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tled on the 3rd. Concession of) 42A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesdey, February 28, 1967 Whitby township- of that.time, | q s the present site of the north Early Design plant of General Motors. In 1902 Fittings Ltd. joined the already héalthy industrial-com- Sam |England. Thomas Gibbs settled|penetrating into the woods to lin Terrebone, Quebec, in 1819)carve out a home for himself * Gibbs Bought 7 land moved to Oshawa when his|in the wilderness. He was the Oshawa Mills brother John came here in 1829. |father of Dr. William McGill, One - the Lshaperrnaes aie bought with him his later . oe hag aged awa families in the pioneer days), igre ; ;<.|Legislature and Col. John Mc- was the Gibbs family. two sons, who. were later dis-/ ci they were one of the fam- John Gibbs settled in th.ejtinguished as Hon. T.N. Gibbs] ijies that settled in and around southend of which is now Osh-|and W. H. Gibbs, members of| what is now the city of Oshawa awa in 1829. In partnership with|Parliament in North and South|in the early part of the 19th. his brother Thomas he bought|Ontario respectively. jcentury. In some cases their| the mills known as_ the| George Mc Gill came to Osh-|families are still numerous in South Oshawa Mills. The Gibbs|awa district in the pioneer days|the district. In others, the fam- family came from Devonshire,!from Paisley, Scotland. He set-lily line has died out. ; |major ; |Skea's Corners to Oshawa (The 7 |R.. S. McLaughlin was build- For Industry Oshawa was designed for in- dustry since its birth. It was the centre for three industries before the turn of the century. By 1879 its name was changed from Crossing of the Stream in Indian). In 1861 The Pedlar People Ltd. started manufac- turing. Malleable Iron got under way in 1872 and Col. plex and by 1907 Col. McLaughlin had formed a sub- sidiary of his original Mc- Laughlin Carriage Co. calling it th eMcLaughlin Motor Car Co. KEEP PEACE In order to keep peace with the rapid growth of industry in Oshawa, the CNR dieselized the freight services of the Oshawa Street Railway in 1964, and the last electric engine ran in Osh- LES EVENISS SALES "Serving Oshawa for 15 Years" Les Eveniss Sales continues to provide every one of their customers with the products they want and the service they are entitled to. This has been the key to their steadily increasing business over the past 15 years. Thank You! Oshawa And District For Allowing Us To Serve You! LES EVENISS SALES... HEADQUARTERS for: @ FIREPLACE ACCESSORIES @ WROUGHT-IRON RAILINGS @ ALUMINUM DOORS AND WINDOWS Priced to fit every budget. @ VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ALUMINUM AWNINGS. Designed to fit every application. @ AIRLUME" ALUMINUM AWNINGS Manufactured Here In Oshawa. @ ALUMINUM SIDING Supplied and installed by our skilled staff. @ EXTERIOR RENOVATING SERVICE including cement work, Stone Work, sales and installation of PERMA-STONE. ¢ FREE ESTIMATES e LES EVENISS SALES 15 PRINCE STREET 725-4632 ' Es ER ite ssi | PUC TRANSFORMER STRUCTURE BEING COMPLETED IN 1912 FOR FITTINGS .--(L to R) John Ashby, Frank Ashby, (Unidentified) and George Stone | i ing a shop which by 1886 was manufacturing carriages onl|awa May 2, 1964. RSS SSE N Wy iN GH KW © Sehivivew wer Z SS" ¢ REPAIRED Z SS se REPLACED A S> : EE | S Get rid of the rough take-offs and driving. If your A > cor jerks, slips and lags, your trasmission Is on = > the bum. Come in today, let our specialists in- = = spect it, adjust it, and if necessory install a new > S or rebuilt transmission for an awful lot less than S = Id A " _-- Free Towing Within 10 Miles S ; ZB OSHAWA S a TAT Zp, TRANSMISSION servic \ WD 1175 Nelson St. 576-2610 IW SERVICE IS OUR ONLY NAME yD TTS YS wy) GM PHOTO History Made | With Transfer In 1877, the late Robert Mc-| Laughlin moved his carriage | factory from Enniskillen to} Oshawa. He has already built! a great reputation as a builder| with the growing demand for McLaughlin carriages. With him came his sons, Robert S. McLaughlin -- now} affectionately known as 'Mr. Sam" --and the late George W. McLaughlin. The business | grew fast, despite a' disastrous fire, during which the plant! was gutted. With the turn of the century the horseless carriage came into the picture. Sam and George saw the possibilities of the new invention, the auto-| mobile. Thanks to their enter-} prise and foresight, Oshawa be-! came The Motor City. | BURNS COMPANY The Burns Company Limited had its beginning in 1890 in aj small shoqat the corner of King} and Sime Streets. Mr. Wil-| liam Jeffrey Burns, grandfather of the present manager was the proprietor. The merchandise; handled was leather and rub-| ber footwear and in 1910 luggage) and hosiery lines were added. The company was incorporated in 1905 and in 1907 the present building was purchased. Mr. Burns two sons W. G Burns. and. J. J. Burns were both associated with the busi- ness. | The present officers of the| company which now employs 8| people are: President -- Miss) Grace Burns, Vice-President --'| W. D. Burns and Secretary Treasurer -- W. G. Burns. Real Estate Lim REALTORS FOR SALE w Industrial w Farms REAL ESTATE LIMITED 21 KING ST. W BOWMANVILLE TORONTO 623-3393 923-9174 w~ Homes Covering And Surrounding Areas Phone 623-3393 W. Frank w~ Commercial ~ Country Retreats Oshawa * Bowmanville * Port Hope * Cobourg W. FRANK REAL ESTATE LTD. 21 King St. W.-- Bowmanville, Ontario Toronto Line 923-9174 ited | The Only Marina : BETWEEN TORONTO AND KINGSTON For More Fun Afloat Visit... Yachthaven ! e Bendix Navigational Aids @ McVay Fibreglas Sailboats -- # Canadian Hydrographic Charts @ Crestliner Boats a Brydon Hardware & Accessories * Evinrude Motors * Northcraft Boats -- @ OMe Stern Drivers @ Paints and Varnishes ~ a ea @ Complete Servicing Facilities © Complete Facilities For REPAIRS and STORAGE for all sizes up to 60 feet When In Oshawa... Be Sure To Visit... OSHAWA | YACHTHAV HARBOUR ROAD -- OSHAWA 723-8186 f a Pax ree ig ai nf é Too | genera' Most o and t efficien has a Weal spawni! stretch ness major. having comple of n Ther new bi