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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. THURSDAY. JUNE 6th. 1935 mJe %lulbian 514t14mtn Established 1854 A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the interests of the town of Bowma~nville and surrounding country, issued at King Street, Bowmanville, every Thursdlay. by M. A. James & Sons. ovvners and publishers. The Canadian Statesman ls a rmembar of the Canladiani Weekly Newspapers Association, also the Clasa ,A" Weeklies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywliere !r Canada. $200 a year; in the United States, $250 a year. payable in advance. Single copies. 5 c'onts. THURSDAY, JUNE 6th, 1935 Raised Standard During Depression The past five years have been years of hardship for most businesses, both large and small. Newspapers have been no exception, and the resut has been that many f irmis have ceased to operate against condi- tions which have been decidedly unfavorable or im- possible. The depression has be-en the means of leav- ing to face the future in the business world, only those who can be classed as among the survival of the fittest. When the stock market crash shook the whole world in 1929 The Statesman was on the eve of mak- ing drastic changes. Undet.erred by adverse busi- ness conditions these improvements have been stead- i15 carried into effect. The entire make-up of The Statesman has been modernized to meet changing conditions. These changes have been f avorably corn- mented upon by our readers and advertisers as well as in the weekly press across the Dominion. and in 1933 The Statesinan was Placed second in the Mason Trophy contest for the best weekly newspapers in Canada. New machinery was added to the printing department which meant added efficiency. A larger staff was employed to give a wider and better news service. and new types and new equipment, including cut service for advertisers, were added. Fave years ago The Statesman had a very limited supply of cuts of local and dominion personages of note. That service, or "morguie" as it is known in journalistic vernacular. has been enlarged over this Period of years and the resuit is that The Statesman now has several hundred cuts of local interest which are used to illustrate stories and brighten the make- up of the paper. It has. of course. been a decided financial strain to keep up this expansion during these difficult years, and actualIy raised the standard of our produc- your home town paper. The publishers. however. have continued to improve this newspaper. believing that the future would not only warrant it. but that our readers and adverttsers would appreciate the im- proved service we are rendering - and they have. With the return to brighter times, our faith in the future has been justified by the increasing interest taken in the newspaper by district residents. In the recent months the subscription list of The Statesman has been greatly increased, and the majority of new subscribers have corne to us without any urge on our part. The steadily increasing circulation and ad- vertising patronage in Th-e Statesman has proven that our improvemnents have been appreciated. and that the wide influence for good this newspaper has wielded in and for this community during the past 80 years, will be enlarged to a f ar greater sphere of usefulness in the years that are ahead. It's the joy of service to his community that spurs an editor on to do his best. White Elephanta and Tax Breeders Tenders for the erection of the new Ulnited Coun- Vies Hause of Refuge at Cobourg have closeci and within a short timne the contract for the erection of this building, which we still maintain is unneces-ary, will be awarded. Thase responsible for awarding the contract might take into consideration. but we know they will noV. among other things. the fact that Durham County usually gets the shDrt, end of Coun- ties' appointments and contracts, and that in an effort o ight the unevenness which has marked county patronage in the past. that the contract be awanded to Durham county contractons. all thîngs being equal or thereabouts. Counties Councillors inform us that under gov- ernment regulations a new home had to bc erected and for that reason the plans for the home have gone forwaî'd steadily. We do believe however that a government that is boasting about its economies 'might ftîrther economnize by relnoving so much of this red tape that compels counties Vo erect buildings that are wvhite elephants and increase tax breeders. when there are several other buildings in nearby counties which can and are now adequately housing the old folks fromn these counties. A large building when completely f illedi can operate with less over- heati than a building only partly utilized, so that bY faî'ming out the oId folk of the county Vo nearby county home.s, the United Counties of Northumbher- land and Durham would not only save on the oper- aion of its home, but would lîghten the overhead of nearby county homres, and thus save themselves andi others taxes. Patronizing Pesky Peddlers Produces Problemn It would seeni that the impost of heavier lîcense fees, and a dloser check up 0f transient traders in Bowmanville does noV lessen the number of out of town peddlers who Pounce upon the towa almnost daily aud take awas' considerable surns of moneY that rightfully shoulti remain in this community for circulation, The average cit ien is, somewhat perturbeti by the high taxation in Bwmanville, but hey fail Vo real- ize that the ýurPPoit of peddlers andi transient trad- ers makes for higher taxation. The largest taxpay- ens in any community ar-e the local merchants. NoV only do they pay proPerty taxes and improvement taxes on thei' places of business, but a1ýo on their residences, and in addition they pay a busincsïtax for the privilege of doîng husines.,;, and iu some in- stances they pay an incarne tax. IV natur-ally fol- iows that the gi'eater number of nmeichant,; there are In the town, the greater share of the taxes they willi bear, and the less their custoirers or he ordinary citizen will have Vo pay. It is noV difficult ta se thaï; under these circurnstanceý, evcry dollar spen out of town means fewer local iner-chants and mor vacant stores. Thlnk what it would miean if aIl stases on King Street were occlipied and clerks were buslly engageti filllng your'needs. Vacant stores are malnly the FesuIV of lack af public support, anti until such tinie as local citizenLs show a littIe mare Ioyalty and learn Vo patronize their own menchants they should flot complain if heavier taxation falla o their lot.' The tatally inadequate license that peddlers pay does not begin to compensate for the amount of cas] they take out of the town. which money neyer re turns. It is unfortunate that there are a class c n peddlers wvho under present laws cannot be taxed 9 such as bakers from outside points, and manufact s urers of products whoSe agents peddie their ware from house to house rather than through retai channels. The average citizen can do the town an( themselves a service by discontinuing to suppori t.ransient traders which gentry have become an ab. solute pest to many housekeepers. Magnificent Work of Women's Institutem The district meeting of the Women's Institute ir St. John's Parish Hall last Friday caîls to mind the magnificent work that this organization has carnied on in Canada for almost forty years. It was on the 19Vh of February. 1897, the year of Queen Victoia's Diamond Jubilee, that the first Women's Institute was founded in the village of Stoney Creek. It was flot long until the good work of this littie institutior was recognized beyond the confines of its own com- munity. By 1904 Ontario had some 220 branches, and as yet the other provinces had not seen fit ta follow the lead of Ontario. Soon, however. the movement spread east and west across the Dominion and even across the seas to Old England, always ready to adopt something new that was really worthwhile. Today the Women's Insti- tute movement is sa widespread and of such vast proportions that it is doubtful whether the organiza- tion really knows its own strength. It would be almost impossible Vo even guess the value of Institute work Vo the world. So vast have been the number of its activities, so fine has been its accomplishments. and so great has been its ef- fect for good in the world, that it has at least as- sured itself of a lasting organization. We could name no other organization which has helped in such a practical way development of the average woman. tJndoubtedly the movement has done much to make purer and more useful lives in the generations it has evd. The spirit of co-oPeration that has been de- v'elope.te great training in aff airs of the home it sponsors, and the new vision and new inspiration it has brought to its membership, will have untold ef- fects foir good in the years that are ahead. Because of Women's Institutes Canadians as a wvhole are better cooks. better homemakers, better dre.ssmakers. better milliners, better nurses, better business %vomen, and most important of all Vhey are better mothers. When one momentarily thinks of these things they can quite religiously express the thought ' Thank God for the Women's Institutes." We know and the whole county knows that they are invaluable in Durham County. and we join with the whole community in wishing for the Institute move- ment greater things in the future, larger member- ship, larger interests. and still greater accomplish- ments. A Wrong Impression la Corrected After listen.ing Vo the evidence presented last year before the Price Spreads Commission by officials of some of the retail organizations to the effect that the independent merchant was passing out of the picture. the Canadian Grocer says it is refreshing to read the following statements in the official report recently presented ta Parliament: "IV (the evidence) is fan from showing. however, that independents are in danger of being eliminated." 'Independents have strengthened their competi- tive position." ',The price gap between chains and independents is becoming narrower.- -Various reasons may be given for the improving price position of the independents. ProbablY the most important is their irnproved and more efficient methods of operation." The chief criticism of the evidence given by those who saw the individual retailer passing out of the distribution picture is that it did noV differentiate between the progressive and non-progressive type. True, there is a substantial percentage of retailers and particularly in the groceny field that is gradually disappearing. But this has always been the case - the inefficient have had Vo make way for those who studied their business and who knew what it was ail about. And so during the ime of the development of the chain store, the aggressive merchant, by making neiv connections. improving his store and studying more thoroughly the correct methods of operation, has held hi-s own and will continue to do sa. Creed to Govern Community Life Down in Fort Worth, Texas, the city has a creed to govern its community if e. The cneed is now be- ing adopted as a policy of personal conduct by the progressive citizens 0f many progressive towns and cities. Ctizens who refuse Vo take part in progres- sive movements but content hem.selves with de- structive criticism, hamper civic progress. AIl civie movements have weak spots subject Vo criticism, but the criticism should corne fnomn within instead of from without. The citizen who follows he Fort Worth creed as his nule o! conduct in civic lfte and service, and lives up o it faithfully, is well on the way toward 100 per cent citizcnship, and will noV only benefit himself. but the entire community in which he resides. Consider, particularly, the patentialities for good in the citizen who refrains fromn disparaging remarks about his city, its institutions andi his fellow citi- zens: ca.ts his vote on aIl public questions, chvic. provincial and Dominion; seeks flot Vo evade jury duty, patronizes home merchants; lets no day pass without doing Vo the best of his ability some littie bit looking Vo the betterment o! his communit3'. We have neyer been in Fort Worth non do we know much about the place, but if its citizens are Vo any large degree actuateti by the spirit of this creed, it must be a fine city in which Vo ive and do busi- ness. The points of the Fart Worth creed. outlined here, is commended Va the thoughtful consideration of oun readers. Editorial Notes For many years editor of The Toronto Star Week- lY, Mi'. J. H. Cranston, and his son, Mn. W. H. Cranston, have hi.s week taken over control of the Midland Free Press, one of Ontario's better weekly newspapers. With the wealth of journalistic exper- ience behind Mi'. Cranstan Sr., anti with the enthus- iasm o! the recently graduated Mn. Cranston, Jr., this father and son team of journalists shouiti prove an invaluable asset Vo the Town of Mldland, and Vo the weekly press in Canada. In such capable hands the Free Press shoulti becamne one o! Canada's out- standing newspapers. ih d, We reProduce the following article J Who Are the Bondholders? from "The Northern Miner' knowing,____ that many of our readers are Thianned-s0 onyV terested in the development of this Th manldeso nyti particular mine: governments and municipalities in S "Michipicoten Gold Mines Limited Canada are the 3.500,000 Canadian reports arrangements with American men and women who own policie3 interests to provide funds for the in life insurance companies operat- 11 financing an underground develop- ing in the Dominion. Being thrifty e ment program., The deal invoîves People, concernied for the welfare of d one million shares to yield $360,00 themselves and their families, they e net Vo the treasury if completed. have placed their savings in if e 's The companY holds two blo>cks, one insurance. Life insurance companies. COMPrislng 360 acres south of Hill- in their turn. have învested these e side, the other about 300 acres ad- savings, to their policyholders' ad- s joins Parkhill Gold. vantage, in Dominion, Provincial a On the latter property, surface and municipal bonds and debentures, exploration has revealed geological in first mortgages on carefully se- conditions similar Vo Parkhill and lected city, town and farm proper- Darwin and seven gold bearing ties, in boans Vo policyholders, etc. quartz veins. AIl show visible gold The major part of these savings is and sulphide mineralization on sur- invested in governiment bonds and face. The general strike of this debentures. There is not a Province. t vein sYstemn is a f ew degrees south not a municipality, that has not i 0f east, the dip being Vo the north. benefitted f rom li.fe insurance funds. t The wîdth of these veins varies and In the case of Ontario, for example, »is from one ta foui' feet. SamPling life insurance companies hold for has given irregular values. Two their policyholders $120 millions of shoots of 80 and oven 100 feet length[ Province of Ontario bonds. $99 Mill- r e spectvlively, giving values of $20 per, ions of Ontario municipal bonds. $13 to vr 2t. width.s. are reported1 millions of Hydro-Electric Power indicatedMby sampling Vhe Sunrise Commission of Ontario bonds, and andl the ickelson vein. $4 millions of other Ontario-guar- The vein system has been explor- anteed securities - a total of no less edt for a length of about 700 f t. in- than $236 million dollars. tersecting a southeast striking vein which has been stripped and blasted lionsnty per cent of the $1.297 mil- fr450ft Sampling of this vein lin 0f debenture obligations of gave interesting values on the northi Canada's 4.280 mncplte r end. Funther drilling is planned for 1 held by the policyholders of lufe in- the summer. This vein maintainsI surance campanies. The total of an average width of about four feet, these holdings is no less than $275 for its full known length andi dips millions. steeply to the northeast. IV shows An3' default in interest on these f air Vo heavy sulphide mîneraliza- bonds and debentures directly af- ian and finely distributed f ree goldI fecVs the interests of one-third of in places. the Population of Canada-hits at The old Sunrise shaf t. 120 ft. deep. Vhe savings 0f 3.500,000 men and is being dewatered. The company women who are the backbone 0f the Plans Vo deepen the existing shaft nation. In the main they are the Vo 250 f t. and Vo open up the vein bondholders. IV is their savings. Vo system on two levels by crosscutting the exent of hundreds of millions of and drifting. dollars. thaV have helped Va builti up The starting of underground op- i Canada. erations will be facilitated by the1 They have given the f armex' mon- fact that electrical power is avail- ey Vo build homes and barns, Vo buy able. the company having built a; seed. purchase implements and livei Power line from Minto Mines ta its! stock-, Vo han-'est the crops. They own property last faîl.1 have stimulated business for the Shaf t sinking operations are1 corner store and the country me r-1 scheduled to stant by the beginning chant. They have given employ- of July. About 3.000 feet of dia- ment ta urban workers in cities, monti drilling will be undertakeTi towns and villages aIl acrass Can- this summer for the purpose of ex- ada They have extendeti transpor- planing at depth the juniction be-1tatýon facilities by rail and water.1 Vween the east-west vein system and built highways, paved streets. erect- Vhe north-south vein. ed schools, constructed water. sew- Michipicoten Gold Mines Limitedl age and othen public utilities. pro-i is capitalized at 2.500.000 shares of v ded money for aIl kinds of neces- $1 par value with approximately sary federal. provin-ial and mnunici- 1.350,000 shares in the treasur3'. 0f pal undertakings. What life insur- this 1,000,000 shares is earmarked ance policyholders' millicns have for a finariclng syndicate leavlng a meant in sustaining national 111'e, in reserv'e of 350,000 shares in the relieving the strain upon reliefi treasury after completion of financ-J funtis. can neyer be over-estimated. MICHIPICOTEN GOLD MINES ARRANGE NEW FINANCING IN U. S. A. Deal Arranged With American GroUP--Severai Veins Give Encouragement ing. Vendors stock is reported pool- ed to November, 1936. J. C. Bell, M. D.. Bowmanville. is president, W. A. Hesse, M.E.. vice-president and consulting engineer, H. C. Brydges, Montreal and A. A. Orilvie. Mimico. are directors. A recent addition to the board is Mrs. E. S. Wilcox, Sault Ste Marie, as sec retary-tr-easurer."1 Mode! "DU" 4-Dace Touring Sedan iliustrated THE OWNERS of the New-Value Dodge are itsmost enthusiastic sales- men. They recom- mend Dodge cars to you because they have experi- enced the lasting satisfaction of Dodge ownership. With summer sunshine calling you out-of-doors there is a constant temination to get behind the wheel of a car like this. That temptation becomes a revelation when you dis- cover that tbe new Dodge abounds with power and then realize how littie gasoline and oil it takes to run this big car.W You ride smoothly over ever sort of road because the Nem Value Dodge bas scientifi weight distribution, supe DODGE AND DESOTO ' DEALER ýry Wv. fic erJ - Ilefore you choose an>. car ... Stesthe New-Value Dodue '... Compare ils qualie>. features with sîher cars et the smre price and higher ... Thon provo ils extra value in a reaU roid test. resilient springs of mola steel, and a new front stabilator. You realize at once that the New- Value Dodge is a b *r car, with more room inside the sa7e, afi-steel body, and more comfort for every pas. senger on the wide chair-height seats. You steer, change gears, and oper- ate the new " feather touch " clutch with effortless ease. Dodge time-tested hydraulic brakes give you complete control. You stop smoothly and as rapidly as you wish, with no trace of swerv- ing, no chance of " locking " or 'grabbing". They are always equal in action on ail four wheels. IEW m VALUIE )D DGEJ )VI' Coupe DIlivered ln Bowmanvlle $877 - - - . DIJVWU1NVLLE PHONE 290J PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVMLE, THUP.SDAY, JUNE 6th, 1935 WwýJ*CHALLIS