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; * 24 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, December 31, 1964 "4 Ministers BRANCH RECALLS THE PAST (Continued from Page 3) He is concerned at the lack of interest on the part of people with ability. : "We need new people, good people, with something to con- tribute. We need them on our elected bodies and we need them to keep our service clubs and' other local organizations enough, who will? "Twenty-one persons ran for 12 council seats last time. I don't consider. that good. The electorate don't seem to care, either. Look at the turnout." What did he like best about eouncil work? "The committee work," said Ald. Branch. "You look back and you have a wonderful feel- ing of accomplishment. You see the city grow and you realize you had a small part in help- ing. 3 "Phen there 1s the camar- aderie and the friendships made, These are invaluable. And the social life--although it is not as glamorous as it may look. In fact, it can be onerous." Ald. Branch spoke with some concern 'about the work load carried by council members. "It is very heavy and grow- ing more so. The work to be done has increased tremendous- ly since I first went on council. I don't know what the answer is but I think aldermen, espe- cially committee chairmen, should be in a position to. spend a good portion of his time on city business. "Complaints demand answers and it takes time to stay on top of things. There is a great danger of getting too far away from things. The city fathers must have time to consult with department heads and know what is developing. "Perhaps the answer is a full- time Board of Control before we reach the 100,000 (population) mark. We are a fast-growing city and we are going to have our problems over the next. 10 years and one of the biggest is going to be traffic." In Walter Branch's office at Fittings hangs a picture which reflects his lifetime interest in sport. It shows the Oshawa and District Softball Association Jun- for "'A" champions of 1948--On- tario Finalists which _ he managed. He was born on a farm just north of Bowmanville 58 years|initial capital investment of $400|his breathing until he found him |. ago. His father died in 1956 at ' the age of 91, his mother three ears later at 97. Walter left Bowmanville High School with a junior matricula- tion in 1924 and went to work for the weekly Bowmanville Re- view as an apprentice composi- tor and linotype operator. In the next two years he was with the Oshawa Telegram and Trenton Advocate before going to (Toronto) Saturday Night. He quit (or was fired, he won't say which) in 1928 when he join- ed the International Typographi- cal Union. While working in Toronto he married a whirlwind called Evalyne Johnston. Walter agrees the best way to describe her is "effervescent." They have three children -- Donald, Robert and John--born between 1927 and 1938. In 1928, Walter returned to Oshawa and went to work for the Daily Times, then under A. R. Alloway and C. M. Mundy. Two years later he organized and managed the Times Mercantile Hockey team. MANAGED DODGERS From 1930 to 1934 he held these posts: president of the Oshawa Softball Associa- ition, president of the Eastern Ontario Intermediate Hardball Association and president of the |Oshawa Hockey Association. | During this period he also |managed the Oshawa Dodgers, who won the Ontario Inter- mediate "A" (softball) cham- pionship in a 2 out of 3 series with Sudbury. The largest crowd ever to watch a_ ball game attended the final, --re- members Walter. | In 1934, Walter opened a gro- cery store at 121 Mary -street. It is still there. He ran the store until 1939 when he enlisted in the Reserve Army. A year later he went active. He never got out next five years on training staffs in Oshawa, Long Branch, Camp Borden and Dundurn, Saskatchewan. He was dis- charged with the rank of Cap- tain after enlisting as a private. HOUSING A PROBLEM WARSAW (AP) -- Polish leader Wladyslaw Gomulka told the Polish Socialist Youth Con- gress: "A large majority of young couples cannot count on getting free flats. . . and should think several years before mar- riage about getting an apart- jment. The way is through hous- ing co-operatives." It costs an to $800 to join. of Canada. But he spent the) Under Cloud" EDMONTON (CP)--Four fed- eral cabinet ministers are "un- der a cloud of suspicion' and should be dismissed by the Lib- eral government, Robert ompson, national Social oe party leader, said Tues- y. Mr, Thompson did not say which four federal ministers should be dismissed but said Justice Minister Guy Favreau was not among them. He said Mr. Favreau had made an er- ror in judgment but was a man of principle. He added that unless. the fed- eral administration "cleans house," an election is inevitable and could come in the next few months. Mr. Thompson, who said in an interview he was in Edmon- ton to discuss a proposed new political party with Premier) Manning, reiterated a statement made earlier in Red Deer that) his party will withdraw support) of the Liberal party unless it) rids itself of suspicions of bri-| bery and corruption. The present climate in. Par- liament: cannot be tolerated, he said, because it has '"lowered| the esteem of Parliament. in the eyes of the Canadian people." |*Mr. Thompson said a pro- osed new political party in Canada could come into being) earlier than anticipated if a fed-| eral election is called. He and Premier Manning were drawing up policies and principles of the party, he said. | Cell Death, | No Blame LINDSAY, Ont. (CP)--A cor- oner's jury attached no. blame Wednesday in the death of Wed- ward Weaver, 55, who died in a Lindsay police cell Dec. 12. 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