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cngeeagne: W. R. CLARK, of the Robert Simpson Co. Ltd., with the aid of display boards in the background addresses approximately 36 owners and managers of small and medium sized in- dustries in the district who Local 222 Negotiators To Detroit Meeting Eleven representatives from Local 222, United Auto Work- ers, Oshawa, will be flying to Detroit today from Toronto to join the master negotiating com- mittee for final discussions on the General Motors' contract, Friday. The meeting will be held in the Veterans' Memorial Build- ing, Detroit, and if a strike is to be called, the date will then be fixed. Clifford Pilkey, international representative and newly elected: MPP for Oshawa riding, said today. Mr. Pilkey is at present in Toronto with other union rep- resentatives conducting talks with the company. "We are continuing to nego- tiate' he said, "but we are not making any substantial pro- gress. We are making an effort to work out an agreement, but at this point progress has been slow." The original strike date of Oct, 31, set for General Motors, Oshawa, has been extended in- definitely, with the provision that either side can give three Union President Hoping For January Settlement gathered at the Carousel Inn Wednesday for a Manu- facturers Workshop. The theme of the discussion was "Developing People as Your MANUFACTURERS WORKSHOP ATTRACTS DISTRICT REPRESEN TATION Greatest Resource."' Seated at the head of the table is H. J, B. Nevitt of the On- tario Development Corpora- tion who was the chairman day's notice to end the agree: ment. Mr. Pilkey said he had no knowledge at all, at this stage,| of how negotiations were pro-| gressing in Detroit. | The Oshawa contingent expect to be back in the city about 10 a.m. Saturday morning, Dec.| 2. | Travelling with Mr.. Pilkey and the president of local 222, Albert Taylor, are Steve Min- igon, chairman, Dennis Tyce, skilled members' representative Paul Larkin and Roy Vaillan- court, both district committee- men, They are all members of the master committee in Tor- onto. Travelling from Oshawa for the Detroit talks will be Rob- ert Spencer, William Keenan, Leslie Scott, Murray Blake and Plaintiff More Liable In Civil Court Action WHITBY (Staff) -- The plain- tiff ended up being judged 75 per cent negligent and the de- fendant only 25 per cent neg- ligent when the question of lia- bility in a civil suit involving an auto accident came up in County Court Wednesday. The evidence indicated that on Aug. 4, 1966, Miss Marilyn N., Oshawa was backing out of her driveway intending to go north. As she backed into the northbound lane, her car was struck from the rear by one driven by William John Pen- berthy, 23. Both Penberthy's $300 auto and Miss Barrell's 1964 auto were total writeoff's as a result of the collision. A hitchhiker in Penberthy's car at the time of the accident told the court Penberthy was Barrell, 24, of 546 Simcoe St.| of the day long workshop. A second speaker yesterday was D. M. Wood, of P. S. Ross and partners. (Oshawa Times Photo) by blowing his horn, He added that Penberthy should have slowed when he saw the car preparing to back ont. However, Judge Hall felt that| {Miss Barrell was 75 per cent} jnegligent in backing out into the street in the manner in which she did. No figures of settlement were reached in the case yesterday. Four Cinltditen In Reeve Race PICKERING (Staff) -- Pick- ering Township clerk Douglas Plitz expects a 30 perecent turn- out of voters in the com- munity's election for reeve Saturday. In the previous elec- tion, 27 to 28 per cent voted. Out of a population of 29,778 ee ee = * coe LARGEST NUMBER of delegates at Wednesday's Manufactuer's Works hop were from Oshawa, but the workshop succeeded in drawing a good cross sec- tion of delegates from dif- ferent industries and also from various areas. The group surveying the pro- gram above are typical of the broad area representa- A tion. From the left are Alan Thornton, Port Perry, Jack Locke, Bowmanville, Bob Gatt, Downsview and Doug- las Houston, Ajax. Church Campaign Starts Sunday A 10-day campaign blitz be- gins Sunday to raise $375,000 in pledges for Kingsview United Church, now under construction at Adelaide and Wilson Rd. About 130 volunteer can- vassers will start work Sunday, after they pick up pledge lists at Simcoe Street United Church at 2 p.m. The objective is to raise $125,- 000 in cash or pledges each year for the next three years. The campaign this year ends Dec. 12 Alan Thompson, publicity} Youngster, 4, Dies, Victim Of Beating Bruce Affleck, Crown ee nile Delinquents Act. The boy, chairman of the campaign, saidjney for Ontario County, toldja grade nine student, appeared|pjaving in front of his interior work at the church may|The Times today that a chargeljin juvenile court in Oshawa on play ns " house at begin four weeks from now.|of non-capital murder would|Tuesday, and was remanded to he Oshawa Cimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1967 George McDonald had been 215 Celina St. with a group of Henry Semplonius. AJAX -- Staff) -- Oldrichleight cents a year for the first Veverka, president of local 1090 at Chrysler's spring trim plant here, said today he hopes the three Ontario unions bar- gaining with Chrysler of Can- ada Ltd. for improvements in the pension plan, supplemen- tary unemployment benefits and vacation pay, will com- plete a master agreement by Jan, 15. The trim plant voted almost unanimously about 10 days ago to extend their present contract to Jan. 15. The con- tract originally would have expired Nov. 15. Mr. Veverka said an exten- sion of the contract was reach- ed "by mutual agreement" be- tween the Chrysler company and the United Automobile Workers. He described Dyegent negotiations this way: "We are making progress We needed the extra time to settle the master agreement We are not even thinking of a strike because we are negoti ating for an agreement and not a strike." "Twelve union officials and 12 company officials from local 1090 in Ajax, local 444 in Wind- sor and local 1459 at Etobicoke will likely meet Monday in Windsor for further | negotia- tions, said Mr. Veverka, The trim plant won wage|Park Ave., is in satisfactory|door canvass in 1966 than it parity about two weeks ago from Chrysler which means an additional increase of 40 cents per hour for a production work- er and up to $1.65 an hour for three fingers on his left hand.|up the balance in the game skilled trades workers. The|Malleable manager R. T.° Wil-|and dance." "cost of living'? clause gives workers a minimum three-cent his hand caught ina grinding| drive for funds is a nation-wide increase (regardless of the cost;wheel used in the making of} project of fire fighters. Money of living) or a maximum oficastings. two years. There is no ceiling after the third year. Mr. Veverka said it would be difficult now to determine what wage parity will cost Chrysler, but a statement would be made when the master agreement was settled. About 11,000 work- ers in Ontario, including 900 from the Ajax plant, will be affected. He said when the agreement is reached, all pay increases will be retroactive to Nov. 20, 1967. Annual pay increases are 20 cents an hour for production workers and 50 cents per hour for skilled tradesmen. UAW and Chrysler officials have been bargaining since Aug. 8. Mr. Veverka hailed the| UAW's gain for wage parity as a 'great achievement." | "The UAW has fought for a number of years for wage pari-| ty between the United States and Canada," he said. 'We want the same money for the same jobs." He said the parts depot at Rexdale, Ont., is not included} in the bargaining talks at Windsor because it is seeking! a separate agreement like the U.S. parts depot. HAND INJURED George Rusyn, 173 Lakeview) condition in Oshawa General] {Hospital following an accident} \Tuesday at the Ontario Malle-| lable Iron Co. Ltd. that cost him son reported Mr. Rusyn got! _.jat intermissions. Admission is the id Firemen that Penberthy should have at/Scott, Mrs. ay oc ey least signalled when he wentjand incumbent Reeve Clifford|stroyed by fire several years| to pass the car backing out,| Laycox. "driving too fast" just before|persons, there are 15,385 elig- t. He indicated Pen-|ible to vote. berthy was doing about miles per hour." dicts, than The voters, "50jlarger numbers, Mr. Plitz pre-|1968. in any previous Jean ago. Completion date for the church|probably be laid against a 15-\the Ontario Hospital in Whitby|°ther children on the afternoon injis tentatively set for Easter,|year-old juvenile arrested by|for 30 days of observation. He|of Tuesday, Nov. 21; the group city police on Nov. 22 in|was originally charged with| disappeared and when they re Approximately 1,000 church|connection with the Nov. 2ljassault causing actual bodily/turned, George's mother no- Judge: Alex Hall said that he|Pickering election, will choose]members and adherents will be|beating of four-year-old George|harm. could not accept the evidence/a reeve from among four candi-|asked for donations. The new|/McDonald, who died at 2.30 of this witness but did indicate/dates, John Williams, Sherman] church is to replace King Street|a.m., this morning in Toronto McPherson|United Church, which was de-|Sick Children's Hospital. ticed he wasn't with them. An If the psychiatrists who ex-jextensive police search was amine the boy at the hospital}soon under way, and find him non-certifiable or de-|was found shortly before six City fire fighters will battle with Eastern Ontario cham- pions from Ottawa in a hockey game Friday night at Civic Auditorium to raise money for their annual drive for muscu- lar dystrophy, Oshawa firemen already have raised about half of their $10,000 objective in a city-wide canvass. The target's balance nust be raised through a dance at the Club Annrene at Port Perry Dec. 16 and the hockey game. "The players are in more than fighting form," says pub- lic relations officer Andrew Lyons. "As well as being in good physical condition and well trained, some have been playing for city teams." More than half of the tickets for auditorium seats have been sold. Members of the Ontario Regiment Band will entertain $1 for all visitors. The fire fighters received more donations in its door-to- did this year, says Mr. Lyons. It collected more than $6,500 of its $7,500 objective, he said. "But we will probably pick The muscular dystrophy FRED CROME, Com- raised is used for research. missioner of Works for Osh- awa, talks with Chamber of Commerce president George Roberts, Bruce Mackey prior to a left, INFLUENCED BY ATTITUDE luncheon speech Mr. Crome and Ald. Hotel Genosha boy's case set over to an adul murder. the city police confirmed that a charge of non-capital murder would probably be laid by city. police. Rev. A. Roth Dinner Guest Rev. Alvin N. Roth will speak to members of the |Christian Businessmen's Com- }mittee at their dinner meeting Mr. Affleck said the charge/clare him fit to stand trial, Mr.|p.m. by Constable Douglas could be laid under the Juve-| affleck will move to have the/Aird. He was lying face down tjin a gondola car on the CNR court. This could lead to himjspurline behind 230 Court St, eventually appearing before a! George was rushed to Oshe Supreme Court judge and jury/awa General Hospital and then on a charge of non-capital/transferred to Toronto Sick Children's Hospital, where Inspector William Jordan Ofj/emergency surgery to remove a blood clot took place. A spokesman for Sick Chile dren's Hospital told The Times the boy never regained conscie ousness, and was kept barely alive_by artificial aid, including n oxygen tent. Death was attributed to se- vere brain damage and head injuries. A city police spokese man had said the severe beat+ ing was not done with an ine strument, despite speculation that a bottle had been used in Monday evening at the Hotel Genosha. Mr. Roth, founder and pres-| ent executive director of the) London (Ont.) Rescue Mission,| was born and grew up on a| farm near Wellesley, Ont. He} founded the mission in 1951 and} since then has guided its} growth to include a Men's Mis-| sion, Women's Mission, Men's Halfway-House, and a clothing) centre for women and children. A former student at Eastern Mennonite College in Virginia, Mr. Roth has worked with alcoholics and the poor, and is vice-president of the Western the beating. The juvenile was arrested on Nov. 22 as a result of the work of Constable Jerry Johnson, Det. Sgt. John MacDermaid and Det. Cleo Thompson of the city police. George was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George McDonald and the brother of Christine, Terry Lynne, Heather, and Christo- pher. He is resting at the Arme strong Funeral home, with the funeral service in the chapel, on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Mount Lawn Cemetery. Friends are gave Wednesday at the (Oshawa Times Photo) ! | Board. /Ontario Mennonite Mission/asked not to call at the funeral home before Friday noon. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON Crome Claims Many Challenges. Urban Development Future This is a time of rapid change and there wil be many chal- lenges in the future to cope with the mounting problems of urban development, Fred Crome, commissioner of works, told a lunch time gathering of the Chamber of Commerce yes- terday. Mr. Crome added: "I am sure with our new organization we will be able to meet this chal- lenge, but our ability to retain and attract qualified and dedi- cated personnel to staff in the public works department is ma- terially influenced by the peo- ple's attitude and understanding of the importance of the work performed by such employees." Despite fears voiced earlier by Con. Robert Nicol, the speech proved strictly non-con- troversial, except that in some ways it might have been taken as an oblique reply to charges of overstaffing in the public works department laid by Con. Margaret Shaw. Neither she nor Con. Nicol were present for the talk. Mayor Ernest Marks was there, together with Ald. Bruce Mackey, chairman of the public works, committee, Ald. Alice Reardon, a member of that committee, as well as Ald. Wil- liam Paynter, Ald, Gilbert Mur- doch and Ald. Dr. James Rundle. Referring to the controversy aroused by the projected speech Hayward Murdoch, chairman of the civic affairs committee of the chamber, said he seemed to have exploded a bombshell when. he proposed the talk. He added: "I notice the peo- ple who caused the controversy, although invited, are not pres- ent." Introducing Mr. Crome, Ald. Mackey said he was a native of Oshawa, who lived here with his wife and two children and was a graduate of O'Neill Col- legiate. He had also attended the Uni- versity of Toronto and had graduated from there in 1948 with a degree in civil engineer- ing. He joined the engineering department of the city in 1948 and became city engineer in 1953. In 1965 his title was changed to commissioner of public works. In addition to this, said Ald. Mackey, Mr. Crome was a member of the city engineers' advisory commission to the de- partment of highways, a mem- ber of the American association of civil engineers, immediate past president of the city en- gineer's association of Ontario, a director of the Toronto chap- ter of the American public works association, and a mem- ber of the department of high- way's committee on municipal road maintenance management. "He is a man of integrity with a high level of professional competence," he added. There were no questions at the end of the talk and George Roberts, president of the cham- ber, referring to this quiet re- ception said: 'TI suspect there were people waiting for a few bombshells to explode, but it has provided some very useful Sat 0* * a tay hess he in Psat Nag ici a informatio for citizens." Mr. Crome said that in pub- lic works, as in other fields, administrative practices and methods of service designed in former days no longer met to- day's needs. Better systems, new applica- tions of changing technology and improved managerial in- struments had to replace the old structures. "Unfortunately this requires a great deal of staff time and in Oshawa this time must be found while at the same time coping with the tremendous workload which resulfs from being one of the fastest growing municipal- ities in the province."' He said that by 1965 it was apparent the previous organiza- tion was no longer adequate to do an effective job of manage- ment, because there was insuf- ficient staff to handle the tre- mehdous increase in workload and such matters as planning, review of procedures, investi- gations of new methods and control of operations were not receiving the attention they re- quired. ADDITIONAL STAFF About the middle of 1965 coun- cil authorized the engagement of additional senior administra- tive staff and the department was re-organized into two branches, headed by directors reporting to the deputy com- missioner of works. The balance of 1965 and the early part of 1966 was spent in filling these senior positions. A detailed report_outlining the or- ganization requi in each divi- sion was subnfitted to council and approved at budget time in 1966. z Extensive. staff changes also involved extensive training of staff in their new duties and the process of re-organization had continued up to the present time. The main branches were de- Sign and control, subdivision control, building engineering division and operations branch, which in turn were subdivided into other sections, including 7 * We es a Oe ee i a4 ee wea it a a Soe Sot Shhh. sas dhe Yoo hn de Ye Nc Se St My Sn Yn bs Ya Sie be on Cae oe pollution control and main- tenance of the sewage treat- ment plant. Oshawa, he said, followed the majority situation as laid down in a survey made by the Ameri- can public works association in 1955. He said he had, on occasion, found himself jumping to con- clusions with regard to the oper- ation of some of his staff on the basis of a brief observation, "TI have felt very foolish sometimes," he added, "'after receiving the full facts of the situation. "Our public works employees are no worse, and because they operate mainly in the public view are probably better, in their devotion to their duties than the employees of private organizations. "Tt is amusing to note that the observations and comments of a private citizen on the ef- ficiency of city employees are often made during the time that citizen is supposedly work- ing hard for his own employer." He said the public would not know for many years if the de- partment lowered its standards a little here and a little there but the compound cost could have a serious effect on the tax- payer's pocketbook in years to come. His professional integrity required him to take the long term view and discourage de- cisions made on a short term basis. ROAD BUDGET Mr. Crome revealed that the city's road maintenance budget in 1967 was less in dollars than the budget of 10 years ago when it amounted to $218,000 as com- pared to $192,000 today. Wages had increased and the total mileage of roads in the city had. increased from 143 miles to 191 and there were now many more three and four lane pave- ments today as compared with ten years ago, the comparative figures being 248 lane miles of road in 1957 and 460 lane miles today, an increase of 62 per cent. 4 Li No taby ta bate ts Fy tate See A A AL LA AA ww "This has been brought about by a progressive program of improvement to our street sys- tem, which has not only pro- vided a higher level of service to the public but has enabled us to reduce our maintenance costs," he declared. He went on to review new types of equipment installed by his department and said they had created their own testing laboratory. The city was also a pioneer in the use of a new type of hot-mix bituminous pavement which provided a suc- cessful low cost treatment. Another first was a lane cone trol system which the depart ment had installed on Park road South, the first of its type in Canada. "J do not believe this depart- ment needs to take a back seat to any other public works de- partment in the province," Mr. Crome said. "As our urban areas grow and our society be- comes more affluent people are demanding higher standards of service."