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124th Vear 623-3303 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8,1978 Issue 10 28 Pages Haunsberger President of Judo Canada A Courtice Secondary School teacher has been elected president of a Canadian Judo organization with 50,000 members across the country. Leo Haunsberger was chosen president of Judo Canada during the weekend at a two-day convention held in Toronto. He is a former technical director of the organiza- tion. The blackbelt champion has coached Canadian teams in two, world championships as well as in the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany in 1972. Leo Haunsberger, Judo Canada President. Owner of the Maple Leaf Judo Club, he formed the area's first club in Oshawa 25 years ago and has been active in the sport himself since 1946. A former Austrian champion, he is also a Pan American referee. Mr. Haunsberger is a creative metal work and special education teacher at Courtice Secondary School. A grant of $135,000 has been given to the club by the federal govern- ment to promote the sport across the country and prepare for the 1980 Olympics. Judo Canada is a member of the International Judo Federation and Canada's Olympic Committee. Hospital Services Hurt A ticket on the annual Rotary and Lions Club Stag ight draw was one of the best deals of the day for two .ocal men last week. Draw winners Bill Luxton and Bev Heath split a $500 top prize that was included in the price 1978, The first draft of the town's 1978 budget shows an average tax increase of about il per, cent this year. At a meeting of the municipality's finance and administration commit- tee Monday, the town's elected officials were told that salaries and benefits, costs of new arenas and election expenses were some of the of a ticket to the dinner on Thursday night. Shown above, left to right, are Mr. Luxton's proxy representative, Bob Williams, Draw Chairman Irv Warner and Bev Heath. u det S causes of is year's higher spending. Town Treasurer Klaas Degroot explained that a grant for engineer- ing services at the Orono and Newcastle arenas totals $87,500 in his proposed budget. Extra Staff Costs In addition, extra staff that the town hired last year or expects to Bowmanville's figure skating club had 12 entries in the recent Pine Ridge Tournament held at Port Perry. In the back row, left to right, are: Kim Taylor, Lynn Tennant, Sue Hartford, Cheryl Anyan; Lynda Herron. In the centre row are, left to right: Nancy Locke and Karen Gibson. In the front row, left to right, are: Michelle Yeo, Jayne Stutt and Tracey Dolan. howsll hire this year will cost $81,500. The staff includes the newly hired town manager, planning director and treasurer. In addition, a secretary is expected to be hired this year, Mr. Degroot said. Other increased costs totalling over $100,000 are due to the reclassification of il municipal employees to union positions and The quality of health care in Ontario has drppped significantly as a result of a hortage of grants that have been given to hospitals according to the administrator of Memorial Hospital.' "I think it's unfortunate that Darcy McKeough is going to balance his budget with the health of the province," hospital administrator Hike costs of increases in employee' benefits and compensation. The town estimates that it will pay out an extra $21,500 this year in order to run the municipal election in November. Another added expense is in the form of rent and renovations to the Bell Canada (Turn to Page 2) Michelle Yeo won a silver medai in the girls' preliminary category and Tracy Dolan took a bronze medal in the same event. Missing when the photo was taken were Lyn Rupa and Diane Patton. Diane won a silver medal in the interpretivecategory. Richard Elston said this week. Memorial Hospital has been alloted $3.5 million under the grant structure announced by the provin- cial government last Wednesday. The amount is $131,000 over the 1978 grant, representing a 3.7 per cent increase from the previous year. The increase, however, will fall short of the amount required to keep the Bowmanville Hospital operating at its present level and cutba'ks in services are inevitable, he said. hCiting factors such as union wage .,o demands and a high inflation rate, he said the grant would be insufficient. . "All we've got to cut back is services," he stated. Ministry Indifference Ministry of Health officials were "totally obhivious" to the concerns expressed by the hospital's adminis- tration staff in a special meeting last Friday, Elston added. The meeting at the hospital was called to present - the facility's financial situation to the ministry and appeal for additional funds. "We feel we have some pretty solid cases as to why we need extra furlds," he said. (Turn to Page 2) Bulletin Durham Regional Council chose the Training School Road as the route for a new $3.7 million arterial road in a 14-13 vote this morning in Whitby. The region rejected a proposal to expand Cemetery Road as the location of the new street lu a 14-11 decision. BITS &PIECES FIFTY YEARS OF NEWS - We were hoping to hold off on this item until next week when pictures of the event arrived from the weekly newspap-r convention last weekend. However, our old friends from the Orono Weekly Times and the Port Perry Star have graciously mentioned the honors bestowed upon Editor and Publisher John M. James in their editions this week. At the convention awards banquet on Friday evening, a presentation of the traditional gold quill was made by Lynn Lashbrook, president of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association to John S. in honor of his 50 years in the newspaper business. The event was the first night out on the town since the Ed-Pub. had his eye operation, and he performed admirably in the acceptance speech department. In his truest form, he rendered a vivid description of his stay in hospital, and suggested to old crony Maurice Compton of Imperial Oi who was at the head table that his company should develop a lubricant which would facilitate the insertion of certain medical instruments used commonly in pre-operation preparations. Hasn't changed much in fifty years, has he? COMMUNITY FAIR - This Saturday, March 11th, the annual community fair takes place at Bowmanville High School, between 2-4 p.m. Over 25 organizations will be participating, and if you are new in town the event is a must. If you've attended the show before, you're going again no matter what we say. The monthly SPLASH draw will be held at 2:30 p.m. CARTWRIGHT SCHOOL PLAYS - This Friday and Saturday the annual house plays will be presented. Make sure you go to the Recreation Centre, NOT the school. Curtain time is 8 p.m. both nights and judging will be done Saturday. OOOPS, SORRY! - Last week we carried a sports article on the Atom Selects winning the Oshawa Heritage Tournament Trophy, and managed to botch the sponsor's name. The team is sponsored by our neighbors at the Darlington Automotive Centre, not Bow- manville Automotive Centre. Sorry guys! BOOK MILL RELOCATES- On Thursday morning at 10 a.m., Mayor Rickard will officially open the new premises of the Book Mill. The store was formerly on Temperance St. just north of the Anglican Church. Now it will be located in the former Patchwork store on the main street. ORONQ POET - Roy Forrester and Rick Patterson on the Orono Weekly Times have discovered a few poets in the area. One young fellow we think could go a long way is Grade 5 student Rodger King, who wrote "Here lies Jeff, whose life was full. Until he tried to milk a bull." PAPA'S PIZZA PANCAKES - Get down to Newcastle Village on Saturday morning from 8 a.m. on. The owner, Bob Luxton, has turned over his premises to the Newcastle Arena Committee. They'll be running a pancake breakfast all morning and all the proceeds go to the arena fund. Nice gesture on Bob's part. (Turn to Page 2) 124th Year BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8,1978 Issue 10 28 Pages 623-3303 eanabtan,.