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@ She Os hawa Simes PAGE THIRTEEN MAN IN THE STREET Feel Christmas Commercialized think it is. The actual meaning of Christmas has been lost ow- ing to the extensive program ot advertising being carried out by the merchants. Christmas scemis to be a time for money making rather than its true meaning." LAWRENCE BISSCHOP, of Courtice: "Yes, it is being com- mercialized too much. An ex- cessive amount of advertising is being done and this helps dampen the real spirit of the season." MRS. JAMES ADAMS, 131 Ritsou road south: "I don't think so. I think that this Christ- mas commercialization is help- u' to extra employment and gives the manuiacturer an extra business boost. The idea of Ciiristmas being a time for fellowship and gogdwill towards your fellow man can still be applied." MRS. L. BRASH, 330 Thorn- ton road: "I think it is over commercialized but I enjoy shopping. I think it is up to the individual entirely tc what they make of Christmas." ANONYMOUS: "Christmas is for the kids. Yet the mer- chants of this and other cities heavily advertise adult wares to a greater extent than kid- dies' articles." Engineers Must Pick Own Rules The legislative challenge for engineers was the topic at a meeting of the Lake Ontario Chapter Association of Profes-/ sional Engineers in Oshawa last) SECOND SECTION OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1961 Is Christmas too highly com- mercialized? ' - fo obtain a public opinion re- garding this question, The Osh- awa Times made a survey of peopie on the street. The an- swers tend to lean on the affirmative side, The following presented their views on the matter. CAROL REID, 441 Marion av- enue, Oshawa: "Yes, I think it 1s being commercialized too much, The trend seems to 'be that Christmas is just an ex- cuse for many business firms to make money." SUSAN ACKER, RR 3, Bow- manville: 'Yes, I think it is. Pecpie seem to forget that Christmas is the celebration of 4\the pirth of Christ, and not for ,ithe thought of their own pockets." 4| AL KEMP, Enniskillen, Ont.: "No, I don't think so: Nothing canbe commercialized 4\too much," YVONNE ARSENAULT, 13 |Elgin street, Ajax: "No, |don't think so. There isn't too |much advertising and the shop- ping area is certainly decorated jnicely to create a Christmas 4' spirit." DONALD ARSENAULT, 4 Elgin street, Ajax: 'Yes, pie with his new mye CITY COUNCIL MAY BE REDUCED Charles Lancaster, president of the club, In the background is Rotarian George Chariton, Oshawa's 1962 council will who chaired the program. be. asked to include in its budget money to hire a consultant*to make a sur- --Oshawa Times Photo vey and recommend on: the city manager system or some other form of muni- cipal government; the opti- mum number of aldermen to comprise the city coun- 13 I ONTARIO REGIMENT PERSONNEL ATTEND PAY PARADE the officers and men of the | Eric McNab, right, receiving | T. J. Temple/ Th Ontario Regiment held a pay | his pay from Major William parade. Seen here is Trooper | C Paynter and Staff Sergeant Prior to their annual Bar- rack Room Dinner at the Osh- awa Armories Monday night, of the bighiighte of the event was the draw for a blond cocker spaniel puppie. Seen here is Tony Ptak, 10, of 224 Huron street, as he Was pre- MORE THAN 60 children were guests of the Rotary Cb of Oshawa at their Christmas Party in Hotel Genosha Monday night. One Rotarians Are Hosts To Crippled Children More than 50 children, who are aided by the Rotary Club of Oshawa, were guests when the service club held its annual ated with colorful place mats while the room itself lent a holi- day atmosphere with its clus- ters of balloons and gaily decor- Christmas party in the Picca-|ated Christmas tree. dilly Room of Hotel Genosha) | Monday night. The event was_arranged by} . the club's crippled children's) A welcome to the children jwas extended by Charles Lan- caster, president of the service club; while Rotarian Fletcher committee which is chaired by|also spoke briefly. George A. Fletcher. As has been} Those at' the head table in-| the case in the past the evening] proved to be a most enjoyable one not only for the children but also for the members of the elub and the parents who ac- companied their children. As the gathering was seated " Tegiate ryan ce under the di rection of John An- derson, played selections suit- able to the holiday season. On the completion of their portion of the program the band was accorded well merited applause. DINNER Grace was said by Canon C. D. Cross following which a de- licious turkey dinner, with all the trimmings, was enjoyed to the full. The tables were decor: Park Dines Ball Teams The Connaught Park Atom boys, the.Pee Wee boys A and B teams, and the Bantam girls were honored recently at a tur- key dinner at the CRA, con- vened by the ladies auxiliary. Head table guests were intro- duced by Geo. Waite, park president. Rev. H. A. Mellow asked the blessing, and later in the evening commended the players on their sportsmanship, and wished them well in the future. Bob Andrews, sports chair- man of the central neighborhood association, presented the City Championship. Trophies to the Pee Wee Boys A Team and to the Bantam Girls Team, also the District Challenge Cup, won by the girls. » Geo. Waite presented each member of the girls team with a sterling silver charm bracelet from the ladies auxiliary, and on behalf of the coaches, the most popular player trophy to Miss Marilyn Schultz, and the most imprdved player trophy to Miss Sharon Merry. Charles Russell, OASA con- vener, congratulated the boys A team on winning the All-Ontario Pee Wee Championship, and presented the Spooner Trophy to Captain Terry McQuade. Ald. John Brady tendered the city's congratulations to the OASA winners. Joe Bolahood, Bolahood's Sportshaven, awarded the most valuable Pee Wee Player Tro- phy to John Dick, pitcher on the A. Team. Steve Dyl, sports chairman, resented wallets to each mem- r of the Pee Wee B Team and the Atom Boys, and _in- dividual plaques to the Pee Wee A. Team. Jim Ward of the CRA convey- ed congratulations and _ best wishes to the players. The. awards concluded with the presentation of club jackets to the Pee Wee Boys A. Team Biggest hand of the night went to the smallest recipient of a jacket, bat-boy Wayne Mc- Laughlin. Rene Pleau, assisted by Miss Judy McLaughlin, amused and entertained the guests with his magic tricks. The evening concluded with the drawing of the winning ticket for the $50 Savings Bond drawn by Jim Ward. The luck: winner was Mrs. W. Boden, 153 Agnes street, Oshawa. jcluded Rotarian Fletcher,| Rotarian George Charlton, Ro- tarian Murray Macleod, Her Worship Mayor Thomas, Dr. C. C. Stewart, medical officer of health; Miss Gertrude Tucker, supervisor of health nursing; Rotarian| Geoffrey Andrews, club secre- tary, Mrs. George K. Drynan and Rotarian C. D. Cross. After Mayor Thomas had brought civic greetings and ex- tended her wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy new year, Rotarian George Charlton presented a sparkling program. Christine]; 12 years received special atten- tion. |WINS PUPPY | Always looked forward to as jan integral part of .the Christ- }mas party was the draw for a cocker spaniel puppy donated by Douglas Hurl of Waubena \Kennels. This year Mr. Hurl jgave a blond puppy and Tony '|Ptak, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ptak, 224 Huron street, was soon clasping it to his "chest cil. This notice of motion was submitted to council Mon- day night by Ald. E. F. Bastedo. Fine Youth Two Charges Wayne Murray, 73 Gladstone aveiue, Oshawa, pleaded guilty, in Oshawa Magistrate's Court, with glistening eyes. His fond- est Christmas wish had come true. However, all the anticipation fdid not end with the departure of the guests. The children were told that on the first weekend with good weather it is planned to have the Oshawa Flying Club Stage its flying circus. In addi- tion Mr, Hurl has invited the children to enjoy a ride free of charge on his ponies. SING CAROLS The children and the Rotar- ians joined heartily in the sing- ing of Christmas Carols under the leadership of Rotarian Lan- caster with Mrs. Drynan at the piano. Many of the familiar carols were sung with the chil- dren singing several as a group.) Cavell the Great and his two assistants mystified -his audi- ence with sleight of hand tricks in which he made silk handker- chiefs change color, eggs ap- pear and disappear and the greatest of all, as far as the children were concerned, : the plucking of doves out of the air with a butterfly net. To the accompaniment of a cacophony of sound from noige- makers, Santa Claus arrived and was enthroned on the stage where he distributed gifts to each of his youthful worshjp- pers. In fact there were two gifts for some of the children as those under eight and over Girl Guides Entertain Manor Folk Friday evening, Dec. 8, the guides of the 16th Oshawa Guide Company held a Christ-' mas concert at Hillsdale Manor for the residents. | Included in the program was a ballet dance by Pat Smithers, | London Jaycees Ask Details Training Plan The Oshawa Junior Chamber of Commerce is in the picture on an international scale. A letter was received this week by the Jaycees from the Junior Chamber of Commerce for London, England, asking for information about the leadership training ~~ of the Oshawa Jaycees. The Jaycees won an award recently from the World Con- gress of Junior Chambers, for their outstanding leadership training program. It was de- velopcd by Don Brown. The London Jay cees wrote that they would be much in- terested to learn everything aboui the program. They have a program of similar nature of their own, which they call Ex- ecutive Development. The Oshawa Jaycees will com- municate with their London confreres on the subject in the near future, Monday, to charges of driving while his licence was under suspension and careless driving. Folice testimony showed that Murray had failed to stop at the request of two police officers on separate occasions, Dec. 10. He had then collided with two parked cars on Celina street, whi.e being chased by police in a taxi, and had 'refused to stop once again when one of the officers approached his car at the scene of the accident. The officer told the court he had been forced to jump out of the path of the accused's car which started off again. The officers pursued the accused in the taxi and finally apprehended hin in the parking lot. Damage to the two parked cars was estimated at a total of $138. Defence Counsel Gilbert Mur- doch iold the court the accused had realised the error of his ways and was now gainfully employed. His client had pan- icked when asked to stop by the jolice officers, he said. Magistrate Frank S. Ebbs finc.d Murray $100 and costs or two months in jail on the first charge and $50 and costs or one morth on the second. The sen- tenecs will run consecutively. Wednesday at which D. S.| Simmons, P.Eng., general man-| ager of refineries of Imperial Oil and past president of the association was the speaker. He said engineers must de-| cide themselves what they want} the act to say and do. Legislation for protesiionat engineers and the history of the! Ontario Engineers Act were described by Mr. Simmons, cul-| minating in the abortive at-| tempt to tidy up the act by, incorporating the amendments| of recent years. The conflicts| encountered illustrated the dif- ficulties and the challenge in processing legislation of this ype. A committee under W. G. Coulby, Oshawa, was formed to. Who decided where the new purchasing agent will have his office? Has it been decided yet? Who has made suggestions as to where he should go? Was he hired without a place to put jhim? Ta an attempt to answer these :,and other questions and rumors which bounced around the coun- |cil chamber Monday night for 4imore than 30 minutes, Shake- CANON CLINTON D. CROSS Local Rector eration committee Hope. of Dr. tive committee. total in Canada. study legislation and a confed- was estab- lished under chairmanship. of J. R. Naismith, P.Eng., of Port Mr. Simmons particularly re- ferred to the dedicated efforts George Langford, P. Eng., chairman of the legisla- Because of its close relation- ship with legislation, confeder- ation with the Engineering In- stitute of Canada is of great interest to the 21,000 registered professional engineers of On- tario. This is 60 per cent of the Hit Waitress Accused Fined Named Canon The appointment of Rev. Clintun D. Cross, rector of St. George's Anglican Church, Osh- awa, as canon of St. James Cathedral was announced Monday by the Rt. Rev. F. H. Wilkinson, Bishop of Toronto. The letter to Canon Cross, speare was involved; it. was suggested that councillors were |mice and a vote was taken jwhich might have sent the whole matter to the property committee. Getting down to basics at one puint, a councillor asked if a pucchasing agent was really nevessary? ALDERMAN CONCERNED li ail started with Ald. .E. F. Basicdo's concern as to where the purchasing agent will work. He felt this was important, he said, because: 1,)--the agent will report to City Treasurer Harold Tripp and Mr. Tripp reports to the Finance Committee. (Ald. Bas- tedo is finance chairman.) 2.)--it is the property commit- tee's duty to assign the location of persons in the city hall. Ald. Bastedo allowed as how he had heard a rumor that Mayor Christine Thomas had mace the decision that the pur- chasing agent would have a thira floor office next door to the mayor. "ft is very important as to who makes the decision," said Ald Bastedo. "It is not one of tle mayor's duties to usurp the duties of a committee of this council," Here, Ald. Bastedo called for a vote to send the matter to the property committee. OBJECTS TO INSINUATION Replied Mayor Thomas: "Mr. Tripp and I discussed it. We did what we thought was in the best interest. I object to the in- Fen peg) that I made the decision. I only suggested this (third floor) spot. Ald. A, V. Walker, chairman of the property committee, ad- mitted there was "'some dissen- sion" on the matter. "I talked with the mayer Tuesday," he said, "and I s gested a second floor spot. 5 (Which would necessitate the moving of a department head.) Offered Ald. Finley Dafoer "We should have had a place to put him before he was hired. This is like- buying a horse with- out having a stable." MAYOR IRKED Mayor Thomas: This argu- ment is petty and ridiculous. I simply made a suggestion. I don't know how or why these so- called rumors got started. Ald. Bastedo: "I'm glad to have the rumors squelched. May I quote Hamlet: 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks'.'"' Shot back the mayor: "TI thought I was dealing with men, not mice." On the vote to send the mat- ter to the property committee, Ald. Bastedo was the only councillor to vote for the motion. Where will the purchasing agent finally be located. Who knows? announcing the appointment, stated it was being made in recognition of outstanding lead- ership in the parish and the doicese. Oraained in 1939, Canon Cross was named as rector of St. George's parish here six years ago Following his ordination he was named rector of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Shanty Bay and subsequently was rector of St. Faul's Church. Lindsay; cur- ate and rector of Trinity Church City To Return College Deposit Oshawa Missionary College will get its $500 deposit back. The college recently took an Walter Kurham, 18, 661 Olive avenue, told Oshawa Magis- trate's Court Monday a waitress Berne and was curate of St. Jonn's Church, Weston, before coming to Oshawa. had pulled his hair and squirted vinegar on him because he re- fused to leave a_ restaurant where she is employed. Kurham appeared in Court CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and district who are celebrating their birthdays today: Allan Porter, 306 Pacific avenue; Nick Nicholas, 137 Gibb street. Phone 723-3474, charged with assaulting Marylin Margaret Kuehl, 19, a waitress at the Seacove Restaurant, Wil- son road south. Miss Kuehl told the court Kur- han had struck her with a vine- gar vottle after she had asked him to leave the restaurant. The accused had been barred from the premises previously by the owner, she said. During the scuffle her glasses had been broken she told the court. Magistrate Frank S. Ebbs levied a fine of $10 and costs against the accused. Women Admit Theft Charges Theft of a total of $1.95 worth of groceries from a supermarket in the Oshawa Shopping Centre cost two young women a total of $20 and costs in Magistrate's Court, Monday. Gail Prince street, Shiela Cox, of Burketon, plead- ed guilty to charges of theft and were each fined $10 and costs or 10 days in jail. The pair were apprehended by a store detective, Dec. 16, with the groceries in their possession. Louise Stapley, tap dance solos by Denise Ca-|) ron and Jo-Ann Smith. The) "Rosemary Waltz" was played) and Susan. Taylor danced the| Charleston. Linda Duncanson and Janet.Orr danced the High- land Fling, Judy Blencoe play- ed two selections on the accor- dion and Penny McMullan twirl- ed the baton. An "orchestra" consisting of Carol Saunders, french horn: Bonnie 'Snyder, oboe; Sharon Clemens, flute; Patti Andrews, clarinet; Frances Sparkes, cel-| lo, Janice Roe, Patsy Jacklin! and Jacque Menzie, violin; | Elizabeth Wheeler, piano, play-| ed two pieces to the delight of? the audience, The program concluded wit carols led by Carol Saunders! with Jane Manning at the piano. Douglas Johns, tendent, led the girls on a tour of the "Manor after which the girls served refreshments to the residents. As each resident left he dining room, gift enclegure} vards, made by the girls were given out. the singing of a few familiar|! superinten-|* g on the piano by Jane Manning|® E Pupils attending a senior | academic class at Harmony Puvl'e School have set up a Christmas Scene in the school auditorium. Friday morning there will be carol singing at the school starting at 11 a.m. Members of Local 18 NUPSE (Janitors) will use the/audi- torium set up in this bes Decor for their' Chifdren's Christmas 'party Sdturday HARMONY PUPILS SET UP CHRISTMAS SCENE afternoon. The Harmony Aca- demic Class is supervision of Henwood and A. Hill. under the --Oshawa Times Photo 14 Oshawa and teachers J." option on 3% acres in the In- dustrial Park, intending to build a woodworking plant. The option was sent to the Industrial Com- mission which forwarded it to city council. Council gave its approval. When the OMC changed its mind, the IC asked council for permission to return the $500. DETAILS OBSCURE No one around the council table Monday night seemed familiar with the agreement the city had with the college pertaining to the purchase of the land. Several aldermen wondered if it was not standard procedure in business matters of this kind to have a clause inserted guar- anteeing return of a deposit. No one claimed forefeiture of such a deposit was automatic. OMC President Percy Manuel today called the option a '"'let- ter of intent" and said the de- posit accompanied. the letter to the Industrial Commission. SPLIT VOTE On a split vote on a motion by Ald. E. F. Bastedo, it was decided to return the deposit. Some aldermen wanted to look further into the agreement. During the deposit discussion Mayor Christine Thomas intro-|. duced a new angle. She was not at the recent IC meeting when it was decided to ask council for permission to return the deposit. M But, she said, she had heard there was not a quorum at the meeting. Ald. John Dyer, one of two council representatives on the Industrial Commission, ad- mitted there was some question whether there was or was not a quorum, There were five members at the meeting plus the secretary, remembered Ald. Dyer. H said Chairman F. C. Malloy ruled this was sufficient. . QUESTION UNANSWERED The question of whether any bylaw exists, which specifically sets out what shall be a quorum on the Industrial Commission, was raised -- but not answered. Some wondered if parliamen- tary procedure didn't call for a simple majority as a quorum. This would demand six from the 11-man Idustrial Commis- sion. This prompted the following remarks from Ald. Dyer: "It has been evident to me for some time that the IC is cumbersome and unwieldy. Probably the majority feel Drives Carelessly Fined $100, Costs PICKERING (Staff) -- A Wil lowdale man who drove his car over a front lawn and tore out two mail boxes was Monday convicted of careless driving by Magistrate Robert Dmieper in Pickering Police Court. David Paul Rombo, 21, of the Willowdale Estates, Willowdale, Ont., was fined $100 and costs or 30 days. Constable Dave 'Fleming of the Pickering Township Police at 10.31 p.m. he investigated a single car accident on the Val- ley Farm road at. the Second Concession. He said he found the accused's car on the front lawn of a house and that two 103 feet skid marks were left by the vehicle which had ripped out two mail boxes on the side of the road. Const. Fleming said he ob- served that the accused had been drinking and that he admitted driving his car. Department said that on Dec. 1! more s would be wel- come but I feel:we need fewer. (Asked later to be specific, Ald. Dyer quoted seven, or per- haps five members as plenty.) "The large number of mem- bers hasn't added anything to) the commission," finished Ald. Dyer. Area Residents To Sing Carols As has been the custom idents Interest On Prepayments Increased In an attempt to coax more prepayments from Oshawa tax- payers, city council Monday night passed a motion allowing a five per cent interest rate for prepayment receipts. This maximum percentage would be allowed only in the first 15 day period, that is from Jan. 1 to Jan. 15. From then to May 1 (the usual day for first tax payments) the in- terest rate is graduated down- ward, The scheme works this' way: Say you want to pay a $250 tax bill in five equal payments, In the first 15-day period, you may purchase from the city treasurer's office a $50 prenay- ment receipt for $49.28. This receipt, of course, would be good for a full $50. City Treasurer Harold FE. Tripp added that paying the entire tax bill on May 1 would still enable the taxpayer to obtain the "discount" for pre- payment of the last fot | Lodge Is Host To Children Corinthian Lodge, No. 61, In- dependent Order of Odd Fel- lows, held a Christmas Party in the lodge hall last Saturday when approximately 50 children were guests, Three films -- The Littlest Angel, Small Fry Circus and Hercules -- were shown. Lunch was served in the banquet hail. Bro. Howard Hutchison per- formed the duties of Santa Claus after the children had finished their lunch. Each child received a hat, horn, a present and a bag of candies and oranges. Bro, Merve Linton chaired the project. He was assisted by members of the lodge. for the past-six years, r of the Ansley Subdivision this year will hold their special ob- servance of the Christmas sea- son, Sunday, Dec. 24 at 7.30 p.m. residents of the area will as- semble in the park to take part in this traditional observance. It is planned to have a camp fire around which the singing will be held. Last year more than 200 peo- ple attended and took part in the singing of familiar carols. YOUTH FINED $20 An Oshawa youth, Herman 'Henry Mills, 18, was fined $10 and costs or 10 days in jail when he was convicted on a wilful damage charge in Magis- trate's Court, Monday. He was fined an added $10 and costs when he pleaded guilty to an.in- toxication charge. The' charges were laid after the accused rip- ped the front of a péliceman's overcoat during a scuffle near the police station, Dec. 15.