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L'JITRSD Y. O TOBE 27, 194 lEZ CANA IAN TATE MAN. BOW ANVT LZ.PAGEU O . - - ......WkIy vi.w Mysteries of Devaluation By LEWIS MILLICAN every mnan la trying to gq quick and lord it over his bar. Whatever government hag into power after the would have been faced stupendous task in rebuildi natîon's peacetime industri recovering its lest world and commerce. Britain w ready on the verge of bank at the close o! war, and if flot been for the material ai ancial support given by the cd States and Canada the: people might have starved. alter four years of intensive omie and industriel ple Britain, on Sir Stafford own admission, is nearer ruptcy than ever. The only hope, it seems is tbat the British people w away from one-class gaver and recruit ail their politic economic forces and lead in a national government. democracy is governiment t for ALL lhe people, and4 class gbvernment is the su: ail devaluators. falîs or riscs with the fluctuations o! markets. The prices o! goods are determined by the cost o! pro- duction and servicing, plus a] kinds o! taxes. In Britain the costs o! production, scrvicing and taxation are at an ali-time high. In addition, the Government has, by its export policy, crcateda shortage cf home-made commodi- tics which tends stili !urtber to raise prices and lower the pur- cbasing-powcr of the money in the peaple's pockets. Thus the proccss o! devaluatiar bas been accelerated by every attempt made ta arrcst or reverse it. Econamic- planning, which calli for contrais o! industry and the ratianing o! raw materials anc household commodities, created discontent among the workcrs, whicb bas resuited in unofficial strikes and dcmands for higher and higbcr wages. Nationalizatior in itsclf was a castly undertaking, and the extension o! free public services, banuses and subsidies added ta governmcnt expenditures and taxation. Howcver good the intentions af the Labor Government may have been, the iaunching o! sucb a vast and costly program o! exper. imentatian was baund ta be fin- ancialiy disastrous at a time when the natian's resources had been exhaustcd by the grcatcst o! ai] wars. An impoverished nation, any mare than a poor man, can- not affard ta gamble with ifs meagre resaurces an a theoretical proposition. That is wbat the La-. bar Government bas donc, and it appears ta have imparted the gambling spirit ta the workers, who bave se. far fargotten their socialistic ideals of cquality that The block a! granite wbich an obstacle in the pathway o lin the pathway of the stror ITho mas Ca-rljyle. g :Foreign Exchýange is supposed te be anc of the deepest mysteries cl High Finance. Wc have bcen told that only bankers, finance ,miisters and those engaged %' '-iiy in world cômmerce can un- "ý,lcrstand and grasp ail its ramifi- ctions. What does the average 4an, or particularly the average 1--usewife, know about high fin- aice? And yet there is more mist t4an mystery about it. The bouse- Sife knows a great deal about 11W finance in making ends meet l th her limited income. She ows that when the prices o! 4mmodities go up, the value cf Sr dollar goes down - - - her Zliars automatically devaiuated. That is how-I explained it to a use Ïiewho askedme,"Wat ilal this talk in the newspapers *out devaluation?" My answer Say have been an over-simplifi- tion of the recent financial crisis lit Britain. But the probiemn faccd 4y Sir Stafford Cripps in drawing ipand balancing his budget was eÈsentially a domestic one. Whcn was announced that Sir Stafford L d cevaluated the pound sterling iost people naturally assumed teat he had by that act reduced ils valuei. But the real value of the l*und had aiready been reduced home as well as abroad, and 1.1 that Sir Stafford did was to *knowledge the fact officially. 8 There neyer was atime when tLe British worker had so much xtioncy in his pooket than he bas tpday, and yet *there neyer was a time when he could buy s0 littie $ijth a pound. The purchasing power of a pound note, as o! a irollar bill, depends upon the p,deces 'o! goods, and that power i was 'f theF ýstone1 ong.- 1 fi p a Ji IV in IN s at CI a of th gi, H. D. Mi ci( Ai kr pri T. tho 0V, Til An las, ticl cor ýet rich ;neigh- td corne var. it W'ith a ing the es and 1trade vas ai- cruptcy it had nd fin- eUnit- British 1Now, e cn anning, Cripps' bank- ta me, vil get mmrent 'ai and [ership ;. Truc by and a one- irest cf eWages for Railroads By Josephs Lister Rutledege Almast evcrybody with the pos- rsible exception o! those who have ta pay, is favorable ta wage n- creases. It is s0 easy for us to cbeck back ta" personal experience sto prove bow neceÉsary such in- screases are if wc are ta maintain aur accustomed standards o! liv- fing. We don't always nemember that industries, even very large a industries, also bave standards ta maintain and that failure ta main- tain tbcm would reflcct irmimedi- iatcly and adversely on us alf. 1 Quite recently, the Board o! 1 Transport Commissioners o! Can- ada, considering the railroads' ap- peal for a 10% increase in freight srates-and an intenim increase o! 1 151S%-to crable tbem fa maintain .their standards, made an exhaus- tive survcy o! the façts. Said the Chie! Commissioner, Mr. Justice Archibald: "I am satîsfied that there bas been a substantial in- Lcrease- in aperating . costs since March 36, 1949, and tbat having regard ta the great. ýservice ren- *dered by the railoads-it is not fair te require them) ta main- tain this service witbout provid- ing thcm with additional sources; o! revenue." In view a! this the niajority o! the Board allowed. a reduceci in- terim increase o! 8%. Perbaps it isn't unreasonable.that the public should be startled by even an 8< ' increase on top o! the 21 % in- crease o! last March. It did semr ta mean a 29%/ increose. Relative- ly few people steppcd ta think tbat an increase that secmed startlingly higb for a railroad, would bave scemed startlingly low if appliid ta wages under the same ,circumstanccs. These cir- cumstanccs are tbat these were the !irst increases for the rail- roads in aver ten years. Duriné that time the average wage a! ail workers bad increased 77%, mak- ing the railroad's increase o! 291/ scem smali. But even that increase was naominal. The minarity repart o! the commissioners revealed that wbhile the 21% increase of March last had providcd the two major systems witb an estimatcd $70 ffiillion increase in grass revenue the 17c an hour wage increase to railroad warkers, aliawed it ap- praximately the same time, added $67 million in wagecocsts. Thus 95'1,2« of this carlier benefit was last befare it was sccured. So, with the recent interim increaseE a! 8%, the total advantagc ta thes railways would nat be 29c,7tbut 9 r~, providing tbat ail other costsf but wages bad remained stationary over the past ten ycars. ~vbich thîs country seems to be Keith Slemon, ~vas for each bidder n h MRS. RICHARD D. SNOWDEN Aresident of -Oshawa for the past 31 years and an activ'e mem- ber cf Simcoe Street United Church, Amelia Brim~acombe, be- loved wife of iîchard D. Snow- den, died ?t the famnily residence, 115 Agnes Street, on Sunday a!- ternoon, October 23, in her 80th year. Mrs. Snowden had been in failing healtis for the past year and a hait. - A daughtcr o! the late .Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brimacombe, the de- ceased was torm in Devonshire. §ngland, on. Fèbruary 19, 1870. She came.ta Canada with her par- ents when seven years cf age and wasr-rmarried at Bowmanville in December, 1891. Had shei lived, Mr. and Mrs. Snowdcn wouid have cebrated their 58th wed- ding anniversary this year. Mrs. Snowden was a member o! Swncoc Street United Church and was a very active member o! the Womnan's Missionary Society of the cburch o! -which she was a life imcmber. Besides her sorrowing husband she is survived by two sons, Foster of Kedron and Ronald o! Oshawa. AIse surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Laura Penfound and Miss Mary Brimacombe o! Bowman- ville, and one brother, Fred Brimacombe, Toronto. A sistar, Miss Hester Brimacomibe, pre- deceased ber about five years ago. The funcral service was held Tuesday at the family residence, conducted by Rcv. John K. Mof- fat, minister o! Simcoc Street United Church. Intermetit was -in Bowmanville Cemetery. (Continucd from Page One) Fneedom at Forfeit Over and above the cost, how- ever, there is a far greater dan- ger, he observed. That is the mor- al and spiritual danger o! sucb legisiation robbing us of our in- dependance-independance which was the vèry.-foundation o! aur country. "Our forefathers came to this land and clcarcd and settled it", he said. 'We followed and, througb aur own efforts, set aur- selves up in -businesses wbich made us indepenedant o! outside aid. Now the state cames aiong witb sccurity and we must give up aur freedom for this security. There is no way around it, or the state must Éegulate where the state gives security. "Some, o! course, through mis- fortune, must have benefits, but we ourselves must be the makers o! aur dcstiny," he insisted. Canada Is Dividcd A second matter Mr. Parker deait with was the manner in is is e fs or contact any member cf the Lions Club. PLAN TO ATTEND JUNIOR FARMERS' DAY IN DOWMIANVILLE ON Mr. and Mrs. C. Siemon, Mr. Hilliard Truscatt, Mr. and Mrs.1 L. Bradley at Mr. Lorenzo Mount- joy's, Nestleton. Mr. and Mrs. Lorn Bradley andi family, Hampton, at Mrs.Herb Bradley's and Mr. James Hanna's. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ashton and famiiy, Toronto, at Mr. Henry Ashton's. Mr. and Mrs. Publow, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fontaine, Toronto, at Mr. E. A. McNeil's. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ashton and family at Mrs. Fred Tamblyn's, Orono. Mr. and Mrs. Cliffard Trcwin, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Martyn and Anne Elizabeth, Bowmanvîlle, Mr. Harold Ashton, Mrs. E. C. Ashton, Enniskillen Mr. and Mrs. W. Bragg, -Providence, at Mr. W. Trewin's. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Grabam, Mrs. Russell Crossmnan, Mrs. Stan- ley Byami at Mr. James Grabam's, Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hamilton, Violet and Verna. Tbornton's Corners, at Mr. M. Bertrim's. Mr. and Mrs. Don Carr and family at Mr. Harold Ormistan's, Enfield. Mr. Allin Malcolm, Mr. Rager Clark, Mrs. Ruth Legere, Toronto, at Mr. David Malcolm s. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Downey and Anne Marie, Shaw's, at Mr. Don 1 Cameron's. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Narwood and family, Midland, at M.Ca Rhankine's.MrChs Mr. and Mrs. Alymer Beecb at Mr. Ross Ricbard's, Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rabm, Burketon, at Mr. Lloyd Beecb's. Melville Bertrim and Roy Gra- hamn went on a duck hunting cx- pedition te Bancroft. Church service was well attend- ed Sunday evening. This Sunday ser~vice will be beld at 3.p.m. Mr. Clarence Avery bas sold bis farmi te Mr. Clarence Wallace, H-ighland Creek. We welcomne Mr. and Mrs. Wallace and family ta 3Ur cammunity. (Intended For Last Week) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Niddery and F'lorence, Peterboro, Mrs. Jas. Kennedy, Enniskillen at Mr. H{enry Ashton's. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ashton and frmilY Mr. Fred Ashton and Bill, Toronto, at Mr. A. Read's. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trewin and Lloyd. Blackstack, at Mr. Wmn. T'rewin's. Mr. and Mrs. C. Siemon at Mr. R. Hodgson's and Mr. R. Clapp's,. Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. L. Stainten and family, Enniskillcn, at Mn. Jack Pott's. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gay, Osh- awa, at Mr. Chas. Garrard's. Mrs. Stanley Byam, Toronto vith Mrs. Russell Crassman and Mr. ffnd Mrs. Leslie Graham. Mr. and. Mrs. Don Mountjoy,' an and Lynda, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. H. Gay, Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. C. Garrard at Mr. Frank >enby's. Mrs. C. Slemon with ber par- ?nts, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brook- ng, Part Britain. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Blackburn, Wayne and Caral attcndcd the Shackleton-Backburn wedding LSalem church on Saturday. Congratulations ta Mr. and Mrs. larence Avery on the arrivai o! Lson. W. A. was hcld at Mrs. Theron Iauntjayls an Thursday aftcr-' aon. Bible rcading was nead by 4rs. J. H. Walker and devotional vy Mrs.*-T. Mountjoy. Mrs. C. Gar. ard led in prayer. In the absence 1 graup leader Mrs. R. Olesen, &rs. Don Cameron took charge o! e'c pragram. Rcadings - wcre yen by Mrs. C. Siemnon and Mrs. 1Ashton. A vocal duet was ren-, ered, by Mrs. A. Beech and Mrs.j ). Carr. Lunch was served by rs. Olescn's graup. It was de- ided to seli lunch at Mr. C., Lvery's sale on Oct. 29. Many will be ihtcrested ta now that Bert Ashton bas been ' omoted ta Chipf Clerk of, the .T.C. Stores. Canadian farmers' incarnes for ie bal! year jumiped 15 per cent ver the !irst hait o! 1948. Fe neyer know how high we are Ml we arc calcd ta risc; nd then, if we are truc tc plan, un statures touch the skies. SALE OF PRODUCE - HOME COOKING CALF SHOW IN AFTERNOON M- Y1ETCS FARM MACHINERY DISPLAYS 15 CLASSES 0F EXHIBITS FOR RURAL SCHOOL PUPILS GOOD PRIZES $5OoOO IN PRIZES FOR, ESSAY CONTEST $200 IN MERCJIANDISE PRIZES $100 IN CASH PEIZES Saturday, October 29th Featuring JUNIOR FARMERS' MrARKET gram.Sel ei Applesgi ith Wtellmbne oaraneg ionsith th ombined trianestsand Lioenintroduced tir uessAotheyaever.Toe- intuded Art iby, oasformer Ta- rasn ot ;n, wheonbashtake-U ree fnce sBrketn, John Myc- LeannoWndor, isan Bislcstt meanonTlcassmlinae sales- an. dThe doassebage wasften aosed t bldon appbushe opdro- iaus. ntosh pies tero-th ScudsandCbe sented anvthe STs and Cuofb o! Bowmilee The anineers o! bidding reand byt auctioners foMcregor andde SQUAKER SPACE HEATERS Be prepared for the cold s winter weather aheadl Corne * iln now and sec thse new QUAKER OIL BURNING SPACE HEATER They are bath clean and econ- e amical to operate giving an ~i even cantrolled heat iwhen ycu * Madcrately priced tac! ORDER YOUR SWIFT'S CANADIAN BLEND For Better Tobacco Crops NOW- W. H. BROWN' DEALER FOR Case Farm Machinery - Firestone Tires DeLaval Milkers and Separators Beatty Bras. Stable Equipment )KING ST. W. PHONÉ 497 MEMBER OF O.R.F.E.D.A. DARGAINS AT CAWKERJ'S GROCERY Butter --------lb. Heinz - Assorted Soups -------------- 3 tins York Ketchup ------------ bottie Ica iPhn 6- FOC 60C 1111maxwell Hanse Coff ee -----------l--- b. 59c 25C 111 Medium Assartcd 1111Soap Flakes -------pkg. 33c 23c 1 Laundry Starch----pkg. lOc 0 m 75-1b. bag $1.65 - ai al l imes Line of . VEGETABLES nber Ladies 1I ELI VER F R E E 0F CHARGE ALL ORDERS OVER $ 1.00 Girocery Bonill OBITUARY - ~ At T O E S, New Bosnswick Make Cawker's Your Headquarfers for DEMPSTER'S BREAD 24-o z. Siiced for 12c We Carry a Complet e 'DS - FRESH FRUIT w1ker's ~- ADMISSION FREE Sponsored by The Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce PONTYPOOL The occasion o! our annual Thankoffering was marked by a special service in our United Cburch on Sunday evening, Octo- ber 16. Upon entering*the church one could not but be impressed by the gracious arrangements o! autumn fruits, flowcrs, vegetabies and grains, tangible symbols of a bountiful harvest. The service, in charge ot aur pastor, Rev. J. Clare Kellogg, was wchl attended. Music was sup- plicci by our own choir who ren- dered two beautiful anthems, "Hast Thou Not Known", and "It is well wîth my Soul". After the% benediction bad been pro-, naunced, the cangregation joincd, with bowed heaRds, in singing with the choir anc verse o! "Abide with Me" as a closing ves- per. We might add that for some o! us, it was aur first opportunity o! being present at a service con- ducted by our new minister. Rev, Kellogg is a native o! Welcome, Ontario. Late in June he was ap- painted to servet on the Janet- ville-Pontypool circuit, wbicb also include Manvers and Mount Hareb church. Altbough he is in charge e! such an extensive terri- tory be bas, since bis inauguration, striven ta establish a sense of unity among bis four charges, and bas sbown a genuine intcrest in the lives, activities and problems o! his people. May we, througb the medium o! thîs column, ex- tend a beiated but carnest wel- corne ta Rev. Ciare Kellogg, and words o! thanks for the supreme effort he is making ta serve our cammunity. LIONS - ]ROTARY 1 divided. The people o! the w~est condemn Ontario and Quebec for suppased monetary "milking" of the west, bath past and present. In the Maritimes, he feit they are still thinkirg as they were in the days of Confederation, when tbey thought a great - injustice was done thcm by Ontario and Que- bec (wbich they stili refer ta as Upper and Lower Canada) who supposediy took ail the xnoney tbey possibly could from them.~ ing there is the bad feeling be- tween Ontario and Que-bec - the English and French ele- ments of Canada. During the war there was great controversy con- ccrning conscription and the pa- pers o! Ontario (particuiariy To- ronto) condemned Quebec for its draft-dodgers. Mr. Parker stated that there werc actuaiiy more draft-dodgers in Ontario at that time. Another split is apparent now, he said. A large number of people -in Newfoundîand, mostly in St. .John's, wcrc highly averse ta its recent confederation and stili feel they were "taken in" by the njove. Must be United Conciuding these remnarks, Mr. Parker stated that Canada is anc country and must act as one country. "Unification must be firm,"' he said. '"Canada as ten seperate provinces is no power in the wvorld, but if the provinces act as one.body, they can exertb an influence beyond the numbers o! their Population. Canada can and Canada mnust be united." As the applause for Mr. Parker died away, Lion Andy Thompson moved a vote of tbanks ta him, which was seconded by Tommy Palmer and unanimousiy passed by ail present. Presidents Speakj At the beginning o! the even- ing, Lion President Bob Kent had officialiy welcomned the *guests and Rotarians present, on behaif o! the Lions, who were hosts at the dinner. Rotary President Walt DeGeer repiied to the wel-* came for his feilow-members with remarks on the co-operation which exists and bas existed be- tween the two service clubs in Bowmanville. The chair was then rciinquished ta Tommy Palmer, who was in charge of the pro- MEMORIAL ARENA rgUPMAY. OCTOBZR 27,1049 Imm CANADIAN ST'ATESMAN, BOWMANVnM, ONTAFao ta pay irnnediately the difference place in the Merorial Arena oa between his bid and thie preceding Saturday, Nov. 5, with ah object- one. The "pot" was started off ive of $1000 aimed at. As last Ly "Doc" Fuhdle and Fred Cole, year, articles ta te auctioned off who contributed a dollar apiece. wil be colected from the citi- After over ten minutes bidding, zens of the town and surroundi~ the appies went to Ray Dllling area, who have any oid or us for $36.01. They were, however, articles they wish to dispose of, presented' to the guest speaker or Rny type of farm prduce they of the evening. When the pro- would like to donate. At exacty ce- were actuaily counited, it 1 p.m., Auctioneer Bill Chailig, was found that $38.12 had been who is donating his, servics aonated by the over-anxious and again this year, will start the bld- generous bidders. ding, whch will continue until Two sets of tickets for a home everything is sold:- gamne of the Toronto Maple Leafs Winding up the evening, Lion w ere raffled off in short order. President Bob Kent thanked Mrs. The lucky winners were Lion Stu W. J. E. Ormiston for the ineal James and Rotarian J. J. Brown. which had been served. Mrs. Or. Accordian andl Auction miston recelved the thanks on MissNanc Higons Oshwa.behaif cf the St. -John's Women's aispeanytwicebeore tOheaa-Auxiiiary. who. outdid themselves apebare, wich was e he a-in inpreparing a superb dinner on snle, ap alcw her ivrtyhan- this occasion. The gathering back- ling 8f the piano accorian. On ed President Bob al the way as severa> occsos te a dece thy showed, by applause, their joined in singing to the accom-apecton paniment of the "squeeze-box". Lion Alex McGregor announced The American who startedl to the Lions in particular, the fact world citizenship w'as arrested for that their second annual Com. trying ta break into a French munîty Auction Sale would take -jail. Bowmanville Lions Clul, SECOND ANNUAL COMMqUNITY AUCTION SALE will be held SATURDAY, -'NOVEMqBER Sth 1 p.m. sharp at the Memorial1 Arena TRSCASH- NO RESERVE BIDS Auctioneer: W. J. CHALLIS Hundreds of articles includling-- PRODUCE, CLOTHING, FURNITURE, HARDWARE, LIVE- STOCK, ETC., bath new and used Donated by Business Firms and Citizens of Bowmanville and District, will bo. sold at auction. Proceeds f or a WADING POOL at our Community Centre Every citizen and business firm cf Bowmanville and. District is invited ta contribute samething. Any article, ncw or used- is acceptable. A pick-up wilI be made in Bowmnanville THUIRSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd Commencing at 6:30 p.m. Out-of-town cantributors please phone W. J. E. ORIMISTON, Chairman cf the Cammittes Bowmanville 475 mao»- iq HAYDON ai the - ETC.