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GUSTING WINDS WHIP FIRE IN DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP | Forest Fire Under Control; | Christmas Trees Destroyed Gusting winds whipped a fire|control and that it was mostly | across 80 acres of Christmas p Rae a ae Re Kill off | known. It me .q.|thousands of Scotch. pines tha sens and five acres. of hard are on the 100-acre pine-raising wood in the northeast corner grounds of Kenneth Graham, | local people, of Darlington Township yester-| Hampton. day. Haas said the fire is near Durham County zone forester|the hamlets of Burketon Sta- Bert Haas said today Lindsay the blaze is now under'miles north of Bowmanville. was being the estry branch, Cause of the outbreak is not tackled yesterday by several hundred Darlington !Township fire department, crew from the lands and for- ests nursery at Orono and an- from| tion and Haydon, both 15 or 20\other from the Ganaraska for- Mr. Haas said Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority -- with a 290-acre parcel of land in the area -- has lost about five acres of hardwood, a) Fire broke out in the. early afternoon. The alarm was turn- ed into the Orono forestry look- out, | Initial reports indicate the, ~ PLAQUE HO A plaque commemorating a famous Oshawa resident will be unveiled in Lakeview Park, July 20. The plaque, sponsored by the Oshawa and District Historical Society, will commemorate the jate- Gordon David Conant, a former premier of Ontario and former mayor of Oshawa who died in 1953, It will be unveiled by Mrs. Conant at a ceremony begin- ning at 2:30 p.m. An address She Oshawa Sines -- mii will be given by the former premier of Ontario, Leslie Frost. The follows: Ontario's twelfth prime min- ister 3% na Gshawa and educated at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall. A practising lawyer, he was a leader in civic affairs and in 1916-17 served as mayor of Oshawa. During the following plaque will read as Was @ ORME REL LOL EMG EE ORS CONANT DG RP esr ee years he held various municipal offices and in 1937 was elected to the provincial legislature as Liberal member for the riding of Ontario. He was appointed attorney general that year in ie adiminisivation of te Hon. Hepburn and, on the nation in 1942, suc- ceeded him as prime minister. Conant resigned in 1943 and became Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario. +p [LES COLAO ELM AL LLAMA ALLTEL, OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1966 5 -Bay Addition GM Truck Plant | French Course POlice Part Wins Approval Plant Pickets Grade seven students in the Oshawa separate school sys-| tem will start taking conver- sational French next term. tinued to grade eight in 1967. He said it will require one ex tra teacher this September Police this morning broke the |picket line at Ontario Malle- lable Iron to let in about 20 of- 'his was decided last night|fice workers and foreman. at a meeting of the board. | It : Dr. George Scuik, chairman|three days police parted pick- of the management committee,|eters at the Front St. plant. said the program will be con-|The first time was to enforce a court order allowing a cus- tomer's truck to pick up fin- ished goods. About 20 police was ployees workers' the second time in The in "ordered" the em- to go inside, steel- union president Lew Ripley said. Only one worker declined "There was one officer for every employee," he said. cident occurred at. 8:10 a.m. after plant manager Russ Wilson called police. Yester same time Mr. day morming at the Wilson called | | | Additions totalling 155,925 |square feet -- equalling about |three football fields in size -- formed a corridor in front of the|and valued at $2,445,819 are door then being. constructed at the Gen- eral Motors south plant. Largest item on the budget sheet is a 65-bay addition to the new truck plant. Work on this addition is al- ready underway. It is sched- uled to be in use in time for the 1968 model year. The building will house the truck-cab operation. At present this operation is carried out at the west' plant. $2.5 Million Estimate For South Plant Work spokesman, "'is centralizing our truck operations at the south plant. When the addition is complete it will eliminate the need for the truck supply lines between west and south plants." Since the truck chassis plant was moved to the south end of the city the truck making oper- ation has been split, Truck cabs have been put together in the west plant and then trucked to the chassis lines at the south plant, In addition to the truck-cab extension, work is well ahead with a new eight-bay addition to the passenger body plant, "What we are doing," ex- General Motors and a four-bay addition to the passenger chassis plant. Festival Seeks Cash Improve Production business | didn't think $400 was too much. for next Oshawa Folk Festival lastjletter explaining his niglit moved into the market/and the chairman's job con-|"'If they give it to us then| E R ] for city council money and pos- | flicted. jeverybody will be asking for it} xam esu ts OFFER CLASSROOMS Oshawa Separate School Board trustees last night of- fered two unfurnished class- rooms to Whitby Township Sep- arate school board for next term at a cost of $2,750. The township board requested space to accommodate an expected overflow of students next Sep- tember, SCHOOL TELEVISION Oshawa_ separate school CBee? machetes lets be tl oS. MCLaUZMIN, Chairman Gi 116 Motors of Cane Ore (APY uw UTE. (Ar j--Wwir fire started in the vicinity of. a} the police department and the Haydon-area farm -- believed TRUSTEES SPLIT two officers who arrived said Nelson -- but Mr, Haas could N H ] D H lid jed. No one came forward. not confirm this. ae 0 0 y ay 0 1 ay |PERFECT RIGHT s s « 8 He said he has received re-) Police Chief Walter Johnson ulet lve = Va isit ports that a farmhouse was Ll s denied that anyone had called or at 0. 1c upl S police to the plant. ' doesn't know the extent of M d B GM D t age, ' \fice staff into the factory," he damage. It will be Holy Days will be expected in their ease sia " eo y a e y rec ors Catholic students here rooms following mass. oe rae Se | : |_ They have a perfect right to| They left Tuesday as quietly! The tour had started Friday, By a close recorded vote,|tion to churches is a problem,|e ee want." as they had arrived. There were no announcements, sibly a free showplace. Of the $360, the festival paid |for free. They (auditorium reg-} |Oshawa separate school trus-|the priests will be asked to hold y : aia No treasury report was tabled|out $60 from its own pocket. It/ulators) have tees decided students must stay|/mass in these schools, Yesterday was the first time] pyblicity the directors of Gen-| 'The reason explained 8 : lol : | c 1 ane ad Gibketad ofies eral Motors of Detroit spent/General Motors spokesman, to- val's organizational members at|Taylor received $300 in dona-| Orest Salmers, dancing Dr. George Sciuk, who intro-jcoadjutor Archbishop - of Tor-|workers had picketed office|five days taking a close look|day, was to-allow the directors Civic Auditorium, but they talk-|tions from city businesses,/and demonstrations chairman,|, More than 300 grade 13 stu-|duced the move, said it isjonto, in a letter to Frank Shine, staff. y ed money and how much it is|lodges and service clubs, stressed the festival is not a|dents will be inconvenienced by|amazing how many children at-|business administrator of the| Mr. Ripley said it was be-|enger operation. out interruption. July 1 production. ' other groups that rent the audi.|¢X@mination results, Trustee Terence O'Connor,|said it would be interesting to|performing "scab work' pre- s On Friday the directors led Most marching bands don't Rg ee Papin 2 torium. P . A spokesman at O'Neill Col-|who opposed the action, said a| solicit the opinions of other|/paring orders for shipping and Tropical Health by board chairman F. G. Don. t lnatt ic st Dominion a legiate s ; ine is offi , ois § sed to t s. i "ks want to offer free participation | 0'°. cael orinominal fee" of, He said the auditorium made|0#i#te said that nothing is offi.|Holy Day is supposed to be a/boards loading trucks. p bl Studied eral Motors president James M. that turned six this month,/$%00--a 4 : the results will not be available "We did not expect the chil-|that years ago we fought for|\ONE MONTH ropiems uaie oche,. took time to view: the Jack Taylor, chairman of the|!ast night adopted a angel es ogee saying we should|2Mtil_ mid-August. |dren to sit around all day in althis right and should not relin-|. Local 1500, United Steel- new passenger plant at St. bands committee, said in a writ-|t0 Teserve the auditorium for - Ps £ we fro: Collegiates in Oshawa had aldark' corner," he said. quish it. workers of America have been next July 1 at $400 for a full|get away with it for nothing. 1 : eee A new international foundation) Later they moved on to Osh- Five full bands, he said, and ? ; : '|writing this year from last, but|proved, Mr. O'Connor said he/this right," he said. "To give|Since June 15. Their three-year| |. , t : awa. a small drumming unit from| Wert a recent boost. gn oe Ete a gan there has been an all round in-|kniew of "'at least eight kidsjup this right might be inter-|contract with company expired A gpehometaage . aig sry bee CLOSE LOOK Whitby were enlisted for the _ tail ~ Foal ~ gues - ba crease of 12 percent throughout|who are going to observe Holy|preted that we are moving|April 30. 0 advance the study and treat- bs read: ". . , although we think! nogs NOTHING | ri total of $360. Mr. Taylor, not hs Alfred Bishop, provincial edu-| In favor of the move were | Archbishop Pocock added that|currently the lowest paid in|cal health problems. aang, peg present at the meeting, offered|rent is too high." shoul *h city council for| Cation. department registrar,|/board chairman Jack Lawrence|other boards maintain that pro-|Oshawa. Union demands in-| A former New Zealand sur- i his resignation in a separate) Minutes before the motion | 9 ee re te pointed to the need for accur- and trustees Sciuk, Mrs. Win-|vided special attention is given|clude increased wages and a|__ ( : ve work that is going "ie : : " Dor ; ona Clarke, Ivan Wallace and|to the meaning of the Feast ' : : i debate was launched. [Da record 22,292 appeals against|Ernest Marks. jduring. the day, the religious) Company and management last conceived the idea of the non-| \In between business sessions Mrs. C. C. Step, a member; ,. marks and half were allowed. | Against the motion were trus-|significance could be more / Re gement fast) srofit organization, completely|the directors found time for of the festival's advisory com- Festivel president Jan Dry-| This year 1.450 grade 13 met for talks four weeks ago. independent of all national goy-|°°™° fishing and plenty of golf, i gala told members council had ; Frank Baron and Anthony Mer-|held, USWA international represen: P kat "When you come here you|* sors are marking 250,000 papers |inger. Other replies to the board on|;° a: i ee fe ji |a8 to what was discussed by the have to pay through the nose. I pang could a done until' written by 54,000 candidates. Mr, Wallace, who lives near|this question came from Rev. ie ae le Fahy be-| agencies. Incorporated. by pri-|board on its visit to Canada. think we should have it free." |4fter this year's election. Pressure for early resultsia ; as taken an in-|V2'e ill in the Bermudian Par-| It was the first occasion that } : e- | observed Catholic students on/George's Ukrainian Catholic flexible stand the advisory committee, said it/monies for the festival this/to qualify for university en- Holy Days playing in school/Church; Rev, John B. Myers, . : ae mally known as the Interna-|the Canadian operation. "would certainly be worth a|year, said he couldn't see any|trance -- and from universities. | yards. jpastor of St. Gertrude's Church; tional College of Tropical! Tuesday they had luncheon try. (getting the cost with-/reason why another item (like! - --| "No doubt this is a distrac-/Rev. N. J. Gignac, pastor of| STOLEN FROM STATION (Medicine. jat Parkwood, home of Col. R. drawn). it's our money that|the g 3 b d MOVE IN WITH THE BOY tion for those attending public) St ary of the People Church;; PORTLAND, school," he said. : Rev. M. J. Darby, pastor of/liam L. McGee did not havelyears in the tropics, plans to|General be done as a gesture of sup-, A. second was rica (AP)--Johannes Binneman! Mr. Baron said it is difficult)Holy Cross Church; and Sister/far to walk to report his $25| visit Canada this summer to try|ada board. board last night approved ajport." adopted to stage a meeting be-' celebrates his 107th birthday in ¢ \ é purchase of 14 television sets--| Mr, Step said Mayor Lyman tween the executive of the folk September and his wife admits;mass when they have a holi-|superior, Sisters of the Sacred painting the downtown policejand set up a fund to help|from Oshawa Airport to their one for each school--at a cost|Gifford had "admitted the Folk! festival and the production's full to 104. They moved here from!day. |Heart, Ottawa. Station at the time. finance the college's activities. U.S. homes. Priests will be asked by the|/---- rented 10 television sets last can't he do something?" the auditorium fee and then live with their oldest child,| board to hold 9 a.m, masses on} term. Parade chairman Jim Sabyan'consult auditorium authorities. 'Christoffel, now 66. the Oshawa Folk Festival for Gibson recommended a_non-|have gone against the one:way| London, Ont. -- and "28 answer-|who said in view of the anti- the centennial production next the|traffic on King St. to the shop-|°4 the invitations." But most/cinated expansion a 'floats year were made last night at a : : : uae jsaid they were tied up already,| |. ee ; meeting of festival operators|Show next year and 'a little|ping centre. |couldn't afford to come, or were|Chairman" will have to join the and to be owned by Mr. William| they'd take in anyone who ask-|plained a "scorched in the blaze', but} "We just men to get the of- term --but not holidays. In schools where transporta- go in and out of the plant any With a minimum of. fuss and|No press releases, to draw the | . ni before a meeting of the festi-;could have been more, but Mr. |line." Due In August lin school on Holy Days, Archbishop Philip F. Pocock,|Malleable's 550 striking steel- at the Canadian truck and pass-|to complete their business with- needed to stimulate a better AUDITORIUM profit-making production, unlike|the late returns of their final'tend movies on these days. Oshawa Separate School Board,|cause office employees had been ner and accompanied by Gen- in the giant-ethnic annual show $00band the. production group|* clear profit last year of $6,000 | C2! yet, but it is expected that) holiday. I know that some maintain ye rave been| HAMILTON, Bermuda (CP)-- Therese, Quebec. sli "Pes oy j 2 of 5 4 ; on strike at Ontario Malleable pg aap day. The nominal fee under-|He said if the festival covered | ght decrease of 32 students} After the motion had been ap The Jews dealously guard parade July 1 and they cost a the province. Days next year" -- his own. |away from separate schools."| Malleable's plant workers are|ment of tropical and sub-tropi- "Here," said the GM spokes. that for our organization the Mrs. Step said the festival |was approved unanimously 4lnothing to celebrate Dominion 2°: last year there were a | company-paid welfare plan, geon, Dr. Geoffrey A. Myers, |0 tees O'Connor, Michael Rudka,|deeply inculcated if classes are sup ore at already been asked and that ee 908 Maier Deter: tative Keith Ross said the unionje¢ rn ments and international There was Ho. anneancament : public school, said he has|John Pereyma, pastor of St. ad Bd William Hart, chairman of} Ross Gibson, master of cere-/comes from youngsters hoping head office has taken an '-)liament, the organization is for-/the complete board had viewed t) s St. Mary of the People Church PORT ann Dr. Myers, who 'has lived 3} built this thing. I think it should| to council's WINDHOEK, Southwest Af- enough to get children to attend) E phrem- Marie, provincial|ladder was stolen. He had been|to establish a Canadian chapter] Later in the day they flew of $250 per set. The board|Festival boosts Oshawa. Why|advisory committee to talk over|South Africa six years ago to Holy days -- then the studnets| Recommendations to improve; Master of ceremonies Ross|that because the march wouldjeast as Montreal and west to|Jim Sabyan, march chairman, | who reviewed results of the/background on_ trophies In a written report submitted) holidaying on the Dominion Day| parade committee. political main speaker for July 1 show. awards." by bands chairman Jack Tay-| weekend. Mr. Sabyan said returns from Although the festival group) He also asked that the execu-|lor, he strongly suggested the| "Lots of people like to get injinvitations to organizations to discussed faults in the opera-|tive "decide prior to the event/festival, or at least the parade |free, Geza Angi, co-chairman | participate were "disappoint- tion this year -- staged in 8lthe exact time of the concert, | be held on a different date. of gate handlings, told the fes- ing." Only. six. maior floats and trial run at Civic Auditorium --| ,,.... ' "For 1967 the de at least|tival meeting. ats aay : ; the show was generally de- With regards to handling the or the parade at least} 'pney tind ' oa three small ones joined in, but ibed S big MC's duties I might suggest|should be held on the weekend} ney find out some Way lOl\he said the significant floats seri as a success with room ' : ie Ib July "k ¢jget in for nothing. All the exits| wore "of a hi nn 8 for improvement that the 'walk on microphone'|before July 1, marking the start|§ i eth : jwere "of a higher calibre than Biggest suggestions involved|Should be a must at future Folk|of Folk Festival week. The holi-] were not blocked," he said, add-!in previous years." a change 'in the date of the|Festival activities." He said a day weekend is having a disas-/INg some people ask to go > He said the parade was a festival, or at least in the pa-|Petmanent microphone restricts|trous effect on participants and|'© collect their children "andiittie jate getting started and rade: more ethnic kitchens. a/the master of ceremonies from|also audience." ek Wome out. spread out after passing the clamping-down on gate jump-|StTolling around a stage and) Mr. Drygala said he dis-|| Mr. Drygala explained he /peviewing stand but "these are ers: a charge to exhibitors for/™akes a "mummy" of him. {favored a change in the date|found one door open at the|things you have to live with." rental of booths. Festival co-chairman, John|because 'things are going Maas oN ay se rei > could} "Festival programs flopped, as Another strong need appear-|DeHart, complained this year's|N0W bose! off "everybody had they did last year. About 5,000 ed for a deadline time to start|parade steered crowds away| Mr. Taylor also suggested an|'USPe@ '0 were printed and only 814 sold, the festival concert, over half-|from the central operations ofjage limit on marchers in the| Mrs. Geza Angi recommend: |pringing in about $203, Mr. De- hour late getting under way|the production at the audi-|parade. "Very young children|¢d a $10 charge be levied to ex-|Hart recommended that an in- this year. |torium. ' actually hold up the proceed- hibitors using booths. "if Welcentive to selling the programs Festival president Jan Dry-| 'The parade should go tojings and it certainly must be have to pay for bands, publicity|might be a draw on a television gala suggested that outdoor|where the events are being|Vvery hard on them." jand for the auditorium, then this! and festival operators generally activities swing back next year/held, not away from it. We lost) He said bands will have to be|YOU/@ help cover expenses agreed that any attached incen- to a staging at Alexandra Park/500 'to 600 people because the|acquired a lot earlier for; She also suggested boothjtive (it was a give-away of $50 -- old home of the six-year-old|parade went to Alexandra Park/|future festivals, He suggested|Prizes be given to make booth|this year) should get greater event. He said the evening con-|from the shopping centre." He|the preceding fall of a produc-|¢xhibitors competitive for looks.|publicity cert (made up of ethnic danc-/said it should have worked injtion would be a good time to| There were 17 this year, four' William Hart, chairman of ing, acting and singing groups) |the reverse, but Mr. Drygala|start, after describing his re-|more than in 1965 the advisory committee, recom- should be held at the audi-\said the police department re-|sults as poor. Mr. Taylor con-| A bigger parade is in store}mended ticket sales before the torium, ijected a festival. proposal to doltacted 42 bands -- from as far'for next year, according to'festival. land and several other U.S.A. areas. Mr. Slocombe said the busy period is ex- pected to last several days. Photo shows one of many OSHAWA AIRPORT has been unusually busy the past few days says George Slocombe, airport manager. "More than 36 flights have come in during the last two days, including some twenty of these carrying parts for General Motors 'plants here," he said. The' crafts were from such points as Akron, Ohio, Detroit, Cleve- small planes, a "twin Com- manche," as it unloaded its cargo onto a GM delivery truck. --Oshawa Times Photo