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"WE NEED IT; LET'S BUILD IT' COMPLEX 65 PER CENT COMPLETE NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON PROGRESS REVIEWED .».Terence Kelly, Auditorium. Manager William Kurelo -- Oshawa Times Photos Se Rea READY TO PLUNGE -- IN THREE MONTHS .»- Building Chairman Harry Gay, Terence Kelly ; _ASHAWA VINDICATOR CARRIED HIS OBIT Oldest Citizen (98, One Month) Died "Without Pain, Disease' In '67 of the purpleish blue matter and BLEACHERS IN CENTENNIAL POOL AREA WILL SEAT 250 PERSONS YOUNGSTERS SHOWN FUTURE PLAY AREA BY SUPERINTENTENT JOHN VARGA .-.Six-Lane Swimming Pool 40 By 70 Feet In Area, Four To 12 Feet Deep «++ Steven Salsbury, 2, 1183 Ritson Rd. S., Tracey Thomson, 34, 1204 Ritson Rd. 8S. uly ompletion Date @pp &} | he TWNCS Ree bd j j bd et or ity S Project | OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1967 a 7 | a BY TONI MAHEUX asking for quite a bit,' said|jthe biggest projects in Canada,"|pool area offer seating capacity | IN PICKERING TOWNS Of The Times Staff |Mr. Varga. said Mr. Kelly. 'You hear as|for 250 people - essential for| Completion date for Oshawa's|WINTER WORKS |much about our centennial pee: Teas pores an asset for $1,010,000 centennial pool a wae teens ao ual sailiea Pe hae Ar agin The addition includes every- '@ | eT escue f | ' so and|hear about it in Oshawa,"' said|;p; , recreational complex at Civic| provincial governments, direct-|THE CHAIRMAN. joie foe ee Sane Auditorium is July 15. ors of the complex saved $100,| He said the whole project, in-|partment of recreation and plen- Construction of the public and|000 . _ jeluding the pool, is a vital part|ty of work and game rooms s tri - government sponsored| About 35 men worked during |of the city's centennial year| The recreational complex has " TOU T ce project was launched Sept. 8,|the winter installing plumbing,|celebrations. Mr. Kelly said Osh-|also included a hall with a ' 1966. by Col. R. S. McLaughlin |heating walls and foundation, |awa is experiencing an increas-|stage for small plays, shows and on his 95th birthday. 'The ad-|despite extreme cold and Snow\eq need for recreational facili-|dances. PICKERING (Staff) _--Pick-,public and interested groups will dition marks the second phase|storms. The superintendent said |tjes and he cited the campaign's| The department of recreation|ering Township Police Chief R.|/be invited and an executive el- of the restoration and expan-|workers experienced no trouble | motto; iwill have 45 per cent more|T. Parker will soon call a pub-|ected, the Township Council will sion of the city's recreational /with supplies. : | "We Need It, Lets Build It'.|working area than it had atjlic meeting to establish a vol-/be approached for a donation centre which was destroyed by] Terrence V. Kelly finance) the former Gibb Street centre.|unteer water rescue group. of the present boat and motor fire. The third sequence of the chairman of the recreation al/TWO POOLS ae . |Completion of the second phase-| The chief made the move as|being used by the police. major construction operation|complex, said $58,000 in pledg-| The new south ~ west addi-\the recreation - complex-com-|a result of a police 5 He suggested that clubs will establish out-door recrea-|ed donations will complete the|tion to Civic Auditorium oN pletely equates the lose dncur-inion decision 4 ap 'nue tne groups and private persons be tional facilities including ajsuccessful public subscription|Thornton Road, has a total real-|eq through fire % use of the Se daamenent ta tacted in order t i I s q | ; police department in| contacted in order to raise mon- track and field area. jcampaing started July 11, 1965. |ty value of $3,000,000 and feat-| ithe aneration of lif ino /€Y aS an operating fund and John Varga, construction sup-| The campaign's goal was set|ures a six - lane adult swim-/PARKING _ cares ee bo : Rate Seon that a training program be come erintendent, estimates the 30,J/at $290,000 - a> jump in the|ming pool 40 by 70 feet in area; The new wing provides 500 | ies a4 Bite, Cerne "Imenced to train " persons "for 000 square foot addition is 65]initial 1965 estimate because ofjand four to 12 feet in water |additional parking spaces, giv- Vahl cand tgubaeas for boat duty. per cent completed and con-|high construction costs. To date, |depth. jing visitors to the auditorium] The decision was reached af-| any person willing to assist ceivably, only a strike would|$232,000 has been contributed in} A children's pool, 40 by 24|/free parking space for 1,500 ter a recommendation that the may contact him at the follows cause any delay. |public donations and the balance |feet and having a water depth|cars os [Fire Department operate this|ing numbers: 839-1121, 942-1122 "Carpenter, labor: and tron-|is steadily coming into the city|of three feet, will provide an| 'Many cities larger than our)service was rejected by thelo.' 999.9430, ' . worker contracts come up in|treasurer's office. excellent pool for beginners. |own don't offer as much free|Township Council. It also fol-| Chief Parker pointed out that May and some of them are! "Per capita this 1s one of! Bleachers in the centennial|parking as people will have at lowed a decision that Town-ling boating season starts in Ma Civic Auditorium," said Mr.|ship Council reduced the numb-|,nq that . rescue aavite Kelly. er of police officers to be hired should be in operation b that The auditorium now offers|this year by three time. i J three main exits including the| Chief Parker said that a vol- ' new one in the west wing. junteer water rescue group is i About $62,000 in provincial|"absolutely necessary" ; and federal grants will assist} The chief said that the sys- Library Displays the centennial project. The city|tem was used in the Oakville . will also receive exactly $100,|area with the establishment of Dutch Drawings 000 in Ontario and Canadian|the Trafalgar Oakville Water Me winter works grants. The On-|Air Rescue Force. It owns a| An exhibition of Dutch drawe tario Community Centre Act will|large boat and radio equipment |ings of the 16th., 17th. and 18th. provide another $10,000. In all, {for rescue duty between Oak-/centuries will be on display at Oshawa will receive $172,000 in|ville and Toronto. |the Oshawa Public Library un- provincial and federal grants,| Chief Parker said that after|til April 24th. LOCATION an initial meeting, to which the| There are 50 exhibitions rep- ~ 3 resenting the work of 33 art- The location of the complex ists..They are on loan from is perfect," said finance chair- Whitb A it the Art Institute of Ontario and man Kelly. "It's central enough 1 y Wal ) jean be seen during library for future city development and - hours expansion." "If it had been F V ] age P : built dead centre in the city, | Irst esse eck eet ae ne we could never expand. | ;..1/Which inclu€es such pictures as The auditorium and its new| WHITBY (staff) For the first |G, line Sketch by Jacob de: Wit addition is located on a 36-{fime in 10 years the official | higiieane an Ver ae acre parcel of land purchased|high hat for the first ship ie Sh ah eneant Woo Ad by the city during its two finan-|Whitby Harbor. will not be won| Fare 0Y emorae a he Samak cial campaigns and extends as|by Captain Bisette of the Tex- a aon ia b P peita far south as the railway tracks.|aco Brave. _ ett deUR SURE Oe: Prue There are acres of property for} At press time the gasoline|* © ade fil PAhect future recreational development. |tanker Willowbranch was_plod- en og mane a Th ah . "Would public use of the aud-|ding its course from Port peg o ae Sith he abit itorium slacken during the sum-|Credit to the Whitby Harbor o ae Bat an oat we os mer?" and was expected to drop an-|°f the National Gallery a i "No, there won't be a slow-|chor at about 1 p.m. |tawa) were shown recently at down jin its use because of all} Mayor Desmond Newman|the library. the park activities that will be |promised to be on hand for the going on," said Mr. Kelly. "Ajofficial greeting of the first BEATS OUT PLANET lot of people will want to take|ship in port. Captain Bisette| The satellite Titan of the sauna baths and go to lacrosse|has won the honor for the past|planet Saturn is itself larger games during the summer." nine years. than the planet Mercury. DANIEL LEONARD BORN IN CORK, IRELAND ons were to be put in "the were burned. Only the office A horse theft was reported in Sunday law, oil in Brooklin, a horse theft, a sawmill injury, a Bowmanville factory fire, pro- motions in the 34th battalion, the death of Oshawa's oldest citizen and is moderate alcohol intake sinful? --These were is- sues of the day, 100 years ago in 'The Oshawa Vindicator. Daniel Leonard, 98 and one month, died in Oshawa, April 3, 1867 of old age "without pain or disease', the Vindicator re- ported. He was not only: the oldest man but almost the oldest re- sident of the town. 'Only Will- iam Karr lived in the area be- fore him", the Vindicator said, "and Dennis. Dullea came with Leonard to Oshawa". Mr. Leonard was born in the county of Cork Ireland, March 4, 1769 and came to Canada in 1819, already middle - aged. He settled in Picton, then known as Hullowel. The death of an unmarried brother brought him to Oshawa and farming in 1821. FUNERAL HELD The Vindicator said. the man always bore a high character as a man and as a neighbor. He was "'a faithful member of the Catholic Church -- strong in the convictions and the performance of all its duties." His funeral was attended by many friends and neighbors of "all denominations", Benjamin Labain, a 19-year- old employee of Daniel Smith, the owner of a saw mill in the 9th concession of Whitby, was seriously injured in a shop ac- cident, the Oshawa Vindicator reported in a weekly issue. Benjamin was sent below the mill to make some repairs in the machinery when he slipped on ice. "He was precipitated amongst the revolving machinery and had his right foot crushed and lacerated in a shocking man- ner," the paper said. The fol- lowing day, the right foot was amputated by Dr. Warren of Brooklin and his assistir®, me- dical student John Hutchinson. It was considered a successful operation. City officials 'found out' an' offender of the Sunday Law Act which prohibited the sale of li- quor or beer Saturday night and Sunday. He was fined $2 but the Vindicator reported that al- though the barrooms are closed several persons were drunk on the street Sunday evening last.' Evidently, Sunday Law was not being observed. But the in- spector of licenses and the con- stable had "'the matter in hand'. Drunk and disorderly pers- lock-up" and the next day, call- ed upon to contribute to the village finances. The Bowmanville Cabinet Factory was destroyed by fire, 100 years ago the Vindicator re- ported. The fire, which overtook the building by Sunday, March 29, was discovered by a workman shortly after midnight the night before. Considering the fire too far advanced, he saved his own working tools. The three-storey, brick build- ing, engine house- and finishing shop with all its contents, ma- chinery and workman's tools, and wareroom were saved. In- surance partly covered the loss and the company made plans to rebuild. NEED SUPPORT A public meeting of the Osh- awa Division of the Order of Temperance was caled to dis- cuss the question, "resolved that the moderate use of intoxicat- ing liquors as a beverage is a sin "The Division, would be hap- py to have the assistance of any who do not belong to the order, who might feel disposed to support the negative of the proposition," said the paper. 4 East Whitby by owner A, Hoag who issued a reward for: the return of his horse. Mr. Hoag said he believed the thief was a "suspicious character' that was seen lately in the neighbor- hood, He also thought the horse thief went northward. The usually quiet village of Brooklin was unusually excited by the report that coal oil was flowing from a spring in the centre of the village. All morning, the "cily" sub- stance flowed in abundance from the spring. Residents were squeezing the wet soil to run ' the air smelled with the stuff. Tested, it was found to burn as readily as any oil and the crown that gathered around the "'well" was convinced that coal oil was present. However, a test had not been conducted to determine if it was refined or crude oil that was "discovered". Pupils of the Oshawa Grame mar School presented their tea- cher, Mr. Steinson, with a spe- cial going - away show of vocal and instrumental music. Sarah Jane Hislop and Master Smith presented the choir.