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PAGE FOUR TEE CMfADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMA!~VILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, FEB. l4th, lêlS Annual Police Report Shows Record of Efficiency 'the following report of Chief of Police Sidney Venton for the year 1945 was submitted to the Town Council at its February meeting. As a record of efficiency in general public protection and safety it should be read with great satisfaction by every citizen and taxpayer. Chief Venton, veteran of World War I and long confined in a German prison camp, surviv- ed that experience to become one of the most genial and obliging in- dividuals in this entire commun- ity. At the same time he has carried his duties with a resolution tem- pered with a fairness that has won him a host of friends who res- pect his authority. Bowmanville is fortunate to have such an able man as successor to another cap- able and revered official the late Chief R. Jarvis. Due credit also goes to night constable Walter Hall, who has been a faithful and valued member of the police force for many years. The report follows: Bowmanville Police Department, Year Ending December 31, 1945 To His Worship the Mayor and Members of the Town Council, Gentlemen: I beg to submit to you a brief report of the Police Department, for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1945. Summary: Breaking and entering _-_.-10 Other thefts __________- 42 Automobiles stolen (all recov- ered) - 10 Automobiles recovered, other police departments----------5 Bicycles stolen _- ____- 15 (recovered 12) Arrested --- _______- 30 Arrested for other Police De- partments ---------------16 Summons served -----------130 Transients given shelter-----123 Chief Sidney Venton Doors found insecure---------30 Charges brought before the magistrate.----------------121 Convictions ----------------113 Withdrawn-_-----------------7 Dismissed------------------1 Total------------------121 Classified as follows: Criminal code --------------13 Highway Traffic Act -. 10 Radio Act-_-- _------------70 Liquor Control Act ---------22 Statutes-------------------3 Total _- ___------ 121 The largest amount in break-ins was theft of goods from the Can- adian Pacific Railway Sheds, to the value of $217.00, three other break-ins involved safes, about $250.00 in cash stolen, with con- siderable damage to all safes. The other break-ins and thefts were not large Amounts. Circulars and letters were sent to other depart- ments re same, and much of the stolen property was recovered. Automobile tires and wheels seem to have been more apparent in thefts. No stores were entered on the main street during the year. Complaints and reports investi: gated and recorded in "Day Book" numbered approximately 300, none of these were of a serious nature. Accidents involving automobiles: The property damage in most cases was slight, and the majority was caused by wet or slippery pave- ment. Accidental shooting: I regret to report one fatal accident by gun- shot. Numerous letters and circulars were investigated for other police departments, beside police court attendance, registering small arms, and reports of enemy aliens. As Sanitary Inspector 17 com- plaints were investigated, 16 sam- ples of milk and water was col- lected and forwarded to the pro- vincial laboratory for test. All cards for contagious diseases were put up as requested by the Med- ical Officer of Health. Periodical inspections were made of all bak- eries, restaurants, slaughter hou- ses, and tourist homes, as required by the Provincial Board of Health. I am pleased to report a slight decrease in the number of break- ins and other thefts, I would res- pectfully submit that we are un- derstaffed in comparison to other centres of like population, and feel that we have been very fortunate in the preservation of the peace, but 'do feel that there should be another full time night constable appointed to give added protection to our citizens. In conclusion, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Mayor and Members of the Coun- cil, also Provincial Constables sta- tioned here, and to all other citi- zens who have helped and co-op- erated with this department in many ways during the year 1945. I have the honor to be, Gentle- men, your obedient servant, S. Venton, Chief Constable GIRL GUIDE NEWS 1st Bowmanville Company, Girl Guides, held its regular Monday night meeting, Jan. 28th, and the following girls passed tests: Muriel Stevens, Second Class Knots; Betty Grant, Second Class Knots. Tuesday evening lst and 2nd Companies held an Enrollment with District Commissioner Mrs. A. J. Frank enrolling the follow- ing 15 girls, 2nd Company: Marg. Hennings, Shirley Bates, Lydia Bates, Connie King, Connie Rich- ards, Diana Webber, Patsy Phil- lips, Peggy Goulah, Glenys Nich- ols, Jean Coyle, Marie Nickerson, Gladys Hodgson and Jean Lemon. lst Company: Joan Munday and Nancy Smythe. The meeting closed with a sing sqng and Taps. Above is shown a replica of the pen used by Air Marshal Sir Ar- thur Tedder in signing the Ger- man surrender d'ocuments on be- half of the United Nations Gen- eral Staff. This desk set, mount- ed on transparent plastic base re- producing signatures and sections of the Berlin and Tokyo docu- ments was chosen for presentation to a few men across Canada who took an outstanding part in Can- ada's Victory Loans. F|O E. Witheridge Tells Thrilling Story of Escape from Germans Now that war is over and cen- sorship lifted we are beginning to hear at first hand some of the ex- periences of men who served over- seas. When FO. Ted Witheridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wither- idge, Scugog St. reached home af- ter his tscape from France where he parachuted from his plane, he could not tell any details while war continued. Now we are privileged to hear part of his thrilling experience with the French underground and ultimate escape. Reported in the Port Hope Guide are the follow- ing particulars given in address by FO. Witheridge at the monthly meeting of the Ex-Servicemen's Club, Port Hope: FO. Witheridge dealt mainly with his experiences in eluding the Nazis in German-occupied France. The wing of his plane had come off close to the fuselage, he said, and in his haste to get clear he had fastened his chute on improperly, thus causing himself severe pain and cuts on his long downward descent of nearly four miles and also in landing. The speaker tolç his audience he made the jump from around 19,- 000 feet landing luckily in a clo- ver field minus one boot and stock- ing. After destroying all evidence of his landing he took off afoot up a small road and was met by some children, who 'upon seeing him chanted, "Parachutist, Parachu- tist," wounded, wounded." A short time later a girl and a boy around eighteen years of age, took him to a house. The old lady there was very frightened at his appearance and the next day he One of these replicas now re- poses on the desk of Ex-Mayor W. Ross Strike, K.C., Bowman- ville, the gift of the National War Finance Committee. Mr. Strike was continuously a member of the local Victory Loan Committee during the 9 Victory Loan drives and latterly the County Chair- man. Aside from the many off i- ces he fills Mr. Strike gave un- stintingly of his time to assure success of the local drives. was taken to another house. The old man who was to be his guide informed him that of the crew of his plane, five were dead, one captured and one unaccount- ed for. The latter, he decided, must have been himself. "Shoot It Out" The guide, a former French of- ficer in World War I, had a rickety old truck and several machine guns, and he told Ted, that if they met up with -any Germans, they would shoot it out. Reaching his next billet, he said, he spent 30 days there, being given false identification and peasant's clothes, and having only a high school smattering of French, they made him out a deaf and dumb mute. Towards the end of his thirty days' stay, he made his first con- tact with the Underground, and among them met up with an Am- erican who was in the same fix as himself. It was just after meeting him that he buried his first Ger- man. FO. Witheridge then said in a neighboring town, 19 had been shot for harboring prisoners. Slave Gangs In speaking of German methods in conscription labor, he said the Jerries would give the French good money and food for building defences, and after they had lulled their suspicions would ship them to Belgium, and into slave gangs. He read a few excerpts from a letter he received from a French. girl, shortly after he had returned to England. In it, she spoke of the brutality of the Germans by telling him about a lady he had. known who had had her breasts burned, put between ice bags, then into a concentration camp. On his road back home, his first stop was Paris, and with him now were two Americans. Guides met them with clockwork precision, looked after their tickets and kept them in conversation almost con- tinuously to avert suspicion. De- training at Paris the two Ameri- cans were caught but Ted and the guides escaped. French Unafraid - Ted said he was then taken to a suburban town where he was forced to spend seven weeks. Food, he said, was very scarce, and many German patrols were in evidence. He said also that the guides hè had gave the impression of being unafraid of the Germans. He men-. tioned too that at all stopping spots, the Underground seemed to have an unlimited supply of food. Finally leaving his last billet, he said they once again had to change identification cards as they were travelling in a difficult zone. His last guide led him five days and five nights over the mountains of Spain, where he escaped home via Gibraltar. Empire Life Company Makes Record Gain In Insurance Volume Kingston, Feb. 9th-"A record gain in volume of insurance in force as compared with any prev- ious year" was reported by C. P. Fell, president of The Empire Life Insurance Co., at the annual meet- ing held here today. "New paid- for business in '45 was $11,482,841, the net gain $7,836,154, and total insurance in force was $61,731,325 at the year-end." "The company's total assets of $13,735,904 increased $939,408 and were well-diversified, as indicated by the following analysis of the investments: Government, corpor- ation and other bonds, 71.20%; first mortgage loans, 11.20%; pre- ferred and common stocks, 10.30% policy loans, 51%; real estate 1.- 90%; cash, .40%; total 100%. "The rate of interest earned in 1945 on the total assets was 4.42%4 and the aggregate market value of bonds and stocks was more than $400,000 in excess of the balance sheet figures." Commenting on the company's rapid progress, Mr. Fell continued, "The year's operations have re- sulted in substantial earnings for the company, after making full pr'ovision for reserves and contin- gencies. The allotment for profits to policyholders was increased in anticipation of future dividends. $35,000 was credited to the staff pension furnd on account of past service, and the unallotted surplus was increased by $193,000." "The security provided the com- pany's policyholders in addition ta the actuarially computed reserves was neyer greater than it is today, as evidenced by the capital funds, free surplus and special reserves, which during the year have in- creased to $1,354,580.79," he con-' cluded. L. T. Boyd, general manager, ad- dressed the meeting and announc- ed the appointment of D. W. Mor- phy as 'Superintendent of Ageh- cies.' The regular dividend of 4% on the paid-up share capital was de- clared, payable March 15, 1946. Gift to W. R. Strike, K.C. The Canadian Bank of Commerce haspioneered by opening branches with the first rush to new mining fields. Cariboo, the Yukon, Cobalt, Northern Ontario and Quebec, Flin Flon and Yellowknife are only some of the names asso- ciated with its service t the mining industry. Souvenir Made .of Air Mdrshall's Pen 'À ny ships, is of great interest to us. Tell Don Morris that I just loved reading the letter he sent to his mother, the time he missed his leave and sailed away and thought he had compensation in the sights he saw. Wishing ev- erybody the best of luck and hop- ing Mr. James is in better health. Starkville (Intended for Last Week) The roads in this district have been impassable in places due to the real winter we've had lately. Mrs. M. A. Young, 315 Brock St., Winnipeg, writes: Enclosed please find subscription to my home town paper. The issue of Dec. 10th, 1945, with its headlines -Bowmanville remains dry-was a bright spot in a sordid world. Hope these strikes and difficulties will smooth out as things adjust themselves to peacetime living. Your holiday issue of Statesman was very splendid. John Elliott, 800 William St., London: As a veteran Oddfellow, perhaps the senior active mem- : ber of the order in London (67 years an Oddfellow) I should like to add a word of congratulation to Florence Nightingale, No. 66, on its 75th anniversary. I have plea- sant memories of fellowship with the Bowmanville brethren dating back to 1906 when I was welcom- ed to Bowmanville by Past Grand Master Rev. T. W. Jolliffe. As a regular visitor I was cordially welcomed and honored by the lodge. Once I went with District Deputy M. A. James to the instal- lation of the officers of one of the Oshawa lodges, and when grand, sire Joseph Oliver (ex-Mayor of Toronto) visited the lodge. I had the honor of giving the address of welcome. I'd like to name some of the brethren I remember. I was glad to read their names in last week's Statesman. Greetings to them all in Friendship, Love and Truth. Mrs. Florrie Roberts, 50 Craig- hurst Ave., Toronto 12, writes: Please find money order cover- ing subscription to Statesman. We read the Statesman as soon as it arrives. The controversy, also the voting, on the liquor store, which ended so well, in our opin- ion, was great news to us. I, as a member of the Good Templar Lodge, here in Toronto, did my bit in helping to prevent one openimg in the St. Clair district. My hus- band, Sgt. Roberts, is still sta- tioned at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and for how long we do not know. George and myself are trying to make ourselves at home here by join- ing various musical organizations. We are members of the Yonge St. United Church Choir, and the Victory Choir. I myself have just been made a member of The Meister Singers, a group of musi- cians who are rehearsing several choral fantasias, one being The Bohemian Girl. They have given Faust, which I attended and en- joyed very much. Your paper keeps us in touch with all affairs of nterest in Bowmanville and what news we read of your boys and girls, who return, on the ma- Payments to Living Policyholders and Beneficiaries. . . . $ Surplus for Protection of Policyholders . . $ 862,775 1,354,581 01 m 0 G. F. OSBORNE, C.L.U., District Manager 136 Brock Street S., Whitby, Ontario T HE MINING INDUSTRY contributes directly to the national wealth of Canada by the output of its mines. It also influences the economy of the entire Dominion; for it creates widespread employ- ment, purchases great quantities of food, clothing, machinery and equipment all over Canada, and builds and maintains whole communities which in turn add to Canada's prosperity. In its day-to-day operations mining requires many banking services. This is Banking in Action. 716A TREi CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Bowmanville Branch: R. L. MITCHELL, Manager . Mr. Victor Farrow in Toronto on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Hallowell, Toronto, with Mrs. Jake Hallowell, Miss Bertha returned to the city with them. Mrs. Bert Trimin, with friends in Toronto. Miss Lorraine Farrow, New- castle, was home. Mrs. M. Bennett, Toronto, is with her mother, who is improv- ing nicely. S. O. Martin, general superin- tendent, Canadian National Ex- press, has been elected president of the Toronto Railway Club. 1945 A Record Year for EMPIRE LIFE Sound growth in strength and security to policyholders is reflected in the Company's operations as shown by this summary from the Annual Report. Insurance In Force . . $61,731,325 An Increase of $7,836,154 Total Income . . . . . $ 2,358,743 An Increase of $378,315 New Insurance, paid for and revived . . $11,482,841 An Increase of 27% Total Assets . . . . . . $13,735,904 Policy Reserves . . . . $11,804,087 ~tv À When Your WilI Is Read . . . . .. your estate is out of your hands. 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