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S-7373 cpa SEVENTEEN FORMER employees General Motors, now retirees, after having served 50. years or more with the company, were special guests at this week's Oshawa iwanis Club luncheon, where they heard '"iwanian lan Me- Nab deliver an interesting talk on "General Motors, 100 ~ycar in Canada." Shown above are four of the "GM _ veterans' chat- ting with Kiwanis Club President Don Moore. Left- to-right, they are (seated): ae -- a model built in Osh- Members of the Kiwanis Club had a novel Oshawa and built here prior to World War, the First were on display timely program for their week- and, of course, the nsual «ing- ly luncheon Tuesday -- Can- song included 'My Merry pc Centennial year was Oldsmobile." inked with Oshawa's major industry in an address, "Gen: SPECIAL GUESTS eral Motors-----100--Years in Joining enthusiastically in Canada." the rendition of this early high- way song hit were the 17 hon- phy, Leon Parks, 'Bill' Pier- son, Cecil Rowden, 'Bill' Sar- gent, Herb Stone, Doug Stuart and Alex Walker, the latter still with the company. The "veterans" were each warmly welcomed by Kiwanian presi- dent. Don Moore. On display was a one-horse small work shop was moved to Enniskillen and following that, their first factory was erected in Oshawa. Kiwanian lan McNab briefly reviewed the early history of the McLaughlin Carriage Works, their venture into the field of "gasoline buggies" and The speaker was Ian McNab, ore sts oft , vet- sleigh, or "cutter," one of two the Subsequent _ tremendous second vice-president of the eat en Tig 2 Gann built, part-by-part, by the late growth and prosperity of the club and manager of special Motors here in Oshawa. 'each Robert McLaughlin, father. of SOmpany: activities for the public rela- of whom had completed 50 Col. R. S. McLaughlin and the The listing of the number of tionss department, General years of service, or more, with late George W. McLaughlin, Plants which now constitute Motors of Canada. the company. : founders of Oshawa's great General Motors of Canada, a Providing atmosphere were Members of the GM famed automotive industry, in 1867. peeing gg Bay ro numerous automotive signs on "50-Year Club" able to attend As operators of the McLaugh- industrial corporation peor the walls; photographs of the included Percy Allman, Harry lin Carriage Company, they er with a wealth of satinticg early models of the McLaugh- Brown, "Bill" Duncan, Reg were the founders of 'General d ibi o ee ; at br : Moiors of Canada." escribing the wide scope of lin-Buick, built in Oshawa a Fair, Herb Hopkins, Vic Ire- GMC, made the address one of few years after the turn of the land, George Keenan, "Ted" Robert McLaughlin built the outstanding interest for an century and of the Chevrolet, King, Ernie Luke, Roy Mor- cutter at Tyrone. Later his Oshawa audience. nn ! ' i. | AT OSHAWA GENERAL The planned addition to Os-h jawa General Hospital is esti- mated to cost $10,500,000. Hospital board of directors last night discussed preliminary architect's plans. Plans are in early stages and will require Bill Pierson, Kiwanis pres- awa in 1915 and Ted King |further adjustments, it was ident Don Moore and has a picture of a futuris- | agreed. "Ted" King; (standing): tic model, from the draw- | Federal and provincial grants "Vie" Ireland and Kiwa- ing board of an imagina- | will cover two-thirds of the nian "Ev" Reynolds. "Bill" tive designer. overall cost. The remaining Pierson is holding a pic- ! $3,500,000 will be obtained ture of a Chevrolet "490" --Oshawa Times Photo Losing Fight Waged Dutch Elm Disease The losing battle against Dutch Elm disease in Oshawa continues. This year, under the winter works program, about 150 dam- aged trees on private land will be felled by city forestry crews. But there is no form of ade- quate contro] and the situation is just getting worse, says Pat- rick Kennedy, parks, property and recreation commissioner. The only way to check the epidemic is to cut down the dis- eased tree. However, all elms in the city will eventually be infected with the disease. |were removed. The federal gov-| Scientists have installed a! ernment bore 50 per cent of the the remainder. Cost of felling a 10-inch dia- meter tree has been estimated at $25 to $125 depending on proximinity to buildings and povernesy wires. |BECOME HAZARD Mr. Kennedy says infected trees die within two years and become a hazard. Limbs become brittle threat- wind storm or under the weight of freezing rain. Sometimes the trees located on cify property|sioner. ismall glimmer of hope for the cost. The province and city split}elm but' the cost of treatment 'is generally prohibitive. | Trees can be injected with a jseries of needles to ward off |the disease, a costly venture, and even then there is no guar- jantee that the tree does not already have the disease which would make the inoculation pointless. City Plans Bush Area Clearance Thomas Street molestation. area the Lake Vista because it had received com Once downed the tree is cut|plaints regarding the molesta ening to snap off during ajinto protable chunks and taken|tion of children by two exhibi- to Darlington provincial park. There it receives an insecti- lentire top of the dead plant is|cide and fuel oil treatment be- In 1964, over 1,000 infected|lost, says the parks commis-/fore becoming fuel for summer {camp fires. Strike At Pickering Ends 30 Riggers Back On Job PICKERING (Staff) -- About 30 of some 85 iron riggers re- turned to work by mid-morning today .at Ontario Hydro's $266,000,000 nuclear power de- velopment after their union called"an end yesterday to a 38-day strike over safety pro- cedure. A Hydro spokesman at the project says at least 15 of some 200 other tradesmen laid off as a result of the Dec. 9 wildcat have been recalled. By 9 a.m. about 495 to 500 men were on the job, including about 450 tradesmen not affect- ed by the walkout. | More riggers were expected | to report for work later in the} day. DELAY SEEN It will take about two or three weeks before Hydro will have recalled all laid off work- ers to bring the full working force to about 750 men. The riggers began filing back} to the job yesterday on orders from the international associ- ation of iron workers. An official of Local 721, rep- resenting riggers, says the union sent strikers back to comply with an Ontario Labor Relations Board ruling Friday | | from the labor board to prose- cute riggers or their union and a hearing on that matter open- ed in Toronto Monday and continues today. The union is attempting to substantiate charges before the hearing of poor safety methods applied at the project, MAN SUSPENDED At the outset of the. strike, Local 721 officials claimed that union safety steward John Winkler was suspended for re- fusing to allow riggers to work more than 100 feet above ground without safety belts in inclement weather. But when the labor board ruled the strike illegal Friday it said the walkout was preci- pitated by Winkler after he had been given a two and one-half day suspension for using "abu- sive language" to a Hydro fore- man. r The board also said the issue of safety raised by the union was used to cloud the true reason for the strike. A union official said today that both parties are to meet at Hydro's head offices in Toronto tomorrow to discuss safety pro- cedure and, in particular, the union wants an explanation as that declared the strike illegal. Hydro now is seeking leave to "why a union safety stew- of enforcing safety on the pro- ject." Allen McIsaac, business manager for the Local, said to- day: tionists in the Lake Vista area. It was agreed that the city should clear the brush to the extent of the road allowance committee Monday night took action to protect children in the from A request had been made by| Ratepayers; Association to have bush in the Thomas Street area cleared to at least 100 feet from the street through a city grant, an expect- ed Ontario County grant and a public fund-raising campaign. The city has already approved grant: lan Mitchell, assistant hospi- tal administrator, said today no commitment has been made by Ontario County but it is hoped a "substantial" grant will be pro- vided. A building fund had earlier City council's public works been set up and contributions Plan Made For Annex have been coming in for some |time, he said. Last night the jboard was told that Fittings Ltd. provided $2,500 grant and donations of $500 each were |made by two individuals, in- cluding éarlier donations. | Plans are at such an early |stage, Mr. Mitchell said, that | it is not known how many floors 'the addition will have. Earlier plans had been reject- ed because of high cost. struction date has not been de- |termined, but work is expected |to get underway within two jyears. Proposed expansion of the corporated.inthe addition, but | details are still vague, Mr. | Mitchell said. | Another alternative for the {school would be separate quar- ters located near the main |structure. Present quarters are jin the main building for about 120 student nurses. The question of standing committees meeting in pairs will be brought before next council meeting for discus- sion, Board of Control de- "| cided this morning. -| On Monday night, parks, property and recreastion and social services and general purposes committees split and held separate meetings. It had been agreed at coun- cil caucus two weeks ago that and that a letter be sent to] the committees would meet Robson - Lang Leather Co. re-| together. that it r ve b sons. Ald. John DeHart, former president of Lake Vista Rate- Payers Association, told the committee that at this time of year the situation was not tco bad but in the summer, with increased foliage, the bushes "Several times he c ed about unsafe conditions and although Hydro took note of them it never took any action." McIsaac says one of the prime complaints of the union is that Hydro has been letting riggers ride on crane loadlines in a box attached to a. heavy duty hook. He said men have been riding the "hook and box'"' as high as 50 feet in the air to handle an isolated job of at- taching guidelines to falsework for steel framing inside nu- clear reactors. CLOSED DOWN Riding the hook is contrary to construction safety regula- tions and a legal solution, Mr. MclIsaac says, would be to erect a swing stage which could be cranked up or down. Winkler's complaint about men who have worked more than 100 feet above ground without belts in bad weather involves the erection of cranes for the purpose of general high-rise constru@tion, Winkler was suspended Dec. 7. Iron riggers sat down on the job Dec. 7 and 8 and walk- ard was denied the privilege ed out the next day. presented a hazard to the safe- ty of youngsters. The police department will also be asked to patrol area periodically. Police Chase Hits 90 MPH PICKERING (Staff) -- Pick- ering Township Police have charged David Allen Karrigan, of a high speed chase Monday night on the Brock Road, be- tween Highway 2 and Brougham. Constable Ken Edwards, driv- ing a marked cruiser and De- tective Glover Hutchinson, driv- ing an unmarked vehicle, chased a half-ton pick-up truck at speeds of 80 to 90 miles an hour in a northerly direction on the Brock Road. Pickering Township Police said this morning the truck was operated throughout the chase without lights and that it ram- med the marked cruiser cn three occasions before it was halted just south of Brougham. Con. Frank McCallum told on company property abutting] the board that he considered the road allowance to make up] it a waste of time for the the 100 feet, for the above rea-| committees to meet together. One committee discusses its COUNCIL TO CAST VOTE ON HOW COMMITTEES MEET irs'. Scie? ste sient agenda and the other has to wait, he said. Con. Margaret Shaw said she felt joint meetings of committees would shorten council meetings. She said there were matters discussed by the other committee which she was interested in and would like to talk about. Con. Robert Nicol said that in the case of public works and traffic committees they seem to be so interlinked they have to work together. Con. McCallum said that some items would pertain to both committees but on Mon- day night there was only one item. Con-| She Oshawa Gimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1967 | WHITBY (Staff) -- In a close 'election here Tuesday, County |Council elected Charles Healy jwarden for Ontario County during Centennial year. | Mr. Healy, reeve of Mara Township, defeated Ross Muri- son, Pickering Village, by one ja bylaw providing a $750,000 school of nursing could be in-|yote on the fifth ballot for the County's top honor, (See -pic- tures on page 5.) | Warden Healy received 22 |votes' while Murison tallied 21 jafter Murison defeated Whitby |Reeve George Brooks in the |fourth ballot 24 to 19. The fourth ballot was necessitated jwhen Brooks and Murison jtied with 13 votes each in the | third ballot. |_ Brock Township Reeve J. Dancey, who also stood for | out. In the first ballot, Brooks received 13 votes, Murison 12 and Healy 12. On election, Warden Healy said the five ballots had held anxious moments for him and he felt humble in accepting the highest honor the County could bestow. REEVE MURISON Loses By Vote Chamber Ready To Rule On Employment Survey Oshawa Chamber of Com-/Hotel at 11:45 a.m. directors| southern merce will decide Thursday|Will consider a recommendation from the committee that be im- heth or not to embark on a Computer Plan Turned Down For financial reasons primar- | | liam A. Holland said the hos- pital would have to pay $5,000 to program the computer sys- tem while it is presently being serviced by the National Cash Register for $500. The Toronto firm programs 10 metro hospitals at one-tenth of the $5,000 cost. The administrator expressed fear that the hospital's 1,000 strong staff members would "Joose priority" in payroll dis- tribution. The local computer system also involves the Osh- awa Public Utilities Commission and city hall. Reports from several of the hospital's departments last night indicated they do not feel the hospital needs the system yet. "In our present system, we are also able to compare the results of the system with nine other similar institutions," said Mr. Holland. LIABILITY INSURANCE SOARS Younger Car Drivers Hit Hardest A fully protected Oshawa driver, over 25 and married, can expect to pay an average of 11 per cent more for his auto- mobile insurance this year, a survey here today showed. _ The single, under 25's are in trouble again, however. This year the insurance com- panies have rated 'the under 25's into '"'bad" and "not so bad" categories. Previously the under 25's were lumped into one "bad" category. Hardest hit this year are the 16, 17 and 18-year-olds whose liability insurance will cost 77 per cent more this year. Last year this category was paying $188 for liability insurance. This year they will be paying $334 for the same coverage. 70 PER CENT MORE | Add to this collision coverage and this-group of -young drivers| ( can expect to be paying about $540 for full coverage on a mod- ern car. Any kind of driving record or claim Against an _ insurance company, however, could mean a considerably more expensive policy. The insurance blow is lessen- ed as the young driver gathers more years of driving experi- ence and clean driving. In the 19- to 20-years bracket, liability insurance will cost $177 this year as against $121 last year. | From age 21 to 22 the liabil- ity rate is $154 as against $131 and from 23 to 24 the rate is $131, up from $121. Up above the 25-year divider, the average increase works out to around 11 per cent. It is no- where near the 28 per cent sug- gested by one insurance man in an article run by The Times ESPECIALLY FOR 16-18 AGE GROUP One of the major reasons for the increased cost is the in- creased coverage which a pol- icy must now have. As of Jan. 1, new legislation came into effect which allows a. car passenger to sue for dam- ages as the result of a road accident. Previously only fare - paying passengers were allowed this coverage. In effect, the new legislation means that if one picks up a hitch-hiker and then crash the car injuring him, that hitch- hiker can sue for damages. One insurance company con- tacted in the city yesterday re- ported one action already start- ed over this new legislation. "Obviously," a spokesman for the company said, "'if there is increased coverage policy premium must go up." then the/driving on the highway; and it the city and asked why insur- ance premiums were going up. Most blamed the new govern- ment legislation as the: major reason. "Also," said one insurance man, "'the city's increased traf- fic density. This is one of the major considerations in the set- ting of any city's rate." NUTS BEHIND WHEEL Another insurance agent put it more bluntly: '"'It's not the nuts on the wheel, it's the nuts be- hind the wheel. These are the only people one can blame for an increase in the premiums." The proximity of the Mac- donald-- Cartier Freeway was given as a reason by a third insurance agent. "Oshawa drivers do a lot of He also blamed traffic dens- ity in the city and the prox- imity of Toronto. "We have been lucky here," he said. 'In comparison to To- ronto the rates have been low here for the last five or six years." Asked to name the most acci- dent prone stretch of road in Oshawa all insurance agents contacted said Park Road South below Bloor Street West. This is the stretch that car- ried General Motors traffic into and out of the south plant. All agreed that accidents were up in Oshawa. One insur- ance man said that on one com- pany's business he was hand- ling he had paid out 300 per NEW ADDRESS Charles Smith, 19, who ap-| peared Friday in Oshawa Mag-| on four charges of threatening and extortion by threats, istrate's court for re-sentence|tors is expected to accept a ployment and growth opportuni- ties in Oshawa by 1970. | The chamber's board of direc- new scheme --.called Economic | major survey to determine em- creping as part of chamber hinking in Oshawa, Jack Mann, the chamber's business manager, said he ex- pects board directors to ratify the proposal. for-|Opportunity Program -- which| The education committee, at has already met with the ap-|a meeting last Wednesday, was frozen lines empty his load of bunker oil to the Bathurst Container plant in | Whitby, the truck caught fire. Reeve Healy New Warden Warden Healy said he felt he would receive the co-opera- tion of Council during Centen- nial year. He promised to be fair in his deliberations and represent the County to the best of his ability. County Clerk William G. » Manning told County Council that 100° years ago County Council consisted of 21 mem- bers including two from the village of Oshawa. He said that Whitby Reeve John H, eid was elected Warden in Reeve Brooks said he would like to carry the Warden's hon- ors for Whitby in 1967 and said that the Dunlop president had given him freedom in time dur- ing the year if he was elected. Reeve Murison said that as a lifelong resident of the coun- ty he had witnessed much. of its development. He said he was prepared to give his full time effort on behalf of the county, Reeve Dancey said he be- lieved it was time for a change in county government but add- ed that when one saw the pro- jects since 1950 you would won- der what needed to be changed. | Fire Extinguished | On Oil Truck The cold snap that hit Ontario last night seemed colder than it was to Burlington truck driver John Upton. While attempting to unfreeze to allow him to Flames licked the side of the truck and climbed over the cab. Will Cooper, comedy star cent over the premiums he had! is considered one of the most The Times contacted several|dangerous roads in Canada," he! before the turn of the year. automobile insurance agents in'said. | taken. in. "A bad year with that com-| pany,"' he added ruefully. from New York, demon- strates one of his comical expressions to executives of the Oshawa Lodge of B'nai Brith at a special "Comedy Nite' program for members Tuesday aight. President Joseph Klasner is on right and Al Rich, chair- man of the entertainment COMEDY STAR ENTERTAINS OSHAWA B'NAI B'RITH LODGE committee, centre. Cooper is currently visiting B'Nai B'Eith lodges across North America, including some 60 in Canada. Highlights of his professional. career include lily the Oshawa General Hospi-|merly lived at 519 Monteith proval of the chamber's educa-|given a run-down on how the|Upton managed to put the fire ltal's board of governors re-|Ave., but does not reside there|tion committee. _ |Canadian Chamber of Com-jout in five minutes -- but the jected a city-proposed joint /now. At a meeting in the Genosha!merce plan works. lines remained frozen. computer system last night. = : ats ; Hospital administrator wil- two film parts in movies with Jerry Lewis. He has also. appeared on _ such major television shows as the Johnny' Carson Show. --Oshawa Times Photo