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Oshawa Times (1958-), 18 May 1966, p. 25

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~ About 600 persons, including jthe Oshawa Generals and the |Green Gaels, kicked-off Osh- awa's Centennial project last tight with a canvassers' dinner theld at the Civie Auditorium. Purpose of the dinner was to 'urge canvassers to meet the objective of $500,000 needed to thelp build a community pool and recreation complex as an addition to the auditorium, The | complex will -be built at a cost of $1; |Canadiah standard swimming and diving pool, a beginners' | pool and facilities for many oth- er activities, Mayor Lyman Gifford said the campaign should receive the isupport of all the citizens be- | |eanse "it is a community proj- lect' and will be of benefit to all people in the community, JACKSON HELPS Don Jackson, former world skating champion who practised THE OSHAWA TIMES, WEDNESDA 000, and will include a @ "GREAT DANE "RUSTY" Zorian Von Zordane "Rusty", an eight and one- half month old Great Dane, brought three first place rib- bons and a trophy home to his owner from dog shows in London, Ont. Wayne Luke, 22 of 232 Division st., says Rusty won a first place rib- bon and a trophy in the Great Dane Speciality, as best junior male puppy and two first place ribbons in the Forest City Dog Show as the best junior male puppy and the best overall Great Dane, Rusty is 30 inches tall at the shoul- ders, . ---Oshawa Times Photo on the open rinks of Oshawa be-| \fore the auditorium, sent a tele- gram with the announcement lthat a cheque for $500 was on} lthe way to help the campaign. Terence Kelly, finance chair- man. for the project, said the donation 'was an investment in our youth and in the future of great city'. "The addition is needed," he said, "and will replace the quar- ters of the Oshawa recreation department destroyed by fire on Gibb st," WIDE SUPPORT | Mr, Kelly said the campaign) was receiving the support from all quarters of the community. The UAW has already donated | | ja Four "Fair" Afte Bhe Oshawa Sines Y MAY 18, 1966 '600 Kick-Off Dollar Drive was "only ergy ag dollars" but he adde@ that he hoped his would he one of many to reach the desired objective of five hundred thousand dollars, PARTICIPATE : Mr. Kelly said the complex would be a 'combined YM- YWCA Building" and would be a place where the citizens could participate, 'We already have a place where we can spectate," he said. He was referring to the auditorium arena which has held events including the Toron- to Symphony, Western shows, religious crusades and many others, Seated at the head table for the dinner were: Mayor Lyman Gifford, E. R. S. McLaughlin, chairman of the project, T, V. Kelly QC, finance chairman, Harry Gay, building committee chairman, E. H. Walker, presi- dent of General Motors of Can- ada Limited, and Keith Ross, secretary of the Oshawa and District Labor Council, DON JACKSON » +» Sends Cheque $5,000 to the fund while at a| | general meeting the campaign) received the endorsement of la- bor, he said, ° Mr. Kelly's address was in-| P) / g H lp terrupted on several occasions annin e | by canvassers approaching the; Central Council of Neighbor-| head table to make their per-\pood ~ Associations president| sonal donations, One was Hong) Vred Ellegett says the 20 asso- Seto, a member of the Chinese) cjations will make "substantial community in the city, and an) contributions' toward the city's other a city alderman, Mrs8.| Centennial project. Alice Reardon There will be financial dona- Don Ibey, of the Union Rod) tions as well as leadership, pro- and Gun Club, which held @) motion, and man-hour contribu- sportsmen"s show at the alidi-|tions, the president said torium a few weeks ago, Pre-| He gaid many of the clubs sented a donation that he said/and activity groups have been ames : "| provided with homes by the} ' lassociations since the Gibb st.) r Crashes Associations | fire, Neighborhood clubhouses} and community centres were }made available to the recrea- tle ladaiesi abit iants: Me dibs Hockey star Bobby gave his autograph to Cub Joseph Burroughs last night Orr STARR TRAVELS TO WASHINGTON OTTAWA (Special) -- Con- servative House Leader and Ontario MP Michael Starr leaves today for Washington as part of a Canadian delega- tion attending a meeting of the Canada United States inter-parliamentary group, Legislators from the two during the kick-off dinner for Oshawa's Centennial project, Watching (from left) are Keith Ross, secre- tary of the Oshawa and Dis- trict Labor Council, C, C. McGibbon, secretary of the Civic Auditorium board of directors, Terence Kelly, project finance chairman, and Mayor Lyman Gifford. Oshawa Times Phote | BAYONETS FIXED: FLAGS FLYING Ontario In time honored military tra- jdition the Ontario Regiment is to receive the Freedom of the City of Oshawa this Sunday, Regiment Receives Oshawa Freedom Sunday | Banging on the door with the| MARCH, PAST jhilt of his sword he will an-| Then the Ontarios will march nounce his name .and request|past city hall with Mayor Gif \the 'Freedom of the City', |ford taking the salute, City Woman After Top UAW Position The United Auto Workers Mayor Lyman Gifford and| The Freedom rights date back city aldermen will walk out of|hundreds of years to a time |the entrance and take up posi-|when pillaging mercenary sol | tions * a paned dias, : a locked out of the The Freedom scroll will be|walled towns "eive e) rf ; osteo enor hi ne scmmamental | presented by Ald, Gordon At-| Pillaging, apparently, was a dom siahtas itersley, chairman of thee coun-| popular sport among soldiers of | The ceremony will take place! joutside city hall at 11 a.m, The Regiment, which cele- brates its Centennial this year, tion department, : _, countries meet usually twice Mr Ellegett said the Central) » year to discuss matters of |Council- 'greatly missed the) mutual interest to the two recreation complex that had) eouyntries, once united all groups ee The Canadian group will Many social and educational consist of six Senators and 18 Report Hospital Officials an accident officials re- Joey Lang, 7, of Oshawa, is;was involved An in 'fair' condition today in To-|Monday, hospital and has been for 15 years, Mr. ronto Sick Children's Hospital,| ported, events such as workshops, con- union meeting in Los Angeles, has voted to add a woman to its executive board, and an Osh-| awa woman is a candidate for the position. Sutton said, "Out of the Canedian region she's the most suitable person," said Mr. Sutton, . Mrs, Pat McCloskey, for- merly Beverly Gibson, record- ing secretary of the executive board of UAW, Local 222, said) Tuesday she will run against! Mrs, Olga Madar, 51, for the new position, Mrs. McCloskey is attending) the international UAW conven- tion in California, It ends May 20, The convention will probably pass a resolution calling for an end to the gap between U.S and Canadian wage rates, Doug Sutton acting president of UAW, Local 222, told the Times today that Mrs, McClos- key has been active in local union politics, has attended a number of 'educational seminars on labor legislation, grievance procedures, workmen's compen-| sation, unemployment insurance | and collective bargaining. | Mrs, McCloskey is a member| of the executive of Local 222) and is the committee woman) representative for the feriale) | | q cutting and sewing department} Fight About | disappearing | in en 75 "FORGOTTEN PLAQUES GONE |", Slowly but surely the "for- gotten" inscribed plaques for World War Two veterans are from city hall, The plaques were uncovered last November by Ald, Hay- ward Murdoch So far ads which appeared the Oshawa Times. have resulted in 75 of the 150 plaques being reclaimed by veterans or relatives of de- ceased veterans Cecil Lundy, deputy city clerk, said today 30 plaques may be claimed within the next week or two 'We are aiming to go through the city directory to trace the remainder of, the names Anyone whose name is on the list should call me at city hall," says Mr, Lundy, U.K. Cheese Poisons The Atmosphere LONDON (AP)--"It is sad to|pert who gives cooking lessons) The high rents are getting ser-| Fuel on British television, seemed to ious for people on assistance. | $675 in April 1965 to $1,127 last! service work and community ef- report," said the letter to The Times, "that yet another con- troversy is poisoning the atmos- phere in which men-of good will once believed they could live happily together." The controversy? It's a fight about Stilton cheese On one side are the Stilton cutters--those who would use a knife to slice this strong-tasting cheese. In the opposite corner are the Stilton scoopers--those who avould scoop out the cheese with a large spoon The controversy flares not only in the pages of The Times. The BBC also has been inter- Viewing experts on both sides of the cheese. The cutters' argument is summed up in an article in the trade magazine, Caterer and Hotelkeeper. It arlvocates cut ting Stilton to avoid waste The scoopers, or the other hand, contend that, only by scooping can the fiavor of Stil ton be retained FAVORS SCOOPING Roy MacGregor Ha of A in a letter to The ~~/ Times, advocated a bit of cut- ting but clearly favored scoop ing He wrote to the editor "Farmhouse Stilton, sir should be cored at 18 months, moistened with port (wine) in the core, topped (the top crust sliced off) and then sesoped "Only in this way does the scent and flavor come through.' Philip Harben, a culinary ex- cheese-- fie favor cutting. Stilton. He ob- jected violently to adding port wine as "an act of vandalism,|tent by the increased prices of} shows a crude insult to one of the no-| rent and food," says Mr. Chese-/month compared with $167 injask that within blest of man's creations," Join Easom, secretary of the Stilton Cheese Makers Associa- tion in Leicestershire, came out squarely behind the cutting method, and in a letter to The Times said all members of his association favor cutting, Cat Mothers say hospital officials. Mr, and Mrs, Leopoldus De- ferences, award nights, dances) Joey, son of Mr, and Mrs,| R. B. Lang, 93 Beatrice st., Oshawa, suffered a fractured) skull and jaw, a broken pelvis and internal bleeding when he was struck by a car on Ontario , Oshawa, Saturday, | | He was admitted in a semi-| jconscious state Saturday but jhas "progressed very nicely', officials said, "He is suffering) |no pain or discomfort," officials | reported. | | ORONO COUPLE | An Orono couple remain tn} 'fair' condition in Oshawa) General Hospital after their car' High Rents Cause Welfare Headach The high cost of rents in Osh-| awa is still proving to be al major headache to those re- ceiving welfare assistance says H. G, Chesebrough, city wel- fare administrator, He said the rent situation for people on as- sistance is "pathetic", "The big increase of persons on welfare last month reflects the high costs of rent in Osh-| awa,"' he said, The maximum) assistance we can give for a house here in Oshawa is $76.50. | "The increase in the welfare figures is caused to a great ex- brough The welfare department re-| port for April shows that 769 persons 'received assistance! | Smit of RR 2, Orono, suffered facial cuts and internal injuries when their car was involved in a two-car collision on Highway 115, Monday morning Mr, DeSmit was transferred from Bowmanville Memorial Hospital to Oshawa, Monday, following treatment to his face and chest in Bowmanville. Mrs, | DeSmit was taken directly to Oshawa following the accident, Toronto General Hospital of- Kelly Reviews oe er eee te "Serious Need" | volved in the accident, Edmund | Menezes of Scarborough, is also, Terence V, Kelly, finance} in 'fair' condition, chairman of the committee con- ~\ducting the campaign for) |Oshawa"s centennial project |was guest speaker yesterday at | jthe wekly luncheon meeting of) Oshawa Kiwanis Club, | In a brief address Mr, Kelly reviewed the facts and statis- tics of population, expansion and shortage of facilities to Oshawa's "serious need' for an indoor swimming pool and and banquets will be planned) and conducted in the new meet- ing place, he said, "We are patiently anticipat- ing the sod turning ceremony of the Centennial project which will be a headquarters for the Oshawa recreation depart-) ment," said Mr, Ellegett, compared with 676 during April 1965, Employable persons re-|recreation centr®~ ceiving assistance in April jump-| The speaker pointed out that ed from 238 in 1965 to 289 last/@ven prior to the loss of the! ant city's recreation centre by fire ule last year, the need for expan- Those on supplementary aid ded facilities in this field had totalled 103 last month compar-| become evident, He voiced con- ed to 438 in April 1965 fidence in the success of the Breaking the figures down,|campaign, which was launched there is an increase of nearly|with a monster parade on Sat $4,000 in shelter costs, Last|urday. | month's figure was $11,144 com:| "We know that as Kiwanians| pared to $7,534 in April 1965,|who in- your own activities, costs have jumped from|make a spended contribution in month, fort to your city, will give us Costs for nurses services also| your generous support as indivi- an increase $367 last|duals," said Mr, Kelly, "I only the scope of April 1965. The gross cost of} your own business activites, tou welfare so far this year is\will encourage the enthusiastic $37,214 compared to $28,853 in| support. of those associated with the same period last year, you". | | Members of Parliament rep- resenting all: parties, After two days in Waghinge ton discussing economic af- fairs, defence and security, the group will visit Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday to in- spect the atomic installation there, Among the U.S. represen- tatives who will be present are Senators Fulbright, Mans- field and Aiken, The Canadians expect to re- turn home Sunday, Rir Cadets Inspection | Cadets of 151 Chadburn Squad- ron, Royal Canada Air Cadets, will hold their annual inspec- tion Thursday night at the Osh- awa Civie Auditorium, Beside the regular ceremon- ial inspectors, which will be carried out by Wing Comman- der C, H, Devine of RCAF Sta- tion, Downsview, there will be a drill demonstration by the Squadron's Rifle Team, The '1st 'Oshawa Air Rangers will also| participate, A parade highlight will be the presentation of special awards to outstanding cadets, These awards will include the nomina- tion to the senior leader's course jat Camp Borden, flying scholar) 45 ships, as well as trophies for highest proficiency, The Squadron will march to| the musie of the Caledonia Pipe Band,. This is the climax of the year's training program, The general public is invited to attend Kittens, Pups BEAMSVILLE, Ont, (CP) -- Old Pussy is a blind six-year- old cat who acts as mother to a family of two kittens and four pups | Explaining how it came about,/| Mr Barbara Gnys says' "it's a terribly sad story that would make any human cry Mrs. Gnys' pet chihuahua De- Je was expecting a litter at the} end of April. But there were} complications and the pups had! "| them, and loves to be. delivered py section after narian in nearby a rush vetler arines The four pups, an unusually large litter for : were fine but De-De died As it happened, Old St. Cath Pussy had given birth to two kittens just a day: before. Mrs. Gnys decided to try to have the dogs adopted by the at and it worked She feeds ashes them them as if they were her own," W »* a chihuahua, caesarean trip to the | CLUB Nine hundred and forty members of Branch 43, Royal Canadian Legion, are hoping to move into their new Simove at. s., building i ROOM, AUDITORIUM INCLUDED IN by Nov. 1. The building, conference room and kit- now under construction, will chen facilities. The Legion, which has sold its 93-year- old Centre st,, headquarters to the city, has asked coun- cil for the right te remove contain a club room, an au- ditorium with a_ seating capacity of 500, sauna bath, | For the militiamen the day| | will start early, They will gather at 8,30 a.m, where weapons will be dis- at the Oshawa Armou tributed, They will march first to the Laaaticen, across the street from city hall. Marching to church there will /be no drums and swords will be | sheathed, After attending a military ser- jvice at the chureli the Ontarios will form up on Athol st., oppo- site elty hall, BANG DOOR Lt, Col, W. C, Paynter, the Regiment's commanding offi- cer, will march to the City Hall's main door, Dump Ditch Work Starts Work started this week on the construction of a. drainage ditch at the sanitary land fill area in the north end of the city, The work - which should be completed within a few days -- will counteract any excess rainwater problem which may arise at the dump, W. O. McBride, city main- tenance enginéer said today the city was doing the svork on in- structions from ~-the Oshawa Water Resources Commission, He estimates that there is some to 20 acres of clean rain water in the bottom of an old clay pit. "There is no problem from the excess water at present, we are simply doing this work now so that we can eliminate any future hazard," said Mr, Me: Bride, day, NEW LEGION BUILDING the cornerstone, laid by Col, R. S, McLaughlin in 1932. The Legion has also asked for. permission to remove certain recreational facili. ties, such as dart boards, from the old building' Ar- chitects for thw new $356,000 building are John B, Park- ing Associates of Toronto, Contractor is H, G, Gas- colzne, Regimental church, St. George's icil's finance committee, After it has been read and | presented to the militiamen, col- ors will be broken out, bayonets fixed and swords drawn, Clear Track | | Elimination trials for the Osh- awa Club's Pinewood Derby are now over, The last three packs ran off their contests late last week, The Cubs are now set for the grand championships to be held June 4 at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, The speed event will see $5 highly prepared cars run off for |individual honors, | The design championship will attract 124 entries, | In all 34 city cub packs will |be represented in the final run- offs, They will be fighting it out for 12 speed trophies and 12 design trophies, 2,000 EXPECTED Well over 2,000 people are expected to attend the cham- pionship, The general public has been invited to attend and watch the races, The Pinewood Derby started some months ago, Each of the city's 800 cubs was given a kit, The kit included a block of wood, wheels, axles and axle supports, With the help of his father jeach cub was expected to build up a race-car, Contests are run over-a slop- ing track. The first car to the bottom of the slope wins the Pinewood Derby Tri event, Spooner Oils And Mines Plunge To 73 Cents old, Thus the Freedom right was instituted, It allows the troops to march through the city with bayonets fixed and flags flying, a als For Finals Representatives from Gen- eral Motors and Oshawa city council will attend the champ. ionship to act as semi-final starters, On display during the day will be a hotrod donated by the Motor City Club, The car, which is owned by Stu Sharp, is a 1952 Cheviviet Coupe, ~~ RESULTS Last week's resulis in order of merit were as follows: Sist Cubs: Speed, Ron Peres man, Steven Sobel, Doug Lucyk, Doug Griffin; design, Larry Page, Perry Hooker, David Manns, Randy Liebscher. Pack 8A; speed, Stephen Hartley, Reid Webster, Steven Smart, Monty Childs; design, Jim Avery, Don Wilson, Doug Wilson, Randy Spry, 29th, Pack: speed, Richard Wasniak, Larry Hopkins, Michael Boyle, Robert Jones} design, Casey O'Connell, Dale Geng, Alan Burrows, Jerry Hopkins, Examples of some of the de sign winners are now on diss play in store windows through- out the city, Special guests on champion- ship night will be scouts from Keseca District, Geneva, New York, They will be acting as design judges, ssiecvaiaaieiical ' TORONTO (CP) -- Spooner|57% respectively, Dofasco was Mines and Oils plunged to 73\off % at 234 and CPR % to cents, a drop of 79 cents, and!57, industrials reached their lowest! Senior base metals also took point on index since July 29,/a beating, with Inco losing 1 1965, in moderate trading on the |to 9554, Falconbridge 114 to 9 Toronto Stock Exchange Tues- and Denison 1 to 45, Prices were little brighter Spooner, which traded 451,210 | elsewhere on the market; Giant shares, was suspended by the| Yellowknife slipped 4 to 11 in jexchange 'Monday pending re- golds while Dome fell 1 to 42%, lease of informetion from the) On index; golds fell .99 to company, | 163,56, base metals .65 to 86,80, Trading resumed about 114|Western oils 2.30 to 100.49 and hours after the opening Tues-|{he TSE index 1.11 to 150.96, day. The stock opened at 75 cents, then recovered to 90 be }fore plunging to 738 Company President V, Harbinson said Tuesday he knew of no reason for the de-| cline Industrial were off 1.10 at 159.49 on index. Several key is-| sues lost 1 or more points, with) |Moore Corp, leading the decline! as it slid 15¢ at 8&8 | In other industrials, Interpro- vincial Pipe fell 1% to 77, and Alberta Natural Gas, Fleetwood | 'and Texaco 1 each to 15, 29 and N.|° Volume was 4,233,000 shares compared with 3,221,000 Mon day, REUNION Steve Mandryk, of Fibre glas (Canada) Limited, Ed- monton, Alberta, was a visitor; here this week. He was em. ployed here more 'than 17! years ago with Du Plate (Can« ada) Limited and this week: held a reunion with Inspec! tor Ernest Barker of the Oshs} awa Police Department, an! old friend, RRELOESSSS | ;

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