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PAGE TWELVE THE CANADIA!~ STATESMAN. BOWMANVtLLE. ONTARIC' T1~URSDAY, MARC1~ N. »sI Music Direclor of Local Schools Gives Ris Impressions of How Music is Taught in U.S. Schools Editor Note - Did you ever have the experience of attending a convention and return home bubbling over with enthusiasm and wondering how you could im- part the knowledge you had gain- ed to your fellow citizens? Well, that's just the experience Mr. D. C. Peters, Music Director of our schools, had when he returned from attending the National Con- ference of Music Educators which he attended in Buffalo, NNY., re-, cently. We asked Mr. Peters tao give bis impressions of this won- derful gathering of music direc- tors from aIl over U.S. and Can- ada. and here is his interesting observations. Snow was falling thick and fast retarding bus schedules on this last day of February as I hurriedly made my -av inta Kleinhans Hall, Buffalo's civic auditorium. The concert hall was filling rapidly as I entered, andi I was lucky f0 get a good seat. Ten minutes later I would have bac! to stand. I %was amazeti that a Music Educafors' Convention coulti pack a hall this size with a seatinC,' capacity well in excess of 3,000. Settling back in my comfortable seat I surveyed the roam; heavy carpefs, air conditinning. indirect lighting. high domeci ceiling. The stage gave a pectliar feel- ing of deptb due to its telescopic design. If narrowed towards the back and the ,valls andi ceilîngc consisted of a series of symmetri- cal overlapping panels leading the eye like inverteti terricst the centre of the stage. The players were just entering: "New York State All-High School Orchestra", the program informed me. There was the us- ual tuning t0 the oboe's 'A' and the customary scattered applause for the concert master, in this case a petite brunette whose evening gown vied with her vir- tuosity. Then the expectant hush as the tuning dies down - the graduai crescendo of applause greefing the conductor, the brief bow--the tap on the music stand -silence - 125 young players poised for the leader's downbeat. They were a grand ýight! What would they sound like? Thev sounded grand. The strings had sweep and a fine ring- irîg tone. The horns were beauti- fully in tune. The litge battery of basses 13 instead of the usual eight- accented crisply and re- minded you of well trained ele- phants executing adance. The oboeist sounded like a profession- al. The whole huge group blenti- cd beaufifully and the melody stood out clearly af all times. The savagery of the percussion sec- tion in the "Torgot Dance" sent chilîs down my spine. How do they do it?-Tbe fol- loxing day I went to hear a Junior High Schoni Orchestra. Mere beginners I took them to be as my program informed me that thev were fromn Wellesville, N. Y. Again 1 was amazed and kept asking myself, "How do they get them to play that well in Junior High? Working down the grades I dis- covered that they begin in Kin- CASH PRIZES 21 Cames and $7500 Jackpot - ail for 50c - also - SPECIAL GAMES and SHARE THE WEALTH THURSDAY, NAR. 26 - 8 p.m. sharp NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY HALL Proceeds for Newcastle Lions Club Welf are Work dergarten. Yes, they give the 5- year-old a pint size fiddle andi teach him to play it. At the same time he ?1ays in a rhythm band. Bge is being initiated into the two most important sections of the orchestra the string and the per- cussion section. When he reaches Grade III the most promising pu- pils switch to % size violins. The rest can join a song flute group. This is a cheap plastic oversize wvhistle with six holes in it like a flute. It serves as an introduction to woodwind instru- ments which are started in Grade IV along with the brass instru- ments. I began to see how it was done. By the time a student leaves high school he could have had any- where from 9 to 14 years of musi- cal instruction and experience in playing in an orchestra. Many of them will become interested enough to switch to private teach- ers and progress more rapidly. How much does it cost? Ac- tually once the initial expenses are done with, the cost is negli- gible. A student violin is $30-$35, a toy flute $1.00; reeds and brass are more expensive; perversely enough the poorest pupils buy the most expensive instruments. Nor does it take up as much school time as some teachers would have you believe. Feyver Trout Released This Year Than Last In Durham County Figures on fish planting in this area last year have been released by District Forester A. B. Wheat- ley, Lindsay. He reports that in the county of Durham 11,500 speckled trout yearlings were planted and 18,000 brown trout fijogerlings. In Northumberland county the planting was as follows: 1,250 largemouth bass fingerlings, 1,000 smallmouth bass fingerlings, 3,000 brown trout fingerlings, 320,000 maskinonge fry and 6,000 maskinonge fingerlings. Mr. Wheatley explained that there were few speckled trout available for distribution in Northumberland and Durham be- cause the Codrington Trout Hatchery, which supplies this dis- trict, was and still is in a state of being rebuilt. In the five years 1947-51 Can- adians ate 16 per cent more meat per capita on the average than for the years 1935-39; average consumption in the more recent period was 137.4 pounds a year. -,I ."I The men and women who serve in Canada's Defence Forces -serve the cause of our freedom. They are ready and trained to defend the Canadian way of lifç, This is the most important iob ia Canada. tndav. Specialized training, travcl, excellent pay and pension plans, outstanding medical and dental care, thirty day s annual leave ivith pay - these are yours in the Canadian Army Active Force. But more important, there are out- standing opportunities for ativancement ia the Army, today. Ability to Iead is quickly recognized with special leadership training and promotion. la the Army, your own qualities determine how far you go. Canadian Infaîntry are recognized and honoured as the finest fighting soldiers in the -w'rld. If you have what it takes, you can serve v.ith anc of Canada's famnous Infaîîtry Regiments. But you havte to be good to mnake the grade. 'ou are Jigible if you are 17 ta 40 years of age, f physically fit and able ta neet Army test requirernents. 3e Personnel Depot, Artillery Park, Bagot St , Kngston, Ont. Conodon. Arrmy Recruéting Cen,,e a7tw.o 90 Rchmond Stret West, Toronto, Ont. )piy rigai @way ta: No. 7 Personnel Depot. Wolseley 80rmucks, Oxford & Eiabeth' Sts.. London, Ont. Armny Rcruting Centre, 230 Main St. W., North, Say, Ont. Army Recfuit.ng Ce,,?re. James Sreet Arrnoury, 200 James St. North, Haomilton, Ont. Loal Octogenarian Watchmaker liecails the Days of Snuffhoxes* Bel ore the Days of Wrist Watches t Wben George Crombie, 84-year- niod xvatchmaker and jeweller of 1Bowmanville, starts in on a Lwatch repaîr job hie is putting to .work 68 years of experience in the jewellery trade, dating back ta 1885 before such things as wrist watches were even inventeti. This octogena-rian, who stili works every day in bis watch repair shop at 15 Division St., starfeti in the trade during a per- ioti when watches were wound bwith keys and snuff boxes were one of the biggesf selling items carried by jewellery stores. In the Edinburg of 1885 when Mr. Crombie starfeti as a 16-year- oId apprentice at 50 cents a week, jewellers were also optometrists, and part of bis training consisted of learning f0 fit customers with eyeglasses. There was no sucli thing as the optometrist wbich we know today. Men carrieti heavy pocket watches on chains andi some of them weighed up f0 a quarter of a pound andi were nearly an inch and a haîf fhick, Mr. Crombie re- calîs. They were wound by keys and these were usually attached to the wafch chain. Mr. Crombie stili lias one sucli watch with a recessed stem in the back of the case, andi the key witli whicli it was wound. He bias a repair slip for this watch dateti 1734 anti be- lieves thaf the wafcli may be nearly 100 years older than fliat, which woiild pýut the time if was first made back to the 1600's. If was nof until 1890's fliat the stem-wound watch became common and some 10 or 15 years later before wrist watches made. their appearance. "Ahl the re- pair work was done by hanti in those days", Mr. Cromnbie says, ,'and the watchmakers hati no macbinery of any kinti". The ap- prenticesbip period for watch- makers then was seven years. "Everyone carrieti a snuffbox then anti thev passeti thern arounti like people pass a pack- age of cigarettes now", Mr. Crombie recalîs. Large, ornate snuffboxes which could be passed arounti at lotige meetings and similar gatherings were good sellers at the jewellery store in which lie worked. Mr. Crombie came to Canada in 1911 at the age of 42 and left the jewellery trade to work in the first cure department of the Goodyear plant here. He enlisfed in 1915 with the 136tli Baffalion and serveti overseas with the unit until 1918. It was Mr. Crom- OBITUARY FRED 0. BAKER A resident of Bowmanville since 1911 Fred 0. Baker dieti sudden- ly on Saturtiay, Mardi 7, 1953 in bis 64t byear. He was bora at Camelford, Cornwall, England, son of the lafe Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Baker. He came bere shortly be- fore the first world war, return- ing ta Europe witi the 136tb Dur- ham Counfy Battalion, C.E.F. in 1915. He was %vountied four times andi gassed once. Upon his dis- charge he spent same time at Christiîe Street and Sunnybrook Militarv hospitals at Toronto. In 19*20 he was married to Mrs. Florence McMann who died four years ago. Mr. Baker was a meînber of St. Paul's United Church, and also the Indepen- dent Order of Oddfellows and tbe Masonîc Ortier. Surviving are four brothers, in- clutiing Arthur' of Bowmanville, anti five sisters. The funeral service was beld at the Northcuîtt anti Smith Fun- eral Homne on Tuestiay. March 10 at 22.30 pirn. with Rex'. Haroldi Turner,.BBA., officiating. Interment %vas in Bovmanville Cemeterv and the palibearers were Morley Oke. Clarence Hall, Alan Tamblyn. Albert Cale, Rus- sell Rabbins and W. Ormiston. Th(_ funeral was largely attend- ed and the beautiful floral tri. butes siowed the iigh esteem in which lie was belti. Frieîîds anti relatives were pî'e-;ent from London. Tor'onto, rsa~a Biroklin. Port Perry, Cobourg and Cold S9rin.. bie who called the first meeting of World War I veterans in Bow- manville wbicli resulteti in the founding of ftle Canadian Legion liere. Mr. Crombie is still an active member of Bawmanville Brandi 178 of tie Canadian Legion and attends meetings regularly. He is Honorary President of the Brancb andi a well-known andi popular member. After returning fram overseas, Mr. Crombie went back f0 work la fie Goodyear plant until 1921 when be starfeti bis watch re- pair sliop on Division St. which be has operateti continuously up to the present time. He stili makes repairs ta any ai-d all types of watches, jiicluding tie tiny ladies' wrisf watches, aI- tiougb he confesses thaf they' vare somewhat of a strain on an 84- year-old. In 1912. Mr. Crombie was mar- riedti f Helen Paxton of Edin- burg and the couple have four children: James andi Andrew Crombie. who aie bofh employeti at tie Goodyear Tire and Rub- ber Company; Jini (Ticker) Crombie, Bowmanville Customs Examiner; and one daughier, Chiristine of Asbestos, Quebec. Last year Ottawa took 77 cents from every fax dollar paid by Canadians, the provinces 12 cents, the municipalities Il cents: total fax payments were about six mil- ion dollars. BURKETON (Intended for last week) W. A. met at Mrs. Howard Ab- bott's. March 6th the members met at Mrs. Bert Dean's wlien they packed and shipped 170 !bs. of old woollen to Winnipeg to be made into blankets. Mr. and Mrs. Leadbetter have sold their home. Mr. Leadbetter is stili in a Toronto hospital. Terry Hubbard has recovered fromn scarlet fever. Several chîld- ren had chicken pox and colds. The school was closed for two days last week. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tompkîns were, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunter and Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. George Tompkins and Geor- gia, Jr., Mr. Art Tompkins and Gordon, Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. R. Carter and Wayne, Peterboro, Mr. and Mrs. George Carter, Bowmanville, with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Drewery, Whitby, with Mr. and Mrs. K. Roblin. Mr. and Mrs. E. Adams with Mr. and Mrs. Randle, Hampton, and Mr. N. Hudson. Mrs. James Gatcheli was witli her family in Oshawa. Mrs. Merle Hubbard and Terry are spending a week in Norwich, with her parents, Mr. and *Mrs. Vigar. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mulhol- land and children. Ourora, with Mr. and Mrs. J. Riddell. Mr. and Mrs. Norman MeKeen, Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted- die Haines spent Sunday with1 their parents. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Haines who xvere married in Toronto last week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Oke with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence. Mr. Jack Sinclair was in To- ronto with friends on Monday. Rosemary Greer, Oshawa, is with Mr. and Mrs. W. Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. E. Adams vvere guests af Mr. and Mrs. George White, Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs. H. Trick are visit- ing in Lindsay. Mr. and Mrs. Staples and fam- ily, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holroyd. Mrs. Rila Stevenson, and Albert, Toronto, with Mrs. A. Hughes. Former Local Lady Chief Fashion Writer For Toronto Firm Many who saw the March issue of the Canadian Home Journal recognized a familiar and pretty face accompanying an article by Norma McNeil. This is none other than the former Norma Searle, daughfer of Mr. anti Mrs. C. Dl Searle, formerly of Bowmanville. Just f0 make tie record straight, she is now Norma Macneill, ber name being erroneously spelled as if appealeti in the Canadian Home Journal. Tie article. enfifleti "Beati If," gives interesting suppestings anti instructions for working a beati design on sweaters, dresses anti s0 on, and is accompanieti by pic- tures of Norma tiemonstrating these fashion tips. This is righf in Norma's fielti, as she holtis fie position of .Chief Fashion Wrifer wvitli the T. Eafon Ca., Toronto. When in Bowmanville, Mr Searle was in charge of Mer- ciandise Distribution at the Good- year plant and is now manager of this department foir the Bow- manville and Quebec plantýs, be- ing sifuated at the new Toronto plant. The family leff Bowman- ville in 1945, and Norma attend- ed Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, then Traphagen School of Journalism and Fashion Designing in New York City. After' completing her course, she wrote radio scripts in Can- ada and then went to Eaton's as a copywriter and i.s now their chief Fashion Writer. Norma in- tends to do further free lance writing in this field, so Bowman- ville may be seeing their Pame and material again. In June. 1951, Norma married W. C. Macneill who cornes from Owen Sound, and is a graduate engineer of University of Toron- to. They reside in Toronto as do Norma's parents. Mr. Searle is an occasional visitor at the Bow- manville Goodyear plant in con- nection 'with his position, and was in fact in town last week, Nestieton St ation (Intended for last week) Recent with Mr. Noon and Mrs. Emertpn were: Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Rogers and Larry, Oshawa; Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomkinçr, Mr. and Mrs. H. Cox and Miss M. Noon, Toronto; Mrs. Gordon Col- lins, Donald and Shirley, Scugog Island. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Ferguson, Orono, with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Thompson. Mrs. Jos. Forder, Mrs. John Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mc- Lauglilin attended the sale at their couIsin's farm, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Spencer, Bethany. Mrs. Ada McKee visited ber familv in Oshawa and Courtice. Several local ladies attended the quilting bee in St. John's Par- ish hall, Blackstock, Thursday. Mr. Clifford Hyland, Toronto, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hyland. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Naylor ana 1 Mrs. W. H. Johnston, Pefferlawi. with Mr. and Mrs. Grant ThotnpJ14 son. Mrs. Johnston remained f~ a visit. t The funeral of Mrs. Josepi Veale was held in Nestieton Un- ited Church on Wednesday with interment in adjoining cemnetery., Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Suggitt on the ar- rival o a baby daughter in Port, Perryhospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fitze, Blackstock. visited Mr. and Mrs; Jas. Harris. Mrs. J. W. Irvine, Mr. Elmer Nesbitt and Mr. Ted Lennard are under the doctor's care. Nestieton Ladies Aid met Thursday at Mrs. Jas. Harris' with fair attendance. Scripture was rèad by Mrs. Wm. Hooey and the explanation by Mrs. Thomp- son. Roll cali was answered by sixteen members. A receipt was received fromn Port Perry Hospi., tai Auxiliary for money for the blanket fund . Mrs. Gist's resig- nation as president was accepted and Mrs. Hooey asked that a let- ter of thanks be sent her for ap- preciation of her work with a wish for improved health. No one was appomnted to f iii the of- fice until next meeting. 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