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a' .J~r 04n4burn t4te~tu4ll <'Durham County's Gireat Family Journal" VOLUME 96 BOWMANVLLLE, ONTARIO, THIURSDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1950 6c PER COPYNUBR2 Sunday, June 25 is Decoration Dayi a. day set aside annually by Bowmanville residents to coin- mnemorate the memory of those who- have gone before. The Memorial Day will be spon- sored by His Worship Mayor L. C. Mason in conjunction witb the Town Council, Branch 178 Can- -adian Legion, B.E.S.L., and th~e1 Bowmanville Ministerial Associa- tion. Led by the Legion Pipe and f.Drtim Band, a parade will move o f f down King Street to the Bow- manville Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Legion members, and it is hoped as many members as possible of the three service clubs, will forin up at the Town Hall at 2 p.m. At the cenrietery Rev. S. R. Henderson will holdi a Memorial service, assisted by Rev. H. A. Turner, Pastor T. Johnston, Rev. E. Sigston and Captain Deering. The hymn "O God Our Help in Ages Past" will begin the service followed by a prayer of Invoca- tion offered b 'y Rev. Heniderson. Captain Dee rngo! the Sal- vation Army will lead the respon- sive reading; Rev. H. A. Turner and Pastor T. Johnston will read the Scripture. The hymn "Breathe On Me Breath o! God" will follow the Scripture reading. Following an address by Mayor L. C. Mason, "Abîde With Me" will be sung. Prayers wiXÂbe of- fered by Rev. E. Sigston; Rev. S. R. Henderson will pronounce the Benediction. The service will close with the singing of "God Save the King". The Last Post and Reveille will be sounded by Mr. James Nokes. Whether Durham County will become one High Scbool District, exceptinLy the Township of Cart- wright and the northern section of Cavan, is still in the discussion stage. At an "information" meeting held in the Bowmanville High Sehool Tuesday, June 20, repre- sentatives of the Township con- cerned, together witb delegates from the Bowmanville Town Council and Board of Education and a representative froin the County Council, heard Mr. Gord- on Duffin of the Ontario Depart- ment o! Education speak on tbe history of Secondary School edu- cation in Ontario. Beginning with the old Grammar Schools, Mr. Dt4fin traced their development to the modern High School and touched upon the es- tablishment o! largcr'High Scbool Districts in Ontario and the pres- cnt system o! grants a large Higb School District was qualified to receive. The Department o! Education Representatîve was introduced by t.he Chairman of the meeting, More Than 50 Houses Under Construction In Bowmanville Areci More' than 30 new homes are under construction in Bowman- ville and accodiag to Walter De- Geer o! the Sheppard & Gill Luin- ber Co., that total is expected to double by August lst. "More than 50e,'", he said, "are being built by Bowmanville residents after work and on Saturday a!- tenoons". Ten bouses are being built un- der the National Housing Act and it seems quite possible that an- other 10 will be completed by Paîl. According to one source con- struction in Bowmanvilýe bas kept at a steady pace during the past decade, but the building sea- son this year is expected to top former years wbich will mean an increase in employment. Within an area of 15 miles o! Bowman- ville 50 construction projects are underway. Work on the Memorial Hospital is pogressing on scbedule and due to overcrowding, it is possible that additions may be made to the High School and Public Schools. The lumber situation, bowever, does not look as bright for Can- adians as it bas in past years. The U. S. Goverament bas embarked upon a Pedemal Housing scbeme similar to the one we know in Canada and since the Canadian Govermient has raised the ex- port ban on lumber, U. S. buyers bave entered the Canadian luin- ber market. Their eatry into the market will mean a price rise which will directly affect Can- adian builders. Reeve E. R. Woodyard. In bis opening remarks he explained the report of the Consultative Comn- mittee regarding the larger Higb School District. Attending the meeting were: Mr. Leonard Gordon, Coîborne; Public School Inspectors Martin, Carleton and McEwen. The On- tario' Department of Education's Gordon Duffin attended and E. R. Woodyard acted as Chairman. Representing tbe Bowmanville Council were Deputy-Reeve Prank Jamieson and Councillors W. D. Carruthers, A. L. Darch, F. M. Vanstone and M. S. Dale. The Bowmanville Board of Education were represented by D. A. Mc- Gregor, Mrs. Win. Clarke, S. R. James and L. W. Dippeli, Prin- cipal o! the Higb Scbool. W. E. Rundle representéd tbe Counties; Deputy-Reeve R. W. Nichoils, Russell McLaugblin and James Hogarth, Clerk o! the Township o! Darlington, repre- sented tbeir Township. Reeve George Walton repre- sented the village o! Newcastle and Rev. D, R. Dewdney, the Board o! Education of tbe village. Clarence Allin and Garnet Porter accompanied the Board bead. Iutitute gHitoriai Mrs. Johnson Thickson The ladies who met at Trinity United Cburch last night for the Golden Anniversary of Women's Institutes heard an interesting history of the organization in this district. This remarkable record of achievement was prepared by Mrs. Johnson Tbickson who bas devoted a great deal of time and effort to its preparation. Because or- her wortby endeavours it is with pleasure that Mrs. Thickson's background is preserited. Lilace Mabel Thîckson, born at Havelock, Peterborough County, the daugbter of Ben Johnson who now resides at 249 Stewart St., Peterborough, and the late Lilace Carstairs Johnson. Mrs. Thickson received ber secondary education at Port Hope High School and Peterborough Collegiate. On the death of her mother in 1912, she gave up a teaching career to keep bouse for her father and brother, the late David Walter Johnson, a veteran of the First World War, but wbô mret death instantly by ligbtning .on his farin, near Fras- erville, Peterborough County, in 1930, at thc age of 35. Since ber marriage in 1916, Mrs. Tbickson bas resided in Bowman- ville with the gexception of two years near tbe- close of the first war when she and ber kusband farmed in Peterborough County, returning to Bowmanville in 1920. Mrs. Tbickson bas been active in cburch and community groups including Recording Secretary of Trinity United Church Womnan's Association for five years; Presi- dent of the Home and Scbool As- sociation and various offices in tbe Women's Institute. She was President of West Durham District Institutes for three years and a Vice-Chairman of tbe Central Ontario Convention Area in 1945 and 1946. No. 9 Ladies' Club Sponsor. Strawberry Social For Hospital A strawberry festival sponsored by No. 9 Ladies' Club will be held at tbe Newcastle Community Hall, June 28, from 5 to 8 p.pn. Proceeds of the festilal will be donated to the Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, building fund. The admission cbarge will be 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children under 12 years o! age. Catho lic Women Hold Convention Here Nearly 100 members of the Peterborough Diocesan of the Catholic Women's League met here on Wednesday, June l4th, for their annual convention. Records indicate that this was the f irst occasion that this event has been held in Bowmanvffie and many of the ladies expressed their admiration of the town's beauty and of its excellent facil- ities. A few of those who played prominent parts in the day's activities included, frbm left to right: Mrs. George Young, of Bowmanville, in charge of the hostess arrange- ments; Most Reverend G. J. Berry, D.D., Bishop of Peterborough, who gave the main address: Mrs. W. A. Walker, President of the Provincial Council, who brought greet- ings; Miss Agnes Grant, Diocesan President, who prcsided at the sessions, and Rev. S. J. Coffey, Parish Priest of St. Joseph's Church, Bowmanvile, who assisted during Mass. Early History of West Durham Women's Institute Given in Address At. Golden Anniversary Lasi Night Citizens hIvited to Attend ,Cemetery Decoration Day Parade Wiil Open Ceremony Durham and it was organized in June 1900. This was the ohly Insti- tute in West Durham until 1903 when twGi others were organized. Ini the report received for 1901, the following information is in- chxded: the headquarters of the West Durham Institute is Bow- Mànville and as yet the work is largely confined to this one neig hbourhood. There are 20 mem- bers with regular monthly meet- ings. Since organization eight meetings had been held-good programs with addresses and papers on useful subjects had been given. intcrspersed with musical selections. Yours truly, Geo. A. Putnamn, Supt. o! W. I. for Ontario. Author's Note-The original let- ter from Mr. Putnam bas been pre- served, along with the first min- ute book and s0 thîs informatioe< is authentic as it has been taken from this book and some manu- scripts which were treasured by Miss Haycraft in her 1fetime and in later years by myseif. L. M. T. Elght Meetings in 1900 At first, meetings were not held during the four months in the summer, yet eight meetings were Shêld the first year. This appears to be a record, considering the winter weather, modes of trans- portation and distances some of these ladies had to come. The meetings were first held on Satur- day which was also market day locally. Later, when the market was abandoned the meeting day was Friday but for a number of years Thursday has been chosen as the most suitàble day for Bow- manville. Good Flnancing Sixteen papers and addresses were given the first year-two for (Continued on page fifteen)__ Human Polar Dear to Stage Show At Lions CarnivalDominion Day The great Carnival o! the Bow- Wearing a late model bathing suil manvîlle Lions Club to be held on will display that he is in a whal( Satumday, July lst (Dominion o! a shape for the show. Day) will have many new features "Corky" bas been featured aI this yegr. As one feature they over the world and he will pre. have contracted to have the 300- sent bis'* famous seven up stun, pound "Human Polar Bear" that was -afMature in the World'j "ICorky" present an exhibition in Pairs. He will eat under water s( a portable diving and swimming tbat you can see hlm and any. tank.. thing for fun can be expected This will be a very unusual feature and will provide a laugh a minute fromn the time o! the arrival in bis Austin car to the end o! tbe show. The water will be put into the tank froin a fire plug by tbe local firemen and this famous perform- er will be fed during the act. le nt d. Tbe"'Huma-n Polar Bear" -wil be-g aided by a beautiful young lady and we may even be able to get her in a batbing suit for this event. "Co,"ky" will give special prizes for many novelty events durinLr bis prograin. Free attendance prizes will be given away between seven and eight o'clock. History of Variety Store Business Told hy Manager Keith Jackson In Rotary Classification Talk Keith Jackson, Manager o! the Stedman Store, Bowmanville, de- livered a humorous, iateresting and informative classification talk at the Rotarian luncheon Priday. Held ia the Rotary room o! the Balmoral Hotel, the luncheon be- gan at 12:15 witb some 50 mein- bers present. When iatroduced by Past Presi- dent Ross Stutt who o!!ered a short biograpby o! the speaker, Mr. Jackson said, "I'm proud to be a member o! Stedman Broth- ers". Surveying the history o! var- iety stores, past, present an4 fu- ture, Mr. Jackson began bis ad- dress with the late Prànk Wool- worth o! the Woolwortb five and ten cent stores. Ia 1879, Prank Woolwortb op- ened a variety store in Lancaster, Penn., working on the asumption that people would buy smaller Donnybrook Fair To Raise Fund For Orono Churcli, lune An $80,000 fire on Pebruary 19 completely destroyed the recently renovated 87-year-old Park Street United Church in Orono. The Orono Pire Brigade with the aid o! Newcastle fime fighters and vol- unteer fighters were able to savc the parish home o! the Rev. A. E. Eustace. To aid in offsetting the expense o! reconstruction, a Donnybrook Pair, sponsomed by the Women's Auxiliary o! the Park Street Cburch will be held, starting at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 24, in the Agricultumal building, Orono. Many donations o! homebaking, sewing, electrical appliances, fur- niture and farm produce have been eceived and will be auc- tioned off at the Pair. Ahl pro- ceeds will be added to the Cburch and parish building fund. If you wish to attend the fair, and if you wish to donate to the building fund auction, bring your i donations to the Donnybmook Pair on the 24th o! June. The Orono brass band will be ini attendance. articles aad household needs if taken out o! the higb price brack- et. "The first day he was in bus- iness", the speaker said, "'be me- alized $127. His clerks were paid $1.50 a week". By 1900, the speak- er informed the Club, they were earning $3.00 a week. Thirteen years after Wool- worth's Lancaster beginning, la 1892 to be speci!ic, two' boys in Brantford, one thirteen tbe oth- er five, began selling newspapers on a Brantford street corner. This newspaper enterprise marks the beginning o! a chain o! five and dime stores that stretch from coast to coast and bear tbe name, Stedman Brothers. Graduating fromn High Scbool, the brothers moved tbeir news- paper concession into a second storey room. Ia 1905 tb'ey opened a shop on the main street of Brant- ford and encountered their first di!ficulty. Both being minors, tbey had di!!iculty convincing wholesalers o! their integrity, and (Con tiaued on page fi!teen) Pont.ypool Church Anniversary Service (By Jean Coulter) On Sunday evening, June 4, Pontypool United Church cele- brated its annual sprîng anniver- sary. The profusion o! tulips, spiraea. purple and white lilacs adorning the altar and choir loft added to the sanctity o! the oc- casion, particularly when the gol- den, glow o! the setting sua fell like a benediction to rest upon their beauty. The service was conducted by our own pastor, Rev. C. Kellogg. At the cloise o! his message he briefly described some interesting highlights o! Conference week, observed a few days previously in George Street United Church, Peterborough. The Choir, -%vith Miss Jean Coul- ter at the organ, rendered "The King o! Glory" and "Be Stili, My Soul". this latter being sung to the tune of Sibeliuîs' bcautifiil '"Finlandia"', the national anthem of Finland. Nursery School Students Finish First Year When these distinguished scholars (of to-moi row) completed their first year's studies on Friday, they celebrated with dignified graduation exercises. They are mem- bers of Mrs. Chas. Wight's Nursery Sehool which meets at the Lions Community Centre. Addresses of valedictorians and other details will be found in an accompanying article. Pictured above are the tiny graduates: Back row-Margaret Pickard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pickard; Douglas Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Woods, Oshawa; Judy Brough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brough, and Carol Elston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elston; second row-Patsy Virtue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Virtue; Janet Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Scott; Evelyn Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenholme Hughes; Mary Ruth Osborne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Osborne, and Scott Rudeli, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Rudeli; front row-Daniel Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenholme Hughes; David Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Elliott, and Norman Vanstone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Vanstone. Absent when photograph was taken were-Helen Vanstone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Vanstone; John McFeeters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McFeeters, now of Douglas Furey; Roger Leetooze, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Leetooze, and Cylde Merritt,son of Mr.* and Mrs. Gregory Merritt. -Photo by Hugh McDonald Wm. Lycett ManagE Rotary Club Fair' Wediiesdlay, Aug. 16 At a luncheon meeting o! tl Bowmanville Rotary Club Frida it was announced tbat the annu Rotary Fair would be held We nesday, August 16. Pair Managq Bill Lycett and bis Committee ai endeavouring to think up 5ofln thing spectacular to help raise ti excitement and anticipation the~ town ico a pitch equal to th o! Rotarians. Said Pair Manager Lycett, "TI Pair should wbip Up a spirit fun". Suggestions o! importing merry-go-round and other ui usual acts were o!fered. "If were Howard (Dr. H. B. Rundleý Mr. Lycett said, "I'd offer a fr( operation for the nigt-ar carry a big sword to perforin with". Charlie Tyrmell and Garni Rickard, celehrating their birt. day Priday, received bouquetsg flowers from. fellow Rotarians. Secretary Bill Rundell inforr ed the Club that tbe Directoi were unanimous in donating $3C to the Recreational Committee( the Community Council. HeadE by Don Shay, the Council intenc operating five parks this summe Two o! tbe parks will 'be devotE to children under six; tbree w: be allocated to children above thi age. Eacb park will be supervise by an înstructress. Dr. Keith Slemon led Rotariar ia tbeir weekly sing-song, wi' Les McKee at the piano in tY, absence o! Dave Morrisson due1 illaess. Pjier'v v iaes Ez le~c,-j a ..*--te D.D.G.M. For Durham District More than 1,200 delegateso Ontario's Odd Pellow and Rebekal Lodges met at the Royal Yor] Hotel, Toronto, last week to elec district officers. Annual sessions o! the Grar( Lodge, Rebekah Assembly, Grari Encampment and Departmen Council o! Patriarcb Militari were held as the Independent Or der o! Odd Pellows met. Percy Bridges, Port Hope, wa elected as District Deputy Grari Master o! Durhamn District. Mi Bridges will have jurisdiction ove Bowmanvilke Port Hope, Cobourg and Orono Loges. For the Oshawa district, Mrc Lillian Anderson o! Port HOPE was elected District Deputy Presi dent o! the Rebekah Assembly. Gordon McMurter, Plorenc, Nightingale Lodge, No. 66, wa Bowmanville's delegate to ti convention where special atten tion was given to twvo wortbwhil service projects o! Odd Pellov groups, The Cancer. Poliomyelite and Tuberculosis Furid, and thi Hospital Bed Program. There was a record attendan<i at the convenitioni. eVar.ied- and- Enterlaiig Concert >Presenled by rt.WgIs R Nursery SchoolStudents, Friday aI ýd- The interest taken in. tbe work "Ten Little Mice" and '<When ter and appreciation o! tbe service Little Birdies Take a Bath". Then ire given the community was shown a song "Stop, Look and Listen" e- by the large number o! those at- and two readings 11 Wonder, I he tending the closing exercises of Wonder", and "Ramn". Then two of Mrs. C. Wigbt's Nursery Scbool at songs "Robin in the Rain" and at the Lions Community Centre Fni- "Today I heard a Robin"; another day afternooa, June 16. reading "Little Charlie Chip. Le The cbildren participated in a mnunk" and a song "lLipperty- o! aumber o! songs, readings, a Lop". adance and operetta, all o! whicb The playet "Buckingham Pal- na drew enthusiastic applause. acep was cbarrningly done and 1 "On behaif o! the teachers and considerable acting talent was dis- ychildren o! the Nursery School we fflayed. The scene was a draw- 7ee welcome our mothers and friends ing-room where a group of moth- nd to our closing exercises" said ers and their friends were spend. it Evelyn Hughes and David Elliott, iIg a pleasant afternoon sewing, who togetber gave the address of rocking their babies and gzossip- weîcome. ing! Outside the band and clatter he "During the year we have bang of the Changing of the Guard o!àa- dt ok n îytgu could be beard Tbe girls took o er e bave ound pa to etheir parts with ease, and the happy avescbo wdmtha shar e boys as the guard could be heard ha-pbot at sork ad a pmus t saswith precision The last item o! rn- bthe first bal!do!ttheaprogramme )rs been the task o! each to keep bis twafs da eentite pLitgerat- )0 cupboard and table tidy. We nera Danc eeWit e"LwithlalPaen- o! bave founri that if we try we can jng itDa Mrs. JaiMes Phat en- ed take o!ff and put on our coats, bats yn tMs JmsPtesn ds and goloshes besides washing ourAsitn Tecrpae th r. hands and faces and tidying our piano during the programme. ed bair. We tbank our mothers for During tbe intermission Mrs. 'iîl sending us to Nursery Scbool and Wight tbanked the mothers for Lat hope that you wlll be proud o! us their co-operation, and particu- ed today as you listen to some o! larly Mr. and Mr. H. G. Merritt the songs and readings we bave tbrough whose generosity the Slearned". scbool received a doîl centre, with th Teprgameieeswt table, chairs, doll's bed, black- he the song o! "The Three Bears",badadsvrldls to and was followed by two readings Tbe Nursery School is a new venture in Bowmanville sbe point- ed out. Ia 1947 all private nurs- Commerce graduate ery schools and kindergartes in d partment o! Welfare o! the On. tarlo Government and licenses were issued. It was necessary for teachers to obtain special quali- fications. Mrs. Wight took suin- 0 f mer courses in the work ia To- .. "Nursery schools or Infant ct * Schools as tbey are called in England"l said Mrs. Wight" date back maay years to the indus- rid trial period. At first they were rid provided to help under-priviieged Today tbey are neither for the r- underprivileged or overprivileged but for aIl childrea. as "Authorities tell us that chil. rid dren's basic attitudes, control of Ir. (Continued on Page Seven) g, HELP TIIE GIRL GUIDES 's. To assist the Girl Guides secure )e, necessary camp equipinent, Mrm. 1AR J. H. H. Jury, Silver St., is open- WY ing ber beautiful garden to the ere public tomorrow (Friday) after- as eogeRatcliffe Roberts noon, weathemman favoriag us, the peoniiès and Iris will be at he Son o! Mr. and Mrs. William their best and it is hoped that n- Roberts wbo graduated as Bach- every garden lover in Bowman- le elor of Commerce, University of ville and district will accept this "" Toronto, on June 9th. George has invitation to drop in during the es since accepted a position with the afternoon and enjoy the beautv àe firm Fred Page Higgins. Chart- of fhiýý garden. Afternoon tea wil cred Accountants, Toronto, prior be served by the Guiders and lo- :c cr .* his Chartered Account-!c... i..- Quatioa meml4ers from ~ant'à Degree. -ôe 6P.m. At their Golden Anniversary celebration held in Trinity Sun- day School room last night (Wed- n,esday) members of Bowman- ville Women's Institute and many guests heard Mrs. J. Thick- son, a Past President of the Insti- tute and an active worker for a number of years present the fol- lowing address. The talk entitled "The Early Years" is presented here in its entirety rnot only to give our readers the early history of the Institute but also to provide them with some of the background of this community at the beginning of this century. This is Mrs. Tbickson's very fine address: Fif ty years ago in June. 1900, in the Royal Templars 'Hall, Bow- manville, 20 ladies, from West Durham, organized to form a Women's Institute which com- prised members from many scat- tered cominunities in West Dur- bamn with Bowmanville as the headquarters and meeting place. Twenty Members The late Mrs. J. L. Smith, Whit- by, who was active, energetic and enthusiastic in women's work as- sisted in forming this new Insti- tute which added to those already flourishing in Ontario made a1 total of 33. Membership included1 women from Pontypool, Leskard, Solina, Courtice, Newcastle and Stackville, as well as Bowman-I ville and was 20 the first year. Further information on the or- ganization of this Institute is con- tained in a letter froin Mr. Geo. A. Putnam, Superintendent of Women's Institutes in Ontario, which he sent to the late Miss E. E. Haycraft, in 1925, and may be summarized as, follows: Dear Miss Haycraft: Replying to yours of recent date, we may say that the Bowmanville Institute was the first in West Special Information Meeting Hleld Discuss High School Area Scheme 1 Il.