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$10,000 CHEQUE PRESENTED TO AUTO MUSEUM Earl Brownridge, president of American Motors of Can- ada Limited visited the Cana- dian Automotive Museum, Monday and presented a cheque for $10,000. The dona- tion was made on behalf of American Motors. (Canada) Ltd., Chrysler Corporation of of Canada, Ford Motor Com- pany of Canada, International Harvester Company of Cana- da Limited, and Volvo (Can- ada) Ltd. Mr. Brownridge is seen third from left as he presented the cheque to L. M. Souch, second from right, fi- nance chairman, Canadian Automotive Museum. Also in the picture are from left: Douglas. Fisher, general man- ager of the museum and the Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce; Ken Crone, president, Chamber of Commerce and E. L, Wellman, president, Well- man Motors Limited, Oshawa. |jnadian Automobile Manufactur- Ruto Firms The Canadian Automotive Mu- seum, 99 Simcoe street south, Oshawa, was visited Monday by Mr. E. Brownridge, president ofSECOND SECTION OSHAWA, ONTARIO, Kime Oe Oshawa TUESDAY, MAY "26, 1964 American Motors of Canada Limited. Mr. Brownridge, who is also president of the Canadian Au- tomobile Chamber of Com- merce, came to Oshawa to have a first hand look at the Cana- dian Automotive Museum, and to present the Automotive Mu- seum with a cheque for $10,000 on behalf of the following Ca- ers, American Motors (Canada) Ltd., Chrysler Corporation of 'Canada , Ford Motor Company of Canada, International Har- vester Company of Canada, Studebaker of Canada Limited and Volvo (Canada) Limited. This is a very significant ges- ture in that the Canadian Auto- motive Museum, located in Osh- awa, is now recnognized by all the major automobile manu- facturers of Canada as-a worthy project. General Motors of Canada,| 3 which is located in Oshawa, has| § been supporting the Canadian --Oshawa Times Photo Automotive Museum since its beginning. New School Planned In South East Area A new 10-room public school is to be built on Grandview av- enue, just north of Olive av- enue, it was decided by the Oshawa Board of Education, Monday night, at its regular meeting. It is planned that this latest section of the city will be com- pleted by September of next ar. * There were hints at the board meeting of other big develop- ments in the education field in Oshawa in the near future. The board authorized applica- tion to the Provincial Depart- ment of Education for a grant for the new school. building is advisable either now or in the future. PLAN TO ENLARGE The board plans to increase the school to 20 classrooms eventually and to add a gymna- sium, At present there are more than 180 pupils, from the area in which this school is to be built, overcrowding adjacent schools. When the school opens there will be over 200 pupils, plus children who move to the area in the meantime, ready to fill the desks. An architect is to be consult- ed as.to whether a two storey A very lengthy discussion on the Secondary School building program was conducted and it was decided that completion of} this program should come with- in a week. TO ADD GYMNASIUM A gymnasium is to be added to Adelaide McLaughlin School, | Stevenson road north, John B. Parkin and associates, Toronto, were appointed to design the new building. It is hoped the gymnasium will be completed by this September. | It was also decided to build/ two portable classrooms for the Sunset Heights School. will probably be built by the, board under the supervision of R. H. Lunney, superintendent of} building and maintenance. These Show Of Is Outstanding "An outstanding show" was the comment heard at the An- nual Tulip show held by the Oshawa Horticultural Society Saturday afternoon in the E. A. Lovell School, Centre street. In most classes the competi- tion was keen with the many fine entries. The show tables were filled to capacity and the main auditorium was a spec- trum of color as a new record was made in the number of entries received in the show. At the completion of the judg- ing, the doors were open to the public to view the show. Many visitors were welcomed by the president of the society, Wil- liam L. Frost, as they entered the showroom. To add to the interest of the afternoon and evening was the Spring Show put on by the Oshawa Junior Garden Club under the leadership of Mrs. Earle Sandford, which will be reported in a subsequent issue. The results of the judging follows: : Three Red Tulips -- Miss Ethel Dodd, Mrs. Archie Whit- mee and Mrs, Edward Kitchen.) Three Pink Tulips -- Mrs.| Archie Whitmee, Mrs. Fred) Scott and Mrs. Arthur Winter. Three Yellow Tulips -- Leo} Karnath, . Edward Kitchen) and Mrs. Arthur Winter. Three White Tulips -- Mrs.) Arthur Winter, Leo Karnath| and Miss Ethel Dodd. Three Bronze Tulips -- Miss Leona Stainton, Mrs. Michael P. McGuigan Is Checker Champion Pete McGuigan has emerged) winner as checker champion for) the Ontario County. The tourna-| ment was held at the ORA| Building. Pete now holds, Tulips Gilmore and Mrs. Archie Whit- mee. Three Mauve Tulips -- Mrs. Charles Silver, Mrs. Murray McLaren and Robert Richards. Three Black Tulips -- Mrs. Edward Kitchen, Mrs. Michael Gilmore and Miss Ethel. Dodd. Three Mottled or Striped Tulips -- Mrs. Arthur Winter, Robert Richards and Mrs. Charles Silver. ' Three Parrot Tulips, Red -- Mrs. Arthur Winter, Mrs. Harry Phoenix and Robert Richards. Three Parrot Tulips -- pink Leo Karnath, Miss Ethel Dodd and Mrs. Murray McLaren. Three Parrot Tulips, any other color -- Leo Karnath, Mrs. Charles Silver; Mrs, Ar- thur Winter and Arthur Win- ter. Three Double Tulips, any color -- Miss Ethel Dodd and Leo Karnath. Three Tulips, all one color other than above -- Mrs. Fred Scott, Mansel Kennedy and| Miss Ethel Dodd. | Three Tulips, different colors,| named -- Mrs. Arthur Winter, Robert Richards and Miss/ Ethel Dodd. | Three Lily Tulips, red --Mrs. Arthur Winter, Robert Ward and Mrs. Harry Phoenix. | Three Lily Tulips, any other color -- Mrs. Harry Phoenix,} Mrs. Arthur Winter and Robert! Richards, Five Tulips, all different col- ors -- Leo Karnath, Mrs. Mur- ray McLaren and Robert Rich-) ards. | Dining Table Centre, made of DEDICATION RECOGNIZED Roy Good, son of Mr. and | Mrs. Keith Good, 254 Ritson road south, who was present- to Governor General George Vanier by Constable William | Tane, officer in charge of the | Safety Patrol in the Oshawa area, during the annual Safe- | ty Patrol Jamboree in Ot- | tawa. Roy was accorded this honor in recognition of his | dedication and as the out- standing member of the Stu- | dent Safety Patrol in Oshawa. Roy is a Grade 7 pupil at Holy Cross Separate School. Letter Read ToBoard | A letter congratulating Osh- WHAT FLAG DO YOU WANT? What Flag Do You Want? Which flag do you think Canada should fly? The Oshawa Times, in co- operation with a number of other Canadian newspapers, s asking its readers. to indi- cate whether they prefer the Red Ensign or «& distinctive Maple Leaf flag, To make your choice, sim- ply write your name and ad- RED ENSIGN dress in the space provided below under either the words Red Ensign, or Distinctive Flag. Mail your ballot today to The Oshawa Times, 86 King The executive officers of the' Oshawa Power Squadron were installed during a meet- ing of the Squadron Monday -night at the Oshawa Yacht Club. W. Goyne, 'centre, the -new commander, is seen flanked by Lt. Commander Al Reed, left and Lt. Command- er Sid Cowley, right: Stand- ing from left to right are: First Lt. Len Lucas, treasur- er; First Lt, Morse Hatt, sec- retary; Past Commander OSHAWA POWER SQUADRON INSTALLS NEW EXECUTIVE H. O. Taylor; Lt. John Van- dertoolen and Lt. Frank Lowry, publicity. --Oshawa Times Photo street east, Oshawa. The result of the poll of local readers as well as of other newspapers across Can- ada will be published as soon as they can be tabulated. DISTINCTIVE FLAG Bridge Club High Scores The winners and high scores of the games played last week by the members of the General} Motors and Oshawa Golf Club Duplicate Bridge Club were: | GENERAL MOTORS North and South--A. Vaillan- Attempt To Cover Crash Backtires When Constable D. J. Tobin put two and two together he de- duced that a 21-year-old Osh- awa man had reported an acci- dent which didn't happen. As a résult Wayne Murray, 73 Gladstone avenue, was con- 'ivieted in Oshawa Magistrate's Court Monday of public mischief. He was fined $100 or 30 days.. It all started, the court was told, when Murray reported that his car had been involved in a two-car collision on Simcoe street north near Taunton road, May 19. An investigation of Murray's "accident" revealed no debris on the road, but the accused clung to his story and said the other car involved was a 1955, 56 or '57 Oldsmobile. The beginning of the end came for Murray when -- Constable Tobin started piecing together car and paint fragments found near a hydro pole on Church street, the court was told. Finally Murray gave a state- ment in which he admitted ram- ming the pole and inventing the story because he was "scared". The accused's record, read to the court, revealed a string of convictions for careless driving, minor drinking, assault and driving while 'his licence was under suspension. "You should know much bet- ter than this," Magistrate H. W. Jermyn observed as he passed sentence. Drunk Driver Is Jailed Seven Days A 41-year-old father of two spring flowers, any foliage --jawa Board of Education for re- was Monday jailed for seven Miss Ethel Dodd, Mrs. Mich- | fusing permission to Rev. Dr. days for being drunk in charge ael Gilmore, Robert Richards|Harold Martin to speak in ajo an auto May 3. and Miss Audrey Kent. local high school was read to Modernistic Arrangement, Tu-|the board meeting Monday lips Predominating -- Ro be r t/night. Richards, Miss Ethel Constable Douglas Aird told Oshawa Magistrate's Court that when a_ stopped car started Dodd,| The letter, from A. A. Aubin,| blowing its horn he investigated| § Mrs. Harry Phoenix and Mrs.|who said he was a past chair-|and found its driver, Herbert Charles Silver. rangements which each other, in similar contain- ers -- Mrs. Murray McLaren, Miss Ethel Dodd, Miss Leona Stainton and Robert Ward. }man. of the Protestant "Copy Cat," Two Small Ar-|board compliment) was agreed to acknowledge it after) step from the vehicle he stag- one trustee libelous. school Quebec, board for Vaudreuil, received and the said it might be Dr. A. E. O'Neill asked the the next year, the county trophy|/design in red, white and blue, background of the man who donated by the Honorable Mi-|suitable for a buffet -- Mrs.|wrote this letter? chael Starr. | In a double knock-out system) of elimination, Pete and Jack) Johnson played a two-game ser- ies in the eighth round. This) series resulted in a win for each but Jack having lost three points in previous play was eliminated. Pete had only lost) two points in previous rounds. Other eliminations shown by) rounds were as follows: Charlie Hyderman and Vi Russel '| round three; C. Morris, Al Le-| gree, Bev. Parker and Jim!) Moore, round four; Aime Poir- ier, Joe Wood, John Lamont and Charlie Barkey, round five. Bill Lynde, round six. Jacki Johnson and Len Hagerman) tied in round five, these two} players also tied in round six. Len Hagerman was eliminated in round seven by Pete Me- Quigan. The 1964-65 season will reopen September. Charles Silver, Miss Ethel] "It sounds to me as if it might| I Llold transient faced a arun| CELEBRATING libelous." | Dodd, Mrs. Murray McLaren|be and Mrs. Leo Guy. Pie Sentence Dru --{board, said no probe had been made into the background of the letter writer, He added: "I hope it will be uniform procedure to keep peo- To 30 Days iple of ili repute out of our |schoolag. t was a case of third time | BIRTHDAYS | Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and dis- | trict who are celebrating their birthdays today: Mrs. Shirley V. Johnson, | 517 Park road south and Yvitte DuPont, 3 Cedar charge in Oshawa Magistrate's Court Monday. Constable Robert Ross testi- fied that May '24 Arthur Way, formerly of Hampton, appear- ed drunk at the intersection of Simcoe and King streets, and also had a half bottle of gin in his pocket. | Notingt hat the accused had! been fined for two previous drunk convictions Magistrate) Valley avenue H. W. Jermyn put Way away Phone 723-3474, for 30 days. s! | J. K, Drynan, chairman of the) -- Henry, 214 Celina street, drunk. "He seemed to be in a dazed state and when I asked him to gered," the officer testified. "His eyes were bloodshot, they were protruding out of his for} 'My Own, My Native Land,"|board: 'Have you probed the! head," Constable Aird added. Henry was also fined $10 or three days in jail to run con- current on a charge of having) defective brakes. Impaired Driver Is Fined $200 A 19-year-old Oshawa youth was Monday fined $200 or~30 days in jail on a reduced charge of impaired driving. Peter Garth Norris, 1454 Gib- hon street, was originally charged with being drunk in charge of an auto May 10, fol- lowing a two-car collision on King street east, sear Central Park boulevard. Another charge of 'having liquor was withdrawn. HOST TO Cn DREN Members of the Rotary Club of Oshawa wi"l take the crippled chi'dren in their, care to the Shrine Circus beinz held here next Saturday. , court and J, Wild, 147; Mrs. M. R. Clarke and J. Miller, 136; Mrs. S. Sheridan and J.) o Was Disorderly : . land. Mrs. W. Heron, 1i9; Mrs a s. W. » 119; ; Fine Man $25 I3. Patterson and Mrs. G. E. | Hankinson, 104, "I went to walk away and I) East and West -- P. Francis] was hit with a chair," Paul and L. Sturck, 127; Mrs. K.! | Rombough, 24, 292 Mitchell ave-\Marden and Mrs. V. Silgailis, nue told Magistrate H. W, Jer-|11g- W. Sleep and J. Drum-| myn in Oshawa -Magistrate's| mond, 116; L. Kelly and M.| Court Monday. |Maly, 114; Mr, and Mrs, E.| But that didn't sway the mag-|Jeffery, 106%. | istrate at all and he fined Rom-| The nex' game will be Thurs.,| bough $25 or five days in jail|May 28, at 7:30 p.m. | for disorderly conduct at the| OSHAWA GOLF CLUB | Jubilee Pavilion May 23. North and South--J. Germond| Constable C:-D. Bulloch said|@™ B. Field, 117%; Mrs. E.| he was.called to a disturbance|Henry, 116%; Mrs, F. J. Run-| at the pavilion and found Rom-|dle and Mrs. H. P. Hart, 11344; | bough "throwing tables and|P. Laurence and F, McCaf-| chairs and fighting"'. fery, 113; M. Moffatt and P.| The officer said it took "con-\~letcher, 104; Mr. and Mrs. siderable force' to get the ac-|. Turney, 100. cused to the police station. East and West -- Mr. 4 Mrs. E. F. Armstrong, 134%; Rombough's record, read to|Mr. and Mrs. W. Austin, 109; the court, revealed a long string|Mrs, A. F, Annis and Mrs. H. of mischief, auto theft and at-/pull, 101%; Mr. and Mrs. B. tempted theft convictions. | White, 100; Miss R. Higgins and |Miss G. Wilson, 94; Mrs. J. R. Vets' Cash Loss |Walker and Mrs. J. McCansh, Hearing Slated 93%. The next game will be May i at 7.45 p.m. GODERICH, Ont. (CP) --| BIRTHDAYS REMEMBERED Thomas James Rompf, 41, a| Spoons were presented to four past secretary of Royal Cana-|members of the Rotary Club of dian Legion Branch 109, will|Oshawa in recognition of the have a preliminary hearing be-|celebration of their birthdays at fore Magistrate Glenn Hays|the club's Monday meeting. and Awards Are Presented By Power Squadron The presentation of certifi- cates to members of the Osh- |awa Power Squadron and swear- ing in of new officers Monday marked the' 1964 graduation night ceremonies held at the} Oshawa Yacht Club. Commander Harold Taylor in-| troduced Chief Commander Wil- liam Booth and the York Dis- trict Commander, Samuel) Crump. Commander Booth con-| ducted the swearing-in cere-| monies for the new officers and| the flag of office was presented) by Past Commander Wallace Young. NEW OFFICERS The new officers are: William Goyne, Squadron Commander; Lt.-C. Albert Reed, Executive Officer; Lt.-C. Sidney Cowley, Training Officer; Ast Lt. Leonard Lucus, treasurer; Ist Lt. Morse Hatte, secretary and Chief Procter, Lt. John Vander- toolen. Commander Booth also pre- sented certificates to the follow- ing new. members and associate ladies of the graduating pilot class: Mrs, Edythe Lowry, Mrs. Eileen Noble and Mrs, Francis Ongley." Clarence Crouse, Rob- ert Daniel, Roy Forster, Morse Hatte, Roy Howell, Erwin Jack- son, Leonard Lucus, Gerald Mc- Knight, Ross McMaster, Canon F. G, Ongley, John Perry, Athol Robertson and Lawrence Vail- lancourt. Advanced seamanship courses were passed by the following who received certificates from Commander Crump: Mortimer Brown, Dr. Ralph Kimmerley, Frank Lowry, William Marshall and Donald Patterson. | Advanced Piloting certificates June 8 on a charge of theft of/Those honored were Wally Wil- close to $4,000 from Legion|son, Ben Bailey, Dr. J. P. G. funds. \Maroosins and Ed. Bouckley. OSHAWA SOLDIERS BRIDGE BUILDERS | | Roads and bridges' are prime requirements when an army must move. For this reason the 4th Field Squadron, niques in the bridging and road-building field. Spr. Bill Van Kuik, ROE; and Pte. Ken Sharland, ist Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, both of Oshawa, tighten the Royal Canadian Engineers, and pioneers of the three in- Scholarship Is Offered. A letter offering an annual scholarship fund for pupils at Woodcrest Public School from Mrs. Alfred Higgs was noted with pleasure, Monday night, by the Oshawa Board of Edu- cation. The offer has been referred to the management committee to discuss the conditions with the donor. Mrs, Higgs wrote the board: "I have discussed with Dr. Elliott the possibility of estab- lishing a scholarship fund at Woodcrest School in memory of} my husband, Alfred. Dr. Elliott pointed out to me that any such scholarship fund must meet with the approval of the board of | shall were also presented by Com- mander Crump to the following: John Bates, Mortirtfer Brown, Sidney Cowley and John Van- dertoolen. Walter Johnson, William Mar- and. William Wonnacott gained weather certificates which were presented by Com- mander Taylor. Chief Commander Booth made the presentation of merit marks to the following Power Squad- ron members: Mortimer Brown, Sidney Cowley, William Goyne, John Heard, Walter Johnson, William Marshall, Donald Mor- gan, Phillip Ord, Albert Reid, William Wonnacott, Douglas Wright, and Wallace Young. Guests at the Graduation Night included Alderman Cephas Gay, representing Mayor Lyman Gifford; Past Command- er Don Morgan of ¢he Oshawa Yacht Club; Fire Chief Ray Hobbs; William Hart of the Osh- awa Yacht Club, junior division; Fred Malloy, chairman of the Oshawa Harbour ' Commission; Wallace Young, past command. er of the Oshawa Power Squad- ron; William Goyne, training officer of the OPS and William Smith, a representative of the Canadian. Red Cross, Water William Switzer, Harold Taylor, Safety division. The importance which General Motors of Canada Lim- ited, attaches to its training and education problem was stressed Monday. by Fred Col- lict, director of GM education and training. He said these pro- grams are designed to keep the company in the forefront of the automotive industry and to make a_ contribution to the community. Mr. Collict- was speaking at the luncheon meeting of the Ro- tray Club of Oshawa. He was introduced by Rotarian Angus} Dixon, principal of O'Neill Col- legiate and Vocational Institute. The thanks of the members and their guests was voiced by Ro- tarian George L. Roberts, prin- cipal of R. S. McLaughlin Col- legiate and Vocational Institute. Commenting that the trend to higher education was inevitable, the speaker noted that the atti- tude toward education has un- dergone a marked change 'in the last 35 years. EMPHASIS CHANGED Attention. was drawn to the fact that one of the aims of the automotive industry in its early stages was the reliability of its vehicles, Later emphasis was on financing and working capital, operating policies, styling and development. More recently there had been a trend toward personnel development. This is so because the industry has come to realize that the peo- ple who operate the business and make decisions are of para- mount importance. GM, Mr. Col- lict said, feels that personnel development is essential to im- education. "IT would like to give $1,000) more or less, sufficient funds to) provide interest of $50 per year,| one half of the interest to be) given to the outstanding boy of| the year and one half to the out-| standing girl in the graduating) class from Woodcrest School. "If possible, I would like to) provement of the firm's posi- tion in the industry. A new approach to problems is essential and increasing com- petition for jobs makes develop- ment of people able to think clearly. Training programs and semi- establish this fund now, so ti Oshawa Wins Team Event -- the interest will have accumi-| For the second year in a row lated by the spring of 1965. | |Oshawa's Maple Leaf ° Judo "T trust that this plan will) meet with the approval of the} |Club won the team event in the Eastern Ontario Judo Cham- board of education and that I shall hear from you concerning |pionships in Ottawa last week- jend. this at your convenience." | The victorious team members Leniency Plea Heeded By Court rete: Bil Gribben, Bill Fat "Give me a chance Your)sen and Ray Wilson. Worship," pleaded Thomas) An Oshawa black belt holder, Wright in Oshawa Magistrate's|Douglas Fallaise, 23, placed Court Monday. |third in the individual black belt And it worked, \championship. There were 23 Magistrate H. W. Jermyn de-jcontestants in this event. cided' that the transient, found) The Ajax-Ontario regional jun- drunk May 28, had been pun-jior tournament will be held -at ished enough by spending two|the Ajax Community Centre 'antry battalions of the 4th | anchor cable on a pontoon raft | Canadian Infantry Brigade | of the floating bridge over the | Group in Germany are con- | Weéser River at Hamelin, Ger- stantly perfecting their tech-' many. (Nat. Defence Photo) GM Education Policies Cited nars for its employees are con- ducted by GM. This week a new course in conversational French is being started. Programs com- parable to those given by unie versities are also available; while employees are sent out- side the plant for special training in certain skills. workers are also available, APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM : Starting in 1959 the company started to pay the tuition fees of those wishing to take univer- sity 'subjects. The apprentice- ship program provided 672 hours period in subjects relating to trades. : To promote the development of students with ability, the company assists students with limited resources. At present 100 students are stdying at 14 univerities under this program. Direct grants are also made to universities. Both boys and girls are eligible for the assistance as it is felt this is a step toward the development of thinking and research. To provide technical staff who will be leaders in the develop- ment of new procedures, GM has the General Motors Institute at Flint, Mich., which provides industrial and . engineering courses for students who have secured Grade 13 standing. The students work alternate six week periods in the institute, Their transportation, and tui- tion are- paid while they also receive pay for the time they work in the plant. Whitby Driver Has Close Call A Whitby man _ narrowly escaped death Saturday when his car was rammed during a stock car race near Hamilton. Bert Smith, 56, of 301 Colborne street east, suffered a broken pelvis in the collision at Flam- boro Speedway, His son-in-law, Charles Kemp, 316 Colborne street east, wit- nessed the accident. "Mr. Smith was driving his modified stock car when he was struck by an- other vehicle," hé stated, 'He slowed almost to a dead stop in an effort, to. regain control when his car was hit full in the rear by another car which was speed- ing around the track.' The injured man is in satis- factory condition at St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton. Mrs. Smith said today that her husband was in good spirits when she saw days in the cells Wednesday at 7 p.m. Some 70 "Go away and don't come|contestants --all under 18 --| back," Magistrate J ermynjfrom the Ajax and Oshawa clubs) snapped. will compete. f h : him Sunday. She stated that Mr. Smith has driven in stock car races for more than 10 years, ri of training over a four-year' 1 SER RRR aaa