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I ~A - THE CANAD[AN STATESMMI. EOWMANVTLL~. BNTARTn ,Newtonville W. 1. Hears TaIk By Miss Acosta on Puerto Rico The regular meeting of the There is a high standardo Newtonvilîe W.I. was held education. Ail must finisha Wednesday evening, August 25 jleast the 6th grade, and permis a t the home of Mrs. Geo. Hen- sion of the board must be grant <derson, with an attendance of ect .eîore students may leav 27. schooî after this. The goveri The president, Mrs. W. Milli- ment provides books, even fooc gan conducted the business part and clothes, for children whi of the meeting. The secretary cannot afford them, so that the: $read a letter from the district may have an education. p st presîdent, and also one The high school system is di frbm the newly appointed Home versified. In the iiidustria '\ýEconomist, Miýs Eleanor Smye, school, the student works as ai Soffice wiii be in Lind- apprentice in the mornmng, an I ~ attends classes in the afternoori _t las decided to donate $10 1 In the vocational schoois,- thi .èrthe community hall. students study their vocatîoi 1 for two years then work at thei Mrs. Mîîîligan then introduc- chosen profession for a year be ed the guest speaker, Miss Aima fore graduating. Acosta, (a niece of Miss Bun- The Heaith Department ii ,ner). Miss Acosta, a native of Pet ioi eyfn.Te Pue to Ricogave a very vivid Parhtoh unois withffe.TerX dellotioln of life in herar elhuiswtfeeX hein.Sead frttt ray, blood tests and pre-nata the island is smaîî, 100 miles cras rehsia aef 1by 35 miles, and yet it supports the needy and T.B. Sanitoriums 21/2milopep. The ciae Puerto Rico is a busy place million people. clixtrmte, There are at ieast 250 new fac. .-ihg Wam isntetee tories. These are free of qtax foi ..,ihsummer temperatures 76 1 er oecuaeidsr 1-40 78 degrees, and those of wi 0yarnoecorg idsr t_.ter (?) 60 to 73 degrees. TIhere is much needle work donE The ue~t Ric hisory in the island, but the wages arc heoPdetoRthe Westr Hem- ow, from 75 cents to $1.25z -theoldst n te Wsten Hin-day. Clothing, etc., is cheapei isphere. The isiand had long than in Canada. Miss AcostE * 'been inhabited by a native In- showed some beautiful sample. ,* 'dian race when Columbus land- of Puerto Rican lace embroid- ed in 1493. It is iocated in the ery and jewellery. im:West Indies. The people are Christmas is celebrated in thE SpnsFrench and Negro, and island with Santa Claus for s,*înce there is no racial discrîm- those who can afford. The chie; 1. .anation, ail are treated and edu- ie nteCrsmsmn caLe alke.barbacued pig. Rice and beans; The Spanish ruled the coun- are important foods for ordin- ryfor many years before Un- ary occasions. -Ated States took control, and The homes are cottages of the culture is Latin, and th;2 wood with cement foundation. language Spanish, though Eng- Electricity is in common use. 1ýish is taught in the schoois. Earthquakes occur frequently, Customs are different from as often as five in a year. 'urs. The man does the work, Puerto Rico is a beautiful a1s the boss, the woman is-just land, with ferns as high as hswife. Girls are not so im- twenty feet, and an abundance portant. The father sees that of lovely flowers such as gar- they are kept away from boys. denias, orehids and roses. The jDating begins at 18, and if a people welcome tourists, and boy wants to go steady with a Canadians could fly there with girl, he must ask the father, the round trip costing about w ho sets the time, perhaps 7 $200. 'm, to 10 p.m. If they go out At the conclusion of Miss tgether they are accompanied Acosta's talk Mrs. Milligan eall- bythe girl's mother, or aunt. ed on Mrs. Parker for a short The weddings are gay affairs reading, "Hlousekeeper's Con- with liquor for the toasts, and fessions." After "God Save the thered pep to the occasion. Queen" the hostess and her Canad&. Two prizes were given, one jFunerals are quite different for the person with the near- from ours. The burial takes est birthday. going to Mrs. G. pace in 24 hours, but before McCullough, and the one with that the body in the casket is the nearest wedding anniver- ithe home living room, and sary, to Mrs. H. Ormiston. there are flowers and candles. As a iittie souvenir ofNew- Coffee, crackers, wine and rum tonville, Miss Acostg was pre- are passed around every hour. sented with a cup and saucer, In the parade to the cemeteryfowhhseexrsd hr the coffin is carried high. Here suîprise and thanks and she was Semotional people give way in turn thanked for her very ,,their grief, and cry and interesting talk. While 75% of the people are PrebytriasMetoditsand of a poet in her who, being ~other Protestant faiths,' with told to be sure of her meaning '~e n some Spiritualists. People before she spoke, said: "How .:.fdifferent faith get along well can I know what I think tili.I, together. jsee what I say?"-Wallas. SUNKIST - Sweet California - Size 288 ORANGES LOCAL - FRESH DAILY Sweet Coni NOW AT THEIR BES FREES1 FRESH DAILY Saivec TASTY - MEATY - Premiuui TENDER -PRE-DRE Yfoung4 BE SI SHOP Fi CONTE - FREEE' CLOVERLEAF -FM Redi5 STOKELY -FANCY Cream( Owned and Values effeetive at Bc ST "VEE" VARIETY TONE PFL - EVERY BASKET on Swift's I - DELICIOUS ni Franl<s ?SED - 2 - 4 Ibs. Chk'kens LIRE TO ENTER DOMINIOI REE FOR - JT AT TRIS YEAR'S C. ENTRY FORMS AT OUR STJ NCY SOCKEYE lu Iw u ait S- ýt- 'e 1- 0 by il n ie n ir mr 7e )r ýe a ýr a r f Basket Wins Badge of Menit Go heen Family Holds Reunion At Orono Park On Sunday, August 29, a re- union was held in Onono Park of widely-scattened units of the Goheen Family. Aithough the rainy morning kept many from attending, about 150 braved the morning showers and were ne- warded by good weather in the afternoon. While the Dundalk, Port Hope, Toronto, and Peter- borough areas pnovided large numbers of those present,- the following places wer'e also re- presented: Hamilton, Onillia, Housey's Rapids, Flesherton, Newcastle, Bowmanville, Co- bourg, Kingston, Baltimore, San Francisco, Stroud, Buck- horn, and Niagara Falls. After a picnic dinner a brief devotional pnognam was heid in honour of God-fearing pion- eer ancestors. Then greetings from Amenican cousins in Flor- ida and Michigan wene nead, and a Californian cousin brought greetings in penson. Two musical numbers fromn the Dundaik Goheens were well re- ceived-a choral number and an accordion solo. An outline of the history of the Goheens since 1685 in pioneer America andi Canada was given by Mr. R.1 W. Goheen of Newcastle. AI talk on the branches of the family now in the U.S.A. was given by Mn. T. W. Goheen of San Francisco, wbo also con- tnibuted to the pnogram an alto- honn solo. Prizes wene awanded as fol- lows: 1. Youngest Child Present: Mar- ilyn Doreen Goheen (4 weeks).. daughter of Mn. and Mrs. Wil- mer Goheen, Pont Hope. 2. Oldest Lady Present: Min- nie (Goheen) Ketching, Onillia, Ont. (76 yns.). 3. Oidest Man Pnesent: Wil- liam H. Moore (86 yns.), R. R. 3, Port Hope. Grandson of Re- becca (Goheen) Moore. 4. 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Phone 497 Bride Elect l Barbara Goddard A cciden t Vi Given Shower .M kn u s On Wednesday evening, Aug. a i g F h 25, Miss Barbara Goddard, bride- *eiect, was honoured at a mis- 1 of Mrs. A. Masters. Mrs. Mas- T ou h S 1 tters, Barbara Fairey and Lorna A former Bowmanville girl, Fletcher were co-hostesses at Mrs. Dorothy Dorks, daughter the affair which was attended of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Faulkner, by about 30 fnîends. Concession St. E., lier husband, t The bride was presentêd with William Dorks, 25, and dau'gh- a lovely corsage of red and ter Donna Mae, 18 months, are white roses and a beautiful all making favorable progress in bride's book prepared by the hospitai after reeeiving serious hostesses. Corsages were also injuries in a bead-on collision presented to the bride's mother, on Highway 401 near Pickering 7Mrs. H. Goddard and the groom's on Wednesday evening of last mother, Mrs. J. Buttonshaw. week. The bride was escorted to a The accident took place one chair, decorated with pink and mile west of the C.N.R. station white streamers, in front of at Pickering at 7 p.m. when which was a huge pirqk umbr, i the Dorks car was involved in filled with gifts. After opening a head-on crash with a car the many iovely gifts the bride- dniven by William Worden, 45, to-be graciously thanked her of Ajax. friends for them. Mr. and Mrs. Dorks and their An evening of games followed ýdaughter were retumning to New including one in which the Toronto, where Mr. Dorks is guests supplied adjectives wbîch employed by Goodyear, after were used t0 compile a humor- visiting Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner ous description of the shower here. The Worden car was eom- and the guests present. At the ing east in the south iane of end of the evenîng the guests the highway when it went out enjoyed a delicious lunch served of control, crossed over the by the hostesses. boulevard and crasbed bead- on into the Dorks car, driven by Mrs. Dorks. The cars met Swith terrifie impact and botb s were total wrecks. T Suffered Senlous Injuries Mr. Worden, who was alone, 0J suffered a broken left ieg. Mms. Dorks suffered a brain concus- ON R sion from a fractured skull and tlSunday. In addition she re- cevda fractured pelvis, frac- ct.Mr. Dorks suffered senlouS terdaughter, Donna Mae re- Dozeneeived a fractured skull. Doze The Dorks family were taKe 39c to Oshawa Gene rai Hosýiti n Dozen I rens' Hlospital, Toronto. The condition of ahl three was mueh j improved on Monday, but tbey c will have to remain in hospital for some time. Cuddy of Wbitby treated the victims at the scene before they A C H E Swee taken f hospital. Officers PUARCHES Eggs Win Prizes For Local Man Meuots In "Ex" Contests One Pound M. W. Nowak, proprietor of g Nowak's Chieken Farm, R. R. 1, Bowmanville, has again won prizes on bis eggs exhibited at 39 ithe Canadian National Exhibi- tion, Toronto. He won two first prizes on cases of Grade A. Mediumi eggs Per Pound 1 and one third pnize on a case of Grade A Large eggs. It is b e founth year in succession C hat Mr. Nowak has exhibited 4 9 < g: the C.N.E., and ai 4 9 year he bas had several pnize rHe selîs eggs at wholesale to MS I hospitals, restaurants and storesJ N'S in Bowmanville and Oshawa. Who hath flot learned that 4YEAR when aione he has bis own1 thoughts to guard, and when: N. E. struggling with mankind bis' temper, and in society his FORE - ong ue?-Mary Baker Eddy. FAST RELIEF FOR ..o20 'RII[DMATWc Sizes 3 to 6x $3,o98 Sizes 7 tO 12 GIRLS' BLOUSES Sizes 3 to 6x and 7 te 12 Smnart white cotton blouses with plaid or piped tvioi to wear with skirts or jumpers. $1.79 ALL -WOOL CARDIGANS A large assortiment of all-woorl cardigans that are an important asset to any wardrobe. Colours in- olude green, brown, navy, powder, blac.k and white. Sizos 34 *te4* OnIy $3,998 ALL WOOL TARTAN SKIRTS For the young ladies . . . all-wool Tartan Slcsrts in amart pleated style. Choice of Black Watch, Lindsay, Hunting MeKinnon and Gordoni. Sizes 12 to 18 - SpeciaMyjitrmiee4 $ 7.98 Eaek Leonard Oughtred' With Awards Leonard Oughtred, a market gardener of Wvesleyville, who grows gladiolus as a sideline, is shown above with some of the many awards he won last week at the Canadian Gladiolus Show in Brampton. Although he has been growing the exotic flowers for only two years, he won 29 awards at the show, six for first place, fine for second place and eight for third place, as well as special awards. He was also presented with a merit badge from the North American Gladiolus Council for displaying the best basket at the show. -Photo by Carson Studio, Port Hope GIRLS' PLEATED WOOL SKIRTS Assorted plaid and plain colours in pert pleated skirts. - Sizes 4 to 6x. $298 BLAZERS Children's wool blazers that rate tops i back-to- school needs. They corne in navy with smart crest on the pocket. Boys & Girls Girls Only }6-oz. tinI 4m4- l' PAIM worn duFOR 2 ictms r Pro gress fi Serious of the Whitby O.P.P. detach- ment investigated the accident, whieh eaused a major tie-up of traff je. The Dorks family had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner on Wednesday, which was Mr. Dorks' day off fromn the Good- year plant in New Toronto. They started baqk about 6.20 p.m., as he believed that traf- fie on the highway would be lighter then. The couple were married six years ago and make their home on l5th Street, New Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner have visited their daughter and son- in-law several times in hospi- tal since the accident. LINED BLUE DENIM JEANS AND SHIRTS Styled for smart appearance and wearing qualities. Lined blue denim jeans and matching plaid shirts. Sizes 3 to 6x. JEANS $2.49 Pr. SHIRTS $1.59 each CHILDREN'S Three-quarter Length Socks Sizes 6 tb 9%/ ÀLL NYLON Ail nylon shrink-resistant socks with elastie tops. Colours include red, navy, powder blue and maroon. 89Cpair ALL WOOL CHERUB HOSE Fine English make of children's wear. Colours in- clude navy, white, oatmeal, brown and green. 79cpair WOOL & COTTON HOSE Wool and cotton hose with nylon reinforced heel and toe, in colours of brown, green, red and navy. 69C pair TRIPLE CUFF BOBBY SOCKS The ever popular 'heavy cotton bobby sock with the triple rolled nibbed cuff. In white the eolour that makes such a hit with the collegiate crowd. Sizes 81/2 to il 10W PRICED AT 59C pair t04e42?ùvgd~d J'yONE 451 K1NG ST. HAST p. 5. Grdîother w 1t h the 'Greatest number of Descendants Present: Eunice (Kinsman) Go- heen, widow of the late Henry jGoheen. R. R. 4, Port Hope. (21 present, counfing "in-laws" and several great-grand-children). The earliest Goheen ancestor in Canada was Thomas Goheen, a United Empire Loyalist, who settled ncfth of Port Hope, On- tario, in the early 1790's. His descendants are now sgattered across Canada and the United States. A 14-foot-long chart of these descendants was on dis- play at the reunion. It contain- ed about 600 names of those who carried the Goheen name. 1Operated by Dominion Stores Ltd. owmanville - Thursday, Friday and Saturday Stepember 2 - 3 - 4. ""Truly a Pleasant Place to Shopla BOWMbANVILL w_-- TM CANADUN STATESMAN, BOWMANVffJ,& ONTAFaO IDAMW 9 Shown above with the basket of prize gladioli which won him a badge of menit from the North American Gladiolus Council at the Canadian Gladiolus Show in Brampton last week is Leonard Oughtred of Wesleyville. The badge of menit was presented, along with a cash award, for the best basket at the show, and Mr. Oughtred was very proud of the honour, especially as he has only been raising gladioli for the last two years. -Photo by Carson Studio, Port Hope Sfafford Bros. ý $1,998 MING ST. EAST