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on his 1932 Ford Roadster to club president Don McClen- nen. Lower: Mayor Christine Thomas cuts the tape, offic- ially opening the show. Left is Don McClennen, club presi- dent, with Claude Keon, WINNER OF THE Grand Prize at the second annual Rod and Custom Show of the Igniters Club of Oshawa was Edward Benetin (top right) RR 3, Oshawa. He is shown pointing out special features 7 2 ci, st wl . Rod, Custom . Show Held At Centre The Igniters Rod and Custom Club of Oshawa held their sec- ond annual Rod and Custom Show at the Shopping Centre Saturday. Exhibitors from all over the province and parts of the Unit- ed States had their cars on display. Mayor Christine Thomas was on hand to cut the ribbon to of- ficially open the show, along with Claude Keon, Shopping Centre administrator. Besides the rods and customs, there was one antique car on display, a "Willis Knight" own- ed by James Slathan, of Osh- awa. A club official explained antiques are cars restored to their condition at manufacture, while rods and customs have modern devices added. Edward Benetin, of the Osh- awa Club, was winner of the prize for the best car of the show with his 1932 Ford Road- ster. The Kontinentals Rod and Custom Club of Oshawa won the awards for the best club display and for best club par- ticipation. Other winners were as fol- lows: unfinished rod, Gary Challice, Oshawa, Kontinentals Club; Derek Brown, Toronto, Roadmates Club; unfinished custom, Bob Sparks, Toronto, no affiliation; Bill Belke, Osh- awa, Ballistas Club. Rod pickup truck, Ken Kay: Kitcheners, Drifters; Bud ¢ Pearce, Buffalo, Rod Reckers; custom pickup truck, Alex Pik- Fula, Buffalo, Rod Reckers; Coupe, Ken Tropak, Oshawa, Igniters; Mel Norwick, Whitby, Hurricams. Roadster, Ed Benetin, Osh- awa, Igniters; Al Fisher, To- ronto, Dragsters; mild custom, Shopping Centre administra |Allan Bryant, Oshawa, no affil- tor at right. The show at- |iation; Glenn Laughton: Cooks- i ville; no affiliation; semi-cus tracted entries from all over tom Donald E. Rese, Toronto, the province and parts of the Etobi-Cams; Larry Howe, United States. : Thornhill, no affiliation; --Oshawa Times Photo | Mild convertible, Bill Farn- =] Camp Kedron Boys' Camp Annual Awards Are Mad Following are the awards Ferris, 61 pts; Tommy Chap- made at the Camp Kedron Boys'| man, 54; Jack Broome, 49; Ray| Camp Awards dinner: | Ross and Kevin McEvoy, 48 pts. | MINOR AWARDS {each; Rick Corby, 43; Erwin| Most popular camper: Ricky Waldinsperger, 40. Corby, B. | INDIAN POW-WOW | Most talented camper: Walter| Indian wrestlers: 1. Ricky) Moore, B. Corby; 2. Roy Joseph. | Most industrious camper:| Indian chatterbox: 1. Herby| Tommy Chapman, A. | Chapman; 2. John VanDerMeer.| Most sportsmanlike camper:| Indian 'Poison-Pool': 1 Ron| Wayne Chappell, C. Larabee; 2. John VanDerMeer. Most improved swimmers:| Indian 'Pat and Mike': 1. Wal Brian McCoy, Wayne Chappell,| ter Moore; 2 Larry Jeffrey. Barry Shaw, Larry Jeffreys. [SWIMMING MEET WINNERS Most improved divers: Eddie] Fancy dive from diving board Hosking, Ed Cieslik, Joel (Counselors): 1. Bob Bassett;| Palter. 2. Bruce Norton. 'Hard-Luck' camper: Douglas, Fancy dive from DB (camp-| Ross, C. ers): 1. John St. Pierre; 2. Ken 'Hard-Luck' Jim Broome. | Fitzgerald, C Longest dive from DB (swim Camp 'Fog-horn' voice: Field underwater): 1. Ron Larabee; 2. Marshal Ted Brown, B. George Lees. Biggest eaters in camp: Ken| Longest jump .from DB: Broome, Walter Moore, Ed Erwin Waidinsperger; 2. Bob) Cieslik, Ken DeMille, Bria n/ Williamson | (Mouse) Wright. Longest dive from DB: 1. Camper with most pains and Tommy Chapman; 2. George aches: Marcel Ranger, A. Lees. Biggest feet in camp: Field RACES Marshal Ted Brown, B. Age 8 years -- Ross Mac- 'Tiny-Tim' of camp: Ross Donald, David Harris. MacDonald, C. | Age 9 years -- Martin Mec- Camp 'Joker': Bob 'The Earl'| Connell, Brian Ferris. Bassett, A |_ Age 10 years -- Billy Bowers, | GROUP AWARDS Ricky Corby. | Scavenger hunt: Tommy Age 11 years -- George Lees, Chapman, captain; Jack Ronny Joseph. Broome, Brian Ferris, Wayne| Age 12 years -- Marcel Ran- Chappell, Douglas Ross, Arthur|8er, Herby Chapman. Moore and Ted Brown. {_ Age 13 years -- Ken Broome, Softball league champions; | Ronald Larabee. Captain, Marcel Ranger; Ron.| Age 14 yrs. -- Jack Broome, nie Joseph, Steven Larabee, BOD Williamson. Larry Chircop, Jacques St.| Counselors Race -- Tommy Pierre, Brian McCoy, D a nn y|Cotie, Bob Bassett. Harris, Maurice St. Pierre, NOVELTY EVENTS Eddie Hosking and Ray Ross.| Ball race -- Tommy Chap- Managers; Tommy Cotie and|man, George Lees. Ken DeMille. Three-Arm race Tommy TABLOID teak? WINNERS Cotie and Ken Broome, Bob counselor: Winning teajfg: Tommy Chap-|Bassett and Ron Larabee. | man, captain; Ken Jordan, Ross Relay race -- Tommy Cotie,| MacDonald, Ted Boivin, John Ken Broome, George Lees, Boivin and Jimmy Jones -- 188/2 Bob Bassett, Ron Larabee,| points. Billy Bowers. | Individual champions: Brian Paddle board race -- Russ' | Bassett, 10 and one third times; Lig dale, Oshawa, Igniters; John Mitchell, Whitby, Hurricams; semi-convergible, Robert Giles, Toronto, Aristocrats; Roger Train, Toronto, Dragsters; sports, John K. Moffat, Osh- awa, Kontinentals; Wayne Smith, Toronto, Aristocrs' competition: Jack Look, To' to, Modified. 7 Days Left For Swimming Oshawa children have another seven days to swim in city-own- ed Rotary Pool and city-leased Somerset Pool. Both pools will close Sept. 4 -- as they did last year. "But there is a possibility, de- pending upon the weather, that Rotary will be open weekends," Ald. Albert Walker told The Oshawa Times Thursday. Ald. Walker is chairman of the city's General Purpose and Property Committee. City park closing dates vary according to the decision of their administrative bodies -- the Neighborhood Park Associa- tions, Officially, the Community Rec- MacDonald, Brian Ferris. Dive and Come up Through Hoop -- John St. Pierre, Tom- my Chapman. MARATHON SWIM (Greatest number of times around pool in five minutes, for campers and 10 minutes for counselors). Campers -- Ken Broome 4% times; Tommy Chapman, 4 times; John St. Pierre, 3% times. Counselors -- Tommy Cotie, 10 and two-thirds times; Bob Bob Kidd, 6 times. SWIMMING MEET CHAMPS Campers -- Ken Broome, 20 points; Tommy Chapman, 11; John St. Pierre and George Lees, 9. ; Counselors -- Tommy Cotie, 19; Bob Bassett, 11; Robert idd, 3; Bruce Norton and Douglas Fowlie, 9. MAJOR AWARDS Red Cross Swimming Tests: (Badges and Cards) -- Senior -- Bruce Norton. Intermediate -- George Lees, | dren wound up last night, with Joel Palter, James Watt. the annual prize-giving cere- Junior --Norman Snelgrove,imony held at the McLaughlin Douglas Fowlie, Ken Broome, park handshell. See story else- Jack Broome, Billy Bowers,iwhere on this page. Ricky Corby, John St. Pierre . and Larry Jeffreys. (Jackson, Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Beginner -- Marcel Ranger,| Jordan, Erwin Waldinsperger, Ron Mc- Larabee, Inroy, Eddie Hosking, BrianiMalcolm, John McConnell, Ferris, Raymond Bint, Roger Tommy McEvoy, Ron MeclIn. Norton, David Humphrey, roy, Walter Moore, Ronnie Wayne Chappell, Brian McCoy. Shaw, Maurice St. Pierre, An- BEST CABIN DURING CAMP q,oy Oshawa Kiwanis Club Prizes: Winning Cabin: Cabin Recreation Committee's sum- liamson. | Besct "All-Round" Campers -] (Won flag on five inspections). (Most outstanding in all camp) § Winning Counselors -- Te Brown, Norman Snelgrove,| Mike Eggert, Ken DeMille and| Robert Kidd. | Larabee. Winning Campers -- Allan| 'Beg jn Cabin B -- Ricky Barr, Tommy Barr, Ray Bint, | Corby, Ted Boivin, Billy Bowers, Wayne Chappell, Larry Chir-/ Chappell. cop, Charles Chircop, Ricky| Most outstanding Camper in Corby, Brian Ferris, Danny Camp Tommy Chapman,| Harris, Edward 'Hosking, Terry|Cabin "A", * activities; attitude, co-operation and popularity) Best in Cabin A -- Ronald Best in Cabin C -- Wayne 'of Toronto, from gaining a vic- 4 | ship Motorcycle Races at Mos- [roared past the stalled Lloyd Motor Fails Last Lap dhe Oshawa Sines At Mosport SECOND SECTION OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1961 PAGE THIRTEEN Motor failure in the second last lap prevented Ivor Lloyd, tory in the Canadian Champion- port Park Saturday. Bob Webster, of Toronto, in the closing moments to cross the finish line as winner. Close behind was Ed La Belle, of Philadelphia, who had battled for second place with Webster throughout the race. One of the poorest crowds since the park's opening watch- ed the cyclists take their start- ing positions. Aboard a powerful Norton 498 machine, Lloyd drove into the lead from the drop of the flag. After six circuits, he was lap- ping the rear-placed riders, averaging one minute, 55 sec- onds around the twisting 2.4 mile track. Lloyd looked like an advance scout for a sluggish wagon train. At this stage. the drivers nearest to him were Webster, and La Belle, and they were a > | full minute behind. Close on the :|heels of these two were Tom Faulds, Toronto, on a Norton 499; Bill Sharpless, Toronto, on aTriumph 500; and Marsh Ans- ley, Scarborough, on a Triumph 500, leading the Senior Class line-up. By the 27th lap, L= Belle and Webscter had changed leads three times. Far in front, Lloyd's red - cowled Norton seemed home free. CHAIN FAILURE A primary chain failure forc- ed Sharpless to drop out of the race. With him went many spectators -- forced to drop out due to primary interest fail- ure. When Lloyd failed to pass the lap-timer's bench for the start of the 28th lap, a group of La Belle-Webster fans did a jig on the tarmac. Welshmen present (Lloyd is a transposed "Taffy", as Welsh- men are called) hummed "Men of Harlech" and morosely drift- ed off. After the race, Lloyd told us: "The motor just cut out -- I still don't know why." reation Association and|{ mer activity program for chil. § Ronald Kirby, Danny|' George Lees, Dou g|! Wiggers and Teddy Wil-|} Meanwhile, back at the race, Webster picked up trophy and plaudits by just edging out La Belle at the finishing flag. Lloyd was compensated somewhat for his bad-break by winning the Gold Cup, a 16-lap feature event, and finishing second in a five-lap prelimin- ary. Results of the other races were as follows: First race: five-lap junior 500 cc and unlimited heat: Paul Shortt, Montreal, BSA 500; B. Kenney, Ohio, Norton 490; R. Murray, Quebec, Triumph 500; Mike Binley, Dundas, Ont. BSA 500. Second race: Five-lap senior and expert 500 cc heat: Fred Gailey, Scarborough, Matchless 500; Ivor Lloyd, Toronto, Nor- ton 498; Ed La Belle, Philadel- phia, BMW 500; Bob Webster, Toronto, Norton 500. Third race: Five-lap 200 and 250cc heat (lightweight): Barry Page, Philadelphia, HD 247; Hans Van Den Hurk, Oak- ridges, Ont., Honda 247; Sid Tunstall, East Amherst, NY. Ducati 175; Ron Wheatley, Montreal, Honda 247. Fourth Race: 16 laps for the August Gold Cup: Ivor Lloyd, Toronto, Norton 498; Ed La Belle, Philadelphia, BMW 500; Bill Sharpless, Toronto, Triumph 500; Barry Page, Philadelphia, HD 247. Fifth Race: 16 laps 200 and 250cc championship final: Barry Page, Philadelphia HD "47; Ron Wheatley, Montreal, 'onda 247; Charles Andrews, Rochester, NY, Ducati 204 Klaus Zans, Hamilton, NSU 250. Sixth Race: 18-lap junior 500 cc championship: Yvon Duham- el, Montreal, BSA 500; R. Mur- ray, Hudson Heights, Que., Tri- umph 500; Henry Wolter, Ham- ilton, Norton 500; Derek Browne, Islington, Norton 500. a TWO WINNERS CONGRAT- ULATE EACH OTHER. Right is Bob Webster, winner of the expert class in the Cana- dian Championship Motorcy- cle Races held at Mosport Park Saturday. Shaking hands with him is Marsh Ansley, of Scarborough, who came fourth in the overall race and first in the senior class. He was driving a Tri- umph 400, Webster was in second place for most of the race, battling for that spot with Ed La Belle of Philadel- phia. He only overtook the front-running Ivor Lloyd, of Toronto, when the latter's mo- tor failed in the second lap. --Oshawa Times Photo. Setter Has Feature Role MONTREAL -- A champion Irish Setter, a 500-pound cow| moose and a Canadian National passenger train are featured in a new Walt Disney film shot on location in the Murray Bay area of Quebec, near Quebec City. The film is "Big Red" and the setter has the title role. He escapes from the CN train while it is stopped in the coun- tryside after Sophie, the moose, wanders on the track. The subsequent search for Big Red is one of the film's dramatic moments and brings together a young French-speaking orphan boy who needs a father and a wealthy English Canadian who requires a son. Fourteen-year-old Gilles Pay- ant of Montreal was chosen from more than 300 hopefuls to play the boy. Canadian-born Walter Pidgeon has the other major role. They are supported by Canadian French-language tele- vision stars Emile Genest, Doris Lussier, Roland Bedard, Janette Bertrand, Georges Bouvier and George Toupin. Two special trains were pro- vided by Canadian National, one for active participation in the film and the other to trans- port a million dollars worth of movie equipment along with the Disney crew between locations each day. CN train crews were on hand to coach their movie i substitutes in the roles of con- ductor, engineer and other rail- way occupations. Pigeon Club Holds Meet | The General Racing Pigeon {Club held its 5th race of the {young bird series on Aug. 26 from Ingersoll, Ont., air line {distance 118 miles. These pigeons, most of which are less than six months old: were released at Ingersoll at OUTDOOR AD. INVESTMENTS Outdoor advertising in- vestment in the U.S. totalled $203 in 1960, while Classi- fied advertising saw busi- nesses and just average families invest $803. News- paper Classified is the only advertising available to the average person -- and it usually costs just pennies per word. Get buyers fast for the tools, cameras and other items you no longer use. Dial 723-3492 today to place a fast working Oshawa Times Classified ad. 10.15 a.m. and by 12.45 they had started to arrive at their home lofts in Oshawa and district. This was another close race with a bird from the loft of Len Kinsman's bird for top| ANCIENT PORT Mombasa, Kenya's Indian Ocean port, was a centre of the Arab trade in ivory and slaves Jack McGrath just nosing out from the 8th to the 16th cen- ury. place. The following is the result along with the yards per min- ute flown by all birds clocked. J. McGrath, 1373-59; L. Kins- man, 1372-38; E. Gibson, 1370- 41; I. Kinsman, 1369-69; J. As- kew, 1365-82; D. Bejkowsky, 1362-97; F. Cowle, 1359-56; E. Smith, 1358-98; F. Cowle, 1357- 77; L. Prescott, 1357-15; E. Smith, 1356-90; 1355-76; 1343-55; D. Bejkowsky, 1335 Cowle, 1155-96. H. Leimsner, Kehoe and Jackson, J. Strachan, 1337-30; 53; F. J. McGrath, 1272-20; The next race of this series will be flown on Saturday, Sept. 2 from Chatham, Ont., air line distance 200 miles. THE OSHAWA HORTICUL- TURALIST CLUB held its an- nual flower show, Saturday, Aug. 26 at Centre street school. Entries were of good quality and there were many exhibitors. 'Archie Whitmee, left, chairman of the club, is seen here with club secretary, Mrs. C. Silver. They are ad- miring one of the exhibits in the show, a mantel arrange- OSHAWA HORTICULTURAL CLUB HOLDS SHOW ment owned by Mrs. R. Hay- ward, 796 Hortop street. Nu- merous varieties of garden flowers were shown as well as some vegetables. Attendance at the show was poor. Mrs. vod a 1 Silver told The Times that it is really disappointing, when, in a city the size of Oshawa, more people don't take an interest in shows of this type. --Oshawa Times Photo To Unveil Plaque Robt. McLaughlin Was Pioneer In Vehicle Industry On Wednesday, August 30, 1961, commencing at 2 p.m., an historical plaque commemorat- ing Robert McLaughlin, will be unveiled on the farm of Ewart McLaughlin, concession VII, Darlington Township. This pla- que is one of a series being erected throughout the province by the Department of Travel and Publicity, acting on the ad- vice of the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario. Wednesday's ceremony is be- ing arranged and sponsored by the Oshawa and District Histor- ical Society, whose president, Mrs. Gordon D, Conant, will act as program chairman. Mr. W. H. Cranston, Chairman of the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario, will rep- resent that body. Among those expected to take part in the ceremony are: the Honorable M. B. Dymond, MD, Ontario's Minister of Health;; Mr. A. Carruthers, MPP (Durham); Mr. G. B. Rickard, Reeve of Darlington Township; and Col. R. S. McLaughlin, ED, CD, LLD, Hon. FRCS (C), Chair- man of the Board of General Motors of Canada, who will also unveil the plaque which commemorates his father. Robert McLaughlin, a pioneer of the Canadian vehicle indus- try, was born near Tyrone, On- tario County in 1836. He was the eldest son of John McLaughlin, an Irish emigrant who had ar- rived in Canada in 1832. Robert, as he grew up, be- came interested in wood-work- ing, first as a hobby, and later, because of his innate skill, as a source of revenue. His first ef- forts were axe handles which found ready sale among the neighboring farmers and at the market in nearby Bowmanville. His eagerness, however, to make more ambitious use of his self-taught skills led him to at- tempt the construction of a cut- ter in 1867. He built it in a driv- ing-shed near his home which was situated on a section of the family homestead. His efforts were admired by a neighbor who wished to purchase the finished product. Robert on the other hand offered to build him one just like it. Thus began his first production line. His business prospered and in 1869 he moved to larger quar- ters in Enniskillen where he built his first carriages and es. tablished the McLaLughlin Car- riage Works, This enterprise ex- panded rapidly and was moved in 1877 to a small three-storey plant which he built in Oshawa. McLaughlin's pride in his crafts. manship and his disdain for poor workmanship caused by undue haste did not permit a rapid growth of the business until he patented a new gear for bug- gies and carriages in the early 1880's. This gear, which revolu- tionized the carriage industry also permitted the subsequent expansion of the carriage-works to a million dollar enterprise and it became the largest car- riage-works in the British Em- pire with a yearly volume of some 26,000 units. The subsequent increase in sales permitted another move to a larger plant. This move was ill-fated, for in December, 1899, the plant was completely razed by fire. Undaunted by this disaster, McLaughlin set up temporary production facilities in Gananoque. Thus the com- pany was able to provide for the most urgent orders until a new plant was completed in Oshawa in the following year. The company, which had been a partnership since 1892, when Robert had taken two of his sons, Robert Samuel and George, into the business, was incorporated in 1901. Carriage sales continued to soar until the successful advent of the automo- bile. To offset the inroads made by this new form of transporta. tion, the McLaughlin Motor Car Company was formed in 1907, and production of the famous « McLaughlin Buick commenced. This automobile had a body hand-tooled by the McLaughlin craftsmen and was powered by i |a Buick engine imported from the U.S.A. The carriage company was sold in 1915, and the production of Chevrolet cars commenced. Then in 1918 the companies be- came General Motors of Canada with Robert Samuel McLaugh- lin and George McLaughlin as president and vice-president re- spectively.