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Oshawa Times (1958-), 17 Aug 1966, p. 13

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CS IS Sa I SS a Sr ee Oy a Fy Og OT pe, Oshawa's police officer in charge of traffic says this year's increase in the number of fatal road accidents can be linkéd to the sharp rise in speeding. Inspector J. N. Smyth said six people have died in auto accidents so far this year com- pared with one during the same period last year. In the same time span city police issued 9,549 speeding tickets -- 3,000 more than were PREETI ATE All road deaths occurred on good roads and at main inter- sections, he said. Two people killed on Simcoe St. and people died on the King- Bond one-way system. For the period Jan. 1 to Aug. 11 there were a total of 715 auto accidents. This is made up of 207 personal injury acci- dents and 508 property damage accidents over the value of $100. There were also 552 prop- erty damage accidents under OK UML N ART cesT RTE TT Inspector Smyth said the police cannot charge motorists with traffic act violations be- cause the Centre is private property. Ninety per cent of these accidents are minor but it is a potentially dangerous situation, he said. "I'm afraid some pedestrians are going to get injured." Other accident - prone loca- tions are the Rossland-Simcoe and Bond-Stevenson intersec- tions, where there were 13 and PAG Gt le SPEEDING KEY CAUSE FOR FATALS going through a stop sign, dise obeying traffic light signals, making improper turns, and tailgating. He said followin was a-"'very- 2 tice." So far this year 372 charges have been laid for disobeying traffic lights; 271 for going through stop 'signs; 222 for making improper turns; 183 for careless driving; 81 for one- way street violations and 71 for failing to carry car insurance. close nea. peoas tin + yy issued for the whole of 1965. $100. "In most cases the only dif- Oshawa's worst traffic acci- ference between a_ personal dent location is the Shopping injury accident and a fatal Centre. So far this year 41 accident is the speed involved accidents have been reported, at the time of the accident," five of which have involved the inspector said. personal injury. Under the criminal code 79 people have been charged with drunk or impaired driving; 34 for failing to remain at the scene of an accident; 19 for driving while under suspension and 14 for dangerous driving. 12 accidents respectively. The Bond and Stevenson figure includes five personal injury accidents. Inspector Smyth said . the most common traffic offences apart from speeding were * vOut RE iit. HUH MN i 2 She Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1966 MOH For County Dr. Braund Fired | Six Councillors Bolt Meet tiatis disie'n'at) Midst Shouts Of "Chicken" |Northcott, of Oshawa. The newly-formed Ontario|council. "She stood first in her} "Under the contract © the Cyril M. Elliott, 62, was the/county Health Unit committee|class and in my opinion shejhealth nurses won the MOH jeldest of a family of five boys|has fired its Medical Officer of|was very satisfactory, We had/has lost the power to hire and and five girls, sons and daugh-|}oea}th, Dr. Margaret Braund.|a very good Health Unit." ifire. She is in the position of ters of the late Mr. and Mrs. |The decision brought angry| Reeve Laycox called the dis-|coming into the office and H. T. Elliott, who resided for| scenes to yesterday's meeting|missal a "smear" on Dr.|finding a. new employee she many fei a 189 ward Ontario County Council. _,{Branud's professional reputa-|didn't even know was being Street. Cyri does ate on sath Amidst shouts of "'chicken,"'|tion, ' {hired. a \peg and ring A shawa five (Six, members of . the council] " can't help but think," he| 'This is ridiculous. le Pac aaeried oe hon, Ww -- out ne aga meeting said, "'that there are some peo-| "'What are the chances," she e wa ransie Y \VEN-| refused to vote when a motion) th th Unit commit-|demanded, "of Pickeri m- competitions under way this Oshawa Lawn Bowling club. conclusion of the competi- ed Gold Cup. eral Motors to a pope in Roa of full confidence in the Health| ?° ar cae vendatia ship puididene ae morning at Oshawa Lawn The annual event got under _ tion, will take place at the --Oshawa Times Photo' | Maritimes, Hh the =e y vr .,| Unit committee was moved bYlagainst Dr. Braund. Health Unit." | Mr. 'Affleck he 4 6 ene sorangactan rere ener eerste ---------jand had sg Ragen a one of its members, Warden) ww. ore going to end up| 'That is not possible," said 'i 'A ' rei sig - ost - jsince, except for his years ol)w, y. Gould, of Uxbridge. ' ; | F haute: _|Pounds. during his four-wee Power Shortage | INJUNCTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED with the sweetest law-suit youl Tome t Health Unit comes|StaY at Oshawa General Hos- Forces Blackout lservice in the Canadian Army, | Dr. Braund was fired from ; C in n \duri ' : ever saw. I have looked -into|ing. "The Health Unit comes|,. eating World War Toe at het Sine a: year: job: on tly this matter. If we were sued for|under the Health Act and it Pital On Some Streets Several Oshawa areas. were linstruction officer. In recent|9g she was given one month's|' Ifv : it)' cr aian't gisdhen tide: ania years, he was employed by the| pay in lieu of notice. an ean ge ma could a allow a thing of this|\vowoight I was," he said, @ark temporarily last night when street lights failed to Chrysler Corporation, in Monc- . nae "Now I feel better." ti. | Contacted this morning, Dr. Reeve' Layoom: 'demanded: ts come on. | stuvrtuinannr aati r in i ft Funeral Due On Thursday For Elliotts Funerai. services will be held | tomorrow in Fredericton, N. B.| for Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Melvin! Elliott, members of a_ well- known Oshawa family. Mrs. Eiiivit died almost in- |stantly last Saturday in Regina, Sask, at the scene of a two-car crash. Her husband died |several hours later in a Regina hospital. Their car was in- jvolved in the accident. | Mr. Elliott had retired earlier \this summer, to make a motor trip across Canada, visiting relatives and friends, en route. Mr. Elliott has a sister, Mable, |residing in Edmonton while} Mrs. Flliott's sister, Julie, lives| in Alaska, their ultimate des-| | tination. | | They started their trip from |Moncton early in August. At Regina, they were en route to} jvisit their niece, Mrs. Joan| Gilbertson, daughter of the late f Feeling Fine But Weak, says Affleck Crown Attorney Bruce Affleck, recovering from a re- cent intestinal operation, said today his doctors have told him jhe is making 'excellent' re- covery. | "I'm feeling fine except I'm \feeling a little weak and get |periodic cramps," he. said 1966 GOLD CUP PLAY HELD AT BOWLING CLUB Gordon E. Pierson, Vice- Bowling club. Looking on, way at 8:45 a.m. and will club house at approximate- President, finance, for Gen- are George Read, left, continue throughout -- the ly 10:30 tonight. The tourn- eral Motors of Canada chairman of the Gold Cup day. Presentation of the ament features GM em- Ltd., delivers the first bow! tournament and Gordon Gold Cup and winners re- ployees and car dealers to get the 1966 Gold Cup MacMillan, president of the ceiving their awards at the firing the ball for the covet- OLC's Plans Take Form For Mass Rally Aug. 31 | lof | The failure was attributed to| Plans. for Oshawa Labor; Other VIPs at the rally will} The rally was first called|Harold, a daughter Elizabeth At this point a vote of con- F ai ri The: crown attorney. praised married Ada|Braund said), she was stay 6) know the reason for Dr. fidence in the committee. was line hospital staff for their "out- Spi 'jat her desk until the dismissa i : moved by Warden W. H. Gould. "i " Marysville, Ne€W\hoq been ratified by the On-|Braund's dismissal, standing care"'. "Tf it is because she is gg hag wn euiked out: ot) Doctors performed an emer- | gency operation on Mr. Affleck capable as a doctor or doesn't i the meeting rather than vote. after he was taken to hospital cary Wothke ; have the medical knowledge| ,, i ; : The Health Unit committee, then I will let the matter rest."|_, 2, have confidence in some/June 30 with a ruptured intes+ w|does not have the right to fire| i '" lof the committee; but not|tine, me. The decision rests with the] Replying to the question, others," said Reeve Laycox! He was also suffering from Cyril - Elliott |Pond, of Brunswick and ee Prag Sur ltario Minister of Health, Dr. jvived by an imme iate family | vatthew Dymond. two sons, Kenneth and the malfunction of relay 'cir-|Council's Aug. 31 mass rallyjinclude some of the 16 con-|when it was learned Ontario|and one grandchild, all of Ne cuits which were damaged dur-|on injunctions are near com-jvicted Tilco strikers from|Malleable Iron had applied for| Brunswick. Fi ~ eae a as 3 ing yesterday's thunderstorm,|pletion with two speakers con-|Peterborough currently appeal-|an injunction to limit the num- ' : Minister of Health. ae Pode geek oh neg eee te walking out of the door. |peritonitis, infection of the a public utilities commission|firmed and the other two vir-ling their sentence for dis-|ber of picketers outside its OTHER. SURVIVORS ; "This is a matter of prin-| aatonee Chicken," shouted Reeve/whole abdomen area. spokesman, said today jtually assured of following suit./obeying a court injunction and|strike-bound plant Mrs, Elliott is also survived ciple and justice. | - rat it was the oninion ae the George Brooks of Whitby Town! He was released from hospi- When lightning surges strike! Confirmations have 'been re-|(members of the Peterborough; The injunction application/by her mother; two brothets,| 'The Health Unit commi cl ' us hat sh at the departing councillors. "'If|tal July 29 and is slowly re hydro lines a surge of power is|cejyed from Ontario NDP lead-|Labor Council. was adjourned but the labor | Harold of New Brunswick andjhas told me that tiy | nave pe vs Ag eee wf ti ;|you haven't got the gumption suming his duties as Ontaria introduced, knocking out sev-ler Donald McDonald and local, Pl for tt rally will be council executive decided to go Sandford, with the RCMP, at/dismissed me; but they did not | di not have the co-operation|t) stay and vote then YOu county prosecutor : ee ets elude lots ih ee ore gee mee eee ee ents a : va and sister, Julie,|give any reasons." lof the staff. It has been proven|shoyldn't be h , "40h : eral relays in a tandem effect,|qpp Albert Walker completed at a labor council ahead anyway with the rally, |Ottawa and one Si 18 pe | nad shouldn't be here. He says he is returning fo explained the spokesman att say Sig . executive meeting Aug 25 The 500 ienibers of Local/2ow living in Alaska Asked if she had the co-jto us and reconfirmed that thal even axe "elated town repre-|hospital Oct. 1 to have a - He said this is not. an un- There's every possibility ¢*ec : ig Aug. 25. : Citicd: "Dicateo maak b Cyril Elliott is also survived/operation of her health unit,|staff had a lack of confidence) sentatives, You should have the ti b dls intosti ranlnced common occurrence and the|Liberal leader Andy Thomson Mr. Pilkey said rally invita-/1500, United Steelworkers are), 'three brothers, Clare, "Joe"|Dr. Braund replied that she|in the MOH. guts to stay and vote." witl 2 oaluetes y. He will bes commission is working on a will also attend," council pres- tions have also been extended nbn Wetave aitbabis tan ail Harry, all of Oshawa and had except for two employees. | "This is why we are asking} "I have the guts," said Mrs. amin ie. sedghange cau new type of relay switch to ident Cliff Pilkey said Tuesday.|to municipalities, ministerial to back feinance | five sisters, Mrs. Vivian Bark,! The suggestion that I haven'tithe Minister of Health to dis-/McPherson settling back intolafter that, he said prevent this from happening. | The rally, which is open to|Associations, school boards and) tra t th 'beter Pl ape Mrs. Rita Northcott, Mrs. E.|is completely false," she said.| miss her." her chair. aie Afiacks. duties ape ee Work crews worked through/all, will be held at O'Neill Col-|ther associations in Ontario Comract with Fr wages ana)w. (Ellen) Bell and Edith ok ; "That is not-a. satisfactory] Mrs. McPherson, the only|rentiy being assumed by. ree the night and are continuing to-/legiate. The subject under dis-/and Durham counties. Among)Welfare. An alGey mecting He: Elliott, ali of Oshawa and| RATIFICATION NEEDED janswer," shouted Reeve Lay-|woman member of County sede tated ites rates LAS ion is ey an cai to castoee the cussion is "Injunctions in Labor those who said they couldn't/tween the company and the | rable Elliott, of Edmonton, A| Her dismissal-now awaits thelcoy, | : Council, was the only nay vote ee ee , . 'i [ " make it was Ontario Health|union last week ended with no|\"° : ane "Tod"? died |ratificati of Dr. Dymond, |- aq : 2 ae ' 5 attorney Edward Howell and a lights to ful] operation before; Disputes. Q 2 bbe plans made for a future meet-|Prother, Theodore "Ted," died |Tatification r. y} * | "T have spoken with Dr.|when the vote of confidence|handful of local lawyers tonight, the spokesman said hy prirrsd said the oles Minister Matt Dymond. 'eo : ~~ lat Peterborough, in September,| "If he signs -- Reeve | Dymond on this matter. Medi-|was carried. He said the appointment of The commission, he added,|of the rally is. to "make the|}---- ae aR or a Kali oe ous iano: Clifford Laycox of Pickering}cal Officers of Health are]. an assistant will give him more received several telephone calls public edltdveedbiae of Injunclions| APPROACH NORTH POLE hte ee y Maple g Bhat ---- ownsmp after yesterday's/are scarce. If we dismiss Dr. | AUTONOMOUS BODY , _ {time for special "counsel work during the night from concern-2%¢ their application to labor) =» Dinner R STATION, ized labor to have Ontario's in-| | 50-YEAR COMPANION stormy meeting," I. shall lose/Braund we are going to be/ Earlier in the discussion itlo|sewhere, for writing and for ed residents ee Pee N.W.T. (CP) -- Civilization ap-|junction laws scrapped, | LEEK, England (CP) -- A/@ll respect for ane 1 bee Ap without an MOH for a longjwas pointed out by Wardenliecturing at Osgoode Hall, the cg Suiza -----------=| INVITATIONS SENT proached this community of 12; The movement came into be-|/ump which doctors recently re-|Very high regard. ' te time. : . . : Gould that the County cone Toronto Police College and Cor- INCREASE AID familie e closely with : A ; | moved from the leg of retired) It was Reeve Laycox and his It was nothing but jealousy|could bring no pressure to bear|oners' courses in Toronto ! ASE Confirmation that they will/{amilies more closely with the|ing following the convictions in| MOV 7 8 : ; i ; . Ini it c i ap ae , 7 : 1" ati : , : Edward|Deputy Reeve, Mrs. Jean Mc-jon the part of the Health Unitjon the Health Unit committee. I'll also be able to devote TORONTO (CP)--The Ontario attend has also been received installation of a pay telephone| June of 16 Peterborough work-| Staffordshire painter Edward} } : anne? F ISO De adie ve Public 'School Men Teachers' {irom "Durham MPP Alex Car-;after-completion-of-a radio-tele-|ars.for i 73, turned out to be part|Pherson who led the attack on employees, said Mrs. Mc-} "They are an autonomous|more time to. sociation Federation voted Tuesday to in-\ruthers, Michael Starr. Mp,|Phone hookup between Inuvik,| junction jof a bullet--from a wound re-|the Health Unit committee. ~)Pherson. ~~~ body," he said. "They report |for Children with -L x Dis- crease its contribution to a and Russell Honey, MP of|!,200 miles northeast of Edmon-' picketing. |\ceived in the 1915 Dardanelles} "We waited seven months to} She described Dr. Braund's|to use once a year and that is{abilities and to the Oshawa teacher training program in Af-| Durham cis ton, and Tuktoyaktuk on the! whe pabor Co 'il t jcampaign of the First World|get Dr. Braund on our staff,"'|position with the Health Unit asjall. We have no power overjGenerals Hockey club," he rica by $1,000 to $4,500. The pro-| Mr. Pilkey said he's also ex-|Atctic coast. Reindeer Station about 95 600 ade nonists. in bids lan ith le vteidbossaniatnint nit csanerteot se tl gram supplies Canadian teach-|pecting confirmation from|!S a Eskimo settlement; its|t,, Oibewe ae 'These gens pen Se ers for the staffs of in-service Dave Archer, president of the ard ns ee reindeer to represented at council meetings | teacher training courses in Af-|Ontario Federation of Labor,|and from their feeding grounds|hy about 120 delegates who| rican countries each summer. fourth speaker at the rally. near the Arctic Ocean elect an eight-man executive. | TWO STUDENTS REFLECT ON GRADE 13 EXAMS "Lady Luck' Aids Scholars David and Sandra both show hips in the recent aptitude towards Science and 13 examinations agree Mathematics. David's pet sub- » point -- they owe their ject being Physics and San- ing -a--court.in-|Allen, outlawing mass hawa winners of On David said he is looking for- ward to a year at Waterloo university where he will reg- ister in a Computer Science ess in part at l luck.' re David Riley, 19, of keview Ave f 13 131 Sane Stl ttended Oshawa Central work any arder than anybody else d David I exnected to get under b use I would pull lid but I wa marks Sandra lid more mework hore and homework arose.. he ould do his homework first, dra's Chemistry I jike Physics and do it best because [I like experimenting and finding out things I didn't know before. It's better than just sitting there and listening to teachers talk,"' said David "Chemistry comes the easiest, It's my favorite subject, although none of the grade 13 subjects really interested me. They're just subjects to pass," Sandra said Sandra said Chemistry might confuse a lot of Students: but, for her, remembering the small det of an English novel was difficult. She added that she didn't under nd why students should be ted to "learn npletely just to re- a book ¢ had to force myself in English' because I don't like searching for hidden mean- ings,' said David The English course is too desolate and imistic All our 0 subjects. had dismal lives or d at the end of the g into the deep en' -to show a realistic world," Sandra said. ho - S oin course, A four - and - two - thirds - year course, the university offers a co-operative plan be- tween university and industry-- with four months of study alter- nated by four months in the field 'A systems analyst, (which is what David wants to be), mathematical problems and works out a system to operate the computer," said David who wants to 'work for ieneral Motors of Canada in Oshawa because it is close to home Sandra has no definite plans; She will take a BA or BSc at Trent University in Peter- borough Although, "more financially secure," as a result of the On- tario scholarship she received, Sandra's parents will help pay the costs of university, David and Sandra are hop- ing the universities they attend will pay part of their tuition fees. In the past, honor stu- dents attended university, tuition-free, solves chairman -of the Kiwanis Kedron committee (in white shirt on | Welch, 18, assistant camp AAS KIWANIS CAMP SWINGS INTO FINAL 'STAGE Harold B. Armstrong, Oshawa Club's Camp at ron right) and Glen director, group of youngsters at Ked- the summer. The and is group consists of 70 boys between eight and 14, The¥ will remain there for two welcome the last weeks. The camp is under direction of Mr, Tom Cotie sponsored by the Oshawa service club. The busy program consists of swimming safety, camp attractions is a crafts and numerous other games associated with out- door life. One of the feature mer for two-week periods. spacious outdoor pool constructed. by members of the Kiwanis Club. More than 280 boys and girls attended this sum- Camp Kedron is situated four miles north of the City limits on Ritson road. --Oshawa Times Photo

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