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ng ef ne up alues need Great EL LE" oe ae es ee ewe we ee te ts se ww ee 1651 as THE CENTENNIAL Birthday Cake, prepared and decorated with 100 candles has been put: into the "freezer" in readiness for centennial week, June 25 - July 1. The eight-foot model cake has been pre- sented to the city for cen- tennial celebrations by the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board. It was cre- ated 'by Lloyd Metcalf, vice- president Region 7, Ontario Association of Real Estate Boards, standing left, and presented by Harold Segal, president of the ODREB to Verne Walker, extreme right, chairman of the dec- orating committee for the civic centennial co-ordinat- ing committee. The candles will be lighted for the Folk Festival street dance. --Photo by Hornsby Centennial Costumes In Style At Festival Oshawa, normally described as one of Ontario's most pro- gressive cities, will take an his- torical step backwards during Folk Festival Week, June 25 ta July 1, Mrs. J. A. Aldwinckle, presi- dent of the Oshawa Folk Festi- val extended an invitation to- day to Oshawa citizens to en- joy Festival Week wearing cen- 'Thomas, former Oshawa mayor centennial costume won't be shy to wear it during folk festi- val week," said Mrs. Ald- winckle. "This is the time to wear them on the streets." BABY CONTEST At a meeting of Folk Festival officials last night, Christine and chairman of the proposed tennial costumes. "'We hope anyone who has a of the program reported that a plan- Bell From Church's Tower May Be Placed Near Hall A delegation from Centre Street United Church went be- fore board of control yesterday seeking advice on the kind of plaque to go in the new city hall addition to commemerate the history of the church. Mementos Offered Centennial! Babies Con. Margaret Shaw suggest- ed to board of control yester- day that the city distribute cen- tennial mementos to all babies born in Oshawa during 1967. Con. Shaw said a silver spoon with a centennial inscription or a scroll would be a nice gesture on behalf of the city and would be cherished by families who have children born in 1967. Board of. control referred the matter for a report to the so- cial services and general pur- poses committee, of which Con. Shaw is a member. 'lcity was that a plaque be plac- if a plaque is obtained, it be Centre Street United is to be torn down to make way for the expansion of the city hall com- plex. The ofiginal proposal by the ed in the clock tower of the new city hall. The delegation requested that placed in a prominent position on the city hall grounds so that passers - by could see it. They suggested instead of a plaque, the bell from the church tower be mounted and placed on the city hall grounds. Board of control gave a favor- able reaction to this suggest- ion and requested W. T. Pent- land architect for the new city hall to look 'into the situation and recommend the kind of memorial that should be ob tained and the location in which ned baby judging contest would have a poor psychological ef- fect, not on the babies, but on their mothers. The majority of members voted in favor of a black and white portrait contest for babies nn TENTATIVE PACT SET IN PLUMBERS' STRIKE A tentative agreement was made yesterday between Local 463, Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters and the Master Plumbers Association that could end the week old plumbers' strike in Oshawa and district. George Gale, business agent for local 463 said today a gen- eral membership meeting will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. to ratify the agreement. "There is a good chance of it being accepted, and if it is, the men would return to work almost immediately,' said Mr. Gale. "IT am very happy with the settlement, in some ways it is better than what we asked for," he added. Oshawa and district plumbers and pipefitters have been on strike since last Friday back- ing up demands for wage in- creases of about $1.20 an hour. The union is seeking a basic wage of $4.85 an hour, plus 14 cents an hour for welfare ben- ifits and six per cent vacatiort Pay, over two years. A prolonged strike by about 125 plumbers threatened work on Oshawa's new city hall com- plex, the centennial pool at the Civic Auditorium and a number of union construction projects in Oshawa and the vicinity. Council To Dump Parkway Plans tr ig . | Committee Votes She Oshawa Zimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE.1, 1967 A prominent figure in the field of Canadian art, Margaret Alexandra Luke McLaughlin died this morning, at the Osh- awa General Hospital, following a length illness. She was in her 67th year. Mrs. McLaughlin is survived by, her husband, C. Ewart Mc- Laughlin; a daughter of Mrs. C, E. Hare. (Mary) and a son, E. R. S. (Dick) McLaughlin, both of Oshawa. Also surviv- ing are three sisters, Mrs. R. McIlwaine (Isabel): of Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Eric McVeity (Eliz- abeth) of Regina and Mrs. A. E. Derumaux (Catharine) of Oshawa and eight grandchil- dren. The memorial service will be held at the Armstrong Funeral Home at 3 p.m., June 3, fol- lowed by interment in Oshawa Union Cemetery. In lieu of flow- ers contributions to the Canad- ian Cancer Society will be gratefully accepted. TRAINED AS NURSE Born in Montreal, Mrs. Mc- L hlin was a daughter of the with details of the jud to be worked out by committee of- ficials. The question of baby nudity, portrait size and colored, erose at last-night's meeting. "'T don't think the average parent would allow their child to be photo- graphed in the nude," said Mrs. Thomas, "But if it's a beauty contest, we're not just judging the baby's face, but his body too." MANY ACTIVITIES Plans for the festival include street dancing each night dur- ing the week, concerts, folk dancing, round, square and modern dancing, games, sports events, a puppet show for chil- dren, pie eating contests, tram- poline displays, a Jaycee pa- rade and 'a fireworks display. Several concession stands will be in operation at Alexandra Park where most of the events will be held. Eastdale Collegiate students, in an effort to raise money for their school band's trip to Expo '67, will set up stands at Memorial Park to sell soft drinks. Boy scouts and the St. John Ambulance men will be on hand for all events during the festival week. "We're trying to make every- thing as free as possible be- cause we are being assisted by the Oshawa centennial co-ordin- ating committee,' said Mrs. late Jesse Herbert Ritson Luke and Emma Russell Long. She attended the Oshawa public and high schools and eae at the quently with Hans Hofman of New York and Cape Cod, Mass. She was known as Alexandra Luke in the art field, and was elected a member of the Can- adian Group of Painters, On- ian Society of Painters in Water Color, Painters Eleven, and was a life member of the Inter- national Institute of Arts and Letters (Switzerland). She organized the first Can- der the aegris of the Southern Ontario Circuit of Galleries and exhibited her work in Canada and the United States since of L'Union Seminine Artistique et Culturelle Vichy France. Mrs. McLaughlin was life- long member of Simcoe Street United Church. tario Society of artists Canad- : adian Abstract Exhibition, un- 1947, She was also a member | City WomanProminent In Canadian Art Field MRS. McLAUGHLIN ... Noted Artist Spring really came out in May and so did the crowds as Oshawa Civic Auditorium set a monthly attendance re- cord with no fewer -- 56,- ing through the Columbia Hospital, D. D., where she received her 147 p doors. William Kurelo, general ma- registered nurse's certificate and diploma. The widow of M. Everett Smith, she was married to C. Ewart McLaughlin in 1928. Ac- tive in community affairs for many years, she formed the Sat- nager of the auditorium, said the total attendance figures boosted by the Separate and Osh School C ial con- certs which attracted 16,700. The Shrine Circus came second as a crowd grabber AUDITORIUM ATTENDANCE SETS NEW RECORD IN MAY with over 12,000 in attend- ance. It was followed by 4,000 for the Hank Snow Show and 1,200 at the Sports Celebrity din- ner. Ten other special events in- The biggest and most tumul- tuous question in Oshawa's civ- ic government history is head- ed for a showdown at city coun- cil. | Seven members of an eight- member advisory committee on the proposed Centennial Park- way voted 5-2 last night to dump plans for a limited - across ex- pressway in the Oshawa Creek} Valley. | The recommendation to scrap) the valley project will go be- '|fore city council Monday and it could mean the end for an issue that has prompted months of political controversy. In a sudden and surprising move at a special city hall mee- ting, Mayor Ernest Marks rec- ommended plans for the esti- mated $20,000,000 valley expres- sway be scrapped. He criticized city council "for looking ridiculous in the eyes | of the public." | Immediately, four other com- mittee members rallied to his side while two stood adamn- tly against the motion to throw out the parkway. MOTION | The actual motion carried, was: "That this committee (set up tion standpoint. We have some- thing that could be beautified. I think it is up to us to keep faith with the public." Mayor Marks said the park- way question mark has been hanging over the heads of city council like a sore. Mayor Marks virtually sprung his motion at the meeting, call- ed to familiarize the advisory committee or any city council members interested in a plan to convert the Creek Valley into a parks and recreational com- plex. Before the vote, landscape ex- pert Michael Prochaska review- ed a 60 - page report made to city council last year after his firm, Project Planning Associa- tes, had completed a survey on recreational possibilities for the Creek Valley, The report rec- omments the city embark on a more than $2,000,000 project to change the land into a pic- turesque and recreational dev- elopment. PRACTICAL The first committee member to back up the Mayor's motion was Ald. Paynter. He called it practical and said he would like "'to see the creek valley land kept for parks purposes. earlier in 1967) recommend to city council that we abandon the Creek Valley as the site of the proposed Centennial Park- recreational area." When chairman of the com He said he would favor a re- study to determine another pos- sible route for an expressway. At earlier Municiapal meet- native site. Ald. DeHart said he believed{native route," Mayor Marks Sparks Move. Recreation Planning Urged its construction in the Creek Valley area. "It's the cheapest place that a highway can: be built." He said following the meeting he voted against the motion because the mayor did not come up with an alternative route. Ald. Mackey, who registed the second negative vote, said he wanted time to "digest the Pro- chaska plan on recreation and parks." He said he disagreed with the mayor that last Dec. 5's municipal vote was a pleb- iscite on the expressway. I don't think the election was decided on one issue alone." He says a plebiscite on the park- way should now be held so the "entire city could have a chance to decide on the question." -- Ald. Rundle in some disagree- ment with the mayor, called the chief magistrate's motion, "shortsighted" but voted with it in the end. He said the thick Damas-Smith Consultant's rep- ort on the parkway tabled be- fore last year's council, had in- dicated a need for the express- way and so has the city's en- gineering department, the pre- vious council and the city plan- ning board. '"'We have had in- dication from the downtown businessmen that they favor the parkway."' He said there is no obvious reason to delete the project from city planning. way on the understanding that\ings, Ald. Paynter has pushed|DIFFERENT ROUTE studies will be pursued to de-|for consideration of the Warne velop the valley as a parks and|creek area as a likely alter- "I feel the thing we should be doing is acquiring an ad- ditional land site for an alter- the chairman mittee, Ald. James E. Rundle,|«yt has been well shown that|said. called the vote on the recom-|the majority of people in Osh- awa were against the express- mendation it went like this: Favoring, Mayor Marks, Ald.| way.» John DeHart, Ald. Charles Mc- Tiveen, Ald. William Paynter, cluding lacrosse, roller skat- |onq Ald. Rundle. ing, bingo and wrestling made up the balance of the attendance. Since the Civie Auditorium opened Dec. 11, 1964, 882,588 admissions have been record- ed. The only two committeemen against the motion were Bruce Mackey and Ald. Russell 'McNeil. Board of control's represent ative, Con. Ralph Jones, was unable to attend the meeting urday morning art for children at Centre Street School under the aegris of the Wom- en's Lyceum Club. In 1939 she organized the Osh- awa Skating Club and was more recently a charter member of the Oshawa Historical Society and chairman of the Henry House Museum committee. She was also active in the work of the Women's Welfare League, the Heliconian Club of Toronto, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the Victorian Ord- er of Nurses and during the Second World War assisted ac- tively at the Oshawa _ Blood Clinic. For many years she was an active member of the Osh- awa Golf Club. TALENTED PAINTER Her interest in painting was) a prime factor throughout her life and, in 1945, she began the} serious development of _ this talent. She studied at the Banff School of Fine Art under J. it should be placed. Aldwinckle. W. S. Macdonald and subse- The president and execu- tive of the newly formed Oshawa Optimist Club were elected at a meeting last 4 night. Left to right, Lt.- Gov. Zone 8, John Frazer of Newmarket, Arthur More, Oshawa president, yes OPTIMIST CLUB EXECUTIVE ELECTED Malcolm McDonald, Oak- ville, governor of South On- tario District, and Howard Logan, St. Louis, field rep- > % | club's charter is expected in the near future. resentative. The Whitby Park Activiti Valleyview Park Association will proceed with its June 13 park opening despite a fire ear- lier this week which destroyed part of its clubhouse. The decision to proceed was made at an emergency meet- ing this week. Rundle Park As- sociation and Sunnyside Park Association have both offered the use of their facilities to Val- leyview to help it carry on its Woman Killed KINGSTON (Staff) -- A Whit- by woman was killed instantly early this morning when she was struck by a vehicle on Highway 401, seven miles east of Kingston. The vehicle did not stop. Mrs, Lee May Clifton, 222 while she was walking across Highway 401 in the west-bound lane, about 12.40 a.m., this morning. The Kingston detachment of told The Times today that they are looking for a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere, believed to be maroon in color. The car that speed temporarily, then accel- Despite Clubhouse Blaze Lupin Dr., Whitby, was killed| § the Ontario Provincial Police) ¢ es Continue normal schedule of activities. Association President Donald Colby told The Times his group feels especially upset because of the amount of work which had gone into the recently complet- ed concrete extension to the clubhouse. This extension, which was the association's Centennial project, was badly damaged by smoke and heat. of the clubhouse was damaged by fire as it was constructed of inflammable materials. He added that the association is hopeful of rebuilding although he stressed that this time it must be of non flammable ma- terials. The association has the sup- port of the Central Council which is looking into the sit- uation in the hope of getting the club back on its feet. The fire is believed to have Mr. Colby said the older part ° of a tragedy in his family. By past performance, it is expected he would have voted against the motion. CHANGE Last night's decision would in- dicate a radical change in civic thinking. On May 3 the advis- ory committee voted 4-1 against a notion to scrap the parkway altogether. That motion had been moved by Ald. DeHart, long - time rival of the project, Mayor. Marks, Ald. Mcllveen and Ald. Paynter were not on hand for the vote. Tabling his recommendation, Mayor Marks said, "I do sub- mit to you that city council has the r ibility to id the desires of the people of shawa."' He said the last municipal election, Dec. 5. was in effect a plebiscite on the parkway question. "The electorate favored can- didates that opposed the ex- pressway." He said Ald Alice Reardon's charm made her an exception. He said former Mayor Lym- an Gifford went down to "a crushing defeat" over his pro- parkway platform. CONSERVATION He said his interest in "this" been caused by children playing with matches. was purely from 'a conserva- struck Mrs. Clifton slowed its) :. erated and fled from the scene of the accident. Mrs. Clifton is survived | by her husband, B. J. Clifton, 222 Lupin Dr., Whitby. | Inquest Scheduled Into Baby's Death An inquest will be held, June 21 into the death of a six-week old Oshawa baby. | Todd Griffin of 453 Drew St., died at 4:30 a.m. April 16. The inquest will be held in Whitby Court under the super-) vision of Dr. H. B. Cotnam, chief supervising coroner for --Oshawa Times Photo A \ Ontario, | GUEST SPEAKER at the Oshawa and District Real ACT OF GOD Ald. Norman Down not dow as far as I am concern- Ald. MclIlveen said he agreed with "most of Ernie's remarks. But I would like to think the electorate voted us in to make a decision." He said he would support the motion if Project Planning As- sociates' plan for the Creek' Valley would get a prompt go- ahead. NO ALTERNATIVE Ald. McNeil said that if an expressway was needed in the future, he would only 'support member of the committee, says the valley is an "act of God. We got around the city last year, we got around the city yester- day and we'll get around the city tomorrow. You can throw it (the expressway) out the win- Later, in a 4-2 vote the com- mittee cleared another motion -- this one to recommend to city council that a special com- mittee to be established to re- search the practicability of find- ing a different route. Car Passenger Suffers Cuts An accident on Wentworth Street near Simcoe at 5:15 p.m. a awa General Hospital with cuts to the knee and forehead. She was a passenger in a car driven by her brother John Zwarycez when it was involved in a collision with a car driven by Ernest T. Dobney, 39, of 602 Finucane St. A total of $87 damage was estimated to the two vehicles involved. Real Estate Work Called Fastest Growing Business "We are now the fastest growing business in the world," R. W. Telford, president of the Ontario Association of Real Es- tate Boards told 300 delegates yewterrday, gathered for the eighth annual Oshawa and Dis- trict Real Estate Board Sales Seminar. Mr. Telford said sales through the multiple listing service had quadrupled in the last 10 years. He predicted that we will ur- banize faster in the next 35 years than we have in the last 100 years. The number of dwel- ling units in this time will dou- ble and to keep up the number of housing starts per year will have to more than double from the prvious annual high of 165,- 000 units. Mr. Telford said there would br "clear sailing ahead for house builders after centennial." The sales seminar for the most part consisted of about eight lectures by prominent men in the real estate business. Mayor Ermest Marks was a special guest. Estate Sales Seminar, Rob- ert Telford (left) discusses the morning's lectures with 2 rey Jerry Marvin (middle), president of Oshawa and District Real Estate Board, and Lloyd Corson, chair. man of the seminar, - --Oshawa Times Photo é