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roved just it imposed e. This in- e paid in 30 yeors West er- ike ell eir ub= tal eir ust nd res pril $256 $278 at SH By GERRY SOROKA Of The Times Staff All municipal centennial pro- jects in and around the Osh- awa area reflect a practical attitude taken in spending the handsome governments grants. Some even show imagination. However, almost every one of 13 municipalities contacted in a survey by The Times reveal- ed they are using the centen- nial money to either construct additions to existing buildings or to renovate time - weary structures. More than $1,500,000 is being spent by local, provincial, and federal governments in these 13 municipalities, A motor tour starting at Osh- awa, touching Pickering to the west, Uxbridge to the north and Bowmanville on the east and visiting other communities and areas in between, would give one an idea of what is going on during centennial year. MOST EXPENSIVE Oshawa's centennial recrea-- tion centre being added to the civic auditorium is by far the most costly undertaking among the 13, The $1,010,000 project is expected to be completed this fall and construction is progres- sing smoothly, according to of- ficials. Whitby is renovating the old _ county building 'at about $55, eet OLD COUNTY BUILDING STANDS PROUDLY IN CENTRE OF WHITBY «e+ Renovation Work Will Turn Building Into Recreation Centre Recreation Main Theme In City, District Projects 000, to establish a recreational centre in the town. A slightly different project has been undertaken by Whit- by Township. It is spending about $23,000 developing Willow Park on the corridor area of the township and Brooklin Park. Parking space, access roads, playgrounds, washrooms and landscaping are being provided. East Whitby Township is ren- ovating its 107 - year - old town hall at Columbus and land-- scaping the enclosing area, The $19,000 project is nearing com- pletion. 1867 U 1967 Ajax is spending $24,000 to renovate one and one-half acres surronding its municipal office complex. Major planting was finished last fall and seeding and smaller trees and bushes will be done in the spring. Pickering Township's project is two-fold. At a cost of $40,000 it will purchase a 10-acre park on Brock Road and expand the Township museum at Brough- am. The museum is planning ve within the next two weeks, to move six new buildings onto its site on Highway 7. Pickering Village will get its first permanent quarters for the 76-year-old public library. The $35,000 red brick and cedar siding building will be ready for occupancy in April. A creek flowing through Ux- bridge will be cleaned up and developed into a park. Cost is $3,000. COMPLETED Port Perry's addition to the arena has been completed and shortly the $23,000 addition will get a shining bronze plaque. Scugog finished its project in 1966. The $11,500 addition te the town hall contains post of fice and council chambers. Orono Village in Clarke Towne ship is developing a creek inte a park strip within the bound- aries of Orono. It will serve as a conservation area to beautify the creek. Darlington Township is re-- constructing a pioneer cabin in Darlington Park on the site believed to be the first settle- ment in the township. ® They hayen't yet started work but an estimated cost is $30, 000; however, it was expected to. cost less. Bowmanville will spend $22, 500 installing playground equip- ment in Memorial Park and Lord Elgin Park. BLACKSMITH SHOP IN GREEN WOOD WILL BE MOVED TO.MUSEUM IN BROUGHAM e.-Museum Expansion Part Of Pickering Township Project \ CITY'S RECREATION ADDITION MOST EXPENSIVE PROJECT Harry Gay, John Borga, Walter Branch Inspect Progress yl ars 13 MUNICIPAL CENTENNIAL PROJECTS COST MORE THAN $1,500,000 Building EAST WHITBY TOWNSHIP HALL Renovated Ohe PORT PERRY ARENA ADDITION COMPLETED --» Project Cost $23,000 ~ e Ps eS TWO PARKS DEVELOPED IN WHITBY TOWNSHIP .-- Playgrounds, Landscaping, Parking Areas, Washrooms Provided Sunes SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1967 \\Lord's Day Act Charges Laid Three city car-wash concerns/he said, have been charged with con- "and we didn't get the endorsation by the attorney general. Fresh charges will be travention of the Lord's Day} jig Observance Act operating for business on a Sunday. a& The charges, he added, were laid by the Oshawa Police de- The three charged companies|Ppartment after a complaint had are: West End Car Wash; South|Deen ™ End Soft Spra; and Standard Coin - Operated Systems. The three charges appeared on the docket of Friday's sit- ting of Oshawa magistrate's court, They were all withdrawn temporarily, however, as none of the charges had been en- dorsed by the attorney general's department. Crown Attorney Bruce Affleck said after the court that the charges would be laid again. "There was a small slip-up," LEARNING Miss Joan Kershaw, a con- sultant with the Metropolitan Toronto School Board, will be guest speaker at the next meet- ing of the Ontario County As- sociation for Children With Learning Disabilities which will be held at St. Gregory's Audi- torium on Jan. 24 at 8.30 p.m. Miss Kershaw is an authority in the field of children with llearning disabilities. ade by a city man. Pipes, Drums First Parade The Pipes and Drums of the Ontario Regiment will go on parade for the first time this Sunday. The 25-strong group used to be known, until incorporation by the Ontarios, as the Cale- donia Pipe Band, After negotiations between the band and the Ontario Regi- ment the pipers all joined up as a body. Since this time sev- \eral additional pipers have' been added to the band. On Sunday the band will parade from the Oshawa Armouries and through the downtown area. "It will be their first time out," a Regiment spokesman said today. 'We are very pleased to have them." The pipers are led by Pipe Major Leo McCrea. Drum Major is Joseph Kiwior, 1867 LETTER WRITER'S VIEWS... Two apposing viewpoints on the virtues of.a beard were dis- cussed in the Jan. 16, 1867 is- sue of The Oshawa Vindicator. "The beard covers the beau- ty of the face. In such a case the upper part of the face is all that is clearly defined, but everyone knows that it requires the whole face to give a clear expression of the countenance and this cannot be done where so much hair covers it." "With very few exceptions no spot on a man's face ought to have a razor upon it. The roots of the hair upon the face were implanted by an all-wise creator for some good purpose, and no one has ever discovered their purpose if it was not as all other roots, to give support and nurture to something above them." There was no indication whet- her the bearded or the beardless won the greater support, but certainly the two letter writers | expounded quite strongly their views on the matter. LONG HAIR - |Barber There is some timeliness on 1 4 4 STYLE... Practical ? that controversy on hair growth, for in our time it is common to hear urgent views on the same subject. Few newspapers in Canada and the United States have had their columns free of letters either ridiculing or sup- porting young men growing their hair to a length favored in the recent past only by women. The correspondent in the Vin- dicator indentified only as "The Abroad" espoused a view on fashion contrary to that generally accepted at the time! -- he advocated shaving the whole face. The reply in the newspaper scorned the view, contending that beards were not only prac- tical but aesthetically pléusing. Our barber suggested that the beard hid the beauty of the face by obscuring the fine fea- | tures which distinguish one man from another. "It is like atempting to get a good look at a full moon through the thick foilage of a tree-top in June,' he writes. On the other hand, the dis- senter insists that the person learns "a great deal about a man's temperament, temper and constitution from the beard's color, thickness or thin- ness, silkiness or harshness and mode of growth." As a sign of character, he says, beards are likely '"'super- ior to the immobile puts of the face which they chiefly cover." UNPLEASANT The former argued that hair on a man's face often is, in- deed, unpleasant to view and can often cause unfortunate con- sequences. ... RECORDED IN THE VINDICATOR - . . VARIES Pleasing ? "It appears exceedingly in- decorous to say the least, to see the hair of a man's face continually interfering with the passage of his food to his mouth." However, says the other man, "very few deny that a face with a .well-grown beard is not bet- ter looking than the effeminate close - shaved countenance which at one-time is beautifully diversified with dirty streaks and at another appears to be either half - scaled or afflicted t with incipient small pox." To Beard Or Not To Beard Debated The barber replied that a beard often is repulsive to the delicate sensibilities of women especially in direct contact. HEALTHY Apparently, it was believed, in 1867, that hair on the face preserves health by purifying the air which goes into the lungs through the mouth. But the let- ter writer snorted that one shouldn't be breathing through any other organ than the nose, a@nyway. However, his debater relates that '"'on the other hand those who have shaved and have been afflicted with weak eyes, sore throats an so on have testified that the wearing of a full beard and moustache is of great bene- fit."" And so the arguments can continue. Likewise, the matter of long hair tossing on the shoulders of the males of 1967 is not going to be resolved soon. Perhaps in 2067, fashion will have decreed that hair is en- tirely unnecessary and man and woman alike will carry proud- ly shining and exposed pates,