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OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1965 SIMCOE TO BE LINED K. C. NEEDHAM, left, Oak- ville's town administrator, inspects the agenda for Wed- T civic affairs committee of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce. Alderman Ri- Thousands of cheering peo- ple are expected to line Sim- coe st. tomorrow morning when Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother passes through on her way to the National Stud Farm in north Oshawa. Escorted by vehicles of the Ontario Provincial Police the Queen Mother is expected to arrive in Oshawa at around 10.30, An additional escort of motor cycles and cruisers of the Osh- awa City Police will meet the royal car after it swings -oft the Macdonald - Cartier Free- way. The cavalcade will then move up Simcoe st. Local traffic will be blocked off while the royal travelling in a closed car but the procession is not expected to move through the city at a great rate of speed. Spectators should be able to catch a good glimpse of the royal visitor. TO INSPECT HORSE At the National Stud Farm the Queen Mother will be the guest of millionaire industrial- ist E. P. Taylor. While at the farm, she will see 'Northern Dancer', Mr. Taylor's famous Kentucky Derby winning horse. Northern Dancer also won the Queen's Plate, the Preakness and the Florida Derby before a bowed tendon forced him to stud last year. She is expected to leave the way. From there she wi'l travel to Batterwood House, Port Hope, where she will be the luncheon guest of former Gov- ernor General Vincent Massey. The visit to Oshawa will be a private one and it is expected that only two cars will be used to transport the Queen Mother and her aides, Lady Jean Ran- kin, Lady in Waiting and Super- intendent R. D. Wells who will accompany Her Majesty in the royal car. Hundreds of» flag waving schoolchildren will line the road as the Queen Mother passes along Simcoe st. Dr. C. M. Elliott, superinten- dent for Oshawa's public schools, said 'children whose schools line the royal route will Queen Mother Here Tomorrow | S. J. Phillips School, E. A. Lovell, Queen Elizabeth, South Simcoe and Mary street schools. Dr. Elliott explained that for safety reasons the board could not let out all the children under his jurisdiction. He added, however, that if any .parent would like to take their child to see the royal visi- tor they could do so. The Separate School Board will be following a similar pol- icy of allowing only those chil- dren whose schools lie along- side Simcoe street to watch the visit. These will be St. Joseph's school, St. Gregory's and Holy Cross. In all some 2,000 school chil- government, holds the agen- da, Alderman Clifford Pil- key sits next to Mr. Donald . car moves through. The Queen Mother wil farm at 11.45 and travel back along Simcoe st. to the Free- 1 be be allowed to sion go through. see the proces- dren are expected to line Sim- coe st. 6 "Bes SAEED SERRE TERE AREA SWEEP TICKET DRAWN meeting, highlight of which was a 40-minute film show- ing a municipal govern- Don't Mix Up Full-Time Mayor, Role Of City M A Bowmanville resident whose nom de plume is Eleanor is among 196 Can- SLELLAOEEL BLAM BELA the international lottery held in aid of hospitals in the Irish Republic. Ne Wii, GVO AG CALLERS BARE Most Irish sweepstakes draws are held over two days in the week preceding anager: Donald Manager Handles Detail, Mayor Leads: The Alderman Seo Sn meas a was chard Donald, who spoke on and beside him is Douglas ment in operation. adians who bave a chance Holders of tickets on the positions of full-time) control of policy making. nesday's meeting of the the City Manager form of W. Wilson, chairman of the City Manager Job Uniair, Lacks Authority: Needham There is nothing radical. or unique about a city manager, K. C. Needham, Oakville's town administrator, said at a meeting in Oshawa Wednesday. Mr. Needham told Chamber of Commerce civic affairs com- mittee members and guests, in- cluding members of city council, that there is usually a senior department head in every mu- picipal administration to whom council turns for leadership. "But, it places an unfair re- sponsibility on that individual because he doesn't have any, more authority than other sen- for employees," he said. Mr. Needham, Oakville's ad- ministrator (or tors A is better informed about most municipal councils because they have only one person (Mr,! tion," said Mr. Needham. CONSULTS WITH HEADS He said he gives priority to questions and requests of alder men and consults with depart ment heads about answers to) their questions. He said he deals| with questions when they wi, "eee Full-Time Mayor Needed, Pilkey Urges At Seminar The most important aspect of,effective proposal is an elected municipal government is policy|body, responsible and answer- making, many instances, he said, depart- ment heads handle ratepayers' questions. After thé meeting Mr. Need- manager) for|ham told The Times that Oak- nine years, is prseident of the/ville's council meets twice Ontario Municipal Administra-| monthly at formal sessions and jation. He pr ted aj twicé a month, or more often Oshawa Times Photo to win $150,000 in Saturday's Irish sweepstakes. All those whose tickets were drawn yesterday will receive at least $100 from Fittings Sends Home 250; allj heads through his office, are) facets of local government than} presented to council. | The press, he said, is per- | mittee meeting discussions, ex-|that Ald. Richard Donald and | cept when land negotiations or} Ald. Clifford Pilkey, who dis- personnel are the subject. | He also said department heads! meet regularly twice a month,| "agreed that we and usually every. week, with| thing in Oshawa'. says Ald, Clifford film centered around a council-| if required, as a committee. At Pilkey. manager administration which|the committee meetings, he was produced by the Interna-|said, delegations are tional City Managers Associa- tion. ' "] think the Oakville council) usually heard and reports and informa- tion, which have been prepared by himself and department Downtown Progress Slow, * meeting. | Ald. Pilkey said municipal] Ald. Pilkey. said he was rath-| functions Appeal For More Action Sut hava changed in character.|Victions but because I'm not py|really an authority on the city-closed down this morning when| [pr \da "These Oshawa's downtown redevelop-jerty owners are holding up re-\their very nature, a change in|Manager - council or "A mayor helps create policy, AUTHORITY gives and if he is in on the question|siderable authority with which of policy at the outset he could]! think really belongs to elected| jtranslate it into administrative|representatives,"' he | the political leadership ocedures,"' he said Wednes- y during an Oshawa Cham- r of Commerce civic affairs over the past few| ars have not only increased changes mean himself. At these meetings, he) added, one member of council! is-in attendance. D. W. Wilson, chairman of the cussed the merits of city manag- ers and full - time mayors, need some- able to the people. MANAGER GIVEN "A city manager is given con-| said, "I} suspect in some cities a city manager is or was necessary| but in Oshawa a manager is! not necessary." er reluctant to "not! that I don't have strong con- speak, mayor- Picketers May Halt 400 Needham) to go for informa-|Mitted to report council. com-| civic affairs committee, noted| The struggle' between Localjantees from union and em-| He added that the men will 1817, United Steelworkers. and|ployees that they will return to) picket Fittings Ltd., took a new turn|a work level current before ajtheir 400 co-workers of the fact today when more. than 250 men were sent home from work. The other 400 plant workers are expected to honor picket lines set up this morning. USW re- presentative Keith Ross said: "This is a lockout. The company has disregarded the seniority of the men in sending them away --so they can't say that this is a layoff." : The company personnel man- ager, Walter Branch, declined to say Whether the work stoppage was a lockout, layoff or mass. firing. '"'They have been told to go home until we receive guar- winning horse will collect $150,000 with prizes of $60,- 000 and $30,000 respectively for tickets on the second and third finishers. the race, but with only 36 horses on the eligible list, the draw for the current sweep was completed in one day. 'ny slowdown began June 14. | The employees affected are all employed in the number one foundry ahd two core manufac- turing rooms. Both union and management spokesmen said that the workers were notified Wednesday that the sections would be closed today. Mr. Ross said that the men did report for work but stood idle by their machines since no work was given out. 'They stayed until they found out that they were not to be paid for today," he said, "then they left."' ee the plant "informing |that Fittings Ltd., has .locked out a section of the plant. I imagine the other workers will) honor the picket lines." The latest development was described as "'just part of the war of nerves" by Mr. Ross. Mr. Branch stated that the slowdown was a direct violation of the Labor Relations Act. "Production has dropped by about one-third since the men started the slowdown June 14', he stated. | "T expect legal action will be taken," he said, "probably| Jagainst the local." | 650 Wildcat At Dunlop Strike Legal Tomorrow WHITBY (Staff) -- The Dun-, picketing, just watching," said) industrial unrest broke out re- lop of Canada Ltd., plant was more than 650 employees failed ment came under fire Wednes-|development. "They are only\our municipal setup," he said, |council types of municipal gov-| 49 report for work. day at the Industrial Commis-|interested in collecting the rents|'It is my humble opinion our|€™ment."" sion meeting. from the storeowners," he said,|ne xt change should be a full- Industrial Commissioner Jim)"'and the tenants won't invest/time mayor as opposed to a city "pat" | to organizational or problems facing a He said there are no answers functional The men, all members of| strike action June 29 was passed| ing held today in Whitby. A gen- Local 494, United Rubberwork-| at a mass membership meeting) eral ers, went, out on a wildcat strike ' | i > "t} " " Williams reported on the pro-|money in property they don't/manager. said an at-|at 4 p.m. Wednesday, charging} Mr. Brooks. He. said picket signs will go up tomorrow when the strike be- comes legal. A 99.8 per cent vote in favor of theld in Oshawa June 19. Negotiations between Dunlop gress of redevelopment under-jown." taken by some merchants in businessmen and the city are| miles apart on. this," he said.| "We are the main Mr. Williams, "and we should) try to hold on to the ball. Right/is "If we have any problem it| co-ordinating Ald. Pilkey said Oshawa has Municipality. He retail|the finest department heads, of tempt to find answers to the the downtown area. "I feel the/centre west of Toronto," saidjany municipality in the nation, |Problems should.not curtail re-| examination of the municipal) eye| dent George Brooks, "we are "They would rather fight than/now major concerns have been|ments," he said. 'We have a\and where possible, recommend! out and there is no going back. | depart-|Structure with a sit down together and get some-|locating west of the city in the|well-packed team in terms of|improvements. thing done." : | The commissio later ap- vant data on off street parking, township instead of in-town." sidies could be obtained from __|department heads and 1 think|NO CURE-ALL Commissioner Alderman Clif-|\we need a full-time mayor to proved a motion that the rele-/ford Pilkey suggested that sub-|co-ordinate them." critical property maintenance and zon-|the higher levels of government|bring a city manager to Osh-|ager have a complete set ing regulations be compiled. "I/for redevelopment of the down-|awa who could be more expertjanswers for department|problem facing the city, am interested in a co-operative study to decide what changes, if best interests of the city," said Mr. Williams. Commissioner charged that downtown proper-! town core. than present n "But you can gather all these|/heads and "I doubt if a man-/Ald: Pilkey. : 'i : any, should be made in thejstatistics only two be told 'so\ager could make any recom-|w "but where elected represen-| a conciliation board to hear con-| Sites will be. sought from City what?',"' he said. said Chairman Maurice Hart. | LETTER "BLOODY INSULTING": DONALD -- Officials Stir Oshawa's Industrial Commis- sion has got the "ol run- around" from the city's harbor commission -- and doesn't like Industrial Commissi James Williams to the Harbor Commission oner wrote earlier ask- ing for- information on the har- bor depth and dredging and was answered by a hoard member Alderman ard Donald described last letter which Rich- night as 'a bloody insulting letter'. 'Re matter of dredging and what depth you can quote. 'As you know, the depth of any given harbor is subject 'to acts of Ge and due fo that fact, harbor commissions all over Canada have been caution- ed not to guarantee depth at any given time. "However, it is generally the policy of the Oshawa Harbor Commissioners, after dredging has been completed, to accept every ble is preferable to dele-| gating excessive authority to a} sembled at the gates of the plant) the | that supervisory personnel were doing factory work. "This is it," said Local presi- | We have done everything we | know of, now it is up to the "I am not so naive to think} company." |that a full-time mayor is He said he defied anyone tojcure-all nor would a city man-| able for comment this morning: of} The local wildcat strike came complex! one day before a legal strike| said) deadline. Labor Minister . Leslie The company was not avail- Rowntree refused to recommend mendations that would improve|tatives are responsible and an-|tract differences June 18 'We can gather it all up and|department head. recommenda-|swera Keith RosS/then decide what to do with it," tions. "The most democratic andjcivic employee." Approximately 40 men as- 'this morning. "They are not and the union began April 1 for the renewal of a two-year con- tract which ran out June 1. The | cently in two wildcat strikes at the plant. Strike strategy and the course of negotiations will be discussed | at a local executive board meet- membership meeting is | scheduled for Monday at the | UAW Hall in Oshawa. "We need a contract here," said Mr. Brooks, "what we need is serious bargaining." Power Sought To Improve Local Industrial Sites Power to use some $90,000 for, |the development of industrial | Council by the Oshawa Indus- | trial Commission. The commission approved a |motion made Wednesday by runaround -- Depart: Up Harbor Tempest 'check with the ment of Transport'." "This puts us on the spot,'* chairm 'we 8 and else fo they an Maurice Hart stated, re_trying to help them send us somewhere r an answer." Alderman Alex Shestowsky, a former said: ate an harbor commissioner, "The lake levels fluctu- d at times it is difficult to predict what the harbor depth will be ers cou . We harbor commission- uld never find out -- this The commission approved a motion made by Keith Ross that Ottawa authorities be sent a copy of the letter with a request for early harbor dredging and the, information of the harbor's depth. , Mr. Williams told the com- mission that a large business concern had- sought information on the harbor with a view to using its facilities. -- "HOW DEEP IS IT?" "] asked the harbor people what the average depth of the harbor is,"' he said, 'with the following reply."' The letter, signed by secre- tary W. A. Hillman. read: FRED MALLOY To get "ruffled up" vessels which require 26 feet depth. 'As to how the Industrial Com- mission for Oshawa can assist in earlier dredging, we would ask you to write to G. W. Stead, assistant deputy minister, Mar- ine Works, Department of Transport, Ottawa, asking for his co-operation in having all necessary dredging completed as early as Mother Nature pere mits in the new year.' "CANNOT TALK BACK" "They mention God and Moe ther Nature,"' said Commission- er Keith Ross, 'neither one can tale back. We've just 2ot the old JAMES WILLIAMS ++. over lake bottom? is just keeping everyone guess- ing again." "This is a bloody insulting let- ter,' Alderman Donald stated, "we could forward a file on this to City Council which could get the Department of Transport to take some action: 'We should call the chairman Fred Malloy, a city appointee, down to the next council meet- ing and ruffle him up a bit." Mr. Hart said that the in- dustrial commission has a ver- bal contract with the harbor commission to publicise the har- bor. 'How can you sell a pack- age when you don't know what the package is?" he queried. } Commissioner Keith Ross that the IC be empowered to use the money currently in the commis- sion's land fund to improve in- dustrial land and that money from the sale of such lands be turned back into the fund. "'We don't want to go hog-wild but we do want to know where the industrial commission stands. We want this with coun- cil's approval, no\ ifs, ands or buts, just a straight yes or no." He made the motion after In- dustrial Commissioner James Williams presented a study of road changes and improvements in the Farewell Industrial Park. "Why. shouldn't basic services and road improvements come out of the general levy?' asked Commissioner Clifford Pilkey. Chairman Maurice Hart re- plied that "the city could hardly refuse: to put the services in when we have an industry ready to locate." "Then we are back to the old problem of which comes first, the egg," said Ross. Mr. Williams' report Nelson st., north of Wentworth; well av.; well, 150 south of Raleigh. Waterloo st. the owned land in area by motorists residential area. | mayor and city manager are not comparable, Ald. Richard Donald. "I do not think that a city manager could or should neces- sarily try to perform the func- says |tion of the mayor and I am | more certain that a' mayor should not try to play city man- ager. "Possibly both are necessary," he said Wednesday during an Oshawa Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee meet- ing. "It is my purpose to indi- cate why a city manager is necessary." He said a city manager would explain existing problems to aldermen and would convert council's policy decisions into. action. "Policy setting would be the work of council and administra* tive detail could be the work of the staff at city hall,' said Ald. Donald. FUNCTION OVERLOOKED -"Under. the present system the aldermen are so occupied day after day, meeting after meeting dealing with admin- istrative detail, that they -over- look their basic function which is deciding the overall policies of the city. "Consequently the staff is) making the policy and the coun- cil is working out the detail," he said. "The situation should clearly be reversed." Ald. Donald also said a city manager could help the "man on the street", because with a re- duced number of committees and a reduced amount of red tape the whole picture at city hall would be clearer. No long- er, he said, would a citizen have "Council is going to lose con- trol of the policy making if they insist on dealing day in and day out with all the minor details of running the city," he said. "For those who say that by hiring a city manager council} is turning over control of the city I would say that they are not giving themselves much -credit. If council isn't able to hire an administrator to co-ordinate all departments and still maintain control over the city it would seem to me that council doesn't deserve to be setting the policy." Ald. Donald said council would give the manager only the terms of reference if chose but would have to give him enough author- ity to function. FULL-TIME MAYOR He said there may be a fune- tion for a full-time mayor to perform in addition to a trained administrator but added that one position involves political lead- ership and the other administra- tive leadership. "Somebody has to steer the ship . . . Oshawa is urgently in need of such a person (a senior administrator commonly refer- red to as a city manager)," said Ald. Donald. "Any attempt to compare the position with that of the mayor will only serve to confuse the issue." Keith Ross, Oshawa and. Dis- trict Labor Council president, asked Ald. Donald if a city manager would not be subject to pressure groups in the com- munity more than a mayor who knows he will have to be re- elected in two years. Ald. Donald said a city mana- ger could be influenced -- some- times for a good cause -- but if the problem of calling city halljit yas felt that he was improp- and having his call transferred to three different departments before getting the answer he wants. He said a citizen could call-a city manager. and the manager could contact three dif- ferent departments, get the an- swer and pass it on to the tax- payer. He said by employing depart- ment heads, council has not lost erly influenced, the check is the elected people who are account- able for the staff. Ald. Donald noted that there are 6 Ontario' municipalities with populations ranging from 14,000 to 114,000 which have either a city manager of a sen- ior department head acting as a manager and responsible for other departments, | Herb Gray, MP for Essex West, last night predicted big things in store for the Cana- dian automotive industry in the next three years. He said Canadian automotive manufacturers have committed themselves to expand their pro- duction in Canadaby about $240,000,000 by 1968. Speaking to members of the Young Liberal Association of Ontario County at Adelaide House,» Mr. Gray said this amount will be in addition to normal growth which must con- tain some 60 per cent of Cana- |dian added value. "Normal growth of the Cana- dian market has been estimated at some five per cent a year. When you add to this addi- tional commitments to expand |production in Canada by the |automobile manufacturers, "it has been estimated that there can be expected an increase in production of cars and parts in Canada of some 50 per cent by 1968." | Mr, Gray said Canada now consumes some seven per cent of the total North American production of cars and parts Services or industry, chicken or|but produces only four per cent. Commissioner MORE PRODUCTION "This agreement is intended showed i ; i in Can- extensions of: 100 feet.added to Ma ce Da cae Pro 500 feet of Waterloo st.; 100 feet og ye ge gi acon chy of Wentworth st., east of Fare-| ments for increased and expand- and 560 feet of Fare-led production in Canada pro- 410 north of Raleigh, and|yide both safeguards and great- er opportunities for sales for extension would/the independent Canadian parts give access to 25: acres of city-/manufacturers who, in addition, industrial] will The Nelson st. extension|which will be created by the will put an end to detours made|jremoval of duties on imports to through a small|the United States." have the opportunities He said a further protection lactivity." U.S.-Canadian Auto Pact Means More Jobs: Liberal for the independent Canadian parts manufacturer arises out of the fact that only original equipment, parts and vehicles qualify for duty-free entry. The Essex-West MP said the Canadian worker will also bene- fit through additional job op- portunities which are expected to be provided by a vastly ex- panded Canadian production. MORE JOBS CREATED "It will be difficult to esti- mate at this point how many additional jobs will be created by this plan," he said, "but I have seen reference to a rule of thumb that for every $10,000 of additional production, one job is created." Mr. Gray said the agreement will urdoubtedly bring about change and adjustment in the industry and have an impact on some of the workers and manufacturers, "However, apprehension ex- pressed by some at the time the agreement was signed that it would bring about immediate large-scaled dislocations have certainly not materialized as yet,"' he said, 'Individual parts manufacturers seem to be con- tinuing at a high level of He said both government and manufacturers have a responsi- bility to the worker to see that he shares in the benefits of this agreement and assumes bur- dens of adjustment to an extent which will be the same for him as for other segments of the community. "The government has already undertaken measures to assist in any manpower adjustment required and has indicated it is developing further 'programs of assistance if circumstances re- quire."