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Zbeanabmn tale man With Which Are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, And The Orono News VOLUME 89 BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, JULY 29th, 1943 NUMBER 30 Jos. Noseworthy Chief Speaker At Bowles' Opening Meeting BowlesResigns From Federation ýW id G. Bowles, C.C.F. can- didate for Durham in the com- Post Office Hours ing election, opened his campaign Postmaster C. B. Kent has at a Town Hall meeting, Satarday been notified by the' postal evening. One hundred and fifty authorities that commenc- people, a third of them women, ing immediately the wckets paid close attention to the speak- at the post office will be ers keynoted by Joe Noseworthy, open daily from 8.30 arn. to M.P. for North York. On the 630 p.. of course the platform, beside the principals, 6ickets will be closed during were F. C. Madill, Treasurer of the sorting of the mails. The C.C.F. in Ontario, Toronto, and M. post office will be open as Hobbs, chairman. usual, till 9 p.m., so that box Mr. Bowles, with easy infor- holders may get their mail mality. stated his case logically, up to that time. Wickets will touching on both broad and par- also be closed Wednesday ticular points. He claimed there afternoons. was little difference in the old- a _ernoons._ line parties, simply a matter of "ins" and "outs". He emphasized 2nd Midland Reg't. that changes must come but Leave For Camp At doubted that people were suffic- iently educated to change. The Connaught Ranges main thing the C.C.F. would do was "loosen the tentacles of big About 40 officers, N.C.O.'s and business". He contrasted public men of the 2nd Midland Regi- ownership such as the socializa- ment (Reserve) in charge of tion of the schools, the T.T.S., the Major Joe O'Neill, M.C., left Sun- T. and N.O. and Hydro, with his day morning for camp at Con- perennial "bete noir" Canada naught Ranges, near Ottawa. Packers and other "monopolies" They left from the C.N.R. sta- with reference to costs of farm tion where many friends and rel- implements. He lauded New atives had assembled to give them Zealand as an example of social- a farewell. Owing to the provin- ized governrnental benefits and cial election coming on August foreshadowed taking over distri- 4 the training this year will be bution of milk, bread, fuel and somewbat shortened to enable the other services closest to the men to get home to vote. The people. He concluded: "When I following letter was received agreed to become a candidate I Tuesday from the Intelligence stitpulated I could not do extend- Department of the unit at Con- ed canvassing and publie speak- naught which would indicate all ing because I'm too busy. I be- is going well: lieve the C.C.F. willerepresent Connaught Camp, Monday you and me to the fullest." Dear George: Mr. Madill in introducing Mr. We arrived here Sunday and Noseworthy traced the history of so far the weather has been per- "lies and vilifications" against fect. Things are settling down progressive thought from 1943, and work has started. years ago down to the present This is a beautiful spot for a misrepresentation of the C.C.F. camp and fortunately for us, the He also lauded New Zealand's men from the northern part have regime and scored the press for turned out in larger numbers than being, in the ma ority, against the the men from the south. Lindsay, C.C.F. His sentiment, "It's time Haliburton, Campbellford, Hast- they got in thne" anticipated the ings are well represented and editorial in this issue, "The C.C.F. have sent a fine crowd. and The Press". Our trip here was without any Mr. Noseworthy, aformerHigh trials or troubles other than the Scool teacher, lived up to his heat and that was not too bad. reputation as a persuasive. orator C.S.M. Plain soon had things or- as established an the Househof ganized in the Company lines and Cornmons. Last winter he had had the boys settled in their come to Bowmanville and a local tents. C.Q.M.S. Calver and his barber ad told him the town was right hand man Pte. Ray Fry full of people endorsing the C.C.F. wasted no time in getting pail- From that had come local organ- lasses and blankets issued for the ization and eventuay the selec- night. Cooks Bob Kennett and tion otàr. Bowles. He revealed Fred Hobbs along with the others that tf1ey werp running candi- had a busy time serving up dinner dates in ah 90 constituencies save for the hungry troops. one or two, and fet confident the This morning, the Divisional C.C.F. would be granted power Signal Officer came over to get August 4. Sgt. Cliff Samis, Cpl. Bert Moses Two things stood out in his and the other signallers for some mnd: "The vivid memories of advanced work with equipment conditions following the last war, that can not be issued to Reserve and past lack of opportunity for Units. The section is now instal- youth. He was accorded ap- ling telephone lines around Camp plause when he said, "There is no and connecting up the various shred of evidence that either of parts. They will get a chance to the old parties, if in power, will handle the latest type of signal not repeat their past ineptitudes." equipment including wireless. Lauding Durham County as one Lt. Jack Nicholls will be spend- of the most prosperous in Ontario, ing his evenings at a Camp school he claimed the old-line parties after he has finished his regular had "miserably failed both farm- day's work. He has to write ers and workers". "We believe exams before he leaves. in a standard of living which is We will know later when we fitting to Canadians." He was leave, but it will be in time to satisfied neither Liberal nor Tory get us home to vote on Aug. 4th. governments were capable of do- The Officer Commanding the ing the job. Internment Camp sent one of his Touching on campaign funds he trucks to transport us to the sta- asked: "Did you ever enquire tion. We all appreciated his who put up the money for the kindness. A Vet always knows old-line parties?" "Both are fin- how to help the boys over the anced by those wbo did so in the tough spots and knows that heavy past." And "Don't you think that marching order on a hot day is no makes a difference when they get picnic. Thanks to him from all to Ottawa?" "No government the boys. either in Queens ParkgorOttawa The nominal roll of those at- in recent years was free to serve tending the camp from Bowman- the interests of the people." ville district mnclude: Cheers greeted this passage which Major O'Neill, J., M.C. implied downrigbt disbonesty Lieut. Dippell, L. W. among democratically elected Lieut. Hamilton, P. E. peoples' representatives. 2Lt. Nichols, J. R. In contrast, C.C.F.vfunds came 2Lt. Ouellette, H·. directly from the people. In C.S.M. Plain, L. South York over 2000 people paid Sergt. Calver, F. directly to the committee and Sergt. Samis, J. C. over 1000 gave free time on elec- Sergt. Kilpatrick, A., D.C.M., tion day. The reason he was de- CdeG. layed in getting to the present Cpl. Abernethy, J. H. meeting was because it was pay Cpl. Fulford.t day in his constituency and his Cpl. Linton, J. W. treasurer who drove him down Cpl. Moses, E. V. was held up through taking funds Cpl. Thompson. from workers voluntarily donat- Pte. Abernethy, J. R. ed. Pte. Aldred, R. H. There was some expectation Pte. Ball, G. that the speakers would refer to Pte. Brown, J. T. the political affiliation of the Pte. Coatham, R. J. C.C.F. with the John L. Lewis' Pte. Foster, R. A. dominated C.I.O., but no mention Pte. Gibson, C. T. was made of it. Neither was men- Pte. Gibson, L. tion made of the fact that the Pte. Gibson, E. C.I.O. of Windsor recently voted Pte. Fry, R. $500.00 for C.C.F. funds. .Pte. Hobbs, F. T. Monopoly and vested interests Pte. Jacobs, E. W. were on the way out; the day of Pte. Johnston, R. J. thecommon man was dawning, Pte. Kennett, R. E. a la vote for Wilf Bowles was a Pte. Lambert, L. a~nTnsto thtend. Pte. Lockwood, W. V. S Resigns from Federation Pte. MaDte G. The bat was passed and a col- Pte McDowel, T. lection taken as Mr. Bowles rose Pte Mytls D. H.• toepanthat he felt obliged to Mt ichel A.V set up a precedent. As President PteISdr . of the Durham Federation of Ag.. Pte Whitfiel W. O riculture, which was pledged to Pte WhidM R. O.• stay out of politics, he bad, onl Pte Wood, M.tL accepting bis C.C.F. nomination, . Sarrard, L. forwarded bis resignation as President. SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS A tiuestion period followed with Mr. Noseworthy answering, K. J. Hodgert, superintendent save in the matter of agriculture. of the Children's Aid Society, Smiling, he said, "I'm no farmer, Port Hope, bas resigned from bis Mr. Bowles is well qualified to post, taking this step on medical answer thdhe. .When confisca- advice, it was announced last tion was mentioned, Mr. Bowles week. No action bas been taken raised a laugh about taking over so far to appoint a new superin- properties, farms, etc., when he tendent, and Mrs. Hodgert will said, "I wish they'd take over continue for a time as acting sup- mine", erintendent. Red Cross Appeals For Woollen Materials To Fill Urgent Order The Women's War Work Com- mittee needs a large quantity of woollen material to rnake avia- tors' belts. This material need not be new. So all women within this Branch area, that is in Dar- lington Township and Bowman- ville, are asked to search through their closets again to see bow much they can spare. Old blankets, or old woollen dresses, coats or suits are suitable if not too thick and heavy. There must be from six to nine layers of material, depending on the thick- ness, used in padding, and the collars must be quilted, so the material should not be knobby in texture and it should not be too closely woven or too thick. Neither bulky, loosely woven materials such- as eiderdown nor a firmly wovei thick cloth such as felt, is suitable. The belts are urgently needed. Please look right away to see what you can spare and send'the clean material to Mrs. C. W. Slemon as soon as you can-not later than August 14. BEACHNEWS EAST SIDE Mrs. Aljoe and son, Tony, and Miss B. Becquet, Toronto, with Mns. Blake Short. Mrs. James C. Gray and Miss Edna Cherry, Toronto, with Mrs. Percy Cherry. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lyons, Toron- to, with Mrs. P. Gorham. Jimmy Allin, town, with John Bunner. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Mills, Mrs. N. H. Daniel and Ian, Miss Grace Burns, Oshawa, with Mrs. T. H. McDowell. Ms. Herbert E. Smith, Mrs. Wm. J. Hewitt and Joan, and Mrs. Frank C. Trebilcock, Toronto, with Mrs. Hugh Richie, "Berk- shire Lodge". Flight Lieut. W. A. Walkington, Ottawa, w i t h Mrs. Florence Pearce. Mr. Harold Wotton and Miss Lorraine Davie, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Davie, "Sunny Nook". Mrs. Elma Glover, Mr. Art Palmateer, Mr. C. McMillan, Dor- othy and Violet, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. N. Byers, "Idelbye". WEST BEACH Mr. and Mrs. H. Hezzelwood and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Taylor and Sandra Lynn, Mrs. Alex Gray and Judy, Miss Mar- jorie Legge and Wm. Tribble, Oshawa, at Mr. S. E. McTavish's. Mr. A. E. Williams, Brantford, wi'th his daughter, Mrs. F. V. Ott. Mr. Frank Morrison. Oshawa, with Mrs. S. Sharples, "Kilkaki". Mr. and Mrs. H. Pawson are at "Beach Haven". Mr. and Mrs. S. Townley and Mrs. D. Green, Toronto, Miss Mar- ion Blake, Guelph, with Mrs. C. Dorney, "Glen Doug". Mr. and Mrs. D. Keown, Mr. and Mrs. N. Walker, Toronto, with Mrs. George Wiggins, "Cedar- holme". Cpl. and Mrs. D. H. Williams and Mrs. Chas. Murdoff at "34". Miss Mildred Downey, town, with Mrs. Herbert Goddard. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Manuel, Eileen, John Robertson, Toronto, and Howard Cordon, town, with Mrs. B. E. Ireland. Misses Ethel Ganton and Vena Ruiter, TorontoGwit Mrs. A. Ruiter, "Sandbunst". Mr. and Mrs.Ault, Toronto, with Mrs. G. E. Edmonds and the Guerans. Mr. H. Irwin, Toronto, with Mns. H. Irwin. Mrs. G. D. Frith, Toronto, with Mrs. C. T. Ross. Miss AudreyClarke, Mr. and Mrs. C. Chandler, Toronto, with Mrs. F. Mathews, "Tacoma". Mr. and Mrs. J. Cully and daughter, Marilyn, Toronto, at W. Street's, "Wene-Verfus". Bert Edwards, Toronto, Lead- ing Sgn. Frank Edwards and friend, Halifax, with Mrs. A. Ed- wards. Misses Velda and Zeta Lat- timer, with Mrs. B. Lattimer, "Veld-Etta". Mr. and Mrs. N. Ostovich, To- Monto, and Mrs. F. Connors, town, witb Mrs. D. Martin. Ten tables of euchre were played Friday in Dilling's hall with proceeds going to theBeach Association. Mrs. F. Mathews, Mrs. C. Dorney and Fred Cole won the prizes. Forest Dilling put floats out in the harbour to mark the safety spot for the small children. THE COVE Miss Phyllis Genge, Tononto, wit 1Miss Willa Simpson and Miss Pat Simpson, Toronto, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Simp- son, "Summer Haven". The war is leaving its unmis- takable marks on The Cove. The lawns and gardens aPe overgrown in spite of the best efforts of the children and older p e o p 1 e. "Cheques" resembles, somewhat, a jungle, as Major Fox is in Eng- land with the 5th Armoured Troops and Mrs. Fox and Holly are in Toronto. However, Noble Carlton's Victory Garden is one of the bright spots on the scene. Wm. Cartney is away on busi- ness and George A. Harrop kindly took charge of the service in the "Chapel-on-the-Hill". His theme was "Leadership", based on the life of Moses. Mrs. W. H. Simp.- son, in an effective manner, sang "The Ninety and Nine". W. G. BOWLES Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ,The CC.F. Pr The Same Kin As Dankrupte F. C. Madill, Toronto, Treasur- er of the C.C.F. in Ontario, in the course of an address in Bowman- ville Town Hall, on Saturday night said: "Tàe New Zealand regime is exactly the same type of government as that proposed by the C.C.F." Such a challenging statement fits in very appropriately and timely with a booklet the editor only recently read, by Mrs. L. M. Blomfield, well known econom- ist and writer who formerly lived in New Zealand and who watched the workings of the socialist pro- gram at close quarters. So fel- low elector, before you swallow the C.C.F. propaganda and their socialistic form of government they propose imposing on inno- cent and uninformed Canadians, pause for a few moments and read what a qualified New Zealander has to say about actual conditions in her country. Here's a couple startling paragraphs from Mrs. Blomfield's book: "This Socialist-Dictatorship ris- ing within a democracy is by its very nature a cowardly thing. Afraid. to risk an open issue with free men it works slowly, in dis- guise, until the people are trapped and power is assured." "This costly state industrial system demanded continuous pouring in from the top, as into a bottornless pit, and borrowing abroad bad become almost im- possible." "Let no mon who beg.ns an in- novationin a State thinkthat ie can stop it at his pleasure or con- trol it at bis will." The truth of that Machiavellian warning has been tragically demonstrated by the "New Oders set up in Ger- many and Italy. Hitler and Mussoini started something that they could neither stop nor con- trol. sn a less spectacular manner the wisdom of that soying bas been borne out by the socialistic ex- periments that have been carried on in New Zealand. The country is remote and isolated, and little is known on this side of the planet of what has been going on there. If one wene to ýbelieve the reports of the C.C.F. Socialists, such as were given at the local C.C.F. candidate's meeting bene, Saturday, itawould seemthat New Zealand is an island Utopia. But thatîis just as fictitious as the "Utopia" described by Sir Thomas More. New Zealand was aeclaimed as the "Government Laboratory of the World," the "Utopia to Be," wherein economic security and prosperity were to be the vested rights of the people. The New Economic Order was to bring prosperity and progress for all. The pathetic story of the r e and fall of that New Order is tAld by Mrs. Blomfield, in her booklet entitled, "On Our Way - To This?" Slogan: "Borrow and Scatter" The movement was launched with the slogan, "Borrow and Scatter". Vast loans were float- ed for government spending. Extravagant public works were started in all directions. "Gov- ernment-builterailroads w ere strewn recklessly a b o u t the country at the demands of politi- cal expediency," says Mrs. Blom- field. "National telephone sys- tems were extended across the land and private systems were outlawed . . . Vast new loans, to be floated year after year, pro- vided the government w i t h enough funds to make itself the friend and provider for the people for a decade of time." The gov- ernment became "the sole dis- penser of national bounty-nand it gave with both hands over-flow- ing . . . Then came the pensions ... An epidemic of pensions that1 was to prove an incurable disease . . . In addition there were the superannuation funds for the vast army of government em- ployees . . . one fifth of the popu- lation was depending on the State and pension-getting was fast be- DR. R. P. VIVIAN Progressive Conservative m P-m- - C. G. MERCER Liberal James Levitt Wins unises ORtar10 victory Garde. Co.t.st Awarded By Lions id of Socialism Seventy-six Bowmanville boys and girls, between 12 and 18 d years, took part in the Lions Club Victory Garden Competition. Seed for the gardens was furnish- edby the Club, with the princi- coming a national institution. To pals of the High and Public behold these once self-depend- School assisting by taking the ap- ent Britonsconniving to qualify plications and distributing the for more than one pension at a packages of sced. Plans and in- time was a spectacle for gods and structions for the gardens and the men." judging forms were prepared by Courts Final-No Appeal the Ontario Department of Agri- The foregoing are just a few culture Office. excerpts from Mrs. Blomfield's The gardens were recently amazing story, but they only deal judged in groups of eight or nine, with the beginning of things. Col- with two Lions appointed to lective bargaining for labour led judge each group. Two or three to an eight-hour day, stand- of the top gardens in each group ardized wages, "outlawed strikes were then judged by two other and regimented industry with a Lions. Thus twenty Lions co- network of restrictions t h a t operated by visiting and judging startled the industrial world. The the gardens. The majority of the decisions of the Court were final gardens were well kept with only and subject to no appeal. The a few members forgetting to penalties for contempt were fine properly cultivate and weed their or imprisonment or both. Indus- plots. try at once became policed with The winning garden was plant- an army of government inspectors ed and cared for by James Levitt, and the Court of Arbitration was Liberty Place. This garden scor- flooded with Labour's demands" ed 95 points out of a total 100 and Under the first rush of union would have been a credit to any demands, "wages increased rapid- veteran gardener. This garden ly and the cost of living merrily was closely followed by that of alongside." There was a wave of June Bickell, 92 points, and in prosperity for the first several order following were: A 1 a n years of the system's operation, Strike, 90; Peggy Dippell, 89; and the increased cost of living Muriel Reed, 88; Vernon Jones, was not minded. Labour condi- 87; Glen Hodgson, 86; Earle Gil- tions improved and strikes prac- more, 85; Fay Fry, 84; Glen Fry, tically ceased. Then prosperity 83; Gordon Heard, 83; Robert declined. Organized Labour be- Spencer, 83; Joyce Buttery, 82; gan to attack the Court, and the Ray Dudley, 80; David Kilpatrick, new Labour Party leader Holland 80. declared: "Until the workers of Cash prizes awarded are: lst New Zealand absolutely smash $5.00; 2nd $3.00; 3rd $2.00; 4th the Arbitration system the thing $2.00; 5th $2.00; and ten $1.00 will be for ever in their way, prizes. tripp1g them up and betraying This fall each garden club them . . . If the workers have to member is supposed to make an pay for a slight improvement in exhibit of vegetables with a few wages and working conditions of each kind specified to bç con- with the complete loss of free- tributed for use at the Bowman- dom to fight their way upward, ville Hospital. Each member1 then these concessions will have makimg an exhibitwill receive aJ been gained at a heavy cost." cash prize. Many illegal Strikes Strikes broke out, despite their illegality. "At times, for the Social and Personal law's sake, the State was comn-1 pelled to attach and sell at public Mr. Harry Pingle, Los Angeles,1 auction the personal possessions California, is guest of his sister, -even the furniture - of the Mrs. A. F. Cox. Mrs. Cox, father, workers. Thea was witnessed for Mn. Thomas Pingle, and ber sis- the first time in New Zealand the ter, Mrs. S. Glanville, both of people jeering at the law of their Bowmanville, are also staying at land." For more than twenty ber home, rnaking a family ne- years theState Arbitration sys union during Mr. Pingle's visit to te npractically determined the Canada.-Oshawa Times. ecoaomic life of the entire nation, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bartlett and and the experience showed, says family and Mr. E. Haggith have Mrs. Blomfield, that State Inter- returned from a pleasant two ference ultisately created fan weeks' vacation at "Salmon Trout greater evils than those it pro- Lake". They report fishing fine posed to correct." . and weather all that could be Meanwhile the New Econtgp it desired. "Salmon Trout Lake," Order wascoming to grips with is on the property of Chas. A. other basic econonic forces in the Bartlett, in Hastings County, an middle twcnties. -Strikes han- ideal place for a quiet holiday. assed the land. And never a year without a fresh government loan i Miss Kathryn O'Neill, Canadian to bolster up the lagging economy Press, Toronto, spent the week- to pay huge deficits of the go-' end withher parents, Major and ernment industries; to pay the a- Mrs. J. O'Neill. We were pleased terest on the national debt. Some- to note that Kay, who was a for- thing went wrong with the works. mer member of The Statesman Where was the smoothly hrn.n editorial staff, was given "by- Wher wasthesmoohlyrunnîag iae" in the daily press in an in- prosperity-the security - the jobs and the wider diffusion of terview she had with Mrs. Nixon, wealth-the more abundant life wife of Premier Harry Nixon. -for which every nother's son of Past President Manson Com- them was now charged approxi- stock presided at the Rotary Clubr mately $850 per head? . . . Of luncheon, Friday, in the absence1 what use to bolster up a national of President A. M. Hardy, whoi income by loans that must be paid was on holidays. Song Leader for by added taxation that long J. E. Griffith conducted a sing- had been increasing faster than song which was followed by a productivity?" quiz contest on this month's1 Day of Reckoning Always Cornes Rotarian magazine, in charge of( Past President D. R. Morrison.J The day of reckoning arrived, Past President F. F. Morris heao- and in 1931 a Royal Commission cdathe ist for correct answers.a reported on the state of the na- tion--"a scathing indictment on Looking back at youthful days the whole collapsing economy you may remember your favour- that shocked the government into ite pets. The purebred springer,J action". Premier Forbes told the the Persian cat, the French poodle people that they had been beguil- or maybe your most loved family ed and had bartered a great heri- pet, the mongrel. We loved themt tage for a legacy of state social- whether they were stumpy andc ism and debt. "Lavish govern- fat or long and lean. "Snooky,"I ment expenditures have main- a Persian cat, belonging to little2 tained large bodies of men who nine-year-old Patsy Ann Smith,2 have known no other employment died on Monday. It was buried in4 but that of spending public their yard and the neighbourhoodz money," said the Royal Commis- children gathered to make a1 sion report. "It is an illusion that wreath which they placed on a it is only possible to carry on by cross at the head of the grave. borrowing. Yet we are breaking "Snooky" will be greatly missed by the family as well as the (Continued on Page 7) friends in the neighbourhood. Importance Of Children's Health And Adequate Insurance Plan Stressed By Drm* R. Percy Vivian Proxy Holders In order to afford Proxy hold* ers the fullest opportunity to vote the Election Board has decided that the Revising Officer for Dur- ham County would sit to certify Proxy Holders as follows: Millbrook Wednesday, July 28th, 10.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Bowmanville Tuesday, August 3rd, 10.30 ar. to 12.30 p.m. Port Hope Tuesday, August 3rd, 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. R. W. D. Affleck, Revising Of- ficer for the County of Durham, may be reached, if necessary, on Wednesday, August 4th, at his of- fice in the Village of Millbrook. Big Day Of Sports At Bowmanville Beach Civic Holiday, August 2 Sporting events in these stren- uous days of war are far and few between. Yet it is important that People may occasionally relax from their daily duties and worries. There is no hetter place near at hand to thoroughly and restfully enjoy that much needed recreation for the whole family than atBowmanville Beach - plenty of water for bathing, wad- ing and boating; a sand beach par excellent for the children. plenty of shade trees as well as an opportunity for a sun bath for those desiring a holiday tan. The day to enjoy alI of these privileges is next Monday, August 2nd-Civic Holiday - when the Bowmanville Beach Association plays host to the whole commun- ity when they put on their annual day of sports. President A. E. Luttrell in- forms us the program of sports starts at 10.30 a.m., with a Sand- Castle Building Contest. From then on follow softball games, land and aquatic races, bingo and crown and anchor games, yacht- ing race from Oshawa. In fact, there's something doing every minute, with time out for lunch and supper, right up to 10.30 p.m. when the feature draw for grand prizes takes place at the Bingo Booth. No admission charge, which includes free boat service across the piers from 10 a.m. to Il p.m. The Beach Ass.ciation is doing a grand job in popularizing our lake front as a favourite summer resort. Uptown folks and others have an opportunity of showing their appreciation of their com- munity building efforts by going to the lake on C'ivic Holiday and participate in or be a spectator at the big sports program. Rotary Club Appoints Committees For Their Annual Rotary Fair The Rotary Club is busy plan- ning a full and interesting pro- gram for their annual Rotary Carnival on Wednesday, August llth. The Fair manager and committees have been appointed and are bending every effort to make this year's fair an outstand- ing success. The manager is Morley Vanstone, deputy manag- er, Len Elliott, and committee and booths are: Ted Flaxman and Louis Dippell, crown and anchor; Jack McKeeverrhorse races; T. A. Garton, free money; Harry Allin, fîsh pond; Wes. Cawker, bot dogs; F. Vanstone, novelties; M. Corn- stock, fruit; W. R. Strike, bingo; M. Dale, soft drinks; F. Heyland, comforters; D. R. Morrison, seveni, over and under; T. H. Knight, nickles; Bud Rolph, groceries; W. R. Strike is in charge of the par- ade. ThetRotary Club sincerely ex- pectsthe support of every citizen in furtbering their various pat- riotic and community efforts. The Club sponsors crippled children's work, war, charity and commun- ity work. Rernember the date, Wednesday, Augustb1lth. E. W. Crawford At Lions Convention In Cleveland, Ohio Bowmanville Lions Club was represented by District Governor E. W. Crawford at an. Internation- al meeting held in Cleveland last week. Dr. E. G. Gill, of Roanoke, Vir- ginia, was elected President of the International Association of Lions Clubs. Secretary-General Melvin Jones, founder of Lions Interna- tional, in making his report stated that 66,507 activities have been carried on by Lions Clubs in the 1942-43 fiscal year which closed June 30. Of these activities 21,- 759 were war activities-direct contributions to the United Na- tions war effort. The net in- crease in the membership of Lions International was 2,713, and 230 new clubs were added to the Association, making a total of 4,326 in fourteen countries: Can- ada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hon- duras, British Honduras, Nicar- agua, Venezuela, Mexico, Pan- ama and the United States (in- cluding Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Vir- gin Islands and Alaska.) Dr. R. P. Vivian, Progressive Conservative candidate for Dur- ham, had the honour and distinc- tion of being invited to broadcast over station CFRB, Monday noon, on "Public Health in Ontario". As this is a most important sub- ject, affecting the welfare of every citizen, we are reproducing his address for the particular benefit of the electors of Durham who were unable to hear his re- marks, which follow: The policy of the Progressive Conservative Party stresses the need for the improvement of health in this province. The de- partment of health is a provincial concern. It is responsible for the plans, regulations and even laws that have to do with the health of the community as a whole. It's most important duty is to deal with the prevention of disease. Conditions in the depart- ment of health, at the present time, are not satisfactory. Suf- ficient provision has not been made to deal with the necessities. Preventative Measures Smallpox, typhoid and diph- theria bave been effectively con- trolled where preventative mea- sures have been adequately ap- plied. Progress has been made a dealing with tuberculosis, but the treatment of this disease in On- tario bas been handicapped by the lack of a complete program to deal with both prevention and treatment. The treatment of tuberculosis is a lengthy matter and must be carried out by well trained per- sonnel in adequately and suitably equipped sanatoria. There are s.ome thirteen of these institu- tions in Ontario. Most of them are sponsored by philanthropic organizations. A few of them are municipally owned. It costs some three million dollars a year to operate these centres. Because of the lengthy treatment very few people are able to pay their own way, and the Province aids in the work by giving a grant of $2.00 per day per patient. This is a reduction of 25 cents per patient per day from grants paid prior to the present administration. The loss to the sanatoria of 25 cents per patient day amounts to near- ly $300,000 per year. The loss of this revenue of approximately ten per cent is a serious matter to these institutions which at the best have only a slight financial leeway. It means that they are unable to create any substantial reserve for the improvement of equipment or the construction of needed extensions. Under this financial handicap it is greatly to the credit of the able men and women working in this field that such progress in the treatment of this disease bas been made. Treatment of Mental Illness The treatment of mental illness in Ontario is largely carried out through special hospitals under provincial administration. There has been an alarming increase in the number of these patients. These hospitals are understaffed and overcrowded and little or no provision has been made to get at the root of the trouble. The cost of this work is approximately one half of the total provincial budget for the department f bealth. An immediate confer- ence of the leading psychiatrists sbould be called and plans laid to attack this problem. The present administration of the department of health as been grossly negli- gent in failing to implemnent the report of Dr. Sam Hamilton, made in 1937. At that time conditions in our mental hospitals were such as might be considered scandal- ous. Little or nothing has been done to carry out the recommend- ations made at that time, and with the addition of so many new pa- tients conditions have gradually become worse. Problem of Venerial Disease The problem of venerial dis- ease has not been attacked ef- fectively. These dread social dis- eases must be controlled. This can only be done through the leadership of the Department of Health. It no wcan be seen that the present administration has failed to provide adequately for these necessities. It is resting on its record but that record is not good enough. Not only has it failed in its duty in the past, but it is offering no plans for the future. The health and general wellbeing of our people demand that pro- vision be made to create an active state of good health. The child- ren of this Province are one of our most important natural re- sources. They must receive all the health care and prevention that it is in our power to give, re- gardless of the cost in terms of mnoney. But the provision of ade- quate health services for our young people is not a great ex- pense and surely some three mil- lion dollars per year is little enough to pay for this service. Protection for Farmers The Ontario Workmen's Com- pensation Board bas done mag- nificent work in the prevention and handling of accidents. Un- fortunately ano provision bas been made to secure anything of the same sort of protection for the farmer and agricultural workers. This is a problem which needs a (contmnued on page 9) THE THREE CONTESTANTS FOR DURHAM COUNTY 1