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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 1 Nov 1934, p. 8

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PAGE EIGHT THE ANAIA. STAESM ROMAN m T W ' N OVNRl'13 ý,1uwmoian &uweuuîn Established 1854 A Weekly Newspapes' devoted to the interests of the town of Bowmanville and surrounding country, issued at King 6treet. Bowmanville, every Thursday. by M. A. James & Sons. owners and publishers. The Canadian Statesman is a mnember of the Canadian Weekly Newpapers Association, also the Class "A" Weeklies of Canada. SLBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere in Canada, $200 a year: In the United States, 82.50 a year, payable in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER lst, 1934 Regret Hon. H. H. Stevens' Resignation The resignation of the Hon. H. H. Stevens as Min- ister of Trade and Commerce, and as Chairman of the Royal Commission investigating unfair trade practices, wili be regreted by ail, irrespective of party affiliation. There are few Canadians who will flot admit that Mr. Stevens was doing a great work for the laboring classes. factory employees and farmers, and doing it sincerely. His disagreement %vith the Prime Minister, which cuiminated in hUs resignation lias flot boosted Mr. Bennett's prestige throughout the country, and we prediet that the flood of criticism that will f ollow Mr. Stevens' resignation will bring to the Conserva- tive Party a new leader. We do not deprecate in any way the good work tliat Mr. Bennett has accomplislied. He has been head of the gox ernment in one of thie most critical periods of Canadas historY, and while lielias flot solved thie unempioyment problem, as he promnised, lie las brouglit the country safely tlirough the depression witlitlie League of Nations reporting Canada to be niaking better recovery than any nation in tlie world, flot excepting the Old Land. But the most important domestic problemn has been that initiated by Mr. Stevens, apparently against Mr. Bennett's wislies. From comments being made we are inclined to believe that many Conservatives liope that this open break with the Governiment wili ultimately lead to Mr. Stevens leading the party. No one can question lis courage, lis sincerity or lis cap- abilities, but the country as a whole is disgusted witli tlie treatment he has received from lis colleagues in tlie cabinet. Few were not a bit surprised to see that tlie leads of large department stores were among tliose wlio prompted Mr. Bennett in lis quarrel with Mr. Stevens. TI:ese mercliant barons liave lad a free hand so long, that the threat to their domination of commercial life, lias gone to the quick, and tlieir chef desire was to get Mr. Stevens out of the chair- manship of that investigating committee. Tliey liave succeeded temporarily, but sucli a victory will lave a boomerang effect. Is Policy of B. T. S. To Be Changed ? Just what Hon. David Crols plan is with regard ta the Ontario Training Sclool for Boys is lard ta tell fram îlhe many reports and statements made on the subjects. It will be sincerely laped that il is flot lis desire to place aIl the inmates of tle Mimico Industrial Scîcol in tle B. T. S. at Bowmanville. The îwo sclools are for entirely different pur- poses. The Ontario Trainig School was founded te, give tle underpriviieged boy, and the boy wlio lad starîed to go wrong. a chance ta, gel back mb îlte rigît stride of life under ideal conditions, On île oller hand tle Mimico Scîcol was for beys wlo are considered incorrigible. Tley were not first offend- ers, but boys wlo seemed t0 lave determined ta stray from tle narrow patli, and fer ihis reason tliey need- ed an entirely different type cf landlîng ta first offenders. It may be Mr. Croll's theory that tlere sliould be fia distinction, but le must bear in mmnd Ilere las always been distinction, witli tle treatment cf crime. The service clubs wlo lave done so mudli for tle Training Sclool and tîrougli wlose efforts and in- terest it was staried do flot desire tle scol ta, be- came just an Industrial Scîcol. Il is a training schcol, trying out a specia]ized plan in tle treatmenî of boys, and ils magnificent record cf success slould flot be endangered by bringing 10 mix witl the boys here, boys wlo are considered incarrigible. If tle Mimico plant is unsatisfactoy perlaps tle Govern- ment can find ailier quarters before the work at Bow- manville is ruined by tle change. The ]Best Way to Kilt Timne One man asked another: 'Do you know law ta plaY bridge? "'Na," said the aller. "Well, you ougît ta learn," raid tle first, 'Il's a great way ta kilIl ime." To whicl the otler man rePlied: "But I dont want ta kilIl ime!" If yau are one of tle multitude Ilat believes lIai timne is samnething ta kilI, lere's a very appropriate suggestion: The best way ta kilIl ime is t0 use it! Wlen time langs leavy on your lands and yau simpl.v dont know wlat ta do witl yourself," try Ihis -impIe expedient: Start praducing something! Iminerse yaurself iin rame useful wark; do somnething tlat poslîvely needs daing; croeate samnething of value for allers ta use and enjay. Just as soan as you engage nii seriaus production, limie flies iîl île specd of lightning. The best way to kîlIl ime îs ta use il! Everything in tle nature of lime is good, friendly, caluable. You slouîd lang to stretcl it out. ta hld il forever (as when you are engaged in some malerial pleasure) and aI fia lime slould you desîre ta kîlI il. And yet manys the lime yeu wL.ýh tle day. tle week. or the monl were over. s0 you couîd ireach a pint wlen you expect W find pleasuie. As you gaze aI thee dock and wistfulîy lang for quîtting laur. wly flot realîze lIai if your object is ta have the lime in betwýeen pass quickly, tle thing la do is ta use tle lime? Use the lime in productive work, in regular waork, in atîacking yaur job with new strengîl and zeal. Use tle lime la develap lIat idea you've tabled for sa long. Use tle lime ta dlean up that mass cf anerous detaîl you've been despising for go long. Use tle lime to make another call, 10 write anotheir leiter, la lay more brick. The best way 10 kîll ile is ta uIse it! Wlen you want time la go, reverse yosir position and suddenly consider it as if you wanted ilta stayl Just imagine that the distant point of pleasul'e or- relaxation is, right et liand, and tlen put inta tle rensamniîg hlou1s of work, the zest. île gusto, tle joy, you intend tb put Int the play. This Is the prartical way la kilIuie. If bine pie- gents such a terrible prablem, take tle casiest way ta solve that problern. The best way to kill! unie is 10 use It! Foiiow this plan and youlIl learn that tlere's no jand pa. Yaou -i, be using the working haurs and kill- ing the playing lours and at last know that al l ours are alike and they are aIl joyful! Reduction in Hydro Rates The annouilcemnent made last week of a reduction in Hydro rates for both domestic and commercial usera came as very welcome news to citizens in gen- eral. So much lias been said, in tlie way cf criticism about the Public Utilities Comimission. than an an- nouncement of this kind renews tlie faith that the majority of citizens had in its membership. Under the capable management of Mr. Geo. E. Chase the Commission lias made a marked success cf ils operation of this utility. Mr. Cliase served in a similar capacity before Bowmanville purchased its plant anîd tlie Ontario Hydro Commission lad every faith in lis abiiity. As we pointed out last week tlils announcement slould set at rest mucli of tle criticism iliat has been directed at tle Commission. Its members are working gratis in the interests of the public and there is no reason for thein to do otlerwise than operate Ihis utility for the benef il cf ail. An important part of this announcement, and one that slows plainly the abiiity of the commission 10 grasp tle opportunities of improving the financial structure of the system, was tlie payment of a large block cf debentures out cf profits.As was pointed out this provided a considerable saving in interest 10 liydro users and was a gond business move in every way. There lias been a determined attempt made in re- cent weeks to discredit the Utilities Commission, more particularly perlaps on its waterworks policy.. But the fine operation of its Hydro utility slould give citi- zens every faith in the commission that il is and will liandle the waterworks systema in just as capable a manner. Il is 10 be hoped that the continuaI sniping aI tle commission will now cease. Candidate for a Senate Vacancy A despatdli in a daily paper recently referred tc fact tlat before a general election in Canada, Pi ier Bennett las sýeveral seats in the Senate te Following out the policy always observed le will 1i fill these vacancies with members cf lis own p ical party and we migît suggest to tle Prime MU ter that the selection of Fred W. Bowen, M. P., w meet wvitl popular favor in Durham. Mr. Bowen given conscienticus service 10 the county le las presented since 1922. He lias been a member of erai important committees in tle House, and made an lonest effort to aid his native county ir requirements. Mr. Bowen is popular not only witli follower lis own political party. but the mnembers of oi parties. He gave many years of fine service t0 community and 10 his county previaus ta entering Dominion field. and lis li:e las been largely gi avec to service for others. His appointment therefore ta one of île vac senate seats would be more than popular. He earned this lionor by lis lard and faitîful work, we hope that Premier Bennett, in considering filling of these seats will remember Mr. Bowen,j also Durham whicl las not lad a Senator in county since tle deatli 0f tle late Senator R. A. NI lolland 0f Port Hope. çomnpetitor Makes Friendly Geature It lubmeeting y0f cidernt1, wlak en ol b lwaseatiappyficidbent that menarkd lecalRoI Whiolias been in business here for some years lad h is guesi aI the club a baker wio lias just epened in competiton witli him in Bowmanville. Busin, las toa long lacked ihis type of friendliness betwe campetitors in business, and we believe that this b played no small part in brlnging about tle unlealt business praclises we read so much about. In ane deavour t-o beat cnes competiler aI ariy costs fa] advertising and bad business praclises lave been p into effect. After aIl in Bowmanville Ilere is pler 0f business for two lecal bakers. The trouble lere is the case in many other tons, is that iacî mai cutside bakers are allowed 10 roam aour streets witloi paying one cent in taxes. True they may contribu same small sum to relief, but tIaI is like the persc wlo thinks lie does something great if le gives h church a $2.00 bill once a year, while some poor( persan is regularly contributing wlat in tle aggrE gale is a great deal more, but whicl does flot loin 50, big in ils weekly offering. Unfriendliness and slarp-practises between coin petilars in business have been tle cause 0f a gre-a many business troubles. Only recenily it was braugh te our attention that a certain man was trying t, make a gocd fellow of himself, (and incidentally iak ing arders> by spreading prapaganda against his coin petitors. If a man stoops la sud ltactics witl lis corn petilars by the same token le'll likely put il aver hi: customers wlen tley are not laaking. The soonei those in tle same line of business realize that mor can be accampisled ly ro-operation Ilan by dis- tasteful opposition, tle saaner will business abuse, be eliminated. Editorial Notes Enumeratars in this district lave completed blteir wark securîng the names of eleclors for tle Domnin- ion valers' list. Il is quite possible tlat some names were missed. If Ilere is any doubt about your name laving been lisled, check up wiIh tle enumerator befare Nov. 15 wlen the list will be closed. 'Me annauncement of anotlei' reduction of bank interesi la two per cent cn November 1 may flot be sudh sad news afler aIl, fer in these days île savings accounîs are miglty low anyway. WlaI is cf more importance ta many would be ta know when the rates on bank boans will be reduced. A committee of strikers demanding slarter bours, a sharler week, and a minimum wage were tld by a Penfisylvania manufacturer ta run lis plant and pay himi a salary as a salesman. The commillee balked because of lack of managerial experience. Ownership. management, labor - aIl have their troubles. The way lto rcovery is nol by discarding Iabar saviiîg equipment. but hy widier ulse of sudh equip- nient 1(1 increase the efliciency of tle individual and result. in Iower cost of production and lower prices for coninodities whicl c'an, therefore, be more freely exclanged and thus cix.eaîe emiploymenî foi more l)eape.-T. A. Russell. îlte 'rem- )f iii. [ikely ouit- Eiis- ould lihas sev- jc k lias Hadlock did not let himself be de- ceived by those wlo painted ruddy n its pictures of the joys 0f farm life - 0f low quîck fortunes can be made -s of from paultry-farming, market gar- ier dening. orchard culture, muslirooîn growing, ginseng growing, île grow- l is ing of alsike clover seed, pig-farm- the ing, and from aller forms 0f agri- iven culture. Fortunes are made f rom all these kinds of farming, but nat cammonly by beginners or by cant those wlo have nat won tîrougl by las the slow. costly and painful route 0f and Hadlack was 62, wilh raf t muscles, tle and lis major knawledge was about and matlematics. fot about farming. te He lad tle wisdomn expressed in îl hIese lines: Jul- He wlo knows not, and knows not that le knows not, le is a f ocl. Shun Him ! He wlo knows net, and knows *that he knows net, le is teadli- table. Teacl im He wl knows, and knows not tary lIaI l e knows, lie is asleep. iker Wake him! 1 s He wlo knoms, and knows that lie * s knows, lie is wise. Follow hm up I lave not space to tell in detail .ess about Hadlock' progress along the een road 10 triumpl. Thie full story is in the book, and it is its autlor's ta has tell. AIl that 1 may do is to pro- .ly vide a quîck summary of lis pro- n- gressive experiences. ise 1. He joind up witl a man wlo professed 10t' know farming. To- ut gether tley did a pretty f air job. ity They lad a bumper crop cf pola- as toes. Tley went mbt debt for ;y many things, but were able te gel KY tlemselves ouI cf debt. Then )ut Hadlock's partner grew weary of te the enterprise, and pulled out, on leaving Hadlock "in the air." 2. Once again did Had.lock Join- ls up witli a man - a railroad man ,er 0f no very sound claracter, and e- witl no sincere desire te be a far- ok mer. In tle course 0f time the railroad man wenî back t0 rail- roading, and again Hadlock was ri about wlere le lad started frori. at 3. The next alliance was witl a man witl an entlusiasmn for dairy il farming. But Hladlock's partner to was a slacker, and tle relation- C_ slip did net lasI long. H-adlock - ended up owning two cows and two yearling heifers. 4 4. Hadlock found board and is lodgîng for limself and lis cal- rtle wtl a rallier rascally farmer e-lazy and unscrupulous. Had- -for wlat le cbtained, but lis Ion- ýs esty and sense of justice could flot endure for long tle malprac- lices of lis landlord. 5. These four adventures con- suîned a perîad of fîve years. Also, tlîey made Hadlork resolve ta shun partnerships and aller fut- î le and impoverishing alliances. Now le bougît a 65-acre farm, înaking a very small down-pay- S ment. The farm lad fia buildings * on ît-just a few neglected apple trees. Now Hadlock gaI a toe- hold an permanency of location. Ini the years following le made leadway. If I give tle endings of île sev- i eral remaining clapiers of Free- man Tilden's inspirlng book, they will be as windows looking in on Hadlock. Here tley are: IHe was a man sturdlly striving o teperfect himiself - te do some- jthing worl while, and te do it well IHe pulled quack-grass wtl lis lands, turned lis eYes dlown te h is lurnips, and said, 'TU be pa- tient. Yes. Ilil be patient, becausej I've guite be. But you just wait' You just wait!' Yau see, it is flot aIl a question of money, thougl a littie ready mcney, Qeod knows, wauld lave been a boan ta Hadlock, man3's tle lime. It is the passion for excellence-île eye for perfection in little things Every little luxury that le can ... N.1M .71. 1 d.istL.inIctin beWliPfl nisery and Jov be1-,,, nwnrk now nduge hm .e , Isso ilph - j ki YOUR WORLD and MINE By JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) ARTICLE NO. 4 "In 1906 Alexander Hadlock ww 62 years old. He was alane in th( world, witlout money, without op- portunity t0 earn money. Tlie door. of occupation were shut tight, anÉ lie was outside." Tlius begins tii book, Second Wind, by Preemar Tilden. I wish that this book could be put mbt the hands of every unemploy- ed man in this country. As a tax- payer I would be very wiiling that tle State sliould buy and distribute this quite fascinating and stimulat- ing book. Il is a back-to-tle-land book. It tells liow a university pro- fessoî'. at age 62. got lis "second wînid"-low h le rescued himisclf f ron his own despair, and from a pligli wliidh seemied for a time to be hope- less. Hadilock lad been a professor of ntathemaics-a fine mnan. Ther the crash came-how and why is unîmportant for the purposes of this contribution to The Statesman. Hadlock was stripped clean - of worldly possessionis and of kindred. For a tiie le was dazed. He liad to live. and lie tried miany ways o f earning a living-bookkeepiiîg. door- to-door selling. and other things. But at these jobs he wvas not a great success. He wanted to create some- thing-to do samnething wortl whle -to lay foundations on which le could rear something enduring. And in lis htingering lie turned to the Great Moler-the soil. Would Mother Eartl take hini in 1er arms? Mother Earl dîd - but she mnade Hadlcck prove tlie sincerity of lis desire for lier comnforting and sus- tenance; also. lis quality. Mother Earth's love. genotleness and mercyl are not bougît cleaply. One must give value for value. Mather Earth's affection and bounty are flot ex- changed for mere money-not even the millionaire's money. The pur- chase price is sweat and tou, pat- ience, a reciprocal affection. and a magnificent courage which draugît and pests and tempests and plagues and a tliousand disappointments Was Hadlock'e struggle worth while? Wat do you think? The final clapter 0f Second Wind is entitled -Hadlock and You.' The aullor says aI tle beginning of this chapter: "To assume. from what I lave written about Alexander Had- lock. that every man, every family, slauld go back ta île land would be a lamentable conclusion indeed. Il man Tilden's most enjoyable book. is not that tle land is not big Gel oui' public library te put it on enougli and fit enougli; it is that its shelves. the individual may not be fitted for The End tle land." jc k One dose of Miller's Worm Pow- ders will clear the stomadli and if you, my reader, ave felt your- bowels of worrs, so that the chld self 10 be defeated by life and cir- wvill no more be troubled by their cuinstance; if You have b"-en won- ravatges. The powders are swèei 10 dering wheter Mother Eartl can e tst nd no child will object to and will welcome you to ler arms taking themi. Tey are non-ijur and bosom; if you ave a partial or ious in their composition, and while complete conviction that you lave in some cases they may cause vom- as good stuff in you as Hadlock lad. iting, thai must not be taken as a in him; and if you perceive Mother sign that tliey are nauseating, but Eartl to be beckoning to you: then as an indication f their effective I suggest ta you that you read Free- work. Bowmanville Public Utilities Commission IniortntHydro Reductions, Domestuc and Commercial Rates AS FOLLOWS: Domestic ]Rates 1. Service Charge on domestie rates abolished. 2- The minimum charge of $1.50 net every two months will flot be changed, however 33 K. W. lins. can be consumed at this rate instead of 23 K. W. lirs. as formerly. 3.The former charge of 4.5 cents per K. W. hr. foîr the first 60 K. W. hrs. per' month, fflus a servicq charge of 33 cents per month, is changed to a charge of 5 cents per K. W. hi'. foi' the first 60 K. W. hrs. per month. and no ser'vice charge. 4.The for-mer charge of 2 cents per K. W. hi'. for ail consum p- tion above 60 K.W. hrs. per month is changed to a charge of 1.5 cents per K. W. hr. Commercigal ]Rates 5.No alteration in service charge or minimum bill or amount consumed at first rate. 6J. The former charge of 2 cents p)er K. W. hi'. foi' ail consump- tion in excess of first 100 hours use per month of installed cal)acity %ill be changed to a chaî'ge of 1 cent per' K. W. hi. Above Rates Become Effective with October 3lst billing Accumulated Profits of $5324.18 to Retire Debenture On JuIy of thîs year the sum of $5324.18 was I)aid out ù1f accumulated pr'ofits to retire the longest outstanding deben- tui'e agaînst the system. This means a saving to the ratepayeî's of this municipality of ail annual interest char'ge of $252.90, or' a saving of $4 425.75 ovel' a period of 18 yeaî's, the balance of the period of debenture issue. UTILITIES COMMISSION October 23, 19394 te keener in relisl for the de- privation of yesterday A man who as fougt is way out of chaos into order - who as almost created something out of No other Furnace offers you so much in Comfort, Ease of Operation or Fuel Saving as Hecla Furnaces The Hecla cannot be compared with other furnaces because it bas features that no other furnace possesses. First, it bas Fused Joints, ensurjng that the circulation of air is pure and clean-absolutely free frosu taint of gas or dust. Second, large size Waterpan provides for each Warin Air Pipe the correct degree of moisture so essen- tial to health and comfort. Third, Steel Ribbed Firepots.cut dow-n fuel consumption frosu 13 to 15 per cent., and make six tons do the work of sevin,. Prom Base to Dome, every part that cornes int direct contact wvith live coal is construct-ed of Cast Iron. It is built to give a lifetime of useful service and heating comfort. R. E Lc~ A N PLUMBING PHONE 264 KNG ST. E.. BOWMANVILLE 0 - fi 7111 BOWMANVILLE PUBLIC il THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVrLLE. TFMR..c;nAv wnlrwitgimr'm - --

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