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PAGE TWO wlth whicb in lncorporat.d rl, Eowmanvill.News, The Newcastle Indp.nd.nt and The Orano News 94 Years' Continuous Service ta fhe Town of Bowmanvf le and Durham County Authorized au Second Clans Mail, Post Office Dpartnisnt. Ottawa AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Member Affl& Audit Bueau >WUIIU~\ ofiCirculations ~I'I I Canadian < Weekiy N.wspapers 0 Association $2.50 a Year, tricly in advance $3.00 a Year in the United States Published by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Bowmanville, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, Editor Rotary Club Launches Easter Seal Drive for Crippled Children "The average crippled child ini Ontario is doomed to inadequate care uniess outside cen- tres corne 10 their aid. It takes more than an aiverage income to provide care and comfort for a crippled chiid. And in many cases, even with a fair income parents cannot bear the extra expense." It is quite possible, within a few short years for a f amily to spend in excess of $5,000.00 on a child crippled with polio. This la more than a working man pays off as payment on a purchased home. This statement issued by the Easter Seal Campaign Committee of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children emphasizes further their statement that the aid and work arranged by them through almost 200 Onfario Service Clubs is flot charity. but a musIta alleviate crippling conditions. Bowmanville Rotary Club is again co-oper- ating with other Service Clubs ail over Ontario, in selling some 85 million Easter Seals 10 help raise f unds for such work. Travelling ortho- paedic clinics, special transportation 10 treat- ment, surveys ta discover afflicted children, sup- plying of appliances, specici construcfed and operated camps, orthopaedic nursing and phy- siotherapists and other aida are supported by Easter Seal Funds. The Society records show that over 3,000 children received clinical attention fhrough this organizational setup last year. Not ail the cases are charity. But unless these clinica were avail- able many children would neyer have received Ibis individualized and highly competent diag- nosis and trealment of Iheir afflictions. If is estimated thaf through these agenc Îes medical men have supplied over six' million dollars worth of services -without fee, As the years go by the work increases; children who may have never received -aid are discovered through organized surveys. The main concern is the discovery of crippied children who may flot be known 10 authorities. Hardly any case is beyond hope, and through the publicity created by fthe use of seala and the money they maise il la hoped 10 contact more crippled children who need attention. Sugar-Coated Budget Bribes EleCtors With Their Own Money. On Tuesday, March 22, Hon. D. C. Abbott, Finance Minister under his new chief, Prime Minister St. Laurent, presented his annual fin- ancial statement on the affaira of the Dominion of Canada, commonly called, the Budget. Same of its main terms are already known among the public, but much of the detail is still obscure for the average reader. Consequently, having studied the document with care, sîraight f rom tbe pages of Hansard, we propose to publish, as we can find space, a breakdown and commentary on the document. At the moment we find the public almost solely aware that there has been a big cut in personail incorme trptaes ndthe krid- another significant angle in the budget thaï: lèad- ing press commentators appearr to havé over- iooked. We suggest that the Budget in an ad- mission by the governmént that ah ifs supporters and spokesmen who have criticized the Progres- sive Conservative platform. have reduced their complaints ta mere abaurdif y. The Progressive Conservafives issued the challenge that if given power, they would reduce taxation and mantain and even expand welfare services to the people of Canada and cul ouf deadwood and overhead at the same ime. Af ter all their scoffing, the government bas now, wllh its present budget. accepted and enacted h. basic policy of thé Progressive Consérvatives. But they haven't cut overbead and have, indeed, increased general éepndiures for the current year. Readers may follow along and learn more cr}_uf these details in our generai summary of the ferma cf th. Budget. Well Deserv'ed Honour Accorded Qutstcmding Citizen Seidom has more enthusiasm been shéwn in this comniunify than aI the banquet tendered Mr. E. H. Brown, Saturday nlght, wben mare than one hundred citizéna from the fown and district camé together ta honour a man, who during the past 38 yéars in Bawmanville, han won the affection of ane and ail. The banquet waa arranged ta coincide with 1h. retirement an pension of Mr. Brown, afler 44 years af faith- fui service with the Canadian National Railways and ifs pre-amalagamation units. The. gathering was al the more noteworthy in thé ladt that àtt1h. sane lime thé Prime Ministèr of Canada was speaking in Osbawat and men of ail walks af life remained in town ta express Iheir regard for "Hermie"' Brown. But it waa flot only from local friends fhat sucli high regard was expressed. Tlegranis wère read from bigh tiources in the gréat railway organizalion which teatified to the great integrity af Mr. Brown. Outaîanding was the wire from the gênerai manager of the C.N.R. which ai finm- ed lhe lad lihat in bis wholé 44 years af service, Mr. Brown bad flot anc single mark againat hlm. That can hé said with equal fervor of Mr. Brown as a citizen of Bowmanvilhe. Hi. greaf service ta this comznunity ln sumnxed up in our very limited report of the speeches aI thebanquet, wiich, we know will be read wiîh wide inférest. Il is a happy circumstance la be ahl. le apeak s0 igily of a citizen wile he la stili so vigorous and so enthused in the resolve cf years in Bowmanvilè. But we are sure that a himacif and his good wife to spend théir retiring man wbo ban been so active will find lime hanging beavily on his banda- in the days ahead. We beliéve this commun.ity wilh heartily welcome our suggestion that a man with such a proved capacity for organizafion and secre- farial dufies should hé invited actively to engage in work cf Ibis character wiîh due considération for the worth of bis services. Il would be a furîber mark of thé esteem expreaaed at the ne- cent banquet and testimonial in bis honour. Debates in Legisiature Display Bedlam and Foolishment People who have thé fortilude la read the Hansard issued by thé Legisiature cf Ontario wili probahly agree that the debalea carried on in the present session bave no counterparl in any democralic country as ta sheer nonsense and downrighl bediam. Scarcely a speech la made thal lanet interrupted wif h a battery af cross-fire from ail sections of the House. The thing wouid nol be permiîted in any rural council. Most of thé noise and obstruction cames, of course, from thé officiai C.C.F. opposition and the îwo Com- muniaI mémbers wbo lime up with the C.C.F. on aimost every measure présentéd. Witb the majorily of ttua coterie exhihitinig incompétence in public affaira il is little wonder that féw people can read the debales with other thSea a feeling cf futility cand diaguat. Clamoring for more and more social services, these disciples cf Marx were shown thé absurd- ity of théir prétentions by Financé Minister Frost on March 17. He outlined thé cofsscf the ser- vices demanded and warned thaf every dollar had la came from thé people by way cf taxation. Wi a budget now lotalling $205.000.000 Mr. Frost poinled ouf bow much more would have ta bé wrung from thé taxpayera 10 meet Ihe C.C.F.-Communisî demanda. Hère is part af thé piclure hé presented ta thé House: Increased iealth nicasures, after deducling thé fédéral grant, $75,000,000. Old age pensions as démnanded by tbe C.C.F.-Communisls, $60,- 000,000. Increaséd bousing, mothers aliowances and milk subsidies, $115,000,000. Thèse are just a few that add up le $550,000,000 ovér and above thé presenf budget of $205 millions whicb people already dlaim la toc heavy a tax burdén. Tien ta accépf thé C.C.F.-Commié plan to raise more money by soaking thé ici and big business, Mr. Front gavé a hreakdown of wbat this would, bring in. The total, net revenue gain from ail. this wauld hé anly $12,500,000. W. shail leave il at that for thé ordnary voter to figuré ouf. Thé néw services demanded by the C.C.F.-Communisl front in, thé Législature would hé $550,000.000 more than at présent in thé aboyé cases only, while al lbey could con- jure up ta meét the bill was néw taxation amounf- lng fa $12,500,000. And they want le hé voted interemtéd people of thé town did not ail méet togelber an very many occasions lhéy did find thé cburcb suppér a common meeting ground and a splendid communify-wîdé social gother- ing. And wby in thé cburcb suppér vaniabing? P.rhaps lb. main réason is thal the ladies' or- ganiations bavé found them te hé foo muci work. As in ail frne énterprise thé main purpose bébind ai supper in to raisé money for the cburcb, and if thé money can hé raiséd more readily in soe othér way thé sponsorahip af Suppers tends ta diminiab. Let's hope bowevér that thé ladies do flot continue ta lock aI thinga f bis way altogtiér in thec future, mèere'. mtli a large slicé of our local population wbo will travel for and pay fainly for a good church supper. Catering ta théir désires should alwaym prove sablifying toth seul and lucrative tu the thémry TECANADIAN STATESMAN. 1BOWlUNVfl.LE. ONTA-1U Baibes in the Bretton Woods Mint Will Turn Out More Than 3,700,000 Decorations Thé ameunt of work tiat bas gene into -the xinting of medais, campaign stars, ciasps and oak léoves - thé éagerly awaiféd Service dé- coratiens of hundréds et thousanda of Canad- ian men and1 women - is revéahéd in figurés nléaséd aI Ottawa. They show that 10 suitably reward ahl Canadians wbo sérvéd during tie Second Wonhd War, more thon 3,700,000 décorations must hé turned out by the Royal Canadian MinI at Ottawa. Tbat's a lot of medals - and a lot of métal. Just bow many pounda ai silver, bronze and othér matenials, or how many miles of rihhon are involvéd was nol revéaled. Figures ion individuol décorations as ordér- éd by déféncé authoriliés irom thé MinI are just as staggering. As aimoat évéryoné who enlisled for "activé service" la éntitiéd ta thé War Medal, some 1,060,000 bavé héén orderéd. For shéér num- bers Ibis is ivalléd only by thé Canadian Voluntéér Service Medai of wiich 900,000 medals and 524,000 ciasps - denoting service oufaidé of Canada - are béing shruck. Other décorations and thé number on ordér aI thé MinI are: 1939-45 Star, 288,000; Atlantic Stan, 40,000; Africon Star. 12,000; Pacific Star, 10,250; Burma Star, 5,200; Itaiy Star, 102,500; France-Germany Sfar, 250,000; Défèsiéce Médol, 460,000, and the Air Créw Europe-Stan, 12,000. Misgivings Are Expressed That the Budget Favors CCF Aims In a récent addréss héforé a gotbéning of univérsity shudénts, Mr. Coidwell, national leader ai thé C.C.F., said hée aaw no chance for bis parly gaining power at Ottawa until another gréaI dépression set in. Stili vigorous as a party and presenthy in voting alliance with thé Libéral régime, stili aiming for power, il con hé takén as indicaléd. thafk thé sociolist forces wouid wél- corné such a dépression and would support mea- sures calculalécý f0 bring about that staté cf affaira. Year after year aimost every C.C.F. leader a prédicted a dépression. As thé pol- iticai arm of a gréaI section of organized labor, this apparent wisi bas hung over thé heada ai thé rank and filé in thèse politicohly dirécted unions, 0 Now, ince thé budget bas béen brought down thé ordinary mon aI thé lathe and factory line la béginning te wondér if. somé ai its pro- visions may hring on quiite a dégreof unern- pîcymént. Finance Ministen Abbott deciared, P. 1793, Hansord: "Large tox réductions alt year Observations and Opinions A TOUCH 0F YELLOW (Petérboro Examiner) Now that margarine must hé labeliéd "substitute for butter" we may expéct ta sée ladies wearing nylon hase with thé words clear- ly stamped on thé nylon "Substi- tute for Si1k." We may hé bhow- ing our nases in cotton handker- chiéfs with thé words inde]îbly inscribed on thém "Substitute for binén." Young ladies wilh hé go- ing ta dancés in mouton fur coats with the phainly red-inked légend on thé coats: "Substituté for Seal Skin." Perhaps we may find thé worthy Ontario legislators sitting at their desks in thé Législative Assémbly with yellow banda wrap- péd around their foréheads béar- ing thé words '6ubstituté far Brains." SPEAKS (OUT AGAIN (Oshawa Times-Gazette) Not long ago wé congratulated Major John Footé, V.C., M.L.A., for bis courage in spéaking out against his party in a speech in thé législature. At that time, he voicéd his convictions, distaste- fui though they might have béen ta, thé parts- af which hé lsaa membér. And wé warnéd hlm that this was a dangerous thing ta do if hé had any ceaI political ambitions. Major John Footé has spaken ouI again, and again wé comménd him. In thé Législature this weék, hé condemned thé govern- ment's iquor policiés. Hé said: «'If I had my way, I would abol. îsh all sources af iquor-béér. %vne or .zpirits--except through govei nment iiquor stores'~ He also attacked thé govern- i INTERESTING POLITCAL e SITUATION IN DURHAM si COUNTY C (Huntsvile Forester) si An inteiesting politiçal situa- tion bas developed in Durham County. The Canadian States- rnan, well-known wveekly news- paper published at Bowmanville, is edited by Geo. W. James, son of the paper's founder, thé late M. A. James. In recent years it has given strong support ta the Progressive Conservative party, although for many years the paper had rnaintained an indépendent attitude in politics. Recently, the Liberal Party 'n Durham nominated John James, a partner in the ownership of The Statesman, and a nephew of Geo. James, the éditor. The Statesman is therefore confrontéd with the awkward situation of the éditorial end of thé partnérship favoring one party, and the managerial end of the partnérshîp réprésenting thé Libéral party as nomineé. In a léngthy statement issued ovér ais own signature last weék, Gea. James seeks ta clarify the position of his paper by stating that principles and policies are of greater significance than persan- alitiés in thé political field, and that Thé Statesman cannot sacri- fice its principlés in dealing with important public issues, bécause of a situation involving only per-1 sonalities. Hé thérefore hints braadly, that The Statesman will, o n its éditorial page, continue ta give support ta thé polîcies of Mr. Drew and his party, whiié afford-1 ing ta thé Libéral nomméee, thé! wouid bave came f00 eorly 10 hé of real value ta thé public as a whole." Hé couid have said with more Iruti thot tbéy would bave corne 100 early la hé of value ta thé Libéral party and ils C.C.F. socialiat alliance. Tien hé wenl on te, explain in more détail how bié proposed la keép thé whééls moving. In effécl hé said, "wé will givé you more spénding'monéy to compete with others for lie goods offeréd for salé" and "wé wili fax more heavily thé large f irms naw empioying thé larg- est number of workmén.'" That ia la say wé shah moke it harder for big business 10 expand and le create more jobs and wé wan't worry if somé havé to close down. Tien, with workers having apént Iheir savings on disappearing gooda, wé shahl have thé beginninga of a real dépress- ion. No matter how you read thé document thèse provisions are cléanhy in thé direction of thé situation hopéd for by thé sociahists la bring them ta power. Tbéré's a lot more la Ibis politi- cal budget thaf thé ordinary man hasn't yét fatbomned. Health of the State Dr. H. J. Cody, a former Président of thé University of Toronto, gave ail Canadians some food for thought and action in a récent addréss on thé thème, "Healti ai thé Stote." In bis addréss hé strésséd thé importance of service. "Whal wé néed is a worthwhilé civ- ilization in Canada ta maké our contribution ta the wonhd," hé said. "Wc have mode 100 much* of thé matérial aidé bécausé we are a land of piénty." Canon Cody cited one factor - that of our foréat résaurces. 'Wé have a great wealth in our foresîs and minés ta build a great com- mercé and industry," hé said, "hé we are a waslé- fui people and Ibis is one of aur bésétting sina. Wé consider our suppliés ilimitablé." Spéaking aifaresîs, hé said wé shouid con- servé and maké thé bést usé of this os 50 muci dépends on the bush lands so for os climaté, ramn, rivera and béauty is concerned. Bécausé af Ihis dependéncy we should support thé gov- érnmént in ils efforts ho conservé. Wé should encouragé bush lots and reforestation of wasle honds. "Cutting sbould hé doné scientifically and under contrai, givinq nature a chance f0 TO- huild," maintainéd thé speaker. Hé pointéd eut that in thé case af mining, Ibère was no reproduction, and déscnihéd thé Lauréntian Wedge, telling afitis wealth. "Be- cause wé havé a divérsity ai resourcés, wé are placed in a rrr' - *t -'. ý, hndý,cencv 10 dévélop oniy thé matériai aidé," hé said. Canon Ccdy aïso spoke on in:e7;comrrn; ncation, find waîer power résources and said that "~a gréaI Industriai nation with ail thèse advantagés would hé able te huiid o wortbwbie civilizatian." rnent's aid agé pension policy, saying hé favoréd a $40 a month pension for ahi old agé pensionérs, Hé proposéd the governmént take avec thé privaté hospitalization schemés now béing operate e foré the privaté companies ad too strong a strangléhold on thé business. "There should bé no profit in this business for any- one," hé safd. "And in fact, it would bé better with a déficit bé- ing made up by thé governmént." Major Foote la showing that hé has thé courage af bis convictions in spésking bis mind without ré- férencé ta thé views of thé gov- érnmént hé auports. Wé imaginé that thé majority of cight-think- ing people will agrée with him on ail thréé points hé raiséd. His views on thé liquor question weuld doubtiéss hé distasteful ta thé governiment, which dépends on liquer to such a large éxtent for its revenues. But at thé same timé, people who are concérned with thé welfare cf thé people af Ontario will agrée with hlm that there la a definité need for tightenin* up on the sources cf supply of liquor. Sa whilé his colléagués in the party may disapprové of his spéaking againat g o v e r n m P n t policy, thé people af thé province genérahly will apphaud hlm for doing so. Send What You Can' Europe stihi neéds help. <Canadian) CARE, thé non-profit agéncv aI Ottawa, will accépt contributions in any' amaunt, pool thém to send CARE's big $10 food anai clothing textile packages ta des- * tute lanùlies overséas. 3TOP TOBACCOS VIRGINIA BURLEY TURKISH THURSDAY, MARCH Slat, 1040 editor's nephew and partner, full papers must stand for principles, scape for expressing his political and the position taken by Mr. Gea. convictions. 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