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FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1948 v THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE Direct Or Economic Action Only Berlin Bl Says World War Three Certainty "World War III is as unavoidable as tomorrow's sunrise, as inevitable as the Word of God," said Carlyle B. Haynes, of Washington, D. C. last night to a thousand people at the camp meeting of the Ontario-Que- bec Conference of Seventh-day Ad- ventists meeting on the campus of Oshawa Missionary College, "The best wisdom of the wisest men assembled at Lake Success and the greatest strength of the strong- est nations is not sufficient to dis- cover, or provide, or bring about the solution to the world's ills, and in the words of H. G. Wells, "we are at the end." Speaking on this subject, "World WAR III Unavoidable," Mr. Haynes said: "The United Nations os as much a failure as the old League of Na- tions. It does not have the answer to the world. problems. It does not measure up to the world's needs. ""The end of civilization' is now no longer an empty phrase mouthed by alarmists. The dread expression is on the wisest of most serious statesmen and scientists this world. "Humanity has failed to find a way to end war. It may well, be, however, that it has discovered a way to end humanity, That is the great fear which has found lodg- ment in human hearts around all the circle of the earth. "Men have discovered a way to blow the world to pieces at the very time when they need most to learn how to hold it together. All about us thinking men are talking in terms of coming calamity. "The New Testament teaching, as it is vhe teaching of the whole Bi- ble, is summed up in two stupendous affirmations--coming of the Lord and the return of Jesus Christ to this earth. "It is time for the church of Christ to abandon the will-of-the wisps of minister's philosophy and return to the plain teachings of the Holy Scriptures, Against the grim end sombre background of current developments, the New Testament teaching of history as an advance into a final judgment and the day of the Lord, together with the cat- aclysmic end of human history, ap- pears far less fantastic to human- ity today than ever before, "The teaching of the Bible about the end of humanity fits the facts of modern history far more nearly than the delusive hopes of Utopia. It is worthwhile and amazingly en- lightening to look closely at what the oracles of God affirm about the course of history and its predestined outcome. "The world has entered upon what the Bible describes as 'the last days' or 'the time of the end.' Signs of the coming of Christ are spread before our tormented world. "As inevitably as the sun rises, we are heading for World War III We are moving into the penumbre of the day of the Lord. As we face with grim reality, it is wel] for us to look at the description the Holy Scriptures give of the stern reali- ties of blood which are before a tor. tured world. "Let no one fear to look deeper into the meaning of our Lord's pre- diction for in this we are looking into one of the great tenets of Chris- tian faith--the certain return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Nothing of great- er importance could command eur attention in the midst of the great developments in which we live. It is calculated to solace our hearts and cheer our souls with deeper satisfy- ing assurance--assurance that our divine Lord is indeed standing at the end of all things at hand." Mr. Haynes will speak again to- morrow morning at the regular Sab. bath service and worship at 10:45 at the camp grounds. This afternoon he wil] address the young people at 5 o'clock, He will speak at the 10:45 Sunday morning service and the closing meeting of the camp on Sun- day night. of Heads of Firms (Continued from Page 1) many in the Chamber felt some leadership should be given by the Chamber and the business men of the city. "A$ I understand it the merch- ants are very anxious for the re- moval of the tracks so that Osh- awa will no longer be written up in the press and magazines as 'the place where the tracks run down the main street'. " It was his understanding, he con- tinued, that an alternate route from Richmond Street, south along McMillan Drive had been consider- ed. While this route is satisfac- tory to the coal dealers, he under- stood it had beén turned down by City Council which had issued what amounted to an ultimatium to the coal companies to get out of the centre of the city. Adverse Publicity Deplored Opening the discussion, Mayor F. N. McCallum drew attention to the volume of adverse publicity the city has been receiving due to the tracks. He felt Simcoe Streets was one of the finest streets to be found anywhere, but when one looked along King Street, one . might believe they were in another city. He recalled that three or four years ago, due to criticism, the council had started the removal of poles in the business section. The Public Utilities had done a good Job. Oshawa, he contended, is bound to grow as the city has ev- erything and no city was better situated with a harbor and airport within three miles of the centre of the city, two railways and a main highway. The one detrimental fac- tor is that Oshawa is a motor city and has a reputation for high 'wages. "I feel the main street of the gity is not the place for a coal yard. I have nothing against any of the firms, If the city is going to ex- pand something must be done. I started something and Ald. Humphreys is trying to carry it on." His Worship said he had ap- proached L. F. McLaughlin of Mc- Laughlin Coal and: Supplies and Mr. Lander of the Lander Coal Co. two years ago. The question of the tracks first blew hot and then cold. In 1946 the Council decided the best thing to do was go ahead with the removal of the rails. A dele- gation saw J. F. Pringle, vice-pre- sident of the C.N.R., in Toronto. Mr, Pringle on that occasion was very unco-operative and expressed the opinion that if the situation was allowed to ride it would cool off. "It is my belief the situation had not cooled off and the C.N.R. has reached the point where it knows Oshawa wants something done," His Worship said. "I feel that if the city provided the coal companies with satisfac- tory sites, in other parts of the city, it might be a starting point. I realize they would have to have two offices if they wanted an uptown office. At the same time, ifs we leave the firms where they are the tracks would remain and the city would be open to the same kind of bad publicity it has been receiv- ing. "We went to see Mr. Pringle about the alternate proposition a year and a half ago. He said it could not be done. We have a pe- tition from residents of the area op- posing the construction of the al- ternate line." Started 26 Years Ago L. F. McLaughlin president of the McLaughlin Coal and Supplies Ltd., recalled that when the busi- ness first started 26 years ago, the firm's present premises on King Street West were vacant and for sale. The Council and Board of Trade at that time canvassed Mr. Argue and himself although neith- er of them had any intention of en- tering business here. He himself had engaged in the coal business in the west in a small way. Mr. McLaughlin emphasized that the company did not operate a coal yard alone. It had developed into an industry, of which coal was only a small part. The business was tak- en over on the understanding that it had railway rights. When it was taken over the premises were di- lapidated, the mill was vacant, windows were broken and it had not seen paint in many years. Ar- gue and himself had entered into business as merchants handling many lines of products. Everyone must admit the place had been made respectable, No coal piles or sheds were to be seen and every ef- fort had been made to make it a place to be proud of. Regarding the tracks, Mr. Mec- Laughlin said many years ago he had approached the late J. J. Cal- laghan, then superintendent of the Oshawa Railway, to ascertain if it would be possible to bring traffic in on an alternate route. No particu- lar response was forthcoming. The question was taken up at a later date with J. H. McDiarmid, when he was superintendent, and it was pointed out that it was impractic- al and impossible. "I was never approached until last winter when = Mr. Hare and myself talked with Mayor McCal- lum and Ald. Humphreys about other properties. I told them I would possibly go and look some time. I heard the railway spent some time exploring an alternative route," Mr. McLaughlin continued. Reference was made to a letter received by the company from Ald. Humphreys, which stated that the city proposed to apply to the Board of Transport Commissioners for an order cancelling the Oshawa Rail- way franchise or expropriate the coal company properties. Mr. Mc- Laughlin voiced the opinion that this was a high handed action and doubted whether his property could be expropriated. "We have spent an immense sum on the pro- perty over a period of years," he stressed. Regarding the proposed siding he had nothing to say as he consider- ed it is something for the railway to handle. If it was decided to ex- propriate his property, the city might just as well expropriate Fit- tings Limited, Pedlar People and General Motors which were also served by the railway. He felt it was not fair, While the letter from Mr. Humphreys had given him sev- en days to submit a proposal, he felt that such a thing could not be done in seven days or seven weeks. It would also take a lot of money to set up a new location. It was his contention that as many people en- tered his office as any business place in Oshawa, with the exception of the chain stores. "I have a business that could not be operated in a back corner of the town. It would be like taking the business away and giving it to oth- ers. It would be a move like com- mitting suicide. I have no ani- mosity regarding the tracks. I am only looking to the benefit of Osh- awa, They don't move them in other cities. I am sure the alter- native proposition will satisfy the citizens and the merchants. I own the property and I do not intend is sell," concluded Mr. McLaugh- n, Would Entail Great Expense It was stressed by W. P. Riesber- ry, superintendent of the Oshawa Railway, that the alternate pro- position would entail great expense and would only partially serve the coal dealers on King Street. 'He said he did not know who would foot, the bill. At this point 'Ald. Humphreys interjected the remark that the C.N.R. had told council the railway would pay no part of the . expense. Mr. Riesberry said that if the city and the coal deal- ers came to an agreement, it was his belief that the railway would not be hard to deal with. "Is it technically possible serve these merchants by the al- ternate route?" enquired Mr. Annis. "It is not good railway operation, but it is possible. It would serve McLaughlin's as well as now and Bathe and McLennan, but I do not know of any other way of getting to the Lander premises," continued Mr. Riesberry. n+ N. McLellan of Bathe and Mce N to | VS EEL A R.A.F. Vampires Jets to Visit New York This is a unique view of the Vampire jet-propelled aircraft, the newest fighter aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force, regular and auxiliary, caught by the camera against a background of clouds and English country- side. Six of this type of aircraft landed at Mont Joli, Quebec, this morning after making the first crossing of the Atlantic by this type of plane. The R.A.F. Jets will visit Montreal and New York, where they will take part in an air exposition. Air Force aircrew trainees, who are selected to be fighter pilots, are scheduled to fly the "Vampire" in the final stages of their training, ] Lellan, said that as far as he knew | he had never been approached of- | ficially or otherwise about the tracks. Mr. Bathe had been ap- | proached several years ago unof- | ficially. | Sites Seen Unsuitable | He explained that his firm carri- | ed on much the same line of busi- | ness as the McLaughlin firm with the same lines of merchandise. He said that with Assessment Commis- sioner Eldon Kerr he had visited a number of sites and found them | "about as remote as you could | find." "It would be impossible to | carry on in these locations. The | operation of an uptown office would be an expensive proposition; | while if the present yard were op- | erategl and goods were trucked from | the nearest siding it would add con- | siderably to the cost of operation. | He would be satisfied, he said, if | the tracks were brought in another way. W. G. Garner, secretary-treasur- | er of the Chamber, informed the | meeting that he had seen Mr. Lan- | der, who was unable to attend the | meeting. Mr. Lander said that what the other firms agreed to he would sanction. At the same time he felt | there was a great deal of needless | fuss about the railway which could | be ironed out by the laying of | heavier rails, the repaving of the street and the moving of all freight 'trains before 9 a.m. Nuisance to Evervone "None disagree that the tracks | should be moved. To me it is like a railway running up Yonge Street in Toronto and shunting off cars at every intersection. The railway is a menace to fire protection, and a nuisance to everyone on the street. I am not suggesting that old established businesses will not suffer. What we are trying to work | out is that which will hamper bu- | | siness least," submitted Ald. Hum- | | phreys. | "The Council is ready to consid- | er any reasonable proposition from | the coal dealers, I wrote to ascer- | | tain if the coal dealers had any | | concrete suggestions. I got no re- | | ply. That left the Council in the | position of having to expropiate or | apply for cancellation of the rail- | | way's franchise. The Council held | | this matter in abeyance during the | war and is making every effort to settle it amicably. Continuing, Ald. Humphrey said Council had been misled by the C.N.R. when it said it was physic~ ally impossible to construct an al- | ternate route. The Council, he said, had turn- ed down the alternate route as the centre of the city is not the pro- per place for coal yards. Another reason was that the alternate route called for cars being shunted across King Street at McMillan Drive, which would tie up traffic. Anoth- er consideration was that this route would not serve the Lander firm and the railway was only prepared to go ahead if the city bore a sub- stantial part of the cost. "Council unanimously turned down the proposition as it felt that it had been fais to the coal com- panies and had received no reply. The city is ready to consider any reasonable figure from them." 'Convict Without a Prison' Is Picked Up by Police Again Sydney, N. 8., July 16--(CP)--Su- gar Dan, the prisoner without a pri- son, finally has found a permanent residence for the next four years. Daniel Joseph Morrison, 38, turn- ed away from Dorchester Penitenti- ary twice and the Cape Breton County Jail, was picked up by police in Sydney Thursday night, He was listed as "held for the Crown." Sentenced to your years in Dor- chester for robbery with violence, Morrison was refused admission to the New Brunswick Penitentiary be- cause he was adjudged tubercular. County Jail couldn't take him be- cause it was overcrowded. Sugar Dan was given the freedom of the city and he loafed around town, talking to his cronies, paying a visit to his wife in hospital. The police couldn't find him Wednesday night when the Atorney-General's department decided that enough | was enough. But Sugar Dan was picked up Thursday night--on the main drag. The Attorney-General's office didn't say where Sugar Dan would be lodged, though. That still might involve a little prison-hunting, It was explained by T. K. Creigh=- ton, K.C, that the alternate route called for the tracks running down McMillan Drive and across King Street on to Queen Street. Trains would run down this section and back from Queen Street into the McLaughlin property after cross- ing King Street twice. The Bathe and McLellan property would be reached by a "Y" off Queen Street. Town Planner's Opinion Speaking for the Town Planning Commission its chairman, N. C. Millman, said the commission would like to see the "tracks off King Street as the population of the city generally would like to see this, Regarding the alternate route, the Commission would like to see some other means of serving the firms. - While the alternate route | was better than the present one the | crossing of King Street wauld not be a good thing. In his own opinion there were three things to consider: there are three well established businesses depending on the railway; the tracks are in a bad location, and the fact that the people of the city want the tracks up. The only oth- er alternative was to take the mat- ter to arbitration to set up damages for equal facilities. The suggestion to form 'a repre- sentative committee to probe the situation was put forward by George Hart, one of the veteran members of the Chamber, Those attending included: Mayor F. N. McCallum, Frank Hare, Frank Bathe, L. F, McLaughlin, W. Ries- kerry, Ernie Cay, J. G. Geikie, A. F. Annis, K.C,, J. L. Beaton, Frank McLellan, George Hart, A. G. Stor=- ie, N. C. Millman, S. R. Alger, A. R. Huestis, Dr. G. L. Bird, . M. Souch, Dr. W. J. Langmaid, T. K. Creighton, K.C., Ald. R. D. Humph- reys and G. W. Garner. PLANS WORLD FLIGHT Santa Paula, Calif, July 16 -- (Ap)--A young woman flier, Diana Converse Cymus, said Thursday she plans to 'start a round-the-world solo speed flight from San Francis- co about Aug. 10. Miss Cyrus, 25, pi- lot for a Burbank, Calif., air freight team, said she would fly a de Hav- illand Mosquito, British-made twin engine light bomber. REMEMBER-- GLAZIER'S Gigantic SALE ~ Continues Unsurpassed Values for the Family on a Store-Wide Scale 5 CAD 498 Simcoe St. S.--Phone 2450 Open Evenings Till 7 p.m. Saturday Till 9 p.m. LAR ENIE SOCIALITE GETS DIVORCE West Palm Beach, Fla., July 16-- (AP) -- Charging her husband be- came infatuated with Movie~ Act- ress Lana Turner, Mrs. Nancy Rheem Talbot won a divorce Thurs- | day from her socially prominent | husband, John Alden Talbot, Jr., on grounds of extreme cruelty. Scotch Night Variety Program Well Received . T'was a "grrrand wee nicht" for the Scostmen last night at Memor- jal Park when the G.M. Pope Band, the Oshawa Regimental and Civic Band and special guest artists en- tehtained a crowd of some 600 peo- ple with a variety program of music and song from the land of the hea- ther. Featured on the program were Kathleen Huston, Gold Medalist of Hamilton and Embro Highland Games; Sandy Christie, who receiv- ed thunderous applause and heart- ening cheers for his comedy offer- ings which included "I'm going to Marry Carrie," "Roamin' In The Gloamin" and with the crowd join- ing in "Toorie On His Bonnet" Violet Murray, soprano, sang sever- al delightful numbers. J. H. Rigg, master of cereminies, welcomed the G. M. Veterans Pipe Band and later thanked them for their excellent performance and re- minded the audience that the Princeton Theological Choir from New Jersey would entertain from the Band Shell on July 24. Boy's Drowning In London Pool Held Accident London, Ont., July 16 (CP)--The death of nine-year-old Gerald Ball, who was drowned in city play- ground pool Thursday, was describ- ed as a "pure accident" by Coron- er Dr." A. R. Routledge Thursday night. City firemen, assisted by three doctors, put up a futile two hour fight in a vain effort to restore life to the boy who was taken from the pool by lifeguards after a small girl reported she had kicked the body while swimming in the deep end of the tank. The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B:rll, was the first child to drown in a built-in London play- ground pool. Portions of the river, which are under supervision as playgrounds, have claimed two vic- tims, one at Gibbons Park last year, and one at St. Juliens several years ago. "Jerry couldn't swim -- he could J only dog-paddle a little," said the victim's 10-year-old sister, Marlene, who accompanied him to the pool. "He always played in the shallow end of the pool. I don't know why he was in the deep water. I didn't see him go there." STARTED AS WEAVER Christopher Columbus was a | weaver, his fathers trade, until af- ter he was 21, ockade Courses é * Diplomacy Useless Against Russians; Squeeze Play Seen By Wes. Gallagher Berlin, July 16 (AP)--Only two courses of action have any hope of breaking the Soviet blockade which is strangling this city and bringing Europe closer to war than at any timg since Munich. The first is the use of Western Power military forces td crash the land blockade. This is the common 'belief of the®-- by the west in other parts of the world which would make it too costly for tle Soviet Union to con- tinue its Berlin policy. This is the commn belief of the Western Allies and the Germans who have seen the Russian action at first hand for three years. They believe further that the Soviet Uni- on has killed international diplo- macy in the accepted sense. Soviet rejection of the Western Powers' notes surprised none here. It was expected. Failing to achieve what she wan- ted in Germany at the conference table, Russia has abandoned media- tion for direct pressure propaganda. In the simplest terms 2,000,000 Germans and 25,000 Western Allies in Berlin are being held as pawns by Russia to achieve her aims in Germany. These aims are principally two. The first is establishment of a strong German government on the Soviet model dominated by the Communists, The second is a Soviet voice in the economic life of Germany, principally the industrial Ruhr. The :queeze on Berlin was not brought about by the currency re- form on the setting up of a West- ern German Government. It start- ed months ago when the Russians first out off Allied military trains. When this was successful with- out any Allied retaliation, the Rus- sians began imposing other con- trols, waiting each time to test Western reaction. The Western Allies cannot con- tinue the air lift to Berlin forever. First the cost is enormous. Second, it is bound to cst more Fliers' lives, And third it can never fulfill all Western Berlin's needs. The most drastic would be to send an armored column up the in- ternational highway leading to the city, announcing to the Russians that the Western Allies will fight their way through if necessary. This would leave it up to the Sov- fet Union whether they want war or peace. There is every indication they want peace and would not. fight. In another move today to make things diffioult for the air lift, thi Russians warned the United Sta and Britain that Soviet fighte planes will be training in air corr dors down which the Western Al lies are bringing supplies to block: aded Berlin, Drop Test Cases On Park Meters In Sarnia Court Sarnia, July. 16--(CP)--Contrar to the general expectation, no ques tion of the validity of the cit, parking meter by-law was raised in magistrate's court here Thurs day when a number of motoris who had been summonsed for al lowing their cars to remain agains a meter which registered "viola tion," appeared. With two exceptions, the defend ants pleaded guilty and were fined $1 plus $1 costs, the latter repre senting the fee paid to the Justic of the Peace for signing the infor mation. R. M. Shanks, district superinten dent of the Union Gas Co., of Can ada, Ltd., appeared on behalf ol the company in respect of a tmch which had been parked against "violation" meter and claimed tha since the by-law had not bee published when pa-sed, his com pany had no knowledge of the ex act provision contained in it. Mr. Shanks stated that it hag been generally. assumed that truck using the business area were al lowed a half an hour to park ij front of a store or business place. The magistrate informed MH Shanks that the by-law containe( a provision whereby persons whos trucks are engaged in deliverin merchandise and of" * could exercise this privilege on s curing an annua: uct... wo Ww ~ of $5. The fine of $1 and $1 cost: was imposed on the company. still going up. would like to show why. by the District U.A.W.'s wage po 'Ford Local 200. We do not agree that our wages should be frozen. > always been lagging behind the cost of living, and if we accept the company's plan we are, in effect, agree- ing that we are satisfied with our present standard of bine. the manufacturers can give us any assurance that the cost of liv A SKINNER STRIKERS || Oppose 'Escalator' Clause! On Wednesday, July 14th, the Skinner negotiating committee met the officials of the Skinner Co. in an effort to settle the strike which has now gone into its fourth week. mittee asked the Company what they had to offer, and they said they had nothing to offer. asked the committee to make a new proposal, lowering our original demands. The committee stated that since our last negotiations the cost of living had agéin taken a jump and we still feel justified in standing by our demands. The company then asked if we were prepared to discuss the new GM proposals including the escalator clause and the two-year freeze. The committee did not hesitate to inform the company that they were not prepared to discuss it now, or any other time. At this time we would like to state our position on our demands, which are: 25 cents across the board, or corporation policy, no freeze, and no escalator or cost-of-living clause. Labour has always challenged the Dominion Bureau of Statistics index as being incorrect and we (D.B.S. cost-of-living index stood at 154.3, June 1st.) The retail price index of the government, which excludes rents (which are supposedly frozen) says that instead of the index being 154.3, retail prices are 173.2, which means that retail prices have increas- ed by 73.2 since 1939. When you compare this with the official cost-of-living index of 154.3, it is apparent that there is discrepancies in the make-up that is given to the index. This proves that the price of commodi- ties have increased 73.2 since 1939 instead of 54.3. The workers! food bill is the biggest item of expense, and is now double that of 1939 -- although the official index for the whole cost of living is 154.3. It cpuld well happen that a fall in price of some commodities which workers don't buy could keep the general index down, while the food bill actually goes up. Where would the "escalator" land us then? Even using the incorrect D.B.S. figures, we find that to enjoy the same standard of living as we had in 1947 we must have 181% cents plus the difference of 25 cents for improved standards. It is econamically unsound because we have We do not agree 'with an escalator clause which ties our wages to the cost of living because if we do, we agree that D.B.S. figures are correct, when we know they are phoney and are controlled by the same people whom we have to fight on the economic and political front. For gxample, in 1940 the Alberta miners accepted an escalator clause. It was so unsatisfactory that in order to catch up with the phoney D.B.S. or cost of living, they had to strike for a $2-a-day increase and the elimination of this clause. e . These are the reasons why the Skinner Co. strikess are standing out for real beneficial gains and are opposed to "escalator" clauses and wage freezes, and stick licy and the anti-escalator opinions of the big In the opening discussion the com- Furthermore, neither the Government nor ing is going to drop; on the contrary it is They then SKINNER COMMITTEE -- Local 222, UAW.-C.LO.