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rly 2 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, Februery 11, 1961 | GOOD EVENING By JACK GEARIN DYER RAPS COUNCIL ON RE-ZONING Memo to owners of recently-purchased city prop- erty: . Make doubly certain of the zoning bylaws in your area before you embark on any building plan, or you may find yourself in trouble. This oft-ignored lesson cropped up at Council Monday night when the city fathers, by 9 to 3, agreed to re-zone an area from M-1B to C-1. The purpose of this mové was to allow a licence to Douglas Leaseholds Ltd (or its tenants) to operate a service station, already constructed at a cost of more than $70,000, on the southwest corner of Bloor and Albert streets. ] This was a highly com- plex case, one that would baffle the Supreme Court of Canada, also one that had been kicked around for the past six months between Council, the plan- ning board and board of works. Part of the story is this: Douglas Leaseholds bought the property Feb- ruary 4, 1960, from H. L. Mackie, allegedly with the understanding that Mackie was to supply all neces- sary permits for the erec- tion of a gas service sta- tion. DLL also claims that the city's building department ALDERMAN DYER gave assurance before the property was bought, that their service station plans would be approved, but the department denies this, DLL says that when the building was 90 percent completed last July 15 gas tanks, pumps and connect- ing pipes were inspected and approved by the city, but this later charge was also denied. City Engineer Fred Crome notified DLL last July 28 that the sale of gasoline would not be permitted on the property unless council approved a re-zoning move. Mr. Crome said the DLL building (which called for a truck service garage) did not violate any building by- law, but the purpose it was to be used for did. "It had a layout the same as a gas station," he ex- plained "but that was not sufficient for us. We could not prohibit such usage until we were positive that the eompany definitely planned to put in a gas station. We must wait until we are certain before sending out a warning." DLL says it never previously received any notice or objections from the city that there had been a breach of a zoning by-law, also that it had received every per- mit applied for. Alderman John Dyer and Finley Dafoe spoke for the opposing factions in Council. Alderman Dyer made little secret of the fact that he was "ashamed" of the stand taken by the council majority (only Mayor Thomas and Alderman Bastedo supported him), but Alderman Dafoe took a more com= passionate stand. . "No one can pin the full blame for this mix-up on any one party," he warned. "Perhaps someone will tell us a better way out of the muddle, but I do think these people acted in good faith, that they were ignorant of the law. There should always be a measure of mercy shown in these cases, you know." Alderman Dyer, in rare oratorical form, said that the proper view for the Council to take in such matters was the view of the planning board (of which he is 2 member with Mr, Dafoe). He described Council's endorsation as "a motion of accommodation which is breaking down the basis of our soning bylaws". He said such a move was tant- amount to inviting similar occurrences in future whereby anybody could reasonably expect "a council hearing and similar preferred treatment" when a financial debt had been incurred. Alderman Dyer scoffed at the idea that "ignorance of the law is an excuse" and pointed out that much hard work had been put into the preparation of existing by- laws. He didn't think that any "sound businessman" should proceed with such construction without first determining what the zoning bylaws were. Alderman Dyer was disappointed by the 9-3 vote, but he got his message across in a forceful, clear-cut manner -- Council should respect the zoning bylaws if at all possible, Alderman Dyer is not afraid to go away out on a limb, to speak out eloquently, and to oppose a heavy Council majority when he thinks that he is en the right track. He is to be 'commended for such thought, LITTLE NOTES FROM HITHER AND YON Alderman Cecil Bint is scheduled to return here Yebruary 18, from a Florida vacation , , . Col. R. S. McLaughlin is enjoying his annual winter vacation in Bermuda and will likely return here in April , . . Auberon Herbert (second son of the 4th Earl of Car- narvon) will be the guest speaker February 14 at a meeting in Dnipro Hall here. The event will be spon- sored by the local branch of the Ukrainian Canadian committee . . . Allen Cay has been appointed to the ad- visory vocational committee of the Oshawa Board of Education . . . Popular belief around City Hall is that the proposed plan for a $7,000,000 distribution centre in the Industrial Park area will be finalized, one way or another, by City Council early next week. PARKS PLAN MEETS OPPOSITION The recently-announced Oshawa Parks Plan has all the outward earmarks of an ambitious, far-sighted pro- posal to provide ample park space for the future. Despite this, it is causing concern to some people, including John Harris, president of "the North. Shore Realty Co. Ltd. What Mr, Harris dislikes about it is that it could open the door so that large areas owned by NSRR on the north shore of Lake Ontario could be re-zoned as park land. The company owns more than 125 acres on thé north \, shore, of the lake, (not all of which is in quarter mile strip shown in the plan) and has asked 'City Council to hear protests from property owners concerned. The plan is included in a bylaw, but Mayor Thomas has wisely consented to hear any deputations at a meet- ing of the property committee and all members of council, The plan covers the entire city and specifies a quarter-mile strip along the north shore of the lake be used or set aside for park purposes. Enforcement of the plan in the future of course is dependant on such things as population growth and availability of money for land purchases, but Mr. Harris cerned about a possible devaluation of his entensive properties in the lakefront area. J independent cn msn, eo -- | | | | Influenza In UK. |Mid!ands. | 8 ¥ Five hundred years is too | long to wait for integration, Eleanor Holmes, 23-year-old Yale law student told Univer. | s sity of Toronto students to- day. Miss Holmes, who has INTERPRETING THE % |had no intention--as he said it| could be jailed Friday, as they| i] EXPLAIN SIT-INS been arrested for her 'part in Maryland sit-ins, said that ef- torts would continue until |paci0 pensions paid to disabled |divorce egregation barriers were broken down. ~--CP Wirephoto NEWS By ALAN HARVEY Canadian Press Staff Writer Marshal Tito's forthcoming treasury Tito Looking For Friends has expended J [spending estimates on immi.| " |gration. - [phase '"'underhanded and scur-|day afternoon. ; more 7 The only "nays" than $100,000,000 in loans and among Mr. Howard's socialist|gaid, CCF Proposal Executives Begin To Make Jobs Terms In Prison | wwe con or PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Two|granted J. M. Cook of Milwau- day night urged the Ontario Westinghouse Electric Corpora-'kee, vice-president of Cutler. 80Vernment to undertake a six-| By ARCH MacKENZIE tion executives surrendered. to . ,.|Point program to reduce unem- the U.S, marshal Friday and|i2mmer Company, a week's ployment. Canadian Press Staff Writer |obtained permission of a fed. Stay in the start of his prison| Kenneth Bryden, member for OTTAWA (CP) -- Variety|era] judge to begin a 30-day jail| Sentence so he could attend his Toronto Woodbine, and Norman | feigned jn the Commons Friday) sentence immediately. daughter's engagement p a rt y Davison, Hamilton Fast, pro-| action ranging from the B te. next week. posed that municipalities in| : oth were ordered imprisoned | | | femporaty suspension of Fram for anti-trust law violations in| Expulsion Features Debate & U-WAY RUG & CARPET SALES Broadloom wall to wall, Rugs, Carpets, Stair Runners. The high - salaried officials) hich unemployment exceeds 10, Howard ot gue Sor b tie ham |; multi-million-dollar electri- Were among seven ordered Per Cet be Ssignated ter cal conspiracy to fix prices and|jailed by Judge Ganey in the Teas in which the government, rig bids. {conspiracy sentencing of 29 of| "ould underwrite the full cost| the biggest electrical firms fofér land acquisition. for large- Mr, Howard, a former logger, John H. Chiles, Jr, 57, who represents the British Co-|Sharon, Pa., vice-president in the US: dia 41. o Hill sxc They asked for contributions lumbia riding of Skeena, was|charge of the power transfor-|m 0 fines gH 924.500 wilof 75 per cent from both the suspended for the day after mer plant, and Charles 1. Maun-| co Me; wele begi ae i |federal and provincial govern-| Speaker Roland Michener ruled tel, 60, Drexel Hill, Pa., sales, ir jail t 0 pn Forig NE ments on material as well as he had used unparliamentary manager of the steam turbine" ja sentences Monday. labor costs for approved winter language -- which Mr. Howard|division, walked into the federal The convicted companies now|works projects. declined to withdraw -- in the|building with their lawyer Fri- face millions of dollars of civil Mr, Bryden said if the govern-| ; i: lawsuits by victimized govern ment did not act immediately rilous remarks." £ a yirns pian Mental agencies and private/unemployment in Canada would U.S. marshal William O'Brien, sities for alleged overcharges. reach 750,000 by March. Installation by our own mechanics 174 Mary Street RA 8-468] hob Veterans Affairs Minister\ went immediately to the cham- Churchill said the language was bers of U.S. district Judge J. directed at himself and at|Cyllen Ganey -- who had sen.| Prime M} fi 3 ter Diefesbuksr. tenced the men with five others I. Dielenbacer aler sal Monday -- and asked if they A N N (0) U N C E M was alleged 'by some opposition members--of imputing an oppo- | eduested. | sition "design" to delay veter-| Judge Ganey gave prompt ap- ans' pensions legislation then|Proval. under discussion. The two men, both hand- Liberal Leader Pearson called €uffed, left by auto for the Mont-| the prime minister's statement 80mery county prison at Norris- a "withdrawal" that would have town, Pa. |prevented Mr. Howard being Earlier Friday Judge Ganey |suspended had it been made in| 7 -- time. CCF Leader Argue Could Resume |agreed. Divorce Block | APPROVES BILL | From that confused and angry episode, the Commons moved By DON HANRIGHT on to give second reading--ap-| Canadian Press Staff Writer | |proval in principle--to a bill in-| OTTAWA (CP)--A threat to creasing by 20 per cent the(resume last year's Commons | blockade was issued] veterans. |Friday by CCF MP Frank How- | | In an hour devoted to bills|ard even while he was sitting Isponsored by private members, [out temporary suspension from the C om m o n s shelved a pro-|the House on another matter, [posal that wholly-owned Cana-| He and Arnold Peters (CCF-- | dian sub sid ia ries of foreign| Timiskaming), joint authors of firms be compelled to make [the 1960 session's five - month| public financial statements, filibuster against Quebec and The naming of Mr. Howard Newfoundland divorce petitions, | was followed--according to par-|52id they will start afresh Mon- liamentary tradition -- with a|48Y to deal individually with motion by Mr. Churchill, as|cvery divorce bill in the Com. ENT Harry F. Millen is pleased to announce the appointment of MRS. LOREEN KELLETT to his sales staff. [ov mo ARRY MILLEN government House leader, to "wiv come 400 divorce bills 1} {suspend the 35-year-old MP for| "poi ooncidered in various Je remalider of he sitting--In| oa ves it is unlikely that many is case tour hours. |will pass through all of the The vote was carried 149 10|steps necessary for divorce to 11 ONTARIO STREET REAL ESTATE BROKER PHONE RA 8-1679 came from he granted," their statement He did not vote state visit to Africa is in line with Yugoslavia"s efforts to win friends among the uncommitted countries. As a country that specializes in "communism with a differ- ence," Tito's rugged republic has to tread a cautious path be- tween orthodox Communist countries, which criticize its de-| viationist tendencies, and a Western world which still isn't sure how much trust can be re- posed in the new Yugoslavia. Thus, not feeling completely| at home"in either camp, Yugo-| slavia has been cultivating: the smaller independent countries credits to countries such as In-|/colleagues. dia, Indonesia, Ceylon, Ethio- himself -- nor did Mr. Diefen-| pia, Sudan and the United Arab/baker or Mr. Churchill, who| Republic, Some Yugoslav tech. (were in the chamber but ab-| nicians have been sent #9 un-|stained during the roll call. derdeveloped nations and so students have come from Africa HAD LEFT HOUSE and Asia to train in Yugoslavia.| A MT: Howard already had left | It seems almost certain that! House--which meant that he Tito, unquestionably one of the| "2 spared the ewbatrassment great leaders of the age, wing|Of an exit which, under House help to consolidate Yugoslavia's| rules: can be carried out under growing reputation in Africa. the escort of the sword-bearing Tito is 68 and slightly with: ane one: drawn from state affairs, but he It was the first time in 28 seems to retain much of the| Cars that a member had been vigor that enabled him to lead|P2Med: And it was the first us| the Germans a merry dance pension since 1956, when Don during the strenuous days of the| 5 Fléming--then in opposition, | of Africa and Asia. Second World War, and now the finance minister--/ TITO SPENDS In the last few years, Tito's Immigration Though his apparent unwill- i i A : duri the nois; ipeline de- ingness to grant interviews has|bate. © hoisy vin |tended to keep his name out of day - to-day news, he al makes an outstanding impres.| FUND TARGET RAISED sion in personal contacts. Sir] TORONTO (CP)~ The Cana- B BI, t d Fitzroy Maclean, in his book|dian Cancer Society's Ontario ars as e Sas t A Foptoaches, writes| fund-raising target for 1961 has (with evident affection of the been raised to a record $1,500, OTTAWA (CP)-- Hubert Ba-|n;pican 'Joader at whose side|000 -- an Increase of Bh 000 danai, Liberal member for Forty often. served William, attacked the govern-| : over last year's goal. J. J. Bar- ment's immigration policy Fri- BRITON PRAISES nicke, Ontario division chair- day as being too selective -- a| Throughout Maclean siresses Man, announced the goal for policy u dened with racial and|Tito's independence of mind the April campaign at Friday's occupational discrimination. unexpected in a man long OPening of a two-day pre-cam. "Actions to restrict immigra-|trained in communism, and his{Palgn conference. Research tion were among the first acts|complete lack of servility, The needs have caused the increase. of this administration when it/author adds: : took office in 1957," said the 65-| "There were. many unex-| ways; a surprising readiness to year-old former mayor of Fort|pected things about Tito; his|see two sides of a question." William who came to Canada as surprisingly broad outlook: his|] That was Tito as Maclean, a a child from Azzanox, Italy. |never-failing sense of humor; British liaison officer, knew him He asked in the Commons: his unashamed delight in the|in the harassing days of war. How can we reconcile decla- minor pleasures of life; a nat-|In peacetime, with Yugoslavia's rations against racial discrimin- ural diffidence in human rela-|independence painfully but ation with what is happening in |tionships, giving way to a nat- surely established and a Canada today when, in actual|ural friendliness; a violent tem-|brighter economic future beck: practice, though we do not re-|per, flaring up in sudden rages; oning, the handsome and per- ject people on an individual ba- a considerateness and a gener-| sonable peasant's son from Cro- sis, we follow a policy of dis- osity constantly manifesting|atia will surely win equal ac:| ghiuyation against whole na- themselves in a dozen smalilclaim in Africa. f ons. ------ HANDYMAN? caLL RA 8-4688 now To have our representative call to discuss LUMBER, PLYWOOD All Your Building Needs PROMPT, FREE DELIVERY Withdraw Charges Against Students ORILLIA (CP) -- Charges against two high school students of contributing to the cause of an accident by walking on the| wrong side of the road were withdrawn Friday. 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