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VOLUME 88 BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, AUGUST 27th, 1942 NUMBER 35 WING Motorist Takes Big Risk In Giving Rides To Soldiers In Event of Accident Later Rotarian Ross Strike Addresses Fellow Members on Subject "You are running a risk when you pick up soldiers," W. Ross Strike, Bowmanville lawyer, told members of the Rotary Club at their regular weekly luncheon- meeting Friday noon. "A recent ruling has been made by the Department of National Defence at Ottawa, supported by law officers of the Crown, to the effect that members of His Ma- jesty's armed forces are Wards of the Crown and as such do not come under the jurisdiction of he Highway Traffic Act of On- tario. "The Judge Advocate General of the Department of National Defence advises that it is the policy of the government to avail itself of its legal position and claim damages from the owner or driver of the automobile where through negligence, injuries are sustained by a member of the Forces on Active Service while riding in, alighting from, or en- tering upon said automobile as a gratuitous passenger. "The same conditions prevail where the injury to the passenger is permanent or where death en- sues, and the government is called upon to pay a pension for a period of years, amounting possibly to many thousands of dollars. The goverment could, and doubtless would, call upon the owner or driver of the car to reimburse them for such payments." "Does that mean in the future we nust pass the soldier?"-asked a fellow member. "That is up to the driver of the car," replied Mr. Strike. "I am only pointing out the risk in pick- ing up soldiers." "There is also, of course, the µis.ial hazard with gratuitous pas- ers. An owner or driver can ',reached if t passenger is in- jured jhile the car is being oper- ated the highway or outside the p ovince, provided, of course, that the driver has been negli- gent," said Mr. Strike. % Most of the Rotarians expressed surprise at the speaker's remarks as, with the exception of a few, they had not heard of the ruling. They had not realized that if they had become involved in an acci- dent through fault of their own and a soldier passenger they had picked up was injured that they would be responsible for his doc- tor bills and other expenses and in the event of a permanent in- jury would have to provide a pension. Another subject touched by Mr. Strike was the rent control' rul- ings. Several of the members asked questions and he answered them. He pointed out that a land- lord must give a tenant three months' notice and if the tenant is unable, to find a place the land- lord cannot evict him. Award Novice Cup To Doctor For Exhibit Dr. E. W. Sisson, Bowmanville, captured the Novice Special Cup for amassing the largest number of points in the novice group at the annual exhibition of the Osh- awa Gladiolus Society which was held in Central Street School. In the seedling class Dr. Sisson came second with a six-inch yel- low spike with nine open florets. He was runner-up for the Oshawa Gladiolus Society cup for the best spike in the show, with a Variety Rima, a pastel pink of five florets and 17 buds. Miss Mary Scott-Drynan, B.A., teacher of English in Central Collegiate Institute, Moose Jaw, Sask., and Mrs. Geo. K. Drynan, Toronto, whose husband is with the Royal Regiment in Gordon Head, B.C., were guests of Col. and Mrs. L. T. McLaughlin. DOES NOT APPLY TO PAPERS MAILED TO SUBSCRIBERS Replying to a letter from J. A. MacLaren, chairman of the Postal and Parliamentary Committee of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers' Associa- tion, asking as to the position of newspaper publishers with respect to the mailing of newspapers to soldiers over- seas, the following wire was received yesterday by him from P. T. Coolican, Asst. Deputy Postmaster-General, as follows: "Restrictions newspapers for overseas do not apply to copies mailed by pub- lishers to subscribers." Red Cross Appeals For Discarded Woollens Bowmanville Red Cross must have 25 blankets as soon as pos- sible if they are to fill a request made by the Toronto headquar- ters. If any of our readers have od and worn woollen sweaters, men's trousers, or woollen cloth f any description, regardless of he colour, they are asked to leave it with Mrs. T. W. Cawker. These woollens wll be processed into blankets by a Toronto firm for the Red Cross. Equally welcome will be any discarded woollen blan- kets you can spare. If you require any further information phone Mrs. Cawker at 794. NEEDED PAY MILK SUBSIDY AFTER SEPTEMBER 1 The Wartime Prices and Trade Board has announced the pay- ment, effective September 1, of a subsidy of 25 cents per hundred pounds to fluid milk producers in the Bowmanville district. Other urban markets in the district which are affected by the ruling are Oshawa and Whit- by. The subsidy is being paid "where the present supply posi- tion indicates serious shortages might develop through the fall and winter months." Concurrently, the Board fixed minimum producer prices (on de- livered basis) in all markets where the subsidy is payable. These specific prices represent an average increase of about 10 per cent per hundred pounds, so that the measures now taken are de- signed by their combined effect to increase the returns of fluid milk producers by 35 cents. As result of this action it is hoped to encourage milk production in the areas affected, so that supplies adequate to meet the demand may be maintained next winter and throughout the following season. If these measures are not success- ful, the Board said, "other steps will have to be taken in areas of short supply to restrict less essen- tial uses of milk and dairy pro- ducts, assure an equitable distri- bution of existing production, and give precedence to the most es- sential consumer needs." The other day a Bowmanville merchant walked into one of the local dentist's offices and asked: "Can you fix these up in a hur- ry?" In his hand he held the upper plate of his false teeth which were in two pieces. "How did that happen?" asked the den- tist. "I was talking to so-and-so on King Street and I started to laugh. My upper plate dropped out and fell on the sidewalk," he replied. "You'll have to fix them as I can't go out without them." Hitier Supporter Steals First Contribution of Rural Rubber Drive To Collect Rubber In Rural Areas Is Underway Hitler must have an admirer and supporter in Bowmanville because the first lot of rubber salvage collected from the Bow- manville rural routes was stolen. Art Barnett, courier on R. R. No. 4, brought in several pieces of rubber salvage boxholders on his route had given to him or left under their mail boxes. He piled them neatly in the corner of the yard behind the post office. Tues- day morning the pile had disap- peared. There is another pile there now. Part of it was brought in Tuesday by George White, courier on R. R. No. 1, which takes in Hampton and Enniskillen. "I doubt if there will be a great deal of rubber collected in this drive," said Mr. White. "Every- one is trying hard to make any rubber article they possess like tires, rubber boots, etc., do right to the end. They aren't discard- ing them in a hurry." Mr. White was not being pessi- mistic. He was simply stating a fact. People are reluctant to give up a rubber article if they think they can get any wear out of it. There should, however, be a certain amount of salvage on the six routes and this should be turn- ed over to the mail couriers who are only too willing to bring it in to the B-wmanville depot. The pile in the post office yard isn't very big, but after all the drive only started Monday. The drive concludes on September 8. Bowmanville residents are ask- ed to search their premises for scrap rubber. This will be kept separate from rubber brought in from rural areas. Citizens with rubber articles to turn in are ask- ed to leave them at Challis' yard on King Street. A memorial service for the late Duke of Kent, who was killed in an airplane accident, will be held Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at the Salvation Army Citadel. Merchant Marks 70th Birthday riSunday, August 23, Mr. F. F orris reached that important i estone in life familiarly re- ferred to as "three score years and ten". We heard a man say once in expressing one's age in this old biblical way it didin't sound as old as to say you were 70 years old. In any event, al- though Mr. Morris has reached - the distinction of being one of our oldest merchants in years, as well as in years in business, he still looks on the sunny side of life and retains his characteristic youthful spirit which no doubt are attributable for his growing old gracefully. We join with Frank's many friends, and they are legion, in wishing him con- tinued happiness and prosperity as the years roll by. The occasion was marked on Sunday by Mr. Morris' children and their families in this district gathering at his home on Queen St. They included Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Langmaid and family, Osh- awa, Reeve and Mrs. C. G. Morris and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stevens and family, Miss Betty Morris, Bowmanville, Miss Jean Morris, Kincardine. Other members of the family living at a distance also remem- bered their father's birthday by sending him loving messages of congratulations. They are Mrs. Greta Olsen, San Miteo, Calif., Mrs. Wreford Souch, (Gertrude), Winnipeg, Man, and Mrs. Ralph Rea, (Florence), Portage la Prairie, Man. His sister and brother-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Chapman, Toronto, also sent a letter of good wishes. Cartwright Street Dance Big Success Cartwright Street Fair and Dance held at Blackstock Friday night was a grand success. The weather was perfec> and the crowd generous. The treasurer reports receipts of $1073.77, ex- penses $292.51, and balance clear of $781.26. Much of the success of the eve- ning was due to kind friends from Bowmanville and Port Perry, who not only gave generously in dona- tions but also came to the Fair and gave their talent and time to running most efficiently sev- eral booths. The thanks of the executive is extended to these kind and generous gentlemen. There was $346.75 realized on the Draw tickets. First prize-1 ton coal donated by Wallace Mar- low, Blackstock, was won by Bruce Heaslip, View Lake; 2nd prize-$10 War Savings Certifi- cate donated by Alex ' Gilbert, Blackstock, won by Harold Bar- ker, Caesarea; 3rd prize-$5 War Savings Certificate donated liy Rupert Byers, Blackstock, won by Alvin G. Marlow, Whitby. Other prizes won were: Mel- drum's ham, won by Mrs. Herman Hooey, Blackstock; Brock & Son's lamp, won by Miss Florence Fair, Cadmus; T. Eaton comforter, won by Mrs. Arthur Bailey, Black- stock; Bert McGregor's ham, won by Mrs. J. A. Hoskin, Micand; Simpson's blanket, won by Mrs. Jas. G. Marlow, Blackstock; Wind- breaker donated by Grant Thomp- son, Nestleton, won by Belford Panke, Nestleton; Canada Pack- ers soap, won by Mrs. Thos. Smith; Groceries donated by Mrs. Joll, Toronto, won by Mrs. V. M. Archer; War Savings Certificate donated by Harold Archer, Port Perry, won by Percy VanCamp; Bag of wheat donated by N. C. Marlow, Nestleton, won by Miss Edna Larmer, Burketon; Cafe- teria Growing Mash donated by Brooks Hatchery, won by Harry McLaughlin, Nestleton; K r a f t cheese donated by J. MacFeeters, Toronto, won by R. Wall; Dishes donated by Dr. and Mrs. Mc- Arthur, won by Mrs. Garnet Wright. Committee also wish to ac- knowledge with thanks donations from Jury & Lovell, Bowmanville Dairy, Bowmanville Dry Clean- ers, Johnston's Book Store, J. W. Jewell, J. Marr, P. Cowling, A. McGregor, Hy. Rice, Harry Allin, Bowmanville; Goode's Creamery, Port Perry Dairy, Carnegie Hard- war, Parrish Hdwe., Gerrow Bros., Lawrence Store, Selrite Store, Cawker Bros., Bentley's, McDer- mott, Port Perry; Harold Porteous, Nestleton, H. Gill, Burketon, G. Farncombe, Hampton, Norman Green, Blackstock. Tickets sold on the Doll of Money (which is dressed in 25 one dollar bills) which were donated by as many generous Cartwright folk, realized $22.00 for the Red Cross Prisoners of War Fund. Tickets are still avail- able on this Doll of Money and the draw will be made at some future date. AT BOWMANV LLE ADDITION NEEDED AT BOWMANVILLE HOSPITAL Accommodation at Bowmanville Hospital is taxed to the limit. The 28-bed hospital has been looking after as many as 35 patients a day during the past few months and present indications are that August will set up a record for patients. There is a crying need for a new wing to relieve this overcrowding which it is expected will prevail after the war due to proposed health insurance and other hospital care plans. History and Progress of Lions British Child Fund Received Deputy District Governor Carter Tells Fellow Members Of Proposed Campaign Bowmanville Lions held their regular meeting in the Sons of England Hall Monday evening with Bill Oliver, vice-president, in the chair in the absence of President Aubrey Smith. Deputy District Governor C. W. Carter was the speaker and re- viewed the history and progress of the Lions British Child War Victims Fund. Instituted in Janu- ary, 1941, and operating under a Federal National War Services Charter, Order No. 18, this fund has provided maintenance for 547 children. It was Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth who designated the Waifs and Strays Society as recipient of th' morfey. Unless one studies case his- tories, the plight of these children in the autumn of 1940 and the following winter and spring can hardly be realized. Actually they were hunted from pillar to post. Bombed out of their own homes and often temporary shelters, in some cases they had to be eva- cuated due to enemy action from shelters provided by the govern- ment. The story of many, many small British children, and even infants, is a veritable Odyssey. Lions Clubs have viewed this fund as their own project and of the money raised by far the larger proportion has been direct con- tributions from the various club activity funds. The speaker point- ed to the keen desire of the pub- lic to share more directly in this humanitarian' effort. He paid tri- bute to the article in The Cana- dian Statesman of August 13th and the comments and inquiry it had aroused. A nationwide campaign is con- templated, said Mr. Carter, out- lining the plan made possible through the generosity and zeal of Miss Mary Pickford, movie actress. Details of this will be made public as soon as arrange- ments are completed. Every cent of every dollar con- tributed goes directly to the chil- dren of Great Britain. The entire cost of administration is borne by the St. Catharines Club. The low cost of administering this fund is a wonderful tribute to the effi- ciency of the organization set up by the St. Catharines Club, it being ascertained as 1 1-10 per cent. Each member of the Lions Club, by the fact of his member- ship, is an authorized agent for this fund. The speaker was introduced by Lion Dean Hodgson and Lion Dr. CharJç Austin moved a vote of thanks. By agreement the carnival re- Distinguished Visitors To Bring Greetings To General Council When the General Council of The United Church of Canada meets in Belleville on September 9, that highest court of the United Church will be visited by a num- ber of distinguished visitors who will bring fraternal greetings from other religious bodies or deliver special messages to the assembled commissioners. Among the visitors will be Dr. Liu Shih Shun, Minister Pleni- potentiary of the Republic of China to the Dominion of Canada. He will visit the General Council at the invitation of the United Church because of the close as- sociation the United Church main- tains with China in the carrying on of missionary work in that country. Dr. Henry Pitt VanDusen, Pro- fessor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Religion, Union Theological Seminary, New York, will be another visitor. Dr. Van- Dusen will give addresses at noon during the Council sessions, and will be the special preacher at the Council Sunday Church Ser- vice in the evening. Another noted visitor will be Dr. Luther A. Weigle, President of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, and Dean of Yale Divinity School. He will bring greetings from the Federal Council to the General Council. Representing the Western Al- liance of Reformed Churches, Rev. J. Shackelford Dauerty, of Moorestown, Pennsylvania, will speak to the General Council. Rev. Dr. H. H. Bingham will bring greetings from the Cana- dian Committee, World Council of Churches. Rev. Dr. James Semple, Minis- ter of Bridge Street United Church, the Council Church, will be host to the Council and will be in charge of arrangements for the welfare and entertainment of the commissioners. Rev. F. Congdon, Cayuga, was a Sunday visitor with his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Levett. ports are held over until the next meeting on Sept. 14th. It is ex- pected that tle net proceeds will be highly satisfactory. Lion Ted Chant, newly-appointed tail-twis- ter, was right on the job with the fine-box and kept everyone on their toes. Laverne Clemens, Hampton, was a visitor and was welcomed by the acting president. Over 80 Per Cent High School Pupils Successful In Examinations Another Good Year. Results Gratifying To Principal Dippell Over 80 per cent of the pupils of Bowmanville High School pass- ed their final examinations, L. W. Dippell, principal, told The Statesman yesterday. "This is particularly gratifying in view of the extra duty the pupils assumed during the year," Mr. Dippell stated. Upper school results were re- leased last week and this com- pletes the list for the school. Four pupils, who have completed their 13 weeks' farm service, will receive their certificates in a few days from the department. They are Eileen Couch, Brian Flaherty, Carl Fisher and Gordon Slemon. The attendance during the past year was down slightly with an average of 270 pupils. Mr. Dippell attributes this to war work and enlistments. In the previous year the average attendance was 300. In addition to their studies, the pupils interested themselves in many things during the past year. At the time of the Second Victory Loan last winter they put on a historie pageant entitled "Caval- cade of Canada" in the interests of the loan, with the collection going to the Red Cross. An ac- tive interest was displayed in the Junior Red Cross organization in the school and real assistance was given the Senior Red Cross unit in the town. Many of the girls bought wool and knitted garments for the Red Cross. Organizations holding Tag Days were assisted, and on holidays and after school students worked in stores helping to relieve the labor shortage. In addition many pupils lost time last fall in helping with farm work and had to make it up by additional hours of study. "All in all, the past year was a very successful one for the school," said Mr. Dippell. Durham Organized As War Finance Unit Organization of Durham County as a national war finance unit has been completed. With key men of Bowmanville, Port Hope, Newcastle and Orono, everything is in readiness for the drive for money to help carry on the war by the sale of War Savings Stamps and Certificates. The following personnel have been appointed: Chairman, J. A. Hume, Port H o p e; Vice-Chairman, W. R. Strike, Bowmanville. Unit Committee-Dr. R. Vivian, W. Davison, R. Baxter, Mayor S. Gifford, J. S. Smart, P. A. C. Ketchum, A. Fulford, J. Rosevear, W. Jordan, of Port Hope; F. C. Vanstone, G. E. Chase, W. L. Pat- erson, of Bowmanville. Payroll Savings Section-J. S. Owens, chairman, L. T. Sylvester, F. H. Briden, J. B. Holland, M. Pochon, Port Hope; H. Cole and C. E. Rehder, Bowmanville; Cecil Carveth, Newcastle. Special Names Sections-J. A. Hume, chairman, Port Hope; C. W. McBride, Toronto; C. L. Mc- Cutcheon, Toronto; F. C,. Van- stone, Bowmanville. General Sales Section-R. H. Wickett, Port Hope, chairman; Vice-chairman, group sales, W. E. Henderson, Port Hope; Vice-chair- man, stamps, A. E. Andrews, Port Hope; Vice-chairman, direct sales, C. E. Stephenson, Port Hope; W. E. Bonneville, R. Rosevear, Port Hope; J. J. Mellor, Orono; Dr. H. Turner, L. M. Winslow, Millbrook; J. Thompson, Canton; H. John- stone, Janetville; R. Byers, Black- stock: J. Hogarth, Hampton; G. E. Chase, Bowmanville. Public Relations - Chairman, W. E. Henderson, Port Hope; I. D. Willis, J. S. Smart, Port Hope; A. M. Thompson, Bowmanville; T. M. Chant, Hampton; W. Mar- low, Blackstock; W. Wright, Beth- any. Administration S e c t i o n - J. Hume, Port Hope, chairman: G. W. McBride, Toronto; H. C. Her- sey, Port Hope. HOSPITAL August May Be Record Month As Admissions Tax Accommodation to Limit Former Hampton Boy Missing After Dieppe News that Hampton shared in the big Commando raid on Dieppe. in occupied France, on Wednesday of last week, reached the district with the release of the casualty list containing the name of Pte. John M. Mills, B67842, A Coy, lst Battalion, Royal Regiment of Canada. Pre- vious to the announcement, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mills, of R. R. No. 1, Pickering, were offi- cially notified by cable that their son was missing in action. The Mills family were former resi- dents of Hampton. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Colwell, Master Teddy Colwell, and Mrs. Mina Colwell spent a week's holi- days with relatives at Toronto and Bond Head. Some special commemoration will be made at the 11 o'clock mass at St. Joseph's Church on Sunday morning as a tribute to the memory of the late Duke of Kent. Sgt. Major Ernest C. Armstrong of the Headquarters Company 2nd Midlands is attending an in- tensive four week course in King- ston for members of the Adminis- trative Staffs of Reserve Units in M. D. No. 3. Sgt. Major Arm- strong, who has been doing ex- cellent instructional work in the Headquarters Company, began the course yesterday. Officers and N.C.O.'s are billetted in District Depot 3A at Fort Irontenac. Lt.- Col. L. F. Grant is school comman- dant and Lt.-Col. T. A. Williams is second in command. Russell Osborne Heads Thirteen Contestants In CropCompetition Garnet Rickard Second First Eight Winners Share $75 Purse Russell Osborne ranked high with 94 points in the 1942 Field Crop Competition sponsored by Durham Central Agricultural So- ciety. There were thirteen contestants. Alex Davidson, Agincourt, in- spected the fields as judge and scored them as follows: Russell Osborne, 94; Garnet Rickard, 92; M. H. Staples, 91; Harold Pascoe, 90 2; T. Baker, 90; J. H. Jose, 89; John Rickard, 881½; R. K. Squair, 87; S. C. Allin & Son, 861/2; Jas. T. Brown, 852; Ross Hallowell, 82; Alex Hendry, 81/; and S. S. Morton, 80½. A purse of $75 is divided among the first eight winners. Each contestant had a minimum of three acres seeded with either Erban or Vanguard oats. Crops were either grown from register- ed seed or from seed one year removed from registration. Judg ing was done before the crops were cut by a judge deemed quali- fied by the Department of Agri- culture. The awards were made on the following basis: purity of variety, 10 points; freedom from other grain, 10 points; freedom from diseases, 15 points; freedom from weeds, 25 points; general vigor and uniformity of crop, 40 points. Collects Waste Paper To Help His Church Tommy Cartwright is a one- man institution but he's in the scrap paper business in a big way, and it's all for the benefit of St. John's Anglican Church. He showed a representative of The Statesman the scrap paper neatly bundled and tied up in the garage behind the church. "In about two weeks I will have another three tons to send to Toronto," he remarked. "It's only about two weeks ago that I sent three tons away." We found out that all the paper goes to Buscombe & Dodds, a Toronto firm, and that they send a truck down here to collect it. *Mr. Cartwright sorts the scrap into six lots: newspapers, small paper, books and magazines, brown paper, cardboard, and cardboard boxes. He collects all this with a wagon on foot. The collection of waste paper by St. John's Church was started over five years ago to raise money for church purposes. Mr. Cart- wright volunteered to assist and later took it over himself. Garton's bus service has been given authority to operate a ser- vice as far as the Ajax plant at Pickering. This will take the place of private cars taking employees to and from the plant. The new schedule will be released at the first of the week. Criticism of Lockup Os Not Justified Criticjism of the Bowmanville lockup was made in an item ap- pearing in the August 20th issue of the Sentinel-Star published in Cobourg. The'story in part read as follows: "Indignant protest was made in Cobourg police court Thursday at the treatment ac- corded Howard Troke, 465 Sal- mon Avenue, East York, who was locked up in the town jail at Bowmanville while awaiting trial on charges of reckless driving and speeding. The protest was regis- tered by Thomas F. Hall, K.C., counsel for Troke, who claimed the Bowmanville "cooler" was entirely too damp and cold." This criticism is not justified. A representative of The States- man inspected the two cells at the town jail yesterday afternoon and found everything in order. The interior of the cells are paint- ed and they are scrupulously clean. At the time the inspection was made one could not state they were too damp or too cold and it is a fact that the weather the last week or so has been chilly. C. G. Morris, acting mayor of Bowmanville, states that blankets are available for prisoners on request. If the complainant had felt chilly he should have asked for these. As acting chief Walter Hall said, "The lockup is only for the accommodation of prisoners who are kept for short periods. If they are to be held longer than over- night they are sent to the county jail at Cobourg." Patients Number 35 Monday Afternoon Room For 28 "A new wing is badly needed here," Miss Pearl Lumby, Super- intendent of Bowmanville Hospi- tal, told The Statesman on Mon- day, "and I think that this com- munity is public spirited enough to finance it." Conditions leading to this state- ment were revealed to represen- tatives of The Statesman on Mon- day afternoon. The hospital, which normally holds 28 beds, then accommodated 35 patients and an emergency operation came in later in the day. Several single rooms had been turned into semi- privates with one child lying ill on a leather couch, in a former single room which now contains three patients. For the past month, on several occasions the superintendent's office has been used for a patient. On one occa- sion a patient was forced to wait for several hours on a stretcher before a bed could be procured for her. It has also been necessary for some time now to keep cots in the bathrooms since it bas not been possible to accommodate more patients in the overcrowded rooms. Beds have been put up on the porches, but Miss Lumby told us that as the weather became cooler these would have to be moved indoors. The record month of the hospital since its foundation was March, 1942, with 755 patient days. It is expected that August, 1942, will provide a new record. In a tour of the hospital, Miss Lumby showed our representa- tives how well-equipped the hos- pital is for its normal capacity. She pointed out a gleaming chro- mium autoclave or sterilizer, off the Operating Room, which she said is the latest type of small steam sterilizer. Now, however, it is necessary to insert a metal refrigerator tray in its interior in order to make it do double work. In the nursery were nine cots and nine new born babes. Up to August 23rd, there have been 18 births this month, said Miss Lumby. The staff of the hospital besides Miss Lumby and her assistant, Miss Dorothy Lockhart, consists at present of nine graduate nurses on duty, an engineer, a laundry man, a cook and three maids. Every member of the staff, Miss Lumby said, works extremely hard. Miss Lumby is a graduate of the Toronto School of Nursing and for several years was superin- tendent of the Lady Minto Hospi- tal in Cochrane, Northern On- tario. The Chairman of the Hos- pital Board, Captain J. O'Neill, M.C., spoke of Miss Lumby as a model of efficiency. Miss Lumby said she had a most efficient, if overworked staff, and she also spoke warmly of the local doctors, who are, she said, fair to the nurses and herself and, above all, competent in their own field. "The only thing this hospital lacks is more space," she reiterated. Several organizations in Bow- manville, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Women's Institute, and the Masons, have furnished rooms in the hospital, and private indivi- duals have also outfitted rooms. The Women's Ward was, outfitted with money left the hospital in the will of the late Jennie Mc- Neill. The Lions Club furnished the Men's Ward which is at pre- sent used as a Women's Ward owing to lack of space. The Women's Hospital Auxil- iary, Miss Lumby stated, last fall supplied the hospital with an ex- cellent supply of linen. At other (Continued on page 4) More News About Sidney Fowler News concerning Sydney Fowl- er, a former Bowmanville man now serving overseas, has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Patterson, Westmount, Bowman- ville. Residents will remember that Mr. Fowler worked for several years for Gerald Talcott, Bow- manville West. He was actively interested in St. John's Church, being a member of the men's club and of the choir. Even after his enlistment he sent contributions to the church. He was a member of the town band in which he played the snar drum. The last heard of Mr. Fowler was in a letter received by Jack Living some weeks ago which told of an accident suffered by Mr. Fowler in June. The following paragraphs give further information about Mr. Fowler's accident and are taken from the letter written to the Pattersons by Mrs. G. Chambers, Chelmsford, Essex. "I am writing this letter on behalf of Sydney Fowler, as he is unable to write himself on ac- count of his bad accident. "Syd does not know if you had news of his accident, but he thinks not, so has asked me to write and tell you he is getting on nicely now, and hopes to be able to write you himself soon. "He was loading his gun during training and had got the shell half way into the breach of the gun, when the shell exploded, and Syd got the force of the explo- sion. "It must have been terrible, as his left hand was blown off, his arm received 3 compound frac- tures, his eyes were terribly in- jured, and his face was terribly burned and blistered, also he re- ceived several shell splinters in various parts of his body. "At first his life was despaired of, and blood transfusions had to be given. Twice he was given up, but he has pulled through, and has made a marvelous recovery. "His eyes still hurt him and he wears dark glasses but his sight has been saved. The accident oc- curred on June 12th." r m 1 I 0 . With Which Are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, And The Orono News 'p. * <b q. e e e * e. e