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With Which Are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News VOLUME.91 JD CVItrAN VIT TTL LTrI1TIT. HRSDAYNOVEMER t. 1945 ______________________ . , .-.----..------~--IN u .JV.1L2r4b~ Over 3000 Visîtors Attend Goodyear 35th Anniversary, The celebration pianned in ob- SOCIAL AND PERSONAL servance of the 35th Anniversary .of the Goodyear Tire -and Rub- Remember Poppy Day, Satur- ber Company Limnited, in the town day, November 10, when juveniles #o f Bowmanville, s<rpassed even in unif9rmh will seil remembrance the.*most optimistic estimates of poppies in aid of the Legion, public interest in the event. Comn- whosc members and their coin- pany officiais who conceived the rades made this occasion possible idea of holding "Open House" at in a free country. the local factory on Friday, No- Dr. and Mrs. Agnew Cawker, vember 2, 1945, were amazed and Monitreal, spent the week-end very greatly pleased to learn that with relativee here as guests of more than 3,000 people of the en- Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Vanstone. Dr. tire community and visitors fromn Cawker is a son of Mrs. Cawker outside points, came to view the and the late Morley Cawkcr of factory in operation with ail the Medicine Hat, Alta., 6nd intends skilled employees at their res- to take up practice in the West. pective tasks turning out the var- ious products which coine into use tion, the Canadian President, A. throughout the entire globe. G. Partridgc, and C. H. Carlisle, Officials . now President of the Dominion Among the interested visitors Bank, the man, who brought and meeting freely with gucsts Goodyear to Bowmanville in 1910. and factory workers were Good- Other notable Goodyear officials year's Chairman of the Board, of Toronto werc Vice-President Paul W. Litchficld, Akron, Ohio, and Gencral Manager, R. C. Ber- the master-mind of the organiza- M. shaw, E. H. Koken, George MýcCrea, Wally Denny and many of their departmcntal officiais. NEW KING 'S COUNSEL With thcm, Charles Cattran, Sup- -erintendent at Bowmanville and A. M. Hardy, consulting manager and former superintendent, min- gled with the guests and extended greetings to both Bowmanville 'and to Goodyear. The guest-book was signed by 2,700 visitors and several hundred more went through the plant without visiting the receptionist office. Special arrangements were made for parking the cars of the huge The Day's Features In telling the story of this not- able event, The Statesman, in this issue, deais separately with the three phases of the celebra- tion. First, the tour of the fac- tory by groups under the guid- E. ance of Goodyear employees. Se- cond the presentation of the "Key to Bowmanville" to Mr. Cattran * and Mr. Litclhfield by Mayor C. G.Morris. Third, the banquet at th~e Balmoral. Hotel, tendered by M Goodyear executives to the 35- year employees who were with W. Ross Strike, K.C. Goodyear-Bowhmanville in 1910. The three stories wiil give a Ithe officiai ilst of 30 new rounded conception of the events pKîng's Counsel issued Friday by of AtM neIenrl eliofak this very. happy occasion. Attôney-eneal. esle Blck- Last week's issue of The States- weil at the parliament buildings, man was in the nature of a "Spe- Toronto, appears the namne of ilEtonteigofh dvl William Ross Strike, Bowman- cianedtion"theefling 0f the deves- vine.womae n tbarrist ndee a great factor in the world's his- onho hn avrse retn ed totory and the risc of the Goodyear attorneys wohv eundt Company to a place of first impor- practice. after serving in the late tance in this field, with particular war. t empliasis on the part which the In offering congratulations t Bowmanville employees have Mr. Strike it may be recalled pîayed, both in peace and war, inf that hie served in ol a1,ti hl yaipcur.I1 and pene hispractice in Bow- may be of intercst to tell that the1 manville 15 years ago. He has demand for this particular issuei served on the municipal council, hastxe th aciyoout was Mayor for 4 terms and has pestad temcpacîst of orc served for a nu r'ber of years on iirssesandemployeures, toi of- the locdl Hydro Commission as chmlteyrtrndfoesr Chairman. vc overseas, have given up Asid frm hs rgulr pactce heir entire repat. leave to get the1 ease rved as rCh.a ra, Rc issue into the hands of the public.e Cross Committee, Chairman of Statesman i Demand, the Durham County Victory Loan Practicaiiy the entire issue hasj Committees and has been actively! been exhausted andthe editor re-E identified with many charitable 1 grets that mrany now asking forh organizations throughout the extra copies of this Goodyear cdi-v war. He has aiso been Town tion cannot be supplied. One of t, Solicitor for màny years. the facets of this particular issue - Another honor to fail to Mr. was the endeavor to show the Strike was his appointment to vital part playcd by the *entire the Board of the Ontario Hydro community of a country town in Commission. Ail these duties association with a great vital in- have not prevcnted him from tak- dustry, in winning on to victory, i -ig an active, personai interest in peace and security during six Iý basebali and hockey and young fateful years of trial and sacri- E people's work. As a member of fice. A fcw statements from the S the Rotary Club and an active addresses of the Goodyear off i- C worker in church and Sunday cials in the accompanying stories School, the new K.C. has dîsplay- will tell of ahl our hopes in the b ed a cîtizcnship -of the highest coming decades of the post-war g order. The honor of being ad- world. Bowmanvilie will con- p mitted as a King's Counsel has tinue as a unit in these great a been highiy merited.. plans. -l AWARDED DEOORATION Major Wm. G. James, D.S.O. 7, 1945, by National Defence Headquarters gives the eames o: Canadian soldiers recentiy win- ning decorations "in recognition of gallant and distinguished ser- vices." Named as being awarded the Distinguished Service Order is Major William George James, of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, Bowmanville, Ontario. The citation does not appear with the list and wiil be announced later. Major James is a son of Mrs. James and Geo. W. James, editor of The Canadian' Statesman. The following higllights of his army career may be of interest to lis many friends and High Scloo] clums. Young 'Bill" James as le was familiarly known, joincd TIc Statesman staff whcn he lef t High School, and at age 19 entered thc ranks of the 2nd Midland Battal- ion as a private. He received pro- motion to Corporal and Sergeant. In 1940 he graduated from. the Officers' Infantry Sclool, Brock- ville, chose the Tank Corps for service, was promoted from 2nd to lst Lieut. at Camp Borden. As an officer with thc Calgary Tanks he was in the spearlead in Sidlly, where he was promoted to Cap- tain, crossed to Italy, and was wounded by a sniper's bullet at Moro River. When he rejoined lis unit at the front, he was pro- moted Major and Officer Corn- manding "B"l Squadron, 14t1 Calgary Tanks. At 23 le was re- ported to be one of thc youngest Majors in the aliied ranks. Mentioned in corrcspondent's despatches on two occasions, first for unusuai marksmanship, next as full-out commander of -Tanks in the dangerous, spectacular crossing of the Apennines, lead- ing to the Po Valley, it is assumed that the latter exploit led to his recent decoration. When the Canadians moved fromn Italy, Major James accomn- panicd his unit to the Western European theatre where he took part in the assault on Arnhem and the follow up batties until Hitler's collapse. He has since served with the Canadian forces in Holland and is now on leave in England pending return to Canada. He is expected home at the end of No-i vember. Major James was married to Mliss Irene Fletcher of Glasgow, Scotiand, on April 5, 1945, and hopes to bring his bride with hlmi when he returns to Bowmanviile :0 rejoin The Statesman staff. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Low, Mr-. Roy Low, Mrs. Howard Butler, Miss Marilyn Butler and Miss )orcen Perrin, Ottawa, werc Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Clartran. Mr. Thos. Gouid, Liberty St., rought the editor a second growth of raspilerries on Monday picked from lis garden, whicl ill goes to show Mother Nature is lavish this ycar in some respects. Farmer Country's Backbone Says F. Heyland at Rotary With a quarter of Canada's population engaged in agricul- ture and many thousands more cmployed in processing what far- merMproduce, agriculture is cas- ily the country's major industry, said Rotarian Forbes Heyland when delivcring his classification talk at Friday's meeting of thc Rotary Club. As a farmer and orchardist Mr. Heyland assembi- ed an impressive array of facta and statistics to prove his points and in summation hc presented some vcry tclling suggestions on how towns and rural communities couid get together on projects of great mutual advantage. He was accorded a round of applause at thc conclusion of a very able and interesting discourse.. The club asscmbied for lunch- con at Trinity United Church banquet hall and were served an excellent roast-beef and plum pudding feast by Group 10 of the Womcn's Association. As non- iicensed caterers thc lid was off for this meatless day. President Cy Siemon seiected Fred Hoar to introduce the speaker for ForbeS bought Fred's farm when le re- [tired. Fred told tlat thc transfer took place 9 years ago, but it seems like only. yesterday since Forbes, city-brcd and city-edu-1 cated, a star of Argona.uglt Row- ing and Rugby aggregations came to Canada's banner County to take up farming. City Boy Makes Good The introduction inciuded Mrs. Heyiaaid and the family inciuding a son and a daughter, both of whom have won distinction in athletics in this community foi- lowing the example of their fa- ther. Mr. Hoar also told of the hard labor that the speaker had undertaken in an unusual season of ramn to spray 60 acres of orch- ard and reap an apple harvest of very great proportions. Sudh was the introduction of a man who knew littie of practicai farming when he deserted the city but wlo has made good in cvery par- ticular since coming to Bowman- ville. There is not space in these col- umns to tel of thc many points raised by the speaker. His sub- ject, "The Importance of Agricul- ture to Canada" was of the nature of a sumnmary that should have been delivered in the House of Commons at Ottawa. The whole range of agricultural production was rcviewed in terms that gave facts littie known generally. Farm Production The picture prescnted was that Canadian agriculture during peace years contributed to Can- ada's economic lifeline by way of cxports whicl amounted to 30 per cent of the total. Then when war came, farm production was stepped up to unprecedented 1ev- els with less than haîf the ordin- Tour of Goodyear Factory Revelation to Mlany Citizens At 9:30 the morning of Friday, November 2, 1945, the doors of tGoodyear - Bowmanville, opencd for the announced "Open House"' in celebration of the 35th Anni- versary of Goodyear in the town of Bowmarnviiie. This story tells very briefly of the events which took place until the hour of 4:30 p.m., when the personally con- ducted tours were concluded. The idea of the whoie scheme was to show people of the entire com- munity just what Goodyear-Bow- manville has done in peace and war during the past 35 years, for Goodyear came to Bowmanville in 1910. The early throng, which before the day was over, reached more than 3,000 people, were the pu- puls of Bowmanville's Public and High Schools who were given a short holiday for the event. The thought was that, since s0 many graduates in the past had taken employment wîth Goodyear, the present pupils could sec first- hand, some possibilities for their future. It was considercd prac-f tical education. So thcy came,i saw, considered and were im- mensely impressed. At the doorE they werc met by Ex-Reeve W. H. Thickson a 47-year employee, ands W. A. Edger, a 35-year Goodyeart employce. He handed out a 4-colorc booklet, "Weicome to Goodyear's 35th Anniversary." It was ar prized and pictorial survey ofs plant and offices.r Military Products The general conception of ther displays was that the peoples should see what was produced i for both war and peace. Butd since armed shooting had ce4sed,r war production had also ceased. So military equipment made at Bowmanvilie was shown in sain- Goodyear Employees Who Received 35 Year Pins Thc above photo was taken at' W. Litclficld, Clairman of thc A. M. Hardy, Miss Ella S. Jollow, (Toronto), W. H. Thickson, H. O. thc banquet at thc Balmoral Ho- Board, presented 35-year pins to C. H. Carlisle (Toronto), E. H. Aliman (Toronto), F. E. SIca telFriay igh whn te "ld hefollowing as shown in the Koken (Toronto), Harry Pyc. (Toronto). Those missing who telFriay igî wln tc "id IcBack Row: E. C. McConncll (Win- rcceived 35-ycar pins are L. P. guard" were thc honorcd gucsts above photo: Front Row, icft to nipeg), H. H. Richards, Ted Barrett, A. R. -Stannal, botl of ,of tÊe Goodyear Company. P. right: Geo. L. McCrea (Toronto»~ Large, Frank Oke, Gco. Ailum Toronto. ,pies retaincd and vehicles brought tin. At the front were two "snow- mobiles" trucked from Military Headquarters at -London, Ont., and presidcd over by officers and soidiers of that district for the 1day. Other miiitary items in the plant inciuded "self-seaiing" gas tanks, bogie tires, coatcd mater- ials for airpianes and various oth- er products that caused much coLnment as the tour progressed. > But the main displays were of the peacetime products, thc hose, the belts, thc footwear leels and soles,' the rubber horseshoes, the mats and running boards for cars«and thc whole range of rub-' ber goods that make up such an important part of peacetime proý- duction of the local factory. The men and women at work at the machines as thc visitors wcnt througl, demonstrated complete- ly their capacity for turning out aIl tlese aids to modemn civiliza- tion. Tley were trained, compe- tent, masterful, and they were Bowmanvilie people. People at Work Ail tîrougl the plant, floor by floor, the people rangcd to sec what was actualiy donc by these superbly trained people tley liv- cd with but kncw 50 littie of what they actually did. Wcll, tley saw as they wcnt; they saw that their own people wrought won- ders in fashioning products that gave comfort and convenience to millions. They saw that in their surroundings> at arduous work, many devices of safcty had been set up and a plant hospital and recreation room, with a lunch roomn had been cstablisled. They saw that Bowmanville people have donc great things and un- der. collective agreements with management have sought high production with incrcased safe- ty. Communlty Interests The gênerai picture carried away with\ tIc people who went through thc plant was one tlat could with profit be paralleled witl a journey tlrough the coun- tryside wherc farmers, working longer hours witl uncertain re- venues have raised thc sustaining products of food which make pos- sible the continued operation of industrial plants. Many farmers came to sec on this 35t1 Anniver- sary, just what the entire picture Mas like. Thcy saw that man- agement and capital, jo<ied with the trained efforts of working people and botl fcd and sustain- ed by productive agriculture has come to mean a cohesive force in the national sphere and indeed of thc entire world cconomic set- 'p. Aside from current plant pro- duction was seen thc new build- ings and additions under con- struction. Brickiayers wcrc busy on new wings designed for newt nachines and new products, the f plans for which were blue-print- ed by Goodyear before war ceas- 0 ed. Not a day, an lour, will be P lost in convcrting to peacetime IJ production with the plant run- ning 24 hours a day in threc daily q hifts. Ail this was noted by d people as thcy toured the plant. 9 Sucl was thc over-ail picture of F Goodyear-Bowmanviiic, at '«Op- 13 en House" Friday, Nov. 2. F_ tq E m~ i b: b( ai ai SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Jack Cole, Clairman 0f local National Clothing Campaign wislcs to notify citizens that the drive is over and thc depot las been ciosed. Close to 10 tons of ciothing las been shipped * to headquarters. MAYOR MORRIS PRESENTS KEY 0F TOWN TO SUPT. CATTRAN Above photo shows one of the Mayor C. G. Morris is shown pre- 'to Superintendent Charles Cat- interesting ceremonies of the senting the freedom of the town, tran, who in turn presented the Goodyear 35th Anniversary on in the form of a large decoratedkyt .W ichilCara Friday afternoon. At the "Open key on which is engae h e oP .LthilCara House" ceremony at the plant coat of arms of the mncphy of the Board. Mayor Presents "Key of Town" To Goodyear's Hlighest Officiais- Aninteresting feature of Good-' years 35th Anniversary in the tn f Bowmanville whjch was obeved by an "Open House" at the plant on Friday, was the pre- sentation of a key denoting "free- dom of the community" to offi- ciais of the company occupying high positions. 0f the three cere- monies highiighting the day, this was the one that caused keenest interest, for it combined in the programme ail the employees on shift in the factory at the time together with guests of the day, the town councîl and municipal officiais and Goodyear people of both the USA and Canada. SMayor C. G. Morris, who when Goodyear came to Bowmanville was a mere infant in arms, was the man who headed the town delegation in the Anniversary' presentation. The event took place in the Goodyear Auditor- ium at 5:30 p.m. with the Bow- manville Band supplying music for the occasion. With the Pres- ident of U.R.W.A. Union No. 189, Norman Alison, a town council- lor, shaking hands with Chair- man of the Board Litchfield and (Continued on Page 7) PROMOTED TO MAJOR Major L. W. Dippehl In the new sctup envisioncd by le Department of National De- fence, thc Midiand Regiment las bcen autlorized to continue as one of thc units that will le per- cetuated in the peacetime train- ing scheme. In recent Orders from Iead- quarters thc names 0f thc officers designate for this expanded pro- gamme lave been announced. People of thc community will be ileased to lcarn that L. W. Dip- cill, M.M. and Bar, veteran of le last war, and Principal 0f Bowmanvilie Higl Sclooi, las bcen promoted fromn Captain to Masjor. When it is realized that thc history of thc Midland's cxtends back to thc Fenian Raids and beyond, this signail onor can be Lpprcciated, and congratulations are duc to thc ncw officer in clarge. Goodyear 101d Guard' Hfonored at Banquet H-ighlight of a day-long pro- grammececlcbrating the 35t1 An- niversary 0f the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Bow- manville. was thc banquet to the surviving empioyccs who joined the company in 1910, the year Goodyear came to Canada. The banquet was tendcrcd by the Canadian executives who wcrc joined In extending thc honors by Clairman of the Board, P. W. Litclfield and other company officiais from thc home offices at Akron, Ohio. Thc gatîering took Place at the Balmoral Hotel and the 75 people present cnjoycd a real, home-cookcd, turkcy din- ner, complete with ahl trimmings. The chairman, R. C. Bcrkjn- shaw, Vice President and General Manager, Toronto, cxtcndcd the officiai welcomc to the 29 oldtim- crs of thc 1910 staff at Bowman- ville who were present as honor- cd gucsts and spoke feelingiy of thc passing of Smyth O'Bricn, two days before and of the ab- sence through illncss of Johnson Thickson. Each old empioyce rose as thc roll was cailcd and tlcy were grceted with a round of ap- plause. Tîcir pictures appcarcd in the special edition of The Statesman. 0f their number, the following wcre later prescnted with 35-ycar pins by Chairman 0f thc Board, Mr. Litchfield: 35-Year Pins In order of precedence Mr. Litchfield extcnded personai s grcetings and pins to A. M. Har- dy, Miss E. M. Jollow, William Thickson, Frank Oke, Harry Pye, Ted Large and H. Richards, Bow- ea manvilie; George McCrca, George p Allum and F. E. Shea, New Tor- r onto. Flash photos wcrc taken a as tlesc honorcd individuals came ito thc lead table, r The programme of toasts and speeches includcd the address of v wcicome by Mr. Bcrkinshaw who v exprcssed the gencrai feeling that a "Open House" at Goodycar's 35t1 d Annivcrsary lad been a compiete lt succcss and a notable milestone n for both town and company. He '1 mnade special mention of thc vcry e complete arrangements made by ii Superintendent Charles Cattran t and lis staff of botl off ice and factory. t Visitors Welcomed a Mr. Cattran in turn cxtended a weicome to thc visiting off icials,F the civice gucsts and thc press. His a rview of thc Goodyear organiza- I tion in Bowmanvillc, skctclcd ' Production for botl war and pcacc and thc Proud place won by O employees in a great work in- 0 luding splendid contributions to c Victory Loans, Red Cross, Blood P Donor Clinic, etc. He drew ap- t plause when le told that cm- r ployecs lad rcachcd 114 per centC within two days for the 9th Vic- tory Loan. He suggested that f those wîo tourcd the factory ladc scen that thc stage was set for c full speed alcad and ail could f, be confident of thc great future n (Continued on Page 11) -_r SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stonehouse and baby Wallace and Mrs. Ada Morton, Toronto, caiid on Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Babcock and other fricnds. Ft. Lieut. A. L. Ashton and Mrs. Ashton, Trenton, spent thc wcknd with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ashton, Carlisle Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Prcy Greenfield, Miss Allie Bragg, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Diuling attendcd the funral of W. I. Nichols, Wesleyville, on Sunday. OPENS GIFT SHOP Sgt. Art Hooper Another enterprising returncd serviceman las opcned a ncw business in town. Across from thc Hydro Shop on King Street ap- cears a new, artistic sign, "Hoop- r's Jcwellery and Gift Shop. The proprictor is Art Hooper, until reccntiy a. Sgt. with thc RCAF and assisting him in thc store is Mrs. Hooper to whom lhe was mar- ried whiie in uniform Art is one of four brothers wlo 'olunteered in thc late war. Ron vas kiiled in action; Hub and Ed are stili overseas with thc Cana- .ian Armny. Tley are sons of thc lte Herschel Hooper and their riother is now Mrs. William Thetford, town. A, younger broth- r, Bud, assistcd in creating thc interior fittings which are very tastcfuily arrangcd. The decorations were effected by Preston and Co. with a black and silver exterior and a baby blue background in the interior. Prior to cnlisting, Art served an .Pprenticeship with James Marr, local jewelicr. An advertisement in this issue reveals that Hooper's cewellery and Gift Slop is now open for business with a fulli une f jcwelery, novelties, watcles, tc., and in a wcl appointcd re- pair dcpartment, thc best atten- ion is assurcd for renovation and repair of jewelicry, watcles and clocks Witl a complete stock of the latcst in lis line of business, Art inow open for general and Christmas trade and is already re- civing congratulations from lis ricnds, customers and business- men wlo welcome him to their anks in this native town. w0 P('%IXTU A'KT'XTTT T 10 nXrrln rnlLTTTDOn A'Wl Zbe XTTTTigUPP Ar,