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With Which Is Incorporated The Bowmanville News IVOLUME 80 BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20th, 1934 NUMBER 51 Town Council'Completes Year Witli Book Surplus Two TIiousand Dollars OnIy Three Committees Exceed Their Estimated Ex- penditures - Mayor Strike Conimenda Committee Chairmen on Fine Work - Tax Collections Main- tained Report Shows Showing a book surplus of $1979-96 the 1934 Town Council con- cluded a successful year's operat ion at the Statutory meeing held on Saturday afternoon. AUl committees but three finished the year with a surplus. while two o! the deficits together totalled less than $10.00. The standing o! the committees at the close o! the financial year on December lSth was as follows: Committees Estimates Expenditures Surplus or Defic it Roads and Streets $4500.00 $4300.09 X$ 199.91 Cemetery 1300.00 1279.38 x 20.62 Printing and Stationery 600.00 497.70 x 102.30 Contingent 2500.00 1720.76 x 779.24 Fire 6700.00 6705.82 - 5.82 Public Property 6000.00 6387.68 - 387.68 Salaries 2750.00 2750.00 Relief 5800.00 4644.37 x 1155.63 Police 3300.00 3180.15 x 119.85 Bealth 1700.00 1704.09 - 4.09 x-Surplus; - Deficit. Total of estiinated expenditure provided for in tax rate, over ac- tual expenditure is $1979.96. This bas been accomplished in addition to a two iml reduction in the tax rate this year. The tax collector's statement showed total taxes provided for on the assessment roll $134,198.98 and taxes paid to December lSth, $92,675.- 78. Taxes outstanding for 1934 were $32,795.20 or $4000 less than this time last year, wbich about equals the tax reduction, so that collections are actuaily about the same on the current year's taxes. Mayo)r Ross Strike comienting when the reports o! committees were tabled and supplementary estimated approved, stated that the council had made a most creditable showing .He bad wat.ched the ex- penditures o! each comnittee very closely and was sure that no unavoid- able expenditure was mnade. The mnayor congratulated committees on their recordL. Bowmanville is Free oF Diphtlieria in 1934 Health Qff icer's Report Reveals Annual Report of Dr. W. H. Birks, M.O.H., S h o ws Small Health Expenditure Accomplishing Gr e at Things Only two deatbs resulted !rorn communicable disease in Bowman- ville during the twelve mionths end- ing Octeber 3lst, 1934, according to the report o! the Medicel off icer o! Pl«Ith,« Dr. W. H. Birksprsete o the Board o! Hlealth et its recent meeting. Both these deaths resulted from scerlet fever and were children between the ages o! 5 and 14. The report is particularly interesting in that there was only 1 case o! dipb- therie registered, and that a non- resident case, which would tend to show that the efforts at inmunizat- ion by injection o! toxoid in the town schools bas been niost successful. Vital Statlstics Vital statistics for the year show 57 Uive births. 4 still births, and no maternai deaths amnong sesidents of the town. While non-resident stat- istics show 48 live bisths. 1 still birth and no maternai deatbs. Three died during the year f rom cancer, al in Bowmanville. where there was a total of 39 deaths as conipared with 14 non-resident deaths. Communicable Disease Cases o! communciable disease showed as !ollows: Chicken pox 1; Dlpbtberia 1 (nonresident); Qerman measies 3; Mumps 17; Scarlet Fever 42; Tuberculosis 1; Typhoid Fever 1; Wbooping Cough 1. The one case o! typhoid was due Vo the use o! water !rom a well that was found unf!it for use. During the year there were 72 indivîduals who seceived 3 doses o! diphtheria toxoid. Of ail infections none are atri buted Vo the town wates supply o! whlch a total number o! 8 tests wese made with favorable reports in eacb Instance. Milk Supply There are 12 milk producers sup- plying milk in Bowmanville and four distributers. The total daily con- sumption is 1185 quarts. and the 2 pasteurlzing lants supPly 90 per cent. of the town supply. Somne 96 inspections were made o! producers' plants and 32 of distrîbutors and no cases of infections due to milk were reported. The medical officer suggests that (Contlnued on inage 4) DRAW FOR FOWL IN AID 0F LEGION BENEVOLENCE The Canadian Legion Christm as; Benevolexice draw was carried out at the Royal Theatre on Tuesday night between the first and second shows. Ms. R. M. Cotton and Alex. J. Lyle bad charge o! the draw, while Mayor Ross Strilce drew the winnlng tickets fromn the mixer. The four 10-lb. turkeys went to Robt. Tbomp- son, R. A. Smith, E. Mentie and Miss Thelma Seymour, the four 10-lb. geese to Jack Culley, Jack Trewin. C. E. Rehder, and Miss Florence Shotter; and the six 5-lb. chickensI Vo A. E. Dudley, J. P. Calagban, M. Wlndow, Mrs. I. Piper, G. W. Weýt- b son. Orono, and Nelson Baston. Sevesal wlnness were In the theatr athe time o! the drew. The pro- ceeds o! the draw whch was quite successful willi b. used Vo provide Christmas cheer for needy vetesans and their familles wbo will not be cared for this year undes the gen- eral distribution of baskets. A mercbant's advt is an invitation for you ta sbop at bis store. Mss. E. Willilamsoii and daughter Doris, Pembroke, was recent guest of ber brather. Eeeve- R. O. Jones. BUY A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOURSELF. We know a !amily who eech year o! their marrled lie have purcbased a gif t for their home and in thia way have contin- ually built up comforteble sur- rou.ndings. How about you buying a gif t for yourself this Christmnas. And what git wl]1 brlnig more pleasure, and re- new its appeal each week, more than The Statesanan? This gift tneans only the car- rying out o! your regulas duty et this ine te pay your subscription. We might add Vo this suggstion the tbought o! sending The Statesman for one year to a relative or f!riend away from home, or a neigb- bour who does noV now sub- scribe. In any event, whetber you pey your own subseription, or pay sonie one else's we hope you1l do it now. Mrs. Jas. S. Stephens, Balcarres, Sask., in eending ber renewal for The Stat",sman says: "I would baVe to be without it." This is time o! year when most people,. renew their subscriptions Vo The Statesman. "Dec. 34" on your label mneans its time to renew. ) r FORMER LOCAL BOY George Wesley Garner Chie! Engineer o! General Mtr O! Canada and a former Bowman-or ville boy who addressed the Roar Club on Friday on the subject I- dustrial Research." Mr .Garner is a son-in-law o! Mrs. D. T. Morris, Horsey St. Mayor Ross Strike Lauds Fine Spirit 0f 1934 Council Colored Lights to Brighteii King Street For 0 n e M o n t h - Business for 1934 Is Wound Up ai Statutory Meeting on Sat- urday Thet co-operation had been shown between ail members o! the counci] durlng tbe past year was illustrateci by remarks o! Mayor W. R. Strike at the final meeting on Seturday a!- ternoon. His Worsbip, at the conclusion of the business session. at wbich every member but Counci.llos Sid Little was present, expressed his sincese apprecietion o! the co-operation glv- en himctuing the year. "It bas beer a pleasure Vo work with you he seid, and te recelve your help. I have made mistakes, naturally, but wlth you ail standing wltb me, we have pulled through the year splen- didly. I want particulasly Vo men- tion the fine services o! Reeve Jonei wbo in addition te bis work on the Council bas been o! valuable aid tc the Wel!are Board. This job was one none could relisb. I also ap- preclete the service o! Councillor Betties on the Board o! Health. I was a bit worried about the advis- ability o! bis serving in this cap- acity et the beginning o! the year, but I find it is a step in the rigbt direction. His advice and expesience has been o! great help te, the Board. I want also to commend the com- mittee chairmen for theis work. I feel that the town bas been weiI served and any o! you wbo go to the electors for re-election go with dlean hands and a knowledge that you have done your work well." (Contlnued on page 7) I Newel/eczr BOWMAiNVIILLE NATIVE F uti lity of War is Stressed Here by Toronto ProFessor' iWomen's Canadian C 1 u b Hears Forceful Address by Prof. McKenzie - Huge Waste of War Is Graphically Illustrated The amazing !olly o! war !rom purely economnic standpoint was shown by Prof. Norman McKenzie. Pro!essor o! International Law at the University of Toronto, when he addressed the Women's Canadian Club in the Parish Hall on Monday a!ternoon. Prof. McKenzie was a delegate Vo the Legion of Nations and is Honorary Secretary o! the Toronto Canadian club. It is un! ortunate, the speaker stated, that the average Canadian takes so little interest in a!!airs out- side our own country. International af!airs are as important and as vital to Canadians as anythlng that ex- ists. Some belleve that war is inevit- able, and that one might as well stop worrying about it, but to Canada freedom !rom war is most important because o! its peculiar economic out- look. Canada occupies economically the largest per capita export trade in' the world and its prosperity depencls on the willingness and ability o! other nations to buy ber produce. This dependence on other countries makes it absolutely necessary to in- terest ourselves in !oreign a!!airs. As approximately 33 per cent. o! our total production is exported we can- flot depend upon our own consump- tion by ten million people to gîve us prosperity. Prof. McKenzie said. Just to, show how some relatively unimportant European happenings can a!!ect the whole world, the speaker referred Vo the assasina.tion o! the Archduke o! Austria on July 28th, 1914. At that time the Pro!eýs- Last OpportunityI Presented to Aid Christmas Work Women's Welf are Commit- tee Asks Your Aid In Sharing Your Merry Christmas Season With Others Less Fortunate Opportunity presents itsel.! but once. During the past !ew weeks we have endeavoured te brlng tO your attention the need for seeing that *OV*LLUO qt n-- hnnip.ziv L a IUL Hundreds Attend Funeral Services oF Maple Grove Sisters Killeci in Crash Mrs. W. Lloyd Snowden and Mrs. Norman Metcalf Are Buried from Home of Parents - Rev. W. C. Smith and Rev. W. S. P. Boyce Conducted Impressive Services on Sunday Afternoon Close te a thousand people attend- eci the sad !uneral services on Sun- day o! Mrs. W. Lloyd Snowden and her sister, Mrs. Norman Metcalf, victims o! the tragic motor accident at Scarboro lest Thursday, in which. both were instantly killed and Mr. Lloyd Snowden, driver o! the car, was seriously injured As a resuît o! the tragedy nine little children were le!t motherless, f ive in the Snowden home and !our in the Metcalf home. The accident, according Vo eye wit- nesses. was purely accidentai, Mr. Snowden's car skidding on a sheet o! ice, and careening in front o! a large transport truck. The funeral services on Sunday were held aý the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Crago, Darlington, grief strlcken Parents o! the two sisters. -udrdswre unable to gain ad- mission to the large home. Due to the wide family connections a large percentage o! those present were re- ýlatives, but the surrounding com- munity turned out en masse to pay tribute to two o! the district's most devoted mothers. Rev. W. C. Smith, pastor o! the Ebenezer-Maple Grove circuit, con- ducted the service and he was as- sisted by Rev. W. S. Boyce, a former pastor and !riend o! the f emily. It was the duty and privilege, Roev. Mr. Boyce said, "O! the minister Vo help people in the time o! trouble. Botb women, wbo had lost their lives ini the sudden tragedy, had trled to live Christian lives and had led thelr cbildren in the Christian way. One lesson the accident brought to heart was the question, are we Christian or not and are we prepared for a sudden emergency? God wlll provide a way through His providence for the little ones bereeved, for He Is a Ood o! love," Rev. Mr. Boyce said. Pays Tribut. "The Old Testament draina of Job, the New Testament, through t'le portrayal o! sufferlng, love and death of Jesus on the Cross and the Christian experience o! Paul's ilfe prove that God's ways are best,"I Rev. W. C. Smith sald, "Paul prayed that sorrow migbt be taken out of bis li!e. But the answer was given him, "My faith is sufficlent for thee, wiil give tbee power Vo bear thisI As minister of Meple Grove Un- ited Church, o! whlcb the deceased - were members, Rev. Mr. Smith pald tribute Vo the fine type of motF hood both women represented. W" re!erred Vo the inestimable loss suf,4 .b_** !ered by the church, commiunlty anç home in this sad bereavement. Older children o! both vlctims et tended the service, but parents a- members o! both families bo (Contlnued on page 971I CIristmas Operetta and Cantata are Features oF Public Schools Concert Sos was harvesting wbeat in the by those In our communiy iess for- CaaiyHuesGetFn West. Within a f ew weeks be was tunate than yourself. Our final-_ ___________ CaaiyHue Getr- drilling. and writbin six montbs was potnt a rie oug o MAO STJKes Porm Sasrd fin the trenches in France where be topprstuniysearrived tae uge u MYRsu~ s rga pno rstayed for four yeers, fighting be- twrsti n.W aeu h ANNOUNCES HE yShoStdnsiRe cause a man o! whom be bad neyer pen in a lest despesate hopei thet WZL RUN AGAIN ,1 heard bad been assasinated, in e those o! you wbo have flot yet beard cent Years - T un ef ul countsy bich tne caîl. willi hear it this week, be- Aontreyebsurlty o! he nwboe ng fore it is too iate-too late Vo bring As the concluding item et hepines t soe wrtb hoe. the Statutery meeting o! the Music and ColorfulÇq was that be was !ightlng men who oknarudfrnaporit couwny orthanbhutdthblmanifor thestosy te include in this. aur lest ap- room on Saturday e! ternoon, necounry tnhe tdtid ailf.Iis peel, we found one f rom the pen o! Mayor W. Ross Strike an Successfuiiy attemptlng something neesar t 'itdoai i orCanada's most versatile scribe .E nounced that he would again bte than ever befose the teach- power Vo prevent a recurrence o! contest temeyoralty. Citi- esadsafo h omnil K.nowles o! the Toronto Sa.This zn ngnra ilwlo erPblS chan stfo!thgeBnwexclle that type o! war. çweek, in an appeal on bebalf o! a Zes inn geen Mr.Wiil w em lcc i tedpean oeoln s To give the economic rather than great city charlty Ms. Knowles tells this hanuemets tie cnet the 1p9ra4ouo.wn Bthe sentimenal side o! war the Pro- this toucbing, but very true stery. bas beeded thh 1934 own Tbursdey and Priday nlghts. The (Contlnued on page 5) IV s captioned "Bite Bigger, Sammy, lCounc ilb bas ccomp- b a dhes iled Vo apaicibteaof ____________ Bite Bigger." isea2mlreuton ln "Those words, feli. long years ago, cthe Vax ra t and wlha- ngtad ntuistibrnso nearly eigbty, upon the ears o! Ed- ctdn ea tr ie he In eppiausesboedite the dexesra ri ~ ( inburgh's, great pulpit oator, Rev. this Issue bas completed te e furtyaeppr eativeo!tis etra ~...nIer L..naneer O I Dr. Tomas Quthrie.year witb e surplus o! estîm- efr aeb h uisti er Scene, tee o D. heCs gate. ibrhs ates oves expenditures o! close The psogram was put on Under Shcking shîum. V Einurh o $2000. Every- member o! the direction o! Miss Helen Morris, G eneral M otors Waking tbugbI.th i bat counicil loudly appiauded the Supervisas o! Music. essisted by the G eneri M o ors aed igtbrehryhi, h inrgg e boy. Mayor's announicement that entire staff o! the school, and Miss is otay S ea edew fris pecket thraed y.- e would sun again for office. E. R. Grham, public healtb nurse. i Ro ayS e k r1 (Contlnued on page 7, ly commended on the maninesr I __________________________wbich tbey bsougbt out the cliverai- , fln! talents o! their pupils. G. W GanerDelverd ITh' SISERSKILED N T AGI AU O C ASHLeVa. Bragg, Miss Mariorie Coîîyz G. W GanerDelverd Im SITER KILEDIN T AGI AU O C ASHand Mss. Muriel Symons acteù as pressive Address on "In- pianists, while Trinity S un day dustrial Research" at the School Orchestra with Mr. Prancls Weekly Luncheon las bers between the acta. The chorus singixg by e chois of Former Bowmanville Boy . more than one bundred chlldren Tue otes Clb wa prud V ~,was one of the hlglghts o! the TheRoaryClb ws rou t presentation. The chois waheard bave on Frlday as its guest speaker,inuso d former resident a! Bowmanviile, in i n.o n also in part songa. the person o! Geo. Garner. wbo bas Srwer ar rm h ilg risen ta extraordinesy belghts in the ~Steeplebe ai, Promthe Vlageta automotive industry as Chie! En- STh e llng So, e the ntate ada. Ms.f Ganer a s oln-a o bers presented by the choir. The ada.Mr.Garnr i a on-i-la oflattes was in six parts and was an Mss. D. T. Morris, Hossey St. o! this xrml'dfiutwktou e- own. y - etsemebut dilfcui wskVthe ur- Garneras is ed a bloeic orMan-pilisresPonded nobly to the dlrector. Garnr ashis eadtabl comati-C2)There wese meny other fixe feat- - ions were President Fred Cryder -_________________ man, Ernie Rehder and Ross Stutt, ,-.uses te the prograra. Among them were a dellghtful littie health play all f whm wre cumsin teiracted by the Senior Grade o! the younger days. Ernie Rebder had the SothW-d cho. t-"enite privilege o! lntroducing the speaker. "A ,..... a Wrd scbafolp. e ette Ms. Garner delivered a hlghly in- formtiv papr o a ittl uner-Anothes extrernely pretty number stood side o! aur Industrial l!.. that wsaqattecmoe fsel of "Industriel Research." The speak- .___j Wilson, Jean Allison, Jimmy South- er wnt bck t thePrimtivemen o iey and Irvin Brown, who sang «,Lit- flnd the f irst exemple o! research. lSi co a itedsrpiv This sbaggy baired individuai f isat piece that caught the fancy o! the entise audience. Tue South Ward found thet by the use o! a club bis Piaycide na cinsn arm could ha made longzer. Wbat he cuidnoV eec wih bi owi .also braught e round o!. epplause arhe !ound beacoui eah by the . from the crawded hall. arm e fund e culdreac bYtheThe main portion o! the first bal! use o! a club, and la this wey se- * I o h rganwsgvnoe ea searcb was born. prta"h rieoteTuifl Back in the eariy diays o! theoprte"uCrl !thTrne present century, Industry and se- search llved on opposite aides of the stseet. Each on. had in a sense BOWMANVILLi BRIGE CLUBS what the other lacked. Industry HONOR MIL. A» MES. HEFKEY bad aggresslvenes-the ability to B meke and seil things. Researcbh hd On Tuesdey evenlng the members Imagination, curioslty and patience. O! three of the bridge clubs o! Bow- Tue automobile made e tremen- manvmne gathereci et the home o! doua changze in this situation. IV Dr. and Mss. W, H. Birks. The flrst raised endless problems in chemis- part of the evenlng was spent play- try. physics and electrlcity. whlcb îIng bridge. Supper was served by bad Vo ho answered by research If the ladies of Vthe three clubs. Af tes people were Vo flnd satisfaction in supper Ms. L. W. Dippell addressed the automobile. Sa industry sald ta Mr. and Mrs I.G Hefkey and in a sesearch, Wby dont w. f arn a part- ms uoosranrepeu nershlp? You cen !lnd the answer mto hm huflirous m anns felpeand ta my questionis before I ask them. . .... exVoteneh owtheir l900d wshefor n Icen teke the thlngs y'au discover succ,, ~ ~ . ~ . .,een atem gw oe A h and snreed their benef Its ail oves , , .. ..W. .Luce.li iesne oe.A h ~ ~ " . "a conclusion o! bis addrCss, MsW.L the..world. "Peterson, on behfllf a! the clubs, As aresut idustialreserchpresented Ms. He!key wlth e silver too te rueunrllbl atoa- Above are pictured (1) W. Lloyd Hundres att.ended the. !uneral 585- thet they*bad effloYed thels assoc- bile af 30 years ega, and made IV so Snowden o! Maple Grave, wba was vices on Sunday et the home o! Ms, letions and friý-fldshlps ln Bowmen- denomialta build era bu s the dran r fthebîbayc a rr o pkdddasnd Ms. o! A Vii dd ligtnville, and fl there wauld always eoocal tbil satd o! th w onrhld howy erSarooPret f h ed oe.Be ea mel<'ome for Bowmanvllie Amnerlos today owns more automo- lest Thursday and crashing into a are pictured thie f ive cblldren o! Ms, frlends in their new home. Tue bal- biles than lth etotewrd transport truck brougbt instant and Mrs. Snowden. They are LUl- anc. a! the evenlng was spent ti comblned. deeth o! this wlfe (2), and Vo her lien 10, Dorothy 9, Stanley 7, Bert dancing, With Ms. Cherile Cawker (Contlnued on page 5) sister, Mss. Norman Metoalf (3). 5, eand Greta 1. et thePiano. ( i PO jBanô clbIours a mcrry I..l........... .l".. a'Jâl William E. Pethick Native or Bowmanville where be was engaged in business for 30 years. and !ather of Frank C. Pethick o! Bowmanville. who died on Thursday last at the home o! bis daugbter, Mrs. Arthur Luettrell. Toronto, at the advanced age o! 85. E 's mmn-el- rIý