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Zbe ian With Which Are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, And The Orono News VOLUME 88 BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1942 NME *"New Canadian"'ý Farmer Educates Family and Pays Off Mortgage in Record Time Pete Stackaruk Came To Durham From W e st So Children Might Be Better Ed- ueated - Came From The Ukraine At Age of Eight Already we are getting reaction ta the question as ta whether farming is a "depressed" industry. The "ayes" stili have it but the exceptions are coming ta the front here and there. We are indebted ta T. H. Knight, wha has a suc- cess story of his own, for intro- ducing ta us a successful fermer, Pete Stackaruk o! R.R. 2, Bow- manvilie, which is down Base Line way. Mr. Stackaruck is a Ukranian, with cheerful disregard o! the rumor that certain parts o! the County do not favor either name or nationaiity. He sat in The Statesman office the other day and told his story ta the edi- tor in a straight forwerd wey. He came to Canada fromn the Ukraine, with his parents in 1903 and they took up a homestcad in the Smoky Lake district o! Ai- berta which is due east o! Ed- monton. Pete was then 8 years aid which makes him now 47, healthy, strong, ruddy, successful and mind!ui strictiy o! his own business. When he reached 18, Pete took a homestead o! his own and stuck et it until he had ac- quiired a hai! section with 200 acres under crop and all clear titie. In his district, which was north o! the drought beit, hard working people p'ospered. But he wanted a change, principally be- cause he had a family o! 8 ta cdu- cale and he wanted ta be near good schoals. Sa, in 1935, aged 40, he sold' hlai his western holdings and came east. He bought the Ervin Foster farmn just west o! Bow- manville, et $6,500 paying $2,400 down including iock, stock and barrel. O! this 88 acres, 50 are under cultivetion. In 6 yeers, Pete has cleared off the mortgage and now has on hand il dairy cows; 30 pigs; 6 horses and a motor truck. He ships cream ta Orono Creamery. His crop sideline lest seeson k was tamaloes. From 7 acres un- ,Uercantraclta Campbell Soup o Toronto, (where te a the strike that "Mitch" Hepburn settled) he sold 87 tons for which he collected $1600.00 cash and did the truckinÈ himseif. He is aware that if he shipped milk he wouidn't be permitted ta do his awn trucking, but Pete is the kind who refuses ta be "ribbed" o! his rights. Ho still hes a quarter section out West which is farmcd on shares. At home ho has anc boy 13 who cen do e man's work ho- First Dabyof New Yeai While the new year was stili but three hours aid, the first baby of the year in this district was born in Bowman- ville Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Archié Brown, Newcastle, are the proud parents of a baby girl who arrived at 3.45 ar. on January 1, 1942. Lorraine will be one of this littie girl's names but another has yet ta be chosen. Dr. H. B. Rundie attended. Superintendent Miss Pearl Lumb said that mother and child were doing very well. We have no report about the father. fore and after sehool and in holi- days, and one daughter 12 who is worth some af the hired men now absent from farma duty. His other children have gone inta industry, but they gat a saund schooling first and are on the way up. One boy, 23, took a draughtsman's course in Oshawa, Collegiate's technical school and now gets $146 per monith in Ottawa. An-" other is with Fittings Ltd., OsIi- awa, after a year and a hall tech- nical course. Another took a "tech" course and is on war pro- duction in Hamilton. Another took a course as a technical elec- trician and shartly joins General Electric at Peterboro, while fin- ally a teen-age boy is taking a Commercial course at Oshawa Collegiate. One girl, brightly pramising, died some time ago. That is the story of a his boys and girls and what they have ac- complished between 1935 and 1941. Notice what manual train- ing education has dane for these boys. .They fast became assimil- ated into Canadian industry and thus become a real asset ta the war effort and ta the nation. Pete chose wisely in that Oshawa Col- legiate was only 5 miles away and the children cauld help on the farmn early, late, and during holi- days. What he is worth today he has not figured up. He is simply doing a job and has found a way of life and a country in which ta pursue it, and that's ail he cared about. He is emnerging fromn "sub sistence" farming and is contrib- uting surplus bacon for overseas. When the Toronto editors were down here on their survey last month it was planned ta visit one or two of aur new Canadians, but time did flot permit. Now we have heard at first hand and herewith print, the story o! at least one w'ha has made good . . , and in an jstonishing1y short time. What his opinion is in regard 9 farmn labor or whether he has had ta dip into capital ta retire 'he mortgage was flot stated. Let us hear of more success stories ta brighten the farm picture. Last Rotary Dachelor Is Married Lieut. J.Janes iven Presentation Quiz Program at Luncheon Proves Clubmen 's Retentive Powers iSmal Exercising bis customary brand o! good humor plus an apprapni- ae dasb o! facetiousness W. R. Stniko made an important proson- talion address ta Ratanian Lieut. John M. James o! tbc Mad Mid- lands et the Friday Rotary Club luncheon. The occasion was ta mark the marniage o! the lest bachelor member o! tbc club. A!- er a congratuiatory address in which ho celied Lieut. James "a brave mani" in every sense o! the bterm the prosentation o! a beauti- fui silver tee service was made on beheif o! the club by R. L. Mitch- ell. Iii replying Lieut. James offer- ed bis henks on behaif o! bis wifoeand bimsei! and addcd a few inberesing remerks rcgarding tbc wonk o! the Midland Regimont. "We are crteiniy praud a! aur membens who were fighting et Rang Kong," ho said, "and are only sorry Ibat more o! us couidn't join thcm*in bbc fight." occupying the entertaifiment period a question bec tosted Ra- arians' knowiedgeofo!the con- tents o! bbc December issue o! thoir international magazine. The mosbta obe said for bbc quiz was that il wes educationa-the leasl, that scercoly anyone know al bbe answcrs. The questions ranged from anc o! the neccssity o! bey- i ng a Sente Claus la one on price contrai in United States. One o! bbc questions braught out the in- sersting point Ibat even air- ýrinded U.S. writers tbink Canada wiil ho bbc most air-mindcd country in tbe wonid wben the war ends. The information penîod was arranged by D. R. Morison, Cheirmen fioRtary Information C4 mmittee. G. E. Chase presented four rnembers witb 100 percent allen- dance pins. They are W. L. Elliott (13 yoars), F. C. Hoar (7), J. W. Jewcil (1). T. H. Knigbt (1). Mcl. Dale received birthdey felicibetiofis fram Vice-presidlent F. C. Hloar wbo presided in bbc absence o! President Manse Comi stock. The only guest was Dr. M. A. James, Cleveland, Ohio. SERVICES RECOGNIZED Ex-Mayor R. 0. ,jones On bis retiroment as Chic! Magistrabeofo Bowmanvilie, after four yoars faithfui service was guest o! bonor et an informel gabbering in bbc Council Room Dec. 301h wlien bis former cal- beagues in council and civic asso- ciatos presontcd him wibh e beauiful wahnub cabinet in recog- nition o! conscicntious services lie rendered bbc tawn. Every lime the fire alarm sounds a grave traf!ic hazard is created hy bbc combinebion o! a few motorists burrying ta tbc scene and numeraus children try- ing ta foliow the fine truck. Truth!ully speeking it is lithoe short o! a miraclc Ibat no anc bas been kiiied. The oniy remedy seems ta be a periadic warning. For mooisîs bbese uines migbb serve ta induce cane under bbc stress o! excilemont. For tbc chil- dren, parents and eachers sbouhd !nequenthy instruet tbem ta watch and avoid this menace. The dan- ger is groater naw roeds are slip- pery. MEMBERS SWOHNi AT INAUGURATION 0F TOWNCOUNCIL W. J. Martyn Put On Striking Conunittee In Place of Coun- cillor Polling Most Votes Tradition was shattered a few minutes after the 1942 municipal council was inaugurated at il o'clock Monday morning when Councilior W. J. Martyn asked ta be placed on the Striking Comn- mittee this year. Ordinarily the committees are struck by the Mayor, Reeve, Deputy Reeve and by the councillor geceiving the mast votes at the election, but anyone has the privilege of esk- ing for a change if hie sa desires. Mr. Martyn asked that his ap- pointment be put ta a vote. Be- fore council had time ta do any- thing about it, Cauncilior Gien Martyn solved the problem by in- troducing a motion, which was carried, that the appaintment go ta the councillor with seniority. After the vote it was found that W. J. Martyn occupies this posi- tion so his request was granted by this means. All were present for the open- ing ceremanies o! the year with Rev. A. R. Cragg of St. Paul's United Church as officiating min- ister. Reeve C. G. Morris moved a vote o! thanks for his services. Before members of the council and a few spectators, Mayor Alex Edmandstone gave his brief in-i augurai remarks. "This is going ta be one of the most trying years we have seen," ho said. "It will require sacrifice on aur part in transacting busi- ness of the town. I am glad. ta see everyone here this marning and I trust we will all work ta- gether in harmony through the yeer. I amn oniy here as chairman of the council and the anus for making the decisions rests with you." Cierk Alex Lyle presided whiie members read the oath of office discleiming ail ulterior motives in taking over office. Council adjourned ta meet at 7 'clack in the evening. Flier 18 Unhurt In Crash Friday In Newfoundland Word hias been received by Mr. and Mrs. Alex Colville that theit son Sergeant Alex Colville, a wireless air gunner with the R.C. A.F., has been injured in a plane crash. Twa brief messages con- veyed news of the accident on January 2nd in Newfoundland. A later message reads: "Your son involved in aircraft landing Jan. 2nd is uninjured. 0. C. Squadran." Alex was wel eccustomed ta making long daily recon- naissance f lights and it is thaught that an one of these the mishap occurred. One wirc led Mrs. Col- ville ta think hie was seriously in- jured. Another mninimized the extent o! the accident. Alox lias been stetianed at the Ncwfoundland airpart near Gan- der. He hias a brother in the R.C. AF., Sgt. Pilot Freeborne Col- ville, Rivers, Man. O! intercst ta many friends in Bowmanvilie and district will be the marriage o! Lieut. Charles Rickard Clemence, son o! Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ciemcnce, Bowman- ville, and Myrtie Catherine Reed, Ottawa, daughter o! Mrs. John Abel, Brandon, Man. The mar- niage toak place in Halifax on Jan. ist, 1942, with Dr. J. A. Mac- Keigan o! St. Andrew's United Church, officiating. COMING EVENTS Courbice Circuit Brotberbood wii meet in Ebenezer Churcb on Tbursdey evoning, Jan. 151h, et 8.30 (E.D.T.). M. H. Stapies, Or- ana, wili speek on bis "Exporience in Germany." 2-i Women's War Auxiliery will baid a short business meeting et 7.30 p.m. Friday, Jenuary 9bb, in St. John's Parisb Hall. Reguier meeting Friday, Jenuary 23rd, et 8 p.m., wben olection o! officers wili take place. 2-i Attention!. The annuel meeting o! bbc Womcn's War Work Comn- milIce, Canadien Red Cross Soc- iety, Bowmanvilie Brancb, will ho heid on January 12, 1942, et 8 p.m. in bbc Council Roam et the Town Hall. Ail interosted women are requested ta attend. 2-1 Resorve Fridey, Jenuery 9tb, for Dance et the Bowmanviile Armouries sponsored by Na. 4 Phaboon, 32nd Coy. V.G.C. Old bime and modern dancing. Al procoeds ta defray oxpenses o! soidiers' rest roam. Admission 25c per persan. Lunch extra. 2-i 3 The Girls' Service Club wibb bbch 4th Piaboan Vetorans Guard o! Canada are sponsoring a Bingo -soon. Walcb for particulers. 2-i 3 Dance et Saline Hall on Friday, jJanuary 9. Pont Penny Orchestra. Lunch pravidcd. Admission 25c. tProcecds for war work. 2-i Rcv. Spencer, missianary in 1Japan for 27 ycars, wiil give an 1address on bis experiences in -Japan et a meeting ta lbe announe- c d haler. Praceeds for Red Cross. 2-1 Major R.W. Catto AppointedDOMINION STORES New Commandant At Camp MANAGER GIVEN ýBepacin Col C.1 WheellIMPORTANT POST Repacig CL CJ. hebllMax Craig, Penetang, ae H e a d o f Veterans Guard, Col. R. H. AI- I e y , Visits lntern- ment Camp-Shake- up Changes Person- n e 1 o f Officers, Guards Smartly on the heels o! the re- cent escapes o! twa Huns from local Interfiment Camp No. 30, formerly Boys' Training School, came flot only Boards o! Enquiry but a visit from the supreme chie! o! the Veterans Guard o! Canada, Coi. R. H. Aliey, O.B.E. Ris titie is "Officer Administering" Vter- ans Guard o! Canada, with head- quarlers et Ottawa. Ris job is ta, direct the efforts and training o! ail units o! the Guard, bath Ac- tive and Reserve. Col. Ailey was in Bowmenvilie on Friday and was prepared to accept resignations. make changes in Command and Rank and File, la the end, apparently that os- capes and attempted escapes might be curbed. The lheory, o! course, was Ihat failure ta con- tain these despenate Huns wes due ta laxily o! the head man, who in this case was Col. C. J. Whebell. Some weeks ega The Statesman carried a brie! sketch o! Col. Whebell's career which daled back ta the turn o! the century and which inciuded dis- tînguished service with the Royal North West Mounted Police. A whole story could be woven mbt this article which wauid shed light not only upon the action taken in this case but upon the accepted methods a! officieldomn in deaiing w1th malIens o! this kind. As everyone knows, gener- ally speaking, within the British practise, in case o! happenings ne- quiring action where governments and hrass-hets do flot get the bleme someone must be made the goat. In this particuier case the "goat happened ta be the man "on the spot" and this man was Coi. Whebeii. with ail his long service a nd fine traditions. Ho was "re. tired" or "relieved" or "piaced an resorve" or whatever other titie fils the case. It is simply e case o! the profound mummery that pub- lic opinion must sacrifice some- anc. The Officer Administening convcyed his instructions and the Guerd, 250 strang, wcre ordercd ta peck, 100, and presumably wiii be transferred "way beck north" int the bush whcre formeriy the ' had been on duty. Tuesday aftcrnoon a fresh detechment a! guards ofromn M.D. 2 arrived 10 tako over just as e blizzard swept across the compound. When the change over wes effected, Coi. Whcbeli left immedietely for his home in Brantford Meantime, workmen are busy roin!orcing fences by weaving barb-wire Up and down amang the horizontal strends o! the fence which proved so simple o! nego- tiation for a few pnîsoners. These civilian workmen wili ho empioy- ed for a month or two until the fonces are considered secure. Oth- er workmen are stiil busy on con- struction, part a! which cansists o! completing tawers and instal- ling slaves in them. It has now came ta light that the old Guard manned these towers with no heet in them. The new Commandant who hes jusl taken aver is Major R. W. Catto, recently ateched ta head- querters et Ottawa, who has a dislinguished wer record and con- siderable experience as an admin- istrative officer. He took over the prison personniel with 'ail present anid correct", since the old Guard, now that the latest escapee hes beon returned, stili cen say "we've noever 1051 a prisoner non maimed anc" which was their boest when thoy arrived. One of the chief al- lies of the new Guard is the prosent weather, which wiil be wolcomed as they get acquainted with their new surroundings. The only personnel remeining of the original setup are the Of- ficons, N.C.O.'s and' men who served under Coi. Whebell on the administrative staff. Leskard Boy Hurt A~s SkuII Crushed In Accident Sunday Donald Tonnant, 17 year old son o! Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tennant, Leskerd, is in Bnwmanville Ras- pital suffering fromn a fractured skull and ather injuries received when he was crushed between twvo heavily loaded vehicles Sun- day et Miilson's Rill in Orana. Ris condition is reparted as "favor- able." Dr. A. F. McKenzie, Orano, is attending. Though he wes severeiy injur- ed, few details a! how the acci- dent occurred are aveilable. Hos- pitl authorities and provincial police were unable ta say what happened. A companion of Ton- nant's et the time is said ta ho Harold Hooey, Orono. Masonic Speaker Urges Maintenance of Morale With Firm in Toronto Four Years Mr. Gilbert Joncs, local manag er o! Dominion Stores, who this yeer completes 20 years' service with this important chain o! Can- adien grocery stores, has this weck been promated ta district supervisor succeeding R. R. Scott, and essumed his new responsibili tics an Tuesdey. Wc join with Gil- bert's many friends in offering sincere congratulations on this well mcrited promotion and wish him continued succcss in his new field. He hes been aggressive afnd Gilbert Jonest onergetic as manager hore for nearly e score o! yeers and has rendered a valueble service ta his compeny and ta the ever growing patrons o! Dominion Stores. While nover neglecling his duties la his firm Gilbert has been an autstanding public spiriled citizen es he could always ho depended upon ta do his share la promobe any projeet thal was for the bet- termenl o! the communiîy. He' will slill make his beadquantens in Bowmenviile but wiil be away considerebly as his territory is ex- tensive taking in Bowmanville ta Napanee elang the front and as fan north as Fenelon Fells and Beaverton. We tako this occasion ta wei- came and introduce Max Cnaig as the new manager o! the Dominion Stores et Bowmanville. Mn. Cnaig's home is in Pcnelang where ho served part o! his ap- prenticoship as a printer's devil in the Herald Office. For the pestl four yeens ho has been associeted with his present company in thein variaus stores in Toronto untîl hy strict application ta business, courteous and succcss!ul mer- chandising ho hes earned this pro- motion. He is a yaung man slili weli under thirty, and e bachelar. Ho is e member o! bbe Presbyter- ian Churcb and we understend Second Degree Con- TAX SALE DRAWS wvhich h he bs taken pà t .in ferred Upon JackFE BU ER numorous amateur play showîngl B r o ugh by W.M. ______ YER marked abiliiy. John Emmerson Only four sales werc made from _______some fifleen properties o!fered et RADIO WRITER The first reguier meeting o! the municipal tex sale Tuesday VISITS TOWN Jerusaiem Lodge witb the officers eflernoon. Bidding was keen an for 1942 in the chairs wes heid I nly one property, the Garrett etwe h eio o h Monday nigbt. house, wbich wonlta H. H. Diii- Statsmaeha the bontor a!faThesc The wonk o! the evening wes ing for $1000. wthAlean uianthe hor o! vstz conforring the second degree up- The Somenscaes propcrby oni CBC's ncw serial drame about on John Brough. Wor. Maste Duke Street was bought by T. H. the litîle Canedian lown o! New-1 John Emmenson was essised iy Lockharl for $460,00; the Mer- bridge which broadcasl sbarted Wor. Bros. E. H. Brown, P. R. garet Fletcher praporty on Church Jan. Sbh. Eech xeek-dey evcning Cowiing, and A. W. G. Nortbcutt. Street also xent ta Mr. Diliing except Saturdey, an episode in the After the dogree work, Rt. Wor. for $41500; and George Richards life o! Newbridgc xiilbe broed- Bra G.C. onycatie Droctor bauglit the late John Cox lot, cest et 7.30 p.m. D.S.T. Bo G Ce.mansitoeD ihecorner Church and Lambert St.. Alan Suliîvan, e Caniadien who speke Dr S S.Cruc .a!Ta- for $75.00. lias roamed the world as scientist, ronto, Immediate PasI District The txno!Bwmniletke viter and observer anîd came1 DeptyGrndMate o Troto oossessioîîofa! e proporly fiaI home again, hes uîîdertakeîî theo District B. bauglit et the sale. ts !cpuii yîa aa Rt. Wor. Bro. Crouch congratu- ___________ clan scene in warbinic and Irans- lated the officers an the splendid latîig ilta hie graphie drame of manner in which they carried out1 Bill JoIIow Is Now [lie broedcast studio. their duties on the first night iii The story o! Nexvbiidge is the office. Off For Adventure ïtory o! a lypical smaii Canadien In his talk hoe sked them la Wîth Merchant Marine couiimuîiity, a littho world o! hopes tur back ta the lime o! the fears and anmbitionîs. Tw,\o local building o! the Great Walo& Wlliam Bihl" Jil h as leftI poiiits o! interest are bhe office China which was la keep thie iiof0W S thie New'bridge Trunîpel, the peoie ! hin sae rominvs-Torontlo with fi!ty other seemen townî's enîerprising îîowspaper. iol fonasa caebutineyer- o! the merchant marine t10maifand the market, hub o! commeîrce, liofo ess Ihe Cnesebuterevded !reighters now i U. S. Poils. eaîd mingiing point for the !erm- thse era ies athug tegraeet Those are ships which were taken ors who work tbe rich, fruilful wal we noersceed.Theenmv vorbythegovrfien afer belands encircling Newbridge and ration o!awer.the bowns!oik who live com!ob brhd entrance through th ill~ is a son o! Mrs. Howard ably behind ils soiid red brick gThoe oinsareet erJollow o! Bowmanvilie. Ho is ho- houses. Thee was bbc buildin yersieved ta ho the only local man Wbat goes on in their minds, Maginoatho obuicbg france wilb the merchant marine. Il xviii in their homos and in their public spgintimen sus o! rne 5 ehohis first lime et sea. Ho wes meeting places is ta ho reveeled in she cauld sit back, feeling securo mn ropo alosrcuthte daily social and business in- from invasion. Again bbc mighly cd ini Toronto Sattîrday for oceen tercourseofo Newbridge's many waii was flot atacked, but the service and within twenty-four personaîtties. enemy wcnt eround il and in- hou v as on board sbip. The author is bbc son o! the labo vaded France. Tatalitarism is the ___________ Bisbap Sullivanî. Hoexvas born iii enemy o! Masonry. Lodges have Montreal, but his travel edven- heen forccd ta disband through- Girl Guide Leaders turcs commenced very early, and out the occupîcd countrios o! Euir- onie o! bis first recollect ions was ope. Therefore, as Masons, let lis Need More Help o! being carried ouI o! bis home bbink and act in a manner ta in tbe Chicago Fine. Hie ravelled keep Up the morale o! aur colin- Changes occasioned by tbcexvar îîcxb tthbbcBritish Isles, livcd f ive trymen, iey e ground-work noxv and other ceuses have resulted in yeers ini Scotland before comiiîg for the emergoncies we may 'b" bbth local branch o! Girl Guides homo 10o Canada fan bis educabion. calied upon ta do in bbe future. noxv !inding themselves short o! Ho is a graduate engincer, bas cx- War. Bro. L. W. Dippl ex- assistants. Prababiy ncw families fflared bbc fan North, lived xitb pressed bbc approciation o! bbc have came ta bawn and there is Eskimos and Indiens, scrved with iodgc ta Dr. Crouch on bis inspir- someono wbaom bbe committee the RA.F., twa vears ini bbe lest ing talk. doos flot know who w'auld ho ,lad wer, took up writiiîg ta gix'o bis Accompanying Dr. Croucb was ta help. Especially Ibose having mid a resb from technical mat- Very Wor. Bro. Curliss. In e fexv prcvious exponience as leaders or tci's, bas sinco writton nearly words ho toucbed on bbc impor- assistanîts in the Guide movement blîrce dozen books, movie scen- tance a! Mesonry in bbc worid ta- would ho welcame. Guides meet ariosasnîd bistorical works. day. Mondays et 7 p.m. in Central Be sure ta listen ini to-nigbt et The "At Homo" Commitîce ad- Public Sebool gymnasium. If you 7.30 and cnjoy Ibis delighb!ul and viscd thal February 271h wes bbc are able ta bclp or know o! eny- hîiman interest story. Vou'Il bink date decided on fan tbc annuel anc wbo is, pleese natify Mrs. J. it's your own town heing drame. "Masonie At Homo". H. H. Jury or Mrs. A. S. Baker. ized. Complete Farm Survey Degun Al-mOut Production Planned DBy Provincial Gov'tAction Adorns Life Cover ActresslsNiece 0f Mrs. H. B. Foster Mrs. H.B. Foster, Horsey St., (nec Edith Peardon), brought us a copy of Life magazine, Dec. 15, 1941, on the caver o! which is a1 picture o! Miss Patricia Peardon, who it turfis out is a grand niece o! Mrs. Foster. The caver was prelude ta severai pages in the1 magazine devotod ta pictures and a story o! this petite Miss. The1 stary tells how this little high schaol girl. 16 years aid, put up her hair and rouged her lips, thus toaedd ta her age and im- press Director Mass Hart whoj was looking for a leading lady for the play "Junior Miss." She did flot fool the director who tld ber ta let down her hein, get down ta earth and read parts a! the script. Sa. just being natur-1 al, she got the job in this Broad-1 way "hit" naw playing in New York. The play is a comedy hit, reminiscent a! June Mad because it is built around adolescence. Pa- tricia takes the part o! Judy1 Graves, and with a yauth!ui cast1 has taken New York by storm. Ail ber life Miss Peardon has wanted to go on the stage and et anc time appeared with Kaîher-1 mne Hepburn and did also smalli parts aven radia's March of Time.t Patricia's father is Lieut.-Com-f mander R. C. Peandon o! the1 Navy Air Force and the family1 lives in upper east side Manhat-1 tan. A recent picture in the To-1 ronto Star, Dec. 22, aiso shows1 Miss Peerdon with a group o! Canadien Airmen holideying in1 New York who are initiating her mbt the Corps as an Air Cadet Recruit. Mrs. Foster, an aunt o! Commander Peardon, is naturally proud of the success a! her favor- itte grand niece, and the hope is1 that some day we may have thisj taiented Miss as a visitor ta Bow- manville. A letter fnom Ruth James who is still spending Yuletide hoiidays in New York seys: We went ta sce "Junior Miss" last night. Il was simply perfect. The play was aiang the same idea as "June Mad" presented et the B.H.S. Commencement. Il was sa good. The rubber shortege is going ta affect such vital spots as wamen's very foundatians and men's soies. The present stock o! girdles and gald shoes threatens ta be ex- hausted by the end o! 1942 and the same will probabiy be the stale o! the wauld-be wearers o! these articles. Federation of Agricul- ture To Cooperate W i t h Agricultural Representatives 1 n Supplying Needed Information "It is unlikely, unless an ex- treme shortage o! food products; eventuetes, prices o! farm com- modities will be set high enough ta teke* cere o! the incompetent farms-in fect we know that for some limie they have flot been high enough ta allow the skilled fermer a fair margîn." These words were spoken by Han. P. M. Dewan, Ontario Minister o! Agri- culture, et the 63rd annuel meet- ing o! the Onterio Agricuitural and Experimentai Union et Guelph an January 2nd. There were ather things said by the Minister et this meeting which we shail quale leter. There will be reference ta the matter edi- torialiy as weil. His speech coin- cides with the launching a! a province-wide survey o! agricul- ture, the perticulars of which have just been placed in the hands o! Agricuiturel Represen- tatives. AIl In The Front Line For the first time since war broke out, just 861 days ega, we are ta have a full scale view o! the productive powers o! Ontario farms under present conditions. Notable indeed is the fact that this is being undertaken by the provincial gaverfiment when the malter is esscntially a warliie national responsibility. In the ab- sence o! a Federal agniculturai policy, the matter has long since been imperative. In the main par- lîculars o! the survey it will be !ound that these have been stres- sed by The Statesmen for over a year as a malter for Otlawe's at- tention. There is fia doubl that insistence o! variaus units o! the weekly press has had its effeet plus recent surveys and meetings in Durham County bringing the matter sherply mbt focus o! gov- erfimental attention. With this move o! the Ontario gavernment, we mey discern a "front line" drive in e primary key industry. Fui In The Formns A questionnaire of three pages is now being prepared in the of- fice o! District Representetive E. A. Summers which contains ail the questions that cen be conceiv- ed ta assist the Deperîment in its endeavor ta assist farmers in their production. For instance, there are questions as ta labor supply, (Continued on page 8) Committees Named To Direct Town Departments For This Year Opening Meeting 0f Town u-oo sevelt's Words Council In Harmony-Effic- n iently Dispose 0f Routine Blast The Japs Business Out o! the West came the first blast o! winter, Jan. 6, with a Continuing its busy first day in wind that whipped with fury office the municipal council met around Street corners and those again et 7 o'clock Monday even- Who tried ta negotiate them. Tem- ing ta transact regular business. perature fell ta zero but it seemed First the striking committee much colder. Red flannels were in brought in naimes of the Standing order and were sometimes evi- Committees which were adopted dent. Now we can say we have as follows: Finance--C. G. Morris, but a three months' winter yet W. J. Martyn, W. R. Harrison, G. with 6 months' coal bills. L. Meartyn; Roads & Streets-W. And xith the blizzard camne an J. Challis, A. W. G. Northcutt, equally chilly blast Ê.-r the Axis G. L. Martyn; Public Property- gangsters as President Roosevelt G. L. Martyn, W. R. Harrison, J. broadeast tram Washington. Said H. Glanville; Police-W. R. Har- hie: "The militarists of Berlin and rion W. J. Mertyn, C. G. Morris; of Tokyo started this war, but the Fire-W. J. Martyn, J. H. Glen- massed, angered, farces of com- ville, A. W. G. Northcutt: Menu- mon humanity will finish it." And facturers and Civic-J. H. Glan- troops, conscripted, will be sent ta ville, W. R. Harrison, Owen Nich- the British Isies. oies: Cemtery-A. W. G. North- Here are some heartening fig- u!ýtt. W. J. Challis, 0. Nicholas; ores for Statesman readers. The Court of Revision-O. Nicholas, President said that in the coming C. G. Morris, W. J. Challis, W. J. fiscal year the U.S.A. will spend MNartyni, J. H. Glanville. fifty-six billion dollars ta fight This year the manufacturers battles on ail fronts and build this committee is given another funce- year, 60,000 planes; next year tion, termed -Civic' which should 125.000. This year 45,000 tanks, give it a little more to do than next year, 75,000. This year 8 previously. The idea is ta set up million tons of shipping, next a body to be responsible for cjvic year 10 millions, and he hoped enterprises, such as sports, pic- Berlin and the Japs were listen- nics, publicity, decorating, etc., in ing ini. the absence of a Chamber of Com- He could have gane on and ad- merce, Reeve C. G. Morris ex- ded up the respective man-power plained. of those naw battling which The first invitation in \vriuing would be even mare heartening. for the f ire brigade ta leave tawn Here are the rough figures. A-xis ini case of a blaze was received pawers: Germans, 80 millions; from Neil F. Porter, Orano, for Jeps, 80 millions; Wops, 40 mil- Cecii Found of Oshawa Wood lions, Total, 200 millions and no Products, Courtice. Referred ta more in sight. For Freedom: Brit- the fire comnuittee, arrangements ish Empire (with India) 425 mil- %vill he reaclhed ta give that firm lions; U.S.A., 131 millions; Russie, protection. 160 millions; China, 400 millions, reaywith ail o! South America hank- \lIrs. Hilda M. Tighe, secrearering ta get into action and ail of of Womens War Auxiliary, t hank- the conquered waiting ta rise. cd counicil for a Christmas dona- Armed and organized, thîs hast tion. will number over a billion so Request for a grant ta the Sai- there can be fia fear of the out- vation Army Hospital work was came nor fia fear of stalemate. referred ta finance comnuittee. But it wiil take a long, long time Accnunts totalling $774.00 (for ta settie the business. Il mey be December) were approved.. weli ta receli that those who fight A bylaw authorizing borrowing are flot producers and must be of $50.000 from Bank o! Montreal fed. Sa we shahl need some help ta caver current expenditures lun- on farms. tii tex manies corne in xvas passed. ___________ b Treasurer Alex Lyle xvas au- thorized ta purchase for the tawn Few men are lacking in ca- any properties flot sold at the tax pacitv. but they fail becauIse they sale on Jan. 6th for the emouint are lacking in application-Cal- of taxes outstanding. vin Coolidge,