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Oshawa Times (1958-), 19 Aug 1964, p. 13

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WHEN MENZIES CLAN RALLIES AT DARLINGTON @ Park. bd 7 ARCHIE C. MENZIES, pres- ident of the Menzies Clan Society of Canada and a Port Perry resident, watches as three lassies from Jean's Twirlers prepare to strut their stuff, in top picture. The cam- eraman captured this pose at last week's Menzies Clan gath- ering in Darlington Provincial From left to right, Brenda . Waller,. 14, GM Layoff Hits Lindsay ents, have boosted unemploy- ment figures for the. month of| July to 1,015. B. P. Stanley, employment branch. supervisor for the Na- DISCUSS SOVIET AID NEW DELHI (Reuters)-- Twenty Russian steel experts arrived here Tuesday to discuss Soviet aid for a proposed Indian government steel plant at Bo- karo in Bihar State. tional Employment Service, said Monday the Lindsay office is handling an all-time high of per- sons laid off by GM, He said there weré 668' men and 347 women seeking work at the end of July, At the same time last year, there were 515 men and 203 women seeking em- ployment. Normally, GM workers should apply through offices in Oshawa area, Mr. Stanley said, but there is an increasing number coming) to live in smaller centres. High school students applying for summer work were included in the NES active files this year for the first time. This adds to) the increase in persons seeking} work. | | Stanley said, the employment) picture is normal. General] Motors is scheduled to call back! the first of its workers this | week. | | Students will be taken off the| active list by the end of the) month. | There are 500 men and 179) ;women on claim with the Lind- jsay office. At July 30, 1963, of Ux- -|may be employed by Oshawa / |Board of Education to stop van- ' |dalism on schooi building sites. F \by patrols may be prosecuted. trustee, said at a recent build- }\done by vandalism is terrible. E \oftice to find out exactly how 'into the amounts of damage '|done at schools, Special "catch - em" patrols The patrols will walk about the sites at night and run after youngsters who have a game of smashing windows and break- . valuable building mate- Any of the smashers caught Mrs. Margaret Shaw, a school! ing committee meeting: "I know the amount of damage "But, when I asked for re- ports from the administration many dollars are spent each year because of vandalism I found they were not avail- able." Mrs. Shaw asked for a probe Plan To Curb School Vandals The patrols were an idea put forward by Chairman George K. Drynan who suggested they SECOND SECTION The Oshawa ee . uy PAGE. THIRTEEN might be the answer to. this problem. Decisions on what action should be taken to stop vandals will be made at the next board meeting. The board will pay a $50 re- ward to. a small girl who spot- ted a boy breaking windows in la schoo] and reported the mat- ter to police. A court action followed and the boy was convicted. Mrs. Shaw brought this situa- tion before the board more than a month ago. She was ask- ed to investigate further and if all facts were correct the re- ward would be made. OSHAWA, ONTARIO, This week Mrs. Shaw told a committee meeting all facts were as she had first presented them and the reward will be Says Organists made after the whole board gives a final approval. GM Go Play Opens Lawn bowling buffs gathered at the Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club this morning for the 26th Annual Tournament for the Gen- * |eral Motors Gold Cup. Darlene Lyons, 7, of and Betty Ann Foote, 15, of Uxbridge, per- formed for several hundred picnic guests. In bottom pic- ture, George Bolotenko, a member of the GM Pipe Band who lives on Bloor street east, Oshawa, shows how to toss the caber in a real test of strength --Oshawa Times Photos 1097 Visit Auto Museum week 1097 Canadian bridge; Leaskdale; During the past visitors toured the number of people who have visited the museum since Janu- ary 1, 1964, to a total of 17,522 News of the Museum has trav- elled far, and interested persons}good day and will, all return to] current U.S. tour. have come from such distant places as California, Oregon, Kentucky and mafy . other States as well as from: the Bahamas, Scotland. and Eng- land. In order to further promote and publicize the Canadian Automotive Museum, a number of historic 'automobiles will be on display in the Automotive Building at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition. z For the remainder of the holi- day season, visitors will be welcomed at the Museum from |9 a.m. to 9 p.m. -- Sundays and holidays from 12 noon to 9 .m. BEATLES' RECORD The total number of prints of the Beatles' film, '"A Hard Considering these factors, Mr.|Day's Night" will exceed 1,700i, hoped their parents and throughout the world, record. easily a there were 403 men and 137 women. Dunker Construction has start- ed work on the buildings at the new Dominion Rubber plant. This has helped to alleviate the unemployment picture in the district, Mr, Stanley said. ae -- senting the ribbons and plaques The trophy is awarded in open {competition among men's rinks. {More than 80 bewlers from /Southern Ontario entered the "|tourney playing at the Oshawa and Whitby club greens. The first bowl was thrown by |F, E. (Dick) Conlin, vice-presi- |dent and director of manufactur- jing for General Motors. Mr. Conlin welcomed visiting bowl- ers to Oshawa on behalf of en- eral Motors. "The work and interest of the Oshawa bowlers has made this tournament great," he said, "and much work and planning by club members has made it al success, "The weather is promising, the greens look good; I declare tle tournament open, and may| the best team win." Greetings were also »rought to the gathering by Alderman John Dyer on behalf »f Mayor || LINDSAY -- The lay off Of automotive Muscum at 99 Sim-\Lyman Gifford and City Coun- 4|workers from General Motors in) oo street south, bringing the 'il. "We are proud of GM's sup- 4|Oshawa, and high school stu- port and generosity makes the continuation of this tournament possible,' he said. "T hope that you will all have a Oshawa -next year." Arthur Brown, chairman of "ORC. Program At Bandshell | The ORC is holding its annual closing program at the Mc- Laughlin Bandshell Thursday evening. The children will as- semble at the Recreation Centre on Gibb street at 6.30 and pro- ceed to the bandshell. The program begins at 7.00 with well-known, citizens pre- to the winners of the various summer events. The children look forward to this evening lwith great anticipation, thus it friends will be present to make it a proud occasion for them. By 'BOB' BRANCH, Executive Secretary, Greater Oshawa Communnly Chest Why must all essential serv-; ices be supported the united way, and not simply by giving our donations directly to the agencies in which we are inter- ested? First of all, finance cam- paigns are expensive to run. It has been estimated that costs of single, separate appeals can run as high as 25 per cent of contributions received, On the other hand, the cost of conduct- ing a United Community Fund |campaign averages as low as 4 | per cent, So your agency actual- jly receives more of the money | you contribute when through the united campaign. : Consider; too, the drain on agency 'staff, both physically and psychologically, when they |must spend their time raising |money -- money that is neces- \sary for their very existence. | These people, highly skilled in itheir professions, should be | given every moment to care for the sick, the retarded, the physically handicapped, the. | EDITOR GETS GRANT ST. JOHN'S, Nfl. (CP)--Mi- which} The United Way Is Less Costly Lack Dignity A discord shattered the air among church circles in Oshawa today when it was learned that Berj Zamkochian, organist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, had described church organists as sloppy, thwarted individuals, lacking in dignity. The remarks were made in Windsor, Tuesday, and while some Oshawa church groups thought he was way off key others agreed wholeheartedly. Rev. N, Frank Swackhammer, president of the Oshawa Minis- terial Association, said: "He is not talking about any organists I know. There are no Oshawa organ- ists who fit this description. 1 could never agree with what Id Cup the Oshawa club, welcomed all visitors and wished all competi- tors a good day's bowling. The chairman of the Gold Cup} committee. George Reed, also addressed the crowd. Competitors from Port Col- borne, Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Lindsay, |Waterloo, Buffalo, Ba ere | jother communities began bow!l- ; ee ing shortly after 9 a.m. The last! Mr. Zamkochian has said." bowl is expected to be rolled| The Symphony Orchestra or-) soon after 10 p.m. today. |ganist added to his remarks: There are 32 teams in each|"'Church organists should ac- draw, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., at| quire a proportion of good taste Oshawa and eight teams at the|by exposing themselves to great 9 a.m. Whitby draw, music of the past and to many | contemporary works." | Alan Reesor, organist at St. |George's Anglican Church, said, on hearing Mr. Zamkochian's remarks, today: "I agree with him 100 per cent. | "J do not think this man is re- |ferning to the appearance of the Beatlemania Hits 'Frisco CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and district who are celebrating their birthdays today: Margaret House, 996 Som- erville; Ruth Crago, 3 Prince street, Bowmanville; Frederick George Taylor, 165% Olive avenue, who célebrated his birthday yes- The New Westminster and, District Youth Band from British Columbia will be playing at the Oshawa Fair on Saturday afternoon and evening August 22nd. The band is made up of 120 boys and girls. They are on a cross Canada educational tour and will be visiting the Cana- terday (Aug. 18). Phone 723-3474, Boy Hurt In Accident A 12-year-old, RR 1, Hamp- ton boy suffered bruises and a sprained leg Tuesday evening after being struck by a car near the intersection of Church street and Bond street west. Police said Scott Plante and his brother were "apparently crossing Bond street when the accident occurred. The driver of the car was Donna Graham, 481 Fairlawn street, Two autos suffered an esti- mated $225 damage Tuesday night when they collided near a organists .but to the way they play their music. | With Gusto SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Ajists in Oshawa, and cities like| air today as thousands of|the time to practice." youngsters prepared to storm) Mr. Reesor added: "To be a} the Cow Palace here for the! good organist you have to prac-| Beatles' concert tonight. jtice at least one hour a day. At the Hilton Hotel the Brit-/But many players just whip ish singing quarter scheduled a|down to the church on a Satur- day of rest in preparation for|day night to practice what they their first appearance on the/Will play on Sunday. Girl Misses 'Her Retriever Little Carolyn Ann Holtfoster, 1506 Lakefield avenue, has been without her dog for a whole month now and she misses him very much. Mrs. J. B. Holtfoster, mother of the 18-month-old Miss, said today their German short-hair dog was lost last July 18 at Some fans arrived at the air-|Courtice, in the vicinity of port Monday night. Others be-|TTull's road and No. 2 Highway. gan arriving at 6:30 a.m., more). The dog, trained for retriev- than 12 hours before the Beatle-|img, is four years old, stands bearing plane touched down. * | between 18 inches and two feet Police estimated some 2,000|high, and is white with dark fans greeted the singers when|Prown colored patches on the they arrived at the hotel. jears, neck and back. Within minutes the four were) This breed has long ears and at the window of their room on/@ ge sy prec bey 3 is a aoe ' ; 'ithful jon the inside e right ear te acy Lor A faithful throng) nich reads: TLR-3P, There is Bat --|a reward. : The Beatles arrived Tuesday and were greeted by an esti- mated 9,000 teen-agers, far be- low predicted estimates of be- tween 50,000 and 100,000. About a dozen girls required first aid. None was seriously hurt, | The Beatles permitted their fans a 40-second audience at the airport before they were whisked off to the downtown hotel. A press conference turned into an autograph session when several young fans slipped into the hotel. TREASURE FILM Rolf Blomberg, Swedish ex- plorer, writer and cameraman, joins an expedition which is searching for Inca treasure in Ecuador in September: parking meter on Athol street east. "Trouble is that church organ-| The drivers were Donald) Rowe, 300 Windsor avenue, and| |quiet frenzy hung like fog in the/this, are part timers who lack| Walter Niedzielski, 381 Simcoe] street south. Smokes Back From Slump After Report WASHINGON (AP) -- Cig- arettes have rocketed back from. the slump 'that followed a US government report in Jan- uary linking them to lung can- cer and heart disease US factories shipped almost 45,200,000,000 cigarettes in June --an increase of about 85 per cent over June, 1963, the inter- nal revenue service announced today Small cigars, to which many switched early this year, took a nose-dive shipments dropped from 190,000,000 in May to 38,- 000,000 in June But the June figure wag still double that for small cigars in June, 1963 The slump in cigarette sales had set in after the government committee headed by Surgeon- General Luther .L Terry issued its report in January There was a considerable rebound in April, but June was the first month to show a sizable increase over the corresponding -month of 1963 June's 85-per-cent increase compares to a normal year-to- year increase of two of three per cent dian National Exhibition on Fri- \day. The band has won five jawards at the C.N.E.; has play- jed in Disneyland and Marine- \land, Los Angeles. They have |toured Canada twice before in 1956 and 1960, The New West- minster Youth Band has been in jexistence since 1932, Following a tour of the Cana- dian Automotive Museum, the band will form up at 3.30 p.m. and march from the Canadian Automotive Museum, 99 Simcoe |street to Alexandra Park. They jwill be playing in the park fol- lowing the march as well as later on during the evening. The band is being brought to the Oshawa Fair through the courtesy of the following; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bennett, Colum- bus, Ontario; Ideal Dairy Limi- ted; W. B. Bennett Paving Limited; R. B. Reed and Sons --Florists Limited; North Shore shawa Fair Set To Open Its Doors B.C. Band Due Here Saturday Realty Co, Limited; Alderman Cecil Bint. The fair will open Thursday at 5 p.m: That evening they will hold the "'Miss Oshawa" contest at Alexandra Park. Friday, at 9 a.m., horses and sheep will be fea- tured in the livestock exhibition. A horse race will be held at 2.30 p.m. followed by a General Motors progress parade. In the evening a Lincolnaires Dance will be held, _ Saturday, the last day of the fair, there will be meetings of the 4-H Club for junior farmers held in the morning, This divi- sion of the Fair is sponsored by the South Ontario Agricultural Society in co-operation with the Canada Department of Agricul- ture, Ontario Department of Agriculture and the Oshawa Kiwanis Club, Members of the Clubs will be judged on grains, dairy produce and cattle. Sev- eral special awards will be given to members making the. best show. Following the 4-H activities, bands will parade from the Auto Museum to the fair grounds. The fair will end Saturday evening with a contest of "Old Tyme Fiddlers." caitle, GAMBLER FLIPS FOR BUCK RIDE MALIBU, Calif. (AP)-- Some men in sleek, little con- vertibles pick up girls. Gor- don F, Buck Jr., 29, picked up a horse. One minute, Buck, was do- ing 65 miles an hour in his little European car on High- way 101A, And the next, he had a pas- senger in the front seat be- side him -- a horse named Gambler. Buck's car hit Gambler in | the rear, flipping him into the seat, said the California high- way patrol... Buck swerved off the road. Gambler got out and galloped off. Defies Province On Wage Hike TORONTO (CP)--William Al- len, Metropolitan Toronto chair- man, said Tuesday Metro in- tends to disobey a provincial or- der to pay salary increases to 11 shorthand writers in the county and magistrate's courts here. Lieutenant - Governor Earl Rowe signed an order-in-council Aug. 6 which ordered $250 to $300 annual increases, retroac- tive to Jan. 1, to be paid to the shorthand writers who are paid by individual municipalities but who are provincial employees. Drive Skill Tests Held Sport car entrants from Peter- borough, Port Hope, Cobourg and Toronto competed Sunday at the GM south plant parking lot in the annual driving skill test sponsored by the Oshawa Motor Sport Club Incorporated. Some 23 drivers competed in five different classes for OMSCI awards, First overall and first in sports car class was J. Dow- banka, MGA, of VWOC, To- ronto. Second overall and first in class two was Bill Fiett, A.H. Sprite--NGCCT, Toronto. Third overall and first in class 1 was Bill LeFeuvre, Volkswagen -- VWOC, Toronto; and first in class 4 was Bert VanHenne, Volvo--PMSC, Peter- borough. Those interested in motor sport activities are invited te write the club: Box 555, Oshawa, KEATING WILL RUNS NEW YORK (AP) -- Repuk- lican Senator Kenneth B. Kea' ing said Tuesday he will seek' re-election independently on the national party ticket headed by Senator Barry Goldwater in the Nov. 3 United States general 'election. He told a press confer- ence that 'I cannot in good con- tscience conceal my convictions behind a facade of conformity disguised as unity." elderly. The united campaign frees professional staff for their most important work -- with people. c The united way of giving frees you, the giver, too, from| a multiplicity of appeals. When each agency in a community canvasses separately, the citi- zen is often dazed, confused, exasperated. He has difficulty budgetting how much he can give; he forgets how much he has already given and to whom; in the end he may refuse, in his impatience, a perfectly _legiti- mate request because it has| followed too closely on another.| ULTIMATE DECISION | Of course in some cities and towns there are still a number of separate appeals -- and there always will be. Some of these) jare for capital funds that. an} |agency might need for renova-| jtions or replacement of build-) © ings and equipment. In addition, some campaigns) are still conducted separately | by agencies that have not or! will not join the United Com-) munity Fund. In the latter case,| the ultimate decision about) whether there will be many ap- |peals or one rests with you, the| contributor, and the community) n which you live. None of us can help but be) SE aieita SoA saannnoconensnn0BsnnisoeisosniisiRrnoon709 al if chael F, Harrington, editor of| impressed by the extent of the| jthe St. John's Evening Tele-| needs for community - supported| |gram, has been awarded a $5,-| welfare services today; we have| |000 Canada Council grant for re-| only tq look down the varied |search on the history of wooden|list of health, welfare and char- |sailing ships of Newfoundland.| acter-building agencies that are|* Mr. Harrington's book will|membersof the Canadian chests| eover the history of the mer-|and united funds. And when we 'chant fleet from about 1830 to| consider the advantages of unit- It's only a little car but it 1930 and will include an account| ed giving not only to these agen-| packs a lot of wallop and also of the import and export trade|cies but also {o us, we can) serves as a backdro~ 'or this between Newfoundland, West-| surely see that no better way of picture taken at the GM south 'ern Europe, the West' Indies| financing such community sery-- plant parking lot Sunday land the Mediterranean. lices has yet been found. | morning where the Oshawa Peaaell .---- ae NAVAL. VETERANS AWARDED TROPHY The trophy was awarded to the Oshawa club for their suc- cess in a tug-of-war with the Toronto Naval Veterans' Club. The contest was held during the joint Naval Club picnic OSHAWA MOTOR SPORTS CLUB HOLDS MEETING Motor Sport Club held its an- at the tophies, are John Luke, from the left, are Carol Read- nual driving skill test. The Lakefield, Malcolm McLaugh- ing, 1056 Ravine road, Oshe meet attracted 23 entries from lin, Toronto, Keith Boddaert, awa, and Mrs, Keith Boddaert, area sport car clubs. Seen in Scarborough and Jeff Laueys- Scarborough. the rear, {rom left, looking on sen, Cobourg. In the front, --Oshawa Times Photo Peter Tullock, president of the Oshawa Naval Veterans' Club, above right, really exerted some pull to get the trophy presented by Peter Johnson, .district representa- tive for Carling Breweries. held recently at Waltona Park, Newcastle, Presentation of personal steins to the 20-man w.nning team will be made by Mr. Johnson at a forthcoming dance.

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