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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 30 Jun 1965, p. 4

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4 Th@ Canadqien Stattéen. Iewma,,villc. jurte 3n,.1093 EDITORIAL COMMENT Sets Stage for New High in Casualties *Each vPar there are two summer 'wKkends. the thought of which, makes thiking Canadians shudder. These are the two international Holidays. July lst -Ath and Lahor Day! The first of these, corning up short- ly, xii, no douht, wind up the four day perind as usual with a new record in traffic draths and injuries, when both Americans and Canadians will be crowding the Highways in U.S. and Canada in a happy escape from their dallY tasks and cares. .Dominion Automobile Association, in company with other safety minded Organizations have a vital interest in "holding the line" in Motor Mayhem and Mr. R. W. Trollope. President of the, Association, offers the following pointers for the celebration of the safe, Fane. accident-free July Holidays. He advises holiday drivers to cruise 81, thpir norma] speed rather than at- tempting 10 rnaintain 60 m.p.h.. just berause it's le-gal to do so. Mr. Trollope points onit that there are many varia- bles ;;t 65 m.p.h. which do not apply at 4P' r.p.h. Speed in itself is flot always the killer and rnaimer! The basic dang- er is, in driving aI variance with exist- ing traffic conditions. Impatience kills more auto travellers than is generally believed. If you want to SEE the country through which you are passing, reduce your speed! At 500 miles a day, you sec littie more than black asphalt and white les. Keep on the right except xvhen passing another vehicle: neyer stop ON the pavement; if you become stalled, push your car over on the shoul- der as quickly as possible: don't pick up any hitch-hikers - you may wind up with a broken head and an empty wa]let, cour tesy of your guests. Accidient frequency peaks up on the evening of the final day o! the holi- day period. Circumvent this extra haz- ard by starting for home EARLY and be off the road, while the final scramble is in progress. Last year, July Holiday casualties were up 10'( on 1963. 1965 couid he the year when the trend is i'eversed: this is possible if only the 3 C's of Safe Driv- ing, Care, Cou rtesy and Commonsense are the watchwords of every Holiday motorist in this country o! ours! A patient about bo enter Kingston General Hospital was recentiy sent a pamphlet about the bospital for him ta read prior ta entr. "Ail patients," tbe brochure advis- ed bim," . . . are taken by a porter ta thp room ta which they have been as- signpd." Latr <at, under "Your Hospital Dayv" hé, was advised that "Your day starts about 7:00 arn. and tbe daily routine, the Ireatment thal you wiil re- cpive and procedunes you may undergo wvill vary depending on the nature o! yot' u ilI ness. Breakfast is served be- tween 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m, The busv rnorning schedule will inc]ude doctors' roulnds, visits to X-ray or Therapy de- partrnents, special tî'eatments and sperial tests to he caî'nied out. Lunch is served between 11:30 a.m, and 1:00 p.mn. Following lunch there is time fot- a short l'est as most visitors arrive later iri thp aflernoon. Supper is served be- tweè,n 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. "Afici' ex'ening visiling hours there will bp. ari appartunity foi' you ta have Fomef, nourishment. Before bedtime youî' ni'rse xxill check ta sée that van, have eveî'ything yau require for thte nîght. At t\Pv rbled tbeî'e is a pnshbbtlon cal rx'stem hý which you may summon your l'ho Ilonisp or Commons bas now bepn operating under the streamlined miles o! pi'ocpdui'e- foi' two weeks. The results are impressîve. Bv dune 301h we hope ta have completed aIl business ou.lined hv the Prime lVinisîer for Ibis part o! the session. Parliament will then recess for fthe summer months. The modernization o! the rules bas had the niet effect o! the House of Com- m-ons spending Iess time on bickering and facelious points o! order, and more lime an le«islati\'e accomplishmenls. The changes give the Speaker a rnuch tighter rein on pî'oceedings. The rigbt to appeal from the Speaker's ru]- ings bas been eliminated. This much ahusedi process took many boni-s of lime in priai' sessions. The Speakeî"s i'uliezgvas oflen challenged witb the tbought. thit Ibis wouid serve as an indirect embarrassmrent ta the govei'n- ment. Anothr-r lime waster which has been regulated 1h'wvIhe amexîdments ik tib "question per-iod." Traditionall « this timrn.. at the onppning of the 11ouse each dav,,wa.ç for' the purpose of giving rnembers of fthe opposition a chance to question Ministeis on matters o! urgent nationail importance. Ovet' the years the abuse of Ibis procedure bas 'been growing. Members. unfonîunatelv, for'- got fthe requit-ements of tirgencv and niational impoitanuce,'rheY' as ked ques- tions, designed lu imprcss the folks back home, about pt'oblerns iii their own canstituejicies \vhich quîte often %veî-e ineither Urgent 01- of national import- anice. Coiisequentiv the question peî-iod frcqtîentiv îan to 90 minutes or Mro'e. Under Ille new%, 'ules fthe question .peî'iod 1.1 limited b aone hour on Mon- t nurse for any special needs." There is a section entilled, "Who You WiIl Meet and How You Will Know Them" wbich indîcated that. onc meels the nicest people: doctors, in- terns, nurses and such fromn time ta lime. Food is attractive and appeliz- ing, it says. Special services Available to Pa- tients include Coffee Shop and Gift Shop, Wagon Service, wbere mobile wagons are wheeled aî'ound the hospi- tai with books and things, a Coffee Carl with free coffee and fruit juice ta those wailîng in Outpatients and Em- ergency departments; Baby Pbotographs for new moîhers on the Obstetrical floors; Hairdresser; Visiting Service for patients whose relatives are away from town and who mighl like ta have a visitor; Mail and Flowers, with prompt delivery; Telephone, with plug in ser- vice; Radio and Television, used dis- creetty so as not ta bother other pa- tients; Barbet' and finaliy a Chapel. Don't gel ns wrong, the services are welcome indeed as any patient wxill testify. But somebow, a! tex' reading the brochure, he felt he should recover before he wenî in becanse illness might interfeî'e with bis enjoymenl of tbc place. -Napanee Post Express days and one-haîf boni- al atbei davs. With the new anlharity gîven bu bin' the Speaker is able ta insure that this time is devotcd ta proper questions. The tradilional two bour dinner break is a thing of the pasî. Now the Hanse sits rigbltbrougb until adjourri- ment aI 10:00 p.m. Members o! each parix' have adjnsted s0 Ihat one-bali of tbem stay in the Hanse while the other one-haîf eal. There are specia] safegnards to prevent snap votes being laken during Ibis two boum peî'iod. One o! the new î'egulations pi-av- ides that the Hanse may sit afler 10:00 p.m. ta finish the legislative item before il aI the lime, The extended siîting would be aI the î-equesf. o! a Minister. Any ten membci-s mav turn down sncb a requesi. Prcviouslv sncb a request conld not be granled if one member obJected. The guillotine is, of course,.lte kev reform. This provision permitg î'easonRble timt' limils fa be placed on eRch stage of the debate on ans' item of legisiation. No langer xill il be pas- sible foi' anc group ta mount a fili- bustet- Io prevent a malter coming to a vote. The changes are bv fat- the mosl extensive e\,et in the biistor v of Can- ada's Parliament. The new mIles mox-e ffhe opet-ation of Pailiament fî'om the horse and buggy 1<) the jet age. If Parliament has SUffeî'ed in lte ids of Canadians in 1the pasl I think il can be fraccd direcîlv la bhe ancient procedural method undet- whicb we were rying tri operate a 2th century Parliament. Tbeie bas been great im- provement, and Parliamnent and Can- ada will be the better foriti. Durham Count ya Gi.aî amily journal Estabiished 111 years 0qa ini 1854 Aiso lflcorporzting The Bowmanyxl. Newao .ýt à & The Newcaaîl. independent The Orono News PPI b Authonsed et 5aCond Cine à ail by il%* Poit Olhce Dept. OttaWaR. anad fer Payaient et peelage lal Produc.d every Wedinesacy by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED P0. Box 190 62-66 King St. W., lowraenvili., Ontario JOHN M. JAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MOIJ Enrrot-PuasmADvTa. M-4AxE mBUSINUSs MGI SUBSCEIPTICN RATES $4.00 a Yeur. strictly in advenc. SS..S a Yeoe In the United stains t emb AihauuJe .very pafal l«wlil b tokm 10 te £id m«ro.i t'a Canadien Stateim<x accepte udvarhm. tftIq , tu keS cumAs OBth* und:atnnding tbet t wîii aot lm . tei.fer auy errez sa con7 advertisement ptibliaed h.r.'à.nd.,inIoaa o re«fof et uckdtevztmm..Il vauOaatd tri wnbngby thea advertiser end raturn.d tra The . CcnocrnStatezq«oii s .a OfBcedu, 'ign.d by tb» edv.yflmu emEl wath ch er0 ' !céUivetioj, Oiciffy ,,6.d in witiq f licta. MW Itu thmf Cu. éif eny sf01 gen'Ioted lanet corr.cted by th. CndrDSommuit- ictility UR teli e xoed *wuh oa thoet 1Me *atire oeuf et auch gdwezt.simmt es th* mibc.e amuvled bv th e t.d errer hbeata. messpc emetd bv tue)- 4.f.n., h.. lRIS SI. Cantadien Union Confeî'ence Seventh-day Adventisî Church in Canada 1148 King Street East Oshawa, Ontario June 23, 1965 Dear John: 1 read with a great deal of later'est our editarial ini the June 16 edition of The Statesman entitled. "A Replv ta Mt's. Sallows' Lettet-"'. Since you invited some com- ment. I thought I might drop Yau this line to indicate my reaction 10 what 1 thought was a very interesting edi- tonial. The countrv\1 lias jecently been stirred by the report that Mr. Favî'eau. the Min- istter of Justice foir Canada, was considering the pros and cons of some legisiative bar, ta the repanîing of pre- ]aminary hearings in crim- inal cases. Thls suggestion lias been made by some who feel ihat sensaiional news reports sametimes prejudice the right of an accused toaa fair trial and sometimes bring about a condition that is otten ieferî'ed ta as "ýtraa bY niewspaper-". The reac- tion ta this suggestion though, haS pointed out thet a lar'ge majority of Can- adians feel that of the two dangers or hazards involved, the lesser of the two is the possible risk ta an a<'eusedi as Against the danger ta the freedom and liberties ot ail Canadians, particularly as they ar'e pratected and en- shrmned in our pî'ocess of the administration of!'Justice. It \vould seem ta me thal if a newspaper or- other mass,, communications media use" restreint in reporting the basic and essentiel facts. Ihat we are doing a greet deel ta enhence the admin- 26 YEARS AG(> (July 4, 1940) r Mn. and Ma's. J. L. Demer- ling aa-e ente-taining thein daugbter. Mrs. John R. Douglas, Guelph. Miss Dorotbv Jonaes was successful in passing lier > exams et Macdonaild Hall, 1 Guelph. IrMa'. Peter' lHughes, New > York City, v.isited witb Mrs. Fred Hughes and Mn. *anci Mns. Harry Hughes. Miss Violet McFeetea's et- tended the Toronto Diocesian Summer Confea-ence et St. Andî'cw's Cotiege. Auaoa. MViss Irene Casbourn is at- 1tendiaig Gir-l Guide Camp at Fenelon Fells for the next -six '.eeks w-bei-e shc will be swimming instnaicta-ess. Miss Betts' Saper. Hiigil School teecbing staff, lett fhis monning for- ei- home n Ottwa. Shf, will holiday et a sumrmea' cottage inean theré-. Mn. Ge-a. C. Faistea and dauagbîer Vi'.ien speni the holiday weekend et Kia'k- land Lake. Mr. end Mas. Frank Paker, Englebent. ec- companied thcm home. Miss Doris Mllson bas success!ully ubteined bei' first year Eaîglish caa-se et the Universit'.'o! Torontou and is tno- ta king the Edia- caitioaa Cour-se ai Ottawai. A irci-a ftstiiaaaI'oan Sutt, a formrna High School sua- dent, now stetioncd et Eg- lington Hunt Club, Tor'onto, spent the bolide'. witb bis tant-e end aunt, Ma'. and Mrs. A. Hait. Congratulationus bu Miss * Helenl Williams in be-a A.T. CMÎV. Piano exams. She ne- ceived the exceptional bigb marks o! 81 which gix'es ber first ctass honouns. She is a pupil of Mme. Rete Dudley-, A.T.C.M., F.C.C.M. Misses Anne Buttenx', Mar- jaaie Bnadt, Donobhy Edger and Jean Morris lefI Tues- day for Guelph wberc they are taking a summen course ai the Ontario Agicultunal College. Mr. Donald Williams left Tuesday ta takc on bis new duties with the Bell Tele- phone Ca. at Barrie. Mn. and Mrs. Cecil Hood and femily t00k e trip to the Tbousaaîd Islands and New York State. Miss Yvonne Henning, Sil- ver St.. is visiting ber aunt, Mrs. Bruce Paîbenson, Toron- ta. Miss Florence Densemn sPent the weekend with friends at Blenbeim. Mr. Bill MrFeeters is Itoli- dfaYinc et Athet-ie.x. Lake Simne. Mrs. Fied Lewi.s. Vernoun. is -a visiting her auint, MMa T. H. Knight. ista'ation of justice. When the processes o! justice are conceeled and covered Up, there is a grenter risk and danger ta the individual citi- zen than when the processes of justice are open and sub- Jected ta the full glare o! publicity. 1 somneliies ilink that those who resent the ne pont- ing in an objective an d îe- stlîained tnanneî' of court activities, ref]ect more theit' embarrassment et heving been involved in ectivity thal brings themn before the Courts rathea' than in the pi'inciple itself of w'hether the processes of justice should be open ta public scru tin. I certainl.v deploî'e any tYpe of journalismn that tends ta pre-judge a persoti befone he lias been properly tried. But. on the other hand, I would not wish ta employ the cure that same suggest in eliminating ail news cav- erage of preliminary judicial praceedings. Howeven, trials that take place in magis- trate's court and are dispos- ed of at Ihat point, certainly do îaot even came within the classification of preliminery hearings. Ceî'teinly these ought ta be reported with- out fean ai' favoun and with- out eny discrimination. Net- urally, those cases thet came before femilY and juvenile courts are in a different categoa'y and rightly sa be- eau ' e here we are cancea'ned with the reputellons of min- ors and infants who might find that their entiî'e future would be blighted by _some wrongdoing committed while they wiene stili below the age of complete accounte- bility. In the Dim * and - Distanit Past 11%-.1From the Statesman Files 49 VEARS AGO <JuIy 6. 1916) Miss Maaion Van Nest lias been ae-engeged as teacher for a third yer et S.S. No. 4, South Danlington, soutb- west o! Ebenezer. Mns. Florence Maa-sh, Wey- buan, Sask., is spending e couple a! months wilh ber father, Mr. E. R. Bounsal ana other relatives bere. We welcome ta bawn as citizens amang us Mn. and Ma-s, 0. B. Croweli tram Boston, Mass, They will ne- side on Hanse'. Sf, in the bouse awaîed bx' Mrs. J. . Gibson. Mr. PercY Piper, drawing for Stedmen'm Ltd., Brant- foad, spent the mreekend in fa wn. Lierai. lltoa Hughes o! the 93rd Batt.. Ramieield, as '.isiting bis, par'ents, heing hi-, lest l]rave hefone gaing Mas. G. A. Seller anîd Mt's. R. W. Coolie a! Chicago, fil., are visiting their mothea', Ma-s. E. J. Cern for e couple o! weeks end Ibein ba'tber Pte. E. F. Cea' o! the 136th Battalion who was home ove-t Sunday. pa'eviaus ta go- ing ta Valcertier, Que. Mr. Ross Gale, youngest son a! Mn. Jas. Gale, bas te- ceived e position ina the Act- ujarifl Daepattnet o!liite Manufactua-ets' Lire Insur- arace Companyv, Toronto. T1hea'e wea'e 20i) applicants. He entered uipon bis dutiesj July 3. He wa'ate bis Ma-1 In'iclatiait and Normal En-1 trance Exeminetians lest1 week. Mr. Alat Gale is1 leaving Hîgh Sehool, ton, ib-i tending ta attend Toronto University, taking a B.A. Couarse. Miss Annie Redden hias accepted a position on the staff of Bowmanville Post Office, Miss Pennington bey- ing resigned ber position there. Mr. R. Jenvis, Chic! o! Palice; Ma-S. Jarvis and Miss Jarvis have gone an a trip la Winnipeg. Chie! Jarvis will alsa attend the police- man's convention et Kenore.a Miss Kate Pency is home fnom Macdonald Institute, Guelph, fon holidays. Miss Young bas returned front e pleasant visaitwith ber sister, Mrs. W. N. TilIey, Toronto.a Mns. W. M. Ives bas been t visiting ber daugbîer, Mrs.d C. A. Rutherford, Dundon- aid.M Mrs. C. Avery Johnston is b visiting ber sisten, Mrs. J. T. ni Allen, Brooklyn, N.Y. S Dr. Herbert Barber, Bnrks % Falls, recently visited hi$ nt fethrn. Mn. A. Barber. a Mr. Fred Brimacombe and Ilt ann Garfield, Toronito, spent si Dominion Day walh his sist- f ers, theu senErinacombe. C l ions to the points î'aised in your edlitorial and 1 would flot expeel that you wonld raecessarilv have to publish tbim, but if youi wanted my reaction ta your queny in the paper for e persona] point of view, I hope yau don't mmnd my having taken the liber'ty ta nespond ta the invita tion. Cordially yo>uts, Daî'ren L. Michael, Executive Secretary, Department of Publie Affairs, KEDRON Rev. Winnifred Bridges î'e- tuî'ned ta hen for'mer' charge this pest Sundax' for the dedi- cation of the new Chî'istieat Education Building at Cala- bogie United Chuî'ch. The planning, fund raising and part of the actuel constr'uction of the new building was c'ar- ried thraugh under the lead- ership of Miss Bridges befoa'e shte came ta the Columbus- Kedron-Raglan charge in Janu- a rY. Miss Br'idges preeched the ser-mon and conduced the dedicetion of the new building and she wes very happy ta re- new aid acquaintances ai a social hour !ollowîng the serv- i ce. Miss Migaa'et Burns attend- ed the lest graduation Of! nurs- es from Victoria Hospital, Ren- frew. lest. Thursdea'. She had d inecled the nurses' instructioni until she left in January ta jain the staff of the Oshawa General Hospital. Nur'sing in- structioni is being discontinued et the Renf'ew Hospital. A Toronto wedding of iin- terest ta Kedî'on people wes thet af John Luke and -Misx Mat-ion Bayley, which taok Place et Timoth ' Eaton Me- mot'ial Chut'ch lest week. John Luke is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Luke, and the bride is the deughteî' a! Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Weaveî'. Ron Wera'y, of Kedroni, wes best mnai and the a'eception wes held at the Granite Club. Guests froin Kedron included: Mrs. W. L. MouItjo.N, Ma'. and Mî's. .Joe SIaa'koski, Mi-, and Mrs. Mary- in Hannah, Mr,%eaîd Mrs. Ron Werny, Mi', and Mrs. Haa'aa Werny and Mn. and Mrs. Ross Mr'. end Ma-s. Max Balla'di o! Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, spent the past week as guests o! Mn. and Mrs. Ross Lee eand Mr-. Frnak Lee. Mn. Ballard combined the visit witb the business o! cboosing windows for the new United Cbunch an ~ Moase Jaw, replecing the building thet bunned fwo yeeî-s ega. Mr. anîd Mrs. A. R. Scott of Godea-ich joined thc family party for a few days. Dale Thomas, Janice Seillick and Norma Woodward enjoy'- ed a two-day bus trip to New~' York Cily with othea- studen ts o! the Music Depa-Iment o! McLaughlan Collegiate. Tue trip was planaied and chapea'- oncd by their music teachea-, Mn. Michael Croshie, and Ma-s. Croshie. The students we-aei able to par-k a gaeat deel in fc theit' short ste'.'-ai 'isitinb the World's Faim, the NRC TV huildiaîg and a great i e-a! o! sigbtseeing in New Y'ork. s The Kedron Sundax' Schoot d, andi Congregetion Picnic IR n planned for July 2nd et, Ki- b, wenis Camp. The araces will be held et 4:30. with e pot-O ]uck lunch et 6:00 p.m. Cafcc and plates will be supplied, hi atnd the pool wvill be availahie toi' swimmiag. Kedioti Ch l-ach WaS bu a1t- ing at the seailis oaa Suaadav , moa'ning on the occasion o! m Sunday Scboul Anniversary. Pupils o! the Nurasery, Kindea-- gantera, Junioran ad Senior de- W.' panîments pnovidcd special 111 the direcion a! the oa'ganist, Mrs. Grant Hunte-, Mas. Mur- ay Mauntjov and Mrs. Chas. Thomas. At e special Fly-up Rit Tes day' evening, 12 Cubs from the 21st A and B Packs !lew up ta the Scouat Company. The new Scouts wenc Rendy Wat- son. Dennis Wern,y,, Reggie Devis and Philip Densbemn of the "A" Peck, and Tcmry Souch. Bruce Annand, Fank Bathe, Kenny Wall, Jerry Ring, Bruce Vaillancount, Dale Mascbke and Wesley Glaspel of the "B" Pack. These boys, and Bnian Watson were also prescnted wilh thein Seconîd Eye Badge during recent weeks. Afler the cenemony the boys enjoyed gemes o! Dodge Bell and Booms Coming Over, and tbey mianaged ta consume 12 dozen barbecued bot dogs. Durîng the summer the boys wiii be collecting six-quert baskets la raise money. Any- one who bas baskets they cen sare is esked to leeve tbem Nitb eny of bhe leaders, or eny nt the boys. The Cubs also are makinjg craff itemsx duî'ing he surm.,n which wiIl be noj tale et bhe auction and feu 'air ta raise TmOney for the Church Bui1dùlig Fund- GARB3AGE PICKUP REGULAR PICKUP - THURSDAY, JULY lit SPECIAL ATTENTION FRIDAY., JULY 2nd GARBAGE PICKUP WILL BE MADE THURSDAY, JULY lst NO PICKUP -FRIDAY, JULY 2nd T. K. STEWART, SUPT. ,Cetters ta the 8cktor Ai-I Asher dt'opped hv lu mccl fhb, gang, and Johnny James foo)(k a piclure of us nine aid cracks wbicb, if publislied in The Statesman, will probably dr'op the circulation a few points. 'Maybe foi t', ïp Dei 1n edteohrdyta h har i mea the aclieda y tdhomhetren ad beenaveosed i mya ai home leawn, nd of gave meaqte aopag, lik re lean ;1l on!ii bbestdeabb o Foia bvhoudfitne iiis foraivi esi ys.ofousm '% eo!thet htl e m'amaie dayso tmvblite, that ictte da-esome mb s hlck aw ngit t onxe sm easerrf a wlîae in- igd et. n mlemigsi n m'oîhers will be able to use it ta scari the kids int bed these "daylîght savk iîîg" evenings. And speaking of youngsters, i'et. minds me that. during the afternoon ni the 23rd, before the l9th "lads" arrived, about forty pupils of Solina School, their teacher, Mrs. Audrey Roseveair, four adult ladies. and your scribe hà a pleasant bus ride through the Ganq araska, and Durham Forests, wuth' "Gu'tssie" Rosevear piloting the yello\v bus, in a mighty efficient maniner'; Gus was ver--o bliging in stopping ai poihïfs of interest. We looked at those Scotch Phtne Christmas trecs on the Taunton Roci that look as though scorched by a gra'sý- fire but, were put in that condition by iarvae eating man *y of the needies diàe- ing the past foui' weeks. Spraying, at the proper' lime, with D.D.T., could have prevented Ibis needless loss. Thon, xve saw where the I)urhRvn Forest was started in 1928, and wPýrê told about pulp wood and othpr prpcrN ucis thaI had been harvested from the area, and future possible economîiý benefils that might accrue. We saw thié f ire prevention water supplies; B.T.S. boys niaking a parking lot ai Look Ô0«t lIi]; hecard the storv'N of the white crosi, errcted to the mcrnorv\ of th e fighler pilot, whosc jet crashed theî'e, in S&4.p. tomber, 1948. 1mow Ihr nid wooden towver was used foi' survc ypuirpo.uZ; xvh N one oif tlhe main trails is caflo bhe, "Commnonwe(ailh Road." We visitelit the Dell. and beard th(, story of t U Bi.- Gully, and sawv Andy Th ompsons Clarke Township prnport *v, and whert- J S. McLean lived wben a boy, and trw McLean's Schoolhouse wherr one, Mis. Rosevear had taught - now owned 'fry the Jim Lovrkin famiiv and used as-a bouse. Then, on to tbe B TS. Ganaraský Forestry Camp, where t' Chie! Supe'r. visoi', Fr'ank Miller, gaN~ he bus rI-M1 a tbumb nail sketch of th ,Cam p's3IUI..-, pose, and general activities. Then xýe saw where Scotch pine had been plâw4ý ed for Christmas trees, cnt off, and been replaced with Red Pine -- a rnuch bet- Ici' specie o! troc. Oui' last. important stop wvas near the eight ' foot., steel, fire deretion towe,,r, whr-tue Ranrger wa'v- (-d ai tir from his loftY cyrie. By 4:30 p.m.. the trip vas ended, and we cari only hopr, thpttheicwIll hehaved group had a pleasant outing, and found it in- structive. 1 enjoyed il! IYHEN MOVIES :IIEANT MO(RE ied. 1 had inb o to the show to sep if lIt (tne small towiî afîi- another'. Tarzan gai away froin the crocodiles Who were converging on him last Satur- le local mov'ip-Fbuse, once the town's day. I gn 1 bis.es sx ents from My 1-emnst (-entre of ser-ond-hand sini and ltsi CIhrothei-. but ecarldn'î raik-e another soti. ,x, violence and valoi', texcitcmfitland IC'Sahot iti0yearà ego. Sn I guess noth- ýsas'y, is darkeniiig ils forme,' hîight inz ' lheppen if 1 admit I swiped iot on the main sf t-et. and clositig its the other four from my mother's puffê ors, bo stand there in bleak repromec}-t, as theanc lime the show wasin ute testimony ta the havoc that is w rh i. T e s n f g n g t a v y fo ingwa'ugt <iiourcutur b f atthe crocodiles, and 1 suffered de:j ie-eyed rnonstei-, the telex'ision sot. pangs of remorse for wceks. As a sniali boy, 1I wcpt, sbivercd with tcar, sereemed with Iatighter and aimost died of suspense, in that thcatre. 1 cbased Indians with Tom Mix, fell desperateiy in love with Marlene Diet- irich and thundered Ihrotigh the jiungle on the back af Tantor the Elephant with Tarzan. 1 remembet- going to cvery matinie J' could manage. Moncy was scat-ce in those days, and raising a dime was harder for a kid than raising a dollar now. Sometimes it took me a solid boum ta wheedle the snm ont of! my kid broth- er, an industnions type who had a newspapcm iroute. There xvas a malince Monday, Wednesday and Satumday, in those days, and il taxed my ingenuity tIornake all three, but i seldom missed. If I cauldn't find any empby beer bottles b seil, and my brother was adamant in refusaI, I'd bit up my pal "Egg" Slegg, an equally ardent aficionado o! bbe silent. screcn, but anc wibb a little more money. If he had only anc dime, we'd buiy anc ticket, and bath try ta sqtueeze past bbe ticket-laker. He kne-w what we werr dntng, and if hi' was irn a gond mnîod, let us bath in. One time, 1 was cogipletely stYni. A wonderful part of my cnltu;al educalion in those days, ihough 1 didhiC realize il at, the lime, was the mu$14, instilled in me ai tbe show, when tbey xvere stilI unning silent pictures. Dolkri in the pit, walching bbe picture ap4, rnatcbiiig ils every moud with consume maIe skill on the pianoi, sat Lordid Noonan. llow he could make yon sweat as bbc wheels startcd caming off bUe stagecoach. flow he could make ybÈd weak witb bolt, salty tears aI a toud-ý' ing Moment!.l Diinng thc te rrs, lte >th ratre Mx0 o' a different. but equally tbrilling plao In ils comforîîng dankness, the me-mI limid boy' vwotild find bbcthecourage Mc reach sbyly for bbe baýd of bis girl ab; sit there-, cîuitcbing ji, fiencely n I bath their paws wc èe slippery >t sweat. I And if the girlI wbose band I tri on many a wondemful Saturday ater.- noon, with the f cenage cu-awd in thé4 gallemy, reads Ibis, I hope she wop't be embarî'assed. 4 Ilb was one of the very nicesl part.I o! grawing np. è l'm somry if you've been bared , these remniniscences. Tbey started fr4ý mny barman atbbc rapid decline o!f smailtown iheatre. How people canU and watch that appalling junk on when tbcne's a first-rate movie at l local show, I can'b understand. Wliex bbc tbeabîe in their own town g4e> dat k, f hase who have enijrîyed a tho#,$ and experienr-es ini i will he sari-y. Aà~ none will mare bitberly regret it, tila .Your humble servant Fi ty years ago, mnen of the Nine- teenth Battalion, were thumbing their noses at. "Jerry" on the opposite side o! "No Man's Land", and, while baving a lot of respect for his shrapnel, bombs, anid bullets, were itching to get the old "Squarehead" ont of his trenches, int the open, where they would have a chance of skewering him, with a bit of cold steel somewhere near the third button of bis "weskit." Last Wednesday, dune 23rd, as we sal on our back lawn, hoisting a fe\v long, cool ones, they didn't look a bit like the bunch of bell raisers of a haîf century ago. Since then, thev have all been successful in their respective busi- nesses, from which, most have retired to a well carned period of leisure be- fore the old fellow witi the hout' glass, and scythe snaps their life's string. Jim Wardlaw mias present, Whose father was an officer in the Queen's Own Rifles, of Canada, at the lime of the Fenian Raid, somnewhere aî'ound 1869. Jim is now eighty years of age, and still quite spry; he was thirtv w'hen he joined the l9th Battalion, in 1914, and was onlv 17 when he joincd his father's regirnenf., the Q.O.R. in 1902. He still possesses his falher's book of instruc- tions. Jimmy Wild, stilI on active dut~ in the Toronto Fire Dcpt., enlisted for Active Service at the age of sixtcen, and isn't seventvy yel Wilf Willson is another who isn't quite sex'ent v, bujt is retired; his folks were United Empire Loyalisis who settled in Muskoka. where WilIf was born. Ted Lang, and Jack Rogers are o\'er the seventv mark; Joe Mercer, Bill Doran, Frank Griffiths, and 1 are just on the sevenîy year mark. Fr'ank is still lte active head of F.D. Griffiths, Food Brokers, and is the brother of the famous writei in the Toronto Telegram, Miss Phyllis Griffiths. Well! Theî'e you have the Execu- tive of the l9th Battalion, who met, for a regular meeting, ai our place, June 2:3rd. Butch. scratched Up a bite to eat ini the form of a roast beef dinner, andi trirnmin's which kepi the fe]lows from i falling apart until thev could reach i their respective homes, and a good H 0W ta Be Happy in Hospital Report from Ottawa By Russell C. Honey, M.P. Pt %'Unablan , ïbto, U=

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