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PA=ESITENTRM CANADIAN STATESMAN. ROWMANVILLE. OTqTA1tIOTHSDY UNlth 8V DOROTIIy UARKERf EDITOR'S NOTE - <Thîs week we take pleasure ln of- ferlng our readers a new tea- ture. It le written by one of CanadWs' outstanding newspa- per editors, Dorothy Barker. For the paut nine years Mrs. Barker'à column «"As 1 Was Sayng .. ." provided an bul- &rienosight into the dom- cate lite of a. busy editor. It contributed conslderably to ber paper'u auccess as a con- alitent prise winner ini prov- ncIli and national newspaper oampetitions. ReccntlY, the Aurora Ban- Mer, Published iOntario, wu s old and she antieipated thec aase of retfrement. But not for long. The creation of ber ncw eolumn "I1?iary of a Vagabond" whlch wIll take sur readers across Canada andInlt. the highways and Ibyways oft ts fast growing nation, wilI be wrltten in her wcll known humerons style. We are mure our readers wiIi enjoy rcadlng it eacli week.) This was the moment I had so oftendreamed about. The one when 1 could give my type-' writer an icy stare, and flot. turn a hair because my mind was a blank and the linotype operators were out of copy. This was the first morning of mny retirement. The silence was awful, not even a mouse licked paste frein discarded copy in the WPB. Behind me was t he "rat race" whfilc ahead of me stretched nothing but day after monoton- ous day of perfect freedom. Was I hiappy? Was I looking torward to reading the paper Someone else had whîpped to-1 gether in the wee, sma' hours Iof the maorning in order to meet a deadline? Was I savouring the lucky break that had plac- ed my feet on the desk and my typewritten-worn fingers in a twiddle? 1 was not. Instead, my head was in a twirl. At times like this one us- ually takes stock of one's de- sires and ambitions. I started asking myself questions such as, "What do you want to do most? Whbat has been the greatest lack in your life? Where do you most want to, go?" What did I most want ta do? That was an easy question ta answer. Now that I am free from the routine of an exacting career as ;i weekly editor, I want to hop a train and caîl on other weekly editors across Canada, who are making an outstanding contribution ta, the nations progress. I want to travel to the seat of Co nfederation, wander in the Peace Gardens on the Canadian- U.S. border, feast my eyes on the grandeur of the Rockies, smell the roses in the Butchart Gardens, and wateh the ships of the Canadian Navy sail into Bedford Basin for repairs. I want to tell westerners of the wonders of Niagara Falls and easterners of the breath-taking beauty of the foothills seen through a haze at dusk. The greatest lack in my lîfe had undoubtedly been the need for more time. Time ta read, ta visit, to know and enjoy more friendships and ta know my own country better from coast to coast. Because there are so many busy mnen, women, aye and Attention MERCHNTSe All Bowmanville Merchants are strongly urged to attend a meeting called by the Retail Merchants' Section of the Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce.-.. Chief item of discussion will be UNfIFORI( STORE HOURS but the agenda includes other important and interesting subjects. THE PLACE THE TIME -Council Chamibers, Town Hall a7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 25th HAVE HOT WATER WHENW YOU WANT ET!I RENT A Natural Gas WATER HEATER ony I5 month ly LOW (OST OPERATION YoUr Go$ Company does flot employ door-to-door salesmen nor telephone carwassems For information about dealers licensed by the Ontario Fuel Board 1» »sIl end instai natural gas equîpment call or write the Sales Department of ""You'il always b. glad you chose Naturai Ga.s"598 M chiidren too; in this rapidly de- veloping nation of ours, I arn blessîng- this opportunity ta keep this capsule diary for you about Canada, its people, its customis, its industries popping up ail over the land in infinite variety-and above ail, ta write of its great natural beauty, Sa many of us miss in aur haste- f ilied existence. Catch me right here next week, when I write about my first journey in this great new adventutre. tNE WTON VILLE Miss Jessie McCrea, Scarbor- ouýgh, was a weekend guest with Mibss Anne Nesbitt. Mr. Dave Denault is a pa- tient in Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bail and daugliters and Mrs. Patterson, Orono, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Noble' spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ovens. Congratuations to Mr. Wm. Hallowell who was 90 years young on Monday. June 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Cleland Lane spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lane, Owen Sound. The parsonage committee tea was quite successful, netting the, fund about $76.00. Mr. and Mis. Wm. Stapieton were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lennox Vasey, Port MeNichol. We are pleased Vo hear thnt ?&fls. Ceeil Burley*s eye opera- tion at St. Joseph's Hospital,[ Peterborough, is over an-d that she is progressing favorabiy. Rev. and Mrs. R. C. White attended a family reunion held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sewrey, Toronto, on Thýursday. Those present wereý: Mr. and Mrs. Allen Preston andi Mr. anti Mrs. Robert Tutton and family, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Gillinghain of St. Louis, Mo., and Brigadier and Mrs. J. T. Gîliingham, Salvation Army,I Vancouver. W. A. Meeting The Woman's Association meeting was held in the Sunday Sehool room June 3rdi with 31 ladies present. Owing't the absence of the president, Mrs. Wilfred Wood took chargel of the meeting. The devotional period, in charge of Mrs. Earl Walkey's group, was taken by Mis. Roy Farrow, Mrs. Fred Henderson and Mis. Fred Nesbitt. Mrs. (Rev.) White sang a much en- joyed solo, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Gilmer at the pi- ano. Mrs. Davidson from Cobourg gave us a very fully outlined account of "Tuberculosis". Mis. WMil1is Jones, Mis. Willis Far- row and Mrs. Melville Samis were a committee appointed to take charge of the Lane-Gray wedding July llth. Monved by ,UXs. A£xnpldWade and.sjecond,-1 Trooper Myron Zawadzski (rear), Oshawa; Tiýooper Barry Kelly, Dunbarton; Sergeant F. J. Grant, Oshawa; Trooper Ben Wind, 28 Prospect St., Bowmanville; and Trooper Ron Huntley, Port Whitby, plot the next move of their tank during a training exercise while attending the annual summer camp attachment of their unit, The Ontario Regiment, to "A" Squadron, Fort Garry Horse (Regular) at Camp Meaford on Georgian Bay. -National Defence Photo