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SS ee eee foot oe HIGHWAY 401 - PARKWAY INTERCHANGE LOOKING NORTH Photos Prepared By Consultants Dam ais 4.* PARKWAY TRAVELS UNDER KING, BOND STREE «+. Northeast View of Heart of City Iron Company Office |Housing Employees Sent Home Ontario Malleable Iron office employees and foremen who reported for work this morning were sent home after declining to cross a steelworkers' picket line. Today was the first time pickets had formed in front of the office door since the picket line started four weeks ago. | Steelworkers' local 1500 presi- dent Lew Ripley said today the picket line was put up because office workers were doing "scabmeeded. work" in the plant. Yesterday office workers and foremen loaded a which police escorted into the plant yard with a court order obtained by the supplier, In- dustrial Wire and Cable, Tor- 'onto. Police at the picket line this morning said they'd escort any office worker through the line but no one came forward. After conferring with police manager Russ Wilson told the 20 office employees and 10 fore- men that he'd call them when Steelworkers' International Representative Keith Ross said truck the union is suing Ontario Mal- leable for the company's share of steelworkers' pension prem- iums. He said after the old con-| tract expired April 30, company continued to deduct employee pension contributions without contributing its own share. "They are also refusing pay vacation pay." to as and Smith Ltd. TS Oe Se er ye eee Proposal Deferred BROUGHAM -- A new hous- ing development proposal, ten- jtatively recommended by planning board, for 303 units to be divided sections, one to allow 130 low- jrise units and hold 173 units built in one high- been defer- Township rise red into two the balance building, has by Pickering Local 1500's 500 members are| Council! being paid strike benefits of $15 a week for single men, $20 for married men and $2 per| Council will meet the public utilities committee to iron out child. The benefits are being |4etails paid by USWA Canadian head- quarters in Toronto. A Consolidated Building Cor- spokesman, who has porat ion separate ees -- ° CE citi £59 ts C bans. ai ae: igen : LE OLDE DS CO AOI GE Be Ne RES ES GLEE Key Hurdle Cleared For Valley Parkway + Oshawa Cimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1966 esunisnnnnnn nen tga rind tet deen ROR FREEDOM FLIGHT from flying around I guess." Apparently some neighbor- ing budgie enthusiasts "down the road" told Kathy they let their bird out for fresh air every so often. Kathy liked the idea. She went home, took the bird out with her sis- A three - year ~ old budgie isn't whistling' views about anything today after return- ing from an exhausting free- dom flight from domestic life that started Sunday and end- ed Monday. George, pal fowl of Kathy ever, he spoke in. favor of the parkway. Opposing were: Ald, Christine Thomas, Ald. Norman . Down and Ald. Margaret Shaw. In favor were: Ald, Gordon Attersley, Ald. Cecil Bint, Ald, Hayward Murdoch, Ald. John Brady, Ald. Cephas Gay, Ald. Alice Reardon, Ald, Alex Shes- towsky, Ald. Clifford Pilkey and Ald. Richard Donald, [PRESS ALLOWED Two final hurdles remain to be cleared before construction of the $19,294,000 Centennial Parkway will start. But, the big one -- a council decision to proceed with park- way construction plans -- was made last night at a concil-in- committee meeting, Council must formally ratify its decision and a subsidy agree- ment must be signed with the department of highways. Council will meet Monday-- ter Eileen who said; 'Well, open the cage and give him some fresh air." Kathy did. The bird departed. The Times also advertised four other lost. items yester- day. One was a wallet con- taining $290 lost at the United Auto Workers, Local 222, an- nual picnic at Lakeview Park Saturday; another was a zip- per side panel for a convert- ible top of a boat; a female hound dog, Walker and Blue- tick, with black and white markings; and a_ Bulova wristwatch with a chain bracelet. Mitchell, 10, 790 Simcoe St. N., soared to freedom about 3 p.m, Sunday when Kathy and her sister, Eileen, 8, took the bird outside for "fresh air'. It landed Monday on the second floor of Hillsdale Manor, home for the aged. residents saw a _ lost and found ad in The Times yes- terday and the Mitchells have their bird back, Father of the sisters, Frank A, Mitchell, said today: '"'He's a little quiet and not the same as before. And a little thin too, but that's Johnston Notes Benefits Of Combined Police Force have to maintain a police build- ing there. "Crime-wise though, it would certainly improve our opera- tion, "Right now we have a prob- jlem of communication with Whitby. "Everytime we need to get hold of Whitby police we have to pick up a phone, "If we controlled both areas under one department we would have constant radio communi- cation, "Also we could have a cen- tral filing system, Both these things are badly needed in the jarea,"" Chief Johnston added that as far as he knew the matter had never been discussed within the Oshawa police commission. Chief George Rankine of the Whitby police department de- clined comment on the matter. Mayor Lyman Gifford said that the matter had been drawn to his' attention. "T don't think," he said, "that we would draw any benefit from combining with Whitby, We are quite happy with the system as it is at present. "We have a good and effici- ent police department. "We have never discussed this matter within the police commission," An Ontario Police Commission recommendation that the police departments of Oshawa and Whitby combine under one operation would have great # /benefits, Oshawa Police C hie f| Walter Johnston said today. "T don't think it would make & ithe: operation any cheaper," said Chief Johnston when asked for his comments on the recom- mendation. "If we took over Whitby ipolice department we would | 'New Position - For Inspector The district Ontario Humane Society inspector, Al Davidson, is leaving his position. He will jbe taking a vacation and then moving to the Society's head office in Toronto. He will be replaced by In- ispector William MacDonald jwho assumes his new position jon July 25. Mr. MacDonald jcomes from Kingston. | Mr, MacDonald will be re- sponsible. for Ontario County and Oshawa only, At the min- ute the local area spreads from Highway 11 right through to the Quebec border. Mr. Daviason was spector for one year. the local in- to "ommended a | Normally press coverage is prohibited on matters dealt with in council-in-committee but ja regular meeting -- and the |*build"' decision last night will ibe on the agenda for ratifica- it was decided last night, since tion, the parkway' is of such im- The public works: committee | portance to Oshawa residents, |was authorized by council last|that reporting of the meeting |night to negotiate an agreement | would be allowed, jon behalf of council with the) -Ald, Brady, traffic committee ;Minister of Highways for con-|chairman, who introduced the |struction of the first stage of|parkway motion to council-in- the parkway -- from the Mac-| committee, said it was im- |donald-Cartier Freeway to Col-|perative council should reach a | borne St. jdecision on the parkway ques- Fred Crome, city works com-| tion, |missioner, said today it is not; The motion of intent, he said, 'known how long negotiating will; would give council the power last. jit needed to hold land and ad- ' ic ban se rec.| Vise subdividers, voanced f. bylew be intro:| Ald, Thomas said there were |duced at an appropriate time to|S¢veral questions in her mind. |designate the first stage of the, She said she would like to |parkway as a controlled-access| know what council was going lroad under the Highway Im-|'0 40 about the 22 acres of land the city was going to expropri- ate from the Oshawa Golf Club \for parkway construction, "We'll have to. compensate provement Act, 9-8 VOTE | The. decision last night was made on a 9-3 vote. Mayor) |Lyman Gifford, as chairman, was not required to vote. How- | Province - Wide City Council Votes 9-3; Talks With DHO Approved them in some way, How nuch is it going to cost?" she asked, Ald. Brady said he didn't think council should divulge the cost to the press. But later Ald. Donald said the anticipated cost of expropriat- ing land from Adelaide St. to Rossland Rd. is $450,000, "In answer to Ald. Thomas' question, most of this landB belongs to the golf club," he said, Ald. Thomas pointed out that it has been suggested by some that another survey should he jmade because the density of }our population is not shifting as jindicated in the Damas-Smith report. COST FACTOR Ald. Down said there are a lot of fine people on both sides of this issue who are concerned with the parkway, He said he was concerned \because council doesn't know |what the expressway is going to cost. "I'm opposed to it on the cost of the project which adds up to |a lot of money," he told councile in-committee. "It's the interest on the money we have to borrow for jthis that chokes me," he added, Ald, Down said some of the jearly pioneers in this area would come back from their graves if they knew the finans cial situation of the city. Three Financial Points | Emphasized By Gifford 'Search Fails 'Find Escapee Escaped prisoner Joseph Al-| lp rt O'Beirn has been free for) Wt dave, el ab The first point he mentioned | A province-wide search has|Was the five-year capital tailed to find any clue as to the|budget, 1966-70, which has been 24-year-old Uxbridge man's|@Ppproved by council and the whereabouts. |Ontario Municipal Board which | O'Beirn escaped from the|provides fur net expenditures |Oshawa Police Station on June| on public works construction for 113, jwhich debentures would be is- | He was being led from the) eer of $6,072,000 over the five- |court room when he made his|Year period. |break. | With this expenditure, the re- he|port stated, the mill rate for six|public works debentures can be kept to 3.94 mills. The pro- At this point in the discussion, Mayor Gifford interjected to emphasize three points con- tained in a recent traffic and public safety committee report presented to council. | O'Beirn had heard that was to spend another months in jail on top of a five- year jail sentence he had al-| posed expenditures on the park- ready received for a numberjway in the 1966-70 period are of break, enter and Ciett iscoueed in the five-year capital charges. budget. As he was being led to the| Point two, the mayor Hogi nage * -- & SUCCESS-|indicates the maximum mill ul break for freedom. jrate required to finance the He pushed his way out of the parkway on the basis of the 13- police virvabi through an open| year program is 1.45 mills in garage door. | 1978, Nothing has been seen of the} "It appears quite feasible to eRe SOE, {undertake the parkway ' pro- gram in this period as a part of the overall public works program within the limit of an expenditure of four mills. per annum for public works deben- tures," he said. The last point Mayor Gifford emphasized was that the park- way iS year road development plan for the city. said, | part of an overall 20-) "IT don't know of any other yardstick you can use," he added. He said Oshawa which is recognized as the motor city Should be setting, an example for the rest of Canada by build ing suitable roads to accom. modate the forecast traffic densities of the future, "Tf it is going to place a tre. mendous. burden on the tax- payers then I'm against jt," he said, "but if it can be built within the four mill rate then I'm in favor of it." Ald, Margaret Shaw said she was not opposed to the parkway as such but was opposed to the location of it, "If I could suggest a better route I would and save the city a lot of money but I'm not an engineer," she said. |. "The heart of the city is {dying, merchants are closing | out and there's a lot of resi- jdents who can't pay their |taxes," said Ald, Shaw. She said the city had built a simple little bridge on Simcoe St. S. that was out some $80,000 jin the estimated cost and what jabout the expressway, | WHY RUSH? | Ald. Thomas said she {wondered why the parkway jissue, had to. be decided on at |this meeting. "i's this strong-iet's put it through or bust-attitude I don't lie she said. As stated in the report, he| "What's the rush?) The prov- said, it is significant that in the|incial government will take first five years of the plan we|their time in considering the have completed 18 percent of|parkway," she said, the 20-year program and still} Ald. Shaw said she rp. maintained our mill rate for|/membered the time when the public works debentures at less|government was going crazy than four mills. jon roads, 'but at that time »| Ald. Pilkey said the parkway |men built roads on 20 cents a construction has to be based on/day and tobacco." an estimate especially if its to} A motion by Ald. Donald that be constructed over a longja decision on the parkway be period of time, tabled to a future meeting and Most of our costs, he said,jin the meantime council ins have to be projected and we|vestigate an alternative route have to make our decision id the financing of the express- these projections. way was defeated, REGIMENTAL BAND Port Perry Girl Concert Soloist cost we our s Ld | The union is also paying its|been before nning board 12/§ 0 1D ounci a Pat members' insurance premiume!times in th year with ap- mame ~ "vam owe and . arranging - interest -free|plications for the development rent, Mr. Ross said fengineer insists the firm com- nie ~~ plete a 28-foot road on Fairport} ~ Street is not in the subdivision BROUGHAM Proposed) important matter," he said. "If CUPE Township agreement changes in ward boundaries,|Mr. Palmer (the deputy minis- questions to be considered by|is better than another, I will] BROUGHAM Pickering a! Fairport St. be an arterial j Township council Monday night/road which is usually 86 feet some time, has been tabled) Reeve Laycox said that there for a second time. |had been much ado in the de-jranda of settlement, as drafted|pay half of this which would| by a conciliation board, cover- $98.000. This fae Hat proposal which would make the|that have gone on in Pickering ete t wedi entire rural area in the north-|Township, and he was going to/129, Canadian Union of Public|the ward. The other three council-| ately as he could. members of the township cleri-| A meeting was arranged for|| lors are strongly opposed. | "T would suggest: if you're/cal staff. July 19 to seek 'agreement on| Monday night he refused to|this township, there is no need peg an get Ag Ue aan es break the tie vote until he con-/{0".2 council," said Councillor) & e conditions of the settle- make decisions, whether unan-/members. Under the terms of} No inquest date has been set/f cipal affairs. imously, or by majority." the settlement wage increases,|yet for the June 25 death of "T am not prepared to be the seb vided. Mr. Moher, a brakeman with the final decision on such an| Mr. Williams said that at two| The motion to ratify the|the Canadian National Rail- |committee meetings a majority . J Girl In Hospital j loans for basic necessities like|in Bay Ridges, told council the Boundary Change Proposal St. and the developer feels the . one of the most controversial|ter) can suggest that one plan Settle Dispute He said it had been suggested Pickering Township council in/go along with him." voted to ratify the two memo-|wide. 'We feel we should only Three councillors favor the|partment about certain things ing its agreement with Local limit of financial erly part of the township onejexplain the situation as accur-|Employees, outside workers and liability." Reeve Clifford Laycox said| going to let the department run| A meeting of the union was tha matter |Williams. "This c . s to|ment are satisfactory to the DATE NOT SET sulted the department of muni- Uams. "This council: has to retroactive to Mar. 1, are pro-|Gerald Moher, 38, of Belleville. one in the middle who makes| RAPS REEVE agreements was opposed by|ways, was killed when two Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L, Mc-|freight trains backed into~each Pherson 'other two miles east of Oshawa. vote adopted the ward bylaw, when it came to the council Remains "Critical A Lindsay girl remains in critical condition in a respira- tory unit at Toronto General Hospital today nine days after she suffered massive in- ternal injuries when an ambu- lance taking her to: Oshawa General Hospital collided with a car. Miss Lynda Lake, 17, and Roy Henrey, 23, also at Toronto General Hospital in sat- isfactory condition, were initial- ly injured early July 4 when but floor it was stopped. He accused the reeve of voting for one thing in committee and then refusing when it comes to council "Probably the majority deci- sion has been through good sound argument," said Mr. Laycox. "It's not just some of the people I am here to please, it's all the people. I don't want to make the final decision on my own." "If I were in your position} I would make a decision," said Mr. Williams. "Whichever way] Festival | Committees Will Discuss Future A "clue" to the centennial year staging of the Folk Festi- val Oshawa's multi-ethnic} annual production -- may found tonight at a Civic Audi-| committees. According to Orest torium this year,' there until be later, or not won't September or be; Salmers said today Apparently torium meeting of the festival's| well at the Auditorium but there is some question about how the the concert will stay put known Mr, ran The band of the Ontario Regi- ment will present another in its series of summer concerts * from the McLaughlin Band © Shell Thursday at 8.30 p.m, in * Memorial Park. Guest artist for the evening * will be Miss Dianne Hall of Port Perry. She is the soprano soloist of Harmony Road United Church and will include in her numbers; "Homing" by Del Reigo, 'Love is a Many Splen- doured Thing' by Fain and » Gershwin's "Summer Time." Another soloist appearing on and choir director of Harmony Road United Church, will be the piano accompanist for the occa- Sion, The band, under the djrection of Captain George Quick, has prepared a varied program and will feature musician Austin Wiltshire on the EEB bass and Fred Pleasants on the xylo- phone and bells. A '"'pot pourri" of the famous Kenneth J, Alford Marches, "Colonel Bogey on Parade"' will be presented by special request. it goes there is going to be a| Salmers,| balance of the cultural spec- rumpus." dancing and demonstrations/tacle went off Milton Mowbray, Hugh Mil-|chairman, festival officials will! 'The concert ler; Gerald Allman and others! run pver results of this year's|for sure," he said, adding ' wa/from the north ratepayers asso-| July 1 performance and 'get' "We're not sure about the General Hospital collided with) ciation attended the meeting asithe feel of next year's show." jrest. We might shift back.| a car at Bond St. and Wilson|did Walter Bergmann, Mrs. R.| Any final decision on whether We'll decide that maybe in Sep Rd. shortly after the bike male: Brome and others from south|the production, given a "suc-|tember, This is- the best year] hap. ratepayer groups. |cessful trial run at Civic Audi-' we've had,"' the program will be tenor Jim} For the older generation, the Holton recently of Edmonton|waltz 'Beautiful Blue Danube" where he did considerable radio|will be included and for the work, He will join Dianne in the} younger set "Portuguese Party" ~ duets: 'Desert Song", "Youjfeaturing the bongos and tam- are Love" and "With a Song in| borines. My Heart." Master of ceremonies will be Mrs. Marie Taylor, organist Don -Allman, the motorbike they were rid- ing veered off a Bowmanville area road. A Bowmanville am- bulance taking them to Oshawa will be there GUEST ARTISTS AT CONCERT «++ Miss Hall, Mr. Holton, Mrs. Taylor '4 » /