Retired Principal's Portrait Presented to Lord Elgin School Splash Group Gets Ready To Start Drivefor Funds A member of the Town of building group can begin the able to apply for sta Newcastle SPLASH commit- job of raising funds. non profit organizatio tee said Monday that the The first hurdle for the An estimated $350 group should be getting its committee was passed Octo- public funds is needed. license as a charitable organi- ber 4 when council agreed to rest of the money wou zation soon. support the project although it from Wintario and C Doug Barber said the li- stated that funds would have ity Centres grants. T cense may be granted as early to be raised publicly. cost of building an ind as the end of November. Once Having received council's at the Bowmanvill the license is given, the pool- blessing, the committee was School is estimated at tus as a n. 0,000 in and the ld come ommun- he total oor pool e High $600,000. At a SPLASH committee meeting Monday night, some members of the committee were selected to head the project. Dr. Howard Rundle was chosen chairman cf the com- mittee and Doug Barber was chosen vice chairman. Pat Rundle accepted the nomina- tion for secretary. Meanwhile, a committee headed by Bob Stevens is going to try and find an executive director who can devote time to day to day fund raising operations. The next SPLASH commit- tee meeting has been schedul- ed for Monday, November 8. <~t~te~m~u Volume 122 20e Per Copy BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1976 On Tuesday, October 19th, prior to an Open House at Lord Elgin Public School, a special presentation took place in the school foyer. Parents of pupils from that area had banded together to honor Miss Marjorie Couch who retired as the school's principal the end of June and as a lasting tribute arranged to have a colored portrait by Astor Studio of the highly regarded principal hung in the school. It is shown here during the presentation ceremony. Taking part, from left to right, Mrs. Ron Wells, Miss Couch, Mrs. Jack Munday and Mrs. Alan Lobb. Funds left over were also presented to Miss Couch who plans to purchase books for the school. If you're looking for a bargain in used sports equip- ment or want to deal away last season's golf clubs, ski boots or snowshoes, then the place to be on Saturday is at vmanville High School. om 12 noon until 3 p.m., M'~udent conrei! wml he sponsoring its First Annual Sports Show and Swap, which will also feature displays of new equipment presented by several local sports dealers. If you have an item you'd like to put up for sale, then bring it to the high school between 9 and il a.m. where it will be tagged and assigned a reasonable cash value. The charge for this service is 25 cents per item, and if it is sold during the afternoon, you will be able to caim 90 per cent of its swap price - the remaining 10 per cent goes to the student council treasury. From 3 until 4:15 p.m. those who have put equipment up for sale are asked to return to collect either their money or their unsold goods. Any items unclaimed after 4:15 will become the property of the student council. D & R Sports Shop, The Sporting Gesture, Bowman- ville Travel the Ski Ptrol and the Oshawa Ski Club are expected to take part in the show, so now is the best time to prepare for the winter season ahead. Think snow at B. H.S. New Candidate For Bowmanville Jim Robinson, a lifelong resident of Bowmanville and a member of the Bowmanville Jaycees has added his name to the rapidly growing list of municipal election candi- dates. Mr. Robinson said in a letter to the Statesman yesterday, that he is running not because of any personal vendetta but simply because he "would be honored to serve the people of this town." He said his attendance at almost all local council meet- ings since the formation of regional government has gi- ven him the necessary beek ground in local policies. He will be seeking the ward Two (Bowmanville) seat which is currently held by incumbent councillor, Don Allin. BHS Players Open, Season withComedy With a title as complicated to keep the audience in as "The Roar of the Grease- chuckles, - the underlying paint, The Smell of the theme seriously asked people Crowd", the Bowmanville to question the situation pre- High School's first play of the sented. year was bound to be a major The subject was life itself undertaking. with all its frustration and If it was a difficult project injustices included. Instead of for the students to tackle, they presenting a melodrama, how- still did a fine job simplifying ever, on the surface the theme the story for those who saw the was treated as a comedy. play during its three-day run The two main characters, last week. Sir, played by Ted Chant, and Though it was a musical Cocky, John Sheridan's role, comedy with enough surprises (Turn to Page Two) Tragie Years Ahead? Liberals in Trouble Says AI Lawrence Pierre Trudeau and the federal Liberals were given a verbal thrashing last week in a speech by Allan Lawrence, the Northumberland-Durham Member of Parliament. Mr. Lawrence told a crowd of about 150 members of the newly formed Durham-North- umberland Progressive Con- servative Association that the Liberal party is on the skids. The Conservative party, J|Meet Your <'Ctizens concerned with taxes, dumps, high water bills, arenas or any other issue in local politics will have a chance to Ineet the town's municipal election candidates next month. 4ouncillor Requests Help with BITS & PIECES Darlingto Councillor Ann Cowman said October 18 that the Darlington generating station is going to be the "biggest thing since we took this land over from the Indians." She said that she would like some help in dealing with the proposed 3 billion dollar power station that will be located on Bowmanville's southwest doorstep. Specifically, she told council that she would like some help with a report by James Hydro Report MacLaren Limited---a report that tries to predict how the station would affect the sur- rounding community. The report is currently before the hydro liaison com- mittee and it contains charts, graphs and technical data and looks about three inches thick. The committee has been asked to make comments on the MacLaren report which was prepared for Ontario Hydro. Councillor Cowman said there is ne way that she is able to say whether or not the - study is accurate. Who's going to go through the report on behalf of the Town of Newcastle?" she asked. The councillor suggested that members of the town staff be asked to read the report and make comments but that idea was vetoed by other members of council. Councillor Ivan Hobbs told her the staff bas other things (Turn To Page Two) Playing the Game in Greasepaint "One should never taKe aavantage or anomner uniess tne opportunity presents itself," states Sir, one of the main characters of "The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd". The musical-comedy which ran from Thursday to Saturday last week was the first production of the year for the Bowmanville High School. The role of Sir was played by E. P. Chant. QUITE EXPENSIVE -- The mass exodus is beginning for those who don't relish our cold winters and depart for warmer climates. This year, they are finding that it's going to be expensive forwarding their copies of The Canadian Statesman each week. It now costs 20 cents postage minimum to mail each edition outside of Canada. That's rough, but there is little we can do about it. Maybe if there's a group from this area in one location, they could pool and have one copy sent and passed around. NEW FELLOW - Glenn Wellington Sawyers, Assistant Manager of the Toronto Dominion Bank branch here recently became a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers, upon completion of a 10-week study program at the University of Toronto. Congratulations. TAKE IT EASY - Hallowe'en celebrants will be out in full force this Saturday night enjoying the annual event. No doubt the lawmen will also be on the lookout for those few who get carried away and do real damage. Drivers are urged to keep a sharp lookout for excited youngsters in costumes who may not be too interested in protecting themselves when crossing roads. Just have a good time everyone and take it easy. TURN CLOCKS BACK - Either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, turn your clocks back an hour because Daylight Saving will be over at 12:01 on Sunday morning. They tell us it doesn't iurt to turn electric clocks back but the spring variety should be turned forwards or the works could be damaged. GOOD AND BAD NEWS - The good news is that Walter Frank of W. Frank Real Estate is back on the job after recovering from a fractured pelvis. The shocking news is that Don Morris of Morris Funeral Home died early Sunday morning. He was buried on Tuesday afternoon. Don suffered a heart attack last week. DO IT - You may notice that at the end of quite a few hockey stories this week, there are two words that don't seem to fit in with the articles. They are DO IT that is a build up for a Skate- a-Thon that will be coming up to raise sorely needed funds for the Minor Hockey Association. The date is Nov. 13th. Watch for canvassers seeking pledges. $5,000 GRANT - It was announced this week that the Town of Newcastle Public Library will receive $5,000 to buy multilingual books and materials. That will help. CWL Holds Profitable Annual Bazaar under Joe Clark, looks strong- er than ever, according to Mr. Lawrence. But the MP pre- dicted two more years of Liberal government under Mr. Trudeau---two years which would be a "tragedy" for the country. In a speech at Bowman- ville's Memorial Park club- house last Wednesday even- (Turn To Page Two) Candidate I The Town of -Newcastl Ratepayers Association and the Social Planning Council is sponsoring two all candidates meetings during the last two weeks of November. They will be held in Courtice and Bowmanville. Ward one (Darlington) will be having its meeting Tuesday November 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courtice Secondary School. The following week there will be an all candidates meeting in Ward two (Bow- manville). It will get under- way on Tuesday, November 30, at the Police and Fire Building. In the Village of Newcastle, an all candidates meeting is being sponsored by the New- castle and District Chamber of Commerce. It is scheduled for November 25. Lambs Killed Blame Wolves Wolves are believed to be responsible for killing 15 lambs at a farm north and east of Bowmanville. The lambs were valued at $45 each and were reported killed over a three week period at the farm of Russell Dow, R.R. 4, Bowmanville. Two of the 15 market lambs were killed last Thursday night and wolves are believed to be the culprits because of the condition of the carcasses. The bargains and draws were many and varied at the Catholie Women's League Bazaar and Auction at St. Joseph's Church on Saturday, with many happy buyers and winners. In this picture, Mrs. Sien Eikins, R.R. 2, Orono, stands alongside the main draw prizes of the day, including the needlework portrait and the beautiful bedspread on which she had worked for about 150 hours. World Champion Steve Liptay was in charge of the well attended auction, held outside. Bowmanville Water Tank Needs $24,000 Repairs There are 10 water tanks in the Durham Region and according to a report from the regional works department, the water tank in Bowmaa- ville is in the worst condition of any. The report also says Bow- manville's 350,000 gallon stor- age tank located beside the police and fire building will need repairs costing $24,000. Welding is needed to cover pits and striations inside the tank and until the structure is repaired, it will be filled to only three quarters of its capacity. But Victor Silgailis, works department director of operation, stressed that this is+ only a precautionary mea- sure. The tank, he said, is structurally safe. Corrosion bas been blamed for the poor condition of the tank, bowever Mr. Silgailis said repairs weren't carried out last summer because H ead-On Two men were taken to Memorial Hospital following a head-on collision on Highway 115 near Enterprise Hill on Oct.22. Michael Ovenden, 36, of Oshawa and David Pierce, a 35 year-old West Hill resident were reported in good condi- tion after the accident. Both cars, a 1976 Ford there was no money in the works department for repairs. Councillorwa Ke Lyall first questioaed the soundness of Bowmanville's water tower at a couacil meeting October 4. Collision Torino station wagon and a 1974 Gremlin were completely destroyed. A third vehicle driven by Ronald Henwood of Peter- borough had an estimated $1,000 in damages. The third driver was left unharmed by the accident early on Friday morning. Federal Conservative Association Elects Officers At the founding meeting of the Durham Northumberland Progressive Association in Bowmanvîlle last Wednesday, a new slate of officers was elected. Port Hope resident. Bob Fair was elected president of Robson was chosen first vice the riding association in a president of the association. decision that had to be made Both are seated in the centre by going to the ballot box.Mr. a the back row (eft te Fair defeated Mrs. Shirley rigb') are tbe newly elected Robson (Darlington) for the officers: Treasurer Jack Plo- president's position and Mrs. oard (Garden Hill); Secretary Marion Manders (Kendal) and Vice Presidents Roger Wilson, (Garden Hill) Terry Staples (Manvers),, Larry Shank (Bowmanville), Merrill Van Camp (Blackstock) and Rev. Reg Rose (Port Perry). .26 Pages Number 43 This Saturday at B.H.S. High School Students Present First Annu•l Sports Show and Swap