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,----,. I2~' -~ r-~ ~ 1' - 't>~-..-,'~<-<- ~y<~.¶. tanatdezrn With Which Is Incorporated The Bowmanville News Vol. 7 7 M. A. JAMES & SONS, Publishers. BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, JUNE llth, 1931 $2.00 a Year in Advance 1931 Edition oF Th'e Screech Owl Is WeIl Received Volume 10 is dedicated to first Screech Owl staff of 1922-Edition has splen- did illustrations. The tenth edition o! "The Screech Owl", Bowmanville Higli School au- nual publication, is off. the press and is perhaps the most creditable cdi- tion of sîl that have becu publisbed. The school motto 15 emblazoned on the cover "Non Quautum Sed Quale" which if we remember cor- * rectly meaus Not quautity but qual- ity, and in this offering o! the school magazine there is both. It is cer- taiuly much larger than usual sud it shows quality throughout. Prom cover to cover it is brim full o! intercst and is most profusely il- lustrated. Morg. Lunncy's cover de- sign is still in use, but in gold and red this year. This gives, at fIrst siglit, a very favorable impression o! the edition. The 1931 Screech Owl is dcdicated to the first Screech Owl staff of 1922, o! wliom a picture is shown. It is dedicated o themn as a ',recognition o! their contribu- tion to our scbool 11e" in the pubi- lsblng o! the first Screech Owl lu that year. Opposite a fine cut o! Principal Dippeil his message is giv- en coveing a gencral rcview o! the school year. Mn. W. B. Couch, who for so many years gave o! bis time and talent to the scbool, is remcmbered in a f ull page portrait and opposite au Iu Mcmoriam Card !caturlng bis fav- orite poet. Tennyson's "«Crossing the Bar." The editoials are well wntten sud te the point as also are the various reports Which are contained in the first part of the book. The student iactivities througbout the year are fully covencd and a comprehensive vicw o! what has been accomplished is seen. o! particular note in tis year's edition is the poetry. A very higli standard bas been rcacbcd in past years and this is maintained and even exceeded this year. The short stonies are also good and fore- tell success for some o! the students lu literary activities in a! ter 11e. 0f course, sports are f ully covcred and the studeuts appear to have acquit- ted tbemselveS very crcditably dur- i lg the year. The ,vrho's Wlio" dcpartment bas changed in style tbis year sud we think, not for the better. Wbile this department is good, the new ar- rangement appears to take bal! the pith and humnor f romn this popular section o! the magazine. The Screech Owl has becu well supported by advertisers this year and so creditable is the whole edi- tion that future Screecb Owl staffs will have a difficuit task iu keepng te the exception.al high standard set by tbe 1931 staff. The staff through wbosc efforts such a successful publication nas, comne off the press are: Consulting Editer - Miss E. M. Stedmais, B. A. Edltor-lu-Chie-John Jury. Associate Editors-Pauline Wagar, Phyllis Chals. Business Manager-Morley Van- Stone. Asst. Business Managers-D3onald Williams, Winnie Lancaster. rd Advertising Staff-Evelyn Rickard Seruice Bellinan, Gordon Adams, George Werry. Circulation Manager - Herbent C3olmer. ,Secretaries-Leonard Wilson, Ma- I line Jones. ~Student Activtles-KcXUieth Mon- iê, jean Milson. ;lumnni-Beatrice Crydermnfai. IWho's Who.-Bob CorbetV, Leola Miler. Zxchange Editor-Wlnnie Rlckard Glrl's Athletics-Greta MundaY. Boys' Athletis-Keuileth Osbornie Cliuckles-Milda Moore. PMori Reporters: V-Ada Allin; Iv-Biii Ingram; 11-Mlec Birks; -3. Commercial-Neîle Kirkten; Jr. Dbtimercial-Bloss Campbell; Il- jirold Colmer; lA-Helen Mason; I-Jack Allin. parents o! students atteudiug B. H.. S. and gradue.tes o! this school will fiud the contents o! The Screech Owl exceptionially lnteresting. Cop- ies are obtaifl8ble from the above taff or at the local book stores. AJJDRESS ON FELLOWSIM Igotarlan Dave Mornisoa DeUvered WeekIy Luncheon Address THE CHURCHES The Salvation Armny - Captain Bursey aud Lieut. Flett. Services ai Il and 7 conducted by the officers; Sunday Scbool at 2.30 p. m. Sunday services at Bethesda at 10.30 a. m.; Salem at 2.30 P. m., also a Baptismal service and the Sacra- ment of the Lord's Supper; Tyrone at 7 p. m. Rev. J. R. Trumpour, paston. St. Paul's Church .- Rev. D. W. Best. D. D., Minister. il a. m.- Morning Worship, address by a re- preseutative o! the Gideous o! Anieica; 7 p. m.-Evening Worsblp, the Minister; 2.30 p. m.-aSunday School. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Churcli: il a. m.-Mornlng Worship, speak- ers, Mr. Thos. Roulston sud Mr. J. Hammond o! the Gideons Ass'n.; 2.30 p. m.-Sabbath School; 7 p. m. -Evening Worship, the Minister will preach. Trinity United Church-Rev. J. U. Robins, pastor. Suuday Services: Bible School sud preaching service at 11 a. m. Speakers: J. J. Burton sud Will J. Green. representing the Gideons. The pastor will preach at 7 p. m. All services in charge o! the pastor. St. Johin's Anglican Church- Second Sunday after Trinity: 8 a. m. -Holy Communion; il a. m.- Morning Prayer, addresses by Mr. W. J. Anderson sud Mr. S. C. Mul- hall of the Gideons Ass'n.; 2.30 p.m. -Sunday School; 7 p. m.-Evening Prayer. the Rector will preacli. The Women's Association o! Trin- ity Churci met in the scliool room on Tuesday a! ternoon. Mms. J. E. Elllott presided sud Mrs. G. L. Wag- an couducted the bible reading sud followed wth a talli on "Steward- ship, a way o! 11e." Mrs. Geo. E. Pritchard, soprano, sang "Steal Away te, Jesus" with good expres- sion. The meetings will lie discon- tinued during July sud August. The followlng are the changes in Bay o! Quinte Con! erence in Osh- awa Presbytery; Bowmauville (St. Paul's)-Rev. A. S. Kerr, M. A.; Bowmanville (Tinity)-E. P. An- strong, B. A., B.D.; Myrtle-4. O. Totten; Orono Park Street-W. J. M. Smythe, M. A., B. D.; Oshawa (Cedardale)-A. E. Thoruley, M. A.; Oshawa (Centre St.)-Geo. C. R. McQuade, Secretary o! Bay of ulute Conference; Tyrone-A. M. Wooton. All protestant churches in Bow- manville will bave special speakers at the morning services wheu mem- bers of the Association o! Gideons will speak. The Gideons have a very worthy cause, that o! placing in all hotels, hospitals sud govenui- ment schools where they are accept- ted, bibles. The association has car- ied on this work many years sud bas wrought untold good by its work. Bowmanville churches will have an opportunity o! contibuting te, this cause. Iu the a!teruoon the Gid- eons will present bibles te, the Boys' Training School ai a ceremnouy at 3 o'clock. The society carrnes on its great work in Canada without aId of any kind f rom official sources but it relies on the generosity o! its treemb<prs and churches to support the movement. PAST MASTERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING HERE Col. R. J. GlU Was Elected Vice- President of Ontario District Association The Past Masters' Association of the Ontario District held their an- nual meeting in the Masonic Hall i Bowmanville on Monday niglit, June 8th, with a large number of past masters in atteudance. C. E. Far- row presided ai the meeting. The election of officers resulted as fol1- lows: President-F. G. Erskine, Whitby; Vice President--Col. R. J. Gill, Bowmanville; Sec'y.-Treas.- T. Annison, Bowmanville; Executive Committee-Harry Mitchell, Port Hope; Adolph Henry, Orono; J. Me- Cullough, Cobourg; Auditors-Dr. G. C. Bonnycastle, Bowmanville; F. H. Batty. Port Hope. The special speaker for the occas- ion was Dr. C. F. McGillivary of Whîtby who delivered au impressive and instructive address which was mucli appreciated by the assembled brethren. At the conclusion of tbe business session liglit refreshments were served by the Bowmanvllle Past Masters, bringing to a close an ex- ceptîonally pleasant eveuing. INQUEST HELD INTO JACK UNDEBHILL DEATH Driver of Car Appears Be! ore Magis- trate Charged With Manslaughter A coroner's.jury, presided over by Dr. F. W. Diamond, Port Hope, in- vestigating the circumstance sur- rounding the death of Jack Under- hill, who was alinost instanly kllled on June lst, when h. was struck by a car driven by B. H. Mortlock of The Statesman staff, returned a verdict last Thursday reading: "John Underhill died on June lst, 1931, on Concession Street, Bow- mauville, belng struck by a Buick car driven by B. H. Mortlock, who evidently lost control o! the car he was driving and teok the south dltch to avoid hitting the car ahead. We, the jury, consider the accident could have been avoided if driver o! Bulck car liad not lost control o! same." Mr. Mortlock, who is being repre- sented by J. C. MeRuer, K. C., o! Toronto, appeared before Magistrate Alan Campbell charged with manl- slaughter ou Monday, June Sth. Owing te the inability o! bis counsel te attend, the case was remnanded until June 25th. Mr. Mortlock was placed ou bail of $5000 supplied by two local business men. The case on June 25th will be a preliminary hearlng b.! ore a police magistrate and wfll flot llkly be trled until No- vember when the Assizes sit in Co- bourg. NOTICE Mr. W. F. Ward, barrister, wislies to aunounce that he bas returned to take up his practice and will be in his office on King Street at the us- ual hours. Nearly One Hundred Prizes WiII Be Awarded at Community Picnic Program for big event on July 8th is practically corn- pieted - Good time is assured for everyone Witi prise basts practically com-t pleted, a car Punchased sud othert arrangements nearing completion1 the interest lu the coming Commun-i lty Picule under the auspices o! thei Bowmnanville Business Men's Assoc-i iation gains by leaps sud bounds.c According to present arrangementst between 75 sud 100 prises wiil be of-1 fered for tbe vanlous events which1 are scheduled te take place on Wed- nesday afternoou, July 8th. at the1 Cream o! Barley Camp, Bowman-1 ville. Eleven prises alone will be offered to those partaking lu the Mammoth Parade whici starts the a! ternoou's f eatures. The commttee lu charge o! this f unction are working out de- tails to make tis the most ýstupen- dous parade in Bowmanvilhe's HisV-9 ory even exceeding that which took place on the Confederation Day Jub- ilee a few years ago. At the park a softball touruamenit, open to any team in Darlngton, Cartwright sud Clarke will be beld. The team lcadlng the towu league at that time will also enter this tour- nament. Tue prises for this event are realhy worthwhilc sud consist o! a $5 sweater for every man on the winning team. A football game wilh also be played at whlch iV is hoped to gel teams f rom the league lu s scheduhed game. Prises will also be awarded to the winners o! this game athough the exact nature o! these prises have not yet been decided. Then there is to lie a "'Mystery Man" aud a "Mystery Woman." This is the mystery part o! this story but you wilh hear more about these interestlug personages next week. Someone is golng to get a real kick out o! one of the afternoon's events .Probably It wi11 b. the 'Inar- rîed ladies. This event la 'theirdasy pig contest sud IV la open ta inar- rled men only. It wll glve the ladies an honeat reason te laugli at their husbanda for once at lesat. Between ail o! these eveuts the guests at the plilcnteWM have Vo !ind tixue to spread the cloti, on oue o! the tables provlded sud have ticir picule supper. Tue grounds comn- mittee are providing hot sud cold watcn so do not be af raid te brlugg evenything te make a worthwhile1 supper. Those who have a leaning tewards tes or other bot drinks can b. assured that tiey will lie weUl looked after. Then at niglit the day's events wll be brouglit to a close uptowu oni King Street !rom Temperance te DI-1 vision Streets. Here a real old fash-i ioncd street dance wlll hold sway1 sud whether you prefer the round1 dancing or the square dancing your wauts are to be supplied. At ten o'clock the crowds will con- gregate for the drawing o! the tick- et for the Plymouth Free Whceling 1931 Sedan wbich is to b. given away Vo the holder o! tic lucky tic- ket. This sedan may b. seen daly iu and arouud Bowmauvllle sud is a splendid looking automobile, up Vo date lu every way and worth retail close Vo a thousaud dollars. Second prise is a Rogers Electnlc Radio, and third prize a handsome Wahuut Ced- an Chest. Tickets for Dance sud Lucky Draw are 25c and may b. sec- urcd at any time uow f rom mem- bers o! the Association, or from members o! the Bowmanvllle Branch o! the Canadian Leglon who are co- operatlug Vo make the plcnic a suc- cess. A last bit o! advîce to tewnsfolk and farinera alike. Everyoue la lu- vitcd 80 Just plan ahead to beienl Bowmauvllle ou Weduesday, July 8. You dan corne lu the moniug sud do your shopping and then lielare- paned for the big aftcnnoou whlch will stant shorthy a! Ver dînner, with the cahithumpian parade. If you 11k. te spcnd a neal profit- able sud enjoyable afternoon geV- ting to know the people o! your owu cormmunity aud as guests o! the Bowmanvllle Business Men's Assoc- IatIon Juat Pack your basket the niglit before, Jump In the old fnver and !ollow the erowds to Bowman- ville. AUTHOS 0F RFLECTIONS Fred R. Foley Formerly o! Bowmanvllle and now of St. Catharines, the author o! Maple Grove Reflections, the final mnstallmcnt o! which appears in this issue. I ia pie Grove Reflections Are Now Completed Fred R. Foley, former mer- chant here, was author ofi interesting reminiscences 1 -Reflections of historic- al value. With Vhis issue o! Tic Statesman the 28th sud final instaliment o! MIaple Grove Reflections is publish- ed. Througbout the duration o! their publication Vicy have been a great source o! luterest sud Vo mny of wouder as Vo who tic author o! those iutcncstiug anecdotes could b. The histonian is Mn. Fred R. Foley, son o! the laVe Mr. sud Mrs. Wm. F'oley o! Maple Grove. s former boot sud sho. merchant, o! Bowxuanville. sud uow District .fan.4ger o! the Empire Life InsurýïW~CompauY at St. Catherines. These rerniniscences have noV; only been a source o! great luterest Vo tbc people who uow live or bave liv- ed in Maple Grove community but to many others, sud thcy have be- corne invaluable as s historical re- cord o! Maple Grove. In years te corne they will sViil be lu print lu tbc files o! The Statesman sud no doubt many readers have dipped the installments Vo file away. Sucli a history o! a community is aIl the more valuable because Vie pion- enrs are gradualhy passing ou Vo eternity. A ltVhc whlc sud they vill ai lie gone, but lu tbe Maple Grove Reflections wiU remain a glinipse of the hives o! those who wcrc amoug bbc better known citi- zens as well as the "characters" o! that section. Some !ew ycars ago there appear- cd lu Thc Statesman a series o! "Do You Remember Wlien" anecdotes about Bowmanville citisens and in- cidents, wrlttcn by "Whistling Jim" better known Vo most o! our readers as Dr. M. J. A. James o! Cleveland, 0hio. lu those weekly contributions mucli o!istonical intercst was sav- cd to posberity. Then laVer Rev. S. Gorlcy Brown, o! Richmond, Que., au old Tyrone boy. wrote Vhe history o! that section o! Durham lu a most impressive and !ascinating manner. To complet. Vhe historical sketch- es o! West Durhiam others sliould write o! the oId bimes lu their par- ticular parts. Enniskilleu. Hamp- ton, Blackstock, Sohina, Burlrton. Eufild, CourVice, sud many other places ucarby mnust have sirn1 resideut lu the psst who c'ofld let our readers know o! thp doins-qo! their commuuity when tbey were youug. The Statesman is pleased Vo pubi- lisi these contributions in bhc inter- est not ouhy o! the neaders o! today but o! thc resideuts o! tomorrow who will want Vo kuow o! bbc men sud womcn who comprised their communities sud through wliose pioncer efforts Vie com!orts o! Vo- day are possible. lu forwardiug bis final budget o! "Reflectîons" to The Statesuisu Mn. Foley makes this comment: 11 think wiVh Vhis lstI will write Finis, sud boss my old goose qull luto bbc air, sud let someone wlth a modem Wabcrrnan continue tlie story. i bave quibe enjoycd tbc preparablon o! these articles golng over bbc old scenes, recalliug bhc old ueighbors sud the good old days." Many have ahrcady guessed who bbc author o! these reflections was sud bave wrltteu expncsslug bic pleasure Vhcy have derlved !rom readlug bis commenta and observa- tions full o! human luteresb. For thc benefit o! others who would 11k. Wo-Write direct Vo Mn. Folcy express- Ing -vour appreciation a letter ad- dresséd Vo hlm at 98 St. Paul St., St. Cattarines, Ontario, wIll le wel- comcd ÉAud wll show hlm Vhat ils efforts were enjoyed by a wider cmr- dle o! !nienga than Just Viose who have lived abbUMple Grov. KANY BEAUTY SPOTS ARE FOUND WITIN BORDERS 0F DURHAM COUNTY Eagle's Cliff on Newcastle Lake Shore Road Is Intrigulng Rock Garden Many resideuits o! Bowmauiville and Durhami County appear te be only now awakening te the beauti- ful scenery and the many delightful noter drives within the borders o! their own county. Apple Blossom Week evidently opened their eyes to the fact that nature has bestowed in a lavish measure picturesque rural cbarms and beauty spots in Durham County undreamed of. Ansong the many lovely spots in tis part of Ontario is a wild and wooded reglon on the Lake Shore Road, known as Eagle's Cliff, which Eraws its name f rom the birds who Li earlier years built their nests on the f ace o! its rocky dliffs. The Lonely grandeur and floral treasures o! this lntnlguing rock garden o! nature are as yet known and ap- preciated by few. For the more ad- venturesome, ascending the rocks from the gravel beach to the siad- ows of the trees above is a f eat in itself and provides ail the thrills o! a Rocky Mountain climb. The scen- ery is as vividly and uuiquely beau- tiful as may b. seen anywhere. Many lovely wlld ffowers may be found here, among themn the rare and delicate Orchld or Lady Slipper, in pastoral shades of pink, mauve, and yellow, an exotic prise lu searcli o! whlch many will go f ar afleld. ut is a genuine pleasure just to moter along the Lake Shore roads i early summer, to feel the cool fresh breezes from the lake, to see the blue waters, ffecked here and there with white, shlmmenung and spark- Ling in the sunsblne; to drive b.- tween frieudly, sweet-smelling lied- ges of luxuriant wild roses, berry bushes and lllacs; and then to drive blirougli shady aisles wlth a gentle wind wbispering in the treetops overhead, birds cheerfully twlttering Lxer and there and a llmpid spnlng tinkling in the distance. What is there, after weeks o! rerve-racking drudgery amld the city's Jarning clamor, that could give such a feeling o! satisfled peace aud complete relaxation as a leisurely drive among such scenesý as these-- and right in Durham County? Nurses in Training Win Prizes Two EtowmanvUle nurses in train- ing at the Oshawa HosPital recelved awards at the graduating exercises on T1hursday, June 4th, at the Osh- awa Collegiate Auditorium. miss Kathleen Hall, daugliter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hall, South Ward, was awarded the Supenintendent's prise for the highest dlam standing in Junior year. sud Miss Gladys Jam- leson, daugliten of Mn. and Mms. R. M. Jamieson, was awarded the Night Supervisor's prise for executive abîl- ity and neatness. Both prises were presented by Lleut.-Col. R. S. Mc- Laughlin. COMING EVENTS Reserve Friday, June 26th, for the Garden Party at Mrs. W. H. Car- ruthers', Scugog St., under auspices of the W .A. of St. Paul's. South Darlington and Clarke Threshlng Syndirate annual meet- ing in Shaw's School on Wednes- day, June 17th, at 8 P. m. Atten d. Canadian Leglon Baud is planning to give an open air concert i a cen- tral part of the town on Thursday evening. June 25th. More particu- lars next week. The Salvation Army Home League and Band o! Love-Sale of Work will be held in the Savation Army Hall on Thursday. June l8th. Af- ternoon at 3 o'clock; evening at 7.30. Trinity Y. W. A. wlll hold next regular meeting on Wednesday, June l7th, at 8 p. m. in the ladies' class room. Dominion Day program lin charge o' Mr. Bartlett and Mrs.. Ray Dilllng. Note change of day.,( The Jury Iris garden at the Boys' Training School is in f un bloom sud should be seen this week if it is te be seen at its best. An invitation is extended to townsfolk to visit this beauty spot in the school grounds over the weekend. Dr. R. G. Scott, medical superin- tendent of the Anna Turubuil Hos- pital, Wakaw, Sask., will give an ad- dress i St. Paul's lecture room on Thursday, June 18tli, at 8 p. m. Anyone interested in the work of this eminent man is cordially invit- ed. June session of Counties Council opens at Cobourg on Monday, June 15th, at 3 p. m. A hot debate is expected regarding the increased amount payable to the Counties from the various municipalities, raised this year througli the equal- ized assessment made by County Judge L. V. O'Connor last year. Afternoon Tea and Impromptu musical program wlll b. held on Flr1- day afternoon, June l2th, at the home of Mrs. Arthur Cawker. Or- ders for home made baking may b. sent inte telephone Nos. 1, 233, 591 and 336. Flsh pond and f ortune telling on the grounds. Under aus- pices of the Women's Association of St. Paul's Church. Admission 25c. THE NURSES' GRADUATION EXERCISES IN OPERA HOUSE Tuesday, June 16th, 8.30 p. m. Citizens are invited to the gradua- tion exercises of the Bowmanville Hospital Traln#ng School for Nurses 'te be held in Qvrause on Tues- day, June 16t s, at 8.30 p. m. An address wlll br givn by Mn. R. W. Cameron, Toronto, Past President of the Ontario Hospital Association. The graduates are Miss Dorothy E. ockhart and Miss Lillian Holmnan. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Jas. G. Burns and family, Hampten, wish to thank their many kind friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy durlng the illness and death of Mr. Burns. Pathos," Tragedy andi SuFFering are Found ln Pages oF Auditors' Report Ratepayers Iearn i brief sunimary the cold, unvarnished truth how their xnoney is gobbled up in taxes For some ycars uow the towu couneil bas been paying a firrm o! chartercd accounts in Toronto over3 $400 a yean te audit tic books o! tic corporation. Tuis o! course is don. as a protection for the ratepayersv aud as a safeguard that Vhe tewu's$ business is couductcd in a proper i manner and tic !unds are noV mis-t appropriated. It is doubt!ul if a dos-d en itizens, iudluding the membersv o! council, lever take the trouble Vos horougbly examine the Auditors' flcporL,, wixàcii may bo perused by any taxpayer once the report hass bcen accepted by the council. We have no intention o! reprodue- ing the entire report o! 36 dloselye y.ewittcu pages, as 12 pages are taken up listing the namnes sud amounts o! taxes in arreans sud other outstandiug accounts citizens owe tbc corporation. IV would b. as much as the editor's lie is woti to publlsb this titbit o! uews !nom this book o! Who' Who Vo satis! y dle curiosity, as there la pathos, ragedy sud su!! ering, as well asl Vhi! Vwittcn betwecu the Ues o! these particular pages.1 Othen pages list the assets sudE liabilities, collecton's roll uncon- trollable cxpendîtures, debenture delit, local improvemcnts compar-E ative statement o! recelpts aand cx-f peudîtures for past hree years sink-( lng fuud iuvestmeuts, sehool necelptsE sud payments sud a lot o! other tabulated figures sud statistica per- tainlug Vo towu finaudes that Vie dowutrodden sud overtaxcd rate- natepayer wouldn't uuderstand un- less lic had a lswyer on on. side o! hlm sud a chartered accountant ou tic other. So we are only repnoducing the commeuts made by the auditors, Oscar Hudson & Co.. lu the fIrst part o! their report wicli reads: We have audlted the booksansd accounts o! the Town o! Bowmau- ville for tue year ended December 318t, 1930, sud sulimit henewitli the statements sud sciedules: Aneto section Deficit o! $867.51 la uhown by thus balance sicet as compared wlth ar surplus o! $3,016.91 as o! Decemberf 3lsV, 1929. Tax arrears, $28,288.81, shows a vcry considenable increase over 1929 wheu the total o! tax arreara was $18,720.38. Tuis lucrease la approx- imately 50%. Tic Vax arrears for the yea.- 1929 were $12,648.13 sudt during 1930 only $6,070.24 o!Vis( was collected. Vigorous efforts should ie rmade by the towu kta col- lect these arrears. Accounts necelvable $4,134.34 also show an increase over the previonst year o! $263.21. These accounts are in poor condition. Tue Canada Slic- er Corporation Limited account for accrued intcncst 15 $2,262.74,' au lu- crease o! $225.24 over hast year. Tue above named compauy bas noV paid any o! the principal o! mortgage o! $17,500.00 since the mortgage was grauted them. The f ull lst o! these appear ou the balance sheet. Waterworks sud supplies $467.11 is per the inventory as compihed by the towu engineer. Sluking Fuud securities $22,120.08 have been seen by ns sud are ac- cordlug to sciedule attachcd hereto. Pire Departmcnt: Pump Houa. englue, $2,431.82 is moucy expended fnom general town !unds sud 15 in- dluded lu the cash balance sheet, awalting the decislon o! the towu council te issue debentures or othen- wlse. Llability Section McGlll Estate $42.67 is the bal- ance at the credit o! Vhis account. Thc balance as at 31sV December, 1929, was $9,377.94 Vo which is added $7,814.73 recelpts during 1930 or a total o! $17,192.67. Of this $17,192.- 67 (which represents 59% o! Vhe net lucome o!Vis estate) the coundil unLlqr,,Pyw4 .se $8000 o! tuis monpy,ýo. s.educe, tic town's general levy,*for 1930. Altiaugh apparcntly not mentiouied in thc Council min- utes, a furthen *7500.00 was charg- cd t Vis account for Vie paymcnt o! the. towu's ahane ta Vthe provincial (Coninued on page 12) 1< 5c a Copy N o. 24 Horticulturists Plan Big Day at B.T.S. June 24th Flower show and fine pro- gram has been arranged - Local society u r g e s ilower lovers to exhibit One of the biggest horticultural vents to take place in Bowmanvllle in many years is scheduled to be Leld at the Boys' Training Schooi on Wednesday, June 24th. On that date the attractive grounds of the Training School wiil be thrown open to the public and visiting horticult- urists. The event wiil take the form of a F'lower Show which wlll be held *t the Rotary Gymnasium. Accord- ing to the plans already formul- ated Peterboro, Victoria, Haliburton, Durham and Northumberland count- ies will take part in the competition for nurnerous prizes which Include a grand prize for the competitor winning the most prizes of 1000 Darwin tulips or $25 in perennials and sbrubs. Roses, peomes and other su-ner flowers will forni the -most of the exhibit at the show. Bowmanvlle Horticultural Society is asklng the Lelp of every flower lover i this dis- trict in order to win the grandprize bhat is off ered and which, If won by the local society will be used i the beautificatlon of our streets sud vacant lots around town. This prise is off ered te any horticultural soc- iety within the counties mentloned that wins the greatest nuinber of prises or points at the Flower Show. The show is open te any person iu the Province. The Ontario Governnient is klnd- ly giving the societies the use o! the beautiful B.T.S. grounds and build- ings and wifl serve tea and coffee at- noon (D.S.T.) free te those who, brouglit their lunch. At 6.30 p.m. a buff et lunch wlI be served lu the Dining Hall at a nominal cost of 25ç_each. Mr. J. E. Cunninghamn the ihysical ilirector of the school bias kindly consented te put on a swim- ning demonstration on the Gym- nasium during the evenlng. The five nurseries in town, Jack- nan, Brookdale, Downham. Kings- way and Fletcher's rose gardens wll be open to the public for inspection on that day. It Is hoped that the itizens will rally te the aid o! the local soclety and aid them in wlu- mng the main prize. Further part- iculars of prises, etc. may be obtain- ed from Mrs. E.V. Scobeil, secretary. According to the program the aft- ernoon's event wUl open at 2.15 wlth an address o! welcome to the visit- ors delivered by a prominent per- son. Prom 2.30 pin. to, 4.30 pan. a tour of local nurseries win be con- d,ucted. During this time the flower show in the B.T.S. Gymnaslum wifl be open. At 4.30 pin. the main build- ings of the Training School wlll be open for inspection te the public and visitors and at 6.30 p.m a buffet luncheon wll be served in the Din- ing Hall. At 7.15 p.m. the swlmrnlng demonstration will be given !ollowed by a lecture by a prominent hort- culturlst. Watch next week's Stat- esman for prise bast and further au- nouncements. OBITUARY Samnuel W. Maaou, fowmanvill The oldest citizen boninl Bow- manville and one of the best in- formed mendiants i the dry goode business, passed away on Saturday, May 3lst, in the person of Samnuel W. Mason. Mr. Mason was bornin Bowmau- ville on April llth, 1850, a sou of the late Mr. sud Mrs. Samuel Maa- on, also well known sud higbly re- spected citisens of this town. Mr. BLason learned the dry goods busi- ness wlth the late Thomas Paterson, a promineuit merchant in the early bistory of the town. Later he went t~o Davenport, Iowa, where he spent a f ew years with is brother. John L. Mason. Returning home he en- tered busiess with bis father, later becoming connected wlth the Mc- Murtry Company where lie was em- ployed until he commenced business for himself on September lst, 1897. Tis business was couitinued until the end of December, 1928, wheui he retired. During the past wlnter he has been in poor healti. He was twlce marnled, firat te mis Millie Stewart, daughter of -Mr. Franik Stewart of the old Cabinet Factory, and secondly te Miss RUaa Marshall, who survives him, with two snsmand one dtaugihter, Meara.