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VOLUME 102 The Nei -CeIebraý 100 Hîs ByCG 1w taU~rnan "Durham County's Gjreat Family Journal" BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO. TTU.SflAV 3TTNE 2. 1st*1956 wcastle Centenary fions Wl! Observe tory FiIIed Years [ordon Agnew 'The bands will play and the banners wilI fly during ,,iufour great days of Newcastle's Centennial Celebrations tMmrencing on Friday evening, June 29th, at 7:30 p.m. d'th the openîng ceremonies, with special speakers and band music followed by a gala street dance. 1The big feature on Saturday afternoon will be the grand parade xith its floats, etc., and a complete variety of bands including Pipers, Drum and Bugle, Fife and Drum and Brass Blands supplying the music for the marchers. This will be followed in the evening by a top notch softball game and the annual Lions Club Carnival. Royal Air Force Band The rcligious part of the célebration will flot be over- Jooked as special services will be held in the lgcal churches on Sunday morning foliowed by a special open-air service in the afternoon. To complete the Sunday program, the Central Command Band of the Royal Canadian Air Force, from Ottawa, xii bc presenting a concert in the park in the evcning. Beard Growing Contest Monday will sec many more festivities with a sports program for children in the park in the morning, followed by a basebail tournament and judging of the Beard Grow- ing Contest in the afternoon and a special Variety Show with outstanding talent from Peterborough in the evening in the Community Hall to top off the four-day celebration of this historie event. Newcastle 1856 to 1956 At thc lime of its incorporation as a village, in 1856, Ncwcastle was a thriving municipality with a population of 1,250, according to the Canada Directory of 1857-58. though there were only a haif dozen settiers in the area 50 years previous. The fîrst counicil consisted of Andew McNaughton, Reeve, and Counicillors John J. Robson, William Mclntosh and Jacob Casselman. B. M. Allun, Notary Public, was the first clerk of the village and the first by-law passed provided money for the build- Ing of a Grammar School on Church Street. To give some idea of the extent of Newcastle in its first year as an incorporated village, we will lîst some of the industries and places of business listed in the Canada Directory for 1857. 'rhe Massey Implement Business had already been established for nine years an,çl the Newcastle Woollen Mill at the east end of Troronto Street was in operation. Northrop and Lyman, the well kçnown manufacturing chemists. had been established two years previously. In addition, there was a cabinet, sash and door factory, two tanneries, three carriagemakers, nine carpenters and building contractors, one cooper. one plain and variegated marbie dealer *nd one saddler. First Newspaper - Newcastlec had its own weekly newspaper, The Recorder, ~ith W. A. Powcrs as its editor, proprietor and publisher. There 'eias a branch oM4be Banik of Toronto. The village had nine general Continued on page twelve) Lynne Bagnell Centennial Queen Mrs. Frank Branton Heartiest congratulations To Mrs. Frank Branton, the former Adeliza Spencer, on being chosen Newcastle's Centennial Queen. Born the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spencer on Octo- ber 31, 1871, she has lived in Newcastle for more than 84 years and is the oldest living native of the village. She was marritd in Newcastle on Decemn- ber 25th, 1888, to Thomas Frank- lin Branton by the Rev. Canon Brent. Due to the untimely death of Mr. Branton on Novem- ber 111h, 1947, the couple mîssed celebrating their Diamond Wed- dinig Anniversary by less than two months. Hits Gravel 1 On Motorcycle' In Hospital Ralph Clark, King St. Ealst, was injured Sunday evenin'- around 8 p.m. when the motor. cycle he was driving struck loose gravel north of the C.P.R. tracli crossing and skidded 34 paces. Èewas remnoved to the hospital by Dr. E. D. Hubbard where h2 is currently being treated fo. injury 10 bis ankle. A companion on another nia- torcycle, Arnold Fernmeuler, 15 Waverley Road, was not hurt. Balmoral Hotel Is Again Open For Business The Balmoral Hotel, clos- ed for the past few weeks, has reopened its doors un- der the same management of Mr.- and Mrs. Herbert Woolley. By Monday, of inext week, the hotel will be in a position t. cater to luncheon and convention groups. Considerable reno- vation and decorating is planned for the near future. Mr. Glenholme Hughes, commenting on the open- ing, said that lie was pleas- cd that the town was flot to be without a hotel and added the management team. of Mr. and Mrs. Wooi- ley assured Bowmanville of continued fine caterlng and a well conducted hotel. Mr. Woolley, in between sheets of waii paper and a flourishing paint brush. said, "It's back to work and we are glad to be at ut."1 He intimatedl that considerable improvement in the hotel is planned. Mrs. L. Welsh Wins $20.'50 At Sat. Draw The Bowmanvilie Merchants' Appreciation Day Draw con- tinues to grow in both size o! the crowds attending and the size of the jackpot which will bc up to $465 for the l2th xveekly draw this Saturday. L.ast week's winner, Mrs. L. Welsh, Liberty St. North, col- lected $20.50 on a 5 per cent coupon. In spite of the large repres- entation last Saturday several coupons had to be drawn be- fore a winner could be foun-J n the audience. The !irst ticket drawn was that of Barbara Parkham. Toronto. Jz ti ti s: b IA L 'V h cq el et fc Kinsmen Make Plans For Comm unit y Picnic The 1955-56 season of the Bowmanville Kinsmen Club came to a close with a pîcasant dinner-meeting at the Lions Community Centre Tuesday evenîng. The business portion of the meeting was devoted to the discussion of the various summer projects which the Kinsmen have lined up., First off for the Kinsmen is the Community Picnic July 2 at the Creamn of Barley Camp. The Kinsmen have volunteereci to organize and operate the bin- go and as an added feature they will conduct the Bicycle Rodeo. The rodeo will consist of four events, a road race, slalom, newspaper throw and rail rid- ing with crests being presented to the winners of each event. This rodeo is open for both boys and girls, 8 to 16 years in- clusive, with a junior and sen- ior section. Ail who wish to en- ter the contest must obtain an application lorm from the RIe- creation Office or their school. On each registration form is aj series of ten safety questions which must be answered cor-I rectly before the applicant is accepted.j The road race will start at Central Public School at 10 a.m. and the remainder of the rodeo will be held at the Cream of Barley at 4 p.m. Kin Jack Lan- der is in charge of the event. LThe bingo which is under the leadership of Kin Clark Wilson will start about 8 p.m. Kin Irvine "Jake" Brown re- ported that the plans for the Kinsmen Mammoth Bingo and other gamnes of chance are un- der way and that the bingo will be held July 27 in the centre of the town. A special guest at the meet- ing was Cliff Samis, secretary- treasurer of the Arena Manage- 'ment Committee. President Li Parker commended the out- standing work being done by the arena committee and wish- ed them continued success. Visitors were Recreation Di- rector Doug Rigg, and three Oshawa Kinsmen, Gord Atters- ley, Jim Reeve and Wally Green. The Kinsmen plan to hold a few informal meetings during the summer to keep the spirit of Kinship alive until the club resumes its regular activities next fall. C. of C. Executive Talk About Building Fire Hall A meeting of the executive of the Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce was held Monday night under the chairmanshi.p of Elmer Banting, president of the C.O.C. Several points of widespread interest to Bowmanville citizens were discussed including the formation of a Civic Commit- tee. This committee would be made up of interested citizens representing varlous interests within the town and would serve as a cooperative group to work with any agency concern- ed with the town's improve. ment. Members of the executive re- ported having been approached by various citizens to discuss the possibility o! erecting a new fire hall on the site, across the street from the present fire hall, where the town garage is located. It was pointed out that the fire hall is in very poor condition and is inadequate for aIl needs. It was reported that rubbish cans throughout the town had been repainted as a public ser- vice by W. H. Brown. The community picnic, July 2, sponsored by the Bowman- ville Recreational Association wil be aided by a C. of C. float as well as providing favours for the children. Many Parents Attend Public School "Co'n'cert Give Fine Pro gram The Fifth Annual Instrumen- tal Concert of the Bowmanville Public Sehools was held in the Town Hall, Tuesday evening, before an enthusiastic audience of over 300 parents, friends and other guests. Arrangements for the pro- gram, nder Miss Diann Hoga- boam,mui supervisor for the public sehools, was a prompt, well organized presentation. Opening the concert was the Bowmanville Public School Band playing the "Air Mail March", "Gloriana Waltz" and a tribute to Father's at large, 'Dad's Day March". A change in tempo, followed, with two trumpet solos, "Mem- cries" and "Moonlight Bay", by Alex Wiseman. Next, a quar- tetté by four young gentlemen, Michael Kirkton, violin; Lee Rackham, trumpet; John Run- die, clarinet and Douglas James, trombone. Their selections were a Negro spiritual, "Go Down Moses" and the "Air de Ballet." John Goode and Gary Mac- Dougal teamed together in a trumpet duet, playing "Gently General Chairman J. H. Jose Great grandson of the late Asa Wallbridge who settled in New- castle around 1800, Mr. Jose is the General Chairman o! the Centennial Committee. N o w living in the original Wallbridge homestead, Mr. Jose bas been a lifelong resident o! Newcastle and has taken a keen interest in the affairs of the village, hav- ing served more than 12 years on Council, one as Reeve, as well as serving on the Commun- ity Hall Board, School Board, etc. Evening Bendeth", and, to close off part one of the program, the complete band gave forth with the "Polish Mazurka" f oi- iowed by the stirring "lEmbassy March". Part two of the concert was presented by Mr. K. Ham- bourg's Violin Class, of Bow- manville, Michael Leddy, Pat- rick Vinish, Robert Sleep, Bruce Hendry and James Wilson. Miss Hogaboam, in introducing the violin class to the audience, paid tribute to Mr. Hambourg's fine work during the past year, and regretfully announced that he would be unable to continue for the coming year. The class, as a group, played "Swanee River", "lMariner's Hymn", "Loch Lomond" and an old favourite, "Rock of Ages". Two solos, "June Days", by Ste- phen Witherspoon and "Canti- que du Soir" by Michael Kirk- ton, ably demonstrated a fine grasp of the difficuit technique of fingering.* To close the program was the appearance of the Oshawa Pub- lic School String Orchestra, third place winners in the re- cent Kiwanjs Music Festival, Toronto. Their rendition of the Toy Symphony was a delightful experience. The closing num- f Continued on -page seven) 1.0.0.F. Honors Mrs. F. Moore At the 66th annual sessions o! the Rebekah Assembly o! On- tario, Independent Order of Odd Fei]ows held this week in To- ronto, Mrs. Florence Moore, 55 Liberty St. S., Bowmanville, was appointed to the executive office as colour bearer for th2 Assembly. The I.O.O.F., a world wide fraternity bas a total member- ship o! 1,450,000, with 65,000 members in Ontario alone. Girl Guides Will Meet at Lions Centre Attention, all Girl Guides and Brownies. You are asked to re- niember that you are to attend the nlorning service at Trinity United Church this Sunday, June 24, with the Boy Scouts and Cubs. Guides and Brownies will assemble at the Lions Com- munity Centre at 10.15 in full uni!orm. This service will o! fi- cially close Guide activities for this season, so everyone is ask- ed to make a special effort to attend. AIl camp registration fees are not yet in. If you wish to attend camp in July, please. see that tlley are la r±ght away. Jim Crombie Is Appointed Customs Head The appoinîtet ofJîi Crombie as Collector of Cui. toms and Excise. Bowmianvillî was announced this wvcek. Jin who bas been with the dc'partý ment, in Bowmanvilie, for th past ton yc'ars, is a farniia figure in town sports. As manager of thc Rose Basebali Club, last year, th teamn won the Ontario Intermec diate 'B' Championship. Durin, the winter, lie makes, the call on the close onc's for hocke: throughout the province. Hi co-partner is bis wife, Gracý from Toronto, and they la dlaim 10 "serving flie larges hamburgers in town" at thei booth adjacent t 10 enoî.ia Park. They bavec two rhildieîi. Dii Iy., ace 9, attending \Tinceni Massey Sehool, and Earbari age 6. They reside at 44t Simpii son Ave. Irish Mayor S'ends Cable To Enniskillen A 'hands across the sca' was enacted, this Nveck, by the receipt of a cablegrarn from Mayor Thos. IL Xgo Mayor of Enniskîlleii, Nor- thern Ireland, adclrcssed to the Mayor o! Eiiiiskzilleii, Ontario. Tlhe message readtîs: "0O1 behaîf o!f thc citizens of the Borough of* Einniskillecn, Northern Ireland, 1 send on this firîst namesake grect- ings day, sîncere greeting-s and hearty good vvishes to the citizens of Etnniskillen, Ontario". The association apparent- ly stems froin the scnding o! a copy o! the Canadian Statesman, last year, by an Enniskillen r e s i d e ni t to friends in Enniskillen, Ire - land, %ý,ho %v'as poinitiing out that soccer, Ircland's iat- jonal ganie, is an enth1is1,1i- tic sport followed bv nmanY here. Leading citizeils, of Enuiskillen, arc planning a. reply to the message and hope to perpctuaîtc this ex- change of greetings bctw%%eeu the namesake tovv ns. Ron Todghamn New Chrysier Executive V- P Appoiniment of Pon \l ghànî, formeriy ni of, n C m Chathamn, bto tf:iioci executive vice-pie ident 01 Cbrysler Corporation oft Can. ada, Limited, was iiinounced Wednesday hy E. C. Rnxv. mmcý sident and genurza] oiau f the compan'. AMi-.Toiyan election as a direclor oet tPe company is iulso anniouniceci. This appointincnt i:ý of ~e cial interest to muiny Statte:nîan readers as Ron is a s-on of X wvell known natives ni01n',v- manville, Mrs. H. il. TodeIhai. the former ida Richard.cJýof X£bLy J JJL J l ud L9bL,1 OUive. ~,r 'y NUMBER 25 First Hospital Graduateb Graduates in September, 1916, of the first class of the Training School for Nurses at the old Bowmanville Hospital, Mrs. Norman Allin, Bowmanville the former Edith Toombs, and Mrs. Walter Sheppard, Queenston, the former Dorris W. Hillier, attended the seventh annual reun ion of the Bowmanville Graduate Nurses Association last Thursday. The reunion was held in the Lions Com- muniity Centre, Beech Ave. (j 1916, Miss Rae Williamson, cd. Mu,,is. Allun and Mrs. She at the reuniondluncheon. A third member of the class 1later Mrs. Ogilvie, is deceas- eppard were head table guests, -Photo by Rehdet OlId Hospital Grads Hfold 4Oth Anniversary Many Attend Reunion tThuîrsday 38 of the 63 jal guests, were the president ie.who graduated from bthc of the Graduate Nurses' Assoc- oid Bowmanvilie Hospital gath- iation, Mrs. T. Buttery; Dr. 'i'ed lor. their seventh annual Howard Rundle and Dr. V. H. 1îCUiiîon at the Lions Commun- Storey, both o! whomn lectured n (enteBeech Ave., Bow- to classes in the nurses' train- inaiiille.ing school bere; past presidenta This year was bbc 401h anni- O! the organization, Mrs. K. -er.; amy of the first graduating Squair, Mrs. D. R. Al1dread, :la, s, and two of the three sur- and Miss Irene Shaw, Super- vîviîi imombers were special intendent o! Memorial Hospital. liis of honor at the head Dr. C. W. Slemon who also ".They were Mrs. Norman lectured, was absent, being in Mlit <Ecith M. Toombs) of Toronto where he was celebrat- Peu îîîaoville, and Mrs. Walter ing the 501h anniversary o! bis ,Slve)IiardC (Dorris W. Hillier) graduation as a doctor. Dr. HL Q)ievi-ton. Thue other graduate Ferguson, another o! the doc* wi. f\Irs. Ogilvie (Rae William- tors who lectured, was unable twho is deeeased. The two to be present. t; nihonor were preseý,nted President Welcomes n ili corsages by Mrs. K. Mrs. Laura Cockburn Buttery 3quirii. welcomed everyone, with a ' t llccon was held in the special word for the 40-year ucfliorinni, the bables decorat- graduates. Reminiscences flcw 'il xith the bospital colors o! bhick and fast during luncheon piliri, and yellow carried out and the afternoon, proving once .'ili i tlacs and tuiips. At the, again that the organization of v dtable beside tbc two spec- (Continued on page seven> Boy Scouts Discover 77-Year-OId Woman Missing for 3 Days S¼výc ntyý-seven-y(ear-old Mrs. assistcd during the operation by' il( -«I(n Giles, missing from her Jack Emmerson and Aif. Brown. homoe near Burketon for three The search was confined to an ia. stounded searchers and a area two miles east of Burke- ph,,- iian with her amazing re- ton, North and South of the (O)ff1ati%-( powcrs. Found, sub- Cadmus Mill. She had been last So cl ïo lier shoulders, in a seen walking up and down the rJ i)arroxv crcek, and .iust 100 road by Cadmus Church, Tues. I.viiirdU fromn whcre she was lastl day, at noon. Although, by this i<preiseen, by district far mie Provincial Police and local cr. Rî.scll Lariner, Mrs. Gilesi residents of the area had made x :iii a semi-conscious state1 (Continued on Page seventeen) ind paralyzed froni the frigid, A 111le, toi-r golosh, about Ron MI. Todlhani -i fLor from riwherc shc a C yo-ntîîally found, provided the Walkerville, and the h ile ý1r. - ihýat-spurred searchers into Todgham, who sei,\'ecl hi. aýp a ci t Lrmmned, foot by foot prenticeship a: a cu' tv -ch (if the Cadmus Miii Pond! Mr. F. R. Kersiake. a~cr.(.Fu area, te the spot The positionM\1r.ohrc he lhad fallen imb the is a newly created onc x':h .r - c has been macle neceýsair' '"1 A lthotih Mrs. Giles had been the company*s eXpan0inî" m iiîas: inif fromn the home of her agement prograni. >d~a ,,, , , Jeffcry, since Tuesday formerly assistant to the '~morniag, June 12, littie was dent and general manager, %"îi :ow o the drama until ber have overaîl rcspotisilh:Iîl.v iii;- :11 contacted Jini Presson, ject ter the president's direction, Pr-escnt of the Bowmanville for ail phases of the 1, o B îo.v Scouts Association, on tion's activities. Thiursday, to request aid fromn Mr. Todgham vi aihoa th(, Boy Scouts. By 6:30 p.m. Toronto in 1910, mnoxi-îig a: iliat day, No. i Troop, of the child to Windi<or. 111ci- a BCnmanville Boy Scouts, under business career haS hipý--n Scout Leader Bob Evans, and as a member oif the Cî. co!- No. '- Troop, under Scout Lead- ganrization, starting wîth pa er Charles Biggs, were ready to time empînyment dniig tIl' ov-e off to join the seaerch. summers xvhile a uViî'î ':Ili1t headquarters set up at dent. Upon gradluitii hi O' iketon Garage, Burketon, the several years in the co)mmuN '. aoup was joined by three more advertising and sales IOJr <croiýs frorn Solina and Hamp- ments before 1alsho'H io na under Farewell Blackburn own dcauership ai Cha;h,-n 1 iî rrlition to J. Van Nest and Ont. in 1939. Since c3rt 1y u5-Jh1rold Gibson of Bowmanviile, Mr. Todgham has ber a rncemi ber o! tbe corporatlioii zex2c.- tive staff in WindLo r. '<ho cirove out to assist i h 'co1 ch. In al, 30 Boy Scouts ircim Bowmnanville tok part, Decor ation Day WiII Be HeId This Sunday BowmanviIIe Decoration Day,, sponsored by the town councul ln coiiJuic- tion with the Ministerial Association and Branch 178 of the Canadian Legion. Bownianvllle, wiII be held Sunday ,June 24. This year, the service wlII begin at 2:30 p.m. flot at 3 o'clock as in previous years. ConductinX the servie will be Rev. A. G. Scot. chafrnian of the Ministerial Association and, represent- Ing council, Deputy Reeve Wilfrid Carruthers. The Salvation Army Band, from Bowmanvllle, wiIi be in attendance. The. Legion parade wili bp pip- cd t. the cemetery by the. Leglon Pipe Band. Parade wIlI form up at the Leglon Hall ready to move oit at Z o'ciock aharp. 'k k Lynne Bagnell Rejoins Ice Foulies This Week There arc seventeen young 1 rnember is Bowmanville's first and beaubiful Canadian girls entrant in the world o! profes- are skating, stars 'wit"hptd sional figure skating, Miýss wthSpstd' Lynne Joann Bagnell, 18-year- & Jobnson's fabulouc Ice Fol- old daughter o! Mr. and Mrs. lies. Now in its 2lst year' from W. Bagneli, 36 Scugog street. ,R beginning in Tulsa, Okia., Lynne joined the Follies las'. witb a eompany of 28 travelling February at the Boston Gar- through an infantile paralysis dons, Boston, Mass., whcrc she epidemic, a Kansas Cit biz was met by Gaynor Galoska, o! zard, disappointments and re- Lindsay, who is one o! tbe eight verses. to ils present entourage girls with the Follies from On- that requires 6 raiiway ba.- bario. gage cars for costumes and This weok, Lynn bas left for props, a 16 car train, compiete San Francisco for a Wedncs- with sleepers, diner and club day rehearsal for their first car, for the troupe, the Ice Fol- performance Thursday morn- lies wili covor 20;000 miles to ing. For the next eleven weeks play the< more than 400 shows the company will rebearse at in one year. 'night and present a show cach Contained within the Follies day preparatory 10 the grand are a group of superlative ska- oponing, in September, at the ters-acclaimed as unmatcbed Pan Pacific, Los Angeles. Here, by any skating group in bhc under a brilliant Hollywood world-calied the Ice Folliettes. setting and before the elite of Joining Ibis group as a regular (Continued on page seven) ln- nvn II)p pfi'p nnr) -Photo by Rehder