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PAGE TWO Rbe 0n-biarn att#man Established 1854 A Weekly Newspaper devoted ta the Interests of the town af Bowmanville and surrounding country, lssued at King Street, eowmanvllle, every Thursday. by M.A James & Sons, owners and publishers. The Canadian Statesman is a member of the Canadian W eekl:y Newspapers A ssoci ation, also the Class "A" Weeklues af Canada. GEO. W. JAMES, EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere ln Canada $2.50 a year; when paid ln ad- vance $2.00 a year; 50e extra in United States ta caver gostag . Single copies, 5c. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1938 lt's Your Move Mr. Hepburn The Town of Bowîualîville lias heeli suf- fering froîn a stea(ly developiiig ater shorta-e for several Years id( last year if beearne so acuite that stops were taken bN the 1'tilities C'ommîission tIo prov-ide for a fiirthier suippl%. "lie ater lia.,l)eeii foiind and ail ar- rang'enients nii(e f0 give the To'lOW a suif- fieieîît stupply. 'Tle cost is ail providcd for tlîroîg-li thle present andl iicreased earnings antd i îitlîer consumner :ior taxpayer will be liur-deiied witlî increased rate or taxes ini order to retire eitiier capital or interest. Th'le Mi iipal Iîîîprovemients Assistance Act was iiitroduceed by Hon. (Chlas. A. Dun- iiii-.Miîister of Finance, at the lasf sess- ion at Ottawa. This provided tliat the Do- niiiiùoîi Governnîeîît wluld loan to inun- icipalifies througliout Canada the funds for necessary self liquidating projeets uiponl de- bentures of the municipality at 2%7 inter- est. To overcome obviotîs constitutional difficulties, if vas also provided that eacli Province would pass upon the guarantee the debentiîres of their respective applicant municipalities. The Town authorities very prompfly ap- plied to the Departmient of Finance at 0f- tawa for full particulars, and the neccssary application under this act was conipleted iii ail its details, inceluding- a certificafe frorn the Provincial Departmenf of Heaif h thaf the proposed increase iin water sîîpply was nccessary and lîad beeîi ap'roved by if. The application was tlieî sent f0 Queen's Park for t he nlecessary approval and prompt- ly returned by '.%r.- C. S. Walters, Deputy Provinclial Treasturer, with the statement that at present no authority lias been set Up by the Provinîce of Ontario to consider thfese applications. Now, despite furthcr enquiries -fo Mr. Walters as f0 when the situation will be remedied, fthe wliole ques- tion is iin mid-air and this Town aîîd all other municipalities in this Province arc flot permifted f0 share in this scheine of tlie Dominion Governmenf to assisf themi in securing funds at 2/, which will enable them to undertake îîecessary and essential public works aiid which also assists the building trades and unemploymenf genier- ally. There is no reason for delay, flic Domini- ion Oovernfment are prcpared f0 accept, and have accepted froî oflier Provinces,, an order-in-council undertaking f0 g-uaranfee fhec bans of the municipalities and pass leg- islafion af flic next session of flic legisla- ture f0 validate and ratify flic guaranfee. If Mr. Hepburni is sincere in bis assertion thaf everything musftlbc done f0 assist flic municipalities in relieving tlhe taxpayer lié lias up to fthc present overlooked one of bis best and mosf obvions opporfunfies. Wc are going f0 be very skeptical of flicwliole fhing unless lic take.f action immcdiately. Record of Public Service Warrants Recognition We wcre glad f0, sec flic Municipal C'ouin- cil of Collingwood lionor D)avid Williams, vet6ran and versatile editor of flic Col- lîngwtood Enterprisc-Bulletiîi. by placing bis portrait in fli C ity Hll, ini recognit ion of lus services as Mayor of flic fowni in 1933 and 1934 anîd as a nîcînher of 'ouneiil for 15 s-cars. Wc know of no oflîeinan in Oul- tario, so represenfative of the rural spirit of public service than Editor Williamns. Ie is au indefafiguable 'workcr ini inany good causes. Edifing a ncwspaper for 50 years is a large job ini iself, particularly w-hen flic job entails flic writing of sticb infor- mative and constructive ediforials as fliose that flow from his pen. Not content how-' evei witli this service lic las sreved ibi local municipal affairs, lie is a Past Presidenif-of I, Pii.esti'uuil o t ut uIiivol lil (î sov~tiet v. a i 'i ti ut its ,liIiuM'li.anîd a u't('ili t of the (,u'îiatlit Mvlal Ini 19;;7 M, ia t iamaizes lus t'lIelII in thtevws. palier world, is liow' lie oati fo do> aill fliise t1litgIi.lie lias ile «a vnt rilut li to his eoîniiniify and Ù ) ît1aiiIltliatis wofi'of greafer reecgîîit bu.iittund \te iev'e tfliafone of otîr Ontiirio I itiis .ities 4Nîîlul find l io better mni i tholvu 1 (Iý prov itue tu lînuor witli atu loîorary tlegrect itanMu'r. Willianis. Not ouly -%ould it lie a n2t: 11e 1ot> tli îeekl1v press ats a whlole but ît Nvo.tîlîl lit a distituu trihute fo Rurîal Oni- .îut "h e ipr'ovîdes flic stabilifv of htlta tit ,zuvcîniîcintini thle Pr'oviunce \Ve 1kîîîNvt hîtt ev-eî' tewspaper ini fle I'î" iii>'>' vill i irec fliaf this recoguuîfion i duîe M i. W iiiliai us fori ls tgreat anud geuicu- ous pihui e serie(, to lus comiunuifv, lis puit'u iaud lis native province. A Great Moderator-A Great Man The truc gu'catness of Rev. I)r. Peter Bu'vee. ru'ii'iig Moderafor of flic United (liu'liebtf Canada, is seeu inu bis aeceptance of flic pastoral care of Met ropolifati Clurclu, flue cathedral cînîrl of flic Unied dcuîom- iuatiouu iu Toronto. Long liefore le ever lît'aiiie Moderafor. Dr. Brye vas atn ouf- s mudn taun. Bowmanville coîurcgatiouîs bave Ileaî'd lini several finies. anîd lis ad- dre'sses at the Bay' of Quintfe (ioîference. vleui it nef lucre. anud af Triiuitu- Unifed ('lurîelu several mont lis ago hlave given local people anin usiluf iiuîo flic grenfuuess of flic mnu. As _Moderafor of tlic second largesf de- nonminatiou ini Canada lie lias given tlie Unied Cliu'cli splendid leadership. To a grreaf miaiy peotple fluere is a feeling tlîat mcen of lis calibi'e sliould bc retained as Moderatox' for a loniger period flan flic two yea rs flue present constitutiotu provides for. As Dr. Bryce leaves flic Moderator's of- fice e leind Lue leaves fhe Uitifd Clurcli a g-reafer cbuirclu becatuse of lis leadership., Mosf grreaf leaders, wletî reliuîquishing- such a task are î'eady fo retire anud fake life a liffle casier. Not so uiflu Dr. Bryce. He lias accel)ted flue chiallenige fo fake over flic pastorafe of an hii'toric lînireli, a clui'clu biVdeuied wif delif, anîd uorse sfill a dow'u- tow'uuclunrei. witl ail the responsibulities fliaf go witli sucb a pastorafe. Tiuose w'bo kuom.- Dr. Bryce feel fluaf Mefi'opolitaîu Cliurcii will lic a gYreafer chtîrel because of flue gî'eafuuess of ifs new leader. Let Us Elect Better Men Note: This editorial uvas writfen before Preuuier Hepburn 's auîuouilcemeîuf sugges- ting an acclamationî for Mr. Stewart. TIc approachingy provinci'al bye electiouî in Parkdale riding ini Toront o is of partie- ular iuterest, because of flic type of menu whlo are u'unniingy for office. Tliere are like- lv f0 lue several candidates, buit tiuè vote will likelv narrow dow'uu f0 fli Lilieral and (ouuservative catndidates. In flic selccîioiu of these candidates Parkdale ridiuîg bias beeuu exceptionally carefîul. The -uainî cou- feîuders wil lie Aublrcv Bond, K.('. anud W. J1. Stewart. 0.B.E. Auibrey Bound is a wel kuuowui aund Iigllv 'specfcd lam'yer. w'lose balckrotuuud is beyouud critiî'isnu. ?Mdr. Bonud unade iuuniself qîuife clear as to w'lere lue stood lwlîeuulue said "lue wouild be a rublier sfanip for nobody." Perluaps tlue clief cî'it- cîsnî ofthelicl)eseiuf Outario goN-eruunueuuf is that f00 uuanv <if its uuembeu's have beeuu uubber stanips for a Preinier wiuo weilds the big stick if lis nemnbers show auuy sugni of disagreeîieuu witli lis ouv persoluîal viexvs. Ruibler stauuup politiciamus wluo foi- low' fluîiiý leader. ri-lit or wroi, are a danîger to denocracv and are hlepiuug tut breed pol itical dicfaforsluip. The' (ousrvaive caundidate, W. J. Ste- wart.,uvas four fimes Mayor of Toronto. anud doîubfless could stili bave beeuu nayor lad lue wislied f0 continue. Jus civic re- cordl uas ouitstaniding-. Mr. Stewart lias uever lcsitated f0 record lis convictionus w'hetluer tir ot lucy luappeuu to lue ('4hîser- val ive poiicy. He is a muuauu tf hiluest chai'- acter arud will make a wortluy caudidate. Messrs Anlmnev Bound aund Williaîuu J. Ste'- wart. m-ile label led Libu'rai andi t'oiserv-a- tive. respeefiv-ely. are suffieieîuli y iidepeiud. cit ftlie vallable alîi a distîiet asset ît> tl'hegiituire, wbit'licveu k lei'îii. If î f m uore riîings would select as (',î lu miu.Oifario woîuld have a morerc '>p'st'utî ati ve goveruineiut bI- fle peopl it' au<lfor the' peole. School Books Too Expensive A parent. iii a letter lu flue St. MarY.ý .Jouu'ua-Arîsexpresses lucwildcrniu'ut at oi( i'aily and wilhilig t> tietliii' eil ivi' bli tuu', t lit'. liu i liaiîiiitarett'lîlîiîy (u't uu1-iediit 1114,11 t'au'utig a lot h'ss t lîuuî$2) peruek Tllivwatuui ou tbîttIo 1> lt'as wt'li <'dii- îtît'îlas ttfhil' il-ii<u'u, luit it is hvlîuinug iutt'tsîigl' ifl'iciult for flîieni Igive t hieiu. i(itild e hi'i tht' oppJ-i(t't iuif.v orti I iigliu silliîtî <*iu.iin-tin lieuu lue costs are soIliglu. THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARJO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1938 MAKJNG CANADA A Better Place In Which to Live and Work A Seules of Letters from Dlstlngulshed Canadians on Vital Problems Affeting the Future Welfare of Canada Specialiy Written for Canadian Weekiy Newspspers Association ________________LETTER NO. 2______-------___ licar Mr. Ldtor: cacn t Wflist i Kflow îrdalism (ioes 1 ama contryboniAustralian, not make for big batik balances, yet arn v acnrly liborn sptonsîeadily pursued in our press il newspapers published in rural dis- iii îîîe srt of lpole. A worthyen tricts. On one of these My boss, aintesrtofheppl.Awty clever genial fellow. had an excell- press never follows tendencies ini cnt opportunity. but lie was devoid humant and national affairs. but de- of iealsm.Insead f uinghisfinitely secks 10 direct them. of uealsm.Insead f uingbis Stand resolutelv for bigh moral paner to promote public good, he tandards in the community. refusing was I fear. more moved by desre t iesac n'u cîmst for pcrsonal gain. Naturally bis own t iesaei orclmst poor standards were reflected in hiî F?ê' " paper; gambling and borseracinz and similar interests were given an in- ordinate prominence to the exclusion of interests more general, and of higl- value to the community. I have always deplored the failure ~' of mnv old employer's enterprise, and ~ the disastrous ending of bis promis- ng carcer. Rural life. so different from ur- ban if e ini its quiet and naturalness. , offers a fine ficld for a purposeful press. Living ncar to nature, men have fuller opportunily for reflect- ive tboughit and are often better circurnstanced for arriving at sound conclusions. Significant it is to re- caîl how large a proportion of out- standing men in the life of the Do- minion who received their early in- spiration in rural areas. I should like to see 'the rural press definitely catering for youth in mat- ters of public interest. Encourage Commissioner Geo. L. Carpenter themn to ant active interest in, and in exprcssing their views in respect of unisavoury details of local and other questions of public interest. happenings. The verv nature of the enquirv as Sadrsltl o odwl c to how to make a better Canada, tween classes and "scotch" the dis- reveals your own appreciation of positionl 10 magnify minor dif fer- the high purpose of the press. Yon enices. so often fostered for narrow are alive. I feel, tQ the value of aI part%, purposes. Stress things upon steady preseotation in your coîumns j vhich there is agreement amongst of the bcauty of unsetfisb service. Ithe people. and so make for confid- of the true nobility of the life that ence. unity and strength. seeks to give raîher thani to gel. This. Give a place to religion ini eaclh Canaa o our isatnogstthe ostissue and o)ublish brief extracts f rom favoured of lands. but our own thc words of Christ upon various people arc constantlv in danger of interests. Chirist's appeal and teacli- forgetting thal "if e- consista not in ings are neyer out of date. He bas the bunanceof hins a an os-a program for lite whicb- no nation theabudace f tins aman~ as as yet p)ut mbit operation. Man sesses,' but rather in what be is,. also what lie c'an contribute to the is essentially religious, thougli the zood of bis country and the weîî- average individuai is often sulet bein ofthepeole.ini regard 10 Ibis sacred element of bcingof te peole. is ife. Nail bigh idealism to the mast. In \Vhilst puttingR a taboo upon a period when opportunism is SO -'jiiuîoisM" I hope the press wilI ~vielyprealnt ii heword, hemore and more foster an abiding weekly press cao do an immense loyalty to our tbrone and country. service to Canada by îtanding re- Sneeyyus solutely by the ideals that bave Sneeyyus made our race so powcrful in world GEO. L. CARPENTER. affairs - ideals of tolerance, of Commissioner for the Salvation unitv, of cach for aIl and aIl for .-rmy in Canada. HOW FAR CAN TAXATION, GO? Globe and Mail A recent publication by fthe Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics makes possible a comparison of taxation by Canadian mun- icipalifies in 1916 and twenty years lafer. If may astonish the taxpayers themselves to realize thaf municipal fax levies have increased approximnately 100 per cent. in this period, affer al- îowing for the fairly substantial decrease oufside the cities fol- lowing 1930. Precise figures are flot available in ail cases, for if was only at a Domninion-Provincial conference held lasf year that the question of compiling municipal statistics was faken up seriously. For Prince Edward Island's seven incorporated towns figures are not obtained, and for the City of Charlottetown only those of recent years. Nova Scofia, New Brunswick and Quebec have neyer collected sfatistîcs showing municipal levies, but fhey were received for New Brunswick in 1936. Receipts musf be substi- ttifed for levies in the other two Maritime Provinces, and even Ibis information prior fo 1918 is missing for Nova Scofia. Britsh Columbia's figures are lacking before 1918 and for villages be-, fore 1923. Thus it is shown how little attention was paid f0 the im- portant question of municipal taxes unfil trouble made sfudy necessary. With fhe omissions and substitutes as explained, if is found that the 4,229 Canadian municipalifies levied taxes ag- gregating $138,007,193 in 1916, and $265,234,546 in 1936. By the latter years they had also achieved a nef debf totalling $-,415,637,000. Federal revenue receipfs were $172,149,394 in 1916 and $372595,996 in 1936, and ordinary revenue of the nine Provinces, $49,644,541 and $232,616,183 respecfively. It must be remembered thaf municipalities, Provinces and Dominion are made up of the same people, who, in general, paid fhe biltsin every case. The total in 1916 was $359,801,128 and in 1936 if was $870,446,724, an increase of 142 per cent. while the population grew by about one-third. As has been pointed ouf previously, expendifures have exceeded revenues with monofonous regularity, hence the colossal debt piled up. Taxes by any name are revenue derived from the public. How much is gained by paying fo, one collector însfead of an- other? Real relief can comne only from less taxation. THE INSIDE 0F THE CUP _________________By Scribe G The writer of Ibis column bas icle in every issue whîch nobody -r nlt in bis lifetimne. Helcan undeprstnd.That will Lgive- ýs ýt it ls y n LI 9 0 SEEK GOD IN THE MORNING So I met God in the morning Wben the day was af bts best, And His presence came like sun- shine Like a glory within my breast. Ail day long the presence linger- ed, Ail day long He sfayed with me, And we sailed witb perfect calm- ness O'er a very froubled sea. Other ships were blown and bat- fered, Other ships were sore dis- .fressed, But the winds thaf seemed f0 drive tbem Brought f0 us a peace and rest. Then I thouglif of other morninga Witb a keen remorse of mind, When I, foo, had loosed the moor- ing With His presence lef t behind. So I fhink I know the secret Learned from many a troubled way- You must seek God in the morn- ing, If you want Hlm fhrougli the day. the part of the persons wbo pro- 'duced if. And finally, deanly beloved brefîren, Scribe G is asked b lie WRITES? Ucela flot a wnte 10 fhe strict sense of the word. The answer is: Wrifing makes us think. Thinking la the bardeat job any 6f us do. In onder to write clearly you have f0tbbthnk clearly. Both are difficult. Wheo we haven'f a very good grasp of a problem we find if helps if we put it loto form f0 pass on f0 somebody else. Thus we get a better grasp of it ourseif. Our real reason for writing, however, is thaf if kceps us from going crazy. If is a sort of safety- valve . . . a lef-up . . . "a relief from the strain of years of biffer experience ib the cut-tbroat, nerve-racking game of commer- cial compefition." One of the rewards, so far as our column In The Canadian Statesman is conceroed, is that people write f0 Mr. James about if. Tbey say ahl sorts of things, good and bad, but we have neyer been accused of nof frying f0 "think sfraighf." Recognition of Teachers There la no demand more fun- damental f0 the progress of edu- cation in pace wifh the times in which we are living than this adequafe recognition, in a comn- petifive sociefy, of the financial value of the profession of educa- tion, and of the simple, democratic. human rigbf of the educator f0 personal freedom in bis personal life.-Robert G. Sproul. .1 A HUNDRED CHECKS for $1000@00 eaah 00 ej fl00 . ,.0 100 ONE A MONTH T0 YOUR BENEFICIARY PROVIDE THESE LIFE INSURANCE CHECKS ON EITHER 0F THE FOLLOWING LOW COST PLANS: MODIF'IED WHOLE LIFE "4THREE"I MODIFIED WHOLE LIFE "1FIVE"1 Amiuai PremiIuIU Isurîng AnulPremium 3 Ye 7ars uhird yeaw 3 Yeatis 1f th Yser 20 $112.42 $132.30 20 $ 80.83 $161.66 9.5 199.46 152.26 25 91.39 182.7*8 30 151.20 177.90 30 104.44 208.88 85 180.03 211.80 55 19-3.16 246.32 40 218.54 257.14 40 148.18 '296.36 45 269.56 317.12 45 182.16 364.32 50 837.00 396.45 50 228.121 456.42 Dividende msy b. appled Dividends may b. spplied te roduce premi-ma îo rodue. promiume ALSO ISSUED FOR OTHER AMOUNTS AIND INCOME PERIODS. GET TH1E FIGURES TO FIT YOUR CASE. (Jon.sult Agent, phone local office, or write to tuie Company PRUDENTIAL4 4 ~ U MMS THE STRENGTH 0F EDWARD D. DUFFIELDHoeOfc President NEWARK, NEW JERSEY B ranch Offices in A Il Leading Canadian Cities r . THE CANADIAN STATES3lfAý;, EOW'M A X VILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1938 "Are you Iookijng for o Red Cap?" "No, for a Sweet Cap." SWEET CAPORAL CIGARETTES "The purest form in which tobacco can be smoked." Ta ke Notice TOWN 0F BOWMANVILLE Revert to Standard Tinte Citizens wiIl take notice thaï on Saturday , Sept. 24 At nidnight Bowmanville Will Tevert to Standard Time and ail concerned are requested to govern theniselves accordingly. By order of the Municipal Council of the Town of Bowmanville. R. 0. JONES, Mayor.