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Public Libroery Reports ý*Small Financial Loss But Increases Activities The annual meeting of the inembers of the Bowmanvillel Public Library took place in the Library on Tuesday even- iixg, January 25. The Board for 1955 was elected and is made up of the following: Mr. L. M. nathbun, Chairman; Glenholme ~Utghes, Secretary - Treasurer; Miajor L. W. Dippeil; Miss Ma- ry JeWell; Mr. R. L. Mitchell; Rev. T. A. Morgan; Mrs. V. H. .Storey; *Mr. A. M. Thornpson; Rev. -Warren Turner. The only eb'ange in the personnel of the Board from last year is the ac- ~quW~tion of Mr. T. A. Morgan. "'the Librarian submîtted an Interesting and well.-organized report. the ighiights of which are as follows: - During 1954 there was an ini- crease in the number of adult members every month and the In"nber"hip rose from 253 to 305. Týe juvenile membership Incr;eas d by 58 to a total of 34à. Circulation of adult non-fic- tion increased 96, the increase for fiction being 94. The cir- culation of juvenile books pass- ed ail bounds, 1474 more books were Ioaned to childrcn in 1954 than in 1953. A total of 247 new adult fiction and non fic- tion were purchased by the Library. and 90 juvenile books. Besides these a total of 42 books were donated, as well as a year's subscription to May- fair. Mrs. M. J. Hutchinson, Assist. Librarian reports 490 major re- Post Office Here ,'stablished 1826 yne of Oldest In bis addrcss to the Bow- inanville Rotary Club last Fi- day on the work of the Postal D ep ar t m ent, Bowmanviile Postmaster George Vice gave same intercsting historical facts on the local Post Office. He painted out that the Bowmanvillc Past Office is anc of the oldest in Ontaria, hav- ing been cstablîshed in 1826 under the name of Darlington. This was 25 years before the lirst postage stamp wvas is-1 sued in Canada, and before a railway line was in peratio thraugb this section. Thusý the first mail for the town xvas carried by ship in the surnmt r and by dog sied in the winter. Mr. Vice iistcd the variaus Poqtmasters who have scrvr-d the town: James Black, 1826- 1828; Robert Fairbairn. 1828. 1857; James B. Fairbairn, 1857- At this point, he said, there seems ta be a break, as John McMurty was not appointe-J until 1907, serving until 1912.1 W. C. King was Postmastcr trom 1912 ta 1921, C. B. Kent from 1921 ta 1950 and -is son, John B. Kent from 1950 until May of last year. Mr. Vice took over the duties of Post,- master on May 6. when Mr. Kent went ta Ottawa to workI In the headquartcrs section of à1ePost Office Department. original location of the i nanville Post Office was lecorner of King and~ Scu- gog Street, from wboýre it a m.ovedU to The Statesman block where .Wright's and Buckley's stores are at present, the aid grand Central and still later Io the space occupicd now where Murphy's Appliancei store is at present., and stillidl"-' ter to the space occupied now by McGregor's Dru g Store. Yinily. when the present Àt Office *as built in 1903 41took the space formerly used 'àsa Town Hall.. If and whcng leowmanville obtains a new1 post Office it will be at the .outh east corner of Temper- sueand Church Streets acros *ý,mtha, Town. MaIL. jpairs ta books as well as nu- merous minor repairs. "The thorough 'face wasbing' the Library underwent gave it a brighter and fresher appear- ance, and the new Bowman- ville Public Libraryý sign out- side puts us rcally in a prom- inent place, ahl we necd now is mare room and better ac- commodation." Mrs. Bowcr said. The children's story bour evcry Saturday marning bas been a succcss. 394 chiidren, aged 5 ta 8, attended over a pcriod of twcnty weeks. These story hours wcre discontinued during the sdimmer. The secre- tary - treasurer, Glenholme IKughes, submitted- theé financial report ta the meeting. The Chairman. Mr. L. M. Ratbbun, said that he was pleased with ail that had been accomplish- cd, espccially the completion of the card index systcm. Ha then thanked cvery member of the Board, and the Library staff, for their hearty ca-oper- ation during 1954. Flnancial Statement Receipts Cash, 1 Jan. '54---- $-753.22 Town Grant 2000.00 Prov. Grant ---- ----- 380.00 Members' Fees 336.55 Fines etc. 191.62 Sale of Books ~ 25.60 Total ----------- --- $3686.99 Dlsbursements À4dult Classcd Books -- $ 402.19 Juvenile Books---- 153.65 Adult Fiction Books 365.36 Total Books Pur. $ 92 1.20 Periodicals Pur-------- -112.40 Total reading% matter Purchased --- -----$1033.60 New Equipment (sign) 68.50 Insurance ----- 20.26 Library cards and sta- tiancry ---- --------- - -7596 jPostage and Express. ---' 34.53 Salary, Librarian - ---- 1375.00 Wagcs, Assistant Librar- ian ------------424.18 Book repair Materials 26.72 Bank charges (money arders) ------------- 8.57 Cleaning & Mainten- ance - -------------- 44.37 Advertising .--- ------- 10.12 iMiscellaneous ---- ----- 14.19 Total disbursements _$3136.00 Cash in Bank------------ 543.75 Cash on Hand 7.24 $3686.99 Income for 1954 2933.77 Payments 1954 ,----- 3136.00 Loss 1954 --------- S -- 192.23 Glenholme Hughes, Secretary-Treasurer. Three. Cars In Accident At Courtice A thnee-car crash on Na. 2 ighwy hn front of Roy W. Nicas Body Repair Sbap at Courtice about 10.30 p.m. hast Friday night caused seriaus damage ta the three vehicles involved. Walter Kobak, Newtonville, who was driving east, told po- lice he turncd over ta the eft side of the noad taward the body shap. When be saw there ,were no gas pumps at the building, he said, he started te turn back ente the highway and was struck by a car drîven by Fedor Dobramilsky, R.R.3, Bowmanville, travelling west. A third car, driven by Rab- ert Bowler, Oshawa. piled into the nean of the othen two cars. Nick Bankko, Ncwtoavîlle, a passengen in the Kobak vehi- dle, was taken ta Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital with headt cuts. Start Voting, ,Most Popular Baron Player Voting for the "Most Popu- lar Player Award" on the Bow- manville Barons hockey team ~will begin at Saturday's night's game bctween the Barons and the league - leading Cobourg Comets at the Memorial Arena at 8.30 p.m. Winner of the award -a handsome $95 Gruen wrist watch-will be decided on the basis of the mast votes receiv- e d Saturday night and the last itwo home games on February 5 and 12. The vating will be handled as follows. Each per- son buying a ticket for these .last three home games will be Ieligible ta vote for bis candi- date as "Mosst Popular Player" by writing the player's name, on the ticket stub he receives at the gate. These stubs wili ,be coilected in ballot boxesl nj placed in the rotunda of the eArena. The player receiving the dgreatest number of votes at Il these last three home games ýt wiil be awarded the wrist ,s watch. e Fans will be assured of a Stop-notch game Saturday niglit eas the Barons are piayîng greatly improved hockey and -will be secking ta consolidate their hold on a plairoff spot. The Gruen watch whicb thel most popular player wiili re- ceive was donated by Hloaper's Jewellery and Gif t Shap. Six Year OId Hurt By Truck Tommy Hawkins, six-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hawkins, Qucen St.,- received a face cut which required stit- ches whcn he ran into the path of a Simpson-Sears delivery truck driven hy Sammy Sey- mour on Silver St. between Church and King Streets Tues- day afternoon. The youngster dashed in front of the moving vehicla without warning, police -said, giving the driver no time tu stop. Dr. Harold Ferguson ex- amined him and found no in- juries other than the face cut. Newcastle Farm Gutted by Fire TI-ursday Morning The farm home of Harold Wright, R. R. 3, Newcastle, known as the Tom Knobb pro- pcrty, was entirely destroyed by a fire which broke out at about il o'clock last Thursday morning. Cause of the blaze was not certain but was thought to be overheated stove pipes. The neighbors formed a bucket brigade and the New- castle Fire Department was called but were unable to save the building. The firemen were hampercd by not being able to use the water in the well on the property and had only the supply carried in their truck. Neighbors and firemen sav- ed the furniture and most Af the household cffects from the flames. Mr. and Mrs. Wright and three children are staying for the present with a neighbor, Mrs. Charles Bedwîn. Hospital Board Orders Purchase of Equipment Purchase of new equipment for the 'Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. was approved at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors held in the auxiliary room on Wednesday of last week.' This includes a 2 horsepoxv- er stand-by motor for, the boil- er room and a filing cabinet for the office. Also under con- sideration is a new acoustic ceiling for the auxiliary room. The grounds committee re- ported that some cinders had been put down on the ho-spital parking lot, but more are need- ed. Superintendent Miss Irene Shaw Reg. N. reported 869 pa- tient days and 90 indigent days during December. On motion- of George Hacking it was de cided that the Board wouild pay the expenses of any of the staff attending the Hospital Ac- cotinting Institute ini February. Secretary R. J. Dilling wvas instructed to notify the Tçwn- ships of Darlington and Clarke that their representatives had not attended meetings very regularly during 1954 and ta ask the townships to inform the board who their 1955 re- pre5entatives arc. F. Hoar, new representative from Newéastle, wvas welcomed to the meeting. Others present were: Chair- man Joe O'Neill, Miss Sha-,, Mr. Dilling, M. Crydèrman L.i Preston, 1. Hobbs, J. Lander,! G. Hackinc, Mrs. J. O'Neill, Mrs. Bruce Mutton, Mrs. L. W. Dippell and Dr. C. J. Austin. The Board is very grateful ta Ewart McLaughlin of Osh- awa for a $200 donation ta the hospital. This bas became an annual gesture on the part of Mr. McLaughlin which is great- ly appreciated. Citizens Committee is Formed For Local Option Election The Bowmanville Citizen's plained that the Federation Committee met at the Com- had information which should munity Centre on Jan. 18th. The be made available to Bowmian- nominating committee brought ville and community. This in a report, the officers for 1955 comrmittee is set up to bring being Pres., Alan Strike; Vice that information to the people. President, Alex MeGregor; It,.was suggested that the sub- Sce'y-Treas, Mrs. M. E. Leask. ject be discussed at Young Education and Publicity - People's meetings and different Lieut. John Ham, Gordon El- organizations. liott, Mrs. H. Bartlett. Rev. T. A Teacher's Manual of Alco- A. Morgan ta act in an advis- hol Education by the Director ory capacity. of Physical Education of the Ways and Means-Mrs. Ernest Toronto Board of Education Laird, Dennis Hughes, Mr. was passed around for inspec- Webb. tion. The members thought it a Legal Action-Ernest Brad- splendid manual for use in High ley, Mr. Kinnear, Mrs. Wm. Schools. It is in the curriculum Porter. to be taught in Health periods. Mr. Smalley from Ontario An essay contest was suggest- Temperance Federation éx- ed with prizes to be given. Bob Gaffa gher Wins Eastern Ont. Singles Bowling Championship Bob Gallagher, one of Bow- ianville's best âl1'-ràùnd ath- letes, added another top sports achievemnent ta bis list of ac- compiishmcnts last Saturday by capturîng the Eastern Ontario Men's Singles Bowling Cham- pionship of the "Maison Clas- sic" bowling tournament. In topping 350 bowlers from ail parts of Eastern Ontario, Bob racked up a total of 2441 points for ten games in the fi- nals at Peterborough, giving him a 244 average which qualifies him as anc of the best bowlers in Ontario. He will campete next at the Sports- men's Show in Toronto cam- mcncing March 14 for the East- crn Canada Mcn's Singles ti- tic. There will be il other re. gional champions plus the pre- sent Canadian champion bawl- ing against Bob in this event. The winncr of this taurna- ment wiil campete against the Western Canada champian for the Dominion title. This latter event will take place in Win- nîpeg in April. Local bowling fans will bce pulling ror Bob to take the Eastern Canada ti- tie and advance to the finals in Winnipeg. Paper Drive Is Posponed The paper drive of the Bowmanville Boy Scouts Association originally sche- dulcd to be held bcginning at 6 p.m. toniorroiv night has -been Postponed until Friday,' February 4 at 6 p.m. instead. Householders are asked at that time to place their bundled papers and maga- zines on the boulevards or curbs in front of their 'homes where they will be picked up by the Boy Scouts. Popular Minor Leaàgue Coach ir Although veri busy with his job and his duties right are Wayne Devil as Playing Coach of the Bowmanville Barons Intermediate George Kennedy, Dave1 Hockey Club, Ernie Dickens stili finds time to get down in the Atom, Pee Wee, 1 ta the Bowmanville Arena Saturday marnings when ifications play their gai passible ta teach the Minor Hockey League players the ings under the sponsors] fine points of the game. He is shown above coaching a Department. group of Atom .(under 10) and Pee Wee players. Lef t to. Cîtizéns Asked'to Express Their Views on Subjeci of Civic Garbage Collection N ew Warden Alan Beer Reeve of Manvers Township, Alan Beer, Bcthany, shawn above, wvas elected Wardcn of the United Counties af North- umberland and Durham when the council members met for the first time in 1955 on Tuesday of last week. Hec defeated Reeve Sidney Little of Bowmanvillc an the first ballot by the narrow margin of anc vote. Mr. Beer was also Reeve of Manvers in 1954 and had previaus exper- ience as a councillor. Town's Water Rated Purer Than Before Bowmanville's new water supply systemn from Lake On- tario is even purer than the water still being used frain thc springs north of the tawn, a. report from the Departmcnt of Heaith receivcd from P.U.C. by Manager George VanBrid- gcr shows. 0f 47 tests of the town's wa- ter supply taken in 1954, six taken priar ta August whcn the new watcr supply went into operatian were not up to the highest standard of Grade 1. Since the new lake supply systemn went into use, however, anly anc test bas failed ta came up ta the Grade 1 standard. Mr. VanBridger reports that camplaints about chiorine taste in the water are much fewer now than When the new sys- tem first wvent into use. On many days there is no cblor- ine in the water at alI, since the supply cames entireiy from the springs. Howevcr, wben the water level in the elevated storage tank reaches a certain minimum level - usualiy on weekends - the pumps at the lakefront pumphouse cut in, and the chlorinated lake water is pumped inta the town sys- tem. At the inaugural meeting of town council the subject of estabiishing a municipal garbage collection in Bowmanville was again brought up for discussion. Those taking part in this subject were not unanimous in their opinions. It was therefore decided to throw the probiem in the iap of a committee composed of Councillors Higgon and Rehder and Deputy-Reeve Carruthers, with the first named as chairman, and bring in a report at a future meeting. This was done with a view of evidentiy having the electors vote on the question when the facts are presented. In order that our readers may be acquainted wîth the facts and be in a position ta vote on this age-old question inteiligently we asked Councilior Higgon to give us the information he has gathered on this subject, which is contained in the foliowing: No. of Families ----- - 1,866 No. of Businesses- 229 Total ---- ---2,095 Present Collection Cost Families: 25e per week, $13.00 per year. Businesses: $1.00 per week, $52.00 per year. If ail farriies used collection, yeariy cost If ail businesses uýed collection, yeariy cost- $24,258.00 11,908.00 Total yearly cost $36,166.00 If 75% used present collection, yearly cost-- $27,126.0 Proposed Cost of a Municipal Garbage Collection Approved garbage collection- body --- -- - -$ 5,800.00 Truck ta carry body $ 4,400.00 Vehicle cost $10,200.00 Wages for three men -----------$ 6,240.00 Gas and oul 472.00 First year cost ___ Yearly cost, based on the body lasting 10 years (Records show that average life is 15 years) and the truck three years Body cost per year------ - -- -- -- - - - Truck cost per year- - Labour (3 men) Gas and ou-------- $16,,912.00 $ 580.00 1,467.00 6,240.00 472.00 Total yeariy cost------ - ------- ------ $ 8,759.00 Yearly cost per famiiy or business- -- -- ---- 4.20 If seven- men were used so that the cans would be picked up in the back and returned, the yeariy cost would be $ 8.18 (By taking the body on a l0-year basis instead of 15, any maintenance costs should be covered, aiso with no trade-in allowance on the truck shown, its maintenance should be covered). Advantages 100% contÉol and collection. No spillage on the streets. Lower cost. Eliminate burning of garbage in town. It is noted at the bottom of the sheet containing the above summary a space is lef t, headed "Disadvantages of a Municipal Garbage Collection", but no objections or disadvantages are iisted. The Statesman is therefore throwing this matter open for discussion in these columns. If any citizens wish to express their views, either pro or con, and Will send the article ta The Statesman, of course signing their name ta the article, we will gladly publisli such views. In this way, it is hoped, the members o f council wiil be in- better position ta know the minds of the electors,,and therefore what action should be taken. Large Audience at Travelogue Presented at Trinity Last Friday n iACtion "Caravan", a tredmnin al, colaur travelogue was pre- sented before a large aud ience in Trinity United Church, Fni- 1 day, Jan. 2ls-e. Tfle two-hour travcioguc is the story af al trailer trip made by Leroy Tol. bis wifc Hildegarde, and thein children Wcndy and Brian. Act- uaily the pictures uscd were taken on two separate trips made in the summers of 1952 and 1953. In these twa sum- mers the Toîl family travelled 22,000 miles, covcring most of the North American Continent. Rev. T. A. Morgan introduced Lenoy Toil. who delivered the commentary on the first haîf of the trip. Mr. Toll is the younger of the twa Toîl brothers who some years aga presented their S travelogue "Hitch-Hiking 'Raund Uthe World" in Trinity Cburch. A graduate of the University of TootMr. Toll spcnds tenj months of the year as a portraitj photgraherin Toronto. Each1 surnrer he and bis family pack thcmselves into their 12-foot trailer and spend the remaining two months travelling about the1 country. Yet, Mr. Toîl assured bis audience they spend little more than tbcy would if they stayed -- at home. Their "home on wheels" is equippcd witb table, bunk beds, kitchen sînk, ice-box, Colemail stove, wardrobes, cup- boards, etc., thus eliminating the hotel expenses which mast tour-- lsts must meet. The first haîf of the trip, made in 1952, took tbem west through the Canadian Rockics, down the Pacifie Caast ta cal- ifornia, into Mexico and back ta Toronto via the Grand Canyon. Some of the most beautiful shots o! the tour were taken in Brit-t :t, Ernie Dickens, Dave Higgon, isb.Calumbia. The breath-tak- Gohen ad Dve err Ai tems ng beauty of the Rockies was Gohen an Dae Ker. ll tamsmade wonderfuliy realistie byt Bantam and Midget-Juvenile ciass- the three dimensional pictures.i mes at the Arena Saturday morn- This unique feature seemed ta ;hip cf the Boxvmanvilie Recreation transport the viewers right into the scene itself. You had the t -Phto y Crso Sudi Pot Hpestrange sensation of actually k ý-Phfo b Cason tudi, Prt Hpe tand4img on the edge 0, roclcy#1 precipices and gazing down inte the depths of l,O00-ft. ravines. The destruction o! forest f ires 1was made dramatically neal as the cbarred remains of hug@ B.C. farests appeared on the scmccn. The giant redwood forests af California, the huge rock forma- tions in Yosemite Park, Grand Canyon and the Painted Desert made equally intcresting sub- jects for Mr. Toll's expert pha- tagraphy. In contrast ta the natural bcauty of these spots was the artifieialty of the pink bous- es of Hollywood and the glitter- ing neon signs.of the fabulous gambling city of Las Vegas. "In that city," said Mr. Toil, "there anc signs all over advertising cbeap weddings. Thcy supply cverythîng but the bride for $10.,, Tbe second haîf of thje pro- gram was nanrated by Hildr- garde Toli, also a graduate a!f the University of Toronta and a native of the Town of Whitby. It is she who kceps a diary of their trips and scnds it home in the form of letters ta friends and relatives so that tbcy will bave samething ta nefer back ta wben nelating the story o! their travels. In ber bnigbt and amusing fashion Mrs. Tohl carred ber audience along on a tour of'the eastenn part of the continent. The quiet charm of the tinv fishinà villages and the wild paundng of the surf on the rocks of the easten, coast werc ail brought vividly to life on the scneen. Fnomn Cape Bret- on Island they travelled down the cast coast ta Flonida and across ta Cuba whene tbey ab- tained some intretngý shots of the Capitalbuli. Special Permission had ta be obtained befome tbey couid photograpli the inside of this beautiful build- ing but the results wenc wel worth the trouble. The return trip was made through the mountainous "bhil- biliy" country of central United States. libe '1 lu , "s (v m 1« -