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FireWrec'ksAprtment Leivs1ciiy HOm ele ss ,An apartment on the thi rd, floor at 63 King Street West in the downtown core of Bowmanville was g utted causing $20,000 to $25,000 damage to the apartment and the roof of the building, on Saturday morning. Damages to six other apartments and merchandise in a fabric shop directly uinderneath, have not yet been estimated. ,Equipment and m en from the fire halls in Bowmanville and Newcastle fought the f ire for th ree hou rs bef ore it was 'extinguished. An aerial Iadder was requested f rom Oshawa, however it was. in Toronto at the time undergoing repairs. Oshawa sent an extra pumper to the scene, but it was not needed. SFire f ighters got near the f ire by putting a Iadder to the top of Dykstra's Delica tessen FoodMarket and then a, smalerladder to'the burning apart- ment,.ihe g-ttd aartent, number rime, IS rEnldtoMs Shirley Hone. Mrs. Hrn wsbon ith her four chiider -enrBy, Tomnmy and DeniseAi erxJ e to safety, when the Fie hief James Hayman reports ehi fhître started' in the bedroomn w hna faulty bdLm shorted and igrHt -Pih bed the 1re then spread to the roo)f. The tire patment was 1 MY( t o bPage Two) Volume 121 15 c Per Copy BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO,, WEDNESDAY, JANUAY2,175 2 ae NTU-MBER 5 irmen trying to reach the blazing roof of this building on King St. West, earlySatudaýy morning, got there the hard way, up a long extension ladder aganstthelwe adjoining building and over a parapet. In the meantime, othes wih smke masks, were subduing the, flames in the apartment on the top ~ floor Fla eswre shooting through a skylight in the roof when they arrivd anior whie they were fearful.the blaze might work its way through the ~ -u ol tutr efore it could be extinguished. Newcastle Village and Oshaa pxupes wre sta.nding byto assist. tie lnem0Pan Newcstl Vilage farnier Newt Slby an a solcitor for Sqae100DeeY pen cri- ticze th popoedNew- castie nm Pln tfor its Mr.Sely sîd hat his land beteenWimotar' Gaham CIiicFeb. 5th the RedCross Sciety will bold a Boo DoorClink. at the Lions entreon Bech Aven- ue. l theafternoon and Blo ssorely needed and dosorpro,ýspective donors are ugetl requested to attend. ' sible to farm ever since i t was bisected by the, railway, a sewage treatment plant, a hydro. line and other parts taken by the provincial gov- erament to "preserve it in its natural state." So, he has sold 50 acres to Square 100-for a development, wîth the company having an option to buy his remaining land. According to the presenta- tion and maps of the interim plan, Mr. Selby's land will be considered an eniviroamental study area. Approximately 150 people listened to the presen- tation of the Newcastle Inter- im plan la the Bowmanville Court Hbuse. "Is study spelled wrong?" Mr. Selby, questioned the Mayor Garnet Riekard. "Should it be spelled staîl?" Allan Blott, speaking for the owners of t he 185 acre rooal,asked why it couldn't e gvnpriority," and said it would take: about 18 months for the plan to be approved by the region, and the provincial (Turn to Page Two) Honeywell by Jean Ahlvik Honeywell will be closing its doors on Friday for the last time. In order to help the employees whose jobs are vanishing, oneywell is work- ing wit anpower Consulta- tive Services (a branch of the federal department of Man- power and Immigration) in a concerted effort to find em- pinyment for the 1115 people affected. It was announced on De- cember 6, 1974 that Honeywell Controls Ltd. Bowmanville $ 1 r45,000 The Newcastle Finance Committee has recommended, to council that a figure of $145,000 be put in the capital budget this year and next, for land, equipment and buildings in connection with upgrading the firefighting facilities in Newcastle. The discussion began when Councillor Ivan Hobbs out- lined the inadequacies of the fire hall in Orono and what was being considered for the village of Newcastle. The buying n housîng of an aeilldder was also discuss- ed. Councillor Lynîl cautioned the committee that the fire hall in the village of Newcastle was not planning for the future but catching up. 3-Y ear-OI"%d Drowns When Ice Breaks Pamela Rose Stanley, 3, of R.R. 4, Bowmanville, drowned early Tuesday morning after she plunged through thin ice on an irrigation pond near her home. Pamela was pronounced dead on arrîval at Oshawa General Hospital after having been revived hy emergency staff at Bowmnanvill"e Mern- orial Hospital minutes earlier. outide at'abo;ut10 a, and she was found by her father, Robert Arthur Stanley, three feet under water about one- haîf hour later. Newcastle Detachment OPP Cpi. Dryden said it was the first case of drowning reported in, the Newcastle area this winter. Manpower Helps But as Closes' was closing, effective Jan. 31, 1975 and that 76 hourly (Turn to Page Two> -NEW FAIR PRESIDENT On Saturday at the annual meeting of the Durham Agri- cultural Society in Orono, James Rickard of R.R. 4, Bowmanville, was elected president, succeeding E.R. Lovekin of Newcastle. Excel- lent reports were turned in concerning the 1974 fair, and extensive plans are being formulated for n bigger and better show this year. Daring Young Men in Their FIyinà Balloon miigtriumphantly after a successful landing on Monday near Orono balloonists John Adams and Lar orack pose wtl the b as ket of their bailoon behind them in the truck. Both men wore snowmobile suits andJ crash helinets for their two hour flight in below freezing temperatures. (Turn 'Io Page Two) 84,000 Gallons of Bunker Fuel Spill no i1 on 401 A large tanker truck with a pup trailer went out of control eastbound on 1-hway4, whe t , ccident occurred. The Friday at 5:28 p.m. and jack-knifed on Highway 401, 1.1 miles driver, who escape nuy (e.x1Erest Bird of Stoney West of Waverly Road, pouring M,000 gallons of bunker où Creek. The - v,ý F-Wrls -dmn put sand dykes in into the ditch. The -Ministry of the Environment, The the ditches h otntýolv i- #s1tr cleaned up by Department of Highways and the Public Works Department Uidelity F-- e t oi be Jcdan up involved of Newcastle were called to the scene of the accident as weli replaçcigt~h O1 iechudre h od as' the Cfire eatrex and~ the OPP, The truckwa ~ Puai I PARADE 0F STARS - This is the weekend of, the 24-heur Tella-thon over Global TVT featuring stars of radio, television, movies, hockey, etc. Ail of them doing, theýir bit to raisemoe for Participation foueProjects for physically handicapped youing adults. The show begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday and continues until 6 p.m. Sunday. You may phone in your pledge and al donations are tax deductible., This -morning we photographed a cheque for $250 beîng handed over by thestudents of Bowm anville High School. Can any other school in the area beat that? FIRST AID - Anyone who would like to learu about First Aid and is willing to spend a couple of hours a week for eight weeks to take the St. John Ambulance course is asked to contact Aif Brown at 623-5034 or Bob Keene at 623-7577. The course will begin on Feb. 6th, but the location is uncertain at the moment. It would be a great opportunity for hockey coaches, trainers, etc. to get some first hand information that might corne in handy as it did with that young player from Whitby who was eut and saved because of quick action. NEED BACK STAGE HELP- The Bowman- ville Drama Workshop is presenting five one-act plays under the overall heading of 'Loyers and Other Strangers' the end of February iný the BHS auditorium.... .and they are looking for help back stage. If you would like to become involved and have a lot of fun doing it, swinging a paint brushi or a hammer, xnoving furnilture or pulling a curtain, you'll be more than welcome. Who knows, it might lead to Broadway? Give the producer Gloria Wright a cal at 623-2539. REBATES - The big thing in the automobile trade right now is manufacturer cash rebates to new car buyers, and from ail reports the move has helpedto boost sales. STILL NO HOME - Oshawa Fair Board stili has not come up with a new site to replace the' one' they've used for many years at Alexandra Park. They hope to use the same park again this year if the city's executive committee will agree. We also note that Joseph Snowden of Enniskillen was elected president for 1975, with several of the directors also from thisarea. SEX. SCANDAL - Apparently that difference the Statesman'ls editor had with the publishers of one of the college papers printed here, really got-around. You'Il recalwe took objection to publishing a photo reproduction of a painting that showed a charming young lady a bit under- clad, from the waist down. Last week, we received -a letter from Montreal from Don Masters formerly of Bo,,ýwmanville, referring to an article about it in the Montreal Star. This week, the editor's oldest son rau into a friend from Vancouver who asked "What's this I read iu the Vancouver Sun about your old man- being involved in a sex scandai?" tIow about that! The road subsidy fori17he nt"rm1'i<'y J ' Town of Newcastleispuir2thhegie4r]l $59,000 over last year. Fvv ~sdso~da i oî with this increase, it is npù iuYi t . possible that taxes v ili go up Atirýe r'~ i because of the road prograrn 've ttv, ih a~ for '75. Ii& 'i is f t At the Public Works C-om- p;oe1~fr' aet e~5 Apartmnenlrr,(~s pe eet subsidy înstead of the tiipe cm sbsdy which is vaabeon the construction nIi eans that to be 'lgbl or the whole.subsidy frn the rovincial govern- (Tura to Page Two) A fire Saturday lenn t~kxg~.te ~tgte a third' floor apartmeipt rented te 'Mr,.SihxP~e~tdh 'hrn.Daags to the apartment and therc ftu j vu<î.- t$r00t $25,10 The Hone farnily es- 80v Stili Jobless