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The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, June 28, 1997 Page 19 from the A Look Back at the Stories That Helped Shape Our Community Business Block Threatened by Fire .*4.7 . VOLUME 118 Si * ■ 'N*» . FçMipi-s Early Friday morning one of the town's main business blocks was threatened threatened by fire that started in the kitchen at the rear of the Coronation Restaurant, King St. West. Staff members sleeping above the store had to escape by crawling crawling out the front window and down the fire department ladder. $15,000 fo $20,000 Bl§ze Quick Action by Staff Members JVlay Have Saved Several Lives j. L n ■ The Coronation Restaurant was closed, its Kawarfha Kacs newly equipped kitchen gutted, and the apart- Track Opening Is Postponed ments above made uninhabitable, by a fl: swept through the back oT the buildr 1 " Friday morning. Damage caused by the fire has been estimated at between $15,000 and $20,000, but could easily have been much higher and much more serious, but for the presence of Myrna Goswell and her son, James, says Fire Chief Jim Hayman. (TURN TO PAGE TWO I You can hold off heading up Highway 28 to the new Kawartha Downs Racetrack for a few weeks, at least. According to an official announcement by Ray Richards, Richards, the general manager of the new $900,000 harness • . . ., , racing plant located just j/v\ rs> Geo. Ward and Dave Stoll ker nouth of the Highways 28 j • ; and 115 interchange, the plant will not be ready for two or three more weeks. "The Board of Directors of Kawartha Downs", Mr, Richards said, "have decided decided to postpone the opening of the track for several weeks." The track's official opening opening date was to have been this coming Thursday even- Inc. The delay, according to Mr. Richards, will allow finishing touches to be added added to the layout. "The horses are ready, the machines machines for taking the bets are ready, but, a short delay will allow us time to ensure the better the comfort of the public." --Guide. 18 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1972 15f Per Copy NUMBER 28 More Than 1800 Tour Goodyear "U was more than anybody had ever hoped for, an unqualified success", success", said Gordon Schiss- ler of the 1,800 people who took advantage of Goodyear's "Open House" last Thursday afternoon and evening. It was a long and windy wait for many of the people, as Goodyear's Industrial Industrial Products Division Division opened its doors for the first time in more than 12 years, hut the public responded with avidity. Mr. Schissler, safety coordinator coordinator at the plant, said that the doors open- at 1:00 p.m. as planned, arid "the stream was just steady from then on". The tours ran more than an hour after the advertised eight f p.m. closing time simply be- ; cause when eight rolled around | there were still people lined E up to get in. Most people saw the six main departments of the plant, f "although they could see the " labs and engineering departments departments if they asked", said (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Hundreds of visitors wait patiently in line to see the products and complicated machinery in Bowmanville's Goodyear plant. Trucks Collide with $8,000 Damage Bowmanville Utilities Staff Has Busy Night Bowmanville Public Utilities Utilities electrical crew had a busy Thursday night and early Friday morning. During the night, the heavy winds blew down several trees that fell onto ' hydro lines and narrowly missed cars and houses. The PUC men were soon on the job repairing damage and eliminating the hasards. hasards. Two trees, one on ivers Lane and another Liberty St. North, were especially large and could have caused havoc if they had fallen In different directions. directions. The men only had a few hours sleep before they were again called, out to turn off the power leading to the Coronation Restaurant Restaurant where a fire was in progress. Cancer Society Honors Two Departing Members For Exceptional Service A meeting of the Bowman-iing were read and. adopted. A man was taken to Osh awa General Hospital after two dump trucks collided on Taunton Rd., Thursday morning, morning, causing a total of $8,000 damage. Douglas I. Smith, 22, of 1610 Slmcoe St. North, Oshawa, Oshawa, sustained cuts after his eastbound truck struck a northbound one, driven by Lyall E. Leavens, 35, of 230 Elgin St., Oshawa, .at the intersection intersection of Tadnton Road and Preston's Road. $3,000 damage was done to the Leavens' truck, and $5,000 to the other, owned by Oshawa Oshawa Sand and Gravel, In the accident, which occurred at 10:10 a.m. Post Office Hours for Holidays Post Office Hours for holiday weekend: Saturday, July 1st, 1972 - Post Office Closed All Day; Monday, July 3rd, 1972 - Post Office Closed All Day. Street Letter .Box Collections: Saturday, July 1st, 1972 - Regular Regular Collection: Sunday! July 2nd, Nil; Monday, July 3rd, 1972 - Regular Regular Collection. Despatch of Mails: Saturday, July 1st - Regular; Sunday, July 2nd - Nil: Monday, July 3rd - Regular. There will be no Rural Mail Delivery on July 1st or 3rd. ville and District Unit of the ■Canadian Cancer Society was held at the home of President iand Mrs. Roland Coombes on June 20th. President Coombes I welcomed those present, then Ithe minutes of the last meel- SeCretary Mrs. Robert Hilditeh read a letter of resignation from Education Chairman Mrs. Geo. Ward and a long time member and Past President Clarence Bell. The Treasurer's report was given by Mrs. B. D. Tillcock with expenses of $258.65 for (TURN TO PAGE TWO) New Kitchen Equipment A Shambles s f.Fi , * n '» , -- ■■ ■ ' -.y-UvV.AL. Alter the intense neat and smoke subsided, this photo was taken of the Coronation il esta u ran i kitchen where several pieces of new equipment were Proved li\ Jire early Fiiday morning. NAME OMITTED The name of hard-working Lloyd McRobbie, Kinsmen Club President, was inadvertently inadvertently omitted from the picture picture of the bicycle roadeo last week. School Out On Friday Although some other schools in the province have chosen different dates and times, the United Counties Board of Education has agreed to adhere adhere to the 2 p.m. Friday, June 30th release time for elementary school students. This was the closing date agreed to last autumn, by principals and administrative officials. Lindsay Rink Wins Carruthers Bowling Trophy Bowmanville Lawn Bowling Club held its first tournament of the season on June 24th with a good crowd oh hand for the men's doubles event and the Carruthers trophy. Winners were Skip David Strain, and lead W. McXague from Lindsay with a score of 2 plus 1 for their three game win. Second place with three | game wins went to Skip H. Livingstone and lead V. J.| Foshall of Cobourg with 46: points. | Two game winners were. Skip, Joe Brown and lead Vic Highflcld of Port Hope with i 51 plus 7 points. One game | winners were Skip Mervj Brock and lead Les Coombes of BowmanviUJfwlth 45 pis. I HOLIDAY -- Confusion still reigns concerning what stores will close when over the holiday weekend. As of this moment, it would appear that customers will have no trouble finding the supplies they need either on Saturday or Monday. Orchid of the week goes to McGregor Hardware who in their frustration announce in this week's advertisement that they'll be closed Sunday for sure. The Statesman will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday; we don't fool around. t t t t t FAREWELL -- Salvation Army Corps Commander Commander Capt. Len Frost, his wife and family will be leaving Bowmanville on Thursday to take up their new posting in Newmarket. This seems to be the year for ministerial moves. Rev. George K. Ward of Trinity and his family will be moving to Belleville shortly and Rev. David Northey from the Manvers area are leaving for Labrador. Good luck to them all! t t t t t GIRLS WANTED -- Bowmanville Kinsmen Club is planning another beauty contest' in connection with their Carnival on July 14th - 15th. Any girls 15 to 20 years old who are interested in winning $150 plus other merchandising pizes, should pick up registration registration forms from Jury & Lovell Drugs or Cord Carnegie's Hardware; Come one, come all, let's fill out those forms now .. . entry forms, that is. t t t t t RECREATION -- Swimming classes and summer summer playgrounds appear to have been _ caught up in the holiday confusion too. They will start on Tuesday, July 4th not on Monday, July 3rd as shown in the spring and summer brochure. ft t t f REINSTATED -- Concerning the hassle over the later denied nomination of Allan Lawrence as PC candidate for the federal election, we listed Roy Foster as President of Durham Progressive-Con servatives. He should have been shown as Northum- berland-Durham PC President. Art Code is President of the Durham organization. We're happy to reinstate him. f t f t t RELATIVES --• We also must apologize to some Werry relatives for not paying more attention to the cutlines under the picture borrowed from the Oshawa' Times last week. The photo was incorrectly captioned and should have read, from left to right, David Werry, Ajax, oldest son of the late Kenneth and Winnifred (Rickard) Werry, Mrs. George Werry (Jean Morris), Mrs. John Werry (Evelyn Philp) and Dr. George Werry of Oshawa and formerly from Eldad (Solina) the hub of the universe as it is often termed. t , t t + + PICTURES -- It would be appreciated if folks who have brought in graduation, baby pictures, wedding. photos, etc. would come in and retrieve them within a week or so of publication. We just haven't the room to store them and they could get lost; it's happened. T t V V V BIG DAY -- Friday will be a big day for pupils in schools throughout the area as they take off for the summer holidays . . . and freedom from hooks and homework for two months. No doubt the teachers won't be too unhappy to see them leave either. Motorists are requested to take just a bit more care so accidents will be kept to a minimum. 642 New Housing Units Approved for Bowmanville The Central Ontario Joint Planning Board has approved four Bowmanville subdivision applications, which would add a total of 642 new housing units to the town. All applications had been previously approvèd by the town council and planning board. Three of the proposed developments developments arè on Waverley Six Ontario Scholarships At Courtice S.S. Six Courtice Secondary School students were winners of Ontario Scholarships, this year. Listed in descending order are: Patrice Eyman, 89.5%; Nancy Macklin, 85.2%; Mark Johnson, Johnson, 84%; Karen Coverly, 83.8%; Marlene Lamont, 83.7%; Raymond Leach, 83.7%. • The winners from Bowman' ville and Clarke High Schools have yet to be confirmed. Road, between Highway 2 and Base'Line Road, and the other is on Simpson Avenue, north of Base Line Road. Bowmanville Heights, which would be 55 single family lots Negotiator Appointed In Foundry Dispute A conciliation officer is to be appointed in the contract dispute dispute between Bowmanville Foundry Co. Ltd. and Local 2371 of the United Steel Workers Workers of America, according to a union official. Grant Taylor, negotiator for the local, said Friday, he had received conftnunication from the Ontario department of labor advising him of the appointment. appointment. The announcement of the appointment is expected expected within the next few days, he said. Appointment of a conciliation conciliation officer is not unusual, said Tom Rehder, company vice- Ontario Hydro Union Employees Strike 5 Generating Stations CUPE Local 1000 struck five of Ontario Hydro's Thermal Generating Stations early this week. About 950 employees were withdrawn from the Hearn and Lakeview Stations in Toronto, the J. Clark Keith Station in Windsor, the Lamb- ton Station near Sarnia and the giant Pickering Nuclear Plant east of Toronto. Together, these five stations represent about half the generating generating capacity of the Ontario Hydro Network. Hydro's transmission and distribution systems were so far unaffected by direct strike action, although supervisory personnel worked long hours last week to restore service after storms associated with Honor Retiring Clarke Vice Principal . '■ V-'ViVr . Y ; : fXKKW*3 ; 1 V -Jmmm • • -j t • ' * '*■$, x. _ • * $ and 102 semi-detached unitl on the west side of Waverley Road, was approved after an additional proposed 17 single family lots were set aside for (TURN TO PAGE TWO) president and plant manager. "We usually get around to applying applying for one at some point in the negotiations, so bo$h the company and the union have decided to do it at an early date." The contract between the union and Bowmanville Foundry Foundry expired May 31. No major issues were discussed discussed in three previous meetings meetings between the two sides, said Mr. Rehder, as the talks had only been of a preliminary nature. Under the previous contract, the lowest hourly wage paid 75 to 80 workers covered, by the local was $2.87 per hour. [Hurricane Agnes swept th« province. i "Management staff has been [handling the majority of off- Ihours trouble calls," said W. |R. Walters, Manager of Bow- Imanville Area. "In cases of [clearly defined emergencies we have called on union members members through their stewards to I (TURN TO PAGE TWO) On Saturday afternoon at Clarke High School, a reception-presentation wa$ held to honor retiring Vice Principal S. 13. Rutherford, his wife and family. Mr, Rutherford has been a popular member of the teaching staff and this photo shows him being presented with a suitably inscribed gold pocket watch by Student Council President Carol Lovekin, right. Mrs. Rutherford is boldine a bouquet of flowers she received. A pen set was presented earlier to Paul McMac- kirii another member of C.H.S. staff who is '-caving.