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Town' A friendly smile and cheery thank dropped a bill into the Salvation you awaits anyone who makes a Army bubble at the King St. and donation to this year's Christmas Temperance St. intersection that Cheer Drive. Publi Utilities Com- brought a big grin from Lieutenant mission chairman Morley Watson Doug Lewis. a=, 'azn Well you've seen your last glass milk bottle in these parts, neigh- bour! That link with the past, along with over 65 years of tradition vanished on Friday, afternoon, December 16th at 2 o'clock with the signin an agreement between Ge Dairy and Beatrice Foods ( Limited of Oshawa. W. e sin the Oshawa gro r- ch sed the local d d been in the Stev inception. H It wilme time' a decisi ade on the a new ne arteria road east Bo ille. "Obvio re isn't any ir, com ack chairman o and developm a council sessio week. Staff of the Durham Region estimate that a new major street in the eastern part of town will not be needed until the 1990s. However, the region has recom- mended that Bowmanville's future $3.7 million artery be located on Cemetery Rd., with an interchange on Highway 401. The route would extend north of Highway Two, cross Soper Creek north of the Bowman- ville Zoo and then turn westward to link with Mearns Ave. ernrnT Volume 51 123rd year BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1977 48 Pages 20e q Y ..~ xLS~, "Dj*sisan( Ma jorreforms for the municipal- ity's planning department were recommended this week by ward three Councillor Ted Woodyard. In two notices of motion presented to Newcastle council Monday after- noon, Councillor Woodyard suggest- Computer In The Town of Newcastle is going ahead with plans to engage the services of an electronie tax- collector and book-keeper. At a council meeting Monday, elected officials approved spending $28,000 on a data processing service, recently recommended by Town Treasurer Klaas De Groot and endorsed. by the municipality's finance committee. The computer system will be used for general accounting and the preparation of tax bills, the treasur- er said in a report last week. He added that without the extra machinery, the town would have to hire more staff. The cost of the computer system is expected to total approximately $23,000 annually once it is in operation. Deducting the amount the town had been paying for data processing already, the cost of the new equipment will total approxi- mately $20,000. ShortS Hours ForLLBOs Two liquor stores in the Newcastle municipality are scheduled to close an extra day per week beginning January 3rd.Te stores are located in Bowmanville and Newcastle Village. Both Liquor Control Board outlets were among 163 stores across Ontario that are reducing their hours of operation in order to help cut LCBO expenses. Government spokesmen say the affected stores may close Mondays. While reduced hours do flot affect LCBO outlets in Oshawa, Port Perry and Ajax branches are scheduled to close an extra day. The LCBO employs 3,400 full time and 2,350 part time workers across the province. Last year, it turned over $411 million to the Province of Ontario - considerably less than the $435 million in the previous year. ICoH1ttee? ed that the 12-member lanning advisory committee be dissolved and that the town not encourage any new development proposals for a 90 day period beginnng January 1. Dissolving the planning advisory committee was recommended in order to speed up the planning process. The 90-day hait on new development proposais is aimed at cleaning up the backlog of issues beingdealt with by the planning department. Councillor Woodyard's notices of motion will not be debated or discussed until Newcastle council meets again in January for the first council session of the new year. Commenting on the disbanding of .the planning advisory committee, Councillor Woodyard stated that he had no criticism of any members of the committee. He indicated, how- ever, that the committee is a duplication of planning authorities. He said that Newcastle is the only area municipality in the Durham Region where a planning advisory committee exists. (More on Page Seven) Meter Muddle A 25 cent slot on Bowmanville's parking meters is no convenience at all, according to Bowmanville Councillor Bob Dykstra. Councillor Dykstra said Monday he is against town council's sugges- tion that a slot for the extra coin be installed on Bowmanville's meters (Turn to Page Twol D. Archer, 600 Stone St., Oshawa, an employee of, Lasco Steel, received a surprise Christmas gift a bit early this year. He was the winner of the 1978 Pontiac Parisienne automobile with ticket number 2519, drawn at the Canadian Legion dance on Saturday night. For Mr. Archer, shown above centre, receiving Dair All functions of the business wer immediately transferred to the Ideal Dairy Division of the company in Oshawa, with the last load of products going out of the Bowman- l1e plant on Monday morning. All Glen Rae employees were opportunity of continued e t in the Oshawa plant with owners. The Bowman- llet i11 remain, but ana tcens, fo n- a, e na t c re- Sold, Close sponsibilities in the area of the former Glen Rae market. The purchase did not involve the land or buildings, according to Mr. Stevens. He did not comment on what subsequent use might be made of the property. All of the trucks, machinery, and general equipment have been transferred to Oshawa. Products will be similar, but marketed under the 'Quality Checkd' label. When contacted by this news- paper, Bill Wilmot of Beatrice Foods li last ding 'y to ssed > the_ non in« Noting tha he opinion on the r thoroughfare Bruce Taylo ton) recom a dol region's dec aking. that the m ea report in the velo ment commit ew year this course of unanimously ado councillors. Councillor Taylor pointed out that not all regional councillors were aware of the information behind the decisions that were made on the new road's location. "Suddenly the matter is before them now. There is a division of opinion," he said. that 1 ietwor d thaf and essa e ew bridge The extrae occur in enviro areas, he pointed He added that the alternative would req pro riation of three hou of t e parking lot at thé Crstian Reformd Chui Seven to Sw A trip to Switzerland is in store for seven officials with the Region of Durham. The group will try to drum up interest in the Durham Region among European industrialists. At a meeting in Whitby last week, regional council approved at team of seven elected officials and regional personnel who will make the trip. Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary, Whitby Mayor Jim Gartshore and Mayor Jack Anderson of Pickering, have been chosen to represent the region. In addition, Regional Chair- man Walter Beath will attend along with the commissioner of planning and development, the director of development in the Durham Region, and one development officer. The group will be attempting to seil industriai land to Eunopoan customers during the second world Exhibition for Industrial Develop- ment to be held in Basel, Switzer- land, May 23 - 26. Cost of the journey is approxi- mately $15,000 and one Oshawa councillor argued that the mission to Europe is a waste of money. "J have no faith in this junket," said Councillor Margaret Shaw. She the keys from draw co-chairman Ed Majer, it was his lucky day. Earlier, he had won a turkey. Legion President Stan Dunn, at left, was also co-chairman of the draw. The winning ticket was sold by George Chard of Newcastle, who receives $200. said that because of economie conditions, should not be spent. "If this was a year when we had prosperity . . . I would not be objecting," Councillor Shaw added. She pointed out that the Province of Ontario and the Federal Govern- ment are constantly looking for foreign nvestors overseas and she said these agencies should act on behaif of the Region. ®eplymg to councillor Shaw,, Oshawa councillor Bruce McArthur stated that-theti p is not a the present the money BITS,& PIE CESý OFFICE CLOSED - Members of The Statesman staff will be holidaying this Friday, and again on Monday because Christmas comes on Sunday. The office will be closed both days. It will also be locked tiîht on the Monday after New Year's. They need the rest. They've been working hard and long, putting together those big editions in December. Merry Christmas to everyone. TOO MUCH ICE - That freezing rain on Sunday really messed things up. The Kinsmen Color Tour for Senior Citizens was cancelled because they were fearful that somebody might slip and be injured. The Junior C hockey game was called off when the visiting team was unable to get there. There was a Christmas party scheduled at Brownsdale. We haven't heard if it took place or not, but, we sure didn't get to it for pictures. It was a grim day for driving or walking. LEAVES THE SCENE - Durham Regional Police are searching for a, car involved in an accident on Martin Rd. South, Saturday night about 6:30. It's believed to be a '76 Cordoba, dark brown with light top, with extensive damage to the right door and side window. Anyone with information on this car that left the scene of an accident is asked to call 579-1520, extension 287. BIG IMPROVEMENT - Bowmanville's Chamber of Commerce is to be congratulated on the considerable improvement made in the Christmas lighting this year. The town's main street has never looked more inviting. If only the snow would hold off until after Christmas. The municipality has come through with half, of the $1,240 cost and now merchants are being asked to contribute their share. They are also being requested to do a bit more to- ward keeping sidewalks clear of snow and ice. It's only good business, and could save someone a lot of suffering. FOULED UP - Durham Region's department that sends out water meter reading cards was a bit too generous this week. Several people with only one meter have received as many as five cards to fill out. Just how general the foul up is we don't know. At least five reports of multiple mailings have been received to date. SHOWERED WITH GIFTS - The Statesman staff expresses appreciation to two generous donors of gifts this week. An assorted carton of goodies was received from Walter Frank Real Estate, and two boxes of chocolates from His Worship Mayor Garnet Rickard. If this keeps up, the coffee breaks will have to be extended to dispose of all the treats. Many thanks. We hope His Worship and Councillor Don Allin will soon by fully recovered from a 'flu bout that put them both in hospital. TOO FULL - We're embarassed with riches this week in both the Statesman, and the Independent. The Statesman suffered less, as we had enough time to print three sections. Still, we were up to the maximum number of pages in each section, as dictated by the number of ink colours used. The Independent didn't fane as wel. Our maximum numben of pages for that size papen is 32 with one extra colour, and 40 with only black ink. We were trying to put out a nice front page in colour, but ended up cramming everything into a terribly tight 40 page black only edition. For Christmas, we've asked Santa for an extra unit on the big Goss press. The additional eight pages would be nice. 4 ~ expressed great satisfaction at the successful consummation of the agreement. The original deal was made in mid-October, but was held up for six weeks by unexpected delays in approval from the Federal Government's Foreign Investment Review Board. Beatrice Foods is a large conglo- merate, but the dairy division is unusual in that it retains the family management in most of its pur- chases. Mr. Wilmot for example, was owner of Wilmot Dairies in Kingston until he sold to Beatrice in 1970. He is now General Manager of the Oshawa company. Beatrice owns another Kingston Dairy, plus outlets in St. Catharines, Simcoe, Woodstock, Kitchener, Aylmer, Barrie and Sault Ste. Marie. In al cases, the outlets were family businesses and in all but two the owner stayed on in some capacity. Glen Rae Dairy celebrated its 65th business on November 12th . The dairy was started r owner's grandfather, vens, and carried on by son C. Stevens until 1968 sumed ful control. rview on Monday, Mr. dicated that part of the decision to sell was influenced by nereasing government restrictions. e necessity to convert to metric surement within the next year, burdensome paper- wo tape, and such illogical requirements as French language ackaging on ail products for tis ea were cited as examples. Regardless of the reasons, the sale iry has had a stunning effect ommunity's longtime resi- e Stevens family have ided themselves on qualitv and Bowmanville and (Turn to Page Two) -rland "sîght-seeing tour". "The worst that we could get is nothing and that's just what we've got now," he said: A second Oshawa councillor argued that if only four persons were taken off the welfare rolls through new jobs obtained in the European trip, the cost would be wothwhile. "The market at the moment is in Europe," agreed Councillor Clark Mason, of Ajax. Regional counicil was toid that municipalities such as Mississauga and Toronto had success from regular European tours aimed at attractmng new mnvestors.