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- ...- fpf.TMIAMAfAy4' EFA'FTAT12 Uf'-IWL&MVff.TE INIU TKURSDAY, NOV. 2NtL_194? PAGE TwU ~.- - With which ta IneorPertoi TEhe Bowmanville News, The Newcastle IndePendent, and The Orone News 93 Teaus Contiunos Service te The Town et BewmnvMie mand Durham County. Authorlzed as Second Clams Mail, Post Offices Depmrtanent, Ottawa. AN INDEPENDENT NzWSPApEI Member Audit Bureau III~ et Circulations Canadian SUESCRIPTON RATES 12.50 a Tear, strietly ln ad'vauce $3.00 a Year ln the United Status GEO. W. JMMES. Editor Local Assessment a Topic For Nomination Nighi With nominations for the 1948 Council sche- duled for the evening of Friday, Nov. 28, there is stili littie news about who wifl stand for the leading offices and for the ordinary seats around the Council table. But there are indications that the ratepayers plan ta ask for information on town finances and an enunication of policy for the coming year. Many aren't clear an how the present assessment is being applied. It would be helpful if this subject could be ex- plained at the nomination meeting.1 It bas been generally accepted that assess- ment does not determine the amount of taxes the individual must pay. The amount ta, be paid is determined by the mili rate set by Coun- cil in order ta raise money for purposes of ad- ministration. Taxes to be raised this year imount ta around $118,000. Many are accus- tomed ta believe that the higher the assessment the lower the mili rate may be fixcd. But the whole question ought ta be explained as simply as possible for those who feel disturbed in the present trend. Aside from a general balance sheet that should be summarized at the nomination meet- ing, the reports of committee chairmen givlng a general picture of the year's activities sbould be available. The people who pay the taxes are entitled ta an accounting ln order ta deter- mine who may best represent thcm for the corn- ing year. As on aIl previaus occasions, The Statesman urges that ratepayers turn out and take an interest in choosing'representatives who will manage municipal business for 1948. Sixty Years of Service Record of Maclean-Hunier 'Publications An important and insplring chapter of Can- adian bistory was added ta thc files of The Stat.. esman last week. It Is the story of the Maclean- Hunter Publishing Company, Toronto. [n a 50- page booklet commemoratlng the 60th Anniver- sary of this great organization thc reader is giv- en two main impressions. First; that "Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single man." Second, that Maclean-Hunter Pub.- lications have profoundly influenced the wholc SCanadian scene duririg the past six decades. In- deed this influence bas extended far beyond the national boundaries of Canada. Briefly the story commences with a Gaelie-. spcaking son of the Manse, John Bayne Maclean, who at the age of 25 caught a vision of how be might contribute bis talents ta help Canada ac- hieve its manifest destiny within the British Emn- pire. He bas neyer swcrvedi from this course and today, still a trim figure of military bearing with a sparkle ln bis cye, la his 86th year, he can see the fruits of bis great national service. From a single trade journal ta a chain of 36 publications (31 in Canada, 4 in thc United Stat- es and anc in Britain) is the record of Maclean- Hunter Publications. But Col. John Bayne Maclean is always first ta insist that this great record must be wholly shared with a splendid body of people who rose 'continued ta, inspire the present editor, Col. Maclean stili maintains that the rural weeklies play a grcat part ln shaping Canadian public opinion. We were greatly bonored on Saturday lait when Cal. Maclean motored down fromn Toron- ta ta have dinner with The Statesman editorial staff and to enthuse us, with his rich philosophy. It was a grand experience for us. We hope he will ivc many mare years in which ta cantemn- platc the x'ast good he bas brought this great country. Our humble congratulations art sin- cerely and cordially extended ta Maclean-Hun- ter Publcations on baving completed 60 years of News and Service. Foreign travel ougbt to soften prejudices, religiaus or political, and liberalize a man 's mind: but iowN many there are wha seerm ta have tra-el1Icd for the !x:rpasc of getting up their notions.-Charles B. Fairbanks (1827-1839.) Yes, It's Sfnall Town Stuff- But the RealWay of Life We rccently came across a coiumn appear- Ing ln the Boonville, (Mo.) News that appears to state thc case of wby rural wecklîcs carry a human appeal nat found in any other publica- tions. The column, '"Topics in Type" is written each week by a lady correspondent, Mrs. Gene V. Davis. She tells so much that is reminiscent cf the sparkling wcekly comment of The States- nman's country correspondents, that we take plea- sure la quating the paragraphs below: They cauld apply ta life la any Canadian rural cern- niunity: "When you can take refuge in a doorway, from the downpouring rain, with your arms ful cf bundies and nat anc band free ta raise your umbrella and the probate judge standing la the smre doorway reaches quietly over and ralses your umbrella for you-that is small town stuff. Whcni the taxi driver wbo takes your child borne in the same bard rain accepts ber 20 cents in lieu of a quarter with, "That's ail right kid, l'Il get the other nickel some other time," that, too, is sanal town stuff. And wben a friend calîs you on the phone and says, "I bave heard from anather friend that you are going up against something a littie bard tomarrow, and I just wanted you ta know that I arn rigbt along with you la tbought," that is small-town stuff, too-all of it the kind I love, Che cheering, unpretentious, beart - warming friendlincss and concern of small town folk. Yau look out of the window ancl sec a neigh- bar feeding your cat a tidbit, and somehaw feel happy. You walk downtawn anc momning, wben the car gaes bad unexpectedly, and find yaur- self speaking'to every persan you meet la ten blocks, and you feel a lift ta the spirits, realizing bow many townspeopie you know." Farm Price Index Questiored By Federation In a recent monthly report reieased by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, two things of interest to farmers are brought ta light. One relates to farm wages, the other ta the index prices of farrn products. The report makes lit- tie comment on either but the picture is anc that requires some study la view of the fact that people are led ta believe farmers are enjoying a periad of prospcrity resultîng in great stores of cash savings. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics calculates tbat farm wagc rates as of August, 1947, arc up 10 per cent over the rate prevalent on the samne date la 1946, but thé increase is 200 per cent over the year 1940. In other words farm wage rates averaging $27.76 in 1940, now average $82.75 in August, 1947. Actually in many districts the spread bas been much wider. But the index of farm prices for farm prod- ucts 'bas been changed from 1926 as the base periad to 1935-39, for a reason not disclosed. Hence the index an the new basis stands at 196.7 for August, 1947, or almost double the 1935-39 period. Using the aId basis of 1926, much marc comparable as ta generai conditions, Uic Fed- cratian points aut that the wholesale index for farm products would stand at 120 today or 20 per cent up from August, 1926. Farmers are not likely ta be confused with ail this jockeying with base periods, but other people may be led ta believe farmers augbt ta be satisfied with the break they are getting. The only safe index fàrmers can rely upon is the in- dex of bis awn case right on the farm. Few will be found ta agree xith the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. But they keep right on producing as bcst thcy can. Dr. G. E. Reaman Advocates A Pioneer History Week The Statesman is beartily in account witb the follaîving views on preserving local histary as outlined la the Fergus News-Record, wbicb were inspired by an address by Dr. G. E. Rea- man, former superiatendent of Boys' Training Scbool here: Dr. G. . Reajmann f ftheOntario Agrricuil- We understand thiat thc' first hîstory a Fergus child learns is that of his own community, using the bistory of Fergus which the editor wrote 14 years ago as a text-book. That gives the boys and girls a contact with the things they know and sec ln their own community. Two years ago, we printcd a brief history of Wellington County at thc rcquest of Inspector L. P. Mea- zies and the teachers of North Wellington, and altbaugh it la mast inadequate, being far taa short for detail, it is used by many teachers. There would be more difficulty about the teaching of local bistory in towns that have had ro such published bistûry. And sorte of! thûse that have been printe.d are ziot very helptal. Ev- en in aur own county, sorne tawns and villages do not know rnucb about their own origins. The Warnen's Institute members and their friends in the Wellington County Hlistoicl Research Society arc doing a good deal ta surY'v the de- tails, but they. do not publish' prinîrcl histories, because they de not have .thâ lundi. t TIME FOR DECISIONJ NEW SERIES, ARTICLE 6 Commient on this new series of articles has generally fav- ored the idea of gettlng back to fundamentals. Toc few have seen that Canada was drawn into the pre-war appeasement circle that led ta war. Too few have viewed aur present appearancd of prosperity as baving stemmed from that unsound background. Too many are now uneasyand are looking for leadership. TIME FOR A CHANGE The farmers of Canada particularly are beginning ta measure the uncertainties of palicy of the present government at Ottawa against the gencral programme announced by John Bracken, national leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. The feeling is growing that the present Liberal Ministry is aver tired and that it is time for a change. Hence public opinion la formlng in advance of the election. MISLEADING STORY A good many releases and articles today try ta show that Canadian farmers are getting an inordinate share of the national incarne in this period of artificial prosperity. The gov- vernment-campiled index prices seeks to persuade people to this view. But we find farmers in sharp disagreement with this theory. Their savings will flot stand very long against their need for general replacements. CHANGED PRICE INDEX The latest index bas been altered from thebase period cf 1926, witb its more propcrly comparable figures, ta the base period of 1935-39, a periad of post-depression prices. Naturally the index prepared an this basis shows a great advance In grass and net farm incarne. F'armers are not fooled by thiâ obviaus misreprescntatian. Their prices have lagged behind their casts. PRODUCTION FALLING Naw if farmers enjay prices that give them "unprece- dentcd prasperity" why are practically all of aur British contracts falling behind schedule? It hus always been stated that farmers will praduce in abundance if they get prices giving them a fav- orable return. It appears hollow argument to urge that they are getting a great break today. FARMERS SOCIALIZED The farmers of Canada are the only great section of aur population wha have fallen under the "socialization" policy of the present government. Their prices on what they produce have been set by the government. Delivery permits are required over a great area and grain marketings must be made at a designated point. Severe penalties are laid down for infractions. They have accepted this for the marnent. 'UNSATISFACTORY SETUP In general the wbole farm setup has not been and is not now by any means satisfactory ta Canadian farmers in this cdhntry. They are fed up witb enforced direction and by-lateral marketing. Despite any decisions taken at Geneva the Canadian farmer can be led ta produce only under fair and equitable con- ditions. The result of the coming election rests witb aur farm population, whose votes contrai the majority of the seats in the House. Counties' RevenueI Near Haif Mllion I n Tho gditnr't M2ilI Total revenue for the counties of Northumnberland and Durham up ta Uic 'end of October, 1947, arnouats ta $496,654.30. Included ia this total are, balance as of De- cember 31, 1946, $3,056.41; refund on criminal justice accounts, $6,- 372.77; refund on counties road expenditure, $134,177.18; refund an contrai of weeds la 1946, $381. 70; licenses issued, $368.; tempor- ary bank loans, $341,000; jury fees, $6; rcfund on fines, $19.78,- caun- tics home revenue from iamates, $11,271.46. Expenditure: Administration of justice, $11,235.94; counties goal, $9,559.1; registry offices, $2,824.- 49; maintenance of indigent pa- tients, $5,483.78; children's aid so- cieties, $26,368.55; counties borne, $25,767.80; counties road, $229,- 574.02; administrative casts, $17,- 569.66; board o! health, $34,042.- 65; education, $38,754.93; wolf bounties, $40; contrai o! weeds, $1,408.27; contrai o! corn borer, $183.26; debenture payments, $32,- 964.56; miscellaneous, $5 6 7. 7 4; cash book balance as of October 31, 1947, $60,309.54. Minister of Welfare Counties' Home One of the Best Hon. W. A. Goodfellow, Minis- ter a! Public Welfare ln the On- tario Govemament, speaking at the Faîl session of the Counites' Coun- cil at Cobourg, commended the administration of counties home. "There la no counties home la the piovince that is better than the anc at Cobourg" continued Mr. Goodfellow, who in his capacity as Minister of Welfare bas occa- sion ta deai with this phase o! work. Discussing the old age pension question, the speaker predicted the day would arrive when cvery- anc wauld reccice the pension, " das a matter o! rigbt." "We same- times arc iaclined ta spend to rnuch money on aur roads and other projecta and flot enough for the aider persans," stated the Min- ister. Mr. Goodfellow, ln bis talk oui- lined the present govemament aid age pension regulations revealing that under the present system the Province la adding approxirnately 900 new recipients o! pensions each rnanth. Dealing with the passibility o! a new wing being erccted to the Caunties Home, (this was recom- rnended in a report from the Mcd- ical Officer o! the home, Dr. W. W. Wilkins), Mr. Goodfellow told council that a grant of 25 per cent o! the capital expenditure was available fromn the Department M! Welfare. Speaklng for a few moments on the increased cost of govemameat, tht Minister of Welfare, stated that ail "Good Thinking" citizens will expect their taxes ta risc at the present tirne, not anly due ta the iacreased prices on the mark- et, but also due ta the people ask- iag for and receiving additional services from the Govemameats of today. One must expect mare coït Ilaail phases of goyernmcrit, includlng miunicipal, cuunty, right up to national gavernrnt, stated Mr. Goodfellow. Elegance cf language may flot be in the power o! al of us: but smaplicity and straightfomwardness are. Write much as you would speak; fpeak as you think.-Ai- DURHAM OLD BOY VISITS BEST PLACE IN WORLD Woodstock, Ont., Nov. 15, 1947 Dear George- I was very disappolnted Frilay forenoon, when I called at your office ta find you were out,' and not expected for some little time, howcver, I met your son, and put in myl kick about not seeing the "Back Shap" ixý the paper any more, but what' I wanted partic- ularly was ta offer yau, personal- ly, my hearty congratulations on the new honor recently bestowed on you as Editor o! the Canadian Statesman. I had been down ta Orono at- tending Masonic Ladge, which I have been wanting ta do for omre time. They surely gave me a royal welcome, and I embraced the op- portunity of recaunting some o! my early experiences in the vill- age. Telling' cf the practical jakes played on residents, and which us- ually bad their origin ia the late William Armstrong's bar n e s s shop, caused much merriment. Taken al lanail I surèly bad a wonderfui evening la the best place la the world. With kind personal regards and good wishes, I remain, E. C. Thomnton. Sirnplicity, of aIl things, la the hardest ta be copied.-Steele. Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, ta be simple is ta be great.-Emerson. "Lave anc another" (I John, iii. 23), is the rnost simple and pro- found counsel o! the inspired writer.-Mary Baker Eddy. National Film Board To Show Vital Role 0f WeeklyNewspaper The vital raIe of the Canadian weekly ncwspaper in the lifpe of the community and the nation soon wili get recognition on the motion picture screen. A film, still untitled and'currently in the stage of being edited, is ta be pro- duced by thc National Film Board depicting the important position hcld la each cammunity by its weekly paper. When released, the film will be' avallable ta film councils and film libraries and is being considered for release ta theatres. It wili al- sa get nation-wide screcning an the N.F.B.'s extensive system of rural circuits. Eventually, it will be given international distribution tbraugb the Board's foreign of- fices, Canada's embassies, lega- tions an'd trade commissiaflers' of- fices. In this it will probably be produced in a number of foreign languages und rnay go ta as many as 70 countries other than Can-î ada and the United States. N.F.B.'s film on the weekly newspapers of Canada won't be a mere screen document of the me- chanies of publîshing a paper. 0f necessity, it will show the opera- tions of publication but the prin- cipal aim of the production will be to emphasize how vitally tbe paper and its editor and staff en- ter into community if e and activ- « ites, bow they serve the area cov- cred by the paper and how the ac- tivities la that area affect the pa- per and its contents and services. Rather than leap fror nen place ta anather and try ta caver ail of the bundreds of weekly newspa- pers in the Dominion-a process that would result ln confusion and defeat the purpose of the film-. the production will center around a single publication and use it to tell the story of ail weeklies. Mor- ten Parker, N.F.B. director and bis production crew spent several weeks filming the community and neighboring countryside at Vern- on. B.C., concentrating on the Vernon News. The News, well- known ta ail weekly publishers and editors, was selected as repre- sentative of ail Canadian week- lies. Release dates for the film bave not been set. Few are sufficiently sensible of the importance of that economy la reading whicb selects, almost exclusively, the very first order of books.-John Foster. Cicera calîs gratitude the mo- ther of virtues, the most capital of ail duties, and uses the words grateful and good as synonymous terms, inseparably united in the sarne character-Bate. YOUR E.YES -,ý"VISION Opt. Eyesigbt Specialist Disney Bldg. - (Opp, P.O.) Oshawa, Phone 1516 (Na. 48) During the past few years so much responsibility bas been thrown upon the child, the student and the office worker that every persan in every walk of life bas becamne eye consciaus. Everyone appears ta be carry- ing a greater burden la the use o! the eyes. The need of intelli- gent eye care is indeed great. Not only la the intcrest of correction o! vision but in the detection o! symptons of trouble more remote. The fear that once existed re- garding the use o! draps in the eyes is flot heard of sa often naw. "The general use of draps for the purpose of examining the eyes is now regarded as unnecessary. There was a time bowever, when it was considered as a means o! obtaining accuracy but time bas praven that the very opposite is1 truc. Glasses are neyer prescrih- ed while the eyes are under the influence o! draps. The final pre- scription and test is always writ- ten after the effects have worn aa.(Ta Be Continued) FARM FORUM NEWCASTLE FARM FORUM We met at Stan Alin's on the Fourth Llne Monday evening with 23 present, including twa guests, Mr. Reynolds Wclcomne and Mr. Nichais of Wesieyville. These gentlemen represented t- ~r hamn Federation of Agriculture, the members of wbicb, arc visiting thc several Farmn Forums througb- out the County this month. Tbey addressed the Forum empbaslz- ing the wish of thc Federation ta belp us in any way thcy can. In aur discussions, it was de- cided that women did flot belong ta znany Farm organizations and mare yaung people were taking an interest in Agricultural actlv- ities thraugh their participation in caîf and swine clubs, grain judg- ing contests and Home Economics Classes. We meet next week at Clarence Allin's. EH M lhe ags eet ahe vares selectionty anTorresfor Sata's a d MCamne ln nd shie arth e c Eis large and you have a go choice. GREETING CARDS - for every occasion ELLIOTT'Si Variely Housei à- 65 KING STREET EAST LE MOpposite Garton's Bus Stain Plumbing Rot Water Heatiqg Repairs Agent for OII-O-Matlc 011 Burners inatalled in Any Type of Purnace ,jack Brough Phono 2384 3 Ring tW It just doesn't make senne. But some folks only haif caver their property with Insurance * . . and that niakes far less sense. They couid lbac plentyl Make sure of your Insur- ance protection! Cail on Stuart R. James INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE Successor to J. J. Mason & Son Phones: Off ice 681, - House 493 Kint Street, Bowmanville I The hemt end clameur ef Our Smelt- lng plants, the steady hum ef eut factorles ail testify to the skili and lndustry of Conada's iron- and steel- workers. They are malnstays ln the production of countl.st articles frem tracters te t.wel rocks,> from shlps ta shovels -.; a the; make thé sky-scraping ukeletons ef eur grat buildings, helplng ta build their country, t. meuid Canada Unlimitedi 1937.0 ___1947-AA_à A Ag à Aq~om«o Off OOw *o« aCf/4lW44'MM pZ C.X131VIW1 WF$6N dAP"M'M F-74PUID IC~13 08 9ê4O~MY~T1 T HIS Corporation works by group judgment. If you appoiý1't the Toronto General Trusts your exe- cutor, the administration of yove estate will be governed by conisultationls amiong officers who have specialized ini the varjous aspects of modern estate management. Your plans'for your beneficiaries w11t flot be dependent for their fulfilment on the health, tirne, kilowledge, or judgmnent of any individual. TORONTO G"(;ENERALTRUSTS CO R P O R AT 10ON Head Office; 233 Say Street. Toronto MANAGIN G ESTATE8S$INCE 1882 MAOUIDERS 0F iAfADA-ClffUMITED" ma OM imvwmrd% 1