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PAGE TWO -~~ ~ '-'~~ ~- THURSDAY, JANTAYIt,14 Mje 0anmbÎ4n gtaWmai Established 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER With. which ls Incorporated The Bowmanviie News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 86 Year's Continuons Service To The Town of Bowmanville and Durham County. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations W:klanadian Ase Association ClassA Weekiies of Canada SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strictly 'i advance. $2.501 a Year I the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. What Is Canada's Big Idea? To meet the fanaficism of oiir enemies we need a sfronger fighfiug faifli and a greafer idea. Is there anything that w-e could eall Caiiada 's Big Idea, w-hich could rally mil- lions to give their utmosf in whiafcver job they are called t o, f0 feel that wherever fhey are f hey are fighfing for Canada?' If wc look back at our history, perhaps fliaf idea was besf summed up by one of flic Fafliers of Confed.erafion. w-ho said, " Lef uis have donc with selfish inferesi, for only thus will God have Dominion fromn sea f0 sea". This proved a big enougli idea f0 unifte i build- ers of fhis counfrY. If is big enougli f0 unite ail Caîîadiaîîs now w-hen our very existence is far more seriouisly fhrcaf*îied. In the war of armis w-e have begun f0oufn- produc-e our enemies. But w-c have f0 meet nof only flic force of thieir arms but the force of their ideas as weh. and the fremendous forces of fear, hafe and grced let loose on the worid to an extent nlexeer known before. To answei' them adcquafely w-e will need more thaii humaîî pow-ers. If wîll flot be fthc w-ork jîîsf of a few-. If' is fthc privilege of every man w-ho decides thaf God shahl have dominion over flhc part of Canada which is himself, w-ho therebv- makes the pow-er of - G-od the solvent of flic forces of fear. greed an(l liate ini huxseif and ini flic situations iround lîim. The g.rowing nuniber of those w-ho arc do- iîîg this f oday have democracy 's answer- the secret of pulling fogeflier as free meni. TheY are fighfing for Canada's Big Idea. an idea big enough fto in the war, secure the peace and build a new w-orld. 'rheu w-e cati show- f a war-wearv w-old low- free men work as one, fhougliiof w-.dely different races and creeds, anîd thus niake real flic prophetic words of oui- King: 'W ith (40(1 grace you may yct becoîîîe the exanîple which ail the world will follow-'. Grow Your Own Again ive returiî f0 a subjeef we have sfressed for the pasf fwo years. Tlîaf is ftic proposifionî of plaîîfiîg gardeiis whlich will yield food foir the hîouschold. Wlien the Japs capfurcd our fin resources w-c laid special emphasis upon flic idea and fook ouir 0wni advîcc wifh plensure and profit. But even lasf sea.soiî the governînelîft, iii prcs i'ei Cases, discourag-ed the idea. Now fiecy have chaiîgcd anîdflic admonition is "produce". The U.S.A. is about to î'afioiî caniieci goods anid if is probable fliat w-e shahl follow sulit. Britain lias rationcd ifs people for flic pasf three 3-ars anîd iii Russian cities every avail- .able plot of land, ri-lif ounflic firing unie, is -produciiig to thc iiif. Thiei'e secuns every reasouî, therefore, thaf our advice has beeîi :sound - Store shelves, as 3-ou eau rcadiiy sec, are becoming skclefonized and many fines have .dîsappeared altog-ethicr. Farniers simipl3 won't have fiime fo suppiv vegefabies for fowuî aîîd cty people as forinerly. 50 f0 flic relucfauît and iniprovident w-e s;iggcesf that Jaiiuary is uiot f00 500h f0 begin planninig .a Viefory Gardenî. We are fortiuîiate iiileed thaf secds are available iiinîosf unies anîd thaf ve ai-e served iocaiiv 1)3-a coni)ct(-ii and w-cil stocked sec(] store, If woul seci the part of wisdoin I o pli analiuad aiid iake yo ur' îequiî-eincîis kniow-nnri hlt uwav. StOr- age andu(1pi'servinîg. foo, ai-c illpor)]talit foui, tuie winter oif 1943-44. If is ail pari of flic planî for vicfor- fo lie w-cil prcîuared. Canada's Best Brains It takes hî'aiuîs f0 îuauage auy induîstry but ordiumaril3 ini mass producfion enfer- ~prises w-c fiuîd that qjuaiif3 departm.euufai- ized. Wifhiii a plant of aii3' proportions there are a score of offices iuceludiuug Presi- .denf, Secret ary, Supeninfeuident, Factory Manager, Sales Manîager, Traffic Matager, -Stores Manager, Pui'clasiuig Agent, wifh al flic subdivisions necessan3- for fuu'niîg u'aw- naterials into flic fiîîishîed produet. Anid presidiuig over the w'hiohe is a Board of Di- rectors w'hicli sliapes policy iucluding fhiaf which deais w'ifhl aiom'. When any induîsfr3 is discovered w-hureiîi one iman alone fis ail thege offices and( yeai' i and 3'cnl ouf de- livers the goocis, it 'would secun fo eall for' speciai meut ion ou' evei make ntionual head- lines. There are suchu inudustries but flic>'scldom make the headlincs. Tlhie3-au'e Canada's mosf importanît induisiies -et flueyare lre ]y' iguored aîîd restuicted bY - goveri'uuueuts and eveit thuose w~ho buy theit' producîs offeîî look ifh condesceuision upon i lîeiu' lot. Eachi unit lias its problems of mnagemnent, plan- ninîg, finance, labor, purchasiiug. transpor'ta- tion, produîction and storage, w'iiii defails oif insurance. records and returns, aund oniuati does if ahi. Uuîike flic factory w-okcr andi the city executive who store notimîg t thîcir homes for resale, our one-man plantfs store up their produefs, which are the equivalcuît of cash, and on wiliclî thiey "et no interest, and sean the markets for fthc best prices available. Ait article iin The Statesmaîî two weeks ago b.- J. V. MeAre. UGlobe anid Mail. deait somewhat extenisivelv witli this subject and thiese remiarks arc oceasioincd tlhcrebv. His contention -as thiat iftakes brains of a high order f0 conducet thii oone-ini iindistry and hie w-as righit. lic niimatcs if as Caîiada's chief indusfrv and ciaimied thiat no indusfry lias beeni so.n;istinanaýged. But if stili remains a goînig concerii and wili continue f0 bc just thiat. Wliile iaw-yers iii governiment continue to coiitrol bis dcstiny aiid business fycoons conitinuie to confrol the governrnienf and credif remnais a problem, this one-mian wonider. flhc Caiiadian Farmier, feeds thein ail anid combines, ail thiese offices mnder bis humble, lhoiei *v bat. le oitf0t be entifled at ieast f0 fthc Order of Merit. -V Back To Civilization Prcsidcuîf Roosevelt lias iîîdîcafcd fiaf a jlied Deparfmneifs of Stafe arc busily plar îuîîîg flic New Ordcr iii a libcrafed w-onl Wenshah have flic Four Freedoms,' life, li enf3, aud flic pursuit of hiappincss. Ail fhi eau corne about oîîiy flrougli univensai e: lighfcnmenf, anîd thaf happy stafeecan i achicvcd oniy fhnough educaf ion. Ôvcr hl the world sf iii is illiicrate and mueli ofi pure savage. So the pianners have SOfi f ask ahead. Indecd in ousr so-called civiliz atioî, fthc circle begiîîs f0 curve iii upoiî it self. Aiiicqcani troops in equaforial Afrîc[ for instancc, have come across tribes wif peculiar, primitive, stouie-age habits. Tîcii w-omeii, if was discovered, acfual- pairi their faces, their îîaiis, anîd their lips. Thcý pluck anîd pcncil tlîcir eycbrows and brazen. 13- primp iii public w-hile flic3 puff at lianic rollcd smnokcs. And fhcey dance fo j1ungi music. Amusing- lef fers f clliig( of al fhis havc au- peared iii the prcss aînd some recali liaftiih Nor'th Americaîî Jndiaîîs lîad similar habits until fhey- became "civilized." Educati.oi anion- resenvation fnibes brou.ghf a semîse of flic scnsclessniess of this time-enslaviiig, bus- imess so the rcdskiiî fook a bath anîd absolu- tionî. Amcrica, with accentf on the 'mur' be- camc the world's excmplar in "cîvilized' decorum. But w-e have leaned so far back- ward in our boasfed rectitude thaf we have almosf donc a back-flip. Ail these letteni sccm f0 empliasize flic point thaf ive migli w-cil beg-iti af home in tflic-reat leavcning proccss that is f0 neclaim and reclean fle g-enus homo. -V Information A reasonable csfinîafe of the nuinbcr of people w-ho read The Statcsuiuaii caei w-cdu would bce befwecii 7000 and 8000. Thuis fig iure is based upon fthe acrcpted, colisen\-afivf l)robabiif3 that tflîrce iin eaclî faîil3- pen- use ifs coluiiiiiis. Maiiv have iio acccss citiîeî f0 radio or dailx- papers. To those flie Nveekil- is flic 'fanilv ýbible". Anîd flere is donicsfic eouipcfitioni as f0 w-ho is f0 read if firsf. Thiis is truc of ail weeklies froîîu coast to coast wliose eoinlnîîed eirculafioiîs servec seveî-aiili on lpcoplec.t w-il I 1w cou- ceded. tiieretoi'c. flat flic responsibilifies of ii' - (<(ihuitI'V "'lit o arc îuaftioni,13.- inupor-t- anut. Bc'-oiffptirelv local uiews flic cd itoi' îîîust pr:ovide ac(ii'ate mfla erial 'vi-ng cvciits af homie anid abhioad(iandl i c di-for- ial ilitenlrefat ion fouchuig tfli gnîificaîce of thiaf whiei is prnîied. Few-weekiies liax-e aceess f0 direct wire ,Sp<uf - - iew-s andi(ifhlcserv-ices of interna- t ioîia , iewý-s-g-at iering -agýeiicies. Tlie3 do iiow-ever -eftî-oluiiiies of officiai. gov-eriinieii- tai rel'eases and of associations aund coin- ierciai interests. Mucli of fuis reinains un- rea( huit froin if are culled nianv- inforin- afive iteins -idei must lie condensed fo iuîeet fleicminitafions of space, anîd wartiine space us now- rcsfnicfed fhnouigh iiewspriiif coutrois. Witli al this ini mmd if %vil] be seeni flat suppi3-ing "'inîformiation" ,for i'ead- ers (of Canada 's weeklies î-equîires fimie. pa- I icile. tacet, judgment and soli(1 thiuikijiug. Thiere is iuch li urniuîg of liglits o 'îighîlt for tIi cre is serious responsibul itY-iichioosin o edlitoi'iaIs. 'Tiiose -are tflue (oh unîîus n ich sthiffila cdisculissioîu w-luicluin :1iil forni, vci-v largelv-. ftle pîuli- opinion of'flic tiui'es. Tjîie is. t ii.iercusiiug urefiizafioju of flic mu iporil a îîecof itlicweekl3- press. As cvi- (i('i of <tI i..several c'itois (of'rra' wecklIicslha ve boeii cal led ini o fiI finiîe ser- vo-c il. uui'og(veri]ui(lif af Oftawa - Editorial Comment The shirt probably does îîof enjoy the wasluboard, but if nakes if cieauî. If is nof difficulf f0 î'ise f0 fhecoccasion. The liard fhiiîg is f0 sec thaf flic occasionî does flot arise. To expeet a change in hurniaîî nature may lic an acf of faiflu. But fo expeef a change ini humaîî sociefy wifhoîif a change iii huinan nîature us an acf of lunîacy. Success, flîey used fo sa,%, cornes in CANS! Failurei'c iiCANT 'S ! Wtiratioîuiug of 'A-NNE]) GOOD, success îîîeans doiîi wifh flic CANS 'ouu CAN hauve.'Thic failures are fluose w-ho g-rouse abîoutffle ('ANS fluc3 CAN 'T. This monfli begins flic National Nutritionî Caîupaign. Soîne inouths ago "lie Sfates- al- 'i- Id. ib- lis hn- be [If if iLe ýz- it- a, th [r lif ie 1 ACRM AMOMMCNDA =YNEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATON ______________________"1___________________ PAPER RATIONING, ADVERTISING CURTAILMENT, LACK 0F HELP BUT WIE ARE CARRYING ON *M A sUUMM1 .n=m mM.UUU*=,t By Capt. Elmore Philpett ts Two Radio Networks If the House of Commons com. mit tee wants f0 put the public radio service on a stable and sound basis in Canada, the first necessit>' is ta :.encourage t h c Men and womeru e- actuailly on the job in the sys- t tem. and women who work for the C B S a fair chance to do - \theur sfuff. Give -~"the men who '--h av e made a sUcess of their * - 0 own depart- .... % aint>'ha we vacancues occur un the higher L brackets of fthe sysfem that the>', and flot some layman outsider, *will get the chance f0 fili fhem. The morale of a reail>' good army, or really good newspaper, or an>' ofher kind of public serv- ice, is built largel> b>' promofing 1 those who do well Yet so fan the Canadian radio people, man>' of whom have been wifh the CBC from the stant, have flot been giv- en a free chance to run the CBC. Socialism's Bail and Chain Those of us who believe that an ever-increasing volume of So- cialism is inevifabie must face one great weakness in the sysfem as such. If is more difficuif for the execufives in a sfate-owned sysfem fa show quife the same kind of initiative and independ- ence as if is under ordinar>' pri- 1,afe enferpnise. There are f00 man>' bosses to please-too man>' danger spofs to consider. Thus the tendency is f0 "play' safe" on everyfhing conceivabi>' conten- fious. And when there is the in- clination f0 "play' safe" on radio falking programs as in newspap- ers, the listeners or readers are likel>' f0 find what is offered un- der the "safet>' firsf" plan pretty dulI sfuff. If, for instance, radio programs only include expressions 0f opin- ion which are complefel>' in ac- cord wifh the ideas, wishes, and inferests of fhe poifical part>' in power, the listeners ver>' quickly corne f0 discredit and discount ahi such as "mere propaganda." But the dilemma of the state- owned radio, now in Canada and wherever Socialism applies in the future, is thaf an>' realiy sharp expression of opinion, divergent from thaf of the goverfiment, is bound f0 embarrass the executives- of the sysfem who are actuall>' hired, promofed and fired b>' the goverfiment or ifs appoinfees. C.P.R., C.N.R. and CBC The Canadian National Railway sysfem has long since become one of our greatest national assets. The efficiene>' of thaf system, and of ifs twin, Trans-Canada Air- wa>'s, us recognized throughouf flue whole world. Yet an>' work- ing nailway man will t ehl>'ou that the existence of the C.P.R. in Can- ada was the greatesf possible benefit f0 the C.N.R. Not oni>' was, and is, the C.P.R. as efficient as an>' railway in the wonld. That meanf thaf the C.N. R. had f0 meet competitive con- ditions, or be badi>' shown up. But the existence of the C. P. R. was a great protection t0 the exe- cutives of the sysfem. Whenever there was undue pressure b>' poli- t icians f0 interfere f00 mucli in the systern (and somne day the stili secret of those man>' and vicious attemps will be wriftn) the higher-up professionals could and did band together and ,demand from the government exacti>' the same degree of free decision as enjoyed b>' the C. P. R. In other words, where competi- tive conditions appi>' between railwa>'s, newspapers, radio sta- tions on radio systems, there ha ikel>' ta be more energy and in- genuif>' shown in catening to the public necds; there is also more local aufonomy b>' each catit>' concerned againsf undue iuterfer- ence b>' the governmenf as sucli. Two Networks The numerous privatel>' owned Canadian radio stations should be flot oni>' allowed but encouraged f0 join themselves into the sec- ond national radio nef work in Canada. This should be done on the co-operafive princîple. The existence of a second -na- tional nefwork in Canada would flot oni>' be a fine thing for fthe radio stations and the general pub- lic. If would, above ahl, be an ad- vanfage f0 the CBC. The CBC would escape man>' of ifs present problems of regulation by the governmnent, and relationship to the goverfiment, simpl>' by friend- 1>' nîvalry wifh an alfernafe sys- tem. A few private Canadian stations are already linked f0 U.S. chains. This trend shouid be checked b>' formation of a second Canadian network. CUT FUELWOOD FOR NEXT YEAR NOW If isn't good business for a far- mer to eut fuelwood oni>' as he needs it, say officiais of the Do- minion Forest Service. In the firsf place green wood gives off less heaf than seasoned wood. It takes about a cord and a haif of green wood f0 give off as much heat as a cord of seasoned wood. Some farm woodland owners cut most of their fuelwood in January or Feb- ruar>'. It's ail right f0 cut fire- wood in the winter months if if is being cut for nexf winter so that it wiii have a chance to season thor- oughly before using or seliing if. a#ndtb l9iep»one War has created an unprecedented demand for telephones. . At the same time, it bas diverted large quantities of telephone materials and equip- ment to war purposes-both in our factories and our armed forces. T/je resu/t is that it is no longer possible to satisfY ail civilian demand for new installa- tions. Even when new telephones must bc installed, the choice of instruments and services is limited. Asa telephone user,. you can heip to safeguard tele- phone service in the interests of Canada's war effort by care- fully observing these wartime telephone tacties: *b Ouy War Savings Stomps But green wood-besides giving about haif complete and the full this winter is on hand it's flot too off less heat when used in stoves value wiil be about 90 per cent. early f0 begin thinking about next and furnaces-causes deposits of soot, creosote and acetic acid in of that of thoroughly air-dried year's supply. The dead, diseased, the smoke pipe and flue. Drying wood. Foresters estimaf e that acooeorokdtrsaeths wood for a short timne is much cord of well-cured fuel wood wifl roe rfre re r h better than flot drying it at all. If save about a ton of coal for war that should be cut for fuel-leave air circulafes freely about a pile industries-and that's something the fhriif t>, sound, straight grow- of wood for three months in fair- these days. ing trees to grow into sawlogs and 1>' dry Weather, seasoning wifl be If the suppi>' of fuelwood for other higher value products. eùgwf " *w Frank Williams Manager. PROTECTION ... B Y THE PEOPLE... FOR THE PEOPLE "To love, cherish. .and protect . thatý's what 1 T4Ten the nurse came out with . blg smile and said: "It's a boy," George could mi a a~IIhave kissed ber. But latér, when the doctor saida nnR , wasnlti iL. told him, with a grave face, that he couidn't go in yet. he sat waiting in a daze of fear. Even when the danger was past and Ann came home with the "lamily," George kept talking of those awful minutes when ho thought he might lose ber. 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It's a romance, really-a thrilhing story cf how fixe people's dollars co'operate ini a democracy of protection within cuir greater democracy. And now tixat our democracy fi tireatened, millions cf dollars of the people's premiums are being invested by thue hîsurance companies in Victory Bonds. Our ultirnate protection ncw depends On thiat . . . on a final and conclusive vlatcry. ET Es 000» CITIZENfSHEP TO OWN LIFPE INSUIRANCE This message is sPonsored by Life Insurance Comparues Operating in Canada If- THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLIM- nNTAnyr,