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again. vown in tne Dasement IMR OSHAWA TIM®S, luesdey, Pepruery 27, 1702 § Mm. MCINIYTe HOOd Went tO WOrK|/NAS Deen A gic svurce giving, oe - is a row of the most modern , Recall Birth to raise enough, money to pur-jmuch needed help to velo STAN S Service machines for grinding. sharpen- ' Brown's Lamber and Supplies ec prerdunigs enabled the Branch to rovie ing saws, tswn mowers, sees) Borowrny'§ LUMDer|iare operated since the Secon INCREASE MEMBERSHIP comforts for Oshawa veterans ' q ; i [ j If you decide to yo camping was known as Oshawa Box and * Within a week, assistance|in hospital whether they are Le- W d ] d amt ' Pp . Of Legion came from Col, R. McLaugh-| gion members or not. | = 1 e se out this summer, Stan's Sharp- ins raise .|Lumber Company. The present i 1: u with a lin who guaranteed the funds to| The Greater Oshawa Com- ---- Phisonl fay ad hae echahe: name was adonted tn 1958. at: mgr ties ley Cw. Me. a ag cg "I just don't have the tools"|with portable kerosene heaters, ally' everything you need for; Behind the name again "tial rH years The official act which brought|for a permanent home fog oleate tad ate 'penctianet See le no longer 6. vand stme)seed mainly by contractors. \idshing incketing opiboned wur/ectes Se ae aed the Oshawa Branch of the Royal|Branch was appareiit Nae tied ; hana ( ; ' when your wife asks y ; p- i i snc on Oa oh grat wae A sw", rh aed the all roll ye agin an supnid ee|%q,"eae comand somal! ie ante rom, heres. arae amount o cash con ene, image 2, | In Business lace on Oct. 23, 1926 -- gress was still slow } : i a % your home or cottage. a seeding m , i "|\be tied up in a ren : a! na ies Prior fo thei time! An appeal as made 10 thee hall was finally com seed Fo ge ee a Whether its building a ponent er, power mowers, Roto tillers,|Many hardware -- heed Ped wa oan ere toatl F i 'ant to pur- . wall- i pears rg ---- * ply cs eee aoe poe When the Second World. War Slog alive the memory 0 Nils ote te pebsiathe ae the do-it-yourself man -- fendved dotets 'eect te of operations. For 12 Years a Bisa War Coan Asso-0n Centre street. The Legion) started, the Legion nes gm those. who died in. two -- a floor, everything you need can nating provides a source oflrental equipment, but a set-up| Basically, Brown's Lumber ciation was organized just be-|delegation appeared before yt S yr saan ne pac ryote heated Its er ci % be rented from Stan's Sharpen-|first class tools for a smallllike Stan's Sharpening and Ren-|and Supplies handle lumber - For the third year, John Pres- fore the end of the First World| Counc) Sn, iivetment serv.|port to the "Canadian Legion| took the initiative in the task of|%& an Rental Service located!amount of cash For instance,ltal Service has an inventory of|all purposes and other supplies|ton has owned and operated his War. pong eae en sel War Services opened its club- tic rage pining be Fev with| 2 323 King Street West inl," floor sander pl pace close to $30,000 -- and it's still/for ee ce heer 7 men's and women Z oan : lices of the 5 je ae ; , : an : The Canadian Legion, as althe city tens of thousands ofj|rooms to all enlisted men in thelthe names of those who died in ie ies i day Re x te i age do! po fae growing. One of Stan's com vrais baci a pombe -- at coe national organization, was form-|dojiars in relief expenditures) services and carried on a Pro-|the war, placed on the War Me- ench io $8 a day for a pod has " la 3. or "4 per| ments one me rene get pnd for just a sheet of ply- gag sR wag carries a large ed in 1925. The organization of| and the city set aside a sum of|gram of providing comforts for|morial. It has, in fact, been al¥™ t mixer thes have eee ae , ae ee business philosophy: a cu na f imported smatarials he country at i i in the armed forces. i izati tty Geice ee eer ;)|day; a 40-foot aluminum ladder) tomer wants to reni something| wood. quantity of impo materia pean hgh y h : Slee Rie ld ag 0 og tall: eel service organization the city ofl niece of equipment the do-it- for $1.50 per day. we don't have, we'll go and buy| This last type of business has|from all over Europe and is an once proceeded and in the early purchased and handed over to) at the end ot the war the Oshawa can be proud of. yourself man needs It also takes:-a lot ot the back-|it and rent it to him". increased considerably during|eycjysive dealer in Hathaway summer of 1926, steps Werelthe Legion. membership was greatly in- Branch 43 has a} A look around this amazing i Brown' ; : ; ) 9 ; i the past five years. Brown's|shirts. The business employs a taken to form a branch in Osh- the majority of mem- ' senie _| At present, Branc! gad see Re -| breaking labor out of a project. 4 awa. After several preliminary wun doc givin of a eae ee ie membership of 820, including 85|shop makes one wonder if there A gas motor post hole auger 25,000 CALLS have gone along with the times saleslady, beside Mr. Preston : izati ; oe jis anything that this thriving das A heal : and venture to give all the serv-|himself. On weekends a boy a oe ay Ceara the depression, Fa yg places in the' ranks of the Le-|veterans who have been mem-/)) 00) oy got in stock Here os OE During. 1961, approximately ice they' can to satisty theseland girl student are hired for com , fund grew too slowly to give) zion and made great contribu-|bers for 25 to 35 years. you'll see plumbing tools from} ) 25,000 calls were made by "small" customers. This in-|part-time work. ship of Johnny A , Graves. ja|much' hope for the new con-[tons to its progress and activ- quired a lot of time and effort.) awa's city assessors in the per- : : s s E | a blow torch to a snake, aj ane y ; cludes not only delivery service! Mr. Preston has been in thi meeting to form the Oshawa struction of a hall on the site.|;ive BIG PROGRAM lengthy coiled wire device for| "The breakauwn of a tool/formance of their | regular) NSt\ Th Woy they will alsoltype of business for over held on Aug. 19, fe : : ; i ne ; ann gree r aon , 1028 in # hat on Simcoe street teed ry caaty tee tabor if the Throughout its 35-year history,) 4 jarge sidewalk construction|unclogging drains and pipes.|while a customer is using it is/duties. An additional 1,900 were help the customer with goodlyears. He was employed five "| y ious yay to keep him ajrequired to assess additional 4 I north. necessary materials were pro- nad pe ogy hag Peel weil, program was carried out by the seed Oe occu tak aamia, ee ware why let tool cn dwellings and new com- advice ale to go about this or yg oe ago gs The following was the a vided. A building committee which caters to all Legion func-|Board of Works in Oshawa dur-|pine cutters, etc. is inspected, cleaned and repair-|mercial buildings plus additions that job feels you must nem restos is known as slate of officers re " meh ra under the bg clase A of tions ing 1961. More than six miles} In another room such every-jed when necessary after its re- to existing residential commer-| r. Brow ie Col. Frank Chappell: first vice. salt tasaes ieee ar For 35 years, the Poppy fundlof sidewalks were constructed.'day items as spades mingle turn and before it goes outicial and industrial buildings. learn you go. ol. k Che : firs - ~ : : resident, Dan M. Douglas (de-|---- Sennen ere sae es : ipaaet; second vice-president, | J. M. Ashby; secretary, Harry) Carey; treasurer, E. C.| Hodgins; executive: R. B. Smith, Robert W. Stuart, Wil- liam Cooper, Ed Pearson and} Herb Kelly | The new Canadian Legion at} once launched a new program | of service and social activities) with its members while the old) Ladies' Auxiliary became offi- cially affiliated with it TROUBLE HITS 3 ; In 1928, however, trouble be-| = : : set the branch. Its active mem-| : S | bership dwindled, and by the) = end of that year it was feared) S that it would have to surrender = . ; fts charter S The annual meeting, however, |-- d x of January 1929, resulted in a/ Zz SG ' reorganization with the intro-|% Z S . duction of some new blood into} S S . the organization and the branch/| acquired a new lease of life| which it maintained down! through the years In 1930 the branch had its first member to be elected to al provincial office, M McIntyre} i h\ Hood being elected second Vice-| \ Wali Command. By the end of 1930,) WN the membership had grown to|m ) ! i over 400. and the Oshawa ; Branch was regarded as one of| Yi the strongest in Ontario ' --Y The year 1931 was a red let- SS i ter year for the Oshawa Branch \ i 'i of the Legion, for in that year, | Wy) the Ontario Provincial Conven-| . tion was held in the city. Earl Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet| ; and Grand President of the| British Empire Service League, who presented Col. R. S. Mc-| Laughlin with a life member- ship in the Legion, was special | guest. | | Some 700 delegates attended the three-day convention. The depression years natural- ly had their affect on Legion| activities in Oshawa, but the| hardships suffered by its mem-| bers were mitigated somewhat| Z y by the use of the Poppy Fund | : Z and the pensions and allowances | z g Z yyy secured through its adjustment| : : Z Y service. | s Zi Y g During these years, the need | g YU OMA Adopts Busy Program | The Oshawa Ministerial Asso- | ' ciation comprises the Protestant Clergy of the City ot Oshawa, The, power" hernng Det . ¢...Are The People Who tions" over the local radio sta- tion. Since January of this year, | te | | it is called '"'A Moment of Re-| M kx Y h t flection". The ministers teach| a e e Ommuni ee religious instruction in the/ Grade 7 and Grade 8 classes in| the public schools and in Grade} 11 in the collegiates. The Min-| isterial Association sponsors an annual "Week of Pravyer" serv-| ; ' M d @) h ices the first week of the new) e°e Have a e Ss awd year and a joint Good Friday) service. Members serve on var-| | | ious committees such as The| What It Is Today ee Community Chest, the Chil-/ dren's Aid Society, the Mental] Health Society, the | Ontario| County TB Association, etc. | The members conduct weekly | = = Sunday afternoon services at the Hillsdale Manor for the & e@°e Will Decide What residents there The ministers |@ @re grateful to the Editor of | | " The Times for the privilege of Oshawa Is To Become!! torial" for the paper and to the| local radio station for the priv-| ilege of broadcasting "A Moment of Refleciion". The executive are now studying and making plans for a Post Delhi Conference to be held on Mon- day, April 2. The officers for 1961-62 are as follows: past president. the Rev R. B. Milroy; president, the Rev. Warren G. Dickson; vice- president, the Rev. N. Frank/ Swackhammer; secretary, the| Rev. Alfred Woolcock, who is also the Padre for the local Le- gion Branch; treasurer, the Rev. R. A. Bombay. The fol- lowing ministers serve on the different committees: represen- tative to the Children's Aid So- @ ciety, Rev. J. K. Moffat; repre- sentative to the Community Chest, the Ven. Archdeacon H. Cleverdon; Mental Health rep- resentative, the Rev. N. F.) Swackhammer; representative to Ontario County TB and Health Association, Rev. R. B. Milroy. Hillsdale Manor Com- : mittee: Rev. W. N. Aitken, con- : vener and Rev. W Goodswan. | - Radio Committee; Dr. George : Telford, convener, Rev. W. N. Aitken and Canon C. D. Cross. Religious ftzcation Committee, we ) v. W. G. Dickson, convener; : W ¢ @) YoU Rey. N. F. Swackhammer,. Rev. Can ec ount u , N. T. Holmes, Rev. R. B. Mil- Toy and Canon Cross. Editorial | Committee convener: Rey. T. Holmes.