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eat Sion m rf N-- focalist ack Dancer HOW 1 at ONCE STUDIED FOR PRIESTHOOD EMPLOYED AS COMPANY SALES MANAGER Politics And Controller Robert Nicol Are No Strangers By ROBERT McDOUGALL OF The Times Staff Politics and controller Robert "Bob" Nicol are no strangers. For with him it sort of runs in the family. His sister Mary is married to Mayor Ernest Marks and the father of his wife Joan is Michael Starr, MP for Ontario riding. As a campaign manager "Bob" is perhaps unsurpassed. While at the helm he has steered election victories for former Mayor Lyman Gifford, Albert Walker, MPP for. Osh- - awa and Mr" Starr. candidate and was successful. With his victory he defeated three veteran civic politicians for a seat on Oshawa's first board of control. His previous municipal ex- perience had been limited to a two-year stint as a_ separate school board representative on the Oshawa board of education, RUNNING SHOW But 'Bob' is used to "run- ning the show." In 1952, while a student at St. Mary's College in Brock- ville, he organized and was re- sponsible for taking a play," "It went well and we made money," said '"'Bob,"" who be- lieves in running things effi- ciently and with results. This ability was contributed during the civic auditorium campaign for funds until he fell ill. In the last Greater Osh- awa Community Chest drive he canvassed a small group of local businesses. Born "Bob" education at in 1929 primary Gregory's in Oshawa received his St. school then went to St. Mary's College. After concluding his sec- ondary education there he nary in Woodstock and major- ed in philosophy and theology. SALES MANAGER He left the seminary in 1957 and went to the Canada Starch Co. as a sales supervisor in On- tario and British Columbia. He is now eastern Ontario sales manager for Onward Manufac- turing Co. In the summer 'Bob' en- joys "puttering around his Simcoe Street North home."* But it's not with a golf club be- : .,cause "'Bob" doesn't play the game. Most of his time is taken up with his work and more will He spends most of his leisure moments with his young sons Michael and Robert. Other spare time may be filled by watching a good play on tele- vision or taking in a movie with his wife Joan. As a youth "Bob" played hockey, baseball and football. But his main interest was de- bating and public speaking. The latter he will have a chance to do during the next two years on council. VIGOR, DRIVE "Bob" says he ran for board of control because he thought he might have something to offer On Dec. 5, he reversed _ roll | from Ca mpaign manage his r to Board Debates. Civic Square Plan Changes A new approach to the pro- posed $2,500,000 civic square complex was discussed this morning by Oshawa's board of control. However, no recommenda- tions will be made to city coun- ceil and further board discus- sions on the project will be scheduled. The board agreed to delete from architect's plans, the sep- arate council chamber and the two-storey building linking city hall with a proposed seven- storey office tower on the north- west corner of Athol and Centre Streets. The council chamber may be located on the top floor of the tower freeing space in city hali to accommodate the engineer- ing department. Jury Criticizes Police Building WHITBY (Staff) -- The Osh- The board further agreed to give the police-court building priority and suggested it be constructed this fall, either in the civic complex or at another site. Police Chief Walter Johnston was instructed by the board to investigate other sites. is inadequate and much room is required. Consideration was also given by the board to begin simultan- eous construction of the police building and the first phase of the tower. However, it was de-| cided to hold back any recom-| mendation to council to start both buildings until more in- formation is supplied concern- ing cost of the tower and win-| ter works subsidies, that at the present time it would be better to wait until awa city police feo was ter- med "' ge | a Grand ~ Jury "report brought in to the Honorable Mr. Justi) Grant at the Ontario Supreme Court Session. The report stated that the Oshawa police facilities were entirely inadequate for the job being performed by the police department and stated: "It was observed that all departments were extremely overcrowded] and storage space for records és almost nil", The report continued: "Our understanding is that the build- ing was barely adequate on con- struction and that since then the population of Oshawa has almost doubled with a propor- tionate rise in the crime rate and the size of the required police force." CHILDREN'S AID The jury reported that it found the space alloted for of- fice space at the Children's Aid building seemed to be _inade- quate and poorly laid out. The "shelter" side of the operation 'was found to be quite adequat- ely provided for in the space alloted and in all other ways. FAIRVIEW LODGE Fairview Lodge was found to be one of the most pleasant and well run operations visited by the jury. It concurred with a previous jury in reporting that larger closets in the patients rooms were needed and a four or five passenger elevator would be most useful to the auditorium. could be heard from these coat racks and furniture for court room four was stored un- covered. The humidity of the entire building was found to be at an extremely low level. a sign asking people to return trays and dishes be posted in the cafeteria and rubber door- stops be fitted on courtroom doors. The grand jury compli- mented the building mainten- ance staff on an extremely good of the building is be- ing considered. The Jury also suggested that the doorways in ey special care-ward be enlarg- ed, COUNTY JAIL The jury recommended that a fire extinguisher be provided in the workshop of the County Jail. It noted that the present extinguisher to serve the work- shop is located outside a lock- ed door. The county jail generally was found to be in excellent condi- tion and under competent sup- ervision. COUNTY COURT HOUSE The County Court House was found to be in excellent shape by the jury and facilities seem- ed to be quite satisfactory for present requirements and fu- ture needs. The jury recommended better soundproofing of the jury rooms and chambers as normal voices rooms in the court room. The eastern entrance of the building was found void of any It was also recommended that -"Arsenic and Old Lace" to 35 centres across Canada. The Chief said present space} twice as in 'satisfactory' condition to- Lynch, 38 of Eastbourne Ave- hood at St. | I | A wave of clouds appear- ed to be bowling in on Osh- awa off Lake Ontario today. But it never made it to land. started studies for the priest- Alphonsus be as a city Semi Cold air created the phen- omena which settled adam- antly in the lake's centre until about noontime when controller. especi the sun finally started mak- ing its mark at alleviating below-zero temperatures, But 'Jack Frost" will likely tow ards industrial development and downtown re- development. With his business training and his youth 'Bob' says he will approach civic problems with vigor and drive. The trend in government today is to bring in more younger people, he says. He adds that the city has been drifting along too long on old fashioned ideas and methods, with a council which allows civil servants to run the city. This is opposed to our demo- cratic system, he says. Peo- ple are elected by the people to govern the city for them. CON. ROBERT NICOL be painting the same illus- trious shoreline picture to- morrow as the weatherman is predicting more of that. iy <> Times MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, An anticipated reduction in truck production schedules -- involving the indefinite layoff of up to 100 workers, has been delayed one week, a General Motors spokesman said today. The reduction was expected to accompany the return to work today by 10,400 GM work- ers, who have been laid off for the past six working days. The expected indefinite layoff of 100 men was announced by GM in a Jan. 12 statement. The first contingent of work- ers returned at 7 a.m. today, COLD - WEATHER WAVE OF CLOUD ROLLS IN TO CITY HARBOR AREA cold and clear weather. The above panel pictures were taken near the pier at the base of Simcoe Street South. --Oshawa Times Photos Not more than a puddle of alcohol appears to have been sold in Oshawa hotel dining rooms yesterday -- premiere day for outside-the-home Sun- day drinking in Ontario. Under an amended liquor act, people could legally enjoy cocktails while dining in licensed premises, but most seem to have stayed at home. A survey of four licensed establishments shows that three took advantage of the new law and one is waiting for the tourist season. The Genosha Hotel, Georgian Motor Hotel and Carousel Inn, all reported average turn-out crowds of about 100 people Men With N Two Toronto men who re- ceived kidneys from a_ city man following a fatal car acci- dent last month are reported day at Toronto Western Hospi- tal. George Drury, 28 and Nor- man Long, 32, received kidneys transplanted from Charles The jury suggested, however job. eee "Cultiva PROFESSOR RAMSAY COOK t boosting mothers for the school concert band's trip to Expo '67 this June. card night at the school audi- torium held by the McLaughlin Band Booster club of 80 women members that brought in the money performance on grounds June 26 and 27. spokesman about band mem- bers. "That's why they will hold car washes, a slave day, a gar- den spring clean-up and an an-|s nual May concert', Band Boosters Rid Expo Trip McLaughlin Collegiate's band raised $500. About 400 persons attended a for their four-concert the Expo "They want to pay for the rip themselves', said a band In Satisfactory Condition the water, is stressed to with- ew Kidneys nue, following his one-car fatal accident, Three other injured _resi- dents are also still in hospital. Seven-year-old Kenneth Par- ish, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Parish of 206 Gibb St. in Osh- awa is still unconscious today in Sick Children's Hospital. The boy received head injuries when he ran into a vehicle last October in Oshawa. tourist season when it would be more operationally practical Cocktail Sales On Sunday Slow In Three City Hotels apiece. But out of the approxi- mate 300 patrons, hotel man- gers say less than one-third indulged. Drinking hours were from noon to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Genosha Hotel sold cocktails to about 50 per cent of meal patrons and the manager there says he doesn't think anybody went for a second round. Only about 10 per cent took a drink with meals at the Carousel and about 30 to 35 per cent were indulging at the Georgian Motor Hotel. A spokesman for the Carousel says he'll be lucky if he breaks even in selling liquor--that the sale of liquor didn't justify the first payroll. The one hotel in the survey that didn't serve at all was the Central, and a spokesman there said he would wait for the to serve drinks on a Sunday. Restaurant owner Frank Lem of 14% King St. E., is still unconscious today in the Osh- awa General Hospital after falling down his stairs last December. His condition has been descibed as "un- changed." A Fittings Ltd., worker who was injured in a fire at the factory which took the life of one man and injured four others, was <escribed.as "very well" today at Toronto General Hospital. Armindo Desousa, 38, of 92 Olive Ave. is now operating a wheel chair and "looks very, very good," a hospital spokesman said. PLAN FOR HURRICANES bridge, more than 160 feet above tand earthquakes and 300- he said. m.p.h. winds. |Barrie since 1961, will be the guest speaker at the Oshawa Christian Business Men's Civic Night Dinner to be held at the Genosha Hotel tomorrow night. 1954 when he won an alder- man's seat on Barrie town coun- cil. 1961 and has been relected by acclamation on two occasions. Cooke is president of the On- Portugal's Tagus River|tario Association of Mayors and Reeves and a member of theli national executive of the Cana- dian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities. Mayor Of Barrie To Speak In City Lester E. Cooke, mayor of President of Cooke Cartage He was elected mayor in quest shows that the commit- mittee. centennial recreation project at the Civic Auditorium we are trying to keep our requests ently has abdijt March, can in fact spend un- authorized money if permission is received from council. but it was not known how many men were on the first work \shift of the day. However, all laid off workers were expected to be back on the job by 6-p.m. About 1,600 workers in the parts, tool PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PAST REQUESTED BY THE TIMES |. Pictures from the past are particularly popular this Cen- tennial year. Photographs from earlier days in Oshawa, Whitby and Ontario County are prized possessions in the homes of many readers of The Oshawa Times. As part of the Centennial observance here, The Times proposes to publish in regular and special Centennial edi- tions a series of these pic- tures from the past. Times readers are invited to send such photographs to the newspaper or contact us and we will call for them. The pictures will be re-photo- graphed and returned to you promptly in good condition. Pictures can be sent to The Times' Librarian, Mrs. R. Pleau. the layoff, called by GM 1967 '100 -Worker Plant Layoff Mr. Taylor has_ said ° that when he and another nine mem- bers of the UAW auto pact tar- iff committee go to Ottawa they will "raise hell'? about the pact and see what can be done about getting jobs for the Oshawa area, The labor leader also blames the auto pact for a 2,600 to 3,000-man layoff by GM in the city last August. An unemploy- ment insurance official has said that some 1,300 of those men remain jobless in Oshawa and area to date. SHORT HEARING Three cabinet ministers have given the UAW 30 minutes to air their problems in Ottawa and Mr. Taylor said he and the and maintenance|tariff committee have plans to operations were not affected bylraise a question on the. brief- tolness of the hearing in relation vel vehicle stocks more close-|to the size of their problem. in line with auto sales. " Donles the standstill five- day pradection quashed these rumors, OTTAWA TALKS From the outset Albert Tay- lor, Local 222, United Auto Workers president, blamed the shutdown on the controversial Canada - U.S. free trade auto pact -- nmin to come under heavy fire in Ottawa Wednes- day. If at first you don't succeed, try a little harder -- seems to be the spirit of the city's cen- tennial co-ordinating commit- tee. Centennial organizers asked city council last November for a $5,000 grant -- a grant which was referred to the 1967 budget discussions. A more recent re- tee has boosted its request. Now it is asking for $20,000 to help them through the centen- nial year. "We could spend much, much more than that," said A. H. Murdoch, chairman of the com- "But in view of the city's committments for its own own." The committee, which pres- $500 working SI ge Ltd., 5 eae: ' ; é S its ki in Can- real nee titieal pp ye dollars in its kitty until the xo of its kind in Can budget comes out in about The which will The monetary request will At the present time Mayor "Elephants have Right of Way" and Crocodiles." SPORTSMEN WARNED Among notices on' golf courses n Zambia and The Congo are: Celebration Committee Seeks Centennial Funds of $11,634,000, which Ontario's economics Minister, Stanley Randall, said is the largest sin- be used for decorations ($5,000), for assistance to Folk Festival activities ($5,000), secretaries and general assistance ($5,000) and a contingency fund for prizes and gifts up to $5,000. A few centennial projects have not. been sponsored yet, the chairman said today. The Children's Museum Theatre is still without sponsorship and Miss Dominion of Canada will come to the city for $85 per day. Student Residence Costs $13,000,000 TORONTO (CP) -- An agree- ment signed today clears the way for construction of a $13,- 000,000 student residence at the University of Guelph, said to be residence, house 1,662 students, is the first major preject of the Ontario Student Housing Corp., a provin- cial-government agency. Central Mortgage and Hous- ing Corp. has provided a loan "Beware of Snakes and gle residential Joan ever ap- proved by CMHC. te Unity" BILINGUAL SCHOOLS NEEDED... French Education Programs Urged A broader French education program is essential for On if stronger unity is to be culti- tario dents, some who came from as far away as Trenton, Ont., University of Toronto professor the ernment and He forecast could be a weak federal gov- ... EXCHANGE STUDENTS TOLD the end result came a separate state Whitby, Trenton, Tweed, Belle- ville and Lindsay. from Bowmanville, there stoppage later this month, But GM has Beg meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. with Labor Minister Local union officials to be among Canadian UAW leaders at the hearing will include, Wil- liam Harding, chairman of the GM bargaining committee in Oshawa; Patrick Smith, presi- dent of Toronto Local 439, and Mr. Taylor. The delegation will be led by George Burt, Canadian director of the UAW. A $70,000 building permit has 'been issued by the city to Con- solidated Truck Lines for a new office and warehouse at 655 Bloor St. W. The permit was the largest single permit issued during Jan- uary. Total value of all permits issued was $270,225. In January last year permits valued at $465,215 were issued and in January 1965 (a record year for building permit values) jermits valued at $121,502 were issued. A spokesman for Consolidated said today the general frieght operations are being moved to Bloor Street from the present location at 320 Cordova Rd. He said the company has 16 trucks but that 40 to 50 each day move in and out of the overcrowded Cordova property. He said the move to Bloor Street is being made to enlarge facilities and improve working conditions. Jaycees Hold Council Night Civic-minded Jaycees in Osh- awa will officially meet city council members tonight at a Truck Company Expanding City Permit Value Drops Other permits issued by the city last month included: --a $20,000 permit for a new service station at 1080 Sim- coe St. N. --nine single family dwelling permits and one for a dup- lex. Police Seek Hit-Run Car WHITBY (Staff) -- A 70-year old Whitby resident was struck down late Saturday evening while walking east on Dundas Street towards his home. Archibald Pringle of 999 Dun- das St. E., Whitby was struck by a hit - and - run driver who, according to witnesses, after slowing down put out his headlamps and fled from the scene of the accident. The auto- mobile has been described as a 1956-1958 Chevrolet or Pontiac stationwagon with a dark bot- tom and white top. Whitby's chief of police said the automobile could have sus- tained minor damage to its' fender. Mr. Pringle was taken to hos- pital and later released. dinner at the G ha Hotel and then sit in on a regular council meeting. "Jaycees have always been interested in civic affairs and have supported some who ran for municipal office," said Jay- cee president Gerry Brooks. He said Jaycees wanted to meet public officials personally and so have set up the first "Meet Council Night' which they hope will be continued. Mayor Ernest Marks will Chamber Seeks More Members A drive for 100 new members was launched today by the Osh- awa Chamber of Commerce. Campaign chairman Jack Risebrough says a group of 50 Chamber members have been divided into teams to canvass vated between English and Lage ooceod 'gna poor he xi agro | . tag Mr. Ramsay said the rule of Speak at the 6.15 pm. dinner, city during the week-long French - speaking Canadians, "cultural ' duality."* Piaget on hand for the Pee majority does not apply in at- and both parties will move tola' tev will be contacting about 80 exchange students INTEREST DECLINES e seminar Ganeninne a ee tempting to improve relations the chamber room of the city) pier. and. professional abe were told Saturday at an Osh- He said there is a declining . Le ae poe gees Ta a between French and English hall for a regular council ple inviting them to join the awa seminar. interest of, the problem of S catiaent ge Eh glide Be Canadians. mecHng: Oshawa Chamber. As part of an educational French-speaking Canadians out- sponsored by the Canadian "If we say that -- . the Thirty riembers of the teams expansion the Ontario govern- side Quebec. Council of Christians and Jews French-Canadians might say MUSEUM GETS TROPHY | attended a_ kick-off breakfast ment should advance more Ontario and Quebec share a bei te 'we'll live by our majority WOODSTOCK, Ont. (CP) -- A|today at the Hotel Genosha. vigorously in development of similar "duality". attitude in 30 FROM CITY rule'." |30-inch statuette of Sir John A.| Any business or professional bilingual schools, history pro- federal achievements in powers Oshawa. and ° Peterborough The French are obsessed with |Macdonald, made in 1886 by|people interested in the city fessor Ramsay Cook told stu- and responsibilities, said the ae eae. « the Constitution because they Louis Philippe Hebert, has been | are urged to join the Chamber dents at Eastdale Collegiate bilingual author of the book were most heavily represented want to see their rights as presented to the Oxford County|and support its efforts for a Institute. "Canada and the French-Cana- at the seminar, having some 30 Canadian citizens in "black Museum. The anonymous donor|better community, said Mr. During his lecture to stu- dian Question." delegates in attendance. Others and white," he said, had owned it for 58 years. Risebrough, i 4