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Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Police 725-1188 Fire 725-6574 The Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1964 Second Section City and district features, © social and classified advertis- AT THE BRANCH 43 REMEMBRANCE DAY DINNER of Canada's present- commitments, and rs part taken by Canadian in "peace-keeping opera- was the theme of an ad- es dian Legion Saturday. pty Major D. C. Patterson, for the Central Army immand, at the annual Re- ibrance dinner of the Royal .] a be co jor Patterson's address vivid picture of service d by Canadians in Kash- ir, Ko forea, Palestine, Vietnam, "eChina, Egypt and the Gaza Lebanon, the Congo, the pmien and Cyprus The banquet was attended by 'Originals' Are Feted Twenty-five of the "Old Ori ginals" of the Canadian Ex- peditionary Force, who had en- listed for service before the end of 1914 (and were thus celeb- rating the 50th anniversary of their part in that war) were d guests of the Royal Legion at its Remembrance din- ner on Saturday. They were given an ovation FOUR OF THE HEAD TABLE GUESTS Saturday night at the Remembrance Day dinner of Branch 43, the Royal Canadian Legion are shown in top picture, left to right. They are Major D. C, Patterson, CD, Central Com- mand, Canadian a the guest speaker; Rev. Wool- cock, padre of Gidack 43; Archd dH, D. Cle honorary padre of the branch; Canada's representative at a@ conference of the Inter- national Metalworkers' Fed- eration will be an Oshawa resident, Harry Benson, inter- national representative for the United Auto Workers. Mr. Benson is a member of @ UAW team headed by Wal- ter Ruether, which is attend- ing the conference Nov. 16 to Nov. 21 at Frankfurt, Ger- many. The group will then travel to Vienna, Austria, for a meeting of the autoworkers section of the IMF. George Burt, Canadian di- rector of the UAW, said re- cently that the aim of the con- ferences will be: 'To discuss comparative work conditions, payrates. production methods and the problems involved in organizing the unorganized workers in various parts of the world." Mr. Bart said that Mr. Benson will represent Canada in a gathering which will include delegates from: France, Germany, Japan, Latin America, Australia, the U.S., Great Britain, Sweden and other industrial nations. During the period spent in Germany Mr. Benson will tour the Volkswagen plant at Wolfsburg. Mr. Benson services the UAW plants in Oshawa as in- ternational representative. These plants are Duplate + Canada Ltd., Ontario Steel Products and Coulter Manu- facturing Ltd. He was active in the affairs of Local 222, UAW, since the early days of organization in , 1937 until his appointment as * international representative. Mr. Benson was the second chief steward elected in the General Motors of Canada Ltd., plant prior to the 1937 strike for recognition. Harry Benson At European Parley He was elected as chairman of the GM stewards in 1938 and held the post for four years, Mr. Benson served for two years as vice-president of Local 222, beginning in 1943, after which he became presi- dent of the local for a further two year period. Mr. Benson also served as an alderman for the City of Oshawa, and on the Board of Health. } you more than we do," To Clear Out Of The Area With the assurance that John Dennis, 23, would clear out of the Oshawa area, Magistrate Harry Jenmyn backdated an eight-day sentence on a dtive- under-suspension conviction, and set Dennis free. His Worship also made a sen- i |tence for the theft of a licence plate concurrent. Dennis, who had been con- victed last week of the offences, told the Court he had been asked by his father to return to Nova Scotia and take over the family farm. "Your father probably needs Magis- trate Jenmyn observed. Dennis, =" |who lived at 81 Park road south and President Maurice Proc- tor of Branch 43. In lower pic- ture, Robert Murphy, one of the Oshawa Legion's youngest members, pins a poppy on Ernest "Ernie" Brooks, 86, a member of the Canadian Legion for 39 years. Mr. Brooks, a resident of Halli- day Manor, Oshawa, served in the Boer war with the First York and Lancaster Mounted Infantry. paid tribute to the the old veterans of r to take a more active in _ dol affairs. KJOR D. C. PATTERSON ntroduced by the Rev. A. picock, Major D. C. Patter- the guest speaker, spoke on nada's military commitments. day's commitments had been ght about by the develop- nt of muclear arms, the ac- ie of the United Nations d the formation of age ag ve a graphic story ow nada had taken part in United tions peace-keeping opera- ns in. many parts of the ro areatiog particularly the joler jurisdiction nada maintains by saying: 'I have recited these events show you that the army is Heed an active one. Through nada's support of both the and NATO, the so-called many to per- m. The Canadian soldier has|~ counted for himself in a man- w that is respected and looked fe bY all nations of the acetime soldier has varying tasks rehdeacon H. d the speaker. mero ce-president, McEvers, a. of TO, said Major Patterson,|' an army iigade group and an air force sion in Europe. He conclud- D, Cleverdon branch 2nd moved a vote appreciation to the Ladies' for the dinner. Mrs. president of the uxiliary, as * he had been since back in the Brooks, the "Old Originals" present to answer to the roll- ROLL OF HONOR Percy Bagshaw, Tom Bowers, Harry Boris, James Bryce, Harry Crouter, Frank Davey, James Conway, Wesley R. Elliott; Lioyd Fowler, George Freeman, William Fry, William Gray, Albert Hale, Robert Hold- away, John C. Jakes John Kelly, Milton R. Oster, Charles J. Wilcox, Casey Vermoen, Wil- liam Mitchell and George M. Thompson. Names were read of a further 29 Legion members who had enlisted in 1914, but who, because of ill health and infirm- ities, were unable to accept the invitation to be guests at the dinner. 23 PASSED AWAY Rev. A. Woolcock, padre of the branch, during the opening ceremony of Remembrance, read the names of 23: members of Branch 43 of the Legion who had passed away since the Re- membrance dinner of 1963. They were: Frank Grant, David R. Rollo, Robert G. Collison, Fred Jar- dine, Frank Moss, George Tay- lor, John Johnston, Norval Friz- zell, Howard Greer, Harry Kells, Dr. S. J. Phillips, Andrew. Fer- guson, Lionel Cayer, John Tate, Harry March, Gordon Blow, Wolfe Miller, Reg Lancaster,|# Harold Hogle,; James Sennott, Alexander Foote, Horace Weeks and John P John P. Reid. City Council Plans Tour Council's swimming pool tour by bus will get under way next Saturday, Nov. 21. The city fathers will take a look at indoor pools in the Metro Toronto area to see what Told Cenotaph "Defaced" ch 42,«The Royal Cana- has informed the awa Police Commission that e Cenotaph in Memorial Park street south - was}! Simep "defaced." Branch 42 wrote the Commis- pn recently on be matter and > letter was read. iP Police Chief Herbert Flintoff Alex Hall and Mayor|indoor pool. depart- Ld Ji man that his can be built for the $186,400 in the centennial grant. Mayor Lyman Gifford is anxious to get a recommenda- tion before council, end of the year. He has agreed with Ald, John Dyer that council cannot enter- tain anything but a recommen- dation on a capital expenditure before the|- Oshawa Police are search- ing for a teenage boy for the sexual assault of a 10- year-old girl in the Creek Flats last night. His description is as fol> lows: about 15 or 16; five- feet, two inches tall; slim build; long straight brown hair, combed high on top of his head; wearing blue jeans and a white, waist- length jacket. About 5.50. p.m,, police were told, two girls, nine and 10 were playing in the Creek Flats north of Linden Crescent between Farewell avenue and Harmony road south, A boy approached them, CITY GIRL, 10, POLICE SEEK TEENAGE BOY ASSAULTED they both said, and asked for names and addresses. Then he told them that they "should not be there". The nine-year-old became frightened, she said, and ran home. As she left, the boy grabb- ed her playmate by the col- jar, and forced her down onto the ground, She broke away from him and ran home. The boy also ran away, to- ward the King street bridge, and disappeared, she said. The girls said that they had never seen the boy be- fore the incident, but said further that they would re- cognize him if they saw him again. Tells Of Visit To East Germany Michael Kassinger, old son of an Oshawa builder, worked on a construction job in East Germany this summer for two months. He was on a five- month tour to study European construction methods. He said he was categorized as a "volunteer worker' and was paid three marks and 57 pfen- nig an hour, the equivalent of about 95 cents. This was just 10 eents an hour less than a mason with 10 years experience. The trip took him to his birth- place, Bautzen, East Germany, as well as to France, Austria and Switzerland. He emigrated to Canada with his parents. A technical-course graduate last year. of McLaughlin Colleg- iate and Vocational Institute, Michael said the purpose of the trip was "to study construction methods and European archi- tecture for application in Coe ada." _ Travelling alone, he said he} Firm To Wash after Nomination Night, Nov.| p. Council voted - in - committee| last Monday night to accept the mayor's tour suggestion after! hearing three architects' pre-| liminary cost proposals on an| After the meeting, His Wor- nt was aware of wreaths|ship admitted to council that ing torn up, and that steps re being taken to prevent ure incidents. letter was posted before » Nov. 11'Remembrance Day|have yet mony last week. "T'm now. satisfied we can't build within the centennial grant." No new financing proposals been discussed by council. Police Cars Oshawa Police Officers will |be freed from the task of wash- ling police cruisers on Sunday |mornings. The Oshawa Police Commis- |sion agreed recently to accept |; jan offer from Minute Car Wash jon King street west which would provide scrubbings for the eight |: jcars at a yearly cost of $85 [Per car "Our men are hired to be po liber, not car-washers"', com- \mented Mayor 'Lyman Gifford. 20-year- ,. Italy, & was seven years old when he § MICHAEL KASSINGER had little trouble entering East Germany. One thing that disturbed hid while he was there was a radio- Moscow broadcast that was "all propaganda against the United States." He said the announcer gave unemployment statistics in the U.S. and said Americans are "'power seekers." He said that of all the coun- tries he visited, Italy was his | favorite. "It is not as Americanized as the other countries." Michael said he is glad to be back home in Canada where 'opportunities are much greater than in Europe for husiness en- terprise."" ' He is currently employed with| his father's firm, H Construction Limited. Kassinger| while in Oshawa, had been re- manded in custody to await sen- tence. Would Hold Line On Taxes Edward Zalewski, an alder- manic candidate, said Sunday if elected he will work to 'hold the line" on city taxes. Mr. Zalewski outlined his plat- form at a general meeting of the Polish National Union of Canada, Branch 7. He said new, young faces are needed on council for sound ad- ministration; streets, sidewalks and parks should be improved; and development should be pushed by attracting more in- dustries and increasing employ- ment. A Canadian citizen of Polish origin, Mr, Zalewski said he would give all his energy and knowledge in representing all citizens to the best of his abil- ity. JON JENKINS Is Promoted To Sergeant ment was appointed Sergeant by the Police Commission re- cently, to replace Alex Alexan- der, who retired two weeks ago. His duties as Patrol Sergeant will be assumed by Constable James Powell, who was promo- ted at the same meeting by Commissioners, His Honor Judge Alex Hail, and His Wor- ship, Mayor Lyman Gifford. They also agreed to hire Ken- neth Hubert Quinn, 25, of 231 Bruce street as a member. of the police force, and confirmed the appointment of Constable Ralph Edwin Mason, who is currently on active duty. Sergeant Jenkins joined the|r Oshawa Police Department in 1954, and Patrol Sengeant Powell joined in 19 58. Youth base Leg In Auto Collision TORONTO (CP) -- A 17-year- old youth was in fair condition following an operation in which his left leg was amputated after it was crushed between two cars Saturday. to hospital with leg and inter- nal injuries after he-was struck from behind by a car while he and a companion, Thomas John- son, 14, were pushing a stalled car Johnson was in satisfactory condition with leg and internal injuries. Driver of the stalled car, Wil- fred Summers, 31, was treated for cuts. and later released 'James Matin, 17, was charged | with careless driving. Patrol Sergeant Jon Jenkins of the Oshawa Police Depart- Kevin Chisholm was admitted} -- Edgar Grinstead, Salvation Army Commissioner in Can- ada (seated right), was guest 'of honor Saturday at a dinner celebrating the 80th anniver- sary of the Salvation Army in Oshawa. Mr. Grinstead is The Salvation Army in Osh- awa celebrated its 80th anni- versary during the weekend. The event was highlighted by the visit of Edgar Grinstead, commissioner of the Salvation Army in Canada. Major Fred Lewis, head of the local Salva- tion Army, told The Times today Oshawa has the 26th oldest Army in Canada. Commissioner Grinstead was chairman of a music festival in the Citadel Saturday night . at which the Belleville Citadel band and soloist Bran Ritchie of Oshawa were two of the main participants. At the festival, Commissioner Grinstead spoke on the history and development of the>Salva- tion Army throughout the world. On Sunday, the Commissioner conducted a service of Remem- brance for the veterans of Osh- awa at the Citadel and spoke shown talking to Mayor Ly- man Gifford, Major Fred Lewis (standing left) and Col. Cornelius Kneap, Salvation Army firld secretary. . The dinner was held in the Gen- osha Hotel, --Oshawa Times Photo SA Has 80th Anniversary on the avenue of peace. Com- missioner Grinstead also con- ducted services at the Citadel Sunday morning and evening. In addition to Commissioner Grinstead and his wife, special guests were Col. and Mrs. Cornelius Knapp, field secretary of the Salvation Army from Tor- onto and Brig. and Mrs.. W. Hawkes, divisional commander from Belleville. Mr. Ginstead was commis- sioned as a Salvation Army officer in 1919 in London, Eng- land. He became leader of the Salvation Army in Scotland in similar posts in Australia _ and England. He has been in Can- ada for three months and is presently on a tour across Can- ada. "We were very fortunate to have him with us," said Major Lewis. Campaign's Objective Is $275,900 munity Chest funds drive is making good progress with ten days remaining before the cut off date. $186,415 has been con- tributed to date, towards the $275,900 goal. The GOCC office reports that an error was made in the list of donors Nov. 3. Gerald Grant gave $80 to the drive and not Chest Total $186,415 With 10 Days To Go The Greater Oshawa Com- 1951 and since then has held|/ Gerald Sargent, as reported. recent contributors: Pomicion Bag 2 td Co, Limited Freight ways) inter-City Trucking Service John Waht Cartage Inc. -- Leaf Tool and Die aple Leaf Too! and Die aie Sirona Victorian Order of Nurses Edna Ann Hats eer me ing Centr rs. Fairweather's Employees (Shopping. C.) gy ter Finance Quantity. Surveyors rs, J. Andrews (Oshawa Clinic) Mrs. M. Andrews pe E. H, Webster |. Michael Starr, Ridgely Corsirueton Ltd. iarscck bag fe Ay Fa Gregory's' Y: 'oung People's Club Potish National Union of 7 Louis S. Hyman, QC Sun Oil Company Limited Oshawa Centra! Collegiate Institute (additional) a The Robt. Dixon Company Ltd. Casino Restaurant Lander Stark Oil Limited Lander Stark Oil Limited Emp. Dominion Store Emp. The. Burns Company "Limited Flintoff Hardware Office Overload Company Ltd. Mrs. A Reardon Miss F. Armstrong Local 222 UAW Canada Up oe tg Staff A and W Drive in A and W Drive In Emp. G. .L. Daimer (CPR, King St. &.) H. G. Davidson (CPR, King St. E.) Mr. and Mrs. H. Schuerman Millinery. World Mrs, E. Raike ( Solliinny, World --Mp.) Sharp and Lynch Jutta's Beauty Salon Marten's Furs Limited Employees Jamieson Drugs Oshawa Crane Service Masco Electric Company (Oshawa) Miss S. McKee, Northminster United Church Dr. J. W. Pickering CIVIC FORUM All the planks in the electoral platforms of municipal candi- dates will be hammered home Dec. 2 at a civic forum spon- sored by the Oshawa and Dis- trict Labor Council. The slate of candidates field- ed by the ODLC for aldermanic, Board of Education, Separate School board and Public Util- ities Commission posts, will appear at the meeting. At the regular Tuesday night meeting 13 candidates for public office were endorsed by ODLC dele- gates. EXPECT ALL CANDIDATES The evening forum will be held at the United Auto Work- ers Bond street hall, Keith Ross, ODLC secretary, said Thursday that all candi- dates running in the Dec. 7 municipal elections are expect- ed to attend. "Generally they all attend. Candidates for the mayor's chair, aldermen, school boards and PUC, they daren't stay away," Mr. Ross said. "This meeting is completely open to the public," Mr. Ross stated. "'Any questions which members of the audience wish SCHEDULED BY DIST. LABOR COUNCIL to pose may be written down and will be handed to the candi- dates. "The time schedule has yet to be settled," Mr. Ross added, cided that any mayoral candi- dates will have more speaking time than the others. In turn, the aldermanic candidates will be alloted more time than educa- tion or PUC contenders." The ODLC forum is one of several to be held in the city in the period between nomina- tion night and election day. JAYCEES PLAN FORUM The Oshawa Jaycees. will hold a civic forum in the Council Chambers Nov. 30. Don Netley, Jaycee president, said recently that there had been a 100 per cent turnout of candidates at Jaycee forums in the past. He indicated that mayoralty candidates would be given twice as much speaking time as aldermanic candidates. Mr. Netley added that there would not be sufficient time to hear from those contesting other municipal posts. ASSIST FLOOD VICTIMS TORONTO (CP) -- The Ca nadian Red Cross announced Sunday it has provided a cash grant of $10,000 to assist flood victims in South, Viet Nam Maxwell Bruce, chairman of the National Red Cross execu- tive, said the money has been sent {o the League of Red Cross Societies at Geneva in re- sponse to an international ap- peal } CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dent of Oshawa and district who is celebrating his birth- day today: Norman Oshawa Griffin, RR 4, ! "but it has been tentatively de-| Emp. Wilkinson Construction E, F, Robinson . L. Beaton Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Beaton H. L. Wallace (Beaton's ny Products Ltd.) Mrs. E. L. Littl (Beaton's Dairy Products L Lake Ontario Steel Co. Ltd., Whitey J. A, yet DSC Podiatrist Dr, C. Me! James A. MaeDonald (Barrister) Cosen and Martin Insurance val Drafting and Designing. Services W. Bellingham Canadten Imperial Bank of Commerce 70. (King and Simcoe Sts.) Bank of Montreal Employees (Shopping igh Mr. and Mrs. . Alger Mr. and Mrs. Wi, whe. Mr. and Mrs. M, Clayton Alger Press Limited Alger Press Limited Emp, S. S. Kresge Co, Limited Shopping Centre Downtown Store K Mart White Feather Farms Oshawa Public Utilities Commission (McCal 'ansport and boas 4 A. Bacon he. industries Ltd. _ e) 4 M. Miners (Edney Ann Hats Ltd. mp. Sun Life Assurance (Oshawa Unit) Em- a. 54 Canada, inten 2 Sis that I am dismayed 'and, dis- 1o|turbed by what goes on in: the 2 The Robt. Dixon Company Lid. Emp. Employees 'Oshewe Wireless Station a 55.60 27,80 10 10| usual j Betty Hayd! (ahartor "Decorator) 25 a y follow the majority line. 40 300 30 10 6 (partial) Following is a list of some DR, A. E. O'NEILL Won't Run '| As Trustee Dr. A. E. O'N 4 said today m kerr, Kerr, J. Fraser Store Emp. (Shopping|that he -will not be a candidate Harleigh Supplies Oshawa Lid. a for rs Board of Education " ge tai served 'eight years 'on the .Board' and finished 'second mo in the 1962 'trustee face with % 6,766 votes, _ 3] Ina Prepared, ssicsbapeaa doday BY he: said: Ey "T am' not going to be'a candi- date for a seat on' the Oshawa Board of Education. The truth board meetings and even more 15|by what goes on between meet- {ings where a kind of inner cab- inet apparently makes policy and arrives. at decisions. "It is frustrating to. be-a s trustee if you must go along with an "establishment" or be 500/Jabelled an obstructionist' and be voted down repeatedly with scant regard for arguments, rules, procedure or the. ameni- . ties. : "The minutes of meetings : rarely record even a gist of the discussion and the press reports 3| Thus a trustee may be blamed 5|for what the Board does though 2s|he was in opposition, 50 gsjaccept responsibility for the in- Reverend W. Herbert 10 "Since I am not prepared to dicated policies and acts of fu- ture boards, I am getting out. Perhaps the vacancy will en- S)courage some informed, wise and independent citizens, un- committed and acceptable, to offer their talents to the city in a the interests of better munici- 35;pal government. Perhaps they 50} would improve the image of the 3o9/Board by improving the reality ; of which the image is but the 0! reflection. "It is axiomatic that people get the kind of government they deserve, It is time we all woke up. It may be later than we think." IAPA Plans LIST BRIDGE PLAY RESULTS Fernhill Duplicate Club results are listed below: The ladies' event. standings: Ladies--Mrs. K Mrs. M. Drew, 65; -- and Mrs, 'Mrs. M. R. Mrs. E. V. Fairhart and -Mrs.- L, Following 'are Miss V. Drummond, 538. Men's--Dr, S. P. Kandel Versluis, 61; W. Cox and J. mond, 56. Bridge pairs and men' pairs championships were play- ed last week with Mrs. K. Mor- ris and Mrs. M. Drew winning the ladies' event and Dr. S. P. Kandel and R. Davis the men' the Morris. and Mrs. A. C. Nelson, Clarke and Wadsworth, 553;. Mrs. R. Batrand, 54; Mrs. C. Wild and and R. Davis, 73; C. Nelson and P. Mil- ler, 49; W. Baker and J. Coles, 59; R. Morris and J. Drum- November Meet The Oshawa - Ajax Section of the Industrial Accident Preven- tion Association will hold their November meeting on Nov. 18 at 6.30 p.m, in the Genosha Hotel. The guest speaker will be Mr, J. F. Cook, of McKinnon Industries Ltd., St. Catharines. Mr. Cook has been with. Me- Kinnon Industries since 1940 ex- <|cept for two years in the Cana- dian Army. He was responsible for setting up the car radio and car horn sections of McKinnon Industries and was general fore- man of these sections till 1963, when he transferred to the Delco operations. Mr. Cook has been active in civic. affairs, having served 83 chairman of the board of trust- ees, chairman of the water works system, vice-chairman of the Township planning board and member of the High School Technical Advisory board of Vineland and Beainsville. s cert tss eet tTl?