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)Dose A delegation of close to 100 Hampton residents visits the Bowmanville council chambers. Residents say they are opposed to a long-range plan for a 186 acre conservation area on the Bowmanville Creek in Hampton. CLOCA Explains Plans If citizens object to the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Author- ity's master plan for Hampton, the plan will not go ahead in its present format. That was the view of John Goodwin, Chairman of the Author- ity. Mr. Goodwin was speaking ýuring a council session Monday when the Hampton scheme was formally presented to Newcastle douncil. "If that master plan is not acceptable, it's back to the drawing board," said Mr. Goodwin. Discussion Paper "The plan is really before you as a discussion paper only," said W.M. Campbell, general manager of the Authority. He said Monday was the first time the document was presented to the public. The audience of close to 100 Hampton residents in Bowman- ville's council chambers was told that the Conservation Authority is Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz had to return a $1,000 first time homeowners' grant after the Ontario Government discovered the money, had been used for a $50,000 addition to a home he had owned for two years, the Globe and Mail says. In an article this morning, the Toronto newspaper said the addition' to the home on Lakeshore: Rd. near Newcastle Village included an indoor swimming pool. The Globe and Mail quotes Sam Cureatz as saying that when he seeking the public's and Newcastle Council's opinion before proceeding. Mr.Goodwin said that while CLOCA proposes to use some lands for recreational purposes, the aims of the authority involve mainly the protection of the natural environ- ment. "I stress we are not in the recreation business," he said. In reply to suggestions from residents that the plan would devalue property, Mr. Goodwin said that this is not the case. H-e said devaluation is the exact opposite to what has happened in other areas where property is adjacent to Conservation Authority land. Sug- gestions that property would lose value are misleading to te generai public, the CLOCA chairman added. Lands close to conservation areas have increased in value, he stated. Asked if CLOCA can expropriate lands it needs in Hampton, Mr. Goodwin stated that the authority does have expropriation powers. He applied for the grant in 1975 he did not realize he failed to qualify. Under the terms of the Ontario government program, persons applying for the grant had to sign a form certifying that neither they nor any co-owner of the housing unit had previously been an owner of a housing unit anywhere" either jointly with another person or otherwise that was used by any of us as a principal residence." Mr. Cureatz is quoted as saying he (Turn to Page Two) said, however, that in the last 25 years these powers have been used only twice. Newcastle council and Hampton residents were told that there is no money in CLOCA's 1978 budget for purchasing land in Hampton and (Turn to Page Two) OPP Transfer Residents of Hampton5 they want no part of the Lake Ontario Conservation ity's plans for expansion community. "We do not want a D Disneyland out there,"s Richardson Monday a during a meeting of N council in Bowmanville. 340 Signatures Mr. Richardson was spe behalf of approximately dents of the Hampton a signed a petition oppos Hampton Conservation Are Plan. The petition represen per cent of residents community, Mr. Richards "We urge council to acta to the wishes of their con and request that CLOCA's be terminated immediate document from the E community states. Bill Richardson, a E resident, informed council t are only 356 names on the v for the Hampton area.1 population of the comm about 700. Referring to the few per did not sign the petit Richardson said some were able to sign, some did not t signing any petitions andç forbidden by their employe petitions. Few Oppose Petitio "A very few expressed o Storm On Wednesday evening at the Oshawa Armoury, the Newcastle OPP detachment met for a rather sad and unusual event. With the transfer of most of this area over to Regional Police responsibility, ten officers from the detachment will be going to other detachments on Feb. 1st. Pictured above is Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant K. F. Weekes, expressing best wishes to the transferees on behalf of the entire detachment. More pictures on page 1 of section two. Catching local residents virtually by surprise, last Thursday's storm roared through the area creating a lot of minor damage, but causing no deaths. The most impressive highway mishaps occurredon the 115-35 route and the Oshawa road south of Port Perry. 400 cars were trapped south of Port Perry, and we have several reports of local residents who spent the night in houses on the 115-35 routes. Mr. and Mrs. Bob-McBride, who teach at Bowmanville Senior Public and Lockhart schools re- spectively, spent the night at the Tenhaaf residence near Pontypool along with 120 others. The three bedroom bungalow was a bit crowded, but the Tenhaafs were great hosts according to Mr. McBride. A Bowmanville Minor Hockey Association Team enroute to the Silver Stick Tournament in Sarnia was trapped near Drumbo on the 401 West and wasfeatured prominently in a write-up in the Saturday Toronto Star. There was a nine car pile-up on Regional Road 57 near Enniskillen, and the road closed down until Friday. Four people were injured and a Region police car was damaged answering the call for assistance. The icy stretch of highway north of Taunton Road was closed after CLOCA say that to the petition," Mr. Richardson Central added. He said that the owners of al i Author- four retail outhets in Hampton in their proper signed the document. "LaIstly, we wouhd hope that the arlington number of concerned people present said Bill today in this chamber would give the fternoon members of this council an indica- qewcastle tion of the intensity of our feelings (Turn to rage Twn i aking on 340 resi- rea who Some knowledge of the area sing the and a bit of imagination should a Master help put the finishing touches ts over 90 on the new school for Bowman- in the ville. on said. Every member of the com- according munity is invited to participate nstituents in finding a name for the school proposal which will reflect a character- ely," the istie or a piece of the past that Hampton makes the town unique. With the architectural sketches Ham pton awaiting final approval by the that there Board of Education, the next voters list step is for the community to The total come up with a name that will aunity is add a local flavor to the new school. sons who Ah suggestions should be sent ion, Mr. to The Canadian Statesman, 62 e unavail- King St. East, Bowmanville. A believe in panel of local historans some are appointed by the Northumberland es to sign and Newcastle Board of Educa- tion wiHl review the ideas and choose a name from the. list. >pposition Area police were notified at noon hour. A Blackstock woman was taken to Oshawa General Hospital's inten- sive care unit for treatment for a brokenleg. Later during the storm, a six car pile up on Highway Two west of 57 was also reported. No serious injury or damage was caused in the accident, police said. One local Hydro employee had a close call whi e patroling the high (Turn to Page Two) BITS & PIECES JACK BAKER DIES - One of B3owmanville's most popular and respected citizens died over the last weekend at the age of 54. A lifetime resident of the Town, Jack had always been active in the affairs of the community. In a full Canadian Legion service at the Morris Funeral Chapel on Monday evening, 156 members were in attendance. At the funeral service on Tuesday afternoon, a Durham Regional Police Honor Guard was present. Six members of Jack's old regiment, The Queen's Own Rifles, travelled from Toronto to attend the Monday evening service, which was the largest of its kind ever to be held in Bowmanville. BOY SCOUT PAPER DRIVES - Start saving up that old news- paper stuff. Here are the drive dates for this coming year. March lth, May 6th, June 17th, and Sept. 23rd. STORM ODDITIES - Would you care to believe that last Thursday, in the middle of all that mess, two people actually spotted a robin and a groundhog? They must have been camped under one of those aluminum sheds that were whipping around town. SPEAKING OF THE STORM - Victoria and Grey Trust should have had no excuse for scheduling their opening in the teeth of that blizzard. While visiting the branch on Tuesday, manager lain Maciver pointed out to this writer that the Farmers' Almanac available at no charge on their counter predicted "violent storms in Ontario" during the 24th to 27th of January. ATTENTION HOCKEY MOTHERS - There will be a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 7th, at 7:30 p.m., in Courtroom 2 of the Bowmanville Police Building. Your attendance is urgently needed. NEW KIWANIS CLUB - for retired business and professional people is being planned for Bowmanville and area. The project is sponsored by the Westmount and Sydenham clubs of Oshawa, under the co-ordination of M. C. "Mac" Barnett of Oshawa. The club would meet on a weekly basis and be involved in a variety of community services, primarily in the senior citizens area. If interested, give Mac a call at 725-5875 in the evening between 7 -10 p.m. OKAY, CULPRITS - We all know how easy it is to borrow equip- ment such as canes, walkers, crutches and even wheelchairs from the Red Cross, and then forget to return the property for quite some time. Well, they are running short and would appreciate the return of their equipment. To facilitate said retrievals, per- sonnel will be at the Red Cross office on Division St. in town on Friday, Feb. 3rd from 1 - 4:30 p.m. WELCOME NEW CORRESPONDENT - In Blackstock, Bethany Schryburt has taken over from Pat Fletcher as the Statesman correspondent. Mrs. Schryburt has three kids under the age of five, so let's give her all the assistance she can get. Welcome to the fold, we're grateful for your help, even though it may take a while to get used to 'Bethany' doing the Blackstock news. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC - That is scheduled for today at the Lions Centre, this Wednesday, February 1st, from 1 - 8:30 p.m. JUDO TOURNAMENT - On Sunday, February 5th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. there will be a Judo Tournament at Clarke High School in the gymnasium. It is sponsored by the Clarke Evening Courses. The instructor for this event is Mr. Ray Wilson, second DAN. The expected 300 participants are from an area encompassing Ajax to Kingston, and north to Highway 7 including Peterborough. They range in degree from white belt (Jumor) to black belt (Senior - first and second DAN). There is a small admission charge. Port Darlington Lighthouse Damaged by Storm ~ana~uzu ta ean LIssue 5 124th Year BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1978 Sam in the News 26 Pages