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Two Local Men Hit Jackpot Each Wins Million in Lottery It was chicken for dinner Monday night even though Ross and Emma Bragg could have had caviar and a bottie of champagne. Mr. Bragg, a Bowmanville resident, became an instant miliionaire Sunday night as the holder of the winning ticket in the Provincial lottery draw. The win- ning ticket, number 4911232, was bought at Bowmanville's IGA store. Most lottery ticket buyershave a mental list of what he or she would Money Will Pay Mortgage An Orono-area man had to an interview from work this they had been using a black crawl through a laundry roomn morning. and white set. She has told her window Monday to discover The 35-year-old GM em- three-year old that maybe now that he had become an instant ployee who works in the they will be getting anew millionaire in the Provincial plant's engineering depar- television. lottery. tment says he will keep bis job Denys Williams of R. R. 1 in Oshawa in spite of the wind- Orono first suspected he may fall. He has been working at have won the grand prize GM for 17 years. Married, while at work in the General with one three-year-old son, he Motors south plant in Oshawa. has been a hockey coach in He rushed home to check bis Newcastle for four years. ticket but discovered that he Mr. Williams says his fellow had left the keys to his house workers at GM share his hap- at the office. Undaunted, he piness in winning the big crawled through the window prize. "It's just like everybody and discovered a million was your brother or sister and wdolars worth of good news they're reàlly happy for you" waîing inside*. Wlim Mr. Williams said. Until now, Mr. Williams He hasn't made any definite never won a cent in a lottery plans for spending the money draw and he doesn't consider although he says he will use himself the kind of person who part of his Provincial lottery is lucky in draws or contests. cheque to pay off the mort- For Denys Williams, winning gage on bis house. big money was something that In addition to paying off the always happened to the other mortgage, the Williams' also g9uy, intend to buy a new car. Mrs. "For once, I'm the other Williams says their color T guy," he told the Statesman in broke down a while ago and Denys Williams do with a cool tax-free million, but not Mr. Bragg. He hasn't even thought about it. One thing he does know - he'Il probably quit his 22- year job at General Motors. At 55, Mr.. Bragg is near the retirement age at GM. The one wish he does have is to travel across Canada with his wife and get to know the country. Mr. Bragg says he's not the lucky type. Two years ago he won $250, but then he has been buying the $5 lot- tery tickets for the past 90 draws. "I had so many tickets around the house I was worried that my winning ticket would have been thrown out," he says. Mr. Bragg discovered he was a millionaire on his way to work. When the winning ticket numbers were announced over the radio in his car, he says he knew he'd won $50, but wasn't sure about the million. After calling a local newspaper for a check on the winners Mr. Bragg spoke to his foreman telling him, 'I might have won a million dollars, I think Igo home. And yet even after he had the cneque for a million in his hands Mr. Bragg could not really believe he'd won. "It hasn't really sunk in yet, it's only paper," says Mrs. Bragg. Ross and Emma Bragg with their million dollar cheque. By-lawill Allow Growt'h Near Malil Regional council passed a by-law last Wednesday which will allow more commercial development at the Bowmanville Mall located on King Street in the east end of Bowmanville. The by-law changes the resident- ial designation of the 4.2 acres at the southeast corner of Simpson Avenue and Highway Two to general commercial in the former town of Bowmanville's Official Plan. This is in accordance with the policies and intent of the Durham Regional Official Plan. The Regional Works Department has indicated there is adequate sewer and water capacitv to service any expansion and therefore has no objection to the proposal. 5......- . Lights and Trees Will car riollsgenWa il Kills Driv.erigtnBwavli A head-on collision on Highway 115-35 took the life of one driver and sent five other persons to hospital Sunday. Provincial Police at Newcastle reported that Sharron M. Fost, 29, of R.R. 1, Sutton was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The collision occurred just south of Orono at approximately 11:30 Sun- day morning. A police spokesman said the southbound vehicle driven by Shar- ron Fost collided with an oncoming car when it crossed into the northbound lane of 115-35. The second car involved in the crash was driven by Sarah Buchanan, 54, of Northbrook, Ontario. The driver and family of four who were passengers in the Buchanan vehicle were taken to hospitals in Bowmanville, Toronto and Oshawa with undetermined injuries. Passengers in the car were 34-year-old Earl Hartwick of 1300 Oxford St., Oshawa, his 32-year-old Wife, Joan, and their two children aged 10 and 13. Two of the passengers were transported by helicopter from Bowmanville to hospitals in Toronto Sunday. The accident is under investiga- tion by constable John Lathangue of the OPP. Bank to Build on King St. The King Street branch of the account before the final design is Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- considered. merce will be moving into a new "We consciously try to blend the building by the end of next summer new buildirig into the community," a spokesman for the bank said said Mr. Harrold. today. Jury and Lovell's drug store will The new building will be located be moving into its new location in the across the street where Jury and vacant store once occupied by the Lovell's drug store, the Dykstra Newcastle Conservation Centre Committee Room and the Commun- sometime in October, said the ity Care office are now located. chain's Merchandising Manager, Demolition of the existing structures Mr. Greg Kane. sis expected to begin in- early 1979. Renovations to the building are to Tenants of the buildings have begin next week. Because the received lease expiry notices dated Conservation Centre building is December 31, 1978. larger by some 500 square feet than Expanding business and cramped the drug store's present building working space is forcing the branch the availability of the extra space to re-locate. will allow the store to expand its Mr. Jim Harrold, manager of cosmetic and greeting card Une said branch representation and premises Mr. Kane. department for Ontario Central East Also affected by the Bank of region, told The Statesman that Commerce's decision to expand is architects plans have yet to be the Community Care Centre. The drawn up for the new bank, but the centre, which is celebrating it's first feelings of the manager, the staff birthday, will be moving to and the town will be taken into Temperance Street. Improvements to roads and side- walks are only one phase of a plan designed to give Bowmanville's main street a fresh look. While Dagmar Construction is busy working on the roads, King Street merchants are planning to install turn-of-the-century globe lighting, benches, trees and ramps for the disabled, in an effort to make Bowmanville's main street more attractive. The cost of the lighting, benches and trees is $25,000 collected through tax assessments from the merchants. Funds will be collected annually in order that redevelop- ment plans may continue. Installed Next Year Residents can expect to see improvements to the street installed by next year, reports George Webster, Chairman of the Board of Management for King Street merchants. "Studies have shown that when a downtown area is destroyed it leads to all kinds of social problems such as juvenile deliquency," he remarked. Town Planner Norma Forest echoes Mr. Webster's concern over the future of downtown Bowman- ville. Dedicated to redevelopment, Ms. Forest said Bowmanville must not go the way of other small towns that have shopping centres nearby and become a ghost town. Ms. Forest, a graduate of Queens University, has been employed as a town planner in Newcastle for three- and-a-half years. She has been hired as a consultant by the Board of Management. Makes Suggestions The Board, made up of six merchants and one town councillor, acts as a co-ordinating body suggestng the types of improve- ment merchants can make to the main street. Because it is a co-ordinating body it has little real power, said Mr. Turn to Page Two Norma Forest, a consultant for the Bowmanville Board of Management for the downtown business improvement area, checks out construction underway on the main street. Trees, decorative lighting and park benches are a.few of the extra touches the downtown merchants will be providing during the reconstruction of King St. Ms. Forest says we can look for most of these improvements next year. Bits & Pieces BEAT THE ODDS - The odds against two people, in almost the same area, winning a million dollars each in the Provincial lottery must be astronomical. But it happened to two GM employees this week. Ross Bragg of Bowmanville and Denys Williams, R.R. 1, Orono, are the two rich residents. Congratula- tions to both and good luck. Some wag in our office commented "There probably will be two vacancies at GM in the near future," WEAR YOUR PJs - A somewhat unique event is coming up this Friday when Bowmanville Audio Vision is staging a Midnight Madness Sale from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. with special gifts to anyone wearing pyjamas. It should be fun! NEW CARS - Cowan Pontiac-Buick, Nichols Motors and MacDonald Ford will be holding their new car shows this week and Grant Menzies will be showing Jeeps in Whitby next Monday and Tuesday. Their opening ad- vertisements are in this issue, so watch for them. BENEFIT GAME - A benefit lobb bal game will be held this Sunday, Oct. lst at Tyrone Park between Tyrone and Burketon Rangers, starting at 2 p.m. Pro- ceeds will go to Crippled Children. There will be a silver collection. Spectators are advised to bring lawn chairs. CANDIDATES MEETING - The first political meeting of the current municipal election will be held this Thursday, Sept. 28th in Ward I at Hampton Community Centre, starting at 7:30. No doubt candidates for mayor, regional council and local council in Ward I will be on hand, and possibly the Board of Education aspirants as well.