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Oshawa Times (1958-), 9 Aug 1967, p. 13

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SAVE 17cf SAVE 10c! 39: 00 TABLES (OURED DURFUL 49. 7 p.m, to closing srt General Motors of Canada has started its annual recall of pro- duction workers in Oshawa -- one of the earliest recalls in re- cent years. remnant CAR nin that started for most of some 12,400 hourly-rated employees July 24, GM this week called back "some" workers involved nt ee qi PRODUCT passenger car workers would be recalled next week and that assembly line production of cars is scheduled to start Aug. 21. Truck assembly lines are sched- know exactly how many workers are back on the job to date or how many would be on the job by "sometime in September" As well as workers employed at truck cab construction, em- ployees working on con.ponents of cars and trucks were also re- called this week. He said construction of passen- ger car bodies will get under way next week. About 3,000 of the GM workers in the city remained on the job ION SCHEDULED TO START WITHIN TWO WEEKS model production. Asked if GM would be re- calling al! workers from the summer work break the GM spokesman said he had not Last year GM laid off some 2,600 workers at the end of the summer production recess. The GM spokesman said this year's recall is earlier than last After a summer production in Oshawa operations recess with truck cab construction. A GM official said today some The spokesman said tg cnngn cM uled to start rolling Aug. 14. Cn Un musi Mn nn Overstaffing Charge Sparks Council Clash The Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1967 wher. production may be in full The he did not force. spokesman "gradual recall' will continue. said the preparation ih on during the summer recess -- a 1968 period for Ma i SWIM MING POOL AT AUDITORIUM ADDITION NEARING COMPLETION .».Centennial Pool-Recreation Complex Will Open Next Month ity Funds Urged For Sports Project ae or" 20c pac 49° R24. 07. 4 Y ian Oo" +6 ér a &e ' -OZ. } PKG. 25° 5 Save 3c ER crede 5, 66° NG AUG. 12 9:30 P.M. ; P.M, 19 An official of the board of directors of Oshawa's Civic Auditorium today verbally toss- ed the financial ball at city council to pay for the bulk of construction costs in a proposed new $300,000 sports develop- ment. Terence V. Kelly, the board's finance chairman, told The Times a _ public subscription campaign to cover the cost of a multi-sports outdoors develop- ment is out and... "it's up to city council to take the lead." The board already has rough architectural plans for a foot- pall field, baseball diamond and track for the planned third construction stage at the audi- torium. The board expects to have about $40,000 to help pay for the project and government grants might add up to about $25,000 -- leaving an approxi- mate balance in cost of about $235,000, a municipal official says. As the auditorium now stands -- with a maze of indoor sports facilities -- it is worth more than $3,000,000, counting land | He said in the last few years the general public has donated more than $1,000,000 through financial drives and "as far as public campaigns are concern- ed we have exhausted the pub- lic's resources for recreation."' SELL STADIUM Con. Frank McCallum told board of control yesterday about the apparent reluctance to approach the public for more money. He suggested the sale of Kinsmen Stadium to cover the balance of phase three's cost. "Now I say," said Mr. Kelly today, 'it is up to council to most antiquated sports ground in Ontario--Kinsmen Stadium." He added that he has been say- ing "for years" the stadium should be sold. He cited several problems at the stadium that could be act- ing as a deterrent to Oshawa sports. --defective night lights; --limited parking; --no facilities for spectators. He said Kinsmen facilities costs, says Mr, Kelly, Civic Auditorium Name '7 3:ces22s 2 Remains Most Popular "Oshawa Civic Auditorium" continues to be the most popu- lar name for the city's major sports-recreation complex, a Times' citizens' survey re-| veals. "Tt's fine the way it is,"' says 15-year-ola Dan McLaren, 35 Meadow Cres. "Officials should promote the different compo-| nents of# the complex rather than change the auditorium name. I skate there all winter and I like what it's called." | Hayward Murdoch, chairman) of the city's centennial cele-| brations committee, says the} Oshawa Civic Auditorium name is embedded in the minds of citizens but they might be will- juled, wil! include a stadium, ing to change the name if a better one was presented. "Maybe it should be called "Oshawa Civic Centre" to be all encon-passing," he added. The Times is inviting sug-} gestions for the name of the} Thornton Road South complex Citizens have donated more} than $1,000,000 in two separate! campaigns for the arena-audi-| toriv-; opened in December, 50-Cont Fine Not In Effect An article which appeared in, the Aug. 2 issue of The Times} may have given people the im-| Pression that their $1 parking tickets could be settled for 50) cents if paid within 30 minutes} of the time of the violation. This} is incorrect. j According to Inspector Nor-| man Smyth of the traffic divi- Sion of the Oshawa police, the 50 cent settlement was only dis-| cussed at a committee meet-| ing at city hall, and will not Come into effect until Dec. 1. This would be on an experimen- tal basis, and would take place only if the legislation is passedjhas." said Mrs Harold Carr, at city hall. It would be in|RR 1, Oshawa. "It gives people Conjunction with the -raising of mame meter fines from $1 to are "a disgrace to a city of 1964, and the swimming pools- recreation centre due to be completed early next month. A third phase, for which no public subscription campaign is sched- football and baseball fields, track an¢ related facilities. Residents poured $750,000 in| private donations into the orig- inal auditorium campaign and more than $280,000 into the lat- est development -- which is the city's official centennial pro- ject. Company donations, grants, taxes, reserve funds and the insurance money re- ceived after the city recreation centre on Gibb Street was de- stroyed by fire provided the balance. Mrs. Roy Embury, 299 John- son Street, said her children call it 'the Civic'. "It was built as an auditorium and I think the name will stick," said Mrs. Embury. "Tt can't. be termed 'Civic Sports Centre' because it is more than a_ sports centre," says Terence V. Kelly, finance chairman of the which collected the money for the auditorium was built under Oshawa Civic people won't be let down," said Mr Kelly. "They'll still call it the 'auditorium'." Dr. Edward M. Culp, 840 Glenwood Crt., said he would} not "be unhappy" about calling it Oshawa Civic Auditorium. "Oshawa Civic Recreation Centre may be the best way of describing the multi-purpose aspect but I have no strong feelings on the matter," he said Mrs. Grant Murray, 960 King Street East, who attends many of the hockey games at the auditorium, said she would like the auditorium to be known as the Centennial Sports Centre. "T like the name it already the name the idea it is more than a sports centre and it is an audi- committee|trol of the caretakers. Auditorium and|Would. raise it again after this our size' and suggested the stadium site in the Oshawa Creek valley be appraised as a possible location for the Osh- awa police department and magistrate's court. HOSPITAL DRIVE "Now is the time for us to take advantage of the good will that our centennial project has generated to get on with the third phase -- without a public subscription campaign. The Oshawa General Hospital is planning a campaign (to erect a new addition) and it would be unfair for a public blitz to give the lead in eliminating the|°Verlap that one." Board of control yesterday referred the question of sites for the proposed new locations of police headquarters and magistrate's court into the hands of city hall's planning board. Earlier, Board of Control sent out questionnaires to judi- cial authorities to tabulate their opinions on whether the court and station should be separate- ly built. They are now under one roof. The board, Con. Mc- Callum says, expects all an-| swers in about two weeks. | away with, "there would still be something else built with the Kinsmen name on it to preserve Criticism by Ald, John De- Hart at last night's council} meeting of the Oshawa and Dis-| centennial parkway, brought a} bed with the shelving of the |swift response today from aj| ~ | Melnichuk. | Mr. Melnichuk, chairman "i Trenton Man: labor council's political ac- tion committee, characterized | Ald. DeHart's remarks as| bal hed "smacking of hypocrisy,"' | ras. ictim | Council had before it a recom-} |mendation that the Oshawa and Jacob Feenstra, 45, of 124|District Labor Council be noti- Henry St., Trenton, was killed| fied the decision not to construct as a result of a two-car col-|the centennial parkway was the lision on the Macdonald-Cartier| opinion of the majority of coun- Freeway near the Courtice|cil, and that a technical co- Road intersection just before|ordinating committee had been noon yesterday. jestablished to review future Three people are in Oshawa traffic requirements of the city. General Hospital as a result of} This followed a letter from the accident, | the labor council expressing dis- A small foreign car driven|may at the short-sightedness of by Feenstra was eastbound|the council in shelving the pro- when it jumped the median and| ject. collided with an auto driven by rai DISMAYED Irene Campbell, 68, of Kluston Gast aight Ald. Dellart said Street, Weston. hia mile Ais aia Feenstra was reported dead|"© WaS Personally dismayed a receiving such a letter from the 'On Labor Comments -- rather than criticism," tinued. "As someone who adamantly| atin' trict Labor Council in connec-|interfered against the majority|to maintain its responsibilities aims of our last council, Ald. DeHart should be the last per- son to object'to a simple but he con-!council's views Alderman Criticized -- regarding the |centennial parkway. "Labor council will continue jin civic matters regardless of whether the opinions of its dele- gates are agreeable to some |labor organization official, Steve|sincere expression of labor|members of city council or not." | PICKERING VILLAGE ASKED PICKERING (Staff) -- Vil- lage council agreed last night to look into the possibility of annexing 24 acres presently located in Pickering Town- Ship bordering on the north side of the village. Elwood White and _ his mother, Mrs. Mina White, ap- peared before council in a re- quest for the annexation of property owned by Mrs. White. Mrs. White resides in the village but owns the 24-acre TO ANNEX TOWNSHIP LANDS parcel adjacent in the town- ship. She said she had re- ceived a good offer for the land if it was annexed to the village. Council agreed to look into annexation possibilities but warned Mrs. White the deci- sion would be up to the On- | tario Municipal Board. | Village Reeve Ross Murison said that even if the OMB approves the annexation it heard any suggestion that they would not. year. establishes a record. but could not confirm if it TM RU iia eZ Controller Plans Study Other Municipalities Allegations of overstaffing in some city hall departments sparked a controversial after- The board had before it a recommendation from the per- sonnel officer for the employ- noon session of the board of|ment of an office clerk, and a contro] yesterday, and cropped|cost and budget control clerk up again at the evening meet-|for the public works depart. ing of.full council ment. When Con. Margaret Shaw} Replying to controllers' ques- suggested at the board meeting|tions, Mr. Richardson said the that members of the public hadjcost and budget control clerk approached her and said the|was to replace Mr. Oldrich city hall was overstaffed com-|Vyskocil, who had been pro- pared with other municipalities,;moted to systems and proce- Mayor Ernest Marks was quick|dures officer, and the office to respond. jclerk was required for purely "Give us proof,' he chal-|clerical duties. lenged, after consultation with} He said he refused to allow city treasurer Frank Markson|Mr. Vyskocil to leave his de- and deputy commissioner: of|partment entirely until a ree works, Robert Richardson, who|placement had been appointed. {were both present. |ASKING WHY | "Con. Shaw has not support-| "The. public is asking why ed her statement with facts or/the works department is be- |figures," he pointed out. "I/coming top heavy," said Con. think she should go round to|Shaw, "compared with other jother municipalities to get some| cities. I have come to the point data, and then submit a brief/where I am asking this ques to the board." jtion because I de not know "I certainly will," said Con.) what to tell people. Last year, Shaw. "I would be very pleased|you hired about 28, and about to accept the onus, I have al-|seven this year -- one a month. ready been making enquiries." |Building is not spectacular in "I think such charges should|this town, but we are still hir- be backed," said Mr. Marks,|ing and hiring. I do not think "if they have any foundation.|Mr. Richardson has any right I think you should check with|to tell us he will not let any- these authorities, .gather your material and bring it back to the board of control." Mr. Richardson told the board it was difficult to get such in- formation because responsibili- would still be up to the vil- lage council to set zoning Standards for the land. on arrival at Bowmanville Me-| ; morial Hospital. labor council, many of whose Both Mrs. Campbell and Rob-|™embers live outside Oshawa. ert J. Campbell, 70, of the same|, 1 8- rather against them address, are reported to be in| WBE US bow to, sn0 the City. of \fair condition in the intensive The ¥ " (Ketth Ros care section of the Oshawa le secretary (Kei oss) General Hospital this morning. the same movement was Campbell car, George Hoving,| ¥2Y 45 wé all kno \To Identify | | Identification specialists a Police Continue Effort Dead Youth |the Ontario Provincial Police|/found at the scene as Hall's ties and operations had to be compared. The growth factor|know the direction |body go until there is a re- jplacement." Mr. Markson said there were |two types of accounting in- volved, "Every department wants to jhave things under control, and in which also had to be taken into ac-|they are going," he said, "and | count. that is why these men are "Oshawa is expanding," he|needed. We are trying to find \said. "If we were not, our con \struction staff would be fewer.' Alderman Pursues Subject -|the best way of allocating our *lresources."' of t]} | Hall's brother and sister-in- | bf | A second passenger in the violently opposed to the express-\the Toronto headquarters of/law had identified clothing t ity ouncl eeting Ww. on| In his statement Mr. Melni- 63, Kluston Street, Weston, is reported to be in. satisfactory|bUk sai¢ his council was rep- condition in Oshawa General|tesentative of a large and re- Hospital. [sponsible segment of the com- SURE Sean SRR aIRN {munity and had a long and reputable record of civic interest! Boat Overdue, therefore ge ae Se ae Two On Board able to expect that any of i proposals and-or constructive A sailboat, which was ex- have succeeded in to establish a positive identifi- cation of the body found 15 miles north of Bowmanville a week ago Monday. While checking out the car registered in the name of 17- year-old William B. Hall of Port Credit, police discovered a print which matches that of the dead criticisms would rate respect pected to arrive at Frenchman's . Bay at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Th U | was reported overdue to the! leves se Ontario Provincial Police de- | tachment at Whitby early this identity of the Kinsmen | people." | | Same J obs, | Two Unions, 1 Although three men are to be} employed at the new recreation complex as caretakers, they will not all be in the same union| group. this yesterday. | The caretakers would not all) come under control of the audi- torium manager, William! Kurelo, he said, because they would be working in different! sections of the complex. | Con. Frank McCallum said he bility, he should not be in con- The board decided to seek the ter. Mr. McCallum said he report had been received. Personnel officer Dave Mur-|S¢arch for the 24-foot white sail-| ray told the board of control pe as soon as the weather cle. Blue collar workers outside|week, thieves have broken into| Scarborough, are in Local 251 and the whitejan area house and made off/noon. collar men inside in Local 250.| with firearms. lawn mower. Total value of the|capable of blowing an arm or ; | goods stolen was $925. facilities. "It|Views of Mr. Kurelo on the mat-| s a | morning. N t gly | The boat, owned by James} 1 ro cerin Hughes, 141 Ridgewood Rd./ West Rouge, left Picton early} Sunday morning. | It is reported that a man, a woman, and a dog were aboard Wee ohare tote Pic:| Police were unable to ascer- ton and frenchman"s Bay have| '#ia how the store was we big been checked but none has ge tok 3 ee ae pli 'ob ported the presence of the miss-|, a1 "done"? by Detective. Set | ing boat. |well done."' by Detective - Sgt. The Trenton Rescue base has been alerted, and a plane will be sent up to Thieves used nitroglycerin to blast open a safe at Simpsons- Sears catalogue store, 43 Sim- coe St. N., early Tuesday morn- ling. |police foree, the blast mattresses from the store. theft, and store officials have! |amount stolen. Four Guns Stolen From Area House nines in the sate discarded be. For the second time within a|hind the Canadianna Motel in Tuesday _after- The theft was discovered by Farly this morning, entry was) Mrs. May Trick when They stole four rifles and alofficers removed the caps, The weapons stolen included|/them, anc buried them in the! 103,990 people two custom built rifles with| city dump. scopes, valued at $400 dollars} Investigation into the safe-| The park opened on May 12 each ibreaking continues. RCAF Air-Sea|J0hn Powell of the Oshawa/for around 40 years" said Mr. WaS'Marks. "He did a great job as deadened by use of pillows and|head of the police department. | More than $600 was found re-/home yesterday and conveyed maining in the safe after the|my sympathy on your behalf. not been able to determine the't mourn his passing with very 2 : |great regret." Toronte police discovered; -------------- she}cial park in did not think it right that if Mr.| made into the residence of Ted/opened the store for business at/trict of the Kurelo was in charge of the|Kidd at Lot 13, Con. 4, Uxbridge |8:35 a.m. When police arrived,|Lands and Forests to show an auditorium, and carrying the|Township, by the forcing of a they found blasting caps still|/increase in attendance this sea- weight of the overall responsi-|kitchen door 'attached to the safe. Two police! son jed to use the park up to the leg off anyone who disturbs\end of July, as compared with |time one year ago. 'and will close Sept. 17. youth. A spokesman for the OPP said that police are sure the body is that of Hall, but must continue their effort to estab- lish a positive identification. City Pays Tribute To Former Chief Tribute to the former police chicf of Oshawa, Owen D. Friend, who died on Aug. 4, was paid by city council and Mayor Ernest Marks at last night's council meeting. "He served this city very well "T attended at the funeral "He had a very good life, and Darlington Park Attendance Jumps Darlington is the only provin- the Lindsay dis- Department of About 127.000 people register- for the same bringing} Thursday. forth one more elue in an effort} The spokesman added that has been called off, but police will continue to search files and listings in an effort to make the identification a positive one. Official results of the post mortem conducted on the youth have not yet been released. Second Look | At Exemptions City council was asked last night by Ald. Gilbert Murdoch to take another look at pro- posals for exemption of per- sons aged 70 and over from provisions of the school tax. Council had before it a recommendation from: board of control that it confirm it no \longer required special 'egisla- tion in excess of that contain- ed in the proposed Municipal and School Tax Assistance Act, 1967, for dealing with Oshawa citizens. The act provides for a $100 exemption in certain cases, subject to a lien on the prop- erty. Ald. Murdoch said he wonder- patrolman. "Every time we turn round, we are hiring somebody for a new job," he said. 'It seems to me we are overstaffed, but I do not have the time to prove it. How do we evaluate all these jobs?" Mr. Richardson said the post was not a new one, but a re- placement, and the man con- cerned was already on the staff las a working foreman at the |same rate of pay. Ald. Gilbert Murdoch said.a lot of people would like to have the answer to this question. "There should be an overall Part Furnishing Recommended Tenders of only two Oshawa \firms for part furnishing of the recreation department of the new complex to be opened at the civic auditorium in Sep- tember were recommended by board of control yesterday. Of thé $10,625.53 total for 16 ed if the board of control hadjitems, the bulk went to Eaton's taken into account the conse-| Contract Sales, Toronto, for sup- quences of this legislation in|plying nine items at a cost of regard to the lien on the prop-/ $5,753.95. erty Altogether, six Oshawa firms Hamilton was offering an ex-| tendered. emption without a lien, and he| The two Oshawa firms whose thought this application should |tenders were recommended are be examined. Walmsley and Magill Ltd., for Con. Margaret Shaw asked if|$1,445.43, and General Printers it meant the lien would be en-|Ltd., for $3,426.15. ; forced on the estate after the} Purchasing agent William applicant had died, and council) Crompton, submitted the recom- members said that it did. mendations. Council agreed the recom-| The furnishings range from mendation should be withdrawn| conference and secretarial desks and referred back to the board|to thirty armchairs, waste paper for consideration and examina-/ baskets and five hundred stack- tion of Hamilton arrangements. |ing chairs, PERSONNEL OFFICER... The Shakespearean ques 'What's ip a Name?' lude Murray. torium," said Mrs. Carr. The recommendations -- will ...OR PERSONNEL DIRECTOR? tzx.°°"" 7s! ome Titles Puzzle Board Of Control Motels Separate Says City Agent Ald. John DeHart brought the/evaluation before we make the the search with metal detectors|™atter into focus again at the/appointment," he said. looking for a slug or shell case/Cuncil meeting, on a report c from the personnel officer rec-|matter had been discussed that ommending engagement of alafternoon, and the operations of Con. Robert Nicol said the other municipalities had to be compared. Some undertook dif- ferent work to others. "The burden has fallen on us," he said, "but the respon- sibility lies not so much with this council as previous coune cils. If this council wants to scrap certain practices that grew up in the past, it is up to us to do it." "The board of control have brought in this recommendation and yet they are questioning Mr, Richardson," said Ald. Wil- liam Paynter. "Surely it is up. to them to get the answer be- fore coming to the council | chamber." | Council finally passed the rece ommendation,' after Con. Frank McCallum had observed: "T do not know what all the fuss is about. It is only for a replacement." Polish Celebrations At Picnic Grounds Polish residents in Oshawa and area will celebrate "Soldiers' Day," Saturday on the new picnic grounds at the General W. Sikorski Polish | Veterans' Association on Steven- json Rd. N. and Taunton Rd. | The nation-wide celebration jwas started about 1946 and will be observed this year with a church service at 11:30 a.m. ,an open-air dinner and sports ac- | tivities for children. Control Board 'Has Hot Line Board of control yesterday linaugurated its own "hot line." | It is an inter-departmental |communications system. design- ed as a time-saver. | The miniature "intercom", installed in the board's fifth- floor meeting place at city hall, is a link-up with all offices of department heads. tion, might have been applied to an inter- at the board of control mecting yesterday afternoon. the permanent staff were say, 100, it would go up to 101, "It really means add to the strength of the permanent Murray, who then went on to ask about his own title. "I am sometimes referred to @s a personnel director, or director of personnel," he said, officer seems to indicate a spe- cialized one-man function, whereas mine is a_ depart- men Ks "You'd like to be a director?" A city travel agent said to-. A board member only has to iday there is no connection what-|press a few. buttons to contact soever between Montreal motels'an official -- formerly faced Canadiana Village and the Can-|with the plight of scampering adiana Motel. jto the board room when he was | Hans Haagmans, vice - pres-|called on for information. Mr. Murray said it meant if "It is just a question of Jan- Officer. guage usage," replied Mr. "T have found that the word assistant be adjusted accord- ingly. ed all mail addressed to the motel, | Mayor Ernest Marks queried staff," said Mr. Marks. "'What "and I find it a bit embarrass- queried Con. Robert Nicol. jident of Four Seasons Travel, | Some officials were caught the wording on a personnel de- the army calls the establish- ing and would like to get it "You are not going to ask for exclusive booking agent forjoff guard as the system went partment recommendation for ment." properly. defined. more money?" asked Con. Canadiana Village, near the|into operation. One department the hiring of staff, which read "t thought perhaps it meant "T have been into it with the Margaret Shaw. Expo site, was referring to thejal head wanted to know how 'Permanent = staff add to one of the staff was not up to Municipal Association, and find The board decided to recom- bad publicity received by thejhis voice sounded when told he strength.' the job and we had to give him the title for this function is mend that Mr. Murray's title Canadiana Motel on Dorchest-|was "'on the air. "What does it mean?" he strength," said Con. Ralph about two to one for personnel be changed to director of per- er Boulevard East since the The system cost about $4 to asked personnel officer, Dave Jones. amid laughter. director as against personnel sonnel, and the title of his United States post office reject-|instal! and city hall is renting it for about the sane amount monthly.

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