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r.4 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, June 25, 1963 DAVIDSON'S IDEA _ Trade Fair Started _ As County Showcase dent of Dunlop of Canada Lim- LOFTHOUSE Back in 1961, William David- gon, a member of Whitby Town Council, a director of Whitby Chamber of Commerce and a former winner of the Peter Perry Award (a tribute paid to Whitby's citizen of the year), de- cided the time had come for more Ontario County residents to know better what is pro- duced from within. the county boundaries. Mr. Davidson conveyed his ideas to several members of the Chamber of Commerce at a general meeting and from this stemmed the Whitby Trade Fair Board. In that same year, Whitby Chamber of Commerce present- ed its first Industrial Trade Fair. it was a tremendous suc- cess and only days after its two- day run, Chamber officials voted to make "Trade Fair' an annual event. LAST OFFICIAL DUTY One of the last official duties | ef Gordon T, Richards, when he} retired as Chamber president | was to name the 10-member | Trade Fair Board, headed by/| Mr. Davidson. Last year's Trade Fair proved | another success and this year! the Board has increased its run} from two to three days. It is; expected with the increased) mumber of exhibits and the! longer run that this year's pres-| entation will be the most suc-| cessful in the three-year history | eof the event. When Mr. Davidson present- | @d fyis ideas to the Chanvber he | pointed out he felt that few peo-| _ operates the largest industry in WILLIAM DAVIDSON be known as Citizen's Day. Thursday will be Industrial Day and Friday will be Army Day. One of the highlights of Citi- zens's Day at the Fair will be the crowning by County Warden J. Sherman Scott of Miss On- tario County. The Queen will be selected by a panel of judges from among several contestants who have already entered the beauty contest. Mr. Scott will announce the judges' decision at 3 p.m., Wed- nesday. < QUEEN TO BE CROWNED Another Queen will be crown- Brass Mig. Co. WE SALUTE THIS HAPPY BLENDING OF INDUSTRY IN DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS THOROUGHJOINT EFFORT ited, whose timely topic will be industrial development. Dunlop the county town. Another banquet feature will be the appearance of local en- tertainer Ross Gibson, a Whitby guitar soloist. POLICE AND FIRE BOOTHS Whitby's Police and Fire De- partments will be staffing a booth at the fair. In the police booth will be shown many im- plements of crime and the fire- fighters have a message to con- will be George Plumber, presi- yey to visitors at their booth. Among others to arrange in- teresting displays at the fair} wil be the Ontario Depart- ment of Health and the newly formed Whitby Branch of the St. John Ambulance Association. Many, many more industries and groups will staff booths at the fair and will welcome any- one who takes thie time to stop and chat awhile. Congratulations to the Whitby Chamber of Commerce and the Trade Fair Board Be sure to visit our exhibit at the TRADE FAIR HOPKINS ST. STAFFORD BROS. LTD. 318 DUNDAS EAST WHITBY, ONTARIO ple in Ontario County know just!.g Thursday Afternoon. what is produced here, both in industry and in agriculture. His argument for the estab- lishment of an Industrial Trade Fair in the County Town was that the time was long overdue when Ontario County's people were shown what is manufac- tured in the county in which their tax dollars are spent. COMMUNICATIONS TO TRANSPORTATION It is interesting to note that) in Ontario County everything | from communications media! needs to transportation facili-| ties is produced and all of these | things will be on exhibit at the! Trade Fair. It is expected when the fair) @pens tomorrow, at least 35 or) 4 exhibit booths will be staffed | and every branch of industry | producing within the county will be represented. This year's pres. | entation will deal mainly with industrial progress within the! county, however the agricultur- | . industry will not be forgot-| n. Not only is Trade Fair educa-| tional and entertaining, it helps | fic demonstration of industrial) promote fellowship among On-| tario County people. Its main, objective is to promote loyalty | to the community in: which On-| tario County taxpayers earn their living by stressing the patronization of Ontario County industry. FOLLOWS CNE PATTERN The pattern set for this year's | presentation follows somewhat, along the lines of the long-estab- lished Canadian National Ex- hibition pattern -- special days during the fair's run, : Tomorrow, opening day, will) Whitby's Mayor W. Stanley | Martin will crown Miss Whitby jat 3 p.m. This Queen too, will | be selected by a panel of judges | frem among several contestants iwho have entered the beauty | contest. | Ontario Regiment, the Coun- | ty's fightiag men of the Second World War, will be at the fair all three days it is running but Friday is really the soldiers' day. Lt. Col. J. R. Warnica will bring the troops te Whitby every evening and Friday, Capt. . P. M. Tiggelers, a Whitby resident, will take charge of the Militia demonstration. During their visits to the fair members of the Regiment will conduct Emergency Measures demonstrations, display arms and armament and some wiil arrive in tanks. Drill teams will be on hand to entertain the crowd, ° One of the outstanding fea- tures during the entire 'hree days will be General Motors of | Canada Limited's Previews of Progress presentation, a scienti- progress over the years. BAND TO APPEAR A Wednesday night feature) will be Whitby Brass Band's ap- pesrenee. All of Whitby is proud \.of its award winning band under the leadership of Bandmaster Enric Clarke. Thursday night's feature will be the Trade Fair banquet in All Saints' Anglican Church Hall. Two hundred plates were reserved and these 200 seats were claimed as early as last Friday morning. Keynote speaker at the dinner a. THE WHITBY . (WHITBY) 244 BROCK ST. S. BEST OF LUCK TRADE FAIR ---- SAWDONS' LIMITED WHITBY Ef } CEMETERY MEMORIALS (Rock of Ages) INDUSTRIAL BLASTING CEMETERY LETTERING We Use Only The Finest Granite &-Marble; Imported From Quaries Of Italy, Sweden, Finland, Vermont & Quebec. Prepared By Expert Craftsman Of Fine Arts. This Is Why Stafford Products Are Selected By People Who Demand The Finest In Memorial Products; Serving The People Of Southern Ontario For Over 17 Years Stafford Bros. offer most hearty congratulations to the Whitby Chamber of Commerce and their directors in this progressive and enterprising Project; THE WHITBY TRADE FAIR td '