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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 28, 1976 0 Growing Hobby ears ofCollecting News Items Result lnForty By Liz Armstrong Sometimes people are too modest about their hobbies. When Mrs. 'Babe' Brown of b Courtice phoned the States- n man office a couple of weeks igo, she explained that, while restoring an antique commode for one of her bedrooms, she N had found partial copies of I newspapers that were a hun- dred years old. She thought that some of the items might be of interest to Statesman b readers and suggested we take a look. What she didn't mention on P the phone was that along with the yellowed and crnkled copies of the 1876 Toronto "Globe," she had 40 scrap- n books filled with memorabilia from the past three decades. lHer large collection also includes several unclipped newspapers covering some of the major events of the period. It's one thing to read about't the Queen's coronation, the 9 conquest of Lake Ontario by n Marilyn Bell or the death of King George VI in a history book. It's quite another to see n actual copies of the newspap- ers conveying the immediacy of those events as theyri ha ened. at has grown into a sizeable and fascinating col- 1 lection did start modestly enough. During the early forties, Mrs. Brown began saving mementos for her cbildren-Valentines, birth- day cards and other special remembrances which were b compiled in individual scrap- I I Scrapb books for each of her five daughters. From that time, Mrs. Brown began clipping birth and marriage notices from the Statesman, and soon her collection expanded to include local news and world events. Most of the stories came from three newspapers-the Osha- wa Times, The Toronot Star and The Statesman. As the stories and scrap- books mounted, Mrs. Brown learned to date each item so that the record would be preserved accurately. She's also in the process of indexing the material so that specific stories can be located a little more easily. A Hockey Fan About half of Mrs. Brown's scrapbooks are about hockey. While recovering from an illness about 15 years ago, someone suggested that going to a hockey game might be good therapy. At the time her nephew was playing for the Whitby Dunlops, and Mrs. Brown enjoyed the game so much that she's been an enthusiastic fan ever since. With the exception of a few matches this winter, Mrs. Brown has attended all of the Oshawa Generals home games, and she manages to see the Toronto Maple Leafs in action quite often, too. Her hockey scrapbooks in- clude several items about a young lad from Parry Sound who started with the Generals back in the sixties while he was still in grade eight. That ooks year the young defenseman commuted to the games from his home up north. Even in those days he needed no introduction; since then, the name of Bobby Orr has become renowned in sports circles around the world. One of her prized hockey possessions is a program written entirely in Russian from the 1972 Team Canada- Soviet series. It was brought back from Moscow to Mrs. Brown by one of the statisti- cians who journeyed to Russia for that exciting series. Her close contact with the Junior A Generals resulted in a chance to use her skill as a writer too. For each of the hockey programs in 1974, she wrote a feature entitled 'Sports Nostalgia' to comme- morate Oshawa's fiftieth an- niversary. Mrs. Brown's interest in sports isn't restricted to hockey. Baseball captured her following a number of years earlier. As an 11-year-old, she played with the Courtice Girls Softball team and she enjoys the game as a spectator too. Mrs. Brown is a ereat fan of the Oshawa Ton ys and last year saw all 38 of their home games. Her interest in the Canadian Amateur Softball Championship last summer led to further writing opportu- nities. This time she put pen to paper to produce three arti- cles for Oshawa This Week about the tournament. All of these sports interests, and many others, are well remembered in her collection. News stories that made headlines around the world are also prominently featured in Mrs. Brown's fund of items. A copy of the May 8th, 1945 issue of the Toronto Star tells of the unconditional surrender of the Germans to the Allied Forces at a schoolhouse in Reims. Her sizeable collection also includes hundreds of stories about the marriage of Prin- cess Elizabeth, to American astronauts, the. Kennedys, Richard Nixon and the Tru- deaus. She also bas a copy of the last edition of the Toronto Telegram, dated October 30, 1971, and a special issue of the Oshawa Times printed at the time of R.S. (Col. Sam) McLaughlin's death. Police Court 1876 And we can't overlook the papers that encouraged Mrs. Brown to get in touch with us in the first place. The following items were taken from the police court report of the Toronto Globe, August 28, 1876. "Larceny": Wm. Herbert and John Chandler, for steal- ing a sheepskin from Peplar and Shepherd were sent ten days to gaol, the magistrate warning them if they came up again, théy would be sent to the reformatory for a number of years." Perhaps suspended sen- tences weren't heard of in those days, and as the following item shows, even press reports were a little less liberal back then. "Insulting language: Pat- rick Elwood was up, charged by Margaret McMahon with using insulting language to- Il Winter Clearance Now Oni 1975 CHRYSLER CORDOBA HARDTOP Bucket seats, beautiful black finish. Only 14,000 miles with balance of new car warranty. Lic. 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Present werè her four sons and their wives, Charles and Lorraine, of Newcastle, Albert and Audrey of Oshawa, Chris and Vi of Hampton, Cecil and Muriel of Bowmanville, two daughters and their husbands, Hannah and Art of Newcastle, Doreen and John of Orono and 23 grandchildren. Cottage Vandals Local Cottages Safefrom Theft The wave of vandalism that check their cottageš for vand- recently hit the Peterborough alism or have residents area and was responsible for around the cottage check it for over $100,00O in damages to them. cottages, has not spread into Cpi. Bob Jones of Brechin local districts, OPP officials vOPP also has suggested that have said. small, portable items suen as The Whitby, Newcastle, and televisions and stereos be Brechin OPP said that they taken home when people leave have had occasional incidents their cottages for the summer. of vandalism to report, but Anything that is left in the nothing to compare with the cottage should be marked with damage done to cottages in the name of the owner and a the area of Peterborough. licence number to help the OPP officials in the area police recover the merchan- suggest that cottage owners dise in case of theft, he said. Jaycees Agree On Vita Parcour Advance Booking Charters EUROPE 1976 Amsterdam from$269 London from $259 Prestwick from $294 Frankfurt from $329 Manchesterfrom 284 Flights Offered by: KLM, BRITISH AIRWAYS, C. P. AIR, * LAKER, WARDAIR, LUFTHANSA, AIR CANADA CalI 623-3182 Marilyn-Bonnie or Brian TODAY I Bowmanville Travel Centre 47 King St. W. Parcour" in the Soper Creek Park. A report by one of the members at t.he meeting advised that the material cost involved, mostly for cedar posts and signs, would run in the neihborhood of $266.52. What s a vita parcour you ask? Well, its one of those coarses along which one can walk, jog, run, crawl or whatever means of motivation might suit them best, stopping at specified locations to per- form, one of a series of exercises. Each of the "stations", as they are termed, bas a sign explaining the exercise to be performed and the number of times to do it. The construction and instal- lation of the Vita Parcour will also entail very little manual labor and become one of the many important uses the park is eventually expected to serve for the community. The club concurred with a motion by President Larry Pooler to proceed with the construction and installation of the vita parcour in the Soper Creek Park, pending a further submission of the costs. Squirrel Iy'S Updated F U Fairy Tales By John Squirrelly My two daughters are looking for a Prince Charming on a white charger and my ten-year-old son occasionally beats the bushes for a fair prîncess, all in the belief that what Aesop and the Brothers Grimm wrote about was actually true. They have gorged themselves on stories of the land of happy-ever-after and have not been properly exposed to situationalreality as it obtains today. Had the fairy tales with which we are so familiar taken place today, matters would never have been lef t hanging as they were in the stories. The oldrfables of gallant knights rescuing fair maidens, and in the process breaking thirty-three different laws from trespass to homicide, should not go unchallenged. In an era of an unprecedent- ed number of court cases, this is what might have happened The Three Little Pigs Two of the little pigs were convicted of littering after a municipal official discovered two separate heaps of twigs and straw on their respective properties. The defense ad- vanced by their lawyers, that their houses had been blown down by a wolf, was termed preposterous by the presiding judge as hefined them $25 or io days and ordered that the mess be cleaned up within a week. The third little pig was charged with eight separate buldmg code violations after the local building inspector checked his recently con- structed brick house. The inspector told the court that the rooms were too small, the open fireplace was a hazard, it was built too close to his neighbor's lot line and there was no adequate plumbing. "It's a disgrace to the neighborhood, he said, "and I on't blame the other residents for complaining at all. He was further warned that if the house was not brought up to National Hou- sing Authority standards with- in a reasonable length of time, he would be charged again. He also pleaded guilty to hunting a wolf out of season, commenting, " . . . you probably wouldn't believe me anyway." Goldilocks After considerable investi- gation, the local constable traced a suspect to a small cottage in the wood and effected an arrest. Charged with trespassing, breaking and enterng, malicious da- mage to a small chair and theft of a bowl of porridge is Miss Goldilocks, a resident of the forest. A civil suit filed on behalf of Mrs. Bear and Baby Bear claims $10,000 general damages and $1,000 for mental anguish arising out of the same incident. The case is expected to begin on Monday. Ciýîderella The proposed marriage be- tween Cinderelia and P rince Charming was ordered post- poned recently after several oung women obtained an mjunction claiming that the Prince had peremptorily sel- ected a bride without- a thorougb search through the district and without due consi- deration of aiternate- bride material. 'The further claim- ed that each o them fitted the shoe upon which the Prince had based his decision to marry. Subsequently, due to the difficulties encountered, the Prince announced that he had decided not to marry at all. However, Cinderella counter- ed this announcement with a one million dollar civil suit contending breachof contract, and extreme embarrassment and humiliation. The case is expected to be a long one since the Prince must now be coaxed out of his monastery in order to appear in court. The local bailiffhas been refused admittance by the abbot and has therefore been unable to serve a summons. Now, that's what I call truth in fairy tales! äób Brester ,' 1 MERCURAYOUTDOOR CONSULTANT HILL CLIMBING Unlike driving aý passenger car, operating a snowmobile is not a passive exercise. Skill de- pends on the driver's ability to blend himself with the charac- teristics of his machine. For example, climbing a hill calls for a combination of good judgment, a game plan and proper positioning of your body, according to the Mercury Marine snowmobile people. When ap- proaching a fairly steep hill, accelerate before you start to climb. And do it smoothly so you won't cause your track to lose its.grip on the snow. The standing position will give you good control of your machine and enable you to get your weight well forward. Release your throttle slowly as you gain the top of the hill. Use of thebstanding position is preferred hy many drivers when going downhill as well. Release the throttle and allow the machine to run down on the engine compression. If you go too fast, use the brake a litto c slow your momentum. Avoid panicky jamming of tbe brake in these circumstances; you could lock the track and lose control of the machine! If a i lis too steep 10 allow you to go straight up or down, traverse il diagonally. Lucky Wîntario Winner John Hockley, a retired carpenter from King Street East, is $10,000 richer now since he won the money on a recent Wintario Lottery draw with ticket number 96304 series 40. When asked what he planned to do with the money, e replied, "spend it". Face Fore Hike Bowmanville commuters may have to pay more for a GO train ticket to Toronto soon. A spokesman for the Tor- onto Area Transit Operating Authority (TATOA) con- firmed that a report being grepared on commuter fares bythe Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communications Frobably will recommend that ares be increased. "I would tbink that's a reasonable assumption to make, especially in light of what's happened to costs recently," the spokesman said. The report also may recom- mend a new system of fares. GO train and GO bus fares have not been raised since September, 1972. A 1972 deficit of $1.9 million that had increased to $4.5 million by 1974 was paid for by the provincial government. A fare of $1.55 bas takep commuters from Oshawa to Toronto on the GO buses and trains for 31/2 years. The final decision on fare increases will be left to the provincial government. 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P riestoi AtomFII s A difficult decision faced officials at the Bowmanville Arena Saturday when a 2-2 tie contest persisted through two five minute overtime periods in Major Atom play between the Preston Movers Toros and their Cobourg opponents. The victory, decided after the second overtime session by the number df shots on goal was finally handed to Cobourg along with the Preston trophy. The only goal of the first two periods granted Bowmanville an early 1-0 lead with Tim Preston scoring the opener at 1:10 assisted byRon Hopcroft and Dan Coombes. The score remained un- changed until 1:45 of the third perod at wbich time bou Andy Hlapcieput his team on the scoreboard assisted on the successful effort by Paul Choinere and Bob LeFleche. Preston then put the Toros back in the lead with a 5:45 goal on assists from Shawn Houston and Paul Stocker but the contest again came to a tie with an unassisted marker by Cobourg's Chris:Bell at 9:12. A five minute overtime period failed to change the score and also resulted in a tie in the count of shots on goal which required a second overtime period to break the tie, Cobourg coming out on top on that occasion. The most fortunate part for Bowmanville was sustaining the least number of penalties, only one minor being assessed to Houston for tripping early in the third period. Cobourg received a total of four penalties, one each for slashng and tripping in the first period, one for tripping in the second and one for hooking in the third. Oster 48-0 Food Grinder _ Oly $59,95 Value $49o95 uý: uble Bed Double Bed Single Bed ile Control Single Control Single Contri y Only$21. Only$19- 9.95 Value $44.95 Value $39.95 Valu Slight Finish Imperfections - Limited Quantities LOCKE nu î JIN L-