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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPT. l6th, 1943 Mbe 1tanbian ebWt=m Establlshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER With which ls Incorporated The Bowmanville News, Thé Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 88 Years' Continuons Service To The Town of Bowmanviile and Durh'am County. Member ~ Audit Bureau of Circulations NIL Weekly Newspaper Association Class A Weeklles of Canada SUBSCRIPTION IRATES $2.00 a Year, strictly ln advance. $2.50 a Year i the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THE STATESMAN HONOR ROLL - On Active Service- Capt. John M. James Capt. Wm. ýG. James Warrant Officer Donald Cameron Sergt. George Graham Cpi. Arthur Living The Fifth Victory Loan Caîîada 's Fifth \Vietory Loan, to be lainiied Otoher 18, vil1l)ec $100,00>0,000 greater thaîî the Fourth. The minimum cash objective lias lieeii set at $1,200.000,000, which nîeaîîs that niew~ monev to that amnounit nmust lie loane(l to the Goveî'niment by indi- viduals and institutions apart fromn conver- sions-. Holders of Dominion of Canada fixe per cent bounds due October 15, 1943, and four per cent bonds matîîring 0o1 October 15, 1945. and callable for paymient October 15 this vear, ivill be given the opportunity to conivert int() bonds of the Fiftli Victory Loan. The cash total of the forthcomning loan is the lrstini historv- of Canada and Finance Minister Ilsley asks that $525,000,000 be contihu)ted by- individuals. On the oeca- sioli of thie last loan he set this figure at $500.000.000 and! lie got $529,641,800. The special naines class, includiîîg business firms. corporations, etc., wvîll be asked to sulîscribe $675,000,000 as against the $600,- 000,000 set in the last loan. In both iin- stances the amounits are within the totals sul)scribed in April wlhen the special naines eanvas produced $779.343,700. The total then m-as $1,308,895,506. What Canadian business and Canadian individuals achieved last sprîng the>- shou]d he able to repeat. The war bas progressed sijîce then, victory has beeome assured, but a supreine effort must yet be made. It must be made in the field and ini the air and on the sea, by men who are risking their lives. They must have maximum support, and they cannot have it if funds are lackingy. We should prepare now to su$bscribe, and to the limit of our abiity. - V- "Public Opinion" Makes Its Bow A new ceparture in the field of political activity appeared last week in thie formi of a talîloid size inoîîthly publicationî bearing the nine- Pulblie Opinion." This is another commieîdable step forward taken by thie Progi'essi ve t'oîservative Party silice Johin Braekeîi took over the leadershîip and is ilij-eel ing îie%%- and vigurous life mbii its ever g'iigraîîks. Thle pillisliers give tlîeii ieasoiî for siieli a piibl i ationin i a fronit page editorial in tiiese ords: I(la davs sucli as tiiese, public opinionî is subjee-t to thle fiere l)pressur!es o>f a world- xide cojîtîjet aînd the stîaiîis tlîat coîiflict places on our domnestie eoiîv It is flot to be wvoidered at, i lîcrefore, tlîat pnulie is- sues seldoin î'ceive the coîîsideratioîî and attentioni iieccssaî'y to good goveriiiiiit... And, to inost public questionis tliei'e is mnore than mie side. It is oiîly %vlien ail the rele- vant facts coiîeernîng -suceli îîîatters are piaeed before the eletorate that the people eau assess for' tleniselves the meî'its and de- uierits of particular policies, and of poli- tical gîoups espoîîsiîg or opposiiîîg theni... "Publie Opinionî," as tlîis publication lias been inined, is being, produced to fi a need- cd roIe ini the discussions and developinents tlîat will l)recede the world that the end of the war will brin-. It is îîanîed "Public Opinioni,* because it is not nîeant to be par- tisan ini anx- îaîrow seîîse, aînd hecause tlîe name îtggstslxnati, ilîtencldd it wSiIt jîîforiîd oit puhliv a ffaiî's, anud every citizen thiese days slîould kuiow more about governi- ment admui nistration,. particuiai'ly wlieîi so machl of evem'y dollar we earmi goes iîito taxes, of one kind or' ajotlier. We wislî '"Publie Opiniion- t'hie sîîeccss it deserves anîd aims at iii eultivating ai in- fnm'nied publie, so tlimt w-ien an eleetion conmes alon thie electors will lie more con- výérsaîit witli the issues of the day. Who Looks Afler The Boss? acass( aada loa . u 'w-,thed labi. Illie peopicleihoaraie i'el l v nviwoi'ed and ii nlc'ted. are f lic biosses andultlieii' cli ief ex- ce Illivies 'Foda.-. thie n vei'mig boss finuds lis Wom'k miii tiplîcîl, lus imîciee(cit Io pîcees. an.d the hîvilt lin-Iig mie whoin lie coilited on to mula, ke lis nId aire coinfn'table. arcineluthe ariid se'iviees oi' special wai' jobs. 0(101em',t ii'd, \woi'mied lieeacnuiîs oui work- im îîg lia dcri'i lî lie ex'cr did inIi his life be- for'e. Anid uioladY- i slinî a break, not Labai', uot the Pulie a nd certa iiiIY- ot the "fig usie,' - sn w'e uîdcîstand is euuiieriied abouit tcliiuîg its storv ta the Puiblie. It nIiight xxell Start %ith tuie bosses tblelinscx'es. Simice the xxaî' beg-ami the first anci onIi tinîg in priiut tlîat we have seen telliiîg tiei' side of the starx' is a little article in a recent issue of "Plant Administration." Everx- boss xill enîjox- it, lbut tlîe people Who sîold lie ueadiuîg tlîe article are the labai' agitatoî's, arg(aiiu.zeu's and( radicals, Who think tlîat ruin- uinig a buusinîess tilese days is an eas.\ Job. lu this article. thîe writcr, Georg"e N. Jamies (n relation to tlhe editor of The Statcsnian) saYs. for instance, "The worker is fed the hîest of food ta speed pr'oducetion witlut lo-ss: the care lic is givea is extra good but -Who looks aftcî' the boss?*" The- tmnth is that tlîe lealtlî of tlhe "bosses" is a vital Caîîadiaui asset, ivicli we'ecanîuît affoî'd toi'uin ur ai'vxe electe(l. OiulY'tîe lbasses tîeiseixves, and tîe îpeople close ta tliei eau s;ec tlat tliey-get decemît neias, suffieient excm'ise anîd peace. But the î'est of lis eau aid sluld sec tlîmt tlie- get less criticism anîd a little praise. SmnaII Town Stuif WVhat mîakes a sinaîl tow' iîsnail? Or uuliat nakes a sinaîl towui sinaller ? We could tell von a fe\v things fî'ouî persoîial experi- cuice's. DI)o vuueveu' notielioxx' ilanyv peo- ple attenid a meetinîg called ini the iuîterests of the townuî? TlieiiYou i mîîglît possibly nîotice tlîat the people Wvho stay aivax- fî'oîî siieli uîeetiîgs ta 1k the lauilest abuit tlîat "-liiehlibas beu'n left unudone. Sinall tawu -sinl people - aîiserabl ' sîîîall 'l'lieu bleî'e is the maiiîlio navs envies evei'v- miîe Isc xWhon uakes a snîecess of lus luusinîess ou' pro'fessioni. He lrauids the sue('cssfuIl manî as a crook, slippery ais au ccl. etc.. anîd us- iuallv xiids iup by sayiuîg that the said suie- eessfuîl mnuwxiii corne ta mio aod aîîd that the C'reator will take care of ail suicl iii tlîe enid. We huav'e lad mauiv people came iuta aur office anîd say they w'ere sarrx- tiex' had uîat etered the uewspaper gamie-there must be big money iii it. Tbeuî there is thie glurvho tells is bie is sorry lie cannat -iv'e us lis businîess any longer because ive do mot be- long ta bis cliu.rch, or a secret saciety, or ta bis partiemlar braîîd of polities. Small towii .stiiff buit we bave niet it repeatedly. AUl printing turuued ouît by The Statesnîan is sold on menit oiily aîd wben the time comes that ,v'e have ta w'orship at the altar of any cîuîrclî. politieal pai'ty or society- ta obtaiii buisinîess oui' liair xuill bc greyer thanl it is at preseuit. Just tlîiuîk it aver-smnall tow-u stuîff! Or w-iv a sinll tow'ui ienaiuis snialI. Soine da-% %\-lieni xve Ibeg4iii ta ivrite aur mnîîirs af th;e Fiî'st Fift 'v Years in tlhe Ncxvspaper Gaine Nve wil! go miore fulî' imta tliese sulujeets. Siîiieami lckiuus will I;av,, mî<tiuîg ioi is fou' i)Imutîmîgý onit the imadultemated t uii. -v7 The Farmer Is The Man "lie far'ner' does uîot have ta know- mucli. Asi(lc fm'omîî lai'uîiiluuxv wto iilk. slîock \vieat. play obstetmician toa a .ersex' caxx', irîaimî a doit. puit togetîem' a bimideu', fani o mIlain, build a load of liay or a wlîeat-stack, jidgc whetlier ta start a balkv lhorse, aper- ate a g-asoline engine, rel)aii' gemerai mua- ch)iiier ' v, string femîces, fiddle clox'er seed, ti'ap rats, sî)lice i'apc, luild shîeds, lintehier lings, pî'epam'e apple butter, prine trees, villes and bîuslues, kcep fr'uit, plant corni, putat(ies. cabbage and gardeuî truck, sow w'hiat. oats. ailey, millet, l)u(kw'beat and timotby, pick seed corn, cill liens, treat a lielfer for a rotten lîoof witb butter anti- monvi, or a horse for tlîe calie, liarness a lîoî'se, fertilize a field, pull stumps, slîingie a r'oof, wvatch tlîe markets, lumeed lix'estack, w'eld a bî'aken shîaft, Wh'ittle ont a nexv w'agoni spoke ai' a wiffletree, aperate sOnue t'enty differeat kiuds of machinies, s__es-nan - -he doen't bav- tar kîiw mn-î' theii' miewxsua pel' citmox'rsx- '"nuo trîck ou' trade with caeli <illier". are doinig fime lit of' xiînv d ressin-ug. or'sliadowv lox- iuig. tIo fuît lî<r iefldd le ii e mids of the publIic iniitlieu' leliiid-the-sceeieoeo erted diive ta create political chiaos iin Canada, suclu as brouglit about France's dowîîfall. ByCp.Elmore !hllpett FARMERS CATCH CITY IDEAS like the C.C.F. have got to clarify their ideas about what to cham- The Two Quickest Ways To pion for Canadian agriculture. make Socialists are to send city For socialismn would make such people to work in the country and changes applicable everywhere. to send country people to work inl THINKS WILKIE COULD city factories. WIN The city people are quîckly ap- palled by handicaps under which There Are Not So Many Tour- ists in Canada these days, for farmers, as businessmen, try to obvious reasans. But pienty of operate. Farm families (east of the well-to-do Americans have the Rockies) put up with lack of gas enough to get to the numerous comforts and the amenities of summer resorts in northern On- life against whicb most city-bred tario and Quebec. people would quickly rebel Now, more than ever, the bas- The farmer, on the other hand, tîlity of these people to Franklin goes to take a D. Roosevelt is something that is job in the city-"::-.'-.,:*.:'-">::yý"::- likely to astound the Canadian factory with ailrer theprejudîces : observer. and iscocepIn the old days I used to write ad ioce off, as. just wishf nI thinking, the tion of bisdeclarations that Roosevelt was class. H e i s:- ornatcafl sure to be beaten in the then- a u o n atcall:.ýnext election. But there does seemi and lmos un-to be increasing ground for belief c on s ci ous ly,,. that the President will not be re- against t r a d e;.-' elected in 1944. That is flot be- unions. He re- : .:. cause of the antagonism towards g a d stîke ~ ****~~hlmi of these richer people of the notjus inwarN"'United States. It is because he pieeteas has al.ready lost vast slices of the fnsur-of and progressive groups. rection or 1cl civil war. Most American Realists Believe This is flot that Roosevelt would be beaten in just due to the flood of propa- 1944 if domestic issues were tbe ganda which pours from some oniy issues. I am not s0 sure that newspapers. By heredity, train- these are rigbt. For an astute ing and desire tbe Canadian campaigner like Mr. Roosevelt farmer is an individualist par ex- could quickly and effectiveiy re- cellence. gain much or ail of the iost But given a few months in a city ground on internai questions. For factory and that samne farmer (or, those things whicb make the well- more particuiariy, farmer's son) to-do business man froth at the thinks about the saine as the mouth at the very namne of New worker who has neyer seen a Deal are the self-same things farm from bebind a plow. whicb get the votes of the men * * *and women working in the fac- They Tell Me That Prairie tory owned by that business man. farmers take more quickly to the And the workers have far more trade union idea than do those votes than the owners. born here in the East and raised on farms in Ontario. My guess Since the United States actually is that the class struggle bas ai- got into the war the President bais ways been more acute on the made, or permîtted, a wboie series Prairies than bere lu Central Can- of moves whicb alienated bis most ada. fervent supporters. I can remember one old Prairie Tbat has been specially true in farmer near Brandon saying to te field of international politics. me. back about 10 years ago: From the day of the deai with "In my lifetime I have raised Admiral Darlan in North Africa about haîf a million busheis of to that of the ousting of Sumner wbeat. I have been temperate and Welles in Washington tbe wbole honest ail my life. But now I am foreign policy of the United States too old to work and bave nothing bas been ambiguous at best, and to show for it. Somebow it unbelievably reactionary at its doesn't seem right." worst. Tbe difference between that The anti-De Gaulle campaign, resigned and aged farmer philos- which was inspired and directed opher and the younger Prairie fromn the State Department itself, people, wbo are working bere- was one of the Most astounding abouts by tens of tbousands,' is developments of ail these strange that the latter think they can do times. It did flot end disastrous- sometbing about it. ly for two reasons. Democratic Tbey are joining trade unions opinion on bath sides of the At- in the factories where they work. lantic forced the Murphy group Those who do go back to the in the State Department to modi- farmse, wbich many of them stili fy its original intention to freeze own, will have an entirely dif- ont De Gaulle and ta groom Gir- ferent siant on life than tjiey ever aud as a sort of American gaulei- had before. ter for France. Secondly, Giraud * * *himself quickly saw through the The Only Farmers In Ontario scheme wben he got to Washing- who have really prospered in a ton and was too honorable, and conspicuous way since I began ta much of a French patriot, to bie a note the changing of the old or- party ta it. der are ones who could use money*** ta make money. Wendell Willkie Is The Only Mitcb Hepburn, for instance, Republican on the horizon .wbo was the centre of a great puliticai migbt get the labar and left wing controversy. But there is no argu- support which formerly made ment about bis astuteness and Roosevelt's position s0 strong. But ability as a farmer. the Middle and upper classes in Mitch was one of the f irst to the States quite obvîously hate realize that under present condi- and fear Willkie as much as they tions it is more economîcal to op- do Roosevelt. The Chicago Tri- erate a thousand-acre farm than bune bates hlm even more than it the conventional one bundred- bates the President. acre plot. In other words, only Willkie may be strong -enougb on a large scale can mast Ontario to get the nomination in spite of operators salve the problem of that. He is, in my opinion, much hoxv best ta use modern machin- more clear-headed and realistic ery, and ta provide steady work than the President as ta the needs for enough workers ta make the of the times on the international whale thing pay. politicâl front, as distinguished There are a few people, like from the military. Mitch, withbobth the professional Wallace might be an even bet- skill and the financial backing ta, ter man. But the President bas make sncb changes. slapped hlm down, too, alang witb Al of. whlcb suggests ta many Welles and others af the samne of us that seml-socialist parties iinge. Fom The Statesman Files TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Sept. 12, 1918 Archie Tait, for the second tirne, suffered a fractured arm. while cranking bis car. The vocal quartette composed af C. S. Hailman, G. E. Chase, H. J. Knigbt and W. Ferguson, sang at St. Paul's Cburcb. By the wish of Canon MacNab and Miss Eleanor Owen, Toronto, who are to be married on Sept. 14, and owing ta wartime condi- tions, no invitations will be issued ta the ceremony in St. Alban's Cathedral, but the friends oi the Canon and Miss Owen will be cardially welcomed at church and afterwards at a reception ta be beld on the Cathedral lawns. Canon MacNab is a Bowmanville boy. Pte. D. R. Alldread, formerly employed w it h Ridge Bras., blacksmiths, is reported wounded. W. E. Jewell received congratu- lations on bis success at Toronto Exhibition with bis fine string of barses. D. M. Tod. Oshawa, was ap- pointed Food Controller for this district without salary. Mrs. John Elford, Providence, visited ber daughter, Mrs. (Rcv.) H. A. Strike, Granby, Que. Birth: Neal-At Bowmanviile Hospital, Sept. 6, ta Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Neal, a son. Marriage: Farncomb-Cumber- land-In St. George's Church by Rev. J. E. Fenning. Miss Helen Constance Cumberland and Lieut. George Farncomb, son af Dr. A. Farncomb, Newcastle. Wm. Brunt, Orono,. had a fln- ger broken wben milking a cow. Misses Reta R. Cale and Regina Percy resumed piano classes. Tyrone: Miss Maud Virtue bas gone West. . . A. W. Annis at- tended Toronto Fair. Hampton: Cpl. Walter Spry and bride witb their parents be- fore gaing ta Peace River Dis- trict. . . Those taking part at League meeting were: Misses Cora Clorke, Emma Niddery. Ruth Johns, Hazel Clarke, Mild- red Cale, Mary Souch, Mary Katerson, Lazelle Brown and Rhoda Johns. Ebenezer: Flight Cadet Wil- fred Rundie and wife with bis parents. Sauina: Geo. Leask, after build- ing a nice home for himself and bis sister, Jennie, died of cancer. He had sold bis farm ta bis bro- ther. Peter. FIFTY YEARS AGO Sept. 13, 1893 During the excursion ta Nia- gara Falls, one af the paddle wheeis af the steamer dragged. An investigation was made at the dock, when a ham sandwich was discovered lodged in the paddles. It was supposed thrown aver- board by a passenger. Miss Aima Cryderman, Pacific Coast, i5 visiting ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Cryderman, Beecb Ave. Misses H. and L. Brimacombe bave taken raoms over Mason's Dry Goods store and are prepar- ed ta do dress and mantie making for the ladies ai Bowmanville. A generously dîsposed Peter- bora man offered ta pay the coal ail bill of the Salvation Army the caming winter. Mr. Wilber Hutchinson, Winni- peg, Man., gave us a caîl. "Breathes there a man witb soul so dead, who neyer ta himself bath said, 'I will my local paper take, bath for my own and fam- iiy's sake'? If such there be, let hlm repent. and have the paper ta hlm sent, and if he'd pass a happy winter, he in advance slrauld pay the printer." Some fellaw up at Oakville bas been farging the name af J. J. Mason. New Haven: Franik VanCamp, Hastings, with bis parents and wbile here be received a telegram that bis store had been burned. Maple Grave: S. Snowden has shingled bis barn with metallic raafing. . . Wm. Petbick has sold his 5-acre lot ta Thos. Kirkpat- rick for $500. . . We sympathize with the bereaved brathers and sisters of C. H. Fogarty wbo was drowned in Lake Erie. Enniskillen: Gea. Miliward, generai agent for Clare Bras.. Preston, superintended the instal- lation of furnaces at the Metho- dist Cburch, Mr. F. Rogers' and Dr. Mitcell's. .. Andrew Pen- nington is constructing a new residence for James Pye. Solina: This quiet village was tbrown into great excitemnent with the burning of Charles Bran- ton's buildings. .. Miss Eliza Pas- coe entertained about 80 friends ta supper and an evening of Ivaried entertainment. . . Alfred Hogarth's youngest daugbter bas diphtheria. 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Be sure your home is amply protected. BE SURE - INSURE Stusart R. James Insurance and Real Estate Successor to J. J. Mason & Son Phone 681, 493, Bowmanville r' - l§i up with the hard-hitting comrades of the skies in the big drive for Victory. Ys!... .you can be ini a fighting man's uniform at once. Make your decision right now! Enlist, for aircrew, today! -- ,, I. H110H SCHOOL EDUCATION NO LONGER'REQUIRED to join the ipa. c A. r Planes and Schools are Ready to Train You Quickly No more deiay getting into aircrew. Basic training begins at once Skified instructors are waiting. Fast planes are ready. If you are physically fit, mentaily alert, over 17 and flot yet 33, you are eligible. loin the Fighting Comirades of the Skies Recrultinq Centres arre located in the principal ciles of Canada. Mobile recruiiinq imits ,isl amaller centres reqularly. CI p !Ç,ew PAGE TWO THURSDAY, SEPT. 16th, 1943 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO