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PAGE POUR l a the Dim and Distant Pasi I PFrom The Statesman Plies PFMY YEARS AGO Prom The Camadian Statesman, November 26, 1890 Major Sam Hughes cf the. War- der, Lindsay, has been awarded a bronze medal by L'Academic des Invntuers de Paris for his sys- tern cf vntilating railway coaches. We are pleased te announce that the. Upper Canada Furniture factory began work Monday with W. P. Power, Reeve of Bowman- ville, as its managing directer. Tii. yield cf tunnips off 2y2 acres raised by Mn. Magill filled a root house measuring 30' i length, 8', by 12' high. "Nestieton" is te be the name cf a new Post Office in Cart- wright. Fred Veale, balcksmiAth, will be postmaster. Miss E. Braden of Shaw's, who han taught successfuily for ten years in West Durham, has been engaged te teach near Bthany. Miss Wilgar of Hampton succeeds ber. Orono: Mr. Milles, Manitoba, formerly teacher at Janetville, succ.eds Mr. T. A. Brown an prin- cipal cf our schoel. . .. On Sun- day evening a little girl cf A. Leigh's puiled the cloti from off the table carrying a burning lamp settung fire te tthe carpet. Little damage was don. . . . Among the applications receiv.d by Jailer Canieron at Woodstock for the hangîng cf Birchail an Orono citi- zen had tie honor te be among the number. . . . Tii. sudden death cf Hirami Eddy cast a glooni ever the village. Blackstock: The correspondent who sent us Blackstock news this week may wonder why it dees not appear. Exceptig two items hisr news is advertising such an Bow-E manville merchants pay ten cents a lin. for. We pay for our service and exp.ct others to do llkewise. Shaw's: A man pass.d tbrough here a few days mgo driving a pairt of reindeer.r Hampton: Messrs. Burns, Ward and Doidge were out hunting northeant cf Burketon and cap-t tured sevral rabbits and a becs nest i a faln stump which yielded a large quantity of hcney.r . . . Amoes Bond will start for Manitoba in a few days_.... Char- les Ruse has taken possession et the f anr vacat.d by Mn. Scott. New Haven: P. Mara, section0 toreman, G.T.R., han been on a t trip te Sarnia te view the great0 St. Clair tunnel. Mr. Mara pro-a nounces it a wonderful piece cf t architecture. . . Harry Colmana taxidermist cf Bowmanville, pass: ed through here on is mustang pony. (Ed. Note: Stuffed??). TWENTY-PIVE YEARS AGO v Prom The Canadian Statesman,S November 25, 1915 t There is a movement on foot f to form. a battalion cf infantry lu à this division made up et ex-school Il cadets. Capt. E. E. Snidr cf PortC Hope H. S. is behind the move- ]P ment. t Sincere sorrow was felt when the. casualty lists tcld cf tue deati lu action ini France of two soldierv frorn West Durhami: Lance Corp., A fiq.i ifa. .ef«r Trut Féda UawomàoaIy uu.aes. ?Hea STERIN R UMS CORPORATION gum. - - Edward Moody, Blackstock, sud Lance Corp. Thos. H. Cochrane, Bowmanville. Mrs. J. W. Sparling writiug froni Califonnia where she sud Mn. Sparlhng are spendig the winter says, "W, are lu love with the. place sud Mn. Sparling la much impreved." F. B. Lovekln, Newcantle, made $1,500 tramn a young orchard be- tween 7 and 8 yeans aId tuis sea- son. Birti: Mutton - In Bowman- ville, Nov. l7th, te Mr. sud Mrs. Neil Mutton, a daughter. Enniskill.n: Mr. sud Mrs. W. H. Moore gave Julian Godwin a fan.well party censisting cf hus own S. S. class and Miss Grace Slemon's. . . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith ,ntertained t.e choir... Milton Sanderson and Gordon Werry attended the. Boys' Conter- ence at Peterboro. . . . We have reanon te be proud et Burketon village which. contributed $250 fer tue Patrietic Red Cross. Maple Grove: Lorne Stevens sud Elmer Wood attended the. Beys' Cenference at Peterbere and report interesting sessions. Tyrone: W. Eanson Brown will be the. entertainer at a patriotic concert ini S. cf T. Hall.. .. J. H. Mutton han sold eut his store te Herbert McRoberts. WAR PRISONERS RATES 0F PAY By International Convention, German efficers held às Prisoners cf War in Canada are entitled tc receive certain pay which is re- coverable freni the Genman gov- ernent. Slmilarly British and Canadian efficers, held ini Ger- rnany, are entitled te pay, recov- erable from the. governient in whose service tiey belong. The governig International Convention is that relating te tthe treatment of Prisciiers et War ratified by tue Domnion of Can- ada on February 2Oth, 1933 sud agreed tc by some tinty-nie cf the various powers sud states. A'rticle 23 provides tiat otticers who are Priseners et War siiall receive certain pmy. Freni tubs pmy the, off icers pmy for their :lothing sud food. There ia mc- tally no cash transaction, the money being placed to the credit of their accounts, againat which ;Irey receive Camp token money or make Camp purchanes which are subsequently paid for thnougii their acceunts. They receive pay c acccrding to their tank baned on the German rates et pay inC Reiciismarks, converted ito ster- ling at a rate agrecd an by the Governments of the. United King- dom and Germany, i cccrdsuce sritu Article 23 cf tue Convention. Thle rate cf conversion froni ster- ling to Canadian curtency la tiat set by tue Foreign Exchange Con- trol Board. Observanceetfiternational 1mw in regard te Priseners cf War is insured by bi-montuly inspections made cf al hnterninent Camps i Canada and in G.nmmny by tue protecting powers. Canadian in- :erests are represented ini Ger- 1 many by the. United States Em- 1 bassy ini Berlin sud by the. Inter-1 national Red Cross. German i- terests i Canada are represented riy the Consul General cf Switzer- land sud his representatives. 1 It must be remnembered tuat i British Officens in Germany are 1 also receiving tiieir pay froni the1 German autuorities, sud tue sanie is recoverable frorntue -British Goverrnent. Furthie rm otre, iti must b. rememb.red tuat, for 1 eveny German Otticer i Canada,g Liiere are, pncbably, four Britishi Offîcets held in Getmnisy, sud the. various people whe zuggest ill-g tteatment cf fluese Officers de neti realize tiat sucih il-treatmentq w~ould provide su excuse for i11- treatig msuy tumes tue nunibet of British ofticens sud other ranks in Getmany. Men efthe noblest dispositions il think tienselves happiest when t otu.rs shane tueir happiess with them.-Jeremy Taylor. Be tuine ewn palace, or the. N'orld's tuy jail-Geerge Herbert. Wiiatevcr makes men happier nakes tueni better.-Goldsmiti. i THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO 13ONG 0F TER MAD UMDL&NI Tune. Our Director. We're the. Mad Midlands Happy and free Wé jolned the Army Not the Batt.ry But the fightig Infantry We will neyer back down Fromn any foe We love our Liberty We'll have you know. Down iPetawawa Training for you Rugged and hardy Glad we've learned to do Our littl. bit for you And now we're ail together Midlands thru and thru Ready to stand and guard The. red, white and blue. ONE-WAY FARE FOR SOLDIERS Ail ranks of the. C.A.S.F. pro- ceeding on leave durig Christ- mas or New Year's wiil be7 able to secure a return ticket te their destination at the cost of one-way fare. The. duration of the leave wilI bÇ'six days and no more thaxi 50 pet' cent of t he strength of any unit, in any rank, will be permit- ted to b. away at one time. The guiding factor in the con- sideration of leave privileges to men on Active Service must be the defence and safety of the, country and the obligations we are under by virtue of our war commitments. WAR EFFORT SHOWS INCREASE Addressung the House of Com- rions on November 12, the. Prime M/inister gave some facts anid fig- ures of Canada at war. Here are a few extracts: On Active service: Army - Ini Canada__ 115,324 Overseas 52,093 167,417 Navy . .13,034 Aiir Force ----- 30,599 Two hundred tanks secured in UJnited States for training arm- oured brigade. Canadian Navy has 140 vessels in comimission. War contrac& on Canadian ac- count let- to November 4, $443,- 000,000. 0f these, 87 per cent placed ini Canada; 8 per cent in United Kingdom; 5 per cent in United States. War contracts let i Canada for United Kingdomn (te Sept. 3), $134,000,000. Additional commitmnts by Un- ited Kingdom. for capital expen- diture, $81,000,000. Comn-iitmaents by Canada for capital expenditure, $235,000,000. Canada's October expenditures were at rate of a]niost a billion dollars a year. LOCAL REGIMENT REPEATS HISTORY member of Mldland Provisional Battaion Raised lu 1885 ]Recafls lnterestlng Period on Midianul Regimentai Hlstory A letter of historical lntrest te members of the present Midland Eegiment fromn a member of the Midland Provisional Battalion of 1885 appeared 'Monday ini the Toronto Daily Star. Tiie writer, W. F. Stewart, was a staff ser- geant i the provisional battalion which thé late Col. A. T. H. Wil- liamis raised for service in the N'orthwest Rebellion. The letter reads: Sir: Thi. followung itemn appear- ed i your paper recently: "The First Battalion Midland Regiment, C.A.S.F., 'rounded up' its five companies for the first ture sunce mobilization, takig 9b0 troops to Oron> from Lidsay, Cobourg, Bowmanviile, Port Hope an d Campbellford." Thus history re- peats itself. The. namne Mdland or Mvidlands covers a territory. Mid- land battalion or regiment made history ithe~ past and is now naking it again. Just 55 years ago last March, about March 28, 1885, bher. appeared in on. cf the To- ronto dailies a headline: "Midland Provisional Battalion, being fornied at Port Hope by .t.-Col. A. T. H. Williams, M.P., for service in the Northwest Re- bellion." Thie story went on: "The .nia force 15 being organ- ized by calling on. company each 'rom Lundsay, Bowmnanville, Port atoche. So hlstory repeats itself once nore i 1940. And here's luck to h. Midlands cf tuis war froni the gldland veterans cf '81, or what' left cf theni. W. P. Stewart, F .ate staff sergeant Midland Bat.~ N.W.F.A. of 1885. 28% Grenadier Road,I 'onto. ARTILLERY PEAOTIOE A gunnery class at' Petawawa Training Camp la shown as it prepares a field gun for firig on on. cf the. big camp's artiilery ranges. fi Fi r i Introduction: tue formality that gives a litti. man oppottunity to bore an audience while It waitu for the, big speaker. - Buffalo News. Obituary Walter H. Olemes Walter H. Clemes, 78, former dinectof cf the, A. R. Williamis Machilery Company, died Nov. loti at his home, 123 South Drive, Toronto. He iiad been retired for some years. An active member cf Sierbounne Street United Church, he served on the board cf man- agement aud held several ciurcii executive offices. He was a meni- ber cf Toronto Board cf Trade, tue Canadian Club, the. Rosedale Golf Club and the. Royal Cana- dian Yacht Club. A native cf Port Hope, Mn. Clemes was a pazt president cf Durham County Club cf, Toronto. Surviving are, us widow sud two brothers, A. E. Clemes and Howard B. Clemes. David G. Rooey <Mecs. Jaw Irimes) Tiie funeral cf David George Hooey, retined famer cf tue Mecs. Jaw district, wio passed away Nov. 3rd lu one et the local hospitals, at tie age of 66 yeans, was ield Wednesday, Nov. ti. With Vernon Boys an ,accompan- ist, Dr. F. C. Harwood sang witi marked feeling '«In tue Garden." Officiating clergymen were Rev. Geoffrey Glover sud Bey. R. C. Pollock. The deceaned is sunvived by his widow; tire. daugitens, Mrs. R.1 Hill, Pilot Mound, Man., Miss Jes- si. at home, .Mrs. R. Williz, Rou- leau; sud two brothens, Harry at Bowmanviile, Ont., and Francis Alexander, residig in tue city. 1 Interment wan made in Moosec Jaw Cemetery, the palîbeanersà belng Mesmr. T. sud J. Poyser,i W. J. Batteil, G. McEwen, T. Gai-] imugiiern d B. Griffith.1 THMUSDAY, NOVEMEER 21, 19401 Native of Durham Bq LpAhAIlIhta* DisSuddanly RAiID COUSE James B. FalnbaIrn, Deputy SliutLikLa Top AfltarBau. Dos, Munister cf Agricultur, for On- of hckJq'sMixt tarie froni 1930 te 1937, died at his home in Vneland Lincoln Mothers, follov tis lay'&exemple County municlpality, kqovember and use Buckie,'. Mixture when any 14th, foilowing a sudden heart member cf vour family huma cougi,ý attack. He was 57. old, grippe bronchitis or whooping Native cf Durham County, he : gI*w cough as:"tng ti îy was educated at Toronto and at %1< u8d U, Was oug £av*rrb Ontario Agricultural C oll1eg9e, him adobeof Bcdy irwinh Guelph Befoe is appointment honey mdho slept t. he houi as euyMnf e ehdtet This mormimg hie cough in quit. yer'f rigexperience. He. omoM . B.joncs, Verdun P.Q. was a truste, cf the Lincolnun tCounty Board cf Education for Your experieace *iIIb. just as saiu )ten years. An outstanding figure factory. Buckley'sMiture is i in Provincial agricultural circles, staiidby in 3 eut of 3 Cana j.n Mr. Fairbgirn was appointed Dep: homes. It esaus the cough almost in. uty Minister in May, 1930. Pre- .tftY OtISphen,5Oh*rt vieusly h. had served as s.cretary air passages, helpa corr *over. and registrar cf the, Ontario Agri- acidity--reieve, you cf ceq andi cultural College from 1905 te colds in record luie. 24 1911. OVUR 10 MILUON BOTLRU La0 dian Society cf Technical Agri- culturists and was a United * Church mmber. He was a past prsident cf the. Deminion Lawn Bowling Association. Survivung are his wldow and twc sons, John at home, and Don- ald cf Toronto. ;TH OA "Ford" Fairbairn was one cf- thei. most genial and popular men* at the. Coilege," said Jack Baker1 C)ýE cf Solina, who was a student at Guelph with the. late Mr. Fair- For cormmon bairn. "«Jehn Bracken, Premier oriayS of Manitoba, and dynamic H. R. t4oi MacMillan, Timber Controller and 00 lately appeited Chairman of the new Coordinations Board at t tawa, were contemporary stu- dents with Ford. Ail uis student associates and his Aima Mater wiil g.nuinely mouru his early passmng. He was a grand, fine, fniendly gentlenman." 1941 MOTOR VEHICLE, PERMITS AND DRIVERS", LICENSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE Cadmus Cadmus W. A. met on Tuesday at the. home cf Mrs. H. A. Gal- braith who as president presided, an wli an acting tic part of genial hostess. Mns. Galbraith gave an iterestig talk on "Beauty" as exemplified lu the' beauty cf the flow.rs, trees, etc., and culniunatig ini tue beauty cf the~ 11 f fChrist. Roi cali wan answer.d by a vers, of scripture. Treasurer reported net proceeds of $ 127.85 tram the. toast goose supper, and thanks were extend- .d te ail who donated money or baking which help.d te make the supper a success. Prograni con- sist.d et a reading by Mrs. Mar- wcod McKee cn Armistice; two readings by Mrs. Elliott, "Mary and Martha" sud "Growing Old"; a r.ading by Mrs. Gardon Stun- son, and a humorous reading by Mrs. Galbraith, "Pa Is Neyer Lat.." Meeting crosed with pray- er by Rev. D. M. Stinson. Mrs. Galbraith served a delicicus sup- pet. Those present feit tiat tue mneeting was most inspirlug and helpful. A vote cf thanks te aur genial hostess was moved by Mrs. Elliott and heartily endorsed by ail. Visiters: Mr. sud Mrs. Russell Brown and Gordon at Mr. Ed. Batten's, Oshiawa. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Green at Mrs. Russell Brown's. Mr. Glen Gubson, Toronto, at Edgar Gubson's. Miss Norma McQuade, Cour- tice, is home. i Miss Kathleen Taylor with ber aunt, Mrs. Marvlu Nesbitt.* Mrs. Everett* Sanderson, Jean and Marion, Charlesville, New Ontario, are visitig her fatuer, Mr. W. B. Ferguson. Tyrone Mrs. Byron Moore is under the doctor's care, witi Mrs. R. Hath- erly in attendance. Mrs. P. Hayward received word cf the deati cf her sister, Mrs. James Watts, Yeoviile, Somerset, Eng., who wan killed i an air raid when their home and store was bombed. This ibthe third of, Mrs. Hayward's relatives to have been kliled zince the. war started, having lost a brother and brother- in-law previously. Deepest syxn- patuy is .xtended to Mrs. Hay- ward. Mrs., Harry Jacks, Manvers Road, Mn. and Mrs. David Park and Thomas, Bcwmanville, at- tended a quiet birthday celebra- tion in honor cf Mns. E. S. Trinui. Visitors: 14r. and Mrz. James Dudley with friends lu Bowmanvillé. Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Trumnpour with Mrs. H. HiUs and Mr. S. Hom'., Mr. W. J. Tape, Fort Erie, with his siter, Mrs. R. Hatherly. Mrs. Wm. Robison sud Mr. Percy Robinson, Pontypool, with Mn. James Alldread. Mrs. R. Hatherly la home after visitig Mrs. M. Watson at Dixie, Mr. H. Hatherly, New Toronto, and Mr. F. Hatherly, Lakeview. Tyrone Sehool News By Bil. Dudley W. have ztarted a little wonk [n practising for our Christmnas concert, but since there are stiUl some who have mumps we are not doing much about it yet..- Some pupils have been briging milkweed pods, and we 'have rieen paiting them with gold and silvr paint. Grade 3 and some of Grade 6 are painting botties te put the. pods ini to make lasting bouquets. . . . W. are stiil busY practising tumbling. We are ini need cf an eld mattress now. The one we have la very badly worn. If anyone han an old mattrees hey do net need we would b. very glad te have it. TIREDALLTHE TIME Pop op your ov.,. Fooi greaL W» MF"W fu dud su»Y sud FRUI 11*11 VIS Table of comparison of fees in Ontario and two neighbouring provoinces ami states for three populWs malees of passenge9' cars: enR No. 1 - 4 cyl. No. 2 -6 cyl. No. 3-S8 cyl. ONTAII $ 2.00 7.00 10.00 O)ntario's highway systemn isthe largest in the Dominion, and for the very reasonable fées, indicated above, a great highway system comprising over 20,000 miles is maintained and madle available to the motorists of Ontario and visitors from other parts of Aýmerica. The revenue, collected from motorists by way of registration and license fees and the gasoline tax has macle po ssible the construc- tion and maintenance of this great systemn of highways. For the convenience of motorists, permits and licenses are issued tbrough the offices of 189 agents located throughout the province. Toronto, Nov. 18, 19~40. T. B. MCQUISTIN, Minuste, of Hlghwoys. A SPECIAL REQUEST TO MOTORtISTS: -Whon drivlng ailong the highways th.se increasingly coid daiys and nights, give our Soldier Boys a ride. 1.' - I r '- - ~ - Sec.,. Tours Eerly and A void the Usuel Lest Minute Rush There has been no increase in the fees for permits and licenses. The fees charged in Ontario are, stiil lower than ini any other province of Canada or in the neighbouring states.1 EIUEBEC MANITOSA NW Mm OE MORUGAN $17.80 $14.00 $12.00 $ 8.40 22.00 16.50 15.00 10.50 21.30 16.50 14,50 10.15 J »-.-à 1