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Members' views are the basis for the third in a series of five year-end review articles on Oshawa's municipal government written by senior staffer and city hall reporter Alec Green.) By ALEC GREEN City Hall Reporter For The Oshawa Times If board of control members are divided on some issues and have not yet been able to estab- lish their role, they are unani- mous about one thing Board of control is a success, its creation was a great idea for the city and it is going to forge ahead, they all say. Mayor Ernest Marks, who at 55, became leader of Oshawa's first venture in this direction, and will therefore earn an im- portant place in its history, came into it with a tradition of civic service behind him. . When he was elected in De- cember 1966, he set a precedent by being the first mayor of the city whose father had also been mayor. The other Mayor Marks, also Ernest, reigned in 1931. In addition, the current leader of Oshawa's civic life served as alderman from 1959 to 1961 and separate school board trustee. Called to the bar in 1937 and now a Queen's Coun- sel, he has this to say about the quartet he leads with such bland had been a dignity. VALUABLE "T feel the board of control type of government is proving extremely valuable for the effi- cient conduct of our civic af- fairs," he said, summing up the year's achievements. "The board embraces a good cross-section of the community and each member has made an effective contribution in achiev- ing a pretty good record for the first year of the board's opera- tion "It started the year jects the council. "I believe that the board of control has now come to appre- ciate its proper function and are now being pre- pared that will improve the job guidelines it is doing for the city." He says hé is impressed with the opportunities given to meet in a rather ambitious manner and it is obvious that too many pro- were attempted without proper consideration of the jur- until 1946, isdiction of other committees of who require speedy action. tain problems started in city," he added. Typical of his courtesy, would not have been hired. Murray Milne," at city hall." BOARD "FATHER" "Father" of the board, Frank McCallum. Con. McCallum, who has: the relaxed attitude of a manewho has been through it all before, was first elected a city alder- man in 1943 and stayed there when he became mayor. After two years in the top job, he stepped down again to the aldermanic role, and in 1953, he was defeated in another bid for the mayoralty. lic eye for a while until with groups and organizations "I feel that the board has assisted greatly in getting cer- pays tribute to the board's new officer, who, if some members of council had had their way, "The board's new secretary, said Mayor Marks, "'has impressed me with his authority and grasp of the problems involved and should prove to be a valuable official another veteran of municipal life, is 65-year-old Toronto born Then he moved out of the pub- joined the public utilities corn- mission in 1965 and a year later successfully bid for a board of control seat. However, that is only one side of his energetic nature. An ac- tive sportsman in his younger days, he still runs a big trucking outfit, sold another he once con- trolled in Oshawa, is a director of the now defunct Toronto base- ball club and a member of the Driver's Suspension Board. Not only that, he has a beef farm in Orono which he runs with his son-in-law. Other times he likes to go fish- ing or deer hunting or have a stab on the golf links. Slim and active, with an agility belying his years, he always seems to be hurrying off to some meeting or other. His assssment of the board's first year was succinct and to the point. "It has been a good year," he declared. "Nothing wasted about it at all. "We are not getting the criti- cisms so much from: the com- mittees. I even know of one committee which is sorry spoke. "When we get straightened out we shall make more prog- ress, 'Don't forget we had 14 new members on council." REBELLION Probably the name 'board of control' is synonymous in the forum. wrath. population. is true," (I PAUL HODDENBAGH, above, was one of about 14 young hosts at the opening of the new school Art Gallery of Oshawa last A 19-year-old American war| His father is O. Robert Pet- hero in Vietnam who has fam-jley, who grew up in Oshawa resented Oshawa, Bowmanville and where the art was collect- The paintings will be show until Jan. 14, Seventy-seven paintings are being displ 1 elementary ed. art exhibit at the on Whitby, Ajax yed at th War Hero Known In City | Killed In Road Accident Details of the accident are|'oad accident Friday. Mr. Pet- erson, 203 Oshawa Blvd. S. was lery. One hundred slides of children's art is also being shown at 7% Simcoe St. S. The piece, above, is made of construc- tion paper, not available. ily ties in the Oshawa area will be given a military funeral in Missoula, Mont., tomorrow -- five days after he was killed in a triple-fatality car accident. Robert Petley, who has an aunt, uncle and a grandmother in the area, was killed near Missoula early Tuesday while on a Christmas leave from his position as a military instructor in Vietnam. Rum Stolen From Legion Enough rum was stolen from The Royal Canadian Legion Headquarters last night to keep a ship at sea for weeks. Four cases of dark rum, con- taining 48 large bottles valued at $4.60 each, were reported taken in the break-in at the Legion Hall, 471 Simcoe St. S. The break-in was reported by the janitor to city police. No visible sign of entry could be discovered. The break-in was investigated by Constable Daw- son Kerr of the city police. and.now is branch manager of deals in heavy machinery In his year and one-half ofj|Army instructor -- a job he Robert was|maintained for months up to the time he was killed near his home. active service wounded twice as a U.S. Army special forces paratrooper and was awarded two Purple Heart decorations. News of his death was re-| LIVES. IN WHITBY lated to The Times today by of JOANNA VAN Dijk, 12, school in Ajax, spent one day of her Christmas holi- days at the Art Gallery of Oshawa where fellow pupils and other area children dis- played their art. Above, Joanne admires finger paintings by Oshawa, Whit- by, Bowmanville and Ajax children. Many school chil- Andrew's Senior minds of many Oshawa citizens with 'Con, Margaret Shaw,' so often and so emphatically has she given voice person at times, many times of Mother of two boys and two girls -- the youngest in Grade 10 at Donevan Collegiate -- she has four grandchildren. She is the first to admit that originally she was the lone op- ponent on council to formation of the board of control. "It's quite true," she said. 'TL did oppose it because I think we needed one until we had reached the 100,000 mark in "Now, seeing how fast the city it is growing, it has proved to be a wonderful thing for Oshawa. "We have had our trials it 'And you were one of them'), have encouraged and assisted industrial and terprises in Oshawa. along with in this public -- usually indifferent stray foot Con. Jon lems. He didn't "We have spent many hours missioner and the number of developments that inaugurated have added greatly to the board's meetings, where it lies placidly under the table, ly on its shaggy body lawyer brothers, on subdivision developers' prob- upon to give the board guid- ance on these tangled matters. Father of four and a man of PROVING EXTREMELY VALUABLE, SAYS MAYOR we can the industrial com- have been only tw "Sonny," are doi to the occasional can fi that falls unknowing- dandy." was a es, 45, is one of two and well up is frequently called not de more quickly. "Council, evenings, and so do the com- "Some committees, of course, able to accomplish quite a bit. "Maybe," he have tried to do too much this year, probably because the de- lineation of responsibilities was the first Members Agree Board Of Control Has Been Successful come to decisions much brings a smiling, ebullient per- sonality to bear on coaxing industrial and commercial ex- pansion in the city as a mem- ber of the industrial commis- of course, meets yiceé a month and in the And of course, there is only to the city's taxation assess- . mittees, sion. It is a bit surprising to one country she could have been ment. "We are in a better position learn that he once studied for born in -- Ireland, the northern gypEwp MIND to look at the overall picture 'he priesthood and majored in stronghold of Belfast to be ex- Dog lovér, 45-year-old Con, | more quickly, because we are Philosophy and theology. act. All the well-known Celtic Frank J6nes, occasionally here during the day and be- Enthusiasm he has in abun- spirit of rebellion flows in -her brings one of his golden _re- cause we are only five people. dance, and it is a wonder he blood in full measure and gal- trievers, "Sonny" or "Tawny" It makes our assistance to the let Samuel Steinberg out of the vanizes her short, well-groomed 1 think -- council more valuable. city when he attended a re- cent luncheon without making ng a fine job, and if they him sign a contract to open nd the time fine and UP @ Supermarket. The board, he added, He emphasized the board's fine idea and had been achievement in obtaining co- ordination in city hall. "It has been a very progressive year," he added. "We have reviewed certain departments and per- haps in 1968 we will get down to collecting the thoughts we have had and put them into agreed, "we fined 'clearly enough = in instance. Board of : ei control has. helped this year effect many outside cultural interests, bas F S year, sighisrshed he brings a shrewd mind to ant igi 2 a lot more, depend- "We came cold into this type bear on the city's affairs and then te Nee council wants' of government and got .our which is points. didn't dare say and ans ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY AT CITY ART GALLERY dren played host last night at the gallery at 744 Simcoe St. S. More than 70 paint- ings were displayed at the opening. They will be dis- played until Jan. 14. Chil- oe * the gallery, at buttons and ps of paper material. '|mechanism of a farm combine. | Harold working on the L. Finn farm on |Altona Road, Pickering Town- ship. When he attempted to free some debris caught in the com- --____....| bine, his arm was pulled in and jammed in the mechanism. Neighbors to the south heard) ' PICKERING (Staff) -- A|Mr. Harcourt's cries for help 'oe é Stouffville man lost his left arm| and Hat vetigy aba toy ee : ~ Sos | : he Pickering Township Fire * * : * | yesterday after spending two Department and, together with| Pickering eA % .. {hours trapped in the front end and Pickering Township police, Harcourt, 44, was) they used hudraulic jacks to dis- mantle the combine and after | _Left Arm Amputated After Farm Mishap "We meet twice a week dur- vers. For that reason straightway put his finger on an aspect of the board's function one of its strong Bob N ' bs : a \ return to school next Wednesday after about a 12-day holi- day. The paintings were selected by officials of the department of education. dren in Ajax Oilines Tout At Parliament An Oshawa youth is among BOUNCY BOB Baby of the team {fs bouncy brother-in-law of the mayor and knuckles rapped by counci: 'for perhaps over-stepping wr bounds, "When we have got our guidelines drawn up the board's '& icol, 38, father of two, ing the day," he. pointed out, son-in-law of Michael Starr, work should be of great bene- "but our record shows that we "and accordingly can deal with MP for Ontario riding fit to the city in the New situations when department A one-time political cam- Year." commercial en- heads are available for .advice paign manager, sales manager, Let us hope they are all and publicity man, Con. Nicol rig . -- She Times THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1967 Money Needed. To Use Schools, Trustees Told facilities that are assets to the program. Many of the schools in Flint, Frank Shine, administrator of |Oshawa separate school board, jspeculated in a report to the} jboard last night that several| have swimming pools, more |problems could prevent thejelaborate all - purpose rooms |board from making total use of|and better equipment, said Mr. its schools, especially after) Shine. school hours | But, he said, many of the Mr. Shine's report was a col-|theories and practises of the lection of his findings of the|System in Flint can be incor- |Mott program as operated in|Porated in the Oshawa system "without too great an expense"'. \Flint Michigan where most ib 'schools are utilized by com-| 'In fact, we have proceeded munities in the city along some of these lines al- "There is no question in my|ready in the use of our school mind that a similar program)buildings," said Mr. Shine. jcould not be carried out in a| BENEFITS community such as Oshawa| Some of the benefits of the without having a source of rev-|Mott Program as seen in Flint jenue for extra funds over and/are: jabove the regular school funds| 1. "a better general educa- now available to a school board| tion level in the city because jin Ontario," he said. jof the program". : | The Mott Foundation provides| 2. "greater community spirit |the Flint board of education|in the area of the school', with about $4 million a year for| 3- tremendous enthusiasm community activities in schools.|among board employees for the The fund was left by C. §.|System and for education in /Mott, a General Motors stock-|general". Ae AEs & |holder. | 4. "a better relationship with | jregard to the racial problem". {SCHOOL CHANGES | Mr, Shine says each school | Besides the lack of financialjexists as a community centre backing, Mr. Shine considers alfor families in its area and |proposed re-organization of the|after-school affairs are handled |school systems in Ontario ajby a 'Community Director". }major hold-up. He works between 1 p.m. and The department of education|10 p.m. serving as a physical is presently taking steps toljeducation teacher during school abolish 19 school boards in On-|hours and a director of activ- tario County to replace themlities after hours. He works six with one county board. The/days a week keeping every- deadline has been set for Jan.|thing from basketball games to j130 young men attending the}; 1969 and the Oshawa sep-|typing classes in order. 147th session of the Ontario Old-|,+ate school board is expected| "I found, without exception, er Boys' Parliament at Mc-|to be included in the new edu-|that the Community Director two hours, were able to free|Master University which ends) cational structure |took his job as a challenge, was Mr, Harcourt Saturday Another setback with the plan|entirely enthusiastic and that at He was rushed to Ajax and General putated between the | Bruce Brydges, 16, 121 Broad as related to the board might|least, on the surface, monetary Hospital,|view Ave., is attending the ses-/be that schools under its juris-|gains were definitely secondary Scarborough Fire Department|where his arm was later am-|sions sponsored by the Ontario|diction do not have many of thejin his outlook," said Mr. Shine. shoulder|Qlder Boys' Work Committee,}----------------------- my and the elbow. His condition is|a Baplist-affiliated organization listed as satisfactory. OTTAWA (Special)--Sarnia, Robert returned home to Mis-|driving on Highway 41 when he a Missoula-based company that|soula after he was wounded|!ost control of his car on a and later volunteered as a U.S,|Steep hill. He suffered head in- juries in the resulting crash at Kaladar, 32 miles northeast of| USban areas Kingston, He was alone at the time and no other vehicle was involved. some six Mrs. Olive Petley, 208 Celina St., grandmother of young Rob- ert and mother of his father. Her son, Rae E. Petley, a Toronto research engineer re- siding in West Shores, near Bay Bridges, has flown to Mis- soula for the funeral. : Robert, who volunteered at the age of 17 to enter the war as a U.S. paratrooper, also has an aunt in Oshawa--Mrs. Brian (Margaret) Cole of 103 Arling- ton Ave. VISIT ADVANCED JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Premier Levi Eshkol will visit the United States early in Janu- ary instead of February, the Is- raeli radio said Sunday. Eshkol will call at the White House Jan.°7 or 8 during his week-long visit, the broadcast said, FAIR CONDITION An Oshawa resident, William Peterson, 51, is "fair" in Kings- ton General Oshawa and Sudbury ranked one-two-three in highest aver- age weekly wages and sal- aries in September, the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics reported Wednesday. Leading Sarnia had an Hospital after a OSHAWA TRAILS SARNIA, AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES Compared with September of 1966, the averages were all higher than a year ago. The year-ago averages were Sar- nia $131.58; Oshawa, $119.32 and Sudbury $110.26. The averages for the pre- ceding month of August pienso". 'Transportation Committee |churches. At the session, tween the ages of, 16 and lattend seminars and vote resolutions dealing with the validity of a guaranteed na tional income, the mission of the. churches in society and world affairs, and the Indian in Canada. Youths attending the session come from all parts of Ontario east of the Lakehead. youths be- 20 as lieutenant-governor of the Robert Nixon, MPP, will act| «| May Meet With Whitby A technical co-ordinating com-|any meeting off until the new mittee on transportation -- set)year. ljup earlier this year by Oshawa| "We felt it would be worth lcity council --- may be sitting] while to sit down with Whitby als of the|to see if there is a need for a J y yvear|transportation -- study,"" new town of Whitby next year I s : lto study transportation develop- Robert Richardson, Oshav ments affecting the two centres. | deputy commissioner of works. The committee has been in-| vou heave to ee a ee vested with the power to reco ratfic (by Jana, ; [eer to Oshawa's|that might originate outside the Imend revisions to od LD down with civic offici average of $133 a week, fol- lowed by Oshawa with $128.69 and Sudbury with $123.31. The There were 20 which had an average weekly wage and sal- ary of over $100 in the month. Canadian based on 1961 equalling 100, was 124.5 for Sarnia; 136.4 for Oshawa and - 113.9 for Sudbury. were: Sarnia $131.52; Oshawa |session. $118.52; and Sudbury $123.55, | ~~ employment index versity. STUDENTS ENROL erployment A total of 62 students from! be Hong Kong are included in this year's record enrollment of 1 1961 transportation plan and to} council whether al. new transportation study should n jadvise city carried out As a part of ifs assignment the committee has invited Whit- 618 students at Lakehead Uni-jby to join the investigation but Other The committee was formed view of several major de- | velopments in Oshawa recent- lly; the big one being the drop- ping of plans by city council to build a Creek Valley parkway. major changes involve the town § asialad council hog poe the building of the new Durham OSHAWA PEOPLE FIRST Swimming Pool Donor Can't Enrol Child Mrs. Carman Choate, 117 Elm St., Whitby went to Civic Aud- itorium Wednesday to register her six-year-old son for the Oshawa Recreation Depart- ment's swimming classes. Her husband works in Oshawa at Houdaille Industries, and as well as agreeing to have.a small amount of money with- drawn from his pay each week to help build the Centennial swimming pool, he also donat- ed when a man canvassed in person. Mrs. Choate waited patiently in line, prepared to pay her six dollars for the 11 lessons, but when her turn came, she was told that because she lived in Whitby her son could be ac- commodated only if there was a vacancy after. Oshawa resi- dents had enrolled. An argument resulted, and Mrs. Choate was told if she had read the advertisement for the swimming lessons she would have seen it stated Oshawa res- idents come first. Sure enough, when she returned home the statement was there -- right at the bottom of the page, "prefer- ence will be given to Oshawa residents". FALSE ADDRESSES Meanwhile, at the pool, sev- eral people from outside Osh- awa were learning from Mrs. Choate's experience and were giving false Oshawa addresses. "It's a shame," Mrs. Choate told The Times. "I could have given another address but [ don't want to have to lie to get my rights. And where would I be if something happened to my child, "There are probably people who live in Oshawa and never contributed at all who are tak- ing the swimming lessons," she continued. 'I'm willing to pay the money the same as every- one else. I just want my son to learn to swim so he won't drown. If they refused people from Belleville or somewhere else far off, I could under- stand it." Wendell Brewster, dirctor of recreation had just one com- ment, "'this is a policy matter-- I don't want to say anything else about it or get into a has- sle."" Alderman Ernest Whiting, a recreation committee member explained, "it is a rule that Oshawa people get first call - they pay the bill, really. When there is.a limit to the number of people we can accommodate, we take the people who pay, through taxes, year in and year out. "Maybe the policy should be reviewed. It can be changed," Mr. Whiting said, and put it on the agenda for the next meet- ing of the Oshawa Recreation Department. But that won't help Mrs. Choate's son learn to swim by the summer "That's the last time I'll give a nickel to an Oshawa project," she said Mrs. Choate plans to put up a notice at Houdaille and let the other Whitby employees who do- nated know they don't have equal rights with Oshawa citli- zens, College of applied arts and technology in north Oshawa and the new CNR freight and passenger complex in the south jend. would also be involved. Increased harbor traffic Branch Moves To Kamloops signed .effective Dec. 31 executive secretary | Columbia, | Mr. Branch said today he has been hired as executive director lof. the Thomson Nicola Valley /United Community Services in |Kamloops. It is a new position. He has been executive secre- ltary in Oshawa for the past four years. Robert Branch, who has re- of the Greater Oshawa Community Chest, starts work Jan. 15 ina similar job in Kamloops, British