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PAGE TWO THE CANADIANASTAIELE, T UR¶sAY EBRUAR* 21,-1935 2~e Orna~bÎrn i tt#n A Weekt>, Newspaper devoted to the interests of the town of Bowmanville and surrounding country, issued at King Street, Bowmanville, evcry Thursday, by M. A. James & Sons, owners and publishers. The Canadian Statesman le a memnber of the Canadian Weekly Newpapers Association, mlso the Classe'A" Weekljes of Canada. SL'BSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere in Canada, $2.00 a year; In the United States, $2.50 s year, payable In advance. Single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935 Bowmanville Loses a Loyal and Public Spirited Citizen In the death of Thomas S. Holgate, Bowmanville loses an outstanding example of an unselfish and Public Spirited community servant. Mr. Holgate, asý a member of the town council, as Mayor, as a mem- ber and as chairman of the Public Utilities Commis- sion, as a member of the Hospital Board, as a ser- vice club worker, as a church worker. and as a busi- ness man. demonstrated very clearly that there still exists that type of citizen who is willing Vo give of his best, and even make a personal sacrifice. in the interests of the community in which he lives. It would, of course, be impossible to place a mone- tary value on the services of Mr. Holgate to the towr of Bowmanville, but as the years roll by those ser- vices will be considered in their true value. Mr. Holgate was a splendid example of a true public spirlted citizen in more ways than one. Like al those who give 0f their time and talent to the in- terests of the municipality he was th.e butt of much criticism, but it is a tribute to his character and personality that none of this criticism was ever prov- en warranted. Many a man with less determination would have dropped out of municipal affairs long ago, but Mr. Holgate, with his deslre Vo help his community, stayed in service despite criticisms ev- elled at him. It seemis in this age regardless of the splendid ser- vice rendered, that abuse is synonomous with public service. It is one of the unfortunate phases of pub- lic life. that men who give of their time and ability in public service, without reward of any kind. are forced o withstand the heateci disapprovals of those they serve. Words of encouragement, praise and ap- preciation are too often overlooked or expected Vo bE taken for granted. Mr. Holgate in remaining s0 many years in the service of the town proved hlmself a f irst class citi- zen. Outside of municipal affairs he was also a real man in many ways. While he was honest and above board in his personal dealings, he was sympathetic Vo those who were up against bad times. The story is told that he was awakenecï several times Vo find men stealing coal from his yard. He was urged Vo prosecute. but replied that these men were up ag- ainst it, and only conditions had forced them ta dc these things. Invariably with a warning Vo keep away he let the offenders go. That is but one illus- tration of the kindly and sympathetic heart thal beat within him. The towrn of Bowmanville is infinitely poorer in the death of Tom Holgate. If hs comimunity ex- pects every man Vo do his duty, Tom could be said to be one man who carried out the expectations of his f ellow citizens who really appreciate public ser- vice. Making the World More Neighborly Rotary International wili mark its 3th brtlday on Wednesday next, February 27t1, and members of hs great service organization can look back over nearly a third 0f a century of unimpeded p.-ogress. The Ratary movement las done much Vo improve international friendships. Its members meet annual- ly, aud iourney f rom practica'ly every country lu the world ta attend the aunual convention. This year t is beiug held in Mexico City. Here men of many nations and races meet lu feiiowsli'p ta geV a better understanding of their particular problems. Rotary can dlaim Voc have made the wlole world moi-e ueighborly, an intenseiy practical hiug iu these days of so many international misunderstandungs. Those young men lu Chicago wlo fouuded Rotary 30 years ago laid the foundation not only for a wrld-wide organization whose members look for friendliness in each other, but aiso a neiglborly world in which sympatletic understandung wouhd be a dominant factor. But like ahi organizations who are carrying out a service work, the Rotary movement las its critics Mauy outside its membershup, possibly because of a littie jealousy, are ever ready Vo criticize, and even in Bowmanville where the Rotary Club has endeav- ored ta carry ou community and humanitarian work lu various ways for the past eleven years it las not been free from sniping. The club ha;, been accused 0f be'ng a cique and o! ruuning the town. Pet-laps that is a natural crt-t idismn with the leadership it las given and the hings accomplished. Rotary selects as nearly as possible the best man lu eacl vocation to membership lu Vhe organiza ian. IV stands Vo reason if these men are Vhe leaders in the community in their various occu- pations and professions, tlat tley shouid give lead- ership o the community, and it is quite natural that tley should serve in important offices in the own. There are of course as good mien outside Rotary as iu, and it is the better tyle of nian outside Rotary who are broadmiuded enough Vo appreciate hs ser- vice clubs work. rather Vlan impede it with caustic and petty criticism. IV wihl be reca!led at Vhe receni municipal elections VIe charge o! a "Rotary clique" was f reely bandied around the towu. Rotary low- ever ignores criticisms o! hs type, and carrnes on the fine work for which it was instituted. Rural Fair Granta To Be Continued Oue o! VIe '"economies' annouuced by Vhe preseul Ontario goverumeut lu Vhe earlier days of its histor3 was the witldrawal o! grauts Vo local fait-s. There were many protests against the suggested action. The goverument las now deided o continue VIe grants as heretofore. This information was given by Hon. Duncan Mat-shall at a meeting of the Outaric Association o!fPait-s sud Exhibitions. Mr. Mar-shal at the sanie meeting "advised against Vhe re-ehection of fait- off icers year a! ter year." He also iutiniated that the giviug o! prizes for lat-ness lot-se races at the expense of the agricuituz-al prize lisV would noV be tolerated. In some of Vhe local fait-s the "speeding events," at-e the principal attractions and are strongly sup- potted as a means of lncreasing attendance. Tley may have their place, but the encouragement of that 1 The Lure of Newapaper Contesta News las evidently -become of secondary in Sance in three of the four daily newsPapers in T( while the business offices and circulation di ments have full sway since the majority of with but a single purpose, but along different have launched into stupendous and lavish prizg ing circulationbuilding contests. Proverb gue slogan naming, and a luxurious free trip Vo the ish Isles, are Vhe newspaper contests which arE ting the citizens ail agog and haywire in a scramble Vo get sonsething for nothing. It has reported that bridge clubs, cocktail parties, and the annual Chorley Park pink tea have ahl ternporarily abandoned in order that the reE winning an auto. a pony, a refrigerator, or* what you in t he scores of other prizes. While ail these1 ern fandangled schemes of getting mass circul ae going on among its contemporaries, the old re: Globe continues in its forward path 0f rectitudi over 90 years. by getting honest-to-goodness scribers and faitl.ful readers without coerciov cajoling. The Globe stili retains its self respe< this regard. in which we congratulate them, byf uring on the masthead of its editorial page t words: "The largest mo-riing circulation in Car built without the aid of premiums or contests." Get the Habit of Reading Good Bool Even when we reekon up ail the evil that theyi have done, it is still true that in the struggle of humnan race up toward better- things, books b playtsd a very important part. Wheni menf learned Vo put their thouglits down in permar form for other men Vo read and ponder over, a gi step forward in human history was taken. How ' the suxn of that great record of men~s thoughts,i imagininigs, and convictions lias grown Vo be in day! How splendid in number and quaiity are great books of our time! But .books are for read and study, and not merely Vo be put upon sheli How great would be our negiect and f olly if we w Vo let-them lie there and miss the help, and upl and direction that they might bring Vo us. To the habit of reading good bioks is indeed Vo w along a wae' of hf e that has rest, and refreshme and inspiration for the soul. To neglect good bo( 4s Vo refuse Vo enter into a most splendid hum leritage. Bowmanville Public Library shelves h( ail kinds of good books and deser-ves your patronal - --- - Help Your Town To Go Forward Pt-osperi ty in hs section depends Vo a great e teut on home enterprises. The more money spe ith local metchants, manufacturers and professio: al men the more wili sanie seniblance of prosperi abouud for Vhe residents of VhIs district. Let eveý dollar earned lere serve community interests ai lame wefare. Try Vo make as zuany of your pu clases as possible fromt the firms iocated here. 01 local fit-ms have been in business for many years ar hey are deserving of your patronage aud conf i ence. The reputable and substant4al firms who ai advertising in The Statesman join wiVl us in pt-on ising a continuance o! their policy 0f value and set vice. 0eV Vhe real Conimuuity Spirit by keepir your money circuiating in your own town. Editoriai Notes In an address which he delivered at William ani Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., Frank R. Kent sai( that there is no profession, save that o! the puri scientist. in which accuracy is more sought a! te: Vlan lu VIe newspaper business aud in which tli proportion of accuracy is so great. "*There are," hi said. "reasons for accuracy whicî exist more power. f ully in the newspaper business, it se2ms Vo me, thar in auy other. Oue is tîaV iuaccuracy is more sut-el: and swiftly detected. In no other vocation is it a difficult o hide a mistake." Have you ever noticed - Wiien the otler fellov is set in lis way, he's obstinate; when you are, IV in just fit-mess? Wlen the other fellow doesn't like your friends, hls prejudiced; wlen you don't like lis, you are siniply slowing that you are a good judge 0f humant nature? When the other fellow tries Vo treat someone especlally well, he Is toadyiug; when you ry the samne game, you are uslng tact? When the other fellow plcks flaws in thlngs, îe's cranky; when you do, you are discrlmlnatlng? When the otîer fellow says whaV 1-e hinks, he's spiteful; when pou do, pou are f rank? While doubting whether public opinion is ready for abolition of county councils aud a greater central- ization o! governmeut, the Barrie Examiner Inclines to Vhe ides that smalier bodies could do the business equally as weli and at hess cost. It explains that "if Vhe proPosed taking over of the county roads systenis by Vhe Governient goes into effect, iV will relieve Vhe couuty council o! their biggest job. Tht beiug the case tiiere would be no need o! a body of Vhe present size and the tizue spent lu sessions could be greatly reduced. Oue member for esch municipal- ity would be sufficieut, wth proportionately increas- ed voting power for the larger municipahitles. TIc June session could be cut out and the Vume of the other Vwo lessened. Necessat-y work between sessions could be easily haudled by snialh committees. Iu hs way very cousiderable savlngs could be effected witl- out any inipairment of efficieucy lu govet-ument." Is noV our contemporary on safe ground? We believe 80. mport- loronto eCANAD- _______________ THIS MARK lines, r*~~ ---- - -s-=E Brit- been even "(1HEAP" Iamps blacken quickly beeU and rob you of Iight. To get full ading WORTH WHILE ANNUALS March or April should bloom in vau1o h urntcnu ecos sts o! July. Seed sown utdoors in May; alde f rt ereuda l DI ON suMAZ D Lampe. have By W. E. Groves, Bowmanville would bloom about one month later.'dpnal DSO U ALm s Most of the variet4es grow to aBTERLGT... ETRSIH mod- Larkspur - The iarkspur is par- heigît of 2 feet. ETRLG ...BTRSIH laion ticularly valuable because of its wide Statice - This is a hialf-hardy hable range Of colors and its usefulness as annual needing a well drained sandy .0f a cut flower. With good cultivation soul to be successful. Seed must be sub- in height,' each plant bearing a and should be sown early in April1 i or number of aide branches. For early at the iatest. Statice sinuata in i I ct in blooming it is wise Vo sow Vhe seed Pink, white and blue shades is the I - UP S L3 1e t indoors, growing on the plants readly v reyLhe-3g4n T e Pans - for planting out at the end of May. each need a square foot of groundl CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIÇ CO., Limited hese Seed sown in the open ground in Vo properly develop. The flowers nada April or early May will bloom in the are quite useful for mixing with Mazda Lampa Sold in Bowmanville by laVer sunimer montîs. These should other f]owers and tley may also bo RICE & CO. MASON & DALE be thlnned Vo at least 6 indhes apart. dried for winter use. There is a yel- IA coolmit soul is Vhe most suit- low variety but it is not so attract ka able for'larkspurs: it tends Vo pro- ive as the other sladei. A Russian sw nMrhi osbe h lat as hyaeales j duce blooms of good substance. variety with rose-coiored bloomns 9 transintedand i kpssethgro winUgcaus hp rv iea vey of culture. Delpimu, fequnti cahedlar- V 12inces ongis uchuse bYreacy for placing in the garden as for experiment on the part 0f any May spur is a peresinial and demands florists because of its unusual char-' Vthe somewhat different treatment from acter. It is weil worth growuing. soon as frost danger is over. Good homne gardener. They f iii our gar- that advised for the annual varie- Stock - The 'nulsocsaesali is neceSsary for the proper de- clens with beauty and fragrance have ies. among the sweetest fliwers we have I1eomn c tcs right tîrougli the sunimer season. first Scablous - Sometimes called pin- and deserve much -idgir culture The annuals we have indicated -tTetfMs o 1slf- __Thm nent cushion flower this is an easily Vlan we give thf-m. Thouzh noV solj here and in previcus weeks are each ats' cetric 0for Ine.Ds otru on- reat grown If old fashioned hardy an- effective a eut flowpr as the aster. suitabie for any garden, large or ial of its powers other than itsel.f. vast nual. It makes a good garden plant stocks are noV subjer~t toana" of Vhe Isinal. Tiere has been no desire or hee re tfrcuh rcls and the blooms borne on long sien- major pests or the funLo;d d:ýpases attemptr Vo even nterilese ind for cutgs or contsoslfrsr so and der stems are admirable for decora- that bother aýt.r 0ores A1rmoýt morth growing for there are a num- burns. for pains in the limbs or our1 tion, especiaily as they have very everv conceivable slarle cf colo" 1,;' ber cf others equally deserving. B3ut body, welj know that the medicine theI lasting qualittes. Any good garden found in stocks ard ve-v- fpw ofh-" tho-e namied are the Most usually proves itself and needs no guaran- ingi soli is suitable for VIe culture of garden plnnts cqn r'-R"-ý -;th found in gardent, partly because jtee This shows why this 011 Is in Ie. scabious. Seed sown in frames in themn in fragrance. Seed should be. they are so showy and partly be- gerneral use. vere lift, SUN LIFE COMPANY get ANNUAL REPORT eut, The annual financiai statements >oks 0of life assurance companies are an arong thebest barometers of gener- Lold tnent. Hence, during the. past f ive ige. years wlen the decline in individual Incomes reSulted in VIe purchase of fewer and smailer life insurance policies, the statements in question faithfully reflected that fact. As ex Ite depression continued there was a more extensive termination of L't existing insurance and, at its most )n-j acute stages, there was an except- ty ional increase of borro'wings and of c cash surrenders. Plainly, hs was an impairment, in many Instances. zd by Vhe iusured, under Vhe stress of r- immediate necessity. of -prudent pro- bur vision for the future of himrsel.f and d is dependants. The report of the Sun Lif e Assur- d- ance Company of Canada published S-e iu another colunin and the remarks n- of its president, Mr. Arthur B. r- Wood, at its annual meeting, are Sment of conditions. The rpr e flects a return of confidence and marked trend toward recovery n business. Because of the huge in-1 vestments cf Vhe life assurance id coveriug a wîde diversification of id interests, the leaithier conditions in trade indicated in hs report 'e make encouraging reading. Increas- r es in new assurances and in repay- e rents of Policy loans, decreasesin le mands for uew loans - ail these -demonstrate that life insurance. n which proved such a bulwark of y, strengtl during prolonged and try- lng conditions, is, lu turn, keepiug ýs full pace witl the forces of econ-1 omnic recovery. For 111e insu rance execuie ie A problenis of rehabilitation aire ittiel less chailenging Vlan those of the depression. The present difficulty 0 f people everywlere Vo obtain in- WHEN THE HOUSE SEEMS EMPTy e vestinents at remunerative rates of 1 interest and Vhe record of dependa- Sbillty establisliede by lite Insurance WITH MARY AWAy AT BOARDINO organlzations under stress, have, ofs iate, greatly Increased the demands H O . .ANLE T IS E M A for investnent insurance aud annu- S H O . > D L T E S S E 5 Ities. At Vhe sanie tume lnsurance companles, theniselves, are faced LONG TIME COMING . AND THES with the very conditions, on a big smale. that are nîaking the lndlvid- ual Investor incressingly annulty HOLIDAyS ARE WEEI<S AWAy .. mlnded. Here hey can be relled upon Vo meet the situation in the sane competent way as in the past.Pi k p th te p on A strik.ing tact mentloned by i k u th te p io . President Wood. in his address, is that of the $88,000.000 which the A Long Distance chat will Sun Li.fe Company pald out Vo pol- Icyholders hast year, 95% was in al4ounts of less Vlan $5,000, With cheer you UP a.nd M ary too. an average of Iess Vlan $2.000. That tact vivldly indicates the finvaluable Place life Insurance holds as a source o!ftin-t aid Vo those of mod- est circunistances. It Is, lideed. a - Long Distance is a cOrrfort indeed. It gives ratIer siguificant evidence that Y0u 80 much at .uch iow cost. You can alk some of the problenis wiVl which 100 miles or Bo for as i' governments today are grappllng. 1ittle as 30 cents. growIng out of concern for those Inu ofslt the front pages in your directory. humble stqtlon. have long since been antlclpated and provided for ona sound scienttflc h1-1.by1 or _- s1- TROJAN Is social insurance a proverbial Trojan Horse, f 'lled up and bummers extraordinary? Time will tell. - By Siniîth.i Francisco Examiner. which makes for improved conditions was the pur- pose for which fairs were established and for which they are continued and supported. In too, many places the prize list remnains unchang- ed f rom year to year, with the resuit that the pro- fessional exhibitors gather in the rewards to sucli an extent that competition in some of the classes pract- ically disappears. This is particularly so in the lad- ies' department and fine arts of local fairs where some girls, now become grandinothers, or at least old enough. have been exhibiting the same tea towels, night gowns. scarfs. water colors, etc.. for well nigh to half a century. For this rea.son the canvassers for the annual contribution are not received as cheerfully for treated as generously as in olher days. The result is the cancellation of the "show fair" in various places in recent years. It lias frequently been suggested that greater good woulcl be accomplished by additional support to the school fairs even at th e expense of the old time county or township fair would be fully justified. This is a matter that might well engage the attention of the minister. %vitth loafers iii The San TIIE CANADIAN STATMMAN. RnWUANVTT.T.V. lrlzTrDQTNAr MLIMMTIAMII -il 1 Il-? _.