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PAGE TWO THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1948 Births ELL--(Nee Stezik) Mary and Mat Bell 2 are Ay py to announce the birth of ter Maralyn Eva Jane, April 26, 1 at the Oshawa General Hos- pital. Mother and baby doing fine. In Memoriam BARWELL--In cherished memory of June Beverly Barwell, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Harold Barwell, Arthur St., who left us on April 28, 1945, to our garden of memories We walk with June every day. Mummy, Dad, and Donna COVERLY--In loving memory of er -Coverly, who passed away April x hi bered by his . rie. bver Gets Damages Of $10,500 In Fatality Damages of more than $10,500 have been assessed against Smith Transport Ltd. in connection with the accident on Highway 2A, March 26, 1946, which took the life of Percy A. Davis, chief electrician at the General Motors plant here. Mr. Justice E. R. E. Chevrier, in Toronto Assize Court last week, ap- proved of a settlement in favor of the widow, Mrs. Violet May Davis, for $8,000 and of her four-year-old child for $2,500. The settlement was reached after negotiations by coun- sel for all parties had been arrang- ed following the case being called for trial. In addition, settlement was made of a county court action, involving the same matter, for payment of damages sustained by the Davis car, for which executors of his estate were suing. The car damages were paid in full. The accident occurred at approxi- mately 2:30 a.m. on the eastbound lane of Highway 2A at the inter- section of the Markham Road. Driving towards Oshawa the de- ceased had stopped his car and it was struck from the rear by a car driven by Lloyd Reid, Highland Creek. He had then got out of his vehicle and was fatally injured when st-uck by a Smith Transport driven by Rudolph Bilovitch, Toronto. Action against the other defend- ant, Reid, was dismissed without costs. : A. W. S. Greer, K.C.,, was counsel for the plaintiff while Douglas Haines represented Smith Transport Ltd. and its driver, and J. E, Cor- coran represented Reid. Reserve Judgment In Careless Driving Case Evidence was completed in police court here today on the charge of careless driving against Richard S. Davis of Ajax who pleaded innocent to the charge last month. Magis- trate Ebbs reserved his judgment until May 12, . Davis was driver of a car which struck and injured Miss Margaret Kerr, Llewellyn Apartments, whlie she was standing at the corner of Helena and Simcoe Streets waiting for a bus on March 4. Miss Kerr suffered shock and abrasions. At the previous hearing, it was established that there was a minor collision between Davis' car and a gasoline truck -- both travelling south--before the auto drove onto the boulevard and knocked down Miss Kerr. Driver of the gasoline truck, How- ard Oke, 58 Nassau Street, testified today he was about 75 feet north of Helena Street when he looked in the rear vision mirror, did not see anything, rolled down his window, eld out his left hand and straddled the road's centre line with the truck. He told Defence Counsel R. D. Humphreys, K.C., that he looked in the mirror again when "not any more than 10 feet north of Helena Street" and still did not see any traffic, He said the car first col- lided with the can rack and then the left front fender. Accused told the court he had been following the truck for about three blocks and was unable to pass because of oncoming traffic. As soon as he saw the road was clear, he went on, and turned out to pass the truck while it was on the right side of the rcad. "I noticed the truck' pulling into the side of me." After the collision between front fenders of both ve- hicles Davis swung to the left, onto the ice on Helena Street. He said . when clear of thé truck he turned right again. The car went up on the curb and across the boulevard, stopping in the snow. Davis said the truck's can rack was too high to have struck his right front fender. Ross Misener of Brockville, a passenger in the car at the time, testified the truck started to pull into the side of the auto when the two vehicles were nearly parallel, Street Scrap Results In Fine of $10 Charged with disorderly conduct when they were found scrapping on King Street West, Patrick O'Don- nell, 334 Ritson Road North, and Clifford Branigan of Bowmanville, appeared in police court here today. Branigan pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and costs or 10 days by Magistrate F. S. Ebbs who dismissed the charge against O'Donnell. ~ Evidence given by O'Donnell was that he was accosted by the other man who demanded some money which Branigan claimed was owed him. "Next thing I knew," sald the witness, "he had me around the head . . . It was deliberate assault." Branigan told the court he met O'Donnell on the street and said, 'Hey Pat, can I speak to you for a minute?' Branigan went on to say he asked O'Donnell for "this mon. ey"... He finally told me he dign't intend to pay me .. He called me a name and that's when I hit him." In dismissing the charge against the Oshawa man, His Worship said he had given "a reasonable explan- pation of the affair." anni erm ------ FOREST RESOURCES A third of Canada's primary production comes from the forests; pulp and paper accounts for two- thirds of the output of the forest dustries, Expenditure Aid (Continued from Page 1) municipality for indigent patients, you appreciate that there is bound to be a heavy loss on this type of patient," Mr, Beaton said. "Disease is not confined to any one class of people and drugs, anaesthetics, X- Tay, laboratory and operating réom expenses in connection with an in- digent patient is borne entirely by the hospital and we receive only $2.25 per day from the municipality with no payment for extra charges. That is away beloyw cost for mere room and meals in our institution. "The need for more working capi- tal in the form of cash is apparent and will eventually have to be se- cured even though temporarily we may borrow from the bank, still further increasing costs to the ex- tent of the bank interest." Mr. Béaton referred to the recent legislation passed by the legislation enabling them to increase grants to hospitals, provided some transfer of taxing rights on amusements from the federal to the provincial gov- ernment is arranged. He hoped that this would soon be accomplish- ed It was only after long and serious discussion that the board had de- cided to ask the city and surround- ing councils for some financial as- sistance, he added. Like Hotel 24 Hours Daily Mr, Beaton likened the operation of a hospital to that of running a hotel with greatly added services, In the hospital a full staff must be maintained 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Three meals a day are served to each person whether pa- tient or attendant, another meal served at midnight for the night staff and refreshments between meals as required. About 1,000 meals are served each 24 hours. In addition there is the laboratory in charge of a pathologist and bac- teriologist with a doctor as his as- sistant to provide quick and accur- ate diagnostic work and analyses; an up-to-date radiology depart- ment; an emergency department which is ready to handle cases 24 hours a day; a fully equipped and staffed maternity department as well as many other features. Laundry, maintenance and house- keeping are other items which ac- count for much expense. Mr. Beaton lauded the operation of a nurses' training school al- though it involved considerable ex- pense to the hospital. "The school building and equipment, the superi- or class of instruction given, the beautiful new residences, places Oshawa in the very front rank of nursing schools and & nurse is very privileged to train here," he said. "The entire expense of the school is paid by the hospital and we have no hesitation in claiming an im- portant contribution to the nursing profession, both for our financial assistance and the quality of teach: ing and training." 55,033 In-Patient Days During 1947 there were 55,063 adult and children in-patient days and 9,795 baby in-patient days. The average daily occupancy of adults, children and babies -in 1947 was 177.7. There was a total of 247 on the staff to look after those pa- tients. In 1945 the hospital's total salaries and wages' amounted $136,467 and in 1947 this item had risen to $211,773, an increase of 53 per cent. "The eight-hour day was intro- duced during this period, the volume of patients increased and the num- ber of nurses and other employees increased. The monthly rates of re- numeration were also increased and this item accounts for a large part of the cost of operation." Financial Problem Greatest The major problem facing the hospital in 1948 is finances, J. A. Morphy, president of the board de- clared. The hospital cannot pos- sibly maintain its high standard on receipts from patients alone, and subsidies must be forthcoming. The provincial government has promised grants, and with increased rates, plus aid from Oshawa and Whithy, already promised, and possibly from East Whitby, the institution might be able to pull through. At present the hospital has accommodation for 161 adults, 26 children and about 40 babies. "But," Mr. Morphy added, "the community 'lacks accommodation for the chronically ill--especially the aged ones. It might be an idea for the city, when it builds a home for the aged, to keep this in mind." Tributes To Staff Mr. Morphy paid tribute to the whole staff for their work during the year, mentioning the superin- tendent, Miss Mary Bourne, and W. A. Holland, the business manager. Presenting the report on the staff and X-ray department, Dr. A. J. R. Loos noted that the hospital had been approved for interneship dur- ing the year. There were 46 mem- bers on the medical staff and nu- merous meetings had been held to discuss staff matters. The main problem, from the staff's point of view was the shortage of accom- modation, The radiology department had made some 7,500 plates during the year including 6,100 diagnostic and 400 T'.B. tests, he reported. The main project of the labora- tory department for 1948 was the establishment of a blood bank, Dr. Harold G. Pritzker, pathologist, said. Up until now a plasma bank had been in operation in the hospital, but with a refrigeration unit pro- med, it was proposed to establish a blood bank. There had been a considerable increase \in laboratory work compared to 1846, he reported. Dr. Pritzker. paid tribute fo the valuable assistance given Dr. Dorcas Lovell and the assisting technicians. The report of the Women's Hos- ital Auxiliary was presented by s. H. B. James, first vice-presi- dent of the auxiliary. The report, which was published in full in The Times-Gazette early in the year, was very highly commended by the meeting for the excellence of the work done by the members. A vote of thanks to the Board of Directors was moved by Mayor Mc- Callum and Mrs. Leo Gray. His Worship complimented the hospital on its excellent work during the past year, a -------------- $10 AND COSTS Harold Sanderson of Whitby, pleaded guilty in police court here today to a charge of being intox- jcated in a public place and was fined $10 and costs or 10 days, Times- Gazette classified ads pay --Why not_iry one today? 'Baby Sitter' Gets $36 In One Night Truro, N.S, April 28 (CP).-- Believed to be thé highest paid baby sitter in the world, Presi- cent R. H. Davison of the Trure Rotary Club collected $36 for his chore last night--and it was his first time, too. Mrs. A. D. Brennan outbid other Truro ladies for the baby sitter extraordinary. The money will be donated to a Crippled Children's Fund, Sealing Ship Sails To Aid Of 25 On Ice St. John's, Nfid,, April 28--(OPY-- | The 56-year-old. sealing Eagle was on the greatest mission of her career today as she smashed her way through grinding ice floes to the rescue of 25 men whose ship | was splintered in the Strait of Belle Isle yesterday. The 26 hunters of the Newfound- sealer Norman Conrad sban<|' doned ship when ice floes dealt a mortal blqw to their 150-ton vessel and rafted it out of the water 25 miles southeast of Battle Harbor, |. Labrador, If the ice parted again beneath the Conrad, it would go down in a few minutes. ; The men, meanwhile, are huddled on an ice pan, Meagre reports reaching here were that the Eagle was close at hand but it could not be learned as yet whether she had the en, She had been expected to arrive at the stricken vessel be- fore dawn. The Conrad crew salvaged the ship's radio equipment and life- boats before they leaped over the side to the ice. They were able to establish radio contact with another sealer, the Wimoda, ' which apparently was lodged in the ice some miles from the Conrad. The Wimoda relayed messages to the Eagle which was pushing through open water, The Conrad had 1300 skins aboard when she was rafted by the ice jam. Continued calm weather might make it possible for the Eagle to salvage the pelts as well as rescue the hunters. Scene of the rescue operation is some 25 miles from Battle Harbor, a fishing hamlet near the south- eastern tip of Labrador. : .» The Conrad was the third sealer to be destroyed by ice this season, the worst in a decade for ice con- ditions. Appeal Court Adds Term Raymond ""Peanuts" Cole, of Oshawa, convicted of keeping a common betting house, was senten- ced by the Ontario Court of Appeal yesterday to two months imprison- ment in addition to a fine of $175 and costs already paid. - Cole had pléaded guilty to the charge and had been fined by Ma- gistrate F. S. Ebbs. An appeal had been entered by the Attorney Gen- eral's Department for a term of imprisonment in addition to the fine. . Court bt Appeal agreed that a fine was not adequate in view of evidence which disclosed that on three" suc. cessive days there was wagering of approximately $1,000 each day. and this was apparently his only source of livelihood. Also Cole had been convicted in 1040 of a similar of- fence of keeping a commdn gaming house and in 1943 of recording bets. W. B. Common, K.C,, acting for the Attorney General's Department, urged the Court to impose a jail term as that would bé in conformity with the manner in which similar situations had been and were being dealt with in other courts through- out the province. The Department, he said, desired a uniformity of sen- tence insofar as possible. Cole was represented at the ap- peal by A. W. 8. Greer, K.C. $15,000 Hotel Action Dropped An order on consent, dismissing the action brought by Louis Roten- berg, Limited, against Myers G. Lawrence, the Hotel Genosha Lim- ited and Security Investors Limit- ed, has been issued by Hon. G. D. Conant, Senior Master, at Osgoode Hall. Plaintiffs had filed the action on June 5, 1947, claiming $15,000 com- mission on the sale of the Hotel Genosha, the building, stock and goodwill. A few days later Mr. Law~ rence filed an affidavit that he had a good defense to the action on merits. ) Yesterday counsel for both par- ties appeared before Mr, Conant and asked for the order dismissing | the 'action. The order was granted. N.Z. Finds Second Glow-Worm Grotto Dunedin, N.Z.--(OP)--A rival to one of New Zealand's most remark- able scenic attractions, the Glow- Worm Grotto at Waitomo, has been found at Lake Te Anau, in the far south of New Zealand, The grotto at Waitomo is a cave which arches above an underground river. The roof is covered with myr- jads of glow-worms and visiting scientists have declared they have never seen such intensity of bril- liant radiance in glow-worm caves elsewhere. ° Bernard 8haw called it the "eighth wonder of the world" when hé visited it before the war. The newly-discovered cave at Lake Te Anau is at present accessible only by wading waist-deep in water under a rock face and has so re- mained unknown until recently. Watet swirls continuously into the cave and the scené revealed by the glow-worm. radiance is truly awe~ inspiring. It is planned to improve 'vessel |, ° | f 13 s to the X ) Set New Records from Page 1) Coun during the yéar for a total of 252,- | 414 meals, Some 6,000 quarts of | milk and 1,500 loaves of bread! were consumed each month. Ba-| bies' forme were another big problem with a yearly total of 54,- 000 bottles made up out of 20 dif- | ferent formulae. "In these days of food restric- | tions and shortages of many kinds, | we are indebted to our dietitians ana their staff for miracles of ach- ievement in the preparation of meals," Miss Bourne said. "The dietary department occupies an im- | portant place in hospital organiza- | tion and at large percentage of | hospital budget is expended on,| meals. The dietitian has the en-| tire responsibility of the prepara- | tion and service of food for both patients and staff as well as the, purchasing and storage of food supplies. Hospital personnel en-| gaged for the preparation and ser- vice of food require constant super- vision in order to overcome careless handling. The execution of a diet- itlan's duties involves a teachingp program for the instruction ofp nurses, kitchen employees and pa- tients which is constantly in opera- tion. Endless ingeffuity and pati- ence are required. ii Kitchen Overcrowded "Due to overcrowding in the kit- chen, the preparation of infant feedings was traniferred and is now carried out conveniently in the obstetrical department since adequate refrigeration and means of sterilization are provided there. This service remains under the su- pervision of the dietitian and the obstetrical clinical instructor." Set New Record Touching on the School of Nurs- ing, Miss Bourne said that last September, 27 preliminary stud- ents were enrolled, bringing the total number of students to 64. During the year, through co-opera- tion with Dr. A. F; MacKay, M.O. H., each of the 27 preliminary stud- ents received oxe week's experi- ence in the locdl department of health. Under the supervision of Mrs, O. D. Friend and Miss. Eliza- beth Hicks of the V.ON, these students also received experience in bedside nursing in the home. While it was unfortunate that the Toronto Psychiftric Hospital auth- orities were forced to discontinue giving experience to students of the school in that particular phase of nursing, arrangements had been pace with the Ontario Hospital at ingston to take in six nurses a year for a three-month period. 8he paid nium Colonel and Mrs. R. 8. McLdughlin for their foresight and generosity in provid- ing McLaughlin Hall with. its at- tractive living and recreation rooms which add so much to the social life of the students. She also conveyed her thanks to the Women's Hospital Auxiliary for their many activities in providing recreational facilities for the stud- ents. "We are helping our students to develop through reading, observa- tion and active participation, to keep abreast with advances in other professions, se that on graduation day, eacly graduate nurse does not go out and find that she belongs three years back. Instead, with in- telligent . eyes, she sees many changes that have taken place and she realizes that she, too, has done a bit of growing. "The hospital of today is not just a place which furnishes nursing care and food for theflpatient, nor is it in existence solely for the con- venience of the doctor. In order to fulfill properly the function of this important community agency, we strive to exercise an educational influence." Miss Bourne paid - tribute to all members of the staff, both indivi- dually and collectively, in the of- fice, medical, nursing and mainten- ance departments. She thanked es- pecially the board of directors for access to the cave so that it can be easily visited by tourists, : their leadership throughout the year. Three Killed In Sewer Trench Collapse Three men died when this storm sewer trench collaps2d on the Lake Shore Road, in Humber Bay yesterda Workers fought through the sticky earth for 20 minutes before the first body was recovered. ire re t, but all three men were dead when workers reached them. LAFF-A-DAY S o> 2 opr. 1948, King Features Syndicate, Inc, World rights reserved. Pp! 8 8! BoBeoww "~-And the last thing I told you before we left the house was to be sure and bring the shoehorn!" TY C3 ars MOE. Will Defend Only Key Areas In North If Enemy Strikes Ottawa, March 20--(CP)--De- fence of Canada's sprawling, bar- ren Arctic--land of the Eskimo and Northern Lights--does not mean ! deploying thousands of troops. | There's no reason to throw a thin red 'line of fighting men across the frigid 2,500-mile frontier. | The problem boils down to de- fending a few vital areas and es- | tablished lines of communications | against localized attacks that might | be attempted. Defence of the-vast | area is not the impossible problem it seems. There are comparatively | few places that would be valuable | to an enemy. . Topping the list, in event of war, is the Eldorado uranium mines-- source of atomic energy--on Great | vital communications between Win- nipeg and Regina. This is likely the line @along which Canadian military strategists are thinking in planning of Arctic defence. If certain points are threatened, regular combat troops could quick- ly be rushed by: air. At present, Canada has a single brigade of about . 3,000 combat troops, "composed of the Royal Canadian Regiment, the Royal 22nd Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry --all permanént force units, The other permanent force unit is an armored regiment, the Royal Canadian Dragoons. None of these regiments is up to Slave Lake inside the Northwest strength and they are scattered Territories, and the northwest highway system from Edmonton to | Alaska. The cold-weather proving ! station at Churchill, Man. also! would be defended, together win in various training camps across the country, It is the intention to train them to be air transport- able, but this work is far from completed. THE Convention OF THE C.C.F. ONTARIO RIDING ASSOCIATION TO SELECT A CANDIDATE FOR THE Provincial WILL BE HELD Thursday, April 29th at 8 p.m. IN THE PICCADILLY ROOM GENOSHA HOTEL THE PUBLIC ARE CORDIALLY INVITED * Market | Local Grain | Local selling prices for bran $47- | $48 ton; shorts, $49-850; baled hay. $20-$22 ton; straw, $18-$2¢ ton: pastry flour, $3.95 a bag; bread 5 flour, $4.75 a bag. Dealers are psy- ing no set pvice.. Wheat, $148 a bushel; oats, 85-20 cents; barley, $1.20-$1.25; buckwheat, $1.25. Local Eggs Local eggs: Grade A large, 42c; Grade A medium, 40c; "Grade A pullet, 36¢c; Grade B, 32c; e C' and cracks 27g" Produ Toronto, April 28--(CP) -- Pro- duce prices in the spot market here today were reported as follows: Butter prints unchanged, 1st grade 69, 2nd grade 68, 3rd grade 67. Churning cream unchanged, No. 1 1b. 71 FOB, 75 delivered. Eggs: Market quiet and supplies are equal to demand, Grade B is fractionally lower but other prices are unchanged. A large 45l:-46, A medium 44-44%, A pullet 40-42, B 42-44, C 39-40, country shippers quoted graded eggs, cases free, A large 43, A medium 41-412, A pul- let 38%, B 39-39%, C 35%-36. Fruit Toronto, April 28 (CP).--Whole- sale fruit and vegetable prices were unchanged here today with the fol- lowing exceptions: Spinach, bus, $4-85; asparagus, bskt., $7-$8; green onions, doz. 30c- 40c; mushrooms, bskt. $2-$2.25. Hogs Toronto, April 28 (CP). -- Hog prices, in markets reporting this m~rning, were: Hull: Up 15 cents, off truck un- quoted, $28.75 dressed Grade A de- livered. Brantford: Unchanged, $28.85 de- livered to farmers. Stratford: Unchanged, Grade A delivered to farmers, $28.85, to truckers, $29. Livestock -- Toronto, April 28. (CP).--Early cattle prices were steady in trade on the livestock market this morn- ing, while hogs were firm at previ- ous closing prices and calves ree mained at Monday's $1 increase. Held over from yesterday's close were 200 head of cattle. Good butcher cows brought $14- $15 and choice weighty steers sold from $18-$18.50.- Fed yearlings were $17-$18.50. Calves were $20-$22 for choice with plain lights downward to $11. Hogs were $29 for Grade A, $28.60 for Grade Bl. Man Is Drowned Diver Saves Self In River Mishaps Montreal, April 28--(CP) -- One man presumably drowned and a div- er managed to free himself and reach safety when high winds and waves set a raft adrift off the east- ern end of Montreal Island yester- day. Frank Daoust, 38, was pumping air to his brother, Leo, working be. low the surface on caissons to strengthen piers of a railway bridge crossing Des Prairies River. Cables holding the raft parted and Frank was swept into the current. The diver, realizing something had gone wrong, struggled free of his heavy under-water equipment and reached safety. Veto Sentence (Continued from Page 1) It was argued that the sentence was unduly harsh. Accused also complained that he had pleaded guilty under a mistake, his understanding being that, as is usual in such cases, he would be fined and not imprisoned. At the opening of the hearing, however, the appeal on this ground was abandoned. Introduction of the evidence which the Court of Appeal ruled out had been objected to at the trial by D. B. McIntyre who appeared for the accused at that time. A, W. 8. Greer, K.C,, argued the appeal and C. P, Hope, K.C., of the Attorney General's Department, op- posed the appeal. ; SKILLED TRADES COUNCIL Delegates from several centres in Ontario will attend a meeting here Saturday of the Ontario Skilled | Trades Council of the UAW. it] was announced today. The meeting, | which will open at 10 am. Satur- day and continue on through Sun- day, will be addressed by George, Campbell, International Director of Skilled Trades Councils. The meet- ing will be held at the U.A.W. hall, Simcoe Street North. {| Kiwanians Hear Activity Reports From Committees Oshawa Kiwanlans, at their weekly luncheon meeting on Tues- day, enjoyed something different in the way of a program, with the usual "guest speaker" being re placed by several of the members, chairmen of various club commit tees: Club Director Doug. Coombs took over the chairmanship of the méet- ing, after President "Shorty" had disposed of the usual notices, Kiwanian Morey Reed, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, gave an interesting and informative re- view of the work that has been planned by his committee, which nicludes the annual "Chicken Club" for boys and girls of the suburban schools, which will get under way within the next few weeks. He also stated that a "grain club," some- thing new in this district, will be sponsored by the Kiwanians, in the Brooklin area, with a group of 20 young members already prepared to participate. The value of a "grain club" and the process of operation was also explained by Kiwanian Morey. Kiwanian Fred berts, Chair- man of the Proper Committee, outlined in clear-cut ti , several vital improvements necesdiry im- mediately at the Kiwanis Camp site, near Kedron and also recom- mended that definite rulings be made as to the authority for "rent- ing" the buildings or grounds to private organizations. Among the camp improvements recommended dere: A new set of locks for all buildings; a new kitchen stove and a re-modelling of the kitchen; a fence and floodlights for the swim- ming pool. After these two Kiwanians had told the members how they planned to spend the club's money this year, Kiwanian Jack Elliott, chair- man of the Ways and Means Com- mittee, then gave a review of a series of meetings held by his group, at which numerous sugges- toins and ideas for the raising of money have been discussed and in some instances, discarded. The suggestion of a "Kiwanis Week" in Oshawa, when a series of projects including a sports day, par- ade, street dance, etc, would be held, met with varied opinions and it was decided to vote on the idem at the next week's meeting. Taxes Excessive Ford Head Says Windsor, April 27 -- (CP)--The effect of '"excessive" excise taxes on automobiles eventually will be reflected in a dwindling car mar- ket, Douglas B. Greig, president of Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd, told the annual meeting Monday. He said unemployment in the Cane adie motor car industry would re- § N "This onerous excise tax was piled on top of the eight per cent. sales tax, which remained unchanged," Mr, Greig sald. "The government made it clear that the purpose of this heavy tax was to hold down --discourage, if you will--the buy- ing of passenger cars in Canada and thus to conserve a portion of the US. dollars expended for im- port of parts and materials used in their manufacture. "We strongly feel that effective import controls have removed the last. vestige of need for an exces- sive excise tax as a means of con- serving US. dollars. The fact that our national surplus is in thé neigh-, borhood of $800,000,000 is a clear indication the excise tax on auto- mobiles is not needed for purposes of revenue." The Canadian Ford now has 13,- 106 persons on its payrolls, 600 less than at the turn of the year, U.K. Soldier (Continued from Page 1) clared the Irgun attack on Jaffa unauthorized, came to an agreement with Irgun commanders yesterday on co-ordination of military opera- tions and threw regulars into as- saults on four villages, ringing the southeast perimeter of Jaffa, Hagana gave no official indica- tion of the tide of the battle up to mid-morning. Unofficial quarters said, however, that Yazur village had been seized. These sources said the Arabs had been thrown out of Khiriga and that some strong- points in Abu Kebir were captured. The heaviest mortar and ma- chine-gun fire since Frgun Zvai Leumi, the Jewish underground group, began its assault on the port three days ago broke out be fore dawn today and continued through the morning. Irgun appeared to have hurled its hardest attack thus far but lack of official statements obscured the situation, LOCAL 149 ® BOYD VALLEAU @® Louise Thomson ® Shirley Harmer Oshawa and District -- First Annual MUSICIAN'S BALL Featuring ORCHESTRAS of ® BERNARD TIERNEY With Vocals by AF. of M. AR, ® VAN WALKER @® Walter Scott ® Steve Salmers Tickets on Sale:--Box Office, Jubilee Pavilion; Mitchell's Drugs; Jury and Lovell, South Store; Detenbeck's Man's Wear; Dunn's Men's Wear; Kinloch's Men's Wear. CONTINUOUS DANCING 9-1. . JUBILEE PAVILION FLIDAY, MAY 7th PER PERSON ...........c00000 arven &