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PAETOTHE CANADLMq STATESMMA', BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAYMRHlt,14 AN Eatablshed 1854 AINDEPENDENT NEWSPAP.B Ti.Wlth whlch ln Ilicorporafed TeBowmanvMe News, The Newca.tie IndePendent, adThe, Orono News. 91 Year's Continuous Service To The Town of Bowmauvlfte and Durham Couaty. Mlember Audit Bureau canadian WekyNewapxe SUBSCREMTON RATES "-.00 a Tsar, strictir la advanoe. 38.50 a. Tsar lu the. United State.. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THE STATESMAN HONOR ROLL - On Active Service - Major W. G. James (Wounded in Action, flaek at the Front) Capt. John M. James WO. Donald Canieron CSM. George Grahami CPL A. Living (Kifled ln Action lu Italy) Organized Neighboriness Although the Canadien Red Cross,. is a vast organization for the relief of suffering humanity, it is oaiy as big as the ivomen in the cities, towas and communities make it. For the Red Cross is organizcd neigliborli- ness - what a woman would do for the people next door if they were ill or in dis- -tress. Throughout the w'orld today ini China, Greece, Russia and the other United Nations, there are neiglibors who urgently need help. * And it is the Canadien women - through their Red Cross - xvho will labour and toil *that the ery for help mav be answered. For the women of Canada are the unsung heroes of this war * Day in and day out littie groups of work- ers gather regularly to cut, sew, knit, quilt or perform sueh'varions other tesks which jspel comforts and hospitel supplies for sol- diers and civilians alike. Since the outbreek of ivar the combined efforts for these littie gatherings have meant 39,000,000 articles of comforts and surgical supplies for the mca in the Camadian Armed Forces and militarý- hospitels. Canadien quilts have become femous among the people of Britain, w'ho wrepped thmeselves in them for warmth when they spent tlieir nights in the air-raid shelters. in the days ta come the peoples of the liberated nations ivili biess the names of Canadian women for their kindniess and generosity in making life a ittle more bear- able. Little children, deprived of homes, and perhaps parents, xiii be saved from disease and waat to help build a better world *for tomorrow. Yes, the women of the Canadien Red Cross *are the unsung heroes of the xver, anîd they will have a place emong the lîeroes of Worid War II. Men cominoi Back Thousands of mca who have spent two and three yeers in the armed forces have retura- ed ta civilian life ia the lest' few- months. Many of themt are iookiag for work for the first time and mauîy more are looking, for new opportunities in other jobs. Aftcr the upheaval of wer the old job often îsn't in- teresting or exeiting enough. They want new fields ta conquer. The adjustment is more than just a change of routine; if is an adjustmeat of loyalty and responsibility. Their primary loyalty has *-been ta the braneh of the service thev serv- ed in, their responsibility ta thcir frieads ia it. They have been part of a large orgenîza- tion that ivas essentiel ta the eountry. Now they are plain "Mister" again, and it isa 't quitc 50 easy ta sec that the country stili needs them. This is where we civilians eat i elp. Many of us sec the approaehiag end of the war as an opportune time to "better ourselves." In meny cases wc thixîk it is e comparativelv simple matter ta change to anotlier job and oftea aur qualifications feu bcelow the iîeccs- * sary standards. But the truc way ta add ta prestige is ta take new rcsponsi*bilitics - just where wc are. Through the years of war wc have lcarned thet we have a contri- butioni to make ta the country. Many of us have xorkcd long hours and hard; w'e hav'e Ieariicd to take more care because niaoone was around ta chîeck up on us; we' have leaxi- cd that how the other fellow' feels about bis son who's away cati affect the way lie do'cs his job; aind xxe have leartied ta carrv- each other ovcr the tough spots. And, because of the job we bave done on the homte front, Canada is respccted iii the xvorld as the fourth industriel power. -ý If wve ceni continîue to give tlîis leed in peace time as xvc have ini war. the returned ýj w Nill fîad a zest, îîot lu demnding riglits apl pri%,ieges, or ev-cnii ew- opportunities, hiît ihi giv ing ail their enthîusiesm, initiative and responsibility, which has been so aeed- 'dfor ivar, ta their civilian jobs anîd *through these jobs to the counitry. * Broken Promises Mr. King promised Quebec that there would be nto conseriptioîî for oversees ser-- vice- He broke that promise. He proînised Canada tîtat there w'ouild bc "caîseriptiozi if necessarv-. -le l)roke tlîat promise. lie pronîised thiat whicn conscriptioni cainie. omie order-in-council w'ould be passed dealiiîg with the forces as e whole. He bi-oke that promise. He promnised that hie would ait- nounce the date of the general electioîî be- * for-e April I7th'r the dav of I>eiliaient 's dis- solution. t is clear iow that lie iîîteîîds to break that promise too. Whiat faith catn the people of Canada eny lonîger have iii the word of their Prime Miiiister? - Simcoe Reformer. tan Lnalal the preseuit planning anîd discussi( concerning post iver employment and domE tic industriel revix'el tiiere is one poteati that should not be lost sight of; that is tl development in Ontario of a hendicrefts i dustry. The resoning ini this connection based on kîîow'n factors or probables. F( instance ia pre-w-er deYs, tourist treffie w' one of the greet sources of cash incomei the national economv.* Motorist visitei from the U.S.A. spent hfladreds of millior in Canada and mnch of this w-es spejîti purchases of handicrafts iin Quebec anîd th Maritime Provinces. The visitors took hac home a xealth of genuine, useful aîd ai tractive goods made entircly by hend. Ther ivas both pleasure and profit ia fashionin these articles. There ivas more thiai thiet. In this xvhol( some interchenge there ivas the contact xvit the commoli people that broughît mutua frienidship and understanding. In pure ad vertising value the resuits w'ere inceiculabiE These visitors returned again anîd again ar bronght their friends. When the wave nd with mass iver production set aside we cai be sure of an influx of U.S.A. tourists tha will sxvamp ail previous experience. Witl uaprecedented saving-s, the deunand for Cai adian handierafts will likewise be unprece dented. Here then is opportunity for peo pIe of Ontario. We might do some usefu thiaking about creating handicraft centre. in war plants like Ajax for instance. There is same inspiration ia this directia. alreedy manifest among Women 's Institutes The Women's Division of the Ontario As. sociation of Agrieultural Societies has shown xvhat has alreadv been donc and whet en be 'ýdonc by their displev of handicrefts eit the recent convenition et the King Edîvard Hcý tel. Toronto. There w'ere lectures and dis- eussions as well under Institute auspices with planning and instruction arrangcd for rural Faîl fairs. As usuel it takes w-omen to take the lead ini a projeet of this kind. To promote the idea it may be e good move to set up loc.al haîîdieraft societies w'orking witlî Women's lIstitutes and local Faer naiaagement. Most certainîx- the opportu- iîitY and the time is here to àex-elop a valu- able handieraft industrv. AIi-Time High Victory Loan Oblective Expectations are' that Canada 's Eightlî Victou-y Loac epeigii, w-hich Primne Mînis- ter Meekenzie Kin-g announiecd w-ill bc hîeld April 23 tu May 12, and will hav-e ait aIl- time hîigIl objectiive of $1,500,000,000. The Sev-cutît Loan eanipaigu. w'bice start- ed lest Oct. 23, bcd ail ohjeetix-e of $1,300,- 000,000 anîd vielded $1,500,079,600. lu bis radioacddu-ess Mir. Kinîg piaced cia- phesis on tlhe importanice of the fortheomiiîg campaiguu. "The Victorv Loaîîs ai-eeuailh-important par-t of Canlada's w-ar effort," lie said. '¼Just beeause the war iîow is iii its final stage it us muore iiecessarv- tban îe-i-tliet this yecr's boan should mieet witlî uîîprccedeuîted suc- cess." ('anada's wvartime bonîd issues have gained coîîstcitiy grow-iig support. The first xar loan ini Jeluar)-, 1940, reiscd $200,000,000 anîd the second boau, later that year had a total of $300,000,000. The fiu-st boan to carry the titlc Vietory Loaîî came ini Juîîe, 1941, and subseriptions amunuited to $73,376,250. Tatals of succeed- iuîg Victory Loans w'ere: March, 1942, $843,- 127,000; Novenîber, 1942, $991,389,050; May, 1943, $1,308,716,650; November, 1943, $1,- 374,992,250, and May, 1944, $1,407,576, 650. on ies- biel he i- or las in rs ns in lec qi torhor iltheebvscoos-f-rK -Ba Te nc at, The ueston herfo confùiienceof the greet mess af it- he ueston hereorebouls i Canada on such matters as will be ýre down 'ta whether or not Canada1 decided eat San Francisco. ng is ta be represented et San Fran- la eense, the San Francisco igcisco by the leader of anc party meeting is e' remerkable fulfill- or by the representatives of scv- ment of a prophecy made by aur e- erai. own Prime Minister - fiest et thi* London and later et Toronto. La Canada Need Net Look te The That was that we would look for U.S. for leadership in this matter a new order in vain unicas it -for aur politîcal system is dif- came into being duriag the wer e.fereat from aur neighbor's. But itscif. This is it. id it is no solution ta say that as the The peece-kceping plan which ds Prime Miaister is the Prime Mia- wiil be accepted or rejected et in ister, and the goverament is the Sa Francisco is by no meens per- at goverament la any British coun- fect. It is not "respansible gov- try-thet they alone must meke crament et the international h the decisions. level". It is not the Parliemeat of n- It will be the incoming parlie- Man. But it is e firm, strong e- ment thet will have ta ratify or step la the right direction. 0 rejeet the plans agreed upon et Canada has a duty ta support u-San Francisco. It is, therefore, that step as e truly uxited nation. es s-IN THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST 'n Prom The. Statean Plie. le1 le c5 5cUuZmm -«= . î TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO U U um u. March 18, 1920 D. C. Warnice, presideat, gave frhat O es Sayj r the inaugural eddrcss for the new n officers of B.H.S. Literery society. m ~ u* * * * 1.He recalled the names of the of- e ficers who rc-orgaaized the so- WHAT MAKES A TOWN A >ciety in 1906: Annie Couiter, GOOD PLACE TO LIVE IN? Carnie Hawkins, Neilie Gould, r Dora Percy, Beraice Tucker, (Midlaad Free Press) i- Helen Mitchell, Chas. H. Mason, A few days ego a survcy expert -Dave R. Morrison, Tom Dustan. eddresscd the Midlançl Kiwaais Goiag ferther back he namned Club on the topic "What Makes e some of the boys of the original Town a Good Place to Live in?" saciety in 1887: Rev. Isaac Couch, He mentioacd many thiags Ottawa; A. E. McLeughlin, B.A. wîth which anecoculd agree. Size (fallea); J. J. Gilfillan, Phm.B., and wealth had little ta do with Orono; T. G. Bragg, B.A-., Cal- it. Rather it wes the people and gary ;Rcv. J. P. Berry, B.A., Cal- the wey they lived and spent gary; S. J. Courtice, B.A-., H.S. their maney,.that determined the principal, Leemiagton; Dr. Frank quelity of a cammuaity, how high C. Trebilcock, Dr. Jabez H. the averagc wage level, what op- Eiiiott, Toronto. portunities were affered for the Dr. V. H. Storey was in towa mental and physicai development completiag arrangements for af youth ad adults alike. apening an office ina- Bowmaa- He was quoting fromn a survey ville. He will locete in the office made by an Americen fact find- formerly occupied by Dr. A-. Beith ing organization, which passibly in the Royal Bank building. Dr. accaunts for the fact that two Storey was resident physicien and thiags were omitted. The first surgeon et Toronto General Hos- was the spirituel opportuaities pital previaus ta going overseas which the community offers to with the R.C.A-.M.C. its citizens. Surely a town with a Art Cale has takea over the fine group 0f churches, whose mator bus business, bctween members arc nat oniy professinfg Bowmanviiic and Oshawa, for- b ut practising Christienity, merly opereted by Steceeand Ca. shouid rank higher ix) quality Eaficld: Talmage Taylor hes then anc in which religion la purchased the farm of Joe Knapp, acglected. Surcly also a wide occupicd by J. A-dams. awakc Y.M.C.A., working for the Eaniskîllen: Mr. and Mrs. good of the young people, is an- Staples have moved here from other feature that should count. Bethany. The second thing is anc thet our Ebenezer: Mr. and Mrs. Her- modcsty almoat preventa us mca- bert Nichais are settled la their tioaing. But here goca. home et Laevicw Ferm. The cherecter af a community Saline: Loraine Thompson ieft la also greatly affected by the for Nicholîs Hospital, Peterboro, kind of newspper which it has. ta train for a nurse..-. C. H. Scott You cen feirly well judge a town has leased his ferm ta. E. Black, by its home peper. If it is e wel Thornton's Corners. . . Mn. and rua sheet devoted ta thc propa- Irs Harvey Hardy have taken gation ai high ideals, aeeking ta possession of their new fermn pur- serve the public welfare in every chesed fromn Arthur ,Milison. direction, independent la its out- A MESSENGER FROM SUFFERING HIJMAN41TY 1 Canada Can Lead the World In Bacon Hog Production J. S. McLean, President of Canada Pacl ers, in a reent address at the convenltionc the Ontario Swiîe Breeders' Association r( iterattçl bis contention that the exportc animal products. rather than grain ai wheat, wvi1l save Canada from condition which existed iin agricultural markets afte the Iast w-ar. He affirmed that the most na tural agrictîltural export which could b prodiîced in competitîoîi with other countrie w-as the bacon hog. It cau be producei cheaper here than ini any other country an( every effort should be made to sec that port products forrn our chief post Ivar export Because of Canada s wartime 'supply i Britain, we deserve a special position ii i post war British market. All of which of course is predicated on t1q neeessits- of maintaining quality, of achiev ing orderly supply and ivith shipping anc refrigeration guaranteeingy A-i delivery t( the consumer. Under the most complex ané exacting conditions, Canadian farmers hav( demonstrated that they eau deliver th( goods in the bacon trade. While delivering tremendous quantities of wartime pork pro. duets our farmers have shown that quality has been eiîhanced even as quantit liaç beeîî increased, but there is mucli more to be done and learned to maintain the post var position so arduôusly achieved in the past fev ears. What is more widely to be learned. for in- stance, is the experience of the Test Station et Waterloo, 1940-43 inclusive. Grading of 1400 hogs which came from 50 pure bred herds of varyiîîg size in Ontario revealed 86.8 per cent A carcasses and 12.5 B-i 's which is the basic grade. This total of 99.3 represented prime bacon carcasses. Breed- ing, feeding, handling, weighiuîg w-as the secret of the whole thing. At the same time the general average for Ontario 'vas 40 per- cent A and 17 per cent B-1. The lesson therefore is obvions. To maintein our post war bacon trade it will becîîecessary more widelv to adopt the practices that produe- ed the resuits at the Waterloo Stationî. Britain will take onlv the best at a price under reciprocal terms. Cen Canadien farm- ers measure up to the test'? DeveloDment of ltandicrafts As A Post War Prolect ýk- of 0f tid as .er La- be ýes Ld k 't. to Le id o id e e ie D. Is ýe Lr ;t CANADA AT 'FRISCO desirebie that as large a mneasure Of support as Possible be thrown s The Comlng Short Session of behind whatever position Canada 3parleament wili decide who la ta takes et the meeting. - represent Canada et the Sani** Frencisco essembly of the United Canada's Task Ils, Therefore, To Nations. The situation is not anc recoacile two different nceds. which cen be decided by consti- These have not occurred before- tutional lawyers - nor even by and might neyer recur again. ithe people. There is no turne They arise from the fact that the now to elect a ncw parliement, present perliement has autrun its and hence ta get a new mandate legel term. Thcy are: before April 25. Hence the pres- 1 * That Canada will have only cnt pariiement must make the anc voice and vote et the actuel necessary decisions. meeting.t Sa fer as ca be judgcd by the 2. That the Canadien people 1 expressions by the leaders of the andi perliament will subsequeatîyi three major parties la Canada, have ta pass on the agreements r there is no importent difference signed et San Francisco. Repudi- J in their attitude towards the ation by the Canadien people orh Dumberton Oaks proposals for a by the Canadien parliament of new pcacc-keeping organizetion. the San Francisco agreements There is one wing of the Pro- would be something of an inter- b gressive Coaservative party national calamity. For it wouida which fevors British Empire cen- certainiy result in a ncw wave ofT trelization. There is anc section isolatiorEjsm in the U.S. - withE of the Liberai party which leans probable defeat by the Senate e toa emare militant and autono- die-hards of the whole world f. mous nationalism. The CCP has peace plan. !I gane further than any other Ia plain language, that meens D major perty la any western coun- that Mr. King will have ta go ta P, try in cailing for out-aad-out in- San Francisco and do the taiking st ternational federation. and voting for Canada. But if m But none of these tendencies perliement shows any markcd de- has eny practical beeriag on Cen- sire for representetion by leaders- ade's participation in the San of more than anc party, Messrs. Francisco gathering. Indeed - Coldwell and Graydon (or Brack- for different reasons i each * c'-:r0 could be sent« along as un- -the San Francisco meeting is a officiel observers. necessery milestone in world his-*** look and seeking ta promote un- Affairs. derstanding, good will and public This vast organiztion carnies integrity, its impact is sure to be on far-flung activities. It oper- feit and the quality of the muni- ates a railrad, a string of hoteis, cipality bettered. On the other an airline, a national radio setup, hand if the newspaper is one run a film studio, and a world-fam- without any other aim than that ous mounted police force. of rnaking money, which puts Through it, too, the people of private interests ahead of public, Canada are putting up a war cf- which plays up discord and dis- fort that is second toi none in pro- unity because it makes snappy portion to the country's resources, rcading, then the community is population and productive capa- sure to find its standards lowered. city. Grow Flax I[f You Want Linoleumn! If your post-wer plans include new linoleum for your floors, it will come from the farmers them- ~,nnim:g~nu~ selves, for over a period of years g one-quarter of Canada's flaxà crop has been used b teln ~~1k Si i~k leum industry. ~ h i o Lke sa mnany other Canadian Li.podcs linoleum has been att Mp war these lest few years. Battlc- ship linol:u: has been used ex-c tensively ia battleships, as well as1 in military buildings of ahl kinds. i The oilcloth division of the in-s Lq.l -E ~ . dustry hsbe a okproafing ~ 4J <the cotton duck used ln tarpaulin ~'q ~material for army vehicles, cargo 3 covers end other war transport. Ahl materiels of this kind, as well as camouflaged cloth and netting, P 1 (By Helen Marsh) tenta, rope, thread, etc., have E Recently I hd the pleasure of been tested for resistance to, a meeting the directors of the Can- water, mildew, flame, gas, and S adien Weekly Newspapers Asso. Arctic Weather. g ciation whilc they were la Otta- New processes have been de- q wa. And it relly was a pleasure; veloped during this immense pro- e: they were right on their toes dis- gram which, will be of value after ni cussing mutul problems and the war. When the time comes to planning better things for your start measuring the floor-space,1 papers. there will be ample supplies of Naturally I asked them for ncwer and better linoleums on critcism and suggestions for the market from which to choose. Ti "Glanings". They thought you Railroadmen's Blood ai ti( would be interested in hearing Three years ago 556 shopmen P about the different goverament in the C .N.R. Motive Power, Car p: departments in Ottawa, what and Stores Department in Mont- Y they do and how they spend your real formcd a regular blood don- ti money. They themselves found ors' group. Since then they have t the federal setup la Ottawa so in- made 2,553 blood donations to the teresting that they were sure you Red Cross. But they didn't forget AI would too. So, in answer to their the home front either; they form- D request, II tell you something ed a blood donors association for about Our departments e a c h the benefit of any C.N.R. em- Di week. ployee or member of his family Canada"s Biggest Single ia the Montreal district. To such Business people they have given 175 trans- The goveraiment of Canada xs fusions. A the country's biggest employer. It Department of Agriculture A4 has 143,000 people working for 0f most interest to fermers, the 1 it, and pays out la salaries $173/ Depertment of Agriculture also million every month. (It has bal- comes first alphabetically. So E'L .ooned during the war; la 1939 it here's its story. Ne has only 60,000 employces.) The purpose of the Department There are 18 different depart- of Agriculture is to assist ia the 1 nents, as well as a great meny improvement and dcvelopment of r boards, commissions, committees agriculture, the chief iadustry of z ad publicly owned corporations. the country. This it does through N The departmnents are Agriculture, five principal services, namely: é External Affairs, Finance, Fish- Science, Production, Marketing, r eries, Justice, Heelth and Wel- Experimental Farms and Admin- ANP fare, Labor, Mines and Resources, istration. Thi Munitions and' Supply, National The Science Service deals with V Dcfcnce, National War Services, the practical problems of agri- ti Post Office, Public Works, Recon- culture through scientific investi- ti iruction, State, Trade and Com- gation. It studies insect pests, terce, Transport, end Veterans diseases affectiag plants and ani- As compared with 3.5% 20 mais, the deterioration of Plant and animal products caused by fungi and bacterie, the nutritional requirements of animais and plants and the chemistry of soils and dairy products. The Production Service gives national leadership in orgaaizing agriculturai production, and ad- ministers the acts stendardizing the Canadian sales of many farm products, and also the acta frein- ed to fight diseases of animaIs. The Marketing Service works toward the efficient marketing and gerdcning of agriculturai products. The Experimental Farms Ser- vice operates a national chain of farms and stations. conductlng and demonstrating experimental work on farm problcms. Under the Administration Ser- vice comes the Publicity and Ex- tension Division which has charge of exhibits, distribution of publi- cations and general informatiqrfi It is la this service that ss Laura Pepper, heed of their Con-i sumer Section, whose namne is a houschold word in s0 many ferma across Canada, works. Any MinIng Prospectors? Saskatchewan is short of ex- perienced mining prospectors. So Resources Minister Pheips has Lnnaunced a plan by which the Saskatchewan goverament will give free air transportation ta qualified prospectors who will examine mincral areas ini the northern part 0f the province. CANADA'S WARTIME DEBT At a recent meeting, Grahem Iowers of the Bank of Canada ind General Chairman of the Na- aonal War Finance Committee, iresented a vivid picture of Cen- tde's debt position efter five rars Of war. The picture mey be tled-"5-4-3-2-1". Here are the facts he gave: Debt Facts kt End of 1944 Times Pre-War irect Domestic funded debt was ------------ 5 irect funded debt, domestic and foreiga, was only..-- 4 beceuse some foreign debt was paid off. [1I direct and C.N.R. funded debt wes only ---------------3 because some foreignaend C.N.R. debt was paid off. JUT et interest charges on this debt were oaly --------- ---2 because average interest 1 rate on debt was 2.6 % then as compared with 3.6 % pre- war, and because part of debt was incurred ta acquire revenue-producing assets. ND Jese net interest charges a'ere about 3.2%cl of the na- ;ional incomé, same as et the start of war----- ------ 1 t n b a T E ei f. IV D Pl st m Dollar I WHR TCM SFO WHER ITG 0E STg; 7 cornes fram rn rmiurns paid by policy. 75c hlders for insurance and anauities. 25Ccares froua ÎDveSt surance fid (24V½o) and sundry sources () FOR EVERY 759 RECEIVED IN PREMIUMS AS SNOWN ABOVE, 84g! US EITHER PAID TO POLICYHOLDERS OR THEIR BENEFICI- ARIES, OR I5 SET ASIDE IN RESERVE FOR THEIR MENFT. Thér figures in th a nayuis et the lit# insuranco dollar arc basedaon thie itest publisbed re>ori of tho Domrn"ouSuperintegîdont oaiInsuraeie, ee oPalicyholders and beneficianies 53c in pyment of death cdems, maturities, divideads, and other policy benefits. 3s 1 invested ta pravide for the futur Il is good citizenshbip to own LIFE INSURANCE A1 Message from the Lit ebIsu urance Comparnes in Canada L- 144IX m This week the Red Cross can- ing or prisoners of war-bu vasser either has seen you, or will very lives and future of mi be calling on you within a day or o t two. On the response to his ap- o trving peoples in Eu peal by generous Canadians de- Won't You remember this pends, flot only the comfort of give just a littie more generg our boys-whether they be fight- this year than last. The Story of the Life Insurance uit the illions .rope. s and * ously -Iseelt 1 Br Cap L Elmore Philpott a )f e 0 it r l r à t f t 1 17- F 1