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I < 1 12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, September 28,1983 Celebrate Golden Wedding Section Two Mr. and Mrs. John (Jack) W. Purdy of R. R. 5, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 21st, 1983. Jack and Muriel were married at Bowmanville United Church, on Sept. 21st, 1933. Jack was born in Bob- caygeon, in 1916, and moved to Bowmanville in 1929, where he began working in the Goodyear Goodyear Rubber Plant, Bowmanville. Bowmanville. He left the Goodyear after working 13 years, and began working for General Motors, where he worked for 27 years. He retired in 1968. They lived a number of years on Jackman Road in Bowman- vilie's north end, and then moved to R. R. 5, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, where they are enjoying retirement. A family dinner was held at Oshawa, arranged by their three children and husbands: Joyce, (Mrs. Ralph Rowe) Bowmanville, Gloria, (Mrs. Loyne Walker) Hampton, and their son John, also of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Jack and Muriel also have five grandchildren. After the dinner, a surprise late buffet was held by the three children at the home of Loyne and Gloria Walker in Hampton. Here, gifts were presented, including a G. E. Range from the children and families, and also Miss Marjorie Purdy, sister of Jack. Plaques and congratulations congratulations were received by Jack and Muriel from: Hon. William Davis, Premier of Ontario; Sam Cureatz, M.P.P. Durham East Riding; Rt. Hon. Ed Schreyer, Governor General of Canada; Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister Minister of Canada ; Garnet B. Rickard, Mayor of the Corporation Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, Newcastle, and ■ Hon. Allan Lawrence, M.P. Durham - Northumberland, as well as cards and best wishes from many friends of the family. To all these good people, as well as our son and daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren, grandchildren, we give our deepest thanks. John (Jack) and Muriel Purdy DIM AND DISTANT, 50 Years Ago Thursday, October Mrs. T. W. Cawker, Miss G. Pollard, Mr. W. B. Pollard, Dr. C. W. Slemon, Mr. Francis Sutton, and Charles M. Cawker, assisted on the program program at the United Church Fowl Supper at Port Hope on Tuesday evening. Miss Marion Pickard, Bowmanville, spent Sunday with Miss Jean Stinson, Janetville. Rev. and Mrs. Carman Armstrong, are visiting his parents Rev. and Mrs. E. F. Armstrong, and sister Margaret Margaret at the Trinity United Church Parsonage. Institute Convention Nov, 1st, 2nd NEWTON VILLE W.I. Eighteen ladies met at the home of Jean O'Neill's on; September 21st for the New-: tonville Women's Institute meeting. The president, Sharon Buttery, welcomed the ladies as we begin the fall get-togethers. Institute Ode and Mary Stewart Collect were sung and said in unison. The secretary and treasurer's reports were given. The fun fair will be held at Maple Grove on October 18. Gladys Wood had been to a meeting about this event and we were told of our obligations to the same. Please use name tags. A bus trip to the Living Christmas Tree in Toronto is to be held on Sunday, December December eleventh. Tickets are very reasonable. The Institute Convention at the Royal York in Toronto is November 1st and 2nd. Jean O'Neill has consented to be our delegate. Mrs. Wiseman from Bowmanville Bowmanville is to be installed as the new president. It was moved by Bessie Stephenson, seconded by May Burley, that an attaching district district bar be purchased by the group for Mrs. Milligan. Motion carried. A workshop is to be held on November 15th at the Lions Centre in Bowmanville. Two ladies will attend f a senior workshop, entitled more cents than dollars, at Maple Grove on October 4th. Bowmanville branch have kindly invited Newtonville branch to attend their November 3rd meeting. After much business, the meeting was turned over to Jean O'Neill's group. Bea Jones gave a reading, That Well Known Organization, The Women's Institute, Elizabeth had collected a few articles concerning agriculture. agriculture. This was the theme of our meeting. Madeline Buck- ley had put together a contest which kept us guessing. Esme Goldie won the prize with the most correct answers, The group in charge then served lunch with Ellen Dux- bury having the lucky cup. Jean Dutton thanked the ladies and the hostess for inviting inviting us to her farm lionlc. We enjoyed seeing the farm flock, chickens and guinea hens. P.R.O. Elizabeth Skelding Sim anb j Blatant * Past DIM AND DISTANT, 25 Years Ago, Thursday, September 18th, 1958 Dr. Charles F. Cattran has been elected president of the Bowmanville Kinsmen Club. Mr. Stanley H. Wilkins administrator administrator of Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, gave his classification talk at the Rotary Club on Friday. Bowmanville's population has now reached 6,906, Port Hope 7,509, Cobourg 9,408 and Campbellford 3,374. Ralph Stutt, former manager manager at Aylmer and Bowmanville Bowmanville has been transferred to the Cobourg plant of Canadian Canners, Del Monte division. DIM AND DISTANT, 10 Years Ago Wednesday, October 3rd, 1973 Miss Diane Bickle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bickle, R. R. 4, Bowmanville, is attending attending Sir Sandford Fleming College, Peterborough, and is enrolled in the two year secretarial secretarial course. Worshipful Brother Robert Walton, was presented with his 50 year Masonic Jewel on Tuesday evening at Durham Masonic Lodge No. 66 by Wor. Bro. Harv. Britton. Bill Leaman, captain of last year's All Ontario Knapp's Major Bantam Hockey team has begun this season with Oshawa Legionnaires Junior B team. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hammond and family, Church Street, were guests at a tea held Saturday in Trinity Church in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Chessar and family, who have just returned returned from Germany. Douglas Ferguson of Roy Nichols Motors Ltd., recently completed a specialized motor truck application training program, Fred Owen announced announced today. Durham College Student Paper Wins OCNA Award I The Durham College student student newspaper, "The Chronicle", Chronicle", has won a special award from the Ontario Community Newspapers' Association, It receives the second place award for general excellence in overall advertising among all universities and colleges in Ontario..First place went to the "Guelph Ontarian" of the University of Guelph. The award will be presented at the Fall meeting of the OCNA in Kingston, Ontario, on October 14. The criteria in the award selection included areas such as effective selling, use of graphic illustration and artwork, originality, typography typography and type selection, general layout, use of photography, photography, use of color in general and spot color, page design and blending of advertisements, advertisements, and quality of production. production. Fred Davis, OCNA Award Co-ordinator, complimented Durham College on its achievement, stating that it is considered "quite an honour" to receive such recognition, Contact; Jim Kirkconnell Community Relations Durham College Box 385, Oshawa 576-0210, Ext, 271 Bowmanville's 125th Anniversary "Put out your hand © Copyright Bowmanville's 125th Anniversary Committee Financial Summary August 31,1983 RECEIPTS Loans-Town Council $ 1,250.00 -Chamber of Commerce 4,000.00 Sale of Buttons 3,706.42 Sale of Trees 1,390.00 Jamboree 132.75 $10,479.17 DISBURSEMENTS Prizes $ 262.50 Parade Costs 2 727 57 Advertising 2,683'80 Purchase of Trees 1,337,50 Purchase of Buttons 1,711.68 Secretarial Services ' 95 65 Meeting Room Rental 20 00 Sign Painting 2 5o!oo Repayment of Town Loan 1 250 on Bank Charges ' 375 $10,342.45 BALANCE PAID TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $ 136.72 Signed:. J. Manuel, Treasurer Expenses to be Repaid- B.I.A. 771 C. of C. 437 Plaques & Trophies 150 1,358 1,978 Reserve for Thank You Ad 478 Balance in Hand $1,500 Bowmanville's 125th Anniversary Committee Chairman's Report - September 15th, 1983 The Municipality approached the Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce on 21st September 1982, and asked them to organize a suitable celebration of the Town's 125th Anniversary, because the Municipality had been unable to solicit support from sufficient volunteers for the event. To this end, the Chamber contacted some 40 Interested individuals from all segments of the community, and held an Inaugural meeting on October 7th, 1982. Thirteen sub-committees were established and the task of gearing community organizations to a universal celebration of an Old Home Week commencing Victoria Day, May 23rd, was commenced. Priority was given to the minting and sale of 10,000 Anniversary Coins of $1 each for availability during Christmas 1982. 300 of the coins were held back for gold plating and individual numbering for sale by subscription at $10 each. The Municipality advanced $5000 to up front the cost of minting which is now being repaid by the Chamber of Commerce to the Town. The Municipality stipulated that any receipts over and above the $5000 were to be used by the Chamber for the 125th Anniversary. After to-day's redemption date, our position Is as follows:- Receipt from Coins $12,200 Refund to Municipality 5,000 By this Report it is recommended that the resultant balance of $1500 be held in Trust by the Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce to pay annually the interest thereon to the top history student of the Bowmanville High School as "The Bowmanville 125th Anniversary History Prize". On New Year's Day we organized the flag raising of the former town of Bowmanville to mark the opening of our anniversary year with prayers by the Rev. Schamerhorn and a trumpet fanfare. The Chamber of Commerce hived off the 125th Anniversary Committee as an independent organization on February 10th, 1983 and advanced $4,000 to that Committee to place it in funds. Your anniversary committee proceeded with its 3 major tasks - Publicity - Parade - Fund Raising together with the encouragement of all sections of the community to stage celebration events during the Old Home Week. It is a matter of particular satisfaction that students in our schools participated at every level: with Bands and Concerts, the Central School's "AT HOME", the ceramic mural at Lord Elgin, and in competitions for the Bowmanville Old Home Week song, and the giant history quiz. Our thanks to Garfield Shaw for his Giant History Quiz which was printed as editorial matter by the Canadian Statesman. A magnificent gesture on their part and deserving of all our thanks. Volunteers adjudicated the entries to this competition and prizes for the winner and three runners up were donated by P.J. Bergeron of Beaver Lumber. Canada Post are to be thanked for their participation - all outgoing mail is franked "Bowmanville" 125th Anniversary", their staff gave a magnificent At Home during the Old Home Week, and printed and distributed special brochures for the occasion. We are grateful to the Municipality for up-fronting the cost of trees for Operation Apple Blossom in the sum of $1250. This had been repaid. . As far as the archives are concerned, the Chamber of Commerce presented No. 1 Gold Coin together with the miniers moulds to the Bowmanville Museum, along with the list of the 300 Subscribers to the Gold Plated Coin issue. By this Report, it is recommended that the complete set of Minutes of this 125th Anniversary Committee be lodged with the Bowmanville Library. A plaque is being prepared to record the participants in Operation Apple Blossom for presentation to the Municipality to hang in the Town Hall. Some 5000 Anniversary Buttons to be'distributed to Students in our junior schools. Our gratitude to the Bowmanville Drama Club for the superb re-enactment of the first Council meeting of 1858. To the Department of Community Services for the terrific Country & Western Jamboree organized by them at the Auditorium of the Bowmanville High School. To the Fire Department for their Open House and participation in the Parade. To our Durham Regional Police for their coutesy and assistance. To our Legion for their help. To the B.I.A. and the Bowmanville Mall Merchants Association for their side-walk sales and special events during Old Home Week. To our Council of Ministers for holding the Sunday evening May 22nd Ecumenical Service. To the Canadian Statesman for their splendid coverage of events and their Special 125th Anniversary Edition. To our Hotels for organizing the Beauty Competition and special events. To the members of this Committee for their unstinted support and untiring efforts. And not least, to our Mayor and Council, who together with Town Staff, assisted, supported and pinpointed our Celebration Week, particularly with their "Promotion Day", and their Introduction to the re-enactment of the town's first council meeting, and Reception thereafter. In conclusion, the success of the "Old Home Week" rests with the participation and enthusiasm of the many hundreds of our citizens, our service clubs and community organizations, who extended their time and efforts entirely voluntarilyto "put out their hand and join their neighbor". THANK YOU - BOWMANVILLE -- Advanced to 125th Committee Less:-Refund 7,200 $4,000 136 3,864 3,336 Z Tony Brand-Chairman Sponsored by the Bowmanville Chamber off Commerce