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'ruw(~AITAITAN~TAFR.MAM~ROWANVLLE.ONTYOTHURSDAY,, NOV. l4th, 1946 PAGE T W 1 * . O.-- g4e ganaamn taktgmn Establisbed 1854 With which is Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News 98 Years Continuous Service To• The Town of Bowmanville and Durham County. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Peost Office Department, Ottawa. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strictly ln advance. $2.50 a Year in the United States GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. Town Council Responsible for Quarter Billion Business In another column in this issue of The Statesman are figures showing the equalized assessment of the Town of Bowmanville to be more than $2,400,000 which is not far short of a quarter billion dollars. This rates any going concern in the realm of big business. It rates as well the necessity of attracting the best brains and business capacity to manage and direct this collective business in the interests of those who foot the bills, the ratepayers. They will be given opjortunity on Nov. 22, to enquire into the pre- sent and future management of their corpora- tion which of course,, must be maintained as a going concern. Nov. 22, which is nomination day, will bring forward the names of those to be considered for a place on the new Board of Directors, in short the Town Council. In common with many other municipalities, the qualified voters of this town have, for many years past, shown a downright disregard of manifest responsibilities in civic government. Attendance at nomination meetings and the polls has been as perfunctory and listless as attendance at Council meetings. But the mo- ment Town Council gets into the least difficulty a storm of protest arises. ' In effect the people are merely protesting against themselves for they concur, whether they vote or not, in the election of their annual board of managers, the Mayor and Council. In short they delegate responsibility and refuse to share in it. Now we have come to a time when very important new expenditures are imminent. The position is shown in the general figures in an- other column. We must assume an added debt at once and consider other pressing projects. Improvements must be paid for and in the pre- sent setup the property owners must foot the bill. To keep the tax rate within bounds, new sources of revenue may be necessary. The place to consider all this is at the nomination meet- ing. And the place to select the best business administration possible is at the polls. In the meantime, as we said before, an endeavor should be made to induce citizens of outstanding cap- acity to stand for office for the 1947 CounciL Services Rendered by Banks Better Understood by Common People In recent years the Chartered Banks of Canada, by telling their story from week to week in the newspapers, have very notably im- proved the relationship between the customer and the banker. As one farmer commented re- cently to the editor, "Bank managers have become more like co-partners and financial advisors in their business relations with the public." By making better known their important services and extending their business during the war years, the banks are now a more closely integrated part of the national life. It wasn't many years ago when the ordinary citizen neyer thought of reading bank reports or the annual addresses delivered at the Canadian Bankers' Association. The reason was they were cluttered up' with columns of statistics and other high-falut- in' phraseology that required a chartered ac- countant, auditor and lawyer to interpret what it ail meant. But in late years ail this has been changed, thanks to adoption of a "human- izing" element in the nature of an informed public relations programme. So, as we say, by taking the public into their confidence in a straightforward, intelli- gent, easily-grasped presentation of banking, the ordinary citizen reads with interest and atten- tion the story of the' Chartered Banks. We suggest that readers will derive much benefit and encouragement in reading in this issue a summary of the address delivered by B. C. Gardner, President, Canadian Bankers' Association, at its annual convention. Mr. Gardner, who is Vice-President and General Manager of the Bank of Montreal, spoke with the authority of one very intimately acquainted with the national economy of the entire country. With the assets of the Chartered Banks double the pre-war period, with deposit ac- counts of private citizens at an all-time high, with credit at home and abroad never higher than today, the position of Canada is one in which we must reach out for world trade in a spirit of mutual trust and fair dealing. This spirit will be the open sesame to world order and genuine peace. This chart of internal and external rehabilitation in which the Chartered Banks of Canada will play a leading role is precisely in line with the aspirations of the Canadian people. What Mr. Gardner said in regard to removal of controls and the basic requirements leading to economic stability was told in terms that everyone can understand. He presented a pic- ture that leaves no room for pessimism in the minds of Canadians who have been perplexed by both internai and external strife. The role of the Chartered Banks is now much better i.nderstood than in former times. Remembrance Day Proves Perfunctory Occasion According to press reports all across the country there appeared to be much confusion as to proper observance of Remembrance Day. Few seemed clear about the matter but it was the general impression that Ottawa had desig- nated Nov. 11 as a legal holiday. But in the absence of any effective publication by the go- vernment in the way of a National Proclama- tion, the Mayors of municipalities were in a quandry. Should they or should they not re- pair the omission by issuing a local Proclama- tion? Some did, most didn't, hence Remem- brance Day was generally a. perfunctory oc- casion. Citizens were merely notified that ser- vices would be held at cenotaphs, a choice in which conscience determined attendance. The result was that some business places closed; some paused for two minutes' silence, a few didn't even stop for this brief space. Thus, so soon has Remembrance changed to Indiff- erence. Leaders who rallied thousands in de- fence of freedom, now failed to command those for whom freedom was won, to pause for a day to honour the nation's hundred thousand dead who perished to save that freedom. This, roundly, was the national picture on Nov. 11, 1946. The Legion didn't forget. Members marched to church services, stood in the rain at the Cenotaph, honoring fallen comrades. Of all the proclaimed national holidays, none should take precedence of Remembrance Day. Without the sacrifice that it connotes we should not be able to celebrate the birth of this nation, July 1, or even survive under the Chris- 'tianity we cherish at Christmas and New Year's. If those who fought and died had not succeeded we should today languish under the heel of an anti-Christian regime that would crush all freedom from this earth. Already too many appear to have forgotten how narrowly we es- caped; have forgotten the young lives that bought this escape. We should change all this next year and in all future years. If Ottawa declines leadership, public pressure should in- tervene. United States Elections Influenced Canadian Viewpoint Press opinion following the recent elections in the United States in which the Republican Party gained control of both House and Senate was that the result would have little effect on the Canadian political scene, but the viewpoint has since changed in several respects. Most noticeable on the political barometer was an- nouncement by Prime Minister King that he might reconsider his decision not to lead the Liberal Party in another general election. The Republican sweep was heralded as a swing to the right, a public protest against controls and centralized', bureaucratie government. With these things still with us in Canada the result across the border cannot help but influence the Canadian viewpoint. While the Republican gains have resulted in a situation whereby the executive and legis- lative branches are opposed politically and may result in unstable government until the Presi- dential election two years hence, the fact is that the two-party system is still predominately pre- served. Which is quite in contrast with the multi-party system that has grown up in Canada and which has been stimulated by the leaders of the party in power. France disintegrated under this system as these leaders well know. Minority governments is the result. In spite of the present impasse in the U.S.A., its two-party foundation is infinitely preferable to the polit- ical factions spreading disunity across this country. Restoring freedom by removal of controls, which U.S.A. voters have apparently approved, has not produced the calamity many expected. For instance removal of controls from livestock not only killed black markets but the retail price of beef eventually fell 42 per cent. and supply is reported in excess of demand. Government abdication left the matter to the common sense of the common people. So in at least the above respects the Canadian viewpoint may be in- fluenced. Quite apparently the political and economic factors have registered with Mr. King. But it will take more than the theory of "Indis- pensability" to capture votes in the next election. Farmer Fined and Jailed Under Britain's Socialist Regime Those who still harbor the wishful belief that Socialism can be applied by any govern- ment elected under that political and economic philosophy without introducing a system of regimentation, will have their hopes sadly dis- abused when they read the following accredited news despatch recently filed by wire service from England, a country now governed by a socialist regime. The report will be of great interest to farmers. .Briefly it states "A Lincolnshire farmer has been jailed for four months and fined £ 1500. for disobeying an order of the War Agricultural Committee which is maintained by the present socialist govern- ment. Ordered to sow not more than a half acre of seed used for export he sowed six acres and locked his gates against government inspectors, claiming the land he owned was his "castle" in the British tradition." He entered a plea of guilty, was scolded, "do as you're told in future." "Oh! but that cannot happen in Canada" will be the chorus presently heard by socialist doctrinaires. Hence we submit the following: A CCF pamphlet issued in 1934 states: "A degree of dictatorship may be necessary in inaugurat- ing the new economic and social system." And also before us is Hansard, Nov. 18, 1940, which gives the words of two CCF members in the House of Commons: 'The programme and philosophy of the CCF is the same as that of the British Labor Party" and again, "The policies and controls advocated by the British Labor Party are the same as those of the CCF." We need not add that the British Labor Party is today the socialist government of Great Britain. Its "policies and controls" were applied to the unfortunate farmer above men- s tioned who innocently believed that "Freedom's Flag was Britain's still." But, it cannot happen here! Is that so? l Citizens Honour War Dad At Remembrance Service Remembrance Day was observ- ed, Monday, Nov. 11, 1946, by an assembly of citizens who gather- ed in the Town Hall auditorium as an intermittent rain fell during the forenoon. Members of the Legion were seated centrally in the hall, which was comfortably filled, while school children occu- pied the gallery. Held under aus- pices of the Legion, the Minister- ial Association and Town Council, the Memorial Service, which took up a full hour, was conducted with marked devotion and solem- nity after which wreaths of re- membrance were placed at the base of the Cenotaph in honor of the fallen. On the platform was the com- mittee representing the Minister- ial Association under the chair- manship of Rev. J. dePencier Wright, Padre of the Legion, Reeve Sidney Little acting in be- half .of Mayor C. G. Morris and M. Bretlin, President, Bowman- ville Legion. The Order of Service opened with a piano prelude by W. E. C. Workman at 10:45 a.m., followed by two minutes' silence at 11 a.m. The Lord's Prayer was given in unison. The Honor Roll of those who fell in action or have since died in the two world wars was read by Reeve Little following which Last Post and Reveille was sound- ed on the bugle by James Nokes. The names of the fallen appear separately in this issue in order that the list may be preserved by relatives and friends. The hymn, "O God Our Help in Ages Past" preceded the respon- sive reading "God is Our Refuge" conducted by Rev. Canon, Major C. R. Spencer, V.D., former Leg- ion Chaplain. Scriptural reading from Hebrews II, was offered by Rev. Robert Duncanson. The sermon of the day was de- livered by Rev. J. E. Griffith who, suggesting the theme, Too Young to Die, urged consideration of the sacrifice of those who lie in graves abroad. Our remembrance may best be expressed in the resolu- tion that they shall not have died in vain; that with Christian forti- tude we set aside self interest, take up our work in a spirit of forgiveness and' co-operation. He extended words of welcome to our new citizens, the war brides and offered solace for the ber- eaved mothers of the community and the nation. Formal prayers were read by Rev. G. Cameron Quigley and Major J. Cooper, and, the tribute of Supreme Sacrifice was ex- pressed in the concluding hymn, "O Valiant Hearts." The bene- diction was pronounced by Padre Wright followed by the National Anthem. The assembly adjourned to the Cenotaph with the Legion parade under command of Sergt.-Major Ross McKnight, D.C.M., formed up in close order. In succession, mothers, relatives and officials placed the floral wreaths of re- membrance. Cards bore the fol- lowing names: Public School; Kil- Rotary Club (Continued from Page One) nate between the sublime and ri- diculous with a master's touch. Mr. Gully opened with a lotal slant: "Some people are so ignor- ant about Athlete's Foot they think the Goodyear Tire Co.'s trademark (the flying foot with feathers on it) is a symbol of the affliction. Others have the idea that Absorbine Jr. (seen in ad- vertisements) is Absorbine's son and that he is able to run as fast or as far or maybe faster and farther than his old man." Definitions But as to a definition: "Athlete's Foot is a feeding ground for fun- gus." Poetically stated, "It feeds and grows between your toes. Fungi is the lowest form of plant life, including those forms which are destitute of chlorophyl (that's greenness like in grass) and are typically parasitic (that's living on somebody else) and reproduc- ing at a terrific rate. Their mul- tiplication is almost as fantastic as the proliferation of rabbits." Continuing: "Fungi, however, differs in that they multiply by asexual spores . . . that means they have no sex life at all. They are more like a string of linked sau- sages . . . you come to the end of one, then another just as myster- ious and indestructible awaits you." " In general, fungi includes moulds, mildew, rust, smut . . . mushrooms and toadstools. They range in size from the microscopic cells of the young yeast plant to the highly organized fruiting body of mushrooms, which of course, are produced scientifically and commercially in large quantities." The speaker observed that few- er women are Athlete Footed than men. One reason is that they keep their feet dried. A re- cent Railway Survey showed that 28 per cent of the women who ride in day coaches take off their shoes. The procedure which is intended to induce comfort also airs the "dogs" and dries them. When the skin is dry it is acid and fungus is allergic to acid. Despite what you read in the ads about rubbing on liniment, etc., the human bodiy will only absorb three liquids through the skin. If the skin were not im- pervious to liquids (if water, for instance would go through the skin) a kid who goes in swim- ming for hours every day would soon bloat and be a gonner. Very few things will penetrate the skin, even superficially. Practical Cases Having gotten the above defin- itions off his chest, Mr. Gully turned . to practical cases and their treatment. He conjured up several mythical characters, in- cluding Charlie McFinnegan and gannon family; Mr. and Mrs. Geo.1 Dilling; Corporation of Bowman-i ville; High Sthool; Richards fa-' mily; Lions Club; Geo. Kennedy5 and family; The Goodyear Com-i pany; Poolton family; Ladies'i Auxiliary; Canadian Legion; Liv- ing family; Fewster family; Som-i erscales family; Rundle and Lux-j ton family and 'Mother and Sis- ter." Mrs. Alex Colville placed the1 wreath in behalf of the Province of Ontario. It was learned that Mrs. Colville had on the previous Saturday in Toronto, placed her wreath in memory of her sons, William, Alex and John Colville, in care of patients of the paralytic ward of Christie St. Hospital. The services at the Cenotaph concluded with a prayer by Padre Canon Spencer and the final Last Post on the bugle. Honour Roll Honour Roll of men who fell in action or have since died: A. Abernethy J. A. Aldcroft T. Annison S. Argent A. Bagnell H. Barr J. C. Bell G. C. Bonnycastle B. Branch R. Branch F. P. Britton C. Bruce W. G. Butson R. Campling E. F. Carr A. Wrenn P. G. Chance A. Christie E. G. Clarke L. Clayton T. Cochrane R. M. Cotton Fred Cryderman E. W. Cousins P. L. Crago T. Curran J. Davis R. Davis D. Drew H. D. Edgerton T. E. Flaxman H. Fry G. Fowler F. Gi P. Gimblett F. G. Goodwin T. Hamilton W. J. Hoar J. Hitchcock W. Hughes D. Ireland H. Ireland W. Jackson R. H. Jolliffe A. E. Jones R. F. Jones F. Kershaw A. F. King G. King W. H. King A. H. Living R. J. Lowens C. Luxton J. Mantle K. C. Martin H. V. W. Moses N. McCrimmon C. McDonald A. E. McLaughlin F. McMann J. R. Moyse H. Mutton 7 W. H. Nicholls A. Oxley J. Palmer 0. Pingle G. E. Pritchard J. Reid G. Robb C. T. Ross E. L. Sanders L. W. Sanders A. Simnick J. Smith E. C. Southey C. Spry J. Stalker R. W. Tait P. H. Werry C.Willey A. C. Williams R. A. Wilson Honour Roll of men who have fallen in this war: Gordon Allin Tommy Bird Norman Bruton Eric Cheetham Kenneth Cole Glenn Cole William Colville Alex Colville John Colville Gordon Cowling Wm. John Fewster William Fair Edward Flaxman Ronald Hooper G. T. B. Honeyman Wm. Jollow Fred Jackman George Kennedy Jack Kilgannon Harry Lee Harold Longworth Arthur Living John Matthews Fred Moore F. Chas. Mutton John Poolton , Ray Richards Jack Roach Sidney Rundle John Taylor C. E. Somerscales Dan Sheehan William Smith Robt. Woodward Kenneth Wyse. Fred Wampus, who got tangled up in distances between the Ben Franklin Hotel, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City, dogging it over 60 miles to the beach and learning about Fungology, which as the speaker pointed out was as sim- ple as differential calculus, viz: Fungi plus Ology. Having proved little with these two subjects he turned to Frank- ie Needlenose, a race track tout who picked up the disease in mouldy stables and spent the rest of his life among an assortment of druggists and medicos seeking a cure. The speaker came finally to what his audience was expect- ing, a safe, sure cure, guaranteed to last until the next attack oc- curred. Frankie met a medico who had a Latin lingo so pro- found, that it in itself. almost ban- ished the disease. The Cure Out of the pharmaceutical cryp- tology, said Mr. Gully, came an ointment named Epidermofitsius (foot skin) a mixture of Fuller's Earth, mercury, iodine, turpen- tine and axle grease, the only mixture extant that would pene- trate the skin and the fungus. The tough, hard growth just drop- ped away like the credulity of the audience. It was a climax that followed naturally from all the amazing intricacies told of an abstruse subject. Mr. Gully offered in conclusion to accept any sufferers into his newly formed society, the AF of C (Athlete's Foots of Canada) which will have all the accredited symbols, pins, crest, salutations and hand-grips, which he demonstrated with a final fiourish of hands and half-sox. Walter DeGeer who moved the vote of thanks appeared none too sure that the address would be of benefit in his task in managing his foot-free basketball team but he offered apologies in lieu of a better clarification of the subject. President Forbes Heyland con- gratulated the speaker on his ap- paren'tly profound study and re- search and extended a hearty in- vitation to come again and ex- plain some other hobby next time. Visitors Visitors included Jim Davis, Toronto, Rotarian Percy Green, Belleville, and Charles G. Wheb- by, a prominent Toronto pharma- cist, who accompanied Mr. Gully to Bowmanville. Frank McIl- veen, reporting on the Rotary Bowling, told that Jack Allin re- gistered a high of 303 last week, a season's record. Letters read by Secretary Fred Gardner included an acknowledgement from the Flaxman family for the kindness of Rotarians in the passing of their colleague the late Ted Flax- man, also a letter of thanks from Major Côoper of the Salvation Army for help in the Red Shield Drive. Lions Club-Presents Talented Artists In Second Concert i jc a] The Bowmanville High School auditorium was well filled on - Wednesday evening, November 6, for the second concert in the ser- ies sponsored by the Lions Club. The artists were, Miss Jean Rowe, soprano; Mr. Eric Treadwell, bar- itone; Miss Winnifred- Dowell, pi- anist. The program was varied, cover- ing as it did,, the period of time from Handel and Tschaikowsky right down to the modern times of Sir Granville Bantock and Michael Head. The singers proved themselves to be masters of their profession and captivated their audience with their many delightful ex- pressions and subtleties. Miss Jean Rowe started off the program well with four charming songs: Nocturne by Michael Head; the Ash Grove, as advertised, was replaced by the lovely "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" by Ro- ger Ovilter; The Lament of Isis by Granville Bantock, and I Know Where I'm Goin' by Herbert Hughes. Her second selection of four French songs' was perhaps less well known by the audience but was none the less attractive and beautifully rendered: Berceuse by Guy Ropartz; Apres un Reve by Gabriel Faure; Le Colibri by Er- nest Chausson, and' La Cigale also by Chausson.. Her third and final group was, by dint of being better known to the public, probably received best: Where'er You Walk by Handel; Ye Banks and Braes, Traditional; Largo by Handel. By popular request she return- ed to sing as encore a negro lul- laby. Mr. Eric Treadwell started off very dramatically with: Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves, Handel; Droop Not, Young Lover, Handel, and Non Piu Andrai by Mozart. His second group began with the much loved and beautifully rendered Pilgrims' Song by Tschaikowsky, and in lighter vein continued: I Got Plenty of Nuttin' by Gershwin; Water Boy, Tradi- tional, and Two Magicians by Ce- cil Sharp. An insistent audience demand- ed an encore, to which Mr. Tread- well acquiesced with a sea chan- ty, Hullabulloobullay! Both singers showed outstand- ing ability and coupled with their fine voices they also showed great artistry. Their performances were a true delight and inspiration. Miss Winnifred Dowell, pian- ist, had a very busy evening be- cause she was not only accomp- anist but also a soloist and thus was in demand for every item on the program. Her indispensable accompaniments were wonderful- ly reliable and offset the beauty of the songs. Her solos rendered so skillfully and artistically were: Allamand by D'Albert; Mazurka by Chopin, and Fair Land of Hope by Rummel-Sibelius. At intermission Club 15 served refreshments in the hall, of which many of the audience availed themselves. The third concert in the series is on Wednesday, December 18th, and it is hoped to have a full house. the public will avail themselves of The Lions Club is doing a fine this rare opportuinity. ob in trying to encourage musical appreciation in Bowmanville by The shortest way to do many bringing to the town these well things is to do only one thing at a known artists and it is hoped that time.-Cecil. - hi III ZQ Winter Coats With cold weather ap- proaching you are go- ing to need a good Winter Coat. Come ln to-day and see the lat- est styles. Dazzling Dresses To suit every occasion Our racks are filled with new Dresses you will want to wear. 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