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Ci vic P ri de jet Comamnarne Pos Ren gy a Guscott Fi THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, February 27, 1962 13 a ee Situated at 207 Simcoe street\Turbo Action Water Softeners, . with enthusiastic citizens. 10 C of & Aim The members of the Oshawa Years Old south, Guscott Plumbing and|in Oshawa. Chamber of Commerce believe Heating Limited specializes in| Guscott Plumbing and Heat- ' ' A : that in making Oniawe he sound ving syed a marks the 10th\repair work, heating installa-|ing Limited stands firm behind very community needs some|progressive city that they are|year of operation in Oshawa ofition, service calls and the in-|its motto which states "Our. overall organization which pro-|helping to keep Canada a strong/Guscott Plumbing and Heating|stallation of appliances. It is the'Best Advertisement is Ove motes civic pride and economic|nation. "s growth; which helps the com-\es Limited. authorized dealer for Mayco;Workmanship". eee el munity to compete with other rqummeanrense communities in attracting ini} : ltry, Commerce and all the pro- gressive things needed in a) s = ua growing community. rr /| The Chamber of Commerce Py ¥ t Movement came into existence to give expression to the busi- ness man's natural instinct to ' limprove the market and the ' lcommunity of which he is a part. Today, as a result of the dyn- amic changes in our social and economic order, Chambers of Commerce have become 'Com- munity Organizations." ; A Chamber of Commerce is a) voluntary organization of the| business commurity. The Chamber of Commerce is : people. People predominantly of ae és - the business community, | ee Sache i : ee ai although others are not neces- MB sarily excluded. There is a| FIRST A ULANCE IN OSHAWA place in ge ogg of psy dd ose who have Believe it or not, but this is | taken at the rear of the Cen- | ference between this ambu- clude all of the latest equip- bayer sane - com a picture of the first ambu- | tral Hotel. The hotel's drive | lance and the kind operated | ment for the comfort of the uaiey. lance to operate in Oshawa. shed is shown. The Oshawa | today by the Oshawa Fire De- 'sick and injured. The Chamber of Commerce! Notice the alarm-bell oper- | General Hospital was-opened | partment, which cost many hs RN Bouckley Collection jorganizes and directs the ener-| ated by foot. This picture was ' August 13, 1910. What 'a dif- ! thousands of dollars and in- | gies of those who believe, that| a community worth living in, is + : ferry to Newfoundland. a community worth improving.| t t| During these long distance/}t enables its members to ac-| S awa Oo ce epar men jtrips nowadays, one driver com-|complish collectively what no) er |pletes the entire trip and every|one of them could do individu-| : . : 24 hours he must wire his pro-| any 5 gress to the home office in Osh-| The strength of the Chamber) an oast ong 1S ory lawa. By this method it is pos-\of Commerce lies in attracting) . jsible 'to keep track on every|the greatest number of individ-! |moving truck in operation either|yals and firms into membership, | The Oshawa Police Depart-|Buick, in 1925. Before this most|ped with a two-way radio andjin the United States or. Canada.|thereby creating a pool of re-| ment has come a long way)of the travelling was done either|the motor cycles with transistor Many "firsts have been re-|coyrces -- natural and human--| since it first came into existence|on foot or by taxi. __ |radios. corded by Mackie Van and Stor-|from which can be drawn ideas, | just prior to Confederation. | Today, the department has a} An important. part of police) fe° scores tbe} example, when|energy and finances. From that time up the the|total of 107 personnel, of which|work in Oshawa today, is safe-jthe first "Gap" of the Trans-| The Oshawa Chamber of Com- ) | To Our Many Customers "rst World War,|76 are actual Police personnel.|guarding the lives of. the city's Canada Highway was officially|merce was formed in 1928 with] | aig : * rie castes 0 oe Marl 8 remainder are made up alpen! children. In 1961, sfhsol|opened on Sept. 19, 1960, the|a membership of 483. During| _ ies 2 In Oshawa and District! y ; W i ys; five civilian clerks, 24| Officer, Constable Wil-|first truck to pass through it)tp, 33 y it has done| and two constables who split|follows; five civilian clerks, 24)Safety cer, } . ban tgs the past years it has | their duties to cover the 24 hours|school crossing guards and two|liam boyy ig ha ie i eesake Lamia s Van andimuch to help the growth off] | 4 For many years we were located at 12 King Street West, however due to of every day of the week. \janitors for the modern police;work in the he e lec' red) ; m ae Oshawa. | re 4 : r ' In 1916 the force increased to| building. to school children on safety in) col Bonnie this truck was] Both the Industrial Commis-| - ; cea business and sired etd reasons we were forced to seek Larger three men urder Chief Alfred| The department comes under|a total of 377 classrooms, oo ahenah ransport Limited rigision and Community Chest ac-| ; Quarters at our present address 48 Simcoe Street North. Hind. When Chief Hind enlisted|the jurisdiction of the Oshawa dressed 12 home and 'school|deadheading from St. Boniface,|tivities had their beginnings|§| Emi We of the Morrison Fur Company are mighty proud of our new home H > " ich i i ven boy Scout meet-|Manitoba. , p Ahoy gh age iit el masde oe tele dix © agg oid "ome club meeting| To facilitate the speed-up of po yl gapeoa a "1 - a j and know that you will be too when you visit us. Here at our new store you'll Som Moffat until his ieterh, "Magistrate Frank § Ebbs andjand attended several other;the, alan hii an office! At the present time commit-| os ' find all the pas styles and materials in Women's Wear as well os our Owen D. Friend joined the|e? Worship Mayor Christine| functions - bis ottielal supe. oe Tewomees tae beso €Sltees are working on: making] | ¢ ; usual fine selection of Furs. We also have a refrigerated cold storage vault doses to HH. nd served in the|:nomas. : : __ |The part = : y ei ehe Billet Lake whave | a andlvisitors welcome to Oshawa,§) . d on the premises where you can store your out-of-season garments, also dual capacity of Chiet Constable|, From a Mc ari {own segs ag oe teat what patty Jal te pik foads destined ring narking problems, promoting} : cleaning, repairing and alterations of your precious furs can be done by jin 1925, the department has pro- y 'i | Oshawa as a convention city, ; our expert furriers at a very moderate cost! and Court Clerk. He served with} ed to six lat dellaccident occurred at any street|far west in Canada and the : fll his retirement injereste® {0 2% late «= move ; ; fred ; etna commercial re-development, ed- i ' i # pd wipes oe cruisers and three motor cycles.|crossing while the safety patro!| United ry Aide Mabe _lucational needs of Oshawa, air| ic fo We now feel that we have one of the Finest Women's Wear Steres in : Each of these cruisers is equip!was operating. : 04, Merle Mackie esti-\seryice for Oshawa, promotion|i] | ? oy : the city and with the added space and many New lines of 'Famous Name" The present Chief Constable,| | mates that his trucks have tray- i | eee : 4 : Herbert Flintoff. joined the de- elled over five-and-a-half million ob Gehawn, Sor...Bew. ADORE Ios ' : ; Manufacturers that we now carry | am sure that you will enjoy Shopping partment as a constable in 1922| ] jmiles throughout Canada, the ere Sr Eres peeud ot at Morrison's. and ascumed ite vostro LTUCKS LTAVE [Mexicn. During this time? ner/Ous." Boeet Oshawa" | ; | wish to express my personel "Thanks" for the splendid patronage we ven Send yelived. He "now! one fatal accident has been re.| eS ek ere | grin hs , ' have enjoyed throughout the years and my fond hope is, that we may has a longer record of service| corded. DEOIY ev eee ell B. MORRISON, Prop. continue to merit your confidence. . y é f Commerce. on the force than any officer } F P t |. In crossing the internationallay. eg | a" aa . currently on its roll. O ar Oln S jborder all shipments are placed eee ere concerned enh Ee Barney Morrison, Prop. RETIRES POST Until late last year Chief Flin-| Since the one-truck operation] One of the longest trips made toff stood second in length ofjof Merle Mackie in 1947, trucks|py this moving firm was from| service with the department,jof Mackie's Van and Storage|o.nawa to Vancouver Island) BIG ASSESSMENT healthy economic and civic a however, Justice of the Peace|Limited have travelled over 5' From January 1 t 'ober|Climate to compete. The mem- | and interpreter William Igel,|5,500,000 miles -- or more than|Where @ consignment of furni-|31 1961, a ped of Solas 000|bers of the Oshawa Chamber r ha joined in 1920, retired|/the equivalent of 25 timesjture was delivered and another|assessment was added to the Ss las bee " ested in keeping Oshawa a pro-| | id by the authorities and gressive community. They are/ the vans are sealed to be open- i ed only at their destination. -- a wok A tity. poole last November. around the equator of the earth./shipment immediately loaded/ supplementary roll, under Sec- enue to the city for 1961. The| Currently on the force, there|The greater part of this travel-|and consigned for Prince Ed-|tion 52, 53 and 54 of t l. " i | are four Cicave whe. joined injling was done since 1952, when| ward Island. This round trip| ment Act. This iaseneed Gr on 4 uk cat aunt by te ~~ 48 SIMCOE STREET NORTH guise ates PHONE 725-6312 the nineteen-twenties. The are|the company joined forces with|measured over 10,000 miles. /additional $241,001 in tax rev-'new high of 61,542. ieicacetadld J Det. Sgt. George McCammond,|North American Van Lines. In cases where consignment tao se Set. A..W. Alexander, Sgt. Dun-| Today Mackie's operates 12jcalls for delivery over water, ean Foreman and Constable J.|huge moving vans which travel|the vans are transported by a Wright. Back in the early days|weekly from coast to coast injferry or other means available, of their service they worked|Canada and in every statejas was che case in 1950 when e about 12 to 15 hours per day.|across the border. Each of theseja consignment of furniture was The department received their|gigantic vans can carry 2,400)trucked from Oshawa to Sidney, 3 Bias re : Pesaro ree aap ; 7 Caseicssiae | first cruiser, a McLaughlin'cubic feet of furniture. |Nova Scotia, and transported by j j : a 3 SIMCOE STREET SOUTH UNITED - CHURCH nti sia were Ree Pe OSHAWA AGAIN! | CONSTRUCTED BY: & is year we made approximately CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION LTD. 141,211 trips over last year's 101,- ld eb aan We at CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION LTD., were pleased to be chosen to supervise the construction pili gn - compared to last | of this beautiful new CHAPEL for the SIMCOE STREET UNITED CHURCH. It's really a building the Pe te Congregation and the Citizens of Oshawa can feel proud of, Thank You Oshawa For This Vote Of § ' Confidence. This is the proof of the ff Congratulations to the SIMCOE STREET UNITED CHURCH for this fine effort. Thanks also to the pudding, try UNITED TAXI next Sub-Contractors and suppli i ici i time, You probably never knew suk uppliers for their efficiency and co-operation. Taxi Service Is Like. | CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTI Ld hang or ac 725-3533 725-3534 725-3541 | 335 BLOOR ST. WEST OSHAWA PHONE 725-3406