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nue ut CEREMONIES AND MERRYMAKING IN HIGH GEAR WENT ON BOTH DAY AND NICHT Oshawa Had Historic Day March 8, 1924-It Became City By CHRISTINE JONES of The Times Staff The whole of Oshawa was buzzing with feverish excite- Trick received the order from city. One can ima the Ontario Railway and Mu- cheers that went up. nicipal Board conferring city At noon all the status on Oshawa. This was whistles sounded and bells in Oshawa rang out for gine the men were on duty crowds. The mayor and coun- factory cilors made all the speeches, and then the festivi- ties really got underway. to control the appropriate colorful way through led by an acrobatic clown aid a regimental- band playing march step, Next came mem- bers of the voluntary fire de- awa, ment on Saturday, March. 8, 1924, the historic day the town presented to him in front of the Armories by city solicitor J. F. five minutes. A firing squad During the afternoon three partment, with red flares, fol- ories, which were gaily decor- ated with flags and streamers, there were more _ speeches. They were given by such dis- tinguished figures as W. E. N. "Yes, We Have No Bananas", pou and "Peggy O'Neil'. The speeches were broadcast tow: and a Pathe newsman came Am down from Toronto to film the tari red in during the day from many neighboring cities and ns, as well as individuals. ong them was one from On- o's premier, G. H. Fer- proceedings. guson, became a city. The ceremonies Grierson. from the Ontario Regiment bands paraded the streets play- lowed by a variety of trucks Sinclair, MPP for South Ontario When all th iti i . and merry-making went on al- Carrying the board's order fired a 25-gun salute, symbolic ing popular airs. The Boys' and floats, including one depict- and Liberal Leader for the over thats ee Gees or te Fs, cS Gor aan poor 4 most all day and night, accord- the Mayor led his colleagues of the fact that Oshawa was Band of the Salvation Army ing a wigwam. Prizes were Province, G. W. McLaughlin, Armories and at the Town Hall sidered just the " prelimina ing to newspaper reports of the and other officials into the the 25th city in Ontario. carried a banner "Baby Band awarded for the best parade and a number of ex-mayors. until midnight, with local bands ones before the "Old None time. building, where he: formally an- People thronged the halls and of the Baby City". entries. The crowds were led in com- supplying the music. Week" which took lace in At about noon, Mayor W. J. nounced that Oshawa was a the streets, and mounted police- A grand parade wound its In the evening at the Arm- munity singing for songs like Messages of congratulation August. " (Wmonnnn tna tsa f Mi LU AU HTIMUAHA TN UR Ins Titers ARAN ANE NANA et 1 INTEL " Pe i. DEAR OLD OSHAWA | ¢ This eee poem . doubt Will make you wish you'd But they sure do wear some ; \ 4 NES amused Oshawa Telegram never die in Oshawa clothes OOR readers of March, 1924, and i 2 . Noted speakers will attend Some pat powder on their may still amuse readers of . i087, It is called. "Oshawa in Oshawa nose OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1967 City's Natal Day". While cheers the air will They get the swellest beaus ; The latest motor City Osh- rend. And they bloom just like a mf . Model 1904 The mayor he will extend rose in Oshawa. IN OTTAWA » is right, Will open wide the door To every old time friend So if a vacation you would sl And bid ten thousand more The freedom of Oshawa. take To commemorate the day No one need to want a job Come to Oshawa on the Lake In the good old fashioned in Oshawa Finest climate in the land : ; Oo S < LRRD. way in Oshawa. For our factories do not fail Splendid beach and whitest ; When the old boys and girls § Orders come by every mail sand : do meet in Oshawa And our cars bring home Splendid beach and whitest There'll be lots to drink and the Kale sand You'll get so nicely tanned But you will say To Oshawa. eat in Oshawa. Girls are young and sweet T'll tell you this without a their hair in Oshawa W. J. TRICK : ' rye S08 eee Oshawa "Baby City" Had 16,000 In 1924 W. H. GIFFORD Mayor, 1942-43, 1945 It seems strange to think of/ham was 50 cents a pound During 1923 over $800,000 had A. G. DAVIS Mayor, 1944 junion, said here Friday he will attempt to get an early meet- ling in Ottawa with Federal gov- /ernment officials "to plead with |them to get General Motors to do a little planning". | He said in an interview, the |meeting may be held within two |weeks. It would be centred on jthe dislocation of workers here |because of the Canada - U.S. |free trade auto pact. Mr. Burt! |added that he would be going to} |Ottawa with members of Local} | Early Meeting lie and fair in Oshawa Oh ain't it grand in Osh- Cider, beer and some old Some young things do bob awa? George Burt, Canadian direc-| 'It means they are going te The Poet Lowogette. tor of the United Auto Workers|be out of work," Mr. Burt said. But another 50 wdmen in the department will be moved inte the wire and harness division. He said that GM is not pre- pared to forecast how many workers will be recalled follow- ing the annual model change over period, a pause in produc. tion when workers take their holidays in Oshawa while GM prepares for manufacturing of new cars. Last year, more -than 2,600 Oshawa as "'the baby city" but/stewing beef 25 cents for two|been spent on educational build- : workers were not recalled fol- ission and were proudly celebrating its) new status. * The writer of an year. T. B. MITCHELL R. D. PRESTON Mayor, 1929-30 He was a little over-ambitious dustries. They were aut there - even today the popula-|factories, f i tion is only 77,556. |works, canning factory, textiles, 'that's what it was dubbed in|pounds, and a man could buy '1924, when its 16,000 residents|an all - wool suit for under $20, But housewives then were \sighing over the great screen editorial/lover, Ramon Novarro, who was which appeared in the Oshawa|playing in a film called "Scar- Daily Telegram on March 8,]amouche" at the Regent, Osh- 1924, forecast that the city's|awa. The co - stars were Lewis population would be 100,000 in|/Stone and Ellen Terry, and ad- 95 years' time, if it maintained|mission was 50 cents for adults, @ an increase of 10 per cent a/35 cents for children. Oshawa had a variety of in- bil ing, including a $300,000 colle- giate, and three new public schoois. This brought the total number of public schools to nine, and there was one separate school, an Anglican college, a Seventh Day Adventists Missionary Col- lege, and a convent. The education system has now expanded to 26 public schools and 13 separate schools, foundries, an iron and five dary sch ' 4 The power and lighting load in 1924 was about 4,300 kilo- F. N. MeCALLUM Mayor, 1946-48 MICHAEL STARR Mayor, 1949-52 Canadian auto tariff committee which confronted federal offi- \eiqls on the auto pact Feb. 8. | Mr-Btrt made the comment following a meeting with cor- |poration officials here when he and a delegation of Local 222 |members questioned the com- jpany on its future plans and jhow they might affect workers. | He said E. H. Walker, presi- dent and general manager of GM, was not at the meeting, though he had requested Mr. 1222, UAW-CLC, and the union's| lowing the model change-over. "GM said the F85 Oldsmobile, Buick Special and Chevelle will be built here for the 1968 model year, but exporting of these models will not be great enough to give work to the men who will be displaced by the loss of Acadian and. Chevy I," Mr, Burt said. GM said at the meeting the Acadian and Chevy II will not be produced here for the next model year and Mr. Burt says gah Mayor, 1926-28 Pe ee "wee Yn 1924 General Motors em-|met! work, leather, woollen mils|watts, serving 4,000 customers Walker to be there. he expects Acadian production ; z ee ployed a quarter of the pop-|shelf hardware, toy factory,/and operating 700 street lights. Mr. Burt said GM _ officials|will be dropped altogether. , ulation - 4,000 men. The pay-|pianos, interior fittings, sash| Peak power demand in 1966 was said at the meeting the com-| "We are proposing that there _roll ran to $6 million a year, and door, spring and axle,|113,671 kilowatts, and the num- lpany 'plans no alternative|must be some production GM ETS 'an impressive figure then. metal roofing, and a tannery.|ber of electricity customers was | work" for about 150 women in/can bring here to provide jobs 1 In 1923 Oshawa ranked 14th)22.711 at the end of January. : the cutting and sewing depart-|for laid off workers and that POLICE FORCE | The worthy gentlemen who up-| held the law in 1924 numbered seven: the chief, a sergeant, and five constables. Today's city police force has 94 men, all ranks. A telephone was much more J of a luxury, for there were only 2,800 in the city. Now there are | 37,700 phones on the Oshawa ex- in. building operations for the entire Dominion of Canada, as permits issued amounted to $2, 000,000 in value. In 1966, the figure was $21,528,668. MOTORISTS LAMENT This motorist's lament, writ- "Locate Here and Grow with Canada" urged a 1924 full-page © city advertisement which des-" cribed Oshawa as "'the fastest growing city in Canada." 'Ye cannot park it there.' ment -- operation of which is |being moved to Windsor for the jnext model production year. ithe company plan ahead so the jeebretiensing of auto workers can be eased," Mr. Burt says. | | 'To Pack Food ' Knox Presbyterian Church Parcels ten in 1924, will be very "IT needed shelter and a : ® i ; o : -- taxi service' offered| familiar to motorists of to- shave: : Members of Knox pg ab agi = ---- niclonad heated." day. Parking was a problem The night was growing rian Church are joining with the/the raising of money s : pele Eicortwe how, in| then as now, it seems. Writ- fake: oor aad cg - the --_ syyortbe nine by yelbageed es oo ' f oni 0 pack food parcels for} Contributions from ber | iis coat 90 vanes, the city tad] 7 ee cerns Pe ee ee we Oe missionaries in India. The work|of the church totalled $509. The : money was used to purchase acquired paved streets, con- crete walks, motor delivery, pure water, electric stoves, oil furnaces, electric lights, street cars and limousines. AT THE REGENT 4 Anybody dismally looking at *:1967's spiralling house prices _will take little consolation in : knowing that then a brick bung- * alow with all conveniences and / half an acre of land - including ba: W. E. N. SINCLAIR MHayor, 1933-35 ERNIE MARKS Mayor, 1931 ist', it went as follows: It was a Weary Motorist Who stoppeth one of three; "T have a grisly tale to tell, I prithee, list to me. "Four days ago I drove to town : And on the street did stop. 'Ye cannot park that wagon here, Drive on!' so spake the Cop. "And then I sought another No one would let me park. "I tried the narrow streets and'wide . For many hours I'd ridden, But ever I would find a sign 'HERE PARKING IS FOR- BIDDEN.' "I even tried the graveyard once When sudden did appear A ghost from out a vault W. J. NAYLOR Mayor, 1953-54 1956-57 N. DOWN Mayor, 1955 period will be preceded by a [pot luck supper in the church basement. | When the shortage of food in |India and the difficulty mission- aries are experiencing in se- curing food was drawn to the MAN CHARGED | IN FATALITY non-perishable foods which will be made up into some 40 par- cels, Each parcel will be sewn into a cloth container and labelled during tonight's work bee. Whitby Tax Rate Due March 13 :27 fruit trees - was for sale space who said, Pickeri Staft) - Picker- : 'at $4,000 cash or a small pay-| Where there seemed room 'Ye cannot park in here' : oo et - : . es meted Gi ba rates "ment and $25 a month. to spare; "Four weary days I'd driv- NG POWRSHID LE OUCe Cau or hitby residents should be GON ' Housewives might well sigh} 'Drive on, drive on' Ye en round day that an unidentified Ajax eget 'a 13 -- 'over the prices of 1924. Cooked Copper quoth, Within this benzine ark, man had been charged to- kee J. McKeown, clerk-treas- 33,000 | day with failing to remain | Tne council met last night e. Lie ° H 99 M at the scene of an accident. |put no decisions were made at Beste: : The charge followed the |that time. ' City Has ad ayors Friday night death of Karen auto- Aonday <7074. ' Oshawa has had 22 mayors _ since it was incorporated as a ' city in 1924. Before this, 17 men 'had served as mayor of the town. During the year of incorpora- tion W. J. Trick was in the mayor's chair. He was succe- eded by H.P. Schell, who serv- ed in 1925, and Mr. Schell's suc- cessor was R.D, Preston, who held the office for three years starting in 1926. T.B. Mitchell was the next in the line, serving as mayor in 1929-30, and his successor in 1931 was Ernie Marks, the father of the present mayor, Ernest Marks. In 1932 the city had two mayors: P.A. McDonald and Thomas Hawkes. Then W.E.N. Sinclair, who had been mayor 'for three years when Oshawa was a town, served again from 1933 to 1935. John Stacey held the office in 1936, followed by two men with the Same Christian name, Alex|J C, Hall in 1937, and Alex Mc-|\a Leesse in 1938. ALEX S, McLEESE Mayor, 1938 ALEX D. HALL Mayor, 1937 J. C. ANDERSON Mayor, 1940-41 J. A. COLEMAN Mayor, 1939 the following year, followed by/4: Old Town Had Total Of 17 in 1944 and then Dr. Gifford returned for another term in 1945. A.G, Davis was elected mayor For the next three year, 1946 L, A, GIFFORD |brother of 1966 mayor Lyman|years in Oshawa's top post - the J.A. Coleman became mayor|Gifford, took the reins in 1942-|longest service as mayor in the to 1948 inclusive, Frank McCal- MRS. C. THOMAS Langille, 15, of Old Forest road, who was killed by a car while walking with three companions on Highway 2 near Rosebank road north. Police said that the un- identified man gave himself up at 7:30 a.m. today. The death is Pickering Town- ship's first fatal accident for GROWING YOUNGER SWANAGE, England (CP) Britain's oldest trade union may not be as old as its members thought. The constitution of 1@ Ancient Society of Purbeck Marblers and Stonecutters is dated 1551 but Harry Hancock, a 78-year-old member, says it 1967. was written in 1651. Experts now are trying to find the doce Mayor, 1958-60, 1963 Mayor, 1961-62 jument's real age. lum was mayor. After this Michael Starr, the present MP for Ontario riding, held the of- fice for four years up to and including 1952. i The task was then performed by W.J. Naylor from 1953-54, and subsequently by Ald. Nor- man Down in 1955. Mr. Nay-| lor was back again in 1956 for two years until 1958 when Lyman Gifford took the reins until 1960. i His successor was the city's first woman mayor, Ald. Mrsy ' C. Thomas who held office in| | g "4 1961-62: ERNEST MARKS Mr. Gifford reclaimed the Mayor, 1967 mayor's chair in 1963 and served until this year, when .C: Anderson from 1940 - 41,/Ernest Marks was elected. Mr. nd then Dr. W.H. Gifford,|/Gifford had a total of seven 3. icity's history. A MURDER FROM LONG AGO Babys Tragic Story Shocked City The frozen body of a new|had been alive only a few hours| It apparently had been plac- born child was discovered injand had been murdered. It hadjed there only one or two days/covered in REPORTED IN THE VINDICATOR dy wherd it would be dis-{its death by violence, and had short time, when|been foully murdered," report- Mis, WALLACE NESBITT SPEAKS AT PC MEETING Wallace Nesbitt, MP, Ox- and William Minett, first ford, (third from left) was vice-president, John Greer, t speakér Frida ht QC, of Oshawa was elected pee ee neay ne president. He is in Europe at a membership. meeting and a congratulatory tele- of the newly + organized gram was sent to him, Five Oshawa, apparently murdered,|several bruises on its body and|before its discovery and it was|so many places were at handjed the Vindicator. the Oshawa Vindicator report-/head and a ribbon was tiedjnot determined who was e|where it might have been hid-| The jury returned a verdict ed on Feb. 20. around its throat, tightly enough, |mother. However, the jury'con-|den altogether. of wilful murder against some The discovery, by schooljthe jury concluded, to causejcluded that the moth must} 'The coroner, in giving the|person or persons unknown. children, caused quite a local}strangulation. Bruises on the|have come from a distgnt com-jevidence to the jury, said that\Nothing has been done to dis- furor and a subsequent invest-jead were severe enough aiso/munity because 'No yésident of|the professional evidence was|cover the perpetrators, and it tgation by a coroner's jury.|to have caused death, it was|Oshawa or the nefghborhood,|sufficient to show that the child|jis difficult to say what can t The jury discovered the child| found. would think of d iting the'had lived, that it had came tojbe done." delegates were selected for the PC national leadership convention in Toronto next Septerber, also three alter- nates and two stand-bys. =~ Oshawa Times Photo fi Progressive -- Conservative Association of Oshawa Rid- ing Fedrral, Also shown, left to yight, are Richard Donald, secretary; Michael Starr, MP, Oshawa riding; e