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Thin Firem an ls Tour Guide Volume 191 15e Per Copy BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1975 24 Pages Newcastle ViPetition Asks Cou cil Go? Off Their Buts'onNew Fire al A number of Newcastle Village Volunteer Firemen and their wivés marched from the Dominion Store parking lot to the Bowmanville Council Chambers Monday night to present their petition to Newcastle Council. The petition demands that council "get up off their butts" and begin building a new fire hall in Newcastle Village as soon as possible. Council earlier in the evening passed a ree- ommendation of the Committee of the Whole that the town engage John Hubicki to submit a report through the Community Services Com- mittee regarding a fire hall to service the south half of ward three per site information and estimate of cost, etc. (Turn to Page Two) Law Suit Threatened In Attempt to Stop House Construction Captain Dick Biersteker of the Newcastle Village Volunteer Fire Department gives a tour of the present fire hall. He wished it pointed out that he was elected to give the tour because he is their Jack Munday, a resident of 145 High Street in Bowman- ville, approached Newcastle Council Monday night to present three concerns of the people living in that area. He. told council that through a plan of subdivision, Fourth Street had been extended east of 111gb Street. H1e reported tbat tbe developer was build- ing along both sides of this Firemen Spray Rolled Fuel Oil Tanker Early Monday Morning extension. Mr. Munday stated that the area of concern was a house being built on the Northeast corner lot of Fourth and High Street. He reported that this house was only 20 feet back from High Street, and that a 9-foot porch was intended to extend into that 20 feet. He made the objections that this bouse (Turn to Page Two) thinnest fireman. Therefore, the only one able tQ Lifejackets Save Five move between the two trucks. Bet iWhen 16-ft. Boat Sinks Bell Sw it ching Centr e Lifejackets kept a Bowman- manville, and his 11-year-old villemanandhisfishingparty daughter Resa, had been fHie I tO afloat for more than an hour fishing with Charles Shimizu, E sï of G den M 11 i 0 Saturday moring after their 52,fWeston and his son, Eas of Gar en îl to 10 -M e-&Kevn- 12 and 10-vear-old Be Operational A permanent telephone some char switching centre on Road 9 -It will b east of Garden 1Hill, built and tbe con equipped at a cost of nearly on culb U$200,000, will be put into culling service on June 7, Ken Hird, -Tbe repa local Bell Canada marnager rm" said today.or on The approximately 600 tele- custome pones l the Grden ll- cnged Bewdley exchange are pre- onelong sently being served from a (Turr trailer on the same location. Ultimate capacity of the new building will be 1,000 tele- p es. L he June 7 switchover does not affect the basic monthly rate for telephone service nor the local calling area. Telephone numbers will a in PARK CLEANED UP We printed a few painted comments last week about the unkempt condition of the park in Hampton, so it's only fair to advise readers that before the paper was published, workmen had arrived to cut the grass and dandelions, so that now the park is again a beauty spot. Apparently, there was some mixup in schedules or the grass had grown so fast that it got ahead of the crews. nl June ges: e necessary to dial uplete seven digits s within the local area. air number changes " t "6U"'. e group of rural ers, the ring will be d from four long to , one short and one n to Page Two) 16-foot cedarstrip craft sank 7 on Lake Couchiching. Ron Amvotte, 30, of Bow- AWNING BURNED An awning at Bowman- ville Sport 6 to 10 King Street East burned Sunday morn- ing when someone lit a book of matches and tossed it into the awning, Fire Chief Jimi Hayman reports. The lire department was called at 11:50. The awning approxi- mately 10 feet by 15 feet is valued at approximately $100. nevi, , ar liuyei-u Ross Nishimura of Oakville. Tbe five were picked up by Scarborough resident John McDonald after more than an hour in the water. Mr. Amyotte said Monday he and his party were fishing when a strong wind picked up and blew water into the boat. Before they could make it to a niearby i.slinid t~hbat san' The five persons clung to tbe capsized boat and held onto a rope. One boy started to lose his lifejacket, so the men tied (Turn to Page Two) rham Federation Plans o Important Meetings Hydro and Oit Pipeline Durham Region Federation of Agriculture announced this week that two meetings will be held in the Agriculture Office, Bowmanville next week. On Tuesday, June loth at 8 p.m., the meeting will discuss the Solandt Commission find- ings re the transmission lines from Lennox to Oshawa. Dr. Solandt has made his report to the government and they must make the final decision as to the location of the line. The Sublic is invited to make further submissions to the government. The meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 12th at 8 p.m. will discuss the pipeline that is to cross this area. Inter- provincial Pipeline Company has received the certificate from the National Energy Board to proceed with the installation of the line through this area with construction likely to start this fall. Agents are now in the area seeking agreements from pro- perty owners for a sixty foot easement through their pro- perty. Matters that should be contained in this agreemen. will be discussed at this meeting. Farmers in the Region of Durham and the former township of Hope that are likely to be directly affected by either of these utilities are invited to attend. Four Blackstock Girl Guides Receive Canada Cords Blackstock United Church was filled to capacity on Sunday evening for a special service at which four members of 1st Cartwright Girl Guide Company were presented with Guides' highest honor, The Canada Cord. Afterwards, a reception was held for the girls. The Canada Cord winners were, from lef t to right, Jean Horton, Betty Jane Taylor, Lois Van Camp and Linda Wheeler. Police sent an urgent call to Bowmanville firemen early Monday morning when this tank truck rolled several times and landed on its side on the southeast corner of the intersection at Martin Rd. and Highway 2. Another truck hauling a trailer loaded with a backhoe reportedly went- through the stop sign at the south corner and onto Highway 2 in the path of the tanker whose driver, James Johnson of Port Perry, allegedly swverved to avoid a collision and his truck Request for Funds Sent Provincial Government Newcastle Councilapproved Daingto Nclear Genera- recorarcrentio4 She tin ttioin The -firnm of Committee of tbe Whole to Leighton and Kidd was hired send a letter to the Honourable by the town to submit a report W. Darcy McKeough, Minister on tbe station. It was from this of Treasury, Economics and report that the recommenda- Intergovernmental Affairs. tion to ask the provincial The letter asks for public eovernment for funds was meetings on the proposed (Turn to Page Two) ~ PIECESI NEED PAPER BOY-We have a good opening for a paper boy or girl in the Elgin St., Second St. and Lamb's Lane area, with 38 customers already established. Anyone interested should come to The Statesman office for an interview. SHADES OF PAST-On Tuesday, Mr. Priest- ley of Newcastle Village brought in a copy of The Toronto Star he unearthed in an old trunk. In those days, the Star ran a regional page and this edition of Jan. 7th, 1936 contained election results from Oshawa where Alderman John Mason was elected mayor over Alderman Allin Annis by 45 votes, 2274 to 2229. Among those re- elected to Council was Stewart Alger and oddly enough we happened to see him and his wife, the former Helen Bunner of Bowmanville, at the Durham College Convocation on Saturday. He is also a former member of the college's Bd. of Governors. LOST BRACES-Judy Reid of Bowmanville was participating in the Separate School track and field meet in Port Hope recently and removed the $400 braces from ber teeth, just like the hockey players do when they play in a game. When the events were over, the braces were missiitg. Fortunately, a concentrated search finally located them in a brown paper bag, much to her relief. TOO MANY PICTURES-The Statesman cameras have been working overtime this week with the result that we expect to have a few pictures left over for next week, including some of the opening of the Pines Sr. Public School, the opening day at the Lawn Bowling Club, the awarding of certificates on Monday night to First Aiders at Kirby and probably a few others. There's just too much going on in this area at the moment and everybody seems to like to see pictures of the events. HAMPTON HOMECOMING-We've been advised that the Hampton United Church 100th Anniversary Homecoming service last Sunday was preserved on tape and will be replayed over radio station CKLB, Oshawa, on Sunday, June 8th at 10:00 a.m. From all reports it was a most enjoyable event. And there are more to come around the area. PLEASE HELP-It would be deeply appre- ciated if organizations or individuals would try to give us some help. Oftenk, when our photographers appear at meetings at the time requested for pictures, they have to either wait around for anywhere up to an hour or try to interrupt what is going on. Usually, they have some place else to go so please try to tell us what time we can take the photos and let us be on our way quickly. Thanks! rolled. FHé was taken to hospital, covered with deisel fuel, but was not seriously injured. Roy Harold Austin, R.R. 3, Port Hope, driver of the other vehicle, has been charged with failing to stop. About 300 gallons of fuel oil were spilled on the grass and it is understood that Tripp Construction of Oshawa N who own the tanker, have dug out the oil-soaked earth and replaced it. Total damage and loss is estimated at $1,600 to $1,800. Approve Proposal For Newcastle Pool The Newcastle Finance re- port recommended that $250. 05 be paid to the town building inspectors tor mîleage cauring the first half of May. Coun- cillor Ken Lyall during the adoption of the report at Monday Night's council meet- ing suggested that the building inspectors stay home, and made reference to a stop work order recently placed on the new Village of Newcastle Swimming Pool Project. Mayor Garnet Rickard point- ed out that the opinions expressed by Councillor Lyall were not necessarily those of council. The clerk's report on various agreements received by the town with reference to the Newcastle - Lions Club Swimming Pool followed and in turn was followed by a delegation from the village on the issue. Lawyer Sam Cureatz spoke to council on behalf of the delegation. He outlined the problem of the stop work order and stated that the building department could not be blamed. The pool is being built north of the Newcastle Village Public School. The bylaw requires a 25-foot set back from the property line. The bathing bouses are only four feet north of the school property. The Board of Ed- (Turn to Page Two) Rides Bicycle Ail the Way from New Jersey Late Wednesday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Staples, Trull's Road South, received quite a welcome surprise when their grandson, Gary Verhoog, 18, arrived at their home after bicycling approximately 600 miles from his home in Midland Park, New Jersey. He'd lef t early Monday morning on the trip, had two flat tires, was hit twice by cars but not injured, slept behind a Dairy Queen one night and in a cemetery the second night where he was checked by police. Gary stopped off here overnight on his way to his uncle's farm at Sunderland where he'll be working for the summer. Number 23