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......................................................................................'~-N -*.~*-~C'- - -. - ~l~* C TWO ______________________________THE__ 11. AN'ALIAN STATESMAN' BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO TRURSA.A Wlt) Pl,& T y c &~~ZL. cZonrng Ç/3yaw 9ReaJde Aiter more than two years utudy, Chairmnan Lawrence C. Mason and his Planning Board have completed the first Publie draft of a Building By-law. This is a most important document for the citizens of this community and should be studied carefully by everyone. The purpose of the by-law is to "Reg- ulate and restrict the use and location of buildings and premises, the height and bulk of buildings and the occupancy of lots within the said Town of Bowmanville, and for the division of the said town into uses for such purposes". Most towns of our size, especially those with ambitions of expansion, have had building by-laws in effect for some years. We are just a little behind them, but hope to rectify the mistakes they have made by bringing ours up-to-date, using their experience as a guide. Ex-Mayor Mason has done an amazing amount of work on this project as have the other members of the board ai-d the result which is published complete in this issue is a consolidation of many by-laws now in existence in other towns, plus a local application based on experience over the years. For those who may ask why a buildinî by-law is necessary, we need only tell yai that at the moment there la nothing tc prevent any person from erecting th( paarest type of shack alongside the finesi residential or business property in thE town. The new by-law, if and when il haç passed cauncil, will provide the building inspector with a set of standards which he will be able to apply. It will not apply to buildings or businesses already in existence, but is rather a plan for the future expansion of the corporation. It will mean that before anyone is issuec with a building permit, definite plans will have to be approved. We believe it would be well ta hold a publie meeting where the entire document could be explained, examined and possibly altered sa that when it is put into Iffect a large percentage of the population- especially those in the building trades- will be well acquainted with its ramifica- tions. Ex-Mayor Mason and his Planning Board are to be highly commended for the time and effort they have spent prepar- ing this long-overdue document. Çùo W<xÇze ilore n/ustr? It is just about time we again started thinking about aur communityb and its future terms of new industry. This summer should se aur water supply increased ta the point where we shaîl have more than enaugh for, aur present needs. The lack of sufficient water for new industry has always been used as one reason why we have flot been successful in attracting new plants ta this area. The new public utilities watet' ine from the lake should obliterate that excuse. But, there is a feeling among some of cur citizens that we should continue as we are, growing gradually, aur expansion based mainly on the overflaw of Oshawa and General Mators. - Others, of course, would hate ta see more industrialization. Ib would mean new, expensive schools, roads, etc., with resultant higher municipal expenditures. It would alsa disturb the peace of aur pleasant, homey, gentle town. In the Journal of Commerce, publish- ed la New York City, Leslie Roberts wrate a series of articles on Canada's remark- able expansion. He gave an example of how one tawn, Trenton, not se many miles fram here, hit the expansion road. Our good friend Senator Bill Fraser joined forces with ex-Mayor, Storekeeper Ken Th-e Kids Draw a Crowd Saturday night may bave been a big night in the Maple Leaf Gardens with the Detroit Red Wings battling the Toronto Maple Leafs. But it was nothing compar- ed to the finals at Bowmanville Memorial Arena when the kids took over and fought for top honors. At least it wasn't to the kids or their parents, uncles and aunts, grandparents and cousins. Therein lies the future of our Arena attendance. The more local boys-or girls-we can have playing their heads off, the more our townspeople will be on hand to cheer them on. Fine skill means noth- ing. If your son is out there on the ice, you'll be in the seats to watch and advise, cheer and shudder along with the rest of the parents and relatives. Maybe this is flot the subject matter usually reserved for editorial space, but hockey and other games are playing a big part in building character into our youngsters and what is more important? They learn to compete, to battle against odds,, to accept defeat gracefully and to play honestly and fairly. Physically, they are building co-ordination and mentally they are learning to think. So, maybe this is not a bad editorial subject. We think the people of this area would lîke the coaches of the various teams to know that their public-spirited efforts are appreciated. Somne have their own youngsters playing on their team, while others have taken the time and effort simply because they love the game or like to help the young people. It looks now as though our hockey future in this area is assured. Next year it may be possible to arrange with Port Hope to stage a final night in each of the towns when the winning teams of the pee -wee, bantam and mid-juvenile groups would play off for a two-town title. This would expand the local minor competition and really make a wonderful finish to the season. We understand there is a possibil- ity that this may hapDen. with which lu Incorporated The Bewmanvfll. New*, the Newcastle Jadupendent and The Orono News !OOth Year of Contînuous eervice ta the Town ai Bowmanvill. and Durham Coujat> AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SUBSCIPTON RATES f4.00 a Yom, atrictly ïn edodce 85.00 a Yom in the United States Pubbmh.d by TEjAbfES PUBLISHING COMAN GEO. W. MAMES, EToiR Cauch. They based their program on the fact that Trenton has fine rail commun- ications, sits aside the St. Lawrence Water- way, is an main trunk highways. It has ample power and stable civic gavernment. The cimate is good and it is a homey place. Bowmanville has all of these and is dloser ta urban Toronto, the main supply centre. "What etme started," Senator Fraser says today, 'were the figures they showed me in Ottawa and Toronto. I've been around a long time, but neyer before did I realize that when a new business, em- ploying no more than 150 hands, is started, it pravided 22 jobs far doctors, dentists, merchants, sales people, hairdressers and taxi aperators. Just that one plant will absorb the production of 66 acres of farm- land, and about $500,000 a year will be put into circulation here every year." Trenton now has six new industries, three from United States and three from Britain with a couple of more in prospect. This stary could be told of hundreds of other towns in Canada, including Bow- manville if we really went ta work on ib as others have done. We have a gloriaus appartunity if we wish ta expand indus- trially. Train Whi stles No census will ever reveal how many millions of boys and girls in this country have grown to manhood and womanhood within hearing distance of the train whistles' half-sad yet deeply appealing song. Train whistles have been one of the intangible bonds that bound a vast sprawl- ing land together. For until the blatant, nerve-shattering raucous blast of horns on diesel engines began splintering the quietness of rural areas train whistles sang their pleasant and appealing "Who-whoo- who-who" over wide areas. In the rich heartland, on the short grass prairies, among our hilîs and valleys men and women, boys and girls have listened to the whistles of the trains. Villagers and farmers pulled out watches when old 53 blew for the crossing a mile down the line. "She's five minutes late", they would say, "but Bill can make it Up on the straight run to the Junction." Trains with whistles were personal friends, and before tense pressure a leisurely visit to the village depot was a highlight of the day for many citizens. There is -something low-key and poig- nant about a long-drawn train whistle as lb carnies over the fields, echoes through the woodlands, floats across a prairie or echoes among tree-clad hilîs. Many men and wamen can remember how the whistle sounded ab night as the slow, sad notes came through the darkness. Uncounted boys and girls, hearing those notes and perhaps seeing the night flyer gliding smoothly along through night's blackness like a jewelled snake, have resolved that some day they would be in a train like that, starting out on life's thrilling and lonesome adventure.-Ottawa Journal. Observations and Opinions From Japanese paper: "The United States is like a huge ocean liner whose every littie change of course will seriously affect al] the smnall ships and fishîng boats sailing alongside it.g A clothing store owner in Woodstock, Ont., no longer uses the services of bill collectors. He has a system, as he explain- ed, after a telinquent customer had rushed in waving a bill in his hand. "You've made a mistake on this," the customer said. "You billed me for $18.50 and I only owe $8.5V'" The owner looked at his books, apologized profusely and collected the money. After the customer left he said: "I've been trying to collect that bill for months, s0 yesterday I finally sent him the bill for $18.50. It sure brought him in, didn't it!" "God grant me the serenity ta accept the things I cannat change; the courage ta change the things I can; and the wisdom t' know the difference". 91 iL 25 YEARS AGO (1929) e At tbc Royal Theatre-Greba Garbo in "Wild Orchids." At Rotary Club Tom Holgate g introduced an "efficiency test" theb result bo show bhe relative Sbusiness efficiency of each member. White Shield Club had an Irish nighb wbcn Dr. D. W. Besb tsbowcd scenes of Ireland wibh cammentary by Mrs. J. H. H. Jury. "Master" A. Cully was anc of the soloisbs. Easter fashions were advcr- ised by ail the clobbing stores. *Ladies' coats were knee-lengbh *and cost anywbcre from $8.95 tao $35.00. * Full control of Jury & Loy- *ell's Bowmanville store was turned over by Mr. Jury ta bwo clerks witb a record of faibhful service, J. Ross Sbubt and D. Alex McGregor. Women's part in the League of Nations was bbc subject of bbc address at Women's Cana- dian Club, of which Mrs. J. Clarke Bell was then president. Gratitude of the province for Robarians' gift of $ 10,000 boward a gymnasium at tbc Boy's Training Scbool was expresscd in Legislature by Premier Fer- guson. Bowmanville Club su:- scribed $1,000. In bhe Newcasble news is a list of prize winners in bbc Spring Flower Show. Is this event sill bold in Newcastle? New garage of Ross Ames & Garbshore was being builb in Oshawa with Peter Martin & Son, Bowmanville, as contrac- bars. Ben Barstead, Orono, was one of 19 killed in a C.N:R. bead-on- train crash at Parry Sound. He was a conductor on bhc train,. Maplo Grove - Mr. Samuel Snowdon sold bis farm toaa firm of Oshawa contractors. Salem-Sign of Spring in bbc district, bbc sawing machine busy in bbc neighborhood. i mei grai wir susI 49 YEARS AGO (1905) 1 Those millinery openings we 1 cntîoned carlier were really 1 and affairs. In Haddy & Co. ndow a bell of violets was k spended with various shades of ribbon festooned. One of the 1hats much admired was a whibe crinoline plaque turned back from the face with shirred white tulle, banked in back with shadcd lilacs and a cream ribbon bow falling over the hair. In the Misses Dingman win- dow was a display of a canoe and several baskets of flowers Flowcrs were everywbcrc ;n the store too. Popular shade in hats was mulberry. Flowers, foliage and shot ribbons were used as trimmings. Shapes men- tîoned, the Napoleon, Charlotte Corday, Gibson. Hats were real- ly bats in 1905. Ontario Agricultural College, Director C. A. Zavitz, was dis- tributing free, varieties of sced to be tried out by farmers thraugbout the province. Under Literary notes among recent books is Comte Henry de la Vauix's thrilling account of a journéy across Europe in a balloon. An electrician from Toronto was engaged for several days in thawing out the water pipes of the town system.. Dr. J. C. Devitt was elected president of the Midland Lea- gue Football Association. Rev. W. J. Cadman, Hamil- ton, acccpbed a cali to, the Dis- ciples Church bore. Ib was nobed that sleîghing had disappeared in bown but counbry roads had abundance. The date, March 29. In the Want Ads - Wanbcd, two men to drive peddling wa- gons, one for Darlington. one for Clarke. Mr. C. Osborne was one of the successful contestants in a gucssing competibion arganized by the Globe & Mail. Contest was to gucss the correct num- ber of votes polled. Revival services wore stili in progrcss at the Mebhodist Church, about 85 persons hav- ing decided "bo enter the new life". In the social notes wo see that M4rs. W. B. McMurtry, assisted by ber mother, Mrs. W. P. Prower, enbertained a number , at a delightful aftcrnoon Pro- gressive. Can anyone tell us vhat a Progressive was? President of Bankers' Group Explains Increase in Charges The increase in service char- ges on savings accaunts was re- cenbly put into cffect by bbc banks because af bbe cost of scrvicing bhc evcr-grawing number af cheques drawn on these accounts, a trend that bas been particularly markcd since bbc removal af bbc excise sbamp on cheques. This was stated bere today by T. H. Atkinson, President of The Canadian Bankers' Association. Mr. Abkinson's statement nobcd that, gcnorally speaking, Canada is tbc only country wherc banks permit cheques ta be drawn on savings ac- caunts. In masb other cauntries, savings accounts are used bo ac- cumulate funds and no cheques can be drawn against bhem. At bbc present ime, bbc num- ber of cheques draWn on sav'- ings accaunts is running at bbc rate of more than anc bundrcd million a ycar and bbc increase in bbc service charges was an atbcmpt ta meet part of bbc mounbing casb of the bookkecp- ing involved. The increased charges will still fall far short of bbe actual cost of providing these facilibies ta bbc public. On December 1, 1953 bbc banks voluntarily încrcascd bbc intcrest rate on savlngs* ac- caunts from anc and one-haîf percent ta bwo percent, ta bring r L THE TOI (By Benjar When bbc boys came ai fromn France in 1918, bbey brougbt with bbem a sang caîl- cd "Mademoiselle from Armen- ieros", and it is a souvenir of melody wbich, like "A Long Way ta Tipporary" and "Omd Bill", is an immortal possession in bbc archives af those old days af glory. From bbc Second World War bbc Canadian servicomen-- par- icularly those wbo scrved in North Africa and Italy - brought home another sang wbose haunting melody is just as immune ta passing time. lb is calied "Liii Marlene" a Ger- man sang which Hilcr's Afrika XKorps carried inta bbc dcserb and bl ta bbc theBritish armny in bhose fateful sands. lb was bbc bit sang of bbe war, mare emotional than "When tha Ligbbs Came on Again" andj catchier even than "The Beer Barrel Polka". wbich was an- other German sang ta wbich bbc Allies were partial. (And "Oh,, Mcmn Papa" ai course is bbc la- test bit tune from Germany.) Canada bas jusb bad a visit from Lili Marlene. Pcrhaps she is not bhc real Lili, if there is one; but lb is certain that bbc sang would nover have become lcgend if Laie Anderson bad not recordcd lb in Berlin in 1938 and if it had flot been played by mistake in Belgrade bbrce years laber. Laie Ander- son was a night-club enterbain- er in Berlin during tbc war. The wife af a Swiss composer, Arthur Boul, she was in Winni- peg ta visit ber daugbber re- cenbly, and Laie then went on ta bbc United States where she bas af course, .been offered TV and radia conýracts. MA mm front' nerthera Alber- lb more into line with bbc gen- oral level of inborcst rates in Canada. That moant an increase of approximately $19,500,000 in bbc amaunt banks paid ta cus- bamers wbo maintain savings accounts wibh tbom. The in- crease in service charges will not much exceed $2,000,000. In other words, thoso wha hold savings accounts in bbc charter- cd banks will receive $19,500,- 000 in extra intorcsb oach year and thoso wbo use bbe chequ- ing faciliby will be charged ap- proximabcly $2,000,000 in extra service charges. lb is only fair that those who use bbc special service sbould pay a reasonable proportion ai thc cosb involved. The ncw service charges are 10 cents per debit cnbry wibh ani allowance af anc froc choque for a quarborly balance of $100; two free choques foI7 a balane'o of $200 and bhree froc cheques for a balance of $300 or more. No general notification was given because it was foît at bbe time that, in vicw of bbc differ- onces in conditions relabing to individuaal clients' accounts, the matter could besb be deait wibb by individual bank staffs. Apparenbiy, many clients did not reccive prior notice and it now appears that lb probabiv would bave been botter if gen- PSHELF ýBeveridge) W ta, wholbas grown a luxuriant 4 set of sideburns in theo ou fields, bas been curious to know how bis whiskers got , tbe. mr na me. Well, Ambrose Everett Burn- - side (1824-81), a Federal gen-ý eral in bbc American Civil War, CA is responsîble for that, probab- ly from b fact ho wore "side- VENETIAN BLINOS 0 GARAGES-AUTO RE In the Dim and Distant Past From The Statesman Files - - - trE 3c A GNAT alightecl on one of the horns of a Bull, and remaineci sitting there for a considerable time. When ih bac rested sufficiently and was about ta fly away, it said ta the Bull, "Do you mind if 1 go naw?" The Bull mcrely ,raised bis cyca and remarked, without interest, "lIt's al anc ta me; 1 didn't notice when yau came, and 1 shan't know when you go away.- MORAL: A person of substance isn't easily bothered by trifles. That's why so many substantial citizen& fromn coast ta coast maintain savings accounts with The Canadian Bank of Commerce. Why flot follow their example? Open a savings account with aur nearest branch today . .. add to it regularly ... and as your balance graws, you, too, will be able to ignore littîs worries and enjay 1f. more, &MI il Heinemann Eduiion of Aesop's Fobls. h e Canadian Bank of Commerce op of which were sunk in grooves 24 silver dollars, with the 25th dollar being suspcnded ini the centre of the wedding cake. AIl refreshments werc brought by bhc visibors and everyone en- joyed a social time and boun- beous lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Berry, who were married ini Toronto '25 years ago. also received other silver gift.s from relatives and friends, as well as flowers, cards and messages of congratulation. Both Bruce and Leone (nee.,m Quinn) Were born in Bowman- ville. Bruce is employed with Mrs. and Mrs. Berry Honored by Friends On 25th Arnnïversary Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Berry, Liberty St. North, were sur- prised by about 24 close friends at their home on Saturday evening in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary which fell on the followina day. A unique gift of thegru was a beautiful iced and decor- ated wedding cake set on a 1 burns" himself, and the fash- ion was popular nmong his troops. Burnside captured Ro- anoke Island in 1862, but lostý over 10,000 men in his retreat from General Lee. He was gov- ernor of Rhode Island in 1866 anci became a senator in 1875. I have bcen doing some air traveling lately. and since we deal for the most part in this column with cultural items, lb would seemn negligent to omnit a note on a developing phase of Canadian culture which can- flot but succeed in making an 1impression on the people of other countries who use our air îtransportation facilities. I arn thinking or the Trans- Canada Airlines simply be- cause that is the line 1 have been using. Culture is the way we cook our steaks as well as bhc way we sing and dance, and therefore anyone who has tak- en a trip in a plane and has been exposed to the exception- ally fine airborne hospitality cannot but be convinced that thc pilots and stewardesses have a remarkable abiliby for making people think of them- selves as individuals and not just as the holders of ticket stubs. It is aIl a part of their train- ing 1 suppose, but it must take considerable effort and patience for them - the stewardesses - to smile ail the time. 'While you are airborne the captain shows each of the passengers his flight plan, and explains the al- titude, oubside temperature, air speed, ground speed, estimated time of arrival and ahl that, withoub having to be asked. Ib makes the passenger seem a part of thc crew, and this, of course, is a wonderful morale booster for those who are flot used to flv7ing. The liostess con- tinually busies herself provid- ing the passengers with maga- zines and refreshments, seeing to their needs so much so that the average TCA stewardess can generally cali the passen-, ger by name by the time the flight is ended. She may, of course, forget it once hie has been safely delivered. but be- cause of this extra attention one mnust inevitably be impressed with the great change which airi travel has made in our man- fiers and morals. In 1948. a Fort William girl named Olga Landiak, who was living in London, Ont., won the Bessborough Trophy as the best actress in the Canadian )rama Festival in the role 'if roan of Arc. On thc strength of this performance, and be- cause Miss Landiak showed cx- ceptional promise. the London Little Theatre group awarded ier its first acting scholarship and sent the young aspirant, a tal, dark-haired girl witb strong Slavic features, off to London, Eng. We did flot hear much about lier until about a year ago when Nicholas Egon, the British artist, picked hier pho- ograph bo use in his book, Beautiful W o mi e n of Our [me." Olga Landiak bas just re- Lurned home, and, according to er own version, she is a fail- re. She had two BBC belevision mles while she was away, but very time she auditioned for àplay she was burned down, iot because she iackcd ability ub because she xvas "too sbrong" )r the part. Olga Landiak, .ho had given a masterly in- ýrprebation of the Maid ofT Or- eans, was too big for anybhingi ess than cloquent. SI-e ended ip in London as a stenogra- )ler. But she isn't a failure. If the irectors were looking for a varilyn Monroe, a Sarali Bern- lardt would not do. But one les not tail at 28. Witb these peciai talents" Miss Landiak an do much to heip the Cana- an drama mox'emenb along, nd perhaps she xviii find that is possible for a C'mnadian ac- ress to find succcss at home. 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Rushed fast f rom the farm to, your door on your order. Phone today: 44&. Glen Rae Dairy TELEPHONE 444 BOWMANVILLE e I ELECTRIC APPLIANCES e DEPARIMENT STORES a TRAVEL SERVICE* OH yes they are!1.Thsy'ro listol... _______in the EPAIRING *NURSING HOMES *BANKS *TAILORS *FUR BUSINESS' polished board around the edge Ontario Motor Sales, Oshawa. The Gnat and the Bull PAffS m LIFE UNDERWRITERS 1 fritrr PIAKTAT%?A" ---. . .-- - - --- - --- IM Ist, 1954 1- j