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Air *ste Raid Sre ounds Ho nor D.D.,G.M. That, emergency sirený which sounded-this morning from the top of the Bowmanviile Town Hall was flot the result of the Canadian and American Fish War getting out of hand. Apparentiy a teclinical malfunc- tion caused the siren to go off shortly after eight o'clock this morning. -The device sounded for about five minutes, scaring a flock of pigeons off the town hall roof and causing many heads to turn in the direction of the building. "I don't know what causes it," said Newcastle Fire Chief Jim Hayman this morning. He said the siren is operated by authorities a long way from here. There is apparently no way of shutting off the device at the Bowmanville Town Hall. A phone cail to the 'Canadian Forces Base at Camp Bprden turned up additional information. A depart- ment of National Defence spokes- man explained that the siren went off accidentally as a resulIt of a' power surge somewhere.. The malfunction was repaired by Bell Canada. Si rens were heard in Oshawa as well as Bowrnanville.' Char'ged With 5 Robberies On Tuesday, May 23rd, Mrs. Audrey. Martin, Deputy District Grand Matron of Diýtrict il, Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star was honored at a reception in Niglitingale Centennial Hall, Bowmanvil e. A large number of members and friends of the Order as weli as lier family were present for the occasion. Two Newcastle youths have heen charged in connection with five robberies committed in the area in recent weeks af ter a resident reported two men ieaving the Castle Hotel with a cash register. 1Durham Regional Police, have charged John Duncan Lines, 19, of R.R. 2, Newcastle, and James Gerrard Ricard, 17, 'of R.R. 2, Concession 3, Newcastle, with thef t over $200 and breaking and entering in connection with the incident. The police apprehended the two and after an investigation, also charged them with three thefts at the J. Anderson Smith Company and one theft at Rickard Plumbing and Heating in Newcastle. In the Rickard Plumbîng incident $45 was taken.' J. Anderson Smith has been the victim of three robberies' since February. On the first occasion, someone torched open the safe and made'off with $1,300. On the second, the culprits were not as lucky, and only $5 was gained after the safe was opened. On the third occasion iast week, the safe couid not be opened and $3 in stamp money was stolen. Mr. Ricard has been charged with ail three incidents at the J. Anderson Sm ith Company. Yard Sale R aises Over $500 for Cancer Society ]Browsing for bargains. These four Bowmanville youngsters weems neetdi h o al t a Tay lor, Ellen Coombes and Angie Paeden. A totai of $531.60arw1ase raised forne theo CancendaCamr SScitydrnth lday sale on Hun t .The mney il e donated in ofeeor r of yrian. Hilroyd, a DukeStt. res .h ded ocancer ne yearago.Resdents nthe Hunt t.area ogme n otiue tm o ae r C% Per, Copy 259 Issue 23 1 24th Year BO WMANVILLE. ONTARIO, WEDNESDAV Y. JNE7.1978 63-303 22Pgae Wiii Return Lodge Lo evies A decîsion b y the Town of Newcastle council to refund $19,500 in lot levies collected from the Durham Senior Citizens Lodge in Orono because they were net applicable, has cast doubt on the legality of the municipality's right to colect them. Council had agreed to &ive the lodge a grant for $25,000 originally however, Central Mortgage' and Housing Corporation's participation in the project and other contribu- tions caused council to decrease the grant accordingly. Up until .Monday's council meeting, the town was granting -the lodge $5,000 and collecting $19,500 in lot levies. Charles Ewert, solicitor for the lodge, approached the council's finance an a aministration commit- tee about tliree weeks ago and suggested that the lot -levies were illegal and the munficipality had no right or power to collect them. The town's solicitor, and the town manager Albert Guiler, were to look into the matter and report back to council. At the finance and administrative meeting, their report was tabied in-camera and it was suggested te council that the town return the levies. "I guess council agreed with what was n Mr. Ewert's leter and went along witli what they (the people connected with the lodge) said,- exXianed town clerkJeclry eregular council meeting on Monday night, council went along Turn to Page Two Even The Director Got Into the Act When the water pump and distribution system failed'at the, Bowmanville, C emetery, even Recreation Director Bud Fanning, who is responsible for the town's cemeteries, had to get into the act. After repeated attempts to fix the p resent equipment failed, Mr. Fanning and his staff decided to lay temporary platic pipe until a more permanent solution to the pobiem could befud Estimated cost for the temporary pipe is close to $1,000. Town to Help Group Buy Sehool A resolution calling for the municipality to assist directly -or indirectly in the purchase of Shaws School for a service club was passed by council Monday night despite, protestations by Councillor Robert, Dykstra, The Northumberland Newcastle Board of Education has informed the town that it has no further need for the school and lias offered the municipality an option to buy the property before the tender is let. Now, a lo cal service club is renting the building and at the finance and administration committee meeting it was suggested this group be contacted and asked if they would be interested in pur- chasing the school through the mu~kiphty.It -salso aýgreed upon by the committee that any other group who was interested in the building be offered the same service.* Councillor Dykstra voiced concerns at Monday's meeting that this could put the municipality in a bad legal position if it bouglit the school. "If we purchase the scliool for a group it will be our responsibility if they default," said the councillor. "I'm afraid that we'll go around buying buildings we don't need and then be f orced to become responsible for them. " Council' did- not agree with Mr. Dykstra and feit that sufficient safeguards could be set up to prevent anything of the nature he was suggesting happening. Council went on to pass the resolution.' Dog 'Catcher Susp&ended: A Town of Newcastle dog catcher lias been charged with thef t under $200 following an investigation by the Durham Regional Police and, as a result, been suspended from his duties with the towni. Gary Edward Barchard, 35, was charged earlier this week after the police investigation alleged lie was selling town owned dog food and not turning in the proceeds to the municipaiity. i Town Clerk, J.M. Mcllroy stated that Mr. Bardhard had been suspended pending the outcom e of his trial 'and that the town would have no further comment because the matter was still before thé courts. The T.O. Auto Auction said the company- had Limited was the site for an employed four of the best antique and special car auctioneers ia the province for auction held over the the event and they came fromn weekend. Dealers and private Toronto, Mîssissauga, owners came fromI as far Hampton and London. away as United States to seli He also said that between 8 old cars as well as special and 12,000 people attended the edition vehîcles. auction and looked over the Merrili MacDonald, owner cars. Each car takes' about and operator of the auction, three minutes to seil by auction and is sold to the highest bidder. Here, Pat Molto looks over the grill work on a Singer. Mr. Molto was a dealer who had corne to seli some of bis cars at the auction and stated that he was quite impressed with the way the event was organized and carried out. De aler Checks Over Grill Work, BITS,&-, PIE CES" OLD PAPERS - Archdeacon Tom Gracie of St. John's Anglican Church brought in the remnants of some old papers found behind a wall in his garage. They were dated Sept. 1929, copies of the Orillia Packet & Times and the Toronto Mail & Empire, with the advertisements listing prices that are unbelievable compared to today. But, they didn't list wages or salaries that probabiy were on the same scale. This writer remembers making $5 a week at that time and probably was overpaid. NEED BEAUTIES - The Bow manville Kinsmen's Carnival is coming up June 23rd and they need contestants for their Beauty_ Contest. There are some gorgeons girls in the municipality who should be eager to enter and win the Miss Kinismen titie. Contact Mark Borutekie 623-4665 or Ted Smith at 579-5580. GREAT SHOW - Ail the people who organized and presented the Arts & Crafts Show at Manvers Arena on Saturday and Sunday deserve considerable credit for their efforts -that certainly proved even more successfui than they anticipated. We hear they even broke even on this, heir rs ajor'poject'and arenow ooking foward to even biger and better thing net ear.lTe venture not only brought out many hddentalents tals r ddgreat eliowshiphat houdwl that township into a ohesive uit for future projects. C 0F C GOLF - Next Wednesday the Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce wiIl hold its annual Golf Tournament atBowmanvilie Country Club, with tee off starting shortly after-noon. This in the past, has been an excellent opportunity for business people in the community to get together and get to know each other better. Tickets are available at the local branches of the chartered banks. Don't worry about your score, duffers will be more than welcome and will feel right at home hunting balîs in the bush or lobbing them in the pond. It's a fun day! NEED VOLUNTEERS - The Town of Newcastle's Community Care g rograrn is urgently in need of volunteers for the summer months because many of the reguiar ones wili not be available. New helpers wili be welcomed if only for a limited period. Students and teachers not committed to summer employment are being encouraged to offer some help. Drop in at the local centre on King St. and they'il be happy to tell you about what's involved. BIG RACE WEEK - Visitors to this area ýshould be plentiful this weekend for the Molson Diamond Indy with the influx startingý on Friday for the trials. The big race is on Sunday but there will be plenty of activity at the track on Saturday as well, with advance tickets probably available at local outlets. No doubt, the town'sý bylaw against parking on roads around Mosport will be given a real test this weekend. 75th ANNIVERSARY - Congratulations are in order for Hampton Women's Institute who are ceieibrating their 75thi Anniversary todayin the CE Wing of Hampton United Church. A special ceiebration wil be held this evening, starting at 8 o'clock. SCOUT PAPER DRIVE - Bowmanvilie Scouts adv ise that they will be holding a Paper Drive in town on Saturday, June 17th, so please keep those bundles until then and place them on the curb where they canr be picked Up. 25e 1 à tan,