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Me ~înaibnnx .c14at.t "'Durham County's CGreat Family Journal" .VULUME 103 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 4th, 1957 lOc PER COPY NUMBER 14 Senate Members Now in' New Quarters Enjoying the comfortable surroundings of their new club room selves the resuits are very pesn and a def inite asset to the town. These back of the Fire Hall are members of the Bowmanville Senate Club. With senior citizen-, are justly proud of their efforts and invite the public to the younger members of the club doing a great deal of the labor them- inspect the premises at a special open house being held tbis weekend. Mare than 700 spectators watched six minar hockey league teams battle for Cham- vi nship honours at Minor Hoc- Night held at Memorial A ena Saturday evening. In addition ta the regular ayoff games the fans saw a tetacular display' o! hocktcy ability by Bowmanville's fir:4t girls' hockey tearn in severzl years. Upset Scored ÉÏl'4,n sescred a 4- u p set Orer, 'le league -chiârpon Hor- inet he apenin g garne of thP* ing, ta capture the Atam League Crown. Graydoni Colville paced the Barons ta their victory as he blasted a pair. while Wayne. Burgess and Henry Caoy added ingles. Girls Prove Highllght In the girls' game, the Ran- gerettes downed the Muske- teers 6-1 in an exhibition tilt. Judy Jeffery paced the Ranger- ettes with three goals, while Susan White, Lynda Hately and Diane Halîrnan added sin- gles. Camal Finnigan scored the Musketeers' onîy goal late in Fire caused extensive damn- age at the home of John Coop- er, Middle Road, Tuesdav' mamning, when an ovcrheatýcj wood stove ignited the kitch,.li wall and rear part Of fthe bouse. When Bowrnanville \roluntecr Firernen arrived at the sce-ie the rear porch of the borne was engulfed in flarncs. Den.-e srnoke paured frorn the hou;eF- bampering the firernens efforis ta extinguish the blaze. Hales had ta be cut in ths' roof ta stop the flarnes as they spread ta the attic. Firern exhausted their xater suppl, beforé the fire was hraught under control. Considerable water and srnoke damage oc- curred throughout. the house, but the prompt action o! the Town Counicil granted Victor Tookey, a! Hazzeil & Ca., DL1, an option op a parcel o! land in the Bow manviile Cemetery ;i4sîxty by forty feet for the pur- ? se of building a mausoieum.' At a Board a! Works' me!2t- g, Mr. Taakey aqreed ta pay o r legal, surveying and othf:r costs and at Monday's meeting Council feit that the mauso- leumn would be a definite asset tQ the. cemetery and decided ta land at $500 with 10 r down. Sîdewalks Dlseussed Board o! Works cammittee have also accepted an affer] from Bradford-Hoshal ta lay a six foot sidewalk in front aof the new Post Office in coin-j pensatian for damage done ta the walks during the construc- tion of the building. The tovn will lay a four foot sidewalk en the Church Street aide of the final period. Hawks Lose First of Season Bruins registered a 9-3 upset over the Hawks in the Pee-Wee division. Hawks bowed ta thbir first* loss of the season as the Bruins rallied ta win tr'e Championship. Tery Black starred with six goals for the Bruins, while Don Rickard netted a pair and James Lane counted a single. Alex Wiseman with a pair and Paul Mutton with one counted for the Hawks' goals. Bantams Play Close Game Lions won a close 1-6 deci;- sion over the Tigers in the Bar,- tam finals. Allan Cole was the big star as he found the mark late !n the first period with the winning goal. Two Shutouts Registered Goalie's Bob James (Barons) and Paul Hancock (Lions) wani well deserved shutouts durîng the night. The recreation departrnent has expressed its thanks ta the many spectators and parents who attended the garnes, bath regular and playof! this year, for their fine support. firernen saved it frorn being a complete loss. Luckily, t lae haouse and its furnishings were insured. A chirnney fîre at the hom-e of W. H. Carruthers, 307 Scu- gag Street. set the firernen it action later in the aftemnooli. and again at 7.30 p.rn. in the eveni ng. They answered the first alarrn from the residence and extin- guished a srnall blaze in :ný chimnev. Three hours later, the ch 1rnney became overheat- ed again and the Fire Deparn- ment xvas notified as a precau- tion. Firemen rmrained at the scene until the heat had rece'd- cd and then cleaned the chirn- ney ta insure safety. No dam- age occurred as a resuit o! the srnali fire. the Post Office.. In regards ta sidewalks tb'i ]Board af Warks is cailing for tenders ta replace 350 squart- feet of sidewalk in front o! the Bowmanville Dry Cleaning plant on King Street West. Gas Pump Installed Gasoline tanks and pumes have beeninstalled at the Town Shed and will be used for sup- plying gas ta tawn trucks, n3o- lice car, and fire trucks. The contract for gas and fuel was let ta A. H. Sturrock & Sons for one year. Council decided ta exchange the aId Adams Grader for twvo new grader tires and tubes from W. H. Knapp. Thirty-!ive stop signs and two railway signs have been purcbased as part o! the 199 stop signs ta be needed by Bow- manville in the next five yeazs. Local People Win Prizes at Hockey Draw The Little N.H.L. All-Star Hockey Draw was held as part o! the Minor Hockey Night program at Memorial Amena Saturday evening. Four valuable prizes were a- warded ta lucky winnems. Fiist prize, one piece af luggage, donated by Memorial Aren3, was won by Charles Honr, R.R. 4, Bovernanville. Second prize o! a Parker Pen and Pencil Set, donated by Hamry Gay Lumber, was won by Teddy Gould, 16 Park Street. Third prize o! a $25 Gift Ce'- tificate, donated by Haoper*s Jewellery & Gift Shop, was won by Myrtie Hall, 48 Con- cession Street. Fourth prize, C.C.M. Boots and Skates, danated by Osborrie Sparts Shap, were won by HerD Powell, 24 Wellington Street. Members o! the Little N.H L. Cornrittee -aof Bowrnanviiie have extended their tbanks and appreciation ta the persans who danated the prizes for their draw. Also they expressed their thanks ta the people whio sold tickets and aided in var- iaus other ways in making tuec airaw a success. The funds raised by the draw will be used ta defray expenses incurred by Bowrnanville Little N.H.L. AIL-Star teams. Jr. Farmers Hear Address Landscaping "No ancexvould build a bouse w/ithout, a plan, neither shauid they iandscape their home without one." This was one of the rernarks made by A. WV. Rundle at the March meeting of the Durham County Junior Farmers in Orono Hall. Mr. Rundle s'poke on '-Land- scaping the Home" and ai o shoxved coloured slides on '-Spring Bulbs". His rernarks inchuded such. pointers as; ùp- gin with a plan wbich contain aIl the essentials; make certanm bhat each thing planicd bas a purpose; a good law'n is a ne- cessity; don't spoil its beau-. by cluttering it up. During the businesspe d plans for the Annual At Haone Dance were discussed. T'e delegates ta the Guelph Con- ference gave a report. It wasj announced that our entry in he square dancing competitian ut the Centrai Ontario Seed Show in Peterborough piaced hird. Members were memind,?d ao invite and bring new mcm- bems ta the meetings. The meeting closed with lunch and a social tirne. Extend D.S.T. )ne Month t Ia accordance with the a decision reached by a large r majority of the municipal t councils across Canada, Day- e light Saving Time wili be o extended one month by the a Bowmanviile Town Coun- cil and ivili go into effeet 14 April 28 to October 27. t] Deputy-Reeve WiIf Car- p' ruthers expressedl concern- n ment over the disadvantage a of this extension ta the farmers but added that they a have little choice ini the matter. Senate Now in Session In Fire Hall Quarters The new club room a! the Bowrnanville Senate is corn- pleted and members are extend- ing a cordial invitation to the citizens of Bowrnanville ta corne around and see the rnany irn- provernents in their quarters at the back of the fire hall. This room was-once used as a stable in the days when fire rigs were pulled by horses but the new appearance of the room bears no resemblance ta past days. Plywood panelling covers the walls and a deep cernent floor- ing puts the room well off the ground. Constant heat cornes from an ail humner, and several attractive windows along utifI ceiling lights provide adequâît9 lighting.-1 Most of the renovations were done by the younger members with help from local contractors. Present membership o! the club totals 36 and the men gath- er at almost any time o! the day or evening to pass the time in card playing, checkers or juft idie conversation. Prospectvie new members are urged ta join and any men who live in the rural areas but corne into town with their familles ta do shopping are invited ta visit the Senate. The club is sincerely thankful ta Bowrnanville Town Council who saw fit ta grant the neces- sary money for renovating the room. However, the members ýwis# ta pay their awn way-and ,or this reason they have decid- ed ta pay a yearly. rent ta Cou neil for use of the roorn. Full Year of Events Is Planned for Centennial A tentative program of eventsO has been drawn up by tihe Programn and Entertainrnent Committe vhich promises ïo make Bowmanville's Centen- nial a mernorable occasion. The main programn of activ- ities will be concentrated in the fimst week of July, 1953, and as suggested by Chairman Laurence Goddard and h;s cornrittee, will include activ- ities of every kind. Whcn these plans have heem approved by the co-ordinating cornmitpee for the Centennial, further de- tails will be made public. Reports and Plans Reports and plans were r0ý- ceivcd and discussed at a met- ing of the Centenniat Coni- mnittees held in the Town H2.11 on March 27 when Ken Marris presided in the absence of chairman Bernard Kitney. New members added ta the Progrcim and Entertairnent Cornritte.e were Jim Crombie. Alan Os- borne, Bob Kent, Paul Chant. Bill Smith had been previous1y appointed. Other tentative plans as out- lined by Rev. A. C. Herbzýrt of the Religiaus Cornritteu, cal for a week of prayer ser- viccs ta open the contennial, (Continued on page seven)11 Received J. Patterson New Manager For Canners James Patterson, with Can- adian Canners Lirnited for the past ten years, has been ap- pointed manager of Branch No. 64 at Bowmanville. Mr. Patterson mrho was born and educated in Orono, started \vith the Bowmanville planit about ten years ago and was appointed supervisor at Co- bourg in 1953, returning ta Bown'anville as supervisor in 1955. His wife is the former Betty Linton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Linton of Orono. With their two children, Ricky 4, and Catherine 9 months, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson reside ùn Frederick Street, Bowmanville. Mr. Patterson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Patterson. Mr. Patterson replaces Ernie Archer as rnanager. Mr. Archer has been appointed manager of the Wellington hranch. Council Rate Lower Education Costs .Increae Ail Darlinglon Tax Rates The average tax rate for Dar- lington Township has been set at 61.03 for residential and 65.5 for commercial praper ties with all items on the 195"7 budget remaining the same mill rate or lower than last year with the sole exception of education costs. Excluding the school rate, the mill rate would show a healthy 2.12 de- crease. It is necessary ta give an ap- proxirnate rnill rate since the local school rates vary from 3«8 milîs for S. S. Na. 7 ta 6 miÎls for S. S. Na. 15. The county rate has been dropped 11/' milI from last year due ta gavernment grants and /2mili has been pared off fire protectian. The special road rate will remain at 12 milîs. milîs; 23-the Sauth Darlington three offered 55 cents per yard. Charter Draped At Legion Hall Regular meeting a! Brancb 178 Canadian Legion was held ;n Legion Hall Thursday, Marcx 2.Officers presidîng, J. Firth, A. Mavin and J. Knight initia- ed Comrade Milton Brown, Newcastle, as a member o! the local branch. Sgt-at-Arms J. Knight was appointed temporary Poppy Chairman ,ta relieve Commade Peter Bathgate because o! ill healtb. A Family Night is ta be arranged for the near fu- ture when the Ladies' Auxiliary will present their entertain- ment. President Firth, an behal! a! the Branch, expressed symp2- thy ta Piper D. Anderson in his bereavement and it was unanimious vote that the Le- gian Charter be draped in re- Scognition o! bis wife's passing. Blind Drive To Start, Here On Apr.' 24th Blindness may strike at any ag9'e. 1* tdoes not dis- tinguish between the sexes, races, or creeds o! the world. In this district there are 260 bllnd persans served front the Peterborough office. The annnual canvass for funds conducted by the Bowmanviile West Durham Committee o! the Canadian National Institute for the Blind opens Wednesday, April 24, and will continue to May 4. Campagin ob- jective this year is $4,000, and every dollar is needed to carry on the valuabie work. You can help. Plan now for your contribution. Archie Muir Sr. 87th Birthday Archie Muir Sm., a! Courtice, mecently ceiebrated bis 87th ibirthday. Mrs. Muir entertait-- ed at their home, Elderslie, Mis. E. J. Palk, Scarborougb, Mr. Muir's sister, and Mrs. Eric Courtice, Mr. and Mrs. Muir's only daughter, ta dinner. Later in the a!ternoon they were joined by their five sons: Harold, Archie Jr., Bruce, A!ex and Robert, their wives and families. Mr. and Mrs. Muir have 20 grandcbiidren and 12, great-grandcbildren, wbo help- À ed greatly in cclebratingc 'Grandpa's" birtbday. Mr. Muir enjoys fine heaith and is thankfui he can stili mise at f ive every mrnaning, and help 'Hos pifai Board'Answer Faîls to, Satisfy Council The third and perhaps final round of the verbal battie be- ween the Bawrnanville Town Counacil and Bowrnanville Mem-1 iial Hospital Board came about at the regular Council meeting Monday on the receipt of a letter 'rom the Hospital Board. In explaining why tenders vere flot calied an certain jobs t the hospital the Board replied ýhat they found it advantageous ýn several incidents t tabire men nd bus' the material thernselves ýather than calling tenders. If ýhe need shauld arise a qualified ýngineer is always consulted and )n major pro îects tenders are lwax's called. Opening the discussion on the etter Coun. John Bmough stated hat hie had brought the com- )laint ta Cauncil cbiefly in con- iectian with the carpentry work ýnd painting at the hospital. Un- ortunately, he added, the talk Iso difted into bais awn trade. Far Frorn Correct The councillor felt that the 1Board's explanation was far "A good question," Coun. Hig- Sfrom correct and said, "I can gon cornmented. iprove it quite easily . But 1 was "Yeu don't have ta send one," told it was na affair o! Cauncil Reeve Little rejoined. and wauld like ta handle it my Served Purpose own way." Deputy-Reeve Wii! Carruthers Accordingly Mayor Nelson Os- cieared the air samewbat by borne calied for a vote on the statîng, "I feel aur letter ta the proposai that the letter be me- Board bas served its purpase. We ceived and filed but it was de- haven't taa much jurisdictian feated 4-3. ',What are we gaing over the Board and should net ta do with the letter?" he asked. interfere or dictate. Our criti- "If we can't have representa- cism may have served its pur- tien an the Board, we are onîy pose. If we are nat satisfied we wasting aur time," Coun. Dave can see that anather Board is Higgon stated. elected at the next annual meet- Board lias Right ing o! the Hospital Board." Count. Higgon explained, "I Reeve Sid Little, Council's don't think we intended ta dic- representative on the Board tate but were only criticizing." said, -I fully agmee with the '"1! we eply ta the letter we Board in that they have the are only going ta get another one right ta spend maney as they back," Coun. Lloyd Preston decide. Even if it were thous- pointed out. "We mav have aur ands o! dollars in debt, it personal feelings on the matter couldnt carne back on the but we can't do anything as1 Council." Council." w IfJfit is se separate, why do On a second vote the letter we have a representative?" Coun. was receivçd and filed unan- Jim XPresson asked. imously.1 Breakdown Of Rate Follawing is a breakdown o! the mill rate with last year's figures in brackets: county (10) 8.5 mills; tawnship (6) 6 mills; general sehool rate (4.62); 4.5 mills; high school (9.21) 10.64 milîs; roads (12) 12 mills; fire protection (1.5) ane mill; Federatian o! Agriculture (.5) .5 mili. In addition th.-re is a 3.1 street lighting levy fur Hampton residents. School Rates The local sehool rates are as follows: S. S. Darlington No. 7 -38 milîs; 10-8 mills; 13-1<) milîs; 14-10 milis; 15-6 milîs; 16 -16 milîs; 17-12 milîs; 18- 19 milis; 19-10 mills; 20-14 mills; 21-20 milîs: 22-14.3 [School Area is 20 milîs. Government Grants The Ontario govemnment has reduced the 1957 levy by 40.804 mills or $207,875.00 through many grants including educa- tian grants, $110,500; highway grants, $65,000; welfare grants, $2,500; and uncanditional granis amaunting ta, $17,400. First installment of the taxes are due June, 1 while the sec- ond instalîment is scheduled for December 1. Gravel Tenders At a special council meeting a tender fôr fîve-eighth crusit- ed gravel stock piled at 55 cenis per yard was accepted frornî Hishon Brothers. Oddly enaughl o! the ten tenders receiv.-d Why Should Town Pay Transportation Costs for High School? The soundness of Bowman- ville remaining in the Durham County District High Sehool area was questianed by mern- bers of the Bowmanville Town Council Monday. The discussion arase indirect- ly out o! a letter frorn the Dur- ham District High Schaol Board which explained ta Council that the extra $19,514.14- govern- ment grant was partly used ta pay for the increase of teach- ers' salaries and the remaining $10,000 was applied ta the building deficit. The letter painted out 'that if the maney was given ta the municipalities, it would anly be neeessary for the Board ta ask for the amaunt iback. again next year. Agree With Board Cauncil agreed with the Board's decision ta retain the $19,000 but Coun. Keith Lath- angue queried why the tawn had ta share in transporting pu- pils ta school and -also the caf e- teria de! icits. Mayor Oebarnie replUed th3.t every municipality in the area shared the casts. "But why shauld we pay if we dan't use the transportation facilities," Caun. Lathangue asked. "It is« the consensus that the advantages of a large schcol board mare than makes up for any costs," thd mayor said. Area Toio Large Hawever Deputy-Reeve Wilf Carrutherà felt that the area was much taa large ta aperace successfully and the results ar-j working out ta the tawn's dis- advantage. Mr. Carruthers Leit that BawmanVille and perhaps Darlingtan township together shauld have their own school board. InI regards ta the cafeteria deficits Mr. Carruthers thought that the Board shogld see that the cafeterias pay their way. "Taxpayers shouldn't be ask- ed ta feed children as well as educate them," he commented. It was decided that a letter be sent ta the Schaal Boardl Should- Love Canadla Zone Hea >d Tells Rally "Canada la not only a place Branch quite a boost for the in which ta live, but a'land tu good worlc it was doing in the love", said District Command- community. er J. W. "Scotty" Broughton, A highlight of the evenitnl Brighton, In his remarks at was the opening ceremoilies Zone Fl Rally held in the Can- conducted by Sgt-at-Arrns Jaec-, adian Legion Hall, Bowman- Knight and color party of W. ville Saturday, March 3th. Bates and E. Perfect. Dressel The speaker chose as hiS jin their Legion berets and topic the celebration af thel white gauntiet gloves, and witJl battie of Vimy Ridge. Hfe their smart snappy step thev stressed the fact that because stirred th.@ heart of marýy aii of.' the great number of Cana- old veteran. dians who lost their lives or Bawmanville President Jirn were wournded at Vimy Ridge Cncue nPgesvn it was his contention that i Cniue npgesvn was here that Canada was born. Because of this great sacrifice in World War I we as Cana_- dians were under obligation ta Sare Jam m ed carry the torch handed down. Comade BoghonwetAfter Break-in on ta say, we as membersComne ruh o e The Canadian Legion are uÀn- A igh S h o der obligation ta serve ourc country and aur comrnunity ta g S h o thie best af aur ability. In -thjs connetion the District Com - mander gave Bowmanville Grave! Costs Are Aired At Council To clear up any misunder- standing that the Bowmanville Roads and Streets Departrner.t >aid more than double for gra- vel from Hishon Brothi!rs, Coun. John Braugh told Couiî- 'il Monday that the gravel was of exceptionally high quaiity and nat the same grade -2s >ought by Darlington. The gravel secured by Dar- îngton at 55 cents per yard vas unscreened he pointed out, wrhile the $ 1.55 graded gravrl aought by Bawmanville was personally recarnmended by D. Garrie, regional engineer o! the rovincial government. As comparison the councillor ited that Oshawa was payiîig Salvation Army WiII Hold Special Services p c C: bi pi ci cl Thieves made an unsucce-ss- fui attempt ta pry open t1ic door o! the office safe at Bow- manville High School, a ft tcr they had gained access ta îmîd prernises by forcing a door, early Thursday a! last week. School authorities were uq- able ta open the safe as a r,.- suIt o! the damage done by 4ha rhieves and a representative wab sent fromn the manufacturer :ni Toronto ta open it. Althougn considerable inconvenience wus caused, the schedule at tne school was delayed for only 15 minutes. The thieves overlooked a smali sum o! maney and starn ýs in the office, which bas led ,au- lice ta be]ieve they thaugoit there was money in the safe. Police said, fingerprints wer, found at -the scene and havc been recorded and being chec.c- ed at present. Chief Eric Smiti investigated. The safe is used for storing records only and is neyer used to safeguard funds, Police sa;d. At the time o! the attempetd rcibbery Cie students examina- tion papers and records wi-re Captain Gardon Brown, broth- er o! Captain Bill Brown - the local Corps Officer, will be con- ducting special services at the Salvation Army Hall tbis Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Captaîn cornesfrom Collingwood and is in charge of the Army, work there. Prior ta bis present appointment be was statianed in Haliburtan wbere he supervised the building of a new hall. He entered the Salvation Army Training College in Toronto Ini 1950 and was chosen ta give the Valedictory speech at Massey Hall wben the Cadets of that session were commissioned as Officers. On Saturday evening tueq Captain will be conducting a special Lenten service at the Bowmanville Corps. This will be in the !orm of a pictorial presentation witb saund, entitled "Joumney ta, Calvary". Thase Who bave seen this presentation e]sewhere have been greatly im- Pressed with it. The publie is heartily invited to attend an-v o! these services. Many Enjoy Watching Minor League Teams Play Final Games Brigade Answers Three Alarms Durîng Tuesday One House 15 Gutted Pian New Mausoleum Bowmanville Cemetery 10e PER COPY NUMBER14 and Flied