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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 23 Aug 1961, p. 1

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I 21 B ig Winner On First Appearance 'ebe %ita a r --~br aabt~n hd~me î 'J Peter Ryan of -Mount Trembiay, Quebec, showed why he and his car, the $15,0000 Lotus Monte Carlo are considered tough competition on any racing circuit in the world. He displayed superb driving skill on Saturday in the feature race although his car appeared to be running below top performance and was smoking badly. He was one of the drivers who broke the lap record set by Stirling Moss and was the first place winner. Miss MGA of Canada hung a victor's garland around his neck and gave the red head a well-deserved kiss for his efforts. This was his first appearance at Mosport, but undoubtedly he'I be back in the fail for the Grand Prix on Sept. 3th. Near Misses Don't Count Young Danny Shaw of Weston aimost took top honors on Saturday at Mosport. This fine-looking young driver in a Formula Libre "Ferociaus" was out ta win from the start. i-lis car was powered by the motor transferrcd from the racer be wrecked two wecks ago and it was workin 'g smootIýly. He was lead- ing Ryan and Clark two laps from the end and had broken the lap record set by famed Stirling Mass here in June. H-e looked to hc a sure winner, when suddenly without warning the motor blew up throwing ail al over the track. Ryan, only seconds behind, skidded through the mess but mana ged ta right his car to go on for the xin, xvhiie Dan stood besîde his broken down vehicle and hopcd for better luck next time. Jewel lers Beat Oshawa ln Exhibition Bowmanville's Hooper's Jewellers soccer team won an exhibition game on Tues- day night against Oshawa's Hollandia by a score of 4 to 2. "Wbitey" Preston was the big gun-for the locals, scoring two of their goals. This will bc an exciting week for football fans. To- night, <Wednesday), Zion ineets Courtice in that vil- lage for the second game of their playoff serles. The first game ivas tied. On Saturday, Bowmanville will again take on Hampton in that village for the second game of their series. Bow- manville won the first game. Hay Bay Speaker Volume 107 PIPE INVM Further distinction bas been brought to this town by the famed Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band's great success in winning the first prize in the Senior Band Competition on Warriors' Day, last Saturday. at the Canadian National Ex- hibition. The talented bands- men well deserve the acclaimn accorded themn for this out- standing achievement, the third within four months. His Worship, Mayor Wilfrid Carruther's congratulat o r y message to the Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band was: "On behalf of the citizens of Bow- manville I wish to express heartiest congratulations to our Canadian Legion Pipe Band on winning first prîze in the Senior Band Competi- tion on Saturday. "In winning this competi- tion the bandsmen h a v e brought high honor f0 them- selves and to the town. This band has indeed made a name for itself, winning at Kings- ton, at Atlantic City, and now at the Canadian National Ex- hibition. "Congratulations, men. We' ask, where next?" Jack Knight, who was the able Drum-Major until his re- tirement last year fromn activeî participation in this renown- ed band, is the president of the Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band. The vice-president is Duncan Bradley, and Ab Ma- vin is the secretary-treasurer. The members of the Bow- manville Legion Pipe Band who took part in the Warriors' Day Senior Band Competition at the CNE were: Drum-Major Jim Martyn, Pipe-Major Don Brooks, Pipe Corporal Ab Ma- vin, Pipers Art Brooks, Bill Colville, Roy Foster, Glen Therteli, Howard Davey, Gary Cole, Bert Murphy, Grenville Waler, AI Fletcher, Don An- derson, Kaye Freethy and Ian Fraser, Drum-Sergeant Bob Hilditch, Drum-Corporal Grant Therteil, Drummers Ray Ther- tell, Harold Therteil, Mel Haw- *'eW., Char1es Aibin and. Albert Aibin. Those unable to be pre- sent were Pipe-Sergeant Dun-t can Bradley and Pipers Jim McDonald, Derek Severn and Len Pears. A large contingent (TURN To PAGE SEVEN) Hit and Run Motorist Hits Parked Car There was a bit and run accident this morning at 1:50 Crop ooksGoodo'clock. Terry Donoghue at Memoxial Hospital heard the crash as an unknown motor vehicle struck a car parked Tobacco Harvesting . ear 5 iet tetSuh hurried out but was unable to Now wo W eks ate pisee the vehicle that caused Cheld tis ua y, iAgustthDamagesta The dicr ar, a D ue io OOI t/1 echer hurch at Adolphustown Wiîî parently driven off in a rush. 2th, with the special service owned by Sherwood Town- The obaco lu-vst i inat 3 p.m., D.S.T. Speaker for send, Harcourt, Ont., amount- Thetobuc havct i ncombincd tohacco crop of the the occasion xiii be the Rev. ed ta approximately $30.0, full progress in Durhumn Couii-1 Unit"cl Coulities sold last year Arthur G. Rcynolds, M.A., Bowmanville Police are in- ty now, aind a fh of thce crop rcaclee a total of 9.143,713 D.D. of Toronto, wbo is vestigating. bashec cool lctcd. uc gteoud Archivist - Historian of the A case of apparent malicious. thecol eahcrclrig he Thc prscnt tobacco ci-op in United Church of Canada. A or wanton, damage is heing spic f161te avstn oth Durliam and Northum- memorial stone will also be investigated hy the local po- is about 10 days or two wecks Iberland looks reasonably good. dedicated to the mnemory of lice. Ken Hooper, 138 On- later than it was last ycar. While it is difficuit to make those who were drowned while tario Street, reported ta the Tobacco produced in Dur- a dletinite preciction regard- crossing the Bay to attend a police on Monday that at some ham Caunty in 1960). and sold, ing production for this season church service, and who are time during the previous night amouinted to 4,402,467 pound, , it the present stage, it would buried in the old cemetery samebody had broken off t112 and the Northumhor i a n ilsc'om that if the wcather is across from the church wit-h aerial from his car. Mr. Hoop- County tobacco crop last year seasonable it xiii ho similar othcr U.E.L. pioneers whose ers car had been parked In was 3,741.246 pounds. The-to la'st xear«S names are unknown. the driveway of bis residence. Brewers Sponsor Tourist Displays In Stores - PINTSF N T îS At an informai luncheoni in Oshawa last Frîday, have a large display showing a map of the area and representatives f romi sex'eral Chambers of Commerce several photos of local places of interest. Bowman- in the area wcre entertained by the Brewers' Ware- ville Chamber of Commerce was represented by Glenn - ,housing Company' w~ha recently launched a major Lander, right and John M. James, left. Pointing ta r'xogram ta help the i-urist industry. In each of their the map is Don Fleming, manager of Bowmanville's, j4 ~~sinciuding the Bawmaviie outiet,. they will~ brewers' retail store. -Phota by A1dsworthý -Durhamn County's Great Family Journal .6 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 1961 Rev. J. Kitchen ýNeed More Constables WiIl Dedicate Legion Colors A special Dedication Service will be held in the Legion Hall Queen St., on Thursday, Aug- ust 31st, at 8:00 p.m. when the new colors presented to the branch by Comrade Ron Richards wil be dedicated by Past Padre the Rev. John Kit- chen, late of Orono United Church, now of Stamford, Ont. Members of! býanCh and Lad- ies' Auxiliary are requested to attend. ý&Rus and Darlîngton Should Have Own 15-M an Police Force Says Inspector Strînger If Insp. J, A. Stringer gts his way, Peterborough OPP district 8 force will be increas- ed. by 20 men, Hle bas aiready asked the Attorney General for the staff tces MORE COINS - This week, two more coin coilectors have rcported interesting finds. John Tabb brought in several old ones, one dated 1790 in Geoge III's reign and Keith Shackleton advised that he had ane from 1812 issued to mark the battle of Queenston Heights. He also has several Upper Canada bank tokens. - t- - PUBLIC RELATIONS - Mâiss Helen VanDusen, Bowmanville's mast enthusiastic hobbycraf t ex- ponient, had some Mosport folders left over after their recent show at Memorial Park. On Friday. she found two volunteers. Randy Beauprie and Pete Tordiff who distributed them to ail visitors at the Crowded Flying Dutchman Motor Restaurant. The tourists were deiighted to receive themn and Miss VanDusen and her helpers are to be commended for their interest in boosting this area. NIANY TAX SALES- Merchants in town are doing better business these days as customers rush in ta make purchases before the 31 provincial sales tax starts on Sept. lst. In fact, some of the retailers, car dealers, etc., have been 50 busy tak- ing care of the custamers that they, ta date, haven't had time to read ail the regulatians which soon will apply to purchases. Others are hoping that the buying spree xvon't fali fiat on its face after Sept. lst. I-lwever, there are some excellent buys availabie right now, tax or no tax. The advertisements on the inside speak for themseives. GREAT IIELP Oui' sincere thianks gaes out this week ta three volunteer assistants who he]ped caver the news with photos. On Sunday evening, Gary MacDougai was on the scene of a head-on crash on North Liberty and recorded it in the two photos appearing in this issue. On Sunday, bath C. Ernie Rehder and AI Cuthbertson advised they had photos of a CPR open freight car that jumped the' rails here. Unfortunately, by that time the paper was ioaded with other photos, but their assistance wvas certainiy appreciated. HELPED WITH- ORGAN- Last xveek's feature stary about organist David Ouchterlony who spends his summers farming raspherries near Newtanvilie brought a cail from Ross Stevens. He rexninded us that Mr. Ouchteriony was aiso the man who, voluntariiy, gave an expert analysis of the repairs needed ta St. Paul's United Church's pipe organ. Mr. Ouchterlony has offered ta present a recital on the argan this fail ta help raise funds ta offset the cost of the repairs. This is worthwhile co-operatian f rom ane of this county's newest citizens. QUITE A RACKET- Som-e of the mercliants alangs King St. are stili shaking their heads over one of the smoothest moochers they have encount- ered in some time. A fairiy well-dressed type, he popped inta several stores and asked the persan who waited on him if he could let him have a nickel for just a minute. Those who didn't have change were told that a dime wouid do. The chap neyer did return, but must have coliected a fair amount of money in a short time, before he left town. inerease. The request comes at a most opportune time, when Attorney General Kelso Rab- erts has announced that he plans to add 350 men fa the OPP traffie force. isp. Stringer said that if he gets 20 more men for this district, this would warrant an additional six cruisers. The announcements from Attorney General Roberts came after a coroner's jury re- commendation folowing one of Ontario's worst traffic acci- dents, the wrong-way colli- sion on Highway 400 that, killed five Toronto people, July 15. The delay in the implement- ation of the plan has blamed an the treasury b( failure ta release funds, Mr. Roberts says, "'thinà moving nowI' to provid( first instalment af funds Insp. Stringer said tha Bowmanville and Coboui tachments would get mc the additional men thar other detachment in the trict. He explained that the policing of Highway the recently opcned Mo Park racetrack and Dai ton Township these tw< tachments are very undei fed. The inspector saîd that (TURN TO PAGE SEVEN Young Orono Singer 'To Entertain Patrons During Midnite Show Douglas Lyceti, a young man from Orono, who bas at- tained considerable success in show business in the United States as a popular singer. will appear la person at the Royal Theatre, Bowmanville, during the Labor Day bo]iday weckcnd. He will present a baîf bour programr of his bit san,;s both at the Mid-Night Show on Sunday, September 3rd, and during the Monday evenirLg show, on Labor Day. The picture on the same bill will be "Wild in the Country" with Elvis Presley. Mr. Lycett is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Lycett of Orono. Mr. Lycett suffercd aý heart attack on July lst, and son Doug immedîatey came home from the United States, and is carrying on bis fatber's geni-iral and life insurance business until the latter com- pletely recovers. Thon young Mr. Lycett will' return ta the U.S., and go to Hollywood where be bas beeni offered a lucrative contract ta make further recordings by Quality Records, Limited. Ris' first big bits recorded on the (TURN TO PAGE SEVEN) Big Weekend Coming Up For This Area This will be a gay week- end. In Bowmanville and district people are looking forward to the Super-Carn- ival to be held by the Bow- manville Lions Club in Me- morial Park on Saturday evening. There iwill be many at- tractions, and attendance prizes, fine wristwatches will be given away every 15 minutes to some lucky person who is present. It is expected that the Blackstock Fair this week- end wlll draw one of the blggest crowds in history because of the many fine attractions whlch have been arranged. Those who have an lnterest in motorbikes wUll enjoy Mosportla races. WiII Unveil been~ )oard's buti sae le the t the g de- )re of ii any edis- with sport ,rling- o dep- 10c Per Copy NUMBER 34 BAND WINS TOP HONORS I ARRI ORS'i DAY PARADE Goes To Ottawa Elmer T. Banting rstaf- Officiai confirmation was re- ceived on Monday that Elmer Dar- T. Banting, President of ~>Brookdale-Kingsway Nurseries Limited, will leave here next week for Ottawa where he will join the Trade and Com- merce Department. Mr. Banting wîll continue S his financial interest in the I Brookdale establishment and act on the board of directors. , The management of the Nurs- eries will be taken over by 1 TURN TO PAGE SEVEN) Memorial Plaque Col. R.* S. McLaughlin Next Wednesday afternoon, August 3Oth, at 2p.m. Col. R. S. MeLaughlin wili unveil an historical plaque honoring the memory of his father, the late Robert McLaughlin. The special ceremany wiil be held at the McLaughlin Farm in Tyrone and is under auspices of the Archeological and Historical Sites Board of Ontario which will be represented by its Chairman, W. H. Cranston. Reeve of Darlington Garnet B. Rickard and Alex Carruthers, M.P.P. wil be present on this memarable occasion posthumously honoring a native of Darlington Township who was responsible for starting the McLaughlin Carrnage Works which later became the giant industry, General Motors of Canada. Robert McLaughlin's son, Col. R. S. McLaughiin, the chairman of the General Mators Board wili be honored early in September by the City of Oshawa when they wili hold speclal ceremonies and present him with a gold medal on the eve of his 90th birthday. -r -4* --, .".--< M A Recent Photo of the OutstandingBowmanville Legion Pipe Band 1 1 1. 1 - - "-'Týzý'

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