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CACA S plit on B y Peter Parrott The Courtice, and Area Citizens Association has agreed to withdraw the objection it bas filed with the OntariQ Municipal Board over the' development of approximately 1,000 housing units in Courtice.' The withdrawal is on the condition that the Town of Newcastle approve in writing a package of five development policies for Courtice. Council acceptance or rejection ýof the police, is expected before the, 0MB hearing resumes January 9th. 3 Days in Jail A Bowmanviile woman was re- leased from prison today after serving a three-day jail termi for not paying an $18 fine for trespassing on Ontario Hydro's Darlington gener- ating station site. Durham regional police took Jikke Miedema into custody on Monday after she surrendered to begin serving a three-day sentence in the Whitby jail. The 29 year-old Wellington Street (Turrn tnPage Two) In a close decision, the CACA voted 28-22 in favor of dropping its objections. The concessions it has won from council include a guaran- tee, that Courtic"e cîtizens will be cofisulted in the planning of their community. In addition, the concessions prop- osed in the agrýeement Wouid ait the approval of additional subdivisions prior to the preparation of a district plan. Concessions regarding the extension of the water and sewer system, street lights, water well damages are included in the package approved by the citizens group Tuesday night, January 3. Commenting on the closeness of the decision, Mr. Bobier, presidlent, of the Courtice group, stated "This makes it very difficuit. " He a dded that he hoped the decision does not affect the unity of the group. The Courtice and Area Citizens Association has 125 family mnember- ships in the community and iast night marked its llth month of oljeration. Ann Cowman, development chair- man for the committee, noted that B i 0 Housing the closeness of the vote wl have' the effect of, "pulling council up short." She said she believed council will make sure that it meets the conditions approved by the CACA knowing how many members -are opposed to the agreement. "They've given us concessions here we didn't have a hope of getting, 12 months ago," said Mrs. Cowman. The developmenit chair- man added that she was s'il] of th 'e opinion that Newcastle can't afford expansion in Courtice. She noted that it faces massive road development and massivýe (Turn to Page Two) A iHampton r-esidence was struck by thef t yesterday resuiting in the loss of a prized breeding stock goose. The goose which was viuhed at $50 was owned by Allan Veniemra of Hamp ton. Police are continuing to, look for the thief after the goose was reported missing late iast night. Fc ye esChoose TopCiie ye sHi Jai niO, 1 ils ben ch- locali Jaycee unit has seiected Bowanvlleresident as this ar'sotstanding young Canadian. 'oan Higno, wfe of Dr. John ~gLnson, is this yeýar's candidate.' %vwas nomnated by the Bowman- le J aycettes.ý Iyespokesman, Grant Brumm dlsweek that Mrs. Hîgginson is rcveher award at a dinner ~eigtonight11, Ja-nuary 4, in 1ie is rnow eii for one of five ~ieA ards t e presented P ,àlxaî*lton, veyyear, Jaycees from across nada choose týheir candidates for s wr.Outstanding youing a4ans e ch e r their gs ýas ormuit or' a th- ic, n wclural activities. -n chooýýsing Mrs. Hligginson as this r 's andt, the Bowmanviiie v ees oted tat she has been invoived in a variety of community works including the Meais on Wheeis program, Big Brothers, the French Immersion program and the SPLASH committee. Mrs. Higginson heiped organize Meals on Wheeis program in Orono and Newcastle. She was also active in estabiishing the Community Care ,entre in Bowmanville. The centre is intended to keep elderly residents in their own homes as long as possible by providing services such as transportation to doctors' appointments and stores as wel as help with difficuit house- work. MUrs. Higgýisoii has served as -lereCarilof ce-e"n-") an C Ilatchiu for tLhe rthr'Asoito bL"-2r hasbenresident of 'the Social Planning Advisory Group since 1975. She has been active with the SPLASH committee and its efforts 7ol Clssi inthe 7S'no-w he sow naybe up to the bottom (Ans ofau verfcoats this winter two Bowmanviiirganizations alreapdyv makintg plans to hold a li turamn wfil not be heid in spring and summer when most rtsmenr take ta the course. edBowmanville Rotary Club and Jaycee Cilub are intending to brave the winter weather and conduct the town's first January golf classie. Golfers (probabiy in miittens, boots and overcoats) wili be headed for the Bow-manviiie Golf and Country Club January 28 to take part (Turn to Page Two) FistBaby -Rom Her eon New rYs-ear'JDaiyý is young mn, resting in, his ier's rm, las hedistinoction o ~ hefrshaby bor-n in Hie arie t 4:04 p.m. with srehelp from-, Dr. A. F. MlacKenizie of 6onard lweighed' in at eight L poutn eight ounces, lis parents are .~ Raili Poilar , R .1 -e---'-i Mrs. Higginson serves as chair- man of the Community Care program in the Town of Newcastle and vice-chairman of the Communi- ty Care program for the Durham Region. She is one of 14 members of the Durham- Region Health Council. With her husband she served as past president oï the French Im mersion parent's committee. Bowmanviile's fiedi systemn has been plag weather, few passeng reveueaccordingf Servie Continues gling transit ,ued by poor ers and iow Lo areport. prepared by the municipality's transportation committee. Statistics from Charterways Litdsta,-ted that 70 autsad20 by the to-wn in December, R ecî2E'i pt's duri.-ng the 1-day 7triailoale $31)0. 90o. , Townr officiais estimated that 60 persons would have to board the bus every day in order for the municipal- ity tot reach the break-even point. Coun'cillor Dykstra, chairman of the town's' transportation committee, admitted yesterday afternoon that the revenue was much less than the town had hoped for. But, despite the setbacks, the towný plans to continue its transit experi- ment in January. It is recommirend- ing to council that this time the busses be operated on Tuesdays and Fridays to cut costs, Counicil will make itýs decsionon tenewest SuggestionMody "TheresiIt p~rapsarenoîîtao encoragng bt i aurexpt~ene, t takestret e epeacsoe tao bus services,patclrywe one takes into effect thebdwetr whave been eprenig"said Archie Groth, a mTaniager for Charterways. "I think thewatr conditions haven't helpý,ed us,-and rma.ybhe the time schedu-le sho,)uld be cha-nged," agreed Counc-illori Dykstra. He noted, howiever, that he coud ot su-ppo)rt aI full fiveda bus ser7vice. "I can't support wh'at we have now," said Bowmanvilie Cuclo Don Allin. Few peopl.ýe use it and the (Turn to Page Two) M.emoriai Hospital had two babies bornon ew ears Dy 19,78. This widewakeboyalmost missed out, he arrivedon t h e scene at 103 p.m. with anass ro r .L Sylvester, and weîghed seýven pounds, 14¼ 4ounc 1es. His parents are Betty andl Ken Rowe of 0rono and tMIS i hiirst chiid. Neither of the New YarsDay babies had fflbeen named as of Moniday afternoon. ANNO- -YING - We understand the Duirha.m Regio)n departmient thiat sent those multiple mailings to many residents, asking tEm to fi out mreter readings'for water,, has noïw mailed out apologies to users. H1aven't heard whether the' computer went on a bender and was resqponsible, but maniy complaints have been received here. It must have been a costly goof. Water users were mad enough having to fi outý the forms, but it %was rubbing it in toreceive four or five cards. One chappesgetdte should hire meter readers to relieve unemployment. MTSSED A FEW - Sorry we ran out, ýf time on New Year's Eve while on rounds of ail the parties in the area. We didn't get to Orono, Tyrone or Solina so will have to leave them until next year and try to get an earlier start. As it was, there was Maple G(rove, St. PauI's, Centennial Hall, Legion, hospital, Pentecostal church where a film was in progress, St. Joseph's, the OPP, Newtonville, BI'ownsdale, Newcastle and the Lions Centre here. Everybody seemed tol be ha ving a good time, except those who were working. CHANGE 0F DATE - The Newcastle Lions Bingo that was originally slated for January loth has been postponed to Tuesday, January l7thi, 1978. -,'AC7K IN ACTION - The next Orono Country Jamboree is scheduled for Orono Town Hall, this Sunday, January 8th, at 2p. m. with Fay Adams and the Country Hits and several visiing artists. As usual, Sterling Matlher will be Master of Ceremonies. See Coming Events for mnore details. SWEARING IN- E. Richard Lovekin, recentiy elevated'to the county court bench in Peel County will be sworn in on Monda y January l6th in the Peel county courthouse. In the meantime, he will be exceptionaîîy busy trying to clean'up the legal work in his office in Newcastle. It's going to seem odd when the next election rolîs around without Dick wring for the Liberal candidate. He will be sorely missed. BACK TO NORMAL- Next week, unless something crops up to change plans, things should be more or less back to normal at The Statesman office. Last week, we were not only short one day, three members of the staff were holidaying. Now, they are ail back on the job, but we're a day short because of the Monday holiday. The, mails also have been 'somewhat disrupted so rural news budgets have been arriving Thursdays and Fridays after the paper bas been printed. It's been confusing and frustrating but ail should be wellnext week. TOWN COUNCIL - Next Monday, January 9th, Town of Newcastle council wiil resumne its regular council meetings, hopefuily with al members f ully recovered from the flu or other ailments and a, full docket on the'agenda. NEW YEAR'S BABY - Shirley and Fergus MacLeod of Ontario St., Bowmanville, are the parents oJ the firstr baCby born in Oshawa General Hospital on New Year's 7-Day.Teauer,SahAne arrived at 2:02 a.m., weighez--d four pounds, eight one and is their first child. M&I AND MRS. HARRY ýýý"HUGHES - Will be thrï1lled to -hear that son Brent is apparently adapting to life with the BirrmnjingmBulis of the WHA qite well. B.rent' switched over, from the San ]Di ego Mariners iast year, and received a lot of prtess coverage over the last couple of wek.The B1ulîs, formrly'the Torüionto Tors, layed the tourinig Rusin ilStr oceytem nDeembiîer 26th in ýrîBîrmningham, and beat th LG-1 codn to reý-ports, Bëreconrbue one goal and one sit a etdte gam e'sfrs star, an-d received a standing ovaýtion, at cete-cew ite US ntemwa!s bigpae fe the contest The 3 year id Bowmnvillenativeisaasisatcpi, SeP'conld Ba bom I Lere on New Yeari Daýy