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Everyone enjoys a birthday party, but how to make you 100th birthday party the biggest and best of the year is another matter. That's the job confronting Lt.- Col. William Paynter, Com- manding | Officer of the Ontario Regiment, and his Regiments! Centennial committee. Under the chairmanship of Lt.-Col. Stephen Wotton, the committee has been planning extensive cel- ebrations to highlight the 100th Birthday. of Canada's oldest armoured regiment. Tuesday, March 1, 1966 -- A formal Mess Dinner will be held in the Officers' Mess, Oshawa, in honor of St. David's Day, at which the officers will host the Sergeants and Warrant Officers of the regiment. St. David is the patron saint of the Welch, the Ontario Regiment is affili- ated with the Welch Regiment of the British Army. Sunday, May 22, 1966 ~The Ontario Regiment will hold a Regimental Church Parade, at- tended by the cadets and the Regimental Association. Follow- na ane dating back to medieval times, "the freedom of the city" al- lows the Regiment to march through the City with colors bayonets fixed and drums beating'. Friday, May 27, 1966 -- High- Yinkt- of thd Oshawa-secial sea. son, the Regimental Centennial Ball, will bé held fo all mem- bers of the Regiment on the drill floor of the Armoury. A formal affair, the emphasis will be on period dress of 1866, with a number of wives of the regi- ment appearing in authentic active service and reserve -- will be honored at a Mess Din- ner 'to be held im the armoury. Invitations are going out across the country to these officers, many of whom have not been back to Oshawa for many years. During the dinner, the ox-offi- cers' wives will be entertained by the wives of ihe officers oi the regiment. Dignitaries to be invited include Brigadier Ned Amy, Commander of the 3rd Canadian, Infantry Brigade Group, 'and General George Pearkes, Lieutenant - Governor cers and their wives at an All- Officers' Ball on the Drill Floor. Sunday, June 5, 1966 -- A never-before spectacle of cere- monial drill and pomp prill be conducted in Oshawa. The On- tarin. Regiment. will Troon the Color at the General Motors of Canada South Plant parking lot. Taking part will be a mounted guard, consisting of two troops of tanks of the Regi- ment, two dismounted foot guards, and a guard consisting of members of the Ontario Regi- ment Association, Taking the COLORFUL PROGRAM During 1966, the events will take place: PRIMM TUNA inssinM ARS. following ing this, the march to City Hall coded City of Oshawa'. A egiment "the Freedom of the will to be ac- ceremony in the Ontario gowns of the day. Friday, June 3, 1966 -- All officers who have ever served officers of Regiment, «both of British Columbia. Saturday, ment will entertain all ex-offi- June 4, 1966 -- The the Ontario Regi- salute will be the Governor Rowe. Lieutenant of Ontario, Earl Pee ULF AAS, AMINES HTT FTE PUC MEN TAKE TO DRIVING COURSE "LIKE DUCK TO WATER" SOME 40 CITY BUS driv- ers and 32 Public Utilities Commission truck drivers are taking a four-hour re- fresher course in driving which will be continued here until Feb. 25 by the non-profit Ontario Motor League. Four bus drivers are shown at simulated wheel in the mobile van used for the course (in top picture left) while Reg. B. Smith, superintendent 'of the bus department, and A. H. Gibson, director of Mobile Driver Training course for the Ontario Motor League Toronto look on. Mr. Gib- son is shown at chart with the class (top right). Bus Driver Clarence Jones of 298 Buena Vista is seated at simulated car (bottom picture right). Four persons ean take the test at one time. Mr. Smith said that PUC drivers look forward to attending the tests and added: 'They are very in- terested and they take to the course like a duck to water. Mr. Smith said that an accident happens when either one or both drivers fail to anticipate or recog- nize the hazard ahead." --Oshawa Times Photo Director To Bypass Any Local Planning Regional planning rdjhe said as a member of the|should not be involved in local members agreed last Gast th that regional board "I can't say I'm|planning matters to any great' planning director William Mc-jin complete sympathy with thejextent. He said his board's let- Adams should not provide "'for-' jrequest ... mal planning assistance" local municipalities. Mayor Desmond Néwman of Whitby said the question of as-|joint meeting a little prematurely". Mr. McAdams attended * I think they were \ter was designed to | pressing from our municipality | \policy on.the matter establish- jed by the regional board. to have a in January sistance to local municipalities| East Whitby Township cohnell | could be reconsidered by the|planning board and _ industrial board when the proposed seven-| committee. The purpose of the member planning staff has been | meeting was hired. to discuss local) planning with particular regard | The discussion was prompted |to the preparation of an official | by a Whitby Township planning plan. board letter asking if the plan- ning director would be ayvail- able to attend its meetings. Whitby Township Reeve John Dryden said he missed the plan- ning board meeting at which the matter was | discussed. But, "T think that is the type of meeting we should expect him} to attend," said Mayor New- man. Thomas Wilson, chairman of} the Whitby Township planning | board agreed that the director Two Plead Guilty | To Bank Edward Mocon, 27, of Gib-| bons st., Oshawa; and John Cia- rence Hance, formerly of Hamil- ton, pleaded guilty at Peterbo- rough Court yesterday to the armed robbery of a city branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. They pleaded not guilty to further charges of kidnapping of a provincial police officer, and the armed robbery of his gun, . cruiser and part of his uniform. No pleas were taken on fur- ther charges against the pair of possessing a sawed-off .303 calibre rifle and the possesion of the cruiser and equipment of the police constable. Hance and Mocon were ar- rested a few Minutes after the Fund Drive Opens On Monday For Ontario Heart Foundation Robbery Peterborough bank was robbed of $13,863. The money covered. The robbery took place | January 11. The day before Con- stable Steacy of the OPP de-| tachment at Campbellford was | held up at rifle point when he} stopped a car containing three men he wanted to question. He was forced into the back seat, and his gun, parka, cap |" and badge were taken from him. | One man put on his equip-| ment and drove the cruiser to the Peterborough dump. The of- ficer was handcuffed to the ab- andoned car of the trio who drove off in his cruiser. He} freed himself two hours later, | The trial of the pair continues iat Peterborough | thday. was re on It's that time of year again,within the broad field of card- when canvassers solicit your generosity to fight Canada's} leading killer -- heart disease. George C. Martin, publicity chairman and director of the Oshawa branch of the Heart Foundation, announced to- day the-campaign for funds. will continue for one week starting next Monday The drive will take the form of a door-to-door canvas and is under the co-chairmanship of Mrs. Ruth Bestwick and Mrs Thelma. Taylor Donald Dodds the local branch, heart disease is the most ser- ious threat to health in this country.and-each year takes the lives of 72,000 Canadians, more than all other diseases com- bined. He said the Canadian Heart develo, 2» continuing chairman of said today of the to purpose Fund program of productive medical research) Ontario | jthe iovascular disease at university | medical centres and affiliated} hospitals throughout Ontario. Mr. Martin explained that the} local branch of the foundation is unable to seek support of Greater Oshawa Commun- ity Chest because all monies collected by the "Red Feather" drive are to be used for local oses, whereas monies col ected for the heart fund are used for research across the country | The Oshawa branc ing volunteer canvassers one interested should call 1412 or 723-9349 Mr. Dodds pointed recent advances in knowledge -- speeded by heart fund contributions -- now make it possible for medical science | to'prevent many cases of rheu-| mati which sometimes | leads to rheumatic heart dis- ease, | h is seek-} Any 79K 729- out that} scientific | fever | BOY'S SKULL IS. FRACTURED BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- Danny Alldread, 8, a son of Mr. .and Mrs. Charles All- dread, RR 1, Newcastle, is a patient in the Sick Chil- dren's Hospital, Toronto, with a fractured skull as the re- sult of an accident. on High- way 2, east of Newcastle, Thursday morning. Danny was treated at the | Bowmanville Memorial Hospi- tal, following the accident, by Dr, L.S. Miklos of Newcastle and was later transferred to Toronto by ambulance. An official of the Bowman- ville detachment of the OPP said Danny and his cousin, Michael Alldread, 11, son of Mr, and Mrs. William All- dread, RR 1, Newcastle, were | riding a bicycle on their way to school when they were struck by an auto driven by | Robert Vannespe, RR, Port | Hope. Michael was treated at the Bowmanville Hospital for | lacerations of the lower lip and was discharged. David Lewis, QC) Chamber Speaker David Lewis, Q.C., NDP Mem- ber of Parliament for York | South, will be the guest_speak-| er at next Wednesday's annual) meeting of the Oshawa Cham-} ber of C se aig Mr. Lewis will speak on "Labor and Management" fol- j lowing the Chamber's evening! banquet. The Chamber's official busi-} officers will take place at 4 in the afternoon of the same day. The dinner is set for 6.30 at the | Hotel | Genosha. Diefenbaker To Be Speaker, The Hon. John Diefenbaker will visit Oshawa early in May to speak to the student body of the McLaughlin Collegiate sg. Vocational Institute. The exact time and date ort his visit has not yet definitely | |been fixed but he will definitely | jbe coming, collegiate principal} |George Roberts told The Times | today. During his visit Mr. Diefen| baker will give a half hour talk; to the student body. "After that the students. will have a chance to question the) Leader of the Opposition," Mr. | Roberts said. } "I think Mr. Diefenbaker can expect somé tough questioning." Mr. Diefenbaker will be the} chief speaker during the} school's 1966 program of nation-| al affairs lectures. | Late in March the school will} receive :a_ visit from David} Lewis, QC; MP for York South. | In April the speaker will be| the Hon.Maurice Sauve, Min- jister of Forestry in the Liberal | government. Sea Captains Seek City Post Several former sea captains jaré among the 26 men who have} | applied for the position of har-| |bor supervisor in Oshawa. William Paynter, harbor com- |missioner, said today applica-| {tions for the position, mostly | from Ontario, were discussed at | a commission meeting Jast) night. The commission is seeking a} man who will be permanently employed in the duties of the day to day management of the Oshawa harbor. He will also represent the commission in a {sales and promotional capacity.) Mr. Paynter said the com- |mission feels "it's time we had/| a full-time manager" in view of the increasing harbor traffic jactivity. He said another meeting has | 'been scheduled for Sunday at} which time the applications | the harbor will be discussed. |The federal government this |week earmarked $120,000 for |Oshawa harbor Tepairs. | Minor |CRIMINAL "PROS" KEEP CLOSE WATCH ON THE TOWN © \nual Brotherhood dinner to be ~~ wr vw Satie ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1966 ~ WHITBY TOWNSHIP PROJECT PROPOSED Plans for a 20-acre shopping centre development on High- way 2 in Whitby Township were revealed last night at a Central Ontario Joint Planning Board meeting. The proposed centre at the southwest corner of Highway 2 and Thickson re., will include: --a Woolco department store with a ground floor area of 105,600 square feet; --a supermarket square feet; --14 stores and an interior) mall of 40,000 square feet; --parking for about 1,600 cars. Whitby Township council in- of 26,000 | Municipal Board for approval | to rezone the land from green- belt to commercial to permit | |the centre. Reeve John Dryden of Whit-| by Township told board mem-| bers the developers are "'inter- | ested" in starting construction | this year. | Township council sent a site | plan of the proposed develop-| ment to the board for its com- | ments and recommendations. Board members, while not| disapproving the 'development, expressed "regret" that it} should proceed without municl-| tends to apply to the Ontario/, pal water supply or municipal sanitary sewers. The developers, Food Chain Properties: Ltd., plan to erect a water tower and sink a deep well on the property to provide water. They also plan to install a-septic tank with an adequate tile bed to handle sanitary sew- erage -- in accordance with the requirements of the county med- ical officer of health. William McAdams, planning jdirector, said in a five-page re- port, "it seems imperative that the question of water supply and municipal sanitary sewerag ieee be reviewed and re- ed SERVICING COSTS Asked if he was suggesting the board should object to the development because of the lack of municipal services, Mr. Mc- Adams said only in the field of commercial - industrial as- sessment could the development be acceptable. He said if a 20- jacre residential subdivision was | proposed for the land it would | | Probably be rejected. | Mr. McAdams said one day) high servicing costs will have to be faced. Taxes from the centre will help pay these costs Shopping Plaza Spans 20 Acres and ease the burden of town- ship homeowners, he added. The board recommended to the township that it seek a "'sub+ stantial contribution" from developer to help defray future servicing costs. Mr. McAdams noted in his report that a 1961 water supply study prepared for the town- ship estimated that construction of a water system to serve corridor area would cost million based upon the utili- zation of and necessary addi- tions to existing Oshawa and Whitby systems. Mr. McAdams said it it impossible to consider municipal water supply for ur- ban development without also considering the necessity of pro- viding sanitary sewerage faci- lities. Ald. Richard Donald said if the board did nothing else bit contribute to the corridor ser- vicing problem it would make a year's work worthwhile. Mayor Desmond Newman and planning board chairman Jolin Spratt of Whitby both question- ed the proposed access to the centre from Highway 2 and ut- ged that access be developed only on Thickson rd. 'Dymond' 'Spring Opening Forecast For Economic Association In City 'Monday | Dr. Matthew Dymond, pro-| vincial Minister of Health, will |be the guest speaker at the an- jheld at the Hotel Genosha on Monday night. | Dr. Dymond will speak to) some 200 guests. | As in previous years, the din- ner is being organized by the Inter-Club Council for the Cana- dian Council of Christians and Jews. Local Rotarians, Kinsmen, Ki- wanis, Lions, Jaycees, mem- bers of the Chamber of Com- merce and B'Nai B'Rith have dinner. The dinner is designed to) in the city. Other than the din- ner, no special events are be- ing organized for the week. A special guest on Monday night will be Negro baritone William White, of Toronto, who will lead the guests in a sing- song. KIDS' RECREATION PROGRAM NEEDS HELP, P- Recreational activity for children in Oshawa is hamper- | ed today by two major prob- lems, members of the St. Francis Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation were told at their } regular monthly meeting this |} week, They are: A lack of adults. A lack of adequate facili- leadership by | ties, The speaker was Edward S. Kolodzie, former execu- tive member of the Oshawa Lacrosse Association and a prominent official in high school aninor sports. Speaking on "The Impor- tance of Recreational Activ- ity" . (hockey, music, camp- ing, hobbies, etc.), Mr. Kolod- zie said: "Several influential groups such as churches. and. service clubs are not doing nearly T GROUP TOLD enough today to assist the recreational activity for. city children here." He quoted a recent sports column by Dick Beddoes call- ed "Parents By Proxy' in which the writer stressed that it was much easier to give a child a $1 to go to the mov- ies than it was to, supervise him for one hour in some recreational activity. Mr. Kolodzie 'said he had read that $12,000 was to be spent in Oshawa to cut down 70 diseased Dutch Elm trees, and added: "Yet, not a single cent was spent by the City Parks De- partment to flood city parks for the children. If any of these parks were flooded, I am unaware of it." He urged families to enjoy recreation 'together at such outings tended to keep them together, 'Housing Bylaw Minimum Asked A minimum standards hous- ing byiaw for the entire Cent- jral Ontario Joint Planning area was suggested last night at a regional planning board meet- jness meeting and election of|and possibly future repairs to |ing. Thomas Wilson, chairman of the Whitby Township. planning board, said the township board Hfeels there able standardas throughout the planning erea--Oshawa, Whitby, |Bowmanville and the townships of East Whitby, Whitby and Dar- lington, The matter was referred to the regional board's executive committee for investigation. Oshawa and Whitby are now preparing necessary amendments to their official plans to pave the way for ap- proval of housing standards by- should be compar-' laws. OML Conducts Course Alone An Ontario Motor League spokesman said today the league has no connection with the Provincial Department of Transport in its driver-training program. A story which appeared in yesterday's edition of The Osh- awa Times under the heading "Ontario Driving Test Concept Started Here' stated that the department had-been working with the Ontario Safety League and the OML for the last six weeks in drafting a voluntary driver-education plan. The story quoted a safety league official as saying private firms in Ontario offer driver- training courses at a cost of $5 an hour, "but the depart- ment is seeking to level the fig- ure off to a flat $10 fee for the entire proposed course," Arnold Gibson, an OML driver-training instructor, said today the league (a non-profit organization) conducted a course for the city police de- partment without charge "'as a public service to the city of Oshawa in the interest of public safety." SHUNS THE TABLES MONTREAL (CP)--Raymond Lavigne, 38, an accountant who says he lost $100,000 in 22 years of gambling, has founded a 20- member local branch of the in- ternational Gamblers' Anony- mous to help those tempted by Montreal's 175 gambling estab- lishments. Ajax Crime Upswing Hits 37 PC AJAX (Staff). -- The. expert ing and entering, 27 thefts in "travelling" criminals ar parently In his annual report this Ajax Police Chief C. G. points out that the town is like- ly to receive more and attention fr the "pro's During 1965, he added, were several cases which the definite hallmark of th fessional criminal. Several. cases were thefts, One, particularly, an el- showing increasing in- terest in the town of Ajax. derly lady was e@ ap- ity guards. week Dunn more 'there bore e pro- officers. GOOD SECURITY He said there wa that police some of store ita defrauded of $800 by a clever gang of frauds- men who posed as bank secur- The same gang is known to have carried out similar opera- tions all over the province Chief Dunn also drew atten- tion to the increasing problem of keeping and recruiting police work was attractiveness. cers The town, hit by a 37 crime irig the year, s no doubt losing $50 Local industry is now offering good security, more leisure. This was proving a big temptation to police offi- during Commenting Chief Dunn said that he was ex- pecting a further rise in crime. A total of 198 serious offences 2 were reported in the town dur- minor thefts of property under There were 32 cases of break- better wages and excess plaints, 1965, was in 1964 per cent rise in on this traffic The of which'70 were of stol only $3 vehicles (all recovered). Accidents increased from 138 ing the accidents totalled $41,000, a rise of $6,000 on the previous year. On the crime' side the value year totalled covered, of $50, 15 assault com- 14 frauds and 15 stolen to 174 in 1965, reflect- increased column of using the town's roads. damage caused by the @ en property during the $17,096. Of this ,669 in property was re- jering Township, TORONTO (Staff) -- A four- county regional economic de- velopment association may be a this spring. During a meeting here Wed- |nesday, two Ontario County residents were elected to a three-member provisional execu- tive by about 40 citizens from many of the 50 municipalities in Ontario, York, Halton and Peel Counties. Mrs. Gladys Beckstead, Pick- was elected chairman; Willam Reaume, Oakville, was elected vice-chair- man; and David Lewington, Pickering Township, was elect- ed secretary. A. H. LeMasurier, chief co- ordinator of the regional de- velopment branch of the On- |and Development, said the pur- pose of the meeting was "to over to the people." He said the citizen's committee will be the "driving force' behind the foundation of the association. Mrs. Beckstead said an ex- ecutive committee meeting will be held March 5 at which time a proposed budget for the asso- ciation will be set and letters will be sent to all municipali- ties -- excluding Metropolitan Toronto -- outlining the budget and inviting representatives to a mass meeting. Municipal participation in the association is voluntary. Details on when municipalities will be formally asked to participate will also be discussed at the March 5 meeting. "I really think the association has merit," said Mrs. Beck- stead, a member of the. Picket- ing Township industrial com- mittee. Her husband Fred is president of the Oshawa build- ing trades and construction council. The department will con- |tribute $15,000 to the association once it is formed. Municipali- ties will be asked to contribute on a per capita basis. NAME COMMITTEES At six cents per capita, the total potential municipal con- tribution is Boe foe with a $2,000 maximum for Oshawa and 'Tersate 'Tov co-operated in putting on the|tario Department of Economics |the two largest municipalities in the four counties, would con- tribute the maximum if they kick-off a week of brotherhood|turn the proposed organization agreed to participate. Membership and publicity committees were also elected during the meeting. Norman Lyons of. Scott Township will represent' Ontario County on the membership committee and Donald Jackson of Uxbridge Township will represent Ontario County on the publicity com-. mittee. Ald. Alice Reardon and James Vessey of Oshawa, Walter Beath of East Whitby Town- ship and E. P. McCormack: of Pickering Township were among the Oshawa area residents at- tending the meeting. JUST A REMINDER It seems motorists never learn. Here it is, just 10 shopping days before the Feb. 28 deadline for 1966 licence plates, and yet thou- sands of Oshawa and dis- trict car owners have not purchased their markers. But Mrs. Barrett Campbell of 605 Green st., Whitby, pictured above, isn't going to get caught in a deadline rush for licence plates. An Ontario department of transport official in Oshawa estimates the number of li- cences for automobiles in the city and district will in- crease to 27,300 this year compared to 26,600 in 1965, Motorists are reminded too, that it is not enough just, to purchase the plates -- they are to be installed imme- diately. Department of- ficials also have offered no hint the deadline will be ex- tended. --Oshawa Times Photo