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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 26 May 1976, p. 3

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Try Reading a Book From Your ln Spring, your fancy ightly turns to ---- gardening, dlean- ing the cottage, painting the at and other preparations Ssummer. But everyone Ïeeds a break occasionaiiy so why not put your Iawnmower down, your feet up and try a new book from one' of the libraries in the area. The foiiowing are availabie at the Bowmanviiie Library. The Kitcben Sink Papers by Mike McGrady Mike McGrady bad a job as a journalist with a good incame, a nice bouse in the suburbs , a swimming pool, t wo cars and almost every- thing a man could want. Wbat made Mike McGrady different from other men? In 1973 Mike gave up bis good job and his responsibility for all the rest and be- became a housewife, that is, a housebusband. His wife Corrine became the breadwinner of the family. Corrine had turned a part time job in plastics into ber own rapidly growing business and when she proposed yet another expansion that-would take up al ber available time th en somneone bad to do tbe bousework and care for the tbree children. Tbat's wbere Mike came in and tbis is his side of the story. How does a man plan a menu around celery, bananas and cat food? How does be become a failure as an Easter bunny? How does he explain twenty-tbree odd socks lef t after he bas finisbed COMMERCIAL PORTRAITS WEDDINGS & Library the iaundry? Mike McGrady described the year as boring, repetitive, dreary and at times just dumb yet the most enjoyabie year in recent memory. This book is defin- ately not boring or repetitive, it certainly is enjoyabie. The Final Fire by Dennis Smith In 1972 New'York fireman Dennis Smith wrote tbe, best- seller Report. From Engine Company 82, a book wich showed the difficulties of being a firemnan in a large city. Tbis year be bas written a novel, The Final Fire. This deals witb the dilemma wich faces a city in whîcb the firemen are on strike and is based on th e actual strike of tbe Montreal firemen severai years ago. F ew of us realize tbe terrible hazards fire- figters face nor do we understand the serious conse- quences of sucb a strike. Deninis Smith alerts usto botb. Gerhardby Betty Kennedy Betty Kennedy, the well- known broadcaster and ber busband Gerbard led a unique life together and when it came time for Gerbard ta, die, even that was approached in an unusual way. In the spring of 1975, Gerbard discovere d that be had inoperable cancer and from that time until bis deatb in Dec. 1975, be and Betty and their family and friends hived with bis coming dt.2t dnfi ia-n1Ifne d f-r ïil Mrs. Kennedy candidly SPECIAL OCCASIONS BARRY VIRTUE R.R. 1, Onta LOB1 416-9K ~Dtt CQ~~ek-Chu Actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke istened while a man to storv. But the man spoke so indistinctîy and muffed line sa badly that the story wasn't f unny. "Why did yoi a friend asked Hardwicke afterward. "I1 always do," the actor replied. "If yau don't laugh, danger of their telling it over again." CLOTHES CARE HINT. CALL THE ATTENTION of your Cleaner toalal stai stains are easier ta remove than aid stains.- 4BOWMANVILLE MUSEUMWILLOF MAY 28th, 7:30 p. m. Free Admission Opening Night Oni' Bowmanvili Cleaners Lti Uw FT84 King St. W. -CLMHES "We Specialize in Shirl CLEAN ER Laundering"l Enniskillen Junior Choir Places First Over. Senior Competition The Enniskillen Public School Junior Choir placed fi rst in the Folk Song category for Grades 6, 7, and 8 at the recent Peterborough Kiwanis Festival. It was quite a feat considering that Enniskillen only goes up to Grade 6 and the competition came from students in higher grades. Under the discsses painful period and explains bow necessary the open discussion of death and the planning abead for Gerbard's deatb were to ber acceptance of the situation. Tbis book discusses an issue that most people find painful but Betty Kennedy shows tbat one can Orono, learn to accept it and go on to lead a normal life. ario Basie Saiiing by M.B.George IM0 Tbis is tbe time of year wben i MO water sports begin ta came ta 3-5240 mind. For tbose wbo are amateurs at the art of sailing - Basic Sailing by MB. George - wiil provide a good intro- duction. Ail the necessary know-bow wbicb one must {Qe bave ta sail a boat in a proper and seamanlike manner is clearly presented. Numerous Mid a long illustrations, diagrams and 1his punch ou laugh?>" pbotograpbs' as weil as a step-by-step description ithere's a makes this book easy ta understand. Information on popular types of saiboats is included. 3ins.Fresh Lemmoni by Don Widener uns. resh Jack Lemmon's life reads like a script from one of bis films. He was born in a DE N bospitai elevator which was stuck beweerî claors, .he iast y bis virginity in a car witb bis foot caught in tbe roof supports, and one day he woke le up ta find a wrecker's bal swinging through the wall of the bouse in wbicb bewas ,de > sleeping. Lemmon includes stories 'of Jack's cbildbaod, 623-5520 youtb, disastro us Navy career rt - as weil as bis life as an actar. t Tbis book is funny, surprising and above ail a warm and loveable portrait of a mast untisual man. direction of Mrs. Margaret Snowden, and accompanied by Doug DeweIl on the piano, the choir sang Santa Lucia and Corne To The Fair on their way to first place. Ail 60 of the boys and girls in the choir are in Grades 5 and 6. N o rPr VI-& ores sfr EldoradoJuringi Industri%@ldMeet The Newcastle industrial development committee bas turned down an eariy attempt by reprýSentatives of Eldor- ado Nèear Ltd. ta bave land tbe corporation awns in Port Granby rezoned for industrial use. A lawyer representing Eldorado Nuclear Ltd., Carl Grant asked Mayor Garnet Rickard if their 650 acre site in Port Granby cauld be rezoned througb a bylaw that tbe council cauid pass. The company's representaq- tives aisa asked if meetings -ta discuss the possibility of opening uranium refining operatians at the site near Newtanville could be ciased ta the public. Peto -1 United in maý Cornelia (Corri( Werf, daughter o Regina vanderW( of Newcastle; anc Peta, son of Edwi Grace Olive Peto The double-rii ceremony was p Rev. Father Ger an Marcb l2th, a tremendous selection- of . Shorts - Siims - Skirts Oodles of Tops Dresses and Pant Suits in sizes ranging from 5,to 20 Haif- Sizes are also avoulable "A Special Shop for Special Women"7 Zarter,'g of ionb *trtt Bond Towers Shopping Mal 44 Bond St. W. k. 576-7152 vanderWerf Weddîing arriage were Gregrys Ronfian Catholic ie) -vander- Church, Islington, Ontario. of Wiliem and Given in marriage by bier erf, formerly father, the bride ware a long d Brian Elliat white gown and traiiing hood- in Morton and ed cape, bath trimmed in an ,o, of Toronto. exquisite matching lace and ing candielit tiny heart shaped buttons. perfarmed by Attending the bride, dressed ýrard Wa.llace in long rust-shaded gowns and 1976 at St. shawls, tr mmed with cream coloured lace, were Mrs. Marie Speziale, Newcastle; Mrs. Sophia Scott, Bowman- ville, bath sisters of the bride and Jane McLean, Toronto. Attending the groom were Don Webb, Toronto; Lance Peta, L.A., Calif., brother of the groom, and Dirk vander- 'Werf, brather of the bride, of Brechin, Ontario. Masters Anthony Speziale and Michael Speziale, nep- hews of the bride, carried tbe rings on wite-laced pillows. After the ceremony, dinner, music and dancing were enjoyed by relatives and friends of the happy couple at the Islington Golf Club. weit he r j Dielayed Planting As the resuit of poor weather conditions wbicb have delayed spring pianting for farmers in tbe area, consumers may be forced ta pay higher food prices, Rod Stork, an agricultural repre- sentative witb the Ministry of Agriculture and Food bas said. In an interview on May l9tb the agriculture expert said the recent cold speli and beavy rainf ail have put spring plant- ing foar local farmers bebind by about twa weelks. Farmers are atraid that if it is not done soan even bigger prablems could arise, he said. -It's getting ta the stage where they'ii reaily have ta go when the weather gets dry enough ta plant," be said. "They're getting a iittle edgy." If the grounid is dry enougb, iviay 25t11 woul have been the earliest date the farmers could plant sweet corn, spring wheat and beans, crops that usually shouid be in the gr(>und at this time, hie stated. Although an increase in food prices1 may bc. withheid by better conditions in the U.S. recent indications are that farmners there have conditions similar to those of the local rarmers, Mr. Stork said. '"That wiII have an ('ifeci on prices,' lie pounted ýoui The Canadian Statesman,1 Bowmanville, May 26, 1976 3 operation would bring to the trol Board has had from as far town," he added. back as the 1950's. With the evidence of Port Under the present manage- Hope's problems with radio- ment at Eldorado Nuclear active waste, however, Coun. Ltd., he told the committee Lyall saîd there couid be no0 that refining operations at way that the council would Port Hope were harmless and want the uranium refinery safe. relocated in Port Granby. Coun. Lyali saîd the meeting TheEldrad Ncler Ld.accomplisbed nothing be- The ldoadoNuclar td.tween the town and Eldorado representatives at the meet- Nuclear Ltd. ing toid the councillor that he had ciosed bis mind to the possibilîty of opening a uran- ium refinery in the Newton- ville area. Mr. Grant saîd the commit- tee and others involved in the proposai did not know all the information concerning Port Hope's controversy over radioactive hot spots. Port Hope's problems, he said, were related to problems Safe drîv'ing thatthe Atomie Energy Con- is a famlity attair. THE OPUICAL IDUTIGUE 30 KING ST. WESTMISGZELR PHOWMN6234477 DISPENSING OPTICIANS "Flawers with Feeling" For Any Occasion Tel. 623-3377 CLOSED WEDNESDAY AFIERNOONS 133 Church Street Bowýmanvi1le Fresh Flower and Dried Flower Arrangements for FIJNERALS - WEDDINGS HOSPITAL and HOME Be sure and take a look ataour Bridail Showcase in aur window. Altbougb Mr. Grant said tbe reason for ciosing the meet- ings to tbe public was because of the private nature of discussions on uranium oper- atians, Mayor Rickard reject- ed the propasal and aiso said a bylaw aiiowing the site ta be: rezoned now would be badly timed. Caun. Ken Lyail also op- posed tbe bylaw proposai and the suggestion ta bave in- camera meetings witb offi- ciais from Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. "If tbe Part Hope thing badn't happened I'd welcome Eldorado witb open arms, Coun. Lyali said. "We'd love the $50 ta $80 million tax assessment the 1971 BUICK 4-Doar Hardtop V-8, automatic,'pawer steering, power brakes, radio, air conditioning, viinyl roof,* power windows, power seat, rear seat speaker, white wall tires. wheel discs. Lic. DYV617 .................. ON LY $ 2500) 1975 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 2-Doar Hardtop V-8, automatic, power steering, power brakes, radio, white wall tires, wheel discs, body side mouldings. Lic. HRD629 .................. ONLY $4 300l Interested in Leasing We lease a Il models of the Chevrolet and Oldsmobile Une cf Quality Autamobiles. -f MOTORS LTD. BOWMANVILLE COURTICE "COURTESY FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY" Harold Michelson .lim Harris -Ace- RI Ted Miller Authorized Chevrolet - oldsmobile - Chevrolet Truck Dealer =erguson Richards Spring Sale Continues with savings f rom 30%-to,5O%' Downfown Oshawa Open 9:30-6 e Fr1. 9:30 -9 VIV-ItY- V'

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