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Pay Tribute to Retiring Clerk and Deputy ~fl4~t~U VOLUME 119 32 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19, 1973 15e Per Copy NUMBER 51 3 0,000 Teache rs March onGove rnment There were many presentations at the banquet in Hampton last night to mark the end of Darlington Township that will become part of the Municipality of Newcastle on January lst. Two staff members who are retiring or have retired received special mention by Reeve Garnet Rickard for their long, record of service. Clerk-Administrator Walter E. Rundie, who has served the township since 1954 was presented with a wrist watch, a golf bag and cart. Mary Niddery who joined the staff in 1946 and retired from the Deputy-Clerk's post on November 3th, received an engraved silver tray, tea service and watch. Reeve Rickard paid high tribute to these two faithful staff memibers. aLst Uper' for Darlington Ie P+91d ot Hamip ton IuesdayIj by Duane Taylor The -Last Supper" for the took lac-e Tkiesday, Dec. 18 in CORR ESPONDENT DIES We, are iîîdeed sorry te report the death of -Miss Alice HfalIwell who for many years has been r.esponsible for sending in the Starkville correspondence te The Cana-, dian S;tatesman. She died on Monday and the funeral ser- vice will be held Friday from Morris Funeral Chapel. Postal Service During Holi day Christmas Service at the Post Office on Sat. Dec. 22nd and Monday, Dec. 24th will be as follows: Regular wicket heurs on these two days <Saturday 9: 00 a.mi. te 1:00 p.m.) Full delivery service will be given on th-ese twe days. Christmas Day - Tuesday Decemiber 25th. The office will <Turn ta Paae Two) the Township Hall at Hamp- ton. Approximately 110 mem- bers and past members of the Township staff and their wives were present at the annual banquet. Entertainment was provid- ed by the Beatty Sisters, from the Port Hope area. They sang a number of modern .and Christmas selections.. Reeve Garnet Rickard made 'presentations ta the Administration Staff, past members of council and present members of council. Presentations to the Roads Department and Livestock valuers were made by Deputy- (Tom tao Page Twol) An estimated 30,000 school teachers from across the province marched on Queen's, Park yesterday to protest the government's controversial Bill 274, but this morning it is' still uncertain if their protestwiII bring about a desired change in the government's attitude. Lawyers for the severa I teacher organizations involved are apparently seeking ways to bring the issue into the courts, if Education Minister Tom Wells, the man on the hot seat, doesn't alter his avowed intention of passing the bill that would deny teachers the right to resign from their posts effective Jan. lst. Many teachers from this area attended the pre-march rally at Maple Leaf Gardens and then joined the mass in their chilly mnarch f0 the Legislative buildings." Public schools fhroughout this area remained open' with varying numbers of students attending and only one or two prin- cipals and teachers on hand f0 take care of them. From ail reports, instruction was minimal if at ail. Today, the teachers return to their posts and wait to see what the next step will be, whether the government will tind a way out of the dilemma or further protests will have to be made before the first of the Arrest Escaped M' ental Patient For 3 Break-ims Bowmanvmille police have, charged Steven Russell, a patient who escaped from the Ontario Psychiatrie Hospital in Whithy, with three charges of break and entry. Last night, Dec. '18, Liberty Esso Service, 114 Liberty St. S., Port Hope Ready-Mix Ltd. on West Beach Road, and the (Turn ta Page Two) Regional Councillors Deal With Mileage & Expenses Debate centered around they be affected? "ta check something, or te extra remuneration for coun- Coun. Alan Pilkey (Oshawa) answer a citizen enquiry. cillors and expense accotints, wanted ta know if mileage Coun. Lawrence Malcolm at the Durl-amn Regional applied if hie went on bis own Scugog> said a councillor Council meeting, Wednesday, - - can't run here and there". Dec. l2th. THREE BIG SECTIONS Ail mileage run-up should bc Council approved paying Your Statesmani this week authorized by a councîl com- themselves 15 cents per mile should include three sections, mittee. in the "normal performance tetallîng : pages in ail, one of If councillors 'take it upon of duties". the largest papers ever pro- themnselves", said Garnet Coun. William Ballinger duced in the plan. Itis packed Rickard (Newcastle), to (Uxbridge) said he and Coun. with Christmas Greeting mes- check something they'd heard Carl Puterbough (Uxbridge) sages as well as the customn- by the grapevine they'd have pooled their cars when they ary merchandising adv ertise- to p.ty for it. -ame to council. How would -ments. (unt aeTo I C.G.I.T. GirlsCn c4e~e evice at Trinitv On Sunday evening at Trinity United Church, the members'of the Canadian Girls In Training, assisted by the choir, conducted a special Vesper service on the theme "Because of a Life". Following the service, the girls and their leaders, Mrs. Norman Gibson, Mrs. Douglas James and Mrs. Irvine Colwell posed for this picture. Girls who took part included: Debbie Dewell, Debbie Burgess, Cheryl Sweetman, Carol Carlson, Sharon Gordon, Joan Little, Peggy McCullough,ý Sherry Oake, leather Anyan, Kolleen Preston, Heather Gray, Rhonda Melanson, Tammie Gray, Deborah 14,imond, Nancy Stephen, Patti Cari son, Princie Nash; Dawn Morris, Veridy Sylvester, Annalisa Green, anc Barkley, Sherry Cornish., A Sheehan, Carol Slute, Denise Chatham, Margaret Wilson, Brenda Gibson. year. Negotiations are still continuing between Premier Davis and the Ontario Teach- ers Federation, with no indi- cation at the moment of any progress that hias been made. Originally. the ,protest march organizers> predicted that 50,000 teachers would participate but the Toronto papers thlis mnorning set the ~row at maxmum of 30,000. No incuidentis of violenlce weereported. Uncle Benny in Action at Hospital Awcrds Banquet His many friends will be delighted to see this picture to let them know that Uncle Benny Wilson, the chap with the mike, is going strong these days covering local news for telecast on cable. He is shown here at the hospital's Awards ceremony on Monday night, discussing details of the presentations and the hospital's activiti'es with Administrator R. E. Elston,.,ail of it being recorded on film for presentation at the later date. It is also undeý-,rstood that cable view,ýers wvill be able to see the complete program that was presented in St. Paul's Chiurch Suinday evening during their aninual Festival of Music. BITS PIECES iRegi"onl Councill or Ken LyaII FREE SKATING __ On Thursday, Dec. 27th, there will be free skating at the Memorial Arena, Bowmanville, courtesy of the Bowman- ville Recreation Department, Manager Roy Neads and the Hockey Association. Boys and girls, 12 years and under will skate from 10 to 12 in the morning and from 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon, the ice will be for boys and girls 12 years and over. This will be an excellent opportunity to try out those new skates received for Christmas and' work up an appetite after eating all that delicious food. WINTER HAS HIT - The oil and gas burners, electrie heaters and fireplaces were working overtime from Sunday on as old man winter gave us a slight hint of wýhat may be expected in the weeks ahead. There were some young people with new or used skis, snowmobiles or skates who were in their glory inthe sub-zero weather, but we venture the opinion that most of those in the not too athletie age, bracket started wondering how they could get to one of those warmer countries .. . fast. HOLIDAYS - Next Tuesday is Christmas as most people realize and The Statesman staff will be taking the day off, courtesy of Old Scrooge the Publisher . But they'll be working like mad on Monday trying to accumulate enough type and copy so the paper can be produced on Wednesday, Boxing Day, -as usual. The office will be closed on Friday instead of Boxing Day. There may be a problem with the mailing because the post office is, closed on Boxing Day, but we hope Most subscribers will receive their edition at the regular time. Last week, we had a bit of a, problem when the Oshawa bundie had an> extra long trip and went to Toronto and didn't return until Monday. INACCURATE - Last week's account of the student who had disembarked from the school bus east of Newcastle was inaccurate to say the least. It stated he had been released from hospital when in fact he suffered a broken leg and is still in Oshawa General. Our thanks to those who brought the error to our attention. WRONG NUMBER - While we're confessing, it should also be mentioned that the young lady reporter Joanne Shewchuk who is covening the eastern' beat didn't get many phone calîs last week. Uer phone number on the Orono exchange should have read 983-9385 NOT 9885. But she kept busy anyway as you will note in the issue. HAPPY YULE '73 - And that's about it for this week. Don't forget the youngsters will be out of school Friday for holidays until after New Year's so drive carefully and don't overindulge, it's bad for your peace of mind, your reputation and your blood pressure. IsP yinthsleo Town of Newcastle bas a nev mande aver last weekend in a 'According- to-I o Mr. Ly henw ar. hi tteetwa ,all, "In laxv giver--a Mases--in person press release issued by Reg- - (Tom tao Page Twol of Mayor Elect Garnet Rick- (anal Counicillor Kenneth MISSEDBEANE FACTFOR 500Attend Annual Festival of Music In 1966, "A Festival of Christmas Music" was initi- ated in Bowmanville's St. Pauls United Cburcb by their organist Ross Metcaîf. In each of the past seven years it bas grown in mernt and popular- ity. This year the Festival's standard reacbed an elevated (Tom tao PaQe Two) Ili the soyLast week about the dog thatt was inuehy a car on Higway11, tributes were paid te several ef these involved, butwee been informed that wve missed one very imnportant person. Ap- parently, Tom Lewery, a Clarke High Schêol 'student from R. R. 2-N1 sl, found the injured animail and stayed with it untiil help arrived. Honor Hospital's "Condy Stripers" A special Reception and Awards ceremony was held at Trinity United Church Sunday Sehool Room onMonday evening when, following a bounteous dinner, the aduit and Candy Striper volunteers were honored for their devoted service to hospita], patients. The girls who participated included, front row, lef t to right, Dorothy Visser and Sheila Marchant, both holding special awards from Mrs. D. L. Childs, the co-ordinator, for outstanding services; second row, Barbara Smith, Debbie White, Barbara King and Nancy White; third row, Virginia Tripp, Renata Geratschek, Gail Heard, Helen Niklaus; fourth row, Chris Noordstra, Dawn Vaneyk, Jane Forbes, Heidi Iiemstra, and Helen Vermuelen. Pins were awarded to Gail Heard, Dawn Vaneyk, Sheila Marchant and Dorothy Visser.