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PAGE FOUR 2)2 CA A ! N T T ?J 1 UV' IA ! W? FI) . We learned with inixed feelings this week that the tawn will lilcely buy the old Past Office building. If everything gees accarding ta -schedule they shauld have possession of the building within the next few weeks. We think the additianal space that the public library will be given is excellent. This need has been apparent for some turne. With the library maving eut of the tawn hall it will gîve the- municipal offices roorm for much needed expansion. We understand that the Bawmanville Rotary Club bas generously offered te look after the renovation of the ground floor to put it in use for the library. Council and the Rotary Club are to be cangratulated on taking this forward step for the benefit of the town. Our only misgiving about the purchase of this building is the upkeep. In the past Bowmanville's Civic Buildings have ieft much te be desired in their extemnal and internal appearances, a condition which bas been rernedied in the past few years. With this new acquisition strategically located in the centre of the tawn we hope that the city fathers will make it one o! the town's main architectural assets. Anything For The Birdie? 25 YEARS AGO (1932) Ronald E. Gilchrist, smafl son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gil- christ died following injuries reeeived when struck by a light delivery truck. Reeve T. H. Lockhart urged the Town to commence a tree planting campaign. At Palestine Chapter "At Home" Dr. G. C. Bonnycastie was presented with the regalia cf bis new office as Grand Pursevant of the Grand Lodge of Ontario. Toast to the ladies waa proposed by Ex-Mayor T. S. Holgate. Dr. G. I. Christie, principal of O.A.C., Guelph, was speaker at a ýbanquet at the Balmoral of the Quinte Seed Fair Associa- tien who were guests cf the Rotary Club. John Baker was president cf the Seed Associa- tion. An editorial pointed out the need cf parks and playgrounds following the death of the Gi]- christ child. W. J. Challis was auctioneer at the auction whichclosed the Seed Fair held in Bowmanville. Second prize, sweet clover, balf bushel, went at $1.40. Mr. Arthur Pascoe, Solina, was chairman at a gathering honoring Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Osb3orne cn their 2th anniver- sary. Blackstock - Oliver Smniti was high man in Junior Farm- ers' Judging Contest at the Seed Fair, and Murray Byers was one of the team whîch won first prize. Newcastle-There wvas a cut o! $532 in the grant to Newcas- tle Public Schooi o\ving to new, equalized assessment. 49 YEARS AGO (1908) The editor gave sound advice to young men to spend wisely and save for a rainy day. Meînbers cf Florence Night- ingale Lodge had a pleasant so- cial cvening when Mc. Frank C. Pethick, the Noble Grand, gave an oyster supper, served by Mc. D. Luttreil. The late Rev. Edwamd Rob- erts, Cobourg, fermer pastor of Queen St. Methodist Churcli and of Hampton circuit was re- membered at a prayer meeting conducted by Rev. John Gar- butt. Rev. Wm. Jolliffe, an as- sociate who entered the minis- tcy the same year, 1858, related many incidents in the deceased's if e. Clarke Township passed a strong resolution regarding use of highways by automobiles. They want the roads restored to the people. In items from bere and there wve notice this one: "Guelph expects the Prince o! Wales to attend the Old Home Week of the City." Also-'An crder compelling electric headlights on locomo- tives is being contemplated by the Railway Commission"~. Master Forrest Dilling, Bow- manville's leap year baby o! 1904, gave a birthday party to a number of bis little friends. Mrs. R. R. Loscombe had su!- fered a stroke. Mr. and Mrs. John Van Nest Jr., Solina, took up residence with their family on King St. E. E .Busl a rsdE. R.f B Bonsîl Wa men's Institute. Mrs. Thos. Powec gave a paper on "Wom- Along Memory's Lane Do You Remember When Some of These People Were Weil Known Here? By Geo. W. James Isn't memory a wonderful men- tal convenience as one grad- ually climbs the bilI of exper- ience and enters the exhilarat- ing autumn of life? In other words memories add richness to adult ife. Some time ago we read where a man gave an address on mern- ocies and how they would be o! value te the younger gener- ation. As we recall bis address be went on te say, what can we band down ta the younger generation? Wealth? Material things?-I don't think so, he said. We can hand down mem- cries. You can take away our wealtn, our friends, and mater- ial tbings, but you can't take away our fond memories. You have often seen how cbildren love ta collect things, and how these simple items £rom childbood xvould form a treasure chest of memnories in the future. To illustrate this point we need onl 'y refer to a recent visit Herbert J. Hooper, 1675 West Troy, Fcrndale 20, Micb., made with his brothers, Fire Chie! Lucius Hooper and Roy Hooper on Carlisle Ave. He aise spent a pleasant hour with the editor o! The Statesman, botb doing considerable remin- iscing as 'Herb", as ht: was familiarly known, served his ap- prenticeship as "printer's devil" and lvorked up to being the capable forernan of the States:- man around 1903. Later h,ý struck eut on his own te the [ýg citY prýnIing offi.esz in Lon- don and Detroit, and now lives Among the souvenirs thal Herb brought back to hîs na- tive tcwn on this occasion in- cluded a group photo o! Tbe Statesman staff o!f'1903 taken in front o! the office. It inclurI- ed Editor M. A. James, Miss E. E. Haycraft, (a member ef the staff for 47 years), Miss Aileen Keyes, (now Mrs. A. W. Brews- ter. ]844 Oakfield Ave., De- troit 35, Micb.), Norman S. S3. James, H. J. Hooper and Her- bert Creeper. Ancther very amusing pho- to in the collection was one o! Herb Hooper and Norman James dressed Up in bumorous cutfits, depicting tramp print- crs o! that era. This "work et art" bears the imprint o! the Freeland Photography, which was located in the west part of the Statesman Block. Later Geo. P. Freeland movcd te To- ronto, where he became famous3 as a portrait photographer and was recognized as the Karsh of bis day. A newspaper clipping showed a picture Of Knapp's Roller- Bolier Boat, which xvas a thrill of the century and xvas claimed to rank second in navigation history o! Columbus' discovery o! North America. However, this cylindrical monster o! Lake Ontario sbattercd the bigh hopes o! the venturesome inven- tor as it carne to grief on ls maiden voyage 'starting frorn Toronio harbor and came to a sudden stop on the beach, off o! Mýann's Peint, several miles %\-fst of Port Bowmnanville. il aitracted corsirierable attention of curieus sight-seeri until it was sold and scrapped as old iron and carted back to Toron- to. Then there was a miniature 4-page newspaper, considerabiy smnaller than the tabloid pa- pers of today. It was called "The Nut-Sheli" (with this La- tin quotation under the mast- head, "Muitum in Parvo"l), published by Wm. Quick of "The Bee Hive" store, dealer in fancy and stable groceries, fresh and cured meats, fish, oysters, etc., according to a large two-colunmn advt. on the second page. Another sheet of paper, brown with age, contained a Eist of people employed in the two newspaper offices - The Canadian Statesman and West Durham News-Arthur Honey, Wm. McKowan, Charlie Dick- inson, Herbert Creeper, Norman James, Miss Haycraft, Miss Ai- leen Keyes, ail of Statesman Office; James Gale, Charlie Medland, Will Colwill, Johnny Folley, Miss Jane Gale of The News office. On the other side of this pa- Per were names of basebail players and officers of the local 1basebail club of years ago, in- cluding Frank Pethick, Alf. Bennett, Daisy Quick, Bill (Speed) Wilcox, Carl Kent, Chas. McClung, Frank Garrett, Art Mingeaud, Frank (Mug) Morris, Gordon Beith, Bill (Ca- sey) Martyn, Fred Martyn, Jirn Williams, Ed. and George Weeks. We hope this article will bring, back memories to many of our- older readers in town which "Imemories will add richness ta your aduit life'. Victory Building, Toronto, The Editor, The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. Sir, Congratulations on your edit- criai "The Start of a Ngew'Era" in your issue of yesterday. Your description of Bowman- 'Ville is absolutely accurate,-"a happy and pleasant town, well administered, with ideal trans- portation facilities and the ser- vices that industry dernands, not the end of our story but merely a successful beginning." With considerable experience on both sides o! the Atlantic, I have corne to the conclusion that life in Bcwmanvîl.le and most of the other towns o! sim- ilar size in Canada is as close to the ideal as one can discover anywhere in the world. - Yours faithfully, Gladstone Murray We Buy The OId Post Office SUEZ PROBLEM BRIGHTER AS SOLUTION APPROACHING After many weeks of intensive effort, it now looks as though the Middle East problein may be settling away into a less explosive situation. Mr. Pearson, Minister of Extemnal Affairs has been at the United Nations almost canstantly in recent weeks, trying ta work eut saine acceptable plan which wiil bring a lasting peace ta the area. As of this moment, it would appear that Israel may have been persuaded ta evacute the Gaza Strip and the Gulf af Aqaba positions with the United Nations Emer. gency Farce taking over the administration o! the territory ta keep the Gulf open for shipping. If this happens, the next step will be ta work out an agreement an the opêkra- tion of the Suez Canal and about three different plans have already been prepared, one o! which may be accept- able ta Egypt. For those in a hurry ta have this probleiL settled there may be only frustration, but the big thing ta be remembered is that the longer the area continue without open conflict, the less like]ihood there is of a resumed fighting. It certainly looks more hopeful of GAS PIPE LINE DEBATE AGAIN REARS ITS HEAD Early ini the week, the ghost of the [amen. Gas Pipe Line debate o! last year again put inx an appearance in the House of Commons. CCF J ' Stanley Knowles found Trade Minister Howe 'hds been wrong in stating that be knew notbing about stock options given by Trans Canada to two top executives. Fortunately for Mr. Howe, he also bas discovered the error and just before Mr. Knowles launched bis charge, apologized ta the House for an inacurate answer be bas given. However, other than causing bim to change the wording o! his motion ta adjourn the House, this apology made ne difference ta Mr. Knowles' plan. The debate raged all day and for a wbile it appeared that the opposition felt they now bad an election issue. The air was cleared by statements made by Mr. Howe and the Prime Minister ta the effect that in an agreement tabled in tbe House hast year there was a definite mention o! stock options being held and, at that time, ne one bad botbered ta ask a question about thein. Appa.ently, the stock options to executives is a very normal procedure in any new company, used ta attract top men te positions of responsibility. On Tuesday, Trang Canada paid back te the governinent about $50 million advanced. A friend frein Durhamn was visiting me wvben this debate was in pregress. I bad assured hum that the day's sitting wouhd he a fairly dul affair dealing only with Private Meîpibers' resolu- tions. That was before Mr. Knowles changed tbings. Frein an interest point 'of view, it was far frein dull and it was impossible te pry hum away f romn the gallery for even a cup of coffee during the afternoon. 1 tbougbt be would faleut of the gallery from shock when one speaker, Social Credit Leader Selon Low was being beckled by a big CCF backbencher named Ellis. Mr. Low stood as mucb of it as he could and finally turned te bis "needher" and slowhy came out witb "Would yeu shut your big mouth". My friend, experienced in municipal and counties politics, said the batthe was "better than counties council" or ~verse. Ed Youngman's Column . 0 Like many others, we have, and enjoy a television set. But oftcn wondec how some, so- icalled, singers receive pay for their efforts, which are usual- iy more bodi]y and facial than vocal. They start off with a big build up from the M.C. about bow they are now going te sing their own terrific arrangement. Then the singers proceed te cat maul a beautiful song in.o a conglomeration of ear jarring noises. As the camiera focuses on them the ' ertipt with a syn- thetic grin, which quicklv de- x'elops into an expression of pain as though the emioting one bas suddcnly been overconie with ptomaine poisonsng, com- plicated by spasmodic harden- ing o! the elbows, and jerku- lation o! the limbs. Their heads flop up and down. and frorn side to side as though the fast(eîîîngýs xvcre bc- coming unstuck, -while their eyes revolve as though mount- ed on greaselcss bail bearings. WVithout thé, aid of a power- fui micophone ma nY could âca.rcely be heard across a tliree foot table. Then, at the conclu- ý,on o! the last chorus, there is, usually, a horrible, bone jarcing, tuneless, agonizing wai], know-n as close hacmony. that cou]d only he produced by a sudden jab from a foot long bat pin. While this bas been goîng- on, a group o! fugitives from a hoiler factory fiail heck eut ef s:ome instruments, niaking such loud, raucous noises that, only a parade -sergeant oould be heard abeve such unearthiy ciin. That's wh 'v it was such a treat te observe the Misses Dale, Osborne and Austin stand in relaxed postures. while sîrîg- ing, unaccernpanied, a group ef popular songs, at the Durham County Club, in Toronto, on Feb. 28tb. This trio of gMod lookin'g girls were nu(- ap;)re(iated as tbey Prove(i. heyormd doubt, that talented people do not need Io resort te tricks ta intercst an audience. Thev proveri tee that. Dirhari ('ounty cao procducc.fernalf trios in the entertainiment world. Guest speaker Ed Summers was the right man, in the right place, as be mentioncd some things *about agriculture that needed te be said, especially to & city audience, most o! whoni had originated in rural sur- roundings, but who had ibeen away frorn active agricultural pursuits long cnough te have Iorgotten the essential things tbat make a !arm tick. Statistics on the present farni ecuhîomy; comparisons bctween yesteryeac, and today's use of machinery: growth o! Junior Farmer organizations and whait they accernplish: the attitude et past and present farmers to. waî'd the Agricultural Reprcs- cotative; and the many finPýI-c« complishments, througbout,, ada, of tbe Agr Rep. in r ing as bell weather in eradicatien of bevine tuberculosis, warble 1Wy, grain destroyers; as wcll as enuouragement in the use of bttter tools, sire berds, pro- duce, etc. Ali this was said with the modesty fhat is the trade mark of me of ut mrham County,'s ;most heeeicitizens, Ed Summeri, Agr. Hep. It looks now as though hockey and skating are here ta stay and within the very near future we are gaing te have te do something about it. .When aur Arena was built a few years after the war, very few felt that it would be able ta pay its own way and mast had ne idea a! the extent ta which it would be used. AIl citizens by now must be con- 'vinced of its worth in promoting recrea- tien, healthy bodies and enthusiastic cain- petition among aur young people. The fact that it has b een able te enlist sufficient f inancial support ta keep it going i.s a credit ta its efficient and untiring management committee and ta the people generally. Next year, this Aena will be the scene of the most important event in its history when it plays hast ta minor hockey teams froin all over the province. Almost 1,000 youngsters will be present along with their parents. To handle the prograin which must be on a tight turne schedule there There .We have always believed that one o! the first things anyone serving on a public body learned was that all major contracts were let by tender. It cames as a shock ta read o! the accusations levelled at the Memorial Hospital Board this week of giv- ing cantracts reportedly up ta $4,000 in ,value without follawing the proper pro- redure. We know of enly one way that public rnoney should be spent on capital expend- itures, large repairs or the purchase o! supplies in bulk. The work should be advertised, bath locally and abmoad, with sealed tenders sent ta the secetary by a certain date. These tenders should then be epened at a public meeting of the body and in many cases the interested parties Every citizen interested in the growth' and developinent o! this great country should have a copy o! the 1956 edition o! Canada Year Book, issued by the Dominion Bureau o! Statistics. It blossoins forth this year in a new and attractive caver. With illustrations in full color, an ample supply o! significant maps and bound in a light blue caver bearing the crest of Canada in gald impased on a square a! dark blue, it is a handsome volume. Not only in appearance, but also in content, the 1956 Canada Year Book is an advance an its predecessors. It par- trays, in a single compact volume, the essential elements a! Canadian growth and developinent in a dignified and factual style. Through a series a! feature articles on many phases o! the Canadian story, statistical tables and analytical coin- mentary, it demonstrates ýthe essential econamic and social elements in the pro- gress o! the Dominion. The feature articles in the current Issue are devoted ta subjects which have came into great praminence in Canadian developinent in the past year or two, suchi as the St. Lawrence Waterway develop- must be mare dressing room space avail- able. At the moment, there are enly two dressing roarns which, on occasion, are split into four sinaller rooms for changing purpases. These will by no means be adequate ta handle the provincial finalists here ta help us celebrate our centennial rather earlier than the regular celebra- tions. Already, we understand, the Amena Management Comnmittee is looking into the passibility o! enlarging bath the dress- ing room space and the lunch roin facil- ities as well. We wish them well with their plans and trust that within the near future, there will be some announcement of the details of any such extension. Saine enlargement is needed ver y seriausly and cannot came tao soan. We eel certain that the people of Bawmanville and district weuld be quite pleased ta assist in whatever way they can. Only One Way! who have sent tenders shauld be lnvited. In mast instances the lowest tender should be accepted. If it is not, the board should give reasons why not. In doubtlul cases the board can always demand that the contractor supply a performance bond for 100% of the job. We would like ta think that there is saine reason why the Hospital Board has net fallowed this procedure and we are, as always, willing ta give thein space te explain their position. However, we think that this criticism levelled at the Hospital Board should serve as a warning toalal municipal bodies handlîng the public's maney, including council, that there is only one way - ta let tenders. Where Does the Firemen's Union Stand? It bas been annaunced at Ottawa that a Royal Commission cansisting o! three high court judges under the chairmanship o! Mr. Justice Kellock of the Supreme Court o! Canada will commence public hearings in the diesel locomotive fireman dispute on March 4. Sa far as the Canadian Pacifié Rail- way is concerned, the report of this coin- petent tribunal o! jurists, whatever the outcome, will be regarded as final and decisive. CPR President N. R. Crump is on record as having said that "we will abide by its decision." This is as it should be. The public, too, have accepted Prime Minister St. Laurent's assurance that f inal- ity will be achieved in the settlement o! this themny industrial dispute through sub- mitting the matter ta the tribunal of jurists whose appaintinent has now been announc- ed. Canadians have no intention o! seeing essential rail transport services again interrupted by a strike o! locomotive fire- men. Yet the Botherhood o! Locomotive Firemen alone have chosen te adopt a "wait-and-see" attitude tawards the Rayai Commission. By s0 doing, they have net strengthened their position in the eyes of the public. It is net yet too late for thein ta recansider their attitude, and te reflect upon the consequences, not only for thein- selves, but for the entire trade union mavement, of failure ta abide by the find- ings o! the Kellock Rayal Commission. ment, the use o! paliomyelitis vaccine, the marketing o! !arm-praduced foods and many others. In addition ta these special features, other articles and revisions ta bring the stary up ta date have been introduced in variaus chapters. These deal with every phase o! the economic life o! Canada, its govermient at all levels and its trends and develapinents in every branch e! business and industry. In short, the volume tells Canada's story for 1956 in the mast com- plete way possible. Copies o! this worth-while volume can be secured froin the Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, at $4.00 each. Reasons Given for Teaching A recent study of 230 teachers and their reasons for entering the prafession resulted in the following mast important reasons: (Salary was at the battoin of the Eist.): 1. The oppartunity and challenge of working with yaungsters. 2. A chance ta make a significant contribution ta the democratic way of life. 3. Work in a profession which. makes passible continuaus growth while in service. 4. Work in a subject-matter field af great interest and ta help youngsters gain knowledge and skill in that field. Ontario schools can use a lot o! teach- ers who are imbued with any ar all o! the above mentioned incentives. Observations and Opinions In a ceai democcacy the more freedoin you have the less gavernment you ne'ed ta have. Looks as if bath Canada and the United States weme drawing away from, the ideal democracy. Diggin hales is expensive these days. You cannot consider t he digging cests as an expense foc tax purposes because if, at the bottoin o!f the hale, you had found gold, oil, or saine other valuable, then, sa 'vs the Department of.National Revenue, \*ç>i -would have acquired what undoubt- edl v wotîld hiave beeii an asset anid there- fare something of a capital nature". REPORT FROM PARLIAMENT HILL C.c.F. Leader Coldw.II Suffers Reurt Atta<k By John M. James, M.P. There was general s.ympathy this week fçýh COF group in-the Commons when it was revealed tit' their leader, M. J. Coldwell, had suffered another heart attack and would be out cf action for saine weeks. I had been talking to hum just the day before and cammented on how well he was looking. He agreed that he mf feel- ing better than in saine turne. Mr. Caldwell and I ý,ea!' the United Nations together in 1953 and we became qùite' friendly. It is to be hoped that his recovery will be coin- plete, but his illness undaubtedly will injure the CCF's chances in the forthcoming election. Earljer the saine marning, I had been talking to a Toronto Star photographer named Norm James who was in Ottawa ta obtain colar pictures of each of the four party leaders. His luck was good because he was able ta get the portrait of Mr. Coldwell about an hour before he suffered his attack. FIRST 0F FARM HELP PLANS ANNOUNCED BY MR. GARDINER Evidently, the farm organization brief. and the representations which wve nienbers have been making on behaif of our farm. population over a period of some months bas begun to bear fruit. Agricultural Minister Rt. Hon. James G. Gardiner announced the first of what I hope will be several new proposais to provide assistance. Under the recommendation, there wvill be a bolstered subsidy for freight assistance on Western feed grains used in eastern and far western Canada. During the last full crop year, ended July 31, 1956, Ontario farîners received benefits worth $4,461,084 as a resuit of the policy which paid about 41 per cent of the cost of mo'ving feed grains into the province. Since the policy went into effect ini late 1941, the Governinent has paid out more than $255,800,000 on this prograin. The new rates of assistance will be revised so as to restore in each zone approximately the same percentage relations between freight assistance and freight cost as prevailed before the recent freight increase. Unless I am very much mistaken, there will ho other moves in due course to boister the farmi More Dressing Room Space Needed AWorth-while Volume ïf4g(Ilînubiau tt ýte6zun Ktabllahod 1854 with whlch is incrporated rn. owznnville News, The Newcastle Independont and lTh. Oronc, News I 3rd Yeai of Continuous Service to the Town of Bowman ville and Durbama County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SUJBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00 a Year, strictly in advance $5.00 a Year in the Uinited States Author,..dl as '4scand Ciau Mail Post Office DNportment. Ottawa Pubih.bd by THE JAMES PUBLISHINO COMPANY Bowmanvil]e, Ontario CEO. W. JAMES, E.DITOB TE£ CANADIAN STATESM". RôWMAMVTLTle MWwrànT^ 0