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Legion Branch Holds Annual 'e Annual Vimy Dinner - held on Sunday afternoon, -April 4th in the Legion Hall .with Branch 178 being the host to World War I veterans, their wives or lady friends along with the past presidents and their wives. About 4:30 p.m. the group arrived for a social hour prior to dinner at 5:30 p.m. at which time the Ladies Auxiliary assisted by members of the branch, served a very enjoy- able dinner. The head table as hosts to the group were 2nd Vice Pres. jim Fair, Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Program, Nyhl Sheehan, Pres. Ladies Auxiliary, Zone Conímander Luke White of Oshawa, His Worship Mayor Garnet B. Rickard, Pres. Stan L. Dunn, lst Vice Pres. Irene Whitney, Rev. Robt. Hayne, Padre, and 3rd Vice Pres. Harold Kirtley Vimy Dii who was in charge of the evening. The meeting began with the regular Legion opening cere- mony by the Legion Pres. assisted by Sgt.-at-Arms Wal- ter Park, Grace by Rev. Bob Hayne, Padre and a toast to the Queen by lst Vice Pres. Irene Whitney. During the dinner the head table members and guests were introduced by Pres. Stan and the meeting was turned over to Vice Pres. Jim Fair, who paid tribute to men like J. Cliff Samis and all the World War I veterans present and welcomed everyone to the Branch Vimy Dinner. Jim Fair then called on the Legion President, thanking him for his efforts in support of the local branch over the period of years and presented a 50th anniversary Legion Service Medal to him nner The Chairman of the 50th anniversary programs for Br. 178 proceeded to thank the past presidents for their service over their years, and advised that pictures had been obtained for all the Past Presidents since 1935, and these had now been suitably framed, and were to be prominently displayed on a wall in the Legion. It was pointed out that there were only 12 Past Presidents still living, of these the following were in attendance: J.C. Samis, Ed. J. Rundle (Toron- to), Jim Woodward (Colling- wood), Ab. E. Mavin, Keith Ferguson, Maurice Conway, Ron E. Richards. Jim Fair then proceeded to show the pictures and read the names of the Presidents and the years they served, leaving the pictures on display for all to see after the dinner. President Dunn thanked Vice Pres. Fair for his work and for the presentation. A welcome was extended by the President to those present on behalf of the executive and membership of the branch. He commented that this being the 50th anniversary of Legion, the format of Vimy Night had been changed to include the ladies -- this being the first time for Branch 178, and he assured the ladies they would be present henceforth. Tri- bute was paid to the World War I veterans who had formed the Canadian Legion after being members of the Great War Veterans Associa- tion and the President thanked them for their efforts in keeping the branch going from 1928, when it was first started, and the charter that haigs on the wall was received. Of those members whose names appeared on the charter dated Sept. 24th, 1930, only one member still lives, and the President thanked that per- son, J. Cliff Samis, for his work in the Legion, pointing out when the veterans of World War Il returned it afforded them an organization they could join to continue the comradeship which meant so much to them in the years of service. The President read a letter from Dr. V.H. Storey who was unable to attend and he thanked the branch for the invitation and wished that he could be at the Vimy dinner with them. The President also said that he had been in touch with Reg. Harding who had been President of Br. 178, 38 years ago, and that due to ill health he would not be able at attend but wished to be remembered to everyone. Reg. had joined the Great War Veterans Association in 1921 and said that later the group in Bowmanville became known under charter as The Can- adian Legion of the British Empire Service League. Reg. also wished to thank Br 178 for their visits and the gifts he received during his illness. Ted Sheehan had also been talking to Pres. Stan and he commented that he was going into Kingston Hospital and would not be able to be in attendance, but he too wished to say hello to everyone. Jim Firth, another Past President, is presently holi- daying in England and could not be in attendance. Mayor Garnet Rickard was RADIALS $16000 Per Set of 41 SIZES TO fl MAG WHEELS I3500° each T MOST CARS Pineridge Tire Sales 27 Si.npson Avenue Bowmanville Phone 623-4866 Now avalable in Durham Region 24 HOUR SERVICE by the Durham Home Owners Service Ltd. The Com any was formed by the rnany yeors combined experience of respecte contractors in the Durham area. Its primary purpose is to safeguard members from overcharging and poor workmanship. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS " 24 Hour Emergency Service e Day or Night Protection " Double Guarantee " Free Estimates " Guaranteed Completion * Specialized Service* " Latest Methods and materiaks " One Call Convenience " Credit Convenience l AIl trades available * Convenient central billing " Expert advice called on by the President to address the group. He paid tribute also to such men as Cliff Samis and the other World War I veterans who were present, also the Past Presidents, for their efforts over the years, for service to the community. He also com- mented on the roasting of Pres. Stan at the recent interclub night and was able to toss in a bit of roasting also but thanked Stan. Dunn for his work in Bowmanville over the years and complimented him on receiving the Legion Ser- vice Medal, in this the 50th, Anniversary Year. Zone Commander Luke White was called on after the President had thanked the mayor for his words of praise for the Legion and his com- ments about the roasting and presentation. The Zone Com- mander thanked the branch for having him to the Annual Vimy Dinner, and said that he had also attended the Vimy Dinner in Oshawa earlier in the day, so he was being well looked after during the day. After thanking the Ladies Auxiliary for the delightful meal, and thanking the mem- bers of the branch who assisted in serving tables, the meeting was closed in the usual manner, followed by the singing of The Queen. The meeting was turned over to Harold Kirtley who had ar- ranged with the film commit- tee chairman Irene Whitney to show some Legion films and the Golden Legionnaires were on hand to present a short program of numbers familiar to all. The Golden Legion- naires, as usual, were in fine voice and their renditions were appreciated by all. The program was concluded with the showing of another film with the Vimy dinner and program ending about 8:30 p.m. with everyone saying that they had really enjoyed themselves. OPP REPORT During the period April 5, 1976 to April 11, 1916 the Ontario Provincia.l Police at Newcastle investigated 8 motor vehicle accidents and attended a wide variety of general occurrences. These motor vehicle col- lisions claimed the life of one person and caused injuries to 8 others. Accident investigation has resulted in three persons being charged with offences under the Highway Traffic Act and three persons being charged with driving offences under the Criminal Code. The general occurrences investigated included offences such as; theft, wilful damage, break and enter and trespass. Six persons have been charged with offences under the Liquot -Control Act, 6 persons have been charged with offences under the Crim- inal Code and four persons have been charged with im- paired driving. Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident A 23 year old Hampton area man died as a result of injuries sustained in a single car accident which occurred on Saturday, April 10, 1976 at approximately 6:00 a.m. on Conc. Road 5-6 just west of Hampton. Dead is Noel C. Robinson, 23 years, of L.21, C.6, Darlington, R.R. 1 Hampton, Ontario. A passenger, Steven John Treleaven, 17 years, of L.4, C.6, R.R. 1 Hampton was injured and taken to the Oshawa General Hospital. This accident is being in- vestigated by Provincial Con- stable G. Ostrander of New- castle Ontario Provincial Pol- ice. SAFETY TIP Bicycles are Vehicles Attention Parents: If your child rides a Bicycle, make sure it's always in safe mechanical condition. . . and is ridden according to the rules. Remember, a bicycle is a vehicle, not a toy. Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: I feel your readers should be informed of an act of vandal- ism which occured on my property during Sunday even- ing April 3rd. My son and I erected a sign over the weekend to advertise my business which is situated on No. 2 Highway east of Newtonville. I had invested a consider- able amount of time and effort constructing, painting and erecting it. On Monday evening, it was gone, torn off the supporting posts. The sign consisted of a board six feet long by 10 inches wide, painted white with the word "Antiques" in black. The OPP have been inform- ed because I cannot accept conduct like this as it is sick, reprehensible and un- Canadian. My intention is to be a good neighbour, industrious a credit to my community and at the same time helping in my own way to improve our Heritage Highway image. If we accept this outrage or sîmilar acts of it's kind without a sense of loss, sadness, and a surge of old fashioned anger all rolled into one then where are we heading? Let's keep our highway the "Heritage Highway" in the true sense of the word. Yours sincerely, W. Clarke Victoria Park Farm Leave,ÉName Change To Bil The possible change in name for the Town of New- castle again ruffled council's feathers Monday night as Secretary-Treasurer of the Ratepayers Association, R.A. Lilley questioned their appar- ent lack of action on the matter. Council recently received a letter from MPP Doug Moffatt advising that acceptable al- ternatives to the term "Town"' would be Area Municipality of Newcastle, Township of New- castle or even Borough of Newcastle. However, the trend -of Mrs. Lilley's confrontation at coun- cil Monday was not so much the matter of the term town, but rather the desire to maintain the individual identi- ty and name of each com- munity within the area or district. Mrs. Lilley advised council that she had learned of mistakes which occur with parcels shipped by bus ending, up in the Village of Newcastle rather than being dropped off in Bowmanville. She suggested that this fact is a costly one for all involved with such misdirection of parcels. 62 Revisions Mrs. Lilley suggested that the choice of Township might prove a less costly designation to change to as it could facilitate a more simple task in such situations as repaint- ing the name on the doors of town-owned vehicles. Council, however, reminded Mrs. Lilley that they have not fully ignored the matter but merely resolved to at present take no further action. They initiated action to have the name changed by council resolution in October 1974, Coun. Kirk Entwisle reported, a matter which is still before the legislature and which Mayor Rickard recently indi- cated would be best handled under the amendments that are being considered to Bil 162 which formed the Region of Durham. ChooseWinners in Area Legion Speaking The Royal Canadïan Legion The Human Mind, District G. held its Area Public Speaking Grades 9-10 - 1. Kirk contest at Branch 106 Hastings Fitzgerald, Trenton, spoke on on April 4th. This contest was Hockey, District F; 2. Tom between Districts F and G, Windle, Renfrew, spoke on incorporating 123 Branches. Skiing, District G. The winners were as follows: Grades 11-13 - 1. Veronica Grades 4-6 - 1. Jennifer Haesler, Gananoque, spoke on Hoffman, Deep River, spoke Men, District G; 2. Michael on Pioneer Times and is from Moloney, Peterborough, spoke District G; 2. Maribeth Bur- on Capital Punishment, Dis- kitt, Frankford, spoke on trict F. Collections and is from Dis- The first placed winners will trict F. now travel to Burlington on Grades 7-8 - 1. Jan Findley, April 24 to participate in the Oshawa, spoke on Waves and Provincial Finals. is from District F; 2. Lenny I would like at this time to Karakowsky, Perth, spoke on thank the School Principals, Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, April 14, 1976 9 Students and the people who ever in Bowmanville. 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