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THURSDAY, MAY 2ND, 1940 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. ONTARTO ±'AU~ N1N~ 'ORONO) Mr. Thomas McNeil has re- turned home from visiting Mr. ,oilana eronai and Mrs.GroMatn Phoa n ers Mrs. Lyttie (nee Hazel Falls) Phone40r16has resigned her position in Arm- f strong's store. Sgt. McKenna was home. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Roy and Counil metsnextTuesay. family, Bethesda, were guests of« Counil metsnextTuesay. Mrs. W. S. Roy. eManning family of Garden Misses Lenora and Lois Wood H were in town Tuesday. rendered a splendid vocal duet at Mr. A. G. F. McDonald, form- Park St. Church Sunday evening. erly on O.C.S. staff, visited here. Miss Adele Morton began her Mr. Ed. Davey spent a few days duties in hier new position in in Oshawa. Toronto Monday. Miss Edna Stutt, Grafton, visit- Mr. Howard Walsh spent Sun- ed here. day at Mrs. J. Cobbledick's, Bow-C Sergeant Harry Lycett was manville.b home. Fishing started Saturday. OrmeV Miss Vivian Nichols has return- Gamsby, veteran sp or t s man, I ed home. caught 8, treating a few of thea Mr. and Mrs. KenG sy sick to the deliciaus food. v visited in Toronto and Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson,n Mis K.MeKy ad Ms, , RYelverton, Mr. and Mrs. FredC MisspK. McKay d Mrs.J.R.Robinson, Toronto, were guests Coopr rtured romToronto. of Mr. and Mrs. E. Evans. Miss Betrice Hamm has secur- A number fromn here assisted in ed a position at Ancaster. the programn put on by Clarke Mr. J. Morris is out again after Union Home and School Club having been on the sick list. Friday.b Mr. and Mrs. Hay, Toronto, Cubs met Wednesday night le visited at Mr.*R. E. Logan's. with 14 present to receive in- Miss Lily Workman was in structions and enjoy story andT Orono. games. I Mr. Art Manning, Garden Hill, Some of the Orono I.O.O.F.G was here. merribers joined a parade at Bow-L Planting has begun at the local manville, Sunday morning and N Forestry plant. Oshawa Sunday afternoon. Gordon Leaman, Toronto, w~as Mr. H. A. Davy and friend ai home. Toronto, were guests of Miss M. b Dr. W. W. Sherwin, O.V.C., Dayadss . rlc nS Guelph, was home. uFi. Dr. J. Leslie, Toronto, visited Misses Muriel Morton, Marjorie di here. Sisson and Enid Cobbledick, it nurses-in-training in Whitby Hos- Glad to see Olive Brown out pital, spent the weekend at their again. homes here. cl Ross Carleton has been on the MrA.J elrMs er sick ist. Cantrell, Mrs. Mary Phasey and H, Jim Snooks, Montreal, and Pte. Mrs. W. C. Lynch assisted at a M~ Bill Baldwin visited at Mr. S. program in Bethesda recently. M~ Baldwin's. Mrs. D. Mdyles, Mrs. Underwood li Mrs. Evelyn Hall, Anna Marie and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Woodyard M and Bob, Oshawa, visited Mr. and were in Niagara Falls Thursday, Vl Mrs. Ken Gamsby. seeing LeRoy Myles off, who will a Mr. and Mrs. V. Wilson and spend the next two months in thea family have moved into the Geo. States. th Mitchell residence. Correction: The names o! three The Dunkleys fromn Peterboro performers at the A.Y.P.A. social were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Neil evening, April 17, should have F. Porter. read Maureen and Reta McKen- - Miss Eunice Middleton is visit- na and Mrs. Henry Cantrill. ing Miss Loreen Manning at Gar- Scouts met last week with 26 Bi den Hill. present. Signalling practice, rou-M Mr. Win. Lynch is home fromn tine work and games were enjoy- N Trenton this week with an injured ed. Plans were furthered for an an ~.hand. investiture and plans started for M W Mr. and Mrs. Hesper Dean en- sumr apig tertained friends in the L.O.L. hall Mr. Rowland Sniith, Misses Ne Friday night. Myrtle Smith and Myrtle Tamb- an _____________________lyn spent Sunday in Newmarket le at Mr. Arthur Smith's. Mrs. Row- ri land Smith, who has been visiting an there, returned home with them. an ___Missionary convenors of Y.P.U. Gc have secured the services of Dr. y:l .~ Noyse, of Toronto, to address the young people at their regular Ar meeting, May l3th. The public is Mi Scordially invited to attend the ly meeting. n& We notice by the Statesman Si that Monday a "pre-season cuss- Pa ing of officials in charge" was to Mf be held in that town in connection Mr . . . .. .with the softball plans. Down in B: Orono the cussing is done during kthe games and we don't mean the maybe.ca brE Iis expected that the road 61 A SK YO MR from Millbrook on the boundary of btenTownship of Hope and Township of Clarke will be open-th DuuIuR ABOU I ed this year. This will be of con- der siderable interest to people in- HUL W EA Iterested in forestry. The road has cas WOOLE REATIbeen quite impassable for some of years and is now being re-opened. Mr. Alvin H. Morrison, Grad- Mr uate Manager of the San Diego wei State College, San Diego, Caîf., con spent the weekend with his uncle Lai and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. lis Rowe, and called on his numer- L ous relatives. His uncle, Mr. Frank Els H all and cousin, Capt. Ken Hall Rer added niuch to his enjoyment by Jon showing him the sights of Orono phc and district.Mo Elimination for Jr. and Sr. boys ver and Jr. and Sr. girls vocal solos boa in preparation for the Music Fes- em tival took place in Orono school, IRE WHO E W E ay lst Furr eniinations areL RRE HOLEWRE T beng hld o-morow(Friday) night in the town hall. E He'l1 tell you how desir. Young People's Union Monday witi able it is that you should was in charge of Neil Wood, who pr<. \ý,Mgiveyour famnily the presided, and Olive Brown, who Pre! - bneit o wol weat read the scripture. Plans were Sec bra, is itofwhea er.A ie on May .h. A quarette B roads after the spring freshets. Jayr ..... .. Mr. Colin Smith has purchased Vi a tractor. ront Mrs. Fred Hill slipped and hurt vissi her shoulder. Jno. We welcome Mr. Will Dawson OshE and family back to the section, R.V having moved back to the old at 1 homestead. Gart Our Home and School visited sistei Bethesda Home and School on Mitc £ I * 'a riday evening last and report a Oliv - good time. Ai Brown 's Sevenal o! the farmers in the community will finish sowing this week. Betty Stephenson, Hazel Brown and Jack McKay each won some pnizes in the Hobby Show ini BowmanviUle. Visitons: Mrs. G. Arnold had visitons fnom Oshawa. .. Mn. Bill Clark in Toronto. .. Mn. and Mrs. C. Turner and Sam with Mn. and Mns. Chas. Osborne and family, Ebenezer. .. Mn. and Mrs. Well- ington Farrow had visitons froin Gneenbank... Mrs. F. Cowan and Mrs. R. Dickinson, Newcastle, with Mrs. Geo. Stephenson.... Misses Ellen Alldred, Oshawa, and Ellen Gimblett, Bowman- ville, Mr. Ernie Burnos, Oshawa, and Mn. Keith Ormiston, Bow- manville, with Mr. and Mrs. R. Graham. Starkville May Day is here again, and te birds, and soon the blossoms will Iend joyousness to spring. Visitons: Mn. and Mrs. Lorne rodd had visitons on Sunday... M'~r. and Mrs. Chas. Yule and son George, Oshawa, Mn. and Mrs. L.awrence Savery and family, o! Newtonville, at Mn. Wm. Savery's. ..Mn. and Mrs. Ross Hallowell betbville. . . Mn. and Mrs. Jas. Stark and daugbter, Newtonville, at Mrs. I. Stark's... Mr. and Mns.~ Frank Stone had company Sun- d..... Visitors froin Toronto vis- ited at Mn. and Mns. H. L. Trmm's. ..Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barrow- 'lougb, Wesleyville, Mr. and Mns. A. A. Martin o! Brighton, at Mrs. J.McKay's... Mns. H. Rusk, Port Hope, at Mns. Sid Hallowell's... Miss K. McKay, Newtonville, with Miss Meda Hallowell... Miss Nel- le Sbutka, Oshawa, at home... Mr. Raymond Farrow, Wesley- ville, at Mn. Victor Farrow's. Glad to see Rev. J. McLachlan able to take bis work again, al- though bis arm is stîll in a sling. Newtonville Visitons: Mn. Chas. Helman, Brighton, with Mn. S. R. Jones... liÉses Kathleen Hale and Jean Nicholls, Wesleyville, with Mn. and Mrs. Harry Bunley. .. Mn. and Mrs. Spencer Bunley accompanied Wr. and Mrs. Clinton Burley, )shawa, and Mrs. Menkley Clark, rewcastîe, to Belleville. . . Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wright, Enniskil- en, with Mn. and Mns. J. A. Ban- e. . . Mn. and Mrs. Harry Lane and Leone, Coîborne, with Mn. ind Mrs. W. C. Lane. .. Mrs. Robt. ordon and Howard, Elizabeth- ille, at Mn. George E. Stapleton's. Mn. W. W. Hendenson and Mr. Irthun Bell, Bowmanville, with vIns. Thos. Stapleton who is slow- ynecovering !rom a serious ili- kss, and witb Mn. and Mns. Geo. ;tapleton Sr. .. Mn. J. T. Pearce, lay Sound, at home. .. Mn. and àrs. Willis Jones and family wîth 4r. and Mns. Wallace Manlow, ýlackstock. A numben from hene attended he Red Cross meeting in New-i' astle Thursday. Newt o n v i e ýanch turned in 32 pairs socksý hospital gowns, 1 quilt, 2 pairs fwristlets, 4 scarves. A number from here attended âe funeral o! Miss Lillie Hen- enson at Bowmanville. Miss Marguerite McKay, New- astle, bas been home on account b ler mother's illness. United Cburch W. A. met at ns. W. C. Lane's wben plans ere made for the supper and )mrittees were appointed. Mrs / ane, Mns. Dainard and Mns. Wil- SJones served lunch. Local telphone staff, viz. Misses sie Wallace, Hazel Reid anti i ena Hoskin and Mr. Melville mes, attended the Bell* Tele- onie banquet at Kawantha Inn lnday evening. Mrs. Jack Gbo Dr took charge o! the swîtcb- )ard during thein absence. ake Shore, Clarke H{. & S. Club met April 24th th President Wm. Rowland esiding. Officers elected are: .esident, Robt. Hendny; Rec. ý'y., Maurice Powell; Con. Sec., udney Adams; Treasunen, John tchell; Conveners, Mis. W. askerville, MrS. C. Brown, Mis. Adams and Wmn. Rowland. ie prognam included: Piano Io by Joyce Martin; duet by s. Martin and Joyce; reading ,Gardon Martin. The speaker as Mr. L. Ireland a! Zion whose pic was "Langer Units o! Ad- iistration." It was bath in- .active and intenesting. Lunch as served. The weather mai surely lavon- us Sunday for we couid flot ve had a more beautiful day a ur Annivensary or accammo- ted a much larger attendance. ýe Allin Quartette, Newcastle, ig with piano accompaniment Miss Betty Allin, who also tyed for the old familiar hymns ch wene sung. Rev. Herbent ýrcy necited the scriptune, the ry o! Elijah. Rev. R. E. Mon- delivened the sermon on "The )rk o! the Sunday School." He ,gested that, as next year will our 5Oth annivensany, we hold .iitable celebratian. talph Simpsoni is assisting Bev. ynes with the spring work. 'isitors: Mn. Leri. Lawlor, To- ito, at Mr. and Mns. W. Basker- les. . . Miss A. Hendny and ss Wilson, Pontypeol, at M. :Hendry's.. . Miss E. Hoînes, awa, visited !riends. . . Mns. Woodbarn arid Mrs. N. Samis Mn. Les. Allin's. . . Mrs. N. xtshore, Pickering, witb ber ter, Mis. S. Powell... Mns. C. tchell, Mis. C. Brown and te wene in Oshawa Friday. .nnîvensary Visitons: Mn. and bh Mýrs. Glen Pollard, Lockhart's, itMr. and Mns. W. Holmes. Miss Betty Allin, Newcastle, and Miss Ethel Simpson with Mn. and Mrs. Jno. Hendry. . . Rev. R. E. Morton, Mrs. Morton and Law- rence, Rev. H. Piercy, Mn. and Mns. W. F. Rickard, Mn. and Mrs. A. Turner and Helen, Miss Thompson and Miss Swimm, New- castle, Mr. A. A. Martin and -amily, Brighton, at Mr. Robt. Martin's. . . Mn. and Mrs. H. Souch and Mn. A. Soucb with Mn. and Mrs. W. Adamns. Mrs. Edna Underwood accon panied Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wood yard on a trip to Niagara. Mr. Wm. Jackson and Mrs. A Jackson visited with Mr. and Mrf Honey, Milliken. Miss Beatrice Thompson, Tc ronto, was here over the weekend Mrs. George Clark was in Ker dal untîl Friday when she le! t ti accompany her husband to Nev York. Mr. and Mrs. Tattersaîl an( family visited Mr. and Mrs. Henr3 Hoy on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jackson art to be congratulated on the arriva of a baby daughter on April 20th Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mercer an family and Miss Beatrice Thomp. son motored to Uxbridge. Kendal is a very popular placE indeed. Just last week we had two new familles move in and have also had inquiries for vacanl houses. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gordon and Olive of Oak Hill moved into the house previously owned by Miss Alma Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McTaggart and family of Toronto moved into the Thomas property which they are repair- ing and havmng the electricity in- stalled. We wish to welcome both of these familles to our commun- ity. A very enjoyable evening was spent in progressive crokinole anc euchre followed by an Old Tyme dance last Friday in aid o! the local Red Cross. The winners for the crokinole were Percy Burley, Raymond Farrow, Myrtle Falls, Lloyd Glass, Doreen Farrow; con- solation prize went to Gus Wilson. Euchre winners were Mrs. Wm. Wannan, Mr. T. Hilditch, Mr. E. Luxon, Mrs. L. Hoskin, Dick Bo- stock; consolation prize, Mrs. Reg. Elliott. Mr. Jack Bryson and Mrs, Dick Bostock were winners in the spot dance. W. I. meets in the Sunday school at 8 p.m. May 8th. Mrs. Thickson, District President, will give an address on Buymanship. The la- dies are all invited. TIREI mmd ACHEËT Sluggiah kIdneya rnay be ta, blanc. Gin Pilla help eliminate toxic wastes that tend ta, slow Up kidney action. In the United Statesa ak for "Gino Pilla". a sizee la canada Rad the U.S.-R«Uiua Mnd nev, lamg e omy ma. mi 1- s. rs. 10- to AT -d ry re al h. ýe It Si. Nnws He got to lying awakei (So many memories winds brought); And the simple joys h( 50 light Were not the thing really sought. Ah, the smell of the fi( April ramn! The scent of the faint and sweet! Were these the things h to gain The emptiness of ac And then he followed one day Whither it beckoned1 dale, And at every gate hev and say: "Do you know of a farm for sale?" -H. Regina TheCoS s R. W. Arinstron d "What can I do int] a! o national crisis?" Tht ýeasked this question is Ix Irmilitary service. He is eable ta make lange coi sto the Red Cross or othei Lcauses. He neyer star ipublic platform, and i.wîelds a pen. He is not tion to exencise much Ifluence. He is just a man and nepresentativi 3average Canadian citi ewants to serve bis cc time o! war. I had a long talk wit tee question and perbaps versation did more ta c problein in my own min did ta solve bis difficuhi I told hum be could peace he retorted, What Hitler wouldn't listen tc let alone a nut like me." "You are mistaken," "Hitler will listen t o "What do you mean?' "You are awane," Ic "teat morale is just as e.: a war like this as born] can speak veny emphat Mn. Hitler by contribut share ta tee national moi need men witfi calin r solute wiUls and above quate appreciation a! tl that are at stake. Morale as much upon comman pe you and me as it doesi military staff." "I tell you," he dec)i would take a lot o! that stop tee German army."1 "Well," I replied, - admit it cannat be stopp out it. What is more tht people are going ta have do with tee realization ultimate war aixns teai tee gavennment or the ar cannrit destroy tee ide( aur enemies with machi neither can you drapt ciples o! honor and justi upon teem like bombs aeroplane. The best oui can do is to baît the agt aggression until tee ager signeW~or the promotion will hMve a chance tai themselves. The ultimate will corne when the people make the princiPlE mocracy so vital that it impossible for aggnession in the face o! then." *There is something ii he admitted, "but it seer abstract to the avenagE Guns and bombs seem mu coiîcrete than prin.cip.i ideals." I admitted that was ti tried ta carry my argumer funther. I pointed out tha possible aur armies wot on the battle field and would lose tee teings fo they had been !ighting. It possible teat we will win in defence o! democra, when it is all aven we wii democnatic tean we were began. ît is passible that figbt for destruction o! r ism and wiri, but at th turne find ounselves mare:r minded tean we were bei natter what aur army ar may do, the war wilh be less tee principles o! del and decency become te! inculcated inta the hile world. As tee conversatic on I tried ta show thatà complement ta tee effoniç forces on land, sea and in would be a campaign for1 motion a! bonor, the dess o! enlightennent and Il viding o! inspiration. At hast rny friend said, rigbt . Common people hike have a bigger job on oui than nost o! thein teiik (Copyright Reserved The angler, whose nei below te himit set by l who takes what he needs what he may, is demonj conservation in a practica THE EXPATRI He sold his acres wit] "I've had enough of he said. "For a score of years I now I Will wear white laze instead' So he bought a housi street, And every day yot him there, With easy slippers up Rocking away in his Oh, it was fine for a a day, 'Twas ever 50 nice t go, To worry no more ab( Or whether the cows ed or no. At times he chafed as went by With their creaking the market plac And once in a while drop a sigh - And a wistful expreE cross his face. cou4aa tedstomachand kidasys c"oolmi e"You're w'ekprep.ry. ToY e ! "rolta",-hoadaclj, sisi emyself backachy, d. draamd *mi.li m&,le!t in hands Relis,.yoursaIlof dmu.imes,msuIhn. reli ma13d" have-Vm aFmi-a-Ii, a Er 35 ean eve ýd) CAad'a langei aellng ivr rummdy. Fat-.- Cla - t 86"18t Y-telu fm-, bing proV >trelifdov eds are - mok eu mf ke à1 mv penum. Gsi ran law and Frult-a-dma t j"wr duggiVaiodWU5, 5r. day and flot e wel istrating F UIA IV S vr be, al way. F U --I E Tablt2 the: eIndependent lrke 1114 gram with a short poem "Hello," and the dramatizat ion of the story of "Doubting Thomas" in the New Testament. The recitals were in- terspersed with piano solo by Lawrence Morton, vocal solos by Pauline Deline accompanied by Lawrence, and a solo by Miss H. A. Mason accompanied by Mrs. E. Fisher. Mr. Morton closed the meeting with prayer. G a r n e t Rickard, President of Y.P.U., was chairman. ýe ts n ýe n ci tota sigh: T , this farm," T e Newcastii have toiled, Phone Cla collars and Miss Mary Clemence, Toronto, se on a city spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clemence. u could see Mr. Bert Jarvis, who is now located at Newmarket, visited fnl- on his feet, ends here on Sunday. s easy chair. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wood, month and Orono, were Sunday guests o! Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Crowther. :0 corne and Mn. and Mrs. Russel Colwill, Roy and Jean, Toronto, were Sun- >out'the hay day visitons at Mrs. W. H. Pearce's. swere milk- Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Teeple and Catherine, Bo w m a n v i 1 1 e, were Sunday guests o! Mr. and his friends Mrs. J. C. Hancock. Mn. and Mrs. Eric Toms and g loads for family, Belleville, visited his fa- ce; ther, Mn. Jos. Toms, and his bro- ahe would ther, Mr. H. J. Toms. Large numbers o! young forest ssion would trees from the nurseries at Orono are being shipped out daily from the C.N.R. station, Newcastle. 1 at night.. Congratulations to Mn. and Mrs.q ithe night- Chas. Alldred (nee Miss Jean1 Hotson), Lake Shore, on the an-1 e had held rival o! a little son, Apnil 29th. i Mr. and Mrs. Babbs, Toronto,i gs that he are holîdaying at the siunmer1 home o! their brothen-mn-law, Mn.1 ields in the Wm. Neil, who was down Sunday.r Mn. Mark Blackburn and Mn.r woolansWilbun and Miss Bessie Black-. wodlndburn, Haydon, were SundayE he had sold guests o! Misses Catherine ande Estella Blackburn. city street? Mrs. Herb. Brown is down atc Welcome with Mn. and Mns. S. C.t 1his heart Scultiiorpe nursing Mn. Scul- thorpe whose illness has reached by bll and a more cnitical stage. Rev. Herbent Piercy went out would stop on Monday with Rev. R. E. Mon- ton to caîl on Mn. and Mrs. H. C.c real good Pedwell, Third Line. They were all mutual acquaintances having1 ald Hardy. all formerly lived at the sainev time in or nean Thornbury. a A number o! farmers will about P finish seeding this week, the r. blor wveatber and land conditions bav- sý ing been exceptionaily favorablen ag for tilling openations. Wallace7 -ved) Hlmes & Son expectèd to be e trougb spring seeding by May 1. The Newcastle-Lockhart's-Lake ci these days Shore Beef Ring met in New- t eman wbo castle community hall Saturday CI ;oo old for when a scbedule o! membens' ci is also un- names and the weeks ini which a, ntnîbutions they were to put in their beeve d r patriotic was dawn up. Alec Prout will gi inds on a again be butcher-manager. h1: he neyer Mn. Irvin Allin has bought the in a pos- Robet Duck farm. M. Duck b public in-eld an auction sale April 27th.ti acorrimon The Duck family will reside in S ve o! the fanmouse till November. This h bize whofarmwasformrnely the property ci izent wh ofo the late Mn. and Mns. Richard st ony nAllin, uncle and aunt o! Mn. Irvin t ýth ht Allun. ta im on About two bundred and f ifty til s htcon- danced to the music o! Romanel- fa clarify the i's orchestra in the community TI ind than it hall on Friday evening, April 26, 01 ies. When when the Hall Management Com- ni work for mittee sponsored anothen o! its vi can I do? popular functions. The Newcastle ai cthe King Intermediate Red Cross Commit- c! tee senved refreshments. th I replied. Mn. and Mns. Walter Couch, w ou.,, who last summer sold their pro- ý11 penty to Mn. and Mrs. Bradford flI continued, Kay o! New York, are moving this pc ffective in week into "Belmont" where they of îbs. You have taken rooms and Mn. Fred J. .tically to Graham, the owner, has had Mr. en ting your Percy Brown engaged making da rale. We some alterations. The house and ninds, ne- ten acres wbicb Mn. and Mns. ac Sail ade- Couch are leaving was !onmerly Lz the issues the property o! Mns. Kay's grand- ne ýe epedsfather, James Eilbeck, who made bc s epends fanning mills and sold tbemn to the of eolethe farmers round about. upn he The change !rom Standard toi C D. S. Time last Sunday morning of ared, "it scarcely caused a ripple on tee Br kt stuf! to placid waters o! tee populace's C] usual routine and what used to wt you will be a very controversial subject is to ped wite- now only a minoir topîc o! con- sci ecommon versation. The congregations o! de emore to St. George's, St. John's R. C. and bc n o! our the United Churches went to wor- ro tri either ship ti their usual. numbers on ho Lrmy. you fast time and it was panticulanly coi oogy of noticeable teat farmers and their gi me guns, familles were as punctual as tee on the prin.: village folk. On Monday morn- foi ice down ing the cbildren went off to school ter from an an hour earlier by the sun as ou r armies something to be taken for granted, las gencies of!like spring seeding, bouse-dlean- fie ncies de- ing and outdoor games and just pr( ,i o! gooui barely remarked about it. M establisb AI' ,e victory DRAMATIC RECITAL .1Mc common ____ les o! de- On Monday evening, under the twill be auspices o! tee Y.P.U., a drama- nto live tic necital and musical program were given in the Sunday School. in that,' Most o! the program consisted o! ms a bit recitals by Rev. Herbent Piercy, 1 Ye mmnd. Niagara Falls. His main number Loi 1. 1 Y. P. U. ANNIVERSARY Y. P. U. Anniversary service in the United Chunch on Sunda3 were highly successful !rom ever point o! view. The weather anc roads wene perfect. There was« special preacher, Rev. Herber, Piercy, Niagara Falls, whom th( more the people saw and bearÈ o! him the more they wanted tc hean. Thus there was even. langer congregation at night thar in the morning and ondinarily thE revense is the nule. Rev. R. E Morton introduced Rev. Mr Piercy. The Junior Choir, aug- mented by some extra Y. P. U members, with Mns. E. C. Fisher as organist and leader, provided excellent offertories and special antbemn numbers at botb services. .Mn. Garnet Rickard, Presiden of Newcastle Y.P.U., accompaniec the clergymen to the pulpit anc besides extending a cordial wel come to tbe many present led in the responsive reading. Rev. Piercy is a dramatic ne- citer. He makes, as it were, te people be speaks about live again ?Iis listeners seemn to hear tbeix voices, see their actions and gel adcean understanding o! their personalities. He spoke o!te riches of existing litenature and said it would flot matten mucb if nothing new was said or written. E'here would be more turne for everyone teen ta delve into te wealtb o! past writings and be- orne better acquainted wite them. In tee morning be told a story about "Heaven" for te éhildren. It was a story o! a !rog and a convention o! grubs in a deep pond. In pnocess o! time a grub climbed up a need ta the bheaveh" above the water, te hitherto great unknown world, but be underwent a marvellous ransformation and becamne a swift and beautiful dragon!ly; but he could not neturri ta tee grubs, :f which he was one in bis former tate, in their world below and tl them o! bis "heaven" above. For a sermon he gave a draina- .ce rendering o! D. L. Moody's rmous sermon entitled, "Wbat rbink Ye o! Christ?" This bnought :ut many quatations froi te .ew testament toucbing on wbat various people tbought and saîd ibout tbe Christ; but nothing muld be found, even among ail le uttenances o! His enemies, but what was favounable to Hlm. Several lovely plants and cut lowens, including a magnificent )tted bydrangea and two vases ) snapdnagons, arranged by Mrs. rA. Butler, adorned and brigbt- îed the church througbout te lay. In tbe a!ternoon Mn;' Piercy ccompanied Mn. Morton tate ,ake Shore School and gave a endering o! passages in the !irst ook a! Kings relating to te 11e *f Elijah. In the evening, back in New- astle, be gave a graphic recital * tee stary o! Joseph and His Ireteren as !ound in Genesis, 'haps. 37-48, and many there iere wbo sobbed as tbey listened Dbis voice and beard hlm de- nribe saine a! the tender inci- ents o! teat stinning tale o! a oy wbo dreamed drearns and se ta great heigbts o! powen and >naur and noble passions. In Dnclusion be le!t with the con- regation an impressive sermon ntee enduning love, grace and >rgiveness o! God. It was an ini- ýrpretation o! a story teat came ut a! France at the turne o!te st war and seemed ta be a modi- ,d version o! tee parable ofte rodigal son. At this service a iale quartette, Ross Aflin, Bll lin, Wilbun Baskerville and lorley Allin, sang, Just As I Arn. Obituary DRAINS * B CAusz it cuts night through B lging ciit, Gileft's y is a boon ta the housewifel Keep it bandy alwaysl-for dearing out drains ... fSr aouring pots and Pa= ... fSr man other every- day hoSehold tasks FREE BOOKLET - The Giflett'a Lyo Booklet telle haw this powurflil cleMftSa dcars clogged draina . . . keepa ont- houss dean and adorlas by deuring the contente cf the cloaet. . . haw ik perfortns dosens cf taike. Send for a fret, copy ta Standard Brande Ltd., Fraser Ave. and Libertyr Street. Toronto. Ont. J. T. Pollock, MConnel, Man.. Alter a brie! iflness James T. i Pollock died at tee Salvation Arny Eventide Home in Bran- don, Man., an April lSth. 1940. About a week previus to is death be bad suffered a sight rattack o! flu, !oilowed by- a trelapse which esulted in is rdeate. The body was brought ta is ad ore ite McConneil 1district and tee fuxierai took place EApril 15th ta Hamiota Cemetery. .Services at tebouse and grave rwere conducted by Rev. Savage eo! McCorirel. Mr. Pollock was barr inh Dan- lirigton Township, north o! En. niskillerin 1853. In 1879 he mannied Susan Brown wbo pre- deceased hlm two years. A home and out-buildings were bullt on bis father's aid borne. stead, a mile nrate o! Erni kiileri, and tbey lived there until 1898 wben teey sold their faim and werit ta Manitoba ta live. Their family o! six childreri were aUl barri on tels faim at Enniskillen. The founte cbild, Anmie, died wbile teey resided thene. Their first three yeans o! Manitoba ile were spent on a farm near Hoi- land, teen tee family moved ta tee prescrit home at McConnell wbere Mr. Pollock bas resided until receritly. Mr. Pollock was always very active i camnunity work. He senved many years as Scbool Trustee, Councillor and Assessor, and was Reeve o! Darlirigtori for a number o! years. He took a great interest, too, i curcb wank durig bis long l11e time. His fav- orite passage a! scriptdne was te 23rd Psalm. He is sunvived by three sons and twa daughtens; 27 grand- children anid five great grand- children. The sons are Andrew, Herbent and William a! McCon- nefl; tee daughters Uns. Wm. Aninsan o! Wiwa Hill, Sask., and Mrs. Jas A. MeConriell o! Mc- Corineil. The palibearers were six grandsons. Amorig relatives froin a distance was Mr. Joseph Brown o! Min- riedosa, a hall brother a! Mrs. Enoch Stevenis af Hampton. Conservation must be more than mere conversation; words are a feeble substitute for action. Law observance is a prime ne- quisite o! goad spartsmanship. Clears ,IATE THE CANADIAN STATESUAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO 1C)Aýý UTTýY" 1 M 1 Thnough the deate o! Miss ouisa E. Hedges on April 12th, Le United Chunch in Newcastle st one who for long years bad ýen one o! its most generous ippontens, especially o! its mis- onary undertaking, and one wbo id shown hersel! deeply inter- ted in the devotional life o! the trch. The spiritual side o! ber iaacter was always dominant id this was always seen wben Lwas in gaod bealte by ber gular attendarice at chuncb ser- ces, at Sunday scbool arid at ,yer meetings. Fron the time 'Church Union until two or xe yeans ago wei failirig mith prompted ber ta resigi se was a memben o! the United àunch Missioriary and Mainten- ie Committee. Her father, ,edenick J. Hedges; ber sister, iss Emma Hedges, arid she ber- lf wiil be remembered by pea- "o! the olden generatiori fan "devoted and capable services ey rendered as librarians at the ethodist Church Suriday Scoi, ss Louisa succeeding ber fa- er as chie! hibrarian after bis itt in 1901. gbout sixteen yeans aga in 1924 is Hedges was calhed upon ta Durri the passing o! her eider ter, Miss Emma, and she was Et alone ini tebouse except fan latives whé visited ber wben- r possible. Her niece, Miss ara Hedges, Toronto, wbo came ýwn ta nake the funeral an- igements and nemain a !ew ys, was a frequent and most ilcone visitor at tbe home o! ýr aunts wbere she and ber ina- nr and brother Hubert bad liv- ed fo? a while. This was Wvhen Miss Clara and Hubert were school children and attended school in Newcastle. For many years past, including the summner o! 1938, Miss Hedges' cousin, Mrs. H. Harrington o! Syracuse, N. Y., spent the summer seasons here with Miss Hedges. r A year ago this spring Miss rHedges had her house and furni- ture sold by auction, the house being bought by Mrs. Gordon Ash. Miss Hedges was at the time mak- ing her home with Mrs. T. M. Gibson with whom she continued to reside until her death. On April l5th, Rev. R. E. Mor- ton offered prayer at Mrs. Gib- son's in the presence of a few friends, including Miss Emma Hedges who had come from To- ronto; a cousin, Miss Martin, from Toronto; Mrs. R. W. Gibson and the bearers. A public service fol- lowed at the United Churcli with the choir, with Mns. E. C. Fisher at the organ, leading in the smng- ing o! the hymns. Rev. R. E. Morton chose as the text "Father,. into thy hands I commend my spirit." He spoke in warm tri- bute o! Miss Hedges' kindly at- tnibutes, o! ber tranquil spirit and her gentle and charitable nature. Many beautiful flowers attested the sorrow and esteem of rela- tives and frîends. The pail bearers were C. R. Carveth, Fred Graham, George Jamieson, Ernest Rinch, J. E. W. Philp and H. R. Pearce. Inter- ment was in the !amîly plot in