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PAOF 'ro TE CN AiA STTESMN. OWMNVTLE.ONTRLTHURSDAYT, APRIL 2nd, 1953 Dbe %0abtan îbtt#mau1 Etablihed 1854 with which is incorporated T'he Bowmanvilie News, The Newcastle Independent and The Orona News 98 Years' Continuous Service to the Town of Bowmanvil)e and Durham County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER ÙBREAU> SUBSCRIPTION RATES $3.00 a Year, strictly in advance $4.00 a Yeax in the United States Publsbed by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Authorized as Second Ciass Mail Post Off ice Department. Ottawa. Bowmanville, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, EDITon GIVE CITIZENS THE FACTS ABOUT MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Duringi the ncxt fe.w days ra tepavers wvill be reccix'ing their tax bis for 1953 as the first payment of four instalments becomes due on April l5th. Verv littie information appears on these "dunniers" other than the actual amount of taxes due. In this connection MWoe Breslin show- cd us a folder Forest Hill Villagle mails out with its tax bis which might well be adopted by other municipalities to inform the ratepax'ers in an officiai and authentie way more about the local civic administra- tion. Too often citizens are too wiliing to listen to rumours, hearsay and know-ali gossipers who appear to delight in distort- ing facts about town counicil and public uitilities affairs, instead of going to the proper authorities for their information. This neatly gotten up and concise folder of the Forest Hill Village Council gives the names and addresses of Reeve and Counceillors, heads of departments, Board of Education and Staff; statistics on the education system. The budget is broken down into departments with com- parative figures of the previous year. It shows in percentages where the tax dollar comes from: direct taxation, provincial grants for education, roads, f ire, police and recreation; licenses, fines, tax penalties and interest. Tax rate is summarized into general, county and school mili rates A page is devoted to what is called "Budget Comments" where it explains briefly how each department of the counicil funictions in accordance with the Municip- ai Act wvhich is set up by the Ontario Legisiature and is rex'ised from time to time. A statisticai report for the past eight years gives the population. assessment, and total expenditures for each year. Ail in ail this is a most informative and commendable four-page folder which if adopted in Bowmanvil]e and other municipal ities would be the means of bringing the citizens up-to-date on muni- cipal affairs, instead of having themi flounder around in ignorance, and because of this ignorance often make themseives appear ridiculous when they criticize the Mayor or Councillors for some imagînary or unfounded rumor which is far from the truth. Hoxv do we know? Well, the editor contributed eight years of public eervice to his native toxvn-as a councilior, reeve and mayor. SINCERE MOURNING FOR QUEEN MARY ]Jowager Qucen Mary, wlîose deatli is sinccrely mouirned by Canadians, in com- mon with the people cf the United King- dom aiid other parts cf the Common- wealth, was rcgarded as the svmbol of British royalty in its bcst sense. M1lany citizens listcned te the service on Sunday over the radio as she lay in state at West- minster Hall. The processioni from lier home was solcmn and impressive. She liad been a member of the Br'itish Royal Famîlv for nearlv sixtvycars, Qucen more thani forty ye'ars, ai)d during, that time she witnessed the turning of important pages cf the wvor]d's historv. Six British mionarclis occupicd the thronc during that pericd: two World Wars changed the face cf the earth; empires and kingdoms disappeared: whole nations vani- ishec ifnd \ast changes took place iin the thought and customs cf imost of the people about lber. Tbî'euglî ail the uphea\-als cf the past lîalf-centui' -, Queeîî 1\Iar\- îemained prctty much as she bad been, oid-fashioned, alimcst the last cf the Victoî'ians, represent- ing the queeffiv vîrtues cf dut. iZt, majesty and graciousness. Because cf Ihis and because aise cf her kindness, her sympathetie intercst in people and ber consideration for ail, she hcld a high place in popular affection. There are those in Bowmanvillc who î'emcmber when, as the Duke and Duchess of York, she anidlher husband visited Canada in 1901 and many fîom here w~ent te Toronto te sec them. 311NISTER 0F EDUCATION SPEAKS OUT_ The demnandi foi more scheols seemis to bc quite general in most towns and cities aIl across Ontario, and Bowman- ville, as most of our readers already know, is ne exception te this probiem. Parents and taxpayel-s ill therefore bc interested in the recent anneuincement by Hon. Dr. W. J. Dunlop, Ontario Minister of Educa- tien. wvhen he struck a popular note bv sa.ving i bat pi-ox-inc-la assistanice l'or- scool conistruction %\,ill lx i iîited tIo*essential" building. Hoe docs ilot dcfilne this term, but says it does flot include gymnasia and home economics rooms. The school building has become some- thing different from the Little Red School- house. It is quite possible that somewhat more restrained architecture would serve the purpose of our children equally well. And the postwar increase in population is iikely to make it dîfficuit enough to do the bare minimum of essential building. Dr. Dunlop has put himseif on re cord as favouring elimination of frilis from school currîcula. It is only logical te fol- low the same policy with regard to build- ing. The pendulum swings from one ex- treme to the other, in education as in other things. It may be on the wvay back f rom somewhat profuse spending on equipment and from over-ambitieus attempts te teach practicaily everything. No community lias unlimitcd funds for education. If it spreads them tee thin thcy may- xell be wasted. It is essentiai te secure well-trained and competent teachers and te pay them well cnough te kcep them in the profession. But savings should be made wherever possible, and Dr. D ~lop's lead may be a xaluable one, net mekeÏlv for the province, but for' the municipalities faced with expanding school n eed s FARIMERS MUST PAY RAILWAY INCREASE l'le oni justification for the recent increase in railway wages .is that it wvas just enoughi to prevent a strike, dlaims John Atkins in the Rural Scene. Other Canadians must now dig a little deeper and pay raiiway workers more. Many other Canadians can escape paying their share of increased raiiway costs by passing them aiong to those who must pay or do without goods and services that are transported by rail, either in raw materiai or finished form. Railwvay. freight costs mean more to farmers than to an-,, other ciass of people in Canada. When far-m prices have declined drasticallv, farmers are compelied to pay higher railway wages through increased freight rates. Mr. Atkins goes on te say it is truc that railway workers are not the only workers who get far more than their services are work and work far less than they ought to work, in relation to farm prices, farmn incomes and farm liours of work. Labor legislation in Canada creates the conditions under which a minority of organized workers can exploit ail others, particulariy the self-employed. The greatest economic need of the moment is labor legisiation that wiil guar- antee the rîght to work, the right to strike, and the right to join or net to join a union, thus permitting wages to find their econ- omie level in relation te ail goods and services. PREDICT EGGS TO BE $1.00-A DOZEN It wiil not be surprising to hear that manv town and cit>r folks are going into the chicken business since they read in the papers that eggs -%viil reach a postwar price peak this summer and fail of $1.00 a dozen. We are told by those who should knoxv that though this is a heavy production season, there aren't nearly enough eggs being laid to meet demnanci. When laying rate declines in midsummer heat, the squeeze wili be greater stili, It ail stems fromn a surplus position last year, resulting in reduced flocks. At present. hen population is running some 15'i below iast year, it is claimed. EDITORIAL NOTES Unless production in 1953 keeps up with earnings, or exceeds it, it may prove hard to keep inflation away fromn Can- ada's door. Buying Easter Seals is a wav vou can remember those xvho cannot march in any Easter parade. So put in your contribu- tion and mail that pink envelope today. Wliile othcr towns and cities are alreadv laying plans to celebrate Coronation Dayv there hias been no noticeable stir in Bow- manville for such a celebration, other than the local Branch of the Canadian Legion at its last meeting asking the question: Hoxv are our- citizens Igoi ng to celebratè this important event? Like manv other citizens, we think it is up te the Town Council to take the initiative in this moyemen t. M'c haventneticed anv intimation that the government has taken into consider- ation the proposai of thc Ontario Temper- ance Federation te start an educatienal campaign against the use of in-toxý,icating beverages, comments the Actenl Free Press. But we do sec that our jails are bccoming 50 full that fines arc likely te replace the jail sentences so that the population in our penal institutions may keep within our means cf maintenance. It seems suchb a silly way for securine revenuej( at the expense of degrading the citizens cf the province. Whiic Bovvmanville merchants are floundcring around \tith ne concerte(I effort as te a uniform polic>y about store heurs and ,vhich nighit te keep open, other towns are trýing to come to a decision in Ea ster Seals Help This Patient Complicated appai-atus otten *is îiccded Ie correct dcformed limbs but the necessarv treatment is arranged by the Ontario Society for Crîppled Childreîî. The littie patient above looks happy. Your contribution te the Easter Seai Campaign will heip such cases as this in your community. Mail in your pink envelope befere April 5th. In the Dim -___ and JDistant Past From The Statesman Files 49 YEARS AGO 25 VEARS AGO An interesting history of the1 At a reorganization meeting of career off W. R. Brock, M.P. Canadian Order of Chosen prominent merchant prince of To*: Friends John T. Hooper xvas elect- ronto, appeared in The Statesman ed Chief Councillor. along with bis photo He xvas a Durhjam Club of Toronto held brothcr-in-laxv of J. B. Fairbairn, its 30th annual meeting at Mar- Postmaster here. garet Eaton Club Rooms when High Sehool Inspector Hodgson Dr. G. E. Reaman invited the on his recerd visit to B.H.S. in members to visit the Boys Train- his report records the highcst ra- iîg School in June. ting to our institution of loarning. Bowmianville Chamber o! Corn-w Harry Cann announces lie is merce was evidently an ambi- moving bis insurance office to the tious organization for the execu- new Town Hall building. tive listed nearlv hiaif a columnj Salvat ion Armx' will celebrate of suggestions te put iute opera- the 20th anniversarv, of its coin- tions as a civic program the com-j iing to town by lholIding special irig year. services next weok. Durham Countv vvor the seed1 Marvin Burk lias the most judging contest at Quinte Seed' complote double sleigbs. witli ail Fair xith Harrv Cryderman, accessories including robes, bar- Bowmanvillo, and Earle Kellough, niess and string of belis, seoni in Hampton, on the teami. this part of Ontario. Trinitr Choir presented the Miss Millie Horn. millinier, hiasI newlV-wods, Mr. and Mrs. Fran- accepted a position at Owcn cis Sutton, with a beautiful floor Sound. lamp. Norman Moyse hias been ap- Me!. J. Hutchinson, Toronto, pointed to the postal mail civic was elected Commodore of Park- se~rvice on G. T. R. bctween To- dale Canoe Club. ronto and Niagara Falls. Maple Grove-Hilda Foie blas Miss Jane Gale. librarian, tell acceptod a position as stenogra- down stairs at Maple Grove Sons phier at the Goodvear factory. Haland broke hier shoulder in Tiky* lur-Svrlo toplaces. 1TrickYs Cormnerha vealte Manley Cryderînan of th~e local ou" .n mnhvelf post offi ce staff lias gone to Ot-i farm to work in General Motors. tawa w~here hoe bas secured a pos- Oshawa,. ,wiere thoy get more ition as Telegrapb operator in the meney for loss work. Heuse of Commons. Wilfrid Carruthers group off 10 On March 15 Lewis Cornish,1 Trail Rangers. indulged in an je\welor, conpleted 40 yoars in; hour's rn and hike arotind town business here. Markus Mayer s1 cnding uip with stunts at Public the only mani in business now Sc11ool gYm. that was in busines at that time. Mr. and Mrs. Ceci] Worden at- f Miss Coralie Adair, editress o! tended the Paderewski piano re- the West Durham News, left Mon- citaI at Massey Hlli. 1 day to live iu Winnipeg witb bier Enniskillon --- Mir. and Mrs. uncle. Jas Mitchell. Thos. McGill are miving into the -- old parsonage proerty w'bich MY GRANDSON tbev purchasod. Miss Emima Werry. fformerly off Cbubby fingors, tiny toe-R, T rone, gave an intcresting ac- Cutest little button flose! count of lier weork with th Travel- Twvinkling eyes, bewitching smiile lcr's Aid in Toronto. Ail our hearts you beguilo. Ncecastle-Ge. Jamnieson basý Curly hair, dimpled ohmn, purcliaseci a quartette of world- Lot your ray of sunshine iii! famous "Aristocrat" strain off Precious jewel! baby mine, Barred Rocks from Fort Wayne, Symbol off a love divine. Indiana. lin the Editor's Mail, Silver Street, .Ml. dear Nli. James, I bave often thoughit I wouild like te report how v'er «v carefui motoirists and children are off lraffic around the Elgin Silver Streets double bond, bore by the public sohool. In ail three ycars. 1 have neyer seen a metorist ignore the danger. They %vait wvitbl great patience, if the children aîre arounci and simpîv cr-awl ai the corners. The children are vcrv careful tee. look both ways, and if they are on bicycles, put eut an arm te show direction. Ail this means careful teaching tee . I keep m ' dog iii, in Illie mrings, uîîîil th- last bell i ings n aire mur-h inpi essed as xv-e v aluli eacb a' Siîîce rcIx Janet .Juryv I93Coxwýeli Axvenue, Toronto, Ontario. March 26th, 1953. Dear Mm. James: Your issue o! Thursdav, March 5tb bas just ceme te my atten- tion --as usulai I mmcnd immedi- tei 10 'oi Xtioial n)àci iind I .J.id ke -tu r-oi.rai ilat. dl cun h cà(r1i nîltîî,k in lmeur lcading cditorîal (ibis, of courso,1 s nothing no\v' for the Canadian Statesinan) The difference bel ween thc ccomm-urists and the C.C.F. was explained ver'.'ciearîv somo time aqo by W. J.* Sheidan <if the Econornir Developrit Dcpart- ment off the Canaclian Chamber off Commerce. This j-3xvbat ho saîd wbe eau lose our hard .von !ree- doms tejst as easiI 'v tbreugh the Isecitction off sor-lalisîn as througbi the rape off rmmtnism'. Yo rs sinrelv', Keith S.Waldron St. Petersburg. Fia. i\larc-lb 211h, 1953. iDram Grorgc: As 1Itinderstanrl flnd sîîîîi bcginning Ile :hi11c again on both sides off the street Lup homo. Have about dccided le again vernture int() 11(15<'northerlv regions, se kindilx have one off veni- severai suci nrî-~chanîgethie label -a iii Il si cebar-k leAu burn oni April LI 1o ewu.iîre v. r eei xxd-ee publication -will be awaiting us on oui' relurn home on or about the middle off April. 1Expect le he pâving Bowman- ville a vîsît nii hie arîy part off Jane and w.iil drop ite se -you lu an effort te present sufficient r-vidience why a mature gray-hair- ed individual like yeurseif shotîld rot be spenciing bis winters lu the s juth witb the r(_-t of the old- A i . .. .î .. . foi- foi' 1'. ail n g .OMI.I\ec Lahor Leader Points Io Importance1 Of Labor-Management Co-Operation1 Providing Wages Upped as Demap-ded w city in in age of proven plenty. Having tasted a more abundait life. the Canadian people are flot Iiikely ever 10 consent te retv t o the econornie poverty of tý JE ancestors. Hlow else explain !h enormous growth of labor, farrm- er, professional, and numerotO similar organizat-ons striving te (By M. J. Fenwick. Secretarv- 1 There are onîrý, 56',-,e or cent of ditions? If we are going to satisfy Treasurer Oshawa and District local wage eamning îan;rilios %vhio the nceds of ALL our people we Labor Council> roceive less than S3,0ooi a -,-ar in must raise our sights toward thé The prosperity of Canadianl wages. This picture show\~s that creation of M\UCI1 more wealth. wage carners is limited .A recent ,vorkers andi their families are, We can design machines au survey by the Dominion Bureau ntwloigi uuy plants, but we canuot design in' of Stati.stics shows that 75 per. The nation' s prosperity depends Ail we can do is to take peo e cent. of Canada's almost 2,000.000 on the buying power of its people. as we find tbemn and do the b~- wage-earner familles get less If wvorkers and farmers have their we can. than $3.000 a yoar. This disputes incomes reduced or curtaiied our How vill labor and mariage- the contention of some journals, ecouomy will suffer. Labor, of ment leadership meet this chal. particularly the Rural Scene,1 course, takes issue with anyone lenge" Are management and la- that labor wants "ail that the en- wvbo suggests that high wvages bor going to figtoete tire economy produces". cause depressions. It is lack of cruînbs of a few cents an bour i. lu the meantime corporations purchasing power that causes ana.ophr breec in- bave grossed a profit since 1949 cie noreooy oesr onlv wvbat it niust, wbile the surn off $5,400 million and gross busi- our continued prosperity wagps total o! production remains sta- ness savings rose from $1 995 ust continue to risc. tic? Or are they going to develop million lu 1949 to $2,662 million Some sources advocate greater teamwork to boost production and 1, st year. icm a production as the answer bo our share CREATIVE WEALTH? Investment icm a risen by probl .ems. Recognition o! the Wc live in a courtry endowed 50 per cent, lu the last tbroe vears growing need for increased pro- with great natural res'ources, the and î'eaclhed a level off almost duction compels both managL- exploitation off bc presents a $10,500 million, a sumn approach- ment and labor to face up to the challcnge to ail of lus. We vill not ing our national debt. The pro- importance o! workîng together. phets o! gloom who rail against' Labor-management co-operatior get the bnefitsof oriendow-ol higher wages might well ponder is notbing new lu Canadian indus- menkthe poegroup tries toh od these figures. try. It's value was demoustrateia bcktc r. oress off antherto It may interest Canadian States- in many industries during the lasî etx.mreaudn ie mail readers to know that Oslawa war.4 and district appear as the mnost Rcccntly a reprosentative off the "prosperous' area lu the niatio.î. feeral Departmont off Labor lîtî1-- "'ei a Fvsi..oct ion LiWb - -a book with roc entitiedi Laboi- Ta u. hr ~~~ * ~~~~Management Co-operation' an-A ohbtImîtiac thored bv E. J. Leverm and Francis Ic. Park Schauffiry Goodoll Thisis thebe bst volim Xc l - en -\"aýs theosi.h of 1Ilhave rcad on the niecî foiil,- i the îini hiilt dustry andl labor te pull together i w hlmo i h ogo foi- the common good. i ýF m, Le Maj.( The book cmphasizes that v Deir Editoj live lu a ne\\' age, irich in procluc- Bý,it Easter Day breaks'But Dearitor, I iee upos tive capacitv. We nccd ne longer Ch rist risc 'Mecy we\ ~a i s the'Su-sitters' will soon bc agee-o h li ino cr-ifnt.Rober t Biox,iiin1 taking their usual places at Jamn- ieson's retreat, King and Silver Streets. I remember seeing their picture lu The Statesman a whilo back. Wbile this poemn was not xvrit- t ten about thein, but another sun- sittor, their thougbts must goo back te other days and friendsI they used to know. Anyway tbis poomn is dedicated to themn if yeu can find a place for it in your paper. Yours respectfully, Fred J. Gamblo 1992 Delawvare Detroit 6, Mich. JUST A-DREAMlýING Nothing much te taik about, Notbing much te do, Just a-sitting in the sun, Tbinking about you. Have no money, don't care mucb, 1lh get along somebow. Just a-sitting iii the sun, Tbinking about yeu. Got a little yellow dog, Just about ail I own. He's à faitbful little dog, Sitting witb me lu the sun. Have ne place 10 caîl my own Nor wear clothes that's new, Just a-dreaming in the sun Tbinking about you. Nothing much to care about, Just the little dog and me. Guess he wonders about my tho'ts Sitting in the sun with me. Don't owe a cent te anyone Like most people do. Just a-sitting in the sun, Thinking about you. Fred J. Gamble 1' HIOGON ELECTRIC ELECTRIC WIRING, REPAIRS AND REFRIGERATION AUTHORIZED 42 KING ST.E.GENERALO L#RC..lovlo Phome 38 OMEABPUANCE DEALER. 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