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1974 REVIEWS 1974 is now history, but it was a year of excitement and some frustration for the res- idents of the new town of Newcastle. Since the years seem to be emptying into the bottom half of the hour glass with such speed, we thought it timely to review some of the more significant moments of the year we have just left behind. January 2nd - As the year opens and the new Durham Region comes into being, the first action of council is to vote theiselves salaries. Area councillors get $5,000, regional councillors get an additional $10,000 while the mayor re- ceives $11,000 in addition to $10,000 as regional coincillor. 9th - Three hundred watch the inauguration of the new council for the Town of Newcastle - Attempting to repair a pin hole leak in the high water tank, hydro repair men accidentally drain the tank, leaving some residents waterless for several hours. 16th - A tragic accident takes the lives of five mem- bers of the Heykoop family of Orono as they backed out of their drivewav to leave on a two week vacation to Nassau. 23rd - Bad news for local merchants. Robert Welch, Provincial Secretary for Soc- ial Development and Minister of Housing, speaking to the local Chamber of Commerce, explains that his ministry has no plans for assistance for commercial refurbishing. He suggests they try to get municipal help to renovate the downtown core. 30th - Jensen Steel plant well underway as structural steel arrives for the roof - Keith Shackelton leads delegation to council to ask for speeded action on the new Hampton arena. (He got his wish.) - Knap 's Towing Major Ban- tais eave for the Silver Stick finals at Port Huron, Michi- gan. It turned out to be a very successfultrip. - Anneke Van Vuuren, the Rotary exchange student, is welcomed from South Africa b yher Rotarian hosts. - Trouble brewing as Bruce Taylor, Executive Director of O.F.A. angrily denounces Environmental Hearing Board for supporting C.P. Rail's proposal to dump Metro garbage in Hope Town- ship. February 6th - Details are announced for huge nuclear generating station west of Bowmanvill. The plant proposed by hydro for a 1,200 acre site on Lake Ontario is expected to be one third larger than the Picker- ing plant. - Explosion at J. Anderson Smith Woodworks kills one local man and seriously injures another. - Four thousand fans at Port Huron, Michigan watch Knapp's Towing Major Ban- tais trounce Toledo, Ohio 7-3 to win the Silver Stick Tournament. 13th - Successful Blood Donor's Clinic collects 294 pints of Bowmanville blood. - Thomas Spry is the valedictor- ian for the B.H.S. annual commencement exercises. 20th - Pat Cowell of Liberty St. is saved from injury by the quick wits of Ivan Davie and David Brunton. Mrs. Cowell was trapped under her movin car when Mr. Brunton stopped it by easing his bread truck against it, just in the nick of time. - Recount confirms Hope Township as dry. - Project Pride is born with Patrick Gould as chairman. - Courtice Secondary School takes a first in their class at the Kiwanis' Music Festival. 27th - Rural house fires in the area leave two families homeless. - A sign of the times! Only two months of regional government under their belts and already the officials are explaining how things can't be rushed. "Co- ordination and planning are the keys to successful regional government" - Delegation of parents from Waverly Gar- dens confront school board to protest the busy crossings their children must make on their way to Central P.S. March '6th - Orono farmhouse is the scene of a drug raid which Chef Seth Hunt and Legion President Stan Dunn, at right, watch as a few of the several hundred branch members and guests dig into the platters of food at the annual President's Party at the Legion at noon on New Year's Day. Fortunately, there was more than enough to go round, with everyone declaring it a most successful affair. nets a joint Canadian-U.S. police team 17 ounces of cocaine. Twenty-six arrested in the raid. - Af ter 100 years of community service the old Fire Hall on Church St. is demolished to make room for an apartment complex. 13th - Orono Figure Skating Club presents "Sesame Street" and "Moods of Music" - Rotary Club celebrates its Golden Anniversary in a weekend of festivîties. - Wood's Minor Bantams beat Collingwood in first game of O.M.H.A. semi-finals. 20th - The old B.H.S. building was frequently in the news in 1974.. T e first time came when $750,000 was ap ropriated for renovations. - Carterways announces new service between Oshawa and Toronto International Airport. 27th - New Horizons grant which .was to cause so much controversy in Blackstock first announced by Marc Lalonde. Residents are "de- lighted". - Sandy Hawley, Dunc Wilson an Granville Liggins are present at a cystic fibrosis dinner in honor of all star goalie, Mark Shackelton. April 3rd - Antique show at the Flying Dutchman - H.L. Wood Mnor Bantams, win All Ontario Championship at Bowmanville Arena. - Rumble at the Castle Hotel. Durham Regionals charge six. - Curt- ain rises on Courtice Second- ary School's production of Mane. 10th - Hampton to get conservation area as $67,500 grant is approved for the acquisition of 16 acres in Darlington. - Planning Advis- ory Committee stalls for more detail on nuclear power sta- tion. 17th - Bowmanville Postal Clerks join their Oshawa brothers in walking out. The "study session" is to protest further automation. - Spring has sprung! Breslin's spring fashion show is held in the B.H.S. auditorium. - Two girls find the badly decomposed body of RavinÉder Kali Rai, sparking off a bizarre murder trial. - Bowmanville and Orono Credit Union opens its doors for the first time, in the premises above Allin's Meat et King St. Bowman- ville. 24th - B.H.S. band off on a week long tour of the Mari- times. - "No la yoffs and a double shift by t he end of the year", are promised as Clas- sic Products Ltd. buys out R.M. Hollingshead Ltd. - Nine storey commercial and apart- ment complex shelved pend- ing further study on such developments. - Bowmanville Skating Club holds its annual carnival. May 1st - Strikes close two Goodyear plants as problems centre on cost of living clause for the new contracts. 8th - Michelle Robinson crowned queen at Cartwright High School's annual prom. - Federal Liberal government on verge of collapse. Local Liberals claim four prospect- ive candidates, one of whom is rumoured to be Judy La Marsh. 15th - Rash of six break and enter incidents accompanied by malicious damage has residents worried. 22nd - C.N.R. freight train is derailed near Bennett Road. Forty-one car pile-up lasts over 60 hours. - Baseball season opens with the Elect- rons beating the Port Hope Flyers 3-2. 29th - Allan Beckett, a retired economic consultant from Toronto is named as Liberal candidate in Northum- berland-Durham to challenge incumbent Progressive Con- servative Allan Lawrence. June 5th - Russell Walker, a Cobourg 'Postal Clerk and school board trustee wins the federal N.D.P. nomination. - Summer of '74 set as target date for the new outdoor swimming pool. 12th - Mosport's Formula 5000 race slated for the weekend, has attracted many famous names in racing like Mario Andretti, Brian Red- man, David Hobbs and Sam Posey. Eppie Wietzes of Thornhill is te lone Canadian entry. - Redistribution map unveiled in the provincial legislature threatens the Dur- ham County riding of Alex Carruthers. 19th - Nestleton Community Centre opens - Public meetin is held to discuss Bowbrook Square, a hotel-retail complex proposed for west of Bowman- ville. 26th - Lions Club hold their Pancake Breakfast delighting many hungry patrons. - Eight hour bargaining session ends in tentative agreement bet- ween Town of Newcastle and Local 74 of C.U.P.E., heading off a strike of town's outside workers. - Four hundred alumni and friends attend the 50th anniversary of Shaw's School. July 3rd - Four to five thousand people are expected to witness the Orangeman's Parade in Bowmanville to celebrate the 284th anniversay of the Battle of the Boyne. 10th - Carnival atmosphere prevails for Bowmanville's sixth annual Sidewalk Sale. - Opening night for Newcastle's Harbour Theatre presenting "A Sailor's Tale" - Tempers begin to wear as Goodyear strike reaches its 12th week. 24th - Waverly Gardens parent's protest succeeds! Nine portables are allocated for Waverly site as a junior school division of Central Public School. 31st - Violence erupts at the Goodyear Plant as strikers refuse to allow two Shell Oil tankers to cross the picket lines. - Town of Newcastle moves to block construction of two retirement modular home parks proposed by Rice Con- struction for the shores of Lake Ontario. August 7th - Bad news for taxpay- ers! Joe Descent, Town Trea- surer, announces that taxes will go up an estimated $48 on the average $2,800 assessment in Bowmanville. - Jailbreak in Cobourg; three men escape. 14th - 'Organized summer activities end for area child- ren as Newcastle Recreation Department holds its wrap-up Mardi Gras parade. - Kids watch impatiently as walls go up on new Hampton arena. 21st - Another commercial complex, this one proposed by Milani and Milani Holdings Ltd. and incorporating new, larger facilities for Dominion and a Zeller's Store is propos- ed for Simpson Ave. and Kng. Newcastle Council receives proposal but.. . - Tykes defeat Thurlow to advance to the Eastern Ontario Baseball Playdowns. 28th - C.F.R.B.'s Bill Dee- gan is thwarted as Garnet Rickard walks off with first .prize in the Mayor's Contest at the Blackstock Fair. Huge crowds break attendance rec- ords. September 4th - Old B.H.S. building in the news again. Vandals break in and have a heyday with fire hoses. Water damage est- imated at around $70,000. - Gala Newcastle Day Feast at Orono Memorial Park attracts over 600 hungry patrons. Two hundred and fifty pounds of rump roast were devoured! lth - Durham Central Agricultural Fair at Orono is the biggest ever. Gate receipts almost double last year's figure. - "Bowmanville West" a development which would likely double the town's size is proposed to council. 18th - Stephen's Fuels beat Kramp's to decide Men's Town League Softball tourna- ment. - Bitter icy winds whip thousands of racing enthu- siasts at Mosport's Formula One weekend race. 25th - Town's service clubs pledge $35,300 for the swim- ming pool project. October 2nd - Strikers at the Good- year plant finally vote to return to work after a strike which lasted nearly five months. - Pipe blows north east of town sending a geyser of gas into the air for three hours. - Final sentencing in the Kali Rai murder trial. 9th - Hours before Fire Prevention Week is to begin, an arsonist goes on a wild spree, setting five fires in Bowmanville. The old B.H.S. building is gutted and dam- ages are conservatively est- imated to run to $200,000. 16th - Tired of the confusion and fearing loss of identity, residents petition to have the name "Bowmanville" retain- ed and the designation for Newcastle changed from "town of" to "area municipal- ity of" - Retirement village of modular homes approved in principle. 23rd - Booster Button Blitz organized to raise $1,500 for Santa's arrival on Nov. 23rd. - Sparked by the Liptay dispute with council over obtaining a building ermit, a group of concerned citizens meet to study the possibilities of a Ratevavers Association. - An- nual commencement exercis- es are held at Courtice Secondary School. November 6th - Rash of oetty thefts as thieves pass up valuable items lhke stereos and calculators in their search for cash. - Anson Green rides again! Newcastle United holds its 150th anniver- sary by re-enacting the entry of saddle-bag preacher Anson Green into town. Antique cars and Victorian clothes were features of the event. 13th - Petty thefts culminate in big safe break-in at B.H.S. $3,000 in losses and damages. The ticket receipts for the up-coming production of Brig- adoon made this a heaithy windfall for the theives. - Confrontation erupts at the Solandt Commission over al- ternative routes for the Len- nox - Oshawa Hydro Corridor. 20th - Special meeting of Newcastle Council, Chamber of Commerce and interested residents hear developers ex- plain and defend the concept of downtown Shopping Centre at King and Simpson. - One man killed and another ser- iously injured in construction accident at St. Mary's Ce- ment. 27th - The largest crowds in the 13 year history of the Santa Claus parade in Bowmanville watch Santa arrive in grand style. Lion's Club float "An- imal Crackers" wins Presi- dent's Trophy for the first time. - Ribbon cutting cere- mony at the warehouse divis- ion of Jensen Steel on the Baseline. December 4th - Bad year for imeum- bents as Ward 2 Trustee Al Strike and Port Hope Mayor Michael Wladyka are defeated at the polls. Public apathy and bad weather combine to produce a very low voter turnout - 15.93 per cent - Gala official opening of Strathaven Nursing Home. - Both B.H.S. and Clarke High School hold their annual commencement exercises. Carol Barnett is the Valedictorian for Clarke, YELVERT Mr. and Mrs Kei and Kendal were visitors of the Art R New Year's Eve i and gone with no recorded to date. Various communi were patronized anc house parties baded to the old year and, the new Babe 1975. The Durham Cou and Crop Improvem ual Meeting was Blackstock Commun tre on Friday, Jan. one of the largest at records in recent ye hundred and ten fam out memberships an 130 members anda sat down to noon repa while Pearce Wilcox honors for B.H.S. lth - Honeywell a Alosing their Bowr operation on Jan. 31.. jobs will be lost in th Newcastle Planning_ Committee adopts Concept" a plant Courtice the heart o acre area with an population of 45,000 year 2000. 18th - Ugly incident Billiards on King St. 19 people being char possession of nar Controversy brewi Sunday use of arena 23rd Communi itself a Christmas p new Darlington Sporl opens for the first ti beautiful new com cost about $835,000. - Finance Committee mends pay increase cent for regional cou Scugog Mayor Lawre colm enters the long Blackstock Town Hal recommending the Ci Parks Board be dis) Year ends with bom and petty thefts of C lights. Things don't bright for 1975. 15 King St. E. Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 15, 1975 5 speakers who provided a Soils and Crops Improvement ON wealth of info were; Wm. Assoc. of Little Britain of th Baker Hurst Crop Specialist of Victoria County. This year the Sunday Brighton who spoke on all Annual East Central Crop Sowans. aspects of Corn Production in Improvement will be holding a has come the area and Harvey Wright, three-day Conference in Lind- fatalities Crop Specialist from Gue ph, say at the Government Build- who left this area three years ing in Jan. ty events ago, provided an informative The Durham County Soil y several resume on Forage Production. and Crop Imp. Assoc. was severalThe Cartwright Directors formed on Apr. 11, 1939 - the au revoir under Vice-President Glenn 14th County of Ontario to be so welcomed Larmer did a capable job of formed. of the original Exec- nty Soil arranging details - registra- utive two members were ent Ann- tion, noon lunch, etc. Harvey present and still active and held in Malcolm as retiring President înterested - Garnet Rickard nity Cen- completing two year term, (who this year was awarded 3rd with chaired the meeting, assisted the O.A.C. Centennial award) tendance by Sect.-Treasurer Dal Dal- and George Neals, Reeve- bars. One rmple and Ron Brooks, Electof Manvers Twsp. Those ilies took Chairman of the Nominating present report a very worth- d approx. Committee, brought in the while and informative day. adherents followin slate of officers Mr. and Mrs. Norman ast. Guest ratified by the membership: Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Past President Harvey Mal- Smith of Bethany were guests colm, President Gerald Brown one day this week with Mr. does tne First Vice-President Glenn and Mrs. Norman Neals, Larmer, Second Vice-Presi- Markdale. nnounces dent Wes Yellowlees, Sect.- Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Nasato manville Treasurer O.A. Dalrymple and family and Mrs. Hank About 100 Directors: Cavan - 1 year MeI Boon Sr. of Holland were he area. - Woode; 2 year KarI Huringa; Sunday guests at Ma.lconia. Advisory three year Wm. Olan. 'Courtice Manvers - one year George to make Scott; two year Brian Wilson; f a 2,200 three year Wayne Mitchell. expected Cartwright - one year Jim by the Byers; two year John Bon- at Bill's a; three ear BobDeJong. results in Geisburger; to year Ross ged with McMasters; three year Don cotics. - Rickard. ng over Clarke - one year Bill Tamb- s. .1ln; two year Bob Chater; ty gives tree year Clarence Niéhols. resent as Hope - one year Lorne White; ts Centre two year Lloyd Kellogg; three ime The year John Currelly. plex has Delegate to Ontario Crop Regional Im . Annual Meetin , Harvey recom Ma colm, Alt. Gerald Brown, of 10 per Glenn Larmer. Delegates to W5« 7V I A< ZfBa4tM ncillors. - East Central Crop Imp, Don ence Mal- Rickard and Harvey Mal- disputed colm; Int. Plow Match Exhibit Marty's l issue by Committee - Glenn Larmer artwright Wes Yellowlees, Arnold Geis: Auto Renair bandeu. - berger, O.A. 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