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- - ww-~-~~.-. ~ mSm -a~. ~ r Ii InUfWM.ANVILY.U NTIAM THO MDAT, Pm .lUsh, lm EDITORAJS £etters ék ch éJk ddtoi* ' Last week, we had a delightful time dt The Statesman, blowing our own horn and accepting congratulations because we had won two awards. It was toa happy a situation ta last and points up some kind of moral ta the effect that it doesn't pay ta brag how good you are. Someone or something wil always bring you back te earth very quickly. It happened in the same issue in which aur pictures were all over the front page, holding the trophy won for excel- lence, of ail things. No sooner had The Statesman hit the street than the 'phone calîs started. In the report of St. Andrew's congregational meeting, a speaker had pointed out the "«amazing'" results which had been achieved by an every member canvass. In the repart the word "amaz- ing" somehow had- become altered ta "iannoying" and several initiais of partic- ipants in the meeting were not correct. Apparently, we also misinterpreted instructions or became confused on an advertisement concerning the Hog Pro- Red Cross While we have af ten expressed the opinion that there were too many organ- izations in this community, we'll have to make one exception which was taken care of recently with the revitalization of the Red Cross. That is one group which can neyer be duplicated or be surplus in a co m- munity. We were deligbted ta see it again assume an active, vital place as one of the district's top service graups. For several years, the town organiza- tion has been almost dormant, althougb there were several good groups through- out the county. Charlie Carter Sr. seqm- ed ta be one of the few here who took'an active interest in its promotion, but other supporters were few and far between. Now, steps have been taken ta formn an organization which has attracted a slate of officers whicb inclildes many persans who have not been active. in service work here and others who are weli known as energetic workers. We commend the new executive for allowing their names ta stand and assure them of every coopera- tion from this newspaper. The work of the Red Cross in local, national and international fields is well known and bighly regarded. In Bowman- ville and district, we have a gloriaus record of achievement ini this field, especially during two world wars, when hard-working Red Cross gro'aps made a tremendous contribution. For some reason, An editor of consîderable'repute and w1de experience once tald us he always wrote bis best editorials on the sins of drinking alcohol the morning after he had been imbibing heavily. At that time, he could really warm up ta his subject, he feit se poorly. This theory could 4pply aptly ta aur feelings concerning parking meters in Bowmanville at the present time. We've paid two fines within a week and had it not been for the kindly consid- eration of sympathetic constables, it couid have been more. For some unexplained reasan, we dis- like parting with those dollar bis. They are toe bard ta came by and there is se littie value received. 0f course, we could avoid the situation by leaving the car at home or on one af the nearby side streets. Or we could wiggle aur way tbrougb the :narrow alley and park it in back of the office. Or we could set an alarm dlock te ring every bour sa we could stop work, puff aur way inta galoshes and côat ta deposit another nickel in the mechanical bandits. But, none of those tbings appeals ta us. We use the car frequently during the day and it is time consuming and a nuisance ta have ta back it eut of the lot bchind the office and scrape the bottom on the sidewalk as we came out of the alley onta the road. The side street is a block away, again a nuisanice when we want ta hop ini the car and bead eut for a picture, a news story or an advertisement somewhere. The galoshes and cent routine would be fine except we don't bend as well as wve used ta, and resent every minute Many people will be inclined to agree with the contention advanced in the Ontario Legislature by Hon. John W. Foote, V.C., former minister of reform institutions in the Frost administration, ta Edczblshod 1854 with whlch la inck6prated rhe Dowmcmville News, The Newcastle Indepondent and The Orono News 1051h Year af Continuous Service to the Town of Bowmanville -and Durham Counfy AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPA.PER SUBSCREMTON RATES *4.0 a Yeur~, atrlctly ini advanc. $5.00 a Year i the Unied Statas Authoriu.d cm U.ead Clama 14« POat office. e fpotniat Ottawt pubilahsdb,' THE JAN[ESPUMBING COMPANY Eowmanymll..Ontario 10111<M. JAMES Eim ducers meeting for Tuesday, because we received a note from the secretary enclos- ing another new advertisement fortunate- ly, but asking us please ta try and get this one right, the other lef t out about one- third of the material. .Then, on Saturday morning, while we were trying ta read the many letters of congratulation from friends near and far, camne a 'phone cali from a lady in Orono. She cancelled her subscription because during the dispute over where the several high schools should go, we had inserted 'a letter ta the editor in which the writer referred to Orono as a Ilhog tawn". Sa, this week we are back ta normal, the laurel wreath has again become a crown of thorns as we try ta publish another issue, knowing f ull well that somewhere along the ine we shall slip and brin g someone 's wrath on aur heads. Such is life in the newspaper business. Excel- lence is only temporary. It just doesn't pay ta brag. Reorganized Here in between wars, the work feil into dis- card;, the membership dwindled and many who would have been eager participant,ý entered other service fields. Now, we seem ta be again taking aur rightful place in this world-wide organization which over the decades has mare than earned its place in the stars. Worthy of note is the quick action taken by the local Red Cross ta bring aid ta a family north of Tyrone who were burned out in a disastrous fire on Sunday afternoon. The need was great and urgent with the parents and seven small children left with littie but the clothes they were wearing and no insurance ta offset the loss. Neighbors were quick ta provide help, but naturally their efforts were limited. It must have brought a restoratian of faith and a ray of hope ta this downcast f amily when the new presi- dent of the district Red Cross visited the scene and made arrangements ta outfit them with necessary apparel. It is worthy of note that local merchants have been highly commended for extra generosity by those who took the family ta obtain their clothes. The people who are takîng part In the Red Cross Society will soan learn, if tbey do not already know, that there is no work of any kind mare compensating or satisfy- ing than helping others. And one of the greatest organizations in that field is the Red Cross. Af 1er the Storm Sunday was a perfect day for photographers following the heavy sleet storm which left trees, wires, fences and signs shimmering with ice. The Statesman camerman snapped this dramatic scene near Enniskillen dtiring the late afternoon. (25 -YEARS AGO (1934) W, C. Caverly was elected ,first president aif the local Re- tail Merchants Association. T. S. Ho] gate was vice-presideni, and C. G. Miorris, scc,.etary. This was a newlv organizedl brandi of the Reýtail Merchants Association of Canada. Mr. T. C. Jewell, fqrmreny ac- tivelv connected with McClel- ]an & Co., c"i'ebrated bis 751h birtbday. Mrs. J Clark Bel! was ta di- rect a minstrel show for flic Canadian Legcion, performers ta be known as ihe Black Diamonc, Minstrels. The Band, started during tiie D-r~i was frv- ing to rici1-- mrn, 'y for ,îîMforins. Ticke't.- 25c- W, 1-. P,"l41F', roprietor ai Bowmanv~ile Dairy, \vas open- ing a store wr-st of F. F. Morris Co., whcre daj'r. produtts wouidJ bc sold. St, Pîîîj1'ý lJr *I-JC']'utch was rnakp~ v ntratr~~for th,-' ce- tuaiiv t'ne c- of1r ia Pres- byterian cconr'rce_,ïsmn in Bow- manville. Ite.IDr. C. W. Gor- don (Ralph Cconnr>, Winnipeg, and Rev. 'Dr. (J-n. C. Pidgeon, Toronto, .had alrc'acy been se- cured as speakers for centen- ary services. Appointed ta the coIrnmittýe ta preparo a histor- ical f\ýflOls;!s werc Mrý,iss Mar- garet Allcrn. Mr. Neil Yellow- lees, Mr. Alex MeCleilani (de- ceased since his appointment), Mr. F. L. Squair, Salem. The Public Utilities Commis- sion aninounccd a raiise in wa- ter ratcs, arnountiing to approx- irnately 2 n'cii and accounts ta be collectedci verv two months instead ofniiuarterly. Mayor W. R. Strikýe was tie unanimous choice oif the Publie Weiiai-e Boar-d as chaîrman. F. W. Bowýen, M. P., wvas made Worshipful Master ai Clarke district L.O.L. About 3 a.m., on a caid night, aur mutf required a bydrant, s0 I galloped down stairs in my birfhday suif fa het hlm ouf, whici made me wideawake. When h crawled back into thie warm hay, I didn't go back fa slecp, but got tbinking about a chap wvho had heen a "'sfrong- man" in Ringling's Circus be- fore jaining the l9fli Battalion. He was ai stocky build, weigi- cd 235 pounds, and ieavily mus- cied, but not wortli a damn on a route mardi: wMien I1ai h"n carried some ai bis cquipment la ord2r taelielp hini keep ironi drapping ouf during tlie jour- ney. But af concerts, we ahl envi- cd bis amazing feafs of strength. suci as tearîng a ncw pack af 52 piaying cards into -twa haIves, tien tearing each hlai in twain, li. was supposed ta be 49 YEARS, AGO (1910) Durham Rubber Ca. team dE feated Dunlops ai Toronto, 5-: Familiar faces on the visitai line-up were: Elton Hugh( (captain), Fred Maynard an Albýert -Mutton. Of the 86 deaths during 1901 18 were infants, 3 were betwee 90 and 92, ten were betwee 80 -and 90. Mr. H. A. Farrow entertair ed bis Sunday School classc boys by giving themn a sieig ride ta Oshawa. They inspecte the McLaughlin Carniage ar Automobile Works and the Pe, lar Works and afterward er joyed lunch at Tod's restaurar The Editor commended on very attractive calendar of tli Ontario Ladies' College at Whi by, setting forth courses ai degrees given there which ir cluded Mistress ai Liberal Ar and Mistress of Engiish Literî ture. Rev. J. J. Hare was prir cipal, whicb position he ha held since the inauguration( the colege in 1874. Nearly VI resident students were registei an audience. He was handy at making up parodies on Army lufe, like the first time we were inoculated, and suffered a pain- fufly stiff shoulder for a couple ai days. The "poultice wallap- ers" lined us up, paint2d a large spot oi iodine an eath man's left chest, then jabbed a hypo- dermic needie into the middle of the - lodine patch, which prompted Murray to write, and sing ta the tune ai Tipperary: , "We've all been inoculated, and we've ai got the knocks. Yes, we've ail been inoculated on the dear aid beauty spot. 3.Goodbye typhaid fever ; fare- S' well dysentery; yes, we've ail eS been maoc., inoculated, and it 1d fairly knocks me." )q Sometîmes, we would be lin- ed up for balf an heur, wait- Sing for breakfast, which caused enMurray ta lase his temper, and icame up with another doozer, ofto the tune of Tipperary: ";_I It's a long time ta wait for breakfast, it's a long time ta edwait. lt's a long tim.2 ta wait [dfor breakfast, and that dear aid done eyed steak. Goodbye eggs t- n- .ts -a- n- ad of cd. A jllyhvsheighing parfy ai town folk fook advantage of flic good roads and moonhiglif by driving ouf ta Jas. Langmaid's, Zion, wbere the cvening xvas spent in games and a social time. Bath tlic Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways ad- vcrtised special colanisf rates. C.P.R. aiiered free bertlis an special coionisf cars. One-way rates, secand ciass, an the C. N.R. were $42.10 fa Vancouver, Seattle and Portland, $44.05 ta San Francisco, Las Angeles and Mexico City. 11r. John Baker, D.W.P., was in tie chair for fie annual ses- sion ai the Durham District Di- vision, Sons ai Temperance, bcid at Maple Grave Hall. A. L. Pascoe installcd flic new offi- cers, including Mark Munday, Sr., as D.W.P. the anW mon la the worid able ta do flic latfer part aifie stunt. Another crowd picaser was, ta place a ninety pound bar-bell bchind ils ncck, across his siould?-s, and witli a one hundred and fiftY pound man grasping eacb end ai the bar, twirl if araund his liead sa fast thaf fie men's bodies would bc horizontal. Bath mea assured me thot ficy wcre fo scared tca ever ]et go, and looked ta sec if flicir linger priaIs were lef in the metal. Murray liad a beaufiful tenar voice, and la iancy, I can sf111 sec iim, clad in a gym suit, standing in a boxing ring, sing- iag Irishbabllods tiat were al- ways appreciatcd by bis audi- ences ai saldiers. He dldn't have ay instrumental accompon:,- ment, microphone or other gim- nmucks, but he could sure hold we are stQoped over trying -tolure those pesky overshoes on. On top of that, we are humanitarian enough ta feel sorry for Bowmanville's boys in b lue, walking up and down the street in% hblinding snow storm, knocking the ice off meters ta see if they will have ta take their warm mitts off and write a ticket. Especially, we feel for them when in aur block there are anly two or three cars parked during a storm, yet they stick to their appointed rounds like the post- mnen. It really is too much ta ask of them. They could easily catch pneumonia in such weather, and we daubt if the parking prablem at such times is really a burden ta anyane. When asked wby they are on patrol during such inclement weather and at a time when cars on the f ront street are as scarce as the proverbial hen's teetb, the standard answer is that somebody, as yet unidentif ied, bas complained that police weren't enforcing the parking by-law. Sa, around they go, freezing, wearing eut uni- forms and rubbers because of onè agitator. Frankly, we wish sameone from the Chamber of Commerce or some other group who were the pramoters of this parking meter scheme would corne around and brainwash us on the great advantages parking meters bring ta the municipality. Sa far as we are concerned, we can see some reason for their use during peak periods of traffic and shopping but at other times, their value is far outweighed by their annoyance. Whoops, we have ta rush out wîth another nickel. Our bour is up! the effect that capital punishment sbouid be abolisbed. At the same time, there will be a good many who will contend that such a move wouhd very definitely be a retrogade step and that the existing provisions in that respect shouhd remain as they arc, says The Trenton Courier-Advocate. Mr. Foate poses bis plea on the margin of buman errer in judges and magistrates. In this connection he noted that there is ever present the danger that "a grave and irreparabie injustice can be done." Trhat, of course, isquite true and there are recerded instances ta support the observation. It is ta be, noted aise, in this connec- tien, that in recent years in ail except the most brutal murder cases, there bas been a tendency ta commute the deatb penalty ta ife imprisonxnent. But there is a strang argument for retaining it on the statute books ta be invoked in those extreme circumstances in which it is considered ta be desirable and preper. The bumanitarian considerations that have motivated Rev. Mr. Foote in making bis suggestion are fully appreciated and we are sure tbat due consideration will be given te tbem by those in positions of responsible authority in the matter. A man may usuaiiy be known by the books he reads, as welh as by the friends he keeps.-Samuel Smiles. It Doesn't Pay to Brag Feb. 13, 1959 Dear Mtf. Jamnes, As a lang-time admirer of "The Canadian Statesman" I arn delghted to hear of your wiflning !¶è Aurora Banner Trophy-further evidence of the remarkable character of your paper. "The Canadian Statesman" ila an increasingly powerful factor in preserving and building the basic traditions of this dynamic new nation. With best wishes, Sincerely youru, Gladstone Murray February 14, 1959, 28 Victoria Park Ave. Toronto, 8. flear Sir, You wil find enclos*d a mon- ey order for $4.00 which will extend my subscription for one year. I enjoy your paper very much. It is very homey, and has that something our Toronto papers do not seem to havt. It remlnds me af a one big family gatherlng happenings. Wishing yau and your paper continued growth and success. Yours sincerely, John W. Brocklehurst Port Hope, Ont., Feb. 14, 1959 Dear John, 1 Congratulations for the two well-earned awards your paper receivéd recently. It is one of the publications 1 read with most interest and admiration, and it is certainly one of the country's top news- papers. I arn naturally quite pleased when an organizatic'n like the OWNA gives expert endorsement to-my own inex- pert opinion. I wish you the best af luck In the future, and here's ta many more awards for the Statesman. Sincerely, Peter Schultz Ottawa, Feb. 13, 1959. Mr. Johnny James, C/a The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvllle, Ont. Dear Johnny:- Just a note to congratulate my erstwhîle colleague on belng the best newspaper mnan in the Province ai Ontario. Your know you mnust be when The Cana- diàn Statesman is like Abou- ben-Adam-it leads ahl the rest. Really, The Statesmnan is im- proving every week as a resuit of yaur prolific mind and guid- ing hand. Kindest personal regards, Yours faithfully, W A Fraser. and bacon: farewell Irish stew; it's a long, long time ta wait for breakfast, and the Lord knaws that's trije." The cooks promised us pud- ding, if we all chipped ini with twa bits apiece, but ail we ever got was very littie paarly cooked rice, mixed with milk and raisins, which inspired this Murray gem: "Oh, théy charg- ed us for milk and raisir'is, milk and raisins; what rat. Yes, they charged us for milk and raisins; extra mess we neyer got. Good- bye littie quarter; farewehl L. S.D. It'sa shame and insult ta every soldier, and a damned robbery." In spite af bis splendid phy- sique, Murray didn't go over- seas with us, because, when an epidemic of spinal meningitis broke out in aur unit, he was suspected af being a "carrier" oi the ailment, se wa.s let out. That was forty-four years ago: I have not heard of him since. I-:SUGA&R and. SPICE:- Duning hast week's drcad- fui storm here, my wife and I gat tahking, as people will, about what we'd do if the storm ilasted a month. It was- n't liard ta imagine, at the time. We sat huddled in the livingraom, listening ta the pagan bowling aif h2 wind, watching the drapes i lutter fitiuliy in the breeze camiag in around the windows. First thlng we thought cf was food. As it happeacd, we were poorly stocked Abat night. There wasn't a potato Ia the bouse, for example. I'd boughit two bags from a I arm- er, but they were stili sitting UP in the office. There was airnost no meat: a hunk of bologna. a little bacon, and a can ef buily beef, which I ai- ways keep around te remind me that no matter how poor a meal the cook coatrives, it's better than the buliy beef lumps and campô tea of pre- dawn breakfasts in Nor- mnandy. Even aur canned goods were iow, as nobody had done any heavy shopping for a week. A couple af tins af the eter- nial soup, anc ai fruit, one of salman. What about aIl thase preserves in the cellar, yau say? Cut fthc kidding, Mac. The only thing that's been preserved ia aur cellar since we moved in here us the look af fhe place: a cross between the catacombs ai Rame and thc scwers af Paris. WC teck stock f*urther: hait a loat cf brcad aad hait a pound ot butter; orne Krun- chy-Wunehles or similar junk la a box, encugh for one breakfast;, a sAale end of cheese and a box cf scda crackers; a littie Jam and pean,ît butter; smqlI quanti- tics of sait, tea. coffee, milk and stngar; enough spices, sa- vouries, garlie and season- ings te taaty up lhe tood for a large convention, but net much bulkin ILAt Dispensed by Bill Smiley Even 1, a fermer inmate..of Stalag Luit 1, and an old star- ver, was beglnning ta biancit at the thought ai makiag this paltry hoard lasf a menth. Getting a litIle tense, even though we were onhy imagin- ing, I leaped up, headed for the kitchen, and began forag- iag. Weil sir, you'd neyer be- leve the stuff the average woman bas lucked away, Abat she neyer gets &round te us- tnc. In one cuphoard sheif 1« found net one, but four faam- iiy-size boxes of variou types ot pre-cocked cereal. About every six moaths, my wife deoides we aiH need a hearty breakfast, and %he buys a whacking great box cf vit- amn - paokod, easy-to-make porridge. We have AttAwlce, nobody h»e urne toesct Ih, and she putshIt away. There wua enough eatmoai en Abat shait ta m.ake us ail bre*kfa*t fer a month. That settled oae mcii a day. I kept an explorIng. Next dis- covery was a big bag of pan- cake mix. We have pancakes about every Shrove Tuesday. There was enough muck i that bag te, make at least a hundred flapiieks. And in a dark corner ai the clamaI un- der the stairs, 1 lecated aur gallon aofinaple yrup, gatit- eriag môuld. Every year we buy à gallon ef syrup, est a plat, ar.d let th.reat spoil. That WC: freaure lndeed, but there was mort te camte: a tive-pound bmg cf beans, stoed awmy for he semi-an- nual pot of baked beans andI used bctwe.n-times by the kids, te play bingo. Enough for six or eighi meale. Ne molasses te cook -lham ln, but located a eau of malt loft over from our luti bemebrew venture, wbioh would do as weii. And six ihree-yeur-o14 Jars ef chile sauce. with eniy su Iach o! blus-mold, te slu- ger up the beans. We kept right at it and un- earthed nat only a box of pie crust mix, but six large cana of punipkia, bought à yeîr ago on sale, ta make pies, and resting since behind mny tacklc box in the utility raern. Alsa oe large box of spaghetti with ail the trimmings, eaaugh for tirce meals. Aima a huge bowl of bread crusts, saved ta make turkey dressing, but sufficient naw ta tashion a couple af mighty bread pud- dings. The vegetabie bin, au l bat-box kept on the celiar stairs, yhided a real prize: a bag of anbons, one.silghtly withered cmbbage, and a large turnip. Thlckened with a littie rice, ot whhch a ful package turned up, Aber. wmm enouth soup-stew for four days. But scrnething wau missiag. No meat. Neither flesh nor iowh nor good red hcrriag. Aha! Red herring? Quick as a hi ght I made a dart for the shed. Sure eaough, there it was, frozea sahid. That beau- titul five-pound lake trout a slightly inebriated first-foot- er had dcposited with a flour- isb on aur kitchea table, New Year's Eve. Surfeited with turkey and bain, we'd put At i the deep-frceze, the back shed. *o Returnlng lu triumph, th. iront clutced te my besoms 1 stumibled over a fat black spaulel pup. LitAe.jdho realizo, as he eurrl 7'way 7elpint, that 1 wmm caes- thisating what ho woull look 11k. sklnned, trussod and tuffcd wlAb braad crumbs. Neyer foîr, chips. If ths-A Big Snow doa corne, and yau're cul off, (carne te the Srnllcya. We've food te bura. And while sorne of il shauld have been burntd a year &go. we'll be glad te have you, and there'lJ be Phenty for &Ul. la -14 Dea Sr: January 23~ 9 Encloued la the case 'ilry of a Young child who has bef adopted through Fosér ParentM- Plan by a resident af BownaIW ville. Also enclosed is a Faite Parents' Plan pamphlet, and a photograph of the child-a Greek girl, Penelope Tsantiia. These children are the for- gotten children et the warld'à recent disasters and we are most anxious ta make a special effort on their behaif. if yaiu are able ta make use of the material about titis child, wl would much appreciate a tear sheet af the apprapriate issue in due course. In addition, you might car* ta add that full Information about adoptlng sucit child1tef cai be obtained by wtiting to Foster Parents' Plan, Iac., Box 65, Station "B", Montreal, P, Que. Yours truly, (Mrs.) Pat Gordork "'Why People Go le. VherchO Sir, I receritly heard a very for. cible address on "Why people go ta church," which brought. te my mémory the followinq rhymne I heard more titan twêflty years aa: Same go ta church just for a walk, Some ta stare, te laugh, ta tallc. Some go there ta meet a friend, Some their Idle time te spend. Same for general observatian, Some for private speculation, Same to seek or find a laver, Some a courtship ta discover. Some go there ta. use their eyes, And newest fashions criticise. Some ta show their own smart dress, Some their nelghbours ta assess. Some ta scan a robe or bonnet Some ta price the trimmings it. ' Samne ta leara the latest news, That friends at hôme they may a muse. Some ta gossip, false or truc, Safe hld within the shelterlng pew. Same go there ta please the 'squlre, Somne the ladies ta admire. Same the parson go te fawa, Some ta louage and same to yawn. Some ta dlaim the parish doles, Some for bread and se for coals. Somne because 'tii thôught gen- teel, Somne ta vaunt their piaus zeal. Some ta show how sweet they sing, Some how laud their voices ring. Some the preacher go ta hear, His style and vaice ta praise or jeer.1 Some forgiveness ta implore, Some their sins ta varnish o'er. Same to sit and doze and nad, But few ta kneel and worship God. -Observer. February 10, ~9 My deàr Mr. James. Captain Norman Col 'l~ forwarded ta me a copy splendid editorial publis*hé4 hi your paper February Sth. I take this opportunity ta thank you. for such an understatdiig ecx- presslaf t c the needz and true position af Corps Organizatior. We are grateful tao, Mr. James, for your excellent lead- ership in the local Red Shieid appeal as the Campaign Chair. man. It is no surprise to me that the effort was more thon successful under such excellent leadership. Kind personal regards-May God bless you and yours. Very sincerely yours, Morgan J. Flannigan, Brigadier, Divislonal Commander, Wind It Up With Another Nickel In the Dim and Dïstant Past From The Statesman Files A Malter to Consider! eAGE VOM THE CANADIAN 3TATMMAM,