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, sett Ain hn iia ot Life begins at 40 -- for some, For one Oshawa woman, it was the beginning of a bout with arthritis, which put her in a wheel-chair. About the same time her hus- band was hit with lung trouble and acromegaly. He has been in and out of hospital since. Because the couple is in poor _ health. the Times is not publish- ing their names. Today, four' years later, the . woman is out of the wheel-chair but the couple spends $48 each month on drugs. Both receive federal disability pensions, totalling $150 a month, and the city welfare department pays $20 on the drug bill. Now, to add to their troubles, they have to get out of their first floor apartment, The house has been sold and the new owner wants the entire house. "GOOD TO US" "We can't blame the land- lord," the wife said yesterday. "He has been very good to us, charging only $60 a month rent, "But we just can't a place in Oshawa for this rent, With rheu- matoid arthritis I can't live in a basement apartment, nor near the lake." Ald. Christine Fhomas yes- terday pointed out the irony of age. This couple could not take '@n apartment in the pension- ers' housing unit here.. Neither one is old enough. The city's low rental hicusing ab is made up of three- m homes, contemplating couples with families who have trouble finding living accommo- dation because of th kids. Ald. Thomas revealed yester- day "an 'anonymous "Goi the city has promised a site for a housing development for per- sons who share the plight of the Oshawa couple. Although the woman cannot walk more than a block "with- out my legs giving out on me," she can prepare meals for her husband and herself, and she manages the housework. "I have to turn my back on apartments here which are at all fit to live in," she said. "WHAT CAN YOU GET?" "With what we have to live on. $75e..month ia all we .can pay for rent. What can you get for that? "There are lots of elaborate apartments going up in Oshawa. But they are not built for the working class. I ask the mayor: where are the low rentals for working class people?" (Actually, Mayor Lyman Gif- ford opposed, al] by himself, the original low rental development here -- on the grounds that it was not "low" rental at all, Since then, the Ontario govern- ment has changed the name of such developments to "public housing"'.) "If you tell our story, please make the people understand we are not pleading for ourselves," said the woman. "We are pleading for all per- sons like us. We like Oshawa and we don't want to leave." Where will she go if she can't find a place to live? "To city hall. I'll go and sit there and let people know. Have you looked in the ads lately? Leet many low rents can you id?" Welfare administrator Herberi Chesebrough says there are sev- eral such "desperate" instances in Oshawa rigit now. "I'm going crazy with them," he said yesterday. He pointed out that a survey showed "all kinds" of apart- ments here, "but the rents are just too high. "IN TOUGHT SPOT" "People on fixed incomes, such as this couple, are in a a spot," Mr. Chesebrough said, i PLEA FOR LOW RENT HOUSING FROM A COUPLE WITHOUT into the possibility of ha mare ah t ould ot ealecnaee Second Section City and district features, social and classified advertis- ing. 6 She Oshawa Times Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Fire 725-6574 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1965 Police 725-1188 An Oshawa lad, Hugh Pop- ham, is currently serving with an international group *Ttold the | ¢ Police Power Increase | Urged By Bruce Affleck | BIG 'BOOM TOMORROW That big boom promised by Trans Canada Pipelines Limited has been delayed for 24 hours (at least) by bad weather. A valve "blowdown'"' to re- duce pressure in the com- pany's gas pipeline was to efonrngreta gravestone aan ast te re Charges of racial discrimina- tion have been levelled against two Oshawa landladies by an African engineer, Jerome O. Eta. Mr. Eta, a summer worker in the city engineering department, has asked Mayor Lyman Gifford to try to stop racial prejudice in the city. He said that he telephoned two people who advertised rooms for rent in the 'Times Monday and was: told the rooms were avail- able. Mr. Eta said that when 'he went to see the rooms at Simcoe ist, s. and Park rd. nm. he was 8 had been let. ter he'telephoned the houses again, Mr, Eta stated, and was told that the rooms were still available. 'KINDLY GOVERNMENT' "I was extremely disappoint- ed to know that I was refused a publicly advertised room: be- cause of the color of my skin. I am studying in this country. due to the kind and friendly Ca- nadian Government," 'he wrote to the mayor. "The program was intended not only to help me get a much- needed education but also to fos- ter international relations and publicize Canada abroad. "When I do return home, Fittings-Union have been made at 6 a.m. today. The blowdown is neces- sary to reduce pressure in the line and assure the safe- ty of the maintenance work- ers. It means a loud noise for area residents near the pipeline, about six miles northeast of Oshawa. But the company has alerted all residents in the vicinity and stresses there is no danger. Natural gas service will not be interrupted. i many people will learn about Canada and Canadians from my impressions of the country and the people, and you will agree with me that such incidents do jnot create very good impres- sions especially on a student." Mr. Eta came to Canada on a Commonwealth Scholarship. He attended Mount Allison Univer- sity, New Brunswick, for two years and then Queen's Univer- sity, Kingston for two years where he graduated as a civil engineer this year. In his letter to the Mayor Mr. Eta said that both Jandladies told him "a girl just took it (the vacant room) five minutes be- fore I got there." "Doubting the common re- again and, as before, I was told the rooms were available. When I told them I had been up to see the rooms before and was turned away, I was informed that they do not want any black boarders 'so as not to frighten away other boarders'."" |'ROOM TAKEN' | The owner of the Park rd. n. rooming house told the Times Wednesday that she did not re- ject Mr. Eta because of his race. She said that the room had been taken when he arrived at the house, and she didn't re- call receiving any phone call from him later. The Simcoe st. s, landlady said that the room had been va- satan VT Race Discrimination Here? Couldn't Get Room: Engineer mark I called up both ladies & JEROME ETA * , « « extremely disappointed' Herbert Sohn, stated that. racial discrimination is "morally inde- fensible'. He said that the anti- discrimination laws dv not apply to rooming houses or rental properties with less than four units. "When someone complains of racial discrimination acts against them we -contact. the people involved and try to get them to change their attitude." with a New Jersey Boy Scout, James Long, who is also a member of the Bay of scouts at the New York World's Fair, Hugh, a mem- ber of the Fifth Oshawa Troop, is shown above, left, Scout service corps at the fair. Eight other scouters from Ontario are at the fair where they joined some 40 Grierson for the patrol because of his good record as a Boy Scout. CITY SCOUT AT WORLD'S FAIR Boy Scouts from the U.S. to form an International Patrol. Hugh, and Mrs. attached son of Mr. F, 0. Popham, 717 st., was selected pitality weekend. He is a member of the troop United Church and holds a Queen's Scout badge. His To Talk A ain |" by a girl tenant who sud- g denly decided not to leave. She ; denied telling Mr. Eta that a Representatives of Local 1817,|hlack man oui frighten board- United Steelworkers, and Fit-lorg away and 'added: 'I don't tings Limited have been called|qiscriminate"'. y Northminster tour of duty at the inter- national friendship and hos- centre ends this Symphony Cymbals Crash, TASH FIRE Tuning up for another season, the Oshawa Symphony Orches- tra wants more musicians. "We have 42 members now Rehearsals start next week. }ments," said Mr, Holden, "but; : i |DELAYS TIMES Swing From Strings Weak | flute player with us last sea "We need more musicians tal- son, he added, ented with all the various instru-| FEW PROFESSIONALS An electrical "flash" fire in the pressroom of the Osh- awa Times yesterday after- noon caused a delay during the press run of the paper. Production was halted for them," chestra president. August Job Applicants Up and would like 60 if we can get|we especially need more violin ' said Robert Holden, or-| and cello players." } Kitchener claimed a_ good There are a few profession-} als in the orchestra but most of the musicians are amateurs --| housewives, students, teachers,| merchants and mechanics. "The biggest group are teach-| ers. We even have a_ public} school principal, in the orches- tra,"'. said Mr. Holden. | Last year three concerts were | performed in the UAW Hall and | j | three-quarters of an hour. The blaze was caused by the overheating of a control resistor in the press control. The fire was quickly brought under control. Oshawa Fire Department was called to remove smoke from the building. back to the bargaining table by A. C. Dennis, chief conciliation officer for Ontario. The resumption of talks Sept. 10 will break a deadlock in negotiations which began July 12, when both parties failed to and board meetings. | Some 650 men have been| idied at the Bruce st. foundry} since June 24 when the local) charged the company with a} lock-out. | Mr. Dennis said today that he has called company and union togethep at the request of On- tario's Labor Minister Leslie Rowntree. "The minister is perturbed |about the length of the strike, which has gone on since June 24," he said. "We think we can intervene and try to iron out the lissues in dispute." "This came as a surprise to us," said Grant Taylor, local An officer for the Ontario Human Rights Commission, He said that the informational program used by the commis- sion results in a 30 to 40 per cent success. Mayor Gifford has. forwarded a copy of Mr. Eta's letter to the chairman of the OHRC asking for his comments. ADDITION PLANNED sre "concen "aner' Gt Yourself A Map Take City Hall Tour You almost need a map to find out what's where at city hall these days. Main objective of department relocations, on the basement and first floors, is to ease over- | crowding. Meanwhile, Mayor Lyman Gifford says Toronto architects Pentland, Baker and Polson, hired in June to prepare plans for a $1 million addition to city hall, ate meeting with depart- their Seven engineering depart- ment employees (traffic depart- ment and parking meter repair operations) have left the crowd- ed basement and are now work- ing out of a city-owned Queen st., house. VACATING BASEMENT P. J. Kennedy, parks, prop- erty and recreation commission- er, will also be vacating a base- ment office and returning to an office on the fifth floor in the More power should be given to police, says Ontario Crown Attorney Bruce Affleck. Increased efficiency of crime detection is a much greater in- fluence in reducing crime than is an increase in the severity of sentences, he said Wednes- day during a Canadian Bar Association convention panel discussion in Toronto. Mr. Affleck and R. Percy Milligan, chairman of the On- tario Police Commission, both said police should be given more power to enable them to: -- ask citizens for mandatory identity cards and finger- prints; --hold suspects incommuni- cado; -- administer co mp u Isory breathalyzer tests; --and allow a wife to testify against her husband; 'INNOCENT NOT AFFECTED' "We have seen some type of reduction of the rights of the individual," said Mr. Affleck, "but if we look at it dispassion- ately, the innocent man won't be affected." He told the lawyers that "all of us have had the deflating experience of seeing a recividist (one who relapses into crime) freed on some technical ground, knowing that he will go out of the courtroom and com- mit further crimes." The County Crown Attorney said an innocent man will speak spontaneously when he is brought into custody and inter- rogated by police. He said compulsory finger- printing would vindicate the innocent person from suspicion of guilt; and compulsory breathalyzer tests would re- duce the carnage on Canadian highways. "There should be a right to detain a suspect a reasonable length of time without inter- ference," said Mr. Affleck. INVESTIGATION ABORTED "Once a suspect is allowed to make a telephone call to his lawyer, the lawyer tells him to say nothing, then the interro- gation is aborted." Mr. Affleck suggested that the law be amended to permit a wife to testify, if she wished, against her husband. He said he knew of one case _|where a suspected murderer would have been brought to trial if his wife, from whom the suspect was separated, Two Lawyers Disagree At Panel Discussion ROWN ATTORNEY AFFLECK could have testified. He said that without the wife's testi- mony there was no case and it was never brought to trial. Would Diminish Liberty: Lawyers © TORONTO (CP) -- Two Tor- onto defence lawyers have ar- gued against giving more power to the police, while a crown counsel and the chairman of the Ontario Police Commission say such power is necessary to en- able police to carry out their duties and reduce crime. In a panel discussion Wednes- day before the Canadian Bar Association's annual conven- tion, defence lawyers Arthur M. Maloney and Joseph B. Po- merant said increasing the power of the police would dim- inish the cherished liberty of Canadians. Their opponents on the panel, however, said police should be given more power to enable them to ask citizens for man- datory identity cards and fin- gerprints, tap telephones, hold suspects incommunicado, ad- minister compulsory breath analysis tests and allow a wife to testify against her husband. R. Percy Milligan, a former Crown counsel who is chairman of the police commission, said crime is increasing iene at a greater rate than the pop- tilation and police are engated in fighting a war against it. The monthly Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic is being held again today at St. Gregory's Auditor- ium. Four hundred bottles are clinic will run from 1.30 to 4 this afernoon and from 6 until 9 tonight. A good turnout is desperate- ly needed to match the quota. Among the city's more regu- lar donors is Tom Simmons, of McLaughlin blvd. He gave his first bottle of Blood Given To Escape Duty Now Duty To Donate: Donor needed to meet the quota. The | | . . But Oshawa Still Booming x:*=sn isin While there were more peo-;out the, month, resulting in whee sally: ae Inquest Held ple registered for work last ee snag Se ---- The three or four concerts ' ting" month than the same period in| YO? Workers seeking employ- planned this year are our only| I Ci M mseuns- : Bs | ited (11,98 compared to gery] Ze": means of support," he said. | nto ity an Ss Walter Branch, chief com-|tion-owned house at 179 Simcoe ' g The wholesale and retail trade} "While we hope to get some |pany spokesman, was not avail-|st. s. The board offered the) able for any comment today on house to the city for $1 per| USW representative. "We will) ment heads to find out be glad to sit down and negoti- space needs. ate and hope that something) The health department, productive will come from this! merly located on the first floor, has settled in a board of educa-) council chamber. _ |blood way back in the troubled for-| The changes will be ade-|years of the Second World War. quate until the new addition is} "] gave my first bottle to es- completed," sais Fred Crome,|cape guard duty," he said city works commissioner. |with a laugh. Tax collection offices remain| ",~ was at Aldershot amy on the first floor, treasurer's! camp in England and they of- the city employment picture was) still bright, the Oshawa district National Employment' Service announced today. NES Manager Jack Russell explained that the large per- centage of the August applicant load included employees laid off by local industries shut down for re-tooling But the tobacco harvest creat ed vacancies for primers and other tobacco workers, said Mr.) Russell. 'Skilled workers remained in good demand, with continuing shortages in some trades,"' he said. . Mr. Russell added, 'There was no let-up in the volume ef construction 'activity through- \hairdressers and waitresses, demand for additional help "Service workers were in fair/to pay all demand and although there' A symp were some shortages, the ma-/semi-class Mr. Russell \ * season. He listed the following occu- remained steady with moderate! support from the Ontario Coun- cil, possibly next year, we have r own expenses."'| ony from Beethoven,} al selections pations where qualified appli-|mainly from the city with oth-/nesday, cants were in short supply: au-/ers from Ajax, Uxbridge, Port| tomobile mechanics and service|Hope and: Cobourg, he said.|Galt testified: he found Strath-|torium manager, said today. Rehearsals for the eighth sea-|dee outside a Galt home with) and repairmen, mould makers,)son are held every Tuesday in welders, ornamental iron work-/ building No..19 at Oshawa Air- station attendants, TV service ers, die makers, refrigeration] port at 8 mechanics, tobacco -- primers,! Don Parkes, the assistant 'di- p.m. Shooting Death GALT (CP)--Eric Strathdee, r tages, and/|54, of Oshawa, an Ontario Lib- jority of vacancies listed were|some Broadway show tunes will) era! party organizer, died from filled from local supply," said! be offered during the'up-coming|loss of blood when he was struck by a shotgun blast Aug. The musicians are drawn/13, a coroner's jury ruled Wed-'Civiec the proposed meeting. Birthday Gift | |For Auditorium? Attendance at Auditorium 12,622 during the month of Constable Robert Walker of|August, William Kurelo, audi- and dances, meetings and visi- accounted for the re- farm hands, tool designers, me-| rector, emphasized that no mu- pull the gun barrel away from) mainder. chanical draughtsmen, engineers, nurses, housekeepers, project sician need be afraid to attend. | Strathdee's "We won't be too hard on} them." chest the |wound in Strathdee's armpit. weapon The auditorium has year rent. The city spent about | $3000 in renovations. | ' partment offices on the fourth. WALK RIGHT IN Planning board has moved for-| ward on the first floor and now occupies the former health de- the front door. } The rear portion of the first floor, where the planning board n He. said that attendance at/and health department offices | the 16-gauge shotgun pointed at/lacrosse matches totalled 8,500;/were located, is being convert-| LONDON (CP) -- Britain's ie pee He was fumbling with| wrestling matches drew 2,613;\ed into- offices for engineering|7,000 record stores are being |the trigger. Walker said when -he tried to tors department officials. | In the basement, where engin- eering offices are presently lo- jan expected : now cated, partitions will be shifted|Christmas. Record manufactur- fired, inflicting a massive|drawn 201,313 since the official|to give draftsmen and techni-|ers have promised to match the 'opening day almost a year ago; cians more room. department on the second, clerk's and mayor's offices on the third and assessment de- City welfare department is lo- cated in a King st. w., house, the industrial" commissioner's the Oshawa|partment general office area,| Office is on Simcoe st. s., and reached| just to the right as you walk in| juvenile and family court offices | are located in another city- owned Queen st., house. DISC MEN CHIP IN asked to contribute £10 each for a publicity campaign to prevent sales slump at dealers' contribution. fered to let us off guard duty for 24 hours if we would donate blood. "Half the camp turned up."' Ever since then, however, Mr. Simmons has been a_ steady blood donor. UAW V-P r A family man, he has worked at General Motors for 15 years. He is second vice-president on the UAW Local 222 executive. He works as a spot welder in the truck plant. On giving blood he feels, "I feel I have an obligation to do what I can. "Tt do not know who I am helping, but I always conie away from the clinic with a tgood feeling. I have a feeling TOM SIMMONS « «+ got off guard duty that I have accomplished some- thing. "It is never a bother to me. I can always fit a visit to the clinic in as the hours are so convenient. : RELAX WITH TEA "Tt is all over in half an hour and then one can relax with a cup of coffee or tea." Mr, Simmons, who has given over 40 bottles to the Oshawa clinic, gives three times a year. He will not be among the donors tomorrow as he gave last month. But many other regular donors him will be there,