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___________________________________f THURSDAY, AUGUST Sth, 1943 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO N THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST From The Statesman Files FIETY VEARS AGO August 2, 1893 Excursions by the new Steam- er "Garden City," to Niagara Falls and to the summer resont at Lake Island Park, Wilson, N.Y., became very popular this summer and continued every August for many years. The writer, Whist- ling Jim, has good cause to re- member this week's trip to the Falls, as he spent a week in July driving around thp county witb a horse and buggy, à paste pot and brush, posting bills heralding the event. It was a long time befare the last of these highly coloured bills disappeared from the barns and other buildings. He also sold tickets on the dock at Port Baw- manville, and had a few passes which madle bim popular on the boat and at the diffenent attrac- tions after landing at Queenston. And the moanlight return trip- Oh my-guess I'd better sign off on that subi ect-girls have good memories, too. One reason the trips were es- pecially attractive the year of '93 was the new Electric Railway through the seven mile gorge, in- stalled at great labour and ex- pense. It provided thrilling fea- tures, proceeding alte r n a t e 1 y along the top of a cliff with a two hundred foot drop to the river, and alongside the rapids dashing and tumbling a few feet from the open cars. Hundreds thought the trip dangerous procedure, and made their annual excursion many times before venturing on the gorge route. Perhaps few will remember that the electric cars, or trolleys, were first tried out in Toronto streets on Civic Holiday, August 15, 1892, and became standard equipment in that city and Winni- peg, before they were înstalled in any city in the United States. At that time Toronto had a popula- tion of less than 175,000, but they were progressive and up-to-date, as shown by the fact that it had the first Electric Light Co. to equip its plant for the production of power as well as light. The new trolleys ran only on one route, the Church Street line, jBusiness Dii ectoryj Legal M. G. V. GOULD, B.A. LI.B. Barrister, Solicitor. Notary Phone 351 Bank of Commerce Bldg. Bowmanville W. R. STRIKE Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Solicitor for Bank of Montreal Maney ta Loan - Phone 791 Bowmanvifle, Ontario LAWRENCE C. MASON, B.A., Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public. King Street W., Bowmanville Phone: Office 688 Residence 553 Dentist DR. J. C. DEVITT Assistant: Dr. E. W. Sisson Graduate of Royal Dental Col. lege, Toronto, Office: Jury Jubilee Bldg., Bowmanville. Office hours 9 arn. ta 6 p.m. daily, except Sunday Phone 790 - House phone 325 X-Ray Equipmen. in Office Funeral Direetors FUNERAL DIRECTORS Service, any hour, any day F. F. Morris Co. Modern Motor Equipment, Am- bulance and Invalid Car. Tele- phone 480 or 734, Assistant b73. Llcensed Auctioneers CLIFFORD PETHICK Auctioneer - Ennlskillen Phone Bowmanville 2536 Specializing in Farm, Livestock. Implements and Furniture Sales. Consult me for terms and dates. 50-tl, Monuments The Rutten Granite Company Phone 501 - P.O. Box 622 Port Hope, Ontario Monuments, Gravemankers, Engraving, Goldleafing 28-tf JULY 31 #m c Ce. efP.rs Ne.4567cp starting fromn the old Union Sta- tion on Front Street West, and proceeding via Bloor Street, to a -point in Rosedale, but it was the àbegmnning of rapid transit in To- tronto and the entire North Ameni- 1can continent ý- even at eight rmiles per hous. Not mucb of a car, either, by present standards-single track, 26 feet in over-all length and 18 feet inside, with accommodation for 26 passengers aînd lightcd with five incandescent electric lights. There were 20 such cars in readi- ness. built in Toronto, and a hundred men were working night and day turning out othens, not only for Toronto, but for Winni- peg. Historie Trial Trip Actually, the first trolley ran in Toronto five days eaWier. on August 10, starting at 3.30 p.m., making a trial trip. It afforded ,a sight navel enaugh and inter- esting enough' to attract specta- tors who thronged sidewalks and filled windows at short notice, for "the company thought to have stolen a march on the public, but it didn't work". One newspaper account was headed, "Drawn by Lightning- First Electric Car". "And in the years to corne," wrote the report- er, wîth prophetic perception, "when the horse will have become obsolete for even plowing pur- poses," the car would be pointed to "as marking the time of transi- tion from the slower animal motor to, the more rapid product of scientific genius." Editorially newspapers viewed the innovation with alarm. "Be afraid of the trolley," they warn- ed. for at its best it was "a dan- gerous animal" to those "ac- climated to the horse car". In- deed it was "a mîstake, almost a crime, to admit the poles and overhead wines and swift-running cars into the heart of the city". TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO August 1, 1918 Bowmanville High School add- ed to its brilliant record by bav- ing ten of its pupils pass the Upper School exams. Two won honours-Nellie Burk and Robert R. Paker-and eight others were successfull - Constance L. Con- nelI, M. E. Jane Grigg, Gertrude C. Hamley, Evelyn G. Joness, Mary E. Knox, Violet A. Rowe, Catherine E. Warnica, Manian M. Worden and F. Margaret Kerr. Fred D. Cherry, wife and fam- ily, Schenectady, N.Y., visited bis mother at Cherry Cottage. (Fred was one of the local boys who made good in the U.S. He was for many years a leading busi- ness man in the Electric City, and senved as police Commissioner and in other capacities during the years of gneatest growth of the hustling manufacturing city. His youngest brother, Harry, still ne- sides there.) The Canadian Statesman staff were interested spectators at the barn raising of W. S. Bragg, Kingston Road East. It was an unusual expenience for them, n structive as well, and thonoughiY cnjoyed, as were the splendid re- fneshments served to the willing workers and guests. D). B. Simpson and Mayor J. B. Mitchell enjoyed a motor trip ta Washington, D.C. The chief social item was the post nuptial reception to Mns.' Hubert M. Faster, Manvens Rd. Tea was senved by seven young ladies - Katie and Madeline Stephens, Helen Henderson, Auna Caldwell, Edna Staples, Ruth Squair and Kate Foster, after wbich the guests wene entertain- ed with mu sic and singing 'by Misses Elizabeth Painton, Reta R. Cale, Ethel VanNest, Evelyn Dickinson and Mns. Kelly. Z "Uncle Tom" Bingham, one of out most beloved old timens, had a heart spell and is being treated to a good rest at the Bowmanville Hospital. Enfield Visitons: Ross Smith, Oshawa, with Herbent Pnescott. .. Mn. and Mns. J. Marks and Marilyn, To- ronta, at W. Bowman's. . . Mns. Hosken Smith at Bala with ber sister, Miss Verna Ormiston, To- rnto. . . Mn. and Mrs. G. Bow- man, Mary Helen and Mrs. L. Pascoe at H. Beatan's, Oshawa... Mn. and Mrs. Walter Bulkowski and family, Wbitby, at Frank Bulkowski's. .. Mn. and Mns. W. Gray, Toronto, are at the cottage puncbased by Andnew McRae, To- ronta. The property was former- ly owned by A. E. Niddery, Ta- ronto. AUGUST CONSUMERS RATION COUPON CALENDAR OTTAWA-BUSY WARTIME TELEPHONE CENTRE! Since the beginning of the war, the Dominion Government's telephone switch- and handling 110,000 calls of ail kinds every day, the government's private branch board (left) has been extended from eight operators' positions to 25; the Ottawa exchange today is large enough to serve a city the size of Kingston. dia! telephone building (centre) has been expanded as telephones in service rose New long distance facilities have also been provided between Ottawa anc fram 39.000 to 54,000; and out-of-to,.%n messages handled by the capital's long Washington, New York, the Maritimes, and the Prairies. Circuits ta Mbontreal have distance switchboard (right) have jumped from 37,000 a month ta 100.000. increased from 19 to 52, those ta Toronto fromn 12 ta 48. Altogtther, volce channeli That, in bnief, is the story of wartime Ottawa. Serving aver 7,000 telephones leading from the city have jumped from 114 ta 03 OLD WAR-HORSE SPEAKS HIS MND 1 Editon's Note-The editor re- grets exceedingly that the follow- ing letter reacbed the office taa late for inclusion in last week's issue. We shauld caution, for future correspondents, that any communication of this length should be in aur hands not later than Saturday of any week for in- clusion in the current issue. We are glad ta pnint this letten now and, if desired, we shaîl be happy ta reprint it an the eve of the ncxt general election. The writer we esteem as anc af aur oldest friends. He is on the tbresbald of 89 yeans of age and bis amazing mental vigar, sharp memory, and forceful writing, clone in bis own band, are amply revealed bere- with.-G.W.J. "Editor Statesman: "It doesn't require a very ne- tentive memory ta recall that in 1930 R. B. Bennett beld tbe am- bition ta become Prime Minister and obtained the position by false representations and promises. "The West had a large surplus of wheat. Bennett promised he would 'blast bis way into the markets of the wanld!'. Within twa years wheat sold lowen than it had for the past 300 years. His palicy found no markets. He also promised ta end unemployment or 'perisb in the attempt,' that a young country like Canada with its vast resaurces should neyer have unemployment. "Witbin twa years unemploy- ment had increased aven 500 per cent. He also pramised the pro- vinces ten millions fan roads and ten millions for education. He neyer bad the money, and edu- cation and raads neyer received a dollar fram the Dominion gavera- ment. "Bennett also won many seats on bis butter palicy. He naised the duty tram 3c ta 8c against New Zealand butter. New Zea- land retaliated by shutting out oun exponts, particularly auto- mobiles. He later reduced the duty ta 5c per lb., wben New Zealand prohibited exponts ta Canada. She flooded the British market witb cheese tbat sold at 9c per lb. His pahicy closed maay Canadian cheese factanies and in two yeans butter sald here at l5c per lb., instead of 50c wben Bennett came ta power. "'This praphet of 'blasting mar- kets' naised duties sky-higb and over 30 cauiitries netaliated by raising their duties against Can- ada wbich shut off aur expants and was anc of the reasons fur mnr disastraus depression. In 1933, wben Bennett appealed ta the country for endarsation he was ignaminiously defeated. He came back in that election with only 39 followers out of 245. Exit Bennett. He took bis millions and went ta England, baught a mansion, be- came a Lord. "You will also recaîl that Aber- hriat pnamised every citizen of Alberta $25 per mantb if tbey wauld elect bim, whicb they did. But they neyer gat 25c. By rab- bing bondbolders and neducing :lebts unconstitutianally and tak- ing advantage of disunity among rild-line parties, be, unlike Ben- nett, was returned ta power for the second time. 'Now we bave a provincial election in Ontario. Geo. Dnew is appealing ta electons for their votes on reckless promises, im- possible of fulfilment. Rcad bis 22 promises which boxes the com- pass. He leaves same mnoney in COUPON VALUE S S.. C..p.. (Red)-. ...0.. P..d « .- Cele. C Omoen . . . , MI ... psd 0."., Coupen tP.,PI . - .. . .15 P .. d m AT COUPON WO-,.., Sp. A) OeP A.- / P..,d; 0-ep 5 - '/4 peed; 0c#o.p C - 1 p .. d; O..p O .11/4 p-. your pocket but takes a good dea] more out of your other pocket. Don't be fooled by promises. That rank Tory paper, The Globe & Mail, says Nixon is absolutely honest and after 25 years in par- liament his political career is without blemisb. Honesty is the chief attribute of any man and now they dlaim Nixon bas not the ability to hold the premiership. "Nixon bas held different pont- folios in the goverriment with great credit ta himself and benefit to the country and bas neyer been defeated for office. Na man knows the farmers' problems better than be, and farmers have no better friend. "Gea. Drew is city-raised; knows notbîng about farmers' problems; has little parliamentary expenience and he is reported to be wealthy. His interests and as- sociations are in the cities, with intenests foreign ta agriculture. I believe he was defeated in bis home city for municipal honours. My advice ta the electors is, not ta exchange Nixon's parliamen- tary experience and k n o w n bonesty for a man lacking the ex- perience requisite for the prem- iership. "Bennett and Aberhart fooled the electorate and their promises were as negative as Drew's fan- tastic promises in this election. "Close ta seventy years ago, as some of us remember, there was a politîcal party called the Patrons of Industny. That party is a thing of the past. Then the U.F.O. be- came a political party wbich also lies buried. Then we bad Miss Cotton with another "ism" and she was defeated. Now she bas a more useful occupation, mannied, rais- ing young Canadians. The latest "ism" is the socialist C.C.F. I be- lieve they bave secured a martyr in Durham who will likely dose bis deposit. If the C.C.F. ever attains power in Ontaria an Canada it will be as big a cunse as pestilence or famine. They shaîl neyer rule! ! Tbere are not enough dupes in Canada ta gratify their ambition. "P.S.: 1 don't know wbether a Tony paper like The Statesman will pnint this letter but I am rely- ing upan a promise you made that you would pria t anything I might write. TOM BAKER, Solina.' Soldier's Letter North Afnica, June 27, 1943. Dean Mather and Dad: I have no lettens af recent date but was very pleased yesterday wben 1 neceived yaur parcel of Feb. 22, cantaining a shirt, a tie and four films. I neyer tbougbt they wauld neach me but appar- ently tbings are better now and I have lîigh hopes of things com- ing thnougb more quickly. The films are a big help and I will be able ta bave a record of my travels ta show you all wben I get back. The same day I got a pancel from Boyd and Dot, containing a razar and some chocolates, etc. By the way the linen bandkerchiefs are lovely and I don't really feel that I should use tbem. out here where tbey are so hiable ta, get lost. I enjoyed baving Ben Brown bere witb me for a couple days. 1 wasn't particulanly busy at the time either, 50 we saw quite a bit af ane another. He watcbed me operate one night and I think he felt a bit green about the guis, but be saon got aven it. We have bad numeraus dis- tinguished visitons lately and nat long aga we were inspected by the King wbo spent a considenable time at aur haspital. He is a very nice fellow and very human-he had one of bis sleeves flapping in the breeze when he was here, be- cause thene was a button off. It didn't seem ta bother him though. If you go ta the show you might bappen ta see me in a news reel, but I suppose it would be a coin- cidence if it ever reached Bow- manville. The King has a toucb of what is known out here as "Gippy Tummy,"-what 1 had in South Afnica. It must have been migbty uncomfontable for bim, examining tnaops aIl day long. Our unit took a trip up the mauntains the other day ta a little village where the Wogs live in hales in the bround about 50 feet deep and 50 feet wide, wîtb caves opening off at the battom where the chief kept the vaniaus mem- bers of his harem. We wtere nut allowed ta look in the mast ex- clusive one which was owned by a very distinguished laoking blake, but saw aIl the athers. 1 got a picture of one of tbem for my album. Swimming in the Mediterran- ean is as delightful as ever and I'm getting pretty brown. People 1be gaing back to England soon. .Not till we've finished things up tbere and then I can start ta think eof that. I was only kidding you rbefore. Lovingly, HAROLD. Fram Capt. H. V. Slemon, 1 No. 4, R.A.M.C., Middle East Farces. CAPT. HAROLD SLEMON 1 RECEl VES TWO CARTONS CIGARETTES FROM LOCAL EUCHRE CLUB Capt. Dr. Harold V. Slemon, No. 4 Mobile Neurasurgical Unit, M.E.F., son of Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Sleman, Bawmanville, sends the following airgraph fram North Africa where be bas been on active service for several months, ta Mrs. Muriel Djknn, President of the Bowmanvilld' Euchre Club: July 2, 1943 Dean Mrs. Dunn: Would yau express ta the Eucbre Club of Bowmanville my appreciation for their thaught- fulness in sending me two cartons of 300 Sweet Caporals. They bath arrived this week, having been in transit 6-8 months. I sup- pose tbey travelled a good many thousand miles ta get here but they have arrived safely at last. The weather here in North Af- ica is delightful but a bit hot at present-being 110 degrees in the shade-yesterday. However dur- ing the slack periad correspond- ing ta the lulîs in the fighting, we have been able ta swim in the Mediterranean every day, and sa do nat suffer a great deal with the beat. I arn laoking forward ta the time when I came home and see the old town and ald friends again. It is bard ta say just haw long that will be but Im hoping for the best. Thank you again. Cadnius Mn. Norman Lathangue is in Toranto General Hospital, having had a major aperatian an Friday. His condition is reported favaur- able. Mrs. Clarence Parr is home fram Toronto wbere she bas been taking treatments. Mrs. Meredith Thampsan is home from St. Michael's Hospi- tal recavering fnom a successful operatian. Mn. and Mrs. Clane Fallis are halidaying at Midland. Mr. and Mrs. Gadd, Toronto, with Mn. and Mrs. R. A. Coake. Mn. R. E. Coake, Toronto, bas joined bis wife and Ernie at Mns. -Russell Brawn's. Glad ta sec Jim Gray home and well again. Mn. and Mrs. Bill Rogers and Mrs. Rogers, Sr., at 'Suitsus" cot- tage. Sympathy gaes out ta Mrs. Howard McMullen on the sudden passing of ber father, Wesley Campbell. A party was held at Devitt's Hall on July 28, in honour of Pte. Clifford Sweet wbo is home on furlough. Cliffard was present- ed with a wnist watch and the good wishes of bis many friends at Cadmus follow him wberever he may be sent. A dainty lunch was served and the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. Haydon Visitons: Mns. Chas. Tamblyn, Mn. Caldwell, Pont Hope, Ray Mc- Conneli, Sutton, Mrs. Lawnence Werry, Bowrnanville, Miss E. M. Wenry, Toronto, at Mn. Lloyd Ashton's. . . Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fond, Buffalo, with friends here ...Pte. Bert Ashton, R.C.O.C., borne on leave. . . MnI. and Mrs. Wilbur Blackburn and Wayne, Maple Grave, at Mrs. T. Cowling's ...Mrs. Ronald Thampson and Karen, Mrs. Lloyd Thompson, To- ronto, with Mns. F. Osmond... Mn. and Mrs. Fred Farrell, Glid- den, Sask., Mns. Harry Bird, Mount Hamilton, at T. Mount- jay's. . . Mn. Bruce Garnard and friend, Columbus, at Mn. C. Gar- rard's. . . Mn. and Mrs. Earl Thompson and babe, Mn. and Mns. Walter Bnidgett and family, Bow- manville, Mn. and Mrs. Thomas Paul, Mrs. Roy Chaters, Glenn Thompsan, Toronto, D on al1d Thompsan, R.C.N.V.R., Kingston. Lucille Rochette, Peterboro, at Mr. W. Thampson's. . . Mn. and Mns. Harry Brooking, Wesley- ville, Mrs. Cecil Walkey, Newton- ville, at Mn. C. Slemon's. .. Mrs. Henry Smith, Orono, at Mn. W. Martin's and accompanied Mrs. J. Potts and Linda ta Collingwood ..Miss Viola Bradley, Toronto, witb ber parents. .. Silas Trewin, R.C.M.C., Simcae, Miss May Tre- win, Toronto, at Mn. W. Tnewin's ..Miss Grace Trewin, Toronto, at home. . . Cliffard Trewin bas joined the R.C.A.F. and is station- ed at Manning Depot, Toronto. ,%lem Thene was no church service Sunday as Rev. Gardner is bav- ing halidays and will be off duty till August 22nd and the S.S. wîll also be closed until then. Werry picnîc was held at Hampton Park on Saturday. Those attending from Salem re- port a splendid gatbering. The day was fine and sa was the abundant luncheon. Mrs. Kelly, Oshawa, visited Mr. and Mrs. Haney, Mrs. Kelly, Jr., and' baby, Nancy Kelly. East Graup of Hampton W. met at Mns. G. Bruce's for sewing. Mrs. H. Maady and family witb ather fniends from Toronto, en- joyed a picnic at the Gaud Cneek. Mn. Moody is recovering nicely tram a recent illness. Mn. and Mrs. L. Annis and children, Toronto, visited ber par- ents, Mn. and Mrs. W. Cann. Miss Sybil Hocken came clown with them and visited ber sister, Mrs. C. Pollard. Mns. Willis alsa came clown witb Mn. and Mns. Annis and visited her sister, Miss B. Colwill. We wcre sorry ta learn that Mrs. Willis' son had met with an accident and was taken ta the bospital while she was away, wbich caused ber ta burry home soaner than intended. Mn. and Mrs. F. Hurst and son, Wassen, Mn. Clarence Moody, Mrs. Moady, Sr., and Miss F. Maody, Toronto, visîted Mn. and Mrs. H. Gaud. Mn. Hurst andl son, Mn. Gaud and son, Mn. Simp- son matoned ta Killcao Camp on Sunday ta vîsit Mn. Hurst's other son, John Hunst. Mn. Clarence Maady is staying for a week's vacation at the Gaud home. Wedding belîs are chiming in our neighbourhood, Mn. B. Darch bas taken unto himself a bride, in the persan of Miss J. Shoot. Congratulations Brenton! A baby boy bas arrived at the home of Mn. and Mrs. G. Burrus, Oshawa. A man is an animal thàt is un- able ta use the kitchen or bath- romr witbout cluttering them up. Definition of a Priority Rating Something you ask for, and ne- ceive, ta permit you to legally arden something you can't get. SWING INTO ACTION 1 - WITH mh MILK Pep, strength, general weII- being - get 'em aIl by drink- ing Bowmanville Dalry's fine, tasty milk! Bowm anville Dairy PHONE 446 (I 'I. ta4 Canada's Housoldiers know that custards and blanc- ' manges, quickly and easily made with pure, high quaity Canada Carn Starch, are a deight with any luncheon L 'or dînner menu. 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