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4,' 1 e VOLUME 92 SECOND SECe A.'.TTON BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1946 "mi Stocker and Oshorne Announce the Opening of their GARAGE. at 102 King St. West B 0W M AN V1LL E WE ARE 'SPECIALIZING IN AN Up-to-date Erake Lathing and Rtelining Service and a Mlodem Lubrication Departinent de "Durham County 's Gireat Family Journal" PAGES 9 to 16 NUMBER 15 ar h. fo 'W b, il t] ti a n ci 'E a r F i t t against this tendency that the of- liefnba er Uges Goo Citzen hip ficiai opposition now contended, Iufn akrU g s od CMie s Ip andMrDifnae asdt ýs Iasic to (Real) Freedom and Securit Jayhrcewt hmh a Speaking with the virile oratory as a member of the House of ship. He held Bracken to be a nid strength of conviction that Commons. great leader destîned to become a Prime Mînister who would re- ,as characterized his utterances in Ten Freedoms store the balance. he House of Commons, John G. His subject, "Freedom with C.C.F. Utopia iefenbaker, K.C., M.P., member Security" he defined under ten Referring to the Dominion- Dr Lake Centre, Saskatchewan, headings: Freedom for peace by Provincial Conference, the speak rarned an Oshawa audience, Fni- adherence to the UNO; FreedOn er viewed the demand of the ,ay night, April 5th, that freedom for Canada to achieve her destiny Dominion Government for control ri Canada was being undermined in close association with the Comn- of taxation rights of the provinces ey trends developing under the monwealth; Freedom under a free as an attempt at centralization )resent federal government. He parliament; Freedom under law; that would undermine freedom of ýallenged Canadians to unite, Freedom of the provinces from administration guaranteed by rrespective of party, to reassert federal centralization; Freedom Confederation. HIe told of the rieir most precious prerogative, from fear by upholding social setup in Saskatchewan under the 'Freedom with Security" and ail measures for the less privileged; socialist government of the CCF riat it connotes,. He emphasized Freedom of enterprise with safe- with its promise of Utopia through riat individuals mnust devote some guards for monopoly control; state ownership and production f their time definitely to study Freedom for labor fromn fear of for use, not for profit. nd influence national and inter- low standards and unemployment; He disclosed that within a year ational issues, wholly within the Freedom for agriculture to achieve ,oncept of Christian principles. fair prices and equitable markets and a haif, the CCF had raised le was applauded time and again and Freedom from cleavages in taxes $7.50 per capita on every s his points struck home. the spheres of race, class and mnan. woman and child and had CveWloeprovinces. taken over several industries in Civie Welcomty lne with election promises. But Mr. Diefenbaker was guest at a enlScrt'ail told, the total employment in >anquet in the Genosha Hotel. ar- Mr. Diefenbaker, disclaiming in- these factories numbered only 'anged by the Ontario Riding tention of making a political 350. Thus propaganda paid off. Progressive Conservative Assoc- address, found it necessary to ne- And he went on to trace the lation. HIe came direct from fer to matters of government growth of political propaganda by )ttawa, where he has iately been tending to loss of freedomn and telling that the federal Wartime he chief critic of the government the conflicting ideologies now dis- Information Board had changed or its flouting of parliament by ruptive of international peace. over to its peacetime form largely governing under a tide of orders- As opposed to freedom under to defend its presenit course, rather n- council. With Mn. Diefenbaker democracy there was totalitanian- than to give unbiased news to tax- at the head table were Chairman, ism, which he explained in ternis payers who support it. R. D. Humphreys, K.C.; Mayor F. of a penal institution.. Convicts Moral Obligation N. McCalium; T. K. Creighton, K. had security. The state provided C., M.P.P.; Major James MacBrien them with food, clothing, shelter; Mr. Diefenbaker roused strong and others prominent in the rid-. work, medical cane, protection, appiause when he warned that the ng, including their wives. The education, just as do the total government, by withdrawing Can- M'ayor extended a civic weîcome states, but the surrounding walls adian troops from occupied Eur- to .Mr. Diefenbaker who was in- denied them the one, priceless ope, was shifting responsibility, tro duced by Major MacBrien and attribute that outweighed ail dodging an-issue at a most critical tendened thanks by Mr. Creighton. others, tbe right they had for- time, placing a burden on the feited "Freedom." motherland, renouncing a solemn The Speaker obligation. He said: "I would re- It was revealed that the Dief- Bureaucrafs place these troops with men from enbakers have stood for freedom Lives govenned by bureaucrats our permanent force and honorD on this continent for more than under centralized authority led our commitments. Retrenchmentr 150 yeans. The speaker's father directly to that situation and the în this direction was wrong. Our taught school at one time in On- speaker traced that tendency to retrenchment should be in the tario County and elsewhere prior the present federal government. nature of ending the spending to moving to western Canada. During war a total of 95,000 spnee of the government on thet One of his former pupils was W. orders-in-council had been pass- home front. There was forewarn- L. Mackenzie King. John Diefen- ed; bureaucrats and controllers ing of this and the admission of baker joined the Universities had incneased by over 140,000, ovenextension and incapacity in Battalion, served overseas in each with a power granted, not the necent statement of the Min- World War I, and returned to by parliament, but by Cabinet, to ister of Justice." graduate in law and later to enter pry into the conduct and lives of Fear Expressed politics as the opponent of Mac every citizen of this country, to The Minister of Justice, speak- kenzie King in Prince Albert, whittle down freedom. It became ing in defence of the recently Sask. He has had a notable career necessary to appoint a controller recommended boan to Great Bni- in his profession and particuiarly. to control the controllers. It was tain, and evidently now impressed by discussions in cabinet council warned that if the boan was de- nied, it might become necessary to cut off family allowances and defauit interest on Victory Bonds, an admission of grave concern. But at the same time, said the speaker, the government and its supporters were foilowing a strange course, showîng a trend - way from the Empire in the nature of lsolationisn. lHe ne- viewed the instances. Nationalismn HIe cited the proposai for a new flag for Canada and heid strongly against any designation that GO: any tinte Thursday, April - would lower the centrai idea of 1lStb, until 2.00 p.m. Monday, h~'1 the Union Jack. He told of the "J ' would place a British subject, RETURN: leave destination 90 " wishing to enter Canada on the up to midnight Tuesday April ILY Iboh 0 samne basis as an illitenate for- 23r0'94. .signer unable to speak English. 23rf146 This long week-end And he had come direct fnom the oWaer, an oppoitunlty for a Vldit House where a motion by a Que- et home or away with frens bec member changing Juiy lst, from Dominion Day to Canada ~ VA I~E k VU [S ~ '.~ Day, was jammed through three E 3: m F . I !à. &," - Fl*LiW il3 readings and passed with the weight of Mr. King's followers ands th1C edr vrtepo tests of the Progressive Conserva- tives and the Social Credit mem- bers and a few other dissenters. These were the trends of which the speaker warned as he defend- ed the democratic principles of freedom with security unden the British tradition. HIe struck out at the heavy taxation that throt- ties enterpnise, denies expansion 50 necessany to full employment andl the extravagant expenditunes that must be contnolied. For in- stance the govennment's radio programme, "Soidier's WVife," was costing $4,430 per week, and the total of ahi such govennment pro- pagandà now runs to $5,000,000 a yean. Appeal to Public Mn. Diefenbaker aiso toid of the "fongotten" orden-in-council that swept away habeas corpus Jand Magna Chanta that has stood for almost 1000 years when deai- ing with the spy cases. And now, the pressure of public opinion forced the Prime Minister to ne- nounce the order. It was of the pattern s0 well portnayed by the speaker who closed with the plea for eveny individual to take time out to study common problems, to uphold those in public life who stood for fneedom, on replace them by onders more capable. HIe concluded: "The greatest oppor- tunity today is for men and women to serve thein country in the days of peace as in the days of war. Civiization will either go all out for good, or go out for gooci and ail. nations of the world, she was a poor l4th whene infant mortality was concerned; out of every .1,000 chihdren born alive in Canada, 61 are doomed to die before they are one year old. The infant mortal- ity rate of a country is often taken as an index of the countny's stan- dard of health. The same rate for New Zealand is 31 and for Great Bnitain about 43. Dr. Miller ¶nriefly outiined the functions and purpose of the mass chest X-ray sunvey which was due to stant in this township eanhy next month. HIe also stressed the importance of eanly diagnosis and populan education in the campaign against cancer. In chosing Dr. Miller gave a bnief outline of the histony of the formation of the Health Unit in the combined counties and dîscussed the duties of the personnel. Starkville (Intended for Last Week) Mn. and Mns. Warren Carsor at Mn. F. Wilson's, Pennytown. Miss Norma Halloweil has ne turned home fnom Toronto wheni she spent the winter. Miss H. Dechent was in Toron to. e and Mrs. L. Patterson, Orono. Mr. and Mrs. L. Halhowell wen& in Port Hope. Mr. and Mrs. Rusk at Mn. Sid Hallowell's. .A wehcome home party was hehd in Starkvilhe school in hon- or of Reg. Bolton who has ne- turned fnom overseas. HIe was presented with a gift by the com- munity and a pleasant evening was enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tnim wene home fnom Toronto. Mn. and Mrs. Chas. Yule, Osh- awa, at Wm. Savery's. Mns. lIugh Stapieton and son, Newtonvilhe, at W. A. lIalioweli's. Congratulations to Mn. and Mns. Clarence Gilmen on the arrivai of a daughter. Miss Andree and friend, Mn. Bill Andnee and daughter, Osh- awa, at M. Shutka's. Misses Farrow and Dechent vis- ited Mrs. Stningen, Cowanville. Mn. S. Falls, Toronto, visited his parents. Mn. and Mns. E. Robinson and son at Wm. Savery's. Mns. A. Dunn rendered a fine solo at the Shiho service, Sunday. Some from this district attend- ed the play in Newtonville, given by the Newcastle people. Mn. and Mrs. L. lIalloweli and Mary were in Orono. production was more than 30 mii- lions lbs., a drop of 12 per cent from 1944. The average pnice in- cneased from 15 to 16 cents. Last yean Ontario produced 9 million ibs. and the prairie provinces 18 Imillion lbs. 4 Suit ........ r 1> '-s.' As gay a collection of smartly styled wool suits as you will sec anywhere. Softly tailored herring- bones and smooth fitting shetlands - black, brown, blue, lime and beige are a few of the outstanding shades. An all-wool Herringbofle, high neck style. Beige, Plaid trimined jeao- ket with Plaid sldrt. All-wool Shetlands pinch-waisted style. q[L~ /1- TH" &E À.fENSTR omaull Phone 451 nan took the topic "I did not de- serve that medal." This story showed how the influence of his church back home stayed with a soldier right to the point of death and not only saved his life but brought many of his Japanese captors to Christ. Mrs. Wm. Allun opened the W. A. meeting. The east group han- ded in $10.60 and three quilts for the Red Cross and one for the I. O.D.E. Scriptune was nead nes- ponsively. Mrs. K. Shackleton took the devotionai based on the Scriptune entithed "Suppose no- body canes." Many atended Mn. MacKinnon's sale April ist. We are sorty to lose Mn. and Mrs. MacKinnon from our community. Visitons: Mrs. J. Wannan with hen daughter, Mrs. H. Souch, Shiloh. Mrs. Youman with hier daugh- ter in Toronto. Mns. Wm. Wannan and'her mo- ther, Mrs. Patterson, visited Mns Bigelow. Mn. and Mns. A. Walker and family with Mn. and Mns. Thomp- son. Mrs. W. J. Pattenson with Mr and Mns. E. R. Bryson. Mn. S. B. Rutherford at home Mn. P. J. Bigelow with his pan. GENERAL With the Family of Canada's Newest V.C.. Dowmanville's Small Rousing- Project Ftl ar Frein Coiuplete In the last session of parliament soiuteiy, that there have been I a s well as in the present one, C. 7 or 8 inspectons, more even than E. Stephenson, M.P. for Durham the avenage of workmen on the County, has pressed for news of job. And building has gone on in .N ~progness on the four small houses these little homes for a yean. We ~ ~*ibeing built by the govennment hope for a funther "progress" ne- ...... jsttw mles east of Bowman- port next year. ville. These are classed as smali holdings, earmarked for neturn- ed soldiens. It has been report- Cartwright Council's ed that, with the cost of land, ma $ 0 0 xedtr teniais and labor, the pnice of these small cottages wili be(inAppoe frR ad the neighbonhood of $6,000 each. This government scheme was Council met Apnil lst with the devised to build homes for soid- membens ail present and Reeve iers outside the "high tax area" N. Green presiding. Communica- of towns and provide an acre of tions from Dept. of lIighways ap- land to be wonked for funther ne- pnoveof$000epniuen * venue after the soldien puts in a roads in 1946. Cherk was instruct- full day in a factony, and hie must ed to order 3 tons of calcium be an industnial worken to quali- chionide. Roads will be inspect- idea was to have them ready by Any penson or pensons found the time men wene discharged. guilty of placing any garbage on Mn. Stephenson has had inany let- any street, lane or noad in the ~' ~ tens from returned men seeking township will be punished ac- homes and has put questions in cording to By-law No. 909 and ..... the House in onder to get the facts according to statutes hiable to a for thein information, fine of $50. It wili be of interest to recapit- Cherk was instructed to notify uhate the questions and answers Hockey Club that council kindiy on these houses as they appean in wishes them to complete nepairs . .........Hansard. The first appears on to aena as per agreement. Trea- * . Oct. 1, 1945, when Mn. Stephen- surer T. A. Hyland pnesented ne- . . . .. . . .son sought information. At that pot on 1946 assessment. time the Minister's assistant said: Treasuren of Continua t i o n Amoun of and ough, 3/4 School requested grant towards acres, eot$,6.5,dvddit a tablet ne those who had senved 10 lots. Four houses being built, in hast war to be piaced in the two of 4 nooms and bath, two of oo.Gatd$0 5 nooms and bath. They wiil besc neady for occupancy about Dec. Investigation is to be made to 15, 945.have a chartered bank estabished Mn. Stephenson followed up inl Blackstock, if possible. the matter, lIansard, Apnil 1, 1946 Application of Agicultural So- (Apnil Fool's Day) asking when ciety nequesting grant to pur- these houses would be ready and chase 10 acres more land for race Four of the five children with Records, Ottawa, which inforixed box-n and Patsy, aged 10. Pic- if any were sold. Hon. Ian Mac-trc wanoapovd Usa Mns. J. R. Osborn in the living her of the death in action of her tunes of CSM Osborn wene eveny- kenzie, Vetenan's Minister, ne- grant of $200 to the society was husband CSM John Robent Os- where in the room-on the radio, plied: "Aithough some outside Made. room of thein home at 87 Guay born, who was later awarded the on the walls, on the piano. "lIe work remains, the houses are Chenk to have Leslie Lansing in- Avenue, St. Vital, Manitoba. Mns. Victoria Cross. From lef t to right loved his children and his child- about ready for immediate occu- spect the agicultural hall ne plac- Osbonn is holding in her hand the in the picture are: John Robent, ren loved him," said Mns. Osborn. pation." None has been sold but ing doors in south end. telegram from the Dinector, of 19; George, 12; Fern, 18; ,Mrs. Os- (Canadian Army Photo). negotiations are under way. Thene Orders wene signed as foilows: has been only one inspector, Dan- J. Wilson, 1 sheep kîlied, $16; lIE. iel MacQuestin, salary, $175 per P.C., hall and arena $15.92; D. Kirb Heith ffier GvesCouricemonth. Regional Directon is E. Beer, premium on treasure's Hnet icer ivelCouti R. Donaidson, Campbellford. bonds, $39.75; T. A. Hyland, ra W.M.S. and W.A. met Apil 2nd. Courtice H. & S. Club M. and Mrs. J. Brown, Cour- Thee is litte to add save to suer, $125. point out that the Dec. 15 dead- Council adjourned to meet on President Mrs. R. AllUn pnesided tice, were in Scarboro attending lime has long since passed and May 6th at 2 p.m. over the W.M.S. meeting. Bible Speaking at the Countice Home the funeral of their brother-mn- from personal inspection of the readings were given by Mrs. Wm. and School Club on the evening haw, R. S. Bainbridge. houses by several interested local Allin, Mrs. D. Wannan, Mrs. K. of April 2nd, Dr. G. W. Miller gave Pte. Gondon Brown, Kingston, people, it can be told that the Ondinany expenditures of the Shackleton and Mrs. Wm. Wan- some statistical data on the pres- Minister's information is quite Dominion government rose fnom nan. The speciai Easten pnogram ent state of health amongst Can- spent thé weekend with his par- misleading. Immediate occupa- $528 million in the first nine was presented. with several mem- adians as shown by the high per- e nts, Mn. and Mrs. J. Brown. tion is a myth and no ne gotia- months of the fiscal year ending bers taking part. The service con- centage of rejects amongst the Miss Ruth Hoopen visited hier tions are known of locally. But March 1945, to $827 million during sisted of two parts "Evangelism in armed fonces, the high infant gnandparents, Mn. and Mrs. J. the most striking point is that the same period of the present the Early Church" and "Evange- motality rate. Dr. Miller reveal- Brown oven the weekend. workmen on the job declane, ab-, year. 1;- ý +ie (rliqrl forChrst n A - repi.(ini s 0 l,ý il 4ýl $15,95 $19,95 BoWmanville THE MODERN STORE