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8A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thuredey, Mey 12, 1966 OPTANAT HTH ERTEEAGEE PAH QUICK FACTS ABOUT CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN PARADE A PENSIONER donated $1,000.00 to the Civic Auditorium Campaign, in a door-to-door can- vass. DUPLATE OF CANADA hand. ed a cheque for $25,000.00 to the Auditorium Building Fund cam- paign. THREE THOUSAND balloons will be available for distribution to the kids along the parade route, advertising the Centen- nial project, and Oshawa Green Gaels Lacrosse Club will have another three thousand for dis- tribution, advertising their open- ing game on the following Mon- day. THE GREEN GAELS will be led by four beauties, contesting the Miss Green Gaels contest, to be selected at the opening Green Gales game on Monday. eset! 1 OARS ERS a ALAS HELA}! They will ride in convertibles with Merv Marshall and Gaylord Powless who will carry the Tom zeageest Trophy and Minto up. THE SHRINERS of Oshawa'. will be out in full force. They have succeeded in attracting to the Parade, participants who have dominated many of the large Shriners Parades through- out the continent. They include the Maid of the Mist, a 1923 Buick, a motorcycle car, their famous Oriental Band, an old Toronto street-car, a Dixieland Band and marching group. Batman and Robin will be there. Ten groups of Majorettes will be featured -- totalling over one hundred and fifty and they in- elude Bowmanyille Sailorettes, Centrettes, Harmonettes, Purple ~ Achievement In First Step | ~ Acclaimed Across Canada "Oshawa Civie Auditorium --1964 -- six years of deter- mined effort by a group of citizens incorporated as Osh- awa Civic Auditorium, was rewarded when the people of Oshawa enthusiastically adopted the slogan '""Let's build it ourselves for Our- selyes"' and subscribed more than $1,200,000.00 to build the auditorium -- the first step of a project designed to fulfill the recreational and cultural needs of our citizens". The above inscription is on the plaque at the present Osh- awa Civic Auditorium. The building houses a 3400 seat hockey, lacrosse, all-purpose arena, and a series of meeting rooms. It is a monument to the monumental growth in Osh- awa, during the past few years. It is the first step of a vast sports and recreation complex in the City's west-end. It was built by small children who raid- ed their piggy-banks to donate twenty-five cents, and General Motors raided their bank to do- nate one quarter of a million dollars. In between, workers pledged 49 cents per week to make the financing | of the building one of the most unique achievements in the history of our country, NATIONAL ATTENTION Municipalities all over Can- ada have marvelled at the fact that by paying for the building through public subscription, the taxpayer of this City was saved $1,116,000.00 in debenture and in- terest charges -- an average of $55.00 per person. It was opened only 15 months ago when a General Motors clerk, Joe Olesky, picked by bal- lot, turned the first sod in re- presenting all the people. Since that time it has housed -Canvassers 'Meet Tuesday The pledges for the Civic Au- ditorium Centennial Project will commence after the present pledges have been finalized for the Civic Auditorium. They wiill be completely paid up in July, and the pledges will start in July and run for a period of one year. Following the parade on .Sat- urday, the canvassers dinner will Be held at the Civiy Audi- torium on Tuesday evening, , May 17, starting at 6.45. WILL TOUR CANADA VIENNA (AP)--Austria's Vi- enna Ice Revue has signed a contract for a seven-week tour of Canada. It will mark the first appearance of the Vienna troupe on the North American continent. the Oshawa Generals -- present- | ly winging towards a Dominion | Championship. Last summer it | drew enthusiastic audiences to} watch the revival of lacrosse in| the City of Oshawa, and a Na- tional Championship: from the Oshawa Green Gaels. But it is still a place for kids. The Shriner's Circus - attracted thousands last year and will again in the near future. It housed the Tyke Hockey League, public skating, provid- ing entertainment for the fans and for those interested in cul- tural activitiy, the Toronto Sym- phony was a hit when it ap- peared in March, and a capacity audience is expected when they return in November. When the campaign was on three years ago, there was some doubt that it would serve a cul- tural purpose -- that it merely would be a hockey rink -- that the acoustics would be suspect, This is it! FIATS BIG LITTLE CAR The 850 Sedan If you'd like a small, sensible but pretty car that is built to perform properly through the Canadian seasons. This is it. And it costs only $ 1,695 Nick & Zoltan's 160 Simcoe St. S. 728-0051 Tones, Rundiettes, Tartan Blues, Tarton Twirlers, and a group from Woodview Park, All kinds of bands. to suit every taste, will be in the Par- ade, including 'the ' Shriners Oriental Band, the Whitby Brass Band, Scarborough Fire- Fighters Trumpet Band, Sea Cadet Corps Band, Scarborough Brass Band, Pickering Blue Notes, Lindsayy Brass. Band, Markham Collegiate Band, Col- borne Trumpet and Drum Band, and the famous Caledonia Pipe Band from Oshawa, the Cana- dian Corps Flute Band and a band from the Salvation Army -- the Red Marines, the Ajax Girls Pipe Band and Ajax Le gion Pipe Band. The Centennial of the Ontario Regiment will draw the atten- tion of the people on the Parade route, with four Sherman Tanks. , but these were dispelled by the world famous Sejii Ozawa, who marvelled at the clarity. Church Crusades, Holy Hours, ratification of 'the UAWA Agree- All kinds of floats will be. in the parade. Some are entered by local parks and others are en- tered by organizations who will be using the facilities of the Centennial project. The hoys at McLaughlin Col- legiate have resurrected the old model of the Auditorium used in the last parade and brought it up to. date, and it will now be a model of the project as it will look'.when completed, with the addition. The Dip and Dive and Osh- awa Diving Clubs are represent- ed. The biggest float will be the Oshawa Generals Junior A. Booster Club's, which will be 87 feet long. The officials of the Folk Fes- tival have indicated their sup- port for the Centennial project and will he ridine im cm & tible, indicating their support. The R.C.A.F. 420 Wing will participate by having a float with an airplane, The Square Dancing Club of the City of Oshawa, who will use the new facilities at the Cen- tennial Project, will have a float in the parade, and at appro- priate points, they will hop off and de a square dance, The Get-Together Club will be having a dance at O'Neill Col- legiate in the evening of May 14, with all proceeds going to the Centennial project. Most of the Service Clubs tn the city will be participating im the parade. f -- 1+ sn /ADLF UU UNGER FRE A G01 REESE EEA 0A 11S RHR 11 tN ERR Pe EP en ANNAN PENN REAR PARA APRN HEIRS C9 PEARSON He ment, Korean Orphans Choir | place that people have wonder+ have all helped swell the attend- ance at the auditorium -- 511, 387 since the building opened, ed how we got along without it. It is a monument te surely is 8 the spirit and industry of our and it has quickly become a| citizens. 1867 A VAAN AVAVA. 1967 TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS SYMBOL This is the Canadian Centennial official Symbol _ We certainly hope you people will take pride in this symbol and all that it stands for in Canada. We made it! 100 years old, well not quite next year anyway. This is really something to be proud of. The way hasn't been all peaches and cream, but nothing in life is. Learn more about Canada in the coming year. WE HAVE OUR OWN CENTENNIAL PROJECT HERE IN OSHAWA WHICH WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD OF, IT'S A TRULY IMPRESSIVE AND AMBI- TIOUS EFFORT. SUPPORT IT! IT'S YOURS! By the way we clean shirts, suits, slacks, skirts, dresses, and we're 100% behind you when it comes _ to dry cleaning. Give us a call. ACADIAN cieaners 299 Bloor St. West 728-5141