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Recei veAwarc!s for Outstancling Work B-eSurie Newcastle and Carl only municipalities in th -, will have no election nex ing, but it appears that tJ You Vote on Monday bwr ight are the he county which Kt Monday. Port nornination meet- Pey too will hold Ail of the others including Bowman- ville, Darlington, Clarke, Manvers, (iavan, Millbrook and Hope wil have full or partial contests. *For the benefit» of those who will be making -the journey to the poils - or should be - the Bôwmanviile poils wtrl be open from 9 un til 6 p.m. next Monday, while most of the rural balloting places willoperate from 10 until 7.- Voting is a democratic privilege and a duty which every citizen should cherish enough to make a real sacrifice. Each vote is important, so We urge every quali- fied citizen to get out to vote on Monday. 11The men, and women who have allow- ed their naines to stand for election are willing to make an effort for the coin- munity. Surely, the least -the rest of us can do is to vote. In Bowmanville those elected will remain ini office for two years. It i8 most important that the most competent Durham County'Great, Famildy Journal One of the highlighls of the annual Junior Award Night at Orono last Thurs- day was the presentation by The Canadian Bank of Commerce of a silver tray and watch to the outstanding girl and boy in Durham 4-H- Club work. This year, they were won by Marie Kent of Newcastle and William Tainblyn of Orono. -Oshawa Times Photo Receives Acclamation Mayor Tell!s of Pro gress Gives -Details of Problems Facing Incoming Councîl' ÇIits and I /Pieces CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP - Tuesday's Port Hope- Cobourg Evening Guide announced the formation of a new company which will produce this publication. Albert Schultz, Jr. will be president'; Ralph C. Wilson, vice-président',-a"nc- Russell C. --Honey, secretary- treasurer. Mr. -Schultz will be editor and general manager with Mr. Wilson continuing as publisher. i. t i. i.t . PAVED, PARKING - The cinder parking lot at the town hall was given a beavy ,coating of asphaît mix last week in preparation for the winter. t t t i. t HANDS ACROSS THE SEA - William N. Willton, R.R. 4, Bowmanville, well-known tbroughout this area for bis fine herd of Jersey cattle wbich be sold some time ago, bas now entered a new field. Ho bas published a fine book of bis poems wbich be bas entitled "Hands Across the Sea." Mr. Willton says most of the poems came to hum while be was plough- ing bis land. The bock was published in England. We hope to include some of bis poetic efforts in future editions. i. t t i. t AGAIN MORE MYSTERY - Speculation is once more rife along Bowmanville's main street. Who will occupy the stores vacated by Lander Hardware and Ken's Men's Wear? Our information is that botb have been rented, but secrecy prevails about the future occupants. We shail pass along tbe informa- tion as soon as it bas been received. t t t t t NOT A DEFICIT - In last week's Bits we stated mnat the Golden Plougb Lodge at Cobourg bad ended its year with a $14, OO déficit. Ac tually, council of the United Counties bad allocated $18,000 to run the Lodge so there was a $4,000 budgetary surplus in this account, accordlng to Warden Garnet Rickard. 1 t t t t t PARADE QF POLITICIANS - Tbe Statesman office looked like a political meeting most of this week. Followingý nominations in .town, and in tbe townsbips covered by this paper, there was a steady parade of. would-be politicians into the office from Monday until Wednesday. What witb the customary build-up in Christinas advertising from merchants and the polit- ical advertising, many ot the staff bave been working long bours, sometimes without meals, to prepare this issue for. publication. Just be sure to read the p6licies of the various candidates in their advertise- ments and vote for the folks you think will do tbe best job.t MORE EXPANSION - More and more people seem to be , trying their band at do-it-yourself repairs to their homes. Oshawa Wood Products advises that thir recent free three nigbt course in récreation room construction drew an attendance of between -$5 and 100 eacb night from as far west as Scarborough tnd east to Bowmanville. Incidentally, this saine firm is expanding its showroom faciities with a large addition to the west of the present losation. t t t t t MAILING DATES -. Information from postal author- ities says that Ch ristmas niaîlings should take place Weore the following dates to ensure pre-Yule deliv- ~ery: U.S.A. Dec. 8; Nfld. Dec.. il; B.C. Dec. il; Man. ladSask. \Dec. 12; Alta. Dec. 12; Maritimes Dec. 14; Ontario and Québec Déc. 15 and local delivery Dec. 17. Mail sbould be postad before these dates. If you think you ax-e busy at this turne qf year, drop in and watch the post office staff at work when the real heat is on, and you'll neyer complain about your job. So, help them out a little, by maiing early and using the correct address. You may save someone a nervous breakdown. 1'Wilfrid Carruthers will be May- or of Bowmanville for the next two years. He received this hlgh position by acclamation on Fni- day evening at the Nomination meeting for the coming Munici- pal elèction. Miltons Elliott and Ross Strike received acclama- tions for the Public Utilities Commnission. The Council Cham- ber of the Town Hal was fillçd to capacity by a keenly Inter- ested crowd. - W. David Higgbn and Sidney Little were nominated for Reeve. Both~ have cjualified to contest the election. Mr. Hig- gon is the present Reeve and. lias been a member of Town Council for the past six years. Mr. Little, a former Mayor of Bowmanville, has had 22 years expenience on Municipal Coun- cils here. Bobbs Acclaimed Deputy Ivan Hobbs wlll be the new Deputy-Reeve. O. J. Presson, ?&,. Hoblis, and Jack Brough. the present Deputy-Reeve, were norninated in that order. Mr. Presson decided to stand fo: election to a position as a Coun- cilor. Mr. Brough failed to qualify béfore nine 'clock on Saturday evening. Twelve Nominated Twelve people were nominat- ed for one of the six positions as Councillors. Nine candidates qualified to stand for this part of the election. Those who qualified were Owen Fagan, Wesley Fice, Glenholme Hughes, Ken Hooper, Keith Lathangue, Ken Nicks, Mrs. Annie Oke, 0. J. Presson and Ross Stevens. O. J. Presson is serving a third term as a member of Town Council. Keith Lathangue is a (Continued on page two) Election in Clarke Twp. Brown Retires Earle Walkey will be the next Reeve of Clarke Township. He received the office by acclama- tion at the Nomination Meeting held in the Township Hall, Or- ono, on Friday affernoon. Reeve James T. Brown, whci has held the office for a number of years, reviewed the year's work. He was given an ovation at the close of his address. Russell Savery, a member of the present council, his third term, and S. B. Rutherford, who has been a member of the Or- ono Police Trustees for three years, will contest the office of Deputy-Reeve in the Clarke Municipal Election next Mon- day. Mr. Rutherford is a mem- ber of the teaching staff of Or- ono High School. J. Lyall Lowery, Orono, and Edward Charles Copping, Ken- dal, were also nominated by Deputy-Reeve, but they with- drew When Mr. Savery was nominated and said lie would stand for that office. Standing for election for the office of Councillors are Ernest1 Dent and John Stone, members 1 o! the present council, who havec served for several years, Roy A. Foster, a Kendal tobacco farm-1 er and Albert Knapp, Orono. 1 I j r Stores Stay Open Until 9 Starting Dec. 11l The Retail Section of Bowmanvllle Chainber of Commerce decided- yester- day afternoon that special Christmas Shopping Hours ,will begin on Dec. lMt, and carry through until Dec. 23, when stores will be open every weekday, lncludlng Saturday, until 9 pi. Next Wednesday an d Thursday, Dec. 9 and, 10, stores will close at the regular 6 pa. On Dec. 24th stores will close at 6 p.m. Normal heurs will resume after Christmas. Field Officer This week the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority opened an office -1h Bowrnanville in the Library Building. It will be manned by J. Terry Me- Cauley, 26-year-old recent gra4l- uate of O.A.C. who is the new field officer -of the Authority. He will also..act for, the Gana- raska Authority. UÈ. McCauley wlll be making his home bore, with lis wife, a student at Mac- donald Hall, Guelph, joining him on graduation next sprlng. 1First Full Election Since 1954 Election -Fever Runs High' As Contests -for AIl Positions Feature Darlington Nominations For the first time in many years there Will be an eléction for ail positions on Darlington Muàticipal Council, and in±erest -is high through the township. Roy W. Nichols and Garnet Rickard are both standing for Reeve. The last election f8r Reeve of Darlirxgton was in 1954 when Mr. Niéhýls, who has now been Reeve for fine years, won with Mir. Rickard also standing for election to the of- fice. There has not been an elec- tion for Deputy-Reeve since 1956. In that year's, election Mr. Riekard and Cyril Mumford both stood for election to the post o! Deputy-Reeve, and Mir. Rickard was the winner. Since then lie has been given acqclam- ation for Dep uty-Reeve, at the 1957 and 1958 nominations. Tihis year A. E. Thompson and Arthur L. Blanchard are standing for the position of De- puty-Reeve. Earl Truil was also nominated for the position, but dedided to qualify to run for election again as a Councillor. Mir. Thomnpson and Mr. Trul are members of this year's Dar- lington Municipal Couxicil. Six Run For Council Candidates who were nomin- ated for three positions of Coun- cillor, and who have since quai- ified, are Mr. Truil, Fred G. Smith, *ho is also a member of this year's Council, Sidney Cornish, Harold Muir, Elmner Pollard and Robert Tremble. Charles Rankine and Isaac Hardy were also nomlnated for election for Councillors, bq~t neithér <julCied, Reeve Nichols said he was pleased that so many people had corne to the meeting as it was (Continued on page sixteen> Cartwrigh t Officiais Given Acclamations Although 13 nominations wered registered for Cartwright Coun- cil and School Board at the nomination meeting in Black- stock last Friday, only last year's members qualified. Elected by acclamation are: Reeve Bruce Ashton, Reputy Reeve Albert Gibson and Coun- cillors Fr ed -Trewin, Merrill Van Camp and Lawrence Mal- colmn. Board of Education members are Wallace Marlow and Mrs. L. McArthur. Details of the nomination meeting wifl be published next week. 1 Ca van Has Election for Top Positions The candidates ccntesting the Municipal Electiori on Monday ini Cavan are: for Reeve, L. A. Hooten, the present Reeve, and Harold Bradburn, who this year la Deputy-Reeve. The of- fice o! Deputy-Rçeve la being contested by .three candidates, Ray Stewart, Joseph BurnS and Donald Catheart. Councillors LLorne Farrow, Joseph Thorne and William -Mitchell have re- ceived acclamations to the same positions on the 1960 council. The school trustees for the south, Wilfrid Gillis, Walter Seward and Marshall Fallis have .also received acclamations te serve again in the sameca- pacity. But the three positions e! trustee for the nortb are be- ing contested by Morris McGèo, Stephen Wilson, Bert Foster and Harry Kennedy. Millbrook Faces Election Next- Monday Millbrook will face an eoc- tion next Monday. Laverne Gibson Is ruanlng against incumbent Reeve Geo. H. Harrington. Five mon, Vincent Crough, T. Edward Nattress, Robert Ridge, John Tinney and Gordon Trick are contesting the four9 coundil seats. Howard Lancashire and Ar- thur Jessrey received acclama- tions for Utilittea Commission.1 J uvendes Host Whitby On Saturday Bowmanville Ju ve n 11e hockey club wiil get under- way on Saturday evening lni the first exhibition game of the season agalnst Wbit- by. Game time 8:30 at Memortl iArena. * The Club has been practis- ing strenuoualy te round into shape for what appears to b. a heavy grind ln the weeks ahead. Booster tickets wilI be honoured at this game. Details of the uchedule wilI soon b. avallable for the eight-team league whioh should provide plepty o! exclting hockey, ibis winter. Mayor Cuts Ribbon of New ,Alleys A large and enthusiastic crowd was'present on Saturday evening for the open- ing ceremonies at Liberty ;Bowl Ltd., Bowmanville's newest bowling alley. His Worship Mayor Wilfrid Carruthers is pictured ready to cut the ribbon to officially open the imposing structure. He is flanked on the lef t'by former Mayor Nelson E. Osborne, president of the company and on the right by Manager George« Elliott *Vho cotsceived the idea of the building. Chrisian Educaion Centre 15 Dedicaied. ai Ham pton It was a big day for Hampton last Sunday. Young and old the main body o! the church until it too- was packed. The occasion was, of course, the De- dication Service for the beauti- ful addition to the Sunday School. Special speaker for the event was a hometown boy, the Rev. E. J. "Ted' Kersey who express- ed lis pride in Hampton and bis appreciation of the invita- tion to participate in the ser- vice,. His message on the th e "Show Me Your EIands" s!tress- ed the importance cf using ycur, hands in the work o! the church, not waiting fo be asked to help but voluntarily tender- ing your services tcf God's work. Also participating in the ser- vice was former pasior cf the charge, Rev. W. Rackham; Rev. bytery, Rev. M. C. Fisher, Pre- sident o! Conference and Rev. Fred J. Reed, the local minister. Lewis Truli, one cf the prime movers cf the projcct and buil- ing superintendent, made the presentatiion of the keys te Mrs. P. Dewell the congregation's representative. Harold Wilkins, representing the Board o! Trus- tees, placed the keys on the pulpit. Special music for the occa- sion was provided by Ralph Pe- ters, who gave piano selections Ministers Officiate aât Hampton Centre Dedication ing, Ross Metcalf and Mrs. Jean Cooke sang a duet "Peace ta This Sacred Dwelling," and Mr. Metcalf a]so sang a solo, ac- companled by Mrs. J. Albert Cole.- One o! the most Interesting parts o! the program was a hbis- tory cf the church, presenled by Mrs. Lorenzo Trull. It will be publisbed in full at a laier date, as it brouglit back marsy memories, especially te older members cf the congregation. T. M. Chant expressed appre- ciation to the many who had given volunteer labor te the project, those suppliers who had assisted in many ways, those who hiad sent flowers or other contributions and those who 'i I Both the United Church auditoriumn and the new Hampton minister; Bey. E. J. Kersey, a formi~mpon Christian -Education Centre were packed at Hampton on boy who preached the sermon; the present2% Ere v. Sunday for the dedication ceremonies of the recently F. J. Reed; Rev. John Smith, Chairman of Pteubyoan completed centre. Ministerial dignitaries wbo participated Rev. M C. Fisher, President of Cont erence.yan w'ere, fromn left to right: Rey. W. Rackhani, a former . 1