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Expect to Hod Town Tax Rate to 10 Per Cent Rise According to a prediction by Mayor Garnet Rickard, Newcastle residents will face less than a 10 per cent increase in the town's portion of their 1976 tax bills. Mayor Rickard is confident that Newcastle will be able to maintain the same programs and services as provided in 1975, despite the spending restraints called for by the provincial govern- ment. Mayor Rickard's predictions follow Monday's finance committee meeting which granted tentative approval to several of the municipal- ity's departmental budgets for the coming year. The committee will resume its meeting tomorrow, (Thursday) hopefully to finish screening the budgets for fire protection, museum, general government and planning. The mayor reports that very few cuts were made f rom those budgets reviewed Monday, one of the main ones being that for tennis courts proposed at Courtice Secondary School. Financing of some $40,000 in repairs to the Bowmanville arena, including a new evaporator and new brine pipes, is to be met through the town's reserve funds. (Turn to Page Two) Volume 122 20e Per Copy BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1976 28 Pages Nur mber 13 Legion President is Roasted In appreciation of his work in the community, Legion President Stan Dunn was presented with a plaque as a token at an inter-club roast, Monday, March 22nd in one of the more serious moments of the evening. Head table guests, Charles Reid, right, and Jim Robinson who earlier helped roast Mr. Dunn, watched as the plaque was presented to him. - Photo by Shawn Marshall. Hydro BeginsCuth-cks With 30 Local Layoffs Ontario Hydro nas laid off 30 workers in the Wesleyville area who were working at the site of the Wesleyville Gener- ating Station, Hydro's com- munity relations officer, Ross Fitchett has said. Another 30 men also work- ing at the site have been transferred to various Hydro rojects such as Pickering '--dnd Bruce, he also said. The layoffs came after Hydro announced earlier that a revised capital program would affect il major projects around the province and result in cutbacks totalling $5.2 billion through to 1985. The layoffs and transfers came just when work on the Wesleyville project was at the stage of starting construction on the station itself. But with the cutbacks affect- ing both the Wesleyville and Darlington projects, work has been stopped at the sites and completion dates stretched two years later than the original prediction. The opening of the opera- tions at the oil-fired plant at (Turn toPage Two) The regional finance com- mittee is recommending the Toronto consulting form of Stevenson and Kellog Ltd. for a study of the financial impact of increased housing in con- nection with the Ontario Saturday's Wind Storm Struck Nash Road Area A group of Nash Road residents were apparently still cleaning up yesterday from the aftermath of weekend winds estimated between 50 and 56 miles an hour. The storm is reported by Eleanor Knowlton, a resident of the north side of Nash Road, to have damaged both their Television and Citizen's Band antenna "The winds stripped bolts right off the metal on the TV antenna", she explained. The high winds which struck Housing Action Program (OHAP). The finance committee will recommend the firm for the study paid for by the Ministry of Housing at a council meeting on March 31. Stevenson and Kellog Ltd. were chosen to do the study after four other firms were also interviewed by the com- mittee. The"committee which ex- pects the study to be com- pléted in about four months has set a $30,000 limit on costs. The purpose of the housing study is to determine the impact of a 25-30 year pro- gram to develop 52,830 hous- ing units in the region. The structure of the development program will be planned over a five year period which began when the region entered into an agreement with OHAP in 1975. The study will start with an evaluation of the cost for the increased housing develop- Coâ.llision Kils Courtice Man Clare Taylor Penfound, agé 21, a resident of R.R. 4, Oshawa, (Prestonvale Road) wasn't far from home late Thursday evening when he was fatally injured in a two car crash at the junction of Prestonvale Road and Bloor Street (Regional Road 22). The second fatal crash in the The collision, which sent Newcastle Detachment's area Penfound to Oshawa Generalthis year, the incident also Hospital where he died at 3:50 sent two Bowmanviile resi- a.m. Friday, was reported to dents to Memorial Hospital. Newcastle OPP at 11:55 pm. Driver of the other vehicle Thursday. (Turn to Page Two) Firemen Respond to Four Fire Alarms Bowmanville Firefighters have had a total of five calls iin the past week. The first came early Wed- nesday evening when a Gar- bage Disposal Service truck made contact with a 220 volt power line at the rear of the Bi-Way Store on Highway 2, near the Oshawa townline. The truck sustained no apparent damage as a result of its contents catching fire other than some scorched paint while the overhead line had to be replaced at an approximate cost of $250. At 12:17 a.m. Friday, fire- men wre disacedt h HEAR THOSE LIONS ROAR Thissweekend, about 500 Lions and their wives will be invading Oshawa for the District A3 convention, in- cluding no doubt a large representation from Bow- manville and Newcastle Village Clubs. The event will begin with a flag-raising ceremony at city hall. g Study Program ment program and should also try to find a basis for a financially reasonable hous- ing program. According to its terms of reference, the study will also determine revenues and ex- penditures for each area municipality, school board and region that will come as a result of the accelerated housing. The study will also probe capital cost requirements, possible sources of capital and its eventual financing, the impact on levies, mill rates and the per capita debt for the regional population now and in the future. The region also wants to know the amount of non- residential assessment that will be required to maintain a fair householder tax rate, the possibility of acquiring an offsetting tax stabilization grant and the best time financially to begin the pro- posed development program. Honor TOPS Club Queen and Graduates A happy TOPS queen, Joan Brock (centre) was chosen for 1975 at the Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) annual awards night on March 25 in the Lions Community Centre. She was crowned by the 1974 queen, Marion Malley for her achievement as the member who lost the most weight in 1975. A large number of members graduated after reaching the weight loss goal they set last year. vehicle accident at Bloor Street and Prestonvale Road which claimed the life of Clare Taylor Penfound, 21, of R.R. 4, Oshawa, for rescue purposes. Firemen had to use their rescue saw to cut away part of the vehicle while the pumper unit protected the operation by spreading 10 gallons of foam. On Sunday, a call shortly after 11 a.m. sent firemen to the Peter Russell residence on Solina Road north where a spaceheater had malfunction- ed and flooded, causing smoke while a second call Sunday at 1:58 pm. brought a start to the grass fire season, the location being Solina Road south, at the Baseline. Late Tuesday evening fire- men were cancelled enroute to a car fire at 10:44 p.m. The fire was reported by Harley Theriault on Con- cession 8 at Haydon but extinguished itself a short time later, burn't wires being the extent of the damage. Provincial Constables Terry Bender and Dave MacKay along with Bob Hockney of Bob's Towing Service, examifie the remains of the 1969 Dodge Station Wagon involved in the Thursday night crash that claimed the life of Clare Taylor Penfound, age 21 of R.R. 4, Oshawa. Review Insurance Monday's budget meeting of the town's Finance Committee agreed with a request from Works Director Jack Dunham to review the insurance situa- tion on municipally owned vehicles. He advised that the present policy contains a $1,000 de- ductible clause which ap- parently was put in to save the town money on insurance. The Works Director pointed out that such a clause is hurting the Works Depart- ment budget when require- ments such as replacing a windshield at $200 cannot be recovered on an insurance claim. He asked that Treasurer Joe Descent compile the inform- ation on how much the town has saved in insurance costs against what it has cost the Works Department for such repairs under $1,000 in order to compare the two. CORRECTION An article on last week's front page reporting a shed fire in the Haydon area said the structure was owned by Edward Millson. The struc- ture is actually owned by Alfred Millson while Edward, an Orono resident, is the insurance agent. Damage to the 1971 Olds, driven by James Wubbolt, 20, of 26 Liberty North, Bowmanville was reported as a $2,200 write-off following the fatal mishap. LAST ROUND UP - School break is over and most of the holidayers are back home with exciting experiences behind them, all set to dig in until summer holidays arrive. From all reports, most of them had a good time with no casualties. STILL SPREADING - Bowmanville Kinsmen will be winding up their fertilizer campaign this week. If you have not received a call but would like a bag of fertilizer, please call 623- 4368 or 623-5194. The same applies if your order has not yet been delivered. Delivery will be arranged. CHANGEOVER - We were indeed sorry to receive word this week that Mrs. Joyce Kelly of Blackstock feels she cannot continue writing the news from that area. She has done a great job over several years and her efforts are appreciated. Mrs. Bob Fletcher, R.R. 2, Blackstock has agreed to take on the job and will start next week. We welcome her to the family and hope she enjoys the news gathering. SMELLY ARENA - The current hockey ser- ies between Cobourg Cougars and Dunnville for the Junior C championship is turning into a rugged series with penalties galore. The series was tied up after the first two games. They were to play again on Monday in Cobourg. One problem has arisen. Apparently, a family of skunks has homesteaded under the arena floor and when they get excited from all the pound- ing overhead, they register disapproval in no uncertain terms. No solution has been found to date, other than wearing gas masks. BLISTERS GOVERNMENT - Our MP Allan Lawrence tore a strip off the government in Ottawa last week in an excellent speech protesting the sale of nuclear reactors to countries that don't have much stability at present and probably won't live up to any safeguard agreements. We hope to reproduce that speech this week if space permits. POTHOLE TIME - With the frost coming out of the ground very quickly these days, many roads have been taking a beating, with the result that large potholes are appearing in pavement. The Works Dept. is filling them in as fast as possible, but it must be quite a job try- ing to keep up. GO TO OSHAWA - It might be a good idea if local druggists would advise citizens how they can have prescriptions filled here on a Sunday. We heard from one source that he was advised to head for one of the Oshawa outlets which isn't too good for our business people. m ' Frorn '76 Recreation Bde Coun. Ann Cowman is ikt likely to be pleased when she learns that Monday's Finance Committee meeting cut an amount of $19,000 for tennis courts at Courtice Secondary School from the Recreation Department budget. Recreation Director Bud Fanning advised that he had included the amount in his '76 budget at the request of Coun. Cowman who advised she had received requests from people in the area to have tennis courts constructed at the school. The $19,000 figure was based on a similar cost for the construction of courts at, Bowmanville High School last year which was paid for from the lot lievies fund. There was disagreement among councillors Monday to paying, for such courts in Courtice from the general operation funds and as Coun. Don Allin reported there had been no formal request made through the community ser- vices committee, Coun. Ivan Hobbs moved the amount be deleted from the budget. C7J RED CROSS AWARDS NIGHT Tonight at 8 o'clock the Durham East Branch of the Red Cross will host its an- nual volunteers Awards Night at Memorial Park. Guest *speaker for the occasion will be the Chief Inspector Fred Blucher of the OPP Community Ser- vices branch. Easter Seul Drive The Ontario Society for Crippled Children is using the slogan "Back a Fighter" Cdn CIub's Topic World -Predicament The Canadian Club of West Durham will meet on Tues- day, April 6 at 8:00 p.m. in Trinity United Church Hall, Bowmanville. The regular meeting will be preceded by our annual meeting. Albert G. Watson The speaker will be Albert G. Watson. Mr. Watson was educated at Albert College, Victoria College, Emmanuel Theological College and the University of Chicago. He has travelled widely on both sides of the Atlantic and has become dedicated to humanitarian causes, speaking out on the youth revolt, women's libera- tion, penal reform, mental illness, environment and social conflict. Albert Watson is a Canadian but was a founding member of the Congress of Racial Equal- ity in the United States. He was also active in the forma- tion of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. The topic will be "World Food, Energy and Peace: Is There a Way Out?" The report of the nomin- ating committee for the 1976- 77 slate of officers is as follows: Past President Mrs. R. Gill, President Mr. D. Hately, lst vice President no nomination, 2nd vice Presi- dent no nomination, Record- ing Secretary Mrs. D. Cole, Albert G. Watson Corresponding Secretary Mrs. J. Coombes, Treasurer Mrs. Betty Baker, Directors Mr. H. Jose, Mrs. M. Payne, Mr. D. Metcalfe, Mrs. B. Dean. A bus trip to the Art Centre at Kleinburg is being consider- ed for late May or early June if there is enough interest. again this year because of its success, Mr. Don Hart from the society's headquarters in Toronto told members and guests of the Bowmanville Rotary Club on March 18. Originally from Parry Sound, Mr. Hart now works with information services for the society and was guest of the club with Enid Bartleman, a nurse with the Peterborough branch of the society. Thanking the club for a well done job of supporting the crippled children's campaign in the past, Mr. Hart said it was gong to run aiong tne same theme this year. The fighters are approxi- mately 10,000 crippled child- ren in Ontario who are learning to live with handi- caps ranging from cystic (Turn to Page Two) CHARGES DISCRIMINATION Several weeks ago, wo- men applicants for firefight- er openings at Caesarea felt they had been discriminated against when their applica- tions were turned down. This week, Scugog Town- ship's officials faced an- other similar charge from Joe Podres, their bylaw en- forcement officer and build- ing inspector. Council hired former councillor Robert Kenny as chief bylaw en- forcer and chief building inspector. Mr. Podres felt he should have been chosen be- cause of his experience. 2 1-Year-Old Man Died Four Hours After Fatal Crash Regional Housin WilI Probe OHAP --fPhotos by Doug Taylor BITS & PIEC Es IL on Saturday afternoon also caused damage to the steps on their above ground pool, Mrs. Knowlton advised, and tore (Turn to Page Two) MINOR ATOMS WIN AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS In the Timmy Tyke Championship finals at Maple Leaf Gardens last night, the Bob Beers Minor Atoms from Bowmanville defeated Hamilton to win the "D" Championship. The score was a very close 1-0. r