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SEPARATE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS GROWING PAINS Discussing plans for the year are three officials of the Oshawa Separate school Board: Sister Agnes Ter- esa, supervising principal; Danny Riordan, assistant business administrator, and Frank Shine, adtwinistrator. With three new separate schools due to open in Sep- tember of this year the officials and the 10-member school board are hard at work ironing out details and plans. Mr, Shine has. been with the Oshawa board for four and one-half years, Mr. Riordan for two and one-half years and Sister Agnes Teresa for six months. : --Oshawa Times Photo SOUTH SIDE OF NEW GM TRUCK CHASSIS PLANT The latest view taken from the south side of the new General Motors truck chas- sis plant on Park road south shows the great expanse of building. The new plant is but another indication of the growth that is taking place in Oshawa, the Motor City, "2 |ust. A totai of 1,726 people were 4igiven whose population is now in excess of 70,000. --GM Photo & \department with the lifeguard- :iwere conducted involving 2,268 63,412 Use 3 Oshawa's parks department maintained 37 parks with a to- tal of 253 acres last year, says J. » parks, property and recreation commissioner. : ' The city parks now have @ total of 41 ball diamonds which are in continuous use from early through late fall, said r. edy. Besides ball diamonds, a la- crosse bowl was erected and soccer and football were played and enjoyed by many residents wien f the summer and pe he said, Reporting on other activities, Mr. Kennedy said: "The parks department was a'so in charge of the lawns at city hall and several] other city- owned structures. Over 78,000 flowers were supplied and plant- ed to help beautify the city, "A forestry branch was set up under the parks department at the beginning of 1964. A pro- gram of trimming, pruning and cutting out dead, dying and over mature trees on city property and streets throughout the city was started. More than 1,000 em trees which were infected by Dutch elm disease were cut out during the winter months. This operation not only im- proved the city's appearance but helpcd to slow down the spread of the disease. "Maintenance of the three city swimming pools was also 'he responsibility of the parks ing and programming of the pools being taken care of by the recreation department. "During the summer months a total of 63,412 children and adults enjoyed the facilities of the three pools. The total atten- dance at each pool is as follows: Somerset pool, 34,758; Municipal pool, 18,502; Jr; Municipal pool, 10,152 (children only). "Swimming instructions were given under the direction of the recreation department. These classes were held each morning with each. class being filled to capacity during July and Aug- swimming instructions and various swimming events participants. "The recreation department also conducted supervised play- grounds in 25 parks during July and August. A total of 62,503 participants were given guidance. Each playground had an average weekly attendance of 357 with a total weekly at- tendance of 8,930 children. "This department in co-opera- tion with the Neighborhood Parks Association also organ- ized and conducted various sport activities throughout the year, A total of 85 teams or groups were involved in this program with a total participa- tion of approximately 1,425 peo- ple. "A total of 58 individual recre- City Maintains 37 Parks Swim Pools son the total participation for hockey was over 31,000 children. "The summer program at the ? which makes the building a heavily used facility the year around. "The North Oshawa Arena had a total of 5,943 people enjoy ice skating. There were also ap- proximately 6,950 children using the Arena for organized hockey. "The dog control department had a tota' of 3,760 investiga- Children's Arena consisted of roller skating for both chil and adulls; minor and junior lacrosse, which was played and' practiced during the summer; wrestling events were held weekly and a few special events Edifice signed for prompt and built on a sol of confidence. tions during the year. A total of 1,118 dogs, 566 cats and 67 other animals were picked up. In addi- tion to these 329 dogs and 270 cats were brought in to the dog control headquarters to be de- dh i, en Ain i tl ditinll CUSTOM BUILT CONSTRUCTION LTD... stroyed or given to new owners. Beautiful of concrete, brick and steel, de- discreet service, id foundation 254 CEDAR VALLEY DR. . PHONE 723-7122 A LOVELY NEW FACE | IN OUR. COMMUNITY The Board of Directors -- of the Auto Workers (Oshawa) Credit Union Ltd., proudly announ- ces that the Credit Union will move to their new premises at 322 King Street West, on Saturday, February 27th. In order to properly prepare the new office for member service, the Credit Union will be Closed on Monday, March Ist Business will commence at the new Credit Union Home on Tuesday, March 2nd at 10:00 A.M. Membership 13,000 Assets $10,000,000.00 "Your key to financial progress." AUTO WORKERS cosnawa CREDIT UNION LID: A member is an owner too ! ational groups were involved in recreationa! programming that was either conducted by the US. Junks Cars At Record Rate DETROIT (AP)--U.S. motor- are junking cars at a record rate these days, reports R. L. Polk and Company, auto industry statisticians, Polk's latest scrappage fig- ures showed that more than the scrap heap in 1963. It wa the first time since Polk starte keeping such records in 1925 that the 5,000,000 mark was passed. Specifically, some 6,009,156 vehicles were not re-registered for 1964 and thus were pre- sumed scrapped, The total in- cluded 5,319,286 passenger cars and 779,870 trucks. Passenger car scrapp age rates meant that more than 70 6,000,000 cars were consigned to per cent of the 7,556,717 cars registered in 1963 represented replacement business. The Polk survey of 1963 regis- trations showed that 53.1 per cent of all passenger cars on U.S. roads as of Jan. 1, 1964 were six years old or less. INCREASED VALUE In the past 10 years, the value of building permits in Oshawa has ranged from $10 million to $21 milion. : Average Price Is 46.41 Cents TILLSONBURG, Ont. (CP)-- An average price of 46.41 cents a pound was realized Wednes- day on 1,670,569 pounds of to- bacco auctioned at Ontario Flue - Cured Tobacco Growers Board exchanges. Sales to date are 135,984,531 pounds for an average price of recreation department or direct- ly assisted by the department. In this area 2,900 individuals were involved with an approxi- mate gross participation of 42,650. "One of the most popular and heavily used facilities in the city is the Children's Arena. Over 47,000 children and adults enjoy- ed ice skating during the year, and over 1,300 children each week used the Arena under supervised hockey associations. 56.71 cents a. pound. During the six months' ice sea- from Theres NO WAITING at WARD'S You Select Your New Draperies From Oshawa's Largest Stocks of READY -to-HANG DRAPES WARD'S HAVE OVER 1,000 PAIR IN STOCK AT ALL TIMES MORE VARIETY... Over 25 different pattems and solid weaves in stock now. 4-7 colors in each pattern. MORE SIZES... At leost sever different sizes In these patterns . . { bel ? 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