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' Sinamay ysingpiny- epeiptiaeipniaeipenpeiparenninanny Ppa pk OE meee " (5000 UAW WORKERS HAVE FUN IN SUN Picnic Has Record Turnout weather --| 'The park "opened" at 9 a.m.jawa, were: Robert E. Ambrose,| Mr, Hiltz, 45, drives a 1962, For the more intrepid, there tures and a slight|but belore that children had the|214 Taunton road west, a Chev-|Chevrolet now, but says the|Was something called a tilt-a-. ay Oe si slides and swings on the south|rolet station wagon;. Albert E. ' 1 whirl, two other rides which - out thousands » Pontiac he won will be the first) aiq jittie but spin you around breese -- broneht side under siege. On the north|Clark, 100 William street west, PP pin y : of families to Lakeview Park/side, lines began to form at the|a buick special; and E, K,|new car he has ever Helnntil you wished you hand't Saturday for the United Auto|rides and carloads of picnick-|Hilts, 55 Sandra street, a Pon-|has been a GM employee forjeaten so much, and a contrap- Workers Local 222 annual pic-|ers started to flow into the tem-|tiac Beaumont. 28 years, is now in the mainte-|tion which hurled riders up and . ' pora' ing lots. Mr. Ambrose, a Generaljnance department. down in a circle while spinning Although no official figures| Five hours later, at 2 in the|Motors employee for 44 years,| None of the three was pres-|them around. No thanks, Local secretary|afternoon, southbound cars|works in the stamping plant.jent to hear his name drawn.| As usual, there was a good- MeNeil today estimated|wanting to enter the park were|He doesn't drive a car; he said Other prizes drawn before the|size crowd in front of the A to 45,000 persons visited|still backed up to Ritson road,|he would give the car to a son.|car included a TV set, a clothes|system which "advertised" lost This would make it|but moving steadily. He has three boys and a girl. |dryer, a power mower, a lawnichildren. "There's Jimmie, for Local 222 and pos-| Packed crowds waited pati-| Mr. Clark, 61, has a 1961|swing and a pop cooler. At-lyelled one tired looking mother Canadian record. ently through speeches by sev-|Oldsmobile and says he will|tendance prizes' included bi-|as she hurried by other anxious said this was theleral platform guests, followed|keep it. "The new one willjcycles, tricycles, wagons, toy|parents to the platform to calm picnic of them|by attendance prize draws andjhave to go," he said. Mr. Clark|tractors and croquet sets. her issue. ; 19th) andlothers, for the car draws, (This|has beer with GM for 22 years,| Thousands of gallons of pop| She was dragging three other didn't run|is the first year three cars were|is now in parts and service, He|were sold to wet the parched/small children with her. And low toward!given away.) has four girls, all married, and|throats of picnickers, If you/that is the way it went most of Car winners, all from Osh-'a boy, wanted food of any kind -- haim-|the day. r burgers, hot dogs, chips, ice} Foot racés were held during j iy cream, candy floss--you had to|the day for kids of all ages. line up for it. Four pitches were occupied by For some reason, the candy|the horseshoe tossers, The bingo floss booths were hidden all day|tables provided a good place (in by sweating people. They were|the shade) to sit down and rest, inundated to such an extentjas' well as the opportunity to that buyers began purchasing|pick up a prize. two and three at a time, mak-| The Union Rod and Gun Club ing the service even slower.|again held its draw for a boat, Line ups were the ordcr of|motor and trailer. Members and the day at the rides, too. Ajthe public had a chance to huge line at the ferris wheeljsmash clay pigeons as (there were two last year). were shot out over the lake. The young children had their} As the day got later the fields choice of electrically - drivenjof parked cars grew and spread cars or a train, a helicopterjout until they threatened to ride, a merry-go-round, rocket|pusy everybody in the lake. At ships and horse-drawn chariots.}least it was cool down there. SONS OF Mr. and Mrs, Frank Fitzgerald, Steven, four, and Gerald, three, take dead aim on enjoyment as PUC buses the youngsters as several uninvited pooches after the crowd had left they journey into the land of are flying high light-years had a field day picking up ning. Booths Answer Queries ~~. Cté<"'("'<C<C~:S:*:*;*;:'i'i On Government, Labor Obye () & Hawa Sime 3 Visitors to the UAW picnic|should Oshawa have a {ull- OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1965 half-eaten hotdogs " ground through away from the morning breakfast table. Even the family dog got into the act Buck Rogers in sun- drenched Lakeside Park. and' rummaging" Oblivious to pedestrians and ot ge cans that_ somehow got knocked Saturday had a chance to pick|time mayor? The draws here were for a up lterature, answer survey picnic table, fan and electric questions and fill out free draw|frying pan. cards at Local 222's political action and education booths, Three pamphlets were avail- able at the Education booth: a) Your Dues ('What they are, How they are set, Where they go, What they do'); b) A Union Member Speaks to the Com- munity; and c) The UAW in Canada ("The Story of the Canadian Auto Workers -- Can- ada's Trail Blazing Union"), The draw was for a barbecue set and lawn chairs, a table and umbrella. Next door at the Political Ac- tion booth picnickers could pick up a pamphlet on "Why the Hagey Committee Report is # Dud" and a smaller piece on "Sweden -- Where a Govern- ment Believes in Planning." You could also answer three questions in a survey whose answers will be made known HUNDREDS LINE UP for aspin on the fairest wheel of all, at the sun flooded picnic grounds at Lakeview Park. One of the many amuse- © SPIN THE BUCKET was the name of the game and youngsters eagerly boarded the whirling cups for a ride to guarantee a short mad LBERT A. TAYLOR, president of Local 222 chats with Theresa, six, Helen, eight, Stanley, four, and Irene, seven, children of Mr. ments available to UAW employees and their famil- ies, the Ferris Wheel was a magnetic attraction to both children and adults. Special bus stops by the Public Utili- ties Commission and addi- tional police units were ar- ranged to handle the huge crowd. frollicking trip from reality on the sunny cool shore of Lake Ontario. Refreshment booths offering the tradition- al peanuts, popcorn, crack- and Mrs, William Dranski. Children of all shapes, sizes and ages shared one com- mon trait, enthusiasm for the holiday fun combining erjack and chewing gum, as well as the newer canned soft drinks, made a valiant stand and managed to hold out until the festivities were the excitement of the mid- way with the familiar friendly competition of church picnics. There were the usual number ef lost as. soon as they are compiled, The questions: 1) The Auto free-trade agreement, good or bad? 2) when will the next fed- eral election come? and 3; over. When the park's visit- ors had gone home, evidence of their holiday -- paper cups, napkins -- covered the ground. youngsters separated from" their parents who were quickly re-united with their families by a hard-working lost and found department with a PA system. EYES-RIGHT, seems to be the command as these pic- nickers focus their attention on the kiddies' midway. Here thousands of children RENTS usually "fold up" before children at pic- nics, But this lad, 12-year- old Donald Gibson of Glad- stone avenue reversed the situation Saturday at the were delighted by fast mow ing chariots of fantasy while their parents looked on ap provingly and their broth ers squirmed with im patience. record - attendance (esti- mated 45,000 persons) UAW picnic at Lakeview Park. Here he rests in a bit of Shade with a balloon and a bag full of goodies. se 6 HAVING the ride of their lives are Laurie, three, and David, four, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Blacklock of Ajax. Visitors to the picnic '* (THE EXCITEMENT of the day was too much for one- and - one-half - year - old Howard Memard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Memard of midway began to roll in at eight a.m. while the ride operators were busy check- ing and re-checking equip- ment and having a last cig- Whitby. Toward the day's end Howard was one of the luckier youngsters who was just the right size to go to sleep in his mother's arms. As well as children's amuse- arette before a day of helps ing picnickers eseape into. the never-never land of cane dy floss and Disneyland-like relaxation. ments and races booths weré set up where information on government and organized labor could be obtained by their parents. --Oshawa Times Photos,