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'Durham County's Great Family Journal" BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th, 1957 10e PER COPY NUMBER 39 p rce Foil '0 Dai Je w,,ellery Robbery Night Constable Len Hartley with Thief's Tools Constable Hartley and Chief Erie Smith Check Over Some of the Loot Proprietor Art Hooper Sadly Inspects Broken Door Increasing Enro liment At Ail High Schools Worries District Board Increasing high school en- Toilment, already straining present accommodations. glooms as a big problemn to the Durhani District High School Boai-d. ,4Enroilment Up 150 11 Board leai-ned Thursday t47:ftotal enrilment at the four Cufty higlb schools is 150 above last year. The Millbrook and Orono schools are already crowded above theoretical cap- ~City .à ~S . Has 660 Puplis ~4T Dippeli, Bowmanville, repo rtýd to the Board that there are 40 moi-e students in grade nine than had been an- ticipated last spring. Total en- railment has jumped from 540 last year to 660 this fali. The School capacity is 700. It is foi- this reason, Mr. Dip- pell said, that he has asked for more equipment and teaching assistance. He felt that the Board should he thinking about supplying more accommodation in the near future. Plans to Usz3 Auditorium In order to conserve space and teachers Mi-. Dippeil plans to use the auditorium for ;à large study room. His request of 100 small study tablès was left with the Property Comi- mittee with power to act Up to $1500. Niriety students are anttend- ing the Orono High School this year. Taking into considera- lion the number of pupils in grade seven the facilities at Orono will be inadequate with- in two years. Fast Approachjng Capacity Port Hope',, enrollment h:is gone froni 458 to 490 and is fast approaching the capacity figure of 610. Millbrook experienced an in- crease from 60 to 78 students. Nothîng was raid at the meeting as to the possibility of a new high school in Durham but the members were ail aware of the pressing problern facing them. Dr, Turner irîformed the Board that he will be conduct- ing a full scale inspection of the four schools during the week of October 21. The Board granted the i-e- quest from the Girl Guide As- sociation to use the Bowman-, ville gymnasiumn as if past yeai-s. Approval was given Io the purchase of four library tables and eight chairs for Bowman- ville at a cost of $291.60. Clare Allun reported that $863.82 had been spent on workc done during the summner at B.H.S. This includes work on the new shop, wiring in the serretary's office and mainten ance.1 Location of New School Under Active Study by Town Planning Board A special meeting is bcbng ai- ranged te determine a suitabie location for a foui-th Public School. At the rcgular meeting of the Planning and Develop- ment Board, Tuesday, Sept. 17. Mayor Nelson Osborroc, Albcrt Cole and Bill James wcre ap- pointed to mcct with the school officiais as well as inembers of the Public Utîlîties Commnis- sion. The dut ' vcf this rommitte 'will be to forecast as acuriatr- ly as possible where the next large residiential developmcnt in to\vn should take place a"rd ,hus get the school as near to this area as possible. In addi- tiono the srhool site will also have to look afteir the general growth in School populationI throtîghoîît aIl parts of the t owo. Plan New~ Church Her'e Father F. K. Malane and John. Regan appearcd be forp the (Continued on Pa2p seven) 1425 Expected At Convention For Teachers Over 425 teachers are ex- pected to attend the annual convention of the District Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation to be held here Wednesday, Oct. 23. The sessions will be held in the High School and it is expected that the annual banquet will be held in the gymnasium. Gordon Elliott, B. H. S. teacher. is President of the Federation this year. The district extends to Ajax on the west, Coiborne on the east and Fenelon Falls on the n or th. Outstanding speakers bave been obtain- ed for ail the sessions. Durham Tops 4-H Competition, Durham County 4-H lJairy and Swine club members made àn exceptional showing at the intercounty competitions held in Lindsay on Wednesday of last week. Bruce Hendry, Bowmanville, took fi-st place in the Junior Holstein caîf competition and his entry was also judged as grand champion. Following behind Hendry in second. third and fourth place were Donald Foley, Bowman- ville. Paul Tamblyn, Orono, and Shirley Coombes, R. R. à. Bowmanville. In the Holstein heifer class James Rickard, Newcastle, stood fi-st. Standing second and thi-d respectivelY were David Rickard, Bowmanville, and Donald Rickard, Newcastle. James Rickai-d*s prize win- ning heifer also won top hon- ours at The C.N.E. intercountry coePct i tions. The grouip of three Holsein heifers alsn won the grand championship and the thi-e Holstcin calvcs were rescrved champions. In the swine club competition the West Durham group of James B ers, Burketon, Ed- ward Kowal, R. R. 2, Bowman- ville, and Brian Cox, R. R. 5, Bowrnanville. won first. seconîd and third. In addition Byers' cntry was jiudged as champion gîlt of the shouw. High__Average Food Ranks High in Budget Durham S pends 6 Million Spectal ta The Canadian Staiestman NEW YORK, Sept. 16 - The .t-"pr«ge Durham County fam- ý-'>spending more of its mon- S frfood than for any other consumer product, according to the results of a study of spend- ln.g patterns in Canada and in the United States. F_ 4local residentq are *aI,, .e than they dîd be- for~~f"heyhave developed mnore àIkpensive tastes, eviden- ced b31.diets consisting of more zmeat, fruit and vegetables and less ibread and potatoes. What- ever the reason, the fact is that their food bill ieached S6.617, 0Mo in the past year. It wasj $6,121,00 in1955. The axnount is for food bought in the loca] meat mai-- kets and in grocery and \ege- tàbw dom sand the "a £s or. Present Memorial Font At St. Andrew's. Church At morning service ini St. ches 'before going to St. An- Andrew's Presbyterian Church, drew's, and had as well many Bowmanville, on Sunday, Sept. pupils in piano and violin. 22, the pi-esentation of a beau- In the years that he wvas in tiful dark oak baptismal font Bowmanville Mr. Workman was made by Mrs. W. E. C. contributed greatly to musical Workman on behaîf of herself, activities in the town and the famnily and close friends of community, teaching for some the late Mi-. Workman. time in schools in Solina, Long In the brief service of pi-es- Sault, Haydon and Union, and entation and dedication, Mr. A. also.playing every morning at H-. Sturrock representedth service at the Ontario Training Sessonand e.A. G Sctt School foi- Boys. He also assist- Scesso.d ev. tonbeA. G Sott ed many organizations as pian- cthe the giftndoneaîf of ist, making a valuable contribu- the hurc andcongegaton. tion to their meetings and acti- Mr-. Workman was organist vities, and choir leader of St. Andrew's Before coming to Bowmari- for several yeai-s. He died sud-vll.Mi-. Workman who held denly on Dec. 28, 1955* at the the degi-ce of L.L.C.M., was or- age of 78 aftei- spending his en- ganist in churches in Chatham, tire life in the field of music. Ridgetown, St.. Marys, St. An- Mr-. Workman was organist and drew's Presbyterian in Sarnia choir master of Trinit "v United for 19 years, and Wesley Unit- and St. John's Anglican Chur- ed in London for fine years. Local Cha pter Mem bers Play Prominent Part At Eastern Star Session The 42nd Finnujal session of Ontario Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern S,» r convcned at the Royal York Hotel. Toi-- onto, Sept. 18, 1b and 20. Mrs. Edna Anderson of Bowman- ville. Worthy Grand Matror.1, presided at the sessions. Shaw's Market This Saturday For H. &S. Club The annual fund-i-aising cern- paign of Shaw's Home and School Club will again take the foi-m of a Community Mar-ket thîs year. Committees and officeis are working hard prcparing for the big event whîch will be held ai Ken Wer-v's Kurv Inn mai-- ket place, starting at ten o'clock Saturday moîrrig, Sept. 28th. On hand for the event, wîll be President Jim Barnes, Vice Pi-es., Mac Rabb, Secretai-y Mrs. Wm. RudeIl and Treasurer Mrs. Austin Wood. as xvell as other members of the organization. There will be a wide varietv of vegetable procluce on sale, plus home hHking and other, articles including somne of the finesi homemadle cîder, made from Durham County's famous apples. Funds raised w&i!ll h used for Sha\ws Home and School Club art ivit les. Directed Ladies' Choir Durham Chapter No. 181 al- so hadi the honour of haviig Mrs. Beta Dudley as Gr~and Organist for the past yc'ar and Mis. Dudley directed the lad- les' choir of Presiding Matrons of Districts No. 10, Il and 19, and played the beautiftil five manual Cassavant, pipe organ in the Concert Hall for ahl of the sessions. (Continuced on pagte fifteen) C.P.R. Receives Phony Cail Tracks Lifted C.P.R. section men and OFFP police went into ac- tion early Monday evening when someone phoned the station st.ating that uniden- tified men were tearing up the tracks near the Dar- lington siding west of Bow- manville. Harry Aile, C. P.R. operator, received the call about 6.30 p.m. and the caller refused to leave his maane. He iminediately called out the section men who checked and found nothing out of order. However, to he certain the O.P.P. were called in and Tuesday. C. P.R. investigators were on the scene. No damage was located. home consumrption. It doois not percent. I3K UJiflU u.I UD i epo ri5 include the amount spent in Bigger f ood bille are duie I rau rins nkd nplaces. nig nrtfing u seo o ec i-nd aurants aci es. înng in art, f sown.v e R co d eg stra io The survey report, b,, Sales oodzs. such as frozen productsR e o deg s r t n Management reveals the mani- and heat-and-serve meals. fier in whîch people in the %~ ar- Localiv. încrcased spendrnglA iousý parts of Canada spend1 was noted. also. in other Alimes iM e tin their moncv. . cf retail business covercd b dulgence in more and better' i-alI nch' ng upwardl. Part of, The Bw :le Skating, i Memorial Ai-ena on Thursday food goes hand in hand Nviîh i if. howevcr. is attributed 10 Club had the largezt rpgi.tration. evcning. October 3rd. from 6.3o) ine-eased earnings1 and reflec:s higher piicez.: day last FridaY that it lias ever te 9 p.m. There will be raccs a rising standard of living. Retail outletS for autos andi had in the historv of the club,1 for the children, skating for ai' The « e-ar, food bill ~n he ot her automotive equipment Fi-ank Blunt. the pi-eýident, whoI and a lunch will be served, country, if apport ioncd equally 1 had sales of $.5,547,000 in the jpi-esided, told thc general meci- Everythincg will br, fi-cc ot amoog the local population. year. amounting to 21 percent ;ng cf the Bowmanville Skaiing charge. 'Chai-les Burdieit i.- would repi-esent an outlay of of ail retail business. Club. The meeting was held on chai-man cf the comrnittee in $642 per famil 'v. General merchandis;e stores Tuesday in the Council Cham- charge of arrangements for the Durhamn families. it means, accounted for $2,207,000, an- ber of the Town Hall, partyLý. used 25 percent of their spend- other 8 percent. He aIso invited the members, The pi-csident rcfer-cd lu the able dollar for eaîables. Else- Home furnishings stores d.;d their fricnds, and ail those in- large class of bov figure --kat- where in Canada the average $619.000, equal to 2 percent 'erestcd in skating ,to be gues-ts er5;the club had'lact vear and %Vas 21 percent and, in the and -drug stores, $682,000, or at the s;kating party to hbc '.e pointed out lhat il is experted Province of Ontario, a "- 2.1animost 3 percent. by tlt~ club at £owmaqnvlie Ctuaued on page âeven2à Ail Loot Recovereý Three S ho! s Faîl to Stop Bandit Fleeing in Old Car Con stable Nearly Run Over Rotary Club Begins Work On NewLibrary, Bowmanville Rotai-y Club has undertaken the Iremen- dous job of renovating the old Post Office for the new Public Library. Several meetings of an exploratory nature were held during the summer. On Tucsday, Sept. 17, another meeting was held anal now the club is preparing to move inio high gear on the project. Com- plete prices are being obtained on the Library Board's i-e- quests for changes. Signs will be erected immediately on the outside of the building and the general public will be invited to corne in and look at the premises hefore work starts as well as during alterations and following completion. The Rotai-y Library Comn- rnittee is hcaded by Rex Wal- ters as chairman with L. W. Dippell his a-ssistant. Ken Mor- ris is the co-ordinator of the overaIl programn wilh George Vice in charge of Renovations, Morley Vanstone, Finance and jWaller DrGeer, Pîîhlicity. ..- x., Hooper's Jewellei-y and Gift Shop was robbed early Tues- day morning and Constable Len Hartley came close to injury or death. Recovered Loot The loot, estimated at several thousaýdz of dollars. was recov- ered wherx the robber's car rolled over at Maple Gi-ove Corn- er, but the thief escaped through the fields. . WeIl-Planned Robbery Reconsti-ucting the crime, police believe the well-planned robbery began possibly an hour before police were alerted. The lock on a garage at back of Hooper's was broken, allowing entrance to a locked i-car door of the store. Using a brace and bit, the thief bored a series of holes until there was sufficient room to Dut his hand through and unfasten the lock. As doors blocked the vîew from the fi-ont, he was able to work method- icallv, sclecting the merchandise wanted and carrying it to his. ca.Sounds Burgiar Alarm He made bis mîstake when he decided te, enter the front part of the store where watches,i electric shavers and a wide variety of other valuable' jewel- ]ery items were available from show cases. As soon as the doors were pried open, the shi-ili burm- lar alarm sounded, notifying police. Fired Three Shota Constable Hartley was in thie cruiser at the main corners only a haîf block aýway. He was on the scene within seconds, just in timne to sce the thief run for the back door. Leaping fi-arn the cruiser, Hailey pulled his pistai (C-onfinued on page seven) Kinsmen to HoId Artificial Ice Tag Day Here Your financiai help lm be- Ing sought this weekend w he n the Bowmanville Kinsmen Club wiIl hold their Annual Tag Day for Ai-tifieial Ice. Taggers wilI he on King St. from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27th, until 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28th. This Tag Day ims eid te help defray costs of the 10. year dehenture debt the Kinsmen assumed when they' installed the artificial ice in 1953. At the moment the club stili owes $19,390 and he annual payment of Be generous - the Rins- men deserve your support in this %vorthy undertaklnc._ B.H S. Students ElectCouncil Bowmanville Hîgh Sehool students exercised their voting privileges Monday of last week by electing these pupi]s as their Students' Council for this tcrm. Eleven students contestedl the four vacant seats. Those elccted are shown bei-e. They are frorn the lef t: Bob Archer, public relation s; Carol Hughes, secretary; Jerri Ross, presi. dent: Peter Belsev, treasurer. The electiof was highlighted by campaign speeches and free balloon s and bats bearing the slogan of the candidate. Suzanne Thompson, campaign manager for Miss Ross, was busy during the preceding week preparing posters and others articles for distribution. A large number of the students voted at the elections. Other pupils who ran in the election included: Joan Allun for president, Alice Lootsma foir secretarv, Jim Mitchell and Greg Cooper for public relations Bill iooper, Charlie Trim and Rudy Janiner ran for t.he office of treasurer. ý c tno 1 . . L D. . . .£.