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First Snowfall Makes for Colorful Photograph ~bt ~~ab1an VOLUME i9, 20 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1973 15c Per Copy NUMBER 50 Mayor Announces New Appointments Additional appointments were announced, Tuesday to the staff of the new Municipal- ity of Newcastle, with appoint- ments to become effective Jan. 1st. They were announ- ced by Mayor Garnet B. Rickard. Mrs. Gertrude Gray, Clerk of the present Village of Newcastle, becomes Deputy Clerk. In the Treasurer's Dept., Bowmanville's Treasurer Jos- eph Descent becomes Treas- urer and Robert Bryden of Darlingten becomes the Office Manager of the Treasurer's Dept. and Tax Collector. Henry DeWitt, Clarke Treas- urer, becomes Accountant in the Treasurer's Dept. Horace Best, Clarke Clerk, becomes Bylaw Enforcement Officer. He will retain his office in Orono and act in a liaison capacity with other offices. Charles Warren, Darlington Building Inspector, becomes Chief Building Inspector, with Bowmanville's Building Ins- pector Howard Wight as Deputy. Offices of the Clerk, Treas- urer's Dept., Fire Chief and Mayor will be located in Bowmanville. Public Works, Planning Dept. and Building Inspectors' offices will be in the municipal building at Hampton. The present Recreation Dir- ector T. A. Fanning will continue to serve the Bow- manville area only, with other Recreation Committees carrying on as they are in neighboring communities that have recreation programs. A letter is being sent to caretakers and custodians of all public buildings in the Newcastle Municipality area requesting them to continue their services next year. Cubs Donate $40 to Muscular Dystrophy On Sunday, this area experienced its first fairly extensive snowfall of the season when a couple of inches of the powdery flakes settled on roads and sidewalks and stayed instead of thawing. This picture of Bowmanville King St. West was taken Sunday evening when footprints and car tracks were still quite visible, along with the Christmas decorative lighting. Bell to Build $550,000 Structure To House Switching Equipment For 11,440 Telephone Lines Work is expected to be completed by the end of October, 1974 on a $550,000 building to house the latest and most sophisticated telephone switching equipment available, K. W. Hird, local Bell Canada manager, said today. The electronic switching equipment, ,made by Northern Electric Co. and known as SP-1, is expected to be installed and ready to function by August, 1975, at a cost estimated at $2,150,000, Mr. Hird said. Contr*et for the one storey and basement building on Liberty St. North, measuring 83 by 83 feet, was awarded recently to Casey-Hewson Construction Ltd. of Toronto. The building is being framed to allow an eventual height of four storeys and an extension to the rear. The new building will have a capacity of 11,400 telephone lines, but will be limited to 6,600 lines initially. Mr. Hird said the present central office switching centre is being utilized almost to capacity and the new centre is needed to keep pace with the population growth in the area. ltudent Hurt Bihl Cole Wins $110 In Accident O w M Wi $ A 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital and later released after being struck by a car on Highway 2, just east of Newcastle. Jack Juicker, ConcessionLe uu r ov m JackJulcke, Cocesion The Br. 178 Canadian Legion Burton of 7 Pine Street, 2, Clarke Township, stepped Welfare Fund Draw was made Bowmanville received the off his school bus when it at the Ladies Auxilîary Bingo seller's award of $170. stopped in the westbound lane. he then ranacoss the on Wednesday evening at 10.15 Mrs. Rena Bathgate of the highway saely, bu t e p.m. on November 28th, 1973. Ladies Auxiliary, at the re- back and was struck by acar Total sales for November quest of the chairman, made driven by Reja Souinbyaar draw încreased a further the second draw for the $100. driven by Rejean Shouinard of Oshawa. $290.00 to $360200. Police say the Shouinard car Chairman Stan Dunn called lif slowed in preparation for a ic Mlio B stop but resumed at normal Strike Ave., Bowmanville speed when the flashing lights being the winner of a $253 of the school bus were jack-pot bingo, te make th 3 stopped. first draw for the $1701. firs The boy was sent to hospital rize. Tickey ne. A1859 was There they were, eye to eye. for possible fractures andthe drum declar- Clud 11, a police dog with the later released. There were n ing Mr. J. H. Saunders, a G. Ontario Provincial Police in later ~ reesd T Wht- n M. employee residing at 108 North Bav. and three vouths charges. O.P.P. Const. Whie Kingsdale Crescent, Oshawa wo escaped earlier this ley investigated. asthWeare und lDraw was madte Bowmanville rceid Extends Congratulations to NDP Candidate Fred Young, M.P.P. for Yorkview, left, congratulates Orono school principal Doug Moffatt on his nomination to represent the N.D.P. Provincial ',irty in Durham. Mr. Moffatt was nominated by acclamation at the New imocratic Party's nomination meeting that was held the evening of 'aturday, December 8th, at the Town Hall in Newcastle. Photo by Joanne Shewchuk I '4 Container at A & P Store Catches Fire Bowmanville firemen were called to the rear of the A and P store on Queen Street, Sunday afternoon, to extingu- ish a burning garbage con- tainer. There was no damage. Cause of the fire is not known. TOO MUCH ALCOHOL A 25-year-old Bowmanville man pleaded guilty in Oshawa Provincial Court to a charge of drivng with more that the legal amount of alcohol in the blood and was fined $250. or 14 days in jail. Roger McDuff of 9 Duke St. pleaded guilty to the Nov. 8 char e and had his driving privileges suspended for three months. A previous conviction of failing to remain at the scene of an accident was taken into consideration in sentencing. 1701 er Draw Ticket A 3180 held by Bill Cole of Ken's Men's Wear was the winner and he also received the seller's award of $10 for the sale of the ticket to himself. (Turn to Page Two) Disarms e Youths Pine Ridge school. Minutes later the confrontation was over and Cloudil emerged as the hero. Constable D. J. Warwich of the Powassan detachment chased the youths at speeds up to 105 miles an hour before losing sight of them. Their stolen car was abandoned near Callander, and the trio was chased by officers on foot to a fishing hut. The German shepherd ent- (Turn to Paqe Two) Participate In Waterloo Science Day A group of about 300 scnior high school students will visit the University of Waterloo's computing centre on Wednes- day, December 12. They will come from Mayfield Secon- dary School, Brampton; White Oaks, Oakville; Centre Well- ington, Fergus; Clarkson Sec- ondary School; Lambton-Kent Composite School, Dresden; Durham County High School, Bowmanville and Clarke High School, Newcastle. The visits demonstrate the nature and scope of comput- ers. For students who have had no experience with com- puters a special introductory course will be given. Those who are familiar with pro- gramming will have a FORT- RAN workshop and a small group of the more advanced students will be taught a language called APL. The elements of APL are taught at the typewriters by the com- puter itself, utilizing a pro- grammed instruction course and the discovery method. Over the past 10 years thousands of Ontario high school students have spent a day in UW's computing cen- tre. The COMPUTER SCIENCE program has help- ed many of them choose their university courses and their eventual careers. This year's program runs until April, 1974. NDP Nominates Doug Moffatt as Prov. Candidate by Joanne Shewchuk On Saturday, December 8th, 1973 the Durham N.D.P nomination meeting was helc at the Town Hall in Newcastle Wilmer Hill moved that Doug Moffatt be nominated and thE nomination was accepted by acclamation. Mr. Moffatt has been a resident of Clarke Township for many years, a member of the Clarke Plannin Board, a school teacher and principal and is involved with baseball and hockey in this area. In his last campaign he ran second, with 32 percent of the vote and feels that Durham is a sinable riding. "The N.D.P." Mr. Moffatt said, "have establish- ed a base in this riding and the constant effort of the mem- bers is responsible for the change." Mr. Moffatt went on to talk about the mobile home devel- opment planned for the New- castle area, commenting that "the ordinary man wants the government to run smoothly.. (Turn to Page Two) Receives War Medals Just 53 Years Later War medals mean a great deal to many veterans, but when you receive them 53 years after the war occurred, they probably have special significance. Robert Hellam cf-New- castie, England, now 92-years- old, father of Alf Hellam, 69 Queen St., Bowmanville, and recuperating in hospital from a faîl, recently received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service in World War I. Earlier he had received the Mons Star. The delay in delivery was not the fault of the War Office, Mr. Hellam at the end of the war ouietly resumed his civilian ife and just didn't bother applying for therm. A friend sent in an application for them on his behalf, much to Mr. Hellam's surprise. (Turn to Page Two) Instead of their usual Christmas party and exchange of gifts, the Hillcrest Heights Cub Pack this year decided they would take their money and donate it to a worthy cause, Muscular Dystrophy reearch. On Monday, they made the presentation to the Oshawa Fire Department during their Cub meeting at Zion United Church. Taking part in the ceremony was Sixer Jamie Haass, right, presenting the cheque to David Siblock of 30th Oshawa Cubs. Others, from left to right, Akela Carole Zinck, Cub leader Don Heard and Capt. Sid Meringer of Oshawa Fire Dept. who is the Oshawa chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy fund campaign. | BITS wo PIECS jTown Becomes Division 16 COLOR TOUR - This year, Bowmanville Kinsmen are again planning a tour of the Christmas lighting and home decorations for Senior Citizens of the community. The event will take place this Sunday, Dec. 16th, starting at 5:45 p.m. Anyone wishing to be picked up, should phone John Walkey 623-3639. Citizens are requested to turn on their decorative lights for this tour. To date, the energy crisis and the memory of stolen bulbs in previous years appears to have persuaded some people to forget about decorative lighting, but probably by this weekend, they will have overcome their feelings and will get into the spirit of the season. GOOD SAMARITAN - Recently a dog was hit by a car on 115 highway and sustained a broken leg and other injuries. After making five calls for help for the injured animal, investigating OPP Officer Ken Laton contacted Veterinarian Dr. Ralph Warren of Bowmanville who came to the rescue and provided the necessary first aid. Marg Gray of Newcastle is the owner of the dog and from all reports, she is most grateful to Dr. Warren for his help. So are the OPP offi- cers, who had so much trouble finding someone to help. Cops and vets who go to all that trouble to help an animal in distress instead of shooting it are Tops. UP IN ARMS - Fortunately, the secondary school teachers in this area have settled their differences with the County Board of Education, but in other centres there are still grave problems. Separate School teachers in the province are up in arms over a move by the Ontario government to prevent them from submitting their resignations, retro- active to Sept. 1st, and they are inarching on the legislative buildings in Toronto in protest. It should be an interesting battle to watch as it unfolds. ROAMING REPORTER - An attractive young lady answered our advertisement last week for a reporter-photographer. She is Mrs. Steve Shewchuk (Joanne) who with her husband, a former CFTO cameraman, is raising Afghan and Salukis dogs on a farm east of Orono on Somerville Road. She will be doing freelance assignnents in the Newcastle, New- tonville, Orono and Kendal area, has her own camera and would appreciate any help local people can give in notifying her of events or features they would like covered. Her phone is on the Orono exchange 983-9885. Several of her stories and pictures appear in this edition. GREETING EDITION - Next week the popular Christmas Greeting edition of The Statesman will be published, containing messages of good will from businesses and individuals. If you would like to insert a personal message or one from your place of business, call 623-3303 and we'll take care of it. Under Regional Police Force The Town of Bowmanville will be known as No. 16 Police Division when the Durham Regional Police Force takes over Jan. 1st. 1974. The present Chief of Police Bern- ard R. Kitney will become Staff Sergeant in charge here, with Sgt. John McGuey pro- moted to Staff Sergeant as Second in Command. Present Corporals on the town police, Tracy Davis, John Bird and Ronald Parker will be pro- moted to Sergeants, and the balance of the force will remain intact, with no trans- fers. The regional force will continue to use the present building and the Ontario Provincial Police has agreed to police the Township of Darlington, Village of New- castle, Clarke Township and Village or Orono after they are incorporated into the Muni- cipalhty of Newcastle. This information was re- leased today by Regional Chief of Police Jon M. Jenkins through Executive Officer, Inspector T. McCagherty. The balance of the new organization as approved by (Turn to Page Two) FIRE LAST NIGHT Bowmanville firemen were called to a house of James Perry, R.R. 3, Bowmanville on Nash road last night about 10:30 to put out a fire in a trash container. Damage was not extensive other than by smoke that had to be cleared from the house by fans. Newtonville Man Wins Lions Car Lions Club president Jim Frank (centre) presents David Walters of R. R. 1, Newtonville, with the key and papers to his 1974 Oldsmobile, that he won in the Annual Bowmanville Lions Club Car Draw. The draw was made Friday night, Dec. 9th at the Lions Centre, and the presentation made Monday night just prior to the club's Christmas meeting. Ralph Ames, chairman of the special activities committee witnesses the presentation. Photo by Bill Arnott . Li wiier ui. iw WVUK 11-Ulli LIM JDUWIIIUIIVIIiU