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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, December 16, 1956 J | Ajax Hydro Commission | LAWRENCE - ROWLAND Youthful Org trio in i Howl how pore Ajax was cvesied by the Por e Industries Limited munis tions plant during World War 11, This need was met hy the Hydro- Bleciric Power Commission of | { the Province of Ontario which is oni ps better known as simply a Hydro, The post-war hydro needs were handled hy Ontario Hydro through thelr Oshawa Rural Operating Avec until the Improvement Dis trict of Ajax was formed in 1061, The Board of Trustees, under chairmanship of B. deF, ayly, approached Ontario Hydro with the request that a "local system' he established, The re- was granted and the Ajax ydro Flectric System, under the ownership of Ontarle Hydro, oame being Wm January of anization | LIMITED This "local Lp" pe of fhe n | eration continued | early growth of A a, H EA 4 NG transition from Juiprovement oe triet to Town on J , 1066, and as such was On vw from On. tario Hydro for the sum of $275, 000 on April 80, 1066, This pur. chase was made possible by Fine issue of a 20-year nture in the amount of $360,000, The year) L VY payment for this debenture A made by the Ajax Hydro Electric] Commission from Hydro reven- 4 ues, During the elght month period APPLIANC ES o Sheation A 1008 the Ajax ydro » Ki ystom was undor the direction of # Commit SOUTH PLAZA SHOPPING CENTRE tts a alia, Alas Ty dene ' ee 'ommission came In being under the direction of two 200 HARWOOD AJAX PHONE 117 Hydro Commissioners and the ayor, Rummage Sales Raise Money For Ballet CALGARY (CP)~The Calgar Ballet Corps, now four years ol was founded on gallons of tea and hundreds of bargain » sale articles, Teas and rummage sales raised money for a group of Calgary parents who had decided a ballet SOmpany was necessary te give talented children an opportunity ® study as a group, Incorporated In 1066, with 16 #hildren enrolled, the corps now aM member froue and this por il is staging three complete uctions at the 1.4 2,400-800t Jub Auditorium here, ge ning was the big ho avin: ah "ho ities Hots ally! ore} dre 1 no Kh og ma a purchased costumers made, one were painted in thelr homes dur: ing evening sessions, "The dancers were so enthused y with the idea, we just couldn't let them down," sald Mrs, Marie Blenson, one of the first sup- porters, NTANDARDS HIGH Despite the small organizations, OM Standasiy were high from the FR slart, Lessons were geared to the Royal Academy Dancin, In London and Jean Simpson an . Sibyl Rogers were enrolled as 1] 1 1] ballet. mistresses, ® Mrs, Simpson, an exponent of Highland dancing, holds 176 med- als and 76 cups, Mrs, Rogers was trained at London and is a member of the rrr AND Boclety of Dancing Teachers, The season's productions in clude Musical Variations with : musie by Siostakovieh. oud ] Woman In Shoe to musie by Saint-Saens and a moders work In the Highlands, NOTTINGHAM, Bo. 210 AVENUE CRESCENT, AJAX permaglass INCORPORATED PERMA it's tempered GLASS P.O. Box 308 Phone 1091 | Ajax Ontario