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-4-- ~ ~.....- -- F t4tr~1u4n "Durham County's Qreat Family Journal" VOLUME 95 BOWLMANVILE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY9 DECEMBER lst, 1949' 6c PER COPYNUBR4 Top Municipal Offices Flied By Acclamation Vote on Dyu!Law, Councillors The Mayor, Reeve, Deputy ]Reeve, four members for the ]Board of Education and one mcm- ber for the Bowmanviiie Public Utilities Commission were al elected by acciamaticrn at the nomination meeting heid in the Ceuncil Chamber Friday evening. There will be an election for the six positions of councillons with Seveni men aspiring for the board. In addition a vote will be taken concerning the desines of the rate- payers to turn the sewerage sys- temn over to the Utilities Commis- Sion. Those elected by acclamation and their positions include Mayor Lawrence C. Mason for a second terni, Reeve Norman Allison, Deputy 'Reeve Frank Jamieson and Hydro Commissioner Ross Strike. For the Board of Ecluca- tion Dr. J. C. Devitt, Mns. Wino- na Clarke, E. L. (Bill) Oliver and Wmn. G. James were elected. Nor- man J. Scott was also nominated fpr the latter board but failed to ïrun as he did flot wish to force an election. Ail Qualify Ail six of this years councillors plus a councillor from the prt!- vious year are trying for the six postions open. These include Wilr-d D. Carruthens, Melville S. Dale, Albert C. Darch, Joseph J. Fiett, Nelson E. Osborne and F. Morley Vanstone ail of the 1949 council. R. John Niddery, a mem- ber of the1948 counicil, completes the list of men seeking the offices of counicillors. The meeting was fairly well attended by a number of intcrest- ed.ratepayers who wcre fotunate inlistening to one of the most in- formative nomination meetings held in some ycars. The reports of the Mayor, Roads and Streets Chairman, Public Utilities Chair- man and members for the Board of- Education appear in separate stories in this issue. Finance Commltte Çpuncilion, Morley Vanstone wj 'the firsC to speak of the can- SS u p for election. He statcd _-~8t it had been a very interesting year but thcy still have consid- crable ta Jearfi conccrning munic- ipal affairs. If the ratepayers Ëaw fit to return hlm he would en- deavour ta do the best job pos- sible. Making his report as Chairman et the Finance Committee, Mr. Vanstone presented the report on taxes and debentures. Consider- éble work has been done in clean- ing up outstanding taxes. At the first of 1949. $16, 535.73 were out- standing but at the time of the nomination meeting this figure had been neduced to $5,343.74. Debenture Dcbt The principal outstanding on debentures on Jan. lst, 1949 was $337,507.52 and during the year the $18.000 debenture was added bringing the total to $355,507.52. During the year $26,408.01 was paid off so that the actual figure as at the 3lst of December, 1949, will stand at $329,099.51. Mn. Vanstone continucd that this figure was a bit misleading as the $150,000 scbool debenture. the promiscd $ 100,000 grant ta the hospitai and some Local Im- provement debentures wouid likely have to be added to the to- tal sanie time next year. Samne Tax Rate He mentioned that he hoped council wouid be able to hold to the same level of taxation next year. This yean tbey had started out with a deficit from the prev- bous yean. but if things go accord- ing ta plan they might end the yean with a bit of a surplus. Counciiior Wilfred Carnuthers was of the opinion that they had a lot ta learn about town council work but it was impossible to learn it ail in one year. As Chair- man of the Public Property Com- mittee for 1949 he assured the ratepayers that his committee was kept busy. Cutting Trees Cutting of trees and limbs on town pnoperty was quite a head- ache as the members had to in- speet the project and then tunn it aver to the Utilities who chargcd between $35 and $45 for cutting them down. The town dump was anothen of their babies and Mr. Carruthers feit that the present system was not entireiy satisfactory but at present the town w'as in too poor a financiai position to think of setting up a proper incinenator. Many citizens had applied for streetlights and the committee ncalized thein need on many streets but as the installation of each light is fainly expensive the work has been held up. Town Prapcrty One of the main points stressed by Mr. Carruthens was the poor condition of the Town Hall. This building along with the fine hall, town shed and anena are also part of the Public Property Commit- tee's job. He said you just have to com- pare the Town Hall to the Public Utilities building or to anv of the schools ta see what poor shape this municipal building is in at present. He strcssed the point that for many years in the past hardly any money had been spent on the maintenance, and in addition the insurance coverage was not con- sidcred neanly sufficient to cover replacement in case of total de- struction. Sa Mueh a Year The only way to rcmedy this situation xvas to take at least one miii a year and use it for the maintenance and repair of the Town Hall and thus keep in in shape. As it is now it is not fair ta ask the town employces to work in such poor surnonndings. The Arena was the final point covercd by Mn. Cannuthens' com - mittee. He fclt that a mistake had been made when the rink commit- tee had not asked for $25.000, in- stead of the $18.000 debentune, they rcceix'ed. This year consid- erable money had been spent out of the towîî coffers on the rink that was not ailowed for in the estimates. To proteet the invest- ment the town bas in this project, Mr. Carruthens felt that this ex- penditune was jnstified. Against By-Law In conclusion he stated that he was riot in favoun of the proposed By-law to turn the sewerage sys- tem over to the Public Utilities. He feit that tbe town men had donc a good job in looking after it and in turning it over would cause a certain amount of dupli- cation of manpower and thus in- crease the cost of maintenance to the ratepAyens. Police Committec Councillor Nelson E. Osborne presented the report as Chairman of the Police Committee. He said bis committee were over their estimates due to the fact they bad to hire more help and that the revenue brouglýt in by the police was down. The Chicf's report will (Continued on Page Six) - I LE Honourable Dana Porter, K.C. thevMinister of Education for On- which will commence at 3.301 tario who wil afficially DEn P.m., the schaal vîll be open for the new Ontario Street Public inspection by the general public Sehool on Manday, Dec. th. As jail aflernoon and again in the well as the apening ceremonies ev'ening. 1 Here Monday John Fiqher will be the guest speaker at the .inmt meeting of the Women's and Men's Canadian Clubs next Monday evening, in the High School Auditorium. Mn. Fisher is not only a well-known radio commentator, but is enthusiastic- ally devoting bimse1fto the work of fostering unity among Can- adians. This ià not an open meet- ing. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - On Sat., Dec. lO0th The boys and girls of Bow- manville will find this genial gentleman is going to 'be looking for them on Satunday, Dec. 10, when he visits the Town Hall here. During the afternoon, the Chamben of Commence and the Commnnity Council for Recrea- tion are going to have a party and show in the Town Hall and they arranged to have old Santa corne and join it and say hello toa ah his yonng friends. The panty will stant in the early aftcrr'oon, although the exact hour bas flot yet been dccided on. Thene will be games and a stage show, singing of ail kinds and grab-bags for evenyone when Santa Claus arrives. This wiil be Santa's only visit to Bowmanville before Christ- mas Eve and it would be too bad if anybody missed hlm. Sb ne- mem ber that date-Saturday, Dec. 10. and keep an eye out for the time in next weck's States- man. We'll sec you at the Towvn Hall. Mayor L. C. Mason Discusses By-Law Re Sewers System To the Electors of Bowmanviile: May I express appreciation of the acclamation accorded me on nomination night. I shahl en- deavon to serve the best intenests of Bowmanvilie in 1950. As ta the By-Law At the Nomination Meeting Commissionen Eliiott vigorously opposed the By-Law. Sewens and the Disposai Plant produce no revenue and it may be that this is one reasan for the oppos- ition thongh I do not suggest that it is the oniy' one. The issue is not as complicated as it would be made ta appear. It is my contention that the revenue pro- dncing part of the systemn (waten) sbould sustain the non-revenue prodncing part (sewers and dis- posai plant) rather than burden the taxpayens with the full cost of the latter as bas been the case in tie past. The whole systemn should be intcgrated and made self-support- ing. A suggestion was made as to impositio n of sewer rentais. I have canefuiiy stndied the matter of sewer rentais and arn firmnly of opinion that these will not and cannot he bntroduced in Bow- manville except possibiy as ta ncx\' installations and then only in place of the present Local Improvement systemn of payment. I agnee with Commissioner Elliott that water rates in Bow- manville must be increased as bas been donc in other munici- palities and particulariy in view of the expenditures about to be undertaken for Eievated Tank and funther water supply. I funther agree that should thel Public Utilities Commission ad- minister the scwens and disposai plant (bat the watcr rates must be fixed as ta take cane of thé' cost of this also. But this latter cost divided among some 1,200 watcr usens and taking into con- sidenation the commercial con- sumners will be cxceedingly smali per individual consumer. The resultant saving to the miunicipality will ot be squan- dered as bas been suggested but couid be used for the improve- ment of the roads and streets or a dozen other things wbich the town simply did flot have the money ta do in the past. It -night even be uscd ta lese the tax rate althougb this idea seemed abhorrent ta Commis- sioner Elliott. As a matter of common sense vote for the Bv-Law - "E. Lawrence C. Mason. Mn. Alan Stnîke, University of Toronto, was home for the week- end JGuests Pf fHonour and Mem bers of Junior.Farmers Clubs Clark. Township Re-elects Council Need One Truste. Municipal nominations for Clarke Township heid Friday af- ternoon resulted in the 1949 counicil ail being re-elected. They are: Reeve-E. R.' Woodyard; Deputy Reeve-J. H. Lowry; Councilors-A. McKay, James T. Brown, J. H. Davey. For Orono Police Trustees for 1950 these men wene elected: C. T. Miller, R. E. Logan and Joseph Waiker. W. J. Riddcll who had been a faithful memben of the board for 19 years did flot seek re-clection. In the nominations for Town- ship of Clarke School Anea Board oniy two qualified and thus were elected. They are Russell Osborne and Reg Eiiiott. As thnee trustees are required' to filîl the board another nomination is called for Monday, Dec. 5. Canvass Being Made Next Week For Children's Aid Soc. Ex-Mayor Sid Little, who is a director of the County Children's Aid Society, has been delegated the responsi- bility of planning a canvass in Bowmanvilie for this worthy institution. In co- operation with the memnbers of, Florence Nightingale Lodge, I.O.F., a house to house canvass will be held in this town on Friday, Dec. 9. Watch for further details in next week's issue and in the meantime plan to give gen- erously to tht. humanlitarian cause.. Two Outstanding Canadian Musicians Delight Audience in Libns Concert Mary Syme, accomplished con- ude Op. 25, No. 4," the familiar cert pianîst, and Maurice Solway, "Grande Valse Billante," the gyp- violinist, leader of the Solway sy-like "Mazurka"~. "Shertzo", a highly descriptive piece of mu- String Quartet - both of them out- sic, told the story of soul in tor- standing in Canadian music cir- ment striving against forces which dles - cornbined their talents to it cannot overcome. The music present a other of the season's de- depicted the wild shrîeks of the lightful ' nd audience - pieasing tormented, as it spends its musical treats last Wednesday ev- strength as it fights for freýdom, ening, in the High School Audi- until exhausted it lies dowri to torium. This was the third concert dream idyllic dreams, then re- presented by the Ontario Dept. of freshed it begins the struggle al Education and sponsored by the over again. Lions Club. The audience's hearty appiause The lirst.I-half of the program 'brought the pianist back again to opened with Greig's "Sonata inl C play "The Music Box," a Chopin Minor" for violin and piano, a ,Waltz in G. flat," and Miss number which by reason of its Syme's favourite 'Etude in E flat iength was probably not fully ap- major, Op. 10, No. 3." preciated by the average listener. Marc owywhpsess Insieo thse faaritgav the the enviable reputation of being audience, teeatssgv h one of Car'ada's most prominent composition's changing moods fuit violinists and is at present a staff play as their instruments biended member of. the Royal Conserva- to provide some very pleasurable tory of Music of Toronto, further listeing.treated his audience to a quartet Miss Syme's first group of solos of favourites, played with a quai- commenced with the Schumann ity and miritv of tone that he- fantasy, "Dream Visionsq," and the spoke his-mastcery as a concert vi- dancing "Ballade in G Minor Op. olinist. Wieniawski's flowing "Ro- 118" by Brahms. The "Romance mnance from Violin Concerto No. in A flat" by Faure and the merry 2," and "Perpetuun- Mobile" strains of Smetana's "Polka" (wvhich sounded like a new coin- rounded out the group. position when played by Mr. Soi- Critics everywhere have loudly way), one of the Kreisler scores, praised the work of this altogeth- Liebesfreud" and the perenniai er charmingly self-assured and favourite arranged by Kreisler brilliant young pianist, who oni- "Londonderry Air" concluded the ginaiiy halls from Hamilton. Au- program. For encores he played diences have been thrilied where- the enchanting "Song of India" ever she bas played-in frequent and "Rosemarie", aiso by Kries- radio hroadcasts or in recitals in 1er. numerous Canadian and Ameni- Our reaçlers w'iil be giad to ran concert halls, inciuding Town learn that the Lions Club has ag- Hall, New York. Miss Symne makes ain secured the Leslie Bell Singers the keyboard taik with a tonal to present the Christmas program beauty seldom heard. on Saturday, December 17. Full Four Chopin numbers conclud- details and further annouincement cd Miss Syme's contribution; "Et- will be given at a liter date. Members Board of Education Give Full Report of Activities The reports from the Board of Educatian at the Nomination meeting on Frîday evcning were ably handled by Dr. J. C. Devitt, present chairman of the board, and by two membcrs, Mrs. Wino- na Clarke and E. L. Bill Oliver. Dr. Dcvitt, in bis report as chairman, stnessed that the Board had been faced with an excccd- bngly busy year. Until the ncw Ontario Street Sehool was put loto openation eveny ciassnoom was crowded with 45 ta 49 pupils in a room where thene shoulti only have been 35. A ncw noom at the High School had to be made ont of the former cloak- nooms to accommodate tbc lange number attending there. The en- rolments at the Public Sehools at present are appnoximatciy 730 wbiie the High Scbool bas in the ncighbourhood of 340 pupils. "The people in the sauthen section 'of the tawn bave needed a ncw sehool for many yeprs,. Dr. Devitt continned *'and we are 00w happy to bave one of the fincst in the Province for tbemn". He issued a gencral invitation ta ail intercsted ta attend the Of- ficial Opcning Ceremonies and Open Hanse ta be held on Mon- day, Decemben th. One of the popular features ati the Higb School the last fcw1 weeks are the classes for new Canadians witb over 20 membensi cnroiled. These classes take place one evening each wcek. It bas been the policy of the board for some vcars to do a bit of work on ail the buildings eveny year. In this way no large expen-' diture is ncccssany as--the schools are kept in nean perfect shape aIl the time. During thc year six additional teachers w ere hincd, five for the Public Sehool and anc for tbc High Scbool. Dr. Devbtt finished bis remanks by stating the town was vcny fortunate 10 having sncb exceptionaily fine principals and teachers in ail their schools. Mrs. Winona Clarke in ber ne- marks feit that she represented the women of the town on the board. ln the past year ail mcm- bers af the board bad been faced with considerable amounts of work and she was giad ta say that ta date she hasn't misseti a meeting. Mrs. Clarke said she enjoyed the work on the board and wouid appneciae being re-elccted for anothen term. E. L. Bil Oliver was the final member of this yean's board ta speak at the meeting. "Like everything cIsc today, w'c are faccd witli bncneased costs all aiong the line", be stated. Even with the new capacity of the On- tario Street school the classes are ail filled but fortunately the new sehool is sncb that addition- ai units cao be addcd quite econ- om ica liv. He mentioned tbc new kitchen at the Central Public scbool which was compieted with the beip of the Homne and School Club. This inovation wiil be of great belp ta students who take (Continueci on Page Six) Darlington Twp. To Hold Elections Monday, Dec. 5th At the nomination meeting for Darlington Township heid at Hampton on Fniday aftemtoon Reeve Anthur Milison and Depu- ty Reeve Roy W. Nichols wenc re-electcd by acclamation. Thene will be an election for councillors as f ive have qualified for the thnce seats. They are Rus- sell McLaughlin, Gannet B. Rick- ard, W. John Reynolds, Harold Skinner and Hoskin Smith. The two new candidates sceking eleet- ion arc Jack Reynolds and Hos- kmn Smith. Roy McGill of last yean's council did flot seek ne- election. The ratepayers will also be called upon to vote on two By- Laws, one to grant $15,000 to Bowmanviile Memonial Hospital at the rate of $5,000 per year for tbree years. andt the othen to grant $3.000 to Bowmanville Memonial Arena at the rate of $1,000 for a peniod of three years. Funther panticulars in reference ta these By-Laws wiil be fonnd in this issue. The voting takes place Monday, Dec. 5, fnom 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Early in December Starting with ncxt weck's paper wc would ask al aur rural correspondents and any- onc cisc scnding news or advertisements in for The Statesman ta please get it in as early as possible. In years gane by the Post Offices throughout the county have been rushed off their feet gctting aIl the mail out dur- ing Deccmnber and as a result the news for the paper la sometimes held up. Next wcek In particular we wouid ask that the news be sent in as early as pos- sible as we are running aur Junior Farmers of Durham County Honor Their Coach, Ed. Summers With Banquet and Presentatiort "There are certain compensa- tions and rcwards in every job, but there is nothing greater than the sincene tnibute of people who know you and are your friends." said Mn. James Garner, Dirpctor of Agriculture Extension for the Province of Ontario, at the Ban- quet and Presentation hcld at Newcastle Community Hall, Frl- day evening in honon of Mn. E. A. Summers (cveryone calîs hlm Ed), Durham County's Agnicul- tunal Representative. "Nobody in Ontario bas cx- ceiled hlm to the present and it is not likeiy to bappen for some timre to corne. Ed Summers bas contribnted much to the sum total of this nation's chanacter. wbich is constitiîtcd by the people who live in bts varions communities." These words cxpressed exactiy the reason for the gathering in Newcastle Friday evening. Ed Summers bas scrvcd Durham Connty, its farmens andits yonth for nearly 20 years and those whomn he bas belpcd so much in the past were anxious ta repay bim - to show bim their sincene gratitude for wbat be bas donc. Abave and 'Beyond As was indicated by the words of ail the speakers, Ed bas donc more for the connty that is cx- pected fromn, or nsuaiiy given by an agrienitunal representative. H-e, cannied ont bis normal duties as1 adviser to the farmers, bningingi to them n nw and more successfui methods of farming and scientific discox cries which wouid aid them in their work. But he went heyond thi.3 and contnibnted much t h character of the vounger farmers as weii. When Ed f irst took aven his po- sition the service w'as young and representatives were not particu- ianly welcomed by farmers. They bad little faith in them or their work, fignning a man could not icarn farmirig in scbool. There- fore, it was necessary for eacli representative to prove bis worth and build up the faith of the farmers in him. This Ed Sum- mens bas done so well that there are few men bn the connty today who wouid argue xith bim on aqr- agricuitural matter witii the idea that they were rigbt and lie was wnong. This docs not mean he is neyer wrong. It means much more than that. It mecans bis word is taken as fpet and acted îipon as sncb becaose he bas p:rovcd in the past he is trying to lielp the farm- ers in their work and always bas their bcst interests at heant. ~ Friendly Firmness More than ail this, howevcr, was the work lie did with and for the vontb of the county - the Junior Farmers. Hlis actual duties in this instance werc simply ta instruct tfie boys and girls in the jîidging of faim Live stock and produeIts. FHe went fan bcyond this, bowe\vcr, although he mnav not bave realized it at the time. Hle spent many niighits ecd wec'k in this work and never fail- cd to give ail the extra heltR wbich might bave been riecessýar.v. lie wvas friendlY with bis pîipils. but firm as wve!i, therceb, înstilling bi them bath friendirsblp and re- spect for h:m at one and the saine time. (Continued on Page 1ive) Ed. Summers' Junior Farmers Branch Out mbi Many Fields Guide. Ta make s u re During thc speeches made at Califonnia: Lloyd A.ne is a shcp- ail diplay dvertsemens get the presentation for Ed. Summers,, he nd at theDoHadFmsi In this special issue ail copy ýRichmond Hill; Maurice Baker mnust be in this office not Fniday, one of the speakers men- is the farm manager itnîd herds- later than Tuesday noan. We tioned the fact that 85 pen cent nian of the Scotsdale Farm in wouid aiso appreciate hav- of Ed's pupils of the past are Georeetown and Gien Ilancock is ing al elassified advertising now engaged in farming ôf anc, the manager of the Farmers Co- In our hands not later than t.ype or anothen. Cuniosity ýopenative in Warkwonth. Wednesday marning at 10. promptcd us ta ask: 'Whcre is the' other 15 per cent?" After some In the white-collar field, many diligent research (on the part of positions; have been filled by Stors O en ere Mn. Summers and bis ch arming those wýho were once proficient Store OpenHere seccetary) it was found that three in the judging of grain, livestock A il Day Vlednesday o h professions and many and other farmn products. Vernon ohrtypes of work are repreý- White is with the Bell Telephone As an aid ta Christmas shop- sented b ' the few wbo strayed Company in Toronto; Ralph Stap- per dnig hecomngYnetdcfnom the farm. iles is the provincial manager of season, a riumber of the retail Six have entened *ino vaîlous th ooeaieLf nuac stores of Bowmanviile wiîî ne- phases of the medical profession. Company, Toronto; Stanley Thea- main open for business on Wed- Jerry Milison and Tom Belch ane hald is a business executive ini nesday aftcrnoons during the botb doctors, naw living in To- Mimico;* William Rowland is art month of December. It would nonto. George Werry is a dentist nvestigating accounitant for the be difficuit ta sayeaty'bh in Oshawa. Jean Wenny is a ne- 'Ford Motor Company in Toron- stores wiii be open and which gistered nurse and is working in 1ta; Lloyd MtaffI nofc cioscd. but it is fainiy certain that Peterboro. William Rundie and - position nt General Motors, ini ail gift shops will be open and it EvelYn Tay'lor are stiîî trainingi Oshawa: Fred Martin is with the is ikey tat nuberof ro-for their positions in the medical Hydro in Toronto and Donald duse storysthat alsnurmer opro- wonld --- William in a mcd ical 'Symons is the Secrctary of the dTce se lalshrismain'rush . course at University of Toronto Hanwood Creamery. Theusal hnstms ushisand Evelyn in a nurse's tramning 1 Other. diffeeent positions arc expccted ta stant fairly soon and course in Peterbono. beiýng filled by the remaining storekeepers hope ta alleviate the s situation somewhat by încreasing Agriculture bas not been ený- een. Clare Keilog is tbe min- their bours af business. o tirciy neglectcd by Ibis groîîp, ister of the United Chnrehini wee bfoe hehoid Frtalfor there are three Agiculturai Janetville; Grant Ferguson is outiets will pnobabiy remnain open 1Representatives among them and 'TstoyinAlain a n icsityof evcnings as well as Wednesday i f bye others are doing wark on, Trno li aiwi ok aftcrnoons. aithough it is douibt- Ion relatcd ta fanms. The repre- iflg as an undertaker in Wbithy; fui heywii he penSatrda sentatives are Newton Ashton, Walter Blackburn is a welfarc evening, Christmas Eve. ay Napaflee. for Lennox and Add- I1okr nEmotn Abra ington Counties; LeRoy Brown., ~s Ashton is doing mechanical Lindsay, for Victoria Cokinty, and1 work in Toronto; Ailan White Diogenes, the ancient Greek R ruce Beer, Brampton, for Peel works in a hardware store in with the lamp. Iiked perfume so Counnv. In addition, Robert Scott Port Hope and Walter Wright is wcll be scented bis feet. The lis a veteninary student at O.A.C., 'doing radio work an the' range fumes rose andi scented i&i. whoie Gueiph; Lawrence Dunbar is at Armstrong in Nonthern On- rbodï working on a poultry larm in (Cont.inued on Page Six) To Off icially Open New Schoo] Shown above' are the guests of honour with representativei Front row: Mrs. E. A. Summers, Mr. E. A. Summers; back row, left members of the Junior Farmens of Durham County immediately to rîght: Weston Banisten, Hopc; Garnet Rickard, Dariington; Boyd Ayre, Danlington; Jean Werry, Darlington; Donald Jose, Clarke;' after thc presentation at Newcastle Community Hall on Friday night, Stuart Grey, Hope; Dalton Dorreli, Cartwright; Gerald Anderson, of the two easy chairs, table and lamp, and the wallet of money. ISouth Monaghan.