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Ontario Champions Honored at Pee Wee Banquet Horses Trapped on Bridge A potential tragedy was narrowly averted Sunday afternoon when eight escaping escaping horses tried to cross the CPR railroad trestle over Vanstone's Pond and fell through between the ties. The horses, belonging to the Lome Potter family, had been stabled at the former Beith farm buildings on Wav- erley Road and recently m t were transferred to Bruce Mutton's farm on Concession St. East, because the Beith barns were being demolished. demolished. Someone cut the electric fence and the horses headed for their former home, gathering gathering a crowd of enthusiastic human followers as they proceeded proceeded west on Concession, north on Liberty to the CPR line and over the bridge. Several Several .fell through the gaps between the ties and it was some time before they were able to extricate themselves with human help. Fortunately, there were no trains coming or going at the time. Several of the horses suffered cuts, but none was seriously injured. dLanadenStaleémau Tin' Town of Bowmanville through its representative representative Councillor Keith Shackelton honored its Ontario Championship Pee Wee hockey team on Saturday with a banquet- at St. Joseph's hall. The Frank's Variety team were presented with individual trophies by the , tqwh.__Tho.se taking part were, from left to right, Master of Ceremonies John Fowler holding the team trophy, Capt. Boyd Knox, Councillor Shackelton and guest speaker Brent Hughes, defenceman with the Los Angeles Kings and Bowmanville's only representative representative in the NHL. He stressed the value of gaining an education along, with improving, their hockey skills. Budget g Million Now IT7.5 Tax rates for the current year were set by Darlington -Township Council at a meeting meeting held in the Township Hall, Hampton, on Friday afternoon. afternoon. Reeve Carl Down presided, and all members of the ■ council were present at "'the .meeting, .which', passed the Budget. By-Law. The total OPENING GAME MONDAY Bowmanville's Intermediate "Electrons" baseball team " sponsored by Locke's TV will open their season here against Port Hope on Monday at til a.m.. Soper Creek Park on ■Simpson Avenue. Don't miss this major holiday event. amount of the 1969 Munici pality of Darlington Budget is $1,075,758.65 compared to the 1968 budget of $939,966.41. The Residential rates are: Education 78.7 mills, an increase increase of 8.1 mills over 1968; Municipal,.38.8, a..decrease^pf .2 mills compared to last year, and the special Fire Rate on Building Assessment 4.5 mills, an increase of 2,5 mills over 1968. The Commercial rates for the current year are: Education Education 87.5; Municipal 47.3, and the special Fire Rate on Building Building Assessment of 4.5 mills, an increase of 2.5 mills over 1968. : The total Residential Tax Rates are 117.5 mills-plug thei special Fire Rate on Building Assesment; and the Commercial Commercial Tax Rates are 134.5 plus the special Fire Rate. I Older Players Will Help Kids A number* of players of the Bowmanville Intermediate Intermediate Baseball Club will be assisting the Recreation Department Department Minor Baseball League at Lord Elgin Park, Memorial Park and Vincent Massey School Grounds this coming Saturday morning, May 17th, during Recreation Recreation League games, starting at 9:00 a.m. The following players will be at the following parks: Lord Elgin - Archie Cros- sey, Terry Black, Clint Ferguson Ferguson (Manager). Memorial Park Larry Piper, Gary Akey, Ray Cromble. Vincent Massey - Ralph Kennedy, Don McMurter, Steve Burns. VOLUME 115 16 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1961) 15# Per Copy NUMBER 20 Qjqgg Firm ^ ruc ^ Damaged by Fire Early Saturday To Build in Newcastle Toronto:-- An Alberta-bas ed firm will expand into Ontario Ontario by building a branch plant at Newcastle, for the manufacture of sealed insulating insulating glass units, as the result of an interest-free forgivable loan of $12^,946 from the Ontario Ontario Development Corporation. Corporation. Custom Glass Ltd. will build a 35,400 square foot plant and install new equipment equipment at a cost of more than $615,000. Besides manufacturing manufacturing sealed glass units, ' the company will make a new type of ■ metal-coated that reduces solar heat ab sorption and miscellaneous aluminum and household products. products. Trade and Development Minister Stanley J. Randall said the company will employ 25 workers initially and add a further 45 jobs within five years. The interest-free 1 o a'n,, granted under the province's Equalization of Industrial Opportunity Opportunity Program, will not have to be repaid providing] thé firm meets certain condl tions over a six-year period. Stressing Prevention During Hospital Week Reeve Questions Overtime Report! For Police Dept. At the meeting of Town Council last week Police Chief Kitney submitted a report on police overtime during the first three months of 1969 as had been rcqucslod by council. council. This showed 422,75 hours of overtime during January, February and March of this year in comparison to 404.5 hours during the same period of 1968. The police overtime during the first three months of 1969 was the result of postmortem examinations, prisoner escort, stall shortage. Illness, meter Investigation, crime investigation, investigation, Arena protection, assistance assistance to other departments, disciplinary matters. complaints complaints of noise on King Street and change in shifts. Reeve Annie Oke said that she rnuld not see why overtime overtime for the police is necessary at all. "Thy should not get overtime when they are call-j ed for complaints of noise om King Street," she staled. May- ' or Ivan Hobbs explained to her 1 that if the police who investi- 1 gated these complaints were on duty they would not receive receive overtime. Councillor Robert Dykstra urged that the Chief of Police lie instructed lu submit a detailed report on poliee overtime overtime every three months to council. This was agreed upon.i and Police Chief Kitney will! Successful Donor Clinic Provides 257 Blood Units , A total of 274 persons at- j tended the Volunteer Blood I Donor clinic held last Wednesday Wednesday at the Lions Centre, Bowmanville. Mr. Harry Da- vey, Branch Blood Donor chairman, reports that 257 units of life-giving blood were collected, 54 new donors joined the regulars. The won derful response. of the stu dents at Bowmanville and Clarke High Schools is much appreciated. The Branch Executive Executive are most grateful to Mr. L. Lucas and Mr. A. Witherspoon for their co operation. 20th donation pins wen awarded to W. H. Brown, J DenHollander, T. Dustan, J, Oegema. 10th donation awards to A, I Batelaan, Mrs. W. Brink, L Bruinsma, J. Budel, G. Clark, L. Helmer, A. Lymer, Mrs. I M. Kooy, M. MacKertzie, G | __i_TURN TO PAGE TWO) Post Office iHours for Victoria Day Post Office hours for Vlc- • torin Day, Monday, 19th May. avili be as follows: Wicket Service - Nil: Letter Carrier Delivery - Nil; Rural Routes - Nil. Street Letter Box Collection Collection - 5:00 p.m. Mail Despatched as usual: Closing Time for West Mail 6:00 p.m. Closing Time for East Mail - 7:00 p,m. When the Memorial Hospital observes National Hospital Week, that started Monday, May 12, the emphasis will be on prevention and the extent of the hospital's Involvement in this relatively new field of medical care. To mark the week, the hospital hospital distributed restaurant place mats throughout the district, district, through the gracious efforts of the Hospital Women's Women's Auxiliary. The patient's tray, covers for the week also bear the -theme of •thb'iyedrt National Hospital Week - that of "Prevention - The Key to Tomorrow's Health". (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Toronto Man Dies Following 2-Car Collision IT ' " scry. < i Hydro Social Club Honors Two Retiring Members of Staff Suspect Arson' In Barn Fire Pnlifr Mikiirvt hi Min in si file whMi (Irslrnvrcl a ham rarlv lYiri.-n mnvniiiR, own* c»l In Itniirrt stpvpns, of H I*. No, II, Powrmiivillp. Il uni lopHlrd on Hip ('pinpi"i v Vont 1 . I),miner was P:'im,itril ,,t s»,()00 lo ( S.'U'flo as I'm hini was puni. 1 i virpi for Mime hay. it ;*pi»'ti'l|v ilM'ITlI. '^o*h r vmh'i • .irMin In** M.ne ti»i* {•' i lipn.i h In Hip lui Init m heir ih'ir wa« no plnetrli power. No ar* rwth have Uvea nuilo, Bowmanville firemen were called to a small truck fire at 1:50 a.m. Saturday' .niorning on Maple Grove Road, south of Morton's Implements. Apparently a short circuit in the wiring started a fire in Eric Olmstead's truck cab' that spread to the van at the rear. Before it could be extinguished, several hundred dollars damage had resulted. Mr. Olmstead lives at 44 Eastlawn in Oshawa. John Twist Speaks at Anniversary Should Start to Bear Crosses llnstead of Just Shining Them Says Preacher at St. Paul's John Twist, B.A., B.D.. sonlQueen's Theological College, of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Twist, Kingston, to be guest preach- Salem, returned home last er at St. Paul's United Church week after graduation at | Sunday School Anniversary BITS u® PIECES § Dan Dudley, the Area Office Office Supervisor, and Douglas Binder. Line Crew Foreman, were the guests of honor at an exceedingly enjoyable dinner dinner dance given by the Ontario Ontario Hydro Area Social Club at the Legion Hall on a recent recent evening, Mr. Dudley is In retire on July 1st after 22 years service with Ontario Hydro, and Mr, Bruder re-j . -- --- -- iiuù(jn,u wucru iio was liv'd mi April Mth a fier 4<i!R |vc " preliminary treatment and then sent to the years with Ontario Hydro. lorontu General Hospital where he died on Sunday. , The inmmltieo in charge of ,. *)"'• Cukaleski was the driver of .a 1909 Mustang arrangements for the succorsqWhich was almost completely demolished It is niclurcd RLt Wil !' ! ts whce]s°in thé air! Damage Haul, mil Waller, and War-. ll l° 'chicle amounted to approximately $3,500. m, tew, nirv, The winy and . A passenger in the Cukaleski car, Lubomir Dim- 'pLe' ' lhr cvcninR m , 'Ü c , !' l°|' ont( !' also received severe injuries in "VumN to pagl two, l inen 11 , ' C m' the 'Bowmanville Area Ambu- ! ante to Memorial liospital he received emergency Hjja Cukaleski, age 20, 287 King Street, Toronto, lost his life as the result of a two car collision at 9:05 p m. on Saturday evening that happened in the westbound westbound 'lane of 401 Highway at Courticc Road. Â Bow- „ manvillc Area Ambulance rushed the seriously injured , ,man to the Oshawa General Hospital where lie was « ft vnn ni'D imiimnii i.....i « i < 1 * . . treatment for undetermined head injuries there, and was then transferred in the same ambulance to the Toronto General Hospital. The driver of the second car involved in the accident accident was John Somersealcs, age 21, 14 Centre Street, He and his passenger, Miss Mary Jane Billett, age 19, King Street East, escaped with minor injuries. They also were taken by the Bowmanville Area Ambulance lo Memorial Hospital where Mr. Somersealcs received treatment in the out-patient department for abrasions to his hip. Miss Billett was admitted to have a slight injury to her shoulder treated, but then was able to return to her home later in the day. Damage to Mr, Somerscnles 1 car, n 1968 Plymouth, was about $2,000. Constable Gerry Kozak, OPP, investigated investigated the accident. BIGGEST -- The recent Boy Scout Paper Drive in Bowmanville produced a record return of 45,400 pounds of paper that netted their camping fund $180. Needless to say they are most appreciative of the co-operation from town citizens. The next drive will be on June 14th. t t t t t OMISSION -- Last week's Statesman included an item about a new ready-mix cement firm starting up here. It neglected, to mention that the real estate transaction had been completed by Lloyd Atchison of Ricard Real Estate, t- t t t t SPORTS -- On Monday, the Village of Bethany will hold its annual Sports Day, with a great parade starting at 12 noon, to be followed by ball games. They are using their influence to persuade the weatherman that a bit more warmth and less rain would be timely. Also, don't forget that Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club will be staging its big fireworks display at the High School Grounds here the same evening. t t + + t INDUSTRY -- Durham's MPP Alex Carruthcrs came through with an announcement this week that will be happy news for Newcastle residents. A forgivable loan has been approved for a new factory in the village. Details are published elsewhere. This is the second new industry to make Newcastle its future home in recent months. t t t t t LICENCES -- Anglers in the province have been buying so many licences that some of the outlets have run out of supplies. In Bowmanville, it is understood that Bryson's Smoke Shop, McGregor's Hardware and McNulty's Sports & Cycle have them available, t f t t t SWEEP -- Over the weekend pranksters had themselves a time on three area golf courses. They stole the flags and pins front Erinli, Pebblestone Pebblestone and Grandview, driving their car over the courses at the same time. Fortunately, they had enough energy to walk from the fairways to the location on the greens where the flogs were in place; otherwise, their tires could have done much more damage, If somebody tries to sell you a small flag, report it to police. THey'll be glad to hear from you. Services on Sunday mornint May 11th. He spoke twice during this special service, first to the children on the theme "What is the Church for Children?" when he told them that the church Is not only a building of brick and stone, but what (TURN. TO PAGE TWO) LUMBER DERAILED On Saturday, a CNR flatcar loaded with lumber started to roll backwards down the incline incline on the Goodyear siding. It struck a derail block and one set of wheels left the track, with the lumber teetering teetering at an acute angle. A crane was brought in Tuesday and lifted the car back onto the rails; Graduates Miss Sheila Slater, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Slater of R.R. 1, Orono, Is a 1969 graduate of the Animal Health Technicians Course at Rldgctown College of Agricultural Agricultural Technology, Ridge- town, Ontario. She will receive receive her diploma at the Graduation Graduation Exercises on May 14, when the speaker will be Hon. Win. A. Stewart, Ontario Minister of Agriculture ami Food, and Mr. Everett Riggs, Deputy Minister, will present the diplomas,