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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 16 Jun 1955, p. 1

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.'Durham County's CGreût Famtiy Journal" VOLUME 101 IROWMAMVTTT t' CIWdm A DTC% mT-TTtTic1Tn A t, r TTXTV,,,- ~~ananî - - - ýý'ý 1 -&JL%- L%ý -.3 J UI Z,« LJ,1Z.00lue rrin Ul. uJ~r1 iIH.M i Il,. L>LiL) ('C1TY~.T 1 àà W . e -m -- Major and Mrs. Foote Atter Electiai Picturýd above at the victory celebration staged by the vietorious Progressive Conservatives Thursday night in the Odd Fellows Hall, Orono, following the resuits of the provincial election are Major John W. Foote, V.C., M.L.A., for Durham and Ontario Minister of Reform Institutions, and his wife. He won the right ta represent Durham riding ýn the provincial legisiature for the third consecutive time b y gain- ing a majority of 2,474 over his nearest opponent, Liberal Candidate David Ford. Major Foote shook hands with hundreds of his supporters after early returns showed that he would again nepresent this riding at Queens Park. -Photo Courtcsy Port Hope Guide John Foot e Wins Malorif y In Ail Durham Sub-Divisions The Reverend F. K. Malane, St. Joseph's Church here, and St. John's Church, Newcastle, was presented with an illumin- ated address by his parishion- ers and other friends last Frî- day -evening. The occasion was a gala parish dance at the Lions Community Centre, wbich was arranged by the Holy Name Society and the Catholic Women's League, and attended by more than a hun- dred people. Father Malane, whd is leav-9 ing shortly for a trip to Rame, several European cauntries, England and Ireland, was tak- en by surprise when G. H. Wil- son, president of the Holy Name Society, read the ad- dress to him, and Mrs. Joseph Cooper, president of the Cati- olic Women's Leagùue, present- ed him with an attnactively wnapped box in which he found $400. He expressed hîs Classroo was anec fbe Bawrr Board at ly meetinr MasseyS evening. CommitteE George V ta bningj -at the nei man a( should be ate future It is hcl ditoriumc School ai nooms thal cient mn this SeptE a necent pervising Thampson noams will -_ yepte Major John W. Foote, V.C., M.L.A. for Durham ýbySete 'tiding and Ontanio Minister of Reform Institutions, was Aowve bie is third consecutive mandate to represent the tan /\DDears not fao peoplen of Durham County asPrgesv oevai nrae mëehber at Queen's Park in the provincial election held nio u rthAfte last Thursday. In sweeping ail 10 Durham municipalities; In C utAfe 'dte tbnsi Major Foote polied 7,239 votes, a majority of 2 ,474 over L . tween Jan the 4,765 polled by David Ford, Liberal candidate; and a: '.rono IhftfS of May f raoiyof 5,747 over the 1,492 votes cast for Roy Arm- îeofto en hoaea equivalent strnjrtecniaeo h CCF at.Oeo omnwoaea-These 20 strngth cadiateof heC.CF.pary.lcged ta have stolen articles in- dents after The Libenal party's figures for Hope Township two Orono stores on Saturday; mode for1 showed Mr. Ford with a small majority in his home George Moore, 38, of Toronto, inunicipality, but those released by R. R. Waddell, return- appeared in Bowmanville Po - Ai I ing officer, gave Major Foote a majority of 93 votes there. liL'e Court .Tuesday charged vvlii The officiai count of ballots on June 23 will give the officiai with theft. The case xvas ad- figures in that municipality and in the remainder of!jaurtncd wtot lrutiý i Durham. wtotpe ni ' JuvI 68.1 Pr Cnt ote 1The thefis took place in Ty- A À 0f a total of 19,669 eligible voters in Durham rell's Drug Star' andi Rolph's A Couny, 3,46 wnt a te pilsmakng pecen ag of ardware Store In Orono ait Couty,13,96 en tothepols, akng pecenageofnoon bour on Saturday. In Ty- A good 68.61 who cast their ballots. This was 772 votes less than relî's two well-dressed men bers ef in 1951, when the percentage vote was 76.7. t 00k two rails of color movd Chamber Majr Fotes mjorty as 95 ote lagerinfilm, andi the same pair stole requested Majo Fote' majrit wa 19 vots lrg ina power sawv valuiet at $113 metn1 Thursday's election t4ian- in the 1951 election, being 2,474 frm the hardware st ore,. etn over Mr. Ford, as compared to 2,279 over George Waiton, MorBsaaeeltab n .5ma the Liberal candidate in 1951. tbe two men. tant matt The victoriaus Progressive Conservative candidate The pair were diving a discussion pj1up his iargest majonity in Bowmanville where he branti new 1955 Buick car, be- Plni et.<d Mn. Ford by 378 votes. Major Foote received 1,281 lieved ta be stolen. Const. Art Pl Can Watson of the Bowmauvilie t~Ca votes here, Mr. Ford polled 903, and Mr. Armstrong receiv- detachment of tîhe O.P.P. coni- Communi ed 285. tacted the Toronto police as 1. Presicq Major Foote aiso had large majonities in Manvers soon as be was informeti of the lgeswbii (37), ava (33),Carwriht 345, ad Cark (37).InOrono thefts and Moore was gesb Port),Hope his3),matw vr it 34ForadCwake234. ) Inpicked up in tbe car in down- ixig a fi Por Hoe hs mjorty ve Mr Fod ws 24. twn Toronto at à a.m. Sun- Manager, The Liberal candidate made a strong showing in day. h imwsfudi h coratlngt car. the Towi Darlington, where Major Foote's majority was only 42; car.ocu and in Newcastle, where the P.C. majonity was only 15.1i Toronto police believe they complete< also know the îdentity of the tant matt Returning Officen's Figures other man.* Moore has a pre- welfareo Foliowing are the figures of voting in every poli vious policle record. aise bed in Bowmanville, Newcastle, Darlington and Clarke, and the totals for the remaining municipalities in Durham County. Figures given in brackets are comparable figuresi Receives Degree vY11u.L for the 1951 election. I..UI (Cniudon page seven> L - I i I ricins toeing Lompleted For Community Picnic Cream of Barley July 1 Plans for making the Coni- Goodyear Recreatian Club wil munity Picic on Fniday, Julv look afier the races andi th( Ist at the Creamn of BarIey g.reased pig event. Park the biggest and best yet Recreation Director Dauglaý were discusscd bv the Bowv- Rigg reporteti that the ele.;ci manville Dcpartment of Rtc- supervisors ivho will look aftei creation at their meeting last the summer playground pro. Tbunsday night iunte Lion,-sgram of the Depantment. of Reý Community Centre.! creatian will be attending thE YA gnoup of 40 youugSters; course at Camp Quin-Mo-La, ' between the ages of six and 16 !ne alpr doc fno BilJu e- ,from Cobourg will stage a Spu-H loreott ha i e cial demonstratian of precisýon i per of Toronto will be cominý, drill and baton twirling as one 1 back ta Bowmanville this surn of the main attractions of the mer ta act as Lifeguard at the picnîc. Bath the Legaian Pipe West Beach. Permission was Band and the Orono Bras received from the Boys Tratt Band are expected ta be iii in,- Schiooi to use the po attendance anti a miammoti there again this sommer for display of firewarks %vill b,- the 71imming pragram. staged. The Departmeut decided 1,o t was reporteti that the bornow an office dcsk frorn the 1 Uanville Lions Club will Oshawa Recreatian Assaciation t l ook atter the fish pondi and purchase a new filing cabi- ùtbe childnen anti the Bawv- met for the office at the Lions inanvllle Chamben of Camr- Cammunity Centre. ixierce will again provide bai- Present at the meeting werf loons for the kiddies anti Chairman Clautie Kilmer, clowns and a float for the pa- !Treasurer Raiph Mclntyre, 5n. rade which 'viii get the Cant- creîarv Dora Bîîrdon, Lionel munity Picmuc under way. TheParker and Mn. Rigg. arn accommoain of the main worrîes af nanville Public School ttheir regulan month- ng held in the Vincent School last Thursday The New Building[ ee under Chairmar inish wene delegated in a recommendation xt meeting as to how, additional classnooms ebuilt in the irnmeci- oped by using the au- of the Ontario Street and crowding class- at there will be suffi- rn for ail tbe pupils tember. According to sunvey made by Su- Principal A. M. nat least four flew 11 be needed for chil- ýdy living in town ,ber 1956. r, these figures ar e accurate as they d vfor the tremendous of students mnoving aown. The rate of ad- students ennolled at epublic sehools bc- =ary 1 and the end is 20 pupils or the tof haîf a classroor. )are additional stu- r allowance bas been transfens out-of-town Discuss Topics 4eeting )d turnout oet m. ýthe Bowmanvilie eto Commerce is Id for the June te bc held ln the JHotel Monday at ias several impor- tters will bc up for S. wlll be made for mber's part in the ity Plcnie on Juiy dent Elmer Bant- report on the pro- ing made in hir- luil-time Secretary and plans for de- the two offices in n Hall which lie ipy wiii aise be A. -Other impor- tters affecting the et the town will dlscussed. Hurt From Tree bearty jhanks and assured his cangregations of bis prayens for them while in Rame and at otber continental shrines. John M. James, M.P., spoke on behaîf of the nest of the peo- ple in Bawmanville and New- castle and wished Father Ma- lane an enjoyable trip and speedy neturn. Tbe address was beautifully illuminated by fhe well known artist, Tharnas McHugb. If was inscribed with the naines of the members of tbe congregations of St. Jasepb's Churcb, Éow- rfanville, and St. John's Cburcb, Newcastle, and oti-ei7r friends. Music for botb round and square dancing was pro-, vided by a four piece orcbestra with Miss Margaret Sullivan a', tbe piano, Don Ellis and Henry Lambent, violins, and Gardon Terry, guitar. Tbe evening was an outstanding success and en- Public School Board Discusses Urgent Need For More Classrooms and retirements. f Letter Discussed Another letten was received from Norman J. Scott of IBrookdale - Kingsway Nurser- ies complaining of alleged xva- ter damage to his nurserv stock created by a surplus of surface water. He also asked that the fence sunrounding the Vincent Massey School be ereeted as soon as possible in order that bis stock might be pratected. The matter of the surplus water was turned over to Bill James to see if it coula oe (Continued on page seven) WiII Parade To Decoration Day Service The parade ta the Decora- tion Day Service at Bowman- ville .Cemectery on Sunday wiil form up at the Legion Hall on Queen Street at 2.30 p.m. and marcti fromn there, headed by the Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band. Ail local veterans and members of the Legion and Legion Ladies' Auxiliary are inv 'ited to march in this pa- The memorial service at the cemnetery will begin at 3.00 p.m. and ministers of ahl the Bow- manville churcbes and mem- bers Of Bowmanville Tow~n Council will take part. Music will be provided by the Salva- tion Arrny Band and the Pipe Band. Decoration of veterans' graves will be carried out following, tbe service and the* Legion would very rnuch appreciate donations of flowers for this. purpose. Those with flowers ta donate are asked to leave tbern at the __ýegion Hall or ta phone Peter Batgate, 3-3494; or Ross McKnigbt, 3-5705, to make ar- rangements to have them picked up. Relatives of veter- ans wbose graves bave been missed in the past are also asked ta phone Comrade Bath- gate ta give hlm the location of the graves. L eaves f or 0. C.E Ronald Abbott reporter for The Canadian Statesman for the Past two and a baîf years, is leaving Bow- manville at the end of this week to take a special lO-week course at the Ontario College of Educa- tion, Toronto, preparatory to teaching higlh school English and History in the fali. A university degree is a prerequisite for this course, and Mr. Abbott holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts fromn Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. He has been active in the Bowmanville Chamnber of Com- merce and the Bowmanville Branch of the Canadian Legion, being Secretary of the latter o r- ganization. At the last Legionj meeting he was prescnted wî th a purse b ' the members, and he also received a farewell' present from the Bowmanville K1nme Club. Local Octogenarian J ust East of Hampton At the age of 88, most peo- of cernent. ple bave been tbrough with A cernent sidewalk runs zih new enterpnises for quite a araund tbe pool, and at the xvbile. But tben, most people at deep end, where the water is 88 aren'f lucky enough ta be I0'2 feet, a splendid steel div- blessed with the bealth and ing tawer has been erected. zest for life that Mn. F. J. Cle- Depth tapers off at the oppo- mens enjoys. Mr. Clemens has site end ta sballaw water suit- hus ned ta the public ane Iable for kiddies' wading. There hnrd acres of parkland are electnic lights on taîl pales with one of the biggest swirn- surraunding the poal. ming pools for many milesi Dressing raoms are iu on* around. 1 (Cantinued on page seven> Cedar Park is about a mile and a baîf northeast of Hamp ton, turuing east off ScuP10 e N n f at the corner af the Hampton e N Crèamery oa, and is gogtuainet oa lovely creek. The aituated But St iii Vote w h i c M r C l e e n s b o u g b t some years ago from the late Bert Poster of Bowmauville, EIe ton D N bas many fine big trees, espe- CIO Da cially bondering tbe creek, and in addition M. Clerens as Sme of the Young peo- planted 2,000 mre trees this ple In Durham who found summer. Picic tables can a'c- it too much trouble to commodate up ta 400 people. vote in the provincial elec- tion last Thursday could Many Attend Opening well take a leaf from the On opening weekend, Jue books of tivo senior citi- Il and 12, admission was free. zens in Pentypool and and about 150 canloads rolled Bethany. lu ta see what Cedar Park was Robent Corbett of Ponty- like. The concrete swimming pool, who is In bis 91st pool, 115 feet long by 75 feet year, impatieniiy refused wide, was alive with kids. No- a drive te the poilIs and body caunted beads, but a con- went by shank's mare to servative estimate ran at about cast his ballot. In Bethany, 60 in 'the pool at ane time. Mrs. Stephen Sisson, who Fresti water is pumped into it was 95 on June 5,, deciar- from the creek by means of a ed there Is ne excuse for gasoline engine. It takes six anyone fot exercsing their bours for the pool ta f ill. Tt franchise and tripped te was built by Walter Scheliss the polis like a youngster A View on the Creek at Cedar Park At the north end of the 100 acre stretch of parkland opened to the publie last weekend by Mn. F. J. Ciemens, is this attractive cottage made entireiy of cedar poles from the surrounding woods. In this ioveiy setting, the owner plans to spend the summer himself. There are tables in shade or sun aiong the creek on bath sides ta accommodate up ta 400 people, and a sturdy bridge for motor vehicies spans the creek. The park is situated north and east of Hampton, turning east off Scugog at the Hampton Creamery corner. An estimated 150 cars entered the park last Sun- day and a large crowd of swimmers tried out the cernent pool which is 115 feet by 75 feet in size with a diving tower at the deep end.-Photo by Carson Studio, Port Hope Largest Swimming Pool in Area ai Lovely Cedar Pr LodStainton, 16.year-old a fractuneti vertebra in bis I Iback on Tuesday of last we w hen a branch on whicb he anti twa other companions wene swinging broke off and they fell 18 feet ta the grounti. te The other boys; Norman Lux- ton, son of Mn. and Mrs. Non- is man Luxton, Qucen St.;, and "Rusty" Hately, son of Mn. and Mrs. Walter Hately, Queen St., wene not seriously hurt in the accident although they p wene badly shaken up. The Luxton youth was taken toi Memonial Hospital for X-rays bt they nevealed no broken *.~bonies. The three youths wcre play-i e «'.il.IV Bill" Rundie ing in the trees on the ravine sin back of the Goodyear dam. . -son of Mr. anti Mrs. Walter They werc ail swinging from j Rundie, Bowmanville. bas grati- the same limb when it sudden- r uated fram the Facuity of Mcd- Iv broke and tumbleti them 18 icine of the Unîversitv of Toron-fetathgondTebys ta anti will receive býis MD. de- also nolîed some distance down . ' grec at graduation ceremonies the steep bank after hitting willinrru (rat TonDn.o East e-the Stinto oy.asaA-Lir. F. J. Clem*ens, ownter of 100 acre Cedar Park, photograph are Mrs. Aria White of Oshawva, who with het cral Hospital. mitted to Memorial Hospital near Hampton, opened iast weekend, stands proudly beside mother, Mrs. Della Bould, will be in charge of the park Dr. Runtile attentied public the evening of the accident andi the diving towçr and beautiful cernent swirnring pool this summer. Mr. Herbent Bould on Mn. Clernens' other scbooi at Darlington anti gnad- placed in a walking cast from which is 115 feet by 75 feet, the iargest in this area. Water side, wiil also assist. On the diving board is Lance uated from Bowrnanviile District h is neck ta bis hîps He, re- is 101/ feet deep at the diving end and shallaw enough for Damant, Hampton, and enjoying the sparkling waters of H ig h S h o l . HeSc h o o la.ai ed i nhH ei alshe rlso dhe e na t e pasi e n diT eioone df o olina n gh o t epo o a etauald d se va u icerah rd , otao 1stutient at the University of, days, but 'is now -able ta be , lr tLeopoieed h po sfodita LhtepolaePu edyadMuieRihrs oho 4 Toronto fon six years. 'n. all wires being underground. With Mr. Ciemens in the Bowmanville. -Photo by Carbon Studio, Port Hop@ fi;" -~. -~-' Father Malan e Hon ored Prior to European Trip tatr~nnrn mu 1 1 1 Al, PR.P r.(I'PV z5b't I'IIUKbi)AY- JUNE 16th- 1955 ,mrrer 1

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