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epee Pe ee On eee SOUTH OSHAWA HOME OWNERS .AND MAKES THEM GRUMP-GRUMP-GRUMP THUMP -- THUMP -- THUMP "SHAKES UP" i " home for four years but didn't a real problem," said Mr. Good- goes on (vibrations) for another Thump--Thump--Thump. . . BP ye og po agg les notice any vibrations until Hou- _ alll, a General Motors employee. year or ay it /_ be) wfully go BA niet ns jumps," says Mr. Goodall. He daille built its addition last fall. "Everybody 8 nerves are bad 203 Bes sa % "shaken" P reuments be the said a friend's four-month old Several other residents said around here. ; pl ge mg Sandra street east area of Qsh- baby was lying on the chester- they noticed the vibrations about Mr. Goodall says he has writ- <r ow FRc trans- awa, field in his home and "the baby the same time but could not say ten to city council in hopes that vg: -- atalino Quebec According to some of the residents, everytime one of the large metal presses, installed last fall in a new addition at -- Houdaille Industries Ltd, "thumps," the vibration and noise can be felt and heard in their homes. But, Mervyn Nicholls, Hou- daille plant engineer, says he doesn't understand the com- plaint at all. "We have no knowledge at the plant that we are causing the, problem," said Mr. Nicholls, 'adding that the area in question, 'to the south of the Houdaille lant, is surrounded by indus- 'trial development. At its worst, said one resident, the vibrations occur every 10 seconds, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "Some days are not as bad as others," says Mrs. George JOSEF MAIKOWSKI Goodall, 25 Sandra, street east. "But, it's awfully annoying." umped everytime it thumped." ; "Tf you didn't know what it was you might think it was an earth tremor," says William 19 Sandra street east. "The whole house shakes," says Gunther Meier, 29 Sandra street east. "Tl move out # it gets any worse," says Josef Maikowski, 39 Sandra street east. "It's really terrible," says Mrs. Ted Jackson, 28 Sandra street east. She said her hus- band has bad nerves and has recently received medical atten- tion for his nervous condition, aggravated by the "thumps." Mrs. Jackson, a nurse at the General Hospital, and her hus- band moved during the week- end, "'partly" because of the vibrations, although the move had been planned for some time. DANIEL ZYLA Daniel Zyla, 34 Sandra street east, said he has occupied his for sure they were casued by Houdaille presses. Mr. Goodall said the vibra- tions were not as noticeable before the ground froze and Mr. Meiser said possibly when the frost leaves the ground the problem will end--until next winter. Mr, Goodall suggested the vi- brations may be carried by a "hard pan" of earth under the homes. But Mr. Nicholls said he did not think the vibrations are carried by a "hard pan" of earth because the presses are more than 15 feet below the ground level. All the residents affected say the vibrations are disturbing their sleep, "When I work shifts and come home about 3 a.m., trying to get to sleep and stay asleep is something can be done. If coun- cil can't do anything, he said some of the residents may band " , together, see a lawyer and find out what civil action can be taken, An Oshawa lawyer said there are lots of precedents to start a civil action. He said the dam- age doesn't have to be physi- cal--to the house--but could be to their peace and happiness. But, proof would have to be presented pinpointing the party responsible for the vibrations. Several of the residents feel they should be entitled to a property tax concéssion because of the "thumps." Homes in the "vibrating" area are seven or eight years old or less. Mr. Goodall says at least 14 are affected. WILLIAM HENNING "There hasn't been any dam- age to my home yet, but if it 'Mr. Meier, although he is © leaving, said he plans to write a letter to council, because he doesn't want the person buying = agatha boa aiet em. Mr. Goodall said he found a two-foot crack in ter of his ag eM pger came through founda ee winter, "But, I can't say for sure the vibrations have caused this," he said. a "large presses at General Motors quite often and although there is a "thump" he said he does not notice any vibration. Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Police 725-1133 Fire 725-6574 She Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1965 \ Second Section City and district features, social and classified advertis- . ~ Pay Complaints Are Legitimate, Says Harkness WHITBY (Staff) -- Thirty-five Ontario Hospital employees who met a week ago with Fred Young (NDP --. Yorkview) to air complaints they could not live on their wages without an outside source of income were speaking for '800 dissatisfied employees." John Harkness, . president, Branch 27, Civil Servants Asso- ciation of Ontario, said in a written statement that 'almost every department at the hospi- tal had a representative pres- ent." He was replying to criticism from Harold Mace an Ontario Government employee relations officer (and a former president of the association) who said later: "Apparently the balance of the 850 employees are aware of the negotiatior procedures through their association at the appropriate time. "Their cause could could be better served by adding their support to the rest of the em- ployees at the proper time and place." Replied Mr. Harkness: "It was clearly emphasized this was NOT a meeting of Branch 27. It was a meeting of low- salaried employees "The certified psychiatric at- tendants expressed the opin- ions of their fellow employees: who number over 150. The same for the psychiatric nurses' aides who number approximate- ly 200. The porters, chefs, do- mestic, farm and maintenance tives present. "The 32 employees who spoke expressed the dissatisfac- tion and opinions of 800 of their and are prepared to bargain/fellow employees." Ontario Medicare Proposal Slammed By A privately-run medicare plan for Ontario advised by the|inc Hagey medical services insur- ance committee report last week, was blasted Saturday by Fred Young, NDP member in the provincial government for Yorkview. Mr. Young addressed an east- ern area council meeting of the United Steelworkers. He said that the report was an insult to the average person's intelli- gence and was of no benefit to the working man. The report advised the gov- ernment to.adopt a plan which offered physicians' care to all Ontario residents on a volun- tary 'basis. The four main recommendations in the report are: Voluntary enrolment in one of two standard contracts, the first having full coverage of doctors' bills and the second with a deductible clause. NDP Visitor departments all had representa-| | ing up to $1,000 in taxable 'ome, Maximum premiums assess- ed against poor risks. Services limited to those by a. physician at home, in hospi- tal or in the doctor's office. The difference in the medi- care scheme proposed for On- tario and that currently in oper- ation in Saskatchewan was em- phasized by Mr. Young. He Said that the prairie province scheme compared favorably with the current private plans. The speaker said that the tise in the gross national in- come was very good during 1963-4 and exploded any argu- ment that the country is un- able to pay for a full Medi- care scheme. Mr. Young also outlined the benefits of the automobile in- surance program in Saskatche- wan compared with private pro- , Subsidies for persons earn- grams in Ontario. Oshawa Police To Get Latest Teletype Gadget Oshawa is amoig 40 police stations throughout the Province that will be hooked up in a giant teletype communications system by early March. All cities with. a vopulation of more than 40,000, and a num- ber of provincial police stations will be a part of the hookup. The system is scheduled to go into operation March 10 Small cities with a population of more than 10,906 and other Ontario Provincia' Police cen- tres are expected to be a part of the hookup by the end of May. -At Oshawa Police Station the teletype machinery is in the process of being installed. The system is designed to | Baby Boy, "Miss Polonia" speed the 1ace against the mod- ern criminal. Information on wanted men, for instance, can speedily and. efticiently be spread all over the Province within minutes, The uses of the hookup are limitless and bad.y needed to speed up police operations. Professor J. E. Reid, of the University of Toronto's elec- trical engineering department, who designed the system, has indicated that more than 140 stations would be involved in the hookup when it was com- plete. Teletype is being installed at the Attorney General's crime laboratory in Toronto and at the Police College in Aylmer. CUPE Education Seminar Gives Union Local union administration and steward tra'ning were among the courses presented Saturday at an educational seminar held by the Oshawa District Council of the Canadian} Union of Public Employees. Douglas Lindsay, district council president, said today that more than 50 CUPE dele- gates attended the seminar from Trenton, Ajax, Pi-kering, Whit- by and Oshawa Ten union locals were represented A possible increase in union dues was forecast by Francis Know-How Eady, executive assistant to the national president Mr. Eady said that any increase would be voted on at the CUPE conven- tion. James Dowell, director of edu- cation, stated tha' there is a great need for individual par- ticipation in education seminars and conventions by members of the union. Mrs. Grace Hart- men, president of CUPE's On- jtario division, explained the lfanction and progress of the division during the past two years. Department Attacked On Inquiry By DeHart "MISS POLONIA 1965" is 16-year-old Mimi Wiatr- zyk, of 1202 Sunvalley cres- cent. She was elected at the Oshawa Polish Association's annual dance Saturday night » at the Polish Hall on Olive avenue. It was a big week for the Wiatrzyk family. Last week Mrs. Wiatrzyk, Mimi's mother, gave birth to her first boy. She missed Saturday's contest. "I didn't know anything about it until yesterday afternoon," she said this morning. "I would have loved to have been there." Add Up To Exciting Week It was a big week in the household of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wiatrzyk, 1202, Sunvalley cres- cent Last Tuesday, Mr. Wiatrzyk's wife Vera gave birtn to a bonny, bouncing 8 Ibs. boy at Oshawa General Hospital. Then. on Saturday. night, his 16-year-old daughter, Mimi, was elected Miss Polonta 1965 at the Oshawa Polish Association's an- nual dance at the Polish Hall on Olive avenue. Mrs. Wiatrzyk, who didn't leave hospital until yesterday Two Accidents But No Injuries No one was injured in two accidents over the weekend. A car driven by Russell Welsh, of 20 La Salle court, was in ceilision with a- car driven by Andry iwaniw, 35, Bloor street east. The accident occurred on Bloor street west at Park road south In the second accident a car driven by Leo Francis Cassibo, 29 Elgin street east was in col- lision with a car driven by Lloyd Gordon Horrer, 118 Rose- hill Blvd. The ac ident' was on Simcoe street north at William street. afternoon, knew nothing about her daughter's victory. For Mimi Wiatrzyk, a pupil at Donevan Coilegyate, it was "T didn't know until Sunday|her first beauty contest win. afternoon," she to'd The Times Among prizes she received today. 'I would have loved to|were a watch, $10 cash, jewel- have been there. It has been allery, a huge bouquet of roses wonderful week." The Wiatrzyk's have one other and a host of small awards. In the hobby line, Miss Wiat- daughter, 18-year-old Helen, anijrzyk relaxes by playing the employee at General Motors. violin. STEELWORKERS' MEETING . Province-Wide Strike Suggested At Meeting A closedown of Ontario indus- try by a province-wide strike of steelworkers to furce union security legislation was suggest- ed Sunday at a council meet- ing of the United Steelworkers. More than 70 representatives from 30 locals attendéd the two- day Eastern Area Council at which the strike proposal was aired. The delegates resolved that the Minister of Labor be petitioned to have compulsory check-off of union dues legis- lated Grant Taylor, assistant to USW representative Keith Ross, said that the resistance of em- ployers to any fourm of union security, particularly in newly organized locals, is apparent and frequently results in strikes over the issue. "If we don't get this legisla- fon on the books," Mr. Taylor said, "we will be forced to con- sider this action which would shut all industry in the prov- ince down". The council also resolved to petition the federal government requesting that th» 11 per cent tax on drugs be repealed. The resolution said that the tax was Minister ToSpeak In City The provincial Minister of Re- {form Institutions, Hon. ' Allan Grossman, will be the guest speaker when the city of Osh- awa PC Association will hold a dinner meeting Wednesday at a local hotel. Mr. Grossman has shown a keen interest in political life since his teens and was an active worker for the Young PC association of Canada. He was first elected to public office in 1952 as an alderman for Toronto's Ward 4. The minister was elected to the Provincial Legislature in 1955. for the St. Andrew's Rid- ing of Toronto. In 1960 former Premier Leslie M. Frost ap- pointed him Minister without Portfolio and a year later Prem- ier John Robarts re-appointed him to cabinet rank with the additional post of Chief Com- missioner of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. New Minister For St. Paul's The Rev. Walter Jackson, M.A., will be inducted Thurs- day as minister of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Wilson Rd. North, on Thursday in a public service at 8:00 p.m. Taking part in this service will be the Moderator of the Presbytery of East Toronto, the Rev. Prof. Alan Farris of Knox College, Rev. I. M. Amini of St. David's Church, Scarborough, and Rev. Dr. Hugh Davidson, Secretary of the Board of Stew- ardship and Budget of the Pres- byterian Church in Canada and a former minister of Knox Church, Oshawa. Automation 'Only Cloud' Automation is the only cloud on a clear horizon for the Unit- ed Steelworkers delegates to an Eastern Area Council meeting heard Saturday. Grant Taylor, USW official, said that more than 30 locals gave reports at the first day of the meeting which showed a good labor picture and rising wages. "These improved wages are going to fewer people," he said, "as automation moves in, eh jobs away from peo- ple." None Injured In City Fire No one was injured in a fire which did over $1000 worth of damage to a building on King Street west Saturday afternoon. The fire was in an empty third floor apartment at 26 King street west. Second floor resi- dents left the building as Osh- awa Fire Department battled the blaze. As yet the cause of the fire is unknown, Damage was to both building and property. The Fire Department dealt with two other small fires over the weekend. There was a call to deal with a burning garbage bag at 19 Lloyd street. Only $10 damage was done. Second call was to 67 Gibb street, to check a flooded. fur- an added burden on the sick. nace, POLICE STILL LOOKING FOR BINGO THREESOME Oshawa Police are still investigating Frday night's armed holdup on Eulalie street in which an Oshawa man was robbed of over $200. The hold-up took place shortly after 10.15 on Sat- urday night. Thirty-nine year-old William Iwaskiw, of 228 Chadburn s.reet, was returning from St. John's Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church with the profits from a bingo evening. The money was in a box on the back seat of the car. On Eulalie street a car pulled out in front of his ve- hicle forcing him to stop. The driver of the car wore a nylon stecking over his face and carried a revol- ver. He was avcompanied by two other peuple. The three made good their escape in a two tone Chevrolet on which the number plates had been covered with newspaper. Ontario's Department of Mu- nicipal Affairs should have sent a representative to Osh- awa "'to ask a few questions of the departments (Public Works and Engineering) concerned" before refusing to institute a at inquiry, John DeHart said ry. "Only in this way could the Department give a_ realistic reply and a true evaluation of the matter," said Mr. DeHart, a former president of the Lake Vista agg Association. Mr. DeHart organized a 65- ore ae Fg it to the lepartment, . 12, requesting an inquiry. The request was siatoments in Senusty ob Svea atements anu: Cahill, the P tor gg? Hie of operations. In a written statement, Mr. DeHart referred to City, Coun- cil's prowious of 1," to be Few Aldermen Complain Though Week Is Long "Practically every night." "At least 15 hours a week." "But, I enjoy it." Spliced together, those three comments form the general feeling of most members of city council, Some members estimate they spend at least 15 hours each week on city business. And be- cause many of them hold regu- lar day-time jobs, the hours are logged at night. Politics and public life are demanding -- especially of time and energy. But few complain. Candidates seek election with their eyes open, aware of the time &nd energy that must be devoted to the job. It is a matter of record that the mayor and 12 aldermen hold. a total of 82 individual committee memberships, not in- cluding council in committee Public life also requires|/ent of jmembers of council to make special appearances at ban- quets, club meetings, civic din- ners and social activities in the city. Complaints and questions from taxpayers must also be investigated and answered. And, as one alderman said, to do a conscientious job, time must be spent on research. There are rewards. Mayor Lyman Gifford, who holds 14 of the 82 committee. member- ships, is paid $5,000 a year as mayor. Aldermen receive $1,500 each year. And to some, public life is a stimulant. But there are always ex- penses. Election and travelling costs eat into the salaries and the workload sometimes eats into a person's health. Few complain of the work- load. They enjoy the life. But: to act. "It is my sincere thought that when this inquiry occurs. many important points will be glossed over; thus, another chapter of municipal history will be written in the books." Mayor Lyman Gifford said in reply today this was the equiva- "'pre-judgment." He said the matter will be brought up at tonight's council meeting and it will be up to council as to when it is discussed. : "I said on Feb. 1, I was pre- pared to have an open meeting to discuss this and I insist it be open," the mayor said. "Sug- --s that pag woe gs Tadae glossed over is just pre- Z before anything is done." The mayor objected to Mr. DeHart's use of the word "'in- quiry"' as far as council is con- cerned. "It is not an inquiry-- it is a discussion," emphasized the mayor. Mr. DeHart referred to Mayor Gifford's recent remark that the position ef Director of Operations might be discarded. "If this is the case, then the taxpayers of Oshawa have paid out an estimated $7,000 (sal- ary, office expenses, etc.) for this costly experiment. itself, A few. of these committees meet only once a month, but many meet every two weeks and sometimes hour committee meeting. "My wife still likes me and I'd like to get home soon," said|highest per capita debt cities in one alderman recently at 10.30|Ontario, I don't believe the peo- .m., near the end of a three-iple of Oshawa can afford this "With Oshawa one of the type of luxury." Frank Davis (left), Presi- dent of the United Council of Veterans, presents a Past President's Pin to Alan King at installation ceremonies CORPS PIN AND FLAG held by Unit 42 ot the Cana- dian Corps Saturday night at the unit HQ on Richmond street west. The Union Jack (right) played a part in the ceremonies. Th2 Canadian Corps is still awarting direc- tion from its Dommnion Com- mand on what flag will rep- resent the Corps in future. 4 Seep yes et a a