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ROTA AIR, JUNE 19™ AND 2 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle OSHAWA < WHITBY VOL. 9--No. 141 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1950 PAGE THIRTEEN SPLENDID ATTRACTION FOR OSHAWA CITIZENS AT 1950 ROTARY FAIR Monday and Tuesday of Next Week Will See Thousands Enjoying the Fair, With Climax on Tuesday Will Be Made for Evening, When Draw Pontiac Sedan The great event to which the people of Oshawa have been looking forward for many months is near at hand. The annual Rotary Fair, the greatest spree of fun and frolic held | every year in the city, will be held at Rotary Park on Monday | and Tuesday, June 19 and 20. Everything has been prepared to make it the most interesting and successful Rotary Fair | ever held in the long history of this event, so that those who | attend will have every opportunity of enjoying two evenings | of real fun, and at the same time to contribute to the magnifi- cent work which is done by the Oshawa Rotary Club, par- | ticularly on behalf of the crippled children of Oshawa and Ontario County. & Approximately one hundred Ro tarians, business and professional | men, will be 'aking off their coats and working like slaves, each seek- ing to make his own part of the Fair a success. These men give freely of their time and energy in order that the club to which they belong may be able to continue its splendid efforts on behalf of crip- pled children and other splendid causes, At the. Fair itself, they cast aside their dignity and poise, and enter into the fun and frolic with real zest, their efforts direc- ted towards drawing out of the pockets of the visitors to the Fair the dollars they need to carry on the work of the Rotary Club. Twenty-two Booths In all, twenty-two booths are be- ing erected in Rotary Park, on Centre Street, to carry on the many activities of the Rotary Fair. In addition, a mammoth Bingo game will be in operation inside Rotary Hall, adjoining" the Park, and it is likely to be crowded. with eager bingo fans throughout the whole of the two evenings. All of the old favorite games will be in opera- tion, and in addition, several new ones devised by the ingenuity of the Rotarians, Then there is the major attrac- tion, the draw for a beautiful 1950 'model Pontiac A four-door sedan This car has been on display on the streets of the city for several weeks, and has attracted much at- tention. Reports from the club treasurer indicate that the demand for tickets on the car has been phenomenal, not only in the city, but throughout the district. Thus there will be thousands of people with a very direct interest in the car draw feature of the Rotary Fair. The draw for the car will be made on the second night of the Fair, next Tuesday, when the Park is expected to be jammed with people anxious to hear the results of the draw, and at the same time to join in the patronage of the - various booths. Two Parades Leading off the Rotary Fair on each evening will be a colorful parade. The main parade will be on Monday evening, starting at 7 o'clock, and with bands galore and a multitude of decorated floats and vehicles, and with clowns and fancy costumed marchers, it will be a pectacular event. * parade, revived this year, will be held, starting at 6:30 p.m. from the corner of Brock and Simcoe Streets. Hundreds of ciildren are expected to take part in this parade, which will send the Rotary Fair off to a splendid start for the second even- ing. For the last three days, Rotarians and their helpers have been busy at Rotary Park setting up the many booths, assembling materials and prizes for the Fair, to ensure that everything will be completely ready for the crowds on Monday evening. All that is needed to ensure a suc- cessful Fair for 1950 is good weath- er, and if that is forthcoming, this year's Fair should go down into history as one of the most success- ful on record. °* Every Rotarian has been as- signed 'to his post of duty for the Fair, which is headed by a strong and capable executive, Rotary Fair Executive The 1950 Rotary Fair is under the chairmanship of Dave Lander, who is doing a splendid job of or- ganization, and is being ably assist- ed by his vice-chairman, Everett Lovell. In charge of the big event of the affair, the draw for a beap- tiful 1950 Pontiac car, second in command. The parades are in good hands. Norval] Willson is chairman of the committee for the major parade, as- | sisted by Harold Washington, Dick | Chant, Harold Coppin, Ed. Robson, James Skinner, Jack Geikie and Maurice Hart. For the kiddies' pa- rade, Clark Hubbell is the chairman, and the members of his committee are Tom Dobbie, Eck Joynt, Newton Johns and Alex Nathan. The position of grounds manager is an important one, and is held by Jack Shephard. Fay Brooks is in charge of the erection of booths, and Harold Sproule is responsible for supplies of prizes and other ma- terials. John Geikie is chairman for advertising. 'Booth Officials The booths which will be in oper- ation at Rotary Park, with the chairmen and vice-chairmen re- sponsible for them, are as follows: Blankets--R. Schofield, L. Magill. Bingo--G. Shreve, J. Biddulph, Grocery--E. Storie, S. Myers. Fruit--R. Gray, A. Hartshorn. Club President On Tuesday evening the children's | is Walter | Branch, with L. McLaughlin as his | | THOMAS L. WILSON i President of the Oshawa Rotary | Club, who appeals to the citizens of the community to give the club their support at the annual Rotary | Fair being held on Monday and | Tuesday evenings of next week. Fair Chairman DAVE LANDER Chairman of the Rotary Fair Com- mittee, which has been working hard for many weeks to produce a Fair which will merit the generous and unstinted patronage and sup- port of the citizens of greater Oshawa. Some Lucky Person 'Will Win Pontiac Ca Practically every citizen of Osh- awa has seen and admired the | beautiful new 1950 Pontiac four- door sedan which has bc2n on dis- play in the business section of the city during the past month, bearing the announcement that this is the Rotary Fair prize car. Never before | has so beautiful and luxuriously- | appointed automobile been offered as a prize award for any of the carnivals and fairs held locally, and as a result, there has been a tremendous rush for tickets This outstanding Pontiac car is to be given away to the holder of the lucky ticket which will be drawn at the Rotary Park on Tuesday evening of next week. Thousands of citizens have been buying tick- ets for this car in the last few weeks, so that interest will reach fever heat on Tuesday evening as At Rotary Fair Tue ay err the time approaches for the winning ticket on the car to be drawn. The sole purpose of offéring this beautiful Pontiac car as the to award of the Rotary Fair is to swell the receipts of the Fair, in order to provide adequate funds for the Rotary Club to continue its life- saving work for crippled children and its other community activities. Thus those who buy tickets for the car will not only have the chance of winning it, but will also be tak- ing part in the splendid humanitar- ian work of the Rotary Club. Tickets will be on sale at the special car booth at the Rotary Fair on Monday and Tuesday evening, and will be sold right up to the time of making the draw for this grand prize. Electrical -- R. Whittington, C. Weyrich. : Free Money--J. Skinner, G. Mc- Laughlin. Bob's Wiener--R. Reddoch, M. McGilvray. ! Harold's S. R. Alger. Flowers--N. Jenkin, A. Lewington, Hams, Bacons, Chicken--L. Shortt, B. Bradley. Cigars, Candy -- L. Glover, K. Markle. Fish Pond--M. Starr, W. Demp- sey. Hash--H. Washington, Silk Stocking -- F. Grindley, S. Ballard. Home Cooking--A. Armstrong, D. Langmaid. Kwinkle--L, Currell, D. Chant, Dry Goods--J. Meagher, M. Cry- derman. Specialty--K. Braithwaite, J. Reid, Dollar Bill--A, Hill, M. Miller. Duck Hoopla--H. Kerr, E. Henry. Pin Ball--F. Harris, A. Gillespie. Rotary Hall--E. Robson, G. Bar- ton. Merry-Go-Round--T. Dobbie, A. Nathan. Crippled Children Made Happy at Rotary Party Each year, at Ch istmas, the lives of scores of crippled children of the sity and district are brightened when they attend the annual crippled | SLiRdrers Christmas party provided for them by the Oshawa Rotary Club at the Hotel Genosha, Above is a typical view of this annual event. President T. L. Wilson Appeals For Support Every member of the Oshawa Rotary Club, and thousands of other citizens of Oshawa and the surround- ing district, have had many opportunities in the last quarter of a century to become fully acquainted with the splendid service being rendered by our Club on be- half of the less fortunate young citizens of our com- munity. As President of the Rotary Club for the past year, it has been my privilege to be very close to the work being done, and nothing has ever impressed me more than the magnitude of the task that is being done for the crippled: children of our district. To say that those business and professional men of Oshawa who are members of the Rotary Club are doing a magnificient job on behalf of the crippled children is an understatement. No words can ever express what this work has meant to the children who have been transformed from helpless cripples into sturdy and use- ful young citizens. For the last twenty-one years, the Oshawa Rotary Club has raised its funds for this splendid work by the- carnival method. At the outset, it took the form of a Street Fair, held at the four corners of the city. Later it became simply the Rotary Fair, held at Rotary Park. Down through the years, the members of Rotary have built up a splendid reputation for this annual eyent, with the result that it has won and retained strong public support. I should' Vyry much like to take this opportunity of extending to the citizens of Oshawa and district, on be- half of the Rotary Club, our sincere appreciation for the erady and willing co-operation they have always given to the Rotary Fair. Having in the last twelve months spent some $5,800 on work for crippled children and an- other $3,000 for Air Cadets and other Community Wel- fare projects, our funds for this purpose now need re- plenishing. To do this, the Rotary Fair Committee, under the capable chairmanship of Dave Lander, has made elaborate preparations for the 1950 Rotary Fair, to be held at Rotary Park on Monday and Tuesday of next week. I am confident that, with the continued co-opera- tion of all our people, this will break all previous records as a successful Fair, On behalf of the Rotary Club, on behalf of all the crippled children who are assisted by the work which is done on their behalf, I urgently appeal to the people of Oshawa to rally to the support of the club at the Fair next week, so that the humanitarian service that has marked the club's activities in the past can be continued. THOMAS L. WILSON President, Oshawa Rotary Club. Rotary Fair Chairman Seeks Your Support To the Citizens of Oshawa and District, / The annual Rotary Fair is being held on Monday and Tuesday evening of next week, June 19 and 20. For sev- eral months, the members of the Rotary Fair Commit- tee, of which I have the honor of being chairman, have been working assiduously to make preparations for what Your Support Will Make Him Happ) The Oshawa Rotary Club, thanks to the support given by the publie to the annual Rotary Fair, is able to have proper care and treatmeng given to crippled children like the boy shown above, snapped at the annual Crippled Children's Christmas Party. Proceeds of Rotary Fair make possible tlis work for crippled children. --Times-Gazette Staff Photo, we believe will be the best Rotary Fair in the history of the Club. All that is required to ensure its complete suc- cess is the whole-hearted support of the people of Oshawa, which has been given in such generous measure in past years. The Rotary Fair this year, we believe, will be a great- er attraction than ever because of the many new fea- tures which have been included in the program, and be- cause of the spendid array of prizes which are being offered in the form of up-to-the-minute merchandise at the various booths. There are more booths than ever before, and we believe 4hat there will be something to enjoy for everyone, young and old alike, who visits the Rotary Fair on Monday and Tuesday. All of the old fa- vourite booths will be there, along with new features which will arouse your interest. Please remember that in visiting and patronizing the Rotary Fair, you are giving support to a great and noble cause. The purpose of the Fair is not only to provide enjoyment for all of you, but to raise funds for the wel. fare activities of the Rotary Club, of which a large part is in connection with crippled children. We feel confie dent that we will have your support and patronage, Come to the Fair, have a real good time, take home your prizes, and remember that in doing so you are helping a worthy cause. DAVE H. LANDER Chairman, Rotary Fair, 1950 There is never a dull moment at the annual Rotary Fair, and as is ap- parent from the crowd shown in the photograph above, young and old alike enjoy the fun and frolic created by the Rotarians and their friends who are in charge of the many amusements. Citizens go to the Rotary Fair, not only to enjoy themselves, but also to give their genero us support to the work which the Rotary Club is doing in the greater Oshawa community, ~--Times-Gazette Staff Photos