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V(. - - - -- - -- . b * A lPt D A ,NiilU t M A I? 1958 ighligrh's frozu Stu lesà, a,, January 2 utes cf Bowmanville's first Russell C. Honey, Port Hopeq A proclamation by Mayor Town Concil. James McFee- barrister. was chosen as Liberal Nelson E. Osborne on the front ters was 1858 mayor. candidate for the Federal elec- page asked citîzens and friends tion. of Bowmanville ta observe 1958 Jaauary 23 Temperature dropped to 16 as Centennial year, the munici- Norman Bothwel won the below zero on Feb. 18. Neigh- pality o! Bowmanville having new 1958 Pontiac car in the bau ring areas got more snow been granted the status of a Robson Pontiac Junior "C" than Bowmanvile, but drifting town as from Jan. 1. 1858. Hockey Club draw. Bill Steven, caused some trouble on roads A full page ad by the Cen- proprietor o! Robson's and spon-. and streets. Workmen were tenni2l Committee announced sor of the team. made the pres- kept busy since Sunday keep- events planned for Centennial entation. ing streets open. Year, beginning with a Week The 82-year-old Bethesda King Taxi business was sold of Prayer. Jan. 6 ta 10, with school was gutted by fire at to Lorne Haynes. proprietor of special speakers. 5.45 on Jan. 21. Class roorn Cab 500. King Taxi was oper- Bro. A. E. Moffatt was in- space had ta be faund for 19 ated far ten years by Keith stalled as Worshipful Master of pupils. and Ray Lathangue. Jerusalem Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Stanley Wilkins, Hospital Jnry9Administrator. reported at February 28 janury 9Memorial Hospital Board's an- The Bell Telephone Ca. re- Bowmanville's Centen n i a 1 nual meeting that the haspital parted 200 additional phanes Council was inaugurated: MavY- was used ta capacity in 1957. in Bowmanville area. or Nelsan E. Osborne, IRe2ve Wilfrid Caruthers, Deputv- ]Reeve David Higgon, Council- lors Lloyd Preston, Ivan Hobbs, A. H. Sturrock, Keith Lathan- gue. Jack Brough and 0. J. Presson; Town Clerk was Alick Lyle. Darlington Council passed a temporary by-law nestricting land and praperty ta its pres- ent uses until an officiai plan for the township xvas appnoved. Rev. F. J. Reed o! Hampton gave the inaugural addness. Bruce Minns' Clothing Store annaunced a gaing out of busi- ness sale. John Thornbcck announcedl the reapening a! the century old Tyrone Mill after rernodel- ling. January 16 Rev. A. C. Herbent o! St. John's Anglican Church wvas appointed chairman of the Cen- tennial Committee. Bernard Xitney who had held the posi- 4 in, resigned an being appoint- e Chie! o! Police. \Carroll Nichais o! Wesley- villp was acclaimed chairman - o! Purham County District I{igh S chool Board. ChairnTan Bob Watt o! the Arena exipected a busy time with the Ail-Ontania Little N. H.L. hockey playoffs in April being the biggest ev.etit. Mavor Nelson E. Osborne in bis inaugural addness took in- teresting items from the min- January 30 Bowmanvilie - OrnoaCom- bines defeated the U. S. national entry team in the Olympics be- fore 1,400 persans in Memorial Arena. The team were honoun- ed guests at a banquet at the Fying Dutchman Motor HoIel when top sports personalities including W. A. Hewitt, secre- tary of the O.H.A. for 55 years, were pres2nt. M. J. Elliott, stanting bis 2th ycar on the Bowrnanville Pub- lic Utilities Commission. was appointed chairman. More than 1,500 attended the opening of a new iII.and wane- house o! Durham Farmers' County Co-operative at the junction of Highway 115 anxd the Fifth Concession, nonth of Orono. February 8 Franik Williams, with the Bell Telephone Company siricc 1907 was entcntaincd at a din- ner on his retirement. He was Bowmanville Branch Manage-r since 1926. Club 15 collccted $2,160 in thein March on Polio canvass. A plaque bearng the rames of Bowmanville's 35 mayors was receivcd and would bc hung in the.Town Hall. Dr. R. P. Vivian, M.P., open- cd his election campaigr with an address ta Conservatives at the Balmoral Hatel. Federal election was schedulcd for March 31. February 13 Valuable depo mass werc disc swamp or Jack at Salina. Fiftecn werc bcing rcmov with a steam shc trucks. Miss Velma Ga the staff o! Boxw pital was hanaur entatior af a silv James T. Bro, view Fanm, R. R was eiected pre Canadian Holstei sociation. There were no or drownings jr in 1957 Police Kitney said in h February 20 The Hart House nected by Dr. Bo a! the Rayai Cc Music. Toronto, with Ray Dudleý Centernial cance 20,-it was announ Osits o!' peat covcred ir a Baken's !arin loads a! mass ved every haur vel and dump v., 25 vears on awarded the prize for the best front page at the Ontario Week- ly Newspapers Association Convention in Toronta. It was the fîfth tirne The Statesman had received this award, other years bcing 1940, 1941, 1947 and 1948. Thomas Qattes, 120 High St., was killed in an accident on Highway No. 2, bal! a mile cast a! Oshawa. Memorial Hospital Board dis- cussed the necessity o! an ad- dition ta the hospital. Mareh 6 Mr. and Mrs. John Fraser and fîve children, Hancock Rd., near Countice, were left home- less by a fine. Orono was chosen over New- castle as the site for a niçw high school ta be built in Dur- ham County District. The vote wvas eight ta seven. Combines defcated Cobourgr 7-2 in semi-fisials. Support frorn citizens for this good team vas asked. Mareh 13 A meeting at Newcastle pro- tested the location o! a new bigh school at Orano as pro- posed by the Durham District High School Board. A fashion show ir B.H.S. au- ditarium, sponsored by Bres- lir's, dnew a capacity crawd. The bevy o! professianal mno- dels from the Walter Thorntali Agercy was pictured, and a pretty !lock tbey were. Miss Carol Starkman, TV star and niece o! Mr. Maurice Bneslin, was commentator. Ron Brooks, son cf Mn. and Mrs. Harvey Brooks, R. R. 3, was unanimausly elected pre- sident o! Durham County Jun- ior Farmers. vmanville Has- March 20 ed by a pres- In flapper costumes o! the ver tea service. 1920's, Miss Audrey Fletcher, )wr o! Brow- Miss Ruth Osborne, Mrs. Susie t2, Newcastle, Graham and Mrs. Dot Fair, sident o! the wene a bit wîth thein Charles- .r-Friesian As- tan number at the Ladies' Aux- iliary o! the Canadian Legion traffie deaths Zone party when "Centennial ,1 Bowmarville Memories" was the theme. Chie! Bernard Thausards o! books wene be- is repart. ing trnsferred from the old Public Librany in tbe Town Hall ta the new one in the fan- ;e Orchestra di- mer post office building ici oyd Neel, Dean readiness for the official open- 'onsenvatory O! ing Marcb 21. would appean Construction was ta stant on yin a special the mausoleum uat the cemnetery. cnrt on Manch Caradian Canrers arnourced ýnced. that the Bowmanville plant ~ would not operate this season. March 27 à 3.3136 Manch 20-27 was are of the biggest weeks in the -year. 011 March 21 the new library was opened by heur o! Librany Ser- mie Evices, Angust Mowat. Murch 22, Mr. Byron S. Vanstone, retired hp chairman o! the Board o! the Toronto - Dominion Bank, and native Bawmanvilliar, opened a So'ip new bnanch o! htbn ee ServiceMarch 20 was the big Ray Dudley Centennial Concert 'ION witb the Hart House Orchestra GE when close ta a thousard peo- ple ttended and were thrilled by the progrum. Art Hooper moved into the premises formerly occupied by 5 Bruce Mirns' Clotbing. and bad a record crowd on opening. AIl candidates were solicit- ir g votes for the Federal elec- I ition. March 31, Ernest Dent, C .C.F.: Dr.R. Percy Viviar, P.C.; and Russell Honey, Lib- enai. IO N Apri 3 i necpin Percy Vivian rolled up a 3,- ally large vote in March 31 LK 89 Women's Hospital Auxiliary held its 45th birthday parti' at the Lions Centre ir a spring Free! Vigor Oul SERVICE STATION CORNER 0F MANVERS ROAD AND FIFTH CONCESSION Phone MA 3-29)9 Double Slamp Day Every Tuesday -Corne Out and See Our Display of Gifts - Complote Lubrication at a Beasonable Price KrK 'ABOT OUR SPECIAL PRIJÇE ON TIRES S E ILIABLELANY QUANTITY AT THE STATION OPEN EVENINCS AND SUNDAYS April 10 Five hundned visiton wene expected in town for the Little N.H.L. play-offs at the Arena, part a! the Centernial program. Mrs. Harvey Palmer was the winnen of the Centennial con- test fan a marcbing sang. Fine Chie! C. L. Hooper ne- ponted 58 calis answered in 1957, 38 in tawn. April 17 Young hockey playens and thase accompanying tbem tools aven the town on April 12. They hud a big panade led by the Legian Pipe Band. and 540 at- tended the banquet at the High School. Sports celebities wene present. Morris Breslin. popular mer- chants, who su!fered a beari attack in Marcb. died ut his home while watcbing a hocky gume on televi.sion. Cortraet for the new wing to be added ta the Home for the Aged at Cobourg, was let tr Bnadford-Hoshal Assaciates Ltd. April 24 The Ed Summers Memnonial Furd was aver the $1.000 mark. Rotanians wene guests of the Business & Professionul Wom- en's Club at the Lions Centre, Choral Society concert mem. bers were in old time costume fr a portion of their Centen- niaI Concert. Office wvorkers ut Goodyeai were scheduled to get an $8.0L marth nise. j <Çntinued naext week) r (i Farmers' Blessings. - Time to Count Them By GORDON GREER, opment and thinking, too bu3Y O.F.. Pesidntattending ta the needs o! the O.F.. Pesidntfarm, and too busy getting a In The Rural Co-operator. goad education ta be delinquent. The many problems that vie They are more mature about farmers must face in the course the harsh realties of life, at an of a nij:maýl year absorb aur earlier age than their city time and thoughts sa complete- counterparts in many cases. ly, that we farget ta look at the And as you ail knaw, young good side af aur way o! lide people can learn far more on sametimes. The past ycar has a farni than they might learn seen a lot o! ups and downs if they lived in the city. Where for Ontario agriculture. At cisc but a farmn can a boy learn times it seemed ta be mastly a haîf dozen trades plus prac- down, but nevertheless we tical business training? Where farmers retained aur blessings. else but a farn can a girl learn These blessings are the reasans not anly the domestic arts and we stick ta farming and the skills, but also receive the same Christmas scason is a good time practical business training her ta rcmind ourselves about them. brothers reccive, as well as To me, one of the bless- some agrieultural knawledge? ings wc should be happy ta have And ail this while they live in is the right or freedorn ta own a happy and healthy environ- pnoperty in this demaocracy o! ment. ours. This may seem ta be a Another blessing for the hollow blessing ta those o! farmer is one which is avail- you whose land has been re- able ta few other people in arîy cently expropriated for the sake other occupation - the appor- a! progress, but the fact re- tunity ta work closely with mains that yau stili have the your family; ta have a family right ta buy more land. But closely united by the bonds of speaking for myseîf, if you will love ar&d knawledge that every - pardon this personal reference, ane has a chance ta contribute I nevor really kncw haw muela to the happiness o! others in land ownership meant until the the !amily thraugh this close government cxpropriated my working and living relation- land ta use for experimental S'hip. farm extension. It is truc that I imagine that many af you I arn still opcrating a dairy, can think of other things whichi busine.s an this farm, but I feel are blessings. The blessings of an acute sense o! loss. I xvas being able ta watch crops grow paid adcquately for the land, in your fields, grain and hay but 1 feel poorer today and filling your barns, that fine somehow lonelien, than at any caîf froni your extra special time in a lifetime af 'land own- cow grow into a good, usefujl, ership. Believe me when I say and perhaps showring-perfect rthat the owning o! land is an beast ta grace your herd, and important blessing ta the, farm- ta receive the benefits frorn er; be thankful for it. these things. These are your But wc farmers have other blessings which can not be blessings ta be thankful for counted or bartered as mnne even in times o! poor crops. or -these are some o! the things poor prices. I know af no ather I which make us keep on farm- place on earth that is bctter ing, even in times o! pon mar- than a farmn for us ta raise our kets-these are ours to have àchildren. and enjoy as long as we do 5 You seldorn hear of juvenile f arm. 1delinquency in rural famîlies, Sa let us count aur blessings yet aur young people enjoy in this festive season and give theinselves as much as young thanks ta aur Lord. 1people in urban centres. Our Wishing on- and al o! you a children are too close ta nature, happy and prosperous New -too fundamental in their devel- Year in 1959. BETHANY Among those in the village joining thein families elsewhere fan the halidays were; Mn. and Mns. Mansel Wright spending Christmas Day with their sis- ter ard brother-ir-laW, Mn. and Mrs. Ralph Whetlauffer, Tz- ronto, and gaing on ta stay the remainder a!f the wcek at Tara with Mrs. Wright's parents, Mn. and Mrs. T. McClelland. Mrs. J. J. Clark in Niagara Falls with her son, Dr. John Clark and family. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Went- wortb and son Ricky with thein parents in Brantford and Paris. Miss Lily Thonipson in Pe- terborough with thein. brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mns. Walter Thonipson. Mns. Ina Palmer and Regin- ald Palmer in Peterborough with Mr. and Mns. Chanles Pal- mer. Alex H. Mark with his son and daughten-in-law. Mn. and Mrs. Bert Monk, Peterborough. Thomas Currie with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cur- rie in Gananoque. Mn. and Mns. Carl Smith and family and Mrs. Thomnas Jack- son in Yelventon with Mn. and Mrs. Norman Wilson. Wellington Fallis in Ottawa with his daughters, Miss Jane Fallis and Mr. and Mrs. Gar- don Woods. Mrs. Milton Wright in Brace- bridge xith Mr. and Mrs. J. .Thompsan. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Penny ,and their four children motar- 1ing ta Yarmauth, N.S., ta xre- main for two weeks with their relatives. Mr. and Mns. Ross Davidson .in Markdale with Mrs. Clifford .McKay. . Guests with their relatives in the vilagie for Christmas werc 1Mr. and Mrs. Ted Laidley, To- Sronto; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas 1Graham, Omemee; Mn. ard Mrs. Allan Moffat, Peterboro; Mn. and Mrs. Gerald Bnistow and !amily o! Yelventon with Mn. and Mrs. Hilliard Bristow. 11 John Woad, Trenton, with bis %brother and sisten-ir-law, Mr. .and Mns. No.el Wood. Mn. and Mns. Harold Phillips, Peterbor- .ough with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Pbillips. » Miss Evelyn McKinnon, Mon- .treal, Que.; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McGill, Mn. and Mrs. Chester Tenmini, Mn. and Mrs. John Ahnen and Miss Sandra Ahren, 1Toronto; Mn. and Mns. Gerald cStaples, Lake!ield, ail with Mn. 1and Mrs. James McKinnon. Mr. and Mrs. Hgrry Sutton, Bow- Smanville; Mn. and Mrs. Mar- ison Catheant, Paul Cathcart cand Sheila Cathcart, Spring- ville; Mn. and Mrs. Howard Marrow, Peterborough with tMns. Hazel Brown. s Mr. and Mrs. Haig Bothwell and family o! Petenbonough, witb Mrs. John White: Norman 9Lowes, Toranto-, Miss Margaret cLowes, Peterborough, with 'their parents. Mn. and Mns. 1Donald Lowes. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hughes ýard Mis3s Wendy Hughes, To- 1ronto, with Mrs. Richard Fal- 1. lis. e Mn. and Mrs. Arnatt Neals and tamily. Toronta. with Mn, and Mrs. Clarence Neals. a Ms. Marie Yochus, Kitch- -_ ener, with ber daughter and son-in-law, Mn. and Mrs. Frank ýr Martinchenko. Mrs. R. R. Edm"înds. MilI- brook. 1,ith Mr. and Mrs. Re%. Edmunds; Mr. and '1 Mrs. Bert iFreemnau and the rhIàldren, Walter Rrcwland. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Findlay, Toronto, with Dr. Stewart Spe - 1er and Mns. Speilen. Mn. and Mrs. William Mar., tichenko, Tononto, with her parents, Mn. and Mrs. Orboe Wright. Frank Prussack, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Carr: Dennis Challice, Rosemant, and Ralph Challice, Cliton, with A their mother, Mn. Richard gifts from an attractive tree. b.- PROCLAMATION WHEREAS Our Most Gracious Queen, Victoria, by and with the advice and consent of the Legisiative Council and Assembly of Canada, did grant ta the Municipality of Bowmanville the status of a Town as from the First Day of ianuary in the Year of Our Lord 1858; and WHEREAS, in consequence, we did proclaim the year 1958 ta be Centennial Year and did authorize varlous events of commemoration and celebration; and WHEREAS, by God's Grace and the enthusiastic efforts of citizens beyond number, our Centennial Celebrations have been carried through to a successful and enjoy- able conclusion; THEREFORE, in marking the conclusion of Centennial Year, we extend the heartfelt thanks of the Municipal Corporation ta those many citizens, bath individual and corporate, whose generous contributions of time, effort and money assured the success af the Centennial Celebrations; and ta the thousands af friends and former citizens wha joined with us in celebrating the 1OOth birthday of aur beloved town. Bowmanville, December 31, 1958 Nelson E. Osborne Mayor of Bowvmanvil1e M rs. Jack A rm strong w as ,'1a e S' , .. . . v -ý. : u i chairman and congratulated steel leading in prayer and the Through summer suns and wi the pupils on their excellent benedictian. ter snow performance. Galloway's Sehool I ambidn jo h er just has 12 pupîls in attend- nngTfV* Ta te ca .flo ance this year whîch meant UDITU.Lifme. many of the pupils gave dou-m. ble and triple performances. JAMES BAKER Ar alo taml Mrs. Armnstrong also expressed1 Ai.Rlor temi. thanks onbehaîf of the parents Following a lengthy illness, T 1 C K E T 8S and trustees to their teacher, James Baker, a v2teran of TO EVERYIVUERIC Miss Eleanor Rowan. Robert World War One, died in Sur- Consuit Sisson was pianist for the mu- nybrook Hospital, Toronta, on J1U RY & L O V ELL sical numbers. Friday, Dec. 19, aged 65 years. 15 King St. W. MA 3-5778 Santa Claus arrived in timne A son of the late Charles Ba- Bewanvîie to assist in distributing the ker and his wife BarbaraJ ~,ç<L <j lt'a a lon g way to go. But the drivera who will mnake it Are the ones we want ta know. They'1I be careful, they'll b. cauticus Safety-conscious ail the time. And they'lI make it ta nineteen sixty By taking care in fifty-nine. NACO-OPERA TORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, cI OFFICES IN ToeONTO, LONDON, WINDSOR, HAMILTON, OTTAWA, OWEN SOUIS AUTfO IDSUMNG PM CARWJL fOMM£ I Free! BLACK DIAMOND STAMPS -v with every purchase of gas GOD SAVE THE QUEEN PAGE TWO TEX CAMADIAN STATESILAB. 15owmju,ýuvnAA%. qu£viAzuli 1 ý Chaflîce. Galioway's SclÈool Galloway's School held their annual Christmas entertain- ment on Friday evening, with Dianne Kerr giving a "Wel- came" recitation. Linda Russell, Barbara An- giers and Ernest Beer sang two songs "The Mama Dol"' and "Presents". A group o! three Christmas carols was sung by the entire school. Recitations were given by Juddy Lynne Sisson. Wendy Preston, Ian Page, Barbara An- giers and Gloria Russell. Ern- est Beer played a piano instru- mental and gave a humorous reading. The dialogue, "Such a Clever Hobo" was acted by Donald Armstrong, Marguerite Beer, Lin-da Russell and Peter Beer. Grades 2-6 gave a uni- son recitation "Christmas Can- dies" and the rhythm band gave two numbers. Marguerite Beer played a piano instrumen- tal. Grades 3 and 4 sang "Too Fat For The Chimney" and Grades 5 and 8 sang "Suzv, Snowflakes". Ail the pupils took part in the dialogue «Bargains Fcr Christmas" and the sang "The Toymaker's Dream". Di- anne Porter gave a monologue. The entire schoal taok part in "The Christmas Pageant" partrayir'g the Biblical Christ- mas Story. Sunday School Party A Christmas Party forth Sunday School children o! the' United Church was held on Mondait evening with the pro- gram chaired by Earl Weather- ult supenintendent. With pianio accompaniment by Mrs. Reg. Edmunds, Mrs. R. R. Bonsteel led in carol singing. The Be- ginners' class taught by Mrs. Vincent Jackson sang "Away In a Manger", *"Bells on Christ- mas Day" and "Ding Dong Bell". Lynda Neals sang 'Jolly Old St. Nicholas" The pnimary class directed by Mrs. Ross Davidson sang "The Belis of Christmas". Phyl- lis Youngman sang "Hush a Bye Baby"l. Ronald Jackson gave a' monologue "Waiting for Santa". Eleanor Porteous, Marguer- ite Beer, Ronald Jackson, Bob Edmunds, Randy Wilson and Patricia Davidson, pupils f Mrs. Preston Neals sang "Hear' The Belîs". Wendy Preston gave a recitation. Assisted by John Jaksn Rev. R. R. Bonsteel showed two colored films"Rudolph The Red Nased Reindeer" and "When The Littlest Camnel Knelt." Santa Claus arrived in time ta visit with the children and distribute a gift to every small child. The senior members served lunch and the Party closed wilh forming a friendship circle and singing of "Blest Be The Tie a Hume, Mr. Bakerwa in Scotland andi serv1 with the Imperial Arnm later the British Navy. emigrated to Canada shôrt after the war and settled Cavan township on the 12 Concession. near Bethany. Surviving are his wlfe* thie former Mary Bryce, and four children, Charles, Barbara, An- nie and James. The funeral service condue- ted by the Rev. R. R. Bonsteel, of the United Church, was held from the Reynolds Funeral Home in Bethany on Monday afternoon. Palibearers were Donald Lowes, Thomas Bryce, Arnoldt Bidgood and Morris McGee. eryurial was in Fallis Cernet- A Careful Man- A csareful man T want ta be A littie fellow follows me. I do flot care to go aatray For fear he'll go the self-sanie way. I cannot once escape his eyes. What'ere he sees me do he tries Like me he says he's going ta be That littie chap who follows me. He knows that I arn big and fine And believes ini every word of mine The base in me he must not see That littie chap who follows me. 1 must .remember as I go . 1 ý "J Tau ODAT, ZAN. L