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r tan "Durham County's Great Family Journal" z 1- IME 103 Service at Cemetery Attended By Many On Decoration Day Hundreds of Bowmanville gRnd district residents paid their respects to our war dead and their loved ones in the Decor- jation Day service held at Bow- znanville Cemetery Sunday af- ternoor,. Representatives of many le- cal organizations marched in the parade which began the service. The huge procession Bantams Are Undefeated in Six Games . Bowmanville 'Legion Ban- tams won a close 8-7 verdict Jrom the visiting Newcastle Bantams at Memorial Park Saturday, ta remain undefeat- ed in their six starts. .Other wins registered by the local lads were an 8-3 victory over Cobourg on Saturday, June 8. They won 8-1 over their guests from Courtice Thursday of last week. Saturday they will journey ta 'Port Hope and on Monday zniet Welcome in Welcome. under the direction of Sgt. Major Ross McKnight formed at the Town Hall. They march- ed along King street led by thc, Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band under the direction of Jack Knight. Many Organizations After the band came the col- or parties followed by members of the Town Council, who spon- sor the service. Next were members of the Canadian Le- gion Branch 178 and the La- dies' Auxiliary. Members of the Ladies Or- ange Benevolent Association followed and behind thein marched Boy Scouts of Troops No. 1 and No. 2. Bowmanviile Lions Club were next. Older residents were transported by bus from Garton's bus station. Hundreds of persons lined the parade route and fell in be- hind the procession ta make the pilgrimage. The parade formed near the entrance to the cemetery where the servicel was held. Grounds in Good Shape The fine appearance of the ccmetery was a fitting trîbute ta the occasion. Joe Highfield,, (Continued on page seven) District Growth Forces Addition Registry Office Rapid growth in Bowmanville and Darlington bas led the United Counties Counicil to cali tenders for altera- tions and additions to the Bowmanville Registry Office, King Street West, .thë office being in charge of Registrar R. O. Jones. Although no officiai statement of the cost bas been given At is estimated that the expenditures will amount to four or five thousand dollars. Drawings and specifications have been drawn up by IB iwett and Reider, architects, Port Hope. Tenders mnust 'ài the hands of the County Clerk no later than 5 p.m., i,4-ýIday, June 21. The lowest or any tender will not liecessarily be accepted. w e 0~t William Brown- Us T'sferred to Trenton 1Captain William 'A. Brown, will officer in charge af the Bow- cess. inanville Salvation Army Cita-i' del, is being transferned thiâ week to Trenton Citadel where he will assume similar duties. The popular young- Salva- tionist first came ta Bowman* tileatind bas195, sinaiscau- tie nJuay, 1955, a sa Lie- ed bis duties with efiiciency and menit. He was promoted 1 ' the rank çf Captaini in June, 1956. Succeeding 'himn is Lieu- tenant Norman Coles and Mrp. Cales of Whitby. Besides bis regular duties as SS.A. officen Captain Brown has taken a keen interest ini community prajects. He bas' been a member of the Baw- Inanville Rotary club and was elected chairman of the Bow- inanville Citizens' League. Captain Brown is a compe- tent and talented musician and vocalist xith his favorte instruumert being the euphon- ium. For the past year he has been officiai sang- leader ai the Rotary Club. It is hoped that CaptainI Brown and bis wife Margaret i Ca meet with continucd suc- apt. William. A. Brown BOWMANVILLE, Service Vote Cuts Majority For Vivian 1Dr. Perey Vivian, the Pro- gressive Conservative returncd at the polis for Durham last Monday, has had his winning margin over bis nearest rival, Liberal John James, reduced by 29 votes as a resuit of the armed forces vote. The service vote was as follows: Dent (CCF) 6; James (Liberal) 54; Toms (Social Credit) 1, and Vivian (PC) 25. Final figures, subjeet ta the returning officer's official count are: Dent 1,918; James 6,829; Toms 399, and Vivian 7,331. Vivian thus wins the Durhamn seat by 502 votes. When the complete officiai returns of the vote in Durham County are released by the Returning Officer Carol Nich- ols they will be published in The Statesman. Local Men Share Ticket Win New Car Two Bowmanville Kinsmen who shared the cost of a $1D ticket on the Brighton Kins- men Club Car Draw were ju- bilant over the weekend when informed they had won a 1957 Ford custom. sedan. The lucky winners, Dr. Char- les Cattran and Garry Venning, were informed late Friday evening that theirs was the winning ticket. It was the final ticket picked in the elimination draw. George Coling of the Brigh- ton Club sold them the lucky ticket at their regular meeting two weeks ago. "We had forgot- ten about it until the phone caîl", they said. They were presented with the keys ta, the car at Brighton Saturday. Mr. Venning purchab,- cd Dr. Cattran's share from him and has retained the car for bis own use. Will Organize Cancer Group Here Monday O n Manday, June 24, th:e Canadian Cancer Society wil be holding a meeting in thc Green Room at the Lions Com- munity Centre, the purpose of which will be ta naminate anu elect- a slate ai officers ta ionm a Bawmanvllle branch of the Cancer Society. This branch will be empaw- ered ta give welfane services ta patients in this area, ta dis- tnibute educational leailets and show films on cancer, and tri nun an annual campaign for. funds. The meeting wîll start. at 8:30 p.m. and Mr. Maurice Grimînes, Executive Secretary ai the Ontario Division ai the Canadian Cancer Society will be present ta give a bnief ad- dress; members ai the Ontaiio County unit will also be pre- sent. A film will be sbown entitled "Canadian Crusade." This meeting is open ta the public, and every person in this area who is interested in the warkings ai tbe Cancer Society is urged ta be present. ONTARIOY TIIURSDAY, JUNE 2Oth, 1957 J. C. Taylor Wins Prize For Centennial Drawing James C. Taylor, 89 Duke St., Bowmanville, was the winner of the contest sponsored by the Centennial Com- mittee- for a desigii to be used in connection with Centennial advertising. Mr. Taylor has been awarded the $25 prize offered by the Committee. There were a number of good entries, and several wîll be reproduced in The Statesman from time to time. In choosing the winning design, the committee had to keep in mind adaptability and simplicity for use on stickers and other types of advertising which will be used for publicity purposes. Some entries, while portraying an excellent idea, contained a number of figures or objects which when reduced in size f or use on stickers, etc., would lose their forcefulness. James C. Taylor of 89 Duke Street is a supervisor at the Ontario Training School for Boys. He is a graduate of the Ontario Art Sehool where he took a four-year course and as a free lance artist bas sold cartoons to a number of Canadian publications including Maclean's and the Toronto Star Weekly. Last year he illustrated a book of poems, "Sonnets from a Saugeen Farm" by Wilma Coutts of Durham, Ont.k1 Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have three boys, Garth, 16; Rod, 11, and Timothy, 5. Rod, a Star carrier boy, recently won a prize as a ventriloquist in a contest for carrier boys. The Taylors came to Bowmanville from Cobourg in 1950. Legion Wins Sports Award in this District Bowmanville will definitelv be the site of the 1958 District Legion Drumhead Service, it was announced by Presîdent Jim Firth at the gencral meet- ing on Thursday, June 13. Sports Chairman Bill Bates was formally presented with the District Legion Award of Menit for sports by the ýpresi- dent. This is a'provincial award ta the branch having the best organized and sponsored sports in the district. Com. Bates re- plied, thanking mernbers for their support and co-operation during the year, enabling 'tiim ta receive this award on be- haîf of the branch. Chairman Elgie Harndeln re* ported on the carnival, saying that things were shaping up .very well, with new games and 'ýn5ts, nnhdhe. had the help of Doug Rigg, Recreational Di- nectar, in promoting the Child- ren's Parade which wil be a feature of this year's carnival. The carnival will be held at Central Public Sehool grounds on Friday, July 12th. President Firth reported that the branch would sponsor ti.c vetenan's show, "Hel on Wheels" on Aug. 6, with pro- (Continued on -page seven) F reight Train Whisks Local Man Off Bridae Arthur Semnick, 3 Nelson Street, namnowly escaped deatb Wednesday afternoon as an on- rushing freigbt train whisked him off the railway bridge west af the C. N. R. station. Ai- thaugli be feli 29 feet ta the ri- ver bank, Semnnick suffered littie injury. He told police that he had been fishing at the time and was crassing over the double trestle bridge wben be noticed the train approaching from the west. The train, be continued, was 10e PER COPY Family Average $3,866 Durham COLi ln Employmi Durham County is rated high Thei as a market on the basis of its 'ing ag business activity in the past greater year. Its strength was shown dominio in hîgh empîoyment and in- Provino, come and in large-scale buying 9.2 perc in the local retail stores. Forr The findîngs are contained a pros: in Sales Management's nev;, rose ov copyrighted survey of buying trast to power, which gives comparable in the performance figures for everir merchar section of Canada and the Un- cent co ited States. cent in Large-scale spending by rci- Dureia dents of Durham County *was frm a brigrht spot in the business rmb picturê. Purchases in the local vey sho, retail stores added up to a note- amou nt worthy $26,815,000, surpassing asmou the previous year's $24,340,00d. wsm Grad uates Miss Joan Bruton daughter of Mr. Clifford Bruton, Orono, graduated from St. Joseph's School of Nursing, Toronto, on May 30. M.-iss Bruton graduated- from Orono High School 'n 1954. ;..:Graduates Ari thi income ilies, it per fam 817 pre NUMBER 25 inty Is Rafed High ent and Income improvement, represent- gain of 10.1 percent was rthan that shown by the in, 7.4 percent. Th,:i ee of Ontario gain was ceent. most retail lines it was 3perous year. Auto sales ýer 7.0 percent, in con- )o a drop of 5.5 'percent SUnited States: General andise was up 7.5 pur- ampared with 3.3 per- ithe United States. ability to spend more, in M County, stemnîed etter earnings. The sur- ows that the total dispos- icorne locally, after taxes, :ed to $39,820,000, whieh ire than the $37,026,000 hmetically, dividing the Sby the number of fam- tcame to a net of $3,866 mily, compared with $3,- eviously. The relationship between the amount of business being done in any anc community and its full capacity is shown in the study through a "buying power index." This is a weighted fig- ure which takes into account such factors as population, dis- pasable income and buying vol- ume. It rates Durham County as able ta account for .2019 per- cent oi the natiofl's retail bus- ness. Since a smaller amount was donc last year, .1897 per- cent, it concludes that the fu.i sales potential has not yct been reached. In almost every. direction1 growth secms ta be the watch- word of the day. With popula- tions expanding rapidly, with real incomes rising and wîth national production of goods increasing, people now can buy more than they could a few years back. Public Schools, to* Make Some Boundary Changes Some minor changes will De made in the boundaries of the three public school areas it was learned at the regular board meeting held Thursday nigbt at Central School. Kindergar- ten boundaries however will not ibe changed. These minor changes are made necessary through the increased enrolment in Septem- ber but every effort will be made ta keep them ta a min- imum. Tenders for painting at On- tario St. and Central Schools were opened at the meeting. S. G. Preston & Son wcre award- ed the job of painting the boil- er room, storage room, clectri- cal room and ten new doors at Ontario St. School at a cast of $362. J. Rae Abernethy rcceiv- ed the job of paintin.g threc classrooms at Central Sehool at a total cost ai $880. New doors have been pur- chased for the main entrances Two Emploi at Central School and they will be installed during the summer holidays. Arrange- ments are ta be made with Keith Conneil ta cut the gras& on the bail field 'at Vincent Massey School. A donation of $100 was re- ceived fromn the Bowmanville Home and School club towards the purchase of dlocks for the school rooms at Central School. Property Cammittee were au- thorized ta go ahead and pur- chase dlocks and have them in- stalled in as many rooms as possible. In future ail organized groups using any of 'the school grounds for their activities will be required ta sign an agree- ment form. This form placos the responsibility for darnages and clcaning Up on the groups concerncd. Unorganized activi- ties by school children are per- mitted an the grounds at any time. vees -Join With MeIvilIe S. Dale .ln Hardware Business One of.Bowmanville's oldest business firms, Mason & Dale Hardware, bas been formed into a limited company with two former employees, Roy McMullen and Bob Lockhart, purcbasing shares from Mel- ville S. Dale. - --- - - -..-. W This new agreement is only on the bridge before be had one ai the many that have crassed completely over and I transpired in' Mason & Dale's the force of the locomotive top- .hîstory wbich dates back as pled bima off the anc-foot ledga. w. arly as 1888. In the beginning Engieer . C.Jone, Bele-Frank Mason and W. F. Dale Eieer W. C. Jocs, Belle-ureentered into a partnensbip that vill, sad tht h sawa fiurewas ta bave a lasting cfiect on on the bridge and immediately the cammunity it continues ta blew the train wbistle as a serve. warning. Miss Ruth Eileen asn Wh2n tbe famniliar trademark Dr. H. Ferguson was called to ~ ~> first appeared on Bowýman- the scene and took Semnick tu graduated fnomn Ottawa Ci\,ie ville's front street there wene the hospital for X-rays. Con- Hospital on June 5. She is the two stores controlled by the stable Alan Densem aof the daughter af Mr. and Mrs. Wm. original partners xith ane be- Bowmanville Police Deparft- Jackson, Kendal, and is a gradu-I ing where Maher Shoe Store is1 ment investigated the incident. ate af Bowmanville Higb School. now Jocated and the second1 Graduate Nurses of Bowma nville Hospital Attend Reunion Twenty-eight graduates of the old Bowmanville Hospit al attended the annual reunian held at the Lions Community Centre vn June 13. They had dinner, reminisced over aId times when they i.ttended training classes in the old hospital, and brought each other lip to date on the latest news of their families and activities. Front row, left to right are: Dr. C. W. Slemon, Mrs. Evelyn Taylor Alder, 5& wmanville; Mrs. Bessie Clark Stephenson, Newcastle; Miss Ruth »UQj4 Newcaatle; Mm~ Edith Pinch Bray, Toronto; Mrs. Ruih Simipson Perrin, Newcastle; Mrs. Marion Baskerville Bragg, Enderby, B.C.; Mrs. Winifred Morris Young, Toronto; Miss Velma Gay, Bow- manville; Mrs. Vera Shackleton Prout, Bowmanville; Mrs. Dorothy Lockhart Anderson, Toronto; Mrs. Lillian Holman En'merson, Bow- manville; Mrs. Dorothy Cahoon McDonald, Bowmanville; Mrs. Emma Niddery Widdecombe, Hampton; Mrs. Laura Cockburn, Buttery, Bowmanville. Back row: IVrs. Edna Forder Dunn, Oshawa; Mrs. Aura 1Rundle Squair, Bowmanville; Mrs. Mildred Coolidige Foley, Bowmanville; Mrs. Anne Buttery Cole, Deep River; Mrs. Annie Everest Martyn, Bowmanville; Mrs. Grace Werry Borrowdale, Oshawa; Mrs. Mae Lamb Hetz, Fairview, Pa.; Miss Mary Young, Toronto; Mrs. Mary Sauva Dumas, Brighton; Mrs. Hester Moorcraft Boe, Bowmanville; Mrs. Ruby Clatworthy Truil, Hampton; Mrs. Stella Couch Hilîs, Tyrone; Mrs. Elsie Peters Alldread, Bowrnan- ville; Mrs. Marion Knox Jensen, Vancouver, B.C.; Mrs. Catherine Clark Tainlinson, Belleville. -Photo by Rebder where the Olympia Restaurant stands. It was not until 1910 that thîe ipresent store at 36 K.ing Street East was establisbed. In 1956 a modern addition was cor.- structed onto the west side of the store. Melville Dale warked ini the store as a youth for bis father and Mr. Mason and in 1930 en- tered .nto partnenship with the two senior membens which lasted until the death of W. F. Dale in 1932. Mrs. Dale the-i taok aven the interests af her departed husband. Witb the passing af Mn. Ma- (Continued on page seven> Local Sheep Farmers Win Most Awards Top honours wene brought ta Durham County this week by three district sheep fanm- ers who won 22 af 24 possible best breed awards at livestockc exhibitions in Quebec last week. Lloyd Ayre, R.R. 4, Bowman- ville; Boyd Ayre, Hampton, and Harold SkinneLr Tyran c, a 1l captured dTmpionships with their entries. They ern- tered their prize stock in two exhibits, anc at Ormstown, and a.nother at Lachute. Mr. Skinner had two breed.s entered, Suifolks and Chev- iots. Lloyd Ayre had Hampi- sbires and Southdowns, while Boyd Ayre entened Shropshires and Oxfords. Awards were given for the champion ewe and ram ai each brecd. New B. of M. Accountant Takes Over New accauntant at the Bow- rranville branch of the Bank of montreai is Gardon Stninger who has been transferred fnc;,n Bothwell in Western Ontario. Mr. Stringer is assuming tule duties of Art Constable who is now at the bank's Colle.ge Street branch in Toronto. Mr. Constable was six and ane-hall years in Bowmanvillc. Mn. Stringer cames original- ly from Brantford and started his banking carcer as a junior clerk in 1948 at Norwich alter campleting bis scboaling. He is married and bas two sans, Paul and Bob, and plans la move his family ta Bowmaa. ville early in July. le j tein tut an