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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 16 May 1957, p. 5

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?!Wt8DAY, MA? lOth. 195'T T~ CM~AflTA1t B¶AT~MA1i. EOMA~flTff.t~ flWI'AWTn Doug Rigg Exp tains To Rotarians. About ýSwmmer Playgrounds The suminer playground ac- tivities and program for Bow- manvilie was outlined to the Rotary club at their regular Friday luncheon by Recreqtion Direttorý Doug Rigg. p rime purpose of Splaygr6unds should be a place where safe, wholesome, satis- fyîng and instructive play can be enjoyed. Playgrounds also provide the children with a varied programme under train- ed leadership," he stated. The guest speaker went on to describe the developing of competent plçayground super- visors from the Bowmanvilie teenage rank througb a con- cise but efficient one-week training course at Camp Quin- Mo-Lac near Madoc which ail leaders are obliged to attend. This training course curricu- lum is drawn up by the recrea- tion directors of East Central Ontario zone in co-operation with the Community Pro- gramme Brancb o! the Ontario Department o! Education. The course consists of thirty- two hours of lectures and de- monstrations followed by a day and à haîf o! actual sper-1 'vising witb busloads o! child- ren brougbt in from ncarby Madoc.1 Seven Weeks This year the playgrounds wiil start immedîately after the Dominion holiday and will remain open for seven weeks instead of six. Last year's six playgrounds will be again in oPeration and it is hoped that an additional one can be start- ed at Vincent Massey school. "A full season o! activities has been planned," he pointed out, "and some of the high- lights for the coming season are the opening week parade, anxiual Penny Fair, inter-play- ground activities, special events, and the annual picnic at Or- Openi Nine A3M A typical supervisor's day starts at 9 a.m. with the check- ing of equipment, and prepara- tion for the morning activities. At 9:30 smail circle games are played la order to give the children time to arrive at the playground before the main ac- tivity starts at 10 a.m. At 10 team games, tests and stunts are offered and these last to Il o'clock at which time there !are quiet games and story telling to allow the children to settle down before lunch. The playgrounds open again at 1:30 with supervised free play and at 2:30 the arts and crafts period gets underway. At 3:30 there are active games or tournaments which last un- tii the playground closes at 5 p.m. Other special activities in- clude supervised swimming, Red Cross tests and arcbery. Flexible Program "Thé playground program,'" Mr. Rigg pointed out, "must be flexible in order to cater to the needs of ail the chiid- ren." "It is hoped that the child- ren of Bowmanviile will take advantage of the opportunities provided for them on the play- grounds. The programme," he concluded, "shows how youth can serve youth by assuming the responsibilities o! conduct- ing and supervising a play- ground for younger children." Mr. Rigg was introduced by AI Witherspoon, chairman of the Rotary Youth Service com- mittee and thanked iby Bill Brown. President Bull Rudeli was sorry to announce the resigna- tion o! Rotarian George Moody from the Bowmanville club as OIET A Wc1WdDt GRDEN TRACTOR A BOY CAN DO A MAN'S WORK EASY AND CHEAF TO RUN USEFUL THE YEAR 'ROUND Wil 1 do oil the hard work on your estote, amoill holding, form or market gardon. 4 Use it es a PLOW, SEEMER, LAWN DISC HARROW >AOWER. tUtTI VATO - 1 USE IT AS A TRAILER, TOOI .' * 3D.1 SNOWPLOW Soclced by ovr100 or of exprience srving formera. 0r*2 Modela t P1ELD Waterloo MOWER 20" (2 h P.) j "or (4h. Mode ln Canada by Waterloo Menufacturnq Ce. Ltd, Waterloo, Ont. EASY PAYMENI TERMS-15% clown, balance up ta eSmonthe. L ander Hardware 7 King St. E. 1MA 3-5774 Blackstock Students Visit O. A. C. More than 200 students from 25 high schools attended Open House at the Ontario Agricultural College this week. Shown here are students from Cartwright District High School at Blackstock examing a model tractor demonstration in the Department of Agricultural Engineering. From left to right are: Lawrence Mc- Laughlin, Dalton Foster, Bert Bowers, and R. P. Bowles, Science Master at Cartwright. he wili take up a new position with the Bank of Montreal in Aurora. Mr. Moody was always a keen member of the club since he joined in 1947 and bas serv- cd the club as president, treas- urer and also treasurer o! the Easter Seai campaign. Special bighlight o! the weekly sing'song was a quar- tet number hy Keith Jackson, Keith Slemon, Bill Brown and Mel Dale. Sole birtbday celebrant was Keitb Jackson. Two guests at the meeting wç,ý;e John Geikie, Oshawa, and A. Ïf. Bruce, Kenora. Basebali draw was won this week by Howard Rundie, Ross Gilbart, Jim Crombie and Hartley Lewis. OBITUARY MRS. MART HUGGINS Mrs. Mary Huggins, 54 Brock street west, Oshawa, the for- mer Mary Eva Reynolds, died at the Oshawa General Hospi- tal Sunday, May 5, in her 83rd year after a short illness. *Mrs. Huggins, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds, was born in Bow- manville, Marcb 29, 1874. She was married on Dec. 1, 1910 in Bowmanville and lived in Osh- awa for the last 45 years. She was predeceased by ber hus- band William Alfred Huggins on July 5, 1943. Mrs. Huggins Is survived by one sister, Mrs. Maud Ver- straaten of Lockport, N.Y., and by two nieces, Mrs. Gordon McKnight (Mary) o! Oshawa and Mrs. Keith Ormiston (El- len) of Courtice. Funeral service was conduct- ed eat the Armstrong Funeral Home Chapel on May 7, by Rev. Mervin A. Bury, pastor o! King Street United Church. Interment was in the family plot at the Oshawa Union cern- etcry. Rev. H. B. Neal Named CIiaplain At Reformatory Rev. Harold B. Neil o! Lind- say bas been appointed in the department o! Reform Institu- tions as consultant to the min- ister on chaplaincy matters and is the chaplain o! the new re- form institution at Milîbrooli. Dr. Neal states that on tbe completion o! bis pastorate in Cambridge St. United church, he will take up bis duties at Millbrook. For several months Dr. Neal wili be cngaged in travel and study o! the refor- matory system. Mr. Nei is a former Presi- dent o! the Bay o! Quinte Con- ference and during World War 1 was supply minister at the Metbodist Cburch, now Trinity United, Bowmanvillc. ENFIELD and Johnnie, Mr. and Mrs. R. Carter and boys, Mr. and Mrs. C. Butson, Port Perry, with Mrs. Carter and Fred. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker, Lindsay, with Mr. and Mrs. Pe- ter Gatchell. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allison with Mrs. Pearl Avery. Mrs. Davey spent a !ew days in Oshawa. Mrs. Dycr who stays at the Day's home spent the weekend in Toronto and Brooklin. Welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Murray Abbott (nec Barbara Murdoch) who have moved to the village. Beth any Girls Win Awards For Pro jects flethany: The Bethany 4-H Club, which is known as "The Glad I Canners" have complet- ed another year. This club is sponsored financially by the Women's Institute. Miss Elea- nor Rowan has now completed 12 units in 4.H home-making courses and received her Prov- incial award at the Achieve- ment Day held recently in Bowmanville. Miss Joan Morton received her countV honors for complet- ing six units. New members, Miss Dianne Bigelow, Miss Judy DeGeer and Miss Muriel Neals ail received silver spoons for completing this past year's study course. This unit was "Cotton accessories for the club girl's bedroom". Under the leadership of Mrs. Mansel Finney and Mrs. Ralph Pres- ton, the girls made chair pads, dresser scarves and waste pa- per baskets. Miss Rowan was the only one who made a bed- spread. The club exhibit shown- at Achievement Day was the xvork of Miss Rowan. Miss Joan Morton gave the three minute commentary, ex- plaining the color harmony workcd out, the design, etc., and continued "A place of comfort is my room. It's cheery now, no trace of gloom. The pinks and plaids you see dis- played, add colour to cool background shades. I'm proud to take my classmates there and our sweet confidences share. And when I read I feel quite glad, because I'm cushioned with a pad. My dresser that was once 'profusion' is now arrayed with no'confusion. In short, my bedroom's now a dream, this Unit put me on the beam!" Three new members took part in a skit which emphasiz- ed some of the points they had learned in this unit. The girls were well pleased with the ac- cessories they made and are looking forward to the next course which is "Sleeping Gar- ments." Sheppum'd Lumber Co.% 96 Ring Si. E. Bowmanville Marr's Jewellery MARRY'S JEWELLERY' 1 King St. W. Bowmanville (Intended for last week) Mrs. T. Smith and Mr. J. Smith, Biackstock, were tea guests at W. Pascoc's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. I. Puckrin and Dennis, Wbîtby, were Sunday visitors o! Mr. and Mrs. H. Or- miston. Mr. and Mrs. A. Pettitt, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gray, Toronto, wcre with Mr. and Mrs. W. Gray. Misses Evelyn Pascoe, Louise Hartman and Mary Helen Bow- man attended cburcb and had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Keitb Daveya Tyrone Sy1nday. Mr. ,eI4,rmstrong visited at I. Orm . i's. Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee and family visitcd with the E. Cowlings, Peterborough. Mrs. L. Wallbower, Buffalo; Mrs. R. Griffin, Union; Mr. andl Mrs. Ray Cowling, Whitby, were visitors at F. Samis'. Mr. and Mrs. Don Cochrane, Calvin and Laurie, Port Ferry, were at-L. Cochrane's. Mrs. B. Blackburn, Uxbridge, and granddaughter Dianne Mountjoy, Kedron, wcre with the W. Bowman's. 13URKETON Christian Family Day service was largcly attended Sunday morning, wben Rev. R. B. Green delivered a fine sermon for ail. There were many love- ly flowers for Mothers Day. A Communicant service was held for five members, Tom.my Dean, Joyce Irons, Marie Irons, Lorraine Stephenson, and H ele n Stephenson al united in cburch m e mb er- ship. There was also a baptis- Imal service for Deloria Lyn, daughter o! Mr. and Mrs. Clii- ford Knapp (nec Marjory Han- thorn). A service was held in the cvening, with Mr. Mel Mc- Coy in charge, for all ncigh- ibors. A social was held at the home o! Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bone Tbursday cvening. .The W.A. Wednesday even- ing was well attcnded with a program by Mrs. Bone, a carn- test and reading. Plans were made to clean the church and have a rummage sale to be he]d at the scbooi Saturday at 2 p.m. May 25. Articles may be left at Hubbard's. jThe Joily Workers gave a lovely plant for the church. The flowcrs on communion ta- ble, wcre placed there by Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lunn in mcm- ory o! Mr. and Mrs. Charles IDean. The Jolly Workers held their May meeting at the home of Mrs. Jean Grace May 9. Witb Mr. and Mrs. Russel Dean, Mr. and Mrs. LorneGar- row, Mr. and Mrs. David Gar- row, Beth Dean, Shirley Dean and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Art Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood McKee. Mr. and Mss. Archie Lunn, Kirby, with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dean: also Misses Beverly and Arlene Garrow, Oshawa, at R. Dean's. Mr. and Mrs. A. Bryan, Courtice, Mr. and Mrs. Ross H-ubbard and Janice, Trenton, with Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard and family. Mr. and Mrs. H. Trick, Lind- say, spent a week with rela- tives and friends. e family of Mr. and Mrs. E.Aams spent Sunday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Cartero H Wto g:t a beautiful Brantford Ro ...orLESS than you think Take a tUp froni Roofus the Turtie. H's nover had trouble with cg Ieaky roof. Getting a beautiful new Brantford Roof for yaur home ign't hall the trouble you might think. And itcoasIs a lot les. than you think too. A beautiful new Brantford Roof, for an average sali- urban home conts lbas thon $200. That includea labour. HERE'S HOW EASY IT IS... 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