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i a A 0 ECN © ad \ "bulkheads," FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1 948 THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE Amateur Radio Operators Strong Grou p In Oshawa Good Citizenship Primary Objective Sea Cadet Corps. "The re-organization and expan- sion plan of the Sir Francis Drake Sea Cadet Corps of Oshawa de- pends in large measure on the sup- port which the organization re- celves from the people of Oshawa through the Community Chest," sald Cadet Committee Chairman Reg. Lancaster this morning, in a statement to The Times-Gazette. "We are endeavoring to improve our facilities and broaden our acti- vities to give the boys more sea training and instruction," said Mr. Lancaster, "but we meed our full Community Chest allotment to en- able us to carry out our plans for the Corps." . "We are expanding our Corps, both in numbers and in facilities, but it is obvious that we cannot econ- tinue our citizenship training pro- gram without funds. We are depend. ing on ine Community Chest --that is, the le of Oshawa -- to come through and enable us to fulfill our plans." Good Citizenship "The goal of Sea Cadet training is good citizenship, and this can on- ly be learned by boys who are train- ed through worthwhile activities to co-operate, show courtesy, and have respect for the rights of others." Among the special training pro- jects which the Corps undertook in the past summer were a cruise from Toronto to Oshawa on the Navy League training ship "Oriole IV," and a two-week stav at camp on Minicog Island, in Georgian Bay. ° 'These were in addition to all the regular activities of the Corps. In the summer the Cadets engage in cutter racing, games and drill out- of-doors, and in the colder weather they learn rope work and signalling involving flags, lamps, and Morse | code. A gunnery course, and a " wparksmanship competition are Tous the projects which are be- planned. ™ ys who show special aptitude he leadership qualities in their the Corps are to be select. «ed and Bested for the ranks of Petty Offi nd Chief Petty Officer. "Carefully Schooled While under training and at Ca- det meetings, the boys are carefully schooled in the use of Naval phrase- ology and terms, naval tradition and practise, and proper behaviour in uniform. For them the walls are the floors "decks," and the ceiling a "deck-head." They do not attend meetings of the Corps, they "come aboard;" and when go- ing "on leave" they leave the "ship" in a "liberty boat." For some time past the Cadets have been operating a bugle band, and this too is in the process of ex- pansion and _e-organization. The "New Look" In Berlin Fuel, food and other necessities of life may be on the shortage list, but 'Berlin ladies must be a la mode. This outfit, called "icescater," was a hit at the recent autumn and win- | ter fashion show in the battered | capital. Most of the people who en- | joyed the show can't hope to have any of the things shown, but they | can dream, can't they? The "ice- | scater" is of vividly checked wool, | modelled in "new look" style. --Central Press Canadian | new commander of the band is WO | Bill Askew, himself a gold medallist bandsman. Cadet OC Herb Maynard stated | that the co-operation received from | the Kiwanis Club, which sponsors |'the Corps, has been "nothing less than wonderful," and said that "if | Oshawa comes through in the Com- | munity Chest as we are sure it will, {we are really going to go places with the Corps!" | EXPLORED NORTH TOO | Christopher Colimbus in his early | voyage of exploration sailed as far i north as Iceland. Planning Problems Are Explained To Kinsmen Until the institution of the Plan- | Had the City of Oshawa years ago instituted a commission and fol- lowed its recommendations we would not now be facing the traffic, subdivision and building problems #hatghere such a headache to muni- on the Ticials, said Norman C. Mill- airman of the City Planning ion, last night at a meeting Oshawa Kinsmen Club, Millman was principal speaker meeting held in the Genosha He outlined generally the er, was to any city and particu- : bite this one of a preconceived g fore construction, Pointing out that there were only two through arteries in Oshawa, one north' and south and the other! intersecting, Mr. Millman showed how foolish it was to have such a condition and how it might have | been prevented by a little careful ~dorethought. |ning Commission individuals or | groups were able to buy and sub- | divide land with no thought or con- | sideration for the remainder of the | city. No standards were set up or | enforced and the ultimate result | was near chaos. Because of the }fact that the city was sectionalized |and cut up there were no main | arteries to carry traffic through the | city and relieve congestion on Sim- | coe and King Streets which carried | the greater part of the burden. Mr. Millman was introduced by | Jack Kirby, who was in charge of the meeting and who took over from | Philip Holloway, club president. He was then thanked by Jack Jackson. Andrew Gillespie, manager of the | local branch of the Bell Telephone, | showed a moving picture entitled "The Bell Telephone Hour." It | dealt with the radio production of | that name. Blue Ribbon Shorthorn Sale Here, November 5 The annual Blue Ribbon Short~ horn Sales conducted by Jack Bak- er, Hampton, has a change of loca- tion this year. Formerly held at Tlackstock, this popular sale will be held Nov. 5, in the new cattle barn on Oshawa Fair Grounds, The 1948 atalogs, listing 35 head of pedigreed ad certified, good Shorthorn breed- .g stock, are being issued and co- es may be had on application by iyone not receiving one througn ¢ mails, Prior to leaving for the great Fat stock Show in Sherbrooke, Que., this week, Mr, Baker said that since the lifting of the embarko on beef cattle entering the USA, prospects were never better for a long period of attractive prices for beef cattle. And there is a steady preference in the USA for Shorthorns both as beef and for breeding purposes. In the past two months, Russ Richardson, Ashburn, has shipped Coming Events 'BUMMAGE SALE, SIMCOE ST. UNITED Church, Tuesday, October 26, 3:00 o'clock: . (247a) 60 registered Shorthorns from this district to Towa and Indiana, Recent auctions "of 84 head of Shorthorns from the Russell-Douglas-Gray and the Beath-Deajon-Murphy herds, found most of the high prices ani- mals going to the States. Tops at these sales ran to $4000 for a bull and $1800. for a female. The general average hit $750 dollars a head, Market prices at the Toronto stock yards are almost at an all- time high with top prices going al- ways' for well finished beef such as comes from pedigreed Shorthorn | breeding stock. The average farmer | these days is well aware that an in. | vestment in a good herd bull and a | few good heifers of Shorthorn strain, pays off in big dividends at the stock yards, The same is true in raising Short- horn breeding stock. The offerings at the Blue Ribbon Sale always fill | within a price range to suit the average farmer or anyone wishing to lay the foundations for a Short horn herd The animals listed for the Oshawa Blue Ribbon Sale will be found in this prices. range and pedigreed among the best Scotch Shorthorn strains found in Canada today. Mark your calendar for Nov. 5, and plan to be at this sale. | Danville, N, ¥., in 1881, Guelph, Oct. 22--(CP)--Ray A. Hodgson, foreman of a grand jury which criticized conditions dt the Wellington County Home for the Aged, Thursday expressed criticism of the County Councjl for refusing tofinvestigate charges contained in the jury's report. He volunteered to go before the council at any time to enlarge on the jury's find- ings. Toronto, Oct. 22 -- (CP) -- A keen-eyed detective Thursday solved"an insurance office mys- tery .of the disappearance of $346 in cash and $37.89 in cheques from a salesman's briefcase. He spotted a salesman slipping an envelope from his sock and arrested the man on a theft charge. Toronto, Oct. 22--(CP)--Spring- winding alarm clocks are being resurretted from cellars and attics to replace electric clocks which stop during hydro cut-offs. Storekeepers report an increase in mechanical clock sales. Port Weller, Oct. 22--(CP)-- The tug Manchester Guardian, outfitted at Port Weller during the last week, left Wednesday for Atlantic City. It may be used in salvaging a vessel off the Bermuda coast. y Toronto, Oct. 22 -- (CP) -- This city may spend $12 on professional recreational supervisors for its three emergency housing centres. The civic parks committee Thursday recommended hiring the men and asked city council to set aside the money in its 1949 estimates. Toronto, Oct. 22 -- (CP) -- Dutch products, including cheese, herring and chocolates, will be shown at the first Dutch agricultural display at the iioyal Winter Fair in Novembcr, it was announced Thursday. Also on display will be fresh vege- tables from the Netherlands. Toronto, Oct, 22 -- (CP) -- Two young Ontario musicians have won scholarships for the 1948-49 season | at the Royal Conservatory of Music | here. They are John Drinkwater of | Oshawa, studying violoncello, and | Oboe student John Hutchings of Barrie. 'Woodstock, Oct. 22 -- (CP) -- County Board of Health offi- cials here believe in taking their own advice. After hearing that 646 Oxford County high and ti tion h and teachers took free influenza immunization shots offered by the board, . members at the meeting rolled up sleeves and received the same treatment, Brantford, , Oct. 22--(CP)--Aino Pahkla, physical training instruc- tress and native of Estonia, has been appointed to set up a physical education department at the Y.W.C.A. here. A graduate of the University of Tartu, she left her | country in 1944 and was a sports| director in displaced persons camps in the allied sector of Germany af- ter the Second World War, Brantford, Oct. 22 -- (GP) -- George M. (Chubby) Ireland, 57, for many years a leading athlete of this city, died Thurs- day. He was a great booster of baseball and played with the old Alert club in 1910, becoming president of the Alert Associa- tion in 1927. Gordon Bunker Tells Details Of Convention MRS. K. R. FLETCHER Correspondent Harmony, Oct. 21 -- Returning home last Saturday from St. Louis, Mo., where a convention of the Association of School Business Ad- ministrators.was held, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bunker had much to tell. Not only was the trip itself very enjoyable, but much was to be learned at the meetings and dis- cussions. This convention which. was na- tion-wide, had representatives pres- ent from Kalamazoo, Los Angeles, Texas; Washington, D.C., Windsor, Toronto and other points. There were fifty representatives from Can- ada alone. Personally conducted tours of the main points of interest, as well as historical institutions, left many lasting and happy memories to be long cherished. Presiding at the convention was C. Harvey Fuller, a former business administrator in the Oshawa schools, A highlight of the trip home was a stop-over at Chicago where mem- bers of the party enjoyed a day's shopping and sight-seeing, in this large city. Already plans have been made for the 1948 convention which will be held at Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Turpin and family enjoyed 'the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Turpin, Cobourg. Mrs. A. E. Wrenn is spending her 86th birthday with her daughter, Mrs. K. R, Fletcher. More volunteers to assist with the making of quilts for the Willing Workers are urgently, needed each Wednesday afternoon. FIRST IN U. 8. The first local society of the Red Cross in the United States was or- ganized at a Lutheran church in o> oe pe "Hello, China! Hello, China!" These may very well be the words used by Frank Baker, 82 Buckingham Avenge, Oshawa, "Ham" radioman, as with a flick of the switch he puts mself in touch with almost any part of the globe. The 'Hams" are rapidly becoming an important part of emergency services in this country and the United States, for in a crisis they may be the only means of communication between isolated regions. The walls of Frank's "Ham Shack" are covered with postcards received from other amateur stations he has contacted all over the world. --Times-Gazette Staff Photo Why We Should Give To The Community Chest + Written by Virginia Karn, 448 Simcoe Street North, a pupil in Grade XII at the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational In- stitute, this is one of a series of essays calculated to stimu- late interest in the Greater Oshawa Community Chest-- Fund campaign. "Bob-e-e!" A voice cut through the still night. There was a mo- ment's silence and then again the voice. rang out, "Bob;" this time with a definite note of impatience. The dim outline of a long row of gaunt tenam gave little hope to the dishevelled woman peering from her doorway. Turning abrypt- ly on her heel she entered the House, slamming the dooms behind er. Inside, her companion looked vaguely out of place amidst the dis- order and filth of the room. From her armband, the crisp cotton dress beneath her coat is was rapidly ap- parent that she was a welfare worker of that district. She look- ed questioningly at the mother, knowing that this was the last of her calls and that it was past elev- Blocks away, however, a gang of boys squatted on the curb, engross- ed in a heated -discussion. After a few minutes, 'as they prepared to leave, the leader put special enpha- sis on his parting words, "If any of you guys is gettin' scared, don't just bother showin' up 'ere at twelve tonight." Bob walked with them to the end of the street, but as he turned his corner he broke into a run. Knowing that he was late he burst in the door and mumbled a surprised greeting to the visitor. He slumped into the nearest chair, and, carefully avoid- ing his mother's scowl, pretended to listen indifferently to the visit- or's conversation. It seemed that they were going to be able to have that organiza- tion for his district after all. He leaned forward to catch more of the conversation. There was to be a swimming pool and a large re- creation room too. Gradually, as the lady talked he caught some of her enthusiasm. "Would there be a craft room too, and a place 'to play basketball?" His imagination whirled, as he thought of the won- derful things he could do. 'Now there would be tools and material at his fingertips, more room to make the baseball diamonds, and maybe a diving board. The time flew by as he plied her with more and more questions. Suddenly he happened to glance at the clock. He was over an hour late! The gang had left without him. Desperate- ly he fought for a way out, and then all at once he realized that it was no longer important! Here he had found a future for himself, a chance to' become a better citizen. Maybe the others had been caught trying to break into the bicycle shop tonight. If not he would tell them about this new opportunity tomorrow. That night Bob was lucky enough to be shown a better way to live, but what of the thousands of young children who are starting out in life on the wrong foot? Today at least half the crimes are commit- ted by men ahd women who were juvenile delinquents. They could have been' helped by youth organ- izations. The Community Chest Fund strives to support them all: the Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, the Y.W.C.A,, the CR.A., and many other youth activities. The pro- gress of a city can be measured by its youth program. The Community Chest is the most potent factor in forwarding this program that has ever existed. It needs and deserves our support, Prama League Expert Will Lecture Here A special "Dramatics Worshop" class will be held under the auspices of the Community Recreation Asso- ciation during the next two weeks, it was announced by Acting Recrea- tional Director Ivan Richards last night. The classes, designed espe- cially for leaders and potential leaders in Oshawa dramatics, will be conducted by J. E. Dean of the Central, Ontario Drama League, The Workshop series will consist of a group of eight two-hour lec- tures, held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings and Saturday af- ' Demands Reds Release Japs Japanese - nen and woinien are shown in Hibiya Park, Tokyo, where thousands demonstrated as part oftheir hunger strike against Russia's delay in repatriating Jap prisoners of war still being held in Siberia. High government officials and party leaders spoke against the Reds. Protest demonstrations were held throughout Japan, ) 4 Crucial Test Faces Indian Government New Delhi, Oct. 22--(Reuters)-- The Indian Constituent Assembly, when it meets next month, will face the crucial issue of whether India shall remain a member of the Bri- tish Commonwealth--a - decision that rests with the Assembly alone. Prime Minister Jawaharalal Neh- ru is expected to assess and present the issue in the light of his present discussions with other Common- wealth leaders and the British gov- ernment in London, Opinion here, in the meantime, shows no inclination to anticipate the assembly's decision, going no further than to sketch arguments for and against. Arguments for continued - Com- monwealth association are: 1. Common ideals between India and Britain, which it may be de- sirable to retain. 2. The generally acknowledged advantage of both India and Brit- ain of the close economic tie. 3. India, at present, does not pos- sess defence forces commensurate with the size of her population and geographical position; she is de- pendent on Britain for equipment, and particularly for training per- sonnel. 4 Indian defence forces have been modelled on the British. Short of making a fresh start, the problem of building them up cannot be solved by seeking the aid of coun- tries outside the Commonwealth. Arguments against India remain- ing a member of the Common- wealth are: 1. Commonwealth membership is incompatible with India's declared objective to establish a sovereign democratic republic. The Commonwealth, as now constituted, has not set its face against racial inequality, namely-- the status of Indians in South Africa, 3. Continued membership of the Commonwealth may imply a change in the "no alignment" foreign policy which India has been pur- suing since she gained her in- dependence, and may create "en- tangling alliances." French Pits Remain Idle; 200 Injured Paris, Oct. 22 -- (AP) -- Total casualties of the violence-studded French coal strike approached 200 today as the crippling walkout of 335.000 miners went into its 20th ay. There were no incidents reported today, however, as soup kitchens were rolled out in Eastern France, signifying the Communist-led strik- ers were pulling in their belts. Thursday's bitter fighting in which scores of police and soldiers were injured brought a threat of martial law. Some cabinet minis- ters were said to feel Premier Henri Queuille should not only declare a state of siege in the coal-fields, but should send more trcops there and call up reserves. Speak Regularly With Enthusiasts In Distant Lands By Blaik Kirby For one group of Oshawans the phrase "one world" really has a meaning--they are the twenty-five or thirty "Hams" who own and operate amateur radio stations in this area. For them, Portugal and India, Mexico and England are only as far away as their radio transmitters and receivers, known in mateur radio jargon as "Ham shacks." Many of them own sets which® they have constructed with their own hands, while others are fortun- ate enough to be able to afford ready-made sets. ' Each station o ner takes pride in his equipment, for he is sure that there is no one else with exactly the same "rig", or one quite as good. Each private station owner--as he will be eager to demonstrate-- knows 'his own station inside out, for licensing restrictions are strin- gent, and operators must be well acquainted with the technical angles of radio, morse code, and air- lane practices before receiving their licenses, Code All Their Own The radio amateurs have a code all their own, involving letter names for almost everything, For ex- asaple, a message confirming a pre- vious ' conversation or "contact" is called a QSL, and the walls of many | "shacks" are papered with QSL nostcards denoting communications with points in many countries. It has become almost a custom to send a QSL card to each =siotion when it is heard for the first time. time. In these days of power shortages, radio amateur sets do not really consume much electricity. Many of them operate on as little as 50 watts, Oshawa's stations range from 50 watts in strength to 500 watts. The strongest Oshawa station, VESBIE, owned by W. F, Marshall, was used only recently as a means of communicating with an Oshawan in Florida, when Lee Rolson, man- ager of Ward's Denoriment S'ore spoke to J. C. Ward in the Orange Juice State on an urgent business matter, It is significant that, although many ' Oshawa stations can make contacts with almost any point in the world, no local amateur is known to have received any broad- casts from points behind "The Iron Curtain" since before 're war. Have Own Club Local "Hams" are banded to- gether into the "North Shore Radio Club", which includes about 60 members, 35 of them licensed am- ateur broadcasters, This group has members from Ajax, Oshawa, Bow- manville, Whitby, Newcastle and Brougham. Through such clubs as this, and through contacts with "Ham" friends, many more people, young and old, are becoming inter- ested in amateur radio broadcast- ing. The restrictions on issuance of amateur broadcasting licenses are not meaningless, for in time of emergency radio contacts can save lives and property by warning of danger. An announcement Thursday night that a policeman had been killed at St. Etienne in South Cen- tral France was retracted by police today. They said he was 'hear death." The bitterest fighting took place Thursday at Grandcombe in South- | ern France when 6,000 persons overwhelmed police and soldiers, about 50 of whom were severely in- jured. Police finally fled the town, ab- andoning a large quantity of ma- terial, including a truck loaded with helmets and rifles. At Bethune in Northern France 13 police were badly wounded in.a clash with 5,000 strikers who sur- rounded the local jail and forced authorities to release seven arrest- ed strikers. The strikers forced a government official from his office, but police and soldiers rescued him unharmed. Police suffered heavier casualties than strikers, who attacked with clubs and iron bars. Government forces retaliated with tear gas. | Most of the clashes occurred | when strikers attacked police and | troops guarding the pits to keep | safety devices operating. Communist labor leaders ordered | maintenance workers to quit the pits Monday. As a result at least 10 mines already are flooded and may be out of action for months. The Socialist party leadership is- sued a statement Thursday night condemning the Communist action and calling on all workers to resist the present strike. They declared the Communists "would destroy France if they were permitted to come back to power to serve Rus- sia." The coal strike, Oct. 4, has cost the some 170,000 tons of coal working day. which began government each A recent instance of this occurred during the floods which wiped out the war-born town of Vanport, 1) Washington. These were the same floods which caused havoc in Brite ish Columbia during the past spring, During the flood danger period, "hams" with portable radio transe mitters were posted near dike walls to warn of breaks, and aid in evac. ugting marooned citizens,: A blind "ham" and his family, afere rescued in this way; without the amateur radio which summoned help, they would in all probability have drowned, "Hams" have recently been ore ganized, into an emergency service which could do similar work in Cane ada if the need arose. A complete {rans-continental! emergency cone tact system has already been set up among radiomen who are former members of the R.C.AF., under which the emergency radio net has been cr~~nived, Talk Obscure Language The "Iams" live in a world all their cwn, with several magazines devoted exclusively to radio work 'orming their reading matter, and radio code their 'language. They talk of CQs, meaning requests for con'acts, of QST, or news, and CW, or code. Any radioman knows ricfat away that "if I am QRMed I can QSY" means "If there is interfere ence on this frequency, I can chan~e to a diferent charno!", or that "73 OM TNX fer the FB QSO. BCNUL." is interpreted as "good night old man; thanks for the fine business conversation. Be seeing you later." The cost of an average amateur radip transmitter and receiving ane paratus ranges from about $257 on up, denending, of course, on whetli= er the "Ham". elects to build his own set or "0 buy a more expensive set which is ready to operate. In any event, a prerequisite for all broadcasters is an exact knowledge of radio electronics, which is best obtained in actual radio construce tion, AIRCRAFT STOLEN Fair Haven, Vt. Oct. 22--(AP)~e One airplane was stolen and ane other damaged Thursday night by a high-flying thief who broke inte a hangar at Fair Haven Airport, Police said an Aeronca two-seateg was taken after an attempt to take off with a Taylorcraft ended in & crash on the field. MORE JET PILOTS London, Oct. 22--(AP)--Authorie tative sources said Thursday Air Chief Marshall Sir James Robb has set up a vast training scheme to produce pilots for jet air fleets of the Western European Union. Sir James is air chief of the five Weste ern Union powers--Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. ---- 0 KING SI.E ~~ FURS AT THE HOTEL GENOSHA ANNIVERSARY SALE CONTINUES TODAY and TOMORROW ternoons during the next two weeks. Direction, production, and organ- ization of a drama group: will be emphasized, but the material to be covered will also include such topics as acting, make-up, scenery con- struction an dlighting, and keeping a drama group busy while only a few of its members are acting in a play under production, . . Due to the limits of the course, re- gistration will be limited to about 35 people. Although the course is designed primarily for leaders and potential leaders in dramatics, other interested persons will be welcomed as long as registration remains open. REMAREKARIF GROWTH Bamboo, a hollow-stemmed plant, has been known to expand 16 in- ches in circumference in a day. AT-- 70 KING ST. E. AT THE HOTEL GENOSHA FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE OUR STORE WILL BE OPEN TONIGHT From 7 10 9 (ONE NIGHT ONLY)