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lIn the Dim and EDITORIAL COMMENT s e o t e e e e e e e o o o e e o B 7F7 - //07 12Az /4/ PEA9/VÙ76'7ý MPA = l,/tE hW17 Introducing .. the Editor and Mrs. James' grandson, Martin Anthony, son of John and Linda (Roberts) James, Toronto, and brother of Susanne Elizabeth -7, and John Thomas, 4. M. A. celebrated his first birthday in July. FIallowe'en October 3lst - Hallowe'en, the fun-feast which children enjoy more than any other, p&Ihaps wîth the exception of Christmas. Yet our very distant ancestors, the Anglo- Saxons of the Bronze Age, called it the Feast of the Dead, and dedicated it to them by setting forth a special long table in their Great Halls, near the door, so that the Dead, who were believed to be walking the Earth that nigt might comne in and feast upon t h e special f ood set out for them. The finest of silver dishes were used, loaded with the best of food and drink - the strongest of mead, the whitest of bread, the choicest of meats, the sweetest of honey. It was a very solemn - not a mirthful occasion as it is today, and the faces of the living f olk ga thered in the Great Hall were tense, and although games were played and minstrels sang their boudetandthe younger folk bobbed for apples, even as some do today, ahl ears were attuned to the moaning voices of the Dead they seemed to hear in the bleak faîl wind which* whistled outside. That is why the Feast was celebrated in the faîl, with the onset of winter very near - at a time which marked the end of the fruitful, life which came to the earth in the spring and which flourished in the sun of summer. The forces of evil, TO TAKE ONE TWICE I have a wise prescription cherk, Who issues pihîs to me; I'read directions. It won't.work! It simphy cannot be. 'Take one pilh twice a day', I read. Which calîs for explanation. How can I take it twice indeed Without regurgitation? I take one pIl and it is gone! How can I1tae it twice? were believed to be abroad at this time, and sô arose ail the supersti- tions of witches riding their broom- sticks - of black cats steahthily prowling in the darkness. These beliefs were so strong, over smany years before the dawn of htory,' that the Christian Church found it difficult to eradicate them. And so it adapted itself to them - changing themn to Christian >concepts and substituting Christian feasts for the pagan ones. Thus the Feast of the Dead became "Alil Saints' Eve" or Hallowe'en, which is followed on, November lst by AhU Saints' Day. And the former dread Feast of the Dead eventually became a time of frolic, whichstill retains some of the customs of- that earlier feast. Children today dress up in weird costumes, which are actually an inheritance from the "mrummers" who later, in mediaeval times, went from door to door collecting gifts to purchase an animal for sacrifice. And the lighter-hearted celebration of this feast still involves a choice'of ancient spelîs - most of them having to do with hazel nuts and apples which were sacred in pagan rites of the druids. Despite these changes, Hallowve'en has probably retained more of its, ancient character of mystery and fantasy than any other of our modemn festivals. Directions say exactly one - The words are so precise., But take moreover means to'steal As toddlers might take candy. To take and then to eat, I feel, Makes everything just dandy. Now I was neyer'one to gloat, And I arn neyer funny. To take twice this way saves my throat, And also saves my money. -E. V. Eddyvean Durham County's G.reat Family Journal EstabI ished 120 years ago in 1854 4 Also Incorpora f;ngq The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail regfistration number 1561 e o * q i ~ e .~ t I. 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An>' unauthorized reproduction will bc, subject te recourse in 'aw, $.0a year - 6 months $450Foeg -$1.0ay r $.0strictly in advanceFreg - o. ay r Althouigh every precaution wiIIbe taken fo avoid error, The Canadiari Statesman accepts adverfising in * ifs columns un the understanctinq that if wîll flot be liable for an>' error -n the advertisemen t published *hereoinder unless a proof et such advertisernient is requested in Witing b>' the advertiser a nd refurned to The Canadiari Statesmnan business office dul>' signed b>' the art vertiser and w~i th such er ror or corrections Satesmnan ifs liabîlît>' shall not exceed -ých a portion of the entîre rosi t frh.adverfisement as the space icupe b rtheng td rrr earstnth hole sae :ropied mc-is'cdrrtemted'TeCnda B.H.S. Musical 'Brigadoon' Proved Very Good ii DryRun by E.P.(C On Tuesday, 1974, several actc musical that D High Scbool is year, "Brigadoon few skits fors citizens at the Lio From the wari that tbey receive that, once more ti B.H.S. will be the entertainment ii MME It's a fin day, and beautiful1 spent aN babby. Ti to make nr which seE grindier, i ahi. The Jem their book terrible th onhy killir might ha'v have and ç a fine thot This woî. a woman, Jews wer Women's.1 If I had 1 there wasi that grand the whohe I'm not ki< The exis andicharrn wýrapped u nine-montl my faith,N ittle tattei God.* 1Man aloi neyer devi eyes, the grin, the incredible The turct humans ha Technolog3 computer, create, or that is a ba I can in machine w. sonorous fantastie fa there woul missing. 1Computei don't have They don'l bhems. No arthritis or But someti Maybe. I'm not tr idea that mý a genius, merely tryi, have grand they are, ai rotten kids experience ye ars., SMy grani beautiful cl probabiy cc third, in an Baby contess And he's discoveredt beach. He'd pick up a hai Chant ville's winter. Serving as the tion. With Wayne Coombes November 8, first appearance in front of an (billed as the. "Man of the Lors from the audience, the evening was Golden Vocal Cords") as the 3owmanville quite a success, and quite male lead, director Robert staging this enjoyable for-ahl the critics in ("Bouneing Bob") Sheridan M", put on a the audience who had their bas found another fine singer some senior hearing aids turned up. For aside from bimself. And in the ýons Centre. those wbo did not, they missed lead role of Fiona McLaren m reception some excelent music and will be the omni-present and red, it seems some funny dialogue. always enjoyable., songbird, the play from Again, bowever, the afore- Jennifer Rebder. 0f course, e bigbpoint in mentioned music wîll be the lîke most singers, these two n Bowman- best reason to see the produc- find it mucb easier to s ing d ugalr I By Bill Smiley Spc : Oh, What A Beautiful Day, ne, nay, a beautiful October over his left ear. Neyer his right. It 1I have a fine, nay, a was a lot of trouble, getting that feeling inside me.' ve jus t sand out of his ear. Andhle liked to weekend. with my grand- eat sand, was delighted if hie got a he experience was enough handful with a stone in it, for ne feel that the daily grind, chewîng ems to get grindier and But hes got his grandfather's might be worthwhile af ter genes, which make him intelligent, charming, lovable, and pretty well vs have a saying, in one of all-rounâ perfect, as I point out to çs, that killhng a man is a my wife. hing, because you are not Unfortunately, hie has his mother's ng him, but the sons hie jeans, as well. Which make him bad- 'e and the sons they might tempereci when crossed, make him, so on and on. I thiflk this iS knock over anything that's over- ugt. knockable. But also give him eyes uaapply equally to killing like two huge dark grapes, a sense of though the Old Testament humor and a smile like a Christmas re not exactly solci on tree wien the lights have just been Lib. plugged in. been killed in the war, and Ih ave no trouble coping with him, a good chance I would be when hie spends a visit. Ahl I do is Ibab would not exist, ancd make sure I've had twelve hours Sworld would be poorer. sleep for the three nights before hie ding. arrives, do extensive calisthenics stence of so much delight and some jogging for three dayE and laughter and love, ail before hie arrives. Then I'm ready p in one perfectly formed for Super-Babe. h old creation, restores His parents are no problem. Hiý ,vhich at times becomnesa ffiother is satisfied with a hug, a ýred around the edges, in kiss, and a cheque. His father is satisfied with a full refrigerator, ne, with ail his gifts, cou1d which hie opens and starts rubbing ýse the shine in that child' s his stomach oneminute after we 've mischievous two-tooth shaken hands. sinuosity of muscle, the Then they disappear, and I have endurance. the kidi on my lap. For about eieht hin is living proof to that seconds. Then hie gîves a lurch, a ve a soul, a wihl, a spirit. twist, and he's down, crawling at y can put together a about forty miles an hour straight but it can' t begin to into the fireplace. even imitate, the glory Luckily, inm prepared. The andi- aby. rons are ail locked away, except the nagine mani devising a broom, which lhe uses to comb his hich couhd reproduce the hair andi bang his foreheaci. Every- lines of Milton, the thing breakable, reachable or fra- incy of Shakespeare, but gile is locked in the vestibule. Id always be something I toss a chess set on the floor. Terrifie. He picks up a rook, crawls rs are dlean things. They to the coffee table, so carefuhhy to go to the bathroom. waxed and poished, andi proceeds to thave under-arm pro- scrawl graffiti on its shining corns or constipation, surface. My wife looks on in horror. acne, piles or pimples. "What the hell. You can't take it hing is missing. 1Soul? with you, I offer. I do a lot of other wrong things. I ying to foist upon you the take off his wet diaper andi het him iy grandson is perfect, or crawl arounci on the Indian rug, bare even though h e is. I'm bum. I sing to him barrack-room ng to remînd you, if you songs that wouhd curdle the blood. I [children, of what a joy let h9m chew my fingers. I let him nd if you now have only pull the cat's tai. ;you have a precious And finahly, after three hours of in store for your nether straight action, I pull him up on my knee, hum an original hullaby which idbab is not - the most goes "Doo-dee-d'oo-.dee-doo-dee- hilci in the world. He'd doo," and he goes to sheep. mre in second, or even Asleep, he's the utter innocent. i international Beautiful Garden of Edien. Soft and warm. No st. hypocrisy, no lying, no violence, no not the smartest. I evîl. It's beautiful. Even though I'mn this hast summer, at the so stiff I can't get out of my chair 1sit there, stark naked, three hours later when his parents nidful of sand, andi pour it' get home from the mnovies. wben music is being played. And it certainly will be, played! The migbty B.H.S. Band, under the artful direc- tion of Mr. Elliott Tremeer, will once more provide the music for Director Sberidan's extravaganza, And, once more, the bearded Liberace of Bowmanville, John Crook- shank, will expertly be tick- ling the ivories-ask any bysterical elephant! (a note to all you people who do not like musicals - "Brigadoon" is not your average musical, wbere music is thrown in just for the sake of baving some music - "Brigadoon" uses music only to furtber the plot of the play - and it certainly achieves its purpose.) But, because the music will be the higbpoint of the play, does this not mean that the acting will suffer? The answer - no. "Brigadoon" blends music and acting so that the only way one might tell the two apart is by the fact that the music is wben the band is playîng and the words are rhyming - an obvious example of this blend wîll'be the scene witb the flirtatious Meg gHrockie, played by Janet Luxton, and the obstinate and tired Geoff, played by John Sheridan. The bomor of this scene will bave to be seen to be appreciated. An bow, you may ask, does one see this scene, and, bence, the play? Well, tickets go on sale October 2th for tbe production. Watcb the adver- tising columns for the three dates of this major event. Get your tickets soon - you won't by sorry. 25 Years Ago Thursday, November 24th, 1949. Mr. A. H. Davis this week purchased the gocery busi- ness of Mr. F. S. Coulter, on the corner of King and Ontario, streets. Miss Olive Rankin, Haydon, will, be the guest soloist at Trinity United Church, on Sunday evening. Miss Ruth Reynolds, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. (Jack) Reynolds, Hampton, was chosen Miss Darlington of 1949, at the fourth annual dance of the Darlington League. Winners of the Lions Club tickets for Maple Leaf Hockey games, this week are Mr. Chas. Carter Sr. and Mr. Russell Oke. Wilfred D. Carruthers, won seven firsts wîth seven entries of various. kinds of apples at the Royal Winter Fair this vear. Bowmanville Pigeon fancies, won a fair share of prizes at the Royal Winter Fair. Len Richards - 1 first, 4 seconds,' 1 third and 1 fourth, in Orientol 1 second and 4 thirds on English Trumpeters and Swal-, lows. Frank Bottreli - 20 firsts, 17 seconds, 17 thirds, 4 fourths and 1 fifth also five specailson dragons, Mookers Magpies, Tumblers, Rollers and Mode- nas. Once again hunting fever has hit the town, and among those out in searcb of deer are, Hap Palmer, Lance Plain, Art Edger, Herm. Sweetman, Ev. Welsh, Sid Tomlinson, Jack Roberts, Percy .Cowling, Audrey Smith, Clarence Roper, Bill Roper, Herb. Roper, Louis Laskaris, Mel.* Moore, Ted Morris, Howie Bickle, Doc Rundle, Wilf Kitson, Ab. Sturrock, (who brought home a six point Garbage Collection to be 49 Vears Ago Thursday, November l2th, 1925. Citîzens will welcome the announcement that Mr. Alfred Anderson will open his new building, with new equipment, about Monday, November, 23rd. Known as Tbe Bowman- ville Dairy, he will pasteurize milk and creamn which will sel for 12 cents a quart (milk). Rev. R.J. Shires, LaTuque, Quebec, bas been appointed Rector of St. John's Anglican Church, Bowmanville, and bas already taken up his duties here. The following report was given at the annual meeting of the Bowmanville Hospital, held in the Council Room on Thursday: Contingent expen- ses, Telephone - $58,75; Nurses Roomn Rent - $195.15; Cartage, xpss etc. - $25.55; Mermbers (nt. Assoc.) $5.25; Refunds to patients $1600; Provincial Charter - $1.00; Repairs to dlock- $1.00; Total - $304.20. Miss Hilda Foley, Business College, Oshawa, at home for the holiday, with ber parents, at Maple Grove. Bowmanville Rotary Club will stage the comic opera, Princess Bonnie, in the Opera House, Nov., 24th - 25th. Director will be Virginia Webster, of the John B.. Rogers Co. Mrs. Jeannett Scott who lives at the home of ber daugbter, Mrs. Dan Ogdan, Mill Street, celebrated ber lOth birthday, Nov. lst. Callers were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Plummer, town, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Niddery, Newcastle. Ken Hutchinson, former popular teller in the Standard Bank,ý Newcastle, and now manager at Grafton was in the village, on Saturday calling on Optional in The existîng contract for garbage collection in Cart- wright will be extended until Dec. 31 at a 10 per cent higber ra te. This extension will allow time for Clerk Neil Brodie to implement Scugog Council's decision to allow each resident to decide wbether or not, he wisbes garbag e collection. Each bousehold9 will be sent a letter outlining the new system- and a form to be signed and returned by Dec. 1 if collection is required. The agreement will state that the serviceý will be p aid for on a flat per bousehold rate which will be added to the yearly tax bill. For November and Decem- ber the contractor's fee wîll be approximately $1.25 per montb per household collect- ed. Forty-two additional bouses have been added since the contract was hast re- assessed. In, total there are 1,721 pickups at present in Cartwright, Townsbip. The new rate for tbe optional collection in 1975 cannot be calculated until the numbers__requesting service C ar twrigh t are known. Several other suggested sol- utions to the problem were, defeated at the two and a haîf hour council meeting.i one motion was the garbage collection take place only on Lakeshore properties in Ward 4 (Cartwright). If this motion bad been passed the possibil- ity for other areas to petition for service would still be open. A motion that full garbage collection be instituted in Cartwright with costs assess- ed on a per household basis was also defeated. NýO MAPS FOR FREE Newcastle's Mayor Garnet Rickard bas been trying to scrounge copies of topogra-' phical maps of the 10 lotsat the west end of the former Darlington Township that the City of Oshawa bad prepared whe n tbey thotught they were going to take them over, but he's not doing too welI. Apparently, they are stili smarting and remembering that he was mainly respon- sible for upsetting their aspir- ations. So, they are not for giving up the plans for free. ACorner for Poets tut' iau rpinain, Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 30, 1974 3 f+CNA lqmglr