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THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1937 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE TWO EstabIished 1854 A Weekiy Newspaper devoted to the interests of the town of Bowmanviie and surrouniding country, lssued at King Street. Bowmanviie. every Thursday, by M. A. James & Sons., owners and publishers. The Canadian Statesman is a member of the Canadjan WeekIly Newspapers Association, aise the Ciass 'A" Weekiies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere in Canada. $2.00 a year; in United States, $2.50 a year, payable in advance. Single copies, 5c. THURSDAY. JULY 15, 1937 Now It's West Durham's Turn Piutoitlibas co>i4eldd oie of Oîtario 's iiiost speoi a e îlai ( eiteniial aiid ()d Boys atteiided thle axuibitiouîs seliedule of events aînd old boys alnd girls by Vhe humdred re- f0 rîîed to tue tow'îi of their birth or of Iiieiir formner resideuîce for a few days. Tbe town, wbieh lbas a population of about 400 iess tlîaiî Bowmiianvilie. spemt liundreds of dol- lais Io nmake the event a success. Directors of flhe varionis activities after the celebra- tiomi -,vas concbmded. pointed ohît tliat the success attending the centennial wvas largre- ly dime Vo flie very active co-operatioîî of businîess men and private citizens. At the end of mext month, Bownianville is stagîng an Old Boys' Reuniion, and it is expected that huîîdreds will returnVto hs t.owmî Vo renew former friendships and Vo look, p scenes of childhood happiness. Whether the Bowmlamville celebratioîî will bce suocessful, depends, as iV did in Picton, on the active co-operation of business mieni and itizens. IV is Vo lbc hoped VlîaV as the ime draws nearer a much greater interest wiîll be shown thani has beenup Vo the pre- senît. Most of the enthusiasin so far lias been exhibited by those who will conte back to Bowmianville. W\e have liadt letters froin al over Canada and the United States, enthusi- astie letters, expressing a joyfîl anticipa- tion of a retîrn Vo the 01(1 comin.uniitv. At Enîîiskillen. the umimister, Rev. J. E. Whit- haine, bas shown conimemdable foresight by sending out invitations Vo attend special re- union services. The samne kind of coopera- tion is rcquired throughout W7est Durhamn if the reunion is Vo be a success. Witlîîn the next few~ weeks, many meetings wil1libe held Vo complete plans. Committees will lie busily engaged in preliminary work and it is lioped that the meetings ivililibe weil at- ended and that those appointed Vo flic var- ious committees will give lively and entliîs- iastic support Vo the plans formulat.ed. Youth Reaches Another Milestone A few hunmdred ciiIlreul in thîs district may now settie down to enjoy the stumumer holidays. For the last few (lays they were too apprehensive Vo really enjoy themselves until they kniew whether the%. lîad jiassed their 11gh School entramîce examimations. The resuts are niow out and the greaf majo- rity passed with flying colors. The passing of the entrance înea,. mot secmn sucb a vastly iimpotant evemt Vo hose wlio tricd the ex- ams, but it really represents the start of a new era iii the ives of those wbo passed. They are passing ont of the chldrcn stage info the stage of adolescence. Thcy are leav- ing bebind tliem many of the littie joys and wilIlibe grasping now for aduit edumation, pleasures and occupations. When they enter the High School in the faîl they are starfing on one'of flic most important parts of their life career. Today, the young, man or wo- man wlio lias noV had a higli scliool educa- tion is bardly equippcd Vo meet the exigen- cies of modern life. Life in hs fwentieth century is very competitive and with the addition of a personality and a fcw other attribîites, is larg-ely the survival of the fit- test. lIn other words, those who bave just passed fliir emtrance are entering, upon a phase of their eduication which -%ili decide to some extent just how hey are going Vo get along- in life. ~'Share With Iiumanity the Beauties of This Life Wbere xill this uuad rush for wealth lead yoWat. will yon (Io witlî the powcr ac- quired? Man i.n his imad pursuit for money, power aîîd control becomes olisessed. He loses ail iutrest iflhe life that inoves about iun unless it stanmds ini lus way. He fions ini life.' Yomi saw a lioue I1e ubt said life if filled witli leauty aîul bappiness when surrounided with those thiiigs .lit yoiu have learuîed Vo love. it was 'I soecie fliaf. tuakes onie thumîk about thle endl ami recallic fact tlîat man was niadi, b iun- joy ibis life and mot Vo becomne a ,sIavc to it. During tlie holiday season at flic 't- ta ge. omie thle la ke. ini the woods. oi' baelk tn. te farin. plianiVo stop and re st a whule. Look i n to thle lîaveiis anid r'ead the mes- 'siye ,-ve there. 1laolk jîto tlie woods, 1i ste () thie lbrooks, note the animal and( bird lite aind thoen îiik of vour own self. If t.nian ii îl .1 îit îest awli ile and1(1-ive tlîat (God-giv en bîra iiian opportuîiity to think aboutiÎ i fe inistead of planinug'Vo obtain, tliire wili be kt new power iii he worlcl. .Maiti will n0 oiigner desire to cruslît Viose mwlo stanin î ls way Vo power or wealth buit liew xilIstare with hunmamity the beau- ties of this life. Operate Cemetery By Commission At iast week 's meetingl of ftie T1ownî Cotini.i1 Mayor Ross Strike gave notice tliat at tlhe next meetinug lie would suggest a plan îfor tr îaisferrimig the 'eiieterv Vo a e-oinmîuissioum for- adnîmiistrationi. TIis. is the eoinimnon pi'aetice flirougliout Ontario. IT. is a fýiirlv . vîi1 kuown fact thaf flic ceieterN is noV a self-supportiîîg civie departmiet anid flere is no reason whyi IVsbould mot lie. FUider a commission, the cernetery could quife easily lie put on a payîig lasis. Too mant- people bury tlîir dead. leave flic conntîînity and expeet thtose wvho stili live here Vo provide flic perpetual care of their plots. This is hardly a fair deal aiid it is certainlv noV beneficial t.o flic emetery. The suggestion of tlie Mayor, wliicli was conclirred with liv Councillor B. B. Furlier, cliairmnm of the local Cemterv Commitfee, sliould reecive flic support of the conceil and we helieve if will. Tf will mean. if is truc ami adjustmuent of rates. Tt iniglit prove a liffle more eostly than tlic present systein, but it. would lie sclf-supportimg and noV just another institution hecing kept Up iy flie geieral taxes. Operation liv a liusincss-lîke commission slioîld liuild nmp a perpettual care fuîmd liat would fake came for ail ime of tlic grave,; of those wliose fantilies have moved awaY or died ont. The Irishman Speaks I-is Mind From the results of flic Irishi gemîral elections, it would secmn that tlic people of Southern lrelaîîd are awakening Vo the fact that for iany years tliey have beeui led by agitators, whose liatred for Englamîdlias been flic reason for pracfically w ipimîg ont flic trade of flic Frec State. Anyone wiýo lias lived for a fine li Soutlern Ireland knows that fleIc risli are a most liospitalile anîd likealile race. AX great many, liowever, are illiterafe anîd are easilv led. De Valera for flic past 20 years lias imposed bis will uipon tliem and affer a very fair trial of bis poli- cies witl i hm af. the head of flic govemfiment flue Irish people are liegnnmge Vo realise tlîat the wild promises of De Valera of wliat prosperity Ireland would enjoy as a repuli. lie, separate and disfimîct from Il,- Britishi Empire. have noV and will nof come trime. No ierchaît- deliberately insults and lie- rates lus best etistoner anîd that is just xî'lat De V'alera lias heemi doing iin bis con- tiîîuotus uuarreliîig withi Great Britain. The fact that bis goveruiuemît goes u»îck with- onît a miajoritv and that fleic ew constitu- tioni whichi lie expecfcd Vo lie so overwlieln- y gl,-reccived by the people had a scant iajourity, is proof enougli flat flic Irish people are sceiîg flic ermor of followiigr this Spamisl-Anericaui immigrant wlio lias so lonîg llayed a part iu the destiîîy of flic little greeni isle. lIow to KiIi Your Town Always cimtivate flic idea thàt vou eau do 1hetter i sonne otîmer towuî. Demounce youîr mercliauts becaîusc flîey are tryiuig f0 make a living here. Glory ini fue dowuifall of auiy man wlio lias donc>ue mcli Vo iniprove your own fowîî. CeV ail youi can ont of tlîe town aîd flic mcrcliauîs, buit speumd yotir moncey sonie- where cisc. Tel l eic erchants that you can buy else- whcme cheaper, you probahly can't but charge fliem witli l)eiuig extortionists any- way. Alwa3-s believe evcmythimig that peddlers amîd spccialty agents tell you amîd 1uy froin flim. Yon. could no0 doulit, do better at yvo ir owiu stores luit dou't ever, ever do V la t. If a stramuger stops ini fown fel lîhiuu o g0on outoficnext place. (,ail yoîur mercliants and the place where you live, as fleic neanest on eath. Alwa3-s have your unind fîrmly made np liefore you go unto any of you.r own home stores, that you simply can't geV anyfhiigi Vo suit you fliere. And iiow affer haviag religiously donc ail oflie aliove, you ouglit Vo have tlie sat- isfaction of very shortly seeing your fowui reduccd Vo a sm.all bnrg with possibly a gmireu'al store, a service station or two, anîd a post office. Ail hs nay mof have enhanced the value of your property any or imiproved youm owuu living conditions, but you don't chme. Wlien asked: "To what do you attribufe your successI?" John D. Rockefeller once replied: "To others." THE ALIEN HEAD TAX By SCRIBE G Yesterday was Saturday... 514 Nos. 142475-142475.. T-I bright and warxn .. so we tliink A-18 and file 29-2-A . .. and Mr. we will tell you what we did. We Wagner who is Assistant by Dir- ection of the Acting Commission- spent the morning getting iito er of the U S8flept. of Labor.. our special occasion suit... the Imnmigration kd Naturalization one with the coat split Up the Service Washington.. his file is back. In the afternoon we drove 5573011652. . . And the District Up to Guelph to attend the wed- Director of the same Service at ding of R.obert Ruddy Esquire, the Ellis Island who is Byron H. Uhi enterprising f armer and breeder . . his file is 309156 . .. And the of Pickering, Ontario. IV was a Collector of Customas, Room 210, beautiful wedding. . Customs House, New York City. Then we drove back Vo Mimico He is the gent we wrote Vo last Vo celebrate the birthday O! Our and some how or other we like old and greatly beloved friend, J. him best. We stated that we were V. McAree . . . the veteran col-, willing Vo get down on our hands umnist of the (now) Globe and and knees - . and whiie we do flot Mail. When we got there somle 0f'know whether this was what his very oldest cronies were put- touched him . .. the cheque came ting on a party for him in the shortly af ter. parlor. To those of ius who are The only explanation we ca.n old enough to wear long whiskers offer for the time it took to re- and Vo remember a long way back extract the Alien Head Tax... it was an inspiring spectacle. The judging from the correspondence question came up as Vo what is and how useless most of It was the most exasperating thing in .. is too much red tape and de- the world to-day. We said we partmentalization. When a f arn- thought It is trying Vo geV your er from Enniskillen takes a load head ax back from the U. S. of pigs o Burketon Junction the Governmient. drover weighs thema and then goes Last December we went down Vo down in his jeans and hands the Jamaica Vo see if the color of the f armer the dough. That is NOT natives had changed any. It was red tape. That is the most satis- black the tirne before. In pass- factory sort o! transaction the ing thru the United States o aie worl knows anything about. In ship, they extract $16.00 for you view of this incontrovertable fact, and the wife. It is called Allen is it not a wonder that some of Head Tax . . . and you are sup- our wise mien do noV use their posed o @et it back when you wisdon and power in trylng to present certificates signed by a simplify some of our public ser- R. R. conductor Vo the effect that vices. you have re-crossed the border. We must give the Liquor Con- We got the head-Vax refund trol Board credit for an exaaTple about a week ago but In the f ive of what we mean. When you go months' interval a lot o! letters to the warehouse wth a haîf doz- passed back and forward. In fact en empty beer bottles they don't the sheaf is so0 thick and heavy chase you ail over Kingdom Cornei that our little grandson can hard- oi ask you Vo consult a lot of sub- ly lift it. Most of the correspon- department heads. They take the dence is between oursel! and the bottles and give you the cash ... United Fruit Co. whose form is you can'V beat that. Little Known Facts About WELL KNOWN PEOPLE A series designed Vo make citizens better acquainted with people everyone in the community has known for years. No. 7 - J. J. MASON In a spaclous brick f armhouse a mile north o! Ebenezer Church on April 4th, 1861>, was bomn a boy who was destined Vo ake a pro- minent part in the municipal, church, fraternal and business life o! the town o! Bowmanville. His birth was noV the happy event iV might otherwise have ibeen, for Vwo weeks earlier the f ather had passed away in the prime o! a young life. That child was John James Mason, later Vo hold the auspicious titie of Mayor o! Bow- manville. Mis father was John Mason, member o! a family pro- minent in the history o! West Durham. Mis mother was Mary Rundle, daughter o! another pi- oneer family. With the death o! his father, "J. J." as he is familiamly known Vo his host o! friends, moved with his widowed mother and older brother, Thomas George Mason, Vo the home o! their maternal grandfather. The early education of this future mayor was received at the Base Line School and at CourVice School, and the first evi- dence o! his exceptionai, ability was when he passed his -High School Entrance examination at the age o! Il. After a peniod at Bowmanville High School, Mr. Mason was apprenticed Vo Lewis Comnish in the Jewelmy trade. Completing his appenticeship he moved Vo Toronto where he was empioyed with several jewelry firms. In 1881, ,lust before his 21st birthday, he started in busi- ness for himself in the village o! Essex, in Western Ontario. After three yeams he opened a much larger store in Brantford where he womked up a success!ul busi- ness. Meanwhiie his only bro- ther, T. G. Mason, was operating a business in the store now oc- cupied by the A. & P. Store. A littie oo close attention Vo busi- ness aIT airs and long hours a!- fected his heaith, and "J. J." re- urned Vo Bowmanvllle Vo take came of his brother's business, in which he became a partnem. A !ew years laVer the business known then as "The Mason Com- pany", and in the locations o! the Seirite and Jury & Loveil stores, was sold Vo a Montreal whoiesalem foi a vemy attractive price. The subject o! this story hen remov- ed again Vo Toronto where he be- came actively connected with a new dairy company. Returning Vo Bowmanvilie in 1917 he purchas- ed the insurance business of he laVe Harry Cann, and there with his son Charles H. Mason has car- ied on a lucrative business which now includes f ire insurance, reai estate and steainship agency. Mm. Mason had a long and hon- oumable career in municipal a!- faims. Mis flrst municipal office was that o! Public School Trustee, laVer graduating Vo Town Council. He succe&led Thos. H. Spry as Mayor o! BowmanviUle in 1909, and served for two years. The finest tribute pald Vo hlm in life, Mm. Mason told us, was at the conclusion o! his second yeam in the mayoral chair. Me had an- nounced his intentions Vo retire froin office, and J. B. Mitchell and Paul Trebllcock had announced their intentions o! standing for that office. BoVh had published their appeals in The Satesman. JusV prior Vo he election these two contenders approached Mr.î Mason with the request that he mun again for office, and both of- fered Vo withdraw their candida- [ture if he would do this. Mm. Ma- son however declded otherwise and Mm. Mitchell was elected. Me was Mayor when James Mc- Gili died lu Washington and Bow- nanville became heir Vo the Mc- Gili Estate. At that ine Mrs. McGill was permit ted Vo have a 1f e income froin the estate, and Mayor Mason and Mm. R. Los- combe went Vo Washington Vo at- tend Vo business arising f romn the legacy. Mm. Loscom.be wanted Vo purchase a govemunent annuity for Mrs. McGill, but Mr. Mason thought the price too high. IV man into many housands o! dol- lars. Returning Vo BowmanviUle Mu'. Loscombe pressed council Vo agree Vo the annulty plan. Mm. Mason vigorously opposed it. In two months Mrs. McGill passaed J. J. Mason away, and had the own aken the annuity plan it would have been many thousands o! dollars ont o!f pocket. In ail his municipal dealings Mm. Mason endeavoured Vo take the long view in the interest o! the town. Me recalled one mis- take he made, however, lu con- nection with the waterworks sys- ein. Me felV that the supply coning from the Skinner spings would mun ont and that the town might spend a huge sum putting in the system, only Vo find a few years laVer that the source o! supply had gone. -He was able Vo influence the counicil o! his ine Vo umu down.the proposition. A, few yeams laVer the system was installed and ine has ýproved the supply adequate, and Mr. Mason. quite willlngly- admits his nistake. Iu the former Methodlst -Church and in the United Church, "J. J." has been an enthusiastic. sincere and active worker and regular at-.. endant. For 10 years he was lay secretary o! the Bay o! Quinte Conference, and it was he Who in- augurated the page -boy systein. which did away with a lot o! bic- keing as Vo exact statements made in presenting esolutions. When a resolution was made on the floor o! the house, a uniforin- ed page boy wouid have the mov- er put it in wrlting and deliver it Vo the secretary before discussion so there could be no mistake as Vo intention. Me has been Recording Secre- tamy o! Trlnity Church, a memnber o! the Session and the Official Board. Mis chie! interests are in social service and missionary en- erprises of the church, and he is at present Treasurer o! the loCal Mlsslonary and Ma in te na nc e Fund. He has always been a great ad- vocate of emperance, and in that advocacy he has delivered hun- dreds o! addresses lu practlcaily evemy large church lu the Province o! Ontario !rom Windsor Vo OV- tawa. A quarter o! a century ago he was ecognized as perhaps the outsfanding temperance speaker lu the Bay o! Quinte Conference. Whlle what we have wrltten might give one theé impression that "J J." is a very serlous minded man, we don't want that iînpres- 1 When a man buys a new hat he The man who has created more wants one somiewhat like the one talk than any other person in he had bef ore - but it's differefit history is the inventor of the with a woman. telephofle. - 1 TELEPHONE- TALKS IN THE WAT SON- FAMILY Low every apply Night Rates begia evening at seven, and ALL DAY SUNDAX! ,e FRANk WILLAM Manager is real.1Y no novelty to VatsYad Dony. Bob WatonlalwaYs Vnaks a of~0 each jxgt Ai wat tIV alrYtee is to b defuatt lt .ia t'athaPs 4 lelo for Bob anId t iire oo Obe Logetber each cvrel 'oo 0f co3b alway5, calls ustalter seven ts x.uglt rates begl. 1 1 - 1 [sion to geV across. He has a very fine sense of humour. Filling in aS a pinch-hitter speaker at Bow- manville Rotary Club a few months ago he gave an address that kept members of the Club in fits of iaughter for haîf an hour. Later he delivered it to numerous other service clubs and it went over in a big way. Ail the humour included. in the address was from personal experience. At the outset of this story we Lpointed Vo the fraternal record o! Mr. Mason. He is 77 years old, and he has a record 0f 76 years in fraternal orders, 56 as a member 1of Florence Nightingale Lodge I.O.O.F., of which he is a *past Noble Grand, a Past District De- puty Grand Master, ànd 2D> years a member of Jerusalem Lodge A. F. & A. M. When in t.he I.O.O.F. he had an extremely strong fol- lowing who urged upon him con- testing the Grand Master's office. an honour he declined. He has two hobbies that keep hinm happy outside of his business hours, lawn 'bowling and a love for radio. He is a charter mem- ber of the Bowmanville Bowlingý Club. and has held the office o! president and secretary of the club. On the radio he likes draina and speakers, his favorite drama- tic star being Don Arneche, and his favorite commentator Edwin C. Hill. Looking back civer his 77 years of if e he believes that success de- pends largely on one's ability Vo treat everyone, rich and poor, ed- ucated and ignorant, the saine. The best thing one can hope Vo arnass in life is flot wealth, but a host of friends, Mr. Mason says. He has, and always has had, scores of f riends, and he hias had that greatest blessing of ah, a happy home life. And contributing Vo that happy home life was a faithf ul and de- voted wife and mother, Rosa Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wright of Bowmaniville. Mrs. Mason died on October 7th, 1924. Also contributing Vo a hap- py famiiy circle were four daugh- Vers and one son, aIl o! whom. take a pride in the fine parentage Voi which Vhey became heir. They are, Stella (Mrs. C. H. Haddy), Toronto, Iniez (Mrs. J. B. Sta- pies), Toronto, Elena (Mrs. N. S. B. Jan<(es), Bowmanviile, an d Charles H. M.ason, with whom "J. J." now lives his quiet, happy and contented evening o! life's journey. One daughter Florence died some years ago. Mr. Mason is firmly convinced froin. his own experiences in tra- velling and living in many places in Ontario that no where is there Vo be f ound a better Vown and higher type o! citizens than are Vo be found in Bowmanville. He sees a distinct improvement since his younger days, as enilighteriment has brought about Vhe disappear- ance o! much o! the 01<1 rancor and iii wiil of political differen.9es and business competition. More And More Increase the f amily Milk supply and aid in health building. It is a simple mat,- ter to devise menus tliat encourage increased ej0nL sumiption of MUlk. Cereal foods in warni weather, Millc MIL puddings and desserts or iced, Crackers wi - l or Çream before e- there are dozens of ways of temptiflg the aste for Pure Miik and Creaml. Phone 446 or 793 BDWMANVILLE DAIRY ROYAIL THREATIRE 3bownaft V'ille Thurs., Fri., Sat. - JuIy i 5th, I 6th, I 7th. Edmund Lowe - Constance Cuminfgs in Seven Sinners Also Ken Maynard and Beth Marion in Fugitive Sheriff Matinee Saturday 2.30 pa. Mon., Tues., Wed. - JuIy I 9th, 2Oth, 2 1 st. Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard in Romeo end Juliette One of the year 's outstanding pictures at rogular prices. DON'T MSS THIS News - Comedy Matinees Monday and Wednesday 2.30 p.m. Thurs., Fri., Sat. - July 22nd, 23rd, 24th. Robt. Montgomery, Rosalind Russel in Night Must Fal