2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 24, 1977 Huge Sunflowers Reach for the Sky Plans for 401 Widening Displayed in Bowmanville El:à dK National President Plans, of the proposed Highway 401 widening Transportation and Communications. The earliest project were presented to the public last week at possible date that construction could begin is an information session in the Bowmanville police some time in 1981. In this photograph, Murray and fire building. The improvements involved in Thompson, project manager with the MTC and making Highway 401 a six-lane freeway from Bill Jones, environmental -pianner look over part, Oshawa to Highway 115-35 will cost over $10 of the plans that were on dispîay hast Wednesday million according to officials with the Ministry of and Thursday. Don Masterson Don Masterson, 33, of Blackstock, was elected the 57th National President of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs during the orga 'nization's Annual Convention hehd in Toronto hast week. Mr. Masterson succeeds Wayne Boddy of Runner Up To Miss CNE Fred Griffin, a former longtime ernployee of Specialty Paper Pro- ctcsand now living on the Schwarz fanrm, Base Lîine Road is lonesome bec-auseP he says none of his oid pals ,ce, w to see him. The Statesman visited his home on Saturday and was given a tour that included these huge sunflowers, some chickens, including a rooster that batties with Fred ail the time, a potato patch, etc. Quite a collection! Town A The wheels were officially put into motion last week for the construc- tion of a new arena in Newcastle Village. A by-law dealing with the spend- ing of sightly more than $647,000 on the arena project was approved by council in a unanimous vote last Thursday evening. And a committee ô0f four has been established in order to watch the day to day operation- of the arena projeet. Ward three Councillor Aif Gray will head the committee. Councillor Don Allin will also serve, along with two members of the Newcastle and District Arena Building Committee. The arena projecet wili not be faced with the cost of a building permit, council decided iast week. Council- lor Don Alin remninded thie,!elected officiais that it is town policy-not to charge building, permit fees for structures that are owned by the municipality. Sprinklers, Included However, the project wihl include the installation of a sprinkler system inside the new arena. This wil increase the cost of the tender by approximately $23,000. Towvn Treasurer Klaas DeGroot told members of council at a meeting Friday that premiums for the arena couid be as much as $1800 higher each year if the fire protection system were not inchude- ed. Secret Town. Report (From Page One) wiiadopt or endorse the report in i ts eýntlirety," Mayor Rickard said. He ýpointed out,' however, that one ecommendation aiready found in the first phase of the report has been Newcastle council has approved the hiring of a town manager to olversee the municeipaiity at a salary soýmew,here in the $30,000 category. ouclhas advertised for this poýsition and hopes to have it fiiied by Other newpositions recominended kin the administration study include a director of development control, an accounting anaiyst, a deputy fire chief, deveiopment engineer and thrlower-raoking positions, according to the article in the Oshawa new spaper. The administration study says that the town shouid find about 2,800 square feet of extra office space to accommodate its employees. But by 1983 it was recommended that a new municipal headquarters should be constructed. The, report from Stevenson and Kellogg Ltd. aiso describes Bow- manville's town hall as "dirty, decrepit and uncared 'for." It describes the building as an unplea- sant environment and recommends the hiring of a caretaker to look after it. Mayor Rickard said iast week that the cost of the report from the management consultants totailed approximately $12,00. INFLATION FIGHTER from SPECIAL EVERY WEDNESDAY ANY EIGHT SLICE - 3 ITEM PERFECT PIZZA ONLY $29 OurIIZZAKI are for 242 King Stree't East For pick-up or dellvery, 'dilal 6e2 l.m6 49 Years Ago Thursday, August 23rd, 1928 Lacrosse is staging a corne- back in Bowmanville with Oshawa offering to play exhib- ition gamnes to get things started. It is 20 years since the HURT IN ACCIDENT On Sunday, about 4:25 p.m. a two-car collision occurred at the corner of Temperance and Wellington Sts. sending four people to hospital for emergency treatment and doing an estimated $3,500 to $3,800 da-mage to the vehicles. Clarke W. Williamns of Nestleton was-drivîng east on Wellington and Grant Thompsoii, Concession St. East, Bowmanville was proceeding south on Temp- erance when their vehicles met. The hospitalized victims were released afte>' treatment. Constable Doug McFeeters invest- igated. FLOERS DRIED *FRESH *TROPICAL GREEN PLANTS je STORES: Highway No. 2 V_ King St, E., Oshawa .Sifficoe St. N., Oshawa Lpproves Council is now awaiting a report on exactly how the sprinklers will be funded but Councillor Alf Gray said Friday that the town should pay for them because it will be the town that will benefit from the decreased insurance premiums. According to the by-law approved by Newcastle council last week, the funding of the arena can be divided into four categories., Wintario Funds According to, the by-law, the largest slice of the fuinds wilh comïe from a Wintario grant totalling $331,916. In order to get that grant, ,the public will have to contribute $176,764 to the village's fund raising projects. Aren'a A grant of $75,000 from the Community Centres grant will help, finance the arena and current revenue from the town wili account for $63.500. The $63,500 wihi pay for interim, financing, of the project and ini addition, Mayor Rickard explained that the town has agreed to pay an amount equivalent to the cost of engineering the building. The màayor added that the town's share of the project wil iikely be less than the $63,500 mentioned in theby-law passed last week. The by-haw is -still subject to approvai from the Ontario Munici- pal Board. Upgratde Service Road, Members of Newcastle council agreed last week to spend approxi- mately $71,000 on repairs to, the serviceroad south of Highway 401. "The town and Ontario Hydro have agreed that the interim improvements are required on the South Service Road Detween Hoît and Waverley Roads to accom- modate the truck traffic to our Darlington Generating Station site," Ontario Hydro stated in a hetter to couneil. Imýprovements to the road wiil be carried out by the Municipality of Newcastle but Ontario Hydro wil pay for them. At a council meeting last Friday, the eiected officiais voted to cal tenders on the South Service road In the Dim and Among the teachers trom town who have been succes- sful in taking summercourses are Levi Annis, Edythe Clem- ens, Marion Warder, Aileen Parker and Helen Thornburn. The Royal Theatre will hold its annual Tin Can Matinee on Tuesday when each child with 10 or more cans will be admitted free. Lt is estimated over 6000 cans will be piled up in'front of the theatre. George Tordiff won $3 for 544 cans, J. Bennett $2 for 507 cans. Winton Bagneil won $2 for 468. Miss Gwendolyn Williams leaves this week for Banff where she will take part in a town had a lacrosse team. Members included Tom Hughes, Bill Furze, Dutch Mayer, Dusky Mingeaud, Jim and Clint Lunney, Neil Yeloôw- lees, Fred Downey, Fitz Downey and Ted Large. project and gave the public works committee power to award a tender. According to an agreement with the town and Hydro, tenders will be awarded no later than September 15 and the improvements to the service road wilh be compieted no later than Novemb er 30. The work includes the widening and re-paving of the road. Ontario Hydro had earlier recom- mended improvements estimated at $234,000 but decided on a less extensive project. Hydro told council that it was premature to make more costiy improvements until it is decided exactly what kind of interchange will be built at Hoît Rd. and Highway 401. 'Distant Past Scotch Musical Festival. Messrs. Ed Witheridge and Ralph Ames are winning many prizes in horse-shoe pitching. These prizes may be seen at Dustan's Hardware. 25 Years Ago Thursday, August 21, 1952 Margaret Hutton, orna- mental swimming star and Bowmanviile's 18-year-ohd Jackie Canfield was the first runner up in' the Miss CNE 'Sweetheart of the Fairs' competition last week. Brenda Bomberry, also 18, won the titie. Miss Canfield was representing Durham Central. Agricultural Society, the titie she won last year at the fair in Orono. Earlier this month, she was chosen as the winner of the Miss Kinsmen pageant here. Trhere were 78 in the CNE competition. instructress, who spent many summers at Bowmanville Beach, directed 60 girls in the colorful Aquacades to be, presented at the ýKelowna Regatta, the first week of August. Plans aretunderway to build a $1,500,000 reformatory near Millbrook. Prize winners at the Legion Women's Auxiliary tea and on "Pioneer Days." draw on Friday were Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. M. Clarke, Mrs. Davis and Paý-tsy Carter. Kendal Womnen's Institute held its meeting' Wednesday, ,night in the' Sunday Schoo6l Room with the president,. Mvrs. N. Kennedy in, the chair. Miss Ruby Collett favored withtw vocal solos accompanied by Miss Helen Hoy at the piano. Miss C.W. Stewart gave a talk THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS! 1976 ACADIAN 2 door, bright blue, with matchîng blue interior, electric rear defroster, 1.6 litre engine, automatic transmission, sport wheel covers, whitewall tires, A.M. radio. ORIGINAL PRICE $4,465 2àw v,3 1975 GMC SURBURBAN V-8 automatic, power steering, power brakes, air-conditioning, radio, High Sierra Grande package. PRCDTO$L T .. ....$4995 (IMMACULATE CONDITI ON) Many Others to Choose From, Contact EARL McQUEEN at BUS S405ELL BuickPontiac 1652 BAYLY ST. PICKERING Phone 1-839-5161 or 623-7166 FANTASTIC SAVINGS ON ALI OUR 1977 MODELS