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t4ann4 "Durhatm County's veat- Fcmily Joumancd" VOLmE93 ~ ITE PAGES I3OWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY Tt 1947 6 PER COPYNMBR1 &&MU Win Place-'in Industry Through Planned Scheme î>1 Daker Tells Lions Club To' b. rendered sightless la no Zoner a handicap around the home or in many fields ofini- dustrVý and business, said Col. E. A. Baker, guest speaker at the Lions Club Manday evening. And lie proved in a billiant address -whlch outlined the activities o! the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the co-openative effort behlnd it that the burden of blindness was much less ta be feared and deplored than in the dark days a! the past. The meet- ing was held under auspices of the Lions Sight Conservation- Com- mittee with Lau Dcwell as chair- man. Other guests included fîve whd a o form the executive of the ~oal blind committce. The Speaker Russell Oke intnoduccd Col. Baker who, blînded in World War 1, is now national directon of the Institute in Canada. Born at Col- lins Bay, also the birthplace of Hon. John 4Bracken, Mn. Baker graduated4 in engineer i n g a t Quecn's University, served as an officer with the Canadian Corps of Engineers, was blindcd by a German sniper, Oct., 1915. At St. Dunstan's, London, he lcarned xnuch o! the science of rehabili- tating the blind, returned ta Canada in 1918 and entered the service of Ontario Hydro. flecorations He was one o! the founders of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, then served with the blind dept. Soldiers Civil Re- establishment before bccoming general secnetary. finally in 1931 the managing dînector. He rose in rank ta Lieut.-Col. He was hanouned with the DSC, the Croix de Guerre, the OBE and LLD fromn both Queen's and Toronto Universities. He is now known internationally as a leader in work for thé blind. Blind Emancipated Tali, upstanding, virile, a man with an open countenance who spoke with fluent dinectness, it was hard ta imagine Col. Baker as sightless. Loss o! sight, he said, was not the tragedy o! former days. Many were more severely handicapped. Everyone had some cr06s ta bear, Science today wast niigating these handicaps, re-s movlng the theme o! of!eing al-f ibis, àubstituting courage and per-t sevenance. Taday the handicapp-r ed are almost ejnancip)ated. manya in fact much ree cheerful and productive thai many unhandi- capped. St. Dunstanls He told biefly o! his first days at St. Dunstan's where he was visited by Sir Arthur Pearson, natcd English publisher, whose cheerful words had helped so mniny. Not till later did he learn th#&t Pearson hinisel! had beci bfblk for yeans. It was a hesson ln fortitude and penseverance on the road back. It was there that the psychology back o! rehabili- tation for the blind stnuck home. Aiso the need for enlisting publie co-operation. Col. Baker came home ta Canada with these idea: in mmnd, eventually ta jain witl others in promoting the Institute. First Step The first step in aiding newly blindcd people was ta readjust their point o! view, ta get then ta believe they have a place in self-supponting endeavons and are no langer ta be considened as in- viting pity. Once past that point. readjustment in most cases ns rapid and permanent. But tc create the agencies for implement- ing this system o! education was found ta be a long, difficuit task. Starting wîth a meagre framewanlE o! provincial institutions for the blind, non-existent in severa] provinces, the national arganiza- tion was' gradually developed. .National Si'rvey Col. Baker traced the histany of assistance ta the biind by gov- ernments af the past which sum- mced up ta littlc short o! callous neglect. No national survey was undertaken until the anc iaunched at the instance o! the Institute. The latest sunvey disclosed 14,000 blind i Canada, bath through war and in civil i! e. O! this numnber 108 were Infants and 15 were aven 100 ycars o! age. One third çf the total wcre past 70 and aven 80 percent lost their siglit as adults, the majonity &round or past middle life. Preventiai Much of the work o! the In- gtitute had ta do with preventian of bllndness for controhlable dis- eases rather than accidents chiefiy contributed ta blindness. Hence At e ovcr-aUl programme it was fand that decentralization of the w;ork had ta be undertaken. Sa blind commnittees had been set up riglit across the nation. Their work ln local districts, aided by travelling supervisons was today San indispensable part o! thc re- Q'babilitatievisoncd. The next &tep taken simultan- eously with practical vocational training was ta break dawn thc pre judlce so widely prevalent in luinems and industry that the bllnd could not be profitably em- pioyed. It taok trne to prove that the. bjind not only in many Unes of factory work but in the h orne"and on the !anm couid scafely and campetcnt.ly do a mul- ýM" of c Jobs as weIl or better Goodyear Employé.. Receive GIfts On Long Service Records Scarcely an issue of Wingfoot Clan, the employees' magazine at Goadyear, Bowmanville, fails to mention anywhere from one to a dozen men or women who have won long service pins. It is be- lieved that the local plants is in the high percentage brackets ini this regard in the Province of On- tario. Good working conditions and largely a town of home own- ers are given as the main reasons for Goodyear's record. Employ- ment turnover is thus that much lessened. The March issue of Wingfoot carnies photos showing present- ations of long service pins ta the following: F. A. (Forrest) Dilling, received his 25 year pin from Supêrintendent Charles Cattran. In a shop scene Mr. Cattran con- gratulates Ed. Joint and Wm. Nichais who were presented with 25 year pins and the usual $100 checks that go with them. Heading up the Engineering Division, E. W. (Em) Crawford is pictured weaning his 20 year pin. That makes four long service an- nouncements in one issue of the Clan. A remankable feature o! the photos is that each of the four appears to be youthful and vigon- ous. AUl are tendered c9ngnatu- lations of the community as well as the Goodyean Company on the distinction won. than people with full sight. Ex- cuses hinging on the Workmen's Compensation Act, were removed by amendments by the govern- ment that were pressed by the executive of the Institute. So prejudice was gnadually broken down. Fields of Service The speaker quoted many in- stances o! practical ne-adi ustment, including a mother in the home, who, having been treated as blind and uselcss, had become even a betten housekeeper able ta cane for childnen and do the house- work, aftcn the visita and instruc- tion o! staff members o! the In- stitute. The same was shown in fanm work. An amusing case was told- o! a blind gardenen, whose ncighbaurs had ta stop work in an excessively hot pcniad. The blind man ta whom day was as night, simply restcd by day and worked at night. Total Staff The total staff o! thc Institute .in Canada today numbened 1.500 full timne cmployces. A splendid supervisory personnel now gave personal aid ta evcryone requin- ing some form o! assistance. Many who found it diffîcuit ta accept the discipline o! industnial plants could work in the several factonies operatcd directly by the Institute. Besides this, the Institute had set up news stands and concessions which. are now managed by 400 blind people today. They faund steady emrployment and good ne- turns. Ail told, more than 60 per- cent rgîresented' in the national survey were now self-supponting, genuine citizens. Long View Taking the long vicw Cal. Baker asscrtcd that plans wcnc well laid for even widcn and greaten ad- vantages for the blind. The work was becoming lcss difficuit since public opinion had become awak- encd. And in this regard he paid *igh tribute ta the Lions Clubs who have so faithfully co-operated writh the blind cçmmittees ta raise funds and promote the goad wonk. In some centres thcy have estab- ished summer camps as holiday resorts for the blind, truly a God- send for many so long neglected. Blind War 2 f S r t] c 0 b S' ti C, si 9 a f( v m P' el h IN w ft Ir li rf SE *Cal. Baker conciuded by sketch- ing how the Institute, organized in its main aspects, had been able ta give immediate cane ta those blinded in Wonld War 2. Oper- Sating in conjunction witi St. Dun- stan's, iistory repeated itself, but with vastiy mare efficiency, in the Lrehabilitation o! thc second gen- ;eration made sightless by War. In ic case o! these yaunger victims the speaker taid a! three advant- ages devchoped by the Institute. Return Home When natified by military auth- aities of cases o! blindness, mcm- bers o! Uic staff visited the parents with a Uree-fold pro- gramme: (1) To relieve anxiety and despandency, readjust thein view. (2) Improve Uitheane o! their lettens ta thc son avenseas. (3) To bridge thc gui! when he came home by adopting a cheer- fui reception. And that, he con- cluded, was thc finst and most important step, ta praject thc feeling that he behonged. Sum- ming it ail up it came down ta anc basic pnincipie: "To heip others ta ieip themseives." Lady Guesta Bll Fraser mavcd thec vote o! thanka which inspined pralongcd applause. Grceted by ciairman Lau Dewell, thanked by Col. Baker the ladies o! Uic Bowman- ville Blind Comiittee who en- Joycd thc address wcre Misa Helen Cryderman. Chairnian; Miss Lena Taylor, RAN, Mrs. A. S. Baker, Mrs. Thos. Hamilton and Miss Florence Werry. Club business was deait with a! ter thc close o! the. meeting. Start of Marathon From, Oshawd 25. Years Ago We are indebted to W. A. Association. It is a coincidence recently are expected ta be con- 2nd ln race; A. W. Edger, M. A. (Ginger) Edger for the above that Mr. Edger is Chairman of the testants hene on the 24th. Neal, Geo. W. James, Jimmy photo showing the start of the Marathon and Track events being Some of the faces necognized in Moorcnaft, winner, fnam Detroit; 10-mile marathon race fnom Osh- run off at Bowmanville *this com, the above photo are: left to right, Geo. Patterson, Dr. B. J. Hazel- awa to Bowmanville which was ing 24th of May, sponsored by the Begley, Toronto; W. Len Elliott, wood; another Edgley, Cobourg; a feature of the May 24th Day of Communîty Recreation CounciL John White; Toronto; Edgley, Wetherilt, the only local runner; Sports in 1922 conducted under Several long distance runners who. Cobourg; Eddie Gibbs, Jimmy R. E. Wilson, AI Thurston, Orm auspices of Bowmanvîlle Athletic took part in Boston Marathon1 Dellaw, Toronto; Albert Smoke, Gamsby. Orono; and Jack Gunn. COLORPUL DISPLAY à PROMISED 0O'N MONDAY Nicholas Retuins to Council AT CADET INSPECTION1 aneofBowmanvîlle's most D1LI'IAcamatinon Friday Interesting annual events is te HghS holcadet inspec- tion. This year, it wili take place on the school grounds next Monday mornIng, May 5th, beglnning at 10 o'clock when Capt. Graves of the Eastern Military Command, Kingston, wiIl be present te put the youthful cadets through their paces. If the weather ls inclement, the drills will be held in the gymnasium. Training is go- ing an daily with the manch- lng squads, the PT. gnoups, the signallers, the bugle band with girls and boys participat- Ing. It should lie a grand display, well wonth the atten- tion of anyone who la able ta attend. Pag ing Andy Clarke's Neighbourly News Sunday a.m. Broadcast We cannot let this opportunity go by withaut quoting a press clipping on Andy Clarke !rom the Globe and Maii's "The Home Forum." Andy, as almost eveny- one in Ontario knows, is the 10:05 a.m. Sunday cammentatan. over the air who tells o! the homciy happenings that appean in the weekly press o! Ontario and Qucbec. He has been in Bowmanvillc sevenal times and has been back at rural picnics at Hampton Park. So he knaws the country stany at first hand. The following tnibute cames frorn one o! his adminens. It is gaod and well descnved, a real classic, as follows: To Andy Clarke Fan from the city's ceascless rush, the jostiing crowds with unknown faces, fan away ta the evening hush and the !niendly folk a! the little places wha dwcl nean mothen earth in quiet ways, with time ta live and campensate their neighbors' wonth in giving ail as athens give, each Sabbath marn ene church belîs ring a vis- iton their cincle graces; his bulky batch of news ta bring o! those wha dwell in little places. "Goad morning fnicnds,"1 'tis Andy's voice, and ail the land his news embraces with sulent tnibute ta their choice "THE MAYOR 0F THE LITTLE PLACES." George A. Wight The above cut, furnished by thc Ontario Committee for Bitish Relief headed by Hon. Russell T. Kelly, brings out Uic objective and tic time in Uic campaign now under way ta gathen clothing and food ta be sent ta Bitain as a measure o! relief foliowing the most sevene winter and spring on, record.1 Dcscribed as the Ontario Flood Relief Campaign its aum is ta have municipalities arganize local drives through which donations wiil be assembied and fonwarded ta cen- trai depots for siipment averseas. Mayor Sidney Little and tic council are eniisting tic support a! local service clubs for a district drive whîch will be made in Bow- manvilie on Friday, May 9th. Mayor Little hapes that in tic meantime people wil get together what Uicy wisi ta give that it may be ready when vehicles cali for pickup. Full details ai collec- tion wiil be found on another page. Heart power May prove a mare effective answer than man power. Patience is nat passive: on tic contrany it is active; it is con- centrated strength. - Bulwer-Ly- tt014 Rink Plais Uni The special nomination meet- ing callcd Friday night, Apnil 25, ta recelve formally sîgned papers proposing candidates ta fill the council seat made vacant on the death o! Cauniilor T. A. Garton,ý attnactcd veny few ratepayers. The meeting was funther rcstnict- cd by calling at the samne tume the councîl fine committee and a special meeting o! -cauncil ta deal particularly with revised plans for building a new ink. Nominations Town Cicrk Alex Lyle pnesid- cd at the nomination meeti ng at which two namres were fonnzâIiy propased for the council cf4r. Owen Nicholas, former 'iôuti4i1- Ion and chairman o! finance com- mittee was nominated by Gea. W. James and F. O. McIlveen.- James Crombie, customs cherk, was no- minated by 14. Breslin and Jahn M. James. Owing ta the othen meetings bcing held, neither can- didates non praposens wcre pres- cnt to spcak, s0 the chairman no- tificd almost an emnptyhall that time for qualification expined Sa- turday night at 9 p.m. New Councillor Since Mn. Nîcholas only signed1 ider Review qualifications hie was duiy declar- cd elected by acclamation and Wilh be' swonn in at the regular session o! council on May 5. O! the five citizens remaining in the council chamber, two were un- derstood ta be waiting Ia addrcss cauncil on street repairs, but the council session convened in the Clcrk's office and aften waiting an hour they left for home, none too pieased unden the unannounced arrangements. Rink Proposais The question o! the ncw nink plans bnought out theý following veny important points which were Fpresented by John James, Mac BresAin and Bart $mithson, ail o!- whom as an unofficial committee, wcnt aven the ncw pnoposcd site and compiled tentative figures on the revised project. They piaccd befare council the result o! thein investigations which showed that the rink cauld be buiht bchind the Harsey Block on King St. West, providcd a strip o! land could be obtained froni the rear o!W Elliott's plumbing business. vestigation will be made by con cil ta find if the Horsey propcerty can be purchased and if the addi- tional prapenty cani be obtained. Leading Local Merchants HoId Price Lino in Check Taking the definite stand that cansumens who are alrcady heav- ily burdened with taxes should reccîve some protection against inondinate advances in the genenal pnice uine, leading menchants o! Bowmanvilie have gone on record that they will do their part and even more than their part ta sup- piy goods at fair prices fohhowing the necent nemovai o! contrais in many uines. This policy among retail mendiants is neceiving wide- spread public approval. Last week an announcement in The Statesman deciared the stand taken by Couch. Johnston & Cry- dierman and Morris-Ca. This week the Town Shop, Morris Ca., and Breslin's announce. a genen.al ten per cent reduction which includes ail nationally advertised goods. It wili be notcd that these steps wene * taken bef are waiting for the budget ta be laid down by Finance Ministen Abbott. Mean- tume reaction o! bath public and manufacturers wiil be studicd ta detenmine funther policy.. The position taken by these ne- tail nwrchants is that in holding the pnice line, public confidence wilh be maintained heading ta nor- mal or increased buying. It' is painted out that greater sales volume at a smaller margin o! profit wilh yieid greater returns tian restricted buying occasionedi by pnîce advances. A *maller turnover at a highen rate nicans less profit. This is- nat anly a sound economic pninciple but simple common sense. It is expected that under this policy the retail menchants wili in considerable measure influence manufacturers and distributors ta adapt tic saine common sense view o! pnices. Otherwise the ten- dency wilh be ta institute a buyens' strike already manifest in sanie cases. It will be noted that thesei announcements by Bowmanvillej merchants are nat sales advertise- ments but simphy statements af sound pahicy at this time. It is1 hoped thc public wil accord ful support ta Ucm i their fair play programme.1 No amount o! pay ever made, a' good soidier, a good teacher, .a good artist, or a good workmnan.-J John Ruaskin. Kendal Miss Myntie Falls, Peterbaro, with Mrs. F. Falls. 4 Miss Juanita Mencer, Peterboro, with Mr. and Mrs. Henb Mercen. Mns. Art Mercer, Garden Hill, at W. Mercer's. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lowes and son. Gardon, Peterboro, witi Mn. and Mrs. Norman Patton, Audrey and Gardon remained for the week. Miss Selina Thentell with Mns. J. H. Baiiey. Mn. and Mrs. Roy Mencen, Da- vid and Donnie visited at West Hill ta sec Mn. Neil McKay, who is seriousiy ill. Sunday guests at W. Mercer's wene Mn. and Mrs. V. Allen and famhiiy, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mer- cen and Mrs. H. Luxtan, Mrs. Hil- ditci and Mrs. Stoker. Mrs. Lloyd Glass and Ronnie visited Mns. Sami Geaci. Mrs. Reynolds, Sr., Toronto, with Mn. and Mns. Herb Reynolds. Mrs. Blake Alexander is under thc docton's cane. We are sorry ta hase Mr. and Mrs. Russel Sutciiffe and famiy from aur cammunity. They mov- cd Manday ta thc Fifth Line. Attendance was ratier smal at church on Sunday. Mn. Bunt wouhd appreciate youn presenice in churci Sunday mornings, sa let us came out and support aur ciurch. Basçbail boys heid a success!ul dance and box social Friday even- ing. A good, cnowd cnjoyec. danc- ing ta music by aur local musi- cians aided by Miss.Joyce Thick- son, Joe Lewko, Mrs. Aldread and Mn. and Mrs. H. -Lowery. Mn. Burns Hoy auctioned off thc box- es. Bill Darlîngton was pur- chaser o! the highest priced box at $4.75 bcionging ta Helen Cour- aux. Praceedi $75.00. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Geaci, Kath- leen and June vlsited Mr. and Mrs. Gay. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Glass and Bannie with her mather, Mns. Bycrs at Port Hope. Like an air cushion, ticre may be nothing in courtesy, but it cases. the jolt&s. SAVE YOUR BALVAGE FOR BOY SCOUT DRIVE BEWARE 0F DEALERS This week, the local Boy Scout authorities announce that wlthin the near future they wili hold a salvage drive which willi include paper, rags and scrap metal. The drive will iikely come at about the saine time as the British Flood Vlctlms drive so that householders will be able to dlean Up completely before summer. They also advlse that they wiil notify citizens of the exact date, only a fewv days before, they cail because ln former years when they have pub lished the date of collection well in advance out-af -town scrap deaiers can- * vassed the .town-'the.'tday be- lore.the collection and tbok advantage of the situation'. Citizens are urged ta prepare their scrap now aild ta hold it for collection by the Boy Scouts. I n The Dog House <Newtonviile Correspondent) 1 know the other rural cor- respondents will jain me in thanking yau for your editon- ial in last week's issue. A morsel o! appreciation works wondens in most o! us. We arc in the dog house mare than is realized. Some get angny when we mention thein names, othens get angry when we do nat. It is difficuit ta know where numoun leaves of! and truth begins and when the sacredness a! an individ- uai's pnivate life becomes o! public concern. GRAND SUPERINTENDENT Dr. Harold Fengusan Eight delegates frani Palestine Chapter, Royal Anci Masons, o! Bowmanviilc, motored ta London, Ont., ta take part in tic 89ti an- nual convocation o! tic Grand Chiapter, Royal Arci Masons o! Canada, held in tic Masonic Tem- ple Aprîl 23-24. Among them, Ex. Camp. Dr. Harold 1'engusan, neturncd home as Rt. Ex. Camp. iaving been elected to tic higi, post of Grand Supenintendent, District 10. Seventeen Ontario districts wene represented at the gathcning. The other Bowmanvihlc dele- gates wene ist Pnin. Ex. Camp. A. W. G. Northcutt; Rt. Ex. Camps. F. C. Hoar and C. R. Spencer and Ex. Camps. Harny Freeman, A. M. Thonipson, A. E. Biilett and L. T. McLaughlin, who supported Ex. Camp. Fenguson in uis candi- dature. Since uis return Rt. Ex. Camp. Fengusop has been recciv- ing tic congratulations froni iodge members who werc unabie ta at- tend tic convocation. Palestine Chapter is higiiy honorcd ln this keserved recognition. Rotary Observes Youth Week Dart Smithson Guest Speaker New Plans for Rink Told Sînce April 28 - May 3, was pro- elaimed Boys and Girls Week by International Rotary, the program committee o! the local club had a happy inspiration when it in- vited Bart Smithson, Bowman- ville Recreational Director, to ad- dress the club at its Friday luncheon in the Balmoral Hotel. Havîng assumed his position only three months ago Mr. Smithson devoted mast of his 17emarks ta a very excellent report on his work with the boys and, girls of Bowmanville. He dealt briefly with suggested plans for a new rink as part of the general scheme for recreation, which led to the latest report on the rink question by John M. James after the speaker concluded. The Speaker Mr. Smithson was introduced by Bill James, the newly electedi Rotary Secrctary, who with in- coming President Mcl Dale, were scated at the head table. Bart was born in England, close enough ta Durhami to be classcd as a native, but ctme tO Canada at the age o! four with his parents, gnew up in St. Catharines whcrc for sev- eral years he was prominent in athlctics and young pcoplc's work beforé coming ta Bowmanville. His wif e and twa sons arrive Wed- nesday ta join hini in theirnew home here.. Thanks Sponsors .Thankful ior the support o! ser- vice clubs and indeed evenyone since coming here, the speaker was grateful to Rotary for spon- soring the Tnack and Field Meet at the High School grounds Sat- urday, May 3rd. He found equal enthusiasmn in organizing the great sports day planncd for May 24th. But his central observation in connection with Boys and Girls Week was that he had found the young people o! Bowmanville, in all age groups, just about tops as sound. keen enthusiasts in the ne- creation programme. Duty of Adults Capitalizing an this obvious fact he suggested that since these young pople would be the lcad- ing citizens o! thxe future, the duty of adults at this tume lay in of- fering every encouragement in the recreation plans now beini developed.. Mentioning the nînk as a case in point, which cou]d be made a neal cammunity centre, Mn. Smithson refenred to the many young boys playing hockey and the championship won by the Juveniles. A nink would be a neucleus about which a largen schcme would revolve such as panks, playgnounds,. gym, swim- ming pool and the gnoup intenests satisfyîng pensonal hobbies. Educational Films To bring out the highlights In a modemn programme o! this char- acter he dcscribed two films now bcing widely shown ta encourage public opinion in the matter. One in panticulan, showing recreation- ai facilities in Decatun, Ill., devel- opcd aven a periad of seven ycans, was considered the finest in Amenica. He hoped ta arrange a showing hene. Once visualized in this manner, the important thing then was ta take the long viewr, and build soundly for many years ahead. The wholc essence o! the scheme was community welf are. State Sehools The speaker made a teiling point wien he described his ne- cent visit ta the Boys' Training Schoal. He calied attention ta its facilities, iandscaped grounds, playing fields, gymnasium, swim- ming pool. manual occupations, leadership in the tcam spirit, in short a real cammunity o! icalti- fui recreation. This was provided by tic state ta make Up for a de- ficit in home life and in commun- ity consciousness. Community CouncîLs Past failure ta give an outlet ta tic normal aspirations o! young lads was the prime cause o! theni seeking other means o! satis!ying thein expenditure o! energies in a right direction, hence a !irst wrang step and their entny into juvenile courts. It has taken yeans ta came ta it but at last many mun- icipalities are now seeking ta ne- pair. their former shartcomings. Tic idea o! Cammunity Councils was Uic eniigitcned answer. Outle Interests Thc speaker said that whilc teachers in sciools assumed re- sponsîbiiity for a few houns a day, it was after school hours thatl chiidrcn relaxed ta look about for 1 individual on gnoup activities. Hene thc Recreationai Directon fitted in ta heip plan thein vaniaus interests. Teen Town, sparts sche- dules, hobbies, and sa forth tien wene planned for theé greatest good for the greatest number. Evcrywhere tic scheme was catch- ing an and nowherc would it be relinguisied. Adults Share But thc plan went fanther by inchuding aduits o! ail ages wio wished ta participate. With short- er wonking houns there was mare time ta get bored. Sa Uic recrea- tianal plan fitted in as an organ- ized way ta, get more out o! lif!e. One o! tic higi advantages fan bath yauth and adults was that thc programme was continuous, bath winter and summen, and new features can be added at any-time if s0 desined. It was a cammunity projecti n which evcryone frecly Challenglng Sermons Feature Services At St. Andrew's Church The 110th anniversary of St Andrew's Pnesbyterian Churcli was observed on Sunday, April 27th. Rev. C. Alvin Armstrong, M.A., Toronto, preached soul. stirring messages at bQth servxees which were well attended by many of the members and friends of St. Andrew's. Mr. Armstrong in his monng sermon pointed out that many Chnistians emphasize the spirit"~ ual aspect of the Gospel and de- ny the church any right ta direct. ly influence the social life o! the community. On the other hand many treat Christianity merely as a social agency and disregard the spiritual. The speaker pointed out that the Christian Church is both spiritual and sociaLe AlI pal- itical, social or economic actions of the Christian should be the outwand expression, of *an irner spiritual expenience. The task of the Church today amid the un- rest and dissatisfactlon is to make its voice heard and its weight feit in the making o! ahl new social legislation. Af ter the sermon on "The Task of the Church" a very appropriate solo, "My Task," was sung by Mr. Ivor Davies, Oshawa. Earlier in the service Mns. Hulatt of Bowmanville sang "The Lond's Prayer" by Malotte accompanied by Miss Osborne, anganist for St. Andrew's. At the evening service the con- gregation again enjoyed solos by the two guest soloists. Mrs. Hu- latt rendered Handel's "0 Lord Correct Me" and Mn. Davies sang "Bless This House." Rev. Armstrong took his ev. ening subject from the story -of the ruler o! the Jews, Nicodemus, who came to Jesus re¶'erently and in humility to enquine about His teachings. The speaker said that many are willing to come ta Jesus or to the Church if the message given is on a gener*Uzed truth. But the attitude is somewhat dif- ferent when the message is on the particular. The Christian mes- siige should be, as the message of Jesus to Nicodemu, pensonal and irpeciflc. People are m-ore wll- ing to make an impensonal ap- proach to religion than comply with the demand of Christianity for a specific and personal rela- tion *ship with God. Christ is per- sonal and when He speaks to you or me it is on a very personal ba- sis. At the conclusion o! the service Rev. W. P. Rogers pronounced the benediction. Zion Mn. and Mrs. Stanley Cavcnly and sons, Ebenezer, at Wes Cam- cran's. Miss Peggy Killen, Toronto, Miss Giadys Wood, Oshawa, at Robt. Killen's. Mr. and Mns. Pency Davidson at Leo Moffatt's, Oshawa. Mn. and Mrs. Harvey, Balson and son at J. W. Baison', Hamp- ton. Mn. and Mrs. Wm. Robinsan and Joe, Oshawa, at Henry Bali's. Mn. and Mns. Wmn. Slingerland and Lynda, Bowmanville, at Per- cy Davidson's. Miss Joyce Martin, Newcastle, with Rae Venen. Mn. and Mns. Gcrry Glaspel and family, Mrs. F. B. Glaspel at Iv- or Gerry's, Toronto. Mns. Wm. Brummell, Bawman- ville, at Leonard Bali's. Gardon Chant, Hampton, at Re- fond Cameron's. Mn. and Mrs. Leonard Bail and famuiy at Walter Parrinder's, Sa- lina., Mn. and Mrs. Ahi Ayre, Master [4arry Metcal!e, at Richmond Hill Mn. and Mrs. Ray Srott and Douglas, Oshawa, at Ahex Mc- Mn. and Mrs. August Gcissber- gen and family, Hanmony, at Hans Geisberger's. Mr. and Mrs. Alex McMaster and Joan, Mns. J. W. McMaster'at A. L. Pascoe's, Sauina. could participate and absorb the value therein contained. Better Town Mr. Smithson concluded with the hope that he had presented a few constructive thoughts which were in the direction of the wish af evenyane in Bowmanville: 'To 1make the community a better place in which ta, work and play." Howard Bickell maved the vote of thanks in terms of commend- ation for a fine effort ta be ap. preciated -more panticularly by Rotarians who were fathers. Business Speaking on the rink question John James told of the result of the inspection by a committee which had looked aven a King St. Propenty as a possible site. He quated figures as to space and probable costs. A more detailed report on the praject appears Iin another column. George Fletcher, General Mot-- ars, Oshawa, was the guest af the day. Jini Devitt recelved a yauth week greeting with *flowers far his birthday. President Forbes Heyland annaunced plans for a county wide survey on crippled chiidren under auspices of Bow- manvilW.Pozt Hope Rotary Club.i i