The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

18 The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowman ville, Saturday, November 23, 1996 ughty Comet Gets the Once Over from Santa Santa Arrives Here Saturday The biggest little parade in the area welcomes Santa Claus to Bowmanville this Saturday. Saturday. There will be at least 30 colorful floats, scores of clowns, majorettes and horses, and nine marching bands leading the way for Santa through the streets of Bowmanville from Central School to Memorial Park. This year is the 10th Anniversary Anniversary of the parade. The lead float, bearing a huge horseshoe horseshoe and an anniversary flower flower girl will commemorate the 'milestone. Crowds in excess of 25,000 are expected to turn out for the gala event. The parade will form in the grounds ol Central School and proceed down Silver St., starting at 10:30 a.m. The route is the same as Iasi year -- west on Church to Scugog-, south to King, east to Liberty and then south to Memorial Park. iTijpn ro PAGE TWO 1 VOLUME 117 16 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1971 15p Per Copy NUMBER 46 Santa Claus has been a frequent visitor to the Works Shed this past week, making sure sled and reindeer are spruced "up and ready for the in town this Saturday. In the picture above doughty Comet, lead reindeer, a quick while left to right, Mrs. Ede Cole, Mrs. Kay Stephen, and George Stephen look on. Mrs. Cole is this year's Float Chairman of the parade; Mrs. Stephen is Costume Chairman, and her husband George, veteran Parade Marshall and Chairman of Chamber of Commerce Commerce Committee formed to organize the parade. ormer Blacksfock Resident Ontario's ht"Mme. Justice" ""The first woman named to Bfè Ontario Supreme Court is •taative of Blackstock, Mabel Wr Van Camp, Q.C. --vMiss Van Camp, 51, now a t on to lawyer, was one of ! new judges named last dnesday by the Federal gipartment of Justice. » She added that she would •Bliss her law practice. Since ÿaduatlng from Osgoode Hall tew School In 1947, she has ptecUeed civil and family law ' ^STBERABLE STEER That steer which escaped -'from Morgan Selleck's sport casing at .Tumi's .Tumi's nso two weeks ago atill on the ' loose. The Pal has been sighted a lumber of times running ek and forth between' the Iteeway and the lakeshAre, ant efforts to capture It t ave met with failure. Mr. elleck, who delivers steers Secularly to the auctions in .Toronto, apparently stops it the Ontario Provincial Police fetation id Newcastle ■very time he passes by. le picks up the latest lead om the police and searches a while . . . but all to pvail, Crafty beast, that . . that unsteerable eer, With the Toronto firm of BeaUdoin, Pepper and Van Camp. She is past president of the Women's Law Association Association and is a past president of the Toronto YWCA. Miss Van Camp received her Queen's Counsel in 1965. "I look at the appointment in two. ways," she said in an interview with the Oshawa Car Thefts Rampant Here Last Weekend Car thieves had a field day in Bowmanville November 12th and 13th. According to town police records, four vehicles were stolen, and at lçast four others were tampered tampered with over the two day period. Owners of the cars stolen were Robert L. Taft of 51 West Beach, William Cowles of R. R. 1, Bowmanville, Arthur Falls of 7 Southway, and Frederick Frederick Cowle of 25 Church Street. All the vehicles were recovered later by police. Taft's was taken from the parking lot behind the Legion and recovered later on Cour- (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Times last week. "I'm a little challenged by what it means and I'm a little overwhelmed." overwhelmed." Her appointment to the $44,000 a year Supteme Court position marks the second oc casion in Canadian Legal history -that a women has been named to the most senior court of a province. Once she is sworn in, an event likely to occtir within the next three: Months, she will be ad' dressed as Madam Justice. "I never thjnk of thyself as being a woman lawyer, (TURN TO PAGE TWO) ADDS UP,TO LOSS Employees of the Glen Rae Dairy in . Bowmanville discovered discovered Friday morning that thieves had entered the build' ing the night before and an Olivetti Underwood adding machine taken. Bowmanville Police are investigating. Clothing Store Robbed Between $1,20(1 and $1,400 worth of merchanise was stolen from George's Men's Wear in Bowmanville during the evening of November 15/16. Store owner George Taube told the Statesman that when he arrived to work shortly after eight o'clock on Tuesday morning he found the back door open and a . number of goods and some money taken. They included radios, watches, watches, coats, a pair of binoculars, about 30 pairs of double knit men's .pants, some suitcases and $300 in cash. The loss was not covered by insurance. "I am lucky they (the thieves) didn't have' a truck or they could have taken everything," he'said. His ness is a clothing shop with a difference - besides the men's wear he carries a wide range of other goods making it a mini-style general store. It was the first time he has ever been robbed in the 25 years he has had his store at the present location at 42 King Street East. Bowmanville Police are investigating. investigating. According to Mr. Taube, police believe access was obtained through a small window from the fruit store next door. - OMB Turns Down Scugog St. Footpath ANTIQUES STOLEN A Newcastle antique store owned by Clay Benson of Church Street was broken into sometime during Friday Friday evening and goods valued In excess of $400 stolen. They included a couple of oil lamps, three antique chairs, a set of dishes, 60 records valued at $240, a $145 cast iron lamp and various other antiques. According to the Newcastle O.P.P. who are investigating investigating the theft, entry was gained through the front door of the store sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. ^Restoration in the Town of Bowmanville • More than the roads arc being restored this fall ... so is the brick work on the lower of St. John's Anglican Church, Both 'projects are progressing well, fdrtunate that the blasts nt winter have been delayed by a mild spell in the weather. All the activity will no doubl make a lot of soies happy ,,. and a few •mils too. The Ontario Municipal Board has rejected the town's application application (to issue debentures to pay for the construction of a footpath along Scugog Street North. Meeting in Bowmanville this morning, the two man board said, that on the basis of the evidence presented they could BITS m PIECES j OUT OF ACTION -- Many readers will be surprised to learn that Statesman Publisher John M. James has been on an enforced vacation in Memorial Hospital Hospital since last Thursday afternoon. Apparently, he suffered a mild stroke that has affected his speech and general co-ordination. We are please'd to report satisfactory progress but expect it will be several weeks before he returns to full time duties. In the meantime, to speed recovery, the "no visitors" regulation regulation is being strictly enforced. Also, Statesman staff members would appreciate your patience and support until things sort themselves put a bit. t t t t t SANTA'S BEARD -- Bowmanville's Ed Leslie, who is as intimate. with Santa as anyone we know, tells a sad story about Mr. Claus and his heard. It appears he needed a new one but when he went to his neighborhood beard store, the prices that were quoted nearly knocked all the ho-ho's out of the jolly old fellow. A new full beard cost a staggering $65, he discovered. Not only that, but if he decided on one made of yak hairs, the price soared to $125. Why, only the yaks could laugh at that! Santa of course settled for the less expensive heard. After all, he wanted wanted a few ho-ho's left to greet the children during his visit to Bowmanville this Saturday, t t t t t GUYS AND DOLLS -- Tick off one of the days between November 25th to 27th and try to attend the Courtice Secondary School production of "Guys and Dolls". The lead players are Terry Russell and Tina Vooys who also shared lead roles in last season's joint Bowmanville-Courtice presentation of "West Side Story". For the price of the ticket -J- $1.50 for adults, $1.00 for students, excellent entertainment is assured. The curtain rises at 8:15 p.m. MAYBE NEXT YEAR -- An interesting sidelight to the fire in Newcastle Tuesday evening has been passed on to us. The Newcastle Fire. Department's annual Ball is scheduled for this Saturday evening, and the men had planned on celebrating a full year without a single major blaze. Quite a record, despite the fact that everything everything "went up in smoke" four days before the event. t t t t t MAILBAG -- In the mail yesterday was a notice from the Post Office outlining mail deadlines and postal rates for the Christmas season. Mail early! the notice urged. With the current labor unrest in the postal department, that is sound advice indeed. t t f f T AVERTED -- A strike at the Oshawa Times was averted last Thursday when the editorial, circulation, advertising and clerical employee? and management personnel agreed to a new 26-rçonth contract. We couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, not only for the Times employees whose Christmas would have been most unmerry if strike-bound, but also for ourselves ourselves who would have faced the quandry of where to get our papers printed! BOOSTERS -- The Santa Claus Parade Booster button's arc selling well, Parade Chairman George Stephen says. Most of the shops in town have some on hand, but if they run out before you can get there you'll lie able to buy one the morning of the parade from Legion members along the route. If you buy a button you'll help ensure there is a parade next year. Make sure you do your part! t t t t t CHILL BEATERS --- This Saturday's Santa Claus Parade watchers will be able to enjoy -a welcome innovation. Hot chocolate will be served up by the Trinity Church Jack & Jill Club during the festivities. festivities. Proceeds of the day's work will be used to meet expenses in the club's "Meals on Wheels" program for elderly citizens in the area, not establish a need for â footpath footpath in the area. For this reason and for what they considered was an improper method of taxation suggested by the town, the board turned the application down. Council had earlier approv ed a proposal to pay for the construction of the footpath out of the general tax rate, The OMB representatives, however, felt it should be financed financed by a "Local Improvement" Improvement" schedule. The chairman of the Board, a Mr. Van Avery, and H. E. Roberts, a staff member, said that though they were sympathetic sympathetic to the children using (TURN TO PAGE TWO) TOWN RULES ON DRAINAGE PROBLEM The drainage problem of inagi Berwynne Tillcock's property is no responsibility of the town of Bowmanville, a committee committee of three reported to Bowmanville Council November November 1st. The Committee, consisting of Councillors Allin and Cobban and town engineer Charles Watt, was formed following a petition from Mr. Tillcock of 9 Chapel Street to town council council October 4th, asking for help. He apparently has been plagued by floods and the threat of flooding since, he claims, improvements were made to the street in front of his property. • The committee, in their report report to council, diagnosed the difficulty -- poor drainage and settling on the north side of the house -- and concluded that thé problem was the responsibility responsibility of Mr. Tillcock, alone. Fire Destroys Workshop and Garage A' garage used as a workshop by Albert Martin on Highway 2 west of Solina. Road'burst into flame Sunday morning at about 11 a.m. In the ensuing holocaust an estimated $6000 worth of tools, equipment and materials was destroyed, arid the building, valued at $1,500, reduced to ashes. Bowmanville-Darlington firemen firemen spent two hours at the scene fighting the blaze. Cause of the fire has not been determined. "On the Tail End of a Duck" Council Objects to CL0CA Levy Will Appeal to Municipal Board /Bowmanville town councilimarsh. The total price for the, Bowmanville council's mem* has objected to its apportion- property is $100,700, of whiebjber on CLOCA, Maurice Prbut, ment by the Central Lake On- the province will pay one half'supported the Authority's pro- tario Conservation Authority and the member municipalities'posal to purchase the lgnd. for the proposed purchase of!the remainder. ' "I voted in favor solely to Cranberry Mash in Whitby. ! The town objects to its ap- protect the wildlife for the The action was taken during jportionment because it has future, and to prevent dev- the regular meeting of coun-jbeen based on an equalized elopment from coming in and cil on Monday night. An ap- assèssment factor. Council draining the marshes and peal will now be made to the questions, if, by the same ruining I,be nesting grounds," Ontario Municipal Board. It Itoken. it would derive equal he told his fellow councillors, has to be made by Novemberibenefit from the purchase. He said that Cranberry was 18th, the 30-day deadline after' Speaking at council. Reeve the last major marsh between the levy notice from CLOCA'Robert Dykstra said that he Toronto and Trenton, had been issued. ! doubted the town would bene- He signed that the Auth- Bowmanville has been as-;fit as milch as Whitby rest- orit.v had the right to appor- seased $2,920 as its share of dents and t hus regarded tile linn levies as they saw fit and the purchase of the 85 acre judgement as unfair. ■ turn to page twoi Royal Bank Re-Opens After 30 Years Absence The Royal Bank has returned returned to Bowmanville after an absence of more than 30 years. In a formal ceremony on November 12th, Mark Rocnlgk of 157 King Street West, In the picture above, * life-long employee of the bank, cut the ribbon which I officially opened the new I branch located at 21 King; Street West, just a few stores: down from Its former location i in the 1930's, The opening was officiated by branch manager Martini McLay, right, and attended byi General Manager for Toronto two senior bank employee:, and East District. Sharing in from Toronto. Don Cooke and on the celebrations arc, from Reg MacDonald, second and the lei*. Hazel Lavvson of third from the right respec-, Oshawa Cathy Cover and lively. Mr Cooke is District Karen Morris, both of Bow- Development Manager nml.manville. and Bob Hartle, Mr. MacDonald, Assistant! (turn to pao*two»,