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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, April 27,1994 11 : v- ; : VOLUME 115 16 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, !!)(»!) l.iv Per Copy NUMBER 21 Crash Kills Vietnam Veteran. Fiancee Heavy fog and torrential f rains on Sunday afternoon j may have been responsible for the death of a 22-year-old Vietnam war veteran Keith Alexander Millar and his 20- year-old fiancee Patrie i.a Cosgrove who was to have graduated in Home Economics Economics from Guelph University this Friday. Both were killed when the four-seater Piper Tri-Pacer plane in which they were flying, plunged into a field about 100 yards south of the St. Mary's Cement. : plant. . First word of the tragedy came from Mrs. Garnet Symons Symons who lives nearby and heard the crash. After checking, checking, she phoned the Provincial Provincial Police and they were soon on" the scene. Bowmanville Bowmanville Area Ambulance was also called but when it was obvious that there were no survivors, the nearest coroner 250' cement plant smoke stack behind wrecked plane Dr. Jack Wright of Millbrook partially hidden by heavy fog. WOS mtOrmed. (turn to page two. Interviewers Start Tomorrow Firemen and spectators pull plan» apart so victims' bodies can be remoyed by police and funeral director Carson Elliott. BITS pe PIECES CHANGE -- It was announced this week that Miss Kathy Teertstra has purchased the Goodbrand Fabrics Fabrics business on King St. West. It is understood that the former owner Mrs. Robert Kerr sold the L a ■ h. A H mt la A A A11P A AT Til H Û O 1 I h Six American Students Here on an Exchange Visit Electrons Rained Out On Monday What wax In have been the hi* holiday opening double header hardball game here on Monday, failed failed to materialize because of the heavy tains on Sunday Sunday that left Rotary Park In no condition for baseball. The postponed g (fine will be played against Port Hope here tonight at 6:15. weather weather permitting. After tonight Locke's TV Electrons will lake to the road for night games in Little Britain oh Friday and Leaslde on Saturday before returning to their home diamond on Sunday at 3 p.m. when the opposition will be Orillia. Expo Caps that were to have been drawn at the opener will now* be won at a later date. Bowmanville has been selected selected to participate in a comparative comparative study of community life which is being conducted on a world-wide basis. Bowmanville Bowmanville will represent Canada Canada in this study. At present the participating communities include one in England, one In the United States, two in Czechoslovakia and two in Yugoslavia. The Survey Research Cen- tre of York University will be conducting this survey for Professor Robert Agger, Director Director of the Institute for Comparative Comparative Experimental Research Research on Behavioral Systems at the University of Oregon who will soon be joining the faculty at McMaster University. University. , _ The Survey Research Centre Centre was inaugurated a year ago (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Interesting Display - Of Art and Furniture Draws Much Comment About ion people assembled assembled in the Bowmanville Public Public Library Auditorium at fi:30 p.m, on Monday, May 12th, for an evening of work • and pleasure as a prclimin- f ary to Ihe opening of the week long Art Display there. The three .classes taught by Mrs. Jesse' Van Nest in art and furniture re-finishing had invited guests to a supper Dr. J. Toogood Will Address Annual Meeting At the Annual Meeting, of the Northumberland - Durham Tuberculosis & Health Association, Association, to be held on May 27th in the Education Centre of Trinity United Church, Cobourg, the speaker Is to be Dr. John H. Toogood, Associate Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Wçstern Ontario. Dr. Toogood's special interests interests are chronic chest diseases, served on card especially the allergic forms of • ■■ these and he also is involved with clinical and research in the Dept, of Medicine at the University. His topic of "Smoking S Respiratory Disease" is of par ticular Interest at the present time when so much discussion is focused on cigarette smoking smoking and its relation to chest diseases. ■ which was ... tables set up all around the room. Mrs. Van Nest gave a brief address of welcome. After supper the tables were cleared then they were used when the members and guests got busy, each doing a monoprint. Mrs. M. Thick- son showed examples of such finished prints, and gave dir- (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Pedestrian Killed on Highway 401 Saturday Night At !i;.'),-) p.m. Snturdny, Allen Charles Hoskin. Hfi, funnn Iv nt Fori William and more recently of Toronto, was killed mi the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, just raj nl ihe Waverlev Rood bridge and a companion DaKcl ,J) i k, nl Toronto, sustained Injuries to both legs. A i. xm-.tlv. both men were pedestrians, trying to cross from ih" westbound lane m ihe east bound when they were struck bv a vehicle driven by Douglas Leslie of Don Mills. In'ihe collision the car sustained a broken I windshield and considerable damage to the car's hood Bowmanville Area Ambulance brought the injured man to Memorial Hospital and later transferred him to Toronto General Hospital, It is understood the man who was killed was a brother of Mrs, Ivlson Tamblyn, Orono. OPP Constable Tom Bovce investigated and Coroner Dr. Jack Wright of Millbrook pronounced Hoskin dead at the scene, T t t t t PARASITES -- Ift peculiar how some folks won't contribute anything to a good cause but will be the first to take advantage of whatever services are available. On Monday night, Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club went to considerable effort and expense to present its annual display of fireworks at the high school . . . and there was an excellent crowd who paid to get in. There was also a large crowd who leaned, against the fence from the outside and also lined Martin Road where they could watch the same show for free. Some may have purchased tickets but most were free-loaders. t T t t t MOSPORT -- More than 5,000 wet but dedicated fans braved the watery elements at Mosport for the races on Saturday and Sunday. From reports, it could be compared to a motor boat face with rooster tails of water spraying up from car tires. Toronto driver Bill Brack in a Formula A Lotus GTX was the winner of the first of the nine race series sponsored sponsored by Gulf Canada Limited. Next big one will be the Can-Am race on June 1st. t t t t t STRIKE OVER -- Air Canada will be hack in operation this week after the crippling four week strike that cut off all their operations and inconvenienced many would-be travellers. • t t t t t FIREWORKS -- No serious accidents have been reported following the annual setting off of fireworks fireworks to mark "the Queen's birthday ' on May 19th. Town police kept a close eye on those reckless youngsters youngsters who brought. their own firecrackers to the Rotary display on Monday and were tossing them around with abandon. One policeman had a pocketful pocketful that he confiscated. t t t t t WASH -- This Saturday at the Shell station, King St. East, Bowmanville High School Girls Athletic Society will he in action to raise funds with a car wash. Get your car beautified by BHS beauties and help their cause too. t t t t t LACROSSE -- This Saturday at 2:00 p.m. any boys from seven to 16 years of age who are interested in learning the fine points of playing lacrosse are requested to lie at Lord Elgin School where instructor instructor Cliff Fillmore will provide assistance. t t t t t ■ TYRONE -- The Village of Tyrone will have its own fireworks display this Saturday, May 24th the traditional day for celebrating, at' the town park. Thousands Enjoy Fireworks Display Six young Americans from Franklin High School, Franklin, Franklin, Pennsylvania, were the guests of honor at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club's luncheon luncheon meeting at the Flying Dutchman Motor... Tnn on Thursday, These young people arrived here last Wednesday and were taking part in a Ro tary Student Exchange Program Program while six students from Clarke High School were visiting in Franklin. Penn. Those at the head table were President Bill Thiesbur- ger, Immediate Past President The Bowmanville Rotary Club's annual Fireworks Display Display In the High School grounds on Monday, the holiday holiday evening nearest to Victoria Victoria Day proved to be more brilliant than ever. A marvelous marvelous show was provided for the crowds of thousands of people from the town and atea. Special Events Chairman, Bob Stevens, a past president, VISIT CEMENT PLANT A large group of engineers engineers and cement plonl technologists technologists from Consds, the United States and other countrlee visited the St. Mary's Cement plant here last week, while attending their annual convention In Tmilh and his Co-Chairman Jack Bryson, were In charge of ar- rangements for the event. They were assisted by Community Service Director Chairman Keith Jackson, a past pres! dent, and other members of the Special Events Committee, Special Events Co-Chairman Bryson was In charge ot the Refreshment Booth and he was assisted by 12 other members of the club. Two past presl dents, Don Morris and Dr. G Edwin Mann were In chaige of tickets, and Everett King was the Entertainment Chairman. The program Included seV' eral numbers by two talented young girls, Nancy and Irene 1 Rletmuller, who each gave an expert and original solo performance performance of Baton Twirling. (TURN TO MOI TWO), A1 Witherspoon, Secretary Hub Hooper, Attendance Co- Chairman Bob Dykstra, James Speers, Chairman of the Youth Service Committee, and Don Murray, Chairman of the Easter Seals ■ Committee, The birthdays of Mr. Dykstra Dykstra and Dr. A. W. Harris were celebrated by their fellow fellow Rotarians. Dr. Keith Sle mon led the rousing singsong, and the piano accompaniment was played by Mr. Hooper. Chairman of the Youth Service Service Committe Speers, who is (TURN TO PAGE TWO) ATTEND CONVENTION Because of the probability of installing a municipal filtration system here In the near future, the manager manager and members of Bow- manvllle's Public Utilities Commission accompanied by their wives attended sessions sessions of the American Waterworks Conventton (Canadian Section) In Vancouver Vancouver last week. Many of the speakers were experts in the filtration and water purification field. Fire Damages Badminton Club Building A lire believed to have started from fireworks tossed onto the high roof ot the Badminton Club, King St. East, on Friday evening gave Bowmanville . firemen some anxious moments before, it was extinguished. Smoke was pouring from the building when they arrived and some fire was visible at the northwest northwest corner near the cave trough. Ladders were raised onto the sleep roof but it was some time before the heart of the blaze could be located. Apparently, the fire had crept upwards from the cave and, was smouldering inside under the roof. No estimate of damage has been released but certainly the several holes in the roof will have to be repaired and there was some water damage to the Interior.