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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. .Januarv 10. 1979 3 ALook at 1978 (Intended for last week) In addition, January saw the second round of hearings begin on the Courtice Heights Subdivision project. Dr. Keith Slemon, of Bowmanville, was elected Chairman of the Durham College Board of Governors. On the regional scene, there were plans unveiled for a museum complex at the for- mer top-secret spy school located between Whitby and Oshawa. In recent months, there have been few further developments in the Camp X story. 'Shirley Robson was elected head of the Durham Nor- thumberland Progressive Conservative Association during January. Finally, there was a lighter side to ail of the snow and cold weather during this winter month. The Rotary Club and the Jaycees combined forces to hold an outdoor golf tour- nament complete with "white fees" which were spent on the clubs' community work. FEBRUARY: In a visit to Bowmanville, cabinet minister Keith Norton in- dcates that the Pine Ridge Training School will probably kept open for the time being although he said the Province itends to close down seven of the 10 training schools operating in Ontario. It was not indicated whether the Pine Ridge School would be one of the facilities to remain open. Mr. Norton made his an- nouncement during a speech to the Bowmanville Rotary Cliih The Town of Newcastle hires a new planning director and Oshawa's Ski Club opens a new west side clubhouse during this month. The Big Brothers held their annual bowling fund-raising drive at Liberty Bowl and the Rotary Club allocated $29,000 to community projects in the upcoming year. The Splash Committee was to receive $15,000; Participation House received $10,000 and $2,000 was given to each of the Orono and Newcastle Arenas. Trustees decided that the new separate school in Waverley Gardens would be named St. Stephen's School. And in February there was good news concerning the town's industrial develop- ment. Delta Faucet announ- ced that it was constructing a $500,000 addition to its factory on Base Line Rd. in Bowman- ville. Construction was expec- ted to be finished by June. MARCH: Construction at the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station was proceeding on schedule. While there was no actual construction of buildings, many pieces of heavy equip- ment were at work on the excavation of the site. The site preparation had begun in late 1977. In March the Durham Region selects the location of new arterial highway for the eastern part of Bowmanville. Training School Road is chos- en as the location of a new major street and 401 inter- change. The Region rejects the idea of locating the arterial road at Cemetery Rd. The Northumberland New- castle Board of Education decides to let younger children in its kindergarten program provided that they are able to pass special tests. A new policy set by the School Board means that youngsters who were five. years old in either January or February could begin their school careers. Previously they had to be five years old as of December 31 to qualify. In March, about 20 families in the vicinity of Cedar Park indicated that they opposed plans to expand the park into a trailer campsite. They pre- sented their views to a meeting of the town's planning and development committee. The Bowmanville Drama Workshop presents the play Unhealthy to be Unpleasant during March. APRIL: The municipality's planning director resigns after just two months on the job and the town begins the process of looking for a replacement. The trend to- wards metric measurement can be seen in the Durham Region where it is announced that the regional municipality will be measuring everything from roads to amounts of water and sewage in metric units. In April there were plans to drastically increase OHIP premiums and the Durham Region noted that the increase proposed by the Ontario Government would cost another $87,000 in extra bene- fits paid on behalf of employ- ees. Durham asked that this amount be paid by the Province. April saw the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station clear another hurdle along the road to its completion when the results from a re-evalu- ation of Hydro's construction program were announced. It was decided that Darling- ton would be needed in the 1980's. A few miles east, the Wesleyville oil-fired generat- ing plant was also allowed to proceed however its size was cut in half in order to save costs and cope with a reduced demand for electrical power. Energy Minister Reuben Baetz said that the new Hydro construction projects would cost $11 billion and would employ an average of 10,000 persons per year in construct- ion and related jobs. But probably the key story from April occurred at the Bowmanville Memorial Hos- pital where it was announced that 35 beds would be closed and four full-time staff would be laid off in order to save $126,000. This announcement was made at a press confer- ence Thursday, April 20. Cutbacks at the hospital were necessary because the Ontario Government had provided a 3.7 per cent increase in its grant to the hospital and this was not considered enough to keep pace with rising costs. In April Allan Lawrence revealed the results of a survey he conducted in order to obtain the public's opinion on the proposed uranium refinery project at Port Gran- by. The survey said that the public was heavily in favor of the proposed Eldorado Nu- clear Limited refinery. Newcastle councillors de- cided it was time for a pay increase during April. They approved a 5.5 per cent pay hike for themselves and a slightly more generous raise for the mayor. This brought councillors' salaries for town council duties to $5,709 annual- ly while the mayor received $12,600. MAY: Bowmanville receiv- ed a very distinguished visitor in early May when the Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker visited the Bowmanville High School for a Progressive Conser- vative nomination meeting. Speaking to an audience of about 1,400, Mr. Diefenbaker was in fine form. During a 40-minute speech on many topics, the former prime minister said that Pierre Trudeau was on the run. Northumberland Durham MP Allan Lawrence was nominat- ed to seek election in the next Federal poll. In May, the municipality passed a 4.5 per cent budget. The largest expenditures went to the public department which cost the taxpayers just under $1.4 million. The com- munity services department cost ratepayers just under $600,000. Port Granby was found unsuitable during the month as the site of a $100 million uranium refining project. A federal environmental panel rejected the Port Granby site because of a "negative en- vironmental impact" which was predicted. In a 63-page report released Monday, May 15, the panel decided that while the country as a whole would benefit from the construction of the refin- ery, the immediate area would gain little from the development. The Northumberland New- castle Board of Education decided to set new salaries for top school officials during May. The salaries give the director of education $47,500. Superintendents received $42,500 and area superinten- dents received $40,500 under the new salaries. May was the month in which the Mitchell's Corners Public School held its 20th anniver- sary. On the Regional scene, the cost of land halted expro- priation of a site for the Bowmanville water pollution control plant. Steps were taken to find a new location other than the suggested site west of the Soper Creek on land owned by St. Marys Cement. In May, the Town of Newcastle defeated an ap- plication by the Canadian Order of Foresters for a housing project on a site south of the Goodyear Canada plant in Bowmanville. Also in the month of May, a study considered by the Dur- ham Region indicated that it was not feasible to extend the Go Transit system into Bow- manville. However some form of shuttle bus between Bow- manville and Oshawa was suggested. JUNE: The Ministry of Transportation and Commun- ications indicates that it will furnish the town with $446,000 as its share of the cost of reconstructing King St. in Bowmanville. In a meeting with the Ministry of Tran- sportation and Communi- cations, Newcastle councillors were told that the funds would be available in two install- ments. Half the amount would be available in 1978 and the remainder in 1979. It was estimated that more than 100 charges had been laid at Mosport after a small part of the crowd attending a race turned violent. Several police cruisers were damaged in the incident. A new mill rate system was cleared by members of the town's finance and admin- istration committee. It was described by Newcastle May- or Garnet Rickard as the "most fair system possible." The town's treasurer explain- ed that under the system, taxation across the mun- icipality had been equalized. Town officials acted on the advice of their planning de- partment and decided to delay development in the Soper Creek neighbourhood until 1980. The Planning Director said that more complete planning documents for the town were needed before development could take place. JULY: During this montb, the Courtice Heights Sub- division was given approval fromn the Ontario Municipal Board after close te a year of delays through 0MB hearings. There was lots of outdoor fun in store for area residents when tbe Bowmanville Jay- cees held their annual Bow- manville week. Bed races, boat races, amateur contests, fiddling constests and other forms of entertainment mark- ed this week. An unusual accident occur- red in Courtice during June SEE OUR SELECTION OF USED PIANOS AND SAVE .. . DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY. when a light aircraft crashed and burned near an airstrip. The pilot and two passengers in the plane escaped with severe burns. An alternative site for Bowmanville's sewage treat- ment plant was discovered during July. The new site is located just north of the present water treatment plant. A railway car was derailed July 19 east of Bowmanville and the derailment started a grass fire which cost the town an estimated $1,500 to fight. Damage to five businesses and three apartment was estimated at over $100,000 following a blaze in downtown Bowmanville Sunday evening, July 9. The cause of the fire was unknown at the time it occurred however it was later decided that the blaze started itself through a form of spontaneous combustion. AUGUST: August was the month of the big rock concert at Mosport when an estimated 100,000 rock fans listened to almost a day of non-stop music. The concert began August 26 and ended in the wee hours of Sunday morning. August was the month of the Stedmans Department Store fire in which the loss was estimated at $300,000. New- castle Fire Chief Jim Hayman said the blaze started as a result of an act of vandalism. It lasted eight hours and local fire departments needed the help of an aerial fire truck from Oshawa to bring the fire under control. During the month the Red Cross set a record when it collected 230 pints of blood at its August clinic. The clinic was the Red Cross' best summer clinic ever. Town planner George How- den resigned from his job after five years with the Town of Newcastle. He left in order to take a new position as a senior planner in Windsor. Changes in the Bowmanville traffic system were recom- mended by a consultant in order to improve and make life a little easier for motorists driving through town. Just two of the changes suggested were the making of Queen St. into a one way thoroughfare and the elimination of 27 parking spaces downtown. Changes in the town's street system would cost an estimated $113,500. SEPTEMBER: Lady Luck was the biggest newsmaker in this month. She struck twice in the Bowmanville area, mak- ing two families instant mil- lionaires. Denys Williams, an Orono area resident won a million and so did Ross and Emma Bragg of Bowman- ville. In September-, St. Marys Cement Company announced that it had acquired a plant in Michigan. Wyandotte Cement Inc. was purchased by St. Marys bring- ing the number of plants owned by the company to three. In September the Manvers arena held its official opening and there were sod turnings for two major buildings in Bowmanville. School board officials turned sod for the new school at Waverley Rd. and on Highway Two east of town more sod was turned when construction of the new Seventh Day Adventist Church got underway. OCTOBER: This was a happy month for the Durham Region which obtained a top credit rating from a New York investors' service. The Region received a triple A rating from one service and a double A rating from another. Rare triplet holstein calves were born during October at the 'Allinbrook farm near Orono. Also in October, there were 33 candidates who filed nomination papers for muni- cipal and school board seats. This meant that ail seats up for election in October were contested. There were rne acclamations. In October the Splash ceom mittee held a successful walk-a-thon te raise funds for the indoor pool planned at the Bowmanville High School. Aise during October, St. Stephen's School held its official opening and permis- sion is given for Stedmans to rebuild its department store in downtown Bowmanville. The new structure that is planned will be a one-storey uilding with the three-storey facade retained to let the new store look like other buildings on the street. NOVEMBER: The election was probably the biggest single event of the month with many candidates meetings held in all wards prior to the voting. The ballots cast on October 13 were sufficient to oust all incumbent councillors except councillor Jasper Hol- liday and Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard. A good voter turnout was reported with close to half of the eligible voters going to the polls. Bowmanville becomes a port for lake freighters in November with the S.S. Fer- dale becoming the first docked at the newly-constructed bar- bor facilities built by St. Marys Cement. In November it was suggest- ed that the Durham Region should conduct a study to see if municipal water is needed in Hampton and to determine if additional water is needed for Orono. Gun amnesty month was held in November and over 50 outlawed weapons were turn- ed in to police during this month. DECEMBER: The biggest news in this month was the election of Walter Beath in a cliff-hanging vote of 15-16. Mr. beath broke a tie vote to elect himself chairman. A protest followed by Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary who questioned the validity of Mr. Beath's vote. However the Province of Ontario ruled that he was within his rights in casting the deciding vote. 1 A new council took office in December with Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard outlin- ing some of the upcoming issues. He said planning is important. "With approvals for water and sewer facilities in three different areas and water available in Newcastle Village by 1979 i am concern- ed that our engineering is getting ahead of our plan- ning," Mayor Rickard said. The mayor added that the development of downtown cores is another top priority. Also in December, Eldorado Nuclear announced that it is phasing out Port Granby's waste disposal site. Eldorado indicated that the dump may not be needed in two to five years. The new school board for Northumberland and New- castle was elected in Decem- ber and veteran Bowmanville JAMES CORAM TAMBLYN After a brief illness, 'Jim' Tamblyn passed away in Oshawa General Hospital on Sunday, Dec. 17, 1978 in his 69th year. Eldest son of the late A. John Tamblyn and his wife, Laura M. Coram, Jim was born on the pioneer farm on the 6th Line, north Orono, and resided in Clarke Township throughout his lifetime. He attended Orono Public and High Schools, and was active in the Junior Farmers' organization. He owned and operated Cedar Dale Dairy for most of his adult life. For some years he conducted a Farm Equipment business and more recently was sales- man for Farm and Industrial Buildings. From early youth he was a member of the Durham Regimental Band and of a Sunday School Orchestra; also, for some years of a group who played for public skating at Orono Rink. Jim was a member of Orono United Church, Master of Orono Masonic Lodge No. 325 in 1941, a Charter member of the Orono Chamber of Commerce, early member of the Orono Fish and Hunt Club, and the Amateur Athletic Association. He was also a member of Branch No. 178. trustee Andy Thompson was chosen as the new chairman of the board. Finally, the members of Regional Council decided it, was time for a raise in salary. The Regional councillors vot- ed themselves raises of $500 each and agreed to a $1,000 raise for the regional chair- man in the pre-Christmas council meeting. Royal Canadian Legion, Bowmanville. He was a lifetime sports enthusiast and spent many hours coaching, umpiring and driving youth teams to their various games. His hobbies were music, sports and home movies. He was active in community fund-raising projects and on the executive of the Annual Tamblyn family picnic reunion. He liked to bring a word of cheer and courage to those bereaved, troubled, shut-in or in hospitals and rest homes. He leaves to grieve his passing, his wife, the former Hilda Rowland of Lake Shore, Newcastle, two sons, two daughters and grandchildren: John and Laurel Tamblyn, Jamie and Carrie of Oshawa; Ross and Michele Tamblyn and Milton of Jonquiere, P.Q.; Jean and Gary MacDougal, Oshawa; Marilyn and Wayne Coons and Jeremy of Wood- bridge. He is also survived by two sisters, two brothers and their families: Ella (Mrs. Wilfred Bowman) Enniskillen; Miss Myrtle Tamblyn, Toronto; Ivison Tamblyn of Orono; Franklin Tamblyn of Stoney Creek, also many cousins and an aunt Mrs. Milton J. (Lillian) Tamblyn, Oshawa. Honorary pall bearers were four nephews: Grant Tamblyn, Wallaceburg; Bryan; Tamblyn, Kitchener; Bruce Bowman, London; Eric Bowman, Enniskillen; a cousin Wm. S. (Bill) Tamblyn, Orono, and a friend, Clifford Bruton, Millbrook. Funeral arrangements were by H. H. Barlow Funeral Home, Orono with visitation Tuesday and complete service on Wed-. Dec. 20. 197R ltn OBITUARY Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home, Bowmanville, conduct- ed by Rev. Basil E. Long, B. Th. of Orono United Church; music by Mrs. L. Ayre. Later, resting at the Lang Chapel, Orono Cemetery, spring inter- ment there. The many floral tributes, donations to various charities, cards and throngs of visitors from near and far expressed the esteem and respect felt for the late Jim Tamblyn by his wide circle of friends and businegs acquaintances. Letters to Editor Dear Mr. James The Splash Committee has come a long way in the past year towards reaching their goal for the funding of the community pool project. We would like to express our appreciation of the coverage in The Statesman and support of all the Splash activities that have been held during the year. Having had this public exposure has generated increased interest and enthusiasm for Splash throughout the Town of Newcastle. Only this support can bring the project to a more immediate reality. Yours truly Gail Rickard (Secretary) The Canadian Statesman Bowmanville Gentlemen: Thank-you very much for your excellent coverage of our recent "Almost Christmas" Concert. My work with the young musicians is made much easier when you people of the press take the trouble to show them that what they are doing is worthwhile, even newsworthy. Sincerely, Bill Scoffield Miusic Teacher Did You Know? OVER 20 SERVICE CARS AVAILABLE VOLKSWAGEN LTD. 1425 DUN OAS ST. E. WHITBY 668-9383 * TORONTO LUNE 361-1128 BRENDA J. 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