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Oshawa Times (1958-), 21 Jul 1964, p. 9

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CONSTRUCTION. . CREWS ~ have been busy during the past week making prepara- tions for the inaugutation' 6f a one-way traffic system through the centre of Oshawa. Work is proceeding on King street east, near St. Ger- trude's Roman _-- Catholic Church, where a roadway 'is being constructed to connect with Richmond street east, near Halliday Manor. In the Westmount area Park road, north and south of King street is being widened and a right of way cut through from Park road to Gibbons street for the extension of Bond street, In the picture at left Bell Tele- phone Co. linemen are seen moving a pole line at Bond street and Park road. In the centre picture earth moving equipment is seen at work near the King street east di- version. At right an earth compactor and earthmover are seen at work in the same | area. | --Oshawa Times Photos | Ontario County Wins Field Day PETERBOROUGH--A | strone' Ontario County team placed first in the Quinte District Jun- jor Farmers' Association field day held Saturday in Morrow Park. Ontario took 69 points in track and field and added 25 more in the softball tournament and square dance competition to lead eight counties. Peterborough County with 87 points, 57 in track and field) placed second. Durham County finished third overall with 58 points, followed by Hastings, 53; Prince Edward, 52; Victoria, 37, Lennox and Addington, 25 and Northumber- land 17. In the boys' softball' tourna- ment, Ontario defeated runner- Hastings, 16'3". Shot Put, 2. Don Rickard, Durham. 2. Paul Hancock, Peterborough. 100 yds, »| Ontario; 2. Bill Veruibves. Hast-| ings, 880 yds. Bill Vermilyea, | Hastings; 2. Allan Junkin, Vie- | toria, Measuring, 1. Hugh 'snos | den, Victoria; 2. Bob Tripp, Ontario. Girls --Bail throw, 1. Sally) Randall, Ontario; 2. Ruth Fen-| gg Peterborough. Sack Race,| Ferne Bolton, Peterborough; 2 June Parliament, Ontario, 75-| yds. 1. Erlene Bullock, Peter- | borough; 2. Janice Workman, Ontario. High Jump, Sandy Kerr, Lennox and Addington; 2. Dorothy Northey, Peterbor- ough. Standing Broad, 1, Ruth Fenton, Peterborough; 2. Mary Ruth Osborne, Durham, re- 75 to take the c 'There were "seven boys' and seven girls' teams entered. lay, 1. Prince Edward, 2. On- tario. 3-legged race, 1. Lois| Peterborough's girls' team de- feated Ptenshic. 8-6 to take the ions! Prince Edward County's eight won the squafe dance competi- tion. Peterborough was second among seven entries, Results in track and field were: Boys -- Tug of War,| Ontario (Bill Barlow, Grant} Carson, Neil McLeod. Murray Jones and John Summerville) 2. Lennox and Addington; Relay, 1. Ontario (Larry Davidson, Ron Evans, Wallane Jugh, Dean Smith); 2. Peterborough, High jump, 1. Ken Ryndress, Lennox and Addington, 57"; 2, Jim Rickard, Durham. Running Broad, 1. Larry Davidson, On- tario, 16'3"; 2. Allen Hitchens; Stolen Vehicle Is Recovered PETERBOROUGH -- A Brit- ish Columbia man was arrested Sunday near Whitby in connec- tion with the theft of a car in Peterborough. Fred J. Boland of RR 2, In- dian River, reported his car stolen from in front of the Odeon Theatre between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday. The car was unlocked. It was located on Highway 401, two miles west of Whitby, early Sunday morning. Terrance Kennette, 20, of Ocean Falls, B.C., will face a charge of auto theft in Peterborough th this v week, Two Drivers | Remanded Two drunk driving charges) were remanded Magistrate's Court Monday. A charge against Robert) Coates, RR 2, Port Perry, 'will! be heard July 27, and yet against Cameron Thibault, Shakespeare avenue, will ye heard Aug. 10 John Dickie, of Hamilton,| Ont., was fined $10 or four! days in jail on a charge of intoxication, He walked holt the courtroom a free man after| Magistrate F. S. Ebbs was told) the accused had been in jail since July 17. A charge of false pretences jagainst Barney Traviss, 360, |Cadillac avenue south, was | withdrawn. Vaughan Tomkins, 40, of 3344) Simcoe street north, was jailed| for 15 days after being con-| victed of drunk driving, June | 26. The court was told Tomkins | was arrested after his car was| seen "'proceeding at a very slow rate of speed'"' down Simcoe street north. | Tomkins' record, read to the {court, revealed convictions for} drunk driving, driving while his| licence was under suspension, | and driving an unsafe see Student Conducts Falls Visit. Memorable One of the seven wonders a the modern world gave 28 French-Canadian exchange stu- dents and their hosts a kick Monday. They visited Niagara Falls, for the first time. The group was taken on the trip by the Oshawa Junior Chamber of Commerce and toured the entire Niagara Pen- Service In Audley AUDLEY -- Miss Sandra Scholfield, of Don Mills, who is attending Queen's University, | will be in charge of the church Fryers here this Sunday, July "rhc Junior class of Vacation Bible School, and their teacher, Mrs. Bert Guthrie," presented a copy of a painting of Jesus by Rembrandt to the church. The painting, which was assembled by the children, will be hung"in the Sunday School room, The club picnic will be held this Friday at Lynbrook Park. Si will be at 6.30. insula from Qu Heights to the falls. The tour left Oshawa at $8 am., Monday and it was a tired but happy bunch of kids who returned at 1 a.m. today. Included in the trip was ajing with her cousin, Nora Bath |Shera, Carol Watson, George, a | round Fort luncheon stop at Heights, a Adam Beck Generating Station tour No. 2, a ride over the Whirl-| pool Rapids, and six hours in the falls. The question that was asked|turned on Sunday from a motor/Dove and M by most of the students was "When will the lights be turn- ed on," as this was to bo the| highlight of the trip. For many of them, the day they visited Niagara Falls will be long remembered. tour through Sir) lOshawa. Mr. and Mrs. G. family returned on Monday from a 10-day holiday in the Terra Cotta district. Peggy Squire has 'been visit-| Mr Izatt and a|of Orangeville. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Russell, | Toronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Pratt on Sunday. Bob Betson and his mother, |Mrs, A. W. Betson, and aunt,| Mrs. Brown of Brockville, re-| | trip to Gaspe. Mr. and Mrs. Mad |tendeg the w- dding n+ Saturday| at Cornwall o° a former Aud- ley teacher, Miss Joan Esda's, to John - Waldinsperger Hedge at-} ff} a and Jane Workman, 'Ontario. [ba jas Junior Boys' | SECOND SECTION OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1964 She Oshawa Times PAGE NINE Building Citys Image 3... Glas School Construction Is Important Project An appeal to residents, - in- dustry and. businessmen to assist in the building of Osh- awa's image as a good place} to 'work and live was' voiced) by James Williams, Oshawa in- dustrial commissioner, in a talk] delivered Monday at the meet-| ing of the Rotary Club of Oshawa. The speaker was introduced | | president of the Oshawa Cham-| lber of 'Commerce. In' his ad-| dress Mr. Williams cited. some} of the activities in which he is} engaged to promote Oshawa} jand explained the problems at-| tendant on these duties. The industrial commissioner urged that Oshawa _ people June Welfare Costs Are Up June welfare costs totalled| $29,689, up $6300 over the same last year, according to a report from the city welfare de- partment. However, charge- acks ot other municipalities} were listed at $3950. There were 713 persons re- ceiving welfare benefits am month, up 114 from June 1963' |599. Employables numbered 269, | \up 88 over June last year. Un-| jemployables were up only 26. | Shareable net costs were $21,- city items $1052 and administra-| tion costs $5662. Events In City Parks | Of Interest. Several special events have been held on _ various _ play- lgrounds during the past week. Forty-five enthusiastic en- trants at Fernhill Park's Pet Show paraded their pets past} \the judges to be judged in such categories as pet with longest} jlegs, pet with saddest eyes, and| |pet with longest tail. The winners were: Biggest} pet entered by Joanne Bond; pet with longest legs entered by Joanne Bond; pet with big- igest ears entered by Eddie Mack; David-Thompson, smallest pet} entered by Murray Leslie; pet with longest: hair entered by| |Eddie Mack; pet with shortest hair entered by Bruce Wallace; | pet with saddest eyes entered} by David Thompson; pet with shortest tail entered by Frank- lin Holster; pet with longest tail entered by Joanne Bond. | A good time was enjoyed at g Lake Vista's Clown Day. This) included many)" novel event gaily dressed clowns brightly painted smiles. with tume. |should talk Oshawa up rather than down. \to work and live. "If there be longest pet entered by} Char-| 7 lotte Upshaw won for the fun-| | niest costume and Bonnie For-| © tin for the most practical cos-| They should, he| said, sell the city's assets to outsiders and stress that Osh- awa is a good place in. which criticism, let it be constructive criticism," he emphasized. GROWTH NOT REALIZED It was apparent, he continued, from talks with business peo- | ithat the rapid development of the community during the last 1/10 to 12 years is not fully real- ized. It was important to en- now had nine separate schools} compared with two 10 years) ago. The number of secondary schools had also doubled. NOTHING TO HIDE "Oshawa's growth pattern is second to none in Canada. We have nothing to hide but many |things to tell those living out- side the city," Mr. Williams commented, He mentioned that a special) tabloid section, dealing with the! Oshawa story, will be produced this fall by The Financial Post, which has a circulation of more} 'era people off the 'superhigh- way and need to tell the city' 's|leaders in Canada, the United ajso story. "Those in the field of com- |munity development need -the}have tobe sold. I would be-|to the Children's Arena when | support of the entire commu-| nity to make people aware of thetrue facts about Oshawa. We have not done enough sell- ing here. It should be on a more sustained basis," Mr. Wil- jliams said. Although Oshawa is. widely known as the home of the larg- est automotive plant in Canada, many 'outsiders were unaware of the fact that the city produces a wide range of other products. |Sixteen local industries last year carried out plant and prod- }uct expansion. MANY NEW HOMES The speaker noted that be- tween 1951 and 1963, 9,000 new, homes had been erected. Of in Oshawa/|978, up about $4,500, net cost! this number 725 were built last than 100,000 among business' |States and overseas. "These are the people who| speak the co-operation of busi- ness and industry in making this project a success," Mr. Williams commented. "It is important to know our strength and weaknesses. We must be able to sell our clients a package plan,' added the speaker when he suggested a survey to determine business} gaps here which could show the way to increased pruduc- tion and an extended line of products. Head Blow No Alibi | year. In addition 637 apartment} units were built in 1963. It spoke} | well of the stability of the city |that 88 per cent of the homes are owner occupied. Retail sales in the last 10} years had increased from 59 to 79.3 million dollars. During the same period the number of automobile owners had doubled. |The number of bank branches jhad increased from six to 15| land the value of cheques cashed| |had jumped from 1.5 million to} 3.5 million between 1957 and| 1962. | The growth of the cultural) side of the community was) also evidenced by the fact that) the number of public schools|~ - had increased from 11 to 24 since 1951 and that the city CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations ang best wishes to the following resi- dent of Oshawa and district |streets, A 69-year-old Oshawa man) Monday dréw .a seven-day jail term for drunk driving. But Albert Kellett, 829 Simcoe) street north, told Magistrate F. S. Ebbs he was "in a daze" June 19 after his car door struck his forehead. Raymond Gilchrist testified that he and another motorist chased and stopped Kelleit's auto after the accused had dif- ficulty getting his car out of a GM parking lot at the inter- section of Richmond and Ontario "In fact, I asked him to get out of the car and walk home because I felt he couldn't control the car," said Mr. Gil- christ. His car mounted the boule- vard, struck a car and a stop sign,' Mr. Gilchrist added. Constable B. E. Frauts said when the accused stepped from jhis car "he fell to the side- | walk"', Later, at the police station Kellett used "such foul and whois celebrating her birth- day today: Miss Janie Brooklin. ; Phone 723-3474, -- Deremo, | abusive language that we took him straight to the cells," the officer added. 2 Arrested -- Vandalism by a nine-year-old |boy and his companion, aged jsix, led to their arrest Monday by Oshawa police. The children were seen by housewives in the neighborhood of St. Chris- topher's Separate School as they broke windows at the rear of) the school building. Police were called to the Iscene and the stone-throwing lboys were found a_ short dis- |tance away. The children were taken home and their parents, and the Oshawa Separate School Board, informed of the damage. A window at the Oshawa Shoe Store, 14 Bond street west, was smashed Monday hight, jwhen two 15-year-old boys be- gan to fight. Police were calied | trouble threatened between op- posing gangs of youths follow- ing a lacrosse game between the Oshawa and Hastings teams. After police dispersed the gangs the sound of breaking glass was heard and on investi- gation it was found that the \store window had been broken during a struggle. The boys were turned over to their par- Proposed Oshawa school con- struction worth $3,954,000 got a legal push Monday night as city council approved a Board of Education request for issuance of $2,543,000 in debentures over ithe next (to 1966) three years. Ontario Municipal Board ap- proval is yet to come on this stepped-up program. will be raised by city deben- tures; $490,000 will be obtained through the Municipal Works Assistance Program, The MWAP provides lower in- terest rates and in this pro- gram a $165,000 saving through the forgiveness clause aspect. Projects must be fini Some $2,053,000 of this amount| ° '- He said this is exclusive. of the Civic Auditorium loan which is being repaid through pledges. TWO OPPOSED Aldermen Cliff Pilkey and Fin- ley Dafoe opposed the program. Ald, Pilkey admitted general rpose rooms are "desirable" but t he said they are "not need- " He noted that separate schools don't have them. "In view of the large amounts needed for education and the accelerated program, we should be cautious," he said. Ald. Dafoe described the money saved through "'forgive- ness" ($165,000) as "peanuts". He said the cost-per-class-room March, 1966, to gain this. laide McLaughlin school ($63,- 000), both in: 1965. FOUR PROJECTS Projects include; a 10-class- room school on Grandview street south ($315,000) and a general purpose room at Ade- Dance Racket ents by police. FRAUD ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL Chief of Police Herbert Flintoff issued a warning this morning that attempts are being made in Oshawa to defraud citizens out of their life savings. | The operators made a similar attempt here some months ago. This morning they tried to defraud another resident but were not suc- cessful. In this instance the person called had no bank account, The operators of the fraud, who have been at work in many sections of the prov- ince in recent months, call a resident saying that a bank employee is suspected of tampering with accounts and that an effort is being made by the bank to trap him, The resident is asked to go to the bank and with- draw a given amount which will be picked up later at the home by a bank em- ployee. Once the money is turned over the operators leave the community. | foul |said Crown Attommey Bruce | Affleck. Proves Costly A- 19-year-old Oshawa youth was fined a total of $110 or 40 \days in jail for disorderly con- duct at a dance at the Jubilée Pavilion then later escaping custody. Oshawa Magistrate's Court was told that Michael Murdock, of no fixed address, was arrest- ed after being ejected from the jdance June 26, "He was shouting and using and obscene language," After being put in a cruiser, by Constable James Powell, the accused jumped out 'and es- ecaped through Lakeview Park, the court was told. Murdock was fined $100 or 30 days on the disorderly conduct conviction and $10 or 10 days for escaping custody. "7 think I'd better finish my 30 days and try and get some money to pay the other fine," said Murdock. Track Meet Series Is GM Duplicate Kellett produced a letter from} his doctor stating he was suffer- ling from vertigo "aggravated by| a blow to the head". The winners of the various| | * events are as follows: Hunt -- Carol Curtin, Darlene Erwin; Spoon Race Carol Curtin, Jackie Lehman, Dar- lene Erwin, Gordy Stocks, Don- na Curtin, Theresa Rasler; Shoe Scramble--Bonnie Fortin, Denise Evans; Wheelbarrell |Race -- Carol Curtin, Theresa Pasker, Garry Quinn, Mark Junior) Upshaw, Piggy Back and Wheel} |Barrel Race -- Joe Anne Wat-| son, Carol Curtin, Charlotte Upshaw, Theresa Pasker. Dar- lene Erwin; Dale Erwin Woodview Park spent a busy land an exciting week. Cathy Lee were the |winners of the Doll Show with| |Joanne France the Buggy Show| winner. A bicycle rodeo held} later in the week had Doug Lean Champion and} as Senior Glen Boys' Windstanley champion. Shoe| © W. GORDON COTTER HONORED BY GRAND LODGE AT ITS ANNUAL communi- cation held last week at the Cedar Brae Secondary School, Scarboro, the Grand Lodge of Canada in the' Province of Ontario, AF and AM, honored two prominent masons from SIDNEY J. LANCASTER Ontario district. W. Gordon Cotter, of Orono and Sidney J. Lancaster, of Newcastle, were both appointed Grand Stewards. Bridge Scores The winners and high scores \of the games played last week by the members of the General Motors Duplicate Bridge Club were: North and South -- Mrs. Timmins and Mrs, E. M. Culp, 94; Mrs. E. Stewart and Mrs W. Medland, 90; Mr. and Mrs. P. Sullivan, 89%; R. Davis and J. Cole, 8744; Mrs. E. Wads- worth and Mrs. W. Heron, 86. East and West--Mr. and Mrs. E. Jeffery, 101%; J. Buchanan and R. Niglis, 100; Mrs. F. Love and Mrs. M. Smyth, 99; Mrs. F. Fleming and Mrs. C. Bowra, 93%; Mr. and Mrs. C Lansfield, 92. The next game will be July 23 at 7.30 p.m. There will not be a game July 30 due to the summer Nationals being held in the Royal York Hotel from July 24 to Aug. 2 The ci will resume play! Aug. 6, a 30 p.m. | ENDORSE RESOLUTION Oshawa City Council Monday night endorsed a Niagara Falls resolution calling for an amend- ment to the Ontario Municipal Act to allow councils to pass Planned In a home and home chal- lenge track and field meet be- tween Oshawa and Cobourg, Oshawa won the first part of this series with a team win of 183 for Oshawa while Cobourg had a total of 81 points. The meet, sponsored by the Oshawa Track Club and_ the J.|Oshawa Recreation Committee, was held on July 17 at Alex- andra Park. The Oshawa Recreation Com- mittee has a whole series of track meets planned through- out the summer with Peter- borough, Cobourg, Colborne and Belleville. The track meet will be held in Cobourg Aug. 3, to be followed by a tri-meet series be- tween Oshawa Cobourg and Peterborough. A relay carnival will be held late in August. The junior track and '"ield program is run five days a week with two sessions a day The sessions are from 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. and 2 to 4 in the afternoon at Alexandra Park. The senior track and field program takes place at Me- Laughlin Collegiate and Voca- tional Institute, at 6 p.m., five days a week under the super- vision of the Oshawa Track Club and Branch 43 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Any athletes interested in joining these programs may do bylaws making it compulsory for commercial vehicles carry- ing waste paper, etc., to cover} loads io prevent distribution: of --Oshawa Times Photos | litter on streets. so by coming out to either pro- gram any week day. All those wanting to participate in the is "ridi " and "not rea- sonable"', "The board should stick to its five year plan. They will ask for the same thing next year. Where wiyll it end?" he asked. Also in 1065: Additions to the Dr. F. J. Donevan (six commer- cial rooms -- $236,000) and R. S. McLaughlin (seven rooms and alterations -- $290,000) sec- 'Program Is Approved 000 to be issued this year, will be retired this year. Included in the over-all] con- struction program estimate of $4,687,000 are two projects for which approval has already bee obtained: the $150,000 T, R, Mc- Ewen Senior School addition and the $537,000 Central Collegiate Institute addition. Both are now under way. Cash grants for the listed proj- ects add up to $1,682,000: Done- van addition -- $177,000; Mce Laughlin addition -- $155,000; composite school -- $1,350,000, Out of current levy this goes $137,000 for the Central addition. Another $160,000 will be taken out of the same pot next year for these projects: Grandview school -- $65,000; general pur+ pose room -- $11,000; "gener- break down this way, with muni. cipal works assistance monies in brackets: ondary schools, For 1966: a $3,000,000 compo- site school. Of the city's debentures, $655,- 000 will be called this year, Ald. Walter Branch, city fi- nance chairman, told council within $20,000 of the total $1,600,- $607,000 next year and $1,281,000) in 1966. T. R. McEwen addition -- $150,000; two sites -- $50,000; Grandview school -- $50,000 ($150,000); rn pur-ose room -- ($10,000 ($32,000); gen- eral provision -- $7000 ($17,000). Central Collegiate addition -- $400,000; _ Donevan addition -- -- $1,386,000 ($198,000). Rev. Robert Roxburgh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Roxburgh, 479 Lowell avenue, Oshawa, was ordained recently as the Church, Wheaton, Illinois. A member of Calvary Baptist Church, he is well known in Oshawa and surrounding areas. While attending the Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto, he was a student pastor at the Whitby Baptist Church and Jater was called to be pastor of the Church in Brooklin. He attended Wheaton College in 1961-62 and was chosen as the evangelist with the Wheaton Col- lege team which travelled in the United States and Canada. In the fall of 1962, he returned to the Central Seminary and gradu- ated in 1963 with his BTh de- gree. During his last year in To- ronto he ministered to the Bap- tist Church at Pickering Beach. NEW CHURCH BUILT In June of last year, Mr, Rox- burgh was called to serve the Baptist Church in Caro] Stream, Illinois, The members were few and services were held in his home. With the rapid growth that followed the members un- dertook $100,000 building pro- gram. The new church was opened July 12. Accused Fined $200 or 90 Days "What's in a name?" asked the poet. Quite a lot, thought Magis- trate F. S. \Ebbs in Oshawa Magistrate's Court Monday as he fined Albert Cox, alias Albert Mark Regan, 25, of 1420 Oxford street, a total of $200 or 90 days in jail, Cox was convicted of driving while his licence was suspended and making false statements -- by using the Regan name -- to obtain a driver's licence and ve- hicle ownership permit, Cox got his comeuppance, the court was told when Constable David Edwards stopped Cox's car July 2 for a routine check. He admitted to the officer he used the alias when he applied after a licence suspension in} program must have;a pair of shorts and running shoes. ns Peterborough in March, 1958, following a civil court action. pastor of Carol Stream Baptist! Former Oshawa Man Ordained In the afternoon friends and members gathered to see theif pastor appear before the ordina- tion council which consisted of delegates from many of the churches in the U,S. as well as some from Canada. Mr. and Mrs, Russell Lunney represent- ed Meadowcrest Baptist Church, Brooklin. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lane, of Oakville and formerly. of Oshawa, represented Calvary Baptist Church, Oshawa. ORDINATION SERVICE The ordination service was held Tuesday evening. Rev. Ar- thur Lee of Calvary Church, To- ronto, preached the sermon. The charge to the candidate was given by Rev. Richard Kirk, BA, BD, pastor of First Baptist Church, Wheaton, The welcome to ministerial fellowship was ex. tended by Rev. G. McCune. Rev, V. Hurlbert, of Oshawa, was one of the clergy taking part in the ordination prayer and the laying on of hands which was led by Rev. W. Frickle. Following the service Mr. and Mrs. Roxburgh, the former Brenda Lane of Oshawa, re- ceived. Refreshments were serv- ed by the ladies of the church. The new church was dedicated on the following evening. Mr. Roxburgh is continuing hed studies at Wheaton Col- lege. Fatal Accident Narrowly Averted A fatal accident at a Clover- dale street residence was nar- rowly averted this morning when fire burned-out a room. Leo Finnegan, 1141 Cloverdale, was overcome by smoke when the blaze started in his bed- room. Mr. Finnegan reached the door of the room where he col- lapsed. His 16-year-old qaughter, Nicole, was awakened by the smoke and dragged her father to safety. The Oshawa Fire Department extinguished the fire which had caused an estimated $2,000 dam- age to the bedroom. A dropped cigaret is thought to have been to the Department of Transport| the cause of the fire. Three routine ambulance calls were also answered Monday is the department.

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