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"We Wouldn't Do This If We Weren't Desperate" a4Jn2d 9fln J(Dld 0t~iaud Ott Mrs. Allan Gerrow and her six children, ranging in age from 14 years to six months, were alone in the house ad- joining Leskard's G e n e r a 1 Store and Post Office when the side door bell rang about 7 p.m. Monday night. Two men, arrned with .22 calibre rifles, entered the house and demanded ail the money Mrs. Gerrow had. She told the children to be quiet, especially her 14-year-old son Dennis who she thought might try to be a hero and get hurt. The men, described as in their 20's, clean-appear- ing, well-dressed and not rough-talking, pointed their rifles at Mrs. Gerrow's head as they told her they didn't want to hurt anybody and wouldn't be doing this if they weren't desperate. She led them to the cash register and, on their instruc- tion, opened it and extracted about $60. They also took a couple of cartons of cigaret- tes, tore the phone of f the wall and warned her not to go for help for at least five minutes after they had left. They pocketed the loot and went out the way they had corne. The Gerrows did flot see any vehicle. Mr. Gerrow was working the night shift at General Motors when the robbery took place. After waiting a bit longer than the five minutes stipu- lated, Mrs. Gerrow sent her son Dennis running to Mrs. K. Gimblett's, the nearest neighbor, where he shouted to her to "caîl the police, we've been robbed." The OPP were on the scene in minutes, but as of Wednesday m o rni ng, had made no arrests. ~iC.fr IJ~ VOLUME 11\5 16 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1969 150 Per Copy NUMBER 3 These two picturesi show the Leskard General store, over 100 years oîd, after it had expenienced its first armed holdup IVonday night. In the lower photo, Mrs. Allan Gerrow, with three of lier six children, .joan, 13, Leanne six months and Dennis, 14, tells The "~çovie Vl0ale -nf(Mati ý1 on Liaison 0f fîcers f 16 Ontario Unîve Attend«'Go urtice .' University Night held at Courtice Secondary School last week attracted large numbers of students from al parts of Durham County and Oshawa who availed themn- selves of the chance to attendi and receive valuable inforrma-1 tion about the requirements,I courses. and opportunities of-1 fered by universities in On- tarijo. Liaison officers from 16 universities from Ott.awa to Windsor and also the Lake- head were present. The event was organized by Jack Mun- day, Head of the Guidance! Depart.ment of Courtice Sec- ondary Schrxol.1 Students from Courtice Src-ý ondary Schnol, Bowmanviil<' Hligh School. Clarke Hig School, Port Hope Highý (TURN TO PAGE TWO' WiII Speak At Cdn. Clubl' Mr. Michael Marsden, M.A., M.Sc. Mr. Marsden is an authority, on the Canadian Arctic and hei wWl address the Canadian Club of West Durham on the tbpie "Can the Eskimo Sur- ~ive?" He is a graduate of Cambridge University. a pro- têssor af geography at Sir a orge Williams University, M treal and director of the Aic Institute of North jmrica. ie meeting is to be held in~'rity United Church at : 5 p.m. on Friday. January 17th. Come and gel tia~ wlth Canada's last frontier. L b Lost $13t8 Approve Composite School Here' The Department of Education lias granted approval of the building of flie new Secondary Composite School in Bowmanville. This was announced at the meeting of the Northumber- land-Durham Board cf Education held in Cobourg on Thursday evening. This new school to be built on a 191/2 acre site on the east side of Liberty Street, wiII cost approximately $3,037,484. 0f this amount a total of $1,120,000 will be spent on general departments and $1l,317,484 on the vocational department. The school has been plannedion Thursday evening l was; for community use, and the pointed out that a projected, 'town has agreed to set aside enrolment indicates that the' capital funds to finance a por- number of students in thel tion of a proposed auditoriumý Bowmanville, Clarke, Courtice flot covered by a 5colgat area will increase to 2,937 by Statesman how the thieves held a rifle to her head At-the meetingo te oad TURN TO PAGE TWO> and ordered her to open the cash register. The Gerrows have owned the store for the past f ive years. Mn.ý Gerrow was at work at General Motors when theý KIN INVESTMFNT DRAW t#q At Bowmanville Kinsmen Mfeetig0n rootoi C'Iujb's meeting last night. the' flrst of the current series of Kin Investment Draws was made, AS grom wt h inrsbigBueDiscais LtUeTae Cole and Robert Gi Sr. Each will receive $25. This Saturday evening, a meeting sponsored hy Durham Federation of Agriculture, will ha ,rsities COUNTRYWESTERN held in the Township Hall, Orono, at 8 p.m. to JAMBOREE discuss proposed changes in the federal Estate The Department of Recrea- and Gift Taxes. Ses ionJamboree show of Sunday for widows wben the husband dies or vice versa, tei Jnou1try n etE* ..Tbe---hanges 4-nc L- xepio-romta '~Bowmanville Town HalUlAudi- t e u s ~ PIE ES § ture as their guest artisti ASSISTANT EDITOR - We at The Statesmnan were ýwill be on hand, along witli extremely proud this week to rend in The Royal Jamboreeregulars._____ Canadian Legion's national magazine that Ron Abbott, formerly of our Editorial staff, had been9- e al appointed Assistant Editor of the magazine. Mr. Abbott was chosen for the post following a Canada- wide competition last summer. We wish him well. John Hundevad, Legionary Editor for more than 36 years, (a good friend of Joe O'Neill of Bowmanville) i becomes Honorary Editor-in-Chief and Lorne Man- chester, his former Associate Editor, moves up to the Managing Editor's pnst. -. t DOOR - Now that the Christmnas rush is over, we wouici thlflk the federal Lepartment otfIPublic Works might have been able to find time before now to repair one of the main doors at the Post Office. It bas been closed for many weeks await- ing repairs. Surely, there bas been plenty of time to find replacement parts, even if they had to corne from Hong Kong or Japan. EXCAVATION - Workmen have been busy di gging a new basement under the rear of Lloyd Ellis Shoe Store on King W. When finished the additional space will ha used to expand the store's downstairs showroom facilities. t t PROBLEMWS- Bownianville's Town Council, already Up to its ears in problems, is now facing a new thorny one that will not be easy to solve. Goodyear bas served notice that after April lst, volunteer firemen who work at the plant will no longer be permitted to leave their jobs wben the alarm blows. As there are il of the over 20 town firemen wbo work at Goodyear, this could mean a complete revamping of the brigade. It migbt also bc the first step toward a non-vol- unteer . . . and much more costly. . . f ire department. D1SMISSED- A complete statement is expected soon f rom the Public Utilities Commission concern- ing the indefinite suspension of two long term employees who are alleged to have conducted them- selves improperly recently . I is also understood that a petition is being circulated by sympathetic citizens asking that their dismissal ha reconsidered. SPECIAL- Jack Eastaugh, former Superin- tendent of the Ontario Training School for Boys here, will play the lead noIe in a television special oven CBC on Thunsday, Eeb. 6th at 8 p.m. It will depict the life and works of famous Canadian artist Tonm Thornpson. bu increased taxes wnen tne assets of tnee state are handed on to children. Northumberland-Durham Member of Parlia- ment, Russell C. Honey is expected to ha present to explain the proposals and deal with any ques- tions that may be asked. Everyone is invited to the meeting, Boy Friend Rehearsals Going Weil According to Director Roy Higgins, seated on piano, and Music Director' Ross Metcalf, the rehearsals for "The Boy Friend" are on schedule and the east should be well prepared for opening night on February 5th. The musical is a combined effort by the Drama Workshop, in cooperation with the Rotary Club and the Recreation Department. Many young people are members of the Company that has been rehearsing several times each week. This picture was taken Suniday evening at the Town Hall where the several performances will be presented. Week of Prayer Services Attract Large Audiences edBoxcars Loaded with Wheat Block CPI Pigeons, seaguils and other birds in this area should have no trouble finding good wheat feed for the rest of the winter. Tons of it are strewn along the CPR track3 east of Mearns Ave., following a ~-r~h car derailment Sunday night. i The CPR mainline was cleared late Tuesday afternoon but the I wrccked cars are stili laying on each side of the track. Railwaymen -- ----------The Week of Prayer Mpon,~ sored by the Bowmnanvlles R À4ai n n eMinisterial Association and IR M ailine leld inSt. Paul's Uie Church was a marked success. Services were held on Tues. 9day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. There was a large attendance at each service, and on Friday evenlng ê....the church was filled toca Spacity. The theme of the Week' of Prayer was '"Act- venrturous Praying'". The special speaker for the Week of Prayer Services wua the Rev. Dr. Mariano DiGangi, North American Director of the Medical and Bible Fellow- ship, who bas had an out- standing ministry of preach- ing, teaching, broadcasting, and writing that has taken 4 / J.him to India, Italy and Mexico as well as throughout the United States and Canada. For six years Dr. DiGangi was the pastor of the historie lOth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. The Missionary Fellowship he serves supports more than 150 surgeons, teach. <TURN TO PAGE TWO) NOTICE TO SUBSCRBERS iby the dozens, bulldozers and two huge cranes were on hand shortlyl ai ter the wreck and worked round the clock restoring the 350 feetý of track torm up when the rear end of a frelght bound for St. John, N.B., jumped the rails. There were no injuries, and no cause of the derailinent has been determined. CPR trains were rerouted over CNR lines while repau. wr being made.01 The folks affected by tht, notice unfortunately may not sec it. Stat.esman subscribers whose subscriptions expired the end of December have been re- moved from the mailing list this week. Sorry, but it has ta be done under our arrangements with the Audit Bureau of Circula- tions. Better came in thia week and renew so you won't min any more copies. FORMER TRINITY MISTER'S WW DIES IN LEAINTON Mns. Grace Davison, belaved wife of Bey. Sidney Davlaon, former minister of TTnfnty ,United Church here, Pmu04 away at lhe«'reoe 8 lad., Ave., Leamlnton on Tilde'. Jan. 3rd,. The funexal was .bold from Singth Funerai la u is ma~ on S&y ýJeUL Î& tolu «r d" di. 1% ^ 1% -7 À 0% À 1 À