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"Peace River Country" Quiet, Nostalgic Novel Canadian Author Ralph Allen; For Beatrice Sondern and her shame for their smallness, given |, has written a quiet, orderly and|two children, the promised land|in pride because that is all there! nostalgic story of a prairie fam-|is the Peace River country in Al-|is to give." fly in "PEACE RIVER COUN-|berta, When they leave the Sas-| There is a most humorous epi- Allan writes a story of quiet/have little more than a wicker |to bolster the family fortunes by |acquiring a home knitting ma-|4 Sonderns leave Doble|chine, Another unforgettable epi- hope, one well punctuated with suitcase. | gentle and homespun humor, as| The 1 he relates about the wanderings primarily because the father has sode has to do with Mrs, Sondern of the Sondern family which is|returned. Despite her love for her|and her grocer as the poverty without the el ary forts husband, Mrs. Sondern is deter- stricken wife and the grocer are| mined to raise her two children |both painfully aware' that she is The tragic figure of the Son. without the presence of her mate. |going to ask for credit. derns is the drunken father, a| As the Sonderns roll along in| "Peace River Country" ap- prize lush of the city variety who|the old day coaches of the Cana-|pears to have been written from forces the family to live without dian Pacific Railway, hope beats Mr. Allen's recollections of his | his company, or support, to keepin their hearts that they are going boyhood in Oxbow, Sask. The constantly on the move to|to the promised land. They go to|story holds attention throughout, : avoid him. Elevator, Sask wieh is precise vet it is Sogn) Usat it will be Roybrook Revelation jointly .|1y another ie, and eventually/long remembered once asf. . Allan portrays his central char-|y 0 S00 Pho ce Taw, {tone wd by F. Roy Ormiston, |been read. Perhaps the main rea- : acters with sharp, vivid strokes. Goi Cris Sondern 'goes on [son for this is that the character Prooklin, Ont., and Oxford and A Taringa wild binge when the family of Mrs, Sondern somehow fails to District Cattle Breeding Asso- and manage to come alive as tite|leaves town. Chris receives the come alive. As one litera critic |biation, 'Woodstock, Ont., has story unfolds. Their problems are|inipression, "strong and unbear-|said recently of Mrs. Sondern, heen selected as the reserve the problems of everyday life, the (bly sad, that the people he had| "She does nothing to come alive. iA]] . Canadian Holstein bull problems of love and heartache, |¢0Me to Dobie to see . .. would She is what is known in the trade oalf for the current show of poverty and broken promises. Ways be remembered in this as a 'flat' character who always! |tiny place in a way in which, he,!does the expected." WESTERN NATIVE their husband and father, could ( ; Mr. Allan, a Westerner by rhe be remembered in part of SECONDARY CHARACTERS BOWMANVILLE and DISTRICT and editor of Maclean's|the earth." Me. Alen, Joes much Setiel t i with some of his secon magazine, unfolds his story in AGAINST NATURE acters. especially CPR ChatsStaff Reporter -- BERYL HUGHES -- MA 3-3144 front of a familiar backdrop for| i Somdern fully realizes worth, a conductor with a hear y of his readers, those prairie | Jt i; 4" ggainst his nature to|of goid who befriends the luck TRY" (Doubleday and Co. Ltd.). katchewan village of Dobie, they sode when Mrs. Sopdern attempts i ; BROOKLIN BULL ALL-CANADIAN season. He was first prize junior bull calf at the Royal Winter Fair; junior champion at Peterborough Championship Show and junior and reserve | grand champion at the Ontario | County Black and White Day | held in connection with Port Perry Fair. { Py ns are di about about. : ; f a ruin the good memories held by| All in all, "Peace River Cour In telling this story of a plain, the citizens of its inhabitants. But try" provides an evening ou een 0 Oris S/ ay of sentimentality. |by a fellow alcoholic who wants' make most of his fans happy wit - . {him merely as a companion this nostalgic story of Wester nes n pe ing ases to follow his family, and their has selected this book as its Fe|people were convicted in Bow-|Toronto, was fined $15 and $2] Correspondent |a close in this fashion. Mrs. Son-|test, Magistrate R. B." Baxter on|December 16 on 401 highway. | Connie, Toronto, visited his sister, held high in an atmosphere of HOW TO HELP YOUR Mallard, 82 Northington boule-|ing on 401. Elliston McPherson, Sunday. |ing. Meanwhile, Mrs. Sondern |had driven at a speed of 75 miles highway 401 on December 16. He Pe scouraged the itching soreness and wedding anniversary at t helShe could. pain of your piles a saws ald, OPP, was the investigating|$15 and $2 costs when convicted | down-on-luck family of the 1930's, he stays on, despite his good in- pleasant, if not unforgettabi This theme takes up the|Canada. I HAMPTON BOWMANVILLE -- John J. Carley, Clifton road, | flight before him ruary selection, That's when M manville Police Court on Tues-|costs when found guilty of hav-| HAMPTON -- Mr. and Mrs. dern and her children-have some- -- |charges of driving in excess of| Paul Belanger, Toronto, was| rented rooms while the mother vard, Toronto, was fined $20 and Wayne Beach, was convicted of | Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Peters, has given the children the deer {an hour gn December 26 on 401|was fined $15 and $2 costs. surprise In the end the son realizes that Y3* When you try Hem-Roid, an Interd officer. on a similar charge. home of her parents, Mr. 175 Cum-| I | Planned Saving Booklet Brief and clear -- with colored charts -- this 12 page folder gives you valuable pointers on Planned Saving. Ask our nearest branch for your copy of the "2-Account Plan", Main Branch, | 1465 King St. W. Manager -- towns he has 'written so much qu yn "fhe village of Dobie toless little family. Allan skilfully avoids the piel tentions, detained more or less|reading, and Mr. Allen shoul balance of the story; his fight not| Incidentally, the Literary Gull Fourteen M. HORN, Auth 3 N 3 : : A | | Author Allen brings his novel t6/ Allen will face his stiffest literal day when they appeared before ing exceeded the speed limit on | Arthur Sulllvan and daughter how survived with their heads the speed limit. Mrs. Mary Alice! fined $10 and $2 costs for speed- Mrs. J. Gallant and husband on goes floor-scrubbing and launder- 1 M |$2 costs. Evidence showed she|speeding at 70 miles an hour on , Painful Pile | Toronto, celebrated their soth est affection and all the security ol owt highway. Constable J. McDon-| Tony Brockton was also fined and 'something has been gained, "I Pils Seatment, itj : g I { package of Hem-Roid 1 ,: TH Arthur C. Lambert, Mos Tr Salter, on Friday eve- was 2 tiation hd not Fs grog store aod se as direc. Fond a Ee or veriend avenue, Toronto, w as| ' complete understanding; a swift, at how qui your imi found ilt; f di t 75| Congratulations to Mr. and halfseen vision of the grandeur trouble NC eved Myon weet Jo [coedent the Spesd limié a Xo. 2 -- ro Hy "01 on| Mrs. F. Payne on the birth of a of defeats endured but not admit- days as a test, ask for your bes (75 mi h |December 21. He was fined $15 A Ref money 75 miles an hour on December 28. 4 ted, a glimpse into the splendor Refund agreement by all drug stores. | Mr. Witjes explained that he was and $2 costs. Mr. and Mrs. T. Wray were of Sifts that are given without | a "|best man at a wedding and was| Clinton Stockdale, 12 Liberty Sunday evening dinner guests of [rushing to get to the church on|Place, Bowmanville, was convict-| their son, Jackson, his wife and . v 2 of ,|time. Constable McDonald, OPP, ed of begin driven at 30 exces) family. S N y Sh k Pp | testified he had chased the Witjes sive rate of speed on igh- His many friends are glad that cience ow rim § 1 es sear for three miles, and had|/way, and was fined $10 and $2 J. Balson has returned home, fol-| it t . . t clocked him at 85 miles per hour COS. J McCallum. Brockville, | his several weeks in Bow Ww h 0 D fi {for a quarter of a mile. Mr. , : Vi 8, rn Hospital. : 1 ou am r iscomior »| Witjes was fined $35 and $2 costs.| Was found guilty of having driven the meeting. A student mayor ing the building Monday night. |Mr. Romeril and all those who John Wesley Offen, Oshawa, [00 December 17 at a rate of 66 Bo Jaehine. student mayor E G. A. Graham. 60 King St., took part. was convicted of speeding on miles per hour on 401 highway. | : |was driving south on Elias St.| As the group awaited lunch highway 401. The offence occur-| He, was fined $25 and $2 costs. APPOINTMENT and, as he crossed Augusta, was Bert Stevens sang two solos, ac-red on November 10. He was "Charles A. Pearson, 100 Dele. | PORT HOPE -- J, A. Reynolds|in collision with a car driven by|companied by Mr. Warrach at|fined $25 and $2 costs. Ware ayenue, Guelph, was fined and E. W. Carr have been ap-/C. F. Masterson, of Grafton, |the piano. William Bruvski, 55 Rosedale i 20d 32 costs when convicted inted to the parks board for which was Proceeding down | Cote De Luc, Quebec, was fined Allan B, Hoar, RR 1, Brock oli Kelly was re ja gpg AL og Re iy ALMONDS iw mere: "cted ville, Was loumd Sully of having Mrs. oie oo 3 ve] op signs a 5 on a speeding charge. driven on December 21 at an ex-| appointed rd LIQUOR CHARGE | | Nielson Palmer, Scarborough, cessive rate of speed and was and Sin ma Md PORT QUOX -- Frank Jung, ALMONDS -- The WA met at/was convicted on a charge of fined $10 and $2 costs. Jere rm: proprietor of Ray's Restaurant, the church with a good attend-|speeding on 401 highway after| Jack Wear was convicted of A court of revision to hear ap- Bewdley, was fined $50 and costs ance present. It was decided to evidence was given showing he having driven at a speed of 66 peals In connection with assess. |in Port Hope police court Mon- send $25 to Miss Murial Bam- had driven at a rate of 70 miles miles per hour on highway 401 ments for local improvements|day for unlawfully selling liquor ford, daughter of the pastor and|an hour. He was fined $5 and $2\on December 15. He was fined was and will be made up NOV. 24. The premises to the rear A Inssionary nurse in an Indian costs. $15 and $2. | Mayor joore, Reeve|and west of the restaurant, occu-|0Spital. Read x iy Ni pon " Reeve pied 'as a residence by the gol Mrs Dercy 2 ascve took the w | Micha -icused were declared a public| period. | lors a ns | lace within the meaning of the| Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Atkinson Business Women Hear wear, The court will meet Feb, Liquor Control Act for one year.|[had Rev. A. F. Bamford, minis-| f 10 at 7 p.m. | In imposing the fine, Magis-|ter of Almonds United Church, - | |trate R. B. Baxter warned the christen their three youngest chil-| N F h CIVIL SERVICE accused that if he appeared on a dren on Sunday afternoon. | d n ew as 1001S . PORT HOPE -- Paul Simmons, [similar charge again, the fine Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Pogue vis-| #8 Croft St. has been elected would be at least ten times as ited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs., BOWM"NVILLE -- At a dinner Mrs. Garvock also mentioned | president of the Port Hope'great. * {Gordon Kirby, and Mrs. J. Bals-| meeting of the Bowmanville Busi-|fad fashions which are attention) don, Markham, i 8 A 1 |getting for a short time but do = The neighbors and friends of ness and Professional Women's | i"sioy iy favor. Mrs, Garvock . . the Almond community gathered Club held in the Balmoral Hotel, | predicted that chemise and sack| A | ; ; rosecution n S ase at the home of Mr. and Mrs. plans were discussed for the| dresses are in this category. She : Reg. Foster on Tuesday evening|club"s "International Night"|ajs, gave an excellent demonstra- | : . . bo honor their son, Donald|which will be held on the third {jon of original design illustrating] In African Treason Trial [im i tise "uethn ims ve oi poh" Btn yy ? Mrs. Ruby Garvock was the it is possible to copy a gown Oshawa. A presentation of a special speaker. She gave an in-|from any picture by taking it| wi ANNESEURS (Reuters) of them were withdrawn ia Dec- cofise Sle BE lamp Was teresting and instructive talk on apart into sections mentally, and | prosecution Tuesday com- ember. x A | fashion, design, and dressmaking.|then making a pattern. An unani- | pleted its case in the prelimin-| Hundreds of witnesses gave evi- a The Jome aud Schiogt snjoyed Styles for the coming spring and mous vote of thanks was tender- | ary hearing of treason charges dence in support of charges that|' =. y nesday summer offer a.wide selection to|ed to Mrs. Garvock for her enter-| against 95 South Africans. there was a plot to overthrow the|SVERIng at the home of Mr. and|g.it different types of figures, she taining and instructive addr | The defence said it will call no government by violence and set ME Chatles . Roberts, | Eight/ pointed BT eo Mpures, she g ess. | " | " y acy" 'e were ay: Hl a i A | ayidence and, wil meve that the 1, 8, People's democracy" om Gove Shemslves Ligh Ti cYcler Vi thelr inspiration icurned until Jan. 20 to| High treason in South Africa is|freshments were served at the ;ionC D8 CREPE PERUNS SC ings adjourn mtil Jan. | : le tory, she explained. This season give chief defence counsel Ver-(described as a common law of- lose. itarnininitv 3c: the' keviot d mon Berrange time to prepare his|fence committed by those "who| emininity 13 118 Jeyno'e, ano Son Ber (with a hostile intention distush,] NO BUTTER SHORTAGE |.h¢ modes of 1958 are a modern] PAPERS a limpair or endanger the independ-| OTTAWA (CP)--There | adaptation of a reflection of those The prosecution case was com- qo; qe or safety of the state, or at- decli im 8 10 popular in the times of Madame one year and 33 days after | y s ecline or possibility of a short- | 4 B d the M ise d iN BOWMANVILLE opened. Most of the suspects] emPt or actively prepare to do age in Canadian butter produc $ ary an e Marquise de were arrested Dec. 5, 1956, and! *p orn the trial. Bi id tion, F. J. Reynolds, president of ompag ofr | the hearing began two weeks) g the trial, Berrange said) the National Dairy Council, said| Materials are particularly at- or [ihe proceedings hw been Jnsth| Tuesday in a statement. tractive this season, and the Pro : He was replying to a statement |colors are delightful. Brilliant Iw 'Tocecdings are Boi Pa Reed juutiaw the {eat held 19 Hie ac-lissued earlier Tuesday at To-|shades of apricot, lemon, and MA 3-5561 two after the resumption. Th2 ac-|sons whom they represented Fhe ronto by Robin E, Merry, presi-|sherry are in the spotlight. Other | : cused then will either be dis-| ons he maid war the result of dent of the Institute of Edible Oil fascinating color effects are also If you have not received charged or committed for trial in|a political plot similar to some Foods, who said butter produc-|new. The figured materials are|| your Times - Gazette by the Supreme Court. BD tie of the I auisition. and | HOD is declining and a shortage |lovely, Mrs. Garvock stated, and| 7 m., call Under South African law, the|to the Reichstag fire trial in Nazi|of edible food fats has been|gave as examples the charming Pm. maximum sentence for high trea- Germany. averted in the last few years rose designs of huge splashy | son is death by hanging. | Negroes, Europeans and In-|°%Y by the use of margarine. |flowers against white back-| KING TAXI Originally, 156 persons were in dians make up the roster of the |grounds. These flowers are not the dock. Allegations against 61'accused. Pl T R limited by horticultural colors but All calls must be placed - i |are obtainable in sof ue : J an 0 esume :.... bright reds, or striking before 7:30 p.m. : Sch 1 Cla {tangerine hues. a BOWMANVILLE -- The loss] was estimated at $16,000 in the| Jgre which destroyed Bethesda | KINSMEN CLUB OF AJAX Let these hel ou to Pla | School in the early hours of Tues-| P y 44 |day morning. It was situated one| and a guarter miles south of Ty-| [fone Village: The Bethesdasgchool | ; oard held a meeting yest®rday Use our Personal Chequing Account 3 afternoon at the residence of Gor- | : . {don Brent, the secretary treasur- Savings Account together. ler. The chairman, Arthur Hamil- ton, presided, and other members i . . present were Mr. Brent, Don 1 Pay all bills by cheque on a Personal Ch |Stainton, and John Broome. Plans quarterly statement will help you keep yo Were discussed for continuing + ," '|classes for the 19 pupils of th EVERY H iH RSDAY The low Service charges are prepaid. You|gehool, A Fer rary retin had are on file if you need them not yet been found, but the trus- $ tees ave several in view, and it . NI I Va 8 Pp M . : |is expected classes will be re- . * Keep your Savings Account for saving. / |opened on Monday. Miss Velda pay. As your balance grows, you'll gain, '-- oo Millbrook, is the teacher. ROT A RY x] A LL %- ' aid ke AJAX 2] FOR MISSED > PAPERS T Start Planned Sav" PRIZES U P (0) - gd 4 HE hy | *I| 1¥ you have not received your | BANK ©: | Times-Gozette by 7 P.M., Call $ 0 I 770 BRANCHES ACRO AJAX TAXI JAC KPO | 3 00 0 Phone > (0) h S » AJAX 333 ther Specials All calls must be Plueag before PROC EEDS JUNIOR SPORTS i Simcoe St. N, Bron THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, January 22, 1958 § HERE ARE BARGAINS THAT NO ONE ELSE. DARES OFFER! 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