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x. "MAYOR GIFFORD WAS BUSY AT CITY HALL" » +s Ald. John Brady, Council Representative Launches Annual ampaign Chest' The 1966 Greater Oshawa Community Chest Campaign got off to a strong start Mon- day night at the kick-off dinner in the Hotel Genosha with the presentation of two cheques totalling $90,000. 1 The first, from. General pega of Canada, was for The second, from Col. R..8. McLaughlin, was for $30,000. the two was made before more than 376 canvassers and organ- fzers by F. E. Conlin, vice- president and director ufacturing, General Motors of campaign manager of the GOCcc. Mr. Conlin said: "I marvel at the interest and dedication of guch a collective group as we have here tonight, people who' of man-jawa several times in recent years and that he had always Canada, to Richard Fairthorne,|been impressied by the city's eo take time out to tackle a teugh job in the canvass of this city. I have been asked to represent Col. McLaughlin and Harold E. Pierson, your president, I was born and bred in Oshawa and I think it is a wonderful place in which to live. These cheques will get out drive off to a won- derful start. Good luck." Bishop Charles Leo Neiiigan, titular bishop of Fenice and a member of the faculty of the University of Windsor until his retirement in 1962, told the can- vassers that he had visited Osh- community spirit. "You have an abundance of good fellowship here, also espirit de corps. This is an adir- able quality. With regards to your campaign, fraternal char- Family In Ajax Fire AJAX' (Staff)--Two ehildren were admitted to the .A jax| and Pickering. Hospitgl and) an entire family was treated) firemen battled ' the flames for smoke inhalation after a fire early this morning comple- tely destroyed an adjacent ap- artment in the Harwood Aven- ue Kingscourt Apartment. Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Hun- ter and their three pre-school children were taken to hospi- tal after they were resqued from their third floor apart- ment down a fire' ladder. Dr. J; Mz Atkinson admitted Kenneth; 2 and Celestine Hun- ter 13. months for "observation at 7.15 am. The fire started.at an uncon- tirmed 'time early today in' the apartment of John Bowers. and when fitemen arrived at 5.30 Saved a.m. it had spread: from the} bedroom to the living atid din-| ing room area. j for over two hours before con- fining fire damage' to only one suite although smoke and water damage spread through the building: The fire destroyed all furni- ture and left Mr. Bowers home- less. He-said that he was un- able to enter the bedroom where the fire started when he was awakened by the acrid fames. He had been sleeping room, and said he was insured against fire loss. also help their neighbors. on the chesterfield in the living] ,, ity must be at the base of every movement for the betterment of mankind. Sympathy is part of our human make-up, sympathy for our fellow man. It can sometimes be diluted in the mad rush of life, but remember this -- the flame of charity never really dies, but it somes times needs an appeal such as you are launching tonight to get it on its way." Bishop Nelligan quickly put his audience in a happy frame of mind with some of his hilari- ous anecdotes on The'. Pope, Notre Footbal! ers and wublin cabbies ('ope Paul doesn't really like Cana- dian football, you know -- he doesn't like the idea of kicking converts.") In conclusion, he said: "I am sure this is a well-organized campaign and that there is no confusion in ranks, but you must remember to watch the little things, such as tact, cour- tesy and patience, which always go a long way in deal- ing with humans." Ald. John Brady represented Mayor Lyman Gifford. He read a prepared statement from His Worship in which the latter pointed out that citizens who help the Community Chest Mr.. Brady, who is also chair-} man..of the Chest's Industrial | Employees section, said the) Chest had made a survey of city groups that had been over- looked by the GOCC in other years as contributors. President Albert '"'Abe" Tay- lor, Local 222, UAW-CLC, said that the Community Chest cam- paign must represent "a united front," regardless of the per- sonal feelings of individuals. He said the Community Cheso united-all groups, regardless of] race, religion or creed and} idded: "7 often hear that the work- ing man is asked to do the Early estimates of fire da- |mage ranged between $30,000 and «$50,000. lion's share in these campaigns. |I hope that the business men 'will do their share, also." pprre Th "Aurp Dilbs & AYaararr V UV PRIM Preferred Legislation Would Benefit Oshawa tf Oshawa gets preferred ben- elicial legislation then the pres- entation to Ottawa of & city council brief on the impact .of $2,600 laidoff autoworkers 'will have accomplished something. Ald. Richard' Nonald, one of the four council members who made the Ottawa trip, told council. 'the presentation was ful if. it per d government to. get some pre- {the trip* but would have oc- curred aliyways. "Tabor. Minister John Nichol son's encouragement for addi-| | tional Briefs is an indidation of} ja certain amount of sincerity,"| |Ald. Donald told council j SECOND BRIEF " / He added that the committee set up to implement the recom- COMMUNITY CHEST APPEAL . "DOES THE WORKING MAN DO-LION'S SHARE?" «++ Albert Taylor, UAW Local 222)President ~ "POPE PAUL DOESN'T LIKE CANADIAN FOOTBALL" « « « Bishop Charles Leo Nelligan of Windsor OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1966 ovat it EE EE , .Pros and cons of a board ee control government will be outlined at an Oshawa Cham, ber of Commerce civic affairs committee meeting, Oct. 26. John A. MacDonald, a busi- nessman and a former mem- ber of the board of control in Hamilton, will outline the workings of this form of municipal government, Advantages and disadvan- tages of a board of control will be explained. at the meet- ing. City council passed by- law on Sept. 19 to establish a board of control government for Oshawa. The new type of civic government will include four controllers and the HOW DOES IT WORK? LD wi mayor to be elected at the upcoming municipal election. The purpose of the civic affairs meeting will be to produce a better idea of the type of elected representative needed on a board of control. The meeting will be held at 11:45 a.m. at the Hotel Gen- osha. Ld ASA EY Ta WHITBY (Staff)--A Supreme Court Jury took 60 minutes yesterday to decide that 29- year-old Elvin Ross Bartlett, of Bay Ridges, was not guilty of criminal negligence causing death. The charge was laid in June of last year following the road accident death of Pickering wo- man, Mrs. Helen Patterson, 54. Constable Robert Found of Pickering Township Police De- partment said a small English ear driven by Mrs. Patterson had been. hit by Bartlett's half- ton truck on Church Street. The truck, he said, left skid- marks 131 feet in length. They were, he added, light skidmarks indicating that the brakes had not locked or been heavily ap- plied, INJURIES Dr. S. M. Weisbaum said he had treated Bartlett for in- juries after the crash and no- ticed a smell of alcohol on his breath, In his opinion, he said Bart- lett might have been slightly impaired. He admitted, how- ever, that the symptons of con- cussion were identical with im- pairment except for the smells of alcohol. Bartlett, he said, was treated for a head gash when he saw him. jsaid the court that her mother was on her way to attend a Picker- ing Library meeting. She was late bringing the car to her mother and found that she had begun to walk to the meeting. She saw her walk- ing beside Church Street and stopped to hand the car over. Drivers were stopped and she walked with her boyfriend, a passenger in the car with her,, to the other side of the street. As she turned to wave good- bye to her mother she saw the half - ton truck come over the hill. In her opinion, she said the truck was diong 70 miles an hour. The truck, she said, came up behind her mother's vehicle. She saw her mother look over her shoulder and then begin to pull out on to the road and begin a 'U' turn in front of the truck. Questioned closely by Crown Counsel Edward Howell, Miss Patterson said she was not sure whether her mother in- tended a 'U' turn or a left turn into a side-street. Martin Ward, Miss Patter- son's boyfriend, estimated the the truck was doing 70 73 miles an hour before the accident. DRANK BEER Lynn Patterson, the dead woman's daughter, told the Electing to give evidence Bart- Jury Clears Driver, Crash Killed Woman lett said before the accident he: was conducting business at the farm of Murray Crawford. He said he had consumed one and a half pints of beer. He had taken a six pack.there, He had consumed one beer. The second, he said, \had spilled when he opened it and only half was left. As he drove on Church St. he said, he was not speeding. In. front of his he saw a car parked on the shoulder. When he first saw it, he said, it was 800 to 900 feet away As he got closer he saw that the car's left flicker was working. When he was about 400 feet away from the car he picked up speed to get past the car quickly. He speed- ed up, he said, as a matter of courtesy so as not to keep the driver waiting. "When I was 200 feet away s she shot out in front of me", he said. "I didn't have a chance." Murray Crawford confirmed when called by defence coun- sel Bernard Kott, that Bartlett had had only drunk from two bottles of beer. J. A. Charnock, a consulting engineer called as an expert witness, said the 131 feet of light skidmarks/left. by the truck indicated that the driver had made a good attempt to try and_ stop. | Oshawa airport land. totalling 497 acres with a $56,000 price |tag is wanted by the city. Council last night decided to purchase the airport property from the department of trans- port as soon as possible for the :}DOT book-value of approxi- '|mately $56,000. At the same time it agreed to inform the DOT that the city has no objection to a long-term lease to Bathe and MeLellan Construction Ltd. for the pur- poses of constructing an air- craft manufacturing plant at the airport. The factory is expected to employ from 80 to 100 men if it locates in Oshawa, ONE DOLLAR In March the city offered one dollar for the airport but the bid was rejected by the DOT which said the city would have to pay between $50,000 and $60,000 for the land -- with strings attached. Oshawa has, for $1 per year, leased the airport, from the federal government since 1947. Terms on which the sale would be permitted were out- lined in a letter to council from D. G. Stone, regional super- intendent, airways, department of Transport, in April. The conditions were: a declar- ation by the government that the property. is no longer. re- quired and a sale on the basis of current market values; and imminent development of an airport by federal grants which require ownership of the prop- erty by the municipality. In the proposal agreed on last night council said it would com- plete the purchase as soon as all the necessary capital im- provements are completed by the DOT. Council also requested the DOT notify it when the sale Ald. Clifford Pilkey, another) member of the committee, told council it would be. difficult to say what' benefits would be de- rived from the Ottawa. presenta- tion. "Governments react to the public when they know the people are going to do some- thing about a situation," he said. EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION A major reshuffling of posi-|rearranging of people on staff tions and duties in the boardjinstead of hiring a new man," = na tee eT ae said Trustee W. T. Werry. sta Is Kelly rest rom a . review that will be taken of at. Tove! orn sg the entire system within the|Sion to view the administration next few weeks, says Chairman| structure as important. He said S. E. Lovell. 26 public schools, five high The board approved a motion| schools, a large number on the last night supporting the Te-| maintenance staff and the mil- yiew. : » \lion dollar construction respon- The alderman added that on| "There is not enough supervi-| ferred legislation for the city. |mendations contained in a local He said: the new rules for|222. UAW brief to city council TAB, Temporary set atin} preparing a second: brief Benefits,..were not a. result 'ofito be presented to Ottawa. Camp "X" Land Required For City Road Allowance "x" for road allowance of A northerly section of Camp | CONCERNED behalf of Local 222, he would|sion at any of the levels,"' said) like to express appreciation for|Mr. Lovell. "The system has the brief having been présented.|developed beyond its capacity) to handle its paper work and x ~ |we should look at the whole) Ald. Christine 'Thomas, al80) thing." . somber. ofthe special com! He said present administra-| mittee, said "by going to Ot-| isted 'ob geet tawa we let the government! xpi yee vost reg not at | know "that: we are concerned|"!@Uy Cesignated to any. indy abage-weat'ls: happening ix Out | submitting quarterly reports on city."" ? She.said:if people have. to- gp,|the bodest, be seid. Bot Mr.) locate because of government) sae legislation: then the-government| "There isn't the time or the should pay the expenses of mov-| Staff. "xX"? land is needed by the city.|Wentworth Street from Thorn- Council decided last night to/ton's Road South'to permit the negotitate with the Department! proposed facilities. of the CNR. of National Deferice for the The closed portion of the road acquisition of land bordering| will be conveyed to the railway the northerly limits of Camp|for the sum of one dollar. | ing The The. provisions 'of loans to|when the board was consider- people who have to.move is en-jing the appointment of a super- jtirely unsatisfactory,. she told| vising janitor. council. "Perhaps we need a@ lot of ; sibility give the administration staff plenty of work. | Variatic The board moved to hold aj individual special meeting for the review. Eighth Year All students attending a sec- ondary school vidual. These people should be| year will be required to pay a) regular, non-resident fee, it was announced at the meeting. lable in advance, | } Trustees Support Review |request until its next meeting. could be completed so budget provisions could be made. | Ald. Richard Donald, who is a member of council's parks, property and recreation com- mittee, told council now that it has expressed its intention .of buying the airport his commit- tee can negotiate with the com- The Oshawa harbor commis- sioners want to operate under new rules. Complete revision of the Standard Harbors Act by the Department of Transport (DOT) has prompted the Osh- awa harbor commissioners to request city council to give ap- proval to the commissioners to operate under the new Act. Council last night tabled the Meanwhile, city solicitor H. J. Couch will examine the Act to determine that no detrimental affect will happen to the city) if consent is given. Ald. Christine Thomas told council she would like to know more about the Act before coun- cil gives over "'blanket-control" of the harbor to the govern- ment. | "We don't even have assur- ance we'll get a financial state- ment at the end of the year and we don't know whether we'll get a grant in-lieu of taxes," said Ald: Thomas, What council needs is infor- mation before it hands over thé 661 acres, added Ald. Thomas. The Oshawa harbor commis- sion was incorporated by an irpor pany who wishes to construct the aircraft factory. The manufacturer will re quire about 10 acres of land in the vicinity of the airport and to accommodate the industry is consideri: @ 30,000 city on a long baste, | Harbor Board Favors New Operating Rules to operate under the legislation. The commission is composed of four members; three appointed by the Crown'and one by the city. was informed. last lio and has since continued "ot night that two years the DOT approached the pr sioners with a view that Osh- awa operate under the new Standard Harbors Act. However, at that time, the commissioners felt that the Act was unacceptable and de- cided to remain operating under the original Act of Par- liament, Since then the Standard Har- bors Act has been completely revised and the commission now agrees that in its modified form there are certain advan- tages to be gained by the city and commission by operating under the revised 'statute, coun- cil heard. A comparison sheet detailing the differences between the two Acts was presented' to council. At the last meeting of coun- cil 61 acres of city-owned land in the vicinity of the harbor and all the land contained in the second marsh were convey- Act of Parliament in June, 18 and at least a four-option|nature, but at the board meet- course in grade 12. 'ing last night, trustees showed Trustee Werry' brought up'one of the movies before items the question of illness as a re-|on the agenda. sult of participation 'in phon; At its conclusion, chairman sports. Lovell said he was pleased "to G. L. Roberts, superintendent) find out what the new math is of. secondary schools, said ill-|all about.' ness and "compassionate re-| It, say the experts in the funds" fr students with per-jfilm, is deisgned to develop sonal home problems, were/logical and creative thought. rounds for repayment, Chairman Lovell said if any variation arose in the policy, cases could be brought to the board's attention for consideration. Students at R. S. McLaughlin, in the grade 13 technology course, are exempt from the for an eighth|'®* New Math Oshawa parents can feel at The monthly fee of $45, Day-jease knowing that a comfort- is refundable! able number of school officials jafter the Christmas, Easter and ore still being enlightened about student school work issue arose last night|final June examinations if thelthe new mathematics in the is successful at ~ his|cchool system. Not only are school principals Heiis also required to take|and teachers currently viewing|pupil to assimilate at least five subjects in gtadelsix "Atterican "filins Of 'that The new system attacks "'the traditional practice of memor- izing rules' which left the jpupil without a '"'why" and a \"how'? In the former system, the experts contend that once a rule is forgotten, the pupil is jno longer able to complete the |problem because he "'does not understand what he is doing." Today's aim is to guide the student to analyse. the problem and then to break the larger number down to its simplest terms, the 'tens' digit This step-by-step process, the authorities say helps the the prob- lem. With civic election day less than two months away, the cry for a Centennial Parkway pleb- iscite was again raised in the council chambers. Lawyer Arleigh Hillman, last night, speaking on behalf of the citizen's committee for creek valley corservation, presented council with a book containing some 9,000 names of people op- posing the parkway and re- quested a plebiscite on the issue. On May 16 last the lawyer had rolled a wheelbarrow con- taining 9,999 petitions opposing the expressway into the coun- cil chambers to back his de- mand for a plebiscite VOTE VETOES Less than a month later on June 6 council vetoed a public vote on the parkway in a 9-3 recorded decision. Then on July 18 council ap- proved construction of the $19,294,000 expressway in a 10 to three recorded vote. Mr. Hillman told council, last night, it was not the intent of the citizens' committee to dic- tate to council but he said the committee wants a plebiscite. He said council's position would be enhanced if the pub- ed to the Crown, Plebiscite Cry Repeated Again lic agreed with constructing the parkway in the plebiscite vote. Mayor Lyman Gifford and Ald. Richard Donald reared questions concerning the legal- ity ofthe type-written names contained in the petition book, City clerk Roy Barrand told council any petition presented to council must be certified by his office. He said he would have to see the signatures of the petitioners before he would give certification. Ald. Donald asked the citi- zens' committee agent if he or any members of his committee would sign an affidavit swear- ing signatures could be © pro- duced for all names in the peti- tion book. Mr. Hillman replied his com- mittee would if council would guarantee a plebiscite. "Tf you had been on council for two years you would know we 'can't guarantee anything," retorted the alderman. Ald. Margaret Shaw said council was playing a game of "eat and mice" with the com- mittee. "Let's have a little democ- racy in this city and not take the voting rights away from the citizens," said Ald, Shaw. Council Agrees -- To Pay $56,000 For City A 9 | | |