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- - - -.. -'*~S ~ A1/ WINIAÂVLIL ONTA.IO~ HRDY AIC!2, LuJI RIALS Hail to the Champions! The Statesman joins wvith the hun- dreds of followers and admirers of the Legionnaires hockey team in extending to the players, manager and coach, cord- ial and wholehearted congratulations on being declared Juvenile Champions in the "OB" series for Ontario. It was a hard-fought series in xvhich five games were required to declare a winner. To show how evenly the teams were matched two were tie games. two had narrow scores of 3-2 and 5-3. In the final game a. the local arena the Legion- naires finally showed their superiority in the strenuous and nerve-wracking series, wvinning by the outstanding score of 7 to 2. Photos, accounts of the game, the off iciai presentation ceremonies and the jubilation of victory which followed appears else- where in this issue. One of the hîghlights of -the entire season's games and particulariy in the final series with Wingham, was the cam- mendable good sportsmanship which pre- vailed between the players and the fans f rom bath towns. This friendly and hos- pitable spirit, we hope, will do much in promoting good wvill among the followers of this popular winter sport in the years to corne. When anc sees fights and other bits of rowdyism gaing on ahl too often in other towns Bowmanville and Wingham citizens are justified in patting themselvcs on the back for gentlemanly behavior. It is now six vears since the Arena wvas buit in Bowmanville, after considerable apposition from certain citizens. But wve think fair-minded people are now willing ta agree the A'rcna is anc of the best assets in the town. There are a number of names that could wcll be mentioned for the autstandisng success of this com- munity venture, including those stalwart citizens who originally promoted the idea. Then following, the management commit- tee and caretaker wvho have donc a tre- mendous job through the years in spite of criticism from that usual coterie who delight in finding falît vth every local movement, but do little whcn it cames te honest-to-goodness constructive ca-opera- tion. We must not overlook the Inter- mediate hockey players and others who sa faithfully coachcd the kids cach year in the art of the manly sport, and also the managers who voluntarily looked after other important details of running the variaus teams. Ail of whom had their share in developing a championship tcam f rom scratch in the short space of six years. This also goes for the citizens be- coming hockey consciaus in backing the teams which is essential ini moral support and financing d-ean sport. Thanks should also be passed on ta the Kinsmen Club for providing the ice and the Legion for giving their backing ta the Juvenile team. A proud caunty is only that because ai its childrcn af the soul. Ontario's "Banner County af Durham" bas been enriched with the imprint af many, but throughout the years there has cmerged a f igure whose stature as a man has wel arned him, "Durham County's Man of the Years". Now in his 26th cansecutive ycar as Agricultural Representative for the County af Durham, E. A. Summers, B.S.A., lias completed a quarter century of serv- ice that bas imbedded a quality on a local ice that has imbedded a quality on a local, national and international scope unexcel- led; parahleled by fcw. Greatness in a man is perhaps best rneasured by bis abîity ta chart the cours- es of others . .. ta success: a hand unseen, unfeit; a voice strong, friendly, neyer in rebuke; an uncanny faculty for extorting the best and increasing the capacity for even better thin'gs. These are some of the attributes that make Ed, Summers "their" Agricultural Representative, For mare than 25 years the list ai prize-winning teams, coached by Ed. Sum- mers, bas grown and grown, until now bis office walls are merely a backç-drop ta the hundrcds af pictures. trophies - silent tribute ta bis daly task. What of these many pictures ivhere are these laces today! Eds Junior Farmers have taken lead- The editor of Th-e Statesman receiv- ed a tongue-lashing from Rev. A. W. Schaafsma, minister of the Christian Rie- formed Church here, the like of wtich he hadn't been exposed bo for many a day. It ail came about by publishing ani article with the above heading, "Dutch Folk Shun 'Godless' School", wvhich had appear- ed in the Toronto Telegram. The article had considerable local significance as it was an interview' with Lowell Witvoet, a Bowmanville man and native of Holland, whom we had a few weeks previaus, given a favorable write-up on graduating from Calvin College at Grand Rapids, with a B.A. degree and being appointed principal of C.R.C. (Christian Reformed Church) school in Hamilton. If you read the article you found it was an insuit which belittledi and, derided aur public school system. Just to quote one sentence of the interview, it reported Witvoet said, "We cannot see how a child can bc properly educated in a Godless sc'hool". If voit are stili interested voit should look up last weeks Statesman and read the entire article. Our reverend friend, and wc mean friend, for we have always considered him as such since he came here from Holland a couple of vears ago, when The States- man f u]ly reported his induction service which took place in Trinitv United Church. We later, by request of the same Witvoet. tried to find a suitable farma home for the minister's son. to learn Eng- Iish as welI as some of our Canadian ways of life ta better fit the lad in the fali vhen lie planned to attend aur Central Public School. The editor has personally helped other members of the C.R.C. group to ol8tain suitable housing quarters and has crship in many fields. But his basic pur- pose for 25 ycars is well evidcnced by the fact that nearly 75 per cent of his pupils arc now engagcd in productive farming for themsclves, or, as herdsmen and managers for many of the modern, co- aperative system of farms throughout the province. A few years ago, this figure was as high as 85 per cent. 0f the rest: there are those in the medical, dental and legal professions; the ministry, accoun- tancy and management, in sales and ltrades, as well as producing thrce Agricultural Representatives. There are more in their chasen field and many others in their first steps.. Ahi are richer in mind, chearer in thought, stronger of will because ai a modest man whao hohds ta this day that the simple things in ie arc indeed the richest find for any man. Ed. Summers bas enriched the County ai Durham by bis perseverance aver pre- judice and skepticism against his kind in the ea ly "th irties" : perseverance that brough t the farmers new and more suc- cessful methods ai farming and scientific aids that ta-day make farming a specializ- cd and highly skilled operation. One unique mark ai achievement cpîtomizes his 25 years - for 26 conscc- utive years Durham County teams, coach- cd by Ed. Summers, have taken i irst prize at the Quinte Seed Fair. helped others secure employment. These facts are flot mentioned here for any par- ticuhar credit but ta show, as a native Canadian, we were doing aur part ta assist these immigrants, which I prefer ta cal New Canadians, ta be assimilated as quick- ly as passible by showing the neighbomlyr and brotherly spirit. Can't say whether these particular traits ai character were acquired whcn a pupil of anc ai these so-calhed "Godhess" schools, or by other rehigiaus contacts. With the above experience it was somewhat af a bomb-shell when Mr. Schaafsma cntered the editor's sanctum and with heated gesticulations waving the Statesman and painting ta the article in question repeatcd several times: "It's a lie!" Well,I in aur 50 years in journalism wc had neyer intentianallv published a lie in aur paper, s0 aur blood pressure went up a few notches when such an accusation was thrust upon us, particularly by a minister ai the gospel. In this connection aur readers wihi recail that several months ago it wvas rumoured, on good authorîty, that the C.R.C. minister (flot the present incum- bent) wýas planning ta establish a Dutch schooh ini Bowmanvilhe for the 40 or more Dutch children now attending the local public schools. The rumour stirred up) con- siderable controversy, bath pro and con, and ]etters'from bath sides were pubhished in the Statesman, but this paper did not express its views editorially. However, due ta this flareun it bas asZain broulcht the question into the open, As far as this paper is concerned Nve sec no nced for establishing a C.R.C. Dutch sehool in this commun ity ta split wide anen an imprac- tical probhem which would have the ten- dency ta segregate or isolate these splendid New Canadians f rom those families who have livcd heme for ycars as God-fearing people. Lest Mr. Schaaisma is riot familiar ýý,ith the historv of aur public school s 'Nste i in Ontario it \vas establishied aver 100 years ago by a Christian minister af the gospel, Rev. Dr. Egerton Ryerson. Through the years thausands ai pupils hav'e graduated from these schools who have become ministers and missionaries ai many ai aur Christian churches, while many athers have .taken a leading part, baseci on Christian principals, in building up this great Dominion as a nation that has grown and prospercd and is rcspected the world over. As a native Canadian, and many nthers agrece with us, we strongly esent aur public schaols bcing reierred ta as "Godless schools"; or any such inference by word or action £rom the chumch head- quarters at Grand Rapids, Mich., exhibit- ing in their evangelical or colonization program a narrow and selfish "bolier than tbou"' attitude in teaching the youth ai Canada Christian principles. YOUR HELP IS NEeDED-Special training and therapies cost money and your Easter Seal dollars pravide this. You can help more tlian 19,500 crippled children in this province by buying and using Easter Seals. The Annual Easter Seal Campaign which is sponsored by the Ontario Society for Crippled Children in association with 211 Easter Seal service clubs, which includes the Bowmanville Rotary Club, has a provincial objective of $625,000 and runs uxitil April lst., Mail in your Pink. Envelope to-day. 25 YEARS AGO (1931), Mr. M. J. Hutchinsan, former Durham County resident and at anc time Newcastle corres- pondent for The Statesman, xvas appointed General Adver- tising Director o! Hugh C. Mac- Jean Publications Ltd. Mr. Hut- cbinson's !irst full time connec- tian with publisbing wvas as city editor o! the Peterborough Ex- amined for three years. 13owmanvil]e was faced withi a probable 52 miii tax rate, in- crease of seven milis. Increase was said ta be due mainly ta the new Counties' essessment, the town being hiable for $10,000 more than in 1930. The 1929-30 tax rate a! 45 milîs xvas the highest ini the town's history. 1956-60 mnilîs. Another record! Professor Chester W. New of McMaster University, Hamil- ton, spokze ta the Waomen's Can- adian Club on "Canada 100 Vears Ago". Profcssor New isi a son-in-law o! J. H. H. Jury, now deceased. One o! the Charles Bowmari notes for 71z pence, redeemable at the Bowmýan store. Bowman- ville, or at David Smart's, Port Hope. was pictured in the To- ronto Telegram. Bawmanville Men's Associa- tion had rcquested a marc mo- dern telephone systemn but traffic superintendent, Mr. D. Martin and W. P. Harris, as- sistant divisional manager o! Bell Telephone said a new sys- temn was not scheduled for Bow- manville until 1933. Plans cail- ed for a common battery syi- tem. An additional starey was be- ing added ta the Bounsail Mon- umental Works. to be used, ac-1 cording ta A. H. Bounsali, as a storage barn for Militia sup- plies. 49 YEARS AGO (1907) r After two years at Trinity 1 Congregational Cburch, Bow- Smanville, Rev. Wn. Hipkin, ac- *cepted a caîl to Barrie. Accord- ing to an extract from "The *C a n a d i a n Congregationalist" Mr. Hipkiu vas the leader n »the undertaking o! paying of! the mortgage o! the Bowman- ville cburch, which was refer- red ta as bi.s first Canadian cburch. Haddy Ca. and Misses Ding- man miliinery openings were events which drcw many la- dies. At Haddy's, Miss Rouseli was in charge o! the worx rooms ai-d Miss Young ai the show rooms. An item reads: "Respecting the late Thomas Hunt, a former Bowmanville merchant, Master McTavish tells us that Hunt Street in the South Ward wvas named after him. He was a town councillor. It was lie wno built the cottage facing Liberty St. na\v awned and accupied by Rev. T. W. Jaliifk." Another interestîng item- "The best $7.50 tweed suit ever shown in town in aur opinion, jus t in at The Masan Ca. Yoith's for $6.50." Thomas Henry Vann, chie! bookkeeper for many years o! the Upper Canada Furniture Ca.. collapsed and died in M. D. William's & Son's office. He wvas found by R. J. Mailory, baili!f, and Magistrate Horsey and Thomas Percy arrived about the same time. Among the deaths was that af Mrs. Thos. Bingham (Elizabeth Mann), a !aithful member O! St. Paul's Church, About $3,000,000 worth o! price tags and tickets are made in Canada annually. 91 t/he 8làors M ail fDear Sir, fThree cheers for the Wom- en's Institute in their critîcismr Io! Dutch Schools in Ontario!1 tbink Mr. Witvoet is most un- fair and unenlightened when he insinuates aur scbools are God- iess and aur children as fiai caring about God. In 'fact J think he is downright insulting. We have wonderful scbools and there are churches and Sunday Schools of every de- nomination here as weli as in Holland to whicb ail chiidren can go for religiaus training. and there are no objections t., religion being taught in the homes. Therefore 1 cannot see what Mr. Witvoet is s0 warried about. The Dutch people have conm.? ta aur fair land of- their own accord and have been weicori- cd and treated kindly by the Can adians. If thev are sa dissix- ksficd with aur scbools. churcco- es and aur way' vo! life they don't bave ta stay. 1 w'ondcr how' they wýouj!i icel if wc were to go ta their countrv and behave in a similar m anner? I say, if you came ta Can~ada becomne Canadians and atte.nd aur schools and aur churches. A Citiîzen, Box 96. Main St,, Springficld, Vermont. Dear Friends, Ianain w'ant fa thankç, you foi' the wonderful tinie yoil gave us wbîle wvc were in Bow- manville. celebrating 9ti birtbday in my native tovWn. It is a trip I wvill neyer for*t. It was a goad thing thougli, we did not go a week later, as there has been sa many siarms ail around. We made x'erv goodi time caming home and my bus- band \vas .just eating bis su,)- pcr. That lovely dinner given by vou folks, and the birthdav ake made hy Mrs. James, was love Iy.1 If yau have any extra copis o! The Statesmnan containing niy picture and the writeup o! mY visit will Yau please send me bal! dozen copies, as ç o man\ are azking mie for ther. 11 sure was: a wai;dcr!ul write- up for an aid lady, I must tell you I have been swamped with letters and cards, phone cails, and fromn Nebras- ka, Texas, Colorado, Massachu- setts, Connecticut, Fiorida and Vermont. A Texas fellow, 63, proposed, but I thaught he was too oid, and 1, too young. It is iaugh- able. One year I had three pro- posaIs, but I'm much too yaung, &nd besidese I would not swap my husband for the best hus- bands they tell of. Wilh best wishes ta you bath, and many thanks for a wonder- fui tiîme. Came and visit us wben yau can. Sincerely, "The Old French Lady" Eugenia Dumas Frazier Box 347, Bawmanville. Dear George, Whiie reading The Statesmnan I came acr-oss the article "Dutelh Folk Shuri Godiess' Sehools", and 1 wauld like ta voice my opinion on this subjec't. To begin with Mr. Witvoei says "in Our sehools children care about God."1 By this I take it that he doesn't think aur pub- lic schools teach any religion. 1 think he's badly mistaken. When 1 was in public school I was taught many Bible staries and untaid Psalms and passages from the Bible. The young chil- dren coming from Grades 1, 2 and 3 also learn Bible stories and many fine bymns. A littie !urthcr on in the ar- ticle, I quate: *"thus we talk about Genesis, not Darwin". In public schooi I can neyer re- mnember being taught very much about Darwin, but 1 sure learned about Genesis and th'Ž Bible. Granted in higli school 'we talk about Darwin, but we ae flot toid ta believe his caery. This theary is advanccd tgive us a broader field )f nowiedge and it makes many iteresting discussions. PeronalyI think the state- nint about aur schoals bcing oGcdless" is NONSENSE. I wishi Mr. Wîtvoet would read the ar- ticle "Deli4.rer Us Framn Evil" which is in the April 1956 edi- tion of Reader'i Digest. Here is given a real picture 0 fa "Godles.<' cornmunib,î coutr'ý. There i.à an incident in N&hich several chiidren have an ear apiece cut off because they were caught saying the "Lord's Prayer". Their teacher had hi. tongue cut off for supervIsing their prayers. Another incidene is when a Catholie priest has spikes pounded intobis heac to make a crown simîlar to the one worn by Christ. In this article you have some very atrociaus crimes. If our schools and hence our future citizens are "'Godless", what a much broader field our frienc Mr. Witvoet would have if he communists and their schoois. Sincerely, T. J. P. B.H.S. Student ]Bowmanville, Ont., Tlie Eitor, March 26, 1956 The Canadian Statesman, Bow-manville, Ontario. Dear Dr. James, In your editarial "Spreaditil the Taxation Burden" yau did a service in bringing out into the open certain thinking thal shows little knowledge o! fact. The main street critics blasi the churches for providing the community wîth facilities for large banquets, and with cater- ing service. They farget that the churches provided these ser- vices, at the request af the coin- munity, whcn the hotel would 7 not or could not. It was done by the churches as a piece of cora- munity service, flot as a bu.i- ness venture. Their thanks is this blast. That is called biting the hand that fed you. The second criticism takes in aIl the money raising prajects spansored by variaus charitable and community groups to raise maney. The question ai campe- tition is raised. The fact that a persan attends a Rotary play or a hockey game doesn't rnean lie bas chasen between that and a tax-paying place ai enter- tainment, or the fact that a persan buys a home-made cake at a bake sale daesn't mean she bas chasen between it and the product o! a tax-paying bakery. It has always been considered in keeping with the Canadian spirit ta offer something in re- turn for any charitable don a- tions. Se far as I know the churches, tbrough thieir courts, have been the only groups ta deplore this situation, thaugh their rank and file membersh-.p have cantinued ta play the gaine. Like the main street cri- tic, 1 look forwara ta the day wben the public does not de- mand a cake, or a raffle-ticket, in return for a charitable dona- tion. Perhaps the main street critics can help th-is day came soaner by insisting on acceptîng nothing in return for theïr charitable donations, and by giving generously. As for taxing the churches and cammunity institutions as a means o! spreading the taxa- tion, burdeti, it wouhd reduce the individuals' tax-bili slightly, but it would lay a 'heavier bur- den on that group o! tax-pay- ing citîzens, who have support- cd the things that are for the community's welfare. The only one who would benefit wouid be the individtsal who takes from this community, but neyer gives ta it. Let him pay his taxes. It's his anly contribution ta aur town. The rest who arc sacrificing for the sake o! their cammunity shouldn't be soaked for bis benefit. A word for the critie, wha took a swipe at the citizens )f this community who opposed making the hotel a fiiling-sta- tian for the would be assassins o! aur highways. Let hlm, read "The Seven Wha Survived" in Maclean's ai March 3lst. We trust he's not next. Sincerely yours P T. Arthur Morgan ir y s it SOLINA Mr. and Mrs. Russell Balson Land daughters, Courtise; Mr Brookham. and MissV'rene Brookbam, Bowmanville , at Mr. A. J. Baison 's. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Hamer on the birth af their daughter on March 25th in Oshawa General Hospital, a sister for Dareen, Donald and David. The Temperance programme In Sunday School on Sunday was in charge o! Mrs. Howard Milîson.- Miss Juanita Fraser read a fine temperance story and Miss Sharon Robb sang a sala. Miss Jean Cr3'derman, Mr. Gea. Bittner, Mr. and Mrs. Hpl- mer Frietag, Oshawa, at Mr. Everett Cryderman's. Mrs. Ross Cryderman and Ellen are spending a few days at Mr. Jackson Wray's, Osh- wa. Mr. Donald Taylor is in Kitchener with the Bell Tele- phone Company for a short urne. Mr. and Mrs. Frank West- lake, Jr., and family with Mr. and Mrs. J. Ovenden, Map]e Grave, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Huis and daughters visited at Mr. David Craig's, Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Fiett and family at Mr. J. Flett's, Bob- caygeon, an Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Taylor and Walter were Sunday tea guests ai Mr, and Mrs. Bruce Mont- gomery. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pascoe and Beverley at Mm. Glenn Glas- pell's, Taunton, on- Saturday evening. Dr. George Werry, Mrs. Werry and family spent Sun- day at Mr. Ed. and Wes. Werry's. Entomnoiogists figure thec are 6,000 pest.s or patential pests ainong the 700,000 varij- tics of tnsects identified ta date ini Canada. "Governments must use tax reduction with an eye ta stim- uiating bath consumption and investment, rather than the anc or the other."-Dr. Frank Burns, chie! ecanornic advîser ta President Eis!enhower. Lt ý6 There is a sign on Tem- Perance Street, which looks more like the lest weekend. I wonder what everyane wil talk about naw that the hockey season bas !inlshed for Bow-, manville. Our Juvenile team made no mistake about its Win and we should be very proud o! these yaungsters who bave playcd so bard ail ycar. There was quite an upsurge o! hoc- key fervour in town iast week and one a! the strangest phone calîs I have heard ai was fram one lady wbo said that she un- derstood the game was such a success that they were going ta run it for another night. I ima- gine that she did flot frequent the Arena as a rule and that she did flot have too much knowledge of hockey at ail. 1 must admit that we did not go ta the Arena an Saturday night but listened ta the game on the radio, while we watched the Toronto game between The Ma- pie Leafs (Ehauldn't that be Leaves?) and Detroit an the television and read books in the lulls-a very satis!yin' Did iou hear ef the strange habit o! a member e! the faîrer sex, of taklng home two hundred tea leaves every nlght from work. It seenis she was employed as a tea eu> read- or and lked te read ln bed. T have anather intercstlng story for the Bell telephone Company but they may flot ap- preciate this anc. I had my bed- room ail pulled apart the other day with ail manner ai things pilcd on top o! the bcd and was attempting ta dlean some o! winter's grime out o! the roaîn when 1 heard the insistent ring o! the telephone. We keep ane by the bcd ta take care ai nigh' cal1s, but do you thInk I could find it? No, sir! I ran ail the way araund the furniture to see if it was on the floor, then I started throwing thingi madly off the bcd arnd finaily in a state of complete frustration 1 fouîid it buried deep under the eiderdown. By that time I was hardly able ta talk which was probably a very pleasant change for the other party. While on the subject, a cer- ain lady phoned this number last week in an effort ta speak ao Emily. There being noeBm- [y at this number 1 was in the hi ci ta tc G radually, more of the emany committees of Parlia- ment are gctting urderway with intensive studies of parti- cular aspects of the govern- ment's operations. t Put Through Faces This week, the Raiiway and 6Shipping sessional committee chccked through the extensive details of Trans-Canada Air- lines and the Canadian National Railways. These meetings are always interesting and a dis- tinct revelation. Bath Gordonx McGregor, president af TCA *and Donald Gardon, president tof CNR, are Put through their . paces for haurs. They seem to tenjoy being put through the mental gymnastics as members rask tricky and intricate ques- *tions and they usually, not anly supply the full answers but go »much further in expanding the *subject. ImPressiv'e Heads' Over the years, these two men have impressed most members af the committce as autstand- ing types with vast mental Ca- *pacity and a fantastic amounit of knawledge about their jobs. I'vc oiten wondered if the pre- sidents of ather large corpora- tions have to undergo similar inquisitions during director3' meetings. Revenues Increase This year, the CNR showed a definite upswing with the re- suit that a $28 millions deficit in '54 was changed ta rxearly $11 millions surplus. It is ai- ways intcresting ta me to learn that this huge aperatian has $683 millions in revenue. 0f this amount, nearly 80 per cent cames from handling freight, 6.4 per cent is passenger re- venue, 7 per cent fromn freight Iand express and 7.7 per cent is framn communications and other revenue. So Do Expenses TCA's total-revenue amount- ed ta about $Mi~ million, an increase o! nearly $9 million over last year. However, due ta the introductiozi o! new aL7- craft, niainly the beautiful Vis- caunt, their expenses alsa in- creased with the resuit that they showed a profit of only $190,095. Both corporations were optlmnistic concerning 'the 1956 operation. Set Support Price rFrom the rural dairying point of view, one of the brightest spots of the past week was the announcement by the Minister o! Agriculture that the 58e sup-1 port price on butter would bej maintained for another twoi years. Pcculiarly, on 'the morn- j ing af the announcement, I re-1 ccived a letter from E.#A. Mill-c son, secretary af Durham's t Federation o! Agriculture, ask-È ing my support for the 58ec floar. That afternoon, I wasc happy to reply that his appeal J pracess o! explainin g that she mnust have the wronk number when she very rudely, and I am sure mistakenly hung up the phone. I would like her to know that 1 shall be home ail week and shall anxiousiy await her caîllai apalogy. When Paderewski waa on his last visit to the United States he was in a Boston suburb and was approach- ed by a bootblack who called, "Shine?" The great pianlut Iooked down at the youth, whose face was streaked wlth grime, and ad: "No, my lad, but If YOU Wll wash your face l' will tive you a quarter."> "«All right," exclalmed the Youth, who forthwlth ran te a nelghbourlng trough and made hi. ablutions. When he returned Pad- erewski held out the quar- ter, whlch the lad took but immedlately handed back saylng', IHere, Mister, you take it yourself and get your hair eut." The other iiigh-t, playing bridge for a whole evening, I made the grand total ai five hundred, even with an. extra game thrown In. Anyone look- ing for a partner in the mara- The Statesman SoId Ar Following Stores- ,ý Reg. Edmu.nd'a Store, Bethany Johrxson's Drug Store, Newcastle T. Enwrtght, Newcastle S. Brown, Newtonville C. Pethick, Enriskiflen T, M. Slemon. Enniskfllen Y. L. Byami Tyrone G. A. Barron, FHampton ¶'rull's Store. Courtlc'. A. E. Rlbey, Burketon IL. T. SayweIL Blackstock Keith Bradley. Pontypool C. B. Tyrrell, Orono H. K. Reynolds. Kendal Gilbert Food Market, Millibrook Henderson's Book Store. Oshawa -Bowmanville - R.P. Rickaby - "Bg 2011 W. J. Berry Jack'a Smoke Shop Rite's Smoke Shon Gohleen's I-andv Store Jury & Lovell The Statcaman Office LAeport 9ÇarlarnentaEItill By John M. James, 31.P. Durham County's "Man of the Years1 In the Dim and Distant Past Fruni The Statesman Files Dutch Folk Shun "Godless" Schoo!s £stcblished 1854 with which %a incorporated l.DmaVile News. The Newcastle. ndevendent and The Orono HNews IOIsi Yeai of Coniinuous Service fo the Town oi Bowman ville anid Durharn Counfy A~N ENDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER 0 10 SLJBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00 a Year, strictly in advance $5.00 a Yeax in the United States Aathoria.d cm 8.çond Clou Nt4o Posi Oti&c opamvtwunt. Ottawa PubfluJ"d by ilHE JAMES PUBLISING COMPANY Bowmanville, Ontaio GLO. W. IAMES, EDITOIS ý PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN ^wprA-nvà% m had really received immediate attention. I only wish ail fed- eral problems could be aolved as quickly. Support Recelved Several letters o! commenda. tion have been receivcd frorn Women's Missionary Society Auxiliarles through Durham, lending their support to the governmcnt's plan ta increase Colombo Plan aid by $9 mil- lion this year. As most af ouf4 mail is of the request of con demnation variety, these were certainly bright spots this week, very much appreciated and in keeping with the first week of spring with its bright sunShine Health Insurance In the Estimates Committe., H-ealth Minister Paul Martin has been detailing somne of the proposais under the national health insurance plan. TI-e pro- gram would include standard ward accommodation, meals, nursing care on the basis of ap- proved hospital service, rou- tine drugs, ancsthetic <but not the services of the anesthetist) physiothcrapy if applied by re- gular hospital staff, surgical dressings and casts and radio- logical and diagnostic services, including x-ray for the detec- tion of disease, electrocardio- graphs, tests for cancer, tuber. cuiosis, venereal disease. Provinces Considerlnt The scheme would cost the federai treasury an estimatcd $182 million;' if and when it cornes into operation. At pres- cnt the provinces are consider- ing the proposai because a ma- j ority of them must signify their intention af jaining be- fore it can become operative. Another of the qualifications is that the majorîty of the prov- inces must also represent a ma- jarity of the population o! Cani- ada. This, of course, means that either Ontario or Quebec must came in before it can proceed. IVide Open flebate In the House, we have heard the rather uneventful budget speech and an Friday proceed- ed with that debate which, un- der the new rules, will last for eight days. Speeches during this debate need flot be rele- vant ta the Budget. It is ane af the wide-apen debates of the session. Closed For Easter On March 28th, Parliamejit will close for the Easter recess, allowing time for central Wes- tern and eastern members fo return ta their homes until April 9th. Some have flot eio in their constituencies since . house opened Jan. 10. Once _ return here, the Hause wll ~ come even busier with comrt tec meetings, estimates and ad- litional legisiation. It undoubt- edly, will continue until Julie or July. In the meantime 4 H{appy Easter ta everyone._