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THURSDAY, MAY 2lst, 1942 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THREE . .4AslSeet•• By Capt. Elmore Philpott -- - - - ---------------m --. FUTURE OF RUSSIA Recently the papers told the people of Canada, from coast to coast, about a sermon by the preacher of the wealthiest church in the wealthiest district of the wealthiest city of Canada. It was to the effect that the whole world would apply much of the system of Russian Communism when this war is over. oubt that the well-to-do con- gr. ation really believed that statement by the Rev. S t a nl1e y Russell, of Deer Park Ch ur ch, Toronto; or whe- ther it fully un- derstood its im- plications. But it is impossible to travel much in: Canada these days without re- alizing the pro- f o u n d change that has taken place in the thinking of the people in regard L. to Soviet Russia. A few weeks ago, on one coast of Canada, I was riding in a bus. Two sailors climbed aboard-one a petty officer, and the other an ordinary merchant seaman. At first glance there was nothing unusual about them, except that they looked better groomed than usual. They were shaved, shined and shampooed in a way that would have gladdened the heart of the old-time British regimental sergeant major of pre-1914 days. Then suddenly I began to no- tice the eyes of the other passen- gers bulging out. They were star- ing in increasing awe at the neat little badges on the shoulders of the sailors. For these badges said "Soviet Convoys." And beneath the letters was a neat little Soviet flag, with the five-pointed Red star. Nobody on the bus spoke. But the expressions told the story as plainly as words could. It was as if the people said: "Are these fellows really Russians? Are these really the Reds?" The Russians in real life, whe-. ther Reds or not, are so much different from the cartoons we used to see ten or fifteen. years ago that it requires a drastic mental readjustment to dissipate the old false images. To me there seems to be one real danger in the shocked type of awakening. The lying hirelings and propagandists who for a whole generation tried to tell the world that there was nothing good about the Soviet system probably made it inevitable that the pendulum would swing too far the other way. Also, having found out that the people of Rus- sia are more fanatically loyal to their system than the people of any other country now at war, the western peoples are going to find it harder to discriminate be- tween the good and the bad in the Soviet way of life. INVISIBLE ARMIES In his May Day speech, Stalin declared that Russia had no in- tention of occuying other coun- tries, beyond regaining the 1939 frontiers, plus Bessarabia, which Russia took back from Rumania in 1940. But that is not to say that Com- munism will not spread through- out much, or all, of Europe. For neither Stalin nor any other Rus- sian can stop the people of Ger- many, France or any other coun- .try from going Communist, if enough of those people want to do so. Nor does any sensible per- son imagine that Russia would be adverse to having as neighbors nations working under similar and not hostile ideologies to her own. The armies which will extend Communism are more likely to be the invisible armies of ideas, rather than armies with tanks or marching infantry. If we recognize in advance that Communism is likely to hold sway in much more of the old world than it now does we will avoid some of the real dangers of the post-war readjustment. This is particularly important in view of the fact that the United Nations will probably have to police much of Europe during the WHEN you have an automobile accident you will be glad you carried complete in- surance protection. 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ASK FOR HANDBILL CANADIAN NATIONAL Two-Woy Soiers And Two-Way Woopons Considered altogether a p a r t from this present war, there never should have been any doubt about the eventual outcome of the struggle between Communism as such and Fascism as such. Fascism was built on a wrong and rotten foundation from the beginning and was bound to end in chaos because of contradictions within itself. It was, as it were, a machine which loosed forces which in the end (but not at the beginning) caused a smash with- in the machine itself. The world only now begins to realize the tremendous massive strength of the foundation on which Communism has been built in Russia. It is awe-inspiring in its mightiness. It is the only sys- tem which deliberately attempted as a nation to bring down to earth the ideal, "From every man according to his ability; to every man according to his need." The horrible irony of the attempt was that the men who wrote that motto in letters ten feet high on the walls of the Kremlin did not know whence those words came; or if they did repudiated and scorned the author and inspirer of them. Moreover, the fact that the Soviet system has emerged from all the mistakes, injustices, and tyranqy of the interim period, and has been able to go out, meet and hold the strongest army ever created by man-all that is fur- ther evidence of the terrible reali- ty of the strength of Communism. During the various stages of the Russian revolution, millions of people were murdered for no other reason than that they were "Kulaks" or members of some other class whose existence was thought to impede the institution of the new system. Hundreds of thousands were "purged". And, as Stalin himself has said, in op- erations of that kind, and on such a scale, it was inevitable that many completely innocent people suffered death. In other words the class war within Russia was as brutal, or more brutal, than the present internat.ional war. Yet, in spite of all that happen- ed, the Soviet was ready for the supreme test, when it came with Hitler, as the Communists had always known it would come with him or someone like him. POST-WAR SOVIET The Soviet system which fol- lows this war will certainly be differeht from that which pre- ceded it. In the first place, the Russians will have lost the fear af attack from outside. For with the destruction of Fascism, there will be no power or combination of powers in all the world cap- able of invading Russia and strik- ing at the seat of the Communist system. The only strong military powes left in the world, other than Russia, will be the ABC- America, Britain and China. None of these alone, or all together, could invade Russia even if they would. None of them would even if they could. Russia will, therefore, be more secure from threat of attack than she has ever been in all history. She will lose the basis for her fears. She will gain something of incalculable importance - t h e power to transform her huge war production machine into purposes of peace. Russia is not a Christian coun- try. There are as yet no Christian countries-though some have tak- en feeble, faltering steps that way every now and then. But here is something to think about. Unlike any other nation in the whole world Russia has the machinery all set up whereby, she could, overnight, become the first genuine Christian communi- ty in human history. Any other country, including our own, would have to make drastic and disturbing economic changes to reach this point (which might be very different in mechanics than Russia's). With a Christian soul in its purely materialstic set-up, Soviet Russia could set the pace to trans- form the world. Seems to be a call for a new kind of Apostle Paul. "All the vagabondage in the world begins in neglected child- hood."-Victor Hugo. "If you are going to do any- thing permanent for the average man, you have got to begin be- fore he is a man. The chance ofi success lies in working with the boy-not the man." - Theodore Roosevelt. Of the many weapons Canadian soldiers overseas are trained tu use the mortar - in varying calibres - is one that calls for precis- ion in drill and training. Teamwork is achieved by constant practice in which every member of a crew is trained to fill each position. Up- per photo shows a mortar being loaded, lower, sighting and setting the range. Lawn Bowlers of District No. 14 Prepare for Very Active Season Dates Set For Various Outstand- ing Lawn Bowling Events of This District With Only Two Major Tourneys for a Club. The regular spring meeting of the 14th District was held in Oshawa recently. There were 27 present and the following clubs were represented, Cobourg, Whit- by, Oshawa, Cannington, Bow- manville. Eddie Goodman gave a report on the annual meeting held in Toronto on April l1th. The next order of business was to consider Mr. Brownlee's and Mr. Livingston's motion of last fall's meeting. Moved by Mr. Brownlee and seconded by Mr. Livingston "that each club in this district have only two major tournaments this year and that all other clubs try, if at all possible, to visit these clubs on their tour- nament days." Carried. Tournament Committee The tournament committee drew up dates of tournaments. The following was the committee: Oshawa, Mr. Brownlee; Cobourg, Mr. McTague; Bowmanville, Mr. McIlveen; Cannington, Mr. Liv- ingston; Whitby, Mr. Hicks; Port Hope, Mr. R. Snowden acted; Port Perry, Mr. Ben Ward acted; Pet- erborough, Mr. Bill Gould acted. Lindsay sent word that they did not want dates. Moved by Mr. McTague and seconded by Mr. Cook "that the district play- downs b eleft in hands of chair- man and secretary.-Carried. Mr. Burgess, past president of Provincial, then spoke on raising money for Red Cross and B.W.V. Funds. 19,408 ARTICLES SENT TO BRITAIN Mrs. Rhys D. Fairbairn Is the Speaker at Annual Girl Guide Meeting "During the past year, eight shipments, containing some 19,408 articles have been sent from Can- adian to Imperial headquarters for distribution among the chil- dren in the bombed areas of Gfeat Britain." This statement was made by Mrs. Rhys D. Fair- bairn, convener of the war service committee at the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of the Girl Guides association held in Toronto last week. The safe ar- rival of six of these shipments has already been reported, she said. This brings to total number of articles shipped since April 18, 1941, when the first shipment went forward, to April of this year, up to 21,402 articles. Little Brownies knit face cloths or hem much-needed infants' diapers while another group may concentrate on an afghan, each member being responsible for a certain number of squares, Mrs. Fairbairn pointed out. One divi- sion raised $100 which was spent by the Provincial convener on boots and shoes. Especially wel- come in England, she said, are outfits for boys and girls, vary- ing from three or four to 10 or 11 garments each. Wedding New Scoring System - - L Dr. Walker, Hamilton, vice- president of Provincial, first con- Wray-Rundle gratulated Eddie Goodman for his interest, and his hard work, and On Wednesday, May 6 at 7.30 said he had brought great honor p1n., at her home on Odeli Street, to this district for he was one ai Bowmanvile, Grace Louise Run. the five men of the province todie, daughter ai Mrs. Sherwood act on executive. He explained Rundie, Bowmanvilhe, was united the plus-and-minus system of in marriage with Charles Jackson scoring about which the executive Wray, Ordnance Corps, King- had asked Professor Hart of Lon- stan, son ai Mr. and Mrs. Thomas don and hoped every club in this Wray, Hampton. Rev. J. E. Grif- district wauid use it. fith officiated and Miss Nora Horn The following was the repart played the wedding music. The ai the taurnament cammittee: RundWe home was charmingly Cobourg-July 8, men's rinks; decorated with tuips and snap- Aug. 26, mixed doubles. dragons for the occasion. Oshawa-JuRy 1, mixed rinks The bride wore an attractive Aug. 19, men's rinks (G.M. Gol street length dress a powder- Cup). blue crepe with matching turban, and carried red roses. Her Tony a- Whitby-June 10, men's doubles; tendant was her sister, Miss Jean July 22, men's rinks. Rundle, who ware a street-ength Port Perry-June 20, men's dou- dress ai pink crepe with matching birs;July 29, men's rinks. hat, and carried a bouquet a mix- Bowmanvile-J u n e 17, men's 1 (Id sweet peas. The best man was rinks; Aug. 3, mixed rinks. 1 Mr. Bloyd Wilcox ai the graam's Cannington-June 24, men's rinks regiment at Barrieiield, Kingston. Aug. 12, men's doubles. rA foter the ceremony a reception Peterbaa-July 15, men'sdcriu- was held at the bride's home. hies; Aug. 3, men's rinks. when Mr. and Mrs. Wray greeted Port Hope-Sept. 7, men's rinks; their friends. The newly married Sept. 16, mixed rinks. couple ledt for London and Ni- Lindsay-June 3, men's rinks, if agara Fals, the bride dressedgh they wanted it. Clubs said that a becoming beige dress with if Lindsay greens were ready brown accessories. Aiter the they w uld ail turn out and groon's return tao his regiment in make this day a success, Kingston the bride wi l reside It was decided that it would with her mother in Bowmanvi e. cost $30.00 ta run this district for Previaus ta her marriage the one year. bride was hnored at a miscelan- eous shower at the home ai Miss Ileen Thompson when a number PeWhat is realy wanted is toa- friends gathered and presented light up the spirit that is within useful and beautiful gifts. Miss a boy. In some sense and in some Drothy Nichais' home was the effectuai degree there is inevery 1 sceneai another happy gathering boy the material for good work when the neighthorsaf the bride in the world."-Gladstone. presented a silver tea service. THE RESERVE ARMY 0F CANADA Its Use and Abuse (Third Installment) This article will deal with the third role of the Reserve Army, namely Aid to the Civil Power. It is a well known fact that in Canada in peace time the Per- manent Force has provided de- tachments to aid the Civil Power in maintaining order at scenes of violence such as strikes. That duty now devolves on the Re- serve Army which is trained and prepared to enforce the law of this country. In Britain the vast Reserve Army has developed a system of quickly assembling for action. Every man is available for ser- vice and proud to serve. Every man is trained for efnergencies and knows how to deal with any form of attack or subversive ac- tivity. Are you? The Reserve Army has the knowledge and equipment which you will need should this coun- try be placed in peril similar to Australia's present situation. So much for the "Use" of the Reserve Army. How about its "Abuse"? It is accused of being a hiding place for cowards. Perhaps there are a few members soldiering in the safety of Reserve Units, whose place is in the Active Force. There are exceptions to every rule. The only men eligible for the Reserve Army are those under 19 years of age, over 35 years of age, or under B category physically. All others are expected to volun- teer for the Active Army. A few members of the Reserve who have become old enough for the Active Army have not gone Garton Service YOUR ASSURANCE THAT YOUR CAR WILL LAST THE DURATION It's really a simple and inexpensive job to keep your car in perfect shape for the duration. But it's a job that should be handled by an expert. No matter what car trouble you may have, you can always depend on us for the very best in workmanship. You'll find that our prices are well within your wartime budget. GARTON'S GARAGE Bus Station Imperial 011 because they are holding key positions. By the way, if you are Obit a civilian, why have you not u r volunteered? If you have a good reason for deferring enlistment in Lewis Lander the Active Force, why not make your contribution to the defence Friends and relatives fram Dar- of Canada by enlisting in the Re- lington Township were saddened serve Unit in your town. ta learn ai the death ai Lewis Perhaps you are not convinced that it is a real service. This is Lander, 77, on April 30th, fol- the program for the training year lowing an operatian at The Grey which began last month. Train Nuns Hospital, Regina, Sask. De- two evenings per week, attend ceased was son ai the late Mr. camp training 15 days, attend one and Mrs. Wm. Lander, and was week-end exercise per month. born in Darlingtan, maving ta Three evenings constitute a day Wolseley, Sask., thirty-one years for which you receive $1.20. Camp ago where he had resided ever is from 19th July to 2nd August, since. 1942. His devoted wife, Mary Anne At the end of the year you will Balsan, predeceased hlm eight have an elementary knowledge years aga since which time a lue- of drill, map-reading, care and long affliction ai deafness had use of arms including automatic been mare acutely feit in a sense weapons, first aid, law, physical ai loneliness. This, however, did training, fieldcraft, organization nat obscure the radiant outlook and administration, protection and youthful personality which against gas and minor tactics. endeared him ta ail and wili be And you will have the satisfac- sarrowiully missed by his loving tion of knowing that in the event sans and daughters: Elvyn, How- of the invasion of this country ard, Alta (Mrs. A. S. Waugh), al you will be able to make a greater ai Saskatchewan, and Florence ai contribution to its defence than Toronto. Eleven fond grandchil- you could to-day. dron, one brother, Harvey, Winni- _________________ peg, three half brothers, Harry, Toronto, Elgin and Oliver ai Osh- "He who helps a boy ta become awa, also mourn his passing. a good and strong man makes a A faithful member ai the Unit- contribution of the first order to ed Church, the funeral service the welfare of society."-Phillips was conducted by his pastor at Brooks. the home ai Mr. and Mrs. Waugh Phone 2666 I. on May 3rd, amid a beautiful mass of floral tributes. Interment was in Wolseley Cemetery. A vote of thanks by Russell Bragg, seconded by Alex Walker, was followed by lunch. YOUR Estate is Different from every other. Many prob- lems are involved - family and financial conditions, requirements and objectives are different. No one persan could be expected ta effectively deal with the many duties required of an executor. 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