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Pl 'AGE TWO Ut %anakaîn fgatrom Establlshed 184 AWe.lcl Newsaper devoted ta the Interestt of the town of gomnlil.s and surraundlna country, lau" at King Street, Bowmanville, every 'Ihureday, by M. A. Jame.s'a Sons owners and publi shers. The Canadian Stateaman la a member of the Canadian Weeklr Noespapera Assocation, asothe lass "A" Weekl gaz of Canada. GEO. W. JAMES, EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere ln Canada 02.00 a year when pald ln ad- vance; 50c extra ln United States ta caver postage. Singlle copies, 5c. THURSDAY, MAY 4TH, 1939 The Pearce Trophy Awarded To THE CÂNADIAN STATESMXAN For the second consecutive year The Statesman bas been awarded The Pearce Trophy, emblematie of the best editorial page nmong the weekly newspapers in the provinces of Ontario and Quebte. We may be excuscd if we take some pride in this award which was made at the annual con- vention of the Ontario-Quebee Division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers 'Associa- tion held in Ottawa last week. In recent ycars the rural newspapers across Canada have shown considerable improvement in their editorial pages in tie discussion and interpretation of local, nat- ional and international affairs. They are thus contribut.ing a real service to their readers and to Canada in constructive lead- ership. It bas been said time and again by outstanding national figures in1 various walks of life that the 700 or more weekly newspapers serving their respective rural and town communities provide one of the strongest chains for national unity and leadership in this greait Dominion. This is made possible through the politieni in- dependence of these papers combined with the close contact their editors maintain with their readers thus enabling them to int.erpret publiei. opinion - with- manifest ac- curacy. We feel we aiso have the respect and confidence of most of our readers which is highly prized and for this reason have a serions responsibility in expressing our thouglits through our editorials. Don 't take from this that we take ourselves scr- iously, for we don%', but wc do our job as editor and get a lot of fun, satisfaction and criticism which makes us feel we would not change places with the King. A splendid example of the close contact weekly editors cnjoy with their readers took place last Saturday inorning when four subscribers ealled within an hour at The Statesman office ta, renew their "home town paper" and encli stepped into the edi- tor's sanntum to say hello, renew acquaint- an1ces and express kindly words of appre. ciation which are always encouraging and inspiring ta an editor. J. A. Stainton. To- ronto, was going back to his native village of Enniskillen for tht day. Mrs. W. L. Law, Oshawa, formerly of Sotina, drove down purposely to pay for hier paper which fel due tht next day, and brouglit along lier daughter (Inez) Mrs. J. Hammond, and son Douglas froin Windsor. Ex-Reeve T. H., Lockhart heard we had again won the Pearce Trophy so dropped in to congrat- ulate us. Tom was a printer, a good one, too, in bis younger days and stili likes the smeil of tht print sbop. Then Lorne Rob- bins from Leskard, while waiting for his receipt peekcd in to sece if tht grty headed editor "was down yt" (10.30 a.m.). Wc played football together after tht turn of the oentury so rencwed our youth in re- miniscing those tbrilling and happy days chasing tht pigskin around thte chool yards at Hampton, Tyrone, Enniskillen and tise- where. Cosing back to tht award. This was oniy possible through the generous co- operation of our feature contributors in- cluding J. C. Kirkwood, Scribe G and good old Hiram and bis "Box Stove Gang" back on tht Seventh Concession. Then there is our loyal mechanical staff who share i this honor as they did an important part ini tht nlafre-up, press work and general appearance of tht editorial page-. To encli *and all we give public recognition by ex- tsnding a cordial and sincere "Thank you." !Thç suggestion that, as May 22 may be ipbaorved in Bowmanvilie as a holiday, ti»» be no holiday on May 24, is a rea- I se l on?. There is no necessity of two within a couple of days. Business bM Dot been so good in recent months that j~rba*isand ianufacturers can afford mzathhwl. "Business as usual" should be tà6 w~e h ere on May 24th. As we have no (*bamar of; Commerce or Business Men 's * ~oa*x~pid"Tht Wood's Senate" has ùMro M fr -the. sunimer months, citizens are a;zioUd81 1oung to Town Cuclt t.Jk. the legd. i this matter and make a pRvnon0SDR~~Sp.oon as possible. (Couii cilomsd M.y 9d as a holiday since this W8 w _~ . Million For Forestry Work It 's to be boped that tht United Counties of Northumnberland and Durham will take a more active and aggressive interest in reforestation than bas been shown i re- cent years. Too mucb political patter and ward politics have sbackled this important movement as far as thesecounties are con- cerned. Tht announcement that the Dominion Govtrnment is wiiling to spend a million dollars in forestry work opens interesting possibilities. This is ont more plan to give work to unemployed youtbs and we believe it will be money well spent, wbich is more than can be said of saut other plans tried or propostd. Tht cost of planting trees by skilled men ils not large and they grow wealtb in a surprisingly few years. As tht f<oreste grow and need a certain aimount of care, steady work will be provided, and eventually tht price of tht timber will pay tht costs and leave n profit. But we think that there sbould be some experimental work dont as well. It bas long been a subjeet for debate wbethtr trees planted along. small strcams would bcip to restore the flow thàt tht streams once had. Some believe that would be the resuit if tht planting was donc in tht riglit plact. The King Township survcy recoin- mends that sanie rcmedy for tht dry streams in the township. It would bb in- teresting if stream planting could be carr- icd out over ont township, to prove exactly what tht resuit would be. Obviously some kinds of trees would be better than others. If the resuits were worth whilc, it would hclp to soive ont of tht chef probiems now confronting.Sotbern Ontario. Observations and Opinions Yau may takc tht florists' advicc and "Say It Witb Flowers" or tht Hydro slo- gan and "Do It Eiectrically," but litre 's a quotation from an undertaker 's advcrtise- ment in an Engliali paper wÉich tops them ail off: "Why live and be miserable when you tan be eomfortably buricd for £51" Tht surprising and discouraging state- ment is made that ane-baif of ail persans in Canada over 70 ycars of agc are on aid age pension. Tht total niamber is 180,000. It is impossible to believe that if sons and daugli- ters, brothers and sisters, werc doing their duty to parents and relatives sncb con- ditions wouid cxist. There is a law on tht statute books of Ontario whicb makes it iniperative that cidren who are, in, a pas- tion ta do so shall provide for tht support of parents. But like a lot of other iaws it is disrcgarded. A suoveinent is being launcbed ta have ail womcn of Canada registered for defence service, according ta Mis s M. P. Hyndman, K.C., of 'Toronto, who recently addressed tht Womcn 's Canadian Club litre. An ap- peal will be made toalal women's, organ- izations ta co-operate. Miss Hyndmnn said a group had been at work for six months on tht project. Tht plan was dcscribed as simiiar ta that taken over by tht British Govtrnmtnt in January. When women tackle a job tbey gentrally reacli thtir objectivt, afttn- putting metn to shame in their endeavours. Tht election of Mr. F. 0. Vanstane as a director of tht Ontario Society for Crip- pled Ohidren, announced eisewhere in this issue, is a matter of general satisfaction. Bath lie and tht Board are ta bie congrat- uiated. Mr. Vanst.one bas demonstrated himself an inttrtsttd, active and enthua- iastic worker on behaîf of handicapped children- as Chainman and mtmber of tht Rotary Club Crippltd Chidren 's Comn- mnittet. As a member of tht dircctoratt bis field will bc widencd and thase throughout tht province for whom tht work is carried on will now share in the benefits from bis good work and sane judgmcnt. His chaice is a fitting recognition of a hundred per- cent willingncss and a particular hnppincss in aidingtht unfortunate. Tht Ontario Departmtnt of Municipal Affairs bas just issued its fourth annual report on municipal statisties, which gives an adequate picture of tht financiai situa- tion of every imunicipality in tht province programme whicb builds on wbat unites peaple instead of what divides them. Such a programme would bring a whole new ef- fetivtntss ta municipal life. Our task as Mayqrs must bc ta lift tht level of ail pro- ccedings and ail policy above personal am- bition, ,prejudice and party interest." Ini such an objective tht Mayors should bave tht htarty support of every good citizen. THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO NATIONAL WAR ft3moRIAL TO BE UNVEILID Among the various important ceremonies whicli will lie broad- cast by CBC fromn Ottawa during the visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen, will be the unveiling of the National War Memorial on Thursday, May 18, at approximately 3 p.m. EDST. The memorial, pictured above with a corner of the Chateau Laurier visible in the background, was designed by Vernon March, who died before the actual construction was begun. It was carried to completion by lits six brothers and his sister, and it is witliout doubt one of the most impressive produced since the Oreat War. The memorial consists of a great archway of Laurentian granite surmnounted by two figures allegorical of victory and liberty, standing in ail at a heght of 60 feet. When we were little boys we Claa that she lias kept out of sang a song in Sunday Sehool, trouble lierself. "«Wiil there be any stars ini fly Late one Saturday niglit, as the crown?" 0Of course none Of us Lieut.-Colonel is laying out lis knew. uniform for the SuÛday churcli When we started to read thie parade . .. and'Clan is putting funny papers ... Happy Hooligan lier employers cash in the bag.. and Gloomy Gus . . . therp, were n thiug cornes into the shopad alwnys stars to -show where tlie snys, "Stick tlier up, girlie."t jacknss caved in their cramiums. Cliara reads the newspapers. Slie Thus early we becanie confused, knows wliat that means. And she in a matter that sliould have beerij knows tlie ten comrnandments clear to begin with and have re- given to Moses by God for us. She mamned clear. lias personnlly tackled some of the Since then we have had ample comndet single h a n d e d. occaion to ondr whthe ý ereis Number Eiglit: "Thou ccson atorewortahetlier shaît flot steal." Suddenly Clara crows ae moe iportnt handecides to defend it. Accordingly tliorns. And if tliey are, does the she says Sik'mu o rule npply equally to this world'me." yesUs, "tik em ou the . ot and he nxt.of the encounter. Accidentally the A man who makes some pre- tziggeir goes off. The criminal is tense at rirescience says, "'God wfflcauglit. Clara wnkes up in the not look you over for medals but hospital. for scars." Maybe wliat lie means Wnteeb n tr nm ta that an Honorary Lieut.-Colonel Wl leeb n tr im in the 993rd Yellow and Pink Bat- crown? That's tlie question. In talon illnotfar aswel asdue course tlie Honorary Lieut.- Clana Cooper, a colored girl h Colonelpasso.H isbre lin hilis uiora... on lits breast Hors iynShops. e aantlie burnislied medal tlie battallon THoereyla odubs.at gaveli. Everything looks lin- Thee i nodout tat n tiskey-dory until St. Peter says, world the Honorary Lieut.-Colon- ,Strip.,, There stands tlie Honor- el lias the drop on Clara. Ht buys ary Lieut.-Colonel, lits lily-white new unifora for the militia ut. sktn resplendent i the pearly He lets tliem use lits pasture bY gate's reflection. St. Peter squlnts. tlie side of tlie river for their Not a scratch can lie see. 'And lie summer camp. He supplies tliem passed by on the otlier side.' milk free. The unit makes him its After a long and useful life ini H-onorary Lieut. - C ol1o n e 1. He the service of lier Ktng, Clara walks in front when they parade Cooper's can finafly cornes. She to lits churcli. And things like makes a striking contrast as slie that. stands before the pearly gate. St. Clara sigs m'tlie colored churdli Peter does not need to clieck lier choir. Thru tlie week slie works colored cortex. He sees the scars i the hosiery sliop. The product wliere Satan's sliot went in and she sella and tlie part of one's out agai. He simply says, "lWell anatomy it doesnt quite cover lias done, good and faitliful servant," suggested more sin than any other And Clana passed by on the combination. It's a tribute to OTHER side. . FIFT Y TEARS AGO From The CanadianStatesman, May 1, 1889 Courtice: Wm. Tod is at Samuel Suowden's learniug farming.. . Mrs. John Spry. who Iately moved f rorn thit section, bas been seriously ill. Cartwright: Some f iend cut the tails off Tohu Trewin's $500 tearn of horsts tht other night. .. Dr. Bird of the Figb and Game Protec- tive Association, was at Cadmnus. getting evidence that trout are be- ing caught hefore May lst. Ht con- fiscated severah fine trout. The finue is $20. Tyrone: Farmers are about f in- ished seedingz. Some farmers are pantinR maphes. . . Samuel Pollard's son. Blake. bas been very sick with infammation of tht hungs. Long Sault: R. G. Virtue's horsts are around again. .. Thomas Smith bas a horst very bad with disteni- per. Newcastle: Tht entertainient and sale of aprons. taffv and such ike, lu connection with tht Young Ladies' Mission Cicrie. was a splendid suc- cess. Tht D.O. & P. Co. bas moved most of tht humber off tht Kirk corner. Mr. M. Bailey had a bad smash- up with Mr. Marti's horst and buggy Sunday by the upsetting of tht vehicle. Mr. S. S. Edsahl is erecting a neW windmill at the Evergreen's. Mr. Neih McPherson is borne frqmn Quetn's College. Ht made a hieh stand at the closinir exanis. Tht Orgzan Co. received two qr- ders Iast week f rom Natal, South Africa. for Dominion organs. Tht smoke stack of Haines' Cari. niage Works wns damaged by the hiffh wind. Some vounr people lu Cartwright are comphaining that a minister there is acting too much like a Pope. At some speciai services be tbreateped to take tome young men by the col- ar and put thcm out of the churcb. Regret is expresttd tbat he shouhd be so violent and passionate. Treat the erriniz ones kindlv. brother! TWENTY-FIIVE YEARS AGO From The Canadtan 13tateaman, AprIl 30, 1914 Courtice: Tbree wild white swans were seen here. a most unusual sight in these parts. . . Roy Truli is re- covering f rom a ruuawav accjLhent. Hampton: In tht absence of Miss Nanie Horn Sunday. Mrs. E. H. Colt presided at tht organ. The C.P.R. f reigbt sheds wihh be tocated on tht south side of Welling- ton Street exteuding east f rom Scu- Roff. Married: Benson -Addison - In Bowman'vihhe. Aprih 27, at St. John's Ghurch, by Rev. T. A. Nind, Robert Osborne Benson and Harriet âddi- sou. both of Bowmanville. Births: Archer-In Clarke, April 1Stb. to Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Archer, a son. Allin-In Clarke. April llth. to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Alin, a son. Mr. John Rice is home f rom Ot- tawa. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gilders enter- tained about forty frieuds Friday eveningz. Public Library and Reading Roomn will be closed untih Saturdav for housecheaning. Schooner "Oliver Mowat" arrived Sundav with a cargo of coni for McLellan & Co. - first boat to ar- rive at Port Bowmnnville this sea- son. A citizen is aRgrieved because His Royal Highness the Duke of Con- naùgbt, is not honoring "Bowmnau- ville tht Benutiful" witb a visit, wben places of lesser note. such.as], Cobourir and Port Hope are going crazy over a brief "look in" His Histbness is to ive tbem. Georgze Pringie. Myrtle. bas pur- chased the blackstnitb business of Frank Scott, Brooklin. Bowmanville merchants h ave, agreed to close their places of busi- ness everv Wednesday afternoon at 12.30 durinoe June. july and August. One merchant bas agreed to close 9'aIl day." In. Thoeïditor's Mail GIFT 0F DEV0NSHME CREAM RECALLS BOYHOOD DAYS 126-1132 James Street South, Hamilton, Canada April 28, 1939 My Dear George: I should have acknowledged earlier (or less late) than this your 'pot of remembrance' (Dev- onshire cream) sent through the much-engaged liands of our mu- tuai friend Russell Kelley. My, but it was good! My wife and daughter, and several who liap- pened in, enjoyed in common with ourselves its subtie delights. The gift (and its taste) brought back the old bFut flot forgotten days, in the town of my childhood and youth. What a flood of mem- ories flowed in as I gave myseif time to let my mind turn back! I suppose if I were younger, or a poet even, I should take occa- sion to invoke the divine muse to return tlianks. However, some of these days I. may set down in black and white some of the im- pressions made on my mmnd when in its plastie state in the Bowman- ville of the eighties, and earlier, in troth .* My thanlis also for 'The States- man' with editorial and text mat- ter of more than passlng interest. The Durham Club indeed did well to honour the memory of that be- loved citizen of long ago, Mr. J. B. Falrbairn. What a fine lieritage his chidren possesa in their f a- ther's name. Again with tlianks and best wishes to you and yours believe me to lie Faitlifully yours, Charles R. McCullough.' Something new and smart in nIlinery from Paris is a hnt in- spired by the French telephone. And very practical, too, for talk- ing through.-Milwaukee Journal. Litil. Toi"son by. JOHN C. KflLKWOOD (copyright) Talk No. 16 Some things cannot lie suc- cessfuily advertised. Thus, n man spent several hundred dollars on developig and pntentig a mechannsm for turntng the pages of sheet music wlen belng played on the piano. The inventor dreamed of making n fortune: lie imaglned that there would be a vast sale for lits page- turner. But le lad no money ta promote its sales, and lie could not find anybody wlio saw in lis medlaani tht for- tune whidli le saw in it. Probnbly your own percep- tion canvinces you that it would cost far more ta sel sudh a contrivance than wauld lie recovered from sales of it. Ta seil this medlianism i qu niy - a "non-repeter" ?tye fy product - would cal for demanstrations in music stores. It would take too mucli tume; misa, there wouid lie n very sman number of persons wlio cauld be interested te the point of purdliase. To dver- tise this medhanism effective- ly would coaýt taa mucli, tak- ing inta account that tht sales would be negligible. Fortunes have been spent in trYig te promote the sale of thigs whicli just won't seil fast enougli or largely enougli or continuausly enougli ta get back ail selling >cost, includ- ing advertising casts. It wauld surprise- an d please - you if you knew wlint good newspnpers and maga- zines and ndvertising agencies do ta prevent some wouid-be advertisers from. ndvertising, and ta keep same enterprisers from wasting their maney on puslhig the- sale of unwanted products. Good newspapers and magazines and mdvertts- ing agencies have n con- science. It takes mucli more thon advertiSing ta seil - and keep On selling - many inventions. A $5,000 POLICY WOULD PROVIDE $150 100 50 monthly for 34 months monthly for 53 months monthiy for 114 months Your1 amily would ngee INCOME 1 Fif death removed its mainsta1 How much a mont h would be ready? How many months would it continue? LENGTHEN AND STRENGIHEN YOUR PROTECTION BY THIS LOW-COST PERMANENT FORM 0F POLICY Examples: A$0 m othly.fo 53 months $250 monthly for 73 months 100 monthly for 114 months Annuel Rate Per $1,000. Modifled WhoIe Ufo 3 PoIIcy Guaranteed First 3 Years 4tb Year Net Age Not to Exceed 15% Lesu at Present Scale "4tb Year Net" shows This Maximum <Gasrauteed> (Subject to Chanie) fourth-year premium lesu dividend at end of third 20 $15.40 $13.09 $12.41 year, at our present scale. Future dividends, of course, 25 17.72 15.06 14.32 can not be foretold. 30 20.66 17.56 16.74 Ptceiseateeac 35 24.58 20.89 20.02 contain Premium Waiver 40 29.79 25.32. 24.47 Disability Provisio. 45 36.73 81.229 30.39 Iaaued at ages 15 to 66 501 45.89 8 9.01 38.18 minimum Poley, $5000 INCREASE THE INCOME OR NUMBER 0F MONTHS by a Policy of suitable amont at these attractive rates Conmut Agent, phone local office, or write to t/w Company 1 RA LTAa lit iiw t u Homne Officet NEWARK, NEW JERSEY Dvanch Offioe n ÀMi JMdlg Conadian CWia THURSDAY, MAY 4TH, 1939 Fats of Conimon Mm la Inîportanlt Thlug Addressigi over 200 Ratarlatna markoiniz the tenth atlàversary of the Campbellford Roan b last week Rev. Dr. H. W. Srewick, pastor of Central Westm-inister United Churcb. Toronto, emphasizinit the part that Rotary could play ini "tinies lîke these." said it was flot whether dictatorships or democracies shall rise or fait, but the fate Of the cominon man that is really im- portant. In certain coiintries hli l facinsz the tbreat that notbinir *bali be left of bimself - neither free- dom, chance for creative thouglit nor for bis owfl personality to as- sert itself. He is beinK urgog to become a robot. Since the war a process of de- bumaniation bas beRun and man bas ceasçd to be the suprenie value in contemuorary life. He is being, subi ugated to the nation or to the state. affirnied the speaker. The personality of the man i certain larRe areas is merely considered as a rneans to an. end and the divine rîgbt of man to live tbe life of a man bas ceased, and witb this goes the vital twin ideal of social justice ii;icb are the Pillars of anv decent civilization. said tbe speaker. As Earl Baldwin said in Toronto on Saturday. democracy expresses the divine rigbt of the common man to live and makes real -the twin ideal of social iustice and individual f ree- dom, these be (Baldwin') says are the Pillars of any decent civilization and one is needed to balance tbe other - tbe rigbt of individlual f ree- dom and social justice.- Discussinir the advantages of Ro- tary, Dr. Sedgewick said: "Pirst of aIl tbere is the gzfeat privilege of fellowsbip which aIl would Put f irst in the advantagzes of Rotary. But wbat are the interests in. life? Poi- ics. It's flot politics or ideas vtich cbiefty stirnulate us - it is people. The most beautiful tbing in if e is the bunian soul. and the greqtest thingz in if e is the fellowsbip of a bunian soul. "The tbings a man deligbts to tbink of in retrospect as be sits by his fireside at the end of tbe day are flot the insignificant triumpbs he has had in business. Tbese are flot the izreat tbings. It is 'the things he bas donc to gladden the hearts of those wbo love bim that really mean if e. "Another value of Rotary is this - membershit» affords what 1 shahl catI an extension of personality. On the one band membersbip in a club to the true Rotarian adds cubits to his nature and second it widens the reach of a man's service. It adds cubits to bis sPiritual, mental and ef fectual character."