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~'AGE TWO TEE CANADIAK ~ EOWMANVTLLE. OHTAMO THURSDAY, 3ANtTÂRY 18, 1851 4 Established 1854 with which is incorporated The howmanville News, The Newcastle Independont and 'he Orono News 96 Years' Continuous Service to the Town 01 Bowmanville and Durham County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Member Audit Bureau ef Circulations Canadian Association SUESCRIPTION RATES $2.50 a Year, strictly in advance $3.00 a Yoar in the United States Published by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Authonized as Second Clama Mail Post Office Department. Ottawa. Bowmcznville, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, EDITOR COBOURG PAPER THE OLDEST WEEKLY IN CANADA The Statesman offers fraternal and cordial congratulations to our neighbour paper, The Cobourg Sentinel-Star upon entering its l2lst year of publication last week. That's a long time for any institu- tion ta be going, and stili going strong in this young country of ours. The Sentinel-Star has the enviable and unique record of being the oldest Canadian Weekly Newspaper in existence, inepndent-of daily newspaper affiliation. Liigalong side of it for over haîf a cen- tury, we have watched its progress and the unselfish service it has given its commun- ity. From a publisher's standpoint we can honestly say it has set a pace, in good and *bad times,_,which few can match. This tact has been clearly demonstrated in the loyalty of the commun ity it serves, for today it bas the largest circulation in its long and honorable record and coupled with this it has an ever increasing adver- t ising' patronage. Ahl of which speaks volumes to any publisher and must be a *great source of satisfaction to its present Editar and Publisher, Foster M. Russell. We cannot let this birthday occasion pass without adding a personal note. For it was in Cobourg an The World, since Rmalgamated with the Sentinel-Star, that my father, the late M. A. James, had his lirst newspaper experience. He was teach- tng school at Baltimore, just north of Cobourg, back in the 70's and Mr. Wil- Lams, then Editor of the World, asked himi if he would edit the paper while he took a trip to England. He accepted the invitation and the experience had such an appeal and fascination for my father that in 1878 he purchased the Canadian States- man which has been in the James famiiy over 72 years. The Statesman is now in its 97th year which is a mere infant compared to the Sentinel-Star which has weathered the fickle storms of journalism and given out- standing proof of the survival of the fittest. Many changes have taken place in *publishing a Newspaper, like most other businesses and professions, but with al the new f angled gadgets of modemn com- munications such as telephone, telegraph, radio, television,-etc., there will always be a place for the local Weekly Newspaper, as a moulder of opinions, conveyer of news and advertising and a booster for the better things in the community, if they give the loyal and conscientious service the Sentinel-Star has and is giving the county town of Cobourg and the surround- ing district. DURHAM ANCIENT HISTORY HISTORY Some interesting information regard- ing Durham County history was quoted in a recent editorial in the Toronto Star. Written in connection with the recent, widely published wait for the end of the world by the "children of light" sect, as * the 36-member B.C. cuit has been called, the article enumerates a number of similar * sects of the past. Among them is the Millerite sect, said to have been disciples of William Miller of Pittsfield, Mass. Ac- cording to the Star's article these persons "4expected thèe end of the world on Feb. 15, 1843 (or 1844?), as prophesied - they thought - in the Book of Daniel. There were plenty of those e3ipectant people in the Oshawa - Port Hope area. One lot of them in Darlington township sa crowded a schoolhouse that the floor coliapsed. Their faîth wvas sufficiently strong to lead some of them to give away their property. But if anvthing happened on the ap- pointed day, it was not the end of the earth." Wonder if any Statesman readers ever heard their grandparents relate this in- cident and the particular schoolhouse in Darlington where the f loor collapsed? v WELL DESERVED TRIBUTE GIVEN COUNTRY CORRESPONDENTS The other day we read where a man had been rural correspondent for a weekly paper in Bruce County for 62 years and wvas turning over his duties to a younger man. In commenting on this remarkable record the Toronto Star made this editor- ial comment, with which we heartily agree, as we have often commented in these columns that our country corres- pondents are the backbone of The States- man: "The great record of this fine old man, writing paragraphs for his paper for more than three score years, -draws attention ta 'country correspondents' as a class. They are numerous in Ontario. They record the littie happenings (and occasionally the big) wîthin the areas where they live. Big happenings are not frequent, but there are always the visitings and the church news and the births, marriages and deaths - after ahl, what events are more important than these three? The country correspondent holds up a kindly mirror to village life; kindly, because he does not tell ail he knows. "Why not a cheer or two for these recorders of humble happenings who give their readers a type of news which the larger papers cannot provide? Their items are eagerly scanned by past and present residelnts of their villages. They are themselves unknown ta fame, but week after week they perform their ser- vice faithfully, and with, usually, malice towards none. Country and village life would be the poorer if they did not make this contribution ta the intimate history of small places." It is the editor's opinion that the loyal service contributed by aur country cor- respondents, most of whomn are women, is on a par with the community service rendered by preachers and school teachers. Show your appreciation by co-operating with them in sending in their weekly budget of news in your district. BOOK FOR THRIFTY HOMEMAKERS HOMEMAKERS To help newly wedded couples and other thrifty married people ta meet the prablems of today's high cost of living, a bright little book, published by the Bank of Montreal, has just made its appear- ance. It tells a story of budget-planning - how ta make. the most of income while cutting down f inancial worries. The book- let, "Personal Planning for Successful Homemakers" - available at ail B of M branches simply for the asking - has been tested before being put into general cir- culation. Tried out on a limited basis at the B of M booth in last year's Canadian Nation- al Exhibifion at Toronto, the Personal Planning idea drew enquiries fromn a hast of visitors. Correspondence since received at the lýank's head office indicates that it is helping a good many people ta salve their financial problems. That people find Personal Planning a stimuiating experience appears clearly in almost ail correspondence which the bank has received on the subject. "This is the most important and exciting event of the whale C.N.E.," one typical comment ran. "I needed this advice very badiy, and yau have already helped ta straighten out a quarter of aur personal probiems." Another said, simply: "Every bride should have a copy of thîs book." Other characteristic remarks were: "up-to-date and practical for present living condi- tions"; "great prospects and ideas for low-. income-bracket families"; "this informa- tion came when most needed." INCREASED COST 0F LIVING THROUGH HIGHER TAXES It is quite possible in the very near future that ail of us will be feeling the pinch of higher taxation for the purposes of defence preparations. If the scheme for Old Age Pensions without means test goes through, this will also mean an extra schemes are just picked off trees - that is, the money cames from a mysteriaus source that the gavernment has for such things. That mysteriaus source is you my friend - you pay the money in before it can be paid out. You mav put it in in the form of taxes deducted from your pay envelope or may pay it in f rom the hidden taxes on the purchases you make at the stores - but you do pav it. 0f course one persan does not pay t ail, it is divided over everyone in some form or another, sanie may actually pay more than others according ta the deductions and the a- mount of their purchases. Perhaps you will believe thîs is a good system, but when your pay envelope shows a decline in take-home pay, don't blame the high cost of living entirely. The extra being called for will accaunt for somne of the increased c08t ini living. In the Dîm and Distant Pasi from The Statusmn Plie TVEiNTY-PIVE VEARS AGO W. A. Edger was installed as Noble Grand o! Florence Night- ingale Lodge, I.O.O.F., No. 66. Dr. G. E. Reaman, Supt. of B. T.S.. addressed the women's Can- adian Club on "The Unadjusted Boy." Alf. N. Mitchell, well known Durham County boy, wvas appoint- ed Assistant General Manager af the Canadian Life Assurance Ca. Canadian Poultry Review gives great praise ta Dr. E. W. Sisson who practically swept the boards at the Royal Winter Fair, To- ronto, with his Single Comb White Leghorns. Lamne Creeper writes an in- teresting letter on his trip ta South America via the Panama Canal. John S. Moorcraft, town treas- urer for many years, died Jan. 20, aged 70 years. Dissolution of partnership is announced between L. G. Green- away and W. L. Elliott, plumbers and tinsmiths. Mrs. Wm. A. Ellott and Mrs. Jas. A. Phillips, New York City, arrived, home Jan. 14 for the 78th birthday of their father, Editor M. A. James. Solina-School trustees pur~- chased 3 acres of land adjoining the school from Mrs. Narval Wot- tan. Tyrone-Edgar Scott, Nakina, Ont., came down to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ronald Scott. Orono-Fire destroyed the bus- iness block occupied by R*.4,A. Fitchett, Harry Mercer and W. E. Davey. Blackstock-N. H. Marlow wvas elected President of Cartwright Agricultural Society at its 601h annual meeting. Whistling Jim in his column "Do You Remember When?" give~s the following list of nick-names of cîtizens in town when he was a lad: Monkey Tait, Buster Keyes, Squint Chapman, Frog Calvar. Stubby Martyn, Brogues Med- land, Whitehead Robinson, Daisy Quick, Buzzy Furze, Dutch May- er, Widdy Weir, Stargazer Shaw, Milk Allen, Manny Adams, Mou- sey Morsehead. To aur know-1 ledge only two are living today, Harry Robinson in Rochester and Otto Mayer in Hamilton. two bucks." Complained Hopalong: 'Daglil- censes, car licenses, radio li»cen- ces, gun licenses . .. a license ta peddle a few vegetables around town ... it's just one license after the other." Ain't it the truth, FIFTY VEARS AGO Accident i 1938 The new century town council O a more serious plane, the for 1901 are Mayor J. B. Mitchell caption onl one Picture clipped and Councillors J. K. Galbraith,1 from a paper dated Sept. 23, W. C. King, John Percy, T. H.; f3re d:"ieBomnil Spry, Archie Tait and R. Worth. ieen injured, two seriously, Civic appointments were: Audi. when a fire truck speeding to tors-J. S. Moorcraft, S. S. Bd.. meet an alarm collided with a saîl; Medical Health Officer-Dr. truck loaded with steel. Jas. Colville; High School Trus- "Deputy Chief L. Hooper, bad- tee-J. B. Fairbairn; Board of lY cut; Chief George Lyle, seri- Health-J. O. LaBelle, L. Mor- ously injured and Darwin Bickell, ris, G. D. Fletcher; Sanitary In- driver, suffered a fractured arm. spector-Chief Rd. Jarvis. It was his first accident in 30 Harry Baskerville and Anthon years of driving." Grant resigned from the Fire Bi-~ Another pictu re shows the Mc- gade and Herb Creeper and Wes Gi Memorial Gates at Bowman- McFeeters filled the vacancies.1 ville Cemetery when they were presented to the Town via Mayor1 Alf. Higginbotham, native Of M.J. Elliott, on Decoration Day, this town, xvas elected ta the July 2nd, 1931. Council Board at Milton.Sue opr License Commissioners forSueSopr West Durham are Robt. Philp Ibtinal kept for the last, Cadmus; W. F. Allen, Bowman- ut ar fromn the least, is a dig at ville; Wellington Foster, New-' a one time member of this news- castle.paper staff. A picture running castle.in the series, "Nothing But The Toronto Saturday Globe pub- Truth," depicts "Scoop' the re- lished a picture by Gea. P. Free- porter nagging after the Police land "Main Street, Bowmanv ille, Ch ief. "Pardon me, Chief," ha at Midnight." says ta the man loaded with paint Norman Moyse is attending TO brushes, brooms, hoes, hammers ronto Normal School. and like paraphernalia, "but when British-Boer War pictures will do you find time ta do any sleu- be shown in the Town Hall Wed- 1 thin'?" nesday night by Edisons latest The Chief's answer was: "?!"" Kinetiscope. But the fellow called "Scoop" Solina - William Sanderson in the cartoon has acquired a (known here asYorkshire Billy) nam that at one lime was at- of Michigan who lived on the tached 10 The Canadian States- S. J. Williams farm, is renewing man. Written across "Scoop" is old cquantanes.the name "Mortlock." Remem- Hampton-S. J. Williams, So- ber "Scoop" Mortlock? lina, has purchased the Elford ___________ state property here. . .. Dr. Jabez Elliott has resumed his duties as Supt. of Gravenhurst Sanitarium. B R E O Enfield-A. Smith, C. McCul -___ och and Mary McCulloch are at- Mr. Nelson Hudson received tending Oshawa High School. word of the death of his sister, Kendal--George Welsh was Mrs. Rhoda Walsh, who was given a grand demonstration ini buried at Woodland Cemetery, the Orange Hall on his return London. Deepest sympathy is from the South African War extended 10 the family. wvhere he served with the Royal Several are on the sick list in- Canadian Regiment. cluding Mr. Tom Bailey, Mrs. Tyrone-Geo. A. Watts aur black- Beatrice Taylor and Miss Lorna smith, and family have moved Harris. to Malton. Mrs. J. Wotten has returned Orono-Fire destroyed A. A. from Oshawa Hospital and is stay- Rolfe's barns, stables and out- ing with her daughter, Mrs. B. buildings, east of the village. . . Johnston. Burglars robbed the home of Robt. Glad ta have Miss Velma Moon while the family were at Graham back in the community, church. wnrkiniz in the. rjen.ralstr. Gallery of the Great On the inner surface o! the safe door in the inner sanctum of the Municipal Clerk's office in Bowmanville's Town Hall, a a montage of pictures, news stories and cartoon quips offers a chuckle-seeker a laugh while painting out a faw o! the more important happenings in and arap.nd Bowmanville during the last 25 years. With the C.N.R. crossing ta the West Beach in mind, a Jim- my Hatlo gem provides a con- temporary scene. Poor bewild- ered Oscar is seen appearing be- fore Council and listening to the head man say: "About your pe- tition for part lime guards at the school crossing . . . We passed il on ta the planning board along with the thousand signatures on same . .. THEY suggest you pre- sent your petition to the Chie!f o! Police." Poor Oscar stutters: "But I ai- ready did present it bo the Chief o! Police," and sadly adds, "He tald me ta go ta the Fire Depart- ment. They 'sent me back ta, you.' Said a voice from the gallery:j "By the lime anybody does any - thinx about il . . . we'll aIl bel riding around in helicopters!" In More Serious Vein But Clerk Alex Lyle has a few seriaus pictures pasted ta the safe door. One in particular is o! his father, the laie. John Lyle, who for 35 years was Clerk o! thei Town af Bowmanville and who! died three years aga at the age a! 98. The clipping substanti- ates that Mm. Lyle Senior was was born in Devonshire, England, and came to Canada when a boy a! 12. He took up residence in Bowmanville in 1860 . . . served many years as Clerk and upon his retirement his son, Alex, took over the reins. Directly below Mm. Lyle's pic- ture is a news shot of Walter Hall and his dag. The captian- reads: "When night constable Walter Hall patrals the streets o! Bow- manville, his highly trained dog, "spart", goes along." , A Questionable Parable Someone, definîtely flot the present Clerk, stuck a weights and measures chart on the safe door, and helow this is a clipping entitled, 'Parable of the Isms." Il is intended as a means of def- inition for those who ball-them- selves-up in 'ýism" thinking and reads: to "Sacialism-If you have wi cows, you give olhe to your lieigh- i bour. Communism-If you have' two caws. you give them ta the gavernment and the govemninent then gives you milk. Fascism- if yau have two cows. you keepl the caws and give the milk ta, the government, then the gavern- ment salIs you some milk. New Dealism-If yau have twa cows, you shoot one and milk the oth- er; then you pour the milk dawn the drain. Nazism-I! you have twa cows, the govemnment shoots you and kaeps the caws. Capit- alism--If yau have two cows. you seIl ana and buy a bull." Sa goas, the dafinition of "isms" And then there is the picture o! a representative group of Coun- cillors hard at work. A sign on the wall reads: "If we spend the maney, we can get it." A wedding annou-ncement has been clipped fromn a paper and has been awarded a place o! hon- aur on the tawn sa!e's door. Il announces the wedding o! Miss Emma Ross Graham, farmerly of Bowmanville, ta David Baxter Lawley, Toronto. Former Mayor Dies Taken fýom a newspaper dated February lst, 1941, is the head: "Death Claims Robert Cotton," and the sub-head: "One lime Mayor o! Bowmanville Dies o! War Disabilities in Christie Street Hospital." The former mayor was born in Darjeeling, India, October 5th, 1887, and distinguished himself in World War I. He received a prized message from the King which read. "The Queen and 1 wish you Gadspeed and a safe return to your home and dear ones. A grateful mother coun- try is proud of your splendid ser- vices characterized by unsur- passed devotion.-George R. L." And a fine cartoon by the late Jimmy Frise and run und er the heading of "Birdseye Centr, has been clipped and pastdt the metal. Il describes a "beef" many Canadians have, but in a small town way. The village Chie! of Police is inspecting dog licenses and. yau guessed it, far- mer Hopalang's dog is a year be- hind the times. "Just as I sus- pected," said the Chief, "that'll be Mr. Ross Hubbard. Radio Col- lege, Toronto, with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. )ýdams with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Cochrane.' Miss Gwen Dean, Oshawa, with har parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Dean. Mrs. Ben Hubbard and Ross visited Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hub- bard. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sinclair with friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hubbard, Mr. Henry Demille with the Hub- bard family. Mrs. Pearl Avery and Jim wereF in Oshawa with their fam- jlyr and relatives. W. A. met at Mrs. E. Caughill's. President Mrs. H. Larmer opened the meeting. Mrs. R. Seymour gave a helpful talk and read the lst Psalm. A social evening will be held at the chumch. Jan. 30.. Entertainment will be a spelling matoh and musical numbers with a light lunch. Enniskillen Choir are putting on a humorous play, "Bean Town Choir." Burketon W. A. plan ta have themn give il here. There wvas an exchange o! New Year's gifts. Program- Music b.,, Mrs. Caughill and Mrs. Davey; reading, Mrs. J. Carter. Offering $1.20. A vote o! thanks was tendered Mrs. Caughill a!- ter which lunch was served. Right ta vote in Canada's Fedi- eral elections is conferred on al British subjects 21 years of age or older wha have resided in Can- ada for 12 mantha prior ta poll- ing day. 0 Atkinson Foundcxtion Grants $5000 to Help Canadian Singers Grant of,.$5,000 ta assist career encouragement for young Can- adian singers has been recived from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation, R. H. L. Massie. chairman of the Opera Festival Association of Toronto, announl- ced on Saturday. Key operation of the Associ- ation is the sponsorship of an Opera Festival, a project which had been successfull3i carried out bv - the Royal Conservatory of Music in 1950, under the director- ship of Arnold M. Walter. The Association is a non-profit org- anization set up and run by a group of public-spirited citizens who were impressed by the effort made in 1950, and anxious to pre- serve il as a part of the education- al and cultural life of the com- muni ty. ENFIELD Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Prescot and family with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Eddyvean, Providence. Mr. and Mrs. N. Stinson and Marion with the Kiley's, 'Merri- ton. Donald Prescott s convalescing at home after an operation in Bowmanville Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hobden, Kinsale, at L. Stephenson's. Congregational meeting was held Sunday after the service. AUl departments reported, with a modest balance on hand in each case. Ail officers were returned to office for another year. Sun- day School officers and teachers were also returned 10 present posts with the exception of a new~ Sec'y-Treas, Donald Prescott be- ing appointed. We have no care- taker and the work is being done byv volunteers at present. With the sharp rise of expenses and flot so sharp rise of donations, our financial future doesn't look 100 encouraging. Try a ton of our red trade. marked Famous Reading Anthracite-thatý better Penn. svlvania anthracite-lahora. tory tested for purity and cleanness. Notice Low long that tan lasts. Notice what a lot of steady, genial warmth it gives. We think vou'I1 want to make Famous Reading Anthracite your fuel -for keeps. DO WMAN VILLE FUELS C.N.R. YARDS PHONE 410 FREE ESTIMATES On ail makes of Sewing Machines No obligation whatsoever - Just Phone or write to our store NAME ADDRESS TOWN SINGER SEWING CENTRE- 47 Walton St. PORT HOPE Phone 3060 HARDWOOD FLOORSI LAID FLOOIR SANDERS FOR RENT Tile f loors, Iirroleum, rubber or wood block, alse linoleumi in yard goods. Plastic tile for kitchens and bathrooîns. Free Estimates Given "Stand with Confidence on a Leggette Floor" M. LEGGETTE 20 BOND ST. E., OSHAWA >/ 1950 WAS ANOTHER BUSY YEAR! MORE PEOPLE used their telephones more than ever before. Calîs made hy you. your friends and neigh- bours helped swell the total ta a new record - over 1l million calis a day. And ail the time new telephones were being added. Now you can reach more people; mare people cawp reach yau. In that way alone, telephone service became even more valuable ta you in 1950. Its value and canvenience were increased, too, bv many impravements we were able ta make in the quality of service, and because telephone people every. where tried ta be heipful and friendly. There's a lot ta be done in '51. You can be sure we'Il keep on doing the best job we knaw how - to supply the kind of service that is so important ta you - and sa essential ta aur countr" THIE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY m SANDED . FINISHED .PHONE 304W qÉ TUE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOVnqANMLE. ONTARIO >AGI Two TMmsDAT, :ANUART 18, 1981