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- ~ "d~~ THE CANADIAN STATESMAN4, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23RD. 1939 t J - 't ;~ -Native Son Scores Lltcrary Triumph Priendsansd relatives ai F. E. D. Me- e*il in the "Homeland of Durham," ýep e first saw the light ai day, are lgt r >ond ai Frank 's lateat achievement of fiterature through his much ýeý'atest book "The Champlain ~ 4ot profeas ta be a literary I r pl#azed ta quate froin one ai authorities, W. A. Deacon, Lit- $tjie Globe sud Mail lu hie > »view ai Booksa", in hie the new crop ai tyear of the var of a quality un- ~1920. They are Davey Me- -8ad" ile not -butcapitalizes qW u r a bîirn attgm Established 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWgPAPER Wl th whieh are Incoriorated The Dowmanvllle News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 85 rea8a' continueus service to the Town of Rowmanville and Durham County. MEMBER Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and Clas. A Weeklies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTON RATES $2.00 a Year, strictly in advance. $3.50 a Year In the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD, 1939 Truth About Teachers' Salaries Since the Town Council a year ago sprung a surprise vote on the people to amalgamate the two school boards into a ~Board of Education, fictitious tales and rumors have been running rampant. Inu fact, it would appear that an organized ef- fort has been put forth froin certain sources to discount and ridicule particularly thie inembers and administration of the High Sehool Board. One of the favorite subjects of this de- famatory campaign is the dlaim that ridic- ulously high salaries are being paid the teaching staff. laima are made that the s-alaries ai, out of ail proportion to those being paid elsewhere in the province. f they only had a chance they could out the salaries thousands of dollars and thus re- duce the taxes in proportion. Like others, we had heard these flamnboyant remarks aud accusations so often we thought now vas a good tim.e to investigate the truth of thein with an election in the. offing and thé likelihood Of some of these rumors coming to the surface at the nomination meeting next Monday night. Desirig authentic information we secur., ed a copy of the Blue Book issued by the Ontario Departinent of Education which contais the salaries of all Colegiate and HRigh Sohool teachers in the province. Here are Our findings whIeh were mfore of a dizgraie than a surprise to ns: male assist- ants at B. H. S. are $500 below average 'n province; female assistants at B. H. S. are $400 below average in province. Then to come home a little dloser we ehecked on the salaries paid sehools along the lake front:, Bowmanville (10), Fort Hope (10), Cobourg (12), Whitby (8), (figures after tdwn denote nunber d~ teachers ou staff). Again we found in this catograry4 9. IH. S. male assistants were $200 below averag e of these achools and the low- est of any of the four sehools; and female assistants $300- below average and lowest of any of four sehools. It is also interesting to note that the Prinicipal 'a salary ie $150 below the average, and he la not receiving as high a salary as when he accepted the position ten years ago. Under sueh circumetances with teachers coiing and g'oing, due to inducements of higher salaries paid elsewhere it is surpris- ing that B. Mf S. traditions and hirh stand- ing have been maintained anywhere near their former mark. With these faots lu mind ratepayers will be well advised to procure - best eitizens available for next year's Board of Edu- cation. Farnu Prosperlty Basie of Progreni OclnsUerable Mpýe' bas been giv'en on page 3 to the address of James S. Duncan, General Manager of Massey-Harris Co. Limited, on "Canadian Agriculture and the War," because the *subjeet warrants it. 1(r. Duncan diacusses and analyzes this dif- ficuit problem in a thorough, practical and understandable snanner. Farm prosperity is still the basis of progress by all other in- dustries in Canada. One-t'hird of Canada's population lives on farmas and produce agricultural products in value withiia mes- surable distance of the world 's output in gold. What happens to the farmer is there- fore of vital intereet to ail other business men for when the fariner bas money to spend, its effeet penetratee tbx'oughout our manufacturing, retailing aud other fields of finance and commerce. To bring this happy condition about is a mnutual task in wjiich fariner, financier, manufacturer, retaâier aud goverument ehould taokle unselfishly and wholehearted- ly with a aingleness of purpose and a unity of effort.___________ Home sud School Clubs across the pro. vince are doing a wouderful woA inl the mutual uuderstandiug that is beiug ereated amnong pupils, teachers aud parents in educational practices sud problems for the betterinent ai ail coucerued. But we sec Picton Home sud Sehool Club has launch- ed out juta wider realmns ai endeavor, which recalîs the days ai long aga, by pre- vailing upon authorities that rule, ta put into aperatian the curfew law under the Ohildren 's Protection &et. Too bad par- ents haven ' t enough interest in their child- ren that au antiquated law such Ma this must be put intQ operatian again. -- In canimeutiug an the editorial lu The Statesman reierrnug ta the prospective de- velopinent ai water powers ou the St. Law- rence the Brockville Recorder says in part: " Estern Ontario holds out for manuise- turers mauy advautages in addition ta cheap power, nat the least being admirable shippiug facilities by rail sud water, prox- imity ta sources ai raw material sud mar- kets, aud living conditions for workere whiîch are beyand comparison. If the St. Lawrence la developed, we may expeet ta receive aur share ai any increased induat- rialisation that is efiected, but ta hope that every new inidustry which is established lu this province will immediately flock ta the eastern Ontario triangle is prabably ta in- dulge ln dreams that will nat be realized." -<s This idesai doing away with municipal elections during- the wàr le not goinig over very well with either the prese or the people. Midlaud Free Press lu discussiug this subjeet cames right out lu the open with these pertinent remarks: "Where the governinent la moat open ta criticismn, spart altogether from the merits ai shorter or longer termis ai office, ià iu the arbitrary announcement made by the Prime Minister that the two-year-term will be made law by parliameut. Whst right has Mr. Hepburn ta determine in advance what parliament will or will nat do? Surely aur parliaments have the right ta cansider, madify or reject any proposal made by the head'ofa ay gov- erumeut. If nat, for what are we fighting the wart We had better banish dictatorship lu aur own country before seeking. ta smash Hitlerieni abroad. " for theirst time on the dramatic wiping outa01te Hurons by the Iroquois in 1649. "Two Generations," by Frederick ?hilip Grave, is a first-rate novel of an Ontario farm, and Irene Baird's "Waste Heritage" is based on Vancouver labor conditions. The first is sound history; the other two have immediate social sîguificance - the great lack of carlier Canadian novels. When 1 say these three are good, I do not inean "good for Cand lu i the old dispalaging sense. They are good absolutely and eau hold their own with the best of the current imports. There are,*other Canadian novels that are good enough in their way, but these are headlilers." Numerous other newspapers have review- cd "The Champlain Road" with liberal space and favorable comment. In fact, we would direct the attention of our readers to a mare extensive review of this book lu another columu of this issue. Advertlsing la Truthful We were glad to sec aur own John C. Kirkwood, Toronto, advertising consultant, and author ai "You World and Mine" ap- pearing in The Statesman, caîl Principal Wallace of Queen 's University, to task for makiug the statement that "two-thirds of ahl advertisemeuts are untruthful.", Mr. Kirk.wood speaks with authority froin. a wide knowledge aud experiene lu the, ad- vertising field wheu he contends: "The demoustrable iset le that not 1 per cent of ail advertisemeuts.published lui re- putable newspapers and magazines are un- truthful. Iu Canada, Great Britain sud the United States published advertising is close- ly watched lu a purpose ta preveut fraud- nIent sud deceptive sud harniful advertis- ing fraom coutinuance. There are goverfi- meut departmeuts whose duty it is ta scau published advertising in a purpose ta dis- cover untruthfuluess or unwarranted dlaims in advertisemets. " Mr. Kirkwood further states: '" Thus it should be clear that untruthful advertisers are effectively prevented from coutinuing their uutruthful or fraudulent advertising. It is ta, be regretted wheu any man or any body of men in a place af high authority says anything calculated ta destroy the faith of the causuming public lu advertising is supremely the fogce sud the agency which raises living standards sud increases sud stabilizes emploYmeut. Advertising - the voice ai business - expands the oper- ations of business, aud it is business which is the world 's great civilizer - the pro- ducer sud the distributor af the wealth on which al ai us -depeud for our present sud future well-beiug lu things material, cul- tural and spiritual." e Observ4itions"and Opinions' It's funny how a conversation iar graund. We believe t ha t always gets around to either one everybody has a right to a living or U tosethigswhen a bunch but we also bçlieve that every- or al thse tingabody who is able should do bis best of men get together. 0f course to carn bis living. It isn't mauy I arn only referring to a bunch years back when very few - only of aid hay seeds, so called, like profesgional tramps - wanted a, we have araund this aid box living without warking for it. stove. We talk about the weather, Now, hundreds of peopli have the war and wark. You might their hands out for relief. Many call these the three "w's" of life. of them have a right to help and Just naw we are flot able to say should be helped, but there are much about the weather, only lots more who don't. The gang that we are enjoylug a very nice thinks this whole system of pater- fail. We use it for comparison nalism on the part of the govern-1 aud some old sage tells us it's just ment is iargely a racket, and that like thc fail in 1850 and some- people are applying for help un- thing. He always makes sure ta go der the different systems and get- back far enough so that we can- ting it who don't reaily need it flot contradict him. nor deserve it. Then the war. Well, ail we What started the whole busi- c hear is that it's a very funny war ness about relief and work in the and we can't understand it at al, gang the other night was this die- One thing has changed and that mand of' part tixne workers inc la thc gang don't defcnd the Ger- Toronto, getting -$940 a year, fortI man people any more. We used relief. That, Iookcs like a fortune to say that Nazism had to be to uis. We know it casts more to destrayed, then it was Hitlerism, live in Uic city, but we have naw, and I believe they are right, friends living ln Toronto who are it's Germanism that bas ta be flot getting anywhere near thatf finished. In Uic meantinie Uic amount and they neyer'dream ofaf war drags an. asklng for help. It looks as if ae When. we mentioned wark thc lot of people have last thc idea ather night wýe were ail on famil- « of self-respect altogether.a f YOIJR WORLD AND IMINE S (Copyright> DY JOHN C. KIRKWOODb The durable and wortbwbile thiniz ai lufe are won only bv conqucruni resistance - resistance bath insid aid outside ourselves. Heuveni in il mercv bas decrecd Uimt it is onlv bi tait and effort that men make suri ai advancingz . f rom law levels o- livinir ta life's higbest levels, f ron low intettectual planes tn higb in. tellectual planes. Men who loy4 soitness and case wiit not and can. not reucb the beigbts afi lue - i thinzs pcrtaining ta tbe mnd ai in business enterprise. Ini this contribution ta the States- man I mcmii ta speak of Business - with a bie B. And first ol al want ta liv down tbis proposition, nmmely, Civilization's ustounding de- velopmcent tbrough tbe ages isa direct conseuuence ai Business - that ever-widcninz enterp)rise ai ex- chianinr the fruits of the toil ai the meni and women ai everv cauotrv. Tbis sort- ai enterprise is the main- sp)rinz af al buman activity. It is tbe suorerne empfloyer ai mei anc women. Business - exchunge - i Uic ladder 6v whicb men are enabîe ta climb ta tbe higbcst levels af human experience. JC K s )y re I- re naturut man resists thc pressure put on -him ta exert bimscîf, ta ipiprove bis lot. He wants to be leit qlone - free ta induIte bis grosser nature. Leit ta bimslf min woutd not work, would be devoid af ambition and purpose - would live contentcdly on levels not mucb biRher tban those ai beasts. But Business bas as its everlat- mgi task the arousint aif man iromn bis stotb and contcntmcnt witb low- tevel living and thinkcing Business is forever tryint ta toicrse man's wants. Business is pressure. Business is puttinz bei are men and womcn thunts ai desire and ai inciting dc- sire to the point wbere Possession becomes one's purpose. Wbe» the will ta bave is arouscd acutely, theu'be- gins a process ai cxcbange. The labour ai the seller is excbangzed for Uic labour ai the wanter. T CK Yet Business «an be and is sarne- ethint mare tban tbe exchailge ai the t fruits ai labour for Uic fruits ai 9labour. It can be - and is - un Jactivitv calculatcd tanmultifflY buman f at.Business is ntcnetwt merelv satisiyintz existint wîpts. The lob ai Business is ta uncover 'In men and women their unperceivçd and IEverv ane ai us is a creature afiunfelt"wuànts. Thlob ai Business is manv desires. We are flot tike. the ta liberute iii men and wamen a mut- bcusts ai tbe f ield or the birds ai titude ai ncw wants - and it dacs the air whose anlv desires relate ta this bv. the process ai educm.ipn and food, shelter and saiety. They bave suggiestion. no aspirations. Mani is distiiuished Tbe illiterate peopfles.ai the world (rom the lower creatures bv the in- have few wunts and those wbich f initv ami character of bis desires they bave are sutisfied witb simple aid 6v bis abititv ta sutisfy them. thunts - witb plain food ciuickl: Man's desires wo far bevond those ai obtined and prepared; witb crude beasts aid birds. Man's desires are and cuickly-made shelters : witl for ever-better bornes, for new ex- simple and «rude apparel for tbei: oeriences and adventures obtaiabte bodies. Illiterate people bave no as- bv trîvel: for leaWniîgand culture, pirations for finer thinrs: and ai Beintr religiaus, mman wants ta wor- Business - the activities ai e,,ccbngî ship, and so hie builds temples and - is stifled or bai itcd when it en- cuthedruls. Man wants tuxuries and caunters ittiterate people. It is antI casements irom drudgerv and dis-. wben individuals and people become comiort, aid so man becomes i- literute that their bigbcr natu~res be- ventive. And thc wav that mci and came assertive and their desires wid- waman ini aliltands are able ta cniand biamn.Sa part af the task ai gzratifv aid satisfv 'their infinite Business is ta educute illiterate nea* wants is the trading way - the ex- pIes - the peoptes ai China and change wav - the wav ai Business. hndia, ai Africa, ai Russia, ai South Business is the major activitY ai America, aid af,ceverv other cQ)untry the world, and is a «ampetitive qçtiv- wbose common 'people cannot read itv. Without campetition - without and write aid are unexposed ta the the purpose ami effort ta excel - iiner tbiigs ai social lufe - f ine tbere would he stagnation af hunian homes, fine buildings, fine cities and cîdeavour. The campetitive instinct towîs, fine higzhways, fine sbips aid in al ai us gives us aur leaders ini railwuv trains, fine schools and everv field ai humai endeavour. It colleges aid universities, fine theatres is competitian wbicb is the mother aid palaces ai music, fine art tal- ai betterment in aIl thints - in lcries, fine îcwspapers and mag- thinzs physical, i things iîtettec- azines, aid fine ideuls. tuai and cultural, in thintzs spiritual. If the business ai Uic world ta- it is camutitianini'Business wbicb div is sick because production ex- bas tiven the world everthint fine ceeds cansumptian, it is because the aid oood which it possesses. Business billion ittiterate people af the wortd is lways tryiig ta give the warld bave few wants sirnplv satqafled. If somethuntr better than it has, aid it Business wants ta increase its vol- is, strangze ta say, atwav.s meeting urne - and its btessings - it njoist witb resistance irom those whom it set about cducatung the ittiterate is trying ta bless. people ai bath bemisp)heres. Mmn's saturai tcndency is ta be slothiul - ta settte down ini ignoble 1 C K content. The natural mai is a lmzy Let it 6e igranted that Business hai min, distiking toit, dilkinig ta be sinned aRainit meii aid wornen and dlsturbed front bis cantcntment. The Uiat it continues ta sin against them. Id zh i le th Ce ie )f Id SPECIAL COURSES FOR RURAL YOUTH Over 2700 To Take Advantage et Free Tuition Offered by O)nt Dept. of Agriculture During Wlnter Months Ontario iarm boys in every county and district ai Ontario who are anxious ta increase their lmowledgze ai agriculture will be gziven tbe op- ortunity tbis faîl and winter at free anc montb sboct courses sponsored bv the Agricultural Representative Branch, Ont. Dept, ai Agn.culttre. Tbere wili also be courses in Home Economics for rural girIs under the direction ai the Women's Institute Brancb, Ont. Dept, ai Agriculture and Uiese courses are lsa f ree. Boys and girls who ire interested. in takiniz these courses shauld ad- dress ail enciuiriesta tbeir local agzri- cultural renresentatives for fuît in- formation. Tbe bava will take a Uioraugh course in the feeding and cire ai live stock, principles ai brceding, practical work ini judguniz borses, dairy and bcdf cattle, sbeep .and swune. Tbev will studv feeds and balanced rations, veterinary science, farmn dairing, p)oultry, f ield craps and iurm management. Speciat sffak- ers wilt be urovided at aIl courses. The girls wilt specializc in inods and nutrition, bousebold management, hcaltb education andborne care of thc sick. Tbis course is specially warthwbite -and cvery rural girl; sbould vlan ta attend. the course closest ta ber home. - In Duiham. County tbe course will be beld ut Canton from Tan 2nd ta 26th. Whether you are buildingbuying or rentlng . ..t uM s you te consider this important iact:- Purnacos are net aUl alike. Thora are vital difierences that make a Clare HECLA a botter, moe efficient heatlng sytm ... . that sav. you 15% or more of your heatins conte . . . and that saféguard yen against coutly repair and replacemnt xpenfsL It Costa hast asmuc uto ts tal a c.k...fu#.....a it do.. year la HgCLJ deliverx Wltts it you negi before t dealer gl ACT4 Phone 2684 I HICLA Tii. exclusive HECLA .etas-dbbhi ouri'rept Sas tbre.tlu. tih, a.aldgsr i .4 ce V 5 0 E ye 4 '*~~-~-~ - a ~ PAGE TWO The Counsellor RIN AL"O WMHJLAM ARMSTRONG A Canadian Piana tuner says that bis own and througb no fauit af Mr. Edward McCue bas deprived bim cf McCue's this man is losinsr trade. a tbousand dollars wort fb i iess. We catnnat even blame tbe svstem Wben be calta upon a custome in for a situation like this. tbe forenoon and asks if ber instÏu- There are doubtlessly mvltitudes ment needs tuninir the lady f reciuent- of People wbo experience setbacks ly replies tbat it does, but the can- tbroueh circumstances ovtr wbicb not listen ta tbe radia while he is thev bave no contrat, and are at the tuninoe the piano. Sbe informa him same time unaible to asctptain the tbat she simulv cannot miss Edward cause of tbeir mnisfortune. It is McCue, and asks bim if be would doubtful if our most ardent and olease cati aRzain after tiançb. For far-sikbted' social reformer$ could months be bas been unable ta tune prescribe cures for same af aur a piano at thc McCue bour. utls. Tbis incident tbrows an interest- Tbe best we can do is toaaat inir side-ligbt an the canpalexity of aurselves to thc inevitabte. Tbere modern civilization. Mr. McCue is is no use in izrawiniz sour or, RivinR bundreds ai miles awav simply sing- ut) in despair. Our izeneratian is fac- iz sanizs ai inspiratian and consol- ed wiUi Uic tremendous task af ation in the have tbat be is belpinR tearning ta live in tbe modemn warld. and cbeeriniz the tives af thausands Ours is an aRe of transition wbich of Peaple, but it bas irobably nevcr demands resourcefulness, ingenuity occurred ta him tbat bis work bas and patience. I t usa presents special anv retatianshin ta piana-tuiin. If auportunities for tbe development it affects the piana-tuniniz industry ai dexterity, aaiity and adaptabitity. there is no telliniz baw many other The acquirin« oi tbese cjualities wil industries or occupations mav also izive us all stronger cbaracters and be ai fected. lurzer capacities for service, This incident also reveals the «arn- The ciulities tbus ucquired will nat petitive nature ai modern saciety. anlv enable us -ta endure tbe dii- One man's success means another ficulties wbicb aur modern saciety man's failure. Campetition is ire- imposes unon 'us, but it will also do ouentty, unintentional and tbe com- sametbinkr ta transform saciety and netitars themscîves are somnetinies reduce the strain wbicb it places upan unaware ai it. Tbrouaix no iault af individuals. By a majority af 417 the people of Ux, bridge' voted against the sale hi beér hxiïl wine. Eighty per cent. of the total possible vote was polled, the highest ever recorded. It la being predieted by many that as the war continues greater efforts will be maile as was the case during the last war, to re- strict the sales ai liquor. Lindsay Watchmau-Warder ask the ques- tion, Should Council Be F'aidt In answering the question it sys lu part: "It should nat be forgotten that the practise ai graning remuneration ta these publie servants might set a daugerous preceiident sud lay the basis for unscrupulous practices, flot with the present eouncil, but with subsequent councils af opposite -calibre. Yet above its sinrdnit it bas been and remains the- supreme blesser ai humanitv - the guDreme civilizer. Its peroftual endeavour is ta Rive the world wbat will make hiie for ail happier, richer, Dleàsanter, larger, mare comiortable, and ireer i ram anxieties and insecurity, from pain and ilI beatth, f rom discoiort and drudgery, f rom hopelessness. Busi- ness prospers only wben it is giving meni and women wbat witl enable them ta tive more abundantly, witb a minimum oai nain and anxiety and discamiort. Business wants us to tive in better bornes, better f urnish- ed baomes, bornes wbere tbe labour is Periormied larRcly by macbines. Business wmnts us ta dress better, mare uttractively, more colourfullv, mare satisfvinRlv bavinz regzard for aur aestbetic natures. Business wants us ta travel more, ta bave moren- layrnents, a gzreuter varietv ai enioy- ments. Business wants us ta have mare leisure, and mare capacity ta eniav the potentialities ai leisure. Business wants us-ta bave the bigh- est culture. Business wants us ta be sp)iritual in the biRhest degzrce. Busi- ness wants us ta bave financial securitv until 'the day of death. Business wants oeace on eartb and zaodwill amongz men. Business wants ait barriers between nations removed. Business wants ta Rive us a bappi- ness ta wbicb most ai us are strangers. We wbo are in the service ai Business are in a bigb callipgr. a Clare HECLA ... ye, joied -joit i LA and year eut, your Clare «=e le dt1o Ifurnace Winl continue te î p..Ne ceusa: te miore hent at In s fet... 80 nobois.to efý7 r moel conte golng htgher...- ia HEICLA imore tdanever RHECLAS 8 Lot yeur Clar. HECLA -uanre U«lýDtee a aaa a t riv yo th fatelq R Pburniùa out je-fths lv. yu theiacts Mnost lberal wurrsmy QUICKLYI PRICES ARC OOINO UPI M aerqed SERT PARICERa PL-UMBR King st., nEqwua Why Not' Make Suire? It may be comforting, particularly lu these times, to accept the belief that "whât la ta be will be."I But would it flot be wlse ta review your plans for the future security aif your family in the ight ai present-day con- diios ... just in case. AUl ai us mnust realize that war bringe msny changes-perhaps iu militsry service at.home or abraad; perhaps lu employment, lu business, in family affairs. Now is the time ta make absalutely certain that'yaur lufe insurance will do'al that yon want it ta. Are yau sure that yaur lusurance money wii be paid ta those yau have in mind? Da sme ai your beneficiaries na langer need as much protection, and athers need mare? Do yen know that yen can probably lu- crease thc effectivenesai your present Mie insurance by anywhere from ten ta thirty percent wit hout anyadditional coet toyauT' Mo you knaw ho* mnch ai your present iusurance wiIl give yan an income at retire. ment and what Uic amaunt ai that incarne will be? Many such questions might be asked. Others daubtiesa wiil occur ta you. A thor- oughly traiued Canada Lufe man wiUl gladly anstver Uiem for yon with absolu tely no obligation whatever. And lie may acquaint yon wlihaUier facts which you should know if you are ta get Uic Most ont ai yaur lufe iusurance. Why nat ask hlm? The Canada Life Assurance Company, Taranto, Canada. I wauld welcome an apportuuity ta discusa my present life insurance arrangements. I'Jamrje. ............................. Asddreu ........................... TRURSDAY, NOVEMBER'23RD, 1939