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FOESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1948 THE DAIEY T IMES-GAZETTE ~ PAGE THRER Would Institute Large Scale Immigration From Britain & 2 4 'Reuther Rejects Appeals On Firings Of Two Officials Toronto, Jan. 20 (CP)--The Globe and Mail says today in a newspage story it has learned that Walter Reuther, International President of the United Auto Workers of America (CIO) has rejected an appeal by Canadian Director George Burt of Windsor, Ont., against dismissal of Harry Rowe, Canadian Publicity Director® of the U.A.W. and Educational Di- rector Drummond Wren. "But a third pro-Burt staff man, International Representative John Eldon of Windsor, veteran U.AW. organizer, is to be re-instated under terms of a 'left' and 'right' wing agreement in the Canadian union, it is understood," the paper said. "A fourth man dismissed in the Reuther purge of pro-Burt staff men, Fred Steeve of St. Catharines, returned to employment with Mac- Kinnon Industries in that city." Reasons given officially for the dismissals of Rowe, a former Tor- onto newspaper man, and of Wren were that they were not members of the UAW. Wren also is General Secretary of the Workers Education- al Association, William MacDonald Vice - Presi. dent of U.A.W. Local 195 in Windsor, tas been mentioned for the post of publicity director. A dispute over the firing of Char- lie Tanner, Windsor staff man, dis, | missed earlier by Burt under an economy cut, ended with a decision to let the dismissal stand. It is understood two organisers will be appointed in Quebec, as part of the UAW union ca to undertaken in that pri ce. The new appointees will be French- speaking and from Quebec. G.M. Official to Address Group Today William Joseph Davidson, ad- ministrative engineer of the Gen- eral Motors technical center in De. troit, will be the guest speaker of the Engineering Society today in Convocation Hall in Toronto, In reference to" his talk on the General Motors proving ground, fo- cal point of company testing, Mr. Davidson said: "I shall discuss the objects of the tests, the manner in which they are done, how the in- 8 entation is used, and other rela matters. . In addition, I may touch upon a few modern im- provements in automobiles, such as high-compression engines and auto- matic transmissions. Being quite familiar with the Toronto Engineer- ing Society group, I shall do my best, to touch on various phases of en- gineering of interest to them." MAN FATALLY BURNED Ogdensburg, N, Y., Jan. 20--(AP) --James Agnew, 62, was fatally burned last night when fire gutted the interior of a one-room St. Law- be | rence River boathouse in which he lived. Police Chief Herbert Meyers sald he believed an exploding lan- tern started the fire. Choir, Organ Assist Soprano In Recital of Church Music Rarely are the music-lovers of Oshawa given the opportunity of. hearing a recital of sacred music such as as given in St. Gregory's Roman Catholic Church last night. Lyona Hunt Mangan, whose drama- tic soprano voice lends itself admir. ably to this type of music, and the masterful skill of Kelvin James at the organ, provided a program that left none unsatisfied. In her first group which opened the program, Lyona Hunt Mangan sang Vidit Suum Natum from "Sta- bat Mater" by Pergolese; Bach. Gounod arrangement of Ave Maria, and Panis Angelious by Franck. The Ave Maria was a vibrant interces- sion and the high clear notes of Panis Angelious filled the dimmed church with splendor. The singer's polished enuniciation was manifest in her next two arias, sung in English--Now The Record San Be Cited, from "Requiem" by erdi, and O Divine Redeemer by Gounod. In the latter the prayef "Rem er Not My Sins" is built up to a climax by the flowing accomp- animent; the combination of voice and organ producing a dramatic effect, The extraordinary range of her unwavering voice was Alemonstrated in Hear ye Israel from "Elijah," and Praise Ye The Lord (Psalm CL). Hear My Prayer, O Lord, (Dvorak) and Morning Hymn (Henschel) were both inspiring, and one would like to hear more often The Aagel's Farewell from Elgar's "Dream of Gerontius" in order to become more familiar with the unresolved and somewhat obscure music. For his organ solos Mr. James played a concerto in B Flat Major by Handel using the flute.stops to advantage in the spirited passages in the first movement. A broad adagio movement, though short, was a smooth bridge to the final allegro. A second group played later in the program included Trumpet Tune and Air by Purcell which was direct and brisk; and Harmonies du Soir (Karg-Elert) in which the deep chords and softly blended or- gan stops invoked pleasing rever. es. St. Gregory's Adult Choir, accom- panied by Jack Driscoll, assisted with the program by singing Kyrie Eleison and Sanctus, both from the Mass in honor of St. Louis, by de la Hache, and Ave Verum by Sir Ed- ward Elgar, - More Library Books Loaned In December Circulation in the adult depart- ment: of the Oshawa Public Library last month was up 167 over the same month a year ago with a marked increase in fine arts, liter- ature and biography. In the boys and girls library 87 fewer books were 'given out than in December, 1946. In the adult department, fiction books loaned during the month totalled 4,999 as compared with 4937 in the same month of 1946 and 1,483 non-fiction as against 1,378. Literature was up from 142 to 208, fine arts from 181 to 261 and biography from 213 to 263 while history was down from 208 to 123. The newly established record sec- tion in its first full month of oper- ation showed a circulation of 75 records and indication are that this wil] be nearly doubled in January. Thé Library is now headquarters for the Oshawa Film Council and during December there were 29 showings of National Film Board films with a total attendance of over 3,000. In the boys and girls library, 1465 fiction and 849 non-fiction books were loaned in December as oompared with 1,585 fiction and 816 non-fiction the previous year. A total of 163 books were added to the juvenile section in Decem- ber, 64 of these being non-fiction and 99 fiction while 33 fiction and three nonfiction were withdrawn. There was a total attendance of 52 at the three Saturday morning story hours held during the month and the final grade 5 class visited the library, Grades 6 and 7 from the various schools will now be wel comed. In December, a party was held for those entering a Pook mark contest and a book prize was given to King Street School, the school with the largest number of entries, At the Simcoe Hall branch of the Library, 436 books were loaned in . December, of which 414 were juven- ile. The public is reminded that there is a fine selection of adult books at Simcoe Hall and persons Hving in that area are encouraged to take advantage of this oppor- tunity. , 60 Registered Pigs Die In Farm Fire « Merrickville, Ont., Jan. 20 --(CP) --8ixty registered pigs about to be shipped to market were destroyed in a $10,000 blaze which swept through two farm buildings yester- day at a nearby farm, The fire, believed to have start- el from a defective water heater in a pig pen, razed the pen and an adjacent machine shed containing farm machinery ad an automobile, Flames spread so rapidly that the farm owners, Floyd and Delbert Barber were able to save only a tractor and trailer in the machine shed. Volunteer firemen arrived too late from Merrickville to save the buildings, Overheated Pipes Cause Small Ajax Damage The Ajax Fire Department was called to a fire in Ajax Village yes- terday at noon when stave-pipes overheated at the home of H. O. Coish, Ajax electrical demonstrator, 38 Birch Crescent, Mr. Coish blames the fire on the draught created by the high wind sweeping through the village. Dam- age was slight, . The Fire Department experienced less difficulty in extinguishing the blaze than in negotiating the icy roads to the village, CHADBURN SQUADRON AIR CADETS By CPL. PETERS January 13 A Group--Seniors. 1930-2130 hrs --Airmanship, B Group--Intermediates. 1930-2130 hrs.--Navigation, C Group--Juniors. 1930-2130 hrs.--Aero Engines. Regular classes began again last week after being discontinued dur- ing the holidays and moving per- fod. There was some culling-up in class but that is to be expected on the first night, and it will quiet down. If it doesn't, some smart boy will find himself up on the carpet. Discipline has been rather lax for the past few months but that time is over. We are now in the process of making the OCS. the top cadet corps in Oshawa and in the realm of Air Cadet Corps. This can only be accomplished if the individual cadet does his part. The officers and instructors are not there be- cause they have nothing else to do; they are there to teach you some- thing, and it is your job to listen and learn, There are about one half dozen cadets who persist in making cracks, This is alright in its place, but its place is not during classes. A little fun is fine, a good thing, but these chaps carry it to extreme, Something must, and will be done about it for the majority of the ca- dets who are trying to make Some- thing of their cadet training. We are in our new quarters now, but that does not mean that on one can possibly evict us. We have our own rooms in the building and some of the chaps who persist in wandering around are in for a sur- prise. Cadets are not to wander through the building; when you come to cadets the door to be used is the door in the east end of the building. These quarters are the best we have had yet, but to keep them we must co-operate with the CRA, Every Thursday night will be "hobby night" for air cadets in the CRA. building' This is not a com- pulsory parade and it is not neces- sary to wear your uniform."We have a supply of balsa-wood and a mo- del aircraft club will be formed. Dart games, checkers, etc., will be provided in the near future and, you can come down and enjoy an evening of fun or come down and study. The last Thursday of each month will be compulsory parade and it will be held in the armour- ies; drill and basketball will be the routine for this parade. This week we have a decrease in strength in the person of 151-307 Orp-wood Gerad. Here is something that has been missing from the column for some time: Ye Old Gossip Column, Our red-deaded Cpl. did not ap- preciate being mentioned in paper. Don't worry old boy, nobody objects to a fellow trying to better his posi. tion, Sgt. Stortt received a letter from Cardiff last week and you should smell it, h-m-m. He has been carry- ing it next to his heart since he re- ceived it, and walks around as if in a dream. W/O Griffith is really solidly im- planted in the hearts of his Cardiff queen, He received an engraved cig- arette case from her for Christmas. They haven't exchanged rings yet as far as we know, but we are ex- pecting it any day now. Opl. Easson has turned to acting. Yes sir, he has his leg in a cast. Al. right, so the joke stinks but he still has a broken ankle which he re- celved while skiing. A clear case of paying too much attention to some- body else's farm if you ask me, Congratulations to Cpl. Fish who received his' pilot's licence last week. Don deserves double credit since one of the requirements in the fly- ing test is a spin and recovery, and Don has had a little trouble making an aircraft spin, but he finally suc. ceeded. Congratulations Don; keep 'em flying. Above ground that is, Aged Man Dies In Orillia Fire Orillia, Jan, 20--(CP)--The char- | red body of Glen Hutchinson, 70, | was found late yesterday by fire- | men probing the smouldering ruins of a two-storey Aoming house gut- | ted by fire seve hours earlier, Six persons, including one 80- year-old man and another/pension- er, 72, escaped the blazing building unscathed by jumping from a sec- ond-storey window in deep snow- drifts, BLACKWELL WARNS HOTELS Toronto, Jan. 19--(CP)--Attorn- ey-General Blackwell of Ontario said yesterday he is "reasonably satisfied" with the operation of the Ontario Liquor Licensing Act, which has been in effect about a year. HE warned, however, in an address at the 23rd annual convention of the Ontario Hotels Association, that there should be no "complacency." 454 SIMCOE ST. S. THE ARCADE DRY GOODS FRANK SIMMONS, PROP. PHONE 1062 All Wool Herringbone Suiting, MM wideya, ,..........~.. Table Oilcloth, 45" wide Striped kitchen towels sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4--each Dotted Marquisette, all white, 46" wide Peach and turquoise dot, 42" wide Plain Marquisette, white and ecru, 48" wide black, powder and brown, a Lr en $2.39 Men's fine shirts, white, tan and blue. Sizes 141 to 16 Ladies' flannelette pyjamas, small, Ladies' fine mercerized hose, beige, all sizes Children's fleece.lined sleepers, white, medium and large .....,....2. sport-minded lads of the Canal City, Welland's $250,000 Ice Arena The first unit completed of a major recreation plan for the Welland-Crowland ares, which was officially opened last night. The arena was opened to the public several weeks ago and has proved a mecca for the Scots Plan Burn'sSupper Here Friday "Haggis, wi' a' the honors," along with kye tairt, tatties (biled an' chappit), bashed neeps and tea, new masket--a menu that will thrill the palate of any true Scot, as been arranged for the first an. nual "Burns' Supper" to be held by the recently organized St. An- drew's Society of Oshawa, when they make their social debut, on Friday evening, of this week, at Masonic Temple. The St. Andrew's Society of Oshawa, organized about two months ago, has already enrolled a membership of over a hundred Oshawa men and most of these have signified that they'll be on hand, with their wives, for the "Burns' Supper" this Friday night. Members of the executive, who are dn charge of the ticket sales, state that the demand has been brisk and already the full quota of ac- commodations (ticket sale is limit- ed, due to the regulations gdvern- ing the hall) has been almost reached. Previfient J. H. McDiarmid re- ports Some cases where "hubby" is unable to be present, so the wife has invited a lady friend to take his place and so make full use of the ticket. Admission is by ticket only and executive members have them for sale. The entertainment committee, headed by Chairman Bill Duncan, has been yery active and in addi- tion to the traditional "haggis" ceremony, a fine Scottish supper has been arranged, complete with "pipers" and a full program. The Very Rev. H. B. A. Ketchen, D.D., recognized as one of Canada's outstanding authorities on Robert Burns, will be the featured speaker of the evening. Ranking officials of the Toronto St. Andrew's Society will also be present. The evening's program features talented artists who will specialize in Scottish presentations, ROTARY CLUB VISITORS. Visitors at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club yester- day included Major F. Simmons of Aylmer, Quebec; E. W. Webber, of Columbus; George. Wilson and Frank Mason of Oshawa; Mr. Sut- ton, of Toronto, and Rotarian Ber- nard Highfield of Sarnia. Ontario Spotlite 50 D.P'S GET JOBS Sault Ste. Marie, Jan. 20--(CP)-- Nearly 50 displaced persons from Europe took up employment with a steel company here yesterday fol- lowing their arrival by train. Oth. ers in the group of 90 went to a mine at Michipicoten north of here and as workers for the Algoma Central Railway. LJ FIRE DAMAGES HOTEL Blind River, Jan. 20--(CP)-- Speedy work of 25 volunteer firemen saved the three-storey Riverview Hotel from destruc tion yesterday. Damage was con. fined to $1,000 te the roof. The blaze was accidently started by thawing of water pipes with a blow torch. Blind River is 92 miles east of Sault Ste, Marle. PO AR J NEARLY LOSE PANTS Goderich, Jan. 20--(CP) -- They weren't playing for money, yet two participants in a card game here almost needed barrels to go home. O. 8. Ginn shoved back from the table to find about six inches of pant leg gone. So did Herb Lam- phery, who caught the culprit--host Ross MacDonald's spaniel pup -- chewing away. > +e BRUCE COUNTY WARDEN Walkerton, Jan, 20--(CP)-- Reeve Harold Donnelly, 32, of nearby Pinkerton, was elected Warden of Bruce County last night. Reeve Donnelly has serv- ed four years on county council. He operates a lumber business in Pinkerton. * +e ASK CHECK OF AGED Toronto, Jan. 20--(CP)--Finding of an 86-year-old woman starving and suffering from pneumonia is prompting Alderman Roy 8. Meal- ing of the city council to ask Ontar. io government officials to check on the condition of old age pensioners in Toronto. The woman, now in hospital, was left alone .for two weeks, 16 DIE IN BLAST London, Jan. 20--(CP)--Sixteen crew members were believed killed yesterday whne an Admiralty Dock- yard tug exploded and sank off Brightlingsea, Essex.' The cause of the explosion was not determined. done in less time. Sa Dictograph can help Dictograph The 'VOICE-MIRROR MADE FOR SMALL BUSINESS NOW! 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Oshawa Church Has Record Year A record year in all respects, highlighted by the erection of a reported at the annual meeting of North Oshawa United Church, 'The new church is now practic- ally complete and April 4 has been set for its dedication, A month of special services is being planned in connection with the opening of the new building. The old frame church was moved to its present location on the west side of the Oshawa-Port Perry road in 1946 and construction of the new adjoining church structure was be- gun last spring. The former church, which has been used for services while the new building was under construction, is now being re-decor- rooms. The church treasurer, Frank Crawford, reported that 1947 was the most successful year to date financially with $1,639.95 raised for all purposes. 8. G. Saywell, layman in charge of North Oshawa Church, reported that membership in the church had increased by 10 over the previous year. The Sunday School report, read by Mrs, Alberta Glover, show- ed an average attendance of 90. Marked activity was alsp indicated in reports of the Woman's Associa- tion presented by Mrs. E. Hurvid and of the Young People's Union given by Allen Fice and Miss M. Rundle. Elected the Board of Stewards for two years were Gerald Lang, Rob- ert Heaslip and Frank Crawford, with 8. C. Rundle, Mrs. A. Glover and Mrs, F. Crawford for one year. new $15,000 church building, was ated to be used as Sunday School | THE LILI T° George Hart Tells |! Club of Conditions | 2 i Seen During Visit § "These are the people we want. They have the ingenu~ ity, skills and arts that would be an asset to any country and they would be able to support themselves. We owe it to them to have them come to Canada. We need them and they need us," commented George Hart to the members of the Oshawa Rotary Club yesterday ® in urging that a program be in- stituted by the authorities at Ot- tawa to bring half a million resi- dents of the British Isles each year to Canada. Recently returned to Oshawa af- ter a month spent visiting friends and relatives in England, Rotar- ian Hart painted a graphic word picture of conditions overseas. He contrasted conditions as he found them with those prevailing when he visited there 10 years ago. Ro- tarian John G. Geikie, vice presi- dent of the club, expressed the thanks of the members. Ten years ago, he said, Britain was riding on top of the world. She had just repaired the damage of the first World War. Her economy was sound. Her factories were busy and her employment was high, The streets were filled with well- dressed people. 'The stores were filled with goods and everyone was happy. Today the flags of other days have been replaced with the scars of war. According to Ameri- can standards the people are shab- by. They are dispirited, lack the joy of life, and the sense of humor so commonly associated with Bri- tons is lacking. Hospitality Still Warm Despite the hardships they are undergoing, the spirit of hospital- ity is as warm as ever. Britons still retain their pride of race and a determination to carry through no matter how long it takes to re- establish their economic stability. Rotarian Hart voiced the opin- fon that the workingman is not working the way he should. He must realize, he said, that high pro- duction is his only salvation, While England would continue to be England, she would not be the nation he had known. She would not be the financial centre of the world or the great military power of the past. However, she has spread her skills and crafts through- out the empire, and in her colonies and Dominions lies her hope for the future. Her position will be one ruled by sentiment which is hard to destroy. Today her peo- ple hold no false ideas of ever re- gaining the proud position she once held. She will, however, play an important part in world affairs as her colonies and Dominions oc-~ cupy a most important place in the TELLS CONDITIONS (Continued on Page 8) noise as those of not so many years ago. Three Killed ¢, In Collision Of 2 Trains Battle Creek, Mich. Jan, 20 = (AP)--The charred bodies .of three men were pulled Monday from the smouldering wreckage of two Grand Trunk freight train that collided ° near here Sunday. The three, removed from the cab of one of the locomotives, perishe ed in the inferno that exploded from the jumbled mass of fuel-lad- en tank cars, box cars and produce and gondolas of coal. They were identified as Howard Stewart, engineer; Henry Smith, fireman; and John Bennett, brake man, The accident occurred, witnesses sald, when one of the 64 cars of an eastbound train, going under a viaduct, threw a wheel, cars be- hind it piled off the tracks into the path of a westbound freight of 51 cars, gathering speed as it was leaving Battle Oreek, WRONG APARTMENT E. V. Cook, 38% Simcoe Street North, said today that a fire re= ported in yesterday's issue of The Times-Gazette to have started at his home occurred in the apart ment in the same building occu~ pled by Ed. Grills, Another tenant, Mel White, smelled something burning and on investigation found a chair on fire in the Grills apartment, Later Mr. Cook assisted in carrying the smouldering chair out of the build- ing and turned in an alarm to the fire department. NEW MEMBER WELCOMED Members of the Oshawa Rotary Club yesterday extended a welcome to Rotarian Wesley Riesberry, superintendent of the Oshawa Rail- way. Mr. Riesberry, who has been a member of Rotary since 1923, has 11 years of perfect attendancesales fore coming to Oshawa he was secretary of the program commit« tee of the Toronto Rotary Club, ~ THROUGH THE YEARS, neither time,"effort nor expense has been spared to give you clearer, better telephone service. Indeed, today's telephones are actually four times as clear and free from You get more service, too. We're completing unfilled orders -- just as fast as"we can get the necessary equipment. And as more telephones are added, it means more people whom you can call -- more service, clearer service, and always at the lowest possible cost. Altogether, telephone users today get greater value than ever before. t MEANY OF CANADA ie }