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She Oshawa Zines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1965---PAGE 4 Oshawa May Be Affected By Regional Government The report of the Ontario Legis- lature's select committee on the Municipal Act and related acts, tab- led the other day in the House, brings into the open some sweeping proposals for a complete re-vamping of the municipal institutions of the province. Of greatest interest to the people of Oshawa and Ontario County are the recommendations aimed at setting up regional units of government in areas which are suited to that form of administra- tion. Oshawa and the surrounding municipalities fall within that category. The chairman of the committee, Hollis Beckett, of East York, spell- ed out as a condition for the estab- lishment of regional government the thesis that it could be applicable to counties which had between 50 and 60 per cent of its population in urban areas, Taking in the city of Oshawa, and the towns of Whitby, Ajax and Uxbridge, and the village of Pickering, Ontario county would certainly qualify as having more than 60 per cent of its population living in urban centres. This is im- portant, because the report speci- fically recommends that cities and towns in a county be included in the regional system of municipal government, This report, which has yet to be considered by the legislature and translated into legislation to make it effective, could have far reach- ing implications for this section of the province. If there is any area which is ripe for a regional govern- ment, it is the southern half of On- tario County, with its massive in- dustrial development, rapidly-grow- ing population, and the necessity for co-ordination of the future develop- ment of the areas. contiguous to Oshawa and Whitby. This change will not come quick- ly. There will be many adjustments to make before it can be effected. But it is bound to come in the fore- seeable future, and from that stand- point, the recent creation of a re- gional planning board for the area is a wise step which may lead to a gradual development of regional government in Ontario County and part of Durham County. Drinking Age Reduction The kite which was flown by the Ontario government, in a sugges- tion that the legal age at which young people would be allowed to buy and consume liquor be reduced to 18, is a disturbing one. The spe- cific proposal made, and it was ob- viously a feeler put out by some- one anxious to test. public opinion for the government, was that parents be allowed to serve liquor to 18-year olds within their homes. That can be regarded, however, as the thin end of the wedge, with the ultimate result being an exten- sion of the liquor control laws to allow 18 year-olds to. purchase liquor and drink it in public places. If the government's liquor policy She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawo Times sonnring, The Oshawa Times ; nen age 1871) and the hitby Gazette and icle established 1863). is published daily | Sundeys end Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ere Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureeu of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, The Conadion Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to It or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- patches are ciso reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, . Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Meple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Broughem Burketon, Cloremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and Newcastle not over SOc per week. By mail in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per yeer, Other Provinces and Commonwealth Countries 15.00. U.S.A, and foreign 24.00 is to remain one of liquor control, rather than one of seeking every possible means to increase liquor sales, there can be no valid argu- ment. in favor of reducing the legal drinking age to 18. In fact, any such move would be against the weight of public opinion, and against a trend which is apparent in the United tates. In the U:S., only one of 50 states, New York, allows 18-year olds to buy liquor and drink it in public places. But at the moment, six bills are before the New York Legisla- ture, to raise the age limit to 21 years. Governor Rockefeller has promised that if such a bill is passed by the State Legislature, he will sign it. This movement in New York is largely due to teen-age rowdyism by youthful. drinkers, One cannot conceive of an On- tario government wishing to legis- late to reduce the age at which drinking is legal. What is really needed is a greater measure of con- trol than is now provided. Other Editors' Views FEVER HONKS, PLEASE (Racine Journal-Times) The shortest interval of time known to science is the infinitesi- mal fraction of a second which elap- ses between the first faint hint that the traffic light may turn green and the blast of the horn by the genial gentleman at the wheel of the car behind. READERS WRITE... The Editor, The Oshawa Times. SUPPORT APPRECIATED Dear Sir: The board of man- agement of the Whitby Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses feels, very strongly, that the citizens of Whitby should be made aware of how very much the board members appreciate the financial support given to the VON by the people of Whitby during the recent annual appeal for funds, and we would like, through your column, to thank them all. While our objective was not quite achieved, still, by careful management, it is assured that the VON nursing service will continue for another year, Yours truly, RITA SNOW Corresponding Secretary. Whitby, Ontario MAC'S : MUSINGS Every lover of nature Knows of the thrill which Comes when the first green Shoots of daffodils, crocuses, And tulips show themselves Above the ground which has Not yet recovered from the Cruel grip of winter, But has been unable to Halt the upward surge Of nature as expressed In these growing shoots, The thrill of seeing the First shoots of spring Comes because it gives A preview of the beauty That lies ahead when sun And warmer air revive The sleeping earth and The plants. whose roots are Degp within its bosom. What a joy it is for Garden lovers to realize The labor of planting The bulbs in the fall Has not been in vain, And that the leaves now Peeping above the soil Are the forerunners of The glorious aspect of Purple, red and gold Which will soon be here, The beauty of spring Is joyous to behold When the heart is kept In tune with nature And there is within it A spirit that rejoices In earth's reawakening. Stay In School Off Job Market Last year over-all unemploy- ment -- for all ages and all sexes -- was about 4.7 per cent of the working force. But in the teenage category, 14 to 19, the unemployment rate averaged out at about 10 per cent. It was higher for boys at 12 per cent than girls at eight. Throughout the year on _ the average, there were 71,000 teen- agers looking for work and un- able to find it. However, while this is a discouraging picture for the young people, particu- larly the estimated 80 per cent of boys who had not completed high school, it is much im- proved over a few years ago. In 1961, for instance, the un- xyment rate for teenaged boys was 16.5 per cent. Even more encouraging is the fact that the percentage of teen- agers coming into the labor market has been declining over the past decade, indicating that more young people are prolong- ing their educations. Last year about 38 per cent of teenage boys were looking for jobs com- pared with 48 per cent in 1955. --Victoria Times 'Dr. Lydia Trull Noted Heroine Of Early Days ARTICLE NO. 4 (This is the fourth in a series of articles on the. story of the settlement in Darlington Town- ship of the Trull family, written from material compiled in "The Family Tree of the Trull Fam- ily', by Miss Edra McKnight, a descendant of the original Trull settlers.) Dr. Lydia Trull, heroine of the north shore of Lake Ontario, or Grandmother Trull, as she was called, the wife of John W. Trull, the original settler of the Trull family, was a woman of wonderful endurance,.. befitting the wife of a pioneer, She was tall, with jet black hair, and even' when well along in her seventies she remained straight and active as in her youth. Hers was a strong character which left its mark on the settlement. She is given special mention in the story of the Trull family as written by Miss Edra McKnight, who compiled and published the book of the Trull family tree, One of the heirlooms which, it is reeorded, came down through the Trull family was a small iron pot, which may be seen in the Bowmanville Museum. It is made of thick cast iron, with legs about two inches long and a handle. Con- nected with this pot is a stony which reveals the difficulties of pioneer days and the resource- fulness of Grandma Trull. In this pot, she mixed the herbs that served all medica} require- ments of the settlers, and ac- companied her on her gratui- tous missions of mercy to the sick. KNOWN AS DOCTOR Her motherly, neighborly makeup, together with a med- ical book on curative herbs, and REMEMBER WHEN By M. McIntyre Hood Four Died In Oshawa's Memorable Storm By M. McINTYRE HOOD Thirty-six years ago this week- end -- on April 5, 1929, to be precise -- Oshawa was prac- tically isolated from the outside world by one of the worst and most lengthy electrical storms to visit the city within living memory. When the storm was over, two people had been drowned in the raging waters of Harmony Creek, and two rail- way employees, one on the CNR and the other on the CPR, had lost their lives when their en- gines were overturned by run- ning into washouts on the tracks east of Oshawa. This all happened on the eve- ning of April 5, 36 years ago, and it will be well remembered by any Oshawa citizens who were then living in the city. My own recollections of it were vivid, because all the resources of the Oshawa Times had to be pushed into action, under the most difficult circumstances due to roads being blocked and other communications dis- located, to produce the story which appeared in the news- paper on the following day. SEVEN HOUR DELUGE The storm broke on the Fri- day afternoon at almost exactly five o'clock. I can remember it well because at that moment, along with my wife and family, I was just.starting for our home --then on King street west of Park road--after.a shopping tour. in the business section The thunder and lightning were terrifying. The deluge of rain was almost beyond description. Pushing a baby-carriage' in which was our baby son, wé walked on through the down- popour, west on King street, and reached home absolutely drenched to the skin The storm lasted for seven hours, 'during which the torrent Their of rain continued unabated. On his King street, the waters of Osh- awa Creek rose well above the level of the bridge, and flooded the street, stopping all traffic, The flats between King street and as far south as Mill street became one huge lake; with a torrent of water racing down the middle. BRIDGES WASHED OUT It was at the first bridge over Harmony Creek that two people were drowned. They were Wal- ter Northrup, 51, and Miss Helen Wright, of Peterborough. Along with Harry Northrup, 21 and Stanley Northrup, 16, they had been attending a_ social function in Oshawa, and at a late hour they started to drive back to Peterborough. As they went east of Highway No. 2, they. crossed the first bridge over the Harmony Creek, but found the second bridge, a little further on, had been washed out With much difficulty, Mr. North- rup turned the car around and headed back Oshawa But by this the other the down been car, ed body had miles John mile over, fic towards time had been washed by the torrent of water crossing road noticed, bridge the into the the gap where the bridge had Harry and Stanley North- rup managed te «st clear of the and to where by grabbing trees, they dragged father was drowned and body Miss Wright had also disappear- and weeks later, on May 4, that her was recovered at a point near the outlet. of the Harmony Creek into Lan4®ntario DEATHS ON RAILWAYS Meanwhile, two railway trains run east of CPR engine ran into a washout, and turned over Kennedy, west CNR line, a similar washout oc- curred. The' engine of a train ran into a m and Milne also lost his life. Because railway washouts, all train traf- between treal was halted for four days. The No. feet deep in water at Duffin's Creek at Pickering. The railway underpass at flooded toa similar depth. High- way traffic was halted until well . on in the next day. away 3efore -this was car had plunged stream through tion swim to points themselves to safety. found the next day. it was not until four trouble. Three Bowmanville, a into Its engineer, killed. A on the was of Oshawa slide and turned its engineer, James of these and other Toronto and Mon- 2 Highway was three Whitby was also water of water in the Oshawa Times cellar and press-.oom Because of fallen broken lines, telegraph and tele- phone communication with out- side was cut off. One interesting feature of the coverage of brought about by the fact that no traffic could pass Harmony on Highway No, 2. On the news staff of the Times was Mason, later Mrs, F. Nobes, and a daughter of the late Frank L. Mason, who lived at Harmony. From there, she could not get to the office, but she was able to get in touch with the situa- tions between Oshawa and Bow- manville, and relay the facts of what had home telephone to the office There aftermath storm, In bridges over the creek at Har- mony, taken to widen and out the creek bed, so as to min- imize the damage from future floods. The work done effectual in since, The Oshawa Creek was jam- med . by and remained in a state of flood for several days. Oshawa homes had their cellars flooded. The cellar of the Hotel Genosha, logs and fallen trees, Hundreds of then under construc- was completely filled with There were eight inches and poles the story was Mary happened from her was one to this: rebuilding gratifying disastrous the two measures were also straighten danger of | sérious then that has prov respect ever directions in. midwifery and healing of the sick, which she brought with her few worldly belongings from New York State, caused her to be known as Doctor. Lydia from Highland Creek to. Cobourg. In the early days there was no doctor between Little York (Toronto) and Napanee, and throughout this area she acted as a phy- sician to all the early inhabi- tants for 40 miles from her home. There were no bridges over the streams as in these days. Her husband, John W. Trull, got her a fine saddle black mare. Frequently she could be seen on this mare swimming up and down the shore of Lake Ontario, Her idea was to teach this mare to swim the swollen streams with her charge in the saddle: COURAGEOUS WOMAN It was related of "Dr." Lydia Trull that she was very cour- ageous. She allowed nothing to interfere with seeing her pa- tients. She tended redman and paleface alike, on horseback and alone, along the winding blazed trail, holding aloft a tur- pentine blazing pine knot by night to guide her, fording swol- len streams in spring and fall, and sitting out watchful, fateful consoling hours with her and her God the only hope of an isolated household in their time of sorrow. In many of the other settle- ments there was no one with medical skill to help the sick in their hour of need. Another pioneer, named Hoover, asked what happened when _ people took sick, made the grim an- swer: "We let them die and then buried them." FATAL EVENT 'A tragic event in the early history of the Trull settlement was the untimely death of Jesse Trull, son of the original setiter and his wife. He was owner of one of the few schooners to ply Lake Ontario in the early days of the 19th century. During the Mackenzie rebellion of 1837, Jesse used to. spirit hunted rebels across Lake Ontario. in his boat to the United States shore to escape from the loyalist militia forces. Incidentally, it is interesting YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO April 3, 1940 The soldier vote in the fed- eral general election cut the majority of W, H. Moore by 100 votes to 4,234. City Council asked the federal government to demolish the Oshawa Railway Car Barns at Athol and Simcoe to provide a parking lot. Oshawa Rotary club celebrat- ed its 20th anniversary by in- ducting nine new members. 40 YEARS AGO April 3, 1925 Alex G. Storie headed a com- mittee organized to have a new hotel built in Oshawa, A petition signed by 228 rate- payers asked the Board of Edu- cation to conduct an investiga- tion into school administration. Captain C. A. Mason's pointment as new adjutant the Ontario Regiment announced, ap- of was to note that Captain John C. Trull, Jesse's brother, was an officer in the government loyal- ist forces which were hunting the rebels for the hangman's noose. He often inspected his brother's boat-before it sailed across the lake. When schooners appeared on the lake, transportation was no easy matter. In the absence of wharves, docks and _ built-up harbors, vessels had to lie out in the lake while produce was transported to them in small open boats. One of the tragedies of the early settlement occurred when Jesse Trull, son of John and Lydia, was drowned while transferring grain from a row- boat to his schooner near the Bowmanville harbor. LITTLE EDUCATION In the early period of the settlement, there was little or no attempt to develop educa- tional facilities on an organized scale. Indeed, it was not until 1878 that it could be said there was a general educational sys- tem in Durham county. The majority of the early sett- lers possessed but limited edu- cation, There was always a small number whose education could be considered excellent, but the great bulk of the early pioneers had not enjoyed oppor- tunities for a common educa- tion. The state of society for many years found no place for the teaching of young people. The chances for learning were ex- ceedingly slender, and with the early struggles for existence, and to hew out a home in the forest, there was not the time even had there been the inclina- tion to acquire an education. Among many of the old sturdy farmers who themselves had no learning, and who had got along without much, if any, and had no books to read, there was maintained a belief that it was not only unnecessary, but was likely to have a bad effect on their sons, disqualifying them for the duties of husbandry, If one could read, sign his own name and calculate interest rates, that was looked upon as quite sufficient for a farmer. Gradually, however, there was developed an increased de- sire to acquire an education and a willingness to supply the means for it. Little schools were organized, often held in the homes of the settlers. Then, al- though progress was_ slow, school buildings were built where there were enough chil- dren to attend them. This pro- cess spread, and it is recorded that by the year 1876, there were 101 schools in their own buildings in Durham county. (Another instalment of . the Trull Family Story, summar- ized from the Trull Family Tree book by Miss Edra McKnight, will appear next Saturday.) BIBLE *. , . Hezekiah the king and the prophét Isaiah prayed and cried to heaven - and the Lord sent an angel."' 2 Chronicle 32:20, 21. United prayer on earth will still bring the unmatched help of Heaven, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."' Hebrews 9:27. The most sobering thought of life is that after it's all over we must give an account of every minute of it. DECENTRALIZATION NEED Government Offices Lack More Expansion Space '. By GWYN KINSEY Special to The Oshawa Times TORONTO -- You can look out of the east windows of Queen's Park's East Block and watch a steady procession of trucks hauling dirt from what is rapidly becoming Toronto's big- gest hole in the ground, Over this hole will ascend the buildings of the $50 million Queen's Park Project, and into them will go some 9,000 of the provincial government's 12,000 civil servants employed in To- ronto. ! Most of those who will be con- centrated in the new buildings are now scattered across the city. The department of educa- tion, for example, is on Eglinton, municipal affairs on Bay street, economics and development on north Yonge, and Energy and Resources split between three docations. Rut what happens when the Queen's Park Project offices are filled -- as they are likely to be soon after the new buildings are completed? CRITICAL PROBLEM J. D. Millar, deputy minister of public works, in his depart- ment's recently released 1964 annual report, says: "The most critical problem facing the department of public works continues to be the hous- ing of the offices of the various departments of government in the Metro Toronto area... As the population continues to grow, and the services provided to the public through new legis- lation continue to expand, it be- comes evident that the Queen's Park Project will be virtually GALLUP POLL fully occupied as soon as it is ready. "There has never been any in- tention to bring the department of highways back to Queen's Park from its extensive facil- ities at Downsview. The next stage in our planning is to de- termine what sections of depart- ments, or complete departments -- might eventually find their home outsi? the Queen's Park ~ area. "Hemmed in as we are on the « west and north by the Univer- sity of Toronto, and on, the south by hospital developments, the government can only expand . eastward. Here we encounter high real estate prices and must . reach a decision based on eco- nomics and service to the publie as to how far we should go. "In any event, the time is coming when there will not be. room for all departments to be housed contiguous fo Queen's Park, and preliminary thinking must be done on some degree of dispersal." DECENTRALIZATION URGED Dispersal could simply mean a return to the present situation, with the government buying or leasing buildings in various parts of the city; or it could mean a planned decentraliza- tion, a moving of big chunks of government machinery, perhaps whole departments, to localities outside Metro Toronto. Many provincial communities for years have been calling for decentralization of government departments, Guelph, for | ex- ample, would welcome the agri- culture department, Orillia and Barrie tourism, northern towns the departments of mines and lands and forests, MORE THAN HALF BELIEVE ANOTHER WAR UNLIKELY BY THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) More than half-in-ten people do not think we will have another world war and only one-in-a-hundred feel there could be a war within this year, In a breakdown of age groups, those in their thirties are most serene (58%) about the unlikeliness of another world war. likely. The question: Fewer in their forties (49%) say a world war is un- "HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL RE BEFORE THERE IS ANOTHER WORLD WAR OR DO YOU THINK IT IS UNLIKELY WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER WORLD WAR?" TOTAL Within year 1% 1to 5 years 4 6 to 10 years 8 Over 10 years 13 War unlikely 53 Don't know 21 100%, *-- less than 1%. 21-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 508 years over 2% 19 1 3 7 Hg 6 10 7 13 Fe ee | 55 40 6 21 24 100% TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 3, 1965... U.S. President Truman formally authorized the Marshall Plan 17 years ago today--in 1948--setting aside $17,000,000,000 over a four- year period for the recon- struction of 17 countries of Western Europe. Its purpose was partly political, since it was hoped economic stabil- ity would preserve Greece, France, Italy, and other countries from drifting into the Communist bloc. 1826--Death of Bishop He- ber of Calcutta, a noted hymn-writer. 1860 -- The Pony Express service, from St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento, Calif., was begun. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- the Turkish cruiser Medjidieh was sunk by a mine in the Black Sea; Aus- trian retreats opened a sec- ond path into Hungary. to the Russian armies, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1940 -- Winston Churchill took general POINTED PARAGRAPHS Most of us are hoping that the cold wave which has been sweeping Ontario is not going to be a permanent wave. Elvis Presley is now 30 years old. But with Lorne Greene now topping the list of teenage idols he does not have to worry too much for a while. Gone are the days when sleigh rides hehind a frisky team of horses were standard entertain- ment for young people in .On- tario. \ charge of Britain's defence effort; in Paris, 36 Commu- nist deputies were sentenced to four years in prison; the Earl of Athlone. was ap- pointed Governor - General of Canada. April 4, 1965... First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- French troops re- gained the village of Regnie- ville, in the Woevre district, and the Germans captured Drei Grachten, on the Yser Canal, in Belgium; near Ypres, the church at New- kerk was bombed by Ger- man aircraft during a ser- vice and several people were killed: Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940 -- the French government drafted a de- cree making Communism high treason; and Brig.-Gen, Victor W. Odlum of Vancou- ver was appointed to com- mand the 2nd Division of the Canadian Active Service Force. ACTION! ACTION! ACTION! More Houses Are Sold Daily Through mies: MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE Consult @ member of the OSHAWA & DISTRICT REAL ESTATE BOM.D OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE 728-7527 BROCK Monteith, Riehl, Waters & Co. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS RESIDENT PARTNERS Gordon W., Riehl, C.A., R.A, TELEPHONE WHITBY 668-4131 Burt R. Waters, C.A. BUILDING 52 ADMIRAL ROAD AJAX 942-0890 eee