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(IONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1948 'THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE Husband Murders Wife In Hospital Ward & 2 4 Don't Peg Prices To Cost-of-Living Index, C.C.L. Urges Toronto, Feb. 23--Organized labor under the banner of the Canadian Congress of Labor went on record during a week-end convention session against pegging wages to the cost-of-living index in contracts with employers. A resolution snowed under by £4he majority of delegates talled for approval of rplauses in contracts. These would provide for automatic increases during the contract period if the post-of.living index moved up, and » proportionate drop if the index fell. Opposition developed on the ar- gument that even if prices were firiven down to their 1946 level, to- day's wage scales did not provide for an adequaie standard o£ living for the workers. The resolution, introduced during the last minutes of the convention pf the provincial federation of the CCL by Local 2000 of the United Bteelworkérs of America, stirred spirited debate. : leaders in packinghouse, electri. eal and steel unions gave vigorous ppposition to the move on behalf of the escalator clause in contracts. - Although the resolution was in. troduced by a local of the USWA, Delve Kidd, research director of the steel union, said he wished to make it clear that the union did not sup. port the position of the local. Seek Permancy C. 8. Jackson, Canadian director of the United Electrical Workers, said the duty of the unions was to win permanent wage gains for their members. Sam Hughes, Packinghouse Work- ers' Union executive, also said it was against the policy of his union to sign contracts with escalator clauses. Defending the resolution, John Brophy, delegate of the steel local that 'ntroduced it, said the clause \ 1 permit additional pay dur- ing the contract period if prices rose, but would protect the basic wage rate during the contract per- iod, The convention dealt with nearly 50 other resolutions ranging from prices to racial discrimination, It also heard a speech from E. B. Jof. litfe, Ontario CCF leader, who said there was a real danger of the "most vicious' aspects of the Taft. Hartley labor bill being imported into Canada. The proposed federal labor bill contained some of the features of the American bill, he said. Teh convention called b i Se provincial government to bring in a labor pir A] would: (a) Provide crtification of trade unions rather than of bargaining representatives. (Ob Provide for a vote on the re- quest of 25 per cent of the employ- ees in a bargaining unit and certifi. cation of the union that gets a ma- jority of the votes cast. (¢c) Place the "onus on the employer to dis. prove a charge that an employee has been discharged for union ac- tivity, (d) Eliminate company or company-aided- unions. Medical Examination 3 also asked for medical exam. ination of applicants for marriage licenses, and called on all affiliated unions and other labor bodies to "give direction and co-operation to every constructive program for health improvement." A resolution on antisemitism and racial discrimination asked that they be classed as criminal of. fenses. The convention called on all {it local ynions to eliminate and des- troy all form of anti-semitism and racial discrimination wherever it might appear in their own ranks, Dealing with university educa- tion, the convention asked for a 50 per cent reduction in university fees, substantial grants to universi. ties to make up for the loss in fees. Also sought was an extensive sys. tem of scholarships and bursaries to assist the children of workers and farmers who desire and have the ability for university education, Other resolutions asked for the establishment of a university in Northern Ontario; support of northern municipalities to achieve a fair share of provincial mining tax, and a provincial-federal hous. "ing pi . Provincial subside of milk to permit its sale at 10 cents a quart, was also sought. OneMan Wounded Police Nab Three On Theft Charge Toronto, Feb. 23--(CP)--A wild chase through West Toronto streets carly yesterday resulted in the arrest of three Toronto men-- one shot in the stomach--and cli- maxed an alleged break-in at the Ontario Licence Bureau office at Fort Erie. The trio is held on charges of shopbreaking while a fourth man is being sought by po- lice. Fort Erie police said the men-- Edward Blajr, 28; Mickie Metrun- itz, 30, and Vike Stefanick, 30, all of Toronto--were caught in the bureau about 2 a.m. yesterday. After a tussle in which Metrunitz was shot in the stomach, they fled towards Toronto in an automobile. Early reports said amount of loot, if any, was unknown. About an hour later, a Toronto olice cruiser sighted the getaway iva nearing the city's west limits and gave chase. ' On west-central Northcote Ave- nue, the car, which police said was driven by Metrunitz, smashed into a police car which was parked as a road-black. Constable James Cleasby suffer- ed chest injuries when the two ears crashed. ; escalator Organ Recital Effective At King St. The Casavant organ at King Street United Church last night responded with effect to the artis- try of Leon B. Nash, A.T.CM,, R.M.T., organist and choirmaster of St. George's Anglican Church. James Sheedy, tenor soloist at All Saints' Anglican Church, Whitby, assisted Mr. Nash in his recital. Chopin's "Nocturne" was the beautiful opening selection chosen by the organist whose light touch was most appealing in the results it obtained. "Sanctus" by Gounod, was well done but Probable Mr. Nash's finest work was with John- ston's melodious "Evensong". Horsman's "Curfew" was delicate with the chimes being used at in- troduction,_and ending. The organ tones weré-entrancing in Bach's "Choral Prelude." "Melody in E" by Rachmaninoff brought forth evidence of Mr. Nash's disciplined: playing and when he concluded the program with the familiar "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," the organist did not use music. His selections were of a class suitable to the tempera- ment of Oshawa music-lovers. Had it been possible, he would have been applauded for encores. Mr. Sheedy's number included "Just for Today" by Seaver, "In Heavenly Love Abiding" by Speaks and Handel's "Where'er You Walk." The tenor soloist"s out- standing characteristic was his clear enunciation, easily followed by his audience. Mission Adds $550 To Building Fund Reports read at the annual meet- ing of the Gibbons Street Mission last week showed that during 1947 a sum of $550 was set aside for the building fund and $137.67 was given to missions. Sven Lagerquist a deacon of Cal- vary Baptist Church who -has re- cently moved into the district, brought a helpful and inspiring message from the Word of God, that sounded a key-note for great- er blessing for the year that lies ahead. R. B. Wilkins was appointed chairman for the business session, and he called for reports from the various departments of the Mission, all of which were a source of en- couragement, Of special Interest was the treasurer's report by Chas. Mills showing $137.67 given to Mis- sions during the year,' and a sum of $550 set aside in the building fund. It is hoped soon to provide added facilities for Sunday School work, The Benevolent Fund report by Mrs. W. Merchant showed many re- membrances to shut-ins and sick folk. During the war years as much as $75 was raised annually through this fund, chiefly used to provide boxes for the men overseas. A special item of business was the eletion of Trustees for the Mission, the following being legally appointed to this office: R. B, Wil- kins, R. H. Lockwood, W. Manning, C. Mills and D. Dale. 'The general election of office re- sulted in the following appoint- ments: acting pastor, R. B. Wil. kins;; pulpit supply committee, W. Manning, C. Mills, R. B. Wilkins; clerk, Mrs. W. Merchant; treasurer C. Mills; pianist, Miss Joan Wil- king, assist, Mrs. W. Manning; Sunday School Supt, W. Manning; Assist. Supt., Denzil Dale; secretary, T. Dean; primary dept. supt. and pianist, Mrs. D. Dale; assistant pla- nist, Mrs. W. Manning; ushers, Mr. Johnson, D. Merchant; Missionary Committee, W. Merchant, D. Dale, R. B. Wilkins. The meeting closed with the singing of the Doxology, after which the friends adjourned to the home of Mrs. H. Wilkins the be- loved widow of the founder of the Mission. The ladies assisting her to prepare refreshments for a house- ful of happy guests, Take Control Off Summer Cottages Ottawa, Feb. 23--(CP)--The Prices Board last night announced that rent and eviction controls have been lifted from tourist cabins, summer cottages, ski lodges, win- ter chalets and hunting chalets which now are vacant or may be- come unoccupied. ; Current tenants are still protect- ed by rental] regulations and can- not be required to vacate so long as they are well behaved. If a ten- ant vacates then the accommoda- tion will be free of control. Officials explained that the type of accommodation covered by the order is considered in the same category as hotel accommodation. Last spring hotel rooms were freed from rent control, H.E.P.C. Beats Housing Shorta oA way to Amateur Theatre Had Early Start In Saskatchewan By GEORGE V. FORSTER > Canadian Press Staff Writer Regina, Feb, 23 -- (CP)--Western Canada's land settlement Boom, when thousands of settlers. flocked to the prairies in the early days of this century, brought with it such diverse elements as swindlers, gam- blers and remittance men; polite society from eastern cities; immi- grant farmers from central Europe --and amateur dramatics. Walter Read, for many years president of the Saskatchewan Drama League and one of the founders of the thriving Regina Little Theatre, said in an interview that the first amateur drama group began producing plays around 1910 when Regina was a booming city that had grown almost overnight from a small railway town. And in the lobby of the old Regina Theatre land speculators rubber shoulders with high govern- ment officials of the newly-formed province of Saskatchewan when the Regina Amateur Society presented frontier versions of ° Victorian classics. But the First World War killed much of the early enthusiasm and the Little Theatre. movement did not begin until the mid-20s when groups bégan in Regina and Saskatoon, Geography helped. Mr. Read said he believed the drama boom--nearly 300 groups now are affiliated with the Saskatchewan Drama League formed in. 1933--was due _to the relative isolation and lack of enter tainment facilities in tiny Prairie towns and villages. " The isolation forced people to entertain themselves and fostered a strong community spirit which later proved fertile ground for growth of inter-community competitive drama festivals, Early -enthusiasts were mainly people--among them Mr. Read who now heads a firm of Regina ac- countants--who had been associated with the Little Theatre movement in Great Britain, The same enthu- siasts later formed the Provincial Drama League to promote the movement and help new groups start, Mr. Read' said the drama league started in a room in the Regina Normal School where a small band of zealots spent winter nights mail- ing plays to new groups from their growing but painfully-acquired lib- rary. Othtrs paid their own expenses to travel throughout the province adjudicating at festivals. The speed with which drama spread surprised even its most ar- dent backers said Mr, Read who won the Canada Drama Association award in 1936 for his contribution to drama in Saskatchewan. It soon got to the point where a full-time staff was needed and it became affiliated with the extension depart- ment of the University of Sas- katchewan. . But in addition to helping train actors, Mr, Read recalled that some- times the audience had to be trained. He remembered how one audience walked out on one of George Bernard Shaw's plays be- cause they thought it "shocking." A few years later the same audience sat through one of Noel Coward's racier comedies without a murmur. Chrysler Earnings $67,181,221 In '47 New York, Feb. 23--(AP)-- Chrysler Corp. reported yesterday for 1947 net earnings of $67,181,- 221, equal to $7.72 a share on 8,- 702,264 shares outstanding. In the previous year net was $26,889,289, Li wh to $6.87 a share on 4,351,132 shares outstanding at that time. Net sales of -all products in 1947 totalled $1,362,626,751 against $870,000,412 in 1943, The company sold a total. of 944,379 units, in- cluding cars, trucks' and commer- cial vehicles, compared with 677,- 379 in 1946. PAPER RAISES PRICE Montreal, Feb. 23.--(CP)--Le Devoir, Montreal French language daily; announced Saturday that ef fective March 1 its price will. be increased from three to five cents a copy. The decision, "postponed | real, H. W. Gillis (top right)v and Gerald Hiam (bottom left), beat shortages of building materials has been found by the ® Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, which has two camps for construction workers in Brant County. The men -- more than 75 of them -- declare they have never felt the below-zero cold while living in "houses" made of canvas or paper board. At left is one of the camps. A cook's helper, Tom Anderson of Madoc (right), calls the workmen to supper in a dining hall built of same materials as the huts. Over 150 scouters and guiders along with committee representa- tives from both the Girl Guide and Boy Scout 'Associations attend- ed on Saturday the annual apprecia. tion party, given each year by the Local Association of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in appreciation of services rendered by the leaders. Chairman for the evening was Executive Commissioner Leonard C. Knight, who conducted a varied and interesting 'evening. Intersper. sing dancing with first-class enter. tainment, Commissioner Knight mdae the party the best ever. Mel Smith officially commenced this program by a display of his tal. ents on the harmonica. Using har. monicas of different sis2s he played them with his mouth, and with a rubber tube behind hsi back. Need- less to say, his-atomic bomb har- monica selection was a bang.up af. fair. Charles Joliffe, one of the teach. ers at Oshawa Collegiate and Vo- cational Institute was, second on the program and he brought his listen. ers-a varied repertoire of songs. Chiefly appreciated were "The Nightmare Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe," and the well. know story of "Albert and the Lion." The intermission number was a trombone duet "The Firefly" with Mr. Knight and Mr. Smith as solo. ists. As humour was the keynote of the whole duet, and competition be- tween the two goloists the motte, one can easily imagine the outcome musically. The duet was played well, and with the valued accompanying of pianist Duke Kellington of the 5th Oshawa, the number was a suc- cess. Mr. Knight played "Smiling Through" as an additional solo. Duke Kellington, a 5th Oshawa Leader entertained the crowd by playing several pieces on the piano. All the selections were well played and well appreciated by those: pres. ent. Mrs, Barbara Fox, Commissioner of the Girl Guides, instructed the scouters and guiders in a "Sir Roger Leaders' Appreciation Night Concludes Scout-Guide Week De Coverly" dance, adding variety to the evening. A sing-song was conducted by President J. Harry Rigg, and in this all joined lustily. A round "London's Burning" was so well and loudly sung, that some expected the Osh- awa Fire Department at any mom. ent. 3 One of the highlights of the even. ing was the presentation to District Commissioner J. H. Bateman of his District Commissioner's Warrant. This official document of appoint- ment was presented to the Com. missioner by the retiring District Commissioner and at present the President, Mr. J. Harry Rigg. But the high spot in the whole evening was the luncheon served by members of the Girl Guide Local Association, and to them the lead. ers of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide Association are truly indebted. They made a fine evening complete, and the culmination of Boy Scout. Girl Guide week a perfect affair, Brooklin Man Makes Unusual Coin Discovery In a letter to The Times-Gazette L. Boyes of Brooklin, tells of a coin that is about the size of the old Canadian nickle with a crown and two stars. Under the crown is a large C and in the centre part 'of the "C" is a large "X". The re- verse side shows a large 2 and be- neath it the word ORE and the date 1918. It is believed the coin is a Dan- ish piece valued at about one-half cent. It would be interesting to know where and under what con- ditions the coin was found. RAPID GROWTH Bamboo . sometimes grows than a foot a day. more | Important changes in the C.P.R.'s traffic C.P.R. Freight Traffic Changes a ii Ba i department see C. E. Jeffer- son (top left), assume the position of general traffic manager at Mont- become monthly for the past year, was system freight traffic managers at Montreal and G. F. Buckingham (bot- justified because of costs," it said. increasing | tom right, taking over the post of freight traffic manager at Winnipeg _ | fo Western Canad:, and the United States Pacific Coast Agencies, ge In Brant County \ Expect Apple Processing To Be Continued According to the Marketing Ser- vice of the Dominion Department of Agriculture, apple processing is expected to continue for another 10 days in the lakeshore district of Eastern Ontario. Growers and deal- ers have requested the canners to continue operations for a longer period to help them clean up their excess supplied. An improvement in movement of canned goods is re- ported by wholesalers and retailers. Some commodities are now short. The demand for apples continues poor. A fairly heavy movement of green varieties to processors has helped some to lower holdings, Pri- ces are lowering slightly which has increased movement slightly but there still remain fairly heavy hold- ings to be moved over a fairly short shipping season. The retail trade seem hesitant about buying, some having experienced losses in hand- ling apples earlier in the season be- cause of ripeness and off condition supplies. The quality of apples found in retail stores now is gener- ally good. Varieties mostly Spys and McIntosh. Growers have not started pruning yet due to cold weather. No rabbit injury of any account has been reported to date. Offerings of potatoes are lighter than usual due to road conditions, prices have remained firm and steady. Some eastern cars arriving have shown car frost damage. Celery supplies are about nil, most of the wholesale trade has no offerings. Imported cabbage is now in heavy supply and this commo- dity is now retailing for less than the domestic stock was selling wholesale, - A light movement of turnips is noticeable, but prices are unchanged. Carrots are very scarce and prices are high, As Knife Fine Program Youth Rally On Saturday With a lively song service led by Jack Hooper, Oshawa Youth for Christ was off to another good beginning. The local talent this week in- cluded the College Quartette, which sang two numbers, the first a Negro Spiritual "I Know the Lord Laid His Hand on Me," and "Count Your Blessings." Lorraine Crocker and Marie Manning beau- tifully rendered "Only a Touch of Thy Hand." Bil Brown, Eric Sharpe and Stan D'Eath, from Toronto, were the outstanding soloists of the evening. Bill Brown, on his euphonium, played "Wondrous Love" and "Sweet the Moments Rich in Blessing." "The Love of God," "Take My Hand" and "He Died for Me" were the selections chosen and effectively sung by Eric Sharpe. Stan D'Eath, who ably accompanied the other soloists at the piano, thrilled the audience with his playing of "Holy, Holy, Holy." As the final words of "He Died For Me" were being sung Les Pin- red came to the platform. He took as his text Isaiah 45: 22, "Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and thcre is none else." Mr. Pinred said that this was a command. People were to look to Jesus, not just as a fact of history --and not just as a fact in the world today, but they must look and see Jesus as God. saved! Saved not only for eternity but for today to enjoy the peace joy and power that cannot be pur- chased, yet are given by God. He pointed out how people all through the ages have looked to Jesus. Mentioni Nicodemus, . Peter, Thomas, the Lenturion, Paul, who looked and their lives were .wholly changed because of that look, he urged each one present to also look and be saved. To end the serv- ice Eric Sharpe softly and wonder- fully sang "There is Life for a Look at the Crucified One." The next rally will be held in St. Andrew's United Church on March 6. So, come and bring a chum! Soft-Pedal By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst Moscow seems to have soft-pe- dalled temporarily the violent red tactics aimed at establishment of Communist governments in Italy and France. The general strategy of = course remains the same. This is to So- vietize 'these two strategically im- portant countries © whose control would bring Russia immeasurably nearer her goal of dominating Wes- tern as well as Eastern Europe. For some, weeks things have been relatively quiet in France after a long period of violence and disor- ganization due to Bolshevist strong- arm methods. Now we have the un- usual development of a peace truce cal parties pending the election for the republic's first parliament April 18. This act provides for a campaign "without hate" and for absention from the use of force, which caused more than a score of deaths and much property destruc- tion during the latter part of 1047. The most unusual aspect of the situation is that the truce was pro- posed by Umberto Terracini, Com- Two Injured At Crossing Ottawa, Feb, 28--(CP)--Two Belleville men were injured, one seriously, when their automobile was struck last night by a fast- moving Toronto-bound passenger train at a C.P.R. crossing, a few miles from Ottawa. The injured are Philip Richard- son, reported to be the driver, suf- fering from serious chest injuries, and Richard Rogers, whose right leg was hurt. The car was struck by the train's engine, carried a short distance and then flung 50 feet from the tracks. The pool train was delayed an hour, OPENS NEW SHOP Charles Johnson, well known lo- cal barber, has opened a néw two- chair shop at 6 Richmond Street | West, in the premises formerly oc- cupied by'the - Ontario Provincial | Police. He will continue to operate ys other shop at 44 Simcoe Street North, in Italy among the warring politi- by Moscow Seen As New Strategy 1 munist President of the recently- adjourned Constituent Assembly. The fact that it is a Communist move emphasizes the likelihood that it represents. a Moscow order to tread lightly for the moment. The meaning of this, in my view, is that the Communists are go- ing to pursue the course of least resistance pending political devel- opments in Italy and France. They are gambling that a swing of for- tune in elections may give them the control they want without hav- ing to employ force. That would endow them with a beneficence which would be calculated to win friends in other Western European 'Then there's another point to which I called attention in a re- cent column. Bolshevist tactics which were possible in countries of Eastern Europe, under Russian mi- litary occupation, can't be used in Western Europe where the reds have no armed forces. So the Communists must move more circumspectly in their cam- paigns in Italy and France, and it wouldn't be surprising if there is a period of comparative calm in those countries for a bit. This doesn't mean that the disruptive tactics of the reds will cease, but rather that they will work quietly and by indirection -- as they are doing in the United States and in many other countries of the wes- tern hemisphere. Look and be |; At Winnipeg Patient Watches Wielder Dies By Own Hand Winnipeg, Feb. 23 (CP)--A hospital ward proved the setting here Saturday for the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old mother of two children as she lay in a sick bed and the death from self-inflicted knife wounds of the woman's husband. Police said that Pierre Chartier, 32, of Montmartre, Sask., fatally stabbed his wife Cecile with a hunting knife and then plunged the blade into his own heart. Other patients in the ward said that Chartier drew the knife from his coat after an argument with his wife and stabbed her sev= eral times. The young mother had entered hospital here Feb. 10. Her husband had sold his small blacksmith and machine shop in Montmartre and had arrived in Winnipeg Feb. 12. Police said they had been informed Chartier had visited his wife al- most daily since his arrival in the city. Police said the Chartiers had been married about eight years ago. When Chartier came here he had placed one child in convent and left the other with relatives at Montmartre. Mrs. Chartier was rushed to the operating room but died several hours after the stabbing. Chartier died half an hour after plunging the knife into his chest. He did not regain consciousness. Miss Edith Farrell, an elderly patient in the same ward with Mrs. Chartier, said that Chartier had entered the ward about 2 p.m. and had talked with his wife in French for some time. Although she could not understand the conversation she said it was apparent they were arguing. She had not paid much attention until she heard screams from Mrs. Chartier. "I looked up and saw him stand- ing over the bed, holding a knife. Then he plunged it into her. I wanted to throw a vase or some- thing at him but I didn't have the strength." Miss Farrell said she screamed and fave a signal call for the nurse, The nurse and three .in- ternes raced in and grabbed Char- tier but he had already stabbed himself, What to Do To-Night Recreation Headquarters 100 Gibbs Street Daily y 2to4 Pme-Leathersraty (excepts Mom ~ a) y) ~Woodshop, shellcraft. --Colleglate-age gym and woodwork, 4 to 6 p.m.--Crafts and hobbies for boys and girls, ---Boys boxing. 7 to 9 p.m.--Adult activities only --Leathercraft. shellcratt, --Adult Gym asses, Weekly and Special Features MONDAY--Men's Gym Class. Drama group, radio section, 7 p.m. CR.A. Program Committee, 7.30 .m. TUESDAY Organization Jesting, Osh- awa Fish and Game Protective As- sociation, Auditorium, Ladies' Gym Class WEDNESDAY--Recital by Harry Ada- skin, violinist, Alr Cadets, FRIDAY--Family Night at C.R.A. Ni Outdoor rinks closed. managers off duty. Rink 13 DIE IN CRASH pin Manila, Feb. 23 -- (AP) -- The Manila Times today reported 13 persons, most of them children, ded Sunday in the crash of a Com. mercial Airlines plane on Minds. nao Island. LOSS TO NEW ZEALAND Auckland, N.Z.--(CP)--A serie ous loss to the treasury occurred when its assistant, Dr. A. R. F. McKay, met his death by drown- ing early this year. Dr. McKay was New Zealand's representative on the fiscal commission of the United Nation's Economic and Social Council, - Ontario Firm Ottawa, Feb. 23--(CP)-- J. H. Berry, administrator, of capital goods under the government's Am. erican dollar-saving program, said Saturday industry was engaged in "the biggest thing that has happen. ed in Canadian industrial circles since the war." One of Trade Minister Howe's right-hand men in the program to curb United States imports, he said many small manufacturers were tooling up to make the components and parts that once flooded in from the United States. The acti. vity could only be compared with the wartime, government-inspired "bits an dpieces" program, when neighborhood toolmakers, garage To Produce Shock Absorbers For Cars owners and small manufacturers started producing war equipment. This time, however, industry itself was doing the job, although the government's Canadian Arsenals Limited was renting out machinery to private industry for the purpose. In one case a company has placed orders with an Ontario firm to pro. duce the automobile shosk absorb. ers that once came in from the United States completely prefabri. cated. The firm will turn them out in thousands once the machine tools are ready. It never made shock ab- sorbers 'before. All told, sald Mr. Berry, "it looks like a big thing, and it's working" he said. "Lots of orders" had al. ready be:n placed by large firms.