Lat onemsact woke yi 22 « JANE MASON (Gus vmnetovomannessns cats nergy eee THE DO'S AND DONTS OF MUST CROSS AT Motoris To work effectively, Osh- awa's pedestrian cross-walk system will require the joint efforts of both the pedestrian and the motorist. Upon seeing the cross-walk . sign, the motorist should re- duce his speed to be prepared to stop. At all times the pedes- ANNE LLOYD OVERHEAD SIGN ws ow trian has the right-of-way on the cross-walk, but it is little satisfaction to know that you could be dead right. The walks are clearly mark ed with large illuminated signs extended above the middle of the road. Fines for motorists violating DUMB LU s: Observe I sham BRIAN BRADY uilas cross-walk regulations from $5 to $50. But the pedestrian also must use common sense when using the cross-walk. No pedestrian should leave the curb or any other place of safety at a crass-walk and walk or run into the path of a _ vehicle vary ae a eaege SHARON SMITH Riles sib ie, spit gy, Or Pay Heavy Fines which is so close that it is impracticle for the driver to yield the right-of-way. A motorist approaching a cross-walk should not over- take another vehicle within 100 feet of the crossover. Police warn, however, that pointing a finger where there are no 'overhead signs and PROBLEMS, TOO Ste. Therese Has Growth STE. THERESE, Que.--Boom times lie ahead for this city and the surrounding region. But, labor and municipal problems must also be faced. Five Ontario Scholars Get McLaughlin Honors Scholarships, prizes and honor|dary school graduation diplomas awards will be awarded students| for Grade 12, including Arts and tonight at McLaughlin CVI at/and-Science and Technical. | the third commencement exer-| Among scholarship and prize cises. donors are Col. R. S. McLaugh- Five Ontario Scholarship win-|lin, Local 222, United Auto ners are included in the 52 sec-|Workers, the Kiwanis and ondary school honor graduates|/Rotary Clubs, the Kinettes and who will receive diplomas for;|Lionettes, the University their Grade 13 work. The five} Women's Club, the Business and are Mark Brett, Mary and Mark) Professional Women's Club, the Henkelman, Ruth McBride and|Canadian Legion Ladies' Aux- Karen Mosier. iliary, the Lyceum Club and the LOUISE BOLAHOOD producing about 150 Chevrolets and Pontiacs a day. In two or three years it aims at 400 units daily with a two-shift operation. To achieve this it will require a Spurred by General Motors') work force of about 2,500. {new car-assembly plant, the; High wages are general in the | boom is expected to draw feed-| auto industry. 'But we can't ex- |er industries to the area as well|pect to open up in an area like as companies not associated| this by paying the highest wages with the auto industry. in the industry," plant manager Duplate of Canada, which pro-| E. N. Weldon, formerly of Osh- duced windshields and safety|awa, told Financial Post. glass for cars as well as in-|"Unions are going to have to sulated window and color-faced| take the local situation into con- glass building panels, is expect-| sideration. There'll be great re- ed to start building soon on|sponsibility-on both sides to GM's 314-acre property. An-|come up with a just rate." other supplier that would plate} Pending wage settlements, the chrome for GM cars is said) GM pays the "going rate plus". jto be contemplating building|This is estimated at about $2 re. ' f sot | he per hour on its assembly line, : The school this year also}Women's Art Association. | an A a.| : . honors nine graduates of Grade| Guest speaker at the com-| New housing and servige facil-| considerably above the level of ; ; F ities to accommodate an in-| existing local industry. 13 technology, the equivalent of/mencement exercises will ee d first year at the Ryerson Insti-|Thomas Sloan, the Quebec "| easing population are being) The United Automobile Work RANDOLPH ZEDIC tute of Technology; and 79|islature correspondent for the ov . Suikes selon i <a oo reset ag pupils who have won the secon-|Montreal Star. year far exceeds totals for any| Ste. Therese and is now petition- previous year. ing the Quebec Labor Relations Union organization among em-| Board for certification. ployees at the GM plant is both-| "It was natural for the GM ering many, reports Financial|employees to join our union," Post. The outcome of the in-|says Louis Laberge, president of evitable wage negotiatians, like-|the Quebec Federation of Labor ly early in 1966, could have ajand UAW Quebec director significant bearing on existing| "They expect us from the start and potential industry. to try and extend Oshawa wages Community leaders believe|and working conditions to the =|GM should have little effect on| Ste. Therese plant. existing industry. One firm said| "At present, the wages and it is "ridiculous" to suggest that| fringe benefits of our members long - established. Ste. Therese} at Ste. Therese are inferior for firms, especially those in wood| the istry. We make it our and metal working, should be) business to ensure Quebec work- expected to. match GM wages. jers are treated as well as those But an official of Willis and|in Ontario. In. this we are sup- 9 : piano-making firm estab-| porting our membership." lished in the city since 1871, ex- pressed concern about a labor| WANT MERGER "undercurrent". _ With the new industries and "Our workers think we should|increasing population, there is match whatever GM pays,|also a demand for municipal which, of course, is impossible,' | Services. Ste. Therese, for ex- said the official. "We tell them| #mple, is tripling capacity of its that and it causes a bit of dis-| water filtration plant, not only satisfaction." Willis has about| for its own benefit but also to = 1145 employees. supply the GM plant and the region. | ONE SHIFT Ste. Therese West has plenty GM itself is taking great pains | of land available for expansion to be a good citizen and avoid) but Ste. Therese itself, boxed in, local disruptions as much as/with 14,000 inhabitants already, possible. Apart from the 90 em-| may be limited at a population ployees it brought in from Osh-| of 25,000. awa, mainly to fill management; The Chamber of Commerce is posts, the bulk of its initial labor|pushing for merger of Ste, 'orce of 1,100 has been drawn|Therese with its five adjacent from Montreal and other sec-| municipalities -- Ste. Therese E}tions of Quebec, West, Bois-des-Filion Parish of In production since late sum-|Ste. Therese, Rosemere and _|mer, GM operates on one shift, ' Lorraine. New NDP Officer-slate "To Be Picked At Meet The Oshawa Riding Associa-| Herbert Hyman is president of tion of the New Democratic/the association and Rev. John Party will hold a membership|Porter vice-president. Other offi- meeting Sunday night in thejcers are Steve Melnichuk, secre Picadilly Room of the Hoteljtary and Christian Thomas, Genosha. treasurer. Purpose of the meeting is to} Oliver Hodges party standard- elect a new slate of officers for/bearer in Ontario riding in the the coming year. November Federal election, will William Cumpsty, recently ap-|he unable te a d this meet. pointed full-time organizer forling. "a a _ ten iy Tag. ig Ps The NDP recently opened its also give a r if =|Federal election results and out-|"°¥ committee room on Simcoe 'lline the party's plans in th SuUceL, WHITH Wil ve UOpTraveu riding for the future. ln a full-time basis. 110,000 On Route |. Whitby Parade WHITBY (Staff) -- This town,directed by the Whitby Cham- of 14,000 citizens took on a/ber of Commerce. =|carnival-like atmosphere under The colorful parade was one {bright December skies this/of the finest of its kind ever morning. held locally and took approxi- More than 10,000 spectators} mately one hour to wind its lined the downtown streets to/ way through the two-mile route, welcome Santa Claus. It featured bands majorettes, : It marked the town's sixth moats and was climaxed by the =jannual Santa Claus parade,| arrival of. St. Nicholas, People also the first to be sponsored by started to lin n the st the Whitby Lions Club and) 3t"g:45 amy by 9:30 a.m, the closest vantage points had all Train, Car nn TIN Jy) NINETEEN CROSS-WALK stg nnn rie ee USE only marked linés on the street does not give a pedes- trian the right to stop traffic, This only applies to the desig- nated cross-walks -- Adelaide ave. w. at Golf st.; Bond st. e. at Division st.; King st. e. at Division st.; Ritson rd. n. at William st. e.; Simcoe st. n. at Robert st.; and Wilson rd, s. at Taylor ave. EERE ADVICE FOR PARENTS Show Your Children IANS been filled. In Collision The parade was led by the Three people were injured official cars and Bobo The ' How To Use 'Walks and $2,000 damage was caused Clown. The procession left the More than 20,000 pamphlets|said, "a motorist should alsolearly today in a two car from the Ontario department ofjstop and take a long look at alcollision at King st. and Park transport have been distributed] cross-walk so that when he is\rd. in Oshawa's elementary and sec-|called upon to make a stop he| Robert Beckin, 27, RR 2, ondary schools to acquaint them|ing week" in Ontario by the On-|Burketon, Heather Wood, 18, with the proper use of the city's|tario Safety League. newly initiated cross-walk sys- tem. Set: , and Barry Wood, 25, both of Insp. Smyth said he is hope-|125 Brock st. e., were all treated ful Oshawa will remain fatality}and released from the Oshawa William Tane, schooljfree. General Hospital after they sus- safety officer of the Oshawa| "We've had no accidents at altained cuts and bruises in the Police Department, says the|cross-walk and we want 'to keep! crash. rules contained in the pamphlet|it that way. | were passengers in a are excent one im Smyth is a ept Insp. d a plea tojvehicie driven by Robert - E. portant facet has been over-|will know what to do." | Butler, 25, of RR 1, Oshawa, It looked. | Traffic Inspector Norm an|was involved in the rear-end EXTEND ARM Smyth of the OPD said today] collis "A person wanting to cross the|six persons have been charged] William R. Brick, 30, of Scar- street at a cross-walk must ex-jwth a cross-walk violation --|borough. : tend his arm at a right angle|/passing a stopped vehicle and| The Butler car suffered $1,200 to his or her body and pointjovertaking vehicles within 100|damage pith the Brick vehicle ahead so a motorist will know|feet of the crossover -- since|getting $800 damage. the pedestrian intends. to walk|they went into operation last across," he said Moi y. evening caused $200 damage to He suggested parents take! The first seven days of De-{a car driven.on Olive ave., by their children to a cross-walk|cember is designated "'safe driv-| William Zariwny, 21, of and inctrnet them on the 7 ' : \ ; ' i hy. d000- use of them according to the|they approach a cross-walk.."'At|motive, driven by engineer pamphlet. the moment, they are not doing|Peter Sobol, 45, of Darlington, "For perfect -harmony,"' he/this, he added. suffered slight damage. staging ground about two min- utes after 10:30 a.m. Next in order came The Majorettes, the Whitby Brass Band, more ma- jorettes and floats of the Lions Club. The Kiwanis covered wagon led the horse contingent and was followed by Ward's Cow Girls, The Rousseau Buggy and the Wayne Whittett Show horse, the Warfolk pony cart. Other acts included show horses and teams of horses entered by Heber Down. CP Dayliner on with a car driven by} Leaves Rails OWEN SOUND (CP) -- Two passengers were injured and 11 A .car-train collision Friday|Other passengers and crew es- caped injury when the Canadian Pacific Railway's Dayliner from Toronto left the rails as it ap- pronthed the station here Fri- day night. CPR officials said switches had been tampered with, ,