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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1935 Vlm gàaiÎun SAtfmn A Weekry Newapaper devoted te the intereatset the towfl à? Bowmanviiic and surrounding country, isaued at King Street, Bowmanviile, every Thursdlay, by M. A. James & Sono, owners and publiahers. The Canadian Statesman sa a member of the Canadian Weekiy Newpapers Association, &as the Ciass "A" Weeklies of Canada. SL'BSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere in Canada, $2.00 a year: In the United States, 32.50 a year, payable in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1935 A Community Opportunity Commencing tomorrow, March lst, the Retail Merchants Association of Bowmanville are staging "Opportunity Days*". The members of this associat- ion in their monthly meetings have become widE awake ta the fact that outside competition from mail order houses and departmental stores has cut into their business because of the constant publicitU being poured into this community. Bomanville merchants are flot behind in modern methods. Per- haps they have neglected in the past ta adequately tell the people of the district this fact, but neyer the less the fact remains very true. Of course there are many reasons why local shop- pers should purchase in their home town. There are the reasons of the burden of taxation borne by the merchants, their interest in the churches and the organizations, and their sympatbetic interest in wel- lare work. These things alone should ensure for them hearty public support, but human nature being what it is, the good actions of the rnercharits are soon forgotten and little is given tbem in retumo. Leaving sentiment out of the matter, one other thing remains and that is cold business facts. It has been claimed that Bowmanville merchants do not carry the stocks, do not have the right price and do not give the right type of service. Those who deal all the time in Bowmanville think otherwlse, and the merchants, through this concerted effort commenc- ing tomorrow are endeavouring to prove that they do. Every fair minded citizen will want to give the merchants an opportunity ta prove that tbey can compete in stocks, price and service with anyone in the province af Ontario. This opportunity is pre- sented this week, and we reel confident that Bow- manville merchants are gaing ta open the minds af hundreds, as well as surprise many others. who have in the past bad far too much confidence i the brightly colored pages and exaggerated descriptions of the mail order catalogue and flaring advertisements in the city newspapers. Two Sides to the Appliance Sale Issue Fram time ta time opposition arises ta the sale of electrical appliances by local Hydro Commissions in Ontario. It is objected that these sales constitute uni air competition witb private dealers. The same comiplaint, kt appears, is being made in Winnipeg against the municipally awned Hydro system. There the issue bas been taken ta the courts. It is, of course, easy ta understand the attitude af the private dealers. They regard the sale of ap- pliances as a sideline ta the Hydro and naturally feel that it is an intrusion on their f ield, the argu- ment being that only a limited amnount of electrical goods can be sold in a given time. But there is another viewpoint which it would be well for them to take inta consideration. Sale of appliances by Hydra is part of a load-building policy and is used ta pro- mate a wider use of electricity. In the business thu., created the private dealer shares. That this is s0 is demanstrated by the fact that the Kansas and Texas state legislatures some years ago pas-sed laws prohibiting power companies from deal- ing in appliances. The resuit was a decline in the use of power, with an accompanying falling off in revenue, and, as well, a decline in the demand for electrical appliances, which injured the electrical appliance dealers wbo were responsible for the law. Eventually the statutory prohibition was f ound ta be illegal. Its disappearanoe was welcomed not only by the power companies but by the dealers who bad been instrumental in having the measure enacted. There is no daubt that the sale of appliances bY the Hydro does take some business from the smaller dealers but it is probable that the direct înjury su - stained is more than compensated for by the indirect benefit derived by them through the more extensive1 use af electricity encouraged by the promotion policy af the Hydra Commission. The Joy of Giving Those words are flot written down in any moad af sarcasmn. There is such a thinig as the joy af giv- ing. Some af us have flot experienced it as often as we ought ta have done. Perhaps some af us have neyer had any real taste of it at ail. If that is true it is quite tao bad. for we have missed a source of very real satisfaction and pleasure. Much of the joy af giving grows out of the fact that we have an appreciation of and an enthusiasm for the things ta wicb we are called upon ta give. Perhaps you can rememnber even yet tte thrill that you had when you sent the f irst bauquet aof flowers ta the girl af your choice many years ago. Though il may have taken about ail that you had you feit nepaid many times aven, for wasn't she the finest and the best and worthy afi ah the flowers tliat there were in the wald. Wouldn't you have been a miserly soul indeed if you had begrudged what they cost you? If we fînd giving ta the Church or ta other gaod causes a hardship. it is probable that ether ane o! two things Ls the matteî' with us. if flot the bath of them. Either %ve havent înuch use for the causes ta which we are asked to give and have nD real enthus- iasm for thcrn, or there is somthing like a sýtingy soul wtin aur body. Probably not many of us wvould admit ta being stingy. 5w if A"e find gîvrng ta the Church a bother- some proposition that 'tirs up within us anything but pleasant feelings, penhaps we ought ta ask same ques- tions as ta, how large a place it really holds in aur - sympathies and what use we bave for it ight down In aur bearts. If an examination we discover that we baven't so very mucli enthusiasm for the Churcb and ts enter- prises to whbch we are asked ta cantribute, wbat is thàere then for us to cdo9 Perhaps it will nat do very mnuch good just to tell ourselve.3 that we should have. This, however. mighthelp, if we were to take anothet gtood book at the Church and ts work in an honest eidea'VoUr te sme what In It did deserve our support and * ar it- t so easy ta get a prejudice tý, - '" demands of us and to make a samwhat unworthy lack of generosity look like something else. Perhaps there is something in the claim that is made at times that the way ta get more enthusiasm for the Church is ta put more ino it. We wouldn't be surprised if that were true ta a degree that we bave neyer quite realized. It might be worth while mak- ing an experiment in that direction anyway. If we find giving te the Church somewhat bard work, ho% wauld it be if we even struggled a little ta do it more generously, in the hope that a hardsbip might turn ino a real jay after a while? And if there proved ta be some pain in the process, the results in the end might much more than make up. It aught ta be wortb quite a little ta find a real joy in glving. Outlook For Farmers Very Encouraging It is indeed heartening ta bear irom many reliable sources that the future looks considerably brigbter for the farmer. Hon. Duncan Marshall. Minister of Agriculture. recently returned i rom a trip ta the United States, prophesies bigbest prices in years for cattle within six montbs. Butter and eggs are bring- ing higber prices, and bogs have been bigher for many months. Grains continue ta gain in pricp, and the wbole outlook for the farmer seems ta be more aptimistic. The farmer has a great appartunity ta take the matter of price in hand n0w that public opinion favors such a move. In the past many good f armers' organizations have been formed and bave gone by tbe board. Some of their societies bave tumned polit- ical and thus lost mucb of their value, wbile otbers quite apparently did flot get tbe full support o! the farming community. We bave often felt tbat the ald U. F. O. could bave warked wonders and solved many problems for Canadian farmers had the farmers given it the sup- port ta whicb it was entitled. Unfortunately the f armer wha agreed ta sell bis produce thraugh the organisation soon balted wben he was offered a quar- ter cent per pound or per bushel more by a packers' agent or broker wbo was out ta break their co- operative effort. We believe tbat there is a fine op- portunity for a farmers' organizatian if the farmers will stick tagetber and bave a littie mare f aith in their fellow farmers. But they will neyer have much success unless they do make up their minds just what they want, and then give wbolebearted support ta that organîzation working in their best lnterests. Toronto and Its Day of Prayer On Sunday next, March 3rd, the City of Toronto will hold a Day of Prayer, wbicb according ta the Proclamation issued by Mayor James Simpson, will present an apportunity for citizens ta express thanks ta Almighty God for bis goodness in bringing them safely thraugb the treacherous days o! the past f ew years, and ta ask for divine guidance in continuing out of the depression and into a permanent pros- perity. The ideal bebind the Mayar's plan is admirable but unfortunately it does not wonk out just as one would wish. The people wbo are accustamed ta go- ing ta church. and who regularly give thanks for blessings received and who pray for guidance in the future. will all be out ta cburcb for the Day o!f rayer. The unfartunate part about it is that tbousands of those who have much ta be tbankful for will flot tomn out ta give tbanks. and legians mare who need divine guidance will also be absent If the Mayor could devise some plan wbereby the non-attendant at church services, would be brought ta realize the value of prayer, and the Joy oi giving tbanks, he would be accomplisbing something wortbwbile. We know tbat there are those skeptical ones who think they have notbing te be tbankful for. Even those wbo are on relief cao be thankful that the nation has cared for them duning their troubles. Tbey can be thankful tbat tbey are flot regimented about as they are in Russia, and tbey cao be further tbankfil that they have religiaus freedom. unlike Germany. Tbey cao be tbankful taa that there is no dearth af food, no epidemic o! plague, of bambamous treament such as exists 1n many other countnies, and they can be tbankful that their country la not torn asunder by strif e and bloodsbed. Yes, Canadians bave plenty ta be thankiol for, and conditions are not sure enough ta flot require divine aid. Let us hope that Toronto, '*The City ai Cburches,"' will bave its churches full to capacity on Sunday, Marcb 3rd. A Timely Tbought for Spring In the past two or three years Bowmanville bas staged each spring a 'Clean lip and Paint up Cam- paigo." It bas been customary for the Mayor ta issue a proclamation giving specific dates for the obser- vance of this campaign, and much bas been accom- plished in a general dlean up of back yards and of buildings in general. It is to be boped that the Town Council will see fit ta get behind this movement agaio this year and that early in the spring a defînite attempt will be made ta dlean up the town. A number o! merchants have throughout the trying times a! the past four or i ive years, endeavoured ti keep their premises in good condition but several bave lef t bath exteriars and interiors go until better times retrs. There is little doubt that the backbone of the depression is braken, and that better times are not only on the way but are bere. Wauld it not. in view of these fadas be a gocd idea for merchants ta make a real effort ta dlean up front and back af premises, the entire business section in preparation for a real business this coming sommer. A spic and span town attracts toorlsts far more than a dirty uncared for tawn. Citizens in general migbt also aid in the campaign by having their homes painted, lawn. yards and gar- dens tidied. Nothing would spor on better times quicker than ta have -many men in the decorating, construction businesses, nurseries and landscaPe gardening, busy again and their money flawing f reely. We believe that if citizens and merchants will makE a concerted move towards this abject the town will benefit nat only fram a business standpolnt, but will benefit f rom an almast total absence of unemploy- ment during the summer months. The grand essentials o! happiness are: sometbing ta do, something ta love, and something te hope for. If the warld loves a winner, it keeps its admiration and respect for a game laser. The man who can smile wben clouds bang low and are ready ta break, the man 'wbo, bn spite o! defeat and disappointment, set-back and grief, faces the world smillngly, Is the man who ultimately will win out. COURTICE MEN ARE COMMENDED FOR PARSONAGE EFFORTS At a recent meeting of Osbawa Presbytery, a resolution was passed cammending the Official Board of the Courtice Pastoral Charge upon the completion of a fine new par- sonage. Speclal mention was made of the Ebenezer young men's class and their teacber, Artbur Gray, for their efficiency in carrying tbis wark to a successful conclusion. Tbe Young Men's Class <President, Harry Gay, Vice President Gardon Brown, Treasurer Sidney Nichls, gave considerable f ree labour and ably assisted the contractar, Artbur Gay, in bis work. This enthusiastlci contribution of labour, togetber with some contributions and proceeds f rom the sale of tbe former proper- ty, leaves the new parsonage en-1 tirely free f ram debt. Tbe young men worked evenings at excavation and building. while tbeir teacber gave f reely of bis time and super-1 vision, The result is one of the Most up-to-date rural parsonages in the Bay of Quinte Conference. The pastor, Rev. W. C. Smith, and Mrs. Smith are delizbted witb the opportunlty of dwelling in sucb a comfortable bome and pleased wýith the splendid sDirit of co-operal.ion that made the building possible. Courtice is proud of its Parsonage. CO-UNTY SHORTHOR BREEDS TO STAGE SALE NEXT WEEK Twenty-Six Animais Wilî Be Offered For Sale at Lovekin Farm Next Thursday The cantributors ta the Durham Caunt3' Shorthorn Association Four- teentb Annual Sae o! Shorthorns ta be held at the Lovekin Farm, three miles east of Bowmanville and South of Kurv Inn on Thursday. March 7tb, should feel justly praud a! the offering they are bringing farward this year. The Inspector f rom the Depart- ment af Agriculture at Toronto who inspected the cattle, said that this year's offering surpassed any that be had bitherto inspected for this As-1 sociation. Another remark made by the same gentleman was that the contributors ta this sale, almost without exception, were using very bigb class berd sires. These e- marks framn such an autbonity sbauld commend the offering ta prospect- ive buyers. 1Another important feature af the entry list this year is that the cattle are f romn accredited herds. or have been federally tested for T. B.. sa that yau, may boy with perf ect con- fidence in this regard. Prices for beef cattle are streng- tben'ng in Chicago wbere the best cattle are fetching f ourteen cents a lb. live weigbt. Many Canadian cattle are now reacbing that market in spite of the tarif f. and shauld we get reciprocity witb the United States, (wbicb looks extensely likely at the present time). beef cattie would jump fram n tat three cents a lb. This is the opinion of many people. Hon. Duncan Marshall. Minister af Agriculture for Ontario .who is con- sidered an authonity on live stock conditions, in Britain as well as Canada and the United States, said recently, that peak prices for recent years wauld be reached on this con- tient for beef cattle inside o! six montbs, and this statement is gen- erally accepted as being correct. The present would therefare seemn like a very opportune time ta put in some good foundation stock .at yaur own price, and prepare for bet- ter times. wicb 1ook ta be quite close at band. The Durham Sbortbomn Associat- ion invite ail farmers to their An- nual Sale whether you are tbbnklng o! buying or flot, ta see these good cattle sold. We would aise urge you ta give the idea o! maklng a pur- chase your very seius cosideration, not for the sake o! the Association. wbich, by the way. has an enviable reputation for glvlng a square deal, but in your own interest, for its an opportunity that is not offered every day. The Association is fortunate in se- curing the new barns on Mr. Lave- kin's farm wbbch is a very sultable building for holding the sale in case of uniavorable weatber. Accommo- dation and lunch may be procured on the premises f rom Mr. Pnautt. Your Eyes By C. H. Tuck, Opt. Eyeslght Speclallst EYE STRAIN AT DIFFERENT AGES part (1) It bas been said that eyestraln is nerve straîn f rom use or abuse of the eyes. To properly understand this you should be in a position ta understand certain pertinant facts. Some af the simpler eye troubles may be due ta nerve depletion phy- sically and as a secandary matter the eyes suf! er. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I resume this wark bere witb a reference ta a condition whbch while true In many cases is at the mo- ment a neference ta myself. It is a little aven 6 months since I felt su!- ficlently mysel! ta cancentrate pro- perly an the resumptbon o! editorial work because a! the effect a! the work on my eyes when I was below par pbyslcally. It Is still true that the glasses were necessary, yet in spite o! their use proper comlort in the use a! the eyes was not possible sbmply because there was not the proPerly stared up reserve power ta bandle the different functions. Ta carry an the regular dably routine was sufficlent In ltself and at times a task. Al extra work was effort. 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As you wauld expect, the engine is a model of smooth, econamical, quick-acting power. In fact, throughout the car, everything has been donc ta make Pontiac a truly worth- while investment for those who want a reliable automobile at law price. Besides the Six, Pontiac presents a new Straight Eight -one of the smartest and smoathest cars on the oad. You are cardially îovited ta came in and sec these much -talked-about automobiles. A GENERAL MOTORS VALUE P-25C ROY NICHOLS COURTICE BOWMANVII i r. DO YOU KNOW... THAT a man who uses his eyes under poor ighting conditions for prolonged periods frequently suffers more nervous muscular tension than PmONTIAC Six-* m 1- 1 TRE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, TI-IUP.SDAY, FIEBRUARY 28, 1935 PAGE TWO CONCEALED TIRE & LUGG""n