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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 31 Jan 1968, p. 1

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Fight Blaze From MiIk House Roof 3 'Brigades Fight Newcastle Fire VOLUME 114 At the height of the barn fire at Seldon Parker's farm on Monday morn- ing, the roof of the milk house appeared to be a strategic spot for firemen as they attempted to prevent the blaze from spreading to silos and adjacent buildings. Here, Mr. Parker, in the toque, and two unidentified firemen, prepare to pour water on the flames. bcnbxtrn. Ie n 16 Pages Prompt Action Saves 85 Cattie On Parker Farm Fire of undetermined origin broke out shortly after 10 o'clock Monday morning in on. of the barns on the Tampa Farms Limited property west of Newcastle. Before it was brought under control by firemen from New- castle, Orono and Bowmanville, one barn had been gutted, and another partially destroyed. While no definite amount of damage could be obtained, the Ioss has been estimated at between $15,000 and $25,000, including the barn, a considerable amount of grain and hay, plus damage to the milk house. TURN TO PAGE TWO) Marching M o!bers Colleci Over $1,3 13 For March of Dîmes j- _ -- WMWW-un9- m -um mau* W ' . The annuial meeting of the, east of the Oshawa Town Line'Branch Treasurer, reported Bowmanville and D i s t r 1 c t to the Clarke Township east- that total receipts for 1967 Branch, Canadian Red Cross en boundary and from Lake were $2,741.00i. Well over Society, was held recently at Ontario north to Blackstock, $2,000.00 of this amount was the home of the President, Nestieton, etc. 'needed to support the local Mrs. R. Spry, when reports 0f special interest during programmes. The balance from the chairmen were re- the year, was the display of helps to provide Divisional ceived. Red Cross work at the Pine services, to maintain the free Although the active menm- Ridge Centennial Festival and Blood Transfusion Service and bership of this branch is the presentation of a citation to provide clothing and medi- very small, many vital services to the School in recognition of cal aid for disasters and In- are provided for the people Of its, role in the Water Safety ternational emergencies. this area. The local Branclh and swimming programme in Blood Donor Service is responsible for providing this arca. Mr. Harry Davey, Chairman. assistance to ail those living Mr. W. J. E. Ormiston, (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Receives Kiwanis Plaque at Charter Night One of the highlights of the Kiwanis Cluh's Charter Nîght on Saturda was tepesentatian of the Past President's Plaque to Robert Carruthers. ýose taigpart in this ceremony were the President Gardon Beech, Ieft, and rep- resenting the Lieutenant Governar, Stuart Beatan, past president of the Whitby Club, centre. IFreezing Ramn Converts Sidewalks ta Skating Rinks - Àâ- This strikii was taken on S în a ashoveled sidewý jThe Incompîcte r e t u r n s mittee had five District Cap- the vast numbi amount to $1,313.02, Mrs. Ed- tains for the door to door-_______ Honor Memory of Robbie Burns ýýard Samuel. General Chair- canvass, and each ofthe cap- w A IP fl 1announced today. Mrs. Samuel in the Blitz Campaign. 1< w a AtA nu lLea ion Pp UBa dIIUe si that she Is very plcascd The GnrlCaraMs A t~ n uai]t by the generous response Of Samuel, stated todaythat The annual Burns Night walls. Two large murais, one event was cornposed of Bill appeanle phplp othe h ipc eintedoi he rbetn fromcal Supper sponsored by the Bow- on the west wall and one on Colville, Doug Delaney Jerry appai ohl h adcpe liiae h eun rmI 4 mnanvile Legion Pipe Band the east wall were formed by Taylor, aIl of the Bowmanville 1 ad disabled. the March of Dimes goes again attracted a capacity photographs of the band taken Legion Pipe Band, Mrs. Ede Mrs. Samuel was assisted In mainly to the assistance and crowd In the Legion Hall since t formation In 1951 and Cole, Mrs. MajreFety aking arrangements for the rehabilitation of d is a ble d Saturday night. A portrait of by clippings from The Cana- and Mrs. Edie Hilditch, al ac o ie by a commit- adults. The majority of these Vi h RobrtBurs entedthe pro- dian Statesman announcing reprcsenting the Tartan Club. tecmoe of Mrs. Ian people have been handicappcd Wt Roert urn centrh se fc rzsadaad o yte Smith, Mrs. Merrili Brown, as the resuit of car and motor -_______ scciumarc wichwaseffc-pries nd wads on y te~On the stage the head table Mrs. H. Gordon MacNeill, cycle accidents, she cxplalned.! tively and completely draped Bowmanvillc Legion Pipe- was enhanced with two lovclyMrs. Bruce Cole, Mrs. Egon The March of Dîmes pro- on enite trtan, th tMe-bnds and.Teco ite ncentrepieces composed Of r Rietmnuller, and Mrs. A. H. vides sheltcred workshops, and/\C Ê&ni atn h adstr h omte ncharge of, white roses, mauve chrysan- IStrike. job rc-trainlng. EquIpment 1 Cc ta uotat!ons from Brnaragmet for te galai TURN TO PAGE TWO) Each member of the com- such as crutches, artificial pp~emns, such as "A Man's A limbs and wheelchairs are sup- Ro n ma o a Halt To dTHe ha's f< .a a a ~ ~plied where necessary. Speech'l woa" wiath t hr n Tlette s Yform-a ada elcorfes I'JuIIy U.S.A therapy and physiotherapy is On Thursday ai ewa" ith arta leters orm-also given to help the dis- car driven hy1 ÀVthe words, adorned the~ ablcd to become self-support- Mandjk is Ing aduits once again. The dou , 6ficnrs o March of Dîmes takes over on ut fconatrl o Chr he ietyeesoff the driver was n Bo d D n rCrippled Cide avsofthe accident, but Mrs. Samuel pointed out to- $100 damage was day.t B uterDnton ecm his car. Constabl Fb 7 h' -- urter DnatonsWelomeer was the invest *Anyone who was inadvert-'er e.ently misscd In the canvass, On Friday at 4:4 Field Feb.7th ,or who was out whcn a can- was a collision on Avolunteer Blood Donor * (TURN TO PAGE TWO) I (TURN TO PA( nesday, February 71h, at the Lions Centre, Bowman- ville. Local Red Cross offi- ciais have adviscd us that the need for blood at this time is urgent. The in- creaslng number of acci- dents and new operating techniques are putting an extra Ioad on Red Cross blood depots. Anyone in good hcalth between the ages of 18 and 65 can bie a blood donor. New regulations now make It possible for those who have passed their l7th birthday to give providing ihey have thpir parent's consent In writing. It only takes hal[ an hour of your timne to give a dona- tion and it can well mean the difference betwvecn life or death to somneone. Clinic hours are from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.r. and 6:30 pa.. 1 9:00 p.M. For transportation to or from the clinic please eall 623- 9010 on the day of the chonie. Nearly 500 At Jamboree Sunday Night Storniy weather on Sunday evening failed to stop 490 people from attending the 0)pt f Recreation Countrv and Western Jamboree helà at the Town Hall Auditorium. The guest artist was "Smi- ley Bates"ý, well kno\%,t for bis violin in a baseball bat which brought large applause from the crowd. Srnilev Bates proved to a triple threat artist. as lie sang a .niumber af llank Sno%% tunes -and played Blue Grass Music on his banjo. Gerald Ellilott and bis }Ioe-ý downers were great. as al- ways, along with Miss Julie Suddard. Ivan Wannaniaker,, Paddy Welsh, Gien Virtue, Dave Wooten. Miss Elva Kin-, near, Joe and Pete Bothwcl!, Dave McLean. Doreen Black, .&dale, Ted Halîman, Faý Ad- W'ýEms, and Alf. Jakeman. 'IMiss Elva Kinnear, a ne%corner to the Jamboree, sang several songs of inspiration and was well received by the,- audience. j At theopnn of Yaung Canada Day at the Arena an Satunday, quite an impressive ineraional aspect was included. When the national anthems of Can- ada and the United States were played, the Captains of the Rochester and Bow- l'anville Pee Wees skated around the playing surface, carrying the flag of their %'nntry. The two y-aung players who did this job were David Bagley of Roch- s, ci'r and Paul Forsey of Dawmanville. Other photos of the successf ul tournament appear on the sports pages. SURVEY - Several third year students from the School of Architecture, University of Toronto, were in tawn on Tuesday doing a field trip survey of the community. Included in the group were John Owens, Alliston, Ernest Varvarikos, Montreal, David McNiven and Jack Dougan of Oshawa. Part of the assignment is to visualize what Bowmanville would be like if an additional 10,000 people including supporting industry were added to the communîty. No doubt we shall be hearing later the results of their thoughts and proposais. t T T. j ROADS - The east end of the town, stretching past the Provincial Police station is rapidly tak- ing on a new appearance, as the ditches are dug, drainage installed, bridges started to pre- pare for the widened roadway that should be completed some time this year. In the mean- time, an ample supply of niud is apparent. t T T ACCIDENTS - It is understood that two long-time employees of the Goodyear plant here, George Dilling, Liberty St. S.. and Eric ColweIl, Church St., are making satisfactory progress following two separate Hase Dept. accidents at the plant on Thursday and Friday of last week. Mr. Dilling suffered a broken arm and was severely bruised, Mn. ColwelI lost several fingens on his Ieft hand. Both are stili in hospital. t -1 -1 t t ' NEGOTIATIONS - No information has been released concerning current contract talks at Goodyear, but it is understood that negotiations are stili continuing. This apparcntly also applies to the General Motors discussions with the UAW. t t t t '. MAIL - On Sunday afternoon, James Stephenson, King. St. W., reported to police that a past office "drap box" had appanently been tossed over the nonth side of Vanstone's Bridge onto the creek bank below. Constable Ron Parker investigated and found that the box had been ripped off a pale at the west end of the tawn, broken open and then du.mped over the bridge. Two lettens were nearby and have been forwarded to their destination. No cuiprits have been apprehended. b t t - j SEEK WORK - In a recent edition of the Toronto Star, the name of Dr. Gordon Siemon appeared. Hie is head of Electrical Engineering at the. University of Toronto and son of Milton Siemon of Haydon. Dr. Siemon was urging in- dustry to bring any problems they might have to the attention cf engineering sciioois and prof- essors because they need regular con'tact with the. reai werld of engineering problein& ing photo of Bowmanville's main street deserted the district for the winter and in due time Sunday night about 8 o'clock after freez- will receive their copy of this edition ini Florida ot made it almost impossible to walk on other southern spots where the temperature is in the 'alks. It is published for the benefit of 70s or 80s. We thought it might cure any homesickness ber of our cowardly friends who have they might feel. nis Club Celebrates eventh Anniversary Jei :1-i at 4 Dart tSti mFc ot il .tnm stigating ofi :45 p.m. there 85 -Couples Present The Bowmanville Kiwanis Immediate Past President Club's Charter Night Sevcnth Bob Carruthers introduccd Anniversary D in n er and those at the head table who, nac ta eda h in n diin t rsdn Community Centre on Satur- fleecb and his wife Alice J ~ day evening. More than 85j wcre His Worship, the Mayor, p couples attendcd. and Mrs. Ivan Hobbs, Imme- -The Toast to bhc Qucen was diate Past President Stu :35 p.m. a gîven by President Gordon Beaton of the Whitby Ki- cy Larry Becch, who presided and who wanis Club, who.rcprcscntcd reet, went had also been in charge of Lieutenant Go ve rn or Hon lorsey St., arrangements for the event. Decth, and bis wife Dolores, ortunate'y The Enniskillen U ni t ed Immcdiatc Past President .njured in Church Women catercd for Stan Dunn of Branch 178 of norc than the delicious dinner. (TURN TO PAGE TWO) AGE -TWO) l . t....... m1i -MA Music Resuits The followIng is a.list of successful candidates in ex- aminations hcld reccntly byr the Royal Conscrvatory of Music of Toronto in Bowman- ville, Ont, The names are are ranged in order of menit. Grade VIII Piano - Pass. Peggy L. Clark, Susan M Clark, Linda A. Kelly. Grade VI Piano - Pass, Brenda J. Ternîll. Grade V Piano - Honours Nancy S. Payne; Paso, Ronald Knox, Margo E. Payne. Grade IV Piano -Honours. Dennis A. Bamber; Pass, Wayne Coombes. Grade III Piano - Honours, Julie A. Payne. Grade II Piano - Honours, Christine Wight, Kelly A. Keen an. Grade I Piano - Honours, Red Cross Soc. Annual meeting BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1968 BITS~ PECES~I1dF~ueiauii or important 1 150 Per Copy NUMBER 5 nw -Iqmwqwu w ammr4w a m qw w BMOM ýfflz maum a ILJW" a

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