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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLF., ONTARIO THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1939 Comparative Figures in Municipal Statistics The useful and informative handbook of Municipal Statisties in Ontario issucd yearly by the Department of Municipal Af- fairs under Hon. Erie Cross is fo hand. This book confains a' complet e compilaftion of figures of Ontario towns, cities and mun- icipalifies. Thc figures given are for the year 1938 since if takes considerable fime to arrange sucli a vast amount of data. Thc populafion of Bowmanvville is given af 3,850. Tax arrears in recent years present a problem fo nearly every council and ini Bowmanville f hey arnount to $10.16 per capita whicli aithoug i if is higli, does nof appear fa be above flic average for oCher towns of a similar size. Acfually fiat figure represents a 10%7 decrease over 1937. Total debf per capita in Bowmanville is $97.03; Whifby, $99.02; Cobourg, $9703, and Porf Hope, $58.92. Our f own, also shows about a 10% decrease here over flic previous year. Tax rate bper capit~a also stands af an aver- age figure here. If is $30.39 as coxnpared wifli $31.01 for Whifby; $27.63 for Port Hope and $28.87 for Cobourg, Relief appears f0 be a minor problem in Bowmanvlle. The figures are comparafively low wif h less flian one in every hundred of tlie population receiving assistance from flic fown during flic year. Newcastle statisf les show 700 population; fax levy per capifa is $15-57; total debt per capifa, nil; f hereby demnonsfrafing flic ad- vantagces of village life, or maybe tliey are super-thrifty people., Turning f0 townships, we find a popula- tion of 3,712 in' Darlingfon; 2,822 in Clarke; 2,114 in Manvers and 1,241 in Cartwright. In tie townships the fax levy per capifa is mucli lower tian in fowns and parficularly in Darlington, flic total delif per capita is extrcmciy low. Takingif ail in alliese figures seem f0 indicate fliaf Bowmanville ,tands fairly higli among ifs neiglibours and cifizens have liffle f0 complain about in flic way of fax rates and assessmenf s. More f han 87 pages of f lis compreliensîve publication answer about ail the questions one miglif ask regarding statisties on mun- icipal affairs. Canadian Business Conditions Enîployment ln Caunada at fhe opening of 1940 was the flhigliest on flic record, whiic goes back f0 1920. This is one of fthe mosf significant of flic indices of Canadian busi- ness conditions. Reports from a ivide range of trade and iîidusfry for Deceinier like- wise record gýneral gains on fie yearly com- parisoiî. These reflecf conditions-,minagri- culture, manufacfnring, finance and cxport frade. The uptumu i.s parficularly striking in flic basic industry of iron and steel aud iii the trend of wliolesale prices. Dairving ii Canada eutcrcd flic present war wifh a vcrv dîfferent sct-ilp flian char- r acferized if ut. flic opening of fie lasf great war. At fiat fime clicese xvas still fhllad- ing produet and flic output of dairy buffer was yef larger flian flic productionî at flic creameries. At preseîît creamery butter is tic outsfanding produet of fie industry; cese lias dropped luto second place; aud flic dairy butter output is mucli smailer flian flic creamery produef. During the sume pcriod there lias arisen a îex factor lu fie situation, thc manufacture of cou- centrated milk, whiîci îow plays an impor- tant part iin export frade. The milk pro- ductionm of fie Dominion lias also risen notabiy during tic same period. Exports of meats from Canada again took an iipward tumn lu 1939. Shipments ini 1938 liad been below 1937, bult were otlierwise higlier tian for many years. Tic increase in meut exporfs last yea r ias brought about in flic lasf four monfis of fie ycar. As.eom- pared ivith flic samne portion of 1938, meut exports rose ini value last year by over 35 per cenît ; wiule flie value and volume of bacon and bain sliipîmets iucreased by ap- proxiînately 49 1pcr cent. \Viile flic chief element linflic increase last year was bacon and biains, ulit f lieiglitciied deînand ini fie Unifed Kiiîmgdoni, gaius iweîe also reported in exporfs of fresli uitîtou i aid lamb, caimu('d meats, piekled lîe' min poil tîy anid gaine. Canada is oiie of thel i adi îîg iut'iacttur- ing counitries of tliew ovrIid. Thei two cenîtrai proviiiees of Ontario iiid Qîlc are flie chief namfciîmigarvas of thle i)onîîîîîou, blu îaîiy of Ileiti iînrirt iîîdîîstr<'es are i'eprcseîîfed ili all pro viii es. 111 19:37, xvhicl supplies tic latest 1iii <<l'ils a11)fliche o- graphie-%] d istrib1ultio il it'ôlj O- tarir> piovided 52 per cenit of flic gross value of ùoutpuît and Quelice pern,î. cet, whl u lîr.it isîr ('olunbia ranked t1i id vi tl se vcii per~ ceint. On tarilo lieid firsi p! non toii is j basis, in 1.5of fie 25 lcaditgiîîlîtr-s aiid Qluebev in inet~i. Quebec eaiiio sevoiol ini twel ve and Ontario ilu mime. BritisliîCol- iiibia rauiked first lu tic basic indust iv\ of' Mn-e abiatn tutdmu Establlshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Wlth which are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, 'The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 85 years' continuons service to the Town cf Bowmanvllle an&' Durham County. MEMBER Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and Class A Weeklies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strlctly ln advance. $2.50 a Year ln the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. Any community is a good communify if if is a good place ln whicli to live, build a home, and rear children. But a good place in whicli fa live needs more than beautîful public buildings, broad paved streefs, bulging banks, busy factor- ies and fertile fields. Life and properfy must bc safe, s0 fiat one can walk flic streefs witliouf fear for himself or for ils loved ones. Justice must be impartial and sure for al classes.' Tic moral life of flic community must bc on sitfc a higi level fiat youf i is fcmpf- cd fa goodness and nobilify. Opporf unit les for learniug, and growfi of cliaracter, must le available f0 aIl. Cultural advanfag-es must lie wifhin flic reacli of tieliurnblcsf. The people of flic commuuify must ive fogçether in tfli spirit of goodwill and mutual hcipfulncss. For alliese tigs fli cclurcics in your comnuity are laboring. Tiey have a riglif to expect y0u f0 join wifh fiem. Too many people are standing outiside flic churcli glibly criticiziug tfus greafcst of ail institutions ln any community. Yet thcy are first f0 acccpt ifs services, priv- iliges and protection. Tiese same critics are liorrified when asked fa contribute f0 tie churclies' upkeep. Dou'f fake our word foir if but iatcli for yourself thie next fime you licar sosncbody kîîockirîg thc churcli. Select Reading Caretully Canadian agriculfural colleges have spec- il courses for the training of f lose who produce for our coniumption flic finesf of incats and other foods. If our people are te have fine physýiques tlicy must eut accord- ingly. Wiaf is truc iin fie physical sense is truc also in flic mental sense - ta dcvciop fie fincst in mentalify wc rnust feed tic brainthflirght sort of food. Acknowiedgiîîg fis, if nccessarily follows fiat when flic braiui is cramrncd wifli nan-esseutials, with lucsf louable liferature, wif h faise ideals and iîîsincerify, we will reap accordingly. If our rcading is of an immoral character, Nvc cannot expeef to develop pure, wloesomne fhinking. Evcry lime w~e go info, a book store and iseec sc%îiVs ofni Atricaipubilie- aflous Nhich deliglit tic depraved xnitifds and criminally intent, wc onder why our gaove rnmeuit permifs sucit filtl ta, enter fuis country. We also feel fliat retailers shIouit] have en(>ugli self-respect and consideratioji of tlieiîr young.t custoumers <ot to sei llis eiass of debasirmg readiiig malter - wve eau't uall if literature. If our youing peopîle are to bi)<eOne spe,- lisfs anid autiiorifies aloîig eî'rfaui huies wve imînst fecd their iinds with tfle fiîxest puib. i islied books. If is wei I kiown flîmît if we set OUnrS('ives f0 concentrate on soine- speeiai sîibjecc, w'c ini time ean hecoine exp)erts oni Sliat particulaîr sîmjeet. Th'em iniportaiîe of î'eadîîîg canefuiliv seleeterl andielitr'd voiks sliouil be realizeil 1) 'N îleîîiii1(1woliîeiî or ali aiges. Theia mîi is t lie în odrtif wlîat we 1feed if, sa wc should take a lîttie care iii sýeetiiig aur reading. -i There is a remarkublc diffe ence hinflic ways peoplc acf. funcruls. This difference rnay1 due f0 circumstanccs surroundir flic demise, f0 flic femperamei and viewpoinf of flic indivîdual jor f0 flic type of condolence fhi lias been offcred f0 fixcr. An outsfanding public man onc cxplained lis frustration affer fi, deafli of lis child as follows: "Yo know, I thouglit my boy could n( die. If neyer occurred f0 me fli anything couid inferfere witli fi fulfilment of my dreams ar hopes concerning hinx. Whcn fh event came I was wliolly unprý parcd for if, and flic slock wa ulmost more flian I could stand. A middlc-agcd woman once dE clared, uffer fixe deafix of lier age, inofler, fIat lier hcart was filleý wif h biffcrness und thut if wa not unfil sIc liad a long tuik wif] lier pastor tixat she became re concilcd. The loss of a close frieni somefimes embiffers people s, fIat fhey do nof gef any satifac tion ouf of life for years. Occa sionally people lose faitl in Gog and mun uffer an experience liký this. Behaviour ut flic funeral can nof lie faken as an indication c flic manner in which flic event i going f0 permunenfly affect ti individual, but if is au indicatio: of flic person's background ang training. Prepuration for deafli shoulc fori part of flic mental anÉ spiriual cquiprnent of every in. dividuai. To go flirougix life wifli ouf regard for tflictcfthaf loti we and our loved ones arc bound f0 puss away is uffer folly. If if f0 closc our eycs f0 one of thE mosf fundumenful facts of fix, universe. Owen Meredifth says, "There is nothing certain abouta man's life but fhis, fIat lie must lose if." Lord Bacon says, If h as nafural f0 die as if is fa be bmr." Every one shoulu uccommodaf< himsclf f0 flic fact fIat deafl i mnevituble. Present relut ionships cunnof go on forever in this world and sooner or later ail fricnds musf part. If deufli is inevitable il is logical f0 believe fIat if lias an essenfial placc in lotI cosmic and spiritual processes. There cornes a f ire wlien if is jusf as natural as birfl itiself. Wlicn Emerson feit thaf lis fime lad cornelie wrote, "Good-lye proud world! I'mg going home; Thou art flot my fricnd, and I'm flot yours." If we have become consciaus of any pranaunced virfue in flic life of a friend we may rcst assurcd that flic virtue £0 demanstrated wiii nof be iosf f0 us upon his de- parture. We do not place in flic grave flic fhings wc ioved in flic departed. These can continue f0 lîve with us as long us memary iasts. No maffer whut a man's vicw of irnmortaiity may bic if is logical ta believe fIat flic unend- ing process of birth and deafli is not futile and fliat ail accumulat- cd values wiii survive in sanie way fIat may le hurd ta undter- stand or expluin. ' A Vital Service "Vital as a liglithouse, the triangle of the Young Mcn's Christian Association lias meant warm friendship, guidance, aid in ernerg-encies, around the i%:orld for nearly a hundred years. In wartime the services 'of flie 'Y' are dramatized, appreciated, and isupported as energefieally as any officiai brandi of national defense. But in peace- fime, ini the undramatic struggles againsf unemployment, the public seems to forget the vital function of the Y.M.C.A. That is a mistake, a grave mistake. The batties being fouglif to-day by young men. are just as important to ftic future of this nation as any trench warfare ever was. Canadian young- men must win their batties against diseouragement and disillusionmient. The 'Y' is théir 'front line trench.' The 'Y' needs your help. The 'Y' de6erves your help." Farm Program for Canada Some 300,000 Canadian farmers, linked tog-ether in the Canadian Cliamber of Agri- culture, are wiling and anxious f0 make their fulIl contribution towvard winning the war. Tliey realize liow vitaily important are adequate food supplies to the allied armies and civilian population. Thcy appreciate too, for reasons wel known to ail, that Canada is and must be a' leadinig factor on the food front - nof the least important of flic varions fronts in f lis confliet. And fhey are convinced thaf a basically sound and licalfhy, well-organized agricul- tural industry is flic first requisite if they (Canadian farmers) are f0 give maximum aid in Canada 's war effort. A program for Canadian agriculture was placed in flic hands of ever3' candidate con- testing flic present federal election. Wfai it gives special consideration * f0 ,ampolicies designed f0 best equip agri- culture f0 do ifs part under wartime con- ditions if provides as well for measures whieli would safeguard our basic indusfry under the dislocations of a posf-war ecnomy. This fen-pbinf farm program - practical, constructive, elear cut - is respec 'ffully prescnfed fo men and women in public life, f0 industry and business, and f0 flic Canad- ian people generally as flic considered opin- ion of organized agriculture. In puffing across this program fo assure flic succcss if deserves fliese 300,000 farmers mnust first sliake off a bit of flieir indivîduial- istie f endencies, trust flicir fellow farmers more f han fliey do andf give wholeliearted co-operafion for flic benefif of flic farming indusfry at large. The Church and Your Community A REAL CROMWELL THE AGE 0F WINGS I do not know whether Jimmy Among the things which struck Cromwell, the new young United me most vividly on my recent trip States Minister Io Canada, can was the solid way air travel is dlairm descent from the famous fitting itself into Canadian life. Oliver, but the Cromwell who Once business. nien get the airway looms so large in history neyer habit you cannot get them back struck a more shrewd blow for to earth again for love or money. the causes for which he fought I met old friends who had neyer than this smiling young Ainerican been in the air until the Trans- struck last week for the cause of Canada was started and who now democracy in this day and age. shuttie back and forth between If is noteworthy that in ail the Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal sound and fury about whether the like us suburban commuters used ambassador should or should flot to go back and forth before the have said what he did, there is 1914 war. very liff le mention of what he did I arn not so sure If is just to say, The reason is obvious. The save time. I met one chap who crifics of the utterance know that said he travelled by plane be- what Jimmy Crornwell said is fween the big cities f0 save the true. Moreover fhey know that hours on the train. Yet he waited the overwhelming majority of the two whole days to get a seat on people of the United States know the plane when there was Qn un- it to be true. So they attack the usuaily heavy rush. speaker for speaking ouf of- turn. The convenience of air travel When should an ambassador was vividly broughf home to me fell the fruth? The world is ail in Moncton, the easterly tempor- too familiar wifh ambassadors ary terminus of the transcontin- who lie so often and so glibly ental Canadian Uine. I sayz "tem- that one who does the opposite, porary" advisediy because I know and so obviously that ail the that neither Saint John nor Hali- world knows that he tells the fax will resf f iii they succeed in fruf h as soon as he does tell it - gettmng themselves on the mamn- that fellow is s0 unlike his kind line, on which they should be and that at'once he becomes a marked must be if if is to becorne a really man. national service. ma.Frorn Moncton to Montrealj No doubt Jimrny Cromwell is a takes just two hours by plane. If rnarked man now. He will be takes a whole day and night by marked down by the Stafe De- rail - and there are few more partment as a dangerous fellow, tiresome rail journeys in Canada. as a man whose every move wili have to be watched from now on to see that he does not break TRAVELLERS NOTES forth too offen into anything as I oaSoi hyntol dangerous as the plain truth. And IatchvfiSh btik tey o t hem hes wiobemrdb the geoleatry No hofel menu appears withouf massof he eope eeryhere as two or three choices of f îsh for one man who had the courage toan ftehremas Ohr say sornething which badly need- n oftehr masOhr6 ed syin afpreisey te tme t parts of Canada are not so proud shoud hae ben sid.of their home grown products. In shold avebee sad.Kelowna a couple of years ago1 For what does it ail cornetfi, if the leadinjg restaurant did not$ not f0 this: That the Mmsister fromn even offer peaches for consump-e the U. S. f0 Canada simply said tion at the peak of the peach sea-h in his first important speech i son, although Okanagon peachesM Canada thaf his country is vitallY are as fine, as any in the world.e interested in the outcome of this Last week in Vernon I saw the t war; and thaf the defeat of the store windows piled full of Flori.'a democracies would make t he da grapefruit juice, and oranges c world a very uncomfortable place frorn California and Texas, butri for the people of the United there was no sign of the grape tI States. juice produced right on the spot. c That may lose Jimmy his job From coast to coast newspapers s as ambassador. But if may also are better printed than they used pi make hlmi the leader of a school to be. The weekly papers are im- a of thouglit in the United States provng year by year. Mergers tl which is going to carry everyfhing have crushed out most of the ei before if in the next year or fwo. . personalify from the dailies. n THE WINTER'S WANING The winfer's waning - now the snowbanks Shrink before spring's coming hope; And the fhawing March-sun's meltings Trîckie down each tiny siope. Lumps of last fali's plowed-field furrows Shove their black fips through the snow, And the ice that hived the miii creek Soon will break in springtimel floe. Geese and ducks are flying nortix- ward To their summer nesting 'place, And the milier worrîes daiiy, Les"t the ice jarn in his race. Ail the firs thaf edge the miii pond, Now drip, drip their ermine cloaks, And the f rogs are trying, fainfly, To attune their iove-song croaks. ROUND TRIP BARGAIN FARES £rom BOWMANVLLLE April 5 - 6 and a.m. Trains OnIy April 7 To TORONTO, Hamilton, Brantford, London, Chiatham, Sarnia, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Ont., Buffalo and ail Intermediate points beyond Hamilton. April 5 - 6 To Brampton, Guelph, Goderich, Owen Sound, Southampton, and ail l termediate points beyond Brampton. To Meaford, Mldland, Penetang, North Bay and ail intermediate points beyond Barrie, Parry Sound, Burwash, Sudbury, Longlac, Geraldtelb, Jellicoe, Beardmore. Tickets also sold to Local Stations between Belleville - lV ltby inclusive. See Handbills, for full particulars or secure information from Agents. CANADIAN ICANADIAN NA TIO0N A L IPACIFI CT96B DEM ERAL ELECTRIC G-E Washers 5 modeis from $79.95 £LIU tnuuibt babuil hgc2, tgrtI I wifli around 4,000 a week visifing i here, principaily frorn those re- furning from Florida. i In The Eio' al TeGnrlAsml fVr ___________________ ginia which closed ini Richmonda 1~ shor 1 tfime ago, held a one day session of both houses in the re- TRIBUTE TO TOMMY ROSS sfored Capital here- during the er- session. The principal speaker and Brampton, Ont. guest of honour was Lord Lothx- at. March 25fh, 1940 ian, fixe British Ambassador, who be Mr. Geo. W. James, was here for fixe second time, ng BowmanvilIe, Ont. since lie wenf from England f0 !n Dear George, Washington. If is necdlcss f0 say tls I was shocked f0 read in Tixe thaf lie was given a big ovation. afGlobe and Mail this morning of Early in April Columbia Pic- ixte fragic deafix of Tommy Ross. fures Inc. of Hollywood, wiil film I fhink Bowmanviile is going "The Tree of Liberty" here. ce ta miss Tommy more than per- Frank Lloyd, fixe. producer, will xchaps if realizes af this fimre. He direct fixe scenes. Joan Fontaine hewas one of those quiet, unassum- is expecfcd fa be fixe leading lady, Ou ing fellows who do their good supportcd by Cary Grant and Sir ot work wifhout fanfare and wifh- Cecii Hardwicke. The film will ,at ouf publicity. There are few peo- confain scenes in Williamsburg of xcple outside of lis immediafe as- 1some of flic restored buildings and he ociteswhoknow jusf how mucix a large plantation on flic James id Tommy lias donc for Bowman- river. Several hundred Williams- he ville in flic comparativeiy few burg people wiil be uscd as cx- >e- ycars lielias lived fliere. fras. This picture is supposcd f0 as As I look back on my associa- be ready by nexf fall, sa wafcli U, fions with hirn, and recalilihow ouf for if. lic used f0 oufline f0 me lis am- Anoflier big attraction in flic e- bitions for Bowmanvilc, and flic shape of an historicai drama or ed things lic would like f0 do for flic pageant, port raying flic colonial ad comrnunify, I have a feeling thaf period in Williamsburg during as Bowrnanville lias losf one of ifs flic closing days of flic American th mosf outsfanding citizens. revolufion, will bc given here as e- His work in flic Rotary Club, a permanent attraction during flic id as presîdent and as an always summer monflxs. The script is oa active member, his infcrest in flic being wriffcn by Paul Green, flic cdown-froddcn and unforfunafe, wcll known playwriglif. The casf - lis scores of actions on lichai! of wiîî comprise about 150 local pco- )d wclfare organizations, and fixe ple wif h well known players from ce impetus lic gave f0 sport and f0 New York in the leading rolcs. It business in gencral, will make lis will lic produced in flic college loss fthc more kccnly fclt. sfadium which scats 10,000. Spe- :) For my own part, as a former cial sccncry is bcing made for flic i, Bowmanvillian wlio came offen production. Thc cnt ire show is ce in contact with him, I have a sponsorcd by flic Williamsburg n sense of personal loss in lis pass- Chamnber of Comnmercc, assistcd d ing. I. would like taf0 m n vicw by flic Rockefeler Restorafion. of wiaf lias been donc, and wliaf Business secms f0 be prcffy ,dlic fricd f0 do for lis adopfed go ee sicm ae o fown, that his name will bc me- go ira non ae o dmoralizcd in some way by flic 1939 paid in on Marci l5th at 1- naming of a streef or a park af- Richimond, for flic stafe of Vir- Lterlxinx. Hc richly deserves any ginia, cxcccdcd $4,000,000 - or 25 fliiut taf miglit ic paid him. per cent more flian in19. The d Sincercly yours, building oliflook licre so far is Is B. H. Morfiock. that if will excecd fliaf of lasf e_____ycar. The estimate of ncw con- e struction so far for 1940 is $3,- s,0JE OSBORNE WRITES FROM 000,000 - including a tunnel un- a VIRGINIA der flic cify for extension of flic ;t Parkway to Jamesfown island, sWilliamsburg, Va. cosfing ncarîy $500,000 - a Park DGeoMre:-22, 1940 service project. Having been flirougli a serions J .Obrc eillncss of sorne nine weeks, caus -______________ Sed- by flic "flu", followed by dou- Sble pncumonia, I would like fa 1let my numerous friends hear oc ofteP pl sthrough The Stafesman, fliaf I arnm ie tLI tstili on deck and in anothcr week _________- or two if ail is well, will be able f0 go f0 my office ànd gef down COUNCILLORS LOUD IN THEIR f0t work again. CONDEMNATION O F My recovery, whidh was said by SOMETHING the doctors toalie a miracle, was largcly duc ta thaf ncw drug, lafe- Dcar Sir: ly introduced from Engiand and I was one of fliose present ut known as, sulfapyridine. The pa- flic CharnIer of Commerce meet- tient is made deathly sick, sa ing lasf weck hcld in flic fown mucix so, thaf lic or she is fcd for hall. The same niglif flic own a wcck through flic veins. oni a etn na d r Affer the crisis onc feels as if jonilwas mccThingoin f an- lic lad been run over by a sfeam stdisunigronm. heichws ofer-d 1roller. For some wccks I felf asesdicsonwch aswfd if I could nof draw a ful lireafli across flic corridor from flicir while my breast was sa sore thaï meeting f0 our meeting was sa I could hardly bear a quiîf over greaf ut times fliat a Cliamber of me. Commerce speaker could no# bc This will account for my in- heard. abulif y f0 answer lef fers, also wliy I could feul frorntheflic n&tcd I did not go ta Fiorida for flic discussion faking place across flic winfer, as I gencrally do. Well, hall fliat flic council have flic ±haf is enougli about myscîf, sa interests of every faxpayer at I will tell you whaf is going on hcarf or cisc fliey would flot this year and planned for Wil- have been so vîfally concerncd liamsburg. about wliafcvcr the subjecf was The Rockefeller Restorafion lias thcy were discussing. uannounced a building budget for When I wenf home I fold my PAGE TWO wife that we could be thankful there was a group of men in town who would give their fime and effort to fight on the side of the over-burdencd taxpayer. ONE 0F THEM. INCREASE DOG TAX Dear Sir: The town by-law governing iicensing of dogs is admittedly not enforced. It should be for the foilowing reasons: i. There are aitogether f00 many dogs in town, (and cats too, for that matter). 2. I have frequenfly been bit- ten by a dog wxhen walking along the street. No doubt thé animai's intentions were mereiy plaYful. If is not the ripped trousers that cause my chagrin but the loss of dignity caused by a pesky littie yapping poodie at my heels. 3. Dogs which bite, even in fun, consfitute a menace to the smaii children who innocently begin playing with them. 4. Ali-night barking u n d e r one's window is exfremely annoy- ing and most owners aren't suf- ficiently considerate to keep their pets in the house af nighf. - The logical solution is to mater- 77- - ---- -1 m -4 'WB 'é, E The Counselor R. W. Armstrong (Copyright Reserved) Freezy nights and thawy dayfirnes Lift the sweef and oozing sip, Whcre the bush-men, now Spile driving, Ail the sugar maples. fap. Buds on liiac and the aider, And the maple try f0 peep, And in shelfçred spots fixe snow- drops Rouse now frorn their winter's sleep. And the robin from fthc s6uthland, Soon will run across the lawn, And the sweet note song of gray bird, Will be heard in early dawn. AU these signs are sure and cer- tain, (Widely spread o'er ail the land), Thaf the winter now is wanîng, And the springfime's near at liand. -RALPH GORDON. 628 Crawford St., Toronto. 1940 of $2,000,000, and another $1,000,000 for maintfenance and expense. They are now building a large new post office building, which has been lcased f0 flic gov- ernmenf, the old post office being too srnail for fhe business frans- actcd. As we now have a post office of fthe firsf class, and s0 mnany people gef their mail there, tourisfs as well cifizens, if was de- cided f0 double tlie capacity. As some 6000 gef their mail at the post office, -in addition to the cify and rural carriers, if will be seen thaf if requires a building large enough f0 faile care of fthe busi- ness. ialY increase fihe dog ta:~ - col. lecf it and thus make Ownecrs value their pets more highly. This idea should appeal to th* town council as a means of rais- ing addtional revenue. GONE TO THE DOGS. 33/4 % on GuraonM..dTruut A I. gai Investment for Trust Funds Uncorsditionally Guarant.ed TH£ STERLING TRUSTS ORPOATI ON SMIUNG TOWUU TmoRy 1 G-E Woffle Iron G-E Mixer - eechron Clccks Price $8.95 Puice $24.95Mdi fo549 See General Electrie Appliances on Display at Leading Electrical, Hardware and Departmnent Stores IVNRA L E LE C TR 1