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Later that summer, the govern- ment spent some $1.5 million to excavate the old bridge and rebuild the causeway. John is a staunch Tory and worked as the financial agent in two elections of Dr. Dymond. He also served in executive positions with the Provincial Conservative organizations. He has nothing much good to say about the Liberals, either federally or provincially. John was born on the Scugog Island farm that had been cut from the bush in 1846 by his grandfather, also named John. He never knew his grandfather, ex- cept by reputation as a "very stern man," a God fearing Chris- tian who would march his family to church each Sunday and tolerated no laughter and frivoli- ty on the Lord's Day. John heard stories of how his grandfather kept a hardwood stick handy to his chair at the din- ing room table and was not afraid NDP to honour leader On March 26, 1988, New Democrats from across the pro- vince, will converge on the Lviv Hall in Oshawa to honour Ed Broadbent in a celebration of his 20 years as be- ing Oshawa's MP. The dinner-dance, which is open to the public, is being sponsored by the Oshawa Federal NDP, has so far been able to confirm as head table guests, Gord Wilson, President of the Ontario Federation of Labour, Bob Rae, Leader of the Official Op- position in Ontario, Gillian "Sandeman, President of the Ontario New Democrats, Leo Gerard, Direc- tor, District 6, United Steelworkers and Oshawa MPP Mike Breaugh. Tickets for the evening which commences with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. are $100 for Patron tickets with patrons names being listed, a souvenir programme and $60 for general admission with official receipts being issued for income tax purposes. Call 723-5917 for further information. to use it when one of the children misbehaved even slightly. John's father, George, took over the farm, and as a youngster and young man, John was busy with chores. In 1937, John and his wife Mabel bought the store at Aldred's Corners, and "made a good living there." When the Second World War broke out, John, who was 40 by this time, joined the Air Force and served as a training officer. Following the war, he sold the store, went into carpentry and later worked nearly 20 years with the County Roads department. He now lives in a comfortable but modest home, not very far from the farm carved out by his grandfather nearly 150 years ago. His memory and his eye for details are amazing. He's an avid reader of history and attributes his love of reading for the clarity of his memory. During the long interview with the Star last week, he often chang- ed moods, his voice rising in near anger at times as he expressed an opinion, then just as suddenly he'd relax and take great joy in relating a joke or humorous incident. As we talked through the after- noon, thie public health nurse ar- rived for her regular visit to check Mrs. Sweetman, and take John's blood pressure and pulse. He bantered away in good- natured fashion with her, joked about his blood pressure going up when he sees a pretty lady and asked her if her boyfriend knows she's out doing this (checking blood pressure). When the nurse replied "yes, and so does my husband," John chuckled his appreciation at her quick reply to his kidding. Though his mind and memory are sharp as a tack, John admits Get the Credit Union RRSP advantage John has always been an avid history reader he doesn't get around astwell as he did a few years ago. In 1979, he and son-in-law Jack were involv- ed in a terrible car accident when returning home from a hunting trip to northern Ontario. Another car pulled into their lane and hit them head on. It is perhaps an indication of the strength and fighting spirit of John that he even survived the ac- cident, for he suffered massive and serious injuries to his legs and face. He spent a year in hospital, then a long time in a wheelchair and finally was able to walk again with a cane. These days he moves around without the cane. Recalling the accident John says he remembers nothing ex- cept the glare of headlights an in- stant before the crash. He remembers hearing the firefighters working to free him from the wreckage. "I couldn't see a thing, but I could hear them talking and one of them said, 'this guy is too old to get over this.' I just didn't think he was talking about me." This interview with the Star was done on February 10, the 63rd wedding anniversary for John and his wife Mabel. 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