MIKE ELESHEN, FRED ROSE MATCH SHOTS Concentration Helps Win Friendly Billiard Games Delegates Chosen Cut, Dried'? Oshawa Separate School Board representatives were re- appointed last night on the Osh- awa Board of Education. Trustee Ivan Wallace moved) that the board re-appoint Rus-| sell J. Murphy and John Lar- mond for a second year. Trustee Frank Baron asked board chairman if he could ab- stain from voting on the motion. "I didn't think it was a fair way of doing it,"' he said, in explanation. "The method wasn't as that suggested at the time." "There was a gentlemen's agreement to discuss this in committee and handle it by the |motion into two and vote for each man _ separately," said |Trustee Terence O'Connor. His |motion received no support. "The representatives asked for the opportunity to resign if them," said Trustee Wallace. 'What are we going to do about them?" The board voted to re-appoint Mr. Murphy and Mr. Lamond by a 5-3 vote. Trustees O'Neill, Lawrence, Rudka, Wallace and Meringer were in favor, Trus- tees Clarke, Baron and O'Con- nor were against. The board confirmed the re- appointment of Alcide Leclerc wish of the majority," said Trus- tee Michael Rudka. | "The minority didn't get a} fair shake, I would like to ab-| stain as well," Winona Clarke. } The board did not vote the! said Trustee | right to abstain to Trustee| Mr. Konarowski replaces Mrs.|Portion of the special meeting. | Albert Love who resigned from) Baron. "Why don't we split the! as its representative on the Osh- awa Planning Board; C. E. Egerer on the McLaughlin Pub- lic Library Board; and John Konarowski on the Oshawa Safety Council. the council. Unwritten Policy Talked we were not going to re-appoint) | A school trustee charged last) night following a special meet- ing of the Oshawa Board of Edu- cation that the interviews of ap- Plicants for the vice-principal- ship of the new Eastdale Col- legiate were "cut and dried'. "They knew before the meet- ing who was going to get it," said Trustee Robert Stroud. "I felt like getting up and going home." If Mr. Stroud had, the board's special meeting would have lacked a quorum. Mr. Stroud favored an appli- cant from Galt. "The department (Ontario de- partment of education) requests that we appoint qualified per- | CRAFT ROOM POPULAR WITH WOMEN iMrs. Mary Corbett, Supervisor Mrs. Lawrence Robinson, Miss Melita Caldwell WORKS Ge ge CPESOTP ESET 44: HOP HELPS KEEP BEN EASTES BUSY Donald Pottle, Assistant Superintendent, Admires Work ARTS COUNCIL OKAYS DESIGN Specifications of the audi- torium in Oshawa's new East- dale collegiate meets with the approval of the Oshawa and | District Arts Council. BoardofEducation Appointment The board of education was so informed in a letter from Wallace Young, past president of the arts council. Mr. Young said he met with the architect last spring at the suggestion of board chairman E. A. Bassett, and outlined 13 essential requirements "'if the | auditorium is to be useful for | a wide variety of events.' The letter said all 13 items have been included almost ex- actly as suggested. Mr. Young& said it will be the first auditorium in the city that will permit this variety of uses" and should do much for cultural groups and provide attractive and suiitable sur- roundings that will give in- creased enjoyment to both performer and listener."' Deficit Seen sons from other centres to bring new ideas into our system," he| said. | Members of the press and| jradio were excluded from this} ; A letter dated Dec. 24 from J. }Ross Backus, business adminis- jtrator and secretary - treasurer lof the board, was received by |this newspaper stating that the| {business part of the meeting would not commence until ap- Of $20,000 The Oshawa Separate School system will be more than $20,- 000 in the hole at the end of the fiscal year, according to Michael Rudka, board finance committee chairman. | He told a meeting of the board! last night that the deficit was caused by a $10,000 teachers'} Salaries debt, another $10,000 Ohe Oshawa Snes Integration Set OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1965 Civic Finances Move At Flourishing Pace FRANK MARKSON City Treasurer If the growth in money trans- jactions for budget and non- jbudget items required to con- duct municipal business for 1965 over 1964 is an indication of things to come, then civic fi- nances for 1966 may again in- crease to reflect the flourishing pace of community activity in Oshawa. With 1964 figures bracketted for comparison purposes, total value of disbursements for sal- aries, materials, supplies and services, financial charges, in- vestments, education, reserve jfunds and contracts, made by \the treasury department, ap- |proved by city council in 1965, were $53.5 million ($36.4 mil- lion) -- an increase of $17.1 mil- lion or 47 per cent over 1964. To maintain a level of munici- pal services (education, protec- tion to persons and property, public works, health and sanita- tion, community services and welfare) sufficient to meet what city council considered to be the needs of a community whose population has increased over 1964 by 4,156 or 5.9 percent (4,361 or 6.6 per cent), the 1965 oper- {buildings and a Centennial | swimming pool and recreation centre. | The 1965 debenture debt issued jand unmatured (representing fu- |ture financial obligations of the city) after taking into account maturities in 1965 of $1.7 million ($1.6 million) and new issues of $2.1 million ($1.6 million) is $19.1 million ($18.7 million) -- an in- crease of $.4 million or 2.1 per cent over 1964. PER CAPITA DEBT | Based on a 1965 population count of 74,194 (70,038) the gross per capita debt is $258 ($267). Board Decides' For Footbridge Pupils of Hillsdale school in the northeastern part of the city will soon be able to take their shortcut to school without taking a chance of getting their feet wet. The city's Board of Education last night at a special meeting, decided to go ahead with a foot- bridge project and debate the $1,750 cost later with city coun- jcent (6.4 per cent). proximately 8,30 and that inter-|for instructional supplies, and a| ating or current budget of $13.8 s 2 | On Non-Union Purchasing am n on n on urc In 'views of applicants for the posi-| $4,000 grant which didn't mater-| minion ($12.3 million) was es- tion would be held prior to that | !alize. |tablished -- an increase of $1.5 jtime. | He added that the board had| million or 11 per cent over 1964. s James R. Carson, a teacher -- the year with a $2,400) ne ever-increasing demands | ; , ; | deficit, . A disputes was revealed at last/ purchases or advertisements itl Voestional "Institute, was > Trustee Rudka also took Wak a eecnained thieege the pono --S q send Oshawalcase of emergency," said| pointed vice-principal of the new| swing at the board's debenture | 1965 capital foaoa and fe 1965- ye ge Figs com Trustee Terence O'Connor, alcecondary school over about 20| payments which he said took a|1969 five year capital forecast The Board approved an eX-| delegate of Local 222, United| oth atic nf a6 par cent bit t of th | : 3 capital . A ecutive committee report which] auto Workers, to the ODLC.|¢-- 4 sh igh nal he eel gate ap ea te advised that the Oshawa and)*Just don't advertise in the Ist ki Bycend ye! " ni accrue established 1965 deben- District Labor Council be told) Toronto Telegram, the Star or Se arate Board heat Dat tae tector HE choos igh pa tetgg of bear boy of the unofficial policies, in| the Globe are okay, but not the Pp Fé paid: 'hat dosen't » |($5.3 million), increased by $. tet oly | ae %, Beal PV. Ses eee ee er ae near Trustee watace and ps | TO Remt TV Sets |"rtsce 'meat Mares move| 2st ebenar autor The renting of television sets|that the issues be discussed by) a for some of Oshawa's separate] the whole before the 1966 finance | il. The footbridge would span a small creek near the school. Dr, Charles M. Elliott, super- intendent of public schools, said that after watching children go to and from this school, there was no doubt in his mind it should be there. Trustee David Powless backed An unwritten policy. not tojnecessity, this rules out 2 firm buy from non-union companies | policy," he said. or those engaged in industrial) «{abor doesn't object dren would continue to take the shortcut if the bridge was there or not. A letter from L. R. Barrand, city clerk, said the board's re- quest as to the feasibility of building the footbridge at the west end of Humewood ave, had been investigated by the city's engineering department. "There is nothing in the min- utes to indicate if or when the bridge would be constructed," the clerk's letter stated, "or who would be responsible for the cost." Board Chairman William) meee 8 any ore) See Set 8 seconded Municipal Board, the provincial schools was approved Wednes-|committee is formed, The mo- O'Neill said "we don't have a : ' . | policy book, but this is how we acu glycans e Bh legislative authority which con- f s i eB trols and approves the long- the meeting of the|tion was adopted. | earry it out, We don't buy from|- é firms with labor disputes, or| icy and point out that due to)day at range capital undertakings and emergencies it is necessary to|Separate School Board. | debenture borrowings of all On- approved a| EDITOR SWITCHES OVER |tario municipalities) provide LONDON (CP)--The new ed-| amounts for such capital project non-union firms." as sewers, sidewalks, Trustee Ivan Wallace said| advertise in the Toronto news-| The boar'd that the Board broke its own/|Papers for teachers | recommendation of the property| unwritten policy when it ad-| The motion was approved| committee that one set for each itor of the Shooting Times, Pe-| items vertised for teachers in the|with Trustee O'Connor voting|of ten schools. be hired for! ter Brown, was for 17 years sec-| roads and bridges, schools, elec- strike-bound Toronto papers.|against it. 'It is too watered| three months. The cost will be| retary of the Royal Society for|tric, water and transportation "We have to advertise by!down for my taste," he said. | $10 apiece per month ithe Preservation of Birds, 'facilities, civic administration CITY "BUSTLE," AREA "VARIETY"... AG NOTED BY NEW PLANNER Study Asks What, Where, Why of Region The 224-square-mile Whitby- Oshawa-Bowmanville region will be the subject of intensive study are and may also result in local municipalities taking action to solve some of the problems," "Every board shall investigate and survey the physical, social and economic conditions in rela- selves) is the first thing that is so noticeable," said Mr. Me- Adams when asked during an plans of subdivision and zoning bylaw amendments (which the municipal affairs department during 1966. Investigations of such things as population, development, ser- vices and landscaping will be eonducted by the staff of the Central. Ontario Joint Planning Board. ' The research work, says plan- ning director William McAdams, will form the foundation on which the regional planning board will "build" an official plan. Results of each investigation, along with forecasts, willbe compiled in document form and circulated "as widely as pos- sible" in the region, says Mr. McAdams, in an effort to spark interest and participation in planning and to encourage local agencies to offer and seek in- formation and advice PROBLEMS, ACTION "A series of these documents might result in-a greater appre- ciation of what the problems says Mr. McAdams. A population study, one of the first that will be undertaken, will not be confined to numbers but will include ages, the size of families, economic status, densities and religious affilia- tions of area inhabitants--which will be helpful to churches in planning the size and location of new churches, says Mr. Mc- Adams. "These are the areas where planning pays off," says Mr. McAdams, "by allowing sound private and public investment."' Since starting work in mid- October, Mr. McAdams has been busy establishing the re- gional planning operation and getting to know the joint plan- ning area ---Oshawa, Whitby, Bowmanville and the towfiships of Whitby, East Whitby and Darlington "The variety of the area (in- cluding housing, industry and the six municipalities them- interview for his initial impres- sions of. the area, Oshawa, he added, seems "dynamic .. . there's a bustle about the place . .a vitality". EXPERIENCED Mr. McAdams came to the region after resigning as super- visor of the special assignments section, community planning branch, department of munici- pal affairs. A graduate with distinction from the diploma course in town and regional planning, Univer- sity of Toronto, Mr. McAdams from 1953 to 1957 was North York's planning director; from 1957 to 1961 he operated a plan- ning consultant practice; and from 1961 to 1964 was assistant planning director for the Hamil- ton-Wentworth planning board. Mr. McAdams said he is now concerned with the 1966 budget, a planning program and admin- istrative practices to deal with 'sends to the regional board for comments). Commenting on how a plan of subdivision relates to neigh- borhood municipality, 'is an area where we may be able to play an important role," says the planning director, "but if there are combatants (munici- palities disagreeing on subdivi- sion plans) it may be a some- what dangerous role." An example of the "dangerous role' was the recent disagree- ment between Darlington Town- ship and the Bowmanville plan- ning 'board about the proposed location of a cement plant in the township. The board held a special meeting to hear both sides and decided it had no ob- jection to the cement plant's de- velopment. OFFICIAL PLAN Work facing the regional beard is spelled out in the Plan- ning Act, which says, in part: tion to the planning area ... shall prepare material neces- sary for the study, explanation and solution of problems or mat- ters -affecting the development of the planning area ... shall prepare a plan for the area suit- able for adoption as the official plan..." Mr. McAdams says official plans state municipal policies about such things as land use, road patterns and servicing plans. "The content of an offi- cial plan can be limited or limit- less," he added. The big challenge for the six municipalities' will come when an official plan of the region is submitted to them for approval. In the 20 years since joint planning boards in the province have been permitted, says Mr. McAdams, not one official plan has been approved by all municipalities in the planning area. They have not all agreed on the content. LL. If the debt for the Oshawa Public Utilities Commission which will be paid mainly from utility revenue is excluded of $3.5 million ($2.9 million), the net debenture debt of the city is $15.6 million ($15.8 million) or $210 ($225) per capita. Express- ed as a percentage of taxable assessment for 1965 taxation year of $257.8 million ($244.4 million) the net debenture debt to taxable assessment is 6.1 per In any mention of the City's debenture debt position it may be of interest to note that the City of Oshawa has always paid In Pension Plan Integration of a pension plan covering custodians and main- tenance workers with the Can- ada Pension Plan was approved last night at a meeting of the Oshawa Separate School Board. The board accepted an execu- tive committee report which said that the current payments of five per cent of wages by board and employee alike to a private pension scheme be re- duced by 1.8 per cent. The 1.8 per cent drop will be picked up by the CPP. Trustee Terence O'Connor ob- jected to the change in the pen- sion arrangements as union rep- resentatives of the maintenance staff and janitors had not been contacted. "You are lowering a negotiated benefit by 18 per cent without their consent," he said. Trustee Michael Rudka said that the reduction would be bal- the full par value of the amount of principal and interest as due on every obligation issued by it -- an achievement of which the citizens of this community, past and present, can be justifiably proud. Glancing ahead, 1966 looks like another challenging year of growth when the contents of the civic purse may have to be ade- quately replenished to match the cumulative need for municipal services in this thriving 'Motor, City', whose population growth over the past 10 years has been 49 per cent. On behalf of the staff of the treasury department may I wish Board To Revert To Two Meetings The Oshawa Separate School Board will revert from weekly meetings to the former twice- monthly meetings. The Board approved a motion made last night by Trustee Ivan Wallace that the change be made. He said that a weekly meeting meant "the work ex- panded to fill the time allotted to it. Let's go back to the old time." Trustees voted to meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of every one "'A Guid New Year". each month, at 7.30 p.m. anced out by the CPP payments, Stacking of the two pension' plans was suggested as an ale ternative by Trustee O'Connor until contract negotiations open" with the employees in March. "You can't give something extra in January and then say you will take it away again when March comes around," said Trustee Ivan Wallace. The executive committee report was approved by a majority vote. Taxi Fee Boost To Come Later A city taxi firm owner said today fare increases will not be implemented at midnight on New Year's eve as suggested in an article in yesterday's edition of this newspaper. George B. Rutherford, owner and manager of Mercury Taxi, said the 10-cent increase on a gross fare, approved recently by the Oshawa Police Commise Sion, will take effect "some time in the early part of next year." The new rates approved by the commission are 50 cents for the first third of a mile com- pared to the existing rate of 50 cents for the first half mile, The hourly rate will increase to $4 from $3. Mr. Rutherford criticized The Oshawa Times report as on@ "ridicuously published" without checking with someone that knows what is going on in the taxi business. up the project and said the chil- | jm BACK FROM THE SLOPES Windburned and chilled these skiers arrived back in Whitby last night after a full day of skiing at the Kirby ski run, north-east of Osh- awa. Left to right are: Laurence Sorichetti, 13, 310 Lyndview dr.; Alex Ellen- son, 11, Maple st.; Ricky Taylor, 11, 329 Fairview dr.; all of Whitby. The boys were among a bus load of young skiers who took ad- vantage of a chartered bus service to Kirby. Buses are running from Dr, §. J. Phillips School, Simcoe st. during the Christmas holi- day and every Saturday and Sunday this winter. A $23,- 000 snow-making machine is keeping a 1,300-foot slope open at Kirby. --Oshawa: Times Photo