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~~anin VOLUM.E 81 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL l8th, 1935NUER6 Mayor James Simpson, Toronto, was Guest Hampton Circuit Brotherliooci Controller W. D. Robbins and Frank Hannan of T. T.C., Former Darling- ton Boys, Also Guests at Largely Attended Func- tion Bringing ta a close another sea- son af most successful activity, the Men's Brotherhood o! Hampton hcld its final meeting in Hampton United Church Thursday night when al- most one hundred and seventy-five members sat dlown to a delicious supper prepared by the young men o! the Brotherhood. The meeting was presided over by T. C. Glaspell, president o! the Bro- therhood. Seated at the head table with him 'were His Worship Mayor' James Simspon. Controller Rabbins and Frank Hannan o! the T.T.C., ahl o! Toronto; Mayor W. R. Strike o! Bowmanville: Reeve Oco. F. Annis, o! Darlington township; Deputy Reeve A. L. Pascoe. af Solina; and Rev. Walter Rackham o! Hampton. In order ta prepare for the meet- ings in the faîl, the report o! the nominating committee wss present- cd by Theodore Salter, of Hampton. In the adoption ai the report the Brotherhood elected Hilton Peters, Hampton, as president. Mayor Simpson, who was Uic guest speaker o! the evening, was introduccd by Deputy Reeve A. L. Pascoe. In bis remarks. Mayor Simpson extended bis congratula- tions to the Brotherhaod on the suc-j cess o! the organization and pointed out that such bodies cxerted a real influence on the community. Thc speaker. refcrrlng ta the celc- bration in Toronto last suminer, statcd that the progresa seen dur- ing the last century was most re- markable. In bis opinion it was as great as during the last ten centur- ies. He told bis audience o! some o! the inventions o! ibis modern age, and stated tbat the young men o! today would sec many more changes during the next hundred years. The gathering gave a hearty wel- came ta Controller Robbins, who was bora at Enniskillen and le! t the community ta go ta Toronto some foony years aga. In bis address, Mr. Robbins told o! somne o! the liard- ships he had experienced during bis youtli.lMe statedjbat it was con- sidered the right 'qnd proper thing for bim ta walk f rom Enniskillen ta 33,FmanviUle eacli morning ta at- ýind high school. He asserted thatj Young men raised on the fana. would be w'ell-advised ta staY at home as tbey would be better off than by go- ing ta the cities. Short addresses were also dliv- ered by Mayor Strike af Bawman- ville and Reeve Annis o! Darlington, bath o! whomn offered their felicita- tians to the brotberhood. Mr. Frank Hannan, who is an cld Hampton boy. also spoke. Duning the evening, commiunity singing was led by James McMaster and George Wcrry. Other artists contributing ta the program wcre Orville Osborne, soloist, Bawman- ville; Sam Glanville, camedian and jentertainer, Bawmnanville: and How- ard Foley. Maple Grave, who gave several readings. Trinuty Evening Auxiliary held the April meeting on Tuesday a! ternoon in the achool raam. In the absence o! the President, Mrs. B .E. Ingham, Vice-President, presided. Atcr the opening exercises the members spent the afternoon quiltîng when two quilts were the result o! their labors. The Easter Thank-Offering envel- opes are asked to be placed on the collection plates Sunday morning, April 28tb when Miss Margaret Laurie of the Saskatchewan Scbool Home will be the guest speaker. Next meeting will be a supper meet- ing on May 20tb when the Mission Circles will be guests. BROTHERHOOD SPEAKER Mayor James Simpson Of Toronto, who was the principal speaker at the banquet meeting o! the Hampton Circuit Brotberhood at Hampton on Thursday night. He was accompanied by Controller Rob- bina and Frank Hannan o! the T. T. C.. both former Dalington boys. Services conducted by Rev. Dr. Barner in Trinity United Churdli on Sunday and ecdl evcnlng during the week have been well attended and an inspiration ta thase attending. Dr. Barner was Supt. a! Indian Mis- sions for many years in the West, and bas had a wide experience. His earnest and quiet messages bave been mucli cn.oycd and greaily ap- preciated. ýrbe services continue tbrougbout the week wth a special service at St. Paul's Churdli Good Fiday morning at 10.30 o'clock. BADMINTON FINALS The Finals for the champlonships of the Bowmanvilie Badminton Club are beimg held in the hall on Thurs- day nght commencing at 7.'30 p. m sharp. The f inest players mu the club wil l be sen In action Ini this cx- citing series. The generui public Is cordlallyiy nvted te wtness. these championship games. SPLENDID PROGRAM FOR FATHERS' NIGHT HOME & SCHOOL CLUB Base Line Home and School Club Are Also Guests at Gathering In Centrai Public School There was a splendid attendance at the Homne and School club on Wednesday evening. April lth, which was entitled "Father's Night". Shaws and Base Line clubs were also guests. The meeting whicb was held in St. Paul's S. S. room with Mrs. Wm. Clarke, President, in the chair, opened by singing "'Oh Canada" with Mrs. E. Wood at the piano. The President welcomned the visiting clubs after which the regular business was transacted. The prize for the most1 f athers out went ta Miss Moore's2 room. The same roomn had the most mothers present but owing ta, the rules o! the club Miss Moore could flot take that prize, s0 it went to Miss Bragg's room with 12 mothers present. Mr. W. P. Corbett, chairman of the School Board, was called upon ta take the chair when the followlng' program was presented: solos by Mr.1 Sam Glanville accompanied Iby Miss1 L. Bragg; violin solos by Mr. AI. Matthews accampanied by Miss H.1 Mains; recitations by little Miss Matthews; Providence quartette, Mrs. Milton Wight. Mrs. Ross Grant, Messrs O. Osborne and H. Wight.I rendered two selections. Mr. .' Sutton. accompanied them. Rev. Gea. Masson mpoire on the "Aims of the School Board", solos by Mrs. A. Colville "Little Mother of Mine" and "Sonny Boy"; Mr. Will Pointon spoke on "Higli ligits f rom bhis own experiences in Western Canada", St. Andrew's quartette. Messrs F. O. McIlveen, C. S. Halîman, R. E. Logan and S. Glanville, rendered two numbers accompanied by Miss L. Osborne. The artista ail excelled themseîves and were heartily ap- plauded by the audience. Mrs. Jas. 1 Kennedy wa.s convener of the pro- gram. a hearty vote of thanks was tendered aIl takîng part. Visiting clubs thanked the home club for the splendid entertainment. Meeting closed by slnging "God Save the King" after which a dainty lunch was served. Trinity Mission Cîrcle met on Tuesday, Aprîl 2nd, in thc Sunday school room for a supper meeting. There were twenty girls present. Following the supper there was a short business meeting. The chap- ter on Health Conditions of Women in the Orient was discussed by four of thc girls. The theme of the wor- ship service was The Sign of the Cross. On May 2nd an eveninge 'etn ill bc held at thîe home Of Mrs ErestPurdy, Division St. 1 Expenditures at Boys' Training School Reached Total of $1 10,941 Last Year MASS PRODUCTION BY SOLINA ANIMALS Solina live stock have gone in for a program o! mass pro- duction. Last year, a York- sbire sow owncd by S. E. Wcrry gave birth ta litter o! 20 pork- ers, which shocked the prude o! the sow's mother, who to keep up with her daugliter ibis week gave blrth ta a huter o! 21 squcalcrs. And not to be oui- donc, a neigliboring Hostein cow, owned by Herb Tink gave birth to, twin calves. Solina fol1k are hopiag that this round a! proliflcacy will not spread ta the buman race, and beat Uic record o! Mamma and Papa Dianne o! Callander. TIN CAN MATINEE At the request of Mayor W. R. Strlke. the Royal Theatre ls staglng. a Tin Can Matlnee on Frlday, Aprili 26th at 2.30 p. m. Prizes for boys and girls.1 Tax Rate oF 48 Milis is Certain For c Bowmanville But Bylaw is not Passedr Despite Monday's meeting of thc lavatories, whlch will permit them Town Council for the express pur- ta cut their estimates. pose of strlking the tax rate, the C. Çaverly applled for a sewer to rate was not officially struck, but a new house on Prospect Street. Re- it is almost certain it willI remain at ferred ta Superintendent of Roads 48 mills. A re-arrangeinent of some and Streets ta brlng in an estimate. of the estimates will rnake no di-- ference to the general rate, but will probably make a littie difference ta An item of lnterest ta man.y Stat- the rates which go ta make up the esman readers is contained In the general rate. The followlng sufls Edmonton Bulletin referrlng ta Bob are requlred ta operate affairs of the Scott. grandson of the late Dr. and municipallty this year: Town Rate $30,300.00 or 141/4 milis Mrs. R. Young. Bowmanville, wbo School Rate $34,015.68 or 141/2 milis has on various occasions vislted his1 Debent. Rate $1606390 or 73/4 mills aunt, Mrs. Merle Nokes, Queen St. County Rate $2450000 or il11/2 milUs The article whlch contains a good Front'ge Taxes $18,066.80 reproduction of Bob is headed Total Levy $123,397.05 48 mnills "Popular Grad Takes Position In the Since last week developmcnts have East" and continues thus: ":Bob brought about a $500.00 reduction In Scott only soi4 o! Mr. and Mrs. C. the estimates of the High School Melvin Scott who lef t last week for Board, and the Public Schoel estlm- Peterboro, Ontario. where lie bas ates have been referred back to the taken a position wth the Canadian Board for further study. It h cex- General Electric Company. Mr. pected that a reduction will be made Scott waa a graduate of the Univer- by the Publie School Board also. sity In 1934 in Electrical Engineer- Rev. Oco. Mason appeared bef are ing, and was a great favorite on the the Council on Monday to Justlfy campus, taklng work for his Mas- the Board's requlsition, explaining ter's degree, lie was advertislng man- In detail the necd for thle varlous ager for the Year Book, and bas also amounts asked. The Schooi Board been advertislng manager for the will likely arrive at a ncw dechsion Gateway. He was active in Robert- relative to the Installation of new son Church Young Men's Club." Large Share of Business 1 at Training School, On-'a tario Public Accounts Re-e veal Under the heading of the Depart- s ment o! Public Welfare in the pub- E lic accouais for the Province o! On-E tario for Uic year ending OctoberE 3sit, 1934, are revealcd the expendi-1 turcs and receipts at the Ontarioa Training School for Boys at Bow-E manvulle.1 Certain repairs and additions were L( carried out last year ta take care o!f the additional number o! boys thai were transfcrred tram, the Mimica Industrial School and wbile sums were spent wlth wholesale dealers and manufacturers throughaut thej province, the local hardware deal- ers, electricians and building supply men received a f air share, the total amount in ibis department being $7,267.70. The total salaries paid at the in- stitution o! which A. R. Virgin is superinteadent, amounted ta $4 1,- 457.28. This amount iacluded sal- aries paid toaai teachers, instruci- ors, stenographers, agricultural dir- ector and bis department, engineers, cooks. etc. The total operating expenses were $54,199.45 and were divided into Uic f ollowing groupa, with Uic business men o! Bowmanville recclving a f air ahane o! the orders: Medicines, $2.- 460.94: grocerles and provisions. $11,253.03; fuel, light and water, $11,.331.96; clothing, $5,766.41; laun- dry and cleaning, $4,690.12; furni- turc and furnishings, $1,349.35; of- f ice expenses. $2,007.92: f arrn ex- penses. $3,289.84; coati nage n c ie s. $12,049.88; repairs ta buildings, $7,- 817.12; llvestock. vehicles, and farin implements, $74.40; allowance for superintendena's car, $200.00. The grand total o! ail expendi- turcs was $110,941.55. Monles recclved for maintenance o! Uic boys amounted ta $33,584.28; for perquisities, $4,822; and froma the sale o! llvesiock, produce, etc., $1,952.52, making a total of $40,- 358.80, which deduced from îhe to- tal expenditure le! t an amount o! $70,582.75 ta be pald oui o! the pub- lic treasury. In addition to the Training School and its complemeni o! buildings east of Bowmanvllle, there hs a sumamer camp along the shore of Lake On- tario south o! Bowmanviile, wberc the boys spend two monil during thc summer. Ait th camp ihere is a large diaing hall, an administra- .tive building, and a few bunk bouses. .The propeniy ai tbe lake was tle >gif t o! H. C. Schalfleld. and île pro- ,pcriy ai the Training Sebool was .donaicd by J. H. H. Jury, druggist, o! Bowmaavillc. Churches are Filled For Day of Witness Services on Sunday pecial Services Attracted Large Crowds - Passion Week Mission Being Held at Trinity-Special Com- munity Service Good Fni- day Rallying otahUiccmia! ofHis Wor- ;up, Mayor Rosa Strike, te observe ýunday as a Day o! Witness in Bow- nanviliechcureles, hundreds o! ciii- men packcd the dhurcIes and join- din lae Uicnspiring worship services. rhe Mayor and Couacil atîeadcd t. John's Anglican CluncI as a nank o! respect to île Miniaterial ssociation, o! wbicl. Rev. C. R. 3pencer, nectar a! Si. John's, is the ?resident. Mn. Spencer pneachcd rom Uic texi, Si. Matthcw 6:33, ýBut scek ye firsi the Kingdom o! ceaven, and aIl these Uiings shail )e added te you."1 At Triaity United. Clurch, Rev. n. Banner, Siuperintendent o! In- iian Missions o! île United Chunch, )bserved île Wltness Service witl ie opening o! bis Passion Week Wissuon wbich 15 catinuing through is week. Dr. Banner will pneach it île Conuaunity Service in St. 'aul's United Churel ait 10.30 a. m. )n Good Friday morning, whcn min- sters o! ail local services will take art. "The Mayor's Proclamation. Came to Church Sunday" iras île topic o! ne Witneiss Service pdness by Rev. A.S. Kerr at St. Paùl's Clurch, and in the evening Mr. Kerr prcachcd n "Who is île King o! Glory"" Rev. W. G. Blake, preacbing lan St. .ndrew's Presbyterian Church, used the Palm Sunday gnccting as the topic o! bis morning address "Hos- nna la île Higheesi." Mn. Blake continued lis Lenten devotional talks la thc evening wlen he spoke on "The Sevea Wonds a! île Cross." EDUCATIONAL VIEWS GIVEN BY SPEAKER AT B.H.S. LECTURE Prof. Lange of Toronto University Dciivered Final Address o! Series Sp.nsored by Hlgh School Boarî Dr. Lange o! Ta>,.into University, in his talk on "iltlU[lation, Englisl, American and German" ai, île kigh School -on Thursday eveaule, outhîn- ed and compared the universiiy courses la cach of these cauntries. TIe Amenican and Canadian uni- vcnsity systenis closely follow iheir ®riginator in England. Oxford and Cambridge carry on thein traditions and nivalries f rom year ta year. In Genmany, evcry child has île nrivilege o! reccîviag an educatioii. kle las aine years ai HugI Sclool and then le writes a final examin- ation and if le la successful, le is entitled ta proceed to a uaivenaity. Thc univensity student enroUa uat some un.iversiiy, possibly Munich, and pays lis f ce. RIe may cloase any course le likes and, unlike our systemn, le may change bis subjecta and his ualversity ai any tinte. The advantage o! ibis feature us that ht enabîca a student ta study witl a lectunen la any univcrsity ai ail. As sean as le feel;s that le las necciv- cd all possible assistance from ibis Secturer, le menely moves on to some oUier university wîere lic reads witli Ssome ailer person. A German graduate may nai lxe ,characterizcd as typically Berlin, oz Munich ags anc identifies an Oxford an Cambridge graduate. AIse thenE hs lack.lng tlai excellent co-aperat- ivc spirit prevalent in Englisl, Can- adian and Amenican universities Na Gernian university las colieg( ycils, colours or any aiher essentiai o! aur uaiversity life. Dr. Lange explaincd ilat a Bach- clan o! Arts degree la nai given ai a German univcrsity. At the cnc a! four years study île studeal cames up for an examinatian basec an lis entine wonk. If le la suc. cessful, le reccives a doctor's degree Dr. Lange believes that île tmail o! perseverance togeiler wiUi th( accuracy and precision o! the Ger. man siudeni expiains wly îhe Ger. man science cquipmeni and surgica instruments are so superlor. Another lateresiing faci was thi German idea ibat a Yauth shoulc kxiow lis country and should mngli wtl Uic people. To encourage tht Idea hbatela were erected all ove Gcrmany. When on a waling tour a yauil may stay aitltese lostel for île equivaleni a! ten centsi night. Slmllarly England soon lie an ta construci hostels te amis5 ROMANCE 0F OIL INDUSTRY RELATED AT ROTARY MEETING N. S. Cummlng of Luperual Oil Company Provides Interestlng and Informative Address at Weekly Luncheon Meeting The Romance-a! île Oil Industry was île subjeci a! an engrassing address ai F'iday's meeting o! Bow- manvile Rotary Club. The gucat speaker was Mn. N. S. Cumming o! île ImPerial Oil Limited o! Taranto, and a chanter memben o! St. Cath- arines Rotary Club. HIe was ina- duced by Rotanian Tim Garten who was instrumientalinlabringing lum te Bawmanville. To-day it s a most obviaus and potent faci. Mn. Cummuig said. ihat there is a gasaline station on aimost everY convenieni canner la culies and towns, te say noihiag o! coun- try roadsides. It is almostiImpos- sible for a motorist ta rua oui o! gasaline and nai have. nearby, an immediate supply. Wlea you pull lnata a service sta- tion - île gasoline going ia your tank, reaches the end a! a long mrail. Tlat mrail may have begun 8,000 feet underground some 3,000 miles distant. The trail las led through pipelines, tank steamers, re!ineries and bulk terminaIs, and by tank wagons on trucks ta île 500 gallon Large Caste in Boys' Review Provicies Audience Witu Music, Mystery, Fun DIRECTED REVIEW Presentation in Opera House Under Direction of Mr. Ed, Devitt 18 Out- standing Success - Hun- Idred Boys Take Part Mr. Ed. H. Devitt of Baw-manvile Higli Scbool staff. and prominent boys' worker, wbo directed the very successful Boys' Rcview at the Opera House last Thursday and Fniday. unaergroun Lan J .t our seviceBOIYMANVILLE ENTERS station. Your oil and grease have corne the saine route. The asphaît BASEBALL TEAM IN your car is on-the solvent naphtha LAKESHORE LEAGUE used to work Up the rubbr in your tires and. the wax polish for your Bowmanville on Tuesday might car - are ail by-products of mak- entered a team in the Lakeshore ing the best gasoline. and may have League for 1935, when the league corne f rom the samne 011 well. met to orgamize and elect off icers at Story of Petroleum Newcastle. Two Peterboro teama,% The story of petroleum is f ull of Canadian General Electrlc and Ra.y- human interest. Its use by mnan bestos, have asked to be admitted to dates back to the dawn of! stry the league, whlle Port Hope and Co- The mortar in the ruina of Ninevab and Babylon was made from it. bourg wilU also have entries. A fur- The Mound Builders of North, Amer- ther meeting wiII be held at the ica are known to have dug out ail Quccn's Hotel, Port Hope, on Tues- pools; the Indians collectcd and day next at 9 p. m. to organize the used it as a curative agent. Rock oil it was called as it oozed f rom the league. Oshawa will be aaked to earth and floated on pools and place an entry ini the group. Off ic- streams. Seneca 011. one of the old- ers electcd for 1935 are: President, est brand naies before the days f Orme Gamsby, Orono; Vice Presi- patent medicine, was sold for med- icinal qualities. In 1858 it got s, dent, A. L. Brown, Port Hope; Sec..- they could not wait for it to ooze Treas.. Dr. S. E. Stacey, Peterboro. from the ground and they began ta W. J. Bagneil entered the teamt front dig for it. Therefore the f irst band BowmMiI'e. dug ail well on North Ainerica was made at Oul Springs, Ont. In 1859 A meeting wIJI le held here Frtda.y its possibililties as a valuable petrol- morning at 10.30 In the Council eum product were determined and Boom and &U1 interested parties are the first oul well had been sunk suc- asked te attend i order to organize (Contlnued on Page 4) for the local entry. 'From Vancouver to Yukon' Topic 0f Womeïi's Canadian Club Addresa The BowmanvIlle Boys' Review, directecl by Mr. Ed. Devitt, and sponsored by thie Boys' Work Board, proved an outstanding sucoess when it was presented in the Opera H-ouse on Tbursday and Friday. Thurs- day's crowd of about 200 Soon spread the news of the splendid show. with tbe result that a packcd bouse witnessed Friday's perform- ance. The show was both original and well carried out. Its caste of over 100 boys, bubbling over withl youthful entbusiasm. gave a zip te the program which was carried Into the audience. whicb in turn gave thie show a big reception. The program was most diversiflcd. For those wbo liked songs, there were sangs; for those wbo lUked humnor, there was bumor; for those wbo liked mystery, there was mys- tery; for those who liked dramia, there was draina; and for those wbo liked music, there was music of ev- ery type. Perhaps the bit o! the evening was the weird and ghastly "Grave Diggers of 1935."1 This breathtaking presentation held the audience speil- bound, the spell being frequcntly punctured by the absurdities of tbe situations. George Tardif! ia the leading raIe of this sklt. was a ghostly corpse who apparently had the knack of disappearing from closed caskets and floating etherial- ly tbrough the air, draped in long white robes. He was ably assistedi b.V a strong caste, which is listed at thie close o! this story. The openlng number was the Flag Breaking ceremony of the first Bow- manville Pack of Wolf Cubs. under the direction« ot Assistant Cubmast- er Morse Goodman. Tisa was im- mediately followed by the Campflrc scene. directed by Edi. Dcvitt. Here the audience was given a picture of what lite Ia a boys' camp la llkc. They saw camp contests and cbamPiansblps run off and tbcy beard the entbusiastic slnging of rounds and songs. by thie chorus o! 100 voices. Asslsting in this section of the program were two boys from the Ontario Training Schoal, John Hartley, who provided step dancing novelties. and Lewis Hodgson, wbose mouth organ solos were Most en- ,tbuslastlcally received. You t b fui1 Henry Wightman added variety te the camp! ire program wthbis piano sola "Farewell to h Piano" by Beethoven, whlle Alex McGregor and Don Williams sang a duet. The Minstrel show The short niinstrel show aIso cauglit the fancy of thc audience and the nUmbers Were greeted wlth 'Jrepeated ourstsof ai jp1ue. Nw Mrs. Lorne T. McLaughlin .___________ (Continued on page 3) Paints Vivid Picture of HOSPITAL DOLLAR DAYS WARDEN CALLS ON EDITOR Beauties of North West- DONATIONS SOLICITED The Editor o! the Siatesman was Mrs. J. T. Fee Elected Several bundred citizens favored with a eau on Saiunday f rom aided Bowmaavulle Hospital Reeve Percy Stinson, Milbrook, President very materialy at year, whcn Wardcn o! île United Counties.. Mr. under île Dollar Days plan Stinson bas a genial personallty and Mrs. L. T. McLaughiia, in an la- donations for thai amount lmpressed us as being a capable tensely intcresting addrcss ait the were received. As Hosital municipal admiaisîrator who seems Wamen's Canadian Club la St. Day draws near the Board dctermlacd te, pull couniies council John's Parish Hall on Monday a!lter- once agan appeals te citizens affaira oui o! anticauaied and obso- noon spoke on "PFrom Vancouver ta to support Hospital Dollar lete methoda and Iniect sinicier ec- thc Yukon". Mrs. L. W. Dippell pre- Days. Donations o! anc dol- oaomy and efficlency lata Uic var- sidcd. Dealing brie! ly with thectrip lar may lie made te Mr. Chas. tous depaniments under bis contraI. Uirougl île Canadian Rockies. Mrs. H. Mason, Secretary-Treasurer If couniy councils are ta continue McLaughlin went on swiftly ta Prin-, o! the Hospital Board, and and be a real service aur advlce is ceton wîere she xeind theTeSasmnwl paed tat Uiey should be "Hepburnlzed" mosi ihrilling o! automobile rides, to ackaowledge publicly, on wt iea n uheswedn that on the mountaili drive ta Coal- bebaîf o! île Board, ail don- o! that invisible axe whicl wiflcut mont. Twisting alang the Tulame*en ations made la ibis campaiga. off the suckers and langers-on tram River, frequentîy 1000 fi. above Uic Elsewhcre la thia issue will be bcadquarters right ouite îlte back river, îhe sightscers reneived views f ound a story o! a former concessions. Our liesi wlslcs and of astounding beauty. Clarke Township resldent's ca-operatian are witb Wardcn Bila- The firsi real calta thc Narth, fiac gif t ta île Hospital, and Conis Carou Aaie." Da loIn was unfortunately ta man's greed for It la la Uic same spirit o! co- Cave d u nd cil befieve îtlo193 gold. Until about 40 yeans aga t was operation in such a wartly oWar duend te oraelio! bisecon- unexplored but wih îhe discovern cause that public support is Wvînctuos nthe coeae ofhlp ton-he o! gald, Alaska became more ihan a urged. vunctienc ardte ederhip t over- geographical curiosity. Three-quar- Idte n axpaer dcmahend. rur ters o! a million square miles un cx- edtapyrdmn. tent, it forms île nathera uip o! the Noth American Continent. Al- aska belonged ta Russia until 1867, C J ' L wlen t was sold ta the United States *Cd Iloo.l xpendiuues Drop >narp.y inl for $7,200,000.00. More than the amount o! Uic purclase was taken from the Treadwill Gold mine in anc Ihree Years A uditors' Report Reveals N-ear. The natives are Indians. The climate alang île coasti s remark- ably mild and la vcry wet. School costs la Bowmanville de- Relief Account; $7,781.73 Town o! Speaking o! Totemisiii.Mms. Mc- cllned nearly $10,000 la île pasi Sandwich principal and inicrest. Laughlln declarcd ihai île poles are Unre ycars, Uic Oscar Hudson Ca., Sundry accouais $21.00, making a not idols. but are higbly revcrcd by Tarante. Municipal Audtors. reveal total o! $78,891.22, o! wb.lch Uic île Indians because tley carry île la their annual report ta Uic Town auditors declare $17,500.00 appar- tribal emblcm. Thc innumerable Council. Schoal cosis la 1931 were ently uncolleciable. beauties o! Uic land wcre reviewed-- $41,347.40 as compared with $31,- Banik lans ai île close a! the thc towenlng woadcd crags. cataracis 943.82 la 1934. Tbis lntcresting faci year were $58,150.00, as compared that thunder oui o! Uic clauds. shows thai combincd efforts o! île witli $67,400.00 ai tbe close o! île mlghty moutais that plunge sheer Scbcels Boards to economize lias prcvlous year. lie the sea ilcir frosty bands losi meant a reduction o! between 4 and Profits in tle waterworks depart- in swling misi and precipitiatis rav- 5 mills on thc tax rate. ment rose f ron $1,229.29 to $1,363.17 unes. Keichikali, Alaska's most The repart commends tle Mayor in 1934. urosperous towa, was meatloncd wlUi and Town Officiais on their efforts The wlolc report and île remarIes and stes of la lier, ousiera 1crta colleci arrears o! taxes. IhislaIl- o! the auditara are most opimiaio. tan l Mmn. nLau heinoursd onfîletenesting to note iliai because o! The figures neveal, liciter than in funk Mndstry Laugnd île nthe o these efforts thc auditara are able any aiher way, thai île town la fur inustryand lentivesf te report: "The yean 1934, therefoi'e, slowly but surely pulling oui o! thc ivory cunlos, mode byth naie shows a marked improvemientinl tax red. but île one grisai prolilem fac- fram walrus tusks. Salmon cana- collections aven Uic previaus year. ing the town acemns 'olic île colco- ing Is aIso an important indu-9trY. Wie île arrears were higler ai tleion o! tax arrears. This work lu Alaska's lakes are of stupendous end o! 1934 ilan they werc ai thebeling pursued wlth a fair measure sald. Ia îlepletUtres whicl wei'e close o! 1933, Uic percentage la- o! succSs, and it l confldently ex- beauiy wlhtheUicmauntain peaks crease la tax anrears was lesa titan pected that tle close of this year white wIth snow, Mr. McLaugblii n ersne12. hni swl e eylrerdcini h displayed on île acrecit, skagay, i n ea ic 99. bnthewl e er ag eucinu l stanting place for Uic trail o! '98 wa considcrcd ilat iwo large taxpay- amount o! oustanding taxes. Ap- dcpete laaillisbeatytheWhîecrs have nai paid taxes for several parently île big problem la wlat to Pas ralrod, osimarelous o! years, and that ilese properties do wtl thc Organ and Knlttlnt eng irng feats le wot l were lncldcd in île 1934 tax rall, f actory buildings aow owned by Uic Mountains, the Great Divide and Uic a rrears of ailer taxpayers iawn. While under municipal own- WesiTak ArnLaniagwitlMr1 ihave lesseaed rather than increaaed. ershlp there are ne taxes coming in, WestLaui'sre ai descros Tai< arrears, fotiincluding penal- whlcl means more taxes for sorne- made île trip from Vancauver ta' tacs, total $69,345.84, wilh other oui- one cise te pay. Wlth brîghter In- îhe Yukon anc o! immense delgbt.saidng accouais Includlng $356.75 dustrial prospecta h h b oped that Ia île Cemetcry accouais, $558.24 lnata leasi a part o! île Organ Factory (CoutInued on page12 Public Utîlilies Accouais, $327.24 will be oeeupled during île yeur. 9 - - - - - - 1 - -- - - ---- -- --- 1 With Which Is Incorporated T1he I3owmanvilie News