Mortimer, a comic book and comic strip artist best known as one of the major illustrators of the DC Comics superhero Superman, joined DC Comics. 1946 – (July 15), After a meeting at the Playhouse Theatre, Local 1005 members marched to the plant gates to start the famous strike of 1946. The fight was over union recognition, a 40-hour work week and wages. With the help of Hamilton's community this struggle changed Canadian labour history. It forced employers to accept collective bargaining and helped start a mass trade-union movement in Canada. 1946 – Evelyn Dick was arrested for murder after local children in Hamilton, Ontario found the torso of her missing estranged husband. The head and limbs had been sawed from his body and ashes containing bone fragments and teeth were found in the alleyway behind her Carrick Avenue home. She was convicted of the murder in 1946 and sentenced to hang; however, lawyer J.J. Robinette appealed her case and won an eventual acquittal. During searches of Evelyn's home, the decayed remains of a baby boy were found encased in cement in a suitcase found in the attic of her home. She was convicted of manslaughter in 1947 and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Evelyn was released from prison in 1958 and quickly disappeared from public view. She was granted a Royal Prerogative of Mercy in 1985. 1946 – "The Skyway," Canada's first drive-in theater opens. (July 10, Stoney Creek, Ontario) 1946 – John Foote, military chaplain and Ontario cabinet minister, was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1946. 1946 – Joe Krol, Canadian football quarterback (1932–53), won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete in 1946. 1946 – Hamilton's population was 178,686. 1948 – (August 18), surrounded by more than 400 employees and a battery of reporters, the first vehicle, a blue Champion four-door sedan, rolled off the Studebaker assembly line. 1948 – Canadian Westinghouse designed and built the first Canadian television set. 1948 – Susan Shoe Industries Limited was founded. 1949 – Hamilton hosted the Brier for the first time. 1950–1959 1950 – Ellen Fairclough becomes the first female member of the Canadian Cabinet. Elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1950 by-election after being defeated in the 1949 federal election. 1950 – It was decided that the two Clubs Tigers and Wildcats should amalgamate and form one representative team for