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City Hall Plan Moving Alon Architects for the addition to} Oshawa's city hall discussed preliminary proposals last night with city council, meeting as a committee. Mayor Lyman Gifford said|ted to listen to the discussion Addition inclusion of $1 million in the 1965 capital (debenture) budget for civic administration pull lines. ' . A Times seporter was permit- after the meeting that councillin committee last night. How- a s k e d architects Pentland,|ever, Mayor Gifford said after Baker and Polson, Toronto, to|the meeting he recommended to work out more details on thejcouncil that the discussion and proposals and cost estimates for|proposals not be reported until council's further consideration, |the architects present a more Council in April approved the|detailed report. Phone Booths On Wheels? It All Helps Chest Drive Two telephone booths will race along five miles of city streets Nov. 6. Robert Branch, executive sec- retary of the Greater Oshawa Community Chest, said today the race is in aid of the chest campaign. In its 12th day, the campaign has realized $103,783 of the $306,300 objective. Mr. Branch said the Keystone Club of Simcoe Hall Boys' Club and Boy Scout Rovers will par- ticipate in the telephone booth race, The losing team will be responsible for taking down all campaign posters after the drive for funds has been com- pleted. BOOTHS ON WHEELS The booths, with glass re- moved, will be mounted on wheels. One person will be in- side the booth and no more than four persons at any time will pull each booth. The race starts at the inter- section of King st., and Steven- son rd., at 8.30 a.m. It will pro- ceed easterly on King to Har- mony rd., then west on Bond st., to Park rd. At Park the race will proceed south to Elm- grove ave., and then west on Elmgrove to the finish line at the Oshawa Shopping Centre. Participants will accept dona- tions to the community chest the| from during race, spectators Other events scheduled dur- ing the campaign include: --Proceeds from the United) Automobile Workers teen dance at the UAW Hall this Saturday will be donated to the chest; | High school boys and girls| are invited to a community chest swim at Simcoe Hall Boys' Club on Sunday with pro- ceeds from the 50-cent admis- sion charge being donated to the chest. Stormie Dingley, Miss Red Feather, will attend; --The Rotary Club will host) j 200 students and principals at) lits luncheon Monday. Trophies} will be presented to junior and senior winners of the com- munity chest public speaking! |competition. PICKETS DOUBT MATTEL'S SWELL HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) -- Eighteen young pickets paraded here Tues- 'day to protest the manufac- ture of war toys. A marcher, John Gazur- jan, explained that with the approach of Christmas, it's hy puoc riiticaltop | The Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1965 1 1 ENNISKILLEN CONSERVATION LAND TAKE-OVER PLANNED A multi-use conservation area will be in the hands Nov, 1 of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Author- ity, At a city hall meeting last night, the authority set the date to take over the land -- 66 acres in the Enniskillen area, being bought for $19,800. Enniskillen is nine miles north of Bowmanville, E. R. James, Pickering Township representative on the authority, was appointed law enforcement officer of the authority's bylaw on fill and construction to cope with a problem of industrial disposals on conservation land, The Authority will hold a 'priority policy meeting" within the next month to discuss future ideas for the development of its Jands for reforestry, recreation, demon- stration woodlots and stream improvement projects to help wildlife, Date of the meeting is indefinite, CAMPAIGN HQ ROUNDUP Vipond Office Promised; Full of confidence in an upset,! will move here," Mr, Hodges | ivictory in Ontario Riding, Lib-|said, : i jeral campaign manager Ted| 'This is a fool piece of politi- |Curl revealed today a full-time|cal campaign talk he is circulat- joffice will be opened here afterjing, There are other more im- voters receive the representa-|portant issues to discuss, I am tion they deserve'. d thoroughly annoyed at him," Mr, Curl said the office would) The New Democrats' provin- "peace on earth, good will toward men" and '"'then give the kid a machine- gun," Department Of Youth 'It PCs Elected: Starr A Progressive Conservative government will establish a De- partment of "'outh, Michael Starr said in Oshawa last night. Speaking to Ontario Riding Young Progressive Conserva- tives at Adelaide House, Mr. Starr said the department would have its own Cabinet minister "so the problems of Go. will be ; ognized at the est levels of government." A press release quotes . Starr as saying "we are pre- pared to see that every young' man and woman in this coun- try who has the desire to ab- sorb a full education has an opportunity to take advantage of our proposed legislation." Mr. Starr, who has held this riding since 1952, said a full edu- cation is necessary for everyone in order to bring Canada to true fulfillment. 'PREPARE YOURSELVES' He asked young Conserva- tives to prepare themselves for the day they are eligible to vote by studying Canadian political philosophy. "It is not enough to talk square yards of sod is be- ing removed from the park by city employees. A two- acre parcel of land in the southwest corner of the park is being converted into a 160-space parking lot at.a A green carpet is being rolled up at Alexandra Park and rolled down at Kins- men Stadium this week. P. J, Kennedy, city parks, property and recreation commissioner, says 2,500 jabout the youth problem. If; lelected, we intend to do some-| thing for youth," Mr. Sterr promised. ' "$OD ROLLING AT PARK /be operated by the Ontario Rid- ing Liberal Association and jwould be stafied by a secre- tary who would "pass on all ; jinquiries, on a regular basis, to Ipr. Vipond in Ottawa', Mr, Curl also took a shot at Conservative candidate Michael Starr, At his rally in Oshawa Mon- day night, Mr. Starr called Libs} leral candidates "a bunch of ro- sbots"» He said they were called to Ottawa and told what to ped- die and what to soft-pedal. 'PREFER ROBOTS' Said Mr. Curl: "I'd rather lhave robots working together on cost of about $56,000. The sod is being used to replace chewed up turf at the stadium, Oshawa Times Photo Edward Maynerick, presideni of the provincial Young Pro- gressive Conservative Associa- tion, and David Allin; the asso- ciation executive secretary, out- lined strategy to be used by) young Conservatives to insure! re-election of Mr, Starr. Mra, Joyce Bowerman of Onh.| awa, second vice-president of the association, said Mr. Starr cannot be re-elected without the! Pedestrian crossovers will be|vide a traffic control device full support of wom. in On-|introduced in Oshawa, which allows -pedestrians to tario Riding. City council last night ap-jcross the roadway at other than "I feel sure the women in proved the installation of cross-|major intersections with a mini- the riding will send him backiovers at six locations in the)mum delay to both vehicles and to Ottawa," she said. icity. The decision, made in|pedestrians," said Robert Rich- Mrs, Bowerman said a 100-car;committee, requires formal ap:|ardson, deputy city works com- motorcade will originate in Osh-proval at council's regular|missioner. awa Nov. 6, touring the entire) meeting on Monday * : riding. Mr. Starr will be in the! The crossovers will be install- RIGHT OF WAY lend Car. ed this fall or next spring, The] The crossover is a controlled Today about 80,000 pieces actual date was left to the traf-/ crossing via e pedestrian of literature will be mailed tojfic committee's "good judg.) ies id absolute right-of-way, householders all over the riding.|ment" -- as it will hinge partly/"@ Sal¢, t eae The pamphlets cxplain Con-|on weather conditions Location of the first six cross- servative policies and give bio-| 'The primary purpose of a|°Vers are: ver is .| Simcoe et. n,, at Robert st, graphical data on Mr. Starr. {pedestrian crossover Js to DIO! adelaide ave. w., at Golf st, Crosswalks For City; '6 Locations Approved my team than Hees and Diefen- baker working at cross-purposes and not getting anything at all done, "Working together seems to be Unknown to Mr, Starr and his party. Dr. Vipond will be at York- dale Plaza tonight with Prime Minister Pearson and other Metro Toronto Liberal candi- He oe he was worried about 4 ite feo ho Da Mu be andsbakesine a ca hi a ae the plaza, with no speeches street in a crossover in all faith. ~ 'Vipond t ti "It gives me a shudder," end ee ee oe oe Ald. D ' iday in Whitby, Ald, Down. | Mr, Starr also came under Ald. Christine Thomas, al-|fire from the New Democratic a voting for egos candidate Oliver Hodges today. Sald she was concerned because; Mr, Hodges said .a_ party in Oshawa "we have rather|worker was canvassed by Mr. careless drivers". jStarr and was told that if the I'm afraid that because of/NDP candidate were elected he jsome of our drivers, accidents/would not be around the riding jmight happen," she said lanyway. * ; "IT have said many times, GUARDS REMAIN \a it bi reported in the Mr, Richardson noted that -0|0"d, 1¢ bas, been rep | , that when I am elected jschool 'child has no right-of-way ih _ " | | clal party secretary, James Bury, met with local party workers at the King st. head- quarters today, Mr. Hodges said his report shows an encouraging response across Canada, with good meet- ing crowds and no shortage of campaign workers for candi- dates, Mr. Hodges canvassed in Ux- bridge this afternoon prior to a 7 p.m, public meeting in the Masonic Hall, Tomorrow night he speaks to the Houdaille unit of the United Auto Workers at the UAW Yall here. Conservative candidate Starr was "'strenuously campaigning" on the west shore of French- jo ad Bay today, @ spokesman said, He attended a reception at the Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club and returned later to Osh- ty Extrusion Plant | t By Wildcat Strike * Won't Return Until Production was halted at the Reynolds Extrusion Company yesterday when _ production workers began a wildcat strike, Night shift workers refused to cross a picket line set up by day-shift employees at the Sim- coe st. and Ritson rd. plant, More than 170 men, members of Local 2784, United Steelwork- ers, are involved in the dispute, Company and union officials jmet this morning in an attempt} jto end the wildcat walkout, | [DISPUTE OVER GRIEVANCES rant Taylor, USW represen- tative, said this morning that} the dispute erupted over griev-| jances among the extrusion \crews, "The men don't want to go back to work until all *their! Grievances Settled grievances are settied," he said, Mr, Taylor said that the worke ers have: each been ere s ten day suspension by comes pany... "we will have to dis+ cus this'. 'WON'T GO BACK' "The men are insistent that they will not go back to work until all their grievances are satisfied," said Mr. Taylor. "I hope that our meeting will get things solved satisfactorily," Pickets left the main gates of the plant today to attend the meeting held in the main fac- tory building, Reynolds Extrusion is a manu- facturer of aluminum products, Company spokesmen were not available for comment this morning. Hodges Criticizes Starr | Arts, Technology College For City? Oshawa may 6o0on be chosen as the site of one of the provin- clal institutes of applied arts and technology, George erts, principal of McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Insti- tute, said today, Mr. Roberts was commenting on a speech made yesterday by Education Minister William Davis who explained to the an- nual convention of the Ontario} Public School Trustees' Associa: tion the role the institutions will play. 'We have been told that the announcement of procedures needed to establish a college is imminent,"' said Mr. Roberts, "I believe that Oshawa is high on the list as a centre for one of the institutes." He said that Oshawa and Sarnia are two of the largest communities in Ontario which do not have a centre of higher learning, "and I think our chances of getting an institute are better than those of Rob- awa for coffee parties, more ang knocking and mainstreet- ng. : Mr. Starr will be out of the jriding for the last time tonight when he goes to Orillia to speak in support of Dr. J. B, Rynard, who held Simcoe East for the Sarnia," Mr. Davis told the convention that the institutes basic en- itrance requirements will be Grade 12 standing but that stu- dents of 19 and over who have not completed their Grade 12 "and given the opportunity te upgrade or at least to become useful members of the inst tutes."' The new centres are not to be classed ss second rate universities, said Mr. Davis, as they will play a major role in the economy of the country, "They will reflect the character of the area in which they are situated, and pill give a variety of courses, both day and eve- ning, for young people and adults," The education minister told the 400 delegates that enrol ment in secondary schools has more than doubled in the last 20 years and it can be e to double again in the next two decades, He said that the majority of high school graduates in the future will not go on to univer sity -- making ft necessary to create new types of schools like the institutes of applied arts and technology. Mr. Roberts sald that of the some 800 Grade 12 students in the four Oshawa high schools some 500 would not enter univer- sity, "They would be able to study at the institutes, where they would get training leading will be allowed to enter . to suitable employment." party in the last pari t, Tomorrow, Mr, Starr will be in Whitby and East Whitby \townships, Independent candidate Dr James E, Rundle is dividing his time this week between speech- writing and door-knocking, He will be at the St. ¢ Young People forum Friday night and has set up a pun meeting in Ajax High School) auditorium Nov, 3, 'Pedestrian Crossovers' Tab Smaller Pedestrian crossovers are less xpensive to install than traf- fic control signals, Robert Richardson, -- deputy city works commissioner, in a Than Lights report to council, said $500 is the average cost to install a crossover, The average cost to install a traffic control signal is approximately $3,000. --Wilson rd. s,, at Taylor ave,/at school crossings and said he} Wilson rd. n.. at William st./Wwas a little concerned that with| Mrs. Joyce Bowerman, se ond vice-president of the On- tario Young. Progressive Conservative Association, compares notes with Con- servative candidate Michael King st. e., at Division st. the pedestrian crossovers, chil-! Hospital Body. --Bond st. e., at Division st. } | | Mr. Richardson recommended jand council agreed that the city , |Should conduct an education and publicity program '"'far more elaborate than any attempted to date in connection with traffic matters". Ald. Norman Down said Mr, |Should remain'. Richardson's 12-page report on! jcrossovers was '"'the finest pre- sentation I've ever seen .. . itradict it... but I won't sup- port crossovers." Fewer Killed At Walks | Than Lights: Fewer pedestrian fatalities oc- curred at crossovers than at sig- jnal light intersections in Metro- jpolitan Toronto from 1958 to 1963, '| Robert Richardson, deputy, jeity works commissioner, pre- sented several pages of accident statistics to city council last) jnight to show the effect of cross- me overs have had on general safe : ity.. "It wasunfortunate that crossovers were | | pedestrian \given some bad publicity after |they were first introduced in }1958," said Mr. Richardson. "There were accidents at cross- overs and newspapers played them up yet there wi more pedestrian fatalities and accidents at signal light inter-| sections,"* | jdon't know how anyone can con-| overs, while 19.5 pereent occurj|hours showed. that the average pes! might think they have the | right-of-way at school crossings| H H ll d lalso. However, he said at pres- onors 0 an lent there are school crossing; William A. Holland, superin- guards on Adelaide at Golf and|tendent of Oshawa General Hos- on Wilson at Taylor and "'it is|pital, was elected president of our intention that these guards/the Ontario Hospital Associa- |tion early this week. The first pedestrian crossover; He will assume command of studies were carried out in the the OHA at its 42nd annual con- city in 1960, Recommendations | vention next year. For the past to establish crossovers were/year, Mr, Holland headed the turned down by council in 1960, association's executive commit- 1961 and 1962. jtee, | The OHA is a voluntary or- ganization of all public hos- \pitals and many allied health 'institutions in the province. Mr, Holland will succeed Glen |W. Phelps of Orillia as presi- ident of the association. More than 5,000 hospital administra- tors, trustees. and senior hos- jpital personnel attended the |three-day conference in Toronto this week, Richardson average of 154 pedestrian acci- dents annually at the more than 500 crossovers. During the same period, he said, there has been, an average of 314 wedesteian| accidents at a similar number} : traffic control signals annual- y. . Driver, Walker The deputy works commis- Both Benefit sioner also noted that in the! ved between 1938 and 1958) within the City of Toronto there) F W lks was an average of 53 pedestrian} rom a traffic fatalities annually, The| crossover system avas introduc-| Pedestrian crossovers provide ed in 1958 and during the first/a 'minimum delay for both ve- five years there was an average/hicles and pedestrians, says of 36 pedest 'an fatalities. |Robert Richardson, deputy city Mr. Richardson said statistics'works commissioner. sow that in *"etro Toronto only! In-a report to council on cross- 13 percent of all rear-end colli-;overs, Mr, Richardson said a sions occur at pedestrian ecross-|study conducted during rush! time the pedestrians wait on a Starr to young mding Con Oshawa last night Mrs Bowerman outlined the role of youth'in the election cam- paign following a talk by Mr. Starr to young riiding Con- ised his pa Shey Sake aie Ay I servatives in which he prom t Department of --Oshawa will Youth Times set up a -- with its own cabinet minister -- if returned to power Phote He said that during the first|at signals, three percent at stop five years of the crossover pro-|streets and 64.5 percent at other gram in Metro Toronto' there/locations. Slwere 22 pedestrian fatalities at} 'Reducing this to a compar- Sjcrossovers and 32 pedestrianiable figure of the number of fatalities at traffic signals.|rear-end collisions per crossover Jointly,. he added, these repre-jor signal intersection, it is found sent 16 percent of the totalithat there is an average of 1.65 pedestrian. fatalities in thejrear-end collisions for every Metro area crossover annually and an aver Mr. Richardson said in thejage of 2.25 rear end collisions first five years of the Metroj/for every traffic signal annual \ crossover program was anly," said Mr. Richardson. ' seconds at pedestrian cross- overs, At pedestrian actuated signals the average waiting time for a green signal was 34.6 sec- onds Mr. Richardson said-when a driver stops at- a pedestrian crossover the usual waiting time} is four to six seconds while at a pedesttrian actuated signal, the minimum waiting time is 18 to 20 seconds. 'SQUEEZE PLAY' AT AIRPORT Tina Korub has begun to tune up for the next con- cert given by the. Oshawa Symphony Orchestra--when she will be guest soloist. Tina, accordion virtuoso, practised with the orches tra last night at the Oshawa airport rehearsal rooms. She is shown above srith, left, Edward Oscapella, orches tra director, and R. 4H, Holden, president of the osc : Oshawa Times Phote