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7 TV CAMERAS PEER INTO OSHAWA'S UNDERGROUND Grandview School Opened | But Too Small, Says Lovell The official opening of the school was performed by Alder- man Norman Down. During a crowded evening two presentations were made to school principal John Fran- com Mrs. J. E. Rundle, on behalf of the Golden Jubilee Chapter IODE, presented a picture of the Queen Grandview Public School was officially opened last night with the warning that it is already) too small for the expanding community it serves. The warning came from Trus- tee Stanley Lovell, chairman of the Oshawa Board of Educa-; tion The school, he said, would) almost definitely have to be added to next year. D. J. Reid, President of the It was opened, he added, in|pyblic School Trustees' Asso- September last year and noW/ciation of Ontario: presented a serves the necds of 340 children. 'pinje to the school. When it was planned, he said.) 4 prayer of dedication was| the Grandview area was still|read b ythe Rev. J. D. Sin-| clair, president of the Oshawa Ministerial Association. A packed crowd of parents! jand guests were entertained by jthe school choir and by the |Public School Orchestra con- ducted by Edward Oscapella. Mayor Lyman A. Gifford brought greetings from the council The crowd of guests proved so heavy for the tiny auditor- ium that the overflow had to be seated in corridors. Loudspeakers carried the speeches to the guests seated outside the auditorium. 7 BROUGHAM -- Five Pick- ering Township councillors took exception this wéek to waiting in the mud and rain for their new municipal build- ing architect, so they have billed the firm $75 for their time and expenses. Councillor John Campbell said he and four other mem- bers of council met at the site last Saturday morning with the architect or his re- presentative fro mthe firm of Craig, Zeidler and Strong of Toronto. "Someone has to pay council for that meeting," he said. "I don't see why the ratepayers. should. It may seem a little humorous, but I think it's important. We ac- complish something if the ar- chitect is there and ex- plains progress, or other- wise, that is being made."' Councillor Robert Chatten said monthly meetings at the WAIT IN RAIN WORTH $757. site were requested by the. architect. A spokesman for the firm said today that Eberhard Zeidler, architect for the new municipal building, is on holi-. days. The spokesman said he did not know whether the $75 bill had been received. a Ghe Oshawa Cimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY; MARCH 10, 1966 | HONEYMOON DRIVE FATAL FOR FORMER OSHAWA GIRL Pictures of any damage can be taken when it shows up on the TV screen. The works crew is shown on Bond st.e. City council hired the firm at a cost of $3,500. An inspection report will be prepared for the city's en- gineering department. --Oshawa Times Photos A CLOSED CIRCUIT tele vision setup 1s being used by a Toronto specialty firm to peerinto Oshawa's under- peer into Oshawa's under- ground -- storm and sani- tary sewers. About 10,000 feet of sewer is being check- ed for cracks and defects WAIT - AND - SEE ATTITUDE BY COUNTY SEAT PICKET Laborers' union members have postponed demonstra- tions in front of Ontario County's administration offices in Whitby after taking a three-hour stand yesterday to pro- test against what they is a shortage of construction site safety inspectors in the county Today, officials of Local 597 and 183, Laborers' Inter- national Union of North America, will meet at 2 p.m. with Jim MeNair, chief inspector of the department of labor, to discuss the situation Norbert Pike, a Toronto-local safety inspector for the union, said 'today: "We are going to hold off demonstrat- ing) until after March 15 when Ontario County's council has its regular meeting. It may look over the problem then."' Some 30 members of the union, seven or eight men of Oshawa's union local, 597, and some 22 from the Toronto local, 183, marched in front of the administration offices yesterday toting signs. say | small. - STILL, SHOWING That area has expanded tre- mendously and is still growing at'a Yast rate, he said. The school had been designed, however, so that additions could easily be made. "Tn time," he said, "this will COMMUNITY COLLEGE Symphony Comes To Town It's Night To Remember probably be a 20 room school."| The Toronto Symphony Or-| All worries were dispelled, He also said that the area|chestra came to town last night|however, when the concert be- would probably in the future be|to play before a packed crowd supplied with a senior public | of 2,000 at the Civic Auditorium. This would relieve the pres-| remember. gan. 'BEAUTIFUL' Oazawa himself described the acoustics as '"'beautiful". City's Been Overlooked, Forum Told By Donald The importance of a commun-| Alderman Richard Donald, an- lity college to Oshawa industry |other council member, said that |was emphasized Wednesday at|the benefits a community col- lege would bring to Oshawa Just seven days after Columbia man a former O: highway accident. Mrs, Peter Stephen Subot her marriage to a British shawa girl was killed in a ic, 18, formerly Karen Lundy, of Gladstone ave., Oshawa, was married on February 3 at Kittimat, B.C. She died on Feb. 10 wh band was in collision with Lake, Mrs Williams Lake hospital. Her husband Peter was was treated in hospital but 1 en a car driven by her hus- a tractor-trailer at Williams Subotic was pronounced dead on arrival at the also injured in the crash. He ater allowed to go home. Mrs. Subotic was born in Oshawa and lived with her parents at Gladstone ave. for many member Eric Lundy, was a of Columbus The family left the city years. the Her father, of city Knights for British Columbia in 1955. Catholic Board 'Needs $280,112 Oshawa Separate School }Board will ask city council to collect $280,112 from Catholic school supporters for 1966. | The figure was last night at a regular meeting | of the board by Trustee Michael |Rudka, finance committee chairman. He said the total request would include $255,752 for resi- dential taxation and $24,360 for commercial. SALARY BILL Mr. Rudka said there has been a 107 per cent increase in teachers' salaries over the last three years. They now are announced] hiring of an assistant adminis- trator in 1964. An administrative staff study by the finance committee, re- quested by the board at an earlier meeting, was tabled at last night's meeting for further study. The report called for the hir- ing of a bookkeeper for the ad- ministrative office and was backed up by a letter from the board's auditors, Gunn, Roberts and Co., Toronto, that said "'a trained bookkeeper - accountant is a prime requisite of the board at the present time and if volume continues to increase | Planners Study Lakefront Plan © nl Shopping Centre, Homes Included In Proposal A major residential - commer- }cial development proposal for jland near Lake Ontario was joutlined last night at a city {planning board public hearing. No one objected to the pro-- posal -- which calls for a 12- jacre shopping centre and hous- jing units accommodating about | 3,800 persons -- during the hear- | ing. | After the hearing planning board members considered seven conditions of rezoning and tabled the proposal for further study. | Solicitor E. G. McNeely out- lined the proposal on_ behalf of F. and T. Developments Ltd., which has an option on about 100 acres of land. Highlights of the proposal include: --a single family development on 27 acres of land south of Valley dr., on the west side of Ritson rd. s.; | SHOPPING CENTRE | --a 12-acre shopping centre with a ground floor area of 84,- 000 -square feet and a second floor area of 13,000 square feet on land on the west side of Rit- son rd. s., opposite the west end of Lakeview Park ave.; --garden housing on an 1l-acre parcel of land at the southeast corner of Ritson rd. s., and Lakeview Park ave; --and an apartment building east corner of Ritson rd. s., and Lakeview Park ave. Mr. McNeely said the firm now plans a limited develop- ment involving the single fam- ily homes and the shopping cen- tre. He said the garden homes and apartment buildings would be. developed later. Rezoning is not required for the single family or apartment develop ts. R ing from R2A to C3 is required for the shopping centre and rezoning from R2A to R3 is required for the garden home development, Conditions of rezoning consid- ered by planning board includ- ed: --eveloper dedicating land for the extension of Valley dr., east to Simcoe st. s; ~--developer dedicating five parcels of land south of the garden homes, some of it front- ing on the lake, for the exten- sion west of Lakeview Park; --a site plan agreement for the apartment development; --Lakeview Park ave., be closed at Kluane ave., when Valley dr., is extended east te Simcoe st; Kluane ave., be extended north to Valley dr. William Power, deputy city planning director, said 1,176 apartment units, 138 single fam- ily dwellings and 175 garden homes could be built on the land, accommodating about complex on land at the north- 3,800 persons. and additional staff is required, | $592,000 then consideration must be He also said the administra-| given at. that time to proper tion staff payroll has increased| machine accounting methods". by 112 per cent from 1962 to} The auditors reported that ap- Committee Makeup Irks Catholic Board Members An Oshawa Separate School|statement at the Feb. 23 board increased by 109 per' cent dur-|tions that would normally be|Board trustee complained lastjmeeting "that 'the property ing that period based on gross|the responsibility night at a regular board meet-|committee sounded as if it was expenditures. bookkeeper. ing that important decisions|jealous'. We were voting for the st of the property commit- ee," ja Central Ontario Community 1965, but justified this increase|proximately a quarter to a by stating that the work load/third of their time has been of the administration staff has/taken up in non-auditing func- school. It proved to be a night to sure on Grandview and help ab-| Thirty-year-old Seiji Ozawa,| To cope with the 95-member|College Forum sponsored by|would include: a reduction of sorb the tremendous number of|the orchestra's highloy-touted orchestra a special stage was|the Chamber of Commerce. the school drop-out problem; young school children in the|conductor, was called upon to/built at the auditorium. Kenneth Coulter, vice - presi-|the employment of many city area. play encore after encore. Behind the stage an acoustical|dent of Coulter Manufacturing|people; and would act as a °The problem at Grandview,| In the end the concert ran shell was erected. Ltd., and a member of the Cen-| source and strengthening of he said, had proven so acute hopelessly overtime The ice was covered andjtral Ontario regional college;community pride | that a physical training room'STANDING OVATION drapes erected to help the acous-|council executive committee, ovmeiaonny' included in the school had to, As the last notes died away tics jsaid that the establishment of} "(| ~-- be taken over as a classroom. (the audience rose to give a | Among pieces played by thejan educational centre in this Industry in the city is in Grandview, he said, could|standing ovation to the Toronto|orchestra during the evening|area would be an "obvious ad- terested and ge vage er at er offer valuable, modern facil-|orchestra and its young con-|were Beethoven's Symphony/vantage to industry" Lakes chae Bud ay Dahawa ti ities. ductor. Number 5, the Mozart Overture|_ i ts District Labor Councils and "Schools today," he told the) Ozawa went out of his way at|"The Marriage of Figaro", Pro-|NOT ON MARKET member unions have shown parents, "are very different|the end of the concert to con-|kofieff's "Romeo and Juliet" He said that the automotive|great concern. We are very an- | i ; ae i ts industry. must now meet|xious to obtain a community col-| f the ones we attended in/gratulate the auditorium man- and Gershwin's "American in|Parts in y. mus é : J aby U.S. standards of workmanship |lege in Oshawa, we have been! of a trained| The total of administrative} The board now has 13 schools|are taken away from the prop-} staff salaries now is $15,900.junder its jurisdiction and ajerty committee. } |The increase ih salaries in this|total enrollment of 4,054 as of} Mrs. Winona Clarke, one of| ON RECORD category was mainly due to the! September, 1965. jthe two-memher property com-| Trustee Terence O'Connor, ~- ------_____-- | mittee, said in a prepared state-|"e other member of the prop- . . | ment she wanted to go on record|@ty committee, said he wante Public Hearing Scheduled as tal br ooo seer ores jas saying "'the trustees sit on|!0 be recorded as supporting committees of their choice and| Mts. Clarke's statement. then vote away the provileges of| Trustee Michael Rudka said |the property committee." jhe was of the opinion the board our day. agement on the building's fine! Paris" "Today we have such things |acoustics. as the use of TV in the Oshawa; Previously, there had been education system. Soon, it will some doubt among the concert be computers." organizers as to whether the eee auditorium's acoustics would! complement the orchestra. DI ANN Ui UAV aw & atsaataves Jazzier Gas an %T 4 NITC "It was a wonderful evening," auditorium manager William Kurelo said this morning. "I am hoping that the sym- phony will be available to make a return visit sometime soon." ED Station OK'd Rezoning to permit a modern) bungalow-style service station on Hemlock st., was approved last night by city planning rd. | The board agreed to recom-| mend to city council that rezon-| Concern that a proposed row ing be approved after it waS|housing development will de- learned an adjacent property) yajue his property was express- owner withdrew his objections.| oq jast night at a city planning G. A. Wandless, city planning) hoard meeting by Walter Roh- director, said Shell Canada Ltd.,| rer, 519 Rossland rd. e has agreed to erect a 10-foot) Rossiand Park Ltd., is plan- road. construc-' ed to to Wi the said a ost from high ornamental fence between! ning a $12 to $15 million resi- its new service station and the! dential development at the| adjacent land owner. northwest corner of Rossland} -- land Wilson rds. The first phase} jof the development will consist) Proper Names jof about 40 row housing units. NO DECISION | Planning board has approved} To Cost $15 a master plan of the develop- ment in principle but has not What's in a name? made a decision on rezoning re- A lot as far as Separate | quired for the row housing School trustees here are con-| Mr. Rohrer said he was con-| cerned and they are prepared |cerned that row housing would! to pay half the cost of changing| decrease the value of his prop- a plaque at the John F. Ken-| erty and also that he and other nedy school. |property owners would have to Apparently the names of the| pay local improvement charges| present trustees were inscribed|for sewer and on the plaque that was present-! tion the board. According G.A idiess planning Frank Shine board's busi-| director the in other ness administrator, the names/cities similar row housing de- should have been' members of} velopment are urrounded by} the board whea the school was | $40,000 homes -- built after the} built row housing units William Saccoccié, an archi-} He also said if the 50 acres| tect, said it would cost about/ of land was developed as pres- $150 to fix the error. jently zoned, Mr. Rohrer would Trustee Michael Rudka said) still be required to contribute the board was partially to/to the cost of road and sewer blame for the error and sug-| services. The 0 (Mr: "Roh gested it take 50 per cent of| rer was estimated at the responsibility of replacing | $2,200 to $3,000.) the plaque. The board agreed. | Mr. Rohrer asked why. prop-! x | Fears Row Housing Will Devalue Home erty owners should pay the same to see town housing in- stead of single family homes across the street when town housing would devalue his prop- erty. He said if town housing is permitted the developers should pay more toward the cost of road and sewer services because they will be making a profit with the higher housing density. 'DEAD WRONG?' Board member William Wood- cock said the proposed develop- ment might improve property values on the south side of Rossland rd., "but I may be dead wrong'. He suggested the board seek professional opin- ions on the devaluation ques- tion. A real estate meeting as an observer told board members there is no case on record to show that row housing devalues adjacent prop- erty values. He gaid he did not think the proposed development would devalue Mr. Rohrer's property. Ald, Clifford Pilkey Mr. Rohrer wanted to talk: pol- icy about local. improvement charges he would have to talk to city council which sets the! polic vat consider man at the d menibers agreed to Mr. Rohrer's views in} arriving. at a finat dec the proposal, said if| ision a ageraase with worl and productivity if the Oshawa/overlooked for too long," he area is to remain in a compe-/said titive position. "We can buy ma-, A. list of industries anxious chines to turn out new and dif-|for the benefits a community ferent types of parts but we/college would bring to Oshawa lean't buy people who are train-|was read by Gordon Riehl, an led to operate these machines," |exectitive committee member he said. and local businessman. "4 cammunity.. college will! "I am doubtful if there is any cope with high school graduates other area of the province who are not sufficiently train-| which contributes as much to ed for the needs of industry. It the general economy of Ontario can also give those who do not as does Oshawa and district. have the necessary qualifica-|We are now in direct competi- tions an opportunity to up-jtion with the U.S, and, as a re- igrade their educational levels." | sult, it is important that we) George Roberts, Oshawa's su-|keep competitive. perintendent of secondary edu-| "There is great support here cation, and executive commit-|for a college, a body that tee chairman, said that a col-|would fill an obvious need |lege for Oshawa has been sought here,' said Mr. Riehl lafter for eight years. "A com-| The panel was introduced by munity college in the city now|George Fletcher, chairman of would be the nucleus of a uni- |the Chamber's education com- versity in the future," he said. 'mittee. Technical Education Key To Future: Kerr The demands of the computer; "Thus technical education, age have forced the growth Of) ysed in its broadest sense, has educational facilities, sai d/}, - | become the key to a buoyant Howard Kerr, when he spoke) qe i 4 | economy. | Wednesday at a Central On-|~~" |tario Community College Forum| The establishment and rapid |held at the Hotel Genosha | Progress of Ryersoh PI was also Dr. Kerr, principal of Ryer-| Teviewed by Dr. Kerr, who son Technical Institute, and| Said that it had played a back- chairman of the Council of|8Tound part in the organization Regents, Ontario Colleges of of the new Colleges of Applied | Applied Arts and Technology Arts and Technology. was the guest speaker at the "These colleges will not be an event sponsored by the Oshawa) @xtension of the secondary Chamber of Commerce. school system. They will have In his remarks Dr. Kerr re-| their own aims and objectives viewed the course of education] for a healthy economy requires in the province since pioneer| People svith abilities of all times. He said that now: "Can-| kinds, ada's industries must have a} the function of the col- high rate of productivity, which} leges is to educate young people depends upon modern equip-|who have just as important a ment and a highly skilled and/role to play in the economic knowledgeable force to}development of the province as the outside} those who go to university," said Dr. Kerr, : { work Big Rossland Development |CUSTODIAN HIRINGS | A public hearing will be held) Braemor Gardens Ltd., plans) As examples, she mentioned next month on Braemor Gar-jits huge development, which|the hiring of custodians and| |would accommodate about 2,000 negotiations with custodians. |families, on land east of Thorn-| 'She said the teo trustees on jton rd., south of Rossland rd.,/the property committee are : jnorth of Dundee ave., and east|there "'because they were the velopment. and west of Waverly st. n. only two vacancies left after City planning board last night| K, D. Crone. planning board|the majority of. trustees had scheduled the Braemor Hearing |chairman, said hearings are a|stated their choice. jfor its April meeting. |\"'sounding board" for planners} 'The property committee may Also scheduled in April is ajto find out if any special cir-|spend a great deal of time jpublic hearing on Andrew | cumstances should be taken| checking the school grounds and jSchmidt's rezoning application|into account in making their | purchasing furniture," she said, jfor land at the southwest cor-|decision. Property owners with-|"'but important decisions are ner of Simcoe and Switzer to|in 400 feet of land under con-|voted to another committee." permit a 27-suite apartment|sideration are notified of the| Mrs. Clarke said she resent- building. |hearing. ed Trustee (Ivan) Wallace's | idens Ltd., application for ap- |proval of a 100-acre integrated |residential and commercial de- | was unanimous in its choice of committees, "I know positively there were trustees who would gladly have |changed committees if anyone felt he was forced to sit on any committee,' he said. Mr. O'Connor said that Mrs. Clarke is denied the right to sit onthe finance committee, | "although everyone knows her interest lies in that direction." Mr. Lawrence said Mrs. Clarke has been advised in pre- vious years not to sit on the Management committee be- cause of her conflict of interest -- relatives employed by the Separate School Board. | | | | | | | | } | | | | HE'S THE TOAST OF THE TOASTMASTERS Garnet Thackeray of 271 Cadillac ave. s., pictured second from right, will be the Oshawa district repre- sentative in Canadian Toast- masters' semi-final public speaking competition to be left, administrative "Vice- president; and Douglas Tideman, right, educational vice-president, look on. The Canadian toastmaster finals will be held in May with the champion then going to the United States for the Nortb held April 28 in Toronto. He is shown being congratu- lated after winning the Osh- awa Toastmasters' Club speaking contest by Ernest Dobney, president of the club, shown second from the left, while John DeHart, | American title. The Oshawa club was formed seven years ago and now has 18 members. The members meet once a week to prac- tise effective speaking and improve self confidence. ~--Oshawa Times Phota