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Country Boys Make Good By Their Own Initiative Success stories literally have stood out in the columns of The Statesman the past two weeks. Some of them probably escaped notice as they were incorporat- ed into news items reporting current happenings. As a matter of local pride we separate the names and achievements of the boys and men mention- ed to make up this column as a matter of present public interest and to make it easier for the research writer of the Dim and Distant column years hence. In case you have forgotten, last week we introduced Dr. J. H. Werry, Blackstock, -_>cently graduated with the degree D.V.M. who has opened his practice in Bowmanville. Two recent graduates of the Ontario Agricultural College, Farncombe LeGresley and Donald Jose, Newcastle, smiled from the front page. And a week before Wes. Hills, Tyrone and Jack Green, Nestleton, came home with top honors and scholarships from Kemptville Agricultural School. Last week the feature story with pictures, told of the opening in Bowmanville of the new Roy W. Nichols car sales and service, now operating in Bowman- ville's most modern building. This story brought into the picture Mr. Harry Gay, Courtice, the contractor for the new building. Dean Hodgson, native of Tyrone, manager of the new Nichols enterprise, also received deserved notice. Another Tyrone boy, Allin Annis, K.C., Oshawa, was also pictured at the opening. Another farm-born boy from Unionville now operating a Durham County farm, who is prominently in the public eye, had his personal story told too. He is Charlie Stephen- son, federal member for Durham County in the last parliament and again standing for elec- tion. A little farther afield came the story of Chas. R. Clemence, Shaw's, a recent gold medalist graduate in Engineering from Manitoba University. Finally, our Ponty- pool correspondent not to be outdone. told the success story of M. C. McPhail, B.S.A., Principal, Kemptville Agricultural School. As a youth Mr. McPhail worked in the Ganaraska area and served in the first world war. Now he has sent his son back to Durham County to gain ex- perience with pick and shovel in the Ganaraska forest helping Ed Youngman. The son is a veteran of the second world war. Here you have briefs of a dozen or more farm boys who declined pampering to make their way under their own steam and win success in varied direc- tions. Their formula for getting ahead harks back to the honest hard work; the example set by their pioneer ancestors. Demolishing Old House Brings Back We Remember When, Supplement of The Canadian Statesman, Wednesday, June 21,1978 17 Church, was taken over by St. quite easily been adopted as the Andrew's Presbyterian, when the town anthem. We were told by union was formed some 25 years well-informed sources that ago The St. John's Anglican and St. Bowmanville was the possessor of Joseph's Catholic Churches have not less than eleven taverns, a hiquor managed to remain stationary store and a distillery. That should throughout the years. end the argument by all grandpar- Despite the influences of all these ents as to the degeneration of the churches, Bowmanville seems to young people of today. have sowed a great many of its wild To an honest mmd, the best oats about this time. "There's a perquisites of a place are the Tavern in Our Town" might have advantage it gives for doing good. Three Modern Buildings in Town Are Fine Community Assets Three modern buildings now in the course of construction in town are considered to be models of architec- ture that mark the first definite change from the standards general- ly accepted int he past. Two nearing completion are the new Memorial Arena and the Roy Nichols Garage and Service Station. The other is the new South Ward Public School which is expected to open for the fall term this year. New Arena The Arena has structural features in layout that make the most of every inch of space and the domed roof is supported by arched trusses that leave the whole interior completely free from supporting posts. The aluminum roofing material and the elaborate stone- design front elevation gives a fine view from the post office corner of this fine, community-owned, revenue, producing, architecturally- modern addition to Bowmanville's face-lifting. New Garage At the corner of Silver and Church Streets the fine, new Nichols Garage and Service Station is in the last stages of completion. Solidly con- structed of white-faced brick, the interior is free from posts, leaving a large space for quick service for motorists. The chief architectural feature is the latest installation in the heating unit class. It is a modern, technical marvel. The heating unit is installed in a full basement. The floor above is smooth concrete, through which the heat radiates from concealed heat pipes immediately below. This provides an even temperature with no radiators to take up space on the main floor. At the front a wide concrete concourse will have a two-way entrance from both streets. At the opening a further description of the building and the service will be carried. New School An inspection of the work on the new South Ward School on Saturday, found the steel frame-work being encased with red brick on the front elevation which faces east on Ontario St. At the back the brickwork is rising with the wall about 15 feet from the old school which will continue in use in the meantime. The plans of the new school call for the very latest in architectural design. The contractors, H. M. Brooks Co., Oshawa are doing a fine, careful job on the brick work as we saw it and this $159,000 building like the Arena, will be another splendid addition owned by the town. Many Memories A stroil up Silver St., would reveal cbanged considerably duming the the modern trend to tear down the years. The Post Office back in the old, to make place for the new. On 70's was in The Statesman Block. the south-east corner of Church and Perbaps that accounts for the ever Silver Sts., the large white frame present faculty of drawing news that house that for so long has been is one of the cbaracteristics of this a town landmark has been century old building. demolished to give place to a The present Post Office corner modern automobile showroom and was occupied by Stutt's drugstore garage for Roy Nichols, General witb the Town Hall and Clerk's Motors dealer, Courtice. J.D. office on the second floor and the Hogarth, Darlington Township Police Office on the ground floor clerk, who purchased the building facing the Market Square. has along with a staff of men torn Wen reviewing the former down the building in record time, number of botels, we could not belp less than two weeks. Jimmy is using but question the need for private the material to erect a house in residences. The Balmoral Hotel and Hampton. the former Bowman House have Curiosity was aroused and in always been stationary. However, order to gain some information Henderson's Hotel was situated west about the house, your reporter of Palmer's Garage, Brodie's Hotel stepped across the street to pay a was on the corner of King and visit to one of Bowmanville's oldest Liberty Sts.-and the fiftb botel, the and beloved native citizens, Miss Aima, was on the corner now Regina Percy, who was born in the occupied by the Telephone Office. house adjoining hers, now occupied If you were planning to take a trp by Mrs. John Percy. by rail away back in the dim and Another dear old lady also in the distant past, there was no C.N.R. or octogenerian class, we had hoped to C.P.R. to accommodate you. It was call on, living on the same street and the Grand Trunk Railway that was in the house in which she was born, at yourservice, now the C.N.R. at _:as Mrs. Charles Murdoff, who lives the soutb part of town. with her daughter and son-in-law, In former years Bowmanville was Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, but blessed witb many churches. The time did not permit this call. Bible Christian Cburcb is now In answer to our inquiries, Miss occupied by Hoigate and Son, coal Percy said that the house, now being dealers. The Wesleyian Metbodists demolished had been there as long beld their services wbere Trîmty as she could remember. Cameron United Cburcb now stands wbile Munson built the south part of the their rivais, the Primitive Metho- house and it was from him that the dists were directly across the street, late John Percy, Miss Percy's wbere the Salvation Army now bolds brother, purchased the house. forth. Then there was Trinity We were able to learn from further Congregational Cburcb now reminiscing, something of the past occupied by the Simpkin Furmture bistomy of the town. King St. bas Co. The old Kirk, later the Disciple's Roy Nichols Garage Shown on Front Page National Magazine The August issue of the nationally circulated Garage Operator Magazine carries on its front page the picture of Roy W. Nichols' new garage in Bowmanville. This is quite a tribute to Mr. Nichols, the distributor for General Motors products in this district. In an inside story the magazine states: "The picture on the front cover gives an excellent impression of the new sales and service layout recently opened in Bowmanville by Roy W. Nichols. It is located on the corner of Church and Silver Streets. Design and construction of this new building has been exceptionally well thought oiut and it is a credit to its owner and the Bowmanville automotive community. In addition to this place Mr. Nichols bas operated a very successful G.M. dealership for many years in nearby Courtice. He is a long standing member of the Garage Operators' Association of Ontario."