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Oshawa Times (1958-), 6 Apr 1966, p. 17

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TRUCK WRESTED FROM DEEP truck was stolen from Bow- manville before Christmas. For Bob Stephenson it was his sixth vehicle "find" in the Oshawa Harbor. He This small panel truck was yanked from the bottom of the Oshawa Harbor yes- terday. It was found by Oshawa diver Bob Stephen- son in 30 feet of water. The searched for two months for the truck and eventually found it some 75 feet out from the dockside. How it got that far out no one knows. One theory is that 'THROW 'EM OUT Must Get Tough With Gang: Shaw A city alderman says council) criticizing without is 'showing weakness" in let-jsuggestion," he said. ting a 'motorcycle gang" oper-; Ald. Shaw said ate in a residential area jadvise Ald. Margaret Shaw told|back to council again, council Monday night a manjit will do any good." was granted an assessment re-} she would] the original letter from resi- making "| the residents to come | commission "not that|police visits had been made to She madejor near the house la motion that council consider|/nothing was club was operating on property. Also in October the police reported that 20 and that observed that }would support the laying of it floated out. Another, is that maybe there was ice on the lake when the truck was driven in. --Oshawa Times Photo 'ONLY TWO A'GIN US, SAYS DeHART Local residents are giving support to the campaign to keep the Oshawa Creek Val- ley green, according to John DeHart, publicity chairman for the Oshawa citizens .com- mittee for the preservation of the creek valley. Mr. DeHart said today that the organization has sent out more than 12,000 petition forms to area residents dur- ing the past six days. Of these some 1,500 have been returned. "Only two have been Thre Oe hanya Alrny OSHAWA, hd + od MA WAMWE unt na No mail deliveries will be made in Oshawa on Good Fri- day, said Postmaster W. E. Mann today. He said that letter carriers will not make mail deliveries in the city and that parcel post and rural mail deliveries have also been cancelled for the holiday. 'mtoeenerigee teagan gist Supporte A"code of ethics" for public, officials and servants, designed) to "'significantly add to the| moral fibre and democratic strength of our community" has won the backing of Oshawa's) city council. | A motion to support the code, aN NO MAIL GOOD FRIDAY said Mr. Mann. He added that the street letter box collec- tions will be made once dur- ing the day, at the same time as the regular Sunday after- noon collection. Normal mail service will be in effect on Easter Monday. The main post office at Athol and Simcoe sts, will be closed for the day and as a result there will be no wicket or lobby box services avail- able. Special mail deliveries and receipt and despatch of mails will be carried on as usual, TTL Ethics Code Motion d By Council ed and attitudes and perform- ances are scrutinized. Copies of the code have been sent to Prime Minister John Robarts and his cabinet and all members of the provincial leg- islature. The committee suggested that its draft code of ethics. could "It is essential that citizens jin public service reconsecrate themselves to the highest ideals in the performance of their duties, knowing they are re- sponsible for the welfare of the whole nation as well as that of lindividual communities.' Dymond Promise Ringworm Inquir Ringworm Diagnosis Still Unconfirmed the children had been pronounc- ed fit by their doctors the school could not stop them from enter ing the school. "There could be upwards from six to 10 cases of ringworm in the school," Mr. Hempstead stated. "'The children involved have brothers and sisters in WHITBY (Staff) -- Ontario Minister of Health Matthew B. Dymond promised today that his department would make an investigation into a possible out- break of infectious ringworm at a Whitby public school. The promise came in a tele- phone interview with Dr. Dy- mond. Tf these children do have ringworm," he said, "they should not be allowed in the school', He said he would order his Di- rector of Health to immediately look into the matter and make a report, The school involved is the Kathleen Rowe School, The first indication of ring- worm came at the school on Mar. 25. A Grade 1 pupil was suspect- ed of having the disease by a public health nurse. Disturbed at the news, How- ard Hemp d, superi of Whitby public schools, im- mediately contacted the Ontario higher grades." 'NOT CLOSED' "The school has not been closed," he added. "This could only be done on an order from the Medical Officer of Health.'* The Health Department faces problems too, since the depart- ment's entire staff of public health and registered nurses have resigned over a pay dis- pute. The nurses resignations be- come effective on April 20. The nurses, however, were reported- ly fired Mar. 31. As yet there is no new de velopments in the controversy. Families Flee Division Fire, duction because he lives next door to a house on Browning against us," said Mr. DeHart. "People are sending us money 2s well to finance our work to keep the creek valley as a | | green belt in the city." prepared by the Township of | North York, was approved by} BISHOP, RABBI council this week. | The committee, which in- A seven-man committee ap-| jcluded a bishop and a rabbi, |pointed by North York council} jsaid high ideals in public serv- County Medical. Officer of Health, Dr. Margaret Braund. A Board of Health officer checked Grade 1 pupils at the and discovered three serve as the basis for provincial legislation. The code includes sections dealing with conflicts oj dents protesting the disturbance| charges under the Crinimal ave., where a motorcycle club but no one seconded her motion.|Code or the provincial statutes. apparently makes its head-| Last September 20 property|The commission also reported quarters. She also said the city's|}jowners in the Apple Hill area|that it was given to understand former police chief said year the club would be leaving asking for any help it could| the area. "T feel this is showing weak- ness on our part... cycle gang is still there," Ald. Shaw. said offer in curbing the noise. the motor-| WILD PARTY' last/submitted a petition to council|by the police chief that the club intends moving its activities outside the County of Ontario |before the end of the year. An area resident said today "It's been one big w ild|there were few motorcycles on party, said one resident, in de-|the property during the winter Ald. Gordon Attersley, chair-|scribing the activities in the|but that they are coming out) man of council's finance and assessment committee said part of council as it has nothing Browning ave. home. n In October the public works there was no weakness on the|committee reported there wasjand we want them out,' no evidence that a motorcycle ow "This is a residential area said the resident. to do with granting assessment reductions. "COUNCIL WEAKNESS' Ald. Shaw said there was| 'weakness that council puts up with the motorcycle gang. Mayor Lyman Gifford said the court of revision granted a $290 assessment reduction in October to M. P. Sherba, who lives next door to the 480 Brown- ing ave., house because of the "fumes, noise, obscene lan- guage and moral conduct." The mayor said it is not with- in the jurisdiction of council "to deal with this at all." "We should throw the motor- cycle club out," said Ald. Shaw. "Who?" asked Mayor Gifford. "Do you want to pass a motion censoring our police depart- ment? I don't want anyone King rd. s., reconstructed this year width of 52 feet. A report on work submitted by Fred Crome, a King st. e., will be construc- ted to carry east and west bound traffic separated by median. The construction of as- phalt pavement also necessi- ment concrete sidewalks. is $575,067 of which the depart- RACING OFFICIAL DIES DAYTONA BEACH, Fila./611 (AP)--James A. (Pat) Purcell,| The King 65, native of Grand Forks, N.D.,| eight other construction reports and executive vice-president of| submitte ed to council by the National Association of! Crome wer Stock Car Auto Racing, died) Total estimated Monday night. work includec d | in the reports 1s st. e adonter tates the reconstruction of ce-| King East Widening Report Adopted Here from Harmony|$1.3 million of which the de- to Townline rd., will be| partment of highways will pay to ajan estimated $700,000; the city $530,000; and property owners the proposed| $70,000. Other work listed in the re- works commissioner, was adop- | ports included: ted this week by city council. | +a 10 foot widening on the! north side of Bond st., from = |Mary to Division; --reconstruction. of Bond from Division to Ritson which will involve the removal of railway| |tracks on Bond from the Gen- Estimated cost of the work) eral | Division to Ritson; }ment of highways will pay $423,-| | Mr.|from Adelaide to Wood st., --reconstruction of Olive ave., from Wilson rd., report and st; --reconstruction of Mary st., as a 45 foot wide pavement and cost of all|Mary from Wood to Rossland] as a 35 foot wide pavement, _ Motors entrance west of to Farewell) He also said that several city organizations have swung Ito draft the code, wrote in a| preamble: behind the committee. One he named was the Newcastle Sportsmen's Club of Oshawa, a local conservation group. 'Centre Plan Is Proposed The Retirees Club of Local 222, UAW-CLC will hold meet- ing April 12 in the UAW Hall on Bond street to organize a sen- ior citizens' centre for Oshawa. William H. Steer, president of the club, said that a brief on the proposal was presented to city council last January by Local 222. J. L. Lerette, president of the |United Senior Citizens of On- |tario, Inc., Toronto, will speak iat gh ane which will start "A on citizens of the leity of Oshawa, and also from |the district have been invited 'ts- attend," said Mr, Steer. WRONG NUMBERS |RADIO AUCTION | In the Kiwanis Radio Auc- tion advertisement in last night's Oshawa Times the phone numbers given were incorrect, as supplied by the Rell Telephone Company. To correct this situation the Bell today issued correct numbers to be used in to- tignt's Kiwanis Radio Auc- tion. The correct numbers to call tonight are: 725-7351, 725-7361. Anima! Neglect Charges Laid Cattle breeder Phillip Druz, of ¢|\Base Line rd., Bowmanville, is 46 YEARS WITH FITTINGS William Kozub (right) re- tired from Fittings Ltd. this week after 46 years service to the company. Ukrainian ty birth Mr. Kozub joined the company in 1920, He is pictured here being pre- with gold watch sented an inscribed by W. Harry Faint, chief engineer and as- sistant plant manager of the company ~--Oshawa Times Photo to face two charges brought by |the Ontario Humane Society. | The charges are both for fail- jing to provide adequate food and cars- for his animals. One charge involves Mr. Druz' farm at Thornton's rd. n. and the other a farm he owns at |Bowmanville, Both charges were laid after an investigation by Al Davidson, Ontario County inspector for the +|Ontario Humane Society. }merce's Business |Day on May | COMPANIES HONORED OFF TO UN Daphne Hart, a grade 13 student at Donevan Col- legiate, has recently been selected by Queen's Univer- sity to attend a United Nations seminar in New York city during Easter greek. Last June, Daphne was one of two students who, financed by Westmount Kiwanis Club, represented Donevan at a UN seminar at Queen's, Now she is one of two or three of those from the Queen's group who have been selected for the New York visit, with most of the expenses being paid by the university. | GM Canadian | dated, jice can be maintained only if the laws which affect public service are continually up- if the responsibilities of public servants are re-classified and if the attitudes and the per- ormance of both elected and ppointed officials are re- assessed. The code, said the commit- tee, becomes the yardstick against which laws are review- interest, representing private interests before municipal. agen- cies and before courts, gifts and favors, disclosure of confiden- tial information, incompatible employment, future employ- ment and former employees. The committee also suggest- ed general judicial remedies which should be enacted by the legislature to give strength to the suggested code. school more suspected cases of ring- worm, Parents of the children gvere notified and requested to seek medical treatment. All four children were ex- amined by their family doctors. In all four cases, Mr. Hemp- stead, said today the children were pronounced fit and well by their doctors. "On March 28", he said, "the $1,800 Damage A fire of unknown o caused an estimated $1,800 dam- age to a Division st., residence early this morning. The blaze began in a second floor kitchen cupboard and was discovered by seven-year-olt Leona Jocke. Oshawa firefighters evacuated three families from the semi- | quet. \from_ banks, ja name such as Business and City Wares Showcase For Development Men A group of development offi-|Industrial Development Com- cers will be invited by Oshawa's| mission would be more suitable: industrial commission to visit | --agreed to spend $238 for an the city and see first-hand what |ad in the American Banker, it has to offer. jan annual publication sent to James Williams, industrial/80,000 bankers in the United commissioner, said at a meeting} States and to all banking insti- Tuesday the visit will tie-in with | tutions in the free world; the Oshawa Chamber of Com-| Appreciation lor Sue Mason, a Mclaughlin Collegiate student to the meet- jing. She attended with her coun- |terpart on the adult council, Ald. \Clifford Pilkey, Port Hope Mayor Dies PETERBOROUGH (CP) Benson Spicer, 47, mayor since |1964 of the town of Port Hope, |25 miles south of here, died in --was advised by Wil- iB Sspital today after a long--ill- liams that he hoped to have a/ness. proper presentation ready by! He was employed as chief in- the next. meeting on a possible|spector at Crane Canada Ltd. name change for the commis-|of Port Hope, and had worked sion. "The present name doesn't there since 1940. Prior to his truly describe the functions ofjelection as mayor, Mr. Spicer a commission anymore," said|had been a member of town Mr. Williams, He said perhaps | council for four years and reeve in 1963-64. 25. The Chamber plans to honor| ithe 30 to 40 companies which have been operating in Ouats |for 50 years or more at a ban-| | The development officers, railways, govern- ment and private agencies will tour the city and then attend the Chamber banquet in the even-| ing. OTHER BUSINESS The commission also: Mr Wal. --welcomed teenage council-; children came back to school with certificates from their doc- tors saying that no evidence of the disease was visible." ss Worried at a p at the school Mr. Hompetead again contacted the Medical Of-| The fire is also under investi- ficer of Health, gation by the Oshawa Police De- He was told, he said, that if' partment. OWRC Water, Sewerage Study Proposed Here A regional planning board resolution supporting a pro- posed water supply and sewer- age study in the southern part of Ontario County is being re- viewed by city council's public works committee. The Ontario Water Resources Commission has __ tentatively scheduled the study this fall in an area extending from the eastern limits of Metro Toronto ito a point east of Oshawa for la depth of approximately eight THREE ALTERNATIVES miles from the lakeshore. It is| In another letter to council, expected to be completed early|Dr. J. A. Vance, chairman of in 1967. the OWRC, outlined the three The Central Ontario Joint' alternatives municipalities have Planning Board submitted a for impiemeniing sewage works copy of its resolution support-/nrograms, The information was ing the study to city council): juested by council. and to the councils and plan-| "'Although no direct subsidy ning boards of the other five|is indicated by this revised pro- municipalities in the planning/gram, it is felt that the method area. |will materially benefit the mu- The board recommended that/|nicipalities concerned," write similar petitions from munici-'Dr. Vance. detached residence while they fought the two-alarm fire. They were called to the home soon af- ter midnight and finally extin- ished the outbreak some two hours later. pal councils and planning boards in the planning area sup- porting the request for the early initiation of the study might also be submitted to the OWRC. Oshawa's industrial commis- sion approved a motion at its Tuesday meeting te inform council's works committee the commission supports the pro- posed OWRC study. Sales Soar GM dealers across Canada sold more cars and trucks dur- ing March than in any month | jin the history of General Mo- tors of Canada, the company reported today. The March total of 40,747 North American cars and trucks exceeded by 1,357 the previous all-time record: for any month which was establish: ed in saa 1965. GM ger car sales in Update Signs, Urges Alderman Population signs on highway at city boundaries are about 10,000 persons out of date. Ald. Gordon Attersley asked at Monday night's council meet- ing if something could be done jabout the signs which say Osh- | wwa' s population is 65,000 while M jin fact the city has close tol, 75,000 residents. + Barrand, city clerk, said) \he wrote a letter to the depart-} {ment of highways last week ask-| ing them to update the popula- ton information on their signs. SAVING OLD STONES WsTFORD, England (CP)--jticipated last weekend in the |An American discovery * may|Deseronto drag races. |save Britain's eroding ancient monuments and stately homes.| class March totalled 34,187 compared to 31,972 in March 1965 and 33,429 in the previous all-time record month, April 1965. Truck sales were 6,560 last month, 5,690 a year ago and 5,961 in Concours Award For City Auto . |hard top won first class honors, 3,89 far this year Mr: Loui Balough of the Oshawa otor City Car Club won more onors last weekend at the Washington D.C. annual Rod and |Custom Car Show. His '56 Buick with full custom Balough '|has won an award in every show jhe has entered with the car. Motor City members also par- Their '56 Pontiac took first in| 'M' stock. Driver was |Dr. Seymour Lewin of the New|Russ Major. The car was tuned) | York University Fine Arts says he has invented| a \limestone. liquid which hardens soft|the car throughout the forthcom-} Institute of|by Danny McKay. The cluo will be campaigning I ing drag race season "SLOTTERS" DO WELL HERE club, Art Lane, presents prizes to the top four Osh- awa runners. Left to right tuey are: Ron Harnden The Don Owen Slot Car Club played host to the Lon- day's racing on Sunday. Left president of the London four honors in the compe- tition but - received some good competition from the London club. Oshawa Times Photo (overall winner), Don Owen, founder of the Oshawa club, John Maracle and Art Von Gunten. Oshawa 'bok the top

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