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PARADES, HISTORICAL DISPLAYS POPULAR AT AJAX'S CELEBRATIONS -- CHILLY WATER didn't dampen the spirit of one participant in the Ajax Cen- tennial parade Monday that concluded four days of cen- tennial celebrations. Bands marchers, majorettes, fire- iasm that sparked the cen- tennial activities during the weekend. Despite chilly weather many _ residents, were attracted to a wide variety of events. Last night, a large fireworks dis- play concluded weekend ac- tivities for hundreds of Ajax residents celebrating Cana- YOUNGSTERS in Ajax added their touch to the cen- tennial celebrations during the weekend by decorating the old town hall with murals of historic activities. Most separate and public ecconnteten oo gggaomenara school children had a hand in the art shown above at Ajax's old town hall. Resi- dents asked town authorities to delay demolition of the building until they had a chance to use it for centen- nial. A new town hall stands immediately adjacent to the old. The old and the new were also highlighted in the numerous displays set up within the building. The his- tory of Ajax's development aeeoenen from about 1949 on, its lead- ers, its resources, its activi- ties and its industries were all vividly illustrated with pictures, paintings, antiques and home-made displays. --Oshawa Times Photos Centennial Celebrations Draw Thousands To Ajax da's dirthday. Ohe Oshawa Cimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1967 hospital Residents Drop Plan To Block GO Tracks A proposed train-car collision during the first official run of the Go Transit Commuter sys-' tem today was cance! that signals are being construc- ted at the Chesterton Shores crossing. Residents at Chesterton Shores had threatened to place old cars on the unprotected crossing, immediately east of the Port Union Commuter Sta- tion. Chesterton Shores is a com- munity of 20 homes located be- tween Lake Ontario and the CNR main line in Pickering Township. With the arrival of the commuter train system, traffic on the line is expected to more than double. West Rouge Ratepayers As- sociation president, J. P. Kru- ger, says there was a flurry of activity at the crossing over the weekend, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Shine First From Area To Serve On State Board Frank E. Shine, Oshawa Sep- arate School Board administra- tor, has been elected 'State Warden" of the Ontario State Board, the governing body of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Shine, a past Grand Knight of the Columbus Council 2671 in Oshawa, was elected to the post at a Hamilton meeting during the weekend. He becomes the first K of C representative from the Oshawa area to be elected to the State). Board. Hamilton Mayor Victor Copps said following the election, "it is an honor in which the City of Oshawa can take great pride as} : well as all members of the Osh- awa council." Mr. Shine is also a past Grand Knight of the Peterborough council, FRANK SHINE ... State Warden Renewal Study Underway: Will Last For Oshawa's urban renewal study, which won federal ap- proval recently in the form of a $30,375 contribution, is under- way. According to Murray Jones, the consultant hired by the city to look into its urban problems, the study will take an estimated 10 months to complete. He said once the study is finished and the most serious problems are isolated, it will take approximately five years to clear them up. He said the en- 300 Realtors Due For Sales Seminar The Oshawa and District Real Estate Board's annual "Sales Seminar," will be held at the Hotel Genosha, May 31., About 300 realtors and salesmen from throughout Ontario are ex- pected. Lectures and a panel discus- sion on real estate topics will be held during the seminar. 10 Months fire urban renewal program could continue for 20 years. G. A. Wandless, city planning director says, 'the purpose of the study is to pinpoint certain areas that can be labelled as trouble spots and make recom- mendations on what can be done to improve them." The_ federal contribution, which is three-quarters of the estimated cost of the study, will be augmented by municipal funds. The urban renewal program is divided into four areas: --the planning stage to study the social, physical and eco- nomic factors of the area and project them to the future; --the identification of prob- lems and the discovery of what areas have priority for re- vitalization; --the further study of the scheme areas and the charac- teristics of the areas de- termined; --the urban renewal program which will decide on what methods will be implemented in nial "A spokesman at the CNR told me that they have given the job top priority," Mr. Kru- ger said. "'Workmen installed the foundations and some o the weekend. Personally, I think they would have done it," he said. carried further." signal division told Mr, Kru- ger that it is expected that the stalled by June 15. day watching the progress," said Mr. Kruger. "So long as something is being done, they are content." erly commuter station, | ine PRETTY AS A picture, these nurses, uniforms past were part of an 'open house" Saturday and Sun- day at Ajax and Pickering General Hospital --held in connection with the centen- festivities dressed in of the outfit. ses' in Ajax, nial affair. Mrs. A. James, (left), mod- els a King Henry VIII court nurse outfit and Mrs: Mar- lene Grass wears a 16th Century non-religious nur- A total of 12 nurses at the hospital were costumed for the centen- ed in centennial costume and Ajax's senior citizens pouring tea. Senior citizens also prepar- ed some of the snacks served at the tea. Miss Ajax Centennial was| chosen: Friday night over five other contestants. About 200 people attended the centennial ball for the crowning of Miss Claudette Clearbouldt, 18, of Fairport Beach near Bay Ridges Ajax's centennial weekend of celebrations attracted one of the largest crowds for any sing- le event in the history of the town. Hundreds attended an inter- faith service at the shopping plaza, a parade, a beauty con- test, a centennial open house at the Ajax and Pickering Gen- eral Hospital and about 2,000 people visited the old town hall the wiring for the signals dur- "I went down myself and the| | citizens had a bunch of old cars| © ready to put on the tracks.| | "All they wanted was action and now that they have it, I| © doubt very much if it will be i A CNR spokesman from the signals will be completely in- I "The citizens are out every|" The crossing at the most east-| / resi-| / dents charge, has poor visibil-| ' ity for both north and south-| | building to see displays of every facet of history since the town's origin in 1949. The growth of the town, its at the Carousel Inn in Ajax. _ The beauty contest of even- ing gowns and swimsuits rais- ed about $200 for the annual Ajax Sports Day being held this year on June 24. In future years, the Ajax Ball will be held prior to Sports Day. PET SHOW Hundreds of children partici- pated in a children's pet show and parade Saturday which pro- ceeded from Stedman's, to the Ajax Shopping Plaza to the school grounds, Many decorat- ed their carriages and bicycles and wore centennial costumes. Two varities of dancing at- mayors, churches, schools, in- dustries, choir and sports were illustrated with pictures, auth- entic relics, clippings and fab- * ricated displays. The Little Art Gallery of Ajax presented about 25 pictures de- picting the town's past and the police department held a mod- ern and old - time display of equipment which included ev- erything from school schildren's safety posters to telex mach- ines. Some viewers recalled the Un- iversity of Toronto's entrench- ment in Ajax after engineer- ing courses in Toronto became overcrowded during the Second World War and the university set up classes in the town. The 1941 shell filling plants that commanded the resources and energies of the people of Ajax during the Second World War was not forgotten in the Defense Industries Ltd. display. The weekend display remain- ed residents that the commun- ity was named after Her Maj- isty's Ship, Ajax. CENTENNIAL TEA Women of all church groups sponsored a centennial tea in|station and ended with a serious accident. the old town hall - servers garb- police, but it started with the BOARD, TEACHERS SILENT IN SALARY NEGOTIATIONS Both Oshawa teachers and members of the board of edu- cation are keeping their agree- ment to remain silent until salary negotiations aré com- pleted. The board of education now is studying the teachers latest proposal. S. E. Lovell, chair- man, says he hopes for a settlement within a week to 10 days, 'Wilmer J. Hill, spokesman for the teachers, said they had been extremely reasonable compared to others and had, thus far, bargained without using threats of strikes or resignations. "The teachers in this area have a very moderate atti- tude," he said. Mr. Hill said he expected a settlement within two weeks. tracted residents on a cool Sat- urday evening to the shopping plaza. Round and Square dan- cing kept adults moving and teen-age dancing attracted good crowds. The Ajax firefighter and lad- ies' auxiliary sponsored a "wat- er ball" Sunday in fron of the fire hall. Michael Starr, MP, Albert V. Walker, MPP, and Mayor Harry Smith were special guests at an open air inter-faith service at the shopping centre Sunday afternoon. Highlights of nursing between 1867 and 1967 were shown by the nursing staff of the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital Saturday and Sunday. "The original hospital, locate ed on King's Cresent, establish- ed an enviable reputation dure ing its early years for the friend- ly atmosphere created by the Staff,' said G. A. Robinson, chairman of the hospital board. 'Many of these people are still working in our hospital endeav- oring to create the same spirit in the new hospital'. The hospital's open house in the 127 - bed building helped visitors to see 'Nursing Through the Ages" with a doll display The holiday weekend in the city was "quiet,"' according to theft of $2,000 from a_ service A service station at King Street and Park Road, operated bound traffic. Fifty-two school] ' children have to cross the| tracks to be picked up by the school bus. Mr. MacDonald. wound on the left side," said a car." Owner Not awn: Dead Beagle Dog) _ A beagle hound, found dead in a plastic bag last week and believed to be owned by Keith Watson, RR1, Uxbridge, was reported today by Ontario Hu- mane Inspector William Mac- Donald, as not the Watson's hound. "Mr. Watson checked the dead dog and discovered through markings and that it was fe- male and his is male, that the dead dog was not his," said It was first believed that the dog had been tied into the plas- tic bag and left to suffocate. "There was a very bad head Mr. MacDonald. "It looked as by John Markovich, was broken into Friday and a metal cabinet containing about. $2,000 in cash, Open Schools if he may have been hit by UNIFORMS of long ago caught many an eye at the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital centennial "open house" Saturday and Sun- day. Old uniforms were fashioned as a highlight on the centennial program -- and the conservative look of nurses' dress of the past is evident. These nurses, Mrs. Sandra Skelton (left) and Miss Joy Astley, were among 12 who donned hos- pital garb of years ago for the open house. Mrs. Skelton is wearing a 1900 graduating uniform and Miss Astley models a Royal Canadian Army uniform for a medical corps captain. To Be Studied No further steps have been taken by the board of educa- tion to open school facilities to the public after school hours. On April 17 the board voted unanimously to allow commun- ity use of schools at night and in the summer and planned to meet with officials of the de- partment of recreation and Sim- coe Hall Boys Club. Chairman §S. E. Lovell says the board has been busy deal- ing with more urgent matters particularly teacher's salary ne- gotiations. Mr. Lovell said he hopes the board can send someone to Flint, Michigan where schools are kept open summer and wint- er and after school hours dur- ing the week. Facilities which the public could use most are libraries and gymnasiums. Mr. Lovell said he hoped to have investigations started bedore the summer. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS fire cracker displays. Thousands of dollars Only one public dis organized a neighbor! association. revitalization. erged casualty + free. SPENT ON FIREWORKS With Displays forced open. vying for 19 positions on the cheques and credit cards was And a woman was reported receiving intensive care and in "fair condition" at the Oshawa General Hospital after an acci- dent near the corner of Brock and Mary Streets shortly after 7 a.m. today. In hospital with internal and external injuries is Mrs. Murrial Barnes, 112 Fort Rose St., Don Mills. Friday's break - in occurred sometime between 5 p.m. and 8 Holiday Weekend Quiet, Say Police p.m. when an unidentified per- son pried open the west door of the service station and rifled five cash tills in the metal cabinet. CAR SANDWICHED Another traffic mishap oc- curred Friday when a small car was sandwiched between two other cars on Simcoe Street South near Mill Street. Front and rear ends of the tiny car were pushed in and damage in the amount of $700 was estimated. No serious in- jury was reported. Ormond B. Bowman, 356 French St., was driver of the car struck from behind. In turn, the car hit another car in front. His wife and infant son were taken to hospital by a passer- by but were treated and re- leased. A number of other minor acci- dents and crimes were reported to police during the weekend. Tabulation of results in the biennial election of Local 222, United Auto Workers Union, has slowed down today. An election committee spokes- man says counting has started on ballots cast for 39 candidates UAW District Council. But results in that field of the Ballot Counting Starting For UAW District Council are subject to a run-off voie Thursday, along with the none- executive position of editor of the Oshaworker, official organ of the local. It is expected the run-off results will be posted before UAW district council tabulations are complete. three-day vote, May 10, 11 and 12, are not expected to be posted until next week. City "Popping" The city was "popping" from one end to the other last night as residents gathered in back yards for family Victoria Day spent on fire works, store of- ficials in the city estimated. lay was Today the smoke had lifted after the traditional fire crack- er observation of Queen Victor ia's birthday and Oshawa em- There were no fires or in- juries, keeping in stride with last year's clean - sheet fire record for Victoria Day, the Oshawa fire department reports. The department does report there were six fire cracker alerts, though all were of a minor nature and involved no damage. BIG SALES One department store mana- ger estimates that between $50, 000 and $60,000 worth of fire works were bought in Oshawa this year. His store sold about $5,000 to $10,000 worth, while one other + major store is believed to have had a_ sales turnover of be- tween $25,000 and $30,000. From Saturday to yesterday there were six grass fires and about $1,500 damage was done Friday in a house fire at 249 McNaughton St. The house fire, which broke out at about 7:40 p.m., is be- lieved to have started as a re- sult of an electrical wiring fail- ure in the basement. The council is a general body made up of representatives from union locals across Ontario and meets quarterly. Up to now in results of the election, which drew a_ record 9,046 voters to the polls, the Democratic Right Wing Party has won nine positions, seven of them on the top 10-man execu- tive committee. The Unity Right Wing Party has earned only one post -- the executive seat of Guide. Two executive seats, those of one trustee and the second vice- presi ry, are undecided, They Que. Nationalist, Canon Groulx Dies' MONTREAL (CP) -- Canon} Lionel Groulx, author, historian) and for many years a leading spokesman for the Quebec na- tionalist movement, died today. He was 89 A Roman Catholic priest, Canon Groulx dedicated more than half a century to the cause of Quebec nationalism. He re- tired from his post as professor of history at the French-lan- guage University of Montreal in of nurses' costumes. Twelve nurses wore old style uniforms, PARADE Bands, army marchers, maje orettes and floats comprised the parade Monday in Ajax and firefighters supervised' a $1,000 fireworks display for the city at the Lakefront. The Ajax Kinsmen club light- edan eternal flame Saturday night on the town hall grounds and dedicated it at the inter- faith service Sunday, . The Ladies Auxiliary of the Ajax firefighters donated a sec- ond-hand rescue truck to the town and completely equpped it after firefighters renovated i The truck is valued at $10, 00. Picketing Continues Token picketing continues to- day at the strikebound $528,000,- 000 nuclear power project in Pickering Township as concilia- tion talks appear at an in- definite standstill. Twenty-three days ago about 600 construction workers walked off their jobs at the develop- ment. They were among more than 3,000 construction workers of Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission who struck across Ontario to focus attention on their demands for a contract to replace one that expired Sept. 30. An Ontario Hydro spokesman says everything is quiet and he knows of no conciliation hear- ings planned between Hydro and The Allied Construction Coun- cil, bargaining agent for the strikers. Meanwhile, about 150 clerical, engineering and supervisory em- ployees continue to report daily to work at the Pickering pro- ject. TWO-CAR CRASH A two-car collision on High- way 401, West of Ritson Road, at approximately 9 p.m., Sun- day evening, sent Mrs. Stewart Smith of Toronto, to Oshawa General Hospital with undeter- mined injuries to the head and pelvis. Driver of the car, Stew- art Smith, sustained lacerations to his hip. No report was avail- able on condition of Vincent Jenson, also of Toronto, driver the mid-1950s. of the other auto, '