Oshawa Times (1958-), 10 Nov 1966, p. 17

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New Circular School Design Wine Approval re feet, circular design in not ly expected to compliment oot buildings in the d Road area but it will scat ee ne fl, the rein i ina oe wana haste main enirance anda tration offices facing Ross- n tenance , 'Pupils will have @ chance to windows | tit out of the ceilin at the sky and still not feel hem: in," said William Saecoc- the board's architect, "The anes achool provides od a 64 feet in diameter and dacaped inner-court, The di-|™ Store-Apartment Complex Proposed VA gyno el A or Ax riment complex estima' te cost $250,000 may be built on rland Avenue between Park apartments on the 9| will be closed Friday in @/ance ef Remembrance day. ee ee hi About one-third the laos _ wiiarvomte baler fay ' EATING tho cihoal wiLiaaps araey sere anew ing arrangement instead of the traditional 'row, ystems. Teach: may pe located in the rear ear of the t A circular yc Ited drive: way and playing area wilbalso be a unique feature of the] ¢ school, Architect Saccoccio said the provides for sound: ig well above the stand: asc! pas ,jard requirement, Truat tees Mra, Winona Clarke and Frank Baron ted the design, Mrs, Clarke said a du- Rossland Road site, Trustees Michael Rudka and Dr, George Sciuk said construc: tion plana for Athabaska could not be postponed but they did not say GheiNer or not the plan should be implemented for a second construction, "The new school will stand out like a gem and compliment the qurrounding constructions in the Rossland Road area," said Mr. Saccoccio, Schools, City Hall Closed On Friday Schools, barks and city hall The Post Office, industries '}and moat other businesses will pause for one minute's silence, at 11 a.m, Lawyers' offices will be closed, Six-Year Board Trustee Will Seek Re-Election Oshawa's rate, seeking re-elec: h 8 we in system that will help him dur. ing the next term, "We have made he gg we a vandl ha. ie pel andicap! pupils, The facilities are very expensive and the maximum fumber per class is lower than the normal class size. That makes it even more expen: sive, * anid Mr, O'Neill, "He said the system, which now boasts of having 35 male fareer teachers, had only four male religious teachers six re ago, And he said in. sed teacher salaries are| now attracting them "I like to think the taxpay: are satisfied with the board's work but new bleod is good for any board," said the trustee. Mr, O'Neill Says he is im- Pressed with the excellent, co- en spirit ef the beard. dye maker at Gen: 'asat bone > the past 10 WILLIAM O'NEILL ++. Advancement Made years, Mr, O'Neill has been a resident of East Whitby and Oshawa for 1¢ years, He re ceived his apprenticeship in Galt, had a twoyear navy career and is a past chairman of the first housing co-operative established 10 years ago. The father of seven children, Mr. O'Neill has three children in Oshawa's separate schools, 'Laat atop Pickering', That, instead of 'last atop Oshawa', may be the Ontario government's call by 1009 -- two years after the estimated $11,000,000 GO transit rail serv: ice has been in operation be- tween Pickering and Hamilton next apring, Highways Minister Charles MacNaughton said at a Cham ber of Commerce luncheon meeting here yesterday that not _thefore 1989 could a decision be "|brought down on whether to ex tend the service to Oshawa -- or not, He said the decision would be based on close studies of the operation during its firat years service, "Tf we find that a high de gree of passenger patronage would tend to use this service from the Oshawa area, then we shall look to the physical roblems and weigh these he- lore making any decision to ex- tend the service. | "T ean tell you now that from jthe experience to date in pre paring to implement the serv ice between Hamilton and Pick ering, it presently does not ap- pear possible to have an ex- tended service operating into Oshawa by 1970," Mr, Mac: Naughton sald, FEEDER BUS C, W. Laycox, Reeve of Pick: ering Township, asked Mr, Mac- Naughton it anything was plan- ned for the township by way of a r bus service to the Go- Transit stations of Pickering and Rouge Hill, The minister replied a study of feeder bus possibilities waa in the hands of W, P. Dune an, werent a enter Rising Prices Meeting Topic The Consumers' Association of Can: ada held a special meeting at to discuss rising food prices Guest speaker, Misa Ruth Moyle, food consultant of the department of agriculture, ee consumers are "a little blame" for some food prices, Miss Moyle said consumers have been spending money eas ily since the Second World War} and have developed habits "which run away with them", She said labor, equipment costs, merchandising practices, competition, shipping and trans: mony ee are some of the fac- tors boosting food prices, » jone hour, BEAU VALLEY SCHOOL OFFICIALLY OPENED Among the many presen: tations at the official open- ing @f Beau Valley Public School last aight was a inting given by Miss Madeline Kelly a former teacher im the Oshawa sehoal ayxtom, te the Bray Valley School principal Julius Zilinsky, whom she taught as a grade one pupil, An overflow crewd forced the installation of a public address system in one of the classrooms as board of education chair. man, S. EF. Lavell, officialty epened the scheel Mr Lavell, right, is shown with guest speaker, assistant superinteadent, departmeat of education, W. D. A. Me Cuaig, BA, M. Bd. Construc tion started an the building in the spring, It is the first two-storey schoel ta be built In Oshawa fer many years, A staff af 16 will conduet business and teaching in the eight-class reem school ~~QOshawa Times Phote the Oshawa branch of the) former general manager of To- ronto Transit Commission, and now involved in a Metropolitan Toronto and region tranaporta- tion study, Mr, Laycox said feeder buses to the two stations, several roiles apart, would be needed to tranaport commuters resid: ing in areas "outlying" from the transit run. The Pickering station, origin: ally designated as Dunbarton, ia to be located on the south side of the railway tracks just "Go-Oshawa' | Rail | Decision Not Possible Before 1969 east of the Liverpool Road overpass, The Rouge Hill loading plat- form is located at the foot of Bast Avenue where Lawrence Ave. B. and Chesterhill meet, WIDEN FREEWAY Another question from the floor concerned the chance of eventual widening of Mac: donald . Cartier Freeway aa it comes through Oshawa, Mr, MacNaughton said: "1080 is a very interesting figure,"' He said he could antici. Ry, CLIFFORD PILKEY, President, Oshawa and District Labor Council We have again reached that time of the year when we are called upon to sup. port the voluntary agencies affiliated to the Greater Osh- | awa Community Chest, Our community and our nation have seen an expand: ed growth over the past dec. ade, With. this growth comes on ce and responsibil: es, One of the responsibilities delegated to our oe is to help those who are leas fortunate and unable to help themselves, If we are to build a truly great community, we cannot tolerate or subject any of our fellow citizens to unfair bur- dens or undue suffering, What greater opportunity will we have than to re dedicate ourselves now to the never-ending task of extend ing the frontiers of human betterment and the oppor tunities for human fulfill. ment Now, more than ever, before we must place strong emphasis on the need for | financial help to make our HELPING LESS FORTUNATE AIM OF CHEST CAMPAIGN CLIFFORD PILKEY pate "more lanes" being added to the Freeway in the Oshaway area, Mr, MacNaughton said during his address that the transit sys- tem could save the government "quite tremendous capital costs" on Freeway construc- tion if the rail scheme pans out. The saving would come in be- ing able to woo 15,000 car com: muters off the highways, he sald, Mr. MacNaughton eaid it was not the intention of the govern: ment to exclude Oshawa from the service, but that from a eager point of view it would be highly desirable to include the motor city, "But the fact of the matter is that when the government put the proposal for a com- muter service to the railway, their people said it would not be possible to operate between ty amen ee was passed council at a special last night authorizing deben- tures to de funds for prop- ert: with the proposed central bus terminal development. Ald, Christine Thomas and Ald. Margaret Shaw opposed the bylaw. The bylaw required a 75 per cent majority of council. It car: ried in a 1 decision, Prior to its passing council approved a peopeny purchase at the corner of Prince and Bond Streets for $35,000, This move was also opposed by Ald. Shaw and Ald, Thomas, Ald, John Brady told council it was in the best interest of the city to purchase the prop- erty now as it is a possible site for a geste | garage, He said the site would be recommended in a report to come before coun- cll, Ald. 'Thomas said she would not give blanket approval to de- benture $160,000 for property purchases, She said council was not in the real estate business and said she deplored the action of bringing the bylaw before coun- cil in its dying meetings. Mayor Lyman Gifford said there was ae -- with bringing the bylaw before coun- ae the money had been allo- cated in the 1066-67 capital bud- get and wouldn't affect the cur- rent mill rate, CALLED STUPID Ald. Thomas then told ~ mayor not to be 'so stupid"' b: saying capital expenditures aia Hamilton and Oshawa," he said. Two Shaking not have anything to do with the mill Tate. Homeowners Granted Assessment Cuts Place your hand on any wall in Anthony Camilleri's Ritson Road South home and you can feel it shake, It's the same two doors u home of Francis gerald, To blame, both residents claimed at Oshawa Court of Revision yeste » are the at ite» « » » Responsibility voluntary agencies meaning: ful in terms of helping peo- ple in all walks of life, | This is your opportunity to give generously to the many community + based services through the Community | Chest, EB, A, Lovell school last' night! Two Black - Outs On Anniversary | A tiny fuse fixeled, sputter- ed, and a blue spark shot out into the night, Suddenly, the whole street became dark. Houses were black and streetlights were out, Tt was exactly one year from the "big blackout" in Canada and the United States, Last night, two small black: outs occurred in the city, cut ting off electricity for almost But, PUC officials said today that they were nor = cases where equipment ils The two brief failures last jnight were repaired within one! hour, said Lieyd Algar, assis: Haat PUC manager, The first one at about 5.15 pm, On Arlington Avenue was caused by a switch failure and crews had the lights back on jby 6.18 pm, The second on Olive Avenue jwas Caught by failure of a (14. 300.000 gallons jnance power transformer fuse and| affected only four houses for 45 minutes, Mr, Algar said he suspected the rain and electrical storm in the area last night caused the two failures, Meanwhile, the heavy rain: fall kept works department crews busy. Five' crews in radio-equipped vehicles prowl- ed the streets last night clear. ing plugged catch-basins and sewers, The works department re: ceived 225 calls, most of which were from homeowners whose basement drains were plugged, William McBride, mainten- engineer, said that the Sewage processing plant faced peak periods where almost Goudle the normal capacity of sewage water was treated, Normally, the plant treats about 7,500,000 gallons a day. Last night, he said, it treated | Shaking," leourt thumping mechanical presses }at Houdaille Industries. "They set the whole area Mr, Camilleri told the court, "I oan eit in my liv. ing room and watch the tele: vision shake," Both he and Mr, Fitegerald jwere granted seven per cent jassessment reductions on their homes, There was an order too, from chairman Louis §, Hyman, that a thorough sur vey be made of the area to see how many other peop! were affected by the Houdaille vibrations, "They should all receive the same assessment reduction," he told city assessment com: "It's not enough to feed the cat," protested Mr. Camil- leri before Jeaving the court. "It should be more," Earlier' Mr, Meredith 'said that the Ontario Research Foundation had made a sur vey of the vibrations and dis. covered that they were 75 times lower than those that would cause structural -dam- age. The recorded vibrations, he said, were less than those which would be caused by highway traffic, In the basement of Mr, Fits gerald's home the Foundation's instruments had measured .018 = of vibration per sec: This had been @ minimum vibration," The maximum re. corded was .037. A heavy truck would cause a vibration figure 05, le | of Both residents claimed that their homes had suffered struc- tural cracks, "Tt that is the case," said Mr. Hyman, "you might want missioner G, H, Meredith. to take civil action," Out Of Business Firms File Papers At Court Sixty city concerns filed papers at the business tax court of revision Wednesday that they had gone out of business. "Looking through a list like this," said court chairman Louis. 8. jan, "you wonder who is in ines," Also on the court docket were six conceras that had moved Gut Gf WWa, Among them were Delta In- dustries which moved to Bur. lington, Gus Brown Motors, and concerns run by Roy Realand, W. J. Leask, Colin MeQueen and Gary B. Banks. Some of the concerns that had gone out of business during the a were: Morrison Fur and portwear, Simcoe Street North; Wayne Furniture and Appliance Oshawa Ltd, Simcoe Street North; Ray Hal) Adven- tures Ltd, Street Sole's Sporting Ltd, Osh- awa Shoppin he West Pen Theatres Li Oshawa Shop- ping Centre; * Oshawa Steno- aphic Centre, King Street st; Stone Manor Homes Litd,, King Street Bast; Loma Linda Foods, King Street Bast; Al berto Culver of Canada Ltd., Farewell Street; Phillip Drur, Ritson Road South. purchases in connection | She later apologized to the "oo for the remark, 'ayor Gifford said if anyone) their else called him stupid he would 4 but not in the onse of!a Ald, Thomas, aid 'sot like "the 'way. things were being ret She said as a member the hay Money Provided For Development Of Bus Terminal eet Io nothing about "ald Brady, committee chair. which was ring! law she knew wedllas nee about it. Second marsh acreage will not be conveyed to the Crown until--an Ontario Water Re- sources Commission water su ply and pollution control s of this region is completed. The decision to delay convey: ance of the land was reached by council last night after @ public works department recommendation was which said conveyance condi. tions should not be settied until after the OWRC study, The study is to determine the long term requirements for water and sewer facilities and is expected to be completed by next apring. It is expected that this study will provide a guide for the future expansion of Oshawa's treatmont plant facilities in the second marsh area as well as y |confirmation, or otherwise, of the earlier regional study recommendation that a second treatment plant on the east side of the second marsh will be required. Council on Oct, 3 agreed to convey to the Crown 61 acres of city-owned land in the vicin- ity of the immediate harbor and all lands contained in the second marsh to permit a yon wd plus expansion of the har. The proposals call for a new 'velopment, "i lweritieg by Ald. Cea lat Water, Pollution Study Delays Marsh Transfer 20-berth harbor in the area of the second marsh, a $350,000 warehousing compiex ever, were made conditions being ed in the conveyance to satisfaction of council, Although council did not de- adopted|Cide on the. .con quirements for the second on last aight R did decide to adopt public works . depart ment recom mentiations for con- veyance conditions of the 61 acres in the harbor proper, CONDITIONS The conditions were that: easements in the city's, or public utilities .commission's, usual form be retained on these lands for all existing services and utilities, Including the bus service; all easements for future services and all land for -- widenings tie ly and R a ttnout ie granted to the utilities Lele ony ime Platform For treasurer of and a past ry 'ot Greater Oshawa Cement Chest, is making his first a tempt for a council seat. He has been an unsuccessful can- didate for 'the Public Utilities Commission, He says with his past experi- ence as an administrator in Local 222 affairs, past experi- ence in religious work his humanitarian outlook, can contribute to Oshawa's growing success, ber of the religious labor coun: cil for 10 years and a resident of Oshawa since 1028, PLATFORM ; The candidate outlined a six. point "platform for progress", yer = so burden of ed ing ute cation tax where it belongs with the provincial and federal en teen tolleving. 0 portion af t us relieving & the tax load on the people of the municipalities; encourage more industry for Oshawa; this will help ae Pe people working and West; jthe rive more revenue from i. oe tion by them and less from the citizen; need for true low rental housing, not the present high price apartment rates being charged in Oshawa; need for a rent control com- mittee with the view of doing what the name implies; He has been a mem: --need for labor + manage. Progress Outlined By Candidate John M. Black announced to- JOHN BLACK » Firet Attempt ine other hanrs, s r, Black is an official of the 1,0.F. of Oshawa and an Osh- awa social planning represen: tative delegated from the Osh- awa and district labor council, He is married with three chil- dren and has worked at Gen- eral Motors for 23 years, HEADQUARTERS RESEMBLE .. . Third World War picture it isn't seph Reid, deputy co - Emergency Measures Organi- vation headquarters looks some: thing like a movie set. for a -- but the resem> lance gained atrength when Jo- ordin ater of EMO for Oshawa and build a machine," sident, Ross White; Stan Orr; representa dine Reinders; told Safety League vice » separate school board, trustee of the Mr. Reid pre. treasurer, ive of the Geral provincial Mr. Reid, "We at EMO did not exist," government," enly in an advisory capacity, All else would be carried out as normally as if the situation he said said it performs would operate and another unique service that the count of two fall-outs, "In the past, possible to take count of one fall - this new system eliminates that ..» THIRD WAR MOVIE SET is its ability to take The it was only an accurate out, dat of fire try to this intact. through «ty quarters' facilities," he gr well co-ordinated that man could dispatch: all pieces EMO Work Explained To Safety League head- whole operation is so a fire equipment in the coun- @ designated area, in a Ontario County, explained its operation te five executive me mbers of the Oshawa Safety League Mr. Reid said EMO operates for two reasons it is committed to a po liey which will enable the con- tinvation of government under all cireumstances; ~ for the preservation of, and survival ef human li'e in ease of a national er . gional catastrophe. "Te dave this, we had te board of education, Mrs, Clay- ton Lee and Constable William Moran of the city police de- partment "ht had to be ai machine which could conduct and put into effect, the possibility of a responsible government," he said Heading the organization in case of an emergency is the mayor of Oshawa and county warden, five. officials from the city and five from the county, There would also be two eb ecled representatives from the RADIOACTIVITY A unique aspect of the om ganization is the application of an IBM system for acquiring reports of radioactivity in the air "This is the only one of its kind in the world and Ottawa is considering instituting it themselves, * said Mr, Reid "If radioation ever came, it would be sporadic like snow fall and some areas would be hit heavier than others. We can plot this with our IBM system he said, Communications resources, supplies and transportation, are all part of the training receiv. ed by an EMO officer. "The teaching that is receiv. ed by the men here in Oshawa, is the same as is taught in all NATO countries, They could go to any one of them and help in their area without any con- fusion," said Mr, Reid "In our own area, if all typ- es of communication were to break down, it would be up to the higher authorities to keep matter of minutes, "This is done by closed cir cuit television and radios sit. uated throughout the cn alk said Mr. Reid, EMO is not only for wat time, but for any emergency that may arise in the area pee Ba = weakens: anything that wi peoples' lives, "The basis for our success is keeping it' simple," said . Mr. Reid, "If the work is compli- cated, you _ get people to @o it for y

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