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I i THURSDAY, MAIRCH 8th, 1945 I ROYAL BOWMANVI LLE Telepfione 589 Thurs, Fri., March 8-9 Anne Baxter and Wm. Eythe, In THE EVE 0F ST. MARK Wlth Michael 0'Shea, Vin- cent Price, Diekie Moore, ln the romantic story of a G. I. Joe wlth a capital L hn love. Saturday, March 10 HOT RHYTHM With Dona Drake and Rob- ert Lowery. Beautiful girls, hot music, comedy. It's just IT for your nerves after a hard day. ADDED COME ON DANGER Starring Tlmn Hoit 60 mý6o,i*ips of breath-taking action. Mon., Tues., Wed., March 12, 13, 14 UP IN MABELS ROOM With Dennis O'Keefe, Mar- borie Reynolds and Gal Pat- rick. --la a furlous and hul- rions comedy, swinging along at a breathless pace. You must see this! àtea Cross Hîghly Praised by Prisoner of War Jack Cowle The foliowing extracts are taken to ail and keep the homýe fir< fromn several letters and post cards burning. rwritten by Jack Cowîe from a May, 1944: Neyer felt better anc German prison camp to his moth- nearing the 200-lb, mark. Was ir er, Mrs. Wým. Cçwle, Church St., poon health for two months witl Bowmanville. Pte. Jack Cowle yellow jaundice. Couldn't eat foi was posted missing as reported in two weeks and then for two weeii The Statesman o! Feb. 3, 1944, and had milk, white bread and Po- later turned up in Stalag 7-A, tatoes and gained napidly. Foi Bavaria, the same camp from breakfast had pancakes, porridge j~. which Staff Sgt. Russ Candier was tea and toast. The Red Cross sure !'. repatriated as reported in last looks a!ter us. Canadians playe. week's Statesman. bail against the Yanks and we beat The cards and letters are o! themn. It won't be long now. Don't plain white nuled paper o!f i worry and keep writing. We have ferior quality, with the message very good living quartera. on one side only, which permits November, 1944: Happy birth- but' brie! remarks, but in ail o! day to you and hope you have l00 thein Jack stresses what the Cana- more. I amn in good health anc dian Red Cross has meant to the working every day. Amr eceiving boys waiting out the war behind lots o! mail. Got a parcel fromn the wire. Here are some o! the con- 'Red Cross and there is everything tents o! the carda and letters ex- in it, even a blanket. They mear tending over the period, March- a lot to us here. Send smokes and November, 1944. playing cards. I know alI about Dea Moher i annt tilyou Bud's fatal day but can't tell it how much the Red Cross means to !rom h ere. He did sohi job anc ail o! us. Send smokes, clothesdiitel.Hwasohhyr- and sweets. 1 arn in good health. garded by everyone and will be AU I can tiko swhti' iemîssed in the old home town. Say bak th.tinou hith thie hello to ail, write often and- send Red Cthrss tin me." ththeme a photo. Red rossto ind e."Your loving son, JACK. Again: "Send ail parceis (The "Bud" referred to abovc through the Red Cross; can't im- is Arthur Living, killed in action press you enough the value o! Red in Italy, formerîy o! The States- Cross. Chîn up and don't worry." man staff and son o! Mn. and Mrs. An April card: "Here it is Easter; J. A. Living, Bowrnanville.) swell day with lots o! mud. Was thînkîng how I used to bring you a lily at Easter. Missed this one but hope to be there for the next. Parcels for War Can't tell you how much the Red 1 Prisoners inAbeyance Cross means to us."j Says Red Cross The Canadian Red Cross on ad- vice from the Enquiry Bureau, Ottawa, has issued the following telegrarn for circulation through 1the press to inform the general public concerning the sending of parcels and letters to Canadian prisoners of war. 3 In the present drive on German soul, some prisoner of war camps have been overrun and men there- in released to allied armies. Hence 1parcels sent will ot reach them. Then again, the Germans are shifting prisoners to other camps as thefinvasion deepens, and their new locations will flot be known for some tîme. The, telegramn states: "Next of kmn parcels tempor- arily canceiled following camps u n t i whereabouts prisoners known. Stalags 2B, 2D, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3-4-4, 8A, 8B, 8C, 20A, 20B, 21D. Staiaglufts, 3, 4, and 7. Oflag 64 BAB, 20 and 21. Parceis may go forward to camps flot enumerated above." The release also states: "Please advîse next of kmn to continue writing letters to old addresses. It is inadvisable to forward gift or cigarette parceis to the camps mentioned in the above wire."' Margarine, it is reported, is get- ting scarce in the neighborhood stores, and it looks as if we may be now approaching the time when we must find a substitute for the substitute.-Ryan in Bos-9 ton Herald. OSEHAWA Free Parking Phone 1011 Thurs., Fni., Sat., March 7, 8, 9, 10 Paulette Goddard, Sonny Tufts, In 1 LOVE A SOLDIER With Beulah, Barry Fitzgerald, Paulette kissed the boys goodbye until Sonny said hello. Mon., Tues., March 12, 13 Two great features William Bendix, Susan Hay- ward, In THE HAIRY APE Also HENRY ALDRICH PLAYS CUPID Starring Jimmy Lydon, Diana Lynn, ,Vera Vague Henry's a card when he piays hearts, a joker when he gambles with love. Wed., Thurs., March 14, 15 THE ADVENTURES 0F MARK TWAIN Starring Fitederic March, Alexis Smith. A roaring story o! the roaring West. WHATEVER THE) U...HOT CROS WiII be a welcome addition We make them e'very da' Keep a supply on~ Carter's ,clGoodye,_r organization.u l l A Venerable Strip 0f Cloth By C. P. Prinsé'-, B.A. When normal intercourse bi tween nations is broken off, whE the scourge o! war is ravagir the countryside, destroying citiR and towns, when highways ai clogged with thousands o! fleeir cîvîlians, when men are dyin from wounds on the battlefield the Red Cross stands in the rnid, o! ail suffering as the custodian c integrity and the guardian c mercy. In 1943 it was eighty years ag the International Red Cross com mittee was founded in Geneva b: Henri Dunant, a Swiss physiciar and since 1863 this humanitariai movement, the greatest the wor< has ever known, has spread to 6 countnies, among which we, th, people o! Canada, are proud ti beiong. The emblem o! the Red Cros, has passed the test and gaine( access on the battie!ieid, in th< prisoner o! war camp and othe: places where during wartime ng contact is possible. The ernblem o! the Red Cros became the life-line o! our prison. ers o! war in the internmeni camps in Germany, the solace o: many millions o! men, worner and children everywhere in theiî distress. During the years o! it; long existence this vital cord stil. holds and everywhere thi! humanitanian institution is neyer. ed and stipported by ail. The International Red Crosn committee in Geneva is in posses- sion o! an armlet whicb is eight3 years old and was worn by -thE Genevese physician and surgeon Dr. Appia, who wore it in 1864 i the war between Prussia and Den- mark. It was the first time thii emblem ever appeared on a battlefieid. Since then the Red Cross on a white field bas become a distinctive sign and bas enabled it to go out on merciful missions among friend and foc. This venerable strip o! clothbhas gained a hearing for evenyone who wears it on charitable occasions with both the military and civil- ian authorities. The citizens o! Canada nigbtly may be full o! pnide to harbor and foster such a splendid movement. In the past Canada has proven how to sup- port it and to dlaimi this splendid ,vork as ber special mission. Since the outbreak o! war in 1939 up to 1943 eighty-seven dele- gates paid 2000 visits to prisoner ofwar and civilian internee camps. In 1941 it handled a nonthly average o! 562,000 in- coming and 640,000 outgoing let- tea; in 1942, 735,000 incoming and 814,000 outgoing letters. It despatched 115 million kilo- grains weight in parceis, sent one million books, received 6500 edu- ational requests and handled ,097,060 civilian messages. Personaily, I am very grateful Lo the work o! the Red Cross in Lstablishing the first contact by Red Cross letter with my parents In Holland. This view I express- î the local president o! the Red Zross, Mn. J. O'Neill, some days igo. When this gentleman ap- ýroached me asking if I was will- îg to write a few words on the vork o! the*Red Cross, I giadly ac- ýpted thîs opportunity. The work ) the founder, Dr. Henni Dunant )f Geneva has born fruit and has read its benevolence interna- ionaliy. May this venerable strip o! cloth 2en your heart. A woman seated in a crowded ailway carniage always looks ore com!ortable than a man, tates a writer. Well, for one ing she can knit hersel! plenty felbow-room.-Punch. WEATHERt ;S BUNS rto your meals. s y during Lent. r s s n hands a a o p me1est the casualties mo-unt--andthe need for replenishments o! this valuable serum, is very vital. For many reasons many are not now registered as current dohors and an appeal is made to these0 donors to re-register as well as a considerable number o f na e w donors from the many thousands r )- who have not yet joined this band b en of blood donors. Registration is ir ng very simple and one only needs d es to get in touch with Alex Mc- t( xe Gregor, John Cole or Stuart el ng James, who will gladly make ar- g rangements for transportation toe Blood Donors From Bowmanville District Wed., Feb.* 28: Roger Crook, Courtice, 14th donation. Mrs. Roger Crook, Courtice; J. Denis Pickard, Bowmanviiie, 12th dona- tion. Harvey J. Brooks, Bow- manville, llth donation. Morley Flintoff, Bowmanville; Naomi Hôrrocks, David McReelis, New- castle, 9th donation. Mrs. H. Bald- win, Courtice; Mrs. Frances Wright, J. H. Jose, Newcastle, 8th donation. Fr, Mar. 2: George Vine, Don- old Boe, Bowmanville, 13th dona- tion. H. Armstrong, Bowman- ville, lth donation. G. A. Lead- beater, Enniskiilen; A. Mairs, Nestieton, 8th donation. F. G. Stannard, Bowmanville, 7th do- nation. W. Lloyd Snowden, Bow- manville, 4th donation. Arthur C. Brown, Jack Dunn, Jos. Schwarz, Bowmanville, 2nd do- nation. Cecil Goodwin ,Courtice, lst donation. Mon., Mar. 5: Douglas T. Dick- son, Bowmanville, 15th donation. W. E. Craig, Hampton, 9th dona- tion. Walter Lawrence, Nestie- ton, 8th donation. G. M. Goheen, Bowmanville, 7th donation. Os- wald Richmnond, Norman Luxton, Singers& Their Songs BY FRED R. FOLEY 123 Lake St., St. Catharines JINGLE BELLS Dashing through the snow, In a one-horse open sleigh; O'er the fields we go, Laughing all the way; Belîs on bob-tail ring, Making spirits bright; What fun it is to ride and sing Jingle belîs! Jingle belîs! Jingle ahl the way! Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh! A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride, And soon Miss Fannie Bright Was seated by my aide. The horse was lean and lank; Miafortune aeemed hia lot; He got into a dri!ted bank, And we, we got up-sot. Now the ground is white; Go it wbile yôu're young; Take the girls tonight, And sing this sleighing song. Just get a bob-tailed bay, Two-forty for his speed; Then hitch him to an open sleigh, The writer has tnavelled many miles and visited several libraries looking for information regarding Jingle Belîs. About the oniy reference located was in an article "'Songs o! the Years." For the year 1859 this brie! sentence occuns: "The jingle o! the yean was certainly James Pierpont's Jingle Belîs, an ingenious ditty about the one-horse sieigh." It does seem strange that s0 little is known o! 50 popular a song o! fairly modern origin. Alinoat immediateiy after its inst" appearance it found a place n "The Coilege Song Book," and veny soon college choruses and glee clubs had Popuianized it in ;he towns, villages and hamiets o! Azmerica. It is one o! the prime Dld favorites that has corne down Lo us !rom the days o! eariy :choois, one that made the crisp wintei air ring as the refrain was iung at the sleighing parties and finging scbooia. Although the auto has iargeiy ,epiaced the one-borse o p e n leigh Jingle Beiis lives on and is iung as glee!ully as ever at oun ing-songs and fineside gatheninga, Lnd on all occasions when choirs ýnd Young peopils societies turn ut for an old-fashioned sieigh anty. Kentucky has a law which says Lotel sheets must be 90 inches )ng. Can the iawmakers do any- hing about men's shirts, please? .es nd tn ,e, re PORT HOPE BOARD 0F TRADE BROADENS MEMBERSHIP port the board were foremost in and the attractîng o! new indus- Port Hope, *itb funds supplied Port Hope Board o! Trade, a live oigti eyitliettisa aetebsns n hog ebrhp n rn rganization in an alive town sponsonn hs v r nelg n re s h v h uies a d tr u h r e b rhp n r n whicb realizesth advantages o! move. The present rembership professional men and citizens gen- o! $300 fnomn the town counil. The ceal citizens' industrial and com- of the board is weîî over 100. eraîy. example o! Port Hope is suggest- ed for consideration o! citizens of nercial setup, has broadened the Choice of the members repre- To the board was aiso appoint- Bowrnanviile and funther refer- base o! its rnerbership by eniist- senting the workers was made by ed a representative of the town ence is made to the matter in an ing in active membership an in- election among the workers them- council and now with a complete editonial iti this issue. [ustrial worker from each of the selves. It is recognized that em- representation, this important ___________ ton's larger factonies. Employ- ployees have just as vital a con- body is going ahead with plans for ers who themselves activeiy sup- cern in the welfare o! the town a better and bigger and brighter This is subscription lime! I M THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE FV APPOINTED DIRECTOR Blood Donors At Oshawa Clinic Total 38p998 During February Oshawa Biood . Donor Service sent 1419 donations .. ..... to the Connaught Laboratories. fthsnumber there were 838 maie and 581 female donors and 371 donations were from donors gîvîng ten or more donations. The total number o! donations to Feb- ruary 28 is 38,996. ~ February total o! 1,419 is slight- S ly less than January total o! 1,445 and considenably less than Febru- ary o! last year when the out- standing total o! 1,670 donations were given. During the month the absence of first donons at the Oshawa clinics was very noticeable. O! neces- sity, due to enlistments, removal frorn town, and other causes there are boundt be some canceiiations and if new do)nors are not secured theLinics are smailer. A ~Donors t the Oshawa clinic, A G. Partridge incuding hse !rom the Bowman- vriiie district, are very much in- President of The Goodyear Tirefuecdb thprgssote & Rbbe Cmpay o Cnad, ar and when the allies are fight- Limited, who bas been elected a ing hard and doing well, the do- Director o! The Goodyear Tire & nations to the clinics faîl off. The Rubber Company o! Akron, Ohio. reverse shouid be the case fort Goodyear o! Akron is the parentwe umn Company for the world wi.2 w1e- our menare fighting bard- The final card: "Just finished cooking and eating our supper. Potatoes, carrots, pancakes, tea, with cheese and biscuits, thanks tc the Red Cross. Am in good health; Play bail by day and cards by night and Canadians haven't been beaten yet." Jack's letters, which are sum- marized below, teli a more ex- tended but restrained picture as foliows: March, 1944. Dear Mother: Arn well, treated alright and picase don't worry. Need underwear, shaving kit, smokes, chocolate bars. Get in touch With Red Cross and they wifl get parcels through. Write as soon as you get my address. Hope to see you ail soon. There's no Place like home. I don't know what we'd do if At wasn't for the Red Cross. Give as much as you can to the cause for they are doing a swell job. I arn sure you know I did my best. April, 1944: It's a real Canadian day and snow feli last night. Hope you received my previous letters. Arn a bit iazy from laying around. Ail we do is play cards, checkers or cook up something to eat. Can't begin to tell you what the Red dKCross parcels we get each week -Iy!nean to us here. The two feilows who were with Bud when he got it are here in the same hut with me and it sure must have hit Mrs. Living hard as it did me toô. Last time I saw John was Jan. lst. Love PROCLAMATION! (Issuied under the authority of the Emergericy Sheitez' Regulatiorts, Order-ixi-Council, P.C. 9439, December 19, 1944) TO ALL PERSONS PLANNING TO MOVE TO Victoria e Vancouvere New Westminster Hamilton *Toronto eOttawa eHuIl As part of a plan to mneet congested conditionsý aIl ]5ersorw who propose ta rent or occupy famnily quarters in any of these Emnergency Shelter Areas are required by Board order first ta obtain a permit fromn the Admninistrator of Emner- gency Shelter for the district. The purpose of the order is ta help those who mnust b. in these areas ta obtain necessary accommodation. Bef ore completing arrangements to move to amy of these districts, write to the Administrator for f ul parti- culars of the Emergency Shelter Regulations as they apply to that district. ma Every persan who rents or occupies famnily quarters in any of these districts contrary ta the order, commits an offence and, in addition ta other penalties, will b. required by the Administrator ta vacate the shelter and the district at his own expense. The Emergency Shelter Regulations provide serlous penalties for hind.ring or obstructing these efforts and for amy contravention of the regulations or of au order of the Board or of the Administrators. M q PRESENTATIFON TO SERGT. DONALD SIMPSON On Tuesday evening, Feb. 27, a large number of friends, neigh- bors a nd former schoolmates braved very bad roads to honor Sergeant Donald Simpson of the &.C.A.F., home on leave, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Simpson, Enfield. When all were assembied Russell Gil- bert caiied the company to order and Frank Smith read a nicely worded address which commend- ed Donald for the success he at- tained in his chosen caliing in civilian life. It also expressed ap- preciation o! Donaid's sacrifice in giving the best years of his life to the service o! his country. Fred Griffin made the presentation o! a purse o! money. After Donaid's niceiy worded vote o! thanks, Russell Gilbert and Clarence Avery made short speeches commending Donaid's fine character and disposition and expressing the hope that the war mnay soon be over and we will soon be able to welcomne him home. The remainder o! the evening was spent in dancing, iost heir and crokinole, followed by lunch and the usuai social time. 1 m M-4N 1, ASmart Le"mure Coat $12m95 A striking new style! Two-tone design comhining rich herring- bone tweed and corduroy. Com- binations of sand and green, navy and light blue, brown and sand. Sizes 36 to 40 $12.95 1 1 i