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Circulation 3000 This Issue rna n Zbe With Which s lncor*oraed.The Rowm nlà-Ne s-Th, à. d-oaIi lelbneIIUV faVIIU imaib IrU k1 ' I ---V WithWhigh I~ In~nrnrM~I T~ R~mnnuiI1 NqcwTh. siie incepencent .AMI 'l.... nONe VOLUME 83 BOWMANVILE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY l5th, 1937NUBR2 SALESMAN J. MacDonald, Bowmanville Wins New Automobile Given Away At Lions Carnival Bowmanville Merchant Wins on Only Ticket. Jim Woodward Wins Prize for Selling the ~Winning Ticket. Jack MacDonald, proprietor o! Mac's Clothes Shop, Bowmanville. was the purchaser o! the lucky ticket that won the Chevrolet coach at the Lions Club Carnival. Mr. MacDonald's ticket was drawn just about mnidnight by Gerald Matthews. little blind boy whom the Club sponsors at the Ontario School for the Blind at Brant- f ord. It was the only ticket held by the winner, who wus not pre- sent when the draw was made. A huge crowd which had filled Rotary Park for several hours thronged around the ticket booth where the draw was made. Imn- mediate Paut President E. W. Crawford expressed the club's appreciation ta the gathering for the generous supgort given the carniva.l, and President Everett Hoar announced the prize win- rer. Jim Woodward, who sold the winning ticket ta Mr. Mac- Donald, was awaîded the special J)rize o! $25.001 cash. From the turne that the-parade arnived at the Park the many booths started on an evening o! record business. Severai booths reported net profits o! $100, while every booth did a good business. One unfortunate instance was re- ported a! ter the carnival was over. Mo Breslin. who had charge o! the Bingo Booth, a! er adding up his receipts. f ound one box ol change mnissing. He believed it contained between $30 and $40. The miatter was îeported ta Chief a! Police Sydney Venton who 15 investlgating. A suni o! $60 was 9stolen f rom a booth at the Osh- awa Rotary Pair recentlY, and it is believ--l that the same thieves may hE q3een operating at the Carnivai .kere. The carnival was the most suc- cessful event staged by the Lions Club. The praceeds will be de- voted ta its work among the blind, for boys and girls and un- derprivileged children. ST. JOHN'S PUPILS AT ANNUAL PICNIC St. John's Church Sunday School picnic was held at the Cream of Barley Park on Wed- nesday, July 7th. The resuits of the races are as follows: Miss Mitchell's class-Dorothy Evans, Margaret Nichais. Miss Hall's class-Myrtle Hall, Willa Ward. Miss McPýeeter's class-Dorothy Bickell, Celia Tait. Sid Casbourn's class -Tommy Ward, Leonard Aider. Morse Goodman's class -Eric Densein. Jack Childs. Joe Alexander's class -R o ss Wright. Art Culleys class-L. McFeet- ers, Jin Martin. Mr. Vine's class-Gordon AIder, Vernon Ward. Miss Naylor's class-Bill Dad- son. Jim Levett. Miss Moses' class-Edith Ruiter, Shirley Aider. Miss Bate's class-Muriel Ro- gers, Ronna Evans. Miss Catton's class--Gary Wal- lace. Bobby Morris. Mrs. Betties' class-Mary Hum- phrey, Betty Lunn. Doris Wright's clasa-Helen Kil- patrick, Audrey Aider. Mrs. Cale's class-Mary Childs. Manied Ladies' Race - Mrs. Bettles and Mis. Parker. Three Legged Race, girl-Orace Childs and Celia Tait, Florence Calver and Dorothy Blckell. Three 'Legged Race, boys-J ack Childs and Leonard Aider, Ross Wright and Ernest Marris. Arrangements were in charge o! Superintendent E. S. Naylor and Rev. C. R. Spencer, and near- ly a hundred sat down to supper. Dr. and Mis. D. D. MacDonald, Toronto, are wth a party o! edu- catlonists on a trip ta Japan ta attenid the 7th biennial conven- tion o! the World Federation o! Education Associations ta be held at Tokia, Aug. 2 to 7. Dr. Mac- Donald is a native o! Bowanan- ville and lis old f iends here wish him an enjayable trip. Reduced Power Costs In Eastern OntarioWilI Not Affect Rate Here Will Mean Wiping out Credit Bowmanville Utilities commission state that the reduction will flot Thirteenth Power BiI, Mn- ateially affect the local situa- ager George Chuse Explanis. tion. Any sum paid for power over the cost is returned ta the local commission each spring in A general reduction of $3-00 thse 13th Power Bill. The reduc- per horse power in the wholesale tion 'will mean that the l3th Bill price of power for the Eastern wiîî proaally ibe much smaller Ontiario system has been an- than usuai as no credit wlll be nounced by Chairrnan T. Stewart bujît for overpayment of power. Lyon of the Ontario -Hydro-Elec- trie Power Commission. The re- duction, which becomes effective WINS SELLERS' PRIZE Augusti, continues until July 31', ALSO SUIT 0F CLOTHES 1938, and will amaunt to a total ___ of $180000 Ail consuners - do- Jin Woodward, a Goodyear mestic, commercial, and power ePlaYee, -who sold the lucky tic- users will share in the reduction. ket that won for Jack~ MacDon- Details af t.he reduction for the ald, af Mac's Clothes Shop, the variaus inunicipalities are in the Chevrolet car at the Lions Carni- course o! preparation and will val last Thu.rsday, was doubly vary throughout the system. The lucky himsetf. As seller of the local rate reduction will take into wnnîng ticket he recelved the accaunt not only the lower whole-LinClbrieo$2.0ncah saleprie bt te a oun fo the When he sold Jack MacDonald surplus earnings of the variaus the winning ticket, Jack told him local commissions during 1936. if lie won the car he would add Mr. Lyon said that the cancel- a $25.00 suit of clothes ta the cash lation and revision o! Quebec prize. Sa Jîm Woodward not only power canracts was only a minor collected the $25. f rom the Lions factor in the eastern system. Club, but was fitted for a new Manager ko. E. Chase of the1 suit at Mac's on F'riday. Proceeds 0f Lions Carnival $1160 Members Told At Meeting Monday Dbistrict Deputy Governor J. J. Brown Presides au President Everett Hoar and New Of- ficers are Instahied. Proceeds liain last week'sLions Club Carnival will approximate $1160, t was reveahed by Carnival Treasurer Ray' Dilling at Mon- day's me>" g in the Sons o! Eng- land HF ý This wau double the amount .Jd aI the carnival last August. With respect ta the carnival, which was managed by President Eveîett Hoar. Aiex MaGregor pie- scnted some interesting statistica In the relreshment booths durlng 'the evening carnival fans weîe able to dispose o! 28a2 bottles of pop, 1100 ice creain canes, 500 revels, 150 eskimto pies, 1l5D0 lot daga, Ion a total o! 6082 sales, in addition ta sales a! cigarettes and chocohate bars. .After hearlng reports !ram the % ariaus carnival commnittees the meeting was turned aven b>' ne- tiring President E. W. Crawford ta DePuty District Goveýnor J. J Brown, who installed *he 1937-38 Officers. President Evenett Haar, un hua inaugural address, thanked the club for the hanour accorded lus in bis election ta the club Presidency. lie referied ta the two who lad preceded hlm un of- f ice, Dr. W. H. Birbe and E. W. Crawford, and congratuîated Ihem, on placing the club In such an enviable position 15sa short a turne. Thtis is Yaur club, lie told mnembers, and You can anly get out of t what you put into It. The new president made a plea for support o! the District Deputy Governor who s a member o! the local club, and pledged himself ta do ah unn lis power for the bet ment of Lionisin in Bawmanville. Other officers were then mastaI!- cd into office, ecal being told lis juties by the inslalling offlcer.f Dring the meeting Bill Oliver,f who celebrated a bithday thal day, was prcsented wth a walk- lng cane, trlmmed wtl Orange calera, ta mark the event. KILLED 1H. HIOHWAY Scenes At Bowmanville Lions Club Successful Carnival Plctured abdve are scenes at highly successful Lions Club Cai Clarence Witheridge, Mo Bresljn are seen in the 'Bingo Booth; Harnden is seen driving Harry car in the calorful parade; mri Spark Plug, a kicking mule. wit] Ernie Passant; Ernie is under th~ side of the prehistoric animal; i Oliver and Percy Cowling loaking carnival got under way; they fl MION Mi. and Mia. Ivor Gary and sons, Taronto, visited lis ais Ver, Mis. Bert Ginspel. Muss Beryl Glaspel spent the weekend at Caesarea. Mn. and Mis. Russell Penkins and Margaret vlsited Mn. and Mis. Fred Ashton, Toronto. Miss 'Madeline Martin, Hamp- ton, is bolldaying with Miss Shir- ley Martin. Mn. and Mis. J. W. Balson, Marion and Jean, called on their daughters, 'Mrs. Leslie Hoskin and Mis. Chas. Ferguson, Thonnton's Corners. Mr. Henry Scott, Miss Lillian Bowln, Mi. and Mrs. Ray' Cam- ena nand Inez, visited Mis. Camn- eron's mother, Mis. P. J. Giffard, Osaca, on Sunday. Mr. and Mis. J. W. Balson at- tended the luneral o! Mrs. Albert Rundie, Ebenesen. on Tuesday. Zion Sunday School picnlc will be on July 24 at Hampton Park. Mn. and Mis. 'Robt. Killen and famil>', Mia. Wes. Camenon and f amuI>'-attended tbe Orange Walk at Whltby on 'Manday. Congratulations ta Miss Bernice Warren an passing her Entrance ex.amlnations. IRAFFIC BEACH ASSOC'TUON ELECTS C. T. ROSS AS NEW PRESIDENT Plan Big Field and Swimming Meet on Civie Holiday - Will Co-operate in Providing Acesa to Beach C. T. Ross, manager o! the Royal Theatre, was elected Presi- dent of Bowmanville Beach As- sociation at the annual meeting. Other officers elected were: Vice- President, Dr. G. I. Millen, To- ronto; Secretary, E. Durna, To- ronto; Membershtp Convener, Mrs A. Fowler; Entertainment Coin- mittee, Mrs. Bert Latimer. Ways and means o! securing better access ta the Beach were discussed in an effort ta present something constructive ta the spe- cial cominittee of the town coun- cil making a study of the matter. Included in the activities for the summer, plans are under way for a big f ield day and swim meet or Civie Holiday. The Canadian Legion Band wiil be on hand ta provide music, and the Associa- ton is arranging a big list of prize events. A number o! dances will also be held during the sum- mer. UNVEIL TABLET TO FORMER BELL PHONE EMPLOYEE Many o! oui aIder citizens will recaîl Fred G. Proutt, son af Mr. and Mis. Mark Proutt, when lihe was Chie! Engineen o! the old * Bowrnanvifle Electric Plant, la- cated near S. J. Jacleman & Sons Nursery, and also when Mi. Proutt was an employee o! the local staff o! the Bell Telephone Co. when Wes. Shaw was mana- ger. In those early days a! elec- tricity Fred was iooked up as a genius or wizard In the hand- ling and manufacture o! this powerful invisible Juice. IV is therefore not surprising ta lean that after Fred lefV the old home IIIIIIIIIIII0 a 'làtown he won recognition as well as attained considerable success last Thunsdny's atoie a few houis' lard wark: lower left, GTeorge shonf telfo egioing, esas 1 Lria.Top lef t, Davidge, Nels Osborne, John Grahain, Charlie in the Daily Commercial Appeal and Jack Brough Carter and Dean Hodgson in Vhe Hot Dog dispens- of Memphis, Tenn.: top right, Elgie ing booth where theY gat rid o! some 1600 hot Club Supervises Dedication of Alin's miniature. dogs during the eveninig; lower right, John Jury, Proutt Memorlal Alcove iddle le! t, shows Bob Bird, Hub Hooper and Alex McGregar in the "Flanked iby sheli*es o! scienti- ,h its tramner (?) soft drink booth. Aiex's lavarite saying since the lic and engineering literature ie bat on the f ai carnival ta every customer who entered his store dedicae opbi saboz milddle riglit, Bill bas been "we sold 2832 bottles aof soft dratinokubisuearoz peppy bef ore the which is backed up by the official statistica. tablet in the Proutt Memorial AI-i ýIt lotdiferen (Potosby Sateman hotgraper)cove o! Goodwyn Institute Lib-1 1V alot iffrent(Phoos y Sttesmn Potogaph r ry was unveile<i yesterday in memory o!fP. G. Pîoutt, first e president o! the Engineers' Clubt Rotary Club Members And Famili 0 f Mehiîis. MakeMerr At PcnicAt Histo Jean Proutt, looked on, C. M. _____ P ally dedicated the alcove tath 0 memary o! a "mari whose records Rotary Ânns Wield Rolling1 son; Blindfold race, up ta 12 yrs. a! life were written into the Pinsin pors - ntetai-Don Morris; iBalîaon race-Tre- heants o! men." Pin inSpots Enertin-vor Davison, Bill Hutchinson, Aiso present was Miss Mary ment by Noted Magician 18 Helen Mason, Jean Morris; DizzyAndierws, who for 25 years was Feature of First Picnic. Izzy-,Enic Meîlveen, L i n d s a y Mr. Proutt's secretarY. Mitchell; BaIl Throwing - Lui n. Mi. Proutt was termed an "ap- Mitchell, Bill Hutchinson, Helen pieciative and kindly citizen" Over 126 Rotarians, their wives Williaims, Grace Mitchell; Bicycle whose "pralessional canduet was and children attended the Rotary race, seniars only-John James a source o! admiration ta those Club picnic at Elliott Memorial and Frank Williams; Drivers race, who knew him" by Mn. McCord. Park, Hamnpton, -Wednesday, July seniors-Mi. and Mrs. T. W. Caw- RHis service ta the public ex- 7th, where an afteînoon and ev- ker, Mi. and Mis. J. F. Heyland; tended over a period o! manY ening was happily spent un gaines, Throwung roîîung pins, senior wo- years," , Mi. MaCord said. "Hea races and entertaiinent. men only--Mrs. J. R. Stutt, Mis. was devoted ta principles and wasP The Prograin opened with races (Dr.) Hartley Lewis. supiemely honest. Hie lad theo fortheyoug ad Ide pepleincourage ta stand by lus convic- r clarge o! Rotarian J. Pari Cun- wt an mrte orld bYe .l e ninghamn. Novelty races.. w ere OPEN VERDICT I5 Anwitl antimoreoflsMy."ott started, some with balloons,' Oth- R T R E YAUYi e n ail pat a! Mi.the iu-t ers with basebails and a banrel R T R E Y JU Y i e n the abcetesaMove t in- in which the bail was supposed ta UN LOCAL INQUEST aciptionwchitsM.Put' be hron.An dde fatue ws _____official. connections and concludesb the dizzy izzy race where the No Theory Advanced as te Howw ith: "eAplic hsiedtzentho! childien bad ta spin round a 'base- MI4. Silverstein, her son a hihrctideas whdonfidenge, aId1 bal] bat f ive or ten tirnes and run an David Hetz Met chanaensardcanfiernce andL 25 yards, tiined by a stop watch. Death woe stadrs !pronal an eder d mh This developed into quite an en- Itthpo! es ssia els eere hmA joyable event with the dizzy Tahesscateoys," rngdYe youngsters caieenlng al aven the At the coroner's incauest Friday Tecnmn a iagdb place. night in the Town 'Hall, the jur the Englaeera' Club. Members e One o! the inost amusîng con- brouglit in the following verdict: came ta the llbrary in a badY aI- b tests~~~ wsfrteioaan "We, the Jury, !ind that Mrs. Ver attending their weekly lunch- e riet a bcylfor ten yoardaso aFannie Silversteln, Master Saul eon meeting. l sixe ic lneo eng yaedwhoelsSilverstein and Master David Rets G. O. Macfarlane, club presi- P oinh planr. As ine the cesame ta their death an June 30, dent, introduced Mr. McCord, whoP corhpuln ldleAged menoflad 1937. on the King's Highiway No. was piesident when the Proutt corpulden thmde wo heentrap-2,abot2miles east o! Bow xnemorlal wns started last year. aý tin or2> o3 yhera te ad- manville . We find that their Other meinbers of Mr. MCond'sM îeos ford20iddie a a theoad - death was caused by the car tra- comilttee 'were P. V. Ragsdale, P ia d the direîs hlclaIn the au velling west swerving and collid- J. T. Roberts and J. J. Ryan. a jontit efortass werehunuccesa-lng wlth the car travelling east." C. c. ogilvie. o! Goodwyn In- i alrtog i o akes reusa es ado heIqua wsnicareOfstitute, responded for the library. b athe laitdis'oevent wasya kIl oo. h ne r. asondcFergeo oTh1.e Engineers' Club already has- CornerDr.Harld eeruso ofarranged for a number o! books affair, showing home training in onerisr.lVenH.n tesen the Coî t be placed in the alcove, and the manner o! Jlggs and Maggie ae D.V.H treandBothe more will be added." They lad ta throw rolling pins at afly witness absent asBo i tr fTbe nPg i an imitation mani and same a! Silvestein, Toronto,drvroth Pcueo!TbtonagSi wesatuhnu nA ar trhao oca aAic. er stated that Mi. Silveistoin wa still in a dazed conditionanws nat perpa.tted b>' is dooro attend. Charles Rets, Fairview, Penn., driver o! the eastbound car. and Clifford Hets, a brother, a passen- ger in the saine car, said they were travelling at about 40 ta 45 miles an heur and that nothing was unusual about the approach- ing traffic until the>' were about 100 feet froni the Silvenstein car. Suddenly it swerved across the road dlrectly in liant o! them, îeaving fo ia ue ta, turn out or ta stop. Clifford 'Hets suggestod as tIc cause, that the car nilght have lad ils ight wheeis off the pave- ment on the shaulden or "ýburin" o! the road and that Mr. Silver- stein was trylng ta pull t back Vo the hlghway and cramped lis wheels too mucb. Botl witnesses (Turn ta page 7. pl.ane) the "uetter nalves"~ were excep- tionally proficient at the art, while allers were reticent ta re- veal their abllty and threw "un- der wraps", as 1V weie. The ladies o!f'Hanmpton Wom- en's Instlute catered, for the even- ing meal wlth a deliclous, nuit abundant and satislylng menu. This was followed b>' the presen- tation a! prises and an hour's en- terainunent a! clever conjuring, comedy and wizaidy by John Glordmalne, well known inagician fiain Toronto, who 15 always a populai entertainer in Vhis dis- trict. As tis "Gay Magician" required assistants for several o! lis tricks, Rotarians and their yaungsters had a great turne belng the surPrlsed axid amazed goats of same slclght o! hand activities. The events and i wnners were as fallows: Boys' and girls' race, 7 Vo 10-- Babby Rehder and Bobby Davi- CEMETrERYFENCE AT BOND HEAD IS NOW COMPLETED Gift of 3. E. Athinson, Toronto The new angle ion fence, the gif t o! Mr. J. E. Atkinson, Ta- ronto, 15 now conipleted along the whole south Iront a! Bond Head Cemetery and greatl>' Improves the appearance o! Vhis eld bunlal graund. The f ence was supplied by a Hamilton compan>' ta which thc contrat was awaided b>' the trustees through the secretary- treasurer, Mi. Cecil Rorrocks. It was cnectcd by Newcastle's fence building exapert, Mn. Jna. Robin- son and is employces. Sanie women are so changeable tInt they neyer wear VIe saine complexion twicc. ACCIDENT Russeil Addison, Craighurst Succumbs To Injuries When Auto Collides With Truck George Hart, Bowman- ville, Suffers Facial and Head Injuries in Toronto Conservatory of Musc 4Tuesday Nighlct The following pupils froin this district were successful in their Russell Addison, 25, Craighurst, recent exarns. as shown herewith: unmarried, die<l in Bowmanville HospitVal Tuesday night, hall an Pupil of Mis. J. Albert Cale, hour after an accident three miles A.T.C.M.: Grade II Piano - Irvin west of Bowmanville. Brown. George Hart, 23, Bowmianville, Pupil o! Mrs. C. H. Dudley, passenger in Aii4ison's car which A.T.C.M.: Primary Singing - Ruith was proceeding west, escaped with James, 80, first class honors. lacerations about the head. The Pupil aI George Werry, A.T.C.M. car collided with a Motorways Solina: Donald Ferguson, Grade Transport, tractor-trailer type, WV Piano, honora, travelling east on No. 2 highway. Pupils of Mrs. H. D. Clemens, Cause of the collision was given A.T.C.M.: Violet Barrett, Grade by Oscar Watt, 23, diriver of the 6, pass 68 %; Bud Jones, Grade 2, transport, who stated that the honors 73%; Elgin Savery, Grade westbbound car had just passed a 2, pass 68%. car and was well on its own side Pupils of Mrs. Smith Ferguson, of the road. Suddenly for some A.T.C.M.: Grade I - Russell Ma!- unaccotintable reason it swerved fatt, 85, first class honors; Grade ta the left directly Into the path II - James Southey, 78, honors, of the truck. Mr. Watt said that Loryne White, 77, hanors, Glenn he drove his transport eight leet Hodgson, 72, honora; Grade IV - onto the shaulder to avoid an ac- Mary Jury, 82, lirst class honars, cident, -but Addison's car collided Betty Osborne, 76, honors; Grade with the trailer, disengaging it V - Collette Ferguson, 80, first from the tractor and upsetting it clams honors. in the ditch. Pupils of Francis Sutton, Mus. Addison's car came to rest in Bac., F.C.C.O.: Grade nI Piano - the centre of the highway, f aclng Helen Nelles, 71, hanors, Oscar south, its front end badly wrek- Jessen, 78, honors; Grade V Pia- ed and the body bent and twist- no - Helen Luxton 68, Hazel Wood ed. When police and aindbulanoe 80, lst class honors; Grade IV arrived at the scene, parts of the Violin - Alfred Allun, 70, honors, car were strewn over the blood- George Underhill, 71, honors, Isa- stained road while traffic was belle Naylaî, 73, honors; Grade II completely blocdked for ten or fil- Theory - Betty Bettles, 76, honors, teen minutes. Peggy Moses. 80, let class honors, Dr. W. H. Birbe attended the Stanley Rickard, 91, lst class han- injured and was with Mr. Addi- ors. son when he died in the hoital of a fractured skifll. Traffic Of- Nealy ver gil screly e-ficer Harry Caldwell, Chief of Nieearly ever ogildscr1 l ~Police Sydney Venton and Provin- liees hatshecoud win f ame cial Constable Price Morris were and fortune as an artist's model. on the scene shortly afteî the ac- cident accurred. Mr. Joe Halpenny writes f rom Eyewitnesses travelling east- Ottawa that he is planning to at- ward behind the transport, were tend the Durham Old Boys Re- unable ta explain what had hap- union at Bowmanville, Aug. 28-30. pened, except ta state that the Fuirthermaore 'lie aI!ers to, assist car was well over on the left side vocally and with his cornet in the af the road when the collision celebration. Now isn.t that just came. typical of genial Jovial Joe of the Inquest will be held on July 19 olden days when he lived here? un Bowmanvflle. Children Are Feature 0f Colorful Parade Seen By Several Thousand Bands, Floats and Comie En- tries Parade Through Main Streets. Wimiers cf Prises Are Announced. As hundreds lined Vhe streets along the route, the Lions Club parade on Thursday proved to be anc of the highlights o! the an- nuni carnival. There were aven seventy entries in the variaus classes, but the principal attrac- tion whicl appeaied ta wln the plaudits a! the crowd was the children's section. More than hall the entries were in tis di- vision, and they were a! sud a high standard that the judges, Mis. F. O. Mcflveen and, Mis. R. L. Mitchell, found their task a heavy one in deciding the winners. As it was extra prises were award- eà in saine classes. Bath judges expressed the :wlsh that they bad been able ta give prizes to eveîy entry, as each anc representod a lot o! work and originality. The prise wlnners in the chlldren's parade were: Beat Character Group-1, Joan and Kathleen Mortlock, repre- senting Pruncess Elizabeth and .'rinoess Margaret Rose in their Coronation robes; 2. Gordon Clark a.nd lis group, in a lumous ionse and buggy autllt; 3, Bannie <Turn ta page 7, plealo> Hawley and Jack Clarke as a di- mninutive bride and groom. Best Decarated Bicycle-1, Ir- vine Brown; 2, Harvey Jones; 3, Bob Purdy. Best Decoîated Doîr or Baby Carniage-i. Betty Farrow, Osh- awa; 2, L.eona Mutton; 3, Helen Jones; extra prize, Bobby Jones. Best Bay or Girl ln Costume- 1, Margaret Somierscales, 2, Bob- by Morris; 3, Marion Tlnk; extra pnize, Billy Harnden. Best Decorated Tricycles -1 John Maffatt, 2, Elleen Vesna, 3, Bernard Jones; extra prize, Billy Slaght. The Main Parade While the floats in the mata Parade.were not as spectaclar as in saine years, there was a good variety. The Prize winners were: Best Manulacturer's or Merch- ant's Float-1, J. Infantine; 2, F. F. Morris Co.; 3, FrYed W. Nelles. Best Clown or Comlc Character -Bull Slaght. Best Jazz Banid-1, Dlck Gibba' Birdseye Centre Band; 2, Goulds3 Bowmanville Jazz Band. Best Delivery Truck or Wagon -1., Bowmanvllle Dairy; 2, Glen Rae Dairy; -3, Weston's Bread. Special célass for TractoSz-, Gerald Talcott; 2, B. B. F'uxber. Juodges ln this section were W. Experiences In Mission Fields 0f Africa Described By Missionary Rev. Merrill Ferguson, Form- er Bowmanville Boy, Sends Further Budget of News Misao de Clissamba, Nova Slntra, Angola, P. w. Afnica, April l9th, 1937. 'Dean FYlends: About five inonths have passed since we wrote our last lettor. Wc have declded that if we are ta keP tao Ur original intention of witlng four a year we shahi have ta write sherter lettens. The thougît o! havlng ta write a long letton 15 always inoducive ta put- ting off the writing until another day. Perhaps short lettons are better un most cases any'way. We ail know that a sermon should bu unusuail>' interesting if it 15 ver>' long; ne doubt the sanie ap- Plies ta circular lettons, if nat ta the more persanal cnes. This ttme Vîcre las been no contlnued illness as an excuse fai not witlng sooner as there was the last ime. For that we are veoey thankful. We have lad a aste o! VIe reaular duties that f ail ta a missionar>' on a mission station ln Aflica during the scool tenin, thnt la, during the wet sca- son. For thc most part we like IV, but we lave found that it ne- quires saine effort to find ime foi readlng, wnltlng letters, and cul- tlvating cne's own devotional 111e. Dr. Strangway has an almoat impossible Vask un lis medical work lene alone, for, besides Is local native practice, Uis abilit>' as <Turn ta page 6, please) ~tTt~m~rn PERSONAL There las never been a newspaper printed tant sat- islied everybody. But there 15 a very simple method by which better newspapers can be produced and that 15 for those who subacribe ta themn ta, take an individual inter- est in seeing that tac>' get more local and personal news. NoV that you are ex- pected ta become a reporter when you become a sub- scriber, but because the newspaper stands as the ex- panent of all that 15 good for your conunrity and be- cause civic pride slould, therefore, lead you ta en- courage sudh an institution. [f you have visitora, if you have been on a visit or if you are going on one your neighbors are sure ta, be in- terested in knowlng about it. TelI them througli your home town paper. Every lit- tle item of a local or per- sonal nature helps Just VInt much ta, make a stili bettez newspaper and getting 1V ta the editor requires very lit- tle exertion on your part. That la bcw you can lelp make your newspaper more interesting, and you are in- vited ta start doing so at once. a t More Circulation News and Advertising Than Any Other Durham County Newspaper 1