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THURSDAY, JUNE lst, 1944 PAGE TWO THE CANADIAIq STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO EstablIshed 1854 AN I[NDEPENDENT NEW&PAPER With which le Incorporated The Dowmanville News, The Newcastle Indeiendent, and The Orono News. 89 Year's Continuns Service To The Town of flowmanvIfte and Durham County. Member- Audit Bureau of Circutona Weekly Newspapers SUBSCRUM01O4 RATES $2.00 a Year, strictir ln advanoe. $2.50 a Tear ln the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THE STATESMAN HONOR ROLL - On Active Service- Capt. John M. James Capt. W. G. James (Wounded i Action) W.O. Donald Cameron Sert. George Graham CpL. A. Living (Kiiied i Acti on ln Itaiy> Truly a Beautiful Town Bowmanvilie is a beautiful town. We challenge ail competitors, at home or abroad, to corne and see and argue the point. Here we are while spri.ng lias just completed painting its incomparable land- scape. Down main street, both east and west, stretches a vista of trees newly clothed in rnatchless verdure. Across the pond, at the miii, may be seen a background of mapies sheitering an orchard bursting in bloom. Along the baek streets, arched witli maples and chestnut trees, stand the homes of those wlio would not trade their heritage for ail the walied and glittering cities in the universe. This is home in their home town. This is Bowrnanville at the portais of sum- mer. Al aiong the shaded streets and ave- nues lie the weil tended iawns, bordered by t.he lipped hedges, sprinkled with the pro- fusion of flowers that no doubt inspired the Unes, "home-loving hearts are happiest." Here amidst the stress of war, the demands of industry and merchandising, the long evenillgs find people not too tired to pro- vide a setting that c *omplements the verdure of -the trees long pianted by a former genera- lion. Beyond the lawns lie the Victory Gar- dens and amidst it ail comes health, a littie wealth and mucli happiness. In the cool evenings, reciining in lawn chairs and con- templating the scene, live a people requiring no justification for the institution known as a srnali town. And surrounding it ail lies a countryside, Darlington Township, in Durham County, the heart of the apple country, that provides a springtime setting of verdant ivoods and apple blossoms seldom elsewhere to be found. In the quieter times of pre-war days there were held the annual "Blossom Time Parades" witli cavalcades of cars carrying admiring passengers along the back conces- sions revelling in the beauties -of the scene. Alil this will corne back at war 's end. But meantime, nature carrnes 0o1 in her eternal excellence, landscapîug one of the world's rnost favored districts. No, we have travel- ed fan and ivide, and homecoming, lucre cornes the feeling that this town and district is the most beauitiful, restful and inspiring Dn this distressful planet. V_ Junior Farmer Clubs 0f ail the undentakiugs to assist and en- courage agriculture, there is nothing more -vital, far-reaching and enlightened than the formation, encouragement and continuation of Junior Farmer Clubs. In this district there are Junior Grain Clubs, Livestock Clubs, Potato Clubs, Victory Garden Clubs and ail corne under the supervision of about the most important manî in the community, the local Agicultunal Representative. Our thoughts in this connection were enlivened when present at the Junior Swine Club whene 22 boys came to get their pigs and receixve instructions from Ed. Summers, our agricultural nepresentative. Starting oriinally witli $190, put up by the Rotary and Lions Clubs of Bowman- each lad is required to turn back into the common, self-perpetuating pool, so many pigs, grain and potatoes, etc., at the end of the season, so that younger boys coming jalong may have their start in Clubs from year te year. So long as this kind of spirit prevails we need have no fear for the sur- vival of agriculture and of democratie in- stitutions, of which these Clubs are an ont- standing example. The Invasion Sevýeral experienced militany commenta- tors have stated their opinions that the cross-channel invasion xiii have been laun- ched by the first week in Juiie. Tliere lias long beeîî talk about it and longer planning and for more than a year Russia lias in- sistently ealled for this "second" front to be opened. But the Allied Governments and inlitary strategists under wliorn the vast rilitary forces have been mobilized in Brit- ai have bided their time and built np a striking force of efficiency that no opposing forces can xitlistand. Now, apparbently they are ready. Meantime, the air war lias been carried on relentlessly and the strategy of "jitters" originally employed by Hitler bas been turned back upon hlm ini the con- fusion of guessing wliere the blow will fail. The public have long been prepared to expeet invasion. So long, indeed, that rnany even doulit it xiii ever take place. Their hopes have centred on the power of the air anm to settle the issue. But invasion is aI- most certain and inevitable. Prime Minis- ter King, on his return fromn Britain, gave the House an outlinie of what lie saw and heard that leaves no doubt about the mat- ter. And again lic warnied the people to ex- pect not only a costly, but a long, liard strug- gle. The factors of snccessful invasion are immense. There is weather, time, tides, minute reconnaissance, assembly of material and ail the intnicacies of combined opera- tions which mnust be timed to the minute. Yet if the public have long been prepaned to expect the invasion, we believe people genierally have flot been prepared for ful realization of the devastating casualties which nmust inevitably accompany invasion. The formidable character of the defences to be overcorne, the vast numbers that xiii clashi on land, sea and in the air xiii mean long and lengthening casualty iists. The public sliould be steeied ini advance to ac- cept this as an absolute and fon-egoing con- clusion. t wili become the sad duty of the press to bring this ultimate grief of war to couritless homes; to record the lieroism of thousands of valiant sons. And it wouid seem the duty of the press at this moment to stress these dreadful facts of modemn war and to prepare ourselves to meet the sliocks inevitably to follow invasion. _V Government SiDotters Several weeks ago w-e had an editonial headed "Govennment Spottens" referring to strangers in town visiting local restaurants and asking for an -extra cup of coffec or an extra pat of butter, whicli are in violation of Wartime Prices regulations. Lt w-as sup- posed these indivîduals were spotters or in- vestigators in the way tliey made their re- quests. Howeven. we have since been assured by the Deputy Enfoncement Counsel. Toronto ILgionaI Division, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, that their depantment have had 110 spotters ln Bowmanville. We are therefore pleased to publish lis explanation of this matter. His letteî' in part reads: "Since ail investigations and investigators i Central Ontario are under the direction and jurisdiction of Mr. Dalton Wells and myseif I was naturally quite concerned to see luis report. "lI have made very careful investigation and 1 arn pensonaliy salisfied thal the state- nient made ln the editoniai is nol Iruie. 1 have mnade inquiries from ail of our Toronto men xvho might have occasion 10 niake in- vestigationîs in Bowmanvilie and have nmade siînilar inquiries in the Oshawa office." "Any sncb c6nduct on the part of a Board officiai or employee ivouid be contrary to expressed instructions and wonld not be per- mitted by us for a moment. " " I have ample opportunity to judge of the difficulties of our task, after my two years' expenience witli the Board, and I do not think that it ought to be made harder for us by the publication of statements of fact which have no foundation, particularly when tliey appear luncwspapers which are as widely read and as highly regarded as The Bowmanville Statesman." _V Saskatchewan Elections The Provinâial elections in Saskatchewan take place on June 15. Premier Patterson, head of the Liberal Governmcnt which hias becîî in office siîîce 1938 without appealing to the country, now places his past record and future policies before the electorate for a renewed mandate. Chiefly opposing hlmi is Re.v. T. C. Dougylas, bheaditgiv he CCFnd The CCPE daim they will come to power with at ieast 37 seats and possibly 45, to form the first socialist government in Can- ada. To show they are bingring evcny power to bear to secure vietory, xvhiie nejecting Tim Buek 's communist advances eisewhere, they have acccptcd alliance witli hirn in Saskatchîewan. National leadeç Coldwell is taking part in the campaign and they have enlisted the doubtful value of Ted Jolliffe and Agnes MacPhail as speakers from On- tario. Offsetting tlîcir chances are the geil- eral farm prospenity due to Mn. Gardiner's policies, the fact that Mr. Gar'diner himseif ,willi be on the scene anîd that the Progres- sive Consenvatives have a strong fanîn leader striving to get back former prestige. The outeome ivilî be w'atclied witlî interest al across Canada. _V Effective Farm Federation The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has just issued a bookiet of 15 pages which tells, conciseîy, what it is, hew it works, wliat it advocates. Copies of the bookiet may be obtained by writing to the national office, 165 Sparks St., Ottawa. To those who doubt the effectiveness of the Federa- tion, this compilation is a complete ansiver. Onganized in November, 1935, duning the Royal Winter Pair at Toronto by federat- ing leading farm organizatioîîs alrcady ex- isling throngliout Canada, it now lias an af- fiiiated rnembenship of 348,000, witli a na- tional office at Ottawa. The aims of the Pederation are to coor- dinale the efforts of the diffenent branches of agriculture across the Dominion for the purpose of promoting their common inter- ests througli collective action; to assist ln formulatiîîg and promoting agicultural policies to meet changing national and in- ternational economie conditions and to col- laborate with producers in other countries for the funthenance of the general ivelfare of the agnicultural indnstry. The national setup permits its officiais, iglit on the spot, to watch ail legisiation, to present bniefs before ail commissions wliere agnie- ultural intercsts are at stake, in short to xvork with ail goveruments to sec that farm- ers get a fair break. The Pederation is stnictly non-political yet is on record as favoring the election of the best men available as members of par- liament who wilI stnive for cquity among al classes of people with the intercsts of agri- culture, naturally, of prime importance. Since oiginally organized the Federation lias àccomplislied important nesuits for agri- culture whicli have been clearly, emphasized since the national office xvas opened. The Durham County Federation repre- sents part of the National Pederation and should lie supported by ail farmers within the County. To those wvlo xish funther in- formation about the movement it is suggest-. cd they obtain a copy of the bookiet above mentioned. %; - - - - --.L6-P6f IN THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST Prom The Statesman Files l 1m...... JTWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO lune 6, 1919 Mayor J. B. Mitchell teadered his resignation as a protest against the action of the council ln connection with the McGîll Estate. The saddcst event etf tears oc- curred near Ebenezen when God- don Bowman Truil, son of Mn. and Mrs. Lewis Truli, Danlington, lest his lite at the lake whilc in a boat fishing with Wm. S. and Esli U. Oke. About 300 feet fnom shore the boat began te sink and ail were terced eut. The Oke brothers were savcd but Gordon was hindened ia swimming by hcavy top boots. PIe. Alec Llye, Pte. A. Sim- nick, Gar. Eston Danch, and Bandsman Charlie Ldwens ne- tunned fnom evenseas. Enfieid: W. Smith and John Campbell have pnrchased new cars. . . Laverne Stinson returaed trom France. Ebenezer: Mn. and Mrs. John Found are visiting la the Rocky Mountains. . . A football match between S.S. No. 8 and S.S. No. 3 was played in Burgess' field, the former winning. Solina: Robent Wenaacott, who tor a number et years has drawn milk te Solina Station, has retir- cd trom the job with honons. . Mary Reynolds has resumed lien studies at Business Coýlege, To- rente. . . C. H. Scott is exhibitiag sheep aI Quebec... A happy tea- turc of the Anniversary was when Rcv. Geo. Brown welcomed home Wiltred Deweli, Geo. Gib- son, Fred Camenon and Charles Nelson trom overseas. FIIFTY YEARS AGO May 30, 1894 (Prepared by Whistiing Aim) Methodist Choir Concert in the Music Hall, Thursday eveniag, was a Grand Opeaing for the ne- coastnuctcd building, and a big success as a benefit performance ton Heary kaîglit. The writer weil remembens the occasion as lie acted as manager, ticket seller, publicity agent and reporter, en- gaged the oulside talent as well as siagîng amoag the basses ef the choir. Soloists were H. J. Knight, Miss Ef a Glover aad John Keachie, with Miss Lena Moore, Brooklil, as sole pianist, Miss Addie McDowell as elocu- tienist, Miss Maude Fairbaira, violia obligatos, and Miss Mabel Tait, Miss Mabel Northcote and Arthur Cornish, accompanists. Dave Morrisoa's Orchestral Union gave a city air te the per- formance. Its members were: Miss A. Simpson, Miss M. Fair- bairn, John Maynard and Dr. Bimacombe, violinists; E. S. Meath, clarinetist, James Goard, cornet, Wm. Roeaigk, bass viol, Wm. Tapsea, snare drum, Jas. Mclntyre, bass drum, and Miss Mabel Tait at the piano. (Bow- manville had a lot et outstand- ing talent in those days, and the Dominion Organ & Piano Co.'s Band was at its best and coin- peted in the annual Baud Toun- aments ail over Canada.> Clarifying Issues Not evcrybody in the country is conneet- cd with industry, but thene are fexv that arc flot affected by it. Wise and intelligent leadership today from botli management and labor eau make industry a great unit- ing and constructive force in the life of the nation. An exampie of this kind of leadershîip xvas given by Mn. B. M. Hailward, President of St. Raymond Paper Limitcd, Montreal, la an address whichlie made te a group of personnel men and executives reccntly lu Toronto. Whiie lie deait, primarily witli the question of how -to create and maintain teamwork lu industry, Mr. Haliward laid speciai eînplasis on the "war of ideas" whicli li said "will go on long afler the war ivilli Genmany and Japan is oven; and its outeonie iii decide wliether xve win the peace or lose it. " " Industry is the main battle-ground of that war, " Mr. Ifallward continned. " One side is piaying up everytliing that divides- the strategy of debunking every ]oyaity and every sound achievement. Lt is a xvar lu whichî everyone of us, and cveny one of our families is involved and can play a part. For just as îînsonnd homes produce uîîsound mca, and disrupled industry, and a divided nation; se do sonnd homes produce sotnnd men, who wiil build teamxvonk lu indnstry and a unite.d nation."' He went on, "Ail arouud us ive sec that if men don 't stand for somcthing, they wil fail for anything. Sometimes if we have not experienced la our exvu lives the potency of truc standards, we underestimate the leverage of a great idea. And besides, many of us are afraid of being Iaughed at, just as rnuch when we are grown np as vh'en wc were littie boys. .And se we dress up oui' inexpenience and our fear as xvoldly wis- dom; we refuse te stick oui' neck ont on a question of pnincipie; and we leave the in- itiative te the enerny." More than ever these days, as the war tempo increases, we need spokesmen wlio will draw the battle-line on the home-front and clanify and simplify the issues that are at stake. Net oniy from indnstry, but from press, pulpit, home and farm. we need peo- pie xvho eau give a fresh idea of nationhood -an idea simple enough and great enougli te unite ail sound thinking elements lu the nation, and build here at home the kind of country for whicli the boys overseas are dying. 4 son te Niagara Falls over G.T.R. was anaonnced te take place June 12th and was fostcned by the Sons of England. Qneea's Birthday visitons: H. and J. Rosevean, Port Hope; W. L. Allen, Peterbono; W. N. Tiiiey and Wili Adams, A. J. Saundens and Art McDougall, Toronto; Jack Noble, Aunera; Charles Nîchois, Bnockpont, N.Y., Miss Lily Butt, S. Goard, Toronto; Misses Mille Grlgg, Demili Col- lege, Oshawa. R. Bennett. the Bennett House, had a paralytic stroke on the holiday. Miss Hatcher ncturned, Mon- day, from visiting on the Isle ef Wight, Engiand. Bowmanville deteated Oshawa la a basebail game Saturday af- ternoon by a score ef 18 te 5. Capt. Carl Kcnt and Simmons pitched and Cary was catcher. Jack Climie was umpire. Members of choir at that.tîme were: Henry J. Knight, tenon and leàder, Effa Gloven, Mrs. J. J. Mason, Ethie and Jessie Knight, C. and E. Cryderman, Anaie Hellyen, Maud Wright, Etta James, Kate Eliiott, P'lorence Tiiley, sopranos; Ada Wright, Mrs. T. E. Higginbotham, Nellie Saundens and Ethel Tnebilcock, altos; basses: T. E. Higginbotham, W. R. Knight, F. A. Parker and M. J. A. James; teaors: O. Smith, W. R. Cawkcr, W. S. Bragg and Willie Rice; onganist, Miss Mabel Northcote. The first excursion of the sea- Y si Or CITY and COUNTRY" Man-power and transportatiOn shortages have changed the banking habits of miany city and country residents: They now use the mnail more freely /-- and corne ho 4MI the Bank less Banking by imail saves time, wear-and-tear, tires, and gasoline. It is convenient and simple. Write for folder, "How to Bank by Mail". BAKR or MONTREAL6 FOUNDED IN 1817 F. O. McILVEEN, Manager Bowmanville Brandi: The Ontario Department of Ag- when 7,167,292 pounds were pro- riculture has disclosed that the duced. On the other hand ched- creaery buttr poduciondar cheese production lias shown throughout the province in April aoal nrae was only 5,567,676 pounds, a de- -__________ crease of 22.3 per cent over a corresponding perîod in 1943 This is subscription time. 6 L44X What's ail this about "inter1ocking" directorates? 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