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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1933 %a 0nabian $Iat#marn Established 1854 A Weekly Newspaper devoted ta the interests of th'e town of Bow manville and surrounding country, issued at King Street, Bowmanvulle, every Thursday, by M. A. Jamnes & Sons, awners and publishers. The Canadian Statesmnan is amember of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, asa the Class "A" Weeklies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere ln Canada, $200 a year; In the United States, $2.50 a year, payable ln advance. Single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY. SEPTEMB3ER 7, 1933 The Voice of The People Considerable interest bas been shown in letters that have appeared ini recent issues af The Statesman untier the headi.ng "Vaice af the People." The fIrst commenteti on thc vital subject a! weed contrai, and the second on the employment af lady teachers, when male teachers were available for the work. We may or may not agree with the contents af these letters but we believe that there is na better way ta stage an open and f rank discussion a! the problenis af the day than through the columns o! the home tawn newspaper. We are particularly interesteti in the receipt af these letters for'various reasans, perhaps the fore- mast being that The Statesman is the only local paper in Bowmanville anti as such expresses its opin- ions through its editanial columns. Had The States- man a contemporary in Bowmnanvile there would prob ably be considerable opposition ta our opinions, but as there is na other lacal newspaper it is up ta reati- ers wha disagree with aur opinions or have other ideas for public discussion ta let us know this !act. We are quite wiling ta lenti aur calumns ta athers for the expressions of opinions differing f rom aur own. Variaus editorials appeaning in The Statesman are well and duly criticized following their publica- tion. but rather than have these criticisms volced among the few we would gladly have them publisheti 80 all may reati thcm. Of course there are certain limits ta which we will accept letters for publication. We do nat accept religiaus or palitical vicws or dis- cussions or letters which might be classeti as propa- ganda ta advance a pet hobby or persanal gain for individuais. Practically ail other subjects concern- ing municipal, business anti social lu e are welcamed. There is ane ather point which shaulti be noteti anti that is regartiing the autharship of letters. You are aware that editonials in The Statesman are the expression af the e2ditcr, We do fat hide thus f act anti therefore see no reason why citizens writing ta The Statesman shouiti hide their identity from the publishers. We do fat require letter writers to sugn their names for publication but we do believe that as a matter af goati faith the name shoulti be affuxeti. If the writer wishes ta hîie his îdentity behind a pen name, we are agneeable. but the proper name af the wnriter must accompany the articles as wel. anti the request matie that the name ai the witer be with- luelti. In this confection we might also atit that the namne af the wnter af any letter is known oniy ta the editar af the paper. who will untier no cansitieratian divulge them ta any enquirer. Letters ta the editor af a newspaper have praven ai a great value in the past. They present new anti bet- ter ideas, anti they are ai ten the mear.s af bringing about better conditions anti ameliorating bati condi- tions in the community. We would suggest that let- ters be fat mare than 300 wortis in iength anti that they be confinedt t subjects andi fat persanaities. Now for Orono Central Fair The Durham Central Agricultural Society Prize List for the annual Fal Pair at Orona on September 26th anti 27th, came off mhe Statesman press last week anti is now in the hantis af membens anti pros- pective exhibitons. The Paît Pair, whuch we believe will one day be the Caunty Pair af Durham, is wor- thy ai the strongest support that the public caf give. There is naotioubt that the Pair is a distinct benefit ta the community inasmuch as it helps ta maintain high standards in the farming industry. provities en- couragement ta Young farmers inteudiug ta make the farmi their li es wark, anti so improves the quality af stock. grain anti fruit that the high gradeuesan for export is attaineti, anti Canadian products and praduce is able ta campete in the wonid markets. Any who are acquainteti with the work af the So- ciety executive cannat but canclude that they have playeti their part in making the fair a success. A heavy loati oi debt has hung like a clouti aven ýhe fair but a strenuous effort un the staging ai a Street Fair at Orano %vas the mieans af reducing this debt by some $700. About three mare efforts like this anti the fair woulti be compieteiy out af debt, anti on the roadt t expansion. The drectars have accomplisheti their share o! the wark, and t i nonw up ta the pub- lic býy exhibitîng anti by attendance ta put the fair aven, the top in a big way. The entire community cannot but benefit fram a successful annual faîl fair, Municipal Financing and Control Rekcent conditions in several munucipaluties has braught about the contrai af those munucupalitues bx the Ontario Municipal Boarti. with the resuit that many new ideas ai municipal flnancing anti cantral have been brought ta light, from which other muni- cipalities might benefit. Loase adiministratian may anti has passeti aimast unnaticeti turing turnes af prasperity but in turnes ai adversity it makes recav- ery tioubiy difficuit. Thamas Bratishaw. President ai the Nolrth Amer- ican Life Assurance Company. stated recently iin the course af an addrcss that a high record af municipal flnancing caf be maintaineti when tawn officiais anti members of the counicil are prepaneti ta ca-aperate eflIciently anti wisely in municipal admninistration. Bath officials anti members o! Council shoulti"re- gard their duties as a trust for ratepayers as well as debenture hoîtiers who have loaneti generously af their money ta provide impravements, undertakings anti services whlch aur municipalities own anti cf- joy," saiti Mr. Bradshaw. In out4lning rules which municipalities shaulti fol- Iow, Mr. Bratishaw enunclateti twenty points, which Inclutiet: Assessment must be sounti anti almost 100 per cent revenue-protiuclng, wth provision In the budget for non-collectable taxeS; budgets shoulti be completeti by Jan. 31 each year; expend.tures for the year shoulti not exceeti the cash recelpta for that year. The first instalinuent of taxes should be collecteti early, about May 1, sali Mr. Bradshaw, and taxes Shaulti be callecteti in the year they fai! due, if at al j possible. Bank barrowings and interest shoulti be kept at a minimum, and current deficits shouid neyer be f undeti. while relief debentures. if justifieti, should not be for more than five years and nat for more than 25 per cent ta 50 per cent of the net cost ai the year's relief. he saîd. Educational costs shoulti be and must be reduced. hie emphasized. Local improvement debt should be incurred only when absolutely necessary, and within the ability of the ratepayers to pay, while capital debt should be incurreti only when something useful and a necessary capital asset is acquired. The others urgeti aperation at a profit by public utilities; municipal debentules payable in Canada only; and an adecauate sinking fund. Guarantee af bonds shoulti not be allowed. and the instaîlment methoti of issuing bonds was the o>n4, saf e way. hie said. Municipalities should keep ta the termni o the debenture contract, andi municipal accounting must be in efficient and capable hantis. Mr. Bradishaw stressed. Are Local Employers Paying Starvation Wages ? Premier R. B. Bennett on his return f rom the World Ecanomic Conference in London, andi in the course of an address bel are the Montreai Board o! Trade. remarkecl that Canada cannot affard to ex- periment with shorter hours and bigher wages. We believe that the Premier was quite sincere in his statement, but this must not be construed as his approval of the wages that are being paid by same unscrupulous employers wha are taking advantage of the depressian ta get wark accomplisheti at almost slave trade wages. This disgraceful condition is nat peculiar in any way ta large cities like Toronto or Montreal, where flagrant disregard has been paid ta the Minimum Wage Act. This condition exists in Bowmanville. but we are thankful ta say nat if the major industries af the tovm. There are others, however. small employ- ers of labor who are paying grossly unfair wages. which if they were public knowledge would be loudly contiemneti by any tiecent thinking citizen. We are acquainteti with several cases in and araund Bow- manvilie where emplayers are expecting marrieti men with families ta wark six days a week for wages that will barely keep body anti soul tagether, let alane pay rent. taxes, water and light rates. yet these employ- ers strut araund as public spiriteti citizens and phil anthropisîs. It is a great pity that there is not leg- isiation in Ontario gaverning the payment of a min- imum wage ta maie eanners. similar ta that which pratects the female worker. No one expects the high %vages af 1928 anti 1929 at the present time. but wages that will provide a fair return for the amount af wark asked is oniy justice. and the publicatian ai a few of the names of these emplayers with the uvages they are paying their help, might do much ta heip in overcoming a condition that Bowmanvilie should be ashamed ta harbor. Many Signs Of Business Revival Does the 1933 Canadian National Exhibition pre- sage the arrivai af betten times? Instances are ap- pearing, daily in the press which would tend ta put the answer ta this question in the affirmative. Last week we reati af a British manufacturer who brought what he believedt t be euaugh of his protiuct ta Can- ada ta last the entire' 14 days af the exhibition but salti completeiy out in twa days. We read another day that Chevrolet manufactuners had receiveti 50 many artiers through the Exhibition that they were far beh'ind schetiule. but were rushing the orders through at their General Matons factory at Oshawa ta keep up with the new business. Word has also caine from many ehxibitars that sales anti prospect- ive sales are far in advance af last year. while the buying Public appear to be spending mare fneely anti takîng a much more active interest in manufactureti products. Perhaps another sigu af the business revival may be seen in the increaseti attentiance at the Exhibition which was apparent when thi.s editorial was written. Canada is wearying af the continueti business slump anti its citizens are welcamning the return to brighter times. Let us hope that the Canadian National Ex- hibition is the barameter by which we mnay jutige business activiîy in the next twelve months. If it is the barometer we m1ay caufitieutly expect a substan- tial neduction in the number of unemnployeti and in expenditures for relief purpases. Best Means to Increase Business It might perhaps blx ai interest ta those merchanl.s wha believe that hard times pravitie reasan on excuse for cuttîng down on advertising appropriations. that recent reports' frarn nany ai the langer manufactun- ens in Canada annaunce that uncreases in ativetising approp.,iations are being matie ail along the lune. Men îvho have matie a lufe stutiy af the value of advertising agree that the gneatest neeti for regular anti carefully planneti advertising is when business conditions are slack. Times such as those thuough ivhich %ve have been anti are passing waulti appear ta be ripe for uncreaseti fauth in the value aofativertus- ing ta brnug betten business conditions. It is perhaps ai further intcrest that severai re- ports have appearet iun the press af receut date, that the big ativentisers are placuug more anti mare con- fidence un fewspaper advertisung as the means ai secuning the largest retuirus an theur money investeti in publicity. There i.',no doubt that the greatest aid ta advertising s reatien interest anti nothing can compare wuth a local neivspaper for reatier interest. It s news. anti aiter ail news is anc o! the thungs in modern lie that the public reaily wants. Oue af the most coîmaon expressions useti totiay is What's the Ies t us indicative ai the trendi ai the public mind. anti the demanti for news cannat but have a desurabie effect an the ativertLsing that appeans with the uews. What s i.ews taday is largatten tomorrow, anti that illustrates the value ai advertisiug regulanly. People have ta be constantly remindeti that you anc in business. If this emintier is nat iarthcoming they forget. anti the mnerchant wontiers why his business fails off. Constant remintiens that yau are on the job anti that your store s ready anti willing ta serve, by regular ativertisiug. wiUl ensure better business. This is the time of year when just a littie attention ta, the home premises andt t the streets anti aleys andi vacant lots wiil do much ta improve the appear- ance of the tawn durlng the wnter months. 5maI! expenditures and a littie time will do woruders iu maklng a town attractive. IN THE DIM and DISTANT PAST FIFTY YEARS AGO TWENTY-FIVE VEARS .AGO From The Statesman, Aug. 31, 1883' From The Statesman, Sept. 10, 1908' Married: Bagnel-Muttan - By, Mr. Levi Morris andi Miss Winnie Rev. J. Dyke, Augu.st 29th. 1883. Mr. Morris arriveti home Sunday morf-l- William Bagneli to Miss Grace Mut- ing from their trip ta England. They ton, al of Bowmanville. came across the Atlantic on the A daring burglary was perpetrat- Royal Mail Steamship 'Victarian" ed in the northern outskirts of the af the Allan Line and hati a gooti1 town on Thursday. A persan or per- passage.1 sons broke into the residence of High School Notes: Students of Mrs. Alex Stewart, Manvers Ra>ad. last year's class who purpose at- gaining entrance by the back Wifl tending Normal schools for the com- daw and ransacked the drawers, ing year are Lila Cole, Nellie Gould.! chests and other receptacles. They Florence Morris, Sara Moise and took away about $30 in cash, a sil- Bessie Staples Boys organized ver watch valued as a keepsake, a their athletic association with the quantity of clothing, and several fallowing officers: President-A. R. small articles. The burgiary was Cameron, B.A.; Se'y.-Treas.-Elmerl comnitted in mid-day. Mrs. Stewart Runcile; Committee-Otis Worden. being absent at Mr. Oke's. Wesley Redman, Frank Brown Hampton: A. J. Reynlolds ha Officers of the Girls' Athletic Soc-' been spencling a few days at Niag- iety for the coming year are: Presi- ara Falls .. Miss Minnie Motley has dent-Myrtle Bragg; Sec'y.-Treas.- been engaged as assistant teacher Florence Allun. who with Ila Goulti for the balance of the year H. C. and Lizzie Painton as class repre- Phillips is studying with Dr. S. C. sentatives form the executive com- Hillier in Bawmanville intending ta mlttee. fit himself for the medical profes- W ecm atw r .H sion.. Williami J. Cole has pur- F ewloet tw r .H chased f rom Mr. Worth the 10 acres Follick, the new science teacher at af property just north of the village. the High School. and his family. formerly the homestead of the Far- They are boarding at Mrs. E. S. leys . A number of self -binding Meath's tilt they cai find a suitable reapers have been introduct-d among house. our farmers and seem ta work weîî Near the haur of midnight on Fni- The cheese company made ý day'. Albert E. Bellman's barnis were large slùpment recentîy. dliscovered on fire on the old James During a thunderstorm lightning Bates f arm west af the town. In an struck a reaper on which Mr. D. haur the season's crops. two barns Withers was seated and the horses with stables underneath. drivingi ran awav smashing it ta atomns. house. hog p;_n and poultry buiid- Steele Bras, have disposed of their îrîg had gone up in smoke. Three grocery business in Oshawa ta Johns horses perished in the f ire andi somne & Jewell of Bowmanville. The poultry. The crop included about change will take place November lst. 30 tans of hay. 450 bus. af barley. The resuits of the Juîy examina- 100 bus. of oats. threshed. and thel tians are as follows: Second Ciass B. product of 13 acres af wheat. oats1 Misses Allen. Shaw, Broughall and ýand peas. Martyrn Bras. tire engine, Mr. More;Intermediate. Messrs.iwas the flrst on the scene. Mar.s MGr. Shaw. Luther Werry, ' Dieti: McDowe-In Bowmanville. Parkes, 'Sept. 5th. at the residence af her James Henry. R. Lane. T. BrownI and S. Brown; Third Class. Miss! son-in-law. Mr. T. E. Higginbotham. Gould, Miss Benson. Miss Courtis, Sa rah Anne Metcalfe. relict of the Mr. Dobbin., late Rev. D. C. McDowell. in hier As the chief constable has very 82nd year. little ta do .iust now, the council Dieti: Groat-In Hampton. Sep-, might instruct him to ascertain how tember 4th, Olive Gifford, beloveti many dogs there are in town on wvife of Franklin J. Groat. ageti 61 which no tax has been paid. years. _________ _________Mr. James Brown, ex-Reeve ai Huron Township, and daughter, anti Miss Mary Brown. Sarnia. have 1 (I..k visiting their brother. Mr. The Rotary al6 hmas Brown. Centre Street,. who _____continues, quite 10w with rheuma-c tism.J 1 Cantinueti irüm page lu befane the whaie .-choal at saune convenient time. This extra curnic- uuimvas a deveiaping influence anti productive ai unuch gooti. stat- ed the supeintendent. Iu addition ta the regulai class room wark anti vocatianai training. the boys were taught art. singing. choir wark anti ail the extras that go with the Cubs anti Scouts graups. Physical traininug xwas ft neglecteti aýnti thîs was taken cane oaiun the gym anti in the swum tank. Thanks ta the generasity ai the Rotanians the boys hati been able ta start al badintinon club last winten. PFnr extra reading the iibrary hati been extentieti with the addition ai 1000 books anti ane meunber o! the staff teaches library wark. The Schaol was now eutieavauning ta link up 1 the Vatiemic with the vocational. anti were meeting with some success. Mn. Virgin paiti high tnibute ta his staff af teachers. anti comparing the, teaching hours in regular public on high schaols ta those at the B TS.. he saui the former would avenage 1100 haurs a yean. anti the latteri 1700 houns. Twenty-uine boys ai the thirty- five wha trieti the entrance were successful: ai the fifteen wha taok high schoal subjects, thirteen were successfui in lowcr schaal work anti! twa receiveti credits on junior ina- triculatian. Ta arouse anti holti the interest afi: the boy. the aim af the schoal was anc o! restitution rather than pun- ish.ment. anti Mn. Virgin gave exam- pIes af mistiemeanours that hati been counmitteti anti the means they' usedtiet correct these faults. Expressing their appreciatian the' members ai the Club joineti in a hearty hanti-clapping, anti Presient Tommy Ross. who presiieti, atiteti hi', verbal thanks. Visitons present were Jack Peigu- son, Oshawa. anti Art Watihams. Owen Sounti. former propnietar oai the Balmoral Hotel, wha were in- troduceti by Rotarian F. P. Marris. Dr. Sieman brought ta the attention ai the Club the name af a boy wha has undergone operations anti is in neeti. A sum ai money was raiseti immetiately for such things as wene suggesteti. Have You Laundry DONE THE THRIFT WAY 9 Lbs. for 75c 7c per th. addltional Ail fiat work finlshed. Gootis calleti for anti dcliv- ereti. Wank donc by Bow- manville people. Satisfac- tion guaranteeti. Mlarjoramu's Laundry Phone 478 King St. E. THE CANADIAN BANK 0F COMMERCE Capital Paid IUp 30 Million Dollars Rceveq Fund- - 30 Million Dollars CAS 7 Oue rea.zan wliy sa few recognuze If yau vant ta test your memory, opportunîty :5 because t î dL aisd yta remember the things that as liard work. %varruet you yestertiay. CUVES YOU MORE ffld mauce of a cushion.balanced six-cylinder engine . . . aud the matchless economy achieved by the Octane Selector and valve- in-bead design. Chevrolet gives more for the money - mare of everythiug you want for pleasant, care-free, enjoyable motoring. And Chev- rolet allers you this quaiity at the Iowest price ever placed on a fulI-size, si.xcylinder closed automabile-with the lawest cast for gasolirue, oul and upkeep of an,car you can buy! Tbat's wby Canadians bave elected the Chevralet Six ta be Canada's Great Sales Leader. Lou' Delivered Prices and Easy GMAC Terms CH EVROLET STANDARD SIX MASTER SIX PRODUCED IN CANADA WHAT 30.000 MOTORISTS ffli TOLD US The Au".rnrbil, Buyer's Guide" tells abijut o(re rcent ,uveaang Canadian antrt4sd idu-,lin Tfinniation which R O Y N IC R O L S-ou w ilil ind valuair in choosing your R O Y N -IC H O L S ext car. S.od cumi)îmn for free copy: BOWMANVILE and COURTICE Custom Rourch Dept. Sales and Service C.neral Motets Products et Canada, Ltd. HP D. CLEMENS, Bownanvile Oshawa, Ontario W. E. DAVEY, Orono Naise ........................ A ià» . ................ .............. 1Wi You needn't hurry to spend it You may have to hustie to make money . . . most of us do ... but you needn't hurry to get rid of it. There are thousands of tempt. ing ways to spend your hard- earned cash... some of them good ... some of them a matter of taste... some of them 8heer wa8te. Don't be satampeded...take your time. And while you are deliberat- ing on the best way to use you.r money, make it work for you iu an interest-bearing savings account. W17 HY is it that Chevrolet leads ial VVtber cars in popularity? Wby bas Canada given this car nearly 50% more sales than its closest competitor? The an- swer is easy: Canadians are qudick to spot a bargain. Motarists have learned that no ather new automobile gives you so much for your maney when yotu buy it-and saves you so much every mile you drive - as a Chevrolet Six. No other car priced sa low allers you the style, beauty and safety of Fisher wood-and-steel bodies . . . the comfort of full-size interiors and Fisher No-Draft Ventilation . . . the driving ease of the Starterator and Syncra.Mesb gear shifting ...the smootb, quiet, powerful perfor._ PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, THURSDAY, SEpTEMBER 7. 1933