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At GM C Criticism of hiring practices of General Motors of Canada was voiced at the Tuesday meeting of the Oshawa and District Labor Council. Murray Blake, a delegate of Hiring Practices riticized mployed men sub- She Oshawa Fimes company ¢! mitted by the NES. "Now somewhere along the line someone is lying," he pro- tested, 'the NES is quite happy to get the unemployed across 3ECOND SECTION FIRM RECOGNIZES LONG SERVICE Stanley J. Johnson, Jeff, is shown receiving his presenta- tion from Brigadier F, C, Wal- lace, the president of Duplate Canada Limited, upon his Committee To With Arena Project taxpayers $200,000 (on a 'f FE. R. S. McLaughlin Tuesday giveness clause' applicable assured directors of the civic auditorium committee the proj- ect will 'go ahead anyway" whether it qualifies for loans under the. Municipal Develop- ment and Loan Fund Act or not. Mr. McLaughlin, chairman of the committee, called the spe- cial meeting to "'clear up any misunderstanding" arising from) what he called "bad publicity" finished before March, 1966 said Mr. Kelly. "And 'the champion of $30,000 worth of property turned over to the city," added. This was a reference to entry into the 25-year Club at the annual Award Dinner held recently at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Mr. Johnson, an employee of the Oshawa municipal find loans if project's the taxpayers' did not mention the the auditorium committee's acquisi- Local 222, United Automobile Workers of America, made a motion that, the council send lefters to Michael Starr, MP, and Minister of Labor Allan McEachen, deploring and con- demning the employment prac- tices of the local National Em- ployment Service and-or Gen- eral Motors and request their investigation,' He said that he knew an Osh- awa youth who had been trying weset work with GM for some time while newcomers to the city were hired almost on the day they arrived. He stated that the GM policy is that local peo- ple are not hired while employ- ment representatives are sent to such places as Peterborough and workers from Nova Scotia and B.C, are wired. NAMES PICKED Secretary Keith Ross said that he asked the NES why Osh- lawa people could not get jobs with GM and was told that the jcompany picked names from \lists of those seeking employ- jment with the firm. Mr. Ross said that in making enquiries Canada to come and work in Oshawa thereby getting them off the unemployment rolls. At the same time Oshawa tax- payers, who wish to do a little better for themselves, do not get jobs with GM." "This problem would be solv- ed if a tax was made on out- of-town workers," said William Ellis, a delegate of Local 50, National Union of Public Ser- vice. Employees. "Thousands of dollars are leaving Oshawa each week," Mr. Ellis added, "and that is why taxes are so high. A poll tax would not do, that is not enough." 4 He suggested later that $75 would be. an appropriate tax, President Cliff Pilkey said that the Labor Council was not against outsiders working in Oshawa but thought that long- standing applications for em- ployment with GM should be given. a fair opportunity. "Now some so-called experts are sent to the NES to book through the lists of applica- tions," he said. "We do not know what yardsticks they ap- ply and I do not think that with GM he was told that the Ask Gitts ss wi" For Mental i Patients plant, became a member of the club as a résult of his long service with the com- pany. The Christmas gift campaign of* the Oshawa and Ontario County Branch, Canadian Men- tal Health Association is now under way. This project, that no patient in our mental hospitals will be without a special remembrance at Christmas, is not an appeal for money. Residents of the district are asked to give a gift similar to one they would give Proceed | | / | or- financial back- to can prove our ing "I think we have a good case, | particularly when the drive was| oversubscribed." to a friend or relative. (if the loan itself is approved, Gifts should be left at any of the city may ask for special|/the YWCA, the Library, which provision to pay off the money) wil! serve as collection depots as it-comes in, said Mr. Mark-| or bring their gifts to the White ),"? we he would be paid and the money| south, would be returned to the fund| Donors are reminded not to son. In this way, less interest|Cross Centre, 187 Simcoe street! generated by a recent article by Times Columnist Jack Gearin. tion of 12 acres of land just to the south of the 20 acre site on |Thornton road south provided by "A very small- minority inthe city. Oshawa think the taxpayer iSipyp_LoRE ALL AVENUES on the hook." said Mr. Mc-! City qreasurer Frank Mark- Laughlin, "This is a completely son told the directors to "go it false impression. alone without trying for all po- "We are definitely going/tential grants would be silly'. ahead with the auditorium. We! "Our approach was 'nothing have been assured we can bor-|yentured, nothing gained'," he row money on the pledges. said. "If we had not tried, you "Tf Ontario Municipal Board|directors would probably be sanction comes through and our|badgered by people on the application is approved, the city|street asking you why you didn't) will call for tenders, If they do|try. | not approve, our architects will) 'The drive was over- call. for tenders." : |subseribed. General Motors and ara Rae city workers alone promised "GREAT INSULT - over three-quarters of a million Finance Chairman Terry Kelly - dollars." said any suggestion that some persons might not honor pledges| PROOF OF BACKING was "a great insult" to all those} Mr. Markson pointed out that who gave, and who backed the/the OMB jis not going to ap- project all the way |prove a $1,300,000 capital works "We are trying. to save theiprogram extension "unless we African Natives Accept Apartheid "The natives of Africa acccj cated, the African would not be apartheid because they havejable to make his way with the grown up to it," said Gordon|Europeans. His Garrison, general CKLB, speaking at the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa luncheon meet-|There would be no History or ing Tuesday in Hotel Genosha. |Geography, which might give Mr. Garrison emphasized that/him some knowledge of his this was his own opinion, formed) background. during a recent visit to South} The main desire of many of Africa. He mace the trip tothe natives, one. African told visit a conference of the World|Mr. Garrison, was freedom of Council of Young Men's Clubs, movement. They were not allow-| an interrational meeting of ed to go on extended visits to service clubs other locations, but had, to re- After the conference, held injturn within a few days. 'They Salisbury, S. Rhodesia, said Mr.|also wanted the one man -- one Garrison," the Round Table of/vote which was denied to them, South Africa to 200 foreign but Mr. Garrison could not see delegates, taking them on a bus how this policy could work tour of the country. among 17 million uneducated TWO-FOLD AIM ti da The aims vf the conference Mt. Garrison closed by saying had been two-fold, Mr. Garrison that both Europeans and non- said, so that the South African! Europeans were aware of their sates coul rot i | om panty ag i the world (remiemae, =. in thelr-qwn ways ' '|\were attempting a solution. and also that these visitors wie might obtain a clearer idea of the situation in the country. As this idea was obtained in only three weeks, any opinions form- ec were found to be supertficial.| Chest Total The population of South Afri- Now $227.013 ca was divided into two cate-) gories, said "ir, Garrison, Eur- It was reported thi. morning opeans and |that more than $3,950 was add- Europeans were whites. Te ps ay ag igre Com- Europeans were the native ast 24 boule mo rota the South Africans, Asians, Malay-|tands at $227, ' B gh ans or children of mixed mat Pes Ct aA. Dee: Oe of ° . mat-/donations, not previously ac- riages. There were also five) knowledged, follows: languages spoken, English and! souaaitie industries Ltd. Emp. Afrikaans, the speech of the|Coleman Moving and Storage Lid. Dutch settlers, in addition tol Msn socine native languages, Anonymous ~ * . P Anonymous Enquiring about Communism, |Loftnouse Pattern Co. 214. Mr. Garrison was told that. it/Lofthouse Pattern Co. Ltd. Emp. a Direct Winters Trai t Emp. was a definite threat and had|Hayden Macdonald (Oshawa) Lid, made considerable gains in ae bay Macdonald (Oshawa) Lid. Basutoland, | | Anonymous EDUCATION NOT f COMPULSORY Miss E-'M. Holmes Education, he said, was avail-/Rev. F. Ward able for Africans, but was notle Bitky '(chicoractor) e compulsory. Even when edu-| Total te Date own language, and Afrikaans. over non-Europeans. 3,346.83 00 15. 10. 150.00 25.00 100.00) 3.00 5.00! [Manning F, Swartz )Or. J. W. Pickering 5.00 10.00 + 10.00 serrgia.2| curriculum) } manager ot|would consist of Arithmetic, his} | another! | more quickly so that ane wrap the gifts and refrain from gees Bigg oe articles of glass which erg e ae : , ae get broken in transport. Addi- tm recom and tne, rol Uoom R sagnertioce are bok ES wal 3 lof stamps, jig-saw puzzles, the paper," emphasized Mr. T.\home made fruit cake, candy, D. Thomas. "If the banks will| chortbreak or articles of cloth- i us, there is no need for! ing alarm. | . : «4. «| The Canadian Meptal Health a oe h city fi! Association has been establish- Ui an, Sal | i jec- grants to aid the project may be\five qs io ensure betier facili Sous iar GG Wecarmen ono" for the care and rehabilita- J 4 Sig gage '|tion of the mentally ill, and to et and winter Works! promote through education, bet- subs. es. t a os ital- Mr. Markson said firm tender pt nag - et + oe fe ovis be pg es before has increased in Canada to the abor costs can be determined' axtent that nearly half of all and these subsidies applied for. hospital beds ioe, occupied by| yy tgp ig yee ret ns _-- a se ge to _ ylass will be installed a e formation receive from ie way around the auditorium floor| Association. Facilities ? the surface, instead of just at the!care of the mentally ill have ends as was first ior ag always kept pace with this| It will be removable rather than) increase fixed because of the many pur-| The Oshawa Branch has been = ~ vi sea auditorium operating since 1960 and is still is being designed. in need of support and new Mr. Kelly reported that Robert) members. They are a voluntary Wilson, another director, is do--group who work closely with ing "a ~~ sult = col-|the hospital staff and govern- lections. "'He has brought ga ment authorities, more than $2500 every w For their Christmas gift cam-) since the campaign finished," paign more than 1,500 gifts are Mr. Kelly said. (needed prior to Dec, 14. this is what the NES is for." Mr. Ross said that the local unions should "go after" the GM hiring policy instead of labor council. 'However we pro- 'test GM's use of the NES and this is what we should investi- gate,"' T. D. Thomas, former mem- |ber of the provincial legislature \for Oshawa Riding, said the NES should send workers 'o GM instead of "being under the thumb of General Motors." | The motion was passed by |labor council. 'School Bus Plebiscité Is Proposed | A plebiscite on the provision of a bus service for school chil- dren on the East and West Beach districts of Bowmanville |was proposed at the monthly imeeting of: the Oshawa and District Labor Council Tues- day. Parents of 109 school children in the area had applied to the Council for assistance after bus service between Bowmanville schools and the beach was cut oi; at the beginning of the school year. President Cliff Piley said that representatives had met with Bowmanville Town Council and the matter had been dis- cussed, He said that the beach residents were within their rights if the; chose to operate a bus service themselves but the costs would be too: high. "As it is these children have a cold two-mile walk to school," he said, "'and right now 16 and 17 children are squeezed into taxis in an effort to get them| to school.' | "The beach area peopld could jask for a plebiscite on the bus question, Mr, Pitkey continued, "and we are thinking of doing this. The cost would not be ex- cessive and there would ve a negligible increase in the mill rate if the plebiscite was held." "This issue is not dead as fp as we are concerned," he concluded. ing of lists of names of those | House will be used for the stor- OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1963 PAGE SEVENTEEN MANY OSHAWA GROUPS and organizations were repre- sented Tuesday night when the Oshawa Folk Festival Chae Committee Completes Plans Plans for the distribution of food parcels and gifts to needy Oshawa families during the Christmas season were final- ized Tuesday afternoon at a meeting of the Oshawa Christ- mas Cheer Committee. It was announced that Simcoe! Hall will again be used as aj clearing house for the prepar-| who will be remembered. Guide age and packing of food and} toys. | The committee completed plans for the purchase of food which will be packaged for dis- tribution by the members of an Oshawa service club. It was indicated that many volunteers have offered their services to assist in the prepar- ation of the parcels. Harold McNeill, director of Simcoe Hall, informed the com- mittee that Simcoe Hall would again be availasle as a clear- ing house for those wishing to secure the names of individuals and families whom they might sponsor during the Christmas season. Members Briefed On Development Members of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce business and industrial development committee met Tuesday noon at Hotel Genosha. Guests at the meeting were representatives of the Oshawa Industrial Commission, Oshawa Public Utilities Commission, the Bell Telephone Company and Consumer's Gas. Chair- man of the meeting 'was Ken Crone. As this was the first meeting of the committee, members were briefed on the present state of business and industrial development in Oshawa. No pro- posals were made HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATIO sary of the formation of the group by cutting a birthday cake Seen, fromm left, as. the cake was cut are Miss E, M Holmes, a former principal of The members of the King Street Public School Home and School Association, at their Tuesday night. meeting, marked the 50th anniver- Ps Rw MARKS GOLDEN ANN the school; John Galbraith, present principal; Mrs, W. J. Salter,.a former teacher who was the speaker; Mrs, L Devitt, president of the Home IVERSARY and. School Association and Mrs. John Galbraith, Mrs. Galbraith and Miss Holmes poured tea for the guests fol- lowing the meeting. --Oshawa Times Photo gbeen made ' |ducing an all-day festival. Mem- Committee decided that a one- day festival comprising many varied events would be held on Dominion Day at Alexan- dra Park, Seen here are the Wheels are turning toward next year's Oshawa Folk Festi- val which may become an out- door Dominion Day feature. Representatives of civic, serv- ice and business organizations in Oshawa met with the execu- tive committee of the Oshawa Folk Festival Tuesday night to discuss the possibility of intro- bers of the executive were con- stituted as nominating commit- tee to appoint chairmen of a pilot committee to proceed with plans for the festival. Chairman Mrs. Jo Aldwinckle remarked that there is nothing in Oshawa which marks the "day which belongs to Canada"'. NEED CLOSER RELATIONS Mrs. Aldwinckle said that, in place members of a nominating cm- mittee to appoint a pilot com- mittee. From left are Mrs.. D. K. Stiles, recording secre- tary; Jan Drygala, business sports, and parades, she stated. Jan Drygala, business man- ager of the Oshawa Folk Fes- tival, outlined ideas to be: in- corporated into the all<lay fes- tival. The events would take at Alexandra Park throughout Dominion Day, and would include. such features as track and field and gymnastic competitions, a parade and the actual concert. "For these competitions, tro- phies would be needed, and we would hope to receive co-opera- tion in the building of an out- door stage," he said. He further explained that an admission would be charged at the gate to Alexandra Park and would en- title a person to observe the var- ious activities. A further sugges- ~|20-page transcript of -the evi- 4\dence five times, He said that {these charges. = * |for Oshawa at cit, council was jmunicipal committee Oshawa. where there are so many ethnic groups, there is. a need to bring these groups to- gether, Best means of com- tion was that the ethnic groups could set 'up booths and sell samples of national foods and that clubs and groups could ar- 4 manager; Mrs. Jo Ald- winckle, chairman of the Osh- awa Folk Festival and Orest Salmers, production manager. --Oshawa Times Photo Oshawa Folk Festival May Be All-day Event Orest Salmers, show producer, outlined plans for the 1964 fes- tival, stating that the Oshawa Symphony Orchestra should be included in the program. He said the evening outdoor show might begin with the famous musical ride of the Royal Cana~- dian Mounted Police. Mrs. Aldwinckle commented that every outdoor festival might serve as a dress rehearsal for a Centennial Folk Festival in 1967. The 34 representatives present at the meeting agreed to take a questionnaire to their respec- tiv. organizations, asking such questions as: Is your organiza- tion in favor of a Dominion Day Festival? How could you par- ticipate (executive, sports, dis- plays, parade, float, trophy or prize, entertainment? The people at the meeting went. on record as favoring the munication is through music,|range displays. one-day festival in 1964. Is Guilty Of Assault BOWMANVILLE -- "Johnny Sombrero"', self-styled Supreme Commander of the Black Dia- mond Motorcycle Club was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm in Magistrate's Court here Tuesday. Harry Paul Barnes, 100 Tyn- dall avenue, Toronto, was re- manded out of custody until Nov, 26, The 28-year-old plumb- er was represented by. Patrick Duffy, Toronto. The charge followed a wild brawl ata field day held on Tooley's road, May 26, in which Russ Milburn of the Golden Hawks was struck over the head with a fence post. Magistrate R. B. Baxter stat- ed that he had read over the | | | The promotion of Sergeant Ernest William Barker to the position of inspector was an- nounced Tuesday by Chief Con- stable Herbert Flintoff. The ap- pointment was made at the reg- ular meeting of the Oshawa Po- lice Commission and becomes effective Nov. 15. First of Sergeant Barker's du- ties will be to conduct a survey of Oshawa including all patrol beats and foot beats. He will make recommendations which will assure adequate police pro- tection in all parts of the city. eral charge of night duties. Mr. Barker was born June 6, 1923, and has lived in Oshawa from an early age. He served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, France, Belgium, Germany and Canada during the Second World War, and joined the Oshawa Police Force Jan. 1, 1947. In 1952, he took a traffic course at Northwestern Univer- sity and was promoted to the 18 witnesses had been heard in the previous appearances here June 25 and July 23. This had been followed by 31 charges and counter charges,=~he con- tinued. Because of the heavy burden of court work, His Wor- Ship stated that a special day would be named and another Club Leader |Police Officer 'Now Inspector As inspector, he will be in gen- E SGT. ERNEST W. BARKER rank of sergeant Jam. 1, 1953. Sgt. Barker is married and has a daughter, Catherine. The Bar- kers live at 153 Park road north, magistrate brought in to hear Barnes said that he had just got out of jail-on Friday, hav- ing served a three-month jail term for malicious damage. He added that Russ Milburn had been charged in Oshawa with assault on someone else, "I have a wife and three chil- dren and the last six months have been hell,' Barnes contin- ued. 'Others got out from under and left me standing 'in the middle of nowhere'. As soon as a hearing is held and I go to leave the court detectives pick me up and lay other charges. It is a 'cat and mouse' game." "Tf the mouse had stayed in its hole the cat would not have caught it,"' commented His Worship, "'Where there is so much smoke there must be some fire." One-Way Street Plan Discussed The future of one-way streets in downtown Oshava was dis- cussed at the monthly meeting of the Oshawa and District Labor Council Tuesday. In the report of the munici- pal committee President Cliff Pilkey said that Bond street is definitely slated to become a one-way westbound traffic ar- 'tery and controversy centres round the choice of an east- bound route, "The question of cost is in- volved," he said, "and the On- tanio government has said that | Would Discuss no-parking ban be in force on the main downtown streets. "Local businessmen say that plans for one-way streets are 'goirg too fast',' Mr. Lind- say commented, "'but you could- n't run a horse down street at 5 p.m. any day." Large Conference Is Anticipated -- More than 150 delegates are expected to attend a Religion- Labor Conference to be held in Oshawa early in 1964. Thomas Edwards, vice-presi- dent of the Oshawa and Dis- trict Labor Council, told a meet- ing of the Council Tuesday that the conference w uld be held at the United Automobile Work- ers Hall on Jan. 21 and 22, He said that the theme of the conference will be "Economic Planning in a Responsible So- ciety". a 75 per cent subsidy will be given if King street is ued and a one-third subsidy will be given if Athol street is decided upon." "If we use Athol street it will cost the city another $600,000 or $900,000," Mr. Pilkey stated. Douglas 'Lindsa,, a delegate of Local 18, National Union of Public Service Employees, said that parking meters should be removed from the downtown main streets an? that bus stops should be moved from their present awkward corner loca- tions. He also Spagested that a Ward System Discus: of a ward system proposed by Cliff Pilkey, presi- dent of the Oshawa and Dis- trict Labor Council , Tuesday. In giving the report of the te the council, he said the ward ques- tion would come up for discus- sion although no recommenda- tions had been made. Mr. Pil- key pointed out that represen- tations on the matter have CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and dis- trict. who -are celebrating their birthdays today: Darlene MacDonald,, 824 Rowena street and Edward Jarvis, 230 Bloor street west. Phone 723-3474.