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Oshawa Times (1958-), 6 Jun 1964, p. 2

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2 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Saturdey, June 6, 1964 GOOD EVENING -- By JACK GEARIN -- 'MUNICIPAL MACHINERY SADLY OUTMODED Two Royal Commissions in Canada of Jate haye elabor- 'ately spelled out a message that should not be ignored -- the system of municipal government in this country is sadly outmoded, no longer serves the purpose for which it was created. As one editorial pen summed it up this week: *Tt's a NineteenthCentury machine trying, and failing, te do a Twentieth Century Job". i The New Brunswick Royal Commission on Finance and Municipal Taxation (headed by Edward G. Bryne) and the Manitoba Royal Com- mission on Local Govern- ment Organization and Fi- mance (under Roland Mich- ener) are the two tribunals referred to. Space prevents a detail synopsis of the proposals, but the New Brunswick re- port had the more revolu- tionary suggestions to un- tangle the _muddle -- it would turn over all general services, such as_ health, welfare, education, jutice and assessment and tax col- ROLAND MICHENER lection, to the province to be administered through four commissions. County councils 'would be abolished.' Councils for cities, towns and villages would be retained, but only to administer strictly local serv- ices, School and hospital boards would surrender the great majority of their functions to provincial commissions. The Manitoba proposals for reform were more gradual, not so revolutionary; essentially, they ask for a new form of government, at the new regional level which would have representation from the municipalities and school boards in the region but which would, in effect, be dominated by the province, because the province would be paying the greater part of the costs. They would allow division school boards to make special levies to provide services in excess of those provided by a provincial foundation plan. Purpose of the foundation would be to relieve the tax burden on real estate, NEW PUC BUS GARAGE TO COST 6222,000 There was another reminder this week that the operation 'of @ municipal bus service can be a costly thing -- the PUC 'will ask the Ontario Municipal Board for permission to deben- ture for $222,000 to build a new garage for city buses (it will also be used as a repair shop and storage depot.) The PUC's five-year lease on the Hillcroft St, Garage with the CNR will expire next December 31 -- the CNR ; would sell the property for $102,500, but the building is in 'meed of renovation. It would be costly to demolish it and build on the same site -- a decision will be made soon, The bus operations'. anticipated deficit in 1965 will be $70,000, as compared with $19,646 in 1960. | Oshawa's funded and unfunded debt could hit an esti- mated $24,256,000 by the end of this year, an increase of '16.3 percent, or $3,401,000 over 1963. ' The City's debt reached $20,855,000 last year; of this, funded debt (debentures issued already) amounted to $18,- 683,000, or about 90 percent of the total. Unfunded debt '(representing authority to spend money and issue deben- 'tures) totals $2,172,000 and includes: Oshawa General Hospi- tal -- $300,000; Hillside Manor annex -- $240,000; new justice i building -- $400,000. OCVI GRAD WINS WILSON SCHOLARSHIP Michael James Tooley, who was graduated from Osh- ;awa's OCVI in 1959 with 88 percent, has won a high scholas- 'tie honor -- the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship valued 'at $2,000 annually. Tooley is in fourth year honor Philosophy 'at the University of Toronto. He was selected from more 'than 11,000 candidates in Canada and the United States. { The award is for "'an outstanding college senior who ; woul go on to teaching at the University level." He will settend Princeton University, N.J., for graduate work. ' Tooley, who was born March 17, 1941, and lives with an jaunt, Miss Della Tooley of RR No. 4, Bowmanville, also won itwo other awards this year at University of Toronto -- he twas co-winner of the University College Alumni Scholarship tand winner of the George Kennedy Scholarship. ' {SEEK RATIFICATIONS FIRE FIGHTERS CONTRACT H "The Labor Relations committee has reached agreement ; with the Cehewa Fire Fighters for a new contract and will fask City Council to ratify it at the next open meeting, Mon- sday, June 15, . . . Mayor Lyman Gifford charged in open ;Council last Monday night, that cement companies dictate {Prices as far as independent operators of ready-mix services fare concerned -- the City will spend approximately $25,300 ithis year on ready-mix for such things as sidewalks, catch- jbasins, etc. Said His Worship: "If you are not backed or sfinanced by a cement company, then your prices are dic- jtated by them -- and if you don't follow their prices, you tdon't get their cement."" He was commenting on two local ddentical tenders ($15.85 a cubic yard for sidewalk and curb ready-mix concrete and $15.36 a cubic yard for concrete for *manhole and catchbasin work). The Ontario Purchasing Agents Association has been keeping a close watch on jeement tenders recently and will discuss the matter at the *Provincial level at an early meeting. "PROVINCE WOULD SHUN THIS PROPOSAL . City Council has endorsed a resolution of the City of Lon- «don to the Ontario government that the Province take over ithe entire cost of the administration of justice, including the scost of building and maintaining court houses and jails. «Quipped Mayor Lyman Gifford when the vote was taken: 7**You haven't got a chance in Dixie on this one, let's face it." *... St. Gregory's Council of the Knights of Columbus will shold its annual Civic Night Tuesday, June 23, with municipal {representatives (elected and otherwise) as guests. "UNIT 42 OF CORPS TO VISIT NIAGARA FALLS ; Oshawa Unit 42, the Canadian Corps Association, has a "big program scheduled for Sunday, June 6. That's when President Al King will head a delegation of jmore than 50 to Niagara Falls, Ont., for special ceremonies = They will join the Niagara Corps and parade across the 'Rainbow Bridge into Niagara Falls, N.Y., for a memorial {service with U.S. counterparts -- the Oshawa unit's fife and jdrum band will head the procession. Oshawa, incidentally, thas won the marching award for this event more than any other Canadian unit in the past 10 years. . 'LITTLE NOTES FROM HERE AND THERE Final asphalt. work on the downtown King street roadbed lis completed -- this has prompted:an Oshawa bank (manager (who wishes to remain anonymous) to accept wagers that some section of this same roadbed will be torn rup within seven days of completion by either the City Engi- neering Department, PUC or Bell Telephone. Remember *how sections of the new King street sidewalks were thus treated soon after completion; and don't forget those catch- basin! .. 4 Prime Minister Pearson ac- cepted his personal social in- Killed Father Gets 2 Years ST. OATHARINES (CP) -- Charles Coutts, 21, originally charged with the capital mur- der of his father, pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge of manslaughter and was sen- tenced to two years in peniten- tiary. An Ontario Supreme Court jury took 13 minutes to return a verdict of "not guilty" to capi- tal murder but "guilty" of man- slaughter. The jury made a strong recommendation for mercy, : Mr, Justice 8. N. ay on be sentence, 6a e Late J the penalty to "sit light!y on tht accused" while at fhe same time conveying to peo- ple that they must not take the Jaw into their own. hands. Charles Coutts Sr,, 56, was shot three times in his Niagara Township home Feb, 23, the cli- max of a family quarrel about Charles Jr, combing his hair in "Beattle"'-fashion after watch- ing the British singing group on televsion. Evidence was that the father attacked his son with a flat-iron and then an axe before Charles Jr. shot him. The victim's wife, daughter and another son, Kerry, all tes- tified that Coutts Sr. was a harsh and cruel man.' The jury was told it was the first time Charles had stood up) Treaty A OTTAWA (CP) -- The legal! progress of the Columbia River treaty and protocol has shown that the course of legislation can be as long and turbulent as any river's, The power project conceived 20 years ago took its final leap over formal House of Commons obstacles Friday by receiving a favorable vote of 108 to 16. A lone Progressive Conserva- tive, C. O. Cooper of Rosetown- Biggar, joined in opposition with 15 members of the New Demo- crate Party who have firmly against the treaty from the beginning. There were 57 Liberals sup- ported by 45 Progressive Con- servatives, five Creditistes and one Social Crediter in favor of the resolution su ing ratifi- cation of the treaty and proto- col. 4 The resolution goes to the Senate Tuesday. It is expected to have an easier time there since the upper chamber has no New Democrats. Then the only step remaining will be the ex- change of instruments of ratifi- cation between the U.S. and Canada, |CONSIDERS NHA Monday, the House turns to been |, Columbia River pproved monwealth connection will not be split. The flag issue, which daily has added fuel to the: parlia- mentary fire, came up again when Opposition Leader Diefen- baker wanted to know why per- sons who had written in oppo- sition to the maple leaf flag were getting replies from Mr. Pearsoh thanking them for their support, Mr. Pearson said thousands of letters were being received and he would table samples of the type of answers that were be- ing sent. Justice Minister Favreau in- formed the House that his de- partment and the Ontario gov ernment are collaborating to have a court test made of ex- isting law covering hate litera- ture. Meanwhile draft legisla- tion is being studied but no way has yet. been found of stopping the dissemination of hate liter- ature while protecting freedom of speech, Living Costs During April OTTAWA (CP) -- Living costs in Canada in April were unchanged from March, as thé consumer price index held at 135 at May 1, the bureau of sta- © tistics said Friday. S The record level of 135, es- tablished April 1, represents a gain in the index of 2.7 points or two per cent, compared with 132.3 at May 1, 1963. The in- dex is based on 1949 prices equalling 100. P Decreases in the price of food, clothing and transporta- tion in April offset increases for housing, health and _per- sonal care, recreation and read- ing and tobacco and slcohol. While the index remained un- changed in Apri}, industrial wages and salaries showed a de- crease in March. The index of average industrial wages and salaries at April 1--latest fig- ure available--ws 198.4, com- pared with 199.6 a month ear- lier and 193.1 a year earlier. The food index in April de- clined to 131.2 from 1318 @ month earlier. Tax Cut Results The housing index advanced to 138.3 from 137.8, Higher prices for both rent and home- ownership moved the shelter component higher. Please President The transportation index de- to his father. 'National Housing Act amend- creased to 142.4 from 142.8, re- JOINS THE NUMBERED LIST surance number card Friday had a simpler number in the from Labor Minister Mac- army. Eachen. He commented he --CP Wirephoto Held 38 Days, Sailor Claims | | TORONTO (CP) -- A 21-| jyear - old Greek sailor, who |jumped ship in Montreal in 1962| | and was arrested here this yeat| 'by immigration 'authorities,| \claims he was held in custody \for 38 days without a court ap- | pearance, | John Thomadakis made the jclaim in a hand-printed letter jdelivered to the Ontario Su- |preme Court Friday. He says he worked for 15) ;}months in restaurants before he| |was arrested here March 3. He jsays immigration authorities |jocked him in jail and did not | | jadvise him of his rights or al-| of the legislature committee set|ify any such agreements for i low him to call a lawyer. In his Jetter, Thomadakis says| he appeared in a court April |10 and was sentenced to five | months in Toronto's Don Jail. |He did not say on what charge, jalthough he adds that he was |told about a charge April 3. A letter from the Supreme |Court has been sent to Thoma- dakis in jail, asking him if he wants to be represented by a lawyer in his habeas corpus |hearing for which no date has jyet been set. | | i Professors Back Hate Campaign Case Prepared TORONTO (OP) -- Attorney- General Arthur Wishart con- firmed Friday that his depart- ment and the federal justice de- partment are working together in gathering evidence for a test case on hate literature. ments. Debate is at the second reading stage and the govern- ment intends to see the bill through detailed committee study before switching to de- bate on urgent amendments re- plenishing the lending capacity of the Farm Credit Corporation. In other business Friday, Prime Minister Pearson assured the Opposition that his dual res- olution on adoption of a national flag with a maple leaf design and on designation of the Union He said provincial police are engaged to proceed with pros- Quebec Rights By JULES LAGUE QUEBEC (CP)--Two profes- sors in international law said Friday Quebec should have no scruples about proposing an en- tirely new Canadian constitution without restrictions, responsibil- ities recognized as theirs by the BNA Act, 'including interna- tional agreements in such fields as education. NO PRECISE DETAILS He said there are no precise or demanding the right to con- clude international agreements in fields recognized as being in its jurisdiction by the British North America. Act. Jacques-Yves Morin of the University of Montreal and An- dre Patry of Laval University in Quebec City were questioned for 244 hours at the first session details on this in the BNA Act and that Supreme Court and Privy Council decisions, while conferring the conclusion of in- ternational accords to the fed- eral government, reserved their application to provincial gov- ernments in the domains under! their jurisdiction, | However, Ottawa could mod-| ts| up to define the objectives of|9WN pumposes, he added, -- | French Canada and constitu-) Mr. Morin said centralization| tional revisions needed to real-|0f Powers in Ottawa may be at-| ize them. jtractive to the other provinces ecution. One of the sections of the Crimina! Code which his de- partment is examining in rela- tion to prosecution is that deal- ing with indecent literature. the word indecent that could cover this material," Mr. Wis- hart said. There is no indication, he added, of when the prosecution will be launched. Mr. Wishart would not say if investigations concerned one individual or a number of persons. Immigration Plot Admitted VICTORIA (CP) "There is an interpretation of Jack as symbol of the Com- | Air Disaster Claims Filed TORONTO (CP) -- Writs for damages against Air Canada on behalf of relatives of 15 victims of Canada's worst air disaster were filed Friday at Osgoode Hall. The Nov. 29 crash of the Tor- jonto-bound DC-8F jet liner at |Ste. Therese, north of Montreal, | took 118 lives, including 76 Tor- jonto residents. The 15 are asking for more than $4,000,000 plus funeral ex- penses from the government- jowned airline: known as Trans- |Canada Airlines at the time of ithe crash, WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presi- dent Johnson says record high employment and a four-year. low in the jobless rate are strong evidence that the recent tax cut is stimulating the econ- omy and creating new jobs in the United: States, "IT am greatly encouraged," Johnson said after the labor de- partment announced Friday that the unemployment rate dipped sharply to 5.1 per cent in May while employment climbed to an all-time high of 71,100,000, flecting scattered lower prices for new cars and lower train fares, Gasoline and motor oil prices rose in a few citits. TIGHTEN LAW LONDON (Reuters) -- The House of Commons. W y night agreed to tighten British laws against pornography by making possession of. obscene matter for gain a criminal of: fence, Penalties will be up to three years in jail or jail plus a fine. MOM! DAD! DON'T FORGET THE BIG OPEN HOUSE Oshawa Kiwanis Club Kedron Summer Camp WED.-JUNE 10 6 to 9 P.M. For Girls or Boys A 46-| The claims fall under the Ra-|° Prof. Morin said the com- mittee should not feel itself im- prisoned by the present consti- tutional "coreset" and should feel itself free to propose an en- |but not to Quebec for cultural and historical reasons, He defined Canada as more of a federation than confederation, saying use of the latter term is year-old city shipyard worker|tal Accidents Act and allege Friday admitted he conspired/that Air Canada was negligent to bring 26 Chinese into Canadajin the "operation, maintenance illegally in a case police de-|and inspection (of the aircraft) scribed as probably the biggest|which resulted in the crash." SEE PAGE 7 for Details and Registration Form wrong and caused by language confusion in the last century. A confederation, he said, |groups sovereign states to which comm on organizations owe all their powers whereas a federation unites autonomous irly new Canadian constitu- tion rather than attempt to 'get out of the present impasse" one step at a time. Prof. Patry said the provinces should be able to carry out, | WEATHER FORECAST states according to a separation of powers established in ad- vance, Cooler S North Is Forecasts issued by the Tor-| onto weather office in Toronto} at 5:30 a.m.: | | Synopsis: Southern Ontario will be getting seasonably |warm weather today but in the! inorth the weather will be con-| |siderably cooler, On Sunday the) jcooler weather will edge further) \southward producing lower) |temperatures in the south but) lit is unlikely that temperatures | lwill be as cool as those ex-) pected in the north today. | Lake St, Clair, Lake Huron, }Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niag- jara, Windsor, London, Hamil- ton, Toronto: Sunday variable icloudiness and a little cooler. | Winds light on Sunday. Georgian Bay, Haliburton: \Variable cloudiness Sunday. Cooler again on Sunday, Winds decreasing to light again to- night. Southern White River, \Sudbury: Turning cooler this lafternoon, Sunday mainly sunny and cool. Winds shifting jthis evening. Northern White River, Coch- jrane; Cloudy clearing this aft- lernoon. Cooler. Sunday mainly isunny and _ continuig cool. | Wids light. TORONTO (CP) -- Marine forecasts issued at 8:15 a.m., valid until] 11 a.m. Sunday: Lake Superior: Winds vari- able near 10 knots becoming this afternoon east to northeast ' Al-| Peterborough . goma, Timagami, North Bay,'Trenton ..... . I to) North Bay inortherly 15 this afternoon or|Sudbury .. | SENATE OUT OF PLACE An ideal federation, Mr. Morin said, would be one in which the member states dele- gated their own. representatives to the upper house. The Cana- dian Senate is contrary to fed- unday, Chill 1 V eralism by merely reflecting + |the lower house, he said. Northern Lake Huron, Geor-| Another irregularity, he said, gian Bay: Winds south to south-|was the power of the federally- west 15 to 25 knots shifting to-| appointed supreme court to de- night to east to northeast 10 to/cide the constitutionality of any 20. Mainly cloudy with a few|law and he suggested that at scattered showers. : least some of the judges should Southern Lake Huron: Winds| be designated by the provinces. south to southwest 10 to 20; Mr. Patry defined "co-opera- knots, mostly fair. tive federalism" as an attempt Lakes Erie and Ontario:|to solve judicial gaps concern- Winds variable 8 to 15 knots be-|ing the equality of the two coming southwesterly 10 to 20/founding ethnic groups in the knots this afternoon. Fair to|present constitution by political partly cloudy with chance of a methods. racket of its kind in Canada. Chong Wing Ming, better known as Peter Chong, pleaded ilty to seven charges. An eighth charge, to which he pleaded not guilty, was with- drawn, Circumstances in the . case, under investigation by the RCMP since last fall, will be given June 15 when the accused comes up for sentence. An RCMP officer said earlier that the scheme to bring Chi- nese into Canada illegally in- volved them posing as Cana- dians reiurning to Canada af- ter a trip abroad. Chong's brother - in - law, Quon Chung Hung, also. of Vic- toria; has been arrested in Dauphin, Man., in connection with what police say was a Chi- ese immigration racket. GEORGE C. MARTIN Insurance 67 King St. E., Oshawa BUS; 728-4511 RES: 725-2802 AU Lines of Insurence Forecast temperatures: Low tonight, high Sunday |Windsor .. 55 78 |St, Thomas . | London Kitchener .. |Mount Forest . | Wingham |\few scattered showers. STATIONS OPEN THIS SUNDAY |Hamilton ..... St. Catharines Toronto 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. _ Rial; siacicvse Muskoka . 767 PARK RD, S.A Earlton 4 Sault Ste. Marie ... Kapuskasing ...+.. 35 Whita River ..s+... 35 Moosonee .... Timmins 381 KING RUSS'S CITIES SERVICE STATION ND CORDOVA RD. BISSONETTE'S SHELL STATION 3T. WEST DURNO'S SUPERTEST STATION 574 KING ST. €. NEED A NEW... OIL FURNACE? 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