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NEW CHURCH REFLECTS 'CITY'S GROWTH, PROGRESS The heart of Oshawa's labor movement beats at the Bond street headquarters of the Unit- ed Auto Workers. For more than 13 years the hall has been the scene of many' high spots in the history of the city's biggest union, Local 222, UAW. The two-storey buildin after the stormy, beginnings of A ithe local in Oshawa. At the opening ceremonies | Iheld in Nov, 1951 Chris Mason, " |then president of Local 222, said: "This building is a far !icry from the days when the 'lunion met. in dark hidden places." ' In those trying days of the late 1930s' union meetings were s Iheld in private houses, or in ; |hotel rooms. Later Local 222 membership meetings were held town area and occupied rooms 'lon Simcoe street north, near the Four Corners, before the new hall was opened. This swift progress of the union which led to the opening of the new hall proved a boon to) lvoice of Local 222, The Osh-| POPULATION INCREASE in rented premises in the down-| @& THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, February 26,1965 234 manent and positive force in UAW Hall Is Mecca ee For District Labor The facilities fur meetings,,ing the short-lived strike against E J. BEAUCHAMP dances, parties big : con- ig ear types of Canada neon ee Co stant use. Russe icNeil, sec- stands as a constan' + retary-treasurer for the local,|reminder of the part that which nsulting Professional said recently: "We have a the labor movement plays in Engineer schedule for the whole year affairs. Its construction] | round, with me yg meetings,|was not foreseen in the days conferences, , weddings,|when automotive workers were numerous meetings of union lo-jfirst organized by the CIO was erected less than 15 years|cals and even a yearly visit by|(Committee for Indstrial Or-}j « 'ce at as BELL DRAFTING rapidly di 222 grow fits Mr. MeNeil stated that locals that the first steps towards the which used the hall for their see ee : : gs inc! e ona! 3 eich, nny fhe i d REPRODUCTIONS ers, the Oshawa Police Asso-|222 members. an : : As the first presient of the ciation, the Oshawa Firefighters' local, C. H, Millard, at Association, and practically alll te o cning Seeger Fege. wish to announce ag smaller locals in the building provides tangible proof The building. also holds the 'We are moving our offices awaworker, which gives news| It is forecast that 'by 1970, to and views of interest to all units|the population of the city of na * ages eg Brady, be Qshawa will have reached the 1 or of the o organ of the|g0.000 mark More than three . local has his headquarters in the|{imes the population figure for 2 im oe S N hall. 1948 which was 28,000. c t. . Corporation council meetings H of the union are also held in PEDLAR NAME Oshawa, Ontario ithe hall. Rev. N. T. econ ae pyre ---- vane tee strong, had been meeting in room for 150 more seats in |the swig nae mnie The Pedlar People Ltd. took N Tel 723 1 tor of Harmony Unit of the church at King street a converted house. A hail a balcony when eventually |°Pening date s . ALL TLE its name from everyday usage hones: 466 Church, hopes his congrega- and Harmony road began a nth 1955 nie tw cae let nat pitas 7 provide a much needed auditor-| 4 BUSTLED of customers who referred to vif a + 723-4662 tion will be able to move last July. The12-year- 2 : - P , ium for civic and cultural The hall recently buslted withiproducts of the "Pedlar into its new $190,000 home . olf congregation, now 540 structure will seat 495 with --Oshawa Times Photo groups. activity around the clock dur-|people". ik ae AFTER 94 YEARS WE'RE STILL PAINTING THE TOWN! - (and wallpapering it too !) As one of Oshawoa's oldest business establishments, we take great pride in our city and are justly proud of its growth, Of the many years we at Patte's Paint have watched Oshawa grow and mature . . . we take exceptional pride in our city's accomplishments in 1964. . . for, during 1964 the heart of Oshawa . . . the People . . . showed their mettle and civic pride in their overwhelming support of our Oshawa Civic Auditor- ium. In 1964,\too, General Motors embarked on another vast expansion program which wil provide hundreds of new jobs . . . to new citizens to our rapidly growing populace. We look forward with anticipation to what the future brings to our wonderful city. Patte's, I 965. The paint headquarters that has continued to grow and prosper steadily since its first inception in 1871. It is here you'll find the products you want ... and the service you q 965 To keep. pace with this progress theme, we reorganized our operation and ene re-decorated our 94-year-old headquarters, We are now in a position to serve DEAN PATTE a ag ae ag you even better than before with the very|finest in decorating needs . . . and j the most up-to-date methods in our home and commercial decorating divisions. Please feel free to call on us at any time, @ Complete Line of C.I.L. Paints @ Roxatone Multi-Color Paints OUR © Imperial Flo-Glaze Colorizer © Varnishes -- Cement Paint -- Paints Furniture Refinishers '@ Over 500 Designs of Canadian © Every Possible Miscelloneous STOCK Wallpapers Decorating Need. AND NOW DULUX AND LUCITE by DUPONT FREE COLOR CONSULTING OUR FREE PAINT BLENDING (to fit your exact requirements) SERVICE DECORATING DIVISION (for both Home and Commercial) FREE ESTIMATES ON PAINTING and PAPERHANGING tits .. . : . « in paved parking lot at rear of store off z : : 5 , i . : @ FREE PARKI NG William St 's new, bright and cheerful, tastefully decorated to make your business The other side of the store brings into focus the vast range of paints, visit a most pleasant one. As shown above, you'll find an excellent range Age # of the latest in wallpapers . . - murals ead wall panels . . . all at your and d ing needs so y in ing your home or fingertips. business the appealing place it should be. e FREE DELIV ERY On Your Street Every Doy AT YOUR SERVICE -- 8 QUALIFIED COLOR CONSULTANTS 1871 SAME SITE 94 YEARS AGO This is how it looked %, er): "i f when Patte's first a3 ¢ i a a : ie took up business in ANGUS MILNE DOROTHY SAUNDERS = MAYBELLE PEETERS Oshawa in 1871. It's the same location as the present store with alterations. Note the Paint & Wallpaper --tchins post, horse Sag ; and wagon ...a far ears a cry from today's bust- 85 SIMCOE NORTH ling scene on Simcoe OSHAWA Korth. 725-3529