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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4th. 1943 PAGE THREE THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Wholesale Slaughter of Russians Saving Lives of Many Canadians The children of Russia and the children of Canada hàve a great deal in common. They have the same enemy to combat-Naziism. But the children of Canada are more lucky than the little ones of Russia. The Nazis are far away from Canada and are not harming our children as they go to school or home from school, or to play with their friends. Not so lucky are the children of Russia. Over there the brutal bloodthirsty ene- my is right in front of them. The Nazis have burned many of the children's homes, and have killed jheir parents. The Germans have Vbombed Russian children in hos- pitals, on the streets, on play- grounds; they have burned their schools and books and destroyed whatever they could lay their hands on. Yes, the children of Russia know all the horrors of war. They have seen it at its worst, in a way that everyone hopes that Canadian children will never see. There are homeless Russian children living in the cold, dark forests, not knowing what is going to happen to them next. So many of them have lost their parents, and do not know if they will ever see them alive. Many have had their hands and feet frozen as they fled from the enemy and many of them have had their limbs eut off because they were so badly frozen. But the children of Russia are brave and patriotic, as Canadians are. Though there is not enough food, nor enough clothing, nor enough warmth in their shelters or schools . . . coal must go to the munitions plants . . . the children do not complain. They see the older people around them work- ing hard, sacrificing everything to win the war. And the children do this also . . . win the war! That's the Russian children's slo- gan, and it is not an empty slogan. Al over the vast Russian land, the children have organized them- selves into the voluntary associ- ations called "Pioneers" and "Ti- murites." The Pioneers are the younger children and the Timur- ites are special war workers, something like the "Junior Com- mandos" led by Orphan. Annie. The Timurites perform various special tasks. They collect wood for the schools, wash floors in schools and hospitals, mind chil- dren, wash dishes and run errands for mothers who go to work, read to wounded soldiers in hos- pitals, and write letters for them, collect salvage, help the farmers and so on. Oh, there's lots for children to do when a country's at war like Russia ... Some Tim- urites are at the front, too. Like Zoya Vladimirova, who carried 116 wounded men off the battle- fields amid a hail of bullets. And three of them are enshrined in children's hearts as eveflasting heroes. These are Zoya, age 19; Liza, age 17, and Alex, age 16, all of whom served their people as guerilla fighters, and were tor- tured and hanged by the Ger- mans. The struggles and suffering of the Russian children are helping to keep the *children of Canada safe. This is something to remem- ber as we face this year of 1943. Remember that in 1942 Russian children died of hunger, cold and German brutalities, while batt- ling our common foe. This enemy might have come to destroy Can- adian children had it not been for the heroism of the Russians. It is more than time to say "Thank you" to our Russian allies. Say it now, Canadians! Say it as a thank-offering for what the Rus- sians have done for our children. Help to succor the Russian chil- dren by sending medical supplies, clothing and food to them through your contribution to the Aid-to- Russia Fund. Sit down now and write that check and send it off -at once . . . CONSERVE HOME FATS After the largest amount pos- sible of household fats have been handed over to the local salvage organization to be used ultimately in making munitions, the remain- der retained for cooking purposes IsIli111 should be carefully conserved and I 1E lji not a scrap of 'it allowed to be I 1Ill11 wasted. Rendered household fats should be stored in tightly cov- ode l" ered crocks, tin containers, or Canada opaque jars in a dry, cool place away from the light. Lard will keep indefinitely if stored in the refrigerator, and for a limited period if kept at room tempera- ture. Shortenings may be kept satisfactorily in closed containers a * at room temperatures. Butter spoils quickly and absorbs odours readily; so it should be kept close- ly covered in the refrigerator. The devilfish or manta may weigh as much as 4,000 pounds. OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS and WOMEN TO HELP OUR WAR EFFORT Secure employment as Waitresses, Cafeteria Workers, Dishwashers, Chambermaids Help By Serving Those Engaged In War Work Good Living Accommodation Under Proper Supervision APPLY NEAREST EMPLOYMENT & SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICE Refer to R.O. 295 Bring This Advertisement With You 4-3 Obituary Mrs. Francis M. Tamblyn Mrs. Francis M. Tamblyn died Wednesday, January 20, at the heme of her son, Maurice W. Tamblyn, Scugog Street, in ber 85th year. In failing health for some time, she passed peacefully away in her sleep. Formerly Elizabeth McMurtry, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Mc- Murtry, she was born at Eliza- bethville, in Hope Township, the village that was named after her grandmother. A year and a half before she was married she went to Midland to live, but on her marriage returned to 'Elizabeth- ville. She kept the post office there for some years. For many years she has resided in Bowman- ville. Her husband predeceased her 20 years ago. She is survived by a son, Maurice; six grandsons; three granddaughters; a brother, Bertram McMurtry, Toornto, and a sister, Mrs. Thomas Brodie, Midland. A daughter, Mrs. An- derson (Edna), predeceased her 12 years ago. The funeral was held Friday from.the home with interment in Port Hope Union Cemetery. Rev. J. E. Griffith, pastor of Trinity United Church, where Mrs. Tamblyn was a mem- ber, conducted the services. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. MRS. JESSE E. COLE On Wednesday, January 20, at Bowmanville Hospital, there passed to her eternal rest after a lengthy illness, Maria Jane Cole, daughter of - the late Sylvester Salisbury and Mary Jane Tilley. Mrs. Cole was born at Mitchell, July 19, 1869, and was educated at Mitchell High and Stratford Model School. She taught school at Cayuga two years and three years at Hampton, where she met and married Mr. Jesse E. Cole. Being a talented reader and pos- sessing a lovely alto voice, she gave freely of her talents while associated with Hampton Meth- odist Church and choir during her thirty years' residence there. For several years she was a member of Trinity United Church, Bowmanville, and the Ladies' Aid, being president of the latter at one time. She is survived by her husband, Jesse E. Cole; a daughter, Miss Marjorie A. Cole of the public school teaching staff; a son, J. Albert Cole, designer and drafts- man for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Chapman, Mitchell, and Mrs. Alex. Irvine, Windsor; three brothers, David and William Sal- isbury, Dunkirk, N.Y.; and Syl- vester Salisbury, Mitchell. Mrs. Cole was buried Satur- day, January 23, from the family residence, Concession Street, Rev. J. E. Griffith officiating, assisted by Rev. H. W. Foley. Interment was in the family plot, Hampton. The pallbearers were Lorenzo Trull, Hampton; C. H. Mason, E. W. Crawford, and Walton Pascoe, Bowmanville. Beautiful floral tributes were received from the Goodyear, fel- low employees of the engineering department, Goodyear Recreation Club, Jerusalem Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Public School staff, Board of Education, and others from friends and relatives. JOHN P. ELFORD On Thursday, January 21, there passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Zack Adams, New- tonville, a dearly beloved father and highly respected citizen of the Township of Cartwright in the person of John P. Elford, in his 84th year. The deceased had been in al- most perfect health until last July, when he was taken ill. From then on, however, he was still able to be up and around until about two weeks before his death. Born in Yorkshire, England, he was the second son of a family of five children of the late William Elford. The family, moving from England, settled in a home near the village of Solina in 1884. The deceased was united in marriage with Susannah Armstrong, also of Cartwright, who predeceased him six years ago. To this union was born'a family of 12 children, four of whom passed to rest in very early childhood in a diph- theria epidemic. Thirty-five years ago the late Mr. Elford moved to the farm, one mile north and one-half mile east of Blackstock, known as the High- land Farm, and from that time on has been a prosperous and highly respected farmer. Six years ago he retired, when his younger son, Malcolm, took over the busi- ness. Many years ago, as a man of 24, he accepted Christ as his Saviour in the little parsonage at Newcastle, and from then on en- deavored to live the Christian life. A member of the old-time Methodist Church, later the Unit- ed, he was a man of whom it can truly be said that he lived a true, honest and clean life, and that he bore his last sufferings with true Christian fortitude and patience. On Sunday, January 24, Rev. D. M. Stinson, of Blackstock, con- ducted the funeral service from the United Church, Nestleton, in the course of which he paid high tribute to Mr. Elford's life, at the same time speaking words of kind- ness and sympathy to the sorrow- ing family. During the service Leonard Joblin, of Nestleton, sang, "I'm Just a Stranger Here, But Heaven Is My Home." The deceased leaves to mourn his passing two sons and six daughters-William Hybert El- ford, of Manitoulin Island; Mal- colm Armstrong Elford, of Port Perry; Mrs. Wilbert Drinkell (Lizzie), of Victoria Harbor; Mrs. Walter Ferguson (Verna), of En- field; Mrs. George Bowers (Ella), of Nestleton; Mrs. Fred Dayes (Mabel), of Blackstock; Mrs. Reg Sutton (Frances), of Orono, and Mrs. Zack Adams (Margaret), of Newtonville, with whom he made Citizens Must Assume Full Responsibilities (Continued from page 1) used this field for such purposes. The result had been that money was spent lavishly and unwisely and taxes had increased rapidly, with the result that many cor- porations faced bankruptcy. This, in turn, forced the Provincial Government to take over control with a resultant further curb on the function of municipal coun- cils. There had also been a trend toward decentralization of power by the setitng up of boards, while in many municipalities the coun- ty rate had piled up a large sum that is fixed and over which the municipal council has very little control. The speaker held that the hesi- tancy to accept responsibility and to take part in municipal affairs is a childish attitude. He voiced the belief that our immediate re- sponsibility is to develop an actve interest in all forms of govern- ment that have been set up in the democratic state and the place to begin is in the municipal gov- ernment. In this field a man can acquire a primary and practical training in the first principles of government. He himself leaned to the theory we should insist that all our potential political leaders should go through the municipal mill as a preliminary step. Young men should be en- couraged to stand for municipal office. The opinion was also ex- pressed that it is fatal to good government to introduce straight party politics into municipal poli- tics as municipal affairs are too closely connected with all the peo- ple in the community to have them controlled by one political party. Although the idea of decentral- ization allowed more people to take part in civic government, it has the tendency to lose central planning and it can develop very definite bureaucratic tendencies, Mr. Strike declared. If left free of all restraining tendencies such as public indifferences and inat- tention. Favours Master Plan "I believe a plan can be devised where representatives of the coun- cil and other municipal bodies could meet in one central group and create a master plan under which all municipal bodies could plan their work to give the great- est service to their communities. In that way each separate board would have some idea of the dif- ficulty of another group and how the action of one might.seriously affect the function of another. We should discourage the attitude of hostility that sometimes devel- ops between local bodies. We are all the servants of the people in our municipality and it is their in- terests, and not our own, that should be served," asserted. Mr. Strike. "The elected men can always re- member that nothing is yet per- fect. That many important func- tions by reason of mismanage- ment and bad administration have his home. Thirty-three grand- children also survive. The pallbearers were his five sons-in-law - Zack Adams, of Newtonville; Walter Ferguson, Enfield; Fred Days, Blackstock; George Bowers, Nestleton; Reg. Sutton, Orono; Berwin Adams, Oshawa. The flower bearers were Murray Adams, Bowmanville; Keith Ferguson, Oshawa. Inter- ment was in Nestleton Cemetery. Mrs. Wm. E. Armstrong Early Christmas morning there departed this life to be with her blessed Lord, a much-beloved mother and wife in the person of Margaret Rosanna Watchorn, wife of William E. Armstrong, Nestle- ton. She was a daughter of the late Thomas and Rosanna Watchorn of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. She was born at Palmerston, Ont., in 1878, but at an early age moved with her parents to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., where she lived until 20 years of age. She belonged to the Anglican Church before her marriage, then became a member of the United Church. On Oct. 31, 1899, she was united in marriage with William E. Armstrong of Nestleton, where they resided on their farm until 1922. In the fall of 1922 they moved to Bowmanville, where they lived for ten years. In 1932 they moved back to their farm at Nestleton and have resided there since that time. For the past three years Mrs. Armstrong had been in failing health. The funeral service was held at Nestleton United Church, Dec. 27, conducted by her pastor, Rev. D. M. Stinson, of Blackstock, who spoke words of comfort to the family and relatives. Three hymns chosen by the family, "Face to Face," "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," were used. Interment was at Nestleton United cemetery. The bearers were: Wesley Campbell, Sidney Staples, A. H. Veale, John Arm- strong, Ed. Armstrong and Regin- ald Sutton. Among the beautiful floral trib- utes were flowers from Mr. and Mrs. Brayley, the Johnson and Mollard families, Scugog Point; Ratepayers' Association of Toron- to; the Elford family; Brothers Wesley Watchorn and Henry; the Nestleton W.A., and the family wreath. Many relatives and friends of the deceased were present from Orono, Hampton, Pontypool, To- ronto, Oshawa, Port Perry, Nestle- ton and Blackstock. Left to mourn the loss of a loving wife and mother are her sorrowing husband; daugher, Mar- gueritp (Mrs. George Hicks); one granddaughter, Shirley; also two sisters, Ella (Mrs. Doerch), De- troit, Mich.; Tena (Mrs. Spencer), Los Angeles, Calif.; two brothers, Wesley, Hampton, and William, o! Houghton, Mich. been practically taken over by a department of the Provincial Gov- ernment. The whole system of municipal government is anti- quated and needs to be remod- elled to meet modern and post- war conditions. Several countries have already done this to a con- siderable extent. You are the men who can give this better thought and dircetions than anyone else, because the necessary changes will become apparent to you if you are interested in your job and are observant. Your job is to im- prove municipal government and its efficiency that you can demand proper changes and the return of the full functions to municipal councils where they belong. Must Treat Everyone Alike "I appreciate that the lot of most municipal office-holders is not an easy one-you have many demands on your time. It means some real sacrifices, but you are at lcast assuming your responsi- bilities as good citizens. But de- spite the temptation never be con- tent with just going through the motions and getting by. The re- sults of such conduct have been disastrous. The job is far too im- portant. There is one principle upon which all municipal govern- ment is based and that is that everybody must be treated alike no matter what the pressure may be. "We should give some serious attention to the theory that again is raising its head, namely, that of cutting rates on public serv- ices once the initial debt has been paid and borrowing money for present and contingent capital ex- penditures so that a future gen- eration can 'help pay for it. It cropped up in Toronto on a -five- cent street car fare. It crops up in Hydro and waterworks affairs periodically. Surely we have learned our lesson by this time. Our municipal financing in all de- partments should be put on a pay- as-you-go policy or where that is not possible, then on as short a term as can be safely managed. The building up of reserves and sinking funds is the surest way of doing this when times are good financially. Your Municipal Act needs amendment in this field. The old slogan of borrowing for the lifetime of the project has been a bond salesman's dream and a taxpayer's nightmare." The attention of the audience was drawn to the result of the recent municipal election in To- ronto where two Communist can- didates headed the poil. The vast majority of the freedom-loving citizens of that city did not vote -although no doubt many of their sons were in the armed services ready to give their lives for this same freedom. "It may be heroic to die for freedom, but when are you and I going to realize how much more heroic it is to live for freedom? "Great and heroic days lie ahead of us if we are prepared to shoulder our full responsibilities as citizens, but if we continue to postpone our acceptance of the challenge, those days can just as easily be full of tragedy and sor- row. "I feel very confident that de- spite the appalling loss of life and consequent sorrow and trag- edy to win this war and struggle up to a brighter and better world where true freedom for all peo- pies will flourish. Let us all make up our minds as we leave this room that now is the time to take our full responsibilities as a citi- zen of a nation whose destiny lies ahead," commented the speaker in conclusion. New evidence holds mosquitoes responsible for transmitting en- cephalomyelitis, or "brain fever" of horses and other animais, which is contagious to humans. A "Mercy Fleet" will carry doctors and sanitary engineers up and down the Amazon River to the remote centers where ruboer gatherers are working and living. The United States, greatest gum-chewing nation, masticates practically all the world's output of chicle (from latex in the bark of the sapodilla tree), imported mostly from Mexico. SOLDIER'S LETTER Somewhere in Alaska. Dear Sirs: I have been going to write you a number of times, and really believe I will make it this time. Mother sent me a subscrip- tion to the old home town paper. I had seven issues come last mail, but considering the seven years I have been away from Bowman- ville I usually have to read the 25- year-ago column first. Of course, the Maple Grove news is interesting. Old familiar names like Snowden, Hawkins, Stevens, Mundy, etc., appearing there. And to say nothing of a prominent young drug store man who used to attend Sunday school quite regular in town. As a member of the U.S. Army, there is little I can say about my- self, as Togo may be listening. However, we are getting along fine and Alaska is a great place in spite of its volcanoes, moun- tains, islands, rivers, glaciers, tun- dra. muskeg and flies. They sort of grow on one till one would not feel at home without them. In civilian life I worked in the salmon canning industry, also mastered the fine art of fish split- ting. Would be there yet if Uncle Sam had not gotten into trouble. I am writing this out by myself as I am a one-man detail for a few days. Do not have much to do, but considerable responsibility is involved. Our radio picks up west coast cities good, also Honolulu. Seems like we are keeping Mr. Jap pretty busy, but just wait till we get started. Santa Claus was around to see us on Christmas and brought a number of useful items, and I ended the day by attending our chaplin's services in an old Rus- sian church, the first one I had been in. Will close , for now with best regards for Bowmanville and vicinity. Respectfully yours, R. W. ARMSTRONG. A.S.N. 39825037, Co. B., 297th Inf., A.P.O. No. 982, care of P.M., Seattle, Wash. M L K Yes, babies are still cry- ing for it. As long as "Daddy" continues to furnish it, he knows he's doing his best to give them the start they all need. And parents, you would do well to follow in your children's footsteps. Try a glass of milk today when you give it to the baby. See how refreshed it makes you feel! Order It Today From - Bowmanville Dairy PHONE 446 The Greeks had a word for migraine headaches meaning "half the head" or one-sided; translat- ed into Latin this became "hemi- cranium," from which our own word is derived. "Fluid" coal, a pulverized form of coal which, when mixed with air, can be made to flow through standard pipes a quarter of a mile long, is being studied by fuel en- gineers as a possible substitute for fuel oil in industrial heating processes. THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO i J Imm.. -.