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"UNION ASKS LESS HOURS. HIGHER PAY THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Ostia Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle: OSHAWA WHITBY VOL. 7--NO. 268 OSHAWA-WHITBY, - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1948 PAGE THREE Return To Essentials |{Morrison and Beth Corrigan. In Education Needed Says O.C.V. "I feel that we must get back to simple education. By that I do not mean the three R's. Our depart- mentalized educational system is going, I feel, to get top heavy. I would suggest we get a form of education which will enable the pupil to contact the teacher who in turn will direct, warm the heart, keep the head cool and at the same time impart a few bits of useable knowledge to the pupil," declared Principal A. E. O'Neill of the Osh- awa Collegiate and Vocational In- stitute at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club yesterday. Pointing out that he was not re- ferring to Oshawa nor to any spe- cific instances but rather as re- gards education as a whole, Mr. O'Neill dealt with his subject under five topics, namely the pupil, the parent, the teacher, the trustee and the official. He was introduced to the club by Rotarian Dr. S. J. Phillips while the thanks of the club for a humorous and instruc- tive address was expressed by President John G. Geikie. Parenthood Serious Undertaking Speaking about the pupil, Mr. O'Neill commented that parenthood is a very serious undertaking which all too often is entered into lightly by too many. While the modern trend is to allow the child to do as it pleases, at the same time. there should be some discipline imposed before it is too late. Today the child who is allowed to do pretty much as it likes finds that in school it is required to do things for the first and perhaps last time in its life. In the speaker's opinion the overdulgence #nd exploitation of youth today was to be deplored al- though it is laudable that parents should want their children to have more privileges than was their lot. At the same time it is necessary to insist that the child have certain standards and that certain work be required of it. As regard the parent, the speak- er said schools have encouraged them to turn their children over to them. This is right but parents have retained their right to interfere which makes the job of the school difficult. It should be kept in mind that out of a total of 168 hours per week the child spends but 30 in school. For that reason the parent must not expect the imposible. The num- ber of delinquent and broken homes I. Principal is also increasing the problem of the school, Teacher Greatest Bargain Even if salaries were increased the teacher would still be the great- | est bargain on the employment market, Mr. McNeill contended. In his opinion, salary is not the deter- mining factor in the supply of teachers but rather the place to which the teacher' is allocated in the community. The first require- | ment of a good teacher should, be that they be educated persons able to give a broad viewpoint on life and provide a training in skills. That in essence is what education should be. The modern trend, it was stated, is that to get advancement in the teaching profession one must be spectacular and a good showman. At present there is no way of re- warding the classroom teacher un- less he or she is promoted to an administrative position. When this is done the importance of the classroom is overlooked. "I should like to see the teacher get more money if it were possibla. They deserve more money and should have a place as educated people in the community. They would at least have a better place socially," Mr, McNeill commented. Regarding trustees, attention was dra to the fact that they are usually men who work at businesses. With them education is an avocation. The job of trus- tee is a big one and Mr. O'Neill felt we cannot expect boards to be experts in all the intricacies of euucation. Boards were too prone to judge education by buildings, equipment, plans and statistics. They are the body but not ihe soul of education. Too often the class room teach- er and the essentials of education are overlooked while those 'who stress window dressing make the biggest impression and as super- salesman get the selection. While plans, charts, graphs and tables of statistics are all right in their place, Mr. O'Neill defied any- one to put the individual pupil on paper. He felt the present day | approach to the problems of edu- cation by officialdom is too cold. Rules and regulations are making a glorified bookkeeper of the teacher leaving no time for essentials. In his opinion regulations should nev- er be substituted for reason. What Council Did Second reading was given a by- law at last night's meeting of city council, held in the old city hall, to purchase lots from Robert Mc- Grath and Albert E. Sargeant on the west side of Patricia Avenue for a "tot" park. A deputation from the Interna- tional Brotherhood of Electrical 'Workers appeared before council asking passage of a by-law making the labor regulations of the De- partment of Labor applicable to the Oshawa employees of the P.U.C.and the waterworks department. Spokesman for the deputation said that such a by-law was necessary to bring the electrical employees under the provisions of the Ontario Labor Relations Act. He was told that it should be the P.U.C. with which he should negotiate rather than the council. The honorarium granted members of the Court of Revision, L. S. Hyman and S. A. Bone, was in- creased from $100 to $200. Members of the North-west Com- munity Association asked, in a com- munication to council, that a chil- dren's park be established in the Park Road-Colborne Street area and, furthermore that some of the city property in that area be utiliz- ed as a skating rink. First request was turnéd over to the City Prop- erty Committee. Dealing with the request for a skating rink, council authorized the Parks Board to: go ahead. Eight lots will be turned over to Sunnyside Park as an addition to a ground already occupied by the amusement area. Property is city- . owned Some action is finally going to be taken to clean up the old Wes- leyan Methodist Cemetery, now owned by Simcoe Street United Church. Alderman W. J. Lock re- ported that the church committee appointed to deal with the matter had inspected the cemetery and proposed to begin to have the land Coming E Events BAZAAR, TEA ROSM_ORANGE HALL, Bruce 8t., 2:30, Friday, Nov. 19. Aus- pices Ladies' Aux., Sons of Tsiep Flute Band. 268¢) RUMMAGE SALE--ST. CEORGE'S oan ish Hall, Wed., 1:30. Auspices, Lady Liberals, (268a) RUMMAGE SALE, INCLUDING GOOD used fur coats, very reasonable, over Morrison's Pugs, 12 King West, Friday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m. (Nov. 16-18) BAZAAR, TEA AND SALE OF WORK, to be held in King Street United Church, Wednesday, November 17, 3 o'clock. Under the auspices of Friendship Group. Price 25¢c. (267b) cleared of its overgrown trees and bushes. More information would be forthcoming, he said. The City Engineer and the P.U.C. were instructed to collaborate on plans for a new lighting system for Ritson Road south from King Street to Bloor. Arrangements will be made for two members of a special council committee and two members of a committee appointed from the Board of Education to meet with the Police Commission regarding | the matter of traffic danger to school children. Alderman Evelyn | Bateman was also instructed to get | costs of installing "flicker lights" | on the roads near schools. Finance Committee of = council was appointed to make an agree- ment with the P.U.C. to provide for municipal levying of taxes in 1949 on P.UC. property. Alderman R. D. Humphreys, K.C., said that the municipality had powers to levy taxes on utilities property under the terms of a recent Act of Legis- lature. "We pay them full rates for what | we get from them so why shouldn't they pay taxes", Alderman Hum- phreys asked. Oshawa Business Men's Associa- tion was granted $175 to provide Christmas decoration for their an- nual Santa Claus parade to be held on Saturday, November 27. A request from the merchants on Celina Street that the thorough- fare between King and Athol Streets be better lighted was refer- red to the City Property Commit- tee. The petition, which was sign- ed by most of the merchants in that area pointed out that light- ing there was "poor and out of date". A communication' from Oshawa and District Labor Council asking that council request the Depart- ment of Highways to provide a new eastern outlet for Number 2A High- way, was read and considered. Mayor McCallum pointed out that not long ago the city receiv- ed a substantial amount of help from the government to help pave Ritson Road. It was known, furth- ermore, that the Department in- tended to go ahead east of Oshawa with the highway To ask for a new outlet would be a complete re- versal of face on the part of the municipality. WIDELY-USED RAY Itra-violet rays are used in the production of cigarettes, chickens, soft drinks, felt hats, beer and bread. I Ur. : all for women's voices--will hg in English by Louis Roy, |, story of the opera is based ithe ancient Greek legend of husician who went into the of Hades to rescue his dead Thus it is set in antiquity, the other | taking place in Greece and |ether world. Orpheus, in le- is the unrivalled musician; If Apollo, the god of music, and |lliope, musig of epic poetry. the opéra begins, Orpheus is This is the second in & series of Education ' Week Articles, 4 to be published by The Times- Gazette, under the auspices ' of the Oshawa Teachers' Coun- | cil. This article was prepared ! by Miss Marion Swain. ling the death of his wife Eu- surrounded at her tomb by jends. prays that she be restored to ffering to make any sacrifice, to descend into the nether to rescue her. Amor, the god e, is touched by his sincere | and allows Orpheus to go to ther world in search of Eury- But there is a condition: Or- may win her back only by the of song, without explaining the nature of his visit, and ht once looking directly into pce. If he does, death will her again. heus descends to Hades, and F is scene Gluck has fashioned terly blending of music and | To signify the hellish dance S Furies at the gates, he bor- | a a fiery passage from his own | uan music. Orpheus' plea for ance is punctuated by shouts !"" from the Furies--but he is allowed in. There he finds ce, and begins to lead her to pper world, but without so (HA pangs at I her. Eurydice Room, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16--Storie Park Meeting, Lecture Room, 8 pm.; Senior Radio Drama Group, Board Room. Wednesday, Nov. 17--Central Council Neighbourhood Associations Meeting, Lecture Room, 8 p.m.. Thursday, Nov. 18--Senior Radio Drama Group, in Board Room. Friday, Nov. 19--St. Andrew's So- ciety in Auditorium, 8.30; North West Neighbourhood Community Meeting, Club Lounge, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20--Community Square Dance--Auditorium, 8.30 p. m.; Harman Park Hosts. Music by Harold Godfrey. Hele a new ed CB manen never 'Winter Fair Opens Today In Toronto Toronto, Nov. v.15 -- -- (CP) -- The | Royal Winter Fair starts today amid predictions by officials that the 1948 edition of the World's biggest agricultural exposition will be big- ger and better than ever. It runs until Nov. 24. One feature to be seen this year for the first time since the found- ing of the fair in 1922 is the Diesel power lighting system which will | illuminate it during Toronto's three- |a-day hydro cutoffs. The emergency lighting will take over every time hydro officials pull the switches. For the first time since the war, a French Army cavalry team is { here to compete in the Royal horse | show. An Army jumping team also | came from Mexico to enter the lists against Canadian champions. | This year's show promises to be | more international than last year's |and is expected to compare favor- ably in that respect with pre-war fairs. The Netherlands, for example, | sent a 15-ton display of choice fruit and vegetables including grapes and celery. . Keen competition expected in Canadian grain exhibits and in livestock classes. Only the best of the animals entered will appear this season in the Royal show ring. Officials say that in other cate- gories, such as poultry, pets, roots, vegetables, fruit and flowers, en- tries are well up to standard. The R.C.M.P. unit which will per- form is famous musical ride on beautiful, specially-trained horses paraded through down-town streets Monday as a prelude to the open- ing of the fair. Also held Monday in conjunction' with the fair were the annual na- tional judging contests for boys' and girls' farm club. Winning teams, by provinces, were: Quebec, dairy cattle, poultry 'and clothing projects; Ontario, beef cattle and swine; Manitoba, grain and food; {and British Columbia, potatoes. MAY BE ALIVE Toronto, Nov. 16--(CP)--Hope that her only son may still be alive somewhere in the wilderness of Newfoundland was expressed Mon- day by Mrs. Lucy F. Forsyth. She said her son, Maj. Henry Forsyth, a Canadian Army ballistic expert, was one of six men aboard a Unit- ed States B-25 bomber missing since Nov. 5 on a flight from Wash- ington to' Stephenville, Nfld. He was a graduate of Royal Military College, Kingston. \ SENT TO 'PEN' Toronto, Nov. 16--(CP)--A three- year penitentiary term was imposed Monday on John Magus, 32, former restaurant operator, "for wounding John Wright, 44, last April 30. Evi- dence was that Wright was kicked down the cellar stairs in a restau- rant building and then beaten over Hoe head with a broken whisky bottle. Doctors used 210 stitches to $l e cuts on Wright's head and ace, lady o foc for the r| est std " At the end of their school days, our youth must go into a world far ore complex than that of their grandparents. The school must, therefore, teach much more than the fundamental skills -- reading, writing, and arithmetic. 'These three are necessary, but alone they ==are not sufficient. A The school must promote the all- round growth and development of sqstudents so that each student may learn to give his best to the world and to experience the deep satis- faction of a life richly and fully 1lived. Proper Sense of Values A proper sense of values -- the root of our democratic way of life --must be planted and matured in the schoal child. He must realize that every other human being is of infinite worth; he must be helped to build into his own life the valu- es of justice, co-operation, self-de- nial, tolerance, generosity, and re- hts of others. This aching is a natural outgrowth of he skills and knowledge provided 'by the academic course of study. A sound body is a pre-requisite to a sound mind. The effective- ness of intellectual training is larg- ely dependent on physical well-be- ing. Today the school is emphasiz- ing organized sport to build strong bodies and to develop a spirit of team-play at the same. time. The boy who learns to control his tem- per on the ice when he has been bodied into the boards will un- doubtedly put the principle into use in everyday life. This is good team-work--the submerging of in- dividualism for the good of the team. Expenditure of public money for recreational equipment thus pays dividends in devoleping heal- thy, intelligent citizens who have learned the vital lesson of co-op- eration, To achieve acceptable citizen ship, one must have acceptable personal habits. This involves far more than teaching a child the rules of good health. The class- room must be run on the principles of good personal lifdhg, industry, thoughtfulness, kindliness, and cheerfulness. An Attitnle Toward Life Education may be said to be an attitude toward life. The average individual forgets much of what he learned in school. The habits of thought that he formed, the in- terests he developed, the attitudes he conceived, are of vital signific- ance. It is an invaluable experi- ence when the English classes The School Develops The Complete Individual arouse an interest in literature and thus furnish the pupil with a key by which he can unlock the great minds of all ages. And so it is with most of the subjects that are taught. Their merit is to be estimated, not by the amount of information they impart to the pu- pills, but by the attitudes they arouse in them. By creating broad, healthy interests, they will prompt him to continue his education af- ter he has finished school, while at the same time they will make him capable of fuller and deeper experiences. In the past, the failure to culti- vate wholesome interests during the school years is at least partially re- sponsible for that absence of the finer enthusiasms that is so appar- ent today. The" motion-picture houses are crowded, while the art galleries ang empty; trashy books have supplanted real literature; and newspapers lose their appeal after the comic strips have been devoured. When children lack worth-while interests, time hangs heavily upon them. They need thrills to be amused. An armour of elevating interests is the best pro- tection against the folly and dis- content that are produced by an aimless existence. Our programme of studies has been revised in re- cent years to implant and to foster such interests. Maximum Usefulness The most practical purpose of ed- ucation is to make the student aware of the occupation in life in which he can achieve maximum usefulness and satisfaction. Voca- tional guidance assists a student in discovering his own powers and de- ficiencies--and in his becoming ac- quainted with the possibilities of various employments. Above all, the school develops the ability to think clearly; to express oneself clearly; and Yo make one's own decisions. Growing up intel- lectually involves for a child, being able to make up his own mind, taking responsibility for himself and others, keeping an open mind until all the facts are«in, facing his own limitations and looking them in the eye, and coming to a working compromise with life. Pub- lic opinion is the most powerful force in a free country. By it gov- ernments are made and unmade. Well-informed public opinion is the country's best safeguard against wrong-doing. Thus the school meets its social responsibility by directing the growth and development of youth in such ways that they will ap- proach the threshold of adulthood emotionally stable, physically fit, competent to enter vocational life, intellectually equipped to share in the common culture, and prepared to participate in the process of democratic living. Local Residents At Opening Of McLaughlin Hall Oshawa was represented at the opening of McLaughlin Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, by a number of citizens who travelled to the Limestone City to be present at the ceremony at which Col. R. S. Mc- Laughlin of this city, donor of the building, was the chief speaker. Among those who attended were Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Bird, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. English, Mr, and Mrs. A. R. Alloway, Rev George Telford, Mr and Mrs. T. L. Wilson, George A. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Storie, Gordon Day and Roy C. Day. In attendance from the neighbor- ing town of Bowmanville were Mr. and Mrs. George James and Lt.-Col. and Mrs. Lorne T. McLaughlin. A further report and pictures of the opening ceremony will be found on page 9 of this issue of The Times-Gazette. Must Get Permit To Instal New Power Plants ------ Almost overnight there had been a wave of auxiliary power plant in- stallations in Oshawa, Fire Chief Wesley R. Elliott told council last night when it met in the Old City Hall. Along with these installa- tions, many of them improperly done, had come many fire hazards. Asking a motion of council insist- ing that anyone contemplating the installation of an auxiliary plant must first get permission and a per- mit from the Fire Chief and that the Chief be empowered to make new regulations to meet new condi- tions, the Chief pointed out some of the hazards. One firm, he said, recently in- stalled a generator on the roof of the building it occupied. The mo- tor was started with a gasoline motor and that meant that gaso- line had to be carried all the way through the bullding to {he roof with consequent danger. In some cases exhaust fumes from motors were conducted into chimneys. The chimneys often were leaky and as it was well known that carbon monoxide was heav- ier than air there was a very real danger of axphyiation. Council passed the motion but- Ontario Spotlight Toronto, Nov. 16 -- (CP) --Mich- ael of Moydron, a $1,500 prize-win- ning Pointer, acquired bad habits after he disappeared last April, his owner complained Monday. Fred Thompson testified that the Pointer had started to chase birds instead of holding his point. Roy Simpson, who claimed the dog followed him home, was sen- tenced to 30 days in jail or a fine of $50 for keeping the dog. St. Thomas, Nov. 16--(CP)-- John S. Carlton retired Mon- day after 44 years as an en- gineer on the Canadian division of the New York Central Rail- way. For the last 20 years he drove crack, New York-Chicago passenger trains over the Can- adian division. Owen Sound, Nov. 16-- (CP) -- Work has begun on the installation of a radio beacon at the entrance to the harbor of this Georgian Bay port. Harbor Master W. A. Alex- ander said the Federal Transport Department is considering instal- lation of auxiliary battery equip- ment so that range lights will oper- ate during power cutoffs. Toronto, Nov. 16 -- (CP) -- The Toronto Association of Radio and Appliance Dealers Monday asked the Provincial government to close retail stores all day on Wednesdays. The Association said the move would save power. Toronto, Nov. 16 -- (CP) -- The resignation of Lorne M. McKenzie as principal of Upper Canada Coi- lege following a difference of opin- ion with the Board of Governors on college administration was an- nounced Monday night. J. Graeme Watson, chairman of the board, said the board was "forced to ac- cept his resignation with regret." A native of Galt, Mr. McKenzie joined the college in 1929 and be- came principal in 1934. tressing the authority the Fire Chief already has under terms of the Fire Marshall's Act. " BIG ISLAND Largest of the British Channel islands is Jersey Organ Works ArePresented At Recital The Oshawa and district Centre of the Canadian College of Organ- ists were hosts last night at a re- cital of organ music given by Miss Muriel Gidley, organist of Park Road Baptist, Church, Toronto. Dorothy Walker soprano soloist at the same church appeared as solo- ist with Miss Gidley. The program consisted of a num- ber of modern organ works by Eng- lish and French composers, and se- lections by Bach and Handel. Mrs. Walker was heard in "Art Thou Troubled?" and "Let the Bright Seraphim" by Handel, and in "The Wilderness and the Solitary Place" by Bantock. The majority of the works on the program were regarded as "Organ- ist's pieces", with a special appeal to the professional musicians which made up a large part of the au- dience. All of them were exceed- ingly difficult technically, and the successful performance of several such pieces on one program drew enthusiastic plaudits from the gath- ering. Although the pieces performed were unquestionably well played and very difficult, they detracted from the interest by their teéch- nical rather than melodious qua- lities. The perfomance lacked warmth because of this technical aspect of the selections chosen. The songs of Dorothy Walker were beautifully and sensitively rendered, with fine control and sen- sitivity, The program opened with the Bach concerto in A Minor, followed by Three Bach Choral preludes, "We All Believe in One God," "Jesu, Come down from Heaven to Earth", and "When in Deepest Need". This was followed by the First |Louise Oliny. Movement of the Sonata No. 2 of Paul Hindemith, foremost ex- | ponent of modern organ harmonies, j ar. Other modern composers represent- | Mr. ed on the program included Darke, jar Vierne, Langlais, Dupre, and Ban- tock. The recital ended with Bach's | intricate "Prelude and Fugue in A Minor", Following is the complete pro- | gram: Concerto in A Minor .... Vivaldi- Bach Three Chorale Preludes 'We All Belleve in One God Jesu, Come down from Heaven to Earth 'When in Deepest Need Sonata No. 2, First Moyement Hindemith | Songs: Art Thou Troubled .... Handel Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) .. wees Handel | Dorothy Walker, Soprano . Darke | .. Vierne La Nativite Langlais Ave Marie Stella IV, Finale .... Dupre Songs: The Wilderness and the Solitary Place Bantock Dorothy Walker, Soprano Prelude and Fugue in A Minor . Bach OSHAWA CHADBURN SQUADRON By CPL. BURTON RUSSELL In the aero-engine classes, the senior group has now started to put their aircraft engine together. Parts of it are spread all over the room, as the fellows were taking it apart, but the pile in the middle of the floor is decreasing as the fellows mix it with a bit of elbow grease and fasten it, piece by piece, in the place they think it should be. Odds are still coming in on how many pieces they will have left over when they are finished. The intermediate group has near- ly completed its course on airman- ship, and I hear they are asking for volunteers to walk around after and wake them all up. You'd be surprised at what a little sleep can do for a fellow! Why, they actual- ly run to get a coke when the in- structor finishes. (I wonder what Mr. Slocombe tells them!) The only unusual thing about the junior group tonight is that noth- ing unusual happened. Things just ain't normal no more! All Air Cadets wno have taken the summer flying courses success- fully will be awarded wings! Yes, the news has come that wings, slightly smaller in size than those of the R.C.AF., will be worn by fly- ing Air Cadets. They will be worn on the right breast of the tunic, and are something any Cadet will be proud to wear, or to look forward to wearing. The Cadets heard sad news re- cently Flt. Lt. Andrews is leaving us. He has been transfered to Western Canada and any week may be his last with us. I could go on and tell of the many happy times we Cadets have had with him, of the many helpful hours we have put in together, and of his co-operation with Sqdn. Ldr. Beal in the perfect leadership of t..e Chadburn Squad- ron, but a quantity of words would e few with 'the 'feelings of the Cadets be- hind them. And we hope, just as much as we are sorry at his leav- ing, that he will have at least as happy and cheerful a time wherever he goes, as we have had with him while he was with us, and the en- tire squadron joins me in wishing him the best of luck. | Mr. P.U.C. Electrical Agreement Draft Will Be Studied A request by Local 894 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for a 45-hour week with the same take home pay plus a 15-cent across the board increase was heard last night by the Public Utilities Commission ~-hen the bargaining committee oft he union, representing all P.U.C. employees, submitted a draft of a new collective agreement. The commission will sit next Monday to study the draft in detail. & Besides the 45-hour week and the * Chest Fund Total Now $102,108 With the addition of a further $582.75 to the Greater Oshawa Community Chest Fund the total received has now grown to $102,108. This is $11,108 akove the obpject- ive of $91,000 set by the executive before the campaign opened. The list of additional donations | is as follows: Amount prev. acknowléaged . $101, Ls 2 Emile Neault . George Pucket, Jr. H. Little . E. A. Glesinger Agnes Finlay .... Miss Margaret Brown . Mrs. Mary Cook .... Mrs. E. Holloway . Edna Martin ... Mrs, Mary Barto . Mrs. Emily Wilson Mr. N. Fisher .... Mr. George Clark Consolidated Truck Lines Ltd. Ernie Cay Lumber Co. Chas. 8. Holman ... Grace E. Garrard 8. G. Lawrence .. Employees, Motor ing Club . Lorne Fice ... George Pettle Household Finance Corpora- tion (additional) Oshawa Cold Storage . Marks Theatre . ve Oshawa Electric Supply Ltd. . Fox Ladies' Wear . Adeline Kozimiak Julia Chaban Irene Guy . BOB SUNOCO! HHO OHUNUOUIHHMMHNUOWOLL ooooooebotr 888888888 --- -- NBD The Ontario Malleable Iron Company Ltd. Laurence Martin .. Norman Scott . I. Woodcock . E. Burton ... O. A. Taylor S. C. Andrews O. Plancke .. Marguerite Farewel William J. Clark . | Duncan F. Ferguson | Louis Boudreau S8 383838888 83: 238383388 HENMAN GS NON 8188888888888 TOTAL TO DaTE 'Cancer Society Tells Doctors Of Facilities Dr. Walter Footy, Chairman of {he Oshawa Branch of the Cana-| dian Cancer Society, informed a | peng of that group that a letter | : being sent to all doctors in the | ais as far as Unionville, Lindsay | and Port Hope, informing them of | the facilities made available by el Society for their patients. The feel- ing at the meeting was that the | public is not aware of the service | the Society is providing. | Mrs. O. D. Friend was named to | head a working committee which will handle each case as it is report~ ed to the Society. Mrs. Friend pointed out that it is the wish of the Society that people who +believe they have cancer should see their local doctor as soon as possible. As- sistance in securing suitable lodg- ing near a treatment centre or pro- viding transportation can be ar- ranged if it is needed. Miss Kay Brown, at the Chamber of Com- merce office, will turn all informa- tion received by her over to a mem- ber of the working committee who will look after the patient. N. S. McFadyen suggested that a committee of four or five members be formed by Mrs. Friend and then an advertising campaign be started to let the people of the district know of the services provided by the organization. Feel Company Treats Claims As A Joke "This insurance company does not seem to be entertaining any claims from persons unless they die of injuries. It seems to take these claims as a huge joke". So said Alderman Michael Starr last night at a meeting of council held | in the Old City Hall. He was re-] ferring to a group of letters from the A. E. Wilson Co., Ltd, the or- ganization which takes care of citi- zens' tlaims against the municipal- ity. Letters from the company refer- red to eight or ten claims against the municipality and how, in each case, the Wilson agency handled the matter. The letfers, many of them, ended up with verbal twists that the council .thought rather humorous until Alderman Starr pointed out that it was not a laugh- ing matter to the Oshawa citizens WiAlO AAA ILS, Customarily, said Alderman R. D. Humphreys, the insurance company did not entertain any claim unless suit was brought. Following any incident a citizen had three weeks to notify the City Clerk of his in- tention to. take action and three months in which to institute same were cle 15-cent increase, the union asked for a voluntary check-off; three weeks' vacation with pay for ems ployees with 15 years or more serve ice; an extra legal holiday bringing the total number ta nine per year and addition of waterworks eme pl®yees to come within the agree= ment, Other more minor requests were for issuance of rubber cloth- ing for waterworks employees; the question of meals on overtime jobs to be left to the discretion of the person in charge of the job and in« side work for employees who usual« ly work outside during extreme zero weather, Some Points Require Study After a brief study of the pro= posed agreement, Commissioner R. | G. Mills remarked that there were four or five points which would re= quire some study before being de- cided upon. The bargaining committee, com= | posed of W. J. C. Burr, chairman, | and A. McConkey, H. Hartshorn and J. E. Harper, explained that the proposed wage scale was an attempt to bring the tradesmen working with the commission in line as far as pay is concerned, with trades- men in the rest of Oshawa and On- tario. i "Our trade is much more danger- ous than that of a carpenter or plumber," Mr.. Harper said, "and I think that when you study the fig- ures you will find that we are still underpaid." "I am quite, impressed with the changes asked,". Commissioner Mills declared. "I am pleased to note the | absence of trivial matters which de= | layed coming to agreements in other years. Whatever we can do for you I think we can handle in the mini- mum of time with the best interests of the citizens and the commission in general. "We have 'men working for us who must live like the rest of us. If our revenue is down, perhaps the difference might be passed on to Ye consumer." Would Provide Utility Crew Mr, Harper assured the commis= sion that if a 45-hour week was in- stituted, the union would see that there was a utility crew on duty at all times in cases of emergency. Mr, Burr also asked that if the commis= sion had any grievances to make about employees, complaints be made to the union so that matters could be rectified. "While we want the standard of our employees to be the highest possible and while we want to pay a decent wage, we are going through the most disturbing period in the history of hydro," Commissiongr William Boddy said. "The situation | does not look as though it wii im- prove in'the near future. The com=- mission for the next two years will be working on a very close margin and while the commodity which we are selling has not increased in price since the beginning of the war, if we are pushed too far the only thing we can do is to increase our rates." Mayor Frank N. McCallum ex- pressed the opinion that the cost of living had about reached its peak. He thought it would not be fair to grant the --'nion a flat increase in scale unless other civic employees were also increased and suggested a cost-of-living bonus. . The commission then decided to discuss the matter more fully: next week. Authorize Debentures For School A by-law authorizing a $650,000 debenture issue was given first, sec- ond and third readings and passed last night at a mid-month meeting of the city council, held in the chambers in the old city hall. The $650,000 accruing from the debenture issue will be for the pur- pose of acquiring a site, erecting and equipping a new collegiate ine stitute. In a letter to the council, City Solicitor T. J. Creighton, K.C., said that the Ontario Municipal Board had given permission to have the amount of the original by-law which was to authorize issuance of debentuges for $700,000 reduced to $650,000. A copy of the new draft of the by-law had been forwarded to the Board and to date no suge gestions for changes or amend ments had been received. Debentures will be repaid over & period of twenty years. The by-law was passed without discussion. WEATHER FORECAST "APRIL SHOWERS" AT THE MARKS THURS. -- FRI. -- SAT. The letters were filed.