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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTK.UO THURSDAY, MARCH llth, 1943 Mu Oàmbrn ttin Establlshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER lVith which is Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 88 Years' Continuous Service To The Town of Bowmanville and Durham County. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian Weekiy NewspapersW2 Association Class A Weekiies of Canada SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strictiy in advance. $2.50 a Year ini the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. BEULAH TOMMEY, Associate Editor W%ýouidst thon fashion for thyseif a perfect life, Then fret flot over what is past and gone And spite of ail thou may'st leave behind Begin each day as tho' thy life had just begun. -Goethe. Making Use of The Farm Forum What better thermioieter for telliuig the teîuperature of the farmers' problemns and aiding iin prescribing for tlîein could be fouiîd than the Farmn Forum? Most people liave hieard of Farîn Forumns and are famniliar witiî theni andi how they work. and mnaiy have participated in them. On Mondav evenngs groups of farm -men and wvomien gather across the country and listen to a haif-hiour broadcast 0o1 some prob- lem peculiar to the farmers, after which they meet tog-ether for discussion. first in small groups and later as a whole. The evening is conctuded with a social tirne which imakes for better iieighibouriiness. At no org-amzation meeting will von get a more varied opinion or a freer opinion. At a iivestock meeting you have a group of men specializing iin a cer tain brced. Their opin- ions anîd their thouglihts are woven around that particular subject. lui some cases you wiil lhave three or four spokesmen for a group who rnay iîot ail hoid the saine opin- ion. lu the Farin Forum von get a cross section of ag-ricutuire-flic mixed farmer, the g-rain fariner. the livestock breeder, the poutltryxuman - thec sfrugg ling farmer, the farine; who is - gefting b '.anid the suecess- fui fariner. What better-place is there f0 hoid a farnm- ,ers' mîeeting than iin the farmhouse kif eheil arounid the stove? Here youi get dloser f0 the farmier than in any Yeilow or Biue Room of any ritz.v hofel in anv Canadian city. Iu bis owNvi environimenf, at case and anion- his neighliours, the farmer opens bis heart. H1e isni't shyv about telling of that horse that " up and died on him" or the new fertilizer that increased the ?ield in thec west field. His nieighbour -,iil sympathize wifh lis ef- forts at "rooting ont the blueweed" bc- cause lie lias the saine pesky nuisance f0 contend %vith and will add a wýord or fw'o of bis own to the beefing about fthc prîce of po- tato>es or the cost of farni machiiuerv. i3efore a doctor is aliowed to prescribe for a patient lie must have specialized training. Theux we do notexpcct him t-o diagnose and prescribe for a patient miles away with no knowledge of lis femperature and aniY extra- ordinazr.y syinpfoms. Then why shouid -%ve ailow soîne spick and spani dandy af a iiail-ian-topp)ed desk with broadlooui0on the floor andi(l siing ge, adgets around lim.i -wlo lias îiever kîuoli-î the sîneil of fthc up- tiirlie( sod ini Spring, who lias neyer tramp- cd ioldcîî sheaves iin the bav inow or saf at bossvys side and direeted th;e white streanis into a shiiigie pail. f0 diagnxose a farmer's ils? Wh,%- shouid we aliow sonweone who lias no intimiafe kniowledge of heaves. slip- ping fever. black rot. blaek hcad. fonl brood, ânîd other fariniiing cisasters of varied im- portanîce, to prescribe ? (overumiieits whcen inakîîîg appointinents should k.ecp this in. mmiid. Thlefîier have grievances and coin- piaint~ -plîî- hotu the î'eai and fhe iiînaiiiarv -k inîd. Diagiîosing their juis should b loil bine«bv expîerts iii farin affairs and whien tlii.\ ta1-t <lit fa doi it tlîey.- shioîld miake use of i l est guide of 1il. the best therînometer. tue Fa ri Foîîîîîî. fi ili liîlp theni prescribe tui e et c vu <îre tiat wil ibrîig l-alboutfa steadl'vcnvaceîie if îîot a speedy one, and il -onliplete reeover 'v. tajiîjjIed i balance of the i)lïnoî e.iî miiîY jîlsiias îW-ll, ail1 maybe a'iitilii1-11u1% tiliauijjai,,O\,i,iiimeiit of anY l iOn. Il ha nit l1iiaiesyrow' fo ,lee cîliî. 'î'le liat ie f ijemoieranies is to allom'fi1ii1111 ieisln. Fît i1911,1ni'ore, pressure gro1lir- lavo liex iine ion amitheir efforts have ben () piiseti ta the gie'iln sideas. iliglit now we really are too close fo 1il picture f0 judgce of the efficiency and ef- fectivencss of fuiis parficular governînent. 'Tle truc judgîncnt iust lie with hisfory. Perliaps, iii generations to conie, Canadian schiool teaeliers Nv-il l beextoiling flhe uerifs of IIie iziing befare Ihnndreds of thous- aiiids (if Çaiia(iian students. M orale and Manpower 1aliîpiiîvr. 111111riais iiîclmorale are the t1iice M s of tuie war-prodîîction - and the iast is îîîîî tiîe east. Ainîg iviinuthiere is soiuiieics seepti iisin as to tlie practical re- stifts of iîoi'ah-huilding efforts in tfli indusf- rial field. but mie prograîn of norale-build- iiý-t ste(i over flic last two years on fthe asseinhly-Ilules of the Lockhieed airera ff fac- tory at Los Aîigcies, gives an idea of wliaf ('illibce(donc.' Thîis is ftic prognanr- of "'You Can Defcud Ainn' nerican counferpart of flic Vie- tory Revue, "Pull Togeflier Canada", de- veioped first of ail in tfhe Locklîeed planît by ntwovbe r oke's w-ho decided that fhey iiis ciii the union liot for wvhat tiiev couid get otnt of if but for what tiîey eould'give f0 if. II'The Amierican Aroniat" officiai unionî paper of the fifty fhousand workcrs of ftic Lodge 727 of the International As- sociation of Machinists, earried reeently a story headliiîed: "Meinhers of Lodg-e 727 Set Patfern for Teamw-ork and Top WNar- plane Production - 'You Can Defend Amer- ica' Helps Union in ifs Work of Rcaching Workers fo Reacli Top Production. " Onîe instance quoted is tlic case of a work- er iin one section w-ho got sore because ani- otlien feiiow was cliosen lead nman insfead of bimseif. H1e started a siow-dow'n that eut production fiffy per cent. "The company's against me,"'lhe said, "but I'm showing fhem where their produc- Mion ivas coming from!" "'Who arc you siiowing?" asked flic slop chairman. "You're showiny our wif e and minie and ail the other fanîifiis thaf dcpend on our planîes f0 w- flic w-an. You're shoiw- in- MacArhur and evcry othen soidier w-hosc life dcpeîids on these planes. My God if von 'd oniy put the cîiergy you ivaste fight- ing management iîîfo breaking botthcneceks on flic production line. wc'd get some- when.' Twenf-four hours hafer fthc worker, wifh a fwinkle iin bis eyes, nepontcd production back ta înormal. Tw'o days lafer if w-as up fweiity-five per cent. Soon lic w-as made iead man in anoflier secfionî, aiid caiin.- lus gang fogetlier lie askcd for flîcir co-opera- flou. I"I wanf fo learn from yoti" lic said. 11e got a new- kind of teamwonk froin fliat bundli, and production jiinped 20, 30, 50, and even 60 per cent. Morale thus built to hast. is a coînmodify w-c shiallnecd f0 carry over aff e lcwar into flic tasks of peace. To Spite The Face Ilo-,- strange if is thaf iii this year of 1943, a gnoup of Canadian workens iin Onfario shouid decide f0 tlîreafen fhe pow-ers that be by annotuneing fliat if fhey cannot gef as nîueh beer as tliey require. when fliey require if, fliev- îiil refaliate by ncfusing f0 buy Vie- tory Bonds and ib seliing those w-hich they have aircady bongli. 11ow- evc-r-ybody% woîîld laugli af a mnan w-ho announccd thaf because fthc city wouid nof î'un a wafcr main to bis bouse, lice vas nlot going to save any more money and in addition.' lic was g.ir.t cancecl is fire aînd ife insurance policies. Yet fhcu'e is littie to chioose betwecn flic at- titude of this liffle group of wvonkcrs and flic man who wanfcd a wafer main. Thue attitude of fhiese angnry beer seekers appears f0 lie developcd by a feeliîîg thuaf w-len people buy Victonv Bonds tîci' are doing flic counfry a favor. Wliat fheY- fail f0 grasp. is this. Sure, flic Canadian mii w-ho put theniselves up as fargefs for ciicmy builets iîced alflic figýtiiig equipment w-e eau suijpy« f hrougli fli purchase of bonds, but fhiey do îîof get fliat equipmenf as a favor. Wýýhen w-e buy bonds, w-c favor ouly ourselves. Wc put oui- savinigs -liere fliey are protected fî'oin hoss. and w'e gef fline per cent intcresf. whidib is good profit in fliese davs of reduced iutercst rates. These Oîfaî'io mceii niglt hbave just as well said '"If von w-on 'f ]eftus huv flic hier îwe wanf. w-e Nw-litpîuîishî oursel ves furthier liv eeasing fa hbe coniceriid abtout omr 0w-n future, aîîd by iosing fle icnoncv w-ve'have lieeni rakingl on fic bonds w-e have aix'cady bouglif.' Rationed Newspapbers eituuny. A îîîîînimbe of uîcwspapeî's have anl- nuoînecd aht'cad.v fhat thie.v îill aceepi îno Ilo- siîlsoiheî's foi' flicdîîîatiouî. and îiulv seid flic paper fa paid-up subseribers. Th'lis i. onec of the sfeps thiat pithiishieîs, faccd lny IlilFci'îesftriefiotis, wîil] nuo dauilt adal)t geul - ira IIv. This w'ill likeix îiixîake if difficult for t luise -w-li have, not hîeîuxi'eading a cer'tainî iiewspaper ot' ai ifatifw'hilhe iNwar is oui. Chiiiwack Pî'ogress WEALTH CENSUS NEEDED Two points in Mr. Iisley's latest budget indicafe the necessify for sornething we have neyer had in this country-nor in any other dernocracy: That is. an actual wealfh census- -a survey f0 show nat just what in- r corne each Can- adian receives, but also whaf .~wealth each Can- adian posesses. T h e Finance ..,..Mînisten praper- i y talked about the dangers of i:::: ý.what he called interne c i n e ..struggle in Can- ada. He a of tic danger of - sefting farmers ~agains1la b o r, and go on. But what lie dîd nat do was f0 indicafe steps to show how the total na- tional incarne of Canada is divid- ed, non ta show whefher wealth as such is carrying ifs fair share of the w-ar load. Even fhe lirnited figures which democracies publish about the in- carne of fie people, are literai eye-openers. The lafesf Canada Year Book shows fiat in 1940, 42 per cent of fie pensons eligibie for fax, received less than $2,000 per year. The gnaup numbered 142,132. The total numben of in- corne fax payers was only 293,097. This is anotien way o! saying fiat unfil fie past year fie vast rnajor- ity of fhe Canadian people neyer earned enougli money ta be hiable for income taxation. There is no greafer fallacy flan fIat the people as a whole are 110w receiving swollen incarne. The average pay envelope riglit acrass Canada stili has in if iess than $25 per week. Undoubtedly fie farnulies of fie so-called work- ing ciass are better off. Butfhils is for fie simple neason thaf whereas in fie ten ears before the war fhey were lucky if their fafier had a job, now not anly the father, but fie daugiters, brotiers and sonefirnes even fie wives have paid ernployrnent. Thc formrcly unemp o ye d youfhs are 110w in fie arrny and sa self susfaining. But tiere is no myfli greater than fiat about tie exionbitant wages, and the actual division of incarne is stili grossly unfair as between the lowest paid and the highesf. WILLIAM DII IT I read in a new book on social conditions in Britain fiat one per cent of tic people actually own - Letters from Soldiers Show Appreciation For Lions Cigarettes Bowmanviiie Lions Club is playing a big part in kecping up flic morale of fie boys overseas by scnding parcels and cigarettes. Leffers received by tic club voice appreciation for the cigarettes and rnast o! thern contain flic phrase "lwe know we aren'f forgoffen when we receive tic Lions par- cels". "Tic cigarettes fiat you have s0 fhoughtfuliy sent arrived fils week and just in thc nick o!f irne as I was srnoking my last package. Thanks 50 rnuch for your .kind- ness," wites Pte. Ross Rice, B9319, No. 3 SID.C.B.O.D.. C.A.O., "This mornîng rny Xrnas card ar- vircd, a "wee" bit late but none tic less appreciated. If w-as a big tinili ta sec tic varions signa- tures. "I arn receiving Tic Statesman negularly and enjay flic news o! home very rnuch. There isn'f muci I can add ta tic reports fiat you have received frorn fie lads about tifs country except fiat I have cnjayed twa grand leaves ln Scatland and expect ta go up again next week. I have found everyone simply marvellous ta me but fiere is no place like home and fiat is where I want ta bc. Jack and I have been making up for lost time and I have seen hlm tirce times since lie arrivcd." Sgt. Hub Hooper, C51296, No. i C.A.R.C., C.A.O.. writes: "Cigar- ettes neceived o.k. whule stli in hospital. They came at flic igit time I can assure yau. I arn sureJ sixty per cent of the entire weaith of the country. The farniliar pre- war figure was that one-tenth of the people of the western world actually owned nine-tenflis of that world. I have always been doubfful of fthc complete accuracy of these fig- ures. There is room for doubf because neyer since the days of William the Conqueror in Eng- land, has a compiete wealth sut- vey of any country been made. We nced not only a one-time wealth survey. We need a wealth survey kept up f0 date ecd year. How is if possible ever ta make taxation just or equitable when there is no cornpicfely accurate data about the amount o! wealth possessed by each persan? The Finance Minister last year had ta borrow a billion dollars frorn the banks because fthc people Who had more rnoney in thec banks than ever before in ail history refused or neglected ta lend if. If w-e had an accunafe wcalfh survey, kepf up f0 date ecdiycan, we would have an accurate basis nof jusf for levying war tirne loans-compulsory or voluntary- but for ail purposes of taxation. As fhings now are fie man wîth a modest home-fie farmer who operates fie famiiy farn-carnies a proportion of the total financial national fax load far beyond just- ice or common sense. Democracy can only function efficient ly if if lias fie fools fa work with. The most necessary o! these is knowledge. No dernoc- racy can achieve good government unless if has the facfs. Yet we do flot take fthc obvions steps fa gef the facts in a simple and direct way. Nof a single soul in Canada knows exacfly where the wealfh of the country lies-thaf is, arnong fhe living. If is frue thaf when the Canadian deparfs from this montai sphere, his heirs have fa pay succession dufies and public officiais pry into fhe det ails o! lis estate. NEEDED NOW There is an immediate and ur- gent reason for a wealth census in Canada. Canada unlike the other democracies, has no so-cail- ed "capital gains" fax. In this counfry if is possible for fthc clever people fa hide their real incorne by purchasing common stock, whidh is certain fa risc in value. That is what al fie smart boys are doing igit 110W. A camplete wealfh census would blow away the srnoke screen whidh conceals fie operations of such people and make fhern bear their fair share of the loadi taxes. if won'f be long fi 'if's aven aven liere'. Sa f111 fhen-from rne ta ail you good peope-I appreciate as do ail the Bowrnanville lads your efforts to, aid aur cornforf w-hile we are over icre." Fnom Gunner Syd Fowler, C50051, No. 1 N.E.T.D., C.A.O., cornes the following note: "As you can se I arn ouf of hospifal. I1 arn feeling mucli stronger. Myl eyes are mudli strongen "Thank God" but I stili have f0 lose more of rny arm, cither here or tiere." Received cigarettes. Very giad ta get thern. Shared up with some of flic boys who lost theirs by enemy action. Most boys I have seen frorn fown are fine and doing well," said Sgt. R. C. Bate, C6218, C.AO. "Christmas al aven for anothen ycar. Wc had a very good day, a good dinner but not as good as ast year. The quantity was good but the quality was nat sa good. But as long as we get lots fa caf, that doesn't matter," said Cpi. C. W. McMann, C29560, C.AO. Other letters and cards werc ne- ceived fromn C.S.M. Sid Morgan,. C40579, 1 C.D.I.R.U., Instruction- ai Wing, C.AO.; Pte. L. Austin, C4464, H.P.E. Rcgt., 1sf Div. C.A.O.; Major T. W. Bigeiow, 2 Can. Div. Sup. Coy (6 Cay), R.C. A.S.C., CAO.; Richard Downcy, B60738, llth Arrny Tank Reg., (Ont. Reg.), CAO.; Sgt. J. Gibbs, C.A.O.; Bdr. Parker, C18653, 2 Field Battery, R.C.A., C.A.O.; Pte. G. Mutton, C65568, No. i Coy C.F. C., ACA., CAO.; Pte. Hap Gibbs, C5579, i Cdn. Corps Protective Unit, Lamne Scots, C.A.O.; Sgmn. J. M. Sisson, B69729, Sigs. 3 Armd Rcgt., C.A.O.; Gdsm. Nickerson, HERE 18 110W TO DISPOSE 0F FATS AND BONUS The. Moa Dealers of Canada «s a patriculo effort, ar co-operaftg in th tihe Government ln ibis ,c-eprtnt war work b11 ottulgterclointdlis Now you cao dispose of your Fats adansbany o.c olwn ays. duAVew -* 1 TOUE MUT DEALLERi Di.ma.,70n the. entabllshed price per pound for your fat drlppinq and your crap fat. You cen koop thsmonoy for yourait or- 3 TOU CAS DONATM your Fats and Bones to your locai Voiuntary Saivage Commutte. in any place wh.re they colleci them. or- Every spoonf ni ot drippini., every place of fat end every bone, cooked, un. cooked, or ay muet be saved. I's a day-to-day job. Your contribution may noeexmall and unimportant, but even, one ounce or fai dripping per person par week aDi givo us 36000.000 pounds of Fat ech year for glycerine. -4o"4, P..daa-oa4- 41o" dapo4 «*e«4i me4.d THIS CAMPAIGN IS FOR THE DURATION 0F THE WARq DEPARIMENT 0F NATIONAL WAR SERVICES NATIONAL SALVAGE DIVISION vl" Chas. D. Searle - Phone 402 T. M. Chiant -. Phone 2520 CANADIAN I lRED CROSS 6~/$'E->~~ 4udbU»9 t 9*ea7~t &aa er4 2YO 'wCAN TURw rTHE PROCEEDIOVm, to yoor local Voiuntary Saivage ommt and/or to a registered. brai War Charty, 4 TOU CAPI CONTENUE to pace oti your fats and bones for coUection by your Street Cleaning Departmeni where suoh a syitom in in existence. l 1 PAGE TWO THURSDAY, MARCH llth, 1943 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTAUIO 1