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Foole Retires - Carruthers His S uccessor No Dump for South Word With over 60 intense ratepayers élosely following every move, Bowmanvile couneillors acted eagerly and unanimous- ly Monday night to rmie that no garbage shail be dumped in the South Ward. doThe anxiety to clarify and settle the "misundersbanding"l that creabed an erup- tion of protest axnong residents of the south-end, resulted lu a mix-up between motions and amendinent. But, as Mayor Wilfrid Carruthers explained to the throng sardined into the council chamber: "The inbent of council can easily be seen." Despite advance whispers that there would be "fireworks", the meeting was orderly and except for a couple of brief outbursts from the ail standing room as meats, there were noj crowd that Jammed well as occupying al anticipated flare-ups. Besides relocation of the town dump, several other problems were aired. From questions asked by the deputation spokes- man, Mrs. Neil Wilson, and from answers given by councillors, the following f acto emerged: A Bowmanville Ratepayers' associa- tion will be formed, to represent the whole town and not jusb the South Ward. The first organizational meeting will be held next Su.nday in Memorial Park clubhouse. Durham County's Great I"amily Journal VOLUME 105 24 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THTJRSDAY, MAY 7th, 1959 10c Per Copy NUMBER 19 181h The OnIy Day For Fireworks, DispIay The sale- of. freworks la Bowmanville this ycar ls te b. betwecn May Bth and ISth, Police Chief Bernard Kltney toi! the Canadiau Statesman yesterday. He Polnted out that after the May lSth holiday any sale et fireworks ls forbidden. Flreworks should be set Ion OU a Peson's own pro- Pcrty, the. Police Chief sta&- ted. He Warned that the police will again sciz. and coni iscate any fireworks that anycue attempts to set off ecept on tic holiday, Monday, May lSth. Anyone throwing ffrecrackers at any time will be prosccu- The Durhami County Progressive Conservative Nominating Convention on Tues- day had everything, a packed house, a hot four-way contest, and a lump-in-the-throat farewell to a man who has held the provincial party seàt"for 1l years. This photo shows the main participants in the evening's affairs, left to right, Mrs. and Hon. John W. Foote, the retirimg member, and his successor, Alex Carruthers and his wife of Garden Hill. Residents of West.f Beach Com plain to Town Counci Concerning Grave! Removal [t was announced at the meeting of Bowmnanville Town Council on Monday evening tixat the assessor for the town, Clarence S. Oke, bas been el-j ected vice-president of District No. 5 of the Association of As- sessing Officers of Ontario. He was also named head of the conmittee on urban assess- àients. Mr. Oke attended the recentq provincial convention of the or- ganization held in Peterbor- ough in April. He submitted a1 report to Bowmanville Town1 Couneil on the proceedings. I( A letter wus received from Houper and Robinson, solicitor informing council that a client 'las objected ta the use of a raadway adjacent to the Fox properties on B o w nianville West Beach. Ib stated that ag- ents of the town are hauling gravel bakeni from the beach aver t.bis roadway. The letter asked Council to bave bbe use of tbc road for this purpose discontinued. A letter was also receivcd from the town's Solicitors wbo bad been requestcd by Town' Council ta check regarddng the O, 1ts and C£ieces DARE WE PRINT IT? - The Ladies' Home Journal has a description that we must pass on to our readers: "A small town is where eveerybôdy knows what every- body else is doing and they ail buy the weekly paper to see how much the editor dares to print. How true! t ' 1't 1t tt TOO CROWDED TO PARTICIPATE - Word camne recently that Hospital Day would be celebrated on May l2th - next Tuesday. It was hoped that arrange- ments could be made for a tour of the Memorial Hos- pital, tea, crumpets and ail the rest for the visitors. Unfortunately, at the time, the corridors were filled with patients and the staff were slowly reaching a state of exhaustion, so it was decided that an ali-out Hospital Day would place too much stress and strain ânA he entire organization. So, on May l2th, citizens ý&asked to think about the essential part your hos- pital plays in this community, but also try to stay healthy. Business has been too good recently. t I. t i t 'IL WEAKER SEX - The maile cadets at Bowmanville High School are taking quite a ribbing fromn their female counterparts these days. On Tuesday, during the annual inspection, bbe first aid volunteers had bu carry 10 maie cadets away on stretchers after they had cither fainted or become wobbly at the knees. Not one girl cadet passed out. Who says women are the weaker sex? f1 t t t i FIRST 0F ITS KIND - In the Social and Personal column on page seven, you will find a most unusual birth notice. Some time ago, we printed - story about an amazed lady who tbought she was baking leave of ber senses. She had seen what looked like a camel being unloadecd at the CPR station. Investigation sbowed that her eyesight and mental stability were fine. The "camel" was actually a Ilama for Keith Connell's Cream of Barley Camp. This week, friend Ilama become the mother of a long-legged baby, bu our knowledge, the first littieIliama ever born lu Bow- manville. t t t t. t TIME AND A HALF - You will note that the Editor - was lured into leading bbe sîng song at the Con- servative Convention on Tuesday. He herebv gives notice that applications fram other political parties for similar services must be sent in writing at least one week in advance bu enable bim bu clear bbe frogs out of bis throat. He has been out of practice since the election of 1957. Also, please note, overtime rates will prevail after Il p.m. t t t t f OLD PAPERS IN ATTIC- While rewiring Mrs. Arthur Cole's hume on King Street East, Ken Kilmer of Higgon Electrie found bwo old papers that have arouscd cunsiderable interest. One was The Leader, datelined Toronto, Tuesday. August 9, 1864. with a circulation uf 3,500 bhrougbout the province. The label bore tbe name uf J. McFeeters, believed bu be the man who was first mayor of Bowmanville. The second pg,,r was quite unique. It was Lluvd's American Raïtroad Weekly, publisbed in New York, Saturday, ' October 5th, 1861. A complete map in color filled the inside pages, showing the "Seat of the War" going on at that time. 1 t i t if 1 LL N EGG BUSINESS - Peuple stili bring eggs 7"u'inique size and shape bu The Statesman. Last week, young Sebastian Sweep. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jan Sweep, R. R. 4, Bowmanville, broughb in a Barred ]Rock egg that awas really a mnidget. lb weighed less than % ounce. troad's restrictions. It adviscd that thecocvenant with Mrs. Fox cuntained in tbe deed ta t bh Town of Bowmanville was that the land be used anly for a roadway or park purpases. There were nu furthcr re- strictions. They gave the opin- ion that hauling sand and gra- vel over it would be consistent with its normal use as a road- way. A communication was also re- ceived from iVrs. Betty Hurson, a West Beach resident, com- plaining about the tow-n taking gravel. from thc beach, and alsa that gravel is bauled over the road nxcntioned above. Deputy- -eeeve Jaçk,-Bzpçugh :saidd aomeu gravel had been taken £rom the West Beach ths yea.r, but thet the beach is in better shape than it bas been for several years. He explained that any- one can take gravel from the beach providing they do not seil it. The town lias permission from the governnxent bu do so. He added thýat it was doubtful if large quantities would be re- n-ivcd from the beach this summner. He pointed out that the fun- gus mentîoned by Mrs. Hurson is not connected with gravel removal, but that it is a condi- tion found on beaches all the way from Toronto to Kingston. Mayor Carruthers said that he bad writtcn to Mrs. Hurson re- gardiing thc matter. 'Me Town Clcrk, R. B. Reynolds, was in- structed to rcply ta the letter from. Houper and Robinson and to Mrs. Hurson cxplaiing thc situation. Mrs. Hurson's letter in full will be found an page 17. ELECI NEW NmeNew NamNe Returning 0f ficer Lyall Lowery cf Orono was named returning offi- eer for Durham riding ln the forthcoming provincial election on lune 11. Enumerating ln Bowman- ville and Port Hope wilI start next week, May il wlth representatives of the two major parties making the rounds with their vot- ers' lista. SOFTBALL LEAGUE At a meeting held in the Lions Centre Tuesday nlght, a Town Softball League was estab- lished. The four teams are: Ken Nicks, Dept. of Works, George* Stephen Fuels, and a fourth team sponsor flot known yet. All games will be played at the Central Public School on Tuesday and Thursday nights, comnxencing May 19th. SCHOOL TORY 1 To Feature Imported Foocis Delicatessen Opens ln Bowman ville May 14 A new delicatessen f eaturing IBob and Klaas Dykstra, wlth a a f ull line of groceries, with tird brother Peter, helping on emphasis on exotic, imported the delivery trucks. Up ta three foods, will open in Bowman- weeks ago, Bob managed Caw- ville next Thursday, May 14. ker's I.G.A. store in Bown-an- Dykstra's Variety Foods will ville, a position he held for four be located at 77 King St. W., of the six years lie was with in the store formerly occupied that firm. He recently bought by the Miller Record Bar, right out hMs father's interest in the across the road from the States- famlly business. Klaas who man office. The new store re- worked with bis father as a presents an expansion of the partner has transferred his door-to-door delivery service share of the operation ta the which will be continued by the new enterprise. The senior Mr. Dykstra f amily. Dykstra bas retired from the Special bargains and free bakery - delicèatessen business gifts wil mark the grand open- and will now operate a mail ing on May 14. Features will be route on R. R. 3, Bowmanvile. delicious home-baking, choice Peter has just completed high delicatessen items, Dutch-sty1e school here. cold meats and a whole grocery Mr. and Mrs. Dykstra and lie from Holland highlighted 1 their nine sons came to Canada by tasty cheeses and choco- from Holland 10 y.ears ago and latés. mi 1950 moved ta Bowmanviile The store will perted 4y 'where they. al ýtifl rs, o TEACHER CANDIDATE ORONO-A 52-year-old Port Hope school principal wil be Durham riding's Progressive Conservative candidate in the provincial election June il. Hugh Alexander Carruthers, whose hobby is politics but who has neyer held public office, was chosen at a rousing party convention with more than 600 delegates crowding the three floors of Clark Township hall here. Election of th~e candidate was a battle right down to the wire before three other hopefuls had been dliminated. It was after 1:00 a.m. Wednesday and on the third ballot that Mr. Carru- thers was finally dec-lared the winner. The other candidates were: United Counties Warden Gar- net B. Rickard, deputy reeve of Darlington Township; ex-Coun- ties Warden Lloyd Hooton, reeve of Cavan Township; and Michael (Mike) Wladyka, de- puty reeve of Port Hope. Big Surprise The battle on the final ballot narrowed to a contest between Mr. Carruthers and Mr. Rick- ard. Big surprise of the voting, according to many delegates, was the elimination of popular Mr Wladyka .oa. th>e f irst bal., lot. Mr. Hooton dropped out on the second, The convention was acclaim. ed as "the biggest and best" ever ta be held by the party -.dayl Jiiurs.T ETAO SUR in the riding. R. R. Waddell, fon.dly regarded as the "Great White Father of Durham Pro- gressive Conservatives", saidit was the iargest crowd he bas ever seen in the hall. He has practised l.aw in Orono for 45 of his 78 years and was re- elected on Tuesday night secre- tary of the association. a posi- tion be lias held for the past 27 ye.ars. The enthusiastie turnout was credited largely ta the "double bill" character of the gathering. Besides choosing a new candi- date, delegates joined to pay tribute to their retiring mem- ber of the Legisiature, Major John W. Foote, VO.. Two of the principal eulogists were Dr. R. (Continued on page 23) Presbytery Nomes New Chairman Rev John Smith, B.A., min. ister of Whitby United Church, was elected chairinan of O. awa Presbytery of the United Cliurch of Canada at its meet- Ing in Newtonville April 29th. Mr.. Smith will succeed Rev. Mervin A. Bury, minister of King Street United Church, Oshawa, June 30, which is the end of the conference year. Rev. N. T. Holmes, B.A., B.D.. minister of Harmony United Church, was appointed secre. tary of the presbytery when Rev. M. C. Fisher, of Newcastle, resigned after four years' ser- vire in that office. D. J.. Reid of Ajax, was re- Congratulates Best Dressed Cadets Judgment was reserved at tbe Ontario Municipal Board bearing on the Darlington zon- ing by-law which was continu- ed in the community hall at Hampton on Monday. R. L. SHOW HUNTING FILMS Hunter Safety Films and lecture will be presented at the High School Auditorium on Tuesday. May 12 at 8 p.m. Mr. S. C. Simons of the Dept. of Lands and Forests, Lindsay Of- fice, will give the lecture and show films. This meeting wil be of great benefit to hunters, young and oid, farmers and par- ents. No admission charge. Kennedy, who acted as chair- rnanl, and W. G. Grcenwood were the Municipal Board members wbo took part. Mon- day was the second full day that was devoted to this hear- ing. The first was in April. Before the hearing closed late Monday afternaon, the chair- man said that some wording in the# by-law would have to be cbanged for clarification. He aske*d A. A. H. Strike, the town- ship solicitor and Walter Run- die, Darlington township clerk, ta go to Toronto on Wcdnesday ta go over some of the wording with bim. The bearing was resumed at 10:30 on Monday marning. Law- ycrs who attended ta represent of arranging for canvassers ta clients from among Darlington circulate the petition. residents were Grant Brooks, Mr. Hardy explained that Dick Lovekin, Newcastle, Ralph Rev. F. J. Reid, Hampton, bad Jones, Oshawa, and N. C. Fra- hclped word the petition and ser, Oshawa. donc al thc typing for it. Ask Plebiscite Mr. Brooks- also asked that Mr. Lovekin stated that be a vote be taken. He was anxious bad been retained tbc previaus ta have bbc specifications for a day ta represent tbc 990 sign- lieuse on agricultural land re- ers ta a petitionasking for a duccd. plebiscite* ta be beld on the Why was there not more re- zoning by-law. He called Isaac sidential land availabie for sub- Hardy, who had beca lu charge__ (Continued on page 23) Run Arena as Business Skating Hockey Rates Up Patrons of Memorial Arena Guelphi, from May 21 to 27. will find the rates for skating 1 This course is sponsored by the and hockey ice time increased Ontario Arenas' Assn.. and on next season following manage- graduation w i h equip Mr. ment committee meeting un Ncads ta try bis 4th class engin- April 27th. When publie skat- eering papers. He lias been in ing starts in the fail, aduits will charge of equipinent mainten- p.ay 50c and children 35c, an ance and sume administration increase af 10c. This is in line since the arena was opened in with charges lu other commuai- 1949. tics, Chairman Bob Watt told The Statesman. Hockey rentais wlll also take a jump. Those who bave been Leg ion Asks', paying $10 for time before6» p.m. willinl future pay $12 e N m d o Miortemsan teskatingDeNmdo club now paying $6 will pay $7.50. AUl rentais on -Sundays A delegation tram Brandi will be $12 an hour. The Re- 178 af the Canadian Legion creation Departmcnt will con- omposed ot the president, Ed1 tinue to be granted free time Rundie, bhc vice-presîdent, equiale t t last season for Frank Burns, bbc secretary, equivealent on Richards, and executive its tams.members George Grabam and Since the installation ot art-1 Ted Sheeban, appeared before ificial ice, tbc arena bas been Bowmanvilc Cauncli Monday operating at a surplus of bet- evening. ?&. Rundie and M.r. ween $1,100 and $1,200 per Graham werc spokesmen. ycar, flot including anything% for dtpreciation. The committee Th adinLgo wul bas came ta thc conclusion that, like ta sec bbc names of fallen isbould do cverything it can comnrades af World War Il, toeueaabuiesetr 1939-45, inscribcd on bbc Cen- t0 ~ ~ ~ ~ otp oprae s bsiesMete. Graham stated. prise without being dependent H e so pined eut that metal upon town taxpayers for as- names af some ot those wbo sistance. To do that, a surplus made bbc supreme sacrifice of approximately $3,000 must during World War 1 are naw be secured while other expenses missing tram bbc monument. must bc kept ta a minimum These names bad apparently without impairipig aperabing cf- dropped off during recent years ficiency. duc ta deterioration. He asked Duc ta thc retirement of that they be replaced, and in- Cbairman Watt this ycar, bbc quired If there Le a tund or had committee decidcd ta place Roy ever been anc for tic uplieep Neads in charge of opcrating ofthbb Cenotapb. the establishment under the Mayor Wilfrid Carruthers re- supervision of the committee plied that tais knuwlcdge members. In order ta prepare Ithere bad neyer been a fund bini for this task, he wili at- for this purpose. Counicil in btce tend a retrigerabion course atI last bwo years had made ar-I Ontario AgricultumI Coflege, 1I rangemenbts t have thi erounds A discussion concerning ho- ckey teams for next year con- cluded. with the decision that a Junior C Clu-b would be given first preference in the arena provided suitable arrangemients for sponsorship and a good lea- gue can bc arr&nge5. Some changes will be made (Contmnued on page seven) '3 9 m'45 Vets n Cenotaph 1 around bbe Cenotaph i mprov- cd. Councillor Ivan Hobbs mav- cd that the Property Commit- tee check costs for new names and the replacement of the others and report ta the next meeting of Town Council. Coun- cillor A. H. Sturrock seconded the motion. and it was unani- mously carried. Miayor Carru- thers; suggested that the Pro- perty Committee discuss the matter with the Legion and re- ceive the ideas of the branch. Legion President Ed Rundie thanked council. He stated that Decoration Day bad always been on the second Sunday in June, and Branch 178 of the Canadian Legion would very much like ta have Decoration Day on Sunday, June 14th, tliis year. Mayor Carruthers said that policy lias been ta work with the Legion and the Bowr nn ville Ministerial Association on this matter. Councillor Keith Lathangue moved that the Civie Conxmittee meet with the Le- gion and the Ministerial Asic- ciation ta, arrange Decoration Day Servioca for Sunday, June 14th. This was carried. Linda Roberts of Newcastla and Arthur Hester of Maple Grave were picked as the beat dressed casjets on. parade at B.H.S. inspection on Monday. Col. M. C. Fxnley, E.D., of Oshawa presented the awards and bis personal congratulations. Don Horbin who wan the Strathcana Award for being the best shot lu the school was not preîenýt when the prizes were handed out. ~.. ~, Oppose Zoning By - Law 990 Sign Petition for Plebiscite 1 1