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Taxes Up $39 Per Household Plant to residential use is now before the Ontario Municipal Board. To date, the Rubber Workers' Union and the Goodyear Canada have been opposed to the change in land use. And although the Town of Newcastle has agreed to send a representative to meetings between parties involved in this issue, the, town has not made known its Honor Local Couple Retiring from Hockey The Bowmanville Minor Hockey Association ended a busy season with a banquet on Saturday evening at the Newcastle Village Hall. Trophies and gifts were presented to mraniy persons in the BMHA durng the evening but one of the special presentations was made to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leach who are retiring from active participation in local hockey. In this photo, Joe Sweet, president of the BMHA, presents Mr. and Mrs. Leach with tokens of the hockey association's appreciation. More banquet photos on sports page. Rase Salaries for Town 'sTop ataff Other non-union salaries range from $11,155 for secretaries to $21,210 for the Director of Community Services. The town's unionized personnel have reached a tentative agreement with the municipality following recent negotiations. The 64 members of CUPE Local 74 are scheduled to vote on a new, one- year contract May 15. Town council approved salary increases for its senior staff members Monday. Making top dollars will be town manager Albert Guiler at $31,000. This is an increase of $2,000 over last year. The Director of Public Works, Jack Dunham and Planning director, Don Smith will both make $28,000 this year. That is an increase of $3,000 for Dunham and $3,500 for e Child Hurt On Hwy]Two A seven-year-old Bowmanville boy was seriously injured yesterday morning when he ran into the side of a passing car on Highway Two east of Bennet Road. Ernest Moignard, of Bennett Road, ran across the highway and into the side of an eastbound car driven by Joan Sutcliffe, 5 Ontario Street, Bowmanville. The boy was rushed , to Bowmanville Memorial Hospital, with a broken arm, leg and jaw. He was later transferred to Oshawa Genemal Hospital where his condition today is listed as stable. Durham Regional Police Constable Chris Partridge investigated and no charges were laid. the planning director's post. The treasurer's salary will be in- creased to $28,000. Town clerk Joe McIlroy receives a $3,000 raise boosting his income to $28,000. ONE IN A MILLION - Lawrence Avery of the local vehicle licence bureau brought a rare item to our attention this week. Bill Oke's car licence plate back in 1973 was EBB 819. Last week, he walked into the licence office for his new sticker and the one that came up in the regular sequence was OKE 819. The chance of this happening must be well over one in a million. B.M.H.A. GARAGE SALE - will be held at the Darlington Sports Centre Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. This annual fund-raising event by the hockey association features auctions, bake sales, games and more. There's something for everyone at the Sports Centre. MUSICAL WORKSHOP - Next Tuesday, May 15, the band of the Royal Regiment of Canada will conduct a clinic with Bowmanville Senior Public School's band and Junior Band students from Bowmanville High School. The clinic starts at 7:30 at the Senior Public School Gym. Everyone is welcome. SPRING FASHIONS - will be on display at the Newcastle Village Hall this Saturday. The show is sponsored by the Bowmanville Kinettes with tickets available at the door. TWO-WHEELERS - are invited to take part in the Jaycettes' bicycle rodeo to be held at the Central Public School from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Bike safety and riding ability will be tested at the rodeo. Medals will be awarded to top-notch cyclists and all participants will take home a safety crest. RAINED OUT - Weather conditions did notco- operate with the Kinsmen bike-a-thon which was scheduled for last Sunday morning but cancelled. We have been informed that the Bike-a-Thon will be Sunday, May 13, (weather permitting). position on the matter. The Foresters say the Durham Region is willing to agree to the redesignation of land in its Official Plan if the town will give its blessing to the Foresters' project. The Foresters, therefore, have been attending almost every recent council meeting to try to win municipal support for their low rent A by-law setting a $12,584,371 budget for 1979 was passed by town council Monday. Taking into consideration estimated revenue this leaves a net amount of $9,639,929 to be raised through taxes. Local property taxes will go up approximately $39 a home to meet expenditures. This means residential taxes will average roughly $596 this year. This figure does not include area rates for street lighting, garbage collection and garbage disposal which are different in each community. lousing nousng unts ana senior citizens complex planned for a five acre slice of the 20-acre site. There is a great need for senior citizens housing in Bowmanville, the Foresters say and they note that waiting lists for accommodation are long. "We have been two years going from site to site only to be frustrated Turn to Page 2 Caretakers Win Hourly M Custodians employed by the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education ended their strike last Wednesday by voting to accept a two-year contract. Most of the board's 160 maintenance and cafeteria workers, members of CUPE Local 1206, were satisfied with the settlement. Only 19 voted against it. The school board, in a special meeting last Wednesday, voted unanimously to ratify the agreement. The major gain in the contract is an hourly wage increase of $1.29 over the life of the contract. Increases will be implemented in four stages. Union members will receive raises of 40 cents, 31 cents, 38 cents and 20 cents an hour - one every six months until the contract expires November 28, 1980. The first Museum1 By Donna FaIrey Next week, the Bowmanville Museum will be officially designated an historie site. anThe designation won't change this 131-year-old building very much. -The only outward sign that the musuem is considered historical pro rty will be a small plaque on a However, the fact that the museum is officially recognized as an historic building should guarantee that it will not be turned into a drive-in restaurant or torn down to make room for a high-rise some time in the future. Special Day On Friday, May 18th, the Bow- manville Museum will be officially designated an historic site as sanctioned by the Local Architectur- al Conservation Advisory Commit- Of the total budget, 47 per cent will go to pay for regional services. The regional levy of $2,041,715 is at this, point an estimate and could be lowered by year-end figures from the Region. A total of $4,997,018 must be raised to pay for education costs of the Northumberland-Newcastle Board (age Hike increase will be retroactive to November 28, 1978. In addition, the job classifications of cafeteria manager and cafeteria assistant have been upgraded. They will be paid on an hourly basis instead of receiving salaries and, on top of the regular raise, they will receive a 23 cent an hour increase. Workers will be given two extra half-day holidays on the days before Christmas and New Years. Other changes were mainly to language in the contract. Hampton The strikers were unable to secure Rev. F. P. a 75 to 80 per cent increase in benefit payments. They withdrew this congrgai demand before settlement was wansred reached last Monday night. weekly cal They were also unsuccessful in sermons ai obtaining long-term disability baptisms, payments. WileBecome Building tee (LACAC) and approved by Newcastle's Town Council. A full day of events is planned to celebrate the museum's special day. A representative of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation will be speaking and the museum will receive its hîstorical laque. Festivi- ties will be open to the public. Once the museum is officially recognized as an historie site. the building will have all the trappings of a regular museum except, per- haps, a live-in ghost similar to the ones that haunt many historic build- ings such as Toronto's Mackenzie House. Museum Curator Marion Veinot assures us that no ghost exists and we should accept her word because she maintains that she CARNATIONS - will be sold this Saturday, May 12, by volunteers canvassing for funds to support research into Multiple Sclerosis. Carnation Day is being observed all across Canada May 12. Local fund raisers hope to raise $12,000 in the Durham Region. NOT LONG NOW - A week from next Tuesday, Canada's electors will cast their ballots to decide who will form the government in Ottawa for the next four years. It's been a lengthy campaign es- pecially for those involved as candidates or work- ers, but the fateful day of decision is approaching. At the moment we wouldn't hazard a guess as to the result, but we do urge all qualified voters to go to the polis and vote for their chosen party candidate. RED SHIELD - At the moment, there's a fund- raising campaign underway that is deserving of support from everyone, no matter what their church affiliation may be. It's the annual Salvation Army Red Shield campaign. Their benevolent work over the years in peace and war has touched the lives of many citizens of all creeds and faiths. Please be generous with your donation. MOTHER'S DAY - Certainly, Mother's Day has been commercialized, but underneath it ail there's a prevailing theme that should be recognized more than one day of the year. The mothers of the world are the backbone of society. Most of them are dedi- cated to their thankless job of running the home, raising their children, providing the -meals and nowadays, many of them are also in the work force adding their earnings to pay off the mortgage or take came of the ever mounting- expenses. They're rugged individuals who deserve more appreciation than they've been getting, so let's show them how we feel this Sunday. of Education and $154,180 will go to the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Newcastle Roman Catholic Separate School Board. The town's budget this year is $2,447,016. This represents an increase of 9.5 per cent over last year's budget of $1,997,136. 40 Years in the Ministry United Church was packed Sunday morning to honor the aul Erb who was celebrating an unique event, the 40th y of his ordination. Following the service, the entire on gathered in the Christian Education Centre where lunch and congratulations were extended. A special note in the endar pointed out that the honored guest had preached 3,300 nd attended 3,100 meetings during the 40 years, had 449 297 weddings, 282 funerals and 42,106 pastoral visits. Historice Site one-storey dwelling, and as Mr. Fisher prospered in business, the hnmp onnp.d np. dimw nqi. ner had experience with a ghost in a the years. former residence. But the fact that the Bowmanville Early Brick Home Museum does not boast a ghost It was one of the town's first brick shouldn't effect its rating as a homes at a time most houses were quality historic site. clapboard. The Fisher home was The museum, which is an exam le christened "Waverley Place." of the finest architecture o t Incidentally, the property on which period in the area, was built for a Waverley Place was erected was young Scotch entrepreneur, David purchased from Charles Bowman, Fisher. The main block of the after whom our town was named. building was built in 1848 as a Canada Cord Winner Receives Her Award At the Salvation Army father and daughter banquet on Saturda night, Lisa Jones received Guiding's highest award, the Canada Cord, that is being placed on her shoulder by hermother Isabel in this picture. Foresters Fight For The Canadian Order of Foresters told council Monday that there is still a chance that a meeting between the Region, themselves, Goodyear Canada and the Rubber Workers' Union can resolve the issue of "redesignating 20 acres of industrial land in Bowmanville. An application to redesignate this property just south of the Goodyear Will be Preaerved for Posterity Blits And Pieces L .