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14 'THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesdey, February 27, 1962 Progress Seen In Past 5 Years By MICHAEL STARR Minister of Labor Federal, Municipa! and Pro- vincial Governments nave work- ed hand in hand for the advance- ment of Oshawa and the Osh- awa area. But, of course, the govern- ment help which has been forth- coming has been very minor in proportion to the initiative and energy displayed by the people in the area; and to this is due, in large measure, the out standing progress been achieved in the past. five years. All possible, tribute goes to the people of Oshawa and area themselves; those who live and work in the area, those whose industry and activity have created the solid reputation which has! the total expenditure of $2,244.- i 1140 will be partly met by a | {Federal Government grant of $1,086,170, under the new vo- cational training program, ad- ministered by the Federal De- partment of Labor. In Pickering the Dunbarton Composite High School, costing $710,000, is being assisted by a Federal grant of $532,000; and Uxbridge Compo- site High School is receiving $885,484, on a total cost of $1,339,860. I mention these items because; technica! education in my| jopinion will play an important) part in the development of the} |Oshawa area of the future and iit is fitting that it should be| lemphasized in this area where} ndustrial progress has made uch rapid strides. | li |S MIKE STARR Citizenship | Dept. Busy * |the Progress editi é 4 | | By WILLIAM 0. HART President, Oshawa C of C It is a pleasure for me, as 4 President of the Oshawa Cham- * ber of Commerce, to report in on on the ac- jtivities of the Oshawa C of C -\for the past year. *| First may I say, that our or- P ganization is a group of some 2 (500 public spirited business men and women and private citizens }who, as members of the com- munity Chamber, are interested in promoting the welfare of the |whole city. I am sure this brief ilreport will make it evident to all that we are making decided |progress. In capsule form, here are the highlights: (a) The Board of Directors met af least once each month (b) The Executive Committee held regular monthly meetings and several special meetings. |Chamber Has 500 Members which belongs to Oshawa today.| With regard to natural de-) It is this, in no small part,|velopments, I am sure that! The Oshawa branch of the which has been instrumental in] recent improvements to Oshawa Department of Citizenship and (as S50 ationded the dolnt ira new prog aay ao tyorg (neo vey [immigration had a busy year, city-chamber inaugural banquet seeping prosperous s - : ing e ' line Macdate aa called "Dark. industries wiready functioning| development in conjunction with|@espite the decline of immigra- ook abr ge get pon hated and expanding. | growing pacts ives --% tion into Canada over the past eae ir ee eas 1957, for example, Federal ex-/five year ' : © : EXPANSION SEEN penditures on Oiiaws Harbour igure Sere toate eee membership commit- Oshawa is in the direct areajhave totalled some $828,000, and| -"© Office handles applica: tée held several meetings and of Ontario industrial expansion.'on Whitby harbour some $1,158,-|tions by former immigrants for initiated get acquainted affairs There is no doubt that there|000. relatives in their country of for yee Pree Pata will be expansion and that this) Qne of the most importantjorigin, who want to come tO aGine" em ory will continue at a rapid rate/deyelopments in the advance-|this country, These are the $0-lRonrd of Trad Club as " from the sheer pressure ef de-\ment of Oshawa will, of course, ae ; sient pba didi ! ee mand. It is up to Oshawa and|be the removal of: the King\clled sponsored immigrants., (f) Visitors and Convention its citizens to see to it that'street tracks and it is hoped The number of iguana Committee have held regular expansion by itself does notithat progress will be made in grants entering the iat te ae meetings and have had success become the only objective; but this regard in the near future.| 90% declined as much as the/aiong several lines in develop- that: steps are taken in the, Al! those who have worked|"umber of newcomers who ar-ing brochures for visitors and fields of housing, social welfare,/hard and unselfishly for the|Tived on their nit nay In encouraging smaller conven- education and training, so that/progress of Oshawa and the 1957 the aia ae id 500.000. tions to come to Oshawa. They none of these very vital aspects area are to be congratulated arene aig gate Yet. re now studying the possibility are neglected and I am certain that develop,|!" 1961 it was ried pai M . of a convention bureau. Expansion of the future will|ments of the next few VORA handled. Bg so alntions s, (2) The Industrial Committee be greatly assisted by graduates|will show that these efforts| fice arse pi Pe 600 in aoS7. have held several meetings and the R. S. McLaughlinjhave been most successful. | /@st year, against in }9of. have initiated in co-operation ite High Sch y Michael Starr. | Those who wish ts sponsor a/with the education committee's erent heer _ = ----jrelative abroad for entrance in teacher visits to industry and ;Canada must show immigration organized several meetings to | officials here that they are in alassist Nordair. |position to help the new arrival, (h) The Education Committee jto get on his feet After ap-\has been very active and has proval of the application, it is'syryeyed the potential demand | sent through to one of the for-\for university degree credit jeign offices of the immigration courses in the district and are jdepartment, where visas are/formulating long range plans to issued, and the role of the local|pring higher education facilities (c) 300 attended our annual meeting in February. Hotel Genosha Is Top Host : Built by a group of Oshawa a banquet of 90 and the Corvair! 'phic is the reason that it is (i) The work of the Publicity business men in 1929, the 105-/Room which can accommodate gifficult for immigration offi- Committee has been outstand- room Hotel Genosha boasts of a'a banquet of up to 40 guests. | ojals here to teil the number of ing and has received fine co- hotel service that is second to' One of its more recent ad-|people who actually arrive in gperation from the Oshawa none. 'ditions is its Starlite Lounge --|Oshawa and what their national- Times and CKLB Hotel manager H. A, Finer's;fast becoming one of the city'sjity is. Most applications here! (j) the Civic Affairs Commit proud boast is the hotel's 24-'most popular night spots. are made for Polish and Italianjtee again organized citizenship hour coffee shop. Most hotels; Seventy of the 105 rooms havejcitizens. Many applications for'qday and co-operated with the across the country do not pro- peen completely refurnished in| Telatives in the Ukraine are also [ODE to make this day a me- vide such a service, many Of|the past 10 months. The newly|#andiled, but, this being one of morial one for some 100 New them close down their coffee!furnished rooms. on the hotel's|(h¢ Countries behind the Iron Canadians. They are co-operal shops before 2 a.m upper floors, include everything|CUrtain, it is hard to say if ing with the Industrial Commis- Over the past seven years,\to insure guest's comfort, even) ™4MY arrive. sion in improving the business more than $250,000 has been television sets The office in Oshawa coversiclimate. Their representatives spent to expand Hotel Genosha's| During the average year \five counties, Ontario, Durham, attend Board of Education and facilities. This expenditure in-jsome 20,000 overnight gi jVietoria, Peterborough, . and)City Council meetings | , g : a age : . Haliburton. It keeps in touch) (k) The Commercial Affairs cludes the opening of the Pica-|Stay in Hotel Genosha. with the National Employment Committee. This active com- dilly Room -- with facilities ie gh a facilities, |Service to determine the condi-\mittee has made a survey of accommodate a banquet with up 2°'*! Genosha is rapidly gain-jtion of the labor market. Farm Oshawa's parking facilities and ; ol |hetp and industrial workers! recommended to the City Coun- ing popularity as a convention to 450 guests -- the Fleetwood|centre and an enjoyable spot!form the main grours of immi-cil that a Parking Authority be grants arriving. set up and that the parking guests room which can accommodate for businessmen's luncheons. HELPING TO BUILD A GREATER OSHAWA 1945 -1962 W. B. BENNETT PAVING LIMITED Asphalt Pavements! Municipal -- Industrial -- Residential -AND ASSOCIATE COMPANY - GENERAL AGGREGATES LIMITED Suppliers of Specification Aggregates for Use in Concrete CRUSHED LIMESTONE -- PEA GRAVEL BOX 305, OSHAWA PHONES: 728-8132 ® 723-2208 meter hours be revised. They, are co-operating with local mer-| Cecil Jenson, formerly of the, crowding which now exists. OCVI, will be fe Shop Director} Incorposating with the very; The number of motor ve-jever, from 2,549 in 1960 to 2,340 of the new collegiate. dents currently attending the three schools in MOTOR VEHICLES {hicles showed a decrease how- hicles registered in Oshawa dur-jin 1961. The number of dual ing 1961 increased by a total of/ purpose vehicles showed an in- 525 over the previous year. [crease from 1,223 in 1960 to 1,356 Passenger vehicles showed an|last year. The 'otal increase in increase from 20,599 in 1960 tojregistrations amounted to 525 21,200 last year Commercial ve-ivehicles over the previous year, {latest educations! equipment for iboth academic and_ technical courses, the collegiate will offer the very best accommodation for Oshawa students. With approximatelv 2.900 stu- established the city, secondary the new chants in an attempt to solve specific problems. (1) The Transportation Com- mittee, This committee must be recognized as an active one and credit is due to them for work} in obtaining air service here} and for co-operating with the} Flying Club with the Annual \Breakfast flying and generally linteresting themselves in all forms of transportation as it ef-| fects our city. With so many aggressive com-| mittees in operation, it is ob- vious that a good percentage of} our members are really active. This is a very encouraging sign. We can also report that we are once again,' taking a more ac- tive part in the work of both the Ontayio and the Canadian| jChamber. New School Ready Soon After about -three years in the planning stage, Oshawa's fourth secondary school, the R. S. McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute, was start- ed May 23, 1961. The ceremony of turning the first sod was enacted by Col. R. S. McLaughlin on that date. At a spécial ceremony Aug. 28,/ Col. McLaughlin laid the corner} stone with many civie and com- munity leaders in attendance. Being built under the new Dominion-Provincial grant pro- gram, the new school will cost an estimated $2,478,000 when completed. The cash grant from senior levels of government will total about $1,448,000. Construction of the school is progressing favorably with com- pletion anticipated in the early summer of 1962, and will be ready for occupancy with the beginning of the fall term in September. According to pres- ent statistics, the school will have a charter enrolment of about 900 students. Principal of the school will be George L. Roberts, former prin- cipal of the O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Mr. ox Beit cr JAKE & BILL'S GARAGE, 449 RITSON RD. S., OSHAWA DRIVE IN FOR A CAR-CARE CHECK-UP! Complete driving safety depends on two things, you and your car. SEE TO IT THAT YOU FOLLOW THE RULES OF SAFE DRIVING BY KEEPING YOUR CAR IN SAFE DRIVING CONDITION. A few minutes spent at our garage may save years of life for your car and also your own life. Only expert mechanics serve you here. THE MAKE OF YOUR CAR DOESN'T MATTER, .WE UNDERSTAND THEM ALL... COME IN TODAY! YOUR OSHAWA VOLVO DEALER JAKE & BILL'S GARAGE 449 RITSON SOUTH OSHAWA 728-0921 hourly rate or sa Motors, Duplate, ter's, or Ontario your dependents! Workers (Oshawa YOU TOO CAN JOIN if you are employed, either eligible for membership; so are Whatever your needs you will find a friendly welcome at the Auto 17 YEARS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WOULD BE PROUD... ... of the way we've encouraged our Credit Union Members to save money . . . but he would be especially proud of the interest charges our members save on their personal loans, For Ben Franklin believed in saving . . . and he believed that everyone could save, if they would save before they spent! Follow this wise man's advice... your Credit Union, where you also save high interest charges on life-insured personal loans. start saving regularly at BENEFITS FOR OUR MEMBERS ! The Auto Workers (Oshawa) Credit Union is a membership organization, The members help each other with their money problems. They elect their own officers and set their own rules. Nobody else has any money in the Credit Union or anything to say about how it's run. lary, by General Houdaille, Coul- Steel, you are The Auto Workers (Oshawa) Credit Union accepts members' savings and makes loans to them at low rates. It is incorporated under. provincial law and inspected regularly by government examiners. The dividend rate on savings usually runs 4%% or higher. There is an investment ac- count available for our members that we pay a guaranteed 6% on the minimum quarterly balance, and also a personal checking account that we pay 3% on the minimum quarterly balance. ) Credit Union. Another good reason to belong to the Auto Workers (Oshawa) Credit Union: At no extra cost, Loan Protection Insurance and Life Savings Insurance through Cuna Mutual are available to our members. YEAR 1944 1949 1957 1959 1961 1960 AUTO WORKERS (Oshawa) CREDIT UNION LTD. 44 BOND STREET EAST ASSETS 0,000 87,699 398,262 1,002,272 2,079,017 3,036,228 MEMBERS 20 589 1,596 3,403 3,123 6,179 OSHAWA DIAL 728-4621