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---#--'1 TfURSDAY. Mr. l4th, 1957 q'IW f9AN'ADUTN 'rATESMA. BOWMANVTT.L ONTARIO PAGZ SEVENTEM1 4, -'and Mrs. Donald Josc n[;-m.iy o! Brampton were Saturday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jose and family. Friends of Mrs. Chas. Finley will be plcased to earn that she has recovered sufficiently frora her recent operation in the To- ronto Western Hospital to re- turn ta ber borne bere, 10 con- vaiesce. Mrs. Lois Pollard and son Howard o! Bowmanville, were Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Dennis. Mr. Ross Cobbledick left by plane on the weekend to spend a week's vacation in St. Peterà- burg, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bonathan are vacationing in Lakeland Florida. Mr. Brenton Rickard is in London this week attending courses in connection with h-ls business. Word bas been received that Mrs. Glen Kirk (formerhy Bar- bara Bonathan) has arrived in Tripoli, North Africa, wbcre she bas gone ta join ber bus- band. Canada's Oldest Lady Doctor Is Native 0f Durham County Born at Port Hope, Ontario, March with her husband, Pro- in the year 1864, Dr. Annie Car- fessor Higbee of the Cleveland, vetb. Higbee, now a resident of Ohio, educational systemn and Burlington, Ontario, and for- their 13-year-old son Jack, ir. merly a resident of Newcastle company with her brother Ar- for a riumber of years, has had thur, bis wife, their daughter a most colourful medical arerRta and son Gerald, near ber in both Ontario and Aiberta.j own son's age. Dr. Higbee is an aunt of Mr. C. The party hiad set out fromn R. Carveth well known former Newcastle, Ontario, to join Reeve of Newcastle and War- other members of the Carveth den of the United Counties of family who had gone on ahead Northunmberland and Durham. to the beckoning grand prairie Believing the story of this in 1911 to establisb new home- career wiil be of great interest sites.e to the citizens of Durhamn, and Travel By Ox Team particularly to Newcastle reaci- The arduous trek by ox crs, many of whomn know Dr. team cended for the Higbees some Higee personally, we take nine miles east of the scattered pleasure in reprinting the fol- collcction of rude sbacks known lowing article which appearcd as Prairie City. Later, they ac- re&ýntly in The Herald Tri- q uired land in the Benzanson bune of Grand Prairie, Alberta. district. Hels Hspial ta 1 But it was from ber "office" "One of the most noted events on the Grande Prairie borne- of last week wvas the layingý of stead now known as the Her- the corner stone of the new vi man Wendt place, that Dr. Hig- Presbyterian Hospital on Satur- I bec soon earned tbe gratitudLe day afternoon", reported the of the countryside. Night or Grande Prairie Herald July day, slogging through mosquito- 22nd, 1913." The stone was set infested slough trails or bundled in- place by Mrs. Forbes. Nurse against paralysing cold, she beat Baird, and Dr. Higbee, aIl tbree tbe stork to lonely, isolated cab- having taken an important part ins . . . bound up deep axe cuts ini caring for tbe sick and injur- of an inexperienced settler... ed of this district. Short ad- treated lost trappers for frost- dresses were delivered by Rev. bite and pncumonia . . . rickety H. SBanalA.* Patterson Beaver Indian babies. . . bomne and ~ ackn: brew-poisoned breeds .. . pulled 13~e 43 years later, Dr. An- teeth and set broken bones. wa 'recia1 guest a te 6th fraternity is flot thought of un- anniversary of the founding o! tii they are needed", observed another bospital-Toronto Wes- tbe press in the fall o! 1913 as tern. Dr. Higbý-e took a singular work on the bospital building pride in the November 1956 oc- progressed toward completion. cW'-mion. It was ber brother, Dr. "We . . . consider in a country (G Drge Carveth, wbose name like this, to bave the profession- wak among those of twelve ai heip we have, is an inestimn- founders - Toronto Western able. Hosi a1<eien tbe scroll was Rendiers Great Service unveil ed c tecmmmr "Dr. Higbee in ber services is ative cerernonies. Among Frontiersmen Back in 1912, frontier folk for wildcrness miles arou-nd be- gun to keep anxious kerosene lamps in pioncer cabin windows, waiting for the familiar pound- ing of ber saddle borse or the ciatter of ber welcome buck- board, along the trail when iii- ness struck. Dr. Annie Carveth Hlgbee, first woman doctor to pioncer ber profession in thie Peace River country had v;',n- tured over tbe Edson Trail that C. G. GOULD Heating and Eavestroughing Authorlzed Chalco Dealer, I HONE jINewcastle 36861 unsparîrîg of nerseÂf. In eveiy way tbis lady bas rendercd great service in ber care o! the maimed and ailing". "In the days o! the Edson Trail there were !ew doctors in the land", wrote J. C. Mc- Gregor in bis Land o! Twelve Foot Davies. "Old Doctor Grim- sbaw at Peace River wore hlm- self out serving al tbe country north o! the Peace. South o! the river strove Dr. Higbec, wbo devoted bier lufe to the care of the sick and ta t he cause of the mothers who, in log bunk screened off from the rest o! the kitchen, bore the ncw gen- eration. that svere to develop the Peace River Country". "My cousin Jack-he's a civil engineer at Burington, Ont., now, used to drive rny aunt on calis whcn tbey could get through by buckboard or seigh'. Gerald V. Carvcth o! Grande Prairie, recahhed this %veek. '"She svas a wonder!ul wom an-nothing jever daunted lier."1 Returns To Ontario In the fail o! 1919, the Hig- bees decided to return ta On- tario . Dr. Iligbee went an the staif o! Toronto Western Hospi- tri but retired in 1925 to go int'j private practice in Newcastlc. At tihe 60th anniversary of the founding of the bospital. Dr. Higbec. full o! years and memories, heard Dr. Sidney, Smnith, president of the Univer- sity o! Toronto, dlaim "Toron- to bas devehoped almost unno- ticed mbt one o! the world's ieading medical centres." At 92, Dr. Hlgbee, wbo play- ed so vital a rohe in the pioncer ife o! western Canada's Peace River Country, was attending the commemorative ceremony in ber own right-as the oldest. survivingý staff surgeon o! the hospital and the oldest graduate woinan doctor in Canada. A Good Tip Tips were added to cigarettes E~WffIWPI 1 encourage Aberdonians to sm oke. AUl They Do St4nd Aberdonians bave ta stand a L. 332.6 - WRSTLE lot of chaff. That's ail they do e33a - ULWlýRSLIEstand! Announcing... iitiN, The opening ai NE1WVCASTLE DEAUTY SIROP ~ in the home of. MR. AND IIJRS. JACK CRAGO Ro'n Crago, experienced barber of elght years, now a qualified hairdresser, is a co-worker. Phione Newcastle 3801- Pediars By-law Passed By Village Coun cil Thîrd and final reading of a bylaw licensing pediars ini tise village at a fee o! $25 annually was passed at the regular meet- ing of the Newcastle villagre council on Monday evening". This bylaw, wbicb will become effective when approved by tbe municipal board, will make it. mandatory for ail persons or companies, not paying village taxes to purcbase a license be-. fore seiling their products from door ta door in the village and also inéci9des persons who dis- play sampies and take orders for later delivery. This matter bas been dîscussed frequcntly by councir during, the past year but bas always been sbelved until the byiaw was introduced at the January meeting. A second byiaw, under tbe authority o! the Milk Control Act, ta icense milk vendors at a fee o! $25 was given first and second reading, at Mondays meeting, and the bylaw ap- pointing A. R. Randaîl as Trench Excavation Inspector was given third and final read- i n. On motion o! councillors Hoar and Couch, council authorized the payment o! the $350 granti promised to Memnorial Hospital in 1956, wbich was not paid, and to make a sirilar grant for 1957 to the hospital. The clcrk svas instructcd to write 10 the Dept. o! Natural Rcsources seeking permission 10 remnove gravel from the lake- front to straighten the flow a!f water frorn the creek and ta send a copy o! the letter to John M. James, M.P. for bis atten- tion. Tbe Clerk, Mrs. Nettie Butler, requested and was granted a two weeks' leave of absence from ber position. There was some discussion on a request from Stanley Pow- ell, Community Hall caretak'ýr for a $200 increase in salary, but tbe matter was left over to tbe next meeting when it could be discussed by tbe full coun- cil. Councillor Rickard svas ab- sent from the meeting and ICouncillor Dickinson had had to leave early and the three re- mainmng members did flot wish to make a decision on the re- quest witbout the concurrence of the other two members. Mari Kenneý' And His Band, Here Friday The beautiful strains of the so-ng "The West, a Nest and You" wvlll echo through the Newcastle CommuniitY Hall tomorrow <Friday> ev- ening as the Newcastle Lions Club Valentine Ball gets under way with the famous Mart Kenney and his WVest- ern Gentlemen supplying the music. Featuring the lovely volce of Norma Locke on the i-ocalg this band is notcd as one of Canada's top popular musical organizations and is known througlsout the coun- jtry throughi its netivork radio programs and personal appearances. The Lions Club ls most for- tunate in securing the serv- iees of this namne band and It will be a real treat for thse citizens of thse district to be able ta dance to the music of a band of this calibre. Ticket sales for this event are limited in order to keep fromt overcrowding on the dance floor so those not hav- InIg purchased, their tickets in advance will do well to arrive early. A buffet luncheon Is belng served durîng thse even ' ng and a doorn'rize ivilibe drawn for, 30 really fine evenlng la ex- -cted by thse committee in,,harge. Newcastle's Ice Queen WilI Be Crowned Sot, The cboosing o! Newcastie's Qucen o! the Ice for 1957 will be ane o! the features o! the second annuai Ice Field, Day sponsored by the Newcastle Lions Club in the local Mem- orial Arena on Saturday after- noon. This annual opportunity for cbildren o! the village and dis- trict to participate in skating races and features was inau- gurated by tise club last year and proved such a success il is being made an annual event, open toalal cildren of thse area without entry fees or admis- sion charges, and acts as a cli- max to the free supervised Saturday afternoon skating fasr the chihdrcn, sponsored by the club, tbrougbout the skating, season. In addition to the judging o! the Qucen o! the Ice and fancy dress costumes, Saturdays Pro- grain will inchude nurnerous in- dividual and team races, club races, tank races and an exhi- bition o! figure skating. En- tries for the tearn and club races bave already closed, buti the individual races, costume events, etc., i the various age groups are open to ail and may be entered at the Arena on Sat- urday afternoon. The big evênt will get underway, weather per- mitting, at 1.30 p.m. sharp. Television Reception Lions Club Subject A probiem near to the bearts o! most ail members, that o! "Television Reception", was the subject of an address by Mr. Hank Young o! The Peter- borough Television Transmission Company at the regular meeting, of the Newcastle Lions Club held in tbe Queen's Hotel on Thurs- day. Introduced by Lion An dy Mc- Gi, the speaker said that tele- vision reception of a good num- ber of stations was exceptionally good in this area, unlike Peter- borough, Lindsay and other areas WMS Mem bers HoId Meeting 0f Interest The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Missionary So-_ ciety of the United Cburcb was held in the Board roomn on Thursday, February 7th with a godd number o! the memberà in attendance. The meeting was opened iby the president, Mrs, W. F. Rickard with an inIpres- sive meditation on "I arn the Way, the Trutb and the Life". Mrs. T. Sowden's group was in charge o! tise program and a fine devotional period was conductcd by Mrs. H. Allun an the theme "Ye did not so learn Christ". The Study Book on Sout1h East Asia wvas continued with conversations on the Philippines and Itsdo China and was abhy presented by Mrs. Sowden as leader, assisted by Mrs. Fother- gi, Mrs. Awde and Mns. Jose. The president resuméd the chair for the transaction o! busi- ness when reports were heard from the various secretaries. The rccordIng secrctary read bbe minutes o! the Executive andl January meetings and the Li.- terature Secretary, Mlrs. Fotis- ergili gave a splendid introduc- tion to two new books on tihe book shel!. Announcement was made of! the Presbyterial meeting ta bel held in Whitby on Feb rr 21st commencing at 9.30 a.ýniy. %vith tnorning, a!ternoots, and evening sessions.i not adjacent ta- Lake Ontario. Mr. Young went on to expiain the reasons for poor reception and the causes of interference sudsi as electric razors, electric saws, motor vebicies, acroplanes, short wave, interference from other stations on the same chan- nel, etc. He explained that in fringe areas such as Peterborough ili was necessary, in order to el good reception, to bave a corn- munity antenna system such as bis comPany is installing. They have two 135-foot antennae in-1 stalied atop a high bill with a network o! feeder cables ta be instalied throughout bbc city similar to the telephone system. The reception !rom these towers !ed througb the cables to homes in the city give extra good re- ception from four American stations and Toronto. For Ibis service consumers pay an initial installation charge plus a month- ly service charge. Following bis addrcss Mr. Young conducted an open question period in which he cx- phained the reasons and wbere possible the remedy for prob- lems expressed to hlm by the mnembers. Lion Jack Nesbitt, on bebaîf o! the members, express- cd appreciation to Mr. Young for bis interesting and most in- formative address and presetsted to the speaker a bushel o! Dur- haffi County apples. Lion President Brenton Ric- kard presided for the business tneeting when plans for the big4 Valentine Dance being sponsor-1 cd by the club on Friday, Feb- ruary lstb with MarI Kenney and bis Western Gentlemen sup- plying thc music. Lion Milton Walkcr rcported on the ticket sales and other details o! the event were discussed by tbe members. SLion Dick Davies reported on the Ice Field Day being Sponsor- cd by the club on Saturday after- noon, February l6tb and mem-' bers were given their in stru-- tions as ta tbe part eacb wih1 phavi in handling the event. Plans were also made for members planning ta attend t hei Past Presidents' Night in tise Club Aragon ini Peterborough on February 18ti atnd the Zone Raliy in Cobourg en Februarv. 231h. Members wilh travel by bus to the Peterborough meet- ing. 'Gordon kgnow, Ediior Phono 3621 SPORTS BRUEFS Howard Quinney's Clippers stagcd a real comeback atth local Arena on Wednesday even- Jpwben thcy took the bigh- fying Orono crew by a score of 3 to 2 with Morley and Bill Lake and Tracy Emblev scoring for the Clippers and fion West and Dave Striefkirk doing the bon- ours for the losers. In the second game o! the doubleheader, the Newtonv [le squad took a 6 to 3 nod over Irv. McCulough's Pansies. John Hol- man performed the bat trick for the winners, beatmng the Pansies goalie an tbree occasions wbile Ted Lane was rigbt on bis beels with two tallies and Phil Gil- mer with one. Paul McCullough witb two talles and Earl Foster with one were the marksmen for the Pansies. The Newcastle Juniors sý% esnp- e d Orono on Friday nigbt in the local Arena by a score o! 12 to 3 with Cooper scoring ail three goals for Orono whiie the re- mainder o! tbe teamn were beld scoreless. Scorers for Newcastle in this scoring spree were Ron Dickinson (5), Bill Lake (3), David McCullough, Morley Lake, Paul Allun and Paul McCullougb. A third Orono team, that o! tbe Little N.H.L.,* was defeated by a Newcastle team hlast' week by a score o! 4 to i with Martin, Verne Rowe (2) and Jim Scott the local marksmen while Carle- ton was responsibie for Orono's lone tally. On Friday evening 'Rangers and Canadiens o! the local Pee Quality MEATS Fresh Grade A - 21/ to '3 lbs. - Roasting or Frying Pre-dressed Chickens lb. 41C Shopsys - Hickory Smoked - Ail Beef Frankfurters Devon Brand Breakfast Bacon Deliejous Spread! Economical' Yellow Quik Margarine Blue Bonnet Make a Delicious Cake! 1' vè Roses - Chocolate Fudge Sp e Ofe! aIng ii o ucae plg 4.5 c 1:6 9c 3c Off Pack ,-,b. 3 2c pkg.31 Makes Floors Glisten! Liquid WVax - Pint Tin Hawe's Floor Gloss Makes a Good Cup of Tea! Orange Pekoe Salada Tea Bags Deliclous in Sandwiches, Salad Plates! Cloverleaf - Fancy White Meat Tuna Fish For AIl Your Baking! Jewel Shortening 59C of 60 83c Ti. 39c 3c 1-lb. pkg. Bro. H; J. Toms. In January of 1953, Wor. Bro. Pbilp was presented witb a scroll from the iodge recpgniz- ing bis services to the iodge ln the' office o! treasurer wbich be bad beld for sorne tbirty-six years. Not oniy in Masonry bas Mr. Philp served bis feilow man, but also in community life hav- ing served as Eider and Clerk of the Session, Superintendent o! the Sunday School and, at present, Honorary Eider of the United Churcb. Following bis father as Sta- tion Master a! the Grand Trunk and later the Canadian National Railways, the name of Philo will long be remembered in the community. Wee League played to a two-all tic in a cleanly fought game with no penalties being handed out. Cunningham and TenDam were the marksmen for the Rangers wbie Pare and Smith tallied for the Canadiens. In Saturday morning's gamne the Leafs took the Red Wings by a two to one count with Wayne Megit scoring the two Leafs' goals and Wayne Flintoff scoring the lone Red Wings taily. J. E. WN. Philip Honored By Durham Lodge Durham Lodge No. 66 A.F. & A.M. bas recently honoured one of its oldest members, Wor- shipful Brother James Edward William Philp who was made a Mason in November 1906 and served as Master o! bis lodge in 1915. He served bis lodge well for a great many years and is higbly regarded by bis breth- ren in Masonry and by ail in the community. Wor. Bro. Pbilp, xvho wili be 92 years of age in June of this year, was able to sit up and receive bis visitors wben be was presented with a 50-year service medal. This medai is supplied by the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario for al mem bers attaining fifty years in Masonry. The presentation was made by Wor. Bro. S. J. Lancaster, accompanied by Rt. Wor. Bro. W. F. Rickard and Rt. Wor. Say Deloraine (,%an.) Tinmes We contend that when mcmi- bers and adherents o! the sev- eral religions reach a certain state o! Christian perfection, tbere would be no need o! Put- ting on teas, dinners and0baz- aars to make sure the parson receives bis wage, the coal Jis paid for, and the other odds and eiRds are not charged. Il will be the advent of the milheniurn when this stage in Christian progress is reached. Canada is a predominately Christian country and il is a great factor in our social and poitical life that cannot be ig- nored, comments the Simcoe, Reformer. Regrettably it is quite truc that with a large number o! Canadians, their ad- herence tb Christianity is a fra- gile thread. Nevertheiess, it is a iink, surviving from. chihd- hood. The Rural Postman In the cold and blustery weather, When thc frost is on the rail, Would you love to face a blizzard With bal! a ton o! mail? 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