Clarington Digital Newspaper Collections

Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 9 Mar 1950, p. 1

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

~br ."Durham County's Grecit Family Journal". VOLUME 96 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 9th, 1950 6c PER COPYNUBR0 Ç al Dealers Explain Present Shortage in This' Locality Citizéns Asked to Hold Tight Although the soft coal strike has been settled and the miners have gpne back to work, the citizens -b! Bowmanville are still interested in the future of coal delivery. At the present time the stock piles in local coal yards are nearly exhausted. Because of the demands for coal by Amer- ican cities which have been clos- ing schools to permit inclustry ta operate unimpr-ded, it doesn't ap- pear that Canadian customers are going to be satisfied at an early (Wate.o Ihud this story appear to be too gloomy, a brighter side to the coal picture can be exhibited. A survey was made by The States- man o! the opinions o! three coal dealers in Bowmanville. The most optimistic o! the three was Owen Nicholas whose bins are situated not far from a C.N.R. spur line which runs by the Goodyear plant. No Need for Panie Said Mr. Nicholas, "If the people don't get panicky and or- der too much coal, we should be able to hold out until things get better.'" The coal dealer cannot check the bins o! his customers tg see that they are not buying ahead. He must trust to their lionesty. Mr. Nicholas is combining stove, nut and chestnut coal with pea coal to f ill the persistent or- ders. There is more pea coal available than any other at the present time which is equally as useful as any o! the other kinds if handled properly. Pea Coal Useful The main objection to this si7e Is that most fireboxes are eon- structed with grates too large to handle the small kernels. But this can be overcome by allow- ing a clinker ta form, as it will do with pea coal, over the grates. There will thus be a foundation for a coal which is the most economicul o! all kinds, dlaims Mr. Nicholas. Stove and nut coal are recom- mended by plumbers installlng furnuces. For this reason most people are wary when peu coal is recommended, says Mr. Nich- c las. Those customers who have swltched ta peacoeal in the past few years wouldn't change back ta the other varieties on a bet. Peu coul cosis $2.25 per ton less, and is a superior Spring coal be- cause it doesn't need sa much draft to burn it due ta the close- ness of the kernels. Local Skiers Had Gala Week-End At Craiglaith Fourteen Bowmanville Ski Club members journeyed ta Craiglaith over the weekend ta take advan- tage o! the deep snow and ideal skiing conditions at that popular retreat. Craiglaith ,f fte miles from Cllingwood, is, a romantic spot where the his just beckon ta the flexing - knees of the ski- happy character. As there wele big, medium and small bowls of porridge for the papa, marna and baby bear in the story oi Goldilocks, at Cruiglaith there are big, medium and small hills for the expert,* the partly experienced, and the beginning skier. Conditions weren't a great deal better ut Craiglaith than at Bow- mnanvile. The snow was excel- lent on Saturday, but a bit slushy on Sunday due ta the mild wea- ther and the hot sun. Art Hooper, who did ail his skiing in the Bowmanville area, dlaims that ,ethe snow here was very sloppy on Sunday. r But back ta Cru iglaith! On Sunduy the tow rope caused a mild umount of consternation be- cause o! its slipperiness. But it caused no more disturbance thun a certain early-rising ski fanutic who groped his way out o! the blankets ut the unearthly hour of 6:30 to crawl over his fellow skîers for the express purpose o! taking an early morning ski. "Oh! My shattered sleep!" We've heard of an early morn- ing dip in mid-summer. But un- lesa the mounties were hurd a!ter their man, we don't think there hus been- any- previaus record of Bute Pes Coul Sales In mild weather a hot fire isn't required. If the f ire can be operuted without a draft the furnace wili not overheat the house. "There is no reason for unyone ta go coid," suid Mr. Nich- olas, "if they buy nut or stave coul combined with peu coul. We ere now selling ten times us much peu coul as we did in the past." On Monday Mr. Nicholus was talking by phone with the head office o! Reading Coul Ca. ut Toronto. He gleuned from them the information that it is pro- bable that the hard coul miner will go back ta the 5-day week, and the 8-hour day, in the near future It is beiieved that in the past the bard coul miner hus been slackcning off in the number o! hours he has worked ta act in sympathy with the sof t coul miners. Four Carloads As far as the condition of Mr. Nicholas' coul stock is concerncd, he is fortunate that not long ugo he received a delivery o! four carloads o! coul. He expects an- other delivery some time this week. But he doesn't want ta raise the hopes o! the people too high. For the next two weeks the coul condition wiii remuin us it bas been for the past few weeks. Another coul dealer interviewed stated their stock has been re- duced ta coke and blower coul. This dealer believes that most furnaces in tawn are not equip- ped ta handle the biower coul, which because o! its !ineness needs a blower ta give iA an ade- quate draft. Customers Destroy Balance This dealer places part o! the blame for the present difficulty on the short-sighted customes. In hopes that prices would go down, the customer witcd as long us possible last Pull for prîces ta go down. This left coul bins empty (Continued an Page Six) St. John's Auxiliary Hear Talk and Pictures on Japan The A!ternoon Woman's Auxil- iary o! St. John's Anglican Church met March 3 in the Parish Hall. Women from the town churches and Blackstock were present ta see the Mission Study slides, "Dawn over Jupan." President, Mrs. M. ljnderhill opened the meeting with hymn and prayers, then introduced Mrs. Hewson, !rom the Educational Depurtment o! the Toronto Dia- cesan Board. Preceding the pictures, she said tWe time was now ripe for missioary work in Jupan. Mrs. Hewson made* in- teresting comments and described euch slide us it appeared on the screen. One noteworthy print wus severul Jupunese women dressed in much needed wearing apparel sent from Canada. Bishop Yashiro is in charge o! Anglican missionary work in Ja- pan. His assistant, Bishap Powles from Toronto, wus consecrated on Jupanese soul. The book "Dawn Over Japan" is by Mrs. Powlcs, the Bishop's wi!e. Mrs. Hewson's concluding re- marks wre-Japun is worthy o! aur hclp and prayers, and ta have no bitter thoughts against the Japunese. Mrs. Sigston thunked th e speaker and the rector, Rev. E. Sigston pronounceci the bencdic- tion. Tea and sgndwiches were serv- cd by a group o! W.A., members from. St. John's Church. Mr. Atkins Addresses Hampton Institute On Floral Displays Mr. Atkins o! Atkin's Flower Shop, Bowmanviiie, wus guest speaker ut Hampton Womcn's Institute ut their March meeting. He gave a ,very practical demon- str4tion on flower arrunging, ac- companied by miny usefuk hints on the cure o! çut fiawcrs und plants. At the conclusion o! a very interesting ufternoon, Mr. Atkins wus most generous with the resilts o! his iemntratin, O.A.C. Director Garnet 1B. Klckard Announcement was made this wcek by Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Ontario Minister o! Agriculture, o! the appointment o! Garnet B. Rickard, well known Durham County farmer, as a Director o! the Ontaria Agricuitural College, Guelph. We congrutulute Mr. Rickard on bis appaintment and the honour it brings ta bis native caunty. Member Presented With 25 Year Pin By Trinity W.M.S. The presentation o! 25 yeur pin ta Mrs. L. Nichoils by Miss Flor- ence Werry made an interesting feature ut the Mardi meeting o! the Trinity W.M.S. Af ternoon Auxiliary on Tuesduy a!ternoon. For the benefit a! the womcn wha were unable ta attend the recent Presbyterial meetings Mrs. R. T. Hoekin and Mrs. L. Nichais pre- sented their impressions o! the day's activities. During the business meeting which was conducted by Presi- dent Mrs. R. T. Haskin, the aux- iliury made plans ta bold a tea for the Mission Band on Aprii 14. Mms. A. Brooks reud letters ex- pressing the gratitude o! those who received the parcels sent ta Japan. Each member wus asked ta especially pray for the mis- sionuries who arç serving in China and Japan. A tulk on'Temperance by Mms. J. E. Elliott preceded the worship serv.ice whicb was presented by Mrs. M. J. Hutchinsan's group. The leader gave a tuik on stew- ardship and wus assisted in the service by Mrs. R. Pooley and Mrs. W. R. Strike. . The meeting concludcd a! ter further stuay o! "Growing with the Yeurs" led by Mrs. W. C. Ives. St. Paul's. Mission Circle Hear Talk On Stewardship The Murch meeting o! St. Puul's Mission Circle was heid Monday evening March 6 ut the home of Put and Jean Dinniweil, Silver St. The worship service, conducted by Saliy Cale, gave a broader vision o! the term, "Christian Stewardship." Ruth Bragg took charge o! the study period which included an intcresting seriez o! questions and answers an the cal for yaung people to enter mission- ary work. The evening closed with a lovely lunch served by Jean and Put. Music Results Pupils o! Mrs. Albert Cale, A.T.C.M., A.O.C.M. Piano Grade V-Honours, Shirley Ab- ernethy. % Grade Il-Honours, Lao r n a Pinkhum; Hanours, Monty Em- mersan. Grade 1-Honours, S h e il1 a Brown. Alil candidates successful. Al candidates o!' Mrs. Reta Dudley, A. T. C. M.; L. C. C. M.; F. C. P. M.; R. M. T., were success- fui ut the Toronto Conservutory o! Music examinations hcld in Bowmanville and arc as follows: Theory Grade mU History-Gruce Nich- olson, Honours; Eiieen Spicer, Pass. 6 Grade iU Theory-Maric Pergu- son, Honours; Betty Gibson, Hon- ours. Grade Honours. slnging 1 - Barbara Goddard, Piano Grade IX-Janet- McGregor, Honours; Tunya Goddard, Pass; Janet Dale, Paso. Grade VIfl-Puige Lycett, Hon- ours; Fae Reynolds, Puss. Grade Vil-Donald C r a m p, Honours; June Wood, Honours; Marie Ferguson, Pass; J o a n Habbs, Pass. Grade VI-Ray Ashton, Pass. Grade V-Teddy Cramp, Puss. Grade 11-Dayne Lycett, Hon- ours. Mr. R. L. MitchelU, manager a! the Canadian Bank o! Commerce, bus purchased the residence o! the iate W. Len Elliott on Centre Street and with Mrs. Mitchell bus lready moved inta their ncw home. Novement on Foot in Darlingion To Have School Taxes Adjusted On a More Equitahle Basis A movement is afoot ln the south south o! Darlington Town- ship ta distribute the school tax more equitably umong the towni- ship residents. In the pust few yeurs there has been a steady flow a! famiies o! urbun workers ta the'rural areas. These families have purchased small acreuges which according ta the present scheme o!' taxation cannot be taxed in proportion ta the ser- vices they receive. Considerable discussion hus grown up between the two groups. Furmers with no children ut ull are puying several hun- dred dollars school tax per yeur, while small holders !rom the ci- tics, with severul children, are paying us low as ten ta twenty dollars. Added ta the desire ta equalize taxation~ is the urgent need for improved educational facilities. Rural Schools Need Boost A weli known farmer stated "The quaiity a! teachers in rural areus is low, and the condition o! the school houses is deploruble. Since rural people supply the ci- ties, the education in the country should be the best that can be offered." Urban workers are wel- corne ta live in the country so long as thcy puy theèir shure o! the taxes. A resolution was made ut the recent unnual meeting of the Durham County Federution o! Agriculture. It is entitled "Equit- able Taxation in Suburban Areas." It reuds, "Whereas the recent increuses in population in rural areus adjacent ta urban centres is making increasing de- mands for taxation for education- al, roads. hospital and other ser- vices, and whereas the assessment o! surburban property in propor- tion ta the services required is out o! line with the ussessment on farm land, thus burdening the purely rural portion o! the muni- cipality with an excessive rate o! taxation, out of proportion ta the services they enjoy. Study Should be Made "Therefore be it resolved that the Ontari'o Federation o! Agri- culture in 'annual session as- sembled request the assessmenti brunch o! the Ontario Depart-I ment o! Municipal Mffairs ta make a study o! this problem ta the end that taxes shall bear a more equitable relationship toi the services rendered." If the assessment were equaliz- ed it i. belleved that the taxes on the farmers would be reduced by 35%. At present, township taxes are pald according to the area of land held by the owner. It is felt that they should be levied ac- cording to net earnings. This would draw more money from those working at large factories in towns and cities. Assessment Out-Dated An Ebenezer f armer remarked, "Township land is assessed on the basis of methods set up around 1900." It will be recalled that several years ago the ten school sections were organized into the South Darlington School Area. Certain statistics were present- ed at the recent meeting of the Darlington Federation of Agricul- ture. They were taken from as- sessments on land holdings of five acres *and over. It was found that 423 assessments were taken on land over five acres in extent, and 528 on land under five acres. Tax Statistics On landl over five acres the as- sessment was $873,325, and on the buildings on this land the assess- ment was $368,750. This totals $1,242,075. The taxes on holdings under five acres, which numnbered 105 more than those above, amn- ounted to $38,700 on the land, and $246,000 on buildings. The total was $284,700. The total farm taxes on land over five acres was $58,889, and on land under five acres, was $13,500. Only 119 pupils attend school from land of over five acres, whereas 305 children at- tend from land of under five acres. Agric ulture Suffers It is feit that considering the larger number of holdings of land under five acres in extent, and in view o! the almost triple num- ber of pupils attending township schools frc.m these holdings, the owners of such holdings should be willing to contribute a higher share to the cost o! education. It is claimed that the present set-up of the school taxes is crippling agriculture. ___________ Local Red Cross Noi Naking House Io House Canvass This Year Lefi Io Generosiiy of the Citizens__ During the desperate years o! World War II it was the usual tbing ta see womren busily knit- ting on buses, trains, ut club meetings, in fact, anywherc tbey bappened ta be. Only rurely did anc !ind a womnan wbose every spure moment was not occupied with clicking needles and service weight wool. Many o! these wo- men did their work under the au- spices o! the Cunudian Red Cross Society. Now thut the excitment o! war is over wè arc upt ta forget that there is stili a greut need for clotbing wbich will provide warmth for needy people in Eu- rope, and emergencies in aur own country. The Red Cross is still standing by ta meet these needs but it nceds your help in its an- nual financial campaign, ta put the fine ideals o! its organization inta practice. The huge boîts o! cosy material which arc trans-0 !ormcd by the willing hunds o! Bowmunvillc ladies inta comfort- able clothing for Eurapcan child- ren, and the skeins a! wool which make cosy socks and sweaters, ahl cost money. Tbat moncy will be your donation ta the current finuncial campaign wbich'is again being directcd by the Bowman- ville Brunch o! the Red Cross Society with Mr. Chas. H. Carter, Sr., as President. In addition ta thc women's work, a well-plunned program o! Swimming and Wuter Sa!ety bus been carricd out during the sum- mer seasans. The local Society bas ulso cndeuvoured, as far as possible, ta provide Cod Liver Oul Capsules for the growing children o! this district. There will be no door ta door canvuss this ycar, sa it will be up ta evcry citizen ta make bis generous contribution ta anyone a! the following centres: Bank of Montreal; Bank o! Commerce; Chus. Carter, Sr.; or Dr. Wm. Rudell. Club 15 Held An Enjoyable Bridge And EuchreParty Club 15 held a very successful bridge and cuchre purty ut the Lions Hanse on Pcb. 23. The lucky prize winners ut this event were--for the birdge room: Mrs. P. Cowling, Mns. A. Tbompson, Mrs. Mornill; and for the euchre room: Mrs. Ian Gould. Mrs. Mur- ici Dunn, Mrs. A. Beilmun, Mrs. F. Allen. A deliciaus lunch a! layer cake made by the Rirs and ice cream wus served ta end a very enjoy- able evening. Buy Easter Seals For Crippled Children When the Rotary Club Easter Seuls muke their ap- perance in your home through the mail in the next twa weeks, consider them cure- fully. Each seul you buy will puy part o! the expense o! uiding some crippled child in this community. Rotary supplies expensive bruces for such unfortunates, pays the way o! children te, camps especiully designed for cripples, and even aids cer- tain young folk who other- wise cun't afford ta have needed tonsilectomies. This is the service which gives the Rotary Club the title of "service club." Surely nathing could bc worthier than this cause. It is hoped thut the citizens of Bowmun- ville and district will respond generously, as they always hav'c in the past ta such ap,. peals. Provincial Police Increase Local Staff From Two to Five Duc ta the hcavy increase in tra!!ic on Highway No. 2 in the pust !cw months, the locdl de- tacbment o! the Provincial Police bus been raiscd in personnel from two ta five. Not ahi o! the future members o! the Detachment bave yet arrived. Police Constable Norm Dcbow bas s0 far been the only addition ta strcngth. The fourth tra!!ic constable is expectcd ta arrive on the f irst o! Apnil, with the communding - Corporal ta follow. The Dctuch- ment ut Orono, formenly beadcd by P.C. Russ Pollurd, will bc ciascd down. The Bowmanviile Detuchmcnt will consist o! four tra!fic men and anc Corporal.. The iCorporal will take cure o! ail investiga- tions nat concerned with tru!!ic law infraction. He will occupy the new office rented ta the De- tachment by Uic Town a! Bow- manville, and situuted next the Provincial Police office beld in the Town Hall for Uic past twa years. The purpose o!fUice,,pcreused strength a! the local unit is ta maintain a 24-hour putrol o! the section o! No. 2 Highway hying between Oshawa and Part Hope. With the additional help there will be anc man on duty at al times, with another subject ta, T. B. X-Ray Tests Held ai Lions Centre From March 13 to 17 By the time aur reuders receive this week's copy o! the States- man the canvassers for the dis- trict-wide tuberculosis test will have completed their house ta house culîs. The T.B. tests which will take place at the Lions Com- munity Centre from March l3th ta March l7th inclusive has been organized and paid for by the Bowmanville Lions Club. Lion Howard Jeffery has been hand- ling ull the arrangements for this test in a most efficient manner, with the assistance o! Lion Doni Allin. If, through some oversight, a cunvusser has not called at your home ta make arrangements for the X-Ray, please caîl Lion How- ard Jeffery, phone 949, who will arrange ta have a cunvasser cal on you. Mail Service Now Back ta Normal Acting Postmaster John Kent announeed yesterd1ay that starting today, <Thurs- day), the schedule of incom- ing and outgolng mails will return ta, their normal sche- dule. Outgoing mail for east- ern Points will be received up until 9:30 a.m., for Port Hope only, until 1:30 Pau. and for both east and west until 6 P.m. and 10 P.m. Incoming nMails will be sorted at upproximately 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The return ta normal has been reinstated due te, the mail carrymng C.N.R. trains naw having sufficient coul ta run ail their regulur trains. Salvation Army Band Instruments Make Fine Display Against the tri-colored back- ground o! the Salvation Army Flag, "the yellow, red and blue" as it is af!ectionately termed by its members, Mr. Andrew Orr, manager o! the Walker Stores has urranged in their display window this week the seven instruments recently purchased by thelocal corps o! the Salvation Army. Also in the background stands an Army "lassie," in her smartly tailored uniform o! navy blue serge, with the crimson trim. oh her head is the familiar, bow-tied bonnet. At her feet are the shin- ing bruss instruments which will form the nucleus of the band which bas just been organized by the officer in charge, Captain Ed- gar Deering. These instruments were pur- chased at a cost o! $500. Captain Deering will be happy ta receive any donations toward defraying the purchase o! these music mak- ers. Distinguished Welsh Minister to Speak In Trinity Church Rev. Hedd-Wyn M. Williams, B.A., B.D.. of the Dewi Sant Welsh United Church, Toronto, rwill be the special speaker, March 12, at the evening service o! Trin- ity United Church. Rev. Williams arrived in Can- ada four years ago from the South Wales anthracite colliery district o! Carmar Menshire. He is a graduate o! the University o! Wales and University of Toronto. Mr. Williams is a member o! the famous Bardic Circle o! the Gorsedd o! the National Eistedd- fod of Wales and is a winner W! ,over 60 silver trophies in speech Rev. H. M. Williams, B. B.D. cantests. His ministry ut thc Welsh Church in Toronto bas been outstanding and bis visit ta Tinity promises ta be anc o! interest and inspiration. Following Uic regular cvcning service, Rev. Williams will show a film which deals with the life o! the Welsh shepherd upon thei mauntuins o! Wales. It is in- formative and should have a spe- cial appeul ta dog loyers. He will also delîver a brie! uddress cntitlcd "What Price Coul?" He will speak o! the conditions o! coul mining in South Wales, the dangers faced, the ready wit o! the collier, and his unshukeuble !aith which is umply illustrutcd in the well.known Wehsh hymns. Board 0f Education- Asks For $56,617 from Town To Cover 1950 Expenditures- Town Council held Its March meeting Monday night with May- or L. C. Mason presiding and all members present. The meeting wus punctuated by more heatcd discussion than has previously been in evidence. Permission was granted ta the' Canadian National Institute for the Blind ta hold a Tag Day on May 6th. In answer ta the request by W. R. Mutton for permission ta pur- chase two town lots adjacent ta his property on Liberty St. S. for $100 the Council referred the of- fer ta Public Property Committee ta report back. Everett Bickeil's request ta have his application for a taxi license reconsidered was referred ta the Police Committee for a recommendation. Rquest by G. R. Downey for the removal o! three trees in front o! his property on Duke St. was referred ta the Public Property Committee with power ta act. The off er o! Terence Donoghue ta rent the Town property south o! the right o! way for the- new highway for the annual cost o! $15.00 was referred ta the Public Property ta report. Renewal o! membership in the Ontario Association o! Mayors and Reeves, Toronto, was car- ried, with fee o! $5,00. A letter was received frorn Nor- man J. Scott, manager o! Brook- dale-Kingsway Nurseries, com- plainîng o! the dumping o! gar- bage inta open ditches on the dis- posai plant property and request- ing the Council ta take action ta have this stopped. 'Referred ta LPublic Property Committee wiïh power to act, with further in-e structions to then pass the firnd- ings on to the Police Committee, if warranted. An amendment by Deputy-Reeve Jamieson that the complaint be referred ta the Health Unit was carried. A letter from, the Board of Ed. ucation advising of the school es- timates for 1950 at $12,671.00 for the High School, and $43,946.00 for the Public School, was re- ferred to a Committee of the whole council for consideration. Report from Finance Commit-, tee submitting sundry accounts amounting to $7,770.72, Local Improvements for $45.35, and Public School Building account for $56.16 was adopted. Fire Committee was authorized to purchase 1000 feet of Lire alarmn wire. Public Property Committee was authorized ta have fallen trees at corner of Church and Silvér Streets cleaned Up. Mayor, Reeve and Deputy- Reeve were given authorization to attend the Mayors and Reeves Convention in Toronto April 27th to 29th with ail expenses paid. Clerk was instructed to write Bickle, Seagrave, Ltd., Wood- stock, to enquire if it would be possible to seli the old Lire truck. Councillor Mel Dale was ap- pointed as represerîtative from the Council on the Hospital Board for 1950. Roads and Streets Committe was instructed to try to obtaini plans of the proposed new high- way to find how it will affect the roads to the lake. Crippled Children Taughl Trades Ai Variely Village, Toronto, Subjeci' Stimulating Address ai Rotary Club" In anticipation o! National Ed- ucation Week, the Rotary Club-at their weekly meting on Friday ut the Balmnoral Hotel enjoyed an informal address delivered by Bill Jackson, teacher ut Variety Village, Toronto. Mr. Jackson provcd ta be anc o! the most stimulating speakers ta corne ta Bowmanville in quite some time. He demonstrated how the pres- entution o! a dramatic talk cun inspire the members o! any body ta !urther efforts in the ine o! public service. Guests ut the meeting were Percy Cowling, Bowmanville, Corporal Charles Holman, the Royal Motinted Police, Toronto, and Kay Lawrence, Oshawa. Due ta the absence o! Hurry Allin, George Chase volunteered ta take 'bis birthday bouquet ta him. St. John's Exum Corp. Holmun thunked Drs. Keitb Sienion and Howard Run- die for a.sisting in the examina- tions being held Priday morning ut the Boyj; Training Scbool in the art o! !irst aid us understood by the St. John's Ambulance Soc- iety. Perfect uttendance pins were uwurded ta six members. Blain Elliott, George Cawker, and Wes- ley Cawker have had six yeurs o! unbroken attendance. Bill James with 4, and Jack Eastaugh and Frank Jamieson witli twa yeurs eucb, were the others given pins. National Education Week President Wult DeGeer un- nounced thut next week would be National Education Week. He stuted thut a film entitled "The Fight for Better Schools" is ta be sbown Roturians ut, the Royal Theatre onc haîf-bour previouý ta the meeting this caming Fni- day. Dave Buckspan bas contri- buted the time and the operator ta this warthy cause. Principal o! Bcwmanville High School Lew Dippell interjected the suggestion thut altbough anse week a year was set asidefor the special observance o! the advance o! educution, we should think ot the problems of educationi 52 weeks per year. Orchurd Park Schoal He described. briefly the con- ditions ut the Orchard Park School, New York, a three mil- lion dollar project. This scbool hus its own buses, with fucilities for repairing them and keeping thcmn in running condition. Th rooms o! the scbaol are sound- proa!ed, and the science rooma are better than many o!f Ihose found in universities. He urged Ratarians ta sec the film Fricluy, stressîng the fact' thut Bowmanvilie is badly in need o! Vocational facilities. We have urrived ut the point where it is no longer just a desire that vocutional training will be intro- duced, but a necessity. The new course o! studies us laid down by the Ontario D epartment o! Edu- cation demands it. Eearly LUfe o! Speaker With bis customary sly wit, Keith Jackson introduced the speaker who huppens ta be bis brother, Bill Jackson. Bill spent the earlier years o! bis life teuch- ing public schooi. Working on the side he !inuhly eurned bis Bache- lor a! Arts, and afterwards ob- tained the degree a! Bachelor o! Paedology. He tuught ut John Wanlcss Scbool in Toronto for ten years, and holds bis Inspector's papers. He bas been editor o! the Teach- crs' Monthly Bulletin, and is at present working on bis Doctorate in Paedoiogy. The $tory of Lurry Bill sturted out by suying thut he planned no formal uddress, but thut he wus present ta give the Ratarians a picture o! wbat is going an ut Vuriety Village. He firat recounted a truc story aboit. (Continued on Page Six) Bowmanville Kinsmen Club Plan;, To Hold Fund Raising Car Draw The Bowmanville K ins m en Club beld its first independent meeting Tuesday nigbt ut the Bal- moral Hotel. The Oshawa Club, wbich bad promised ta lead the local memnbers in their initial meeting, found it impossible ta make the trip. This meant thut the Bowmanvillc Kin were forccd ta carry on with wbat limited umaunt a! procedure thcy bave so far been àble ta pick up through reading. A!ter the customary meal, the evening took the nature o! a bus- iness meeting. It was duning the discussion o! the proposed pur- chase o! a car for raisirig funds for a public project that the !irst difficulties o! club management made themselves known. It wus the opinion a! most o! those pi-es- ent that a hesitant policy would be harmiful ta the club, and that plans should be made and made with ail possible speed. Excellent arrangements were made for purchusing and selling tickets for a car. It uppears that theire are enough members in the club with the courage necessary ta put over a plan o! this nature. Secretary Bill Tait rcad a let- ter !rom the Rotary Club o! Bow- manville wbich stated, "Besi wishes for a successful and happy life in your newly formed Kins- men Club o! Bowmanvillc. Weà especîally congrutulute those who supplied the initiative in org an- izing this ncw service club in au7r town. There lÀ much room !f6i this work in aur community and much ta be gained by each in- dividual tbrough fruternization ôf tbis kind. Il Rotary can belp I any way ta assist in getting your program under wuy, do not bes- itute ta, calan us." Ken Nicks remarked on the generasity of thc Rotary Club; bath in being the flrst body to give recognition ta, the Kinsmeti, and in extending a belping hand. A!ter a twa hour stint o! accus' toming themnselves by trial and errar ta the club procedure, thé- members retired for a social e6- ening. CaIL ýj

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy