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8 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville. May 5, 1i96 Section Two oard Tentatively Approves Scarborough Firm's Tender for Additio to Clarke High A bid of $1,378,300 tendered by Elrose Construction of Scarborough for the construc- tion of an addition to Clarke High School has tentat.vely been approved by the North- umberland and Newcastle Board of Education, pending final approval of the Ministry of Education. The Board held a special meeting Tuesday, April 27th to open the six tenders submitted for the project. The Elrose Construction bid was The second lowest tender. Tacher Construction of Osha- wa submitted a tender of $1,349,000, but failed to fully complete the application. The Board ruled the Tacher tender "informal," and thus invalid because it did not comply with tender regulations. On the advice of architect Donald Jackson who explain- ed that the Tacher bid did not O RDE R 01UR 0ILI/T) NE EVMER TOO L ïA T E. YOUR FURNACE NEEDS A Francis Tennant Fuels R.R.1, Orono, Ont. 983-5693 qualify, the Board passed a resolution to discard the first bid. In addition to the construc- tion fee submitted by Elrose must be added a $19,000 estimate for hardware, bring- ing the total for the 40,216 sq. ft. addition to $1,397,300. Mr. Jackson told the Board that in reviewing the plans he should be able to cut costs by $50,000 "with very little sacrifice." The total now becomes $1,347,300. The Ministry of Education, however, has only approved $1,321,480 for construction costs, leauing approximatley $26,000 to be found elsewhere. Al MacLeod, business admini- strator explains that this amount will be subtracted from the allocation for furni- ture and equipment ($155,922). The total cost of the project, including construction costs, furniture and equipment and architectural fees is $1,586,600. The ministry has approved $1,547,600 for the project and the remaining $39,000 will come from a federal sales tax rebate. Frank Thom, director of education explained that the present school was built for a capacity of 350 students. With the il supplementary portable classrooms presently in use, the total enrolment at Clarke High School is 585. It is expected that with the new addition the capacity of the school should increase to 800. E. G. Witherspoon, princi- pal of Clarke High, was present at the meeting and asked the architect when the projected completion date was. Mr. Jackson replied that construction would probably take 40 weeks. The addition should be open in September, 1977. Any changes to the existing building will be made during the summer months to ensure a minimum of disruption to school programs. - Cobourg Star orthern Ontario by John Squirrelly It had been customary when 1 was young to spend my summers at an uncle's house in a northern Ontario, town called Halfaloaf, situated be- tween Spitsville and Plum- bunion, the county seat. While it's true that my parents desperately wanted to get rid of me for two months, and preferably longer, there was another reason for my en- forced vacation. The neigh- bours insisted on it. It was when I was in my late teens that I met Major Chumley, the white-haired editor of the local newspaper, The Halfaloaf Daily Shriek. Hearing that I had done some writing for my high school paper, he offered me a summer job as reporter, printer's devil and janitor. My first assignment was to write a story on the refurbish- ing of the mayor's office. I wrote: City council has approved an amount of $300 to redec- orate the office of the Mayor and provide new furnish- ings, particularly a couch and several easy chairs for the convenience of visitors. The Daily Shriek energeti- cally supports this expend- iture which, we trust, will add to the already consider- able dignity of our distin- guished chief magistrate and his position. When I handed my copy in to the Major, he frowned several times and then set to rewriting it, scribbling furiously for about 10 minutes. Then he gave it back to me. "This is how it should have been written," he said. It read: The bunch of clods that Half- aloaf is cursed with having as councillors has again demonstrated their congen- ital incompetence by doling out $300 to fix up • the mayor's office. They would have done better to redecor- ate the local saloon since that's where he spends most of his time. And buying him a couch will only induce him to sleep on the job more fre- quently than he already does. The town fathers would be better advised to use the money to improve the jail which is filled each weekend with the mayor's drinking cronies. Now available in Durham Region 24 HOUR SERVICE by the Durham Home Owners Service Ltd. The Compony was formed by the many yeors combined experience of respected coniractors in the Durham area. Its primary purpose is to safeguard members from overcharging and poor workmanship. 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From left to right in the photo are Peter Webster, assistant public relations officer at Bruce; Sid Worden, Andrew Thompson and Maurice Prout, Northumberland and Newcastle trustees• Mike Machacek, Darlington's Plant Development Engineer; Dave Patterson, Superintendent of Planning, Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education; Bob Moorcroft, Superintenaent oi Instruction; George Cameron, trustee and John Gowing, Western Area Superintendent. Ontario Hydro Photo "Now, my boy, that's an article with spice to it;" the Major said. It was less than five minutes after the paper hit the street that the office was invaded by four men claiming to be members of the town council. Not finding the Major in, they turhed the office upside down and then left, vowing to run him out of town. Fortunately, I sustained only a few bruises when somebody sent a type- writer through a window I happened to be standing in front of and I had to dive for cover. When the Major returned and saw the shambles of his office, he said, "If anyone calls, tell them I have an appointment at the town hall but that I'm expected back shortly." He retrieved a baseball bat from under his overturned desk and left. The next day, I was going through one of the area's other newspapers, the Plumbunion Banner and World Review, when I came across an editorial that I thought would be of interest to the Major. It concerned a proposal to turn the town's old abattoir into a county museum. I was asked to write a piece about it. I wrote: The suggestion that a county museum be established in Plumbunion strikes us as an excellent idea. At a time when the nation generally is becoming more aware of its heritage, the need to pre- serve our past is more necessary than ever. The Daily Shriek commends the citizens of Plumbunion for their farsighted stand. "No, no, my boy," the Major said after reading it over. "I don't think you've got the hang of it yet." He rolled some paper into his machine and started to type. When he finished, he gave it to me, saying, "This is what I had in mind." It reagd: It has come to my attention that that lunatic, George Frylump, who is the editor of the Banner and World Re- view, has again seen fit to insult the people of Plum- bunion with his drivel about a county museum. If that town has so much extra money laying around, they might better spend it to up- grade the asylum which is currently badly overcrowd- ed. It would also be to Frylump's distinct advan- tage to push such a cause since he will undoubtedly one day be ordered to take up residence there. Two days later, as I was sweeping out the office, a gentleman came in with a few friends. "Do I have the honour of addressing that infamous poltroon, Major Alistair Chumley?" "You have, sir," the Major replied, "and you, no doubt, are the scurvy illiterate who runs that mustard plaster, the Banner and World Review." The pleasantries over, the free-for-all began. The Major finally drove them off by reaching for his service re- volver but not before a wayward brick gave me what I was sure would be a permanent limp. I approached the Major. "Do you have a moment, sir? " "Well, I was just going to write a discourse on the need for courtesy among ail men, but I suppose I could spare a minute." "It seems to me," I said, "that you have a rather robust style of journalism here, and I'm not sure my health is up to it. Although I think I might be able to write to please you after a longer apprenticeship, I also know that every article prompts a visit by an armed gang. While you may be used to these callers, I'm afraid that one of these days some- body is going to freckle my hide with a shotgun. I'm sorry to leave, but I think l'in much too young to be crippled for life. We shook hands and I hobbled out. 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