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¢ Oshawa Zimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1965--PAGE 4 School Trustees Deserve Legal Payment Allowed While we do not agree with the decision which they reached on the subject, the members of the Osh- awa Board of Education are to be commended on voting by a substan- tial majority against a motion that they receive an honorarium for their services. In doing so they showed a fine public spirit, in that they ex- pressed their willingness to serve their fellow-citizens in the field of 'education as a piece of community 'service, without thought of remu- 'neration. * In spite of their desire to give their services without the payment to which they are entitled under the 'provincial statutes, we feel that the 'laborer is worthy. of his hire. The 'amendment, to the act governing 'boards of education, permitting them to receive certain payment for their work as school trustees, 'was passed because both govern- ment and opposition in the legisla- ture felt it was only right, in view of the great amount of hard work they do, that school trustees should receive some recompense, on a slid- ing scale. In the case of Oshawa, the maximum amount payable would have been $90 per month. 'Since the beginning of this year, many school boards in Ontario have voted to make this payment to board members. Several of them have been in cities in roughly the same population bracket as Oshawa. There the school trustees recognized that the government wished them to have some remuneration for the time and effort spent in the cause of education. The amount involved is not a large one. It certainly is not suffi- cient to induce people to stand for election because of the monetary rewards. So, while we do recognize the merit of the self - sacrificing stand matle*by the Oshawa Board of Education, we also agree with the principle that the payment authorized by the government is fully justified by the work which they do on behalf of their fellow- citizens, To Free French Women Since the days when. Napoleon, back in the year 1804, brought into being the civil laws known as the Code the women of 'France has been kept subservient to their husbands. Now through a 'pill which has been framed by the De Gaulle government, their status of inequality will be wiped out, and 'they will be freed from the contro] of their husbands, who, under the ld law, were in very. truth their Jords and masters. : That was the position in which French women have lived for the past 160 years, Under the Code Napoleon, a Frenchwoman, on marrying, accepted the status of The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher ° R. C. ROOKE, General Manager Cc, J. MeCONECHY Editor . The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times firemen 1871) and the Whitby Gozette ond Napoleon, hronicle established 1863) is published daily indoys and Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadion Daily Newspaper Publish- 'ers Association. The Canadien Press, Audit Bureau ot Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the tocal mews published therein. All rights of special des- patches are also reserved Gffic Thorson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Aljox, Pickering, Bowmanville. Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Boy, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunberton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskerd, Broughom 'Burketon, Cleremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsole, Raglen, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypoo! ond Newcestle not over SOc per week. By mail in Province of Ontorio) outside corriers delivery areas 12.00 per yeor, Other Provinces and Commonweolth Countries 15.00, U.S.A. ond foreign 24.00. REMEMBER WHEN economic serfdom. Any .-property which she has possessed prior to her marriage outomatically became her husband's property. No married woman could, for instance, open a separate bank account: without her husband's consent. In many ways, the husband had complete legal con- tro] over his wife's affairs. There have been some historical cases, of course, in which French- women assumed the role of being the power behind the throne, They played a large part in shaping the course of national affairs. But these women were few. The average rank and file of the female population was completely subservient to the man of. the house. This will all be ended, if de Gaulle's bill is carried through the French Nationa] Assembly, For the first time since 1804, French women will have their individuality in law restored to them. They will be able to manage their own affairs, free from the contro] of husbands, From a Canadian viewpoint, this raises an interesting question. Under the BNA Act, the civil law in Quebec is still the Code Napoleon of pre-confederation days. Because of this, women in Quebec have come under almost the same restraints as did the women of France. It might be possible with this phase of the Code Napoleon being re- voked in Frarice, that Quebec's civil law might undergo similar changes, READERS WRITE... MLA CRITICIZE? Sir: : How do you support a prin- ciple and not do anything to support that principle? Answer -- Get a lesson on flip-flopping from Mr. A. V. Walker, MLA, Oshawa Riding! In last Tuesday's Times, re- marking on a bill before the Ontario Legislature that will deny hospital employees the right to withold their labor in contract disputes he said, 'I could not vote for the bill but I did not propose to vote against the government." It soonds like he doesn't want to alienate the affections of his constituents, nor the Tory mas chine of which he is a back- bencher. He finds it easier to duck out than stay and express his opinion. Michael Starr MP at least speaks and votes against $1.25 per hour minimum wage for federal employees, no matter how unpopular that stand is. Mr. Walker is further quoted, "I am a firm supporter of this conservative) government. . . However I cannot support the principle of compulsory arbi- tration." And, "... the facts behind this bill are basically sound, I cannot agree that hospital em- ployees should be confined, by the implementation of compul- sory arbitration." How can he support and deny a principle all in the same breath? This is unadulterated political flim - flam for the gullible. All I can say is that hospital workers with whom I am asso- ciated have more recognition of their responsibility as employ- ees than A. Walker has as a member of the Ontario Legisla- ture. Yours truly, D. R. LINDSAY, Pres., Oshawa District Council, Can. Union of Public Emp. MAC'S MUSINGS One of our weekly papers Says a great change has Taken place in family life In the last few years And that nowadays it is A very rare occurrence To find married couples Spending a quiet evening Together in their homes, There is a great deal Of truth in this comment And to the prevalence. of The modern customs of Getting away from home As much as possible Can be charged much of The marital differences Which from time to time Are aired in the courts. It is a sad thing that Family life has deteriorated To the extent it has Because there would be Fewer heartaches and Still fewer divorce cases If it again became a Common practice to. spend Evenings quietly at home Talking over family problems And making family plans. One unfortunate feature About this modern trend Is that it affects the Lives of young people Who' seem to feel that Home is a place to which They should only go when All other places are closed. It seems as if too many Married couples are always Looking for a refuge Away from their home life Instead. of finding in it A refuge from the many Trials and difficulties Of the modern world. --March 27, 1965. THE OTTAWA SYMPHONY TRULL FAMILY STORY 1816 Summerless Year Brought Great Hardship ARTICLE NO, 3 (Extracts from the book 'The Family Tree @f John W. Trull", Darlington township -- pioneer, compiled by his great-great- granddaughter, Miss Edra Me- Knight, of Belleville.) So far the story as compiled by Miss McKnight has dealt with the origins of the Trull family, its migration from New York state to Darlington Town- ship in the fall of 1794, and the formation of the first settlement between Oshawa and Bowman- ville. The last instalment told how Roger Conant, one of the original settlers, bought Durham boats and was able to institute a lucrative: trade between the Indians of the district and the markets in Montreal. Miss Mc- Knight's narrative now con- tinues to tell something of the life in these early days of settle- ment. During the winter, these pion- eers spent most of their time trapping and hunting. The deer and bear were so plentiful that an abundance of animal food could be procured with very little trouble. The furred ani- mals were also- very numerous, and required but very little skill to trap them. Sugar-making was another pursuit which, although it did not-add great. wealth to the pockets of the settlers, it did in- crease his home comforts. ONE INCONVENIENCE A very great inconvenience felt among them was the want of a mill to grind their grain and corn, the nearest. being Myer's Mill (Belleville) situa- tion at the foot of Lake Ontario, sixty miles distant. Those who went to the mill usually took two weeks to go and return, using a canoe for the- purpose of hauling it up on the shore at night and camping in the woods. When a storm occurred, By M. McIntyre Hood Oshawa Golf Club Was Organized In 1906 By M. McINTYRE HOOD The other evening at a meet- ing of the Oshawa Historical So- ciety, Tom Bouckley showed to an appreciative audience a fine collection of photographs of by- gone days in Oshawa. Among those which intrigued me were pictures of the site of the first Oshawa Golf Club, and of the clubhouse which was built on it, and was moved in later years to the new golf course, This recalled to my mind the fact.that next year, in 1966, the Oshawa Golf Club will cele- brate its 60th anniversary. While it is true that there was some golf played in Oshawa prior to the year 1906, that was the year in which the present club was organized. The honor of introducing the Royal and ancient game to Oshawa belongs to the late James W. Provan. Mr. Provan had acquired much skill in the game in his native Scotland. In 1894 he' returned to his homeland for a visit. He came back to Oshawa full of enthus- jasm for his favorite game, and decided to try to introduce it to. Oshawa. He was successful in interesting a sufficient num- ber of citizens to subscribe for this purpose, and a start was made. FIRST GOLF COURSE The first golf course in Osh- awa was laid out 'on what was known as the old race course, near the corner of Park road south and King street west. A small clubhouse was erected at that spot, and the game made poration, to put in a few holes. After seeing Scotsmen wield their clubs, 'the . remnant of the old guard, led these young Law tions from the late Robert 0, of Chicago, a former Osh- awa boy and a keen golfer, and T. By Houston. of Cincinnati, its debut in Oshawa, In addition to being a fine exponent of the game, Mr. Pro- van had great skill in the mak- ing of golf clubs. Having a ma- chine shop at his disposal, he and his brother John were able to equip recruits to the game with their clubs at reasonable prices, and to suit the require- ments of each individual player. There were about 20 players in this initial group. For some years they were able to main- tain the course. Owing, how- ever, to its inconvenient loca- tion, and the transportation problem in an age when there were no automobiles, it was found impossible to retain a sufficient membership to carry on, and the course was aban- doned THE HENDERSONS The effort remained defunct until 1906, when two young Scotsmen, Thomas and Robert Henderson, who were ardent golfers, came to Oshawa. They were determined to continue playing golf, so looked around for a field large enough to con- tain a few holes. They located a meadow on the old Gibbs farm, north of the then boundar- ies of the town, and secured permission of its owners, the Ontario Loan 'and Savings Cor- by James Provan, returned to the game with renewed vigor. OFFICIALS ORGANIZED It was then, in 1906, that the Oshawa Golf Club was officially organized, J. W. Provan was its first president, with FY W. Cowan as vice-president; Thom- as Henderson, secretary-treasur- er and Robert Henderson, cap- tain. , Additional property, adjoining the field already mentioned, was secured, and the old clubhouse moved to the. new location. As the club grew, more. property was added to provide a 12-hole course. After being president for some years, James Provan retired, and was succeeded by. F. W. Cowan, with Dr, A, B. Ford as vice-president and the Hender- son Brothers retaining their for- mer positions. In 1911, Mrs. F. W. Cowan, along with several other women, - organized the Ladies' Section of the club, with Mrs. Cowan as its first president. 18-HOLE COURSE The -club now began to ex- perience severe growing pains, and the course was extended to the full length of 18 holes. Through . substantial contribu- and with assistance from local members, the ravine property on the western boundary of the property was bought, and the new extended course laid out by George Cummings, profes- sional of the Toronto Golf Club, and Robert Henderson. The task was no light one, necessitating the clearing away of underbrush and the drain- ing of low-lying land, but when it was completed, Oshawa had a magnificent champion s hi p- length golf course, In 1924 the club sustained a great loss in the death of Thom- . as Henderson, who had given his best years as secretary-treas- urer. A few years later, the club bought the land between its northern boundary and Rossland road, comprising some 16 acres, What has happenéd since then, in expansion, in the building of a new and spacious club house, the addition of a curling rink, and improvements of the course, are matters of recent history. But the pictures of the origin- al golf course and clubhouse shown by. Thomas Bouckley, made me -feel it was timely to recall those who were the mov- ing spirits'in the founding of the club 59 years ago they were weather-bound until it had passed over. On arriving at the mill, they waited till the grist was ground and then returned hime in the same manner. As going to the mill was no light undertaking, and attended by so many ob- stacles and perils, a great many expedients were used to avoid these trips. Some of the settlers had brought large coffee mills with them, and these were used to grind or crack their grain. Other contrivances were im- provised, One method very much in vogue was to make a rude mortar by hollowing out a stump. Sometimes this was done by boring or chiselling, but it Was quite frequently burnt out. Then they had a wooden pound- er attached to a swing pole. They put the corn into the cuv- ity, and pounded it with th's rude pestle. This: bruised corn was known as samp; and when pounded fine was made into Johnny Cake, and the coarse was boiled into mush. Another nutritious and wholesome articie of food was found in the wild rice, which grew in most of the marshes and in great abundance in Rice Lake. GREAT HARDSHIPS I quote this passage direct from Miss McKnight's book: "Our present generation can- not even surmise what were the difficulties and hardships en- countered, -both in the short cruise to the Bowmanville area and their early pioneer years, Even later, the 'summerless year' of 1816 no language can depict. The baying of the wolves, poverty and the lack of everything but the hardship, haunted the doorstep of the refugees, "The Indians were very troublesome, and 'caused con- siderable anxiety, They were armed and equipped, and very different from the present rem- nants of the tribes occasionally seen today." In 1878, Captain John Casey Trull related an incident which occurred at his father's home when he was a boy. His father had gone on a journey to Myer's Mill when a squaw with four papooses came to the house and asked his mother for some naw- Pah-nee (flour). The article be- ing extremely scarce, his moth- YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO March 28, 1940 Workers of the Ontario Malle- able Iron Co., Ltd., went on strike for higher wages and a closed shop. Fifty-year Masonic jewels were presented to Wor. Bro. F. L. Henry, Bro. C. A, Lander and Bro. H. A. Felt. The final note for $2500 for the building of the Canadian Legion Hall was burned after discharge' at a. celebration meeting. 40 YEARS AGO March 28, 1925 Seven thousand citizens went through the General. Motors north plant on open nights held by the company, Dr. A. A. Farewell was elect- ed president of the Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club. . Robin Belt, accountant of the Oshawa Branch of the Stan- dard Bank,. was appointed man- ager of the branch at Minden, Ontario er refused to give her any, The squaw then searched through the house, and found the flour in a_ kneading trough. She brought it out, and proceeded to divide it equally. to every one in the room, by giving a double -handful to his mother, then to herself and to each white child and papoose until it was all divided. Then she took her share in a bag and travelled off through the woods. Open hostilities were as a gen- eral rule avoided, and there is only one instance recorded of a white person being killed by the Indians, although most of the settlers lived in considerable dread of them. RELIGIOUS SERVICES In these early days, religious meetings were held in barns, for as yet there were no chapels in Darlington. One summer, two Christian men came in August and conducted meetings, preach- ing the word of God with power. Sinners wept and some cried aloud for mercy, and it was a solemn time, To determine' exactly the. origin of the church in Darling- ton' (Methodist) is somewhat difficult, as it is pretty certain that the preacher was seldom far behind the early settlers, sometimes coming from the same locality. Mr. Warren Trull received his first class certificate from To- ronto Normal School in 1853 and taught in various places. In 1866, his name appears for the first time in the list of preach- ers of the Disciples of Christ Church. For more than 40 years he served his church as preach- er and clerk. MARRIAGE DIFFICULTIES As-there was no regular clergyman near at~ hand, t he law gave the magistrate power to conduct the marriage cere- mony. The written certificate of marriage between Joseph Gerow and Parmelia Trull reads: "Where Joseph Gerow and Parmelia Trull, both of the township of Darlington, District of Newcastle, in the province of Upper Canada, were desirous of intermarrying with each other, and there being no minister of the Church of England living within 18 miles of them. or either of them, they have ap- plied to me for that purpose, Now these are to certify that, in pursuance of the powers granted by the Act of Legis- lature of this Province, passed in the 33rd year of His Majesty's reign, that I, Alex F. Esquire, one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace having caused the previous notice of the statutes required to be given, have this day married the said Joseph Gerow and Par- melia Trull together and they are become legally contracted to each other in marriage, 19th February, 1922." Following are signatures of Joseph Gerow, Parmelia Trull Gerow, John C. Trull and Alex Fletcher, Esquire. (A further instalment of this history of the Trull family, com- piled by Miss Edra' McKnight of Belleville, will appear next Saturday.) ASKS WAGE GUIDE KINGSTON (CP) -- Kingston police commission has asked the province to publish a wage guide for municipalities. In a brief to the Ontario Police Com- mission, the commission said the guide could be used as a rule - of - thumb in police pay negotiations. CABINET PROSPECTS Tory Back Benchers Rre Growing Restless By GWYN KINSEY Special to The Oshawa Times TORONTO -- Stephen Lewis, Scarborough West's New Demo- cratic member, probed a sensi- tive area in the Legislature's Conservative body when he suggested that there were enough capable men in_ the government back benches to form a cabinet at least the equal of the existing one. Mr. Lewis was speaking in the budget debate. His main theme was that the govern- ment's handling of legislative business was too lethargic ~ and the obvious counterpoint to such a theme is the suggestion that there would be a greater sense of urgency if better use were made of the talents of younger, more energetic Con- servative back-benchers, STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS Premier John Robarts does indeed have a lot of what coaches like to call bench strength. There are at least a half dozen men, most of them young, who would not look out of place in the cabinet. At the same time,~there are obvious weak spots in his pres- ent cabinet. The Liberals. and New Democrats have been probing them with considerable skill, but their efforts have been blunted by the shield of smug complacency created by a 77-31 majority. There has been restlessness among the Conservative back- benchers, however. They may close ranks when the govern- ment is attacked but there are aggressive, capable and ambi- tious men among them who can show their restlessness with "old guard" leadership without thinking about a palace revolt. PREMIER PUZZLE There is no question about Mr. Robarts' being the Boss. There is no grey eminence be- hind this man. But he remains an enigma even to his own fol- lowers. In the House, for ex- ample, he may exude an air of amiable lethargy, only to dispel it suddenly with a few master- ly moments of calm compe- tence, Part of the puzzle is the ex- tent of his skill in the balanc- ing of toughness and diplomacy in the management of his members -- keeping the good backbenchers interested while preparing the way for changes in jobs. There are difficult, complicating factors, such as geographical sensibilities and the lack of a provinial pasture for retiring political warhorses. Still, the natives in the back benches are not only restless but -- in private -- vocally un- happy with the performance of some ministers. The opposing parties know it -- and young Mr. Lewis, who has to a fine degree the essen- tial political instinct of striking for the jugular, was trying to slip his sharp little knife into one of the few openings in the thick armor of a ponderous PC majority. COMING TEST One test of Mr, Robarts' cabinet-making skill will come when Provincial Treasurer James Allan (Haldimand-Nor- folk) retires -- a move that's expected after the present ses- sion ends. Mr. Allan becomes Grand Master of the Masonic order this fall, and that is a time-consuming job. Mr. Allan's retirement would give the premier a chance for a thorough shake-up of his cabi- net, Transport Minister Irwin Has- kett has been particularly in- ept, and there has been con- siderable dissatisfaction in the Legislature with the perform- ances of Welfare Minister. Louis Cecile, Provincial Secre- tary John Yaremko and two or three others. Mr. Robarts could choose replacements from a_ fairly large group of members, among them Darcy McKeough (Kent West), Fern Guindon (Stormont), George Kerr (Hal- ton), Rene Brunelle (Cochrane North), Allan Reuter (Waterloo South), Dalton Bales (York Mills), Allan Lawrence (St. George) and two or three others. LIKELIEST PROSPECTS Mr. McKeough and Mr. Guin- don would seem to be the like- liest prospects, Mr. Guindon, who speaks effectively in .Eng- lish and French; obviously has become Mr. Robarts' liaison officer with Ontario's French- Canadian population. Mr. Brunelle is at a geogra- phic disadvantage -- unless Mines Minister George Ward- rope (Port Arthur) retires, and there is no indication of that, or Mr. Robarts decides to in- crease Northern Ontario's cab- inet representation. Mr. Brun- elle's constituency adjoins that of Municipal Affairs Minister J. W. Spooner (Cochrane South), who is one of the stronger members of the cabi- net. The future of the Metropoli- tan Toronto and region mem: bers is, of course, tied fairly closely to the futures of such ministers as Messrs, Yaremko, Roberts, Grossman and Dymond, BIBLE "With good will doing service as to the Lord, and not to men." Ephesians 6:7, Beware lest you go all out to please man at the expense of displeasing God, "|. , Lord, Lord, open to us, But he answered and said, Ver+ ily I say unto you, I know you not." Matthew 25:11, 12. People who have plans of @ last minute. introduction to the Lord, had best identify them- selves now with His cross and cause.' Take Him as your Saviour. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 27, 1965... Louis XVII of France was born 180 years ago today-- in 1785. The royal family was imprisoned seven years later by the -'epublicans, and Louis became king of France, in the eyes of the royalists, when his. father was guillotined Jan. 21, 1793. In June, 1794, it was an- nounced he had died in prison of scrofula and had been buried in an unmarked grave in the cemetery of Ste. Marguerite. The details remained vague ever after- wards, and the Count of Provence. who became Louis XVIII after Napol- eon's defeat, did little to investigate the 40-odd claim- ants to be the true Louis XVI. 1813 -- Nathaaiel Currier, printmaker wifh James Merritt ives, was born. 1883--'Pile - 0 - Bones,' later Regina, was made capital of the North-West Territories (then including Alberta, Saskatchewan and the modern N.W.T.) First. World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--after 20 days 0, fight- ing. the French Alpine Chas- seurs captured the Hart- mannsweiler - Kopf, in the Vosges mountains; the Ger- mans suffered an estimated 50,000 casualties at the hands of the "blue devils." Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--the war cabi- net of Finnish Premier Risto Ryti resigned. to be repiaced by another. also under Ryti, to reconstruct after the war with Russia; the RAF shot down five Ger- man aircraft and lost one in five engagements over the Western Front. March 28, 1965. . First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915-----the Germans attacked a Pritish passenger liner for the first time, and 111 lives were lost when the Falaba was sunk in St, George's Channel; the Rus- sian fleet bombarded Turk- ish forts in the Bosphorus, to divert attention from Allied operations in the Dar- danelles Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1940 -- Sir Robert Craigie, British ambassador to Japan, made a concilia- tory speech in the interest of improved Anglo-Japanese relations; the RAF shot down one German aircraft and lost three to the Ger- mans and one to a Dutch patrol near Rotterdam. ACTION! ACTION! ACTION! 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