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Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Police 725-1133 Fire 725-6574 he Oshawa Canes , OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1965 " Second Section" City and district features, social and classified advertis- THE GRIM AFTERMATH . - "it was a miracle that no-one was killed ' Oshawa Hurt In Crash A 12-year-old girl was rushed to Oshawa General Hospital Sunday afternoon after a two- car smash at the junction of Rossland west ,and Glencairn streets. The girl, Burk Maidlow,. 141 Rossland road west, was a pas- senger in a car driven by Ian L. McGibbon, 626 Brookside drive, Oshawa. She suffered concussion and a fractured jaw. The McGibbon car was _ in- volved in a collision with a car driven by Leo Alec, 358 Simcoe street north. Three people were injured early Sunday morning ina two car crash at the junction of Ritson and Edward streets. A car driven by Howard A. Burgess, Chapel street, Bow- Girl, 12 a car driven by Boris Fomenko, 243 Edward avenue; Irene Fo- menko, a passenger in her hus- band's car, was taken to Osh- awa Hospital with deep lacera- tions to the forehead and back of the head. Howard Burgess, passenger, James McQuarrie, escaped with minor cuts and scrapes. They were not taken to hospital. A pedestrian, Robert St. Pierre, 124 Ontario street, was injured and taken to Oshawa Hospital Sunday -after being hit by a car driven by Frederick Drinkle, 174 Gibb street. The accident took place at the junction of Athol street east and Albert street. Mr. St. Pierre suf- fered a_ bruised right hip and a manville, was in collision with right knee. Kitchen Blaze Causes $3,800 Dama It turned out to be a pretty;weekend. Two false alarms sent andjthe fire trucks out on wild goose Mrs. H. A. Richmond, 120 Con-}chases. expensive meal for Dr. naught street, Saturday night. and thigh and abrasions to e oa | } pepe THIS COMPACT CAR went wading this morning on Harmony road south just north of Donevan Collegiate. Ice-plugged catch basins ge In Home A smoking extension cord A chip meal was in progress|in the garage at 109 Agnes when the pan exploded setting/street, was quickly dealt with. fire to the kitchen. An estimat-}/Nv damage was caused. Owner ed $3,809 Gamage was done tojof the house is Mr. D. Mount- the house -- $2,000 to the build-|ney. ing and $1,800 to the cantents. | There was no damage either When fire trucks arrived the/ at the home of Mr. A. Farrugia, = nnd cae 'aeced: Frye Wayne street, where firemen Oshawa Fire Department |dealt with a grease fire in the City works crews were out dealt with seven calls over the|kitchen oven. Canada's largest union, | United Steelworkers' of Amer-|there should be a. move in the ica, is pitting its forces against/union which would let some David J. McDonald, the man atiyounger blood into the to Weekend Floods Hit Oshawa Homeowners FOUR INJURED, SIX AUTOS DAMAGED Speeding Car Slams Into Store A 14-year-old boy's wild drive through the streets of Oshawa ended in near tragedy early Saturday afternoon. The lad's wild charge through the streets at speeds up to 80 miles an hour ended in a mass of flames and wrecked cars at the corner of 'King and Simcoe streets. ' "lt was a miracle that no- one was killed," an onlooker told The Times later. Leaking gasoline from the smashed cars caught fire. Flames leaped 10 feet into the sir as firemen fought to free the trapped occupants of one of the cars involved. Four people were injured in the damaged. carsjif that car was two inches closer," she said. The boy's car, which was owned by his father, smashed into another car a' the inter- section driving it into the cor- ner of Burns' Shoe Store on the southwest corner of the inter- section, So strong was the impact that the car was bent around the corner of the building. Driver of the car, Lawrence Luke, 22, of 27 Nassau street, and a passenger, Joseph Rus- sell, 107 Ritson road north, were crash and six The crash, at the city's main intersection, was watched by nearly 2,000 people. Fire trucks and police were hampered by the pressing crowd. "It certainly was a frighten- ing experience," said Mrs. Judy Crawford, 588 Ridgeway, who suffered a bruised left leg when a car, struck by the boy's car, brushed her leg. She said she was stepping onto the south-west corner at Burns' Shoe Store and her hus- band was behind her carrying their only child, a seven-month-|both trapped in the wreckage. old baby. They were freed by Oshawa "It could have been terrible|Fire Department's emergency dent was still under investiga- been laid. over six blocks. Police said that he had driven at speeds ofup to 80 miles per hour through a busy intersection on the wrong side of the road before the accident. He ran into a car on Simcoe street and crashed into another -- parked car a little further on. Three blocks further on he struck a fourth vehicle and went on to smash into the back of a car waiting at an inter- section, police said. Gasoline from the two-car wreck at Simcoe and streets burst into flame soon after the accident, The flames spread out from underneath the two cars and flowed in a stream of fire down truck. Crow bars were used to pry open the twisted car, The two men were rushed to Oshawa Hospital where both were treated for bruises and minor injuries. Fourth person injured in the crash was another . pedestrian, Mr. Martin Jamroz, 66, of 287 Verdun road. He 'was standing outside the store which the car was driven into. The 14-year-old boy escaped without a scratch from his wrecked car. This morning Oshawa Police said the acci- tion and, as yet, no charges had The boy's joyride was spread triggered the flooding, re- ported in several parts of the city. City works crews worked Sunday and today to clear them, using steam and culverts were blamed by the public works de- partment for the failure of water to flow away. Week- end rains and melting snow "Shoulder-to-shoulder unity" behind the leadership of John Diefenbaker was urged today by Michael Starr, Ontario riding member of parliament. "This is the only way the Conservative party can survive and be successful," he said in an interview with The Times. Mr. Starr. said Leon Balcer, Quebec leader of the party and his followers, "got their an- swer Saturday," to demands for a leadership convention. The party's national executive (Mr. Starr is not on the executive) rejected a proposal that a con- vention be called at which Mr. Diefenbaker's leadership could be challenged. "They (Balcer and followers) have got to learn to abide by decisions of the majority," said Mr. Starr, noting Mr. Balcer's demand that the executive vote be examined. Asked to comment on the Quebec MP's threat to sit as nozzles. Both Oshawa and Harmony Creeks overflow- ed their banks in some areas. (Oshawa Times Photo) Donevan Collegiate and Har-|the flow to storm sewers which mony road public school. lempty into creeks. and then to One Ridgecrest drive family|the lake. spent most of Sunday after-/ Oshawa and Harmony Creeks noon controlling water flow atlincreased two to three feet in the side of their house with aljdepth, he said, but are just dam made of snow, jabout back to normal today. Water seeped. through. base-|---- . E amu anararecTRN ment windows, damaging the) recreation room wail and iting AERE THERE floor tiles. They were kept] = busy half the night mopping) : water in an attemi:t to keep the) THE PARKWOOD MIN- from Oshawa, won basement floor clean, |STRELS, from Other areas along Harmonyj\a second prize in the Kawartha independents and speculation that they fear losing their_seats under Mr. Diefenbaker's leader- ship, Mr. Starr said: "They should not leave the party. They are not running any more risks (losing their seats with Mr. Diefenbaker as leader) than anyone else." Mr. Starr, chairman of : the party's caucus, said the caucus meeting Friday was 'very or- derly with straight-from-th e- shoulder remarks." He said the statements made in caucus were more frank than he has éver heard before, and indicated that this is the way it should be. He said another caucus meet- ing is scheduled for this Thurs- day and Friday but may not be END OF TAIL IN DOG STORY A year ago, a kind' of history was made in Osh- awa. A 13-year-old dog, belong- ing to Richard Franklin, of Beatty avenue, gave birth to a litter of puppies -- a litter with a difference! They had no tails. Some Oshawa veterinar- inarians thought this trait hereditary, and each suc- cessive litter would be born sans "waggers."' Alas the mother died and no trace of the puppies can be found So by the look of things that ends the tail. and Oshawa Creeks were re-\Foik Festival in Cobourg over ported as overlfowing their|the weekend. The group com- banks. posed of Bob Fitchef, Barry Jack Johnstone, public works|Cory, Warren Magill, Paul Wil- general foreman, said the catch|Son and Terry Glecoff, took basins -and culverts have to be|se¢ond place in the folk singing kept clear because these direct | competition. NOT WORTH To spend money repatritig the Oshawa Recreation Centre on Gibb street would be like 'pouring money down the drain," Recreation Director, Wendeli Brewster, told the monthly meeting of the Central Council of Neigh- borhood Associations. "Within the next few RENOVATE ORC BUILDING? Sunday and today clearing still- culverts and plugged catch- Mr. White emphasized flood- across Canada vote for I, W.|growth of the union," said Mr.|. Rain and melting snow over today that that the Abel slate|continue for 24 hours. do our part in electing the men treasurer of the union, will be|cellation of a church service on Larry Sefton, director of Dis- = frozen culverts and catch-basins 66 e " in an attempt to ease flooding Oshawa 'Steelies' sine a ' ' basins for impeding waterflow. ay e S & He said several crews were out this morning with steam- ing on private property may be the helm of the internationallleadership, the responsibility of subdividers union. | "We do not look upon the|@"d homeowners, -- especially Abel as president in the elec-| Ross. the weekend caused flooding of tions which will be held Tues-| He said that more than 1,000| Harmony road south between day. junion members in Oshawa will) had been endorsed by the mem-|~ bership in nominations. 'They a < go to the polls Tuesday," he! Ski Service supported by the national and| district. officers. | P t d If the trend in Oshawa _ is! Os pone joined by Joseph P. Molony,|skis. as vice - president William But, it apparently didn't Mahoney is also on the Abel/dampen the enthusiasm of the trict Six, Ontario and the Mari-| times, has been eetuaed by| acclamation to the post which} T. E. White, acting director the|Mr. Ross said, 'but we feel that|Units, following complaints of Top union officials havelelection as a power struggle,,Where it occurs in newly built- Keith Ross, representative for|cast ballots beginning at mid-| said, "and I think that we willl followed across North America slate as a candidate for the| he has held for 11 years. of operations, blames ice-filled flooded roads and basements. recommended tha: members|but as part of the natural/¥P areas. three Oshawa area locals, saidjmight tonight and voting will] Mr. Abel, former secretary-| Rain yesterday forced the can-| Canadian national director. "Tt is not that we have any-| thing against Mr. McDonald,"'! weatherman'. UAW EDUCATION SEMINAR -- years, the Creek Valley ex- pressway will necessitate chopping the two west wings off the existing facility,' he said. He also told the meeting that there has been an increase of over 200 per congregauuon, Oshawa Ski Club members Rev. L. W. Herbert, ski club chaplain, who was to have con- ducted the service, said today the servic on skis will be held} next Sunday, "'providing we get! some co-operation from the! COLOR SLIDES of the mak- ing of jewellery as a hobby, and displays of calcite crystals, polished slabs and the home- made jewellery highlighted the recent February meeting of the Oshawa Rock and Mineral Club. Mrs. H. E. Murphy pro- vided the display of polished slabs and the jewellery she has made. Her husband showed the slides, including stills of flow- ers and wildlife taken in the Canadian Rockies. - BREWSTER cent in the individuals and clubs participating in com- munity sponsored programs, "This fact alone' has necessitated the request from the Recreation De- partment to use the facili- ties built, maintained and operated by the Neighbor- hood Associations in various parts of the city," he said, After a lengthy discussion, a committee was formed to investigate tne definite facility need and also to suggest the best method of approaching Citv Council, on this matter SKI-DOO RACES will be run this Saturday and _ Sun- day at Lakefield, Youngs Point, The races over a 20- mile course will cut across country and end up back at the start. Entries are limited to 300 cc engines and entry forms can be picked up at the Ski-Doo Sales and Service Lakefield, Ontario. Automation Problems Discussed Starr Slams Quebec PC's the gutter of Simcoe. Firefighters put out the blaze with hand extinguishers. Only minor damage was done to the store front of Burns shoe store. "Thirty seconds earlier," com- mented one pedestrian, "and a lot of people would have been caught in that fire. "That were about 50 people waiting to cross at the lights. Those people could have been right in the road. What would have happened then doesn't bear thinking about." Only one of the injured peo- ple, Mr. Jamroz, was detained at the Oshawa General Hospital. He was reported "up and around" today and will prob- ably be released, said a hosp:tal official, today or tomorrow. Food Machines Broken Into WHITBY (Staff) -- Refresh- ment dispensing machines sus- tained extensive damage and the contents of their cash boxes was stolen in a break-in in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Croven Limited plant, 500 Beéch street. Arthur Cottrell, the plant care- taker, discovered the break-in when he visited the plant at noon on Sunday. He found the lock and a piece of the door casing smashed on a door on the east side of the building. Food dispensing machines in the plant cafeteria were broken open and thoney removed. MICHAEL STARR held as he knows of no major items to be discussed. "But, if the 'Chief' decides we should have a caucus, one will be held," said Mr. Starr. Petition To Be Mailed A petition will be sent to the Minister of Municipal Affairs, requesting an inquiry into the Oshawa civic administration, "about Wednesday", John De- Hart said today. Mr. DeHart, on behalf of a group of petitioners, is asking the minister to conduct an in- quiry into "implied irregulari- tizs", which resulted from the resignation of the city's direc- tor of operations, Kevin Cahill. Mr. DeHart said he is now drafting a letter to the minis- ter and having the names of the petitioners verified as tax- Had Service Of 124 Years Four veteran employees of General Motors of Canada Lim- ited in Oshawa who retired re- cently had a combined service record of 124 years. Howard Pearson of the west plant truck body trim and hard- ware served the company for 42 years; Roy Stephens of quality control chalked up 37 years service; Harry Blakely of body plant quality control had 25 years service to his credit and Mrs. Margaret Nisbet, matron of the wiring depart- ment, retired after 20 years payers. service. The problems which automa- tion and. technological change pose our society were outlined Sunday at the education insti- tute sponsored by Local 222, United Auto Workers Stephen Lewis, MLA for Scar- borough West, addressed the closing session. of the two-day seminar which was attended by more than 150 people Mr. Lewis said that the rapid increase of automation, and of other technological changes, is revolutionizing industry He Said the government would have to meet this challenge Although automation changes could throw many people out of work, Mr. Léwis stated, it also meant that the employed would also find that they had more and more free time. It was also incumbent on the government, he said to give some direction in the productive use of this area of life The speaker said ade- quate counselling services for high school students would be an aid in the automated society which will soon be upon us. Mr. Lewis said that counselling and guidance for 17 and 18-year- olds would steer them in the right direction at the right time. He said that the counselling and job-direction program given tolay was not adenuate to the industria! challeng: The education institute was Opened Saturday by Victor Wil- that itive of the son, chairman of the institute committee, who welcomed the students and instructors. The opening talk was given by Allen Schroeder, education director of the UAW Canadian region The 'students broke up into classes which conunued Satur- day and 'Sunday. Cliff Seotton, director of pro- vincial federations 'and labor councils, Canadian Labor Con- gress, held a class on public speaking. Mr. Schoreder held a class on parliamentary proce- dure James Solomon, a representa- time study and en- gineering department of the In- ternational UAW instructed stu- dents in time stud), Grievance procedure and ar- bitration were discussed in a class held by Dennis McDer- mott, sub-regional director of the UAW Canadian region, Henry Weisbach, executive sec- retary of the Ontario Federation of Labor, conducted a class in unemployment insurance and workmen's compensation Jobs, income and the worker, were: themes in the class in- structed by Russell Irvine, as- sistant director of research, CLC. The seminar was organised by Mr Wilson and his commit- tee, vice-chairman John Moore, secretary, Harold Irwin, John Malcoim, Howard Shaw and Frederick Amey, DERRY DAY'S guests will eat turkey, be entertained by someone close to harness racing and then join in round and b Members of Oshawa Har- ness Horse Driving Club and their friends will hit the ban- quet trail. Marci) 6 in St. square dancing. The hay in the above picture, held by Gregory's Auditorium, Some 400 members. and their TREAT Cy Smith, vice-president of the club, is for the horses such as Derry Day, an out- Standing trotter in the Smith Stable on Rossland road west, Although president Stan Brown shows Derry Day a knife and fork, he seems more interested in the hand-to-mouth method. --Oshawa Times Photo x 3?