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Edna Beckett retires from 35 year teaching career by Susan Adderley Edna Samells graduated from Peterborough Teachers' College in 1945. Her first teaching position was at Lily Lake School near Peterborough. There was no indoor plumbing or electri- city and it was heated by a wood burning stove. Edna often spent a night, as a guest at one of the pupil's homes and when a bad snow- storm came, the farmers would come with team and sleigh to rescue both teacher and students. Spring and fall would find the school yard alive with teacher and students playing "kick the can." Winter meant skiing on a hill near the school. Summer saw the entire school divided into two teams to play baseball. Edna's first salary of $1050 had to be raised to $1100 by the board in order to get the government grant. Her savings for the first three years were spent on clothes, a bicycle and a watch. During the last year of her three years at Pereman's School near Kedron, Edna married John Beckett and moved to a farm on Scugog Island. Edna went on to teach at the Foot School, the Head School and the Centre School. She was her own principal until 1967 when Edna and her students came to R.H. Cornish Public School. Edna sums it up in her own words "I have enjoyed all 34 years and wish everyone could be so lucky." Former students, collea- gues, friends, and family also feel lucky to have shared in Edna's teaching career. It is a pleasure to extend our best wishes to Edna for a long, healthy and happy retirement. voyage, Edna! CJC JC JC NC e<olly's by - . " A A Door lias SA ir 2 he Be 4 1 £1) 3 lf TL oC TT - EC 7 ol AT pe SIA SEE Per SH Sai SAN % ed Sai, NE Ma .l SA Say A Retirement Tea was held in honour of Mrs. Edna Beckett on the evening of June 24 at R.H. Cornish Public School. Well wishes were extended by fellow staff members, former students, friends and family. Pictured above are: Edna and Principal Murray Prentice, who made the presentation of gifts on behalf of the assembled group. PRESENTS Aas BE $30 ww v7 PR Aa Rie PTR 3 ADI Set % i RT RN as 25 . oh AN =a oA) Billy Diel Band Starting Mon. June 30th Indefinitely « Zolly's. 879-4368 east side of oshawa shopping centre RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED BUT NOT REQUIRED "Bon ee iN X \ C, SATO LVR 0 US RYAN Gas 4 No go for GO train (From page 1) extending the rail service into Oshawa, saying that on the surface, there appears to be sufficient demand. Pre- sently, about 450 persons use the GO buses from Oshawa each day, and he said it is likely that if the rail service was extended, more com- muters would use the trains. The eastern terminus at Pickering is now the single most busy station in the entire GO system which stretches to Oakville in the west. The parking area at pris Pickering has recently been expanded to keép up with the number of commuters, he said. At present, GO transit operates bus service from Bowmanville, Oshawa, Whitby, and Ajax to either make connections with the trains or continue directly into Metro Toronto. There is also GO bus service into Uxbridge. The extension of the rail service into Oshawa is becoming something of a political issue. Last week in the Regional council Sed iBT h Pr 3530s % EE $3} % f $ 3 AGE VRE CELE ERA SERRE A Ay Fr Bo : chambers as Mr. Leach was preparing to give his presen- tation, Oshawa mayor Jim Potticary was on his feet saying he didn't want to listen to a long history of GO transit. Rather, said the Mayor, he wanted the answers to two questions: will the rail service be extended; and if so, when. Earlier this year, Durham council went on record as being in favour of extended rail service to Oshawa, and asked that a study be con- ducted. Bricklayers strike halts work on new CIBC building Construction work on the new Bank of Commerce building in Port Perry slowed down last week when a crew of five brick-layers walked off the job. They were among 5200 brick-layers across Ontario who went out on strike June 23 to protest the timing of a recent $2.50 an hour increase granted the union over the two years. The men stayed off the job all of last week, but there have been reports that the province-wide dispute will be settled and the brick-layers will be back on the job this Wednesday. Earl Shepherd, supervisor for Bowman Construction Ministry ~ holds car safety inspection by Danny Millar The Ministry of Transpor- tation and Communication held a two day car safety inspection at the Scugog Arena last week and Inspec- tor Jack Irwin estimated that about 60 cars would eventually pass through. The inspector also said that about ten per cent of the cars tested would be de- clared unsafe and the licence plates would be removed on the spot. The testing took place on Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27 and by 2:00 p.m. one car had already been taken off the road. Other automobiles with minor defects were given what the officer termed a "CB-3" form and the drivers given a couple of days to have the repairs made. The CB-3 form is a summons which requires the owner of the car to have any specified defect looked after and return to have the car re-checked. Any cars that receive these summons should have them remedied by July 7 when the testing is done in Whitby. The cars are tested for problems with the lights, steering, linkage, tires, body condition, glass, seat belts, and brakes. One of the tests for brakes requires the driver to go at high speed and then stop quickly. The Ministry of Transpor- tation was aided by the Durham Regional Police Force during the two day inspection in Port Perry. told the Star that the walk- out slowed down construc- tion on the new bank building in Port Perry but other construction workers stayed 0) on the job. Mr. Shepherd said there is about a week and a half of brick-work still to be com- pleted on the bank building. A walk-out by brick-layers last week slowed construction of the new Commerce Bank building in Port Perry.