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enamel 0.77 ited and 177 esistant. 2.17 nts from 6.77 ick plas- nole. Set le, solid , Slotted d 6-hook 725-7378 ELECTION MEETINGS URGED COUNTY TAX RATE ONLY $27,000 1867 Newspaper Pages Resemble Topography Of Canada As a Centennial year fea- little abrupt hills of larger ture, The Times will publish type. a series of articles relating The second page and over- the happenings in Oshawa- leaf was a timble of moun- and district during 1867, as tain gulleys, slopes and pre- reported in Oshawa's first cipes, enclosing and trapping newspaper -- the weekly - the occasional inland sea of Vindicator in 1917. Oshawa, tario County Journal Times, known simply bold and crusading "The Oshawa Vindicator." It was published once a week on buff parchment pa- per and comprised only four pages. with words around on the sheets variety of printing Most of the news and items not considered headings or advertising were set straining type on in long un- The pages could almost be compared to the topography of Canada. The front page and over- leaf resembled the prairies broken columns. with even, flat strips broken reluctantly by in Confederation year, was served by The Oshawa Vindicator and On- an advertisement. bad 7 parture and arrival times. ih Every day from Oshawa, : three trains went east and this "General in eye- * SHORT STORIES The January 2, subsequent one, of type a the long poem, On the front page, seated in its permanent block is a stage coach and Grand Trunk Railway timetable listing de- three went west. Included in nuit Information"', PAPER'S MOTTO was the post office opening and closing schedule. tion, contains, as does every short story entitled, issue, 'In a Sore State', and "St. and the Dragon". The eighth dashing The first two columns on in wild the front sheet contained ad- type. vertisements for local mer- chants and_ professional people. 1867 edi- George edge of the front page, held anecdotes and occassional hu- merous sketches which were y if anything, characteristic of the age -- dry and with quaint periodic messag- meeting of the Anthropoligi- cal Society, was asked by a must be considered alien to Opportunity to form an hon- 1967 trade unionists: the est and just decision as to wages were reduced 10 per the merits of the respective cent. candidates,' CONFEDERATION oe Canadian news followed and TAX LEVY filled a column of news print That edition reported that It dealt with events in the in 1866, the tax levy for On- Canadas and far to the west tario County was $27,000, of where "'the people of the Red which Oshawa. contributed River Settlement are consid- $558.10. Quite a change from ering entering the confedera- today when an_ individual tion of the British North might pay more than $600 in American provinces to be taxes ; # NTE af Rt Bs 8 i placed 'on the high road to And, inevitably, for it often é prosperity and wealth." made the most interesting TAKEN FROM QUOTE -- "GIVE ME THE LIBERTY TO KNOW, TO UTTER, AND Next came . five columns reading to the closely - knit % fighavey . - q eet of events headed under '"'The communities of the 1800's TO ARGUE FREELY ACCORDING TO CONSCIENCE ABOVE ALL OTHER LIBERTY" Oshawa Vindicator", a sub- there were the birth, death title identical to the mast and marriage announcements. . , : : F : i ¢ ee , head on the front page but There was space for column clinging to the right friend what the learned gen- ted States, dealing with gen- wreck sent several kegs of which dealt exclusively with Oshawa market reports eral news similar in content -- but not in quantity -- to that carried by today's pap- ers. The column is occassion- ally spiced with the sensa- tional camouflaged, as was tlemen were saying -- 'Well, I don't exactly know,' he said, 'there are many things I made out; they believe that we have come from monk- eys, and thowt as how they rum to a seaside resort. There events occurring in followed "a scene of vio- and the district. lence and debauchery such as An editorial commenting has never blotted the annals on a forthcoming municipal of civilization,' the Vindicat- election advocated strongly or reported. public meetings to enable and cheese sold for 10 cents a pounds fowl for six cents and eggs, 12 and one half cents a' dozen. The last two pages reflect- ed the prosperity of the area Oshawa loaded a lengthy es. were fast getting back again characteristic of the times, A less exotic report noted the "wheat to be sifted from for they were packed with in this For instance: '"'A yorkshire- to where the came from'."' with discreet wording. an occurence familiar to our the chaff, where the faults advertisements and _ notices, man, who had attended a On the second page, one British -and Foreign news time -- iron workers went and claims of both sides can And then, as now, there were column is almost entirely de- voted to news from the Uni- followed and one story relat- ed an incident where a ship- on strike. However, their rea- son for taking this measure be brought forward and where the notices telling of the next sittings of the court awk, Owl, Geese, Heron | Captured With Cameras & By ROBERT McDOUGALL of The Times staff As the red glow lifts slowly over the horizon three Oshawa men climb into a jeep and slip quietly out of-the city. Shot guns and rifles have been left behind. Yet, these men are determined and ex- perienced hunters. They carry silent but highly effective weap- ons, capable of capturing a prized quarry in a split-second. Binoculars hanging from his neck, Lloyd Wagg, 24, heads the jeep down a rough country road. The sky is' bright now. Suddenly the jeep jerks to a halt. High to the south a speck hovers ominously. A quick dis- cussion ensues and they decide to abandon the jeep. ig Charles Christy is first out. He checks his 35mm. It's load- ed. Strategy is agreed on. Then the hunters move forward. Leo- nard Holmes, 24, the third mem- ber of the party will take the direct approach. Like combat troops they steal- thily approach their objective still hovering in the distance. With the aid of his binocu- lars Lloyd has identified the object -- an Eastern sparrow hawk. 4 In minutes they're in range. Hidden by underbrush and trees -- cameras click repeat- edly as the smallest member of the falcon family swoops down- ward in pursuit of scurrying field mice. Mission accomplished they re- turn to the waiting jeep. Final success or failure will be told when the film is processed and prints made. The jeep rumbles on_ until another quarry is spotted and captured. When the sun starts its downward trend Lloyd wheels the vehicle homeward. CANDID SEARCH | The day has been typical of 'many experienced by the three Inaturalists in their RUDDY TURNSTONE SEARCHES SHORES FOR INSECTS CITY NATURALISTS FIND WILDLIFE, RARE CANADIAN BIRDS IN OSHAWA, DISTRICT FLOCKS OF CANADA GEESE FLY NIGHT OR DAY IN WEDGED FORMATION «+» Larger Than Ducks, Canada Geese Have Black Head Markings and A White Patch search for wildlife and Canadian birds. Charlie' is the leader of the trio and the veteran. He start- ed his bird watching career at 14 and three years ago became interested in photography to preserve his memorable adven- tures, But, for Charlie, there's more to it than simply taking pic- tures of birds. "I get a closer relationship with God when I observe na- ture and how they (birds) are suited to their environment." Charlie says there is much man can still learn about ani- mals and birds. He keeps de- tailed records of spottings and hopes someday to contribute his notes to a library or mu- seum. One of the greatest thrills came when he spotted three, clay-colored sparrows, in a Rossland Road field. Rare to rare candid this area these birds may prob- --» Turns Pebbles, Stones On Bgach For Food $s the electors may have an < SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1967 | , | Traffic Slowed As Snow Storm Lashes District | The worst snow storm of; quiet night'? with only one mine | the year lashed Oshawa today or accident at Bruce and Al- with high winds and drifting bert Streets snow of from five to six inches.| Bowmanville OPP say there Roads remained uncleared Were no accidents but driving land barely passable. Motorists) conditions are bad. A spokes+ |have been warned by police to Man said continual plowing is |stay at home if at all possible.| not making a dent in the drifte The Toronto weather bureau !"8 popu and aUaRestS OWE forecasts conditions for Oshawa anid home unless they have las cloudy, windy and cold along pie da 4 je 'i a Whitby OPP report two min- jet: Coan ae ga dealay nee or accidents on the Macdonold |ing rain easing off. to snow flur- ; ; Cartier Freeway, one near Ajax jries late tonight and early to- , a : i Fs er at t | morrow. and the other at the Pickering ; : ,.| Weigh scales, Despite the blizzard - like) punbarton township police conditions last night in the Osh- u said there was only one minor awa area only four minor ac- cidents but a spokesman said DOUGLAS GUEST weather cenditions. er of the New Democratic | S"0W storm. A accident this morning. cidents were reported. he had received numerous N NIGHT An Ajax police spokesman AT BUR NS) said everything was quiet-the Party, will be guest speaker ng ele pot gee police reported %: Whitby police report no ace City police reported a "very ea a |phone calls inquiring about * Hon. T. C. Douglas, lead- | Way it sould be during a steady " Jan. 20 at the 2ist annual |" ts during the storm, Burns , Supper sponsored by | the St. Andrew's Society of . u . " Oshawa, | Sim 'Serious The Burns night, a Cen- | tennial project of the society, | Sa 5 Hos ita will be held at the United | y: p ei Automobile Workers Hall in } i, CS the city. Sixty - nine - year-old William ably. be seen here ouly once : : : Reef ey 'na eli : é : Sim of: 392 Elgin St., remains in a life-time, says Charlie. Ses St \in "serious condition" in the Another exciting experience was a sighting of an immature "Bald Eagle" at Beaton's Point in the second marsh which is located in the Central or Missi- ppi fly-away. Determined by geography a fly-way is a route taken by migrating birds. 500 SLIDES "Charlie started my interest in birds about three years ago," said Lloyd. "Now I have about 500 of them on colored slides." Besides his jeep, obtained es- pecially for excursions, Lloyd has nearly $500 invested in ca- mera equipment. "We started by taking pic- tures of nests then it was birds. I bought the jeep, mainly, to get in and out of back woods in the spring,' says Lloyd. For him, photographing wild. life, presents a treméndou: challenge. "I'm one of those guys who loses interest fast -- but I've never been. discouraged with © birds,"' he said. NEWCOMER : "Len", is the newcomer to the group. He started less than two years ago. And again it was "Charlie" who provided the © initial inspiration. In the fall 'Len'? may go dee hunting," but ezperiences a greater thrill out of taking pic tures,"' he says. "Hunting with a rifle is a fine sport -- if it is done with © reason and within the limits of the law," adds Len, "but hunting Awith a camera pre- sents the bigger challenge." Right now Len is studying photography further to increase his picture taking ability. CANADA GEESE F Some of the trios' photo ac- complishments include the pic- ture of a flight of Canada geesen. Charlie says these are one of the largest type of geese to come through this part of the country. They are always in flocks and fly in a wedge for- mation at night or during the day. Identified by black head mar- kings and a white patch on their long necks, Canada geese are usually distinguished from ducks by their large size and } grey white coloring. A great blue heron was sight- ed during one of the trios' many excursions to tte, Oshawa sec- ond marsh.' }, | Oshawa General hospital today \after being struck yesterday by Inquest Set; T = D h a car involved in an accident at King and Mary Streets. rain eat Ss ihe dnjured oak was ie implies, overturns} An jnquest into the death of 30 to 40 feet when hit by a pebbles and small stones along) Ajjen Feeney, 30, of RR3 Pick-,car driven by Thomas Collen, the beach while searching for|ering will be held March 15.65 of 97 Olive Ave insects and small curstacea. at 2 p.m. at the Pickering) Mr. Sim was standing on the "This bird is not local but/Township offices, the Crown At-jcorner near The Times build- comes through here with other | torney's office reported today.!ing when a vehicle driven by shore birds during migration,"| wy Feeney along with his|Andy Staric, 28 of 190 Nonquon says Charlie. : four - year - old son Steven,/Rd. collided with another oper- Len, Lloyd and Charlie are|qieq Dec. 13 when the five-ton.ated by Thomas Collen. not members of any naturalist's | qump truck in which they were} Mr. Sim was hit as the Col- - clubs. To them clubs are to0|yiding collided with a freight'len vehicle swerved out of con> well organized and restrictive. train at a crossing one-mile trol, spun around and came to In their words, "we like lo bel north of Pickering . lrest against a light standard, free as the. birds," 2 BiaRfin vats : SMMC 8 GREAT BLUE HERON COCKS ITS HEAD IN FLIGHT .--Long' Legs, Yellow Beak And Blue Grey Coloring ¥ Charlie describes the bird as|streaks on its belly and bars,the name having long legs, a yellow beak|across its throat' and chest, and colored bluish grey all over.|Charlie says. This owl, common "Some people mistake thejin the Oshawa area, is a noc- Great Blue Heron for a ib pile hunter and sometimes says Charlie, "but cranes are [exhibits canibalistic ey in sy part of Canada|cies. necks" straight ahead. On the|has been known to feed on ofhe wee] pad the heron cocks his |small birds," says Charlie, re- ead back when it flies." ferring to one of his many en- A photo of the "Barred Owl' \cyclopedias and books on birds was taken on the Ajax flats.|for the information, It gets The "Ruddy Turnstone",; as tenden- A NOCTURNAL HUNTER THE "BARRED OWL" «<. Has Cannibalistic Tendencies -- Eats Smaller Owls, Birds + EASTERN SPARROW HAWK ...Hovers And Darts Above Fields To a i