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Lite Insurance le Of Utmost Importance Says'A. N. Mitchell Lif e insurance plays a role of the utmost importance in the life of a nation at war, A. N. Mitchell, farmerly of Bowmanville, presi- dent of the Canada Lif e Assur- ance Company, told policyholders and shareholders at the Com- pany's 96th annual meeting. These "co-operative graups," he explained, "are in complete har- mony with the nation's necessity to preserve its maximum morale by creating solid feelings of fu- ture security; with its necessity to have the maximum possible proportion of earnings directed tc financing its war effort; and witl pieeenitest, hold personal ex- genres to an absolute mini- mum t prevent the inflation dan- gr odestructive to the people'E war-waging capacity." "tis not unnatural in a worlè THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIOPAEFV as sick as ours today," Mr. Mitch- working together for the common the others are members. The ehl pointed out, "that ahl sorts of good. funds so accurnulated are later economnic doctors' - and almost "No government can hand us distributed to designated bene- these tenefits on a platter. Ail ficiaries, according to plans ar- every one appears to, have set him- will have to pull together and ranged by the individual member self up in practice-should be at- work for them. Utopia is not the in his contract. In the meantime ftempting to prescribe remedies. natural and inevitable resuit of the fund accumnulated is invested aUnless these 'doctors', however, winning the present conflict. Uto- and safeguarded by officiais ap- are fully qualified to prescribe, pia is an ideal which can only be pointed for the purpose."~ -the cure may well be worse than approached as the human race In reporting "satisfactory prog- - the disease. learns to practice unselfishness. ress'" in 1942, S. C. McEvenue, the S "There is much talk of great Big Enterprise general manager, stated that aver *changes to came in a past-war "Life insurance has been called 16,00ind r ividuacnt racts, ex- world. No doubt many changes stbt-ciudinigrous'fe ndrgrop pen ewill eventuate in aur methods of 'i uins9 r.Mth1 -Sions, were completed during the ecoomc cntol. beed. "It is, but not in the sense year. New paid-for-life insurance econoie cotrol.that those wbo use the terma meant y Many things l b done for it I i abg ntrpie ecus with the company, includ- te social well-being of the people it is the vital means which the sn eisadicreasesin -as a whole. Strenuous efforts will .. reasedoiy fteciieso to $72,988,364. be made to devise continuityafgatmoryofhecten of Insurance Increases empoyen an man ofgur-their nations have adopted as Life insurance in force at the * emloyentandmean ofgua- teirmajor method of safeguard- end of 1942 had increased ta $825,- *anteeing social security. There ing theprhs of future neces- 740,840. In addition, Mr. Mc- h will be great disappointments n is for their dependents." Eeu one ot h opn voledhowve, i webuidaur Referring to the constantly in- has in force retirement income -hapes on a new heaven an earth. creasing number of if e insurance bonds with maturity benefits - Hmannatre as ot et eenpolicyholders, Mr. Mitchell point- totalling $72,824,920 and immedi- s deified. These things, bowever, ed out that "this growtb is and has ate and vested annuity contracts cancom abutonly by the volun- been very largely the result of ihatalrsve aueo d ayco-operation of aIl classes, healthy competition between h 3,90,147. The latter figure, it co-oeratve goupsknow as n- i explained, represents contracts surance companies. No. matter pnoviding for payments ta an- wbat was the past expenience or nuitants of $3,754,565 annually. the actuarial and investment skill The company reports that the provided, present results would unit cost of administration de- not have been attained without creased by almost twa per cent. the rivalry which is produced by in 1942 as compared with the pre- :K TH E AuuAKcmeiin ha iar nue compeaetio. That rivary inuc edviaus year. Cantributing ta this Y THE h edr fteegop eb resuit was a decrease in the unit looking constantly for new ways cast of the acquisition of new busi- ta make insurance plans fit the ness of over seven per cent. varying and constantly changing Payments ta beneficiaries and needs of the public. It made them policyholders during the year anxious to bring new members amounted ta $24,271,778-an aver- into. thein groups. It made them age of nearly $80,000 every work- anxious ta provide these advan- ing day. tages at the least possible cost ta Since 1847 the Canada Life bas the participants. It made them paid to policyholdens and bene- strive for a high scale of security ficiaries, or has accumulated on as well as 10w cost. It ultimately their behalf, more than $800,000,- produced the wide-scale benefits 000 aven $75,000,000 more than At wih stimulated the present ac- bas' received in premiums. celeration of development." Maximum of Help "Any methad whicb tended ta- q wada lessening of this competi- 1W eddings tion for public favaur wauld mean a rapid lessening of the ability of ~ insurance ta fit varying and BEATTIE..JONES changing needs. Under the rs S ent system no company could con- The marriage was solemnized tinue ta flourisb that did not strive April 17, in Trlnity United Church at ahl times ta furnish its partici- Toronto, of Mary Madeline Jones, pants witb the maximum of heip daughter of Mayor and Mrs. R. 0. in meeting their security needs.1 Mr. Mitchell stated that the Jones, Bowmanville, and Cpi, Jack work done by insurance represen- Beattie, R.C.A.F., son of Mr. anc tatives is rarely fully appreciated Mrs. Charleà L. Beattie, Toronto. by the public. "When a life in- Rev. Arthur Organ officiated. The surance cantract is arranged," he wedding music was played by pointed out, "notbing is 'sold' liter- Mrs. John A. Gunn, Bowm.an- ally eïcept an idea. What is ville, aunt of the bride. The bride really done is ta induce individ- wore a dressmaker suit of powder uals ta become memnbers of a blue gabardine with black acces- ce operative group for furthering saries, koiinsky furs and corsage and safeguarding the security of of orchids. She was attended by their dependents and at the same Mrs. Ann MacKay, matran oa time ta, safeguard the social se- honor, in a suit of American flow- curity of the community. When ered silk with accessories of the individual accepts the idea, he parma violet. Her corsage was daes not in f act buy anything., of pastel rases. Leading Air- Literally, be makes a contract craftman John W. Linn was :7uO 9e,îu'iioaà.. with a graup of people ta join best man. The reception was held thema in entrusting their savings ta at the home of the groom's sister, ___________________________a corperate body of wbich be and Mrs. Cecil Watkins. The newly- wxeus wJx7i piriuen ±UÂULLL h Le s id r, wedswillrescle n "oroto. ci BROOKS-MARTIN X A pre-Easter wedding tookM place in St. George's Anglicanh Cburcb, Newcastle, Saturday afternoon, when Dora Marie Mar- t] tin, youngest daughten of Mn. J. m P. Martin and the late Mrs. Mar- tin, Newcastle, was united in mar- niage with AC2 Glenn WesleyF Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samujel Brooks, Bowmanville, R. R. 4. The altan was decorated with a Easter hules and carnations andv the steps ta the chancel were0 banked with snapdragons and as- pidistra. Rev. D. R. Dewdney of- I ficiated and Mrs. John Garrod,N cburch organist, played the wed- ding music. The bride, given in3 marriage by ber father, wore aa suit of ainforce blue and a smalh f blue bat trimmed with hyacinthsJ and veiling. Her corsage was of è sweetheart nases. Her bridesmaid, Miss Ethel Spencer, was dressed in a pinstripe, black tailored suit, witb matching black hat trimmed with white flowers. She wore a corsage of red roses. The groom was attended by AC2 Jack Côrner, R.C.A.F., Ottawa. The usbers were Mr. Douglas Wight, friend of the groom, and Mr. Larue Martin, brother of the1 bride. During the signing of the register, Miss Gwen Brooks, sis- ter of the groom, sang "Because." After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's father, Mill St., witb 60 relatives and friends of the bridal couple present. Assisting in re- ceiving were the bride's sister, Miss Aresta Martin, gowned in aqua blue, with navy accessonies, and wearing a corsage of pink roses; and the grooms mother, Mrs. S. Brooks, wearing a powder blue dress, with bat ta match, and a corsage of pînk carnations. Previous ta hier marriage the bride was honoured with two miscellaneous sbowers, one at the home of Sgt. and Mrs. Philip Wil- liams, Toronto, April h2th, wben quite a numben of Newceastle girls, employed in Toronto, were present, and another in Newcastle at the home of Mrs. Douglas Wright, April l9th. Followiog a week-end boneymoon trip, the groom will repart ta bis R.C.A.F. training centre at St. Hubert, Que., SPENCER-MeEVOY At St. George's Anglican Church, Newcastle, Helen Farn- comb McEvoy became the bride of Captain John Reginald Selby Spencer at 4 o'clock, Thursday afternoon. The bride is the daugb- ter of Mrs. A. N. McEvay, New- castle, and the late Rev. A. N. McEvoy, and granddaughter of the late Dr. Alfred Farncomb. The groom is the son of Rev. Canon C. R. Spencer and Mrs. Spencer, Bowmanville. There, were vases of pink and white car- nations and antirrbinum an the altar and the coioured rays of the afternoen suni streaming through the stained glass windows of nave and chancel, made the scene one of entrancing oveliness. The mar- niage service was performed by tbe graom's fatber, rectar of St. John's Anglican Church, Bow- manville, assisted by Rev. D. R. Dewdney, nectar of St. George's. ALEX GILBERTý General Merchant BLACKSTOCK Starkville Pr( Tri ni] ror Jeý No J. an Gi Mi Ki Bc Bc an tih th Friends fram Oshawa visited at I. Shutka's.1A Mr. and Mrs. Warren Carson lo and family spent Easter at Mn. in nd Mrs. Fred Wihson's, Penny- T twn. it Mn. and Mrs. E. White, Ehiza- 1, bethviile, alse Mn. and Mrs. Laur- S nce White and family, Maple a] Grove, spent Easter Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hallewelî's. Miss Beulah Hallowehh, Tarante, is spending the bhidays at ber t home here.n Mrs. G. Silven, Ajax, is home fr0 he week-end, at Mr. Gea. Et- weil's. Mn. and Mrs. H. Rusk, aise Mn.- Elwood Rusk and Mrs. Beebe, of Port Hope, at Mn. and Mrs. Sid Miss Hazel Farrow, Dunbartan, alsa Miss Marlon Farrow, Tarante, were home at Victor Farnow's over the week-end. Mn. and Mrs. Sid Haiiowell and EHelen at Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wood's. Mrs. F. Bennett and Joan, aise Mliss Bertha Haliowell, Tarante, at Mn. and Mns. Jacob Halioweii's for the haiiday. Mrs. Bennett and Joan remaining aven fer a f ew days. Miss Gwen Gilmer, Bawman- ville, was home. Mrs. A. Dobson and Mary Lau were in Tenante an Tuesday. A cow owned by Bert Trim gave birtb te thnee fine caives the other day. Ail living and doing weih. Little Miss Helen Haliaweill ad a veny nice bintbday party Sat- urday. A number of f6rmens bave stanted on the hand, some bave, some seeding done. The bride, given in marriage by bier uncle, Mr. Reginaid McEvoy, Toronto, wone a princess dress of white satin brocaded with hiles of the vailey in veivet. She wore a long net veil and carried a sbowen bouquet of white hules and carnations. She ware a gald leeket, gift of the groom. Her cousin, Mrs. Bernard McEvoy, was matron of honour, dressed in gald coiouned taffeta, witb matching bat trimmed witb ostrich tips, and carnying a bouquet of carnations biending with her gawn. The groom was attended by bis bro- ther, Lieut. Charles Spencer, and the ushers were Mn. Farncomb LeGresley, cousin of the bride, and Mn. John Ellis, Toronto, bro- ther-in-law of the groom. The wedding music was piayed by Mrs. John Garrod, churcb organist. A receptian was beld at Ebor House, ancestral home of the bride's maternai forebeans, the Fanncombs. The bride's mother and the groom's mother received. Mrs. McEvay chose a turquoise and black costume with bat ta, match and wore a rase coloured corsage. Mns. Spencer was gawn- ed in bnawn lace and ber corsage was pink. The bride eut the wedding cake witb swond of bier fatben-in-law, Major C. R. Spen- cer, who bas been an armny chap- lain for aven 35 years. The toast ta the bride was proposed by ber uncle, Mn. Reginaid McEvay, To- ronto. The groom, Capt. J. R. S. Specrisa officer in the Prince of Wales Regiment. He lwas for some time in Engiand and bas lateiy been in Canada. The bride w hose grandmother, Mrs. Alfred Farncomb, was the or- ganist of St. George's Churcb for over 40 years, is hersehf an ac- compished organist and pianist, and bas been active in cburcli, Red Cross and community work. Visitons: Master Ross Smith, hawa, with Master Herbert escett. . . LAC Jamie Stark, renton, AC2 A. Kennedy, Man- ig Pool Miss Grace Stark, Te- )nta, with Mr. and Mrs. J. Stark ..Cpl. Robert Stinson and Miss an Westwood, Torento, Miss ra Stinson, Port Hope, at Mr. ýrman Stinsen's. .. Mr. and Mrs. .Hall, Oshawa, with Mr. Will id Mrs. D. Hall. . . Miss Fern ilray with Miss Grace Stark.. rs. L. C. Pascee and Miss L. ,night at Oshawa... Mrs. Wilfred owman and Bruce spent the veek-end at Orono. . . Mr. Wilfred awman, Mrs. Godfrey Bowman id Mary Helen. at Port Perry. The farmers are busy getting heir yearly supply of woed cut >fore the inevitable Spring rush. Due ta ramn and road conditions here was ne service Easter Sun- lay. Mr. Godfrey Bownnan narrowly ;caped a bad accident last week. .runaway caîf be was beading ffon horseback, suddenly darted n front of the galloping herse. rhe herse f elI on the caîf, killing ýand throwing its rider head- lng. Mr. Bowman escaped with 3veral had bruises and sprains nd the herse was uninjured. -We British will neyer seek teo ake vengeance by wholesale mass~ reprisals against the general body of the German people." -Lord Simon ,vat. ephn e no Vincent Beet.- 'A million homes will be touch- ed with sadness before peace cornes."- Eddie Rickenbacker. the richi quality of Glen Rae Milk. He knows that taste! That's why he will always want the refresh- ing goodness-the extra- quaity-of the milk with a reputatitin. BUY VICTORY BONDS Solina Brown's c The C.G.IiT and their leader, Red Cross card party was held Mrs. 1. Hardy conducted the East- at Mrs. Rohi. Graham's with er programn at Sunday School with enough for five tables. Mr. and Scripture reading by Evelyn Par- Mrs. Jim Curson xvere prize in- ' rinder, vocal solo by Betty ners and Mrs. Cliff Browvn and Smales and readings by Margaret Bill Morley the consolation. The Prescc'tt and Barbara Leask. treasurer reported over $21.00 re- Visitors: Gordon Scott, R.C. ceived from the card parties. A.F., Ottawa, at Mr. R. C. Scott's Red Cross met at IMrs. R. Gra- ..John Baker, Camp Borden, at hamn's for a quilting. Mr. W. T. Baker's. .. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ormiston ýi Chris Cook and family, Hamnilton, and Brian, Maple Grove, Mr. and at Mr. Walter Parrinder's. .. Miss Mrs. Tom Wilson, Oshawa, Mr. Irene Bragg, Toronto, at Mr. Jack and Mrs . H. Reichrath, Miss Jean Baker's. .. Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Perrin, Mr. Bill Morley, Mr. Sid- MeBride, B u r t o n and Mary, ney Brown and Mr. Melvin Gra- Peterboro, at Mr. Geo. White's. ham at Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Burton has joined the R.C.A.F. Turner's Saturday evening. and leaves soon for a Manning Dr. A. F. McKenzie. Orono, Depot. . . Misses Verna and Ella vaccinated the school children and Milîson and Helen Knox, Messrs. a few other children of the sec- Raymond Anthes, Gordon Taylor tion for smallhpox. and AC2 Howard Milîson, Toron- Mrs. Cecil Malley and Wanda to, at Mr. Ed. Millson's. . . Mr. and Mrs. W. Brunt and Dona, and Mrs. Earl Mayberry and Lockhart's at Mrs. C. Brown's.* Vernon, Toronto, at Mr. Clifford Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Colîville Naylor's. .. Mrs. Jas. Smales with and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stephen- relatives at Toronto. . . Wilfred son, Newcastle, at Mr. Geo. Steph- Dewell, V.G. of C., Kingston. and enson's. Mrs. Dewell, Roy and Harold, To- Mr. and Mrs. R. Graham at Mr. ronto, at Mr. S. E. Werry's and Stan Porteous', Cowanville. called on other friends. .. Harold Dewell is holidaying with Ray "Mankind is marching to win and Don Pascoe. .. Miss Lena Tay- a new and peaceful order for the lor, Bowmanville, at Mr. E. R. world." - Lord Halifax. Taylor's. . . Mr. and Mrs. N. 1. Metcalf, Maple Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Metcalf and Larry, Mrs. Sam Snowden, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Werry , Oshawa, at Mr. S. E. and Wes. Werry's. . . Mr. and Mrs J. W. Balson and Jean, Hamp- ton, at Mr. A. J. Balson's. V CO M Enfield IDowmanville's MRS. F. WILLIAMSON feela lide a gin again. A sick liver made her always tired, nervous and irregular. Frait-a-tives brougbt relief promptly. Buk up your ier with Fruit-a-tives, Canada's Largest Selling LUver Tablets. ,Y EYE ON s DEST DRINK THURSDAY APRIL 29th, 1943 Ili m lwtrbnnnd