Clarington Digital Newspaper Collections

Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 30 Oct 1974, p. 2

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 30, 1974 Brochure Outlines Remrkable Hîistory of PhllIî%s of 'Eindhoven The Editor has just received withdrew and his two sons a most interesting brochure on took over and really got the the history of Philips Elect- company going. ronics Industries that origin- ated on Eindhoven, The Neth- They began expanding into erlands, in 1899. It was the IX-ray tube and'radio field especially interesting to the during World War 1, extending Editor because at the end of their operations in the 1920's World War 11, while he was with the expansion of radio stationed in The Netherlands, broadcasting. They added he purchased one of the first amplifiers, loudspeakers and portable radios produced microphones to their itne, and there, following the end of began making complete radio hostilities. sets in 1927 when they also The brochure was brought hired their 10,OOth employee in by Bowmanville's Phiips and brought in the 8-hour day Television representative-Mel as normal. Samells who operates the The depression in the 1930's Television Service on Church slowed the growth of the St. company, but they had reach- The Philips company start- ed a total of 45,000 employees ed out making carbon fila- when war broke out in 1939. ment lamp bulbs and didn't do During the war, the Philips too well. In fact, they almost company's production facil- went broke until the founder ities suffered severe damage Provincial Cou Judge R. B. Baxter presided with Assistant Crown Attor- ney N. McCrank and duty counsel K. VanNest. Bench warrants to be issued for Robert Hicks and Dean Pi.ke, Belleville. Warrant in discretion for Monte Neal. Earl Huggins, 29, 16 Divi- sion St. Bowmanville, charged October 5 with having the care and control of a vehicle after consuming over .08, pleaded "guilty". Const. Ricard was on patrol on King Street East, checked a car and there was a strong odor of alcohol. Tests were .15 and .16. This was the second conviction within 11 months. The fine was $150 and costs, in default 15 days. He was prohibited from driving for six months. He was given three weeks to pay. Christopher Willoughby, 21, 295 Banff Rd., Oshawa, plead- ed "guilty" to an October 5th charge of driving after con- suming over .08. Const. Cook stopped a car on Trull Road. Willoughby was unsteady on his feet and belligerent part of the time. Tests were .17 and .16. The fine was $175 and costs, in default 15 days. Prohibited from driving for three months. Stephen Living, 23, Bow- manville, who was in court September 10, was today placed on probation for two years. He is to report once a month to probation officer and tell him any problems. He is to continue psychiatric treat- ment as long as needed. He is to go to A.A. once a week. He is to reside with his parents while on probation and not frequent any public parks while on probation. "If you fail to follow these terms, you can be brought back here and punished for this offense." Five area men were each fined $100 and costs in default 10 days for unlawfully hunting where bait had been set for migratory birds during open season. All pleaded "guilty". Gary Glen Down, Garnet Knight, Donald Pickell, Glen Wallis Pickell and Gordon Coppin were checked by Const. Black, R.C.M.P. where they were hunting on the farm of Glen Pickell. They had 13 ducks. Their guns were given back to them. The judge warned "another year the weapons will be confiscated"'. Jos. Chas. Hartoon, 18, R. R. 1, Kendal, who pleaded "not guilty", Aug. 6 to a charge of trafficking in marijuana, had the charge changed to "guil- ty" of common possession of marijuana. Crown prosecutor asked for higher than average penalty than if it was the ordinary run of the mill of simple possession. The fine was $250 and costs, in default 20 days. He was given two months to pay. Mark Sherriff, charged Sep- tember 17, with having mari- juana in his possession was fined $100 and costs, in default 10 days. His counsel asked for a condition discharge. Judge Baxter said "no", there are and most of the management team was evacuated to North America. After war ceased an intensive reconstruction pro- gram enabled Philips to reach its pre-war production level by December 1946. Progress was rapid after that. In 1947 sales had reached $150 million and employees nurnbered 77,000 persons. The company ex- panded into new electronic products such as television and tubes, until at present the company s sales have risen to the $4 billion level and they employ in excess of 350,000. Many of the features of their television products are outlin- ed in the brochure, indicating that the company's research- ers have indeed brought about many new developments for the benefit of Philips custom- ers. irt too many thefts and crime, it is not a matter of a conditional discharge". George DeMille, 43, Osh- awa, Leonard W. Eldridge, 19, Bowmanville, Robert B. Mc- Arthur, 27, 97 King St. W. Bowmanville and Ray Sidney Westlake, Bowmanville, all pleaded "guilty" to incidents which took place at the time of the Goodyear strike. Mr. McArthur was involved in a threatening telephone call to Mr. Orman Tripp and will not be given a conditional dis- charge as requested by coun- sel T. Kelly who acted for all four men. Judge Baxter told him "you have to have regard for the person receiving the call." The other men were put on probation for two years, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. They will be given a conditional discharge at end of probation. Restitution will be made for damage to the trucks. Milton R. McKeen, 20, Oshawa, charged February 13, did break and enter the work shop of Allan W. Lambert and commit theft, pleaded "guilty ". It involved a gas tank and accessories. Three youths fled after push- ing Mr. Lambert's son. The crown recommended proba- tion. He was put on probation for two years. He is to remain apart from others involved in this charge. James Taylor, 18, Frank Murphy, 16, Robert Terrell, 18 and Martin Shellar 16, all of Scarborough, pleaded "guil- ty" to break and enter at the Spur Service Station, on highway 35, May 13. $60 worth of cigarettes were taken. The break and enter charge was withdrawn and the possession charge remained. Taylor is presently serving nine months for a break and enter charge in Toronto and was today sentenced to 30 days in jail to run concurrent to sentence now serving. Terrell was on probation at the time and was given a further two years. He is to report to officer once a month, to continue to reside with his father and stay apart from others involved. Murphy and Shellar were put on probation for two years, to stay separate and apart from each other except when en- gaged in competitive sports. They are to reside at home. You're Invited Masterson, Blackstock. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gar- rard, were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Garrard, Barry and Loriann, the occasion was Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Garrard's 18th Wed- ding Anniversary, on Sunday Oct. 27. Congratulations! Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Garrard on their- 52nd wedding anniversary on Monday, Oct. 28th. A Ratepayer's Meeting was held at Haydon Community Centre on Friday evening. A committee of six was formed to look into starting a rate- payer's association for the town of Newcastle. Members of the committee are Mr. Liptay, Mr. Robinson, 1Bow- manville, Ian Graham, Wilbur Blackburn, Leslie Graham, Haydon, Karthine Bojkovsky, Hampton. Merry Makers Team Standings Huisman 13,754, Blunt 13,197, Rutty 13,072" Moore 12,828, Burgess 12,768, Mc- Feeters 12,672, Smith 12,650, Sheehan 12,140. High Single Verna Sarginson 289. High Double Gloria Smith 443. This is what we can do for you! Marilyn, Dorothy and Brian can ielp take the worry out of planning your next vacation by first showing you the good quality tours at reasonable prices then by arranging the proper insurance to rotect your investment. We handle all the major tour operators such as untours Wardair, Skylock, Fiesta, Elkin Trentway and Denure. If its regular fiights or rail you want we can handie that for you as well. Call us at 623-3182 or 623-5933 or drop in to our office at 47 King St. West, Bowmanville. Oshawa (From Page One) and is a believer that selling tickets for Branch 178 pays off - but this luck seems to be in the family because in August his father-in-law, Walter Park of Tyrone sold his wife the $100. ticket and also got the $10.00 seller award). Second rize ticket of $100.00 was sold y Harold Corner, 289 Festhu- bert Street, Oshawa who received the customary $10. During the month of October the following donations were made from the Welfare Fund to local projects - Bowman- ville Hockey Association - $150.00, Recreation Fund Di- vidale vets. $100.00, Tina Vooys - English prize $25.00, Joan Grant - English prize $25.00 presented at the Cour- tice Secondary School Com- mencement exercises on Oct- ober 25th, 1974, Canadian National Institute for the Blind - $100.00. Total proceeds for the November 27th draw will go to the Legion's own charitable organization - the Legion Poppy Fund under the chair- manship of Comrade Ron K. Pingle. In Legion the week of November 3rd to November 9th is to be known as Poppy Week, Legion canvassers will be on the streets in Bowman- ville on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7th, 8th and 9th, and it is hoped that everyone will buy and wear a poppy in rememberance of those men and women who paid the supreme sacrifice in service to their country and those who have since passed on, many due to honorable wounds on the field of battle. Wear a poppy and wear it proudly for those who served their country proudly. They will be given a condition- al discharge at expiration. Steven Russell, 17, Alexan- der Road, Gravenhurst, char- ged December 9, 1973 with break and enter at Port Hope ready-mix, pleaded "guilty". He was put on suspended sentence for one year. Newcastle Ratepayers (From Page One) politicians accept between 75 and 90 per cent of their recommendations. "But they (the bureaucrats) forget the taxpayers whose wishes do not always come to the fore," he added. Newcastle Councillor Don Wearn attended the meeting and told those present that he was not against the idea of a ratepayers association but he didn't think it would be necessary if more people attended council meetings. He explained how meetings were held in the day, and in the evening in order that people on shift work could attend. Minutes of previous meetings and agendas are available to the public at each council meeting, and the public has access to all committee reports and docu- ments at the town hall in Bowmanville, he stated. Councillor Wearn added that "It's disgusting to think that only two candidates ran for council in the old Township of Darlington in the first year of regional government. Jim Robinson, a member of the ratepayer committee, ran against Councillor Wearn in the election. Other members of the ratepayers' committee are Katherine Bojkovsky of Ham pton. Ian Graham of Haydon, Wilbur Blackburn of Haydon and Leslie Graham of Haydon. Regional Council (From Page One) Blackstock, Regional Road 57, the Nestleton Road, D. S. Waldheim Park, Cartwright Landfill Site, Regional Road 20, Darlington Landfill Site, Mosport, Leskard, Kirby, the Oshawa Ski Club site, Kendal, Durham and Ganaraska For- est Lookout, Newtonville, and Newcastle, where they were given lunch by the Newcastle Hockey Mothers in the New- castle Community Centre. After lunch, they visited Mr. Rickard's apple orchards and were given something to keep the doctor away. From here they went to tbe tobaçco farm of Peter Tax, the, Orono Provincial Nursery, the Orono Regional Works Depot, Liber- ty Street south to Bowman- ville, the Proposed construc- tion site of the Bowmanville Day Nursery, Goodyear, St. Mary's Cement, Pollution Control Centre, Regional Water Plant, on to Tyrone, Hampton and Darlington Park. Regular Meeting (From Page One) possible in Bowmanville's downtown area, a motion was made that the Chamber would like to know what the econo- mics are. A copy of this letter will be forwarded to Council- lor Ivan Hobbs, a member of the Region's Police Commi- sion. The matter of membership plaques will be discussed and decided at the next regular meeting. Don Allin will look into the matter of no street signs in the Simpson Avenue housing complex. Larry Shank offered to loan a nativity scene to the chamber for a float in the Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade, November 23. The Chamber of Commerce "Harvest Ball" is to be held Saturday evening, November 9, at the Flying Dutchman. Federation Members (From Page One) out that the area south of the ninth line in the township was the area of concern and suggested the lines should go farther north. He added the lakefront should be disturbed as little as possible. Mrs. Wright of Newcastle Village stated that she was unaware of the existence of a corridor proposal until she had heard about it from friends. This new proposal, she said, cuts across her farm to the south of 401 in the village. She informed the meeting that a group was gettng a petition together opposing the corridor route along Highway 401. The meeting meandered through many items but it was pointed out by the chairmàn that Solandt was only con- cerned with the placing of the transmission lines and nothing else. ORONO Mr. Harry Cowan returned home by car with his grand- daughter, Mr5. Richard Dell (nee Simpson) and will spcnd sometime with Mrs. Del at her home in Sheeton, Conneti- cutt, U.S.A. On Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chapman, with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Chatterton, at- tended the funeral, in Toronto, of their cousin, the late Mr. Harry Blower, age 65, hus- band of Mrs. Mildred Green- field Blower and father of Terry. Mr. Russell McDonald of Troy, Michigan, U.S.A., spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lunn, Mr. McDonald was their bestman at their wedding in June. The Lunns celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last June, 1974. The paper drive held last Sat. morning, had a very good resuits. Please mark the date of the next paper drive, Sat. a.m., Nov. 30th, cardboard is wanted as well as your papers. Mrs. Richard Dell of Shel- ton, U.S.A., spent the weekend with her grandfather, Mr. Harry Cowan of Division Street, Orono, and other relatives in the Orono district. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson of Peterborough, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson and other relatives and friends, Sunday after- noon. Mr, Ken Ball is convales- cing at his home after a slight accident to one of his eyes while at work. Miss Catherine W. Stewart is now at the home of her neice, Mrs. Dan Keane, 140 Toynbee Trail, Scarborough, Ont. Miss Stewart was in a car accident two weeks ago near Oshawa and will require care for sometime. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ruther- ford visited their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snowden at Osaca. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Harris and son Charles and their grandson, Richard Har- ris, were Thanksgiving week- end guests with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fulford and three chil- dren at Meafurd. Congratulations to Mrs. Howard Linton who held the lucky ticket for the beautiful handmade quilt at St. Sav- iour's Anglican recent bazaar. Mrs. Zella Graham has been a patient in the Bowmanville Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Greer, Oshawa, were evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reg Sutton, on Wednesday of last week. Mr. Harry Wilcox of Ber- gen, N.Y., was the guest speaker at Orono United Church. Mrs. Terry Russell of Kingsview United Church was the soloist on Sunday morning. Mrs. Arthur Drummond has returned to the Bowmanville Memorial Hospital from the two Toronto Hospitals. Belated congratulations to Mr. Bob Morton, Kendal, on his recent win. HAYDON Mr. and Mrs. Doug Flett, Taunton, were Friday evening callers at Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Garrard's. Mrs. Bruce Garrard and Timmy, Mrs. Bob Townsend, Keswick, called on Mr. and Mrs. C. Garrard on Monday.. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith, were Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. J. Potts. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ashton and Beth attended Courtice High School Commencement on Friday evening, when Barbara Ashton received her Grade 12 diploma. Mrs. Sleightholm, Whitby, was last week visitor at Mrs. A. Thompson's. Mr. E. R. Thompson, visited his mother, Mrs. Thompson, on Thursday. Mrs. Thompson, was a recent overnight visitor of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Osmond. Mrs. Osmond and Mrs. Thompson called on Mrs. Wiseman, Bowmanville, and Mrs. D Dining Room Furniture by Deilcraft Enjoy the warm Mediterranean setting for your guests and family with this handsome master dining room group. Each piece is enerously porportioned and finished in Rustique Pecan with fine woo veneers and selected Hardwood solids. Buffet your choice, 62" x 46". Apartment size oval table 42" x 60" extends to 96". Christmas Special Apartment size buffet, hutch, table, 4 side chairs. $995-1°0 Many New Dining Room Suites on Display by Hespler - Kroehler - Roxton Furniture - Knechtel Featuring a Fine Selection of Dining Room Furniture Just In Time For Christmas Kramp Furniture Ltd. 37 King St. E. 623-7071 Bowmanville DELOITTE, HASKINS & SELLS Chartered Accountants OFFICES IN MAJOR CANADIAN CITIES Bell Canada Building OSHAWA CENTRE, OSHAWA Partners: Josef Adam, B.Sc. (Econ.), C.A. Gordon F. Sedgewick, C.A. Burt R. Waters, F.C.A. Phone 728-7527 - 839-7764 NOTICE TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORTERS AND SEPARATE SCHOOL SUPPORTERS IN THE TOWN 0F NEWCASTLE Procedure for the nomination of persons for the election of six Trustees to the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education to represent the Town of Newcastle. Nomination papers can be obtained at the Town Clerk's office, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. Nomination papers must be filed at the office of the Clerk of the Town of Newcastle from Thursday, November 7th, 1974 to Tuesday, November 12th, 1974, during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Six Trustees to be elected as follows: - Ward 1 Former Township of Darlington - Two Trustees Ward 2 Former Town of Bowmanville - Two Trustees Ward 3 Former Township of Clarke &Village of Newcastle - Two Trustees. Procedure for the nomination of persons for the election of one Trustee by the Separate School Supporters for the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. Nomination papers can be obtained at the Town Clerk's office, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. Nomination papers must be filed at the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Newcastle, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville from Thursday, November 7th, 1974 to Tuesday, November 12th, 1974, during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Procedure for the nomination of persons for the election of one member to the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumber- land and Newcastle Roman Catholic Separate School Board, to represent the Town of Newcastle. Nomination papers can be obtained at the Town Clerk's Office, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. Nomination papers must be filed at the office of the Town Clerk, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville from Thursday, November 7th, 1974 to Tuesday, November 12th, 1974 during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and Monday. J. M. Mcllroy, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk Town of Newcastle Returning Officer Christmas Special Large buffet, hutch, table, 5 side chairs, 1 arm chair $1295-"'

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy