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PAGE SIX Obituaries JOHN REID A resident of Bowmanville for 48 years, John Reid died in Bow- manville Hospital on Nov. 9th after a lingering illness. He was born in Clarke Township, sonl of John Reid and Ann Francis, one of a family of seven, of which his sister, Miss Elizabeth Reid of To- ronto, is the only surviving mem- ber. The deceased lived in Clarke until he came to Bowmanvjlle. He was connected with the Good- year Tire & Rubber Co. for over 20 years until his superannua- tion some five years ago. A private service was held at THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO his late residence, Nelson St., on Nov. l2th, followed by service in St. A n d r ew's Presbytenian Church of which he had been a member of the Session for many years. Owing to the illness of his pastor, Rev. W. G. Blake, ser- vices were conducted by Rev. Mn. Lindsay of Whitby. A large num- ber of relatives and friends were in attendance paying tribute to an honored and respected friend and citizen. Interment was in Bow- manville Cemetery. He was pnedeceased by his wife, Jean Dewer, and is survived by one son Alfred J. Reid, Peterboro, a step-son, G. Ernest Smith, To- ronto, and bis second wife, Susie Bailey of Bowmanville. The casket was hanked with I uality counts most - for that Irich, satisfying flavour which only a fine quality tea yields, use. . WARNING to Motorists If îou are going to drive your car or truck this winter, don 't wait until your engine freezes Up be- fore you have the oil changed and anti-freeze put in the radiator. BRING Y01UR CAR IN TODAY AND' HAVE OUR EXPERT MECHANICS PUT IT IN FIRST CLASS SHAPE FOR WINTER DRIVING GARTON'S GARAGE Phone 2666, Bowmanville DRINK he ICEn COLD i TRADE-MARK 16Gh "Hero's the New, Easy Way ta Healthful Family Moals" W OMEN everywhere acclaim "Eat-to- Work- to-Win"*, authoritative new bookiet that takes ail the guesswork out of good nutrition. It's practica ... time-saving ... easy to use! 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He had been in declining health for some time but had only been laid 1 I flowens, tributes from relatives, friends and neighbors. Beaners: Alfredi J. Reid, G. Ernest Smith, Clane F. Reid, Win. A. Reid, Leslie Reid, Fred Gra- ham. WILLIAM BLAKE POLLARD A life long nesident of Durham County, William Blake Pollard, passed away at his residence, Wel- lington Street, Bowmanville, on Nov. 12, aged 62 years. He had not been in good health for some time, not having worked since July, but had only been confined to his bed for two weeks. Born in Tyrone on January 13, 1881, deceased was son of the late Mary Ann and Samuel Pollard. He received his education at Ty- rone and then took up farming on the homestead. In 1906 he mar- ried Bertha May Bnitton of Port Perry and six years laten they moved to Bowmanville. For the past 30 years he had been ernploy- ed at the Goodyear Tire & Rub- ber Co. He was a faithful mem- ber of Trinity United Church and a member of the choir for 25 years. Left to mounn his passing are his wife and one daughter, Mrs. R. S. McKercher (Greta), Sea- forth, and a brother, Oswald S. Pollard, Toronto. A sister, Alma, predeceased him in 1930. The funeral service held from the residence on Nov. 14, was largely attended. The casket was banked with beautîful floral of- ferings including tokens from rrinity United Choir, Dept. 273 Goodyear, and Local 189 U.R.W.A. Rev. J. E. Griffith conducted the service with interment in Bow- nanville Cemetery. Bearers were *èllow-workers: W. H. Thickson, Orville Boe, Fred Purdy, Elmo Anderson, David Armistead and Eric Colwell.c Relatives and friends from To-1 ronto, Oshawa, Port Perry, Mont-t real, Oakwood, Uxbridge and Sea-f forth attended the funeral. GEORGE ROBINS ON GARBUTT1 A resident of Bowmanville for a number of years when his father, the late Rev. John Gar- butt, was pastor of the Methodist Church, (now Trinity United), George Robinson Garbutt, aged 43, died suddenly at his home, 558 Ontario Street, London, on No-v vember 9. George Garbutt was1 the only son of Mrs. John Gar- r, butt and the late Rev. Mr. Gar-g butt.e Rev. John Garbutt was pastor I of Simcoe Street Church, Oshawa,c at the outbreak of World War I nd was given leave of absence for the duration and went over-y seas as a chaplain. During his î bsence from the city, Mrs. Gar-C butt and the three children, a George, Helen and Marion, re-g mained and the children attendedg )shawa schools. Due to ill health Capt. Garbutt returned to the ity and resumed his pastorate. He remained in the city until about 1921, when he was called ý to London, where he died. 1 George, who did not marry, il ived with his mother in London C nd was organist of Coîborne St.C United Church. Surviving relatives include hisF rnother and two sisters, Mrs. E. E G.Silverside, (Helen) and Mrs. R.C JCurrie (Marion).c The funeral was held Thursday vith interment in the Mount v Pleasant Cemetery.F We are indebted to Mr. Johnr Elliott, B.A., London, for send- r rig this additional information: j Many friends of the late Rev. I: John Garbutt may wish further F particulars of his son, George,E whose sudden death was announc- a d in last week's Statesman. S George was seven years old jý when his father came as minister ti to Trinity Church, Bowmanville. After a four year terni in Bow- tl manville, followed by a like per- c. d in Cobourg and in Oshawa. E Mr. Garbutt spent the rem&inder sj f bis ministenial career in Lon- Ji on. George took up music and N e was in his sixteenth year as j rganist in our Coîborne St. Unit- si ad Church, London. He was j ýhairman of the London Society E :f organists. On the Saturday C fternoon before his death he V layed for a wedding party in the F hurch, Sunday hie had an un- sually successful day. On Mon- ay evening hie visited a friend and not coming home his mother ad no alarm but on Tuesday morning she found him dead in is car in the garage. Evidently ~ e had a heart attack as he drove m the night before. It is not s0 much matter what sdone, as how it is done, that ;od minds.-It is the well..doing îat meets with the well-done. The CANADA STARCH COMPANY, Llmlted1 --- --.. .. . .. . [e ril W 01- is- lis [e ls. le id )n r s r. Lt, 15 in ýk ýd is Cs le ý2 ýy k, t and Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Dopp, Eugene, Teresa, Mary, Paul and Barbara, Mrs. Sam Brooks, Mrs. Edgar White, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bliley, Mrs. W. Woods, Miss Ann Connors; Osh- awa: Mr. and Mrs. Percy Barrett, Wm. Walmsley, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Barfett, Miss Margaret Tucker, Leading Seaman Harvey Gibson and Mns. Gibson and Gaye, Mr. and Mrs. Len Wilson, Mrs. Jas. Rinniard, Jas. Dwyer, Jack Dwyen, Miss Marion Bannon; Lindsay: Miss Helen Jones, Lind- say; Newcastle: Mr. and Mns. Wnri. Kenefick, Edgar Kenefick, Miss Annie Kenefick; Port Perry: Mr. and Mns. E. J. Bottrell; Mil- waukee: Mr. and Mrs. F. Bint; Rivers, Man.: Pilot Officer Walter Brown. Soldiers' Letters RECEIVED BY LIONS CLUB P16450 LICpl. L. S. Young, Pnovost Section Bde., H.Q. 1 Cdn. Army Tank Bde., C.A. (A.F.) Can. Army Ovenseas. I received the kind gift of 300 Wings. They are veny welcome for out here in Sicily cigarettes are one thing you can't buy. Thank you for all the other par- cels you have sent me. B81725 Dvr. J. . Payne, 32nd Cdn. Corps Troops Coy., R.C.A.S.C., lst Corps, Can. Army Overseas. Just a few lines to acknowledge your kind and thoughtful gif t which 1 appneciate very much. I only hope that after this is al over I will have the oppontunity to caîl and thank you personally for all your kindness. C556 SJSgt. Harnden, E. S., No. 2, C.A.R.U., Can. Army Overseas. Cigarettes that were mailed June 18 finally arnived after a long time en route but I assure you they are none the less appre- ciated. We haven't had any mail for over three weeks and I doubt if there is a thousand cigarettes in the whole camp. Our summer is nearly gone and the rainy weather has set in. Give my re- gards to ahl members of the club and many thanks again. C63700 Gnr. S. Murdock, G.L. Sect. F. Troop, Il Bty, 2 H.A.A. Regt., R.C.A., Can. Army Overseas. Many thanks fon the 300 Sweet Caps. I was neading in The Statesman about how many cig- arettes the Lions Club had sent to Bowmanville boys overseas. It sure is a record to be pnoud of. I can tell you we certainly ap- preciate what you are doing for US. Thomas J. Bottreil up for the past three months. H was born in Bowmanville, Apr, 3, 1857, and was one of the fei remaining "Old Guard" of Dc minion Organ & Piano Co. enr ployees, having worked with thi local industry for 42 years. Afte severing his connection with th! firm he took up market garder ing, in which he took a real prid in a well kept garden and the pro duction of best quality vegetableý F'or many years he was a consis tent winner in vegetables ani fruit at district faîl fairs, as wel as a successful exhibitor, alonj with his son Frank, of poultry an pigeons. He had the reputatioi of being thorough in anything h, undertook and was a maste craf tsman. In the olden day when the Drill Shed Ground were the centre of sports, Mi Bottreli was a regular attendani particularly baseball, for he wa à lover of dlean amateur sport ii vhîch his sons Leonard and Franl participated. He was a goo( neighbor and loyal citizen, alwayý giving a helping hand when need ed or supporting worthy causej helpful to the betterment of thq community. .His wif e predeceased him E years ago. He is survived b3 ;hese children: Mae and Frank~ Bowmanville; Edna, Norman anc Greta (Mrs. E. J. Dopp), Toronto and Ernest, Port Perry; also l! grandchildren and two grea- grandchildren. Requiem High Mass was cele brated at St:, Joseph's Churc- NJov. l5th, by Rev. S. J. Coffey PPassisted by a choir of Mrs S.Brooks, Mrs. Edgar White anc VIrs. McCarthy, Toronto. Presen- in the Sanctuary were Rev. J. .J Guiry, Port Hope, and Rev. F. H~ J'Reilly, Uxbridge. Paîl bearers were F. C. Pethick F.S. Coulter, H. Westnutt, W. L Elliott, Bowmanville; Harry Mc. Caffrey, Toronto; Robt. Barreti Oshawa. Many beautiful floral token were received including Goodyeai Recreation Club, Bowmanville Dept. 151E, Goodyear, New To. ronto; Goodyear Recreation Club New Toronto; Goodyear FinE )ept. 163, New Toronto; Pori Perry Business Men's Association Bowmanville Fire Brigade; Can« adian Life Insurance Officers' As. sociation, Toronto; Dominion ilortgage & Investments Associa- tion, Toronto. Relatives and friends attending he funeral from a distance in- cluded-Toronto: Mr. and Mrs. M. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Stan John- son, Mr. Frank Meehan, Miss Hazel Coll -ins, Miss Mary Hayes, Miss Normne Meehan, Mrs. John Meehan, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. John- on, Sid. Bailey, Gannet Richards, J.A. Wilson, Honace Marks, Geo. Barrett, Miss Nellie Mana, Mrs. Chas. Stephens, Mrs. D. Fanis Walten Walmsley, Mr. and Mrs. F.B. O'Leary, Miss Edna Bottrell, MIr. and Mrs. Norman Bottrell NUVT1~ ZDlksb .KZI;, lla SHE'LL ANSWER AS POROM PTLY AS SHE CAN ... But it's nlot likely she will Le able te answer your cail before her telephone bias rung several times. Wait for at least six rings before hanging up. That's only thirty seconds--and it may save you re- peating your cali later. Please remember that the party you are calling may Le far from the telephone, or unable to antiwer îxnmediately. With war business crowding the wires, it is important to reduce ail sucli avoidable cails. Here is one way you can help. REMEMBER RINGS sBuy War Savings Stomps and Certificotes Regularly. Oum, «9 ~ Z~t S t a ~ ~ t Manager. No one can save himself '*th- Our orth is determined by the I have neyer heard, anything out God's help, and God willl help good deeds we do, rather than by about the resolutions of the each man who perforrns his w the fine emotions we feel. 1 aposties, but a great deal about part.-Mary Baker Eddy. j -E. L. Magoon1 their acts.-Horace Mann. -Capt. H. V. Slemon, 1, No. 4 Mobile Neurosurgical Unit, ', Central Meditenranean Forces. of Once again I have received 300 iofmy favorite Sweet Caporals' fnomn you. 1 thank you very much rfor this and past favors. At pres- Eent l'ni having a quiet time in a small coastal town of Sicily wait- ing for some work to corne in and corne in it will and very soon, for -the boys invaded the mainland of tItaly this morning. It may be the beginning of the end. I hope so Sbecause I'ni getting a bit "brown- ir ed off" with the war, as the ?Tommies say. C6262 Pte. W. K. Nurcombe, 'e B.H.Q. Section, 7S.D. & G. Highlanders, -Can. Army Overseas. Once more it is my pleasure to -thank you for another carton of -cigarettes. Your gif t comes quite regulanly and I can almost tel when it is due. They are most 9welcome and thanks again. 1B25800 Spr. Oke, C. C., SNo. 1 Wk Shop and Pk. Coy., .R.C.E.. ïCa n. Army Overseas. Received your cigarettes and thanks a million. We really do ap- preciate things like that over here. It makes us realize how the people at home are behind us. C63552 Sgt. Lobb, A. B., 47th Bty, 5th L.A.A. Regt., R.C.A., Can. Army Overseas. A million thanks for the 300 cigarettes safely received. 'Just what the Dr. ordered," is a termi that may well apply to cigarettes from Canada. Lions Club has cen- tainly been doing a great job and I can assure you the boys over here do appreciate it. We've been on the jump a lot lately and are seeing lots of this lîttle island. C5343 SISgt. Hunt, E. S., Treas. Sub Office, No. 1 C.N.E.T.D., Can. Army Overseas. Many thanks for the cigs. They arrived at a very good time just when I was about out of Canadian smokes. Weather has been very good but the summer will soon be over and the long black nights will be back again. It will be great when blackout can be done away. ** Other notes of gratitude were received from: Capt. W. D. Locke, Unit Pay Detach., R.C.A.P.C., Overseas; B87745 CpI. J. E. Moorcraft, 40 Cdn. Barracks Ser- vice, R.C.A.S.C.; Don Parker, Canadian Section, G.H.Q., 2nd Echelon; A293309 R. L. McMillan; C34617 Pte. Somenscales, L.O., lst Cdn. Base Ord. WlShops; C648 Gnr. Rowe, H. F.; C6263 Gnr;' Fewster, W., C Troop, 106 Coast Bty., R.C.A., C.A.P.O. No. 3; C63632 Gnr. C. F. Richards, Can. Army Soldiers Concert Parties, Att. No. 1 C.G.R.U.; B11672 Gnr. C. E. Smith, A AITkC. Regt., R.C.A. Motion pictures are shown nightly to Canadian Army troops in the Mediterranean Area with as many as five thousand men at a showing. 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