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Music Centre Holds Concert at Town Hall $750,OOORenovationforOldBH Renovations and alterations to the old Bowmanville High School totalling $750,000 have been approved. The Northumberland cancelling money for general maintenance repairs and other miscellaneous items. lncluded in the cost is construction, ER 12 and Newcastle Board of Education approved equipment, furniture and architectural fees. the recommendation to the Ministry of The committee, which studied the Education at its meeting on March 14. situation under Trustee A. A. H. Strike's. rasked for chairmanship, agreed the senior public The board had originally aed for school would take pressure off the Central $891,135 but wiped out the difference by School. VOLUME 120 20 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20,1974 15e Per Copy NUMBE D'eon's Music Centre held its annual student concert Saturday, March 16th at the Bowmanville Town Hall. Mr. D'eon couldn't help but be pleased as he is surrounded with both youth and beauty. Duane Schultz of Bowmanville and Sandy Wilson of Oshawa tune their guitars with Mr. D'eon (centre), while Michael Nelson of Newcastle looks on. Admission was free, It was an opportunity for parents to see what their children had learned from their music lessons. Four Hurt In Collision Four persons were hurt in a two-car crash at Church and George Sts. here on Saturday afternoon. Drivers involved were Ter- rance Molloy, 19, of 21 Flett St., Bowmanville, and Jane Thompson, 27, of 23 Conces- sion St. Taken to Bowmanville Hos- pital for treatment for cuts and bruises were both drivers and Martin Molloy, 64, of 21 Flett St., and Jeffery Tbomp- son, 4, of 23 Concession. Damage to the two cars was set at $1,500. Family Holds Bon Voyage Party Hampton Flooding Prol May Be Relieved Core general prnciples, giving no he had as by Bill Arnott rther reason when asked by putting t] An ironie touch caused a Mayor Garnet Rickard. the move minor problem in the appro- Mayor Rickard stated that (Tu val of the finance report at Monday's Newcastle Council W meeting. An item in the 1974 1 m m it forecast, buildings was chan- ged from an allotted figure of Pr $945,000 to $1,000,000 to accom- oposed uairy Bai modate increased, expense incurred. The report was Newcastle's planning advis- the store moved by Councillor Ken ory committee bas voted long eno Lyall who registered the only unammously to recommend first prof objection to the change on that council enact the neces- The sto Hit by Car A 12-year-old Bowmanville pedestrian, Shelly Ferguson, of Liberty St. N. was released from Bowmanville Memorial Hospital Friday after recei- ving treatment for minor injuries when she was bit by a' car at King and Division Sts. e Ms Four Trucks Ordered là In 1973 Not Delivered 1I7 small problem that in his motion to a vote, r was the only person rn to Page Two) gril had been delayed ugh. The store was posed in 1971. re, owned by Robert sary zoing bylaw to allow the Stevens, would operate on a construction of a proposed procedure by which the cust- Courtice area Dairy Barn omer would drive up to a store. The committee reached counter style booth, place his the decision at its meeting of order verbally and the attend- March 11. ant would get the desired The committee paid no heed items. to town planner, George The store is to be located at Howden's argument that the Highway 2 and Varcoe's Road. store was not compatible with The proposal still has to go the present residentia'l neigh- before the Ontario Municipal borhood because it felt that Board for site plan approval. Oormula 5000 Cars WiII Race In Labatt's Blue Can-Am at Four trucks that were ordered about a year ago by the Municipalities now form- ing part of the town of Newcastle, have not arrived yet. Jack Dunham, Public Works Director, brought up this point at the Works Committee meeting last Thursday in Hampton. Mr. Dunham said this could mean that "anything we tender for now might nor arrive until next year." Councillor Ivan Hobbs said that he couldn't see budgeting for something this year that won't be paid for until 1975. He suggested that the council budget "for a three year period and keep the budget balanced." Councillor Don Wearn asked the Public Works Department to contact tender holders and see if there are trucks somewhere that would fill the need. Mr. Dunham told Councillor Wearn that this had already been done and there aren't any available. Councillor Wearn said that the 1975 prices will go up $800 to $1800 just for the brake option. "We haven't got a hope of getting a truck we order now before December." The matter was tabled until further inquiries into the situation could be made. Declare April Cancer Month by Bill Arnott Newcastle Council unani- mously voted in favor of a request by the Canadian Cancer Society to declare April as Cancer Month in JBowmanville and surrounding .r-qThiý ill d m,.n(arta Council received two letters from Bell Telephone concern- ing proposed rate increases in this area. Councillor Don Wearn suggested that these items be referred to another meeting after Mayor Rickard ara. iuiswîi juran irt î-- and the cierk nad nau tneir door canvassing for funds in already scheduled meeting M ospor from Junethe Town of Bowmanville with Bell Telephone officials M osp rt from J un 1,th-16th from April 15 to 22 and the and a report could be brought Labatt's Ontaro Brewerie-Townsips of Clarke and to that meeting. It was moved REDESIGNING HWY. 115-35 today announced sponsorship day, dune 15, followed the next roug Newcastle Public Works of a third major auto race __ day by the Labatt's Blue This was the first item taken the finance meeting next DiretorJac Duhamand Forula500 evnt hic wil Cn.A. tp in correspondence at Mon- Wednesday and a report by Director Jack Dunham and Frua50 vn hc ilCnA. a' feno oni et engineer Charles Watt attend- form part of the traditional "By participating in this day' aftrnoo coucel eet ing presentations by the Labatt's Blue Can-Am week- tbird event, Labatt's are now ministry of transportation and end dune 14-15-16 at Mosport the.leading supporter of road communications for its plans for redesign of Hwy. 115 from Park. racing in Canada, and in fact the junction of Hwy. 35 to The company also sponsors (Turnfa Page Two) they 28. o o wy 5 the Labatt's 50 Grand Prix of 1 SB ITNG14 0 HERE! Hwy. 28. , h C aaticnr oyRE! The meetine was 'at the aaa hscutysol t llrkti vn Cavan Township office, in Millbrook. The section of highway under study is outside New- castle except for the 35-115 intersection and a very short stretch to the north-east. World Championship Grand Prix which is held each September. The weekend doubleheader offers spectators two days of international racing as driv- ers compete in the Labatt's aseven oo WC KMS even- ing, Spring is officially sup- posed to arrive. As this is being written early Wednesday, the thermometer registers 18 degrees above zero, just a bit chilly for donning spring finery. Guest Artist at BHS Concert Miss Madeline Merkley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Merkley, was the guest violinist at the musical concert in B.H.S. last week. A former merfiber of the senior band, she is now attending school in Belleville. Mrs. Merkley provided the piano accompaniment. RESPITE - Area firemen must have heaved a sigh of relief when those several helpings of snow arrived on the weekend. Otherwise, with school children (bless 'em) on holidays, the brigades could have been exceptionally busy with grass fires. Last week, there were several with the most damage at Dom's Auto Wreckers, where the blaze got into a woodpile and several cars. FUND-RAISERS - School pupils are doing so much travelling all over the world that it's costing parents a considerable amount of dough. Can't you just hear the little woman in action, "You'll just have to forget your new golf clubs, Jeremiah, it's more important that your son Zeke take this educational trip to Timbuctu." Up Ajax way, the students are selling municipal dog licences to raise money. They keep $1 of every $5 they collect. Not bad, except that council will probably get hit by CUPE or somebody else for using child labor and taking away a grown man's job. HEAT'S OFF - With the lifting of the U.S. oil embargo by the Arab states, it would appear that the line ups at gasoline stations should soon be over. Even though the embargo was only lifted Monday, the stations already have returned to what appears to be fairly normal supplies, which is most peculiar. GADFLY - If things continue the way they've been going at municipal council level, we'll bet Councillor Ken Lyall could be voted the biggest pain in the neck by his colleagues; he's a real gadfly and so far we haven't made up our mind whether it's good or bad. Maybe, he should join with dentist Dr. Angus Blair. Between them, they could certainly stir the pot to boiling point. They're naturals. ANOTHER NOTE - After that embarrassing episode with the bird, we're just a bit cautious about any notes left on our desk. The latest one says that Martin Mostert, R. R. 4, has some hothouse tomato plants. Good for him, but is that unusual? GOOD STAFF - Our decrepit Editor is claiming he's laid up this week with some kind of ailment, probably (school-breakitis), so the rest of the staff have been doing the work. It's not an unusual situation but we thought we'd mention it to help fill out the column. The Bon Voyage Party for Mr. and Mrs. James F. Kropp, Toronto, was given by her mother, Mrs. Glenholme Hughes, on Friday evening, March 15th, in the Legion Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Kropp are are leaving by BOAC on April 4th for England. After five months in London they will go Jackson of a basket of money to Sydney, Australia, where on behalf of the guests to the Mr. Kropp will take up his Kropps, who will buy a gift in duties as assistant manager Australia as a souvenir of for Price Waterhouse, Chart- their Bowmanville party. Mr. ered Accountants. Kropp in a short speech A highlight of the evening expressed their gratitude, and was the presentation by Keith said that they will always Coun cil WiII Check Ali Reserve Funds Set Up by MunicipalPredecessors by BiR Arnott from Bowmanville, Darling Community Sports Arena. The Newcastle Council passed a ton and Newcastle councils. arena will cost $890,500 and motion t investigate all The question arose during a government grant of $51,50C reserve funds in existence discussion of the proposed can be received, the rest wil b- . h ior halr Two Men Held in Custodi After Cocaine Seized in Police Raid ut Orono One man from Orono and a of Vancouver, also char Denver, Colorado man have the offense, have bec been remanded in custody manded to appear in following an appearance in April 23 to fix a trial d Oshawa provincial court on The five were arreste Tuesday, March 12th. members of the Tc Donald Cleveland, 33, of detachment of the Orono and Ike Hampton, 45, of Canadian Mounted Pol: Denver, face charges of pos- drug enforcement adm session of cocaine for the tion officers from the1 purpose of trafficking. States seized more ti They are to a pear in ounces of cocaine f Oshawa Provincial Court, house on Church St March 19 and each week Orono on March 2. following until a trial date is set. Marlene Dickson, 24, of Orono, Brian Millar, 30, of - Toronto and Peter Madson, 32, Another Leak In Water Tower A second hole in the Bowmanville Water Tower was welded shut, Thursday afternoon. The first hole occurred a few weeks ago in the down pi e area below the storage tank. This one was a hair-line crack in the base of the storage area. Ontario Hydro brought in a crane to aid with the electric welding. Ernie Archer, Water- works Superntendent for the Town of Bowmanville, says they made an attempt to remove the peace signs on the tower that were put up there some years ago by pranksters, but with little success. The tower was erected in 1952 and has provided 20 years of service to the town. Accoring to Mr. Archer, the next step is to bring in inspectors this summer and have them examine the tank from the inside. Jewellery Stolen from Local Home Durham Region Police are investigating a theft of cash and jewellery totalling $165 from a Bowmanville home on Saturday morning. Jan Oegema, 92 Queen St., reported that his home had been entered during his ab- sence before 1 a. and $20 cash and the jewellery ad been removed. e a 0o have to e raised through dehentures. Darlington coun- cil had a reserve fund of $200,000 which Councillors Don Allun and Kirk Entwisle would like to apply tothe cost of the arena. But the status of that fund bas to be deter-, mined. The initial proplosal for. the arena was a proved by the council at Monday's meeting. (Turn to Page Two) GRANT TO CAVAN Alex Carruthers, M.P.P. for Durham reports from Queen's Park that a grant for thé Cavan Community Hall in the amount of $551.81 has been awarded under the Commun- ity Centres Act by the Minis- try of Community and Social Services. recali the occasion with hap- piness. Dancing was enjoyed to music provided by Ross Jack- man and his records. A delicious buffet lunch was served. From left to right in the above photograph are Louise Purdy, Daniel G. Hughes (brother of Mrs. Kropp), Tina Kropp, ber husband Jim, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Wayne Purdy (Mrs. Kropp's sister), and Daryl Purdy. Absent Wayne Purdy. Photo by Duane TayXO Regional Police Seek Conciliation The Durham regional police association has applied for the services of a conciliation officer after talks broke down between the association and the Durham police board. No officer has been appoint- ed bowever. Main stumbling blocks in the ncgotiations appear to he progression rates for con- stables and wages. After the conciliation stage, if no agreement is reached, the dispute will go to compul- sory arbitration. Whereas be- fore, there was no conciliation stage in police negotiations, and arbitration was made by a three-man board, there is now a one-man board after concil- iation. The association represents about 225 officers with the Durham regional police force. Sets up Unique Business CalvinDavis poses with a large hornet's nest he has collected. Mr. Davis his-set up shiswn unique business of collecting and processing insects for medical researcli. (Turn to Page Two)