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*be tafriuan "'Durham County's Great Family Journal" VOLUME 96 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY., OCTOBER 5th, 1950 6c PER COPYNUBR4 rtif icial Ice for Arena 'i tarts Lively Discussion At Long 'Council Meeting Frank Jamieson threw a bomb- lheli before Council toward. the Close of the regular monthly meet- ing at- the Town Hall, Monday, October 2nd, when he hroached the subjeet of artificial ice for the Memorial Arena. Deputy-Reeve Jamieson told COuri-Cil that something had to be done to make the Arena financi- ally independent. «'If we don't get the revenue to make it pay," he said, "the Town and the whole community will suffer." He re- lfP mmended the installation of ar- Figures presented to Council at the meeting presented the cost of an artificial ice system to be in the neighbourhood of $35,000. The Deputy-Reeve was of the opinion that the installation of artificial ice and the hiring of a fuli-time live-wire rink manager would ensure Arena activity and resulting profits. He read four letters to Council, each from a person directly connected with a rink that recently installed arti- ficial ice. Using the figures con- tained in presented communica- tions, Mr. Jamieson explained that artificial ice in the Bowmanville Arena would encourage a net pro- fit of six or seven thousand doll- ars annually. "Before we come to a point where we're losing dol- lars," he said, "we must do some- thing about it." Mayor Mason pointed ouf that et present the Council did flot have sufficient moncy. to proceed with a project of this nature. He said that the sale of the Hospital Debentures to the Canadian Bank of Commerce carried a limiting clause stating that no debenture wouldq be issued by the Town for a muTfimum period of 60 days. Mr. Vanstone Objects Councillor Morley Vanstone, Chairman of the Finance Com- mlittee confronfcd Deputy-Reeve Jamieson with the statement: "I don't feel that the town's money should be used for this purpose * without a vote." Mr. Vanstone felt that Bowmanville residents should decide whether or flot the Memorial Arena is to have arti- ficiel !ce. Should the matter be put to a popular vote, Decemnber would be_ the earliest opportunity. This would mean a delay in initiafing the artificial ice projeet for this year. Similarly. according to the ibank's stipulation, the town could not attempt to raise the $35,000 required prior to Decem- ber, 1950. Council Was divided into three camps on the discussion. Deputy- Reeve Jamieson advocatcd the in- stallation of artificial ice; Coun- cillor Vanstone vehcmently op- posed the idea on the grounds that the Bowmanville Council could flot afford to expend such a size- able amount of money at the pres- ent time. A third element ab- sfained from the discussion. Rink Manager Endorsed Cliff Samis, representing the Rink Committee, told Council that he recommended artificial. ice and the appointment of a rink manager. He said the Bink Com- mittee lasf year found they were required at the Arena every night. and they had no intention o! re- peating the performance. He sug- gested that a manager be appoint- cd on a fuli-time basis. Another suggestion was that a rink manager be appointed and (Continued on Page Six) Navy League To Hold Tag Day This Saturday This Saturday you wiIl have an opportunity to help the sailors of our Canadian Navy, the men of the Merchant Mar- ine of many nations, and our Canadian Sea Cadets, by re- sponding with a generous do- nation when asked to buy a Navy 'League Tag. Tag days will be held in Bowmanville, Orono, Newcastle, Hampton, and Ennlskillen. Bowmanville Taggers wvilI be supplied by the Ontario Training School for Boys, while those in the other centres i'l be drawn from the sehools in their area. Your sailors need your sup- port. Give liberally this Sat- urday. Fire Chief Lucius Hoopger Asks For Co-operation in Fire Prevention As October 8-14 la Fi-e Pre- vention Week, I urge every citi- zen to co-operate with the Fi-e Dept. in helping f0 prevont fires. The lîminafion o! combustible rubbish la the greatest single fac- tor. Mefal containers wifh cov- ers should be provided for tem- porary storage o! waste. Ail pro- mises should be supPlied with emorgency fire-fighfing oquip- ment and kopf in good condition. The fire loss in Ontario in 1949 was $141,802,501 and deaths 1,056. The fire loss for the Town o! Bowmanville for 1949 was very low, in facf the lowest o! any fown o! ifs size ia Ontario, the credif of which is flot due altogether with the Fi-e Dopt. but wif h the cifi- zens for their co-operation with the Fi-e Dopt. in cleaning up rub- bish. inspocting hoat-producing equipment and thus eliminafing the materials in which fire easily starts and which causes or allows its spread. The reports 1 have put Ia to Uhe Council of the f ire lossos over the past few years will indicate how effective have been the ef- forts o! the citizens in matters o! fi-e protection and fi-e preven- tion. The Chief or Depufy Chie!, or any member o! the Fire Dopt. is at your service at any time to give you advice o! any kind in regards f0 fire hazards and do nof hesitate f0 ask them. They will gladly advise you f0 the best o! their ability and I hope for the co-operation o! the cifizens and the manufacturers in Fire Pre- vention Week, Oct. 8-14. Have a fborotîgh dlean-up and be pro- pared for the fi-e inspection. The Council and the members o! the Brigade are doing their ut- mosf f0 kcep flic Fire Depf. at ifs best and I urge the cifizens f0 co-operate and do their best f0 kcep down the fire loss for the fown and therefore their own fire insurance rate. Thanking the citizens for their help in the pasf, I am, Yours truly, C. L. Hooper, Fire Chie!. ll5th Anniversary St. John's.-Churcli Rector Joins Navy The year 1950 marks fthe hl5fh Anniversary o! the firsf Angli- can Church in Bowmanville, and aIse the 95fh annivorsary o! the laying o! the cornerstone o! the pi-sent edifice, St. John's Angli- can Church. Rev. Earl' Sigstont The first Anglican services held in Bowmanville were conducfed by Bey. Adam Elliott early in the year 1832. List of Rectors Bey. Adam Eliott ----- 1832-35 Bey. C. T. Wade ------- 1836-37 Bey. T. Smith Kennedy-- 1838-52 Bey. Alexander Macnab 1852-91 Bey. R. A. Bilkey ---------1892-98 Bey. B. Seaborn - ------- 1898-04 Bey. W. E. Carrol-----1904-10 Bey. T. A. Nind ------------1910-17 Bey. C. P. Muirhead -- ----- 1917-23 Bey. G. S. Postlethwaite 1923-25 Bey. B. J. Shires ------- 1925-30 Bey. C. B. Spencer ---_1930-46 Bey. J. de Pencier Wright 1946-49 Bey. Earl Sigston ------ 1949- The twelfth and present Bec- tor, Bev. Earl Sigston, came to the Parish a year ago last Sep- fember lst. He will be leaving the Parish on October 16 on his appointment to The Royal Can- adian Navy as Chaplain, and will be stationed on the East Coast. He is a graduate of Wycliffe Col- lege, University o! Toronto, and was Chaplain during World War II with the Third Canadian In- fantry Division. The, anniversary services will be held Sunday, October 8fh, with Bey. Ramsay Armitage, M.A., D.D., Principal of Wycliffe Col- lege, preaching at the morning service, and Bey. T. A. Nind, Bec- tor of the Parish from 1910 f0 1917 and the oldest Rector still living, conducting the cvcning ser- vice. Anniversary dinner is being served this evening (Thursday) f rom 5:15 to 7 p.m. Badminton Club To Open Oct. i lth President Bob Kent callcd ,a meeting of the directors of the Bowmanville Badminton Club in the club lounge on Monday even- ing. If was decided to open the club, Oct. il at 7:30. The open- ing night will consist of a round robin and an all-round get-togeth- er. Prospective new members will be welcomed and the nid mem- bers should come..out to see the club renovaf ions made under House Chairman Boy Swindells. Misses Louise Hircock, B.N., is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hir- cock. Champions of the Rural SoJ tball League Ebenezer athietes cleared the docks of the Rural League this year, winning the champioflship recently. Since then, they have been playing exhibition games without quite as much success as they had during the season in,,their own league. They are, from ]4jt t0 righit, front row: Bruce Downs, Murray Osborne, Glen Pickell, Jerry Paterson and IRaymond Osborne; back ruw. Sam Battams, Bill Rundie, Conley Battams, George Os- b«M4 BU-ZQnY aui X-w- Cra£o, Community Council Arranges Heavy Midland Re.-union Comm ittee Greets C<o, Fali and Winter Recreation Programt On Tuesday evening, Sept. 26, the Executive of the Bowman- ville Community Council met at the Lions Community Centre, to hear reports of the summer ac- tivities, and to draw up plans for the fall work. The members attending were Chairman Ivan Hobbs, Fred Cole, Miss Jennie Tabacki, Mrs. J. Boss, Rev. S. R. Henderson, A. Thompson, Mel Dale, Jack Eastaugh. Ab. Darch and Recreational Director Don Shay. A committee was appointed to act and be empowered to make arrangements for the care of the bail diamond, and for the varlous tams who used it to share expen- ses. A letter was receîved fromn the Superintendent of Nurses, at the Hospital for Sick Children, thank- ing the Community Council for t he scrap books made by children at the Bowmanville Summer IPlaygrounds, and sent to the Hos- pital for 'Sick Children. It was moved that a letter be sent t0 the Department of Re- form institutions thanking them for the use of the swimming pool and for the assistance and co- operation of the staff at the Bowmanville Training School dur- ing the summer months. Don Shay gave a report of sum- mer activities in the playground. LIt was decided to send the Bec- reation Director an-d one delegate to the Arena Commission to find out when ice would be ready for skating. Don Shay is to ibe sent to the Recreation Directors Fed- eration Meeting and Training Course at Kingston, fromn Novem- ber 3 to 10. Faîl programmes were decided upon. Dressmaking and smock- ing classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday nights starting Oc- tober 10. Woodworking will be held under Mr. Slute's direction at the Centre St. School. Leath- ercraft will be held on Tuesday's at 7 p.m.; the Stamp Club, every third Wednesday of the month; Gym Classes at the High School, Wednesday nights, for Public School boys. Bowmanville Teens Bowling Club will be held Tues- days at 4:15 and Badminton will be held at the Badminton Club. Several Hundred Nidland Veterans Gather ai Oshawa for 101h Reunion Several hundred veferans of the First Battalion of the Midland Be- giment gathered together for the simple but stirring Remembrance Service at file Cenotaph in Osh- awa Saturday, Sept. 30, and for the tenth anniversary reunion which followed in the Armouries aftr-rwards. With the skirl of bagpipes from the Bowmanvillc Legion Pipe Band, which led the parade, they made a noble sight as they marcbed down Simcoe Street fromn the Armouries for the service. Once more the colours of the Regiment. borne by Ted Broad- bent, former Sergeant with the Regiment, were lifted proudly on the breeze. Charlie Murray, a former bandsman, reverently laid the wreath at the foot of the cenotaph, After the brief service, con- ducted bv Bey. S. R. Henderson, acting padre of the Midland Begi- ment, the veterans marched back to the Armouries where Lt.- Col. J. C. Gamey, MM., E.D., for- mer Commanding Officer, dis- missed fhem. Men of all ranks greeted old friends in the Begi- ment, some of whom had come from as far as British Columbia and New Brunswick for this re- union. They recalled experiences and events they had shared f0- gether in the service. During a short business session officers for the coming year were elected, as 'follows: President, Sergeant-Major 'Scotty" Brough- ton, Brighton; Vice-Pres., George Blythe, Port Hope; Sec'y-Treas, Cccil Burley, Trenton; Bepresen- Dick Little, Bowmanville; Elmer Lewis, Lindsay; Gord Pemberton, Port Hope; Barney Quinn, Camp- beilford; A. Alexander, Oshawa; G. A. Galbraith, Cobourg; O. Hen- derson, Haliburfon; B. Baper, Millbrook. A number of letters from mcm- ber.s who couid not be present wcre rcad, and reports were re- ceivcd of former members who are on the sick list. After the business session, the veterans spent the rest of the day rediscovcring old friends and re- miniscing. They had much f0 discuss for although the Begi- ment as a whole did flot sec ac- tion overseas, more than 2,500 of ifs members wcre drawn as re- inforcements for overseas unifs. These reinforcements saw action in every European theatre of the war. Some went through the Italian and Sicilian campaigns, others landed in France on D-Day and went through Holland and G erm an y Fifty-fwo members of the Begi- ment were wifh the ill-fafed Can- adian contingent in Hong Kong, and niost spent a great part of the war in Japanese prison camps. Several w'ere killed and their memory was commemorated at the special service held at the Cenotaph. "This Begiment was considercd second f0 none in ifs war record," stafes Lieut.-Col. J. C. Gamey and lie offered letters from In- spector-General Gricsbach and the lafe Col. J. L. Raîston, Canadian Min ister of Defence, f0 prove his statement. Originally recruited in July, 1940, in Durham, Victoria and Northumberland Counties, soon recruifs flockcd to join from Osh- awa and many oufside points with the result that the Unit was broughf up to strength in record time. For several monfhs the re- cruits trained in municipalities such a-q Port Hope, Cobourg, Bow- manville and Lindsay, and wcre evenfually brought together for a tour of duty in Ottawa. Later fhey journeyed to Sf. John, New Brunswick, and many other points in Canada where fhcy established an excellent re- cord. Homemaking Club To Send Leaders For Conf erence Once again the Dcparfmcnf of Agriculture «s sponsoring a train- ing school, under the able direc- forship of Miss Jean Noble, for womein interested in leading Junior Homemaking Clubs. The unit which has been chosen for flic 1950-51 ferm is "Clothes Clos- efs Up-to-Date." a topie of inferest fo ahl young girls. The meeting is being held iii the Board room at the Deparf- ment of Agriculture, Bowman- ville, Tucsday and Wednesday, Oct. 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. fo 4:30 p.m. To quote from a letter sent ouf fo Women's Instifute Members, and former Homemaking Club Leaders, by Miss Jean Noble, Home Economist, "What gi'rlro 12-26 years of age isn'f interested in clothes? To keep these in best condition the Clothes Closet MUSt be adequate. Thus in this unit, if is discussed and the girls make several of flic following articles: garment covers, laundry bags, shoe racks and packs, and boudoir 'boxes. They will learn the fun- damenfals of scwing and have useful articles af the end of the unit." The interest and support of Womnen's Instifutes and Leaders in the past bas made if possible 10 carry on the girls' program, and once again leadership is being sought. The training course is designed f0 inform women of whaf is incluided in the course, so thaf they may teach the younger girls. EDITORIAL Is Town "ýýWallowing ini Wealthà" that Il Doesn't Need Chamber of Commerce Too few cifizens, particularly the mercantile, industrial and pro- fessional interesfs o! the town, realize the importance and real asset a Chaanber o! Commerce is fo a commuhiify. If fboy did the membersbip would be more than double wbat it is today. If is high fime fhey realized that such an organization cannot bo oper- afed successfully by "the faithful fow" for the benefif o! the many who should be inferesfed and ac- tive members. An active and alert Chamber working in co-operation wifh each other can nof only stimulate lo- cal frade but bring about a botter understanding befween rural and urban citizens wbich will mean a greaf deal f0 the wbole commua- it y. One man in discussing the com- placency o! merchants doing their share in boosting business through the C. o! C. made the comment '"thaf moi-chants are wallowing la ivealth these days, that tbey arel sitting pretty and to heck with1 the future." If's truc Bowman-1 Y" j&e Ia hiih, WagtoWn. we axe1 surrounded by encrgotic and pros- perous farmers and there is no unemployment. But we doubt if business is so good that maay bus- iness mon are as indifferent f0 kecping the fown prosperous as this man stafes. We believe Bowmanville needs a Chamber o! Commerce if the town is f0 go ahead and ride in the van o! prosperity with the keen compefition boing set in ofh- or fowns and cif les to hold oui- own. To what extent wo as progres- sive business mon are rcallv in- terested in doing our part will ho sbown by the affendance at thc annuai meeting o! the Chamber o! Commerce on Tuesday' , Oct. 10, af 6:45 p.m. at the Balmoral Hotel wben reports will ho pro- sentod, future plans discussed and officers elected. John M. James, M.P., will be guest speak- er. If is your dufy f0 attend Ibis meeting and you will ho weicome, whefbor you are a member now or not. Tickets are avaiable from Presidm~t Keith Jackson ce ficrotay Jo. Shehy12. -1 Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Gamey (second from lef t) former commanding off icer of the Mid- land Regiment, talks with members of his unit who came to Oshawa for their reunion over the week-end. They are (left to right) C.Q.M.S. John Reed; Colonel Gamey; Staff Sgt. William Clarke, chairmran of the reunion committee; Cpi. Ron Richards and Sgt. Buck Rogers of the reunion committee. At back is Sgt. Bill Phillips. Conservation Club To Be Formed Here Arrangements are now un- derway for a meeting to foi-m a Fish and Wildlife Conser- vation Club in Darlington Towvnship. According f0 in- format-oni received by The Statesmýau Wednesday moi- ing, a meeting to eleet offi- ficers ,vill be held lanlildad Cliurch basement (if avail- able) on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. (D.S.T.) when Mla- jor P. K. Ketchison, outstand- ingý conservation autho,-ity, ,vili be present to show films and address the gathering. Additional information con- cèrning, the meeting w~ill be prescnted la aext week's is- sue. In the meantime, all persons interestedl in surh a project are requested to set the date aside for this im- portant meeting. Legion Celebrates 2Oth Anniversary With Fine Program Legion members turned nut in large numbers Thursday nighft to commemorafe the 2Otlî anniver- sary of the founding of the local Brancl1, No. 178. President Stan Dunn conducted the business session, duriîig whlich lie paid tribute 10 the energetic veterans of the First Great War who in 1931) tank a great deal of time and effort f0 lay a firm fouîî- dation foi- the Branch. The char- fer members included 13 local men, man 'y nf whom have passcd on since while others continue f0 be active in Legion work. * The original Branch charter lists the following as the local fouîidcrs: R. M. Cotton, W. J. Hoar, C. T. Boss. Tom Annison, Fred H. Cry- dernian, E. C. Hoar, E. S. Fer- gtîson, Thomas Hamilton, J. C. Samis, F. H. Moody, L. T. Mu- Laughlin, G. C. Boinycastle and J. O'Neill. Plans were laid during the meeting for the outstanding event nf the Legion year, the Armistice Day dinner, which this year wiJll be held in the Badminton Club on Friday, Nov. lOth. If was re- called that the dinlier las,1 ycar was a wonderful success with over 900) affending and a repeat per- formance is hoped for. Considerable discussion took place concerning whcthcr if would be wise fo consider erection of an addition f0 the present club bouse, on Queen Street f0 provide more' aclequate facilities or whetber it wvould be bettcr f0 scîl the pres- cnt bouse and build a new and larger building on other Vropertv wvhicb might be acquired. A commîttce was set up f0 investi- gate the possibilities and report back f0 the executive. Enfertainiment of high calibre was provided by the Harvey Dance Academy o! Oshawa. the artists being Misses Florence, Mary and Noî-ma Brotberwood and Miss Rona Thompson who sang and danced, assisted by Miss Joanne Richardson lat the piano. The program ývas under the direction o! Miss Irenie Harvey. 31IDGETS EN SEMI-FINALS The Bowmanville Midget Base- bail Team, affer defeafîng Tren- ton bore on Safurda y, nov enter' the Ontario semi-final playoffs. Tbey piav against the Brampton Midgefs thisý Saturdav in Bramp- ton in the first of the f wo-out-of- three series. The second game will be plaYed bere Thanksgiv- ing Day, Mondas', October 9th, starfing at 3:15 p.m. Yotir sup- port will ho apprccîated by the boys at this game. Two Familles From South Africa Buy Well Known Gibson Farms On Darlinglon-Clarke Town Line Wiîen Alfred Armnstrong docid- ed 10 sIll bis construction bus- iness in Durbin, Southi Africa, and move f0 Canada, he really started sometbing. His brotlîcî-in-law. Solomon Hyman, then a pofato farmer in flic Transval, near Johannesburg, also dccidcd that Canada might prox'e a wonderful country, so, ho came along foo. Complote with* ,'Ives, children, baggage and African knick- knacks, the Armsfrongs and Hy- mans arrived in Toronto via New York, May 8,1950. Then this spring fhey bougbt flic Howard Gibson and McFarqubar farms, (the lat- ter the fornier Donîald Gibsoîî farm) three miles norfheast of Bowmanvilie along the Darling- ton-Clarke Town Liîîe, affer an, Onfario-wide searcb, arid are de- voting their indusfry f0 dairy faîming, apple growing anîd poul- try raising. Three weeks ago, on Wcdnes- diay, Sept. 13, the parents of the sisteirs the new farmers mar- ricd, Mom and Dad Simpson, arrived in Bowmanville from South Africa. Witl, them came their third daughter, Ivy, and ber busband, Dick Proctorparker. Co-Operative Farming The family group complete. theý two farms, comiprising a total of_ 246 acres, are run on a co-oper- ativo basis witlî Soly Hyman, managing the dairy business and Albert Armstrong handling the apple and poulfry divisions. The enfire family work on the farms and altboughi great changes have already been effected, Mr. Arim- strong said,. "Wait 'till you se if in six montbs." On the Armstrong farmn, prop- erly tiflod, Tekwini, a name that in the venacular of African na- tives is synonimo'us wifh Durbini, a bountiful apple crop. is being harxzesfed. In one barn, some 4,- 000 chick and broilers thrive on fond aufomatically distributed by a machine imported from the United States. Bcd lights burn ivL the barn 'cbickcn coop" and the windows are painted the same colour. According f0 Myrtle Arm- strong, wife of the man wbo l-in itiated the mass-migîation, "The red lights aqre te stop the broilers from fighfing.' Thought To Retire Two years ago construction main Armstrong feît be was inaa position f0 retire, aîîd in bis own words, be wantcd -te go some- wvhere wcro the Union Jack was fIlying." H-e rend a gi-caf doal about Canada, and wbat he iread 'evidenfly appealed f0 bim. With (Continued frmm Page Six> District Governor Arthur Ferguson Tells of Rotary's Efforts Io Create Better Understanding in the World Over a th e (dr period, Ro- other than the r ow -i He said tary International intends spend- that each cxchange student helped ing $750,000) in an effort to create by Rotary was in reality, "an un- better understauiding among the officiai ambassador of goodwill." peoples of different nations in the This ycar, 85 students have world. according to Arthur R. availed them.;elves of financial aid Ferguson, Governor of District from the Foundation and are 247 of Rotary International. Mr. stud.ying in foreign lands. The Ferguson xvas speaking at qn ev- ening dinner-mcctirîg held at 1,1e 1U Balmoral Hotel, Friday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m.1 "A mari lias no control ovor provides a common grouîîd for 342,000 business and professional execufives throughout the world, regardless of iiationalitîes or pol- ifical or religious boiefs," lie add- cd. Tbcie are î.1(0 Botary clubs in aIl but "a couple nf couiîtries" in tbe world, and each club is like a treasure bouse where moen bc- comne boys agaîn and cnjoy f ine feilow.ship. He likened cach Bo- tary club f0 a lînk in a chiain, the more links, the greafer the! sfrcngfh. -When ail counitries ina the world are linked up," hie said,: "thoro will be a better chance of having a permanent peace.' Speaker Introduced lntroduced by President Jack! Eastaugh, Mr. Ferguson touched! briefly on employer-empinyco me-1 latioîîs durîng the course nf ibi speech, but bie stresses mainly in- ternifonal and community sier- vice. 0f international service hie said, "Rotary is doing a great deal bore. Displaced lamilies fhrough- ouf the wOîid arc being provided witb fond parcels and clothing." Mr. Ferguson, who operates a construction company in bis hometown, Gravenhurst, saîd that one o!f the principle ways in whicb the intended fhreo-quarter million dollar expendifure wili be used. vill hoe on Bofary Foundafion Fellowships which enable ouf- standing graduate situdents toi stucly £or one year in countrieâ Arthur Ferguson speaker fold Botarians that an Inclian stud ent, who studied in Canada last year, la presently oc- cupied in writing a book on Can- ada and Canadians. The writer hopes that bis work will offer bis countrymen a deeper insite into the land in which lie studied. This year, the University o! To- ronto is acting as hosf fo exehange students f rom England and For- mosa. Universal Activities The activities o! the Bowman- ville Rotarv club in commuaity (Cgn"iued o'a Page Six)