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THE lh ¥ . ~~ Toronto's Mayor Named Hydro Chairman OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle AILY TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY VOL. 7--No. 31 . OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1948 Price 4 Cents A) FOURTEEN PAGES \ 4 RH. SAUNDERS QUITS COUNCIL FOR NEW JOB Toronto, Feb. 6 (CP)-- Stocky, dynamic 44-year-old Robert Hood - Saunders will give up the mayoralty of To- ronto to become chairman of the province's largest public- ly-owned enterprise, the $400,000,000 Ontario Hydro- Electric Power 'Commission. Premier Drew made the an- nouncement last night, effective March 1, and Mayor Saunders in announcing his acceptance said it had come as a surprise. "I hear only two days ago that I was being con- sidered for the position," he re- marked. Mr. Saunders replaces Dr. Thomas H. Hogg, distinguished Hydro en- gineer who resigned as Commission Chairman a year ago at the request of Premier Drew. The Premier at that time had charged Dr. Hogg with failing to keep the government advised on vital Hydro matters. The Hydro Chairmanship is be- lieved to carry a salary of $15,000. It now is up to city council to ap- point a successor to Mr. Saunders in the mayoralty, which pays $10,- 000. Mr, Saunders has just got roll- ing on his fourth term as mayor. When the mayor tenders his re- signation city council will likely ap- point a successor from among the present four-man board of control, with Controller Hiram Emerson Mc- Callum, vice-chajpman, the probable choice. Council thén will have to ap: point an alderman to fill the vacant board of control seat, and another citizen to replace the alderman on city council. 'Man For Job' In announcing the appointment Premier Drew said "I am convinced there is no man in Onfario with higher qualifications for this ex- tremely important work ..." "The chairman will be responsible for administration and policy, while Ricipard L. Hearn, general manager 1» TORONTO MAYOR (Continued on Page 3) SAYS MOTORISTS 'FLEECED' Toronto, Feb. 6--(CP) -- Harcy Lehmann, organizer for the Indus- trial Jnion of Automotive Employ- ees (CCL) charged yesterday that Torénto motorists are being "fleeced by ungtrupulous garage operators, employing so-called mechanics who are improperly trained and who, many cases, were granted certifi- cates because they are stooges of the garage operators." PERCHERON CLUB OFFICIALS At the annual meeting of the Ontario Percheron Club in Toronto yesterday, four Ontario' County breeders were elected to the board of directors. Those honored were Ray T. Hall, Oshawa; Clifford Hag- gerty, Oshawa; Heber Down, Brook- lin and James Alessor of Whitby. Ilsley Says 50 Firms Are Being Investigated In Probe On Combines To Speak Here HERMAN VOADEN president of the Canadian Arts Council, who will speak in St. An- drew's Church on Monday after- noon, .Dramatist, play producer and educationist Mr. Voaden was one of Camada's five delegates to the Paris conference of UNESCO (United Na- tions Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) last Decem- By GEORGE KITCHEN Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, Feb. 6--(CP)--A mam- moth Commons debate on the rising cost of living was adjourned last night until Monday after four days of continuous opposition criticism of the government's motives in seeking to establish a special 16-man committee to search out the causes of the country's high price struc- ture. 3 The discussion was discontinued at the adjournment hour last night when Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced that the throne speech debate will be resumed at today's sitting. Thirteen speakers, including a cabinet minister, took the floor yes. terday as opposition members con- tinued their demands that the gov- ernment broaden the powers of the proposed committee by vesting it with authority to recommend a course of action which would de- flate living costs. Two Liberal government members --David Croll (L--Toronto Svadi- na) and Lionel Bertrand (L--Terre- bonne)--joined those who urged that the government re-impose price ceilings and subsidies, 'with Mr. Croll .adding the suggestion that the excess profits tax, which disappeared Dec. 31, be revived as a curb to profiteering. Justice Minister Ilsley reported PRICE PROBE (Continued on Page 2) 'Wins Olympic Women's Title 12-Day Campaign Here | For Children Appeal Oshawa's campaign in the colos. sal $10,000,000 Canadian Appeal for Children Fund will spread over 12 days from February 16 it was decided yesterday at the second general committee meeting. With nation-wide drive opening offi- cially next Monday, a strenuous advertising routine is to be fol- lowed locally during the first week with an aim to inform the public of the importance of helping to attgin the national objective. Sprung without warning last week on Mayor Frank McCallum, the request for a local campaign was accepted within a few hours, and efforts are being made at the present time to lay plans for can- vassing--by mail if not personally --the whole city. Figured rough- ly, the objective when reached would be a sign that every adult Danadian had contributed two dol- ars. The committee realizes that each prospective donor must made aware of the dire necessity for books and scholastic instruments and even for new buildings if the children of war-devastated Europe are to receive education. Oshawa service clubs, labor or- ganizations, industries, and both Chambers of Commerce: will be asked to participate to their limit in the 12-day campaign here. With the schools being used as one of many approaches to the public, A. E. O'Neill will head a special committee to investigate the most advantageous course the city's students cap take in the drive, It was clearly stated that Osh- awa had no definite quota. The $5,000,000 goal set for the pro#- ince of Ontario would be attained through the total combined efforts @f every city, town and village, the committee decided. One method of collecting funds suggested by the national office in Toronto, was for retail merch- ants to sell products and have a specigl receptacle near the store CHILD APPEAL (Continued on Page 2) THE WEATHER Cloudy this morning, clearing this afternoon. Saturday clear. Little ch in temperature. . Winds light. Low tonight and high Saturday, zero and 20. Summary for Saturday, clear, 5% BARBARA ANN SCOTT ' who won the Women's Figure Skating Championship at the fifth Winter Olympics today giving the Wesfern Hemisphere a sweep of skating titles that have been the exclusive property of Europe up te now. It was the first time the Olympic figure skating title ever has been won by a Cana- dian, The title was won by Sonja Henie in the last three Olympic carni- vals, Miss Scott is shown (above) during training at Davos, Switzerland. = ¥ Steelworkers Organize In Support First hid for direct entry into local politics was made last night by Local 2784, United Steelwork- ers of America, when the Union approved the proposed formation of a "Steelworkers Political A == sociation" in which membership will be open to union steelworkers and membg's of their families. The decision was made on the recommendation of a joint meet- ing of officers of the three branch- es of the Unibn operating in Osh- awa and Whitby. While Whitby will not be excluded it is proposed that members in the county town of C.C.F. combine with the Fur and Leather Workers Union and form a politi- cal club there. The Steelworkers Political As- sociation will be affiliated with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and membership in the association will automatically mean jueiyreiip in the C.C.F., said M. J. Fenwick, Union repre- sentative. "We have decided to enter the political arena because we feel our STEELWORKERS (Continued on Page 2) old Age Pensioners From Ontario County Home Enjoy New Accomodation (Hs Pia HR New living quarters for 15 old-age pensioners from the over- (which catered to the tourist crowded Ontario County Home for the Aged, Whitby, have | coming the change and better surroundings, the elderly men trade on No. 2 Highway. Wel [Davis (right), one of the inn's proprietors, watches as Hillory Williams, 71, the "youngster" of her new family, puts his been found at the well.furnished Orchard Inn, Pickering, |are pictured (left) eating in the inn's dining room. Mrs, Eva [stamp of approval on dessert to be served for supper. ET ST ---- a GREEKS HUNT STRANGE SUBS IN IONIAN SEA . By L. 8. CHAKALES Athens, Feb. 6 (AP)--The Greek Navy Ministry today ordered its warships to attack and sink all un- identified submarines in Greek ter- 'BARBARA ANN OLYMPIC WINNER Canadian Skater Wins Figure Title By Polished Show By Jack Sullivan Canadian Press Staff Writer St. Moritz, Feb. 6 (CP)--Canada's Barbara Ann Scott today won the women's figure skating championship in the fifth Winter Olympics climaxing a success story perhaps unparalleled in Canadian sport history and bringing to the Dominion its first Olympic skating title. ritorial waters, The order followed the reported appearance of two strange submarines. One was reported between the Peloponnesus and Crete, and an- other off the coast of Preveza, in the Ionian sea. Preveza is primar- ily a supply port for Epirus. Troop and supply ships now are being escorted by destroyers and corvettes equipped with depth charges. : Official sources said one submar- ine reported was said to have at- tempted to make contact with a caique (fishing vessel) and ap- proached her, but submerged be- fore reaching the vessel The Ministry of Public Order said wa guerrilla band of eighty to 100 fighters clashed with gendarmerie units of Pyli village on Mount Par- nes, only 11 miles from Athens. The mountain is clearly visible from Athens. Three of the 15 defenders of the gendarmerie station here were listed as missing after a bat- tle which continued until early this morning. Report of the skirmish on Mount Parnes is the first of a band of such size in the Athens area. Canuck Pilot Cuts Air At 515.89 M.P.H. Moreton Valance, Gloucestershire, England, Feb. 6--(Reuters)--Cana. dian.born Sqdn. Idr. Bill Waterton today established an air speed re. cord of 515:89 mniles an hour for a 100-kilometre closed circuit. The record is subject to confirmation, The previous record was 406.88 miles an hour, set last August by Group Capt. John Cunningham in a De Havilland Vampire jet fighter. Waterton, formerly of Edmonton, is chief test pilot of the Gloster Aircraft Company. He was flying a meteor fet-propelled aircraft with two Derwent Mark V engines. His course was over three cir. cuits of 33.44 kilometres. Speeds on small closed circuits depend greatly on the skill of the pilet in "Cornering." Predict Cost Of Building Remain High A survey here today showed that local builders feel present high building costs' will continue through 1948 with some prospect for a mod- erate drop next year. One builder, who said he believed the peak in building material costs had been reached, said prices would "hold pretty well" throughout this year with a "slide" due to begin next year. Supplies of brick and tile were becoming plentiful, he said, while hardware items were still dif- ficult to obtain. Another contractor said he felt building prices would continue on a GAS TRICKLE BRINGS BREAK FOR JOBLESS Windsor, Ont., Feb. 6 -- (CP) -- The pall of gloom and lines of tem- porary jobless began to lessen throughout Western Ontario today as small supplies of natural fuel gas tickled back to shutdown indus. tries. About 5220 of almost 25,000 workers, unemployed for nearly two weeks, were expected back to pro- duction lines at 45 companies, in. cluding 24 in Windsor, nine in Lon. don, eight in Chatham and four in Sarnia, The first break in the industrial tie-up that came with dipping tem. peratures and resultant high do- GAS TRICKLE (Continued on Page 2) The 19-year.old Canadian girl, with a characteristically polished performance, scored marks ranging from 5.3 to 59 in the free-figure phase of the championship. Six is Rgriection. The official announcement came after Barbara Ann's flawless form in the free figures made it certain that the judges would confirm the unofficial figures. Most of the other competitors. in the field of 25 from 11 countries were just going through their paces in the sunlit Olympic Stadium after Barbara Ann, skating "unlucy 13th" in the bulky field, gave her graceful exhibition. Placing of the other contestants behind Barbara Ann was not im. mediately announced. Wearing her blonde hair page- boy style above a flaired white fur dress in which she appeared for the first time, Barbara Ann was her usual steady self over a difficult ice surface which spilled several of her rivals, including Gretchen Merrill of Boston, Suzanne Morrow of oTronto and Eileen Seigh of Brooklyn, N.Y. The estimated 5,000 spectators in SKATING CHAMP (Continued on Page 2) Damage Is $1 Million As 47 Made Homeless In Ottawa Valley Fires Ottawa, Feb. 8 --(CP)-- The Ot- tawa Valley, shivering in sub-zero weather, today totalled the fire loss during the last 24 hours--more than $100,000 damage and 47 homeless. This involved ravaged secticns of two rural communities within a 75 mile radius of the captal, a gutted residence inside the city and --a fire station. The score card: Iroquois, 75 miles south of Ottawa --two business premises and a ware- house destroyed; 27 homeless; da- mage $50,000. North Gower, 25 miles southwest --a bank, bakery, barber shop and residence destroyed; 10 homeless; damage about $30,000 to $40,000. In Ottawa--a Booth Street resid- ence gutted; 10 homeless; damage $3,000. Also gutted in Ottawa was the No. 1 fire station on Duke Street which brought the day's only fire casualty. Trapped on the upper floor by the quick-spreading blaze while the station equipment was fighting another minor fire, fireman Donald Fraser kicked out a window and jumped to the ground. He was taken to hospital with an ankle injury. Fire authorities said the North Gower blaze, starting in a bakery, raged for three hours last might, leaving homeless the village barber, C. Pratt, his wife and 10-year-old son and kaby; baker Eddie Daye and his wife and their two-year- old baby; Ms. Charles Frizzell and her daughter, Tenna, and Miss Liz zie Wallace. At Iroquois fire gutted the 100« year-old, three-storey McInnis blcck destroying an egg-grading station owned by Ollie Somers; the business and editorial offices of the Iroquois Post, a weekly; five apartments and a warehouse. Among the 27 home- less was John Kellar, aged boat- builder whom firemen carried down a ladder to safety. In Ottawa fire gutted a two-storey brick home forcing Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gagnon and their eight chil dren to the street. Mrs, Gagnon said she had beem thawing water pipes with burning paper. Shortly after the basement door burst open and smoke poured through the house. * LATE NEWS BRIEFS ARREST ABDUCTION SUSPECT Toronto, Feb. 6 (AP)--A 27-year-old armed man, suspected in the abduction and robbery of Elwood Moy- slight upgrade this year although the whole picture was governed to; a large extent by other prices and ' labor costs. The supply situation, he said, was "not a great deal easier," and he expected materials to be tied up again this spring. Puture government policy on con- nes, a Lindsay tax driver, earlier this week, was arrest- ed shortly before 11 a.m. today and is held for question- ing. A squad of officers searched the midtown area for a second man who eluded capture. TWO JEWS KILLED BY SNIPERS trols would. affect the building cost outlook -- a factor which made it | difficult to predict 'the trend in! prices, one confractor pointed out. ! Prices in the construction field were up slightly in the past few months and there was no reason to look for | any immediate drop, he said. ! Declaring that there had been a @ distinet "jump" in building costs about four weeks ago, one builder was positive prices of material had hit their high point but labor costs were still a debatable point. Spring might see a further rise but fol- lowing that both material and labor costs would level off for the re- mainder of the year, he predicted. Last week, J. B. Parkin, of To- ronto, architect for the itson School addition and the new col- legiate scheduled to be constructed on the Bishop Bethune property site, told the Public Utilities Com- mission - that the building outlook this year was blacker than a year ago. Prices would continue to rise dur- ing 1948, Mr. Parkin believed, but a decline 'would set in next year, ex- Jerusalem, Feb. 6 (AP)--Police said two Jews were killed today in the snipin Jaffa. An Arab was wounde battle between Tel Aviv and d. A British soldier and a Jew were wounded in the Jewish commercial centre of Jeru- salem. Police said an explosion demolished a Jewish house and that three Jewish buses en route to Hadassah day convicted A. Wander, tending through 1952. charge of false advertising of its pro v f imposed a fine of $100 and costs with the right of dis- tress. The judgment followed a len featured by expert evidence about mixed with water or milk for drinking. - Hospital were fired on without casualties. EIGHT HURT IN CRASH Hamilton, Feb. 6 (CP)--Eight persons were injured, none seriously, when a\Steel Company of Canada train crashed into the side of a crowded street car on the Irondale Avenue-Burlington Street East crossing this morning. Seven of those injured were passengers of the street car. The other was a member of the train crews One passenger was admitted to hospital. PETERBORO FIRM FINED $100 Toronto, Feb. 6 (CP)--Magistrate F. C. Gullen to- Limited, of Peterboroughon a product, Ovaltine, and thy court hearing valtine, a powder.