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After Midn1gbt sept. 25, for QUICK KESULTS wlth STATESMAN CLASSDFIDS DIUAL MArket 3-3303 tDurham County's Great Family Jouriial"- After Mldnlght Sept. 2M, lo QUICK RESULTS wlth STATESMAN CLASSIPIEDS DIAL MArket 3-3303 VOLUME 100 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1954 loc PEIR OOPYNUBR3 an>' Members Join Chamber of Commerce Ngw Pro jects "Discussed -An enthusiastic group of 40 rnembers of the Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce heard reports of the fine progress be- ing made by the organization at the September meeting held ln the Balmoral Hotel on Mon- day night. In addition, J.T.A. Wilson, Toronto, Assistant On- tario Manager o! the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, gave an' excellent address which ap- pears elsewhere in this issue. Indicative of the rapid strides being made by the Bowmani- ville Chamber was the report of ý'Mvembership Chairman Elmer Banting that in the three days prior to the meeting over 2.5 new members had joined. President Art Hooper wel- comed the members and guests and explained that attendance might have been even largr had there not been two other functions taking place the same evening. Total membership is now approximately 102, be said, and he invited the new mem- bers who are not yet working on committees to join the com- mnittees of their choice. Executive Minutes Read Chairman Ray Lathangue o!f the Recý eation, Healtb and Safety Committee read the minutes of the executive meet- ings duning July and August in the absence of Secretany Jack Weise. These revealed the many projects wbich are under way, including provision of free parking lots, provision of wasta containers for the parks ai-d streets, efforts to obtain signs for the entrances to townI and many other undentakings. Interesting reports were heard from the various com- mittees. Chairman Ray Lathan- gue reported for the Recrea- tion, HegIth and Safety Com- mîttee that the waste contain- ers for the playgrounds and main street have practically been completed. The oul drums used in making these waste containers were generously donated by A. H. Sturrock, be said. A- safety campaign for school eilîdren is being under- taken this faîl by the Kinsman Club. Free Parking Set Up Chairman Keitb Lathangue of the Parking Committee ne- ported on the survey made of three possible parking loca- tions by members of his com- mittee. One of these is on three sides o! the Memorial Arena, one is north of the Town Hall, and one is behind the brick building at the corner of Church and Division Streets 1 (Continued on page seven) Armstrong Nominated Provincial Candidate For Durham CCP Part>' The results o! last week's candidate for IDurham in the provincial by-eleclions sbowed next provincial election. teurgent need o! an effective "No serious observer o! thc ..~postothie peet v Ontanio scene will accept yes- ,~nment o! the province, On- ierday's verdict as an over- "&?ao CCF leader Donald Mac- whelming endonsation of the ]Donald said Friday nigbt. Frost government's record," ..Àj-yThe by-eleciion resuits gave Mn. MacDonald said "That gov- ...ided proof that the Liberal ennmeni is extnemely vulnen- party was incapable o! pnovid- able on miany counts."I lg that opposition, be said. (Progressive Conservative can- didates were successful in by- eleet4ons Thursday un Leeds, Nipissing and Russell. The tbree constituencies had elected Pro- 4;gresàive Conservative candi- dates in the 1951 general elec- . . . . .. .. . . . .r. ion.) Roy Armstrong Mr. MacDonald and Robert Van Pulis, chairman of the CCF na- tional farnm committee, were special speakers ai a meeting in Orono town hall, when Roy Armstrong was nominated CCF Gross Negligence "'The government is guilty of at leasi the grossesi kind of negligence in permitting the bighways scandai 10 develop,"' Mn. MacDonald told bis audi- ence Friday night. "While boasting o! low provincial tax levels, il is building up the bighest per capita debi of the nation, thereby leaving the burden o! repayment of our cbildren. "It is failing more every year to face up to the staggering fi- nnilbunden involved in education costs. It bas ignored with a callous indiffenence the growing problem of unemploy- ment and the financial burden it is cneating for many munici- palities. "Finally, smug in the safety o! its overwbelming majority, il is ignoring the price and marketing problems of agricul- ture as that basic industny tnied to cope with a 25 per cent fOp (Continued\ýon page seven) Orono Child District Fire Brigades Hlit By Car ý In Action Here Friday Little Carol Gilbank, 5 - year-oid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gilbank, R.R.1, Or-ý o C v l D f n e T s ono, and granddaugbter of Mr.' manville, narrowly escaped 1 A large demonstration of mu- hill from Vanstone's miii pond serious injury Monday morn- tual aid in firefighting witti and pumped from one of the ing when struck by a car. seven fire trucks and 60 fire- trucks in the relay systçrm back Mrs. Gilbank was taking men taking part will be held' over the bill again. Carol and her sister Anne, 8, to in Bowmanville tomorrow (Fri- The demonstration will be Orono Public Sehool in the fam- day) nigbt at 7.30 o'clock in the under the - auspices of the ily truck. She let themn off onsy area on Scugog St. between Northumberland and Durhamn a short distance f rom the King St. and *Wellington St. Counties Fire Departments Mu- school. Anne had crossedi the This section will be blocked tual Aid System. It is design- street safely and she sbouted off as well as Church St. up to ýed to give the firemen experi- to ber younger sister to look Silver St. The fire trucks1 ence in working together in out for an approaching car. wbich wilI be fromn Cobourg,! fighting fires. Such expenience Carol darted directly into the Port Hope, Newcastle, Oshawa,1 would be most valuable in a, patb of the car, however, giv- Whitby, Ajax and~ Bowman- 1civil1 defence emergency. It is ing the driver no chance to1 ville will be stationed in th;s expected that a representative avoid her. larea and hoses will be run frorn of the F ire Marshal's office will A doctor from- Toronto was one truck to another. W'ater be present at the demonstra- the next motorist to comne will be pumped up over the 1 tion. along and he examined the child on the spot. He then took ber and hier mother to MeoralHopta, owai-Resu me Children's Story Hour ville, wbere X-Rays revealed that she had not suffered any brke bns.Sh wstratdAt Bowmanville Library Oct. 2 for a bruise on ber forehead, cuts and shock by Dr. Derrv Hubbard and allowed to return M n e o k u c a e home the following day._ 1 The Fall season at Bowman-1 only attend in the evenings, ville Public Library shows I every indication of being one M ail C anges of high intenest and enjoyment. * Children and parents wilI be N'eAIee happy to know that the vr popular Story Hour instituted With the reversion back toi by the Librany lasi spring will I resumne at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Eastern Standard Time ibis Oct. 2, with Mrs. M. J. Hut- Sndm oring "h tmes forichinson in charge. inoigand outgoing mails Cide hudrpr rmt at Bowînanvîlle Post Office l to th RedngeRortomte c h an g e slighily. MondaysiLiby n the aTn on Hall.the through Fridays Outgoing mail Iirr nteTw al h closes at 9.30 a.m. for eastern Siory Hour will continue every points, 6 p.m. for western des- Saturday at the same hour of tinations and at 7 p .m. for east ten o'clock. This proved very mail. popular last year with an at- Incoingmai wil b sotedtendance of between 30 and 40 by 8.30 and 11.30 a.m. each day. hlrn i On Saturdays oulgoing mails Cbildren are elicouraged ta close Mt 9.30 a.m. for the east come to the libramy for books and at 3 p.m. for ail destina- in the afternoon after school, tions. Mail is received Satur- when the librarian, Mrs. F. W. days at 8.30 and 11.30 a.m. andl Bower, bas more time to de- at 5 p.m. vote to ihem. A considenable Outgoing Sunday mail is number of adult members can closed for ail points ai 7 p.m. Letter boxes are cleared a 8.30 a.m. and 5 pari. daily. aIll7itrict IVos Choral Group Changes Night For Practice Because of the work being done on the floor of the Town Hall auditorium the practice and audition o! the Bowman- ville Choral Society will be changed next week. 'Raiber than being beld gt the Town Hall Monday night, it will be held insiead on Wednes- day night, September 29 aI St Paul's United Cburch Sunday Scbool room. îbe audition for new members will be held ai 7.30 that nigbt and regular practice will begin ai 8.30. This change in scbedule will be for one week only. Any new members wishing Ici join the Society should sub- mit thein names 10 Miss Mar- garet Purdon today (Thursday). Names received afien today cannot be considered for some time. Miss Purdon can be reached at 52 Division St., tele- phone 3184. New members xiii j be beard by Dinector Hûgh j Martin at 7.30 next Wednesdayi night. after working hours, which is apt to make this a busy time. The juvenile membership and enthusiasm is most encourag- ing to the librarian and Board, and every effort is made to provide good and attractive ibooks for boys and girls. For aduits too, there is nio slackening in the books and service provided by the library. A large order has just gone in for new books in fiction and non-fiction and these will be comiig in ail the time. There is always a good selection of the latest tities available, as well as recently published volumes and older stand-bys. Magazines are also available. If you are flot already a member, plan now to visit the library situated in the Town Hall, in the first block nortn on Temperance St. Now is the time to get established for Fali and winter reading. st Fortunate StormYDamage is S ligh t Town Hydro Crew Bus>' Bowmanville and' West Dur- ham were very fortunate dur- ing the junior-sized "Hurricane Edna" which wbipped tbrougb the district Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Althougli there was some apple loss and minon propenty damage the destruction was not nearly as bad as il migbt easily bave been considering the ferocity of the gale. Howard Gibson, Manager o! the Durham Growers Coopera- tive Cold Stifrage, stated that several growers to wbom be bad talked bad reported their losses ai not more than 5 per cent of tbeir crop. These men were picking up the drops iii- mediately, he said, and selling them for whatever purpose tbey could be used. In spite of the high winds there xvas litile damage to ru- ral power lînes. The Bowman- ville Rural Operatîng Area of « the H.E.P.C. reporied tbey bad ..no more trouble than usual". New Royal Theatre Proprietors Take Over Recently, il was announced that Mrs. Dave Buck- taken. Mr. and ïMns. Gi have thred children, Irving 12, spant and Mr. Owen Nicholas had given up ownersh.ip of Dixie Ann 10 and Patricia Lynn 9. Robert Waugh, 14, is the Royal, Bowmanville's only theatre. The new owners, also staying with them. Originally, they came from shown in the centre of this picture, have already arrived Saskatchewan. More recently, they have been operating in Bowmanville and may be seen any evening aI work on a dairy processing plant at Geraldton for the past three their new project. They are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Irving years. They came south because of their interest in the Gi. At present, they are living in a spacious trailer at theatre business and because they like warmer weather Cream of Barley Camp, but wilI soon be established in than they've been having around Geraldton. They are a the apartment over the theatre. On the left is Carsoný musical famnily, the children playing the piano and RelEstate represenlative, Mr. Charles Rankine of Bow- accordion. Mrs. Gill was formerly a school teacher. Mr. manville. who handled the transaction. On the right is Mr. Gill's hobbies include hunting and fishing. The Statesman, GiII's father. Richard F. Gi. Melville. Sask., who %vas, on. behaif of the community, extends a warmn welcome to visiting "i son and daughter-an-law when the photo was1 these newest citizen& 1 Power Interruptions Here jIn Bowmanville itself, the ilne crews of the Bowmanville P.U.C. had considerable more action. Falling trees and bran- ches in various parts of town caused power faîlures ranging from only a few minutes to three hours. Power was off along Elgin St. and King St. E. for about 11/ hours starting at 4.30 a.m. There was also a power interruption in the west business section and along Scu- gog St. for a brief time, and along Waverly Road for three hours. There were two narrow es- capes from falling trees. At 210 King St. E., a large Manitoba maple tree in front of the house of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Purdy snapped off about 20 feet above the ground. The large tree barely grazed the corner of the frame bouse in falling and partially tore off the eavestroughing. Mr. and Mrs. Purdy were sleeping in the cor- ner of the house grazed by the tree. and had it fallen a few feet further north they might (Continued on page seven) Guides and Brownies To Start Meetings Need More Leaders Girl Guide and Brownie *meetings will be resumed next Monday. Bnownies will meet in the Lions Community C e n t n e, Beecb Ave., aI 4 p.m. Girls * from 8 10 1l years o! age are eligible to join a Bnownie Pack and will be welcome. Girl Guides will meet in the :HiLh Schnni cvrnasium at +7 Nos. Change On Telephones This Weekend This weekend will be an im- portant one for telephone users in Bowmanville for, a few min- utes afier midnight on Sunday morning, September 26, al telephone numbers in this local calling area will be changed ta include the excbange designa- lion "MAnlWt 3", Frank Wil- liams, Bell Telephone manager here, said ibis week. At the same time, telephone numbers in the Whitby exchange area will also be changed t0 include the exehange designation, "Mo- hawk 8". Co-incident witb the number changes, enough additional dm1l swiicbing equipment will go int use to provide for tele- phones for ail pensons in Bow- manville who are now waiting for service, Mn. Williams said. The new numbering system, under wbich numbens consisi o! the finsi two lettens o! the excbange name, an exchange numenal and four figures, con- forms 10 a unifonm numbering plan wbicb is becoming stand- ard in North America. The sys- tem is part o! a new advance in long distance service enab- ling operatons tb dial direct 10 telephones in distant centres. Bowmanville numbers which now have four figures will sim- ply be pnefixed by "MArket 3". Present tbree-figure numbens will take the prefix "MArket 3-5,". Jack & Jili CIub's First Fali Meeting A Hard Time Party The opening meeting of the faîl season for the Trinity Jack & Jill Club iook the form o! a Hard Times dance at the Lions Community Centre. About fonty couples arnived Ici panticîpate in the fun dress- ed in anytbing from sugan sacks 10 paper bags. Music was provided by Lou Dewell's orchestra and Stu James as M. C. kept the party going with a numben o! novel- lies and variely dances. Win- ners in the spot, -tag and elim- ination dances received pnizes in'keeping witb the bard limes theme. When parcels were op- ened the valuable contents proved 10 be ànything from budgie gril to Epsom saîts. During the evening a vaniely o! sandwiches and pickles ac- companied by numenous cups o! coffee revived any flagging spirits or tired feet and enabl- ed the dancers 10 continue their frolicking until the wee sma' houns. Nurses Addressed By Dr. D. Hubbard At Sept. Meeting The Bowmanville Nurses' As- sociation met on Sept. I aI the Nurses' Residence, with 36 present. Mrs. Helen Newton, president, presided. Following the business portion o! the meet- ing, Dr. D. Hubbard gave an ad- dress on hypnotism in medicine and also spoke on natural child- birth. A lively discussion fol- lowed bis interesting talk. jbountiful lunch was enjoy- ed at the conclusion o! the meet- ing. The next meeting, which will be held in the regulan avening, the first Monday o! the monlh, will feature a floral display and1 the cane and arrangement o! flowers. This will be on Oct. 4 aI the Nurses' Residence aI 8 p.m. AIl graduate nurses are invited 10 attend. Club " 15"' Elec-ts Phones Change This Weelcend New suppIementary telephone directories with sky-blue covers, similar to this one held by Miss Bernice Brocklehurst, have been delivered to telephone users in the Bowmanville exehange area. The new telephone books contain the two-letter and five-figure telephone numbers which wiIl become effective early Sunday morning, September 26. Public Meeting Oct. 18 Discuss Zoning By-Law Citizens Should Attend Bowmanville's Zoning By- law is now in the final stages o! becoming the law o! "the town. At a meeting of the Bowmanvifliq. Planning and De- velopment- Board held in the. Council Chambens Thursday evening plans were laid fora public meeting. At this meeting to beý held in the Town Hall, Monday, Oc- tober l8th intenested cîtizens will be heard. A discussion will take place and any com- plaints regarding the prokosed by-law will be heard by the board. The meeting will start at 8 p.m. Considera hIe work has been done on revising the. by-làw since it was f irst publisbed. Anyone intenested should read the revised copy which is available for perusal at the Town Clenk's Office, After the by-law bas been discussed at the public meet- ing it then goes before town counicil for the first and second readislgs. Following Ibhis, it is sent 10 the Onitario Municipal Board for their stamp of, ap- iproval. On the by-law's neturn it then has a third reading whicb makes it law. Two proposed new sub-divi- sions wene also discussed by the Board at their Tbursday meeting. Charles Bickle has a proposed sub-division fnonting on Concession Street east of Liberty Street. This was re- turned to council with the i-e- commendation that Mr. Bickle have his plan offîcially survey- ed in with the existing stncets tbat intersect King and Chunch Streets to the South of his pro- penty. Mr. Flett's plan of addi- tional lots 10 his present sub- division eeceived the approval o! the bbard. Rotary Delegates Give Report on Convention Rotary had several speakers jing Rotary expansion, inter- on Friday at the Balmoral, as1 club exchanges of speakers, club delegates, recently return-1 choosing club projects, attend- ed from the District Conference ance follow-ups and extension in Torontp, reported on the of Rotary information to club three day affair. members and outside. Every A representative group at- effort will be made this year, tended from Bowmanville, led the golden anniversary of Ro- by President 0. F. Robson who tary, to increase club member- stated that the conference had ships by at least ten percent. It exceeded all expectations lin was stressed that in going ai tr attendance. About 600 were ex- new members. caution should pected and 1175 registered at be taken to obtain only those the Royal York. who will attend regularly and Rick Rickaby, a forrnier To- be an asset to a club. ronto club member, renewed Rex Walters presented his friendships by attending the findings from, the Vocational cdhferencc early. He was the Service group of the confer- only delegate who reported on ence. It was feit that this sub- the Sunday activities which ject had been smothered in the dealt with various Rotary clas- past due to lack of information. sifications for members. His re- To rectify this situation, more port was on internal adminis- meetings should be devoted ýo trative difficulties which Ro- this particular important topic tary experiences in selecting with evening discussions in separate classification identities members' homes and an honest for each of its members. He also facing up to this particular detailed the discussions on suc subject in each club. things as senior active mem- GeorgeMoyrltdwa berships, Rotary's cîosest ap- eM dyrledw t ;xfg . j iéylllalll i roach t0a a-life -membersbipý; p.m. Girls of il years and over The opening meeting o! Clubihnrr ebrhp hc are~~1 wecm.was held at the home of Mrs.1 are discouraged in Rotary and It is boped that there will he Ralph MeIntyre recently. Mem- other various types o! mena- a full attendance at these meet- bers elected for 1954-5,5 exec- bership. ings, so that our winter activi- utive are as follows: President- Walter Degeer outlined the ties may gel under way. Mrs. R. Ames, Secretary-Mrs. Club Service discussion, includ- There is always a need for G. White, Treasurer-Mrs. L. additional leadership. If You Van Driel, Social Convener- are interested in girls and Mrs. R. MeIntyre, Press Conven- would like ta help with Com- en--Mns. B. Miller. pany or Pack meetings, or as- Mrs. G. Vinish. retining presi.jiVemiaorial P sist in Badge work, please con- dent, reviewed the work o! thb tact Mrs. A. J. Frank, 72 Scu- Club dunlng the past year. A gogSt orphneNo.321. Two "stay-at-home" bridges ,-d ive Vini1 were held, proceeds o! which. (..~ i Lo t H u r were used in the support o! good i Memorial Park Association G an L s o r causes. ih eld the first meeting of the Fifty dollars was donated to Faîl on Sept. 14, with a good the Department of Recreation.iattendance. Town Returns A substantial donation was alsO, Mn. Beaupnie said that four contnibuted ta the Memonial Hos-, coats of oul have been put on lUpital Fund. some of wbicb bad the Clubhouse lo.Tewd Standard Time been realized by the sale Of ing pool and toilets are closed beach clothes, made b,., meni- for Ibis season. Estimaies wene The hour o! sleep lost by ner bers and sold in the Club's own receivecl on an oiù bunner ta . »booth at the Hospital Bazaar. ha u ulig n fte sidents o! town Ibis spring bwa urhse hit as accepteldina n e ohopem wben Dayligbt Saving TimeI A ploughwsprhsd it aacee nd eho t went int effect can be ne- Club funds for a family in Pak- sodn have il installed. So corne claimed Ibis Sunday monning. istan. ' along folks ta our euchres and At 2 a.m. on that morning At the occasion o! a concert in 1 bingos this winîter. It will be Standard Time will go back in- June a cash prize was presented1 warm. Mrs. Mitchell wiIl con- ta effect. AUIldocks and watch- ta the Public Scbool Orchestra . tinue ta run the afternoon es should be turned BACK one Il was decided tb funther sup- euchres. hour. making the lime 1 a.m. port ail local charitbec- Mr. Kilmer spoke of the ilu Evenyone thus regains that losi paigns in the future ani 0ass and winten activities sponsored hour whicb slipped away so Iess fortunate children ini this bv Bowmanville Recreation qtuckly d'la spring, district 'D.pt. He wondered d we ou.&d WCflL un at the t.ommunity Ser- vice. group, which included dis- cussions on public projects if Worth t0 the club's commun- ity. One of the first projects of this kind undertaken by the 1<Continued on Page seven) )ark Plans fer Season find out how many would be interested in attendîng classes in our Clubhouse, and which classes would be of the most interest. Ada Dadson was ap- pointed to look after this. The members asked Mr. Kilmer ta bring our new Recreation Di- rector, Mr. AI. Vail, to the next meeting as we would like to mee. him. We have bought a soft drink cooler which, is in the kitchen at the present time. Plans were made for a chrys_ anthemum tea to be held on November 6th. Mrs. Neil Wil- son was appointed convenor of this tea. Bingo Committees were chosen for the next foijr weeks, and meetig adiourn., ioflowed byIumch. Imm -r 7 r - , ý- - 1 r l' [ 1