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rnuDiati "Durham County's Great Family Journal" 93 BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1947 6e PER COPY Ontario Xister of Health Meets Local Hospital Board Discusses Plans for Building Members of the Bowmanville Hospital Board were greatly pleased, Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 8, to meet with Hon. Russell T. Kelley, Minister of Health for the ProVince of Ontario. Mr. Kelley called at the hospital on his return from Cobourg where he addressed the Apple Growers' Association. In an hour's confer- ence with the Hospital Board he went thoroughly into the hospital situation in general, including fin- ance and the training of nurses. He examined the plans of the pro- posed new Memorial Hospital for Bowmanville and concluded with a tour of the present building be- fore going on to two other meet- in scheduled for the same day. Mr. Kelley was met by Chair- man of the Boad, R. L. Mitchell, who introduced him to the others present, Secretary-Treasurer Ray Dilling, Mrs. J. A. Wylie, Mrs. Lorne T. McLaughlin, Dr. V. H. Storey, Rev. J. E. Griffith, ex- Reeve Geo. F. Annis and Acting Superintendent Miss Clatworthy, R.N. The Minister disclosed that he had just about concluded a tour of the province embracing every county and district with the pur- pose of securing first hand infor- mation on matters of health and hospitalization bprior to decisions to be taken by the cabinet on pol- icies now under consideration. speaking with off the record fam- iliarity he enlarged upon past pol- icies as affecting hospital grants and gave assurance that general decisions would be laid down dur- ing the present month. He was in a position to make no promises in the meantime. Mr.- Kelley touched upon the great shortage in hospital bed ac- commodation throughout the Do- minion and the very serious sit- uation in the lack of trained nur- ses. For Ontario he was prepar- ing a complete chart for the cab- inet meeting called by Premier Drew. An interesting disclosure was that the average of service of graduate nurses, prior to taking up other interests, principally ma- trimony, was 3½ years. Air trans- portation was another factor in the continuing shortage of nurses, since the T.C.A. alone employed 150 graduate nurses as plane hos- tesses. Chairman Mitchell outlined, the plans for the Bowmanville Mem- orial Hospital, including finance already secured and methods proposed for raising the balance. Mr. Kelley was greatly interest- ed, in the blueprints and declared that the idea of expanding private wards to semi-private in cases of necessity was a new conception and one to be commended. The Minister also suggested means of!. inviting private sub- scriptions and offered his good of- fices as a'private citizen to hel-p along the local project. In his tour of the building the Minister's genial disposition and greetings to nurses and patients consider- ably brightened the day. He was thanked by the members of the Board for his visit and his inter- est in the new hospital. Speaker Tells Apple Growers To Organize and Advertise Hon. Russell T. Kelley, Ministér of Health, Province of Ontario, was guest speaker at the 36th An- nual Banquet of the Northumber- land and Durham Apple Growers' Association, held in Cobourg, Jan. 8th. President John Alyea also welcomed to the gathering Hon., W. A. Goodfellow, Ontario Minis- ter of Welfare, and Harry Drope, M.P., both of Northumberland County, wh poke briefly. The conv ion, which occupied most of the day, was held in St. Peter's Parish Hall. Many impor- tant addresses were delivered by experts in fruit growing embrac- ing practical aspects of orcharding and marketing. More than 200 were in attendance to take part in general business and election of officers for 1947. Guest Speaker Mr. Kelley's sparkling address touched on many aspects of na- -tional welfare including broaden- ï1ng measures in the sphere of health, the need for national unity, an appreciation of our new status as citizens, together with a call for young people to take an active interest and share in public af- fairs. He suggested an intelligent approach to the immigration question in view of the fact that so many of our highly trained youth were being attracted to the U.S.A. A farm boy himself, Mr. Kelley told several pertinent stories which held farmers to be hard- headed, well-informed citizens who were never lost when it came to real essentials. Growing the best food in the world, Canadian farmers who grew apples contri- buted one of the best health foods extant and their interest in this field was well known by the large attendance at the conven- tion. Good Health Mr. Kelley concluded with a summary of 7-points in the nature of diet as primary to keeping people well. Health, good citizen- ship and adherence to Christian principles were held to be the basic attributes in making a peo- ple great and he affirmed that Canada stood on the threshold of a great destiny in world affairs. Other Speakers M. M. Robinson, Secretary, On- tario Fruit Growers' Association dealt with tariffs as between Can- ada and the U.S.A. and if greater free trade were possible it must be on the lines of a two-way street. Organize and advertise was held to be the best proceed- ure in promoting the interests y of specialized agriculture. Through organization all the problems of growing and marketing could be collectively threshed out and pro- gress and stability achieved. George Wilson, Director, On- tariq Fruit Branch, dealt with mageting, grading, inspection, and pointed out that anything could sold in war years but now e post war period the growe had to take the widest possible precautions embracing every factor to secuie and main- tain markets in the years ahead. Among the many practical ad- dresses heard were informed talks by Prof. R. W. Thompson, O.A.C., Prof. J. E. Howitt, O.A.C., Dr. Hill, Ottawa, Harry Sirett, Brigh- ton, and Irwin Colwill, Newcastle. M4rketing was further dealt with by W. J. Tawes of Montreal. E. A. Summers, Sec'y.-Treas. of the Association, moved the vote 1HEALMH MINISTER HERLE Hon. Russell T. Kelley of thanks to Hon. Russell Kelley at the banquet. Irwin Colwill thanked the ladies of St. Peter's for catering at the banquet. Officers 1947 Officers elected for 1947: Past President - John Alyea; President-Irwin Colwill; Vice- President-S. J. Tinson; Sec'y.- T',as.-E. A. Summers. Directors: W. F. Rickard, H. Sirett, Howard Gibson, J. Wilson, F. R. Currelly, Harry Crews, Wil- frid Carruthers, Gordon Flynn, Dawson Beebe, Henry Knight, Clare Allin, N. Raney. Resolutions Committee: Morley Webster, C. M. Carruthers, Foster Bolton, Colin Crews, Forbes Hey- land, J. H. Jose. Federation of Agriculture: Nor- thumberland: Harry Crews; Dur- ham: Russell Osborne. Banquet Committee: Harry Sir- ett, Ralph Banbury, Morley Web- ster, John Wilson. Membership Committee: John Wilson, Irwin Colwill, Henry Knight, Russell Osborne. Auditors: Wilfrid Carruthers, Kyle Squair. St. John's Choir Boys Hold Social Evening The boys of the Junior Choir of St. John's Church were enter- tained by Keith Wood at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wood on Friday evening. Miss June All- chin who assists the boys with their musical scores was guest of honor and to show their appreci- ation of her help, the boys pre- sented her with a lovely set of powder, perfume, cream, etc. The evenking was pleasantly spent in playing games followed by a bountiful lunch which the boys enjoyed. Jimmie Hooper, Alan Moffat, Ralph Vine, Ralph and - Ronnie Rogers, Jimmie Lunn, Danny Ross, Ewart Lake and Elwood Hawes are the members of this junior group of singers who are rapidly becoming a well balanc- ed choir showing splendid mus- ical ability. Keith Wood assists the boys with their gowns and supervises deportment, by encouraging good behavior and platform appear- ance. Here are eight members of the 1947 Council of the Corporation of Bowmanville, together with the Town Clerk. Deputy-Reeve Norman Allison was absent through illness when the flash- photo was taken by The States- man photographer. The pleasant expressions generally shown were conjured up after a protracted special meeting in which the new members probed for details of public works contracts entered in- to by the preceding administra- Cobourg Kiltie Band Trophy on Display At Bowmanville The executive of the Cobourg Kiltie Band and the Northumber- land Music Festival forwarded to the editor of The Statesman, Sat- urday, the handsome trophy to be awarded at the Northumberland County Music Festival to be held at Campbellford, beginning the week of May 12, 1947. It will be on display at The Statesman office for one month before being dis- played at other centres through- out the united counties in order that the public may become ac- quainted with this important ev- ent. The trophy has five figures in gold holding aloft musical sym- bols. On the mahogany base are shields on which names of win- ners will be inscribed. A metal plaque on the standard is inscrib- ed: "The Cobourg Kiltie Band, Solo Award, for Wood Wind or Brass Instruments." Announcement by the commit- tee is as follows: "To celebrate its 25th anniver- sary, the , Cobourg Kiltie Band is pleased to present, a trophy, to be competed for annually at the Nor- thumberland Music Festival, and is open to all bona fide residents of the united counties of Northum- berland and Durham, eighteen years of age or under, and will be known as the Cobourg Kiltie Band Solo Award for Wood' Wind or Brass Instruments." Competition numbers to 'be played for the award are announc- ed as foIlows: Bb Clarinet Solo, "Fragrant Flowers" (Goodell). Eb. Horn (alto) solo, "Cradle Song" (Brahms). Euphonium solo: "Polka Lily" (Vandercook). Trombone Solo: "Peony" (Van- dercook). For those interested in enter- ing the contest, all the above num- bers may be obtained from Water- loo Music Co., Waterloo, Ont. Four Men to Debate Next Meeting Hampton Women's Institute January meeting of the Hamp- ton Women's Institute opened with Vice President Mrs. Knox, in the chair. Treasurer reported $361.56 on hand. Letters of thanks were read from Mr. G. Adcock and Mrs. John Purdon. It was decided to finance skating rink to whatever amount is neces- sary. It was reported that cloth- ing and boots left over from ba- zaar had been sent to Salvation Army. A committee was named to look after pot luck supper pro- gram for March 17th. Mrs. Adcock took charge of the program and opened by reading a poem "The Way to a Happy New Year." Miss Yvonne Williams sang "The Old Lamplighter" which was much appreciated. Mrs. J. Balson gave a fine report on the convention at Toronto to which she was a delegate. Mrs. J. R. Reynolds gave a reading, "January." Mrs. H. Cole thanked Mrs. Balson for a very fine and complete report. All joined hands for the singing of "Auld. Lang Syne." Lunch was served by the Centre Group. Next meeting in the ev- ening will be annual "At Home" featuring a debate conducted by four men of the village. ST. PAUL'S C.G..T. NEWS Mrs. Quigley was in charge of the worship service. The meet- ing opened with the roll call and minutes of the previous meeting, Dec. 18th, were read. The wor- ship service was turned over to Mrs. Quigley. Scripture readings were given by Ruth Prescott and Ruth Robbins. The study book was given by Miss Donalda Crea- ser. .Our study book this year is on India. The meeting closed with Taps. tion during their term in 1946. Reading from left to right: Councillors: R. O. Jones, former Mayor and Warden; E. E. Patter- son, a new member; Geo. W. James, former Mayor and Reeve; Ray Dilling, member 1946 coun- cil; Mayor Sidney Little, former Reeve; Reeve A. S. Baker, mem- ber 1946 council; Councillors T. A. Garton, member 1946 council; L. C. Mason, councillor some years ago, and Town Clerk Alex J. Lyle. Elected by popular vote in the order named were Councillors James, Mason, Jones, Patterson. The other members received acclamations following annual nominations which left four coun- cil seats vacant. At a second nom- ination the four businessmen named above were elected in a field of nine. Councillor Jones is manager of the Hollingshead Co., Coun. Patterson, field manager, Canadian Canners, Coun. James, editor of -The Statesman, Coun. Mason is a barrister. Town Clerk Lyle, a veteran of World War 1, has held his office since 1932. The Humourous Life in Army Puts Rotariansin Aisles By The Back Shop Reporter There are times in this business when one faces an almost im- possible situation. Friday was one of those days and the place the local Rotary Club. Our regular newshound, Art Baker, would have had little trouble because he is accustomed to handling such predicaments with neatness and dispatch. But when yours truly found out after the meeting that Scoop Baker had departed for Toronto prior to the meeting accompanied by the edi- tor and the advertising manager, it was not good. We were left to write the report from memory. That was awkward enough, but to make matters worse, the speech, given by Lieut. Col. Mur- ray Johnston, E.D., Officer Com- manding the Ontario Tank Regt. in the Italian campaign and now in Oshawa, was of a type that re- quired expert reporting to do it justice. It was not the profoundness of the lecture material but rather the delicateness of the content and the superb eloquence of the de- livery which gave us trouble. Picture if you can, forty or fifty of the town's merchant mo- guls, industrialists, barristers, clergy and scholastic advisers gathered together for their week- ly ŠIncheon at the Balmoral Hotel: Ordinarily they are sedate, sober, serious and sincere citizens, yet less than an hour after they had entered the hotel they were all laughing as though their sides would split - and some of them have quite some sides to split. And they continued to howl with laughter for a half hour. That, dear readers, is what Col. John- ston did to the members of the club in one- of the most humorous addresses on local record. Taking as his subject: "Hitherto Unpublished Facts About the War," the speaker first paid tri- bute to the fine literary efforts of other war raconteurs such as Lord Montgomery, Ross Munro, Shapiro and Malone, but declared that he had available In his mem- oirs details of incidents from many theatres of operation which had to date been kept secret from the pryihg eyes of the most inquisi- tive recorders. And indeed he had, because the human interest stories he told of soldiers in peculiar predicaments, of encounters with one-eyed dogs, of establishing a soldier's identity by a mole, of a tank inspection where Mackenzie King's name was mentioned, certainly delegated any known war historians to the realm of those who had sinned by omission. In conclusion the speaker, with the versatility of a true orator, switched to a serious settling note in which he pleaded for more co- operation and constructive ideas among the people of Canada and less destructive criticism from those who had nothing helpful to offer. The speaker was introduced by John James and thanked by Elmer Ott. President Forbes Heyland was in charge of the meeting. Guests incided Rotarian Wally Denny, Goc-lyear Tire & Rubber Co., New Toronto; and Capt. Finan, Training Officer with the Ontario Tank Regt., Oshawa. Home and School Club Hears Value of Recreational Work . Father's Night was featured at the Bowmanville Home and School Club regular meeting on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8, with A. J. Frank, husband of the pres- ident, presiding and F. A. Dilling filling the position of recording secretary, usually occupied by his wife. Mr. R. L. Coleman, Recreation- al Director from Oshawa, was guest speaker who brought a timely mesage on recreation pro- jects just as Bowmanville is about to launch a similar venture. Mr. Coleman was introducedi as an authority in this field, he having been director of Physical Educa- tion at the University of Sas- katchewan, also studying in Swe- den. Recreation, defined Mr. Cole- man, is off-the-job living. It not only inclucles sports but covers arts and crafts for adults and chil- dren. Good recrnation is good education and vice versaa Good education contains good recrea- tion which enlarges the horizon and with children it has a two- fold purpose. It develops both body and mind. Adults require recreation of hobbies and crafts for their hands and minds. The older the reed the less easily it bends--thus childtren desire and enjoy sports of all varieties. In Ontario, recreation is in con- trol of the community where it is a necessity and1 more sp in diffi- cult times. It is a civic service which should be of more import- ance than garbage collection ser- vice which every health conscious city or town provides for its cit- izens. Recreation in a community starts with organization which creates an active interest. There should be committees and sub- committees with complete under- standing with each other to attain a worthwhile organization. Ex- isting groups and facilities should be used, for a beginning, the lead- (Continued on Page Six) ELECTED PRESIDENT E. A. Jones Employee of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Bowmanville, who was elected President of the Osh- awa and District Labor Council Executive at the annual meeting in Oshawa Tuesday night. 'Ernie' has been an official of Local 189, U.R.W.A. for several years. He won on a tie vote over James Cul- len, the deciding vote being drawn by thp Secretary. new members were sworn in Jan. 6th. Over the Mayor's chair will be seen the Crown and Coat of Arms as symbols of authority vested in His Majesty and delegated to the Mayor. In the background is the Union Jack flanked by pictures of their Majesties. Authorities claim the picture of the King should be on the right of the Mayor. The point has not formally been raised. Meantime as His Majesty's local cabinet, the council proceeds with the business of the year. Building Inspector Presents Report On BuildingProject The following statement was submitted to the special *session of town' council held Thursday evening. It was prepared by Building Inspector Fred Pattinson as requested by council at its 1947 inaugural meeting. It is the first general information obta i n e d since the housing project was un- dertaken and is in accord with the ratepayers wish for full in- formation on how their taxes are allocated. 12 Buildings purchased from War Assets.- $7040.00 Lot purchased from Jury Estate-----------500.00 Lot purchased from Clayton--_-----------400.00 Contract attached to build 15 or more houses on above, Dated April lth. First eight houses moved now complete except steps and walk, except house No. 6, but House No. 9 almost complete and will be occupied at once. 1ouse No. 6 ready for plaster after cellar floor is laid and furn- ace installed. Houses 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 all require basement floors, heating, plumbing, plastering and finish. Houses 15, 16, 17 and 18 are closed in and all houses are shingled. Eleven of the 18 houses have been sold to veterans and 6 are occupied and 2 more will be oc- cupied in a few days. Cost to date paid to Toronto Construction Co. including Dec. Account: Labour - __ ___....-- _$35230.70 Tools ..-.......-.... - -_ _ 376.57 Material- __- -- ._-17366.48 Expenses --._-...--189.60 Rental Equipment-------5944.98 | O'Head and Profit 8900.30 Less Credit of - . .* . Costs to date: Toronto Construction Co.------- W ar Assets ------------ Right o! Way (bridge) Jury Lots -- Clayton Lots- Interest - Miscall- Watchman - Inspector -- * * * * 158.00 $67850.63 $67850.63 7040.00 106.65 500.00 400.00 579.45 32.34 802.50 612.81 $7816128 Received: Sale building - - $1000.00 Material 58.50 Deposits on houses -- 3240.25 $4298.75 Sold and money held by Toronto Construction Co. $8000.00 Receipts to date - . $4298.751 Faily Re-union At Festive Season A family re-union of five bro- thers and sisters with their wives and husbands was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bird at the holiday season. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Farrell, New Tor- onto, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie John- stone, Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. Er- nest Alldread, Newcastle, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Masters, Bow- manville, were the guests who en- joyed a fine turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The balance of the evening was pleasantly spept in playing cards and check- ers and talking over reminiscen- ces of youthful days. Such a good time was had, that it was decided to have an annual reunion at the holiday season. Mr. Harold St. John, Colum- bus, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. James Abernethy. Wide Investigation Called On Public Works Contracts Let By Last Year's Council Mayor Calls Special Meeting of Council Tonight (Thursday) to Consider Housing Project Sug- gestions as Presented by Build- ing Inspector. Action was the keynote at the special meeting of the town coun- cil, Thursday evening, which re- sulted in several motions calling for complete information on all public works contracts entered in- to by the 1946 council and for an accounting in matters of finance thereto pertaining. At the inau- gural on Monday of the same week the special meeting was ac- ceded to at the insistence of the new members elected by popular vote. That pùblic interest was arous- ed was shown by the largest at- tend'ance for some years. Mayor and council were all present save Deputy Reeve Allison who was seriouly ill at home. A stipula- tion precedent was that the build- ing inspector bring in a complete report of the housing project and that Mr. Hanlan, head of the Tor- onto Construction Co., the con- tractors, be present for question- ing. Mr. Hanlan failed to put in an appearance. Motion for Documents Preliminaries in the clerk's of- fice found some support for a closed meeting but Councillor James insisted that public busi- ness ought to be publicly heard and when proceedings opened in the council chamber he submitted a 9-point motion for production of full information, seconded by Councillor Jones. The motion, duly written and signedi will be found in another colunin. Some objection immedately de- veloped. Councillor Dilling felt that the motion should be broken down and demurred at having the information prepared immediate- ly since it would likely entail sit- ting most of the night. Council- lor Jones moved that Councillor Dilling extract the points he de- sired to expedite the return. Car- ried. Anticipate Objections. A brief flareup occurred when Councillor Dilling suggested that the new members apparently felt that members of the old council had something to hide. This was hotly denied þy Councillor Jones who insisted that those elected by popular vote were elected to serve the people and being uninformed on 1946 dealings, simply sought full information. Councillor Jones added that he anticipated some objections from the 1946 members and had delib- erately, chosen a seat at the end of the table to be able to watch the reactions of all present, as well as the spectators, who as rate- payers apparently by their votes and presence wantedi exactly what was being called for, com- plete information. From that point on general harmony pre- vailed. General Business Letters: Public Utilities asked to meet with Property Committee to discuss additional street lights requested. Agreed on motion of Garton-Patterson. Public Utili- ties also requested reservation of part of Rotary Park for new sub- station. Agreed. Complaint of Mrs. Catharine Naylor that cars were being park-. ed to obstruct driveway will be dealt with by Police Committee. Building Inspector Pattinson then submitted his written, report on housing. Silence reigned while individual members studied the document prior to discussion. The report will be found in another column. Councillor James.,read·some ex- tracts from 1946 council minutes he had taken time personally to inspect and moved for detailed financial statement and reading of letters and the complete con- tract terms on the housing pro- ject. The clerk read the entire array as on file. . Housing ProJect Discussion brought out that of 18 houses authorized, 11 were sold, 6 occupied, the remainder in course of construction. Coun- cillors Jones and Mason observed that original estimates per unit of $3,250, now averaged appar- ently $4,341, but agreed that fur- ther study was required to get a true breakdown. Councillor Patterson question- ed the item of $35,230.70 for labor, which, he suggested represented almost $2,000 per unit for labor alone. He wondered if the con- tractors, who switched labor from one job to another had made a blanket charge with housing car- rying an unfair share. None pre- sent could supply the informa- tion. It will be gone into thor- oughly in the meantime and a de- mand made to speed up the job. Rentais Rentai o! equipment paid by the town of $5,944.98, also ques- tioned by new members, found an equally hazy state of exact in- formation. Coun. Garton believed part of this was for rental of the contractor's own trucks. This phase will also be closely studied meantime. The figures given in anther column are for public in- fofmation. Mayor Little interposed to ask if council was ready to pass ac- counts deferred from Monday's meeting. Money Held Coun. James believed informa- tion sought should be on file prior to dealing finally with accounts. He said: "Let's get the thing clean- ed up andi then carry on with the job." He observed that it ap- peared that Toronto Construction Co. held some $8,000 from resale of camp materials and meantime asked payment of current bills of some $7,000. That touched off a hunt for authority permitting retention of this $8,000 of corporation moneys. Finally a letter was dug up show- ing that agreement to retain this amount until completion of con- tract was made by the 1946 Civic and War Activities Committee, not the council at all. As members of that committee, Mayor Little and Coun. Dilling couldn't recall the particulars. It was felt that it was clearly not binding on coun- cil and a motion carried that the amount be demanded, paid in forthwith. No mention was made of accrued interert. Authority Confirmed Authority granted building in- spector came under review at the instance of Coun. Jones. Although (Continued on Page Six) DistrictGovernor C. Ptolemy Speaker at Local Lions Club Paying an official visit to the Bowmanville Lions Club, Mon- day evenIng, Deputy District Go- vernor, Zone 10, Cecil Ptolemy of the Port Perry Club, delivered an inspiring address on teamwork and co-operation as the keynotes of service in an ever-growing or- ganization. He gave a compre- hensive report on the clubs and gave great credit to Bowmanville Club for upholding the high av- erage in general club attendance. 4 The Speaker Program Chairman Arniold An- derson took over the chair from President Ross Stevens prior to the address and Earl Riddols in- troduced Uie District Governor. The name, Ptolemy raid Earl, came into history on the division of the Roman Empire into three districts with King Ptolemy reign- 'ing over Egypt. But the Cana- dian Ptolemys were Scots. Cecil Ptolemy, educated at Hamilton, came on to Manchester, near Port Perry, 16 years ago and was now in the furniture business at Port Perry. Address Mr. Ptolemy, in developing his theme of teamwork, toldi that there were 5,700 Lions Clubs with a membership of nearly 300,000 rendering service throughout the world today. Many new clubs were in prospect and he hoped that a new one would be formed at Newcastle-Orono during his tenure. He suggested that a real get-together would result in bet- ter backing for school oratorical contests in eastern Ontario. Pull- ing together, particularly in youth service concluded the speaker, carried with it great satisfaction and the extreme reward of work co-operatively planned. Dr. Dinniwell moved the vote of thanks and in extending the club's appreciation to Mr. Ptol- emy, the chairman took occasion to congratulate Lion Harold Fer- guson on succeeding Lion Alex McGregor as Chairman of the Board of Education. New Member The meeting was held in the spacious banquet room of the Lions home, Beech Ave., with the Carter Family catering to almost 100 per cent attendance. Ralph Ames, Goodyear cost clerk, was initiated as a new member. Har- old Casbourne was an interested visitors. rie Patterson won the hockey draw. January 22 is planned as a so- cial evening for Lions "At Home" with wives or lady friends. For the teen-age dance, Jan. 24, Club 15 will cater and it is hoped a teen-age council will be formed. Discussion of Lions interests in Memorial Park will be continued at a later meeting. Meantime equipment will be stored at the Lions premises. Name Wanted At the next meeting a name will be chosen for the Beech Ave. property. It is possible that the name Lions Community Centre will be preempted from the Com- munity Council which envisions a Civic Community Centre. Other names suggested at the meeting were Lions Youth Centre, Lions Home, Den, Lodge or what have you. A jackpot was suggested to be shared by members winning majority opinion. libe Bowmanville's Town Council for 1947 1 ýl C==AVAWýý