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8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 23 1976 Section Two To ail Residents of the Town of Newcastle A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the promotion of Canadian Unity - without which the very'strength of our Nation cannot be assured; AND WHEREAS the Town of Newcastle and its people subscribe and contribute to the Canada Committee's underlying objective of "one Canada for all Canadians", AND WHEREAS the said Canada Committee has declared a Canada Week to take place across the Country from June 25 to July 1. AND WHEREAS as Mayor of the Town of Newcastle I have faith that our citizens will add an immeasur- able contribution- to the aims and aspirations of this Committee; NOW KNOW Y E that by the power vested in me as Mayor of the Town of Newcastle, I do by this Procla- mation declare that the period from the 25TH DAY OF JUNE TO THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 1976 inclusive, shall be observed as CANADA WEEK throughout the Town of Newcastle. Garnet B. Rickard, Mayor, Town of Newcastle. Committee Members Shore Rotary Information The Bowmanville Rotary Club's Information Committee presented a program to fellow members two weeks ago which Chairman Keith Jackson promised would be 'educational, informative and dull.' It was anything but dull as all club members were kept on their toes by answering a series of 19 thought-provoking questions. Sample question: Why was the name Rotary adopted? Answer: In the beginning (1905) the meetings were held in rotation at the offices of the members. The hard working members of the committee are Dr. Keith Slemon, Dr. Keith Billett, Keith Jackson and Bill Thiesburger. Yearbook Lîsts Information About US-Canadian Churches It's not news that church membership in Canada has been declining. But it may be news to many that 67 per cent of the Canadian population (15,093,162) is still related to one of 63 religious bodies. This and wide variety of other information not found elsewhere, is provided by the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1976, pub- lished and distributed by Abingdon Press, Nashville, and edited by Constant H. Jacquet, Jr. The largest denominations, according to membership fig- ures each supplies under the term 'inclusive membership,' which generally means others in the family who may or may not be baptized or confirmed are: The Roman Catholic Church, 9,974,895 (1971 Cen- sus); The United Church of Canada, 2,140,102; The Angli- can Church of Canada, 1,057,012; the Canadian Jew- ish Congress, 271,000 (1971 census); The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, 210,000 (1971 census); The Presbyterian Church in Canada, 174,555; the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, 165,000; Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, 140,000; Lutheran Church in America - Canada Section, 120,592; and the Baptist Fede- ration of Canada, 119,329. $225 Million from 26 Denominations Members of 26 Canadian denominations cave a total of Cartwright Sound: Pride Through Music The Cartwright Sound Throughout the year of 1976-'76, there has been the sound of harmonious voices ringing through the rafters of the new music room at Cartwright Central Public School. Yes, some of you have probably guessed that these young voices are those of the "Cartwright Sound". The "Cartwright Sound" is a group of Grade 7 and 8 students who are proud of their school and decided to represent it the best way they know how, in song. This group consists of Leanne Fisher (soprano, grade 8), Donna Lee (soprano, grade 8), Karen Post- (so- prano, grade 8), Debbie Lee (soprano, grade 8), Marlene Parsons (soprano, grade 8), Caroline Carnaghan (soprano, grade 8), Debbie Mappin (soprano, grade 8), Kelly Beatty (alto, grade 8), Trish Sleep (alto, grade 8), Leanne Van Camp (alto, grade 7), Mike Swan (alto, grade 7), Terry Barton (drummer, grade 7), Mrs. Dixon (direc- tor, music teacher). The hard chore of practicing began around the end of September, and we were ready for our first perform- ance at the Community Nursing Home shortly after- wards. About two weeks later, we were invited to sing for the Senior Citizens of Blackstock and this was followed by a steady stream of perform-- ances. Among those were the official opening of the Com- munity Nursing Home in Port Perry, a woman's bazaar in Nestleton, a Christmâs Con- cert at Cartwright Central Public School, the Candlelight service at the Presbyterian Church in Nestleton, the opening of Bethany's Centen- nial in the Anglican Church, Bethany, an open house at Cartwright Central Public School, the Senior Citizens of Bethany and at the Blackstock Town Hall, and the 24th of May weekend celebrations at Bethany. Along with all the hard work, there should be a certain amount of pleasure and to us this came on May 1st, when we visited the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto to see the outstanding musical, Great Expectations. We also enjoyed the party we had at Mrs. Dixon's home in Ajax and are looking forward to another very soon to end off our year. We would like to say "thank you" to our friends and families who have encouraged us, and we hope those who we performed for, enjoyed it. We would like to say a very special "Thank you" to Mrs. Dixon, who has devoted many noon hours and evenings to helping us. Thank you! Debbie Mappin Safo driving is a family affair. $225,699,261 to their churches in 1974 for local maintenance and world outreach. This works out to $57.83 per member. The comparable figure for U.S. churchmer- bers is'$11677. A major section of the Yearbook provides brief his- tories and listings of national organizational structures, na- tional.officers and addresses and telephone numbers for 73 Canadian religious bodies, together with partial informa- tion for 19 others or a total of 92 Canadian religious organi- zations. Probably one of the most useful items in the Yearbook for the average church mem- ber is the calendar of religious observances in Protestant, Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Jewish organizations for the period 1976 - 1979. BURN 49,000 ACRES A total of 822 forest fires, affecting 49,000 acres; were reported across Canada dur- ing the month of April, according to the Canadian Forestry Service in its first forest fire report of the 1976 season. The figures are compared with 248 fires affecting only 2,000 acres of forest land during the same period of 1975, and an average of 532 fires and 8,000 acres for the month of April during the past decade. These statistics are com- piled monthly from April to October by Environment Canada's Forest Fire Re- search Institute in Ottawa. Ail of Us At AlunCable Reels Urge All Citizens of The Town of Newcastle to June 25-July 1 Canada. We Love It" dn CABLE REELS Limited 179 Base Line Rd. E. Bo Telephone 623-4455 wmanville Celebr.te Canada-Jy June 25- JuIy i CanadaWeek is a project of the Council for Canadian Unity. ReM. HOLLINGSHEAD THE STAMMAD % EXCELLENCE Serving the Area for 50 Years CELEBRA TES We de CANA DA 'i =-mr WEEK June 25th - JuIy 1st The Bowmanville Foundry Co. Limited (Established in 1902) Celebrates CANADA WEEK June 25th to July 1st