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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 25 Apr 1979, p. 5

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New Ownera for Ken's Mena' Wear Bill Cole and Boyd' Woolley, who are Iong-time employees at Ken's Men's Wear, have purchased the store from Ken Nicks who has owned the business for the last 27 years. They're shown here receiving the keys to the store from its former owner. From left to right are: Boyd Woolley, Bill Cole, and Ken Nicks. Ken's Men's Wear opened in Bowmanville April 2nd, 1952. Originally Iocated on the Front Street, it has been at its present site on Temperance St. for 15 years. Mrs. Mary Bates of 11 Flett St., Bowmanville bas gone to Amsterdam, Holland to visit ber mother wbo is sick in hospital. She was accompan- ied by ber son John, wbo will be staying a week. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Gilbooly, London, spent the weekend witb their parents Mr. Don Gilhooly and Mr. and Mrs. Art Stackaruk. May bas been proclaimed Family Unity Montb in Ontario. For those interested the lO4th Wintarîo Draw will be televised live from St. Marys, on Thursday. April 26th. Total value of the prizes is almost $2.5 million. The chances 'of winning a prize in the draw are one in 41. The Provincial Lottery will be beld on Sunday, April 29th in Sarnia. Total -value of draw $7,222,500, tax free. TOC ALPHA, the youth section of Alcohol and Drug Concerns, Inc. as of January 1, 1979, bas expanded to Southeastern Manitoba. A local group bas started up in Beausejour (north eas Winnipeg) and several: are expected to start upi near future in Manitoba. ALPHA now consists of tý regions stretching j Sarnia in the south to Ct in the east to now Beausý in the west. TOC ALPE organized and run by youl youth. It provides a1 wbere people can enjoyt selves witbout the peer sure of having ta use al or drugs for a good time. ALPHA runs conferer dances, workshops, ce and canoe trips nl Ontario and SoutheaE Manitoba. Write Box Beausejour, Manitoba, OCO for information. A sînte of top corporat( government spokesmer be on hand for the On Chamber of Commerce vention on May 7tb and8 Ottawa. Headlîne speî include: James Thack President, Bell Canada, Dewar, President, Union bide of Canada Ltd., Sandford, President af bavilland Aircraft of Ca Ltd. Ontario Cabinet Mini SUN DAY SCHOOL CLASStb 10 a.m. - Age Graup.-9 years and aider il a.m. - Beginners, Kindergarten, Primary 11 a.m.,Worshlp Service Sermon titis "BITTERSWEET BLESSINGS" Nursery Caro Pravlded A Warm Wslcome for Evsryons ut* vut' MIN ISTER: Rev. N.E. Schamerhorn, B.A, M. Div. ORGANIST: Mr. 0. Dewel SUN DAY, APRIL 29,1979 11:00 a.m. MORNING WORSHIP Sacrament of HoIy Baptism "GETTING A JUMP ON LIFE" Jr. Sunday Schoal - 11:00 a.m. Nursery Cars durlng service N ursery- Modern "Play and Lsarn" Nursery for pre-schoal childrsn svery Sunday. 8:00 arn. HOLY COMMUNION with Canon Don Beatty 11:00 arn. MORNI1NG PRAYER 6:00 p.rn. POT LUCK SU PPER 7:30 p.m. YOUTH SERVICE presents "THE HAKANU"II Christian singing group. "FOR US HE ROSE FROM DEATH" Wsdnssday 9:30 a.m. - Hoiy Communion and iaying on of hands for hsaiing. Sunday School anti nursery care for your children. Temperance at Queen Archdeacon Tom G racie Items of Interest phene 623-3303 ist of witb "business impact",port- more folios will respond ta cor- in the porate positions papers on: iTOC Regulation Profits and Public twelve Interest, Tecbnology and from Competitiveness, and Human ttawa Resources Development. The sejour sessions will include par- 'HA is ticipation fram an audience of atb for 500 provincial business place leaders. them- For small business, the pres- Convention will offer a "Small icobol Business Idea Exchange" _ TOC where the entrepreneur can nces, learn about small business ýamps assistance, programs avail- .over able from financial instit-, stern utions, government agencies, 893, and organizations in botb R0E sectors. In the Oshawa Library' ;e and Auditorium on Tbursday,. a will April 26tb at 8 p.m., Joan ntaria, Finnigan MacKenzie is giving Con- a very interesting talk. Born 8th in and raised in Ottawa, the ýakers daugbter of NHL hockey star kray, Frank Finnigan she spent ber John early summers and bolidays nCar- in ber beloved Ottawa Valley. John Since 1965 she bas publlshed ,f De- ten books, done film, radio and anada television writing and research for the CBC and NFB isttpr.s including the prize winning NFB screen play "The Best Dama Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar". Among her books are "I Come fromn the Vallay", "Canadian Colonial Cooking" and "Kingston; Celebrate this City". Admission is free. On Saturday at 9:30 a.m. B April 28 the Library is presenting a program for children with a Disney film called "Blackbeard's Gbost". Admission is free. The 2tb Annual meeting of the Durham Mental Health Association will be held on Tuesday, May lst at the U.A.W. Hall, Bond St., Oshawa. Tbe topic discussed - wil be "The Rebuilding of - Whitby Psychiatric Hospital" and a film will also be sbown on Vancouver Mental Patients Association. Admission is free. S The Oshawa Liberal Campaign Headquarters for candidate Elizabeth Gomes, opened last week and is located in a large trailer on King Street West, at tbe entrance ta the Midtown MaIl. Have a minute? Or maybe Bqa ihofwm n and RENT A RABBIT! $9a a 7' per k ometre SPECIAL Weekly & monthly RATES AVAILABLE an four or two? The Multiple Sclerosis Society needs volun- teers for its annual MS Carnation Day Campaign. Please contact the Durham Regional Chapter of the MS society at 579-7727 and tel them you want to volunteer. It's a beautiful way to help fight MS. There was a great deal of interest and excitement as the Piyab Chapter of Hadassab- Wizo held its third annual Art Auction recently. Close to 200 people filled the dinning room of the Paul Giovis Gallery. Convenor Carol Pockey wel- comed everyone and intro- duced Mrs. Ruth Milne, Ad- ministrator, Community Act- ivities for General Motors of Canada, who gave the opening remarks. Seventy-two pieces of work in various media were auctioned, the work of fifty- five participating artists. The monies raised will be used for medical and educational services for women and children in Israel, and the work of many local and regional artists was promoted. Grants totalling $3.764.846 to 359 artists and 273 arts organizations were announced this week by Frank McEach- ren, chairman of the Ontario Arts Council. Mr. McEachren noted with particular interest 124 grants to artists partici- pating in the council's Crea- tive Artists in Sehools program. Individual grants went to Jane Dixon, Oshawa up to $1,500, Senior photo- graphers Laurel Campbell- Stark, Joan Marie Dean, both of Oshawa and Neil Newton, Enniskillen up to $5,000 each. Oshawa Mayor James Pott- icary officially opened the new Oshawa residential real estate branch office of A.E. LePage (Ontario) Ltd. at 368 King Street West, last 'Thursday, April 19. At a recent meeting of ON850 Hampton Tops (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) the members were very pleased to hear the report of a no-gain meeting. A Kops is a member who has reached their goal weight, and Kops means Keep Off Pounds Sensibly. Hampton Tops has a seven year Kops, two four year Kops, a two year Kops and a party was held recently for a Tops member who had just become a brand new Kops. Many very interesting meet- ings are planned for the coming year and contests are running contînuously for add- ed incentive. The highlights of the year will be the celebra- tion of our lth anniversary in October. The Executive for 1979 are Elsie Roy - Leader, Maria Murree- Co-leader, Debbie Eckl- Secretary', Jean Downes- Treasurer, Carol Southwell - Weight Recorder, Helen Rogers - Assistant Weight Recorder. Anyone wanting further information may phone Elsie Roy at 263-8430 or Helen Rogers at 263-2167. OBITUAIRY RUSSELL CLINTON WRAY A former well known resi- dent of Bowmanville, Russell Clinton Wray, aged 69, passed away on Wednesday, Aprîl llth, 1979, in Toronto General Hospital. He had been in poor. heatb for nine years. Rorn in Pickering, and educated in Brooklin, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wray. On October 2lst, 1936, he was married to Audrey M. Whitney. A resident of Downsview for nine years, he had previously resided in Brantford, Windsor, Ingersol and Bowmanvîlle. Retiring from the Canadian National Railway, nine years ago, he had been wîth Car Control Centre. Left to mourn bis passing are bis wife Audrey, three sons, Garnet, Allan and Wayne, and nine grand- children. Funeral services were held at the Morris Funeral Chapel on Saturday, with Reverend Arthur Amacher officiating. KENALNEWS Kendal Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs. R. Elliott on Wednesday after- noon for the annual meeting. The presîdent Mrs. Janet Dykeman opened the meeting witb Institute Ode followed by the Mary Stewart Collect. The minutes of the March meeting were read by the secretary Mrs. E. Foster and approved as read. Much of the afternoon was spent in planning the new program for the coming year. The quilt and the hand kénit afghan for the penny sale were shown. These are now on display in Orono where draw tickets are being sold also from any member of the Women's Institute. The elec- tion of officers came up this month. The changes are the president - Mrs. Helen Henderson, and secretary - Mrs. Janet Dykesman, all other offices remained the same. Further plans were made for the penny sale on May 5th. A report was given on the sale of lunch at Diane Wybinga's sale. A social haîf hour was spent over lunch provided by Mrs. Leonora Stapleton, Mrs. Del Gosson. The May meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Janet Dykeman. Among those from Kendal who attended the Orono choir Spring Concert last Wednes- day evening were Mrs. Eleanor Foster, Miss Catherine Stewart, Mrs. Pearl Clark and Mrs. Mabel Elliott and Mrs. Annie Cathcart. The program featured the musical group of ladies known as the Floradoras, the 4 Wheel Drive Barbershop Quartette, also Alanah Coles, the soloist. It was an enjoyable evening of music and fun for alI. A big crowd attended the implement'sale at Mrs, Diane Wybenga's last Tuesday'after- noon. The W.I. ladies served BLACKSTOCK The A.C.W. met on Thurs., Pizza Place in Oshawa. April l9th, 8:30 p.m. at the Twenty-eigbt children and Parish Hall. eigbt adults also belped them- Sharon Umphrey opened the selves to pizza and pop after meeting witb a hymn, then a the tour. reading about Easter Sunday was given, followed by a second bymn. The treasurer gave ber report and a nice profit was realized from the Pork Producer's Banquet that our group catered to in February. The Sp ring Deanery meet- ing is to b e held on Wednesday evening, April 25tb beginning at 7:30 p.m. with a communion service first. Our Fathers' Day Supper is set for Saturday, June l6th beginning at 5:30 p.m. The next meeting is to be held on May l7th, at Norma Wolfe's. Mrs. Rita Schryburt of Ottawa spent the Easter weekend at the Larry Schryburt home. Thursday, April l9th the morning and afternoon sessions of the Blackstock Nursery School enjoyed a tour of the kitchens at the Mother's Mrs. Albert Cole was the organist. Paîl bearers were his nephews Charles Roberts, Raymond Crawford, Harold Wray, Orville Wray, Gerald Suppelsa and Fred Taber. Floral tokens received in bis memory were from the Superintendent and members of No. 8 District O.P.P. and O.P.P.A., Peterborough. Bee- bive Rebekah Lodge, lil-40n Bowmanville, and manyCodtn others. -eSano Interment Bowmanville i.9 Cemetery. The Canadian Statesman, B owmanville, April 25, 1979 5 lunch during the afternoon, lunch on Saturday with Mr. they also had the penny sale and Mrs. R. Elliott. quilt and afghan on display Miss Catherine Stewart la and sold tickets on them. vislting this week at the home At the card party in Kendal of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Keane in hall last Friday evening the Scarboroug9h. winners were as follows: high At church on Sunday Rev. T. lady - Mrs. Bessie Stephenson Rex Norman, secretary, Bay and low lady - Mary Stephen- of Quinte District of the son., High gent - Mel Wilson Canadian Bible Society was and low gent - Arthur Clark. the guest speaker. In his story The 50-50 draw was won by to the children he told of the Mrs. Norma Moffat. There work of the Bible Society willbe another card party in translating it into different two week's time.1 languages. He then gave each Mrs. E. Foster, Miss child a leaflet on How the Catherine Stewart and Mrs. F. Birch bark talked ta the Porteous were in Oshawa last Indians. Mr. Evans compased Thursday and called ta see a sign language for the Mrs. Alva Swarbrick who is a Indians and printed it on birch patient ini Oshawa General bark, so they could read the Hospital. It is to be hoped she scripture. During his morning will soon' be able ta be home talk he told of a tour through again. countries in the Caribbean. He Mr. and Mrs. Neil Elliott spoke of Haiti being one of the from Maple Leaf and Mrs. poorest countries needing Joyce Baudriau and Brian had help. TELEPHONE 623-6555 JOHNLJ MAINUEL, C.G(.A. Incomne Tax and Related Accounting Services 118 King St. E., Suite 2 Bowmanville, Ontario Li C i N4 ANNOUNCEMENTI BETTY -ALICE -NANCY MARG -JAN -RUDI Due to our ever-increasing business, we have increased aur staff ta provide yau with even better service. We proudly introduce ALICE WATSON Alice has several years experience in the Bowmanville area and wiII be pleased ta wecoame aid and new customers. Open 6 Dw*ayis a Week to Serve You. Open, Thurs. and Fr1. evening Saturday until 4:00 112 Waveriey Road B o wma nvill e TELEPHONE 623-6252

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