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GOOD EVENING -- By JACK GEARIN -- IT-COULD-ALWAYS-BE-WORSE DEPT.: OVERHEARD ON A KING STREET BUS: -- Don't keep asking me 'why', Elsie -- I don't know 'why' they ever re- named Highway 401 Macdonald-Cartier Freeway. But don't feel badly, dear -- just think how we'd feel had they re-named it the Diefenbaker-Balcer Speedway, or the Drew-Duplessis Throughway, what would be far worse, the Pearson-Rivard Expressway% It's never so bad that it couldn't be worse, now is it?" WALKERS MARK THEIR 25TH. ANNIVERSARY Albert V. Walker returns to his Legislature seat at Queen's Park this week with some happy memories of last Saturday night. That was when he and his wife, Gladys, celebrated their 25th. wedding anniversary at a dinner-dance in the Knights of Columbus Hall with more than 150 in attendance, including guests of practically every political color (not excluding Mr. and Mrs. Emil Zimmerman of Pittsburgh, Pa., who are evenly divided between the GOP-Democratic camps south of the bor- der). It was a fitting tribute to the Walkers, a close-knit family, arranged by their two children, Robert and Judy, with kind and loving care for detail (and deep affection). It was also a reminder that the Oshawa riding member has come a long way up the political ladder since 1954 when he embarked on a career in the municipal arena as an aldermanic candidate. The head-table guest list was studded with names like "Mike" Starr, Mayor Lyman Gifford and Dr. Matthew Dy- mond, but the oratorical honors went to the glib, personable master of ceremonies, Don Allman ("I double-dated with Ab and Gladys the first night they ever met many years ago -- with a slight change in the script, I could have been sitting there with Gladys tonight instead of Ab.. I was also their best-man 25 years ago"). "Ladies and gentlemen, and fellow Conservatives -- when I GRADUATION EXER- CISES of the Courtice Baby Sitters Training Course, sponsored by the Northum- berland - Durham Tubercu- Ajax Board | Has Surplus "Mike" Starr drew hearty chuckles when he we OF SIL 053 ' came here tonight I asked Donald Dodds what I should talk about, and he replied 'the flag', but I'm going to keep politics right out of this speech." Said Mr. Gifford: 'We trained Ab well on City Council for his present job, but, of course, he's strictly on his own now -- any mistakes he makes will be strictly his, not ours."" His Worship also said he had an agreement with Dr. Dymond not to mention politics at the dinner. PCs WON'T "EVANGELIZE" AT DISCOTHEQUE Time changes many things. Yet who would predict 12 months ago that Ontario County Liberals would attend a dance sponsored by the Federal PC Riding Association? Such claim would have been branded preposterous, greet- ed with derisive hoots. Yet this is exactly what is scheuled for next Friday night in Harry Finer's Hotel Genosha. Officially it's to be called a "'discotheque" (recorded mu- sic session). If present plans materialize, Liberals and PCs will switch partners to dance the Frug, Watusi, Hitchhiker, the Swim and the Twist. It's all the idea of William 'Bill' Thompson ,of Ajax, the personable president of the PC Federal Riding Association of Ontario County. With the solemn, cautious assurance of one about to em- mark on a unique political mission, the general purpose of which could be easily misunderstood, Mr. Thompson explained this week: "By no stretch of the imagination should this social affair be interpreted as an approach to an eventual marriage be- tween the two old parties. There will be no emphasis on politics, no speeches, or attempts at evangelizing; to prove the point, we have even sold tickets to some good Liberals" (EDITOR'S NOTE: What would a "good" Liberal be doing at a Tory discotheque?) Quipped one local veteran of the political scene: "It's a novel idea, isn't it? Something like church union. It might even work." DORION PROBE NOT PM'S ONLY HEADACHE Trouble rarely comes in small bundles in the turbulent world of federal politics, as Prime Minister Lester Pearson readily knows. And the Dorion judicial inquiry isn't his only headache currently. How about the missing water from McLaughlin Bay, named recently by the federal government in honor of Osh- awa's illustrious first citizen, Col. R. S. McLaughlin? It's more than possible that the bay may be without water: at all in a few months, according to attendants. What kind of way is that to handle things -- i.e., name a prominent landmark as a bay after a great citizen and then suddenly discover that it is almost bereft of water? Things sure have been tense in Ottawa. Think how the political opposition could make hay. out of that one, if the prime minister soon doesn't come up with.an answer. BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE Driver Jailed For 30 Days BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- Magistrate R. B. Baxter also An Alliston man was sent tojtold Kemp to stay away from jail for 30 days Tuesday after being convicted of his third of- fence of driving. while under suspension. | Edward Coyle, the court} learned, was the driver of a| car that was stopped on High-| way 401 on Nov. 27, by Con-| stable Jin Schultz, OPP. |$13, were remanded out of cus- Constable Schultz told the) court, that after stopping Coyle's car, the accused and a} passenger changed places. Coyle was warned by Mazgis- trate R. B. Baxter if he ever came before him again he would go to jail for six months. A Pontypool area man, who drove a truck across Highway 35, was fined $100 and costs or 30 days in jail after being con- victed of driving under suspen- sion. James Curtis, was stopped after his truck was observed travelling at a slow rate of speed on Highway 35. Constable Ken Ruttan, OPP, testified that he had. followed Curtis' truck at the low speed before it turned off the highway and pulled into an entrance to a field. Curtis told the court he had just travelled a short distance on the highway, as he was on his way to get feed from a barn for his cattle. A Bowmanville man, who beat two small children, was placed on probation for two years. Edward Kemp, who was con- victed in December, 1964, of as- saulting Ernie Newton, 14 the woman he was living with, stay away from alcohol, live with his father until the proba- tion expires and post a $1,000 bond, Two Toronto men, who stole tody until Feb. 16 for a pre- sentence report after being con- victed of theft under $50, George Gunning, 20 and Claude Lafler, 27, the court learned, had stolen a money box containing $13 from a house entered to make a phone call. The two accused were stop- ped. by the Whitby detachment of the OPP and admitted the theft. A Newcastle farmer, who per- mitted two head of cattle to run on Highway 401, was fined $10 and costs or 10 days after being |convicted of letting cattle run at large on a highway. Alfred Cobbledick pleaded not guilty to the charge. Judgment on a charge of fraud against a Kitchener man was reserved until Jan. 26. Leroy Henderson, 29, was charged with defrauding the Goodyear (Bowmanville) Em- agg Credit Union of over Evidence showed that Hender- son had told the president of |the credit union, Jack Dunn, on Aug. 24, that he needed money to pay a hotel bill in Oshawa, pay a month's rent in Bowman- ville and pay for a week's gro- months and Kenneth Newton, three months, was. told to report to the probation officer once a week for the first six months. ceries. He also told Dunn he-would be \starting at Goodyear later that iday, in Bowmanville after they had|s AJAX (Staff) -- The Ajax) Public School Board, while} spending over half a million dol-| lars in 1964, had a surplus of} $11,053. This was largely be-| cause of a supplementary mu-}| nicipal tax levy of $10,086. The supplementary levy came} from taxes on buildings con-| structed during the year and! brings the public school budget} within $1,000 of exact budget- ing, as compared with a $5,767 deficit in 1963. The total budget for 1964 ac-/ cording to the board's prelim- inary year end statement was $543,289.66. Of this amount, Ajax ratepayers furnished $323,163.32 in property taxes and the Pro- vincial grant came to $217,150. Sundry revenue from rentals, attendance fees and _ interest came to $2,976.34. | Cost of instruction totalled | $366,392 while school operation| and maintenance costs came to} $65,844. The cost of administra- | tion came to $12,859 while gen- eral expenses came to $9,377,) extraneous and taxes came to $649 and a debenture payment of $71,346 was made. Cash assets at the end of the year including $20,878 in the board's savings account and a receivable account from the town of $9,891 totalled $35,441. Fixed assets at the end of the year valued the Lord Elgin School at $275,213, Parkside School at $255,946, St. Andrew's Senior School at $275,236 and) Lord Durham School at $175,336. | Land value of the school areas was estimated at $21,882 while furniture and equipment in the schools was valued at $75,702.86. | Fixed assets including all the | estimated values came to} $1,084,284, of this amount $580,-| 200 is still owing in debentures jand the remainder is divided) with $219,284 as investment in| capital assets and $284,800 re-| deemed debenture in lieu of de-| preciation, 'Youth Must | Be Realistic WHITBY--'Youth must realistic in preparing selves for the world in which} they live," said Lloyd Gardner| of the Oshawa Baha'i Commu-| nity addressing a seminar i Whitby on Sunday. The subject| of the address was "The Re-| sponsiiblities of Youth in Our Age". | In outlining the teachings of the Baha'i World Faith pertain- ing to education, Mr. Gardner emphasized the importance of such subjects as history, eco- nomics, sociology and the phy- sical Sciences, * he said, "the new world is not and will not be one of merely new tech-| nologies and wider physical horizons. It will, if it is to exist at all be a world reflecting full-| er spiritual insights. The -prac- tical requirements of youth's world, therefore, are spiritual! in nature, for man is essentially a spiritual entity." Mr. Gardner expressed the view that whatever the levels of academic achievement, no one could fulfil | | to mankind without experienc- ing the reinforcing power of prayer. "This," he said, '"'is a practical consideration of our time. WINS CROWN SASKATOON (CP) -- Robert Hodges, 21, of Saskatoon won the senior men's crown at the Saskatchewan Open speedskat- ing championships Sat urday. Hodges set a Canadian record in the 880-yard event with a time of 1:12. He tied the Cana- dian records in the 440-yard race and the one-mile event respectively. Doreen McCannell, 17, of Winnipeg, broke two Canadian records té win the intermediate women's competition. SAFE EMPLOYEE SALISBURY, England (CP)-- Harold Belbin has been a cel- larman at a brewery in this Wiltshire city for 39 years and nevei touched a drop of the pop- ular fluid. He is a teetotaller. ton, top boy student; Lorelei Beerthuizen, top girl stu- dent; Margaret Muir, who submitted the best girl's scrapbook; Randy Henry, who had the best boy's scrapbook; Sara Lynn Tav- losis and Health Association, were held Monday night in the Ebenezer United Church Christian Education Centre. The top winners are seen receiving their awards. From left are Donald Hut- lor, who wrote the best es- say and Mrs. Catharine Gaiger of Cobourg, health education chairman for the counties, who presented the prizes. "chawa Times Photo The Girl Guides qualifying THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesdoy, January 20, 1965 Baby Sitters Get Diplomas COURTICE (Staff) -- yh aes presented with Baby Care mas were presented at Ebene-|Badges by Captain Evelyn Bis- zer United Church Christianj|hop, First Courtice Girl Guide Education Centre Monday night|Company; Captain Inga Orms- to the 44 students successful injtrup, Second Courtice Girl completing the Courtice ~Baby|Guide Company and Captain Sitters Training Course. ThejIrene Whitney, Maple Grove course was sponsored by the/Girl Guide Company. Northumberland Durham Tub-| Mrs. Catharine Gaiger of Co- erculosis and Health Associa-jbourg, health education chair- tion. Co-operating in the course|man for the counties, presented William Stone Board Chairman MANCHESTER -- William Stone RR 2, Blackwater, was elected chairman of the Town- ship of Reach School Area Board at its inaugural meeting. On behalf of the board, Trus- tee Dorothy Mulholland express- ed appreciation to Byron Holt-.. by who served as chairman for two years. The board decided to take ad- vantage of the travelling book library for all three central schools in the township. Final payment for the con- struction of School No, 3 at E was dis d. Some ad-* were the Courtice District Boy|the special prizes as follows: Scout and Girl Guide Associa-jtop girl student, Lorelei Beer- tions, the Canadian. Girls injthuizen; top boy student, Don- Training, the Explorers andjald Hutton; best girl's scrap- Brownies. book, pond a yaa best chairman, Mrs, B. Howe,|boy's scrapbook, Randy Henry, ing a resume of the require-|bY reversion to Donald Hutton. ments of the course and intro-| The best essay was written duced the guests. She alsojand read by Sara-Lynn Taylor. voiced appreciation and thanks|She also received a_ special to those who gave of their timejaward. to further the success of the} Rey, K. John Frampton, rec- project. tor of St. John's Anglican The presentation of diplomas}Church, Bowmanville, was the was made by Mrs. Richardjspeaker. Miss Margaret Muir Howe, Mrs. James MacGregorjvoiced appreciation on behalf of and Mrs. Allan Canfield, Those|the students. over 14 years received watlet} Refreshments were enjoyed size identification cards. by the guests and parents with the graduates of the course. justments are to be made in the, new school as the heating plant still requires attention as tem- peratures in some parts of the, building are too high. Bus trans-" portation and improvements to properties were also discussed. The board will meet on the second Monday of each month. BIRTHDAY FLIGHT BARNET, England (CP) -- Mrs. Agnes Cook had an un- usual birthday request. For her 84th birthday she decided to ful- . fill a long-held ambition--to fly. So her son arranged for her to. |have a 30-minute ride in a heli- copter over the surrounding countryside. 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