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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1933 ue~nabian ~acr~ Established 1854 AWe.ekly Newspaper devot ed to the interests of the town Ur Bowmanville and surrounding country, issued at King Street, Bowmanville, every Thursday. by M. A. James & "o, owners and publishers. The Canacian Statesman is M member of the Canadan Weekly Newspapers Association, idso the Cass "A" WeekIies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere ln Carada, $200 a year; in the Unitedi States. 82.50 a year. pa,,able in advance. Single copies, F cents. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1933 The Mayoralty Contest We feel that it is the duty of a newspaper te cemi- ment on municipal elections. andI what ta more te advise writh adequate proof that the advice is wise, on thse selection of those who are te f11 the munici- pal offices in the ensuing year. The mnayeraity contest is of course the most im- portant this yean with s0 many new inexperienced councillors elected by acclamation, but it has added Lmportance thia year because ef the widely different claimis of the two men who are contesting this office. We make ne benes about advising- very strongly the electien of W. Ross Strike te thse office ef Mayor of Bowmanville in preference te W. F. Ward, a laat min- ute contender who qualified at the litIs heur atter Ur. Strfke bad qualified. In tendering this advice te the votera, we do it, neot for any personal reason, but solely on the merits and dlaims of thse two men cen- cerned. Mr. Strike's four years in counicil has shewfl himn- sel.! wrthy ef election te thse mayor's chair and by the merits be bas demonstrated as chairman efthtIe tnost important committees. It %vill be readily re- cognized that while serving in the capacity of both councillor andI solicitor Mr. StInIe gave te tIse towlýn tnucb legal advice and valuable information for whicb the townm was neyer charged. By careful consideration of the future Mr. Stnike early this year very wisely ecommended the setting up of a contingent fund te taIse cane of the extra amount of relief required and te cover uncellectabie taxes. The f und thus set up was done without in- creasing the tax rate, and will aid in Ieeping the tax rate at the samne level or Iewen in 1934. Mr. 15trike time and again bas shewn himself te be a public spirited citizen, serving bis town as a duty witb ne thought of self ish motives or political am- bitions. He tsalase a sane leader, a constructive critic and an administrator of ne mean ability. SucIs a man is greatly needed at the present time te dir- ect the affaira efthIis municipality. Outside of bis counicil activities Mn. Strike has proven birnself a good citizen. He is active in service club work. in church wonk, and in sport, ahl of which tend to impreve a community. On tIse other hand. Mr. Ward has had but one year's service in council. In that yean be has self- styled bim.seif in bis cbaracteristic bravade manner as "leader of the opposition," a new termn in munici- pal politica and cetainly unwarranted. Wbile hie gloats oven his opposition and obstruction tactida we cannet see that he bas suggested on sponsored any- tblng that tas panticulanly constructive or helpful in lifting the taxpayera' bunden. He was opposed te tbe transfer of the Waterwerks system to tIse Public Utilities Commission, whicb has alneady proven worthwbile. He was tIse sponsor of thse by-law te compel ceai merchants te weigh every pound of ceai dielivered ini town, a biased act whicb received no public request f romn the people in genenal. Thene is ne doubt Mr. Wand bas voted for and Probably spensoned some thinga of benefit te the town, but bis first year in counicil certainly bas net proven him to be a desirable type of leader. Rate- payera certainiy cannet look te him as a Moses come to deliver them frem tIse high taxes and other mis- entes through which they are passing. Mn. Stike bas proven Iimself worthy of the trust and confidence of tbe people. He bas thse abiity te adainister thse affaira of the tus-n f airiy and without favor, and will upheld tIse dignity and respect which the office demnands. Mn. Ward bas net proven bimself a conversant on successful civic administrater, non bas lie sbown any inanked abilitv in municipal maltera. His only public office bas been that of Police Magistrate whtcb he relinquished under nathen unfavorable circumstancea. Until he has more expeience and proves himself worthy of the peoples confidence and trust, be bas no real dlaim te thse chief magistnate's chair. Citizena really interested in the towns welfare, and who consider ail the tacts in theiir true ight. should vote for W. Rosa StIIe fer Mayor at the municipal eleclions on Monday next. Magnificent Jubilee Edition In thse genenal rush of Christma.s business we neg- lected te make mention of the miagnîficent Jubilef' Edition of thse Brampton Con. ervator. This special edition wbich came out on Dccremlier 7th %vith eight sections of 60 pages, was cuite an achievernent for a weekiy newspapen, and marked alcng with the town in which it is located its 60th birthdlay. Thse Con- B. B. Furbeî' voiced a very pertinenmt remark aItIshe close efthtIe civic nonmination meetinsg wben be de- cried tIse lad that candidates nomînated weire net presýýent te explain te the eedIeirs Ibein platfonm for 1934. He wondened how the average voter was ex- pedted 10 vote intchigeistly mwben he did net kIsuew wIsat wa.s ini the mnd oethtIe candidates. Thene is considcirabie f ood for thougbî in tIse ex- pressions matIe by Mn. Furber. Il portrays a notice- able lack of interest on the part of citizens in gen- eral andI more particularly tbese aspiring te, office, when they have not studied tIse conditions efthte town enougb te, be aibe te, suggest some remedy tei» existing conditions. Il is quite easy for a candidate or citizen te, stand up and say that thse financial state of the towýn is in a deplorable condition and that it must be remedied. It is likewise just as easy to stand up and suggest that the past year's council bas done nothing te improve conditions. Candidates for public office sheuld at least know what they are going te face. They should endeavour te study the problems and be ready to suggest some constructive ideas or solutien te the problems that exist. It is a suicidai policy te place the government o! the to,,nl in the hands of nine men without con- sidering their apparent werth, from the standpeint ef interest in municipal affairs. educatien and pos- sible abiity to face the conditions that confront them. Mn. Furbers suggestions that those who were net prepared to announce their platferms sbeuid be crossed off the lst of nominees, whiie not possible under the act, may wake up future candidates te their obligation. Good-WiIl Contest Gratifying Success We do net want te let this occasion pass without expressing very sincere appreciation of the splendid efforts put forth by the candidates in The Statesman Gooct WilI Club Contest. It was mest gratifying te the publishers that aUl expressed keen satisiaction of the manrier in which the contest was bandled. Special reference should be made te the satisfac- tory manner in. which R. L. Taylor of Hamilton cen- ducted the contest, because we believe it to be of more than passing interest to weekly publishers, for in the past the Editor of The Statesman bas con- sistently opposed contesta of this nature. We were favorably impressed with Mn. Taylor's campatgn f romt the stant because he was se fair and' above board. The usual bally hoo was missing. His contest appealed te us because its provisions were miost reasonable te the publishers and the candidates. However, aI ter giving much thought te the project we decided te try it, because our books were like many other publishers, overburdened with subscrip- tien arrears that hadi te be collected if business sta- bîlity was te continue. We bave tried it and we are weii pleased with the results. We cordially welcome the several bundred new readers who were added to our regular subscription list during thse campaign moat ef whomt are within the purchasing area of Bowmanvilie as the contest- ants were itet encouraged te secure distant subscrib- ers. Miss Claire Porteous of Nestieton secured the most new subscribers with a total of 65, the majority being in Cartwright Township. Now that our list is fairly well paid up, we hope subscribers will co-operate in keeping it dlean. Our aim is to reach the pinnacie of subscription attain- ment as is boasted by the Huntingdon (Que.) Glean- er. which bas every subacription on its liat paid in advance. The Office of Town Solicitor We find in looking ever the records of the town that not fer some years bas there been a permanent tow;n solictor appointed to conduct the legal affaira of the toivn. As the subject of thse Town Soiciter is a ive issue at the present time, we feel that it is only fair te point out that W. R. Strike was consulted about municipal werk for three years prier te bais entering the town ceuncil. During bis four years in the council he bas continued te act for the towl at the request of members of thse council in matters o! a purely legal character. Last year some members of the council saw fit te raise Section 53 of the Municipal Act wbich in ef- fects enacîs that no member of council can sell goods te town, either directly or indirectly, or act either for or against thse town. Thse motive fer the action taken by these members of council ta for the con- struction of the electors themselves. Suffice it te say that if this section was enforced in this Province business and professional men would be practically barred f rom municipal councils and nearly every year since the incorporation seme mem- ber or members of the council of Bowmanville would have been forced te resign. When this section is enfonced it makes it impossible te have trong capable business men serve on muni- cipal councils. Where Has the Money Gone ? For a geod ail round idea et wIsene Use taxpayers' meney bas been spent in thse past twelve months there is nothing tIsaI is quite so informative, andI yet se litIle studied. as tIse Fînanciai Statement o! thse tewn, printed in full in ast week's Statesman. "Wbene has the moncy gone?" is a veny common question. If citizens would take thse time te study the figures contained in Ibis statement tbey wouid bave lîttle trouble in answering Ibis question. In il is centained evcry'expenditure made by thse individual commnittees, sud the natepayer may judge for bimself whethen or î,ot these expenditunea are justified, or swhether the cotnmittees have been lax sitb the funds. Af er ail thc-re is ne btter way 10 judge thse ability ut a councihior than te looi through thse financial s tateinnt. see what andI bow the expenditunes were macde, andI then make up one's own mind wbether thcýe expenditures were wanîranted or net.. 0f course. liy Ibis inethed thse ralepayen abouid taIse all the facts mbt consideration. The biggest 1icub')c is et corjue thse tact tIsaI only at electien tinse are somec peoffle intenested in nmunicipal affaira, and thrýý rxerýt te be able te fairly review tIse work of the yeaî' gleaned Irons a few meagre sources, rather than keeping in toucb wvitls Ibese affaira by attend- ance aI couticil meetings, andI chose study et couiscil reports. The financiai statement gives al the receipta and expenciture.s male andI is a more valuable litIle book- let than niost ratepayers realize. Too Many Inspectors Tnie Financial Post taîks of 'milking taxpayers te bonus bay i )ute," thse reference being le tthe amsit- mnce given sbîppers who use the Hudson Bay route. It might %vell taIse up anether phase efthtIe milking roesantI have an article entitied "milking tax- p3yers te pay industnial inspectoira." Was Ibere ever sucis au armoy boose on stiriving industry? A week without a visit frein eue, twe, thnee or even feur et these gentry moiglit welh be counted an exception. Al mean more or le.as indirect expense 10 the in.ýpected, whiie, on top of Ibis, tIse country is paying heavily in tIse feorm 0f salar'ies, travelling expenses and general upkeep. Sulis a moilkiug canuot go on if Canadian industrial lifr. is eveîr te returu te a respectable form of activity. Once more, let il, be sýaid tIsaItIshe sit- uation la jusl se seieus Ihat il opens a real oppon- tunity ton an aient politician, one whe will net besi- tale te do as Abraham Lincoln said he would do in respect to slavery, "it it bard." inme" o! today oiginated, was prob-j ably about two dozen eggs in a year. Cattie Export Encouraging Decrease in Replacements During tbe firs1 f ety-three weeks o! this year, Canada exported ap- pnoximately 166 per cent more cat- tic than thse entire expont e! 1932, according te thse Ontario Marketing Board. Cattie exporta for last yean amounted te 16,455. Lateat figures fer 1933 show tbat Canada exported 43.792 beatI o! oattle. It îs intereat- ing te note that o! this total On- tanio's ahane was 26.280 on some 60 per cent. Another enceuraging angle in the livesteck business is thse decrease in cattie netunned to thse !eed lot. Re- placements during thse firat nine montha o! 1932 were 41.031 head o! Ontario cattle and 13,804 western cattle, or a total o! 54,835. Figures f on the samie penlod o! this year show that 34,314 head of cattle were retunned te the arm, on a decrease 0f approximately 40 per cent. jTise situation becomes even brigls- ter wbeis il ta remnembened tbat, ai- theugh thse exact percentage ta un- knewn, a considerable number o! re- placements fnom the eanlier months of this yean have already been mar- keted. Crop Facts Aithougis the volume o!f feld crep production in Ontario this year was lesa than in 1932 owing te drought andI intense heat duning thse growing season. the value of production shows an increase et nine millions 0f dollars or 8 per cent over last year. Ontarie's expont et applea te thse UnitedI Kingdom for this season up te November 151h stas 240,000 ban- ieîs. This figure exceeds the total sliipmnents for the entire season dur- ing each of the three previeus years. whîcb were as foliows: 1930-135,- 000 banrels; 1931-136.000 banreis; 1932-209.000 barrels. Apple exporta this yean promise 10 set a record as on Nov. iStIs. 220.000 banrels of ap- pies were still on hand in celtI sten- aje. Greatiy increased coltI storage fciciltie-. erected in the hast few years. now permit our growers 10 hioltI their appies andI market themn in tise OltI Country when pricca are at their beat. Loans te farmers on f arm preper- ty duning the past year by thse On- tarie Agricullural D e v e i e p mn e n t iBoard totalied $6.700.000 as coem- pared with $8,500.000 hast year. The Canada - United Kingdom Tiade Agreement. that went int ef- etedcon Nov. 151h, 1932, bas resulted in numerous gains in Canadian ex- Iorts in a wide range of t anm com- modîties. Bill of Lading Required Ail truckers bandling livestock are required by Governmetst regulations, under wbicb their licenses are is- sued, te furnish f armera with bils et lading on livetork sbipments. Many f armera are net awire o! Ibis regulation or the protection it at- tends tbem and many cases come te ligbt where livestock shippers have suffered bs Ibrough net insisting, on a blli et lading from thse tnucker wbo hauls bis stock te maket.* Under the Hlgbways Act, every trucken transporting livestock fori bine is required under bis P.C.V.1 licen.sc 1tofurnish a bill o! lading te tIse shipper. Thie Regulation a!!ords The new license plates are bene. I Automobile lîcenses f on 1934 are availabie for Bowmanville motoriatsi andI those ot the district new, W. J. Bagnehl, dî-stnibuter et licenses for town and district, bold "The States- man" this mornnng. This years plates wiil have black leltens andI numbers en a white background, Bowmanvilie andI dis- trict numbers will range from T8001 andI up. Gnatifying new.s te ail appicants is the tact that there wihl be ne in- crease in thse prices et icenses over that of hast year. Neither will there be any change in the ceat et opera- lors permits. Applic3nts fer opera- tors license are to lie made on the back e! thse old licensýe in place ef gettlng forma as was formenly the custom. Thse pnicea. which are unchauged, are as tollows: 4 cylindens, $700b 6 cylindera, up te and inciuding 28 herse power, $12,00: 6 cylînders. over 28 herse power, $15,00: 8 cylnes op te andI including 35 herse pï,[ $15.00; 8 cylîndens, over 35 herse i power. $20.00: 12 cylindens, $30.00., andI 16 cylinders, $40.00. Sweet and palatabie, Mothen Graves' Worm Exterminator is ac- ceptable te cbildren, and it does ils work surely and promptly. Treasurer's Sale of Lands In Arrears for Taxes Town of Bowinanville, County of Durham; To Wit: _________________________ the producer an opportuuity of de- termining te whom is livestock is N ews f r the sold. In any case it assures the shipper that he wiil get bis money andi a f ull and correct statement Busy armer from the purchaser te whom the trueker delivers is ioad. These regulat ions do not apply to Winter Feeding of Market Hogs farmers transporting their own live- Winter fed hogs require a dry, stock nor to drovers who purchase reasonably warm bed. Exercise is outright from the farmer and trans- necessary in the eariy stages of port their purchases to market. But growth. Include in the feedmx if the farmer fails to insist on a bill ture a variety of grains such asoasof iading f rom the trucker who barley and shorts or middlmngs.j hauls his cattle he can have no as- Skim-miik or buttermilk should be surance of where his livestock is sold included and must be always f ed or te whein, or at what prices and uniformly sweet or sour. Tankage moreovcr, he has to accept the may replace the milk Do nlot at-I trucker',; responsibilitY for returning tempt to finish too quickly or crip-hsmny pling- may resulti With a bill of lading f rom the truicker the farmner can make sure Keep a Record of Your Farm th3it his cattie are not seld direct to Business a Packer by whom the trucker may Present economic conditions em- bc employcd, if he desires the open phasize the importance of keeping competition of th e Stock Yards. a record of the farm business. No improvement in management cani be' made unless the essential facts are known. The farm accounit book, 4'"X.J properly kept and studied, will bring out the facts and indicate the nec- essary changes in management. The New Year is a good time to start Ikeeping records, so, do it new. In Canada many successful sheep L BADM4INTON NEWS raisers f eed turnips to their sheep. The excellence of many pure-bredI f locks in which internationai prize, The Badminton Club has arrang- winners are reared is in great meas- 'ed. t.hrough its Tournament Comn- ure due te the liberal use of suc- mittcee' three interclub gamea for culent foods. and no other green l January. two at Bowmaflville and ci-op is so generally used as turnipa' the other at Oshawa. Port Hope in the winter season. Apart f rom -Club will visit Bowmanvilie on Jan. their food constituents, turnipa havei 9th. and will return the visit te Port a wonderful effect in maintaining a, Hope on Feb. 5th. The General. vigorous condition of the digestive.. Motors Club of Oshawa will enter- organs and general systema. Young tain the local club on Jan. l9th, and lambs born in the winter or early IOshawa Club will return the visit spring are greatly benefitted b y lib-, here on Feb. 2nd. Whitby Club wil eral fecdings of finely sliced turnips visit Bowmanvilie on Jan. 23rd, and until grass arrives. Previeus tolamb- 1 Bowmanville will return the visit te in.g, c.wes should no' be heavîly fedW hitby on Feb. 13th. upon turnips or other roots f rom 4 The biggest event however on the te 5 pounds per day being very bne- horizon is the New Year's Dance and ficial; a larger quantity is liable to party arranged for New Yrear's cause abnormally large, soft lamba night. The party is. of course. te deficient in vitality. welcome the infant 1934, and eveni if the welcome ia 24 heurs late, jBreeding Essential For High there'll bc just the samne ameount 0f fun as ever. The Club Bulletin, Egg Production wvhose editor is unknown to us, puts The average production of alI the it this way "New Year's night is birds in the laying conteat held at N7ew Year's Eve. and New Years 1 Harrow for the past three years is Eve is New Year's night and we'rei about 180 eggs per hien. It is rough- going te celebrate." ly estimated that it costs about 80 Several special attractions have te 100 eggs te feed a hien fer one been arranged and Ray Cole and year. The hien wbich laya about 180 his 8-piece orchestra. which created eggs in a year produces eight times such favorable comment at the as much profit as a 110-e.-g hen. less December dance, wili provide the the small extra ceat of feed required mnusic. to produce the larger number of eggs. The moral of this story is that The secial committee has arrang- j beedng s ne rea fcto whched another series of interesting greverinsprois nd tat fthe far- events te be carried on through the mer bas net the inclination or is sao.Ec ensa n n unable te carry on his own selectiveI day afternoon, tea wîil be served at breeding program te save his own the club for a nickle. The commit- flock frem deterioration he must de- tee is said te guarantee the tea as pend on the poultryman ýwho inakes having the samne effect as is adver- this a practice. Indiscriminate use tised for dated coffee, whateven that o f untested maies mneans reversion: is. Hewever, the club invites you te and it should be borne in mi d that drop in fer one of these littie social thie yield of the jungle f owl, f rom events. 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Holgate & Son PHONE 153 Agent in Bowmanville BOWMANVILLE FOE TWO 1 Bowmanville under the Seal of the said Corporation, beartng thse date of thse 2th day of September, A. D. 1933. commanding me to levy ont lands hereinafter mentioned laîl landa lying and being in thse said Town of Bowmanville, and beîng patented lands) ail arrears of taxes on same to- gether with lawtul cesta thereon, I hereby give notice that unless thse arrears and coats be sooner paîd. I shah,. on Monday, thse tb day of January, A. D. 1934, at the heur of two o'clock in the afternoon at thse Ceuncil Chambers in the Tewvn Hall in the Town 0f Bowmanville, pro- cecd te sell by public auctien so miucis e! the said lands as may be su!- ficient te discharge the arrears of taxes and coats. Stee Blc .Lot Acresf Irt Lv 1,11un ie pa c 14 i 5 188.30 168.61 5 356.91 King m 42. 43 1/4 1.365.24 44.37 1,409.61 Division R 120 '/4 2'79 62 9.07 288.69 B. F. B. F. 8 1 108.73 3.53 112.26 Frst insertion in Canadian Statesman. Sept. 2lst. 1933 First insertion in Ontario Gazette, Sept. Sth. 1933. A. J. LYLE, Treasurer. 38-13 Town of Bowmanville. SPECIAL NEXT WEEK Suits and Light Coats CLEANED AND PRESSED 75c each Oshawa Laundry & Dryý Cleaning W. J. Bagneil, Agent.-- Phone 152 The Hydro Shop Extends Appreciation To its hundreds of loyal friends and customers who have patronized the shop SQ generously dluring the past year. To them, to ail hydro users and to every citizen of Bowmanville we extend very best wishes for A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. AND IN 1934 Won't you consider the first claims of your own Hydro Shop when shopping for electrical needs. Remember, when you buy from, the Hydro you buy from yourself and whatever profit is made returns to you through your Pub- liceTtilities. Make Bowmanviïe more prosper- ous and yourself more prosperous by buying from the Hydro Shopý. Thme Hydro SIuop Operated by Bowmanville Public Utilities Commission Geo. E. Chase, Manager 1