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ibe "Durham County's G~reat Family Journal" VOLUME 96 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, ÀAUGUST 24th, 1950 6c PER COPY Circus Attractions Feature '%otary's Annual Carnival Prizes Won in this District, Toy balloons whistle soundad. The climbe And tiny tots, stappad, ha set himsalf, and than A carousel, "Swisb" ha slid backwards dowi A panda bear; the ropa ta the ground. Old and young Mdway Diffarent Ware out for fun, Unika the ast two Fairs hai At "'Carnie Bill's" at the High School grounds, tb Old Rotary Faim. Rotary set-up was unique in tha An astimatad 2.000 people the game booths were placad i Jammed the High School grounds horse shoe like¶fashion around ti Wednesday, August l6th, ta wit- baîl diarnond.' A bingo game wa îess a fast moving the act pres- underway at each end of tha opel entation of sida show featumes U. Other games included bal and try their luck at gaily decor- throwing, fish pond, pop-gui ated game booths at Rotary's an- range, ducks and free money t( O al Faim. Hundmeds won gro- mention a few, and of course rerias and panda bears; others hot dags and soft drinks put in ai yelled "Bingo." For the youngs- appearance. ters, the quest for toy balloans and Naturally, the merry-go-rounc navelty canas ran second only ta was a drawing attraction.P the machina that makes any double lina-up ai Moins, Pops anc Faim complete - the mery-go- Juniors was continuously in frai round. of the ticket booth, and the tinn3 Prize Wlnners blaing of the music box pounc. The 1950 Pontiac offemed by the ing out "Dixie" seemed ta spal Oshawa Shrinems, was sold ta Carnival in bold face type. Paul Chant, 14 Jane Street, for 10 Fircworks Firad dirnas. Mrs. A. L. Blanchard,. Topping off the fun-fillad ever. Hampton, won the attendance îng was a bang-up fireworks treat priza, a radio, and the Rotary Rockets shot skyward; miniaturE Ann's beauiful doîl dressed in explosions ricachetted off near. crisp ana dollar bills was carried by buildings bathing the ground, away by Mrs' Harry Collacutt, n vivid colour. The climax caME Wellington St., Bowmanivihle. when a green ROTARY glowad Show Prasanta.d its by-line message ta the hund- reds of people clustering the field The much publicizad sida show ta witnass the brilliant display. preceded midway activity. It $1,000 Profit consisted of threa acts. The Rip- Those responsibla for the Faim'- lay's, a girh-guy teaam of gymnasts, success astimate that a 1,000 dallar seerned capable of balancing on profit was made on the evening, anything from a table ta precari- but an exact figure cannot bE ously anglad chairs. Musical reached until aIl bills hava bea] clowns put in an appearanca un- received and dispatchad. der tha billing of The Carr Broth- T ha 500 rasas ganarously don- ers. One was immaculate in a ated by Downham Nursery, Bow- gray flannal suit, the other was a manvilla, sold lika bot cakes, and little mare clownish in red pants, an estirnatâd profit of 52 dollars orange hair and a great red nose, was realized. The good looking but between themn they caaxed girls who handled the sala of the Iaughs and music out of a viohin Downham Hardy Rasas wera con- and guitar. scripted by William James who The highlight of the show was was in charge of .the sale of the the daring climb and slida of El Downbam beautias. Cliffe. Waaring blue trousers, a I Thank Yau white satin blouse and a red sash, Carnival Bill Lycett is well the daredevil climber began the plaased with the succass of the ascant of a one-inch manilla rope evening and would ika ta extend angled 45 degrees ta a vertical bis thanks ta those people who post eracted behînd the pitcher's belped put the Rotary Faim of 1950 box. His climb stated at home aver the top. plate, and by using toe pressure Rotarian Prasident Jack East- he mounted the rapa. augh, when contacted by The The crawd was tense; the ropa Statasman, wisbad ta extend his tremblad as ha raached the haîf- tbanks for the herculean worli way mark; El Ciffe bagan ta dona by Canival Bill, and alsc wobble. Tension in the open- ta the Oshawa Sbriners and the rnoutbad crowd mountad; ana wo-1 people of Bowmanville who help. mani sighed "Oooooao..." A ad make the evening a success. Winner of Polish Victoria Cross, Now Working on Tobacco Faim Knows What Communisi Rule Neans <D - By Dan Sullivan As a Staff Sergeant Major in the Polish 2nd Corps during the Second World War, ha fought his way through Irac, Iran, Palestirne Africa, Egypt and Italy. He won the Polish equivalent of the Vic- toria Cross at Casino. Ha knew the brutality of a Russia jail and the "hall" that was Sibaria. He hopes ta bacome a Canadian citizen naxt yeam and eventual' to own or manage a farm in Ontario. Hates Communism Today he is a tobacco worker. His name is Kazimier Stacewiez (pronouncad Kaz-e-mema Statz-e- vatch) a Polish immigrant who studied thmea yeams n agricul- tural college prior ta the wam, and who came ta Canada in 1946 rather than retumn ta his Russiar dominated homaland. -I hate Communism," he told The States- _P2an. tIn 1939, Stace wiez was con- Wscriptad into the Gemman army to fight Hitlar's battles, after the paper hanger's hordes had over- rua Poland. Takan ta Gemmany, he was wounded in the left ankle by a mada-in-Britain bullet fired from a low flying Spitfire. In 1941 he was forced ta oppose the Russian army which at that time was a respectable part of the Alliad forces. The Russians cap- tured the native of Wilno, Poland, along with thousand,% of other Polish people who had been forced ta fight for Hitler. Russian Prisoner At Dniepropiatrowsk, a Rus- sian prison, he was treated bru- tally. He still bears the scars af broken teeth and factumed ribs, He said they wanted him ta tuma communist, ta subrnit ta their ,,& al ' I don't lika Commun- <q jpm," he told tham in Polish, -'I %.am a Demnocrat." Sceing the cause hopeless, the Russian court sentenced the Polish prisoner to 10 years in Siberia, the narth Russian panai colony from which lew return. "If thare hadn't been a wa," the new Canadian said, "maybe 1 would have died in Siberia." For fine montha he warked an a modern chaîn gang canstruct- ing a northemn highway which ha dlaims is only 200 miles from Alaska. At that time, the Polish Gan- eral Anders was being held as a eolitical prisoner in a Moscow jai. Accarding to aur informant, the paitical jail in the Russian eapital attempted. to convart prisoners ta Communistic doc- trines. Polish 2nd Corps ýn ie Meanwhila in England, Ganeral js Sikomsky was authorized ta or- eý ganize a Polish Ammy. Many of ,n1Stacawiaz' homelandems had es- -jcaped the German army and flec ta England. Thay formed the d nucleus of the new army. Sikor- .eI sky, howavar, travelled ta Russia n and with some difficulty bac yGenemal Anders relaased fmom his n Moscow prison ceil. Other Polislh prisoners weme arganized into an army of 125,000 men. Kazimier Stacewiez was ana of thern. The Polish brigade was known z as the Polish 2nd Corps, part af -the British 8th Army, and fought ithe Gemmans under the leader- -ship of General Montgomnery. 1Irac, Iran, Palestine, Africa, 6 Egypt and Italy weme known ta * the Polish Corps. At Casino, * Stacewiez won the Polish equiv- aIent of the English V.C. Cited for Bravery * The Germans captured the Polish Genemal Anders. Someone had ta rescue him, and accarding ta Staff Sergeant Major Stace- wiez, a Genaral's lifa was worth rnany of bis. He therafore armad himself with a commanda knife *and a pistaI, and crept out into the dark of the Italian nigbt in an attempt ta accomplish bis mis- sion. He did. He rescued Gen- eral Anders from the enerny and for bis heroic action was cited by a grataful Polish gavernmant. The new Canadian was hesitant in re- leasing details, but he did admit ta killing a great number of Gem- mans that night. 1946 Emmigration In 1946, Stacewiaz was one of 4,700 Polish vaterans v ho m migrated ta Canada rather ha mturn ta Poland. According ta the Polish vetaran, the majamity had nothing ta ratumn ta in their horneland. His mather died in Siberia. Two brothers and a sister wera also there, but sama- how they managad ta survive the igoraus life and today they are living in Dolny-Slask in that part of Poland flot occupied by Rus- sia. Kazimier Stacewiaz Ianded in Halifax on the l3th of Novembar. 1946. Ha went ta Belleville and served bis contractad two years on a farm. His pay was $45.00 a manth. Coqmplating his con- tract pariod, ha workad at dif- farent jobs that included lumbar- ing in nathamn Ontario, saveral factory jobs, work on tha new double lana highway outside Bowmanville and finally, the ta- (Continued on Page Seven) n Id he ,at in he as n 1h1 ;e, n d A ih y r- e ýd Id s ir )e ri Paul Chant Wins Shriners' Car at Rotary Fair The chap with the wide grin in the centre of this photo is Paul F. Chant, of Bowmanville, wvho is being pre- sented with the keys and licerise for a 1950 Pontiac coach for which he paid the huge sum of $l.0O. The car draw was conducted by the Oshawa and District Shrine Club and the lucky ticket was selected by Potentate Tichner-Smith, To- ronto, from the huge drum at Bowmanville Rotary Fair on Wednesday, Aug. l6th. This photo was taken the following morning when interested shriners and the lucky winner tookî Ontario Training School for Boys Marks 251h Anniversary To-day S The establishment of Bh Train- 9 ing School for Boys at Bowman-1 M.P.'s Criticized ýe ville was the outcome of a great For Their Stand 'deal of serious thought and con- o sideration on the part of Juvenile On Legisiation ýeCourt Judges, Social Workers, ____ Children's Aid Societies and Ser- The Oshawa and District Labor vice Clubs. It was feit that there Council charged last week that ishould be a modern school in a the voting records of Walter C. e SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Thomson and J. M. James, MPs for d Ontario and Durham respectively, 0 in the House of Commons "indi- 0 cate they have failed to represent the interests of labor." It was de- cided ta * urge council affiliates e~ "1to intensify political education s among their members with the object of securing suffîcient sup- port at the next election for cai- didates who are pledged to work îxa for interest of the working people of these two constituencies." Members maintained that dur- ing the past session of Parliament Sthe members for Ontario and Dur- t ham ridings consistently voted against enacting certain measures in favor of labor, or absent them- selves when-,items of interest to Slabor were decided by vote. They "'K' 'talso pointed out that during the election campaign the two mem- bers prornisec# to serve the in- Aterest of ail their constituents. "They tumned their campaign. ing to labor indicating they would be our spokesmen in parliament," said M. J. Fenwick, Secretary- .1. W. Eaustaugh Treasurer, "and quite a number of workers feli for it because they rural setting to came for boys who. were elected." iby rernoval from their homes for Noting from a PAC-CCL (pol. 1a period of intensive training, itical action committee of the might be e-directed so that way- Canadian Congress of Labor) ward tendencies would not lead to pamphlet, Fenwick said that out crirninal careers-a school for pre- of four certain issues voted upon delinquents. Pressure was brought during the last session of Par- to bear by those agencies and the liament the member for Ontario Government of that time became Riding voted against once andc interested. A 150 acre farm prop- was absent when the other three erty was donated by Mr. J. H. H. votes weme taken whi]e the Dur- Jury of Bowmanville. The Gov- ham member xvas absent once ernment purchased an adjacent and voted 'against" in the re- fammi of similar acreage to add to maining three votes. the property. How They Voted '3EADS LOCAL SCHOOL The four issues involved, said Z Fenwick, and how the two mem- bers voted were as follows: 1. Price Control-C.C.F. mo- tion to reimpose selective price control. Thomnson, against; James, 2. Retirement payments to C.ç N.R. President Vaughjan (to dis- , à . close how much the governments paid to the retired C.N.R. Presi- I dent) Thomson, absent; James, t 3. Voluntary Revocable Check- off of union dues. Thomson, ab- sent; James, against.n 4. Reinstatement and Compen-d sation Bill. Thomson, absent;J James, against.S Local M[Ps' Comments Durham's MP, John M. James, when contacted concerning the charges, said that he had received t a copy of the resolution passed and had found it most interest. ing. -~While not, in any way,P ,~-, , ~,wishing to cast reflection on the Tdes and Labor Councîl, I do s wish ta point out that the Sec- I J. J. Brown retary-Treasurer. M. J. FenwickS The nucleus of the Training is a stmong C.C.F. supporter,"~ he School population was found in said. "Naturally, he is interested t a group of sixteen boys who were in pomoting propaganda for that S under the care of the Toronto Ro- party and it does appear rather tary Club at Opportunity Look- peculiar that only four issues have f Out, Weston. These appeared to been given prominence while fit the requirements of the new others which give an entirely A School and were brought ta Bow- different voting picture have manville by Mr. J. J. Brown on been overlooked. I distinctly me- ic August 24, 1925. The gmoup was call more than four items of leg- t met by the late Mr. T. H. Hol- islation involving labor welfare. i gate, Mayor; the late Mr. J.. H. H. Of the four votes cited, 1 believe J Jury. Merchant; and Mr. George Cth.eendere sponsome by the C. W. James, Editor of The Canadi- C..adth orhbyteCn an Statesman. servative opposition. In every I Permanent buildings wvere flot case. the Libemal government. through one of its mr r.de- 1Ot (Continued on Page Seven) (Continued on Page Seven) _-_ part in the official presentation. Tom Russell, Chairman of the Raffle Committee, is shaking hands with the winner while at extreme right with the keys in bis band is Vic Cridland, President of the Shrine Club. From lef t ta right local Sbriners Dave Higgon and 0. F. Robson are holding the explanatory card and at rigbt Elmer Ott, with the born- rimmed spectacles, is in the background. Money raised by the car draw will be spent ta equip a Shrine Ward at Bow- manville Memorial Hlospital. Local Growers Really Clean Up In Peterboro Show Gladiolus grower Dr. E. W. Sisson of Bowmanville was top wmnner in the Peterborough Cen- tennial Flower Show sponsomed by the Peterborough and Distrmct Gladiolus Society at the Market Hall last weak. Dr. Sisson won four of the bspecial awards. Ha won the Grand Sweepstakes for the ex- hibitor obtaining the greatest number of points in the show; the Outboard Marine and Manufac- tturing Ca. of Canada Ltd. Chal- lenge Cup for the bast spike in the sbow-first day. Ha also won the Canada Packers Challenge Cup for the best basket of gladi- olus. in the show,,~ and the W. H. Mantaîl Trophy for whitest spike. Willow Acres, owned by Fer- gus Mormhll of Bowmanville, won top honors for the axhibitor ob- taining the second greatest num- ber of points in the show. The Ladies' Sweepstakes was won by Mrs. William Buckley (nea Doris Dudley) formerly of Bawmanville, flow of Peterbor- ough. E. A. Summers, Bowman- ville, won the Canadian Gladi- alus Challenge Cup for the six best spikes., âix diffament varieties. The Beginriers Sweepstakes was won by Frank Samis, Bowrnan- ville and the Junior Sweepstakes was won by George Storey, Pet- erborough. Tbe beautiful show 0f gladiolus of ail varieties and colars far ex- ceeded last year's show la both quality and numbers. Peterbor- ough growers made a better shawing tbis year than last and the society is very pleasad wîth the prograss made. Thursday night at the end of the show, ail the gladiolus, excapt those in the saedling class were auctioned off. Winners of, the draw beld Wed- nasday night' wera: Mrs. T. BaIl, 287 Prince St.; W. G. Shiner, 311 Frederick Ave.; Mrs. C. A. Baker, 188 Parkhilh Rd. E.; Mrs. John T. McNamara, 237 Prince St., and Peter Vanderburgb, 650 Brown St., Peterborough. Fallowing is the list of prize winners. Saedllng Class Large (avar 5 inch bloom)- 1 spike, Dr. Sisson; medium (over 31, inch bloom)-l spike, E. A. Summers; Small (under 3/à inch- es)-1 spike, Dr. Sîssan; three seedlings, ana variety, any size, Dr. Sisson. This class had 63 an- tries. New Introductions 1 spike gladiolus, any variety, namned and in commerce, intro- duced ta tha buying public since Jan. 1, 1946: Willow Acres, Dr. Sisson, Willow Acres. This class nad 36 an tries. Class A-Open Display of Gladiolus, display La caver 30 square feet: Willow A.cres, H. W. Cardwell, Wallace's' Point; George Clarke, Wallace's Point. Small Basket of Gladiolus, 25 spikes artistically arranged: Wil- low Acres, Willow Acres, Mrs. G. Shearer, Indian River. Large Basket, 25 spikes artis- tically arranged: Dr. Sisson, Mrs. Shearer, XVillow Acres. Basket of Gladiolus and other 'lowers: Dr. Sisson, Mrs. Shearer. Vase of Gladiolus: willow, Acres, Mrs. Shearer, Dr. Sisson. Three spikes, diffament: Dr. Sis- aon, Mr. Summers, Dr. Sisson. Six spikes, six diffament var- ietias: Mm. Summars, Dr. Sissan, f John Bucklav. c Twelve spikes, 12 diffamant var- c ieties: Dm. Sisson, Mm. Summers, V, Villow Acres. Funemal Spray of gladiolus and othcm flwr:Willipm BiucRj!ey, 4Continued on Page Eight) _ 1 Mail Restricted To Correspondence No Parcels Taken Postmaster John Kent announc- ed on Tuesday the arrangements which will be in effect so long 1as the railway strike continues. Mail handled by the Post Office >is restricted to correspondence which means only letters in or- dinary form and mail to be sent at regular air mail rates. No parcels will be accepted iby the local post office, except for de- livery in town or on one of the rural routes serviced fromn here, including Courtice, Hampton, Enniskillen and Tyrone. Mails will be despatched at the following times: One outgoing east meil a day at 9:30 arn. Day- light Saving Time; two outgoing west mails at 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., D.S.T. Mail will be received fromn the east at 6 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. and from the west at 10:35 arn. Reg- istered mail will be taken at the same time as regular mail. At present, all mail is being trucked from east and west by Post Office vehicles. INCORRECTLY REPORTED J. S. McLEAN'S SON DEAD It was incorrectly reported in Toronto papers that Ernest Mc- Lean, the young man who was killed by lightning while playing golf in Toronto on Thursday ev- ening, was the son of J. S. Mc- Lean, a former Durham County resident, now head of Canada Packers. The deceased was the son of J. S. McLean's brother, Ernest, Sr., of Montreal. and was a nephew off Miss Elizabeth Mc- Mighty Clever These Chinese Strike Must Be Settled Without Delay 1 As we go to press, the nation-wide railway strike bas concluded its second day. Not too rad- ually, creeping paralysis is tying the economy ofthe country in knots and there is noa immediate cure in sight other than a hope that fast action may corne when Parliament gets together next week. There is fia sign that further negotiations will be carried on between the railways and the unions before that time. People are looking for the scapegoat or goats who caused ail this confusion and by the time they have pinned the blame, they will be eager for quick disciplinary action. Now that the strike, which no one believed would corne, bas us in its ever tightening grip, what is the next step? It must be stopped as soon as possible before irrepairable damage bas been done and the future mnust be made secure by giving Par- liament the power to prevent future national crisis of this kind. Public opinion, even at this early stage of the strike is, we feel, demanding such action. Why should Canada's society be forced ta put up with a breakdown of essential services because a few men at the head of the campanies and the unions cannot agree. A repeat performance mnust not be permitted. We can only hope that members of Parlia- ment when they assemble will flot waste time in idle verbiage. What is needed is action ta pass what- ever legisiation is required ta give the government power ta force cessiatioh of the strike. After that, the selection of a wîse airbitrator ta settle the dif- ferences will be of paramount importance. But, the big item is speed and ta obtain that ahl political parties in the House of Commons and the Senate must be willing ta co-operate on a workable plan. When the strike bas been settled - and w,,e cannot see how that can happen until the end of next week - permanent legîsiation must be placed on the statutes ta prevent this plague from laying low the country again. We've learned that a rail- way strike is possible. Let's make another one impassible. Survey of Local Industries Show No Shut-Downs Contemplated Here Cartwright Parish Celebrate Centenary With Special Services The Anglican Parish of Cart- wright will be obsemving its *One Hundredth Anniversamy in St. John's Chumch, Blackstock, next Sunday, August 27th, when a new oak choir screen and Chancel pan- elling, the gift of the parishioners and friends, will be dedicated by the Rt. Rev. G. A. Wells M.A., D.D., C.M.G., V.D., Assistant to the Bishop of Toronto, at the 11 arn. service, the off icial re-open- ing of the renovated and re-decor- ated church. The Bishop will also administer the rite of Confirmation to a class of thirteen candidates, be- ing presented by the Rector, Rev. George Nicholson. At the evening service at 7:30 p.rn., the special preacher will be Rev. John McKibbin, B.A., L. Th., Rector of Cartwright fmomn 1946 to 1949, and now Rector of <Continued on Page Eight) ATTENTION, LEGION MEMBERS Theme will be an important gen- eral meeting this evening at Le- gion House at 8 p.m. sharp. AlI No. that isn't a new type of flowar or plant that Elgie Harnden is holdinlg in bis left hand. Believe it orflot, it is a gift f rom Hong Kong which, in that country, is used for dusting automobiles. Thé feathers look much like those of aur pheasants, but we understand are really from Chinese chiekens. The duster wvas a gift from Major Tom Breck vho was lost at sea some time after ha and bis wife bad lft Hong Kinig on their world cruise. It came by mail ýc-veral weeks ai ter word of his untimely death was received locally. Bowmanville is comparatively well off in comparison with other Ontario towns, some of which have been completely isolated due to the recent railway strike. Ac. cross Canada unernployment la mounting, but the outlook for this district is flot quite sa dark. A survey of sevemal local hi* dustries indicates that providig truck transportation remains cons. tant, local industry wihll ot sufler' ta any great extent., No general layoff of labour is being contqm4 plated, but should the strike last longer than the end of next weec, the local situation could becomne Véry grave. Goodyear Plant When contacted an Wednesd"~ morning, Supemintendent Char1eý Cattran of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s plant heme stated that he did nat expect that the railway strike would make.it necessary ta lay off any emn ployees in the immediate future. Apparently, Goodyear preparedl for the strike as campletely as possible so that a faim amdunt of matemials are on hand. If truoks can continue supplying essential gaods and taking shipments out of the factory to customers, tbie local plant will not be seriously affected. 0f course, said Mr. Cat. tran, there are alway intangible items such as shut-downs at oth. er plants which might change the picture of the strike is prolonged. WhIz Produets Sa far, the'railway strike hem not affected production of Wbli% products at the R. M. Ifollings. head plant, but according ta Mm. . Jones, the company is almost en* tirely dependent on rail ship. ments. The chemical used ini manufacturing Whiz pmoducts are not made in Canada, The States. man was inforrned; they must corne from the United States. The local company, however, is not in desperate need of supplies of this nature, but if the strike keeps up for a week or more they will be definitely up against It. At present, two, car loads of vit. ally needed chemicals are strand. ed in the U. S. waiting for rout- ing. Should the railway strikers not meturn to work within a week, ?&. Jones said, the firm will go ahead and stock other products rather than have a lay-off of employe, Bowmanville Foundry The Bowmanville Foundry le also experiencing difficulty due to the recent strike. Usually the. local plant keps a one or two months stock of pig iron ahead. but the rail strike caught the= slightly unprepared. .If the strike hasts longer thaz% Monday, said a spokesman for the cornpany, trucks will have te be used to transport raw materiala ta Bowmanville. This is an ex- pensive proposition, observl¶.g that the nearest srnelting plant la at Port Coîborne, approximately, 130 miles away. Outgoing shipments, other than rush orders, will be handled for the present by truck transbort, Shipments via this medium usum. ally accaunt for two-thirds of the transportation of Foundry output Rush orders usually sent express, wviIl be slightly delayed when routad iiy other means. "Providing wa meceive a truck oad of raw matamial every weelc or 10 days," Mr. Rehder said, "we can keep going." When asked If a general ]ayoff was contemplat- ed, he said it wouldn't ba neceg- ;ary unle.s further difficulties were encountered. 'en