Oshawa Times (1958-), 20 May 1965, p. 13

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BONNIE LAD, LASSES DELIGHT AUDIENCE Howard Stacey, left, Marie Corey and Cathy Ser- eda, played members of the clan Campbell last night in "Campbell of Kilmohr" at the T. R. McEwen Public Unemployed Dont Think Education Pays: Fawcett Education pays, but not enough of Oshawa's unemploy- é# are convinced, the advisory- vocational committee of the Oshawa School Board learned at a special meeting 'last night. In his report to the commit-) tee on the possibility of expand- ing the adult re-training pro- gram, Gordon Fawcett said 90 per cent of the graduates have found jobs since the scheme's inception in 1961, but only 7.3) per cent of the city's 3900 un- employed responded to a ques-| tionnaire indicating the kind of| course work they want. "There are more than enough! OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TH She Oshawa Cines URSDAY, MAY 20, 1965 a One-Way Street Parking Restrictions Supported OSHAWA BEACH CLEANUP SET FOR NEXT WEEKEND "Oshawa Beach Blitz" it is called and it is not another one of those surfing movies. This, The Times was told today, will be an all out, at- tempt by local scout groups and diving clubs to make the Oshawa beach area a safer place for summer swimmers. On the weekend of May 29-30 some 60 scouts and about 15 divers will go over the beach area with a fine tooth comb and sift out all the jagged pieces of wood, old rusty nails, broken glass and other sharp objects. The divers from the Oshawa Gem Divers and the Scuba Diving Club will concentrate on the water area. They will clean up the lake bottom right out to a depth of 50 feet from the shore. "We will be operating', said organizer Bob Gibbs the harbor pier west to Bonnie Brae Point." As well as the sharp objects the group will also be cleaning up the beach area of dead fish, old driftwood and other untidy flotsom. "Anyone who would like to help," said Mr, Gibbs, "is welcome to call me at 728-9277. We will need all the help we can get." To finish off the weekend the helpers will be treated to a wiener roast in Lakeview Park. BREAK BYLAW Police Rip Down TB Clinic Signs will take this request to the Public Utilities Commission meeting for consideration." Mayor Gifford said he had no "from France. The one-act play was one of three put on by the students and their teach- ers Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. --Oshawa Times Photo School. The drama was set in the Scottish Highlands when Bonnie Prince Charlie had been defeated and the loyal highlanders were try- ing to get him to safety in Ontario County's mass tuber- culosis survey struck an ob- stacle this week when city police tore down signs and _ posters from hydro poles doubt that the PUC would grant Volunteer workers tied the | approval. "Dr, Richmond also vacancies to absorb all the,pitifully small percentage of poster and arrow signs showing|indicated that the signs would men and women we can train,"|those registered for work at/the locations of TB clinics on|be removed within three weeks, he said. "The problem is rather|the National Employment Serv-|poles throughout the city, Cam-jand we would add a proviso one of persuading the unemploy-|ice office," said Mr. Fawcett. jpaign publicity chairman, McIn-|that the signs be posted high ed that they should take these) «Adult re-training curses in|tyre Hood, said "they pulled/enough that they would be out courses. lother areas manage to have 10|them down as fast as they were!of children's reach. Be neh Ogee soamirenvent yer cent of the unemployed ae ee Chint Hevert winter "The police department was enunciate: y employers [0Flistered while we can't get wert F i . ; courses in mathematics and\per cent to respond to the sur-/Said that the posters were in only going by the bylaw when English up to grade 10, indus-|yey." he added. contravention of a city bylaw. j|the signs were taken down. The trial sewing, commercial sub-| Gi.) woeltare ctrator|,, Mayor. Lyman Gifford said|signs should not have been put jects, wedie: machine shop,| 4." pi er gpg this morning that he had receiv-|UP until permission was grant- spray painting and metal fin-},, + y gee P fed a request for permission to/€d. ishing'? didn't know of one person sti {post signs from Dr, H. A. Rich-| "It looks like someone went -- of 'ine taking|°" welfare who completed the nic " ' das ida) § § , e maximum num ak : the six-month night courses of sige ads man. "Someone jumped the gunjshould get it all straightened u ili f : Pp McLaughlin Collegiate and Vo-|, The report shows that neatly !on this,' said the mayor. "'Iitonight."' Only Few Near Neighbors For Spanking New School \"isesn"ivs ow foe Backyard neighbors at the] City 'council, night in committee, told repre-| Oshawa's unemployed have a new $3,000,000 Harmony rd, secondary school may be partly eliminated. City Considers Salary Survey Some city employees in jun ior positions are earning more money than some men in senior positions, finance chairman Ald. Gordon Attersley told members of council last Council, . meeting in commit- tee, gave personnel officer Dan- iel Fleming authority to seek prices for a re-evaluation of the jobs of all city employees out- side the bargaining unit Ald, Attersley said there has not been a re-evaluation since 1955. Mr. Fleming said if consul tants are hired, he would act as a liaison between them and city department heads Oshawa Welfare Totals Tumbling Welfare totals are Only 676 persons benefits last month with 790 persons in March of this year, reports H. G. Chese- brough, city welfare administra- tor. During April, 1964, 687 per- sons received benefits Last month 238 employable persons received benefits com pared with 285 employable per- sons in March this year. SHERBROOKE tumblin received compared night.) cational Institute was 93, '2/90 Per cent "of the unemployed ---- 'cation has four times as good| ja chance for a job than a man) are younger than 45 and the! man with grade nine to 11 edu-! Sunset Heights Choir |with grade eight or below. | Mr. Faweett said 56 per cent) w . . of unemployed males are below! W ins Richler Shield The senior three-part choir|to illness Miss E. Hamilton was \from Sunset Heights publicjunable to diect the prize win- jschool took the Leonard Rich-|jning choir she had _ trained. ler shield yesterday in the pub-| Second place in the junior lic school choir competition held | choir division was taken by the at Simcoe Street United Church.| Woodcrest school choir directed profit by up-grading their edu- meeting lastication. sentatives of Oshawa's boardjlower academic standing than) of education that the city wouldjis general throughout the prov-| pay for services - ($23,000) onjince. He explained this by sug-|" mo oho. ae award ¢ t ; half the land abutting the pro-|gesting those with high-paying Pee! be eg oti bp gelled Mrs. C, Reading. posed extension of Adelaide|jobs and little formal training, |ihe competition Choir canton ave idiscredit. the merits of course]. George Hatiietrs road schoo] directed the second work and unskilled job seekers) Sac +: RihGk wai apg aa he place intermediate choir. It was The board was given author-\are being lured to the city by|,,2°COS Place was captured bY! followed in third place by the ity to negotiate for the pur- prospects. of securing these the senior four-part choir from) Gertrude Colpus school choir, di- chase of the strip of land be- * "IT, R. McEwen school with al ected by Larry Marshall ' tween the proposed road ex score of 85 points. The choir a @ He le , f tension and school property. Tom Park was the conductor Paul Edmondson of Ritson jobs He recommended the present program be expanded by the which the city addition of day-time courses will pay service costs about|20d a strong promotional effort one and one half acre, would|Pe adopted to attract the num- abutt the portion of the school|bers necessary to justify a full property where 'the building|"#me program. will be erected, The remaining) There were insufficient com- portion of the strip would be|mittee members for a quorum subdivided for homes but the five members present "ES" AW Election Results Trustees Leo Glover andjposals 'T. D. Thomas along with Ross Holiday Offer -- oliday Utter Soon To Be Made Known Turned Down First results from last week's|more But, Mr. Thomas suggested a Local 222 (UAW) 1965-66 elec-;|UAW basement Backus, business administrator, attended the meeting. They originally suggested that the city pay for services ($63,000) on the entire strip of land Siew as pel hy Algal gli ey Thies at _.. -- oe vei Ss Peg cage type 2» With a record 6000-plus vote nrbAbls siniave this arapowal hte : » * bs 9 S nee wes og iho ee ei na and the executive listed on two Council must still approve ac-| ee pet cece ea eae the morn.(Dallots, more than 16,000 bal- . 4¢\ployment and four weeks after/should be known in the morn-iigtc must be checked to get tions agreed night at a . air Ald Hayward ete ing, Ps met reataal) cl these first results doch told council last nigh man James EF zee said today 2 f Board of works and parks' These include the posts of Members of standing com "I'm afraid we would be|department employees had earl-|president, first and second vice- Mittees (political action, edu- strongly criticized if we allow-jler requested three weeks after) presidents, recording secretary, cation: and recreation), Cana- va . wa lfive years. four weeks after 10/three trustees. guide and ser- dian UAW District Council dele- ed a row of houses between the : bt ag Pi lvears and five weeks after 20 geant-at-arms gates and Oshaworker school and the road, saidi sans Hannniney © should be known sometime next Mayor Lyman Gifford Ald. Clifford Pilkey said last! McNeil was week night the offer proposed by Ald.'acclamation Fifty-four positions are open Murdoch's labor relations com- Seven teams of counters and in the biennial election, This mittee was "comparable"' withicheckers, five to a table, are|year four were taken by acclam- the General Motors schedule, tabulating ballots at the rate ofiation | was directed by Herbert Knox i ? Miss M,. Watson, of Conant} the Ridgeway school choir |school, directed the intermediate Which won the senior three-part two - part choir -- third place|Choir second spot, followed by winners with 83 points the Conant school choir with Cedardale school choir the Paul McIntosh conducting. junior choir group under the di-| The competition adjudicator rection of Robert Russell. Due'was John Sidgwick, of Toronto. The land for than Hall 5200 a day in the formal meeting Russell by treasurer returned "It's a lot of money but there is a lot of money in the schoo too,' said Ald. John Brady VISITORS SAY: Auditorium? Ces Magnifique Sherbrooke, Quebec's and seven aldermen said Wed- '"'preatly impressed" with Oshawa's Civic nesday they . were Auditorium mayor issue will be oversubscribed "Oshawa is very proud of its auditorium," Ald. Clifford Pil- key told the delegation at a noon luncheon. He said Oshawa Interest in the auditorium has been displayed by commun- itic such as Guelph, Kenora and Brantford," said Mr. Kelly the Sherbrooke delegation swapped ideas and discussed mutual problems with city and auditorium officials North-South System Parking will be prohibited on the north side of King st., and the south side of Bond st., when) |Oshawa's one-way. traffic sys-| jtem goes isiiv effect next month.| | This change and many others |were approved last night by city council,. meeting in committee. "There will undoubtedly be some complaints and objections \from someone," said Robert} |Richardson, city traffic en- gineer. He said construction work on Church, Centre and Simcoe sts | | Could Start In Fall the traffic committee. has in- vestigated. off-street parking on more than one level. Ald. John Brady, traffic com- mittee chairman, said the com- mittee has not made a study as the cost of providing ground level parking is still cheaper than providing high-level park- ing. TRUCK SPACES Two of five truck delivery parking spaces will b@ removed "The prime purpose of the will be completed this fall and|changeover is to facilitate the jif council desires, the one-way|movement of traffic in the cen- north-south system could be im-|tral business district," the traf- ond, campaign general chair-|half cocked on this -- but wel? editor) chosen House Leader, has open- plemented. A total of 83 parking meters} will be removed from King and Bond sts. to provide an addi- jtional lane for carrying traffic jin each direction; to provide for |the relocation of bus stops; and |to provide for turning lanes on {Simcoe st, at King st. and Bond st |NEW PARKING New off-street parking spaces have been provided at 12 Centre st., (43) and a new lot at 48 Bond st. w., will be developed jthis summer to accommodate 42 vehicles, Plans for another 28 |spaces, to be added to an exist- jing lot, were also revealed. In addition, 11 parking spaces will be located in areas which |were formerly bus stops or pro-| hibited parking areas and 14) spaces may be provided on the} city welfare department lot at| the: south-west corner of King and Queen sts, | Mayor Lyman Gifford also suggested that land just west of the city hall and police building be developed as a parking lot Fred Crome, city engineer, said an additional 50 spaces are re- quired for city hall use. The traffic department will investi- |gate possible development of at j\least part of the land for public | Parking Layout Blocks Apartment Construction A three-man Committee of |Adjustment last night turned down a_ six-suite apartment building application because the parking space layout was linadequate. | | Nic Maiboroda, Rossland jroad east, wants to add an lapartment building to the rear of a dual dwelling at 25 Brock street east. A six percent excess lot cov- jerage (31 versus 25) was term- ed minor by committee chair- man Loiiis $§, Hyman, QC, who said the parking space layout \City Doctor | 'Grit Choice? The Liberal candidacy for On- tario Riding appears to be a shoo-in for Dr. Claude Vipond. And last night he told the Osh- awa Young Liberal Association jthat unless his other party op- |ponents are "more on the ball" he will be elected. He was the only candidate of} a possible fcur who were ins vited to address the association. Terence V. Kelly, Norman Cafik and John Lay of Picker- ling, considered contenders, | have announced they will not seek the nomination During a question and answer period, Dr. Vipond said Michael Starr, Progressive Conservative {MP for Ontario riding, by being ly declared he is a '"Conserva- tive" "What it means," said Dr. Vi- pond, "is that Mr, Starr is one of the few men left in the Dief- enbaker cabinet who will do ex- actly as he is told." Beatles To Rid Mayor? The mayor of Sherbrooke said jokingly in Oshawa Wednesday jhe may try and enlist the. sup- {port of the Beatles when he Istands for re-election Quebec 18-year-olds wil! be The delegation from Sher- brooke toured the auditorium with Walter Branch, Harry Gay of the executive committee ar? manager William Kurelo Mayor Armand Nadeau said Sherbrooke is planning to h"4 a new community cent: ind will finance it by selling v's to local citizens. He said the bonds will only warn 449 percent in interest but tie was sure the was only too happy to co-oper- ate and help Sherbrooke with its buildings plans "I feel confident that if. there was more co-operation between municipalities there would be greater understanding among provinces and people Can- ada said Ald. Pilkey, repre- senting Mayor Lyman Gifford who was in Toronto At the luncheon, members of in There was general agreement that the main municipal problem was the lack of money to keep pace with their expanding cit+ ies. Sherbrooke, with a popula- tion of 72,000, is about 80 miles west of Montreal. Terence Kelly, finance chair- man of the Auditorium project, said the achievements of Osh- awa citizens in supporting the building of the auditorium, are known throughout Canada. He said the second phase, of having the Centennial swim- ming pool adjacent to the build- ing is indicative of the pub- lic"s opinion to further create a recreation facility that will be a lasting memorial to Canada's Centennial year, for the adults and children of Oshawa." Mr. Kelly said the financial drive for $220,000 to supplement the $186,000 Centennial grant, will be undertaken in July j}given a vote in municipal elec- | tions and Sherbrooke's 22.000 jname voting list is expected to! double | | 'Have you had your picture} jtaken with the Beatles?" |Markson, Oshawa's city treas- jurer asked Mayor Armand Na- jdeau | 'Not yet,' he chuckled, "but) I may have to buy a long-haired] wig and a- guitar before the! jnext election," Frank} ~~ fic committee reported. 'With this in mind it was not possible to relocate all the truck delivery) parking spaces into locations that would be satisfactory to} everyone, | "It would appear that the time| has come when truck deliveries must be made in off peak periods,' said the committee. "No recommendation has been prepared on this matter at the present time." Although the traffic planning report proposed that "no stop- ping' regulations between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on King and Sts, be implemented at the same time the one-way system begins, the committee recom- mended that the regulation not be implemented for .a_ trial period PLANS STUDY "After the one-way system has| been in operation for a_ short! time, a study should be made to determine if the additional re-! Strictions are required during the rush hour periods,"' said the committee in its report. The committee also reported that meetings have been held} with R. B. Smith, Public Util- ities Commission bus superin- tendent and the engineering de- partment and agreement has) been reached regarding bus} | | left little room to manoeuvre Five persons, including Ald. John Brady, appeared in opposi-| tion to the project. Ald. Brady, acting as execu-| tor of his father's estate, said} adding apartments to 75-year-| old homes would add no value to the area, BEST INTERESTS He pointed to the danger of vehicles backing onto the one- way street and claimed project would not be "'in best interests" of the Zoning is R-3 on the north side| of Brock, R-4 on the south side, according to the committee. The committee also turned down an application by M. Ka-| lynko for the Greek Orthodox Church, Bloor street east, for| replacement of a church hall in} an industrial zone and an off-| street parking variance. Alnor Construction's bid to} use a piece of city land as aj temporary site for an asphalt) plant will be okayed if the fire} chief will write a letter assur- ing there is no hazard from! fire or explosion. The site is on industrial land east of Farewell street. Six other applications allowed by the committee. BOYS' Harold McNeill, executive director of Simcoe Hall Boys' Club last night was presented with a $500 cheque from James Grewar, mana- ankle."" ares [je . Council Action Helps : CLUB MORTGAGE Baten JOINING THE CLUB Ball, Chain Stops Downtown Traffic Lunchtime strollers stopped and stared in amazement. Traffic came to a screaching halt as drivers blinked and look- ed again, "Believe it or not," a laugh- ing caller told The Times over the telephone, "a man_ just crossed the Four Corners wear- ing a ball and chain round his No-one did believe it reporter was hurriedly patched to the scene. And sure enough, there in the Central Hotel was a man with a massive ball and around his foot. "My name is Mike Johnston," the guilty party admitted in between mouthfuls of a choco- late sundae, "1 work at GM you know and the guys in the office . you know,' he said turning back to the sundae. There were shouts of dis- "tell but a) chain} . . well,| "Well," said Mike, desperate- ly trying to wrestle the ball and chain from under his chair, "I'm getting married on Friday night and the guys in the office --well you know." The guys in the office had in- deed shackled the prospective bridegroom's foot to a 45-pound ball and chain with a small pad- lock. "Tt has been on for an hour now," a happily married work mate explained. "And it. will stay on for the rest of the day." Apparently it did. Mike, son of well known local store oper- ator Murray Johnston, lugged the ball and chain back fe the office sitting in the trunk of a car. He is to be married at North- minster Church on Friday to a Toronto girl, Irene Liskar. The couple will be. settling in Oshawa. Mike Johnston. works the him, Mike," from surrounding)in the advertising department the] workmates. at GM. Solve School City council has helped solve, la Separate School Board school)$4,000 an acre. site problem. The problem was create d| discovered that! land immediately to the north| when it was of the Civic Auditorium was half an acre less in size than be- lieved Last month council dedicated) 1 were Civic Auditorium use and of-jacres, leaving 3.44 acres/for the Problem acre parcel to the board at But the land turned out to be just less than seven acres in size. The board asked council if a change could be made. The Civic Auditorium com- mittee decided it did not need the half-acre and council agreed to add it to the parcel offered to the board to make up 3.45 fered to sell the remaining 3.45jauditorium. ger of Eaton's of Oshawa. Wayne Tutkoluk, 7, left, Lloyd Masters, 10 and Brian Locke, 9, right, were also on hand when the Eaton con- "REDUCED -- tribution towards paying off the club's mortgage was made, The firm has donated $1500 to date --Oshawa Times Photo

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