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Page Two November 20, 1942 EMPLOYEE CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR MEDICAL PLAN COMMITTEE POST Miss C. Walker, Housemother, Gets Acclamation as Women's Representative (Column 1) On Sunday, October 15, at an open meeting of resident employees of the Pickering Works held in the Community Hall, five men were nominated as candidates to stand for election for the position of Male Employees' Representative on the committee which is to administer the Resident Employees' Medical Service Plan. Held in accordance with the procedure outlined in the by-laws of the Plan, the male employees who were present at the meeting chose Richard Russ of Line No. 2, D. Hostler of the Construction Department, Robert Bentley of the Construction Department, E. V. Walker of the Employment Department, and Frank Holroyd of the Safety Department Publicity Studio as their candidates for the important post. Miss C. Walker, House Matron in Residence 728, was the only woman nominated as a candidate for the position of Female Employees' Representative, and, consequently, received an acclamation. Election Sunday Next In view of Miss Walker's acclamation, the only participants in the plan eligible to vote at the election to be held on Sunday next, October 22, will be the men in residence on the Company's property. Printed ballots will be provided and ballot boxes will be placed in all the residences in the Men's Camp and in the Staff House. Although last Sunday's nomination meeting was attended by employees of most of the departments of the Works there were employees there from the Construction Department, Line No. 2, Line No. 3, the Cap and Det. Line, the Pellet and Tracer Line, and the Staff in actual numbers the meeting was poorly attended. As next Sunday's election is for a very important position (Column 2) on the committee which will govern the Plan and be responsible for the funds contributed by the employees, it is hoped that many more employees will indicate their interest and vote. Company Yet to Name Representatives As the original constitution of the Plan as reported in The Commando of September 28 has been amended, and the employees' representation has been increased to two, the Company will name two representatives also. They have yet to be appointed. Dr. J. R. Card, the Works Medical Director, as reported earlier will be the Chairman of the committee of five. OLDTIMERS (Picture 1) Here's a picture which will be of interest to a lot of ex-Carter-Halls-Aldinger people. It was taken last summer and is representative of their old Cash Department. Reading from left to right are Roy Bartleman, now with the Pickering Works; Blake Witmer, now in the Air Force; Russ. McGillivray, now with Carter-Halls-Aldinger in Cornwall; Mary Lambert, now with the Pickering Works and soon to be married; Nan Good who married an Air Force instructor; Barbara Watson, now with the Pickering Works; in front of Barbara is Joanne Oakley, an employee now of Carter-Halls-Aldinger in Toronto; Percy McKay, now in Sorel, Quebec; Everett Whitred, now in the Army, and Harold Muschamp, now of the Pickering Works. On the extreme right is Bill Baby, who just left the Pickering Works a few weeks ago and to whom we are indebted for this picture. (Picture 2) More girls from the West! Another group of Western girls which arrived at Ajax recently. They are now at work on the lines and doing a good job.(Column 3) (Picture 1) Herb Cavanagh, former employee of the Time Office, has written THE COMMANDO asking to be remembered to his old friends. Herb has been ill since leaving the Company but is slowly regaining his health. TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED Effective a few weeks ago are the appointments of Miss Mary Arnold as Supervisor of Women's Housing, and that of Miss Frances Murray who will work on social activities with Miss Margaret Murray and on recreation with Miss Dorothy Sheppard. Miss Arnold, in taking over the position formerly held by Miss Marj. Glendinning, who left to be married, comes to Ajax with a background which will help her materially in her work here. For six years she was a District Supervisor of the Family Welfare Association in the city of Montreal, where housing was one of her many problems. Miss Frances Murray is already well-known to many of the employees as she was previously employed in the Works' Laboratory. Her work with Miss Margaret Murray, who is no relation, has to do with the furthering of friendships among the girls and the promotion of social activities. Always active in sport, she will assist Miss Dorothy Sheppard with the basketball and volleyball teams. PLANT TRANSIT OFFICER APPOINTED To Co-operate with Oil and Tire Controllers Appointed by the Company to the new position of Plant Transit Officer is E. H. Cousens whose office is located in the Gatehouse Building. (Picture 2) E. H. Cousens Mr. Coussns will work closely with the Oil Controller's office and the Tire Controller's office to establish a plan ensuring an adequate supply of gasoline and tires to those employees willing to transport capacity loads of passengers to and from the Works. As yet no announcements have been made by Mr. Cousens, but when the plan of operation is formulated details will be published. With Sympathy, The sympathetic condolences of the employees and the management of the Pickering Works are extended to the families and friends of the late Mrs. Marjory Smith and Mr. Reaford Wilson. (Column 4) CITIZENS' COMMITTEE ABANDONS CO-OPERATIVE STORE PROJECT Emergency Meeting Rejects Scheme; Favours Privately Operated Store At an extraordinary open meeting of the Citizens' Committee held at the Community Hall on Sunday, November 8, the establishment of a co-operative type store to serve the needs of the village was rejected by a majority vote of those present. Summoned by T. W. Lavender, chairman of the Community Services Committee, the meeting was addressed by W. Stevens, who represented those opposed to the cooperative venture, and George Munns, chairman of the Citizens' Committee, who originally sponsored the movement for a co-operative type store. The co-operative plan was defeated by a narrow margin. Mr. Munns in his remarks vigorously championed the co-operative plan and cited its success in other countries as well as in Canada. He was firmly convinced thai the necessary financing could be obtained from the citizens of the village as well as from other employees resident on the Company property who had indicated their willingness to subscribe for shares. However, he admitted that the plan could not hope for success unless it had the unanimous support of the entire community. "Production Our Only Concern," Says Stevens Mr. Stevens eloquently presented his opinions and stressed the fact that the first concern of all the tenants is the production of shells rather than the operation or direction of any other distracting interest. Questioning the ability of the citizens to adequately finance such an operation, Mr. Stevens doubted the wisdom of adopting the co-operative plan and pictured the chaos that might attend an unsuccessful attempt. Indicative of the interest of the citizens at the meeting were the questions fired from the floor after each speaker had concluded his remarks. To definitely determine the majority view on the matter, ballots were distributed at the direction of T. W. Lavender, the chairman of the meeting. The co-operative plan was rejected by a vote of 45 to 37. VILLAGE WOMEN PLAN RED CROSS AND NAVY LEAGUE WORK The War Services Committee, a sub-committee of the Citizens' Committee, will hold a meeting on Monday, November 30, at the Ajax School to which all women interested in working for either the Red Cross or the Navy League are invited. Speakers representing the Navy League and the Red Cross will acquaint the women with the work of both organizations. Mrs. H. C. Berndt, War Services Committee chairman, is asking all those interested to be present as the committee wishes to prepare its plans for the coming year. MEDICAL PLANS AND FIRE PROTECTION STUDIED The Emergency Services Committee of the Village of Ajax is investigating various medical service plans in an effort to determine which will prove most suitable for the community's needs. A report will be presented at an early meeting of the Citizens' Committee. The Committee is also investigating the possibility of installing fire alarm signal boxes throughout the village. A recommendation has already been made by it to Wartime Housing Limited that that organization purchase a fire engine which could be housed in an addition to the Defence Industries Limited fire hall and which could be manned by plant fireman. No decision has yet been reached by the housing company. (Column 5) THE COMMANDO Selected as Committee's Official Organ At the last general meeting of the Citizens' Committee of the Community of Ajax held on Monday. November 9, THE COMMANDO was unanimously chosen as the official organ of the Committee. Official notices and reports of the various sub-committees will be printed in this publication. Portable Church Loaned to Ajax for Duration Mrs. G. F. MacKenzie, head of the Social Services Committee of the village, has announced that a portable building, twenty-five feet by sixty feet, has been secured on loan from the United Church Home Missions which will be used by the villagers as a church. The Church organization, thanks to the efforts of Major S. D. Dunn, is lending the building without cost and is defraying the cost of moving and erecting it. The church will be situated on the east side of the plant road at the northern boundary of the Wartime Housing development, on property rented at a nominal sum from William Herron, owner of the land. Four denominations in all will be permitted to use the edifice. They are the Presbyterian, the Anglican, the Baptist and the United Church denominations. It is expected that the building will be erected within a fortnight. High wire artistes, Ajax version. Reading clockwise from the left are Harold Garratt, Cecil Bilcox and Fred Ashby, linemen employed by the Electrical Department, photographed at work. Have Your Mail Addressed Properly Now that the mail is being delivered to the homes and apartments of the village, the Post Office is requesting that all the employees arrange to have their incoming mail properly addressed showing the proper street number. All employees are being urged to do so as there is some possibility of the mail being delivered in the Women's and Men's Areas also.