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THOUSANDS OF OSHAWA CITI $52,000 DEFICIT Separate School Board Plans To Cut of the heating system at St. mate $52,000 deficit, Oshawa|Gregory's School which is be- Separate School Board Tuesday) eved to be estimated in the night returned the budgets of|/neighborhood of $25,000. its standing committees for Returning the property com- paring at the regular meeting. |mittee budget, Mr. Topping ad- Finance Committee Chair-)vised the committee to 'take a man James Topping told the| hard look at the cost of 'this chairman of the three commit-/project'. He suggested that the tees (management, property|boiler alone could possibly be and building), that he 'could not] replaced this year and the radi- accept their budgets the' ators and other components at year a later date Drastic cuts were necessary; The property committee re and it was up to the commit-|port had earlier recommended tees to make their cuts the) that the board take action with best way can, Mr. Top-| regard to the repairs but, urg ping said ed by Mr. Topping, had decided sani & to hold another meeting to re-- $521,000 EXPENDITURE view the matter of costs According to the figures pre sented in the finance commit tee report the board was going to spend an estimated $521,000 during 1962 Revenues year amounted to approximately) $481,000 leaving a debit bal- ance of approximately $40,000 which together with a bank overdraft of approximately $12,000 brings total . defi to some $52,000 Mr. Topping made a ber of recommendations to committee to tual Struggling with an approx for they SALARIES UP $30,000 Referring to management committee business, Mr. Top- ping pointed out that last year teachers' salaries had increas ed by approximately $30,000 over the previous year. This did not include a proposed raise which would amount to a total of $27,000 or the inclusion of Grades 9 and 10 teachers on the staff of the board In the report of agement committee Frank Baron raised ion of a ruling in the limits the board to place for the the noe the man Chairman the ques regard to was pro bilingual chairmen f spect the paring 06 indiv HEATING Nain item the budget posing on RENOVATION far as expendi- Classes ) At the present English classes are operating at St Christopher's Schoo] from Grades 1-to7, There are 132 pupils currently attending these classes MIGHT AID TEACHER Frank Shine, business admin istrator, pointed out that if the }board proposed to increase these classes to include Grade 8, another teacher would be required Mr. Topping made it that he did not agree with any such proposal and added that the board had to be 'realis tic about this matter'. It was his opinion that the classes should be cut at Grade 6 Board Chairman Hughes said the system had first started with classes from Grades 1 to 6. Then Grade 7 'crept' in. "Let's set out a hard and fast rule now," he said Trustee Mrs. W. Clarke said a motion would be in order rather than a concensus opinions as put forward Chairman Hughes; but i to make the motion hersel SHARP CRITICISM Trustee J. Page moved that pas- Grades 1 » 8 be bilingual The 1 was bs was con time French eat sed ture for ed was a ll Veterans On Pension The retirement on pension of 11 veteran Oshawa employees with a total of 350 years of serv- ice was announced recently by General Motors of Canada Lim- ited The pensioners the de- partment in which they worked and their years of service. are Louis. M. Cliff, truck chassis assembly, 42 years; William J.} Duncan, south plant body in- spection, 50: years; Henry J Gower, passenger commercial cushion and seat trim, 33 years Stewart R. Grant, property rec ords, 39 years; Daniel J. Jones, parts. department, 31 years; | Thoms J. Kerr, south plant] trim and hardware, 30 David Nothaft, tool and die, 24 years; Clarence M.- Penfound truck body trim and hardware, 21 years Scott aenger commer 1 bods 37 years; Ma A materia! hand 4 and Clarke Harry S. Wallace, depart The ment, 31 years. pro ren clear with Louis of years Stanley f paint,' classe moti then u Taillon.: seconded Trustee Mrs notion c jsharp criticism in the ame in for some disc's- |tion from them Y|major and member of the right-|zone ag an vt ig 7 he ¥ Convention : | Attendance 4 Is Limited The Oshawa Board of Educa- tion's budget for convention 8 |purposes has been increased by| $1000 for 1962. Several of the trustees have intimated in recent weeks that |the board's policy regarding at- jtendance at conventions by both) jtrustees and officils should be} @ reviewed. The subject was re- |hashed at a special 'caucus meeting of the board Feb. 27. The decisions reached were made public in the form of a |motion at a special meeting of the board Monday night which} was not convened till 10.45 p.m. The motion, made by Trustee |Rt. Rev. P. Coffey, stated in| effect that the total expendi- tures for convention purposes will be increased from $5,000) to $6,000, effective from Jan. 1 of this year. A second motion that trustees will be allowed to attend no more than six conven- tions each year, four of which # | will be in Canada and two out- side Canada. Board officials will be allowed to attend a total of three conventions § yearly, only one of which will be held outside Canada. | | Included in this second mo- tion, by Trustee A. E. O'Neill, was a clause to the effect that officials be required to notify the board well in advance of their intention to attend a con- vention. Actions of board-officials in this regard have resulted in }quite a lot of criticism over| 'the past few months by the trustees. revealed Budget Teen Group | mina ie beat t's) To. Attend Conference question has been gone over hundreds of times'. He said his opinion had never changed however "The French people have been treated very well in this/ regard and we should perhaps; Nine Oshawa Teensville] have a little more co-opera-/members, accompanied by the In view of the/teenage activity staff of the overdraft I think we would be|Oshawa Recreation Committee remiss in hiring another teach-| will'attend the fifth annual con- er," he said ference of the East sree ', aan ats zone of the Ontario Recreation sY Soha penal ae ae d Associ*tion in Belleville this det yiadage Oe hed portec' Saturday Trustee Michael Rudka who|"" a out that if another The Teensville members cho- was hired for these|Sen to attend are Karen Bell, another _ part the|Public relations and_ publicity school system might have to/Chairman; David Lee, canteen suffer in view of the financial;manager; Richard Annis, trea- situation surer; Clint Brown, acting chief} : ae of police; George Lee, police} soth Trustees : m aS at constable; Carol Ann Murray,} and Frank Baron voiced the : : | : ki ee 1a Vile program chairman; Andrea opinion that they would like tot 5: 5 Ped aos | RASAt pa |Waskan, business administra-| see bi-linqual classes in Grades a bs ; , «jtor; Sharon Bunce, member of 7 and 8 but did not see how ity : eheclel 6 nitt to. th | could be done from a financial/'M@ "Decial committee to the ; mayor and William view 7" * n ap Teensville mayor. The The motion was defeated in a of against by pointed teacher of asses Peter Kent dele-| recorded vote four two letters to the mayor stating why Pruste they would like to attend and ries se how they felt their attendance the oli . would benefit the club. through 6 a recorded unanimous ke and Page second motion, b that in Grades 1 ried also by hich was Mrs, Cla taught was car The Oshawa delegates-with those from other municipalities will join the main conference group for the first plenary ses- sion. The mayor of Belleville and Ontario Recreation Associa- tion officials will speak, They ;will also hear H. E. Thomas, of the Community branch, deliver the theme ad-| jdress on "The Impact of In- creased Leisure on Facilities, Finance and Leadership in Rec- reation". | vote Trustees abstained Man Suspects Reds Hanged Student Son oe a ne Each of the Oshawa teen} SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP)--The delegates will attend four work- father of a student editor says shops groups. Discussions will he thinks his son was hanged by cent-- on resource personnel Communists and the discussion on four top- The boy, ics, related to teen work, will strong Jr., 19, was found hang-\he held both morning and af- ing by a rope in his home at!ternoon. Coronado, Calif., early Saturday He was editor of a conservative publication at San'Diego State College The coroner Monday called th\tions. The resource person and| death "a probable accident or workshop leader of the latter suicide," but the district attor- topic will be William Howard, ney said his own. investigation of Qshawa's teenage activity is continuing staff, an old-timer at teen re- The father army creation in Oshawa and the He will be assisted by| wing John Birch Society, said he 1Al Dodds and William Cook. asked an FBI investigation but was told the agency lacked jur- isdiction Said Armstrong We are a family Newton E rm- The topics for discussion this year are: Teen group programs, | program skills, teen leadership} and financing and public rela-| a retired The delegates will be enter- tained by the Belleville Bar-| bershop Quartet and by a display of crafts. Belleville has involved in long been famous for its crafts litic We have evidence that development program. Assisting Commun re be J. Kauffman and C itly from a harassment mode Lariviere, of Oshawa with a of operation to one of terror." |lapidary display. | « a the witched will ce _.|varieties, as Programs! ho champion's fa- Michael Starr, his. mother; AN ESTIMATED _ 10,000 , Jackson, the Oshawa and district citizens | ther; Hon. paid tribute Tuesday to Don- | Mrs. Jackson, ald Jackson, world figure skating champion, at a parade and civic reception at city hall. Upper left is a group of the principals includ- ing Ald. John Brady, chair- man of the event; George and Mayor Christine Thomas. One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of a convertible automobile by | Mayor Thomas on behalf of the city. Donald is seen at William Jackson, his brother | ZENS HONOR DON JACKSON AT THE CITY HALL | the wheel with Ald. Walter Branch and Mayor Thomas. Upper right Mayor Thomas is seen presenting a_ gold medal. Lower left Al. Rob- § son, president of the Oshawa Skating Club, is seen present- ing the club trophy. --Photos by Joe Serge, Staff Photographer The Oshawa SECOND SECTION Rose Care Bathe Park To Open June 9 It was announced at the Bathe Park Neighborhood Asso- cition that the park opening day will be held Saturday, June 9. Preparations for the draw WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 196 Is Explained The monthly meeting of the Oshawa Horticultural Society was held in the E. A. Lovell are already under way. School, Centre street, Monday : evening when W. J. Keenan, of}. Andy Hucul chaired the meet- Toronto, spoke on the care and|ing at which reports of the var- culture of roses. ious park activities were pre- His informative talk gave day sented and approved. day care of roses from the All new members, who are in- they were received from|terested in the park work, are the nursery, to planting, prun-|urged to attend the association ing, spraying, and preparing! meeting being held at 7.30 p.m. them for the winter season. April 8. He named many of the best to time roses and with the use of color-| ed slides complimented his i bad scription of many individual 0 ar Ing large and mass plantings in France, Germany, Ireland, Eng- land, United States and Canada. Rrea Passed The interest of the large audi-| ence was demonstrated by the Because of lack of interest it/M@yor's chair in council Mon- was decided to cancel the bus|day night to complain '"'we are Lind ae Sewage a going too far in this city with lolet Show which is being held|'ng parking' signs." in Toronto April 13 and. 14, : Pat eases ing held in Sim Hall Wed- meeting | in _ the absence of feeday April ee hier Mayor Christine Thomas object- charge of Mrs, Earle Sandford, |°¢ '° Putting the signs on the leader and instructor of the Osh- peta aice OF Rowe avenue, be awa Junior Garden Club. tween Athol and Arthur streets, The door prize was won by facing the street in this block. Mrs. Rex Harper To Mark End Of War In | South Africa well as showing uninterrupted attention. Ald. John Dyer left the A rummage sale, which is be- Ald. Dyer, who chaired the because there are no homes 620 Council passed the recommen- dation from the Traffic Advi- sory Council calling for 'no parking' signs for a_two-block stretch on Rowe's east side, be- tween Athol and Gliddon. Traffic Chairman Ald. John Brady: "It really doesn't mat- ter whether there are houses on the street. When cars are park- ed on both sides, the street is too narrow." "It's totally Richmond Put signs in unnecessary to that first block Arthur Hatch, that ceremonies marking the|Dyer. 'Why we put signs in a gates were selected from many|60th anniversary of the end: of block which has no houses, I town of Sackville in gratitude|regular donors, we should have | the South African War, Mr, don't know.' Hatch served with the forces which were relieved at Lady- smith after a lengthy siege. The ceremonies to be held at Ottawa May 31 will consist of the dedication of the South African War Book of Remem- brance and a service at the South African War Memorial on Elgin street in Ottawa. The government will also play st at a dinner in the evening | for the surviving veterans of jthat war who are in Ottawa to attend the ceremonies. The South African War broke out between Britain and the Boers of the Transvaal and the! Orange Free State Oct. 11, 1899 and three weeks later the first! contingent, mainly the Second (Special Service) Battalion of| the Royal Canadian Regiment,! sailed from Quebec for Cape Town. The Royal Canadian Dra- goons, the Canadian Mounted Rifles and three batteries of the Royal Canadian Afttillery sailed from Halifax in January. Alto- gether, before the Peace of Vereeniging was signed in Pre- toria May 31, 1902, a total of| 7,368 Canadians had served in| South Africa in Canadian units. | The South African War Books of Remembrance contains the names of 264 Canadians, who died as a result of service in that war, It also contains the names of 16 Canadians who lost their lives in the Nile Expedi-| tion in 1885, It will be placed in the Memorial Chamber of the Parliament Buildings pending the construction of the National Memorial on Nepean Point. Jackson, of Oshawa hampion, was accorded a _ royal welcome Tuesday by Oshawa and dis- | trict citizens. Simcoe street Donald world skating 500 CLINIC Gifts Of Blood Badly Needed The need for blood donors, at|donor mark," commented Mr. jthe Red Cross Blood Donor! Stroud. Clinic this Thursday is urgent.| The Oshawa Branch of the| CLINIC HOURS |Canadian Red Cross is appeal-|_ Blood donor clinic hours ing to all persons between 18|Lhursday will be from 1.30 to pind 65 ca of age, in good 4.30 and 6 to 9 p.m. for the con- Hines Safety Lane 'Opens May] rt re Tea h ; ; Safety conscious Oshawa and Clinic to. be held in St. Greg- -- will be < eon at this gles eviorde ba ig have ory's Auditorium. pacar se a at there is no a nding agg chanel bh Baga trying bags Ae sg For the pili few weeks, mem- when the Oshawa Safety League|¢!imic," commented Mr, Strou *|bers of the blood donor com- loperates its Safety Lane, near\%!ood donor chairman. "The! mittee have been busy tele- \the Oshawa Police Building dur-|"e¢ for bload knows no sea-| phoning prospective donors and ling the month of May json, and if we are to keep UP/ making appointments for this | Fred Densham, chairman of bang gee for gst o-- April 500 Clinic. The committee the leggue's safety month com- sed Py woey , a pena ao " would like to stress that if you ood Hank well supple ai/have been contacted by tele- mittee, announced today the], ~~ lane will be officially opened at|"#™es." _ |phone and you have stated that 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 1. It will] Nothing you ever do, no time/you will attend the clinic, then remain in operation during the|you will ever spend, can belplease try and keep your ap- remainder of the month. |more richly rewarding than the| pointment. Among those who will attend|few minutes you spend donating} To those persons who have | the ceremony will be Her Wor-|blood. There is also the added/yet to become a blood donor ship Mayor Christine Thomas,|4ssurance that, if everyoneland would like to attend the Chief of Police Herbert Flintoff,| gives, there will be blood in the! clinic this Thursday, you are in- Gordon Riehl, president of the|bank when you, or a member of|vited to come along at a time Oshawa Chamber of Com-|your family needs it. jduring the clinic hours as no merce; E, A. Middlemass, pres-| "OME /appointment is necessary. ident of the Oshawa Safety|NO DISCOMFORT Blood donors are the only League; Herbert Robinson, and|, There is no discomfort exper-| source of blood supply for those Mr. Densham, ienced in donating blood at one/in need. Blood can not be man- The Safety Lane will be de-|9f these Red Cross Clinics. clared officially open by Mr.|Every phase of the program is Middlemass. junder professional supervision. --_--_--__--___--__--|Specially trained nurses will take your donation. The actual $250 Damage time spent giving blood is only 'In Collision four or five minutes. The rest of the time is spent for registra- tion, testing, rest and refresh- An estimated $250 was caused in a two-c: 2 ufactured, and only by your donation can the Red Cross con- tinue its free blood transfusion service, Boost your community, and your Red Cross by attending the blood donor clinic. CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and district who are celebrating their birthdays today: Mrs. Yvonne Duguay, 446 Fairleigh avenue; Denise Duguay, 446 Fairleigh ave- nue and Yvon Leger, 116 Tecumseh, Phone 723-3474. ments. A simple test is given each damage donor to make sure the blood 1 wo-car colli-/count is high enough to donate sion at the intersection of Albert/blood, and there is no risk in- street and First avenue Tues-|yolyed at any time. There are day afternoon. : no diet restrictions of any kind, Police report a car driven) which means you may eat any- by Bob Reynolds, 63 Labrador|thing you like before donating drive, was going north on|plood. Albert street when it was in- ; : ' Ai Bile It is the ¢ shawe volved in a collision with a car ook pyc pe pleas poeta driven by Thomas A. Fair-|each and every organization in brother, RR 2, Newcastle. No|Qshawa contact their member- injuries "were reported. - ship and arrange to have a full 7° TF . turnout of members at this LEAVES BEQUEST ede abies SACKVILLE, N.B. (CP)--The|Clinic on Thursday, late Mrs. Jeannie Leslie, house-| "If each organization in Osh- mother for many years of the 4Wa makes arrangements for/Grove, who CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Fred Sucee, of Highland is spending the Corby,/street east, has been notified|(Athol to Arthur), replied Ald. Mount Allison University girls'|three or four donors from their|week as the guest of his daugh- the | group to attend this clinic, plus}ter, Mrs. John Elliott at Ken- |dron, celebrated his 80th birth- day Tuesday, April 3. residence, left $1,000 to {no trouble ih hitting the 500! for a happy life here. ie WORLD SKATING CHAMPION the ment were called in to assist ACCORDED OVATION paid tribute to the outstand+ ing achievement of the Osh- awa young man. --Photo by Joe Serge, Staff Photographer was lined with spectators as a Oshawa Police Depart- seven - car motorcade drove from the. Oshawa General | in handling the crowds. This Hospital parking lot to city | scene, at city hall, shows a gall, Ten off-duty members of | section of the »crowd which