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! full swing et :s volume up sde-in values ;. They need entory. Great MODEL INTRE" eee ees) St) ty | > 4 ae 299 ate igh 725-6651 MARGE OSBURNE, DON MESSER AND CHARLIE CHAMBERLAIN TO BE SEEN « « « "Down East" Music Has Spread Their Fame Across The Continent DON MESSER AND CHIEF WALKING BUFFALO OF BANFF, ALBERTA - « » The Show Has a Household Name With Millions from Coast to Coast } to the soil of Prince Edward VINTAGE CAR RALLY More and More Of Sheckter, a restaurant owner. WITH MARG OSBURNE The music of Don Messer's Jubilee Show, dear to the hearts of Maritimers and all lovers of "down east" music, has spread the fame of Can- ada's Atlantic provinces right across the country and into the United States. The Don Messer Show will be at the Oshawa Civic Auditor- ium Saturday, June 17, at 8:30 p.m. With the Messer magic, which has won top rating for years on Canadian television, Don Messer and his group reign supreme in the field of old - time country music, Since their early days on radio Don Messer and His Islanders have captured millions of fans with their Trans-Canada radio and television programs, their personal appearances and their § many recordings. SUCCESS SECRET The secret of their success Don Messer 7 and the reason for the tremen- {| * dous appeal of Don Messer and His Islanders is that there is something for everyone in their variety bill -- a variety bill which has 'ome a byword of pleasant, undémanding relaxa- tion with its songs, dances, comedy and above all, Don Messer and his fiddle. Accompanying Don will be those favorites of everyone -- Marg Osburne and Charlie Chamberlain. Mr. and Mrs. Gunter Buchta and the popular Buchta Dancers will be along | too. Don -Messer's Jubilee Show is one of the. many Festival Canada On Tour attractions Canadians will see during this Centennial year. N. B, NATIVE. Don Messer is not a native Island. He was born in Tweed- side, New Brunswick, in 1909, the son of music-loving parents. Don had scarcely set down his rattle when he took up the fiddle. By the time he was seven years old he had played at his first barn dance. As the years rolled by he added to his repertoire of jigs and reels, and soon was in constant demand for country dances, festivals, and get-togethers of all kinds. When he reached 16 he leftiieager of the Islanders. New Brunswick and moved ti Boston to live with an aunt. While there he took advantage of an opportunity to study vio- lin and folk musie with an ac- complished musician. In 1930 Don returned to Saint John to try to make a living with fiddle and bow in his home province. He found a job on an old-time music program at radio station CFBO, and formed his own or- chestra, the "New Brunswick Lumberjacks". The group be- came the feature attraction with the New Brunswick Sports- men's show in its annual ap- pearances in New York and Boston. In 1937 the band took part in the Major Bowes' Ama- teur Hour radio program and toured American night spots, theatres and radio stations. Disbanding the '"Lumber- jacks", which had grown too large, Don formed a smaller group and started broadcasting the 'Backwoods Breakdown" on CBC network in 1938. Liking the idea of working radio, he took an offer to form an old- time orchestra in Charlotte- EDMONTON (CP) -- Vintage|town, for radio Station CFCY. vehicles owned by members of/They soon became known as the Edmonton Antique Car Club|"Don Messer and His Island- will travel across Canada thisjers"', and through their con- year as a centennial project.|tinued broadcasts on the CBC The oldest car is a 1916 Mc-|their fame spread across the Laughlin belonging to Joseph] country. "The Islanders' " able lead- Oshawa's Nicest People Are Living In... service from ~ ROSSLYN ARMS APARTMENTS 745 Stevenson Road North starch to finish ittention has been given to the site location irtment residence in Oshawa commands @ Considerable a' ind no sti inne if f i i * Vout cose' of he Kear ainent shirts to us -- you are only minutes away from the shopping and business centres, Churches and schools are immediately adjacent, a add quiet dignity to the pleasant residential setting. 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Except for Don, Duke and Charlie, the group has changed greatly since the early '30s when Don first formed the New Brunswick Lumberjacks. in 1934, a happy-go-lucky lumber- jack named Charlie Chamber- lain joined the band as guitar- ist and singer. He was soon} followed by Duke Nielsen who was hired originally as a banjo player. Rae Simmons has been an "Tslander" for 25 years. Marg Osburne has been. singing as only she can for 19 years, elec- SLRBSTERE Or, no starch at all it depends on how you want your shirts cared for. Whatever your preference -- light, medium, heavy or no- starch -- you'll find our professionally fin- ished shirts look nicer and stay fresher. CALL ON US TO-DAY. Wear a better look- ing shirt tomorrow. Trust the care of your 725-7231 O'KEEFE CENTRE FRONT & YONGE EM. 3-6633 THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY! JUNE 12, 13 & 14 AT 8:00 P.M. 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What viewers see on their television shows Monday evenings is a reflection of their true selves. A family type show, homespun, yet thorough- ly professional, fast-moving and always a variety of numbers, many of which come from the requests of viewers. The Gold Rush Inn of the Central Hotel has a new po- licy of entertainment to of- fer. They are presenting a Sum- mer Showtime Parade of the Stars. This week the Merle Har- ris Show is on stage. This top ~ notch group includes Merle Harris, a young Aus- tralian who has appeared as a co-star with Harry Belafon- te and Sammy Davis Jr. She has just completed a round- the - world tour and has re- ceived rave notices every- where. Harry Munro provides the romantic interest and sings up a storm. The comedy fs provi- ded by Canada's funny man Doug Romaine, the sheriff MC of the Gold Rush. Dennis Bart- lett's trio backs this fantastic show. Oshawa is in for a treat this summer with all the "greats" of show business ap- pearing on the stage of the Gold Rush Inn. J. E. "Jim" Maher, general manager of the.Gold Rush Inn says: "TV is the pacemaker. Variety is what Oshawa wants. Like the car industry, we bring out the new models, too." THE RED BARN Grandpa Jones -- from the WSM Grand Ol' Op'xy, Nash- ville, will head 'up the big Centennial Country Music Show Sunday night, June 18 at the Red Barn. Grandpa Jones will be with his wife, Ramona, The cast will also include Graham Townsend, Canadian Fiddle - playing Champion (1962-1963- 1965); Gilles Roy, Canadian step - dancing champion, plus recording artist, the Happy Wanderers, Wanda and Barry Brown, Curly Kenny, and many others. HOTEL GENOSHA Harry's Hideaway, the downstairs lounge of the Ho- tel Genosha will bring back those old favourites of the Rock N' Roll musical world, The Plague, for a return en- gagement starting Monday night. This is the same act that played the Hideaway for three successful weeks last spring and their return engagement augurs well for forthcoming business at the King Street hostelry. THE GEORGIAN MOTOR HOTEL Wally and the Shandells con- tinue to draw big business to the Vintage Room of the Georgian Motor Hotel, where they have been performing for the past two weeks. They will be starting their third week on Monday and for those patrons who like dancing, the Shandells will be on hand with their own ini- mitable brand of music. They are an all - Oshawa group and are widely popular | on the local banquet circuit. LANCASTER HOTEL Freddy McKenna, the blind guitarist - singer, will continue | on in the Blue Horse Lounge of the Lancaster Hotel for a ON THE TOWN J. E. "JIM" MAHER «+. Gold Rush Inn second week starting Monday night. McKenna has already built up a solid following at the Lancaster with his Country and Western renditions. He gets able assistance also from Fred King, who helps to eep the customers in a happy frame of mind. McKenna, who has appear- ed several times on national television in Canada, has per- formed with the Don Messer Show which, like himself, hails frc~ the east. McKenna will have a chance to visit with Don Messer next Saturday when the latter plays at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, SPRUCE VILLA HOTEL The Music Makers wind up their current engagement at the Spruce Villa Hotel to- night. The patrons have been delighted with the fine voice of Hazel Walker and the ex- otic dancing of Miss Cindy Keni. Next week the featured at- traction will be The Stage- men, a music group featuring the comedy of Chuck Allen, and Miss Vanilla Thomas. The Chuck Allen group has performed in the Hotel Sahara in Las Vegas and is coming direct from the Beverly Hills Hotel in Toronto. They play accordion, bass and cocktail drums, sing and render some high comedy. Vanilla Thoms as is from Cleveland, Ohio, and lends charm to the act. The Black Panther, an exotic dancer from Montreal, will also zppear. OSHAWA CIVIC AUDITORIUM There will be a special treat today and tomorrow for dog lovers in Oshawa and dist- rict -- the Ontario County Kennel Club show is being held at the Oshawa Civie Auditorium today and tomor- row from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Some of the aristocrats of the canine world from Cana- da and the United States be on display for this -colorful event, which is much relish- ed by adults and children alike. ° BAND OF ONTARIO REGIMENT The weekly Summber Band Concerts of the Band of the Ontario Regiment will start next week in Memorial Park where they have been held for many years. The honorary patron of the bay is.Col. R. S$. McLaugh- in,