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PRESIDENT TAYLOR SAYS MEETING... AW Not Satisfied With Government eth gang a cae ate, cleat ere, geterar Sg hl geinaormnig jayoifs at General Motors in Canes, Ferd in Oakville and McKinnon Industries in St. Ca ae tare ehecition represent A %-man id ing locals in the three cities and headed by George Burt, Cana- dian Director of the UAW, por here yesterday afternoon an aoa with three federal cab- inet ministers. "We are not at all satisfied with what we have been told and we regard today's meeting as only the first shot in a con- tinuing war to see that our members are ensured of get~ ting better jobs," Albert Tay- lor, president of Oshawa local 222, said after the meetings. DISAPPOINTED The union representatives were particularly disappointed in. a statement by Industry Minister C. M. Drury regard- ing the Canada - United States Auto Agreement. They said Mr. Drury had simply repeated his earlier statements that the agreement was a good thing for Canada. "The Auto Workers are the only people who are adversley affected by this agreement, Mr. Burt said. "Mr. Drury tells,us that the Canadian economy has bene- fitted from the Pact and the profits of the companies show _ that employees are doing very wall "We can't go to 2,600 work- ers laid off in Oshawa and tell them they are doing alright be- cause 1,200 more workers have been hired in Windsor and the Ste. Therese plant of General Motors has added 700 people for a second shift." BENEFITS Mr. Burt said the immediate demand of the union is for prop- er benefits to be paid to the workers who are laid off. He said under the present regula- tions those workers eligible for supplementary unemploy- ment benefits could not qualify for Transitional Assistance Ben- fits. He said the workers should be entitled to collect both SUB and TAB and this would bring their benefits close to their take home pay while working. "But what we really want are jobs for these men, not SUB or TAB," said Mr. Burt. Mr. Taylor said the union is particularly upset at the fact the industry makes no effort to keep the employees and the union informed of the situation, He pointed out that in Oshawa General Motors had claimed on Aug. 11 it didn't know how many people would be laid off and yet the following day. it had 'ORGE BURT informed the press of 2,600 lay- offs before meeting with the union and advising them of a 2,500 layoff. Mr.. Burt said that the lay- off of 700 at McKinnon Indus- tries had only been announced Wednesday night of this week and that Manpower Minister Jean Marchand, one of the three ministers at the meeting, ad- mitted he had no knowledge of : this until hesfiad read it in the press. The UAW chief said that Mr. Marchand agreed with the union that a Trinartite eammitten af labor, management and govern- ment should be established at once to co-ordinate dislocations in the industry. From Lavor's point of view, there would be representatives on the commit- tee from each of the big-three auto makers plus the parts manufacturers. "As long as dislocations were taking place in the industry, the committee would be reaay io meet at any time and wouia be able to plan ahead to reduce the effect of these lay-ofis on the men," Mr. Burt explained. He said that the . cut-back in Oshawa would have serious re- percussions on the auto-parts in- dustry but the UAW still had no accurate assessment of the effect of the cut-backs on em- ployment in the parts industry in. 1967. "The government claims the Auto-Pact is having good effects in the manpower area in Can- ada; but what they are really doing is giving credit to the Pact for the stimulation that has been going on in the economy generally,' Mr. Burf'charged. WIRE ROBARTS Mr. Taylor said the union has wired Ontario Premier John Robarts asking for a »imilar 'the railway meeting with provincial minis- ters and officials. He said that the suggestion that the laidoff workers be given priority at the Pickerino Atomic Knerev niant had been turned aside by the federal government as a strictly provincial matter. The Oshawa local president said the union planned to con- tact members of Parliament in all ridings affected by the situ- ation and ask them to raise the matter in the Commons when it meets next week. He said that while the problem might not be debated in detail while the government was dealing with strike the MPs could raise questions in the House. RE-TRAINING "There is no reason why Mr. Marchand's department cannot set up a re-training program in Oshawa immediately for those workers who are laid off and who want to upgrade their edu- cation with a view to getting better jobs. The airport build- ings would house a lot of such people providing funds were made available so the men could live reasonably while taking such training," Mr. Tay- lor said. . At the opening of the meet- ing Mr. Burt read a four-page brief outlining the situation, The brief pointed out that the work- ers laid off in Oshawa repre- ... FIRST SHOT IN CONTINUING WAR CHARLES DRURY sented about 15 per cent of the average production force of 15,000. He said that as well as loss of car and truck production the Oshawa plant was losing pr duction of manufactured compo- nents which were sub-assembled in former model years. One car-load of compact car hoods was recently received from the GM plant in Lansing and contained 864 hoods. This would have represented five days production in the past model year, The brief described the TAB program as a failure and to the end of June this year only 38 workers had received Transi- tionai Beneiiis. Parliament had voted 39,000,- 000 for the TAB program and to the end of July only $4,559 had been paid to these 38 work- ers. ' EIGHT POINTS The Oshawa Local called on the government to undertake an eight-point program as follows: --designate Oshawa as a sur- plus manpower area under the manpower mobility program; --give laid off workers prefer- ence in hiring within the auto industry; --the two governments to in- stitute a re-training centre 'in Oshawa; ---make TAB available to all laidoff workers without strings; --pay a relocation allowance to any worker who has to move in order to find employment; advance the target dates for such projects as the atomic energy plant in Pickering and the Oshawa Centennia] Park- way; --pass legislation to compel a company to show cause before any layoffs. RAILWAY TALKS The three cabinet ministers met with the delegation for over two hours in the afternoon. The meeting was adjourned to Reaction To Layoffs allow Mr. Nicholson to attend a «meeting of the cabinet on the railway strike, : He returned to the meeting in the evening for further disetise sions. Other members of the de! tion from Oshawa were Sutton, first vice-president of Local 222; Clifford Pilkey, presi« dent of the Oshawa and Dis- -- trict Labor Council; William T. Harding, chairman of the GM Shop Committee; and negotiate ing committee members Dennis Tyce, Les Scott, Paul Larkin, Henry Semplonius, Vaillan- court, Don Powless, Mur+ ray Blake and Bill Keenan. Also Bill Hamilton, David Reay and Edmund Polgrabia 'of the Unemployed Committee. Dick Courtney, international repre- sentative with the UAW, was also present. Mr. Nicholson told the delega- tion that he was in general agreement with the Tripartite Committee and would see what the government could do to arrange to have it established. He also promised to give con- sideration to the request that laidoff workers be allowed to collect TAB even though they are also collecting SUB benefit. He said he had no immediate plans to discuss the problem with the cabinet as almost full attention is now being devoted Power Usage Drops Sharply Industrial power consumpt- tion in Oshawa during July dropped 8 million kilowatt hours more than in the same month last year. of Brace Annand, public' utili- ties commission manager, ac- credited the sharp drop in the July load to a general reduct- ion of power usage by several industries in the Oshawa area. General Motors, the PUC's largest customer, halted produc- tion of passenger cars on July $ this year whereas last year it ceased early in August, a GM spokesman 'said today. The early shut-down this year with a subsequent drop in production by GM _ feeder plants could be a major con- tribution to the power consum- In January total kilowatt hour consumption for the city was 56.4 million while in July 32.9 million kilowatt hours were us- ed. TWO STRIKES The PUC manager said two Oshawa plants which were hit by strikes in July could also have influenced the power drop. In January, 1965 power con- sumption for the city was 51.9 million kilowatt hours and in July of that year it was 39.9 million kilowatt hours, repre- senting a total of 12 million kilowatt hours. The power peak in 1964 oc- curring in January reached 45.5 million kilowatt hours. In July of 64 the consumption was 30.5 million kilowatt hours, a decrease of 15 million kilowatt hours. ption 'drop, the spokesman ad a PRINCIPAL SAYS: Good School Teachers Encourage Discussion: At least one Oshawa high school principal and one vice- principal do not agree entirely with recommendations made by the province's deputy minis- ter of University affairs, that if and when accepted, would force a number of changes in the present education system. Dr. J. R. McCarthy urged high school principals at the eighth annual summer confer- ence of the Ontario Secondary School Headmasters council at Lakehead University, to con- sider the implementation of the non-graded system. He also advocated free dis- cussions between teachers and dents, more independent stu- dent study and an increased hasis on the h ities "The non-graded theory is a good idea but it presents prac- tical problems," says H. E. Murphy, principal of Central Collegiate Institute. Mr. Muiphiy 2.32... aR elementary level, several classes can be assembled to- gether and taught almost simultaneously but the "mul- titudity" of courses in high school proved a problem for administration. MARTIN LEGER AT UN SEMINAR Martin Leger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eustache Leger 489 Drew St., Oshawa, is attending the United Nat- ions bi - lingual seminar in Montreal this week as the United Kingdom repre- sentative, The seminar ends Aug. 27. Martin, a grade 13 student at Central Col- "In somé classrooms free discussion does not exist but good teachers (and there are many, he said) encourage lib- eral thought and discussion," said Mr. Murphy. He said children are brought up to think teachers are always right but 'there is: only a minor- ity of teachers who still inflict this theory on pupils. K. W.. Ridge, vice-principal of McLaughlin Collegiate said all teachers are in favor of free discussion but if one speaker tends "to hog" the con- versation, it is up to the teacher to cut him off. Dr. McCarthy, in his elabora- tion on the non-graded system, said students with an inability for a particular subject,. should be allowed "'to drop it' and devote more time to another subject he is proficient at. "Giving up in face of some- thing difficult or taking the easy solution is .a short-sighted very heavily in the end," said Mr. Murphy. He said with the course of study being what it is today, students "can't just sit back and coast." Mr. Murphy said the main preoccupation of students to- day is to achieve good marks whether or not they are learn- ing to live. He attributes this to the present high grade 13 requirements and the desire' to have good academic standing, when exam results are pub- lished. Hamilton Men On Yard Tour A small group of Hamilton city officials converged on Osh- awa's department of public works yard today to study its operation. Armed with note pads and blue prints, the group led by Ald. Cecil Bint, chairman of Oshawa council's public works committee toured the yard's administration offices, garages and mainténance department. Hamilton if faced with rising maintenance costs and the in- efficiency of a system whereby each city department repairs and maintains its own vehicles. A spokesman for the group Said a central garage commit- tee has been formed to study the possibility of integrating the present scattered city yards into one main centre where equipment can receive general repairs and planned legiate is being sp ed by Queen's University, King- ston, where he previously attended a similar seminar last June, apes Being a two-layer city, Ham- ilton will still operate some garages on the outskirts, the A "Grade-All", one of the most modern pieces of road construction equipment, ex- cavates sections of Mary St. The versatile machine which has two motors and operates on hydraulic prin- ciples, can be driven from either the truck cab or the ' rear compartment. In the above photo a workman holds a grade measuring device to assist the opera- MODERN MACHINE DIGS UP MARY STREET NORTH tor. A complete review of road construction in Osh- awa this year will be a fea- ture in Saturday's Times. -- Oshawa Times Photo STARTS SEPT. 1 Bell Canada manager J. W. Lowry said today service code huawei Wan Cui sr Sk Oe Sept. 1 in Oshawa. To reach information on and after that date, Oshawa customers will dial "411". To reach repair service and cable locating ser- vice, telephone subscribers will dial "611". "Until that date, Oshawa cus- tomers should continue to call "113" for information and "114" for repair service," Mr. Lowry said. "The change is part of the telephone company's program to bring Direct Distance Dial- ing to the area telephone cus- = wpa the manager explain- ed. Code Numbers Precede Direct Distance Dialing | In addition, Oshawa telephone subscribers with a two-party line will dial 724-4101" instead of "1191" to reach the other arty. Mr. Lowry said the method used in these reverting calls remains unchanged. The caller dials "724-4101" hangs up and waits for the ringing to stop indicating the called party has answered. If the called party does not answer, the caller re- moves the receiver from the cradle for-a few seconds can- celling the call. If a customer forgets the new reverting code number, the re- pair service reached at "611" will be able to give the two party reverting code number for this area, Sidewalk Construction Partly Approved By OMB Oshawa's application to the Ontario Municipal Baard for the expenditure of $12,767 for side- walk construction has been partly approved. The hoard ruled thet came ratepsvers in the area of King St. E. were not given notice that 1,880 foot stretch of side- walk costing $8,467 would be constructed on the south- side of King St. E. between -- St. and the Town Line The ratepayers filed their objections to the board. E. G. McNeely, a former city solicitor, told the board since he represented ratepay- ers, in that area he felt his case would be prejudiced. This section of the hearing was adjourned to be heard at a later date. However, the OMB did ap- prove the expenditure of $4,300 to construct a 936 foot length of sidewalk on the south-side of Bond St, W. between Stev- enenn RAN and Pacohitl Plea It was the board's opinion "the evidence shows that this matter has been carefully stu- died by the city and will be a general benefit to all". The OMB hearing was con- ducted in Oshawa, Aug. 12 be- fore W. T. Shrives. LAWN GAVE WAY BALHAM, England (CP)--Si- mon Perkins, 2, was pulled to safety by his father when he began to sink into the lawn of their south London home. Work- men discovered a 30-foot-deep disused well no one had known existed. to the railway strike. a She Oshawa Cimes ,OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1966 council's labor relations com- mittee will appear before a conciliation board, Sept. 1 in an attempt to reach a contract settlement. The city and members of the issue concerning the ac- ceptance of part «time employ- ees into the union, says Ald. Christine Thomas, labor rela- tions committee chairman, "We had hoped to reach an Bandmaster Erie William Clarke, one of Whitby's best known citizens, collapsed and died of a heart attack as he conducted the town band yes- terday at the annual CNE brass band competition. The band was mid-way through its routine at the north bandstand when Mr, Clarke collapsed. He was rushed to the CNE hospital but proclaimed dead on arrival, Mr. Clarke, in his 61st year, founded the Whitby Brass Band 12 years ago. Under his direc- tion the band had won several firsts in CNE and Kiwanis competitions. In_ recent formed the Brass Band, INSPECTOR years he had Whitby Junior Whitby as a parking meter inspector Mr. Clarke was named Whitby's citizen of the year in 1959 for his musical achievements. Mr, Clarke was born in the village of Wilnecote in War- wickshire, England, on Febru- ary 27, 1906. Tie nama ta Cancda with hie parents, the late Mr. and Mrs, John Brown Clarke, at the age of six. For 54 years he had been a resident of Whitby. He was married in Toronto in 1927 to Daisy M. Windmill. His home in Whitby was at 201 Francis St. He was a member of All Saint's Anglican Church where he was. a sidesman. He was very active in church work. He was a member of Branch 112 of the Royal Canadian Legion. and a member of the Bandmasters' Association of Canada. Mr. Clarke was a former CHATTERING AUCTIONEER CAPTIVATES AUDIENCE Crowd Scrambles After "Hot" Deals Employed by the Town of spokesman added. A forest of heads and shoul- ders circled a chattering auc- tioneer last night as he rat- tled off some of the hottest discount deals to be found in the city. The scrambling sell - out crowd at an auction hall went as far as welcoming the chance to bid on a doorstep mat that had already been tramped on by millions of feet. One bidder went $2 on the mat, offered with a pair of hedge clippers. The auction was just one of more that 100 held annually at the hall, owned by Mrs. Frank Stirtevant who took over the op- eration when her husband pass- ed away two years ago. BEDPAN People from all walks of life 'came, some eyeing a_particu- lar article and others just by, waiting «uncons- ciously to wave money at some oddity like a plastic bedpan that one Suction angler grabbed up for 50 cents. At the outset of the' sale, bidders were so frenzied they went as high as. $3 for a plain candy tray that could have gone for a quarter later in the night. It was one of the more mysterious buys of the show, which lasted moré than five hours. In the early whirl of petty bidding a conglomeration of household edds and ends (from shoe horns to wash buckets) sold for anything up to $4. Jim Statham, 754 Gifford St., figures he got a deal in later bidding. His call was the last to be heard for a lawn mower that looked like it had a few sum- mers left yet. Mr. Statham, who bought the home at % Switzer Dr. where the auction goods came from says the $20 he paid: on the mower is $10 less. than what the selling-out householder 'wanted before the auction. For some in the restless crowd encircling the auction- eer -- it was their first time at an auction and probably far from the last. One woman said it was her first time out. She dug for $8.50 after outshining scattered bids for a big name mix mas- ter. "I've always wanted one like this. She said she did not come to buy. in the first place, but the mixer spurred her on so much so she ended the night with a headache, about the only thing that doesn't sell at auctions. \ One frantic couple thathad been eyeing @ set of skis @ \ the sale ended up making sev- eral bids against each other before realizing what was go- ing on. BIG BUYS Some of the big buys were $35 for a refrigerator, $17 for a wringer-washer, and $18 for a second refrigerator that sold twice because the initial buyer (at about the same bid) ap- parently backed out. A kitchen table and chair set (one chair needed two screws. for a leg support) went for $15 and a deep fry electric pan sold at $4, probably two of the night's prize catches, Even Fred Becksted turned out. He is Laborers' Interna- tional Union of North American representative of Local 597 in Oshawa area and he jumped the chance to collect a $1.50 waste basket for The Albert &t, union. office, ad Whitby Bandmaster Dies During CNE Performance ERIC CLARKE member of the Ontario Regi- ment Band. He is survived by his wife Daisy, a son Robert of. Ajax and three grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. W. Brown (Dor- Giiy),> er Witty, aud dive brothers, Jack and Robert of Whitby, Joshua of Bigwin, Frank of Toronto and Bernard of Orillia. He was predeceased by two brothers, Ernest and George. Funeral will be from the Whitby W. C. Town Funeral Chapel tomorrow at 2 p.m. A service will: be held at the All Saint's Anglican Church con- ducted by the Rev. John Mc- Kibbon of St. John's Anglican, Port Whitby. Burial will be at the St. John's Cemetery, in Port Whit- by. Branch 112 of the Royal Canadian Legion will hold a graveside service. Members of the Whitby Brass Band will form a guard of honor at the Church and also act as pallbearers. City Driver Cut In Two-Car Crash An Oshawa man received a cut over the eye in a car acci- dent at the junction of Athol St. E. and Charles St. Thursday afternoon, The injured driver was Steph- en Gillies, of 432 Jarvis St. His car received $1,000; damage. Driver of the other car involved was Joseph Dimitrovic, of 155 Burk St. The Gillies car also struck a parked vehicle on Charles St. owned by Norman John Hanna of Scarborough. STILL SAILS ALONG The Norwegian paddle- steamer Skibladner, 110 years old; is one of the world's old- est ships still servi Lake Mjosa, a ts Board Will Hear Hillsdale Dispute Hillsdale Manor union em-jlocal 132 Civic Union of Public) amicable settlement without go- ployees and representatives of|Employees are deadlocked on|ing to the conciliation board but we would like this clause dropped," she said today, Mrs. Thomas said she felt sure the monetary issue could ae resolved. TWO CENTS "The union are asking for 20.+ cents an hour increase and we have made an offer of 18 -cents through the con ciliation officer," she said. Tas So - member, ; ve » support in b to strike if the city didn't PER ray vet meet its demand for a 20 . cent an hour increase, Mrs. A. Horton, the local's president, says the city had openly offered a 10 - 'cent an hour increase when negotiations first started. Part - time employees pay union dues and should receive benefits the same as other pay- ing union' members. At present they receive their wages and nothing more, says the president. CONTRACT LENGTH The CUPE local also wants a one - year contract to re- place the presént two - year agreement. "The length of contract has not become a major issue," Ald, Thomas said. Louis Fine will act as chair+ man at the Toronto concillia- tion meeting. Rain Drops Fire Hazard Heavy rain during the past week has sharply reduced the forest fire danger in the area but another bout of scor- ching heat would increase. the hazard. "The safest time is January when there is about three feet of snow on the ground," chucke led John Breen, nursery fore man for the department of lands and forests, Orono. "We should be all right from here on in," said Mr. Breen, "The showers that we have had in the past week have reduced the hazard considerably." "We have recorded 1.3 inch es of rain from last Monday until today," he said. Tens of thousands of dollars in Christmas trees have gone up in smoke during the long hot dry spell that enveloped the area for nearly two months. "With the green foliage that is beginning to come back, we feel that the areas are reason- ably safe, although anyone star- ting a fire and leaving it, would cause another fire,"'. said Mr, Breen. "It takes quite a bit of rain to wet down the floor of a plantation and the potential is still there," he said. . The department escaped scot free with its 10,000 acres of land stretching west from high- way 115. CUT GROMAN HOUSTON, Texm (AP) -- Bill Groman, a_ six-year ~ veteran end, was among six players cut Thursday as Houston Oilers re- duced their roster to the Amer- ican Football League limit of 43 players. The Oilers also placed George Rico, rookie de- fensive-tackle from Louisiana State, on the injured reserve list and signed Bob Poole, a onjseven-year fight end trot /