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Biq Pot Bouis at Newcastle Day Barbecue VOLUME 120 18 Pages s BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1974 15c Per Copy NI Vandals Damage Old BHS u'ilding If the restoration plans of the Northumberland-Newcastle Board of Education don't get underway soon, there may fnot be much left of the former Bowmanville High School on Queen Street for them to restore. On Thursday evening, a person or persons still unknown, broke into the building through a window and proceeded to have what they probably considered fun. They turned on fire hoses, including one on the third floor that ran ail night. Eventually, someone noticed water pouring out of the building and called the authorities. Other damage included wrecked chairs and part of the intercommunications system. Apparently, the vandals spent a considerable length of time in the building, going from one floor to the next. No estimate of damage has been released. Police are investigating. In addition to the interior damage, many of the windows in the building have been broken by other persons than those involved in the Thursday incident. The board eventually plans to restore the building as a Senior Elementary school. Plan Full Day of E vents At Newcastle's Oktoberfest See Them in Action at Orono Fair Chef Harvey Partner cooked up a storm at the Newcastle Day barbecue in Orono last week when a large crowd accepted the invitation to attend and partake of the food and entertainment provided by the Orono and District Chamber of Commerce and the Recreation Department of the Town of Newcastle. Newcomer to Area Impressed By Facilities, Staff at B.H.S. by Jean Ahvik comfortable office of Princi- T'here is something about pal Earl Wolff.,1He kindly GIRLS PLAY TIE GAME the begining of September showed me around the impres- After a late start because of that makes one hanker for the sive facilities and chatted the extended Kramps- old blackboard and chalkdust about the school. Stephens men's gaime, This year, I found myselfi The atmosphere of order Knapp's Towing and Courtice driving up in front of a and calm competence con- girls played to a 14-all tie last beautiful building labelled trasted radicaliy with the night at Memorial Park, 'Bowmanville High School'. frantic school openings I finally calling the game off at Inside, long stretches of remember, with long lines of il p.m. The Durham Ladies' gleaming corridor led to the disgruntled students who finals are expected to resume STRIKE CONTINUES The strike at the Bowman- ville plant of Goodyear con- tinues with no sign of a get.-together with manage- ment. Someone has construct- ed a dummy that hangs alongside the picketers' sta- tion, but otherwise there is practically no change in the situationî. Town Buys Ice Machine For fampton Newcastle town council has autborized the purchase of a $16,000. Zaboni ice planer for the new Hampton arena. Councillors expressed the fact that Zaboni made the only ice planer that would do the job and that it was futile to discuss other makes. either had no timetable at all (Turn to Page Two) tonight or Thursday at 8 at Memorial Park. When Car Leaves Road OrnoArea Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, September 2nd for'Steven John Mitchell, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mitchell, of Orono. Steven was killed while driving a car that went out of control on the Lakeshore road at Wesleyville Friday at approximately 9 p m. The vehicle rammed through a fence and finally came to rest against the stone foundation of a barn. David Ard, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ard of R.R. 1, Orono, a passenger in the car, escaped unhurt. He was able to go for help, but it is believed that the Mitchell boy died i MonKiIed instantly. Rev. Basil Long conducted the service at Lang Memorial Chapel in Orono. Steven is mourned by his parents and two sisters, Margaret (Mrs. Herbert Bradley) and Bar- bara (M s. Bert Sine). New Cifizens The following area residents were among those to receive citizensbip certificates recent- ly at Citizenship Court, Whit- by: Arne and Mrs. Karna Nielsen, 6 First St., Bowman- ville; Mario Ricciardi, R.R. 3, Bo wranville; Jan Gajan, Taunton Rd. E., Hampton. Cobourg Ferry Service May be Revived by 'lim Taylor The days when the annual Goodyear Picnic was held on the Cobourg to Rochester ferry will probably never be retrned. However, there is a )id chance that the ferry se4'ce itself, out of operation for many years, is soon to be revived. Cobourg and Rochester councils have been approach- ed by a New Brunswick businessman, Edmund Mel- lenger, who bas offered to set up a ferry run between the two cities. Mr. Mellenger has already acquired a ship, the Holiday Princess, which he plans to put into service. It is an eight-year old vessel that was built in Bristol, England. The Princess holds 43 cars and can carry 220 day passengers, travelling at a speed of 15 knots Mr. Mellenger -is a ship broker who heads a number of companies in the Maritimes. His current operations include a ferry service between Saint John and the Windward Is- lands of the West Indies. A resident of Cobourg in te 1920's, he jokingly recalls being active in the rum-runn- ing business at that time. - Mr. Mellenger feels the Cobourg to Rochester run could be successful because it is not a long trip by water, yet it saves 'a very long drive around the Coast. H1e estima- tes that the cost of the tip would be approxinately $7.50 for a car and driver, and an additional $2.50 for passen- gers. This Saturday, September 7, the third annual Oktoberfest for the village of Newcastle will take place. A bigger and better event than the previous years, the activities are being organized by the Lions Club CHANGE OF MAILS Due to a change in the despatch of mail on Satur- days, the Street Letter Box collection will now be made at 1:00 p.m. The closing time at the Post Office for despatch on Satur- day will now be 3:00 p.m. (1500 Hlours). The merchants who sent out stock orders on Saturdays should note this change in time for the future. Pofice Escort Goodyear Truck Durham Police were called to escort a rented company truck through pickets at the mdooyear plant on Friday. Six miembers of Local 189, the United Rubber Workers' Un- ion, picketed in front of the truck as it was leaving the plant. There was novtrouble and no charges incurred. The truck was loaded with materials for the Goodyear Collingwood plant, said plant manager Jack Taylor. with the co-operation of the Chamber of Commerce. Beginning at 1:30 p.m. a grand auction sale will begin. Another man's junk may be your treasure. The sale is eing held due to a good response of people who don- ated goods and items for the auction. At 2 p.m., an enlarged farmer's market will open. The Chamber is promoting the market to include not only all types of produce, baked goods and flowers, but also handi- craf ts. There is no cost for vending permits at the farmer's mark- To Darlingi A family field day -for al those interested in waterfowl and waterfowi management will be held at Drigo Provincial Park near Oshawa oi Sunday, Sepeieiber 8, 1974. To get to the Park, exit llwy 401, east of Oshawa at Courtice Rd. (Exit 75) and follow the Provincial Park signs. Some of the best waterfowl- ers in the Province will be demonstrating their skills and knowledge in six competitions, " BITS - PIECES -l FROSTY - The weatherman went just a bit too far this week when he permitted the temperature to drop drastically. Frankly, it seemed that it was summer one day and the next we were heading for winter. Reports this morning indicate that we may stili have a bit of comparatively warm weather with the thermometer going up into the 70s very shortly. Let's hope so, the sound of oil burners at work so early isn't too thrilling. FOUR DAYS TO POUT - This morning the Transit workers are back on the job in Toronto after pouting for four days because the Ontario legislature ordered them back to work. They may have felt some satisfaction over their actions, but nobody else did. Premier Bill Davis must have heaved one big sigh of relief when they voted to obey the law. Not too many votes in taking them into court, but sooner or later it will have to happen if anarchy is not to take over. ORONO FAIR THIS WEEKEND - Starting with the Carling Aerobatic team on Thursday evening at 7:00 Orono's big fall Fair will be in full stride all weekend. Friday, the Children's Day should attract many entries in the many competitions. It's especially attractive because area schools will have their first holiday. See details of the contests on another page of this edition. TAIL GRAFTING - We just noted in the Pontypool correspondence that a resident of that area is trying to obtain information con- cerning grafting of cows' tails. There has to be an interesting story behind that one. H1ow did the cows lose their tails? ORIENTEERING - The Clarke Orienteering Club will hold its Fall Meet on Sunday, Sept. 15th in the Ganaraska Forest, starting at 10:30 a.m. Keith Hansen, Oshawa has more information for anyone interested. He can be reached at 576-7261. ENDURANCE Kramp's Furniture lost a 13 - inning endurance test to Stephen Fuels last night 6-2 at Memorial Park to go three down in the best of seven Men's Softball finals. They play again on Thursday. It was a good game all the way with no untoward incidents such as marred last Thursday's hassle. SHORT WEEK - The end of the school holidays, plus a wedding and one day's work missing this week has ma de for more than the usual panic around The Statesman office as we try to produce this week's edition at the regular time. The summer help has returned to the classrooms, one staff member is honeymooning and new people are ben introduced to our pecuharities. We hope all will be straightened out and under control shortly. et and if you still want to participate, call Keith Barr, or any other Chamber mem- ber. Beginning at 4 p.m., you can indulge yourself with fine (Turn to Page Two) Teachers' Rate The following rates for supply teachers have been approved by the Northumber- land and Newcastle Board of Education: Elementary school, $27 per day, Secondary school, $35. per day. The same rates were in effect last year. Ion Park for the grand prize and C.I.L. Tropby. Others witb specîfic skilis can enter one or more of five individuai contests in competition for 'fiv other trphlsand prîzes. Demonstrations and dis- plays on duck banding, decoy making, dog handling, water- fowl identification, duck call- ing, layout boat shooting, and continental waterfowl man- agement will be presented. Plan to Particiîate - You (Turn to Page Two) Crash Lands in Field A plane belonging to the Bram ton Flying Club crash landed early Friday morning in a field about two miles north of Bowmanville. The Cessna 150 aircraft was enroute from Brampton to Montreal when it encountered heavy fog near Kingston and attempted to return to Tor- onto. It ran out of fuel and landed in the field at Lot 13, Con. 6, Darlington Township, just west of the Middle Road. Thedtwo Mississauga men aboard escaped injury. They are Cecil Robert Patterson, pilot, and Bruce James Dur- hmhis passenger. The plane suffered only minor damage. The incident was investigat- ed by Const. Jim Schutz of the OPP. Tomorrow (Thursda ) evening at 7 o'clock, Orono Fair will open for three days and evenings of fascinating events. To get the event off to an exciting start, the famed Carling Aerobatic team will be performing in the skies over the fairgrounds. Above is one of their tight formations that always leaves the spectators breathless. Members of the team include team leader Manx Kelly, pilots Mike OHanlon,Stefan Karowski, and Debbie Gary. The team manager and commentator is Nick Daniel. They will be flying Pitts S-2A 'Specials' 2-seater biplanes designed andbuilt specifically for aerobatics. Hobbs Tops in Attendance At Town and Region Councils The Oshawa Times recently printed a political story on the attendance record of Durham Councillors at Regional Coun- cil meetings held at Whitby Two Newcastle Town Counci- lors, both part of the Regional Government under the two- tiered system,. were credited with perfect attendance re- cords.. According to the Times story, "Gold Stars for Atten- dance" went to Councillor Hobbs of Bowmanville and Councillor Kenneth Lyall of Coble Moy Cover Newcostle Councl Wm Riddell, Pro gram Dir- ector for Pine Ridge Cable T.V., requested that Cable be allowed to televise one Town of Newcastle council meeting per month, At council on Tuesday, Councillor Hobbs said that this type of coverage had been attempted in the past and neither the town nor the company had found it to successful. He also expressed the fear that only a few excerpts, and thus a frag- mented picture of the proceed- ings, would be shown. Mr. Riddell stated that mn Mr. Riddell stated that in desired. the past, the broadcasts had only been sbown in the Bowmanvilie area. With the expansion of the Cable com- pany, they would be shown througbout the Durham reg- ion. Oshawa; Wbitby, New- castle and Durham region couneil meetings wouid be shown on a rotating basis, and Newcastle council would thus be given equal time. After a good deal of discus- sion, it was decided to allow Pine Ridge Cable to televise council meetings if they so desired. Clarke, Orono and Newcastle Village who have not missed a meeting since the first Region- a, meeting was held in October 1973. On thelocal level, the New Town of Newcastle Council record of meetings shows that Councillor Hobbs again topped the list, being absent for only one meeting. According to the minutes, Mr. Hobbs missed a. meeting in February because he couldn't divide himself in two and attend a Oshawa (Turn to Page Two) Rotajry îBrietfs Rotarian Rex Walters recel- ved 'his 22 years perfect attendance pin from the Bowmanville Rotary Club on Thursday. Rotarian Don Morris an- nounced that the annual Rotary Car Wash would take place in the Bank of Montreal parking lot on Sept. 14. Rotarians will charge $2. a car. Sept. 16 the Bowmanville Rotary club will have their friendship meeting with the Oshawa Club. This will be the regular meeting for that week. Car Wrecked, but Driver Only Slightly Injured Early Thursday evening, Ted Butson, 18, R. R. 2, Blackstock, was only slightly injured when he took to the ditch to avoid a rear-end or head-on collision. The incident happened just south of the Enniskillen turnoff on County Road 57. Butson was taken to Memorial Hospital by ambulance but released later the same evening. He sustained cuts and bruises. The car he was driving southbound was a write-off. Apparently, a car had come onto County Road 57 from Enniskillen and was directly in front of him. He was unable to stop and other cars coming from the south prevented him from passng, so he took to the ditch as the best alternative and his car rolled over. Tournament Cornes UMBER 36