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PAGE FOUR ~TEE CANADIAN' STATESMAN'. EOWMJANVTLLE. ONTAP-10W~lA AfW¶nG¶E Toronto Tely Puis Newcastle on Nap As Dinth Place of Nassey-Harris Co. And Horse Racing on Ice ai Lake Ont. The Toronto Telegram ln its By John MacLean issue of Feb. l7th gave Newcastle Telegram Staff Reporter a big splurge of nearly a whole After reaching 97 years, the page of pictures and historical tirm, stateîy ittle village of New- comment as a build-up ta the castle is proud of its past and its officiai opening of the new Mem- unchanging beauty. Things have anial Arena. Much ancient and happened there though, and are pioneer history, which many of happening, let there be na mis- our readers have forgotten or take. neyer knew. is contained in this article which we are passing on Right now its 850 residents are to Statesman readers as follows: happy --about the new $27,000 Memorial Arena. In 1945 the veterans' association raised $9,000, the village voted $6,000, and the women helpers raised $2,000. To- gether with donations and $5,000 t ___expected from the Provincial Government, they will be over Ir( the top. Officiai opening will be I.-r u Ij February 26, and the whole town <~- 117d1will give a sigh of relief. It has uU IItaken five years, but thsbe worth it. Perhaps proudest of ail will be Reeve G. A. Walton and his com- mitUU(C#ilGeorge Gaamanager; MAI James Porter, treasurer; H. C. McCullough and Bill Lake. d Back in Newcastle's past, when it was young and flippant, there were activities, too, but only a Lim a rr(ofew remnember the turkey and pnigeon shoots and the horse racing Norman Toms doesn't find it S on hard though. He's lived right Ithere every day for seventy years. "It was a dandy sport, sleigh 1h10 e4 * racing. I was just a mite then, but I'd go down about a mile '1 south to Bondhead. It isn't there1 anv more, but once it was a big port; bigger than many others an the lake. I.~3 Wben the ice froze on a big inlet there, they'd corne from Imiles, even the United States, bringing horses and cutters." fThere are still somne big days, however. Thanks to a donation To4by C. D. Massey, in 1922, the ltl incorporated village boasts many 4 T 1 activities and a Community HallE stili the largest building in Dur- ham County. It houses a large Get a well-stocked lîbrary, post office, You AN G t a Maoi meeting hall and central adtoriurn for dances and politi- p~I cal meetings. Sometirnes crowds Lon ut P a almost equal the population itself.t Bears Massey Name c The corner stone is engravedt with the Massey name for a rea-c -~Ison. It was in Newcastle thatc $50 o $ 200 the firrn now called Massey- Harris started. on Signature, Furniture, Abto After leaving sehool, Hart AI- ernMassey managed one of his Need extra cash ta, get a father's farms in Haldirnands Township then became interested fresh start .- pay leftover in machinery. He coaxed hisc for edicl orden- father into building a foundry and bis fr. eialo dn machine shop in Newcastle. Thec tai expenses ... .home or auto site is now occupied by the J. repairs ... to aid relatives.. Anderson Srnith cabinet factory. It was in 1852, while acting as a or other good purposes? partner and manager of the newè business that he manufactureda the first' Canadian reapers andc EXAMPLES 0F LOANS rnowers.c Tbree years later, after the $Cash, 15 MO. 24M0.* 24mo.* death of his father, he becarne You 14.95959765 the sole proprietor of the business Get154195295975656 and started enlarging and irn-r m $12 $28 j$40 proving machines. A $30,000 loss Evq. S $Poy.e.nts frlotwen by fire didn't stop birn and theP o,,,o8 ,i jproportfor,.-On 1ooh business grew to such proportions "CI ,,b.ct 0g- Th Comse,. Crdit that be was forced to find better sbipping outlets in Toronto. Thee firm moved in 1879. I You'll find it's "yes" promptly Newcastle boasts other indust- ta 4 out of 5 at Pe4wpwcnd. ries'today and is proud af thern. Dont brro unecesarly, Most unusual is the wood spec- Don' borow nnecssarly, ialty cornpany of Kari Weyricb.M but if a' ban is the sensible It ernploys 60 men and producesu solution, core ne -or phone the latest television and radio firt or1-np console cabinets.p firstfor 1trip First gettlers in the Township l _________ service. Lo an of Clarke might have been joltedV 'FI NC CO1 .by television, but by little else.M FINNcEco.is made YOur The going was tough when one 5 way and fast! of the first, Samuel Wilrnot, a Canadian-born youth, cbopped out l bis existence and farne. He be-N came reeve of the township and d started a life-long interest in fish. l Norman Toms remembers the k iisb activity weill "It was just up FINAN E co opment in a streamn to hold fish 2nd Floor 9 lOver Bank of Nova Scolie) lake until they spawned. It's gone t Il1i 1/2 SIMCOF ST., NORTH now but you can stili see the Oshawa, Ontario, Con, pools and dried canais." Phono: 5690 In 1868 MVr. Wilmotwasap SEE OUR NEW 1951 STYLES. It's here! The new 1951 stylebook, chfor yofiea kfyu1fida Just Arrived The New 1951 -52 Lancasfria English Wallpaper Style Book - SEE THESE NEW STYLES TO-DAY - sa On PRESTON & SON PAINTERS & DECORATORS Phone 2417 Bowmanville "48 Church St. S.S. No. 9, Clarke (Intended for last week> Due to sicIhness your corres- pondent is sorry to have gotten so far behind with the news. If rnyone with news for the paper would kindly caîl on Monday nights, your correspondent would appreciate it very much. Several events have been held by No. 9 Home and Sehool Club and the 'Siient Sîsters" in the >ast month. The card party held in Orono was a great success and everyone had a good time. The .rawing card was the raffling of afive-pound box of home-made' andy, won by Mrs. Bob Hancock. The dance heid in Orono hall was the next big event. The or- hestra, Ruth Wilson's, was much njoyed -by ail. We are sorry to 3ay the financial end didn't amn- unt to too much, but we say ýanks to those who did support s. The Silent Sisters met on Feb. st, at the home of Mrs. Wally ,ibson with eight members pres- it. The minutes were read and ;veral items discussed. It was lcided to send the old woollens ivay to have blankets made. It as also decided to have a more ocial meeting in future rather han ail business. A delicious unch was served by the hostess id Mrs. Art Gibson. Next meet- g at the home of Mrs. John sk. Another item of great interest, specially to the children, was ýe Valentine party at the school n the afternoon of Feb. 14 when e *v had as guests their little *others and sisters, also the pu- ils and teachers of Antioch chool. The boys provided the rogram and entertainment. The art.v ended in the form of a box cial. Pupils and teacher appre- ite the co-operation of parents nd ail those who helped in any ry to make the party a success. Congratulations to Mr. and frs. Billie Gordon, Newtonville, lrmcrly Shirley Brunt of No. e d el si G er se av i s th or tb i piý es phi an pi] bave a twinkle. "Wasn't long ago that a fellow 1 know went up that creek and found some. They were beauties too. At one time Newcastle was just called "four corners" but today it bas rounded out. Two raîlways run tbnough it, the CNR and CPR main lines ta Montreal, and main higbways serve it. "It was a lot diffenent wben I was young," Mn. Toms remnem- bers. "Well, sir, there was a lot of competition among the boats,",Mr. Toms remembers. "Finst, we had the Ganden City, they called ber; then came the Columbia and then the Eurydice - she was burned at the dock later 1 tbink. "Well, these captains got ta feuding. I rernember standing on the pier down at the lake, bearing them cutting prices until finally the Eurydice's captain of- fered passage ta Toronto free." The waterfront wasn't always gay. The "Illustnated Historical Atlas of the Counties af Northb- umnberland and Durham" tells af a murder nean Newcastle*and an investigation into the death of searnan John Sharpe "who was murdered by baving bis skull smashed in by a club." An Indian n ared O-go-tong-nat was cbarg- ed. The case was ta be tried at Newcastle. On the seventb day of Oct., 1807, the governrnent schooner "Speedy" ernbarked from York. Aboard were Mr. Justice Coch- rafle; Mr. Gray, the solicitor gen- eral, and accused O-go-tong-nat, passengens and crew. Sinks Wlthout Trace On the evening of the eigbth, the big ship was sigbted a few miles from Newcastle, then mo- ments later a hurricane struck. No trace of the "Speedy" or ber passengers was ever found. Newcastle bad another bard time the winter of '95. "Ill neyer fonget," muses Mn. Toms. "I was just a mite, you know, wben it started. Fine caught at the stable of the old Royal Hotel at the west side of town and ripped right tbrougb ahl the three-storey build- ings on the south side of the bigh- way. It was December. "Nobody was killed though and everybody was tnying ta help. Well, sir, a fellow from out af town drove up with a big flat- bottomed sleigh. Course they were breaking store windows ta haul stuff out. They were wonk- ing an Robent Bartlett's store at the tirne dragging out boits, dlocks,. suites, everytbing. Well they heaped the stuff in this sleigh and the fellow drove off. Nobody saw bide nor bair of him again.q Mr. Toms gave a chuckle. "He wasn't the anly anc. Lot af folks were hoppîn' on one foot outside of Jim Parker's boot and sboe sbop. Tbey were pulling stuff out ahl right but they were trying it on at the sarne tîrne." The present and future af New- castle seerns as brigbt as the past was colouful. Employment is dis- persed between agriculture an the loarn sou ta the three main in- dustries. Others go ta Oshawa and Bawmanvîlle ta wank for Genenal Motors and the Goodyear Ca. Orchards Too Oats and barley are the princi- pal crops witb close ta 150,000 bushels ai McIntosh and Spy ap- pies exportcd yearly. Establish- ment ai a Camnpbell Soup rcceiv- ing station at nearby Courtice bas encouraged tornata growing. The village bas its needs though. "We bave aur troubles like every other place," says Reeve Walton. "W haven't a watcr iwstem and want the Government ta subsidize us 33 and a third." And the housing is bad. "Many people frorn Onono would like ta live here because they work here. We have lots of land and are .villing ta supply it but wc need 50 bouses." There are two botels but as yet io theatue. Howevcr, folks at N'ewcastle don't mind the siight drawbacks toa much. Their vil- age is "Ncwcastle the Neat." tbey keep it that way and lave it. P.S.-Yes they did bring coals t0 Newcastle. When lake boats locked at Bondhead they supplied the village and township with 500 ao 600 tons yearly. KENDAL 9), on the birtb ai a son in Bow- mianvile Hospital on Feb. 10. Mn. and Mis. Max Fisk and family, Trenton, spent the week- end with Mn. and Mrs. Chas. Fisk and family and calied on Mu. and Mrs. John: Fisk on Sunday. Miss V. Holmes spent' the weekend with ber iamily in Ca- bourit. Mn. and Mus. Austin Turner and Mn. and Mrs. Ross Dicken- son are bolidaying down south. Miss Helen Turner is staying wîtb ber grandmother, Mrs. Cow- an, Onono. Sincerest sympathy of the cam- munity is extended ta Mr. and Mis. Charles Glenny and family an the sudden passing of ber par- ents, Mn. and Mrs. Smith ai Ern- bra, witbin a mantb of ane an- othen. Mis. Fred Bowen entertained Mn. and Mrs. A. Geary, Mrs. E. Dean, Orono, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright, Newcastle, one ev- ening necently. Sarry ta report Mrs. Bob Han- cock spraîned ber ankle recently. Alsa, sonry ta hear Mrs. Hyman burt ber foot duning the excite- ment of the fine in their new home. Mrs. Howard Bowen was a weekend guest of Mrs. Fred Bow- en. Mns. Henry Bowen and Dar- lene, Newcastle, spent last Wed- nesday with ber sister, Mrs. Bill Banchard, while Mr. and Mrs. John Fisk and Mr. Barchard spent the day in Toronto. Mu. and Mrs. Chas. Gibson en- hour and refreshments. church. joyed a game ai cards at Mns. Bowen's, Saturday evening. Mary Bowen was borne iast weekend. The reguhan meeting ai the Na. 9 Home and Scboal Associa- tion was held in the scboolhbouse on Feb. 13 with the Lake Shore ue-organized association as guests. Despite the veny icy roads theI school bouse was iilled ta ca- pacity.,. The President, Mus. Chas. Fiske opcned the meeting and conduct- cd the business an hand and then turned the meeting aven ta the pragram canvener of the montb, Mus. Fred Bowen. Febnuauy bc- ing the mantb we celebrate Foun- ders' Day, Mrs. Bowen explai- ed the rneaning ai Founders' Day and reminded the membeus ai the carning Convention in Easteu Week. She then cailed on four of the scbool girls, Ruth and Jean Ritchie, Eleanon Osborne and Betty Gibsan wha put on a Home and Schoh birthday play corn- posed by Mis. Grace Silcox. ane af aur former Fedenation Presi- dents. We weue favored with two' solos by Ouvilie Osborne. Mrs. Lawrence Gaddard gave two readings which convulsed the audience. The speaker ai the evening was Mr. Russell Osborne who toak for bis topîc "The Relation of the Parent, the Child, and the Teach- er ta the Scbool." We were very glad that such a fine tuniout came fromn the Lake Shore. Aic H yuAÇ (Intended for last week) Spring-like weather and ramn prevailed aveu the weekend, rnaking the roads extnemeiy icy. Some of the early travellens en- route ta wouk in Oshawa Friday mauning iound Brirnacamb's Hill toa slippeuy for rnotoning. Tbe W. I. cuchre party was beld Fuiday evening, Feb. 9th at the home ai Mu. and Mus. F. Stoker with five tables ai eucbre being played. The prizes went ta Mus. W. Mercer and Mrs. Luxon fou the ladies and Mu. F. Stoker and Mn. Reg. Elliatt fon the men. A deliciaus lunch was also enjoy- cd. Our hast noted that the thernrneten on bis veuandab staod at 12 below zero as we prepaned ta go.horne. Mus. D. Vannatta, Cecil, Mus. Percy Buulcy and Mus. Len Oughtred were in Victoria Har- bour Feb. 6th, attending the fun- cmal ai the formeu's sister-in-law, Mrs. Will Moore. We wcre pleased ta hear MÉs. Jennie Moare, Victoria Harbour, mother af Mrs. D. Vannatto, be- ing congnatulated aveu the radio an the occasion ai heu 99th bintb- Mus. 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Left ta mourn bis loss are bis wiie, thuee sons, Lorne and Gardon af Kendal and Robert af Peterborough; tbree daughteus, Vera (Mrs. Raacb, Pe- terboraugh); Edna (Mrs. Palmer) Pont Hope; and Mary Anne (Mis. Albeut Colon), Hamilton, ta wbom. aur heautfelt sympathy is extended. One son, Percy, pre- deceased him. The funenal ser- vice was conducted by Rev. Lan- caster at the residence an Feb. 15 at 2 o'clock, when friends and neigbbours gatheued ta pay their iast respects ta anather ai Ken- dal's "Old Timers". The pall- bearers wene pals witb wharn be used ta enjoy the yearly deer- bunt. Interment was at Wel- corne Cernetery. The W. A. beld a Valentine party in the Sunday School raam an Wednesday evening, Feb. 14. The varied pnagrarn of musical seleetions, a ramantic play by pupils af McLean's schaol, read- ings, con-tests and games, was mucb enjayed. The contest of narning many ai Kendal's grawn- ups by tbeir youthful pictures praved quite an arnusîng puzzle. Mrs. W. 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