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WHAT A DIFFERENCE TRACK REMOVAL WOULD MAKE et WITH THE ASSISTANCE | what | like today and what it could of a process, known as jpaste- up, The Oshawa Times photo- grapher produced this inter- esting comparison between |4-H Club King street east looks look like with the removal of the Oshawa Railway Co. tracks. The street as it is VALUED AT $46,992 Se as today is seen in the upper pic- ture; while its possible future appears as seen in the lower picture. The Board of Trans- port Commissioners will hold 45 Building Permits Issued In February A total of 45 building permits,!for $10,000 which was taken out|granted a $1,000 permit for the valued at $46,992, were issued during February according to the monthly report issued by the Oshawa City engineer's of- fice. Repairs, alterations and one new commercial sign make up the majority of the permits. No applications were made for con struction of either residential or commercial buildings valued at over $500. The number of permits issued last month is more than double the number issued in January, although the total value is only slightly more than the previous month. The January total was $37,295, compared with last month's total of $46,992 APARTMENT ALTERATIONS Highest individual value of a permit issued in February, was by W. Reid, 289 Elizabeth street, for alterations to a three-unit apartment building located at 308 Montrave avenue. Under commercial listings the highest value of an individual permit issued was for $10,000 to Dean Kelly for alterations to a retail store located at 32 King street east A permit was also issued to the Department of Public Works, valued at $3,500, . for construction of a storage vault in the Canada Post Office Build- ing, 47 Simcoe street south. ERECT NEW SIGN St. John's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 31. Bloor street east, received a $500 permit for al- terations. The Collette Shoe Store, 26 King street west, were Ontario Steel Signs Contract Some 400 workers in three On tario Steel Products plants re-and accident benefits were upp- here are becoming fearful ceived a slightly modified "Big 3" pattern last month. The contract covers Chatham Oshawa and Milton shops Agreement was reached without conciliation. Production workers got three five cent increases, skilled trades three seven cent hikes Medical benefits included ful! payment. by the company of PSI, Ontario Hospital, supple mentary Blue Cross, weekly sick and accident and life insur- ance. Pensioners were included in the fuly-paid medical and hospital benefits. $2.66 BASE For the first 25 years, pen- sions have a base of $2.60 for each year, with a supplement of $2.20. From 25 to 30 years, an additional $1.75 per year is paid (this amount continues on after 70 when the $2.20 supple- ment is replaced by the federal Old Age Pension). A 30 year worker at age 65 would $138.25 a month Vested rights on disability pensions begin at age 35, with the minimum requirements re- duced from 15 years to 10. Sep- get aration pay was added, for all $450 damage. No injuries were department," W. S. Austin, begin tomorrow." employes except those who quit to be paid in lump sum out of the SUB fund ¥ COVERAGE INCREASED Insurance coverage creased by $500 as of Jan. 1 1962,, for a total of $3,500 on life; 4 "Charlton 3 Jan. 1, 1964. Weekly sickness ed to $45, from $40. The SUB plan followed GM and Ford Medical and hospital for those on layoff continues at the rate of one month for each four SUB credits employe has at time of layoff. A clause providing priority for existing workers in the event a new plant is developed in a new location, and one pro- hibiting "moonlighting" were added Harry Ford and Harry Ben- son, international representa- construction of a new sign Other permits issued in Feb included: R. Thiebaud, 1259 Simcoe street north, $2,700 for house repairs; C. Pearce, 90 Highland avenue, $1,000 cellar alterations; UAW Credit Union, Bond street east, $1,500 for of- fice repairs; H. Doyle, 111 West mount avenue, $1,300 for home repairs; L. Wakely, 995 Hortop street, $500 for cellar altera- tions; N. Bulkwiciw, 123 Gibb street, $2,000 for home addition: R. Rodrique, 205 Harmony road south, $2,000 for home repairs: V. McLaughlin, 102 Patricia av- enue, $675 for cellar altera- tions; J. Kuney, 283 Currie av- enue, $1,200 home addition; W Wacko, 168 Conant _ street, $3,000 for store alterations; W Willett, 684 Tennyson avenue $500 for cellar alterations. Fear Floods 'At Port Hope PORT HOPE Residents of the Ganaraska River once again flooding its banks, Coun William Anderson told town council. The public consensus, said Coun. Anderson, appears to be that blasting of the river should have begun in February "We are not ready for the thaw," he said, "and 'when it comes we may not be able to cope with it." Snow and ice banks have been accumulating throughout the town during the winter, he said. This will add to the spring torrents. Recent attempts have been tives, were aided by a com-|made to melt winter elements mittee from the three shops, 222, Oshawa, Vern Haskell, Lo- cal 127, Chatham and Marty Caputo, Local 1067, Milton. $450 Damage In Accident A two-car collision, on Bloor street east, of Ritson road, Tuesday after- noon, resulted in an estimated reported Drivers of olved were the vehicles in Clifford Bernard 493 treet and Ronald Joseph Leon- ard, 32, 54 Eastlawn avenue. Constable William Hayes 'in: a again by $500 on,vestigated the accident. channel, and get rid of }mendous amount of snow and near the intersection). Rosemere gineer be jwith the town-owned steamer, headed by Ernie Burrus, Local! he said. However, temperatures have not been favorable for effi- cient operation. We now have sufficient polsives on hand to open a eXx- the tre- ice, he explained. People are curious to know why the work has not yet begun. Blasting usually starts in February. Thickness of surface ice estimated at well over is 10 inches. "If ice blasting were in my declared Coun. "the work would Acting Mayor W Suggested that the contacted A. Heberle flown en- to begin work as soon as possible takes according The operation usualy bout two weeks, ite Coun. Austin. Tour Shown In Slides A recent tour of farms and other places of interest in east- ern Ontario and Quebec by members of the 4-H Club from the Brooklin area was describ- ed by Aubrey Carson, of Clare- mont, at the Tuesday luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club. | Mr. Carson's color slides, taken during the trip, showed many of the enchanting . and historical points along the way. The seven-day tour, which '|was made by some 72 4-H mem- bers in two buses, started at the Whitby turn-off on Highway 401 and from there visited King- ston, Cornwall, Upper Canada The Oshawn Fimes SECOND SECTION OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1962 PAGE THIRTEEN SEVEN WHITBY |) Village, Ottawa and _ various points of interest in Montreal) and Quebec City. | During the showing of each) slide, the speaker explained the} scene and what the group did in; that particular area. | M. B. Reed introduced the |speaker. A vote of thanks was) given by Ralph Vickery. School Plan | Is Accepted By Board | Still in the planning stages. Oshawa's first Separate Second- 1 _GM SALES UP |13 PER CENT ot GM ears trucks for the months of the 1962 model year are now 13 cent ahead of last year and have | established an all-time rec- ord for the period, General Motors of Canada said to- day. In spite of unusually se- vere weather conditions in many parts of Canada last month, the company sold 19,457 cars and trucks in February -- 1,500 more than in February 1961 GM's sales for the model year to date (October to February) are 96,176 compared to 85,- 127 in the same months a year ago. and five Sales first ary School has run into diffic! ities even before it leaves the Michael Rudka, chairman of ithe building committee, told the meeting of the Separate School date, a total of eight different plans for the new school had been discarded for various rea i| Submitting the ninth plan at ithe meeting, Mr. Rudka said the feasibility of the plan, which tion to St. Joseph's Separate School, hinged on soil tests. " | Initial tests had been unfavor- |through about 12 feet of fill on i Dili i;|the proposed site, the company a hearing in the Oshawa Coun- |¢atrying out the tests had dis-| 5 ' | he 3, to deal with an application |Sitated further changes in t for the removal of the tracks. Plans, some of which had been --Photo by Bruce Jones |turned down by the committee, Msgr: Paul Dwyer, who is fi- nancing the cost of the land. had also disagreed with certain The original grant for the six- room building had been set at $140,000 but, with the necessary) mated at $175,000. It was point-| ed out, however, that the new per plan allowed for the construc- at a future date. The new plans came in for }some discussion after they were Trustee Rudka, in an attempt) to get action from the board,| asked for permission to go matter of further soil tests,| brought up again by several Mr. Rudka then told the board that both Monsignor Dwyer and 'his committee were satisfied mittee was prepared to go ahead with the building draw- ings, he said, but if the plan /) *\\drawing board jBoard Monday sight, that to sons will be in the form of an addi- iiable, he said. After drilling cil Chamber Tuesday, April |Covered water. This had neces-) .|for different reasons. Rt. Rev plans. changes, the cost was now esti- tion of a further six classrooms} studied by the board members. | ahead with the plans, but the members, stymied his move with the new plans. The com- 'was not acceptable to the board,| then the committee would bring back another one. After a vote of four for, two} against and two abstentions, the! board adopted a motion, moved 'by Trustee Peter Kent and sec- Automobile onded by Mr. Rudka, to accept} the new plans provided the next! series of soil tests prove to be satisfactory. Auto Production Ahead Of Levels OTTAWA (CP) - production in Canada is running 25 per cent ahead of levels in the opening months of Jast year, the Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics reported today OPEN NEW BUILDINGS | EAST BERLIN (Reuters) -- Auto production in February East German authorities today totalled 34,448 compared with|opened two new customs build- 27,419 a year earlier. The Jan-|ings on the East-West Berlin uary - February total rose to border, furthering their claim 69,458 from 55,210. for it as a state frontier. Insurance Firm Honors Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Eadie were honored recently at | an office reception and lunch- | eon, tendered by the manage- pe | ment and staff of the Metro- ai | politan Life Insurance Co., Osh- awa District, on the occasion of Mr. Eadie's official retire- ment from the company on Mar. 1, after 38 years active service, In presenting Mr. Eadie with his official retirement certifi- cate, Manager J. D. Graham spoke in glowing terms of th contribution Charlie has made to the growth of the company, during the years in which he had enjoyed good health, and read messages of congratula jtions from officials at the com |pany's head office Mr, Eadie entered the em- ploy of the Metropolitan Life in 1921, and over the years has served the company as agent, assistant manager and office ac- EADIE count representative. He has jalso served as president of the; In expressing the thanks and company's veteran's association|appreciation of Mrs. Eadie and and is a past-president of the|himself for the gifts and many Oshawa Life Underwriters As-|good wishes and congratula-, sociation tions, Mr. Eadie also spoke On behalf of the entire dis-|briefly of his experiences dur-! trict staff, Mr. and Mrs, Eadieling his early years in the busi- werep resented with flowers and ness and emphasized the vast a large silver tray, suitably en-|changes and improvements that! \graved to mark the occasion.|have taken place over the years.| + oF CHARLES CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and district | their | who are celebrating birthdays today: Mrs, June Wyatt, 477 Cu- bert street; William Brown, Tyrone; Sidney Loscombe, 286 Nassau street; Jimmy Dyck, 176 Elliott street and Karen. King, 191 Ritson road south. Phone 723-3474. Holy Trinity Dedications This Sunday "In the faith of Jesus Christ, I dedicate these renovations to the Glory of God, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost." With these words the Rev. Canon Clinton D. Cross BA, LTh, rural dean of Oshawa will dedicate the renovations recent- ly made at Holy Trinity Church, Oshawa. The wardens, Norman Taylor and Sam McNair, with the good AMONG THE RECRUITS | ing a lecture period. Whitby taking the special militia | troopers, from left, are Troop- training course at the Osh- | er F, Alloway, Trooper R. awa Armories are seven resi- | Oegma, Trooper A. Tierney dents of Whitby. In the upper | and Trooper C. Smith. In ig avint . -e., picture WO 2 A. W. Nichols, | lower picture Corporal R. V. er ae pig gah third from right, is seen dur- | Hill is seen at his desk as he TAKING SPECIAL ARMY TRAINING COURSE briefs three Whitby troopers on army regulations. From left the men are Trooper T. Dewell, Trooper J. Northam and Trooper T. Kernahan. --Oshawa Times Photots have the interior of the Church) and vestry completely renovat- ed. The service of dedication will take place on Sunday, Mar 11, at the 11 a.m. service Also .at the same service Canon Cross will dedicate the new Books of Common Prayer) Bridgenorth Dog Best In Show A canine member of Peter- borough and district obedience club walked off with top honors in the companion dog trials in Oshawa on the weekend. "Lady", a smooth-haired| dachshund owned by David) Brooks of Bridgenorth, won the| j trophy asthe highest scoring dog in the trial. Lady also took first place in the open class with a score of 198 out of 200. *Tal-a-long", owned by Mrs. Ray Scott of Peterborough, | DISTRICT DIRECTOR -- oe ee ey et ee ee Mrs. Jack K. Lang with her| Public Utilities Commission Kerry Blue terrier "Kerrysoft} bengr 2 bic elected a dis- Killian" placed first in the open rict director of the Ontario Sei pies A Municipal Electric Associa- a ' tion. Approximately 1,100 Se : | elected commissioners, ad- |Trembley, DUKE PHOTOS BIRDS | ministrators and engineers of |burg. SANTIAGO (Reuters) -- The} Ontario's more than 350 elec- | Pleading guilty to possession Duke of Edinburgh spent a free|-trical utilities attended the were Pauline Jean Laba, 19, day in Chile Tuesday on his| 53rd joint annual meeting |Paul Francis Demoor, 20, Wil- South American tour photo-) here of. the Ontario Munici- |\liam Peter Vroman, 19, Fred graphing bird life at Lake} pal Electric Association and Ranco, about 500 miles south of| "the Association of Municipal |Marie Knight, 17 all of Wal- here. { Electrical Utilities, Mar. 5-7. 'laceburg. for the use of the congregation.| The Prayer Books have been tion, The service, according to Somerset Homes Ltd., and/owner whose principal occupa- the revised Eucharist, will be Modelaire Enterprises Ltd., re-|tion is farming or the tenant of time. Harold Forsyth, organist) ed to get a reduction in assess-| City Assessment Commission- and choirmaster and the choir} ment rates on King street east/er Eldon Kerr said the over-all preparations for the use of the/erties in a hearing before His|per acre. Judge Hall empha- New Prayer Book. Honor Judge Alex C .Hall, -at|sized the need to look at the present by the rector and cur-} r. Jones argued that the handing down his judgment. ate of St. George's and assist-| x | ed by Captain Ronald Pullar, CA/ang cannot be subdivided and|°*ANT $19,950 REDUCTION It is encouraging that both of|§1999 an acre and services are/acre driving range was unchang- these dedications can be made| not available while adjacent|ed, Judge Hall confirmed re- 'sland, with services available is| e jassessed only a little higher. |$19,950 on King street west unior Results GIVEN FARM RATE In arguing to have the lands, Nine Girls assessed on the farm rate, Mr. ! Jones said the city in the past Four junior competitions were/the land is farmed, it is given held recently by the Maple Leaf'a farm rate. ners were: . a : .| Assessment Act, Judge Hall! Under 9 years: Steve Brooks;|ruied that the land must be} 28 Charges Under 11 years: Alex Dobro-| SEES Aa milsky; Phil Dillon, runner-up. | WALLACEBURG, Ont. (CP) Govern; lan Smith, runner-up, under 21, Tuesday were re- Under 16 years: Norman manded for sentence to April 3 ner-up of 28 charges. They faced a_ variety of of stolen goods. Police said they believe that broke a shop-lifting ring which took more than $300 worth of and Chatham stores in Decem- ber and January. hot guilty to possession of stolen goods and will be tried in Chat- given as a gift to the congrega- used on this. day for the first) presented by Ralph Jones, fail-/such an owner. of Holy Trinity have madel/and Townline road south prop-|assessment was closer to $700 Holy Trinity is served at the city hall Tuesday. entire land parcel as a whole in jland is zoned buffer and farm of Church Army Headquarters.|tnat most of it is assessed at; Although the rate on a five on the same day. }commended reductions totalling t (one parcel contains 45 acres) | At Judo Club u 0 u has taken the position that if 3 y h ouths, Judo Club of Oshawa. The win- After reading a section of the Jimmy Dasderg, runner-up. sed for farming either by an} Under 13 years: Paul Mc- |Nine girls and three youths, all Green; William Buffett, run-! after pleading guilty to a total charges of theft and possession in rounding the group up they merchandise from Wallaceburg Another young girl pleaded ham March 22, theft while the other two girls and hte boys pleaded guilty to | possession. Pleading guilty to theft were Doreen Griffith, 17, Margarte Dianne Wilson, 16, all of the Wallaceburg district; Mary Jane Cooper, 17, of the Tupper- ville district; and Rose Marie 16, all of Wallace- Seven girls pleaded guilty to! |Marden, 19, Judy Margaret De-| mars, 20, and Dianna Lynn|fect the embargo is having in |Simpson 20, and. Mrs. Dianne) jrests on a foundation Rule Farm Assessment Is Not Applicable properties in the name of |John and Michael Tutkaluk. J .P. Coombe, chairman of the board of assessors, explain- ed it was found parts of the lands could not be serviced and a 75 per cent typography allow- ance was applied to sections, ASSESSMENT CONFIRMED Leslie Hancock, 1389 King street east, had assessments on three properties confirmed. Two parcels on Hudson avenue are assesed as lots on un- opened. road allowance. Mr. Jones, who also represented Mr. Hancock, argued that the lands should be assessed as farm lands because they are used in conjunction with farm- ing. Consumers Gas of Toronto |was granted a $120,205 assess- ment reduction on distribution lines. Mr. Coombe said differ- jent rates used to determine re- placement costs had resulted in the reduction. Other reductions were: Edward Power, Simcoe street south, $195 off assessment on a Cedar street lot. This was re- commended by the board of as- sessors, Judge Hall ruled that a 10 per cent reduction in building as- |sessment be awarded to James A.Gangemi, south Simcoe street 'Ship Pisin Cuba Lacks Tobacco TAMPA, Fla. (AP)--The mo- tor ship Tropic Sea is back from Havana, but without its usual cargo: Tobacco, W. M. Trader Lines, which operates the motor vessel on a regular run between/Tampa and Havana, said it did' not load to- bacco in Havana because the Marie McCreary, 18, and Mary/|foreign assets control division in Washington has threatened to seize ships bringing Cuban to- |bacco into the United States. The Tropic Sea's empty hold was only one symptom of the ef- neana L, F. Shebel, manager of the lo siate employment service office, estimated that 800 cigar workers will be claiming jobless pay for today. The Tampa cigar industry Cuban tobacco.