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THURSDAY, APRIL llth, 1946 IN THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST Prom The State.Efaf P"m FIFTY YEARS AGO April 8, 1896 Dr. W. E. Tilley, M.A., M. M.c Fenwick, M.A., R. D. Davidson, Chas. Keith attended the Provin- \ciel Education Association in To- ronto. 1rgneth L. Reid, M.D., son ofi Dr. . ILH Reid, graduated from Atlanta Medical College, Atlanta, :rGa., winning the Gold Medal for ýJ.Yhighest general proficiency. Thos. Jeffery formerly of the News office, is secretary-treasur- er of the Globe Benefit Society, Toronto. Mrs. Dorothy Orr, Whitby, wi- dow of the late Robt. Orr, M.A., bas passed the first year's exam- mnations of the Women's Medicai College. J. J. Keyes formerly of the On- tario Bank has been promoted from Lindsay ta Newmarket branch. Solina: J. H. Tremeer and W. VanNest each sold a borse to an English buyer ------ Lewis Van- Nest will be assistant manager at Darlington Union cheese factory. Blackstock: R. J. McNally, un- dertaker, is moving ta Part Perry ---F. F. Wright, South Danl- 4 ington, bas taken possession of the Fonder fanin ----George Mc- Laughlin gets the contract for aur new scboolbouse. April 4th, 1896 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWM.ANVILLE, ONTARIO position as milliner with a lead blacksmith shop to R. Gordon. ing Brantford firm. Dr. J. McGlaughlifl is home from New York. TWENTY-FIIVE VEARS AGO Mr. H. Lascelles Simpson is Avril 8, 1921 local manager for the Bell Tele- phone Co. George W. Pingie, eidest son of Miss Daisy Walbridge has gone Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Pingle was to Chicago, Ill., to train as nurse elected president of Ottawa Piano at the Marian Sims' Sanitorium. Men's Club. Mr. W. R. Thickson and family Officers for Bowmanville Cham- left for Franklin, Man., where ber of Commerce are: President, they will reside in future. Geo. L. Hall; vice-president, Wil- Haydon-Mr. F. Brimacombe, lard Stevens; secretary, C. H. Ma- our tonsorial artist, is flourishing son; treasurer, N. S. B. James; ex- the razor for Mr. Sam Kivel,ý ecutive, A. M. Hardy, Jas. Car- Bowmanville. ruthers, M. J. Elliott, T. H. Blackstock-Mr. F. Shortridge Knight, Geo. W. James, C. A. has gone to Bowmanville ta live. Cawker, C. J. Halîman, M. A. ..The recent party at Sam Neai, Dr. J. C. Devitt, G. N. McLagli's as grat uccss. Mr. Frank F. Brittain, nephew Courtice-Harry Gay, architect of F. F. Morris, and a former and builder, was in Toronto pro- Bowmanviîîe boy, has been trans- curing material for his summer ferred ta Bell Telephone Ca., traf- contracts. fic dept. Maple Grave-John Craytan has Caurtice: We welcome ta aur communîty Mr. and Mrs. Archie Muir and family wha have pur- chased the S. S. Brooks proper- ty. Solina: Mrs. Dewell received O SS B u sf rom Buckingham Palace, London, dain recognition of her son gave bis if e for King and Coun- :tste- tr -- Master Hilton Tink, Joe :aste rReyn-olds and Arthur Blanchard have secured Shorthorn heifers from the Caîf Club. Haydon: Rd. Sanderson, form- erly of Cadmus, bas purchased I A. H. Moare's farm, east of Hay- don. jApril 4th, 1921t I I Brig.-Gen. KingadMs King who were here for the Unveiliifg of the Memorial Tablet in the Methodist Church, were guests of Major and Mrs. R. J. Gi. Miss Carnie L. Cherry, Toronto,1 was present at the Unveiliflg of' the Memanial Tablet in the Metb-1 odist Church, representing the three nursing sisters who were in France from this cburcb. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Depew wbo Avoid Waste of Bread and help feed the have been spending the winter in Devasted Countries of the World. Florida have returned ta town. Miss McMiilan has purcbased the homne on Queen St., belonging ta Mr. C. H. Anderson. Soina-Jack Brooks and Geo. Gibson are busy clipping horses b) and shearing sheep. Tyrone-Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Argue and Helen, Mrs. Argue, Sr., are maving ta Bowmanville. A nicely wonded address was read by Mrs. L. J. Goodman and Miss '0'. ý îîIVelma Staples presented them ~ ~ 7LP:~Lata6.with a cream and sugar set and fo arosugar spoon. Darlingtan-Mr. E. G. Rivett King st. 19. Bowman'Yille has rented the farm that is being vacated by Mr. Simpson.. Harold Bennett is moving ta the .1939--. of milk a day. The farmers and clainies were sup- plying Ontario familles with 690,000 quarts Then came war! The demand began ta go up and up, and the costs of producingr, transporting and processing milk mounted highier and higher under war conditions. 1942 On December i6th, ta help keep down the cost-of -living -and ta ensure that ail familles could afford ta use plenty of this most nounishing cf ail basic foods -the Government introduced its consumer subsidy of two cents per quart on fluid milk. This enabled your dairy ta start delivering milk ta you at two cents lesa per quart. 944 - 'F The demand for milk hit an ail- time "higlh". llandicapped thougli they ,were by manpower shortages and transportation restrictions, the farmers and dainies met the chal- lenge ... delivening aven a million quarts of fluid milk a day in Ontario alone-59% 1YORE quarts. per-day than in 1939! luOOAY Victory has brought an end ta the fighting overseas, but the farmers and dairymen are still battling high wartime cons of producing and distributing milk. Yet, thanks ta the WPTB consumer subsidy, the price you pay for millc is still two cents less per quart ~ than back in 1942. Dowmanviile I WUBERCU[OSIS CANCER AND PN[UMONIA ONTARIO, 1900- 42 Rates per 100000 population moved to, Sauna. . . Wm. Bec- kel has moved ta Taunton and Mr. Sharp of Starkville bas moved ta the f arm he vacated. Orono-Jobn Hall has contract- ed ta re-build Royal Hotel block, Newcastle. Newcastle-Noah T. Selby has leased the Jacob's farm... Hall Bras., Masons, are moving inta tawn fnom Orno. fKirby-Alf. Chapman sold bis heavy matcbed team for a fine figure for sbipment ta England. Ander Morrow bas con- A ife-long resident of Con- bett's Point and Whitby, Thomas Bonnetta passed away in Oshawa1 Generai Hospital on Apnil 2nd in bis 73nd year. Mn. Bonnetta was born neari Little Bitain on August 24, 1872, son of the hate Mn. and Mns. R. Bonnetta. For a great numben of years be was engaged as a market gardener at Corbett's Point. He is sunvived by bis widow, the former Amelia Lick, wbam he married on Jan. l3th, 1909, and one sister Mns. R. WRitheridge of Bowmanvilie. One sisten and two brothens pnedeceased bim sev- eral years ago. Funenal services were beld fnom bis late nesidence, Apnil 5, conducted by Rev. C. G. Park of Whitby United Cbuncb and Rev. D. B. LangfQnd of St. John's An- glican Cbunch, Port Whitby. In- terment was in Union cemeteny. RALPH WESLEY REDMAN Stricken wîth a heart attack Tuesday evening, April 2nd, at his place of business, Ralpb Wesley Redman, 55, propnietor of a drug store at 1417 Danfonth Ave., To- onta, dîed suddenly. Born at Brooklin, Mr. Redman was a graduate of the Ontario Coliege of Pharmacy and estab- iished the drug business on Dan- forth Ave. 25 years aga. He was a charter member f the Kiwanis Club and Queen City Lodge, A.F. and A.M., and active in Kim- baurne Park United Church, where he was a memben of the board of stewards. Many Statesman readers wiii recali that Mr. Redman after the deatb of his parents made his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Westaway, at Hamp- ton. He attended Bowmanviile High Schooi and later served bis pharmacy appnenticeship at Mr. F. R. Kersiake's drug store here. Surviving are his widow, the former Reta Armstrong, of 308 Strathmore Bivd., Toronto, a daughter, Elizabeth; and a son, John. Interment was in Scarbano Me- marial Park. FREDERICK NICHOLS Hampton and Courtice districts, Fnederick Nichais passed away at the Oshawa General Hospital on Saturday, Marcb 30, in bis 87th year. Mr. Nichais had been ser- iously iii since last Wednesday. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nichais of Courtice, the deceased was born in Devonshire, Engiand, an October 30, 1859. He was married at Hampton on Jan. 1, 1885, and priar ta retiriflg ta Oshawa 21 years ago had been a well-known farmer in Darlington townshlp. Piredeceased by his wife, the former Helena Gay, on November 4, 1941, Mr. Nichols is survived by two daughters, Mrs. A. Owens (Ada) and Mrs. H. Smith (Vera), bath of Oshawa, and tbree sons, Roy and Gardon of Courtice and Charles of Harmony. Also surviv- ing are a sisten, Mrs. Frank Alds- wortb, of Courtice; tbree brothers, William and John of Courtice, and Charles of Indian Head, Sas- Imm/ -;, COLDIAWAY 00o 50 T] taric past ustn; is b( Caný Fieli Trul Parc Ni Hov winý ing thei and will recE mat pAGE ELEVEN At one end of an important bridge in Nijmegen, Ilolland, will shontly be enected a statue honon- ing a Boy Scout. It wil necali the benoic eff orts of a Dutcb Boy Scout who was entnusted by the Bnitish witb a message ta be car- ried througb the enemy lines. In making deiivery it was necessary fan this Scout ta cross a beaviiy guanded bridge. As be was cneep- ing acnoss, nemoving as be went the fuses from the explosives pre- paned by the Germans, be was seen, captured and shorthy after., shot. The message got thnougb by another route, but the courage of Jan Van Hoaf, the Dutch Scout Iwho gave bis life, will be kept jgreen by the enection of this mon- ument. accaunt with us. They will be secure from theft or other form of loss, and will be at your disposai when and as you wish. The assets of a strong bank are behind every dollar you deposit. 70 THE CANADIAN DANIK 0IF COMMERCE Bowmaflville Branch: R. L. Mitchell, Mgr. Newcastle Branch: J. H. Smith, Manager Orono Branch: A. A. Drummond, Manager SAY OUR FRIENDS FROM THE U.S. Hundreds every year corne ta Ontario ta cheer their favounites. We can't always give them "blue-line seats," but let's be sure - in al aur dealings with thern - they get the best we have ta offer. In short, let's see they have a swell time!1 Worth his weight in gold! The Province of Ontario profits toalamost the same extent from the tourist business as it does from the gold min- ing industry. It is up ta each one of us ta see that if Lyoe on Ltrornfg. ail about them. 2. When you write your fniends in the States tell tbem about the places they wouid enjoy visiting. 3. Try ta, make any visitor glad he came. 4. Take time ta, give requested informa- tion fully and gnaciously. Thisdiagam, based on figures supplied by the Hotel Associ- ation, shows how everyone benefits from the Ontario tounist income. Every tourist dollar is shared this way.. 1. Hotels; 2. Retail stores; 3. Restaurants; 4. Taxes, etc.; 5. Amusements; 6. Garages. PLANNING A HOLIDAY? Tune in "Ontario Holiday" CFRB. 10.30 P.M.. Thursdat, Fridoy and Satuvday It works bath ways! They treat us royahly when we visit them ... we can't do less than return the compfiment. Remember that it costs money ta take a holiday ... so let's see they get a good return for every penny they spend. PUBLISHED IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY JOHN LABATT LIMITED m Hot Cr4 for 1 Glen Rae Dairy Ph one 444 'e alanming increase in On- with its $2,o00,000 appeal for ý deatbs fromn cancer over the funds. What bas been accomp- * 44 yeans is dramatically iih- lished by contrai of disease is ated in the above chant, wbich sbown by the steady downwand )eing circuhated by the Ontario trend in pneumania and tubencu- cen Foundation in cannection losis. 1 Iig fam, La ShotheL wc astiLe-ReShadorst . SL.t rsons. qward -rnv hom frm Stti ters soi ounhineToron t md teisor omena eready ford r r cuptonbymiss McMillanr er csaiter, Mss Dant, wbo d hie in O sbawatl thi ~iyiv puncbasehome unin ow- inville is neady. Obituaries 1 sikratcwn gandciden an The funýen'a from the Armstrong Funeral Home, Tuesday, was con- ducted by Rev. J. V. McNeely, paston of King Street United Chunch, wbene Mn. Nichols was a rt-lilr atenrdant. An officer of 5.a n the service. Interment was in [ount Lawn cemeteny. RICHARD JESSE MANTLE Anather aid soidien bigbhy ne- arded and a genenal favorite imang a wide cincle in this comn- munity, Richard Jesse Manthe, passed on, veny suddenhy, at bis hame, an Manch 25. He was in his 66tb year. He had been up own visiting among aid com- rades just a few houns befone be was stricken . He got about on crutcbes, having had a heg ampu- tated just a few montbs ago. Mn. Mantie was born in Sussex, ingland, and aften senvice in the F'irst Great Wan, he came ta Can- ada 19 yeans ago with bis bride, the former Louisa Wilkins ta wbam bhe was mannied 46 yeans ago. They, with thein family have since nesided in Bowmanville. The famiiy were adbenents of St. John's Anglican Cburch. Among his many friends Mn. Mantie was addressed famiiiarly as "Jesse." Engaged on the main- tenance staff of the Town Coun- cil and also at the High Schooh, bis unfaihing cbanactei'istic was cheerfuiness and a desine at ail times ta help others. His cheer- fuhness was no more noted than wben be accepted the loss of bis leg as just one of those things that sometimes fail ta aid soliers. His passing was noted by the Legian in the naising of the flag at baif=mast on the Town Hall. The funenal was beid, Mancb 27, from the Morris Funeral Chapel, with bis nectar, Rev. J. de Pencier Wright offering wonds of tnibute ta bis memory and comfort to bis f amiiy. Witb bis widow there nemain ta mourn bis passing, two sons and two daughters. Jesse Jr., ne- sides in Enghand. Joseph and Ma- bel (Mrs. Alvin Stacey) and Mar- garet (Mrs. Hubert Stacey) ahi ne- side in Bowmanvihhe. Many floral tnibutes wene car- ried by the bearens as they assist- ed in the last rites. They wene Luke Hiidenly, Chanhie Ciapp, 1Herbent Mayse, Alfred Bickell, Albert Ruiten and Sydney Mor- ris. Interment took place at Bow- manville cemeteny. r 1 - -Il. - - - - - THOMAS BONNETTA WHAT CAN 1 DO? With Viewsot na er PtaysmOff WelIasi Whie there are shortages of new Fir for Oshawa n '46 NewsOr eiOpes gos e expects to bave addi- Fair or Osawa i '46 New tirenaenstock in these lunes on is At a meeting of the, directors Satunday was opening day for uyo a floordprmpty. eaxitimehe of the South Ontario Agnicultunal McNulty's Sports Sbop, Cowan buccsy onagfonsd1scorpains t Society beld in the Genosha Hotel Block, latest new business ta es- or wbat bave you in bis lifle. last week, there was a general tablish in. tbe town of Bowman- demand by thse interested in ville. The propietr, Jack Mc- To help out in is showrom, particular livestock classes ta in- Nulty carried an advertisemeft Frank Williams, Manager of Bell crease the amounts of prize money in The Statesmari of Thursday Telephone Co. and local sprts- witb a view ta bringing out larger whicb. also publised a pesonal man, weeled in a relic he has and mre representative entries. note on Mr. McNulty, a usuailong treasured, a ig-weel bike The outcome was tbat an amount practice in welcoming a new USedl by Ted Haggith back in the of $447 was voted in excess of the businessman. eigties. It is attracting much $3 ,021 paid ast year. As usual also, a Statesman e- interest, and now that the Lions In the hase classes wicb will presentative called at the store Bicycle Safety Club as been re- include a few new departiTients, ta learn of the success of tbe en- formed, its stony, together with the increase wiil be $50. ags terpnise on opening day. We found that of old-tinie bicyclists may Largestappear in an early issue of Th~e increase was $192 in the dairy Mn. McNulty in a state of bath Statesman. classes, Jerseys, Hoîsteins and elation and embanrassment. By Ayresires, ta imprve exhibits noon is stock of bicycles and M. MNulty's advetisenent notaby weak befoe. The swine tricycles and other items had been aso resulted in renting alis awards are upped by $22. Hrt- completely sold out and e ad 10 bicycles for that purpose ta iculture also secured a sligt in- called the factoy, long-distance, men and women, girls and boys, crease of $16.25. ta rush mre goods. over the weekend. Sucb is te Main interest centeed about He said: "Y.u can tell the pub- power of the printed word in te prospects of securing egional lic and the world too, that States- fom of publicity. shows in the Sbortbonn and Guernsey classes. In former years, Lindsay bas bad tbe reg- ional Shonthorn show and an ad- dional $54 was voted as induce- ment ta bring it ta Oshawa for 1946. The Gunnsey Association is favorable towand cbanging fnom Mankbam ta Oshawa this yean as a regional show and if so, pro- babiy 70 head couid be attnacted if given pnize money support. The discussion was beld under cbairmanship of President Nor- 9 man Dawn. Treasurer Ernie Web- ber feit that the increases wene somewbat bigb but When the vote was taken the meeting beartily endonsed the boosts. a 0-