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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 29 Apr 1943, p. 3

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THURSDAY APRIL 29th, 1943 TM CA2AIAIN SIIT±ATMAN kuw.&NVJJ». i be made to have it printed else- fromn home is a boatload of EgihNewsnapers In Wartime where. morale. I By WlterR. LggeAdvertisements for beer and One reason why this restriction __________liquor may stiil be carrîed in the was piaced on Canadian papers Like everything else, the news- Express~, The Times, and Reuters English papers. altbougb they are was that some publishers had been papers in England have been Agency. We were sbown through now banned in Canada. bundling up their over-runs, and m u c h changeCl by the war. their plants and given every With so much difficulty in sending them over to be distrib- 8 Imagine the advertising managers courtesy. obtaîning advertising space in the uted. We were told by one ser- of newspapers ýbeing courted by At one of these newspapers, we naewspapers, it is not surprising to vice worker that be had seen at 8 those who are trying to buy a littie found that the paper bas been cut see a new development. Large one time 600 bags of such papers, c of the space available. dw rma vrg su f2 numbers of notices, that ordinarily and hie simply did not know what One of our first experiences was dw rma vrg su f2 wouîd be want ads in the papers, to do with themn. There is no at the news stand in our London pages to four pages. In addition, are now displayed on small cards doubt that the publishers who sent c hotel. We had beard rumours of the circulation has been cut from in sbop windows. themn were anxious to help. Tbey the Dieppe raid which took place 920,000 daily average to 650,000. We saw a great mnany of such thought it was a good thing to do,p iust as we were leaving Canada, Several hundred applications for advertising cards, not printed, but but it actualiy was a misguided c but we had not read anything subscriptions each day have to be written by hand, placed on dis- effort.0 about it. We were anxious to see refused. This is typical of the re- play in the shop windows in many It was a great pleasure to be a newspaper. However the news strictions on ahl newspapers. of the cities we visited. We do able ta visit one of the ieading stand could not seli us one uniess Ail of these plants have dupli- not know wbether the shopkeeper weekiy newspapers, "The Ban- F it was ordered in advance. cate plants deep in the ground, makes a charge for ail these no- bury Guardian" which was the j Thus we abruptiy learned ta ap- very comfortably and completeiy tices (altbough we heard that paper on which mny f ather, the1: , preciate a privilege wbicb we do f itted tîp so that the entire work some shopkeepers charge 5 shili- late George Legge, served bis ap- ~t~nkabut er, e riilge fgtgotte paper can be ins), and we wondered if this prenticeship. Tbis is one of the Yoieing able to buy a newspaper carried on witbout interruption practice will continue after the older weeklies o! England and hasb at any time. during raids. Moreover, several war is over. been owned by the same family People over there are now glad of these papers have compiete It is not surprîsing, with cur- f or a great many years. to have any paper at all. The priv- plants in other cities where some tailments in the size and number It is interesting to compare ilege of having a paper deiivered editions are printed every day. of pages of the newspapers, that present-day training with that of j every day is a highiy prized one. For instance, the Daiiy Express, the news is also condensed. There seventy years ago. In his mem-g A housebolder who goes away for wbich has a daily circulation o! are a great many very short items oirs, Mr. George Legge said, "Thec a time often finds on his return about two and a haif millions, is making up the news columns, but training I got in this establish-1 that someone else has taken the printed in tbree places, London, taking into consideration the dif- ment covered a mucb wider range right to get bis daily paper, and it Manchester and Glasgow. They ficuities under wbicb tbey are op- than the tecbnical scbools o! to- may be a bard task to get back in are so co-ordinated by wire ser- erating, the British newspapers day,-sweeping floors, building1 the good graces of the paper boy. vice that althougb they are set are very readabie and give a sur- fires, wasbing rollers, sorting pye, People travelling on a train will up and made up in each city, they prisingly good news coverage in fetcbing in beer, gin. rum, and1 nearly always pass their news- are exactly alike on tnost pages. the space at their disposai. News snuff, varied by an occasionalE paper around to the otber people Advertising bas ýbeen cut to al- of Canada appears in fairly good bour spent on the old canal bank in the compartment after tbey most the same degree as the rest volume and is well presented. catching rninnows for the fore- have read it. of the paper. The Daily Tele- We found that tbe Canadian man's next fishing trip." Newsprint is severely rationed grapb, we were toid, refuses about soidiers are quite worried because Weekiy papers have increased in England. Not only bave the tbirty columns o! advertising it is no longer permitted to send tbeir price from two pence to1 publishers been forced to reduce every day. Display advertising papers over the mail, except three pence per issue, advertising the number of pages to a fraction usually bas to be booked several actual subscriptions. They are rate- bave increased about fifty of the usual volume, but the cir- weeks in advance, and even then afraid that subscription copies per cent. since the start of the war, culation bas had to be drasticaliy without any guarantee that it will may also be banned. They appre- and the papers have decreased in cuntailed. In many cases the size appear. In cases wbere legal ad- diate the home paper now in a way size. of the pages and the widtb o! the vetising must appear bef are a that tbey neyer did before tbey In England, tbe press is stili free. columns have been reduced. certain date, care must be taken lef t home. They read every word The newspapers are able to choose Our party was entertained at to advise the client if it cannot be o! it. One officer remarked tbat wbat tbey shahl print, and free to the Daily Telegrapb, the Daily1 printed in order that an effort may be considered a boatload o! papers criticize anybody and anything. -In O NTARIO bas donc wel in her contribution of manpower and resources to the prosecil- tion of the war. Ontario muet do still more in providing the sinews of war, by supporting the Fourth Victory Loan to the limit of the ability of evcry citizen. Our men i the fighti.ng serv- ices will give ail they have. Our people on the Home Front eau do no lcss. The Fourth Victory Loan is your opportun- ity to join with the Navy, the Army and Air Force i an all-out offensive. You cannot be there i person, but your dollars can be there for you, and will provide the materiale and munitions so vital to the success of the armed forces. The Government of Ontario is backing the Loan by the investment of $5,000,000 in thec new Victory Bonds. This is Ontario's official con- tribution towards strengthening the hands of the Dominion Government in ite tremendous task of financing the total war effort that is nceded. It is the tangible pledgc of the Ontario Govcrn- 1#vMggOFr aA m1UfDItV <OFTHE GOVE RNMENT P UB8L 1S H ED BDY UI M I 1 1 OF THE PROVINCE 0F ONTARIO ~esuIts of Exams the Axis lands and in the coun- tries the Axis have overrun, those who print the unbiased news, and offer any criticism, do so under constant peril o! deatb. P M L. Truli and C. E. Horn-Hamptoi C. E. Horn ----------------$ 10.0ý L . T ru li -------------------- --- 5.0 J. Jacks - ------ ----------- 2. R. Prescott --------------- . Mrs. A. C. Trul----------- 4. ~C . Tink - -------------- . G. Richardson ---------------- 2. D. Broome--------------------- 5.C Mrs. L. Hindman ------------ 2. W. Kozar------------------ .1 H. Peters ------------------ 4.( M rs. J. Hogarth -------------- 1-C W. Craig --------------- -- - N. Sherba ------------ ---- C. Parker -.-------------- 2.C $ 43.5 R. Knlox and Laverne Clemen5 Frank Cowllng ------------$ 2.C E. A. Adamson ---------- 4.C A. H. Clem ens --------------- 5-C Laverne Clemens --------- 5.( Roy Knox --------------- 5.C Ralph Simpson ----------- 2. L. D. Sykes -- ---------- ------- 5. Mrs. C. Colwill ---------- 2X C. Bruce ---------------------- 4.( Mrs. L. Allun------------------ 3M Sam Colwill------------------ 2. F. C. Honey------------------ 1. Lawry Gaud------------------ 2. I0 0 0 0O .50 '0 0 5,0 3 0O 00 0O 0o 00 Do 0 .50 .00 .00 $ 42.50 Mrs. Greenaway and Mrs. Cole W . R. Greenaway -----------$ 10.00 Mrs. H. Cole ----------------- - 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Wilbur - 2.00 Elsie MacMiiien-------------- 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. J. Chapman ---- 3.00 Mrs. F. Ruse ------------------ .75 Mrs. Maud Doidge----------- 1.00 Miss Nonie Horn------------- .25 Frank Rogers----------------- 5.00 M rs. G. Hilis -- ------ ------ 2.00 Mn. & Mrs. Sulas Williams 10.00 F. Groat------------------------ 1.00 Miss Lulu Reynolds --------25.00' Rev. W. Rackbam ---------- 3.00 Miss Editb Rackham ---- - 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Cbapman 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. J. Cowling ----- 5.00 Mrs. A. Blancbard ------- 2.00 Sid Kensey -------------- 1.00 $ 78.00 Mrs. H. Salter J. H. W iicox --- --- --- $ 1.00 Messrs. T. and H. Saiter --- 5.00 A. Petens --.------------- 1.00 Miss Mary Peters------------- 1.00 Lew is A ihin -------------- --- 1.00 Mns. Water Foley ------------ 1.00 M. Blackburn ----------- 2.00 Mn. & Mns. G. Barron --- 10.00 $ 22.00 Mrs. W. W. Horn and Mrs. G. Farncomb-Hampton M n s . R . A v e r y - - - - - - - - - - $ 1 0 . 0 0 C. W. Soucb ------ ------ 5.00 W. W. H rn --------- -- 5.00 M ns. B . F e rg u so n - - - -- - - 1 .0 0 G. Armour --------- --- 1.50 M rs. L. R abbins -- -- 5.00 G. Fanncomb 5.00 Mrs. Katerson 5.00 J. W. Baison- 5.00 Mrs. M. Wells 3.00 Mrs. Miller - 1.00 Mrs. A. Trenoutb 1.00 M rs. J o hn s - - - - 2.00 Mrs. R. Clayton 1.00 Mn. & Mrs. E. Wiibur 10.00 Mrs. Mable Taylor - 100 M rs. A . B arran ---- - 2.00 Mrs. G. Niddrey lO----t10 J. D. Hogarth - - -- ---- 5.00 M ns. M . L aram ie - - - - 1.00 Mns. G. Burtt -------t--- 5 A Fniend ------ - ------- .50 Mns. G. Adcock ------ ------- .50 Mrs. A. Damant...........-- - 2.00 $ 74.00 A widower bas reacbed bis six- ties wben be begins to, tbinka woman of 25 is a little too olc for hlm. Who, in bis borne at nlght, Flnds in bis books deligbt, And sweet society; Whllst be who sees no profit in their use, Will live a fool, and die as biga goose. At may cali Great Shakpspeare and bis f el- low s, , * Stand ready, like my beUlows, For service menil; Thus kingly do I sit and at mine ease, Whist tey, when summoned, do their best to please. Who pifes more Foi eartbiy nank and peuf, Than good books on bis sheif, Is like the sycamore; A tree sa plagued by density af ghade That wel-intended ligbt sbrnfks back dismayed. A man is icher far Than kings and princes are, Though be noia dues took; Fan in good books a vein of thougt is found, WbIic, mined, exhaustless gold yields !nom the gnound. -lBy permission o! Saturday Review o! Litenature. A Demcrat is te one wo thinks democracy works best when there is no unempioyment among the Democrats. Tungsten are is sametimes la- cated by means o! radiation ramn an ultra-violet lamp. "'You can't bave peace witbaut justice." -Mns. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Even war bas its compensa- tions. Wben you buy a shirt now- adays you dan't bave ta spend an houn puiiing out the pins. "The day of reckoning is dnaw- ing nean." - Eduard Benes. HeId Before Easter BAKER'S SCHOOL, S.S. 19, DARLINOTON Grade VIII- Marie Murray, 88 per cent. Grade VII- Donald Prescott 83 per cent; Bruce Vivian 68 per cent. Grade VI - Miidred Hilîs, 701 per cent; Catherine Vivian, 77 per cent. Grade V - Gwendolyn His, 72 per cent; Dolones Murray, 72 per cent; Murray Prescott, 81 per cent; Donald Taylor, 86 per cent. Grade II - Honours, Jewel Vivian, Daniel Vivian, Jacqueline Hilis; Pass, Leon Murray, Helen Moorey, Madeline Moorey, Billy Harris. Audrey Robertson, Teacher. NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL Senior Room Standing of Grade VII and VIII is given in per cents, in two groups, 2 and 1 and in letters, A, over 75, B, 65-75, C, 55-65 and D, below 55 per cent. Grade VI, Group 2 A-Mary Dewdney, Joan Duck, Herman Scbmid, Mary Toms. B - Barbara Bonathan, Neil Britton. Jane Lunt. Velma Rog- erson. C-Marie Cotter, Bobbie Purdy. Group 1 A - Barbara Bonathan, Neil Britton, Mary Dewdney, Joan Duck, Bobbie Purdy, Herman Schmid, Mary Toms. B-Marie Cotter. se the servics of a proper spec- ialiskttand wýil buy from a bargain counter or a house to house ped- ar i preference to getting a proper examination and glasses to suit the individual. need. Prop- erly fitted glasses are medicine for the condition on account of which they are prescribed, when this is considered it is quite right and natural to get the best med- icine possible when your eyes are concerned. (To Be Continued) FOR OUR 1 70eSiailo 0rs -MAGAZINES -BOOKS -PLAYING CARDS -CRIBBAGE BOARDS -GAMES -PHONOGRAPH RECORDS Flease brlng them Wt the following depots: Northcutt & Smith, Bert Parker, Alex McGregor. KlndIy select books and magazines suitable for men. The Navy Loague of Canada Bowmanvllle Committee -- - . -. ..... nIMP.ANV71T T WONTARIO PAGE THREg ment that it wilI co-operate to the fulicat Possible extent with the Dominion Governmcnt i the drive for final victory. The action of the Government of Ontario is designed to give practical lcadership to ail the citizens of the Province, and should bc an example and an inspiration to our people to accept this Fourth Victory Loan as a personal challenge to do their part to "Back the Attack"l and hasten the day of Victory. As the old Parish Rector said at the close of the remarkable film, "Mrs. Miniver", "This is the people's war! It ie our war. We are the fighters. Fight it, then. Fight it with ail that is i us." We, the people of Ontario, muet fight it with our dollars. Your purchases of Victory Bonds wiil help to send Ontario over the top again in support of our fighting men. They wil do their part when the lime of attack cones. We muât do ours to-day. G.D. CONANT, Premier, province of On tarie (abset formogst exa).un absent for mail examintinS MrAset oaln. sick. on Grade Vlt, Group B- ad errin.Gou C-ac PeNraAin ad.imi Ben nett, aldRe Betty Gray Basntt A sading, .buabetfr two exsanatinbts ben o two xamnGroup i B-omGlread Jck 1r rin, Haze Row e akPr C-irin ae Boennt Abset foteeneam- tt GAybstftading, sickness. GrayB radegVicke AlsbecsGretrV stndn in l A, B Ctd tgrading:s.adn iA- Ca n, RodnniHck i,-Rogere i, Madeie HWî- ias oe elw aeieWl B-ai aeaochms.i Hl ubnko, MarySch id. e ol C-Vkoi aryLacmr. D-ionaLSmbeth. T. A. Rodger, Teacher. Grade V A-Ruth Allun, Mary M. Bon- athan, Hazel M. Fisher, Mary Hag- erman, Joan Neiison, Newton Sel- by, Mari ory Toms. B - Christina Aildread, John Holubenko. C-Stanley Powell. Grade IV A - Keith Aiken, Catherine Dewdney, Betty Hagerman, Viv. ian Megit, Keith Mellow. B-Veima Aiidread, Ida Rog- erson, away three exams. C-Clarabel McDuff, away one exam. D-Donaid Alldread. Ili - Ronald Graham, Evelyný Foster, Ernest Spencer. Grade Ill A - Helen Alchenbrack, June Neilson, Kenneth Yarrow, Fred WiTliams. B-Marilyn Hall. D-Douglas Gray, Jack Mc- Manus, Ted Smith. Ill-Ann Cryderman, Rowland Spencer. Hattie A. Mason, Teacher. Grade 111 Names arranged alphabetically according to grading. A-Norma Allin, Confie En- wright, Mary Holubenko. B-Jack Allin, Merle Fisher, Ralph Goheen, Doreen Selby, Jean Toms. C-Bullie Fisher, Jack Gray. D-Joyce Pollard, Eileen Rog- erson, Roy Stoneberg. Absent-Helen Graham. Bernice Smith, Teacher. Hamipton Donations To Red Cross Fund T. M. Chant A. E. Billett ------------- $ 5.0( V. Soldz.................--------- 2.0( B. Stevens ------------------ 2.0( M iscellaneous -------- ------__ .2! C FIFTY YEARS AGO to rýesurne miiitary duties. Marr iage:* Short-Burk, at the April 26, 1893 Methodist parsonage, Bowman- ville, April 17, by Rev. S. Seiiery, Mr. J. B. Fairbairn, P.M., bas Mr. Blake, A. Short, Courtice, and sbown us a letter from tbe Post Miss Mary Ann (Birdie) Burk, Office Department in wbicb it is daugbter of Mr. E. J. Burk. statd tat he arg ne po al Central Executive organizing statd tat be arg ne pota West Durham to raise $60,000 in card is for printing purposes, the the Big Drive May 7-8-9 bave met oid style being used stili for cor- with great success. Our boys at responence.tbe front wili be glad to know repndn..Bnegaeav how ready the public is to sub- interesting address to the Meth- srb o hi ofr.Car odist Sunday Schooi teliing o! bis man, R. J. McKessock; Vice work in the mission field at Aps- Chairman, W. W. Horn; Sec., W. ley, Peterboro district, and the R. Aluin. prosperity attending bis labours, Hampton: Epworth League el- altbough under great difficulties. ected these officers: Hon. Pres., He expects to bave a church this Rev. Geo. Brown; Pres., Hilton fail as they have a good sum of Peters; Vice Presidents, Mary money towards it. Katerson, Mildred Cole, Lazelie Mr. Albert Beliman left îast Brown, Everett Kerslake, Mary week for California to seek is Roach; Sec., Mary Souc; Treas., fortune.Frances Ciatwortby. Orono: Master Lisle Tucker, Enfieid: Wesley Knapp bas eidest son o! Mr. A. A. Tucker, purcbased a new automobile and wbo feul in a vat of bot water at Fred Smitb a new motor. the tannery is improving framn Maple Grove: Mr. and Mrs. severe injuries. .. Mr. C. J. Hugb- Wm. Foley, Town with tbeir son showed bis handsnnmP coach daughter, Mrs. J. D. Stevens... stailion, Sir Roger Tichbornie, at Miss Lyra Treno uth, Hampton, Port Ferry Fair iast week. witb Miss Edna Snowden. Clarke Union: Mr. Hammond Marriage: Byers-Bratiey ,at the Arcb bas contracted to put a mica Methodist parsonage Whitby, by roof on Mr. Thomas Quinian's Rev. R. A. Foster, May lst, Miss dweliing. Ethel May Bratley, East Whitby, Tyrone: Farmers are trying ta and M r. Percy Loran Cecil Byers, pusb spring work but their pro- Bowmanville. gress is as yet very slow. . . Mr. _________________ John Coilacutt is training the S.S. children for tbe anniversary. I tberside C tcePckl, Eyesignt E ducation or, near Ebenezer, Daringtan, by And 1Rev. L. Pbelp, April 19, M.4 G. F. Courtice and Miss Fannie, young- Efcec est daughter of tbe late John Pick- Enniskilieni: Neary every ouse C .Tc in this vicinity took in a plentiful pmers supply o! water the day of the Opteetrght great storm and Messrs. - Jno. fCEM Stainton and D. Brunt had barns unroofed by the wind. Disney Bldg. Leskard: Those who suffered <opp. P.O.) by buildings being biown over or _~w unroofed are Jno. Kiveli, Sr., Poe11 Moses Robbins and A. J. Staples. Poo11 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 254 April 25, 1918 The patient wbo bas the error corrected reaps is direct benefit Miss Greta Morris, Sick Cbiid- tbrough increased comfort, bet- ren's Hospital, Toronto, at her ter vision, and were the condi- fathers, Mr. F. F. Morris. * Mr. tion led to muscle and nerve strain and Mrs. W. C. Ferguson, Bilack- with tbeir attendant disorders the o stock, visited er sister, Mrs A proper correction was te means o W. Pickard. . . Capt. Geo. *W*o! relief for nervous disorder, dis- )James went ta Kingston, Monday, orders o! the digestive system as weli as relief for headaches, -> dizziness, intoierance o! light, hi]- LOVE~ BOKS iousness, and many otber ailments ý)5 TUELOEO BOK and discomforts. S Another important reason wb' in By3. R Clemns rpfpr.ivp visionison the increase is s- as ly se 04&*P&f/

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