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Newcastle Mayor's Job Has its Bright Side ewc-stle Ar by Peter Parrott It isn't certain yet, but the Newcastle arena may be open for business this winter. If it is, the cost of keeping the building open' will be roughly $30,000 and from that amount, local residents would have to raise $7,500 through private'contributions. The remainder of the money would be covered through grants from the provincial government. Volume 122 20e Per C Council voted in a special meeting late last night to take the necessary action in order to keep the Newcastle arena open this season. This includes drawing up specifications and inviting tenders. With the temporary repairs plus approval from the Minis- try of Labor, the building could be in service this season at the estimated cost of $30,000. opy But there would be restric- tions. Both snow and wind loads on the over-stressed roof would have to be monitored and if, for example, the wind were to blow at speeds higher than 35 miles per hour, the building would be closed. The $30,000 amounts to minor surgery. When it comes to a long term plan for the repair of the building, the solutions become more expen- sive, according to a report issued yesterday by the firm of Totten Sims Hubicki Asso- ciates. As well as the temporary repairs of $30,000, the report states that full repairs to the existing building would cost around $170,000. For an esti- mated $250,000, it would be possible to build a new shell over the present floor and make use of the existing ice plant. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1976 pre A fourth option would be to spend in the neighbourhood of $525,000 on a brand new building on a new site. The figure of $525,000 does not include the cost of land. Totten Sims Hubicki advised council that it does not recommend spending $270,000 to repair the Newcastle arena because the old wood remain- ing in the structure would still deteriorate. (Turn to Page Two) 42 Pages Number 37 Town May Require Donations for Fixing Arena in Bowmanville Mayor Turns Sod at New Building Site in Industrial Park Miss Jackie Canfield of Bowmanville won the Miss Durham Central beauty and talent pageant at Orono Fair on Saturday afternoon and is pictured here all puckered up to receive a congratulatory kiss from the event's sponsor Mayor Garnet Rickard. At right is contestant Anita Brady of Orono. Because the rai ruine the outdoor stage that had been set up for the pageant, it was moved into the arena where the Durham Federation .of Agriculture loaned some rather restricted space. Stew McTavish was the Master of Ceremonies and kept the girls at ease, even acting as a fashion commentator for the evening gown performance. The winner's sister, Jill Canfield was second and Maureen Shetler third. A lion Lowren ce Joins P rnG drdonfe nc A delegation of 13 Canadian parliamentarians will attend the 63rd Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Madrid Septem- ecide Today îl V illage Water Plant Whether or not Newcastle Village will get a 2.8 million water treatment plant will likely be decided once and for all at today's regional council meeting. At anearlier regional meet- ing, deptember 1, the lake oriented water plant was given the blessing of Regional Council and first and second bylaws on the plant were read and passed. But, today the council will have a chance to change its mcndwhertin oamotion for reconsidJeration comes Up. If approved, the plant could be completed by as early as 1978. It would replace the existing well system now used in the village and would supply a population of 10,000. ber 23 to October 1. Led by Robert Stanbury (Lib. - York Scarborough), Chairman of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamen- tary Union, the delegation consists of Senators Martial Asselin (PC-Quebec), Joan Neiman (Lib,-Ontario) and William Petten (Lib.-New- foundland) and from the House of Commons Robert Stanfield (PC-Halifax), Stan- (Turn toPage Two) Peterborough Mn As Provincial CoUrt JANETVILLE SHOOTING About 9 o'clock last night, Robert Richard Seymour, R.R.2, Janetville, came out of his house, walked into the yard and was about to unlock the gate when an un- known assailant fired sev- eral shots in his direction from the barnyard. He thinks the weapon was a .22 rifle. One of the shots whizz- ed by his head. Needless to say, he was somewhat up- set. OPP Constable John Legate is investigating. Judge John Bark of Peter- borough took his oath of office as a provincial court judge in Port Hope on Friday after- noon. The courtroom at the town hall was filled with dignitaries and guests among whom was Ontario Chief Judge F.C. Hays. Judge Bark will serve on the bench in the Port Hope- Cobourg-Bowmanville area. In his remarks to the assembled guests, Crown-at- torney Geoffrey Bonnycastle said that Judge Bark's appointment to the bench would remove a worthy ad- Under a grant system out- lined by Mayor Garnet Ric- kard in a special council meeting last night, about $11,250 would have to be raised through private contributions in order to pay part of the cost for repairs to the Bowmanville arena. That figure is based on an estimated repair cost of $45,000. The engineering firm of Totten, Sims, Hubicki Associates estimates that It will take about that much money to bring the building up to building code standards. Mayor Rickard told council that he bas been talking to the Ministry of Culture and Recreation recently and this is what he was told: One quarter of the funds for arena repairs would come (Turn to Page Two) Top Honor For Local Salesman Harley Hayes of Bowman- ville is one of the top 10 Chrysler salesmen in all of Canada this year. Mr. Hayes, who works for County Chrysler at Maple Grove bas been a master salesman for the past seven years but this is the first time he's been included in the top ten. As one'of Chrysler's leading salesmen, he gets a trip to the Barbados this fali, a gold ring, $100 and a plaque. Saturday's Ramnstorr e pletes Fair Crowd Saturday was a disappoint- entries in the various cat ing day for the directors of the ies were excellent. It was Durham Central Agriculttural but dry up to the time Society's 124th annual fall fair the big parade began, l in Orono when rain early in the Port Hope Legion the afternoon depleted their band, on Saturday, wher expted crowd,~ ard their downpour began, gate receipts by $900. At that poit the c They d lined up an scattered and headed fo excellent program for the buildings and tents, thet three day event and every- soon was muddy. How thing went well until Satur- the events continued wi day. The variety show on interruption, and the Thursday night, the entertain- slackened off enough to -int -1u r~ up 1' n n uayîvnlt hqfpna'qna ment and races on r, aay drew a good crowd, and the Sworn in Judge versary from the ranks of defence counsellors in the area. He added that Judge Bark will realize that Crown-attor- neys do not have horns. Mr. Bonnycastie wished Judge Bark many days on the bench and few sleepless nights. Judge R.B. Baxter welcom-, ed Judge Bark and said that he would do his best to make sure that the new judge's path would be smooth. He added that he was sure Judge Bark's (Turn to Page Two)' Receive Prizes fQr Best Decorated Bikes A wide variety of decorated bikes were entered in the parade into the Orono Fair. When the judging was over, three local school boys were given the top prizes for the contest. First Prize was presented to Richard Erhardt (centre) from Kendal Public Sehool, second to Gary Erhardt (left) of Kirby Centennial School and third place to a kindergarten student at the Orono Public Schobl, Todd Hutton. n egor- s cool when ed by pipe n the rowd r the track ever, thout rain com- Mayor Garnet Rickard turned the first sod on Friday signalliis the official start of construction of the 45,000 square foot Elizabeth Industrial Mall, which will be ready for occupancy by the end of October. Located on two acres of land north of Baseline Road in the Bowmanville Industrial Park, the site is being developed as a multiple unit building by Belton Masonry Limited of Bowmanville. Joining Mayor Rickard in the sod turning ceremony are, from left, AI Casey of the Industrial, Commercial and Investment Department, Frank Real Estate, Coun. Ivan Hobbs, Coun. Ann Cowman, Robert Nicol, Director of Development, Region of Durham; Joe Mclroy, Newcastle Town Clerk; John Valvasori, Frank Real Estate, and Jose Silva, President of Belton Masonry. Woried AbSut the Quality f Charged in EducatiNon inLocal SsT piet a meternoonfs program, including a hilarious perfor-T mancebyhGordieTappandhisPisMayb of group. p ________________________________________ If your concerned that the brary. academic standards in our In response to an invitation schools are declining, then the from a group of interested place to be on Wednesday, Bowmanville parents, Sheila September 22nd at 8:30 p.m. Is Morrison, Executive Secre- WRONG OUTFIT - Something is going to have to the Bowmanville Public Li- (Turn to Page Two) be done with the Editor's typewriter, the doggone thing doesn't spel right. Last week, we asked anyone who belonged to the 135th Bn.'in the first U C nSiders World War- to contact Col. Art Thorn at Millbrook. Cliff Samis graciously pointed out that we must have meant either the 136th or 235th. Checking back ono g O rnpS on scribbled notes, we found that it was the 136th we Outstanding academic and civie reception to honor those intended. You'd think a typewriter would know the athletic achievements may be who achieve success incertain difference between a 5 and 6. recognized publicly by :New- disciplines, she suggested. castle council sometime in the Along the lines of supporting NEW PAPER - Many rural readers of The future if the Finance Commit- local achievements, Coun. Statesman will be receiving two papers pub- tee approves a proposal raised Cowman recommended that Sweek. pApep by Councillor Ann Cowman the town buy 100 copies of a lished from this office this week. A special recently. new book by two local authors edition called The Country Courier is being Coun. Cowman recom- on Clarke Township's history distributed by mail to about 8,000 homes in the mended establishing an called '"Out of the Mists.'" area stretching from the Oshawa town line to honors list to acknowledge Councillor Ivan Hobbs said east of Newtonville and north to Caesarea and worthwhile performances by he was opposed to the proposal residents of the municipality. because money has not been Bethany. It will not be received in Bowman- Recognition from the town set aside in the budget to ville where almost 4,000 Statesmans are pur- could also include holding a finance it. chased each week and there are only 3,331 households. The Country Courier will provide 1976-77 Durham 'Dairv Prin saturation coverage of the area, making it an excellent advertising medium. It contains only advertising that also appears in The Statesman. WARMING UP - The forthcoming election for Town Council and Board of Education this December is taking shape. Mayor Rickard has announced he will seek re-election; he was one of the holdouts until Monday. George Cameron of Newcastle has indicated he will again run for a seat on the Board of Education, and a newcomer to the field, Dave Tonkin of Zion, a native of Darlington, will run for a regional council seat in Ward 1, which means he'll be opposing local councillor Ann Cowman who also is seeking Bruce Tink's former seat. We expect to hear more as time goes on and nomination day comes closer. NICE EFFORT - Bud Rolph and his crew were delighted with the draw at Orono Fair on the Morgan horse. They sold 2,500 tickets at a buck apiece for a big profit. Don Cochrane, out Enterprise Hil way, was the winner and with a name like Cochrane he has to know what he's doing with horses. 131ST ANNIVERSARY - Nestleton United Church will be holding its 131st anniversary on Sunday at il a.m. and that Scottish spellbinder from Port Perry, Dr. Matt Dymond, will be the guest preacher. There will also be special music by the Presbyterian Men's Choir, Toronto. The Durham Dairy Princess title was passed on to PAPER DRIVE - Just a brief reminder that second year in a row in the contest held at the Oron Bowmanville Scouts will be on the prowl, this new princess, Louise VanCamp (left) is shown abov Saturday for waste paper. Have your bundies last year's princess, Cindy VanCamp, who made it on the curb shortly after 8 a.m. Dairy Princess contest at the CNF thi10 Durham Regional Police say three persons were arrest- ed Sunday morning on Conces- sion St., in Bowmanville. Ahi three were charged in connection with a car theft in Renfrew last weekend. Terrance Ronald G. Martin, 17, of Arnprior was charged with possession over $200 and two juveniles were also charg- ed. Renfrew and Arnprior are northwest of Ottawa. ARMED ROBBERY Ontaro Provincial Police at Newcastle are investi- gating an armed robbery that took place Monday evening at the Orono Food Centre Texaco Station on the east side of Highway 115 south of Orono. Two youths are reported to have approached the sta- tion attendant 16-year-old David John Bell of New- castle, one armed with a knife. About $150 was scoop- ed out of the cash register before they fled. cess Chosen o a Blackstock girl for the no Fair on Sep t. lOth. The e receiving the title from to the semi-finals in the Temporary Repairs Could Cost $30,000