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Popular Time of Year, for Strawberry Socials gj. Farewell 'til Sept. Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 26,1991 7 Strawberry Social Sponsored by Orono Town Hall Board by Lysa Jackson We are finally dismissed and everyone rushes out the doors on the last day of school with their hurried good-byes and wishes for a great summer. For some of us it will be the last time we exit St. Stephens as students, students, but the majority will be back after a seemingly too short summer. The final push in classes is oh with final preparation for exams. That means studying, studying, studying and more studying. Staff and students still found the time to end the year as a community. The awards assembly held last week gave teachers and coaches the opportunity to give acknowledgement to those who worked extra hard throughout the year. Subject awards, sports team awards and male and female athletes of the year awards were handed out. The members of next yearjs Student Council were announced: Prime Minister - Renea Burke and Deputy Prime Minister Marni Jack- son. Our final school liturgy gave everyone a chance to reflect on the past year and to more importantly focus on our goals for next year. Mass was given by Fr. Bill, Fr. John and Fr. Leahay- who are from the parishes in Bowmanville, Courtice, and Newcastle. The Music Ministry Ministry Group sang and everyone everyone was invited to sing along to the final song, "Stand By Me." At this time I would like to take the opportunity to wish all staff and students a safe and prosperous summer, summer, and to those not returning returning next year, good luck with your pursuits. 1 IgSE... .wc f , - ; :=/ ? A strawberry social was held on Thursday, June 20, at the St. John's Church in Bowmanville. In the downstairs meeting hall, many lunch-hour visitors enjoyed the strawberries. Behind the scenes, there was even more activity. Here, (from left) Peggy Homigold, Daphne King, Rita Tillcock, and Joan Souch, dish out the servings of dessert. DURHAM COLLEGE HOUSING CENTRE Classes commence late August and out of town students students will be starting their search for accommodations accommodations as early as mid June. If you are interested in advertising a room for rent, please PRINT CLEARLY, and complete the necessary necessary information below. A fee of $15.00 which includes G.S.T. will apply per listing. Make cheque or money order payable to DURHAM COLLEGE and mail to: STUDENT SERVICES, DURHAM COLLEGE P.O. BOX 385, OSHAWA, ONT. L1H7L7 For further Information call 576-0210 - NAME: STREET: CITY: POSTAL CODE: PHONE: HOME . WORK. ACCOMMODATION TYPE: ROOM ROOM and BOARD (Meals provided) .ROOM and KITCHEN FACILITIES APARTMENT HOUSE FACILITIES AVAILABLE: LAUNDRY □ ON BUS ROUTE □ MALE □ EITHER M/F □ PARKING □ FURNISHED □ . FEMALE □ NON SMOKER □ RATE:$. / wk. or $ . /mth. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: AVAILABLE DATE: fPINGLE'Sf FARM MARKET PICK YOUR OWN AND READY PICKED STRAWBERRIES! FRESH PICKED VEGETABLES IN SEASON QUALITY BEDDING PLANTS SWEET CORN, TOMATOES VEGETABLES BY THE BUSHEL OPEN DAILY Phone for picking conditions and hours Taunton RdVCourtice Rd. 725-6089 The Strawberry Social sponsored by Orono Hall Board was just about to begin when one of our photographers photographers happened upon the scene on Saturday and took this picture of the work crew including a couple of the band members. They are, not in order, Ann Dreslinski, Judy Climenhage, Elaine Wells, Gary Armstrong, Roy Forrester with trumpet, Rick Stephenson, Stephenson, Ruth McMillan,- Mary Rutherford, Chris Morton and Fran Baker. From the size of the crowd that was gathering, the social appeared to be heading for oustanding success. S $age from tlje $ast A Look Back At The Front Page Stories That Have Shaped Our Community Reunion for Choral Society The Oshawa Choral Society Society will be reunited for a gala evening and dinner at the Kinsmen Hall in Oshawa on September 27. Many people have sung with the cnoral society since its formation in Bowmanville Bowmanville in 1954. The reunion. committee has mailed out invitations to its former members, however however because names and ad- 1 dresses have changed, not everyone received one. If there are members who are interested in attending who have not received an invitation, invitation, please contact Helen Helen de Boo at 728-0990. Signs of Better Time on Roads Across Ontario Ontario's new highway construction signs aim to provide direct and useful information information to motorists, Transportation Minister Ed Philip said today. "These signs are part of our ongoing effort to better inform the public about our highway projects," Philip said at the unveiling of a sign on Highway 401 in Scarborough. "They tell motorists motorists what we are doing, where it's taking place and when we expect to finish." "We want motorists everywhere everywhere in the province to receive information that is clear, concise and easy to understand." The new signs feature bold white lettering which Mil be easily seen by motorists. motorists. Yellow stripes have been added to represent caution caution - a very important point to remember when travelling through any construction construction site. The Minister reminded motorists to show respect to highways workers by using caution and slowing slowing down. The signs will be erected at new highway construction locations throughout the province. wan Brakeman Killed in Freak Train Crash : . -y»;-; VOLUME 112 16 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 19G6 10c Per Copy NUMBER 26 tm, Ambulance Wrecked - Passengers Injured Four people were injured on Monday at 12:35 a.m. when a car driven by David E. Logan, age 27, 551 Lansdowne Drive, Oshawa, and the Bow- mnnvillc Area Ambulance collided collided at the corner of Bond Street and Wilson Bond, Osh- Two patients in the ambulance, ambulance, who were enroutc to the Oshawa General Hospital, had been injured earlier in a motorcycle accident. Roy Hcn- rcy, age 23, 106 Alma Street, Oshawa, failed to make a turn on his motorcycle on Courtice Road at the Third Concession of Darlington Township, and it went through a fence into a field. His passenger, Miss Lynda Lake, age 17, 85 Bond Street, Lindsay, was also injured injured in this accident. In the collision in Oshawa, Miss Lake and Mr. Henrey v/erc thrown from the ambulance ambulance onto the road. They were transferred from the Oshawa General Hospital to the Toronto General Hospital. Miss Lake suffered internal (TURN TO PACE TWO) Playgrounds Open Monday With Many Summer Projects Planned for All Ypungsters The Bowmanville Relation Relation Department Playgrounds will open on Monday, July 4th, at Franklin Park, the I.ions Centre, Ontario Street School, Memorial Park, and Vincent Massey School. Children Children may register at the playground playground nearest do their home. The playgrounds will be The importance of the pro- open Mondays through Frl- vision of legislation tor the days trom nine o.m. to 11:45 stabilization of milk and cream; a.m., and in the aitemoons Durham M.P. Recommends Milk Subsidy prices was emphasized Russell C. Honey, M.P. for Durham County, in his speech during the debate in the House of Commons, Ottawa, on the bill to establish a Dairy Commission Commission for Canada. *"It is my hope that the establishment ot a Dairy Com- mtnsion will assist in bringing nvtÙf orderly marketing to tht? Canadian dairy industry. We have all seen the press reports in the last few days drawing attention to-the concern concern felt by farmers in Ontario Ontario about the price they arc receiving for milk," Mr. Honey "The Minister for Agricul ture, Hon. J. J. Greene, is doing a good job for the farmers farmers of Canada, and I wish to commend him for it. I should like to refer also to the provision provision of the 75 cent subsidy for manufacturing milk which (TURN TO PAGE TWO) by| from. 1:15 to 4:30 o'clock. The Playground Program will consist consist of active games, quid games, arts, crafts, story telling, telling, softball, volleyball, and other games that children There will be a. number of Weekly and Annual Special Events Including Indian War Day, Track and Field Meet, Talent Night, Sing Song, Penny Penny Fair, Baseball Clinic, Dog Shows, Doll Shows, and many A Travelling Playground will be conducted at the fob lowing places: West Beach on WE'RE DIFFERENT Quite a while ago, tiow- manvllle merchants agreed to close on Dominion Day and return to usual business for Saturday and Monday. In the meantime, In many other centres, It was decided that the clerks should have a long weekend from Friday morning until Sunday night. So, what's happened? In Newcastle and Oshawa the chain stores and many others others will be open all day Dominion Day, open Saturday Saturday and closed on Monday, Here, stores will close Friday, Friday, remain open Saturday and Monday, Confusing, Isn't It, but the most difficult project In the world Is to obtain unanimous unanimous agreement In such matter*. W e n c s d a y Monday and mornings from nme o'clock until 11:45 a.m.; East Beach Tuesday and Thu red ay mornings from nine to 11:45 o'clock: Third Street on Monday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 1:30 to 4:30 o'clock; Wavcrlcy Road Area on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons afternoons from 1:30 o'clock to 4:30 p.m. The Travelling Playground is a new type of playground where the Supervisor is mobile mobile and has a bag of equipment equipment such as art and craft supplies, balls, and other light equipment. The Travelling Playground is for children five to nine years of age, It is hoped that a Teens (TURN TO PAGE TWO) DIAMOND WEDDING Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Hamm of Orono who last week celebrated celebrated their Sixtieth Wedding Wedding Anniversary. Will Start Swimming On July 4 Swimming Classes will be started by the Bowmanville Recreation Department on July 4th. Those at the Boys' Training School Pool will be on Mondays and Thursdays. Bus Pick-up Points and Times: Boys A, 8:30 a.m. at Central School, Lord Elgin and Vincent Vincent Massey; Boys B, 0:15 a.m., Liberty and Concession Streets and Ontario Street School: Girls A, 10 o.m., Central Central School, Lord Elgin and Vincent Massey; Girls B, Liberty Liberty and Concession Streets, and Ontario St. School 10:45. During registration Lord Elgin School was not included as a bus pick-up point; but it how is one for that area. Swimming times at Boys' Training School: Boys A, 9 a.m. to 9::45 a.m.; Boys B, 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Girls A, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; Girls B, 11:15 am. to 12 Swimming Classes at Cream of Barley Pool - Bus transportation transportation will not be provided. Seniors, 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.; Intermediates, Intermediates, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Juniors, 10 a.m. to 11 am.; Beginners, Beginners, 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.; Five and Six-ycar-dds, Mondays, Mondays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Accident Round-Up Donald Chamberlain, Fenel' on Falls, lost control of the car he was driving on No. 35 and No. 115 Highways at the No. 2 underpass on Sunday at 1:55 a.m. The vehicle left the road and rolled over, Constable K. C. Laton, OPP, investigated the accident. Mr. Chamberlain was taken by the .Bowmanville Area Ambulance to Memorial Hospital Hospital where he received treatment treatment for scalp lacerations and multiple abrasions to his back and arms. He was reletsed on Sunday afternoon to return to his home to recuperate. At 7 o'clock on Monday evening evening a car driven by John VanWieringcn, Pontypool, and a truck owned by Harvey Partner, Orono, and driven by Thomas Wilson, R.R. 2, Pontypool, Pontypool, were in collision on a side road three and- a half miles north west of Ho. 35 Highway and the Third Line of Manvers Township. Mr. Wilson and his wife Gladys were taken to Memorial Hospital by the Bowmanville Area Ambulance. Mr. Wilson received treatment in the Out- Patient Department for lacerations lacerations to his right hand, and Mrs. Wilson was treated there for forehead lacerations. Over 100 Attend Farewell Party for School Inspector On Thursday, June 23rd, n turkey dinner was held in Hampton United Church Hall in honor of Mr. E. J. D. Webster Webster who retires os Inspector of Public Schools in Bowmanville, Bowmanville, Cartwright and Darlington Darlington at the end of this school term. Over one hundred teachers were present to extend extend congratulations and best wishes. At the close of the meal, Mr. Ken Weller, President of the Teachers' Institute, welcomed welcomed nil present and introduced introduced the Head Table which included Mr. and Mrs. Webster Webster and their daughter Jane, Mr. C. A. Holmes, I.P.S. from Port Hope and Mrs. Holmes; Mrs. J. Venning, Mrs. G. Mof- fait ami Mr. M. Griffith, members members of the Institute executive. executive. Mr. Ross Metcalf, accom panied by Mr. R. Hoydens entertained entertained with two solos "I Have Life" and "Dear Old Donegal." A presentation of n wallet and cheque was made to Mr. Webster by Mr. Griffith with Mrs. G. Moffatt extending congratulations and best wishes wishes on behalf of all those present. present. Miss A. Arnold presented i bouquet of carnations and mums to Mrs. Webster. Mr. Webster thanked nil the principals principals and teachers for their co-operation and reminisced about the years he had spent in Durham County. Mr. A. M. Thompson, Supervising Supervising Principal of Bowmanville Bowmanville Schools introduced the speaker, Mr. C. A. Holmes, Inspector of Public Schools in East Durham. Mr. Holmes spoke of his,They' will spend the summer friendship with Mr. Wcbsteriin Europe: and related many interesting happenings of their work. He wished Mr. Webster a happy retirement with his family. The proceedings closed at eight o'clock, leaving the guests free to personally .speak to Mr. Webster and Mrs. Webster and his daughter, and to sign the guest book. Mr. Webster came to this area first in 1951 as an assistant assistant to Mr. T. R. McEwcn, I.P.S. He served here for five years and then spent five years in the Welland area. When Mr. McEwcn retired in 1961 Mr. Webster returned to take over his duties. Mr. and Mrs. Webster, accompanied accompanied by their daughter Jane, arc leaving the end of June to visit their son Ronald, who has been teaching in college In West Germany. CRASHES INTO TREES At approximately 11 o'clock this mornlnr, a southbound car, driven by Robert Roy Whitney, 835 Oxford St., Oshawa, left Highway 115 just north of Kirby, and crashed into the right ditch, hitting two trees before stopping. No other vehicle was directly Involved. Involved. Mr. Whitney sustained cuts on his left arm and possibly broken ribs. He was removed to Oshawa Hospital by llowmanvlllo Area Ambulance. OPP Constable Jack Cartwright Cartwright Investigated. • ' v *£**•&**" (?'*. " ~'i i .< V > " ' ,/ II A brakeman from Belleville was crushed under box car Saturday afternoon after two Canadian National Railway freight trains backed into each other about two miles east of Oshawa. Use Electric Carving Knives Former Chairman Assists Successor to Officially Open Hydro Area Office (Bits and PPu Teachers Honor Retiring Public School Inspector rx T^ :r YW$"';;r~' .Vv-tVsVv r , (V'V'/.v •».,*) é"ÏW. From left to rijjht, Miss Jane Webster, Inspector j J. D. Webster, Mrs, Webster nml Mrs, Gordon Moffatt. C, A, Holmes, Kenneth Weller, Relirinc Inspector K, | fSÉII teces \ TRAVELLERS -- The season lor odd travelling outfits is upon us. Last year, it was by horseback, but it appears that the I960 version is a bit more mechanical. During the past week two world travellers travellers have passed through town, one on a bicycle, equipped with a "trailer and the other on a small car that appeared to have a motor about the size of a power lawn mower. Maybe the horses will come later in the year. t t t t t INJURIES -- Wendy Harness, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reid Harness, R.R. 1, Orono, who was injured by a truck while riding her bicycle on June 21st., on Concession 5, is still in serious condition in Sick Children's Hospital. Jeffery Allan Bedford, two-vearold son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bedford, Scugog St., who was seriously injured on the road outside his home on June 2nd, is reported reported as making a satisfactory recovery. t t t t t HOLIDAY -- There are no reports of great holiday holiday celebrations here on July 1st, but at Oshawa they are holding their annual Folk Festival and Port Hope has a big show underway, complete with a beauty contest. So, enjoy yourselves and stay off the main highways if you can. They will ' be jammed. Incidentally, one of these years we would bet that Dominion Day will be held on the nearest Monday rather than on the July 1st date, following the pattern of the May 24th holiday. t t t t t OLD COIN -- Terry Sheehan, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sheehan, Duke St., is now the proud owner of an 1886 United States cent, complete with Indian head, lie found it on his grandfather's (Tom Sheehan) driveway on Durham Durham Street, t t t t t PICNIC -- Durham County Liberals arc preparing preparing for their annual picnic at Waltona Park on July 23rd, when special guest will bo the provincial provincial leader Andrew Thompson. He and local M.P. Russell C. Honey were pictured in the Oshawa Times on Monday, chomping away on ice cream while attending a similar event for Ontario County at Brooklln on Saturday. + t ' t t t ■ WINNERS -- Kinsmen announce tills week the winners of $50 each in their current Investment draw. They arc Carolyn Piper, Gord Boddy, O, K. Osborne, Frank Britton, Fred McMnnn and Bruce Million. + + t t + SOD-TURNING -- The great news that government government grants have put the fund-raising campaign over the top for the new Simcoe Hnil Crippled Children's Centre was announced this week. As plans have already been prepared, a special sod- turning ceremony will he held at 2 p.m. on July 5th. Everyone Is invited and Dr. Matthew B. Dym- ond, Minister of Health, will officiate. The new building will be constructed on land directly behind the present school on Uloor St, East, nt Harmony Hoad. t t t t t SO NEAR -- On Saturday afternoon, firemen were called to n blaze supposed to he In a CNR box car, on tiro tracks south of Courtice and opposite Darlington Park, A search of the area failed to uncover the file nml they returned to tile hall. They nml we missed the big wreck about a mile west of the spot where It was reported in be, Kortunnloly, for our news coverage, Lloyd McRiibble of Ontario S,t„ happened upon the scene nml went lo work witli Ills camera, recording recording the excellent photo on tills page, v | Using electric knives, Chairman Chairman George E. Gathercole and immediate past Chairman W. Ross Strike of Ontario Hydro, jointly cut a white ribbon symbolizing the official opening opening of the Commission's modern, modern, new all-electric Bowmanville Bowmanville Area office on Scugog Road at the northern limits of Bowmanville. • The ribbon cutting ceremony ceremony and a brief program of speeches just prior to the simultaneous ribbon cutting took place Wednesday afternoon, afternoon, June 22, at the front entrance to the new Bowman- ville Area office, with a large Club Members Hear Reports Dead is Gerald Mohcr, 38, who was pinned under the box car when the cabooses of the two trains j smashed into each other shortly after 12 noon. --Photo by Lloyd McRobbie Hundreds of motorists on the Macdonald - Cartier Freeway, Freeway, adjacent to the rail line, stopped to view the wreckage, Four cars were derailed, blocking the CNR Toronto- Montreal main line. INJURED Jerry Hysted, a trainman, Myron McTaggart, a fireman, and Larry Doran, a conductor, conductor, all of Belleville and Walter Walter Rogers, a trainman from Stirling, were treated at Oshawa Oshawa General Hospital and discharged discharged Sunday with the exception exception of Mr. • Hysted, who suffered a broken leg. The accident occurred about two and a half miles east of the downtown CN station where a through freight train from Monterai to Toronto wat backing up to take a run at a steep grade on the line. As it did, it backed into a freight bound for Toronto from Montreal Montreal that was backing into Oshawa to pick up extra cars. TRAINS RE-ROUTED CN trains were re-routed. over Canadian Pacific Railway Railway lines for about 10 hours' until the tracks were cleared. crowd of township, civic and Hydro officials and Area customers present. Mr. Strike who was the ninth chairman of Ontario Hydro was in that office when the Bowmanville Area building building was virtually completed and was invited by Chairman Gathercole to assist him in officially opening it. Mr. Strike, a prominent Bowmanville Bowmanville lawyer and former mayor of Bowmanville, had served as a Commissioner, Vice Chairman and latterly ai Chairman of Ontario Hydro over a period of some 22 years, (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Estimate 50,000 People Used Lions Centre Last Year Holiday Hours At Post Office Holiday services at the Post Office on Friday, July 1st will be as follows: The office will be closed all day. Mails will be despatched as follows: East - 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; West - 4 p.m. and One Street Letter Box Collection starting at 3 p.m. Special Delivery Letters will be delivered as usual. 1 President George White was installed in office on Monday evening at the dinner meeting meeting of the Bowmanville Lions Club held in the Lions Community Community Centre. District Governor-Elect Governor-Elect H. Tamblyn, Lindsay, Lindsay, officiated -at the installation. installation. Other officers for the coming coming year installed by the District District Governor-Elect were: Past President Ed Leslie, 1st Vice-President Ralph Ames, 2nd Vice - President Bob Williams, 3rd Vice-President H. U. (Bud) Moses, Secretary Jack Munday, Treasurer Doug Kemp, Tail Twister Ralph Kelly, Lion Tamer C. A. McDonald, McDonald, and Directors Lloyd Clifton, Jack Dunn, Jim Frank and Ted Miller. Committee reports for 1965- I were presented by the Committee Chairman. It was. reported that $5,400 had been, spent on maintenance and im-, provements to the Lions Community Community Centre. The Scout Hall was in use five afternoons and evenings per week by the Brownies, Scouts and Cubs. It was estimated that between July 1st, 1965 and June 27th, 1966, more than 50,000 people used the Community Centre," This does not include children and adults who have used the playgrounds and tennis courts during this period. Reports showed that the local Lions sponsored and en- (TURN TO FACE TWO) Use Electric Knives to Cut Ribbon , ... ..... èYSJtmÊHÈ Chairman Gcorgo E. Cînthcrcole of Ontario Hydro, (led) rising nil electric knife is assistai by fermer Chairman \V, lloss Strike, (right) mini: nnolhor elcc- trie knife to cut the white ribbon officially oiicnltig the new nil-electric How- manville Area office. Holding the ribbon ns its being cut, Is Area Manager W. flex ,Walters, .(centre)., -(Ontario Hydro Photo),