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' School Board Spends $4867.47 Surplus _. AJAX (Staff) -- year's , 'of the Ajax Pub- School Board eat held at "agi ag Public school In a flurry or Christmas spending, Boa up $4,867.47 surplus in its M4 budget for items that had ! the original bud- now become neces- when: all figures were igures w gn supplies ling books total- g and piano Parkside kindergarten and furnishings for one Lord Elgin classrooms at 000. Three teaching screens, cost of $250 each, will also purchased. _ PLAN ADDITION It was moved by Jack Reid that architects for the addition of six classrooms and a general ; toom'to the Lord Dur- iam school be contacted to be- rd|meeting with the new town get together with the architects for an exchange of ideas before the board discusses the addi- tion with them. Mr. Reid also suggested a council early in the year so that the two bodies could work closer together in the future. - Former School Board Finance Chairman Henry Polak, who re- signed to run for_reeve in the past municipal election, was congratulated on his success by Mr. Reid. Mr. Reid said that the board members regretted Mr. Polak's absence and his invaluable serv- ice. He said the board would appreciate having someone at council who would be aware of the board's problems. He was presented with a token of grati- tude from the board, principals and teachers of the Ajax Public School system in the form of a set of cuff links and a tie pin. BUDGET INCREASED The statement of revenue and expenditure from the first of the year. to Dec. 17 showed that the original budget of $524,077 had been increased to $532,566 largely because of an increased provincial grant. Cost of instruction expendi- ture was budgeted at $362,189 gin drawing up plans. It was _ Suggested that the principals and $365,224 is expected to be spent by the end of the year. BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE Impaired Driving Case Dismissed BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- A Toronto man had a charge of impaired driving dismissed in Magistrate's Court Tuesday. ' David Warburton had pleaded not guilty to the charge. Magistrate J. D. Burger dis- missed the charge after crown ' evidence had failed to prove that Warburton had been driv- ing the car at the time of the offence. Stephen MacDonald testified he had observed Warburton's car in the eastbound lane of Highway 401 and it was weav- ing from side to side, He also said that, after following the car for five miles at speeds up to 80 miles per hour, he pulled change on Highway 401. "T saw the car and it had apparently run from the east- bound lane of the highway te the westbound lane crossing the median in the process. When I. got to the car the accused was getting out of it." It was at this point that Mag- istrate Burger dismissed the! The theft of 14 Christmas tree light bulbs cost two Toronto men $50 and costs or 10 days jail each and two years' suspended sentence. Keith Evans and Harold Pickersgill had been charged with stealing the bulbs from | speed. the accused was unsteady on his Jim Windfields, a service sta- tion operator in Clarke Town-! ship. A _ Bowmanville man was! fined $75 and costs or 10 days} suspended for three months, after being convicted of im-| paired driving. | Albert Engley, of 36 Church} street, had been stopped by OPP Constable K. C. Laton, on Queen street, after he had ob- served him moving at a slow! "IT stopped him just after he had turned from King street to Queen street; and told him to wait until I had summoned the town police. "He drove off and I had to use the siren, the roof light and the fender light to try and stop him. It was not until I blew the horn that he stopped." Constable Ron Parker, Bow- manville PD, testified he had taken the accused from the car after being summoned to the scene by Constable Laton and had noticed a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. Constable Parker also said This figure includes teachers' salaries, text books and other supplies and staff training and academic development. : School operation and mainte- nance budgeted at $64,510 will also be slightly overspent as it is expected to cost $66,152. This figure represents janitor's sal- aries, fuel and electric power as well as repairs. Administration costs are ex- pected te be slightly less than was provided inthe budget. $12,928 was expected to be spent while the actual cost for the year is expected to be $12,657, General expense including auxiliary services, public rela- tions and capital expenditure was budgeted at $7,336 and is expected to cost $7,137 to the end of the year. A debenture payment of $71,346 was written off as well as last year's deficit of $5,768. Total expenditure was budget- ed at $524,077 while $528,284 is expected to be actually spent. Rotary Meets At School BOWMANVILLE (Staff)--The Bowmanville Rotary Club held its annual Christmas party at the Boy's Training School Tues- day. se The party is put on each year by the Bowmanville and Toronto Rotary Clubs for those boys at the school who cannot go home for Christmas. The program included a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, a sing song, a ma- gician and Santa Claus. The boys who will be staying at the school over the holidays will participate in a recreation program of swimming, bowling, 'and skating. Another Christmas dinner will be given to the boys on Christ- mas Day. 9 Crushed In Tiny Car MONTREAL (CP) -- Five young men were killed today when their small car was in- volved in a collision with a beer truck on Newman St. in suburban LaSalle. LaSalle police said the vic- tims appeared to be in their 20s, but were unable to identify them immediately. The five were apparently heading for work when their small European car collided feet and staggered a couple of times. with the truck at 6:55 a.m. There was light snow falling and the streets were slippery. 55 King East « Cheerful . 4 MODEL SHOE STORE Christmas Wishes Hers wishing @ really wonderful boliday season for you and yours, Oshawa DP RRR MBIT | in jail, and had his 'licence and Teachers in Cartwright higher attendance than at any previous time. Parent and teachers of Grade 8, met the previous week. Parents had the opportunity to meet and interview the teachers individually, also the school board. Parents also could see some of the pupil's work, which was on display in the halls. A ainty lunch was served bringing a pleasant evening to a close. SCHOOL DANCE The high school held its Christmas dance in the Recrea- tion Centre Friday evening. Musie was provided by the Steve Backwell Trio. SHIPPERS ENTERTAINED The Donland's Dairy banquet and annual meeting was held in the Recreation Centre. All the shippers but one, and their wives, from this area, were able to attend and enjoyed the delicious hot roast beef dinner with all the trimmings, served by the ANA in their usual excellent manner. Mr. Ford, Mr. Bell and Mr. Cosborn, all of Toronto, were present and spoke and led an interesting discussion. They were impressed and all con- sidered it a successful evening. Mrs. Cecil Hill was hostess for the Dorcas unit meeting. Ten members and two visitors attended. A meditation, entitled 'Take The Wrappings Off and See God's Gift" and prayer was given by Mrs, Walter Wright. Mrs. John Carnaghan showed colored pictures taken while on her trip to Trinidad. During the business period the officers of unit were re- elected for another year. Central Public School, with al} These successful graduates of the Electric Heating Asso- ciation course from Port Per- ry, Blackstock, and Downs- view receive their certificates from C. E. Crease, Ontario Hydro's Central 'Region Con- sumer Service Engineer. From the left are Ed McMahon, Blackstock; Murray Burnfield, Port Perry; Mr. Crease; Ross Duff, Blackstock; Thomas Dean, Burketon; and Austin Kalfbleisch, of Downsview. --Ontario Hydro Photo COSTLY BUT A SLUM KITCHENER, Ont. (CP) -- Even a $50,000 home can be a slum, says Paul Roer, this city's traffic engineer. Speak- ing to the Kiwanis Club he dis- cussed "'traffic slums," where children need constant protec- tion from heavy and fast traf- fic, and even the most "'exclu- sive" district would come. in this category. He said traffic difficulties had become signifi- cant in ordinary slums, too. 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