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EnisCm loteo r ,O The list of entrants for the Labatt's BIlue Double- header Weekend at Mosport Park now stands at 22 for the Can-Am wiîth 23 competitors registiered for the Formula 5000 race. The Labaft's Formula 5000 is schedulecl for Saturday, June 15, fol- lowed by the Labatt's Blue VOLUME 120 20 Pages BOI Can-Am Sunday, June 16. Form-ula 50(0 aý Heading up the array of drivers vying for the Mos- port Park edition of the Formula 5000 series are Mario Andretti, Brian Red- man, David Hobbs and Sam Posey. Canadfian driver Eppie Wietzes of Thornihill, Ont., will compete in the WMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1974 s welI as the Can-Amn, alon-gside suc entrants as Jackie Oie and George Flmr open to aildies opt ing in eitheýr Fracecort-tn p r ior t o F r iay, J unep14 wvh i ch has b ee n dinae sart 15e Per Copy Smoke pours from an upstairs hedroom of the Stokes' home Mrs. Stokes arrives from work and comforts her daugbter Marýy Ann wbo bas just brougbt their dog out of the burning bouse. A fire in MVaple Grove, Thursday morning, dune 7, gutted a bedroom and caused smoke and heat damage to the home of Mrs. John G. Stokes. A preliminary estimate of damages is approximately $15,000 to the house and $3,000 contents. Mrs. Stokes was away at work and ber three children, Brian, Mary Ann, and Kathy were at school when a neighbour, P. Finney, of RR 6, Bowmanville, noticed smoke pouring fromn the roof. He called the Newcastle fire department and was surprised to learo that no one else had called in an alarm. Mean- wbile, other neighbors rushed to the ho~me and started moving furniture out until they were forced fromn the building by smoke. The fine was brought under control in less than an hour. At the time firemnen were unbeto noatea et kit"ten believetd to havýe been Lin the bueatltefienîî'e W0f tLeJire. Et w inwufd latet h iii a naurrowspace in: i)onofthe, in) the lower part of thehos aild would not move until Mary Ann Stokes went into the house with a fireman and persuaded it to come out. Neither animal was hurt. The Stokes' home is'a haîf mile north of Hwy 2 on Maple Grove Rd. Reditributio o WipeOuf Seat HeýId By Alex Corruthers, Commission proposaIs wvhich would add six seats to the 11-etOntario Legis- lature,' elim'1inate 27 riding namnes ani ad(d 35 new ones were univeiled Sat0urday in a report tabled iin tlle legisla- ture. The tbiree man commis- sionic made the report was aplpointied last Decem ber. The report recommends the existing riding of Durham be split four ways. The new Town of Newcastle would join with the part of Oshawa, north of Rossland, plus the portion of the city east of Ritson and north of King Street'to form the new riding of Durham East. This would reoflace thé- old Durham County - iding now* held by Conservative MPP Alex Carruthers. The riding would include East Whitby.* 1Hope Township would join Northumberland Riding, Man- vers and Cavan Townships would join Victoria, Halibur- (Continued on Paqe Two) Two Les ,,kard Gi*rls,,Killed i*n Acc Tragredy H-iÎtsAgain, Two Leskard sisters, Heather Gail Gerrow, 12 and Lois Ellen Gerrow, 17, are -dead following a two-car accident Sunday evening on Highway 115 in front of Noone's Restaurant, just north of the Clarke Twp. eighth line. This is the second fatal accident to happen in that location this year. In January, the f ive memnbers of the Gerrit Heykoop family of Orono perished there in a tragic car accident. The Newcastle Detachment of the OPP report eight traffic accidents in that area this year. (Continued on Page Two) King Not Haveto alk "lIt pays to advertise in The Canadin' Statesman" says Gary Cole, Purpie Hill Orange Lodge member, wbo is pleas- ed with the response he got to bis appeal for a white horse for "King Billy" to ride 'in Bowmanville's Orange Par- ade, July 6. Russell Cochrane of Black- stock bans 1made arrangements for he ragmefo get a Wbitby The orsc is a prize, GayCole. In all,' Gariy received týwo offers of a horse for the parade, the second onie from Dan Corby of Blackstock area. Drug JTr-afficking Charge Is Laid By RCM Police A Bowmanville man bas been charged wîth possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, following an in- vestigation by members of the RCMP in Oshawa. A police spokesman said the man was charged after offi- cers seized a haîf pound of what tbey believed to be marijuana, from a car in the parking lot of Courtice Secon- dary School. Street value of the alleged narcotic was estimated at about $150 according to the spokesman. The arrest was made at about 3 p.m. Thursday. Charged is Ralph Wesley Milîs, 18 who is presently residing in a Bowmanville hotel. He. will appear in Oshawa provincial court Aug. 13. - Times MAa pie Gro've Girl Guide Awarded Canada Cord 1On I uesclay evening, June 4t11 in Maple Grove Christian Edcucation Centre, a special presentation took place at which Marie Brooks was presented with'the highest award in Guiding, the Canada Cord. This photo was taken following the impressive ceremony and shows from lef t to right, Capt. Betty Piper, Mrs. Mvarg Brooks, Marie, and District Commissioner Mrs. Gloria Nichoils. The parade will take place on July 6, six days before Orange Day, whicb com- memorates the Battle of the Boyne. The reason is that other Orange Lýodges and bands said tbey wvould attend if dates didnj't conflict with their celebrationis. Mr. Cole went on to say that 25-30 bands will be coming to Bowman- ville, as well as 4-5,000 Orangemen. As a specialtreat an accordian band from Toronto bas notified the Bow- manville Lodge that they will be bere. il S11 ~ PuâCESM PROJECT PRIJJE- The Chamber of Commerce projeet by that name is certainly producing sorte resuits along Bowmanville's main shopping section. Several overhaniging signs have corne dlown, and quite a few stores are either in the process of cleaning Up and painting up their store fronts as weIl as making other renovations to present a more attractive appearance for their customers. l-larry Locke's TV store hbas undergone a complete interior change recently and at the west end the Tihibodeau stores o.perated by Mother MocI Materials are quite attractive with their- complete restoration. Tlhe town i s certainly l.ooking Up. NEAR STREAKER -- An item was handed in this week about a, local fellow namied MlcArthur whu has a cottage at Head Lake. After he had put in bis dock and got b-imrself soaked, he hung bis clothes mn the Hne to, dry. A famnily of wrents took advantage of the situation and moved into a pocket of bis trousers and began building a nest.'lThe pants are stili there and su are the wrýiens as happy t'enants. Mlac didn't have the beart. to evicýthtem and fortunately bad another- pair of britches. GOOD OLD FATHER - This Sunday is the big day for honoring ail Fathers, so don't forget to choosè wisely and well a g ift lhe will treasure for many years to corne. An-d, for heaven's sake try to get something that fits, but don't. be too extravagant. He can't afford it. QUIET ELECTION - So far, there hasn't been tout much excitement locally over the federal election and if the campaign duesn't warm up soon, election day, July 8th, will go rig-ht by without peuple kÏnowing about it. There are three comittee rooms bere, already in operation, the Coniservatives in the former Dept. of Agriculture office on Frank St., the ILber-als in the VanNest bouse on King St. E. and theNe Demaocrats in the store un Temperance St., formerly occupied by Gary's sports. Drop in and off er your services to the one of y'our choice. We feel certain you'll be NEW INDUSTRY - in Tuesday's Port Hope Guide, Mayor Mike Wladyka announced that a new hleavy industry may be Iocating in that town. One thiat is expýected to) employ between 400 and 500 people in three or four years. That would be a nice catch for our eastern neighbors. In the same issue, it was announced that M0ayor Wladyka and his brother partner Bill have sold the Queeni's hotel they'výe operated for 24 years. BETTER HURRY -- As of Monday eveingo only two of the election candidates had been offcialynominated. Liberal Al1lan Beckett's noination papers had not been filed witb the returning officer. W0,e don't suppose he or bis stýaff wl forget that ml detail wbich must be taken care of bv next Monday, but wouldn't that be sometbingý if it was overluoked in the rush1 and lie found be wasni't in the election after ail, witb several weeks camipaigning already underway. Its interesting tu note that on Saturday, Junie 29Ctb, al public servants in embassies abroad anid memnbers of the forces will bv cast their ballots, wbile we at borne wait unil JUly Stb. ANOTHER WHITE HIORSE Another white horse for the Orange parade here. That front page story last week certainly did bring resuits. Velverton correspondent Han- vey Malcolm writes: "If you are still looking for a white horse, we saw a Iovely white gelding north of Pontypool 1 mile, pasturing on the east side of, Highway 35. Dont know who owns it." Let's bring them ail in andl borses at the head of the paradefi. This ycar's "King Billy" is Thomas Wright' of Bowman- ville, a member of the Purpile Hill Lodge. The parade starts at Memorial Park at 1:30 p.m., goes northon Liberty- along Wellington, down Silver, along King and, down Ontario to the Park. Photo Courtesy Orono Times Hobbs' Schl St Present 'har To Audienice o On Friday, May 31, M. J. Hobbs Sr. Public School pupils presented 'A Theatre Night' at Bowmanville High School. With an audience present of 550, the students presented the melodramas 'He ain't done right by Neli' and 'Dora, the Beautiful Dishwasher.' The Theatre Night opened with a series of slides, courtesy of the G. L, Roberts Library, Oshawa. The:slides, along with music by Rod Crawford, were delightful Appropriate ballads to suit the scene, set the audience in su~spense when the villain entered onto the stage. In the play, "He Ain't Done Rîght by Nel'", the villain Hilton Hayes was played by Paul Osborne,. Little Neil Perkins was played by Susan Best, lier hero, Jack Logan was played by Bruce MacLeod, Vera Canleton, played by Pam Hanthorn, Lolly Wilkins, played by Nancv Traviss. Grannv P-,r- kins played by Sheila James and Burkett Canleton played Senior Citizens' And Nursingw Home Week June 16-22 Next week, June 16-22 is Sen ior Citizens and Nursing Home Week. The government has decided to declare the two weeks conjunctively. During that week it is hoped the people will learn of the plights of people who have reached the golden age and become aware of the facilities provîd- ed for these people, and most important get involved. During the week both Strathaven and Beau Villa Nursing Homes will be open to the public. Special events have been planned at Strath- aven, a senior citizens or- chestra will give a concert, Church choirs will be visiting and a bazaar is planned for dune 22. Sunset Lodge will hold a bazaar and tea, Thursday, dune 20,at 2 p.m. The lodge is locatedat 106 Cburch Street. Music is to be- provided courtesy of the Oshawa Rot- ary Band. Everyone is wel- come. by Gartb Davey. In the play, 'Dora,, the Beautiful Disbwasher'. the villain Lonin Chillingswoî 1h was played by Allan Ashton, and Dora Horne, the heroine was played by Christine Bohîken. Esther Barlow was played by Lisa Reynolds, Andrea Morgan was played by Daphne Simpson, Melvina as the officiai U ed onPae wo NUMBER 24 BIIy -WIIIl Hlyacinth, played t j Ellen Vaneyk, fHector IHyacinth played by Andy Svetîc, and Mlr. Wise played by Garry Geissberger, Scenery, stage effects, cos- tumes, make-up, house e ception, usherettes Pa hair styling were produced byý the staff and students at H-obbs and Bowmanvillp. Local Kinsman Don ascterson Elected Governor of Dsrit8 On Saturdtay morning ia Timmins Arena, Kinsmen from 61 clubs elected Don Masterson Governor of Dist- rict 8 which covers 75,000 square miles. Enthusiastic camrpaigning by the Bowmanville club and by Kmn Don's opposition Kin John Smith of tche Richmond 1Hil1 club bigblighted the convention. Km Don's eec,-ýTion chmýaxed a 14-mionith cmaq bc saw Donan lcl , ,ve travel thouboffthe D I rwf (Confinued on geTo 1 1