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* - .. -..~..-#--...,--.,..--'-.. - ---i:z:i--i-i--c.. - ...,. . . . THURSDAY, SEPT. lGth, 19571 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO PAL3E TIVE Modern Structure Accommodates Students A fitting successor to the original Brown's School buit in t 1866 is a total of 40 students are enrolled. Although in use for the past two this modern single storey structure. Up to date in every respect the new weeks, the officiai ceremonies will be marked Thursday, September 26 school will hold 35 pupîls in each of the two class rooms. At the moment1 at 8 p.m.t Tear Down Brown's Red School House A 91-year-old land mark a mile east of Newcastle,1 above, is the large- bell and a stone plaque bearing S.S. No. 5 Clarke, commonly known as Brown's School, construction date of the school. Both will be kept i Vas demolished this fail on completion of a modern two- posterity. room schol. Only remains of the old school, pictured By Ron Oke 'Me aid red school house, uuddenly engulfed in an impet- uous surge of population, quiet- ly vanishes from the scene. Supplanting this cradie o! learn- ing is a low silbouetted struc- ture symbolîc o! modern taste and thinking. Brown's School, S. S. No. 5, Clarke, is one o! the many school areas which has found itself caught ini the sudden transition stage. Originally built In 1866, the year before Confederation, the- school has well served this srnali comrnunity west o! New- tonville. For 85 o! these years the scbool was able to cater to the handful o! children in the area. Neyer was there more than 20 pupils at a time and in sorne years the number was as low as four and five. Howcver the last decade bas seen an unprecedented growth with newcorners to the district swelling the school population to over forty. Bricks From Bowmanville Fortunately the comrnunity is endowed with the sarne spir- it o! their pioneering forefatri- ers who drew bricks in wagons ail the way frorn Bowrnanville to build the original school. Looking ahead to the future Ille cornrunity lias accepted the responisibilitv of a $30.fluij debenture debt to build a riex Brown's School ta accommo- date the growing educational demands o! the amen. This fail the new Brown's School officially opcned with ,40 children in attendance. And a short distance from the new school is a churned up piece of gound where the old school stood for 91 years. Early History Vague Very little is known o! the early history o! Brown's School. The land on which the old and new schools were built was owned by Steven Brown. He in turn passed bis land on to his son Tbaddcus who sold a portion of the holding to the school board. It is presumed that the orig- inal schTool was built as a com- munity effort with ail residents sharing in the work. Bricks as rnentioned previously werc drawn from Bowmanville. The Browns are still conneet- ed with the school. Mrs. June Wilson, a granddaughter of Thaddeus, graduated frorn the, school and is presently an ac- tive member of the Home and School Association. Her hus- band owns the land around the school. Buys OId Sehool Archie Brown. another grand- child of Thaddetis, bouight the old school and bas silice teri it clown. For rnany years he wvas' instrumental in kceping t1he F111 Up Row with the Low Ash Hard Coal Fa mous Reading Anthracite THE RED COAL BUY NOW AND SAVE before prices go up. CALL US TO-DAY FOR PROMPT DELIVERY Stephen Fuels C.N.R. Yards Bowmanvile Phone MA 3-5410 appearance o! the school grounds in a pleasant condition. One o! the older residents of the area, Wellington Farrow, attended Brown's School some 60 years ago and he bas served as a trustee for kP years. He re- calîs the time wben bis daugb- ter, now Mrs. Stanley Allun, at- tended Brown's School about 25 years ago. Only his daugb- , ter and three other pupils at- tended the school and serious thought was given ta closing the school down. But despite low enrolîments through the years the school bas not once 'been discontinued. Records To 1911 The scbool attendance re- cords date back as far as 1911 with the carly teachers o! this period being Edith Ugiow, Beatrice Toms and Vivian Reil- iy. Volunteer belp for school repair and maintenance has bccn readily available and some of the bigger projects donc over the years include a new floor- ing- and cernent steps. A fire breke out in the school t(hirty; years ago but luckily re- sidents were able te extinguisn- the blaze before nny serious damnage occurred. Fire fighters were .surprised at the tirne to se easily take cintrol o! the fire s'nce it had started out in the upper portion of the scbooi. Transfer Bell Ail that is lef' intact frein the old school is the huge bell xvhich will be adapted te the ncw school and also a plaque statcd that the school was buiit in 1866. Situated on tha brow o! a slight bill the new Brown's School can be classed as an epiterne of funct:onal beauty. On the south sîde o! the building is an uninterrupted roll o! windows running the length o! the school. The oppo- site wall is solid brick except for a slender skyligbt. The school bas twe large classroorns which are joined to- gether by a hillway and a teachers' room. Pmotrudîng off ,the ballway are two lavatories complete witb flush toilets. A small cellar under the hall way holds an autematie oil burner which pi ovides forced air beating in the building. An incincrater bas aiso, been in- stalled in the cellar. No Ceillng4 A strikingly di! ferent note o! the classrooms is that tbey have ne ceilings. Instcad the roof is well insulated. By eliminating the cciling the community bas been able te save a great deai o! money. The fleor is cernent which is covered over with at- tractive tiling. Each o! the classrooms bas cupiboards which run along the north wall. They are unobstru- sive and blend in witb the gen- oral appearance or the roorn. One such closet is set asides for the teacher. another for1 coats and hats which elimin- ates the need for cloakrooms and a third for miscellaneous items and school library books. On the north side o! the building is a sheltered porch which will be very useful ir. rainy weather when the chul- dren won't be able to go into the playgrounds. Watcr is readily obtained from a 25-foot well beside the school. Two on Staff Ray Bowen, Bowmanvile, Is the principal o! the scbool and teaches grades 4. 5, 6 and 7 while grades 1, 2 and 3 are taught by Miss C. McMillan, Roseneath. There-is no grade 8 this year. Mr. Bowen has been with Brown's Schodl for the past 4 years and Miss Mc- Millan, two years. The three school trustees are Bob Simpson, Tom Wilson and Sid Lancaster. S TARKVILLE (Intended for last week) Mrs. I. Plum, Toronto, spent the weekend at Mr. Arthur Mc- Kay's. Mr. and Mrs. Orme Falls and family bad dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Gratin Curtis, Fenelon Falls, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hal- lowell, Mount Forest, visited friends dtiming the weekend and attended Orono Fair. 6 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hen- ry, Winnipeg, visited at Mr. Llew Hallowells. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Far- row were tendcred best wishes and gifts at Newtonville Sat- urday evening by this commun- ity for their mecent marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Llew Hallowv- elI in Toronto Sunday visiting Jim wbo is a patient at Sick Childrcn's Hospital. Third Line Clarke (Intended for last week) Mr. and Mrs. R. Moon, Rag- lan; Mr. and Mrs. Huggins, New- tonville, and Mr. and Mrs. Vic Bridges, Wcston, werc visitors o! Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bridger. With Mr. and Mrs. J. McLaren this past week wcre Mr. and Mrs. Fred Payne, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. .Archie Brown and famnily, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Roberts and farnily, TorontiQ Visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. MÇilne wcme Mr. and Mrs. Rusnell,ý Oshawa, and Mms. S. Brown, Ajax. Recent visitors o! Miss Lucy Graham wcrc Mr. and Mrs. Willis Farrow, Newtonville; Miss Floss Graham, Newcastle, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Elliott, Port Granby. Mrs. Bruce McClure and cbildren, Janet and Doug, are spending this week with Mrs. McClure's mother, Mrs. R. Brancb. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Eddy visited in Oshawa on Sunday wvith Mr. and Mrs. Norman Eddy. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Guy, Oshawa, with Mm. and Mms. Ai! Perrin, Sunday. Mm. and Mms. Ai! Perrin and sons Tommy and Dougie, visited Santa's Village at Bracebridge. Miss J. Miller, Toronto, is spending this week with Mr. and Mirs. B. Lennard. Start Fund For Jamaican Train Victims Former residents o! Jamaica now living in Durham County have started a relief fund for victims of the recent train dis- aster on the island. In the acci- dent, 171 men, women and children were killed and over Î00 were injured on September lst. The train was conveying the people home to Kingston from a religious picnic when the train left the tracks. Mr, E. A. Timoil, R. R. 3, Pontypool, is heading up the drive for funds. Donations may be lef t or sent to the Manager of the Canadian Bank of Com- merce at Orono. Already some donations have been received to help the injured. OBITUARY MRS. MARGARET BAIRD The death occurred in Madoc, Ontario on Sept. 6 of Mrs. Mar- garet Baird who was in her 76th year. Mrs. Baird had suf- fered a lengthy illness. She had made ber home for the past five years with ber daughter, Mrs. R. McCoy in Madoc, but prior to that lived in Bowman- ville for manï years. The deceased was born In Edinborough, Scotland, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bothwick. She was first married to John Lighter- ness and they came out to, Can- ada with their chiidren after World War I. Mr. Lighterness predeccased her and she later married John Baird who was for a number o! years caretaker at the Central Public School.' Mr. Baird died some years ago. Mrs. Baird was weil known in Bowmanville, espccially in the North Ward district' where she made ber home. She was an industrious woman and worked bard to bring up ber family and make a good home in times which werc not easy. She was rcspected by ail who knew her and had many friends here. She attended the Presbyterian Church for many years and later the Salvation Army before leaving Bowman- ville. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. R. McCay (Prudence) of Madoc, Mrs. K. Buckley (Eliza- beth), Toronto, and two sons, John Lighterness who is in Scotland, and Lewis Lighter- ness of Oshawa. There are also ten grandchildren and fine great-grandchildren. The funeral held on Monday, Sept. 9 at the Mackenzie Funî- ceral Home, Madoc, was large- ly attended and there were many beautiful floral tributes. Rev. J. F. Lane officiated. Palîbearers were Messrs. Ken Buckley, Allan McCoy, John Wagner, John Brady, Lewis Interment was in Bowmanville Cemetery. NE WTON VILLE (Intended for last week) Miss Gloria Lane left on Mon- day to attend Teachers' College at Peterborough. Miss Bertha Thompson spent a few days with friends in Toronto. Miss Annie Nesbitt commenced the Fail millinery season with Miss Scott o! Oshawa on Thurs- day. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Urry of Ottawa spent a few days with 4er sister, Miss Mînnie Randaîl. Mrs. Wilbert Hancock, Peter- IIAPPINESS FOR SALE.. . The happiness that cornes froi a well-ordercd ife, with 'wif e and children provided for, and the prospect of eventual retire- ment on incorne sufficient for the enjoyment of your leisuire, can ho yours through the assur- ance Policies of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Let me seil you a share in hap- piness today. Banner Passai fRepresentative MAI 3-3258 53 Brown St. Bowinanville borough, upent the weekend with Miss Olive Johnston. Mr.and Mrs. Clifton Robb re- turned to their home in West- mount, Que., last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stewart, Hamilton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Don Vinkie at- tended the Hedges - Vinkie wed- ding at Belleville on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Jones and son Douglas of Mount Royal, Que., are spending part of their vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Jones. Messrs. Dave DenauIt, Roy Smith, Tupper Johnston dnd Frank Gilmer spent the week- end with Mr. Wilbert Hancock at Lake Chemong. Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Cleland Lane were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lane. Dundalk, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C., Moore, Ham- ilton. *Mr. and Mrs. Philip, Toronto, spent a few days with Mrs. Etta Clarke. Mrs. Edith Johnston and Mrs. Frank Gilmer attended the Rochester - Toronto bail game Saturday night. The flowers around the pulpit on Sunday were in memory of Mr. George Ovens, the gift of his family. Miss Joyce Payne is taking a business course at Bowmanville. Newtonville pupils attending Bowmanville High School are: Barbara Ovene, Sharon McDon- aid, Evelyn Huggins, Nancy Mc- Duff and Dale Imlach. Newton- ville pupils attending Port Hope High School are: Bart Ton, Don- flie Maulson, Johnnie Millîgan, Joan Walkey, Carolyn Clysdale. Mrs. Millican, Bowmanville, has resumed her duties as teach- er for the Senior Grades of our school. Miss Donna Porter of Bethany is the new teacher for the Primary Department. Following is a list of the be- ginners at our sehool, Septem- ber, 1957: Denise Elliott, Janet Hartford, Billy Henderson, Peter Henderson, Wayne Jones, Deb- bie Miles, Neil Stapleton, Linda Watson. William Laird At Conference Last Weekend «Christians at Work" was the theme of the Second Annual Conference of Men at Albert College, Belleville, recently. Drawn from the United Church in the Bay of Quinte Conference over 100 laymen attended the Confere*nce. Dr. L. H. Cragg, Chairman of The Board of Men. was the theme speaker and gave three stirring addresses to the men. Discussion groups and work- shop sessions were attended by the delegates. Boys' Work, Eid- ers, Stewards and Prayer and Fellowship Groups were the workshop sublects. Dr. Frank Banister, Kingston, Président of the Bay of Quinte Conférence, spoke to the dele- gates and they were welcomed to Albert College by the Princi- pal Rev. A. E .McKenzie. Stuart Robb, Belleville, was chairman of the conference and Eric Whiteley, Peterborough, program chairman. Ralph Wilson, Associate Sec- retary of The Board of Men, re- ported to the delegates on the growth of men's work qcross Canada and the increasing inter- est by the men in regional con- ferences. Fred McIndoo, Ida, was elect- ed Chairman of the Conférence United Church Men's Council. Other officers elected were Stu- art Robb, Belleville, vice-chair- man, and A. Doug. Vaisey, Peter- borough, secretary-treasurer. Layman attending the Confer- ence fromn Bowmanville was William Laird, R.R. 2. Plowing Match At Simcoe oct. 15 to 18 Reports reaching the Ontario Plowmen's Association indicate that this year's International Plowing Match, to be held at Simcoe, Norfolk County, on October 15 to 18 inclusive, will be one of the largest in the history of the organization. F. A. Lashley, Secretary-Man- ager of the Plowmen's Associa- tion said that reports being re- ceived from the local committee were ta the effect that prepara- tions foi the big event were well under way and that a record attendance was anticipated. While many exhibitors and food caterers have taken up space there are stîli a few loca- tions available. It is expected, howvever, that these will not last long judging by the demand te date. Entries from contestants will be well up to the previous yeatfs with considerable interest be- ing shown in the various plow- ing classes. There is stili time lef t for plowmen to make entry. These will be received at the Secretary-Manager's office, Parl- iament Buildings, Toronto, u;i to October lst. styled by IRVING POSI1UNS. Take the finest imported sheen poplins and colourful Italian tweeds-4ine them with fur-like Borg Deepile Liner-style them into coats that are suited for the busy life of modem women-and you've got a wonderful combination. Borg Deepile Liners, with 10017 Orlon* -pile, mean luxurious warmth withont weight, and easy care because they're completely mothproof. Thesc couts are dry cleanable too. *JRADE-MARK OF LE. IV U PONT D£ NEMOURS & CO. INC. 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