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'YHE OSHAWA TIMES, Tiesdey, Merch 31, 1964 GOOD EVENING -- By JACK GEARIN. -- ASSESSMENTS UP $13,699,150 -- TAXES TOO City Council's majority didn't sound too convincing in Oshawa's latest municipal tax rate increases (1.6 mill for residential; 1.38 for farms; and 3.03 for indus- trial-commercial). Chairman of Finance Walter R. Branch, the official spokesman, tried to put a rosy hue explanation on the over- #il increase by explaining some of K on such things as "ex- cellent employment, higher industrial activity, better econom- ie conditions and a population increase." It may be well and good to blame such municipal hikes on so-calied "Boom times," which undoubtedly spur greater demands for more education facilities, additional protection (ire and police), salary increases, costs for operation of library, health and welfare services, but Mr. Branch un- doubtedly takes a one-sided look at the municipality's spend- ing picture when he reaches such concluions (as does Acting Mayor Hayward Murdoch, who said the budget got a 'thor- ough going over' -- but did it?. What incentive is this to new industry with @ 3.03 indus- trial-commercial tax increase? This "Boom" talk may impress the uninitiated, but how about the City's whopping debenture debt of more than $18,000,000, about the highest in Ontario for a City this size? Wi'l the imterest rate on this alone be $1,004,763 in 19647 If a City of 65,000 can not keep its mill rate down in a year when it finds $13,699,150 additional in the way of taxable increase in assess- ment (the total assessment was $263,006,485, which com- prises $25,781,725 exempt assessment and $237,224,760 taxable assessment) how can it ever hope to do so when there is no such new-fund revenue? Mr. Murdoch holds out some kind of vague olive branch for the future by saying '"'out of our discus- sions, we will have a chance Seaxtee: atnn to review Some very seripus questions during the year," but he didn't elaborate (as is often the case when aldermen vaguely try to explain an unhappy budgét.) Mr. Branch and eight of his colleagues (including Chair- man of the Board of Works, R. Cecil Bint) refused to en- aorse a proposed amendmen to the bylaw by Alderman Thomas Rundle (which didn't even get a secondet) that the Board of Works Yard expenditures be cut by $57,000, which dollar figure represents the estimated wage bill for 22 de- partment men from the middie of May to the end of the year. Mr. Branch, Mr. Bint and Acting Mayor Murdoch, espec- ially, should be more informative, and less evasive, on the question of overstaffing the Board of Works Yard. This is a question of deep concern. Aside from Mr. Rundle's sugges- ' titm that the Yard bill could be cut in 1964 by $57,000 by the layoff of 22 employees after May, there is a euggestion trom Alderman Finley Dafoe that the Yard is over-staffed to @ much greater degree and that a saving of $78,000 could be effected by the inclusion of seven Yard employees. This is big money. Council has a moral obligation to give the taxpayers an aceurate, true and up-to-date picture of the Yard operation. It should stop hiding behind the Cahill' Report. There is mo desire on anyone's par; to add to the ranks of the unemployed, but the taxpayers are entitled to hard, clear-cut answers to certain disturbing questions. If Council is deliberately subsidizing Yard employees, khowihg full well their services will not be required, how tmamy such employees are there, and what attempts have been made to place them in other municipal jobs? Let's have the facts. MAYOR GIFFORD LOOKS FIT AND TRIM Mayor Lyman Gifford gave further evidence last wéek- end that he is on the road to recovery -- not only did he turn up for a Good Friday service at St. George's Anglican Church on Centre street, he also took over the wheel of the family car on three occasions. He will re'urn to St. Mich- ael's Hospital, Toronto, in about two weeks for a two-weeks observation period, after which he expects to gét his release and "' a clean bill of health", He would then return to City Hall. His Worship has lost abou 30 pounds since last Janu- ary 30, but he looks remarkably fit. . . . Alderman John Brady (attending the UAW convintion as a Local 222 dele- gate), writes from Atlantic: City, N.J.: "No. 1 convention = is working conditions in plant, No. 2 is early retire- ment." A TIME FOR SOUL-SEARCHING ON TRAFFIC How many maximum sentences for traffic violations have been handed out in Oshawa's Magistrate's Court in the past 15 months? : The number would surprise the average citizen. It may total two or three, or four, but this total is on the liberal side -- even veteran police officers have to scratch their heads to recall such sentences, so unique are they. Such observation seems of importance in a period when Oshawa's traffic violations continue to soar to unprecedented heights, cause serious concern with the public. < The too-frequem leniency of the courts is one of the prime reasons for the increased incidence of such offences ("These young offenders just laugh at a $50 fine -- they need something far stiffer as a deterrent," said one police officer). The blame does not lay entirely with the courts, however; there is ample evidence that the current Police budget does not allow for tao much in the way of rigid traf- fie enforcement equipment (Oshawa actually has no cruisers available fulltime for traffic patrol -- this all-important duty is left mainly to three cruisers and two radar sets for a City of 65,000, a woefully inadequate set-up if traffic enforcement is to be effective, one which plays directly into the hands of unscrupulous molorists. This is a time for much serious soul-searching on the part of all citizens, if our streets are ever to be made safe for pedestrians and motorists alike, ali of which is without prejudice to any court cases pending. Traffic enforcement on Simcoe street, especially, has be- come something of a laughing stock among certain of our more irresponsible motorists. ("It's just like the Indianap- clis. speedway at times, they go so fast," said one driver. "It's mt what you do, that counts, it's the other fellow.") Drag tacimg through the dangerous Rossland road intersection, someiimes at 70 miles per hour, is not unkndwn. BEATTLES NOT WANTED government committee said the JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeljseason will have performers of doesn't want the Beatles. Turn-|"far greater artistic value than ing down an impresario's bid for/the Beatles" and their show: a licence to book the British|might not be suitable for teen- # |cussed the only real business of OTTAWA (CP) -- Stinging bards of personal abuse were Monday amid accusations of broken promises and betrayed confidences. The furore broke loose as MPs indulged in bitter ex- changes over who was to blame for Good Friday's extra sitting of Parliament. . Four party leaders and many other leading figures on sides of the chamber were in- volved At intervals the Commons dis- the day--consideration of $240,- 000,000 in tary spen ing estimates for the 1963-64 fis- al year that ends today. But this, too, was little more than a running hassle about the controversial shuffle of certain Agriculture Minister Hays and Forestry Minister Sauve. 4 |au open nority Liberal Conservative MPs demanded) admission from the mi- government it had erred in taking 17 days to revoke certain responsibilities that had been transferred to Mr. Sauve from Mr. Hays Feb. fired in the Commons Easter|3 he had been stripped of hi: ers or that yt were Pm away from contrary ous. (Terry Nugent (PC---Edmon- ports of scenes to postpone some non-essential items in the both] supplementary spending _pro- gram in an effort to break off this week for the traditional Easter have begun last Thursday night. tions across the House was ig- nited by Opposition Leader Diefenbaker, brought back here is that the government, farm responsibilities betweenithe minister of justice, found themselves in an impossible po- sition in moving that the House should sit on Good Friday and then had to again beat one of those retreats to which the gov- ernment has become s0 accus- tomed," he said, INTERPRETING THE NEWS _ MPs Wrangle Over Easter Holiday Sit Justice Minister Favreau, the government House leader, jumped to his feet. "'The only reason we were called back on Good Friday was because one' of the honorable members on the other side refused consent." "Mr. Hays denied allegations is pow- ton-Strathcona) denied the nec- essary unanimous consent to suspend the Good. Friday sit- ing.) "I was hoping for that pro- paganda alibi," Mr. Diefen- baker retorted. ". . . The re- sponsibility rests with the gov- ernment." DEFENDS FAVREAU After the supper break, Stan- ley Knowles (NDP--Winnipeg North Centre) rose to Mr, Fav- reau's defence. The justice min- ister, he said, did his best to avoid the Friday sitting. "I refuse to let the minister of justice be blamed falsely as was done by the leader of the Opposition." He said party representatives met privately last week and got Mr. Favreau of the House from Thursday to Easter Monday. In Meanwhile, there were re- ves behind the debate on recess, originally to The outbreak of recrimina- "The only reason we weve and particularly Alexandre Gapiney, 57, Gapiney's half-dog, half-wolf known as the wolf man of pet Jaijai to enter the cabin. Pigeon Mountain, was found poaty was attributed to dead Monday in his cabin 50 miles west of Calgary. Police natural causes. -- said that had to shoot Mr. --CP Wirephoto Frogmen Scan Bonnie | In Port On Cyprus | FAMAGUSTA (CP)--The Ca-|storm between Malta and Créte| nadian aircraft carrier Bona-jand men were still busy swab-| venture put frogmen over the|bing a film of sand from the 12) side on her arrival in this Cyp-janti-submarine Tracker planes. | riot port Monday to prevent any! The sailors were not pern*t-| possible underwater sabotage. (ted shore leave here though off-| The same security measures|duty Canadian soldiers were be-| havé been followed on previous|ing allowed to see the sights in} occasions by Canadian war-|Nicosia, the capital, for the} ships, for instance in Belfast/first time. when the Irish Republican) The Bonaventure is expected) Army was active. The frogmen|to sail today for Malta, Gibral-| remained on watch for attach-|tar and Norfolk, Virginia, after] ment of any sticky mines to the|her emergency run to Cyprus.| whip's hull. them walk through boarded the Bonaventure were|away at Halifax were put to| conducted about the ship by.na-|work in the galley for the voy- riot workmen were put aboard) and Pte. C. C. Bell, both of the on the opposite side of the ship|Halifax area. They are sched- they were taken around the car-/RCAF, probably on the regular rier by jollyboat rather than/maintenance flight Friday. ship. jon the 35-mile road to Nicosia A Canadian Army spokesman] and the Canadian patrol. area taken that a bomb might be put} Trooper Howard Dickson of aboard the carrier or in one of/Oromocto, N.B. who was one | "This is the first nice d COMMANDER ENTERTAINS [ove tag cti'e eign eal, ls contrast to these security| "° ve had since we left Halifax brell, commander of the Bona- venture, entertained Cypriot! 30 Officers as well as Lt.-Gen. P. S. Gyani of India, commander of the| 8 United Nations force in Cyprus, | Quell Riot At high commissioner to the island.| The Bonaventure arrived at day passage from Halifax with! QUEBEC (CP) -- A riot at 95 army Officers and men,/Quebec City Prison, which po- and stores for the Canadian UN/Boy) Levesque of Montreal, contingent. jwas stopped in its early. stages combined so efficiently with a/Provincial and municipal police seagoing British Army unit op-| Monday. venture was unloaded in one/bance erupted in the prison day instead of the scheduled|courtyard between .two groups chor well outside the harbor|intended as part of an escape which is too shallow to accom-|attempt, No one was hurt. The Bonaventure was accom-|a hooded gang that police said panied by the destroyer Resti-|robbed and raped in Quebec well as the White Ensign. jvolved in a jailbreak attempt Capt. Timbrell said it was ajat the court house jail in Mont- Bonaventure ran into a sand- captured. Forecasts issued by .the pill a Bay, Sudbury: Sunny}, Synpsis: A return to mainly|nesday. Continuing cold. Light clear and slightly colder|northerly winds. : a ridge of high pressure moves] and cold tonight. Mainly sunny across the area. Meanwhile| Wednesday. Winds light. vaded Alberta and southwest-| Low tonight, hi 8 i " . igh Wednesday ern. Saskatchewan. It will PrOb-| windsor eastward and should bring an) end to our cold wave toward| London | Kitchener ... She is due at Halifax May 8 | Cypriot newspaper men who} Two army cooks who stowed yal officers. When some Cyp-|age. They are Cpl. M. V. Lane from where they were to work|uled to be flown back by the have the} Scout cars and trucks. were said no chances were being|as soon as they were landed. her aircraft. jof the first 10 men ashore, said: measures, Capt. Robert Tim- in a snowstorm 13 days ago.' S government ministers iy and Arthur Andrew,. Canadian| bec Pri four a.m. Monday after a 12- Que ec rison scout cars, trucks and trailers|lice said involved Victor (Pretty The Royal Canadian Navy|by 30 officers of the Quebec erating barges that. the Bona-| First reports said the distur- four days. She had to drop an-|of prisoners and apparently was modate her. Levesque, suspected leader of gouche, Both flew UN flags as/and Ontario last year, was in- "bloody rough passage." Thelreal Feb. 6. He was later re- Sunny, Warmer onto weather office at 5:30 a.m.|with a few cloudy periods Wed- weather is expected tonight as| Algoma, White River: Clear very warm weather has in-| Forecast Temperatures ably continue to spread slowly} gy Thomas the end of the week. | Mount Forest..... Lake St, Clair, Lake Erie,| wjno Lake Huron, southem Georgian Mbaa.cine Bay, Windsor, London: Clearing] sy Catharines this evening. Wednesday sunny|Toronto Bib with cloudy intervals. Continu-| peterbor ng cold. Winds north 15 tonigit renton and Wednesday. Killaloe ... _ Niagara, Lake Ontario, Ham-|Muskoka .... iiton, Toronto. Clear and cold|North Bay. tonight. Wednesday sunny with|Sudbury .. a few cloudy periods. Winds be-|Earlton coming north 15 tonight andj|Sault Ste. Marie Wednesday Haliburton, northern 'ough .... singers here in September, ajage audiences, gian Bay, Timagami, Cochrane,' Moosonee 4 VETERANS AFFAIRS turn, they had agreed to get the necessary unanimous consent to waive the Friday sitting. Gordon Churehill (PC--Winni- Ottawa Modifies Hospitals Plan OTTAWA (CP)--The federal government has backed away from part of its announced plan for the future use of veterans hospitals which drew a storm =? protest from veterans organ- izations, i Prime Minister Pearson told the Commons Monday the vet- erans affairs department in. tends to retain operational cop- trol of the hospitals in working out arrangements to place: un- used space at civilian disposal. Mr, Pearson in effect con- firmed reports late last week that the federal government was working on a modification of the veterans hospital plan announced March 16 by the Vet- erans Minister Teillet. Mr. Teillet told the Commons at that time that the only sdlu- ion to the hospial problem was "to enter into agreements with suitable agencies to take over operational contro] of veterahs hospitals," friend thai. if any change of this/soldier. . kind were made thé interests/down like a little jack-in-the-box of the veterans would notin any/and has nothing to contribute "These would then become general community hospitals, in which purchase the service {t 'must provide," ter Gordon Churchill asked Mr. Pearson in the Commons Mon- day whether "the government announced intention to transfer) the velerans affairs to other levels of government." Opposition Leader Diefenbaker. Thomas (PC--Middlesex West) asked Mr. Pearson to give an assurance that if arrangements aré made to let civilians use un-| the department couldway be prejudiced." peg South Centre) said he ob- jected to Mr. Knowles' public disclosure of what weut on at a confidential meeting. No agreement had been made, he said, though there had been a general expression of opinion it would be unlikely janyone would refuse the re- quired , consent, However, he ihad told Mr. Favreau that the proposed motion was like nold- ing. a gun at the Opposition's head; he doubted if much pro- gress would be made if the House was compelled to return |Monday Mr. Churchill charged Mr. Knowles with being an apologist for the Liberals. SHOULD JOIN LIBERALS "The honorable member for Winnipeg North Centre should immediately join the iberal jparty instead of playing around Former veterans. minis- $s now in full retreat from its hospitals "No," replied Mr. Pearson. "Only partially," interjected Minutes later, William H. A.| jat the game as he is doing. ... used beds in veterans hospitalsir 44 not know what he is aiming "the actual control of these hos-| t.... It may be he wants to pitals would be left with the de-| partment of veterans affairs." |become permanent speaker. I do not know." "I think it would be the in-| NDP Leader Douglas shouted tention that the hospitals be left/from his seat: "That is about in the. control of the depart-'as cheap as you are." ment," Mr. Pearson replitd. "I Mr. Churchill replied: "Now can also assure my honorable|we are hearing from thé toy . » He bounces up and Brewed By By JIM PEACOCK Press Staff Writer When Sakari §. Tuomioja of Finland consultations completes with United Nations Secretary- General U Thant in New York and heads for Cyprus this week, he. will carry with him the world body's best wishes for a Bu; his talk as mediator be- tween Greek- and Turkish-Cyp- riots on the troubled Mediter- ranean island is so arduous that few believe he will be able to negotiate @ peaceful political "|settlement there in the three months allotted to him by the UN Security Council. The differences between the two factions today centre on ar- guments over the constitution established when Cyprus be- ig an independent republic But these differences go back hundreds of years and are rooted in bitter racial hatreds built up over years of turmoil. Cyprus, under British admin- istration from 1878 until the 1959 independence agreement, was ruled by Assyrians, Per- sians, Egyptians and Turks-- among others--before the Brit- ish took over. 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