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Oshawa Times (1958-), 15 Jun 1966, p. 15

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'WINE PICKETERS Council President | Criticizes Charge | The nine K-Mart picketers ar- rested last week for obstructing a police officer were picked up on a "trumped-up charge" Ald. Clifford Pilkey said last night sam -- toumnmahsan charze of obstruction will not be upheld in the courts if there's any fustice,' he told the Oshawa and Dis- trict Labor Council. Labor council president Pilkey said yesterday's meeting be- tween a department of labor conciliator and K-Mart end re- tail union officials was "not sucessful". The talks bogged down again = beso on the question of union secur) ity," he said, After the pickets were arrest- ed last week the Labor Coun- cil set up a co-ordinating com- mittee. SYMPATHY STRIKES Mr. Pilkey said the commit- Labor Leaders Rap Rowntr The Ontario Minister of Labor, Leslie Rowntree, came under fire at a meeting of Oshawa labor leaders last night Referring to the use of in junctions in strikes, Keith Ross, secretary-treasurer of the Osh- awa and District Labor Council told members: 'The minister of labor is starting to show his anti-union colors," "This man belongs to the em- ployers lock, stock and barrel, "He's been continually asked to remove use of this law from labor disputes. But this man who is minister of labor is sit- ting on his hands." Referring to the 26 men who are awaiting sentence for pick- eting at Peterborough last March, Mr. Ross said: "It's up to our federation to put the heai on the other labor federations." "The attorney general is in cahoots with the minister of la- bor who is in cahoots with the employers." Tom Edwards, labor council vice-president, made a motion that the council write to the lo- cal Ministerial Association ask- ing them to study the effects of the present injunction laws. He said a recent synod of the Anglican church unanimously opposed the use of injunctions against strikers . "Now is the time for the churches of this area to say: should we leave this to the unions?" said Mr. Edwards, Bingo Will tee has recommended that for the K-Mart strike to be effective sympathy strikes will have to be staged "right across the; province". The council endorsed a motion Calling 10F WaiKS white Yosemoe Dickie, chief department of la- bor conciliation officer, Hugh ' dent of the Ontario Federation| of Labor. Referring to the six-week-old strike at K-Mart, Mr. Pilkey said: "I think we've done a pretty efficient job in closing the store down," | "I'm sure they can't even af- ford to pay the light bill on the business they're doing." ! 'Choir Opens 'Band Concert The Bowmanville male voice | choir will sing the opening num- |ber of the summer series of the) | Ontario Regiment band, tomor- row at 8.30 p.m. in Memorial ark j The choir will include such | numbers as: "God of Our Fathers', 'Happy -Wanderer"' "Men of Harlech', "Marching \thro Pretoria", "Johnny Come} | Down to Hilo", and "Rocha My| |/Soul"'. The choir is directed by| Ross Cotton. | | The Caledonian Pipe Band, un der the direction of Pipe Major) Neil McRae &r., will present a marching display in front of the) band shell and join the brass band for 'Road to the Isles". Reg. Martyn, secretary-treas-| urer for the band, says the) evening will be filled with in- teresting and pleasant sound. | PISTOL PELLET SHATTERS GLASS A Kingston man was ar- | rested and charged with carry- ing a dangerous weapon last night after an incident in the Queen's Hotel on Simcoe st, n. Police said a beer glass was shattered by a pellet from a Webley air pistol. No one was injured in the incident. Ronald William Bristow, of Kingston, was arrested outside the hotel. After he had been | charged he was held tn cus- today | | i | | Boost Centennial Drive Central Council of Neighbor-|each park, which will involve hood Associations is sponsoring|over 60 workers, | a monster bingo at the Civic) It is anticipated that the 20) Auditorium, June 24. The games| parks involved will Oshawa Cimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1966 / LIGHTNING CRACKS OVER CITY STORM CUTS POWER Last night's weather dis- turbance caused two power breaks in the city -- one af- fecting homes in the north- east end from 11 p.m, to 12,30 a.m The disruption service affected four or five homes on Taunton Rd. W. for other in a short period after a trans- former fuse blew. The bigger break came when a substantial fuse -- for a 13,000-volt feeder line-also blew J. B. Annand, general man ager and chief engineer of the Public Utilities Commission, said today that break affect- ed Adelaide Ave. E., homes and residences east and west of Wilson Rd. N. It took elec- trical crews one and one-half hours to correct the trouble, Exact cause is not yet known --Oshawa Times Photo By Bruce Jones Council To Consider '67 Project Tenders More than $200,000 may chopped off the bidded cost of the centennial addition to Civic Auditorium at a special city council meeting Frida) Council is to consider te prices in constructing the mt recreational addition and aw a contract for building A three-man group from the centennial campaign committee -- involved in a drive for $500,- 000 to help pay for the job -- will be on hand for the spe- cial meeting to present "revised plans' on the project "We have been working close- ly with the architect on the lowest bidder's cost submission of $1,045,000," E. R. 8. Me- Laughlin, chairman of Civie Au- ditorium board of directors, said today 'Tenders were about 30 per nder ulti- ard be| If the contract is not award- ed and signed by Monday, ten- ders will have to be called all over again Mr. McLaughlin was almost certain this would not happen, but if it did, he said, "it would be harder to get tenders the second time around' Civie Auditorium board of di rectors opened tenders' sub- MAN STILL FREE Court - Cell No trace has been found yet of 24-year-old Joseph missions April 21. The bids to win the contract of construct- ing the centennial complex were given to the project's architect, Peter Allward of Allward and Gouinlock, Toronto, for review- ing The project is to be paid for by a city council expenditure, public subseription funds and j|government grants Chief Orders Change Procedure through the basement police Albert| garage, Since that time nothing} Today is "business apprecia- tion day" in Oshawa. Sponsored by the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce the "day" honors 35 companies which have been in business in the city for 50 years or more, A dinner banquet is being held this evening at the Genosha Hotel at which certificates will be presented to each firm along with 'a booklet outlining a brief history of the individual compan- fes Appreciation Day Honors 35 Firms pictorial review of Oshawa. The review pill present Oshawa as it was when many of the firms were in their early years of operation, says Jack Mann, Chamber manager. Companies established in Osh- awa for 50 years or more are: The Bell Telephone Company of Canada Lid, Burns Company Ltd., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Canadian Nation- al Railways, Canadian Pacific Railways, Central Hotel, I. Col- Among the guests expected to attend the banquet are: A. E Hall, vice-president, Toronto Do- minion Bank; W. M. Rankin, | vice-president and general man- ager, western division, The Bell Telephone Company of Canada |Ltd.; E. H,. Walker, president land general manager, General Motors of Canada Lid.; Col. R. |S, McLaughlin and R. C. Nurse, | regional general manager, Ca- jnadian Imperial Bank of Com- } merce | A number of business develop- | ment officers will also be pres- ent CITY HISTORY As part of the evening's pro- |gram, Thomas Bouckley, Osh- awa historian, will present a League Books Safety Film A technicolor film shot by the Ontario department of trans- port is being booked months in | advance. It tells the story of # cab driver who is forever dodging pedestrians and finally winds up instructing a ladies' group in | pedestrian safety. "The thing is so popular that when we applied to get it for \this month we got put off until October," says Herb Mackie, chairman of the Oshawa Safety League, cent above what we expected|o'peirn who escaped from the|has been seen of the Uxbridge | when they submitted the!riQshawa police station Monday| man. bids," he said. Mr. McLaughlin said he, Ter- ence Kelly, campaign chairman, nd Harry Gay, auditorium board member and head of the building committee, will pre-| sent the revised plans to coun-| will get under way at 7.30 p.m. | $2,000 'plus. individual donations|5.15 p.m Major prize of the evening will from the parks. be a $1,500 jack-pot, There will|are to be donated to the city's\not divulge the changes the| corridor centennial nroiect | | | CARNIVAL he other snecial games as well as the regulars Twenty neighborhood parks will unite to sponsor. what is) hopedto-be the largest monster, dorsed and d Shows carnival to be in the city bingo ever held in Oshawa All proceeds Central council has also en Chairman Lloyd Edwards and/until June 18 special committee Bob Ger Committee members, Mr. Ger-| vanhots Mr. McLaughlin said he could lthree.man group will suggest to engaged Capitol|*ttUct } council The lowest ion was Konvey Construc- tion---offering to do the job for $1,045,000, Other tenders are Melia Construction, $1,070,408; Builders, $1,080,000; mond, Roy Cornish, Colin La-|mond, Gerry Gelette, B, Colby R Construct 1 Vallee, and John Calder, are|and E, Bradley are in charge of fg Ron Construction, $1, asking for three delegates from'the project : A MONSTER BINGO planned for June funds to help build Oshawa's adiditior Auditorium. The bin be staged at the auditorium is 24 to raise to ( centennial i to tad $ by the Central Council of Neighborhood Associations. Shown making plans are (from left): C. J. Grimbleby Glen Stewart Park loyd Edwards (sitting), Sunnyside Park, president; 1 | | é q of six vending machines owned| cancelled due to the downpour| ' 7 | '| | tender for con-| morning. O'Beirn escaped moments af- ter hearing a further six months had been added to hit.five year jail sentence in Oshawa magis- trate's court, He was being led from the realize| ej] when the meeting starts at} court room to the cells down-|four prisoners stairs when he made his break After pushing his way down a O'Beirn escaped Jury Finds Man Guilty WHITBY (Staff) A former food vending machine routeman was convicted Tuesday of theft over $50 from the company for which he worked, by an On- tario County court jury Roy Andrews, 38, of RR 38, Bowmanville, was remanded for 'sentence until June 20 by Judge Alex Hall Crown prosecutor W. Bruce | Affleck told the jury Andrews stole $122 from the cash boxes Service Ltd., by Versafood Toronto He said Andrews was the | His escape prompted a close investigation by city Police Chief Walter Johnston, UNFORTUNATE "It was a very unfortunate jmatter," he said today, | "A police officer was leading down at the time. Before he could chase jafter O'Beirn he had to secure the other three, | "By the time this | the man was away," said Cniet Johnston, "Everything was in jhis favor. Even the garage door was open 'From-now on, though, prison- ers will be taken to the cells i singly. After they have been dis- pensed with in court they will | was done j|be taken down to the cells im-| mediately "This way a police officer will only have one man at a time ito look after," 'Heavy Rains Delay City School Games Annual school games origin- jally scheduled for today were Oshawa received last night and jthis morning. The games have been re-scheduled for Thurs- lonly person who had a key to| day | | was carried out by the Versa-| games | | | | | | | the cash box of six machines The school games are the Osh- «| | onstrations At a meeting last night of | the OSL, the last until Sept. 13, lit was decided the film would be sent to all service. clubs in Oshawa when it arrives. she ibe xo at os te | lis and Sons, Cooper Smith Co., | Fittings Ltd., Creighton Drynan Murdoch and Victor, Davidson iShoe Store, Gay Co. Lid., Gen- jeral Printers, T. Eaton Co., | Ontario Malleable Iron Co, LLtd {Oshawa Dairy Co. Ltd, The \Oshawa Times, Patte's Paint and Wallpaper Ltd., The Pedlar People Lid., R. B. Reed and Sons Florist Ltd., Robson-Lang Leather Lid., Royal Bank of Canada Ltd4., To- ronto Dominion Bank, General Motors of Canada Ltd., Hender-| son's Book Store, Horwich Credit Jewellers Ltd., Hotel Lancaster, Jury and Lovell Ltd., Kingsway College, Lander Coal Co, Ltd., McIntosh - Anderson Funeral |Home, Mitchell's Drugs (Osh- awa) Ltd., and Murdoch Mc- Murtry and Turney Insurance Ltd | | | Nine Kinsmen At Convention Nine members of the Oshawa Kinsmen club left today to at- tend the district eight conven- tion in North Bay, Delegates) from more than 50 Kinsmen clubs will attend the three-day convention that starts June 16, Those from Oshawa to attend the convention are President Don Fleming and his wife, in-| coming president Robert Fry| and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.) Doug Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. | Doug Hart, Mr, and Mrs, G Garrison, Mr. and Mrs, Bruce Williams, Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Pigden, Mr. and Mrs, Max Saunders, and William Leask. | | | ord | President Says Festival Jam Packed With Talent | The multitude of performers land exhibitors associated with the Oshawa Folk Festival in jthe past, are in good supply for |this year's July 1 festivity, | Jan Drygala, lOFF, reports: "This year's concerts, both afternoon and evening, are jam packed with talent. We have some splendid exhibits and dem- The parade, I am |happy to say, is now. presenting a much rosier picture, and by jthe way in which applications jare arriving it should be equally president of |that were tested in the chassis| awa public schools yearly track| | plant of General Motors of Can-| and field competitions held at} jada Ltd,, Oshawa Mr rate Affleck said and careful "an accu: investigation food firm and a special inves tigator,"' | Alexandra Park Ty jretary of the annual school said today the track at Alexandra was ruined by the heavy rains and that it would be Cotie, director and sec-| The jury took more than an|impossible to hold the meet un- hour to reach a decision Honey Urges til Thursday National : Medical Care Program OTTAWA (Special) -- Canada Mr. Honey said he realized {should not hold -back on a na-| there were constitutional diffi- John Calder, Sunny side Park; and Robert Germond of Woodview Park. Mr. Ger- mond said the at of co-operation all neighborhood will be needed to mak« bingo a success, arks the | tional medicare scheme until all the required trained personnel }are available, Russell Honey, {MP for Durham, sald in the ;}Commons last night Taking part in debate on the| responsibility and he hoped the jhealth resources fund, Honey said Canada prould never reach the state of Utopia where lit would have all the personnel and facilities it would like to | culties between the federal gov- jernment and the provinces on th services but he said the federal ;government was assuming its Mr,| provinces would recognize their} role in the problem, "It is my personal hope that Canadians will have in effect, » matter of medical and health | lhave, Instead, Canda should do/@S a centenary present, a. na-! the best it can and move ahead tional health program by July 1,| as quickly as possible toward a full medical care program "T am not wedded to the pro- position that this fund of $500 million over 15 years will be an end in itself," "If it should transpire that we are not graduating the number of trained personnel required to 'implement our health services have to come back and look at this again. But for the time be ing I think we are taking a rea sonable and responsible -ap- 'proach to this matter.' 1965," "T moving ahead now beginning on the commented minister for to make a provision of Mr. Honey commend the sonnel to implement that pro- gram." Mr Honey said. medicare would be important social legis-| program, then parliament will) lation for Canada and it was| important for parliament to do what it could to ensure that the legislation would into oper ation effectively and smoothly \avhen it was introduced, 20 | | Mr. Honey said,| the necessary facilities and per: | Frank Shine (left), Dis- trict Deputy Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus, looks ~ NEW GRAND as big and as good as in previ- ous years, "In spite of the fact that July 1 marks the beginning of the Dominion Day holiday weekend and many people will be leaving for cottages we feel sure the general public will be out in full force to support what is -- after all -- their own festival." Reserved tickets for the con- certs are available from Osh- awa Civic Auditorium; Central Pharmacy; Bolahood's Sports- haven; Henderson's Book Store; Heintzman and Co.; Dise Shop; Wilson and Lee, music dealers; Crest Hardware, Negotiator Indicates - Strike At Malleable Talks "Bogged Down" Ross Tells Labor Group Workers at Ontario. Mallea- hours with a department of ble Iron Co. will come out on|labor conciliator. strike unless settlement is reached in the next few days, Keith Ross, steelworkers' union head negotiator told Oshawa union leaders last night. "There is a possibility of a strike in the very, very near future," he said, Mr. Ross was speaking at the June meeting of the Osh- awa and District labor Council. Representative of Local 1500 United Steelworkers of Ameri- ca -- of which Mr. Ross is international r sentative -- and Ontario Malleable met yes- terday in Toronto for eight Members of an Oshawa steel- workers' union will vote Thurs- day to decide whether to strike against Pedlar People Ltd, a meeting of the Oshawa and District Labor Council was told last night, A department of Labor con- ciliator is currently ie pay a no + board report following contract negotiations that have been going on between Local 6598, United Steelworkers of America and Pedlars. The union's old contract ex- pired April 30. Mr. Ross said the meeting "bogged down" and no settle ment was reached, "It is now just s matter of processing the conciliation of- ficer's no-board report." Yesterday was the third time the two sides had met with a government conciliator. the company since April 15, The old one expired April 30. Union demands include a company - paid hospital plas and improved wages and con ditions, Strike Vote Scheduled By Pedlar Employees cretary ~ treasurer said after the meeting he is "still hope- if settlement can be reach- ed, In another steelworkers' con- tract dispute that has gone te government conciliation the la- bor council was told local 2784 is waiting for a conciliation of- ficer's no - board report on negotiations between the union and Reynolds Extrusion Co, Ltd, Local 2784's contract ran out May 31. Mr. Ross told the council meeting: "We may have three strikes on our hands before the Keith Ross, labor council se- Oshawa Separate School care- takers are asking for a refund lof their Canada Pension Plan contributions, Douglas Lindsay, president of Local 218, public employees union, said last night. Mr. Lindsay said when the Canada Pension Plan came into effect January 1 the schoo! board "stacked" it on top of an existing pension plan instead of "integrating" it with a pro- vincial plan for municipal em- ployees. He says the school board |broke the union contract by not consulting union members about summer is et." Caretakers Ask Refund Pension Contributions the Labor Council he has been given the "'runaround." Thursday's meeting is more than two months overdue, he said, OTHER UNIONS In another CUPE contract dig- pute, Mel Anderson, Local 250 president, told labor council members another meeting bee tween Local 250 and the Board of Works has heen scheduled for next week, Mr, Anderson said the union has been negotiating since April 1 for improved wages and work ing conditions and an employer- the pension changes, Mr, Lindsay, who was speak- ing after a meeting of the Osh- awa and District Labor Coun- cil, said the school board last week bowed to union demands |to scrap the old pension set-up |and integrate the Canada Pen- |slon Plan with the Ontario Muni- cipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), But until last week's switch- over, board caretakers were paying CPP contributions them- selves -- 1.8 per cent of their wages, Local 218 wants the board to refund this money. An "integrated" pension plan combines two pensions but at no extra cost, The Separate School Board unit of Local 218 is meeting school board representatives Thursday to negotiate amend- ments to its existing contract. Robert Ireland, who repre- sents school board caretakers | paid hospital plan. Mrs. Arbie Horton, of CUPE Local 132, to the council that government conciliation has been applied for in negotiations between the union and Hillsdale Manor. A meeting will be held "possibly next week," she sald, The union's contract with Hillsdale expired Dec. 31, Union members have already voted to strike in the event the two sides can't agree. Judge Dismisses Court Civil Trial WHITBY (Staff) -- A civil trial in Ontario County court, Lakeview Heights Construction Ltd, versus Robinson, was dis- missed by Judge Alex C. Hall without any evidence being heard, Solicitor for the plaintiff was Stanley Smither and for the de» fendant, Beaton, Leake, Fele on the Local 218 executive, told lowes, Hoolihan and Elaschuk, SS on as Louis Hughes (right) immediate past Grand Kni- ght of the Oshawa Council 2671 Knights of Columbus, Gerry Forestall (centre) the new Grand Knight of the Order in Oshawa, look over KNIGHT, OSHAWA COUNCIL the records of the club prior to Tuesday night's meeting of the council. --Oshawa Times Phote

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