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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 30 Oct 1974, p. 1

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Volume 120 Number 44 Booster Button Bliti Saturday Bowmanville's Santa Claus Parade Committee will attempt to raise $1500 through the sale of booster buttons, this Saturday. The parade will take'place Saturday, Novem- ber 23, and is expected to cost more than last year, the price of bands and materials for floats having gone up. Last year, the total cost of the Santa Claus Parade was $2,600, of which $1,286 was raised through booster buttons and the rest came from donations from the service clubs, merchants, industry and professional groups. This year, for the first time there will be a booster button blitz, with local Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies canvass- ing all the homes in Bowman- ville. The young people will be around this Saturday asking for donations in return for booster buttons. The theme of this year's parade is "It's a Small World". The portrayal of that jolly old character from the north will be done by Ed Leslie. A host of dignitaries, M.P. Alan Lawrence, M.P.P. Alex Carruthers, Regional Chairman Walter. Beath and Mayor Garnet Richard will all be part of the parade. Eight bands from Bramp- ton, Toronto, Oshawa and Bowmanville have been en- gaged. This year's parade may have a few horses; arrangements are being made by Ken Nicks. The Committee's Chairmen are Kay and George Stephen, the treasurer D.R. "Bud" Allen and secretary Donna M. Fairey. Special committee chairmen are John Pogue, Advertising, Public Relations, and Finance; Kingsley Van Nest, Floats; Mike Lootsma, Fillers; and Marilyn Cole, Costumes. Bus Company Receives Awards Regional Council Takes a Tour of The Newcastle Area Early Thursday morning at Memorial Park, representatives of the five service clubs and the Town of Newcastle turned the first sod for the new swimming pool in Bowmanville. Since then, the excavation has been progressing rapidly in the hope that much work can be completed before winter sets in. Taking part in the sod turning, from left to right, Legion President Stan Dunn, Chairman of the Pool Committee Jack Brough of the Lions Club, Rotary President Alf Allin, Lions President Bruce Lush, Kinsmen President Harvey Webster, Kiwanis President Bruce Colwell and His Worship Mayor Garnet B. Rickard. Only 22 people showed up at the Haydon Community Hall, Friday night. The meeting had been called by John Liptay to form a ratepayers' associat- ion for the Town of Newcastle. Mr. Liptay stated that his recent problems witb New- castle bave nothing ta do witb him being instrumental in the formation of the association. 11e said hie became interest- ed in forming the association 4 0DOý NOiR j,ïCLIi D n'tfarget the Red Cross Blood Donor clinie next Wed- nesday, Nov. 6th at the Lions ntre Bow m a nyile. The nee is great. On Hwy 401 On Sunday Two separate fatalities hap- pened Sunday in the Town of Newcastle on Hwy. 401. Anne Ursula Delorey, 34, of Oshawa was crossing Hwy. 401 from north to south near Mill St. in the Village of Newcastle when she was struck by a westbound car, driven by Norman R. Walbur- ton of Hudson, Quebec She died instantly, no charges have been laid. The car was a 1971 Plyiouth stationwagon. Earlier oni Sunday at 4 a.m., 29 year-old Thomas Anderson of 7 Deer Park, Bowmanville was killed when his 1974 Toyota lef t the 401 west of Waverly Raad. Police report that Anderson lost contrai of his vehicle in the east-bound lane, entered the south ditch andthen rolled over several times. 11e was kilied instantly. because of the "dozens of calls he had received from New- castle people who heard of his problems. He said many of them outlined their problems with the town. After two hours of discus- sion at Friday night's meet- ing, a committee of six was formed ta look; into the operations and bylaws on a ratepayers' association. The committee will beciooking at a former Bowmanville rate- r t dr bassociation that op- ertdbetween 1954 and 1960. This new association would be a "watchdog"', explained Mr. Liptay, and is "urgently needed" to let the town councillors know what the residents want for the town. e pay a be ueuiL and politicians to take the recommendations of the bur- eaucrats," he said, "and the (Turn to Page Two) CAT CAUSES CRASH, A cat crossing the road on Main Street, Orono, caused Peter Swan ta swerve his car and bit a hydro pale on Saturday at approximately 10:30 p.m. The accident oc- curred at the Princess Street crossing in the southern part of Ite1illge Estimated damages to the hydro facilities and the car were reported to be $1,000. Both hydro and telephone crews worked on Sunday to replace the pole and its connections. Two Oshawa Residents Win Main Legion Draw Prizes The October draw of Br. 178' Royal Canadian Legion Wel- fare Fund was made on Wednesday evening, October 23rd at the Ladies' Auxiliary Bingo in the main hal. Total sales forthe month were $3234.00 which was down slightly from last month, but chairman Stan. L. Dunnwas nat too concenned in view of the fact the branch was also sponsoring a draw for a 1975 Pontiac Catalina, which was drawn at the Legion Million- ALI BEATS FOREMAN The betting odds were favorable to Champion, George Foreman but Muham- mad Ali won the big heavy- weight fight Tuesday night in Zaire, scoring a knockout in the eight round to regain his world title. aires' Night, Saturday, Octo- ber 26th, 1974.1 Doug Richards of 10 South- way Drive, Bowmanville, who wasa winner of $25.00 in the Jack-Pot Bingo was called on by the draw chairman to make the first draw for the $1,700.00 first prize. He selected ticket No. 2936, held by Mn. John Dinelle of 199 Hillcroft Street, Oshawa as the winner. Second prize draw for the $100.00 was made by Mrs. Nance Colmer, president of , the Br. 178 Ladies' Auxiliany, who dnew ticket No. 6137 held by Orville Branton, 2 Henry Street, Oshawa. Sellers' prizes were as follows:- Ralpb Bowers, Ty- none $170.00 for selling the winning tickets to John Din- .elle (Ralph sold the 2ndprize ticket in the September draw, (Turn to Page Two) Refiring Postmaster Receives Scroll After 36 years in the postal service and 20 of those years as Bowmanville's Postmaster, George Vice was presented with a testimonial scroll by J. Real Sabourin, manager of operational services for the Eastern Ontario Postal Service. The scroll was presented Saturday evening on the occasion of Mr. Vices retirement dinner at the Flying Dutchman Motor Inn. The scroll is not from the postal department but from the Government of Canada. Local Lady Wis $101000 Mrs. Linda Bell of 14 Liberty St. S. in Bowmanville won $10,000 last month in the Canadian Legion Draw in Oshawa. "I'm just starting to corne down nôw," she says. Mrs. Bell has been very cool about her good fortune. She gave half of her winnings to her mother, Mrs. Emily Wichman of Oshawa, and both ladies have invested the money. Mrs Bell buys a ticket on the Legion draw every month but, hike most people, neyer expected ta win. At first she thought of buying various husband, Glenn Bell, suggest- ed that she should keep it as her own money. He offered to help her invest it. This is what she finally elected to do. In fact, she never really saw any of it in cash, which probably cut down the inevitable temp- tation to spend rashly. Members of Regional Coun- cil took a bus tour of the Newcastle Area on Thursday. This is the second, in a series of tours to acquaint members of councillors with areas of Durham Region they are not familiar with. The first trip was taken to the northern part of the Region, the next is planned for tbe Whitby, Pick- ering area. All but five councillors took part in the tour. Mayor Garnet Third -Floor Fire in Vatf Tuesday morning at approx- imately 8:30 the fire alarm sounded and the personnel wereevacuatedn from the former R. M. Hollingshead building, now Classic Pro- ducts. A vat caught fire on the third floor of the plant but was soon extinguished with fire extingisners. lne only casual- ty was Jack Martyn who was near the vat and got his hair and eyebrows singed. Rickard acted as tour guide for most of the trip, giving the floor to members from the public works, planning, and natural resources depart- ments during visits at related sites. The bus left at 9 a.m., its first stop the scene of the 1975 Plowing Match, from there to the reconstruction an new bridge on Regional Road 3, on to Enniskillen, Burketon, (Turn to Page Two) Regular Meeting of Chamber of Commerce The Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce held its regular meeting Oct. 8 at tbe Bow- manville Golf and Country Club. Nomination sheets for the office of Vice President have been circulated but since ahl have not been returned"tothe secretary, the appointment will be announced at a later date. The area chamber meeting bas been moved to Lindsay, Bowmanville will be repre- sented by John Pogue and Tony Brand. The Chamber of Commerce discussed downtown store Accla im Ail Off icers of Rubber Wor The annual election of officers was beld on Sunday by Local 189 of the United Rubber Workers (Goodyear), with acclamations for all posts. Ken Hooper was elected again as resident, Vice Secretany William eColvill and Treasurer Howard Dav~ ey. The executive board will include Elwood Fice, Clint Ferguson, Edward Hallman, Richard Perfect, Keith Port- er, DonTOke and Carman Shirk, Trustees are Vince Archer, Gerry Byers and Murray Grant. Il BITS us PIECES |H WATCH FOR GOBLINS - Tomorrow is Hal- lowe'en Night, when spooks, and goblins will be around looking for treats or tricks. There could be several with UNICEF boxes too tryng to raise funds for the underprivileged children of the world. We suggest it would be advisable to take in any moveable objects around your place that might tempt some of the wanderers. ortunately, there aren't too many outhouses left to upset; they used to be fair game. SHOOT OUT - Next Monday, 7-year-old Eve- lyn Kennett, daughter of Joe and Eveline Ken- nett, Bowmanville, will experience a real thrill when she dons skates at Maple Leaf Gardens and tries to score on the Toronto Toros goal- tender. The event is part of the CHUM shoot- out, but we don't know quite what happens if she scores. Do they sign her up for the Toros? LONG WAIT - This morning, we happened to see an elderly couple resting on one of those Legion benches near the Town Hall. Naturallybeing nosey we engaged him in conversation and from his remarks ained the impression that he was waiting for the Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 2nd. We suggested he might have a long wait because the parade won't be until Nov. 23rd, over three weeks away, but he insisted it was Nov. 2nd in the paper. He wasn't there this afternoon, but we hope he'il be back for the parade. TURN CLOCKS BACK - If there are any sub- scribers whose time pieces are still on Daylight Saving time, we would suggest they might turn their clocks and watches back an hour. It happened sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning and we must apologize for not mentioning it in The Statesman. We thought of it earlier in the week and then completely forgot about it until the day after the paper came out. However, it's better that way than it was a couple of years ago when we announ- ced it a week early. Sometimes, we are just not too bright. RIGHT UP THERE - Tom Simpson who played the early years of his hockey career here, is doing well with the Toronto Toros. On Monday, he was responsible for two goals, including the winner in their 7-3 victory over the Phoenix Roadrunners. He certainly is not taking a back seat to stars such as Paul Henderson and Frank Mahovlich, also with the Toros. OLD WAR CRY - Our thanks to Les Coombes who found an old copy of the Salvation Army's War Cry from August 1888 behind a mirror and brought it to the office. As well as news from all over Ontario, it also featured the celebrations to mark the 6th Anniversary of the Army in Canada. kers' Local $2,000 Fire On .Hwy. 401 h Last righ a iact1 t eastbound lane east of the Oshawa Boundary line. The tractor is owneca by Kingsway Transport of Toronto and the trailer where all the damage took place is owned by Caravan Trailer Rentals. Apparently four batteries in an ice-making machine ignit- ed the fire when the live cable from tbem, wore through fnom the vibration and shorted. The 24 volt charge ignited 20 tires and a number of boxes in the trailer. The roof of the trailer was warped.and split. Dam- ages are estimated at $2,000, $1,'200 for the traîher and $800 for the contents. Both the Oshawa andtNew- castle Fire Departments an- rived on the scene and quickhy extinguished the fire. Tire s Stolen Durham Regional Police are looking for thieves who stole 32 winter and summer tires from Smart's Esso4at Waverly Rd. and Hwy. 401. The value of the tires is estimatedtobe $700. Police report that the tires were taken sometime Sunday wben the station was closed. The tires, had been left outside on racks, chained together. Police found the weld on the chain had been broken. hours' A motion by Mr. Brand was carried that a committee by formed rotake atpolias ta the feelings of the local business people on the matter. With regard to a letter to Chief 'J. Jenkins of the Durham Regional Police. and bis detailed reply explaining why a policeman on foot is not (Turn to Page Two) BREAK-IN AT DAIRY Burglars broke into Glen Rae Dairy on King Street last night and made off with $50 in cash. They broke a lock off the back door, entered the build- ing, and proceeded to look through drawers for things of value. They entered the main office and pulled the curtains closed over the large windows that face the main street of Bowmanville. A cash register was moved, however, the proprietor, Bob Stevens, re- ports no major damage. The break-in was discovered at 6 a.m. this morning. G. T. Whitfield, Manager of Charterways Co. Ltd., Bowmanville, accepts honors on behalf of the Bowmanville Branch at a recent Charterways meeting. The Bowmanville Bus Division was selected from among 15 branches as runner-up to the outstanding branch of the year in terms of efficiency, cost control, accident prevention, and maintenance control. The Bowmanville Branch was also recipient of the Vice-President's Award. Mr. Whitfield was presented with a pflaque commemorating his outstanding performance as runner-up to the Manager of the Year, 1973-74. Federation Members Re-affirm Position For Northern Hydro Route Through Ganaraska Forest The Durham County Feder- ation of Agriculture re-affirm- ed its position that the proposed Hydro Transmission ine should run througb the Ganaraska forest nortb of the area, at a meeting held in Newtonville on Monday. The group will again make this presentation ta the So- landt Commission when hear- ings resume on November 6 in Newcastie and November 13 in Kendal. Doug Moffatt told the mem- bers at thermeeting that hydro had neyer given a defînite answer to the need for the lines in the first place. Mike Sawyer stated that hydro bas stated that demand will doub- le in the next 10 years and LUCKY WINNERS Winner of a 1975 Pontiac Catalina is Gordon Thompson of 106 LaSalle Ave. Oshawa. His ticket won the Legion Car Draw held Saturday. Sierd DeJonge of Newcastle sold the winning ticket and received $200. John Peeling of Oshawa was the lucky winner of $500 at the Millionaires Night dinner. again double in a further 10 years, but he pointed out these are hydro figures and who can dispute tbem. Mayor Rickard said that counicil was intenested in the decision made as it wouli be a guide to the action of council in making their presentation. He also said that the south corridor route was wholly dependent on the Darlington plant being buijt. He pointed (TurntoPage Two) NIXON CR ITICA L Reports indicate that for- mer U.S. President Richard Nixon is in critical condition following surgery. To Probe Operations of Egg Marketing Agency Parliamentary Secretary to St. JÔWn's East MP that the Minister of Consumer and James McGrath and Mr. Cafik Corporate Affairs, MPP for bas a reputation of being the the riding of Ontario Norm governmentjs hatchet man in Cafik has been named one of committee§, and that his 14 ta sit an a special presence on this commnittee committee to probe the oper- jeopardized its mandate. ations of the Canadian Egg The committee will conduct Marketing agency. an open and complete inquiry Northufiberland-Durham to ensure that both the Conservative MP Allan Law- producers and the cansumer rence was also named ta the are protected, said Mn. Cafik. committee. 'ie conmittee held its first During the debate on Mit- meeting on Tuesday and hopes chell Sharp's motion to estab- to make a report to the House lish the committee, the bouse of Commons no later than was told by Conservative from Dec. 16. Present Wrist Watches to Outstanding 4-H Boy and Girl The highlight of the Annual 4-H Awards Night at Clarke High School on Saturday was the presentation of wrist watches to the boy and girl selected as the top members of county 4-H clubs. This year's winners were Ruth Chater and Walter Taylor, shown here with C. L. Gunter, left, and Carl Zinn, managers of the Orono and Bowmanville branches of the Canadian Imperial Banks of Commerce, who made the presentations. Turn First Sod for New Community SwimmIng Pool Newcastle Ratepayers Association TwBe "WXTn no, a fe i 1 bureaucrats

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