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EDJl ORI4LS II L. ti.,' .-llidainty lunch. Next_ mnetingf Sunday. Local Folks Hit the Headlines Bewmanville's f ame grows by leaps and beunds. For two consecutive days last week, Bowmanville citizens were featured in the Toronto Globe and Mail - one with a work of art, and the other as a mnaster of a lost art, blacksmithing. C. Ernie Rehder's photograph of high piled storm celoucis, huge waves and cakes of ice on the shore down at the old Bowman- 'ville pier was featured on the editorial page of The Globe and Mail on April 20. The previous day, Frank Cryderman, one oi. ôwmnanville's octogenarians and ont of the last remaining blacksmiths, was pictured in his shop on Silver Street with a young customer, Dennis Miles. A feature write-up told of Mr. Cryderman's honor- able career in this all but vanished art. At 81, he stili works an eight-hour day but has had to gîve up shoeing since he was seriously hurt by a horse kicking hlm three years ago. Bowmanvillians are apt te take Cryderrnan's Blacksmith Shop for granted, when it is in fact by way of being Durham County Boy to The Statesmari joins wiih his many friends n extending cordial congratula- tiens to a well known Durham Counîy boy, Franklin Davey McDowell, Toronto, who is to be awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by the Uiniversity of Western Ontario, Londoni, at a convoca- tion on June 4th. Mr. MeDowell has won distinction in the realm of literature in Canada, being author of "The Champlain Road"' and "Forges of Freedom," both historical books, the former of which won for him the Governor-General's award, and in 1949 Was selected by the United Nations as one of 10 Canadian books to be displayed by thern. In commenting on this honor W. A. Deacon, Literary Editor of the Globe and Mail, writes: "This honor is to be bestow- ed not for any of the achievements xnentioned above. but for bis aid to the university's Museum of Indian Archae- elogy. His first novel wvas a stimulus to most important archaeological work done «by the Jurys ni Fort Ste. Marie, near Mid- lan~d, wliere the author lectured. HIe is unique. And furthermore, Bowmanville's Fire Chief, C. Lucius Hooper, who has been a member of the volunteer f ire brigade here for 45 years, the last 15 of which he bas been Chief, was also pictured in Tuesday's Globe and Mail. Bowmanville is used to fame, but it seldom comes in such bunches. Mr. Rehder President of the Bowman- ville Foundry Co., is becoming well known throughopt Ontario. and beyond for bis wonderful hobby of photography. One of bis photos appeared in the Toronto Star Weekly last year, where it won a prize, and the same picture was again a prize xinner in the recen~t Sportsmen's Show in Toronto. The picture of the storm-swept lake and remains of the old pier taken in the March storm which saw the Lakeshore Road ini Toronto flooded, is truly a work of art, with uts gaunt trees etched against angry clouds and the high waves dashing against the old breakwater. Re ceive High Honor also directly responsible for establishment of the President's Medals by the university for writing appearing in periodicals." In the old days Mr. McDowell was feature editor of the Toronto Sunday World and 20 years ago he contributed historical fiction serials to magazines. He uras also on the editorial staff of the Mail and Empire for a number of years, and later was on the staff of the Public Rela- tions Dept. of the Canadian National Rail- ways until he was superanriuated a couple of years ago. Mr. McDowell qualifies for member- ship in ihat outstanding group of illus- trious sons of Durham Couniy, f irst, by his own literary accomplishments, as well as by birth. Hle xas born in Bowrqan- ville, (where he and the editor of The Statesman, as kids, were neighbors), bis late father being Frank McDowell, son of the late Rev. D:- C. McDowell, a Bible Christian minister, and bis mother was a daughter of the laie John Davey, a prom- mnent farmer of Clarke Township and an active member of the oid Farmers' Institute movement. Thie Value of Our Eyes As we grow older we realize, more and more, t he value of our eyes. Our aight grows dim, and we have to take to glasses. We accept their necessity, but they add a sense of frustration to our lives as we realize that without them we are loît. But what of those who are suddenly without their sight - through accident, cause of nature, or ill-health? Here is tragedy ! It is a tragedy relieved only by the great work of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. T'his body, as we have seen for ourselves, does some most remarkable work in rehabilitation. It gives back to many a reason to live. There are some 64 sightless people receiving assistance in Durham County. :For these the C.N.I.B. provides manv services - specially adapted appliances "When W. Are OId" 1 think when youth has slipped aa *and people become old .. . that life has greater meaning and.. . there's much more to be told . .I think that 'neath each wririkled brow ... there lives fond memnory . - . of times that neyer will return. . sweet days of used-to-be... 1 do believe folks are like wine. . . that riiellows with its age.. . for only with the passing years. . . cari one become a sage ... and I suppose the litile things ... raost of us hurry past. are priceless beyorid wildest dreams.. when life is fading fast . . . yes, 1 believe when folks are old.... they know new happiness ... for they are living close to God . . . and feel His soft caress.-Ben Burroughs. More People - More Markets We agree* with the Calgary Herald when it claims there are stili far too many people and organîzations in this countr ' who oppose immigration as being a direct threat to their own livelihood. There are rnany who profess a faith in the principle cf the brotherhood of man eiher for strict- ly idealistic reasons or strictly as a means of openirig up new foreîgn markets. Few apparenily have been able to catch the vision of the tremendous material benefits which would accrue to thermselves and to Canada as a whole if this country had a population four or f jve times its present size. Every newcomer to this land increases £sttXbliubd 1854 WIUI which j, lncarperated Ibo ymuaiju. Xqws, The Newcastle Indepsâdent wid The Orono News 1019 Yomz of Continuous Service ta the Towa et Bowma'nvill. ad Durhamn Cousity 4MV INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00 a Yenr, trct!y in advenc. $5.00 a Yomr in the Unted States plabllah d by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY lbowmanvwel, Ontazlo t'*en u 8.eomd Chus Neû 4;2"" ..Dpatat, Otaw GEO. W. JAMES, £zToS and games such as watches, rulers and playing cards; the teaching cf Braille or Moon type sysiems of embossed reading, typewriting and bandicrafîs; machines to play talking book records; placement officers to find them suitable jobs, and so on. Il also gives direct financial assistance to the needy blind person and free eye examinations and glasses are given to many who are in danger cf losingtheir sigbt. The Instîtute makes an annual appeal te the public for funds to carry on «this work for the 20,000 blind people in Canada. This year the campaign takes place from April 25 to May 7. The local objective for this campaign in Durham County is $3,200. When the canvasser calîs. take off your glasses or close your eyes a moment. You'l agree it is a cause worthy of your support. the size cf the consumer market, without the necessity of high transportation costs cf shipping products abroad. 1 Most Canadians have always com- plained about the price differential on similar products between Canada and the U.S. Yet if Canada had the population to support the same mass production .pro- cesses which the U.S. has, prices would quickly find a common level. The prob- lem of incorporating the new immigrant int the economy is less difficult than many other problems people have. Could Jack Be Wrong? We ail remember the old nursery rhyrne xhich allowed that "Jack Spratt would eat no fat, and his wife would eat no lean." Nowadays experts contend that this would have had a bad effeci on Jack's health, uioi to mention bis wife's, anid \vould very likely have shor-tened their lives! Many of us trim off the fat wheri serv- îng meat and eat nothing but the lean. Nutrition experts today frown on this practice. Studies carried on ail over the wvorld show that fat is important in human nutrition. It makes a needed contribution to complex bodily functions. Il helps to keep proteins from being consumed, for cncrgy purposes. It also. aids in storing the protein which mnust be supplied to the body each day. And it is required by children and teen-agers, as well as adulis. The experts also contend that fat in a properly balanced diet is easily dîgested by a normal system. In moderate amounts it interferes in no way witb the digestibil.. ity of other foods, and it makes a definite contribution to the flav'or cf meals. The human body needs both fat an~d lean to supply enough calories for normal consumption. Observations and Opinions For better eating - butter it Here's good advice Heniry Ford once gave a group of meni: Don't firid a fauli, find a remedv. A financial expert bas been defined as a mari who cari make money faster than bis wife can spend it. I bave learned te seek mny bappiness c by limiting my desires, rather than sat-n isfying them.-Jobn Stuart Mill.ç The Master xvas entirely f ree from tg four things: prejudice. foregone con- clusionis, obstinacy and yosm- en PA«ETW 1