Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Police 725-1133 Fire 725-6574 ~-- Hhe Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1965 Second Section City and district features, social and classified advertis- Must Plan ob Losses, Says Pilkey Possible job dislocations re- sulting from the Canada-U.S. auto tariffs agreement should be planned for now--before they take place, Ald. Clifford G. Pilkey said today. In Ottawa Thursday for talks with Industry Minister C. M. Drury and Labor Minister A. J. MacEachea, Ald. Polkey pressed fear today tha. Canada could end up being a giant as- sembly plant. "There is going to be a big dislocation in office workers," predicted Ald. Pilkey. "It looks like they will be trying to do something about it after it happens. GM-Engineers Contract ex-) "The government has a big responsibility here because they initiated the free trade agree- ment." He suggested job allocations might be projected through the industry, and perhaps. tied in) similar to the Canadian content! principle. | "I don't know why employ-; ment can't be tied in the same men, so many jobs, would be retained. "They jvalues. Bul they don't mention! |human values,"' he said. talk about way. Then there would at least| be a guatantee that so many) # dollar) © Secures Up To 50 Cents -- Wage increases ranging from 30 cents to 50 cents hourly have been gained by Local 796, Inter- national Union of Operating Engineers, in a three-year con- tract signed with General Motors of Canada Ltd. Some 47 people are employed by GM in Oshawa and ap- proximately 15 in the Frigid- aire Scarborough pliant, all members of Local 796. The contract rates establish the highest second engineers' rate in Ontario, The top rate at the GM Oshawa plants stands at $3.61 for a utility shift engi- neer. The lowest GM rate of $2.71 per hour goes to the coal pass- ers. All work classifications also gain a seven cents hourly cost- of-living bonus and, when appli-| cable, a five-cent or a ten-cent shift premium. SUNDAY PREMIUM | The union has won a break- through in Oshawa with the provision of Sunday premium | hours pay; 15 years and over -- 150 hours pay. STEWARD REPRESENTATION The grievance procedure was also overhauled and new con- tract provisions call for repre- jSentation by a shop steward in any discussion with the plant engineer prior to a grievance |being launched, The employee also gains the right to be rep- |resented by his shop steward in |cases where discipline is to be imposed. The GM negotiating commit- tee for the union, John Keenan, | ichief shop steward, A. Smart, | D. Graham and A. Christie, was! headed by John Parker, busi- ness manager. | Kiwanis Set Up Trust Fund Members of the Oshawa} Kiwanis Club voted unanimous-| x TOMORROW 13, of 73 Chadburn avenue, and Judy Kewin, 14, of 401 Athol street east, are con- Two future World Cham- pions? Only will tell as far as Janice. Tomalak, time Hockey Tickets Sold Out "THE WORLD? cerned. The girls are mem- bers of the Oshawa Skating Club's junior section and * \istrator, 4 '/existed a close liaison, which Liaison Urged For RC Board Close liaison with the Board of Education in the field of special classes and educational psychology was urged at an Oshawa Separate School Board meeting last night. Trustee Ivan Wallace said there was a need for close co- operation between the two boards in this new area. Both boards voted to hire an educa- tional psychologist who would, with other duties, conduct spe- cial classes for problem stu- | |dents. "We must stay abreast of field," he said. "'I'd like to see a common ground of discussion here. This is an area where we will be running into a great ex- penditure, and rather than going : |ahead and making mistakes, we 4 \should be absolutely sure of what we're doing." : Frank Shine, business .admin- said there already was growing stronger all the t | Durham County, if ei Thursday Civic Audi- practice night at torium, every the _ | Overcrowding | Pupils Overflow BOWMANVILLE (Staff) in Durham |County schools have faced the lcounty high school board with an estimated $25,000 expendi- | ture. The board voted at Thurs- day's meeting in Bowmanville to provide eight portable class- rooms at Port Hope High School to take up some of the overflow of pupils there and to give class what each other is doing in this) Atfected By Thirty Oshawa children will be led out of Sunset Heights Public School April 1 in the city's first school boycott, a group of parents said today. The long-threatened boycott by the "parents of pupils of Sun- set Heights" organization was finally called this morning fol- \lowing an "incident". in which two children became lost travel- ling home from school last night. Christine Woodcock, 6 ,daugh- jter of the organization's found- ler, Mrs. Jacqueline Woodcock, |and Donald Whitehead, 6, son of |Mr. and Mrs, Edward White- head, Taunton road, returned home two-and-a-half hours late after missing a car pool at the ' school. The organization had agreed jat a strategy meeting last week they would call the boycott at the next incident. Now, spokesmen claim, their} children are coming out -- and will stay out until "reasonable" transportation is provided by |the city's Board of Education. The tempest over school transportation has been rag- ing around the Board of Educa- jtion for three months. In De- jcember, Mrs. Woodcock spark- jed the debate when she sent a --Oshawa Times Photo space to separate school pupils. jetter to the board requesting But Fans Wont Believe It wages. Sunday workers will now!}, at their luncheon meeting, Hockey fans were still lining)when they are open ask others be paid at the rate of time and one quarter. age under the Blue Cross pre- scription drug plan and proved life, sickness and acci- accident benefits have been ex-| tended from 26 weeks to 52) The purpose of the fund is to\ 0, weeks, monthly payment to a survivor} of a deceased employee, in) addition to life insurance. If the| widow is 50, or over, but less) than 70 when she is widowed| the $100 monthly payment will} be made until remarriage or attaining age 70. The vacation pay plan was also revised in the new agree- ment as follows: One, but less than three years employment--| 80 hours pay; three, but less! than five years 100 hours pay; five, but less than 10 -- 140|The members endorsed the by-|people who are hours pay; 10 to 15 years, 140! TIMES POLLS ALDERMEN this week to establish a ely fund, to be known as "The Osh-) Trustees will automatically be| im-|the various; officers of the club,| noon elected by the members at and club directors lestablish a fund to which indi-|hour and refuses to leave. How The contract provides a $100/vidual members may make Ppri-|qg you convince them?" vate personal donations, to} supplement other money placed} in such fund, to be kept sepa- rate and apart from all other funds of the club and to be paid out. only for the club's recog-| nized chaiitable projects, and activities. Kiwanian Bill Selby, of club's finance committee, lined the new bylaw as proposed by a special committee, after which club president "Bob" Broadbent called for the vote. the law, without dissent. { manager William Kurelo said dent benefits. The sickness and/each annual election of errors ma aac of up at Civic Auditorium today,'to get tickets for them. hoping for Other benefits include cover-|awa Kiwanis Charitable Trust."|day's playoff game. "This ts perfectly legitimate," "How else get their tickets to Satur- Branch. going to says Mr. are they tickets?" Tickets (100) for tonight's game at Niagara Falls were limited, four to a person Mr. Kurelo said. And tickets for local games which are on sale at two downtown outlets have been limited to six per person, Walter R. Branch, chairman|a check shows. the Auditorium 3 executive) Mr. Kurelo confirmed that one committee, said today there are person bought 23 tickets yes- no plans to limit the number of terday at the Auditorium. tickets a person may buy. "That person gave us a list "Where do you draw the of who these tickets were for," line?" he asks. 'We have people! he said. who have bought eight tickets) Ticket sellers at the sold out before Auditorium "We were yesterday," "But they won't believe it. ne man has been here for an Auditor- out-/for every game through the)ium were told to take names|Sales schedule. Do you tell these) and addresses of persons buying people they. can have only six! more than six tickets. tickets at playoff time?" "T have only 12 of these Mr. Branch reminded that/names, and they were buying working andjtickets for children,' Mr. can't get to the ticket booths! Kurelo said. He summed up: "I have 170,000 problems. Isn't that the population of the city?" One man told the Times a friend of his bought seven tickets and never gave his name or address. | TOLD NO TICKETS | "I'm not complaining for my- self," he said. "I was lucky and| jacquired a couple of fairly good} seats, But it's the mothers who stood in line with their children and then were told there were no more tickets that I feel sorry for." Mr. Kurelo said 100 tickets) were sent to Niagara Falls-- 600 went to each of the two outlets, Bolahoods and Bishops sporting goods stores-- and the remainder of the 3,500 seats were sold at the audi- torium, They went on sale at 10 'CITY FIRE LOSS DOWN 64 PERCENT LAST YEAR Fires did an estimated $272,652 damage in the city last year, a 64 percent drop on the figure for the previous year. But for a serious fire at a store and apartment building on the corner of Drew and Stacey avenues in May last year the figure would have been far lower. Damage in this one fire was estimated at $120,066, nearly half of the total damage figure. During the year the Oshawa Fire Department were called out to deal with 66 fires in which property and con- tent losses were incurred. Other than the Drew Ave. fire the biggest single loss was in a store and office building at 28 Simcoe St. N. Losses in this fire were put at $27,703. Overall there were 10 major fires last year accounting for virtually all of the total damage figure. There were two fire deaths last year and seven people were injured. The figure for fire calls was almost identical to the fig- ure for 1963 -- 922, an increase of only two. * may Council May "Float" Float For Dominion Day Festival City council may = "float' '\city equipment to ~ prepare a they provide safe transporta- jtion to and from Sunset Heights iSchool along a three mile stretch of Taunton road north. She claimed a large portion jof 50 area children involved had se travel three miles along a jroute which was unsafe and Parents Call School Boycott Sunset Heights' Pupils Bus Issue In a petition to the board, the organization claimed there were at least four accidents concerning school children on Taunton road last year. On three occasions police had told parents to drive children to school after men had appar- ently tried to abduct young girls along the road. Children have to walk along a soft-shoulder of a road which is not posted with speed limit signs, and not patrolled reg- ularly by the police, the peti- tion claimed. The organization came up against resistance on the board when school superintendent Dr. C. M. Elliott warned trustees a "terrible precedent" would be set if it provided bus transporta- tion for the children. He claimed that to provide bus transportation for the Taun- ton road area would bring de- mands from other areas. "If you can keep out of transportation, do it," he said. An attempt to settle the dis- pute failed early this month when the association rejected suggestions following a meet- ing of the Public Utilities Com- mission and board. PUC offi- cials agreed to route one of the five city buses, now transport- ing students to school, to the Taunton road area to pick up students and deliver them at school, The bus, they said, would be 10 minutes late arriving at the school and the bus taking them home would not leave until three-quarters of an hour after school closes. Mrs. Woodcock said the: par- ents involved would be within their legal rights in keeping some of the children our of school, i "Children up to the age of 12 are not required to walk more than two miles to school," she loften impassable. said, Regional Planning Board 'May Be Working By June A regional planning board be in operation within three months, "If all goes well, conceivably |there could be a meeting of the new board by the end of May jor early June," Desmond New- man, chairman of the Regional |Planning Association, told mem- bers last. night. Earlier this month, Oshawa,; Whitby, Bowmanville, East Whitby, Whitby Township and Darlington Township councils approved a resolution request- jing the Minister of Municipal |Affairs to designate the six |municipalities as'a joint plan- ning area. down King street this summer. float, with council contributing} Mr. Newman said members jenough money for decorations. of councils and the planning If the meeting Monday is acceptable. Mr. Newman said an attempt will be made to ar- range a meeting with J. W. Spooner, Municipal Affairs Minister, within one month. At the meeting the heads of the six municipalities will pre- sent the application for the establishment of a regional planning board. Area members of the provincial parliament will also be invited to attend. "Since ail councils have ap- proved the resolution," said Mr. Newman, "I see little reason for the Minister to withhold ap- proval for any specific reason. "If all goes well, he may give his consent in May after | The Dominion Lay Folk Fes- . . e : 7 | Ald. Alice Reardon, council/boards in the six municipalities |tival committee has suggested/representative on the festival/have been invited to a meeting r ose rin eCW 1rec or jto council it enter a city float}committee, suggested thatlin Oshawa Monday. lin this year's parade. members of council ride on the} He said John Pearson, of the | Ald. Cecil Bint, public works|float. But another alderman|Community Planning Branch of quipped: the department will be in at- "Tf we did, some of us might|tendance and ready to answer any questions. the meeting in April." Mr. Newman also said as municipalities other than the founding six become interested in the regional planning board, they mighi seek to become asso- ciated, '"'and they would be wel- come," chairman, is investigating the possibility of - city employees| donating their time to utilize!not get re-elected." said the city may be large) enough for a board of control| hen the population reaches the} the| obvious one was to be hired she|100,000 mark. Ald. Gay said the| said she tried to persuade com-|city's population would have to} Ald. Brady,| mittee chairmen to hire a city |be more than 100,000 before "we) No -- Yes -- No -- Yes -- No|Gordon Attersley, did not an-| matter should have been dis- y -- Undecided. |swer the Times' '"'director'|cussed by council as a whole,"'|she was never 'in favor of a Gordon report was presented,| i i | And, "no comment." question directly, because they said Ald. Shaw. 'I want every-\co-ordinator but when it was|w The reactions of members of said the committee was con- thing done right out in city council to a Times' survey|sidering the question and pre- open." question -- '"'Are you in favor|paring. a recommendation. She noted that ( | of hiring another director of; The sixth member, Ald. Clif-|/Ald. Bint and Ald. Pilkey were| manager, not a director of op-|should have a board of control, operations for the city?" --are|ford Pilkey, however, said he/all criticized by Mr. Cahill-after|erations supervising just one-|partly because of the salary ex-| not conclusive. was opposed to the city hiring|he resigned and the three alder-|half of the administration. pense : oo " Judging by the answers, a another director. Two. other|men are members of the special) "When Oshawa reaches the 'Council may have to find "Mr. No Comment" would be aldermen expressed similar) committee. 100,000 population mark I thinkjsome type of city government a shoo-in for a job with the feelings. Ald. Richard Donald said the|we should have a board of con-|that can give more time to city city: Only five alderman an- "I don't think the director's mayor and council must decide trol with a full-time mayor and| business, said Ald. Bint, refer- swered the question directly-- position has served any real|questions of general policy but}a ward system," said Ald. |ring to day-time meetings. three opposed the hiring of a/purpose in terms_ of co-|"someone has to integrate the Thomas. MAYOR FAVORS MANAGER new director and two were in ordination,' said Ald. Pilkey.|day-to-day operations of the} Ald, Reardon said she prefer- Mayor Lyman Gifford said he favor "There has to be more co-|various departments." With/red a boa.d of control to a city favored the city manager form! A second Times' question -- ordination between all city de- Oshawa's recent growth, '"'the|manager in the future becaus lof governnent in principle. He! "What type of government do! partments for efficiency." city simply cannot operate|poard of control would be "Te! aid if any more work is added you favor for Oshawa in the As an alternative, Ald. Pilkey|properly--if there isn't a co-\sponsible to the public and I\t, council, aldermen will have future?"' -- drew a more direct|said there is a full-time mayor|ordinated effort. think they would do a better|tg devote more time to the job. response. or a city manager, "and I) "{ am not sure that this co-|iob" |The day is gone when you can Six aldermen _ said they | think the full-time mayor is/ordinating can be done by a\ Ald. Pilkey said the city is\just have night meetings," he favored a board of control-type| more desirable because he is|new director," he said. "Per- approaching' a board of control] said. administration in the future'dnswerable to the ratepayers."'| haps we are in need of a city |administration but that it is still! The mayor said 4f a board of while four members of council) 'I would suggest we elimi-/manager. In any event, onela few years away -- possibly|control is established the mem- said they favored a city mana-|nate the director position as we|thing is certain and that is that|when the city hits the 90,000/bers will have to be able to meet ger type setup. ; are carrying on very efficiently|since there are 750 full-time|population mark. during the day. | At present, a special council/at present and we could saveland 100 part-time city em- Ald. Hayward Murdoch said! "We need the guidance of a committee is discussing the} the taxpayers some money in|ployees someone has to be in he favored an "execulive com-|full-time professional (city man-| Woods-Gordon 1962 administra-| salaries," siad Ald. Cephas Gay.| charge i can} the mayor and the four commit-|make the decisions," be s mittee'? of counci! composed Ofjager) ani then council | tion report, which recommended | "However, in about two years I the hiring of a director of|think we should hire a city, MID-WEST FORMAT operations. Subsequently, coun- cil hired Kevin Cahill. He re- signed last month sparking con- siderable controversy manager." MORE CO-OPERATION Ald: Alice Reardon said she did not think the city needed RECOMMENDATION EXPECTED another director, "just a little more co-operation between de- The special committee is ex-|partment heads and alderman." pected to make a recommenda- whether a new director should|or some type of cit be hired or whether some other| because form of administrative should be established Members of. the committee Mayor Lyman Gifford, Ald Cecil Bint, Ald. Hayward Mur- special the committee I think should doch, Ald. John Brady and Ald.|have beeen set up but rather the} not!duties of the Ald. Gordon Attersley _tee chairmen right now This,|Shaw. A 5 Said|he added, would save voters a council. should investigate the|<eparate board of control al- said Ald.| | Ald. Alex Shestowsky said in jthe future the city will need) "commissioner form of adminis-|though as Oshawa grows Ajeither a board of control or a| tration" which he said is used|hard of ~ontrol may be desir-lcity manager and whether or effectively 'in Western Canadalable, and in particular, Calgary and Edmonton. He said not the city has a city manager| He said tf the city had'a four-)will '"'hinge' on whether council Commis-|member board of control, the|decides to-hire another direc-| ; 1 sioners of Finance and Works/number of aldermen should beltor. of operations because a city } Ald. Margaret Shaw said she} are responsible for co-ordinating] reduced to eight. The board of}manager would be sort of a tion to council this month onjfavored hiring another director|all aspects of civic administra- : control would tyr y manager)tion under their jurisdiction and|system, with a population of|are responsible to city council.|wards should be reduced from|man Down would not. comment setup! 70.000.we have gone beyond the he added, lead to a ward and the 'super" director. Ald. John Brady and Ald. Nor-} Ald. Christine Thomas Said)six to fourwith two aldermenjon either of the questions but| additions to the staff and also present staff." She said when the Ald Donald Woods-|be justified", days when the city is run by. one|"now is the time to consider |representing each ward or two people said Bint Ald. Down said in council this ' Oshawa/week a long, hard look should Woods-Gordon| consider the re-alingment of the! would have to double in size be-|be taken at the possibility of a fore a board of control "could|city manager for Oshawa in the Ald. Cecil \future, | Nibbles on a_ honey doughnut are no substitute for a diploma, especially when th+ diploma was to be awarded for obedience and response to commands. HONEYED "Honey," a 16 - month - old Chihuahua owned. by Mrs, Bridgette Lundy of Town- line road north, is due to graduate in the Oshawa Obédience Association 10- SUBSTITUTE , week course. The cdurse is under the direction of Rich- ard Koenler, a noted ani- mal trasner. Mr. Koehler and a judge were enroute to Oshawa from Hamilton Wednesday but were turned back by that snow-storm. So -Honey will graduate next week. She is trained by Mrs. Zita Desroches of Lor- ing street. --Oshawa Times Photo