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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 10, 1976 Jamborees Off to NOTICE OF LIQUOR LICENCE VOTE To residents of that part of the Town of Newcastle which was formerly the Township of Darlington. Public Notice is hereby given of the following vote te be taken:- The Sale of spirits, beer and wine under a dining The Sale of spirits, beer lounge licence for and wine under a lounge consumptipn on licensed licence for consumption premises where food is on licensed premises? availabel? REGULAR DATE OF POLLING MONDAY, DECEMBER6th, 1976 POLLSOPEN 11:Ooa.m.to8:oop.m. Polling to be held at the same location as the Municipal Election on December 6th, 1976. Electors will be notified by mail where they may vote. ADVANCE POLL For those people who expect te be unable to vote in their own polling Subdivision on the regular polling day, advance polling will be held at the Darlington Hall, Hampton,on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 1976 POLLS OPEN 11:ooa.m.to8:oop.m. QUALIFICATIONS TO VOTE Al Canadian Citizens or other British Subject, 18 years old on Polling Day and ordinarily resident in the former Township of Darlington for two months up te and including Polling Day. Citizens are urged te check the Polling Lists and any qualified resident cf a Pclling Subdivision whose name bas net been included or has been incorrectly included may apply to the Returning Officer te have his name included or correctly stated. Within seven days of the posting of the Voters Lists, .any voter may file with the Returnina Officer, a complaint on the prescribed ferm that there has been included n the LWsoe Voters the name or names et persons who should net be entered therein. LIST OF VOTERS Voters Lists have been posted on the following location: - (1) Town Hall, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville t Darlingion Hall, Hampton REVISION OF LIST OF VOTERS (Note Final Date) The Addition of qualified persons missed at enumeration, the Addition of Proxy Voters, and the certification of proxy certificates. The Returning Officer will attend at his Office at 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, during the hours cf 9 a.m. te 4:30 p.mn. daily and during the heurs of 9 a.m. to7 p.m.cen November 18th, 1976 Final Date. PROXIES Any qualified voter who is entered on the list of voters for a polling subdivision and who is (a) a member of the regular forces of the Canadian Forces or a member of the reserve forces of the Canadian Forces when on active service as defined by the National Defence Act, or (b) a person who expects to be absent from his polling subdivision duriflg the electicn periocd including the advance poli and pofling day by reasonfu is being engaged for hire or reward in the business of transportation by railway, air, water or motor vehicle, or (c) a person certified by a legally qualified medical practitioner, by certificate filed with the returning officer, to be physically incapable of attending a polling place, or (d) a person absent from his regular residence by reason of attending an educational institution, who is entered on the list for the polling subdivision in which he normally resides and who expects by reason of such absence to be unable tc vote at the advance poil or on polling day. may vote by proxy in the polling division. Proxy forms are available at the office of the Returning Off icer. VOUCHING Where a qualified Voter's name has been omitted from the list, in error, he may apply te the Deputy Returning Officer at the Polling Subdivision on the regular Polling Day in which he resides and have his name added te the list by taking the prescribed oath and being vouched for by a resident in the same Subdivision, whose name ison the list. OFFICIA LCOUNT The addition of the votes cast for each side taken from the statement of the Poli as prepared at each Polling Place, to be announced publicly on ATTH E TOWN HALL, BOWMNIL GOD SAVE TH E QUE EN Town of Newcastle J. M. Mcl LROY November 10th, 1976 Returning Officer 40 Temperance Street Telehone23-3wmanville, Ontarioe Big Start Approximately 325 people attended the first Country Jamboree of the season in the Orono Town Hall Youth Cen- ter, last Sunday afternoon Nov. 7th. The first newcomer to the show was Sterling Mather as Master of Ceremonies. Sterl- ing kept the show moving with his jokes and antics. The show was started by Fay Adams, leader of The House Band by singing a George Jones number. Guests appearing on the show were David and Cheryl Brown of Port Hope a brother and sister team who entertain- ed the crowd, with their songs and guitar playing. A very good performance for 13and 15 year old entertainers. Another very fine entertain- er to appear on the show was Terry Curtis from the Fenella area. Terry sang a variety of songs ranging from the tunes made famous by Buck Owens, Charlie Pride and Ronnie Milsap. The Country Teens enter- tained the crowd like profes- sionals with a wide variety of older tunes and up to date tunes of to-day. With continu- ous effort, I am sure we will be seeing more of this young teen-age talented group. Len and Joe of the house band entertained the crowd when they teamed together to play a tune called "Crazy Arms" - Nashville style. A surprise visit by Uncle Rufus and manager Honest Richard brought a large round of applause from the crowd. Uncle Rufus a wrinkled little old man of 108 and very hard of hearing did a fantastic job on his 5 string banjo. His manager Honest Richard car- ries Uncle Rufus' banjo and makes the people very wel- come wit hiswpeace signs. Uncle Rufus was played by Don Adams and Honest Rich- ard by Robert Caldwell, Two teenage boys from Orono. The quiet-time on the show was performed by Glory Adams of the Country Hits a favorite song of many - It Is No Secret. The next Jamboree will be Sunday, December 5th at 2 p.m. in the Orono Town Hall Youth Center. The December show will have a touch of The Christmas Spirit.' Door Prizes Winners: 1st- 2nd and 3rd--a free pass for two to any one Jamboree of this season- Scott Yeo, Orono; Robert French, Orono; Joan Thompson, Blackstock. 4th-5th-6th and 7th were long play records- Keith Cryder- man, Bowmanville; Brian Thompson, Blackstock; Mary Ogar, Toronto; David Thomp- son, Blackstock. 8th- a box of chocolates- Sharon Galepeau, Orono. Retires as Mathews Convevor President More than 300 guests gather- Among the guests were the a tray and two metal ed in Port Hope Friday Lauries' four married daugh- sculptures. an the photo, the eveningtto honor Jack Laurie, ters, and Mrs. Mildred Sylves- retired president is shown who retired October 29th as ter and Mrs. Arligh Winfield, holding a book specially president and General Mana- wives of former Mathews prepared as a memento of bis ger of Mathews Conveyor presidents. Ward Hoffman 48 years of service s tothe Company. With Mr. Laurie is served as the master of company. Entitled, "This Is his wife Millie, whom he ceremonies for the occasion. Your y ife",it reveals many described as being "like a Among the gifts presented. to intriguing tales from Mr. strong right arm during all the Mr Laurie during the evening Laurie's past. years of my business life vwere a snow blower, a watch, Mafhews Conveyor 48 Years Later Stock Room WorKer et.ires As CompDany President By Liz Armstrong When he was a sixteen-year old greenhorn back in 1928, Jack Laurie joined Mathews Convevor in Port Hore as a stockroom worker and the timne keeper. 48 years later. on ti..-keee. 4$i ve LM October 29th, 1976, he retired as president and general manager of the company. Quite frankly, when you add auguraa few of the intervening details, it's the sort of story Word bas core tbreugh tbat that would delight Horatio the inaugural meetingof the Alger fans, except (in this i deaugDurhameiNofthbecase) the tale is founded in ladral Durham Nothumber- fact, not fiction. anLberal Association will bC beld at Newcastle Village Community Hall on Friday, Nov. 26th. The event will begin at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7. The Hon. Hugh Faulkner, M.P. Peterborough, will be the guest speaker. Following the formal part of the evening, there will be dancing. Tickets are available from Marlene Jarvis at 623- 2904. NO MAJOR MISHAPS FROM SNOWFALL The season's first noticeable snowfall yesterday 'ended witb ne dnastic difficulties for local residents on roads and highways in the area. With the ex- ception of about eight minor mishaps, the police said weather conditions resulted in no serions accidents for those who were driving., Firefighting Explained At a meeting held last week to discuss the proposed Cour- tice fire station, residents of the Courtice area agreed that they wanted a fire station and about 28 members of the audience indicated that they would consider serving as volunteers. Duties of Volunteers For potential firemen (or women), Fire Chief Jim Haymnan explained some of the duties of voluntee rfire- figbtens. The chief said that the amount of money a firefighter makes under the volunteer system would depend on the number of fire calls. He explained that the department would operate on a point system. Fire fighting duties are rated by points and each point is worth five dollars. For example, a volunteer who went out on a call for two hours or less would get 3 points. Firefighters who show up for training sessions would get one point and firefighters answering a false alarm would get one point. Chief Hayman said Bow- manville's volunteers make an average of $1,700 per year, through firefighting. As well as being available for fire duty, the chief stated that training sessions would also be required. This would include instruction for new volunteers and monthly instruction for firemen al- ready on the force. The chief said that although the ideal volunteer firemen would work at a job across from the fire hall and be available whenever the siren sounded, shift workers can be signed up as volunteeds. For nayene intenested ha volunteering for a Courtice fire brigade, application forms were available at the, meeting. An estimated 18-20 volun- teers are needed and fire chief Hayman said applications are stJill available at the Bowman- ville Fire Hall. On Friday night at the Dalewood Golf and Country Club in Port Hope, those details were revealed te more than 300 friends, business associates and Mathews employees who gathered to honor him. They learned that during the depths of the Great Depres- sion, Jack Laurie joined the knights of the road', riding the rails to find work when Port Hope had none to offer. They discovered that the retiring boss tirelessly plug- ged the old C.C.F. party back in the days when R. B. Bennett was Prime Minister, and that he once co-patnered a small butthciving brewery business with a fellow named Barry Leonard until the scheme literally collapsed when the back of their 1927 Pontiac truck fell off. These incidents, and many others, were well documented in "This Is Your Life Jack Laurie", a book written and illustrated by Arthur Cocker- i11, an international sales representative for Mathews and a freelance writer. As a memento of his long years of service, Mr. Laurie was presented witb the finished product Fridny nigeit. As the book tells it, Mr. Laurie spent some of his childhood years in Hythe, England, where his father was stationed as a soldier. When the family came to Port Hope, young Jack joined the 'Protes- tant Hill Gang' and was reputedly pretty handy with his fists. Not long after he joined Mathews in 1928, the youthful stockroom employee pulled one of the few faux pas of his long career. As Mr. Cockerill tells it, "Other people are noted for pouring ou on troubled waters, but you're chiefly remembered . . . for pouring 40 gallons of oil on the stock room floor." Another employee had given him a can to fill with oil, and inadver- tently, Jack left the tap running and went home. Transportation has come a long way since the thirties, but Jack Laurie still managed to get around. He'd join Horace Smith on a motorcycle and' head back into the Great Pine Ridge te do his bit for the C.C.F. "It took a lot of guts to do both those things in the thirties," the book points out, "motorcycling with Horace and pushing the C.C.F." In fact, L. T. Sylvester, then1 president of Mathews, readf the riot act to Mr. Laurie's predecessor, Henb Winfieid, about is political leanings. He finished by telling him, "It's either Mathews, young Winfield, or those damned communists." Tough times spurred Jackt Laurie into the brewery busi- ness. Calling it a 'borderline case of bootlegging', Mr. Cockerill relates the back- ground of the enterprise.t Apparently, tme breweries sold unfermented brew in those days, and Jack and his partner Barry Leonard bought their supplies in Toronto for resale in Port Hope. The customers "were supposed to add yeast cakes to work the concoction into beer, which they did to their satisfaction and your profit." All too soon, however, the truck collapsed and put the partners out of business. Present day Mathews em- ployees might find it hard to imagine the days when Jack Laurie rode west on a freight car, but Art Cockerill tells the story well. "You sure had toscratch for work in those days...but you were pretty adept at making a buck when others eouldn't, even then. Mathews got a contract in Winnipeg and Sam Collins was assigned to install it. You asked Sam if he'd give you a job if you (and Tom Kennedy) got yourselves to Winnipeg in time and he said he would, never believing you'd make it." As in most other ventures, Jack Laurie made it. Even though he and his travelling companien didn't have the pnice of a ticket, they took the siga hanging in the C.N.R. station in Toronto as an open invitation. "Go West, Young Man, Go West" it said, and armed with sandwiches and a dozen hard-boiled eggs, Jack Laurie and Tom Kennedy set off. At about 2 a.m., the book tells us, the two knights of the road decided it was time to eat. "You laid out your banquet on the swaying cat- walk like a couple of eastern, potentates, then watched the eggs wobble over the side to be gobbled up by the black night. It was a pretty upsetting experience, and Tom Kennedy clearly remembers you say- ing, "Don't worry, Tom. Things will be different when I'm president." After a six wekk stint in Winnipeg, Jack Laurie made his way back to Port Hope. Not long after, he gained a reputation as one of the first dragstrippers in the Port Hope area. Along with Gord Isaac, Len Groom and Toots Mar- shall, Jack gathered together enough cash to purchase a 1927 Model T tourer, which they raced against a 1917 Model T owned by three other local fellows. In those days. the open tourers had gravity feed tanks, and were liable to run out of gas on a steep hill. The problema was aggravated because thequartet could only afford to buy one gallon of gas at a time. The only way to reach the top of a hill when the gauge hovered near empty was to put the automobile in reverse1 and back it up the incline., Reverse came in handy in other circumstances, too, though it ultimately spelled the end to the old car. As Mr Cockerill explains, "Those ohd Fords could be slammed int( reverse by a good driver an were used to stop the car in an emergency, especially when the brakes were shot. Len Groom put paid to the investment, going full tilt along the Cobourg road. He jammed the old girl into reverse and blew her back end to "kingdom come!', At Mathews, Jack Laurie slowly but surely worked his way up the ladder to the top executive post.Yet, even after he became president, he never forgot his early days, when times were lean. Following the last union - management negotiations at Mathews, he gave the union workers an extra 10 cents an hour they didn't bargain for because of a leap in inflation, Mr. Cockerill noted. Mr. Laurie also took time to support several civic activi- ties in Port Hope. Over the years, he served on the school board, worked in many Salva- tion Army campaigns and was one of the instrumental fund raisers for the Port Hope Hospital. Splash Fund (From Page One) grams under the terms of the agreement. Mr. Barber said that al- though the board has not yet agreed to lease it to the town after its completion, it could be strictly a problem of their interpretation of the terms. While the committee's fund- raising efforts may have to wait, several sub-committees which include Liaison, Con- struction, and Fund-raising and Publicity have been formed to carry on with their plans. Carson Elliott and Bob Stevens were appointed co- chairmen in charge of fund- raîsing and publicity for the project during the meeting. A move to appoint an executive committee was put off until the next morning when a charter for the group is prepared. The next general meeting of the SPLASH committee is scheduled for Nov. 29. Hydro Plan (From Page One) red to the committee of the whole,. Hydro proposes the following: --compensation of $296,000 for road allowances running through the site of the generating station. --compensation of $33,510 in a formal offer under the Expropriations act. This would cover lots on about 4.8 acres owned by the town but expropriated by hydro. The committee supported a motion by Councillors Ent- wisle and Cowman that the town take no action on hydro's expropriation offer, with some councillors suggesting that the town should drive a hard bargain. "As far as L'm concerned, were not going to accept it," said Councillor Ken Lyall. He said council would be derelict in its duty if it did not try to get every possible^penny out of the generating station on behalf of the Town of Newcastle. He also suggested that Hydro and the town couldn't negotiate until public hearings on the Darlington generating station were held. Councillor Cowman said that Ontario Hydro should be asked te pay $1,5 million in grants every year starting in 1987. Al Davis, an Ontario Hydre representative at the coinmit- tee meeting last week, said that if Hydro's ffer on the exÉoplcted land is rfused, dthen'the case could be taken to o an arbitration board, and d possibly to a land compensa- tion board for binding arbitra- tion. According to Hydro's ex- propriation notice, the 4.8 t acres in -lots are going to be required by Hydro by Febru- ary 28, 1977. Mr. Davis told the commit- tee that he had been seeking approval in principle for Ontario Hydro's proposals. Collects 357 (From Page One) Sebben, Grace Clark, Peggy Milliken, Merridy Bate, Jane Thertell, Ronda Johnson. Ev Werry, Rhoda Anderson, Shirley Cowle and Elaine Lamonte. The Legion Auxiliary gra- ciously looked after the tea room. These ladies were Lea Hendren, Ann Berry, Nina Cowling, Marg Perris, Grace Murdock, Mary Bates and Jean Burton. Clerical staff for the clinic were Ellen Living, Pearl Frank, Lil Hooper, Barb Tukker, Josie Roberts, Helen Dunn, Helen Sturrock and Dorothy Dewell. Larry Dadson, Barrie Hen- ning and Larry Griffin of the lst Bowmanville scout troup provided much valued assis- tance during the evening hours., Branch members working were Jim Roughley, Irla Living, Marg Lawrie, Kittie Scott and Pat Griffin. We look forward to seeing everyone at our February clinie. Jaycees Look (From Page One) Canada's mest eutstanding young citizes who will be honored with the presentation of the Vanier Award at a special awards dinner in Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 5, 1977. The individual who nomin- ated each of the five honorees will also attend the dinner as a guest of the Jaycees. The recipients of the Vanier Award since 1968, when it wa. introduced, include sports fig.' ures, minority group leaders, singers, politicians, doctors, neigbbourhood workers - a real cross section of Canada. Nominations may be for people well known in the community, or for individuals quietly helping whose names are not familiar outside their neighbourhood. The judging panel is not looking for "famous" people. A person nominated must be a Canadian citizen aged 18 to 39, although anyvone can sub- 39 athugbavne csb DELOITTE, H ASK INS & SEL LS OFFICES IN MAJOR CANADIAN CITIES Bell Canada Building OSHAWA CENTRE, OSHAWA Partners: Josef Adam, B.Sc. (Econ.),C.A Gordon F Sedgewick, C.A. Burt R. Waters, F.C.A. Phone 728-7527 - 839-7764 WATCH FOR SI SPT GHT"SV7 G wins $ 1,500 (From Page One) Jackson, 900 Glen St., Apt. 504, Oshawa, Ont. The November draw will be on November 24th with the full proceeds going to the Branch 178 Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund, and it is hoped that sales will increase in order that the donation to the Poppy Fund will be worth the effort of holding the draw. A new proposal will be forthcoming at the Legion meeting this month as to th change in the structure or this draw. Rumor has it, since Wintario and Provincial are defeating this monthly draw, that the Legion may have to join them, as it is quite obvious with the larger prizes that they can't beat them. mit the nomination. Submitting a nomination is not difficult. The forms and further information are avail- able from the Bowmanville Jaycees by calling Al Wood at 623-7622 or Larry Pooler at 983-5023. Mr. Pooler, Past President of the Jaycees, will be in charge of the program. "Almost everyone can think of at least one young citizen of the Town of Newcastle who deserves a pat on the back", Mr. Pooler said, and the Jaycees are ready to help recognize our outstanding young Canadians. December lst is the dead- line for submitting nomina- tions and the name of the Town of Newcastle's outstand- ing young Canadian will be released December 8. ROBE RTA McCANN, C. E. Electrologist Permanent Hair Removal Free Consultations Phone 623-6214 19 Burk Court Bowmanville RLOWERS . DRIED . F R E SH . TROPICAL . G REEN PLANTS 3 STORES: Highway No. 2 King St. E., Oshawa SSimcoe St. N., F"RPEODEIRGHTC PRESCRIPTNPAMC 67 King St. E. Phono 623-2546 Bowmanville A CIVIC SERVICE OF REMEMBACE CENOTAPH -on- Saturday, November i3th 1976 10: 45 a. m. Ail veterans, service clubs an-d organizations and the general public are invi ted to attend. We respectfully request that mierchantis wilI co-operate in closing their places of businessurths sp-cial RZemembrance Service. Un the event of rain, this Remembrance Service wili be hed n the Town Hall Auditoriurh, SE RVICES W LL ALSO BE H ELD AS FOLLOWS: N EWTON VILLE Thursday, November 11, 1976 Serviceat 10:00 a.m. in thePublic School, Newtonville NEWCASTLE VILLAGE Service at Cenotaph, Thursday, November il, 1976 at 11:OO0a.mn, ORONO Service at Cenotaph at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, November 7th, 1976. GARNET B. RICKA Mayor Town of Newcastle S67 King St. E. 1 .. Phone 623-2546 -Bowmanville