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Oshawa Times (1958-), 1 Nov 1965, p. 9

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LIBERAL Dr. Caude H. Vipond put in a little foot-time Saturday. With a 'we'll win in a walk' slogan, Dr. Vipond saun- tered the 21.5 miles across the riding in less than seven hours, finishing the last 100 'CANDIDATE yards in a sprint. His boy, Malcolm, on the right, walked most of the way with him. That's William Selby, president of the Oshawa Liberal Association, on the left. And just over his shoul- der can be seen George Dry- CAMPAIGN HQ ROUNDUP nan, a city lawyer ho walked the whole way with Dr. Vipond, Changing shoes once, Dr. Vipond stopped only for food and rests. He said he made the walk to focus attention on the elec- tion and to show his cam- 65,000 Could Turn Out Based On '63 Percentage Tomorrow it is Bay Voters list revisal hearings)Ajax. paign workers his willing- ness to work, "My suppor- ters have worked hard for me," he said, "I wouldn't ask them to do anything I wouldn't do myself." hoto --Oshawa Times P Loan Approve For Big School The Municipal Development end Loan Board at Ottawa has okayed a loan of $789,847 to go towards constructing the new \Eastdale Collegiate and Voca- Dr. Vipond was at the Sklar|tional Institute on Harmony rd. have added 388 names in On- tario Riding, bringing the total to 78,786 eligible to cast ballots in the Nov. 8 federal election. In Oshawa, 139 names were added, giving the Motor City 40,551. Whitby added 51, Ajax 21 and the rural area 107. If the riding maintains the 1963 pace when 82.59 per cent ef the voters cast ballots, ap- gromimatels. 65,000 will go to the pol Steven Meinichuk, the New Democratic Party's campaign publicity ch@irman, has com- plained that Liberal campaign literature is printed out-of-town and has no union label. Mr, Melnichuk told The Times he asked Liberal candidate Dr. Claude H. Vipond about this after last Friday's political forum and was told he (Dr. Vipond) couldn't afford the extra $1000 for the union label. Ted Curl, Dr. Vipond's cam- paign manager, said today cost quotes were obtained from sev- eral shops and "we took the lowest quote with the best de- livery date," Mr. Curh said the first of eight| pamphlets was printed in Peter- borough, the rest in Oshawa and district print shops. DENIED LABEL "All but the first one were done in union shops but were denied the union label," Mr. Curl said. Starr visited -ael some homes in the southwest section/like that? Turn the rascals out," dulging in scandals, prior to he said. of Oshawa Saturday attending his Uxbridge rally. He told a meeting of party workers Sunday more than 2000 unpaid workers are drumming Ridges and Oshawa. Dr. Vipond told a meeting of the Native Sons of Canada Sat- urday he is concerned about the American cultural. and econom- ic invasion. He said he will support every effort to maintain Canadian edu- cational, judicial and political institutions. "Our Canadian schools, courts, our Parliament -- these are un- surpassed anywhere and we want to keep our Canadian plant gates this morning and was to canvass in Oshawa and Uxbridge the rest of the day. New Democratic Party candi- date Oliver Hodges was in Winona today, casting his ballot at the advance poll, He will be in Bowmanville High School Auditorium tonight when To- ronto seat-holder Andrew Brew- in, QC, will speak on behalf of Construction of the school --| to handle some 1,370 students --| began last month and pwill cost| $2,790,535, according to the) building contract awarded by the Oshawa Board of Education earlier this year. Ross Backus, board of educa- tion business administrator, | said today that the board. will request delivery of the money -- not necessarily all of it--within! OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1965 She Oshawa Gunes this morning. reported cases of damage. A a door and a window was br There were no accidents children, co-operated with us excellent) HALLOWEEN QUIET, SAFE VANDALISM AT MINIMUM Oshawa's Hallowe'en was one of the quietest and safest on record, Police Chief Herbert Flintoff reported There were no arrests for vandalism and only two Except for the usual soaping of windows the city came out of the annual celebrations virtually unscathed. "I am very pleased," said Chief Flintoff. "'The public Whitby police said today there was no vandalism in the area over Hallowe'en weekend. Darlington Township police said that windows at Hampton and Bradley schools were broken, but that otherwise things were quiet. can of paint was thrown over oken elsewhere in the city: involving trick or treating y." | | | | | | | | | Toronto lawyer Nelson S. Starr jwill face Oshayva City Council \tonight to put the case for the preservation and conservation of creek valley lands. John DeHart, publicity director for the Citizens Committee for lthe Preservation of the Creek |Valley, said today the real ques- jtion is land utilization -- and |not whether or not the express- iway should be built. 'CROWDED CHAMBER' A standing-room-only crowd lis expected in the council cham- |bers to hear the committee's lpresentation of its brief. Mr. DeHart said the citizens' lcommittee is attempting to bring land utilization factors to coun- cil's attention. = "Our concern is with the fa- cilities available for the use of increasing lesure time,"' Mr. De- Hart said. | "Our concern is that our young |people will have no healthy, out- |door environment in which to grow. "Our concern is that our sen- Packed Chamber Expected Tonight For Valley Pitch ior citizens will not have a chance to enjoy the fresh out-| doors and the changing seasons, | "Our concern is that families will not have places to enjoy na-| ture together. | "Our concern is that our green areas will disappear. "Our concern is that Oshawa will turn into an asphalt junble."' Mayor Lyman Gifford agreed that land conservation in' the creek valley is important. "We want to conserve all we! lean," he said this morning. HAVE PRESERVED LAND | "In fact, by reserving land for the road at the north end we have preserved land which would have been used for subdivi- sions."' Mayor Gifford said a look at) the names making up the citi-| zens' committee 'suggests ul- terior political motives" on the| part of some. | The mayor said city lawyer E. F. Bastedo will represent the Oshawa Golf Club before council TWO LONG - TIME Fit- tings Limited employees have fetired. Here, left to right, Emerson Shaw, 58 Chadburn st., and William Jackson, 459 Miller ave., hold engraved gold watches presented them by plant manager, E. N. Lewis. Mr. Jackson was with the com- | Job Picture Bright: NES | | The overall applicant load at the Oshawa National Employ- ment Office continued to drop during October as general em- ployment conditions remained favorable in the area. Harvesting of field crops was completed during the month re- sulting in a decreased demand for help. | Manufacturing industries con- tinued to maintain their regular) | seoduetion schedules. Slight in-| reported in jterruptions were department yesterday after long stretches of employment with Fittings pany 42 years and Mr. Shaw, 22 years. Both plan on getting the most out of re- tirement, as it only comes once in a lifetime. Fittings Men Put Feet Up; Both Want Quiet, Some TV A lathe hand and a tapping inspector retired Limited, 135 Bruce st. William Jackson, 459 Miller ave., a lathe operator in the pattern division, and Emerson Shaw, 58 Chadburn st., an in- spector, were presented with engraved gold watches by plant manager, E. N. Lewis, at a re- tirement ceremony at the com- pany: years at the plant, Emerson, there for 2% both have plans just Girl, 12, Shocked, in two weeks time. j ----|some cases due to the truc Feather Officia Were Half-way To Target staffs at several local plants. | The Greater Oshawa Com- munity Chest eampaign funds has. gone up and over a for driver's strike, but these were ls Tickled few is number and of short " uration. An added fillip to the local) \labor front was the increase in | Walked Into Car | A 12-year-old girl escaped un- hurt after walking in front of a car at the junction of Olive ave. and Ritson rd, s. on Satur- than expected. Our canvassers|NO SHORTAGES \day. Jhave been overjoyed at the re-| Uninterrupted progress was! The girl, Judy LaBlanc, of ception they have received injreported on local construction|223 Oshawa blvd. s., was these areas.. The contributions|projects with no serious short-|treated at the Oshawa Clinic the next two months. jmajor obstacle fn the drive -- Durham Riding NDP candidate Repayable over 20 years, the|the half-way mark to the are somewhat higher than lastiages of labor. identity," he said. UXBRIDGE -- Former On- tario Premier Leslie Frost call- ed for $100 a month old age pensions age 65 without "The money is there and it can be done," he told support- jers of Conservative candidate rally. |Starr, Mr, Frost denounced the jage pension increase with a we/|means test. 'TURN THEM OUT' |._"They would be looking at_a Mr. Frost who was making his first political speech outside his Victoria Riding during the election campaign, said Mr. Anthony Ketchum. 'Turn Those Rascals Out. | Means Test Unfair': Frost er John Diefenbaker will form the next government, Mr. Starr said Prime Minister|any likelihood of a sharp c a|Pearson is threatening Cana- taterant on the 'es Aas means test here Saturday night.|dian voters with another elec- i tion in a year or 18 months if he doesn't get a majority, "It was no fault of the Con-|¢ 7 Michael Starr at a Legion Halljservatives that an election was\the pret called. Pearson disbanded Par-|- Speaking in support of Mr./liament," he said. | | Mr. Starr said that 24% years |Liberals for promising an oldjago the Liberals said they want- jed a stable government. "Well, they got a stable gov- ernment and now the stable has ' 'a to be cleaned out on November Conservative candidafe Mich-|person's bankbook.( What kind|the 8th," he said. He charged) Mrs. Christa Step -- a volun- 250'of respect is there in a deal|that the Liberals have been in-|teer worker for the United Na- padding tions and corruption. 'CLEAN UP MESS' in this country," Mr, Starr said. He said that more and more up support and he feels confi- Pearson has no need to worry|people in Ontario Riding and all jloan will bear interest at five and three-eighths per cent an- nually, The Municipal and De- velopment Loan Board says that of the school project is com- interest on 25 percent of the $306 ,300-target. Entering the 16th day of the lred feather drive, the Chest has collected $156,579 in pledges and contributions. jpleted by March 31 next year,) The drive surpassed the half-| way point over the weekend loan would be forgiven, But thelwhen General Motors reported project is expected to be com- to campaign officials that its pleted in time for the openinglemployees have pledged some of next year's school term, Sep- jtember, and that cancels jOf $2,060,000 from jand provincial government he project, UNICEF Worker International Fund warming"' Emergency "heart - UNICEF Christmas cards at ie Oshawa Shopping Centre. "IT was sitting there in our dent of re-election, He continues|about a minority government asjacross Canada are coming to/little van, looking after the cash- out) t inttary of the Chest, said today A "special vocational grant' Applauds Youth Children's had a : experierice "We will clean up the mess Saturday afternoon while selling |$50,000 to the Chest, Bob Branch, executive-secre- \that the GM pledges, expected to be even greater by the cam- the federal|paign's end, "will start rolling ; is\in about the first week in Janu- né major expense of ary next: year," | Harold Pierson, Chest presi- |dent, said today that the Chest's \directors "are very pleased with the results to date in the drive. Each and every one of our vol- junteer canvassers (some 800) is doing a terrific job. | "The co-operation and the re- sponse of the citizens of Osh- awa is very gratifying and I feel quite confident that our objective will once again be surpassed."' OVERJOYED AT RECEPTION Richard Fairthorne, campaign chairman, says that the "down- town, outlying and shopping door-to-door canvassing today in/he is going out on Nov. 8 and'the conclusion that they should|POX, when I saw five youths ap-|centre canvass is going better Oshawa, Pickering' north and | Progressive Conservative lead-!vote Conservative next Monday. ae New Democratic Party candidate Oliver: Hodges house - hunting in Oshawa Here he looks over an air map of the central part of is proach, They emptied all the) money from their pockets into| the box. Some of the boys were | Hu jleft with only bus tickets since , ithey had given their last pennies ak to UNICEF," Mrs. Step. "This is just wonderful, you tend to think of some of to- day's kids as always being in trouble. Now they do something }wonderful and heart-warming like this." The contributions from jteens' was one of the bright | spots in an otherwise dull after- said ~inoon for UNICEF, "We made jone sale of $18 worth of cards jto one woman, but others just didn't buy. "Lots of people made little 'contributions but the cards stay- jed on the shelves."' Local Artists ! | Go On Display VALLEY FOR HODGES? the city with his brother-in- law John Howson, a real es- tate agent with Douglas J M. Bullied, who is on the right. Mr, Hodges, a Winona fruit farmer and labor con sultant, has said he will move to Oshawa "when I win the Ontario Riding seat" in next Monday's election. | The work of local artists will jmake up a special art exhibi- tion which opens at the Mc- jLaughlin Public Library tonight. The exhibition, which has been isponsored by the city. Lyceum iClub, opens to the public at 7:30 p.m. All interested in art are invited to attend and view the 'exhibition of local talent. The paintings rang in scope ifrom realism to impressionism. | isionism. There are works by Alexandra Luke, A, Bohaker. Isobel Mc Laughlin and Joan Stacey |} In-all there will be some 45 subjecta on show. Power failures and telephone interruptions plagued the city yesterday during an_ all-day the|windstorm that had gusts reach- the break. ling hurricane proportions. The strong winds, recorded as high as 72-miles-per-hour, cut power on the "west side and the north end of the city' twice in the day, Bruce Annand, gen- leral manager of the Public Utili- lties Commission, said today. Power on the west side and lnorth end was off for some 50 minutes around 5 p.m, when a 44,000-volt conductor was dam- aged by high winds at the PUC's number 8 station on Ste- phenson's rd, s, DINNER BY CANDLELIGHT Families reverted to dinner by candlelight during the break and the Oshawa General Hos- pital's two 125,000 kilowatt die- sel power generators were in service from 5 to 6 p.m. Mr. Annand said the trouble was located shortly after the/power units went on at 5 p.m. break and an auxiliary low-volt- age line went into use between 5 and 6 p.m., while the high power line was being repaired. He said-there was also a power break around 1.45 p.m. which! lasted about half-an-hour. Cause of that lapse in power was a damaged 4000-volt line at the PUC's number 9 station on rricane Force Winds Hit Power Lines, Phones |preliminary reports indicate a ' tree limb blown down by the) | | year's amounts and indications are that these pvill exceed the 1964 canvass totals when a final) tabulation is made." Move With Times, RC Teachers Told The first general meeting of the newly-formed district six of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association was held at Holy Cross School, Sister Agnes Therese, past president of OECTA, district five, was. guest speaker, She told the teachers that the most effective instrument in learning is the teacher, and as a result he or she must be concerned about the learning process. The speaker emphasized the importance of technological ad- vances and said . "and teachers must incorporate the new technology and new lines | own efforts." ed by inspector E. J. Finan, A business meeting and announce- ment of an audio-visual work- shop No. 6 at McLaughlin CVI were also features of the gather- ing. | wind struck the line and caused A spokesman for the Bell Tele- jphone here said that the com- pany "was swamped with calls this morning"' from customers with telephone service troubles. "We seem to be having an un- usually high number of troubles, the spokesman said, adding there were no major service blackouts in any one area of the city, He said that telephone re- pair crews are looking after the jno telephone poles or lines down, jhe said. Radio station CKLB in. Osh- awa was off the air for 14 min- utes around 5 p.m., but that was the only unexpected break in its Sunday programming. William Holland, administra- tor of Oshawa General Hospital, /said that the hospital's auxiliary and were used for about an hour when the PUC had cleared up its problem with the damaged 44,000-volt conductor. Mr. Holland said that no emer- gencies occurred in the hospital's operation when the auxiliary generators were on, except that one of the units overheated and the Oshawa Fire department was. of communication of the con-| | temporary world through their] ; | The meeting was also address- : iscattered problems. There were!' trade with sales| Wholesale and moved reasonably well, some additional hiring of personnel. Female workers were in de- mand for st nographic and gen- eral office work, domestic work and in a variety of service oc- cupations. Qualified applicants remained in short supply in the following occupations: hospital attend- ants, welders, electricians, retail pressmen, millwrights, mainten- for shock and returned home. Driver of the car involved was Donald E. H. Walton, of 96 East- haveh st. sheet metal workers, offset ance mechanics, plate glass in- spent 42 and Mr, Js Mr. Jackson, who to take life easy from here on in, The lathe hand is going to spend a little more time puttering in his garden and mainly being "quiet," which, he explained, is probably his biggest hobby. Mr. Shaw an all-around sports en- thusiast, has plans to settle back in his favorite chair and keep a TV eye on the hockey action this winter. He thinks there is a chance that he might pay a visit to England, where he was born. One That Didn't Reach Sales Lot More than the engine was burned out Sunday when a new car was destroyed by fire in the final finish section of. General Motors Ltd., south plant. A GM spokesman said today that the blaze was extinguished before Oshawa_ firefighters reached the scene, A short-cim cuit in the auto's electrical sys- tem is thought to have caused the fire. stallers, auto mechanics, body repairmen, routemen, mechan- ical engineers, draughtsmen; tool designers, nurses, physical therapists, housekeepers and do- Congratulations are being extended to W. H. Cowan, .'"., of 8 Pine st., Bowmanville, who celebrates his birthday mestics. today. Fine art isn't the type of work on canvas these two youngsters are up to. They are Chip, Top and Hope Skank, children of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Skank, Dundas st., Whitby. They were among some 25 children who took part in an art con- Ritson rd. s. Mr. Annand says called in. soos branch of the United Na- tions' International Chil- dren's Emergency Fund at Saturday. Chip won a silver dollar for his work along with Wayde Spratt, 82 Rose Hill; Catherine and Anna Vandersanden, 54 Aberdeen st.; Lorne Vennor, 330 Pine test sponsored by the local ave.; Ann McGhee, 252 Olive ART FOR UNICEF'S SAKE ave.; Sinby Robinson, 371 Elgin court; and Pete Elliott, 175 Sinclair ave. Ten members of the Key- stone Club, a group at Sim- coe Hall Boys' Club, were monitors in.' the contest, which started at 9.30 a.m. --Oshawa Times Photo

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