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-. -~ PAE we wrn 9A~flAW aAI'WaI U U#UtDU~FW W inm EDITORL4LS New Racket to Get Citizens Qut to Vote Bowmanville electors, by orily gettmng 104t a vote of around 43 Per cent at the Muicipal elections on Monday, evidently do not value their democratic responsibil- 3tY. MuSt then irresponsible citizens be goaded on witlii orne appealixig incentive t. drag thema to the election booth? M*ybe we wil have ta adopt the plian tried out li a town iJKentucky where they lzsttuted a raffle li connection with =hl civlc elections. Every voter who gfts to the poils gets a ticket' (free) eàtitlirng hlm or her ta a chance an a 1956 autopiobile. (Stand back folks, don't orwd, you have till 6 o'ciock ta cast your vot.) Jijat think af the lures that would be dangled li front of the voters! Next year Mayor Osborne could post a mink coat as a- reward ta some iucky lady elector li If it waszi't cÔnsider"d wicked ta be *nvious we might be envious of the village ôf Orono with its commendable record of ovçr half a certury xI havirig a brass band li operation. Anyway, we admire such a record and we doubt if another village in Ontario the size of Orojpo bas a group of ptibiic spirited musicians who so well afta generously cantribute their talents for.'the entertaiximent of its citizens. lI looking over the repo rt of the Orono Brass Band's annual meeting the lilt of off icers predominated with the name of Tamblyn, which family has always been the backbone of Ïhis splendid musical graup, Ivison Tamblyn is pres- ident;; Carlos Tamblyn, secretary-treasur- er, and Milton Tamblyn is baxidmaster. Somne of us are wondering if aur aid friend John Tamblyn, who was a valued and consistent member of the band for many years bas siznonized bis big brass harn and put it up li the attic along with exehange for their support. Hia opponent could put up an electric stove or refrig- erator. And Reeve Sid Little, gunning for the Wardenship again, might attract an avalanche of ballots by offerlng an assort- ment of floor iamps, chesterfild suites or kids' bicycles., Then Norrnan Scott might offer some of his famous Brookdale roses ta each eleetoz: who gives hini a "pluniper" vote. There j tist seems to be no limit ta the drawing power of this line of gullible bait ta get the apathetic electors to cast their vote for their favorite candidate and win a prize at the sarùe time. But, li ah seriousness, citizens shouid bear li mid that freedom will not remain with people who are toa indifferent ta guard it and carry their share of the responsibility. For thousands cf people Christmas woulcf not be comxplete without The Christ- mas Carol, either li the story farm in which Dickens wrote it or in anc cf the hundreds of dramatizatiôns based on the dloings of the Cratchits and Scraage. Time cannot wither nor custom stale the appeal of those characters.. But the contents of aur mail reminds un that though Dickens' characters are unaffected by time, some cf his facts, fortunateiy, no longer hold true. We have receivedthe Christmas Seais sent by the Northumnberland and Durham Tuberculos.. îs Assocation. Along with them is a letter outlining the current picture with regard te thet disease. HIow different it is from the tragic description Dickens penned - dia disese. which medicine neyer cuned, welth neyer warcled off, or poverty could boust exemption irain, which sometimes moves in giant strides, and sometimes at a John Atkins, publisher of The Rural Sceiie, inakes this reasonable suggestion, that if the increase li wealth production made possible by the madernization cf industry could be distributed amang the consmîng public in the form cf lower prices, instead of -beixig divcrted ta the. exclusive use of a few powerful groups, farmers wouid b. able te accept the lower prices prevaiing today for their.products ,without iowering their living* standards, or robbing their land, or curtailing their modernizatien prqgrains. Labor would aiseo be able ta improve its' living standards without increasing its wage rates, for the lowen prices would bring more goods within the reach cf the workers. The increased demand for goods Our old friend, Charlie Miller, who is often referred ta as "the Mayor of Orono", is always boasting about bis ViIlage being the cheap'est and best place li which to live. That may account for himn and his neighbor Jack Armnstrong, rnoving back to their native hamlet when they retired from active business. We riow wonder if these gentlemen of leisure will continue residence li the centre of intelligence since the Orono Cemetery Committee have announced a 20 per cent increase for lots in their beautiful cerne- tery. N Seeing the heading in a Toron'to paper which read "Conversazione Recaptures Spirit of 90's" took us back ta the so-called 61gay nineties" when the Çonversazione at £tabliahed 1854 with wica ta iacSoerotd rab Sewuornvlfl.News, The Nwcastle LaVnda.i oad The Orai. News lOlst Yeoe cet Confinuaus Service ta fthe Town ci Bowmanville and Durham County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00a omY.,,tictly in odvcoec 85.00a om.in wthe United States £uuoet.d s e dCumamI foM Cam tsoeDuat. Oflu .0 Mhhsidav DJ Aid PUILU8MIG COMPA"4 sowmmvnilk Ontoio 020 W. JAMES,£Imm Gabriel's harn. 'Other off icers include Don Hamm, vice-president, and directors C. Alldread, Ross Allin, Vernon Graham. The bandsmen evidently play for the lave of it, rather than for the money they receive for attending engagements and practices. For the report states:' "It is quite passible the band will hold a turkey banquet when members 'cf the band with their wives or guests will attend." Wonder if the editor could crash the gate at this turkey banquet.: He hopes he'll neyer grow too old ta follow the band as it parades the streets, or sits in the shade of a tree as the band plays forth at the faîl fairs or a social rural garden party. It bas often been said a town is dead without a band, but that .evidently will neyer apply ta Orano, plus the added attraction of having an attractive cern- munity park where it holds concerts dur- ing the summer months. tardy sluggish pace, but, slow or quick, it er~r sure and certain!" «That was written tweive years before Robert Koch discoverèd the tubercle bacillus. I the intervening 70 years thousancis of patients have been cured- though thousands still die daily. Though wealth cannot ward off TB a goed pre- ventive pragram can. That ls the pertinent fact that we ahl need te keep li md- that tuberculosis can be prevented. It is being prevented but net fast enough. About 10,000 new cases appear every year in Canada. That is the proof that wc necd a stronger preventive program. The way open te each cf us te, push TB prevention right where we live is te buy Christmas Seals. With a strong preven- tion program we will finally .ebliterate th., picture which Dickens drcw, and which in bis time was Irue. wauld increase empîcyment anid relieve the workers of their grcatest worry-the fear of unemployment. Employers also would benefit by this niethed cf distributing the benefits cf cheaper production, for the iower prices would increase the dcrnand for their pro- ducts and enable them te keep their plants aperating mare regularly.' lI fact the whole country would benefit because lower prices te, the con- sumers weuid mean that ahi people wouid be able te buy more cf the things they need. This couhd be brougbt about if aI graups and ahi chasses would agree te it and demand il instead cf each graup press- ing for an undue share fer itself. the Ontario Ladies' Côliege, Wbitby, was the creme de ha creme, annual' socicty event cf the year in these parts. This popuhar ladies' celege which 18, stili golng strang, was affiliatcd at that time with the Methodist Church and Rev. Dr. J. J. Hare was its principal. lI truc Victorian tradition cf that era, with Methodists, card playing and dancing were leekcd upon as "instruments cf the devil" and were strict- ly tabooed on such occasions. Guests at these sedate and sophisticated social affairs were given promenade cards ta f111 in names of partners fer thé musical muum- bers phayed. Such dating might be dcscrib- ed in modernm parlance as "marathon walks" as you eisurely strutted through the gaily decarated 'halls and roems with your lady friexids till it was time to serve lunch. You yeung folks cf today may iaugh at sucb geings-an, but believe me, thcy had their place of that era right up in the top ranki of society and wenc hooked forward te each year with consid- erable anticipation of delight. The Statesman bas been harping a way editoriaily since the hors. and buggy era bas been suppianted by the automobile age of, good roads, that the County Councils have becorne antiquatéd and outlived their usefulness as an efficient and economical wheei in governing the overburdened taxpayers. Our pleading has been sort cf a cry li the wiiderness, but we were glad and encouraged ta sec in a recent radio farrn forum discussion that several cf the forums agree with us that wc could well dispense with County Councils, now that much cf their routine business 18 just being a rubber stamp te the higher-up menibers cf the legislattire at Toronto. Wc are all for retaining the Town and Townshlp Councils as close contact civic bodies te do tic administra- tion of the several details too far removed and insignificant for the legisiature te handle effectively. In -te i and Distant Past 25 TEARS &GO <1,39> 49 YEARS AGO <1908> It wasý revealed that Santa Rev. L. S. Wight of Brighton, Claus was coming to town Sat- forme&ly of the Tyrone circuit, 'iirday and would be welcormèd as guest pieacher at the Methaclist Thank-ofierlng ser- by Mayor M. J. Elliott and pre- vices.H. J. Kaight was choir sented with a golden key and leader and alsa sang a duet the freedbm of the town. with Miss Jennie McLean Reg. Jones and Sid Littl mis lrneEeysn 1ý solo. won a number of prizes at the Rev. J. W. Buriner, Newtan- Royal Winter Fair an White 'ville, united li marriage Miss Leghorn hens. Minnie Weatherilt of Osaca James McCulloch, Toronto, and Mr. Albert James Nichais, a former Darlington resideit: Wesleyville. died at the age of 76. Former Christmas gits weren't quite schoolnrates stilI liv*ng in Bow- So expensive 40 years ago. nianville, were 11ev. E.A. Toli. Aniong gift suggestions listed kmn, Editor M. A. James and by John McMurtry's dry,~goods Mr. John B. Martyn. , tare were: linen doiles, 10t. Jack Cawood of the! office up; l4nen pillow shanis, 40c staff af Goodyear Tire & Rub- Up;. *ladies' parasols, 75c up; ber Co., was given a fareweîî men's iancy and plain socké nrrty at the Balmnoral Hotel 25e up; men's gloves, 35C up; fore leaving an a holidy and sa on. Wages, however, trip to England. A. M. Hardy were carrespondingly low. andD. . Mrrion ropsed F. R. Brown who had bèen toasts, also Chas. Cattran tae kodisithe summer i then newly-married staff members YkM , iss te fnie and ofiithe Walton Pascoe and Elgin Var- Ms ineM atn0 h coe. Bell, Telephone office left for Deat wa recrde ai il-Totonto to fil a position in the liam E. Gerry on Dec. 2, who C. M. Scott left for Listowel passed away after a long il!- where he was ta be headl tuner ness. Mr. Gerry was Secretary- in the Morris-Field Piano Co. Treasurer of Dominion Organ TI the tashion world, uncurl- & Piano Co. From 1910 until ed ostrich leathers were sar4 1926 when M1 health forced to be favored above their him, to give up bis position. cuiled relations. Broad sathes W. B. Couch, aged. 92, pre- were being worn on evening sided at B.H.S. Commencement gowns. Velvrets were popular Exercises as Chairman af the for blouses. Board. With him an the plat- Boys and girls were told te form were Principal L. W.. drop the-ir letter to Santa Dippeil, M. G. V. Gould, and Claus int the box at A. L. Nlch- Dr. G. C. Bonnycastle. oll's store. Road Maintenance ln United Coun fies Cos'f s Over $ 629,,000. The United Counties raad re- part ties Up a whooping total ai $629,857.70 as the cost af roads and maintenance Up to the end of October ai this year. The figures need some clarification however as the 5.68 mill levy an the total assessment is on'y $201,500 the actual cost ta the counties. CompIlfated Ratlng A camplicated nating of grants, which scale fram a 100 per cent nebate by the provin- cial gavernment on develop- ment roads down ta 50 per -cent on maintenance and 80 per cent on bridges, accounts for the klifference. Three development roads up te date, one at Clarke and'Dar- linn cost $101,034.39, raad o.2, Seymour and Percy, $145,696.54 and road No. 3, Brighton - Presqui'le, $3,297.61. Mare wark is scheduled on the roads ta bring them ta, com- pletion. Critical iComment Counties councillors were uD on their feet a number ai times1 during the. last session with critical comment on the work donc by the counties road sys-1 temn. Although charges of 04wasting moneyl" had beeng Well the first good blanket of snow' bas f allen andi the country aide la beginning ta look a lot like Christmas. Des- Pite the fact that the snaw cnly makes the front street mnessier than even it t10e l a k- ing on a festive appearance by the improvement in the attrac- tive store windows. It seems that the Illte lady behind the man who runs the store comea mb b er own wheri il cames ta decorating the win- dows at, this time ai year. Mrs. Dave Higgon bas donc a beau- tiful job af making their win - dows very appealing, Mrs. John James aided by Ors. Bert Jabriaton, had a Herculean job ta, make bbc window af thr j Statesman office even looki clean let alone attractive, andl many af the alliera are bning- ing out their tlnery. 1 Jusi wonder what the payohologiats would say abotit the Bllack Peter idea with which the Dutch pea- pie , threaten their chlld- ren? At least It seerna te be effective. ýD!d you hean about the sec- 'retary wba knew the vaice ai cveryane I town se, that whcn someone phoned for ber basa wha was net li she sald sh? weuld havq himn phone laber and then praceeded ta forget who had phoned. She is golng around listensng tà everyone's I volce now wlthaut hearing what they arc saying. People are- busy now tryinà te make decorations for their homes. It makea for a fine family feeling to ait down ta-' e ether and let the children ielp. Their ideas are aiten very good and aiten all the thinga they make themselvea make themn feel as if they belong and are much mare important ta' therri thon the most gorgeous store bought finery. Plasti'c foam 's on sale in the stores and that makes an excellent base for any ornament. Sanie branches off a bush made the maixipoixit of conten- tion was the feeling that rate- payera werc belng fangotten while the counties' machinery was tied up on gavernment work. The tremendous size of the United Countica li& a major headache ta the engincer and the mileage creates a natural obstacle ta taovcring the work rapidly. Urges Hard-Topping G. L. Totten, engineer, said cost ai maintenance was a drain and urged h4rd-topping as a means ta lowering this item. Hle also bore the citlcism af the councillars for 'procecci- ing' with the development roads. Mr. Totten accepted the respansibility "for probably nisjudging MY timingý but also painted out that "no engineer expected ta be faced with a seven-înch rainfaîl."' Sanding and de-icing, hales, frot bala washouts,' gradlig, patching and duat-laying were the expensive maintenance items and added $87,124.28 ta the coat. It waa painted eut tliat new machlnery is needed i wth the major items being, a grader, truck, roller and sand-spreed- JromSoup ta I/uts By %%IF" dipped in starch and then stuck in thé base look very attrac- tive. Vaniaus caloured beads and baubles can then be attach- ed ta make a colounful inex- pensive decoration. The scenes of the Nativity are mast appropniate and the children love ta draw them un cardboard for a background. The littie figures ta carry an the theme are alsa very rea- sonably pniced and look parti- cularly lovely above a fire- place. Wilie: "Mother, de f&iry tales always start wlth, 'once upon a Urne?'" Mother: "«No, dear net al- ways. Ther sornetimes be- gin wlth 'My love, 1 wll bç-.detained at the office tonight.'"I I have been reading an ar- ticle i the Saturday Evening Post called Uninhibjted Res- taurant. It concerns The Eliza- bethan Room in one ai the ho- tels ini London, England. As you might deduce frani the titie this room is an exact re- pica of an Elizabeth restau- rant. The huge furniture was bought in antique shops when the tamily heîrlooms proved inadequate and anything that was unabtainable was repro- duced as accurately as passible. The iloar is covened with rushes and a log fire roars ini the huge stone hearth. Weriches ini low cut bodices greet tha guests and walt on tables. The food consists ai many delica- dies such as peacock, boar's hcad, sturgeon, sillabub, swan, -washed down with mead and various wines. Aiter the sillabub the wen- ches pass clay4 pipes. The guests are allowed ta pincli the wenches li' truc abandon as long as the mark wont show the next day. For the nariy varieties ni wine, whlch flows freely throughout the mieal tyg cups are used. They are two hand- led tankards which are to ho used uimultaneousLy by thei mani and the lady ofi bis choicp-, and as you can imagine that is l i a l e o r o d c e m u c h m e r r y - makung.Elizabethan musie',si provided on the lute the pan- dora and the cittern anid the bufiaonery of the times is paitt af the whole eritertaiximent. The meal is topped off with snufi which seems flke a good way to lose yaur top. It ail sounds a little wild but must be quite an experience. It all started as a part of the Cor- onation celebrations but proved sa successful that it is still con- Can'.t qute picture such a place her& but it might be a thaught 'for a novel party with some nibderations. NESTLETON Mr.- and Mrs. Victor Mal- colm spent Wednesday eVerin« with Mr. and Mrs. Gan Campbell ta watch television. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Jack- son spent an evening with-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sadler. Mr. and Mrs. Wes McGill have moved ta their new home eàst oi Yelverton. We will mis themin n our communlty.. Mr. and Mrs. Narman Mal- colin spent the weekend with Mt'. and Mrs. Mernili Van Camp, Blackstock. Mrs. Malcolm Emerson sp2nt a iew days wlth Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Emerson and - amily, Tor'onto. Glad to hear littie Gardon Middleton Wa recoverîng from hie burns and able ta be back home at Malton. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Emer- son and family, Toronto, visit- ed Mr. and Mrs. M. Emerson on Sinday. Mr. ançd Mrs. Victor Malcolm, and iamnily visited Mr. and Mrs. Rae Malcolm, Janetville._ arrs Mrs. Herb Taylor, Black- stock visited Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Malcolm. Mn. Stanley Malcalm, Bow- manville, Mrs. Neil Malcolm and Gardon, Blac1kstock: Dr. Frank Drew and Mr. Chas. Drew, North Dakota and Mr. Albert Drew, Michigan, were Tuesday supper guests with Isaac D' Israeli. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mal- colm. Mr. Lawrence Malcolm and4 Mr. David Johns went toe q bourg on Monday as they wedtý appointed jurors. ' Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious, spirit which hovers over the 'praçiuction ai genius.- %\WHO'S M/MD?\ " "'Me? Not an your life! I'm just shauting loud enough so 's everybody cari hear what 1 have ta say. And what 1 have ta say is this: Neyer overlook the importance of your estàte." Our Tigerish friend is sa righit. Fortunately, taday, nany wise men and women rely n the experience and co-operatian cf The Sterling Trusts Corporation in matters cancerning their estate. Our free bookiet, 'Blueprini For Yaur Family," covers many aspects of estate administration. Write for your copy today. THE STERLING TRUSTS CO RPO RATI1ON MEAD OFFICE 372 Bay SI., Teronfe 1-3 DunIop Sf., Barrie 4.3 BRANCH OFFICI says: a j unbreakabls ampru sbsck rosistaut '0'", l'au roi et %44l >-I! 6 040I/ lp .u G t a~'<' - E,, G) i G; % h - Negni>Ud 14~. toahoi. £r'. detaji EIZETH I 17 jfflls Comin hTodoyl S.. our comploe.solection of ooMAReR'S PA~O~Y Jewellery, Hail to Orono Brass Band Did You 'Receive Yours' in the Mail? Distributing the Benefits )bservations and Opinions ,ýM CÀANAI)I" a'PAIML#MAW fflIMANVII.T.lP- PtummAlèm - iwon màt- - ,