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18A THE OSHAWA TIMES, OSHAWA'S CITY HALL AREA AS SEEN FROM THE AIR A section of Oshawa's bustling downtown business sector is shown in this air panorama photo graphed from a plane with the City coe street south and the Post Office at the corner of Simcoe and Athol sts. Osh- awa is a city of rapidly- expanding population, one ness sector -- is shown to the right. Also distinguish- able is the Canadian Auto- motive Museum set-up with parking extensions on Sim- Hall almost top centre and the Police Department com- plex immediately across the street. The Four Corners -- hub of the downtown busi- Oshawa Growing Fast Playing a numbers game -- with population figures -- has been a risky business in Osh- awa during the past 15 years. The reason? Oshawa is, and has been, one of the fastest growing cities in Canada. The city's growth rate during the past decade has been a thump- ing 49 per cent--boosting popu- lation from 47,351 in 1955 to 74,194 in 1965. Many forecasts have been hastily revised. City officials say they expect the rapid upward swing to con- tinue and planning department projections now estimate 93,000 persons by 1972; 120,000 by 1980; and 140,000 by 1988. The forecasts average at at about 2,900 persons a year. The average annual increase since 1951 has been 2,400; the average annual increase since 1960 has been 2,800; and the @verage annual increase during the past two years has been 4,250. But the rapid growth wasn't always so. When Oshawa became a town in 1879, its population was about 4,200 and when the town be- came a city in 1924 its popu- lation was only 16,659. In 1950 slightly fewer than 30,000 per- sons lived in the city. But, on Jan. 1, 1951 a major step in Oshawa's growth was taken. A portion of East Whit- by Township consisting of 10,- 500 acres was annexed by the city, increasing its area 300 per cent and giving it the boundar- fes it has today. Less than 500 acres of this annexed area, NEWS BRIEFS SPINSTERS RUN WILD MONTREAL (CP)--The Mont- real Soaring Council, which runs a gliding club 65 miles from here each weekend, is.a para- dise for single girls. There are only seven women members and about half of the 123 men are bachelors. RACES CAR ON ICE MONTREAL (CP) -- Driving a car on icy roads is terrifying for most women but blonde Pat Dixon finds it good practice for her favorite sport--car racing on ice. Mrs. Dixon says this new winter. sport is cheaper than other kinds of motor racing. She drives a 'dressed up"' Austin 850. WANTS OWN WORKSHOP CALGARY (CP) Bonnie Hayward has an unusual dream for a 21-year-old. The only girl in the woodworking class at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, she wants '"'a com- plete workshop with all the power tools." Bonnie is a pro- duction accountant for a local oil company. QUEBEC MOVED FIRST The first practical use of with a population of 8,126 was|is enough land in the city toby 1988 rise to 230,000. | urbanized. The remainder vovnccenmiats between 130,000 and] The 1965 populations of the rural and relatively vacant. 140,000 persons. six municipalities (with esti-| During 1951, with annexation, Population growth is not ex-|mated 1988 populations in bra- the city's population jumped|pected to be confined to Osh-jets) are: Oshawa, 74,194 (140, 11,000 to 40,727. By 1950 morejawa. The 1965 total population|000); Whitby, 14,758 (37,000); than 50,000 persons lived in the|of the six municipalities in the|Darlington Township, 10,300 (17, city and in 1960 the population/Central Ontario Joint Planning|000); Bowmanville, 8,100 (15,000) | reached the 60,000 mark. Area was 117,996. In 17 years| Whitby Township, 7,526 (15,000); | The city's planning yp oak Pog total population of the region|East Whitby Township, 3,118 ment also estimates that there'is expected to hit 200,000 and'(6,000). COULTER MANUFACTURING CO. LID. Serving The Automotive Industry Since 1930! We oat Coulter Mfg. Co. Ltd., Oshawa, Ontario, ond our ossocioted plants. Comco Stampings Ltd. and Comco Electroplating Ltd., Uxbridge, Ontario, offer you diversified equipment. Each department of our plont is equipped with up-to-dote machinery. This equipment ranges from 300 ton presses to spot welders, from die casting to chrome plating. Skilled operators employing our modern equipment assure you of a top quolity product, speed and economy of production and dependable service, Our years of progress have given us the opportunity of being entrusted with the manufacturing of a wide range of components for the Cona- dion Industry . . . coast to coast. _~TOP QUALITY PRODUCTS --- Because of Modern Equipment: Speed and Economy of Production and Dependable Service -- @ Die Designing @ Metal Stamping and Deep Drawing Steel Shearing, Breaking and Rolling Electro Plating @ Painting @ Die Casting @ Assembly @ Die Making @ Broaching We Offer. The Knowledge and Experience Of 36 Years . . . May We Serve You COULTER MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. 725-4736 28 Richmond St. West TS t Oshawa electricity in Canada was in 1882, when Quebec textile mills started their own power plants. ~*~ TUFPLATE, These ore registered trade marks of Duplote C OURLITE, ARMOURPLATE, DCL, DUOLITE, DUP' METALSEAL, MULTIPLATE, SAFE-LITE, SECURIT, SPANDRELITE, THERMOLUX, TUFLITE, modern miracles in glass made by "DUPLATE DUPLATE CANADA LIMITED oT. REO for brighter safer living do Limited: AIRCON, AEROLITE, ARM- TE, DUSKLITE, FLEXSEAL, HERCULITE, of the fastest growing mu- nicipalities in Canada today. ~--Photo by Ireland Studios OSHAWA IS ENVY OF MANY THANK TO INDUSTRY-MAYOR By MAYOR LYMAN GIFFORD Mayor of Oshawa SET 1 col cindent en The City of Oshawa has made great advancement over the past years which is evi- denced by the fact that dur- ing 1965 building permits to- talling over $24,000,000.00 were |feeuad for new construction and of this amount, over $2,- 000,000.00 was for industry. This is further evidenced by our population which has in- creased 57 per cent since 1955, at the rate of more than 4200 people per year. Our City is the envy of many municipalities in the Province of Ontario because of our economic position caus- ed by our many industries who have a high rate of em- ployment and wages, and a very substantial amount of commerce, which results in the prompt payment of taxes. The debenture debt of our City is substantial but we feel there is no need of undue alarm, taking into considera- tion the ever increasing cost of education, which must be recognized in our world today, along with the capital expei- ditures that a municipality must make if it is to po- gress and expand in a normal, orderly manner. We can be proud of the achievements of our City to date and, if we are prepared MAYOR GIFFORD to meet the future challenge of growth in a_ business-like manner, we need not fear the future but indeed gvelcome it with a sound and firm pur- pose. Because of our excellent education facilities churches of every denomination, shop- ping, business and industrial facilities, I firmly believe Oshawa is a good place in which to live, work and raise a family. Road work dominated the, near-record $3.7 million public works construction program apferiaken in_ Oshawa during 5, Fred Crome city works com- missioner, says road paving, granular base and curb and gut- ter construction expenditures amounted to $1,988,000. Total works expenditures amounted to $3,664,004 -- slight ly less than the record $3,690,- taken in 1964, As in 1964, a major part o: the summer. Bond st., was ex- 000 construction program under-| the 1965 road program involved]: King and Bond sts, which be-|' came one-way streets during] Road Work' Dominates The second largest expendi- ture in the 1965 program was for storm sewers and catch basins amounting to §729,000- The main project was the con- struction of a 66-inch diameter outfall sewer on Park rd., from Lake Ontario to Gaspe ave. tended west from Stevenson rd., to King st., and King st. w., was widened and reconstructed from Stevenson rd., to the city limit. Work also started on the re- construction of Church and Cen- tre sts., which, the commission- er said, will become one-way streets in 1966. | Mr. Crome said 65 per cent} of the total works expenditures last year came from sources -- mainly subsidies and pre-pay- ments by subdividers -- other than from the 1965 tax levy on the issuance of debentures. This compares with 60 per cent of the total in 1964. DEPUTY CHIEF James C. McNulty, 47, Liberal MP for Lincoln, has been appointed deputy gov- ernment whip. He succeeds Maurice Rinfret. The CORONET LOUNGE is decorated in an elegant Regency decor providing a wonderful atmosphere for a night on the town. In the CORONET LOUNGE you will enjoy nightly entertainment of the highest calibre with new shows every week. OU ww R-NEWEST ADDITION Che Pub In THE PUB, you will find a little "bit of "old England" with its rustic atmosphere, where Ladies and their Escorts are invited to take ad- vantage of THE PUB'S piano for an old fashion sing-a-long. The Coronet Lounge The Most Exciting Entertainment In Oshawa FEATURE D NIGHTLY, - ON STAGE IN THE BEAUTIFUL ATMOSPHERE OF THE CORONET LOUNGE FOR A COMPLETE FUN-FILLED EVENING Visit the CADILLAC HOTEL 725-3743 394 Simcoe OSHAWA