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Sr-5 -'-'~'-*'-' .5 t.., ~.J W UZLL'EV J.L.5~ ~.LN .Lf.IALJTHURDAY,DEEieR1,90 1, I Prom aur well inforrncd and iighly comf- petent Newcastle correspondent cornes luis * significant news: "Anong thase who went from Newcastle district and gaI wort: with Genenal Matons, Oshawa, ladt week, wcrc" (names of sevenal were given). "Tins are corne of tic bcdt trained and lcading yonng farners leaving -thie land and taking up factory lite. Tic advicc of President R. J. Scott of United Farmers Oooperative is nmpidly beaning fruit." This question has been tie subjeet of editorial comment in Tic Stateeman from lime ta ltime and marked copies have been ilcd ho governmcnit authonities. More- over, it wae dealt witi by W. F. Rickard, M.P. in uis recenî speedh in parliament. It is evident, Iherefore, tuat tic govennment is cognizant of tic situation, yct present policy 1* compleîely nebulous. 7 'he mavement was long flnder way be- fore Mn. Scott made hic unfontunate speech. Tie voies of an humble wcskly may bc litle heedcd, yeî we may again warn rec- ponsible aulhorities liaItuhs question muet have immediale attention; tiat Inductry, unchecked, ic capping Agnanian productive- neas in such degrec liaI revoit in corne form will appear in 1941. A quicek ceneus is needed to learn tie cx- lent of lie vast ac neige whici, under pre- sent conditions, muet go ont of production during the' ernng season. -Sudden .ilence on Sirois Report A few weeks mgo tie Rowell-Sirois Re- port was ehmmpioned loudly and etrongly among 'Publications coneidcned ta be the "Iinfluential pness. " Among some it ap- pearcd thal definile pQiicy iin regard to il iad bcèri deterrnined; that as elepe neces- sary la ils implementîlion, the public chouid, bc intelligently infornied and that ail lead- ers soon to meet araund lhe conference table ut Ottawa, to diseuse tic issus be eau- tioned against ny rash pre-decisio;ns. * Now, lately, as we seereh thie columne of lies "thunderens" we find no reference bo lie Report. A val eflence hans settlld down and we search for lie reason. We have an opinion in this regard which wiIl hot be publisbed a1 lhe moment but so far as The Statesman l'a coneerned wc pro- pose ta continue, as we have for monîhs past, la urge ils careful considenalion and Establlshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER WIth whleh are Ineorporated The Bowmanvulle News, The Newcastle hndependent, and The Orono News. 85 Years' continuous service te thie Town cf Bowinanville and Durham County. MIEMBER Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assocaion andi Class A Weeklles of Canada. SUBSCRIPTON RATES $2.00 a Tear, stkiclty lu advance. $2.50 a Year ln fthe United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1940 Buy War Savings Cèrtiflcates [Iaunching of a new national drive for" War Savings Certificates confrontse very citizen. The aim is a hundred per cent co- operation and ten million dollars a month in savings. The need is flot difficult to sec. The bills must be paid for maintaining the Canadian troops now helping to defend Bni- tain, for the new ships which are nceded to patrol the sea lanes of the North Atlantic, for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Officiais cite another reason for saving. Money turned into war savings certificates wil be diverted largely from making de- mands on productive capacity needed for direct war production 'and from an infla- tionary spending sprce. Also, the neet egg built np protects a cd one from upsctting post-war readjustments. War savings now wilI provide a vast backlog of purchasing power for ordinary comniodities to be un- looscd at the time most needed, whcn fac- tories are being changed over frors wartimc to peacetime production. How eau the employer helpt This week thc Nýtional War Savinge Comxittee cx- plains a simple syetem by which every em- ployer in effeet becomes a member of the National War Savings Committec. Lese than a third of those cmploying fifteen people or more have already launched echemes whcre- by most or ail employees vohmntarily aecept a weekly or monthly reduction in their wages to be uscd for purehasing war sav- ings certificates. The present plan for stepping-up receipts front about two and a half millions monthly to ten millions requires that every employer volunteer for service. And this applies to those employers with three or four em- ployees as well as to the large employers of labor. .. It must be explained that the more dif- fieuit part of the campaign is over once em.ployees ail have been canvassed by the employer personally or through, a circular letter. The habit of saving through certifi- Cites, it i.s added, is something that -%Yill grow if once started. If a man carning twenty- five dollars a wcek agrees to a deduction every month to pay for two certificates, it is much more succeseful than leaving it to the mian to remeniber twiCe a month to go to a post office or a bank to make hie pur- Chase. There is also hn important savings in" administrative costs as sales are of a reg- ular wholesale nature. The Farmer Exodue Superlative Citizenship Throughout the year and particularly nt Christmnas time, there comes to lic editon's desk a wealti of personal messages from subscnibers that sustain our faiti ini hurnan- ity. They contain expressions of high ap- preciation and encouragement for what we constantly strive to do-make The States- man not only their weckly news-letter from home, but a voice in local, provincial and national affaire. Fromn Col. Edwy White, of Coral Gables, Florida, cornes a tnibute to his old desk- mate at BMH.S., Dr. C. T.s Paul, whosc obi- tuary ivas carricd in The Statesman. Brigadier Gentie Hollande sends greet- ings to old friends and telle of the 1065 babies born at Grace Hospital, Toronto, whcre she is the superintendent. Mrs. L. B. Williams, of Toronto sends her animal Christmas message, plus a practical gif t for the Cinistmas Cicer Fund. Then in last weck 's Statesman was that marvelous letter from that bclov'cd octo- gens ian Durhami County Bo.y, Dr. J. N. Hlutchison of Winnipeg, whose Christmas message took us ail back to our ciildhood daye. Anonymous donations accom.pany many of these lettere. Ten dollars from a Can- adian in thc U.S.A. for War Savings Cerli- fieates; four dollars for our Christmas Cheer fund; numerous gift subseriptions from other readers. These are but a few from ail those we terni superlative citizens, for, whilc kceping in touch with. intimate Durham Counly and home-town happenings, their minds range fan and widc bo encomnpass the wlfîre of humanity. Tiey are tic constant, loyal, paid-up sub- secnbers that -editors everywhere ualute as first citizcns whercvcr they live and nove and influence them tuies. Our heartfelt thanks and season 's greet- inge to each and every one of theni. Keep Christmas Hlappy Some people will be happier tlus Christ- mas for liings not bouglt-gauze, splints, adhésive, anaetheticc-say tic Induetnial Accident Prevention Association. Need for thèse things can corne in co nany -ways tiat il 's -hard ta maire sure they rcaily, are checked off your "Christmas list." "Keep Christmas Hippy" is a slogan suggested by tic organization in a special appeal ta prevent accidents aI Christmas lime. From candîe on Chisitmas trees to lack of enough cane in dniving or walking, acci- dents tuis Christmas may spail lié holiday scason for famiies of tic injurcd., Besides, litIle accidents mount up ta, proportions whici cau seriously affect Canada 's wan effort. Bad weather, more heurs of darkncss, and lie Christmas rush ail maire for dan- gerous tnaffie. To tiwanî these, lie I.A.P.A. suggcsî: 1. Don 'h drive if you drink. 2. Balance bad weather and darirnees with lese cpeed and more cane. Stant emnier and go more slowly. 3. Don 't let th i ucle and buetle make you impatient if you gel caugit in a jam. Don 't lry to make up tie few minutes you loe. Take il easy. Vocational Training Some mor,'ths ago we discussed cditorial ly tuis question of Vocational Training. Il aroused no comment and e action, locally. In lie eve-qickcning tempo of aur wmn- tume industrial production, ',thc question ta- day hic cnlarged into a major necessity. Educationiets, suci as our new Minise~r of Education, Hon. Duncan MacArthur, are confenning witi industnialists wýth a vicw to dcvelopment of ekilled artisans lirongi vocational training in factoris. Mn. Mac- Arthur is giving impetus ta its adoption in lhe curriculum. of scondany and Iechnicml echools. Hon. N. A. McLarîy in a recent speech sounded a warning note which pre- saged possible compulsion. These thingc have aroused Sciool Boards in many parle of Ontarioanmd eleewhere in Canada ta the vital necessity of Voca- tional Training. The press widely acclainis, reports and supporte their efforts. Thc plan ie sound snd ungcntly necscsary. Sanie 2000 of aur Iroops overseas are su- nolled for intensive etudy and training. Vocalional 'training in primaryvand pan- ticularly in secondary selhools will be an after-war aid ta cvenyone-even ta thase ivia return to the depleted ranirs of agri- culture whenc suci minimal. dëftness hie largely been absent in the pacl. If wc arc 10 survive industrially, we muet take up Ihis question witionî dclay. Sehool Boards wilh a narrowed view and a purse-pinciing complex, that fai intelli- gcntly ho cape witi lie question will simply reveil the fiel thaltiey are not war-con- sciolis. And as a final sidelight, may we add liaI, when we retumu bo normal existence tic "hobby" value of eanly vocational train- ing will be lie means of brightening and prolonging livie of tiausands wio will be- corne diugoeiated from tou in factoris. ferred to ini that colinnn whlch tire. These are days when we b7nst n memory many of must show our courage, and I amn Frito M a I . .Sounds as if I am -getting will flot be behind in ti.M __________________ ad, eh George! This is to ws love ta ail, and the kindest re- You and yours - and a inh The gards and success touau nd .5.Statesman office a Merry Xmas yours for 1941. God bien Y-M '~\ ~ QInspector C. F. Cannon, 96 Col- and Happy New Ycar and many A Bowmanville Booster,~ lege View Ave., Toranto: Enjoy of them. G. Hollande, Brigàdier. ~~ ~ The Statesm an. _ _ _ "She says she's sory-but she only suits off the face' hats."1 AS 0 ee Ut.. BY Capt. Elmore Philpott BATTLE FOR AFRICA The sweeping British vidtory in lie desents of Western Egypt may well prove a hurning point ini lits wmr. I am not anc of thase who sec any poscibility af an early end ho the struggle. Buh just as the axis gangsters met Iheir first great defeat in lie battle for Bni- tain, so hhey have naw meh thein second in the first phase of lie baltle for Africa. Il is anc of the ironies of this war that Mussolini ciauld have paved the way for his defeat in Africa by his ill-advised adven- turc in Greece. The mystery of lie latter now becomes at least a bit more clear. 1h appears prob- able tht the Duce, havîng been informed by hic Intelligence Ser- vice of the coming British attack in Egypl, sought ho divert lie ai- tenlion of the British by jumping itot Greece Ibrough Albania. Il ta probable ma litaI aur near- Eastern arnmy cauld nat have won such a cweeping victory imd nat lie morale of lhe Italians reacied an ail-lime low. Tie resignalion of Marsial Badoglio, and thie dis- appearance of numenous lesser of Hitler helping Mussolini an Italy for tic cake of thie latter. Anything liat Hitler doec in tic future, as in lie past, will be ta ielp Hitler. He is wdlaware - bether aware tian the nect of us lights, are all -in dications-of -how Capt. Elmore Philpott, M.C. ceiaus are things in Italy. It is« loo soan ta say liaI Fascisr - that Italy ta about at lie end tohtering. ît mc nat t100 soon"4, of ber ecanomic tether. But I say it has been badiy shaken and completely miss my guess if Hit- may cailapse ah mny time. 1er permits Italy ever la gel out Theconequnce ofthevicoryof his grasp again withoul a des- Tic anseuenes o li vîcOryperate struggle. He wiil, ah least, ini Nat Afnica may be s0 f an- gel and kecp control of Trieste reaciing as ta be incalculable. 1h and Fiume if il ever appears that ta fia secret, for instance, that Italy is on lie point of bcmng Marsial Weygand has established knackecl out of tis war. hiniself in French Narti Africa, OreeyI and ilta sno secret liat he ta con- Oree uyi hs war ta Hit- sidering lie pros and cons oi 1er. Our task ta ta beat Genmany. tirowing in hic lot with the free We mnust neyer ailow anything ho French forces of De Gaulle. Thc divert aur - energies from thase victary in Egypt will be a greâl ends. t encouragement to any tendency LIBYA NEXT there might be in Weygand's Tic British arrny in Egypt ta army 10 ca-aperate witi the Bri- now within shiking distance of tish. Libya. Ticernecianized forces are It ta no secret isa that aur old moving with charactenistic speed. friend Haille Sallassie is aperat- The lay-out of lie battlcfield it- ing fnom his iemdqumrters in self t a dc ta order for lie Bri- Kiartoum wili a very large force tisi. of irregulars and hopes ta drive As everyone knows modern one Italian army m ic h Red Sea. armies must maintain canmuxii- Scalions. As the British advanêe ]ROPE TIGHTENS their tack ta simPlified because Besies te obiousmiliaryof their combination of cea power Beaies tc obionsnnliary ith land power. But as the Ital- consequences Of victonies suci as uans retreat, licir pligil ta made tiose in Greece and Egypt, thlhicr ifiutbcas h diplomatic consequences are aiso lemr ifci eac i profund A ew eek ag threanly raads in lie entire country profon. e po wceks mgo atheeare within gun range of lie mas- Suner fiction would seize controlsieBtshPe. in Spain, and tiat Spain would Ilta probable liaItich position openly co-aperal wih the Axis, of lie anmy in Libya bas in any Tic lwo major Ilalian defeats event been getting wqnse and have ended any cuci pocsibility warse as thie Rayai Navy more during tuis phase of lie war. and more succeeded in driving An imedite ardeing Italian chips from lie Mediter- RsAnti tde hardeningb of theranean. Rusianatttud ha mia ecome Conlrary ta general impression apparent - i my opinion, as a Libym doe othlp Italy feed direct recuIt af lie Italian dehacle hercelf eocs n a e t .O in Albania. Moreaver, from every tiecocntrary, îtaîy must ielp ta enslaved country in Europe cames fed iyvnwinlerme ord of neve-ncrhepaingosptehere were at peace lime strengti. of resetmeoendprto i In 1938 Libya cxpanted goods opprssc peoleandeven-in-valuc at 108,962,000 lire. Her cneasing evidences af open restat- ypnt cn 8208,0 lrd ne. enei i tanet almoct ail from Italy. More than on ita senceHite isetrans oane-quartcr of tliaamount was coner owHile imslf in hifood supplies. In olier words, ceal fhi very menace wiichiti was costing -Italy more than he imslf most fearcd. He twice as muci ta fced Libya as tic shouhcd for ml lie warld ho icar total export retunns from hiat that Gcnmany fcared being en- country. circlcd. To forestail tiat encircle- How large ic lic Ihalian army ment he said, he made wmr. Hia in Egypt - or ralien iow large own succesa in tial wmr has en- was lie amry before ils enormous circled him by a ring af enemnies lassesite huis battlc? In Fcbnuary, infinitely more hostile than any 1939,inethie British Parliament which he iimself imd conjured tip Mr. R. A. Butler gave tic figures in hic dtaeascd imagination, as 32,000 men. Wicn war broke Whcn Genmany is finally aven- ouItich army was known ho nurn- tinown in tuis war tiere will be ber 120,000, liat ta 3 army corps, a manifestation af joy not only in lwa white and anc native. We are every country i Europe aulside nol allowed ta know thie numeni- Genmany, but within Gernmany cal strength of tic Bnilishi armies herself. in hile Near East but thce are md- mlttedly less hian tic Ihalians. RUITLER'S ANSWER Our Iroops are well cquipped for Teecould be no greater mis- lic kind aI fighting licy wlll have Ticre o do if tiey penetrahe igit into take han ho imagine liat theLibya. Ilta sno secret liaI lie mere defeal of Mussolini i hisBiiimm ak ak u i wvar would end -lie curse of Hih British army las tanty aut lie lcrtam. An even greater mistake Biiham a lnyo h would be ta imagine liaI lic com- kid of armoured cars whici are plete defeat of tic Itallan armies mach effective i desent figiting. in Africa and Greece would end For tic wiolc lengti af tic al aur wornics in lic Meditenran- Libyan coast licre stretches thie can. Even if we wcrc able suc- 1,120 mile iigiway wiici was cessfully ta invade Italy icref Muscolini's real contribution la we would biave ta iald all cap- civilization in Nati Africa. Il nccting links witi Gcrmany Ifrnay wcll prove ta be tiat lie fate we were ta be sure of keepilg of Fasclsm wiil be decided upon Hitler fnom ielping is fmltcnlng wiat wac anc af ils finest civil parnfer. aciievernents. Tiere ta, af course, no question (C@ftinu.d on page 11) Rev. H. W. Pointen, B.A., Ad- maston, Ont.: Every issue of Thc Statesman for 1940 has been en- joyed. The high standârd that your paper maintains certainJly menits lie support of the large cornmunity it serves. Very best wishcs toalal for 1941. Mns. Robt. Gibson, Box 317, Didsbury, Alta.: Enclosed find ne- newal ta yaur valuable paper. I know I would miss a lot of inter- esting news if 1 did nat reccive il. 1 wish you a Hippy Christmas and Prosperous New Year. Mrs. J. W. Dullon, 734 Nelson St., Woodctock: I would miss The Statesman vcry much if it didn't came reguiarly as I gel aIl tic news frani my aId home town. I look forward to ils weekly visit and enjoy it vcry much. Wishn you ail a very Merry Chri"tmas and a bigit and prosperous New Ycar. Greta Môllan, 1057 Dovercaunt Rd., Toronto* My mothen and dad (Mn. and Mrs. J T. Mollon) cer- tainly like ta sec Tic Statesman wien it cornes each Fniday. As a bit of news thcy celcbrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Dcc. 4ti. (Editor's Note: Youn Bow- manvilie friends extend congratu- Aiderman-Elect George Pingle, 58 Spanks St., Ottawa, in renew- ing his. subscniptian enclased a card cantaining lie verses of "Tierel Aiways Be an England ... And a Canada Too." Tuis com- ment was ah the boltom: If we Talk Right . .. Tiink Rigit.,. Live Rigit and Work Rigit... Evenytiing is cure ta be Alligit. Are yau daing youn part? Oswald Poilard, 209 Concord Ave., Toronto: Enclosed is my ne- newal ta my weekly letter from home. *Very soon afler I apen rny paper I always read Dim and Dis- tant Past - 50 yearc mga. 1 cmn SANTA SAYS IT'S lTHE IDEAL GIFT ultimate adQption. To oppose or shelv>e this Report is to invite ultimate National dis- unjity and we believe ahl those who are about to sit down and debate the natter can sec tliat clearly. If opposcd, it i8 cequally dlean tliat it ean only be upon the grounds of political cxpcdiency. As a emall effort toward defeating such a prospect we have circulated among thje wcekly press, copiesý of R. M. Fowlcn's ne- cent address to farmens in this district and hope that the message will be rcprintcd for the information of most of thc voters iin rural Ontario. We hope to continue the task where the Metropolitan press appears to have laid it down. Thc Salvation Army Gnace Hospital 133 Bloor St. E., Toronta December, 14, 1940 My Dear Mn. James:- *Ih's 100 jolly bad that yau had ta remind a Bowmanvillc girl that i her subscniptian was due for her Home Paper, but you've donce it, and I take a good deal of pleasure in cnclosing a cheque for same. I can scarcely bdlieve hhah we arc nearly ah the end of another ycar, and il leads me ta naise my voice in praise ta God for ail tie way in which He bas led me. Fôr Grace and Hcip liat has been enougi to tackl thie problems that have came ta me, and for thc knowledgc thît I have, 1ýiat corne- anc has been helped tirougi my efforts. I recall al lie dear peo- pIe in Bowmanvilie who hclped me in tic long ago, and tiraugi themr efforts I was cncouraged ha make lhe bcdt of my life. God has wondcrfuily biessed me. We have had a mast busy year, corne 1065 babies have been born in our Gnace Hospital, amiosaorne 501 operations have been perform- cd, and really tiese figures spel work, anxicty and many othen things, and I confess I do feel a bih older with suci a great demI of responsibility recting upon me. I have a canscientiaus Staff, and this is a great cornfort ta anc in a position such as mine, and makes the burden that muci cas- ier ta bear. I hrust'these few lines find the Home Folks well, and hhat the Christmas Season will bring with it lots af joy and fun. May ti coming year find us curageas, and facing aur problems with a Mrs. S. I. Snell, 339 Cranbrooke St., Toronto: I sti11 enjoy The Statesman very much. Mrs. F. L. Souch, 608 Huron St., Toronto: Enjoy your piper more each year. Wishing you ail a Merry Christmas and a Happy NewYear. Helen Baker, 465 Weller St., out The Stahesman. Wish ail the staff a Merny Christrnas and a Edwy Whte. On Guurunt».d Tnju A lega-l Initestnent for Trust Findis UneondItJonaIIy Guuante.d STERL1INC TRUSTS CORPORATION STERUN OU tIt Westinghouse Radios are $21.50and Up W. J.CHALLIS Phone 26,53 Bowmanvllîe I -Iji-< PAETWO Mirs. C. G. McCluskey (iiec Lot- tic Rogers), 170 West 75hh St., New York City: Pleasç change mny address as shown hcrewith as 9 limes out of 10 thc piper looks as lhough it had been through the Cnimean War when fonwardcd from old address. I hardly recog- nize any of the names ini the En- niskillen colurnn. Hampton is the moat familiar. Dim and Distant is welcome but f ar too short. The Editonial Page is always good but somchow sounds too sagcy for you - but I forget your frost-bitten thatch - you'rc supposed ho be only a youngstcn. Have you stant- cd to forget thal Timne sure does race? I enjoy Dr. Jim Hutchison's letters vcry rnuch. Fred Faley aiso sends in some nice reading. Kindest regards to ail. I neyer forget to think of Miss Haycraft. BRIGADIIER HOLLANDE SENDS ICOL. EDWY WHITE PAYS TRIBUTE TO DR. C. T. PAUL 1143 Avenue Venetia Coral Gables, Flonida December 12, 1940 Dear George: When we opcned The States- man this weck wc were saddencd tnote the passing of Dý. Charles Paul. It is like a personal Iow. Charlie and I sat together <two chairs to a desk) ln the aid Bow- manville High School and 1 tr cnlered the Army together. L~ he rose ta brimlant hcights i educationit and Christian 'leader. He shed lustre on his home town. He was a quiet modesl gentleman with a vcry fine constructive mind. He iovcd'his native tawn and the haunts of his boyhood, and it was his greatest pleasure each sumnier to revisit these scenes. Now he is. gone and It is cverybody's loss. Charlie we sa- lute yau and - we wiil be seeing you soon. We arc having a visit fram. the. Duke and Duclicss of Wingôo'. Thc Ducheesshas had a tdf*tài operatian and is doing well. Whâi they arnlvcd from Nassau they were wclcorned by a greater crowd than turncd out ta greet President Roosevelt the other day. This area, never looked more beautiful than at present. Thc poinsettias and other flowers are in full blaom - there are hedgcs, blocks long, masses of beautiful red poinsettias. Georgeous sun- shine with the therniameter regis- tering around 750. Our love and the Season's THE CAMADIAmqTATir-4zuAu nUMAUlr^