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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, THURSDAY, MAY 23rd. 1935 Mr ânabmun Stt§~man Estabiished 185.4 A Weekly Newspape r devoted ta the interests af the town of Bawma nville and su rrounding country, issued at King Street, Bowmanv ille, every Thursday, by M. A. James & Sans,rrawners and publishers. The CanadianaStatesmancis amember of the Canadian Weekly N ewpapers Association, mia the Class '"A' Weeklies of Canada. SL'BSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere in Canada. $200 a year: In the United States, 02.60 a year, payable in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY. MAY 23rd. 1935 Premier Hepburn's Amusement Tax Premier Hepburn is making a commendable effort towards balancing the Ontario budget the very first years lie takes over ihe gaverniment reins, a task which if successful will in itself be a decided accom- plishment. Althought we agree with many of lis enactmnents. we are doubtful. however. of the fair- ness of the intended amusement tax increases fromn several angles. In the first instance, Mr'. Hepburn proposes ta, tax amusement tickets froin 10c up. and on the 25c tic- kets, which are most popular among the working, class. there will be a tax of f ive cents. Mr. Hepburn*s logic is explained that those who can afford amuse- ment can afford to conti'ibut.e towards provincial relief. As a statemnent that may be true, but the average citizen. who pays hi.s 25 cents for amuse- ment is already taxed almost to death through other sources. Each theatre pays quite a substantial tax for permission ta operate as a theatre. This charge of course must come out of the patrons. The theatre is then obliged ta pay a certain sumn per seat ta the performing riglits saciety for the privilege of hav- ing popular sangs and copyright music came over their sound equipinent. In addition the theatre own- er must pay local taxes. some of which find their way ta the Provincial government. Sa that in this manner those who patronize places of amusement are indirectly ccntributing ta provincial taxes, out- aide of their personal contributions in gas taxes . and licenses of practically aIl descriptions. The 25 cent seat is the workingman's seat. his wages are not yet high enough ta permit taxing the working man to a greater degree than he is taxed at present. As far as the tax on admissions to amateur sports we believe it will tend ta decrease public interest in this worthwhile enterprise. It is, and lias been for many years. difficult ta operate amateur basebail and hockey clubs. and if these organizations are ta be further liandicapped or penalized ta the extent of paying amusement taxes, it will not be long before amateur sport will be unable ta bear the strain. There is an old proverb which suggests that it is the la.st straw that breaks the camel's back. Cultural Benefits of Music Festivals Durham County's fourth annual Music Festival is ovec for another year. To those who attended any or al of the sessions came the realizatian. as neyer bef are. of the benefit.s that accrue f romn a cultural standpoint in the teaching of music in our schools. Those who have followed the growth of the festivals must have noted toa that some sections of Durhamn are getting fewer and fewer contestants ta, enter. and the reason no doubt is that the teadhing of music was abandoned in same of the schools on the basis of economy. A growing number of parents. however. who f av- ored the abolition of music teaching in the sdhools a few years ago believe that the time lias come when music should be restored ta it.s original plane. At the time that music was dropped thece was no assur- ance that the depression was near its end. Now when people cealize that conditions are well advanced ta recovery. revival of mus~ic in the curriculum is worthy of consideratian by ail boards of trustees who abolished it. The opening af the f aIl termi in Sep- tember would be an ideal time for every school inI Durham County ta include on its curriculum the teaching of music. Music not only is a culture in itself which is wor- thy of being taught every Canadian child, but it lias a decidedly goo>d effect on character itself. A child, brought up ta have an appreciation for goodnmusic, naturaily inclines towards the fimer things in if e. The desire in the child who is tauglit music is ta always better itself, and thîs cannot but have a bene- ficial effect on the future cîtîzenship of the domin- ion .____________________ _____________________ Do Smokers Lack Courtesy? There was a time when smoking of cigarettes and the use of other tobaccos in variaus forins was frown- ed down on, says the Lindsay Watchmnan Warder, but to-day the number of sinokers is on the increase. To-day, however, there is very littie oppo>sition ta the use of nicotine, but it is possible thàt many amokers have becomne discourteou.s. self ish and have little regard for the feelings of the fellow wlio does not There's to be a Revival of Cricket More powver ta the intio %e QI the, local Branch of the Canadian Legion wbiih wil rievýive cricket in Bowmanvllle this 3'ear. Inteirest in this gaine lias lagged for many years, unti, tt'in- aIoiity of young people In town have neyer se'n a gaine of cricket. The last season of cricket here. as we î'ecall it. was sponsored bY that genlal and loveable character, Major A. E. McLaughlilf, who had the reputation for "1phaylng cricket" in anythlflg he undertook in coin- munlty welfare.' Those were the early years of the 20th century' when SPOrt ativittes Were centret i n the Drill Shed and the aId Fair Grounds, now known as Carlisle Avenue. There is something about cricket, despite the lengtli 0f tîme it takes ta play a gainethat lias a dignity of its ov.n in the sparting world. "That's not playing cricket" is a familiar phrase when one wgnts ta express the thought that true sportsman- slip is not being exhibited. Cricket seema ta be emblematic of cdean sportsmanship. and the time wauld seem most opportune to inject into aur sporting if e a game that encourages cleaner sport. To those who have the impression that cricket is a gaine for the middle aged man or man of advanced years. this idea should be disillusioned. There are more young men playing cricket in this country ta- day than ever befoî'e and they aie finding it interest- irng and exciting. It is ta be hoped that the Legion's effor'ts ta restoî'e cricket ta its place among healthy ouldoor sports in Bowinanville and district will suc- ceed. Weeklies Managing Director Retires Weekly newspapermen througho. t Canada have learned with r'egret of the recent resignation of Mr. E. Roy Sayles. Editai' of the Ren.frew Mercury, and Managing Director for many years of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Mr. Sayles lias been perhaps the outstanding man in the affairs of the Association. Except foi' a few brief years he lias held this key position since 1919 when the national oî'ganization was formed. The Asszciatian's present condition of affluence and prasperity is in no smal way due to the untiring efforts. and the capacity for management and haî'd wark of Mr. Sayles. It lias been aur privilege ta have worked with Mc. Sayles as a diî'ectoî' of the C. W. N. A.. and all those wha have seen lis work f rom the inside will sincerely re- gret lis resignation. We join with hundreds of weekly newspapermen frain coast ta coast in wishing for Mr. Sayles a large measure of enjoyment in his retirement froin this important office. He will be succeeded by Clarence V. Charters, edi- tor of the Brampton Consei'vator. another outstand- Iing Ontario new.zpaperrnan. Mr. Charters, a decided success in his own business, sliould prove a warthy successor ta Mr. Sayles. We congratulate Mr. Chart- ers on lis appointinent. and at the same time express the belief that lie is well equipped to carry on the splendid ork of lis predecessor. Rural Teachers' Salaries We are in hearty agreement with the Cobourg Sentinel-Star in discussing the subject of rural tea- chers' salaries. The Statesman lias questioned the wisdam of salacy cutting many times in the past few years and we are glad ta note that other newspapers are taking up the battie on behaîf of those most im- portant people, the rural school teadhers The Sen- tinel-Star says:- "A minimum annual salary of $500 for rural school teachers is f ixed by an ameninent to adhool law. introduced inta the Legislature by Han H. 0. Nixon, provincial secretary, wlia is acting minister of Edu- cation, and passed by the body. Under the new rul- ing no school section shall be eigible for the annual township grants unless the $500 minimum is paid. This is a wise step. 'During the past few years there lias been altagether too much slashing of teadlirs' salaries in rural sections with the result that flot a few teadhers right in these counties are finding it liard ta get along. As low as $400 lias been of fered teadhers by some townships, and salary cutting where Isalaries are already f ar too how has been openly ad- vacated by some members on the floor of United Counties Council. No teacher. in aur opinion, can possibly get alang with less than $500 in any rural section in Ontario. This figure is 10w enougli in some schaols. Any person wha is quallfied ta perform efficiently jthe important duties of a school teacher should be wortli at least $500 a year, even In rural schools 'with a comparatively small attendance, Editorial Notes Poetry may be said ta be the power of making permanent the moments and emotians which life renders s0 transient and which time destrays; the power of desccibing the indescribable-in terms of the unforgettable.-Louis Untermneyer. Travel with your liead anti you will begin toamrass a capital of knowledge and experience and of last- ing and salidca ntentinent whicli no tax-gatherer can take awa5 f ram you. an investinent which is nat sub- ject ta the fluctuations of the stock market, whidh the crash of any and all the banks of this and ahl other countries cannot diminisli by one single pen- ny.-Willem Hendrik Van Loon. Fundamentally, the youtli 0f today are just as idealistic. juat as caurageous. ju.st as loyal as they ever were. What they need. thougli they are flot ai- ways aware of that f act. is wise leadership, and one 000. Truly printing accounts for mucli of the suc- cess in holding out againýt the depression. Consing home the fact 15 that riglit here in Bowmanvllle, despite the kickers. grouchers anti thase who would sometimes like ta tear It ta pieces, the local news- paper and printlng plant lias provlded steady em- ployment ta a loyal staff of local citizens for nigli on to 80 years-and stlll goinr, strong. UPa n fo, Th, k V-ti' iby R1. l,(l. TAXPAYER: "But you havent really slarted yet." Courtesy: The Finanrial Post. PUBLIC SCHOOLSI Clarke. Doris Claop. Eric Denseln, Jr. Fr.-June Cîhliz. June Dus- HOO LSr O tsy anniellaBil Edger, Doug- enbury. Reta Forsey. Staney Gat - ~1f'TVY ~ AlT~I ILaphen. Douglas Larkin. Thelma June Morris. Margaret Mo'e, Ray MOI'.JI OFl 'r bRfIL Martin. Howard Quinney. Kathleen Westlake. Donald Wilcox. SRoberts, Raîpli Simpson, Alden K's-Lilîian Barnes. D o r a t h y Sr. 4th.-Madaline Calver. Chas.1 Wheeler. Hazel Wood. Cowle. Arthur Davidson. Cartwnight, Byron Cî'awford. Leslie1 Sr. 2nd. Room 8-Dorothy Crook. South WNard School Dardh, Wm. Green. Chas. Haar Kay Frances Morris. George Roberts, Il-Kennieth Brooking. Lois Bur'- O'Neill. Norma Searle. Kit Soe.Margaret Rawe, Russell Xena.'es odnMnte letMsn Alan Tambl3'n, Ernest Ward. Diana Judy Whalen.Murgess. Gadonad.AbetMsn Wheeler. S.2d Ro -alyCl, o- MriMon alveD onl.ilo Jr. 4th.-Hazel Altici. Donald AI-i- Sr. 2n, Boom 9-Svit Cale.tau- -atnCach oal iho lin. James Clark. Geraidine Coulteî'ieCi.Hee eit Rt udi ly. Helen Jones, Enmma Luxto'.1 DonieCrese. Tm epe. 'inson. Eleanor Jolinston. Eunice Frank Piper. Irene Piper. Ada Quin- Donne Ceasr. om epe.5kMr- Jackman. Donald Morris. Howar'd ney. Lorrane Somnerseales. Betty ion Dudley, Patsy Dustan, atricia Nle eiePre.Secr Emmett. Marion Gibaon. Bil Hutdli-' els eePre.Secr inson. Douglas Jackman. Oscar Jr. 2nd-Gerald Re:dt. Myrle Vir- Piay-GidnAdî.Dîi Jessen. Viola Larkin. Mark Lamn- tue. 1 Alîdreati. Rcmiaine Dumas, Betty boum., Jack Lenhardt. Marion Mi- Sr. lst, A.-Ruth Abirnetl-y. Bai-'- Gilhooly. Dacothy Kilgannon. Mar- hood. Gilbert Mdlý-e-n. Grigg Mor- bara Allun. Dorothy Bedford. Aud- jane King, Haroldi Luxton. Percy tien. Peggy Moses. Jean Pattinson rey Grant. Doreen Hill, Jean Liv*in-,- Luxton. Donald Matthex. Mur'ray Bob Purdy, Barbar'a Reider. Jean Audtrey Martin. Roy McMul!en. Dor-1 McKnight. June McKnight, Walterîi Rice, Frances Rowe. Keith SIeman. otliy Morris, Jimmie Martyn. Grace, Morr'is, Narman Mulhollanti. Fred Margaret Storey. Isabel Thompson, IPatter. Donald Quick. Mari ary Run- Quinney. Clarence Sellers. AuFtin1 Geo. Undechill. Donald Venton. Idît. Margaret Stacey. Stephens. Henry Wiglitman. Louise Wilson. Sr. lst, B. - Evelyn Finn. Lewis Sr. 3rd.-Sydney Aider. Howard McFeeters. SATAE Corden. Ada Datisan. Florence Den- Jr. lst. - Doris Gaulah. Max ion SATAE sem. Scott Densein. Ada Dusenbury. Webber. yLelP.Hnrr Nora, Fagan, Marguerite Gibsan. Rooni 11, Jr. lst.-Fay Fr'y, Gwen BYLeaF.Hnre Murray Grant. My' tle Hall. Effie Hooper. Dorothy Faulknee, w nDis Oh came. I say: why waste todaY Harris, Jean Henti'es(,n. Jack Hate- Clarke, Audrey Humphrey. ' jYîelding t.o despair? ly. Inla Jackman. Helen LambrDs. Sr. Pr.-Bob Stevens, Helen Roach Carry on! There is a way Betty Latimer, Kathleen Luxton. anti Marie Moyse (equalo. Alan Ta dr-ive away duil cai'e. Alan Mahood. Viiet McAllister. Strike, Earîe Gilmore. WVhv sit anti mope? You neeti not Ernie Morris, Harace Moses, Helen Jr. Pr. - Bobby' Crabb. Audirey grope Pingle. Doris Piper. Jayce R .chards. Venton. Dorothy Evans, Vernon In pathwaYs ever daî'k: Ray R-.chards, Winnifred Smith. Ward. Jean Fletcher. Just try ta holti a bit of hop>e, Helen Sumersford. Caroline Spencer. Rooni 12, Sr. Pr.-Shirley Bidwell, And fan the glowing spark. Helen Tait, Re.1' Warti. Luther'Carl Boe. Donald Chultis. JoYce Don-j You've had a btow. Oh yes. I know. Welsh. Matige Wiseman.I oghue. Billy Donoghue. Isabelle Kel- A staggering wallop, too, Jr. 3rd.-Donald Anderson, Ron-! ly, Allen Martin, Banner Passant, But yu'enat out. Get up anti go. aId Barton, George Cawker, Patsy Bobby Rehdter.1 Take courage! Start anew! JAMES BELFORD RESIGNS POST AS COUNTIES SHERIFF C. Mcflonnough Nanied Act'ng Sheriff 0f United Counties Word w'as receiveti from tte In- spector of Legal Offices of the ac- ceptance 0f the resignation of Sher- iff James Belford andi the appoint- Major J. Belford ment. of the deputy-sheriff, Cliarles McDonnough. to the position of acting-sheriff foc the United Count. ies. Majao' Belford went to Cobourg fcoin Campbelford in 1933 ta suc- ceed E. J. Nesbitt, wlio resigned on accounit of ilIlihealth. It is possible, according ta an of- ficiaI statement that tlie office of sherif f will cemain vacant. in spite of the fact that ahready a large num- ber are angling for the job froin the ranks of Liberal w'orkers. The be- tief exists that the legal offices wil be combined under one heati with the variaus departinents in charge of deputies. It is felt that the chef abjectars ta sudh a departure f rom custornary operation of these offices will be those who are aspiring for the sheciff's position. MORNING AND AFTERNOON GAMES AT LEAF STADIUM ON MAY 24TH Ail Ontario will have a chance ta view the Maple Leaf s in r.ction on Victoria Day, whidl f alîs on Friday. May 24th, this year. General Mana- ger Arthur H. Leman lias set aside this day as the aniy mocning and afteinoon holiday prograin in answer ta many requests f coin basebail fans thî'oughout the province. Buffalo Bisons with th-eir greatly improveti club svill be the Maple Leaf opponents in bath morning and af- ternoon holiday gaines. The morn- ing gaine will start at 10.30 a. m., while the afternoon contest is slated ta get underway at 3 p. mn. Make it a day and bring the wliole f amily ta Toronto on the Victoria Day holiday anti see yaur Maple Leafs perforin. "PEWRK Y" Friendly liii1. Gàta Per'cha 7Tborotighhred, ident*lusGutta Percha Sersice. I..oh fer bird in, tbo GP duk4r' window&s THE NEW G. P. ROADFIGHT TIRES ARE FOR SALE AT MK"r-T" ODGSON'S WHRITE ROSE SERVICE STATION ONE 23.Li DAVIS' SUNOCO SERVICE STATION, OSHAWA. CROFT & SANDERS, COBOURG. *î - - ------- ------- >4 G(q QTTfAeý P ilà TIRES GUTTA PERCHA AND RUBBER, LIMITED THE LARGEST ALL-CANADIAN RUBBER COMPANY, FOUNDED - 52 YEARS AGO - IN 1883 1- - -- 1 PAGE TWO TRE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, THURSDAY, MAY 23rd, 1935