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Unveil Plaque Commemorating Whitby Ladies' College On Saturday, September 14, 1974, an historical plaque was unveiled at Whitby, commemorating the ONTARIO LADIES' COLLEGE. This plaque is one of a series being erected throughout the province by the Historical and Museums Branch of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, acting on the advice of the Archaeological and Historie Sites Board. Shown from left to right following the ceremony are: His Worship Desmond G. Newman, Mayor of Whitby; Mrs. Ruth Rankin, President of the Alumnae Council, Ontario Ladies' College; Reginald C. Davis M.A., M.Mus., M.Ed., Ph.D., Principal of the College; Mrs. Margaret Scrivener, MPP (St. David), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Housing; Dr. John B. Davies, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Colleges; the Rev. E. A. Barnes, a member of the Board of Directors of the College; Mr. Brian Winter, Ontario Ladies' College Historian; and, Dr. Romas Vastokas, representing the Ontario Archaeological and Historie Sites Board. Increase Allowances for Family Benefits, Welfare Effective October 1, 1974, Family Benefits and General January and April, respec allowances for recipients of Welfare Assistance were in- ively. Increased benefits f creased the blind and disabled wer C 4US NRene Brunelle, Ontario Mi- made through the Gain nister of Community and program, which became e 'THE REASON A DOG HAS SO MANY FRIENDS,'HE WAGS HIS TAIL INSTEAD 0F HIS TONGUE." BYAM PLUMBING & HEATING and AIR CONDITIONING TYRONE, ONTARIO Phone 263-2650 Social Servoces, announced the revised allowance schedu- les and increased earnings exemptions will represent an increase of approxiiately 15 percent to provincial expendi- tures under Family Benefits and General Welfare Assist- ance. Affected will be 58,500 provincial Family Benefits recipients and 45,000 recipi- ents of provincial and munici- pal General Welfare Assist- ance, and their families. These include mothers with dependent children, depen- dents of Gains (Guaranteed Annual Income Supplement) recipients, aged persons not eligible for Gains, needy foster children and persons unable to work. Revised payment schedules reflecting these changes in regulations will be effective October 1, 1974. The Family Benefits and GeneralWelfare Assistance rates were last increased in t- or e [s f fective'oast auoy IsL. Mr, Brunelle said the new increases were being made in a continuing effort to assist those on fixed incomes as living costs rise. The maximum level of payment for individuals and amilies will also be raised in recognition of these adjust- ments. Mr. Brunelle stated that the basic earnings exemptions for Family Benefits recipients will be increased to $100 per month for families and $50 per month for single persons. The further exemptions of 25 percent of additional income continues. Municipalities will be permitted and encouraged to provide similar exemptions for the General Welfare As- sistance allowances. About 95,000 Canadians are totally disabled due to arthri- tis; that is confined to bed or a wheelchair, The Canadian Arthritis Society reports. BLACKSTOCK On Monday evening the annual Brownie, Guide and Ranger banquet was held in the Rec. Centre. District Commissioner Pat Sleepp me- sided over the banquet which was attended by 165 girls, their mothers and substitute mothers. The program opened with the singing of O Canada and grace by Mrs. V. Parsons and the Toast to the Queen. A delîcious banquet prepared by the Ladies' Auxiliary and served by the men. Janis Dorrell gave the traditional thank you. The toast to the Guide Movement was propos_ ed by Mrs. J. Marlow and replied to by Lieutenant Gunter. Debbie McLaughlin proposed a lovely toast to the Mothers which was replied to by Mrs. G. Ayer. Reports were given by the Group Leaders - Captain Turner, of the Rang- ers; Captain Wheeler of the Guides, Brown Owl Bradburn of the Blackstock Brownies and Brown Owl Gettins of the Caesarea Brownies. Service Stars were presented to the following leaders - Shirley Turner, Josie Hamilton, Susan Sheen, Linda Hoskin, Shirley Gettins, Carol Cooke, Betty Bradburn, Jessie Gunter, Shirley Wheeler, Tina Wolt- ers, Frances Fisher, Eileen Wray and Julie Goss. A Fly up ceremony was conducted when Judy Ayre, Laurie Bailey, Tracey Coch- rane,. Susan Fisher, Teresa Grieve and Melody Johnston flew-up from Brownies to Guides. Closîng ceremonies were conducted by the Brownies, Guides and Rangers in turn foiiowed by the singing of the Queen with Louise VanCamp as pianîst. Mr. Gerry Davies is enjoy- ing a two week hunting trp to Calgary with his brother who lives there. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Taylor and Betty Jane, Diane Taylor and Bob Brackenbury attend- ed a reception for Joyce's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Noble of Uxhridge on the occasion of their fiftieth wed- ding anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 28 at St. Andrew's Hall, Uxbridge. Also attending were the bride's one sister and three brothers -ail living and able to be present. Their four children and thirteen grand- children also ahi were present. Over three hundred relatives and friends offered their congratulations at the recep- tion and the usual teiegmams from parliamentary officials were received. Miss Noretta Mitchell of Woodstock was a Friday afternoon and overnight guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kelly and family. They all spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kelly at Bobcaygeon attending the Bobcaygeon Fair. Several other local families were thee nagso. On Saturday evening a community shower was held in the Recreation Centre in honor of three recently mar- ried couples - Mr. and Mrs. Murray Carnaghan, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hurren (nee Kaye, Porrill) and Mr. and Mrs. Bob' Swain. Harvey Graham car- ried out the duties of M.C. and introduced the following pro- gram solos by Alice Carna- ghan and Janet Parsons, skit "School Days" by a number of school friends of several of the honored brides and grooms, and several musical numbers by Ray Porrill and his musical group. Mr. and Mrs. Swain were presented with a large/ mirror and a purse of money, Mr. and Mrs. Hurren, electri- cal appliances and a purse of money, and Mr. and Mrs. Carnaghan with two glass and chrome end tables and a purse of money. Each couple replied fittingly and the evening concluded with lunch and a social time. Mrs. Dorothy Clarke and daughter Valerie from Lev- inton, England spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Asselstine and family. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Asselstine and family of Guelph, Mr. Floyd Asselstine and Miss Marlene Bray joined for a family gathering on Sunday. Mrs. Clarke and Valerie returned to Guelph for a visit there. Miss Linda McLaughlin and Mr. Roy Bradburn attended the Wakeford-Popowich wed- ding at Port Perry United Church on Saturday and the reception at the Legion Hall afterward. Mr.and Mrs. E. R. Taylor of Scarborough were Sunday visitors of his mother Mrs. Roy Taylor and they all enjoyed supper at the Bonfire at Lindsay. Mr. and Mrs. John Carna- ghan returned home early last week from a holiday to the west coast. On Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Harry MeLaughlin and Mrs. Roy Taylor attended the Golden Wedding anniver- sary of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Noble at St. Andrew's Hall, Uxbridge. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edger- ton, Port Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Holtby, Manchester were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Ruth Wilson. A welcome to Blackstock is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Townson and baby girl of Whitby who have moved into Stuart Dorrell's house, recently vacated by Mrs. Kally and family who moved to Bowmanville. On Sunday morning Jeffrey Saywell Kemp son of Ted and Margaret Kemp was baptised at St. Stephen's United Church in Oshawa. The following relatives attended the Christ- ening and the family gather- ing after at their home south of Blackstock, Mr. and Mrs. Stepehn Saywell, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kemp and boys, all of Oshawa, Mm. and Mrs. Harry VanCamp, Mr. and Mrs. Percy VanCamp, the Arthur Bailers, Mr. Jack vanCamp, Mrs. -W. W. VanCamp, Miss Barbara Riding, and Miss M. M. VanCamp. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Thomp- son, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Marlow were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson in Toronto. Roy and HMrl McughUn participatedCin the Horseshoe Pitching Contest at the Ploughing Match at George- town and placed second losing .only one game. Mr. and Mrs. Roy McLaughlin and Mr. and Mrs. Harold McLaughlin were Saturday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Wood and girls at Peel Village, Bramlea. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lar- mer, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris attended the 25th- weddng anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fee at Pontypool Hall on Saturday evening. On Saturday and Sunday Roy Turner, Roy Corden and Neil Bailey attended the Lions Club Stag Weekend at Camp Cleveland. Unfortun- ately the golf tournaments were rained out. Winners at the Sr. Citizens card party were Ladies' High - Marg Byford, 2nd - Emmie Cox and 3rd - Lorna Richards. Men's High - Oliver Lane, 2nd - Lionel Byam, 3rd - Claence Woodley. Lucky Draw - Mrs. Archer. On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Neil Bailey entertained the staff and their spouses of Ridgeway Public Sc ool to a barbecue and dance. tefirst eeting of te new projectAWrdo Foo n Canada" The leaders are Mrs. McLaughlin, Mrs. Mar- tyn, Mary Lou Malcolm and Mrs. Wygerde. We elected Anne Kristensen, President, DebePose s T ere and Susan Gunter as Press eceary We osCe kthe um Home Economist Mary Tom- ostrated nmeasumementsdea-d Mrs. Kristensen showed us moorebrod At 5:30Damshe closed the meeting. On Tuesday Sept. s24 the I H meeting and Anne, President, oened te meetin attended groups for kitehen work and we had blueberry buckle with lemon sauce, baked Indian Pudding with hard sauce and then to top off our meal we had succotash. Debra Sutton read the minutes of the meeting no. 1 and Debbie reported that we have $11.00 in our treasury. At 5:30 we had the closing and clean-up. U.C.W. Meeting The General U.C.W. meet- ing, held Tuesday evening, September 24, was opened by Peggy Larmer with a poem - the message of which was "helping our neighbors NOW". Noreen Malcolm took as her theme for the worship - Take Time. The singing of "I need Thee every hour" was follow- ed by prayer and then Jean Mahaffy read the scripture KOiU Rai Given if e Term For The Murder of His Wife After a four day trial and, almost three hours of deli- beration by a jury, Sardara Singh Kali Rai, 27, formerly of Evans Ave., Toronto was- sentenced to life imprison- ment for the murder of his, wife by Judge William Par- ker, in'Ontario Supreme Court in Whitby on Friday. The body of Ravinder Kali Rai was found April 13th of this year by two 12-year-old girls in a densely wooded area north of the junction of 115 and 35 highways. Kali Rai, an east Indian Immigrant pleaded not guilty of the slaying of his taken from Ecclesiastes 3: 1-11. After a second hymn 'Take time to be holy", Noreen presented a stimula- ting reading about the proper use of our time. The offering was received and dedicated. Mrs. Parsons introduced a skit about women and how busy they can become in their day-to-day living. The actors, Norma VanCamp and Eileen McLaughlin, humorously and realistically played their parts well. Mrs. Parsons enlarged on the thouglhts presented and offered suggestions for the more productive use of TIME. Audrey Wright, Jean Ad- ams, and Eileen McLaughlin attended the Quin-Mo-Lac Leadership School on Septem- ber 6-8 and gave a most interesting report of the week- end, complete with examples of a collage, banner, and five minute flash on the "Jack Frost" project done by the Oshawa Presbyterial ladies. The themeof the weekend was "Worship", our participation in it, what it means to us etc. New books were presented as names of horses in a race, and the activities around the campfires were both fun and enlightening. t was evident that these adies participated well in their experience and are now passing their enthusi- asm on to us. During the businessportion of the meeting séveral announcements were made - Mrs. Parsons is collecting vegetables to be taken to Oshawa Men's Hostel. The Regional Meetings are to be on Oct. 21 in Orono and Oct. 29 in Claremont with Rev. Sidney Bates as guest speaker. As next year is the 5th Anniver sary of the United Church of Canada, there are commem- )ractive stainless steel coffee spoons available -also enamel pins with gold letters. Rev. Harry MacPherson, a Cana- dian missionary from Indore, India, will be speaking at Trinity United Church at 7:30, October 1. 21-year-old wife of one year. Ravinder Kali Rai arrived in Canada from England six days prior to her death on December 6th, 1973. Kali Rai's lawyer, Terence Kelly of Oshawa pleaded provocation and asked for a verdict of manslaughtem. Ravinder Kali Rai was shot four times with a .22 calibre rifle, three times in the head and once in the hip. Her husband was arrested April 16th by the RCMP in Surrey, British Columbia. Judge Parker, who spent one hour and 45 minutes addressing the jury Friday, told them there could only be :on Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 2, 1974 3 two verdictseither murder as behavior, Kali Rai could be r out of jail in seven years cagdout tha urgt.He As sentence was passed, thë pointed ot te 27-year-old, natti ly-dressed Ra had admitted Kali Rai showed no emotion. hn the juryreturned During the trial, witnesses ti erdi ry rePrker said that Kali Rai told his told them that JudgerPanew wife's and his own family in medm)ent t thaunder a new England she had drowned in a amdet to the Criminal boating accident on Lake Code t1hey could specif y a Ontario. minimum period of 10 years. He left for England wo days before a person convicted of H murder could be paroled or after shooting his wife, tellhng they could specify a period of the Toronto Toy Factory 0 years before parole. Alter- where he had worked that his natively, they need not make mother and father had een any recommendation. After killed in a car crash. retiring for about one minute Kali Rai returned to Canada the jury returned and the Feb. 1. Ever since his arrest, foreman announced there Kali Rai also known as Steve would be no recommendation. Rye had been identified as This means that Kali Rai "Kalirai" in police documents will not become eligible for available to the press. It was parole for a minimum of 10 not until the last day of his years. However. Mr. Kelly trial that it became known his said after the trial, withgood last name is , in fact, two words INCLUDES ONE YEAR IN-HOME SERVICE Basic Terms of Guarantee are: Motorola guarantees to pay labor charges for correction of product defects for one year from purchase date. Motorola guarantees to exchange a defective picture tube for two years from purchase date and to exohange ail other detective parts tor one year trom porchase date. 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(B) On THURSDAY, OCTOBER loth at 7:00 p.m. - Adult Driver Education, Ballroom Dancing, Ceramics, Chair Caning, Contract Bridge, Creative Stitchery, Women's Physical Fitness, Shorthand, Small Engines, Yoga, Interior Decorating. (C) On WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9th at 7:00 p.m. - Christmas Project. On THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7th at 7:00 p.m. - Advanced Art. A few additional students can be accepted ,pto the following classes and should contact Bowmanvige High School as soon as possible - English, Mathematics, Conversational French, Cake Decorating, Men's Physical Fitness and Wallhangings. Terry Hawkins Evening Classes Principal THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND NEWCASTLE, BOARD OF EDUCATION