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'PIV ("A MA ?TA M 'IA TPSiIAT flU71A ?iVILL. ONT lARIO THMISDAY, NOV. 20th, 1947 nitra flflsfli **.fl ~a..1nnan. 13~ flMb.fl~*Afl~~ -- n __________________________________________________ Blackstock Back ini the Good Old 90's SThe fllowing are same of the memorief af anc who spent a few "ers anound Blackstock, baclc in te so-callcd good oid days of the 90's: ýThe littie village in the centre dl Cartwright was fiind callcd ?ooley's Corners and laten was ehangcd ta williamsburg. Thene being anothen Williamsbung in .Çastern Ontario, the mnail would qQmetimes get mixed. Cartwright belng such a Tory stnanghaid, de- 4IAdcd ta change the name ai the ,Ëllage again so they callcd il ~ ackstock alter Mn. George Tale lackslock, who was a Conserva- ive candidate in the riding o! West Durham about the year 1886. In 1890 Blackstock had three churches, 1 school, 3 general stan- cp, 2 medical Doctors, 2 vetenin- ry surgeons, 3 blacksmith shops, 1cariage shop, 2 tailor shops, 2 hoteis, 4 shoe makers and a fur- niture store. .The lhree churches-Methodist, Presbyterian and Anglican-were aijl f ilied ta aoven! lowing cvery 1unday and were in charge ai îLev. Kennan, Rev. McKay and Aev. Creighton, nespectiveiy. SThe school was located one hall taile north in Earl Dorrell's field with a negular attendance of tram »0 ta 80 pupils. The teacher, Mn. L. B. Barclay, neceived the band- smre sum o! $285.00 a year. The genenal sÉe merchants were Wm. Parr, Wt. Cowan and McClung and Son. The hcaith o! the communitY was looked after $,y Dr. Fish and Dr. McKibbon, while Dr. Wannon and Dr. MeAl- lister attended ta the farmers live- stock ailments. Andrew Kinsman and Angus McClean had a black- srith shop where Mrs. Devitt has her lawn now, Sam Henry had an- other where Mrs. Henry's lawn is, while Gea. Suggit had another where Ossie Wright has his lawn. Thos. Richardson, now keeping store at Viewlake, was Mr. Sug- git's helper. If you wanted a tirst elass bug- gy, wagon, cutter an sleigh, Jas. IHolmes was the man ta deal with and was sometimes pressed into the job of making a casket. If you wanted a dress suit fon same rpeialocason, either Mr. Parka o n Gruxumit could fit you out in the latest style. The Commercial Hotel staod where the War Memarial ia today and was managed by Peter Hall and the Royal, which was manag- ed by Geo. Corfield la now an apartmenl house. Mn. Sam Jeffrey, one of the four surviving, people af that lime, still has his shoe repair shap. John Atkins and his lwo sans opcrated the other. In 1892, Church St. praperty was levellcd to the gnaund by fine tram the corner up ta wherc Alex Dever now resides. A few years later Scugog St. feil prey ta the flarnes and burned cverylhing tram the Community Hall up ta Mr. Fcrguson's, including Robent McNally's Furniture Store and Suggit's blacksmiilh shop. The three'.other surviving pea- plc o! 'thal lime stili living here are Mns. Vinginia Arc4xcr, Mrs. Thos. Venning and Mn&. George Crawford. The old trame schoo.l was burncd in 1896 and a good brick building was crectcd nearer the village. Since that time a Con- tinuation school has been added ta the village. and has a staff of four teachers. Thene werc no autos in the ninelies and no shows ta attend, therefore about 40 or 50 young men would gather in the fair grounds lhree nighls a week and practise basebaîl and football and have a good time together. The aid drill shed was put into use as a skating rink in 1895, but pnevious ta Ihat, there would somelimes be a pond in a nearby field and oflen the boys would walk ta Cadmus or ta what was then called Ferguson's Pond, while the girls would sometimes get a ride, ta enjoy a good night's skating. About anc hal! af the people would give a house party in the wintcr time. If yau atlended one af Ihese parties without an invi- tation, you might nat receive a veny gaod welcome, which I think was much supenior ta lheir dance halls of today. Gratitude is rnuch more than a verbal expression of thanks. Ac- tion expresses mare gratitude Ihan speech.-Mary Baker Eddy. Taiiored style, taffeta, sizes 32 ta 42 -------$29 Talrdstyle, crepe, $9 izes 32 te 40 ------- $39 Y BOWMANVILLE Farm Fomrm Toplo Farmer Takes a Wf. Fanm women attending Forumc on November 10th have gone on record as being very devoted tc their husbands. When asked the guestion "'How can women on the rambring about conditions more ta their liking?" They Indicated that the way ta accompliah mosi was ta really co-operate with their husbands. They icît that ir sa doing the incarne would in- crease and as was expnessed by Birnam in Lambtan "canvenienceE will came If farmers can makE the necessary funda." Other forums felt that ta talc part In ail Agricultural Organiza. tions would be an effective way some women suggested have anE of aur awn. Fortunately, ver> few gnoups feit that the aid nag. ging technique was worth whill while some did say that they fel better co-operation fram theii husbands would cetainly help. The question of whether a fanr woman should have an allowancf or not for household and personî expenses apparently was verý easy ta, answer. About three oul of eveny five groups said theý should have a common purse. Thii was expressed very aptly by th( Hillsburg Forum in Weliingtor when they said "We teed ver3 strongly that the farm wife shoulÈ be regarded as a partner, fia mat. ter what division is made in thi incarne." Farm people indicated in fiaun. certain terms that they ver3 strongly disagreed with the Do. minion Government's order t( discontinue ceilings and subsidie: on teed grains and meats. 0we one hundred Forums indicatec their disapproval by passing reso lutions which were sent ta, thei local members, their county Fec eratian of Agriculture and ta Ot tawa, demanding that action i taken immediately. A report fron Leeds county explained thei plight as follows "Springer cow being exported, pullets gaing t market for meat and hogs ai being allowed ta pick their owi living." They concluded wit) this "For heaven's sake Mr. Gard mner wake up before it's too late. A Boston woman lost 15 lbs. i 10 days hiccoughing. Lace top and bottoni, crepe, izes 32 ta 40 -- 3.9 Lace top aud bottom, $450 satin, sizes 32 ta 44 ----- GOWNS Rayon, blue and piulc, amali, medium and large, each---- Satin, biue, pink sud white, amall, medium and large, each $3.75 $3.95 PANTIES Ail Sizes and Kinds 49c Io $1.25 HANDKERCHIEFS A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION Printed Cotton 19e each, 2 for 350 Printed Linen 35ce ach, 3 for $1.00 White Linen, plain 20o each White Linen, hemstitched - edge, 35e each, 3 for $1.00 White Linen. lace edge each 35c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00 Black with Swiss embroid- ery. $1.00 each SWEATERS Pullovers, izes 16 te 20, blue, white, Pink, yeliow, navy and black, each $4.95 and $5.95 Cardigans, sizes 34 ta 40 ail colora $5.95 and $6.95 DELTS ]Faflcy, hafld-wovef, ln plain colora or mixed colora. Black and goid, black and silver $1.49 Io $2.75 THE Phone 439 Chamolsette, brown and $.2 black. Sizes 6 % - 712, pr. Kid, black, choce quai-$29 ity. Sizes 6 %to8 pr. -$29 Kid, black and browu, $4.50 handstitchcd, Pair Wool. knitted, blue, green, red, black sud white, smail, $12 medium sud large, pais 12 SHQP 85 King si. W. Added Safety for NightDrivera* is n ýo ie Le ýd ,h In 1- ýy s :e ce le .y e l e -Y ýy .0 lr .-y t- r to en To maire hlghway signa visible at night and Increase their safety factor a materil known as scotchlite is appicd te the face of the signa Claude Leech shows how its donc. Province of Ontario Operates Twenty Sign Shops to Nake Highways Safer Ïh Believe in signs? There are a to be replaced. These buttons are d- great many people who don't, ac- of no use to anyone, but boys and ri .cording to engineers of the On- grown men (and some women), In tario Deparrtient o! Highways. In will gouge them out with a knifeR spite of the time, money and ef- or smash themn with a stone. S in fort spent on posting signs at in- Another kind of sign wrecking Ci tersections, curves, hills, railway according to Dan Dyer, head of c( -crossing, schools, and other dan- the Toronto sign painting division, ger points, there are far too many is the "strong man" xvho wishes to careless or thoughtless motorists impress his girl and bends one of Ji: who fail to respond to these warn- the metal signs out of shape. A a ing signs, the officiais say. More- surprising number of these signs ai over, they point out, many seem are damaged this way, he says. e to engender a positive hatred of Highway signs riddled with bul- ti highways signs as evidenced by lets are a common sight in the tl these mutilated for no apparent. reason. "Highway traffic signs" north, says Mr. Dyer, explainingS says the Hon. George H. Doucettt, that hunters frequently use them fZ Minister of Highways, "are post- for targets. He points out that u ed for the protection of the public. this not onlir detracts fromn the Those who ignore their warning, safety value of the sign but poor û deface or damage these signs are marksmanship *might result in fc a public menace." death or injury to any in the vicin- 0 Many Kinds of Signs ity.d Making Signs Visible at Night a In Ontario, the Department of The symbol signs that indicate S Highways operates twenty sign Stop, Curve, Hill, etc., are treat- shops located in varîous sections ed with a fabric known as "scot-G of the province. Each shop is chlite" that has the ability to re-E equipped and staffed to construct, e:e n ih as niwan paint, cdean and repair the differ- ethe drliverothe hanziar - cnt types of signs used on the ing tedie ftehzr welld highways. The various classifica- within braking distance o! a ve- t tions of signs include: route num- hicle travelling at the maximum r bers, finger boards, symbol sîgns, authorized speed, and thus addin.gb railway crossing signs, scho 0l to the safety of night driving. c signs, speed limit signs,'and spe- Reflectorized signs are used on al cial signs such as checkenboards, dual highways, and the signs on etc. ail two-lane roads are being re- Chief signs man o! the province, !lectorized as rapidly as possible. George Stockdale, emphasizes In 1942, the Province introduc- that the signs are for the safety cd a new type of railroad sign that as well as the convenience o! the indicated the number of tracks S travelling public. Everythine pos- at the crossing. This was for the0 sible is being done, he says, to benefit o! those prone to stant e make the signs clearly visible and across the railway as soon as the t easily readable. By research and obstructing train had passed by,e actual tests, new designs are stu-. - died for effectiveness before b e-V ing put into geneal use. Traffic Signs Have Meaning n count, number o! accident and other factors have much to do eý with seiecting a sign for a par- ticular location.9 Newv Types of Slgns -E A new-type of sign is now be- ing used throughout the provincev to indicate bumps in the road.d Signs are posted 300 to 500 feet d on each side of the bump and an other sign marked "Bump" righ at the obstruction. Another design warning of I through highway ahead is being 2 N tested with a view to replacing s the old one that read "Through Highway 500 feet." The new signs will say "Stop Ahead." The new wording follows the safet trend to make the signs as effec- ; tive as brevity will allow. Vandalism Costly Vandalîsm, says Mr. Stockdaie Is responsible for much of the ~t~ wean and tear on highway signs. The littie reflector buttons that Symbol signs are uscd tb Indicate make the Qigns visible at night shar, curve, hiUl, road croslng, etc. see t h ve s ecalattractOn Morris Carson of Hghway Depart- for vandals, he says. Last aî t ment's Toronto ign shop applieu was necessany to replace 10,000 of the flnlshlng touches t. thia one. these on Ontario highways. Came the spring and another 4,000 had1 ...... .... Highw ay signs are painted every two years but replacenments and re- pairn are a constant requfrement. Art .eliey of the Toronto division Sloads a truck for a replacemmnt trip. n c hi t' 1! o1 ei tt <Continued tram Page One) message o! the day in the stony o! Crippled Children's Work. But àe got tangled up with his com- mitlee in trying ta explain in the Lwo-level charges for tonsillecto- miies. Easter seal drive netted $1,- 93, and plans are shaping for an- ther drive. Elmer Ott, with weighty delib- ration explained that his Trans- pont Committee composed o! 6 membens had been constituted with only two having pnivate cars. Ross Stutt came back into the pic- tune with the value and efficiency of the Inter-Club Committee. Gar- net Rickand left it to the judg- nent o! members whether the Rural-Urban Committee had been ;uccess!ul in creating better un- derstanding between tawn and aoùntry. Last Rouudup Jack Allun made a ten-stnike by ining up club laggards to take akeener interest in club bowling and ta take the kinks out ai fram- es and consciences at the same time. Mel Staples expanded on the 4'th principle, International Service, and Gea. Chase didn't fail ta put in a piug for the choir under Community Service. Ross Stutt conciuded w it h thanking his committee 'chairmen fon a fine showing. Dave Higgon, on behal! o! the new members, ieciared they had learned much and hoped later ta apply it in club service. Visitons included Rotanian Reg. Geinen, Oshawa and Ab. Darch, Bowmanville. They received flow- ers intended for Wall Pascoe and Dr. A. F. McKenzie for t-heir birth- days but bath were absent. Oc- aober attendance figures for Bow- inanville Club as acknowledged oy the Zone Office are 95.7 per- cent. Canadian Club (Continued from Page One) strength but advocating an ideol- ogy divorced from Christian ten-i ets. The United States was pic-1 tured as a country in its adoles- cence, flot yet fully developed in the conceptions of freedom as written in the constitution,as wit- riess the treatment of colored peo-i pies alleged-ly set free. Contending between these two great forces with its, long tradition of freedom and fairness stood ri- tain and the Commonwealth. Here wvas the middle way, the balance- wheel of British genius. Stili en- duning untold privations with tra- dîtional fortitude and calmness, it is quite possible to conceive, even within the space of 15 years, that Britain would resume the moral leadership of the world and as the central factor in achievîng univer- sal peace. Work and Faith In conclusion the speaker af- firmed that Canada had a great role to play in these unfolding ev- ents. As the leading outpost of the Commonwealth, Canada is so placed as to, act as bringing dloser understanding between Britain and the U.S.A., but also standing nearest to the Orient can promote immesurably better feeling in this crucial sphere. In Ghina, today, Canadian missions are the only ones left untouched amidst the turmoil of contending forces. Work harder here in Canada, in the spirit displayed today in Bni- tain, pursue the right course under God and we will surely share in the dawning of a new day, was the parting message of Col. Banister. Thanks of the club were ex- pressed by Mrs. Harold Ferguson. At the next meeting of the club, Dr. McLaurn will speak on In- dia. Life is a book of volumes three, The Past, the Present, and the Yet-to-be. The First is written and 1 a i d away; The Second we are writing day by day; The Next and last of the volumes three Is Iocked from sight-God holds the key ! Doctor: "The best thing for you to do is give up drinking and smoking, get up early every morn- ing and go to bed early every night."' Sincere Charlie Easton: "Some- how, doctor, I don't deserve the best. What's second best?"' and who fali to inake allowane for another train approaching on the second or third track. The use of the railway signs to indicate the number of' tracks is thus an important accident preventive. I That SWalon Tlhe Back of Tou Letters ENNISKILLEN Mr. and Mns. Earl Trewin vis- ited with Mr. Fred Toms, Purpie Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Trewin with Mr. WiU Smith, Oshawa. W.M.S. meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Russell McLaughlin an November 1 lth with 35 aduits and children present. The meet- ing opened wlith prayer by Mrs. H. Mills, Bil4le reading by Mrs. E. A. Wenry and a fine devotional by Mns. T. M. Siemon. "The Rural Church in the Community." A f ew words were spoken by our presi- dent in memnory af Mrs. H. J. Werry. a favored member of aur society who had passed away since oun last meeting. Mns. F. Werry, gnoup leader , had charge of this program: Vocal solo by Shirley Milis. A very fine address was given on Remembrance Day~ by Rev. J. E. Griffith, Bowmanville. Twa piano solos were rendered by *Miss Alta Bentham. Meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. Ted McLaughlin. Group in charge served sandwiches and tarts. A vote o! thanks was moved ta the hostess and group in charge. W.A. will meet at the home o! Mrs. Arthur Brunt, Tuesday, No- vember 25 at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. E. Strutt visited with Mrs. Z. Adams, Bowmanville. Rotary .Club FIRST MEETING Wednesday, Nov.- 26, 8 p.m., ai Blacksiock SECOND MEETING Friday, Nov. 28, 1 p.m., ai Canton county fo attend one of these meetings.j Ladies' Brush Comb, Mir!or Sets MAC(LEANSl Bevelled mirrors, nylon FASTEINlm IAT bristie brush, new patterns, IAN many colors. 5.98, 8.95, 9.95, 11.95 14.95 EVENTING IN PARIS SETS 1.35, 2.00, 3.25, 4.00, 5.50 CUTEX MANICURE SETS $1.25, $3.00, $5.00 REVLON LADIES' SETS 29ç 47 1.00, 2.50, 2.95, 4.95 For morning Gift Stationery freshness.. $1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.50 drink OVALTINE Correspodence cads 50-75 1i at bedtime 'ete Men's Travelling Case $8.25 5 S Men's Utility Cases 4.25, 4.95 Shaving Bowls 75c, $1, 1.25 Gillette Sets ----98, $Z.50 ~ N ~Gillette Razors $3.79, $6.00 O VLT.INJj Auto-Strop Razors --12 Schick Razors --- $1.49 Anti-freeze Alcohol Non-corrosive, retarded eva- poration, gai. -------- $1.89 Jack Frosst Anti-freeze gal --------- ------------- $1.69 Hot Water Milles Guaranteed 89c, $1.19, $1.49, $2.00 Creophos Stops Branchial Coughs $1.00 Aiphamettes BuIId Cold Resistance $1.00, $1.85, $3.50 Phonew. ra 695 COWLING'S DRUG STORE Ttuuut John T. McCreery Optometrlst Eyeo Zxamined Glasses Fitted Thursday - 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Optical Repairs COWLING'S DRUG STORE 5' 'Y I 1~z For Èarly Chrîstmas Shoppers LOOK! ,VE HAVÉ JUST RECEIVED AN UNEXPECTED SHIPMENT 0F BEAUTI- PUL LINGERIE-PERFECT FOR, CHRISTMAS GIFTS SLIPS TOWN SCARVES and KERCHIEFS WOOL squares and rectan- gles. Plain colors or with flowered motifs. 89c Io $2.98 SHEERS, white or colored, plain or flowered. k $100 la $2.98 RAYONS, white or eolored. $1.000 BALACLAVAS, the newest thing in headdress. $2.50 and $3.50 The concenfrated vil. min foodwilhoadol Iclous orange flavour. Holps build rosIstanceu, q a4td 1 lb. $1.19-2 Ibs. $1.98 A Product f fthe O v oit, ti .,.aTocIt boraI.,Iri 1 Protest bMeeting Durham Couniy Federallon of Agriculture is calling ail farmers bo attend proiesi meet- ings againsi the preseni Feed Grain situation -------------- .eý l' àr e&É--lr WTÉ--Iznm E I"ý