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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 11 Mar 1954, p. 11

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4EUEDAY, MAR m.1 they had the béat ga0eà around IPontypoal, on the bropryo Ithe- late William Delahay. Iti Ed r ung an '..uau n Iwas pleasant to be able to give themn the latent oauiP of the aid The. Statesmans Grass Liots ColumnltJ home town. Hëiiand Landing han iota Of cammunity prîde. _________________ With a population of lesa than one thousand, they bave a mad- When we left the metropolia hide. Try it somnetime! One thing ern five rom a choal, inciudint of foronta, to make our fortune that baffles me is why we have, à ahower room, etc. in the wilds of Pontypool, we a shower. Supposing I decide ta I With a mejnbership Of sixty, bade a tender farewell ta that wash my feet, why should I get 1 the Home and School Club, be- great American institution - wet al aver? Perhaps there are ides having helped out wirh the bathroom. Now,-.thirty-five correspandence courses ta in-ý several prajects during the past years later, we hail with delight, struct the ignorant on the pro- season, has a bank balance of reunion with aur oid friend; in per technique of the use of this more than three hundred dol- a new setting. Harry Lycett, head wetter. Stepping behlnd lars, and are currently donating Orono. was the chap in charge aur brand new, peach calored unifarms for the local Girl of operations. Sa far as our shower curtamn, will be qulte a Guides, besides planning ta skimpy knowledge of plumbing change tram ducking behind the equip the school with play- goes, ho appears ta have made spruce. hedge, stripping ta the ground equipment i time for a good job of the installations. buff. and taking turnu with Bob Spring activities. .Although the system has been at squirting a pack pump on We had an enjayable eveiiing, available for use for the past each ather, besides having a cat J week, we haven't tried it out, fit every time a car pulled in andL met some real nice 'goget- because we haven't held aur af- the yard.. ters". Butch and 1 stayed over- ficiai inauguration ceremonies. Like Mae West, we invite you night at Peter Walker's. The Perhaps we will persuade ta came up and see us saiwe following morning everything soine praminent person ta give time, but please wait until the was burmed in snow, making a speech, press the plunger, and novelty of again enjaying a pro- roads very dangerous for travel- deciare a haîf holiday. We mnay per bath wears off. Bring your ling. The car started ta heat up. run a raffle, the winning ticket owfl tawei and saap. Upon examinatian, the radiator CI holder being entitled ta a free * *j was almost dry. The cause ap- Fg bath. Or, we mnight hold a guess- On Monday evening, March peared ta b.e a faulty hase, plus M ing contest, the wnner of which Ist, I was booked ta, speak at a broken thermostat. When of could have the honor af scrub- Holland Landing Home and everything was fived up, weM bing my back when I make my School Club. What a night! The managed ta stagger as far as Pl debut in that gleaming white ramn came down in torrents aur township road, where we i bath tub. every inch of the journey. The got stuck, trying ta negotiatef From 1919 ta 1954 is a long mnud between here and McCrea's a muddy fierd around a pond, .0 stretch between 'bathrooms. Sa Church just about stymnied the But the gaad little Austin un- i far, the anticipation of again en- poar little Austin, but we wig- stuck itself and once more land- c jaying one, has added a lot of gled through. Near Richmond ed us safely nt home, where we zest ta lufe, and we dan't want Hill we ran inta fag. But in hurriedlv changed clothes and ta spoil the illusion by being tao spite of everything the meeting wènt ta work on the new bath- hasty un trying out aur latest was a success. raom. Holland Landing spon- acqquisitian. The audience was attentive, soreçl a Santa Claus parade last Did anx' af you folks ever try and after the meeting, proved Christmas; believe it or nat, the dry-c]eaning? It's an aid custoin hospitable and graciaus. Jubt parade comprised fifty-two back here an the Ridge, where atter we entered thec lwe floats and a pipe band. Every Ii water is sa scarce. The proper were surprised ta meet heo-cidwowett h ont nmethod is ta stand in an empty mer Agnes Crowley and hber hall received generaus treats s] Wash tub, and have the wife husband, who now live at Hol'- and a chance ta tell Old Santa ur run the curry comb aver y'our ]and Landing. A few years ago what was expecteti for Christ- sie mas. This little spot on the map, li a bump on Na. il Highway, th thirty miles from Toronto, out thi in the sticks, has everything re- pi FREE ASE IJOWquired ta make a cOmmunity th; grnt; friendly people, who are jr kindly neighbours; who have th4 Brig te fmil an hae anigt o enertinmnt living; a high standard of edu, fa( Brin th failyand avea nghtof eterainent catian and who don't know the tui atmeaning o! the word "snob- mt at bery." ha BIROW ,S C4SE lqoWLuckily, aur road was snowvcal piowed on March 4, enabling us 1 ta jag aut ta Bowmanville and th: Show. t wasthe first suh lhez lu theshw. wiehad ever attend- or ed. And the first for me for jus aver thirty-five years. We tha- the paughly enjoved the entire is1 ai8 n ~people could iind the time toa lit 8 F.M.memorize, practice and produce in b ~such a humdinger ai a show. Bul JARC] 12thEvery number went over big. the FRIDAYThe items that were unusually bec goad, (accarding ta aur poor of Featuring~ and Glory."' When the orchestra at played. and the entire cast sang star BILY WA Ethe last mentioned sang, yo Say, ]BILLY WADEjust kind a! felt they meant ta everv word, and took pride in ta TUE YEADRU MERannouncing it to the cack-eyed cau F Althaugh my wife aîUd I en- rice wit Ohe E leraiueî oyed every inoment of the i. ry"~ praduced feelings a! pro. found emation - nat just the ute. "D RW Nsang, bui the way thase Durham star *en R Y County aos sang it. We would hier, t -.like ta mention ather numbers, onet Cae ~m DEALER FOR f but it wouldn't be fair ta those o Osee F rm Macinery % «tont Tires lot mentianed, because all i d DeL*Val Milkers and Separators their part ta mnake their fifth thei Beatty Brou, Stable Equipment annual show an outstanding suc- cerr KING ST.W PHONE 497 cess. I i.s nice ta know that there thin are service clubs, whose mern- bel Spe( Durham Farmers' County Co-op ORONO PRiE ORONO 37-R-1 There's A Coeop Feed for Every Need" -SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Specializing in ""daily fresh" COmDP BRAND FEEDS "The Farmers' 0Own Feed" Now is the lime lo order your Co-Op Grass Seeds. ]For botier yiolds an 'd cleamer lieldi nu OCo-Op. W. also have a supply of Woyem Wire ]Fonce. SWJFPT'S, CeeL. AND AGRICO FERTILIZERS For Botter Quality and Service UeTour Co-Op. TUlE CANADIAN STATESMAN, UOWMMQ'VffLE, ONTAR!O PAGE Er4lEvE Heads Discussion Former Local Nurse llelps Bring Tiny Baby intoWorld One of the tiniest babies ever ta be born, according ta medi- cal records, was born mn the Ba'se Hospital at Seven Isles, Quebec, last Dec. 21. Superin- tendent at this hospital is Mra. Jim Ewing, the former Dorathy Snowden. daughter, o! Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Snowden, Maple, Grave. and according ta the: Seven Isies newspaper of Feb. 13, Mrs. Ewing and nurses Miss M>rjorie Dawney and Miss An- dre tMieaultdieforvea- great dea ofthecreit orpreserving the life spark in the tiny baby who only weighed one pound four ounces at birth. Dr. Marchildan who attended Mrs. Alexandre Savoie at the bîrth ai hier tiny son, says in the Seven Isles newspaper arti- cle, "If you're going ta write anything, be sure and mention Mrs. Jini Ewing. Miss Marjorie Downey and Miss Andrea. Mini- eault, aur nurses wha have been in continuous attendance." The three nurses at first maintained a 24 hour watch avec the in- fant who is periectl ' ynormal ex- cept for his smallness. At Christmas time Mrs. Ewing was made supe'rintendcnt of the hospital which has a staff of 20 nurses. Shie has been at the Sev- en Isles Base Camp hospital for' about twa years, following lier graduation from Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital. Living in an incubator and consuming about three tanks of oxygen a day. it is thoughit that it will be another two months before the ifant will have passed the critical stage. In the meantime, lie bas the best of care under the watchful eye ai Mrs. Ewing and her assistants. SAVE MILK AND MONEY! STOP MASTITIS FAST WIUI GARGETEX (Strong Formula) CHIECKS MASTITIS GERMS OVERNIQIS QAQTXin a combined Multiple Med Ication lor the. treatuent ci Mastitis in one simple operation. ettack ma different moatitic germa. GA GE=Xordies usd1. cationnte ail internai surfaces, pro- nsotluq lest, ate recovery. Gel aE tube of GARGETEX todoey. JURY & LOVELL il ing St. w. Bowrnanvitle ZION Zian W.A. met at the homne a! Mr. and *Mrs. W. J. McCul- louigh Thursday atternoon, Feb. 25. There were 10 members and two children present. President, Mrs. Meneilly took charge o! meeting and apened with hymn, tollowed with ray- er. Secretary Mrs. C. Irwin red the minutes which were ,approved and signed. Mrs. Ken- neth Whitney red the treasur- ter's report. Report of Comtart committee, given by Mrs. E. Caswell. The members were inited to the World's Day o! Prayer t Wel- donation ta W. E. table which when sod realized $2.55. It was agreed the W.A. pay for the Communion set. A crokinole party is being ar- ranged for March. A pot luck supper was discussed for April. It was decded ta delay the ship- ping of woollens unil a later date. At the close of busnrss votional Part' of the meeting. This was foiiawed by a short pragram o! readinga and con- test -*"Know Your Anatomy". Program was in charge o! H. Raby and W. Meneiiley. A pleasant luncheon period followed. Mrs. Morton kindly offered her home for the March meeting. Church was held Sunday, Feb. 28, with a good attendance. Rev. Harding gave a very fine ser-. mon, stating that we must show mercy if we wauid have mercy shown ta us. Repart o! the Mission Band, Gerald Best, secretary. The re- gular meeting of the Missian Band wvas held at the sehool bouse, Feb. 26. Mè-éting opened .With roll caîl. Minutes ,vere read and adapted. A reading by George Raby on "Peace" wvas follawed by a sang -Round the World." Hynin was sung in unison and Gerald Best read the scripture. Paul Kawolczyk plac- ed the flag an the map. A story1 tram the study book was read - George R. MeLaughlln, Oshawa, vice-president ai the Central Ontario Spring Show, Peterboro Exhibition Grounds, March 16-19, will be chairman f a panel discussion Wednesda, March 17, at 3 p.m., on: "Thie Place a! Grain and Soy Beans in the Farming ai Central On- taria". This is a timely questipn tr tarmers who are consider- Ig meana of increasing their in- ames ta meet increasiîîg casts. Whai Others Say BE YOURSELF At $ame point in his or ber fe evVy individual goes trough te phase ot hero-wor- ehp. Somebady-aLacher. an noIe, an older child, a hockey ,ar, Hopalong Cassidy, the po- iceman on the beat-becomes 1e embodiment ai everything ,at is perfect. And the warship- ing a! the hera requires more han just admiration; it invalves rnitation, self-identification. If te hero wears blue jeans (or srhaps a dirndi skirt), likes )toakes for breakfast and pre- aces every sentence with "Ac- ually," then the worshipper nust wear blue jeans oar per- îps a dirndl skirt), like hot- ikes and say "Actually." This is not necessarily a bad .ing, as long as it is kept with- 1bounds- and as long as the ero is worth the admiration he rshe inspires. Imitation is not ist (as the aId bromide has it) e sincerest farm of flattery; ht also a necessary part o! edu- ation: It is by copying the Dod taste and canduet ai athers iat we learn aur first lessons a ur own taste and conduct. ut it can be carried too far, ta le Point where the worshipper cames only a pale carbon capy fthe hera, and, eventually, ses, all real identity. There cames a point in lufe which each individual must and on bis or ber own feet and ýy, in efiect, "I do thia because me it seems the right thing do" and nat "I do this be- use Mr. Brown (or Uncle orge, or Mary Smith, or Mau- ce Richard, or Hopalong Cas- y, or Constable O'Toole) )s it." L.ook araund you for a min- e.Wha are the persans who lnd imut-the heraes or the ro-worshippers? They are the es who have developed per- nalities of their awn, the ones o go their own way, stand on eir own feet and are not con- ned with capying others. Be yourself. Perhaps the next ing you know somebodv vill capying you. - Hamilton 'etator. Ibers, are willing to sacrifice tume and energy ta produce a show ta raise iunds dedicated ta the betterment of others. Bad roads prevented us ironi attend- ing "Arsenic and Old Lace", produced by another 'splendid service club, Rotary, of Bow- manville. Everyone we have spaken ta, says we missed a reai treat. Maybe it's as well w4b don't live in tawn, or we would go broke attending aIl the Wrthwhile functions, sponsored by groupa desiraus o! helping the other fellow. A card tramn Mr. and Mrs. F. Schon, Tucson, Arizona, tells us they are en- .îaying the warmn sunshine and dry air. Maybe so. But tbey missed a dam gaod Minstrel Show!,. MO RRISI{ Church service and Sunday Sehool were held as tîsual. There were very few at Church but Sunday School was well at- tended - nearly faurty were present. Another social evening was held on Wednesday, March 3rd at the home o! Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beckett. There wag not so large a gathering as usuai a wing ta the very bad weather. Eight tables a! euchre were played *and a very pleasant time was spent. Same !riends present encountered many difficulties on the way home but after mtîch ,trenuous, pushing and shovel- ling the haven o! home was fin- alv reached. the next social evening wil be held on Thursday, March llth at the home o! Mr. and Mrs. Norbert McHolm. A few members ai the W.A. joined with a number a! Unit- ed Churcb members on Friday afternoon in Welcome Church where a service was heid in kepngwt the World's Day We were pieasantly surprlsed ta receive a picture postoard this week frorniaur esteemed1 editor who with Mrs. James is enjoying a vacation in Sunny Florida while we less fortunate onea are struggling aîang as best we oaa tkirough inaw, ice. ramn and mud but we wander whe- ther aur friends naw swelterungq in aver 100 degs. o! heat will upon their return enjoy the Canadian Spring bal! as. muchI as we will who have braved the! rigors o! Winter. We wish Mr. 1 and Mrs. James and other Bow-; mnanville friends à verv pleasant viqit with renewed health in the Sunn ~South. 1954 Central Ontarlo Spring Show EXHIBITION BUILDINGS, PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO Official Opening - Wednesday, Marcb 17 Hon. H. R. Scott, M.L.A., Peterborough "GOOD SOILS AND SEED MARE GOOD GRASS AND FEED" - Lectures and Panel Discussions on New Subjects - 4-H Grain Show - High Quality Reglstered Seed Sale Friday - Entertainment Wedniesday and Thursday Evenings CONTACT YOUR COUNTY AGRICULTURAL REPRESENTATIVIS OFFICE FOR DAILY PROGRAM TEMOST ENTHUSIASTIC SUPiPORna of the Canadiac Army's Apprentice Plan are those young mon now en- rolled, and their parents. A happy, clean-cut group, the Soldier Apprentices receive a combination of achool study, disciplin>e and trados training, es wefi 84 sports and other recreatian. The carefully balanced programme of Soldier Apprert. tice Training helps ta develop and mature judgment and self-discipline. There is plenty ta study and learn, but the happy environnient of Soldier Apprentice Training seonis ta make this whole process 80 muhessù«rand more pleasant. Out of his training, the Soldier Apprentice emerges as a qualified tradesman 'I'ith the opportunity of building a fine career for himseîf in the Army. The young man of 16 who enroils receives: a tborougb £rades tranig i e ua flé irasdeo6 a rcadensic training - in suc)> subjects as>bysies, cbemi.try, algebra, Englusb. a the generast miitry trairning -of t/se Causd)a soldie,'. Learning and living wîth other young Canadians af thefr own age stimulates healthy and happy comradeship as well as intense pride in their squadrons and units. Soldier Apprentices are eligible for aIl Army benefits, including 30 days annual leave. Tbey receive baif pay when 16 and on their i 7th birthday they receive full pays The young mn, with a minimum f grade 8 educaion, who is interested in the happy, healthy and purpose* fui life of the Soldiez Apprentice sbould investigala limmediae! y. For an interesting bookiot and I fi information on Soldier Apprentice training, write, phone or visit tii. Army Information Recruiing Centre nearet your home. No. 13 Personnel Depot, Waljli Hus, Rideau & Charlotte St, Ottaw , Ont. - llpTO etteo 9-4»07 No. 35 Personnel Depot, Autlwieol, a gt Street, Kingston, Ont. - Tolephore 6149 Canadien Arn RatriîngContr,, 90 Rtefmsond 5*. W., Tornto, Ont.- T=etpn EM. 6.341 - Latti 274 Nu. 7 Personnel Depot, Woee erocica, Oxford & lizabieth Ss., London, Ont. - Tlophone 2-3261 Ami1 Bcrulfng Centre. 230 Main St. W., North Bey, On. - Teephige 436 Listen te *"Volce.0 eft. Ar. y" - WadOsd.y end Frldey eveuilu,. Over the. Demili.. Network tering. Mrs. N. Gerow reed "The First Snowdrop". Samn Hutnych put the star on the emblem for the year's wock. The Mission Band purpose was repeated and the Mission Band hymn sunig.' Mrs. Best closed wmth prayer and Patsy Sunday gave out the -World Friends.» Sympathy o! this camlnity is extended ta the family of-the late Mrs.* Wm. Lane af Newton- ville in their sorrow, the loss a1 a loving mother., Mrs. R. Gerow spent the weekc end in Toronto guest a! her son. Mr. and Mrs. Mardon, Well. ingtan, spent Sunday with Nor- man Gerow and !amily. We were pleased fa receive a card irom aur editor, Mr. Gea. ,James, who is enjaYing hiniself in sunny - Flarida. We hope ha will be much lmproved in health when he returns. Birth o! a baby in Dailbury, Conn., receîitly made ane worg- an a grandmother ai 33 and an- MARCH 16, 17, 18, 19 ~1 for 1*,flg Mon of 145 Apprentice Training for a Bright Future 7 -7-- 1 ý Y - 1 - ý-W 1 -,-, 1 *ý v oi if a 1954

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