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TllTmsnÂy, JMfl~A~y 28, TNU WMUATMTAT NT'I' Who'g Who àu the Civlc knawn .Mayor Pand hb 'and D followe ty clo, calcula] lié lite, 111e or wherc he wsE lions! yer st pr-es licalUi Iben e beadC bcing - Uic po, Canadlç o! Jert Cliapler I.O.O.F. credit ii strict e( office H Uic Put Cnambcr O! Commeêrce,, a Past Master a! Jerucalem Lodge, s member o! Palestinc Chapter. lic oPerates a butcher ebop asd gi-o- ccry sore. Deputy Reeve C. G. Morris "Ted" Morris bas now licen Dcputy Reeve for four ternis. lic je only son o!fP. F. Moi-rie, well known furniture dealer and fun- ci-ah director. Hli leaisocialed lin business .wth bis faîber. A keen student a! palilical and dodial ec- onomy, Mi. Marrie le parllcuherhy well qualitlcd la give guidance la thUi affaire o! Uic lown, and as a member a! Uic Countie Council lias sbown leadership in thal ephere. Mi-. Marris le no "1rubbcr stamp" mas. Hie modern ideas and modcralcly radical pro- nouncemenîs on social and econo- icquestions, hMs scorn a! "i-ed tape" and cumblireome tradition, have marked him as a valuable ivic servant. Hi lea PasI Noble Grand o! Fiai-once Nighitigale Lodge. .-- - - S1ýCouncillIor W. . .martyn hi nt Mr.* Martyn's first term as councillor. "Casey", as he ie popularlY *known, was elected in 1931 after hàving sÙffered de- feat two years previously. He is a native of Bowmanv'rne, being the cldest son of the late J. B. Martyn. For 30 years he was in the grocery business with Mis f a- ther and in 1925 opened the first bowling alley in town. He* among the largest propcrty hol_ ers in town. He le an outstanding supporter and participant in ama- teur sport. Heý does not profes to be perfect but many an unfor- tunate citizen can vouch for hie generosity in times of need and distress. Everything "«Cascy" tack- les he goes at wholeheartedly soi we prophesy that in 1941 he will be rlght in thc thick of thinga and much in he public eye. Counclior Arthur Hoit When citizens elected Artl Hot to council titis year tf knetw be would brlng to that p ticthe 1u11k benêfil o! hie tru You- Will- Find Us In A'Score 0f Ways Askj wili for a copy of this -bookle... i help solve your farm proble-ns. hur liey osi- iree 'jNE 0F MONTREAL "AD"Wli.z. SaU Aooounto A». W.Ioomu." Bowmanviflo Branchs . O. .McILVEBN,*Managea MODERN, EXPBRIENCID EANJING SURVICE Ir vy bards for 19411 Years' previous good service on that body as he is partlcularly >cOnscicntious in Uic performance of hie duties. Mr. Holt was born I England and lived a substantial Part of hie lite there. Coming to Bowmnanville I 1924, Mr. Hol joined Uic Goodyear Co. and le at present chief electricias there. Hie hobby le music, belng an ac- complished celîlet. He le a Mason and member of St. John's Angli- ABrief Sletch of Members- 0f'the Town Coufli Board of Education and Public Utilities Commission. TOWN COUN CIL * Cannellier . A. Qunn Rarely bas siicb unaniniaus sup- Mwayor R. 0. Jones part been 'given s candidate for ,g Joncs as he le bctter council 'as jack Gunrý recelvcd ea. i begina hMs fourth ycar as lb. lait municipal poli.lIn prev- r f Bowmanvilllelie was iu lcin akla'lopp flected a Cauncillor in, 1930, le e ots.ack baswalso de- lse beld positions o! Rev erv i for Mr. Gunn bas lieen un- cpuly Reeve and.Warden Of tirîng in hMs efforts for Uic botter- 'ited Cauities. Born and meo t !Uh twn. As chairman td IBo*manvllb e b.as o! Uic Roade and Streets Com- cd Uie liteo!f tue Coiiiiuuni- milIee b as taken a personal i- scly sud1'Iis proves,,! i7 teret I very job whlch came able vaýue lh s man hInpub.' under hMs .departmnent and always e. lie comnencéd business lends as attentive car loanay citi- ,i the local post office saf zen offerlng constructive sugges- b. hworked 5: 3mars. Lalci lions. lie operates Uic C.N.R. cx- s wlihUiceCaaianNa- pr-es agcncy iBowmasvillc as Express, joincd- thé Good- a privaI. business, beig i the itaf!, thon back the i x exprssbuiess for 38 years. lic company. Owing tb 111 takes an active. inlerest i sport, lie 100k u:farmlng. liHe i ntèresled in,cvery community ntier eUc, M. Hollings- enterprise and duthig Uic Fa!!, Co. 8s bppM*g forcmnan, Summer and Sprig months je ubsequenîly anciied o flen faund aI on. a! Uic favorite itian a!fManagero! the anglers' résorte n hi Uivcinlty. in brandi. elilesmember s 'usalcm Lodge,, Pentaîplia r, R.A.M., Oshawa,, and, Uic Cancillor J. I. Aborncth>' Mayor Joncs deserves By occupation .Jimmy Aber- n reducing Uic tax rate by ncllyiy l a painler and decoralor coxomy. By vu-lue o! bis but b y inclination b. bas praven Rils Woiship le a member o! la be anc o! Uic most public cpil- tblic Utilities Commission. ed men in public 1f.. Lait year * as chairman o! Uic FIre Commit- tee be dld much ta increase Uic efficlcncy oa!heUicfrc brigade. Jini Bye Mlex Edmandatone dcaims ta be sa Durham county menber o! hiwn coundil boy, thougli the lu-st few monthsc 1tic public eye at Uic pr.- o! hie lite werce pent in Scarboro8 ic le Reeve Alex Edmiond- Twp. Hie father was boni in Scot-s ,bo je a candidate for Uic land. "1J. 11.11 enlistcdi 1916 and ehip o! the United Cousu- in' 1919 wasdlscharged tram lb. D havc neyer been defeated ary Hechic! hobby le "pbaying0 mnicipài eleclion le quite àa Uicbrals" in the Legion Band,a - but il le truc o! Alex. beln Presidont for some lime. now beld Uie position o! Mi- bernethy je an officiai o! St. tor eigbt ycars. Reeve Ed- Paul's United Churcb Board. One le a member a! the BORDO EUATO BOA- 0 RD 0FEDUC- 1 lected ns - mtent upoî Fa: been on & xcep- Ispiay er o: artyr W. J. 1en- ier- years hin- rin ited ralty valu.. 1 bis tary eter- erest eing T rustee Dr. GU . U. flfyeastle of the former High School Board for many years and is chairmar of the Board this year, so h brings a wealth of experience to this important body. He ie widely known in this district, having been a practising dentist here for about twenty-five years. During the Great War he served overseas and lias been keenly interested in military affairs ail bis lMe. He is a Past Master of Jerusalem Lodge and Past First Principal of Pales- tine Chapter. He has been honor- ed for 9 number of years as an officer of the Grand Lodge of Masonry in Ontario. He je an ac- tive worker in the Canadian Leg- ion. He is a charter member and a past president of the Canadian Club. He is a member of St. ýJohn's Anglican Church. Trustee F. W. Cryderman Mr. CryderWran was first elc cd as trustee of thc Public Schoc Board i 1930. Fred lias definite) followed in Uic footsteps of, hi father *ho was also chaininc Uic Board for several years. Bor. in Bowmanville he recèived hi education here and joied thi firm of Couch, Jobnston & Cry derman in 1924. He la now treas urer of the Bowmanville Foundr Co. Last year Mr. Cryderman ws elected chairman of the ncwl: formcd Board of Education anc drawing on bis years of previoui experience in that ýbody fifled thf position with dlgnity and effi. clency. Re is. an honorary) mcm. ber of Bowmanville Rotary Clul and member of Sf. John's Churcli thc Canadian Legion, the Masoni Order, and several other organi- za'tions. 4:1 it i ýt CoussolUor Glen M4artyn The facl Uiat a nian is ele to council Uic first tume he rui and wli a substantial majorl is a sure indication of Uic cà lho hold the confidence of theo torale. Glen cas be countedt hi give conecientious service. a gaod mnany yeers lie bas1 Ui rlght-hasd mas at maso Dale's Hardware Store and ini capac ltyl noled for hisexe tional abllit at window di: work and bis pleasant manne dcaling with Uic public. He son of Mr. and Mre. Fred Ma] and à nephew of Counillor V Martyn. Councillor W. R. Harrisox The Chairman of the Cemne Committee this year le W. R.1 rison, a mas o! sincerity and ergy Who first made an appj ance in Bowmanville six y, ago and le employed as a mac] ist at Uic Goodyear. Born Wales, Mr. Harrison bas inhe: aIl Uic determination, and lo ý of that race end sbould be a vi able man in coundil. Some o: spare time le spent at mii dutiesas a memnber o! the Vel ans' Reserve. Another inti outeide bis work le mnuse, be a member of Trinity Choir. CANADAXÇ tEÙYOEB8IN ENGLAND Ruge numnbere o! Canadien xtilitary vehicles are b ped 10 Gi-est Britain. Trucks are ber. shown being assé England afler arrivai froni Canada., Trustee D. Mlex MeGregor Civic duties are not new toAlex MeGregor who fille Uic only va- cancy in the ranks of the Board of Education this year. Although one of the youngest business men on King Street, be has for years taken a keen interest i communi- ty 111e, concretely expressed thro' membership in the Lions Club, being a past president, choir lead- er of St. Paul's Church, and in tother organizations. He je presi- dent of the District Chamb& of Commerce. Alex began hie ap- prenticeship in thc drug business wtb Jury & LoveIl,. inter taking over R. M. Mtchep's store oppo- site the post office. Alex's hobby Is that of a busy man - bis work, plus a few hours off every week for music. Alex also served with considerable distinction as a mcm- ber of thc cabinet of the Older Boys' Parliament while attending Higb School. ,t- 0y ly Ls Trustee W. A. Edter Trustee numnber threc from the standpoint. of years of service is Art Edger who was a member of Uic Public School Board before beig elccted to Uic Board of Education. Hie experience on the town coundil fits hlm well to have ,a hand in conductlng educational mattors. Art had a varied carcer before acceptiiig a responsible position with Uic Goodyear. Hie one consuming interest outside of bis work 15 in sport and epcciaily hockey. "Ginger". Edger has been a consistent supporter of Uic local teams. Up to a few ycars ago Art was prominent in local minstrel shows. His fraternal affiliations include the Masons and Oddfel- lows. Hie hobbies are gardening and following Uic sports the year Trustee W. L. Paterson Bill Paterbon, wbo bas just con- eluded one year of bis two-year term on the Board of Education, lias a particular intereet in certain activities o! that body. Coming to Bowmasville several years ago i as manager of Uic Downham Nur- 1 sery Co. lic found Instant 'popu- i larity wlth thc younger genera- 1 Being a former player of notec himself Mr. Paterson gave muclià of hie lime and talents to coach- PUBLIC UTICLYIIS COMMSSISIR 1- Chafrmzan W. IR. Strike Mr trpe, Chairinan of the Public Utilities Commissior, scarcely neede this type of intro- duction to Statesman readers, asince he has served the towux witl fmarked distinction for so many e Years. He was borninh Prince Ed- Sward County and educated ivar- iostowns nonq of whch are a graduated from Gegoode Hall anc * las practised law in Bowmanville for 16 years, comlng 'here froiT Perth. The town council has had the benefit of hie services and lie ser.ved as mayor for six years dur- ing which tinie civic affairs great- ly prospered. Being one of the first sponsors of public ownership of public utilities Mr. Strike was a veritable crusader in thie field and mucli credit ie personally due him for Uic present splendid state of Bowmanville's liglit and water systems. Not belng a man to rest on his laurels, Ross now looks forward to a perlod of tremendous expansion cf Hyrdro In Eastern Ontario. He basbeen president of the Eastern OnWio Hydro Asso- ciation for seveiua eas e is an official of Trlnity United Church and assistant Superintendent of the Sunday School. He is a mcm- ber of Jerusalcm Lodge and Pal- cstine Chapter. Hie war record lncluded three years i France decoration for hie outstanding services on the field of battle. ing m boys Et B.HSLow as a Commfuîioner lton J. Billiott member of Uic Board bis interests Mr. Eliottwsbr a <na in the echool are T.ven wlder. in nda Much of the constructive work teek onhpadeuae dne b tba yliear and rut grower and owns the ilaldby Mr. Paterson. Hels a farrn at Uic Nursery Corners wcst son of the manse and le a faithful of Uic Boys' Training Scbool. Hec member of St. Andrcw's Presby- first entered municipal lite I 1921 lerlan Church, being Superinlen- wixen be was clected councillor. dent o! Uic Sunday School as wellInî 1922 ewseetdDpt s a member of Uic officiai board R 2 e hedwahs offctce pty of he hurh. urig te sac years, and then be<ame Reeve, wlnler months Bill'a hobby Is holding Ibis position for four amùateur polltics as pracllsed In yas A hi gh honor was besîow- Uic "'Wood's Sonate." Ho takes a eaon hlm i n 1927 when lie was particular dellgh i sterling an eîccîed Wardon of Uic United argulnent and will take elUier aide Counties. For three yers 1Mr. El- "1ta get Uhi bp.goig.tp llott was Mayor o! Bowmianvllle. Noniinaîod Durham County Con- Trustes A. M. Hfardy servative candidate for Uic pro- The Board af Education lias vinelal election In 1930 ho bait ouI drawn on mon from various oc- ta Uie veteran ropresentative W. cupations ta Ilend their ski!i to ad- J. Bragg by only il votes. Aniong mlnistratlon of Uic Iown's oduca. allier locletios in whicb "Mut" ls tional system and none la more Inlerested le Iote Canadian Club1 qualified to oit on Uiat Board than cf which ho le Imniediate past1 Mr. Hiard. Borni t Tyrone and presidenî, the, Chamber cf Com-1 educated i Bradley's Sehool Mr. merce, Mason c, Oddfeflows and1 Hardy obtained bis tirot job wli Orange badges.c 1115 LIis inds you aU wel goûd old town. Wallace Maas, 32 C AVe., Toronto: I hope t find you ail well, I wish beet of health and a bri, Prosperous New Year. W~ few Durham County peol few evenings ago, the: speaking about the splendi The Statesman is. One Paty said it was the t sp=e.inDurhamcounty. p~o~, tak abut yo1ý. Col. Wm. Farrell, 37 Si St., New Toronto: We arc good health as you no do judge by the photo you your paper a couple of we Mrs. Farrell looks forwar Friday morning to heari Statesman drop i he fic I arn very plased to read paper tic stand you hav( to try and help the farmere have always taken the 1cmr in the bacon and they got Eber G. Foley, 2136 17th Ave. Le W., Calgary, Alta.: Enclosed find two bucks for another year's sub- "scriptlon to the good old home Stown paper. Inx my opinion you h eem hi be "constantly irproving yil and I enjoy rcading cvery issue -and Wish to compliment you on -your splendid editoriale. I enjoy- aed a splendid ten days' visit from ebrother Fred A. lait Seplember. Hadn't seen bim for 20 years -and for an "old codger" lic sure bas elots of "pep" and knows bow to enjoy lite. Our wonderful Alberta *climate and gorgeous mountain sccnery le really invigorating. Corne on out and enjoy it some time. We print herewith extrades from a letteif recently receivcd from a reader of The Statesman in west- ern Ontario: Dear Mr. James,- I have been interiding to write you for several weeks - since before Christmas, but Uic busy scason lnterfered with my good intentions. It was your dcmocratic stand in the problem of the milk producers versus the milk distributors whicb first inspired my admiration and made me want to say, "'Good stuffl Kcep It up!' Because truc demo- crats, and may I venture to say il boldly, are only top fcw in your profession in Canada to-day! I hope your paper bas not been "sabotaged" by any of Uic inter- este whose knuckles you may have rappedl That is, of course, Uic "gentle"l method used here in Can- ada ta -quiet sucli voices as youre. Pressure is "humanely" brought to bear by Uic cancellation of sub- scriptions, and thie is sometimes confused witli "public opinion." Thank you again for sendlng me items af interest. Keep up the good work. Yours le one of Uic fineet local paper i Canada! And keep standing wlihIte democra- chool boys o!fny ime. There ic level o! Uic prairie to Uic east. Alec Lyle, one o! them, filling bis The northcrn elope le quite steep, honored father'e place as towii falling some 1500 feet hi Uic cierk, Gardon, Morris a member course of 10 or 12 miles juet south o ! the coun il, C harie M ason sec- of Ui l wn T e b gh s p i t retary of the Board of Education, bas nuuch the same altitude as bas and Rose Stutt a member o! the Banff in Uic mountains. The Cy- board, and 50 I m ig it go on . N o pr s il fo m t e h g s a t wonder that I arn intcrcsted in preSskthiewn;mthe getpat wliat takes place lin the îow. so f etcc ;Upic gearnorath What changes thie yeers have province is toward Uic north-csst. brought! Thirty years ago, we The upper parts o! Uic northcrn had four teacliers in Uic high slope, the coulees, and crcek val- echool, and il was our ambition to icys are wooded with popiar, wil- keep the enrolment up hi 100, and low, bu-ch, cherry, Uiorn, etc. now you have a prosperous school Here, wc cas lif t up aur eyes un- witli a staff of terr and as attend- to the bille' and escape the mono- nce eround 300. tony of the level prairie. The view My own old higli school, Gode- ta the soutli bas mucli bcauty and rîcli, will cebebrate its ccntenary cbarm, particularly in Uic evenig thIis year, and as an old lime stu- light. Those of my readers wbo dent I am' called on for histrical have travlied Ibrougli 10 lbe data, which reminde me thal in Pacific Coast have probably miss-US len years more somebody will be cd selng Ibis, for th. fast tlirough .~, doing the same lhing for Baw- trains pase us at night. If you manville as il will be nincty years sliould be louring by motor car, nexl October since a Mr. Ring, a yau will surely sec what I have graduate of Trinity College, Dub- been describing. lin, started what bas grown inhi Because o! their elevation, The cmig ship- the present modern higli ciass His reccive more snaw and mainz enbled i choal. Ilian do Uic parte of the country You have in your filecs of Jasu- nortli and sauth of tliem. Springs ____ary 1908 the etory of the school as and email creeks are plentiful given at Uic closing meeting of the along tlie nortbern siope; these Literary Society for 1907. That creeke combine to rnalk substan- Mal involved much correspondence liai streams, some 5 miles spart, orIginal of he chonianyof thnadearly umrAsteya liing. I recaîl a vcry successful advances, thlir flow is confined 10 reunion of studente, past and the upper parte of Ilicir courses. wift Cur- present, in October 1911, to celc- The spring tbaws and occasionai 1enclosed brate the dlamond jubile. o! the hcavy raine send large quantities old home echool. Among those present on of water down these streame. tsecm ta that occasion wcre well known Non. af this water ever reaclie Durham old boys from Toronto an accan. W. are in a emallinlx- just as anollier gencration will land basin, s0 our streams iead 10 ý7 Duncan likely b. represented len years lakes, strang with alkali, and o! Ar YouR iHYDRO SHOF nt. : Let from naw. You may hear from varying ares and depth according Lnjoy The me again on Ibis topic for, 1< ar to the amounit of snowfail and away up intercsted in tb. bistory and the rainfaîl. Twýo of these lakes are like a let- traditions of the school whcre I each len miles in lengtli, 80 you creck there arc considerable areas served in aIl for ciglit and a hait will sec that att'imes there is con- of vcry level land ' wcll situatcd very picasant ycax's. siderable precipitation.' If rain for irrigation, several thoueand 21 Ruby John Elliott. wcre 10 continue indetinitely, the acres in all. Sanie lwo Uiousand enjoy the- whoie region wouid become a lake passed 10 and wc would have la move up acres were i crop i 1940 wth :amily - FORMER HAMPTON BOY above 1he cdgc of tb. saucer. quite satisfaclory resuits. 0f and from WRITES ABOUT SASK. Stiil, we have no feare. The aver- course these arc smaUl schemes eC ah loo Maple Crcck, Sask. age annuai precipitation over a bath in water suppbyr and lsn le il ookJanuary 17, 1941 period of 30 years bas been 13%, ares to be used. The intentiod is riglit wil Dear Editor: inches. The greateet wae lin 1927, Ibat farmers and ranchers on Uic vhen na-. 23Y2/ inclies, and Uicelast nas 9land around wil ecdihave 50 live as In rencwing my subecription 10 inches. Taken with that, bright acres or more of lrrigated land'on your paper for the cnsuig yesr, sunlight and winde cause as an- which foddcr may b. grown with I wlsb ta offer you my congratu- fluai evaporation in 1he open of a good measure o! certalnty for on Fore- lations on h. excellent quality of fully 5 ft i depth of water. wier eed. Sunimer pasture wl! W sueyour weckly and on Uic commend- These conditins make aur part o! be had on the other band as before. Wy svune able moral and social standards the province a natural pasturage To Uic soulli f te Cypreus àyee-whlch you maintain inx il. Our la-araHisUcsoelmuimreg- ne Docwsi cal nsuch stave dschaodo However, since the Paesing.o! dual, Iliere les amuch grealer ares ibuid lxthecidengle uchfa mnr ane tbePrairie Farm Rehabilitation la gather snow and ran, and Uic pln tfavored whcn their paper stands Atat Ottawa some ycare ago, run-af! o! waler le often barge. wm ee for tic bcdt. iIyu radr conditions have been changed Provision le made there for bold- working considcrably. The P.F.R.A. organ- ing a large quastity of wsler and Se. Hiop- Assumlng htyu reds izatian set up by Ibis Actlias donc for irrigating a much larger arcs. il in Uie May b. intcreeted in Ibis part O! mucli ta maire stock-rasing mr Water Uiat is nat lmpounded there Sask., I shail procecd 10 give YOU dependable in Ibis and many lias a chance 10 rcacb Uic Gulf of camhe information about Uic coun- other areas. Inx place of allowing Mexico, via Uice1(1k, Missouri, "lencairn try adjacent ta Mapie Crek, this useful water la run into the and Mississippi rivers. Swift Cur- :his will The chie! feature of Uic land- lakes 10 evaporate, dlams have i-cnt crcck which flaws from the you Uic scape je the Cypres His. These been made ta, store this excees easern enxd of Uic Cypresse ls ýght and are a continuous lie o! elevation watcr. Il will now be uced 10 caries water ta Uic South Saskat- 'e had a Uhal extends from across Uic irrigate suitable land sa tliat hay, cbewan river and thus ta Hudson >ple in a boundary iAlberta roughly 100 grain, vegetables, etc., may be Bay. TIs will tell you that aur >y wcre miles to the east. These ills are' «roW~n and agriculture made less HuIs arc part o! Uic continental ild ape hihes atthei weter en inimmdiatly epeden onthew'atcrshed. of Uic Alberta, and gradually f all ta Uice. vagaries o! climat.. Along Maple C. E. Brown. ;ixteenth Si very ubt can 1had ini >eks ago. rd cvery ing The ail box. in your ,e tak en s. They i streak 800 William St. London, Ont. Dear George,- Owing hi Uic confusion of mov- lng, (note my new address), The Statesman bas been somewhat ineglccted lately, but I recail wlth keen intercet that excellent report o! the 1(1gb School annual com- mencement exorcises presldcd over by imy old Uirne student Fred Cryderman as chairman of the Board, and I remeniber Fred wbcn lie Pau"d Uic entrance examina- lions. It la a picasure to note Uic prominent part taken hiiUichliMe of Uic town and communlty by the fJohn Grigg, general merchant O! a Ibis town. Inx January 1899 ho lie- M gan ta work for the Durbam Rub- Tn -ber Company and cxpericnced TeEio' unusuai succees. Later he became associated witli tb. Goodyear Tire & Ruliber Ca. and tbi-ough bis initiative and bard work clixnbed 'Mrs. Gco. E. Warren, S th lbhaddcr o! success until Ibis i-cnt, Sask.: Pîcase id -year lic was appointed Superin- my subscription to lb. -tendcxxt of Bowmanvillc's largeet paper whicb w. do nol induetry. lie is a member o!fUicelic able 10 do without. *Rotai-y Club, Sons o! England, Canadian Order o! Foi-esters, Mrs. M. R. Edwards, 3' and us s Pact President o!fIthe Ave., Kirkland Lak,, C Canadian Club. H. is s member mc say how much wýe e o! the Board o! Stewards o! Trin- Statesman ecd wecki j ty United Churcli. Beinga large ici-c in the xortb - it's i prapcrty owncr Mi-. Hardy bas ter fi-rn home. donc mucli ta improve lb. stand- ard o! bousing in Bowmanville. Mrs. M. A. Young, 2 s * 5SI., Winnipeg, Mas.: W. Trustee . B . Stutt paper very muci. Il is1 Mr. StuIt took Mis place on lb.e aIber members o! thb.fi Board o! Education lait spring sent to Las Angelcs, s wlien he filled thc vacancy ci-cal- ther. 10 Vancouver, B.1 cd by Uic departure a! Capt. Uic regards ta aid friende. Wi Rev. W. F. Basiester. Hie Ici-m was !orward to a lime whcn r for two years. Inx bis nine monthe triumph avcr wrong, w~ o! service on the Board Mr-. Stult's lions lui-n to God anxd work bas bccn characterized by iighbours. souxxd opinions and many con- structive suggestions. Ross was Luther B. Nichais, Secli boni in Western Ontailo but'hle maon, Calabogie, Ont.:1 bas lived in Bowmanville most of look for the paper Fride bis lite. leic l manager o! Uic ings ta gel the oid ban Jury & Lovell Drug Store. 1fr. anid Ihen wc scnd il on1 Stuti~ es amember and officiai o!fIRenfrew. The bydroJ St. Andrcw's Presbyterian Cburcb,hIng a 6 million dollar1 a past president o! Uic Rotar i- 1gb Falls, 6 miles fi-c Club, and a PasI Master o! jeru- Tbcy have over 300 mcen salcm Lodgc. Uicre and lots working hci Ret The Mosti sent linr elone, ' 'Warden lie. Te in a mu 1-eas« Beevc f( mondste Hlghllghts from the 94th An.ul Report Of Ccao's Oidest Lif. Assurance Comnpany " Neyer since the Canada Life was established bave ite policy- holders been more adequately protected. " The total of ail new paid life insurance placed with the cornpany in 1940 amounted to $62,000,586, an increase of $855,215. e In addition 1,356 new annuity contracts were complcted during the year resulting in prcmiums of $2,9b6,286. This is $1,21 1,193 greater than in the previcus year. " Life insurance in force at the end of 1940 amountcd. to $805,704,918. This "in force" figure doeflot include annuity business, which has again shown a substantial increase. " Lapses and Surreaders-policies which are discontinued before they nature-wcre reduced by $2,285,730 from the 1939 total. This is an improvement over 1938 of $4,5 72,060.. " Assets have iacreased by more than $7,500,000 flom a year ago and now amouar to $275,583,490, the highest figure in the company's history. Pracdically ail of this amount represents savings of our policyholders accunxulated for the future pro. tection of thernselves and their beneficiaries. " The company's unassigned surplus shows an increase of $476,5 15, bringing the total surplus funds and special reserves up to $13,501,245. *During the year more than 30,000 cheques were sent ta policyholders and beneficiaries for a total 0f More than $23,500,000. This brings the amount the Canada life has paid to or accuniulated -for its policyholders and their bene. fiaries since 1847 to more than $740,000,000-over *70,000,000 more than bas been received in premums. The Canada Life Assurance Company MM 1 --" 1 -- 1 1 1 1 1 THE CANADIAN s-r, ý'IRnv. 1 ; 1