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el~t' *Iir uni t4tt~ttT4u "Durham County's Gireat Family Journal" VOLUME 102 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, 'THURSDAY, JANUARY 5th, 1956 10e PER COPYIUBE Turbulent Beginning During First Meeting 0f .1956 Town Council Bowmanvjlle Town Councîl got off ta a turbulent start at * Its first meeting of the year >laesday night when Count. Nor- van Scott objected strenuously ,t flot being made Chairman of ~e Roads and Streets Commit- 'tee for the year. Count. Scott was given the chairmanship of the Police Com- mittee in the proposed list of commjttee chairman submitted to council at the start of the meeting. As soon as Deputy- Reeve Wilfrid Carruthers moved that the proposed list as submit- ted by the nominaling commit- tee be accepted, Couin. Scott ask- ed who hçtd formed the nomin- ating commitîee which drew up the list. Mayor Nelson Osborne replied that the tentative list had been drawn up by himself, Reeve Sidney Little and Deputy-Reeve Carruthers. "Isn'l there some- thing in the Municipal Act that says how commitlee chairmen should be selected?", Count. Scott asked. III understand thrt in some towns there is a caucus and members are asked what committees they wanl to take. 1 amrn ot in favor of il being done this way here. It is not fair to the incoming men. I was not asked what I would like ta <do. I understand some members were asked, but not ail of us." Ran For The Post Coun. Scott stated that he w.'s the only member who had run for council for a specific pur- pose. He had stated in his elec- tion advertising that he feit thi could do a better job on the town's roads and streets. For this reason, he claimed he should have been given the post of Chairman of the Roads and Streets Committee. "Is it not true Ihat in past years the man who headed the poils was asked to serve on this committee?" he asked. Mayor Osborne replied that this practice had flot been fol- 4. owed for several years. He ý&bited out to Count. Scott that 1 m-ýnd been made a member of the committee. "We are hoping that the committees will work as committees and do lhings on a commitîe basis," he% said. "If this is done the chairman won't have the whole say but wifl wozk in co-operation with the com- mittee members. '«If lhat's the way you thought why didn't you make me th? chairman of the committee?", Coun. Scott asked. "We prefer- red it the way il is", Mayor Os- borne replied. He pointed out that with a new foreman on the job the set-up is different than it was when Coun. Scott âerved as chairman of the com- mittee in past years. "The idea in appointing the foreman was that he could control the work and thal one commiltee §neet- ing a month would be enough. The foreman could bring his recommendations te this meet-, ing", Mayor Osborne said. "Is that what was donc?" Coun. Scott asked. "That is what was supposed to be donc", the mayor replied. Coun. Scott asked if council wanted a continuity of what went on last year. "Do you want a continuity of the way the streets are now, and the way they were the Saturday before Christmnas?", he asked Commlttee List Approved Mayor Osborne stated that he believed the nominating commiltee had acted correctly in drawing up the list of com- mitlee chairmen and if the procedure were found te ba correct the proposed chairman would assume those duties. He asked for a vote on Deputy- Reeve Carruther's motion that the proposed list, be accepted. This motion was passed, with Coun. Scott casting the only negative vote. Coun. Scott had previously made a motion that the clerk consull the town solicitor and the Municipal Act to sec if the procedure used in appointIng <Continued on page seven) mmittees Selected Roads and'Finance Go To.Brou gh, Carruthers *Coun. Jack Brough was nam- ed Chairman o! the Roads and Streets Commitîce for 1956, and Deputy-Reeve Wlfrid Car- ruthers continues as Chairman o! the Finance Committce in the list o! committee chairmen accepted by Town Council at ils inaugural meeting Tuesday night. Following is the lst, wilb the first - named member being Chairman: Roads and Street& - Coun. Jack Brough, Deputy-Reeve Wilfrid Carruthers, Coun. Nor- man Scott, Coun. Keith Lath- Éngue. Finance-Députy-Reeve Car- ruthers, Reeve Sidney Little, Coun. Scott, Coun. Brough. Fire-Coun. Tom, Rehdcr, Coun. Brough, Couin. Lathan- gue. Police-Caun. Scott, Recve Little, Coun. Rehder. Public Property-Coun. Da- vid Higgon, Deputy-Reeve Carruthers, Coun. Lloyd Pres- ton. Civic and Relief-Reeve S. Little, Coun. Higgon, Coun. Scott. Cemcetery-Coun. Lathang- uc, Coun. Preston, Coun. Brough. Industrial-Coun. Preston, of Recreation, Couns. Rchder and Lathangue. Members o! council were also named ta, two special commillees. The same corn- milIce was reappointcd ta continue ils work on the set- ting up o! a municipar garbage collection service. Chairman is Coun. Higgon and the other members are Coun. Rchder and Dcpuly-Reeve Carruther. This commitlee is presently drawing up a tentative by-law for a municipal garbage col-. lection for consideralion o! council. Centenial Cornmittee Mayor Nelson Osborne poin- ted ouI the need for an earl.v beginning on plans for observ- ing Bowmanville's Cenlennial in 1957. Deputy-Reeve Car- ruthers asked if Ibis should be ceiebratcd in 1957 or 1953. Town Clerk Alick Lyle stateci Ihat Bowmanvillc was incar- porated as a town in 1857, al- though the Mayor did not take office unlil January, 185,9. Reeve Little felt that a three- man cammittee sbould be ap- pointed from council to work along witb the Chamber of Commerce on plans for the Centenniai celebration. Later Bowmanville Council Sworn in Tuesday Members of the 1956 Bowmanville Town Council the same order, are: Assistant Clerk Clarence Oke, Town took their oaths of office at the inaugural council meeting Clerk Alick Lyle, Cdun. Norman Scott, Coun. Jack Brough, held on Tuesday night. Shown following the ceremony Coun. Lloyd Preston, Coun. Tom Rehder, Coun. Dave are the council members and other civic officiais. Seated, Higgon and Coun. Keith Lathangue. Mayor Osborne is lef t to right, are: Deputy-Reeve Wilfrid Carruthers, Mayor serving his second term as Chief Magistrate. Nelson E. Osborne and Reeve Sidney Little. Standing, in -Photo by Carson Studio, Port Hope Offer Many, Prize Awards For Barons Thanks la the generosity of local hockey fans, the players on the Bowmaniville Barons now have a total of five cash and merchandise awards la aim for. Ail season, Bruce Minns' Men's Wear bas had a stand- ing offer of a new bat ta any player scoring lhree goals in one game. This 'feat bas be- corne known universally as the "bat trick', and Mr. Minns has made it a reality on two occasions. In addition, Kun Nicks of Ken's Men's Wear bas bad a standing offer of a sports shirt for a shutout per- formance by the Barons' goal- ie. Last Friday night, George "Gunfigbter" Heath won à nice new shirt for bis feat in blanking the,.Redmen 10-0. Manager Frank Jamieson recently announced he had had furîher donations o! $50 from. four other fans and him- self ta set up three additional awards. Donors were Lloyd Ellis, Dr. Bill Rudeil, Ross Hallowell one o! the Barons most faithful fans, and M. Jamieson. Threc New Awards These donations will be usedi for a $10 prizeý for the top point-gelter on the team, $10 for tjie defenceman scaring th-, most points, and $10 each for the lhree members on the top point-getting line. At the pre- sent lime Captain Frank Hoop- er is out in front for the top scoring award with 15 goals and 16 assisîs good for 31 points. Playing Coach Ernie Dickens is ahead in the race for the top point-getting de- fenceman with 8 goals and 16 assisîs for 24 points. The line centred by Frank Hoaper haý earned 65 points in goals and total assists and is abead in this category. The line centred by Don Gilbooly has 50 points, and the one with Jed Wilson as pivot has 33 points. Dave Morrison Retires From Goodyea r Here Additional Alterations Passed for Town- Hall Pcrmission was given ta the Public Property and Police Com- millees aI the inaugural meeting of Bowmanville Town Council Tuesday night la proceed with additional allerations and re- pairs aI the Town Hall., Count. Dave Higgon reported that the new fire escape recent- ly installed at the Town Hall is not fully useful because il must be entered from a window. This window sbould be enlarged'int a regular door, he said, and funds for thîs purpose were nol available in the 1955 budget. Coun. Norman Scott eslimated Ibat this would involve an expendilure of from $400 10 $500. but other members felt il couid be donc more cheaply. Coun. Hlggon stated , thal exitliights and other lights would also be needed.. He was given authority 10 have tbe door put in and the, lights installed. Plastering Nceded Coun. Tom Rehder, Chairman of the 1955 Police Commilîce rc ported Ibat the police celîs had been partially repaired but other work is needed. The ceiiing in the detention room oulside o! the celîs lhemselves should be plastered, he said, and some plastering is needed in the police office. Permission was given ta have this work done. There was some discussion on what could be done la force propcrty owners to shovel snow from Iheir sidewalks. Coun. Scott staled thal -a by-law re- quires the property owners ta clear the sidewalks in front of vacant lots and properties. He felt thal if the strecîs were plow- cd earlier in outlying sections aler snowsîorms il wauld help the situation, since pedestrians could then walk on Ihem. Coun. Jack Brough wanted to know why the Deparîment o! Iiighways vehicles are allowed la spread sand on King St. now Ibal the tawn- is on a program o! removing snow from the streels. wilh sait. 'We are go- ing ta have trouble from tbis sand plugging up aur storm sewers," he declared. Count. Scott feit that the Deparîment e! Highways was doing the town a good turn rather Ihan a bad oSe by sanding the streets. "We should write the Deparîment and ask them ta sand a little more lightly and disîribute il more evenly," he stated. "They're doing somelhing for you thal you might have la do yourself. You're certainly nat gctting much sand out o! this fcllow." When Reeve Little gave his report as Chairman o! the Roads and Streets Commitlee, Coun. Scott asked hlm if the, foreman was supposed to be a1 working foreman. The reeve (Continued on page seven) Clarke Plans Pro gram 0f Road Improvement Reeve Gives Details More improvements on roads and bridges, the adoption o! a planning board. a monthly pro- gress report, a joint meeting be- tween Clarke and Darlington Townsbip, Councils, and a r.- port from bbe police trustees a! the Village o! Orono were bbc 1956 "musts" for the Clarke Township Council as outlined by Reeve James T. Brown aI bbc inaugural m-eeting o! the council lasI Tuesday in Orono. Reeve Brown hopes that a bigger program of roads and bridge repair can be put in operation due ta the $10,000 keep and repair on the boundary road separating the Iwo town- ships. Reeve Brown felI that Clarke is carrying the burden o! the cosl. Due to the increase o! indus- trial expansion in the counly, the reeve lhought that il was now lime Ibat Clarke Township should have a planning board similar to Bowmanville and Oshawa. *The council will request the police trustees of Orono ta make a study o! wbat tbey would like the council ta do for Orona in bbc coming year. -uou1I. rlig ,t t4Zn. KncIiUL. un, ne saiu, the service clubs One o h e rnepo-w h1ih was leiL rver irom iast VVnt irrA Aess VKeJ.t,,I Appointments Made and other organizations woul d ces of~ the Gooetearra ndy-ear's appropriations. The De- Another "must" for the com- Th olwn ponmnsprobably be asked 10 nam ubrth od'erTr n d aîeto ibwy a ogigyear is a progress report Thofioin ppit ents atet fHgwy hsln n repesntties a-beov raîl e Compar1y plant hel' been advising the township ta wbicb will probably be given at wec ad l te oadso!committce in charge o! plans. and o! bbe Durham Rubber make these repairs and the reeve eacb sitting o! the council by The .u MeoiieHospait ion. MyrOson wa auo- Company before that, David fel that this appropriation the road superîntendent. This TheMemria Hopitl, oui. MyorOsbrnewasautor-Raymond "Dave" Morrison monev would be well spent. report will tell wbal bas been Preston; Arena Management ized ta name the three-man retired from the firm on De- Committee, Coun. Higgon and committee from council, and- cember 31. The reeve expects thal a bard donc by the roads deparîment, Coun. Brough, Planning and afler some urging-Caun. Hig- Mr. Morrison was awarded tapping will be applied ta the baw mucb money spent and how Development Board, Count. gon and Coun. Preston offereci bis 40-year service Ilin by th roads in Kendal, Newtonville much lefItat spend. Reeve Scott; Durham District High 10 serve as members o! il. The fîrm in Auglîst. He bas been and Leskard. Brth on eindoed t ebrs Schooi Board, Walter Reynol- mayor did not name the third Chie! Chemist at the plant for Seek Joint Mcting o coundil o! bwrlaI yer' ds (tbree years): Departmentmember. many years. Ajincounc ewenDallwssillwa siznol wa t ofer Three separate presentations ington and Clarke Councils wiliimoney lefIta spend. were held by bis fellow worx- probabiy be heid with the chie! Earliir in the day the council crs ta mark the retirement o! item o! business being the re- cnjoycd a fine dinner, courtesy G ala N ew Y ear D ances this popular and valued em:' distribution o! the costs o! up-lo! ev Bon I Attract Good Crowds hlo! Nwcstheoe t19 or Ne ea vedncs~ Hgo, r. onRbn, holiday, Mr. Morrison as 19 5 5 YrofPg e s NewYea'sEvedanesýn iggnMrs.JonRid r' presented with two long pl ï arr'og es town were well attended &t Art Constable. Mrs. Constabie's ing records o! classical mus'i the Lions Community t'entr,- partner, Bob Kent, was aiso The presentation was made o lAI and admnto Clb. he-au-surpniscd ta receive a bust of Technical Superintendent El VV h Mny C an e andBadintn Cub.Theau-Shakespeare wbich bas become gin Varcoe. ditrius wregaiy dcoata raherwel kowntoLions LasI Friday afternoon, 1h for the occasion anid dancers ihembers. Supervision department andi trnge h for eewr e ~ Eight couples werc preseîit bbc office staff gatbered for a In this Cornrrunity als, mny rivtepariesandat heBadminton Club where presentation ceremony in the dances beld in town. tbc gay decorations followed a conference room at whicb he The year 1955 was a year of cd in ail sections o! the town. .Ai the Lions Centre about Mexican theme. The dance was was presented witb a purse onî progress for Bowmanville and For the first time, the Bow- 64 couples enjoved the music organized by the directors, Mel bebaîf o! the gatbering. Plan', Durham County, in common nianville Chamber of Com- provided by Archie Wilson's Burgess being president jof the Manager Charles Cattran read wtth Canada as a wboie.1 merce hired a fuil-time Secr-- Orchestra o! Toronto. Christ- club. The ladies received a fa- an address outlining bis leng- Tepplto !tetw tr-aae nisdiet mas decorations left up by th? vor o! Avon dusting powder. thv career with the Goodyear increased hy 279 persans ta attract new industries ta help Teen Town Club were aug- Something new for the club firm and paying tribute ta b!ý3 6,380 and building activity se' case bhe tax burden on th-, mentcd by halloons and other was the buffet type lunch ser%'- many fine qualities wbich had a newv record. A new $442.001) home owner. touches addcd by committbee cd, a tray provided with make- made hlm a popular and bigli- addition ta the Bawmanville The 48 year rule o! local op- chairman, Clarence Hockin and your-owns being provided for ly regarded staff miemrber. District High School was vir- ion was partially broken members o! bis commitîce. eacb table. This proved very* On Friday v enîing, lie w.îs' tua]iy comnpleted and tenders when citizens voted in favor Each lady receiv'ed a favor o!f popular. Bill Webb's Orchestra, guest o! bonor at a dinner at were le' for an $89.000 addi- o! the establishment o! a ra- Gerney cologne and fancy bats Toronto, provided fine dance the Balmoral Hotel held by lion to the Vincent Massey bail beer warehouse at the and noisemakers were given music. The club is planning the Factory Council. Mr. Caï- Public Scbool. October piebiscite. out prlor ta midnigbt. A dcli- now for a Valentine dance. tran presented the retiringi Tenders were leI for a new For other details o! Bow- cious lunch was served by The Canadian Legion post- chie! cbemist with a iong-plav S$222,000 Post Office and dem- manvilie and Durham Courn- commitîe members.' poned its usual New Year's1 recording.as a gift !rom th2? olition work ta clear the si'c tvXs progress during 1955 turn Winners of draw and oth'r Eve dance in favor o! a Ladies;' ýeven-man councîl. Mr. Mlot- has aimast been completc.-. ta another page where the Sizs were: Mrs. Sam BlackJ Night wî th a banquet and rîson was previously a memn- Private housing construction news highlights o! the iear )Àlviii. Dale. MM. Davet dace to b. held thia month. ber of the council. 'saw many new homes complet-I have been âtummar ized.,_ 1 Two Brothers Bag Bush Wolf Near Burketon The New Year started of! with a bang for Ed and Ralpb Fry, Scugog Street, Bowmanville, as the two brothers bagged a 40- pound bush wolf four miles west of Burketon lasI Salurday. The two hunters and their hound dog, Peler, ran the wolf for eight h ours before they finally caught up with the animal. The brothers are intending ta collect the $50 bounty on the wolf, which measured close ta five feet in length. Besides the wolf which was shot by Ed, Ralpb bas shot five foxes Ibis season. Passing Train Ignites Grass Near Station In spite of the snow-covered ground at the lime, a gra.,s fire broke out early 'Friday morning on the north side if the CNR tracks, 200 yards east o! the station. The local bri- gade arrived- on the- scene aI Mayor Def ails Problems Facing -1956 Council ln Inaugural Address The tasks facing the 1956 Bowmanvile Tow~n Councîl, in- cluding that of planning for the Bowmanville Centennial in 1957, were outlined la Ihe council members and public oy Mayor Nelson E. Osborne aI the inaugural ceremonies heldl in the Council Chamber Tues- day night. Only about 12 spectators were on hand for the tradition- al ceremonies, which began when Town Clerk Alick Lyle read the resuits of the Decom- ber election and then admin- istered the oath o! office ta al the council members: Mayor Osborne, Reeve Sidney Little, Deputy-Reeve Wilfrid Carruth- ers, Councillors Norman Scott, Jack Brough, Lloyd Preston, Keith Lathangue, Dave Higgon and Tom Rehder. Mayor Osborne then called an Rev. A. G. Scott, minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, who deiivered a pray- er for guidance. He asked that the council members might receive guidance ta buiid an improved social order based on truth, justice and brother- hood. Deputy-Reeve Wilfrid Carruthers thanked Mr. Scott on behaîf o! council. Mayor's Address Mayor Osborne began his inaugural address by thanking the citizens of Bowmanville for electing hirn ta the office of Mayor for a second termn. "I arn proud to be the Mayor of Bowmanville," he declared. "It is a position o! honour, but it is also a position of great responsibility and I en- ter 1956, as I did last year, with a' realization of the duties involved and with a determin- ation ta join with the members of Council ta give the people the fair and impartial admin- istration Ihat they expcct. "To you members of Coun- cil, niy heartiest congratula- tions on your success in the recent elections. Il is a plea- sure ta welcome the two nt.v members, Councillor Scott re- turning after an absence of two years, and Councillor Lathangue who is starting on bis first term o! service ta h;s town. Quite naturally, I arn very happy ta see the familia r faces of the members w1h have served on previous coun- cils. Your service in the paEt has not been a token one, but rather have you given gener- ously of your lime, and il ha& been a privilege 10 work with you as we strive together to make Bowmanville an even better place ta live and work. Your town can ask no moire than Ihat you continue to givil this unselfish service. Unflnished FroJecLts "On the agenda for 1956 are certain items not compieted last year, along wilh other malters Ihat miust be given consideration Ibis year. There is the controversial garbagtb collection question. It Is mny hope Ihat Council will sec lit ta re-appoint the same com- miltee so Ihal the malter can be decided this year. This commillee, and particularly the chairman, bas done a Ire- mendous job in obtaining and compiling information on the subject. I was* in complete agreement with the decision of Council not ta rut the question o! garbage collection 10 a vote o! the people. Unfortunately, many of us find il impossible ta think beyond our own per- sonal needs or wisbcs, and Ibis buman frailty can be refiecled, in a vote. You gentlemen, who tbrough your council duties, have acquired the habit of looking at a probiemn from a town standpoint rather than fromn a personal basis, are muc-hi beller qualificd ta arrive at the right answer. "As always, our roads need much attention and during the past few years this situatio',i has become accentuated by the increased traffic and by the development o! new sub-divir- ions, flot 10 mention the hor- rible spring of 1955. We al know, and it was a very un - pleasant surprise 10 learn, ho;v Jane Street has deteriorated. On the report of our foreman and the provincial road engin- eer, il would appear that we are faced witb a major ra- building programn on Ibis street, and possibly ail streets in that area. In 1955, Council hàd hoped to do a considerable a- mount of work on Waverley Road. These plans. neyer got (Continued on page seven) Kin Club Makes $400 From Ifs Train Draw battled the blaze which was believed ta have started from 4 u c e a r j c a sprk roma pasin trin.Il was past president's night Iat the regular Kinsmen meeting V.. Atthis week with tbe four past New Year Babies Atnospital rsdns akLneSa Dunn, Ken Nicks, and Art ir ir Hooper being honourcd by the members. A special feature of lb. program was a panel di&c cussion with tbe proposai, "That the 40 year age limil o! the Kinsmen be abolishied." The "pros" on the panel were Don McGregor, Jake Brown, Bill Smith, Ken Hockin, and John Living while the negative VIe w point was upbeld by Clarke Zil- son, Ray Lathangue, John Wery. Harvey Rowc, and Chuck Cattran. Those 'in favour of abolishing tbe 40 year age limit did have a '. definite edge over their oppon- -* * ents, but this was probabiy due ta the fact that the negative side was short two men and had to à draft twa Kinsmen ta their ranks. Some o! the views in favour of the aider men in the club wcre as follows: aider men bandle reeponsibility bettrr; vaung men ~ * are too busy wilh their family and business: in a srnall town it is bard to maintain the rcauired quota; afler many v cars of train- ing it is foolish to discard a man wbo is still in bis prime o! life. . ......Negative Views Expressed S Main arguments o! those wbo Swere in favour of keeping tbe present 21 ta 40 age lirnit were as follows: need is for you nt, energetic men; Kîti,ýren Ciut was prirnarily founded for the training o! voung busineýs and professional men: il allows young men to take over the executive positions o! a club; aiter sevcîal years of service a nn hould be allowed Ia retire from the club aI 40 la enjoy life. The two judgcs. Jac1ý Lander and Roy Swindelis, bath gave the decision ta the pros. Murray Larmc.r was elected by acclamation ta the post of secretary of the club. taking - ~ over the duties frorn Garry Ven- - .. - ,ning. Irvine "Jake" Brown. chair- ï man of the Kinsnen tanda tedraw, which was mde December 17 and won by Mrs. Margaret Pri' King St. E. Kim Brown tnanked D-av-e Preston. 'Dave llîggon, McGreg'or Hard- Two babies were born at Memorial Hospital, Bow- ware,'Elmer Banting and Down- manville, on Jan. 1, 1956. Just 16 minutes afler midnight hamn Nursery, the Arena and the a son, Bernard, was born ta 'Mrs. Peter Vericysen. Mother Barons for the assistance which and abyax~ ictred n te tp phto.Mr. nd rs.tbev gave ta the Kinsmen to and abyare ictred n te tp phto.Mr. nd rs.make the train draw such a suc- Verleysen live in Hampton, having came to Canada from cess. Belgium three years ago. They have eight other children. Best wishes were extended to In the lower photo is Mrs. Allan B. Sylvester, wife of Keith Lathangue and Lloyd Dr. ylvster Bomanille wih he so, Sephe AlanPreston, two Kinsmen wbo were Dr. ylvster Bomanille wih he so, Sephe Alaneiected ta the 1956 Town CounciL born aI 10:37 p.m., Jan. 1. Dr. and Mrs. Sylvester came! Car I)raw Starfs to Bowmanville f rom Toronto during the past sum mer. Roy Swindehls announced that They have another son, Donald Grant, 14 months 01Ld.- (ContinueG on page evol», t i