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THUTRSDAY, APRIL 22nd, 1943 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THREE J. D. Arnup Addresses Rotarians On W.P.T.D. and Accomplishments "Today I corne to you as a rep- resentative of the W.P.T.B. With my senior, Mr. Dalton Wells, and Our associates, 1 share a clientele of more than two million people, in an area extending from the Niagara Peninsula on the south, H~amilton on the west, Parry Sound and Bracebridge on the north, to Peterboro, Lindsay and Cobourg on the east. My job is to assist in enforcing in that area, for the benefit of those two mil- lion people, the regulations of the W.P .T.B. and of the various con- trollers who function under the W.I.C.B. and the Department of ~MunJions and Surply," J. D. *ArmP, of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, Toronto, told mem- bers of Bowmanville Rotary Club Friday noon following their week- iy luncheon -meeting. "I want te, talk to you today about W.P.T.B. 1 want to tell *you who we are, what we 'are trying to do, how we go about doing it, and what we are accomp- lishing. "The W.P.T.B. came into being September 3, 1939, without fan- fare or publicity. From its or- iginal nucleus of five men, it has now a permanent membership of 11, plus the temporary member- ship of the various controllers of industry who work under the W.I.C.B. "It is headed, as everybody knows, by Donald Gordon, the in- domitable, tireless, Scottish-born banker with the crisp speech, the combined clarity of mind and dy- namic will to, win that has made hlm known across the land. Top- ranking experts of trade, produc- tion and finance from the govern- ment service form his Board. "Added to these are the con- trollers of those industries whose production is paramount in war- time supplies including vital silk, rubber, oul, metal, power, fuel, shipbuilding, timber, construction, chemicals, transit, motor vehicles and so on. On the other side are the numerous administrators who, like the controllers, have nearly ail been drafted from executive positions in private enterprise and who deal with problems of price, You .a aie ourfat drlp- 1 piïng, rpft and bones ta your meat dealer. He will r you the. established pria. rY the dripping and the. acrap fa.L you wigh, you caa turn this money over ta yor oVluntary Salvage ComItteorRegisteredLocal War Chaxity, or- You can donate your fat drip- ping, scrap fat and bones ta -your local Voluntaxy Salvage Comittee if they colleat the= in your community, or- 3You can continue to place out r'our ats and Bones for col- ection by your Street Clean- ing Departmnent where such a system ta la elfeot. OF3 *IPAtàfmENT OF NATIONAL WAR SSERVICES .production and supply of gaads iand services. 1 "There are fourteen regianal offices across Canada, including five in Ontario, at Toranto, Ot- tawa, Brockville, Landon and North Bay. In aur region there are eleven local offices, each with its awn staff, respansible ta us 1in Toronto. "What are we trying ta da? Our original task was, and aur mast important job stili is, ta stop in- flation. "Out of a total Canadian work- ing force of around five million men and wamen, well over 600,- 000 are in the armed forces, more than one million are in war in- dustries and one quarter of ahl farm production is going overseas. Workers' incarnes have sharply in- creased, but the production of goods they can buy has been heav- ily decreased. That situation sets the stage for inflation, where ris- ing wages run a losing race with rising costs, tili the whole arti- ficial structure collapses. "Heavy taxation, realistically imposed by the Minister of Fin- ance, could only partly stop the îtrend. In the seven months from April 1, 1941, to November 1, 1941, the cost of living index had risen by as much as in the previ- ous twenty months. Control of both p r i ces and wages was essential. The United States is naw finding out ta its sorrow that freezing one without the other is useless. "In the last six months we have been asked ta play an added part in building stream-lined, efficient nation economy, geared for ail- out war effart. This we have done by the freezing of the business structure as of November 2, 1942, and by a broadening of aur measures designed towards simp- lification of manufacture and eliminatian of wastefully compet- itive services. "Ha1w do we go about it? Here I find it necessary ta, department- alize my remarks. In the field o! rents, the Board taok steps at an early date ta stop rising casts of housing accommodation. Rent contrai has 'been effective in Parry Sound and Barrie since Oc- tober, 1940; in the Niagara Penin- sula, Oshawa and Peterbore since May 1, 1941; in Hamiltan since July 1, 1941, and in ail Canada since December 1, 1941. In most areas rents are frozen at the rates prevailing an Octaber 11, 1941; in the earlier controlled areas, at the rates of January 2, 1941, or Jan- uary 2, 1940. "Roughly speaking, we have tried ta see that landlords provide the accommodation and the same services, and for the same money, as they did on the basic date. If the amount of accommodation, the nature and quantity of the ser- vices, is changed, provision is made for adjustmnent by local Rentai Cammittees in each area. From the standpoînt of volume, rent control occupies about haif of aur work at the present time. "Boarders and lodgers da not came under aur regulations as to notices ta vacate, although roamn rates are, of caurse, frozen. "One experience in aur investi- gation into rent increases has been ta note the grawth of a papular eame by landlords-if yaur tenant "ýsqueals" ta the Board, give him notice ta vacate. If yau haven't Pcot a reason, trump up one! Gentlemen, such antics are un- l-awful and unjust. They are be- ing and will continue ta be abruptly stopped.1 "Just a word ta landlords. F.very day someone says ta me:( 'These regulations are salely forj the benefit o! the tenant. The poar landiord who has struggled along with backward properties, is deprived o! the first chance he has had in years ta m-ake a littie money.' "I have a number o! answers for that ane, but I want ta read ta you two sentences which Danald Gar- don used in another connection: 'l'Anyane who regulates his actîvities saiely by reference to a profit motive is a menace to the safety o! the State. It is fat the profit mative which sends men into battle against odds sa over- whelming as ta mean almast sure death, and it is not the profit mative which brings men ta the public service ta work sixteen hours a day and forget that Sun- day used ta be a day a! rest.' "Certainly the regulations are better for tenants than for land- lords. But the question I often' ask landiords is-'Are you com- plaining that you're losing money or that with rnaney sa plentiful yau ought ta get a bigger suice a! it.' Landlords ought fat ta forget that a! ter the war they'll stili have their house-but where will these Ajax tenants have a job when the war is over? 1 KNOW ATHING 1 KNOW ATHING OR TWO ABOUT GOOD BR3,EA>! OR TWO ABOUT U GOD YEAST! prices were frozen at the highest levels at which the same goods were sold during the four weeks of September 15 to October il, 1941. 0f course, a good many adjustments have been necessary, for a variety of reasons. Prob- lems of irnported goods, of dwind- ling supplies, of labour shortages, o! depressed industries, of the lag in passing on increases, from man- ufacturer to wholesaler to retail- er, giving rise to what is known as "the squeeze"-all have required special attention. "A word about subsidies. These have been employed for four reasons: (1) We cannot control the prices o! îmported goods - shipping and insurance costs are up. If the goods are essential, the gavernment subsidizes them s0 they can be sold at ceiling prices. If they are non-essential, the im- porter must either seli themn at his ceiling or drop that line-no subsidies will be paid. (2) We cannot control ail production costs. Some labour costs are up, not because the basic wage rate is up, but because less skilled help takes more men than before.' (3) Subsidies are paid in some cases to encourage increased prodc tion, particularly in thedar field. (4) Some subsidies are paid to offset these uncontrollable costs by actually reducing the con- sumer price of goods-e.g. milk, tea, coffee and oranges. "We require that every person in business must keep proper re- cords showing his transactions and his prices and terrns of sale. We are going to be a lot tougher in enforcing this. The honest merchant has nothing to fear, but the wayward will be checked. "Many are the devices con- cocted to evade the price regula- tions. Within a week after the price o! new potatoes was fixed at 5c a lb. iast Spring, they were selling them on the market at Hamilton 'New potatoes 6 lbs. for 30c, basket 5c'. Laundries sudden- iy imposed minimum weights of 10 lbs. on flatwork. Restaurants hurriedly cut down portions, served hash in six ways instead of three. Smaller glasses for 'cokes' -substitution of cheaper tins of peas at the samne price-mini- mumn charges by taxi cabs-'ser- vice charges' by coal companles- cow beef sold as steer-ali were variations of the same idea. Gentlemen, the greatest menace to the price ceiling is not the de- liberate, scheming, profiteering scoundrel-it is the petty chiseller. "Rationing is of two kinds- voluntary and compuisory. As civilian supplies get less and de- mands for the armed forces and for war production increase, we have had to increase the compul- sory rationing program. For a task whose complications are ter- rific, the plan has succeeded beyond our highest hopes, prin- cipally because of the willingness of loyal Canadians to use less, and because retail merchants, despite shortages of help and supplies, have worked honestly and hard to make its success possible. "Most of our troubles now arise, not from any dishonesty on the part'of retailers, but from the un- thinking demands of consumers themselves. They threaten, cajole and plead with the merchants to cash their coupons before they are due. The unwilling but pliable retailer who complies is only get- ting himself into trouble unneces- sarily. He will have to learn 10 good ways to say 'No' because we intend ta enforce coupon ration- ing to the very day they're due. We won't let one retailer steal business from a more conscien- tious competitor by selling against invalid coupons where his com- petitor refuses. Conservation of tires and gaso- line has given rise to rationing of supplies, and to elimination of ahl unnecessary use. Deliveries have been cut, mileage shortened. Re- cent experiments in co-operative deliveries have been notably suc- cessful. Again we have had to deal with people who think it is smart ta be chisellers. Loose gasoline coupons have continued ta float around-I hope their users are proud of their aid ta the war effort. A few thaughtless tire dealers have skated around the law for their friends - heed- less of their nation's dire need for rubber. The gasaline and ail sit- uation continues ta be critical, and the rubber situation in North America is downright desperate. Make na mistake about that. "I do fat know whether it is true in Bowmanville, but in same areas, where everybody knows everybady else, there is a tend- ency ta keep quiet about things we aught ta know. Men will 'grouse' but they don't like ta iS at ime attheimprovmn of aur wartime econorny, then your remedy is ta abject-and as hard as you can. Many of the Board's policies are necessarily experimental. Donald Gardon can and will change his mind! "My final word is this-every corporation has a certain amaunt of goodwill. Our Board Is found- en an goodwill; it is aur main asset RED CROSS (Contlnued tram page 1) W illiam Bickle ---------- Allan Down .------------- Lloyd Down -- -- ---- Herbert Nichols......------- Edward Wade ----------- S. J. W orden --------- Geo. F. Annis -- ---- ------ Grills Family --- ------- Wallace R. Pickell.------ Miss Ada Annis --------- Thomas Bickle ------ ------ $ * e e TYRONE Mrs. Edna Wood Mrs. J. Campbell ------- Mrs. N. Collacatt.........----- Mrs. H. Skinner.........----- T . G ibbs ----------------- R . G ibbs ----------- -------- R . C lapp --------- ---- --- Mrs. T. McRoberts ------ Mrs. H. Cameron --------- Mrs. A. E. Wood --------- H. Cam eron -------- --- Miscellaneous -------- ---- Myrtie Virtue 5.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 5.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 3.00 37.50 1.00 1.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 5.00 2.50 1.00 .50 $30.00 IMr. & Mrs. 0. Freund ---- $ 15.00 F. L. Byam --- -------- 5.00 Mrs. F. Dudley -------- 5.00 W . B - --- --- ------- 5.00 Mrs. L. Hooper -- ------ 3.00 Russell Virtue ---------- 2.00 Mrs. Ronald Scott -------- 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. L. Annis --- -- 1.00 G. Rosevear - ---------- 1.00 Leon Moore . --- ---- 1.00 Mrs. Byron Moore - --- -- 1.00 Mrs. Albert Hawkey ----- 1.00 Mrs. T. Tabb - ----------- 1.00 W . Stewart _.------------ 1.00 Mrs. H. Philp ----------- 1.00 Miss Jean Philp ---------- 1.00 L. D rage ----------------- 1.00 Jas. Dudley..............------1.00 Rev. A. F. Gardner ----- 1.00 W. F. Park...............--------1.00 Miscellaneous.............------2.75 $ 52.75 0. Vfrtue Mr. & Mrs. R. Davey ------- $ 1.00 Miss Phillis Grey..........----2.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. Johnson -- 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. F. Partner --- 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. N. Waodiey --- 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. O. Virtue ------- 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. R. Hodgson -_ 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. -Brown ------- 1.00 Miscellaneous _ --------------- 1.50 $ 19.50 Miss Clara Woodley Thos. Richards ------------$ 1.50 Archie Virtue ---------------- 1.00 Leslie Thompsan-------- 1.00 Mrs. Leslie Thompsan --- 5.00 George Brooks --------- . ---- 1.00 Mrs. Tom. Barr ----------- 1.00 Miss Clara Woodley-------- 2.00 Mrs. H. Hilîs ------------ 1.00 Mrs. R. Woodley -------- 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. L. J. Goodman 3.00 Mr. & Mrs. C. Bigeiaw ---3.00 Mrs. A. Richards-------------- 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Woodiey 2.00 Miscellaneous----------------- 1.50 $ 26.00 Mrs. Grace Simis and Miss Grace Smith Miss J. Maicomson -----$ 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. G. Courtney - 3.00 Mr. & Mrs. H. Fraser ------ 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. H. Murphy --- 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. J. McRoberts -- 1.00 Wm. Reynold --------------- 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Earl Prescott 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. F. G. Smith -- 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. G. Kovacs ---- 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sims - 2.00 Jas. Malcolmson ------------- 1.00 Miscellaneous -------------- - .50 $ 27.50 Wesley His Mr. & Mrs. H. Jebson ------ $ 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. Worden --- 2.00 Roy Maynard----------------- 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. S. McCoy ---- 1.00 E. Trimm ---------------------- 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Hoskin - 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. H. Mackiin --- 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. R. Luke --_ 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. A. Huis-------- 5.00 John His --------------- 1.00 We based aur plan on the remark- able theory that Canadians are fundamentally honest, that Can- ada wouid co-aperate in solving the wartime probiems of price control and war requirements. The response has been beyond ail belief; without the response, price cantrol was doomed ta fail. "We ask of you your continued confidence and co-aperation; your continued wiilingness to make a littie less, use a littie less, bear a iittle more. In turn, we renew our pledge of 18 manths aga-the price ceiling must and can be maintained - it wiii not be broken!" he concluded. Rotarian Dave Marrison on be- haif af the club moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Arnup which was passed on by president L. W. Dippeli. In, introducing the speaker, Ro- tarian Ross Strîke pointed out he was a Toronto solicitor on boan to the W.P.T.B. and a son of the noted United churchman, Rev. Dr. Jesse H. Arnup. YOUR Estate is Different from every other. Many prob. lems are lnvolved - famlly and financlal conditions, requirements and objectives aire different No one persan cauld ho expected ta effectlveiy deal with the many duties required of an executor. Tihe Sterling Trusts Corporation brlngs ta these problems the. combin.d oxperlonce of a staff fully qualifled ta administer yaur estate proniptly and efflclently. Name as your Executor Mrs. M. Johnson.------- M iscellaneous .----------- ENFIELD Mrs. A. Prescott Mr. & Mrs. Bowman----- Mr. & Mrs. J. Parr -- -- Mr. & Mrs. L. Simpson--- Mr. & Mrs. W. Ashton --- Mr. & Mrs. L. Bradley---- Mr. & Mrs. A. Prescott--- Mr. A. L. Prescott ------ Bradley's School Community Club ----- Mrs. L. Pascoe Mr. & Mrs. M. Samis---- Mr. & Mrs. W. Pascoe --- Mr. & Mrs. H. Ormiston Mr. & Mrs. G. Bowman Miss Le]a Knight------- Mrs. L .C. Pascoe------ Mr. & Mrs. W. Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. C. Rahm----- Mr. & Mrs. R. Griff in----- Mr. & Mrs. H. Smith----- Miss June Anderson----- M rs. D. Hall ----------- Enfield Women's Ass'n TYRONE Art. Hamilton 2.00 1.35 $ 25.35 $2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 7.00 1.00 5.00 $ 20.00 $2.00 5.00 1.00 5.001 3.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 $ 35.00 $2.00 Luth~er Stainton-- ------- $ 10.00 Dan Stainton --- ------- 5.00 Sid Hoar -- ------------ 5.00 Gardon Brent - - ------- 1.00 Arthtur Brent ------ ---- 2.00 Russ. Wright -- -- ----- 1.00 Mac & Art Hamnilton ----- 5.00 $ 29.00 Perey Werry Mr. & Mrs. Raiph Glaspeli $ 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Werry - 10.00 Mr. & Mrs. Rob Roy ----- 5.00 Miscellaneous -- ------ .75 Mr. & Mrs. William Scott 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. D. Cale - ----- 3.00 Mr. & Mrs. D. Fraser - ---- 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. C. Stire.----- 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Evertan White 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Coombs 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Miller 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. H. McClure -- 2.00 Mrs. A. W. Annis --------- 1.00 Arthur Youngman ------ 1.00 $ 42.75 MAPLE GROVE Noble Metcalfe -------- $ 10.00 Mlsefliaaeous Mrs. Clarence Tharnpson -$ 1.25 Girl's Service Club ------ 10.00 Rebeccah Lodge--------- 5.00 N. Byron Vanstone ------ 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. Fowler, Q uilt ------------------ 50.00 $ 71.25 w! Dr. A. Harold Taylor, of God- M V A J i erich, who has been serving at the IIT ., C.headquarters inmaor-OA RS deseme has been promoted to a lieutenant-laICiith colonelcy, and is to be in com-. mand of the new Canadian hospi-- tai ship, just commissioned, the -U first of its kind in Canadian his- O tory. Lieut Col. Taylor has been _Bt for years a practising physician in __ Goderich, succeeding his father, - the late Dr. Alex Taylor, a Dur- ham old boy, one of the early graduates of Bowmanville High School. "Over and above ail is the need for higher standards and better living conditions for the common people in every country of the world." - Sir Strafford Cripps. BACK THE ATTACKI Support the men on the Fighting Front! BUY the new VICTORY BONDS R A NbGE 3 0110 00 F E E T EACH ¾~ ;~y) PAGE THREZ