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With Which Are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, And The Orono News A yi TT- xrrm mTTTDOT A V A TTflTTqT 96th.1943 NMER3 VOLUME 89 iBOW IVAINVILLEfl, I .,i1'a'n±,L.) J VICE-PRESIDENT 1$ Dr. Floyd Willoughby Who visited Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jeffery at Maple Grove, ôn Fri- day, on the way to his home in Winnipeg from a trip to the Mari- time Provinces where he attended the Canadian Teachers Federation convention at Saint John, N.B. At the banquet tenderednto the delegates by the Provincial Gov- ernment, Dr. Willoughby was the guest speaker and at the closing session of convention was elected vice-president of the Canadian Teachers Federation. During the past week he has been visiting in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brun- swick and Quebec. Dr. Willough- by is a graduate o!Bowmanvile High School. Demonstrate Methodsc Of Canning Fruit And 1 Vegetables On Aug. 31 Miss Josephine Rogers, of the1 Federation Department of Agri-7 culture (consumer section), Ot- tawa, under the auspices of thef local branch of the Red Cross So-e ciety will demonstrate methods of! canning fruits and vegetables test- ed and approved by the depart-o ment at a demonstration in St.e Paul's School room, Bowman- ville, on Tuesday, Aug. 31. at 2v p.m. This is more than a lecture. A stove will be installed, Missg Rogers will have a variety of! fruits and vegetables and she will demonstrate various methods of canninp.acnd preserving themE which I'Tve been tested and prov-1 ed to be satisfactory.i All women interested in storingE these health giving foods for next winter's use will be welcome. There, is no admission charge. Come, arid bring a note book and pencil. THE GAY NINETIES By "Whistling Jim" I was reminded the other day while perusing a Cincinrfati news- paper that we were not all brought up in homes where a fair amount of time was given to en- lightening the children w i t h books, music, games and athletic sports and picnics. The item that recalled my own happy childhood days, and also made me feel a bond of sympathy with the "Old Timer" who kicked over the traces when a certain project was discussed, for I have been in such homes as described. The proposal was made that a certain group of people hold a "Gay Nineties" party to celebrate and recall the good times of those days. But one disgruntled person who had evidently been brought up far from the homes of bright- ness in towns and cities, and had been reared in Puritanism and gloom, couldn't s e e anything "Gay" about the nineties of his childhood, delivered himself thus: "Why bring that up? An eve- ning in the '90s brought us to- gether in the parlor, which, like tombs,, was opened only for special occasions... For weddings, for funerals, for parties. Not even the roaring parlor stove could drive off the chill that hung on the walls and crept into the bones of the guests. A dove under a glass globe or white wax flowers -immortelles, on the mantel- piece admonished eVery one of the last funeral that was held within these walls; sad crayon portraits reminded the guests of tired grandparents who had struggled on the earth awhile, suffered and gone to their re- wards. A solemn China pug-dog standing by the mantel-piece looked upon the scene through glassy eyes. "Playing cards were admission .' tic!Çts to hell then and dancing Iras the devil's own step. . . The guests sat with folded hands, talking of their diseases and tell ing how this relative was carriec off and how that one had suffer- ed." Thank God that telephones radios, autos, R.F.D., newspapers and magazines have changed ai that. Electric lines have brough light of every kind into the homes once isolated from all pleasures. DEATH McLAUGHLIN - At Bomanville, on Wednesday, August 25, 1943, Margaret (Maggie) McLaugh- lin, lately of Concession 9, Hay- don, aged 74 years. Resting at the funeral chapel of F. F. Morris Co., for service on Sat- urday at 3 p.m. Interment Bow- manville Cemetery. a c A B o] A ti ai ci is b b b t' si g f; t( u a b il e t o d c d C s f c c )shawa Blood Donors linic Now Open kfter Brief Holiday After a well-earned two weeks' acation the Oshawa Red Cross lood Donor Clinic resumed perations at the General Motors .uditorium, Mary Street. For he members of the clinic staff ind their assistants the vacation ame as a welcome break and it hoped that the re pite also will e reflected by an increased num- er of donors in the months that e ahead. Reports of men on active serv- e being wounded in Sicily have een filtering in since the opera- on was begun. It is logical to ;ppose that some of the blood iven here was used to retaîn and an the spark of life in the battie- orn body of some soldier picked p on the battlefield. Competent uthorities have voiced the opin- on that the toll of wounded will e high- as continental Europe is nvaded. For that reason it is ssential the blood bank be main- ained and, if possible, increased. 'his is possible only if new don- rs offer themselves and former onors continue to make their ontribution to the cause of free- dom. Members of Bowmanville Lions Club have done an excellent job in ponsoring the blood . donors rom this district. Any citizen wishing to contribute blood should ommunicate with Alex McGreg- r, Aubrey Smith or Stuart James. Trips are made to Oshawa Mon- day and Friday mornings and Wednesday evenings. The monthiy report of biood donations received at the Con- naught Laboratories in Toronto, for the period fromn Juiy 1 to 31, shows that Oshawa was in fourth place as regards the number of donations from the 29 regular clinics in the province. Toronto was in first place with 3,158 dona- tions with other large clinics in the following order - Ottawa, 2,031; Hamilton, 1,585; Oshawa 1,351; Kingston, 1,204, and St Thomas, 1,046. It is stated that total donations for the month in Ontario amount- ed to 29,844 of which 22,101 camE from the regular clinics. A ma. terial contribution to the success of the drive was made by the eight mobile units, one of whicl is located in Ottawa, and anothei which handled industrial anc army centres in the Toronto area The report also states that th( grand total of donations for th( Dominion during June was 45,897 Of this number Quebec centre, gave 5,165, Manitoba, 2,491, Nova Scotia, 1,926; New Brunswick 1,776; Saskatchewan, 1,494; Brit ish Columbia, 1,477, and Alberta 664. BLOOD DONORS August 18 - Norman Bothwell, Bowmanville, (4th donation) Mrs. F. Crowe, Margaret King, Mrs. L. W. Haynes, Mrs. Florence Cas- liourn, Mrs. R. Patfield, Mrs. Chas. 'lichards, Bowmanvilio, Mrs. A. -. Mellow, Newcastle, Helen Baker, Hampton; (3rd donation) Mrs. Edythe Miller, Bowmanville; Audrey Horrocks, Newcastle; Mrs. A. L. Blanchard, Hampton; Frank Rogers, Brooklin; (2nd donation) Mrs. Alex Grant, Mrs. C. Rammel, Bowmanville, (lst donation). August 20 - L. Kilgannon, Charles Archer, Bowmanville; Roger Crook, Courtice (6th dona- tion); Mrs. J. E. O'Boyle, Orono, (5th donation); Francis A. Boyd, Enniskillen, (2nd donation). August 23 - W. J. Reynolds, Bowmanville, (7th donation); H. W. Jeffery, Bowmanville, (6th donation); E. J. Doidge, Bowman- ville, (4th donation); Ernest Pas- sant, Bowmanville, (3rd dona- tion). Curiosity Gets Kids Into Trouble When They Pull Fire Alarm Friday afternoon when several children, from 5 to 9 years of age, were playing around the fire hall, they spied the red fire alarm box. The figure "3" over the box aroused their curiosity and one venturesome lad, to see what would happen if he touched it, just once, pulled the alarm. Greatly to his surprise, the siren immediately sounded, away they scampered-but the fire brigade responded in full force. It was a false alarm and it didn't require much detective work on the part of Chief Lucius Hooper to solve the mystery. The big hearted chief, who recalled he was a mis- chievious boy once himself, didn't hail the "culprits" into court, but showed the good judgment to in form the parents what had hap- pened. We leave it to our readers to draw on their imagination the punishment inflicted on these young law breakers. Here's our guess: Some went to bed without their supper and maybe others got a spanking that made it more comfortable to take their breakfast next morning standing up. Among former well - known stars of the stage and screen now in khaki is Lance-Corporal Doug- las Montgomery, star of "Little Man What Now" and other hits, who is an instructor in a Can- adian basic training centre. Rejected applicants for enlist- ment in the Canadian Active Army are interviewed at recep- tion centres by representatives o! National Selective Service and directed mto essential occupa- tions where possible. Sergt. Gunner J. Rice Listed Among Missing Another Bowmanville boy, Sergt. Wireless Air Gunner Jack Rice, son of Mrs. Chas. F. Rice, and the late Mr. Rice, was reported missing August 18th in a raid over enemy territory. Jack went overseas with the R. C. A. F. in November, 1942, and has seen considerable action with the Canadian Division over there. He was born in Bowmanville and was educated at the Public and High Schools here. Leslie and Abie Darch Members Navy Band At Prince Rupert, B.C. A new Navy Band has been formed in Prince Rupert, B.C., of which two brothers from Bow- manville, Leslie and Abby Darch, sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Darch, are members. Les and Ab enlisted in the R.C. N.V.R. in January and previous to their assignment to Prince Rupert have been stationed in Toronto. Before enlisting both boys belong- ed to the Public and High School orchestras and Trinity Sunday School orchestra. Before enlist- ment they played with the Col- legians, featuring the clarinet and saxaphone. In the Navy Band there are 35 instruments 14 of which belong to an orchestra which plays four nigts we - fr -d-ce 4fo1th Local Member Attends Healt txnibit rair for Bruun Making his first official visit as new Health Minister for Ontar(o, Hon. Dr. R. P. Vivian, of Port Hope, newly elected member in the Legislature for Durham County, is seen (extreme left) with Dr. B. T. McGhie, Deputy Minister, as they visited the Provincial Health Department's exhibit at the Fair for Britain being held in Toronto. nights a week for dances for theLiu W . .Jm s armed forces stationed near there. Lieut. Wm. G. James The bandis connected with H.M. Attached To Sth Army 1 C.S. Chatham and contains a num- ,.- ber o!Cratings who have had wide Writes From Sicily 1 experience in music. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. James received two 4airgraph letters this 1 week from their son, Lieut. Wm.c Sergt. Ross McKnight G. James, attached to a Canadiana Writes Editor From tank regiment with the Central D Mediterranean Force in Sicily. E North Africa Hospital We quote these extracts from hisc letters:i Comment was made in last July 31, 1943 week's Statesman thatiSergt. This, they say, is the best sys-t Ross M Knight othis town, who tem of letters to use out here, so fought in Sicily with the Hastings let me know how it works. Every-. and Prince Edward Regt., had thing is splendid and we seem toL been mentioned indespatches for be doing OK. We have all had ourE his bravery and was likely te re- fill of oranges lemons, grapes,c ceive a vecoration. Thursday the watermelons and canteloupes, so editor was pleased te receive the that we are gradually becoming1 following airgraph from Ross climatized. The heat during the1 dated Juiy 31, 1943, which we day is terrific, and flies come( know wil be o! special interest over in clouds. In case you don't1 to bis many friends: i get my other letters we are in1 Dear Mr. James: Here I am in Sicily, attached to the Eighth1 a New Zeaand Miitary Hospital Army under General Montgomery. in North Africa very near We are getting good food, so we1 (censored). I managed to pick up are pretty happy. We can't telli a few bits o! shrapne in Sicily. you much about what actually is Aside freom having my right eg in going on, but I imagine the press asiefromhavigmy right 1am elintells you more than we know our- a splint right now, I am feeling selves. Weexctogtmal very good. The only boys I'vesoe expect to get mail seen before leaving Sicily were one o! these days. If you send my brother, Harold, Meredith and any parcels include penty o soap young Matthews. They were al and that sort o! stufa. The dust getting along fine. Of course, I is terrible. I sent you a cab e the mean the boys from home. Things other day. Se long for now, were really going along very fast August 6, 1943 while I was there. I hope I am Ra's tter of4 soon able to get back with the Rec eived Dad's air letter o! boys. I was rocommended for July 17thitoday. Continue te use o ne silly ttlereco en ddhad orthe air letters as they cou e over be done. I have not had any mail it r og i es uin rI a from home since leaving Scotland. bit wreng in presuming I wasn't We havo been meving about se in the Sicilian campaign. I must Wefast haeee ovma habeen admit it didn't take us very long very fast that our mail bas een to get down here. Incidentally, we unable te get up te us. Some day in the Canadian Army know very I must say cheeri for now. Ai little about the Ontario election. the bst o! everything to al. In fact your letter was the first information I've had. Things are Yours, keeping up pretty well here. We Ross McKnight, are becoming accustomed to the C-6078 heat, but not the fly bites. The Hastings and Prince Ed- sun is starting to go down and ward Regt. what beautiful colors! Canadian Army Overseas. Will Rotarians Discuss How Education Affects The Young People Of Today At the Rotary Club meeting Friday, W. R. Strike led n a dis- cussion on Education and how it affects the young people of today. ent Primier of Ontario felt edu- cation so important he was tak- ing over the portfolio himself. M. H. Staples was called upon to enlarge on the first question given to the members: Is it a good or bad policy to put education under Provincial legislation? He answered in a very clear and concise manner using the racial differences in Quebec as a basis for this move. He argued that he thought the real reason for edu- cation was to fit people so that they could not only earn their living but lead a full and happy life. The second question: Should there be a set standard for teach- ers' salaries? was discussed by J. R. Stutt. His theory was that towns of a similar size should have a fixed standard so that teachers would not always be on the move and school boards competing so fiercely. D. R. Morrison asserted that in almost any business a boy enters a military training is invaluable to him in helping him to think out his problems, answering the ques- tion: Is it a good policy to train boys 16 and 17 for army service? Mr. Strike ended the discussien by asking every Rotarian if o had the chance to advise boys up- on enlisting that he stress the need of a good foundation in educa- tion to which they may return. Robt. Cochrane thanked Mr. Strike for his energizing talk' and President A. M. Hardy brought the meeting to a close. Mr. Arthur McMullen, Mr Lorne Ostrom, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ostrom, Winona Minnesota, were guests of Mr and Mrs. J. W. Miller. Day Of Prayer Set For September 3rd The King has selected Sept. 3, founth ar.nivorsany o! the wan, te boebserved as a national day of prayer and dedication. The Archbishop of Canterbury said that the occasion would b one of thanksgiving for successes already gained and for the nearer hopes of victory and peace. At the same time the Home Of- fice brought the attention of the public to a further occasion on which the King might wish to call the nation to prayer. No date was mentioned, and it was merely said that "notice for this might have to be short, and it is therefore hoped that all those who have responsi- bility of leading the worship of the people will prepare themselves in advance and make such plans as may be practicable in their own areas for the Sunday so ap- pointed." Public School Pupils Contyibute Generously Nunerous War Efforts Public School pupils in the in- spectorate of T. R. McEwan, Osh- awa, which includes Bowmanville, Darlington and Cartwright, have rendered a commendable service in contributing to various war ef- forts. Here are the statistics for the year ending in June: Rural Schools Red Cross Society S 371.51 War Savings Cortificates 1571.25 Victory Bonds Purchased 250.00 British War Victims, Navy League, Kinsman's Milk Fund 738.73 Afghans, Sweaters, Muf- flers ' -146 Salvage, ibs- 2800 Bomanville Publie Schools Red Cross (per Jr. R.C.) $110.00 War Savings Certificates 2519.50 Navy League de-icd25.00 72 garments were made includ- ing four afghans. Canadian Officers Meet General Montgomery i n Sicily General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, commander of the British 8th and in the line-up are: Capi. Leonard I. Knowles (fourth from left) Army, carrying his famous fly switch in Iiis left hand, passes down a and Major Dave Lander (s[xth fonvle!t). Lieut. W. G. James, son of line of Canadian tank officers in Sicily. The Canucks were operating Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. James, Bowmanvilie, [s second from the left. in conjunction with the famous Eighth during the Sicilian battles. Lt. (Canadian Army Overseas Photo Col. Murray Johnston, from Oshawa, is standing beside the General Three Toronto Youths Thre Toronto Youths Charged With Robbery At The Orono Creamery Three Toronto youths were ar- rested at Belleville, Monday, on a charge of breaking into the Orono Creamery and stealing $3,000 in cash and $5,000 in bonds on Aug. 17. They are, Henry Paterson, 18, Gerald Gouldly 17, and Norman Spence 17. Entrance to the build- ing was made by breaking a win- dow. The lock on the safe was not tampered with which leads the police to believe they struck the combination. The money, which was in separate envelopes, was ready to be paid to the farm- ers the following day. Some of the money was found on the road to Whitby along with empty envjelopes which the thieves had discarded. The serial numbers of the bills were known and it will be difficult for the robbers to change them. Bowmanville police were call- ed in early Wednesday morning. The capture of these lads may solve some 20 safe-crackings at various Central Ontario points during the past three months. The trial will be held in Cobourg. ,1,a Bowmanville Gladioli 4 Growers Sweep the P Boards Oshawa Show a Bowmanville was well repre- j sented in the Oshawa Gladioli Society show held Saturday when Dr. E. W. Sisson was the majort prize winner, with Percy E.a Greenfield a close second.- Dr. Sisson received 17 firsts onrt 18 entries and severai othert awards. These included firsts for baskets of gladioli, giadioli and t other garden flowers and first and second for soediings. He aiso was awarded the Oshawa Gladioli Society cup for the best stripe in the flower, the Ideal Dairy Chal- lenge Cup for best three named varieties and a trophy for the most points in the amateur sec- tion. Dr. Sisson showed seedlings in two marvellous exhibits of fine bloom. This type of seedling is originated by the individual gro- wer and is not on the market, a fact which makes the quality of the exhibit all the more interest- ing. Two of the large baskets which adorned the stage, were from the doctor's gardens. One was of beautiful mauve flowers, the other, an unusual type of gladiolus with a delicate green sheen which attracted much ad- miring comment. Dr. Sisson also showed the outstanding spike of the exhibit, a clear, superb crim- son called "Red Charm." Mr. P. E. Greenfield obtained nine firsts on 10 entries. He also won the Bezzant vase, being win- ner of most points in the section devoted to the 500-bulb class. Some of these prize bouquets may be seen gracing the merchants' showcases along King St. Sergt. Russ Candier In Thick Of The Fight In Sicilian Campaign In Central Sicily and in the[ Eastern advance to Mount Etna, a squadron of Canadian recon- naissance unit, according to press despatches, carried out numer- ous patrols ahead of the Cana- dian 1st Division and finally par- ticipated in the day-long battle which won the hills dominating the Simento Valley in front of Adrano, August 7. Among the sergeants mentioned in despatches, who shoulder big responsibilities in such a regi- ment was Troop Sergt. Russ Candler, of Bowmanville. Russ went overseas Christmas, 1939, with the Hastings and Prince Ed- ward Regt., and was in the Intel- ligence Section. Later he was transferred to a Reconnaissance Unit. The unit, which does its fighting in armored cars and Bren Carriers landed in Sicily several days after the original landings on July 10. They found I Central and Eastern Sicily diffi- cult as they could not move off the roads, they just had to travel the roads and locate the enemy generally by being shot at. At times they had to make their re- connaissance by foot. The Recce Squadron was con- gratulated by its commanders for its part in this action where it fought for the first time in coun- try where it could deploy as il should. Russell Candler, car,-taker of the local post office, received a cable this week from his nephew saying, "came through Battle of Sicily fine, and in best of health.' Lccal Lawn Bowlers Among Prize Winners Members of Bowmianville Lawn Bowling Club have participated in tournaments at Cobourg, and Oshawa recently. Bowmanville club also held its annual tourna- ment on August 14. The first game in Cobourg on August Ilth, Frank Williams and Rev. Wm. G. Blake won second prize. A practical gift of sweater coats went to the Bowmanville rink. H. Rosevear's rink, Port Hope, won the Bickle Trophy. The Goodyear Trophy in a tournament played here August 14th, was won by H. Williams, Port Hope; Ron Snowden, Osh- awa, and Adams, Whitby, second and third places, respectively. In a keenly competitive tourna- ment in Oshawa on Thursday, a Port Hope rink skipped by Hank Rosevear, again won the hand- some and much coveted General Motors Gold Cup. c ~et Your Ration 1 Citizens were shocked to learn Sunday William J. Martyn had assed away in Bowmanville Hos- pital, aged 63 years. Although he had not been enjoying geod heath for several months, he had been about his business as usual until Thursday evenng. Thenext day ois physician vas caledmand the following day ho was removed te the hospital where he passed away early Sunday morning. He was born in Bowmanviile, being the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Martyn. He had spent all his life in his native town. After attending school he clerked in his father's grocery store and became his bookeeper. In recent years he conducted a boot and shoe store, operated a bowling alley and was game war- den for this district. He always took an active interest in the wel- fare of the community, the fact that his father for many years was one of the town's largest pro- perty owners. He served faith- fully for several terms on the Town Council, being a member at the time of his death. "*Casey,"as he was familiarly known by old and young, was a great lover of children, and will be greatly missed by many kids of the community who found him a year round Santa Claus. Through his generosity hardly a day passed that he wasn't hand- ing out nickels to his host of lit- tle admirers for ice cream cones or shoes to unfortunate little urchins. His chief hobby was baseball and for years a local team was not complete without Casey Martyn being in the lineup. One of his last acts after going te bed Thursday was to send a neighbor- ing lad up town to get an evening paper for him to see how the ball teams were making out, but Casey's eyes were too tired to read it, we were told. The funeral, which was largely attended on Tuesday afternoon, was conducted by Rev. F. H. Job- lin of St. Paul's United Church. The mayor, members of Town Council and Civic officials attend- ed in a body. Many beautiful floral tributes banked his casket, including tributes from the Ma- jor League Bowlers, Town Council and municipal employees, Bow- manville Fire Brigade, Girls' Bowling Club (South Ward Courtice, Front St., and -North Ward). Relatives from a distance pres- ent included Mrs. S. F. Hooper, Mrs. Thos. Rennick, Toronto; Will Martyn and son, Prince Albert; AC2. Glen L. Martyn, Lachine, Que.; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Martin, Scugog Island; Mrs. E. Caldwell, Port Hope, as well as representa- tives of the Provincial Game and Fisheries Dept. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Fred W. Couch and Miss Carrie A. Martyn, Town; two brothers, Fred C. Martyn, Town, and Harry Lorne Martyn, Shaun- avan, Sask. ¯¯ - . 1 Get Your Ration Book Number 3 At Nearest Depot Ration Book No. 3 is being is- sued August 25th to 28th inlu- sive and may be obtained at 'arious centres throughout Dur- ham County. For particulars re- garding time and place see Page 3 of last week's Statesman. Volun- :ary workers are helping the lo- cal ration board distribute the new books Speculation on what commodi- ties are to be added to the pres- ent ration list arises with a view of the No. 3 book. Besides sheets for tea or coffee, sugar, butter and rneat, it has three pages of smaller- size black and white coupons, let- ered C." Two of the pages are identically numbered - coupons 27 to 58. The third sheet is num- bered 59-90. Other unexplained sheets in the new book are: one black and yel- low page, D 1-16; one olive green page, E 1-16; one blue page, F 1-16. The sheets for present rationed commodities are: one green page, 14-29, tea or coffee; one red page, 14-29, sugar; two orchid pages, 27- 57, butter; 2'2 brown pages, 27- 46 (in pairs), meat. These cou- pons are obligingly the same color as in the No. 2 book. The No. 3 book is going to af- front housewives by its color. It is a dirty-looking grey. The No. 2 will be required for 12 weeks after the beginning of Sep- tember, for all its meat coupons are to be used up, and 12 pairs will remain after this month. Further, there is no expiry date as yet on tea or coffee and sugar coupons in the No. 2 book, and some of the No. 2 butter coupons are good up to the end of September. So, warns the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, be sure to get your old book back with your new one. Don't detach the application for the No. 3 book from your No. 2 book. Fill it out completely and sign it before presenting it at the distribution centre, but leave the distributors to detach the card after checking it with the number of your book. Every individual must sign for his or her own card unless under 16, in which case a parent's signature will be accept- ed. Those out of town on the distri- bution dates may get their books wherever they happen to be, at centres set by the Local Ration Board. W. J. (Casey) Martyn Passes Suddenly After Brief Illness