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e' t4ttbmArn '"Durham County',s Qeat Family Journat" VOLUME 10i BOWMMWVILLE, ONTARIO, TIIURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1955 10e PER COPY NME 1 Lions Heai aced byJ Èntertain L The West Durham Adviso Conimittee of the Canadian N. tional Institute for the Bli were guest$ of the Bowmai ývile.Lions Club at their regi lar meeting Monday night. The program was arrangE by the Sight Conservation ar Blind Committee of the Liai Club under Lion Don William whieh plays host ta the lo advisory committee of the( N.I.B. each year at the tirn the appeal for funds for th work of the C.N.I.B. is launcf ed. This campaign, with an ot jective of $3,300, began on Mor day and the Lions Club preser ted a cheque for $100 ta MiE Helen Cryderman, chairmanc the local committee, during th evening. In addition ta Miss Cryder man, other committee meir bers intraduced were Miss Len Taylor, Reg. N.; Mrs. M. J. Hui chinson, Mrs. J. E. Hobbs, Isa belle Davis, Miss Dora Purdor Reg. N.; Mrs. Cliff Trewin ahi Byron Cryderman. Also intro duced were Walter Simmom Peterborough, Field Secretari for the C.N.I.B.; Captain F.J L. Woodcock, National After care Officer for the war-blind ed. who was the guest speake of the evening; drivers Bil Griffin and Bob Elsey, Peter 'Hamlyn Electec Library Board Rupert G. Hlamlyn has beet named ta the Bowmanvjlle Publie Library Board ta fil the vacancy caused when Rev. Warren N. Turner left Bow. manville ta become Rectar cl St. Jude's Anglican Church, Toronto. The last Children's Hour al the present season at the libra- ry conducted by Mrs. M. J. Hut- chinson. will be held this Sat- urday, April 30, from 10-11 a. zn., after which it will be dis- continued for the spring and summer. Thiir4., new books have re- r etybeen received at the wj1rlwary- and residents are in- vited ta go ln. and look over thiis new selection of volumes. B. H. S. Cadets Face a Week 0f Activities The Bowmanvile High School Cadet Corps faces a busy sche. dule the week af May 9. On Monday, May 9, the annual in- spection will be held here. be- ginning at 2.30 p.m. Marking Officer this year will be Cap- tain Fred Evans, Kingston, head of cadet training in the Eastern Ontario Area. Col. Lamne T. McLaughlin of Bow- manville wil again be the in-. specting officer. On Friday. May 13, the en- tire B.H.S. Cadet Corps and the Band will go ta Peterbor- g gh where it will take part ..~aceremonial concentration IlCadet Corps in the East- Cèntral Ontario area. Cadet Corps froin Peterborough, Nor- Wood, Lindsay, Port Hope, Campbellford. Lakefield, Col- borne, Fenelon Falls, North Hastings and Brighton will al take part in this special cadet display. The Bowmanville Corps will provide the adjutant for the parade anid a squad from the corps will give a demonstra- tion af rifle precision isquad drill. The B.H.S. Cadet Corps Band, which consists af bath a brass and drum and bugle sec- tin, wil take a pra)minent pari r Problems Elected Blindd VetLions President .ocal C.NI.B. ory borough and I-vine Yeo, Peter- la- barough, son ai Lion Bîlly Yeo. ind Assistance To Blnd n- Lion Dan Williams outlîned some ai the work done by the Sight' Conservation and Blind 'ed Committee ai the Lions Club ind during the past year. It had )ns pr8vided glasses ta a number ns. of persans needing them, he al said, and provided transporta- C. tien during the year for West ýne Durham blind people ta Osh- ;he awa for manthly meetings ai ,h- their groafp. At Christmas 19 )b- baskets ai fruit and six boxes ýn- af chocolates were given ta the n-West Durham blind, and free Iss tickets had been given them ai for the Christmas concert ai he the Bawmanville Choral Socie- Lion Waliy Braden ty and the Lians Minstrel Show., r- He called an Miss Lena Tay- shown above, has been elected Ln lom ta tell the gathering af the President of the Bowmaniville na case ai a Maple Grave baby Lions Club for the 1955-56 LU.,ý which the Lions Club had sent seasan. He has been a member' ;a- ta the Hospital for Sick Child- of the club for several years and i!n ren, Toronto, and paid for bar is currently a directar and daperation. Miss Taylor stated Chairman af the Community Othat this baby was blind wben 13etterment Committee. Other "s, she first sawlir but since the officers elected at the meeting rYopraio hc em dca-Manday night are: lst Vice- *~? rertio whch emoed at-President, Howard Jeffery; 2nd J. aracts fram hem eyes, she can Vic-. sdnJc ae r rnow see narmally. She taldi ice-President, GlennColae;r. d- how very grateful the parents Directors for 195&-56 are Lions er were ta the Bowmanville Lions Fred Cale, Art Constable, Jae ill Club for making this operation Cooper, Lau Dewell, Laurence ýr passible., GodeM, Ralph Mclntyre, Narmn -Capt. Waodcock was intro- O'eourle and Don Williams. jduced by Lion Harry Cryder -_________ man ai the Blind Committee - who stated that he lived ini Winona, Ont., prier ta World War II. He enlisted at the start MCr ns M s ai the war and went overseas inJl,1940. He wa% camm *s- A ct Q uc l ýn sioned in 1941 and to part in LIII le the Dieppe Raid. In this raid uI his craf t was struck by aR .~1 rT - a v. sbell* and Capt. Woodcoc - wasR gse o ca 1blinded and deafened by the f explosion. His hearing came Parents ai childregi who will ~back in a few months, but 1is have their fifth bithday in sîght was lest permanently. 1955 and live in the town lim- S Problems of Adjustment its are requested ta register Cap. Wodcck pok ofthethem by April 29th for kmn- t- grave problems he faced in be- if tisteircaseinentahave t-coming adjusted ta the fact that i tem athitend isuch eclasseh . his sight was gone and in try- Bowmnattndesuchools egin- ;- ing ta train bimself for a place omnilscos.Arg- 1 in society again. During this tration form must be filled period anc o! the things which out and returned by this date. -sustained hlm, he said, was the These farms are obtainable at e slogan "Today is the tomormow each ai the three schools, Cen- - whch ou wrrid abut es-tral, Ontario Street and Vin- ir terday". cn asy He satedtha the'adjst- Proof ai age is required, but ment ta blindness is sometimes owmanvile wilneed ta ac-f very difiicult for the relatives Bwavlewl edt c ai thé blinded persans and they company the registration form becoe ovr-slicious n d with a birth certificate, since becoe ovr-slicious n aing local birth records are available everything for tbem. Capt. t h colatoiis o Woodcock told af the rehabili-tth scoluhrtes Fr tation training hie received, and those who need them, birth o! being appointed by the Can- certificates may be obtained adian National Institute for the from the Registrar-Generp.1 of Blind as Aiter-care Officer te Ontario, 70 Lombard St., To- help those like him self who 1rento. -s4.e,1 had been blinded duing the Children who reach th eir1 wam ta become adjusted ta ci- sixth birthday in 1955 and have vilian lufe. Although blindness not attended kindergarten in is a terrible handicap, the Bowmanville, are also required3 sigbtless can be trained ta ta register for Grade onec earn a living and ta be inde- classes. They must register byh pendent, and this independence April 29th and in the saine way i is terribly important ta then. as those wishing ta attend kin- He was thanked on behalf ai dergarten. AIl children between k the Lions Club by Lion How- the ages ai six and sixteen are s ard Jefiery. 'We feel t is a required by law ta attend t great privilege as a service school '.v club ta render what assistance Co-opemation ai parents in i we can ta the Canadian Na- this niatter of registration is IV tional Institute for the Blind", earnestly requested by Super- c bie asserted. vising Principal A. M. Thomp- I Lion Williams announced son sa that adequate plans may e (Continued on page seven) be made for September classes. Obtain the forms from your school and return them _ by a Rotary Club ApB 9 JEects Officers Basebail Bat b Te following members ai Hi the Bawmanville Rotary Club Hit Yo ngster will make up the executive dumîng the 19,55-56 season: I iPresident, eih Jaion Paul Kelly. 6'/2-year-old son P Vice- Pesient Bil Rdell, o Mr an Mr. C A."Pat" Past President. George Moody- Kelly, 28 Jane St., suffered a Treasuirer, Mark Raenigk; Sec' broken bone in bis nase and ap retary, Jim Stutt; Directors, cut on the nase which required Walter DeGeer, Forbes Hcy- stitches when he was struck by 1-A %1 _ ý , n softhnil hât in n xa,, P,, s Roses Basebali Team Will Start Practising Have Permanent Field Representatives of the Bowmanville Public School Board, Town Council, and the Brookdale Roses basebail team recently looked over the school property north of the new Vincent Massey Public School to determine whether it could be used as a basebail diamond. They agreed that it is suitable for this purpose and the School Board have given the team permission to tr'the grounds, but it will be some weeks before it w~ill be in condition for play. The School Board and Town Coenci1 are now negotiating for additional 'property 6n the west and north sides of the present property, not only to give more room for a basebal diamond, but also to allow Wellington Street to be extended so the area can be opened for housing purposes. In the meantime Manager Jim Crombie bas mnnoùnced that the Roses will begin workouts at the tdiamond at Memorial Park, and the first practice has #-,en called for Monday evening at 6:30. The team is ~'utting the diamond there into shape for practice and it should be ini good condition by Monday. Ail basebail players in Bowmanville are cordially invited ta attend thie irst practice Monday night.. accident at Ontario Street Scbool yesterday (Wednesday) marning. The Grade I youngstcr ran in front of another pupil who was swinging the bat in a scboolyard bail game and was struck on the nase. He wvas taken ta Memorjal hospital for trcatment and then allowcd ta go home. Grunt & Groan Artists Here Friday Night The many wrestllng fans which television bas creat- ed in this area will be able to watch their favorite pas- Urne "in the flesh" Frlday nlght when promater Pat Mllosh wlll stage his f irst card at the Bowmanville Memorlal Arena at 8.45 p. in. Popular Tex McKenzf e will take on Emull Dusek ln one bout, whiie brother Er- nie Dusek wilI tangle wlth "Bearcat" Wright In an- other bout. To round out the tard, Lou Plummer will meet Ken Kenneth. Advance tickets may b. obtalned at Osborne's Sports Store, King St. E, Large Crowd Enjoys Home & Scho ol Club Annual Social Night A social evening held on Friday, April 22, by the Home and School Association in the Lions Community Centre saw a crowd ai around 160 tho- roughly enjoy the entertain- ment and dancing arranged by the committee in charge. Mr. Ai-t Hooper acted as master o! ceremonies and in- troduced President Mrs. Mcl Wiseman who welcomed all present. A quartet from the Ontario Training School for Boys, Bowmanville, accompan- ied at the piano by Mm. J. War- mack ai Hampton, contributed sevemal numbers. The boys were Bob White, Claude Le- Fler, Albert Meunier and Rus- seli MeMartin. Another B.T.S. boy, John 1.Lassel, played a gmoup ai mauth organ solos, the last, an Irish jig, being bis own composition. Joseph Wagamese iollowed with two guitar numbers, and 1Bob White and Russell McMar- tin played "O.My Papa", "Per- fidia" and "Let Me Go )Lover" as violin and piano duets. The boys' contribution ta the pro- gram was much appreciated. 1 Two Dots and A Dash, wha are Stan Hoskin, Brent Snow- don and Dave Hammer from Oshawa, sparked the show with some wildly encmgetic pantomime ta records. These boys were really a hit. They gave clever interpretations ai such numbers as "Sheboom", "Katie" and a day at the auto races. Brent Snowdon did a hilamiaus pantomime ta "I Wcnt ta Youm Wedding". The boys were enthusiastically encorcd. Some fine singing talent was iintroduced by the Country Four Quartet, camposed of Merrill Brown, Jack Allun, Don Sta- pies and Glenn Aluin. They sang "Susie Brown", "I Had a Dream Dear" and ".Coney Is- land Baby"l. Following the program, guests had a choice of dancing in the auditorium ta the mu- sic of Danny Ross and his or- chestra, or cards in the Green Boom. Two square dances also' met with full appraval, music being provided by AI Fletcher, violin, Glen Hadgson piano, and Tom Masterson as caller. A lucky spot dance was won by Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Mrs. Clarence Hockin wvas the winner of a lucky draw, made by Supervising Principal of Sehools A. M. Thompson. Betty Jones and Cecil Marsden were winners ai an elimination dance. In the Green Boom where several tables played euchre, Mrs. Alfred Marris received the prîze for highest score, and Miss Violet McFeeters the con- solation prize. Draw winners were Mrs. Earl Osborne and Mrs. Alex Boe. The committee ini charge are certainly ta be commended for a very fine evening. A social night has not been held by the Association in some years. The commîttee was composed ai Mrs. C. L. McFeeters, Mrs. Jim Cully, Mrs. Jack Samis, Mrs, Cuthbert McDonald and Mrs. Don Gilhaoley. A deliciaus lunch was served by the cam- mittee assisted by executive members. Trinity Church Group Entertains Local Dutch 0 Missionary Society On Tuesday evening April 19, the Evening Auxillary af Trinity United Church enjoy- ed a most interesting meeting when it had as its guests the members af the Missionary Sa- ciety ai the Dutch Christian Reformed church, towman- ville. The president af the Auxiliary Miss M. Belîman, conduct-ed the business periad priar ta the program and the secretary, Mrs. W. Rabb, and treasurer Mrs. A. Davis, gave their reports. The members of the Dutch Church were welcomed by Miss Marion Bellman. Miss Helen Cryderman, . Christian Citizenshîp secretary, spoke on .raffles" as a form. af gambling. Mrs. A. W. Schaafsma took charge af the program which had been prepared by variaus members. Mrs. Dykstra read fram the Bible and Mrs. Rek- ker read a fine article on Per- severance in being a real Chris- tian. The members enjoyed vrery much Mrs. D. 'Yong's sing- Lng ai the Holy City fin Dutch. Mdrs. P. Vermuelen then des- cribecý a typical meeting of the Mfissionary Society of her church. A most interesting part of the program was a question and answer period when Mrs. Schaafsma, MTs. Gaast, Mrs. 3rinkman. Mrs. Vogel, and VIrs. F. Fyer took part. Ques- tions were asked by the mcm- bers ai Trinity Auxiliary about food prices in Holland, the rea- PIeads Guilty Public Mischief Appeaming before Magistrate R. B. Baxter in Bowmanville Police Court Tuesday morn- ig on a charge ai creating a public mischief, William Jack- an. 21. Kendal, pleaded guil- ty and was remanded in cus- tody ta appear in Cobourg Po- ce court on Monday. In the meantirne he is ta be given a mental examination by Dr. H. C.Moorhouse ai Cobourg. What ction is taken by Magistrate Baxter on Monday will depend 1 Dn the dactor's report. The charge against Jackson Vas laid by the Bowmanville detachment ai the Ontario Provincial Police after lengthy investigation into an alleged shooting incident reported on- Nlarch 31. The young Kendal« ,an, who previously worked in E te Bowmanville Pest Office, 1 old police that someone fired 1 ve shots into his car as he 1 ,as driving up Brimacombe 1 ïill on the outskirts of Kendal. z A police search of the area t ailed ta disclose any footprints 1 )r spent cartridge cases, how- ýver, and a man drawing waodi )0 yards from the scene told iolice he heard no shols. The ç igle on which the bullets en- 1 ered the car also showed that v hey cauld nat have been fired e rnm the place where «Jackson a aid his assailant was standing. v O.P.P. Const. Art Watson, I' ho investigated the case, tes- e fied in court on Tuesday that week aiter Jackson had given s first statement about the Laoting he told hlm a second e ,rsion radically different from o ( he ür t-- . so t. t' in rn C. ac e on dE in s. m t' fiý 't Hi fi or li an tel th( irc wl tifi ai hi- shu vei thi 1sons for the dii icrent dialects 1in the country, womnen in the govemnment, and crops in Hol- land,' and all were intcmest- ingly answemed by this group of women. ýthen the niembers of the Dutch church sang four folk sangs which weme enjoyed im- Inenscly. Mrs. Howard Jeifery led a short sing-song during which the members aif thc two groupa became better acquaint- ed. Reireshments wvere semved by the members ai Group 2, whose leaders are Mrs. G. El- liott and Mrs. D. Peters, Mrs. T. A. Morgan andi Mrs. A. W. Schaaisma poured tea. This meeting was indeeti an enjoyable andi inspiring one, and the members af' Tminity Auxiliary will long remember gatbering ta worship with this group ai womcn who sing the sangs ai their native land, wha remember hem countryside and ber ways, andi at the same time are fast becoming good citizens ai the landti t which they have came with such high hopes for a goati life. Fire Truck Bogs Down on Muddy, Road The Bowmanville Volunteer Fire Department had a harder time with mud than they did with lire when they answered a caîl ta a blaze at the tawn dump on Satumday evening. While answeming the caîl ta the rub ish lire their truck be- came stuck in the muti on Jackman Roati. The firemen, assisteti by residents ai the area andi motorists iollawing bebind, finally pusheti the truck out, but by thîs tîme the fire was nearly aut. LJnknown Man Struck- by Bus Dies in Hospital A man about 35 ycars aid ,vho was struck by a bus on No. 2Highway, near Newtonville, about 3 p.m. Sunday and died t bhat evening in Port Hope bas-C pital stiil hati not been identi- s fied on Wednesday. Sevemai c people had vîewed the body a and it hati been identified as d wa iuferent persans. Ontario t] Provincial Police will take 1 further stcps to positively b identify the man. The accident victitn was C walking on the narth side af the f( highw;ay. and just as the bus C was coming near hlm, he start- hn ed ta cross ta the sauth side F and was bit by the eastbound a1 vehicle. He was taken ta Port Ir Hape haspital where he pass- tl ed away in the evening. The F bus was driven by Henry R. Loyst ai SillsviUle.B The accident was investigat- tc d by Const. Jack Cartwright bo i) the Bowmanville OS.P. eI H. Cryderman New Président Hospital Board leHarry Cryderman was elcl. cd as Chaimman ai the Board ai Dimectors ai the Memomia] Hospital ta succecti Joe O'Neill at the regular meeting of the Board helti last Thursday night. Mm. O'Neill bas been chairman for the past four years and is semving bis 26th tcrmn on the Board ai Dimectors. Jack Lander' was electcd Vice-Chaiman, and the. coni- milIce chairmen wiil be sel- ected before the next meeting and will bc approveti at that -meeting. The members decided ta write the A.tkinson Charitable Poundation, Toronto, asking for a grant toward a new heavy- duty X-Ray machine ta replace the present machine at the hospital wbich is naw matie- quate for the increaseti de- mantis made on it. The Board also authorizeti the expenditure o! $500 an other new equipmenl and a list ai new equipment needeti at the hospital bas 'been pre- pamed. Purchases o! Ibis cquip- ment will be madc as iunds are available. New Trash Cans Are Now On Location, Many favorable com- ments have been heard an the ncw trash cans which have been placed ln thrce locations on King St. by the Bowmanville Chamber af Commerce ta help keep the streets dlean. These attractive silver- colared containers bearing the name a! the Bowman- ville Chamber a! Com,. merce were made from ail drums by A. H. Sturrock, Chairman af the Recrea- tion a n dl Beautification Commlttee. One has been plaeed in front o! the Rite Smoke Shap, one at the Post Office and ane ln front a! Yeo's Grocery Store. Twa others have been plaeed ln Mcm- anial Park and anc ln *Frankinu Park. The Frank- lin Park Committec has been busy cutting brush and cleaning up ln that park, ane plans ta eut aîvay the brush from the front o! the grounds along Scugog St. Counties Council Votes, Severa I Salary Increases Counties Council ai North. umberland and Durham- voted a number ai salary increases, during the session last week at Cobourg. The Wamden's honor- arium was doubled bringing it1 up from $500 ta $1,000 for 1955. The clerk-treasumer's salary was raised ta $4,200 andi Mm3. Thackeray was granteti an adi- ditional $5 a week. Five guards at the gaol were given $200 salary raîses and the county assessor will receive $3,500 this year. The members passcd up on increase in their salaries, but wvill bolti an extra session o! council next montb. An niversary Speaker Rev. W. A. Cameron Rev. W. A. Cameron, Secre- tamy ai the Canadian Council af Churches, Department af Over- seas Missions, will be the spe- cial speaker at bath Il a.m. and 7 p.m. services at St. Aui-j drew's Prcsbytemian Chumch bhis Sunday, May lst wben 118th Annivcrsary Sunday will be observed. Dr. Cameron was formerly Genemal Sccretary ai Missions, for the Presbyterian Cbumch in Canada, and in this capacity mas travelleti cxtensively -n Formosa, Japan, China andi ther countries ai the Far East. In 1953-54 he was Modemator ai thc Genemal Assembly ai the Presbyterian Church. The 'Anniversary Turkey1 Banquet ai St. Andrew's, open1 to the genemal public. will be elti in the church parlors on;1 ruesday, May 3, bcginning ati d Ll Il ri s e d e r The Spming meeting of th, Oshawa Presbytery Woman' Association, was held at Si Paul's United Church, Ajax April 19, with 186 registering Mrs. Claude Ives, Bowmanvillh president, presided. Words c welcoilie were éxtended by Mrs Russell. o! St. Paul's W.A. Mms. Hobbs, treasumer, report cd $252.45 sent ta Unite( Church Training School Fun( and a balance oi $743.27 ir Bursary Fund. Reports ai var ]ous secretaries were given an the "Stomy af the Year" wa: mead, showing an increase i: membership and funds. An "Ii Memoriam" service for 60 de partcd members was held. Devotion servrice. by Brook. lin W. A. was based on the 23rè Psalm. Brooklin ladies' quartel sang, "I Will Follow Where HE Leads". Communion servICE was conducted by Rev. A. H MeLacklan. During the luncheon, greeting were brought by Rev. A. H McLacblan, Rev. H. Turner, chairman ai Oshawa Presby- tery, Mrs. K. C. Hopkins, presi. dent ai Oshawa Presbyterial W.M.S., and Mrs. A. A. Crawle, ai Dominion Council and Dom- inion Conference. Aiternoon session opened with a "question and answcr' Osmond Child Struck By Car Badly Injured An accident Fmiday aitemnoon resulting in seriaus injuries ta Darral Osmond, 3½/-yeam-old son ai Mr. and Mrs. Percy "Jack" Osmond, 14 Division St., pointed up the'importance oi the Elmer the Safety Ele- phant campaign for childmen ai school age launchcd carlier in the aitemnoon by the Bowman- ville Kinsmen Club. The yaungstem was struck by a car driven by Harry Vanden- burg. 22, ai Waverly Road at the south intersection of King and Temperance Sts. about 4.15 p.m. Mr. Vandcnburg had ;topped at the north side ai King St. for a med light, and when the light changed he pro- :eeded south on Temperance St. again at a slow rate ai ;peed. The youngster man in front ai bis car from the west :urb ai Temperance St. Wltnessed Accident John 'Smoky" Hayes, who witnessed the accident, said that the little boy ran into the car as much as being hit by t. He believed the right rear w'heel passcd over bis body. M4r. Hayes picked hlm up and carried hlm into the King Taxi office and a caîl was put in for an F. F. Morris ambulance. The youngster was rushed ta Mcm- orial Hospital where be was examined by Dr. Derry Hub- bard and treated for sbock. fie was found ta have a broken leg, a broken shoulder and a broken jaw, and in view ai the special treatment needed, Dr. Hubbard had hlm transferred to the Hospital for Sick Child- ren, Toronto, early in the ev- aning. The braken shoulder and leg were set there an Monday and nfe doctors believe that the jaw aill set without the necessity ai wiring it. The child may be moved back ta Memorial Has- ital in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Osmond came nBowmanville ta live last Sep- ýmber, They moved to Canada 'rm England two years- ago, ind before coming here had ived at Courtice. Mr. Osmond, semplayed at General Mlotorâ .orporation. .c pcriod. RaIl caîl was taken and 's oiiering dedicated by M4rs. H. t. Mellow. Aitemnoon devotion x, was taken by St. Paul's Etven- 9. ing W.A., Bowmanvillc, stress-: e, ig women's place and import- f ance in the home. Solo was ren.. s. dered by Mrs. Crawle, "lThé Man at the Gate". - Mrs. Crawle introduced- the ,speaker, Mrs. W. C. Sturtridge. ýd president ai Dominion Coun- n cil, hem subjcct, "New Trends r- in W.A. Work". This talk was ,d based on thmee departmerîts of is W.A. namçly Christian Stew- n ardship, Leadiership. Education n and Co-operation with Christian *education. Mrs. Ives thanked the speaker for her inspiration- -ai talk. d Two new organizations, New, t castle and Kirby, were welcom- e cd by Mrs. Clayton Lee. ýe Life membership certiiicatcm were presented by Mms. Stur.. tridge and lie membership Spens were presented by Mi.s. McMullen, treasurer. ai Dom- inion Council, ta the four pas; -presidents ai Oshawa Pmesby- -tery W.A., Mrs. Clayton- Lee, tl Mms. A. A. Crawle, Mrs. H. T. ,. Fallaise and Mrs. W. C. Ivet.. - Mms. Sturtridge installed the follo*ing officers'for 1955: Past Presidentd Mrs. W. C. Ives; Prebiclent, Mrs. M. J. Tamblyn; -2nd vice-Mrs. F. Heyland; 3md Vice, Mrs. M. E. Lèask; Comm.- Sec'y-Miss E. Penfound; Rec.- Sec'y - Mrs. L. Richardsont Treas.-Mrs. M. J. Hobbs. Committees: Christian Citî- zenship-Mrs. M. E. Leask; Christian Education -- Mrs. C. Lee; Christian .5tewardship Mrs. M. Fisher; Devotions-Mrs. H. T. Fallaise; Leadership Edu- cation-Mrs. J. . Citchen; Liter- atume-Mrs. J. Welsh;, Nomina-. tions-Mrs. A. Crawle; Parson- age-Mrs. Harper; Press-Mms. H. Grose; Auditor - Mrs. &. Cmowle; Bursary Fund -Mrs. A. A. Drummond, Mrs. H. Fa:- laise. Teen Towners Hold Mixed Up Dance Here Teen Tawn's "crazy, mixed. up dance" went aver wltii a big bang and a huge burst of laughter on the Wednesday evening duing the holidays. Eti Fry, complete with wig and a well-shaped sweater won al the laurels as the best-dressed lady, or should we say most ridiculously dmesscd boy? He was chosen by a gmoup af judges irom the Teen Town and Get-Together clubs, Osh- awa's equivalents ta aur own Teen Town. An excellent crowd turned out for this dance, perhaps just out af curiosity ta sec what we gentlemen (?) weme going to wear. The same cmowd, and more, la expected at the mguar dance. at Lions Community Centre, Saturday at 8.30. Noth- ing unusual about this dance, kitis, just the regular excellent music, gaod prizes, and lots ai fun. If plans are not . altemed in the meantime, a dance will bt be]d Friday, May 13 (lucky us) and every persan attending wii be given a free record from the duplicates in the ncw stock (lucky ygu). Plans are cooking for a weiner roast, or tmen other type of warm-weather activity, and aIuggestions will be gratefully receèived by imem- bers ai the executive 'at thie dance Saturdsay. Remember that date, S&tvç*y, April' 30, which is thedaàr.after-tomor- row for those ciyou who rqd the Statesinan Thuiedoy. e r w - - ~-~-- Slenion, Rex Waltcrs.1 Two Local Scouts To World Jamboree,. Two members of the 2nd Bowmanville Boy Scout Troop, Don Welsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Welsh, and Richard Biggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Biggs, have been picked to attend the World Jamboree of Boy Scouts to be held at Niagara-on- the- Lake in August, it was announced at the regular meet- ing of the Bowmanville Boy Scouts Association held' in the Lions Community Centre on'Tuesday evening of last week. The date of the annual Father and Son Banquet of,-the Bowmanvîlle Scout Troops and Cub Packs wvas sat-for Friday, May 6, at the Lions Community Centre. Ail fathers are asked to attend with their sons on that evening. The Memorial Park Association have offered te sponsor the 4th Cub Pack, and meetings will be held in their clubhouse in the park Secretary Jack Emmerson reported that 43,350 pounds of paper had been collected by the Scouts and Cubs in their last Paper Drive and this was sold for $130 to be used for Scout work. Thanks was expressed to the following for donating the use of their trucks to collect the paper: Gordon Major, A. H. Sturrock, Blain Elliott, L. A. Parker, Ernie Laird and Glen Rae Dairy. The Association is also grateful to the citizens of Bowmanville for co-operating in this drive, and to the Boy Scouts who made the collection. Vice-President W. Harold Gibson was in. thé chair for the meeting in the absence of President O. J. Presson. Oshawa District W.A. Spring Meeting at Ajax Mrs. M. Tamblyn, Pres.