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Oshawa Times (1958-), 9 Apr 1963, p. 9

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Starr Highly Elated On His Sixth Victory Flated. pe That is the way "Mike' Starr described his feelings Monday night when his sixth copsecutive victory at the polls in 11 years was assured shortly after 9 p.m. "Tt has to be a great feeling to win in view of the trend," he gaid later, amplifying his re- marks, . : "However, our futura is in doybt. I don't know what Mr. Diefenbaker will do. But if he calis a meeting, I'll be there." Mr, Starr totalled 22,951 votes for: 30.46 per cent of the total vote. He dropped only about 200 votes compared to last year but his percentage total was down Se Norman Cafik show- 'ed. surprising strength in re- iting last year's second place Bo. With the total vo'e at per cent and up almost " over last year, Mr. Catik picked up almost all the 'WMicrease in racking up 20,071 votes. Riding Returning Officer Harry Jermyn states the total Vote was 82.58 per cent. § PER CENT INCREASE | His total represents 34.50 per| ent of the total vote, up a full) per cent over 1962. At 8.35 Tast night, with 58 polls still to port, Mr. Cafik was only 1800 hind the Labor Minister and id recorded (16,351) more 'Votes than he did last year. "New Democratic Party stan- Ward-bearer Aileen Hall was mever in contention. Her 15,139 yotes represent 26.03 per cent of the total vote. Although Miss Hall tallied 700 more votes thar last time, her percentage of the fotal vote was down .7 per cent. Last year, Mike Starr finish- ed more than 7,000 votes in front of Mr. Cafik. This time, although the Labor Minister got a@imost as many votes as he @id last time (about 200 less) his majority was cut to 2900 What had hurt Mr. Starr? He gave three reasons: BETTER ORGANIZATION 1 The Liberals had a better riding organization this year. 2) Many Liberals who once voted 'for me" returned to the fold. 3) Some NDP votes went to the Liberals, He made no mention of Mr. Diefenbaker's cabinet crisis. Mr. Starr was one of four min- isters who remained loyal to the Prime Minister and many per- sons in Ontario Riding wonder- ed how it would affect his vote- getting ability. "There are only two of us (ministers) left in Ontario," he said with a forced smile. when he learned that six of his cabi- net colleagues had been defeat- ed. Health Mimister Waldo Monteith was also re-elected in this province. Among the Ontario casual- ties: Postmaster Ellen Fair- clough, Immigration Minister Richard Bell and Minister -- Portfolio Frank Mc- BIG OSHAWA EDGE Mr. Starr led the way in 11 of Ontario Riding's 13 munici- palities, plus the advance poll. His greatest edge was right in Oshawa, where Mr. Cafik was 1648 votes behind. He squeaked into the lead in Scugog Town- Ship with a 17 vote margin. His two losses to Mr. Cafik were in Ajax and Pickering Township. He was 70 votes be- hind in an area which gave each of them more than 3000 votes (Pickering) and Mr. Cafik took Ajax by 50 votes. As polling stations reported, the Starr majority was immedi- ately evident. It climbed from 774 votes shortly after 7 p.m. to) 1438 at 7.45. Here occurred the only drop-- yotes. to a 1388 vote edge at 8 p.m. Sees Many Changes In Future Autos Members of the Rotary Club of Oshawa, at their Monday luncheon meeting were told that, due to the research and development program being car- Tied on, many changes will be made in the automotive ve- icles of the future. 'The speaker was Ian Mc- Nab, special activities manager of the public relations depart- ment of General Motors of Can- ada, Limited. The speaker was introduced by Rotarian Wally Wilson. The thanks of the club was voiced by President Fay Brooks. "What is in the Future for the Automotive Industry," Mr. Mc- Nab said that many changes have been made in the 50 years since the first motor vehicle made its appearance. While it might be felt the mechanical refinements and improvements in recent years had reached a climax, the fact remained that the car of the future would become more the result of scien- tific and technical research. SEE KANSWERS The gathering was told the General Motors engineers are working on the problem of the future not only at the techni- Sut also the GA proving 'artend pro groun to find the answers to prob- years. Several important trends may indicate that great changes are in the offing. There is a trend, Mr. McNab said, to higher compression ratios, im- proved fuel consumption and engines with less weight. Im- provements might also be made in carburation systems to per- mit of th more complete burn- ing of fuels. General Motors, he said, is experimenting with a gas tur- bine truck for use by the U.S. Army. It was only a matter of this, he felt, before this type of engine would be in universal use. Another trend was that toward free piston engines, which would be mechanically simpler than any now in use. SOLAR ENERGY Another interest field of study is that of solar energy whereby sunlight supplies the energy for Propulsion. Refinements in Steering end suspension were also on the way. Improvements in tires could also be expected soon with the development of a new material which would give 100,000 miles of use. There was also the possibility that polye- thelene foam would be used in tires to replace air and reduce the possibility of damage in case of air loss. Mr. McNab also told the club some 75 parts in each car lems which will be to the bene- fit of the motoring public. Gradual changes have been| been made in engines over the! are made from metal powders pressed into shape: while elec- tronics enter into the operation of experimental models, Then the lead widened again with every report: 1734 at 8.15; 1962 at 8,35; 2012 at 8.45; and 2171 a few minutes after 9 p.m. At this point, Oshawa Ald. A. V. Walker introduced Mr. Starr as '"'the winner" to more than 350 excited supporters in the King street east committee rooms, HEAVY CAMPAIGN Said the winner: "It's been a heavy campaign, more strenu- ous than all my campaigning so far. Then, in the midst of his thank-you remarks to his cam- paign officials and supporters, he was handed a telegram. "Congratulations ..."' he read, and then the signature--' Robert "John Michael Starr. "My grandson," he laughed. Mrs, Starr explained: the boy is only 24% months old. "My victory was assured by the people working in my be- half. Although my signs were outnumbered 25-1 it looks like signs don't win elections. PLEDGES HARD WORK "What is my position now? My first responsibility is to the people of my riding. I pledge to all of you hard work, sincerity and dignity." Then he introduced Bob Nicol and Bill Newman, his campaign Managers for Oshawa and the rest of the riding, respectively. At 9.30 p.m., Mr. Cafik ar- rived to congratulate Mr. Starr. Asked if he would try again next time, Mr. Cafik looked at Starr, laughed and said: "I don't really need to with a Lib- eral government in Ottawa now." Miss Hall was reported to have conceded by telephone a few minutes later, Then the mob of supporters surged out on to the street to wave "Mike" away on his vic- tory parade around the riding. sold Liquor Woman Is Fined $500 An Oshawa woman was fined $500 in the Oshawa court Mon- day for selling liquor unlaw- fully. Frances Fialka, 303 Ritson road south, pleaded guilty to the charge. Det. Sgt. J. K. Young told the court he found six 25-ounce bottles of whiskey in the Fialka home, the partly filled 25-ounce bottle of whiskey and "si of a 12-ounce bottle of whiskey. He also found 19 pints of ale, In addition the office testi- fied he saw six persons leave the premises, presumably carrying liquor. Upon his in- struction a man purchased 25 ounces of whiskey for which he paid $8 in marked bills. The bills were found later in Mrs. Fialka's apron' pocket. The detective said also a quantity of empty liquor and beer bottles were found. Ten persons were found in the home when the officers entered. $1,600 PROPERTY DAMAGE A collision, Monday morning, at Bond street west and Mc- Millian drive, caused an esti- mated $1,600 property damage. Drivers of the cars involved were Raymond J. Taylor, Lot 27 Con. 9, Ashburn, and Iva Lillian Bice, Lot 26 Con. 4, Brooklin, THERE WAS JOY and heart - break Monday night in the committee rooms of the three political parties con- testing Ontario Riding in Monday's federal election. In the picture at left Michael Starr, PC candidate, smiles as he hugs his wife, Ann, when the result was assured. In the centre picture Mrs. Ruth Bestwick, manager of Mr. Starr's Oshawa commit- tee room, rewards him with a kiss. At right Miss Aileen Hall, NDP candidate, looks over some of the early re- turns at her committee room in the UAW Hall. Oshawa Times Photos| Che Oshawa Times SECOND SECTION TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1963 PAGE NINE Norm Cafik Cheered By Local Supporters If Norman Cafik, the Liberal candidate for Ontario Riding lost the election, you wouldn't have recognized it from the re- sounding applause he received in his committee rooms in Osh- awa after the results were all in. "T'm a little disappointed," he said, "not for myself, but 'be- cause we Liberals in Ontario Riding won't be able to help the national cause and contribu te to the well-being of all Cana dians." But, he said, we Liberals have a lot to celebrate tonight. TREND TO LIBERALISM "We've seem a trend to Lib- eralism and Mr. Pearson," he said, "that is the most impor-' tant thing." Mr. Cafik said, "we fought the first round last year, the second round this year, and the next time the winner should be known." Youths Admit 15 Charges Two Oshawa youths pleaded guilty to a total of 15 charges in the Oshawa court Monday. They were both remanded for a pre-sentence report. Victor Gerald Pomeroy, 16, of 130 Annis street, faced nine charges, including one of theft of an automobile, three of break- ing, entering and theft, one of theft of a portable radio and four charges of breaking and entering with the intent-of com- mitting an offense. Guy John Legere, 17, of 355 Drew street, faced 10° charges, including four of theft, four of breaking, entering and theft and two of breaking and entering with intent. The court was told the two youths had been work- ing together on some of the of- fences. Pomeroy's take included amounts of money. Legere also took amounts of money, an am- plifier, clothes, a guitar and a portable radio; the court was told. Not throwing his hat out of the ring, he said, "I've lost many a battle and skirmish, but ever once I put my mind to a job, I didn't finish it." He said there is no limit to the depth of gratitude to his workers who he plaudited, "did a tremendous job in reducing Mr. Starr's majority to a very small margin." "We can celebrate the fact that we're going to have solid decisive government again," said Mr. Cafik, "something we haven't had for the past few years." EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH Excitement ran high in the Liberal Committee rooms as the polling station scrutineers telephoned the results -- but as the end neared, hopes dwindled. Mike Starr had won again, but the Liberals, with Pickering financial consultant Norman Cafik at the helm, gave him his tightest race, "Well," commented Robert Stroud, provincial Liberal can- didate for Oshawa Riding, "Mr. Starr won't be mimister of labor anyway." Although committee workers kept high hopes that the tide would turn, Mr. Cafik's cam- paign manager, Peter Bor- cherds, noted that Mr. Starr never lagged in any of the reports. THOUSAND AHEAD Fifteen. minutes after the polls closed, a report showed Starr with almost a thousand more votes than. Cafik; He never lost that margin. An hour later, hopes picked up again with a report that Mr, Starr had only taken Whit- by by about 28 votes. A split in the city and a Cafik margin in the northern part of the 'riding was anticipated. Every now and then a voice would raise above the din of the packed committee rooms at 7% Simcoe street south, "'here's a good one," and Oshawa. law- yer Russell Murphy would promptly chalk. it up on the board. TREND OF RETURNS At 8.10 a report filtered in but picked up about 80 more votes there than he did last Jume, This didn't help spirits any. With 165 polls heard from at 8.20 p.m., Starr was now lead- ing by almost 2,000 votes and five minutes later, it was learn- ed that Cafik had lost the vil- lage of Port Perry by 151 votes to the Progressive Conservative candidate. A report from the Returning' Officer's office in Whitby at 8.45 p.m., with just 45 polls to come in showed Cafik with 17,012; Starr, 18,967 and Hall with 13,093, or hope of a win faded, with a radio report at 8.50 p.m. that Mr. Starr had been re-elected. "That's the way it goes," said Mr. Murphy, "you can't win them all." And with only two polls left to come in, it was Cafik with 15,299, Starr with 17.081 and Hall with 12,066. It was noted that the NDP candidate Aileen Hall had less votes than she did last June 18. Mr. Cafik arrived at the com- mittee rooms at 9.32 to speak to his workers and fellow Liberals, admitting his own defeat, but praising Canadians for the Lib- eral trend across the nation. Fernhill Bridge Club High Scores The winners and high scores of the games played by the members of the Fernhill Dupli- cate Bridge Club, last night at the Oshawa Tennis Club, were: North and South--Mrs._ E. Wadsworth and Mrs. W. Heron, 124% points; John Miller and Mrs, R. Drew, 103% points; Mrs. H. Kashul and J. Coles, 97 points; Mr. and Mrs. G. Jack- son, 94 points; Mr. and Mrs. E. Stewart, 87 points. East and West Mrs. J. Wild and Mrs. A. Neil, 110% points; Dr. and Mrs. Gillen, 104 points; Mrs. L. R. Barrand and Roy Morris, 103% points; Mr. and Mrs. W. Baker, 98 points; A, Neil and R. J. Normoyle, 88 that Cafik had lost Uxbridge, points. ws SEEN HERE WITH his wife is Maciej James Ach- matowicz, 1060 Somerville street, Oshawa, senior engin- éer in the north plant manu- facturing department of Gen- erat Motors of Canada, Lim- ited, who-has been awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in executive development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was one of four Canadians chosen for the awards, He will take a full year's course in management. --Oshawa Times Photo NOMA SPEAKER William M. Kelly, vice- president and director of St. Lawrence Gas in Northern New York State, who will be the speaker at the 'Top Man- agement" meeting of the Lakeland Chapter of the Na- tional Office Management be- ing held at Hotel Genosha this Thursday night. His subject will be 'Management', Bidault Arrives In Brazil Today RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Georges Bidault, French anti-Gaullist leader, ar- rived here today from Lisbon, Portugal, with his secretary, Guy Ribeauld. A Brazilian embassy spokes- man said in Lisbon last week Bidault, a former French pre- mier, had accepted conditions imposed by the Brazilian gov- ernment for granting him a visa to enter Brazil. The. conditions were that he would not indulge in any activities related. to French politics. Pointed Gun At Officer Gets 3 Months John Atkinson, 40, of 96 Centre street, was sent to jail for three months for pointing a firearm at a police constable, but why he did it, or where he got the _|weapon, he claimed he did not know. He pleaded not guilty, "TI don't know what I wanted to do that for," he told Magis- trate Frank S. Ebbs in the Osh- awa court Monday. "I have nothing against the officers." The fact -- he pene guilty to being intoxicated m: have had something to do with it. Atkinson remembered drink- ing a bottle of whiskey before} he was arrested on the other of- fence. His sentence on that! count was $10 or 10 days in jail to runconcurrently with the other sentence. Constable Gordon A, Ross, of the Oshawa Police Department, told the court he was on duty at the Four Corners when he noticed a commotion on Simcoe street. He then saw the accused point a rifle at him across the street. He said he started walk- ing towards Atkinson, who start- ed walking away. The officer then apprehended Atkinson. "Did he seem to appreciate what was going on?" questioned' Crown Attorney W. Bruce Affleck. "Yes," the constable replied. Atkinson pleaded guilty to the intoxication charge. "The booze has got me, to tell you the truth," he said. "I al- ways wanted to quit drinking." He asked to be placed in a clinic for treatment of his drinking problem while serving his sen- tence. "You caused considerable consternation to the officer and everyone else in the - street," commented Magistrate Ebbs. Maciej James Achmatowicz, 1060 Somerville street, Oshawa, has been awarded one of 45 Al- fred P. Sloan Fellowships in ex- ecutive development at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech. nology for 1963-64, Mr. Achma- towicz is a senior engineer in the north plant manufacturing department at General Motors of Canada. He is one of four Canadian residents ch rine this year's awards. Dean Howard W. Johnson of MIT's School of Industrial Man- agement, who made the an- nouncement, said that the fel- lowships for a full year for edu- cation in management were granted this year to outstanding young business executives in Canada, the United States and India, CAREFULLY SELECTED Sloan Fellowships for partici- pation in this program are con- sidered among the highest hon- ors which can come to young men during their business car- eers. The fellows, in their 30's, were carefully selected by MIT from a group of exceptionaliy able executives whose employ- ers nominated them for admis- sion to the program because they showed marked promise of growth Po major executive fe- jes. The selected Sloan Fellows in. cluding Mr. Achmatowicz will move with their families to the Cambridge, Mass., area in June, to spend twelve months at MIT, studying in depth the fun- damentals that underlie sound management decisions. Many will complete MIT's require- ments for the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Manage- ment. "The men designated as next year's Sloan Fellows are among the most promising of our country's young execu- tives," according to Peter P. GM Engineer To Study At MIT Gil, director of executive de- velopment programs at MIT. "Chosen early in their indus- trial careers, these men have a long future of service to indus- try ahead of them." The year of study at MIT will consist. of a program of spe- cial courses in economics and in- dustrial management with sen- ior. members of the MIT facul- ty, supplemented by a program of field visits and management seminars in which the Sloan Fellows have' an opportunity, to meet outstanding - leaders. in business and 'governnient, The program at MIT is made possible by grants of the Al- fred P. Sloan Foundation, Inc, Mr, Achmatowicz, a Cana- dian citizen, was born in Wilno, Poland, and received his edu- cation at the Warsaw Technica! College and at the University of London. He served with the Po- lish Armored Division of the British 8th Army in Italy. He has been employed at General Motors of Canada for the past! 12 years. Mr. Achmatowicz is a gradu- ate of the Institute of Mechan- ical Engineers in Great Britain, a member of the Association of Professional Engineers in On- tario, secretary of the Lake On- tario Chapter of Professional Engineers, and a member of the Society of Automotive Engin- eers. His wife, the former Jean Brown of Sheffield, England, and Toronto, is secretary of the Sunset Heights Home and Schoo} Association. They have two children, Susan, 8 and Rich- ard, 5. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Leon Achmatowicz, 460 Eulalie avenue, Oshawa. Dr. Achmatow- icz, a former Warsaw surgeon, who served with the British Co- lonial Service following tne Sec- With only 71 polis heard from, the atmosphere became cidedly piootyy. The Cafik--6,878; Hall--6,183; 8,391, convinced New Demo- crats of the outcome of the election in Ontario Riding. Miss Hall arrived-early in the evening, dressed, in her wo: 'in my bright yellow coat my sad, sad face." The yellow coat was soon shed to reveal a dark gray wool knit suit. Up to 9 p.m., all eyes remain- ed stubbornly. on figures as ing subdivision charts lining Stage and two walls of the ditorium, "Hall" victories w boldly marked with bright green figures. With only a few such victories recorded in Osh- awa polling subdivisions, the crowd of about 200 moved from the auditorium, and the charts it contained, to the lower hall, where refreshments were served, Miss Hall was met with a standing ovation when she en- tered the room, and replied: "Don't clap so hard, I'll weep." She added that she was furious the NDP had lost the election in the riding. "We worked well together and can hope next time for the right result," she concluded. Place Youths On Probation Two Oshawa teenage boys were given a suspended sen- tence and placed on probation for two years on a charge of breaking, entering and theft. Pleading guilty before Magis- trate Crawford W. Guest, in the Oshawa court Monday, were George Alfred Willoughby, 17, of 203 Valencia road and John Jan Grabowski, 16, of 120 Bald- win street, The latter faced an additional charge of breaking, entering and theft. _According to the evidence the pair broke into a Glenn street home and took a shotgun, am- munition and a rifle. Only the rifle was not recovered by police, Det, Sgt. J. D. Powell told the court. He said the ac- cused_ had told him they had heated the barrel of the weapon and wrapped it around a tree. Grabowski, the detective said, had also broken into an airport hangar where he had taken a 12 gauge double-barrel shotgun and a model airplane motor. Grabowski, he said, was inter. ested in guns and had not taken them for criminal pur- poses, He said the boys had led him to the place where the loot was hidden in a field. "As a rule I sent this type of thug to jail," said Magistrate Guest when he imposed the sus- pended sentence because of ex- tenuating circumstances in. the boys' background. Oshawa Man Is Second In Contest On Saturday, April 6, Interna- tional Toastmasters, Area 1, District 60, held its area speech contest at Fantasy Farm, Tor- onto, Seven clubs participated, including Oshawa Toastmasters, who were represented by Club Champion, Ernie Dobny. Out of six competitors, Ernie had the distinction of placing second, and is alternate to Toastmaster Jack Punter, of Podium Club, Toronto, who placed first and will compete in the District Speech Contest on Saturday, May 4, at the Sky- light Hotel. Oshawa Toastmasters are very proud of Ernie's second place, as he lost to a toastmas- ter Of seven years' experience and a previous contest winner. Approximately twenty toastmas- ters and their wives supported Ernie at Toronto, and the con- test was followed by a lunch and a dance. The Oshawa Club is a very active one, and'has gained 13 new members in the past few weeks. Now that the contest is over, President Doug. Clark is preparing for the final events of the season. Schedule is as follows: hip | nesday, April 10, nomination 1963-64 executive; Wednesday, April 17, election of officers; Wednesday, April 24, induction of officers; Saturday, May 4, annual banquet. This will wind up the season until September. present executive are: President, Doug. Clark; past president, Laurie Husted; edu- cational vice-president, Trnie Dobny; administrative and membership vice-president, Jan Drygala; secretary, Ed. Kolod- ziej; treasurer, David Conway; acting sgt.-at-arms, Dudi Mae- ond World War, is now retired. der. they were filled in on the poll-.

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