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"@ THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesioy, é "CONSTABLE DAVIS, ON THE BEAT... KE 0K i 70 DURHAM ~~ By RUSSELL C, HONEY MP / | Faced with a government mo- 4 |tion to force round-the-clock sit- tings of the Hou-e of Commons, Mr; Caouette's Ralliement des Creditistes withdrew its block- ade of legislation and permitted the interim supply bill to go through. Passage of the supply bill enabled the government to pay the nation's -bills for the month of October and Novem-| ber. | The first item' of legislation dealt with after passage of the supply bill was the act to} authorize an amendment to the) Pension Raise Action Is Taken ter said that this plan will "de- pend upon the attitude of the other provinces and, in particu- lar Ontario, which already has legislation on the statute' books dealing with a pension plan'. The cost of the $10 increase will be about $116,000,000. These funds will be raised by increas- ing the rate of old age security tax from the present 3 per cent with a maximum of $90 to a rate of 4 per cent with a maximum of $120 on the taxable individual. This increase in tax will apply to 1964 and subsequent taxation | Chiropractor Ontario Socred Leader VINELAND, Ont. (CP)--Wil- mer F. Trelford, 42-year-old chiropractor from nearby Thor- old, was elected Ontario leader of the Social Credit party Satur- day. More than 100 delegates at a closed meeting of the Social Credit Association of Ontario also named Herbert H. Heppner of Ottawa, chief organizer of the national party, as president of the Ontario group. Mr. Trelford and Mr. Heppner were unsuccessful Social Credit candidates in the neighboring riding of Welland and Lincoln respectively in the 1962 federal election. The party has been without an Ontario leader since Philip Kelly, former Progressive Con- servative mines minister in the province, resigned from the So- cial Credit leadership a year ago in a dispute over party pol- icy. He had been in office about six months, | | The two-day party meeting here was guarded by a_ uni- formed security officer against 'intrusion from members of a breakaway group and from th ipress. |REPLACES MALLORY Mr. Heppner, an inactive min- hee the Christian Memorial Alliance Church, replaces Rev. |George S. Mallory of Cayuga, Ont., a minister of the Pente- costal Church, as president. Old Age Security Act which in- creases the pension from $65 a month to $75 a month effective in October. MINISTER EXPLAINS It was originally the intention of the government that the $10; increase would be paid out of| contributions to the Canada Pen- sion Plan and would not there- fore require an_ increase in taxes. Explaining the reason for the change in government plans, National Health and Wel- lfare Minister Judy LaMarsh said, "... the introduction of jthis resolution was made both jnecessary and urgent by recent 5 |developments __ respecting the 'for the last few days on this\Canada Pension Plan. Conse- shift quent upon the decision of the : "BR A Beye _|government of Quebec to forego ut sometimes we're so busy the Canada Pension Plan in e don't really know where to favor of a contributory plan of = start. Last Saturday it was real- its own, it became evident to & time for police. ..~+ OFFICE PAPER WORK Constable Works As Town Sleeps BOWMANVILLE. (Staff) -- "Ijcheck the automatic answering can lick the both of you cops!" |service for. telephone calls. He didn't. Cpl. Kaye Freethy| Someone had called, but left no and Constable Tracy Davis of\name. The sound of breathing the Bowmanville Police Depart-jand the occasional laugh was ment handcuffed the man and/heard. Then the phone was hung led him restaurant/up. where he dis-| ec ll WALKING CHECK Wane at the station the} . The walking check -of all the m n became docile. He|Places of business was begun. It wae charged allowed to|/Was a long walk along King a i a9 -oy|street from Scugog street to ep off his and "energy.|*, . B Bleep . George street. from the Ww ausing a solice very and liquor in a cel The night shift began in an ordinary fashion. : Constable Davis relieved his) mate at 11.00 p.m. and greeted} Cpl. Freethy, who was working} eight to four | He was Z is reports from the night previous when the call came in complaining of the man the restaurant NOT TYPICAL The night of Thursday, Oct typing {were Every door was tested, Alleys scanned and the windows of empty stores checked. | The areas behind the stores were dark. At 5.00 a.m. only the cats: were on the streets of Bowmanville. "Cats can scare you," the constable remarked, "It doesn't bother me to have to go in to a dark store or alley, but when a screaming cat dives by me about nose-high, my heart is in ly hectic! lone and all that the part of the "First there was a 100-mile/federal plan providing an in- per hour chase through town.|crease in the flat rate pension Then a drunk, followed by anihad to be separated from the impaired driver and then an-|rest of the scheme. Contribu- other drunk. We had three mentions raised in provinces partici- in our cells overnight." jpating in the federal plan ob- It was pointed. out that week-|viously cannot be used to pro- ends would naturally be a busy! vide benefits in a province from which no such contributions are Constable Davis agreed, but/forthcoming. That is the situa- contended that there was no set|tion today and it is the aim of day of the week in which crim-/the subject amendment to pro- inal offences were prevalent. He| vide the additional $10 benefit to said that most accidents occur-|all provinces irrespective of the red during three-to-11 shifts but}Canada Pension Plan." that breaking and enterings,! Miss LaMarsh made it clear theft, and assaults seemed to/that the government would, sub- come in bunches and almost «al- ject to the approval of the prov- ways in the "wee small hours Of|jnces, proceed with the Canada the night shift". Pension Plan, notwithstanding "And the shift for a police-\the position taken by Quebec men seldom ends at a_ given|Referring to it as an "earnings- hour," he continued. 'I havejrelated pension plan" the Minis- been on duty up until 6.00 p.m.|------ schgleng Sr iy oe that began occur that are not reported until Saaee : the day shift comes in." (He neglected to mention that! 'The first sun appeared in the on court day -- Tuesday -- thelsky as the constable loosened officer on the night beat is ex-|his gun-belt, filed his reports, pected to be present for anyjand prepared to go. home. He case he is involved in. Thesellocked the police station and sometimes stretch back months. |drove out to pick up his relief. (Constables from 'the Bow-) manville Police Force seldom miss their court day, no matter what shift they are on. They jeven appear on their days off} to give testimony. On a Tues- day when there are a great| many caseg, they may sit for} hours waiting, and then go out | to their regular shift on only aj ® ifew hours sleep.) "And don't forget,"' he added, "just because the night shift ap-| |pears quiet sometimes, there may be any number of offénces! Due to faulty limination can be relieved overnight with the help of DR.CHASES KL PILLS You Are Cordially Invited To Attend THE ANNUAL MEETING of the ONTARIO COUNTY UNIT Canadian Cancer Society Thursday, October 17th, 1963 AT 8 P.M. IN McLAUGHLIN HALL 338 Simcoe Street North Oshawa Reports of Committees will be presented Election of Officers for 1963-64 11 was not a typical one, accord-| My mouth." ing to Constable Davis Aside from the arrest made in the res- taurant and the cautioning of a speeding tourist, ¢ the routine cruiser and walking checks were made. There were no wife-beatings, at. 5.45 a.m. and the constable returned to the office to finish telephone calls. "This has been a slow night," he mused. "It has been quiet The final doorknob was tested} his reports and to recheck for The Guest Speaker Will Be: MR. M. F. CHEETHAM, Vice-Chairman of Education and Publicity for Ontario Division Your interest in the work has been very valuable and we trust it will continue as long as there is need, Toronto Refreshments will be served no breakins, no accidents, no assaults, no impaired drivers. | Constable Davis recalled one night shift when he stopped an impaired driver, with a wife and four children in the car. | "He was drunk and his wife) was drunk. The children were hungry, and didn't even have shoes." } CRUISER CHECKS i' The officers make two cruiser checks each night. The first was made by Cpl. Freethy. while Constable Davis remained in the office to answer.the telephone and to operate the two-way radio. The second cruiser check was a lonely one. It took place after Cyl. Freethy had gone off duty at 4.00 a.m. For three hours Constable Davis was the protector of the Town of Bowmanville, _ These are the hours of vigilance, the time of the "big-time crook'? -- 6 NEED Whether you need a new Scotiabranch and see how easy it is to arrange a low-cost Home Improvement Loan. Talk to the manager. He'll be glad to discuss repayments to suit your budget. A NEW FURNACE? furnace or money to repair an old one... drop in to your nearest Scotia Yorn THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA the thief, the safecracker, the second-storey man. | The second cruiser patrol took Constable Davis from the West Beach in the southeast corner of| town to the Jackman Road Dump in the northwest corner He checked outlying service stations. Nothing stirred in Bow- manville at 4.30 a.m. on -the morning of Friday, Oct. 11. Powmanville slept. Constabje Davis returned to the Temeprance street office ta' Tickets Now On Sale At these locations Oshawa @ Jim Bishop's Sporting Goods, 1 King East. Oshowa. @ Bowmanville Arena Box Office Reserved Seats Adults $1.50 & Students and Children 75¢ @ Bolahood's Sportshaven, 61 King East, 0.H.A. JUN 10R "A" HOCKEY HUGE LEAGUE OPENING MONTREAL JUNIOR CANADIENS $1.25 vs OSHAWA GENERALS TUES., OCT. 13th --8 P.M. at the BOWMANVILLE ARENA The court, in a brief order, be pf ! jury neiusal lacted -on an appeal by via poe = |Owen Jenison, a member of Case Reopen tChurch of God. She said she : |took literally the bible words in WASHINGTON U.S. ' (AP) -- The|Matthew, chapter 7, verse 1, Supreme Court directed) Judge not, that you be not Monday that Minnesota courts|'udged."" reconsider the case of a woman| For this reason she declined who got a jail sentence for re |'> be a member of a jury. A fusing to.serve on a jury be-|county judge sentenced her te cause of her religious beliefs. '30 days in jail for contempt. 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