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- ~ *.-~"-, __ __ a THE CANADIAN STATESMiAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO TRSMDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940 Estabiished 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER With which are Incorporated The Dowsnanvilie News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 85 years' continuons service to the Town of Bowmanville and Durham County. MEMBER Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and Casas A Weekiies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strictiy ln advance. 52.50 a Year ln the United States. GEO. -Wv. JAMES, Editor. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940 That Two Year Term It is not the intention of this paper to abandon the neutrality or independence it has assunmed during other civic election cam.paigns and' controversial discussions during the coming municipal election. Nevertheless we do flot consider it amiss to muli over the pros and cons of the "Two year terni for counil" question which the voters will have to decide on December 2nd. In the first place it is significant that the mayor ,and mniners of council gave no in- dication of how they stood on submitting the question to the electors until the last possible moment, when they (withoit any show of enthusiasin) followed the lead of a hundred other coundils who had already chosen the democratic way. Clearly the primary purpose of a two year terni is to economize. We can think of no other argument for it worth considering. In Bowmanville the saving would amount to about $125 per annum. By simple arith- metic the yearly saving by the two year terni would amount to about 6e per person as conipared with about lic for the yearly balloting. So the question really at stake is whether the voters want to surrender the yearly ýrivilege for the sake of 5c in their pockets. 0f course even with one year termns the saine privilege can be enjoyed by giving acclamations for the various offices. Sum- ming up-the merits of a yearly election are many-the advantages of biemiial voting are few. And then too, consider that if the pro- vincial government doesn 't like the way we vote on the question it can fling the bogey of "Wartime Necessity" in our faces and have a two year terni anyway. Sirois Saboteurs They are at it 1 The pink, green, yellow-or what have you-bigwigs are breaking out in a rash of press comment since Prime Minister Mackenzie King took them largely unaware and called for a January conference upon the Rowll-Sirois recommendations. At a time when the chorus should be one of universal unity we find various. coin- mentators rummaging among their box of tricks and setting up their bogey-men; spewing party polities; glooming about On- tario 's position and Hepburn 's attitude; whimpering about the West; gloating that Bracken forced King 's hand; crying about Quebec 's cut; striving to introduce the race and school issue and what not. If ever there was need for press censor- ship, the need is right now and over this very question. All this "phoo-bah" publi. city is designed to confuse and sectionalize the public rather than educate thein as to the tenets and purposes of this momentous report. . Most of the responsible journals have insisted and still insist that the time to act 1.8 while we have National Unity-and we have it today-aud that we must give effect to these vital recommendations in order to meet the stress and strain of post-war days. Yes, and to see this very war to a success- fui conclusion. These bleatiug journalists and parlor economists who pip-squeak and peck at this Sirois oak are rendering a national disservice during the gravest period in our history. _________ "'But I -remmber when I was much younger, if not lazier, my grandma used to, tell me that a slew of peuple had wished themselves into the poorhouse but nobody wus able to wish hixnaelf out of it. " "Well, I guess we 've had maybe twenty mwishful years. Now I suppose a few workful ones won 't hurt us." Wanted: A Million Soldiers "A Canadian army, fully equipped and well frained, will join the British forces ini 1942 f0 smash Nazisin ahI across the Con- ftient of Europe." According to an 0fttawa staff wrifer this was the prediction of Hon. James G. Gardiner whcn speaking in the House of Cominons, Nov. 14. Mr. Gardiner who is at present onr Minister of Agriculture and our Minister of National War Services, has just return- ed froin England where he negotiated new arrangements in respect of onr surplus Ag- ricultural producfs-except wheat. There is no daubt whafever that the above prediction was based upan .facfts made chcarly apparent dnring Mr, Gardin- er's visit. He is a mnan of energy and fore- sigbt not easihy led nsfrny once he has carefnhly snrveyed a situation. Mr. Churchill, long since, made the saine prediction. It is higli fime wve became profoundhy imprcsséd with the significanee of the warnings of thes& eminent men. We should realize that, within a few days we shahl be entering the stretch of 1941. That leaves us but one short war-yeari distant froin 1942. A Canadian army, fully equipped, fully frained-within anc year. Can we do it? The answer is, "Yes!" Can we do it nnder this 30-day training schcme? WVVe shall leave the answer to yoil- and yon! Can we do it under this newly announced 4-month's training period? The answer is "No!" But 4 months is a good start toward the objective. Canada put over half a million trained men inta the hast war. Under the stupen- dons necessity of this one, Canada can and must cqnip and train a million men before we win throngh. Purging the Llbrary Perhaps the mosf shocking nef the Nazis have cammitted was their ceremonial burn- ing of books. It epitomizes their complete denial of ail the wisdam. of the ages which is nat in confarmify with their own narrow ideas. Sa if nlwnys cornes as a shock to learn that anything faintly resembling Nazi intel- lectual hideousness could happen here. We have been bronght up in considerable toier- ance and wouid not drenm of mufilating anyone 's ideas, especially as they appear in a book, for if it begins to offend f be reader be can always hay if down. and rend no marc.. Banning a book is like mnrdering a per- san. He may be foul and lonthesome, baving seemingly nothing ta justify bis existence on this earth and from a practical stand- point bis demise may be a boon to human- ity, neverthehess the haws we observe say that murder even in such an instance is un- justifiable and shouhd be punished with death. Up. in Orilhia there is a lady who doesn'f like a certain book in the public library. She alieges thaf if glorifies Gemmany. If was written by a Germian anthor Erich Kastner and fmanshated int o English. How long ago the baok was written and whether the author was n Nazi we do n(ft know. Neyer- theless ber objection to if bas been pubhi- cized in the Toronto papers and at present the members of the library board are busily engaged in reading if. If the boak is as bad as she dlaims, she bas certainly done a dis- service by cnlling snch widespread atten- tion ta it. If if is net what she says; if .8, ifs circulation will be grently increased. We have fonnd that the besf way ta deal wif h questionable material like this 15 to say nothing about if. Persanal censorship, nat public, is the way fa deai with these cases. Hope for the Taxpayer Our hope of relief for the owner of real estate hies in the Sirois Report on Dominion- Provincial Relations, soon to be reviewed by n joint conference of Dominion and Pro- vincial governmenfs. While taxation of reai est ate is not a function of either the Do- minion or the provinces, if enters 50 greafly into any study of fax systeins in Canada th4t the Sirois Commission gave a sympa- thetic hcaring to briefs on the subjeet pre- sented by varions bodies represenfing muni- cipal faxpayers and some of the recammen- dations made are based on the principle of assisting Canadian municipahities ta solvc t heir financial problemn& Froin the point of view of the municipali- rcd or fixed assessmenf, becorn-es a burden upon nîl other properfy that 1.5 snbject fa taxation. Property owned direcfly by the mnicipalify ifself is nafnrally exempt, but wlien a f own contains a substanfial aniaunt of fax-exempt properfy belonging fo the Do-; minion or the Provirice, fhe faxpaying own- t ers of rmal estaf e have a justifiable griev- ance. If is perhaps frue thaf a local hydre commission ca» charge its customers lower rates becanse of the tax exemption it en- joys, but the benefit of the saving is spread over many clistomers that pay no real estate taxes, while the taxpayers have to make good the lose of revenue due to the exemp- tion. The Sirois recommendation is that gov- erilment commercial enterprises should be taxed by niunicipalities on the same basis as if they were privateiy owned, and ini the case of non-commerclial Crown property, such as post offices and eustoms buildings, it is snggested that the senior governinent should make a voluntary contribution to the xnnnicipality in recOmpense for the services provided by the local government. Drafting Farm Labor We hope that Ottawa wihl speed this busi- ness of ciassifying and cross-indexing those registration cards. To anyone accustomed to doing a little observing, it appears that we are in for some rough weather ahead in labor supply and co-ordination. We can sec it and feel it all through this community and we are not strongly industriaized. We "colnm.nized" upon this very ques- tion away back last June and followed it up but were rebuked, locaily, for being "alari- ist. " Our opinion hasn 't ehanged but theirs has. Since then the whole picture and this whole countryside has changed. There was under-employment then. Today the young men are gone. The army and industry have absorbed them. Their naines are on regis- tration cards but they are gond. And there is talk of drafting labor froin farms into war industries. It simply cannot be done in these parts. Women and girls are today doing the farm work, helping the aged and middle-aged men. It may be possible to draft young men from the wheat belt-but hee, not so. We dodged a few brickbats last summner when we said that girls would have to shed their enamel-and-duco finish and be drafted too. We prophesied ail that and now we pro- phesy that Ottawa is in for an awfnl head- ache unless they start right now to solve and settle this iooming miasma. The Religious Press Every week there cornes to our deskvar- importance of which is often overlooked simply because ive have come to take the work of the chnrch for granted. In the colnmns of the religions press are- stories of heroism and sacrifice which are unequalled. They tell of men and women front our own country in far off place s bringing healing, encouragement and help to people in bomb- ed cities; of doctors, nurses, teachers, min- isters, social workers and agriculturalista, giving their lives in distant lands to the nnderprivileged and handieapped. They tel of hospitals in the outposts of Canada, of school homes among the non Anglo-Saxons, of work in the crowded sînins, of homes for the aged, for the wayward and the forgot- ten. There seems to be no human need which thé Church has not set itself to meet. The editorials in the religious press are of a high order. They do not deal so much with the passing scene as with the perman- Napaheon is credif cd wif h giv- ing f0 the world fliaf dramatic phrase: "An army marches an its stornachl" Disput e if if yen will; bring on any saphist argument within fthc realin of controversy and yau musf arrive back at the point whcrc that fundamenfal facf obscures ahi dispufation. Wliat can an army do wifh ifs guns, rifles, tanks, airplanes if ifs personnel lies exhausfcd fer lack of food? So we gef back f0 fundanien- fnbs and, as a War Column, are quit c wifhin legifimaf c bounds if we discuss bacon, clicese, fruit, buffer - and whcaf as wartimc subjects. Indced if bs a subjcf of vast importance fa bath bewildered agriculture and behcagucred Bri- tain. Ail Britishi and allied fraops that are rnustered to-day and those fliaf are f0 be mustcred fa fulfîi the prediction of National War Services' Minisfer J. G. Gar- diner, musf, as a prime requisife, be supplicd wit h food. Canada has if and can produce if in abundance. She wil be call- cd upon ta supply flic major quata so long as the war hasts. Therefore we must face up ta flhc problcni of how fa maitain a content cd agricultural population. If we cannof solve fliat and af flic same time inifiat e a definite agriculfural programme of pro- ducfion our wartime needs may be serioushy curtailed. Unresf and disconfenf lias been manifesf widely, and in nearhy ail branches of agriculture during flic pasf ycar. Our bacon agreemnent with Brn- tain expired Oct ober 31sf. Our Minister of Agriculture, wifli an expert staff, praceeded f0 Eng- land sorne weeks ago ta discuss nceds and wants in the hine of 1foodsfuffs with Britishinufliori- tics. No doubt lie had in mmnd flese f wa things: "Whaf parficular hines arc most rcqulred and how mucli; how besf can we shape policy te meef these nceds and maint ai harrnony among agricultunists?" If is dlsfinctly a war problcrn of tlie firsf magnitude. The Minister met umned ta 0f- tawa a few days ago and made hMs report ta Parliament. He indicated fliaf flicBritishi ent and eternal truths. In these days when there is an overwbelming demand for news that is of immediate and pressing interest for the daihy and Weekly papers to record, it is a gond 'tbing that we, in the demo- cratie countries, have religions freedom whicb enables the great churcb organiza- tions to caîl attention to the enduring fouxi- dations of life, justice, trnth, mercy and lo've, and f0 record as well the moving story of men and women who ont of their earn- ings give iiberahly that others may have benefits of which but for the church they would be deprived. The religious press deserves a much wider support than if now receives and yet ifs influence is out of ail proportion to the numbers of its subscribers. Those not ac- customed to-sec the religions papers are mis- sing a great deal for they bring encourage- ment and ,guidance in days when these are sorely needed by ahi of us in our stmuggle with thec new paganisins. Truck Loads of Treacle 'rhey dish it up and smear it on, these metropohitan bulk buyers and brazen sinali- town saboteurs. A few days ago a truckioad of bargain- sale sheets "blitzkreiged" Bowmanvilhe. A Toronfo departinent store with the weight of weaith and ahi the effronfery that goes with it, stormed the town with 14-page newspaper size bargain sheets, and disap- peared over the horizon ike Hun bombers seeking "open fown" objectives. "'Side-tie silhouettes" 'Iwarm boucles" "ultr~a smart Hollywood" and ahl the meaningiess seduc- tive adjectives in the lexicon of twaddhe lead up to fthe all-importaif objective -" ýget their money. " And they do!1 They get the money-in cash-from many who owe local merchants and fear to face thein. They get money too from some of the reputedly "weaithy" honest, uprigbf Bow- manville boosters who pride and fool thein- selves that they are leading citizens:. And note this: You can buy at a fair price in this town ahmosf every item listed on these so-calhed bargain sheefs. Now, whnt does it ail mean and what are you going f0 do about if? It means that pre- datory ontside interests, who, we behieve, haven 't a dime invested in our town, are ap- piying the "strangle hohd" and.-the ether cone ta the legitimate aspirations of this whole community. It throttles our mer- chants and stultifies civic consciousness.. This is but one phase of -the smotbering inroads made upon our civic welfare. Well then, are you going to get up oni your hind legs, and do something about it? If 's one of many pro'bleffis for the Chaimber of Coin- to f ackle with united effort. And also for citizens, many of whom are selhing their birthright for a mess of pot- tage-or potash. And here is the final kick, we shahl ad- minister. It 1s up to the local merchants firsf to combat this menace. Overhaul your stores!1 Priee some leaders!1 Dress your windows! Then tell the people alh about it. And that, ladies and gentlemen, means ad- vertise. Combat this commnnity destroying men- ace witb precisehy the weapon these big city merchant moguls use. And remember Christmas is jusf around the corner. food rninistry lists their needs i order of preference as folaws: 1. Wheat and ather cereals. 2. Dairy products. 3. Fresh ments. 4. Bacon and oflier cured meats. 5. Fish, canned and frozen. 6. Poultry and eggs. 7. Canned fruits. 8. Fresh fruits. The only anc of fliese farm products whicli we are not inter- est cd i sending te Britain is fresh rneats. Our market for thaf is in Canada and fthc Unitecd States. The blockade and hazards of war necessitaf e narrowing this 11sf f0 meet aur present ecenoxny and concenfrafe iargehy upon- es- senfials. Agreements were enter- cd infe by way af quotas cover- ing the whÈole 11sf save fresh meats. But the main items discussed at lcngfh and agrccd upon as to volume and tentative price wcrc - wheaf, dairy products (cheese) and bacon. Other items on the 11sf wiil be taken by Britain dur- ing the coming ycar, te fthc value of four and one hall million dol- lars. Bacon valurne wiil be consid- crably increased but the scaboard " rie for grade A Wiltshircs has Ecn reduccd frorn $18.01 f0 $15.82 i flic ncw agreements. Volume af cheese required is to be raised 22 milain lbs. over the qunntity taken last ycar and - the prîce is raiscd froin 14c (Mon- freal) f0 14.4c. Wlieaf remains a cantinuing problern wlfh no more definite ar- rangements flian formcrly. The Minister lssued a warning nef; f0 grcafly increase hog pro- duction unf il fhings becorne better sfabilized. But there was no dcfinitc enun- ciafion of a long-rang agnicult- ural pahicy. And thaï is Most dcfinitcly necded. Hogs droppcd 50c before these new agrecements wcrc prcsenf cd te Parliarnenf. If is almost cer- tain fhaf flicre will be furthcr reductions. Alrcady we hcar cemplaints from weil-lnformcd agriculfurists which swlheh chorus of this pasf ycar. There is unccrfainfy and dis- content and this is flic burden of this colurnn af this fime. To achieve maximum produc- moma- w -- IlAVE you ever thought of your banlc as a citizen, uaxpayer, employer and consumer? Your banl surives to be a good citizen - to render a useful service for a moderate reniuneration. (LAS A TAXPAYER, your bank pays heavy sums to your cornmunity, your province and the Dominion - Canada's chartered'banks paid over $9,000,000 laut year alone; $42,000,000 ini the last five years. (CAS AN EMPLOYER your bank and other chartered banks i Canada furnish employment tw tho»- sands of persons who are an asset of real value to the Community and to the Dominion. The banlcs paid last year over $35,000,000i wages - i the Iast five years, $174,000,000 - a direct distribution of buying power ail over Canada. The'value of the services rendered by oiw men and wonien workers cannot be appraised i dollars. Their efficiency, courtesy and Integrity are largely responsible for the goodwill and pleasant relations between Canada's chartered banks and the people they serve. (LAS A CONSUMER the banlç is a customer of your utilities - water, light, power; it pays rent, buys fuel, office equiprent, telephone and telegrapli services, everything needed in modern business. la[ war, as in pence, Cazîada's Chartered Banks maintaia, uninter- ' rupted, their useful services - safeguarding depositors' funde; j facilitating thie nation's business - iooking forward te peace with frecdom as the only sure basis of enduring prosperkty. 4 1THE CHARTERED BANKS 0F CANADA tion we must have contented agrarians. To inforrn farmers as te par- ticular needs we must have a long-range policy. There must be Intelligence, brains and planning in Agricul- ture or we cannot feed the Bri- tish population and the millions of soldiers predicted by the Min- ister for the "push-off" in 1942. THE PRIINTER'S PRAYER Printers have a language alI their own te describe the work which gees into preparing the printed forrn which finally ap- pears for you te read. Using such a language, a prin- ter, Wilfred A. Peterson, has drafted a petition wtiich ranks with those put forth by erninent divines, for what it may lack in phraseology it sets forth in plain words the desires and' ambitions and hopes for ail men. Printing terrns are capitalized. Ascribed "To the Great Prin- ter who PRINTS in ail the COL- ORS of the rainbow and whose TYPE FACES are stars and chauds, autumn Igaves and sun- beams, snow flakeq anid flowers, this is my prayer: That I shail SET UP my 111e to the MEASURIU Of a mnan; That I may have the colâge, win or hase, te follow the RU s of the game; That I may POINT my 111e to- ward the things that count; That I may LOCK UP wlithln my heart idie tales, gossip, and words that hurt; That I may MARE READY for the opportunities to serve that corne my way; That I may REGISTER i my memory the spiendor of sunsets the glow of friendship, the thril. of great music, and the mental lift of insplrlng thoughts; That I may PRESS forward li the spirit of ad etre 4wr rew horizons of ahiveme4n That I may WORK AND TMN out worthy accomplishments; That the IMPRESSIONS I make on the white pages of'trne nav encourage, cheer and inspire a who cross my path; And finally, O Master cf Prin- ters, help me avold the disgrace - of maklng PI of my 111e and guide me safehy arouncl the ýyawnlng mouth of the HELL BOX. 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