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) 1 ' 4 ) ' rr OSHAWA I Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY VOL. 7, NO. 37 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1948 Price 4 Cents FOURTEEN PAGES FAMILY OF ELEVEN DEAD IN FIRE 2 4 May Use Force To Keep Pay Doun--Cripps Negotiators At Malleable Britons Are Told To Postpone Bids For Higher Rates T.ondon, Feb. 13 (AP)--Britain's top economic planner said last night the Labor government may have to use force to keep down wages and profits, Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Minister of Economic Affairs, speaking in the Commons, urged Britons again to accept vol-® untary controls. The French .government also moved against price boosts, It sent the National Assembly in Paris a bill to outlaw all price increases since Jan. 15 not justified by pro- duction costs. A law.breaker could be jailed for a year and put out of business, fi / British union members some 5,- 000,000 strong have been insisting upon higher pay despite Prime Minister Attlee's hold-the-line plea in last week's government white paper, Sir Stafford reiterated the ap- peal for voluntary measures to stem wage and profit rises, Then he BRITONS (Continued on page 2) Three See Presidency: Of Local 222 Voting the end of this month will see a three-way contest for the presidency of Local 222, United Aut- omobile Workers of America, nomin. ation results showed today. John Brady was elected vice-pre- sident by acclamation and Arthur Reardon treasurer. Other acclama- tions were Fred Johns, sergeant.at- arms, and Fred Wilson, guide. * Richard Courtney, president of the local for the past two years, is not seeking re-election. W, L. Grant, 1947 vice-president, is running for the presidency this year, along with Edward Cline and William Ruther- ford, For the position of financial sec- retary, A, G. Shultz is being oppos- ed by James Barron and the record- ing secretary, James Connor, will run against Bruce Powell, For trustee positions, Harold Ab- bott and John Turner are candi- dates for the one-year post and Robert Bedfrod anr Sidney McCor- mick for three years. Voting will take place at the Un- ion Hall on February 27 and 28. Probe Theft Of $25,000 Montreal, Feb. 13--(CP)--Provin- cial police officers left today for the Argenteuil County town of Calumet to investigate the theft of $25,000 from Canadian Refractory Company. Officials said the money was tak- en after burglars cracked a safe in the company office at the Kilmor Mine, 12 miles from Calumet. The safe.cracking, accured early this. Vice-President ws ,. .=JOHN BRADY Who has been elected vice-president of Local 222, United Automobile Workers of Ameriea, by acclimation, Russ Order Germans To Take 'Charge By LYNN HEINZERLING Berlin, Feb, 13--(AP)--Germans in the Soviet-occupied eastern zone today were instructed by the Rus. rian Commanded to set up an economic commission for their part of the country, Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovskf issued the order. Another Soviet spokesman said it does not mean establishment of an east German government, The Marshal had objected to a German economic administration for the United States and British zones in the west, now being form- ed, and demanded that the plan be dropped. In ordering en economic set-up Jor his own zone, he turned down once more a standing invitation to tie in the zone's economy with that of Western Germany. . Sokolovsky granted the commis- Fsion power "to issue orders and in. structions binding on all German organizations in the Soviet zone of Germary in harmony with orders of the Soviet military administra- tion." The commission was empowered also to 'examine questions of the re- establishment and development of peacetime industry in the Soviet RUSSIANS morning, : (Continued on Page 2) Will Not Block Off U.S. With Import Finance Minister States By D'ARCY O'DONNELL Canadian Press Staff Writer 2 Ottaw®, eb. 13--(CP)--Finance ""Minister Afbott, ruffled by opposi- tion attacks on the government's exchange conservation program, bluntly. told the Commons yester- day that he could not accept re. quests that import restrictions be aimed directly at the United States rather than at the world as a whole. Amid Reated charges that ths government was following a policy of "éeonomic. lunacy," Mr. Abbott intimated that the Americans might retaliate against an import yestric- tion program aimed directly af em, Whik he had received "no assur ances" from the United States that retaliatory steps would be .taken, he knew the American people would "greatly resent" discriminatory ac. tion aimed at them. The short-tempered argument Restrictions 1) clauseby-clause study of the bill giv. ing statutory effect to the import restrictions announced Nov. 17 as a means of conserving U.S, dollar supplies. Under the bill, entitled the emer. gency exchange conservation act, certain imports are banned from all countries. Other goods are admit. ted on quotas based on imports dur- ing the year ended June 30. The bil provides there should be no discri. mination against imports from any country. Mr. Abbott contended the restric- tions do not discriminate against exporters of soft currency--sterling --countries, Move Amendment Piogiessive Conservative and C. C.F. members did not agree and F. E. Jaenicke (CCF--Kindersiley) mo- ved an amendment that would make the restrictions applicable only YU. S. IMPORTS same while the House continued -- (Continued on Page 8) x. ¢ Due to int $341, UK. TROOPS CURBED AFTER 4 JEWS SLAIN Jerusalem, Feb. 13-- (AP) --The Jewish quarter of Rehavia and the business sector of Zion Square in Jerusalem were placed out of bounds to British troops today. There was mounting tension over police reports of the deaths last night of four Jews, Police said they found the Jews' bodies near Stephens Gate in the old city shortly after the four were reported picked up by British troops at a presumed Jewish gun post, British authorities said they re- leased the Jews after brief ques- ti A i OS ccumatanses of their deaths have not been disclosed. . Police sald five Arabs were killed and 12 wounded last night when Hagana, the Jewish militia, made a heavy bomb attack on the Arab vil- lage of Aby Kebir, Hagana said its men made a similar sortie against the Arab village of Yazur, Three Hagana men were reported killed and 20 wounded when the parties ran into strong Arab oppo- sition, Seven heavy explosions were heard in Jerusalem between mid- night and dawn today. Arabs anil Jews alike were blowing up stone houses in two virtually deserted dis- tricts of southern Jerusalem, but no casualties were reported. A Jewish Agency. spokesman said the Agency had suggested the out- of-bounds for British troops to avoid possible troubfe. . The Agency said that in taking the Jews into an Arab area, then turning them loose, the British were "accessories before the fact to murd- er, Polish Relief Fund Nets Over $2,000 Oshawa topped the $2,000-mark in its recent campaign for the United Polish Relief kund, final results announced today show, Describing this as "a most gra- tifying result," T. K. Creighton, K.C., M.L.A., honorary chairman of the drive, declared today: : "This has been due first to the humanity of a large number of citizens, but it has been due also to the willing co-operation of the officers and members of the cam- paign committee and all who have assisted them. Y "As chairman I-feel particularly indebted to the members of the campaign committee, especially Mr. Ernest Marks, the campaign man- ager; Mr. Robert Argo, the treas- urer, and the officers and members of the Polish Society bf Oshawa who put their time and energy so fully at the disposal ofthe cam- paign committee. "The committee is also indebted to The Times-Gazette for its most willing and effective co-operation, land I am further obliged for this opportunity of expressing my thanks." The list of contributions not previously acknowledged follows: Prev. acknowledged ....... $1,868.31 Joseph Bruk ....... J Can. Legion, B.E.S.L.>. Oshawa and District Labor Counell' cit iaiin Polish Veterans' *Assoc..... Polish Women's Circle, Branch 81 ............ Mrs. Dora Bissonotte ..... Polish. White Eagle Club. Pearl's Lingerie Shoppe .. James Bell John Tomalak .. - Czechoslovak National Al. liance .. rr Anonymous ............ 5.00 10.00 $2,082.31 Pp two ballots were required last night to name® this negotiating committee to bargain with the Ontario Malleable Iron Company for in' its agr workers of America, From left to right, committee members are: Jeff Authors, D. N. Kay, W. R. Welsh, M. J. Fenwick, Unioh representative, R. Sheyan and L. Mitchell. Notice of changes was filed with the company today, The union's agreement expires April 30. photo by Campbell's Studio t with Local 1817 United Steel- Ask 56 Rental Houses As C.M.H.C. Rejects 44 Of Lots Informed that Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation had re- jected 44 of the 100 lots proposed for the erection of low rental houses 'in the city, City Council last night agreed to ask C.M.H.C. to submit agreements for the erec- tion of houses on thé remaining 56 properties. . Council had originally asked that 100 housés be erected under a plan for low rental housing re- cently developed by Central Mort- gage and Housing Corporation. Veterans are given priority in al- lotment of thé homes and the city agrees to provide land serviced with sewer and water. A list of 100 city-owned lots, mainly in the south part of the city, had been prepared by the city's assessment commissioner and submitted to C.M.H.C. for its ap- proval. Results of the investiga- tions of C.M.H.C. representatives, disclosed to Council last night, declared 44 of the proposed sites unsuitable for the type of houses proposed. It was er il that a better type of house was con- templated than that which the lots in question would warrant. In asking for the erection of houses on the 56 approved proper- ties the understanding was that application could be made for ad- ditional houses if suitable lots were available. Further information concerning the plan by which rents could be 'raised on the present wartime and veterans houses in the city, admin- istered by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, was referred to Council's finance committee for a report. Council has the opportu- Proposed nity of revising its agreements covering the two housing projects, erected during the war years, so as to ailow for higher payments to the city in lieu of taxes in ac- cord with increased rents to be charged to the tenants by C.M.H.C. Plan Integrated Homes Meanwhile, Council approved sale of 53 lots in the east end of the Livy. to three' Oshawa contractors for the erection of Integrated houses for sale to veterans, The lots are 10 be sold at a price of $300 each. Romanuk Brothers are purchas- ing 19 lots on Cadillac Avenue, N. Johansen and Son., 24 lots on Highland Avenue and W.W, Mosier, 40 Jots on Lasalle Avenue. Council also agreed to Mr. Mosier's request for an option on 10 additional lots, on the condition that he pay an additinal $300 for the option. Council also agreed to sale of properties to three individuals, subject to approval by the Planning Board. Theze included a lot on the south side of Athol Street, east of Willingdon Avenue, to Ira E. Ivey for $480; property on Ritson Road South at Park Avenue to M. Michna for $600; and a 27-foot lot at the corner of Grierson Ave- nue and Hilleroft Street to Ernie Cay for $259, THE WEATHER , Freezing rain today chang- ing to rain mixed with snow this evening. Saturday cloudy with occasional light snow. Little change in temperature turning colder Saturday eve- ning. Winds east 15 shifting fo west tonight. Low tonight and high Saturday, 30 and 36. Sleuths Find $122,100 Of Stolen Bonds Loot In Toronto Snowbank Toronto, Feb. 13 (CP)--Two Tor- onto detectives -- Arthur Keay and Alex Deans -- today are nearer their months-long Ttréasure-trove search for $500,000 stolen last fall from the west-central Chestnut and Dundas Strezts branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. Last nigQt, while foot-slodging through snowdrifts, the veteran police team found $122,100 in regis. ter~1 victory ponds in a month-old, fast-frozen bank on the Queen Elizabeth Way, near the city's western suburban limits, Their discovery brought to $400,- 060 the amount of loot recovered since the sieuth team began its search, Keay and Deans found the bonds --including several of $5,000 denom- inution -- wrapped in newspapers and stuffed into a snowdrift on a farm. They uncovered the loot a half- mile nearer Toronto than the loca- tion where the same detectives, armed with a second world war mine detector, recently located $250,000 in bonds and gems in metal boxes buried several feet under ground. Two days after that discovery, the detectives localed another $81,750 in stocks mad jewelry in a west- Toronto house and identified them as loot from the same bank raid. Police headquarters officials last night lauded the team's work but added that the bank robbery of last fall was not the work of "imported gangs." y : ad Wig-Wags Sought But Railway Suggests Signs In reply'to its request that thg Canadian Pacific Railways Co. in. stal wig-wags at its Ritson Road South crossing, City Council last night heard a suggestion from the company that the city erect reflec- torized advance warning signs on either side of the crossing. The request for more adequate warning signals was made 'following a series of accidents at the crossing between Christmas and New Year's. The signs proposed by the railway would be of the type commonly used at crossings but with reflector mate. rial which would light up on the approach of headlights. It was pointed out that advice was to be received shortly from a High- ways Department traffic expert and the matter was left in the hands of the Board of Works to report at the next meeting of council. Council also renewed its appeal to the Canadian National Railways Co. Mp-carry out its promise. to resurface the bridge across its line at Ritson Road South. The company had in- formed council last fall that the work was to be carried out without delay. x 4 eure ain over 19 rivals, PLANTS OPEN BY TUESDAY AT WINDSOR Windsor, Feb. 13--(CP)--Soft, balmy winds here today are harbin- gers of spilling smokestacks, buzz. ing work-benches, an end to relief voucher line-ups and a three.week industrial shut-down caused by lack of natural gas fuel. Swift on the heels of yesterday's adherence to Mines Minister Frost's | order calling for compulsory con. servation of domestic fuel consump tion, this border city's 20,000 idle looked forward to going back to work -- if the continued tempera- ture upswing prevails, Mayor Arthur Reaume yesterday said that if weather bureau predic. tions are realized, resumption of in- dustrial activity will be general next Tuesday. However, this city is sagging un. der the strain of providing emer. gency fuel and food rations to job- less thousands. With this in mind, Ford of Can- ada has set up a plan to aid its 6,. 000 unemployed. Workers who have been idle more than 10 days may apply today for a sum equal to two per cent of their total 1947 earn- ings. This amount will be charged against 1948 vacation allowances. Meanwhile, Mayor Reaume said he is hopeful that the Ontario gov- ernment will come to his city's aid. He asks that it help in paying cost of emergency food and fuel vouch. ers issued to needy unemployed, Barbara Ann Leading For | World Title By JACK SULLIVAN Canadian Press Staff Writer Davos Platz, Switzerland, Feb. 13 --(CP)--Barbara Ann Scott of*Ot. tawa today opened an early lead including Suzanne Morrow and Marilyn Ruth Take of Toronto, as she launched a defence of her world figure-skating champ. ionship. \ Odds lengthened still further on the Canadian star completing a clean sweep of all major skating tournaments on this side of the At- lantic this year as her performance in the first three of the six conipul- sory figures to be skated gave her a clear-cut margin over the field. Three figures were skated today. The remaining three will be skated tomorrow and the free.skating competition will be held Sunday. Skating against entries from nine countries, the imperturbably grace- ful Canadian star, fresh from her sparkling Olympic victory, again demonstrated the flawless form that has carried her to every title open to an amateur skater. She is an outstanding favorite to retain the world crown, which she won for the first time in Stockholm last year. Eileen Seigh of Brooklyn, N.Y, withdrew from the event just as the contest began. Earlier another Am- Gretchen Merrill of Boston, announced she erican entry, glamorus would not skate in the world cham. pionships because she was '"fatig- ued." Miss Merrill has trailed Miss Scot in five tournaments. The remaining four schioql fig- ures will be skated tomorrow. The ladies' title will be settled Sunday, final day of the world champion. ships, with the free-style figures, PRICE OF CARROTS SOARS Toronto, Feb. 13--(CP)--Produce dealers said yesterday that carrots normally quoted at about $1.50 a bushel wholesale, are selling here at $3.50 a bushel. Current retail prices range from three pounds for 25 cents to 10 cents a pound. Parsnips sold at about 12'2 cents a pound retail, as against about 7'2 cents a peund normally charged at | this time of year. a Smid Mother, 9 Children ruins. Four were children. Final Plans For Children Fund Drive Meeting for the third time yes- terday under the chairmanship of Mel Jolley, the local campaign com- mittee for the Canadian Appeal for Children drew up final plans for getting under way next Monday, opening day for the Oshawa drive which will continue into early | March, The committee decided that con- | tributions to any of the Oshawa | banks would be addressed directly to the managers: Robert Argo at the Bank of Montreal, N. S. Mec- Fadyen at the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Cyril Waite at the Do- minion Bank and A. R. Huestis at the Royal Bank of Canada. Boy Scout and Girl Guide troops will assist in their individual man. ners and every club and organiza- tion in the city is to receive a form- letter urging instant action to raise funds for the local campaign. Labor groups, meanwhile, have already been the recipients of pledge cards and one local industry (1as arranged to. make pay deductions to facilitate the contributing of money by its employees, Outlining the findings of the com. FINAL PLANS Utica, N.Y., Feb. 13 (AP)--Eleven family perished today in a flash fire that swept a two-storey frame dwelling in Utica's west side. Six bodies were recovered by firemen from the smoking One was a woman, clasping an # infant. (Continued on page 2) Suggest East While disapproving at present the erection of a foot bridge across the Oshawa Creek, City Council has agreed to consider the matter fur. ther if East Whitby Township would be prepared to contribute towards the cost of such a project. As 'the result of urging by Ald. Cephas Gay and a letter from H. J. Gentry, a Gladstone Avenue resi- dent, urging that a foot bridge be erected across the creek for the con- venience of those travelling regu. larly from the northwest part of the city to the business section, City presented estimates and plans for a | type of bridge costing in the neigh- borhood of $1,500. Pointing out that types of bridges which might be constructed across the creek ranged widely in cost, the engineer suggested for a low-cos' structure a wooden bridge of 50-fool span with stairs leading to McMil- lan Drive. The bridge was designe" to cross the creek at Colborne Street. Engineer W. T. Dempsey last night | The plan submitted called for the Among Fatalities In Blaze At Utica members of one Victims included Mrs. Ruth Hoage and nine children ramging in age from five months to 19 years. Mrs Hoage was the second wife of Rich. ard Hoage, 48 Fourteen scantily.clad persons fled from the building, Fire Chief Leo Barry sald Dana Paye, Sr, his wife and 19.year.old daughter were sent to hospital with burns after jumping from a second floor win. dow. The walls of the long, ramshackle building, near the New York Cen. tral railroad tracks, collapsed be. fore most of the second floor occu. pants who had been asleep could get out. The ruins blazed fiercely for only a short time, but the intense heat delayed the firemen's search for bedies, The list of dead included Mus. Ruth Hoage, 24, and Mrs. Shirley Hoage, 29, and these children: Virginia, 19; Dana, 3; Mark, eight months; Catherine, two; Geraldine, 10; Audrey, five, Charity, seven: Michael, 11 months, and Lee, five months. Mrs. Shirley Hoage was the wife of an older son of Richard Hoage. Mary Hoage, 13, who jumped from a second storey porch into a snow bank, said other members of her family were huddled in one room waiting 'for rescue when the build. ing collapsed. Her father, Richard, was at work in a garage. The eleven persons who reached safety without apparent injury ELEVEN DEAD 4 (Contihued on page 2) Whitby Pay Portion of Bridge Cost bridge to be approximately 10 feet abdve the low water level as a higher structure would be consider. ably more costly. Four Reasons The motion to dispense with the plan for the present was made by Ald. R. D. Humphreys, who stated that he had four reasons for so moving. These were: 1. That he did not consider the people in the area were sufficiently inconvenienc. ed to warrant the expense; 2. It was not provided for in this year's bude get; 3. It would be dangerous not only from the standpoint of those crossing it but because it would cause jamming during spring floods; and 4. Because it would probably hé carried away if there were a heavy, flood. hy Declaring that the John Street foot bridge had never been washed out, Ald. Clifford Hatman made an amendment that the proposed PAY PORTION A (Continued on Page 2) unable to estimate the loss. THUGS STEAL % LATE NEWS BRIEFS . HUNT MAIL BAG ROBBER Chatham, Feb. 13 (CP)--Provincial 3 spread a dragnet over this part of Southwestern Ontario in an effort to capture two armed men who attacked and robbed Holman Long, a Thamesville mailman, looted at least nine mail bags. Post office officials were b ¢ i police today and $725 PAYROLL Hamilton, Feb. 13 (CP)--While 30 employees sat in a workroom separated from the front office by a win- dow, two gunmen held up the manager and two assist- ants of the Blue and White Laundry here late this morn- ing and escaped with a $725 pay-roll. They made their escape in a waiting car signalled from its position a half-block away by a third gunman standing guard at the front door of the laundry. POLICE DRAGGING RIVER Strathroy, Ont, Feb. 13 (CP)--Firemen and police began dragging the Sydenham River today after finding some clothing believed to have been worn by Miss Mar- garet Statham, 32, on the Victoria St. bridge. The young woman, member of a well know district family, has been missing since yesterday afternoon. U.S. PRICES TUMBLE New York, Feb. 13 (AP)--Prices were irregular in the commodity and security markets today after a one. day "breather" in observance of Lincoln's birthday. A violent downswing hit the butter market where whole- sale butter slammed down $4 a bale at New York x 5 to 614 ocents a pound on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Cotton fell almost