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Ut4biWfl ltt#mn "~Durham County's Great Family Journal' Bowmanville Town Council at the regular meeting Monda-y decided to purchase a new po- lice cruiser to replace the pres- cnt '56 model which bas tra- vclled 65,000 miles during the past two years. In addition to ils mileage the cruiser bas had ccnsiderable repairs and is in line for a ma- jor overhaul, Coun. Jim Pres- .,%son poinbed out in his Police ý0&Committee report. Quotabions were solicited from Robson Mo- tors, Ltd., Roy W. Nichols, Cow- an Equipment Company and Palmer Motor Sales. 'he lowest tender was re- ceived from Palmer Motor Sales who offered a '58 Ply- mouth for $1300 with the ald cruiser as a trade-in and on mo- tion the offer was accepted. Another regular police con- stable will be engaged by the ]Bowmanville Police Depart- Mient. Last year $2500 was paid for part-time help and it is feit acivisable to bire another regu- lar constable rather than con- tinue witb part-time help, Coun. Presson cxplained. It was furtber recommended bN, the Police Committee that1 a schedule of salaries be drawn .tura ±u~& BOWMAVILLE ONTALO, TURSDA. MARH 6th 195 Town PiJans up for the Bowmanville Police with annual increments. "We propose a range from $3,000 to $4,000 per year with a police constable normally reaching the maximum in a f ive year per- iod," Coun. Presson stated. Centennial Traffic The Police Committee bave agreed to act tbrough Chief Bernard Kitney to co-operate with the Centennial Committee in the erection of barricades, direction of traffîc and the con- trol of parking for Centennial Week and the parades on June 28 and July 12. Chief of Police will also no- tîfy the retail merchants and funeral directors ad the Chain- ber of Commerce of the plans of the Centennial Comrmittee for these events. New Pool, Bowling By-Law A by-law to Ilcense and îre- gulate billiard, pool and bage- telle tables and bowling alleys was passed by Bowmanville Town Council Monday evening. According to the bylaw it will be unlawful for any person or persons, proprietory club etc., to have these facilities on Iheir premises for hire or gain (Continued on page seven) Orono Chosen Site New High School Over MN-,.wcastIe Orono won out over Newcas- Bowmanville on Wednesday of tle. as the site for the new last week. The vote was eight Durham high school by a sin- to seven in favour of a sehool L'le vote aI a special meeting in or within one-half mile area of-h Durhamn County District of Orono. - By request of the Bigh' School Board held at Board the individual vote of the members is withheld from being published. oon ai ~ The actual question of the W illSoôn M a ocation of the school was pre- List of E ents faced by several motions deal- ng chiefly with procedure. List of E ents Both Orono and Newcastle 1 delegations had prepared ex- F rCne iicelent briefsan e low Bowmanville Centennial Com- It was recommended by the znittee will soon be sending the site committee that the new first of a series of announce- high school be located some- rnents of the Iown's lOth where east of Clarke-Darling- birthday to former citizens and ton Township Line. This was people whose names have been approved by the Board after a iplaced on the mailing list. short discussion of the possibil- kThe committee is appealing ity of locating the school in to ail citizens to make sure west Darlington. their out of town friends are The Board realized that the Iincluded on this list. Ail names scbooi population in west Dar- rnay be forwarded to the Cham- lington is exceD)tionally large' ber of Commerce office. (Continued on page thirteen) B uys Control Iew Bowling Durham Co w op Completes Ifs lOth Success fui Year Wl! h Sales Up to $221,45 8 Get Ready For Scout Paper Drive Bowmanville Boy Scouts are holding a town-wide paper drive to-morrow (Friday) even- ing starting at 6 p.m. It wiil be of great. assistance to the Scouts if ail old papers and magazines are properly bundled and placed on the boulevards. The Scouts bave been very successful in the past with paper drives due chiefly bo the sup- port and co-operabion of the townsfolk. New Sewers New Street For Liberty The installation of storm sewers and the complete re- building of Liberty Street South from King to the Base Line is estimated at $75,000 with work to possibly start this year, Count. Jack Brough announced at Council Monday evening. This pro ject would coin- pletely alleviate bbe drainage problema now existing in the south end of town, Courn.j Brougb explained. He felt if 'the town was in a position to assume debeabure paymenbs, work should be started in a few montbs. Storm sewers and catch ba- sins would be installed Ibis year and in 1959 Liberty South could be paved complete with curbs and gutters be poinbed out. Final decision in Ibis mat- ter will be made after the an- nual budget meeting. Coun. Brougb also reported that the gravel tenders recent- ly received by the Board of Works have nul been satisfac- tory and wlll be beld in abey- ance. The prices quoted in the tenders were considerably bigb- er tban what the town bas paid in the past he said. The tentb annual meeting and banquet of the Durham Farm- ers County Co-operative was held in the Orono Townsbip Hall, Tuesday afternoon witb a full attendance of members and their wives. Approval was given at the meeting for a 3 per cent divi- dend to be paid on the 1957 member business in the form of a patronage boan without interest, and payable in 20 years. Sales for tbe Co-operative amounted to $22 1,458 during. 1957 witb the net savings to the memibers being $14,161. The total current assets. prop- erty, equîpmcnt and investmenls of tbe Durham Co-op now stand aI $149,349. In explaining the financial statement and balance sheel H. A. Watson of Ward and Watson, Chartered Accountants, pointed out that the Co-op sales in tbe past nine years bave amounted to approximately $1,740,000. New Directors Another item of business was the election of three new directors to replace the retiring executive members. Elected were Don Metcalf,. Howard Quantrili and Don Staples. Re-1 Voters' Lists in Mails. For Bowmanville Electors Voters' lists for Bowmanville are now In the mails! Each househoid enumerated In town sbould receive a copy of the printed list. If you do not receive yours by mail this week, your name has been ieft off and ,you wiii NOT be able to vote on March 31st-uniess. This applies only to those In Bowmanviile. lu the rural areas, electors may be sworn in on election day, but should make certain now that their names are on. This will avoid inconvenience later. What should you do If your naine does not appear? In town, contact either of the political party commlttee rooms. The Progressive- Conservatives have their headquarters In the Balmoral Hotel. The Liberals have their rooms in the Badminton Club. The telephone operator wiIl give you their telephone numbers or you ean call personally. At the mo n i, the CCF do not have committee rôoms la' Eowmanville. Vou must do tbis betore March 13th, the f irst day or aI the latest, March lSth, the Iast day of revision. In the rural areas, contact the enumerator who was responsible for preparing the list in your polling sub- division. Be sure your namne Is on the list now! Don't delay and be mail about il later. It is your responsibility, not anybody else's. Parents Show Interest Flock to "O pen House" Bowmanvllle's three public schools beld Open House tbis week in conjunction with Edu- cation Week in Ontario. Par- Children and Parents Appeai for HeIp These five youngsters and their parents, Mr. and the disîraught parents with Heather 9, Angus 7, Margaret Mms John Fraser of Hancock Rd., near Courtice, were1 6, Johnny 3 and Dougie 1. Help should be sent bo Brigadier eompletely wiped out in a lire which destroyed theiri V. MacL:ean of the Salvation Armv, Oshawa. \,home on Sunday ning. They are desperate and ~Siésh uqLmring* m.4tely. ThiS puosos~I ute m-.ê~ h interest by Iurnîng out in large numbers. Notebooks were on display and otber work done by the pupils, including models of an Indian village, trading post, etc., and some very fine handicraft work. Judging by numbers aI- tending and interest shown, Supervising Principal A. M. Thompson felt Ibis year's Open House to be the most valuable yet held. At Ontario Street SchoDl on Monday evening, Principal Merle Slute said that 'teàchers bad interviews with parents representing 260 cbildren out of bbc total enrolmpent of 389, ai very fine percentage. There were many others wbo attend- ed and inspected bhe work witb interest. At Ontario Street, a' room mother had been chosen to act as bostess for the even- ing. There as at ail the schoo]s, tea and cookies were served by members of bbe Home and School Association. Mrs. Harry Hughes and Mrs. D. McDonald, (Conîinued on Page seven) Giamor Galore At Spring Show Here Tonight Severai of Canada's most beautiful and talented youn.g ladies will visil Bowman- ville Ionlght for the Parade of Spring Fashions at the Iligh School. Commentator for the ma- jor event of the season will be giamorous CBC-TV star Carol Starkman. Lovely Judy Welch and Marianne Lenchak, Misa Toronto 1957, wilI be two of the several Professional models display- lng the latestinl spring styles. Club 15 la sponsoring the event in conjunction with Breslln's Ladies' Wear. They have advised that tickets are stUll available and may be purchased aI the door. Huabands who wil have to raise the funds 10 lake care of subsequent purchas- es of these garments, wil receive a speei weleoan F ire Destroys Courtice Home Sunday DISABLED WAR VETERAN JOHN FRASER WATCHES FLAMES 1f ccl il Des perate A f er Fîre A tragic story of struggle and bard luck bit an ail tîme low on Sunday morning when Mr. and Mrs. John Fraser and their five children were burned out of their Hancock Road. (near Courtice) home in a fiery few minutes. Since their home burned,' their situation has become even more desperate. Ail cloth- ing and other family necessities have been destroyed. There was no insurance on either bouse or contents. At the mom- ent, the family is living witb next door neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. S. Russell, Hancock Road. A fund bas been started by Brigadier V. MacLean of the Salvation Army, Osbawa, and donations should be forward- ed to him. Brigade Called Bowmanviile fire brigade under Fire Chief Hooper an- swered the caîl, but found themselves unable to do much more than keep il from spread- ing to adjoining houses. By the lime they arrived at the scene, the bouse was burning like a blast furnace. No details were available as to cause of the fire. Mrs. Fraser was at the rear in tbe yard, feeding their chiekens. Mr. Fra- ser was away and the children Combines Clout Cobourg Finish Semi-fFinals 7m2 LindsayHere on Saturday Town to Obtain Details Provincial Plan to Pay 70% of Special Labo ur A request f£rom the Bowman- ville Lions Club for a grant equal bo the taxes on the Lions Community Centre was refer- red 10 Ibhe Finance Committee aI Council Monday evening. Coun. Jim. Presson bas been appointed -as Coundil's repres- entatîve to, the L.O.D.A. F. F. Morris Company com- plimented the Bowmanville Po- lice Department for their as- sistance during funerals. Bowmanville Fire Brigade answered five calîs during Feb- ruary with ail being oulside of Town. On motion of Deputy-Reeve Dave Higgon, the Clerk was instructed to obtain ail details of the unemployment aid beîng offered by the Ontario govern- ment. Througb tbis scheme the government will pay 70 percent of tbe labour costâ of public work.1 Knox Christian School corn- mittee sent a letter of appre- ciat ion tbanking Council for placing traffic warning signs near their sehool on Scugog Road. On motion of Coun. Jack Brough, Consumer's Gas wil be asked 10 make a thorougb cbeck on ail existing gas mains in Bowmanville as a safety sent to the Ontario Fuel Board asking ibat some identifiable odour be introduced int nat- ural gas. Bowmnanville Memorial Park Association's request for a $100 donation 10 belp pay for the cutting of the grass aI the part bas' been held in abeyance. Council decided 10 pay Ibeir $35 dues to the Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves as bas been done in previous years. Coun. Ivan Hobbs, on behaif of tbe Centennial Committee* reported that the Town of Bow. manville bas purchased a full page advertisement in tb. Bow- manville Higb School's annual publication, "The Screecb Owl". H. A. Burgess and Jack LEd. dy of Chapel Street, appeared before Council for a second time asking that action be taken to re-open the crossing lead- ing mbt their properties. The C.P.R. bas ceased to ac. cept responsibikty for the crossing. On the advice of towri solicitors, Bowmanville bas no legal obligations bo Messrs. Burgess and Leddy. Mayor Nel- son Osborne explained that Council were sympathetie and are seeking an amicable solu- tion whicb wot.jld leave the town with nu financial obliga.. Fine Team - No Support' Combines Ask for Help As They Enter Finals One of the finest hockey teams Ibis district bas ever produced - bbe Bowmanville-Orono Combines - i pleading for support from the ciizens of the area. The situation is serious and, if bbc support is flot fortbcoming, could resuit in no team next year in thc intermediabe boop. At the moment, according to beam officiais, the club is several hundred dollars in the hole. This, despibe their wonderful showing througboub the season. Tbey have defeated every team in Iheir league as well as several top notcb outside groups. Yet, in the final game of the semi-final group playoffs, only some 350 fans sbowed up bo cheer them along - and, mosî important -provide financial support. WiIb bbc group finals underway here on Saburday against Lindsay, anoîber fine series of crowd-pleasing hockey is in prospect. Make certain you are on hand for ail the games of this series, nol only for your own enberbainmenî, but for the welfare of the club. This is not a pro beam. The lads play bard for bbc love of the game and deserve ail the belp you can give them. First game of tbc best-of-seven series wibb Lindsay is being played at Bobcaygeon, Friday, March 7, and bere on Saturday with no increase in admission prices. Remaining games as required will be played here Wednesday, March 12. Saburday, March 15 and Tuesday, March 18, and in Bobeaygeon, Monday, Mlarch 10, Friday, <1Bowmanville - Orono Coin. bines ended bheu- losing slump in a brilliant manner Tuesdayr night by defeating Cobourg Rockets 7-2, to win their best- of-seven Lakeshore semi-finai playoffs four games bo two. Defenceman Frank "Sonny* Hooper led Combines ini their bllstering abtack as he scored two goals and set up hree oth- ers. Captain Junior West also fired a pair of back to baec goals, the first of which was the winining one. Sommerville Infallible Combines opened with a sizzling offensive attack in the f irst period, but despite 25 shots-on-goal t.hey couldn't beat the infallible Clarke Sommer. ville. The aiert Cobourg goalie came through with somne amnaz- ing saves. In the other end of the rink il was Ross Hawe, 'who carried the load for B.O.C.'s, and des- Pite the handicap of having to wear a mask, (he is still recov- ering from a nose operation uf a week ago) Ross turned in an- other of bis brilliant perform. ances. Begin To Click Frank Hooper opened the framne, much to the pleasure ofN bbe Partisan crowd of 350 at Memorial Arena. He rusbed in from centre ice just in time tb cor.vert Junior West's passout from the corner mbt the cage. Art Rennick Put Combines ahead 2-0 when he flipPcd Hooper's rebound over Som-. merville from in front of the «Datyàd m pffl ebe Patrol* WiI Be Licensed Under Strict Rules Poolr . 1 4 loc PER COPY BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 6th, 1958 NUMBER 10 Car