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versity, the guest speaker, to district municipalities is on right. President Lloyd while four city and district Bolahood ofthe ODREB is mayors listen. They are, centre and Ken Mitchell, left to right, Harry Smith, president 'of the Ontario mayor of Ajax; Desmond Real Estate Board is left. Newman, mayor of Whitby; In top picture right, Chair- Mayor Lyman Gifford of man Reg. Aker of the OD- Oshawa; atid Ivan Hobbs, REB (seated) points out mayor of Bowmanville. real estate figures relating --Oshawa Times Photo MORE THAN 300 attend- ed the seventh annual Civic Dinner of the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board in the Kinsmen Community Centre Wednesday night. In top picture left are three of the head table guests, Dr. James Gillies of York Uni- Aim High, Make Big Plans Speaker Tells Realtors | A challenge was presented,population requires planning)ly and more compactly, he Wednesday to the Oshawa and! and foresight to prevent our! said. J | District Real Estate Board. (cities from becoming so dis-| When persons buy a house;| Dr. James Gillies of York|organized that living within! they are "buying a way of life,| University appealed to mem-|them is more uncomfortable| not shelter," he concluded. bers to strive towards con-|rather.than' increasingly pleas-| The Oshawa _ Real Estate tributing to the development of| ant, Dr. Gillies said. | Board was the first in Canada the city as an attractive com-| 'More studies dedicated to|to initiate the annual civic din- munity offering its residents a|research and solution are re-'ners and, it was stated, follow-| better place to live. ° quired to face the problems ofjing this example numerous} Dr. Gillies, vice-president and|the great movement of popu-|other boards in Canada have} dean of the faculty of adminis-| lace to the cities." jheld similar functions serving) tration studies of York Univer-| with this movement, urban|98 Public relations between) sity, was guest speaker at the/jang becomes scarcer and the|>usiness and public. | Real Estate Board's seventh! downtown becomes more con-| The Oshawa Board has 225 annual civic dinner at Kinsmen) gested, he said, requiring high-| Members and is the sixth larg- Community Centre. rise apartments to offset these|¢st in Ontario and the 14th in Speaking before more than) yrban problems. |size in Canada, | 300, Dr. Gillies encouraged Chairman of the dinner meet-| ities now are losin | . businessmen to help build al nertess es the downtown bel ing was Reginald Aker, chair- community that will benefit! f arket complex-|™an of the civic committee of posterity by "aiming high and) es being constructed in the sub-|he board. Rabbi M. Kutziner making big plans". urbs te meet consumer de-|°f Beth Zion Congregation in mands, he said. Oshawa offered grace, Referring to the growing - " Other speakers. wefe: Lloyd plexity of community 'Sstructure,| A WAY OF LIFE" | Bolahood, president of the Osh- he urged businessmen to pro-| To avoid this "'business de-|awa board; Mayor Lyman Gif- ject their needs to face in-| population" at the city centre,|ford; E. A. Mitchell, president evitable adjustments within so-| people must be induced to stay|of the Ontario Association of| ciety. and, therefore, city planning| Real Estate Boards; R. E. San- He predicted that by 1980, the| should be guided by a prin-| derson, vice-president of the areg touching Niagara Falls in| ciple that a man should be with-|Canadian Association; Lloyd the' south and Oshawa in the| in walking distance from his job| Metcalf, Regional vice-presi- east will be "a yast urban com-|and his children from their|/dent of the Ontario Associa- plex" as people are attracted| schools. __ } tion, pert to higher economic opportunity) With this in mind, sub-divi-) in the cities. Such centralization of the! should be built more attractive-| selections. S.R. Alger Chairman New College Board Kingsway College Chorale en-| council | sion and high-rise developments) tertained with songs and piano| and improvements in that area. Oshawa Sines THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1966 CHRISTMAS CHEER CHEQUES TO BE LARGER THIS YEAR Due to the increase in the cost of living, the Oshawa Christmas Cheer Committee decided, Wednesday, to in- crease the amount of the cheques for single persons and married couples to $6 and $10, respectively. The committee, an agency of the Greater Oshawa Com- munity Chest, learned its allo- cation from the chest will be $4,500 if the objective is attained. John DeHart Members of the committee and volunteer assistants will pack baskets for distribution to the needy of the commu- nity Dec. 19 at Guide House. Simcoe Hall Settlement House will again serve as the clearing centre for names submitted by organizations and individuals. Stanley .Mason, -vice-chair- man of the committee,' con- ducted the meeting. Tosses Hat In The Aldermanic Race John. DeHart, publicity chair- man of the citizen's committee for the. Creek Valley Conserva- tion, said today he will be an aldermanic candidate in the forthcoming -muriitipal election, / Married with a daughter, 'Mr. DeHart has been active in com- munity and civie affairs for many years. Instrumental in the formation of the Lake Vista Ratepayers Association, he was its presi- dent for two years. He repre- lsented the association at. city concerning problems | At present he is an association director. A former publicity director for the Lake Vista Neighbor- hood Association, Mr. DeHart has served as second vice-pres- ident and general co-chairman of the Oshawa Folk Festival, as well as president of the Osh. awa Civil Service softball League. JOHN DE HART citizens of Oshawa their demo- cratic right by adopting a board | This spring he was named aS|of control government. without dustrial and Cost Accountants| of Ontario. | At present co-chairman of the} Finance and Education Com-| Choosing a name for the new College of Applied Arts and Technology for Area 4 is the first problem facing the Board of Gevernors, which held its in- j augural meeting Wednesday. Mr. Stewart R. Alger was elected chairman and Mr. Gor- don W. Riehl vice-chairman of the Board. which will be legally incorporated once the college name has been officially ap- proved by the Council of 7 Regents for Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and by the Minister of Education. Dr. H. H. Kerr, chairman of § the Council of Regents, and D. B. Sutherland, executive 7 secretary, outlined to mem- 7 bers of the new Board their duties and responsibilities. Mr. N. A, Sisco, Director of Applied Arts and Technology of Commerce, he is a director| of that group..He also serves) on the Taxation committee of| Institute of Chartered) Accountants of Ontario, and is| chairman of their Public Rela-| tions committee. | The other members of the} ties of Ontario and Durham --| Mrs. W. W. Baldwin, 5 Princess St., Brooklin; Mr. C. Finley, vice-president of. Manufactur- ing, The Pedlar People, Osh-| awa; Mr. Gordon Mcliwain, Research Director, Chemicail Workers, Whitby; Mr. E. KR. S. McLaughlin, Assistant Chief j i, Engineer, General Motors, Osh- Branch of the Department - of s awa; and Mr. A. Alan H. Strike, | Education, discussed with them, 8. R. ALGER ( | Strike and Strike, Barristers the educational goal which the) jand Solicitors, Bowmanville. Municipal Formula: the Outstanding Toastmaster of the Year by the Oshawa Toast- master's Club, holding a public vote. He said the people of Oshawa should VICTIM'S 76TH BIRTHDAY WAS TODAY Auto Kills Man On King St. East A well-known senior citizen of Oshawa, Almer John (Doc) Ross, 76, was killed last night and a companion was- injured seriously as they were struck down by an eastbound car on King St. E.. about 8.12 p.m. Alex Hair, 66, and Mr. Ross, both of Halliday Manor at 620 Bond St. E., apparently were hit opposite 620 King St, E. as they walked in a northerly path across King St. Mr. Ross, whose 77th birth- day would have been today, is the first fatality on the east sec- tor of King St. since the institu- tion of one-way traffic last November. Mr. Hair was reported. in fair condition at Oshawa General Hospital this morning with abrasions to the head and pos- sible internal injuries. Mr. Ross, a maintenance man for many years in the city, -- dead on arrival at hospi- tal. City police identified the driver of the car as Alfred §. Webb, Orchard Heights Dr., Newcastle, Ont. An investigation into the accident has been headed up by Inspector Norman Smyth, traffic division director of the Oshawa Police Department. A post mortem was _ sched- uled for today on the body of Mr, Ross, who becamé Janitor Jan. 24 this year of building 'C' at Halliday Manor, a sen- for citizen's building develop- ment. \ In 1964 he retired as main- tenance man. with the Oshawa Airport after working there since 1947, As he spent much of his time working in the air- Mr. DeHart says he opposes|have had a say "in a complete|port's recreation hall, he be- mittee of the Ontario Chamber) the Centennial Parkway for two| change reasons: (1) the parkway land should be used for recreational and park purpos (2) the high cost of its construction to the taxpayer. MORALLY WRONG? Claiming the majority of the people of Oshawa", Mr. De- Hart said council was not only undemocratic but morally wrong by refusing the people of Oshawa-the right to vote on the expressway especially when a plebescite had been requested | by over 9,000 petitioners. He said the cost of the park- way has been estimated by one alderman to be more than} $40,006,000 and this, along with of civic administra- tion". If elected, Mr. DeHart sgid| he would make definite reg mendations to encourage jndus- try to locate in Oshawa. By in- troducing incentive bonuses, acres of idle industrial: could be occupied and small. indus- Board of Governors are: Coun-jcouncil "have lost touch with} tries could grow within the city stabilizing its labor added. FUTURE COUNCIL He stressed the need for re- development in the downtown area and the el lig ré- quired between the downtown merchants and the planning board with recommendations coming from both sides. On inflation, he said the citi- force, he la $1,700,000 addition to city halljzens of Oshawa should not be Oshawa\and a new police station, will/so quics to condemn the senior came widely known as Doc. | (See obituary on Page 27.) WIN NORWOOD PRIZES A number of residents of the Bowmanville area were among the prize winners at Norwood Fall Fair. Top winners in the sheep classes included Russell Dow, Bowmanville; Boy Ayre, Hampton; Harold Skinner, Ty- ron and Lloyd Ayre, Bowman- ville. George Gummer, Bow- manville, was a winner in the poultry classes. Len Pears.} Orono, was also a winner in the bantams and ducks class. SS POLICE CHECK FATALITY SCENE .. On King St.'E. Wednesday Night jury yesterday found William Courtney not guilty: the non-capital murder of: wife and guilty on a charge of manslaughter, .._. The trial ended suddenly dur- ing the morning sitting of the Whitby Supreme Court when Defence Counsel Terence YV. Kelly signified that his client wished to plead guilty to a re- duced charge of manslaughter, Presiding' judge Mr. Justice Stewart put sentencing over. until next week so a pre-sen- tence report could. be obtained on the 39-year-old Whitby Agreeing to the reduction of the charge, Judge Stewart told the jury that from the evidence Courthey must have been vit~ tually insensible. with liquor when. he nulled the trioger of-2 shotgun that killed his wife. BLOOD SAMPLE Crown witness Dr. Frederick Cuddy said that he was asked to take a blooc-alcohol sample | from Courtney five hours after _|the murder. . The result of the sample, he said, had given a reading of 1.9 parts of alcohol per thousand parts of blood, Five hours before, he- said, the reading must had been 24 of 2.5 parts per thousand. This, he admitted under cross-examiy ination, meant that Courtney would have been close to @ state of insensibility, i Mrs, A. Charlebois, an' ana- lyst with the Attorney' Gen- eral's laboratory, said that she had tested the blood-alchohol sample. She confirmed that the .read- ing had been one of 1.9. She said that a sample had also been taken from Mrs. Courtney. The reading had been 2.0 parte per thousand. , CROWN WITNESS Main crown witness was Mark .Quesnelle, who had' been visiting the Courtney home when the shooting took place. ' He described how he saw Courtney coming up from the basement carrying a shotgun - a ng he : le sal saw an argument between Courtney and his wife jy 'then the shotgun went "oy dead, to. her she was dead,'"' DIED OF WOUND |. "ot the x Douglas Whitty Ponies Baparteen said he was on. duty in. the town" Police station when Co came in. i ; "He walked in, handed me his car keys and said he had shot his wife," he said. > Dr. Roland Clark, a patholo- gist at the Oshawa General Hospital, testified that Mrs, Courtney had died of a gunshot wound in the Jeft upper abdo- men, oe kon 9 City Man, 35. Pleads Guilty WHITBY (Staff) ~A 35- old' Oshawa man, Gordon C, Clarke, yesterday pleaded guilty in Supreme Court to the attempted murder of his wife Irene. | 'After one police witness had been heard Clarke was re manded 'in custody until next week for sentencing. Mr, Jus- tice Stewart asked that a pre- sentence report be obtained. Det. Sgt. John McDermaid of the OshaWa Police Department misaid that Clarke had shot his wife with a shotgun. The inci- dent had taken place at the wife's home, 439 Albert St., Oshawa. Separated from his wife, Clarke, he said, had entered the house through the base- ment. He had picked up the shotgun, walked upstairs and pulled the trigger. y Mrs. Clarke, he said, had now lreeovered from the gunshot wounds. Colleges have been designed to) Public Library. The Simcoe} . meet. |Hall Boys' Club and the Osh-|-- Alderman Richard Donald,|heavily burden city taxpayers, |levels of government but should Mr. Alger, president of the) Retvict Roy ovp| 69 King St. E., Oshawa; On-jespecially those on pensions|also remember our taxes have Alger Press in Oshawa, has|®W® pita joy Scouts areitario County -- Henry S. Polak,|and fixed incomes. risen at an alarming rate. He served as alderman on the City|also among his interests. Reeve, 31 Beech St. :'Dur-| "I am afraid thése people are|said in some cases taxes have Council and has been President) Mr. Riehl, CA, a chartered|ham County -- Mr. Arthur L.|the forgotten people of Oshawa; |increased on homes by over 70 of the Greater Oshawa Com-|accountant, is a member of the Blanchard, Hampton; Town of|these people who have helped|per cent in.the past seven munity Chest. |firm of Deloitte, Plender, Has-|Port Hope -- Thomas A. Bran-|to build the city are now being|years, IN ROTARY CLUB ° kins and Sells in Oshawa. He)don, 36 Croft St,, Port Hope. |slapped in the face because of} Mr, DeHart said Oshawa's He is currently active in the has been President of the Osh-| One member for the ounties|the high rise in taxes," he said. |future city council can take the local Rotary Club, and serves|awa Chamber of Commerce and|of Ontario and Durham has yet| Mr. DeHart attacked city|first step in the right direction on the Board of the McLaugblin'a Director ofthe Society of In-'to be appointed. © 'council for again denying the'by holding the mill rate in, line. Diehl Gar Ovedoaded Jury Boles A five-man jiry ruled last night that a one-car accident July 15 which claimed the life of an Ajax-mother of three chil- dren was caused by a woman with too little driving experi- ence and an overloaded car. The verdict at the Whitby in- quest was brought down after Mrs. Leticha. Rauch, 32, herself an Ajax mother of three, testi- fied she pbtained her driver's licence only six weeks before the accident on Highway 7 - 12 between Blackwater and §un- derland. Mrs. Margot Rauch, 37, 57 Tulloch Dr., Ajax, ,was killed 'when ie car -- ioaded down NS sengers -- swayed off the high way, crashed through a guard- rail and landed upside down. TO COTTAGE Leticha Rauch said she was driving to"a Haliburton summer cottage on the Friday night 7:30 o'clock and that the car was loaded down with camping equipment, clothing for the chil- drer. and food for the weekend. She said Margot Rauch sat in the middle of the front seat, with Jack Rauch, Leticha's hus- band, on the extreme right with his five-year-gld daughter Deb- bie on his lap. The dead woman was tie sisier-ii-iaw Gi Diz. Is the bach seat were five children and one adult, Francis Mullins, 23, also of Ajax. Leticha said a black car pujl- ed out and passed her _as-she headed north on the highway. She said she followed it for about one-quarter of a mile then pulled out to pass it. The Rauch car veered to the left and went out of control, accord- ing to inquest witnesses. "I don't remember any more," said Leticha, who suffered- a broken jaw, nose and head lacerations. She -recovered in Toronto General Hospital where Margot. dieu wie day witer tis erash. Jack Rauch and Mr. Mullins both suffered broken shoulders. The six children were shaken up. Seventeen - year - old Brian Hurst, Downsview, Ont., was driving the black car that Mrs. Rauch said she was trying to overtake. A temporary licence holder at the time, Mr. Hurst said he did not pull out and cut the Rauch car off as Mrs, Rauch said he did. Brian Belfry, 597 Digby Ave., Oshawa, a motorist on the high- way at the time, said the Hurst car made no passing move as the Rauch car moved into the ond lane ie Gat -SVEi aE WHITBY KNIGHTS HONOR JAMES SMYTH AT CEREMONY trig Deputy, presents the n to Mr. Smyth (second from left), who has been a member of the Knights for oo years, Looking on are Canzi {left}, imme- py A co-founder and charter Grand Knight of the Whitby Council of the Knights of muoth wransy wang wes presented witti the past District Deputy's pin at a imonial dinner at the<" y Council Hall Wed- mecdaw Ahnava Brant. China BUGS Ts pave vw @ senssinsmrasssse extreme right} whe fs Dis finhumhie Tamae Gaim, =v eae diate past Grand Knight, and William Lavalley (sec- ond from. right), Grand ht of the Whitby Council. (Oshawa Times Photo}. :