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The Oshawa Times, 10 Mar 1961, p. 47

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Ea THE NEW THE SHAW A TIES, Fridey, Mer 16, 1990 27 BOWHANYILAE FOUNDRY 18 FINE ASSET FOR THE TOWN Past Decade Important | In Bowmanville's Growth | there is 4th rons growth. While isl wo oflicsel pronewnesss by 7 and 4, there 1s § an 9 hope [or amt CORSMENG tion during the Orsi hall of tins The past decade bas heen wn PEW RECEAS specigcior bt important wn More readily pop the industrial and rommersial general pb history of Bowmanville lown's eommeres Two new industries were gain Liactive new sores were buh ed 19 offset btwn thet were lost, sid ones were remodeisd snd en bt of far grepter significance larged, an wsnlete factory wis the substzntinl investment wiiding in heart of town of new money in equipment and was torn down 19 make room building by such established in- lor a supermarket that we hope By N. MORRIS MM the vie Industrial Commission a a of The Chamber Commerce rent 19 the ween Ihe growth. At ¢ Adustries as The Goodyear Tire will soon be rrecied i is Indeed a vote of confi Ie and Rubber Co. of Canada 144 The Bowmanville Foundry C8. dence s fu IA4., The RB, M. Hollingshead when so many of Indust Co. of Canada 144., and Special: and commercial enterprise A ty Paper Products IAQ These substentielly to thelr local ine in Bowmanyilie expenditures created new Ws, vestment, And add substantially further stabilized employment, they did Buri hi decade! and produced added tax reven- Durin he S-year period of he 1956 + 1960 plone, industrial and During 1960 The Bowmanville commercial assessment hed Foundry Co, proved once agen from $1,752,241 10 $2,206,76 that dark clouds often have sil- an increase of $446,542 or 25% ver linings, It seemed 16 be 8/1 1680 alone this increased municipal eatastrophy when the gesessment yielded $77,066 add factory was totally ravaged by'ed tax revenue for the town fire last winter but, thanks to the faith and courage of the PAST DECADE Eehder family, # new and better. We must wait for time 10 foundry has taken Ms place, render Ms judgement, hut the Long lamed for the quality of past decade may well prove 10 its malleable and grey iron fave heen crucial In selling the castings, a glorious new chapter pattern for Bowmanyille's future in the company's history is growth and economic health shout to he written Prior to 1851 the town's Of considerable significance growth was haphazard and un for the future was the purchase controlled, hut during the 1950's of a 75-acre plant site in 1957 many studies were conducted by Johnson and Johnson Limit- and new legislation introduced i of Montreal, Canada's lead: Thanks to a capable and hard ing manufacturer of surgical working Planning Board, Bow dressings and related products. manville now has an excellent hen purchase of the site was master growth plan and support sanounced, the company stated ing zoning hy-law. that it had no immedmte build ing plans, but that it was mak- came evident that rapid resid-|ible results in this new decade of lem and an expensive one. How: first Ing provision for. continued vig-lential growth, chiefly to accom: pi Lh Ld , . -- " " " ---- I A-- Ww whate Generelt Motors workers Wak thrming the rabin mM assnss ments badly ot of Bue so thet more and more of the seasity RETRRSING taretion burlen was (zting om the wme-owner In 19%, lo gain new industry and thus bring the ratio of Wn Ausing versus residentiel @ sient hack inks Kine, Town Conncit and the Chamber of Commerce (tly crepies mn naustngl Aeveiopment LOB iter thet is now the Bowmanville Industrial Commission The major and seemingly nw sUrmoupiehie phstacie 10 Indust. rigl growth was the fact thet all land zoned for industry was wivately-owned and unserviced but thanks to the faith, gener: sity and enthusiasm of various citizens, all the maior barriers seem ahout to topple Twa private owners, Brook dale Nurseries and Glen Rae Dairy, have set irm, longterm prices on prime indusinigl. land adjoining Ne. 401 Hikhway, The name Glenbrook" has heen given ta this new industrial ares where industry may now hwy prestige sites bt bargain prices A group of citizens has incor porated a private company, Bow: manville Industrial Develop ments Limited, tn. finance and construct factory huildings on demand for eredit-gpproved in dustries As a result of these develop ments, Town Council has pledg ed itself to fully service the Glenbrook Industrial Area with out delay And so there Is good reason to hope that all the meny tasks undertaken and completed in the the 1060's, UNITED AUTOMOBILE Sh Va 'will he ready next 1760 High amt thick Years sgn whl (with ether helt | plant is woth Lalmost amy whey. | A recent is Towibi-| Flex Hose ¥E @ RIRER Pd # red gir, Ree tagsther sid 18 (910 CORYPY RARER BOWHANYIIAE ~ 8 the for onynen md eoetvione weld schon Mistrial pt the present ing eqidpiment moment there are VIS high school students, The distnet Lakes In the towns of Port Hope and Bowmenvyile, the villages of Newcastle snd Mirek end the Townshins of Hope, Clarke South Cavan snd Derlinglon A forecast of future High school students put the beh school siudents at Just ver 399 in 1968, The reason for the hig i 4 is found in the figures for J philic sehow students, There are 9 per cept more in Grade | then in Grade § To be able to have a seat for every high school student is the Wig prowiem of the High School Bogrd. Te do this planning for the future must he done. At pres ent there sre 1460 seats and 130 are rented and some siudents attend Oshawa. These septs are able to handle the Jozd he- cause Bowmanville is on # double shift A new school for 10 has Just heen completed at Millbrook, #8 new schol at Courtice for September and a 400-pupil school for Clarke township and: Newcastle 1s in the planning stage. Alse an addition fo ort ope for 19 students is on the planning table. When all these are fin ally ready in September, 1962 there will he seats for 2600. This will suffice till 1666 when crowd ing will again start and hefore that further accommodation must he planned. Probably an addition to Courtice in 1965 and te Port Hope in 1067 Aeeommodation for high In the early 1950's it first be: past decade will pay off In tang-lschonl students is a hig prob-la high school open lever, the hoards must provide taken RKERS (Continued from Page 19) The general trend in the past few years is [rom coions 14 synthetic fibres and from mat wel 10 synthetic riders, of which there sre #8 vepety 1s meet VEY IReTeasing Aemands of industry for Increased pres sires, tensile srength and chemical resisianee Within the past year, the sales organization. fer the Bowman le line of products has heen transierred to the Bowmanville plfice which has heen com pletely modernized sd ie arranged, including the instal lation of sir conditioning Upon the retirement of Charles Catiran on Detaber 1st i. G. Machel, formerly Plant Manager of the GQuebeg plant assumed direction of the Bow manville factory, Flames Unchecked When Water Fails WINKLER Man (CP)--Mayor Ses p, 1. Kroeker said Wednesday! TAKE... ¥ tru 7 OP 10 DATE FIXTURES MIX... Together Slowly With Over 10 Years Of Experience RESULTS... The Best Plumbing And Heating Service In Town METTE PLUMBING CO, LTD, 25 CELINA 57, OSHAWA OSHAWA RA 55979 thet flames thet destroyed ahout hall of this southern Man-| itoha community's business block got. out of hand when waler supplies failed at a ery cigl moment. Nobody was in jured The fire, of unknown origin, swept six buildings during # five » hour period the seats and must plan ahead. It takes about two years to haye after the steps In planning are Executive officers of 1959-61 Local 222 UAW, Left to right; Pete Wilson, chalrman of trustees; Pat McCloskey, sergeant-at-arms; James Lownie, dent; Malcolm Smith, president; Beverly Gibson, recording-secretary; Russ MeNeil, secretary-treas wren; Les Childerhose, trustee; Ed Cline, trustee) Frank O'Conner, guide, PROGRESS REPORT FOR 1960 2nd vice-president; Jack Meagher, 1st vige-presis ORR 1 ama IMPROVED DUPLATE [of BIGGER and OONTRACY TEENAGE DANCES BETTER [ ® NO PROGRESS IN MAIN- ® INCREASED SUPPORT IN TAINING THE LEVEL OF LOCAL SPORTS AND EMPLOYMENT ENJOY. CHARITABLE ORGANI: ED IN OTHER YEARS, ZATIONS, CONTRIBUTED $10,000 TO OSHAWA HOSPITAL ® Supplied Hillsdale Manor Chapel with organ and completely furnished ree- reation room for Senior Citizens, IMPROVED HOUDAILLE IND, CONTRACT | 24 YEARS OF PROGRESS ® UNITED WE STAND ® Oshawa Welcomes INDUSTRY Located within 120 miles of Oshawa is 1/3 of Canada's Total Market FACTS ABOUT OSHAWA! SEAWAY TRANSPORTATION | Oshawa has one of the finest Natural Harbars en the north shore of Leke Ontaria, between Kingsten and Toronte, Vessels of Seaway draft can soon be accommodated. (28 ft, naw). Further Harber faeilities for loading of eargoss and their yranspertatien and sterage are being built this summer, AIRPORT ! Oshawa's Municipal Airpart 16 an excellent well-equipped airport with plane maintenanse and storage facilities and is a pert of entry for Canadian Customs. Air transpartation, bath passenger and freight is available by Charter fram er ta Qshawa Alrpart which insidently is lecated within the Elly Limite | HIGHWAYS ! Twa main highways run directly through Oshawa , « . Highway 401, a feurdane santralled aeeess High: way and Highway Na. 2, These provide swift transportation by truck ta East or West, and sennecting with Highway 115 ta the vacation lands of the nerth. Four Majer Bus eampanies provide transperiation to nearby United States and Canadian Peints, RAILWAY FACILITIES! Oshawa is situated on the main lines of the twe transcantinental railways, the Canadian Natiensl Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, between Torante and Mentreal, These two rallways alse have extensive frelght and express vards. Passenger service 18 frequent and Interswitehing faellities speed up freight shipments! Cantinueus, efficient, low-cost electric power is assured for industry and househelder alike from the Municipally-awned and eperated hyrda pawer with duplicate services from Niagara Falls and the Gatineau, The city is supplied with 60-gycle alternating current, NATURAL GAS! This commedity is equally in geod supply in Oshawa with Natural Gas being piped in fram Alberta. Service is by pipe mains in the sity WATER SUPPLY ! Lake Ontaria is the source of the City's water supply with sufficient pumping faeilitlies ta asure all requirements. Water clarified, filtered and chlorinated and reaches the consumer through maine under 70:90 Ibs LABOR ! Oshawa is fortunate in having & labor peal of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled help == both male and female. Labor rates are reasanable and a high degree of efficiency and stability exists, As & result 4 Industry ean be assured of the availability of ample help, whatever the need rr yryrryreyr Inquiries Invited! All enquiries respecting Locations of Industrial Sites in Oshawa, will be treated with strict confidence, More information in the form of Brochures, Detailed Maps, etc, will be sent upon request, Write to , , KENNETH C, BATH Industrial Commission City Nell, Ochawe Ontario

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