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HERBERT MACKIE, CHARLES HOLMAN, ROSS WHITE . « « Motorists Compared To Romeo 5000 Traffic Deaths Predicted By Speaker Canadian motorists are as "self-defeating and impulsive" as the Shakespearean character Romeo, an official of the Can- adian Highway Safety Council said last night. Charles C. Holman, chairman of the council's public action committee, told about 60 dele- tes to the annual Oshawa ty League meeting that government regulatory mea- sures are not the way to reach the "'Romeos of the highways." He said too many people are Interested. in legislating too many things. "Mr. Holman said people are "conceived and dié in automo- biles these days" and predicted that a persons will die on Seeauee organ (gers) have not reached them." was that 50, would be traffic fatality statistics in America by the end of the year and another $00,000 will have been injured. EYES CLOSED He quoted an American Op- tical Service estimate that for every 10 hours of driving -- a Nine Dead, 429 Injured In 1,867 City Accidents Oshawa"s death toll on the ~ roads has soared to nine so far this year -- ahead of last year's total death rate by four, In- spector Norman Smyth, Osh- awa Police Department said last night. He disclosed meeting of the Oshawa Safety Léague that up to Nov. 30 there have been 1,867 motor vehicle accidents -- resulting in 429 personal injuries. There were 367 traffic injuries last year. toll on the Dominion's arteries of travel, to the annual| motorist travels 33 miles with his eyes shut, a figure reached by calculating how often a driver blinks. Mr. Holman said that very 47 seconds there is a traffic accident in Canada and one person is injured every five minutes. Before his audience at the Genosha Hotel he said he could predict that "every person in this room will have three acci- dents in the next 30 years of driving and one person will be responsible for a fatality." Canadian highways claim a life every two hours, he said,| adding it works out to one per-| son in 30 accidents. AIL TERMS He advocated automatic jail terms for people caught driv- ing while their licences are un- der suspension. "They belong in jail and nowhere else." Mr. Holman said back seat drivers are gréat safety pro- moters and that more of them might bring down a rising death He said Canadian insurance were: companies paid out $400,000,000 in property damages last year in an average payment time of 16 days. For every known expended dollar, $6 to $10 is spent on hidden costs like lost pay or hospital fees. He said accidents cost Canada's 1965 economy $3,500,000,000. Second Term For Chairman Herbert Mackie last night was re-elected to his second con- secutive term as chairman of the Oshawa Safety League. Other executives elected at the League's annual meeting were: Stanley Orr, treasurer; Reginald Smith, vice-chairman; Mrs. Madge Lindsay, secre- tary; Mrs. Geraldine Reinders, ladies division chairman. Mr. Smith replaces Ross White, retiring vice-chairman, and Mrs. Reinders heads up a post created last night on recommendation by Mr. Mack- | le. Among officials on hand Oshawa Police Chief Walter Johnston; Deputy Chief Ted Ferguson; Mr. White and League members; Magistrate ping Centre. There have been 65 accidents at the centre so far and seven personal injury cases are accounted for by them. "This is an area that should jhave more attention," he said. Inspector Smyth added today that most mishaps at the centre are minor because it's a low- speed area but said there is po- tential big danger when you consider 'there was a death! there three years ago". In his annual report he noted) that 9,529 traffic charges have) been laid to date in 1966. Me alee referred to the traf-! He said drivers have a ten-| jdency to back into each other lat the centre and drive away fi¢ record at the Oshawa Shop- laure hit him', 'Smyth Urges Promotion -- -Of Safe Driving Clinic More Oshawa Safety League money should be budgeted to go| were 250 for 1966 and 395 for| t6ward informing the public of} the city police department's) Safe driving clinic, a police offi- cial said last night. Inspector Norman Smyth told, the annual League meeting that clinic attendance falls' when given light publicity but picks up if the word gets around He said last month, when it was well advertised, the clinic drew 40 students. But the average attendance at 16 clinics between. January and November this year was only 15 _15 people, compared to 24) 'Walker, Aging Committee Planning West Coast To Elderly citizens' facilities in British Columbia and Galifornia will be studied by Albert Walker, MPP for Oshawa, a member of the Ontario Select! . Committee on Aging. Mr. Walker said today he leaves next week for the west coast. The committee will be presenting a final report of rec- ommendations to the Ontario Legislature at the next session, early in January. He said these recommenda- tions will be based on the com- mittee's findings over the past two years and will be designed - }pies 11 and one last year. Comparable totals last year. Herbert Mackie, chairman of|lions are significant for their the League, said the safety group budgets $45 a month to) advertise the clinics. But In-! | spector Smyth contends that 'a lot of months they don't use) enue with the purchase of gaso- line and restaurant trade to ad- He said that 25 to 30 people} equately pay for the Canadian it." makes a "nice class to handle." With the exception of Decem-| ber, June, July and August, Tuesdays in each month. divided into two nights. Ur | to assist in providing every| possible assistance for senior| citizens. While on the tour the com- mittee will hold discussions with jgovernment officials in visited areas and all aspects of the aging problem will be dealt with, Mr. Walker said. The select committee's terms of reference call for a com- plete investigation of all the various problems of aging in- cluding: health, welfare, homes for the aged, nursing homes, leisure time, employment, housing and pensions. Harry Jermyn; Albert Walker, MPP, Oshawa; Ald. Hayward |Murdoch; Donald Edwards, de- | partment of transport represen- tative; and Fred Ellis, general manager of the Ontario Safety League. Expo Exceeds New York Fair Allen Rowan - Legg, regional | director of Expo '67 was guest) | speaker at the Coronation) |Home and School Association j|meeting. Mr, Rowan - Legg said Expo |'67 is three times as large as| "|the Canadian National Exhibi-| tion. in Toronto. and one third larger than the World Fair in| New York. There are 1,100 acres| of exhibition grounds, he said.| The Canadian pavilion occu- - half acres }of land and is the largest dis- \play building at Expo. When {completed, the building is ex- |pected to cost between $15,000,- \000 and $20,000,000 Mr. Rowan- Leck said the So- |viet Union and American pavi- | "Put On The Moon" theme. The tourist trade will pro- duce a large enough tax rev- Man | pavilions, he said. Mr. | tive | to sell to the public. ""Expo is, a public showing for people of the world. There is so much to see and do," he said. _ Hearing Date Set | For Compensation TORONTO (Special) A compensation claim for land expropriated by Ontario Hydro in Oshawa will be heard by the Ontario Municipal Board in. the courthouse at Whitby March , 1967. ' Claimants are Sophia Badur- ina, Anthony Dulaba and Peter Zaparyniuk. The land, now in the city, was formerly in East Whitby Town- ship, part of Lot 8, Concession If. Ontario Hydro registered a g of expropriation last May h Rowan-Legg said tenta- visitors should dispense clinics are held the last two|with the idea that Expo will A|be expensive. He said Expo is eourse is four hours long and/an exhibition and not a scheme 'Monday At Final The Oshawa and District Ministerial Association 'does not want to get involved" in the question of Sunday sports Rev. John Porter, president, said yesterday. He said the question arose but was not discussed at a SPORTS NOT OPPOSED -- meeting of the associa- on, The Sunday sports question is included on the ballot in Monday's civic election. A similar plebescite was held in 1952 but the electorate turned it down 6,218 to 4,486. * city council Nov. 22 decid- ed by a 9 to 3 vote to add the plebescite to the ballot. The question will ask, "Are you in favor of public games and sports for gain after, 1.30 iz the afternoon of the Lord's Oe oe" OTTAWA (Special) -- The Oshawa harbor commission will fnow be able to establish and re- tain its, own harbor develop- ment fund, a spokesman for the harbors branch of the depart- ment of transport explained to- day. Discussing Oshawa's decision to operate under the Standard Harbors Act of the department rather than its own. individual city act, the spokesman said the decision will bring Oshawa into line with most other harbors in Canada, Only the harbors at Toronto and Hamilton continue to be operated outside the Standard Harbors Act. "Under the previous set-up, the Oshawa commission was re- quired to turn over any surplus they earned to the Receiver General of Canada. Now they will be allowed to retain it in a special fund for their own har- bor development," the spokes- man, said, Asked what happens in the event of a deficit, he pointed out that any harbor which could not cover its own operating ex- penses would be considered too Harbor Development Fund Results From Act Change small and would have to cease operations. The Standard Harbors~ Act came into effect in 1964 and existing harbor commissioners gradually adopted it because of certain advantages to operating under individuals acts. TRANSIT SHED Oshawa has announced that it is proceeding with the con- struction of a $350,000 transit shed to handle package freight. The federal government prefers that announcements of such de- velopments should come from the commission itself. But it said it was prepared to assist Oshawa financially in such a project through loans which are eventually repaid out of oper- ating revenues. On the matter of conveying 61 acres of adjacent land to the crown, the spokesman said this was a separate matter and was simply a matter of straightening up a- property problem at the time the Osh- awa commission was establish- ed in 1959 or 1960. One of the conditions when a commission is formed is that 10 MILLION HELPED Oshawa Seventh-day Adven- tists have started their 63rd annual Ingathering appeal cam- paign for public support. of their welfare, medical, educa- tional and evangelistic world program. "Volunteers of the College Park and Kendalwood churches will personally visit homes in the community in the next four weeks," said public relations secretary, Daniel Skoretz. "Funds solicited will be used to bring relief and_ uplift humanity without distinction of race, color or creed in 189 countries of the. world, includ- ing Canada," he said. On a world basis last year, the Seventh-day Adventists)" ~~ ~~ |gave aid to over 10 million | Persons, distributed over 11 |million articles of clothing, do- |nated 15 million hours of volun- lteer time and contributed 12 |million dollars in cash and | food in the church's welfare program. "Besides welfare activities, the church operates 128 hospi- jtals and 146 clinics treating jnearly four million persons | yearly and _ supports its own me the fF preett, College in Oshawa," |said Mr, Shoretz. "The world school enrolment is 370,000 students," he said. The church also publishes | Christian literature in 228 lan- guages; North York Branson Hospital in Willowdale is one seventh-Day Adventists Launch Fund Campaign of its medical institutions and another is the Resthaven hospi- tal on V: iver Island, Brit- ish Columbia}. "Expenses \of the campaign are met with funds provided by the church," said Mr. Skoretz, "Every cent given is used for the purpose for which it is given." "Latest figures reveal that in Canada last year Seventh- day Adventists gave welfare help to 61,151 persons," he said. "There were 197,596 arti- cles of clothing distributed from 126 service units, of which Oshawa is one and a_ cash value of their service was $568,085," he 085,"" he Said. Barbers Elect. New Executive A new executive has been elected for 1967 by the Oshawa Branch of the Ontario Barber's Association. Elected were: past-president, Wilf Giles; president, Sydney Martin; first vice - president, George Mathews: second vice- president, Lloyd Smith; secre- tary, Caley Amadio and trea- surer, John» Elzin. On thé committee for 1967 are: Sam Busciglio; Fred Yus- kow; Lawrence Clark; William Peters; Frank Politano and "the hospital go short," said Mr. Livio Della Moyya. adjacent property be made a vailable by the city to the Crown for future develop- ment and expansion. The ac- quisition of the land, when it $500,000 expansion program with a new 20-berth harbor. CARRIER GIRL FINANCES TRIP A young Oshawa girl, who has helped finance a trip to Holland by delivering . The Times, leaves Saturday with her younger brother and her parents. Helen Valks, 11 of 91 Burk St., will visit her grand- parents, whom she" has never seen, She earned more than $100 during the past year as a Times carrier. "Although Helen will be missing school it will be very educational for her and she plans to keep up her studies, too," said her mother, Mrs, L. Valks. Mr. and Mrs. Valks, who have not been in Holland for 14 years, and their two chil- aren will arrive by plane in Boxtel in time for the feast of St. Nicholas when Dutch people give presents, Clinic Fails Hit Target The December blood clinic, held yesterday at St. Gregory's Auditorium, fell far short of the 500 pints needed for the Christmas. holiday season, "We had only 419 donors, of which 10 were rejects," said clinic chairman Robert Stroud. "With only 409 pints, we are left in the uncomfortable situa- tion of being $1 short." "Besides the shortage, there won't be another clinic until Jan. and that's six weeks be- fore we can bring the count up to a reasonable amount. "Now we will have to_re- ceive blood from other clinics when we need it -- we haven't yet, nor do we intend to, see/®® Stroud. "The problem with this is jthat the blood has to be re- |turned, when, and if, we go over what we feel we need. This extra will go for. other hospitals. It takes a lot longer to replace it this way," said Mr. Stroud. Cold weather; Christmas shop- ping and other things were sug- gested as reasons why people did not show up. Ten .embers of the auxiliary of Oshawa Junior Chamber of Commerce were on hand. 'This was part of the Jaycetts: Christ- mas good turn project for this year and we feel that it's al- ways good to see an organiza- tion donate as .a group like this," said the chairman. About 400 music students from 12 area high schools attended a one-hour clinic conducted last night at Me- Laughlin Collegiate by the 55-piece Central Band of the Royal Canadian Air Force, 400 SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS ATTEND BAND CLINIC | Ottawa division. An all-star concert followed and was made up of 75 Jocal music enthusiasts and led, above, by Kenneth R. Moore, con- ductor of the Air Force band. The Capital City band had two concerts' sched- uled for today -- one at 10 a.m, at Eastdale Colleg- iate and the last at 1:30 at McLaughlin. Both are expressly for high school students. is deeded, will permit a major|ran; "fan. Ass dint Bias (at, ats Ain Padi | By ROBERT McDOUGALL of The Times Staff The gloves came off last night as mayoralty and board control candidates threw thelr "Monday" punches at each other as the final round of civic, forums ended.. A crowd of about 300 filled the Kinsmen Club Community Centre to witness and along with radio listeners fired pointed and often "'load- ra accom at the candi- LYMAN GIFFORD Mayor Lyman Gifford, the first speaker, levelled his poli- tical guns at Ernest Marks and proceeded to blast the mayoralty candidate at close ge, His verbal missives attacked Mr. Marks for having said only one thing in the election so far, "I'm against the park- way." "Has he ever said or sug- gested anything to improve on the parkway?" asked the mayor. Then he asked why Mr. Marks had not come foreward in 1962 and 1964 when the parkway planning was still in its infancy. Mayor Gifford told the forum that contrary to what was be- ing said, 'there are no issues in this election," "He (referring to Marks) and his group are a bunch of oppor- tunists using the parkway as a hoax in order to get elected," charged the mayor. This remark brought a small barrage of boos from the audi- ence many of which were park- 'way supporters and the com- ment that' "He's a better man than you." Mayor Gifford said that if the person who made the re- mark would like he would meet him after the. meeting and they would see, Later in the question period Mayor Gifford refused to an- swer a question concerning Mr. Marks and said he would leave it up to the ratepayers een direction from a gence of the elected members of council who have studied the report," ERNEST MARKS that this is a most important will be crucial to the develop- ment. of Oshawa. concerning the personality clashes that have occurred at council during the past two years. "Let's put dignity in our pub- lic proceedings and get along | in with running the city in a man- ner worthy of 75,000 people," he said. Mr. Marks said he has hal' the assurance of his law part- ner that he can have what ever time is needed to fullfil his duties as' mayor and he would take the time. In the question. .period Mr. Marks said in answer to a query that he did not per- sonally read the Smith-Damas report, but that he had read the highlights of the report and had received information from a brief prepared by Dr. Brian Doherty, "My main objection to the parkway is because I'm a con- servationist,"" said the mayor- alty candidate. Asked if he was supported and promoted by the creek Mr. Marks replied: 'Yes, Iam and I'm very proud they have sought to endorse me." Mr. Marks said in answer to another question that he did not come forward in 1962 and 1964 to oppose the expressway be- cause at that time he was on the separate school board at- to get a catholic nigh school for the city. to answer. FRANK McCALLUM Board of control candidate Frank McCallum, former Mayor, made clear his position on the parkway. "I am opposed to the pro- posed parkway as it has been submitted at the present time," he told the election forum. He said, although hesitant to make election promises during a campaign, he would, if elected enquire into the "'need for this expressway" and '"'investigate all angles as to an alternate route." Mr. McCallum asked electors to support the Sunday sports bylaw. 'Just remember -- adults or children who participate in sports -- never seem to end up in court," he said. He said Sunday sports have been enjoyed by members of private clubs for many years. If passed the new bylaw would permit any person who wishes, Dinter dn in meeady Wo aitend OF parucipa activities as lacrosse, hockey, baseball and softball. RALPH JONES City Jawyer Ralph Jones told the forum one of the reasons he: was running for board of control. was that he wished to take an active part in. the de- velopment of Oshawa -- on a sound progressive basis. He said yo) could assist this growth by g the city the benefit of gs business ability and legal training. In answer to a question' Jones said yes, it was true he was part of a firm which own- ed 60 acres (not 180 acres) of land in creek valley but would not make "'a big profit if the expressway went through." He said the land was pur- chased for a subdivision pro- ject and added that the ex- pressway would take at least 15 years to pass through the property if it was constructed. Replying to another question Mr. Jones said he didn't think his real estate dealings would hamper his function as a con- troller. He said most of his land ' deals were transacted with other lawyers and would not affect the city, if it did, he would abstain from voting, he added. As an alternative to further- ing regional planning Oshawa must start preparing plans for further annexation as the cor- ridor between Oshawa and Whitby, presently in the Town- ship of Whitby, is vital to in- dustrial expansion, he told the forum, MARGARET SHAW Ald. Margaret Shaw slammed council for the "dic- torial attitude displayed in gov- erning our city for the past two years." "By use of various slick gimmicks, a small well organ- --Oshawa Times Photo ized clique have deprived the ' He said he had been success- citizens and certain aldermen of any knowledge or control of what. is going on at city hall," she said. She charged that by the im- pudent creation of an executive committee -- "the secret six" -- an arm of government with- out counterpart in the country practically took control. "Meeting in secret, this self- appointed body decided issues then, steam-rolled their deci- sions through council with the aid of a few yes-men." She said that now this un- lawful executive committee was about to be legalized and per- petuated by a board of con- trol, She warned the electors to make the right decision at the polls or they would have a continuation of government by decree as arbitrary and as strongly entrenched as any dic- tatorship. "Read The Times again," said Mrs. Shaw in answer to a anestian fanrernine ennventinn expenses. "I'm not the highest spender'on conventions. I only went to those conventions to which I was entitled to go." ROBERT NICOL Board of control candidate Robert Nicol challenged Mayor Lyman Gifford over statements the mayor made in yesterday's edition of The Times, Mr. Nicol charged that the mayor had formed his ideas on the expressway from those of the citizens committee for the preservation of the creek. val- ley and "welcomed the mayor aboard." In answer to a question Mr. Nicol said his opposition to the expressway was based on both its location and cost. He charged that past coun- cils had lacked imagination to develop the valley into park- land. He said the creek valley could be developed as Camp Samac has been and extended from the camp to Lake Ontario, CLIFFORD PILKEY The question of public hous- ing and its need in Oshawa was tackled by Ald. Clifford Pilkey. He told the forum that Can- ada's need for housing has be- come critical in the past year. "The entry of large numbers of young people into the labor force and the rapid increase in the rate of family formation have put great pressure' on available accommodation," he said. Ald. Pilkey said that in major communities across the country, a sharp rise in hous- ing costs, both in purchase prices and: rents, and numer- ous evictions of large families are creating severe hardships _ a great number of fami- lies. He outlined to the audience his stand on various issues presented at other forums x ? The question read: "Is a man|ful in gettin qualified for mayor that admits|which offi he has not read the Damas-jand with Smith report but takes his|board Ph minority|now devote his efforts to the group's opinion over the intelli-|city's interest. Thomas told the Ernest Marks told the forum |most election as the next two years ve magn to the "return valley preservation committee,|ing our Punches Thrown Election Forum Mayor, Control Candidates Targets For Hot Questions slly open. Sunday Former mayor past two years iets, aba " . The reasons for return of clos city hall" and pone dl t attitude of push- He said that there has been ing dations with in dismay and disgust. expressed mation being' available." She gave the deeding over of the second marsh as ample and said that council now has a letter from the Water Resources Commission saphena Boe council has no legal authority for the transfer. Phew Thomas said she interfere with posal plant fun cause of the concern of the marsh as a wildlife sanctuary, She attacked Mayor Giftord for having a philosophy it first, ist them find out late, or --_ m along until it's too In presenting her platform: "caution with spending," Mrs, that indications are, that there are clouds on the economic horizon, balan from Ottawa and Queens Park, industry, and difficulty of sell- debentures at a rea- po Bren price. With the anticipated ments of the past few such as the proposed way station, the depa: highways decision to ody of regional avons 8 re-development of town district -- all complete pent. 8 , she added. Sports, Conventions, Land Topics At Kinsmen Forum which included: a need for in- dustrial Le ye od and motion, the need election cards printed 4 ronto when fee are in Oshawa who are out of work, Ald. Pilkey replied: "I'd like to voy Mrs, Shaw on a few points of the trade union movement," Ald. Pilkey, Met odh ae Spo ve all been printed by un from the time they go ma to the plant until they alee out." He said that because the sg shop was operated en- tirely by union personnel the cost was 20 to 30 per cent lower than if they had been done in Oshawa. "Besides it would not have created one more job here stormed Ald. Pilkev. He aa also. that the & in awa were not po Rn union operated. Fue sales bt al Finl 'ormer nley Dafoe 'told' the' forum he back- Ernie the leadership of, the civic af- fairs of this city," He said Mayor Gifford never could have beaten Mrs, Thom- as in their. last mayoralty con- test without his help. "I backed him because I was not satisfied with Mrs, Thom- as," he added. Mr. Dafoe said that his erst- while friend; Mr. Gifford, thinks "he is a master in the art of politicing." "Tomorrow morning I will start working in an attempt to prove that I was not born yes- terday," he said, Mr. Dafoe he has had a more varied rience in the civic affairs of Oshawa since it became a city, than any other single person, living or dead. OHN BRADY Ald. John Brady told the Kinsmen Club meeting that during past civic forums he had attem; to deal with the "grass-root" problems facing the city. Tonight he would review his traffic and public safety com- mittee's record during the past two years, he said. He is com mittee chairman. Ald. Brady said that. during 1965-66 three major traffic im- provements had been made in Oshawa as a result of imple-. menting recommendations con- tained:in the Damas-Smith traf- fic report. To date 18 per cent of the report has been imple- mented, he added. The improvements include thes east-west and north-south one-way systems and the instal- lation of eight crosswalks in the city.