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8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, September 14,1994 Section Two Garage Burns Early This Morning VOLUME 115 16 Pages BOWMANVIIXK. ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER !, 1%!I J fid Per Copy NUMBER. 40 jTo Mark Fire Prevention Week All Citizens Invited to Visit Fire, Police Depts. MAY CLOSE CUSTOMS OFFICE The Federal Customs office office in Bowmanville may yet be closed, according to information acquired this morning at The Statesman. It will be recalled that earlier this year officials from Toronto arrived in town without advance warning warning and were ready to close out the. office. Durham's MP Russell Honey was notified notified and had the move halted. Later, a committee from here went to Ottawa to discuss discuss the situation, but received received little assurance that any change would be made in the department's planning. planning. A further committee meeting will be arranged in the near future to discuss discuss the latest development to determine if there is anything anything they can do to prevent prevent the closure. Time to Start Arranging Santa Parade Floats A meeting of the Santa About 3:00 a.m. Wednesday, Bowmanville firemen were called to the home of Wm. Malley, 147 Scugog.St. North (across from Rehoboth Church) where the garage was burning furiously when they arrived. Most of the contents were damaged or destroyed, including Mr. Malley's automobile. Origin of the blaze has not been established, but the building was a,complete loss. Firemen remained remained on the scene for several hours to make certain every spark was extinguished. Canadian Club Begins New Season With Guest Speaker Hon. Paul Hellyer The 1369-70 season of theiPo as Minister of National Canadian Club of West Durham Durham opened on Monday evening, evening, Sept. 29th in Trinity Sunday School Auditorium, Bowmanville at 8:15 p.m. Following the playing of God leave The Queen by Mrs. Reta Dudley, Pres. Wm. Allln introduced introduced guest speaker the Hon. Paul Hellyer. P.C.. M.P. With a background of 20 years in politics during which he serv- Ratepayers Public Meeting Next Tuesday Citizens Interested In the welfare of Bowmanville including including present members of coun-l ell or anyone else, who might! Defence and Minister of Transport Transport as well as being one of the candidates for the leadership leadership of the Liberal party, Mr. Hellyer came very well qualified qualified to provide the Club with a most informative ' and thought - provoking evening. Following the June 25th, 1968 genera! election Mr. Hellyer was appointed chairman of the federal task force on housing and urban development. The title of Mr. Hellyer's locution was "Centennial Plus Two" which dealt with, the country, its future, and a stock taking of the things we as Canadians should be considering. considering. Mr. Hellyer went back to the centennial year to relate our successes and the evolution of a definite Canadian Canadian feeling of pride as Canadians. Canadians. He stated it was a year of confidence for Canadians who were filled with great expectations expectations for the country and were wondering what part Canada would play in the fut- I TURN TO PAGE TWO) Beauty Counsellor Fails to Shok L/p for B&P Demonstration Members nf Bowmanville's Business & Professional Professional Women's Club and their customers who filled the Centennial Hall on Queen Street Tuesday Tuesday evening were a disappointed gathering of people. Tickets had been sold in advance and at (he door (or a Beauty Demonstration by a counsellor from Toronto. Lunch had been prepared by B & P members and everything was in readiness for a fine show, starting at 8:00 p.m. Only one item was missing, the Beauty Counsellor Counsellor j. : . and she never did show up, so.,:.', about nine o'clock, after the customers had been served lunch to fill in the time, their money was refunded and they left. I As of Wednesday morning, no information was available on what went wrong.. No doubt the details will be published at a later date. . I Nnl this weekend bill next. ■ on Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Saturday, Oct. 9 to lllh. Bow- ' manville's Fire and Police Departments Departments are combining : forces in an all-out eiïort to !mark Fire-Prevention Week. All residents of the Town of Bowmanville and the Township Township of Darlington are invited to visit the building on Church Street where both departments are housed to see the facilities Claus Parade Committee was that are available and meet the j held last week and once again personnel of the two depart- service clubs, organizations, ments. and individuals are urged to Special films (nr adults and support the parade by entering children will be presented and a float in order to make the literature will be available, parade the best yet. The com- Visitors will also be shown mittce will supply up to $25 through the building and light in materials such as foil, strap- refreshments will be served, ping, and ten-test, as well as This is an opportunité for technical advicet where needed, citizens of the two communi-.Suggestions .and any informa, ties to gain an Insight into the { 10?1 ca £ obtained from workings of the departments «ç en Rudell Newcastle by and familiarize themselves railing 987-4-61' or Ede Cole, with the equipment that pro- Bowmanville 623-240^. tects homes and businesses in Don MacGregor 623-5962 will case of fire. be handling the horse entries .and advises that all horses j must be registered prior to j parade date and only parade ' horses, silver tack, or complete i custom can be considered due to the limited space available. The day for the parade has hern set for Nov. 22 at 10:30 and the theme will be "Cartoon I Capers". So. come on, let's get ! together and start on your float 1 now Hat.Show Attracts Large Crowd BOYS GROW GRAPEFRUIT Several years ago Pine Ridge School staff member* .1. M. Paterson and Wm. Bon.vs who were visiting Florida with their wives, brought back several grapefruit. grapefruit. The boys at the school planted the seeds and this year their tree began to produce produce frnlt. They now have 32 luscious-looking and tasting tasting grapefruit on the tree, possibly one of the few grapefruit trees that ever produced fruit In this area. STRIKE STILL GOING The strike that began August 15th at Smith Beverages Beverages Ltd. in Oshawa is still on, with talks also continuing. continuing. Latest word Is that the building and equipment has been put up for sale. However, this morning, official» were still hopeful that a settlement might be reached. Toronto's Durham Club Will Meet in New Home ........ Changes nf time and placelfloor of the Education Centre, be witling to let their names f or the Durham County Club 155 College St. This is a large stand for council at the elec- , „ , - , , , ., .? of Toronto were announcedlmodern building on the soulh- this week by the new Presi-]east corner at McCaul SI. dent Miss Alcen Akcd. Thci The speaker will be Richard October meeting will he held j Bowles, lecturer at the College evening. Oct. 17th at'of Education, who Is the grand- 8:15 p.m. (the third Friday son of the late Chancellor R. and not the fourth nf the : P. Bowles and son of Wilfred month). The place in the Con-1 Bowles, Nestleton. tion this December, arc Invited Invited lo a public meeting at Memorial Memorial Park Clubhouse, next Tuesday, Ocl. 7th. at 8 p.m. Sponsors of the meeting! Friday hope to elect officers and set" up committees tn stimulate Interest in the municipal election. election. banquet (or Nov. 28th in honor of the Past Presidents of the' Durham County Club also to be held at the Education Centre Centre which is most fitting as Dr. James L. Hughes, the founder and first President of the Club, for 32 years, was also one of ; Toronto's early educationists, 1 , his name being inscribed in the rotunda of the Education! ferenre Room on the sixth' Plans are being made for aiCentre. Stacked Cars Catch on Fire at Base Line Wreckers ralIrS'ln!?Æ T Wh^^nT'Vi!'° w" T™ 1 rla creepin fi in10 others cars in the pile. No damage! dStFssion?'LateSerc'wire £ coup! rn, he n hive ', "" Au 'm W,ccl !F rs was but.for q while dense clouds of smoke fires that kepi firemen and The S in one ol he w,v ked « ielcs'iiaV'EtS' with the , P " l "' Cd ° U '* all, ' aclln8 moloHs,s ln tl,c ~ F^F up most of the night, A goo BITS pm PIKES CLARKE VOTE -- Clarke Township Council held special meetings on Sept. 17, 25 and 27, At the third meeting, by-law 1644 was given three readings and passed to have a vole of the people on whether or not they will approve dining lounge and lounge licences"where liquor may be served. If the Liquor Licence Board agrees, the vote will be held on Dec. 1st, at the same time as municipal elections. • v t i v COLOR TOUR -- This Sunday, starting at 2:00 p.m. Bowmanville Kinsmen will have three busloads of Senior Citizens who will be taken on a tour of the fall colors in the area. Members of the Senior Citizens group have been notified and any other senior citizens who would like to go should phone either 623-3060 or 623-5066,-as soon as possible. OPENING - On Tuesday, the Ontario Legislature resumed sitting, with the opposition groups hammering hammering the government over its handling of Medicare. They didn't get tar, with their efforts being blocked on every occasion by speaker's rulings or government superiority in voting power. However, it is believed by many that some" changes will be made to make Medicare more palalabld for the voters, the question is when and what they will be. t r v t CAR WASH -- Those energetic members of Bowmanville's 1st Scout Troop will be out to raise funds this Saturday with a car wash starling starling at 9:00 o'clock at Slaglit & Cook's Gulf station, King St. West. NO KEY -- One of the Editor's visitors this week must be having difficulty driving his or her car, because one ignition key was left on Ye Ed's desk. Owner may have same by claiming it. RESIGNS -- II would appear that the Village of Newcastle may have a hot election this December December over sewers. Kolloxving a special meeting of council on Monday, Councillor Fred Couch submitted his resignation, after protesting passing passing of a by-law approving sewers, without submitting submitting the decision to the village electors. SKYROCKETING -- Somebody in the country must have more money than most of us will ever see, because in recent weeks a number nf farms in the district have been sold for prices that the owners just couldn't afford to turn down. One of them is reported to have gone for a quarter of a million dollars . . . and that ain't hay, brother ! FOOTBALL -- Tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) Bowmanville High School's Junior football squad will take on Henry St. Whitby, with the game getting underway ns soon ns school is out, BUSY -- The fall social season is building up steam as Bowmanville's multiplicity of organizations pul their programs into action, Tuesday night was a typical example, with at least three events drawing large audiences. The 13 & P Women's Club held an ill-fated Beauty Demonstration at the Centennial Hall on Queen Street, the Nurses Association Hal Show was packed at Trinity Sunday Schoolroom and St. Paul's UCW drew a good crowd for a panel couple of unscheduled Statesman photographer photographer up most of the night, A good night's sleep is becoming a rarity. Bowmanville Nurses Association held a most successful Hat Show on Tuesday Tuesday evening in Trinity Sunday School auditorium. Joan Wilson of Silhouette Hats, Toronto, supplied the commentary while models were Betty Brough, Olive Cobban, Dorothy Tuerk, Wilda Johnson and Betty Elliott. After showing the hats, the models placed them on tables and the audience had the enjoyable experience of trying all of them on and buying them, if they desired. Rotarians Urged to Take Stock of Their Projects By Visiting Dist. Governor Rotary Club's Annual Travelogue Series Begins on Thursday bv A, E. Ribey. ln his pleasant introduction of Stewart D. Munroe, Gov ernor of Rotary District 707, and thus a representative of Rotary International, Club President Tom Cowan gave the following biographical details concerning this distinguished guest speaker. With reference to Mr. Munroe's Rotary experience experience it was stated that he joined the Rotary Club of Toronto Toronto in 1949; served as Chairman Chairman of District 707 Conference Committee in 1964; was appointed appointed Special Representative of the ruling District Governor to organize the Rotary Club of Toronto East ln 1965; officiated <TURN TO PAGE TWO) Bowmanville Rotary Club's fourth series of Travel and Adventure programs will open Thursday evening (tomorrow) at the Town Hall, starting at 8:00 o'clock sharp. Those who have not already obtained tickets for the six presentations presentations will be able to obtain them at the door. Thursday's performance will be presented by Dennis Cooper Cooper and is entitled "Montana Adventure". A summary follows: follows: "Montana -- Land of the Big Sky" will take viewers to (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Cable TV Broadcasts Western Show The many spectators on hand for the Cable TV Country and Western show on the Bank of Montreal parking lot Friday evening were most intoroslod in this portable van with the television camera that recorded the ovonl on lape. In the foreground are a few of the Cable TV g iris who served refreshments.