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L 3 ; NO, THAT'S not the lat- est Russian anti-tank weap- on. It's a standard 30.06 rifle which Bob Simpson of Even 14-Year-Olds Can Buy Shotgun In Oshawa Stores By GORDON HENDERSON Of The Times Staff >< the Otto Schwartz Gun Shop is struggling to hold aloft. The weapon, which Otto Schwartz worked on himself, is simply a_ test Regulations in respect to handguns, which include pis- tols and revolvers, -are ex- Compared to our neighbors to|tremely strict. the south, Canada is an island In spite of this Sergeant of sanity when it comes to the|M. T. Van Allen, identification use and control of firearms. officer with the Oshawa police, Fifty Americans are shot to|"eports he registered 210 hand- death every day, and records show that 750,000 Americans h ' fro fi i ed all mye dink bom. guntite. see must be registered with the ROMP, and there is a penalty 1900, or more than were killed in both world wars. Yet when it comes to the matter of control, anyone over 14 can walk into.an Oshawa sporting goods store and pur- chase a high velocity repeating rifle or a semi-automatic shot- gun capable of releasing three) i guns this year in Oshawa. Sergeant Van Allen explain- handguns in Canada in the criminal code for pos- sessing an unregistered hand- gun. To obtain possession of a handgun, you must be 21, and of good character. criminal record which in- Having a deadly blasts at the pull of a volved the use of firearms trigger. would be one situation which might make it impossible to ob- He need only sign his name,|tain a permit. produce evidence of identity, and walk away with his lethal purchase. "Upon choosing the gun you want, you must go to the police station and give a de- According to a high ranking/ccription of it and the maker's city police officer, it requires), ome, only the use of a file and a certain amount of know-how to convert a semi-automatic rifle! ; ; permit enabling you to pur- into a fully automatic weapon| hase the handgun and bring which could spew out a burst); it to the police station. At this of as many as 14 slugs. point, a registration form is A government regulation re-|filled out and sent to the On- quires that pump action OF|tario Provincial Police weap- semi-automatic shotguns b@lons branch, where it is signed plugged so only three shells can/py the registrar. This is stan- be fired without reloading, butidard policy in Ontario. A di- it is common knowledge these|rective from the Attorney Gen- plugs are easily removed andjeral's Department gives the the shotgun converted into the|Qpp the power of registration most deadly weapon imagina-|for all Ontario centres under ble, capable of cutting swaths|199,000 population. through a crowd with a pattern of 12-gauge pellets. The great advantages of the Canadian regulations are in re- spect to hand guns and mail order weapons. In Canada, it is simply im- possible to buy a gun through the mail, although »in the United States this is a common practice. The weapon which killed John F. Kennedy, the American president, was a mail order weapon. IN PERSON In Canada, the user must purchase his weapon in person. @ne Oshawa sporting goods store questions the purchaser as to the use to which he in- tends to put his weapon, This helps to prevent the purchase af a gun which is not intended for use on a certain target. Thus, no buyer would be allow- ed to purchase a .22 rifle if he said it was for deer hunting, as his gun is grossly under- powered for such game. It is in fact illegal to hunt deer or other large game with such a gun, although people have done so successfully in the past. Doctor Selected For Hillsdale Dr. Allan G. Stocks of Brook- lin was appointed home physi- cian for Hillsdale Manor last night by. city council. Dr. Stocks was selected from The OPP then sends copies of the registration to the hope- ful owner, the local police de- partment, and the RCMP. TWO WEEKS The RCMP then files the per- son's name and sends out a certificate of registration, The police will then give you|® a form, which is a carrying gun to test barrel accur- acy. The bolt action weap- on weighs 17 pounds and is equipped with an unusual- ly thick barrel and heavy er's hands eventually. Sergeant pleted in about two weeks. Carrying permits more difficult to obtain, and there are usually only three reasons for an occupation, and the most common is a joint carrying per- mit which is issued to gun practices. A person who has a posses- sion permit but not a carrying permit can't take a handgun outside his own home. Sergeant Van Allen says the federal system of gun regula- tion is far superior to the American system, where each state has its own gun laws. He pointed out, "In some states a kid can go in and buy a handgun like it was bubble ables him to purchase a weap- thing but which differs only in that it is gas operated and fires a low velocity pellet rath- er than a bullet. able in either rifle or handgun form and can be highly dan- gerous, as is shown by the re- cent arrest of a 17-year-old Toronto youth on a_ criminal negligence charge which was laid following an incident in which a young girl suffered severe eye damage. The gas guns can be pur- chased by a 14-year-old, Van Allen said the entire reg-jof 100 feet and are used in istration process can be com-|target shooting at ranges of 50- 60 feet. Most are either .22 or are far 4 calibre and fire grooved pel- ets. obtaining one.j/many cases to be exact repli- One is the protection of life|cas of such weapons as the and property in unusual cases.|combat .38 revolver and the Another is in connection with|MI carbine. TWO SCHOOLS stock plus a target scope. The weight of the gun re- duces movement when it is laid on a support during fir- PROCEDURE FOR PURCHASE OF FIREARMS by reduces warping when the gun heats up after being fired. ' (Oshawa Times Photo) A TYPICAL _ sporting goods store display of the type of weapons available to the public is seen above. These rifles and shotguns are readily available to anyone who can afford to purchase them, unlike handguns, which are strict- ly regulated by federal law. Although it happens all the time, anyone who sells even IN CANADA ammunition, let alone a firearm, to anyone under the age of 14 is committing a criminal offense. ing and the barrel thickness They have an over-all range The guns are designed in | There are two schools of clubs to enable members to|thought on the issue of the gas carry guns to and from target|Suns. One is that they put dangerous and even lethal power in the hands of juve- niles. The other is it gives youths a chance to train and practice good hunting and safe- ty techniques before going on to more dangerous live am- munition weapons. Oshawa has at least 10 out- lets for gun sales, ranging from actual gunsmith shops to regular. department -- stores. The most powerful rifle car- 'um."" ried by several of the stores Although no. youth can ob-|was a .308 calibre weapon which tain a handgun which uses livejis an excellent deer gun. Other ammunition, there is a new|good deer guns sold are the trend in weaponry which en-/30.06, the .303, and the 30.30. One salesman said more pow- on which resembles the reallerful weapons are not in de- mand because there is no moose hunting permitted this year south of the French and Mat- tawa Rivers, although moose These carbon dioxide gas-jare moving farther south every operated pellet guns are avail-|year. NOISY ACTION The same salesman mention- ed the stupidity of some gun buyers who want to purchase bolt action rifles for deer hunt- ing, although the action of the rifle makes too much noise for bush hunting. He also criticized hunters who use scopes for deer hunting in bush country when although he can't hunt with) which will wind up in the own- one until the age of 15 Two Canadian football teams and two Oshawa Times carrier - salesmen will have one thing in common Dec. 2-- they will be at Lansdowne Park, Ottawa for the Grey Cup game. The Grey Cup trip is the top prize in The Times' circu- lation campaign called "Touch Down '67"'. The ¢am- paign gives carriers the op- portunity to earn their choice of one or more of more than TRIP TO GREY CUP GAME TOP PRIZE FOR CARRIERS 20 different prizes including cameras, transistorized rec- ord players and flights over the Oshawa area aboard an Air Canada Vanguard. Every new subscriber a car- rier receives gives him the opportunity to win a trip to | the Grey Cup game. The two top prize-winners will travel to Ottawa Dec. 1 and return Dec. 3. They will also see the Grey Cup parade Saturday most kills are made at a range of 50 to 75 yeards. As far as price goes, one Sim- coe Street gunshop mentioned it had a $550 dollar rifle for sale, and could provide a $4, 500 weapon if there was a de- mand for it. The same gunshop has what must be the most unusual rifle in Oshawa. This is a 17-lb. bolt action 30.06 test gun which is used to test barrel accur- acy. This weapon has an ex- tremely thick barrel which re- |sists the warping action of heat. Oshawa gun stores don't need a special permit to sell rifles or shotguns but do need a special licence to be a dealer in new and used handguns, This would be obtained after an OPP morning. inquiry as to security and safe- 'ty. RUSTLERS STR 400- POUND STEER SHOT WHITBY (Staff) -- Steak stealers struck for the sec- ond time this year in Whitby Ontario Provincial Police ter- ritory on Monday. Raymond Kerry, of lot 18, Con. 11, in Reach Township, near Greenbank, complained to Whitby OPP that someone had shot one of his 400-pound Hereford steers through the head but had been scared off before they had a chance to buteher the animal on the spot. The steer was valued at $130. IKE AGAIN, Police stated that the nature of the shot was such that it indicated the animal She Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1967 had been shot deliberately rather than accidentally. A Whitby OPP spokesman warned "A charge of theft over $50 is a serious crimi- nal charge and every effort will be made to apprehend anyone connected with the theft of any livestock." A similar occurrence took place in mid-summer but on that occasion the animal was butchered. Plans for establishment of a zens, on John and _ Centre Streets, at a cost of $275,000, were approved by city council last night. Con. Frank McCallum said that half the cost, amounting to $137,500, would be given by pri- vate donors, and there would be a provincial grant of 30 per cent, amounting to $82,500, leaving 2 Oper cent, $55,000, to be provided by the city. He said it was believed grants would be received to the same percentage for maintenance and operation. In a report, a special com- mittee said they would recom- mend to city council the pur- chase of five residential prop- erties at the southeast corner of John and Centre Streets, where the centre could be situ- ated. The building would then face Memorial Park. Drop-In Centre Plans Approved By City Council Con. McCallum out to people in their sixties, including many couples, and 1,000 replies had been received, showing that approximately 850 were in favor of the project. Another 137 were not against it, but felt they would probably never use it. He said the committee was set up under the previous coun- cil and members had visited similar centres in Windsor, Port Colborne and Kitchener, Council authorized Pentland, Baker and Polson, architects, to proceed with preparations for working plans and call for tenders for construction of the centre. The city solicitor was also authorized to proceed with in- corporation as required by the Elderly Citizens Act, to be known as the Oshawa Elderly Citizens Association. BROOKLIN (Staff) -- Solici- tors are trying to make sure the new Town of Whitby gets "a fair deal' early next year, it was announced at a meeting of Whitby township council Monday. The County of Ontario has instructed lawyers to present a private bill to the next sitting of the provincial legislature to provide for two representatives and six votes for each of the municipalities of Whitby and Pickering. time in 1968, amalgamation of the Town of Whitby and the Township. of Ontario County Proposes 'Fair Deal' For New Town This is because for a_ short) following the} four votes instead of eight which the two now have. Council will appoint a full- time planner for the new town. The post will be advertised, with a closing date of Nov. 6, with duties to start Dec. 15. Integration of staffs of Whitby and Whitby township will be considered at a meet- ing, Oct. 24 A special meeting will be held immediately after each Whitby and Whitby township joint meeting on amalgama- tion. A plebiscite on Sunday mov- ies will be presented for voting during the Dec. 9 municipal Whitby, Whitby will have only election. "DON'T LET IT RAIN" come down," seemed to "Oh no, don't let the rain awa riding, said: be the and I feel confident that the "T feel good good ground time." votes will go in my favor. I CANDIDATES' CRY All Confident, Feeling 'Pretty Good' William Newman, voted when the polls were opened, his wife work for the next South ridings as the howd: began today. six applicants by the ment committee of the manor, following the death' of the pre- vious incumbent, Dr. Eva Ug- ray on Sept. 25. The appointment is subject to the approval of the provincial minister of social and family services. UKRAINIAN CHURCH Bishop Izydor Borecky laid the cornerstone of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. George, come of the elections. down was the rain. Albert V. Walker, on Albert Street near Highway @1, May 9, 1955. ery today from most candi- dates in Oshawa and Ontario Most of them said this morn- The only thing getting them Oshawa riding Conservative candidate, said he was "'fine'" but he was "not too happy about the rain. cratic Party candidate in Osh- voting will be visiting many people in the polls today but my main object is to get people out to them," he said. them out to vote." vote,"' said Mr. Pilkey. "I'll go ing they felt "pretty good' and to their doors and talk to quite confident about the out- "We'll get James Potticary, Liberal candidate in Oshawa riding, said: "I feel pret morning. Oh yes, there can only be We're all set to go," he said, he said. "We're going to work very Mr. Potticary s hard to get people out to the for provincial offi polls despite the rain." "a great educatio Clifford Pilkey, New Demo- "If we don't win t ty good this I feel confi- dent about the outcome. But one winner," aid standing ce has been mn' for him. his time, we will try again. We have laid ONTARIO SOUTH Alban Ward, Ontario South Liberal candidate, said he would run "very strongly" in the provincial race and he pre- dicted there would be about 100-200 votes between the win- ner and the runner-up. "I don't think we'll be far behind if we are behind," said Mr. Ward. Social Credit candidate James Mackie said the party's only intention in today's elec- tion is to make "a good show- ing." "TI feel very confident we will make a good showing," he said. Progressive Conservative candidate for Ontario South, Said today. "He looked 'quite cheerful this morning but he didn't like the rain," said Mrs. Newman. "He was wishing the sun would shine,"' she said. Thomas Edwards, NDP can- didate for Ontario South, was visiting polls at 9 a.m. today. "We expect him to be in the committee rooms at 8 p.m. get- ting ready for the victory cele- brations," said campaign chair- man Larry Deschenes. He said he was not worried that the rain might keep people from voting but he said Edwards' supporters would have to work _ "a little bit harder." City Retains Consultants City Council last night decid- of the evaluations involved |time we have not had time to ed to retain the services of\heads of departments and he|go through, and we are criti- staff consultant Warnock Her- sey Company Ltd., Toronto, un- til their contract has been com- } oe said 4,000|pleted, but that another repre- drop-in centre for elderly citi-|questionnaires had been sent|sentative should look after Osh- awa matters in place of Don- ald Brown. would not want to evaluate hi peers, ate. He also said Warnock Hersey had evolved a system of rat- ing which only they could oper- s\cizing one man because we do not know where we stand. "We know that overtime in some departments is terrible. "T think it is unfair." Ald. William Paynter, in the It was a decision the previous|chair, said it was a question of r. Brown made criticisms|council had made, said Con./personalities and it was thought of overtime earnings of city en- Frank McCallum, and this|this man could not work with gineers and agreed to reply tojcouncil could in no way bejcity hall staff. some of it: was 'padding'. David Murray, personnel of- ficer, said the firm was paid ing unit, and it would provide a free maintenance service until July 1968. The firm, he said, was Mon- treal based, and he did not think there would be any dif- ficulty in replacing Mr. Brown. Replying to Ald. John DeHart, he said there was continuing need for maintenance because jobs changed. When Ald. Ernest Whiting ask- ed: "Does this mean as a coun- cil we cannot make evaluations and must have consultants? Surely we have capable depart- ment heads who can do the job and know how much it is worth," Mr. Murray said some Board Duties Investigated City council last night ap- proved a motion by Ald. Gordon Attersley that board of control should investigate to determine the duties, responsibilites and functions of the board in the city administration. The motion also called for a bylaw to be passed defining the duties of the board. Mayor Ernest Marks said the board had already asked city solicitor Hugh Couch to investi- gate policies of other councils in this matter. Ald. Attersley said that at various times chairmen of com- mittees had felt board of control was invading their area. "They have done a tremen- dous job for the city in this past year" he added. "There have been 81 meetings, I think, but it may be some of the matters which have taken up so much of their time should be referred to committees rather than them." MEET DANNY KAYE More than 300 people, includ- ing Mrs. C. G. Step and Mrs. D. K. Stiles of Oshawa, were on hand at Toronto's Interna- tional Airport yesterday to greet Danny Kaye as he took part in a whirlwind tour of 22 cities on behalf of the United Nations International Children's Emer- gency Fund. Mrs. Step is pre- sident of the Oshawa UNICEF branch and chairman for On- tario and Durham counties. Mr. Kaye urged the school children present to double last year's 'a question by Robert Nicol that|held responsible. When the con- tract was up, it was then some- thing to be decided. "We have reprimanded Mr. "and said what he thought. "As board of control mem- ers, we have a list of over- Warnock Hersey were special- ists said Ald. Gordon Attersley, who had information from right across Canada on which they $6,600 for evaluating jobs of|Brown because he spoke his|could evaluate jobs. In former staff outside the union bargain-©ind," said Con. Margaret Shaw, years, the finance committee would make recommendations gad consultation with coun- cil. Referred To Despite a vigorous protest by Con. Margaret Shaw that her controversial enquiry among 16 municipalities on the staffing of their public works' departments be debated in public, city coun- cil last night referred it to the public works committee. The criticism of overstaffing jin the department was not new, said Ald. Bruce Mackey, chair- man of the public works com- mittee, and was dealt with in the Woods, Gordon report of August, 1962. The committee, he said, want- ed to make 'an agonizing ap- praisal" of the department. Referring to the organiza- tional report given to council by deputy commissioner of works Robert Richardson, Ald. Mackey said he regretted the sensationalism, charges and counter - charges which had arisen, because he felt that as a council they should work in co-operation with each other. "T feel we need an orderly study of the department," he added. "We must thoroughly understand the policy of the department as laid down by this council and previous coun- cils to decide if it is being operated in an_ efficent and economic manner and to estab- lish objectives." He agreed the report did pose many questions, and per- haps other matters should be studied. The reference made in The Oshawa Times to the an- nual statistics issued by the department of municipal af- fairs underlined the fact that the public works department undertook more contractural and engineering work than other cities, and another factor to be taken into consideration was the rapid growth of the city. After the meeting, Ald. Mac- key said there would be a preliminary discussion of Con. Shaw Report On Staffing Committee until a report had gone to council, "We have not had a chance to discuss it," he said, '"'and we will be discussing positions with the department and what they are doing." Opposing the move, Con. Shaw said the public had first asked her the questions. and she could not answer them. "We have been trying to get at the facts for three years," she declared. 'The public have the right to know. They are paying the shot and we are representing them. "I want no discussion behind closed doors, I want it out in the open. "Since submitting the report, I have had replies from other cities and they show we are in a bigger stewpot than before." The city engirleer's depart- ment, she claimed, demanded everything, "our curbs are {practically hand finished," she added. | A suggestion for a committee to study the report was put forward by Ald. Ernest Whit- ing. He said Con. Shaw had worked by herself all these months and perhaps much could now be done in private. It was just too bad this had hit the press and the air, said. Ald. Russell McNeill. 'When something like this comes up, the press should be kept out," he said. However matters had gone too far now to be dropped and he supported the view that a special committee should be formed to make a complete investigation. Commending Con. Shaw for her report, Ald, Gilbert Mur- doch said he did not think com- parisons could be made with other cities unless the full ex- tent of their operations was known, He also thought it was a question where the board of control should establish poli- Shaw's report at the public works committee meeting on Oct. 23: This meeting would be open to the press but it might be Hallowe'en efforts. asked to withhold publication cies for the city. The report, \he pointed out, did not men- \tion the amount of money spent |by other cities on contracts out- side their public works depart ments,