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Op]Ope VOLUME 85 If People Would d Realize I~That Ail Are Childrên 0 Oid Peace Here, Declares Dishop Rev. A. L. Fleming, Bishop o f Aretie, Addresses R o ta ry Club On Work ln North *If only wc cazi make pol realize that Uiey are Uic children of God, whatever their race may be, we have made Uic first step in calling them ta, follow Him, Who la in turn the Prince of Peace, stated Bishop A. L. Fleming, Bishop af Uic Arcic and Honor- ary Member of Bowmanville Ro- tai'y Club, at the Rotary Club: luncheon on Frîday. That is what we arc doing in tlhc frozen spaces of the nortlh where I have been doing mission. ary work, cantinued the Bishop, Wc are tcaching those people who are isolated from ail other forms Of civilization that God does not rccpgnizc race, color or crccd, but only will bless those who be- Ileve, with ahl their heart in his word. The wark that i8 being donc in Arctic Canada, Mr'. Fl1e min g continued, is vcry cammendable. The most progressive place is Aklavik. Here, through Uic gen- erous persistence of Uic people, Indians and Eskimo, in sacrificing thcmsclves ta give funds ta the good wark, a hospitai has been built. Since it has been built, many cases ai disease and sick- ness have been cui'ed. To give an exampie of Uic fine work Uiat is donc, I wil give Uic folowîng cases. An aid soldier came inta Uic hospital complain- ing of apain in hisîleg. Thecdoc- for ordered that an X-ray be tak- en, and Uic folaowing morning, on seeing Uic pictures discovcred that two pieces ai shrapnel had been iodgcd in the flesh. Appar- ently Uiey had been there since thc time of thc war but had only recently got inta such a position Uiat it caused pain. A successfui operation removed Uic obstacles and in a fcw days Uic man was up and ai'ound again, as fine as ever. The second case was of a more. serlou iture, thc Blahop con- Ind A Young boy had been e c-shoating and Uic gun had accidentally gane off whlle he was carrying it. The -builet - went tata hla ieg and lodged itecIi bchind Uic knec cap. 0f course Uic pain was practically unbear- able, but an X-ray had ta be tak- en before Uicy cauld discover where the lead, was. A quick op- <contlnued on bIce4) NEW REGULATIONS ARE PIJBLISHED FOR FALL SCHOOL FAIR Lest you forgat to make a'note ai Uic Rural School Fair dates betag hcld ta Durham Caunty Uhia month wc -arc piublishtag thcmi agata. Considerab1eý changea have been made in. mules and regula- tions ai operattag Uic faims tis year wbiah on Uic surface look ta be an impravement and a stcp forward ta Uic variaus campeti- tians. Another thing there arc icwer faims and thus it is cxpectcd Uic exhibita wili belarger. The only campetitive classes this year wiil be grain, rmots, vegetables, fruit, patataca, fhow- crs, pouitry and livestock. In- stead ai Uic coakig, sewtag and ail other competitive classes there will be introduccd a nan-competi- tive dlaplay ta be erected by each achool or raom. Each techcr wil be allotted baif a table and a large carrugated pastebaard back- graund was diatributed ta cach scliooh hast spring by the Agricul- turai Reprcsentative. During.Uic afternoon progZramme Uic variaus dlaplays wiil be discuscd by Uic Inspector or teachers. Paultry judgtag will be donc at 10.45 a.m., with eacb exhibitai' holding bis or ber own cntry. The judge wili be a wcii qualified paultryman wba will discuss cach diasa, cspcially the ciass for bens whicb will affard a demanstmation an culitg. At 11.15 there will be a dispiay ai group games iollowed by a sports programme. The'aitcmnoon programme will conclude with non competitive demonstrations by sasse ai the schools and may be climaxcd with a sait bail game with Uic north ofi Uic Township passibly compet- ing againstthUicsauth. To abtata Uic ful.l benefit from the new programme parents and cthers lnfcrested shoul4, bnlng their lunches and spi4 Uic ful day. Rural citizens have always1 dihown a commendable tatereat in attcndtag these events which have meant real encouragement ta pupiis participating in this means of dcveioptag good citizcnahip and iemonstrating wbat Uicy bave earned at school and on Uic farm.f Marc town folk and particular-c y BoWmanvillc business men should attend these yQuthful rural (Continued on page 4) Nurse Ondines Medical History In AddressAt Women's Institute Mun Lena Taylor Provides Zntereting Story of Advanoeu In Medicne During Yearu An instructive and interesting meeting ai Bowmanvillc Wom- eh's Institute was behd August 31st at Uic home ai Mrs. C. Rab- inson, Prospect St. Mrs. F. Baker presided. Mrs, J. Thickson gave curreni events oi bame and abraad and sanie amusing other educationai commnenta. Miss Mamaon Dudley sang ta ber usual plcasing way an apprapriate sang, "Keep On.' Mi's. O. Hull cntcrtained with two vcry funny readinga which scrved for a time at hcast ta turn oui' mtads from the weigbty and seriaus matters whicb accupicd them. Our new bcalth, nurse, Miss Lena Taylor, dcivcrcd an excel- lent talk, taking us back ta the stane-age and ta the early4 Heb- rcws and Uic Masaic haw, to the Grccks and Romans, thr' the Dark ages, and on ta histary ta Lister and Pasteur and later ta * Dr. Banting. She patated out wbat lessona were ta be learned from cach age and Uic wonderful * bicssings canierred on humanity by Uic lie work and research ai these men. Mrs. F. Jackman mavcd a vote .of Uianks ta Mrs. Robnsan and ta ail wbo taok part ta Uic pro- gram. A tasty lunh was sei'ved> by Mrm. Thiokian and graup, and a social bali-bour enjoyed. DBARRISTrER'S SON HUIRT IN CRASH Ernet...Ward, son ai Mr. and MmmrWs . Wai'd, Bowmanvlllc la ta Toronto Hospital as Uic re- suit ai a hcad-an collision on No. 7 bighway aver Uic weekcnd. He suftered Uic losè of several front feeth as well as a braken jaw. Ernest, wba reccntly dlstinguish- ed biniselifar schoiastlc achieve- ment at Bowmanville. Ii1gb Scboai, was diving bome,..wýith Ida mother an4 siter Wher thq. accident occurrld. The aCher pç>.j .cupants of the Ward car were not serioushY injured , hog -thc car was badly damaged. ENGAGEMENTS DI'.; and Mrs. T. Bennett, Bow- manville, announce Uic engage- ment aif hcir daugbter, Alice, ta Mr. William MePhersan Paterson, son ai Mr. and Mra. G. Paterson, Richmond Hill. The marriagc to take place September 13Ui. Mi'. and Mrs. Joe McRoberts, Lang Sault, announce Uie en- gagement of their youngeat dau- ghter, Dorathy Jahan M., ta HenrY Arthur Wood.I -von,,,ct h W hich Are incorporated The Bowmanville Ne-wt, The Newcastle Independent, And The Orono News IDIV 1EA IT+TTT T , rýNTru, \m'ITU'LDAYbT EM 7.193 JJ'JTV ±L.LINV IjLAIi, 'J.I .., .rUa~iA I bfdI1!2NIJ1I IL7. i 36 Over 800 PupsrOld Expressions On Faces 0f Pupils Register Varied Feeling O01 Eagerness and Des- pair __ _ One ai Uic most intercsttag and amustag aspects ai achool open- tag la Uic expresaion an thé faces ai youngstcrs who enter Uic por- tais ai aur balla ai éducation. Some arc radiant wiUi happi- nesat Uic Uiought ai rcturning, wbilc others dolefuhly dr'ag Uiema- selves ta Uic doors, takc one laat look at beiavcd sunshinie that bas been theirs aIl summer and des:- pairingly go in. * Over 800 students registered at Central and South Ward Public Scboois and the Higb Scbool, making juat about Uic same num- ber as hast year. There wcrc 73 beginners in the primai'y grades which is a litthe above 1938. A,%s usual, students eni'alced, re- ceivcd a bast of books Uicy wcre ta obtata, and dcpartcd within a short space ai time witbout the teachers giving a great deal of instruction. One littie lassie, just haunchtag on ber career of cdu- cation complaincd bitterly wben she was iorced ta leave ber ahtay deak sa soon. She fuily cxpcctcd ta dig rigbt t thUicstudica ta wbicb she had been loaktag for- ward so long. Most ai Uic boys werc nat 50 anxious ta remata. The public scbaola wrnl be man- ncd by Uic same staff as at Uic conclusion ai last term, with Principal A. M. Thompaon ini charge ai activities. The bigh schocl wclcomcd two ncw teachera, Miss Darathea Jef- frcy, B.A., wbo will bave charge ai Uic English departmcnt, re- piactag Misa Dorothy K. Bonny- castlc who was mari'ied reccntly. Misa Jcffrey should have littlc trouble iiling ta spare moments witb ber pupila because she re- turncd but a fcw weeks ago from Scotland wbcrc she bas been tcacbtag on an exobange basis and& Whcre she witncssed Bti- tain's préparatian for war. The second teac1èr la Miss Iris M. MattUiews, BA.; Leaside, wbo wll inatruct studcnls in phjysical' training as weil as tcaching low- cm schaol subjccts. She replaces (Contlnued on. page 4) efinal Bal Ganme Sathlday Bowmanville Rayais w 111 elther hang Up thcfr gloves or advance ta the next round O.IB.A. playdowns after Sat- urday afternoon when the final game wlth Oakville wIll bc Played at thc local HIgh Sehoal grounds at 3.15 o'clock. 'You will recail that the Roy- ais dropped the ffrst ganse ln Oakvillc on SePt. 2nd and tled the round. by winnlng Monday's struggle here ln a battie royaL Saturday's gamne should be a neck-and-neck, dot-eat-dog flght wlth no quarter given and noa ques- tions asked. Everythlng Points that way and specta- tors are advised ta be there early If thcy want bleacher seats. WOOD FAMILY LEAVES FOR CITY It was a genuine- feeling of regret that we learned this week ai the departure of Mr. E. J. Wood gnd family from aur cammunity. N[r. Wood was for several years manager of Brookdale-Kingsway Nurseries and has accepted a -position in the sales department ai a large manufacturing concern ln. Toronto. With himn wiil go Mrs. Wood, three daughters, Winifred, Hazel and Jyce, and nc son Pred. Ralph, the oldest son, is married and lives in Toronto, While Kenneth resîdes in Bow- manvifle, and another daughter Dora is living in Part Hope. Winifred, Hazel and Fred were Weil known in musical circles in town, being members of Trinity Sunday School orchestra for sev- eral years. The former playcd thc clarinet while the latter twa played the violin. -The Boy Scout groups will get under way for the coming sea- s0fl next week. The First Cub Pack and the First Scout Troop vwfi meet at thc usual timne an ~esday cvening, and Uic Second .1 and Troop will meet on thuaday. Headquarters are Uic publie' school gym, sa be there on time. Cub meetings start at 7 o'clock while Uic Scouts meet anc Rev. A. L. Fleming who gave an intcresting and in- spiring address at Uic Rotary Club Friday on the missionary work carried amaong the Eskimos in the Arctic regions. Bishop Flem- ing, who is a summer resident at Bowmanville Beach, is an Hon- orary Member of Bowmanviilc Rotary Club. BETFORE FARMERS PLAN TO ORGANIZE NEED DESTINATION W. H. Porter, managing editor of The Farmers.Advocatc, Lon- don, la giving real constructive leadership ta bis éiural readers in his valuable publication. In a re- cent addrcss on "Agriculture at Uic Crossroads" Mr. Porter gave some sane and practical sugges- tions ta his audience. oring for a Moses ta lcad us out of bandage and itthUi promised land, but I doubt if any Moses could lcad Uic farmers of Canada in their present unorganizcd and disorganizcd state. I doubt very much whcthcr we are rcady for a Moses and certainiy we arc not rcady for a leader until we know where wc want ta go." 1 "WhY don't farmers organize?" was asked. A satisfactory answer he.. pk- had never been given, anid Mr'. Porter *Predicted that farmers would be obligcd ta do so if Uiey wlshcd ta survive. 44When f aim- ers do arganize,"1 he said, "it would be better for ail classes ai society."1 "Our first job in Canada la ta find new and broader markets for Our surplus and at Uic samc time organize aur marketing machin- ery s0 wc may cater ta a system- atic manner ta Uic markets where we already have an entrance.- Farmers who constitute ane-third of the population receive _qnly one-sixth af the national 1ncômrn1, M'r. Porter statcd. "Moreover," continucd Uiche speaker, 'lit wiil be difficeult ta bring order out of chaos uniass farmers organize and become a unit Uirough which ta cape with t thc other powerfui units that in-s <Contlnued on page 4) d LHURCH REOPENS h )N. SUNDAY AFTER rl "EW CoA T PAINT 0 r Isobel H. Stephenson Whase articles from London, Eng- land, and from the Spanish War have thrilled aur readers for Uic past year, will naw caver the war situation in England for Thé Statesman. Miss S t eph en saon, whose home is in Newcastle, Oui- taria, is employed with the Lon- don News-Chronicie and as we have received no word that she la returning ta Canada, wc feel that she wiil be an the spot ta give Statesman readers the news behind the headlincs in England. POIJLTRYMEN ARE morrow - I hopr us acse snding articles about the war. TITTr'nyou are worricd, though perhaps Miss Stephenson seems ta have OKuINI FAIR KUL&S yau don't knaw what a mess it la an uncanny faculty af gctting here. Every steamship company whcrc she wants ta and obtainlng office la jammed with people who information that she desires. Once Exhibitors in Paultry and all have the same theme sang, "I she has that information, lier Poultry Products at Durham Cen- want ta go home." My ship was beautiful flow ai English ýand her tral. Agriniitural Society Fair in canceiled last wcck but yestcrday dramatic description bring ta you Orono, Tuesday and Wednesday, Coak's gat me on the "S. S. Van what she has scen and you ai.- Sept. 19 a.nd 20, are respectfully Dyck" sailing fram Liverpool to Most live it while reading her requested ta observe these fcw New York frora where I'm being articles. points. "forwarded" ta Montreal. Hcrc's From her recent letters, wc In the new Poultry Products haping Uiey don't mail me. Ail have no indication that she plans Section an page 60, you are ad- I've gat ta warry about naw is ta leave London for Canada. She vised that the entry ice in ail whether Uic train wil get thro', seems ta love1 excitement, but la instances la 10 cents. No crates this evacugtion is going ta bail not hardcned by it and can ap- will be supplied in items 3 and 4. thmngs up plenty. I don't know preciate cvery feeling ai suffer- Your own cases wiîî answer quite when (or if) I shahl arrive - no- ing people whom she contacts. well; cleanliness and ncatncss in body seems ta know that answer. We feel certain that her articles packing, ai course, wiil caunt. It Howcvcr, Iv'c got my fingcrs will furnish her readers wiUi a la also suggested that shadcd flats crassed. If thla letter appears truc picture af England's reac- and f illers in Uic crate add great- skctchy pardon it pîcase. I'm tions ta war withaut Uic sensa- ly a Uc apeaanc. Pie luewriting it with a background ai tionaiam and propaganda used by filiers show up a brown egg, Uic acroplane patral and thc ra- same ncwspaper writers. Wc whîlc pink fillers imprave Uic dio announccr's funeral vaice know that you will read ber arti- appearance ai white eggs. This, telling me ta "1keep suniling and cles. eagerly as we do. if you ai course, ia cntireîy optional. stick ta aur posta." Sa hcip me! like' Uiem,. wc feel certain she In he"SecilsinPoutr 1llbe seeing yau, wauld appreciate a letter from Producta," (dressed) shail mean vlnheCadi rdrs "raugh dressed." This was an er- rori thUiccopy sent ta Uic printer. Law prohibits Uic sale ai pauitry Police Scour Darlington Township that la "drawn" or scriausly cut in any way, because ai bacteriala aà action follawed by putrefaction. When Warned Pro-Nazi Activitiqe The entries, therefore, can aniy________________ be bled, plucked, hcad wrapped, feet washcd and ticd down. What- COMEING BUNDAY ever, csc you are ta do ta Uic O.P.R. Bridge Gusr&&,Night way' ai appearance or decoration, And Day - Ne Action TeSn is your awn affair, but we cannot To (Guard Hydro Plant accept entries whicb are "drawn" AdWtrSpl or scvcrciy cut or torn in any AdWtrSpl way. There are some bandsomc Spe- There la littie news in an an- cials offcrcdintahUicPaultry Pro- nouncement that war has been ducts Section this ycar and the scity la indcd grateful for dclared, but there la itatrest ta them. the Part Bowmanville and its The judge ai these classes wil oltizens arc alrcady piaying ta alsa be demonstrattag killng and ,~,hélP or hinder England and plucking in Uic pauitry telit dur- ' < France. ing Uic afternoon ai Uic Fair, and v*".~ ~ The local branch of Uic Cana- no doubt wiil be pieased ta ans- T..a. ..1-1 ORONO -NEWS oýn Page 9, NEWCASTLIC NEWS ,nf Page 10 PriaryClqoLa ss.Annoyed WRCORSPNENéNw castle girl IiLno .m IÉ --- â--As School DÔmssed Early j Will Cover Details 0f War 1 flO lp nV ipm OUR ENGLISS LETTER The Secret lpcums: DY MISS ISOBEL STEPHENSON son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred- One of the biggest paint con- erick Wood, Sauthborough, Kent, tracts in recent years to be car- England. The marriage to take ried. out by. local decorators is place the latter part of Septem- nearing co let"on with t h e ber. painting anp delcorating, inside ber. and out, of rinity United Church. Mr. and- Mrs. O. E. Gross, It has taken about a month to Chicago, III, announce the en- complete the work which is being gagement Q their eldest daugh- done by three of our Well known ter, Gertrude, to tohïi-Ry Alfred decorators - H. H. Dilling, J. M. Shrubb, D.C., son oLWà.,and Mrs. Rowe and W. J. Richards. Being Alfred Shrubb, Bowmianville. The one of the highest buildings ini miarriage ta take place Sz4çbertawn and the ceiling in the audi- Oth at the Jefferson ParkAoge torium being exceptionally high gational Church, 5318 Bide EgS. it has required extension ladders Chicago, Ill. and considerable scaffolding ta reach the high spots, not, over- Mr., and Mrs. Alvin A. Frlsby, looking the steeple. Victoria Square, announce the Nçxt Sunday, Sept. lOth, there engagement of their only daugh- is ta, be an officiai apenlng of the ter, Beatrice Malena, ta Mr' Elmer newly dccorated church when Clarence Huggins- of Victoria special services will be held at Square, eldest son of Mrs. Arthur 1-1 a.m. and 7 p.m., with Rev. E. Butt of North Oshawa. The mai'- F. Armstrong, London, a former niage ta take place the middle af beloved pastor, preaching at bath September. 1services. Statemuan Fin* sDog, Sella 011l urner Generally Proves 0f Value To Advertiueu Sa pieased was A. H. Sturrock local agent for Imperli 01Llmn- itcd, with Uic réÏuIts of advýerV- tisement be inscrted at wcek ta The Statesman that be stappcd us on Uic street to tell us about it. It was Uic first time Uic Esso 011 Burner had been advertlacd and bo received anc lnquii'y sbortly aiter Uic paper was out ,~ihturned inta a sale. Several =Inquiries wcrc receivcd * sn,çqwbich look like gaod pros- pect&.- He was so pieased with thc reeuits he ordered Uic ad. ta run -again this week. It has been rcady since last sive. River blocked ta, naviga- Apil whcn a "Shadow", staff was tion. Southern Railway: Damag- -raxisferred from Whitchall ta Uia cd bridge aver Victoria Embank- gas-proof, bamb-proof basemnent ment. Persistent gas ta Strand bencath buildings whosc location West." [s being kcpt secret. - Seizing a tray ai Uic coiourcd The basement la honey-cambed pins, anc man, known as "the with saundproof rooma each pro- plotter" marked the maps with tccted and made airtight by hcavy blue for high explosive, green for steel doors with special locking flic river block, and yellow for device. There la a teleprinter gas. Two other men who sat at room ta tauch with Uic Home a long board tadicated with cal- Office, a message raam. with 26 oured discs the number af rescue celephone booths cannected by and repair parties available. direct lines ta group and service In Uia way, the arganization af headquartcrs, and Uiecocntrol thceCftTil Defence ai London can raom. be put itt immediate aperation. The contrai room ta the !'brain" which wauld register, byý means These August days arc bat and of Uic telephones, every shock re- oppressive, here in London. The ceivcd by* London in an air-raid. nights arc stili and suitry; and Ycstcrday the effecta of an air- once again crowds gather in raid were rebcarsed in this room. Downng St. Eight men sat at tables near two 0 Peoplearc caixn, with a deep it. flaodiit maps ai the Home underiying anxiety that, like a Counties Area. This arca is known profound grief, cannot be talked as Region 5, af which Uic 12 reg- about. ins into which England, Scotiand The heat, the stillness make it and Wales have been 'divided. e ern as though the very .atmo- On the tables wcre trays ai dii- sphcrc werc waiting, too. erent caloured pins. Through*** te Message Room hatchway Isobel H. Stephenson. .ame this test report: "Major da- Cartwright Gardens Club, nage, Westminster. Westminste- London, W. C. 1, Bridge destroycd by high expia- England. COMPLETE FOUR GENERATION GROUP ri E c ii ai 0 t]l ce i Arthur Bellman- was another satisfled advertger .Pr he sold 1iii the pigs advïetâikl and could 'I,àýé' soid a dozen more, he sald. SMilce Osborne la aima happy because The Statesman iacated his bast dag way dawTj ta Orono district. Wben you came to figure It aut It casts very littie ta tell yaur stoy t#dUiqbundreds ai people who ead7WeStatesman, WIt'sUi cheapest and bcst mean4 pf .c4" vertlsing. Advcrtislng .MUt hè Statesman la an invegtment, nat an expense. An intcresting gathering was heid at Uic home of Mr'. and Mrs. Haward R. Foley, Mapie Grave, September lst, when Uic children af Mrs. Walter H. Faiey werc present with their famailles. An intcresting feature ai, Uic rcunion was Uiat cacb family cam- pletes a fogii, gcngration group. From- icit ta right: (back raw)" E. V'Eiy s . W. Blgckburn (Eva Foley:~ Farewell Black- bur:qVholdingii-1tte Mary Grace Blackburn, and Haoward R& Folcy. Fropt raw, Mrs, Bert Coiweil (Hilda Foley), Tcddy Coiwel,' Mrs. Walter H. Folcy, and Mrs. Howard Cryderman (Fiorence Folcy) and ber two children, Shirley and Carias. clian Legion nelda awell attcncled meeting Manday for the purpose ai rcgistcring ex-service men for whatevcr Protectiivé duties the authorities may require. Secre- tary R. M. Cotton reports that over 70 men have reglatcred sig- nifying tlieir intention ai bcing useful if necdcd. Principal L. W. Dippdl af Uic high school rcccivcd a letter from the Royal Air Force Rccruiting office in Toronto this weck stat- ing Uiat Uic Air Force is ta great necd ai Young men wha have at lcast a smail amount ai training in Morse code. As Principal Dip- peul has conductcd signalling courses at Uic school for Uic past several ycars, there may be open- ings for several Young men ta Uic service. Ail students or grad- uates who wlah ta enUsithUi Air Farce or ather branches ai thc service as signaflers arc ask- (ContInued on Page 4) LYniNRPOR Ouf 01 a blue siky camne a surprise to The Stateaman editor titis mornlng when his wandering reporter, Donald Carneron rctUrncd from a holiday lu Toronto and an- naunccd that beglnning Mon- day h. waa enllsting wlth the IRaa Canadian Air Farce at Taronto as a clerk. He made aplication on Wednesday and was accepted. Don bas beein With The Statesman cdl- tonial staff for the past seven Months as reporter and steno- grapher and has proved hlm- »cI a Valued cmployee. Hls golug wlU leave Uic staff de- pleted ta cansiderable ex- tent. Howcver, Uic rigors ai war are net ta be denlcd and we %dmlre his spIrit and wlsh hhWe'4'ery succecis. He cornes fnem ribgcod Scotch figliting blocd as his father, Second Corporal Hugh'Cameron, scrved ln the World War ai 1914-18. With News Dehind Headlines EVELYN GODDARD Isobel StephensonRe NOT PASSENGER -ON England To Take fier ILL-ATE ATH NIA It isunusual indeed for a week.I The minda ai Herbert and Law- respondent ai, ita own, but The rence Goddard were cansiderably Statesman is anc ai Uic few pap- relieved on Tuesday when Uicy crs which wiil give you Uic ncws rcceived a letter from thcir sister Evelyn from London, Engan, bhtad Uic badIies eacb wek., advising them she wàs saitang frOui' correspondent la Miss Iso- home by the l'S. S. Van Dyck." bel Stephenson, iormcriy ai New- M iss Goddard lef t ealy ta July at e bu a p s n o th s af for a trip ta the British Isles and cas te btotnpdnt n Uic Nestf whcn war was declarcd iast Week a h odn ninNw and Uic sinking af the S. S. Ath- Chronicle. For over a yar she ena" was announccd on Saturday, bas been a regulai' cantributbr ta the Goddard brothers wondered aur columns and bas prescntcd if their sister bad taken passage on Uic ill-fated steamer. Miss articlcs wicb wodld have donc Goddard sent er letter by air crdit ta the bst daily publica- mail which made rcmarkable tion ta Uic Dominion. She bas time, it beiag mailed in London travelled ta Spain and given you Friday aiternoon and' arrivcd in Bwmanvill Tuesday morntg- word pictures o aiea raids and less than five days. tragic conditions during Uic war Through the kindness ai ber there, whilc submitting berself ta brothers we are permitted ta pub- untold personal danger. Other liah Evclyn's letter: articles have dealt with war pre- London, Engiand paredness in Engiand and be- Auguat 31, 1939 cause we havcn't heard that ahe Dear Herb and Lawrence: la cming home ta Canada ta get (Continu.d on page 5) MINISTERS PLAN EXTENSIVE RALLY; FOR SEPT._24TH> The Statesman is coopcrating with Uic ministers ai Bowman- ville and West Durham churches Rcv. E. F. Armùstrang in featuring a "Go-to-Church A former beloved pastor ai Trin- Sunday" on Sept. 24th. In its is- ity United Cburch, halre sue ai Sept. 2ist The Statesman turning tathis hurh an Sunday, will carry gucst editorials by Sept. l0Ui, .to -preach on the oc- ministers ai local churches, let- casion ai the officiai re-opening ters from the hcads ai the van- of thc church since it has been ous denomination in Canada," im- redecorated. Mr. Armstrong re- portant annauncements fromn 10-. tircd this ycar ai ter over 40 years cal churches ta this district and in Uic ministry and is naw living other fMature, articles bcaring on in London, Ont. a caunty-widc "Recail ta the __________ .Church" on Sept. 24tb. Further annauncements will be made in Miss Pauline Wagar, B.A., lib- the variaus churches and in Uic rarian ai Fort Frances, Ont., la ncxt twa issues af The Statesman. spcnding two wccks' holiday with In the meantîme plan ta attend ber parents, Mi'. and Mrs. G. L. church Sept. 24Ui. Wagar, Centre Street. Nestleton Couple Married Sixty Tears Are Honored Guests At Celebration On Saturday evenlîng, ep.2 a large number o eaiievès, fri- ends and neighbors gathcrcd on Uic spaciaus lawn at Nestieton ta celebrate Uic diamond weddtag anniveraary of Mr. and Mrs. James Nesbitt. Mr'. and Mrs. Ncsbitt (nec Ma- tilda Mahood) werc married at the home ai Uic brlde's motheý,- Mrs. Jas. MahaQd, by Rev. W1. H!ill of Blackm«>ck. Miss Nellile Jackson, l,aýr bra. Fred Vealel (deccased), was bridcsmnaid, and Mr'. Robert Mabood (also dleceas- cd) was groomaman. To Uicm were 40arn,.,two sons, Elmer ai Nestlýton, and Marvin, wba is married and farming an Uic f a- ther's farm. Mi'. and Mrs. Ne$- bitt' i iesided on this farm for 58 years, Imavingit thUicvillage ta October 1938, wberc they bave smnce resided. Wbcn thc friends had gathcrcd Mr. Russel Nesbitt, K.C., ai To- ronto, rcad an addrcss to the. honored bride and groom and a beautiful cbcsterfieidf and chair wcrc carricd ta and prescnted f0 (Contlnued on page 4) r7 Z-- 11 1 M. 'KTTT%91[)Vlrb On 5