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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1939 tae nabtan hitema Establiihed 1854 A Weekly Noepapr devoted to the Intermtsaof the town of Bowmanville and surroundina country, 10usd at King Street, bowmanvIlle, aery Thursday, by M. A. James & Sons, owners and publishers. The Canadian Statesman la a member af the Canadien Weekly Newspapers Assocation, alto the. Clama "A" Weeklies of Canada. cEO. W. JAMES, EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere ln Canada $2.0 s year when pald ln ad. vance; 50e extra ln United States to caver postage. Single copies,1So. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1939 The Ouest Editorials Duriug the past five weeks, while the editor lias ~rested on lis oars, or in other words enjoyed an editoriai holiday, mem- bers of the Lions Club, Rota.ry Club, Agri- cultural Society, Town Council and the Women 's Institutes of the county have written the editorials for The Statesman. We would like first, before rnakiug any comment ou the content of these guest edi- tonials, ta express aur sincere and grateful thanks ta the members -of these groupa who co-operated in putting over au experimeut in weekly journalism which lias won Do- ninion-wide comment. We fully realize that the cotributors are flot editorial writers by profession, but the quaiity displayed in their writings commanded special attention and they have been given generous com- mendation for their fine work. The guest editorials were well written and most of them deait with tapies of wide local interest. The daily and weekly news- papers in practically every province of Canada, have commented favorably on bath tic idea 'and the capable way in whieh the subjeets were presented. Once again ta al wbo e-operated in a splendid job, The Statesinan says "Thank You." The Lions Editorials Two editorials in the editarial page con- ducted by the Lions Club are of particular local iuterest. The first ou whieh we pro- pose ta comment deait with the need of a Chamber of Commerce in Bowmanville. We have deait with this subject on many prev- ious occasions, and have expressed regret that the merchants and industrialists do not see fit ta get together in sanie kind of organization for the inutual benefit of tbem- selves and of the town in general. And we say quite frankly that one of the reasons for this lack of co-operation is petty jeai- ausies, fear of what the other fellow may thinak or say and that smail town attitude between business mien which tends ta make a smaltown amaller. The businessmen of this community have gi comman task. They are faced with terrific competition from the mail order bouses, department stores, and other outside in- stitutions which sell their produets ini thi.s commrnmity. Instead of taking a deterinined stand in co-6peration with each other ta compete against these outside groups, they are lettiug insiguificant and non-essential local matters accu.py their attention or are sitttag back bemoaniug the competition and doing littie or nothing ta meet it. Some are not in this class but too many are, for their own. good as well as for the towu 's welfare. Mercbauts may beinoan with al thc power they have at their resopjrces the tougli competition they have, but if they stop ta think the problem through for them- selves, they 'would realize that they have nat nearly as tougli a proposition on their bauds as the small indepeudent mendiants in Taranto. But what do these menchants do about itt Oue thing certain they do not take it sittiag down. They stand up ta it and have anganized their businessmen 's associations and ta a very large extent are holding business in their own sections. Que of mauy instances ig the Danforth Businessmen 's Assaciation, which lias made the Danforth area one of the finest shopping sections in Toronto. Wth ail the attractions of the linge downtown stores, the Danforth mer- chants stili hold their own, because they have orgauized ta battie the bigger threat of the great department aud chata stores. Bowmanville merchants eau do the sef saine thing if they 'il put aside childish dis- putes and siliy diffenenceB aud-get together TNcRotary Contribution *qp»au>jrs of the Rotary editoniais sla.e4 8of businiess acumen bu this 9, rIis.Tie first editoriai fol- hebêojâpts of tic Rotary miovement 4gq~w~b 8eses anîd the author afit ~i~ê ~4k4 ~obelieved tlîat it pays ta A4oàis &t ioasIt this editonial was a good advertisemeut for the Rotary Carnival par- ade whicb was sucb an outstauding succes the followiug wcek.' Another editorial deait with the ueed of a central swimifng pool in Bowmanville wbere childmen may go ta cool off in hot weathen and where proper supervision wouid be provided. We have stressed this need many times, and we are, bopeful that the Rotary editorial will awakeu au inter- est in citizens and farmer citizens in pro- vidiug this for the cammunity. The Rotary editorials were not of a ean- troversial nature but pnavided mueli food for tiought. In fact anc local minister in addressing bis congregation commented favourably ou the editarial "Living a Con- tented Life." So these editorials fulfiiled their purpose in ereating thoughtful com- ment. Agricultural Editorials As was ta be expected the members of the Durhiam Central Agricultural Society deait mainly witb farin topies in their cdi- tariais. We are glad they took this oppar- tunity for more than haîf of au-r readers are* farmens. The Globe and Mail commeutcd at some length au this group of editorials. Oue editoniai that particularly pleased us was that headed "Drudgery or Picasure - and whicb recalled the statement of The-- dore Roosevelt tbat "The happiest people are those wio toucli life at the greatest number of points." Thene is a tendency amnong some farmers ta believe that farm life is drudgery, and we believe it eau be if the farmer wants ta make it sa. On the other iand we believe that those living ou the farms toucli life at a very grèat number of points, and 'because they have learned that pleasure is not necessanily just running arouud ta dances, shows, suppers and other entertainments, they have found time to study life, and thus meet it at mnauy points. The farmer who- likes fanining and wbo is really interested in tic soil touches life at ts most significant points. There eau neyer be the drudgery ta farmn life that tiere is bu the average factory job. Even tiongli the bours are langer there is au infinitciy great- er variety, and abave'ail there is life bu its many forms. Evcny seed grown, every animal bomu, lias the element of life, and after ail tiere is notbing so fascinattag as the processes of life. Patculanly is this truc when the manner in whicb that if e is ta be lived is lamgely detcrinnd. by the fammer bhimscif. Farming is only drudgpry ta those who peniapa shouid neyer have been fammens. Despite low prices, and long boums, we still 'believe that the average agricullturist with farming in bis biood wauld hot *exciange bis lot for anything this world bas ta offer. The Town Council Writes The council editorials covered a wide range of interesting tapies, but in saine re- spects were contradictory. "Taday 's Ideal - Tomamrow 's Reality" wanted siorter wamkbug hours, aid age pensions at 50, free state medical and dental treatment, free creches and kindergartens, free bospitai- ization, free niatemmity cane, absolutcly free education. Another editorial wauted ta know wbat we eau do ta reduce taxation. 0f course if we bave wbat the first editorial advocates we canuot bave reduced taxation. 'While wc feel that certain social services are a nec- essity, there is always a danger of too mucli paternalism. Our relief systcm bas proven this. We could namne mauy towns wbcrc relief is carricd on tb.rougb the sum- mer and scores remain on relief. Here in Bowmanville, bowever, ýthe town cauncil wiseiy abuta off relief eanly bunflic summer exeept bu extreme cases, and the resuit is that practieally evemy relief recipient finds work. The mare we mother our population the mare tic population will want mothen- ing. Governments wcre neyer intcuded ta be charitable distributing ageucies. A virile people would mueli rather carn their own living and pay their own way, and would only acccpt relief and sucli suggcsted social services, when thmougb causes beyond thein contrai thcy arc nat able ta pnoyide those necessitie s for themseives. If sncb tiings are ta corne, then they sbouid ,came by the people 's will and by the peopie 's exp ense. Contributomy aid age pensions, unemploy- ment insurance and heaitb insurance would provide these things, but not as cbarity. Those wbo are intercated bu providing for the future of their families insure their lives, and likewisc tbey should ensure thein jobs, ticir aid agc against want, and their hcaltb against breakdown. The Ladies Have Spoken Last week the ladies bad their say, and as yo.u arc awane they aaid plcnty. Most of the editoniais dealt witb varions phases of Women 's Inatitute work and idcaiism, wiieb sbould be more widcly known. No- body howcven disputes the magnificent wonk the Institutes anc dotag, and we al are awarc that the cammunity wouid be impoverished'sbould the Institutes cease ta exist. This gnoup of editoniais miglit serve a useful purpose bu binging out ta masti- tute meetings more womcn than are 110w eîîgaged bu this practical womk. We know many have parental and social nesponsibil- itiùs tiat. make it difficuit for tbcm ta sup- port the work of the Institutes, but al social and parental respousibilities anc es- sentiaiiy comnunity espousibilities tao. Wc wouid snggcst that cvery wamau who bas a sense of community rcsponsibility assoc- bate herseif witb tic wonk of anc of the Womcn'a Institutes in Durham County. cEINT- OUNSOR Walter S. Thompion Directar ai Publicity for the Ca- nadian National Railway and whc madc sucli a pnanounced success ai planning the publicity for tue ecoent Canadian tour ai the King and Queen. lias been appointcd Cliairman ai thc Canadian Cen- sarship Board by tic Federal Govcrnmcnt. Mn. Tiampson has thc confidence ai newspaperdani across Canada, and is icid ta higli regard ta newspaper circles. Tis important office ta wiici he has been appointed, we arc sure, wil] tuerci are meet with unanimous appraval by his hast ai journalisi friends. A NOVEL IDEA (Newmarket Era)' ,Week!v newspapers are different. The publishers do have their pet zrindstoncs. and they do tremble ini the presence of advcrtisers, subscrib- crs and printinz customers. but toaa verv great extent weeklv newsnancrs mav be said ta be independent. Their nublishers are more intcrested in Droducinz oood commurqtv wceklv newsoavers and in rcceivinçr a rea- sonable recomuvense for their services than in scrvîng the interests of anv narticular partv or sect or faction. For instance, tic Canadian Statesmnn at Bowrnanvillc. shows its indevend- ence, by turninz its editorial colunins over. for several successive weeks. ta different zroups ta write as thev thik. There is anc newsp)aper. at least. which is flot intercsted in suD- Pressinge narticular Points of vicw. HOW ONE BOY DIED 1? (Fergus News Record) Many Young people ask a ncws- vper editor how ta gzet a start in ncwsPapcr work. Andreyz Hebb. editor of the Newniarket Era, bad an interesting repiy in bis per latcly. Mr.- Hebb flot only prints anc of the most lively papersi tic province, but lhe bas bad qxperience on anc of the Toronto dgilies and lie spcaks with authority. Hc says that the number of op- nartunities ta start with a newspapcr as a cub reporter is limited but there is no reason why anyone witli a genuine interest in and 1l-iking for writinz shauld nat scnd in occas- iunal items of local interest. This may lead ta a position as loçai cor- respondent and f inally ta, becominz a reporter. It is a long, hajSi road ta travel. and the chances would seni ta be altozether against success. but there arc exceptions. Mr. Hcbb mentions anc. Sanie seven or eiglit vears ago. hie says, there wap a fanm boy living near Milton. &ith a desire ta gzet into newspaper work. He got hini- self appointcd Milton correspondent of the Toronto Star and for two or threc vears hie went back and forth froni his home ta Mjton by foot or bicycle. and -covercd" the news of that littie county town in bath rain and shine. He found plenty of news bv looking for it. Five years ago. after Plenty of Pers!§stence. lic was p)roniated ta the city staff. When thc King and Queen wcrc at Niagara Fails. the fanm boy from Milton (whase naine is nat iven by Mr. Hcbb) was sent out as anc of the renoorters. and h t otry. ,,r his, YOUR WORLD A ND MINE (Copyright) Br JOHN C. KIRKWOOD A iriend ta Denver, Colorado, formula for happiness is: What- has sent me a capy af a little ever you do ta LOVE makes you magazine called Mental Science happy. Perhaps that formula is Magazine. It has a pecullar man- saund. But many ycars aga I ner: its main contests are called heard a woman deftae happiness, Daiiy Lessans, and there is a les- and I have quoted her definitian son for ecd day. Here are same several hundreds ai times since. specimen lessons: Her definition ls: Self-expression Sunday, Aug. 6 - Key Thaught: is happiness. This d e fi n it i o n Pea.ple who pursue happiness means that persans who are for- rarely ever fid her. ever talking about their ailments We can create happiness, but or troubles are happy. We may to do so as an abject ta its'elf is regard thcm as miserable creat- very apt ta defeat aur purpose. ures~, and may not want ta be in Happtaess is a by-procluct of th their campany; yet they have a wark ai 11e. But the work itself ktad ai happiness. Perverted per- daes nat produce happtaess, as sans wha are habitually cruel ta many an irritable, anxaaus, war- beasts and their iellaWs may be ried slave ta duty can tel yau. happy. Scroage was happy, yet There is a formula for happmness. he found a higher quality ai A happy persan is ane wha has happiness when he became gen- used it, but he may not be able erous, and gave himself ta mak- ta give you the symo aio the mng others happy. Musicians are mental elementa involved. It is happy in self-expression; sa, too, sthis: Whatever yau do in lave are artists, and explarers, and emakes yau happy. For happiness breeders ai fine horses and fowl is the fruit af service, ai love. and plants. Saturday, August 26th .. Key A happy persan may nat be an Thought: I rejoice as a strong admirable persan - may not be man ta run a race. approved. by us - may be mean s Tackle a job that demands pow and despicable and coarse and er and application. Set a higher evis.l r mcan be happy per- mark for yourseif and drive for sons. Tegas ma bes hipyrv- sit. It is better t ail gtrying sons, the hift lessthemppvi t atigraw stale mitn na Their ideas of happiness may nat 1easy chair. If yau want ta "get be ours; their standards ai living, sthere", start now. Don't be a ai ethics, may not be ours; yet t"ýwaiter" ail your 111e. The way they may be happy. ta begin ta ta start. Act, write, speak, thtak -do something. Tear J C K dawn the aid shack ai your wor- Hpiesi o nielqet ries and fears. Build the mare Wearpiessat bo n ialus war stately mansians, O my -Saul. Wtarentbrnib hi ol Say it: I have the power and tic o e happy ar ta scek happiness. wil ta do bigger things'.Tien Happtaess is an incidentai tiing - gforth ta wmn. And remember like buttons an one's coat sieeve, that the Father wil ielp you ta rtepiýo orhue h get "wiatsaever you desire", if main tig is the coat, the bouse; you ask Hiin and trust Him. buttons and paint add ta attract- iveness, and may have atier tJ CK values. It wauld seem ta be truc tiat J c K the autior-editor ai the maga- Do nat mistake me: I am not zinc does help by his writtags belittltag happiness. I like happy those who read tiem. Thus, here esn.Iwthapesfo are ome estinonils:myself and thase whose lives I - I want ta repart a strong- tauci - for wiose welfare I am er feeling ai assurance tiat respansible. I want happiness ta whatever it is you are warktag persans just as 1 want the sun- for IS, and I feel the warmnti light - just ad I want smiles an ai your positiveness. thc countenances ai those whom - I wonder if you wiil be I serve or wio serve me, or whom surprised ta hear that I went ta 1 meet ta the course ai ecd day.1 work this morning. I feel that But I want mare than happtaess prasperity is beginning ta amile in myself and in others: I want at us ta other ways, too, and I al af us ta be acquiing and de-j know that it is a by-praduct ai veioping a fine character, a fine your work. attitude toward 111e. I am ready I suppase that I ought ta be the ta. agree that self-expression can iast ta beittie the value ai "men- be a persistent purpose, and per- tal science" - this seetag that I haps, shauid lie a persistent and myseli am conttauaily trying ta consistent purpose - tuis when say things which wil put heart self-expression is concerned with and soul itt my hearers and making 111e for athers mare readers; yet I amn not at ail at- agreeable, mare abundant, more tracted ta men who are psycho- whalesome, more productive ai logista and teachers and practi- good thinga. Making 111e more tioners af "mental science"; also, easeful, mare conifortable, more I arn unsynipathetic with those carefrce, more warkless, may nat who profess ta be hclped by. be wise or ktad self-expression. "mental science". Persans who Thus, I heard ai a father who are tatenseiy introspective - al- was a millilonaire. He had a son. ways thinldng about themseivesI He indulged this son - this by »and talktag about thermselVes - suppiying hlm with plcnty ai repel me. Perhaps it is ail rîgit Jmaney, and ailowing him ta have ta lic analytical ai aneself, but I his awn way, and ta do pretty Lprefer ta sec men and wamen muci as he pieascd. He made the DOING thinga and tiinking out- lic aif his son caseful, camiort- wardly - away from themseives. able, carefree, warkless. The son Rivers fouied by drainage went ta the dcvi, and ta tic end cleanse tiemselves by their flow- suicidcd. Tiat father was nat iug; and s0 it is ta tic case ai happy. His moncy did not make human lives: they cleanse them- him happy. His son did not make selves and keep whaiespme by hlm happy. engaging ta useful work, steadily periormed day aiter day, year i C K alter year - work with an objec- Our mata quest in 111e shouid tive. Work without an objective lie the deveiopment of aur mind is just toi. The ax works with- and character, and the practice ai out an objective. Ants do better, the fine virtues, and ina tus quest and so do squirrels and beavers: we siail be givtag out aur ac- they make homes for themnselves quired riches ai mind and char- and store up food. acter and virtue richly ta others. i C K Tien we shall have happiness, nat because wc saught it, but lie- Tic 'editar-authar ai Mental cause it flows ta us even as daes Science Magazine, Harvey Hard- perfume from a sweet-scentcd man, spake ai happiness. His flower. [THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST FROM THE STATESMAX FILES namne. sprcad across.two columils of the front page of the Star, ahead FrTY YEARS AGO cauzht by Rev. H. S. Matthews of those bv Gardon Sinclair. Grezory whitc inl Muskoka. aur typaoimade a Clark and Frederick Grif fin. "The FenTs aalnSaemn mistake. as it should have read 201, farm boy got a break, but he work- FrmTeCndanSaem î nstead of 101 inches. cd for it. and lie walkcd for it." September 4, 1889 A street preacher attracted large That is Mr. Hebb's storv and it crowds at Higginbotliam's corner leaves much ta think about. Sa Tyrone: A nuniber of bouses werc Saturday evening. would the stary of GordQn Sinclair, nhotograpbed bere last week. .1.__________ if it was told. Gregory Clark was Threshing is aIl the rage. . . Ladies' «"born Jnto the lob" ta sanie extent, Aid social was well attcnded con- TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO but bis storv and that of his father, sideringz the busy season. ____ would also be worth telliniz. We. do E~jlil:Adrw Pnintn Rnko rdeikGifi' ak bas the contract and is busilv engagz- From The Canadin Statcuman, groud. d in rcniovinig and fitting ugo a re- September 3, 1914 BNNCE I LOST -VOU sidence for Dr. McCullouxh. Courtice: R. E. Osborne and Sami Solina: John Baker is building a Stace I lost you, tue sun's warm Courtice were an their annual fisi- nwsl...Mse avyBok rasing trio last wcek. .. Middleffreen f ractured bis lez ini two places.. Dou't secmn so cheery bigit, Villa. Mn. Brooks' new residence, is Apple ruifalyRoanfut Tic moon lias bast is silver gcw, bceinninoe ta show forth tic skilland crnsfirygoadfut Tic stars are duli at nigît; 'wankmanship of the designei.r. is dlean but buycrs scarce. The lowrg n lie'sgaren, n, av.Enfield: Mrs. S. Bray bas been Have droaped and faded too, Havdon: Alexander Kilinan met scboorbasheen trnovae a. sOurd Ticir lovely fragrance now has witi an accident white attemptina ta colhsbe envtdadso failed, run a threshiniz machine tank down lic in Rood sanitarv condition. Stace I lost you. a grade. the wagon got tic start af Haninton: Our yaung PcQple bad him and ran hi against a Rate and an eniovabie Picnic, a corn roast be- Tic sangs ai hile are not so sweet, broke bis collar bonc. . . Wlien will inir nart of the evening's Pragrani. Ticir mciodies have flov.n, thev finish painting the milil. Our chuncli arganist. Miss Nora Ti isans, ta r o Manie Grave: T. J. Cale lias a pea Horn. is visiting ber sister. Mrs. J- sme,'els hirr ,pr vine whicb nicasures 12 feet in Wray. Oshiawa, and Miss Mildred tieehs uirmdpr lengztb. .. Sanie of aur first farÏners Cale will take charge of the orgzan Tic ttinng waters af tue srei are tbrougzh barvest. during ber absence. Do'tsigwitli ipples bhue,, Charles Rogers bas left for the Mn. and Mrs. W. H. Williams DAn't os ta newremn North West ta transact businss for bave neturned froni a trip ta Med- An osttonewr mn , Sylvester Bras., and look after bis icine Hat. Alta. Stace I lbat yau. nooertv there. Gea. Gallup. who is raisingz what J. A. Lawrie. the obiing clerk in - upposed ta be tbe best-laying Tiat day we met upon the boat, McMurtry's gnaocerv departient. 15stri fBre oknptyi Gulis ilaated 'round above, bolidaving at Thedford. Canada. was sunprised ta f md a pul- The sparkiing lake iauglied back Witt Hoskin wbo bas been in the let egg. The Pullets are iuet four at ns, store of Tod Bras., lias seçured a months aId. Tien ail things sang ai lave; position in Brantford. But naw yau've gone away iram Mrs. Williamis. widow of the late Miss Lena Pennington of thc Post mne, W. Williams, wbo, with lier daugb- Office staff is bolidayingz with ber I scarce knaw wliat ll do, ter. resided on Ontario St., feli f rom uncle in Plattsburg., N.Y. And whcre my eycs once sniled the unstairs window ta the oround. A card frai J. B. Truli and M. are tears, and on Fridav died frani supposcd P. Worden. Darlington boys, sjates Stace I tort you. internaI iniuries. that thev are witli D Company, 9th -RALPH GORDON. In renortingz the lengzth of the f isli Reg't. of Winnipeg at Vjcarier Militarv Camp "Rettitw reAdv ta go after tic Kaiser." Rumor reacbed towq Saturday of ain alleiged attempt tcF blo* up or dawn the Canadian Northern Rail- wav bridRze over Cauncillor Gea. A. Steriben's creek. The repart is that when the sentrv hearingz a noise and called for someane ta surrender. he was f ired at. the bullet wbizzingz past his head. He saw three mien runnig un) the ravine ini the direction af Happy Valley and f ired satne ten shots alarminiz the people who heard theni. Excitenient rat, higli. but it is a hard storv ta believe. although it mav be truc. Pins Ridge Land Mai, Be R.stocked WIth Gov't. ire.. Canvaas Eaeh Fariner IndlviduBllY i Interview ta Ascertain Vlews On Reforestation and Allled Questions Conservation studies' amang pnoperty owners in. te Ganaraska River and Wilmat Creck drainage areas reveal there is a wide sprcad feeling -that the area known as the "Pine Ridge" should neyer have been opcned for settiement and that the best tiing for tue district is replace it immediateiy wit trees. More than anc hun- dred farmers have expressed tis opinion but the Ontario Forestry Branci which is making the sur- vcy, reports anly fiitecn ta cigit- cen per cent ai the farmers intervicwed are taking actian and, tucy have workcd on but two per cent ai tue area investigated. It is believed within the next decade anather twa per cent wiil be plantcd by private land owners. Actuaily but anc-fit oai s is being planued by- farmers on tue Pine Ridge, whlle the remainder is betag undertaken by two iarm- crs from the better farming country ta thc soutu who required holdings in tic sand hills for grazing and waod, suppiy. From the investigations ta date, tue re- ports taler tuat tougli there is considerabie conservation wark, ta lie accompiished, the tendency is ta let tic otuer fcllaw do it. Evidence ai tue necessity ion con- servation is found on evcry hand. Many farmers said tiat in ticir own time the iength ai creek flow in tue ravines on their f arms iad been shortened by tue re- maval ai ail cedar gnowth around the ieads ai springs. A few admit- ted tue value ai tue new land in the creek bottam was nat as great as anticipated, non wouid it offset tue value of the last spnings and constant flow ai water in tue ravines. Tuis statement ai admissian by farmers in tic arca invcstigated tics ta directiy with tic premises ai Dm. J. B. Reynolds remarks at the United Counties Conservation Field Day carlier in tic month wien lie said a great deai ai land cicarcd siould neyer have been eut and the value ai tue new lands did not always campensate for las- ses on better lands occasioncd by clearing. Marginai lands siauld be donc away witu by turning tucm inta woad lots and tic In- tense cultivation ai ticelietter grade land wouid praduce suffic- lent ta repay tic farmer lic said. Owners ai thc sandy lands, it is rcvcaied ask a higi pnice for their land regardiess ai assess- ment valuation or apparent val- ue ta tue outsider or ta farmers on better grade land, for two reasons. One is the passible value as tobacco grawing land and what is thc uPPermast reason, they feel tucir present precariaus position wauld not be' afleviated by the smail amount of cash they wouid receive on a lower valua- tion. Selling at a 10w price would not assibt thei establish an more desirabie iand. The gersonali ulterviewing of farmers, though admitigy slow, was undertaken with -W number of objectives in view. 1V ,was feit it wauid give first hand figures or land use, erosian, water run-off. wells and consumption af - wood products. Individual r e a c t i o n caiiid aisa be ascertalned to sug- gestions of water conservation by rnaintainiflg and passibiy mncreas- ing their existing woodiots, by plantmi.g waste lands and con- stution of small earth retaining dams an dry tributaries af the drainage unit to hold Part of the melting slows im the spring time. It also revealed the numnber of acres af patential farest lands on market at the present time and the farmers who could be expect- ed ta establish new p1ai*ations. FJnally it was haped there would be an awakening af some of the prablemis af subrnarginal SaOUS and refarestatian problems among the farmers interviewed. By The OId Box Stove BY HJRAM Back an-the 7th ConceSSIOn A fellaw who was keen on asking me questions seemned ta be intcrestcd in how I had enjoyed life, because I did not do the things he faunid enjoyable. Re was surprised ta find out I did nat dance, nor drink, nor smake, nar swear. He said I must have had a real taugh time having missed ail these things, but I dan't agree with him. I'm na saint, and I knaw lil have a tough time passing muster whcn St. Peter cafls the big parade, but I have yet ta see the value ai these thinga as far as I arn concerned. if peaple find real funintadaing what he advacates, it's O.K. with me, but I stiil believe there are plenty ai ways ai enjoying lite leit. I like ta be able ta doaa gaad turn and I get a real kick in trytag ta keep it secret. It seems ta be warth so much more that way. A felaow came ta me same time aga and started ta praise my neighbours because ai a quiet deed ai ktadness that had came his way. I knew the truth ai the matter and ta me the ta- terest was doubled. My neighbor had a new iriend and I had the fun ai knawtag the truth. I went ta a wetaer raast the ather night' and watched about fiiity yaung peaple make their awn fun, and they ail agreed thcy had a whale ai a tîme. What did they do far fun, why just played twos and threes and farmer in the deli. They were ail happy, heaithy, wholesamc' farm chl- dren. My friend wouid say aid f ashianed, kiddish, sa let it be then, but they stiil had a gaad time. Haw about getting ahold af a gaod book. My fricnd says read- ing bores him. The extent ai his reading is the funnies,, and, on the radia, AmaOs and Ady.. But look at what he has mWed. He daes not know any afithe great characters ai hfstory and fiction. I've found these wonderful folk and great campaliy. If I had time I could name a hundred -fine ways ai enjayment but perhaps we would get mare real fun out ai life if we would play the real game ai impraving ourseives. "Tiere is a moral excellence attainable by ail wio have the 1wiil ta strive alter it.'-Crabb. THE PARU "«No sir, I got a Home Improvement Loan from the Bank of MontreaL. A simple marrer-. no fnss or bother. The rates are- low, and I'm paying it back by instalments." Home Impravement Loans . .. abrainabie (#In~ ar $ 3.25 per $100 repayable in twelve monthiy instalments. For barrowers with seasanai incarnes rcpayment may Se made in acier canvenient periodic instalments. Ask for aur folder. BUXR 0P MONTRERL ETABLISMED 1817 I 4. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 19» PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO 1