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PAGE TWO THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE FRI 1948 DAY, MARCH 5, Births BRENT--To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brent ne e tt) da Jane at the Os Hospital, on Friday, March 5th, 1948, Mother and daughter are fine, --Mr, and Mrs. Tho COTTENHAM: Oottenham, (nee Irene Cuddahee), are ary happy to announce the birth of their son, at the Oshawa General Hospital, on Wednesday, March 3, 1948. Mother and baby both well. TRULL--Mr. and Mrs, Lewis Trull (nee Muriel Smith) are nappy to announce the' h of a ba r. for Wayné, on Er 2nd, 1948, at "Bowmanville ital. and baby doing nivel In Memoriam REESON--In loving Fadl, who passed memory of our son away March 5th, I have onl Jour memory desr sou To remember your whole life through But your sweetness will linger forever, As 1 treasure the image of you. --TLovingly remembered by Daddy and Momma. | @hituary HERBERT ALBERT BURGESS An employee of the Cay Lumber Company for the past 15 y , Her- bert Albert Burgess, beloved hus- band of Alice Mary Parsons, died in the Oshawa General Hospital on Thursday, March. 4, in his 70th year, The deceased had been seri- ously ill since last Sunday. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. william Burgess, the deceased was born. in Darlington Township on October 12, 1878 and was married at Hampton on February 23, 1904. He had been a resident of Oshawa for the past 28 years. Besides his wife, he is survived by | one daughter, Ruth, of Oshawa and | one son, Lawrence, of Oshawa. Also surviving is a brother, Charles Hen- | ry Burgess of Bowmanville. He was predeceased by a son, . Percy E. Burgess, on November 20, 1936. The funeral will be held from the 'Armstrong Funeral Home at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, followed bY | 1, for 1 don't think he even twitch. interment in the Union Cemetery. The services will be conducted by Rev. E. H. McLellan, rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, The pallbearers will be Charles, Ray and Harold Holland, Thomas Rae, Allan Cay and Allan Baker, Canadian Garden Service -1948 By Gordon Lindsay Smith In these uncertain times lucky indeed is the man or woman with a garden. Threats of sky-high prices next fall and winter won't scare these people. They can grow and store their own, in addition to a steady supply, fresh and right out of the garden from June on. But that is only one advantage. As a hobby, récreation, exercise, or whatever you call it, gardening ranks at the top of the list. It is inexpensive--a few dollars will buy all the seeds, tools and fertilizer necessary, It is elastic--one can spend as much or as little time and energy as one likes or the doctor advises. It takes one outdoors into the sunshine, lets us follow the nat. ural 'spring urge of digging in the soll. And, finally, gardening gives satisfaction that comes only from creating something with our own hands. With a few tiny seeds and plants one can produce a flower garden that is as individual as a painting. Common Mistakes Commonest mistake of new gar' deners is to plant too close together, whether it is lettuce seed or maple trees. This is not only a waste of seed or nursery stock, but it also encourages weak or poor growth. With shrubbery and trees, the re. sult is a bit of a jungle with far too much shade about the house and spindly growth that is liable to fall a prey to heavy storms. With an- nual flowers and vegetables, proper' development is impossible, the veg- etables are liable to be stringy and tough, the flowers bunched so close. ly together that they will not blooni properly. Generally speaking all plants re. quire at least half as much space between them as they are high at maturity, With big trees this means 20 to 40 feet, with carrots it means only about 2 inches, with corn or staked tomatoes 18 inches. On the seed packet will be given the proper spacing. With bigger seed like beans, peas, corn, etc, spacing will be easy, but it is much more difficult with the fine seeds of carrot, lettuce or alyssum. Such things can be spread more evenly by mixing with a little dry 'sand and sowing the mixture. In any case, no matter how care- fully we sow some later thinning as the plants develop will be advis. able, " Proper depth in planting fs also important. The rule here is about three times the diameter of the seed. With tiny seeds like poppies, alyssum or turnips this means merely pressing the seeds in the soll, with big things like gladioli, bulbs, potatoes and dahlias it means from' 4 to 8 Inches, with beets, beans, etc.,, about an inch of cover. First Jobs While the frost is in the ground, of course, gardening will be largely confined to planning, but there are some outdoor jobs that ean be start™ ed almost any time. One of the first will be lawn repairs or the starting of new- ones. Grass seeq makes its best growth in cool weath. er, in fact it must be sown just as soon as the soil can be worked. Sweet peas also must go in early for best results. They need to develop their deep growth before the soil gets warm. If a hotbed is attempt- ed one should get a government bulletin on how to build it. TRANSIENT GOES ON WAY Stewart Smith, a transient who had been advised by a physician to rest in police court, today those the alternative of going on his way to Belleville, He was offered a chance to obey doctor's orders in the coun. ty Jail ni | ba Thirty Arabs Die In Battle -. Near Sharon Jerusalem, Maréh' 5--(AP)--Ha. gana said today 30 Arabs were killed in a four-hour battle with Jews last ht on the Plains of Sharon. The He erupfed when Arabs attacked 4d Jewish settlement at Magdiel on thé Tel Aviv_Haifa Highway, sald a communique of the Jewish militia issued in Tel Aviv. ' It was learned in Jerusalem that Fawzi Bey Al Kaukji, commander of Arab volunteer armies, set up headquarters in a hotel at Nablus, in Northern Palestine. * Dr. Isaac' Halevy Herzog, Pales. ting's Chief Rabbi, urged the Uni. ted Nations Security Council to car- ry out the terms of the General As. sembly's decision on partition of the Holy Land. He asked the council in a statement made public here to "realize. the momentous moral issue involved ... . Whether mankind shall fulfill the inner summons of its consclehce or shall succumb to political expediency. Arab sources in Tel Aviv gay Arab commando forces are concentrated in towns of the Sharon Plain, ready to strike when the order is given. Some believe the plain will be a major battleground of Arabs and Jews. Arab leaders left Jerusalem at dawn to meet with Kaukji, who mo. ved his army headquarters company Jom Damascus to Palestine yester. ay. Fawzi Bey and his headquarters company rode into Palestine during the night. They joined Arab concen- trations surrounding Tubas, in the mountains north of Nablus. Fawzi Bey reported to his Damascus head. quarters that his "invasion" was completed without incident. Murder (Continued from Page 1) - ed a muscle." Dr. H. L. Minthron, coroner, was called and pronounced St. Cyr dead. a . Police foun the blood.covered axe embedded in snow at the back of the yard near the garage, Not permitted to talk to her, re. porters today could see Mrs. St. Cyr sitting quietly in the police pa- trol room. At one time she - was humming" to the strains of music from the radio in the room. . Police did not release the names of the children this morning other than the oldest son, .Robert, who answered the door when police ar. rived. There are two boys and four girls. All are now in the care of the Children's Aid Society. Had Complained Before Police said that Mrs, 8t. Cyr had been into the police station fre. quently before to complain about her husband's immoral treatment of her. They had never been able to prepare a case against St. Cyr be. cause she had never ben able to get any corroboration of her evidence against him, i 'When policé arrived at the home shortly after ;midnight, there was no fire on in the Quebec heater in the front room, There. were no lights in either of the - bedrooms. Police had to huild a fire and dress the youngsters before they were taken to the children's shetler. The house was in a condition of almost indescribable chaos and lack of attention. In the front room where two of the kiddies slept on the sofa, there was only the sofa, one chair, the heater, a trunk and an old radio, In the kitchen lay a copy of the 8t. John Ambulance Brigade text book, "First Aid to The Injured.' Inside under the heading "treat- ment" was an illustration of aa man with a bandaged arm. The head had been circled- in peneil. On the front room walal was a certificate in the name of Jerome St. Oyr who was qualified to prac. tice first aid. Washington Spotlight By CLYDE BLACKBURN Canadian Press Staff Writer Washington -- A growing appre- ciation of the fact that United States trade with her best custo- mer must be a two-way business has revived interest in tourist trav- ¢l to Canada and in a bill to per- mit much larger duty-free purchas- es by United States travellers in| coun- | Canada and other foreign tries, Two instances of this quickened | interest this week were: : 1. Announcement by representa | tive Bertrand W. Gearhart (Rep.- | Cal) that. he would press. for ac- tion on his bill to ralse to $500 the value of purchases - abroad that United States tourists may bring | home duty-free. 2. A statement here by Donald Gordon, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, that United States moving picture companies, in their own interest, would produce films desigriéd to encourage tourist travel in Canada. : Gearhart's bill would raise the duty-free tourist purchase limit from the present level of $100 where it has remained since 1897. It is wholly supported by tourist and other organizations, Gordon's statement on motion pln came during a talk here | fore a gathering of national bu- siness paper editors. He was asked what steps Canada was taking to encouraage a larger inflow of American dollars to meet the current shortage. He said ef- forts were being made to increase | exports tb the United States. Also, he said, United States mov- | ing picture companies, seeing the | possibility that the dollar shortage might 'necessitate curtailment of import on. United States films, were | voluntarily moving to encourage greater travel from this country, They would make and show films here -dsecrtbing the attractions of Canada as a vacationland and en- courage Americans sto spend their vacation dollars in that country, Hint Shoe Prices To Take Nosedive 3 To'10 Per Cent Toronto, March 5--(CP)--Does the price you pay for shoes pinch your purse? Breathe easy, because yesterday. merchants of pedal-extremity gear here said;. Retail prices are ex- pected to drop from three to 10 per cent: "in the near future." That is'if buyer4that's you---resistanee | shal Mi. Hedley, for one, plans fo re- duce his price to retailers by five per cent, . ie Lo However, a spokesman for n=" other manufacturing firm. he "doubted" any reductfop; andvthat it would be "bad policy" for manu« facturers to release such.informa- tion even if it were trie) because of the effect it would have of re~ tailers. 7 ASIBII Bh Motion Defeated (Continued from Page 1) Affairs Minister St. Laurent cen- firmed reports that the Polish art treasures now are in the Quebet Provincial Museum and termed statements attributed to Premier Duplessis in connection with their movement a "clumsy but deliberate" attempt to smear federal ministers from Quebec. . Prime Minister Mackenzie King declined request for assurance of an early debate on international af. fairs, Finance Minister Abbott declined to indicate whether the government plans to take any action to curb exorbitant increases when commer- cial rent ceilings are lifted Monday, but sources outside the Commons said such action is likely. He said the government has de. cided to reimpose price ceilings on meat only "in the event they be- come necessary." Opening his attack on Commun. ism, Mr. Fleming criticized the BOV= ernment for "belatedly" awakening to the threat of Communism and said it was necessary only to read the speeches of Tim Buck, Labor. Progressive party leader, to realize that Canada was on the list of the Communist revolution. If the Mar- shall Plan was delayed and France and Italy fell to the Communists, there would be a grave threat to every man, woman and child in this country, He challenged the government, which was on the "slippery slide to Socialism," to a general election on the issue of its trend towards cen. tralization and a "socialistic Ty- ranny," Cites Appeasement Mr, Stephenson said the ti come for Canada 'to follow file hea ample of the ' United States and one-way ticket to the land of their dreams in the US.S.R." Canada, he charged, had been following a pol- icy of appeasement. Mr, Raymond held that the gov- ernment's policies of scarcity and austerity would engender the grow- th of Communism in Canada. These policies, he said, developed from the government's practice of placing the needs of Britain ahead of those of Canada, with the result that Canadians were facing scarcity in a land of plenty. All Canadian policies were being made subservient i BN needs by a federal cabin- e ich was imperia % Whis perialistic in {ts Mr, Bracken, speaking on the OC. C.F. motion, said his party would have supported the amendment had the word "inflation" been substitut- ed for the word "prices". His party believed that price controls could work only if everything was con- | trolled, But his party, he sald was not against all controls, although it be- lieved price controls alone could not accomplish what the C.C.F. wanted, Mr. 8haw, moving the Social Cre. dit amendment, said his group did not want the motion looked on as one of non-confidence in the gov- ernment but rather as a motion on which the members could vote for what their constituents wanted. Ac. ceptance of the amendment would not be regarded as a Social Credit victory. | Mr. Quelch pressed the govern- ment to guarantee farmers a fair share of the national income and | sald that some pedple were trying to | push this country into a depresssion, Would Cut Taxes Mr. Drope, said the eight-per- cent sales tax, because of its effect on the cost of living, should be re- duced: or abolished and that in- | come tax exemptions should be in- creased, possibly $1200 for single ~ersons and $2,000 for those mar- ried, To permit tax reductions, gov- ernmental expenditures should be curbed. Mr. Kirk called for the installa- | tion of modern aids to navigation | on Canada's' east coast and urged the government to reconsider its decision not to establish a coast guard service. Mr. Ross urged the abolition of indirect taxes, said higher pensions should be paid to veterans and re- tired civil servants and criticized the government's handling of "the U.S. dollar shortage. Earlier Mr. Stephenson urged the government to give more assistance to Ontario apple and tobacco grow- Ts, He said that because of world | conditions apple and tobacco grow- ers had to market their products in Canada, and suggested that gov- ernment advertise the value of ap- ples dnd the uses to which they could be put in the home. The government 'should. ask the United | Kingdom to give preference to to- bacco imports from Canada. Mr. Stephenson said there was a shortage of veterinarians in his constituency and' this was worying cattle breeders. He urged better re- | - -uneration for veterinarians. He criticized' the prices being charged veterans for their homes and urged higher pensions for them. | tether Times.Gazette classified ads pa, | --Why not try one today, iid CivilRights, Labor Code Health Services Change Studied In Legislature Toronto, March 5--(CP) -- With tige throne speech debate adjourned until next Tuesday, the Ontario Legislaturé turned today to mea- sures placed before the house by both the government of Premier Drew and the opposition. The first round of the throne speech debate wound up yesterday with the address in reply moved by Thomas Pryde (PC.Huron) and se. conded by willlam E. Hamilton (PC Wellington South). Mr. Pryde in his maiden speech in the legislature discussed and 'lauded "tis legislation. proposed 'by the government of '. Premier Drew covering imneration. sgvicylture, education, travel facilities and hos. pital.' ; He did not refer to the housing plan mentioned briefly in the 'throne speeell; . - =. |, . Mr. Hamilton followed with = lengthy "discussion of government hydro proposads in which he laid blame for the present power short. age in Ontario to the former Lib. eral administration of Mitchell Hep. burn. The Progressive Conservative government is blameless for the current shortage, he said. Mr. Ham. flton quoted letters from Premier Hepburn to Prime Minister King sent in 1938 in which the Ontario leader said the province was not in. terested in production of further hydro power. Lauds Program Mr. Pryde spoke glowingly of the government's program which he described as "clear cut" in contrast with what he called "negative poli. cles of the opposition." He said it would result in increase of immigration to the province, more attractive farming life, im. proved highway system and extend. ed facilities for both rural and ur. ban education. Mr. Pryde voiced a plan for op. portunities for young men and wo. men so that they would not find it necessary to "seek their fortunes elsewhere." He spoke of the "imperative" need for hospital accommodation and said the government could be given credit for instilling fresh encourage- ment into members of small hospi- tal boards through grants and in. terest in their affairs. More than a dozen bills were in. troduced at yesterday's sitting, five of them by the CCF. and the others by the government. The C.F. legislation included such measures as civil rights pro. tection and 'working conditions, similar to the last session. The government bills dealc with charges in various-acts. fo bring them up to date. W. WJ. 'Grummett, - ©.CF. house leader, introduced a bill to protest certain civil rights. 'The 'general' purpose of the bill, it was explained, is to "protest by statute the rights of freedom of re. ligion, speech and association,;and more specifically to prohibit dis crimination against any person by reason of race, nationality or reli. gion in such matters as employ. ment, education, right of access to any place serving the public." 8ections of .the bill. would carry fines 'for toyviction in gases of of. lfenee' against 'the proposed act. © Woud Change Act G. I. Harvey (COF-8ault Ste. Ma- rie) introduced an act to amend 'the Municipal Health Services Act. It, would eliminate the present need fo reachirig agreement with the On. tario municipal health services on every plan for municipal health services. A 40.hour week . and vacations with pay of two weeks would be re. quired in a bill to amend the hours of Work and Vacations With Pay Act, 1944, presented by R. H. Car. lin (CCOF-Sudbury). He would also add a section to limit overtime work to eight hours a week and 100 in a year and require time and.a.half for overtime, No reduction in week. ly pay would be connected with any cut in hours under the act: The C.CF.s legislative proposals also included an amendment to the Rights of Labor Act, 1944, which would prevent applications for in. junctions in any court in connec- tion with a strike or loockout except with consent of the Ontario Labor Relations Board. Garfield Anderson (CCF . Fort william) introduced a bill to amend the Milk Control Act. This would exempt producer co-operatives from the law which prohibits them against inducing the producers to invest in a dairy. It also would pro- vide that co-operative dairies- may pay patronage dividends. Government bills included one increasing the commission allowed a broker who sells tickets for sport- ing events and entertainment. Oth. ers provide penalty of up to $100 for failure to post room rates in any room for hire which contains sleep- ing accommodation; wider powers of arrest in pursuit of escaped pri- soners for guards and other officers in reformatories, jails and indus- trial farmers; and additional finan. cing powers for the Ontario North- land Transportation Commission Act, 4 Prejudice (Continued from Page 1) of good fellowship." To put a stop to prejudices and anti-semitism Rev. Jones advocated that people "Cet together, do things together, that's breaking down the first step. Organizations of every type should become interested in one another," The speaker felt that much could be done to improve the existing situation if service clubs, church groups, and organizations would form committees to work with the press, and radio to put the true fact, before the public, "An undivid- ed interest in the promotion of jus- tice, amity, understanding and co- operation among Protestants, Cath- olics and Jews is what is required." he said. Must Combat Animosity B'nai B'rith President Max Collis, chairman of the banquet, called up- on Rev. Geo. Telford, representing the Oshawa Ministerial Association. Mr. Telford capitalized on his 8cotch descent and brought into his talk many well chosen sentences in respect to the proverbial thriftiness of Scots and Jews. "I think my home country of Scotland is the only place in the world in which a Jew can't make a living," he said. In a more serioys vein Mr, Telford stated that he was full-heartedly in accord with the statements made by Mr, Jones and felt that it was the duty of the church to take action to halt the rising feeling of ani. mosity between religious factions. Speaking in defence of Great Britain, Mr. Telford asked those people who had the feeling that the government of the United Kingdom had "Not played the game" in the matter of the Palestine policy, to be both patient and tolerant and "To remember that Britain has many tremendous problems con- fronting her." In conclusion Mr. Telford said "The Protestant churches were the first to acknowl edge the debt we owe to the Jews, they gave us our first scripture and the facts on which the Protestant faith is founded." Referring to Mr, Jones' remarks about unity among Christian leadership the representa- tive from the Ministerial Associa- tion said "We should go hand in hand to that end." Rabbi Capt. David Manson of Toronto made a brief address and quickly retaliated in a good-natur- ed fashion to 'Mr. Telford's early remarks about the Jews in Scot- land and stated positively that "In "Aberdeen he visited a synagogue located in the heart of the city which had been there for 125 years. 1 also found quite a large com- munity of Jews all making a very nice living. I found the Scots the most hospitable and friendly people of any towards our Canadian troups." Many people have varied mis- conceptions. of the Jews, he thought. Some are 'Bure all Jews are wealthy, but hastened to point out that such was not the case and cited the eity of Toronto with 50,000 Jews, the large majority of which are people of modest means, small shopkeepers and working men. "As Chaplain of the Don jail, I am in the happy position to know that out of a population of 50,000 Toronto Jews the average number to appear in the Don a month is four. An average we ave very proud of. Jewish boys don't drink, gam- save their pennies. During the de- pression the Jews did not turn up at the city hall for relief vouchers . . . they were self-supporting, with the result that they were thought wealthy. Wealth was mistaken for co-operation," he said. A second misconception is the general opinion that Jews are united, thought Mr. Manson. "The only time one Jew agrees with the other is when discussing with a second, how much the third should give to charity," the speaker quip- | ped. Mr, Manson explained that on the corners of Markham and Ul- | ster streets in Toronto can be! found four synagogues. "They are there because all three men in the first synagogue couldn't be presi- dent." The speaker felt that the trouble in Palestine today was be- | cause of the lack of unity in the Jewish race 25 years ago. In clos- ing Mr. Manson stated that Osh- awa should be proud of its good relationship between Protestants and Jews. Albert Love, member of the Sep- arate School Board and K. of C,, representing Father K. E. Mor- row, who was absent due to illness, said "The, democratic countries are becoming fewer. It is up to the Christians and Jews to unite and avoid being swallowed up by our mutual enemies. Many people do not appreciate the freedom accord- ed such a democracy as ours. I heartily congratulate the B'nai B'rith for organizing a meeting such as this." v In closing the meeting Past President Ed. Wilson thanked the speakers for the time and talent they had devoted to the meeting and also extended hearty thanks to the various members of Oshawa clubs and associations who attend- ed. Included in his remarks were Max Polter, Tom Wilson, Albert Love, Rev. Richard Jones, Jack Cooke, Ivan Reynolds, Rev. George Telford, Rabbi David Manson and John G. Geikie. Non-Military (Continued from Page 1) with 15, already have recommend | ed to Paasikivi that he appoint a delegation to negotiate, Together, the four represent 101 of parlia. ment's 200 seats. The popular front, of Commun. ists and Radical Socialists, has urged acceptance of negotiations toward a full military pact. They have 51 parliamentary seats. The Agrarians, who hold the other 48 seats, are expected to make their stand public some time today, There were some unconfirmed re- ports that the President already has drafted his reply to Stalin. PALS SEE BOY KILLED Ottawa, March 5--(CP)--Four- teen young school children today ; were witnesses to the death of 13- | year-old Andre Fillion of Angers, Quec., about 12 miles east of here, 'when he tumbled from the back of a speeding truck taking him and his comrades to school and broke his neck. FIRE DESTROYS HOME Owen Sound, March 5§--(CP)-- Fire early today destroyed the home of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Cherry at nearby Markdale. No one was in- | | Jured in the fire believed started by _Lble or get into trouble . » « they an overheated chimney. | Farmers- Local Grain Local selling prices for bran $47- $48 ton; shorts, $49-$50; baled hay, $20-$22 ton; straw, $18-520 ton: pastry flour, $3.95 a bag: bread flour, $4.75 a bag. Dealers are pay- ing no set price. Wheat, $148 a bushel; oats, 85-30 cents; barley, $1.20-81.26; buckwheat, $1.25. Local Eggs Local eggs: Grade A lar A medium 40, Grade B 38, 32, Grade C and cracks 25. Produce Toronto, March 5--(CP)--Pro- duce prices in the spot market here today were reported as fol- lows: > Butter prints unchanged, 1st grade 69%, 2nd grade 68%, 3rd rade 67%. 5 Churning eream unchanged, No. 1 1b. 71 fob, 75 delivered. : Eggs: Market steady with prices unchanged. A large 46-47, A med- ium 45-46, A pullet 42-43, B 43, C 87-38, country shippers quoted graded eggs, cases free, A large 43%-44, A medium 42%-43, A pul- let 38-89, B 40-40%, C 36-37. Butter solids unchanged, 1st grade 67%, 2nd grade 66%. Fruit Toronto, March 5 -- (CP) -- Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices were unchanged here today with the following exceptions: Carrots, bus., washed, down $1.50 to $3.50. Livestock Toronto, March 5--(CP)--Cat- tle prices opened 26 cents a hun- dredweight higher but eased off toward the close of the livestock market this week while calves gained $1 a cwt. and hogs 25 cents cwt. Sheep and lambs remained unchanged. Trading on cattle was brisk at the opening but slowed up by the close. A fairly good clearance made on later arrivals. Receipts totalled about 4,600 head. Top for weighty steers was $16.75 for a few head with others from $16.50 downward to $14.50. Butcher steers were $12.50-$15.60 and a few choice at $16. Heifers sold mostly from $15.26 downward. Butcher cows were $9.60-$12.50 with canners and cutters from $56.50-$9.00. Bulls sold from $10.50- $12.50 cwt. and fed yearlings brought mostly 15-$17.50. A few lots of plain to good stockers brought $11-$14 cwt. Ordinary quality milkers and springers were from $85-$145 each, Calves were 950 head. Choice vealers sold at $22-$24 cwt. with plain to medium lights and heavies from $13-$20 cwt. Thin grassers for slaughter brought $12. Hogs were 1,800 head and a very light run. Grade A hogs sold at $29 cwt. with grade Bl at $28.60. Sows were $20 dressed. Sheep and lambs were only 150 head. A few good feed-lot lambs sold at $18.50 with other lambs from $13-$18. Sheep were $5-89 cwt. according to quality. e 42, ullets Hogs Toronto, March 5 (CP)--Hog prices, in markets reporting early | this morning were: Stratford, un- changed, grade A delivered to farm- ers $28.85, to truckers $20. Hull, unchanged, off truck unquoted, $20.75, dressed, grade A delivered. Brantford, unchanged, $28.85 de- livered to farmers. Damage Case (Continued from Page 1) was that Milgate had not seen the plainiiff until the latter had taken a step in front of the auto," His Lordship stressed. The jury retired at 11.30 a.m. In his address to the jury, J. P. Mangan, K.C., counselefor the de- fendants, suggested that the ac- cident was caused by the plaintiff stepping in front of the Milgate car after waiting for a bicycle to pass. He went on to say that pe- destrians are expected to cross the street at intersections. A. W. S. Greer, K. C., counsel for the plaintiff, contended that Milgate had been negligent in not driving with proper lights and for this reason had not seen the man crossing the street. There had been no evidence to contradict Crook's statement that he was standing still when he was struck. He maintained that the plaintiff had picked a much safer place to cross than at "the jumble of traf- fic? at the Division Street inter- section and had done all he cou'd reasonably be expected to do to avoid an accident. Mr. Greer stressed that Crook had already walked half way across the street in safety and during all this time was not secn by Milgate as the latter approached. The plaintiff had been confined | to hospital for 23 days and his out-ofpocket expenses totalled ap- proximately $1,400. In his evidence yesterday, Mil- gate said he was travelling west at about 15 miles an hour prior to! the accident and he did not sce Crook until the latter was right ahead of him. Milgate said his headlights were not on but he was using a fog or "driving" light. because he had encountered fog on his way into the city. This light, he said, had a range of at least 200 feet but did not pick up the south curb for a distance of about 75 feet. In eross-examination, he said Crook must have started to cross the street within this space of 75 feet. Stanley Gardner, who had been riding a bicycle west on King, Street ahead of the Milgate car, said the street was rather slippery that morning and there was ice along the curb. He had Leen travelling about three feet out from the curb The witness said he saw an walking slowly across ile street and had passed him just before. the accident occured, the | Toronto, March 5.--(CP)--Ordin- ary revenue of $142,875,758 for On- tario during the fiscal period of 1946-47 is shown in the public ac counts tabled in the legislature Thursday. This includes $31,609,512 from the dominion government in the form of the annual subsidy interest and payments in lieu of certain taxes. The remainder is from such sources as gasoline taxes, mines, lands, corporation, race tracks, roy- alties, licences and permits, fees, fines and penalties, At the end of March, 1947, the gross debt was $645221,457. This is an increase of $5,508,184 over the previous years. When revenue producing and realizable assets are subtracted the net provincial debt stands at $403,- 087,004 -- or an incresae of $14,667,- 680 over the year before. 201 funded debt, $72,578,497 un- funded debt and $9,379,759 accounts payable and accrued interest. The gross debt includes $563,263,- | Report Ontario Revenue $142,875,758 For Year Cost of the three government commissions on education, forestry and milk amounted to $156,499. Revenue from the gasoline tax totalled $31,260,377 while that re~ celved from motor vehicle licences amounted to $10,536,440. | Pishing and hunting licences | brought $1,000,86 into the province jal treasury while violation of hunt- ing and fishing laws resulted in confiscation of considerable equip- ment and fines of $37,201, Total assets of the province are listed as $742,460,083 and of that amount $505,512,796 is represented in public buildings, highways and | provincial lands. Revenue from the liquor control board is $26,000,000 for this year | with an additional $900,796 from the liquor authority control board | for transfer fees, | Sale of produce grown on vincial institutional revenue of $199.637. | reform institutions. pro= land brought This includes Windsor M London, Ont., March 5--(CP)-- Western Ontario's natural gas con- troversy reachéd another climax here last night when the resigna- tion of Mayor Arthur Reaume of Windsor as chairman of the muni- cipalities negotiating committee was asked for, and promised, at a special conference called by Mayor George Wenige of London. The session, representing about a dozen districts in the Union Gas Company territory, was called to discuss Windsor's move for a sep- arate agreement on higher interim rates, and also reports that Wind- sor would seek priorities for indus- trial use. Following strong criticism of Mayor Reaume, City Clerk Reg. Cooper of London was asked to phone Mr. Reaume and inform him that a majority of delegates wished him to resign his post. Mr. Cooper reported that Mayor Reaume told him he would resign "at a meeting where and when the delegates de- sire it." Delegates set the date for the next conference at Chatham March the 8th. Ontario Fuel Controller A. R. Crozier also held the spotlight with his warning that Southwest- shutdown both for industrial and domestic use next winter unless artificial gas-producing plants are projected immediately. He said that municipalities should make arrangements for the building of artifical plants as soon as possible to try and prevent a gas crisis "worse than the last one." Cites Priorities Mr. Crozier stressed, however, that there was little possibility of Windsor industrial area being granted p he said, "remains the same--first | the domestic consumer for cooking and water heating, then some com- mercial projects, then the indus- trialists." Mayor Reaume was criticized particularly by Mayor Ralph D. Steel of Chatham and Mayor D. M. Shaw of Ridgetown. Mayor Steel demanded Mayor Reaume's resignation on the grounds that he had "betrayed" the other municipalities by carrying on negotiations with the gas com- pany for the City of Windsor when he was chairman of the committee representing all the municipalities. He asked for the committee to be dissolved and a new one be formed. Mayor Shaw said: "I have a feel- ing that Mayor Reaume has in his action (I am not blaming him for his action as Mayor of Windsor) as chairman of the negotiating com- mittee let us down badly, and com- mitted a gross breach of trust to- wards the committee." "It would have been a simple matter for him to have sent us his resignation and then an explana- tion instead of leaving himself open to what looks very much like double dealing--not that I am accusing him of double-dealing," he said. Col. Thomas Weir, general man- ager of the Union Gas Company, told the delegates that an agree- ment had been reached last Tues- dav between the gas company and the City of Windsor for the city to pay the company higher rates. He emphasized that the agreement was "only an interim one" and still had to be ratified by the Ontario gas referee. 'Separate Bargaining' Mr. Shaw said there was "no ex- cuse for the Mayor of Windsor not ¢ontacting the men close to him in the gas question before embarking on the separate bargaining." He complained that thing he_knew about it was when he read it in a newspaper. Mr. Steele said "it is not a ques- tion of whether agreements have been made, but whether an attempt has been made to get an agree- ment. We must have an organiza- tion which will negotiate for all the communities and not one where the chairman negotiates for his own." He added that "I do not feel free on behalf of the City of Chatham to remain in an organization in which the chairman acts for one city alone." Mayor Shaw said "Mr. Reaume made it quite plain at the last meet- ing where he stood when he said 'he was here to represent the in- dustry of Windsor, and if any smaller municipalities thought the gas was going to be cut off from industry he was here to show them it was not.' " | Mr. Crozier said that Windsor's {move to pay higher interim gas | rates in order.to provide $600,000 ern Ontario faces a complete gas | riorities, "the priority," | the first Chatham Mayor Asks ayor Resign As Gas Board Chairman to build a propane gas storage plant would succeed whether the rest of Western Ontario agreed or not. Former UAW Man Gets 2 To 6 Years Washington, March 5--(AP) -- Harold Christcffel, former C.I.O, union officer today was sentenced to serve from two to six years in prison for denying under oath he was a Communist. Before sentenc- ing Christoffel, Judge Edward M. Curran turned down a request for a new trial. Christoffel, a former President of Local 248, of the United Auto Work. ers, was convicted on six counts of perjury before the House of Repre. sentatives Labor Committee a year | ago. Price Probe (Continued from Page 1) cal request yesterday by the Trades | and Labor Congress, Canada's other ! major labor organization. Finance Minister Abbott told the 'T.L.C. delegation that an over-all | price-control system now is not | considered 'feasible, practicable or desirable." The C.C.L. and T.L.C. briefs were similar. in other respects. «Both | urged extension of unemployment | insurance legislation, co-ordination | of the production and supply of building materials needed to alle- viate the housing shortage, a sound { immigration policy, boosts in in- | come-tax exemptions, a broad social | security program and extension of the franchise to all persons of 18 years. « Canada's plan to conserve United States dollars "should mot be used to interfere with the fullest possible trade between Canada and coun= tries. other than the United States and other 'hard currency' <coun- | tries." The "non-discrimination™ ; principle in dollar-conservation should be dropped. The C.CL. said Bill 338, introduce ed in parliament last session to pro. | vide a national labor code, "show= led little or no appreciation of the | issues involved." |" The coverage of the bill was nar= rowly restricted and ....nation- | wide inductrial disputes in basic in. dustries might paralyse the whole industrial life of the country, yet the federal government 'would, under | the terms of the bill, be powerless to | intervene. . . . ' Suspend Sentence For Joy Riding Pleading guilty to a charge of taking a car without the owner's consent, Leo Mulville, 16, 289 Court Street, was given one year's sus- ended sentence by Magistrate F. S. Ebbs here today. He was fined $10 and costs or 10 days after pleading guilty to a charge of driv- ing without a license. In a statement to police Mulville said he took the car--property of John Foley, 24 Church Street-- from its parking place near the Jubilee Pavilion at about 9 p.m. February 26. He drove the vehicle to Toronto. Foley told the court. today he had not given accused. permission to use the car althoug! ey had gone to a dance at \lake to- gether with some other boys. | Conditions of the recognizance | rae that Mulville must report to | probation officer Major George barle each month, and that the court costs be paid. pe I "A STOKER SALES & SERVICE Top Quality Asthracite, Bituminous and Coke. Hard and S/ft Wood. The ROBERT WXON Co. Ltd. Phone 262 Oshawa