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he Oshawa Zines OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1966 J. A. LAWRENCE, left, chairman of the Oshawa Separate School Board, last ae ahs a i i al Rn oe OSHAWA TO NIAGARA FALLS... A system of regional govern- ment throughout the Golden Horseshoe -- Oshawa to Ni- agara Falls -- may eventually be established, says a special advisor to the Minister of Mu- nicipal Affairs. Dr. Lorne Cumming says re- gional governments might be divided into several metro- style set-ups each designed to meet the needs of individual re- gions with the provincial gov- ernment serving as a super- metro to effect liaison between the regions. "It's very dangerous to make any prophecies but there seems to be some thoughts along this line," Mr. Cumming told The Times today. MEETING IN MONTH Mr. Cumming said he hopes to be able to meet with Osh- awa's city council within one month to discuss the possibility of a study of local governments in Ontario County. He said because he has been unable to set a definite date for the meeting he has not replied to council's invitation. A study of local governments, commonly known as a regional government study, is underway ' at one end of the Lake Ontario "horseshoe" (Lincoln and Wel- land Counties) and a study is being considered at the other end (Ontario County). In between, Metro Toronto is being re-organized into one city and five boroughs; several mu- nicipalities on Metro's northern fringe have banded together in an unofficial organization to con- sider common problems; and west of Metro in Peel and Hal- ton Counties, a regional gov- ernment study is nearing com- pletion. Mr. Cumming said the areas north and east of Metro may ... "BUT PROPHECIES DANGEROUS' decide to press for solutions to their problems similar to those which will be recommended in Halton and Peel. He said this would save the time and expense of separate studies into what are essentially similar problems. However, Mr. Cumming said he does not know what Thomas Plunkett, a Montreal municipal consultant, will recommend in his Halton, Peel report. The $65,000 study, financed jointly by the province and the two counties, may be presented to the province within two months. Regional Plan Foreseen For Horseshoe In reference to existing mu- nicipal (political) boundaries, Mr. Cumming said one of the things which may come out of the studies is a 'modern defini- tion of a region', taking into consideration such things as watersheds, economic growth and transportation. He said even if it is assumed that a county is a suitable ve- hicle for regional government, one of the vital questions is: 'How do you find a suitable way of getting separated cities (like Oshawa) back into the country structure'. Creighton Life Member Of Benchers T. Kelso Creighton, QC, Osh- awa lawyer for 46 years, has been made a life-member of the Benchers of the Law Society of Upper Canada. The appointment became permanent this year following Mr. Creighton's third consecu- tive election to the position since 1956. The 30-member Benchers are the controlling body of the law profession in Ontario and are responsible for maintaining dis- cipline and educational stand- ards for lawyers throughout the Province. suitably engraved gavel in recognition of his service to the board in this capacity. --Oshawa Times Photo night at the opening of the board's regular meeting pre- sented William O'Neill, last year's chairman, with a Safety Aspect Questioned Of Children Walking Road Oshawa Safety League will be asked by the Separate School Board to give its opinion on the advisability of children walking to school on a street where city council has refused to install sidewalks. A letter from L. R. Barrand, city clerk, advising the board that its request for a sidewalk on the west side of Elmridge ave. had been turned down by city council when it endorsed a report of the Public Works com- mittee. The report stated that Elm- ridge ave. is a dead-end street with a low. volume of. traffic "and when it is paved this year, it will provide a good sur- face for walking'. Separaté School Trustees Protest Building Permit Delay i°.27.°.2088 soe tur A delegation of Separate School board trustees led by Chairman Jack Lawrence "and board architect William Saccoc- cio was expected to converge on Mayor Lyman Gifford at city hall today to find out why it will take a month to get a building permit fora school ad- dition when it has already been approved. Mr. Saccoccio told trustees Jast night he was told by the engineer in charge of the build- ing department at city hall yes- terday it would take about four weeks to process the plans for the addition to St. Francis "There is always an element of danger when children are walking on the pavement no matter how little traffic there is,"' he said. | "The same students who use |Elmridge ave. must walk along Olive ave. where there is much heavier . traffic and no side- walks. Therefore, it is proposed | to construct a sidewalk on Olive lave. instead." A motion proposed by Trustee Ivan Wallace to send a letter to the public works committee | thought it was "good thinking" tioned the wiseness of com- plaining to the city when it had already investigated the re- plorable that sidewalks were turned down when 500 children will be walking on pavement, failed to win the support of fellow trustees. Mr. Wallace said the reason for asking for a sidewalk was traffic on Elmridge "is ligible"'. "If we buck the city on every- |thing we don't get what we ask ifor," he said. "We're not help- ing the board's position." | The safety league will also) to separate the pedestrian traf- fie from the vehicular, be asked for an opinion on city| council's decision not to con- {struct a sidewalk on the west | Side of Wilson rd. n. from Ross- \land rd. to a point in line with Sir Albert Love school, as re- : ing down this request was be- in Oshawa," said the architect.|cause the public works com- "In the case of St. Michael's) mittee considered the gravel school, a foundation permit was|footpath on the west side of issued so the contractor could) wijson rd. n. to be adequate at start work on the project." --_ ithe present time "'and in view Frank Shine, business admin-|of the undeveloped state of istrator of the board, said the/some of the abutting land and contract was signed last Tues-|\the fact that property acquisi day with the contractor, svhO| tion is required to construct the agreed to start work on the ad+| sidewalk, it is not proposed to Trustee Michael Rudka ques-| quest and turned it down. He} so As a Bencher, Mr. Creighton has been chairman of the dis- |ciplinary committee and served on the legal education commit- |tee which controls the admis- |sion and examinations at Os- | goode Hall. | Born in Middlesex County in | Western Ontario, Mr. Creighton | graduated from the University of Toronto in 1916. He later attended Osgoode Hall and was admitted to the |bar in 1919. | During the First World War, | Mr. Creighton enlisted with the 75th regiment of the Canadian} Expeditionary Force and} jachieved the rank of captain| | during his service. | He came to Oshawa after) Armistice and started his law} practice here in partnership) with the late Col. J. F. Grier-| . | The firm has continued since) stating the board finds it de-|on the city's behalf because the|that time and now has four neg-| partners, Creighton, Drynan,! }Murdoch and Victor. Smoking Issue 'Tiger By Tail' Smoking by stiddents of. the senior school level is gettifig to be a serious problem in Qsh- awa, said Separate School Board Administrator Frank Shine, "but it's like having a tiger by the tail'. He said the law forbids. any- one under 18 to buy cigarettes. When the smoking problem was brought up at last night's board meeting, Dr. George Sciuk said this sort of thing should be discouraged, "but there is no way to control it. "They can tell the principal or teacher where to go once dition next Monday. \construct one in 1966." they get off the school prop- erty." WAYS AND MEANS .of improving land and _build- ing assessing were discuss- ed in Oshawa Wednesday by more than 100 assessors from the counties of On- tario, York, Halton and Peel. Morley Parfeniuk, deputy assessment commis- sioner in Oshawa (left), chats with P. G. Gillis, director of the assessment Complete Take-Over By Province Unlikely Provincial government con- trol of municipal assessment is increasing but a senior Queen's Park official says he does not think there will be a complete provincial take-over, P. G. Gillis, director of the assessment branch, department of municipal affairs, said 'Wed- nesday the government is "working toward more uniform- ity and consistency in assessing throughout Ontario". He also told The Times some form of subsidy to cities for assessment department operat- ing costs is being considered by provincial '"'politicians". Mr. Gillis was the main speak- er at a one-day meeting of dis- trict 12, association of assessing officers, at the Hotel Genosha. More than 100 assessors from the counties of Ontario, York, He said he called the building) department after being inform- ed of the situation by Mr. Sac- coccio and was told "they didn't have time" to process the plans, |f a step that has to be taken before a permit can be issued "This is a serious situation," School before a building permit could be issued. "This is the first time we ever experienced this problem Exemption From Attendance AtSchool On Holy Days Talked A moiion "by ~Trusiee George Sciuk last night "'to set aside recognized exemption from compulsory attendance at school on Holy Days" was tabled for further investigation by the Oshawa Separate School Board. Parish priests, separate schoo! teachers and teachers' representatives will be asked by letter to state their views on this subject before any action is taken by the board. Trustee Appointed To Attend Negotiations With Janitors Trustee Michael Rudka was appointed last night as the Osh- awa Separate Schoo! Board rep- resentative to sit in on negotia- tions between the janitors of the separate school system and the board's negotiators. His appointment was opposed by Mrs. Winona Clarke, who offered no reason for her ob- jection The janitors are represented by the Canadian Union of Pub-} lic Employees and the board by the Industrial Relations In- stitute. Mr. Rudka, who is chairman of the finance committee, sat in ago. The other board represen- tative at negotiations is Frank Shine, business administrator. A suggestion by Trustee Wil- liam O'Neill that minutes. of negotiations be made available to all trustees "so we're not completely in the dark" re- ceived strong objection from Mr. Rudka who said no. min- i Dr-j on negotiations two years| | Said Mr. Shine. "We could lose ja month on the building of this | addition." Di, Sciuk said"a Hoiy Day jshould not be an excuse for, a |holiday." He said the board still receives full grants for Holy Days whether the children are absent or in school. F | Trustee Michael Rudka, who proposed the tabling action,|} said he was not in favor of the| (3 |motion, but thought it better to lexplore all avenues rather than jump into something and find themselves rescinding it a jmonth later. |utes are taken over the bar- gaining table. Mr. Rudka said "'there has to | be a little bit of give and take" in negotiations and to distribute | minutes of this would defeat its |whole purpose. Board Urged To Pare Budget | The estimated 1966 budget of jthe Oshawa separate school |board is $75,000 more than its $1,206,200 revenue, so the | board's finance chairman |Michael Rudka asked the com- mittees to pare their budgets. Trustee Ernest Marks said there is a degree of urgency in this matter "as we have gone four months without a budget." J. A. Lawrence, board chair- man, said the finance commit- tee will have to meet and de- cide ona budget before the next} meeting, which is slated for} May 12, Enter Mr. and Mrs. Hard- castle, characters in Oliver Goldsmith's comedy 'She Stoops to Conquer" which opens .at O'Neill CVI to- night at 8 p.m. Here are Brian Lynch and Leslie St. Lad \ Aridrews, both of Grade 12, playing the roles of a wealthy British couple in the first scene of act one. The play was first produced in London, England, at the Covent Gardens in 1773. A classical comedy, it is con- a 1 | annual spring meeting. Mr. Gillis-said after the meet- ing several steps are being taken which will lead to assess- ment uniformity and consist- ency: --all municipalities are being encouraged to switch to an up- to-date cost manual. prepared by the assessment branch. (Osh- awa assessment is based on 1950 building costs but a switch to the new manual is expected in 1973); --county municipalities are being encouraged with provin- cial subsidies (for such things as salaries and equipment) to participate in county-wide as- sessment; : --as of Jan 1 this year licenc- ing of assessors by the province came into effect. (Oshawa has five licensed assessors and four probationary assessors. Asses- sors must pass a_ three-year course and work on additional two years before a permanent licence will be granted.) LICENSING STARTED Mr. Gillis said licensing was introduced to improve the qual- ity of assessing and give as- sessors job security. He said if a municipality fires an asses- sor, after asking him to do something he did not consider proper, he could appeal to the provincial assessment branch. Mr. Gillis also said with larg- er assessing areas -- cities and counties -- more efficient me- thods and equipment will be used and the interest of assess- ors will be maintained through competition for jobs. Halton and Peel, -- the| Workers In U AW Office DRESS REHEARSAL AT O'NEILL sidered a satire on 18th Cen- tury manners and customs. Students of O'Neill held their dress rehearsal at the school last night. They will be presenting the play Fri- day and Saturday nights. (Oshawa Times Photo) iR. | Make Bid For Wage Parity Wage parity with their U.S. counterparts -- the goal of Ca- nadian auto workers -- is sought by office workers employed by Local 222, United Auto Work- ers. The six women workers at the| union office, all members of Local 1136, UAW, seek wage parity in current contract nego- tiations. Mrs. Joan Sutton, office stew- aid, said today that the employ- ees are serious in their de- mands. She said that if wage parity is won it could mean be- tween $20 and $30 weekly in pay Taises. Fringe benefits are also be- ing bargained for. Negotiations for the renewal of a two-year contract which expires Sunday began last Friday. Bargaining for Local 222 is president Albert Taylor. He re- fused to make any comment on the issue this morning. Mrs. Sutton quoted the slogan used by the International Union and Local 222's executive board: "What we desire for ourselves, we desire for all others." "We are just as efficient as the girls in Detroit," said Mrs. Sutton, "'and in some ways our work is more complex as Local 222 includes units from several plants." The parity demands also in- clude: increased life insur- ance, supplementary unemploy- ment benefits; and a combined pension plan and severance pay program. Mrs, Sution said that the local currently pays 100 percent of the employees' Canada Pension Plan contributions. A minor change in sick pay benefits is also sought. Local 1136 members are fully cover- ed by Medicare and drug care plans. "Wage parity is the key tar- get for the UAW, and is sure to be the main issue at our union's international convention in California next month," said Mrs. Sutton. "I don't mean that charity should begin at home but if anyone should wage parity it ought to be UAW employees," she said. "Let's set General Motors a real good example." branch, department of muni- cipal affairs and Gordon Hepditch, Ontario County assessment commissioner. --Oshawa Times Photo ONE FAULTY STEP COULD COST $110 Oshawa's separate school 'trustees learned last night a bad step could cost them $110. The step is at the board's coe st. n. and this was the estimated cost of removing it. The item, which has been lingering on the property committee's agenda for sev- erat meetings, was thrown back into its lap for further investigation. Board Chairman J. A. Law- rence suggested the old step be used as a crib for a new concrete step -- which would eliminate the cost of re- moving it. The board had previously received an estimate on a pre- cast concrete step, but this amount was not disclosed. administration offices on Sim- |), School Site Land Sought Catholic school trustee Ivan Wallace said last night the Osh- awa board of education refused to meet with the separate school board to discuss the possibility of a land deal. Mr. Wallace said he approach- ed the public board with regard to land it owns on Athabaska st. as a possible site for a sepa- rate school. Trustee Michael Rudka's mo- tion to send a letter to the board of education "to see if it is interested in selling land on Athabaska-st: for-a school site" was adopted by the Catholic school trustees. Mr. Wallace, who is chair- man of the separate school board's sites committee, also reported that the next area in the city that looks to be the next point of immediate pres- sure for a school is in the St. Philip's school district in the lakefront area, He received permission from the board to investigate pos- sible sites in this area. ONE LED THE WAY The first Jewish kibbutz (co- operative farm) in Palestine was founded in 1909 at Degania, near the Sea of Galilee. Hail! Gales! What Next For Spring? Rain, hail, snow and gale- force winds blasted Oshawa last night and ended a spell of spring-like weather. George Slocombe, manager of the Oshawa Flying Club, said today that winds in excess of 50 miles per hour were record- ed at the airport. The low cloud cover over the area grounded all planes at the airport. Low temperattre recorded in the city last night was 30 de- grees. Wednesday's high was a copl 46 degrees. The patch of bad weather be- gan with a rainstorm which soon turned to freezing rain. This was followed by a snow squall and then by more rain. Bus 'Packed', Board Told Eighty-five children packed into a 45-seat city bus like sar+ dines was the problem present. ed last night to the Oshawa Separate School Board by the president of the French-Cana- dian Club. Viateur Lavergne, spokesman for the two-man delegation, told separate school trustees the Oshawa Public Utilities Com- mission has threatened to takg away the special bus that trans- ports the students to and from Corpus Christi School and "the four corners" unless they be- ave. 'With children standing in the aidles of the bus and being jostled every time it stops, who wouldn't yell," said Mr. La- vergne. Frank Shine, board admink strator; was appointed a one- man fact-finding committee to investigaté-the situation and re- port back to the board. He told trustees he was in- formed by a PUC official that since Easter a 45-seat bus was being used to transport the chil- dren instead of a 33-seat bus. Trustee Michael Rudka said he was surprised to learn trans- portation officials would allow a situation like this. 10,000 Target For Petitioners Anti-Centennial Parkway pe- titions continue to pile up and officials of the citizen's commit- tee for creek valley conservas tion hope 10,000 will be col- lected. John DeHart, publicity chair- man, said today more than 8,000 signed petitions have been received -- 5,000 of them in re- sponse to a mailing campaign initiated one month ago. Meanwhile, members of city council are studying final plans of the proposed $19 million parkway in the Oshawa Creek Valley, The-city's share of ihe cost has been estimated at $6.5 million. Mr. DeHart said a booth has been set up at the sportsman's show at the Civic Auditorium "for the express purpose of ex- plaining, to those interested, our views on creek valley con- servation". He said the booth display will depict an entirely landscaped valley complete with creek, evergreen trees and flowering plants, A petition thermometer will be at the booth showing each day how the petition campaign is progressing. Mr. DeHart said petitions and $1 membership cards will also be available at the booth. RIDGEWAY WINS SENIOR AWARD School Choir Competition Keen Keen competition marked the day long choir festival held yes- terday at the UAW Hall when children from public schools all over the city were transported to the hail by PUC chartered buses. Awarded the top mark and the winner cf the Leonard Rich- er Memoria! Shield was the Senior three part choir from Ridgeway Senior Public School under the direction of Tom Park, with a mark of 88. In this division, the choir from T. McEwen School conducted by Herbert "nox came second with a mark of 87, and Sunset Heights chci: under George Hiemstra ~ame third with 86 marks. _ COMMEND TION from Dr. S. J. Phiilips school| under Dorotohy Smith's direc- tion received high commenda- tion from the adjudicator, Dr. G. Roy Fenwick. They were awarded 87 marks for their per- formance. The choir from Adelaide Mc- Laughlin School directed by Mary Jane Sanderson won out over six other choirs in the In- termediatee two part division with a mark of 87, Vincent Mas- sey choir conducted by Marina Puffer came second with 86 marks and the choir from Dr. C. F. Cannon School under Ena Brooks' direction came third with 865 marks. The Junior choir from Vin- cent Massey School directed by Joyce Fisher won the top mark} mount choir under Faye.Smith coming second with 85 marks, and Grandview choir under Jan- et Rice coming third with 84 marks. The primary choir division was of special interest since the leaders of the two competing choirs were sisters. Mrs. Doris Houck with her choir of Grade 1 and 2 pupils from Harmony won out over her sister, Marie Watson from Conant School by one mark, the winning choir re- ceiving 86 marks. The marshalling job, that of getting the children off the buses and into their proper po- sition in the hall and back to the schools at the proper time, was handled by Herbert Knox. Accompanists for the day The %¢2-% fourpart choir| of 86 in this division, with West-!were the Supervisor of Music for Oshawa, Mr. Wallace Young and. assistant supervisor, Mrs. George Drynan, Dr. Fenwick commended the choir directors and the children on the high standard of singing maintained throughout the day and pointed out that the lowest mark he awarded to any choir was 83 marks. Many parents and friends of the children participating at- tended the sessions without charge through the co-operation of the Board of Education and expressed their interest and pleasure in the singing. Mr. Young announced that a further opportunity of hearing these fine choirs would be af+ forded at the Spring Music Fes- tival being held on May 5 at the R. S. McLaughlin Auditorium, © \ cionioe rea srr