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with the Oshawa a@strict. AD breeds and classes are favored, from the heavy Clydesdales, im- ported first into the Blackstock area from the Vale of Clyde in Scotland, to small ponies. Good looking carriages called for good looking animals to haul them, and it therefore followed that some- one would concentrate on hack- neys and other carriage types. As a result, 'the Oshawa area, until the 1930's was better known for its livestock than for its crops. Its dairy herds, both Hol- steins and Jerseys, were always THE OSHAWA TIMES, PROGRESS EDITION, Friday, February 27, 1959 J1A Courts Martial . had been disallowed, six Breakdown Given |i new triais ordered and tires OTTAWA (CP)--A total of 763| ere pending. The board was es- courts martial have been held in tablished in 1951, the armed forces since 1951, De-| A bill to raise the status of the fence Minister Pearkes informed Court Martial Appeal Board the Commons Wednesday. of a court was given final Fifty-two convictions had been la al and sent to Senate. force of over 40 men 15 employed under the direction of manager Gilbert Darlington. An office staff is employed to handle the volum- inous records which comprise the file on each individual animal at the farm. Value of the property is well over $1,000,000, while it is esti- mated that the value of livestock on the farm might total much more. Five stallions alone are valued at something more than PROGRESS DIRECTORY McCallum Tranzport Founded in 1934, McCallum Transport has grown into a nation-wide organization. The com- any operates from Nova Scotia to Alberta with ead offices here in Oshawa. There are five . branches located in Ontario, one in Quebec and one in Winnipeg. The Oshawa marshalling depot is lo- + cated in the south part of the city near highway 401. Plans have beei: made for expansion. Mr. McCallum has been active in civic affairs and is a ', strong supporter of sports in Oshawa. HW (See Advertisement on Page 12B 'McIntosh Funeral Home { |croach in places almest into the : McIntosh Funeral Home, 152 King St. E., was originally located across from the Hotel Genosha. : The present property was purchased in 1943. ' The firm dates as far back as 1850 when it was « run by Luke Bros, It was called Luke Burial Com- . pany. Later, it was run by A. A, Crowle. He retired In 1928 and it was sold to A. B. Creighton, St. Mary's, Ontario. Mr. Creighton owned the business until 1953 when it became the Luke McIntosh Fune- ral Home. The "Luke" was dropped from the name recently. : ' In 1954 they bought the property to the East of their building and consolidated the two buildings, (See Advertisement on Page 16B) Metropolitan Stores Limited The Metropolitan Stores, 60 King St. E., open- 'ed in Oshawa in 1958. They sell men's and boys' wear, ladies' and girls' wear, household articles, OFFSPRINGS OF FAMOUS ELMCROFT TRADITION (Photo by Ireland Studio) A year of continued progress and achievement was forecast to- day for General Motors of Can- ada by its president, E. H. Walker. GM President Sees featured at the principal shows, so that good pasturage, long roll- ing fields, made pleasant ap- proaches to the city. In fact there are few cities of the size of Oshawa which seem to emerge so suddenly from the surrounding farmlands, which en- formation on many subjects re- business district. The concentration of heavy in- dustry has done little to disturb this urban - rural relationship, It may perbaps have enhanced it. The surrounding townships, such undoubtedly benefited to a large degree from it. There are some rural dwellers who would dispute this on the the farm, the proj as a national institution now. In- While Mr. Taylor actually owns ect is regarded lating to breeding are available to anyone, and the farm staff is ready to help with any problems of this nature for anyone. By this means, it is hoped to raise the standard of horse-breed- ing in Canada to the point where Canadian bred horses will be able to stand against anything bred in Great Britain or the United as Darlington and Whitby have Sta tes. Each year, the National Stud Farm gains in stature, and it is now regarded as |establishments throughout the one of the model of its kind world. grounds that residential assess- ment does not bring much relief to either the farmer or the oper- ators of rural commercial ven- tures. However, it is safe to say that a fair portion of the earn- ings of city-employed rural dwell- Anglo Canadian Cement Lid. Sold VANCOUVER (CP) -- Employ- Year Of Progress ord 499,000 new sold in 1956. He said that 1958 was a year of achievement and progress for General Motors, its employes and Mr. Walker said in a statement|the people of Oshawa. company's Savings-Stock Pur- chase Programme under an ar- rangement whereby General Mo- tors gives one dollar for every two dollars saved by the employ- ee, up to 10 per cent of his sal- cars and trucks . ers are spent stores. some f |its ties. in neighborhood In the case of Oshawa, how- ever, its municipal council has s in its se fon This alone makes for an ideal | relationship between the city and ing rural ierh ees of Anglo Canadian Cement Ltd. approved a proposal Wed- nesday for a group to take over the debt-ridden company. The group proposed payment ioipali- of wages, salaries or commis. ions up to $500 6wing to employ- ees. For claims of more than $500 ~e¢ employee could take prefer. Progressing with Oshawa Hambly CONCRETE BUILDING STEAM § CURED AA Build With Confidence Concrete Blocks ¢ Sidewalk Slabs ® Chimney Caps ® Curb Bumpers ¢ Patio Slabs ¢ Septic Tanks Hambly Concrete . | Again, within the city, there ence shares or settle for 10 cents ar cnplorees alto pods ooh me ua wes on ne Gol fogs howdy purchases. |ers" who still maintain their com-| The company ceased opera- During the year 80 employees MuBity spirit. Such areas as| tions last Christmas Eve with Tetired: ander. the company.-paid| North Oshawa and Harmony cling *""7,400 owing to secured credit- pension 'plan. |to the old associations, despite O'S and $1,200,000 to unsecured "GM employees received $50, annexation and newly - acquired | -+-dllo1S. | 500 in awards last year for 1,772|City amenities. . cad suggestions submitted under the| Because of all this, Oshawa's company's employee suggestion Progress has been a steady and plan, an increase of almost §15,.| conservative growth which has 000 over the 1957 awards and|ROt engulfed or strangled its double the awards paid in 1956 tural neighbors. The increases in + infants' and children's wear and novelty items. + They also have a lunch counter where they sell light snacks and lunches. There are 85 Metropoli- tan Stores across Canada, from Nanaimo, B.C. to Charlottetown, P.E.I. The local store is managed by A. Goepfrich, 123 Riverside Dr. S. (See Advertisement on Page 22B) The| "Except for a brief period in Times Progress Edition that he|the fall, when lack of supplies expects production of cars and|forced us to close, most GM trucks from GM's Oshawa plants| workers enjoyed a year of rela- to increase over last year. [tively steady employment. Many "Last year was a good one for/put in substantial overtime. General Motors of Canada," he, "A mew three - year labor con- said, "Production at Oshawa was| tract -- providing a number of in- 185.731 cars and trucks, compar-|creased benefits, including in- ed with 181,976 units in 1957. We, creased wages -- was signed. It worked two full shifts through|is a good contract -- one that our 1958 model production year should be of lasting benefit. at Oshawa and at our engine] 'Participation in our Golden prepared especially for Products BETWEEN OSHAWA-WHITBY, Hwy. No. 2 MO 8-4159 Mette Plumbing Company Limited Still doing business . . . The Mette Plumbing Company Limited was started eight years ago by Mr. Val Mette. : Since that time the firm has grown consider- ably. There are now three trucks and one station wagon and a staff of eight trained technicians. Mettes specialize in repairs and remodelling. They also have the Oshawa dealership for Iron Fireman. They are the only firm in the city that have an electrical machine which will effectively thaw out frozen pipes, a device that has seen a great deal of use this winter. (See Advertisement on Page 24B) Mitchell Drugs Mitchell's drug store has just completed it's 62nd. year of successful business in the same lo- cation, 9 Simcoe street north. Manager J. A. Mit- chell has improved and expanded on the flourish- ing "corner drugstore" business built by his father, the late T. B. Mitchell. Recently the store was remodelled and enlarged to cope with the in- crease in business as the city grew. Throughout the alterations, the store never closed. One of the features. which placed the drug store among the most popular establishments in the city, is the speedy home delivery service which has always been maintained by Mitchell's. (See Advertisement on Page 5B) Murdoch Insurance "Insurance by Murdoch -- a family tradition" is the motto of one of Oshawa's most progressive insurance agencies, Murdoch General Insurance . Service, 25 Ontario street. "We have grown from small to large in the t 30 years" Mr. Murdoch said. The company andles all forms of general insurance, from auto- mobile insurance to storm insurance. Mr, Murdoch is a veteran having completed a term in the RCAF. He has taken a keen interest in civie affairs and has directly been connected with the city council for 10 years, He is a member of the present city council. (See Advertisement on Page 6B) plant operations in Windsor, with well over a million hours over- time. We employed an average of 13,500 people in our plants and offices during the year, and in December reached an all-time high when 14,546 were employ- SAVINGS UP This year should be even bet- ter -- maybe one of the best in GM's history, said Mr. Walker. always an important factor in car-buying decisions -- are up 12 cent over this time last year. ey now stand at almost $7 bil- lion. "Business generally is showing strength -- the automotive indus- try especially. In the last three months of 1958, more automo- biles were sold in Canada than in any fourth quarter in history. '"The reception greeting our 1959 models has never been bet- ter and there is good reason to believe that many thousands of, cars in 1955 will return to the market in force this year." The GM president predicted in-| dustry sales in 1959 would reach "Personal savings deposits --| Milestone Contest was most | heartening. The enthusiasm | ehown by General Motors em- |ployees and the seriousness and | thoughtfulness of their entries in- |dicate that they have a high re- gard for their company and the products they make. "A noteworthy achievement |during 1958 was the completion lof the 8.5 millionth vehicle built in Oshawa by General Motors. |It is indicative of the progress we can look for in General Mo- tors and in Oshawa, since it took us 31 years to build the first mil- lion, 12 years for the second mil- ber of lost time accidents million hours worked d betie: piace to work: million hours worked: 1932 and 6.98 in 1950." GREATER ACCOMPLISHMENTS Mr, forts of his dovhad company and to "General Motors Safety Pro- gramme showed satisfactory progress during 1958. The num- Po| industrial growth has been felt 1.03 from 1.13 in 1957. Accident records compiled during the last 30 years show that General Mo- tors has become a progressively |iries have blossomed in both > 1029 Ontario and Durham counties. there were 34.6 accidents per| 124 in Walker pledged the ef- population of both Whitby and Darlington townships is proof of | Indeed the impact of Oshawa's farther afield, Industry brought the new Highway 401 into being. And along the route new indus- In both counties, agriculture has made big strides. In Durham particularly, tobacco is bringing big returns to many farmers. It is possibly the principal cash crop produced now, with Christ. its| mas trees coming along a good lion end six years--to 1956--for the third million. "Spending in Oshawa by Gen- eral Motors on goods, services, wages and taxes was better than $160 miillion. Oshawa remainded at the head of the list of more than 450 Canadian communities in which General Motors spent in the coming years. been accomplished by people of Oshawa. a rec- ord of progress and achievement "During the 35 years that Osh- awa has been a city, much has General Motors, its employees, and by the "Our accomplishments during the next 35 years can be even One of the outstanding rural |features of Oshawa's immediate |environs is the National Stud |Farm, owned by Canada's out- standing racing owner, E. P. Taylér. Here, on a 1000-acre prop- erty complete with its own race- track are the cream of Canada's thoroughbred race- money last year. Total sp in Canada by General Motors in- Canadians who purchased new; crodsed by $4 million to $429 suppliers grew to more than 4,200 from 4.000 the year before] 475,000 -- second only to the rec-laside nearly $1 million in greater. But it will take the en- ergies and honest hard work of us all to make this more than an 1958 and the list of idle wish. in zens of Oshawa--are prepared "General Motors employees set and willing to do just that." Many Fine Farms In Area 'Long History Is Recalled In its long history, Oshawa builders . . . and ultimately|nence in cattle - breeding In this ers tomobil present century, Elmcroft stock r) has played a tremendous part as the hub of one of the finest farming regions in Ontario. Per-|part of the McLaughlin inter- well as the United States and haps its eminence in the indus- ested, as now, in farming, trial field today stems largely|fact they reached a high emi- There seems to have been some|is well regarded in Britain as In| Canada. "I belleve that we--the citi- search laboratory for the horse- horses. It is the potential home of a horse which will one day be a world champion. The farm is actually the re racing industry in Canada. BIG MAIN FORCE In itself, it represents an Osh- awa industry. It was purchased in 1950 by Mr. Taylor from Col. R. S. McLaughlin. The property at that time comprised 300 acres with an old world farmhouse and one or two barns, The property has been extended so that it now covers over 1000 acres, and in addition to six horse barns con- tains 20 other buildifigs, Not 'the least of these are the barns hous- ing a herd of 150 sleek purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle. | "Good horses were synonymous To take care of the farm a from its role as thé service centre for this large agricultural set-| tlement which surrounded it. Undoubtedly the McLaughlins, or some part of the family must have engaged themselves as wheelwrights and blacksmiths, | to eventually set up as carriage WISH TO Co THE CITY OF OSHAWA ON ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY 1940 - 1959 -- For the past 19 years Alymer Powell and Murry Powell have been in business ot 35)2 Simcoe St. North, Oshawa. their aim to try to give efficient service to their customers. POWELLS DRUG STORE 35%2 SIMCOE ST. NORTH--RA 5-4734 1 POWELLS DRUG STORE It has been POULTRY STATION 117 BLOOR EAST, OSHAWA RA 3-4722 ht Since 1945 eo LIVE & DRESSED POULTRY 00-30 PD 0-30 F hit 2 RETAIL OR WHOLESALE CAKES--PASTRIES--ALL AT oT ed $=Zed $o3=d ioTed toTd §oS=d 1=S=t 4-3-0 ¢ 3 OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE SERVING OSHAWA & DISTRICT Serving the Very Finest to Oshawa & District EGGS IND POULTRY FINEST IMPORTED MEATS, FISH AND BISCUITS --EUROPEAN CHEESES--CHOCOLATE--DOZENS OF KINDS OF DELICATESSEN BAKE GOODS-- LITZ Delicatessen [+ 0-8-0 0=8=0 628-0 0-60 0-80 020=0 028-0 0-80 0-L~0 0-80 0-8-4 4-STe-E=0 0-8 RA 8-1111 =3-04 9-2-2 Poy FOR SALE a EE a Tees I tetas $oBes 3aBep gels - Segreesey a) in the Same Old Stand Above photograph was taken from the 1928 Progress Edition ACTUALLY Johnston's have heen serving | this community with quality mer- chandise and personalized ser- vice... SINCE 1917 ® 8 SIMCOE STREET NORTH e |}