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i ET be 2. - Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Police 725-1188 Fire 725-6574 Resch fen nde sono She Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1965 Sapp ea nlp oe OLLIE, PGOGPY Sok LO No, this isn't a scene from the Ozarks. The picture was taken inside McLaughlin Col- legiate Saturday night and it isn't a group of Hillbillies -- it's a: barbershop quartet. Known internationally as the Humdingers from Wayne, Mich. It was just one of six barbershop quartets tak- ing part in the 14th Annual Parade of Barbershop Quar- tets, sponsored by the Osh- awa Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and En- couragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. --Oshawa Times Photo 900 Hear Barbershop Concert At McLaughlin More than 900 people attend- ed the 14th annual Parade of|concert, The two and one half hour ineluded the intern: Barbershop Quartets, sponsoreditionally known Humdingers, by the Oshawa Chapter of the/from Wayne, Society for the Preservation) Bob-O-Links, of Bar-/The Four-In-Accord, and Encouragement Michigan, The Sportsme all fro The n, m bershop Quartet Singing in Am-|Oshawa, The Oshawa Chapter erica, in McLaughlin Collegiate} Chorus, and The Rhythm Counts Saturday night. from Toronto. sas, i) a Part of the proceeds from the concert, will go to the Institute of Logopedics, in Wichita, Kan- to help an Ontario child vercome a speech. defect. Later this year, nniversary. the Oshawa chapter will celebrate its 15th Man Killed, Wife, Son Hurt In Crash { Oshawa's 1965 budget was called "'realistic" and a "com- promise"', today by Ald. Atters- ley, council's finance committee chairman, He said the budget was of a "realistic nature", providing for the continuance of existing ser- vices, the extension of exist- ing services and for expendi- tures on property purchases for civic purposes. "This budget, like any bud- get, is a compromise," said Ald. Attersley. 'Council weigh- ed the quantity and quality of municipal services to be sup- plied against the ability to pay factor -- persons on low and fixed incomes are limited in their ability to pay and every consideration must be given to persons in this bracket." "We don't always get what we want,"' Mayor Lyman Gifford told cuncil on Saturday. "But, we are all working for the best interests of the city." Ald. Attersley noted that the increase of assessment values for taxation year 1965 was 5.20 percent.. But, he said, the in- crease in population last year was 4,361 from 65,677 to 70,038 or 6.6 percent. LIKE EXTRA TOWN "Council and the board of education in providing services for an additional 4,361 popula- tion could be compared to pro- viding services for an additional town," said the finance chair- man. Ald. Attersley said the rea- Attersley Calls Budget 'Realistic, Compromise' sons for expenditure increases were staff increases, salary and employee benefits, materials, supplies and services, capital outlay, corporation grants, agreements, financial charges and reserve funds and contin-| gencies. "The original request for ex- penditures (less revenues) of $6,653,000 for general municipal purposes (this does not include education costs) represented a 15.30 percent increase over last year's figure of $5,770,000," said| Ald. Attersley. | Council, he said, pared $361,- City Residential 2.0 Mills In Record Budget The average residential your municipal taxes: Assessment $7,000 $7,300 $7,800 $8,000 $8,200 $8,600 000 from the request controlled by council thereby bringing the increase to two mills. "We then added back into the| budget $128,000 (.50 mills) to se up a Civic Property Develop ment Reserve Fund," said the! finance chairman. Council discussions of budget are conducted in "'a very demo- cratic manner, each member being given every opportunity to question or debate any item that appears therein," said Ald. Attersley. Mayor Gifford, on behalf of| council, thanked Ald. Atersley and his finance committee (Ald. Clifford Pilkey and Ald. Chris- tine Thomas) for their "splen- did job" in drafting the budget and Ald. Attersley, on behalf of his committee, thanked the mayor, council, city treasurer Frank Markson and other city treasurer Frank Markson and other city officials for their "splendid co-operation'. To Pay City The title "Director of Opera- No Provision In Budget Director "There could be a transfer of in the city's employ to tions", seems d d -- but the position, or at least part of it, may survive. The city's 1965 budget does not include any funds for a new director of operations. Kevin Cahill, the city's former direc- tor, resigned earlier this year -- touching off considerable con- troversy. "Does the fact that no funds for a director of operations are provided in the budget mean there will be no director of operations are hired this year?" The Times asked Mayor Lyman Gifford today. "TI wouldn't say that," replied take over that job or part of it -- but not be called a director of operations,"' said the mayor. He indicated the "someone" might supervise the public works department but not the engineering department, which was part of Mr. Cahill's duties. Mayor Gifford said a special council committee considering the Woods, Gordon administra- tion report will make an interim report to council in about three weeks. "I think we will know reason- ably well where we are headig the mayor. CITY MAN GETS BIG AWAKENING Vincent Russell climbed out of bed to investigate a vehicle crash outside his by then," said the mayor. UAW Council Endorses 'LBJ, Labor Act Moves ment by 41.10 mills. | taxes are $41.10. FOR $8,000 ASSESSMENT IT'S AN EXTRA $20 TAX $8,000 assessment, will find his 1965 tax bill up $20 to $328.80. City Council Saturday struck the residential mill rate at 41.10 mills, up 2.5 mills over last year. commercial rate was set at 45 mills, up 1.97 mills. The following table lists the new tax rate on several Property assessments and also indicates how to calculate To calculate your tax multiply your property assess- For each $1,000 assessment your taxpayer in Oshawa, with The industrial and Tax $287.70 $300.03 $320.58 $328.80 $337.02 $353.46 Mills 41.10 41,10 41.10 41.10 41.10 41.10 SIGNS CARRIED About 75 children, irate par- ents and sympathizers staged a three-mile protest march along Taunton rvau to Sunset Heights public school this morning. The walk, said Mrs, Jacque- line Woodcock, spokesman for the group, was to acquaint civic administrators wit' the hazards the children face twice daily in their trek to and from school. Trustee Mrs, Annie Lee was the only member of the Oshawa board of education to join in the march, She drove some of the smaller children. "IT now know the handicap -- the distance and hazards -- these children must face,"' she said, '"'and I feel the board should take a stand with the see what can be done to pro- vide transportation for these children and waste no time about it." Alderman Mrs. Margaret Shaw also participated in the march because "we can't turn our backs to this problem." A former trustee, Mrs. Shaw said the board of education has already budgeted this year for $1,600 for transportation pur- poses and would not be setting a precedent. She was referring to taxi serv- ice provided children in the Bloor street east area attending Gertrude Colpus School. Mrs. Lee said that when Grandview School is built the taxi service will be suspended. Signs carried by the march- ers stated: "Give us transpor- tation or give us death' "Pass the bus not the buck" and "'Need a bus or sidewalk". There are no sidewalks along Taunton road and the 48 chil- dren. affected. must walk Angry Parents, Students Walk In Protest March Public Utilities Commission to 2.5 its TRUSTEE LEE * ... I know the hazard" When the delegation arrived at the schoo] the parents were met at the front door by the principal, L. B. Weiderick. Mr. Weiderick told represen- tatives of press, radio and tele- vision that he and his staff are available at any time to meet with parents whose chil- dren attend Sunset Heights school, "'but not during school hours"'. Keith Ross, secretary of the Oshawa and district Labor Council, who joined the walk, "epg the situation '"disgrace- ful", "How can you put a cost on the life of a child?" he said. Mrs. Woodcock said several accidents have occurred on this stretch of Taunton road west and she recalled an attempted abduction of a child in a se- cluded section of the road. "Any six-year-old kiddie will Taxes Up Industrial, Commercial Rate Hiked 1.97 Mills mill increase. general Expenditure estimates slashed at the rate of Pr sel $20,000 an hour but Oshawa City -- still wound-up Saturday with: --a residential tax rate in- crease of 2.5 mills; --an industrial and commer- cial rate increase of 1.97 mills; --a record $13,784,000 budget. After considering estimates for 12 hours -- including a five- hour session on Saturday council set the residential rate at 41.10 mills and the industrial and commercial rate at 45 mills. For the average Oshawa tax- payer with $8,000 assessment, his 1965 tax bill is up $20 -- about five and one half cents per day. Oshawa's Board of Education budget, a record $4,325,000 in- creased the overall residential rate .83 mills. The city's general purposes budget set by council, a record $9,185,000, boosted the overall rate 1.67 mills to make up the The farm rate is about three mills lower than the residential rate due to tax exemptions for services not received. Council added a new Item in purposes budget amounting to .5 mills or $128,000 for a "Civic Property Develop- ment Reserve Fund," to pro- were| Down, who was out of the city, Mayor Lyman Gifford and the rest of council approved the in- ""he 1964 overall budget of e over: $12,660,000 resulted in a 1.6 mills residential rate increase pg oo yeeros 87 mills and general municipal s -73 mills) to 38.6 me Lee year the industrial and com- mercial rate rose 3.03 mills to 43.03 mills. POPULATION UP An increase of $12,728,000 as- sessment this year provided about $500,000 extra in taxes but Oshawa population also rose 6.6 percent or 4,361 persons. Council first sat down as a "whole" last Wednesday to con- sider general purposes estim- ates. For several weeks prior to last Wednesday, council commit- tees discussed the estimates with department heads. and Frank Markson, city treasurer. Then council's finance com- mittee, with Ald. Gordon Atters- ley as chairman, reviewed and cut estimates before calling a meeting of all council. Total cuts of $662,000 faced council last Wednesday to hold the overall mill rate increase to .83 mills -- the increase caused by board of education require- ments, The total increase in general vide necessary finances requir- ed to meet the need of acquir- ing additional properties such as buildings and land for civic purposes. Ald. Margaret Shaw opposed the 2.5 mill increase Saturday but she stood alone. With the exception of Ald. Norman m in Major increases in municipal requirements were caused by: salaries and employee benefits, $429,000; materials, supplies and services, $251,000; capital outlay, $264,000; corporation grants, $13,000; agreements, creased net requirements $833,000. unicipal expenditure require- ments was $1,305,000 less $422 increased revenue leaving ~ Of this $833,000, council sliced $233,000 leaving a balance of $650,000 or 2.5 mills. Salaries, Employee Benefits To Cost An Extra $429,000 000, up Lo dai from the 1964 actual cost, The fire Page budget up $66,000 to $818,000; the police oe budget is $125,000 to " " Parks, shea and recrea- $182,000; $166,000; poll financia taxation tax, take a ride from anybody whol e@'49 » offers it to them just to get out $81,000; 1 charges, $85,000; and reserve funds and contingencies, total increase of $1,305,000. Offsetting this increase were increased government grants, and $256,000 other revenue sources, ing taxation. The "other" reve- nues included a $500,000 sur- plus over 1964 but this amount was offset by lower sundry revenue. Total estimated at $11,309,000, includ- ing frontage taxation, $282,000; $11,000; education, $4,599; and general purposes, 0. revenue for a from exclud- tion committee budget is esti- mated at $475,000, up $94,000; corporation grants are up' $12,000 to $81,000; County of Ontario shared cost agreements are up $35,000 to $160,000; and the health department and air pollution estimates are up $35,000 to $180,000, Financial charges on deben- tures are estimated at $65,000, up $26,000 over the actual cost last year. The Hillsdale Manor budget climbed from $77,000 to $245,000; the planning board rose $10,000 to $33,000, and the pub- lic library board budget rose $13,000 to $137,000. is Total revenues, including tax- of the cold," she said. "I won't let mine walk to school any more." "We hope this march will let people see the problem," said Mrs. Woodcock. "You can't edu- cate a dead child." maximum of three miles and a minimum of two miles to school, said Mrs. Woodcock. "This road is a death trap," she said. "The only way to safe- guard their lives is by organi- ized transportation." GM Urged To Co-operate In New Auto Agreement George Burt, United Autojthe problems of dislocation and Workers Canadian director, has|mobility faced by workers af- told major automobile manu-/fected by the agreement. facturers that work force} He wrote that the agreement|general municipal expenditure changes caused by the Canada-|should give a more rational|budget is an estimated $1,863,- U.S. auto trade agreement must|division of labor in auto pro-|000 for long-term debt charges, be handled by labor and man-|duction and should be "in the|excluding education, up $69,000 a co ik tas best a of the baer pein over the 1964 actual cost. na letter to the heads of the|economy, the consumer and the i i i six companies operating in|worker. We in the Canadian om: See Pieper ig Canada he urged them to join|UAW are convinced that this is\1@Partment budget is $1,083,000, with the union in mapping out alnecessary -- and can be|up $136,000 from last year. The program which would deal with|achieved." public works budget is $1,079,- home' on Mill street. He heard the noise and got dressed quickly. When she got outside he found his own parked car was involy- ed. He had left it by the side of the road. The crash took place shortly after 4 on Sat- urday morning. Driver of the other vehicle involved was Ray- mond D. Wood, Concession 6, Madoc Township. injuries. The couple's two-year- old son, Stephen, was rushed to the Toronto Sick Children's Hos- pital with serious head injuries. The driver of the fuel oil truck escaped uninjured. The force of the impact overturned the truck. Hundreds of gallons of fuel oil seeped out of the crushed fuel tanker and for a time there} was considerable danger of an} explosion. Department of Highway s| snowploughs were on the scene| clearing th the fuel « oil. | WHITBY (Staff) -- A Brook- lin man was killed and his wife and baby son seriously injured this morning when their car was in collision with a_ fully loaded fuel oil truck on High- Way 7. Ray Thompson, 36, of RR 1, Brooklin, died almost instantly in the collision which took place On a steep hill four miles west of the village. His wife, Joan, is in serious condition at the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital with head and Jeg WELFARE UP $67,000 Welfare budget is up $67,000 to $559,000 and the general government cost estimate (assessment, city clerk, person- nel and treasury) is up $77,000 to $407,000. j In most cases, salary in- creases along with additional employee benefits were cited as major reasons for increases in individual budgets. Also, this year 27 bi-weekly pays will be charged to 1965 instead of the normal 26--a situ- ation which occurs once every 10 years, Pay dates are not based on the calendar but the city's budget is. This year there was a-regular pay day on Jan. 1 for work performed during the last two weeks of 1964 resulting in an extra salary expense this year. ation, are estimated at $13,784,- 000 -- the total estimated ex- penditure. FIRE DEPARTMENT The biggest cuts were made in the fire department, $93,000; parks, property and recreation estimates, $74,000; public works department, $57,000; engineer- ing department, $55,000; ambu- lance service, $21,000; and in sundry appropriations, $33,000. However, with the new Civic Property Development Reserve Fund, provisions for reserve funds increased $105,000. The largest single item in the A 15-man delegation attended including UAW Albert President Lyndon Johnson will be urged to use federaljfrom Oshawa, troops, if necessary, to prevent/Local 222 president, further violence in Alabama --|Taylor. and to use federal registrars to} Bull-whips, night sticks and guarantee all citizens equal|tear gas have been used to sup- rights to vote, |press the rights of American These were two of six resolu-|Citizens to freedom of speech tions passed at Woodstock, On-|20d assembly, and Alabama tario, this weekend at the quar- state laws allow discriminatory |terly meeting of the Canadian iteracy tests, according to the : ' preamble in the resolutions. (Region 7) United Auto Work-| Gjoser to home -- Premier ers Council. Oh John Robarts will be asked to amend the Ontario Labor Rela- tions Act to prevent strike- breakers from using the act as "a strikebreaking device'. The resolution maintained the act was used in this way "by obtaining decertification (of the Wolverine Tube plant in Lon- don, Ontario) of a local union, or a unit of a local union that is on strike." BUILDING FUND SET UP City Adds $128,000 'Wrinkle The Branch Legion 3, Xisman of Art. P; y, left, the Year. "SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR" of the Year from Brewery. representa- tive, Peter Johnson, while man Trophy looks on. Bill Shipp, of the Toronto Argonauts was. the guest speaker at the dinner held . Saturday Legion . Hall. night in the A new $128,000 wrinkle was added to Oshawa's 1965 budget on Saturday by city council. Council decided to establish a Civic Property Development Reserve Fund, to provide money required to meet the need of acquiring additional properties such as_ buildings and land and the construction of new buildings for civic pur- poses "This (fund) removes items of a capital expenditure nature from operational budgets giving a truer picture of actual oper- ating costs and consolidates ac- counts earmarked for a specific purpose into one general ac- council's finance chairman, said. "Monies from this account will -be allotted on a priority basis, thereby ensuring desired planning in property matters," he said. "IT would. hope, but not ex- pect, that council will hold the $128,000 (.50 mills) in reserve," Mayor Lyman Gifford told The Times, "but I think there will be a need for some of the money in the immediate future." The mayor said the fund was "good financing" and added that he favors paying for land and buildings and the construc- tion of new buildings out of the current levy rather than issu- ing debentures. Although Mayor Gifford did not mention. specifically any property purchases in the '"'im- mediate future,' council is known to. be interested in pur- chasing the Legion Hall and property near the city hall. The Legion plans to put its hall and land up for sale this year as it is planning to con- struct a new building. The effect of the $128,000 on an average assessment of $8,000 would mean that this was equivalent to $4 per year or approximately one cent a day for civic development, says The treasurer pointed out that the fund would "prevent the city issuing debentures to finance future large property capital expenditures and thus avoid increasing the city's fu- ture debenture financing pro- gram, which is already heavily committeed. "It may be increasingly dif- ficult to obtain Ontario Muni- cipal Board approval for addi- tional debenture authorities, when the OMB is trying 'to establish the principle of authorizing debenture issues by Oshawa for essential civie serv- ices, such as education, roads, water, sewer 'and local ims provement projects," said Mr. Markson. : count,"" Ald. Gordon Attersley, Frank Markson, city treasurer. accepts the Carling's Sports- r , 4 Alex Walker of the Oshawa Times Photo