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Two Dteun'.Newcastl Fire A Newcastle, couple died yes- terday as the resuit of a f ire in their home eastof Highway 115 and 35 in ~~the former Township of Clarke. 'Deadare Milton Green, 59, and his wife, Valeta, 64, both former residents of Orono. Newcastle Village firefighters were called to the home Iocated on the Lovekin farm at approximately 5 p.m. Firemen from, Bowmanville also received a cail for assistance soon after. A farm hand who was reported to have tried to enter the house after the f ire broke out was kept back by the smoke and flamnes. The f ire was confined ta the interior of the house. While an investigation by the Fire Marshal was underway th'is morn- ing, indications are that'the cause was careless smoking. Volume 123 ~tw 24 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1977 Blizzard -A Nightmare for IMotorists By Peter Parrott A double barreled blast of snow and wind turned south- ern Onitario into a traveller's nightmare last Friday but in spite of impossible driving conditions, local police re- ported no serious traffic injuries. However, 60 accidents were reported by the Newcastle OPP from Friday to Sunday and stranded motorîstswere everywhere. .There were stranded peope lodged in Bowmanville and Newcastle homes. Trinity United Church in Bowman- ville accommodated close taa dozen travellers ail night while about 150 people waited out the storm in the Newcastle Village Fire Hall. There were even people sleeping in hotel lobbies. In fact, there are probably more stories about the January 28th Fireenglfe th~ inerir o a ome earNewaste Vilag yeteray, snow storm than you can shake a snow shovel at. Community services officer, Cliff Strachan of the New- taking the lives of two residents. 1100 OUniÎtCourtice Subdivision Given «Tentative Approval co-ordinatar with t]. Tentative approval was Councillor Bruce Tayloýr Housing Action, ganlted last night to twin pointed out that the project (OHAP), said'tihat sudivisims P-opased for the wUI nequ . mr lsiie~ilbeeiil CÔùtic ii~eipprovais Pmaaaedt. $6,0 i it ap Thi~~e loretcrn paigfa ouni dteprject by aMac rfÎeÉtlwîth parkland, a sichool planninf- cammittee last în sieniia small commrercial night, William Manson, a <Tiirn ta ag areax will aoc an ex-ýtra 3,50 to 4,00W resideat,És tc, the Courtice commu nty--possibly by the mid-198O's. TeSubdivisions proposed by CourticeHigs Develop- ments wil he lctdnorth and south ofe ighway two bordering on the wepst side of Trul's'road. Tbey -were granted a tenta- tive~ approval by council last night after about three and one half hours of discussion. The approval was unanimous. However, the motion by granting the "tentative" ap- proval also states that sub- division agreements and the hecessary zoninig by-law must stili be drawn up., Lie Ontario Pragram tthe townl $5000to ra--ves theil ,h 31 dead- TIwn i About $5,000 in cash was stalen in an armed robbery outside the Bi -Way store on Highway two near Oshawa last weekend. Newcastle OPP say that the robbery occurred Saturday Areno Fire 'Dnmage its $S10,956 Mark Fire dampage ta the Darlin- ton Spo;rts Centre is estimnated at i1,5.0 ccordinlg toaa report from Parks and Recre- ation director, Bud Fanning. The report, whjcihwill be forewarded ta the mrayor and menmbers of council is based on the estimfates 'of an insurance adjuster. The fire at the Darlington arena broke out Thursday January 6th with mast of the blaze confined ta the furnace area on the arena roof. Earlier estimates had placed the damages at be- tween $5,000 and $6,000. evening when the store's assistant manager was on his way ta the night depository at the bank next door. The assistant manager, Ken Green, was carrying receipts from the store., Police say he was approach- ed by a man armed with a small hand gun who took the cash and fled ta a waiting car that was parked across the street. The car sped eastward' on highway two and OPP Com- munity Services Oifficer, Cliff Strachan said that the OPP is boaking for any motorists that may have seen the vehîcle. Anyane with information -on a suspiciaus vehicle that was speeding eastward around 6:30 Friday evening is asked ta contact the Newcastle OPP. Police say the robbery suspect was fîve feet 10 inches taîl and 175 pounds. He was dressed in a blue snowsuit and wearing a navy blue hala- clava. COURTICE MEETING The newly formed Cour- tice and Area Citizens As- sociation is planning a meeting tomorrow (Thurs- dAay) evening at 7:30 in the cafeteria of Courtice Sec- ondary School. Purpose of the meeting is to discuss the financial implications of the Courtice developmetit that was approved by council on Tuesday evening. Ail inter- ested citizens are urged to attend. Two og Die in Barn Fire Sunday East of Tyrone This picture shows ail that remains of a barn east of Tyrone foillowing a spectacular fire on Sunday ,ight in which two doigs- were killed and several horses niarrowly escaped death. Firemen from Bowmianville were on the scene for several hours, bu t were unable to save the building. The flames werÈe fanrned by high wînds, at timnes threatening the house nearby. castie OPP said Monday that th~e higgest traffic accident was at highw ay 35 and 401 where there were 16 cars piled up;around 2 p.m. Friday. No injuries were reported., Officer Strachan said that the OPP was still busy catching up with accident reports. The list of license numbers for abandoned cars was four or five pages, hie said. We Were Lucky "We were really lucky -that (Turn to Page Two) BLOOD DONOR CLINIC The Durham East Branch of the Red Cross is holding its first blood donor clinic of the year today in Bow- manville. The branch needs al those able to give blood to make an effort to attend the clinic running from 1 to 8:30 p.m. today in the Lions Centre. Kinmount Man Wins Legion Draw. The first draw of the new manthly lottery was held at the ladies Auxiliary Bingo on Wednesday, January 26th, 1977 approximately 10:00 p.m. and it appears that the change has been a good move' for Branch 178. Ticket sales increased $907 over the De- cember total to $3256.00, This is tIhe first i me 4he ý;egio draw' has been over $3(000,00) since Iast June and -it is -the highest sine A1pril 1976. Chairman Stan Dunn asked Mrs. Barbara Fleming of 12 Lambs Lane, Bowmanville to make the first draw. Mrs. Fleming hadl just won $25.00 in the jackpot bingo, so, reached into the drum and selected ticket numnber 4391, held- by M.r. Leon Wright, Kiamount, Ontario ais the winner OF the, Legion $500.00 cheque plus 50 50Wita)ria tickets on11W, February ird draw wihis i be 'held laBon anill Hgh School. With -ail those cha3nces3 of winning maybe Mr. Wright will be a lucky winner. Other prizes were dr-awni by bingo players as requested by the chairman with the follow- ing results: 211d prize of $-i5.0 plus 5 Provinc-(ial t'ickets and 50,Wintario ticket s went to MIr. Ken. Nichols o 3Seco0nd Street, Bowmanville with his ticket number A1317, 3rd prizeI was won by David Drury, 73 David's- Cres., Orono wi (Turn to Page Two), AECB Extends Licence for Port Granby Dump to JuIly 3 lst Officiais of the Atomic Energy Control Board met local representatives in various levels of government in Bowmanvile on Monday to announce their decision to grant Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. a six maonth extension for the Port Grafiby dump site. AECB president, Dr. A. T. Prince, said the company complied with ail the board's requirements for maintaining safe levels of radium and arsenic resdu atthe dump Above, Dr. Prince seated at the head of the table, is seen answering questions from municipal, regionaul, poincial and federal officiais. Town of Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard is shown to the right of Dr. Prince. HAPPY GItOUN01HOG DAY - ,ged aýitthateav is hedayHi gr-OiudhaogS take asto Utýie etheir burrowýs taý sec what the weather will be like forS the next few weeks. If a groundhog secs his shiadow, we'll get six more weeks Pi winter and if he doesn't we'lI be a liltte luckier. Wth the weatherwev beenl having last month, wve wouIdni't be surprised if the ittle fellOWS don't decide to skip groundhog day altogether this 'year and come out of h.ibernation some time la July. FBITS & PIECESI LOADS 0F ACTION - The auditorium at Bow- manville High School will be the scene where many hopes live and die tomorrow during the Wintario draw, in the evening and the bonus draws 'in the afternoon. Senior citizens will be attending the afternoon session and those who have purchased, scarce admission tickets wîll p ack the h ail in the evening. It should be quite thrilling to watch at close range those machines in action with Fred Davis making the announcements of the winning numbers. Wouldn't it be apropos if one or more of those big cash prizes came to Bowmanville!. NHL OLDTIMERS - The great Wintario event will be followed on Sunday by an after- noon hockey game between the NHL Old- timers and the Kinsmen Ail-Stars at 2 p.m. at Bowmanville Arena. This may interfere a bit with the Jamboree in Orono, but probably' there wili be plenty of people interested in one or the other to make a good attendance at each. During the hockey game, there will also be a Squirt playoff with the tiny guys showing' how much progress they have made this year. SAVE ENERGY - Shea Real Estate advise they have just received over 40,000 copies of the bookiet entitled "100 Ways to Save Energy" publishedby the Energy, Mines and Resources Dept. of Canada. They are available free of charge at' their offices King S t. East, Bowmanville. Frankly, with the weather the way it has been we can think of a couple of ways to save energy - head for Hawaii or Australia SPECIAL SERVICES - Canada Manpower Centre will provide employment service to Bowmüanville area residents every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at trailer site at Miracle Plaza, King St. and Simpson Ave.- Phone 623-9212. The, Unemploymüent Insurance Com- mission will aisoý provide service at the same site on a schedule to be releaseëd within the next week. WHITE FRIDAY- It will be some timae before citizens forget the bliUzzard conditions of last Friday, expecially if thfey were out driving in the whiteouts and saw ail the cars ji the ditches. One chap heading east on 401 Saturday morning said there were 90 cars either in the ditches or stranded at the side of the road between here and Cobourg. At that wie were mrost fortuixate compar.ed to those in the Buffalo area where they are stili digging out. c nange in regional councl Last week,th rjc was castie waterworkýs. has apparently not resuflted ini once again on the regional Finalizing the by-lawmen change of policy on the$28 cuilaedantenw that tenders onfthe prajca million water suppîy plant council gave is blessing to a be called.i being planned for Newcastle third and final reading of, a In fact, a cantract will be Village. by-iaw approving the New- awarded by the end of March, Town- Hosts Wintario Tomarrow is Wintario day for Bowînanville. The draw for between $4 million and $5 million'in prizes gets wnderway at nine o'clock tomnorraw evening at the Bow.manville High School Auditorium.,' Over 500 people who were lucky enough ta get tickets will be able ta watch the show in persan. But, for the rest of the tawn and the rest of Ontario the only way ta see the draw will be by way of, television. the afternoon draw. Wint ario will be broadcast tomarrow evening on the Global television network. Bowmanville's Jaycees have a program of entertain- ment lined up before the- Wintario draw for people who will be w atching the show in the auditorium. T'he school'auditorium wvill also be used tomorrow after- noon when 100 bonus numabers are ta be selected. Seni;or citizens have been inivited ta barring any furtner ael1ays. Purchase 3L,,nd3 T7he purchase of land, thne building waterm-uains andthe construction o, die patItself are included in t1he $218 milion package approve>d last WVed- nesday. The Newcastle plant was one of several i g-cI Regional pubigprojects given final approval last week by Durhamco-ciL. Appro-ved wiHou ebate on thethr readinig of by-laws weremoiiain at the ing $1.2 milýlion. Also approved1 was Hie-mortice-O-,hawa - Tru)rn ta Page Two) Presents Chi-eque for Areno Repoirs Followîng the exhibition gamne between the Port Darlington Hîotel ,and marina Junior Cs and D-urhamr Regional Police Ail1'-Stars on SundaRy gt the net proceeds were totaqlledand aboiveJAan' Devitt hands over- aceuet Ma yor Rickard as a donat,àin to .the Arenrepa ir acco;- u nt notmaey h inclemrent weather rsute n a alircrowVtd ta xet Ârmed Robber -Holds Up BI-Way Asst. Manager Steals $5,OOO in Cash 1 uril LU r- tLè;tý 1 wu ý 1 20e Per Copy Issue 5