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BR'ER RABBIT KNOW A TASTY PICNIC Br'er Rabbit couldn't resist | himself? Mrs. N. E. Norton and erashing this picnic when he | her friend Conrad Guzkowski saw what was on the menu, | were surprised at the appetite Lettuce, celery, carrots--hum- | of their uninvited guests, but ans call it rabbit food, so why | soon decided he was an im- shouldn't a hungry bunny help | provement over the traditional ! P-W's head In Play-Offs BOWMANVILLE -- Bowman- {ville Pee-Wee All-Stars are lead- :ing 2-1 in their best-of-five Lake- shore semi-final play-offs with {Port Hope. Fourth game of the series will be played at Memorial Park to- inight. Winner of the series will enter the OBA Pee-Wee "B" play- offs. Legion Bantams begin their | best-of-three Lakeshore playoffs with Port Hope Thursday night at Memorial Park. Bowmanville Midgets play the second game of their best-of-three Lakeshore semi-final playoffs in Port Hope Wednesday evening. Lions Juveniles play this eve- ning at Vincent Massey Park. Bl Also scheduled for thie evening is an exhibition game between Bow- {manville Girts and Ladies Junior Farmers. The latter game will be played at Central School grounds, BOWMANVILLE -- More than {500 persons attended the annual [piecnis held by Bowmanville Branch 178, Canadian Legion, BESL, Legion Ladies' Auxiliary and Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band at Waltona Park, Newcas- tle, over the weekend. Highlight of the day were races, games and other events. Chairman for the project was Bill Mairs and members of the com- mittee were: Art Hooper, Dick Little, Pete Tullock. Bill Parker and others assisted in supervis- ing the events. Children attending were up- plied with tickets for free ice cream and pop and festivities be- gan with a peanut scramble. Event winners were as fol- lows: ; Horseshoe pitching champion- ships -- Art Hooper and Bill Bates; pie eating contest -- Bill Bates; lucky spot -- Ede Rundle; I | ° ° 2 Big Fir ants, The trio was getting in | the mood for National Salad Week, July 31-Aug. 9, a week for humans to enjoy the Cana- dian grown vegetables which rabbits eat all year round. By THE CANADIAN PRESS Two gigantic forest fires burned HOG MARKET VOTE [through British Columbia timber- lands today. Firefighters were | powerless to stop them. !" Another vast outbreak was es Burn In B.C. Forests 1$1,000,000 fighting fires in the |province--10 times what spent 2ll of last year. MENACED FOR WEEK The biaze near Whitehorse had menaced the Yukon capital for a Legion Holds Annual Picnic egg and spoon race -- Mr. and Mrs. Glen Virtue. Races -- Boys (five and under) -- Jim Walton, Mike Gilhooly; girls, Jackie Patfield. Boys (six to eight) Dan Hooper and Cliff Gilhooly tied for first, Paul Lyle; girls: Joan Nich- ols and Patricia Welsh. Boys (eight to 10) -- Terry Nichols and Danny McDonald; girls, Carol Johnston, Jill Nich- ols. Boys (10 to 12) -- Mike John- (son, Jim Crozier; girls, Vicki Chard, Pat Virtue. Boys (12 to 15) -- Don Tordiff, Larry Perris; girls, Pat Virtue, | Pat Carter, Ladies, 16 to 20--Wilma Bates; men, Dave Robertson, Dave Maguire. Ladies, 21 to 30 -- F. Bona- than, M. Sheehan, Vicki Gray; men, Dave Kilpatrick, Jack Knight. Ladies: 31 to 40 -- Vivian Me- Donald, Florence Graham; men, Don Gilhooly, Bun Welsh. Wheelbarrow race -- Mr. and Mrs. Don Gilhooly. Shoe kick for ladies -- Ruth Osborne, Mel McNulty. Softball throw -- Jim Barclay, Dave Robertson. Ladies (40 and over) -- Mrs, |Dick Patfield, Bill' Bates, Ross Mornier. Treasure hunt -- Doug Tullock, Maguire family. BOWMANVILLE AND DISTRICT NEWS Staff Reporter -- D. GLYNN -- MA 7-7013 RETIRES FROM CPR BOWMANVILLE -- Forty-five years' service with the Canadian Pacific aRilway endéd this week for William Alvin Ceurtney, 65, of 56 Simpson avenue. Mr. Court- ney, express agent in B. development he has seen during the past 45 years. He began as a telegrapher at anhon Youated & Tweed and Havelock. "There is no staff ville for the past five years, re- tires Aug. 1. He is presently on holidays. Mr Courtney has seen many changes occur since he started working for the CPR Sept. 3 1913. Shorter work weeks, faster |trains, new and longer {trains are just part of the vast at that station now," he said. Later he worked as a spare ator in the Trenton division until 1916, wen he was transferred to Newtonville. Newtonville later became a major station along the line and a ocal chute and water tower were constructed. It was an im- portant train order station in JUDGE DIES QUEBEC (CP) -- Judge Oscar L. Boulanger of Quebec Superior Court died of a heart attack Mon- day at his summer home at St. Camille in nearby Bellechasse county. He was 69. Born in the Bellechasse village was | John Graham, Jean Burton; men, of St. Charles; Judge Boulanger represented his country in the House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1926 to 1940--the, {year he was appointed judge. closed out in the 1930's. During the next seven years he served as a relief despatcher. In 1933 he was transferred to Port McNichol in the Georgian area. This was the central CPR terminals for Great Lake traffic and his duties included despatch- ing both trains and ships. 3 Mr. Courtney remained at Port McNichol until 1953 when he was transferred to Bowmanville as express agent, "We worked 12 hours a day, , he recalls, but was|y, Recalls 12-Hour Day And Seven-Day Week but we remained on a six-day week until 1952. LONGER TRAINS cidents during his career, Mr, Courtuey recalls, was when a trainload of mules en route from the United States was derailed in Whitby during the First World ar. Some of the animals were kill ed, but most of the 20 carloads. escaped and it took several mes hours to catch them in a nearby Bay |field. The train was badly dam. aged. Fortunately none of the crew were injured. What will he do now? Mr, Courtney has no definite plans at |The moment. He has a garden {that he enjoys working in during {the summer. In the winter he en- joys curling at the Oshawa Curl- ing Club. dampened by rain and appeared | Kk. |40 have stopped its run at White-| Mayor Gordon Cameron told {horse in the Yukon, The blaze |p. 0 2,600 residents to be ready seven days a week when I first joined the road," he said. 'Our hours were later cut to 10 a day Big Farm Plebiscite To Be Held Friday TORONTO (CP)--Canada's big-| A leaflet distributed by dissi- gest farm plebiscite will be held dent producers calls for a "No" Friday among 78,000 hog pro- vote--not to scuttle co-operative ducers in Southern Ontario. marketing but to "open the door The farmers will pass judgment for re-organization, eliminating on a $100,000,000-a-year co-operat- | compulsion, under new person- ive marketing program that has|Del." taken shape during 17 years of In another leaflet the Hog Co- controversy and court battles, |operative claims the marketing Ballots will be cast between 10 (Program has given Ontario hog am. and 8 p.m. at 420 township producers $40,249,390 during the polling stations in 42 counties. |!ast five years through higher Township clerks will mail returns Prices. to the Ontario Farm Products] The program had its beginnings Marketing Board and official re-/in 145 when 95 per cent of the sults won't be known until Mon- producers voted for collective ac- day or Tuesday. Agriculture Minister Goodfel- low, who ordered the vote three and. two years later the Ontario months ago, has decreed a twe-|Hog Producers' Association was thirds majority will be needed to |estabiished as sole marketing au. keep the program in operation. thority. In 1955 the co-operative Defeat would mean a period of Was organized to take over the direct sales between farmer and |job and a year later it began set- packer although a new program ting up assembly yards. | tion. Negotiations with packers] began in 1947 but ended in 1951 licences and refusing to let gov-|said the fire hazard is "'explo-| {was within nine miles of the town when the rain came and the wind |. 40 swung to the north and the | |direction changed. | At one time it was feared Whitehorse would have to evacuated, but officials called off 11 in the traditional ind d He emergency move. |sell in the traditional ependent | tashion. The court upheld the FIRE RUNNING WILD marketing plan but the provincial | A 1,000,000-acre blaze was run- government was forced to make ning wild in the Prince George amendments. |area; in the B.C. interior about A dispute over the province's 350 miles north of Vancouver. A iresh peach marketing . plan pall of smoke from one to five forced further amendments last miles thick hung over the area. March and these became 'the - Fire spread over 800,000 acres centre of the latest legal battle, in thz Lower Post area on the in which Mr, Justice Ferguson B.C.-Yukon border. Rain fell Sun- ruled the hog plan illegal. day but it was not known whe- The case began when two drov-|ther the outbreak had been ers from the Chatham area, Clar- |brough¢ under control. ence and Gordon Knights, were About 200 fires were biazing In Icharged with by-passing the as-|B.C.'s dry forests D. B. Taylor, sembly yards, operating without |chief Vancouver district forester, ernment inspectors look at their sive." books He said the situation is the THRICW OUT SOME | worst he had seen in his 37 years A ist : of forestry. A magistrate acquitted them on «pishtning - caused fires are |for evacuation on Saturday when fire--four miles wide--began ad- vancing. | However, the wind again turned isoutherly and the fire appeared to have halted its advance. More light rain was forecast today. | Reports from army units at | Whitehorse said 100 servicemen, |forestiy workers and volunteers [Saturday completed two fire |breaks between the town and 'he fire. The evacuation plan included {provision for taking hospital pa- tients and about 1,500 other resi- |dents by train 50 miles to Car- Cross The White horse blaze was one (°° of about 20 burning out of control in the parched Yukon. 'Red School House Policy Midgets Lead In Semi-Finals BOWMANVILLE Bowman- ville Midgets walloped Port Hope 11-0 Monday night to take a one- game lead in their best - of -three Lakeshore semi-final playoffs. Winner of the series will enter the OBA Midget "B" playoffs. liant shutout performance for the locals. The young right - hander allowed only two walks. He gave up no hits. Bill Osborne tripled and scored jon an error to put Bowmanville |into a 1-0 lead in the second |frame. He was handed an inten- tional walk in the third when the bases were loaded. Larry Hancock sparked a third ning five-run rally when he ls in pounded a centre field double with the bases loaded. Ross Turn- er scored Hancock with a two- {base hit before the side was re- tired. | Larry Piper singled in the fourth and made it home when Jim Mooreraft pitched the bril-lhe was hit twice by wild throws. | arry Hancock scored the lone run of the fifth frame. | Bill Osborne clicked for his second triple to score Grant Flin. toff in the sixth inning. Osborne {scored on a single by Alan Cole. Gary Conway advanced Cole and they both crossed the plate on a single by Ross Turner. |Score by Innings: | Port Hope 00000000 0 4 |Bow'ville 015 113 x--11 9 2 and we were given Sundays off. eight-hour day came into effect, | FOR MISSED PAPERS IN AJAX it you have met recelved your Times-Gezette by 7 p.m. coll AJAX TAXI AJAX 333 All cells meet be pleced before 7.30 p.m. | During the First World War the SUBSCRIBERS TIMES-GAZETTE BOWMANVILLE FOR MISSED PAPERS AND BOWMANYVILLE'S FINEST TAX! SERVICE PHONE STEVEN'S TAXI MA 3-5822 if you have net received your | Times-Guzette phone your cor vier bey first. If you are unable to contact him by 7:00 p.m. || TELEPHONE STEVEN'S TAXI Cells Accepted Between 7 «7:30 p.m. Only 11 charges and threw out another; eryw y ; reaking out everywhere and we| VICTORIA (CP) -- A little red 0. Tweiysevia Sharges were/yust haven't the equipment to/school - house policy has been pending when the brothers' law- fight them," he said. outlined by the British Columbia yer applied to the Supreme Court | | |] Opposition to the hog co-oper-| About 90 per cent of the 2,000,- for an order prohibiting the mag- SMOKE GROUNDS PLANES {department of education. Navel ative program stiffened last Sep- t a i District school boards tember when the Ontario Hog Xo os mania a OBtanie irate from hearing them. The smoke was 0 bad in the poop aeked to build two - room ; " Mr. Justice Ferguson granted Prince George area that planes s Co- / ot | ; |el t schools. wh s- Producers Cooperative, in a0 ef. iirough the yards, with packers he order. ie aid the marketing used to. fight the blaze NEre ur and "combined Hior-seior i a competitive plan was instituted without a vote grounded. Officials said the | pioh schools in thinly- lated | to meat packers, extended to 24:4 custom If th A of b od { high schools in nly-popula counties its new system of com- | y! . ie program is ap-|0 0g producers, contrary to the | smoke made it impossible to. spot | areas. fy marketing through as. (Pioved Friday ec-operative offi- Marketing Act. The March new outbreaks. Where sembly yards clals say they will extend the as-) amendment had been aimed at| Winds, sun and lightning were jowed, the government will not] i Bit 'complained that sembly yards to all 42 countries. |permitting the new program but creating almost impossible odds| share in transportation costs. | could be introduced. (COMPETITIVE BIDS The following is the second in a series of Civil Defence Bulletins designed to instruct the householder in the precautions YOU MUST MAKE NOW in order to ensure you and your family of a chance of survival in a Civil Defence emergency. RETAIN THIS BULLETIN AND ACT NOW! Further bulleting will be issued as required desling this policy is not tol. This is the second and final in « series of bul- shipping their hogs to yards in.| During its 17-year development Mr. Justice Ferguson declared: against firefighters in the Van-| A protest against the Measure |was made by George Whittaker, the hog marketing plan has pre- "Confirmation of a void scheme couver forest district, which in. letins on C.D. dealing with emergency rations end with other aspects of C.D. stead of straight to the packing plants resulted in higher hauling costs and weight losses among hogs. | Controversy over the scheme reached the Ontario el R. I. Ferguson ruled the plan was | illegal because it was established without a vote among hog pro- ducers. | The decision threatened to| bring down many of the prov-| ince's 17 other marketing pro-| grams established under the | Farm Products Marketing Act] and both the provincial goveran- ment and the Hog Co-operative | announced they would appeal. Leaflets and newspaper adver- tising have been used Hy both sides in the campaign for Fri-| day's plebiscite. UN Security Council Talks OTTAWA (CP)--External Af- fairs Minister Smith is to return ments about its parent legisla- tion, the Farm Products Market- ing A Supreme p. yer of Sebringville went to Court last month. Mr. Justice ine supreme aT Cov Smith Attends | ipitated innumerable legal argu- means nothing." {cludes Vancouver Island and the |Cowichan district school trustee Ontario marketing Commis- mainland from the border 400 who said: 'The ruling removes sioner G. F. Perkin has sald this miles north and east to the Cas-| boards regarding the building of ruling could invalidate many of cade Mountain range. | separate junior and senior high the 18 provincial marketing] No relief was expected from|schools." schemes because they have been the warm, dry weather Earlier the Cowichan board en- amended without a vote since| The B.C. government so far dorsed construction of separate ct. In 1957 hog producer Theodore n effort to maintain his right to 'he plebiscites establishing them. this year has spent more than'junior and senior high schools. ON YOUR VACATION to New York today | It was announced by the prime] minister's office Sunday that Mr. | Smith will fly to New York to-| day in time to attend the United | Nations Security Council meeting| this afternoon. The prime minister and Mr. | Smith conferred Sunday on the | fast-developing Middle East situ-| ation following Mr. Smith's re-| turn Sunday from talks in Wash- ington and New York. l No immediate government re-| action was expected to be made] public, however, on the surprise] call Saturday by Soviet Premier) Khrushchev for a Big Five sum-| mit meeting at Geneva. | An external affairs official sald | it is "extremely likely" that the| NATO Council at Paris will dis- cuss today the Khrushchev pro- posal for a meeting of Britain, the United States, Russia, France and India. | Peach Growers Test Weed Killer HARROW, Ont, (CP) -- Three| county peach growers are tesi- ing a weed killer as 'a peach' thinning spray The chemical, alanap, has been used commercially for several years as a weed control for cu- cumbers, melons and asparagus. | But says T. B. Harrison of the| Harrow experimental farm, the| chemical allows excessive fruit to be taken off early, allowing the remaining fruit to gain "'tre.| mendous health and vigor." | It is being used by three dis-| trict farmers this year and if) they find it as successful at the) experimental farm did, it will bel produced commercially. The strength used is not the same as when the chemical is used as a weed killer, HAVE THE TIMES-GAZETTE MAILED T0 YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE! VACATION RATES 40c PER WEEK SEE YOUR CARRIER FOR VACATION DELIVERY OR PHONE THE CIRCULATION DEPT. -- RA 3-3414 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE supplies. PLAN TODAY TO SURVIVE TOMORROW When and if the need for an Evacuction Pack arises, there will be little or ne Hime te essemble it. The enly selution LJ to gather the materials together es soon es possible. tity of staple foods and water, there are other diel FY in toe 9 Pack to make living easier, improve sanitation, end guerd eg The basic list of items required is the same whether kept in a refuge or in the trunk of the family ser. For not have thelr own means of transportation, the "starred" items should be kept in @ svi or other ean be carried. items which should be included in your Evacuation ond hological stress, Ladd people whe de iner which Evacuation Pack for Refuge or Trunk or Car ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Water--2 querts Additional water If space and containers are avollable A seven-day food supply (per person) including utensils ® Plostic-type raincoat for eating, ond a can opener (See recommended list). NOTE: Those without private transportation should toke as much food as feasible to carry. ® Hand towel (one per person) e Soop ® Personal Items (toothbrush, comb, rarer, senitary supplies, ete), ® Pocket knife ® Personal papers and valuables First Aid Kit Facial Tissues Extra sweater Portable battery radio Non-electric type heating unit and spare fuel Cooking utensil Water- proof sheet Sash cord rope or heavy binder twine Lantern with quantity of oil in safety tin Change of clothing Nails Old newspapers Whistle Reading Material Games for children te A % S Never let your car tank get less than half full YOU SHOULD: 1.~--~Change the stored water about once @ month and keep foods fresh by rotetion through normal use every six months. 2.--Include special food needs for infonte and invalids. 3.--Foods selected must be in cons, glass jers, sealed packages er vecuum cans. Blanket (at least one per person) Blanket pine (8) Safety matches One pair wool socks (per person) Infant care Items If required) o Essential medicines (insulin, ete.) Candles Axe Flashlight and batteries Shovel Javex and covered pail-- for emergency toilet facilities in refuge, 4.--Choose size of cans according to the size of your family. §.--Select foods which mey be eaten cold if necessary. 6.--Store foods in containers which may be easily picked up end carried to the trunk of the cor if evacuation becomes neces- sery. When selecting food for your family's Evacuation Pack, consider food preferences and individual appe- tites. Refer to C.D. Bulletin No. 1, which appeared in Yesterday's Paper. SUITABLE CONTAINERS INCLUDE @® Suitcase ® Strong mesh shopping bag ® Canvas or utility bag with handles ® Child's school bag with over-the-shoulder strap ® Covered picnic basket ® Heavy cardboard carton -- tied with heavy cord. TOMORROW MAY BE TOO LATE! START PLANNING YOUR EVACUATION PACK NOV . ..