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The horn is dated May 34, 1865, and She Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1967 was made by Henry Dis- tin, Leicester Square, Lon- don. The words "'high school cadet band" are stamped on it. --Oshawa Times Photo Vote Will Determine If Hydro Strike Ends A strike by more than 4,000 laborers that has crippled for 10 weeks Ontario Hydro's mas- sive construction program in the province may be over to- day. Affiliates of 13 construction trade unions, representing strikers, were to meet in To- ronto at 10 a.m. to compile re- contract approved by Hydro and the Allied Construction Council last Thursday. The council, bargaining agent) for the construction workers' i has_ rec ded the 18 trade union groups the adoption of the proposed con- tract -- details of which are not revealed. At the outset of the stirke, Ss sults of voting on a tentative! May 1, some 600 workers walk- Partially Completed Motel Will Be Sold A' two-storey Gibb Street motel, only two-thirds complete, will go up for sale at a public auction July 19 on court order. The motel, re known as} the Cranfield building at 23 Gibb §t., houses a cocktail jounge, two beverage rooms, coffee shop, large banquet and dining rooms. The Supreme Court of Ontario ruled recently the building would come under the auction hammer after hearing a case mechanics' Lien Plaintiff in the case was Goulding Brothers Construction Limited. Defendants were How- By Auction ard M. Cranfield, Joan Edna Cranfield, Howard M. Cranfield, George Coling, George E. Col- ing and Monty Cranfield. rior to the court ruling, the building had been advertised for sale at'a list price of $250,000. Under the court order, the} property will be offered for sale,| subject to a reserve bid fixed by the court. The purchaser must make a 10 per cent down pay- ment and pay the balance of any negotiated cost agree- ment into the court within 30 days after the sale. The building is. located on the south side of Gibb, between Simcoe Street South and Centre Street. | High School Creates Summer Problem When the Ontario Department of Education took over respon- sibility for supplying students in Grades 9 - 12 with books, it created a number of problems which did not previously exist, according to superintendent of Oshawa secondary schools, G. L. Roberts. Two of the new problems, Mr. Roberts explained, are disposal of obsolete books and storage of books not in use. In new schools, cupboards for book storage are included, but in the older schools, they must be stacked in corners, coat rooms and already crowded cupboards. ; : The problem is obviously most acute ,in the summer months, when books are not in use, but even during school, Beauty Contest On Fair Agenda An "old tyme fiddlers" con- test and the crowning of a beauty queen are two attrac- tions planned for the Oshawa Fair, July 27-29. Crowning of the beauty queen will be an opening day feature. It is the first event scheduled following the official opening at 9 p.m. Contestants will be judged on beauty, poise and personality, and will appear in street wear, evening wear and bathing suit. Cash prizes, a silver tray and other prizes will be awarded to Miss Oshawa Fair and her two runners-up. : The "Miss Oshawa Fair" con- test is open to all girls between the ages of 16 and 25 and any- one wishing application forms or further information should contact chairman' William Mar- chand, 723-3415. Registrations for the "old tyme fiddlers" contest will be taken at the fairgrounds office, the day of the contest, July 29, vat 6.30 p.m. Each contestant will be re- quired to play a waltz, a jig and a hoedown. Cash prizes will be given the three top contestants, ~$100, $50 and $25. Chairman is Book Storage there are storage problems. In the larger schools, such as R. S. McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute, as many as 200 different titles are used, and three of each book must be kept in reserve. Hundreds of literature books must also be stored. The En- glish course is' changed every year so that repeating students will not have to cover the same books again. This means over 1,000 books must be stored dur- ing the school year alone. 50,000 IN USE Mr. Roberts estimates there are about 50,000 books in use in the high school system -- and during the summer a_ place must be found for all of them. Only a few of the books -- those which are tattered be- yond repair -- are thrown out. Books in mathematics and sci- ence which become obsolete are ted to organi which are dedicated to develop- ing school systems in under- developed countries. The books usually find their way to Ghana or the Philippines. In addition, the board must purchase from 7,000 to 10,000 new books each year. The board spends more than $30,000 a year on books. A new book, Mr. Roberts reported, lasts an average of three years. At that time, it must be either thrown out, rebound, or patch- ed up. Rebinding costs between one dollar and $1.25, and usually lasts. for better 'than three years, since it is stronger than the original covering. Students have been hired to work for the summer patching books at Central Collegiate Institute. About six years ago, it was decided that school boards would provide books for stu- dents in Grades 9 and 10, and two years ago, the same was done for Grade 11 and 12 stu- dents. Students in Grade 13 are still expected to purchase their own books. GAS SYSTEM On March 7, 1956, the gas distribution system sold by On- tario Shore Gas to Consumers' Gas of Toronto. Earl Brown. ed off their jobs at the already trouble-married $528,000,000 nu- clear power project in Picker- ing Township. A separate and earlier strike at that project started last December and ran for 30 days while Hydro commission and union officials carried on a dispute at the Ontario Labor Relations Board level. The board ruled a wildcat by some 85 iron riggers at the site was illegal and ordered them back to work. The dispute was centered around safety procedure at the project, and as late as_ this week loomed as a_ possible threat to a fast settlement at Pickering in the latest Ontario- wide strike over contract de- mands. In an interview shortly be- fore today's meeting, Rowland Hill, chairman of the Toronto- based council, declined to either elaborate on contract content or make a guess at the outcome of voting. Members of the 18 unions the council bargained for have been conducting ratification votes across Ontario since last Friday. Mr, Hill-expects if the con- tract is approved today, and a seven-union majority could do it, then construction schedules may be back to normal by Monday. Main trouble-spot in bargain- City Students Leave On Tour For 24 high school students who set out from Oshawa at 10 a.m. this morning for a visit to Grand Falls, Newfoundland, the most exciting part of the trip may very well be the |stops in between. Included will be a tour of Ottawa and a trip to Expo. The trip, for students of aca- demic and personal merit, is sponsored by the federal and provincial governments as part of its Youth Travel Program. The Oshawa and area youths are expected to arrive in Grand Falls early Saturday night. During their week's stay, they are scheduled to visit a logging camp, a fishing vil- lage and paper mill, and will attend picnics and dances. Participating students are, from Oshawa: Vicki Bathe, Allan Boland, John Bradley, Nijole Butkevicius, Hugh Dou- gan, William Goulding, Ken- neth Karpiak, David Peacock, Nadia Puhach, Linda Rosen- heck, Sharon Rothenbush. Escorts from Oshawa are Mr. and Mrs. William H. 'Trotter. From Whitby are: Adams, Andrew Hiscox, Mary Knight. Others Janet Baker-Pearce, are: ert Gibbons, Newmarket, foot, Dunbarton, Gordon Mc- Mehen, West Hill, Lynda Nicholson, Ajax, John Pot- jewyd, Sharon, Lynda _ Puch- rin, Pickering, and Christine Sanchez, Toronto. ing for the contract, replacing one that expired last Sept. 30, concerned a union demand that Hydro meet contract terms in- corporated in agreements be- tween building trade unions or construction associations in local areas. . Both the union and Hydro' say money was not the ques- tion. However, fringe benefits were reportedly major bargain- ing issues, too. Meanwhile, token picketing continued at the Pickering pro- ject this morning. About 150 clerical, engineering and super- visory, employees reported for work' The clerical workers have membership ties with Office and Professional Em- ployees International Union, Local 131. It has no dispute with Hydro. City Policeman Finds B.C. Girls Parents of two British Colum- \bia teenage girls are flying ta Oshawa today, after their dau- ghters were found by city po- lice at the Oshawa Shopping Centre Tuesday. Sandra Okrane and Judy Brake, both 14, from North Sur- rey, B.C., were questioned by Detective - Sergeant J ohn Mc- Dermaid, and their parents were notified by telephone yes- terday. Both parents indicgted they would fly to the city today to retrieve their children. Police suspect the girls hitch- hiked to the city from the west coast. John and Aurora, Geoffrey Brooks, Aurora, Rob- Maret Kapp, Toronto, Lyn Ker-| 9¢ Home building in Oshawa jumped forward during June. The total amount of $1,168,- 548 for building permits issued in Oshawa is less than half the June, 1966, total, but this included only 24 single family dwellings, as against the 1967 figure of 42 residen- tial permits. It is also an improvement on last month's figure of 15 single family units. In addition, the June 1966 figure of $3,525,886 included over $200,000 for additions to and other large items for the Royal Canadian Legion hall and the new school at Mari- | gold Street. The 42 new dwellings shown CITY HOME BUILDING JUMPED BUT FEWER PERMITS ISSUED in the June, 1967, figure are made up of 16 single family units, 25 semi-detached and one duplex. Manor Homes of Pickering lead the semi-detached field with developments on Kenora Road, Lakefield Road and Park Road South. Largest amount shown in the permits is $198,000, spent by the Oshawa Board of Edu- cation for additions to the school on Grandview Street, and the largest industrial spending of $35,000 went on a new factory at 662 Drake Street. Garages and car ports ac- counted for $11,000 of the total. Bid For Rest City hall is one legislative step away from constructing a 4,600-foot maze of pathways, representing phase one of the Hills and Dales Centennial rest spot in the northeast end. Three Oshawa paving com- panies have submitted bids ranging between $13,831 and $18,242 to board of control this week for work on the planned paths and parking areas at the project. The winning tender is expect- ed to be "named" by the city council next Monday, and P. J. Kennedy, parks, property and recreation commissioner, anti- cipates construction should be- gin almost immediately after approval--'"'or when the ground dries up". Three Oshawa Companies Spot Paving be in by the middle of August. A total of about $15,000 is in this year's capital budget for work on the project. A water line and trees are being install- ed this fall, and Mr. Kennedy says the city is hoping to erect a "large fountain" as a centre- piece in the park, next year. In the three bids submitted to the board this week, com- panies were vying for work on the walks and two possible parking areas -- one for about 50 cars at Oshawa Boulevard and Ritson Road, and another, with the same capacity, at Hill- croft and Ritson. Bids on the walkways range between $5,110 and $10,924. another this summer, City Playground Program To Involve Most Children Oshawa's summer playground until 5 p.m. until Aug. 25. program which started Monday, will involve almost every school| Oshawa Park and Storie Park child in the city at one time orjare for teenagers and will fol-|Mr. Blake. says|low the same schedule. Gerry Gelette, deputy-director; Mr. Spring Nae he was. dis- pro- gram co-ordinator. The program -- which is as as the it ac- commodates -- will include 27 junior play areas, two senior areas, one sports and athletic area, three day camps, and several special interest groups which participate in various sports, hiking, crafts, drama and other activites. In addition, there are three swimming clubs which special- ize in either diving, competitive swimming or synchronized swimming. Mr. Gelette said the programs are designed to be as informal rr time at Radial Park. Every i In any event, the paths will]. Decision Due In Month On Amalgamation Bid Only One Person Objects During Two-Day Hearing WHITBY (Staff) -- A deci- sion. on the amalgamation of Whitby and Whitby Township will probably be made within one month, F. G. Blake, vice- chairman of the Ontario Muni- cipal Board, told The Times yesterday. The amalgamation hearing took just six hours, spread over two days, to complete and only one individual spoke against the merger. Whitby Township Reeve Heber Down said the short hearing (it was scheduled to last two weeks) spoke well for the efforts of both municipali- ties. "Without reservation I am definitely optimistic about the results and I feel the results will be good," said Reeve Down. Whitby Mayor Desmond Newman said he was delighted with the manner of presenta- tion and was grateful for the impartial attention of the board. EFFICIENT Dr. E. G. Faludi who com- piled the massive Faludi Re- port leading to amalgamation, said the hearing went in a 1 d as organized "The material was prepared in an efficient way and in a most readable manner so that the OMB could obtain informa- tion readily. We have learned from the past and have. pro- duced an end result based on experience." _Dr. Faludi said it was the first amalgamation in Canada where no tone of dissent was raised and where municipalities have worked so closely togeth- er in making a decision for the future concept of the area. "The administrative, legal, physical and sociological plan- ning involved was simultaneous and in such a manner that no ander admitted he had not at- tended any of the four public information meetings and had not approached either town or township officials to obtain in- formation. ASSESSMENT Gordon Hepditch, Ontario County Assessment Commis- sioner, told the OMB Tuesday he was familiar with assess- ment practices in both the county and the City of Oshawa. Mr. Hepditch said the rela- corridor area' homes and a city resident's valued at $20,000, was that the home in the city would be assessed at $11,000 while in the corridor at $5,600. Based on the present assessment Mr. Hepditch said a city home would pay $565 in taxes while the comparable corridor home would pay $475, The assessment commission- er also advised the OMB that a re-assessment based on the provincial manual would start tive assessment between the Merger Mayor Ernest Marks said today he believed the out- come of the amalgamation hearing which ended yester- day will be favorable for the two municipalities, Commenting on the stand taken by the city with regard to the township corridor area, Mayor Marks said according to the city's special solicitor, J. J. Robinette, the city had a weak case at the present time. "I believe our case will be stronger when the city runs out of available industrial land in about five years and we will be concerned with the Whitby corridor at that time," said Mayor Marks. The mayor said the prob- lems would start in the amal- gamation when the proposed new town starts servicing the in Whitby town and township next year for taxation in 1969, Probable, Says City Mayor area. He said Mayor Des- mond Newman would proceed cautiously with servicing. "The city will have a per- fect right to make applica- tion for annexation of all or part of the corridor area in about five years," said the mayor. Officials from the city were noticeably absent from the two-day hearing after law- yer Robinette retired from the hearing at noon Monday. A number of municipal representatives from neigh- boring municipalities attend. ed the hearing including, Reeve John Howden of East Whitby, Reeve Ross Murison from Pickering Village and Deputy Reeve Mrs. Jean Mc- Pherson from Pickering Town- ship. Most of the officials from the town and township also attended the hearing. 'Metro Oshawa' Possible, municipality has: done it be- fore. We're at the birth of a new town with definite prob- lems but we know how, when and where and at what cost Lawyer Says At Hearing The two senior areas, at North lack of interest} which shown in the athletic program which is being run for the first wever, . es should not conclude they can be solved," said Dr. WHITBY (Staff) -- Amalga-\neighborly servicing of a neigh- Faludi. peucs \ ave 1 gage Er boring area.' re never a "Metro| Mr. Weir said a partial an- CONGRATULATED Oshawa", lawyer J. T. Weir,|nexation is not a proper solue "The board concurs in con-\representin; hitl a gratulating the elected and ap- bs Sepals, ald vornlae' a |pointed officials on their accu-|his closing statement to the On- rate and detailed study as well|tario Municipal Board. as the number of meetings| 'A regional solution means a *|which have been held," said solution such as this (amalga-|the OMB. "Often, experts are BE mation) and does not neces-jengaged to tell council what it ' as been one of _the| sarily mean that someday there] wants to hear. It would be hard etter detailed applications|will not be a Metro Oshawa,"|to find consulting firms of this tion, "Never, in any case, have you seen two councils reach a solution of this kind after this depth of study," Mr. Weir told "Ho the just be a matter of time before more interest was shown. Another first this year is a leadership training course which will start July 17. For youths "not younger than 15" the program includes first aid, program planning, parliamen- tary procedure, and "anything else that is not taught in school which a young adult should know," Mr. Gelette said. as possible in order to get away from the school atmosphere. The children help in organizing activities and planning special events. The 29 junior play areas have been located in parks and in two school yards in such areas as the children, ages five to 13, will not have to walk more than one- half of a mile. They will be run five days weekly from 9 a.m. VENTURERS Rain Monday night and all day Tuesday forced the Fifth Whitby Venturers to remain in Trenton. They have three days of grace, and still would be on schedule, but the boys are hop- ing the weather will allow them to continue their canoe trip to Expo 67 without any further de- lay. cecegerae Saxophone section of Ber- nard Tierney's 13-piece_ or- lincluding tennis and basketball is included. He said it might | a reducti the 1968 and 1969 taxes but otherwise," said Mr. Blake. OBJECTION Only one individual spoke at the hearing objecting to the proposed amalgamation. Charles Alexander, Cochrane Street North in Whitby Town- ship, said a number of people in his neighborhood objected to amalgamation because few had any knowledge about the pro- posed unity. Mr. Alexander presented a petition including 22 names representing 13 properties to the OMB objecting to amalga- mation. He said residents in the area were never given a formal presentation on amalga- mation and asked that rate- payers be shown tangible sav- ings under amalgamation, Under questioning, Mr. Alex- chestra hard at work dur- ing last night's outdoor con- he Ne Bi Ye he Be cert at McLaughlin Band shell in Memorial Park. It was the second of six week- ly concerts by the orches- tra, Guest star last night TIERNEY ORCHESTRA STAGES SECOND OUTDOOR CONCERT IN CITY 1: t a was comedian Jack Mc- Lean of Toronto. ' --Oshawa Times Photo he said. ratepayers| "Instead that amal-/solutions lion injier," he said. " here offe may not increase as rapidly as|of the of the citizens are sufficiently burden-jout and said it was signifi ed without taking on the good-!so few people had appeared. Businessmen Recommend Better Public Relations the OMB has recently|he said at the amalgamation|eminence and reputation. They were given the problem and and noted that 7,300 were sent icant There is a definite need for public relations between a city and out-of-town customers using its commercial centre. This is stated in a brief pre- sented by Downtown Business- men's Association to the traffic committee of city council. The association says it was disturbed by a letter received by one of its members i this year from Willi of Box, 194, Brooklif, protesting against parking meters in the city, following a visit he made to an Oshawa cinema. Added the businessmen: '"'this letter states fairly the com- plaints many of us receive in our places of business daily. To * |add a police summons for over- parking by five minutes or so to a customer who has taken the + |time to come downtown is the final indignity." In his letter addressed to the Mayor's office, with a copy to the manager of the Biltmore Theatre, Mr. Hart wrote: 'I am writing this letter to advise you of one person who has_ been caught for the first and last time by your parking meters. I attended a theatre in your city this evening and upon returnin; to my car, found I was tagg for overtime parking. "T have never before seen parking meters in use until nine o'clock in the evening, The meter had a two-hour dura- tion, which meant I would have to fully index the meter after 7 p.m., since the duration of the movie exceeded two hours. This particular meter is located in a municipal parking area, not on the street. "Tf you have arranged these municipal areas to discourage in part the street-side parking, it is a very commendable ef- fort. However, to establish the restrictions now in effect dis- courages parking anywhere. "T realize that I failed to observe the meter conditions. If I had, I would not have received a ticket. I would also not have attended the theatre, because it would appear to me an impos- HOLIDAY TIME FOR DOGS, TOO WHITBY (Staff) -- It's holi- day time; his mistress was visiting Expo; so Beauregard (Beau), a French poodle, de- cided to do a little travelling too. It all started when Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Thomas, Twin Maples, Whitby, were "poodle - sitting" for their daughter, Joy. Beau left the family car at a_ shopping plaza late last week, prompt- ing an intensive search. Joy returned yesterday. Beau was still on "vacation". But, a reply to a "'lost dog" ad in Tuesday's Times brought results. A trip to the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Bolton, Avon Crt., Whitby, found Beau safe and shan pooed. He was also sporting a new collar -- a gift from his weekend hosts. ae 2, Ae, ae Ge, Wh Oh, Ae, a war | ' sible situation. I consider this matter closed. I am _ writing only to tell you that I have been discouraged from driving into your city." Asking that consideration be given to a plan permitting the police to accept a token charge of only 50c if a parking ticket is paid at the police station within 30 minutes of its issuance, the association said many of its customers continued to come downtown to patronize old es- tablished businesses, but it was becoming increasingly burden- some in the face of one way streets and inadequate, well- signed parking. It was also not thought fair to have the police subjected to abuse for discharg- ing their duty in enforcing the laws of the city. Following a review of the operation of parking meters to 9 p.m. by Mayor Ernest Marks, the traffic committee recom- mended that no action be taken to alter the hours of operation of the parking meters or park- ing lots,