eapon, which is good N.S. Ratifies $10,900,000 Tax Pact Halifax, Aug. 27--(CP)--The Nova Scotia legislature prorogued its 1947 session today after giving final reading to three bills ratifying a $10,900,000 annual tax agreement with the Dominion. In fewer than 25 minutes of the second day of the special sitting called to ratify the financial agree- ment, the bills pertaining to the agreement were given third read- ing. First Throne Speech The newly-appointed Lieutenant- Governor, J. A. D. McCurdy, pion- eer airman from Baddeck, N.S. en- tered the chambers and gave his first short throne speech. Congratulating the members for their attention during the session, the speech recalled that a new pro- vincial labor code to remedy "con- ditions brought on during the war years" had been passed along with amendment to the Old Age Pensions Act, the Elections Act and the Fish- eries Federation Act. Bills giving eect to the five- year agreement, which will give the province an estimated $3,000,000- $4,000,000 more annually than it would have without such a pact, were introduced yesterday as a spec- ial sitting of the 1947 session began. Coincidentally, Attorney General J. H. MacQuarrie introduced a bill with the cumbersome title: "An act Respecting the Delegation of Juris- diction from the Parliament of Ca- nada to the Legislature of Nova Scotia and Vice Versa." Mr. MacQuarrie asked that the bill, which might settle questions where divided authority now exist- ed in matters such as taxation, labor and marketing, be allowed to stand pending a test of its validity in the Supreme Court of Nova Sco- tia. Anglo-Soviet Trade Talks Loom Again London, Aug. 27 -- (AP) -- The Daily Brpieg suid today the British government "planning to resume talks for a trade pact with Russia." "Soviet diplomats have revealed to the Swedish delegation now in Moscow that they hope Anglo-Sov- jet talks will start up again soon," the newspaper said. <The paper said Sir Stafford Cripps, president of the Board of Trade, advised British _gnanufactur- ers "to build up a 'pool' of goods for Russia" so that Britain could speak with more authority about the prospects of delivering the heavy goods Russia wants pay- ment for the wheat, timber" and canned fish she offered during the recent fruitless Moscow talks. 'After the recent talks broke down, Harold Wilson, chief British nego- tiator, said the failure was caused by excessive Soviet demands for scaling down Britain's wartime credit to Russia.. 'Moscow radio said the talks failed because Britain could not promise the delivery of goods, £5 ~~ Nash Will Open Plant in Toronto Toronto, Aug. 27.--A new automo- bile plant employing upward of 1,500 men and capable of producing 100 cars per day is slated for To- ronto in" the near future, it was announced here yesterday by H. Clay Dawes, vice-president and general sales manager of Nash Motors, Ltd. Shortages of steel and equipment may delay plans to convert the old Ford plant, now owned by Nash, at 2951 Danforth Avenue, but a parts distributing centre will open there on October 1 and remain in opera- tion until the changeover to the néw assembly plant is completed. At present no Nash cars. are made in Canada and they are all imported from the company's Wis- consin plant. "The decision to open a plant here was based on our faith in the future of Canada," said Mr. Dawes. The Danforth: Avenue plant was purchased from Ford last year. SEPTEMBER 20 DEADLINE Dr. A, F. Mackay, Medical Offi. cer of Health, has informed The Tim: :-Gazette that John Rosnik, proprietor of Cedar Dale Lunch, who was fined $10 and costs in Oshawa Police Court on Monday, for operating a restaurant with- out a license, has been given until September 20 to comply with re- quirements of the Department of Health, and not December 20, as stated in a report of the case, i 7 Crisis Move Hits All Foreign Travel, Meat, Gasoline London, Aug. 27 (Reuters).--The British government tonight announced drastic economies in food, foreign travel and gasoline to save imports worth £228,000,000 .($912,000,000) annually. The basic, gasoline ration will be abolished altogether which means that use of automobiles will be possible, only, as it was during wartime for essential purposes. The meat ration will be reduced from one shilling two pence (24 cents) worth a person a week to one shilling (20 cents) worth. raised above the »resent reduced level. The tea ration will not be Ration books must be surrendered after two nights in a hotel instead of four nights, restaurant supplies will be substantially cut and public dinners and luncheons will be curtailed. Foreign travel restrictions, previously announced to take effect from October 1, will be effective immediately, and the business men's allowance for trips abroad of £10 ($40) a day will be brought down to £8 ($32) in certain countries. Importing on certain luxury items will be prohibited and a detailed list will be issued shortly. No exchange will be available for travel outside the sterling area after October 1 except for purposes explicitly approved by the exchange control. Curb Big Power Veto, Syrian Delegate Urges By FRANCIS W. CARPENTER Lake Success, N.Y., Aug. 27--(AP) --Faris El Khoury, Security Council president, took a firm stand today for restricting the big power veto solely to questions of enforcing world geace. But he acknowledged he was waging a losing battle at this time. El Khoury, a Syrian, stated his position as the council was called to meet at 3 pm. EDT today for an- other tussle on the veto, which has been invoked 20 times in United Nations history--18 times by Rus- sia, twice by France. There was no prospect of any change in the set-up, Apply To Strong Measures El Khoury declared in a discus- sion off the council floor that 'the veto should be applied only to call- ing out troops for U. N. action to* preserve peace and similar strong measures under the U, N. charter. He said that the veto should not apply on other matters, particularly on admitting 'new members. Council delegates waited for Sov- 3 fet Russia and Colombia to tip their hands on the Egyptian case, Delegates of those two countries are slated to speak tomorrow and then the council hopes to vote. It also hopes to start a vacation Friday. The main point in the Anglo= Egyptian case is a Brazilian resolu tion calling on Egypt and Britain to resume negotiations to settle their differences. Egypt Against Resolution Egypt does not like that resolu tion; Britain, which does not have a vote in this dispute, favors it. The council meeting of Egypt yesterday was interrupted again by two Egyptian demonstrators, who were ejected by U. N. guards and sent back to Manhattan in a U. N. car, Egypt last month called on the council to order British troops out of Egypt immediately and to dis- continue the Sudan condominium administration, Britain has stake ed her case on the contention that a 20-year treaty of alliance with BEY, agreed upon in 1936, still is valid. Rio Parley Stamps 0.K. On N ew Pact + Quitandinhe, Brazil, Aug. 27 -- (AP)--Brazilian authorities whipped up plans today for the formal sign- ing next Tuesday in Rio de Jan- eiro's glittering Itamaraty Palace of an historic defence treaty under which 19 American republics will agree to fight jointly against any aggression in the Western Hemi- sphere. A high Brazilian government source said the inter-American con- ference of foreign ministers at this resort was expected to wind up next Monday. j Conference committees yesterday approved more than two-thirds of the body of the projected defence treaty, which calls for swift military action to put down aggression in a vast "security region" stretching from the Antarctic to the Arctic and from Hawaii to the Falklands. The security zone includes Alaska and Greenland as well as Canada and there was speculation that Ca- nada might later join as a signatory of the treaty. The way was open for her to do-so. Creation of a joint military mech- anism will be undertaken at Bogota next January, when the American republics meet again to broaden and strengthen the inter-American sys- tem of peace co-operation. A bol- stered hemisphere economic system will be sought in a special confer- ence late in 1948. All of the American republics ex- cept. Nicaragua, which was not in- vited to this conference, and Ecua- dor, whose status here is in doubt because of a week-end revolution at Quito, approved last night the United States sponsored proposal for a treaty clause binding each of the nations to join in fighting aggres- sion in the Western Hemisphere "security zone." FENDERS DAMAGED Two automobiles were moderately damaged at 9.50 pm. yesterday, when Walter G. Corben, 364 Mary Street, was . turning from King Street into McMillan Drive and col- lided with a car driven by Clarence Yarrow, 138 Alexander Boulevard, who was turning right onto King Street. Both front and rear fende ers of Corben's vehicle were smashe ed and the fender and bumper of the other car will require repairs, * LATE NEWS BRIEFS (By THE CANADIAN PRESS) Ottawa, Aug. 27 (CP).--Belief that Japan eventually will seek to embark on another war was expressed today by Hon. A. A. immigration. Calwell, Geneva Aug. 27 (CP).--Agriculture Minister Gardiner of Canada said in a blunt speech before the Food and Agriculture Organization commission reviewing the world food situation today that he was out of sym- pathy with suggestions that countries could spend their way to prosperity. He praised the United King- dom austerity program. Australian minister of a Sra CORE ses ROR gn