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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, Jonuary 13, 1960 BOWLING ALLEYS DO BRISK BUSINESS AJAX and DISTRICT . JOHN MILLS, REPRESENTATIVE - PHONE RJAX 426 STATISTICS AT HOSPITAL December statistics at Ajax and Pickering General Hospital: | Total in-patients admitted, 226; a | number of babies born, 36; total Meeting Opposes Proposed Route Twsp. Police Not Required AJAX--In contrast to a stormy approached Metro Planning Pickering Township ratepayers' Board meeting some months ago pro- "Why did Murray Jones de- | {termine the Second Concession as testing the originally proposed the edge of civilization?" asked [CNR route through Dunbarton, a Bill McPherson. Mr. Blumenfeld {relatively quiet meeting of an Sale that fuln as ho the Sass, | . bu at through population stud- organized somites of ratepay ies they contended that it would ers protesting a proposed alter-|\,.0 49 or 50 years before develop- [native route north of the Second | {Concession was held in the Aan took piace in the Northern |Rotary Hall Friday night. Action ™ pr. Cann Was. asked: how the {by Pickering Township Police at railway would overcome cross- {the doors was not required. |ing two major roads and three | {out - patients, 231; in - patient #2 | X-rays, 135; out - patient X-rays, © 1162; laboratory in-patient treat- i 'ments, 846; laboratory out-patient / |treatments, 7; blood transfusions, 1110; minor operations, 26; major operations, 7; ear, eye, nose and | throat operations, 72. | Liberal Leader | | W. H. J. Thompson, solicitor, corners. He replied that Donald {spokesman for the group oppos- Gordon, in his statement of one 'Raps PM, Frost | TORONTO (CP)--Ontario Lib- |eral Leader John J. Wintermeyer | said Tuesday that Prime Minis- {ter Diefenbaker and Premier Frost are to be blamed for | Holidays United States refusal to extend contracts for Canadian uranium Men's Club of Toronto that the former federal Liberal govern- ment had a gentlemen's agree- JACK REID Chairman » beyond 1962. A ted He told the Liberal Business| ppoin {ing the northern route, told the gathering that he had been criti- cized for changing the meeting place from Dunbarton School where it had been originally scheduled, to the Ajax Hall, with the inference that it was done for the purpose of evading the Dunbarton group. He referred to a letter in a local newspaper, which he alleged, indicated clan- destine matters between the CNR and his committee. Mr. Thomp- son insisted that the change of year ago, said it was the CNR plan that all major roads and highways would be grade sep- arated, and there would be no more level crossings. Mr. Thompson asked how much land would be expropriated. Mr. Cann explained that it was the policy of the railway to allow the owner a choice to sell his whole property, or if he wished to remain, to sell the part affect- ed by the railway. If a house is on the line, they are required te purchase it eT By Board location was to accommodate a Xo larger crowd. A t AJAX -- At its inaugural meet-| ere made from Oshawa and To- ing the Ajax Public Schood Board|ronto radio stations of the change, re-elected Jack Reid at its chair-|anq sound trucks announcing the man for a third term. Two other|same traversed the streets to nominations for the office were ake the announcement. Vic Ames and Craig Reid who were defeated. Mrs. Margaret METRO OFFICIALS ON HAND Devolin was elected vicechair-| On the stage were officials of the CNR: J. L. Cann, project man. Standing committees are: director; V. R. Cox, project en- gineer, and W. H. Ellis, of the Finance, Vic Ames; chairman, Frank 'Smith; property, Frank|real estate division. From Metro Toronto Planning Board were Smith; chairman, Henry Palak; Management, Margaret Devolin;|Hans Blumenfeld, Assistant Com- chairman, Vic Ames and Craig|missioner of Planning, and Grant Reid. Public Relations, Henry|Messer, representative for Pick- ering Township and Village Coun- Polak; chairman Craig Reid. o Upon the suggestion of school|cils. Completing the array of offi- cials were members of the com- inspector Tom Houghton and up- x on recommendation of the school|mittee opposing Route No, 2, Wil- principals, the board authorized|liam McPherson, Miss Violet expenditure to rent TV sets so[Swan, secretary, and Chairman W. Thompson. that selected classes could view school telecasts which begin in| Mr. Thompson related that his early January. Each Wednesday committee was not in sympathy afternoon at 3 p.m. a :eries|with the Dunbarton route -- or will be presented on subjects such|any route for that matter -- but as music,children of other lands, |were strong in opposition to the northerly route. He advised the Canadian geography, sciences, current events and places of his- [estimated 150 to 100 people pres- ment that the contracts would be extended, although U.S. leaders had not been persuaded to sign legal contracts beyond 1962. "I am sure the centracts could have been extended," Mr. Wintermeyer said, had Mr. Diefenbaker and Mr. Frost spoken up on the matter. Now, he added, all necessary funds should be made available to determine whether Canada's nuclear energy program is an effective and economical one. Slow Drive For Funds | 'BROUGHAM -- A number of {things have held up a cam- {paign to collect funds for a pro- posed Pickering Township Mu- |seum, one of them the holiday |season. Byt the end' of this month the |drive will be in full swing in {Pickering Township and it is hoped reports will be made of |generous receipts. In Brougham, |canvassers Robert Miller, Don|their interest. : : |Gibson and Elsa Storry met to| Pickering Township Historical |outline their village campaign -- Society was founded last year, |W. C. Willson was unable to join|and has a splendid assortment of this group as he was ill, but he,|members who will do their utmost too, will be one of the canvas-|to make the Museum a reality. sers, | They are the type whe, if 3 met The Museum will be establish-|ber needs a helping hand, Ww ed in Brougham in 100 year old look for it at the end of his arm! Brougham School, and other] : i QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT | buildings on the site. An item was noticed in a news- Here are some of the points to|paper which caused us to look highlight the campaign the vil-|twice. "Several hours later Mrs. lage committee came up with: |Elizabeth Mosley 84, Wellington Mr. Bl feld was asked why Metro Planning Board was so in- terested in No. 2 route, and it was suggested that it would be better to put the boundary in an area where it is settled, so that there could be a clearer field for development. Mr. Blumenfeld maintained that the railway would not affect either housing nor industrial development ad- versely. "Will the railway go on second route if Metro votes favorably?" asked a ratepayer. "It is our money we are spend: ing," replied Mr. Cann. 'When there are disadvantages to our- selves, we have to have a long, hard look at it." Mrs. Jean McPherson asked Mr, Cox, railway engineer, if it would be possible to have spur lines where there are 25 foot cuts. "It is true," replied Mr. Cox, 'that you could not take spurs off at any point you wanted. It is physically possible, but ne simple thing . . ." McPherson went on to outside the Township expressing LAST WEEK WAS NATION- the left, David Limkelde, 188, | Astley, Margaret Williamson. Back row, Maries Smith, Lynn bantams, ages 6 to 11 apd jun- AL BOWLING WEEK. In Ajax both bowling alleys have at- tracted a large group of jun- for bowlers who bowl on Sat- iors, 12 to 19. There are 45 in f | urday mornings. At Brock's the bantam group and 18 in the juniors. Unsponsored the kids Johnson. Instructor and referee, Gwen Campbell, and instructor, Rosslyn Com- bdon, coach It is strictly a labor of love and for the ladies. Top photo shows som> of the high scorers. From Bowl, the group is beginning its third year and some pretty good bowlers are being devel- oped, some scores would make their parents envious, The Youngsters bowl in two groups, are supervised by Mrs. Louise. | supervisor | endurance | Anthony Huxter, 236, triple, 513. Catherine De Snoo, 161. Lorraine Jamison, 146, Marnie Ellison, 213. John Laskey, 179. | Brian Boyd, 210. Middle photo shows the junior group, front row, Ronnie Smith, Jim Me- Ivor, Doug Loudfoot, Philip Batema, Murray Godfrey, Mid- | | die row, Jay Astley Smith, Gail Mitchell, Jeanette Carmichael, Jo Astley, Cathy Rowland, Marilyn Perkins and Barbara Stack, Both groups are affiliated with the Canadian Junior Bowling Council and may compete in provincial tournaments. The season will close with a banquet and pre- sentation of Trophies. The lower Joyce | photo shows the bantam group. | -- Photos by John Mills) 2 Large Unions To Bury Hatchet By JOHN LeBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP)--Two of Can- ada's largest rail unions, rivals for membership among engine crews, are making plans to bury the hatchet. A truce which mav lead to a permanent no-raiding pact al- ready has been reached between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (CLC) and the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers (Ind.). Canadian and international of- ficers of the two unions now are co - operation between them dealing with the railways joint problems and possibly the stage for similar action be in the United States. The unions have about STARTED LAST YEAR Negotiations = for arrangement were the firemen's sparked action late 8,000/0f the unions met last month at members each in Canada. They|Washington, rank behind the Brotherhood of was that the firemen withdrew Railroad Trainmen (Ind.) in size. their application from the labor | board. the working signed by that, effective last Jan. 1 and for last at least until the Engineers' next trying to hammer out an agree-lyear in applying to the Canadalconvention in 1962, neither will [board procedure. Labor Relations Board for cer- {tification as bargaining agent for |about 2,200 CPR engineers. This certification. has been held for {many years by the other brother- (hood. The firemen claimed a major- ity of the group, though the En- ment which would bring about gineers contend they have about in/90 per cent of those actuallv on!the set/union has . neers on its rolls, tween their parent organizations on that the rival inactive engi- and many trains Following the Firemen's move, international and Canadian chiefs A promp upshot A memorandum of agreement | at Washington provides| Murder Charge Up Before Grand Jury BELLEVILLE (CP)--A charge of murder against Mrs. Dorothy Herman, 35, of Marmora, 30 miles north of here, was heard by a grand jury here Tuesday. Mrs. Herman, mother of five children, was arrested last Octo- ber after her husband, John Her- man, was found shot in the kitchen of their Marmora home. The grand jury, which will de- cide whether the evidence against Mrs. Herman warrants a verdict today. Object: For the collection of historical papers, historical relics, the study of life and customs of the early period im Pickering Township. Objective: $10,000.00. There {seems to be little doubt about |reaching this objective, as enthus- |iasm throughout the Township is high. Besides the campaign, there will be public attractions for raising funds. Will receive Township County and Provin- |cial grants once an effort is |shown to have been made, and money spent on the project. Cost: An agreement has been imade that Brougham School be sold to the Pickering Township) Historical Society for $2500.00. School Section ratepayers have lost nothing, but gained an asset for their village. There are other costs, for buildings and equip- ment, but donations from com- munity-minded citizens during the campaign, and fund raising ac- tivities, will send the project off to a good start, Collection: Many articles have already been donated and loan- ed. There is now enough material |trial, is expected to return its|ts start Museum an Attraction: Mu- |seum will be an attractive group Street Lindsay, gave birth to a baby girl." A misplaced comma makes quite a difference. FROM THE LIBRARY DESK Brougham Library has on its shelves one of A. J. Cronin's lates books, "The Northern Light". This is a newspaper story -- and a good one, Henry Page is editor and publisher of a small- town newspaper in England -- fortvish, not exceptionally bril- liant, with a heart condition. The head of a powerful news- paper syndicate offered to buy his paper. He would not sell. He was a man who believed in the greatness of his country, and tried to make The Northern Light, his paper, a force for good in the lives of its readers. He was not interested in selling his life work, even at an exhorbitant price, to see a sex and scandal sheet come into his community. The great "press lords of Lon- don" set up in opposition to The Northern Light, and Henry Page almost lost his business, his home, his wife, everything that mattered to him. His stub- born persist: in over i toric fame in Canada steps taken by the Ajax Board, Trustee Craig Reid listed the fol- lowing contributions which TV could make to classroom teach. ing: field or great artists to the class- room. 2. Science programs can use techni and i t not available to individual class. rooms, and close-ups offers each student a personal view of ex- periments. 3. Literature and history can be effectively dramatized, 4. TV can afford picture visits to museums, art galleries and factories without travel cost and time. 5. Vivid treatment can be giv- en to national affairs. The OBC will produce these telecasts planned by the National Advisory Council on School Broad- casting, which was formed in 1943 to advise the CBC, on all pro. grams planned for use in class- rooms. The il is d Commenting on the forward|answer questions related to the 1. TV can bring experts in their ent that officials were there lo second concession route only. "Ir this democracy we are fortunate that we can gather together to further our aims," he said. SAYS UNSATISFACTORY J. L. Cann related that in Sep- ber Metro Planni Board asked the CNR to study a route in the vieinity of Pickering Vil- lage, to pass north of it. He said that the railway went to the ex- pense of bringing in a man from Vancouver, and an assistant, who came up with a route that ran west of the bridge over Duffin's Creek, northwesterly from Brock road and the second con- cession, westerly from that point 600 feet out of the Second and into Scarborough. Mr. Cann said that the CNR found themselves faced with severe expenses with re- gard to construction and mainte- nace. The length of the maximum cut was increased by almost one mile, '""The increased cost, as indicated to Murray Jones, Com- |obstacles like losing some of his staff to the other paper, losing |circulation at an alarming rate, try to take a contract away!of buildings. Special committees|losing the respect of Alice, his from the other through labor of qualified persons will be se-|wife, who feared the loss of her |lected to attend to design, lay- lout, grounds, ete. | Displays: Articles will be dis- played in an attractive manner and changed regularly so that there will always be an interest- ing exhibition. Money Coming In: Before the drive commenced donations have been coming in, among them $25 |ftom Pickering Township Horti- |cultural Society towards beautifi- |cation of grounds, $25 from Al- {tona Women's Institute. Joe |Champion, Cochsutt dealer, who |does not reside in the Township but considers the project a great| |one, and good for Brougham busi- | |nessmen, contributed $25. Mr. land Mrs, Howard Malcolm evinc- ~d their interest by a $25 dona- tion. " Organizations Interested: Pick- tering Township organizations Ihave expressed their keen inter- est in a museum. Hours: Museum will be open |three hours per day, and at least 120 days per year. Educational Value: When the | Museum is established it is hoped {that there will be classes for chil- |dren, so that they may be made aware of the history of Picker- ing Township. It is hoped that it will be a centre for study and home and her social position, saved him his paper. His readers returned to The Northern Light to read of the good and fine things, not until an attempted murder and suicide was part of the story of the Page family. In A. J. Cronin's books there are truly dedicated characters -- in The Keys of the Kingdom, a man of God; in The Citadel, a physician, in A Thing of Beauty, an artist. Now it is a newspaper man. "The Northern Light" is well worth reading. W.A. MEETING POSTPONED The W. A. Meeting, scheduled to meet last week, has been post- poned, on account of the death of Mrs. Seebeck, until Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Johnston, at 8 o'clock in the evening. ANNUAL REPORTS AT WMS MEETING Members of the WMS meeting are asked to bring annual reports to their meeting on Thursday, January 21st, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hodgson, at 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon. Program convener will be Mrs. Ray Ellicott, and the Roll Call is, "Pay your membership fee". of repr atives of all 10 pro- vincial departments of education and various national groups in- terested in education, supplied by Mrs. H. Plaxton, or- ganist, and the Junior Choir. YOUNG MAN SUFFOCATES Funeral services were con- and the opposition retired -- but|ducted at a graveside service in|through the township was the Brougham Cemetery on Saturday for Leonard Swaffield, husband of Phyllis McGuckin, and father of Lenny, Robert and Martin, of Toronto. Mr. Swaffield was overcome by smoke from a smouldering mat- tress at his home in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan, 6. He rested at the Ross Craig Funeral Home in Toronto before interment at Brougham. BROUGHAM HOCKEY On Tuesday, January 19th, an All Star Exhibition Hockey game will be played in Stouffville Arena, in aid of casualties and mishaps suffered hy players in previous games. Their opponents will be the Stratford team. Brougham team now stands in third place in the community league. I00F EUCHRE Taking into: consideration the fact that there was a fire at Whitevale, and the weather was blustery, there was a good attend- ance at the first IOOF euchre this season. Winners were: La- issi of P " he said, "saw the railway feeling that the second route was not .satis- factory." COMMISSIONER ADVOCATES ALTERNATIVE ROUTE Mr. Blumenfeld told the meet- ing that Mr. Jones had express- ed to the Metro Planning Board his belief that the second route more satisfactory of the two. He said that it was highly desirable for residential and industrial de- vel t. Mr BI fold sald that at present there were five or six thousand people in the vi- cinity, but that eventually it would have the capacity to house 45,000. Through population stud- jes the Metro Board believes that in 1980 there would be per- haps 25,000 people living there. "We feel it would be a more desirable development if the rail- way is on the boundary of this area," he said. He admitted the realization that it was a serious financial problem for the railway, and that the Planning Board, at its meeting in Toronto on Jan. 20, which would decide the issue, would pass its decision em both sides of the question. Dr. Gordon Edmund, end his organization of south-west rate- payers, warmly applauded Mr. Blumenfeld's remarks, but made no comment. MANY QUESTIONS ASKED Many questions were asked the 'We feel it is more important to have such a route on the edge of the development," Mr. Blum. enfeld replied. 'Residential de. velopment will not go north, but rather east and west. There are too many difficulties of water and sewers." Mr, Blumenfeld said that the further an area was from 'the lake, the more water and sewer problems." DEP. COMM. BESIEGED 'How much time was spent studying alternate Route No. 2?" asked one taxpayer. 'And what does Metro Planning Board do re. garding depreciation of prop- "We have spent a great deal of time investigating the land in question," said the deputy com- x pop is ex- tensively studied." Another taxpayer asked why Metro Planning Board originally drafted the first route and then approved the second route. Mr. Blumenfeld said that Metro was primarily concerned about ing to a deck on planni g to a grounds. "The cost does not mat. ter," he said. "I disagree," angrily declared a resident. "We pay the deficit of the CNR. If it costs more I think we should know about it." NO WHISTLES AND TOOTS Mr. Cann replied to a question regarding noise nuisance, that due to grade separations there would be fewer "whistles and toots" and that the diesel elec- tric systems ran more quietly than former steam engines. WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN? "What thoughts have the railway would abide by it. "That is the $64,000 question," said Mr, Shaw. "It is a decision for the Board of Transport Com missioners, and will be settled by an Act of Parliament. "Ottawa may not want te give us 2% million dollars more for this second route," he added. EXPLOSION KILLS MAN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) One man was killed and another injured when high-energy chem. icals exploded Monday at a rocket research laboratory of Aerjojet- General Corporation ehre. It was the second fatal aceident in the plant's 10 years. | (research. Some of the displays which have been discussed will, {with the collection already on (hand, possibly include a Black- {smith Shop, an old School Room, |Period Clothing, Cooper's Tool Hostesses for the social cup of dies, first, Mrs. A. Troyer; Sec- tea will be Mrs. Hodgson, Mrs. ond, Helen Brice; Third, Mrs. J.|cials. Grant Messer, representa- Robert Miller, Mrs. Albert Gray Tweedie. Gentlemen: First, A.[tive, said that the Metro Plan- and Mrs. E. Johnston. Troyer; Second, Rata Phillips; (ning Board had a technical staff FLO Third, David Phillips. headed by Jones and Blumen- Display, Ch , oN "ALTAR WERS Euchres will continue each Fri-|feld. He assured the meeting that Display: a. Te Flowers in memory of three [927 night at the IOOF Hall at|the board had mot yet expressed Coin Display, Butler Making, [who passed away last week grac. Wailgvale: sponsored by Brough-|any opinion pro or con, and that ; Maple Syrup' Making and many |ed the altar.of St. John's United : no action will be taken unt! Jan- councillors are, Ross Murison, | served building Inspector. others. Church, Brougham, on Sunday. UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE uary 20. merchant and long time resi- | Front row, from the left, Ah. | It is hoped that former resi-|. . . Mr. C. Hood, Mr. L. Swaf-| A doctor has diagnosed W. €.| Harry Newman, resident of the Reeve, Cyril Morley, reeve, |dents of Pickering Township will|field and Mrs. E. Seebeck. Willson's recent illness as pneu-|northern area, and Toronto soli- Ross Murison. Back row, Ronal evince their interest in the estab.| Communion of the Lord's Sup-\monia, and the patient will be|citor, asked, "Will the railway do Watson, Clerk Bruce Hogarth [lishment of a museum by gener-|per was partaken after the serv-|confined for a few days. Mr. Will-|as it likes anyhow?" and Len Birningham. {ous donations. Letters have been|ice, which was conducted by|son on Sunday was reported to be| "If that were the case," said --Photo by Barrie Pomeroy ireceived from several persons'Rev. A. E. Cresswell, with music|improving. Mr. Cann, "we would never have railway and Planning Board offi- PICKERING VILLAGE COUNCIL appointments as chairman of the board of trustees of the Po- | lice village and later acclama- Two new faces will appear on the Pickering Village coun- cil. Reeve Cyril Morley, who has been in municipal politics some 12 years, eight as reeve, has never fought an election, as dent. Len Birningham, also a long time resident and former manager of the A. W. Mitchell | fuel and building supplies has | tions as reeve have given him the assurance of his electors | agreement of his policies. New