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With Which Are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News BOWMANVTLTJE ONT. THUR<SDAY, APRIL 2(th. 1945i Canadian Club Hears Fine Address. by Miss Chapman "Going on Growing" was the the genius of Tennyson and subject chosen by Miss Ethel Michelangelo after they had rkapman, Toronto, who delivered reached three score and ten. Some bri t eshow an amazing capacity to keep rilant address as guest speak- on growing with the times. The er at the Women's Canadian Club, example ought to apply to every which held its final meeting of individual, especially at this mo- the season in St. John's Parish ment. Hall, Monday afternoon. The Three classes of education were theme developed was an appeal suggested as of high value toward for the individual to take an in- attainment of a fuller life and ap- creased interest in cultural values preciation of how the individual for at the close of this war we can better fit in with the com- .shall enter a different type of liv- munity, national and world pic- ing, purified by sacrifice and turc. For instance, the vocational, clarified by experience and what the cultural and the basic concern we try to learn and do from now of "how to live with other peo- .on will leave an immeasurable ple". The conception was an ideal imprint on the destinies of the leading to a more satisfying home human race. For over an hour life, mentally stimulating, morally Miss Chapman held the close at- wholesome, spiritually inspiring. tention and absorbed interest of Miss Chapman in suggesting the audience. means of getting the best out of Mrs. F. S. Phillips, lst Vice (continued on page 8) President, occupied the chair and recalled that for the second time, Miss Chapman appeared as guest • at the annual meeting of the club. E m sklllen Prior to the address, the annual reports were presented, followed Service Club met at the home by selection of officers, who will of Mrs. Roland Thompson on .assume charge at the next meet- ing, in October. Recording Sec- Tuesday evening, April 17, with retary Mrs. A. S. Baker gave an 15 present. Lunch was served by .eloquent review of the messages Mrs. Thompson and her group of brought by the various speakers Mrs. 0. Ashton, Mrs. D. Lewis during the past season. Mrs. Ross Stutt, Corresponding Secretary, and Mrs. H. Degeer.' Next meet- reported on memberships and ing at Mrs. Orville Ashton's, May .cards sent out convening meetings 1st. A social evening was spent and Treasurer Mrs. S. G. Chart- at the homé of Mr. and Mrs. Law- ran reported a balance of $90.79 rence Wearn, Friday, April 20. on hand. We were glad to see one of our Miss Chapman, who is editor of members' husbands home from the Women's Page of the Farmer's overseas, Floyd Beckett. Five Magazine, expressed pleasure at tables of Court Whist were en- being present at the annual meet- joyed. Prizes were won by Mrs. ing, which alir it was revealed A. Leadbeater, D. Lewis and E. was the Silver Anniversary of the Trewin. Lunch was served. Club. In her approach to the sub- Visitors: Mrs. Anson Taylor, ject, "Going on Growing", she Nestleton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tre- recalled that the process need not win, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wright, be limited by age, for witness the Blackstock, at Mr. Sid Trewin's beauties in poetry and sculpture . . . Mr. and Mrs. Earl Trewin at that were given to the world by Mr. Fred Tom's, Purple Hill. idget Hockey10Teamiven Reception at Lions Club The Lions banquet hall was filled to capacity Monday evening when Bowmanville's champion Midget Hockey Team, as guests of the club, tied into an excellent Carter Family dinner of salmon steaks topped off with luscious raisin pie. Other guests included older High School hockeyists and sports mentors who have taken a continuing interest in the youth of the town. President Bill Oliver, after extending the club welcome, tµrned over the chair to Gord Elliott, Chairman of the Boys' and Girls' Committee. Mr. Elliott ' told how t h e Midgets, starting from scratch, with no home ice, had proved themselves champions at hockey, even if they lost in the finals. He assured the Lions, who were sponsors of the team, that they would be ready for the bell when the season again opened in the fall. Coupled with his congratu- lations was praise for coach Moe Breslin, for Scout Leader A. H. Sturrock and Ross Strike, all of whom did a wonderful job for the boys. Gifts of sweaters with the Lions crest were presented to each ..ember of the team by President Bill. Following Capt. Tighe came players, Dadson, Cowle, Wood- ward, Cattran, Moe Breslin, Jr., Lobb, Disiey, Hamilton, Lunney, Rowe, Lemon, Hooper and Stur- iock, with each in turn express- ing thanks; a pleased and appre- ciative gang. Arnold Anderson introduced the speaker of the evening, Ross 'Strike. 11e said, there was an old saying that to have a job well done, just contact theobusiest man in town. And without doubt the qjusiest was the speaker of the evening. Lawyer, town solicitor, Sunday school teacher, chairman of War Finance, Rotarian and On- tario Hydro Commissioner, Mr. Strike somehow found time to get out with the boys and back them in rugby, baseball, hockey and once in a while to indulge his fancy at golf. Mr. Strike told of the times as a youth when he too handled a hockey stick, vieing with spar- rows for possession of miscellane- ous frozen pucks and having a lot of fun. His congratulations to the team for their wonderful showing was enhanced in his con- fession that at Port Hope he had believed the team eliminated only to be shown a burst of speed that eventually brought them the zone championship. That same spirit was shown by the hardball team last summer and there were gleams of approval when he said plans were under way for a local baseball league in town for the Scoming season as well as the reg- ular inter-city league. There was also very good hopes that a new ice rink would be operating in town before the hockey season opened again. The speaker recalled that a year ago the club was addressed by one of the world's greatest athletes and coaches, Alf Shrubb, who told of the basic things in conduct and training. And Mr. Strike ven- tured on some advice to the boys. He suggested that they always re- member they have a head on their shoulders and it should be used to think. That was half the battle in sports and life. He enlarged upon the points of play, what to look for, what to guard against, and finally the all important thing, team play. The lads were advised not to expect too much from the older nen who sought tg help. Pitch in and help too on the ice and in the Field. -Within the past year the boys have brought Bowmanville back into the sports picture and the young athletes of the day promise to carry on the fine tra- ditions of former days but, the speaker warned, there is a broad- er field ahead, the field of busi- ness, industry, agriculture, pro- fessions, in which their training in sports would be of inestimable value if right conceptions could be absorbed on the playing fields. Opportunities were greater than ever for those who wished to prepare for them. Mr. Strike in- stanced that in Hydro alone, aside from thousands of industrial and professional openings, t h e r e would be room for engineers, technicians, accountants, etc., and the field was expanding at an enormous pace. Pointing up to the proposition o! deciding on what ultimately to choose inlife, the speaker suggested taking a different job each vacation, to widen knowledge and experience which would bear on final choice. Conciuding, Mr. Strike re!erred feeiingly to the thousands who would not come back from abroad and the duty of the youth at home was honorably to fl11 their places. Play bard, study hard and work hard was the concluding admoni- tion in a fine address. Coach Breslin in a short speech, thanked the club for its fine sup- port and coupled with his praise the encouragement given by sen- ior boys, Alan Strike, Rundle, H aper and Hoar. Capt. Tighe also expressed the thanks of his team mates and Alan Strike pledged continued support of the older boys. At the conclusion of all the formalities, both the Midgets and the grownups were given views of fast-moving pictures and short shots of Hydro developments. The pictures were arranged for by Commissioner Strike as a court- esy of Hydro and were screened by Hydro technician Norman Lake. Boxing, wrestling, battles- royal, preceded the showing of the 1944 World's Series in base- ball at St. Louis. The boys cer- tainly had a swell evening and so did their elders. Mrs. Charles Depew, Welling- ton St., was given a surprise Wirthday party. Tuesday evening when friends and relatives gath- ered to offer congratulations, pre- sent gifts and enjoy a social eve- ning. With Miss Helen Norwick, guests from Oshawa included Misses Betty Franklin and Helen Clarke and Mrs. Norma Bradley and Selma Hannon. COMPLETES 36 OP FLIGHTS Fit. Sgt. J. C. Thompson In a telegram received in Bow- manville, Friday, Flight Sergt. J. C. (Jim) Thompson advised his wife, the former Miss Dorothy Hennings o! Newcastle now re- siding at King St. East, with her four year old daughter, Suzanne, that he is entitled to brie leave after completing 36 operational flights over enemy territory in Europe. The information was al- so relayed to his widowed mother, Mrs. W. A. Thompson, Church St., town. After completing his training in Canada, Flt. Sgt. Thompson went overseas in April, 1944, and was assigned to an R.C.A.F. squadron flying t h e famous Lancaster bombers. Many of these have been shot out of the skies in their dangerous missions and it is a matter of congratulation that Flt. Sgt. Thompson has come through with his crew without casualties. Prior to enlisting Flt. Sgt. Thompson was employed at the Boys Training School, Bowman- ville, and at the Ajax shell filling plant. With the close of the European conflict in sight and the work of the bombers apparently almost concluded, it is expected that Mrs. Thompson, Suzanne and the flier's mother will not have long to wait his return home. Dr. R. P. Vivian Is Likely Choice At Convention Tonight With the Ontario Progressive Conservative Convention called for this evening, April 26, in Orono, there can be no report of proceedings in this issue since The Statesman comes off the press each Thursday morning. There is general expectation, however, that Hon. Dr. R. P. Vivian will receive the unanimous endorsa- tion of the delegates and the pledged support of the entire as- sembly. The full report of the convention will appear in these columns next week. Meantime it may be said that since his election in August, 1943, and his elevation to the Cabinet in George Drew's government, Hon. Dr. Vivian has shown un- usual capacity as Minister of Health and Welfare and has intro- duced advanced measures that would ordinarily be expected in a full five-year term or longer. With the support of the County Federation of Agriculture .his plan for County Health Units has been well advanced in this con- stituency. Not only has he carried on his duties as Minister but he has ful- filled his duty as Durham's mem- ber by reporting back to the elec- torate at frequent meetings, tell- ing generally o! the over-ali plans o! the government in its various departments. This has been a new departure among elected representatives for the past sev- eral years and has been welcom- ed by the people. At the moment we have learn- ed nothing about the names o! opposing candidates or whether any will enter the field in the hopeless endeavor to retire Dr. Vivian to private life. Only five weeks remain before the provin- cial voting. During that time The Statesman will endeavor to place before its readers something of the issues involved and as full reports as possible of all the con- ventions and political meetings to be held. Starkville This section was visited with a heavy snow storm on Saturday. It was alarming to hear the snow falling through the leaves on the trees which have already leaved out. Hope no serious damage will result. Visitors: Miss Norma Hallo- well with friends in Toronto . . Miss Doreen Farrow was home.... Miss Nellie Shutka and Miss Gib- son, Oshawa, at M. Shutka's. . . Miss Deckhard and Miss Scott were in the city . . . Mr. and Mrs. A. Dobson and Mary Lou at E. Ruthven's, Zion... Mrs. H. Staple- tan bas returned ta Oshawa after a visit at W. A. Halowe1's.. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Halhowell and family, Cowanvile, at Miss Norma Hallowel's. Mrs. I. Stark is improving nice- ly from her illness. Mr. and Mrs. Don Stapleton, Newtonville, with Mr. and Mrs. Dobson. .. Major H. Slemon Tells Story Of Sick Children's Hospital The Rotary Club, with one of 000 in the outpatient's department its chief concerns the welfare of and 9,000 were admitted to the crippled children, was accorded w a r d s. Accommodation h a d an informed and interesting view reached its limit and now a cam- of how medical specialists devote paign was under way for exten- their time and talents to curative sion to the buildings. Patients are efforts at the Sick Children's Hos- received from all over Ontario pital, Toronto, when Major Har- and many from outside, irrespec- old V. Slemon of the hospital tive of race, creed or financial staff spoke at Friday's luncheon status. Public patients are far in at the Balmoral Hotel. Dealing the majority f o r orthopaedic briefly with the founding of the problems needing months of care hospital and its expansion during are beyond the financial means of the past 70 years, Major Slemon the majority. went on to describe its different Doctors and lay workers give departments and with the use of their services free and the insti- X-Ray plates and photographs, tution is classed as a "closed" hos- brought out vividly the amazing pital, that is the staff has complete things now being done in modern charge with no outside doctors surgery. (Continued on page 2) It fell to Rotarian Dr. Cy Slem-_,_ on to introduce the speaker, his son, Dr. Harold Slemon. He said, Pte. Eugene Connors "I know quite a bit about himand remember well the time whenat Wounded In Germany age 6 in Enniskillen we tried to get him to go to school. We reach- Severely wounded in action ed a compromise when he insist- while fighting at the front in Ger- ed that later he would not be com- many, was the message received pelled to attend college. Butdhis Wednesday, April 18, by Mr. and views changed. He graduated in medicine, took four years post- Mrs. Thomas Connors, Liberty graduate studies, then volunteer- St., which told of the casualty of ed in 1941 for service anywhere. their' son, Pte. Eugene Connors, As a medical officer he served R.C.R., Canadian lst Army. with Montgomery's 8th Army Eugene is one of four brothers across the desert, through Sicily, who volunteered for service in up through Italy, specializing in the present war. He joined the brain surgery, and was grant artillery at Kingston and went leave home unt*July 1, 1945." overseas to become attached to "Presently he is devoting his the Royal Canadian Regiment services to surgery at the Sick which has been prominently in Children's Hospital, Toronto, and action in Europe since "D" Day. reports back for army assignment Of his other brothers, Leon is a in July, to what sphere only the prisoner of war, with his present army knows". Facts not disclosed location unknown since Germany in the introduction are that Har- has been so largely overrun. An- old wears the African Star of the other brother, Lawrence, is with 8th Army, rose to the rank of the 87th Battery, 1st Canadians, Major, was mentioned in the field at the front in Germany, and a for conspicuous services, was the younger brother, Ray, is in train- first Canadian married in the ing with the R.C.A.F. field in Italy and finally is claim- It is hoped that the parents and ed by everyone as a Bowmanville family at home, who have given boy who has achieved eminence four sons to Canada's armed ser- in his profession. vices, may soon have further and The speaker told that the Sick favorable reports that Eugene is Children's Hospital was founded on the way to recovery and Leon in 1875 with six patients under will be released as allied troops treatment. In 1942 it served 98,- J advance. Statesman Editor Urged to Contest Durham for Dracken Owing no doubt to the long and consistent campaign carried in the columns of The Statesman for the cause of agriculture, labor, and the armed services, many friends of the editor, Geo. W. James, have urged that he take an even more direct share in continuing these interests by becoming a candi- date for the Progressive Conser- vative party in Durham County in the federal election to be held on June 11. For years a personal friend of John Bracken, National Leader of t h e Progressive Conservative Party and having given fullest support to his policies, particu- larly agriculture, labor, and re- turned men, Editor James has consented to have his name go be- fore the party convention to be held in Orono Town Hall, Thurs- day, May 3, at 8 p.m. Having had administrative ex- perience as Mayor of Bowman- ville, member of Town Council and Counties Council, and for many years executive responsi- bilities with the Canadian Week- ly Newspapers Association,- the editor deems it his duty, particu- larly in these times, to do his share in the post-war period, in whatever manner possible. - The choice of the candidate will be made known in the open convention to be held and if the honor falls to the editor, the electors are assured that The Statesman will fairly present the issues of the campaign and faith- fully report meetings of the re- spective candidates. The final arbiters are the people them- selves. Darlington - Cartwright Retail Merchants Association met at the Balmoral Hotel, Bowmanville, on Apr. 23. After partaking of a good dinner they held a meeting ta discuss price maintainance and plans for VE-Day. They elected these officers for 1945: President -Alec Gilbert, Blackstock; Vice President-Austin Barron, Hamp- ton; Sec'y-Treas. - F. L. Byam, Tyrone. Bowmanville Boy In Germany Standing at the door of a gro- Bowmanville, whose very inter- cery store in Lembeck, Germany, esting letters have appeared from chatting with the store owner and time to time in The Statesman. his family is Cpl. Lou Wiseman o! (VIJU UEJ il IJýJ yY LMrll YA£Àjýj, %-i PRES-IDEN--.----C- Dr. C. W. Slemon Who was elected president of Bowmanville Rotary Club for the year 1945-46, at its meeting on Friday. Cy will be installed to his new office atbthe first meeting in July when he succeeds President Morley Vanstone. Highway Accidents Follow the Snow and Ram Last Friday Starting early on Friday, snow continued to fall until the country was blanketed with white to the depth o! five inches, with rain following for the next few days. And starting with the snow came a succession of highway mishaps. Several cars slewed off the high- way between Bowmanville and Courtice but no damage or in- juries were reported. However a more serious acci- dent took place at 8 p.m., Satur- day evening. Called to investi- gate, Police Chief Sidney Ventori, with Provincial Officer Pollard, found that a truck had come into collision with a car on the over- head C.P.R. bridge just west of the town, a place where numer- ous accidents have occurred. A highway transport truck owned by Direct Winters Co., To- ronto, proceeding west, lost two wheels and got out of control at the hump on the bridge and crashed into a car driven by Alvin Metcal!, with whom as passengers were his brother Donald and cou- sin Harvey Metcalf. The car, owned by Norman Metcalf, R.R. 3, Bowmanville, was completely wrecked and the occupantsdwere severely shaken and injured. DonaldsMetcalf was rushed to hospital suffering from bad cuts to his face and head and after treatment returned home the next day. Alvin and Harvey, with minor injuries returned home from the scene of the accident. Police supervised traffic while the wrecked car was towed from the scene. Dr. & Mrs. L. Williams Tendered Banquet By Men of the Trees p President of the conservationN organization, Men of The Trees,1 for the past two seasons, Dr. L. B.v Williams, Toronto, was tendered a0 banquet a n d presentation bys members and officers of the asso-J ciation on the occasion of his re-t tirement from the presidency. The5 dinner was held at the Businessa Women's Club, Yonge St., Toron-t to, with 35 directors, including] wives and husbands, joining int trîbute ta bath Dr. and Mrs. Wil-s liams for their continuing interest in the club and its important work.t Chairman John Kinsey calledr upon the founder, F. E. Robson, to make the presentations which included a copy o! the volume,f "Johnnie Apple Seed" for Dr. Williams, and a hand carved ma- hogany tray with a bouquet o! flowers for Mrs. Williams.Past President C. R. Purcell tod o! the keen interest taken by the bon- ored couple inconservation and education andethe gracious hos- pitality extended by Mrs. Wil- liams at meetings held in her home. In reply, Dr. Williams assured the gathering that his interest in1 the work would continue even if his retirement as President was occasioned by pressure of other duties. Mrs. Wiliams joined witb him in expressing appreciation for the gifts and kind thoughts of those with whom they had been happy associates. The evening was concluded with a program of singing and readings in t h e comfortable lounge rooms of the club and with short addresses by a number of new members of the executive who expressed ideas on how the work of the Men of The Trees could be enlarged and strengthen- ed in the coming years. Both Dr. and Mrs. Williams have achieved wide notice for t h e i r contributions to nature study, conservation and educa- tion since the time they were students together at their native village, Enniskillen. Let us satisfy our, own con- sciences, and trouble not our- selves by looking for fame. If we deserve it, we shall attain it; if we deserve it not we cannot force it. - Seneca. 8th Victory Loan Away To Good Start In Town The town and district dispensed with the usual parade that has characterized former Victory Loans, and with not a trumpet sounding while the Victory Flag was raised over the Town Hall the 8th Victory Loan got under way, bright and early Monday morning with not so bright weather to greet the canvassers. With a total objective of $350,- 000 for the town of Bowmanville, the results of the first two days found local sales ahead of any re- ported from other points in the district. It will be recalled that Bowmanville won the Victory Shield during the last loan and this initial shart bids well to re- tain the trophy at the conclusion of the present campaign. Chairman George Chase, with headquarters at the Hydro office, reports satisfactory results so far from all salesmen who include Lou Dewell, Lorne McQuarrie, J. H. Bateman, H. Smale and R. Byers and the generous reception they have received from the pub- lic. There is a general lift in the spirits of everyone at the over- whelming signs of victory over the Huns in Europe and the con- fident prediction is that the loan will be met in full and even over- subscribed. But overconfidence is the thing to avoid. It is particularly gratifying that two of the canvassers are local boys, Lou Dewell and Lorne Mc- Quarrie, both wounded overseas and now home to continue service on the home front. They know at first hand what it takes for vic- tory and people will be honored at having them call to ask for Vic- tory funds that will bring their comrades home at the earliest possible time. So let us all join now with Churchill's 'Heave Ho" in the final push. Tyrone Junior Young People's Christian Missions was the in- teresting and profitable theme of the meeting of the Junior Young People held Friday evening at Tyrone Sunday School. The pro- gram was conducted by Shirley Park. Beth Miller read a very in- spiring story about the Mission Hospital at Bella-Bella. Marion Hayward and Millie Hills each gave suitable missionary readings. Rowland Coombes, accompanied by Bessie Hills sang an excellent solo. Edith Woodley presided for the business period. Next meet- ing will be a social evening at Bethesda school on May 4. The committee in charge conducted two contests after which lunch was served. Local Customs Office Collecis About Million Dollars in Year For a town of its size and with figures considerably greater. a limited number of factories, The 1944-45 clearances in the Bowmanville stands almost at the home town of Billy Fraser, M.P., top among similar centres across who is credited with getting the Canada in Customs clearances. ear of the government in con- Despite general cutbacks in war nection with war contracts, were production in many smaller only $1,042,517.31. towns, the volume in Bowman- Plants in Bowmanville include ville has been well maintained as the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., is shown in the figures lately re- the Bowmanville Foundry, the leased by Lieut. Col. Smith Fer- Hollingshead Co., together with a guson, Collector at the Port of small box factory and two im- Bowmanville. portant nurseries, Brookd a 1 e- During the fiscal year, 1943-44, Kingsway and Downham's. Good- total clearances were $1,980,417.01 year of course figures most large- and the figures for 1944-45 are ly in the customs returns. $1,959,118.63, or a total decrease When the volume of business of only $21,298.38. This reduction passing through the local office is is indeed a small amount when taken into account, many will be totals run close to the two million amazed to know that it is all mark. Many who have been of handled by one man, Mr. Fer- opinion that the town of Trenton, guson, without assistants, and for instance, has had a larger war with a despatch that permits him production than Bowmanville, on occasion to indulge in his fav- will be surprised to find the local orite pastime, horseback riding. Bowrnanville Memorial Park [Fast Becoming A Reality (Contributed) One week has elapsed since re- porting the initial meeting of the Bowmanville Memorial Park. On Wednesday night Frank Cowie put his "Clearance Committee" to work and within a few hours the old fences which had been an eye sore for years were no more. The Jupp Construction Co. was con- tacted and Mr. Brooks, work Supt., visited the park site and advised delaying the work with the "bull dozer" for at least one month, at which time he guaran- teed to make us all happy with a surface manicure that we would be proud ta display. Since this is to beua pureiy voluntary under- taking and ar fondsare to be raised by contribution, we first contacted Mr. Geo. W. James, Editor of the Canadian Statesman, for the donation of the member- ship cards; and we are grateful ta George (who by the way has long been an advocate for Parks and Playgrounds in Bowman- vile) for the donation of the membership cards. Before the membership cards were off the press, Councillor Ray Dilling purchased the first mem- bership. Bill Hearl, well-known South Ward sportsman, holds the honor of the second membership. Mrs. J. H. H. Jury has very kindly donated $100.00 to be used for the purchase of slides for the children. Harold Henning is do- ing a grand job of printing the "notification of meeting hand bills". Arthur Humpage donated a $10.00 cheque and Harry Dadson $5.00. On Sunday iast the second meeting of the club took place with about 50 in attendance. The highlights of the meeting are as follows: The offer of Frank and Mrs. Cowie to sell, and the de- cision of the club to petition the Town Council to purchase the land adjoining the Park; and which land lies north of the Park ground and is bounded on the north by Park St., and on the east by Liberty St., for the sum o, $100.00. Membership tickets were pass- ed out and a drive to sell 2000C memberships was started. It was reported tliat the surveyor had commenced work. The big prob- lem is the draining of the land and a Drainage Committee was form- ed to consist of, Percy Luxton, Howard Edmondson, Frank Cal- ver, Harry Dadson, George Heath, Howard Corden, Cecil Mutton, Fred Armstrong, N. J. Scott, Norm Allison and Bud Edmond- son. In order to have a permanent staff to pass out the hand bills for the various notifications, the fol- lowing volunteered to look after this work: Ross Jeffery, John Bird, Ted Bird, Les Samis and Ted Dadson. Geo. W. James spoke briefly to the meeting and complimented all on their efforts. George told of the real need of such a park and all felt quite encouraged by his timely remarks. During the week the Public Utilities had theoid well capped which was at the north west end o! the property whicb will elim- inate a considerable amount of water emptying onto the land. On Monday evening the plant- ing was commenced, that is, the !irst trench was dug for the hedge a! Lombardy poplars whicb is ta serve as the south boundary of the property, but owing to the extremely wet weatber this work has been held up; and it is more evident than ever that draining will have to take place before any success can be achieved in so far as the basic work is concerned. In order to clear up any mis- understanding on the part of those not correctly informed, all trees used in this project will be donat- ed free of charge by the Brook- dale-Kingsway Nurseries. It is understood that the Roads and Streets Committee under the supervision of Tim Garton have made plans for the installation of a new culvert under Liberty St., and it is hoped that sufficient money can be raised to properly tile-drain the park. To date a goodly number of memberships have been sold and a full report with all names of those purchasing memberships will appear in the next issue of The Statesman and similar lists will appear from time to time. The Teaching Staff of Central and South Ward School and the class mothers were guests of the Executive of the Bowmanville Home and School Assoc. at a meeting in the Domestic Science room of Central School at 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Dainty refreshments were serv- ed, followed by a general discus- sion on Home and School work. 4 n A m'D 1F ~JAJ PRESIDENT ELECT - zbg IN u IVIIJEK 1't VOLUME 91 1 1 ýâ