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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, September 7, 1983 3 SMALL TALK By Donna Fairey Will Celebrate First Birthday The 100 acre property northeast of Bowmanville today shows not a single shred of evidence that it was once a German prisoner of war camp. The history of Pine Ridge School includes a colorful period, four decades ago, when the premises premises was surrounded with high barbed wire fences to contain World War Two German war prisoners. prisoners. Many of the town's elder residents residents still vividly recall the high stepping Germans being paraded through Bowmanville on exercise marches. One local person consigned consigned to do plumbing repairs at the camp, recalls that the prisoners were an arrogant lot who stuck to themselves and pretty well ignored anyone outside their group. The POWs at Bowmanville were apparently the cream of Germany's officers. It was obvious, said the local plumber, that they were a bunch of brilliant men. They were smart, he said, and were always organizing organizing some sort of activity to keep both mind and body stimu lated. They were an aloof group, recalled recalled the plumber, which strived to maintain an air of dignity in light of their circumstance. He noted that the POWs continued to wear their Nazi uniforms during the interment. interment. Considering they were war prisoners, prisoners, he said, they had it pretty good. The Germans were permitted to indulge in mind improvement activities activities and the tennis courts and swimming pool on the property were at their disposal. Although the area plumber says the prisoners were generally little trouble, there were nonetheless a few attempts at escape. One of the more famous ones involved a getaway getaway plot masterminded by Nazi prisoner Otto Kretschmer, Germany's Germany's top U-boat commander responsible responsible for the sinking of 350,000 tons of Allied ships. For nine months a team of 150 POWs secretly worked at digging three tunnels, two ofthem dummies designed to mislead guards should the excavations be discovered. The main escape tunnel was 106 yards in length planned to surface 20 yards beyond the enclosure fence. Earth dug from the tunnels was stored in the attic of one of the buildings which housed the prisoners. prisoners. Just prior to the breakout, the ceiling of the attic collapsed from the weight of the earth, bringing a rush of guards to the scene. Miraculously, only the two dummy tunnels were discovered. Kretschmer decided to use his escape escape tunnel that night before it too was uncovered. He counted off the minutes to dusk but, ironically, it was one of his own men who inadvertently inadvertently foiled the planned escape. escape. A German prisoner, unaware of the escape plot, was meandering about the compound looking for topsoil for his flower bed. Chatting with some nearby guards, he obliviously obliviously sunk his shovel into the heart of the tunnel and fell flat on his face. Plans for the breakout were finished. The German U-536 submarine, submarine, which waited submerged in Quebec's Chaleur Bay, would return return to the fatherland without its intended passenger - Otto Kretschmer. Perhaps it was best for Kretschmer that the escape tunnel was discovered for the U-536 was sunk by Allied forces on its return to Germany. After the war, of course, the property property was returned to its function as an adolescent detention centre for boys. The provincial government phased out the facility five years ago. Today, it's a small few who remember remember the place when it was making making wartime headlines. A story carried in the October 24th, 1942, issue of the Toronto Daily Star led off, "Misleading and damaging inaccuracies in a report published by New York's Time magazine on disturbances at the Bowmanville prisoner-of-war camp are alleged by the department of national defence. No gas, machine- guns, said used against Bowmanville Bowmanville prisoners. Food not stopped." Final Countdown Looms for Plowing Match Preparations More than four years of detailed planning reach their culmination just weeks from now with the official opening of the 1983 International Plowing Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Machinery Show (IPM) in Richmond, Ontario, September 27. Some 150,000 people from all over Ontario, Western Quebec, and the United States are expected to visit the site during the five days of the 70th annual match. , The 1983 event, which will be the first held in Ottawa- Carleton since the 1952 match held at the Carp Airport, will be situated on 300 hectares of prime agricultural land in the City of Nepeon. Over 500 farm related exhibits will appear on the 40-hectare tented city, says Bev Rawn, IPM exhibits co-ordinator. The Federal and Provincial governments and the region of Ottawa-Carleton will also have some interesting displays. displays. The "tented city" also includes includes the management services services groups: the securities, banking and loan institutions. However, this year technology and communications will be playing a very important role, since there will be satellite communications displays. Agriculture Canada will demonstrate the agricultural applications of remote sensing photography and there will also be a presentation of Teli- don, Canada's two-way video- <^Root± cHaix £±LCj< 2nd Anniversary Yt Price Special ON ALL PERMS ((From September 1 st to 30th. 1 983) I Two Locations to Serve You: 21 SILVER ST. - BOWMANVILLE TELEPHONE 623-6333 MAIN ST.-ORONO TELEPHONE 983-5333 tex television system. Among the numerous daily presentations, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the National Research Council have joined up to show a tree harvester in action. There will also be demonstrations of the latest technology in areas as diverse as farm machinery and beef cattle growth implants. implants. THE OPENING CEREMONIES Federal Minister of Agriculture, Agriculture, Eugene Whelan, is scheduled scheduled to give the official opening opening address at the site, 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 27. His address follows a mammoth mammoth parade through the tented tented city, beginning at 1:15 p.m. HON. EUGENE WHELAN At least 14 other MP's and MPP's - among them Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food, Dennis Timbrell - will Two Other Entered In Can-Am at While Jacques Villeneuve receives the most attention in Can-Am auto racing, two other Canadians, Dr. Charlie Monk and former Canadian Champion Horst Kroll will also carry Canada's colours in the La bait's Can-Am at Mos- port, September 9,10,11. Although Jacques often seems in the shadow of his famous brother, the late Gilles Villeneuve, both Kroll and Monk might also be said to be Dancereke Classes to be held at the Bowmanville Lions Centre (downstairs) Fully qualified instructor: Linda Coolahan Beginning week of Sept. 12th, 1983 $30,00 per 10 week session (one class per week) Special rates on extra classes Morning or Evening Classes Available Tuesdays and Thursdays REGISTRATION at LIONS CENTRE (upstairs) Thursday & Friday September 8th & 9th 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p,m. join Whelan in a plowing competition. competition. The MP's and MPP's will be "carted off" to the plowing grounds in a wagon. Throughout the week more than 200 plowmen will com- Canadians Labatt's Mosport in the shadow of Jacques when it comes to publicity. Kroll, 47 of Scarborough, Ontario is not only the oldest active Can-Am competitor but also the one with the most races (44). He won the Canadian Canadian drivers title in 1968 and has since raced in Formula 5000 and Can-Am events. This season his efforts got a tremendous tremendous financial boost, a sponsor who named his car the Chipwich Charger to promote their ice cream products. Kroll's Chipwich Charger, a Frissbee similar to Ville- neuve's, was fifth in the first two Can-Ams of the season, Mosport and Lime Rock, Connecticut but he was a disappointed disappointed 15th at Road America, Wisconsin due to mechanical problems. In preparation for the Labatt's Can-Am, Kroll has spent the last month producing producing major suspension modifications modifications for his car which will make it faster and therefore he expects to finish higher. Monk, 32 and a medical doctor from Sarnia, Ontario also drives a Frissbee, less highly modified than either Villeneuve's or Kroll's. Monk surprised experts with a steady string of consistent finishes that place him third in the Can-Am points standings after three races with 36 points. Points leader Jim Crawford of Scotland leads with 41 to Villeneuve's 40. Monk's Frissbee, backed by Benjamin Films and Wolf Power Tools was sixth in the Labatt's Can-Am season opener in June, fourth at Lime Rock and third at Road America. The fourth race of the season takes place September 4th at Trois Rivieres, Quebec followed by the Labatt's Can- Am at Mosport, September 9, 10,11. The Labatt's Can-Am is organized by the Canadian Racing Drivers Association and co-sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America and the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs. Hi Have fun getting into shape. «Ssss C.M 4 ' 61 pete against each other for over $35,000 in prize money. In each plowing class points will be compiled and tabulated by judges. Awards will be presented presented to the winners in each of the categories at a Friday night ceremony at the Lans- downe Park Coliseum in Ottawa. The Ontario winners earn the right to compete in the Canadian Plowing contest which takes place this year in Dundas, P.E.I. August 25 - 27. YEARS OF PREPARATION This year's match, the fourth to be held in the Ottawa-Carleton area since the inception of the Plowing Match in 1913, has required considerable co-operation between hundreds of people involved in the planning of this large, outdoor farm show. "Each one of these events takes from four to five years of planning", said Bob McMahon, Secretary-Manager, Secretary-Manager, of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, "in fact, right now we are working on the 1987 show details." McMahon serves as coordinator coordinator of Agricultural Manpower for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in addition to his IPM management responsibilities. The Ontario Plowmen's Association (OPA) and the local committee are the official official sponsors of the event. The OPA is a member of the North American Farm Show Council which represents 16 shows all over the continent. The purpose purpose of the council is to improve improve the quality of farm shows. GETTING TO THE SITE The Plowing Match affords an excellent opportunity for those living outside the National Capital region to also visit historical and scenic Ottawa, the Parliament Buildings, Buildings, and the Central Experimental Experimental Farm. When coming to the International Plowing Match from the south, take Highway 16 North from the 401 and follow the signs to the Plowing Match. There is free parking on the site for 20,000 vehicles. Daily admission costs $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for children 12 and under. For more information, contact contact Bob McMahon at Ontario Plowmen's Association, Ministry Ministry of Agriculture and Food, P. O. Box 1030, Guelph, Ontario, NIH 6N1; (519) 823-5700. Hi! My name is Erin Michelle Bones. My very first birthday is on September September 8,1983. Here with me to help celebrate it is my 31/2 year old brother, Ryan. Our proud parents are Lynn and Brian and our equally proud grandparents grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. Bones and Mr. and Mrs. H. Cooper, all of Scarborough. Scarborough. TRUCKS DO IT... 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