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i 14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, August 23,1989 Rotary Club Welcomes Guest Speaker Bowman ville Resident Wins GMI Travel Award Local Couple Marks 60th Anniversary Pat Mothersill, Micheal O'Sullivan and Paul Morris smile for the camera after last week's Rotary Club luncheon at which Mr. O'Sullivan, of Horizons of Friendship, Friendship, was guest speaker. Staffed by volunteers, HOF supplies monetary aia for such community-centred projects as building wells, providing low-cost housing, agriculutural improvements and basic health services. "The war on poverty must be fought at the grass roots level," says Michael W. O'Sullivan, of Horizons of Friendship. Mr. O'Sullivan spoke at the Bowmanville Rotary Club Luncheon on .Wednesday, August 17th. i Introduced by Paul Mortis Mortis after a luncheon which •put important business as 'well as food on the table, ,'Mr. O'Sullivan took the floor. After a beautifully- iphotographed film on poverty, poverty, shot in Central America. |the guest speaker expanded on the work Horizons of ; Friendship is doing in sever- ■ al Latin American Coun- ; tries. HOF, to enable them to carry carry on their programs of building better lives through education in health, technology, technology, and agriculture in Central Central America. irity," Mr. O'Sullivan stressed, "We do not want to create a de- S endency among those we elp. We want to train them to help themselves. When we build a well, for instance, we train the people to run and maintain it. This gives a sense of self-sufficiency to the community." Mr. O'Sullivan appealed to the club for donations for Mr. O'Sullivan reminded them that the Canadian International International Development Agency (CIDA) would add three dollars to their pledge of one. "A gift of $2,500 would give HOF $10,000 to complete tasks at hand or. lm îpli ilement new ones." Ian Soutter, an electrical engineering student at GMI Engineering and Management Management Institute, Flint, MI, has been named recipient of a 1989 Alumni Association Travelship award for a six- week working visit to Italy and Germany. Ian, son of Colin and Helen Helen Soutter of Bowmanville, was one of ten GMI students selected on the basis of scholastic scholastic achievement, leadership leadership qualities, and community community involvement. Outstanding students are awarded travel expenses and the opportunity, in cooperation cooperation with their sponsoring sponsoring companies, to travel to other parts of North America America or abroad for a six week learn and work experience. They also visit other places of cultural, political and economic economic significance. Ian's travelship work ex- perience will be with Fiat . Auto, Cassino, Italy and ' Adam-Opel, Russelsheim, West Germany. He is sponsored sponsored by GM of Canada, Oshawa. GMI Engineering and Management Institute, with a student enrollment of nearly 3,000, is the nation's only accredited college of engineering engineering and management operating on a five-year cooperative plan of education. education. OPP "Good Bears" are comforting more children in traumatic situations thanks to a Ministry of the Solicitor General pilot project Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Referral Service (VCARS). According to S/Sgt. Irena Lawrenson, OPP's "Good Bears" provincial coordinator, coordinator, tne 12" tall teddy bears are being placed in emergency kits used by VCARS volunteers in the three regions where the project project is in operation. "We are delighted to share our "Good Bear" program program with the Ministry's Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Service," said Lawrenson. Lawrenson. "OPP officers who have given a "Good Bear" to a child know what a diflfer- u 3 s 1 i a ! 9 I 1 b y n i i I s i y |y; ft ence a teddy bear makes." Since the "Good Bear" program started earlier this year, OPP officers have given given dozens of teddy bears to . Ontario youngsters who were victims of motor vehicle vehicle accidents, family violence situations, and criminal activity activity including sexual assault. assault. All 1,000 OPP cruisers, cruisers, aircraft and boats carry OPP "Good Bears". "Often the children are forgotten in the aftermath of a traumatic family crisis. The OPP "Good Bears" are a welcome addition to our emergency kits," said Morty Fine, VCARS Project Manager. Manager. Teams of VCARS volunteer volunteer counsellors began working working in August 1987 in the □ BRANDON! TURN YOUR KITCHEN INTO A GOURMET'S DREAM! Brandom Kitchens can make your remodelling dreams a reality! Imagine space-saving pantries, convenient lazy- susans, deep pot drawers, all available in European-inspired contemporary styles or the elegance of traditional solid oak. 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Students alternate 12-week periods of classroom classroom and laboratory academic academic studies with work experience experience at about 300 sponsoring businesses and organizations in the United States and Canada. Longtime Bowmanville residents Philip and Gladys Finney celebrated their 60th anniversary on August 17. They have received congratulatory messages from an impressive list of dignitaries: Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Canada's Governor General, Jeanne Sauve, as well as some local best wishes from MPPs Sam Cureatz and Mike Breaugh. The Town of Newcastle sent its congratulations to the couple too. Mayor Marie Hubbard is pictured here presenting presenting a certificate to the couple in honor of the occasion. occasion. Mr. Finney, a General Motors retiree, and his wife have seven children, 22 grandchildren and soon will have 24 great grandchildren. plem Ralph Pypker thanked the guest speaker for his interesting interesting talk and assured him the the club would seriously seriously consider HOFs needs in the year to come. OPP Reports Success with Teddy Bear Program to ibt §>ixtiw 11064 Cowboys Thrill Fair Spectators District of Algoma, the County ,of Brant and the County of Frontenac. Available Available seven days a week, 24 hours a day, the two-person volunteer teams have a 20 minute response time to calk for help. The volunteers offer victims victims of tragic circumstances or criminal activity emotional emotional support, practical assistance assistance and referral to appropriate appropriate helping agencies. Typical of those helped are tne victims of crime including including domestic and sexual assaults. VCÀRS volunteers help families that have experienced experienced a loss of a member through sudden death such as traffic accidents, drowning drowning or suicide. Mesma . VOLUME 110 16 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1964 10c Per Copy NUMBER 36 German Couple Lose Furniture' Departments Refuse To Answer Call for Help When Truck Burns on 401 There was plenty to see at Blackstock Fair on Saturday including many exhibits, horse races and other attractions, but one of the most entertaining features was the show put on by the W Bar L ranch cowboys and cowgirls from Oshawa. Over a period of several years they have developed a large number of trick riding displays and competitions to show how things were in the rodeo days.' This young, energetic cowgirl is taking part in one of these contests. Riding at ftlil gallop, she had to pick a stick out of this barrel, carry it round another barrel and on the way back to the starting point, throw it back into the first barrel. Working against time the riders went all out to win, while one of their members dressed as a clown did his best to cross them up, The audience loved every minute of their show. Fine'Weather Helped Blackstock Fair Attractions Draw Bigger Crowds Than Usual A couple from Hanover, Germany, who had been in Canada for about three months, lost furniture and other articles valued at between between $500 and $700 In a truck fire on Highway 401 it 11:55 o'clock on Sunday morning. Neither the Bowmanville or the Oshawa Fire Departments will fight vehicular fires on provincial highways. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley and their 11-year-old son, Helmut, spent the time they have been in Canada staying in a cottage in PontypooL Thc^r ... Pontypooi. They were travelling to Toronto in a car which was following the truck containing an accumulation of possessions they .had purchas- 400 records. "The records, I - " -- ' " tJ - think, went off like an ex- ed in this couhjry, plus articles they had brought with them from abroad, when • the fire started. The .Hartleys were going to Toronto enroule to a return trip to their native land. • Horst Hoenscfc, Orono, driver driver of the truck, first noticed the fire when he saw a small flame in his sidevlew mirror, and believed it.to be a flash of the sun. "Traffic was heavy so I didn't pull over until I checked checked a second, time," he said. The Hartley's possessions included included sound and recording equipment, and also more than New Phone Books Now on Their Way ilosion, and after that every- hlng burst Into flame," the truck driver stated. ) > He explained that the truck's contents owned by the Hartleys Hartleys were not covered by Insurance, Insurance, and.he was not sure whether or not h!s own insurance insurance would cover the losses, After unsuccessfully trying to obtain help by telephone from two nearest fire departments, departments, Oshawa and Bowmanville, Bowmanville, the truck driver received received some assistance from two OPP constables who tried to fight the flames with .... emergency extinguisher from the cruiser, but the fire was already out of control. Town Clerk Jack Reid said today that when local firefighters firefighters asked direction of council in 1062 regarding high (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Blackstock was certainly favoured,tin favoured,tin Saturday, with wonderful wonderful weather. The fair, the church tapper and the evening entertainment all had larger •ttendançes than last year and numerous favorable comments were hetad. The fait commenced at 1 ajn, with en excellent parade which -fdnfrcd at the High School grounds and proceeded proceeded up to the south gate of the Agricultural grounds. The parade was composed of several several beautifully decorated floats, business floats, decorated decorated cart, decorated bicycles, farm eaudpmwt, W Bar L ' " c.tnorc an- Decorated Bike, Girls, Joanne Ballingall, Judy Felstcad; 1 Decorated .Bike, boys, Ross Trcwin, Tod Martyn. Clowns, Beth Dunsmorc, Janet MacLaughlin; Fall Is, Grant McLaughlin; 3rd Maun Kinnunen. (Hockin Special). Boys - 12 to 15 Ron Martyn, Rein Bonsmh. The complete list of prizes will be published next week. t Wém Service Centre; Decorator Autos. Th " Cleopatra; Mae Shoi Autos. The Beadlet, irtnage; '. AMS $50 DRAW MM wmue *f Me- Qee5?s' i Motor? Service. Button, "King St. East, was the whiter of the Kin Investment Investment Draw on Tuesday. Hie number was 117 and the prise $50. School Will Buy Used Text Books ihere art far aU * . High Sfctoel la Wftrtnr to per- chue need Grade IX end X textbooks at half their orig- Jaal price. They must be in rood condition, Those who are Interested In this offer arc requested to leave the books at the school during office hours on Sept. 3rd and 4th, Thursday Thursday and Friday of this week. New Teachers Join Staffs of High Schools Durham-Counly District High School Board has released the names of new teachers who will join area high school staffs this year. (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Thousands of well-thumbed books will find their way into the trash cans of the area this week. The annual fate of the 'best read' book is predictable, since Its successor, the 1084 telephone directory is now In the mail to customers. According to J. W. Lowry> Bell Telephone manager for the area, 64,943 copies of the Oshawa - Bowmanville • Co- bourg - Port Hope - Whitby and surrounding territory directory directory will be distributed this year.-This is on Increase of 8,465 copies over the previous year. A total of 3,023 will be sent to customers In Bowmanville, Bowmanville, an Increase of 400 over last year. Every year Bell employees spend hundreds of hours listing listing telephone subscribers' names and numbers and updating updating one of the world's best read reference books. Mr. Lowry cautioned eus- tomers to check the numbers in the new directory and where necessary make changes to their Blue Boole of telephone telephone numbers, This will help avoid the annoyance of wrong numbers. "Anyone needing a new Blue Book for frequently called numbers can obtain one by calling the Telephone Office," Office," he said. The manager pointed out that the Introductory pages were a wealth of information and should be checked to see if any different procedures were outlined for making calls. "Emergency numbers should be recorded in the blank space", he aald. This year's cover features a sketch of the Ajax and Pickering Pickering General Hospital. In keeping with the other 61 directories the Bell will print this year, the cover Is a new salmon pink ^hade. Jim Hayman, New Deputy Chief With Town fRre Department Interested Spectators At Blackstock Fair on Saturday afternoon, these two youngsters drew considerable attention with their almost identical outfits. They were also most interested in everything that was taking place on the track and had a Rood view, standing ns they were directly under the platform where Master of Ceremonies Ted Spence- ley was holding forth The boys are Tommy, left, aged 3 in October, Bobby, 2 in September. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Murlo Allen, Hampton. The Fire Committee rep . and recommendations which were adopted by Bowmanville Bowmanville Town Council recently on a motion by Councillor Wesley Flee, Chairman of the Fire Committee, second ed by Councillor Ken Hooper arc as follows: Operating Policy for Bowmanville Fire Dept. Repeated absentees without without reasonable excuse MUST be reported to the Committee by giving the Committee the roll call from time to time. If in the opinion of the Committee Committee absentees are not justified, justified, the Committee will meet with the Chief and his assistants and discuss this matter and make further de- clsions. 2. Leave of absence shall mean a member absent for a period of more than one week up to three months with a recommendation from the Fire Dept, and with approval of Fire Committee. Leave of absence referred to in the above will be without pay. 3. Firemen who expect to be out of town for a period of more than 24 hours other than on vacation MUST notify the Chief. Fire Committee Report and Recommendations 1. The policy as amended be adopted and the former policy be rescinded. 2. That the use of Captains be discontinued as far (TURN TO PAGE TWO) (Bits and (Pi Lloyd Ayres Ram Awarded Top Honors Lloyd Ayre of Bowmanville, Ont., was the winner of the best Hampshire Downs ram award, Monday, at the Canadian Canadian National Exhibition. The reserve best ram was an entry by Harold S. Jcbson of Beaverton, Ont. Mr. Ayre also picked up the best ewe and reserve best ewe awards. (ourtice Ties Softball Finals With Newcastle Courtlcc ladles tied the Durham ladles' softball finals finals last night In Newcastle by defeating their eastern neighbors 2 to 1, Newcastle won the opener, 7-1, Third game of the scries will be played Thursday night at CourUce, sturtlng., at <1:30 o'clock) leces RETURNING -- His many friends in this area will be interested to learn that M. McIntyre Hood, who has been chief of the London Bureau of the Thomson newspapers, is now on his way back to Canada. While no details have been released of his new position, it is believed he will again make his headquarters in the Oshawa area, t t t t t SHOWMAN -- Congratulations arc in order for Walter Rickard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Ric- kard, of Shaws, who, with his calf on Monday, won the top 4-H award for Showmanship at the C.N.E. He was presented with a beautiful sterling silver tray. ^ ^ HILLTOP TROUBLES -- Down Port Hope way, the arguments arc flying thick and fast. Half of town council walked out on a meeting Friday when there was disagreement over whether they should discuss the appointment ol a new police chief in private or public. To add to their misery, the Porks Board Is threatening to resign because council allowed Nicholson File strikers to set up headquarters on public |>ark^londj EXPANSION -- A major expansion is In progress at the rear of Bowmanvillc's Stedman Store, King St. West. This will odd considerable additional additional space to this modern merchandising outlet. Several Several of the men who worked on the original renovation of the building have returned to town and once more arc looking for places that supply room and hoard, t t t t t FISHES -- No sooner did that picture of the big "muskio" appear last week than other big fish stories came to light. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bathgate caught a "musklc" while on their holidays at Ston- cy Lake. It weighed 14 pounds and was 40 inches long. Bill Slaght and Ills party also had considerable considerable luck catching lake trout over the weekend, The details arc carried In the sports columns, t i t 1 t FAIRS -- For those who lake In the fall fairs, the C.N.E. will continue until Labor Day, with Port Perry fair being held the same day. Orono will come next on Sept. 10 to 12, followed by Port Hope, Sept, 18-10, Lindsay Is Sept. 23-20, with Roscncalh's the some weekend. It there arc any others of Interest, we have a complete list at The Statesman. t t t t t LUCKY -- Harold Thcrtell, 0 Antic St., Is looking for double luck. He found an eight leaf clover on Ills lawn last Saturday. t , t t t t SCHOOL OPENS -- Tuesday, Is "S" day for the thousands of youngsters who have had the summer lo enjoy themselves, The "S" means school and right now, parents arc busy preparing clothes and rooting out hooka used by older children In the hope they will hold together for another year. For many housewives, It will bo "F" Day, meaning meaning Freedom because their loved ones will he comparatively safe and off tho streets for most of the day. Town Receives Applications For Inspector A number of applications for the position of Town Building Inspector, Weed Inspector, etc., have been received, and the applicants are being Interviewed. A report will be presented at the meeting of Bowmanville Bowmanville Town Council to be held on Tuesday evening, September 8th. The position of Building Inspector was formerly held by Melville Moore, Goodyearite Way Back in TO Returns Home A. Slsler. Burlington, on the Editor on Wed- Post Office _ Hours for •*•*■• ^Labour Day Goodiear took their ili» était / Cartwright Native Wins Legion Car Harry O. McKee, a native of Cartwright Township and lor the past year's an employee of Houdaille Industries, Oshawa, his wife Doris and their daughter Janice were a happy group on Saturday. They had just driven over from their home after receiving the welcome news that they had won the Oldsmobile sedan at the Legion Carnival here on Saturday. Mrs. McKee purchased the ticket from Stanley's Lunch which entitled that firm to the sellers' prize of $200. Car Draw Chairman Keith Ferguson is shown here shaking hands and handing over the car keys to the winners. "If you have faith in God and belong to the. Orange Order, you are bound to win," commented Mr. McKee. Warm Weather, Kiddies' Parade Attract Thousands of Patrons To Colorful Legion Carnival Warm weather for a change Sheehan also assisted. was a real contributing factor in making the carnival held by Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Memorial Park tin Friday evening a tremendous tremendous success. It was attended attended by thousands of people. Carnival Chairman Kenneth (Jim) Nickerson deserves credit for the well planned arrangements. James Firth was Carnival Deputy-Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, and President Ted 1st Vice-President I sedan was H. McKee, Guclpi Keith Street, Oshawa. Arthur^ Shee* Ferguson was in charge of the han was the Car Draw Deputy Car Draw, and the lucky win- Chairman. The winning tick* ner of the 1064 Oldsmobile 1 <tukn to page two) Quarter Century Club ov :';2va o Goodyear took their i|ie plant to New Toronto in 1017» Mr. Slsler went with them. He retired from the company company in 1050 after over 40 years' service. Now, 82 years old plus, he is enjoying the retired life in Burlington. Mrs. Slsler could not make the trip to Bowmanville due to illness. She Is a sister of Charlie Van- stone and Mrs. George Forscy. Although not living too far distant from Bowmanville Mr. Slsler had not returned to visit here since the Centennial celebrations In 1058, fhe fallowing hours wUl apply on Labour Day, Monday, Monday, September 7, at Bowmanville Bowmanville Post Office, The Post Office, Including Including the box lobby, will be Malts will be despatched as follows: East 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; West 3:30 .p.m. and 7:00 p.m. There will be no Rural Route Service. One Street Letter Box Collection at 2:00 p.m. Orono Flower Show Attracts Big Crowd Orono Horticultural Society nd Junior Gardeners Club held their annual flower show on Thursday, August 27th, at the United Church, Orono, with one of the largest crowd of spectators and the largest number of displays in their four year history. There were 167 exhibits in the Junior section section and 143 in the adult divl- Top award in the senior section section went to Mrs. Helen Schmid who was awarded the Eaton silver trophy. Bowmanville Kiwanls Club trophies presented by Presl- dent James Colllss went to Tovc Jorgensen for the best garden for "1064 and to Donna Challlcc for highest points in the junior show. A special feature of the evening was a special display of paintings by well known Orono artist, Mr, A. A. Drum- S. J. Jackman it Son, Bowmanville Bowmanville florists, had an excellent excellent display of floral arrangements arrangements which were later donated for door prizes. A complete list of the win- ncra will appear next week. Bowmanvillc's Postmaster George F. Vice Iasi week celebrated his 25th year in the postal service. He has been postmaster here since May, 1954. To mark the event, J. G. Fultz, right, District Director of Postal Service, Toronto, visited the local post office to present Mr. Vice with his 25 year pin. While in the area, Mr. Fultz also presented Earl B. Duvall of Les- kard with o scroll from the Postmaster General Hon. John R. Nicholson in appreciation of Mr. Duvall's 27 years' service. Ho retired in July. Deseronto Couple Injured in Two-Car Crash The ear above, driven by Alexander Ramsay, 161 George Street, Deseronto, was proceeding cast on 401 Highway at 12:01) p.m, on Friday when It, went out of control, crossed tho median and collided with a car being driven by Roger Cain, Ottawa, and then rolled over as shown. The accident happened just cast of the Dnrllngton-Oslmwa Line. Constable T. Ynrdy, OPP, Investigated, Both cars were damaged extensively and ' "" in " ' ' " 1 ' traffic period, i the west lone was blocked for n considerable Mr, Ramsay suffered lacerations, abrasions, and a back Injury, He was taken to Memorial Hospital by tho Bowmanville Area Ambulance Service, and on Sunday was transferred to the Kingston General Hospital. Hospital. Ills wife also received treatment at Memorial Hospital for abrasions. Roger Cain, Ottawa, the driver of the second car Involved In the accident, amt tits wife wore patients In the Oslmwu General Hospital over tho weekend. They were treated for minor Injuries, and wero nbto to leave on Sunday to return to their homo for recuperation, recuperation,