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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, THURSDAY, MARCH 151. 1934 D~e Oàantbian %blomn Established 1854 A Wee kly Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the town of Bowma-vlIlle and surrounding country, issued at King Street, Bowmanville, every Thursday, by M. A. James Z bons, owners and publishers. The Canadian Statesman as al member of the Canadian Weekly Newapapers Association, ulso the Class "A" Weekiles of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere ln Canada, $200 a year; ln the United States, 8&50 a year, payable ln advance. Single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, MARCH lst, 1934 Durhamn County Should Demand Square Deal or Separation That Durham County municipalities would be in better financiai condition if the county was flot tied Up with Northumberland is generally conceded by Durha.m reeves and deputy reeves who have made a study of the matter. In fact it would seem that the only way in which Durham can secure a fair deal is to secede from the United Counties and conduet iUs own affairs, without the domination of Northumber- land, which by virtue of its larger membership in the Council can dictate to Durham on every important matter. Durham lias a total of ten municipalities while Northumberland bas fourteen. One difflculty.in secession lies in the fact that Northumberland has ail the county buildings and in- stitutions. Thus Durham would be forced either ta build it.s owrn county buildings or malce a working ar- rangement with either Ontario County or Northum- berland. In that manner Durham would notice a distinct saving each year, for report.s presented to the Coun- ties Council proves that the greater portion of those resident in the House of Refuge are f rom Northum- berland, while the gaol also houses a preponderance of irnmates f rom the same county. In the saine man- ner Northumberland is drawing more through OId Age Pensions than is Durham. If Durham secured any benefits to offset these facts the county wouid have littie to complain of, but a review of the expenditures on these buildings for supplies shows that Northumberland mierchants sup- ply the bulk of them. It- is true tenders are called but owing to distance Durham merchants are handi- capped. Durham might do well to pioneer a Commission f orm of governiment for this county, separate and lone f rom Northumberland. This commission could be formed with one member fromn each municipality. making a total of ten members. Or give more auth- ority to local councils and let a commission of four or five govern the county. If some central offices were set up, as near the cen- tre of the county as is possible, travelling expenses would be cut and the whole county affairs could be conducted on a mucli less expensive scale. Many of the county grants ta hospitals and schools miglit be abolshed, for after ail these are paid flrst by the local municlpality and then returned to the municipality by the County. School fees paid direct by the mun- icipality whose residents attend the schools would eliminate mucli unnecessary book-keeping. Those who care to take the time to study the ques- tion ca.refully will find that Durham would be infin- itely better off as a county on its own rather than as a part of the United Counties of Northumberlandl and Durham. Northumberland lias hogged nearly everything worthwhile in appointments andi furnishing supplies in the past, and it is time that Durham members stood up for their rights. Only by this means will the crying need for reduced taxation in this county be met. Interest Rates and More WorIc Prom lndustrialists, politicians andi even the Presi- dent of the United States have corne interesting an- nounicements in the past few days in support of the view enunciated in The Statesman. urging that as a means of tax reduction interest rates on municipal debentures be cut ta a reasonable level. Recently Presiclent Roosevelt conferred with Con- gressional leaders on this topic, anti on a pending measure which would give the lhard pressed munici- palities a means of scaling clown both the principal and carrying charges of their debts. He suggested that these burtiens might be substantially reduced through voluntary agreements with the bond-hold- ers, or lacking any agreement through legislation. William Newman, Liberal member for Victoria North, and lcnowrn as the Laurier of the Provincial Government because of lis lîkeness ta the great statesman, speaking in the Legisiature recently strongly urged a cut in the mortgage interest rate tao farmers ta revivify Ontario trade. Mr. Newman flg- ured that if 21', were lopped f rom mortgage interest. and if the eut were macle retroactive for twvo years. Ontario woulcl sweep forward on a new wave of pros- perity. arising f rom farm purchases through these adjustments. He admits that there would be a net loss of $2,800,000 ta the government but with pros- s perous times relief charges would be lower and tax- abe revenue hghr county, township and town councils. fe One thlng seems paramount anti that is that the SI man who Is now idie and living on relief mulst be fl provldied wlth work at a living wage. This wîil ipro- ac duce prosperlty qulcker than by any other mneans. Reduced lnterest rates wili provitie money for cirru- ar lation thai will put many to work, and thus start once again the spending, the lack of which has made Canadian domestic trati n the past fewv years almost stagnant. "Builders of Greater Toronto" The Toronto Globe publisheti one of the most out- standing anti unique pictorial numbers last week that we have been privilegedti t see. Toronto is marking its cenlennial this year anti The Globe lias marketi this auspiciaus occasion with a special1 number wor- tby of the event. The section containeti several hun- dreti pictures of citizens-"Builtiers of Greater Tor- onto." They inclutieti many of the industrial, com- mercial, church, civic, anti other business anti pro- fessional leaders of the day. Of course there were somne omissions. For instance, Tommy Church, who holtis the record for the longest termi as Mayor of Lthe city. was not includeti in these city builtiers. 1 However, the edition presenteti an opportunity for the reader ta, make a study of human nature in the faces of those representeti. Most af tliem carrieti the strong tietermineti look of tee successful business man, whule ailiers revealeti a humorous glint in the eyes. On the front page of this special section was an editorial by M. O. Hammanti, who if we remember rightly was the ediior of the Saturday Illustrateti Globe way back before the tiays of Sunday editions anti comic pages. Mr. Hammonti is to be congratu- lateti on the commentiable issue lie produceti for this occasion, anti The Globe is to be congratulateti on its continueti leadiership anti initiative. the etiitorial malter. the splendid layouts. art work anti reproduc- tan of the issue. False Econorny at Level Crossings With the controversy now going on between the Town of Bowmanville andti he Dominion Railway Board regartiing substituting wig-wag signals at the C.P.R. crossing at Scugog St. in place of the gatos. this editorial from the Amnherstburg Echo is timely: Englanti anti Unitedi States take great pride in tlie safety of their highways rather than the speeti; On- tario, it appears. thinks flrst of making the highways speedways rather than safe roati systems. Througb- out the province every year a 1011 is taken of lives at level railway crossings. It does not seem 10 malter how many lives are lost as long as the highway is a alraighlaway on which the motorist ma.y step an it. Just liow long railway crossings are going 10 be lef t unprotected is a serious question. Public opinion is gratiually forcing thie truth home thai lives must be proiecteti. The recent tra-getiy ait the level crossing ait Rodney in Kent county has arouseti public senti-J ment against the faise economy of ithe Railway Boarti Ihat aliowed that intersection ta bocome a tieath trap. Four young lîves were snuffeti oui because of the ec- onomies of the Board. In the iown of Essex anoiher Ifalse oconomy has instigatedtihte removal of the warning gales ihat barrod passage ta the tracks when a train was approacbing anti inslalleti a wig- wag signal. The latter is a warning Ihai cannai ai- ways be heard anti at best is uncertain; gaies are a si definite anti ticideti obstruction. If one life were d saved by a properly protecteti crossing the expen- CI iure woulcl be amply justifleti. anti yet througboul Ic the county of Essex crossings remain wido open, a] pracîically inviting disaster ai places where the fast- el est iron horses of the different railroads speoti along ir thoîr steel pallis. with only the shriek of a whistie as t. a warning of its approacli. There has been an alarm- lc ing number of lives losi in level crossing accidents in d the county lasi year, anti in masi cases il was dlaim- te eti that the driver or occupants of the car titi not ce know a train was coming. The economies of a Rail- in way Boarti muai nol be allawed ta entianger lives. anti a' cc crossîngs in the couniy wîll have ta be guartiei. t Pa Having A Good Tirne îc de Reading The Sialesman f rom week to week one inl must be convinceti thai joy ani glatiness is the lot of di the peopleo f Bowmanville anti Durhiam Cauniy. In ar days flot so long gone by aIl were familiar wiih the mi slory that men anti women were "drowning their sor- Pt Ai row in the flowing bowi.' 'Them tiays is gone for- o ever.- There is litile if any drunkennosa in this fav- ta: oreti neigbborbooti. But young people muai employ ai iheir leisure hours. They are doing so. Anti in a way pi, sto beneficial. in the main, 10 themselves ant i inan way *pi injurious toalliera. Reports from practically evory mi congregation of the various religiaus tienominations bu are publisheti from weok ta week of lectures.,tiebates. du. concerts, sociahi, hockey, bowling, even tiances anti carti parties, those participating in the latter pasl- limes being given a chance ta win prizos ranging in r value freim the price of a honey camb 10 thai of an article of furniture or jewelry. The social service clubs, secret societies, anti musical organizations are- proceecling along lines similar 10 ihase of the chur- De ches. Thereis flot one itile moment. But il is floti ail merely enjoyment. Studios of public questions 113 anti business conditions are engaging many of both ici( ,0 sexes. As a result of this activity. 100 strenuous etc some older f olks believe, young people are recoiving Pol something along educaional iines thai will prove bei valuable in future years. They are learning 10 know vo %oulti leati anc ta lhink that Ihings are on the Up- is U urn. A local1 profes.ional man reporteti îecently Ihal Ihat for the flrst lime in four years he hati a gooti re- th ponse, ta bis account.s wbîch were sent oui at the c fli-s of the year. People titi fot corne anti pay their .ccounts in full but they matie attempîs to psy ihem. Thon we were lslking recontly ta a coal mierchant E nd we suggested thal the bitter colti winter hati l t 1 ENCOURAGING DEFAUI.T (Amlierstburg Ecliol Everywhere munic ipalities are ltriving la keep f rom breaking un- der their financial burdens anti go I into tiefauli in order 10 keep thei redit unimpaireti. anti they areI loking to the goverfiment for guidi- ance anti assistance. But insteati of encouragement, the Provincial anti Dominion gowrnments are proniot- ig, by their present relief program. th feeling thatiti woulti be botter to give Up the struggle anti go mbint efault. When in tiefault a munici- ality is governed by a boardi of con- roi anti is given one hundreti per sf1t relief. Wben not in tiefault. a nunicipality receives sixty-six and Lnd twa-lhirtis per cent of the labor ýosta of local impravemenîs f romn he iwo governments. Wben ini de- ault the rent of Iliose on relief is aiti by the government anti applieti othe taxes, with the result that the lfaulting municipalities are receiv- ng more taxes than they would or- .narily take in. Local improve-i enta untiertaken by the insolvents' .re paiti for by thie governmenî anti unicipal bodies do not have la. îzzle amer financing the praject. Lnd the money thai is being liandeti ilt s0 gonerously cames f rom the xpayers in the sections wliere tbey oe already burtieneti wilh iheir own roblema of retaining their financial Latus. The governmental relief rogram is not one Iliai stimulales iunicipalities to keep up the figlit it lias the opposite effeci of in- îcing the feeling Iliat tiefault is la Voice T1HE People I would lik? ta take this opportun- y1t make a comment on your art- Ol of last weok's issue with regard mnembeis of councils ai idrustees, .,accepting money trom the cor- iration. Up until Ibis issue I have rn in sympatby with the business en ant imerchants or anyone s0 in- lved, but you have thrown an en-i- rey new lîghi on this .subject anti am sorry 1.0 say I take a tiff erenî andi in Ihe matior. You remarkei Lt the business anti amount 0f oney sa involveti was very sma1L. this be tie case ilion wliy shouiti ose involveti in the matlor not ogo Ibis trivial or petly ainounl business in preference ta upholti- their character for tliey %vol 0W%% wben l.sking te ath of office . seriousness of the affair andti nmit such an aci witb malice orethougit is not oniy a grave of- nce but also means corrupl poli- s. Surely a blot on one's esculcli- i shoulti moan more 10 themi than ving Iheir character trieti by sîîch p0113 mercenary situation. If thîs ing wioallowedti lacontinue. in a ry short trie it would grow la sucli exient thiat we as citizens wouiti gin 10 waýnc!er bow ouri mnicipal- ever got into sucli a deplorable ýs witli 0ur counicils just reeking th corr-uption. Mfter aIl we are Lpeople b bilame for not nipping ,î-ýtuation iin the but iiîow before s 100 laIe, anti I for one lhink w i the lime 10 put the lit i ai it dclamp il dawn liglit. The peo- are the ones wlia eleci oui' repre- 1 italives ta make our laws thon il 1 iP ta us as true cilizons 10 se J it they arc uphelti, for if we fail do Our tuty as loyal cilizens thon sole objeci 0f 0ur aim is tiefeat- ai. ilvery conception. One For Clean Politjcs ýveryone is bount l bear patient-1 th l'esulîs 0f lis own example.' -Phaedrus. w I tneant improveti business, but we questioneti whether people could really afford ta pay for the extra fuel theY hati been forced 10 burn. We were tolti that not onlY were they burning mucli more fuel but it was being paiti for in cash in the majoriiy of, instances. We have only to look back twelve months anti real- ize that the Goodyear employees were working oly part lime. foiîndry workers were hardly working at ail, while everylhing else was very quiet. Today there is a happier hum af business activity around the town andi even the Western Provinces are buying J. L. Morden's Cream of Barley by the carload. XI is to be hopeti that construction work will show the samne lively increase in the Spring for the greater portion of Bowmanville's unemployed are men de- pendent on the construction trades for a living, and the absence of any building in the past lwo or three years lias been the cause of sa many fanÉlies requir- ing relief. Srnall Town Stuif A writer answers the question: 'What is the sma.ll tow;n?" by saying Ihat il is a place where everybody isn't three month.s behind on their instalments. where the homes are filled with Canadians, where the wild life which stays out ail night belongs to the cai family. where the way of the transgressor is liard, where the cop calîs youi "Bill" inistead of "Hey. you!", where the editor gets resuits if lie announces that lie is out of potatoes, and where people cani tell ail about one another by seeing the family wasli out on the lin e. He might have added iliat the small town is the place where the leaders of the city worlti are bred and groometi. A list of the big men boni in small towvns would take Up too mucli space, but Woolworth, Do- heriy. Chrysler. Ford. Eastman. Edison, thie Wright brothers. Loblaw, Franklin. Fulton. Morse ant i Lnd- bergh are but a few of the well knoi-n names of small town people wha, went ta the big city and tauglit il things it dicl not know. Why does the small town area produce such a great per cent of its leaders? What is there about this small towrn stuff which breetis statesmen, inventors, showmen. merchant princes and industriai magnates? Perhaps it s because in the amaîl town there is a peace whicb enables a man te have leisure to think things oui. He coesnt have ta spend haîf a day getling 10 lis office anti home again, anti almost as mucli time getting ta the golf course for a bit of re- creation. He is close to people and close ta lis job. He lias time ta listen and is flot carrieti off his feet by passing facls. economic bra.in stormis or mass psy- chology. He learns what real work is anti when they go ta the city they give their whole selves to their tasks anti succeeti. The city man is handicappeti by neyer having really learneti what liard work is. Let us keep aur small town enthusiasm anti optim- ism. our small town thoughtfulness and clean-mind- 0rH E: etiness. Let us pray la retain tee prouti tille of "small tawn stuff,- anti hope ta live up ta the tra- ditions of the amaîl town people who have for gen- eralions led the worlti in every lino. -_. Making Thernselves Dependents One of the evils. anti perliaps the chef evil, at- tentiîng thie relief work being carrieti on by govern- mont anti municipal authorities, is iliatitis causing ioo many people la look ta the governnienl for sus- lenance, andti hey appear neither anxious nor even willing 10 do their part in sustaining lhemselves anti their familles. We have sucli cases right in aur midt, mon who, as long as tbey can gel foodi anti fuel f rom tlie authorilies, are content ta loaf about their homes. It is stateci that a certain lumber comn- pany in Quebec, desiring ta resurne work in tlie luni- ber camp, sent oui word to their itile ex-employees teat lbey coulti report for work. Nearly 25 per cent failedt t responti, andtihle reason given was that tliey titi not care ta face a colti winter in the woods so long as tliey coulti gel relief ai home. Such was their altitude, anti the danger is thai the evil la growing. When certain men gel the idea that ihey can gel relief they are evidently f ax toc willing to acceptiti anti 10sf about insteati of seeking work. With the opening of spring every municipality shoulti provitie work of some kinti, anti refuse relief when mon re- fuse ta work.-Wincliester Press. Editorial Notes The papers of the large cities are ail right if you want lhem, but il is your own home paper thai ati- vertises your churches. your numerous socielies, sym- pathizes %vith you in your afflictions anti rejoices wilh you in your prosperîîy. In short, il is the local paper that mentions the ihousanti anti one items in which you are interesteti during the year anti which you doa fot finti in papers of large cilies. Speaking ta the Community Lif e Conference at Pickering Coilege Newmarkei. Graham Spry. secre- tary of the Loague for Social Reconstruction, saiti that 'Total cividentis for a group of fifteen major protecteti industries in Canadia increaseti turing three years of the depression fromn $74.202.000 in 1929 ta $82.202.000 in 1931, whule wages in the samne in- dustries declineti from $239.183,000 ta $183,167,000." Mr. Spry slateti that lie took lis figures fromn the Do- minion Bureau of Statistica andtihle Financial Post. Witl4 these fadas staring you in thie face, is it any wonder 50 many peaple are tiemanding a new deal? Too many industrialiats ai annual meetings of stock- haiders are biawing about profits but nolhing is saiti about the meagre wages paiti their faithful emplayees. Iti S taking the Hon. H. H. Stevens investigation ai Ottawa ta bring ouit te latter shameful facts. ail dru.ggiaîs. 54 The Lowest Priced Six lu Canada Mr. Chrysler Says: "I think people have stopped taking cars for graîîted or buying from habit. "They'r-e looking and riding . .. and that's wvhy our Plymouth has been so suc- cessful. "This year the ride is 1aticularly im- p)ortant. Our engineeî's have eliminated the old fi-ont axie. They have given each front wheel its own individual spring. "We have this individual fr-ont wheel springng on ALL Plymouths-even in the lowest-priced models. "In addition, we have given you a 77- horsepower engîne . . . which is 7 more horse-power' than last year. The bodies are biggeî'.. the whole car more beau- tiful. "And right here I want to stress one p)oint. Again irn 1934 Plymouth wvil1 be the offly I (west-1)riced car with p)atent Floating Power engine mountings, Safetv-Steel Body of steel reinforced with steel, a7nci Hydiaul- ic Brakes. uiNatui.aIIx. I think this new~ Plymouth is a fine car~. I think it's the best engineered car in the Iow-pî'ice field. But vou be the judge. I hope everyone interesteci in a car' wvill ride iin a Plymouth befoî'e he buvs." Plymiouth Six PIy Prices Sedan 2 Door........... $852 Here It Is Canada's biggest Iow- priced car . . . the De Luxe P I y ro ut h Six. One hundred and four- teen-inch wheel base, I6-inch wheels and Air- wheel tires as standard equipment. seven horse-power en- gine, Floating Power, safety-steel body, hy- draulic brakes and free wheeling. Regul a r 1 y equipped with perfected all-weather ventilation. Srmouth DeLuxe Six Sedan 4 Door........... $926 Sedan 2 Door.......$975 Business Coupe.......... $826 Sedan 4 Door......$1035 Coupe with Rumble Seat.. $899 Business Coupe......... $950 Coupe with Rumnble Seat. $1010 These prices are ail delivered at Bowmanville, including license. We invite you to corne in and drive this new car. Clemeus' Motor Sales PLYMOUTH AND CHRYSLER DEALER Opposite A. & P. Stores Phone 188 NEIAI M PLYMOUTH t six Bowrnanville 1 MeREGOR'S FOR ~SER VICE Customers promptly and court- . eously attendedti 1. Phone or- tiers immetiiately delivered to any part of the town. Pre- Iscriptions accurately dispensed anti carefully checketi by grad- uate druggists. We specialize in this service ta the public. Nights a.nd Sundays phone 206 or 141. SPECIAL PRICES Kotex c Hospital Cotto,lb. 29e Mecca 19c - 37e Sal Hepatica 19c- 39e - 79o Ipana Tooth Faste 33, Zam-Buk 3lc ýjRubber Gloves, pr. 25cl i ]hompson's Shaving Creamn 33c For Rheumatism, Lumbago Sciatica or Aching Back Try RUMACAPS - $1.0 J. rW.WORALLI OPTOMETRISTI IPAt Our Store IMondaysl0a.m. -l1p.m.I Alex jMcGregor DRUGS Pep up for Spring. Eat more Cream of Barley. IffS VER IRAI MAKES YOD FEEL SO WREICHED Wake Up your Liver Bile -No Calomel necessary For you to fee heaithy and happ.yu Lver ni ortoPOundla of liquid ieit yorbwleeyday. ithout that bile. trouble Aaat. Poolr digsin. Slow elimination. Puxeneisin the bodY. General wretchedinesm. Il-, can >-ou expert to elear up a situation 'ik titis completely with mnere bowel-noving1 ,itlle, ou. initierai w.ter, laxativ-e ciindy or che,"ing goim, or routhage? They dont wake 1î your liver. You need Carter's Littie iver Pilla. Purely vezetable. Sale. Quîck and sure reault8 Aak for tlhem .bY name. Refuse substitues. 25c. at m PAGE TWO TUE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVMLE, THURSDAY, MARCH Ist, 1934 Seventy- 1