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Oshawa Times (1958-), 30 Dec 1967, p. 11

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upe t seats, automatie miles. What value! 9 WAGEN vith matching trim. 6 cyl, motor, Stan- io, 46,000 miles. M.S. Salesman MARLOW MY NEAL | PHILLIPS M SETON RAY SILVER SWEETMAN N YOUNG ' COLOR VARIE HON. VINCENT Massey, former Governor-General of Canada, left, visited Osh- awa to see the Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo at the Oshawa Civic Audito- rium. He is shown with Lt.-Col. Leo P. Tiggelers, commanding officer of the Ontario Regiment, during a reception at the Armories on Simcoe St. N. The city Observance of Centennial THE MILITARY TATTOO was, by all standards, one of the most spectacular and entertaining shows to ever tour Canada. Oshawa and district residents who at- enlarged form. J Big Shows Highlighted Historic Year In City Some of the biggest shows to)tary-man show. Three hundred appear in Oshawa during the|years of authentic uniforms, year were presented by Festi-| music, weapons, song and drill val Canada, the Centennial/were weaved into an entertain- Commission's performing arts'ing and interesting show. program. Many Oshawa residents who Les Feux Follets (the Fire-| missed the performances in the flies), Canada's National Folk|city went to Toronto during Ensemble, was the talk of the|the Canadian National Exhibi- town after its one-night per-|tion to see it. formance at Civic Auditorium! 'The uniforms were designed Feb. 24. : over a six-year period and the The colorful and lively. show] east and west groups merged at of song and dance depicted|xpo '67 at Montreal for the ethnic groups and Canadian} most spectacular display of its settlement from early pioneer! 4g Canadian stops. Almost 1,500 days to today. men were involved in the To- Les Feux Follets was one of|ronto and Montreal shows. the first big shows to come to! The RCAF's centennial aero- Oshawa in the New Year vialbatic team, the Golden Cen- the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa. tennaires, held a crowd. of Year was a 12-month af- fair and was synchronized by the 20-member Oshawa Centennial committee under chairmanship of Hayward Murdoch, a former city alderman. The committee was given a $20,000 grant by the municipality and $5,000 of this amount was designated to the Oshawa Folk Festival committee for the big July parade. tended the showing at the Auditorium were loud in their praise of the produc- tion, which appeared last September at the CNE in ---- | GRADE FOUR The $2,800 production, with a/10,0°° persons spellbound at the staff of 65, had a $1,600 govern-| Oshawa Airport May 10 with ment subsidization. its exciting air feats. Stagehands' union fees, It attracted one of the big- amounting to $1,100, were re- gest centennial crowds in cently paid by the Oshawa Cen- | Oshawa. tennial Co-ordinating Commit- tee. BIG TATOO |ing centennial year crossing the Another subsidized project of|Nation-four times and stopping Festival Canada was the ac-| only briefly for rests. claimed $3,500,000 Military Tat-| In conjunction with the air too which appeared in Oshawa|show, the' Ontario Regiment Civic Auditorium for two nights,|held a special weaponry dis- April 2 and 3. lay. The collection of war ve- The Canadian Armed Forces|hicles included a Ferret Scout centennial project was greeted | two Sherman tanks, one by capacity audiences both| TAC (SF11) guided missile ; nights and Vincent Massey, for-|system, and a new M113 A mer Governor-General of Can- | armored personnel carrier ada, was a special guest. Mr.| 'The Centennaires at speared Massey said it was one of the|in nine Tudor jets, and one most outstanding shows he had! avrg 504. pi- plane of 1914 vin- ever seen. tage. Major Ian Fraser, New Glas-| gow, Nova Scotia, wrote, pro-| duced and directed the 285 mili- Continued On Page 22 CENTENNIAL students paid each of Canada's prov- This is one resolution you won't want to break, Our professional Sanitone dryclean- ing gets all garments really clean, Fabrics feel and look like new, Colors are brighter. Whites are whiter. Sanitone Certified MasterDrycleaner PICKWICK Dry Cleaners and Shirt Launderers 434 Simcoe South 728-5133 from an Oshawa Separate School do a spirited square dance as part of their. bit in a special Centennial pro- gram for Oshawa Separate Schools at the Civic Audito rium last May. Tribute was Civic inces at the colorful affair in which hundreds of stu- dents participated. Publie School students held a sim- ilar program at the Oshawa Auditorium Season's Greetings Ruossalynn Arnis The Golden Centennaires held °* 100 air shows in Canada dur- °% OSHAWA'S FOREMOST Centennial project was the Olympic - size swimming pool in the new Civic Audi- torium complex, Chairman dedication ceremonies last September. The pool also includes a special wading compound for children and forms an integral part of Terence V. Kelly of the special committee "which organized a special fund raising campaign on behalf of the. pool is shown at the fast growing Civic Auditorium complex. It has special appeal for family groups as does the entire complex, which also in- TY MARK BIG CENTENNIAL YEAR IN CITY cludes headquarters for the Oshawa Recreation commit- tee, --Oshawa Times Photo Entertainment Showcase She Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1967 Youth and Home Features CENTENNIAL YEAR, in Oshawa was marked by the appearance here of some SIX MEMBERS of the Motor City Sunday Night Bowling Social League got into the bila of the big Speciat Exhibition Held By City Art Association The Oshawa and District Art} Association held a special ex-| hibition of 59 pictures at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium this week. All of the painted by association pictures were| Mrs. Neill MacLean, president;|groups interested in the aims members of the ~ident of the internationally renown- ed folk dancers (above) dis- played their great talents of the nation's top attrac- tions in the world of enter- tainment. Les Feux Follets, year last May at a turkey tennial costumes. Mr. and supper and dance. Mr. and Mrs, Edward Smith are left Mrs. Donald Wilson, centre, and Mr. and Mrs. John won the first prize for Cen- Noden on right. The Oshawa and District Art; weekly workshop $2 per Association was founded injyear; inactive -- weekend sem- April of this year by a group|inars for the experienced paint- of six women who make up its|}¢r -- $1.50 per year; and pa- present executive as follows:|trons -- for any person or Mrs. Ted Remington, vice-pres-|and purposes of the association ident of programming: Mrs j-- $1.00 |Dennis Ferguson, vice-presi It is a non-profit, non-sectar: membership; Mrs./ jan organization Apartments 745 STEVENSON .ROAD. NORTH Buying or Selling! GUIDE REALTY LTD. @ LLOYD CORSON, President |! @ DICK YOUNG, Vice-Pres. @ LUCAS PEACOCK, Sec. Treas 16 SIMCOE ST. 5., OSHAWA PHONE 723-5281 Nelson Starr, treasurer Mrs The group caters. to the il R. H. Gourley, recording sec ; | retary: Mrs. D. Calder, dividual and urges him to} belgie ! Participate actively in program | | sponding secretary; Roy Alte, Oeics through surveys and) jliaison officer with the Oshawa course evaluation jArt Gallery. ; Purpose of the association is 'to provide a meaningful outlet ORE TONNAGE for art and artistic*talent in the International Nickel's Cana Oshawa area Membership, | dian mines annually produce al- which is now 125, falls inte} most 20,000,000 tons of nickel- ithree classifications; active --(containing ores. during a performance at the Oshawa Civie Audito- rium. It. was easy to see THE OSHAWA AND Dis- trict Labor. Council held one of the largest Centen nial dances of 1967 last September at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. Mr. and Mrs, Edward Hannah were why they were acclaimed in Moscow, London, Paris and New York. of many present with their special Centen- nial attire. The costumes showed great originality and- th itenni theme was maintained right down the line,

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