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PIGE WO TE CAADIM STAESMA~'. OWMAV!LL ON'rwTn rmTUn AVATTT-IYV'P C .4 Orn Pt 0amun ffiWmu E.ttablihd 1854 wlth whici la fnceporated The. Bowinanvilla News, The.Newcaste indpeadent and The. Orono News -95 Years Continuoua Servic, fa the TOwn of Bowmanville and Durham Coumty ANIV NDEPENDENT NEW-CIAPER AuiMeau et Circulations Canadcin < We.kly Newmapffra Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES $250 a Year, strfctly ln advanct $3.00 a Year in the United Stats PubUlahod by THE JAMES PUBISHING COMPANY Autiiarlzed as Second Ccrn Mail Pont Office Departuient, Ottawa. Bownianvifle,, Ontario GEO. W. JAMS,, EnITon EVERYBODY IS SUFFERING FROM THE RAILWAY STRIKE In practically every conversation, these days, there is one main topic, the railway strike. It doesn't matter if it is a housewife, a farmer, a business man or a railway worker, each and every one of them is worrying and suffering some in- convenience, some loss of pay or business. Merchants are unable to obtain the goods they require. Customers are thinking about the strike and are not buying new clothes or anything else but the essentials. Farmers are annoyed because the strike is disrupting their deliveries. Fishermen at the beach haven't been fishing because their catch is shipped by express. Nursery- mnen who ship cut flowers are watching their glads and other flowers die on the stems as they pass their peak. Factory workers are worried because they don't know when they'l1 be forced aut of work by a shut-down for lack of materials and they don't know yet what the outcome of the strike will be. - The strike is costing every employer large sums of money and is seriausiy hampering his production, so he's upset too. Ahl in ail we are a con- fused, bitter and bewildered citizenry. For the average man, the situation is sa involved that it is diff icult to sort out the truth and corne to any reasonable con- clusion. If you are a union man, it is only natural that you should feel the rail- way men should get more money and the government should either stay out of the picture or should step in and force the railways to give in to the union demands. If you are a farmer, you probably feel that ahl this talk about a 40-hour week is no much nonsense and the unions are be- caming altogether too powerful. If you are a reputable business man, you try to nee both sides of the picture. On the.one hand you realize that the rallway section men and others who are tn strike are not high paid workers, and >rou may feel that they should be paid, mnore. On the other hand, you know that If they are granted ahl their demands the cost of everything that is transported by ý*ai1 will be increased, starting another eound of wage and price Increases which Will mean industrial unrest for many nonths to corne. At the moment, you are about ready ta admit that anything by way of unrest and inflation would be better than allowing the strike to continue any longer. The big question is who to blame for this strike and here, most of us find it very difficult to be unbîased. We are ready and eager ta pin the blame on somebody. Many folks are condemning Donald Gordon, President of the C.N.R. for flot giving in more to the union heads, failing ta realize that he has a grave re- sponsibility and is probably quite sincere in trying ta save the taxpayers' maney. It will be remembered that the C.N.R. hast year had a deficit of over forty million dollars which will be paid by the people and the businesses in Canada that pay taxes,.lHe was put in charge of the C.N.R. tirely ta blame any more than was Don- ald Gardon. Who is there left ta blame? We have only the gavernment and again cames 'praise or blarne depending on our point of view. The government undoubtedly could have prevented the strike by step- ping in and doing the sanie as it did in 1948 by giving the unions practically everything they wanted although concil- iatory boafds had Agreed that the union demands were ridiculous. Or, the govern- ment could have proclaimed a national emergency and taken over the railways in exactly the same way President Tru- man did in the United States. The latter was acceptable ta labor in United States but it must be remembered that the aver- ie Cahadian doesn't feel that Canada is war. In United States, every one feels that the country is at war and that nathing must be allowed ta inter! ere with war production. Would labor have accepted such a -move here and been co-operative or would they have said: "Let the army run the railways?» We haven't a large enough army ta do that particular job. What would have happened if the government had forced the railways' ta give the unions what they wanted? The government wouid have been blamed for the increase in the cost o! living which would have folhowed and would have been forced ta increase taxes ta offset the ad- ditional expense. Sa, the government stayed out of the picture, undoubtedly feeling that the railways and the unions could came ta agreement before the strike was called. After the strike had started, we can imagine that the government wished it had stepped in, but it was toa late. The Prime Mvinister made a noble effort ta bring the twa parties ta agreement on Friday and Saturday and it must have been a terrible disappointment when they again failed ta agree. Now it is up to Parliament and the solution wihl be no easy job. Everyone must play paitics ta try ta retain the labor vote or the farm vote. Under aur democratic system, every member of par- liament must be allowed time ta state where he stands on the issue. The longer the debate continues the mare prestige parhiament loses. Every speech wihl cast the country millions. Up ta the present, Monday night, the CCF is the only op- position party which has indicated its position. Apparently it will back the strikers. Ail opposition parties will try ta make political capital out of the situ- ation by criticising the gavernment. The only hope of a quick stoppage o! the strike is for newspapers ta give adverse public- ity ta anyone who keeps the debate gaing unnecessarily. It will be an interesting and a hot session and at the moment, we can't see how the government can came out of the ordeal unscathed. The only conclusion aur bemuddled, befuddled mentality has corne ta is, as we wrote last week, that the most important thing is ta settie the strike as quickly as possible and enact legishation ta ensure that such a disaster will ot occur again. If the proper legislation is introduced it should be good for labor and for the country generally because no one can win a moral, social or financial victory in a strike such as we are now experiencing. GAMBLE 0F FARMING If the farmer were ta think too much about the financial risks he runs every year, he probably would take up another profession. Each branch o! farming has its own particular risks, each one in itself enough ta bring ta naught the cherished plans and hopes o! the farm family with the irretrievable loss o! heavy cash and labor investment. And farming is a bugi- ness which has neyer been able ta lay aside capital reserves ta caver such con- tingencies. Weather conditions from spring ta fali cause conditians o! wide extremes which can create a mauntain o! extra work or bring to naught in a few short hours znany days of tiresame labor. Frost, wind, hail storms, draught, ex- cessive ramn, plant and animal diseases are some of the conditions over which the farmer has littie contrai - such are the hazards encountered between planting time and harvest. And yet, on the average year, the average farm escapes them ahi, or escapes enough o! them sa that its acres produce a profitable yield. If that were flot true, Canada would neyer have be- came one o! the world's most impartant sources o! food. Nevertheless there are in every year, hard-working f armers who see their labQrs and maney wasted because o! some con- dition over which they have no contrai, who see their f lourishing crops hailed out, drawned out, dried up, eaten up or frozen up. This occupational risk they must run and they accept it quite as a matter o! course. Contingencies for occupatianal hazards are flot built into farri economy, or appear in their price structure. If such were inchuded in the same manner as con- tingencies for industrial hazard, then there may be greater farm prosperity and stab- ility, and agriculture wouhd hold more attraction as a professian. Yes, this farm- ing game is a gamble and the stakes are nat small. To be a farmer one must be a gambler, and gamblers lave the game. -Simcoe Reformer HERE AND THERE While awaiting the arrival o! his f irst- born in the hospital, a Narthern Ontario father was making rather a nuisance o! himself. We get this story f rom a cor- respondent up there. Fretting, !uming and asking questions, getting into everyone's way, the prospective father came under the eye of the doctor, who said ta the nurse, "You better get him out of here. Tell him ta bring some water or some- thing." Well, that was as good as anything, s0 the nurse put him ta carrying water In the Diii and Distant Pasi From 1%è iStatenmanFiles TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO his car rolled down an embrank- Thursday, September 3rd, 1925 mient near Mr. Samuel Bray's west farm, and turned completely Bowmanville-86-year-old Mr. over. * . * W. B. Couch, who had been a successful businessman for 44 FIFTY YEARS AGO years, took a well-earned holiday Wednesday, August 19, 1900 for a month's trip to the Pacifie Coast. According ta a letter to The annual excursion under the ius business partner, Mr. 'Cauch auspices of Excelsior-Council No. was enjoying the trip very much. 48, R. S. of T., Bowmanville, ta On Saturday, August 29th, in a the Thausand Islands on Tues- very pretty bouse wedding, Enid day, August 21, was very success- M., youngest daughter of Mr. and fui. The weather was delightfu] Mrs. W. O. Souch, Wellington and over 300 persans enjoyed the St., was united in. marriage to trip. Morley R., son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Eldad-Mr. Eli G. Pascoe died A. Burgess, Maple Grove. at bis home, the Pascoe Home- On Monday. August 24th, the stead, near Eldad Church, very Boys' Training School was infor. unexpectedly on Tuesday, August mally opened, with the arrivaI 28. of 16 boys from the Opportunity The Sunday Sehool at Eldad Is Lookout Farm at Weston. Dr. G. putting in a new library. E. Reaman was Superintendent of Bowmanville-A good number the School, and had prepared a of citizens turned out an the good ail-round program for the town's bal! holiday to witness the boys. basebali game between the pro- Solina-Young Ladies Bible fessional and business men of Class held their annual picnic on this town, on the dril1 shed Mr. R. J. McCessock's lawn. A gounds. The professional mien nice pogram was given, and Miss won by a score o! 7-5. Lena Taylor who expected to Rev. G. B. McLeod preached leave for China shartly, was pre- bis faewell sermon an Sunday, sented with an autagmaphed quilt August 26, prior to ieaving for a which was made by the girls. new charge in Spring Hill, N.S. Newcastle-The musical con- Janetville-The Camp-meeting cert given in the Community Hall apened on Sunday, August 26th, by the Hart House String Quar- with a good crowd in attendance. tet, was a great success and en- The tents were pitched on a hili joyed by both young and old. sa that the platform could be On Tuesday, August 25, Hon. seen fmom each one readily. The John S. Martin, Ontamio's Minis- meeting was a great success. ter o! Agriculture, gave a very Orono-Mr. John Carveth pur- interesting and informative ad- chased a new grain warehouse at dress on 'Denmark, its people Newtonville Station. and its agricultural supremacy Maple Grove-Miss Hester Pow- and what Ontario can learn from er's Sunday School class made a it.11presentatian ta ber o! a lovely Enfield-Mr. William Ommiston spoon holder, in honour o! ber died almost immediately when coming marriage. At BMue Sea Lodge By R. J. Deacbman 1 took the train frori Ottawa ta Messines - that's the wmong way of stating it - the train took me. It's 71.7 miles north frori Ottawa ta Messines. How precise the C.P.R. is in the mes- suement o! its tnacks! I like to watch the sweep o! the shadows acrass the fields and his. The grass is green at this time o! year. Frori the train windows one caught the Impression that a great watering can bnd been swept over the fields ta l!ft the slightest specks o! dust fmom human vision. Once, yeans aga, my eldest son challenged me ta waik fmom Ot- tawa ta Messines, I accepted. There was no burry about it. It took five days. Founteen miles per day is not a back-breaking tnsk. We stopped at small hotels alang the way. When we got tined we took off aur sboes and slept an hour an sa. I have tramped over prairie ronds anc fields, walked frori time ta time beside the saunding sea, climbec aven his and mounitains, yet when I stroil around these city streets my mind goes back tc the Gatineau. Some day, if I live long enough, I may make thal trip again. Walk it? O! course! Why not, wbat do you- thlnk feel are for anyway? Messines is oniy ten minutes walk fmom Blue Sea Lodge on the shore o! Blue Sea Lake. The iake is weil named, it's as blue as the skies. Nature bas scattened isiands here and thene aven its face. It is a picture o! rest and peace and sweet content. There were few guests at the botel, the season had hardly opened. I was alone in the lounge, a crackling fire was burning in the grate, I wanted ta sleep, 1 nodded, siept for a moment and woke with a stant. Through the window 1 watched a cedar tnee. Through one pane o! glass 1 saw it shining in the breeze. Every little twig was shimmering in the sun. I looked through the next pane of glass I' could see no movement o! the cedar. I went aven ta the window. The tree outside was just the same. The diffenence was in the pane o! glass. Life is just like that, much depends on aur angle o! vision. Straight ahead was a different scene. I looked across the lake, there were twa buildings, sum- mer cottages. Beyond was rising ground. From wbere I sat it seemed ta be covered with a forest o! poplar trees. Thene was a rift in the clouds, the sun shone brîghtly covering the whole area with a blaze o! light and left the cedar and the spruce on the lowen land in dank and sombre shades. I watched, for a time, as the clouds played pranks with wind and shade. It was nestful. Then the clouds came back, life fled from the picture, the shadows fell. The next window pnoved more interesting, two on thnee trees fonmed the framne o! the picture. The wind had stirned the waters but the sun was shining and the tips a! the branches iaughed back at the sun as if they know the sun and loved it. Then suddenly I straightend up. Out there on the waten, nat more than hal! a mile away, was a boat with six on seven people in it. I could see the sun flashing on the ans. They wene rowing steadily but mnaking no pragress. I stood up the picture faded fnom my eyes, it was gone. I sat down, it was there again. A young woman entered the lounge, I called ber aven and asked hem ta laok at a certain point across the water. Suddenly she said: "Is that a boat out there?" I asked hem ta stand up and look at it more closely through the glass. It disappeared, we couldn't find it again. Rai! an boum laten I camne back. The boat and its occupants was nowbere ta be seen, in its place was a graup of horse&. Tbey looked like the hanses o! the R.C. M.P. penforming their musical ride. Was I amazed? That doesn't explain it. Why did the picture change from men in a boat ta horses on a musical manoeuvre. Then 1 nnticed something right i.n front of me. There was the limb of a cedar tree bobbing up and down with the breeze, part o! the iimb was dead, there was samething like a cobweb mixed wîth it. My suspicion grew, I walked out, reached for the 11mb, tied it back, cieared it frori the range o! my eyes. I walked back ta the hotel,' my horses had dis- appeared. I went down agnin and fmeed the limb it started babbing up and down my hanses were back per!orming as usual. I was as- tounded, I have no knowledge o! the lnws o! refmaction. I cannot tell you bow on why it bappened. I only know that I saw theri theme. I know also that I didn't see them. The question is whnt made me think that I did? The wind rase during the nlgbt. I went out in the momning ta see if my hanses were still there. They weme gone. I went over ta the tree and lookd for the limb, it hnd been pantly tamn away dur- ing the night, a portion o! it was an the gnound. 1 shahl not see strange mixture o! sun, wind, water and sprigs o! green and brown cedar which brought theri ta, me. It would be foliy ta imagine that they would came again just for my entertainrient but I shaîl rememben theri. I hope that pastures are lush and green and wnter abundant in the phantori land ta wbîch they have gone. SOLINA Mn. and Mrs. Raymond Anthes, Jean, Lorraine and Neil, ieft Sat- urday for thair home in Winni- peg whare Raymond will resume his teaching at the University thera. Miss Eunice Laask left Mon- tday ta begin training for tha Nurs- ing Profession at Oshawa Geneaai Hospital. Pnior ta leaving, Eun- ice was bonoured by members o! Eldad Primary Class, o! which she bas been a valued -teacher, with the presentation o! a !ramed Florence Nightingale pledge and engraved, gold compact. The Young Peopie's Union mambers assembiad at the home o! Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Milîson Saturday evening ta, express their best wishes ta Euriice and also ta Jean Cryderman who leaves in September ta commence Nurses' Aid training in Toronto. Stan was master-of-ceremonies and Jean Montgomery pnesanted Eu- nice and Jean with Waterman nursing sets o! pen, pencil and thermomatar on behaif o! ail thein Y.P.U. friands. The remaindar o! the avening was spent playing court whist with Mary Cryder- man, Etvart Leask and Billy Har- ris being awanded prizas. Lunch was served by the girls and ap- preciation expressed ta, Stan and Mary for their kind hospitality. Mns. Bruce Montgomery presid. ed for the Tempenance program at Sunday School whicb included a vocal sala by Harold Yellow- lees and story by Jean Montgom- ery. Rev. Empey conducted the church service and spoke on the great influence o! lay workers in religiaus wonk, as inspired by the World Convention at Toronto. Mr. B. G. Stevens attended the funenal o! Miss Ida Stevens at Bowmanville on Sunday. We ail wish Mn. Jack Yellow- hees a speady retunn ta good health aften bis sevene iliness. Mn. Jack Baker was a judge in the Sbeep Competitions at Pet- erborough Faim hast weak. Courtice and Solina football taams played a no-score game at Countica Saturday evening, ne- sulting in a win for Sauina team in the semi-final round. An ef- fort ta break down the tie be- twaen the Maple Grave and En- niskiilen teams was unsuccess!ui at Sauina field Monday evening, even nfter ten minutes o! aven- time, and these two tearis contest again, at Tyrone, Wednesday ev- ening ta determine the finalists. Donald Kellett is holidaying witb Mn. and Mrs. D. R. Alidread, Bowmanville. Mrs. Jack Large and Robbie, Bowmanville. are holidaying with hem parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Paminder. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marks, To- ronto; Mr. and Mrs. S. Chas. Allin. Mr. Albert Allin, Bowmanviile, at Wes. Yellowlees'. Misses Ethel and Lily Gilbert, Toronto, at Mr. Russell Gilbert's. Mr. Charles Scott, Delhi; Mr. and Mrs. Gardon Scott and Nor- man, Guelph, at Mr. R. C. Scott's. Mr. and Mrs. E. Spires and fam- ily with relatives at Whitby. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hallett and family, Sonya, at Ralph Davis'. Kay remained for a holi- day. Mm. and Mrs. Don Yonson and Peter, Hamilton, at A. J. Balson's and visited other friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Milison and Mrs. Ed. Milison attended the 100th anniversary services at St. John's Anglican Chumch, Blackstack, on Suinday and visit- ed relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hardy and Stanley and Mr. C. E. Shortridge attended PeterbDorough Faim last week. Mms. Erie Pearce, Toranto, at Harold Pascoe's and Lyn return- ed home with ber for a holiday. Miss Elaine Spires is spend- ing a few days with frlends in Oshawa. Word bas been received by Mr. S. E. Werry o! the death o! Mrs. R. Luther Wemry at Montreal. InteEitors Mail Dear Sir: Canada's two rivai union gmoups, the Canadian Congress o! Labor and the Tmades and Labor Con- gmess a! Canada, are to be con- gratulated on their unusual ac- tion in camibining ta release a joint statement condemning com- munlsts within Canadian unions who are attempting to undermine the United Nations police action in Korea. The union leaders were very forthright when they wamn- ed us against the Canadian carn- munists and their dIppes who are asking workems and others to "sign the phaney Stockholm peace pledge and ta pass 'ban the A- bomb' resolutions, haping ta, keep us disarmed and leave Soviet Rus- sia free ta move in on any country wbenever it suits their pumpose." The two, union gmoups, repre- senting about one-sixth o! Can- adian workers, do weil ta forget their differences and combine forces ta face the present semiaus threat ta democmacy and world peace. It might be added that If Canada Is ta make its full con- tribution ta maintaining interna- tional peace we must have ini- dustnial pence hene at home. In the months to corne this country will need ta operate its productive capacities at full efficîency. Any Canadian or group o! Canadians who seize the appartunlty ta force some selfish advantnge or ta cre- ate dissension between manage- ment and labor will make it im- possible toa show tbat full effort. Implicit in the statement a! the two labor chiefs is the need for unity in al aur efforts, which can occur only if there ýis no semiaus confliet between manage- ment and labor. Management and labor can compound their intemests ini the welfare o! ail. Sincemely, J. L. Rutledge, Chairman, The Canadian Unity Council, Toronto, Ontario. Orono Citizen Writes on Strike Trust the citi zens of Omano ta came thmough with sometbing by way o! a prank-Leven wben, it concerns the mailway istnike. In Satunday's Toronto Telegnari there appeared the following small item wbich will cause mnny a chuckle among the local prac- tical jokers: Ail Alone This nftrnoon Mr. Pency'Lunn, Orono hardware merchant, teie- pboned bis friend, Mm. Perdy Rare, C.N.R. Agent at Nwcastle and said he hadn't been able ta sleep nights knowing that ha bad a 24- boum picketing job ta do ail alona at Newcastle station and that when be thought o! bin-L walking up and down the tracks tbere at thnee o'ciock in the morriing al alone, it made hiri nervous and that he wouid like ta anganize an Orono citizens committee ta re- lieve Mr. Rare. Mr. Rame told bis friand, Mr. Lunn, ta go ta . . . . , and hung tip. -J. E. Arnmtrong. Ganealn Franco's oniy child, Carmen, bas married a Spanishi ni, xc i ni on -- - - BLID LEADERS PASSIVE FOLLOWERS (The Rural Scene) Who mislcd the farmens into nsking for centralized marketing o! wvheat thnough onc govamn- ment board? It is the sama graup o! strongly antmenched farri leaders that, 20 yeans aga, hast 20 million dollars o! the farmmns' money in an at- tempt ta dictate ta the worid wbat pnice it should pay for aur wheat. It is the same group that mis- led the gavernment int the Brit- ish Wbeat Agreement and Inter int the International Wheat Agreement. It is tbe same group that mis- led the gavernment inta closing the Grain Exchange and forcing the fammers ta market all grains through the Wheat Board, thus deprivlng tha country o! the oniy institution that could keep us in- fommed on the true value of aur grains. It is the same group that per- suaded the Saskatchewan Gov- ernment ta deprive farmers o! the night ta vote an whather or nat they were wîlling ta surender the marketing o! their products ta marketing boards set up by the government. It is the same gmoup that Is schaming ta estabhish centmaliz- ed marketing a! ail fax-m products ahi acrass Canada tbrough mark- eting boards aven which tha farm- ens will have no effective con- trai. And as long as the farmars al- low this graup ta speak for tham, they can expecita be used as pawns in ail sorts o! ill-cansidered ventures in regimentation. Certain maths cannot fly until tbey have reache4 "fligbt temper- ature" by enemgetically vib*atlng their wings. "I'm s.urs of twO choqvu 0 yoar with My GUARANTIEEB INVESItMENT rERT1F1CATE'ý Inreme cheque on your cmue loes asailed ta you mai, six mornjis. Cati. ficates rua for dmre or Eive yes. Prin- cipaland interest rc me unoec. ais for pamphlet. m five Yeu catificirW Toronto floueraiTm M Bey SIe - Tomate OPPORTUNITY WEEK - AT War Surplus and Factory Clearance Store Ail Men's Panis - Shirts - Socks - Jackets Eisenhower Jackets - Raincoats, and many other articles too numerous to mention at reduced prices. -BUY AND SAVE 85c quart anid a chance tb win a 1950 CHEV. SEDAN at the Oshawa Lions Club MONSTER DINGO l'me GOING FTSHING? Now the fishing season is ln fun! swing. Now, too, is the time to remember, and observe, the flsbing regulations. There's a reason for them. CARLTNG7S THE CARLING BREWERIES UMITEC WATERLOO, ONTARIO NATURE UNSPOItED os Yours to Proteet Yours to Enjoy pAÀI1NT s Ail Colours $2.95 gallon- Friday, Sept. Isi - 8:30 p. OSHAWA ARENA The number of fish available for eacb season is estimated. The authomities then balance this against the expected number of fishermen ta establish catch limits. This is done for your protection ta provide. a continuing supply of gamo fish for the future. To permit full growtb, minimum lengths are set for various species of fish which may be taken., TaJce Black Bass, for example. The maximum catch aUlowed in Ontario is six per day and the minimum legal length 18 10 fiches. Only by observing regula. tions like these will yau be sure of enjoying this sport in the future. pnysician. 1 ýl - PAGE TWO THE CANADLALN STATESMAN, BOWMANVMLE, ONTAIRIO TMMqlnAV- AUGUST 21st. 103à ý P 24 Division St. BowmanvMe