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Four Die in Two Vehicle Accident Near Newtonville o ay, riday nd Saturday ~bt ~~MbtaU 20c Per Copy Volume 122 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1976 Costy AenaRepirsHampton Hi-ome Dama ged by Flire Early Tada Costly Arena Repuw Could Shorten Season Wipe Out Orono Play The Orono Arena shouldn't be used for future public occupancy and arenas in Bowmanville and Newcastle need up to $70,000 worth of re- pairs, according to an engineering report re- leased Monday. All four occupants of a westbound car died early this morning in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on highway 401 near Newtonville. The truck driver was uninjured. Newcastle OPP reports that the four Toronto residents were heading west when the 1969 Meteor in which they were riding crossed the 401 median and collided with the eastbound truck. Fog and wet pavement conditions were reported at the time of the accident. A Bowmanville Area ambulance crew was on the scene to remove the victims and fire department vehicles from Newcastle and Bowmanville stations remained there for some time until Orono Towing removed the wrecks, to make certain there was io fire. Names of those killed have not been released pending notification of next of km. Bowmanville Week (à i Begins wi'th a This year's Bowmanville The firing of a cannon Week festiities got off the marked the formai beginning R ground wt a boom that no of a week of activities organ-W one at the officiai opening on ized by the Bowmnanville p Juiy 9t could pQssbly mïss. Jaycee Club.____ Give.Go-Aheod For A W o m en Applicants Scugog Fire Dept. Three Caesarea women won a six month battle for ac- ceptance on the Scugog Town- ship Fire Department follow- Ontario Scholar ing a decision in their favor by the Scugog Township Council on July 12th. Council made the unani- mous decision after receiving a report from the fire chief that the three women passed the tests given to firefighting applicants. Council is now waiting to see (Turn to Page Two) vi to w a Co: Bang Newcastle Mayor Garnet tickard told an audience of ec over 100 people that the ;ecial week was intended to how citizens that Bowman- ille is a great place in which i live. Giving the Jaycees his best ishes for their schedule of ctivities, the mayor said mmunity pride will be (Turn to Page Two) MPP'S SUMMER HOURS A new schedule for the summer is in operation at the Durham East constituency office in Bowmanville for NDP - MPP Doug Moffatt.- The office will remain open on Monday and Wednesday from noon hour to 7 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. The office is closed from Friday to Sunday during the summer. Special Study Area for West Bowmanvili e Leslie Jane Benson, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Benson, R.R. 2, Newcastle, Ontario Scholar with 82.3 per cent. She attends Clarke High School. Council has recommended lands generally to the west of Bowmanville for both indust- rial and agricultural uses in the region's Draft Official Plan. But, a regional council decision on the West Bowman- ville lands puts the property in a designation that is neither industrial nor agricultural. The lands west of Bowman- ville are to be placed in a special study area. The area includes property west of Martin Road, south of the CPR tracks, north of (Turn to Page Two) Jaycees Prepared for American Invasion These three Redcoats plus their cannon are prepared to defend the town from a Yankee troop which is expected to invade the area on Saturday as part of Bowmanville Week. The three are Jaycee club members Jim Robinson, Larry Pooler and President AI Wood, on hand for the official opening of the celebrations on Monday evening, July 19th. Street Dance Tonight A band from the Hampton area persevered through last night's wet weather and brought their music to a small crowd that was hoping to hold a square dance in the mall on Temperance St. AI- though the square dance was rained out, the Country Addition found cover under a store awning and played on past 10 p.m. A street dance is scheduled to begin in the temporary mail a- cross from the town hall tonight at 8 p.m. The report follows a struc- tural study on the three buildings by the firm of1 Leighton and Kidd, consulting 1 engineers.1 The study looked at such ' things as the ability of the1 arenas to standup.under heavy loads of snow or high winds. And, of the three arenas studied, not one com- plied fully with standards set down by theprovincial gov- ernment. The Orono arena was in the poorest condition, according to the Leighton and Kidd study. B m Contaminated land fill from Port Hope has found a home. It will be taken to a site over 9,000 acres in size and located BITS & PIECES COME ON UPTOWN - If the weatherman doesn't turn on the rain tap, it should be quite a weekend in town. The Jaycees still have many events planned for Bowmanville Week with the big American invasion to come at the Port Darlington Marina Saturday at high noon. There's also a baby judging contest this afternoon at 5, beer gardens and dances, plus a fireworks display at Soper Creek Park, Sunday at dusk. Also, when you are in town, take the opportunity to see what the merchants are offering during their Sidewalk Sale. WINS MVP AWARD - Last weekend, during the Girls Sr. Softball tournament at Tillson- burg, Oshawa MacDonalds defeated Tillson- burg 1-0 to win the trophy. Patti Colmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Colmer, Wellington St. plays for MacDonalds and won the Most Valuable Player award. Nice going! ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP - Bowmanville's Bantam girls softball team will play the first round of the All Ontario Championships against Springbrook this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Memorial, Park. They would appreciate some enthusiastic fan support. FINDS KEYS - Mrs. DeVries of 29 Parkway Cres. reports that she found a set of keys that someone will probably be missing. Give her a caîl at 623-7228. FLOWER - VEGETABLE SHOW - Next Wednesday will be a big day and evening for Bowmanville Horticultural Society when they hold their annual Flower and Vegetable Show at Memorial Park Clubhouse. The doors will be open from 4 to 9 p.m. when the public will have an opportunity to see what can be done with tender loving care in the gardens of the community. HOME RENEWAL - It was announced recent- ly that the Town of Newcastle had been allo- cated $45,538 by the Ontario government's Ontario Home Renewal Program. OHRP pro- vides per capita grants to municipalities to administer directly as loans to homeowner occupants to repair their homes to an accept- able municipal minimum standard. Any takers? KEEP HIM IN STITCHES - There's a photo in this edition of some petit point that former Orono veterinarian Dr. W.W. Sherwin presented to the University of Guelph recently. He is now living in Idaho, but still has many friends in the area. The picture took him over 2,000 hours to complete at 576 stitches to the square inch. If patience is virtue, he must be one of the purist around, TAKE COUPON - Readers are advised that the Jaycee coupons for entry in any of their events should be taken to that event and hand- ed over to those in charge. Don't mail them in. BLOOD DONORS - Make a note now that the next Red Cross Society Blood Donor Clinie will be held at the Lions Centre, Beech Avenue, on Wednesday, August 4th, from 1 to 8:30 p.m. The report stated that it wouldn't be practical to rein- force ribs in the roof of the building and the report con- cluded that it would be "imprudent to use the building for future public occupancy." Burned Ribs Structural engineer, Ken Short, told council Monday af ternoon that some of the ribs in the Orono arena roof have been damaged by fire. New ribs replaced some of the ones, that were burned but some ribs that remain are charred (Turn to Page Two) F T ed'af near Chalk River, Ontario. The site is about 200 miles from Port Hope and it was one of seven considered by a federal-provincial task force on radioactivity. (Turn to Page Two) Handbook Available A community resources handbook compiled by New- castle's Social Planning Coun- cil has just been completed. The 80 page booklet lists clubs, churches, schools and other services available with- in the municipality. In presenting copies of the directoryaat the meeting of council Monday, Social Plan- ning Council President, Joan Higginson said the booklet was a year and a half in the making. A total of 150 copies were printed and they'll be avail- able for reference in librar- ies, post offices and general stores. A few copies will be available for individuals. Mrs. Higginson said funds for the book were made available through a local initiatives (LIP) grant. Infor- mation from the Newcastle directory will go towards the makiiig of a regional direct- ory. Mrs. Higginson told the council that the SPC hopes to begin working on another directory in the spring. Early this morning, while one crew of Bowmanville firemen were at a accident scene in Newtonville, an alarm was phoned in to the local statior alerting them to an intense blaze at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Wrigh Temperance St., Hampton. The flames were concentrated in the right side ( the building, doing considerable damage before firemen brought it unde control. Fire Chief Jim Hayman is investigating but so far no information ha been released concerning damages or the cause. Canadian Foresters Present 97,000 to Cdn. Cancer Soc. The first three days of last week Mr. Milton Dakin and Mr. Clarence Bell attended the Canadian Foresters High Court Convention as delegates of Court Bowmanville, held at °he Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg. One of the highlights and a climax to the convention was a dinner on Wednesday evening, when the Canadian Foresters presented to their national project, the Canadian Cancer Society for research, a cheque ,or $97,000, the largest cheque ever received in Canada by the Canadian Cancer Society. Council Takes Holiday' The Tfown of Newcastie council will take a week long adjournment from agenîdas and resolutions and debates beginning Monday, August 9. From the August 9th to Monday, August 16, all council meetings have been cancelled to allow a summer holiday. Cancellations cover the committee meetings for the week of August 9 to 16 and the regular council meeting scheduled for August 16., Re por t I ndica tes June Was Active Building Month, Two building permits given to. local projects valued at one million dollars or more have helped boost last month's figures on the town's building progress report. Figures released by chief building inspector, H.G. Wight, indicate that one build- ing permit was issued for a mall at King St. and Simpson Ave. in Bowmanville. The value of that development was placed at $1,000,000 in the report. Another permit was issued for the addition at Clarke High School. The value of the new construction at the school was estimated at $1,357,300. During the month of June, permits for construction pro- jects valued at $3,799,065 were issued. That's more than triple the figures for June, 1975. The 1975 figure for June totalled $1,035,475. "Quite Active" In commenting on the build- ing inspector's report at Monday's council meeting, Mayor Garnet Rickard said (Turn to Page Two) Councillor Ken Lyah said Monday's council meetin that the m'embers of counc, needed some time to rest ar collect their thoughts. Summer council meetini are being held in the cou roois of the Police and Fil Building this year. On the fir Monday of the month, they ai held in Court Room numbE one and on the third Monday i the month, Council sits i court room number two. Theft A * Local Stor Five hundred and six y dollars was stolen from a Ki g Street store in Bowmanvil e last week overnight, July 1 Durham Regional police say that entry to the Abernethy Paint and Wallpaper store on 55 King Street was gained by way of a rear window. The window was considered tco small for an adult to get through. Blood and finger prints were discovered and police say cheques and small change were left untouched in the cash register. Durham Regional police said last Friday that the case was still under investigation. Doctor Walks Away from Crash in Mayor's Cornfield Late Sunday afternoon, this plane piloted by Dr. E.D. 'Derry' Hubbard of Bowmanville made an emergency landing in Mayor Garnet Rickard's cornfield east of town, flipped over when its pontoons hit and landed on its back. Dr. Hubbard suffered minor scratches, but was able to free himself and was walking around when neighbors who had seep the landing arrived on the scene. Apparently, the plane w«Is either out of fuel or its power failed. Normally, the plane is located in the harbor at Port Darlington Marina. No estimate of damage has been released. The accident is being investigated. 28 Pages Number Chalk River Site