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| | Bowmanville Daily Times News, advertising and subscriptions will be received at the Bowmanville Office of The Times. Telephones--Office, 587; REPRESENTATIVE--B. HERBERT MORTLOCK 'THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TT ee 5.0 The following is a report of stand- «iE of the Entrance. Class at Bow- manville Public School. The figures (Fepresent the. percentage obtained at recent tests. Grace Crawforth 89, Jean Morris 88, Eileen Hately 86, Helen Mason '83, Pauline Adams 82, Gertrude (Hooper 79, Jim Sissons 79, Jean "Brough 79, Doris Taylor 79, Walter . Geode 78, John Shires 77, Aileen Gibbs 77, Harry Depew 76, Mary Thompson 76, Russell Hayes, 75, Bill Punlop 75, Herbert Hooper 74, Annabelle Kellar 73, Robert Kent 78, Mabel Brookham 72, Sam Allin 72, Cecil Jackman 72, Arthur Hum- page 71, Jack Cameron 71, Eugene Connors 71 ,Frank Mcllveen 70, David Andrews 70, Gertude Dewell .70'Frank Tuerk 69, Philip Pattrick ' 69, Harry Soueh 68, Fred Mutton 68, Marion Glanville 68, Elizabeth Adams 68, Joyce 'Adams 66, Russell . Oke 66, Ruth Hamm 64, Jack Lun- "ney 63, Jack Bennett 62, Ernest Hunt 62, Doris Bennett 61, Arletta Maynard 61, Roland Bate 61, Mil- ton Yea 60, May Fowler 60, Dor- othy Nicholls 59. Jim Callan 57, Buster. Crombie 57, Georgena Ca- 'werly 57. (Not graded--Bill Allin, Chas. Richards). J. H, Johnson, Principal. VALENTINE DAY Today is St. Valentine's day and children in Bowmanville are doing the same as is being dpne in towns {ana cities throughout the civilised world and-are sending Valentines to their friends. . From the name one would be- lieve that there was only one St. Valentine but this js not so for old records prove that there wore at least six Saints by this name. The most celebrated of these how- ever are two Valentines, as they were called, who d#ved in Italy sev- eral centuries ago. Both of these saints died on the samc day and this is likely where February 14th got its name. Oné of these was a Roman priest and the other the Bishop of Terni. Although the name is very popular in England no church was ever named after either of these perhaps the reason being that so little is known of them, There is no reason why the present day festivities are connect- ed with the names of these saints only that the day comes when spring is not far away, and, on the day, as Shakespeare says. the birds are said to mate. Shakespeare mentions St. Val- entine's Day in his drama Hamlet in the following words: "Tomorrow is St. Valentine's Day All in the morning betimes, And I a maid at your window To be your Valentine." Proof has it that the custom fis old and Samuel Pepys the famous diarist'says in his diary "I am also this year my wife's Valentine and it will cost me five shillings but that I must hand out if we had not been Valentines." : The day must have been cele brated years before Pepy's time for Chaucer the first English writer and author says in his book "Par- liament of Fowls" in quaint old Your used Victor BO Records (or any used Victor Records) are worth money! All 75-cent Records now Bring in a used Victor Record for each new one and pay only Here is a double saving to you! 65¢c 55¢ Opportunity . . . to get that class of musical enter- tainment obtainable only on Victor Records, af 4 new low price . . . to realize an actual cash value on all your used Victor Records. 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Speedy results, Get "Fruit-a-tives" at druggist to- day. Be new person tomorrow. English' for this was Seynt Valen- tine's Day when every brid cometh ther to chese his make". There are many varieties of val- entines but the most common are gaudy colored cards usually notice- able by the heart some where On the picture. A modern dictionary defines a valentin® as 'a letter or missive sent by one person to another of the opposite sex on St. Valentine's Day, a written, printed or painted missive of an amatory or satirical nature generally sent anonymously." MARRIED MEN MEET SHIEK BACHELORS | AT ARENA TONIGHT | Many thought that when the in- | termediates were beaten by King- | ston on Monday that hockey was \over for the season in Dowman- ville, This, however, is not =o ana lots of good hockey will still be seen at the rink this season. | Tonight, for instance, there is to {be a rare old game down at the ice palace when the married men {of the Shelks are to meet the sin- gle men to decide which is the bet- ter. This ig really a practice game for an important event which 1s taking place in Port Perry next week when the annual hockey carnival is taking place on Feb. 19, 20, 21 and 22. Eight of the finest teams in the district will be in the running for the £175 in prizes, to say nothing of the gold watches and other gpecial prizes that are to be given for the winners of the tournament. The Bowmanville team will have an exceptionally strong lineup for this occasion and are expecting to repeat their suc- cesses of the tournament of last season, ORONO RESIDENTS SERIOUSLY ILL John Henry, road inspector for the towneshin of Clarke, 18 lying dangerously ill at his home in Or ono. A consultatjon of the medi- eal profession consider his state to be very serious. Stinson Robin- son, one of the ploneer settlers of the district, is also serfously {ll at the home of his niece, Mrs, Wes- | ley Patterson. | Newcastle- Orono | Hichway Again | Open for Autos l Before going to press today it was learned that the highway from | Newcastle to Orono which has been | closed all this winter is being open- ed today" by a vlow from the de- nartly cleared yesterday and will he finished by dark tonight, jWst 'in time for the large number who will be journeving = to Orono to- i night for the skating carnival and Military Ball that follows./ Tt isn't necessary to be a prude in order to be prudent.--Chicago Daily News. ? Take Feel Dizzy? OTATOES! Ontario « New Brunswick $2.35 Per Bag Hogg & / PHONE 203 Lytle Limited 'Whitby Whitby's fire loss for the year ending December 31st, 1929, was only $5,000, ac- cording to a statoment pre- sented at the annual meeting of the Whitby Fire Depart ment held on Wednesday ev- ening, February 6th, The fire- men during the twelve months answered 15 calls, four false alarms and eleven fires at which the fire fighting equip- ment was used, The fire loss is considered very low, and is due in no small measure to the fact that the citizens generally are co-operating with Fire Chief William Smith and bis Daily Times Advertising, subscriptions and news will be received at the Whitby Brancu Office, at Gaz (te and Chronicle.~Telephone 23--After Business Hours -'U'hone 850. REPRESENTATIVE--JAMES H, ORMISTON Whitby Fire Loss in 1929 Amounted to only $5,000 men in keeping the number of fires down to a minimum, Officers of the brigade elect- ed for 1930 are; Chief--Willlam Smith, Captain--R. McMillan, 1st Lieutenant--G. Mowat. 2nd Licutenant- W, Thomp- son, \ 3rd Lieutenant--H. Watson. Socretary-Treasurer--L, I. Northam, 1st Branchman---J. Mowat; 2nd, J. Sawdon; 3rd J. An- derson; 4th, M. Moore; ©Gth, ¥, Steffler; 6th, E, Humphrey, hydrant, W. Thompson; chem- fecal, W. Wilkinson and A. Hopper. NEW CELLS AT THE COUNTY GADL TO COST SUN OF 52.400 Expenditure _ Authorized by the County Council-- Road and Bridge Work {Ontario County and Council, in ses- | slon at Whitby, on Thursday evening heard a number of reports from Committees. The volume of business disposed of necessitated that the j Council sit until a late hour. | Property Repairs | The committee on county property and jail management of which Adam Dobson, Canmington, is chairman re- | ported and made the following re- | commendations :-- We recommend the payment of ac- | counts for repairs made to the coun- | ty gaol; new lighting fixtures in the library at the Court House; re-dec- oration of gaol dining room; fire ex- tinguishers for House of Refuge and the flag for the County Buildings. That the governor of the gaol be given sanction to cultivate the vacant lot west of the gaol now growing up in weeds. That after the installation of the new fixtures in the registry office, the old part of the buildnig be re- decorated. That an office file be purchased for Judge Thompson's office, That six standard cells be pur. chased and installed in the east cor- ridor upstairs in the gaol at an ap- proximate cost of $2475, That tenders be called for on the 15th day of April for coal for the county buildings. That a new stove be purchased for the House of Refuge. Roads and Bridges The committee on roads and brid- ges of which Albert W. Jackson, Whitby, is chairman reported and re- commended, In the case re $100 grant asked for road work on Thorah Island; that no action be taken at this session. In the case re $200 asked for road repairs on road running southerly from Victoria Corners; that no action be taken at this session. That the Road and Bridge com- mittee, the county solicitor and coun- ity roads superintendent be author- ized to be present when the judge fixes the apportionment of costs in the Whitevale Bridge case. That Albert W. Jackson be paid $8.00 for one trip to Toronto. Considerable discussion took place over a clause in the report which recommended that the Provincial Government be memorialized as to what constitutes a county bridge and asking that there be definite figures and measurements set forth. It was pointed aut that the proper parties to memorialize the Provincial Govern- ment were the committee on legis- lation and memorials. The council upheld this view point and amended the report, setting that clause over to that committee, ROBT. SOMERVILLE IS CHAIRMAN OF PENSIONS BOARD Keen Competition at The Council For New Appointments Considerable 'excitement prevailed in the County Council on Thursday morning, when John Morris, chair- man of the Committee on Legislation to appoint 'the County Board under the Old Age Pepsiths Act. When «the council resolved 'into a committee of the whole, great excite- ment was evident. There seemed to be some difference of opinion as to] the proper method of proceedure to i he followed, Each member had his | »wn idea and as a_result, allegations { of railroading were flung across the ! floor, The members accused each | other of partisanship and uproar ruled the council for a time. Albert W. . Jackson , reeve of Whitby, brought order from chaos when from his enormous, fund of experience in county work, he outlined the proper order of business. Those appointed were Gordon McLean, t W. Jackson, Whit by; Robert Somerville, Port Perry} i idge; John Mor- \ Members of the Board will receive for their services. $5.00 per day, and mileage at 5¢ per mile, The appointment of this Board was and Memorials, introduced a by-law} the principal business of the adjourn- ed sessoin, Somerville Chairman The Board met on Thursday and appointed Robt, Somerville, of Port Perry chairman and Owen Davies, of Uxbridge, Secretary. John Ross, chairman of the County Roads committee reported that the committee had inspected the office of the County Road Superintendent and recommended that the office be painted and redecorated and new blind bought. In the matter of the property at Utica belonging to the late Mrs. Ho- garth, a former inmate of the House of Refuge; it was brought out that a relative had lived in the house for the last 12 years. The council decid- ed that since the taxes had been paid during this period the. relative had squatter's rights, The taxes had not been paid last year, however, so that the property would come up for sale for taxes if they were not paid next year. The council decided that since the last occupant was in poor cirs cumstances and since there was only $300 at stake, it would be poor busi- ness for the county to try to sccure a title to the property. The matt was referred to the Inspector « House of Refuge. CRUELTY TO HORSE BRINGS $10 FINE | Port Perry Man Left Horse Unattended at Whitby In Police Court. Thursday after- noon Jack Conlin, horse dealer, was charged by the Chief' Gunson with cruelty to animals. He pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and costs. The case was the aftermath of the finding by Chief Gunson a few wecks ago of a horse and buggy which ap- peared to have been descrted at the rear of the Royal Hotel. The animal was found suffering from cold and hunger and placed in a local stable for care. . Conlin, it appears, borrowed the horse, and the owner claimed it a few days after it was found. Chief Gunson, Whitby; Constable Brown, Brooklin, and Chief Nesbitt, Port Perry, arrested Conlin north of the latter village on Wednesday night, after surrounding the house in which he was located, HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS INSPECT NEW HIGH SCHOOL (Continued from Page 2) and a member of the board for fifty years. Mr. Couch was a mem- ber of the board when the first high school in Bowmanville was built in 1890. On the platform which was beautifully decorated with plants and flowers, were members of the board, the facuty in their graduating robes, the mayor, Bowmanville's oldest resi- dent, David Keith who -on Wed- nesday last was 96, and also Mr. Rogers. a representative from the Department of Education from To- ronto. W. B. Couch The chairman opened his re- marks after the singing of O Can- ada by extending to the public a hearty welcome to the school, hop- ing that in seéing the building they would find that the board had done a wise thing in having it erected. The steady increase in scholars had made it absolutely necessary to make an addition to the old building and this had becn recommended many times by visit- Ping inspectors from the Department in Toronto. He remembered when the first school was built in 1890 wiht an enrolment of 100 and the building at' that time was able to accommodate them just nicely. At the commencement of the fall term in 1929 this number had increased to 210. For years the school had been in a crowded state and the cloak rooms and even the attic had been utilized for classrooms, The Board viewed many plans of schools before they finally accept- ed the one of Mr. Goulnlock and this latter, was accepted unani- mously by the board as the best suitable for adding to the old buliding, sala Mr. Couch. The whole town was greatly 'indebted to the building committee for the many hours they had spent in the intorests of the schc¢ol and he par- ticularly. commended the work of this committee for his unremittin toll in this connection, He expréss- ed the hope that tho school would Dr. Bonnyecastle, the chairman Bt | | | | | | dian sch stand long as a memorial to thoso public spirited citizens who had made the school possible by their co-operdtion, « Mayor Elliott The mayor of Bowmanville in opening his remarks: congratulated the high school board on its initi- ative in the building of the new wing, which was undoubtedly a great asset to the community at large. The only reason the council, of which he was the head had granted the money to the board without putting it to a vote of the people, was because the council as a whole had the utmost faith in the high school board of the town. This faith had been well rowarded. The school had been built with the in- tention of making it large enough to do for years to come, The sum allowed the board, he sald, was the largest ever passed by a Bowman- ville council for any purpose of this kind without a vote of the people being first taken. In con- eluding he stated that he thought that the town had secured a fine building which was a credit to its inhabitants, G. F. Rogers G, PF. Rogers, chief jnspector of the department of education in the Ontario Government was the last speaker and on behalf of the gov- ornment congratulated the town on {ts fine school. He stressed in a lengthy address the mneed and value of education to young people He told of having been a tcacher at the Bowmanville high school himself in 1894 and of hig in terest in the town's schools since htat time. He was glad, he said, to learn that a commercial class was to be started in the school shortly as he .thought that many schools were sticking too closely to old idéas of what one must laern and not enough to what will sult each individual student, He knew it was not possible to take a university course less a number of subjects had been stud- fed and he thought that this should net be so, 1f a student was not good in one particular subject he should be let study without hold- ing back that which will mean most to him, when he takes his | place in the world of commerce. "What good is complicated trigo- nometry to a housekeeper?" he asked. "Would it help her in her sewin?" He compared at length the secondary education in Englana and Ontario and although he be- lieved that the high schools of the old country turned out better in- dividual scho' rs than do the Cana- ney were not so rep- resentative. Over there the cream of the public schools and those who could afford it were given socondary education. In this province every child in the public school had a chance to go to high school where as in the old land only those Win- ning scholarships in . the public schools wera eligibile. He suggested that business men of the town give vocational talks to gpe stu- dents at different times, giving them an idea of their line of work and helping the young people to choose their own professions, He also made the suggestion that each year the graduating c'1ss present to the school for hanging the au- ditorium an original painting by some well known Canadian artist, thus creating an art gallery in the school which would always be 2 treasure. Interspersed with the speeches a fine program was given by mcm- bers of the student body and the school orchestra under the direc- tion of Frantis Sutton, F.R.C.O. A.T.C.M. Among other speakers were Dr. Bonnycastle who explain- ed fully the financing of the school and the part that the coun- tise council takes in the paying for it. The program was as follows: '""Thistledown," intermezzo, the or- chestra; vocal solo, Miss Bernice Bellman; Highland dance, Yvonne Tighe and Marion Slemon; violin solo by Wallace Horn, accompan- fed by Miss Helne Argue; folk dance by the girls of the first form, in péasant costume; clever READ FOLKS! This SIX GOOD REASONS YOU WILL AGREE WITH 1st.--That every home should have its own Laundry Equipment. 2nd.--That weekly washing of clothes is abso- lutely necessary. 3rd.--That washing clothes by hand is the hardest * work a woman has to do in her home. 4th.--That washing clothes by hand is very hard on the clothes. 5th.--That any woman who owns a Connor Thermo Electric Washer would not go back to the old hand washing method. 6th.--That a Connor Thermo-Electric Washer will pay for itself in a very short time. 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The Auditors presented their re- port for year 1929, showing receipts as $111,649.53. Expenditures as $111,- 044.22, leaving a balance on hand of $605.31. The report was adopted and auditors ordered paid. Treasurer acknowledged reccipts from W. F. Ward, Police Magistrate for - fines and fees, $11.00; C. D. L Hodgson, taxes, 1929, $3171.02. Orders were drawn on treasurer as follows: M. A. James & Son, Printing and advt, $63.80; E. L. MacNachtan, 50 per cent of Maint. of Samuel F guson, Bowmanville Hospital, $63 loronto Stamp and Stencil Wor Dog tags, $23.40; John Lyle, 50 per cent. cost use of High School Bldg, and Council room for Short Course, $50.00; W. R. Allin, Registrations for 1929, $22.75; McClellan & Co. Ltd, 1 ton coal, Mr, Edwards (charity) $17.50; W. P. Corbett, bread, Mr. Edwards (charity) $1221; R. C Pearce, J; ton coal, Mr. Edwards, (charity) $8.00; Mrs. A. F. Rundle, supplies to Mr. Edwards (charity) $49.09; C. D. Hodgson, Supplies, Mrs. Savage dcharity) $10.67; S. D. Hodg- son, Supplies, S. Davis (charity) $12.00; Mrs. Hatherly, Milk, 2 mo, Mrs. Savage (charity) $6.20; George Collacott, sheep damages, (Robt. Collacutt, deceased) $28.00; J. J. Mason & Son, Insurance, Hall and contents, $22.50; Mrs. Edith Scobell, Bond of Clerk and Treasurer, $5.00; Herbert Cameron, Drawing wood, Mrs. Savage, $5.75; T. H. Richards, Salary, $12.84; T. H. Richards, road maintenance, $75.14; F. J. Groat services as auditor, $12.50; R. Kyle, Squair, services as auditor, $12.50. Council adjourned to Friday, Mar. 7th, at 1 p.m, W. R. ALLIN, Clerk, Per M. Pascoe. A 'man and his wife were having tea in a fashionable restaurant. "Shall we dance, dear?" asked the husband, rising from his chair. "That wasn't the orchestra play- ing," replied his wife. 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