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NEW ODEON THEATRE OPENS The hour that many movie fans from Oshawa and district had waited for finally arrived when James McCansh, president of the Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce, cut the ribbon at the official openize of the new Odeon theatre on King St. Mr. McCansh is shown cut- ting the ribbon with Frank Fisher, vice-president and general manager of Odeon theatres (left) and Ron Kadoski, manager of the new theatre. The doors: of the reconstructed theatre opened for August movie- goers after beig closed a month for renovation. --Oshawa Times Photo Oshawa By JOHN LeBLANC JR. of The Times Staff Bob Cunningham has found his way into the 'heard-of' eche- lon of Toronto and area folk singing. Whether or not he goes a few grades higher and makes it into Canada's society of vocal folk fantastics remains to be seen. The 24-year-old Oshawa sing- er's name was first associated with the Fernwood Trio in 1961 when he was a grounds boy (lawn-cutter and garbage care- faker) at Fern summer resort in Orillia where the trio did Sunday night stands. But the group isn't in full- time existence now and Cun- ningham is making a pitch all his own -- the last being at one of the city's more recent open- air bandshell concerts here. He sang 'Silver Dagger' (a song Joan Baez made great) and only an occasional lost breeze forged in to interrupt while he captivated more than 150 breathless listeners. AT SUMMER RESORT His beginning came with the trio -- made up of Cunningham and cohorts Dave MacMillan and Ted Parrott, who had been schooling together at O'Neill CVI and teamed up in the 1960- 61 semester. They worked Fern resort in the summer of 1961 before returning to OCVI, taking with them a Christian name for the trio derived largely from Fern. "In the Spring of 1962 we de- cided we'd like to go out on the road," Bob recalled in an inter- view, adding that by the fall the trio was beating a_per- formance path across Canada's western arm "without a single booking". Before going, the trio made it into the broadcasting game by doing twelve 15-minute shows at Orillia that only paid *'experience'"', Robert Downing, owner of the resort where the trio also work- ed off the 1962 summer before heading west, took up manag- ing the group on its professional whirl that ended on the Pacific shores of Vancouver. Some of the trio's scrapbook credits were a half-hour tele- vision show in Moose Jaw, Sask., a two-week stand before packed audiences at the Fourth | director and producer | camera world. | On the campus he delves into | as | Student Delves Into Realm Of Folk Music Dimension coffee house in Re- gina and another' two-week jaunt at Saskatoon's Louis Riel coffee house. A University of Saskatchewan concert followed and then a per- formance at Vancouver's "In- quisition Club", which Bob says was the 'in-club' of the day and has since become defunct. The Westward Ho excursion ended there but in the fall of 1963 was to 'be followed by a one-week professional flight to the east coast and another trip west to a Fourth Dimension Club in Winnipeg, a return visit to Regina and Saskatoon, too. By the fall of 1964 the trio was ended as a _ permanent thing, giving Cunningham a chance to pick up where he left off his studies in English Lit- erature (at the University of Western Ontario by that time). Returning to the books was a big switch for Bob and it has left him largely undecided whether he should exploit folk singing or follow through on an idea he had about becoming a in the folk business almost much as literature because of his position with the Folk Music Society. He is going back to his last | university year this fall, not only as a student but as pub- licity chairman of FMS and also the other half of a two-man ROSSLYNN FEATURING: Creative & Practical the | HAIRSTYLING For Appointment 723-3925 6@ ROSSLAND W. singing and guitaring team known as The Beard and Bard. That odd name came from his performances around the London, Ont. campus last year with singer, poet and song- writer Paul Shakespeare. Cun- ningham had a beard then, so the name for the combination seemed to fit. "You can probably look to him (Shakespeare) for more in the future," Bob said while making an account of Paul's "darn fine' writings. Bob's picks in the folk realm are singing sensation Joan Baez and Canadian performers Gordon Lightfoot, Ian and Syl- via, plus Bonnie Dobson. Peter, Paul and Mary make his parade listings, too, along with the Beatles and The Lovin' Spoonful, a combination Amer- ican - Canadian group that met Get With The Times! 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That such efforts are usually unsuccessful is all too evident today. The author of the new book is Don Jamieson, a professional broadcaster who has recently completed a four-year term as president of the Canadian Broadcasters Association. With- in the industry he has been frequently referred to as "the conscience of -private broad- casting." Broadcasting is regarded, offi- cially, as an instrument for the advancement of the national purpose. Mr. Jamieson points out, however, that confused policies. and a widespread fail- ure te understand the real nature of the media may well be causing them to have a Broadcasting Problems detrimental effect on national objectives. He leaves no doubt that the blame for this situa- tion rests primarily with Parlia ment. He is, however, equally blunt in his criticisms of the. CBC, the BBC, many elements with- in the private sector and the pressure groups that seek to. exert an influence on the man- ner in which broadcasting is governed. He offers a strong in« dictment of the Canadian educa- tional community for its fail- ure to explore fully the possi-« bilities of educational broad casting or to undertake exten- sive research into the effects of radio and television on the pub- lic generally. Throughout The Troubled Air the case is made repeatedly for a comprehensive research program as an alternative to the present all too prevalent practice of basing far-reaching and vitally important decisions on unsupported theories and even on prejudice and bias. Oshawa Air Cadets Returm From Camp Award Winners Almost 50@ Air Cadets includ- ing an Oshawa contingent re- turned last weekend after two weeks of summer camp activi- ties at RCAF Station, Trenton. During their stay most of the boys obtained a healthy tan, and some gained weight des- pite the many athletic competi- tions. The competitive fever rose to a high pitch during this last week of camp, when every air cadet became desirous of win- ning coveted awards. The awards, mostly for sports com- with success in New York re- cently. Bob, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. George Cunningham, Oshawa, thinks he might like to deviate from the pure folk singing path and give his voice some strong- er background music by way of using the folk-rock method -- the latest musical blend to hit the teen record charts. petitions, were presented to the air cadets on Friday eve- ning, their last night at camp. The track and field and the tug-of-war trophy was. won by Scarborough squadron. Daily sports events are play« ed in groups of these divisions, in which each division engages in intra mural competition in baseball, volley ball, soccer and borden ball. Each squadron in a division obtains points for their play in the games. Un- fortunately only two division awards are known at this time. They are for the first division shield, No. 296 Galt Squadron and the second division shield, 151 Oshawa Squadron. The shields were presented by WC A. Allan, Officer Commanding of the summer camp. Some awards were given for areas other than sports. Every cadet must do his own house- cleaning while at camp, and the tents are inspected daily to. en sure the work is done. DANCING NIGHTLY 9 to Midnite in the Dining Lounge APPEARING THIS WEEK IN. "The Vintage Room" BEL MONTE | DUO. Comic Song and Dance Team to tickle your ribs while | ™~ enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the Vintage # oom, LICENSED UNDER LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO GEORGIAN MOTOR THORNTON RD. SOUTH HOTEL AT CHAMPLAIN AVE.