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i "a a PG GPA a a WW Wr --_--_---- = Re THE OSHAWA TIMES, PROGRESS EDITION, Friday, Februn~ 27, 1937 9B Oshawa !! i ------ SS lt ------------------ YEARS SERVING THE NEEDS OF OSHAWA CITIZENS! Many businesses have come and gone since the time that WARD'S first opened their doors in 1919 . , . However, WARD'S have continued to grow end expand during the years . . . due, we believe, to our policy throughout the years of carrying only the BEST QUALITY MERCHANDISE ot the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, os well os courteous service has mode the name of WARD'S a "Byword"' te the shopping public throughout Ontarie County. HARBOR ON LAKEFRONT (Photo by Ireland Studio) Police Have Busy Year The continued expansion of personnel, 21 school ecrossing| ~ Big Industries Eye ~ Many Facilities Here Ra a Sixty years ago Canada's north- of the year and in anticipation General Motors of Canada, 1td.,|the Oshawa Police Department land na of the biggest|of the Seaway only two years dis-|and a host of smaller industries one of 'ts busiest years. The department operaies fous gold rushes of all time. Thous- tant, the province undertook an| employing over 18,000 people. | 'A police career in Oshawa,' Pe Is Spin ® [LoL ands faced suffering, deprivation all-time record capital invest-| The more recent comers. par- said Police Chief Herbert Flin- Inoloreeles. he Fadi = pent and death in their quest for rich- ment program. Capital spent was|ticularly, have appreciated Osh-|toff today, "can be both stimu- lion 1 otc mobile es. The lure of the big bonanza, $3.2 billion - 14 per cent greater awa's unusual and distinct ad-|lating and challenging and I can Do jce The id ation : the golden opportunity, is as|than 1956 and 37 per cent over vantage of "eing geared to the mow urge young men to apply Rient Bidet etl pry epart: characteristic of the North Am-/the Canadian total. needs of considerably more indus-|themselves to a police career as Dy Pavia tous 65 Huser erican scene as the drugstore or| New industries totalling 115 try than at present exists. The|: life occupation. The future is ial rT the large automobile. were established. Mejor expan- apoerption vould be. Dainient peight and the security rewards 300 ann Ors a, Be i sions of existing industries num- s, utilities and other serv- vhile. + ' ww "> Soo se who 4 oe io tn|bered 877. Thirty-two branch ices are being developad accord-| In 1958 the police department ras, I wade essence than industrialists in|plants were built. A COLLIER UNLOADS AT OSHAWA The Staff and Management of Ward's Canada - or with an eye on Can.| The opening of the Seaway vi ada . are doing today. The psy-|place stronger emphasis on com- chology remains the same. Only munications - between raw ma- the method is different. terial source and industry and This year a new trail opens - between industry and markets. the Trail of '59. Conceqienty, Planers | .| industries..are looking hard at| My X Je one Jace Sl Lait ihe lakeside and riverside areas| industrial Canada and b.yond.|in order to squeeze maximum The riches which await the mod-| benefit from cheaper marine ern prospectors are many thous. | freight. and times greater than those ofl GOOD HARBORS | the Yukon in 08. More particularly, they are| AND SHOVEL PICK pick and shovel will be re- harbors close to the bir rich placed by the jig and the ma- markets. . chine tool. The stake will have to] In Southern "Ontario there is be larger. But the going on the one spot they are scrutinizing smooth St. Lawrence Seaway will with more than usual interest - be infinitely easier, the reception Oshawa. at the end of the trail kinder. | The city's strategic position in| Areas served by the Seaway|the centre of the fattest market been making prepara- area in Canada offers unique] latter day gold rush. | facilities. ulf of St. Lawrence | | they are to surrounding the harbor is wide| ps the largest indus- open for industrial devel looking at communities with good | pag It has the finest natural har- Composed fh a large measure to western tip of Lake Super- mor between Toronto and Mon. | the happy labor situation. fever has set in. For they | real - and, best of all, the area SQUARE MILES |ing to a well-conceived Tastes | upoited =n {petease oh gi safe breghings, plan, flexible enough to accommo- date heavier 'emands. |charges but an increase in most It is definitely not the city's oiiier offences. Stop street in- wish to embark on an indiges-|fractions were reported respon- tible orgy of expansion. Rather,|sible for the greatest number of quietly comscious of its steady|accidents shown in 1958 records. growth and increasing import. The authorized strength of the ance, Oshawa is seeking orderly department now stands at 94, con- progress towards its own Utopia. sisting of 67 officers, five civilian Even so, development has been faster than was anticipated 10| ensuring a deep-well supply of years ago. In 1950, for instance, skilled, semi-skilled and unskil- the population was 2,771. Today, |led workers. only nine years later, the figure| almost doubled to 55,000. | Just how significant is this] growth can be seen from the fact that from 1946 to 1956 the popula-| tion of Canada increased 31 per cent; of Ontario 32 per cent; of Oshawa 83.96 per cent, Oshaww. has grown into the than its are of strikes ¢ dis- ment work hard at co-operation, and where that co-operation pays |off in terms of high productivity and equitable wages. It is an area intensely loyal as largest city on the Seaway be-|& market for locally manufactur-|traffic accidents in 1958, while tween Toronto and Mdhtreal. The bedrock of this success is It is an area which has less| (numbering 417 boys and girls) putes - where labor and manage-|supervised daily. goods. Competition for labor is mini- ed with 143 Constable L. J. MacDermaid is in charge of the school safety patrols and spent many hours lec- turing a Home and School clubs) and service clubs duing the past year. He also assisted members of the patrols and other children in such sports as baseball arti hockey. » In 1958 no accidents occurred on the way from school while |safety patrols were on duty. {Under safety patrol supervision |a total of 9864 children were In Oshawa 120 crossings are under safety patrol supervision, one under police supervision and 21 under adult supervision. Three persons were killed in 212 persons were injured compar- in 1957. The total mal, yet ment r high. Oshawa has learned from the past and is projecting its ex- A 1000 square mille area sur-| perience as a guide for the future. plex in the world. |at reasonable cost. Materials can Ontario, with a third of the be delivered to and taken from eountry's population and 40 per the doorstep by boat. | eent of her personal income, is| Just 17 miles to the west is| the largest and richest of all Metroppolitan Toronto, a fabu- | Canadian markets. It stands tollous market in itself. To the sast| gain the most from the Seaway. |lis the fast growing Ottawa-Mont- | Recognizing. this, scores of in-|real-Kingston region. To the dustries are jumping into the north, and well served by rail capital expansion bandwagon. land road, are the sources of Take 1957 for example, With many raw materials. To the the high level of demand for On.|south, 50 miles across the lake, ' {is the fat market of New York jario's goods at the beginning re. The Oshdwa Industrial Com- GIVEN WRONG SOLUTION |nission reports an awakening to KRUGERSDORP, South Africa these facts on the part of several = + (AP)--Triplets born in hospital industries, both at home and a- pos ERP Ye 'L. FEFrsn pst nay IRILBEIEI IL IBAA LBR LG BA B02 YY PER EAEITERY died after being given sodium ni- broad. Many industrialists, says trate instead of sodium chloride Commissioner T. E. McLaughlin, | (salt) in a saline solution, public are pleasantly surprised by Osh-| prosecutor J. M. Weiman told an{awa's facilities and moderate] inquest Wednesday. The three in-|costs involved compared with fants, Johannes, Sarel Pieter and|the more highly developed har- Antonie Strydom, died within a bor areas to the west. | few minutes of each other Jan. 5, SOUND POSITION and their deaths had been a mys-| Already poised in this sound y strategic position is, of course, Serving Distrid | ¥ for over 35 Years | D. JAMIESON JAMIESON 'DRUGS 241 KING ST. E. RA 5-1169 Congratulations TO THE CITY of OSHAWA 35 Years of Progress -- r a luding the city|Its bonanza may be just around contains a population of 100,000,'the corner - on the Trail of '59. of in 1958 was 776 compared with 657 in 1957. Major crimes committed in Oshawa during the past year in- clude two robberies, 91 SIMCOE AT ATHOL STS. . breakings, 53 housebreakings, 538 extend congratulations on this 35th Anniversary OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA | J. C. WARD, Founder "LEE" ROLSON Mgr. WARD'S _ PHONE RA 5-1151 iE thefts and 95 car thefts. ABOVE -- Is the Houdaille Industries plant as it appears today, Additions which are now nearing completion will en- large plant to a total of 232,000 square feet of floor space. LEFT -- Is the old plant built in 1929 with a total of only 55,000 square feet. Houdaille Industries Limited « « . Now Ranks Foremost Among Oshawa's Industries! ! e 1930 -- 55,000 SQ. FT. EMPLOYES 150 e 1959 -- 232,000 SQ. FT. EMPLOYES 500 Manufacturers of . . . Bumpers, Brackets and Bumper Guards for the Auto- mobile Industry. Miscellaneous Large and Small Metal Stampings. Nickel and Chrome Plating in Production Lots. Highway Steel Beam Guiderails. Parking Lot Barriers Complete With Steel Posts Steel Sign Posts For Streets and Highways. Complete Manufacturing And Engineering Facilities [ HOUDAILLE INDUSTRIES T ED OSHAWA ONTARIO