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BOWMlANVILLE. ONTARIO. MARCH 2,1977 SECTION TWO Donates Irophy to Most Dedicated Referee $6O,OO0-Fire DestroysCLlarke o Hi gh winds and a shortage of water pre- vented about 20 Orono and Bowmanville fîre- men fromn saving a large frame home east of Leskard on Sunday morming. Owners of the frame ' ,,! house that was being. ...... completely renovated,"s'o ',',j Edwin and Vîrgna ,0~ Anne Flak, were away , for the weekend and , must have sustained ' quite a shock when they. . 5.. returned to find their home in ashes ' The fire is believed to have been smouldering " for some time before it ~ " /P broke through and was poted by' neighbors e èý and at patrolling OPP .9 officer. The alarm was es4rX>f, . .. . . . .4~~ received by Orono fire '/~é<«7 brigade at 10:45 a.m. ~ ~ who clledin Bwman ville's 1,500 gallon water " ' ptimper for help. By the 4<"~~' ,0~'" time they arrived on the ~ /W'( Z scene, Orono's supply J+<s'x had been exhausted and à'"<""~"~ <:~.. winds was beyond con- "*//4/""5 trol. Damage to the frame structure is estimated at more than $60,000. No information was releas- ed concerning insurance on the building or con- tents. No cause of the Y blaze has been esta- James Haymen is in- " '/,1 This year a new trophy for the most dedicated referee in Recreation hockey was donated by Mrs. W. A. Edger in memory of her husband, Art "Ginger'" EdgrwhwaapouaOHreeeheefran years. The large trophy foranulom tionadamaerididaoe for the winner to keep, was peetdoSardy ftronaDrigton Sports Centre to 12 'a-l oetKnet h a ade ayo the recreation hockey game.Mkn h rsnaini o auna of the Recreation Deprmn' tf.Tewinrwsauaioscoice. Organizers of the Block Parent Program in Bowmanville hope to make the bold red poster used by the group a common sight in house windows around the town in ge near future. The newly formed organization held an information meeting to explain some of their basic objectives and attract volunteers last Wednesday night in the town's council chambers. Shown above holding the sign indicating a Block Parent home, are Durham Regional Police Constable Don Anderson and Bowmanville Block Parent Program Chairman Beverly Malascaîza. Make Donation to Burned Out Comrades on Sunday afternoon, a busload of comrades from the Queen's Own Rifles, Royal Canadian Le gion Branch 344, visited Bowmanville Legion Branch 178 where they enjoyed an afternoon of fellowship withlocal members. Last Q-ctber. a disastrous fire destrQyed the Queen's Own'headquarters in Toronto and they are now in the process of preparing to build. The Bowmanville Branch decided to help them alongz and in the above, photo, Sports Officer Jack Baker, left, is presenting a cheque for $100 to the Queen's Own President Jack Martin who expressed their sincere appreciation of the assistance. Ad-d New Cate gory fo Firsf Aid Contests A new category has, been added to the St. John Ambu- lance Provincial Open First Aid Competitions this year which will allow individuals to compete for a new trophy for the single Most competent First Aider. In the newv category, tearfls competing in the Provincial Open Competitions maày select one of their members to compete, and the winner and runner-up in the Pulp & Paper Makers Safety Association Competition for individuals will also be eligibie to enter. ,The individual competition will follow the team competi- tion for teaVis of senior men, senior women, senior mîxed, intermediates and juniors. The competitions will be held at Moss Park Armoury, To- onto on April 30, at 2 p.m. This year, 45 teams are expected to vie for the coveted Earle C. Morgan Trophy which is awarded annually to the team with the highest overaîl score. The pubic is welcome to attend. Enquiries for information should be addressed to St. John Ambulance, 46 Wellesley Street East, Toronto or phone (416) 923-8411. During the week of March l4th to the 20th March 1977, the Ontario Provincial Police at Newcastle investigated a total of 23 motor vehicle collisions and approximately 75 general occurrences. The majority of the acci- dents investigated occurred on Friday the l8th and Sunday the 20th and were the resuit of adverse road and weather conditions. Fourteen of the 23 accidents resulted in property damage only and in the remaining 9 a total of 17 people were injured,' four seriously. Following the investigations of these acci- dents three persons have been chargd with impaired driving Iand two with Careless Driv- 1ing. The general occurrences include investigation into complaints of Wilful Damage, Break, Enter and Theft, and Theft. As a result of these investigations, five persons have been charged with offences contrary to the Crim- mnal Code. Driving Tip Officially Spring is now with us. Be sure and have your vehicle înspected in order that1 any mechanical defects as a result of the long winter can be detected and repaired before they result in an unnecessary accident. C.J. Strachan, 5202 Provincial C-nstable Community Services Officer velu nte er, Wluds from the southeast whip flames along north side of the frame building. One small stream of water did littie to slow the progress of the blaze., More water arrived but the building was too far gone to be saved fro destruction. -Photos by UcR i ames khe Editobr.