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ST. GERTRUDE'S R.C. CHURCH ON KING STREET EAST Cite Growth Of Scouting hs: ox wet Scouting in Oshawa has grownjareas where over 12,000. scouts in half a century from a group|camp each year. consisting of less than one hun- dred to over 2,500 boys. the Oshawa Scout Council in Oshawa has been generous in|1940 by Col. R. S. McLaughlin, its support of scouting and in|chairman of the Board of Gen- return scouting has contributedjeral Motors of Canada. The to the life of the community There are 29 scout groups in}1946 by the city comprised of 75 units,|Chief Scout of the British Com- made up of cubs, scouts, sea|monwealth. scouts and rovers. Alt but two} Latest census has shown an groups are church sponsored,jincrease of 200 boys in the the remaining two are com-|movement and there is every munity sponsored. indication of further increases. Camp Samac is the only one|Five new groups now are in the of its kind and magnitude in|formation stage. -- Canada, It is comprised of 147| and nature trails. buildings on the property, a swimming pool of Olympic} acres of rolling hills, valleys] for this year will show an in- There are l5jcrease in The camp was presented to) camp was officially opened in| valian.| The Lon Rowallan, ';pletely destroyed by fire early Fan, tin Licattin, Uhia kinetin tine in tins Vine tan tthe, the hatin, Rites tice ina! The year 1931 was one of the' most trying and difficult in the whole: of Oshawa's municipal history. The depression was in full swing. Municipal responsi- bilities were heavy. There was Year Of 1931 Was Exciting a sections of the prov- tion. The civic authorities and the| PROVINCIAL AID Associated Welfare Societies made every possible effort to|superhuman efforts to cope with little to encourage citizens to be- ' come candidates for places on 'ithe city council. Four of ¢! : jaldermen of the previous year cil, two other-former aldermen were defedted, giving the city six new aldermen to face the problems that had to be met. There was a three-cornered contest for the office of mayor. Alderman 'George Hart, ex- Alderman Ernie Marks and a 4 |newcomer to "minicipal candi- dacy, Eddie McDonald were the contestants, RECORD VOTE The election brought out the largest vote recorded in the city up to that time, and it is doubt- ful if it has ever been exceeded in a municipal election since, Over 50 per cent of -- eligible to vote went to ag and cast. their ballots. Marks was elected mayor Bini 2794 votes, George Hart ran a ond with 1440 and Eddie Mc- Donald polled 1253, a vote which surprised the citizens, But it was symptomatic of the unusual times through which the people of the community were living. The year was marked by the efforts made by public bodies to cut down expenditures and re- duce rates in order to help al- leviate the depressed condi- tions. The civic tax-rate was re- duced from 47 mills to 45% mills, and there were substan- tia: reductions in the water and electricity rates by the public jutidities commission. |RELIEF MEASURES Efforts to create employment ~\as relief measures were under- The swimming pool program|taken by the city council. A works program to cost some non-swimmers and/|$300,000, with the provincial lothers to take lessons. Some will|governmment making generous be trying their Red Cross tests,|grants towards it, was adopted while the more experienced will] by the city council. try for their silver and bronze) 1" the month of August, when inedatlons ja registration was made of the ionring is" in unemployed in the city, over g 2,500 registered. Some hundreds creasing, but this is not so injof these were single men, and a other cities. Rovers are the old-|large number of them were sent er scouts, those between 16 and off to highway camps in the 23. A new rover den is planned to replace the oné that was com- _--Oshe awa- Times: Photo § ' in the city boree at | Aug. 1-10 Plans are underway for the this year. lannual scout-guide church pa- The scout council plans tojrade, June 9, with Colonel R. S. send Lennis Trotter of the third|)McLaughlin taking the march group, sponsored by Simcoe!past and the salute. Street United Church, and). There, are 200 leaders-in-uni- George Lakas of the seventh|form presently under district group to the world Sc out Jam- jcouncillor Edward Davies. Marathon, Greece, -- Service of Distinction Since 1924 the doors of People's Clothing in Oshawa, ition. and district. He believes, as did his father possible will be given you. EOPLE'S Clothes of Distinction .. . Modern People's Clothing Store et 36 Simcoe St. North in Downtown Oshawe 4 A Family Tradition for 2 Generations +. « @ tradition of service . . . from the day Mr. Paul Swartz opened and carried on today by his son, Murray Swartz, in the family trad- Murray, who was born, raised and educated in Oshawa, is both proud and pleased to be a port of his father's founded business . .. and pleased to be of service to the men and boys' wear trade of Oshawa ized service to every customer is the utmost purpose of retailing and the only real justification for being in business. You are invited to come and shop around at any time; ode assistance Tort "using 39 years ago in 1924... before him, that personal- CLOT 36 Simcoe Street North DOWNTOWN OSHAWA he sae -- to larger figures|for assisance. He 'attended con-|was the adoption, by an over-jals "lretired, In the election for coun-|-- I A ATED OT IE ONE OTR UETR of the unemployed injin an earnest desire to do every- THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, Februery 26, 1963 25 Memorial ving pina, thelr jeee | Lgl to help 'in provid - . leader, Eddie McDonald, werejing work or more generous re- : ' matters of almost daily occur-llief standards for the unem.|'° Sell the city's gas plant to the| The baitie over these bylaws rence, and some exciting scenes|ployed. A welfare fund cam- Utilities Power and Light Cor-|was a furious one. I'. L. Mason, ensued as he and ~ yooh "ea me ig | -- been poration of 'Chicago, and to|John Stacey, Mayor Marks, and resisted the efforts o! mmu- g raised, an s, coup! ion D. é were it nisis to take advantage of the\with the fact that the provin-/®rom 't & franchise 8 Byrne reel slapuregele ov Poth local situation to cause disaffec-/cial government agreed to meet assessmen gas P two-thirds of Oshawa's relief|come into the possession of the| Eddie McDonald, Frank Watkin- costs, aided the city financdally.|city when it purchased the elec-|son, D. A. J. Swanson and: tric distribution system from the|others led the opposition. Night- Mayor Ernie Marks made|@AS PLANT SOLD provincial hydro commission.|ly meetings -held in schools in Another interesting event in|The Chicago firm offered to pay|different parts of the city andin ~ lighten the burdens of the wn-|the situation, He led delegations|1931, because of the keen inter-|the city what the plant had cost,|the old council chamber brought employed, and relief expendi-|to Ottawa and Toronto to appeal|est and excitement it created, 4 -- and extend it, andjout fierce arguments. On voting a a large coking day, the bylaws were carried by the lakechore, a vote of 4 to 1, and the pur- SERVICES HELP| OSHAWA GRO IN 1962 OSHAWA'S GROWTH IMPOSED HEAVIER DEMANDS ON ALL SERVICES SUPPLIED BY YOUR PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Here are some interesting facts that indicate the extent of these demands and the steps taken to meet the growing needs of our city. . ELECTRIC CONSUMPTION 396,000,000 KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY WERE USED IN 1962 This is an increase of 43,000,000 kilowatt hours over 1961 and represents the greatest annual in- crease in the consumption of electricity in the City's history, WATER CONSUMPTION 2,826,000,000 IMPERIAL GALLONS OF WATER WERE PUMPED IN 1962 ; This is an increase of 265,000,000 imperial gallons over 1961 and represents the greatest annual increase in water consumption in the City's histo BUS SERVICE 3,135,000 PASSENGERS WERE CARRIED IN COMMISSION BUSES IN 1962 This is an increase of 151,000 over the number of passengers carried in 1961. ferences at the provincial levellwhelming majority, of a bylaw plant " SERVICES EXPANDED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF A GROWING CITY! 4 miles of new electric distribution system were built, 100 additional distribution transformers were installed. 52,000 watts of street lighting were added. 3 miles of new distribution water mains were laid. 37 additional fire hydranis were installed. 1-6000 KVA Substation was constructed. 2 miles of 16" and 24" feeder water main were laid. 5 new G.M.C. buses were put into service. 22,000 additional miles were travelled by buses. Oshawa Public Utilities Commission WILLIAM BODDY R. J. FLEMING E. F. ARMSTRONG, P.ENG., H. F. BALDWIN, Chairman - LYMAN A. GIFFORD, Mayor oT