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.'f. * - v PAGE ~G1LT Women's Institutes Give Valuable Service' in- Compiling Local History .If Durham County ever bas It tells about local industries, a County Museum it will be aid families and present resi- estallished ly the seven brancb- dents, about the local churches, es ai tbe Women's Institute inx scboois, post offices, newspapers, this caunty.. libraries and organizations. In- Said ta lie a valuable contri- luded aiten are collections ai bution ta Canadian bistory is Individual diaries, church re- the compilation ai the Tweeds- cords, minutes ai school meet- nxuir History Books by local ings, aid deeds, cemietery data branches of the Federated and maps af the area. And ai- Women's Institutes ai Canada. mast invariably are thé staries About.,8 0 institutes are now af Pioneer settiers in the dis-] campiling these local histories trict or Indian lare if there hap- oiftjleir .communities since the pens 'a le this colorful býack- praject began 'in 1940, en-. ground. Ail these stanies are dorsed and encauraged ly Lady autbentic, bistanical records. Tweedsmuir, wba was keeniy A section ai the' history is interested in institute work, as reserved for current events. welll as in literary mavements. Another contains valuabie in- Ingtitute members prepare the formation on the First and Sec- histories. Some are handwritten, ond Worid Wars and the men some typed. The community and women ai the community storY gives histonîcal data, the who ser&'ed in the armed farces geagraphy ai the district, the during these confiicts. arigin Mtd derivation if names There is aisa the history ai ai tawns, villages and settie- the women's part in these wars Ments. - the local W.1. and Red Cross work, the munition plant and war'industries ai the distict. Inciuded are honour rails ai casualties, awards and' decora- ~~tians, peace celebrations that ~~M5~ EU* fallowed wars, the parties and I LIFEU I presentations. Added ta these stoifies are the PIillustratve pictures and photo- WUmfM~~U graphs. The books are preiaced * M ~ ~ by pîctures ai Lord and Lady P I K E Tweedsm.pir, and af Mrs. Ade- laide Hoodless ai Stoney Creek, ARE EASY WIlH founder ai thEF Ontario mave- ment which las since .spread ta ~ ail parts ôl the %'orld. How lbest ta make sure that these preciaus records af local community jlue 50 carefuily garnered wil l e saiely pre- served for posteri±ýy and at the same tîrne made availahie as source material ta *histor&hns and others interested is a ques- tion bemng pandered ly Institute people and by others abviously HEINZnat W.I. mernbers. 'What is being done ta guar- thentc itmsai local history in teTweedsmuir books will le V N G R P"Offici?aisked Alex D rc and Provincial, can coiiect Actsc ai Parliament, officiai docuî-t ments, memoirs and carres- pandence ai prominent men, be Writes. "But witbout ,a pic ture ai the doings ai the com- mon man and woman, officiai records 'are but dry bones, theg N ~skeieton ai aur history. 0 - "The Tweedsmuir History f-r >4Boaks can furnish the sinews t] and the flesb wherewîth ta caver the bones. Given this si 'rcavering, the gifted historiana can make dead men live again a or transport us into the past f V.25that we may relive and under- d ~~ stand hîstory. And understand-t ing it we should le inspired- for t ai Ir Why do more people horrow from HFC "yis HFC Canada's largest, most recommended consumer finance company BECAUSE Household Finance gives you every service you want when you necd extra cash ... $50 ta $1,000 sirnply an your promise ta nepay. Fast, friendly, one;day service. Sensible terms with up ta 24 months ta repay. Money when vou need it'! NOUSE OLD f INANCE'- 71 WaIfon St., s...nd floor, Phon(% TU 5-5050 PORT Hopi, Ow4. OSHAWA BRANCHES$ 64 King Street test, second fl.@a', phone RA 1-6326 111/2 Simios Steet South, second flo.,., phone RA S-I1139 Playtex DRYPER do.s away witlu diap. druodg.ry JURY' & 1L@VELL PHONE M4e 3-5778 BOWIMANVILLE TE ANAi)TA?,SWI'AWEULAW U In AvktWWy W im- -imAWdm ýk af the creeék-which 'runs Twenty-iive years ago the ,ind the building. At pres- Rev. T. M. Wesley ai Lakefieid ,he stated, a narrow pipe Presbyterian Church periorm- ipties about five feet short ed the wedding ceremony the edge af the bank, and wvbich united in marriage Elec- earth is washing over ito ta Preston, daughter ai Mr. and ecreek. If this continues, he Mrs: George Preston ai Lake- d, it will eventually affec field ta Charles Smith, son ai ebuilding itseif. Two meth- Mr. and Mrs. John Smith ai sof fixing this are possible, Cavan. Follawing their boney- stated. lut the aiternate moon trip they came ta their ýthod ai driving piles is nat newly bult home an 7A High- ctical. He recammended way, where they have resided it a new, larger pipe le put ever since as highly esteemed The Roads and Streets coin- citizens i the, neighborhood. tee %vas given power ta act Tbey have one son Ross at the situation, home. rhe sidewalk pragram set Up Prior ta ber marriage, Mrs. the Roads and Streets'com- Smith was a schaal teacher, tee is naw being carried graduating irom Peterborough ýand due ta the favourale Normal and in the ensuing ces obtained. it is expected years bas used her talents ta îsome extra wiork as re- help, in many community ai- nmended ly the supenin- fairs. Mn. Smith is well known lent, Mr. Pitt, May be as a progresive fan&ner and ie. servez, on the trastee bard 'of Matchett's scbool. Both are ac- tive members af St. Paul's naveî- 30 different langîîages, Church in Bethany. Theigr ma ny C lsters of The United Church 1iriends jo ninwi i he 'i' Canada greet and cojjý i contived t n hpneq IýY-arrived ±xnmi ranàt&.__troughoutheya hed'-- 'NR***. ---., -.. v ladz U£duuuI. action ln the present." e "The Tweedsmuir History Boor mimeographed cJpmes should be collected i suitable buildings, where they would e ev ed V charge of competent librari*ns," Aceording to the followl suggests Mdr, Bruce. "If somne article inx the Peterborough Ex action isnot taken as the years aminer the revised version a. pass much' of the material that the Bible which çame out Ir has been collected by local 1952 stili hasn't caught u i r bistorians will be lost forever. number of sales with the au. "As far as- I know the thorized or King James ver« Tweedsmuir History Books are sion. Most bookstore merchant.- kept by some one in the W.I. think it neyer will. And a loI branches," says Mrs. Sandford oi people hope it neyer will. Aikins, Creemare, who was for "I, don't think anything wiIl six years convener af historical replace the autbarized version research preceding the present <ai the Bible), and 1 sincerely canvener, Mrs. Robert Walker, hope flot-," was the view o! St. Georgeý 'Samuel Taylor, found book- "'The local branches would br6wsing in one oi the shops. not part with their histories, The revised version, which iwhich have meant years ai care- caused a., lot ai cantroversy fui work." But it mi.ght he a wh1aq-it first came out in 1952, good idea ta have mimeagraph- is fiublished- by Thomas Nel- ed or printed copies ai such son and Sons ai New York.. material as would le reproduc- Mr. Taylor said a great many ed, she agreed. p.eaple abject to the new ver- "There is always a danger sion lecause ai changes ipi somthig.happening these h~s wording wbich give a differ- someting.ent meaning. He referred par- tory books," she said. "Soa tclry opasgscnen second copy for future history, ingthe arlyta asages wc ncen books would le fine. The pre: the nwvrin Mr, hch, lir sent generation should le re- yone wveomn, al e cording history for our children yugwna. ini the next genetation," she Refuses To Seli said. "If it is not, how will the Mrs. . Evelyn Kraft, proprie- schools in years ta -corne receive tress ai ' the Evangel B6ok t4ieir social study material?". Shap, said she had the same N6w that so many institutes abjecétion. ta the new wordin.g. are ta.king the lead in estal- She will nlot handle the revis- lishing caunty 'museums these would sdem ta be the natural place ta keep the local histary BETHANY books. In such a museum they would Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Sta- always be available ta histor- pies, Lakeiield, were Sunday ians, who are already making _gUists wîth Mr. and Mrs. B. extensive use of the Tweeds- Ryley. rouir History Books as source Ms. .Mcoela Mi- material. r.M eoelfMi- brook is visiting with* Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Edmunds. Airnan Gardon Woods with Ganaraska 10 the R'.C.A.F. near Montreal, was home for the weekend dwith bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Purchase Land iRMitWod Mr. and Mrs. Gardon Moiatt For a Parksilver weddmng anniversary ai hier brother and sister-in-law, Approval ai the Ganaraska Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith on River Conservation Autbority's Tuesday. proposai ta purchase land in Mr. and Mrs. John Caburn, the Corbett's Pond area for a recreational park has been re- Peter and Saiiy, are at their ceived from the Department of Wasaga Beach cottage for three Planning and Development. weeks' vacation., H. R. S. Ryan, vice-chairman Miss Lily Thampsan spent of the Authority, Éaid relcently several days in Peterborough that the Department recom- last week with Mr. and Mrs. rnended purchase ai the entire Walter Thompson. property, about 66 acres, from Congratulations to' Mr. and the owner, W. E..Berry. Mrs. Charles Palmer on the Mr' Ryan said the Autbaj'rity arrivai ai their iniaqxit daugli- and tawn council were now ne- ter "Ruth Ina" in Civic Hospi- gotiating ta f ix a price for ail tal, Peterborough. or-part ai the land. Miss Gayle Bristow,. Oshawa, The Department's report On spent the weekend with hier !he area, made after a prelim- mather, Mrs. H. Bristow. nary survey some weeks ago, Mrs. Ross Hall and daughter states that the purpose ai such Lynda ai Whitby,. were Sunday apurchase would le ta istrswthMr ndMs.T an ice trap at the time ai sprîng os ih r adMr.T ilooding, "thus reducing the J.Jcsn damage from flaoding in the Friends are .wishing a speedy town af Port Hope, and ta de- recovery ta Donald Smelt, wha 'eiop the area as a recreational is a patient in Civic Hospital, rea during the s u mm er Peterborough. months." Guests with Mr. and Mrs. It is suggested by the De- James MeKinnon for tis wa*k.ý partment that since the pres- are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price ant dam is beyond repair a new and their chîldren Loraine ani smail dam might le built in Dale, af Quesnell, B.C., and 2onnection with the new High- Mrs. Cecil McGill ai Taronto. way 401 which wiil cross the Mr. McGill and Miss Joan Mc- Janaraska about 400- feet Gi were aiso with tbemn for âbave the present dam. the weekend. -A. H. Richardson, chief con- Miss Mary Syer, Cavan, is srvation engineer in the De- visiting with Mr. 'and Mrs. :artment ai Planning and De- John White. ,elopment, said that bis de- Mr. and Mrs. Orloe Wright, )artment had discussed the Miss June Wright, Bruce- and )rposal witb 'the Department Douglai r tthi uie )fHighways, and bas been as- ctas. nar at hivumero ured that the Authority would ctags eear urcativerfo 'ceive the ca-operatian o thtin eksvaainw epartn-ent af Highways in Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McDon- uiiidng the new dam. The aid, Toronto, were with Mrs. .igbways Department would Richard Fallis for the weekend. .sa purchase land fram the Mr. and Mrs. Win. Ellison, luthority "at the average Wbitby, -were Sunday guests rice". the report states. with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith. If the Authority decides ta Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Argue, wy. the land from Mr. Berry, with Mr. and Mrs. Clarke ,per cent ai the cast ai pur- Pomeroy enjayed last week's iase and deveiopment wauld vacation motaring ta Lake Pla- ýborne by the Department cid, N.Y. ifPlanning and Development. Mrs. Alvin Armstrong and *children ai Oakwood, spent .11 sevetal days last week wîtb 14 1i Construct Mr. and Mrs. Wellington als 25th Anniversary Scouts to Eal 150 Tons of Dairy Foods When more than 11,000 Boy IScouts gather at Niagara-on-the- ILake for the World Jamboree, August 18-28, they wiil con- sume approxirnately 150 tons ai dairy foods, according ta Dairy Farmers ai Canada. In fact, one third ai ail the food pro- v1ded at meals for the scouts wili lý Canadian dairy foods' part ao which bas be.en made possible by the direct grant ai Canadian dairy producers and operatars. When it became ap- parent that there might nat le enough butter ta go around, vaniaus segments ai the dairy industry rectified the deficien- cy. The basic ftîenus for the scouts wiil use the foilowing amounts ai dairy ioods: lutter, 17,000 ils; package cheese, 2,- 000 ils; grated cheese, 3,000 lls.;*milk, 110,000 qts. and 50,- 000' bal pints; ice crearn, 937 pounds. It is anticipated that much greater quantities ai ice crearm, whole milk and chaco- late -rnilk wilil e cansumed by ±~,~gOj4~ts at..the canteens. X1ORRISH lOùtsells a on:of Bible. ig ed version., II wouldn't sell it C- taopl, M she said. Safeigs on tbe subject in appanently still run bigh. But n Norman H. Hamley at the Tre- ibiicock Bras. Store, saiq I"Yes, -I've sold a lot ai the revised sversin and even ciuite a few ai o thc $10, ones." He thaught he'd probaly soid mare when Ithey first carne aut, but, sales nhave been consistently goad., y J. A. Deyell, an the other ýfhahd, said that the King James is stili the lest seller on a quantity basis. "Aiter ail," he isaid, "the King James version vis availale in a wide, vaniety ai editions and pnices." Defiaite Lead None af thc merchantshIn- terviewed couid say specifical-_ ly what percentage ai ail Bi- bles sold were the autborized version. 'But they did agree that the King James bas a de- fimite edge. One storeclerk guessed that 80% ai Bibles soid were the King James ver- sion. Mr. Taylor suggested that anather reason for the newl versian's apparent unpapular- ity-aside framn dissatisiaction with the new interpretation amopg various denominations -is the destruction ai the Bi- ble as great literature. But wbatever the fate ai the revised version, the Bille still continues ta le the best-seller ai ail best-sellers. Two' mer- chants said they seli at least anc Bible every day. cident *just autside the church. erates a hospitai at Vita. announces the opening of its New' Service Station Open Evenings and Sundays Nebrer aselr 'thaxn noiw to* £STrep Up TO OLD0SI Make tbf: your "Stcp Up Week"ý-thie week you step up from the ordinary into an Oldsmobile. From a price view it's a :nîallen, casier step than you think. Frora every other vieivpoint it wil le the most wonderful step of your lueé. Came sece the 'cars we're talking about. There's everytbing 5rom the nevolutionary 4-Doar Holiday Sedans ta the dasbing, youthful 88's. And eacb bas the écene-stealing beauty that put: you ahead af the crowd in style, com.fort and pleasune. And talk about power-tbat is anotber big plus you get witb Oldsmobile. Instant power-Rocket pawer-delivered by the greatest engines in automotive bistary. Yes, the greatest-for ne engines eau outperfonm the Racket 202 and 185 engines for getaway, for effordess cruising, and for fuel efficiency. Sa drap in tlii week. See the cas-take the wheel-make a deal. You'Jlfilnd it was neveu easier.tlan now ta get out of the ordinary into au Oldsmobile. ~,Super "88" 4.Do.>r Sedan A ",Rocket"l for evory Pocket 1 And you'iI flnd one priced ust right for yoursl Chaose from thirteen gorgeous models in Oldsmobile's thre. thrilling meries ... luxuri- out Ninety-Eght, the brillint Super "#8814 end the budget priced "88" 1 Seo themn-drive themhi week ut your Oldsmobll. dealer's. 0.1783SC A. GENERAL MOTORS VALUE CDLU- > 1CD 1 1L- ROY Chevrolet OURTI.CE' a Olsmobie Cars NiCHOLS m Chevrolet Trucks I Two miles North of Newcastle on Highway No. 35 Fiee Giussware given away with the purchase of six gallons or more of gasoline Vigor Gasoline anld Motor Oil at reasonable prices STOVE OIL-for your convenience, ini small quantities sAvailable at the station Super "88" Holiday 4-Door Hardffip DO WNAN VILLE I 'g TRUPMAY. Aue. lith, 1988 1 This has been a week ai pleasant sniÙll events wbich ev en the intense beat did nat spoil. On Thunsday, August 4th, a birtbday party planncd by ber mather was given té' Diane McConnell wbo was cele- brating ber sixth birthday. Sixteen young guests assem- bled on the lawn af this home where under the welcomne shade ai many trees a very menry time. was speht in games nat too strenuaus supervised by Mrs. Aima Harcount, aunt ai Diane and Mrs. Wm. Mc- Holm. Aiso present as guests were M.rs. I. McConnell, grand- mother and Miss M. Beckett. During a resting peniod Di- ane apened the many prefty gifts presented and thanked the giver ai each very niceiy. Aiter a few mare gamnes the cal came for lunch served ly Di- ane's mother and aunt. It was indeed a neai picnic lunch of many kinds ai sandwiches, cookies, jeliy, ice crearn, soit drinks and ai course a lirth- day cake cut and served by Di- ane,epaper caps and peppermint candy sticks completed tbe fun. By 6 p.m. the tired and happy chiidren were ready ta le tak- en home wishing for more sUC'_ parties befare too long. On Tuesday, August 2nd Mns. D. Haines accanxpanied by Mrs. EHelen McHolm, gave a picni'c for ber Sunday Scbool class ai boys at Cobourg Beach, races with prizes, games, swimnxing and a bountiful lunch complet- ed this bappy'event. Michael and Mary Bevan en- joyed-a visit ta the States with their parents for a iew days. Master Sam Hutnyk is aiso enjoying a~ visit ta the U. S. with friends. Master Jimmy McHolm, also had a bir hday an August 4th. * M issEaine Anderson spent a ekas guest of Mrs. Wm. McHolm, returning home S'aI- urday the ',6th. Mr. Dick Uglow and daugh- ter Miss Grace Ugiow, R.N, of E. Genenal Hospital, Toronto, visited with Mrs. Wm. Hender- son- and Mrs. Wm. McHalm. Miss Uglow is spending tvn weeks' vacation with ber tath- ,er in Part Hope. Wç are plCased ta report that Mrs. Harold 'Osborne bas ne- turned home fallowing a twa weeks' stay in Poit Hope hos- pital a nd is naw ori the way we trust, te a complete recovery. Since wniting the above news we are sorry ta report that Mrs. Haines met with a seriaus ac- t- 1 1 No one at present knows ex- actiy what happened, but in crossing the highway Mrs. Haines was knocked slown ly a mator cyclist on bis way ta Peterboro. Bath were rushed 9ta hospital. Mrs. Haines bas a compoutid fracture af the right' leg and other passible ijttreè not known at timne ai writing. The cYclist had nuznerous cuts on head and face and possible chest injuries. The accident hapliened between 4.30 and 5 p.m. Saturday,. Aug. 6th. .Mrs. Haines is superintendent ai aur Sunday Schooi. lier as- sistant, -Mrs. Fred McConnel]L,, conducted the S. S. session il a.m. Sunday. This was the Sunday for aur regular church service but thraugh a mistake this was not generaliy known. Only two were present wben the Rev. A. W. Harding arnived ta officiate s0 service was canceiled. Regu- lýr cburch service will lie re- sumed on Sunday, August 2lst at 10 a.m., Sunday School at 1l ar. , The United Church ai Canada bas contriluted $1,000 taward the Vita Hurricane Flood Fund which made 20 familles home- iess. The United ChuÈcb aop- 1«r - r VIGOR 0iýL Co* . . we BOWNANVILLE