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'PAGE TWO Establlshed 1854 AN INDEPENDET NEWSPAPER Wlth which ls Incorporated The Bowmanvilie News, The Newvcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 86 Year's Continuns Service To The Towý' of Bowmanvillie and Durham County. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian I Association Class A Weeklies of Canada SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strlctly ln advance. $2.50 a Year i the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. A Notable Utterance il n Not always are the great and important editors and tlîeir reporters sensitive to iiew's values. Thumnble w'eekly newspaper of- tenlias "scoopcd" the lordly Mefropolif an press whctî competiîug oti even ftermis. Wif lu- out doubftluhe most notable instance occur- red on Nov. 19, 1863. The occasioni uas flue dedication ecreniotiies at Gettysburg. Pres- ent uvere ail the tiotables of tlue press who became so enraptured with flic tw'o houir eloquence of Edward Everetf, thaftlihey con- cluded their reports uifl, "Mr. Linîcoln also spoke. " Thuose w'erc the days of journal- istie giants sucli as Greeley, Bennîett, Me- diii and ofhers. Hoxv badiy tliey "nîissed the boat" listory lias long since recorded. The pointt e stress lieme is that a tnodest, retiring. reporter for a weekly îîewspaper, Mary Shiaw' Leader of flic Hanover (Pa) Spectator, sustained wifl fortîtude the hours of oratory, made eanis of notes and finaiiy liasfcîîed back, afoot, the 15 miles f0 Ilanover to record a tlree-minute gem of philosopliy atîd oratory lotng sitice acclaimed as a world 's great masterpiece. It w'as Lin- coIn 's Gttysburgr Addrcss. SIc alone, of ail those prýesetît, seîîsed tlie immortalify of * those spokei words. It uvas lier "feature" of an historie occasion. And slie w-as tlie un- noticed reporter for a w'eekly ncwspapcm. Genins is wliere you find it. Lincolti himsclf thouglit little of lis speech,.lie spoke whlat lic feif and Miss Leader eauglit its spirit. Miss Leader died iin 1913, on the 5Ofh ami- ntversary of Gettysburg to whieh slue w-as flot invited. Otîlv the other day uvas tribute finaliy paid lier memoru atnd lhem prescience in preservincy for posferity one of tlie greaf * classies of English prose. Tow-sfolk of 'han- over erccted a mntument witli suitable in- scription to this slim girl reporter w'lo gaincd a utilque place amion-g the joumnaists of her time in acciaiming "a most notable utterance." Great honor, too, accrued to tlie editor of a liumble wekly h'i that lue fea- tured in his coiumns, lier report, as uuritten. New's values seem îlot to be the exclusive prerogative of tIc higlily placed. From a Farmer's View Point Offen inth le editor's muail are leffers which coîltain ideas, suggestions and inspir- ations for editot'ials or feafume articles. Suel a letter w'as received titis w'eck from oui' Newcastle corresponîdent, a w-cIi kuow'n farner, uvlosc tuame lias beeti aliouseluold word in flue counity for ou'er a quarter ef a centur»y due to lis valued atud faiflifuil service as correspondent f0 this papet'. We are publishing exfracts froni lis letter as hie expresses a philosophý- of life froin a farmem's standpoint itu tIc hast paragrapli whidli few rural folks huave flic courage fo express. ilere tlicy are. Dear George- "Better lafe thati teu'r", Sas flic mai said w'ho missed flic boat. Any- way I was vemvpesd agtyorkn letter.pladf0gtyukid damcores, acting as corresponîdent, Board of Educatiotu dufies, Sons of En- Iand, Churdli Board, eadiîug tIc dailY press and farm magazies anud TIc Catuadiamu Stafesman are saime of the fhings that oc- -cxipyxny finie. We ead flic editorials and outside prcss 'emmenfs in Durluani Couiuv's Grcat Fani- ily Journal, also flic articles by oufside con- tributors and talk theni over witi flic family and Cthers. We agrec wifh titis and disagre with tiaf, commend one fhuîug and debuuk anofler, praise one vicw'vpoinit and altogeth- er oppose atuother. Saine uiithauuy paper or magazine and so t goes. inm pleased fo thuîuk I iaveu'f got f0 change my st and or f houglt or attitude to- ward Russia, don'f lave to fake aîtîiîug back or sw'allow' any past uords or opinions; but I notice saine papers, that scem f0 .grudgingly admit sIc is our our 5f rongcst alIy fo date, can 'f gef over ticir former womkcd up aversion f0 everyfiingy Russian. Se tîey confinualhv refer itu a nasty way ta "The Reds" and "The Red Army". As regards farming and farm problems there arc certaiîly fw'o sides f0 fthc sfory. 'The heailih of flic farmer atud bis fatnily is u great asset anîd a prime factor lcadîng to- ward success, aloîug wifh industriousncss. .Anofiem fhing, if we as farmers have griev- ances or are up againsf somethincg thuaf is in- imical to our posperi'ig as we womld like why falk about if so mueli publiclv? WIv write about if in allue papers? Plan fIe coup to redress flic urongs quiefîr. Whv jef our advemsaries, opponetuts, competitors, anfagonists, obsfmuctiotists, blockcrs, op- posifioniafs. presumutuz there aî'e sudh. know' anything about our fhoulghts, plans. prepar- atiotîs, campaigns, means atnd resoîtrees? yes, you have a vote, yout say. Yes, but about one haîf of flic farinters v'ote against tic other haîf af cvemy eleefion. 0f coîîî'sc tIis las nothing fo do w'itlu fte teilhot'ls working together of allue PeOOPle Of a communify, of evemy class aud profession, for flie common good and uelfat'e." ______________________________ ~ ~ O.Vj1BO'WMVIN VILd4E, ONTARIO .flUSDA, JANUY15,19U4' TAJT!Afl~Y ,,. -- Canada's High Tax Bill Accordingy to Mr. A. N. Mitchell, Presi- dent of the Canada Lifc Assurance Coin- pany, ini no other country in modern timies lias there been inîiposed in sucli a short per- iod of timie an incerease in taxation as great as thtat w'hicli lias taken place in Canada in two years. Usiag- national income as a rela- tive basis Federal taxation ini the 'United Tuvo thtitgs lately have culminated in a consolida ted public opinioni xhicl presages "Trails Etnd" for fhe presetît political direc- tion of the war. Startiîug away back yonder, more flani a year ago, we lad a mere hand- fui of jourtuais, of w'hich Thc Statesnîan w'as oie, that kepf insistitig, ifli logic, tliat "to- tal uar" meamît "total effort" and fIat could mean totling less fliat every maxi le coxnpelied to take lis place wliere most needed. Thrce times, Prime Mitîisfer King stafed emplaticaiiy lis stand oti conscrip- tion for overseas, flic latest on Nov. 12, 1941, ini the Huse of Conîtons. Tîctu beganth le firsf clarioti totes 50 remitiscent of fliose thuat followed Pctem's thrice deniai. Observers bnck fron oxerseas. unless suf- feriîug, froni complete polificai myopia. staf- cd flir convictions. Tiey wcrc joined by highly placcd civiliatu reaiists. Tliey werc for ail-ouf effort atud fold wuhuy. Thuen jour- naIs, great anîd snuali, joined flhe chorus. Now-. situce Japati struek utc have lad those tw'o thîiiugs ientioncd above: flue masterful pmonoitccmeiîf of Rt. Hon. Arthur Meiglien and thec great Onfario-wide mass nîectingr at tîte Royal York Hotel. Saturday. Tlie meet- in-g that endoî'sed alînosf uîiiatîimoîus«-, flue programme of thc Conîîuiftce for Total War. Af hast a cross section of ahi classes of citi- zens got together f0 demand that flue phrase af Brifaiuî's side" be somethimîg more fiati flic hip-service of today anud that we stand AIl-Ouf uif Ibothi Britain anîd flicU.S.A. Thue edifor of The Stafesmati w-as invîtcd f0 that meeting aîud supported ini is entfirety flic Committec for Total War. If uvas more thuan passiîîg satisfaction fliaf vieuvs 50 long euunciatcd inutfliceolumns of flis paper w'emc f lere so huartily endorscd. Atîd if is ivii a setuse of cuhminating justice, witl apologies fo tuoie, fIat we'epîtîhisli inti iis issue sonuefhiîîg, of the backgroutnd, tIc de- velopments and tIe reasons' why Canada, anud parficularly her polit icians sliould stand clear of political coutrou'emsies unfil this uvar s ou-cm. We lucre lave oilv f0 consider tIc fact tîtat six of the staff of 'fli Statesmiat huavec joiiicd up, as backgr'ound for our be- ief fIat, iii fimne. all-ouf ceffort had to come. v- Fashion Plate Soldiers There's uothuîug urong witî if at ail. This iîaffy, tieu off-duty armny uniform rccenfi3 autluorized ly Hon. J. L. Raîstoît, Ministet of Defetuce. Accorditig ta a fasiion plate picture jusf i'eccived froni Ottaw'a w'lich tve are asked to pulisi, flic ordiîîary foot-soi. dier cati îouw step ouf, socially. wifî lis lest girl, atud need mot feci emlarrassed. As the gou'ernmetut spokesman says: bis "lest girl" cails for lis "besf suif". Thc orditia'y soldier is jusf as inuchi entifhed f0 "ghad rag-s"as arceflic officers. If uilil e rccailed fIat carlyiti tIc w'ar tflicdry uuas: : W shll have a deniocratie army . .. officers aud nuen w'il uuear the sanie kitîd of laftle dess." But graduially, fIat broke down. First came officers' serge, tailor-made. Sooni fIhe dcmaîîd came foi' Sani Bmouvuu belfs, fancy caps, facing-s for "pips" and al fie doo-dads that set thetu off as officeî's. Dem- oct'acy gof a joit! Now' fli men iii tic ranks are to gef suifs for "ualkiiug ouf" tnade of sturdu' klaki, "quite like fliat w'orîî by officers". If al fuis 'dmessing-up" of ail ranks w'ere vif- alu' necessary' as fIe crisis nears in fhis, fIe greatcst of al ars, TIc Statesmatu uould le for if 100 percet. But flic frufli stares tîrougli this "lcvelling" idea ah ftoo stark- ly. It is jusf atuother lit of lribcî'v 13'a political regime fiat lias tried ail tic sfunfs inu ifs iepcmfoire fo coax mcii fo enlist; fo coax and wheedle and bribe atud tireaten ini order f0 maitutaitu a promise made by Hotu. W. L. Mackenzie Kinug, thuaflie would ntofbring douvu cotnscriptiotn for ou'erseas. We huave lad tw'o bribes iatchy. Let uts sketchi a stuint or tw'o. You emeuiber flue scarcîeads last spring-: "'Men Urgeîutly Needcd" and uvieti respotuse flagged, flic 4 monfhs eoîscripfs uvere sneer- ed anud shanied into "goiîug active", the înosf shabby frick of any gou'emnmentf in Canada since Confederation. TIen utc lad fIe Prime Minisfcî'. of a]l men, saying, "If you don't joitu up you wilil ear tic shtame of 3-our failure aIl your ]ives," or uvords to thuat effecf. (Sec Hatisai'd Nov. 11, 1941, page 4602). Ticît canueflic gallopiîug Pauli Reu'eres w'îthu messages f0 Mayors otu Townî Hall steps . . . a stampede aftempt. Nexf tc l ad "Civiliati Cutmittees" ealled fo Military Headquarfers to look af blue-prints of rc- 1 cruiting and hear pep talks. That failed. Then came the Cliristmas bribery. "Every soldier who can "snaffle" an '"active" re- cruit eautihave 4 days' extra leave" . .. one of the iowliest pieces of effrontery and li- suit ever conceived. Now we have this new -best suit" stunt, 'vith its sex appeal and its aceompanylng fashionl plate illustrations of soldier boys and girls with pink tea anîd loumge lizzard backgrounîd, tlesig)iied to at- tract those w-ho have flot so far joined up. There is oil.y one way to wi ttis war and that is the liard, tougli, wav. But we hiave iiot a groveruniient at presetît of that type. The Statesman is in favor of g-iving fthe or- diiaarý- soldier even better iiiiforins thian officet's if thiat wihi liclp ivin the war. Does the Church Render States xvould have hiad to juînip in two Nears frorn $7.000.000.000 per annutu iito sne w'here a round $22,000,M00,000 to a pproximi- ate the dchange ini Canada. Canada 's incoine taxes anîd national defence taxes have been iniade to reaeh tthe person earning as loxv as $53 pert' înth. A mnarried mati with two chidren payvinc $7.20 inconie tax out of $3000 earnings per year prior to 1940 pays $215 a ycar iîow in taxes based on the 1941 tax act. On $5000 earniiings vhere lhe pre- vionsly paid $96 lie now pays $735. On earn-. ings of $10.000 on whiclî lie previousîx- paid $534 lie nom- pays $2,710. On earnuîlgs of $20.000 on ivhich lie once paid $2.673 lic now pays $7.890 a ycar. This is only onec phase of willing payment ivhieli takes 43 permeit of Canada's niational income for Canada's own ivar expenditures and the niaterials if supplies to Great Britain. -V Total War Effort Now ~AN EXPERIMENT IN PUBLIC ~ I RELATIONS S (The Farmer's Advocatc) The Canadian Statesman, pub- lishcd at Bowmanville, is a wcek- lv ewnaPrthaf iiesues p LIVING STANDARDS CHANGE a very higl standard of journal ism and continues f0 demon (Leamington Post News) strate, wcek by weck, how a loca One thing many of us are going *ewspaper may be of invaluablý to larnbefre erylon ishowservice f0 ifs communify. tlerbeoevery ladrsog i howThc Editor, Geo. W. James, reý verymuc stndars 0 liingccntiy steppcd ouf and beyond f iE have changed everywhcre in the customary routine of news gathi S iast 25 or 30 ycars. And we are cring and editoriai wrifing in or. y going f0 leamn if the hard way- dem f0 sec Durhami County thro r doing without things fIat have the eyes 0f men who are not bias. e become necessities and by saving sed by long association with thE what we already have and paying tawns, villages and the country- less attention to changing styles, side. Hc invited a group of Tc- and bcing unable f0 discard our ront o newspapcrmcn tf0 blda t clothing and our furnifure before linic on West Durhami; they dic, if is reaîîy worn out. and told how the countryside is Twelve tough years are behind bccoming depopubated and hou t us. Years of unemployment and famîlies o! foreîgn bîrth arc sup- economical depression flat las planting fIe native stock. The in- touchcd everyonc, some more, vestigators. found fanms under- some less, but somehow if failed marnned, production on the de- f0 teadli us anything of the old- dine, and young people with their finie cconomy or anything at a,, faces turned f0 other occupations. of real thrift and saving. But now The clinie was realiy tIc be- taxes are going up, prices are ginning of an interesting experi- higher, priorities arc depriving us ment in public relations. Later 0f many materials and substitutes Mm. James was host f0 farmers, arc usually costhy. Money we township reeves and newsmen at might have spent on ourselves is a banquet in the town of Bow- going into defense taxes and un- nianville, whcre J. S. McLean, cmphoyment insurance and war President o! Canada Packers, was bonds. The unavoidable resuif guest speaker, and the Rt. Hon. cannot fail ta end in our living on Arthur Meiglen fold thernile was lcss-but our patriotisni and pride sure there was money in farming, -should make us, rather flan e- because le and many of lis fmi- sentful, cager f0 co-operate and ends lad put iftîchre. seek an entircly new perspective Mr. McLean expressed the view on Our way of living. that farniing is flot correcthy re- Even in the depression we iivcd presented by many o!f tose wlc thc soft way, which in the end is write and spcak for it. The farm the lard way. But now uve may .conducted by Canada Packers de. have f0 discover a simple way of manstrafed thaf farming was nol living and we may find we like if. as badiy depressed as many agri- Habits whicl we lave followed cultural clampions dlaim. Mr. for years-usuably for no persanal MeLean said le knew le was rcason-will be changed-wibl be tcking lus neck out when mak- eradicated by ncw habits of thrift; ime sudh a statement and appar- a word ahmosf forgoffen foday. cntly le was, for in a question and Most of us wiil learn ta budget discussion period that followed aur money carefully. And by do- the spcaker's statement was ing 50 wiîî îearn wîat our parents sfrongly chllenged. Severai tak- knew, thaf a penny saved is a ing part inth te ensuing debate penny made, and witl considera- uvere nof 60 critical 0f prices tley tian these pennies dan go a long received for live stock as thcy way. were of wlat if cost fa operate a We are not facing an easy way. farm and of wlaftley had f0 pay We have fao much ta forget. Too for all fhe goods they Purclased. mucî of wasted time, wasfed ef- Here was the old familiar prob- fort, food, clothing, lavishness of lem riRIt ouf in tIc open again, every kind, wîîcî we are going to and while tlcy recognized if and look back upon froni a very dif- 'iiscussed iftley were obliged f0 ferent angle. If wili fake brains bring a very success!ub party toaa and willpowcr ta learn a lot that close before thc solution could le will not le easy for fhis genera- found. tion brougît up an plenty and _________ case and even luxurues as neces- sities. But if fhis war teaches us A. W. Maguire, Calgary, Alfa.: ta respect economy and thrift and I enclose subscription to States- saving and responsibiify-things man for 1942. I cannot agree fa which as a generation and a na- most of your crificisni of Ottawa tion-wc lave too long ncglected, Govt. as I think theirs las been we wiil at least have gafhered a colossal war effort. Calgary is something With whicl ta face fIe onhy one city wlere fIe great ef-1 future, fart is apparent. Iln The =Editor's Mail Mrs. Wljlfred Weatlerilf, Cac- sarca: I lave taken TIc States- man ahl my life and always enjay rcading if and look forward ta if Mrs. W. J. Gibsori, 49 Tranby Ave., Toronto: We do look for- ward each week for your valuable paper. When we read it through we send it on to another friend. S. E. Keats, R. R. 2, Trenton: I find The Statesman very intercst- ing although 1 don't find much news fromn around Providence where I was born. The Part Hope Guide is the home town paper for my wife as she came from Wesleyville. M'Il drop in and see you first time I'm up your way. In the meantime best regards to Dear Editor:- Permit me sanie furtîer refer- rence fa Mm. R. H. Nott, wlose 1, death in Toronto on Dcc. 30t1 was tannaunced in basf wcck's States- man. He was anc of fhe lasf links witl tIc old Bible Christian ClurcI of whicl Bowmanvilic was a main centre. At fIe finie o! fIe union 0f the Bible Christians »with tIc ofler Mcthodist bodies in 1884, Mr. Nott as a young man was a printer working on tIc Ob- server, fIe denominational paper, whicî was pubbished in Bowman- ville, and of whicl lis fafler Rev. H. J. Nott was tIc last edifor previaus to ifs being mcrged in the Christan Guardian. Rcv. Noff was a strong cham- pion of union, but le died about tIc fime if was consummatcd, a greaf boss f0 fIe cdurcI, for le was onby 44. Previous ta lis editorslip, Rev. Nott, for reasons of IcaltI, fam- cd for a tume in Huron caunty near Goderidli, and during that pcriod le was my Sunday sclool superinfendent. R. H. was a mere lad at fIat time. Many years a!- ter, I met him in Bowmanvillc at lis motîcr's funcral, whicî was hcld froni fIe home of tIc late Rev. Wm. Joîbiffe. Anofler well remcmbered meet- ing was during Old Home Week in 1937, for le was anc o!fIe old boys of Bowmanville HigI Sclooi. Of late years wc lave met fre- quently in Toronto. He was ah- ways intcrestcd in Bawmanvillc. Nafuraiîy sa for Mrs. Notf is a sis- fer a!fIe lafe W. H. Dustan. 1 valucd lis friendship, and I count if a privilege ta pay tribute fo tIc mcmnory o! a warthy man. 800 William St. JonElt. London, Ont. Don't be surprised or shocked if upon go- ing ilnto your local bank one of thiese wintry mornings to renew a note. sedure a loan o'r make a deposit, you hear the manager lead- ing lis staff ini a sing-song of familiar hynuas. Alnywýa-s, we read the other day where sndli a practice ivas carried on with good effect ini a little town down ini the coal fields of Kentucky. The article ivent on to say the manager wvho inaugurated the hymn-sing looks forward to the day when the coal fields inay become exhiautsted and is eneouraging his miner-fariner customers to replant their hilîsides with liardwood tituber. Stili, manys a bank is doing this sort of thing; it is the liy-mn-singos that are unique. flymils promote trust inn Omnipotence. The Seriptures enabie one to know God. The ex- perience of thousands proves that an under- standing of God and his relationship to mani develops sagacity and discernment, and heips one to know and judge accurately the needs of one 's fellowman. Hymns and the Seripture need not be limited to church H]ISTORIO SPEECH Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill is shown as he made lis Bathrooms and Charity Most of the speli-bitîders wlio get up atnd miake speeches about the glorious cotîtri- buîtionî of farmers ini peace or w~ar and par- ticiîlarlx- ii w-ar, seldom fail f0 paint in glowing( ternis the glorious outdloor life of thic fartier. who. not confitîed to putîching a Idcock, caui suit his owtî sxveet convenience as to hours and eaul the world lis own, with no niaster. politicai or otherwise, save pos- sibir lus wife. And they go on to ask: "Who, more thtai farmers deserve those formis of ehiarity offered froin tlic public parse in timies of str'ess and falling mark- ets?" They refer, of course to "bonuises" xvhichu. elsewhere are not classed as charifv. Seldom do tlicy refer to the iniseries, the nuud, rain, sîcet. manure, the sw-caty ciothes and lack of bathrooms. Tîcre is something the speil-binders came- fully avoid . .. the subjeet of liow- many farmers have modemn plumbuîîg aîîd hydro. It is likely that these urbanites, fresh from the perfumied precinets of built-in baths and sulent chosets do tuot really know that less thani 10 percenit of farmers have such modern cotîveniences. Farmers do not ask and uever accept charîty. Thev- are given, occasionalhy, a form of aid, w-ih in priti- ciple, lias long sitîce been a fixed poliey ini relation to businîess and industrv,. Certain- ly, tno moneY ini the form of charitv or other- xise is available for the hot-and-cold plumb- ing foi' farm homes. An openu invitatiotn is extended to the cave-and-cliff dweilers of the eities together with their amni-chair speechifiers. to come to the country anîd followu a farnuer from tuomu tilI ighfl and then trv to "tint tîhe ratu- how" with tlueir enthusiasm. Hc should be put into the tnow' faciîîg a "biow'er"tliresh- in-g clover, with only a "chaw" of tobacco bctw-eeng-ag and cougrh. He mighuf find joy ta miilkiiag a "kicker"tliat w'ould smear him in thc gutter. And lie miglit be seen slog-ging it bac k fromtnhle swaunp, after W'ood cutting, steaming wifli sw'eat and longing for a bath. But ail lie would get would be the cotuforts of a rickefv little shack at the edg-e of the orchard, furnislied w'tli a niail-order catalogrue nailcd f0 flic w'all anîd hoar frost rimmiîîg it ahl. Saturday îiiglits, in a lean-to shanty, lie miglit get a dip ini a tin tub of teddy-bear dimensions. Tlicn f0 slecp oti a mattress stuffed witli straw. These are the things s0 "giorious" a part of rural Catnada, 1942. A fcw' days ag-o drastie restrictions werc placed by thc Dominion Government ontihte sale of new tires. Only those rendering es- setîtiai services xvi le able fo purdliase tliem. Considering the acute shortage of mubber this is undoubtediy a move in tlie iglif directionu. We tnote witli cotîceru, liowever, fIat min- isters of the Cliristian churci do nof find a place on thc iist of tliose rendering essen- tiai services. Doctors, nurses and eveti veteinarians qualify, but t.he ciergy are overlooked. Perliaps this serious oversigîf did not occur to thc busy Ministers of the Crown. Surely wvlen tIc matter is drawn to tlieir attention tliey wil ectify if immediately. But the fact tliat sudh an oversiglit couid occur is a serions matter. If Canada rcally is a Cliristian counîtry, figliting iii defense of Cliristiatn civilization,- the Cliristian dhurci is a vital element ini the national life and the work of Christian ministers is an essetfiai service. Wliaf is the attitude of the Dominioni Governmnent? Is tlie govemumetut sincere wlien it asks fli c urcies f0 set aside certaitn Sundays as Days of Prayer; whlen it cahîs the nationu to Reconsecratiotu to the Cliristian ideals wuhich are futudametital to our way of life; wlîen if appoitfs Chaplains to minister to the spiritual tîeeds of men in the armed forces? If it is flot mercly paying lip service to an ideal, let if recognize the work of thc dhurci for uviat it is, a vitaiiy essential ser- vice and let it recogîîize that xvork in a practicai way by making it possible. Few mfinisters cati do effective work without a car, and in rural areas wliere one maxi is responsible for several churclies, if is im- possible. Mitisters ouglit to be piaced on flic list of those wlio give essenfiai service to the nation atnd aiioxved to buy the tires they need. !ian 1 the J'J Domr er the' rates nt of:1 lishmi rLab nineni )m en >wing 1to t ,Boai ies ofs analst ,s anc vMce i 'vince of the iy syst ition c rothei rtendir nce; my ele )rks cc ,other :endix. ince, c iy shir cated: itories, rnpli loyece ýe aboi comni )Our E provin thati Bic sca )y any rder 6 Order :tive N'atioi Miletii tained Regior fITCHî and Ch Labour 2, 194 Instructions tb Canad Employees concerning and Cosi of Living Bor T HIS Order of the ment-which undej Act stabilizes wagei employers to pay a co, provided for the establ al and Regional War administer the Govern National Ei Communications fror employees in the follo should be addressed National War Labour (1) the operation of linq ships, railways, Ca including ail servct connecting any pro-, or others of the pro, beyond the limnitsc (2) the operation of ani or truck transportat province with any the provinces or ext limits of the provir (3) the operation of ar or transmission woi province with any the provinces or exi limits of any provl or more provinces; (4) mining; (5) the operation of an, (6) ail undertakings loc or Northwest Terril Regional Ei Employers and empl, ments other than those should address their ci the Regional War Lab( of their respective p ments. The Order providesi or decrease in a basi rates may be mnade b, Violations of this Qi to penalties. Extracts from the Board's Interpreta are given lin the D Labour Board's Bi which May be obt, Plication to any E Labour Board. HUMPHREY M, Minister of Labour a The National War 1 Ottawa, Canada, January 1: «MUR 1 VIE ITROL Emp!oyers and YartUme Wages rder, P.C. 8253 inion Govern- War Measures and requires living bonus- ient of Nation- our Boards to ýt's policy. loyers nployers and employn'ents the Secretary, ird, Ottawa: stearu or other or telegraphs, i1ary thereto, with any other ,s or extending Sprovince; :em of air, bus :oflfecting any r or others of ng beyond the ectrical power onnecting any ror others of ng beyond the r serving two pyard; in the Yukon oyers 1in employ.. ve designated Ufications to b0ard.in care Icial govern- no iflcrease ae of wage i employer. are subi ect r and the Rulings ýnal War n No. 1, 1on ap- nl War ELL lairrnax r Board ý2 1 historic speech before a joint session of Parliament during lis re- cent visit to Ottawa. Bank Staff Sing Hymns -.1 THE CANADIAN STATP-Qxx,&wi. 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