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' Ld \ ] s Itch ink 2 ie, ce (Bio-Dyne) s heal injured growth of new ffered in oint- ect Town Favo Public Meeting Called: ity i Ts ublic Wieeting Valled; reparation "ioe . Demanded By Ratepaye eno Joint Request eee ane - g ee Pee EE Covagypocsidl arg --A ~ ing for," he asked. "I am be- tories or Pre WHITBY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL VOTES ON AMALGAMATION ISSUE WHITBY . (Staff) -- Town Si a a | gal ~ ---- x oa 5 ginning to wonder if council is ent (with a - - - Reeve Down, Deputy-Reeve Hanna, Coun. Grandy (Not Shown -- Couns. Brady, Schroor) council, at a poe meeting hooring t hear the amalgama- : night stalled Whitby Township's ite gegpdire Ag "he here last night, moved a step/tion application. Plans to pass a bylaw to ap-|raise a doubt." nteed or your closer to amalgamation with} The Whitby Public . Utility prove of amalgamation with| He drew attention to the fact the Town of Whitby. The delegation, headed by Robert White, demanded that the ratepayers be given the facts regarding all aspects of the proposed move. They asked that a public meeting be held/is all about. I do believe we are for this purpose. entitled to some answers before After more than an hour's de-|the bylaw is passed," he said. bate, council deferred passing} Coun. Brady said the rights the bylaw until after a public|of the ratepayers were in issue. meeting is held at 2 p.m., Feb.|He was one of those who had 18, in Dr. Robert Thornton|promised no action would be School. taken without the public being 3 The motion to hold the meet-|informed. "This matter must ing was proposed by Council-|not be jammed through," he lors James Brady and Gerald said. Schroor. Reeve Heber Down! also voted for the motion; Dep-/STEEL COMPANY uty Reeve Gordon Hanna and| Deputy Reeve Gordon Hanna, Councillor Neil Grandy were Chairman of the joint amalga- opposed. jmation committee, said that in Later in the meeting, Deputy |1963 a steel company had lo- |that Oshawa is asking for a ree Port on certain aspects of amal- gamation, and suggested there might be information in this re- port of value to the township. We are only asking what this Commission was instructed to secure pertinent information relative to the amalgamation while the public school boards of the town and the township were requested to meet with the Whitby District High School Board with a view to establish- ing a board of education. The separate school board will also be advised of the situation and will be asked to co-operate. Council also requested all local boards of the town and township, including the plan- ning board, the public library board and the committee of ad- justment to take the necessary steps for a proper integration of services and administration with their respective counter- parts. Whitby Township. Council passed a bylaw au- thorizing the execution of a joint application to the Ontario Municipal Board, with the Township of Whitby, to amal- gamate the town and the town- ship into a town under the name of the Town of Whitby. The mayor and clerk were authorized to sign a joint ap- OTTAWA (Special) -- Indus-/plication to the OMB with the try Minister C. M. Drury said|reeve and clerk of the Town- Monday he hopes to make a/ship of Whitby for the amal- reply to the City of Oshawa/gamation of the town and the very shortly. township. He was questioned by On-| It was agreed that J. T. Weir tario MP Michael Starr as to ajof the firm of Arnup, Foulds, letter forwarded to the minis-|Weir, Hoeck, Morris and Rob- ter from the city council dated|inson be jointly retained by the Jan. 30. |town and the township to secure The letter urged Mr. Drury|pertinent information and make! and the government to consider Drury Reply On Auto Pact Due 'Shortly' --6« Hhe Oshawa Cimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1967 Doctor Urged Bilitz To Enter Hospital bell Grant showed that Bilitz died of poisoning when fluids prior to a preliminary hearing Arnold for lack of evidence. to attend a WHITBY (Staff) White wheel bright Istery | have ce of olors. smis- 1 shift nsive ision, atios, » also ne. Bilitz preferred family gathering a few hours before his death despite urg- ing by his doctor to go to hos- pital, Dr. Boris Svorcik testi- fied yesterday at a non-capi- tal murder trial in Whitby. Jack Oliffe, 28, of 232 Osh- awa Blvd. §., and Edgar Allan Rice, 23, of Peterborough are charged in the Dec. 18 death of Arnold Bilitz of Kitchener. Dr. Svorcik of Kitchener said he examined Bilitz in his office Dec. 17 and suggested Bilitz go to hospital. Bilitz told him how- ever, he "preferred to go to a family gathering," the doctor testified. He said that he observed Bilitz in hospital that evening and noted worse condition. He was pale, glassy-eyed and had a rising pulse, Dr. Svorcik said. Dr, Jeffrey Charles Spack- man, Kitchener general prac- tioner, testified he pronounced Bilits dead the following after- noon, Earlier testimony in the first leaked from a tear in a small bowel intestine. Kitchener Pathologist, Dr. Walter J. Armstrong testified juices leaked into a body space and digested tissue, gradually increasing the space until death. : The biack fluid seeped into the stomach, distending and "ballooning it out" and made the kidneys and heart muscles softer and more pale than nor- mal, Dr. Armstrong said. The lungs became waterlogged. He testified that in examin- ing the body he found numer- ous bruises on the face and trunk and that the one-week old injuries were caused by blows. Later testimony by Terence Siblock, 20 of Oshawa showed that Dec. 9, Bilitz, a member of Satan's Choice motorcycle club, attended a party at 136 Colborne St., Oshawa. Siblock had been jointly charged with the two accused trial day before Justice Camp- but last week was discharged COMMITTEE APPROVES Parking Garages Listed In Budget Part of the public works five-year capital budget, deal- |gested that the garage be located on Bond Street East in He testified he intervened in a fight between Rice and Bilitz but did not strike a_ blow. Oliffe, described as a sergeant- at-arms in the club whose func- tion was "peacemaker," stepped in when Bilitz persist- ed and struck him in the face seven times, witness said. Bilitz was "knocked cold' in an alcove leading to the rear| steps and Oliffe kicked him, pushing him partially onto the outside stairway, he testified. Bilitz was then carried to a car and taken back to Kitchen- er from where he had come with a few friends, said Sib- lock. | Pathologist Armstrong had) described Bilitz, six-feet, one-| inch and 180 pounds, as aj "well-nourished individual." | Defence Counsel Ryan Pac- quette of Hamilton asked To- ronto surgeon Robert C. -Laird what type of blow could cause a tear in the bowel. | Dr. Laird said that in a mus- cular person it would "take a considerable degree of injury'"' to cause such a tear. In reply to a question by Crown Attorney Bruce Affleck, however, Dr. Laird said that, other than cancer or another \disease, such a rupture could be caused only by a blow. Another crown witness, Dr. Antons Pizans of Kitchener testified he examined Bilitz Dec. 11 and suspected a rup- tured stomach, spleen and liver and kidney and intestinal injur- ies, but X-rays did not reveal a study either by a joint com- mittee of the house and sen- ate, or by a standing commit- tee, of the implications of the auto pact leading to a com- plete reconsideration of the pact. Mr. Starr noted that Mr. Drury had acknowledged the letter and asked when he ex- pected to reply to the sugges- tion of a committee. "I hope to be able to furnish a reply to the City of Ottawa very shortly indeed," Mr. Drury answered, making a slip of the tongue in the name of the city. "You had better address it to Oshawa," Mr. Starr com- mented. Plan Outlined On Litter Cans A proposal made by city law- yer Richard Donald at a public works committee meeting last night could save the city $1,800. Mr. Donald outlined plans to place litter containers (to be purchased and maintained by his client) on city streets, The lawyer said in return his client would want council ap- proval to sell advertisements on the litter cans, The revenue ob- tained from the advertising would defer the cost of pur- Whitby and Whitby will have on Oshawa will studied by consultant firm Proc- tor, Bacon. about a plete. mittee member, there were wise men at city hall it might be advisable to get their advice rather than hire outsiders, Consultants cost a lot of money over the years, he said. Consultant Recommended For City's Merger Study The impact amalgamation of Township be Redfern, Bousfield and City council's public works committee last night decided to recommend to council that the firm be hired. The committee had been instructed by council, last week, to recommend a con- sultant. The study will cost the city $10,000 and will take bout three months to com- Ald. Norman Down, a com- said that since Fred Crome, works commis- sioner, said it would cost coun- jstudy will have to be made of |the area and the surrounding P cil money no matter who eon- ducted the investigation. He |said staff would have to be specially assigned to the pro- ject and important city work ROBERT WHITE - . » Spokesman sacrificed, if his department got the job. The _ works commissioner added that when appearing be- fore the Ontario Municipal Board (where the study might end) it would be advisable to have experts present Oshawa's case. Ald, John DeHart said in the end a_ regional government municipalities will have to par-|¢, ticipate. To which Ald. Down replied), that Oshawa "can't tell these municipalities what to do." Answered Ald. DeHart: '"'Why not? (Mayor Desmond Newman) q of Whitby) is doing a good job of telling us what to do." School's Offer Helps Children, Trustees Told thing that could happen to the tendance officer William Smith, in his annual board of education on secon- The school's offer to become artners with parents in the ducation of children is the best hild, says Oshawa school at- report to the ary schools. He described the hi in the division of re- Trattic Review profound} Reeve Hanna said a_ public meeting would also be held in Dr. Robert Thornton School at 8 p.m. March 20. While no def- inite dates have been set, meet- ings will be held in Brooklin| and other township areas to in- form the electors of all aspects of amalgamation. CORRIDOR AREA Mr. White said most of the delegation came from the cor- ridor area between Oshawa and Whitby. He said many prom- ises had been made at the town- ship nomination meeting that public meetings would be held but this had not been done. He questioned council as to why the ratepayers had not been kept informed of what was taking place. He asked wheth- cuss the issues. sponsibility between home and of children, Thirty years ago the school chase and maintenance, he said. One item further on the com- said to parents: "You get them to school; we'll teach them." The attitude 15 years later was: "You give them a good start; we'll take it from there.'"" Now joint action solution to our mutual er it was council's intention to pass the bylaw and then dis- "How much are we bargain- cated 'in the township. It had been able to secure services from Whitby and agreed to sup- |port annexation of the area to jthe town. In 1964 the township began its official plan, one provision of which was that there would be no residential development without services. In 1965 the |town of Whitby received a re- |port recommending annexation of that part of the township south of Taunton Road. In the same year there was a change in the mayor and coun- cil in Whitby. This was followed by the realization that the town and township had mutual prob- lems and in July a joint study was agreed upon. When the re- port was received an election was imminent. The deputy reeve said a re- port on a staging program for services in the urban areas of the township was due April 30, Status Quo Not Realistic Says Committee Chairman "The town and the township|We have secured the opinions school for the wise upbringing|@Te inter-related. This makes|of the best consultants. It is the only logicaljimportant that boundaries be prob-|stabilized to prevent encroach lems, Status quo is not realistic. |ment by neighboring municipale A new town will facilitate plan-|ities. ning and development, aid the ability to pay for Services that are now denied to some as well _ "Mr. White says hasty action is folly. I believe that if we do not decide immediately it would Will Cost $780 the parking lot adjacent to the|serious damage. mittee agenda recommended schools are saying: "You follow as providing serviced industrial|be a deliberate attempt to sabo- Rowe on's | get ngs, tura 3rit- ude that rive ing with parking garages and a central bus terminal, was approved last night by the pub- Hie works committee. Included in the budget are provisions for a 300-car park- ing garage to be located in the King, Prince, Bond and Church Streets area at an estimated cost of $875,000. Estimated cost of land is $215,000 and the structure it- self, $660,000. Set aside for the bus termi- nal is an estimated $343,000 for land and $75,000 for improve- ments. Commercial or other develop- ment desiring to locate in the area will require land at an estimated cost of $375,000 ex- cluding any building costs. LAND BOUGHT Of the land needed for the parking garage the city has already purchased -- property valued at $135,000. It is pro- posed that the remaining $740,000 needed be debentured and repaid from parking rates and an area levy. The budget shows land pre- viously purchased for the bus terminal cost $18,000. The re- maining $400,000 will be de- bentured and repaid from the general levy. The Ontario Muni- cipal Board last year approved debenturing $160,000 for the terminal. The committee plans to de- benture $375,000 for the pro- posed commercial or other de- velopment then recover the cost by sale or lease of land. UAW hall. Cost of this project has been estimated at $215,000 for land and $655,000 for the structure. The project will be financed by debenturing $775,000 to be re- paid from parking rates and an area levy. Land previously purchased totalled $95,000. Another parking garage has been proposed within the five- year forecast but no location or vehicle accommodation has been estimated. However, the committee agrees to deventure $800,000 in 1970 for the project. CENTRAL TERMINAL Points in favor of a central bus terminal were. outlined to the committee by Robert Rich- He said he prescribed a sed- ative to relieve pain then dis- charged him from _ hospital about 48 hours after admit- tance. He warned Bilitz to re- turn if further pain developed "but I never saw him again," Dr. Pizans said. "His condi- tion on release was perfect. All the symptoms were gone," he said. Dr. Gerard G. Lippert, a Kitchener surgeon, _ testified that if there had been a rup- ture Dec. 11, X-rays would not show it unless escaped | stom- ach gases had distorted body organs. He said he noted an inflammation of the pancreas but diagnosed it as _ being a by a di because ardson, deputy i of works. He said the terminal would: --eliminate transferring at the four corners; --the terminal would be at- tendant operated; --congestion in the downtown area during peak hours would be alleviated; --more downtown parking spaces would be provided as bus stops would be removed; 'passengers would have the advantage of a_ protective terminal. Mr. Richardson said parking rates charged would have to be enough in order for the park- ing garage to be self-support- ing or a levy could be made g the wh would benefit by the garage. When completed the next mer there was no evidence to indi- cate other causes. Such an injury, he said, is "notoriously difficult to diag- nose." He said that if he knew then what he knows now he would definitely have operated, but from what was then known the correct thing to do was "not to operate." The trial continues today. Architect Asked For Cost Checks Board of education agreed Monday night. to ask the archi- tect working on plans for the proposed special vocational school for weekly summaries the city provide 63 additional litter baskets to the 55 now lo- cated on city streets. Estimated cost of the baskets was $1,800. Both items were tabled until Mr. Donald prepares written proposals of his client's inten- tions and the number of litter containers he is prepared to supply. Roof Repairs Concern Board Leaking school roofs have been causing the city's board of education a problem. Three which have needed mainte- nance work are McLaughlin Collegiate, Hillsdale Public School, and McEwen Senior Public Schools, yet these schools are only three to six years old. The board discussed at last night's meeting whether the faults are the responsibility of the architect or contractors. Chairman §S, E. Lovell said everybody blamed somebody else, passing the matter round. One or two roofs leaked almost immediately after be- ing built, trustees recalled. The board finally approved the accounts including the ex- penditure on roof repairs. SERIOUS CONDITION David Powlenzuk, 29, of 109 a public meeting last night and will be added charged by the company to de- sign the Centennial Parkway. Nicholas Damas of Damas- Smith engineering consultants will be in Oshawa Wednesday night to review with council the firm's 1961-81 traffic planning report and the Centennial Park- way report. Cost of the visit--$780. The figure was disclosed at works committee to the $146,000 bill Fred Crome, city works commissioner, said the $146,000 bill is the amount charged to date and applies solely to the preparation of the Centennial Parkway functional report. planning Except for the expressway and minor design changes most of the recommendations con- tained in the report have been followed, said Mr. Crome. He said an additional $32,000 had been paid the firm for the preparation of the 1961-81 traf- fic planning report. Of this 75}0! per cent was paid by the de- partment of highways. If Oshawa proceeds with the expressway the DHO will sub- sidize the cost of preparing the functional planning report. This|§ will amount to about $100,000, says Mr. Crome. However, should the express- way not be built Oshawa will receive no subsidy, added the Robert Richardson, deputy commissioner of works, said the high cost of Wednesday night's presentation was due to|¢; the heavy amount of prepara- tion that must be done. He said there was many facts contained in the Damas- Smith reports and much re- viewing and file digging would raise your children properly.' ents' rights, but the inevitable result of a better understanding of children's needs, 300 cases of irregular and il- legal absences. Assistance was also given in 153 cases of be- ee haviour problems, works commissioner. 1,536 calls about school atten- dance were made. Of these 864 were to students' homes, 672 to schools, and there were 317 of- students. charges were iaid in juvenile court (and ur lead; we'll work together to This is not intrusion into par- said Mr. mith. In 1966 his office investigated A total of ice interviews with parents and Nine exemptions from school ttendance were issued, two resulted in regular have to be done. Commenting, Ald. Bruce Mackey said this points out that council should make an early decision on the express- way. the new math system will not hinder children later on was given by Dr. C. M. Elliott, pub- lic schools superintendent, at the board of education meeting New Math System Helpful Not Harmful, An assurance that learning suspended schools and subsequently rein- Stated, and two reports about unlawful absence from school were made to the regional di- rector of family allowances rec- ommending discontinuance of these. ), five S$ were from __ secondary Board Told Dr. Elliott explained that the "new math" was in addition to} work done with other classes. Far from doing harm, it was an enrichment. Some of the topics would be injected into the regu- Debate Delayed On Honorariums, education's feelings on honor- ariums for members failed last night. An attempt by Trustee L. D. larke to find out the board of In raising the subject, trus- assessment but because people," said Mr. Hanna. that Oshawa has asked for a re- gional government study which calls for no boundary changes while the study is being made. This meant, he said, that amal- gamation could be blocked for three years. He said he did not believe Oshawa would succeed with an application to annex the corridor area. This means Osh- awa and Whitby will have to out offer each other. Whitby is prepared to service the area. One ratepayer said that if residents of the corridor area had to pay the same water rates as Whitby they would be "crucified" due to their wide land. There has been no new in- dustry since 1963 due to the in- decision of both councils.. The acquisition of new industries is important not only because of the economy of the area depends on it. Services are necessary to attract industry. If we do not provide services we are shirk- ing our responsibility to the "We must take a positive po- sition. This is the only way to achieve amalgamation this year. Amalgamation is in the best interests of the township. Merger Could Be Blocked, Says Deputy-Reeve Hanna Deputy Reeve Hanna added)good consultants and I feel we tage amalgamation. If we de- cide it is right we must go ahead and do it. I would hope you people have faith in coun- cil," the deputy reeve said. He also said council had met with a solicitor in Toronto on Monday and had learned that unless concrete steps were taken there was little chance of an Ontario Municipal Board hearing being held this year. Reeve Down said the solicitor had told council members the passage of the bylaw did not commit council to amalgama- tion. should act on their good judg- ment," said Councillor Grandy. "Taxes are going to go up whether we have amalgamation or not. We are at the mercy of the school boards and the Coun- ty of Ontario to the tune of 70 per cent of our tax bill," said Deputy Reeve Hanna. During the latter stages of its meeting council passed a mo- tion to engage J.T. Weir, of |Toronto, as its solicitor to se- cure facts and apply to the On- tario Municipal Board for a hearing. Council also moved to ask the public utility commission to se- of his expenses. Trustee D. W. Wilson sug- gested this be done so the Board would know for what expenses they were liable. They had not yet had approval for the school from the provincial or federal government, he said. Chairman S. E. Lovell agreed the suggestion was a "wise safe- guard." lots. cure information and asked the Gi z ayry Public school boards to meet We are empowered to carry! ith the Whitby District High out the responsibilities of the|School Board with a view to municipality, I feel we are do-jsetting up a board of education. ing this. I feel amalgamation is|All boards were asked to take the only way we can carry on|the necessary steps for a proper and stay within the tax rate.|integration of services and ad- We can offer services and we/ministration with their counter. must attract industry. We have! parts in the Town of Whitby. Montrave Avenue, Oshawa, is still semi-conscious and in ser- ious condition at Montreal's Notre Dame Hospital after a road accident Feb. 2 near Riviere Beaudette, Quebec. Mr. Powlenzuk is a General Motors employee in Oshawa. He was travelling to the Quebec winter carnival when the accident occurred. step for the public works bud- SECOND GARAGE get is board of control, then An additional parking garage/council. Ontario Municipal to hold 325 vehicles is pro-jBoard will make the final deci- posed for 1968. It has been sug-'sion on it. Old One-Room Schoolhouse tee Clarke mentioned the sepa- rate school board, the mem- bers of which recently voted themselves a monthly honor- arium. Chairman S. E. Lovell said the budget meeting would be the time to thrash out the mat- ter, This will possibly be next Monday. ical : dio, jine tom last night. He was answering Trustee F. C. Wotton, who asked: 'Does this experimental program in arithmetic set a pattern of learning that must be contin- ued? Is it going to set pupils aside when they have to fit in with other school curricula in later years?" lar course of study in a year or two, he thought. Dr. Elliott called the program, being conducted by four teach- ers, "very successful". It was gratifying that the interest and understanding was so good, he said. : aa Stands - But Not For Long? Does anyone want an old, solidly built one-room -- brick schoolhouse? Board of education members pondered this last night on hearing that the Bloor Street East school is to be demolished by the contractors who built the new crippled children's centre on the site. Vice-chairman T. D. Thomas said the authority for this was given by the crippled children's society in the contract. "Some may think the build- ing could be used elsewhere," group might be interested in it. Asked if they could take the expense of moving it, he said they were investigating this. Trustee F. R. Britten said a board committee with power to act had authorized the Wom- en's Welfare League (which operates the centre) to have it demolished. "We don't want to tear it down but we don't want to move it at our cost," said chairman S. E.. Lovell. "If someone wants to take it off the site, this would be an arrange- ment between them and the he said. "It could be moved down the road if someone has; a lot to put it on." Women's Welfare League." Trustee Britten moved that jthe board approve the action Trustee F. S. Wotton said hejof its committee. The motion had heard the Little Theatreiwas carried. \ CITY DOCTOR LECTURES... A psychedelic flip out with LSD could have serious men- tal effects, an Oshawa doctor, Walkdemar Kutzner, said last night. "For one who is on the brink of mental disaster it can be the flip over to complete insanity." he said. Dr. Kutzner was lecturing at Kendalwood Seventh-day Ad- ventist Church in the Com- munity Program for Better Liv- ing series. He described how a scientist in Switzerland in 1943 accidentally swallowed LSD (d-lysergic diethylamide) while working on the sub- stance, and had hallucinations. The use of LSD in some in- stances causes a quickening of the mind, space and time become unreal, and color and dimensions of surrounding ob- jects 'acquire greater intensity and luminance, said Dr. Kutzner. But on others it has a de- ... AT BETTER LIVING SERIES pressing effect, lasting seven to 10° hours, Some cities have an. all-night telephone service offering help to people suffer- ing those effects, he continued. The doctor also spoke on mescaline and similar drugs, some of them known for many years and some used by native tribes in religious rites. He summed up the reasons for young people's_ experi- mentation with LSD as their search for identity and a pur- pose in life. LSD Flip Out Could Be Dangerous Preceding Dr. Kutzner's lec- ture the second section of the nightly weight ing reasons for overweight. I Tonight, Dr. W. Beaton will speak day Dr. A. E, King's topic will "What's be: About gram will be presented nightly except Thursdays and Satur- days, church, The public is invited. series of films on control was shown, giv- on obesity, and Wednes- All Cigarettes?" This The pro- until Feb. 25 at the Times' "Better in garbage collection) was attack- ed last night by Fred Crome, works commissioner, at a pub- An editorial in The Oshawa Feb. 7 edition titled the Bag' (about ic works committee meeting. Mr, Crome criticized the arti- cle and called it' completely erroneous". He said all matters Talk contained in it had been studied |by his department as they came jup. Ald. Alice Reardon rallied to back the works commissioner. | She said the editor," should "Garbage Bag" Editorial Criticized At Meeting stick to running his newspaper and let those who know run the city." A complete report on gare bage collection in the city will be made and presented to the committee, said Mr. Crome. The attack on The Times edi- torial came after Ald. Bruce Mackey, committee chairman, recommended the city adopt a system' of disposable polythene |bag refuse collection as' pro- posed in the editorial. No action was taken on the recammenda- tion.