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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAq 1~OWMANVTT.T.R OM'~ A T~Tr~ 'rFITIRS.. OCTOBER 7th, 1943 D~e %aauiaÎn 5Uottmax Establlshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Witb whlch la Incorporated. 1 The Bowima.ville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 88 Years' Continuons Service To The Town of Bowmanville and Durham County. Member ~ Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian le Weekly Newspapers Association Class A Weeklles of Canada SUBSCRIM014ONRATES $2.00 a Year, strlctly ln advance. $2.50 a Year ln the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THE STATESMAN HONOR ROLL - On Active Service - Capt. John M. James Capt. Wm. G. James Warrant Officer Donald Cameron. Sergt. George Graham S Cpi. Arthur Living The Port Hope Kid This is hiovw e heard it the other day at lunch. Across the table i-as a soldier who had formerly worked on farmns in tlîis dis- trict. But no-we must amend that. Hie wasnî t a soldier, lie wvas an ex-soldier, iin- valided home after service overseas in this very m-ar and discharged with $35 worth of hand-mre-down clothes. And Selective Serv- ice hiadu 't yýet fond for hlmi a suitable job. We lad coffee, formerly 5c, now 10c, and a liani sandwich, formerly 10c, now 20c serv- ed by Cantonese wartime. caterers. The prices approved by the W.P.T.B. He was bitter, this ex-soldier. " Look," sai lihe, "at this report ln the daily paper which says civilians, with Mr. Howe 's bene- diction, can now get tires retreaded wvhich will 'mitigate the drastic sacrifices imposed upon Canadians for the purposes of war.' And hie went on: "Drastic sacrifices!! "L1et me tell you a bit about sacrifice. 1 had a pal overseas. We called himi The Port Hope Kid. His dad died in 1934, in the depthi of the depression. The Kid wvas old- est ln a famnily of six. He wvas fourteen. He had to win bread for the rcst. When one job petered out hie rode the "rods" fromn job to job,' sending money home. Then -the railway police eaught hlm. Hc was sent to jail as a vagrant. Hc did his bit w~hile the family near starved." "Then came this w'ar. He enlisted, became a crack soldier, still supportîng his mother and younger kids. He was a Commando at Dieppe. But the Huns got him. He was cauglit in their cross-fire. He was ripped, torii, riddled, shattered. killed facing the foe for Canada and for Liberty." And moodily he sipped bis coffee. So died the Port Hope Kid. Yes,, talk about sacrifice!! The 5th Victorv Loan is cal]ed for this month. It is for one billion two hundred million dollars. Are we, too, prepared to do a bit of sacrificing? But let's iiot caîl it that after reading this sol- dier's heroic strugg-les. BUY VICTORY BONDS. _V * A Message To Advertisers Iun nother column in this issue is a story of what au executive of a Toronto rnaiu- facturiiig concern, doing- a m-orld ivide businîess, found out whleîî lic took tw-o w'eeks ' holidays ini rural Ontario. Two thingis stand out Nvith smnashing elarity. First, that 67 per cent of farni people read the local weekly ; seconid, that "any advertiser wishing- to reacli the greatest nuxuiiber of farm people mnust tuse the loeal paper.' lHe uises the word "MUST." Isu 't it obivionis? Next in order are farin journals, 51 per cent for one; 20.per cent for thee nlext. But we hiave found that, geierally, fariners take two and often three farrn papers so that these pereentages cannot be added together. Over it ail is this: "Farmers are at mail boxes when the loeal weckly comnes." That fact establishes "reader interest." So iin those two paragraplis is the whole storv. Big dailies and national magazines scale down to 5 per cent and 3 per cent respective]y. It is timie these facts and figures were drilled home to iindustry, governments and adver- tisin g executives and agencies. The "ag-encies' ai-e middle-men hired at The whole ilhim.,140ii' add up to coin- mon sense. IJliere uie, of course, the eni- Iiglitened excep)tionlsw wh recognize rural people as of high imnportance. The iîîsir- ance eompailieýs, tlhe bIiis, aîid the puiblic services sucli as hydro aiîd telephone, and a teW eli--11tenled in dus tria lists, uise tlîe weeklies frecîx- to state tlieirsevc. iNow- tliat w-e are ini the tbroes of w-ar andi aire soon to coune to the davs of reconstrue- tion and licace, it is high tiie for tlhe weekl les goeiîerallv to express theinsel ves ini thLis niatter and come to a showdown ini be- balf of theiniselves aind their readers. -V Bad News For Canada WVe were kept busy Saturday takingîno- tieeS of auction sales. One auctioneer re- ports sales booked every day straight tbronghl for fifty days. Farmers are selling out simply because they have come to the end of their physical capacity to carry on, because they or their helpers are getting calîs to the arnmed services and because of Jack of feed and worries too numerous to mention. The farm front case appears to ]lave almost reached bottom. It is bad news for Canada. Two cases come before us with alarming force. One farmer is selling bis lierd of HoI- steins, prize winning aniinals, which lic de- veloped during the past 20 years. His only son w-ho slaved tbrough the depression, siniply surveyed bis prospects and left to serve the army but w'as rejected and is nom, in a munition plant. Ris help dwindled from a hired man to boys and now he can't get anyone. So he's quitting. That is onlv one instance of scores like it. The other is the case of a young, crack fariner, one of the hest ini the country, just uinder 30 years of age, a prize winning judge, a grain and beef cattle expert, inar- ried, with two children, a "key" man if ever there wvas one. Well, the government called lîim up to report for millitary service or sub- mit to the humill.ating process of be-ging off.. He didu 't be- off.' He took the plebis- cite as British Canada interpreted it. He smartly reported for military duty and wvas signed up A-1. Then lie called a sale to liquidate bis entire holdings. Such is Canada at war. Another farmer on 100 acres had onlv 14 acres ini erop. Still another had only 25 loads off 150 acres and it ivon 't be threshed because it isu 't worth threshing. ln the above two cases, 300 acres go out of pro- duction. Is it any wonder ag-ricultural rep- resentatives tear their liair trying to keep up production and encourage young farm- crs I i an-Yvoder that farmers, growing old and enfeebled and bowed under an ini- suffe rable burden, simply give up the figlit? Not one lias complained of prices. They fecil miscrable and defeated at leaving the land. The time for a change of policy is almost past. Beloved Teacher Passes The w-hole community mourns the pessing of the laf e Frank J. Groat who was carried f0 his hast resfing place iin Hampton Cerne. ter3-, Safurday, witli impressive Masonie ceremon3-. Those who gathered to pay liomage to bis memory were impressed tliat, truly, there lay a great man. The great are not always in higli places. A great soul is one witlî courage and conviction fliat bis whle ife 's endeavor could be best expcnd- cd among bis people and friends. For over fifty years Mr. Groat taugltitnl Hampton Public Sehool. He supplemented that service by teachîng flic Bible Class in Hampton Methodist (ihurch. And lie as a Mason. Modest and unassuming, hie did lis dufy as lie saw it. Memî3-'of bis pupils attaiincd distinction in leariing and the professions. AIl revere bis memory. He got bis schooling back lunflic days of flie three R's, but lie kept pace witli the finies aind accornmodafed lîimself to flic coiistaiitl3- chenging curricula. Frank Groat acquired "learniin""tfli liard -way. H1e vnt to school et Bradley's in the devs w-len boys grow-u f0 manliood weiit f0 sehool 0113l îiinter. Offen sixtv pupj attended where only a dozen attend today. He passed. lis entraîîce in bis 21sf year. attended Model School and fauglit et Bradley-'s and Kendal before coming f0 Hanmpton. He hiad a remarkable memory. Ex-Reeve A. L. Pascoe recalis tîtat lie "spel- led dow'n"Mr. Groaf on onec occasion and the old teaclier often referred f0 if. One by omne flic 'old guard" of Darlingtoil succumb f0 fhli ned of time. _V Post War Community Planning lu alI this falk of post war planning and reconstruction emb'racimig land sefflememîf anîd ideingi. social services and flic four freedonis w-hicli have mushroorncd out of flic tîirnoil of iver tliere ulay lie a fendemîcy for înunicipalities to rest on flicir oars upon flic essumption that the Federal Goverument will feke cere of if aIl. Experts and com- missions have been set up by flic Goveru- ment f0 wrestle witli fle problem and special committees of flic Menufacturers Association are busy studying howv. best f0 meet and overcome post w-ar unemploy. ment. Towns and small communities cannot lie absolved from flicir duty in thle metter. A few' tow-n councils, recogniziug their re- sponsibilit3- as primary uîîits iu our demo- crafie sefup, are discussiîg fthe problems and d'evising weys aînd meens f0 meet tîis in- evitable post wvar problem. Maybe if is flot gencrali3- known that îîew lcgislafion noiv eiables a inuiieality f0o set up a reserve fund for after wver fow'n improvement. Theli fuiid cannmot be draw-n upon duriug the wvar nor eau suceli a fund be administered witb- out Goveî-nment saniction. Bowînaiiville is in a fortunate position ini respect f0 its debenum'cdcbt. A stable fax rate easily services ail carrying chiarg-es anîd as flic dcbt is î-educcd if seenms reasoii- able to suppose thet a post xvar fuiid coimfld l)e set uip without iincreasing flic iîîlJl rate. The meatter is inmportant amnd iii our jmg ment stifficienfly pressiumgf0 warrauit liii- niediete discussion lu council. If wotild bie fleclpart of wisdoiii to set up a special comin- mitt!ee f0 study alI phases of the proposi- t ioii. Sooner or lafer if will have to bce donc.4 How Russian System Works Tlîe Ruissiaiîs are certeinîr givîii-g us les- sons ini more ways tlîan one. Reliable re- ports indicate that discipline ini that gereaf anîd lîeroic nationinlubofli the figlîtiîîg for-ces and civilian life, is as severe as miglit be expected under a totalitarian system. Officers iii tle army, foir exemple, are being givenl steadily increased autliority, and "otlier ranks" are made to toe the mark. Iii street cars, as soon as an officer gets on, all soldiers must stanîd, and remain standing. Railw-ey ernployees have itot been given a cost of living bonus, and then allowed to esk for more. They have been pleced under rigid militery discipline. In factories, absentceisrn is not flic sub- .iect of elaborate studies of liow to kid the lads into steadier habits, or of discussion along the hunes of exempting overfime earn- ings from income fax. A vcry simple plan is in effeet. A bad record of ebsentecisrn leads to the offender being shot. Since tliere is no parliament, no one asks questions. Since tlie press is under censor- ship, not only of news, but of opinion, and is dominated by the Russian counterparf of our Wartimc Information Board, it makes no protest. Labour unions, of course. are forbiddcn- as they would be in Canada under a So- cialist Government. Wrc in Canada seem to feel that we cen win the war withl lss disciplne than this - but we might ponder the wea- in which fthe Russian system wvorks. We miglit remember that draft evaders and army deserters in Russia are shof as soon as thcy are cauglit. _V Respect For Authority One of the disturbing sigus of the times is tlîe absence in maîîy chihdren today of a wliolesome respect for authority. Youth to- day does nof have the wvholcsome regard for autliorify tliat it did in carlier generations. This expresses itself in disobedience in the home, bad manners on tlic streets and a dis- position to commit petty offences whicli are too often the forerunners of more serions deeds that sometimes caîl for police action and court penalties. Wc do not wisli to be misunderstood as stating thet aIl youths lack respect for authority. There are many boys and girls today who give their elders the respect that is their due and who are niodels of courtesy and good manners wher- ever they go. WVe do îîot believe in making the home such a straîg-ht-laced place that the boys and girls w'ilh be glad to get away from it anîd sorry when the time comes to return home. Nevertlieless there sliouhd be order and discipline lu the home. Wise dis- cipline tempered by kindliness will always cxert a salut ar3- influence upon the actions and fthe thinking- of growing boys and girls. Parents too should try f0 comport thcm- selves lu a manner that will win and retain thec respect and confidence of their chiîdren. The discipline of the home must bie supple- mented by wise discipline and training in the sehools and liere again the best results will be secured by tempering the discipline that must be cnforced b3- kindness and good judgment. If there lias to bie punishment it s1wuld bc punishment suited to the offence anîd it shoîîld itot be affected onie whlit bv- the personal likes or~ dislikes of the teacher . It is probable too that some of the disîrespect tîtat seenîs prevaleiit toda3- is due to the clif- fereîiee in tîhe environînent lin *icli chli- drenl are reared. Wlien Canada %vas pre- (loiniilaltly rural, the great majority of Canadian children were reared lu country- homes. Tliese homes were often consider- able distances apart. WVlile there ivas a certain ainounit of visiting between homes, ]t ivas at best occasional. Consequently the ehlldren speîît most of their cvenings at home under the supervision of their parents. When they ivent visiting with other chil- dren they wvere usually under the super- vision of the parenîts of neighboring familles. As a consequence opportunities to faîl into bad habits were infrequent. Today the majority of Canadians live in towns and cities, where their eilîdren mingle more, spend more time on the streets and are not under the salutary influence of the home' to the samne extent as earlier genera- tions of Canadian children. Childhood sliould be liealthy and wholesome and if it is to becliealthy and îvholesome, children must have regaiýd for authority and tliey must respect thie opinions of their elders and be guided by their experience in matters in which.tliey are themselves inexperienced and more apt to be swayed hy the impulse of the moment than fry considered judgment. There is a real task for the homes in this respect and also a real task for schools. -V_ A Great Newspaper We pay our sincere respects and con- gratulations to a great and popular contem- porary, The Huntiîîgdoii (Que.) Gleaner, on attaining its 8th birthday. Emnerson said ie'very great institution is tlic lengthened shadow of a single man,"' and 50o our mes- sage goes out to the preseîît editor, Adam L. Sellar, youngest son of a distinguished father, Robert Sellar, ivho founded The GIeaner in 1863. Robert Sellar served under George Brown on The Toronto Globe. He left to establisli a weekly in the Beauliarnois dis- trict of Quebec, about 80 per cent French speaking, and the little town of Hunting- don, witli a population today of only 1600, lias witnessed the growth of one of Can- ada's greatest weeklies. As a stauncli Canadian and champion of tlic Britisli con- nection lie sought to create a sound under- standing between the two races. His suc- cess is attested by the growtli and popu- larity of Tlie Gleaner and bis tradition lias beeni ably carried forward by bis sons. To those of us wlio seek to carry on the father-to-son tradition in the w'eekly field, w'e ligluly prize the Octo.-enarian issue of The Gleaner and shail preserve the intensely interest;ng, historical section composed of the diary of the founder. If is a history of Canada 's development not found in history books. Then too, there is a columu by another son and former editor, R. Watson Sellar, wvho left to beeome auditor-general for Canada. We hope fQ be spared again f0 congretulafe The. Gleaner aend fthe Sellar famîly on jgttaining its cenfenary of publication. -* * - - - - - -- -- -- - - - cc>. e IN THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST' 1, Prom The Statesman Files FIFT1X YEARS AGO Oct. 4, 1893 Chas. Everett Brown, wli made such an excellent record at the Depertmenfal exams and is aftending Model School, Port IHope, has been engaged as prin- cipal of Solina Public School. Winners in Bowmenville Rifle Association match were: J. Curtis, J. Morris, Major J. Hughes, Dr. McLaughlin, W. C. King, R. Syl- vester, J. A. Wîlliamson, W. P. Milligan, Fred Horsey, J. B. Mitchell, G. J. Rowe, W. J. Ham- ilton, R. C. Lunn, J. Moyse, Sic Scobell. Mt. Carswell Sshool, with T. Frank Wright as teecher, had these pupils enrolled: Walter Armour, Eva Courtice, Bonnie Richards, Wesley Salter, Francis Cawker, Emma Cornish, Edna Cornish, Maud Beer, Edwir Tooley, Alice Coleman, Gler Cawker, Elsie Belson, Maud Han. cock, Katie McDonald, Viola Rundie, Walter Stacey, Frenkie IHancock, Ethel Belson, Russell Gay, Raîpli Tooley, Loffie Rich- ards. Enfield: Daily mail started wifh Thos. Thorn, postman. . . H. McCoy, e colorcd gentleman, hes returned to Virginie. Blackstock: P. Hoît left flic hotel business ta resume farming. Haydon: Thos. Ashton's new house is about complefed... Chas. Brown is rushing an apple gang for L. Quick. Solina: Thos. Baker was fast climbing f0 the head of the pro- cession as a breeder of first prize horses, caffle and swine and Fore- man Sam Shortridge did some tal crowing affer the Fair-wifh good reason. . . Division officers were: Silas Werry, Jenny Vice, Jas. A. Werry, Edith Rundie, Jas. T. Rundle, Mrs. A. L. Pascoe, Louis Van Nest, Lizzie Ashtfon, Mebel Colwill, Chas. Vice, Mrs. H. G. Pascoe, Aima Shorfridge. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Oct. 3, 1918 Dr. R. W. Clark was eppoinfed f0 a position on the Invalided Soldiers' Commission at Kingston. His practice here was transferred f0 his brother, Dr. D. W. Clark of Pontypool. Orono News contai&ied e group photo of the Concert Baud of 1879, taken in front of S. McClung & Son's store. Members were: Aif McKeown, Albert Leigh, Fred W. Trull, Steve Cronkhite, Charlie Cuttell, Bill Wilson, Jim McCon- nachie, Sam Cuttell, Wes. Andrus, Ad. Gamsby, Orm. Gansby. Fred R. Foley, who was et Val- ýo cartier Camp on Y.M.C.A. work, ft returned home ready f0 meet his is customers et the Sunnyside Boot t Shop. 1- Pte. Percy Gimblett, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gimblett, ,e was killed affer being in action in sFrance one month. r. High School Athlefic Society el- ected these officers: Girls: Hon. Pres.-Isabel K. Smifh; Pres. - Louise Morris; Vice Pres.-Helen Wordeu; Sec. Treas-Catherine dWernica; Tennis Rep. - Nellie Burke; Basket Bell Rep.-Jessie Worden; Form I-Gertrude Mor- ris; Form II-Edyfhe Clemens; r Form III-Mergaret Kerr; Form eIV - Gertrude Hamley; Boys: sHon. Pres.-W. J. Morrison; Pres. -Elmer Reddon; Vice Pres. - Ray Snowdeu; Sec. Trees.-Ron- ald Suowden; Form I Rep.-Roy -Foster; Form II - L. Roenigk; Form 11-H. Price; Form 1V-E. 2Pollard. 1Mrs. Melbourne J. Wi ghlt, - Providence, died from typhoid fever, having been married only four monfhs. 1 Ebenezer: Mrs. Lewis Trul and Gordon were home from the Northwest. . . Geo. Mass is en- gaged lu barrel making for Fred *Hoar, Providence. Birfh: Long - Af Vermillion, 7Alfa., Sept. 20, f0 Mr. and Mrs. H. Percy Long, a daugliter. Life Insurance Sales Run Heavy In August Reflecting peak employment all over the Dominion, new ordinary sales of life insurance in Canada and Newfoundland during August fotalled $45,612,000, according f0 the Life Insurance Sales Researchi Bureau. Detailed sales by Provinces were as follows: British Columbia. $3.828.000; Alberta, $2.450,000; Saskatchewan $1,791,000; Manitoba, $2,577,000; Ontario, $17,957,000; Quebec, $12,- 040,000: New Brunswick, $1.635,- 000; Nova Scotia, $2.135,000; Prince Edward Island, $378,000; Newfoundland, $821.000. These sales, which are based upon the experience of 18 com- panies represenfing 86 per cent 6f the new ordinary life insurance in Canada and Newfoundland, are for new settled-for ordinary in- surance, exclusive of increases, revivals, dividend additions, re- insurance acquired, pension bonds without insurance, annuities, group and wholesalc business. Wives of men in flic fhree ser- vices enlisfing in the Women's Division of the R.C.A.F. will con- tinue fo receive dependent's al- lowance from their husbands. Airwomen merryiug service men will receive dependent's allow- ance six months affer their mar- niage. Airwomen's dependents (de- pendent parent or other close rel- atives) may now receive depend- enf's allowance at the same rate as that paid f0 dependents; of of Canada keep abreast of the Dominion's expanding needs. Il Il To Our~ policyowflers Life Insurance is one of the means by which freeborn men proclaim teir independence and self-reliance. They don't want charity. When a man buys Life Insurance he indicates that he can-and will-protect himself and family from fear of want to the best of his ability. He cherishes the rieritage, and which is part of the Canadian Way of Life. C o federaion Life Association HEAD OFFICE TORONTO Six times since 1870 the Bank Act under which the C1bartered Banks operate lias been revised by parliament-six times in that period the activities of the banks have been carefully scrutinized by the people's representatives. Every ten years the Bank Act has been thus revised. Each one of the six decennial revis ions bas contributed mucli to the evolution of the banking system to meet the expanding needs of a developing Dominion. In 1934 the uixth revision of the Bank Act was made. Fifty mem- Through democratic enquiry and décision, the. Canadiaun bonlcing sYutem boa grown and b,.n odjust.d bo me.t the needs of the people, providing c, deposi. tory for savings and a sound basis for Canadu's (r. economic dovelopment. made up the conlmittee, which examined witnesses...among. them batik officers, government officiais and reformers - and studied exhibits filed by various individuals and organizations. Findings were submitted to the House, and later that year the Banik Act was revised in many 1u'~I, MADE IN CANADA OF CAN A D 1 AN WHEAT 1 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE. OMTARTO THURS., OCTOBER 7th, 1943 TORONTO HEAD OFFICE ýi 0