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- vw ==n&SDAY, APRIL 26; 1950 OSHAWA:WHITBY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1950 ___ "! PAGE FOURTEEN Industrial Fair To Be Opened Officially F riday 8 P.M. Oshawa Arena To Be Filled | With Exhibits Of Products Of The City's Industries ° On Friday evening April 28, at the Oshawa Arena, the 1950 Oshawa Industrial Fair will be opened to the public, and the intensive organization® work which has been done by members of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber of Commerce will have its reward in the greatest exhibjtion of the products of Oshawa industries ever presented to the public of this city. The Fair will be open on Friday evening and on Saturday afternoon and evenings, and its promoters are confident that their efforts will be rewarded by a large attendance of Oshawa citizens. Today, a gang of workmen is busy erecting booths, and placing every inch of available space at the Arena in readi- ness for the placing of the exhibits of the participating firms. By Friday evening, everything will be ready for the official opening at eight o'clock. Months of hard organizational work have gone into the making of | ! the 1950 Industrial Fair, Much of | this work has been left to mem-! bers of the Junior Chamber of Booth Sales Head ated by Oshawa merchants and business men, and listed elsewhere in this issue of The Times-Gazette. will be drawn for, five on Friday evening, four on Saturday after- noon and six on Saturday evening Hours for the Industrial Fair are 7 to 10 pm. on Friday, and 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday. The fact that this Industrial Fair is being held in Oshawa has aroused keen interest over a large section of Canada, and it is expected that many visitors will come to the city, from other points across the Dom- | inion, particularly those who are interested as distributors of pro- ducts such as are manufactured here. These will help to swell the attendance, and give a more prac- L. M. SOUCH | Chairman of the Chamber of Com- { merce Committee on the Oshawa | Industrial Fair, Giving Leade x O | A. HAYWARD MURDOCH | General Chairman of the Commit- tee in charge of the Oshawa Indus- trial Fair, rship in Organizing Oshawa Industrial Fair LEW McCONKEY D. A. BROWN dustrial Fair, | the Industrial Fair, tical aspect to the showing of Osh- | awa's diversified products. {will be of its sponsors that the people of Oshawa, and especially the work- ers in industry, will respond by at- tending in large numbers to see the products in.which they have a su educational movies a red letter day for the|ing The Motor Car" a film of de- The Industrial Fair, however, is|youngsters of Oshawa when they | finite interest to local citizens, par- open to everyone, and it is the hope | attend the Fair in the arena. Spe- [ticularly those employed at G.M., cial films will be shown on Satur-|will be shown during the Fair. This ady afternoon that the children are | film starts with a view of a brand to enjoy including comedies and | new convertible and then 'akes the | {audicnce back along the producti :n line to where the car was or:ginally | | | designed in the planning depart- {ment, It is a film that will bold 11i- | teres' from start to finish. DIVIDED MEASURE Until 1931, the United States and bil all other English-speaking coun- Cheimsford, Essex, England - -- [tries used inches, feet and yards (CP) -- Three boy scouts here do |as the basic for measurement, while their good deed twice daily. They're | other nations used the metvic sys- tem. Secretary of the Committee which | Chairman of the Junior Chamber has been busy organizing the In- | of Commerce Committee working on | | Friday, 8 P.M, | Formal Opening The official opening ceremony for the Oshawa Industrial Fair at the Oshawa Arena, will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, Apr 28, when those who have been ~ in charge of the organization of this unusual event will present the results; of their labors to the public. Present to officially open the Fair will be Major Jack Adams, djrector of the Canadian International Trade Fair, Toronto, and an outstand- ing authority on exhibitions of the nature of that being held here on Friday and Saturday. The opening ceremonies will be brief in character, in order that the public may have all the time possible to visit all the booths in the fair and view the exhibits of Made - in - Oshawa products. FIRST BALLOONIST The first human to make a bale loon: ascent was Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier, a native of Melz, France, who sailed into the clouds on Oct. 15, 174... A WET WORLD The surface area of the earth is estimated to be 198,836,000 square miles, of which 141,050,000 square miles are water. The General Motors film "Pesign- acting as stooges for a circus clown. | Commerce, who entered . into the project with heart and soul, and have made a splendid contribution to the carrying out of all prelim- inary details. Valuable assistance was also given by the Chamber of | Commerce through its secretary, Lew McConkey, and several of its prominent members, who undertook scme of the heaviest assignments |, in organization work. By intensive team work, all those involved in the planning achieved a measure of co-operation from Oshawa's in- dustries that ensures -the complete , success of the project. | Ja. med With Booths For the industrial Fair, the Arena floor space has been blocked off into spaces for booths and exhibits. { Major exhibits, as if natural, will | be that of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, which has re- part in manufacturing, on display. Special | Films To Be Shown At | Industrial Fair The films to be shown at the In- | dustrial Fair on Friday and Sat- .| | urday of this week, will be of in- {terest. Mr. D. Campbell of the | special events committee has spert | a great deal of time in choosing the | finest films of .an interesting and | educational nature for this, Osh- [8 {awa's first Industrial Fair. m "Traffic Safety" is a film that {every driver and pedestrian will en- joy. With a safety campaign in! served the whole of the north end |x offing this film gives satety |} of the Arena for its display. There | | tips for those operating motor ven- will be booths around the rails, and rm. licles and those riding bicycles that | also in the centre of the Arena, | F. V. SKINNER [will be of great value during and with ample space left for passage- | Who has done a splendid job as| after the safety campaign. | evays through which the public will| chairman of the Booth Sales Com- Forest Fire Film pass in viewing the exhibits. | mittee for the Industrial Fair. Everyone hears of large forest! In a ow dati] ex- | | fires in Canada's forests eve.y vea In saci 9 Lae wu br |and by attending the Industrial Fur hibits, which will show the great|to the young people of the city,|visitors will have an inside picture aiversity of articles produced in the | and make it worth their while to|o: the forest conservation" work be- industries of Osnawa, there: will be | attend. | ing done to save this country's tim- | several special events. Through Another feature will be thet fortune. Campers are always a the co-operation of Sportrite, Jun- | showing of special industrial films |source of danger in heavily timber- | for, and Cole of California, there | by General Motors of Canada, Lim- | ed areas and the film being shcwn | , ~ or \ 7 KK IS ---- Soft a . . . Keeps the Wheels of Oshawa 's Industries NE ZL { da S - Turning! will be a fashion show each even-|ited, throughout the course of the |next Friday and Saturday gives tips Ing, with live models displaying fair. to campers' which will assist 'the! sports wear and beach wear manu- Valuable Prizes | forest ranger in stamping ou: this factured in their Oshawa plants. Another inducement to the pub- | menace. ! This should be one of the great | lic to attend is found in the fact | Specials for Children attractions of the Industrial Fair |that fifteen valuable prizes, don-| Saturday afternoon of next week loon" -- to the -- Oshawa Industrial Fair FRI. & SAT. APRIL 28-29 -- at the -- OSHAWA ARENA 8 To meet this increased demand and to provide for future requirements, The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario has well under way a large scale expansi and Pp t program. A total of 11 new power projects will add to Ontario's power supply more than 1,200,000 kilo- watts (over 1,600,000 horsepower). Of this amount 162,500 kw (217,500 HP) is now being delivered to Hydro consumers from 4 completed projects. A further 460,000 kw (616,500 HP) will become available in 1950 and the balance in 1951 and 1952. d dev . « at the SHAWA ARE Don't fail to see the display of miniature dams and powerhouses now under construc- tion for the Ontario Hydro. This is your opportunity. See the products of Oshawa's Industries on display! Nearly every phase of manufac- turing in Oshawa will be represented here at this Indus- trial Exhibition. Come, and see the handiwork of. Oshawa's skilled craftsmen! WE'LL BE SEEING YOU AT OUR BOOOTH AT THE FAIR! FITTING LIMITED 135 Bruce St. -- Oshawa -- Sponsored by the - Public Utilities Commission of the r H §