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There was some controversy prior to election day and a pub- lic gathering was formed in which charges by Mr. Michael that Mr. Fairbanks had failed to pay fines levied against him were answered. The following Monday, as re- ported in the Jan. 9 issue of The Oshawa Vindicator, the election was held, and a friend- ly but lively battle it was. ~ In the village hall, the re- turning officer's desk and the polling booth were placed in one corner, surrounded by a breast-high barricade. The polls opened at nine a.m. and early voters soon gave Mr. Fairbanks the lead. By 12:30 he was 25 votes ahead of his opponent and seemed assured of victory, However, any confidence his supporters held, was soon re- moved for Mr. Michael surged ahead later in the afternoon when factory workers arrived. He took a three-vote lead strange and lively antics were to take place as the contest be- BLOW BY BLOW Following is a verbatim ac- Was even more these activities --as outside. The halt the Vindicator of it had never been "Both sides now Set to work in earnest. Some of the friends of Mr. Michael came in from cupying the east Whitby, and house and the others the west. gave him their influence and As soon as a voter appeared, the use of their sleighs. the opposite pa Runners of both parties jostled each other on every street cor- which he was to maintain until to their hiding 15 minutes before closed. In the meantime, some ing. every exertion, negther wasted away, party could gain an advantage. became more For two hours the votes were the polls brought out, but alternate. places and and got inside completely ex- notwithstand- hausted, As "Inside the hall, the scene able voters. The partisans of "Sick men were doctored up place. and men who had unaccount- ably disappeared were traced closed up the entrance to the polling place, and a close but prevailed, - scarcely good - humored struggle took word being heard. At half past four, the vote Michael three ahead. "The friends of Mr. Michael "The unfortunate voter some- times suffered from the crush, exciting than i was filled as J OSTLING filled before. rty at once greater efforts were made to bring in or keep out objection- "Sometimes the whole were Messrs. Fair- engaged in a grand banks and Michael were about contest, now one side equally divided, the former oc- 2 little ground and again being side of the beaten back until ments looked like the writhing of a vast serpent. "Throughout the whole, how- ever, the utmost good humor was smuggled over the barrier, placed in a small room at the back of the returning officer thrown over a high fence and were exultant and cheered, but and held earnestly wished that the hour for closing would come, whilst those of Mr. Fairbanks began to look rather blue. They were not altogether disheartened, for hall the initiated knew there were three good votes in the house if they could be got up and if the vote could have but it in a sleigh: Mr. Michael was now but one ahead, wanted 15 minutes to five, and he might obtain an- other vote IN WINDOW "In the meantime, a voter for Mr. Fairbanks was--brought up it was found im- possible to get him in the door, tie, Mr, Fairbanks and it was take would be elected as it was him around the hall and hoist understood that the returning him in through a window. officer would give the casting "As soon as the sleigh stop- vote in his favor. ped, he and "By dint of strong muscle, some. of Fairbanks' took two of the voters were to get after him. men up to the polling place, and outside began to cheer, imagin- during this struggle the third ing that he was running away from his captors, but were not a little chagrined when he was then reappeared. through a small Window. "This made the vote a tie, reserve voter was then brought out and 10 minutes be- fore the close of the poll, Fair banks obtained a majority of one. "Instantly the scene in the changed. For almost the first time for three hours the partisans of Mr. Fairbanks cheered, and those of Mr. Michael kept silent. In the few minutes that remained, twe more votes were pulled in through the window for Fair- banks, and the poll waa closed. ". . . The whole contest is one which Oshawa may be proud." The Oshawa Cimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1967 Stanley Lovell, left, chair- of Education, examines the Oshawa public school system by the National Film Board. The films are man of the Oshawa Board historic in nature and deal with some of the events and films presented Friday to figures of -Confederation. They are valued at $1,300. Carl Ritchie, audio - visual HISTORIC FILM PRESENTED TO CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS few years. AT PICKERING NUCLEAR PLANT Hydro Would Double Output Plans now call for two nu-|clear reactor at Douglas Point) PICKERING (Staff) -- Power|Power Commission, said yes-| : i Huron started pro-;and on motion of Mr. Gibbs| self production at the Nuclear|terday at the opening of the clear reactors to be completed on Lake Power Station at Pickering is|station's Information Centre|with a potential of 1,000,000 ducing electricity Jan. 7. It is|Seconded by Mr. expected to double in the next that the commission had al-' kilowatts. ready approached the govern- four reactor buildings will even- George Gathercole, chairman ment to expand from 1,000,000 tually be built. of the Ontario Hydro - Electric'to 2,000,000 kilowatts. Mr. AT INSPECTION OF HYDRO'S NUCLEAR CENTRE ...(L. to R.) Albert Walker; George Gathercole, M. Richardson Oshawa Times Photos oe consultant and Ridgeway school, accepted the films from the National Film Board. Others shown, left to right from Mr. Lov- ell, are L. A. Donaldson of the NFB, Charles Eder, Centennial co - ordinating committee member (Cul- tural Affairs), Oshawa; and Mr. Ritchie. Oshawa Times Photo INFORMATION CENTRE OPENS Minute Book Stored At City Hall [Records Council Business In 1867 Road work, bylaws, appoint- ments and petitions were items on the Oshawa council agenda 100 years ago. The subject matter is much the same as that appearing on today's council agendas, but council Business 'Has changed considerably from 1867 when Oshawa was a dirt road village with fewer than 4,000 residents. The minute books, written in longhand, yield much informa- tion about these early years. A transcript of the first record- q jed 1867 council minutes (with minor omissions caused by il- | | legible handwriting) follows: | JAN. 21, 1867 The council met at the coun- cil chamber on Monday the 21st. of January, 1867 at 12 |o'clock noon. Present the Reeve S. B. Fair- |banks, Deputy Reeve, W, H. |Gibbs and Councillors J. W. |Fowke and E. B. Wilcox. Ab: 3 sent. D. F.. Burke. The Reeve had a communica- '|tion from D. Coburn and on mo- tion of Mr. Gibbs seconded by Mr. Fowke the law was laid upon the table. On motion of Gibbs seconded by Mr. Fowke leave was grant- ed to introduce a By Law for the appointment of Village audi- tors. The By Law was read a first time and on motion of Mr. Gibbs seconded by Mr. Fowke the council elected Robert His- lop auditor and the Reeve ap- |pointed John McMalen the other }auditor and on motion of Mr. Gibbs seconded by Mr. Fowke that the By Law be read a third time and passed and the Reeve authorized to _sign-the decree thereto. On motion of' Mr. Gibbs sec-) and affix the Corporate Seal|onded by Mr. Wilcox leave was onded by Mr. Wilcox the clerk' ¢ granted to introduce a By Law was authorized at once to ad- On motion of Mr. Gibbs sec-|for the appointment of two as-|vertise for Lumber and Timber signed by B. I. Rogers and 13 onded by Mr. Wilcox leave was}sessors for the Corporation of|for the use of the Corporation) others and on motion of Mr. Gathercole said a nu-| It is expected that at present producing some 160,- 000 kilowatts with a potential}and the By Law was read aj | of 200,000. At the opening of the Pick- ering Information. Centre yes- terday, Ontario Hydro public relations officers took the press} on a tour. Several industry and} school _ representatives also! toured the information centre. and the Reeve authorized Corporate Seal thereto. granted to introduce a By Law/the year 1867 and a colle to appoint a Trustee for the/for the Corporation for the year! plank, 10000 cedar scathing and the petition Grammar school and that the|1867 and the By Law was read/1000 feet Cedar timber round jgid over for further considera- By Law be read a first time|twice and council resolved it-|1000 feet into a committee of the|lengths and not less than... Wilcox, Mr.| whole decreeing Mr. Wilcox in at the end. |Hodder was appointed trustee) the chair. Mr. Wilcox moved seconded The committee Rose and Re-| by Mr. second time and on a motion | ported the By Law with certain| vision of Se /of Mr. Gibbs seconded by Mr.| amendments and the council re-| pal Act of last Section be rigid- | Wilcox Rule 34 was suspended | ceived the report by Mr. Wil-|ly enforced and that the Reeve |and the By Law was read forth-|cox. The By Law was read a/decree public with a third time and passed'third time and finally passed| same. Carried. to and the Reeve was authorized sign the same and affix the|to sign the same and affix the council and read a petition from B. Rogers and others praying made no report, Corporate Seal thereto. The Reeve presented to the flattened any tion, ROAD WORK Corporation. --Mr. Gibbs in the chair-- The committee Rose Visitors were told that a pop-| ulation of 2,000,000 people re- sides within a 30-mile radius of! the nuclear site and that more than 1,000 schools were within} easy reach of the power station. | The Ontario Hydro expressed} hopes that many area school) science classes would take ad-| vantage of the information cen-| their students. | The centre is located on high! ground overlooking the site of| Ontario Hydro's Pickering nu-| clear power station, 14 miles} west of. Oshawa. The million-| kilowatt plant, to cost. $266,000,-| by a Canadian utility. Of the centre's total area of Sharper Look Schedule For Moon Landing Spot WASHINGTON (AP) -- The|the tre and conduct bus tours for| National Aeronautics and Space|Kennedy, Fla., Administration said today ajthe four days following. camera - equipped spacecraft will be launched next month to take a sharper look at the most promising potential land-} ing sites on the moon. Lunar Orbiter III will carry |firmation 000, is the first nuclear station|the wide-angle and telephoto|ford H. Ne to be built, owned and operated! cameras as it whirls around the | 8¢T moon scanning only the most|Search Centre, Hampton, Va. Of 13 primary and 17 second promising of the potential! d | Accident Victim from Cape for Feb. 3, Or knocked down by a car Jan. 6 |}planned, this will be a site con Clif-|he has been since falling dow Re | Has Fractures William Sim, 69, 393 Elgin St. E., was reported still in poor condition suffering multiple bone fractures at Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital today. He was Streets. jat King and Mar; flights| Frank Lem, a 65-year-old res- which represented mainly a site |taurant owner here is WCON- Jers officer commanding of the) ,. I search in the zone of the moon|scious at Oshawa General. He i aR 'aid. tod: divided into the ready reserve, : s : Ontario Regiment, said today.) in which Apollo landings are|was returned to Oshawa from -|Toronto General Hospital where -la flight. of stairs at his King - St. E. Home Still in critical condition -/Toronto Sick Children's Hospi- tal is Kenneth Parish, 206 Gibb Leo P. n eral dutie of and equip- Maj.-Gen. Michael Dare present. Municipal Board, says the board tario municipalities will have to cut back capital spending this! year in one way or another or °F nine cities this year com-| | the OMB will do it for them.|Pared with only two or three| Debt ratio is that percentage| observation deck affords a view of taxable assessment which|of construction progress, and After the debt has been con-|covers the net debt. If a city| Lake Ontario beyond. Staffed by trained guides, of nedy said in an interview Municipal Board Warns Big Deficits Must Be Cut A rotating model of the sta- | tion is featured, and fission and "The time to worry is before the workings of nuclear-electric nedy, chairman of the Ontario ing onerous and becomes un-|the borrowing takes place and Plants are explained. The role |conscionable. That point is very;not enough municipal leaders will exercise its judgment more|near in several of our bigger/realize this. Debt ratios in this stringently than in the past | cities. ' TORONTO (CP)--J. A. Ken-|ing a property goes beyond be-! their borrowing plans for 1967.| This means many major tsa "Local governments cannot |/ast year." continue to increase the debt burden indefinitely," Mr. Ken-|tracted, it is too late to beginjhas a total taxable assessment) worrying about the percentaze/of $1,000,000,000 and its total net' centre'is open to casual visitogs in the capital budgets of eight province have been their own budgets, us a distastefull task," he said. proximately to a display area. Exhibits use| I and Il. : : abi photographs, dia-| NASA tentatively scheduled!pecially promising. grams, written text and arti- ee Bee facts to outline the history of nuclear energy, from the dis- covery of X-rays in 1895 to the art work, NUCLEAR POWER : i A section on radioisotopes shows how nuclear power is ,used in medicine, agriculture and industry. Other displays contain samples of uranium, uranium fuel and the heavy concrete used to shield against the heat and radiation of the as well as a geiger counter visitors can use. lof nuclear power in Hydro's {operations is also outlined. climibin Elsewhere in the building is a icipaliti | imbINng 150-seat auditorium, in which when municipalities submit! «assess there is a marked |steadily for years and it is time guests will. see a specially- nge for policy, I expect we|S0mebody took a stand." } : shall have to ask for reductions! If municipalities cut back| power and its use in the pro- "it will save| duction of electricity in Canada. At the rear of the centre, an | produced color film of nuclear about 6,500 square feet, ap- Apollo spacecraft landing sites|ary sites that have been photo- 4,000 are devoted) photographed by Lunar Orbiters | graphed by the two spacecraft {Nelson said about "There is a point where the|of tax dollars needed for debtjdebt is $200,000,000, the debt) seven days a week. Group tou financial responsibility of own-|servicing, Mr. Kennedy said. ratio is 20 per cent. should be arranged in advance. OSHAWA COUNCIL MINUTES REC ORDED IN LONGHAND YEARS AGO ...Clerk's Department Stenographer Marion Garlichs Scans Proceedings On motion of Mr. Fowke sec-|that Lots 7 and 8 in the second] On motion of Mr. Fowke Concession be set aside from) jeave was granted to bring in a ith ue the Corporation of the Village By Law to amend By Law No. The petition was 127 and the By Law was read a first time and on motion of Mr. ctor|for 1867 as follows 30000 feet) rowke seconded by Mr. Wilcox) owke seconded by Mr. Wilcox was received and| Rule 34 was suspended and the | By Law was read a second time jand on motion of Mr. Fowke }seconded by Mr. Wilcox the By Law was read a third time and On motion of Mr. Wilcox sec- finally passed and the Reeve Fowke that the pro- onded by Mr. Fowke the coun-| was authorized to sign the same c. 257 of the Munici- cil went into committee of the|and affix the Corporate Seal whole to consider the propriety) thereto. of ordering stone for the im- notice of the provement of the Roads in the onded by Mr. Gibbs the council On motion of Mr. Fowke sec- adjourned. The minutes of the meeting and/were signed by the reeve and 'clerk and dated Feb. 4, 1867. 'New Army Policy Seen As Boost For Efficiency Changes in duties of teserve}|member by allowing him to forces and pay raises are de-| branch out and by adding sum- signed to boost morale and in-| mer jobs. rail M. Tigse.| ALL CATEGORIES . Tigge-| All Canadian reserves will be |Canadian regional reserve and He said the change from gen-| yghile Command: reserve s to specific assign-| geen , ment for 'reserve personnel will bring them closer to,the regular at forces in training Mr. Col. Tiggelers said his unit would have members fit- ting into all these categories, but likely the entire regiment would be designated a Mobile Command or a regional re- ,/St., who suffered severe head uty chief of reserves and Can- serve. Settee te oe ate » a eay adian Forces Headquarters, an- 10 look es-|injuries when struck by a car)8a peg ! It would provide a training or- {Oct. 16. URANIUM 235 DISPLAYED AT PICKERING CENTRE TOUR Mayor Smith, Ajax, George Gathercola, Reeve H. Polak nounced Friday that this plan, --____-----. |{o come into effect Jan. 1, 1968, will replace the reserves' gen- eral training program. servists. somewhat lower. RESERVE UNITS | reserve forces. |forces. He said the plan will bring his reserve greater equality with {regular forces and generally in- lerease the effectiveness of all York State Racing Commission ganization from which the com- mand will be able to draw re- inforcements. Units will be elected on a competitive basis At that time, he added, a new | anq will train annually with the |pay scale based on an incentive-| command, using regular force |system will be introduced in the | equipment. : e reserves, which now comprise 26,544 militiamen, 2,900 naval, jreservists and 841 air force re- The ready reserve will com- prise selected individuals who | will be earmarked for regular force units to fill specific posi- The normal strength of the'tigns in an emergency. Those Ontario Regiment is 300 men,| selected will be able to train however, its present strength iS| with the regular forces for up 'to 14 days at any time of the ' Col. Tiggelers said it is pos-| year they choose. sible that with the new plan a| The regional reserve will ps crea iy Hop stig on comprise units of the reserve streng F ae * | aw ' CATS aa f ever, he indicated that the On- pe ane ee secure tario Regiment would likely re-|to the defence of Canada, in- main at its 300-man limit. j whose jobs are directly related jcluding internal security and civil emergency operations. FIX RACE DATES NEW YORK (AP)--The New Thursday approved dates for The objectives of reserves will 234 days of thoroughbred rac- not be changed however. They|ing in the state this year, open- jare, he, said, to maintain in-|ing at Aqueduct here, March 13 ternal security in the country|and closing at the same track land to back-up the regular|Dec. 9. As in recent years, all racing sponsored by the New | It would not change the train- | York Racing Association will be ing now undertaken by this regi-|held at Aqueduct except for 24 ment but would provide more|days at Saratoga July 3l-Aug. opportunity to the individual!26.