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SPECTACULAR FIRE BURNS CPR BRI-DGE WiiI Have to Rebuild Bridge be. tn;a 1an ïtat anClouds of SmokeAtrc _____________Newsnen Acconpay VOLUME 111 14 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY,,JUNE 30, 1965 l0e Per Copy NUMBER 26 Two Inches of Rain-- DerbeMohet Suffer Damage From Li*ghtning, The severe electrical stornî on Monday even- ing brought mueh needed rain estimated at about two inches from the downpour, to farmers and gardens in tne area. The lightning and crashing thunder lasted more than two hours. Two houses in the town, the Liberty Bowl, and a farm near the town limits were struck by lightning. The home )of Mr. and Mrs.1about the livingroomn and ox'er: ,George, Dil*; Liberty Street,ithe chesterfield. A fire wasý ks fecZeç. :b thie storm.îstarted in the cellar. ~ghtmin gý.tùk te antennaj Mr. Dilling was at work on' the roi and followed thelthe three to Il shift. Mrs. Di]- ,P.rial down through the house.I.Ug, their 12 year old son,ý The rotor or the Diiling'si Michael, her father,- David, television xvas shattered by'Mortimer Kilgannon. who is. the boit, and pieces of it flew TURN TO PAGE TWO) Department of Recreation yy 1 10i1 Ilu VV VI1 Bruce Colwell, Horsey St., was on top of the world last week when lie received a wvire saying bis ticket on the Irish Hospital Derby on Saturday had been drawn. Ilis horse was Niksar, ap- parently. one of the favorites. But, the nag didn't corne ini the money.- Since the race, Bruce bas received no information con- cerning the total amount of bis winnings. He, apparent- ly. is hoping that he wiIl re- ceive several thousand dol- lars that of course will ai- ways be useful. It must be frustrating to corne so close to .winning over $150,000. If only Nik- sar had goi.the lead out, of bis feet and won the race. Oh, well, there's always an- other sweep coming up! IKidc1ies'tParadie (pens Big Legion Carnîval This Friday Evenîng The Legion Carnival to be held ini Mcnorial Park this Friday evening, July 2nd, will have many attractions for people of ail ages. Everytbing has been arranged to provide an evening of f un and entertain- nment for ail. Carnival Chairman Jimmy Nickerson and Co-Chairman LIew Burton are in charge of the event. There will be garnes of chance, a gigantic Bingo, and refreshment and bot dog booths. First Vice-President Maurice Conway is the Car Draw Chairman, and the prize will be a 1965 Oldsmobile "88" two door hardtop. The Bowmanville Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion's Special Draw with Comrade Rena Bathgate as convenor will have these prizes: 1. Sunheam Electric Clock. 2. General Electric Coffee Percolator. 3. Electric Broiler, and 4. a set of Corning Ware. Comrade Hilda Humphrey is con-. venor of. the. auxiiary's Chiidren's Draw in which the prizes are a large and beautifully dressed doli, and a fishing rod and reel. The Children's Costume Parade will have five categories. First, Second and Third prizes wilI be given in each group: 1. Comic, 2. Original, 3. Western, 4. Decorated Doli Carniages, and 5. Decoratcd Bicycles. Every child taking part in the costume parade will be given free refreshment tickets. The Costume Parade will leave the High School grounds at 6:30) p.rn. (children taking part are asked to corne to the grounds at 6 o'clock. The Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band will lead the Costume Parade. The route of the Costume Parade will be east on Queen Street, down Ontario Street to Argyle Street, west on Argyle to Duke Street, and along Duke Street to Memorial Park where the costume judging wilI take place as the Legion Carnival starts. Plus >w-m Luasses anad iay camps The Departmnent of Rccrea- [le nmorning to 4:3o oclock mii Special Events xii be the This editn o e ats tion Sommer Prograro %vili! the afternoon. Each piay- Bicycle Road-eo, the Penny maThs en pron odule Ses- start on Monday. Juy 5th. grotmnd xiiibe open one even- Fair, a Song Fest. mimea n- hurry beae it hdcto be'l with Playgrounds. Swîmming ing a week during the sevcn preciation, competitive stunts, Classes and Day Cam p. Plav-,week period. a Doil Show, Indian War Day ready for the p res ses by groins il b codute a 1A xide and varied program and Sport Tournaments. i Tuesday afternoon instead of Memorial Park. Ontario Strecet of arts and vrafts, story telling,- It is hoped that the Teens':Wdedy School. Vinccnt Massev School sýingsongs. active and quiet Prograni of out-door basket- To meet tîhe advanced dead- and the Lions Ce[nt1re for 0ganîs, and varionis ports xiii bai]. soccer, softball and track lne. the number of pages was childrcn five .\-cars oId and up. be available for the play-' and field wiIl be of interest cut down, with the resuit that ~hcpi.viondseso x ii Igrno prtcians.Special to older girls and boys. manv items of news and stor- Iast !cxcii xx'cks. froni Juiy Events and off the grou1nds; The Playground Staff con'- les that shou]d have appeared 5th Io August 201h. Mondas' actixities xiii be condiictecl sists of Chief Supervisor this week, had to be held over throueh Frida'-. 9 o'ciock in each week. Some of these TURN TO PAGE TW0) until the next edition. There was great excitement at Newcastle's Com- Capt. Mrs. Howard Quinney, Beth Powell, daughter rnunity Hall last wcek as Brownies, Guides and par- of Mr. and Mrs. Stanlev Powell; Eleanor McCracken, ents gathered for a ceremony that saw, four members daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCracken; Beverlv of the lst Guid~e Companyx receive Iheir Gold Cords. Rickard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rickard, and the highest award in Guiding, and the first to be won Candy Storks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Storks. byNewcastle girls. They are, from lef t to right, Guidei Ats and1 £Pwices OLD COIN - Marcus L. Roenigk, King St. West, was working his garden recently when he un- earthed what appeared to be a chunk of metal. A former banker, he checked it over carefully, then proceeded bo remove some of the corrosion. Eventually, he discovered that it xvas a New Brunswick haif penny dated 1843, long before Confederation. Now he is trying to figure out how this particular coin happeried bo land in his garden. SORRY - Wc rmust express our regrets to the many classified advcrtising customners who called Tuesday morning to place advertisements in this week's edition and were told they were too late. * i t FLAGS - It will be mosi interesting to see how many proponients of Canada's new flag and die- hard opponents who are stili stieking to the Red Ensign, will take the trouble to show their colours on1 Thursday, Dominion Day. After al] the fuss, we doubt very much if Bowmanville's streets will be bedecked with too many f lags of any type. Only time will tell. However, it would be worth the effort, especially with so many Americans visiting here for their J u]y 4th holiday. RETURN THEM N - Sone veeks ago, Bowman- ville Chamber of Commerce sent out quite a large number of questionnaires to business people, con- cerning training program details for the unem- ployed. To date, very few have been returned. As the Chamber would like to complete its part of the project, citizens who received the forms are asked to fil] themn out at the earliest oppor- tunity and return them to the Chamber's secre- tary. tt t t t NO COFFEE - Possibility of the former church building on Ontario St. North being converted into a Coffee House appears to have ended this week, at Ieast temporarily. It is understood that the chap who originally had planned to operate the establishment has departed from the premnises. Neighhours who objected to the proposai probably are not too unhappy. t t t PLAQUE This Saturda.v. at Leaskdale, seven miles north of Uxbridge, an historic plaque com- memorating the author of "An ne of Green Gables", Lucy Maud Montgomery. will bp unveiled, with the ceremony starting at 2 p.m. A granddaughter of the author will unveil the plaque. The public is invited to the service. Just before noon on Friday, Bowmanvill. iPost Office , ýexperienced one of the most spectacular and cOslfires in its history, when the C.P.R. wooden \A/ ii e Clsed overhead bridge on Elgin Street caught fire and Hoia became an inferno in an amazingly short ie ýOn olid y 1! As shown in the photos at the top cf this Holiday hours for Pos page, the blaze, heiped no doubt by the creosoted Office on Dominion Day. lumber, rapidly spread ail ever the bridge, giving july 4.195 wlihea off huge sheets of flame and vast ciouds of black follows:smoke. So much so, that Toronto newsnîen The Post Offire ivili be closed ail day. accompanying Her Majesty the Queen Mother's There will lie no Rural party en route on highway 401 te Rt. Hon. Route Mail Service. Vincent Massey's estate in Port Hope, saw the Despatch of mail will be smoke and rushed te the scene, apparentiy as follows: East-11 a.. and 7 p.m.: West-4 p.m. and believing the entire town must be burning. 7 p.m. There ivili bc one Street Bowmanviile firemen were on the scene. in Letter Box Collection at minutes, but it was some time before they could 2:00 P.M. pour -enough .w tr~ntq biget rni.i under contrai.- 1 thie meantime, teiephone cabies had snapped, the fire aiarm wires hadi been ýStore Open burned and the- raiiway's intercommunication On Wedesday signal system had been put eut of commission. ,On edneday The west walkway of the bridge sagged For the convenience of~ downwards, but the main structure did.. not shoppers, most Bowmanville stores ivili be open ail day Collapse ente the tracks te block trains. Firemen Wednesday. preeeding the kp acfleetruhu oto h Dominion Day holiday. Sev- kp acfieetruhu otc h eral have indicated they afternoon as spurts cf fiame threatened to finish wiIl remain open until the job. The bridge is stili standing, and is being 9 p.m., while others plan to close at 6 o'clock. <TURN TO PAGE TWO> Fire Cuts Phone Service ta Hampton._ Hampton area citizens could talk to each other by telephonc on Friday, but were isolated from the outside world for several hours, following the fire at the CPR overhead bridge on Elgin Street. The intense heat melted stainless steel and snapped the heavy telephone cables. Bell telephone repair crews were on the job within minutes but full service was flot restored until early Saturday morning. Working on the emergency, from lef t to right. Arnold Sleep from Cen- tral Office. Repair Forernan D. S. Tushingham, Sp]icing Foreman V. H. Naltie, Cable Repairman R. H. Williams, Manager J. W. Lowry and Cable 1Repaizrpnan Barry Cowling. ~5pr Three Premises Stii No ue n Starts Summer Program Monday At Four Separate Playgrounds Newcastle Guides Receive First GoId Cords