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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, Mey 9, 1963 3 Day Celebration Full Of Activity High stepping majorettes, an- tique cars, marching bands' and gaily decorated floats will be part of the mammoth celebra- tion taking place Saturday, May 11, when Oshawa '"'tears up"' its | ne downtown railway tracks. A full day of activity has been by Chamber of Com- dent Gordon munity work of the Kinsmen of Oshawa. Oshawa's Junior Chamber of Commerce is in charge of the Track Removal Parade which will marshall at the Oshawa Shopping Centre at 2.00 p.m. At 4.00 p.m., the parade will pro- ceed east on King street to Ray street where it: will turn north and eventually disperse. Invited to participate in the parade are decorated floats representing many Oshawa organizations, the Band of the Governor General's Horse Guards, the General Motors Pipe Band, the Lindsay porter loaded with new -| cars, an open gondola car and Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Band, the Bowmanville Boys' Training School Band and many more. Also featured are a com- plete line-up of antique cars, w convertibles ree CNR and Oshawa digni- taries, the Irene Harvey baton- majorettes and mary of Canadian equipment for the gen- of Bruce parade route. four new passenger car units, featuring new interior decor and color schemes. They will also have a model of their new Hump Yard set-up on show. In front of the very last train over the King Street Tracks will come Lyman Gifford, Mayor of Oshawa, pumping a 40-year-old 'jigger" or hand car. Mayor Gifford had a practice run from the Hillcroft CNR yard to Bond street on the old hand car in order to get himself in practice for the big day. The actual "cutting of the track'"' ceremony will be held at the corner of King and Mary Street, CITY OF OSHAWA TRACK REMOVAL A major step forward in city modernization and and beautification. Wuts SHOES esi" SERVING THE CITIZENS OF OSHAWA FOR THREE GENERATIONS The City of OSHAWA Extends To All Visitors a Sincere... elcome To OSHAWA -- On the Occasion of the -- yy! ial ee ea ae 'CELEBRATION SAT., MAY 11 This is indeed a momentous occasion in the history of the City of Oshawa. After nearly three quarters of a century, the remaining tracks in the centre of our busin- ess district are finally to be removed. Through the splend- id co-operative effort of various organizations, a day- long celebration has been planned to mark this historic event. The City of Oshawa extends to all those living in neighbouring communities a most cordial invitation to pay us a visit on Saturday, May 11th. LYMAN A: GIFFORD Mayor of the City of Oshawe -- en ee