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t~de~m~rn '106, " Durham County's Gireat Family Journal" VOLUME 101 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 3lst, 1955 10e PER COPYNUER1 G. Hughes President Local Skating Club The annual meeting Bowman- and Clarence Goodman. About ville's Skating Club was held forty members were present in the Town Hall Friday even- and plans for the coming sea- ing when the executive for the son were discussed. comning year was elected as W. W. Bagnell, the retiring ftol1ls. President, Glenholme president, was in the chair and in his address thanked the board and club members for their assistance during the sea- son. He complimented the Arena management committee-, 41for teir co-operation and their very good help in every aspect of the carnival arrangements. He thefi opened the meeting for a general discussion and a number of worthwhlle points were brought up -and recorded f or action by the incoming board. Mrs. McNulty read the treasurer's report which show- ed a successful season. The figure Skating Tests will be held on Sunday after- noon and evening, April 3rd, starting at three o'clock in the afternoon, and at 7.30 in the e vening. Fourteen members of the Bowmanville Skating Club, will be trying Tests as well as a number from Oshawa. Judges from Toronto, Oshawa, Whitby, Glenholme Hughes Stouffville and Bowmanville, Hughes; vice-president, W. W. will officiate. Bagnel; treasurer, Mrs. Jack The last of the 22 Family McNuty ; secretary, Miss Ly- Skating Sessions edduing dia Bates; other directors, Mrs. the winter was the one beld Norman Mulholland, Don last Sunday afternoon, March Herne, Frank Blunt, Don Boe 27. VýRotary Ladies' Night A J% r IrM'à a- I Happy Group at Kinsmen Ladies' Night Speeh Ies Atairndntheir ladies n A Sp echiss A fair menLadies' Night But Fine Entertainment athangue, Ben Sih Thbe Golden Anniversary The toast to Rotary interna- o Year Ladies' Night of Bow- tional was proposed in bis jo n t t mnanville Rotary Club, beld in usual masterly style by Ex- the Lions Community Centre President Dave Morrison. The h on Wednesday evening, March response was in tbe form of a ru rcha e 23, was one of the best in a telegram from District Gover- long histony of such pleasant non Basil Tippett, Toronto, p events. No shadow feIl acnoss who unfortunately could not Sho S orE the evening to warni any tbcîre be present. Ïhat less than two days later A lively sing-song led by The well known shoE ]Rotary President 0. F. Rob- Bob Stevens was thoroughly operated for many year aon who so capably presided, enjoyed. Mrs. Dave Morrîsoxi, Knox at 15 King St. E would be taken by death from one of Bowmanville's out- the past 14 montbs by1 his tanùly and community. standing accompanists thnougli Elliott, was purchased1 The evening was one of good the years, added mucb to tbis by John Stutt, son felliawshIip, good 'éetrtainmàenit; feature by ber accompflshed Elizabeth St .utt -and the and will go down in history as performance at the piano. Stutt. Mn. Stutt took a "speechless"* Ladies' Night. Pnior to the program, bead enation of the store or There xvas plenty of talk a- (Continued on page seven) During the past eigh znong those present, but thene John bas been a salesrr was no guest speaker. Instead, district for the Amai Rotarians. Rotary Annes and.1 Plan operated by the1 their guests wene ententaîned Bo'yVnanvilIe ville Fnigid Locken Sys by the songs of Harold and the past few montbs he Helen Boumne, and comie Irish l ts been working for Wil numbers by Mn. and Mrs. Receives Gran son, owner of the Loc Regan, wîth Miss Lawrie as tem, in bis meat dei their most capable accompan.- Before acting as sales ist, aIl of Toronto.Q - 77 A7 the Amana Plan Mn.S As Rotanians, Rotary Annes o f $ 17 47a salesman for Wind and guests entered the gaiîy aluminum doors andi decorated auditorium they were Town Clerk Alick Lyle bas He was also fonmerly received by President 0. F. been notified by Hon G. il. by General Motons Coi Robson, Vice-Pnesident Keith Dunbar, Ontario Minister of in Oshawa. Jackson, Secnetary Rex Wal- Municipal Affairs, that Bow- Born in Bowmanvi ters and thein Rotary Annes. manville will receive a total of Stutt attended publica Gold crests bearing a Sth an- $7,784.75 in special grants un- school hene. He is mar niversany inscription w e r e der the formula announced by bas three sons. The ranged about the walls, and Premier Leslie Frost on Manch make their home onS spning flowers on the banquet 22nd. Drive. tables completed the festive The letter stated that of the Mn. Elliîott formerIy air, total $4,404.75 is a special partner in the A. Mc( Each lady present received municipal grant and tbe ne- Company hardware aL favor of a silver teaspoon maining $3,380 is a special here and is well known bearing the Rotany creàt. grant to elementary schools manville and Oshawa. Head table guests included based on $4.00 for eveny 1ý?resident 0. F. Robson and child of average daily attend- Robson; Vice-President ance in the elementary scbools Me oilH s V-eitb Jackson and Mrs. Jack- in town.em ia Ho Mrs. Secnetary Rex Walters and -Wbile these grants are com- \Veekly Repor Mr.Waltcrs; Art Hoopen, pletely unconditional they are president of the Kinsmen Club given primanily to bel p te FrAd ek fMr and Mrs. Hooper; James Marr, municipality in welfare mat- Amissions ,----------- president of the Lions Club, ters and to stimulate empîoy- Births, 5 male, 8 fema]f and Mrs. Marr; Ab Mavin, ment. Since there is very little Discharges------ - ----- vice-president of the Canadian civic funds being spent in Major operations Legion, and Mrs. Mavin. Bowmanville at the present Minon operations ------ Past President W. Ross Strike time on relief or to help the Emergency treatments paid witty tribute to the ladies few unemployed pensons in These facts are p in a toast which was ably re- town, the grants will probably weekly 'in an effort toi sponded to by Mns. Robson. be used for genenal purposes. ,this community witht Polio Vaccine Clinics Held in 32 Centres In United Counties Final arrangements have been that if a child misses one of tbe completed by the Northumber- inoculations, it will not be pos- land-Durham Health Unit staff sible for bim to receive it at a for giving polio vaccine to chul- later date. dren in Grades 1 and 2 in the The results of the use of the United Counties. Dr. Char lotte jSalk polio vaccine in two million M. Hornen, Medical Officer Of children in the United States Health, states. -Approval bas .will be disclosed on April 12, been given by aIl but two of the 1955, at the University of Mich- 128 school boards". The consent Iigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Honnen iormz have been signed by par- says that it is hoped the results ents, the vaccine ordered, and will be encouraging. the parents advised of the time Ls fcii oain n mnd place of each clinic. Ap- LaesinWst Duriihloatin anda poiately 92%ý' of the childrendae in esDubm re s elgbewill be inoculated. follows: Clinics will be held in 32 Apnil 6-Courtice -Darling- centres, placed so that as little ton 8-Danlington 4. inconvenience as possible will April 20-N!aple Grove-Dari- be caused in arranging for the ington 6, Danlington 3. children's attendance. In each May 18-Blackstock-Darling- centre the second clinic wvil1 be ton 7. 15, 16, 17. held two weeks after the first, April 7-Bownianville Central. and the third clinic four weeks April 21-Bowmanville Vin- ater the second. Each clinic cent Massey. will be attendecl by a team con- May 19-Bowmanville Ontario sisting of a doctor, three nurses Street - 3 p.m.. Darlington 9, 5, 1. and one or more volunteer April 14-Bethany Town Hall assistants. No child will receive -Manvers Twp.. ahl scbools. poculation unless there is a April 28-Orono Town Hall- 4ânsent form signed by bis par- Clarke 10, 8, 22, 12, 21, 13, 14, 15 Ip~nt or guardian. A great deal of 19, 18. 17. ôrganization is necessarv, as be- May 26-Newcastle School- tween 280 and 420 children wi.il Clarke 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 16. b. inoculated by each doctor in April 14, April 29, May 27.- a day. IHampton-Darlington 13, 21, 19, zt is 'pointed out to parents 14, 18, 10, 20, il, 12. above are a happy group of Kinsmen tainer whose group furnished the stage show.and dance njoying themselves at the annual Kins- music; Walt Cuhningham, bis accordionist; Kin Ray ,held in the Lions Community Centre, Lathangue, Kin Vice-President Lionel Parker, Mrs. Parker, ockwise fromn lower lef t are Mrs. Arthur Gary Venning, Chairman of the Ladies' Night Committee President Art Hooper, Mrs. Ray and Mrs. Jim Stutt. verton, the orchestra leader and enter- -Photo by Carson Studio. Port Hone, e business ns by Fred E~., and for Everett L. last week iof Mrs. elate Ross <over op- i Monday. ~t months ian in this ina Food Bowman- 7stem. For ie bas also [fred Kit- )cker Sys- epartment. sman for Stutt was i-O-Matic windows. employed orporation il, Mn. and higb aried and ýe family Southway py was a Gregor & business nin Bow- spital rt rch 20-27: -------49 [e --13 ------- il - ------ 13 pubiisbed acquaint the ser. vcsof oui iiospitai. Red Cross Seeks $2,OOO As Quota Approximately 1,800 let- ters in connection with the local fund-raising cam- Paign of the Red Cross were mailed out last Tbursday, j1resident Char- les Carter Sr. his announc- ed. These letters were mail- ed te resîdents of Bow- nianville and the immedi- ate district asking for don- ations to help meet the lo- cal quota of $2,000 for Red Cross work. Residents are asked to be generous ln their sup- Port of this outstanding re- lief agency wbich- is -al- ways ready to assist when t disasters and emergencies i strike. Mn. Carter points 1 out that the need for funds f by the Red Cross is as great E as ever. Hugh amounts wvere spent by the organiza- c tion for relief work follow- i ing Hurricane Hazel asat c fall and these funds must I be replenished.r Support the 'woïiderful j ivork of the Red Cross by t making 3'our donation as h large as possible. Contribu- t tions can be made te the President, Mr. Carter, to the ý Treasurer, Mark Roe- L xigk. or left at the Bank s of Mon treal or the Cana- F d"n' Bank of Commerce.b H on or Judging Champs ln 25 Seed Con tests At County Banquet A banquet for members of the 25 Durham judging teams who have won the seed judging charnpiship at the Quiite District Seed Fair and the Cen- tral Ontario Spring Show un- der the coaching of Durham Agricultural Representative Ed Summers for the past 25 con- secutive years will be held at the Newcastle Community Hall on April 27 at 6.30 p.m. Mr. Summers, who is making arrangements for this banquet, intends to have not only the members of the 25 winning teams at these shows present at this banquet, but also the members of ail the winning grain, livestock, potato and other judging teams he bas coached over the past 25 year-s. Farmers who have won in 60- Bushel Wbeat Club and 500- Bushel Potato Club competitions over the past 25 years are also expected to attend. This will be an open banquet and ail Durham County farm- ers as well as former members of winning teams are invitedj to attend. It is expected that it will be a very lange affair'1 since the great majority of winning judging teams of the past have remained on the farmis of the county. Wives, mpthens and girl friends of team members are condially l- vited. Gordon Bennett, in charge of 4-H Club work in Ontario, and President of the Canadian Council of 4-H Clubs wilI be the guest speaker. Ltions Do Con siderable Busin'ess at Meetina Monday night was movie night at the Bowmanville Lions Club as the membens were sbown intenesting films on sports and other topies bnought by Donald J. Cougbhn, Peter- borough, District Representa- tive for Hiram Walker Distil- Beverley Gray Gets Trip To Scotland Beverley Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Gray, I. R. 1, Port Hope, has earned the bigh bonor of being one of four members of the Ontario Jun- ior Farmers chosen to take a trip this spring to tour farms in England and Scotland. Mr. Gray and the three other Junior Farmers chosen will make the trip under the auspi- ces of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. R. G. Bennett, associate director of extension for the Department, will act as leader of the delegation. The young Durham man wvas chosen because of bis outstand- ing work in the Junior Farm- ers and the fact that be has sbown leadenship ability in club, farm, sehool and chunch work. Bey. bas been active in the Durham Junior Farmers for sevenal years and is the present President of that or- ganization and County Director to the Ontanjo Junior Farmers' Association. He is also a Vice- President on the Durham Fed- enation of Agriculture repres- enting the Junior Farmers. He has an excellent record on 4-H and Junior Farmer judging teams coached by Agri- cultural Representative Ed Summers. In 1948 he was a member of the winning seed judging team at the Quinte Dis- trict Seed Fain and in 1953 was high boy in livestock judging at the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. The other Junior Farmers Who will be travelling to Eng- land and Scotland are Marie Saunders, Nanticoke; Marilyn Parks. Cooper; and Jamesl Needham, Ripley. lenies Ltd. Lion AI Cutbbert- son was the projectionist for these movies and Lion Herbent tGoddard introduced Mn. Cougb- lin to the gatbering. President James Marr open- ed the meeting witb a tribute to the late J. J. Brown, a Past President of the club and Lions International Councillon, and a minute's silence was observ- cd in bis memory. A letter wasi also received fnomn the Port Hope Lions Club expnessing sympathy to tbe local club in the passing of such a valuable member. Lion Walter Rundle outlined plans for Bowmanville Club's visit to the North York Lions Club next Monday when a chartened bus will take the S0 Lions who will make the trip. Visitors Welcomed President Manry welcomed three visitons; Bob Evans and (Continued on page se ven) Stores Open Thurs. Night Next Week Accordlng te Ken Nicks, Chairman of the Retail Merchants Committee of the Bownianvllle Chamber of Commerce, stores in town that norniaily remain open Friday nights wlll be open until 9 p.m. Thursday, April 7th. The next day, Friday, April 8th, is Good Frlday and a holiday. Stores will follow their usual procedure of closing Wednesday afternoon April 6th but will be open fer business until 6 p.m. al day Saturday, April 9th. Both the Canadian Bank of Commerce and Bank of Montreal in Bowmanvilie, will be open normal heurs en Thursday April 7th. They will be closed ail <hiy Goed Friday and Easter Monday. However, they will be open from 9 te Il *.m. on Saturday April 9tu LocalIMa n Seriously Hurt ln Accident Fnederick J. Fowler, 10 Bradsbaw St., Bowmanville, is still in serlous condition in Ci- vic Hospital, Peterborough, suffering fromn extensive in- juries be neceived in an acci- dent on the Pont Hope - Mill- brook road on Tuesday nighit of last week. His entire left side is en- closed in a cat from bis chin to bis ankie to facilitate the mending of bis bnoken hip and two breaks in bis left leg. In addition he suffered a fractur- ed skull, a broken chin, broken cheekhones and a cut tongue. Doctons at the hospital in Pe- terborough informed bis wife who is employed at the J. An- denson Smith box factory in Newcastle, chat it wili be im- possible to move him from the institution for three months. Mn. Fowler was sitting in the middle of the cab of a platform truck between the driver, Jack Steepley, Pontypool and his nephew, David Stnong, Pon- typool, when the accident took place about 8 p.m., bis wife saîd. The truck went out cf control on the gravel road near Millbrook, bit the east ditcni and struck a tree: The cab xvas sbeaned off and Mn. Fowler was pinned beneath the steer- ing wheel. He was pinned for 45 minutes in the wnecked cab while res- cuers, wonking witb a tractor behind and a wrecker in front, final]v pulled the rab apant and eased the badly-injured man out. He was taken to bos- pital in Peterborougb at 9.39 p.m. Mr. Fowlen, wbo vas unem- ployed, had been belping the other two men to baul logs. but the truck was not loaded it ~ ~ ~ ~ -, th1ieo h ciet 'Broken Water Main Repaired in a Hurry Due to very fast work by the Cornish Construction Coni- pany, a break in the 16-inch water main serving Bowman- ville from Lake Ontario was repaired il bours aften it oc- curred last Thursday. The break happened at 2.30 p.m. Tbursday and was nepaired t'y 1.30 a.m. Friday. George Van Bridger, Mana- ger of the Bowmanville Public Utilities Commission, reported that a nine-foot split occurred in a section of the pipe-line in front of the home of Fred ne- pew at the lake at 2.30 p.m. Tbursday. He immediately telephoned D. B. Redfern, To- ronto. tbe engineer who was in charge of the water supply projeet when it was built last year. and Mr. Redfern in turn contacted the Cornish Con- struction Company who laid the pipeline. Equipment Put to Work The firm bad men and equip- ment working in Whitby and tbey sent a backhoe and cnew over to Bowmanville which went to work digging out ýhe Kinsmen Ladies' Night Features Fine Music Good Entertainment' They had the pipe dug out by 5.30 p.m. By 1.30 the followi morning they had replaced the broken pipe xith a new 10-foot section of pipe, and the pipe- line was in operation again. Mr. Van Bridger States that the firm which supplied iiie pipe will pay the cost of thle new section of pipe put in be- cause of the break. At tbe time the break occur- red tbe water supply in storage was low due to the fact thut veny rough water at the lake bad cut down the gj.pply of water being pumped. In view,ý of this fact Mn. Van Bridg"ýr sent anound a sound truck lat'i Thursday afternoon askingr bouseholders to conserve ai much water as possible for a 24-hour period. The speedy work of the Cornishi Company in repairing the dama, _avent- ed the threat of a waten short- age, however. The P.U.C. Manager report- ed on Mortday that aIl storage tanks were fuIl, meaning that the town water supply systern bad a reserve of a million gal- Members of the Bowman- ville Kinsmen Club treated thein ladies and a lange num- ber of guests on Tuesday night to one of the most enjoyable annual Ladies Nights yet stag- ed by the club. Held at tbe Lions Community Centre, the affain featured excellent enter- tainment and dance music pro- vided by Ben Silverton, Toron- to, and bis veny versatile gnoup of musicians and entertainens. Pnior to a delicious turkey banquet served by the Ladies' Auxiliany of the Canadian Le- gion, President Art Hooper asked the gatbering to observe a minute's silence in tnibute to President 0. F. Robson of the Bowmanville Rotary Club who passed away last Friday, Gnaoe was said by Vice President Li Parker. The banquet hall was taste- Bail Team Calis Meeting This Sunday Al persons ln Bowman- ville interested 'ln Interme- diate basebali are asked te attend a meeting to be held Sunday at 1.30 p.m. in the Bowmanville B a d mn i n ton Hall. The meeting bas been called, by Ted Bagnell, President of the Bowman- ville Brookdale Roses, In- termediate "B" Champions of the Lakeshore Basebaîl League last sunumer, for the purpose of making plans for the coniing sea- son. He Points out that the baseball teamn this year will bave many problems te overeome in view of the fact that the building of the addition to the Bow- manville District High School makes the use of the school baseball diamond this summer highly improb- able. Any Ideas and sug- gestions as te what the ]Brookdale Roses can do to overcome this difficulty this season will be most wel- corne, and ail basebaîl fans are asked to corne and voice their suggestions. and Mrs. Herbent and family. Starring in Cornz of yellow and blue, the colors of the Association of Kinsmern Clubs. This attractive color scheme was carried out in the table decorations, napkins, ta- pers and bowls of iris and daf- fodils. Each lady received gifts of silver spoons engraved wiLb the name of the club, and (Continued on Page seven) 0Of St. John's Assumes Duties a Rev. A. C. Herbert, new neo- iton of St. John's Anglican Church, arrivcd this week ta -take up bTls duties in bis new spaish. Mn. and Mrs. Herbent -and four of their five cbildren moved into the nectony qn Wednesday, coming to B.ew- manville from the parish od Alliston and West Essa, near Camp Bonden. Mn. Herbent, who is a gnad- uate of Tyndall Hall, Bristol University, England, spent 16 yeans in the Anctic after comi- ing to Canada in 1930. His wife, thg former Mary French- uni of Edgeware, Middlesex, a graduate of Mount Hermon Bi- ble College' and of Bermond- sey Medical Mission in London, England, accompanied hiryt there, and their Iwo eldest chiidren, Ruth, 19, now iin training at Wellesley Hospital, Toronto. and Pan], 16, atten,-- ing Higb School, were bonn ini the Anctîr. Mn. Herbent had tbrce dif- feront Arctic panishes, at Pont Harrison, Ungava Peninsui,-; Pangnirtung, Baffin Island; and Eskimo Point, Keewatin Dis- trict. In 1946 hoe came to Cne2- more, Ontario, and in 1949 'L- Alliston, from which lie cornes to Bowmanville. Alliston is about soven miles fnom CanP3 Bondon, and Mn. Herbent sin ' 1951 bas been in the Resei- Fonce Canadian Army chap- laincy. He was also Rural Dean of Simcoe South. T;=eeothenrbcildrcn wilI at- tend Public Scbool bore. Da- vid, 14; Mary, 7; and Elizabeth, 6. Bowmanvillc is happy Io ex- tend a wanm welcome to Mr. a Poppin' .Show Three of the stars in the annual show presented by the Jack and Jili Club, Cornz A Poppin', are pictured above as they pnepared for the big review which opens to-night (Thursday) and continues F'rîday and Saturday in the Town Hall. ILt to right: Seth Hunit, Mrs. Al Vail, George White. -Photo by Carson Studlo, Port Hope ~ ............... Pictured a 1 e .tan New Rector