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' + YY YY YYrT'myxr THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE. 'The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette 'and Chronicie niiopr VOL. 7--NO. 233 . OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1948 Price 4 Cents TWELVE PAGES FURTHER POWER GUT City Assessment Increases By $1,066,2 Only Slight Rise In Population Here Above Last Year The assessment roll for the City of Oshawa for 1948, returned by which has been ' &- hg Assessment Commissioner Eldon Kerr shows that the total assessment of the city has | climbed to $32,956,595, an increase of $1,066,225 over the | 1947 revised figure. At the same time the city's population has increased to 28,037, an increase of 113 over last year's total, & * HAVANA IS HIT BY HURRICANE THREE KILLED Miami, Fla. , Oct. 5 5--(AP) -- Al vicious. hurricane that killed at | least three persons and injured | many others in Havana, Cuba, blas- ted Key West today with winds reported to have reached a peak velocity of 132 miles an hour. Communications southward over | the Florida Keys were failing, but David Newton, Miami Daily News correspondent, messaged at noon: | "Indications are that eye of storm will pass just east of Key West. Highest wind reported So far is 182 miles per hour." Circuits to harg-hit Havana went out at moon. | Storm forecasters described the | storm as "small, but plenty tough." It is moving along fairly fast, caus- ing winds to increase swiftly to destructive force as the centre ap- proaches, The weather centre was 'very, West at noon. | The weather bureau said the | storm is travelling about 15 miles an hour in a northeawerly direc- | tion, The hurricane followed almost exactly the same course as the storm of mid-September. Havana streets were patrolled by | heavy detachments of police, tiring | pistols into the air to warn would- | be looters. Several rivers were re- | ported overflowing their banks ia Pinar Del Ri Province. | . TYPHOON HITS OKINAWA Tokyo, Oct. 5--(AP) -- A violent | typhoon slashed through Okinawa | Monday, causing $10,000,000 dam- age, and now is heading toward | populous southern Japan, the Uni- | ted States Army reported today. | bureau said the very near" Key | Mr. Kerr could give no reason for | the fact that the city's population | has remained almost static. He said | that the figure released today enust, | of necessity, be an estimate but that | it was as close das the department | could come, taking into considera. | tion the fact that in a city such as| Oshawa, there was bound to be a| certain transient population. The school census showed that | there had been an increase of i | the population of selon} age chil | ASSESSMENT UP (Continued on Page 2) Missing Co-Ed Found in Ottawa | Visiting Friends Ottawa, Oct. 5 -- (CP)--June Baker, 21-year-old University student missing from her To- ronto home since last Thursday was found "safe and unharmed" today, working in an Ottawa restaurant. Ontario 'Provincial Police con- firmed that the attractive co-ed is in good health. But a con- stable said details of her "dis- covery" are being withheld pending a telephone check with headquarters in Toronto. Miss Baker was located about 10.30 a.m. EST today in "Jim- my's Grill" a small restaurant near the Glebe district on Bank Street. The proprietor said she had worked there since Satur- day morning as a waitress. | "She answered an ad in the paper," he said. "She came to | the grill Saturday and said her | name was Miss Gray. She didn't give any address. She is a real nice girl." The proprietor said he was unaware "Miss Gray" was the missing Toronto student until police took her into protective custody today. The constable's brief an- | nouncement followed a state- ment by Toronto police that Miss Baker had been found in Ottawa at the home of friends. U.N. Connell Will Hear Berlin Blockade Debate; Russ Envoy Paris, Oct. 5--(CP)--The U.N. Security Council voted today to dis- cuss the Berlin crisis. Russia im- mediately boycotted the proceed- ings. 'The vote to take up the Western Powers' charges was nine to two, | the sanmie as that by which thei Security Council in 1946 decided to! take uphthe Iran case. That decision | led to a temporary Russian walk- out from the United Nations. Today Russia's Andrei Vishinsky refused to say whether he will attend tomorrow's sessions, but made it clear Russia will not take part in the debate. The Soviet Ukraine joined the Soviet Union in voting against placing the Berlin issue on the ~ calendar. Immediately Vishinsky told the council: The Soviet Union considers that the Security Council, by agreeing to put the Berlin question on its agenda, has violated the Charter of the United Nations." Only Russia and the Soviet Ukraine voted against discussing the: Berlin crisis. A majority of seven affirmative votes was re- quired. Vishinsky said the adoption of the agenda was a violation of the - United Nations Charter, specifically of article 107. Dmitri Manuilsky of the Ukraine Walks Out then announced that he also will refuse to participate in the debate on Berlin, "for the reasons outlined by the Soviet delegate." Council President Juan Atilio Bramuglia of Argentina then ad- journed the Council at 5:30 p.m. (11:30 am. EST) with the an- nouncement' that there would be two meetings tomorrow. Vishinsky, followed by his aides and a crowd of newspaper men, stalked out of the great hall of the Palais de Chaillot immediately af- ter the adjournment. "We shall see," he said, when asked whether he would attend to- morrow's sessions. He gave the same answer when asked if Russia would consider her- self bound by any Security, Council decision on the Westerrr charges that the Soviet Union was menacing world peace with her blockade of Berlin. The red-faced, white-haired Rus- sian leader appeared in good spirits. He smiled and laughed as he chatted with his assistants. Manuilsky, the Ukrainian For- eign Minister, left the hall behind Vishinsky. Before the vote, Vishinsky plead- ed with the Council to ignore the Berlin blockade, which Western powers charge endangers world peace and security. | issues at the plant, largest in St. Cathar-| | 12-cent | offered on Sept. | assistant regional director, | ed the meeting, along with repres- | First Sod"T, urned For New Bell Telephone Dial Building 2 % =~ The first step toward the modernisation of the Bell Telephone Ret Govrze Ww. Garner, gereluryinaniager of the Oshawa Chamber of Com- | in the Oshawa area was taken yesterday afternoon when Miss Barbara | merce; L. M. Souch, president of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce; R. J. Duquette, 303 Hillside Avenue, an employee of the company for _only | H. Lundy, plant wire chief; A. A. Gillespie, district Bell manager and | four days, turned the first sod for the new building which will house | Mayor F. N. McCallum, It is expected the new installation will be in | the dial squipment. McKinnon Talks Fail 4 nearly -- After three Oct. for St. Catharines, meeting Monday and a half hours, of the United Auto Workers, (CIO), and McKinnon Industries manage- ment were unable to make any headway in the deadlock over wage which has caused a strike ines, since July 14. Neither side would make any changes in their last offers, accord- ing to reports after the meeting, with the company holding to the increase which they had 2 and the union holding out for an 18-cent day-rate hike, and a 15-cent raise for piece- workers. George Burt, regional director of the UAW, and Thomas MacLean, attend- | entatives from the bargainiag com- | mittee of Local 199, which called | the strike «for the 2,650 production workers in the plant, which suppli€s auto parts for General - Motors plants at Oshawa and Windsor, be- | Ses making electric motors aud | other products. T. J. Cook, general manager, H Waki factory manager, and H. W. McArthur, personnel direc- | tor, represented the company at | the meeting. No further talks have been scheduled and the strike re- turns to its deadlocked - position, with both sides waiting for the other to weaken, Local Delegates Much Impressed By Convention Mayor ' Frank McCallum and prominent barrister T. K. "Kelly" Creighton, K.C., have just returned from the Progressive Conservative convention in Ottawa where they were delegates from Ontario Rid- ing. Interviewed by The Times-Ga- zette this morning, they both stated that they had been very impressed by the manner in which the con- | vention had been conducted, "Attending the convention was a | really thrilling experience," said | Mayor McCallum, "It was my first experience at a large convention of | this kind, and it was a most enthus- lastio gathering, Never at any time, or from any quarter, did' I hear a | word of criticism of any one of the | three candidates for the party lead. ership. The arranzements were per- fect, and could not have been im- proved. Every afeeting started ab- LOCAL DELEGATES (Continued on Page 2) representativgs | w. | Taking part in the ceremony were, left to High, | operation ivy May, 1950. ~--Times-Gazette Staff Photo | Ask Federal Member Secure Special Act To In Deadlock (qpce] R. R. Franchise Street West railroad tracks dumped last night where some | members * of the , city council | thought it belonged--in the lap of Arthur Williams, Ontario riding member of Parliament. The ques- | tion was raised at last night's | meeting of Council. The problem was precipitated | | when Alderman R. D. Humphreys volunteered a report of a delega- tion's recent visit to Ottawa to in- terview the Board of Railway Com- missioners. Mr. Justice Armstrong, Commission Chief, told the dele- gation, said Alderman Humphreys, that they had no power munder the Railway Act to remove the tracks but that they were quite willing | to act as arbitrators or to lend any assistance .in their power. The Commission could listen and possibly act if the railroad made application for removal on grounds of not sufficient revenue or of possible danger, the deputa- tion was told. On such a basis: the Commissioners could take under | advisement the matter of removal SPECIAL ACT (Continued on Page 2) Refer Bus Fare Boos To Committee The C.N.R.s request for in- creased fares on the city's bus line, operated by the Oshawa Street Railway Company, was re- ferred to council's special commit- tee on the King Street railroad tracks. - At the last council session a' letter had been received from the C.N.R. asking. that adult bus fares should be®raised to three tickets for twenty-five cents instead of the | present four tickets. | The Company said the request | was necessitated by increased | maintenance costs, a recent boost {in wages to Oshawa busmen, and | an operating deficit during the | past month. No changes in chil- dren's or students' tickets were | asked. Under terms of its agree= ment with the city, Council's ap- | proval is required for a fare boost. The whole issue was turned over to the tracks committee with a pungent comment from Alderman C. Gay that "It'll give the commit- tee something else to talk over with the company." Whether a re- port on the proposed fare increase will be presented at the next coun- cil session was not indicated. The steaming issue of the King | was | the | 'ExtensiopsTo 'Three Mains Are Approved | Authorization was given, at a | special meeting of the Oshawa Pub- | lic Utilities Commission last might, |for the construction of extension {to three water mains. All the new |mains will be six inches in diam- | eter and will be completed before the freeze up this fall. The extensions include Ritson {Road North, both above and below | Hillcroft Street; and Wilson Road {North as far as Colborne. These {two extensions are being made due to the volume of building in this |area and the fact that a sewer has been. laid, The third extension is that of Kluane Avenue which will residents in the Bonhie Brae Point area. The extension will" run southerly on Kluane to Brae Point and west on Kluane to the vicinity of the pumping sta- tion. cut-offs for domestic and commer- cial consumers, which was inaugur- | ated today. Whitby Couple Much Improved The condition of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens, Chestnut Street, Whitby, critically injured in an automobile accident, on Highway No. 2 mear Dunbarton, last Satur- day morning, is "much improved," according to Dr. H. M. Coleman of Toronto, who is treating all four persons injured in the crash. Dr. Coleman said that Mr. Stev- ens was operated cn yesterday, and that his conditicn is now much bet- ter. He had previously been only semi-conscious, but is now fully conscious. Mrs. Stevens' cendition; while still serious, is much improved. Her in- juries were more serious than those received by Mr. Stevens, a Times- Gazette employee. THE WEATHER Cloudy today. Occasional light rain this evening. Over- cast with light rain tonight and Wednesday. Continuing cool. Wind east 15 today and tonight, east 25 Wednesday. Low tonight and high Wednesday 54 and 61. Summary for Wednesday: Rain. serve | Bonnie | The Commission also gave formal | approval to the schedule of power | Girl Operator 'TurnsSod For New Buildin g Although only four days old in | point of service With the local Bell Telephone organization, Miss Barbara J. Duquette, 303 Hillside Avenue, officially began construc- | tion yesterday on the new Telephone building at the corner of Bond and Victoria Streets. Miss Duquette, whose age is somewhat older than four days, turned the first sod in the excavation of the new building under the watchful eye of municipal and Bell Tele- phone officials. Mayor Frank N. McCallum, was the first of three spaskers, called that the city had promised the new building, which | will "house an automatic dial sys- tem, before the war. Wartime shortages held up the construction project until the present time. "I would like to offer my con- gratulations to the company and to the city which will derive so much benefit from the new build- ing and service", said Mayor Mc- Callum. Offering congratulations on 'be- | half of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, L. M. Souch, hoped that no further material shortages would retard progress. who re- pie, Bell Telephone Manager here, i that May, 1950, was the final date | of completion, and, furthermore, | that work would be begun at once and continue. About 50 employees gathered for the ceremony. Among them were R. H. Lundy, Plant Wire Chief, and Miss H. C. Robertson, Chief Op- erator. George W. Garner, Secre- tary-Manager of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, 'as also present, y Defence Chiefs Meet In London London, Oct. Western European Alliance met here today to continue the task of co-ordiffating their defences. Lord Tedder, Chief of the Air | Staff, presided over the meeting of the military chiefs of Britain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands |and Luxembourg, The session to Monday night's formal annéunce- ment of the appointment of Field Marshal Viscount - Montgomery as permanent military chairman of the alllance's Defence Council. Viscount Montgomery is expected to resign shortly as chief of the Imperial General Staff. Specula- tion on a successor to that post has been fixed largely &w General Six John Crocker, 52. British Com- mander-in-Chief in the Middle East. Bell | been | President, | He was assured by A. A. Gilles- | 5--(AP)--Chiefs-of - Staff of the five countries of the | was arranged prior | Hydro consumers in | exception of industries, which | quota basis and the Oshawa the City OFFS DUE 25 Save 2 400 1 KWH In Morning Period; Rural Areas Next of Oshawa, with tha are operating on an individual General Hospital, experienced | their first power cut-off this morning from nine until nine- | thirty o'clock. Further cut-offs went into effect this after< noon at one-thirty and three-thirty. At Public Utilities Com~ mission office warning was issued that the urban district | may expect cut-offs Soe B sovier puns CHUTE TESTS "IN CORRIDOR Berlin, Oct. | sians today powers that practice in the air corridor used by British supplying blockaded Berlin. The Soviet warning, posted in the four-power Berlin Air Safety { Centre, said the drill was to begin today from a 2,500-foot altitude. The notice did not specify how many men or planes were involved or how long the exercises would | | last. The locale stipulated is in the Bueckeburg-Berlin corridor, by all air.lift planes on their re- | turn flight to Western Germany. The exercises may he part of Sc- viet fall military mano=uvres | which German reports had said | were set. for early October. Meanwhile, Britain handed Russians a protest over Mond: 5--(AP)--The Rus- notified | the by a Yak fighter. The protest said the Russian plane dived within 200. feet of the | transport in the northern air cor- | ridor about 40 miles west of Ber- lin, The Western Powers gave renew- the Westen | they plan parachute | and United States planes | used | buzzing of a British air-lift plane Rural Area Cut-Olfs Rural areas served by thea power system may expect, George |F. shreVe P.UC. Manager, said | this morning, to feel the cut-off to= | morrow for two periods between {nine and ten o'clock in the morn- ling and two-thirty and three-'hire | ty o'clock in the afternoon, The rural area includes ail of East Whitby and Whitby Townships, | part of Pickering and Darlington Townships and a small portion of i xbridge Township .in the vicinity of Glen Major. The saving of power by this morning's cut-off amounted to ap=- | proximately 2400 kilowatt hours, said Mr. Shreve. He added that this afternoon's cut-offs were not for any prescribed length of time [but only for the periods* deemed necessary. Near Quota Yesterday Ironically perhaps, Oshawa elfece ted its greatest power saving yes | terday since the quota sys'em was instituted. Power consumption fig= ure for Monday was 216,000 KWH, The - excess figure of 5,800 K.W.H. represented two and three-quarter per cent over the quota of 211,000 K.W.H. set for this eommuniiy. Asked if much calculation was re« quired to determine the lengin of this afternoon's cut-offs, Mr, Shreve said that not only was con siderable calculation needed but ale S0 a good deal of teamwork. : One Dead, 2 Hurt In Truck Mishap 'opal ed indication they expect no early | lifting of the Soviet land blockade, | by ordering the withdrawal 2f some | 500 railroad cars of coal whicn had been standing for weeks at the British-Soviet zone frontiers ready to roll if the ban was raised. 'The trains now have been pulled | back to the west and some of their | coal cargoes taken for the air lift. | Gen. Lucius D. Clay, United Sta- tes Military Governor, said Brit- ain and the United States can keep up the air lhft for two years if it is necessary to continue it "until economic recovery restores the sta. bility of Europe." Berlin city officials told report- ers last night that municipal elec- tions will not be held "Nov. 14 as scheduled, because the Russians have refused to permit the printing of posters and election regulations in the Soviet sector. The anti-Communist City Assem- bly decided Sept. 6 to hold munici- pal elections. The decision was op- posed by both the German Commui- | nists and the Russians, City offi- cials said the assembly will consi. der the question of setting a new date for the balloting. $11,000 burglary at the B. Belle River, Ont., Oct. ing Lyle Meredith, Ridgetown, special train near this city. Mission Hospital, appearance of his 14-year- % LATE NEWS BRIEFS PROBE $11, 000 BURGLARY Montreal, Oct. 5 (CP)--Police disclosed today that an investigation now is under way into a reported Oct. 5--(CP)-- One man was killed and two others slightly injured when their truck ran off the road two miles north of Magnetewan on the Parry Sound Highway Monday night. The dead man is Harry Misquad= is of Shawanaga, Ont. the driver of the truck. He was pinned in the 3 after the truck ran off the roa into a pile of rocks and turneg ove er. The car was crushed. The two' passengers, David Barrieau and | Nelson Misquadis, both of Shawa- naga, escaped with only minor ine ! juries and were able to go homa later in a taxi. The truck was owned by Wiiliam Cooper of Shawanaga, 15 miles north of Parry Sound. FALL i 5--(CP)--Syl« Burks Falls, Ont., DIES IN Brantford, Oct. vanus Culver, in hospital early today, an "hour after he fell from a second-storey window at his home. Dr. J. A. D, Marquis said that his injuries ine cluded a broken neck, There were no eye Witnesses. am x & M. Engineering Co., on down town Hadley Street Saturday night. Goods stolen was said to include more than 1,000 watches. ' MISSING YACHT FOUND 5 (CP)--Four Kent County residents, missing on Lake St. Clair since Saturday, were located today three miles northeast of here. A wide- spread search had been underway for the yacht carry- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bedell, Harwich; Mr. and Mrs. unreported for two days. M.L.A. HURT IN CRASH Cochrane, Oct. 5 (CP)--John P. H. Carrere, recent ly elected Progressive-Conservative member of the Ontario Legislature for Cochrane North, was seriously injured in an automobile-train collision today. It was re- ported he was in collision with the northbound C.N.R. SHIP WRECKED, BOY DROWNS "Victoria, Oct. 5 (CP)--After clinging to a life raft for 35 hours, Dr. H. A. McLean, head of the Nootka was rescued off the west coast of Vancouver Island. He reported the loss of the Messenger. Il, sturdy little mission and hospital ship, and the dis- -old son, Bruce, presumably swept overboard on Monday. . Tr wing EB i ~ tt bt Bn. ls htt. ns rie ib ---y- 50 BIEL. SEY Fi, CONSERVE POWER AND REEE OSHAWA INDUSTRIES WORKING