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20 KING ST.e.R PAGE ELETEN THtJRSDAY, DEC. md. 1954 Goodyear Employees Flonored for Services It la always interesting to year Co. in Akron, starting in read in the "Wingfaot Clan" of the Development Departmeflt. the. recognition given to long In 1929 Charlie was transfer- lervice employees at the Good- red to the Bowmanville plant v.ar plant. Such falthful and in charge of 'Developmeflt. In loyal service apeaks weil for 1941 he was appointed Assit- the employees, as well as the ant Superintendent and in Jani- trealment and censideration uary 1944, he assumed the pos- tii.> receive fromn the com- ition of Plant Manager. Pny rom a newapaper stand- Charlie 18 the father cf four .tit there la anather angle sens. One is a dentist, another Wlich appeas. It la the publi- An engineer and two are at- cii>' iven the career cf each tenditMi school. Owing ta health 01 thsse employecp thus hon- reasons. Charlie's activities have ored. To give the writeups wi- been somewhat curtailed the der coverage than la contain- past few years but he plays a cd in the Wingfoot Clan, which little golf and does soma fish- distribution la limited ta cm- xng. Ployees,The Statesman hs pleas- B. L. Bill Oliver cd te pas$ on these tonies for Edal liebtrknw the information cf its readers: as Bill halsverom UalebrY Charlie Cattran was presented with his 30-year- In ~ Conference Raom pin. At the presentation wasa ,vic&frFrcaoident Wally Denny, large number of his co-workers New Toronto, presented Plant including W. N. Ferguson, New~ Manager Charlie Cattran with Toronto asst. comptroller, who bis 35 year pin before a large presented the pin. Ems. Craw- ;9athering of service pin hold- ford reviewed Bill's life in an cri and salary personnel. Bob enlightening and humorou.i Watt, Production Manager, gave manner. an outline cf Charlie's life his- Bill came ta Bowmanville tory, which *as followed by with his mother, (the forme: thc Pin presentation and De- Beryl Edsall) and sisters whei velopment Manager Elgin Van- his father enlisted in World coe handing over a quantity of War I. Bill's father was inva- letters and telegrams cf con- lided homne in 1918 and when gratulations from Charlie's weil took a ja with Goodyear mnany friends and associates in and because of his qualifications the Goodyear organizatian. was made Factory Accountanl, Born and educated in Eng- the position that Bill was ta land, Chanhie sailed for the fili later on in life. United States in 1916 and set- When Bill graduated fror tled li Akron. His first employ- high school he took employ- mnent was in the pay office cf ment with Goodyear but lefi the Goodrich Rubber Co. Thrce and went into the banking bus- yrears laten he joined the Good- iness. After a few years Bil FOR IMADE-TO-MEASURE TIP TrOP CLOTHES" vi*57501 I AUYNOU~ BR ESLIN'! I ~ HEGOON ILECTRIC LIMITED ELECTRIC WIRING. REPAIRS AND REFRIGERATION MA 3-5438 #8 King St. E. AUTHORIUEP' a SEN ERAL Q ELECTRIC Bowmaynvilei NOME APPLIANCE DEALER Ontario1 LGlen Rue Dairy MA 3.544,1 Bowmanville TM CAnDI.N TATESUM. SOWMAN VtILE.ONAMT 0f Ebenezer Elect Off icers Ebenezer Berean Class again' heard the familiar strains cf Christmas music as they held their final meeting for the year. Ail joined heantily in singing "O Corne All Ye Faithful" after which President Mrs. Alan Down read brief excerpts from Peter Marshall's "Let's Keep Christmas." Treasurer submitted a ful report of $292.75 on hand. During the business portion the following decisions were made: (1) Tonight's offering be used ta defray shipping charges on Christmas pancel to Eng- land. (2) Class purchase drapes for parsonaige living-room and cliing-room. (3) A book of Bible stonies be presented ta babies of community. Slate cf officers for 1955 shows but two changes as pre- sented by Mrs. Alex I14uir' Pres., Mrs. Alan Dc'wn. lst vice, Mrs. Archie Muir Jr.; 2nd vice. Mrs. Alex Muir; 3nd vice, Mrs. Garnet Goyne; sec'y, Mrs. Ross Pearce; Ass't-Sec'y, Mrs. Walter Brown; Treas., Mns. Glenn Pickehl, Ass't-Treas., Mns. Gardon Vinson; Banquet Con- vener, Miss Anne Hoît. Mrs. Peterson expnessed thanks fôr flowers etc.. during her illness. 'Silent Night", with Mrs. Pîckell at the piano announced *the worship period. Mrs. Annis *read 'Follow the Star". Mrs. Alex Muir read fram Luke 2 : 8.. 20, after which Mrs. Annis bnaught an inspiring Christmas message. Mrs. Muir closed the warship with prayer. Mrs. L. Down and Mrs. M. Osborne rendened two loveiy vocal duetta. Mise Hoît introduced the guest Speaker, Miss Milicent Luke. af Oshawa, who enter- tained with her delightful des- cription of a recent trip te Bni- tain, Orkney Islands and Swlt- zerland. Mrs. Hait extended thanks on behaîf cf the audience and the meeting was dismissed with the singing of "0 Little Town, Bd Youngmca The Stateema s ru quit tic baik 'and cames back te Goodyear in 1924, and teck a position in tic Facter>' Ac- ceunting Departmont under Chris. Cale. Whcn Chril. Cole died in December 1944, Bill was promotcd te manager of the Factory Acccunting Depart- ment and ns responsible te W. N. "Bil" Ferguson. Bllai marrlcd, has a dnugh- ter Janie. He and hie wifc are charter mombers of Bowman- ville Badminton Club and Bill is aise a charter member and a past presidenit cf Bowman- ville Lions Club. He aIea has rsenved an the Board of Educa- tien. lI sports, Bil played -inter- *mediate basebaîl, softball, in tic town beague and was cric of the tewn's btter tennis and badminton players in his yeung- er daya. For necreation Bill bowls in Uic Major Bowling League of which lie has been a membon for a numben cf years. He aise enjcys playing bridge, a game that he la veny Rsharp at. Just recently he pur- 's chased a television set where * hoe spends a lot cf his leisure * hours. For years Bill has own- 1. ed a cottage at Leon Lake, * whoro he and his family and * fiends spend the summor. Bill is a very good story tel- o r. knowing tllem all and the ýr people who know hlm will at- ntest ta hie wît and humour that d is enjoyed by those who can Lhear hlm. rSf Billa a gentleman and a fiend, a conscientiaus and val- ued member o! Goodyear. o Stanley McMuter Stanley McMurter, Produc- nm tion Control, was born east cf 7-Brighton, Ontario, in Murray t Township. He attended Public 3School at Smithfîeld and High Il School li Brighton. - Since leaving school, Stan has only had onc place of emn- ployment, Goodyear. A few days after filling eut an appli- cation fonm, Stan was called into work on October 17, 1929 and has worked here continu- ously. Stan has been on vanious jobs ingte lns toc fr te MathDepat- tngte atfsrthartg ith u ment. He worked for a timeono Air Brakes in the Hase Raom, on the six dock sole press anc sole clicker, Mil Room test press and alsa on the Calenders. Befare goîng on Productior Control i.n 1943, the job lho 1: stll on, Stan served as an lI Ispectan in the Mill Room. A brother Gordon alse works or Production Central in the Bell Department. Stan is veny interested ir lodge work. Ho is a Past Nobhi Grand cf the Odd Fellows, Pasi District Deputy Grand Maste of this district, and this yeai netired fnom the officeocf Re. cording Secnetary e! Florenc( jNightingale Lodge No. 66. H( isl on the Board o! Trinity Un. -ited Church and is a membei Of Trinity Jac~k and Jill Club IHis hobbies are mostly ganden. ing and keeping the surnound ings around his house in an at. tractive condition. Stan is married and has tw( daughter-_ He is a conscientiou worker and a "aluedi employeg of the Company. To wind up praceedings ICharlie Cattran presented Stai with his 25-year pin and Reg Harding completed the pres entatien with the Company' $100 choque that goes wît] eveny 25 year pin. Other emplayees wha neceiv ed Service Pin Awards in Oc tober were: Frank Lane, 2 years; CorsW'ie Fagan and Koi Flint, 15 years; Jim Houc] Robt. Sadler, Albert Wood ward, Thos. Harness, Roy Be con, Lloyd Her.ry, Jack Rot erts, 10 years, and Roy ]FaUs, years. Berean Class Christmas Seat present rcceiving parcels from the Association and h waa aho 1 1 Some ycars ago I read an ar- ticle apropbs Prefessor C. B. Sissons, Orono, whici deahi specifically wlihnef or estatiln an his fan. Wcndcrlnf wiai kind of jlgger ho was,1 called on hlm, rccently, and discover- cd io's alright - qulte intelli- gent, wti trong convictionis regarding fanm ecanomy, and use of land including reforesta- tion. Ho appears old fasiioned enougi toecnjoy itting before a wood burning fireplace, whice listening ta a cellege feotball game on a modern ohectrlc ra- di.Of course. there are many ather facets te tia interna- tlonally known, remnarkable mani, but as this la net hus blography wc will refrain frem mentioning him except when necessary. Ho purchased is fanin, just souti af Orona, froni thc lato W. L. Smith, well known te many Dunhamites, wie knew hlmn as a persan with an unusually penetnating nind; who, as editer of tic Farmerls Sun, travclled the back concessions on a bicycle te abtain human interest ster- ies for hia paper. As a youth I enjoyed his doen articles appearîng unden tic pen name cf "Ahmic." If my mcmany serves me ight ho was agriculture editor cf the Eold Globe for many years, be- sides being thc authon cf "Pion- cera cf Old Ontario". He was idefeated in is effort ta be elected for West Durham as a Libenal in the Ontario Legisia- turc. * Mn. Smith was appalled at *tic wanton timber wastagc,an 1"mining" o! the morainic soils, ipredicting that dosent condi- .tions would eventually prevail unless intelligent farming smethods, including much refor- - estation, proper timber, and zon#e7K;w8,~/'/s~~kpu vu 55 PLYM ODTH -6'S end V-O, up f0 157 M.P. Completely new... every inch and every exciting fine of Mt There's the bright spirit of tomorrow evidenced ini everylins of the spirited new Plymouth for '55! For here's a car so refreshingly free of meaninglesa fads and hile... 80 artfully styled, 80 sllim, so tàut ... you sexise a feeling of forward thrust even when the car is standing still. And under thé hood you'l discover silky-smooth power in new V-8 and 6-cylinder engixies. Yes, from roof to road, from bu.mper to, bumper, you've neyer seen so, much that's new .. . .80 much value! Be sure to see this eager new Plymouth on display at your Chrysler-Plymouth-Fargo dealer's! Manufactured in Canada by Chryler Corporation of Canada, Limited on ail modela, and powr windew ifte and power seat on Savoy and Belvodere modela at moderate extra cent. Unique rear dock tneatnne nt with graceful, fin-like rear fenders empiasizes tic low, racy look cf the sweeping Plymouth silhouette. Luggage companiment is big enough te hold a steamer tnunk wth reom te spare! New Horizon full-wrap windshield wrapsarouind notoni>' at the bottoa corners, but unlike ordinary wrap- aroundoa sucaitie upper halfwiono it really counta. Corner pesta have a rakish, rearward aent emphasizing tic flowing linos cf tic '55 Plymouth. New curved instrument panel with gleaming recouaed dials ha tie hock and efficiency cf an airpiane flight dock! The PowerFlitc autematic transmission * Flito Contrai lever in mounted on tic dash with otier centrois tint are aeldom used. PHONE 3 a5487 'r - kfre& $4e 08f f louve »eon woi ta soc... Make It a date i Don't miss this excitlng event at your Chrysier-Pymouth-Fargo dealerls PALMER MOTOR SALES .......... 1 xn's Column sklful farm wVoodloi maunate % : ment wus prictlccd farthwlth. b Mr. Smith practlced what he ti preached, byr plantig during 1912, savon acres o! S cota pine M in rcws tiree foot apart, on r ligit te cia> sais, on sharPi>' t rolling land, ratier di!! icult to1 use_ fcr agricultural purpoaca.à His raseons fer so daing were, te beautif>' thc handscape, pro-1 'vide a windbreak against tic bleak, nenthenly winds, and asr an experiment. Most of tioso treos survivedl He wýas, indeed, a great Canadian by any standard.z Profcsscr Slascna obtained 1 tic fanut in 1921, and has dii-i- gently striven te protect, and1 devehep tie reforestation le-t gacy. Tic treos are mostlyi sixty foot talI, stralgit, wlth& an average- diameter e! sigit1 inches at cheat higit. Ton yoara ago, trees frount tiI stand1 were manulactured into rougi furniture' and exiibited at tic C.N.E. -1 As tic trocs were planted" toc close, tic Prefesaor's main1 job has been te tuan thcm eOut1 intelligently, using tic cul parts for fine wood, tic good atuf!fano lumber. Dunlng 1952, cigit tiouaand foot wenc cut, some o! tic 16 feot butt logs oaci pnoducing tiree 6" x 2" planks besides other one inch boards. Neither insects non di- sease appoars ta have damag- cd tic Sissons' white, ned, on Scots pinos. Thc gnowth in heigit has been rapid, but li diameter more static. Tic only damage, durlng tic Lpast forty yeans, seems te have [been caused by an ice haden stonm thlrty years aga, and *Hurricane Hazel moe recently, 1 wion about twenty per cent of Ithese tall, graceful beauties *wene blown down. 1 Arrangements have been to skid, haul. anîd saw into lunber the "Hazeled" trees, and to pay Professer Sissons ai fair remuneration at se much per thousand feet. Since auri iterview, bad wcather has prevsnted the taklng cf a suit- abie photo of thc wind dannag- ed plantation, wic might have added inlerest te this ar- ticle. As the present Provincial Foresta& were started li 1908, roaders wlll appreciate the iii- torical significance cf the data presented herewlth an the Sia- sons' 1912 planted area. In this meney mad era, when a great many people evince inlercat li referestation, rnainly because cf thc quick, easy profita ta b. made from planting Scotch pince for Christmas tree purpases, It la refreshing te meet a persan of Professer Slsson's charactor, whe believes in reforestation for the benefits it wili bring 1o mankind lIn general: Who insista it la ils duty te proierve and devclep the reforestation legacy, startcd by Mr. W. L. Smith, and inherited by hlm <Sissons) wien ho purchased tic Smith farm. He la very empiatie li hls aissertion that the Provincial Tree Nursery at Orono, wa es- tablished laUely because o! the efforts of Frank Squair, A. A. Powdt, and W. L. Smith. My own opinion is that Prof. Zavitz cf tic O.A.C. staff at Guelph might well be included with this Pioncer gnaup cf Dunhamites whe saw tie need ef reforestation lin Ontario. I cnquired if the Professer was a native cf Durham Coun- ty, and was pleased ta hear that he came from Crown Hill, li Simcoe County, wiere your scribe worked as a farm labor- er during 1909 and 1910. Ini fact, 1 workod across the line fonce from E. C. Dnury, wio was laton to bocome one of tic Mot progressive thinking Premiers ta iold office li On- tarie, and wha stillisl a pen- sonal friond of Professor Sis- sons. s LOANS$ t Are your present month>' commit- $ ments too heavy to carry? . f $ Consuit Bellvue today for au casier wa olighten your financial wa t ?wrries.$ t A plan to suit every income. rl $ A, Belivue boan is as near $ as your Phone. $ BELLVUE FINANCE $ G. H. Wilson, Manager 29% Simcoe St. S. Oshawa $ $ PHIONE OSHAWA 5-112ý Appeal Letters* Number 15,822 Tic Executive Councîl of tic Northumberland - Dunham Tu- berculosis Association, met at Cobourg oNoeber 17, when many Probes !tic welfare, case findig adeducational pagais o e! icAssociation wer disussed. It was agreed that twc films shauld b. purciased for use in tiese United Countios - tieso te be available for Club anrlIn- etitute meetings on requet. A contribution of $250 was aise sent te tic patients in Weston Sanitorium te asaist li tic publication of thii San Magazine "Link", whlch la wrltten, edited and printed b>' tic patienta tiemselves. Mrs. Wieler. Wehf are Chair- man, reponted that 35 patients froni these Counties wers at iur 1 Mt agreed te send a special remner- brance toecataiChristmas- tinne.1 A new film "A Pair Chance" was shown, whick pointcd out very graphically the probles which face ex-patients when they are ready te go back to, work. These problems are al caused by the lack of knewl- edge of their fellow empîcyces and friends who do nôt always realize that the ex-patient would not be dischanged from Hospital unlcss the disease wa4 arrestod and the patient tic- reughly "safe". Executive Secrctary, Mns. M. Pewtnoss, reported 15,822 Christmas Seal appeal lettons had been mailed lni Northumb- erland and Durham. Tie tre- mendeus task of gettixiz these lettens li thc mail had been made possible threugh the help given by members cf tic Kins- men and Kinette Clubs and the Business & Professional Wem- en's Club of Cobourg and ether jnterested citizens. ýý 1