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Y er End Review By Liz Armstrong Between Kenneth Lyall's yptic comments in council âd the prospect of a $1.8 -bilion nuclear generating sta- tion at Darlington looming ever larger on the horizon, 1975 was a very interesting year in the Town of New- castle. It will be remembered as the year when we said 'goodnight to Fahrenheit' and converted to the Celsius ther- mometers - a move which will likely leave many of us just as confused in 1976. Slipping in before the wage- price guidelines, the secon- dary school teachers in the region snapped up a hefty 28.5 Ser cent salary increase. <ocal elementary pedagogues weren't far behind the igh scool teachers with a 27.66 per cent raise over one year. Some things never change. The 'annual mail strike left people shaking their heads in dismay and oping that it wouldn't last unti Easter. Fortunately, the strike was over just in time for the posties to deliver the Christ- mas mail . . . hopefully 1976 will herald a new era of peace in the post office. Our fingers are crossed. From multi-million dollar housing proposals to a two dollar park, the name of the game in 1975 seemed to be money - either you paid too much (for taxes, food and gasoline, etc.) or got too little (for goods, services and the sweat of your brow, etc.) Probably both. As we head into the new year, it's time for a quick lance back at the old one. ome of the issues are worth remembering, others are bet- ter off dead and buried. Town Council What can you say about couneil? Completing its sopho- more ear as part of a regional system, the Town of Newcastle has had all sorts of other growing pains to endure in its youn ife as well. It's easy to criticize, but as the councillors themselves would oint out, a little harder to come up with constructive alternatives at times. Through countless commit- tee meetings, official plans and consultations, council seems determined to make some sense out of the rapid growth that the area is undergoing . . . sometimes they bogged down. Councillor Resigns Ken Lyall was in swinging right from the start an by early March Councillor Don Wearn was fed up with his alleged constant time-wasting and hea line seeking. After s ending over two years on t e local council Mr. Wearn resigned his Ward One seat. At the same meeting, Mr. Lyall hauleda girlie magazine called 'Climax' out of his briefcase to point out that while ministers from the local churches were concerned about boys playing hockey in the arenas on Sunday morn- ings, they weren't doing anything about "this porno- graphy or the body rub par lors. With the Ward One seat left vacant, the fickle finger of fate pointed towards Ann Cowman, who announced on Thursday, March 20th that she would run for council so that the Courtice area would have some representation in local government. By Friday of the sane week she withdrew to a neutral corner to reconsider her decision to contestthe seat ý ending a chat with ber usband. Since 1975 was also International Women's Year he seems to have concurred with the idea.. Only 15.9 per cent of those eligible to cast ballots bother- ed to vote in the May by-election but Mrs. Cowman defeated her four male op- ponents and has stood u for Courtice (and many ot ers) ever since. Lyail Withdraws Ken Lyall, meanwhile, threw his at intb the ring for the Durham East Progressive Conservative nomination ear- ly in May, but b ymid-June he withdrew from the race event- ually won by Ch'arlie McIl- veen. In an e tor's note to the story about Mr. Lyall's with- drawal, the Statesman noted that "there have been some behind the scenes comments (though no official word from the C. organization) that most of the members of the Newcastle Council have been lending Coun. Lyall qualified support for selfish reasons. His ebullient manner and headline catching ability have left most of them smouldering in the background and they'd have been happy to see him go elsewhere." In and out of of the headlines ever since, Mr. Lyall went one step too far at a council meeting on July 7th when Mayor Garnet Rickard finally cracked the whip and expelled the Newcastle Village rep from the council chamber when he repeatedly spoke out of turn. Though it might burn up his colleagues, most would admit that Mr. Lyall has a way with words, and as a former newspaper editor himself, he knows that members of the press quickly gobble up his catchy phrases. Anyone who can get away with calling Garnet Rickard a 'plou jockey' and leave the Mayor r nning bas something going ri hm. Tax Increases That hot month of July also saw local ratepayers singed by a hike in taxes which bit residents in the former town- shi r of Darlington, Clarke and Newcastle Village parti- cularl hard., An d while residents of Courtice want to 'stay rural' the official plan for Bowman- ville predicted that by the year 2001 there'll be a popula- tion of 30,000 in this 'bedroom' town. Or, depending on the planners, it could go as high as 40,000 or 50,000 people - that's. a lot of bedrooms! of 1975 Fighting City Hall The ol adage - you can't fight city hall - was dispro- ved in October when a children's petition to save parkland in Waverly Hills eventually yielded results. Their parents added some beef to the request and finally Italo Milani of the Bowman- ville West project came through with five acres of land which he offered to lease to the town for two dollars per year. Partly as a result of these confrontations, the Waverly Community Association was born. Its goals are not iust to fight city hall, but "wherever poss iëe,'to help council with the development of the com- munity." Nuclear Power On a much larger scale, council did some fencing with another group - Ontario Hydro. Tbe proposed $1.85 billion Darlinton Nuclear Generating Station will have a profound impact on Bowman- ville if and hen it's given the green light b the provincial overnment. aving been re- used provincial funds to conduct an independent study of the effects of the project, council now awaits the ap- pointment of a Hydro re- searchers to tackle the same task. Denied ermission for a local referendum on the issue, Coun. Kirk Entwisle demand- ed to know in mid-December "Who does Timbrell think he is by telling us we can't have a vote onthe nuclear generating plant?" The whole scheme promises - to resurface with requent regularity in 1976. And then there's the re- gional rates, Darcy Mc- Keough and Queen's Park came through with only $11 million of the expected $8 million grant fronm the pro- vince to finance the new scheme and the facilities to go along with it. Since the City of Oshawa stands to lose most by the move, Mayor Jim Potti- cary found a loophole in a previous decision to block the sewer rates for another year. More on this in '76 too. Provincial Election Premier Bill Davis reckon- ed that Conservative chances were better if he waited till September to hold the provin- cial election and the result was a minority government- after more than 30 years of Conservative majority rule., With redistribution of the local ridings, the new Durham East seat was a question mark for hopefuls of al three major farties. After two unsuccess- ulattempts, N.D.P. candi- date Doug Moffatt was back for a third try. He ran an effective campaîgn and won the ridingquie handily over Conservative Charles Mcl- veen and Liberal Kirk Ent- wisle. Helpng Mr. Moffatt out on the campaig -trail were national N. D.P. leader Ed Broadbent and provincial chief Stephen Lewis who took full advantage of the crowds at the Orono Fair to hustle votes for the local candidate. New Industry Following an early con- struction slump and a fear that industrial growth was lagging in the area, there were a few bright lights on the horizon during the year. In February, Goodyear an- nounced a $2.5 million expan- sion which created 30 jobs. During July, Darfield Preci- sion Fabricators moved their temporary quarters from Ajax to a permanent spot in the Industrial Park in Bow- manville, providing another 30 jobs. Perhaps with an insight into the future, Mayor Rickard opposed the purchase of the vacated Honeywell plant for use of the new town hall in April. Six months later the Dennison Manufacturing Company of Canada announ- ced the purchase of the plant and got busy renovating the building to bring it into production by December. At the outset of operations, the company expected to employ over 20 workers in the local paper and label-making plant. Service Clubs In previous years, the var- ious clubs have contributed a great deal to life in Bowman- ville, and 1975 was no excep- tion. There were a few new twists this year including an ambitious summer project by the town's newest club, the Jaycees, a group that was chartered in April. To aug- ment the annual sidewalk sale, the Jaycees expanded the idea into "Bowmanville Week", which included such activities as a beer garden on Temperance Street, a baby beauty contest (sponsored by the Jaycettes), a square dance and a concert and fireworks display in Memorial Park. The Kinsmen contributed to the week's festivities with a gala street dance and the annual beauty contest (this one for big girls). The new Memorial Park swimming pool sponsored by severalof the club sopened at the beginning of the summer just in time to help cool down a severe heat wave for the kids on holiday. There were walkathons and car draws and carnivals, and throughout 1975 several ser- vice club anniversaries were celebrated. The Kinsmen Club observed its 25th birthday in April, the Lions Club turned 40 years old in May on November 20th the Bowmanville Busi- ness and Professional Wo- men's Club celebrated its Silver Anniversary. Agricultural Fairs The end of summer marked the beginning of the region's annual fairs. Record crowds attended the Blackstock event, and for the second straight year, CFRB's Bill Deegan was soundly trounced in the hand milking contest - this time by Durham County Dairy Princess Nancy Knox. The Central Ontario Agri- cultural Fair at Orono wasn't blessed by the fine weather that Blackstock received, but it was well attended too. The OPP Golden Helmets per- formed on opening night, and in addition to the agricultural exhibits and livestock com- petitions, the local candidates or the rovincial election were on and as well. Neil DeKoker acquired some beef with his high bid in the fat calf auction and Cindy.VanCamp of Blackstock won the right to represent Durham County as the 1975-76 Dairy Princess. Late in September the World Plowing Match got under way in Oshawa and Gunnar Hersleth, a 29-year- old Norwegian businessman, emerged as the champ after the five day event. Fires Some of the year's bad news included a number of major fires in the area. In the first week of January, a blaze at Mosport Park caused $100,000 in damages including the loss of six For- mula Ford racing cars and about one third of an 800 foot garage and machine shop. An apartment fire late in the same month left a family homeless at 63 King St. West with over $20,000 in damage. A $30,000 blaze at 32-34 Kmn West on May 15th required firemen not only to que 1 the flames but also to rescue some animais from the Pet Shop below. Thouh a number of birds were killed by smoke the occupants of the apartment in the upper part of te building were alerted to the danger by two passersby and fle to safety A $15,000 fire on Baseline Rond August 27th was a close call for the family of Fred Timms who escaped the early morning blaze when Mr. Timm's oldest child was awakened by smoke and warned the rest. More than $1 million dollars in damage resulted when propane gas erupted near the Steenburg home in Millbrook on December 4th. The bouse disintegrated, the arena and Orange Lodge suffered severe damage and hundreds of windows were blown out of store-fronts on the nmain street. The last major fire of the year occurred, unhapily on Christmas Day in ethany. Approximately 50 firefighters were called to the 4.05 a.m. alarm which destroyed a bowling alley-restaurant and apartment building. Though they lost all their personal belongings and contents, Mr. and Mrs. Major Anderson escaped unhurt. The nearby home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Williams was also extensively damaged as a result of the initial blaze. Sports in Bni In hockey, the H. W. Knapp Towing Major Bantams wound up a very successful season on Arpîl 6th by defeating Essex three ames to one and capturing t e all Christmas Party at Legion It was Christmas Time for the children at the Bowmanville Legion Saturday, Dec. 20th with youngsters of all ages lined up to speak with Santa Claus and then proceed off to the side of the auditorium where a clown, below, is seen pondering the large pile of gifts to ensure that each got what Santa intended for them. Ontario Bantam A Champion- sh e following week, the Bowmanville Sports Midgets weren't quite so fortunate. They were eliminated by Paris in the sixth game of the All Ontario Midget A Cham- pionship by a 6-3 tall y.Despite the loss, the Toros played well and even held a 3-2 lead at one point in the third period. In baseball, Locke's Elec- trons bowed out to the Kendal Eagles in six games of their playoff series, losing the final match by a score of 18-9 on August 17th. As the Statesman pointed out however, the lectrons "are a young team and we will be hearing more of them as they gain more ex erience." Maye in '76! for the third straight sea- son, Stephen's Fuels won the Bowmanville Men's Softball championship by defeating Kramp's Furniture 6-5 in the sixth game of the best of seven playoff final on September 4th. Ron Etcher of Liberty Bowl won $200 and the Young Adult Bowling Championship at the C.N.E. on Sunday, August 17th. The Courtice Ladies' Soft- ball team overcame the fog and the opposition at Memo- rial Park in the third week of September to win the Durham Women's Softball title. They defeated the Pickering East Woodlawn Park team 15-8 to capture the championship. On Tuesday, November 18th, the Bowmanville High School Junior Redmen caped an undefeated season wita 28-8 championship victory over O'Neill Colleiate in the LOSSA Junior title game at Civic Fields in Oshawa. Bits and Pieces A few of the other items making news here in 1975 included some hellos and goodbyes. Hello to the Pines and Bowmanville Senior Public Schools and goodbye to the old Shaw's School on Highway 2. Hello to the new Darlington Sports arena ufficially opened by the Toronto Toros' Tom Simpson on February 8th. Goodbye to Conservative M.P.P. Alex Carruthers and Matt Dymond at a farewell dinner on A ril 25th at the Blac-kstock ommunity Hall. Hello to a new $2.7 million phone system which started here in August. No long is it necessary for the operator to interrupt long distance calls to take younnumber. A big welcome to the new Edna Thomson Day Care Centre on Church Street which will be officially opened on January 9th. Hello and goodbye to Kelvin Robertson, the Rotary ex- change student who added Provincial Court Provincial Court January 6,1976. Judge Batten presided with Assistant Crown Attorney N. McCrank and Duty Counsel M. Walters. Rick Allen, 25, R.R.6, Bow- manville, was fined $100. and costs, in default 10 days after pleading 'guilty" to four charges to fraud in Septem- ber. He was also put on probation for two years and to make restitution to the party defrauded. Wm. Gibner, 52, R«R.2, Oshawa, pleaded "guilty" to a August 29th charge "did assault a female by punching ber on the face". He was in an intoxicated condition at the time. He said he did not remember anything about it. He was put on probation for one year to keep the peace and at end of time will be given a conditional discharge. Michael Chetman, Ham- ilton, pleaded "guilty" to driving after consuming over .08 on December 11. He was followed eastbound on 401 and crossed the centre line four times and weaved continuous- hy. Tests were .14 and .13 hlie fine was $150. and costs, in default 14 days. License sus- pension was for3 months. Jeffrey Ross, 18, Bowman- ville, received a fine of $200. and costs, in default 20 days for a charge laid November 26, "did drive after consumin over .08". He pleaded "guilty". He was observed at a service station and Const. Schultz told him not to drive and half an hour later saw him on King St.. Tests were .19. He was given one month to ay. License suspension was or 3 months. Harold Arthurs 36, Ponty- pool, pleaded "'guiity" to three charges, driving wbile impair- ed, refusing a breath test, driving whihe disqualified. On November 2, he was observed driving nortb on highway 35 at a slow rate of speed, weaving badly in his own lane. He switched Places with a pas- senger when be observed the officer. They broke a liquor bottle just before the car stopped. The car had license plates which had expired. His lcense had been suspended for some years due to an outstanding judgment. The fine was $250. and costs, in default 25 days. No driving for 6 months. The judge warned "if you are found driving you will go to jail" Bench warrants to be issued for Kenneth McFadden and Clem Sallai, Douglas W. Overy, Bow- manvile, pleaded "guilty" to driving after consuming over .08 on November 23. He was westbound on highway 2 and in collision with another car. Tests were .25 and .24. Total damage was $1600. and slight injuries. The fine was $250. or 25 days. License suspension for 3 months. Paul Randall Johnston, 19, Newcastle, and Roger Lee Cobbledick, Oshawa, who ap- peared last week for a bail reaing on a rape charge were in court to-day and February 10 was set for preliminary l earmng. Edward VanHeuvelen, pleaded "guilty" to possession of marijuana on October 12. Const. Horchuk stopped a vehicle at Ontario St. and searched it. The fine was $100. and costs, in default 10 days. He was put on probation for one year. Leslie Cox, 21, 1 St. George St. Bowmanville, was charged October 12 with having in ber possession two different nar- cotics. She was represented by Mr. K. VanNest. She was in a some international interest to our year in Bowmanville. Happy New Year! The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 7, 1976 13 car which was stopped at Daniel Gould, 19, 8 Duke St. Argyle St. The fine was $100. Bowmanville, pleaded an cost, in default 10 days. "guilt to driving while Given one month to pay. She dïsqualified on October 12. was put on probation for one Previous convictions were year. If convicted of any read out. The crown asked for offense during that time, she a jail sentence as he seers to will be brought back and have no respect for the law. sentenced on the above He was sentenced to 15 days in chargeB mvpa. YELVERTON Mr. and Mrs. Jim Beggs and Crystal have spent the past week with Norma's parents the Norman Wilsons. The Wilson famil were uests of the Carl Smihs for Christmas and the Norman Wilsons were host for New Years. The residents of Yelverton welcomed the New Year in customary Bacchanalion fa- shion and festive spirit at several local New Years parties at neighbouring com- munities and ouse parties. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stinson hosted a New Years Eve get to-gether for a number of their friends and neighbours prior to the Nestleton dance. Sorry to learn that our Minister's wife, Mrs. Ted Powers of Janetville, is cur- rently in the Sunnybrook Medical Centre where she is undergoing various tests rel- ative to curing her specific disease. All join in wishing them success in their under- taking. Several from the com- munity attended the Inter- national Snowmobile races held at Peterboro Fairgrounds this week-end. Very interest- ing if a bit nippy at times. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Mal- colm and girls are scheduled to be home on Sunday from Florida Deleted Items Appear Agaih Consideration Monday by Council of recommendations forwarded from the Works Committee for street lighting improvements brou t objec- tions of Coun. Ivan obbs. Coun. Hobbs advised that some of the recommended areas had previously been deleted by council and he moved the matter be tabled for further investigation and clarification of why they had been included agan. The greatest number of schools attended by a student is 265 by Wilma Williams, now Mrs. R. J. Horton, from 1933 to 1945 when her par- ents were in show business in the United States D YKS TRA A'S Weeke nd Specials LEAN, BONELESS CHUCK STEAKi LB. FRESH, LEAN GROUND CHUCK $e9 STORE SLICED, RINDLESS 59 BREAKFAST BACON FRESH, CRISP, ONTARIO 5Lb A PPLESBa Mac Intosh, Spy, Courtlands, Spartans MITCHELL, PURE a48Oz.Tin APPLE JUICE (SAVE 12c) 59 New! 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